Looking for Showbiz Novels Focused on the Career, With No Romance, Preferably With Forum Posts 求娱乐圈专注事业无cp（最好有论坛）的文啊

1. 1 内 The Entertainment Industry's God of Celebrity Scandals 【娱乐圈】内娱掌管塌房的神 A Watermelon in the Flower Field花田一只猹Modern Romance618k WordsCompleted [Still no CP! The heroine has boundless energy and the personality of a beagle; her brother and her “ghost bestie” are the ones being tormented against their will] Jiang Zhiyu transmigrates into a book. She’s a supporting character in the author’s third book, which is about to flop, playing the familiar female villain who serves as a foil in an entertainment-industry story. The lousy author has neither originality nor dramatic tension, and Jiang Zhiyu is deeply disappointed. Bad news: I’m the vi 3.7kReads8.4Score50414d adds
2. 2 从 I Became a Top-Tier Superstar Starting with a Talent Show 从选秀开始成为顶流巨星 Tomato-Stewed Fish番茄炖鱼Modern Romance1.0M WordsOngoing [Girl group survival show + no romance + lots of forum-style posts + stories within stories] The survival-show portion is complete, and the girls are now making their debut! System: I’ve chosen a college student who’s accomplished nothing. From now on, she’ll climb to the peak of her life! Qiao Yunyi: Thanks a lot. I studied hard for nineteen years, only to end up right back where I started! This is the worst luck I’ve had in eight lifetimes! System: If you don’t join the survival show, you’re a 2.2kReads8.9Score14814d adds
3. 3 娱 Queen of Entertainment: Starting by Winning Over My Fans 娱乐女王：从媚粉开始 Do You Eat Tangerines?吃不吃橘Modern Romance381k WordsCompleted Female-led + No romance, career-focused feel-good story + Expert fan service (Not set in the entertainment industry. Industry professionals, stay back! This is not a traditional entertainment-industry story.) (Warning: This is not a standard survival-show debut story. The boy group will be promoted first, but multiple storylines will develop along the same timeline. The girls will get more focus later.) When Song Yunting took over her family’s only talent agency, everyone assumed the little prin 1kReads8.7Score11214d adds
4. 4 开 From the Start, a Background Actor? She’s Ambitious and Taking the Entertainment Industry by Storm 开局群演？她野心勃勃鲨疯内娱 Unaware of Spring Mountain不知春山Modern Romance456k WordsCompleted [The rating is low because it just opened. It’ll go up later~] [Showbiz + actress + no CP + ambitious heroine + schemer + lots of forum posts + background-character System] [A silly, fluffy story with a mountain of creative liberties] The let-loose version The entertainment industry? I’m already in, so of course I’m going to become a star! “Ding! The Background Actor Advancement Guide System has been activated!” Face fans? I’ll take them! Drama fans? I’ll take them! Career fans? I’ll take them! 5.3kReads9.0Score54614d adds

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   This book absolutely meets everyone's requirements: a female-centric novel, no romantic pairing, a system mainly for auxiliary functions, and none of those annoying plot points. This story is truly exhilarating; it's purely about career advancement. The author's descriptions are excellent, and the forum-style writing feels very realistic, haha. If you like this type of story, I highly recommend it. The only downside is that it might suddenly end towards the end—well, not exactly suddenly, but mainly because the author didn't want us to read repetitive content, so it ended. But I really recommend it; you simply can't get enough!

5. 5 负 Negative Emotion Collection System: I’m Going to Be the Best Actress 负面情绪收集系统之我要当影后 Ham and Eggs火腿炒蛋Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted A new book climbing the rankings... Also known as Reborn: Making Waves in the Entertainment Industry [Reborn + System + entertainment industry + no CP ending + everything in the world serves the female lead + female growth] Reborn in a single moment, she is bound to the Negative Emotions Collection System. The System’s mission is to become an international film queen… To collect negative emotion points, Jiang Yuebai first becomes a marketing blogger and reports celebrities who break the law 22.6kReads9.0Score4.7k14d adds

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   I've seen a few novels about the entertainment industry focusing on careers and without romantic relationships. I'm currently reading the first one, and so far it's quite good; several of the internal dramas are quite engaging. The second one is arguably also without a romantic relationship; I think the ending is that the protagonist is single. There are a few relationships created to garner negative attention from netizens, which really exposes the darker side of human nature. The third one has a strong Hong Kong flavor; the female lead is a martial arts star and a staunch patriot who develops her career in mainland China, becoming both a celebrity and a politician. The later parts are truly enjoyable to read. However, all of this depends on getting through the first few chapters. Perhaps because the protagonist is a little fox, the initial descriptions of the protagonist are a bit strange. Just bear with it until the part where the female lead registers for the Miss Hong Kong pageant. Also, truly no romantic relationship—not a single hint of romance.

6. 6 重 Reborn in the Hong Kong Entertainment Industry of the 1980s 重生八十年代在港娱乐圈 Leisurely March三月闲暇Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Yin Xiao was reborn in Hong Kong in the 1980s. To find a job, she entered the Miss Hong Kong pageant and won the crown, launching her career in show business. She attended training classes, took bit parts, and played cannon fodder, steadily rising to become the leading lady. In the end, she became famous across mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, earning her place as an undisputed superstar. Even when Yin Xiao became the most influential film and television mogul of her era, people still call 12kReads9.4Score1.4k14d adds
7. 7 爆 A Total Makeover into a Top-Tier Star! A Graduate Takes on the Entertainment Industry 爆改女顶流！毕业生勇闯娱乐圈 Hotpot and Sesame Flatbread火锅烧饼Modern Romance428k WordsCompleted [They All Say I Was Born to Act?] (Completed) [No CP, all about career + lightweight, brainless wish fulfillment] With graduation just around the corner, Mu Jinye got a job as a gofer on a film crew shooting in a neighboring city, thanks to her connections. Who knew an actor on the crew would have an accident, and Mu Jinye, an onlooker, would get roped into filling in? Mu Jinye: Turns out the whole world really is one giant amateur production! She thought it was just a bit of work experience. Bu 3.5kReads8.9Score29514d adds

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   I can always trust this author's entertainment industry novels; every single one is fantastic!!! Jia Ye is just that amazing! I really love the scripts for "Spring and Bright Scenery," "Fu Hao," and "The Legend of Jiang Yan"—all feature characters with strong life force, making them great scripts even in real life, and very appealing to me!! And there's no romance!!! The forum vibe is so strong; the forum is really hilarious. Our Jia Ye is the queen of the entertainment industry (hands on hips) 😘

8. 8 娱 The Background Extra in Showbiz Is Slacking Off Again Today 娱圈路人甲今天也在开摆 A Watermelon in the Flower Field花田一只猹Modern Romance742k WordsCompleted [Listen up: the heroine is a pure-blooded gossip-loving fun-seeker, with no CP] Zhao Wen'an accidentally discovers that she’s living inside an entertainment-industry novel starring the girl group LIFE. In the novel, LIFE is the kind of fiery, determined protagonist who fights her way through every obstacle to become a top-tier star group that stays popular for years. The good news: Zhao Wen'an is in the group!!! The bad news: she’s not the one who gets famous. She’s the group’s parasite, forever 5.8kReads9.0Score45314d adds

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   I just finished reading one today. The forum-style format was really enjoyable, and the main character was so reliable, it was reassuring.

9. 9 角 I Won't Play a Role Unless They're Miserable, and My Fans Beg Me Not to Leave the Show 角色不惨我不演，粉丝求我别下线 Fan Chou范愁Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Lighthearted comedy + showbiz + acting talent + no romance] [This book has no romance, so feel free to dive in. It focuses on acting, and a few close relationships between male and female characters are included to show the protagonist’s charm.] With just five hours left to live, Lin Yan is bound to the “You’ll Die If You Don’t Act” System. If he wants to survive, he has to “die” in front of the camera! He agrees to work for free just to land a role, but plays a corpse so convincingly that his 5.2kReads8.1Score67214d adds

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   It's so good! I've been waiting for updates and also looking for similar shows.

10. 10 重 Reborn, I Steal the Top-Tier Star's Fortune and Drive Showbiz Crazy 重生后抢顶流气运，娱乐圈都疯了 Cheng Kezhi程恪知Modern Romance897k WordsOngoing [Showbiz queen + steal the male lead's fortune + supporting heroine awakens + dismantle manufactured romance + clean up the entertainment industry + ensemble cast of women + no romance, all about building a career] - Qin Shu only awakened after dying once. It turned out she was a sacrificial supporting character in a wish-fulfillment romance novel set in the entertainment industry. In her previous life, the plot had forced her to become a stepping stone for the beautiful love between the heroin 4.8kReads8.4Score76714d adds

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    In her previous life, she was a victim in a mindless, overly sentimental entertainment novel, but in this life, she breaks free from her constraints and steals the destiny of the chosen one. Qin Shu is intelligent, knows marketing, loves acting, and is hardworking—her future is truly bright! PS: Many important characters are female, showing the author's dedication to their development. The overall female-to-male ratio is about 1:1. Such a good book deserves to be a hit! It seems the author did thorough research regarding on-site filming, public opinion development, and so on.

11. 11 重 Reborn: My Trainee Career Has Cheat Codes 重生之我的练习生生涯开了挂 Love Eating, Eating, Eating, Eating 11爱吃吃吃吃11Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [A heads-up about potentially upsetting content at the start!] In his previous life, he was an utterly ordinary person. His looks, physique, and family were all perfectly average. After failing to make it as a trainee in Country K for five years, he returned home and became an obscure actor. Just as he was wondering whether to leave the entertainment industry, he was reborn, and he became handsome. 9.3kReads9.1Score62214d adds

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    Super beautiful 💕💕

12. 12 我 I’m Just an Amateur Translator. Why Are You Making Me Debut in a Group? 我一素人翻译，你让我成团出道？ Fu Xiaola富小拉Modern Romance604k WordsCompleted New novel, Reborn! From Audition Debut to the Top of the Entertainment Industry, now serializing [Female-oriented + male lead who grows over time + lighthearted comedy + idol auditions + no System, not an all-out power fantasy] Jiang Shiyan was a foreign contestant’s interpreter on an international boy-band audition show. By chance, the director noticed his striking looks. He thought he’d just film the first stage, but his original rap about office drudgery unexpectedly went viral, and his onlin 5.1kReads9.0Score78714d adds

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    This book doesn't have a romantic pairing, and the protagonist isn't perfect from the start, nor is he immediately number one. He enters a talent show by chance and initially wants to quit, but as he participates and experiences the feeling of being on stage and the friendships he forms, he no longer wants to quit and will practice hard. It's well-written; the only downside is that there's not much content being serialized yet.

13. 13 女 After Turning from a Woman into a Man, I Achieved Financial Freedom in Showbiz 女变男后，我在娱乐圈财务自由了 Three Thousand Scenes of a Dreamlike Life浮生若梦三千场Modern Romance962k WordsOngoing [Woman becomes man + entertainment industry + no romance + handsome guy coasts through life] [Parallel world, not based on any person or event. This is just a novel. Read it if you like it; if you don't, don't.] Lin Yijiu woke up one morning as a handsome guy. Anyone would love to experience this kind of life, and now it was finally his turn! Thank you, heavens! 8.7kReads8.4Score61414d adds

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    [Bump post][Bump post][Bump post]

14. 14 娱 The Entertainment Industry's Invincible Handsome Guy Transformation 娱乐圈之变身无敌帅哥 Cilantro kmsm香菜kmsmModern Romance309k WordsCompleted [Entertainment industry + woman-to-man gender transformation + no CP + career-focused, serious acting] Zhang Zhiyu was an ordinary young woman from a small town, but fate smiled on her, sending her back to age seventeen and turning her into a handsome man, 1.8 meters tall. Before Zhang Zhiyu could decide what to do with the face fate had given her, someone lured her into an idol drama production with a high salary. And so began her life as a pretty face earning 208 yuan a day. This story has no 8.8kReads9.4Score71114d adds
15. 15 重 Reborn in Entertainment: This Top-Tier Star Has the Achievements to Prove It 重生文娱：这个顶流有实绩 The One Who Cannot Get Thin吃不瘦的它Urban1.3M WordsOngoing [Resource-backed] [Career-focused] [Scheming] [Fighting for billing order] [Not mindless] [Calculating male lead] [Slow burn] [Fashion] [Realistic] [...] Reborn into a new life, he still has a face this handsome. Encouraged by his family, he decides to experience the dazzling darkness of the entertainment industry for himself. This is a realistic novel, not a mindless power fantasy about an overpowered protagonist. It is not a wish-fulfillment story either. If you like a fast pace, this one isn' 104.6kReads8.6Score6.9k14d adds

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    This one doesn't have a romantic pairing yet, but it's really good.

16. 16 女 After a Woman Becomes a Man, His Divine Looks Make Him a Top Star in Global Entertainment! 女穿男后，神颜他登顶世娱！ Weaving Dreams with Li Yu漓羽织梦Modern Romance1.0M WordsOngoing The rating has just opened and will go up. Thank you! (Content warning: This is a no-CP, everyone-loves-him story. There will be some male-male ship moments. My lovely readers wanted to see them, so I wrote them in. If that's not your thing, please check out another great story. Thank you!) [Female-to-male] + [entertainment industry] + [no CP] + [no golden finger] + [everyone-loves-him] + [Schrodinger's timeline] After transmigrating into the MAX gender-swapped version of herself in a parallel w 1.8kReads8.4Score11114d adds

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    It's good. The male lead is a succubus. It has a forum-style feel, and the male lead is very relatable. I hope it doesn't turn out bad.

17. 17 刀 Brother Dao Goes Viral in Showbiz, and Fans Beg Me to Stop Killing 刀哥爆红娱乐圈，粉丝求我别杀了 Drunk in Solitude孤风一醉Urban2.7M WordsOngoing [Lighthearted + no romance + absurd comedy + entertainment industry] [Print edition published | Comic adaptation released] Xiao He acquired a criminal golden finger that let him learn all kinds of criminal skills. But he could only stay alive by continually stabbing people. Xiao He: “I’m a perfectly decent college student. Who’d want to become a criminal?!” Wait, there really is a way! After an accident, Xiao He successfully exploited a bug in his golden finger. By acting instead of committing r 166.7kReads9.3Score13.7k14d adds

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    Hurry up and look! 👀

18. 18 技 With My Skills Maxed Out, I Became a Top-Tier Star 技能点满后，我成了全能顶流 He Qianyu鹤钤羽Modern Romance2.8M WordsOngoing [System + showbiz + no romance + parallel-world content recreation + ensemble cast] For female readers. The talent show arc is complete, so feel free to dive in. Volume Two, Asian Boy Band, is complete. Volume Three is underway! Content warnings are in the author’s note of Chapter One. There are countless great books on Tomato. If this one isn’t for you, just pick another. Reading is for fun, so if you don’t enjoy this book, I hope you find one you love. In the twentieth year 51.3kReads9.3Score7.1k14d adds
19. 19 华 Chinese Showbiz: The Top-Tier Star Who Rose to Fame in 2016 华娱：从2016开始的顶流影帝 Pear and Scallion鸭梨和小葱Urban1.9M WordsCompleted In an age when online traffic rules the world, Jiang Xiubai finally sets out on the path he once dreamed of. Popularity or acting talent? Jiang Xiubai: I want it all! “How is this guy so lucky? Every show he acts in becomes a hit!” “Wow, big bro is so handsome! Go soar, big bro! Bai Cha will always be with you!” 9.6kReads7.6Score48214d adds
20. 20 成 Becoming a Star, Starting as a Trainee 成为明星，从练习生开始 Branching分枝Modern Romance837k WordsCompleted [Content warning] [Female protagonist transmigrates into a man] [No romance] [Satisfying entertainment-industry story] [The male lead debuts through a talent show, then switches to acting midway through] [Contains lots of forum-style posts] Unofficial blurb: I, Chu Yue, am going to work my way up from nothing and build a fortune worth tens of billions! Official blurb: Chu Yue fell asleep and transmigrated to another world, where she became he. Unwilling to face unfamiliar family and friends, and 4.3kReads9.1Score27414d adds
21. 21 目 My Goal Is to Become the Richest Person, but I Accidentally Became Entertainment's Top-Tier Star 目标做首富兼个职成娱乐圈顶流了 Why Is Magic So Powerful?魔法怎么这么灵呀Urban469k WordsCompleted [Showbiz] [No Female Lead] [Film and Variety Shows] [Singer] Lu Qingyu, a top rich second-generation heir, died of cancer. When he opened his eyes, he had transmigrated into the body of another Lu Qingyu on Blue Star, with the same name and surname. The Blue Star Lu Qingyu was the biological son of a wealthy family who had been switched at birth. His adoptive mother neglected him for 17 years, and he eventually died penniless under a flyover. When he opened his eyes again, someone else had take 28.8kReads9.0Score2k14d adds
22. 22 影 The Film and TV Industry Banned Me? I Debuted in a Boy Band Instead 影视圈封杀我？反手男团出道 The Old Book Gets Another Chance旧书重来一次Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Jiang Nan transmigrates to Shuinan Star. Using his scattered knowledge of Earth's entertainment industry, he makes a film called Those Years, becoming a genius director. But while filming his second movie, Fengshen, he is suppressed by the powerful Zhangda Capital. With no other choice, he binds himself to a System and debuts as a member of a boy band. One song, "Gento," makes him the ultimate stage demon. One song, "Lotto," lets him take his charm to the limit. One song, "Past Like the Wind," d 3.3kReads9.1Score37414d adds
23. 23 绑 Bound to an Entertainment System, I Take the World by Storm 绑定文娱系统，我火遍全球 Within an Inch方寸间Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast] + [Adaptation] + [Band] + [All-rounder] On the twenty-first year after Lu Zhenzhen transmigrated to a parallel world, her entertainment System awakened and told her that she was living in a novel. Unless she quickly accumulated enough Stardom Points, the plot would control her family and lead them all to ruin. Lu Zhenzhen sat cross-legged on her computer chair, gaming and slurping milk tea: (ΩДΩ) Why didn’t you wait until I was dead to tell me? Learning that the plot had already 6.8kReads8.4Score54214d adds
24. 24 封 Banned? I've Transmigrated, So Who Still Wants to Work in Chinese Showbiz? 封杀？都穿越了，谁还混内娱啊！ Washed Flowers on the Mountain山上浣花Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Top-tier star singer Su Wanwan was framed by powerful investors and her best friend working together. A single accusation of “plagiarism” got her blacklisted across the entire internet! Her career was ruined, she was tens of millions in debt, and just as she sank into despair, she unexpectedly transmigrated to a parallel world with a barren culture. Here, the European and American music scenes were the center of the universe, while Chinese-language music was dismissed as synonymous with “tacky p 6.9kReads7.5Score53314d adds
25. 25 顶 The Top-Tier Starlet's Road to Fame 顶流小花的来时路 Lingling Isn't Afraid of the Cold令令不怕冷Modern Romance497k WordsOngoing [Feel-good wish fulfillment] [Career-focused] [Original screenplay] [No melodrama] [No angst] [Few awful characters] [Definitely no CP] Dai Zhiyou likes doing silly, offbeat things and watching cartoons. She's beautiful, but she likes money, too. Her biggest dream in life is to become a little rich woman: wealthy, gorgeous, and with plenty of free time. But before she could make her mark at university, a photo from her enrollment went viral online. When she saw the news, she thought, “This face 194Reads6.2Score—14d adds
26. 26 惊 What?! A Stunningly Beautiful Star Is Here to Save Chinese Entertainment 惊！神颜女明星来拯救内娱啦 Hotpot and Sesame Flatbread火锅烧饼Modern Romance370k WordsCompleted [Actors in the entertainment industry + career-focused heroine + no romance + lots of forum posts] During the summer before her third year of college, Jiang Shuyun, the top student in her acting department, got a chance to audition through one of her teachers. Her very first production was a prestigious period drama with a stellar team, and she was immediately branded a well-connected nepo hire. Six months later, when the show aired, viewers saw an actress with stunning looks, natural acting, an 3kReads9.0Score22314d adds
27. 27 整 Reforming Showbiz, Starting as a Rookie Screenwriter 整顿娱乐圈，从小小编剧开始 Quiet Hedgehog Bun安静的刺猬包Modern Romance320k WordsCompleted [Entertainment industry + screenwriter + System + no romance + strong female lead] A genius screenwriter gets into a car accident on the night she receives an award and transmigrates into the body of a screenwriting student with the same name in a parallel world. A scumbag plagiarizes the student's work, then turns around and accuses her of plagiarism, instructing the cast to make things difficult for her. Hounded by the entire internet and facing trouble with her father, she sleeps just two hou 2.5kReads9.0Score17314d adds
28. 28 我 I Write Novels in a Parallel World 我在平行世界写小说 Mu Xun暮荨Modern Romance283k WordsCompleted [No Romance + Reborn and Transmigrate + Writing + Showbiz + Entertainment + A Little Everyone’s Favorite] Mo Li dies one day, only to find her soul has transmigrated into another Mo Li in a parallel world. Technology in this world is highly advanced, and artificial intelligence is everywhere. Mo Li is delighted. She decides to lie flat, opens her personal System, and plans to browse the entertainment novels of this other world... But everything is written by AI! Not a single one of the novels th 187Reads5.7Score—14d adds
29. 29 成 Becoming a Billion-Dollar Female Director Starts with Filming Cheesy Short Dramas 成为百亿女导从拍土味短剧开始 Writing Books for Meal Money写书赚饭钱Modern Romance449k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate + Entertainment Industry + Copycat Author + Female-Oriented + Director + No CP + Feel-Good Power Fantasy] Ying Jia transmigrates to a parallel world with a hundred-billion-yuan movie System and sets her sights on becoming the first female director to join the hundred-billion box-office club. But the damn System only gives her scripts, not money. She gets a movie script, but has no way to pay for production! Ying Jia slaps her forehead. Then she’ll make some cheesy short dramas to e 10.8kReads9.2Score1.4k14d adds
30. 30 女 In a World with Few Men, I Became an Interstellar Top-Tier Star 女多男少，我成为星际顶流爱豆 The Guanghanzi of Anyun Province安云省的广寒子Modern Romance69k WordsOngoing No CP + Idol + Entertainment Industry + Everyone’s Favorite + Battle Royale Survival Audition + Forum Posts + Ambitious Protagonist Park Jaehyun was transported into a world where women vastly outnumbered men. Here, women called all the shots, and male entertainers were presumed to be “no good.” Few managed to stand out, but those who broke through could command a fanbase so huge the streets emptied wherever they went. Armed with the skills of a top-tier star from his previous life and a face th 123Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Idol reaches the top. A heartthrob.

31. 31 韩 Korean Showbiz Career Crash Simulator, No, Sasaeng Simulator 韩娱塌房模拟器不，是私生模拟器 The Guanghanzi of Anyun Province安云省的广寒子Female-Channel Fanfiction591k WordsCompleted Reborn as a cool, stunning idol in Korean showbiz, he becomes the subject of a savage forum-style story. A simulator lets him experience the career paths of people in different entertainment-industry professions. From the start, three talent scouts fight over him, and he debuts as the center of a boy group. No CP + universally adored + career-driven. The simulator arrives from the start, three talent scouts compete for him, and he chooses a company. He parachutes into the company. Yet one god-ti 2.7kReads8.4Score17914d adds
32. 32 穿 Transmigrating as a Spoiled Young Master: The Rest of My Life in Qingyan 穿越纨绔，余生渡清晏 My Name Really Is Wang Yang我真的叫王杨Urban644k WordsOngoing [Fate across two lifetimes + soul swap + mutual healing + comeback in the entertainment industry] When only half of your heart remains, it turns out the other half was already yours all along... 3kReads—Score10314d adds

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    A focused and nuanced story, a unique form of entertainment fiction, definitely worth reading.

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