Multiple Female Leads, Everyday Urban Life, and a Middle-Aged Man Down on His Luck 多女主，都市日常，中年失意

1. 601 重 Reborn in 2008: Starting by Rejecting the Campus Belle 重生2008：从拒绝校花开始 The Comeback Kid Nobody Noticed逆袭小透明Urban795k WordsOngoing A former simp is reborn with a clear head, and the aloof campus beauty pursues him. He learns to cherish the people he once let slip away, using his foresight to invest in the internet, real estate, and Bitcoin. Each of the multiple female leads has her own independent career arc. They're not just pretty faces. 272Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Multiple female leads, not dragging on.

2. 602 4 Is This 404? Brutality from the Ground Up in the Code 404吗？从底层代码开始的暴力 An Alt for This Class本职业小号Urban671k WordsOngoing Lin Yuan was a programmer ground down by a crooked company for three years. After dying from overwork, he unexpectedly found himself inside the reskinned xianxia mobile game he had personally maintained, stuck with a level-zero good-for-nothing account: no spiritual roots and a combat power of just 5. Just as he was about to delete the account and start over, he uncovered a startling exploit: by using code logic to trigger a vulnerability in the server protocol, he could extract the game’s virt 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It's not that there are no books to read, it's just that I can't get into them.

3. 603 狠 A Cruel Mother, a Broken Home, and Me, Unbroken 狠心的妈，破碎的家，不屈的我 If You’re No Eagle, Don’t Be a Snail不是雄鹰做蜗牛Urban3.3M WordsOngoing [Male-Oriented, Rural, Family, Comeback, Power Fantasy, Inspirational] Abandoned by his own mother, abused by his stepmother, and struck by his father's sudden misfortune. Su Yang, a poor boy from the mountains, has been left battered by his family's cruelty. With no one to lean on and no support to count on, he can only fight his own way to survival. He studies hard, weathers turmoil on campus, and makes his way in the business world. His heartless relatives come crawling back to latch onto his 28.1kReads8.2Score2.3kShelves

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   An inspiring story of a mountain village boy who refused to succumb to fate.

4. 604 表 Rejected After Confessing to the Campus Beauty, I Get a Marriage Proposal from Her Best Friend 表白校花被拒，我被校花闺蜜求婚 Autumn Waters, Lasting Love秋水长情Urban1.7M WordsCompleted [Rejected from the start + gorgeous older sister + super-sweet romance] Lin Yu transmigrates to a parallel world and returns to college, where he confesses to the campus belle. Lin Yu: “Campus belle, will you be my girlfriend?” The campus belle remains expressionless. Another desperate simp? Her goal is to marry into a wealthy family. “Sorry, we’re not right for each other.” Just as Lin Yu is secretly delighted by his failure, a stunning older woman approaches the campus belle. “Hey, handsome, d 8.4kReads9.0Score963Shelves
5. 605 重 Reborn in 2004: Rising Through the Ranks in Officialdom 重生2004：我在官场平步青云 Ye Liangsheng叶凉生Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Reborn in 2004, Lin Dong, who has endured a lifetime of hardship, seizes an opportunity he missed in his previous life and passes an interview to become a temporary grassroots poverty-alleviation worker. Just as he starts his career, he's transferred to the poorest village to serve as its resident poverty-alleviation officer. Faced with the area's complicated situation, he refuses to lose heart. On one hand, he carefully manages his relationships with others so he can find a place for himself. 4kReads8.0Score373Shelves

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   It's a fast-paced, exciting, and consistently updated film.

6. 606 乔 Qiao Mu, You Have to Stay Alive! 乔木，你一定要活下去！ Layman of Zhongchuan Temple中川寺俗人Urban236k WordsCompleted Deep in Qiao Mu's mind are vague, fragmented memories. He seems to have died a hundred times already. This is his 101st time being reborn, and this time, he is determined to survive. A story about a sudden windfall. But when the fortune is too vast, it may not be a blessing at all. Sometimes it can be a curse, like a young child carrying gold through a busy street. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I was hooked after just one look, no need to say more.

7. 607 皇 Imperial Dynasty Physician 皇朝太医 Following the Wind into the Green Mountains随风入青山Historical1.8M WordsCompleted A top pediatrician transmigrates to ancient times and becomes the imperial wet nurse for an imperial consort. He thinks he has landed in a den of beauties, but the palace is full of deadly traps. Why is it so hard to transmigrate?! 11.3kReads7.7Score1.2kShelves
8. 608 天 A Divine Pearl Falls from the Sky: A Country Boy's Urban Comeback 天降神珠：山村小伙都市逆袭记 Guoguang Old Pan国光老潘28k WordsCompleted A Divine Pearl Falls from the Sky: A Country Boy’s Urban Comeback —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   When you're experiencing a reading slump, consider reading these three short stories by Lao Pan of Guoguang Literature City. They depict the unique customs and traditions of southern Fujian, stories of ordinary people achieving success against all odds, and are both inspiring and enlightening. [Please follow][Original author enthusiast]

9. 609 寄 Living with a Beautiful Older Woman 寄宿在大龄美女家 Sweet Black Rice Porridge黑米粥甜Urban383k WordsCompleted I moved in with a beautiful older woman. I thought it would be a brief stay, but as we spent day after day together, I found myself deeply drawn to her maturity and kindness. Our initial awkwardness gave way to growing affection, and we bravely overcame the prejudice surrounding our age difference. Our hearts grew closer through the little moments of everyday life, and in the end, we found our happy ending. 157Reads6.5Score—Shelves
10. 610 戒 Discipline Shapes the World: A Grassroots Stock God's Road to Ten Billion 戒定乾坤：草根股神的百亿之路 Guoguang Old Pan国光老潘60k WordsCompleted Discipline and Resolve Shape the World: A Grassroots Stock God’s Path to Ten Billion —Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 611 闽 Floating Life in Southern Fujian: Quanzhou's Comeback 闽南浮生：泉城逆袭录 Guoguang Old Pan国光老潘20k WordsCompleted Life’s Ups and Downs in Southern Fujian: A Comeback Story in Quanzhou —Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 612 彩 My Parents Spent All My Bride Price on a House for My Younger Brother, So I Cut Ties with Them on the Spot 彩礼被爸妈全给弟弟买房，我当场断绝关系 A Commoner of the Mortal World人间市井客8k WordsCompleted My parents gave all my bride price money to my younger brother for a house, so I cut ties with them on the spot. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    You can take a look at this.

13. 613 收 After Adopting the Down-and-Out Female Lead, I Died Horribly in Front of Her 收养落魄女主后，惨死在她面前 Li Huan离焕Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [In your first simulation, you transmigrate to a cultivation world.] [You become a refugee fleeing famine. Along the way, you save an abandoned baby girl and become her older brother.] [You depend on each other and become one another's only support.] [At the end of the simulation, you shield the grown girl and give your life to hold off a horde of demonic cultivators. You die, and the light in her eyes goes out too.] [In your second simulation, you transmigrate to a world where steam and mag 119kReads9.1Score13.9kShelves

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    These are all quite beautiful.

14. 614 女 Matriarchy: Listening to the Snow Kingdom Quartet 女尊：听着雪国的四重奏 Master Motong墨瞳真人Urban328k WordsOngoing [Japanese Light Novel] + [Multiple Heroines] + [Yandere] + [Romantic Daily Life] + [Light Supernatural Elements] + [Matriarchy] + [Ice-Cold Beauty] Watanabe Toru accidentally transmigrates to Yingzhou, a world of “snow country” straight out of the works of Yasunari Kawabata. This world differs from his previous one in many ways, but it also has plenty in common with it. Aside from the unusual social phenomenon of Matriarchy, Watanabe Toru finds it all easy to accept. Noble, elegant, a wealth 21Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Hehehe, I love you.

15. 615 重 Reborn, I Talk My Childhood Sweetheart into Things at Kindergarten 重生后，我在幼儿园忽悠青梅竹马 The Dream of 3.5 Billion Girls35亿少女的梦Urban1.0M WordsCompleted When Lu Ping’an woke up, he had returned to the year 2000, emerging from his mother’s womb. This time, he would hold on tight to everything he had regretted losing with his childhood friend, Fang Xiaoyu. “Lu Ping’an, don’t die!” “I just have chickenpox. I’m not going to die.” “If you’re not dying, why won’t you open the door?” “Because chickenpox is contagious, and I don’t want you to get sick.” “Xiaoyu isn’t afraid of getting sick. Let Xiaoyu come in and see you!” “No. You’ll catch it.” “Waaah! 26.6kReads9.3Score3.3kShelves
16. 616 她 They All Think I'm the Only Man in the Apocalypse 她们都以为，我是末世唯一的男人 DragonMTSci-Fi & Apocalypse744k WordsCompleted In his past life, Lin Yuan built a shelter for his wife, only to be stabbed to death by her and her male best friend. Reborn three months before the apocalypse, he hears a mechanical notification in his mind: [Ding! Apocalypse Beauty System bound!] [Win over women with a beauty score above 85. At 20% affection, gain a 50% attribute boost!] [At 50% affection, synchronize with her superpower! At 100%, she will never betray you!] Lin Yuan looks at the names on the System screen and curls his lips i 3.3kReads6.7Score331Shelves
17. 617 高 High Martial: A Matchup? I Can Beat Even the Empress! 高武：对比？女帝我也包赢的！ Rolling in the Dirt, Eating Tomatoes扑土吃番茄Urban4.3M WordsCompleted 78.4kReads8.9Score7.8kShelves
18. 618 灾 Reborn in a Year of Famine: Saving the Capitalist Heiress from the Start 灾年重生：开局拯救资本家大小姐 Zhengxin Chicken Cutlet正新鸡排Urban1.9M WordsOngoing Xu Feng is a notorious bastard in the village. He drinks heavily and constantly beats and berates his wife. When his sister-in-law Lin Xixue racks up a huge debt, his wife Lin Xiyue begs him for help, but Xu Feng ignores her. In the end, Lin Xixue is hounded to death by her creditors, causing his heartbroken wife to miscarry and completely give up on him. Only when the sisters' family comes looking for them does Xu Feng learn that they are both heiresses of the Lin family! When the Lin family fi 25.6kReads8.4Score1.4kShelves
19. 619 魂 My Soul Travels Back to 1972, Where I Raise Beauties and Ride the Tide of the Times 魂穿七二，培养美人横扫时代浪潮 Stars Can Set the Prairie Ablaze星星可以燎原Historical1.7M WordsCompleted [Period] [Sign-In] [Divine Doctor] [Space] [Farming] [Sweet Romance] A real estate tycoon transmigrates into 1972 and binds to the Red Dust Karma System from the start! Ling Feng uses supplies and skills to establish absolute authority, winning hearts through “feeding” and “protection.” Ling Feng has a portable space, peerless medical skills, and deadly combat abilities. He knows that in these unusual times, supplies give you face, personal connections are the substance, and your fists are your 13.5kReads7.4Score1.5kShelves

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    Smooth and silky, intelligent, and decisive! Addictive!

20. 620 救 Help! This Lousy System Is Making Me Found a Sect! 救命！这破系统让我开宗立派！ The Crying of Xiao Xiao萧萧之鸣Eastern Fantasy2.3M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to another world as a sickly man, the male lead triggers a System: if he fails to save twenty people within three years, he’ll die of his illness. He sets off on a journey to save people, meeting one lovely confidante after another along the way. In the end, he’s forced to found a sect and finds his happy ending. (This is not a cultivation novel.) The premise is fairly fresh, leaving behind the traditional level-up-and-fight-monsters formula. The protagonist is frail at firs 35.4kReads9.2Score3.5kShelves

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    Fantasy novels with multiple female protagonists

21. 621 归 The Mysteries of Three Lifetimes in the Guicang Yi 归藏易的三世玄机 Dream Brook's Delightful Tales梦溪美谈276k WordsCompleted From the sequence of Guizang Yi hexagrams that began at the subway station to the appearance of the nine planets aligning, the complete emergence of sunken islands, the truth about ancient civilizations, the combination of deep-sea horror and cognitive horror, a global cognitive pandemic, and the inheritance of Ninth-Dimensional abilities, every explosive event is connected to Guizang Yi... 5Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 622 刚 I Just Cut Ties with My Family, and Now the Ice-Cold CEO Is Making Me Sign the Marriage Papers 刚断亲，冰山女总裁逼我扯证 User22395015用户22395015Urban644k WordsCompleted In his previous life, Xu Mo stayed behind the scenes, pouring his heart and soul into turning his wife, Lin Wan'er, into a trillion-yuan business magnate. Meanwhile, his cousin Xu Yao became a lapdog to Su Qinghan, the heiress of a powerful capital-city family, and had both legs broken. Consumed by jealousy, Xu Yao dragged Xu Mo down with him. When they opened their eyes again, they had both been reborn on the day of their university graduation. His cousin was ecstatic and snatched the bride in 411Reads—Score106Shelves
23. 623 穿 Transmigrating to a Fishing Village: Lying Flat in Hong Kong 穿越小渔村之润去香江躺平 Yang Erxiao杨二笑Urban243k WordsOngoing (Period setting, pocket dimension, treasure hunting at sea, daily life, Hong Kong) Chen Hao arrives in an Eighties-era fishing village on the coast of Fujian with a pocket dimension. Through a twist of fate, he makes his way to Hong Kong, where he and his family lie flat, raise fish on rafts, buy fishing boats, build a submersible and a house, and collect all kinds of things. (You think I'm writing, but actually I'm watching short videos and editing pictures 🫢) 1.2kReads—Score124Shelves

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    How is midlife setbacks associated with multiple female protagonists? It should be combined with farming!

24. 624 同 Live-In Miracle Doctor: The Gorgeous CEO Forces Me to Get a Marriage Certificate 同居神医：绝色女总逼我领证 User22395015用户22395015Urban155k WordsCompleted Jiang Bei was once the youngest and most skilled gynecologist at the city hospital. But when he refused to play along with the medical corruption orchestrated by corporate interests, he was framed and suspended. To make matters worse, his longtime girlfriend, Ai Nan, drained his savings and cruelly dumped him. Penniless and homeless, he was “picked up” one night by Yu Yu, a stunning, icy beauty who drove a Porsche, and taken back to her home. The deal was that he’d stay temporarily and serve as 128Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 625 投 I Moved in With My Aunt, and the Trillionaire CEO Can’t Stop Showering Me With Gifts 投奔小姨，千亿女总裁疯狂倒贴 User22395015用户22395015Urban154k WordsCompleted Lin Yan came down the mountain on his master’s orders to stay with his stunning aunt, who wasn’t related to him by blood. He thought he’d be stuck living under someone else’s roof and enduring endless contempt, so he planned to build a career with his own two hands. But he never imagined that on his very first day down the mountain, the world would go crazy! A frigid female CEO worth hundreds of billions turns into his personal maid, cooking up something new for him every day. A ruthless undergr 6Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 626 老 Should I Raise the Little Sister Dad Picked Up? She Says She'll Marry No One but Me! 老爹捡的妹妹我养？她非我不嫁？ Fan Zui範醉Urban567k WordsCompleted My womanizing dad, who’d spent half his life chasing women, suddenly brought home a gorgeous divorced woman, along with a timid girl who was only two years younger than me and had a different father and mother. They’d barely dumped her on me before the two of them packed their bags and eloped, off to enjoy their shameless little life together. I was left staring, completely dumbfounded, at the pretty girl standing before me, her features so delicate and familiar in age to mine. Who gets it? One 928Reads6.7Score125Shelves
27. 627 重 After I Was Reborn, I Eloped with My Archrival Heiress 重生后，跟死敌大小姐闪婚了 Mao Bei没毛贝Urban759k WordsCompleted [Urban slice of life + school life + sweet romance + laugh-out-loud comedy + power fantasy] Jiang Zheng is in a car accident and left on the brink of death. Just before he dies, his wife Mei Zhixue goes to celebrate her old flame's birthday. His sworn enemy, Xia Fei, is the one who rushes to his hospital room in tears. Watching the villainous heiress sob her heart out beside him, Jiang Zheng finally realizes that she's actually in love with him. The scene shifts, and Jiang Zheng is reborn ten ye 398Reads6.8Score139Shelves
28. 628 神 Detective: I Get a Beautiful Police Officer Girlfriend from the Start 神探：开局收获警花女友 I Didn't Want This Either我也不想的啊Urban956k WordsOngoing [Urban + Mystery Solving + Power Fantasy + Policewoman Girlfriend] The rating just came out and it's low, but it'll go up! After being reborn, detective Li Yu found himself on a rooftop. His ex-girlfriend was still there, sneering and making sarcastic remarks at him. "I can be your girlfriend..." Thinking Li Yu was heartbroken and about to do something drastic, a beautiful policewoman, anxious to save him, spoke up. And so, the policewoman's brilliant detective boyfriend made his grand entrance! 3.4kReads7.7Score336Shelves
29. 629 拿 I Saved the Untouchable King of the Capital with a Watermelon, and He Gave Me a Monthly Salary of Fifty Thousand 拿西瓜救了京圈活阎王后，他给我开了月薪五万 Listening to Rain in Gardenia Summer栀夏听雨21k WordsCompleted After I Saved a Powerful Beijing Heir with a Watermelon, He Gave Me a Monthly Salary of 50,000 —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "Wanwan-jie~ I heard you started working at Qin's? Congratulations! What happened that day was all a misunderstanding. I didn't expect those thugs to raise the price at the last minute. It really had nothing to do with you. How about I treat you to dinner to make up for it sometime? I know a new Japanese restaurant opened in Guomao, the kind that costs 1200 yuan per person. I'll make a reservation, will you do me the honor?" After listening, I put my phone back in my pocket and continued making coffee. I know Yu Xiaomao's messages too well. Every time she asks for your help, she sends out a round of "repairing the relationship" signals first. Last time it was to help her edit a video, the time before that it was to help her write Xiaohongshu captions, and the time before that it was to pretend to be her best friend to have dinner with a rich second-generation (which I refused). Every time the opening line is the same: first praise you, then apologize, and finally extend an olive branch. Behind the olive branch, there is always an invisible fishing line. I didn't reply.

30. 630 重 Reborn: I Slept with My Childhood Sweetheart from the Start, and This Time I’m Not Running! 重生：开局睡了青梅这次我不跑！ This Is a Chubby Guy这是个胖子呢Urban1.5M WordsOngoing [The rating will rise once it’s out!] [Everyday urban life + campus + one female lead + reborn + childhood sweethearts + sweet romance] In his previous life, Xu Chuan got drunk and spent the night with his childhood sweetheart, Lin Nianyi. He ran off when he woke up, causing Lin Nianyi to drop out of college during her sophomore year after becoming pregnant. Her reputation was ruined, and she died from severe bleeding during childbirth. Xu Chuan spent the rest of his life consumed by guilt! Alth 24.9kReads6.6Score2.3kShelves
31. 631 天 Chosen One: I'm a Workhorse at Bureau 749 天选之人，我在749局做牛马 Long Linli龙麟鲤Urban433k WordsOngoing He is one of the Chosen from the start, but this Chosen One seems to have a rather rotten streak of luck. His restaurant failed, leaving him a million yuan in debt. Loan sharks are at his door, and his girlfriend is arranging a blind date. A jade cabbage and a flash of white light bring the male lead into the world of Bureau 749. The first thing he asks is: “Do you provide meals? Is there a salary? Do you offer social insurance and a housing fund? Is it a 996 schedule? Do I have to work overtime 279Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The combination of Bureau 749 and Classic of Mountains and Seas, multiple female characters, the kind where the male lead is irresistible, tons of memorable scenes, constant internet memes, and super hilarious.

32. 632 最 The Strongest Embroidered Uniform Guard: Even the Empress Says She Loves Me? 最强锦衣卫，女帝都说爱我？ Changxue Chang'an长雪长安Historical415k WordsOngoing (Multiple heroines, an empress, and princesses) Su Yuan accidentally transmigrates to the Great Zhou Dynasty. Due to the power of spacetime, he becomes a baby and is adopted by a high-ranking court official. He later joins the Embroidered Uniform Guard, destroys powerful clans, conquers Fusang in the east, campaigns against the barbarians in the north, inspects the border troops in the west, and investigates major cases in the south, all to bring peace to the people. In the end, he is even ennob 1.9kReads6.6Score130Shelves

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    It's very beautiful, especially the first one! [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration]

33. 633 夭 Good Grief! Why Are They All So Strange? 夭寿了！怎么她们都那么奇怪？ Ling Tianchen, the Primordial God King太古神王凌天辰Eastern Fantasy172k WordsOngoing Everything changed one day. The icy master: “Xuan’er, why does your gaze make my heart race?” The alluring senior sister: “Junior brother, there’s something about your aura... I can barely control myself.” The aloof sword immortal, the peerless Empress, the gentle goddess... One after another, they come looking for him. Lin Xuan: “??? I was just passing by!” 1Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 634 女 In a World with Eighty Billion Girls and Few Men, I Became Their Dream Guy 女多男少：我成了80亿少女的梦 Cat Born in the 1990s玖零后的猫Urban151k WordsCompleted [Also titled: Oh No, I’ve Become the Fiancé of an Useless Girlfriend] [Many women, few men; women pursue men; ratio of 1:10,000 (if you’re concerned about your kidneys, don’t read)] Suzuki Ken transmigrates to an urban Tokyo where men are scarce and women are plentiful. Here, women are the absolute driving force of society, yet every one of them is crazy about men. The shy stalking of the pure and innocent campus beauty; The professional push and pull of his fiancée’s boss, coworkers, and best f 866Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 635 鬼 Demon Slayer: After Grinding My Way to Becoming Yoriichi, Muzan Breaks Down 鬼灭：肝成缘一后，无惨破防了 The Cat of the Kanzaki Family神崎家的猫Anime Fanfiction610k WordsOngoing [Swordsmanship Grindset + Yandere Training + Muzan’s New Dad (Low-Rating Protection)] Xu Lin transmigrates into the Kocho family as their frail adopted son, and only wants to protect the Kocho Sisters in peace. But as he keeps protecting them, both girls turn into yanderes! “Darling, wouldn’t it be better if you just did as I say?” “Big brother, why were you smiling at that girl just now?” “Lin, you only need to look at us forever, okay~” A chill runs down Xu Lin’s back. To avoid getting 761Reads6.5Score107Shelves

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    They are all multi-female protagonist novels

36. 636 斩 Slay the Gods: Why Is Everyone on This Team a Girl? 斩神：怎么小队里面全是女生 Carefree Little Cub悠哉幼崽Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted Protagonist: Chen Mo [Multiple heroines] [No beating around the bush] [Summoning] [Battle maniac] Chen Mo transmigrates into the world of Slay the Gods and discovers that he has become Lin Qiye's teacher. He also awakens a golden finger. A Classic of Mountains and Seas appears in his mind. When his consciousness enters it, he discovers another world. Ye Fan: “I appoint you chief of staff. You can establish your own special squad and pick whoever you want.” “Molly, Hongying, Si Xiaonan, Xia Sime 13.5kReads8.3Score1.7kShelves
37. 637 狐 Fox Spirit Matchmaker: After He Died, I Chased Him for 500 Years 狐妖：他死后，我追了他500年 Wind-Stopped Tree风停树Anime Fanfiction592k WordsCompleted [One heroine] [Tushan Rongrong] No System, slice of life After transmigrating into the lowliest human bookkeeper in Tushan, I secretly loved the fox immortal who could calculate everything in the world for five hundred years. When I took a fatal blow for her, the Bitter Love Tree offered me a deal: I could trade all the love in my life for a supreme demon body and a path free of emotion. Reborn, I returned as Tushan’s silver-haired emperor, severing all feelings and making my name resound across 1.1kReads5.9Score103Shelves
38. 638 狐 Fox Spirit Matchmaker: Ten Lifetimes Later, I Became the One and Only White Moonlight 狐妖：十世轮回，竟成唯一白月光 Qiuyue Bai Bai Bai秋月白白白Anime Fanfiction267k WordsOngoing The System told Ye Chen that if he completed ten reincarnation missions, he would earn three wishes. In his first life, he was a little demon from Tushan. His mission was to stay by Yaya’s side as her childhood friend, give her a happy childhood, and remain with her until she came of age. In his second life, he was a disciple of the Divine Fire Villa. His mission was to assist Huaizhu, restore the villa’s glory, and bring the Dongfang family back to prominence. In his third life, he was an illeg 527Reads7.5Score100Shelves
39. 639 外 An Alien Country Bumpkin Forces Me to Become a Smirking Dragon King 外星土狗逼我做歪嘴龙王 Li Genshuo李根硕Urban1.1M WordsOngoing Magical realism, no System, and not a wish-fulfillment story. A Chinese teacher whose manuscript was rejected secretly studies Dragon King fiction, uncovers the secrets of the universe, gets unbelievably lucky, shocks everyone, and conquers the world! 53.3kReads8.9Score5.2kShelves

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    It's been featured on the recommendation list for a while, and I read it yesterday—it was really interesting. It gives you the feeling of interacting with the characters; the reader is like an alien dog.

40. 640 让 I Asked You to Bind the Fated Maidens, Not Turn Them All into Dao Companions 让你绑定天命女，你全发展成道侣 I'm Flying, I'm Flying飞了飞了Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted Li Xuanfeng transmigrates to a fantasy world and manages to become an outer sect disciple at Hundred Swords Mountain for three years. But his talent is mediocre, and he fails to reach the realm required by the sect. In a month, he will be sent down the mountain. At the critical moment, he binds the Destiny Return System. As long as he binds someone blessed by destiny, any cultivation-related gains they make will be returned to him at a random multiplier of ten to a hundred times! His destined ju 40.1kReads8.2Score5kShelves
41. 641 野 Jungle Queen: From the Start, She Slaughters the Internet's Haters 野区女帝：开局爆杀全网黑粉 Rong Yu Wuxing容宇无形Sports1.1M WordsOngoing [KPL] [Two female leads] [No male lead] [Strong female lead] [Esports comeback] A parallel-world adaptation inspired by the real esports scene. At sixteen, Lin Xilan's provincial tournament run ended in defeat, plunging her into darkness. She broke free of her chains and bravely stepped onto the thorny path of professional esports. Later, the girl with the ID Wuxing dazzled the entire KPL. People said girls couldn't play professionally, so she crushed every prejudice with countless championships 793Reads8.1Score126Shelves

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    KPL e-sports female protagonist novel

42. 642 傻 The Foolish Lad’s Country Romance 傻小子的乡村情缘 Handsome Mr. Xiao帅气的肖先生Urban858k WordsOngoing A new work is out! You can read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy them. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 5.2kReads9.0Score443Shelves

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    The characters are vivid and three-dimensional; each has their own story and is not just a plot device.

43. 643 我 My Phone Connects to Tomorrow 我的手机连明天 No Wood or Stone无木石Urban232k WordsOngoing After his divorce, Xu Yan unexpectedly gets a phone that can connect to the internet of tomorrow, and begins a new life. From then on, wealth and women come pouring in. Love, family bonds... He discovers that having money can be a real headache too... 847Reads5.5Score1.1kShelves

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    Tailor-made novel

44. 644 欲 The Needle of Desire 欲望的指针 The World Within a Bubble泡影中的世界Urban438k WordsCompleted This is a brutal experiment in how “intelligence” can turn against its owner. (The story gets even better as it goes on.) Chen Mengsheng is a gifted analyst who makes a name for himself in the capital markets through his remarkable powers of observation. He quickly becomes the center of attention, intoxicated by the elegance of his airtight deductions and the thrill of watching the market validate his judgments. On the tempting “Binjiang Textiles” project, he turns rigor into a “story” and filt 32Reads—Score—Shelves

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    In the world of finance, should we believe in the cold, hard system or the fiery passion of humanity? *The First Zen of Quantitative Analysis* might offer some clues. When your best friend introduces you to the "legend" you despise most, what should you choose? Until your "brother" treats gamblers like honored guests, until "the big picture" becomes the epitaph of the rules, what will you do then? The world of finance isn't in candlestick charts, but in the tug-of-war between systemic alarms and human calculations. *The First Zen of Quantitative Analysis* is a story about systems and humanity, betrayal and loss. Those who betray you aren't necessarily your enemies. Those who are lost may not be your own friends. Please search for and read it yourself. (The book cover cannot be displayed correctly in the book recommendation section; please understand.)

45. 645 离 After My Divorce, I Embarked on the Path to Immortality 离婚后我开启了仙途 No Wood or Stone无木石Urban608k WordsCompleted A real man can't go a single day without power, and a true man can't go a single day without money. When you have neither power nor money, people will nitpick you no matter how good you are, and look down on you no matter how well you treat them... 2.6kReads8.2Score165Shelves
46. 646 乡 A Country Boy’s Daring Adventure in the Wider World 乡下猛小子勇闯大世界 Red Clouds Fly by the River江畔红云飞Urban353k WordsOngoing 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Enjoy life while you can, for how many times in a lifetime can one truly be proud?

47. 647 风 A Bizarre Tale of Feng Shui! 风水奇谭！ Chen Jiu辰九Urban555k WordsCompleted Chen Yan, a top student at a 985 university, suffered a devastating blow at just twenty-two: His roommate set him up and framed him, driving him into a dead end; His girlfriend of three years cheated on him; his father was hospitalized with a serious illness, and he couldn't even scrape together the 5,000-yuan deposit. His loan payments were overdue and collectors were after him. He was about to become... Just as he sank into utter despair, a mysterious old Daoist appeared, opened his heavenly e 4.3kReads8.5Score332Shelves

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    Urban Feng Shui Masters: You Might Be Able to Defy Fate After Reading This

48. 648 月 Moonlit Night, Conquest 月夜，征服 Long Wind Chasing Waves长风逐浪Urban387k WordsOngoing Lin Fan, a poor country boy from a mountain village, awakens an ancient medical inheritance by accident. From then on, his medical skills are divine, and his fate takes a turn for the better. By day, he's an unremarkable village doctor. But who could have guessed... 217Reads6.9Score118Shelves

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    The world-building is complete and rigorous! The earth's spiritual energy, the fortune of heaven and earth, merit and the heavenly way, and cultivation realms form a complete closed-loop logic without any loopholes or inconsistencies. The plot structure is vast yet clearly organized, with multiple storylines running in parallel without any confusion.

49. 649 只 I Just Want to Redeem Myself, but I Keep Gaining More Lackeys 只想洗白，奈何小弟越洗越多 Year After Year, Thoughts Upon Thoughts岁岁念念吖Urban1.9M WordsCompleted The short dramas [Boss, Your Brothers Are All Outside] and [Righteous to the End: Hongxing] are now available to watch. [Reborn + Underworld Boss + Ensemble Cast + Making Money Legally + Passion and Loyalty + Comedy] In his previous life, underworld boss Xiang Yue was sentenced to ten years in prison. His men were either arrested or killed. In this life, Xiang Yue leads his men down the straight and narrow, rising to the top. “Xiang Yue's here! Run!” “Stop crying, or I'll have Xiang Yue come tak 20.1kReads8.6Score1.4kShelves

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    There are mass-market and niche options; you can choose for yourself.

50. 650 人 Studying in America, Working Part-Time as a Repairman 人在美利坚留学，兼职维修工 Impulsive Tomato冲动的番茄Urban573k WordsCompleted [No System] + [Love Triangle] + [American Flavor] + [Top Student Entrepreneurship] A top senior in the mechanical engineering department at the University of Southern California, Li Yan gets a blue-collar license and takes a part-time job as a repairman, determined not to spend his family’s money. He thinks it’ll just be a grueling job with a high hourly wage, but soon realizes there’s a lot more going on than meets the eye! His Italian-American roommate, a lively film major and campus beauty, a 2.5kReads7.1Score204Shelves

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