In a Reading Slump, Looking for Female-Oriented Novels on the Longest-Read List, Any Genre as Long as the Writing Is Good 书荒，求阅读时长榜，女频品类不限，文笔好就行

1. 101 工 The Tool Character Only Wants a Promotion, but the Male Lead's Story Is Going Off the Rails Again 工具人只想升职，男主又崩剧情了 Jiao Zuoye焦作业Modern Romance2.8M WordsOngoing [Quick transmigration + hilarious antics + male leads crying + everyone's favorite + feel-good power fantasy] Also known as: Me, Chuunibyou, and Everyone's Favorite Nanshan is a new employee at the Quick Transmigration Bureau, diligently completing the missions assigned to her. She's clearly supposed to be a mere passerby, so why have all the male leads gone off the rails? 1. Transmigrating into the sidekick of the heroine in a campus novel According to the plot, all Nanshan has to do is loc 16.4kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves
2. 102 如 If Time Wouldn't Chase Us 如果时光不追 Tang Tang de Pang Pang唐唐de胖胖Modern Romance207k WordsCompleted The day Huo Yun returned home was in late autumn. Four years had passed. She thought she could face everything calmly, including the man she had grown up with, the one who had made her leave home alone. Pei Yanci had waited four years and searched for her for four years. When they met again, he wanted to ask just one thing: Are you leaving again? But all she said was, “We’re not close.” This is a story about waiting and returning, misunderstandings and letting go. If time doesn’t move on, I’ll w 823Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Pei Yanci waited four years, searching for her for four years. When they met again, she only said four words: "We're not close." But he didn't believe it. From the moment she grasped his finger when he was five years old, he never thought of letting go.

3. 103 妈 The Seventh Door of Mother 妈妈的第七扇门 Tale of the Literary Star文星传Urban304k WordsCompleted For a long time, I never understood my mother’s past. This was the first time I had looked so deeply back on her life: one generation of women interpreting another. In the 1990s, my eighteen-year-old mother left a small mountain village in Nanyang and headed alone for the glittering city. A scrap of gum wrapper brought her face to face with the calamity of her life: Liu Dawang. And so the door to her fate opened. She made a living in urban villages and hotpot restaurants, leaning on her best fr 631Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This book is packed with jokes; if you laugh so hard you break your phone, we won't compensate you; if you cry so much you can't sleep, we won't offer any comfort.

4. 104 老 An Honest Guy Goes on a Blind Date, and the Incubus College Guy Falls for Him First 老实人相亲，魅魔男大先谈上了 Glutinous Rice Cake江米糕Modern Romance107k WordsOngoing (Reverse obsessive love, dog training, 1vN, multiple male leads, all male leads are virgins, everyone loves the heroine) After Xue Piaopiao is kicked out of her home, she is invited to take part in a simulated matchmaking game. In the game, she can freely choose tags for her matches, such as [College Guy], [Chu Nan], [Incubus], [Strong], [Hot], [Super Handsome], and [Celibate]... As the one pursuing them, Xue Piaopiao only has to stir their emotions during their time together to draw all kinds o 5.8kReads—Score1.1kShelves

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   Who understands this contrast? 😭 Watching a gentle, reserved, and honest female lead meet a captivating and alluring male lead! A multi-male lead modern romance, not the clichéd domineering CEO novel, it gets more and more addictive as you read on ❤️❤️

5. 105 半 Half a Lifetime of Enduring, Half a Lifetime Beloved 半生隐忍半生卿 Ling Luyao泠璐瑶Ancient Romance304k WordsCompleted When Gu Yan was nine, his dying father entrusted him to his old classmate, Shen Dean. From then on, he lived under the same roof as the Shen family, growing up alongside their daughter, Shen Wan. She was the cherished daughter of the household, while he was the child of an old friend. An invisible wall separated their stations in life. Yet she had warmed him with porridge on cold nights, and he had shielded her from the rain that poured across the city. Love took root in their everyday closenes 211Reads8.2Score103Shelves

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   Gu Yan and Shen Wan grew up together, their feelings for each other deeply hidden, but bound by social conventions and constraints, they could only deliberately distance themselves. Forced into separate marriages, their fates were repeatedly thrown into turmoil, with rumors and hardships following one after another. After overcoming numerous obstacles, they finally broke free from societal shackles and spent the rest of their lives together, a story of heartwarming tragedy.

6. 106 被 After My Spiritual Root Was Stolen, the Villainous Group Took Me In 被挖灵根后，我被反派团捡走了 Flowers on Stage台上花Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate-into-a-book body double + no romance + satisfying growth story + sect regrets too late] After transmigrating into a book, Sang Yao learns she's a disposable stand-in in a story about the unattainable ideal beauty. The ideal beauty is adored by everyone; Sang Yao is hated by everyone. The ideal beauty has countless admirers; Sang Yao has countless people hunting her. The ideal beauty is sweet and gentle; Sang Yao is just herself. To make matters worse, as soon as she transmigrated i 27.2kReads8.7Score4.4kShelves

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   I absolutely love this kind of unconventional cultivation-themed female protagonist! 😎 The righteous sect betrays her and steals her spiritual roots, but she doesn't succumb; instead, she joins the villainous camp to cultivate anew. She follows her heart in matters of good and evil, isn't obsessed with romance, and focuses solely on her career without a romantic partner—it's incredibly satisfying.

7. 107 不 Unbending: An Lingrong 不折枝：安陵容 Mu Jiuming沐玖命Female-Channel Fanfiction662k WordsCompleted After ten years in the imperial palace, An Lingrong was weary in body and soul. When she gave up on life, she truly wanted to turn into a wisp of smoke, drift away beneath the blazing sun, and never ask for another life. This world was just too cruel. Whether through Heaven’s mercy or a twist of fate, her weary soul awoke centuries later, carrying its memories. A loving family and a tolerant society slowly healed the small but searing wounds in her soul. After achieving success and fame, sh 13.6kReads9.0Score1.8kShelves

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   I've finished reading all of these books; they're excellent. There's one that only has a 7-point rating, which I think is much higher.

8. 108 宿 Susu, I’m Spoiled and Blessed with Pregnancy Thanks to the Baby-Making System 宿宿我啊，靠生子系统好孕独宠捏 Joy Year After Year乐及年年Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Short drama: Bound to a Good Luck System, the Tyrant Dotes on Me Alone [Quick transmigration + stunning heroine + no fixed couple + exclusive, super-sweet romance + living out a full lifetime in each small world + heroine's first world is not chaste, both leads are chaste in all the others] Only after Tea Jiu castrated her target did she realize she'd been bound to a childbearing System. System: "I'm heartbroken. Real heartbreak isn't about making a scene..." Tea Jiu: "My mistake, System. Let me 32kReads9.3Score2.8kShelves
9. 109 贵 The Noble Consort Has a Spirit Spring Space. How Can Anyone Compete with That? 贵妃她有灵泉空间，这谁斗得过？ Li Li's Musings李李的猜想Ancient Romance513k WordsCompleted (Transmigration + palace intrigue + one heroine with multiple love interests + spiritual spring space + strong heroine + becoming Empress Dowager) After killing more than twenty people, Ruan Yuxue took her own life right in front of the cops. But when she opened her eyes, she was in the Great Jing Dynasty. She'd transmigrated into the body of an orphan who was about to be sold into a brothel. No way was she putting up with that! She grabbed all the money in the house and ran. Who knew she'd stum 35.2kReads8.9Score5kShelves
10. 110 整 I'm the Only One Who Can See the Golden Fishing Grounds Beneath the Sea 整片海底的黄金渔场只有我能看见 Le Lanya Ji乐蓝雅季Modern Romance1.6M WordsOngoing The day she was laid off, her boyfriend broke up with her. “Don’t blame me. If I marry her, I can save myself twenty years of hard work.” Unemployed and heartbroken, Su Yunzhou decides to return to her fishing village for a while and recover. To her surprise, she awakens a special “X-ray vision” that lets her see everything beneath the sea. From then on... Shore foraging: While everyone else struggles to pick snails out of crevices in the rocks, she heads straight for her targets, digging up 41.2kReads8.2Score3.9kShelves
11. 111 震 My Haunted House Connects to the Underworld 震撼全球，我的鬼屋通地府 Yellow Kitty黄色的猫咪Modern Romance731k WordsCompleted Complete [cathartic power fantasy + play the pig to eat the tiger + powerful protagonist + punishing scum + ghosts and monsters + business management] Terminally ill with cancer, Li Miao meets a Taoist priest who tells her that she’s been plagued by bad luck and is near death because someone stole her fate. The only way to survive and reclaim her fate is to return to her hometown and inherit a haunted house. She assumes it’s just an ordinary haunted house, but when she arrives, she discovers 27.7kReads9.2Score4.1kShelves
12. 112 爹 Dad! Please Stop Rising in Rank. Our Family Really Are Treacherous Officials! 爹！求你别升了，咱家真是奸臣！ Yang Xueling杨雪凌Ancient Romance1.9M WordsOngoing Xu Qinghuan transmigrates into a book and becomes the only daughter of Xu Youde, the most corrupt official in all of Great Qian. Looking at the room full of gold and jewels, she doesn’t smile. She knows the entire Xu family will be executed in three years, and she’ll be hung on the city wall as a public warning. Luckily, she binds herself to the “Heartless Riches System.” If she can amass a hundred billion through ruthless profiteering and ruin her reputation, she can take ten billion in retirem 31.5kReads9.0Score6.8kShelves
13. 113 黑 Black Myth: Whoever Bullies Wukong, I’ll Bring Down the Heavens! 黑神话：谁欺负悟空，大师姐我掀了这天！ Qi Qi Qi Qi七琪启气Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [No romance + Journey to the West + adored by everyone + unbeatable workaholic + face-slapping] After transmigrating into a book, Yan Wuling becomes the high-risk character known as the Eldest Senior Sister. She spends seven years being a lazy freeloader to save her own skin. Only when she meets a little monkey seeking the Way to immortality does she realize she has transmigrated into the world of Journey to the West! Yan Wuling: “What? You want me to disrupt the great calamity of the Journey to 16.8kReads9.5Score2.8kShelves
14. 114 刚 We Just Had Our Home Confiscated, and Now It's the Apocalypse? I'm Stockpiling Supplies in Ancient Times to Escape the Famine 刚抄家又末世？我在古代囤货逃荒 The Beloved Fish团宠鱼Ancient Romance724k WordsCompleted [Apocalyptic Disasters + Medicine + Superpowers + Spatial Storage + Stockpiling Supplies + No Saintly Heroine] Su Hua transmigrates into a book. She isn’t the heroine or even a supporting character, just a complete sucker who isn’t even important enough to have her name mentioned. In three days, her family will be confiscated and she’ll be exiled. Three months later, she’ll face extreme heat, heavenly fire, earthquakes, tsunamis... The world will turn into a map straight out of the Classic of Mo 22.4kReads9.2Score2.2kShelves
15. 115 超 Supermarket Connects to Another World, I’m Doing Business in All Realms of Cultivation 超市通异世，我在修真各界搞倒卖 Jiang Lanlan Qingqing江蓝蓝清清Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Pocket Dimension + Cultivation Treasures + Trading + Building a Business + No Romance + A Female Lead Who Grows] Just as graduation approached, Yun Zhizhi’s boyfriend dumped her for a rich woman. Her stepfather left behind tens of millions in gambling debts and ran off. Unable to bear the burden, her mother disappeared without a word, taking Yun Zhizhi’s half-brother with her. When the creditors came knocking, Yun Zhizhi hit her head in a fall. To her astonishment, her family’s supermarket had 37.4kReads7.3Score4.2kShelves
16. 116 让 After Making Cockroaches Her Informants, She Became the Major Crimes Unit’s Favorite 让蟑螂当线人后，她成重案组团宠 Cheese Potato Pancake芝士土豆饼Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [No Romance]+ [Crime Solving]+ [A Different Kind of Ability to Understand “Animal” Talk] The night Tang Cong awakens her special ability, a mouse stealing snacks gives her a live report on a murder: “Your neighbor’s turned into a brainless female corpse!” Tang Cong: …What kind of nightmare script did I get stuck with?! Other people hear their pets’ thoughts. She hears the city’s vermin hold a conference. With this absurd “intelligence network,” Tang Cong helps the police solve one bizarre ca 48.9kReads8.8Score8kShelves
17. 117 都 I'm Reborn, So Why Would I Still Play Esports? 都重生了谁还搞电子竞技啊 Tiny as Dust微未为尘Urban343k WordsOngoing To escape the suffocating pressure of facing his mother, Zhang Rui resolutely left home to pursue a career in esports. But fate dealt him a rough hand, and, consumed by obsession and thrown off balance, he eventually lost himself. Luckily, fortune smiled on him, and he unexpectedly came back reborn! Having finally come to his senses, he begins to enjoy life. With a carefree school life, a smooth-sailing entrepreneurial journey, and a beautiful woman by his side, life couldn’t be sweeter. Until t 814Reads—Score—Shelves

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    You definitely won't be disappointed 😄

18. 118 电 Digital Homecoming: Reborn 《电子归途之重生》 Guest of Qinggu Valley箐谷客31k WordsCompleted The Electronic Road Home: Reborn 352Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Dear readers, I sincerely recommend two novellas of science fiction, *The Electronic Journey: Breaking Free* and *The Electronic Journey: Rebirth*. I'm sure you'll enjoy them. The science fiction foundations are closely related to physics, based on knowledge of electricity, quantum physics, and computer science, offering a fresh and unique perspective. The story's underlying logic is based on a future physics PhD's discovery of a microscopic intelligent civilization existing on free electrons. The antagonist's setbacks in work and relationships serve as the catalyst for the events. The story revolves around two main threads: "The antagonist steals research results—uses the microscopic intelligent civilization to retaliate against targets—causing global catastrophe," and "The protagonist unravels the mysteries of various disasters—develops cooperation with the microscopic civilization based on research findings—and stops the global catastrophe." Ultimately, this establishes a new perspective on the symbiotic relationship between macro and microscopic civilizations. The author has meticulously crafted the plot, ensuring logical coherence. All science fiction elements are based on reasonable conjectures about scientific and technological development and contradictions, possessing a complete worldview. The author's writing style is fluent, featuring vivid descriptions, rich character emotions, and grand science fiction scenes, making it a worthwhile read. (1) The novel proposes the concept of "a future macroscopic and microscopic symbiotic civilization", which is a new way of thinking from the perspective of science fiction. (2) The novel's conjecture that "oxygen atoms and the structure of the solar system are isomorphic, and the 8-planet celestial system may have similar environments and may give birth to similar life forms" is worth discussing and thinking about by science fiction fans. (3) The novel proposes that "the 'simultaneity' of time in the human world may be a very large time scale in the microscopic world. The 'superposition state' in quantum mechanics, if viewed from the perspective of the microscopic world, is a collection of multiple states of events that occur in a linear order over a long time scale, so there is no superposition state." This view is worth thinking about and discussing. (4) The novel believes that "electrons observed in experiments are not necessarily passively generated, but may also be active escape phenomena created by life behavior." This view is worth thinking about and studying. (5) The novel's vision of the future combination of brain-computer interfaces and bionic robots is worth looking forward to. (6) The novel contains a satirical attitude towards extremism. Technological extremism, scientific extremism, fame and fortune extremism, and behavioral extremism are all objects of ridicule in the novel. (7) The novel advocates the supremacy of morality and the harmonious coexistence of all things, which aligns with the mainstream worldview of today. (8) The protagonist's spirit of daring to take risks and sacrifice himself for the fate of all mankind demonstrates the noble quality of a free and loving heart, and is a manifestation of a noble character that embraces the world and the fate of humanity. In addition, the novel also touches on the discussion of AI ethics, the discussion of the highest moral principles, and the introduction of knowledge such as base lightning protection measures, laser lightning energy storage, and types and characteristics of lightning. In short, the story is very exciting. While reading, one can learn some real knowledge and also open up the reader's thinking about the future development of technology and life forms, as well as ethics and morality. I sincerely recommend it to my fellow book lovers!

19. 119 电 Digital Homecoming: Breaking Free from the Cocoon 《电子归途之破茧》 Guest of Qinggu Valley箐谷客30k WordsCompleted Electronic Journey Home: Breaking Free 404Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 120 少 Young Master, Madam Says She'd Rather Go to Work! 少爷，夫人说她更想上班！ Chichi Xianyue迟迟弦月Modern Romance783k WordsOngoing [Marriage first, love later] [Long-planned romance] [Both strong and devoted] Diplomat x CEO When she was four, her mother died before her eyes, and her father fell in love with someone else. From then on, Liu Ling'er learned one thing: tears were useless, and so was love. At twenty-five, Shen Yuci bound her to his side with a marriage contract. She thought it was a five-year arrangement, never knowing that this man had been waiting for her for twenty-one years. She also had no idea that for t 1.5kReads—Score130Shelves

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    I highly recommend this book! The female lead is from a high-ranking family, and the male lead is a wealthy CEO. They are engaged, and the male lead falls in love with her at first sight. The female lead loses some of her memories of the male lead due to certain reasons. The male lead works abroad for seven years to support her, and the first thing he does upon returning is to reunite with her. He only loves the female lead and is completely devoted to her. Although the female lead lacks love due to her family background, she is very strong, a graduate of a prestigious university, highly professional, and becomes a diplomat midway through the story. She is a proud and gentle woman; anyone would fall in love with her! A strong, pure love story, super addictive!

21. 121 大 The Benevolent Ancestor of the Tang Dynasty 【大唐仁祖】 Tang Renzu of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors三皇五帝唐仁祖Historical973k WordsCompleted [Golden Finger] [Transmigration] [Li Ke] [Political Intrigue] [History] From the start, he transmigrates into Li Ke. Facing certain death, he uses Li Shimin as a chess piece and goes head-to-head with the Changsun clan and the Guanlong aristocratic families, deftly resolving the struggle over the crown prince's succession. From the start, he is trapped in a dead end: Changsun Wuji has already begun plotting to frame him, and the deadly purge of Zhenguan Year 17 is less than six years away. He 5.6kReads—Score492Shelves

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    After reading this novel, you'll understand what a novel truly is. I recommend reading the comments section at the end first, where the author summarizes the entire novel. "Emperor Renzu of Tang" is a work of extremely high quality in the genre of alternate history fiction, achieving excellence in its theme, overall structure, long-term foreshadowing, character development, and political intrigue system—a level unmatched by any other online novel! ✅ Parts that are exceptionally well-done and almost flawless: 1. Scope and Theme: Breaking away from the traditional "winner takes all" narrative of historical novels, its core theme is to break the cycle of bloodshed and chaos inherent in feudal dynasties. Instead of eliminating political enemies through massacres, it pursues peace and stability, paving the way for a civilized transformation through gentle reforms—a rare and grand humanistic theme in historical fiction. 2. Structure and Foreshadowing: The entire book is intricately plotted with interconnected elements. The superior breed of Annam, the search for a woman in Jiangnan, and the spice and wine shop are all foreshadowed early on; the political intrigue is entirely overt. The military system is self-consistent and complete, employing the theory of contradictions in united front work, the "trapped horse trough" tactic, paying homage to the Four Crossings of the Chishui River, the breaching of Anshi City by thermal expansion and contraction, and the pre-emptive implementation of land reclamation to solve the food supply problem. The military and political logic is solid, avoiding many common flaws in time-travel novels. 3. Character arcs: All core characters are three-dimensional and complex. Li Shimin is not a model of a wise ruler; he understands everything yet bears the original sin of the Xuanwu Gate Incident, willingly becoming a pawn in his son's game. Li Ke carries an eternal regret, possessing top-tier strategies yet forever trapped in the pain of losing his wife. Li Chengqian, Li Tai, Li Zhi, Changsun Wuji, Qin Qiong, and others all have complete transformation trajectories; there are no mere plot devices or supporting characters. The father-son "player and pawn" game relationship is a unique artistic creation. 4. Artistic techniques: Skillfully using restrained small scenes to convey immense tension. The emperor's mind is revealed through everyday details such as the carriage knocking on Consort Yang, the two emperors visiting Qin Qiong's door when he passed away, Yuchi Gong kneeling before the tomb, and Li Ke playing chess while visiting the tomb during his trip to Qianzhou. The emperor skillfully uses blank spaces and avoids direct preaching, instead using events and actions to evoke emotions.

22. 122 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—Score103Shelves

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    I've been reading this recently, and the writing is quite good. I personally think it's a fine piece of writing, definitely worth reading.

23. 123 逃 Fleeing Famine: My Whole Family Is Reborn 逃荒，我全家都是重生的 Mo Mo Is Master Mo墨墨是墨爷Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Dreams of the Future + Whole Family Reborn + No Romance] In her previous life, Su Yin, her mother, and her aunt were brutally killed by rioters. In the blink of an eye, the three of them were reborn together. Before the rioters stormed their village, they took refuge in Xinghua Village, where their uncle lived, and fled in advance. On the road as refugees, they ran into Su Yin’s abandoned, blindly filial father. They thought he’d be dead weight, but it turned out he could see the future, and hi 71.2kReads9.4Score8.5kShelves

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    Reading time 2800+, books finished.

24. 124 都 Kill Them All. There's No Need to Act Normal 都杀了，做人没必要太正常 The Round-Headed, Round-Brained, Round-Bellied Tangerine圆头圆脑圆肚皮的橘子Ancient Romance339k WordsCompleted [Now being published; a motion comic is out. The heroine is invincible, no romance, no nation-building, plot-focused, with male characters who may die.] Guan Zhiwei is forced to transmigrate. Countless Systems bind themselves to her, promising to send her home once she completes their missions. They all turn out to be liars. Our unlucky heroine decides to take down this world. Starting with killing the male lead. As she takes out one romantic male lead after another, she leads her neighbors 57.7kReads9.6Score10kShelves
25. 125 异 Another World: That's Too Much! Starting from Scratch to Earn Contribution Points 异世：过分了，从零开始搞贡献值 Raise a Little Blue Cat养只小蓝猫Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [The opening can be read as an NPC being reborn + growing from weak to strong + stockpiling goods in various otherworlds + one-of-a-kind adventures in different worlds + romance + cozy vibes?] An Jiu was reborn in someone else's body. A barren wasteland, a strictly ranked beehive, sixth-class citizens scrambling to get their three meals a day, and a monthly trip to an altered world to gather supplies. Clenching her fists, she knew that if she wanted enough to eat, she had to... Fight! Like! Mad! 8.1kReads9.1Score887Shelves
26. 126 快 Quick Transmigration: The Wicked Female Side Character Steals the Golden Finger 快穿：恶毒女配抢走了金手指 Mao Mao Zai Zai毛毛崽崽Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Everyone’s Favorite × Quick Transmigration × No Chasing Men × Career-Driven Heroine] Tang Qing was once the most celebrated star in Shanghai’s glittering heyday. She spent her whole life working hard, scheming and fighting, competing for men, resources, and star status. Just as she was about to claim the throne of Best Actress, an unexpected car accident sent her, by a twist of fate, into a heroine’s everyone’s-favorite System... System: “You’re a thief! I don’t belong to you. I want to unlin 4.4kReads9.0Score474Shelves
27. 127 穿 After Transmigrating into an Idiotic Female Villain, I Gave Up on the Spot 穿成降智脑残女配后，我原地摆烂 Lu Li路鲤Ancient Romance479k WordsCompleted [A clear-eyed heroine + a devoted, well-behaved hero + the whole family turns its fate around] Shen Mianmian has transmigrated into a book! She's landed in the doomed Marquis's household in the latest hit historical romance about a local woman tormenting a transmigrated woman. The marquis is domineering and unreasonable, his wife is foolish and naive, and their heir is weak-willed and clueless. And she... is stupid enough to shout about monogamy and equality for all in a feudal society. Together 9.4kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves
28. 128 快 Quick Transmigration: You Brat! I’m the Reinforcements Your Dad Sent 快穿之逆子！我是你爹请来的救兵 Insomniac c失眠者cModern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [No CP + quick transmigration + strengthening the nation + strong female lead] She wants to live. She wants to make her wishes come true. For that, Lin Yu fears neither mountains of blades nor seas of fire! Face-slapping? Strengthening the nation? Focusing on her career? She wants it all! The male and female leads? If they have nothing to do with her, they can get lost! She becomes an inconsequential cannon-fodder cousin in a reborn lucky heroine story? From the start, she slaps the lucky heroin 4kReads9.1Score435Shelves
29. 129 引 Tempting the Moon 引诱月亮 Fu Chuan浮川Modern Romance228k WordsCompleted [Anime Crossover Livestream + Parent-Child Variety Show + Sweet Romance + Love at First Sight] Yan Sheng transmigrates into a book. Under the influence of the universally adored heroine Shen Qingran's aura, she gets vilified despite her fair skin and stunning looks. To stay away from the heroine, Yan Sheng turns around and joins a parent-child variety show. Thanks to her title as the “Brat Crusher,” Yan Sheng becomes a sensation in the entertainment industry. Haters leap up and down, mocking her 921Reads9.0Score122Shelves
30. 130 快 Quick Transmigration: The Max-Level Big Shot Gets the Cannon Fodder Script 快穿当满级大佬拿到炮灰剧本 Ran Qiqi冉七柒Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted When the Cannon Fodder System has no other choice, it grabs a random lackey, never expecting to latch onto a max-level expert! From then on, it gets to coast to victory. In the heroine's story, the lives of cannon fodder characters are always turned upside down by her. No matter how innocent they are, cannon fodder can only ever be cannon fodder, a stepping stone on the heroine's road to happiness. Then Guihua transmigrates into the cannon fodder characters of various little worlds. Guihua says: 27.1kReads9.4Score2.2kShelves
31. 131 重 After Being Reborn, My Five Brothers Beg Me in Tears to Return Home 重生后，五个哥哥哭着求我回府 Mu Mianmian慕绵绵Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Currently being published] [She chases him after the breakup + sweet romance + satisfying read] In her previous life, Jiang You'an was a cannon-fodder side character in a novel where the whole family doted on the heroine. Her entire family favored her younger sister, and she was beaten to death with clubs. After being reborn, she refuses to repeat her past mistakes, only to discover that her family regrets everything and begs for her forgiveness. Everyone wants to make amends? Hah, I’m not int 7.8kReads9.4Score1.3kShelves
32. 132 间 The Spy's Daily Life After the System Dumped Me in Republican-Era China 【被系统坑到民国的】间谍日常 Listening to Rain in the Night Wind夜风听雨Urban1.3M WordsCompleted An ordinary office worker gets a System, but before she can enjoy any of its benefits, it dumps her into a parallel-world version of Republican-era China. That's where her life as a spy begins. From an ordinary field operative to an undercover agent, from a regular spy to a triple agent, she goes from reluctant to willing, writing her own legend in the great metropolis of Shanghai... Check out the new book next door: The Village Girl, the Grand Diviner, also known as After Getting a Puppet Space 45.3kReads9.5Score4.7kShelves
33. 133 全 Everyone Plays Hide-and-Seek: The Unhinged Beauty Has Maxed-Out Clairvoyance 全民躲猫猫：疯批美人她满级天眼 Deep-Fried Pear油炸雪梨Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing [Game Invasion + Hide-and-Seek + Livestream + Female Lead + No Romance] After nuclear war, Blue Star lies in ashes. Hide-and-seek is humanity's only hope. A global hide-and-seek game has arrived. Those chosen will represent their nations in battle. Victory earns rewards; defeat means losing territory! When Lin Suian appears as Dragon Nation's forty-fourth contestant, the comments wail: “She's wearing a hospital gown? And slippers? It's over, Dragon Nation's luck has run out!” But while the other 204.4kReads9.3Score21.7kShelves
34. 134 豪 Cast-Off Rich Wife? Sorry, She's a Beautiful Madwoman 豪门弃妇？抱歉，她是疯批美人 One Paycheck, One Hundred Trillion一薪一亿亿Modern Romance937k WordsOngoing [Pursuit of his wife + unhinged heroine + satisfying face-slapping + male rivals competing for her + revenge] This book is also known as Mr. Fu, Your Wife Is Acting Up Again. Three years into their marriage, Mo Lansheng suddenly discovered that her husband was keeping another woman on the side. An ex-girlfriend he still had a thing with, a first love he couldn't let go of, and a whole crowd of admirers. And she was nothing but a discarded rich man's wife in everyone else's eyes. But she wasn't d 23.4kReads8.4Score1.8kShelves

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    A female-centric, fast-paced novel where the female lead is highly intelligent, cunning, ruthless, and relentlessly pursues her; multiple male leads vie for her affections in a fierce power struggle.

35. 135 夜 In the Sultry Night, I Lured Him Into My Trap 夜色靡靡，诱他入局 Nine Tian Tian九天天Modern Romance245k WordsCompleted Male lead: Song Jingyuan. Female lead: Ning Xixi / Ye Zhixia [A logical story with sweetness and satisfying payback, not mindless wish fulfillment] [Reunion after years apart + powerful man lowers his head + says one thing but means another + scheming + both sexually inexperienced + love grows over time] For her boyfriend’s future, Ning Xixi sought out the man she had spent one passionate night with. But he seemed... well... like someone not to be trifled with. He even hated her deliberate attem 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    All are unconventional articles

36. 136 说 You Said We Were Getting Divorced. What Gives You the Right to Back Out? 说好的离婚，你反悔算什么？ Nine Tian Tian九天天Modern Romance11k WordsCompleted You said we were getting divorced. What do you mean, you’ve changed your mind? 2Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 137 负 Guilt 负罪 Nine Tian Tian九天天Modern Romance340k WordsCompleted [A note for readers: This is a realistic urban story, with a somewhat slow start. If that’s not your thing, don’t dive in!] On that snowy night, unwilling to marry a lame man, she chose to run away. But she was forced into a baffling case, which also brought a buried past to light. The misfortune of her family of origin drove her forward under a burden of guilt. Fortunately, she, weighed down by guilt, met him… * The wounds inflicted by one’s family of origin can heal. Family ties clouded by sel 4Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 138 一 A Furnace of Starlight 一炉星光 Nine Tian Tian九天天Modern Romance209k WordsCompleted One is the inheritor of incense appreciation, a part of traditional Chinese culture. The other is the head of Starlight, an autism rehabilitation center. They had nothing in common until an unusual rental agreement brought them together. After her company went bankrupt, Ning Xi was forced into business. Sick of the conflicts and schemes of the corporate world, she still had no choice but to work relentlessly to make money. Then Shen Xinghe came along, and he and the children changed her... As t 2Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 139 惊 What a Shock! You Have a Kid, and You Say You Can't Perform? 惊！孩子都有了，你说你不行？ Su Buhuo苏不惑Modern Romance133k WordsOngoing A college instructor who has shut herself off from love VS a playboy who can’t live without it Marriage first, love later + long-planned pursuit + the powerful one learns to yield + mutual redemption On the day of her flash wedding, Jiang Luoluan discovers she’s pregnant. Oh no, this is supposed to be a joyous occasion. It wouldn’t be right to make someone a father without warning, would it? Unable to find the biological father, Jiang Luoluan can only gaze at the man before her with her big, inn 4Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 140 双 A Blood-Soaked Reckoning: Twin Sisters Return for Vengeance 【血色满门】双生姐妹踏血归来 Xiao Xiao Ran Zi萧萧然子Ancient Romance601k WordsOngoing An entire family of loyal officials is framed, and a century-old marquis’s estate is turned into a living hell. Twin sisters plunge from a cliff into the water, surviving against all odds. Once cherished young ladies who lived behind closed doors, they now tread a thorny path through the world. One struggles to survive on a sheer cliff, honing her edge; the other wanders in a foreign land, maneuvering at every turn. The court is rife with deceit and schemes, while the martial world flashes with 1.9kReads6.6Score209Shelves

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    High-octane plot twists! Highly recommended: [Bloodstained Family]—a story of twin sisters returning from the brink of bloodshed, a pinnacle of political intrigue in ancient China. The characters are exceptionally well-developed; the twin sisters return with the blood of their entire family at large, navigating from the inner chambers to the imperial court, turning their enemies into pawns. The reading experience is simply irresistible, with a strong suspenseful atmosphere and a meticulously crafted political scheme, devoid of any filler. 4568 fellow readers are following along, and even seasoned bookworms praise the captivating plot. If you enjoy intrigue and power struggles, don't hesitate—go for it!

41. 141 凡 Sword Cultivator of the Mortal Body 凡体剑修 Juice果汁Xianxia684k WordsOngoing [Cultivation, Fantasy] + [Swordsmanship] + [Decisive, Blood-Pumping] + [No System] During the sect tournament, Lin Xuan was publicly humiliated and demoted to an outer disciple. Elder Wu declared that if he failed to reach the eighth level of Qi Condensation in three months, he would be expelled from the Spirit Sword Sect. Everyone laughed at him as a good-for-nothing in the immortal path, someone whose life was worth less than grass. Who could have guessed that as soon as he arrived at the oute 47.3kReads8.0Score3.7kShelves
42. 142 风 The Wind Blows, the Demon Is Unbound 风吹无邪魔 Windblown Innocent Demon风吹无邪魔Sci-Fi & Apocalypse322k WordsOngoing Martial arts and spectacular battles. War and grand scenes. Humans and demons, demons and shamans: watch the protagonist survive, fight, and find love in an apocalyptic world. Qin Shi Huang Ying Zheng will appear too! 57Reads—Score—Shelves

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    In this apocalyptic world, good and evil are indistinguishable. "The Wind Blows Without Demons" is a thrilling read with intense action and profound character development; the more you read, the more addictive it becomes. 💕💕💕

43. 143 我 My Glory Days in Dongguan 我在东莞的高光岁月 Warm Wine, Waiting for the Wind温酒等风来Urban394k WordsOngoing My name is Chang Da Qiang. I was born in a small, underdeveloped county town in the late 1980s. My parents were farmers, and in those days, when everything was desperately poor, I graduated from a junior college and looked for work in my hometown. After hitting one dead end after another, I made a bold decision: I headed south to Guangdong to try my luck. Through hard work, I finally had the experiences that inspired this novel. 2.1kReads—Score117Shelves

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    These two books are super good! (>_<)

44. 144 那 The Happy Years I Spent in Dongguan 那些年我在东莞的幸福往事 Sparse Shadows in the Courtyard疏影庭前Urban299k WordsCompleted [Urban everyday life] + [multiple heroines] + [first person] My name is Hao Jian. I'm a college graduate who left a small inland county to make a living in Dongguan. A female classmate who'd been quite a flirt back in school introduced me to the city. I thought I'd find a factory job and earn some money, but things didn't go as planned. I ended up in a bar, and that's where my life took an unexpected turn. 5.6kReads6.0Score510Shelves
45. 145 桃 A Garden of Students, Growing Old Together in Love 桃李满天下恩爱共白头 Bright Sunny Day灿烂晴天Modern Romance42k WordsCompleted Wu Xiaomin was a country girl, born and raised in the countryside, but she had always been a good student and was naturally beautiful. Unfortunately, after she started high school, her surroundings changed dramatically, leaving her confused and lost. In her sophomore year, she met a new homeroom teacher who helped her find her way again. After graduating from college, Wu Xiaomin gave up a job placement back in her hometown and introduced a female college classmate to her former high school teach 1.6kReads—Score—Shelves

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    The first book's male lead is the female lead's high school mentor. After graduating from university, to repay her mentor, the female lead introduces a female classmate from university to him as his girlfriend. She then chooses to stay in the city to work, even though she didn't have a guaranteed job assignment, in order to develop her career.

46. 146 中 Lu Xueqi, Vocational School Student 中专生陆雪琪 Bright Sunny Day灿烂晴天Marriage & Romance81k WordsCompleted Lu Xueqi, the Vocational School Student 1.8kReads—Score—Shelves
47. 147 等 The Happiness We Waited For 等来的幸福 Bright Sunny Day灿烂晴天Modern Romance51k WordsCompleted In this blended family, the male and female leads grow up calling each other brother and sister. After her mother dies, the heroine goes abroad with her biological father. While overseas, she and the male lead begin a relationship. 761Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 148 快 Quick Transmigration: The Real and Fake Heiresses’ Battleground 快穿之真假千金修罗场 Feng Ou冯藕Modern Romance240k WordsOngoing First World: The Comic Artist in the Nineteenth Century London, 1851. When Lin Xiaoman woke up, she found herself lying in an unfamiliar four-poster bed, wearing a corset so tight she could barely breathe. She had been a webcomic artist in the twenty-first century. After finishing the final panel of her latest installment, she had fallen asleep on the subway. On her first day after transmigrating, it took her three hours to learn how to walk in a crinoline and petticoats. Her maid, Mary, told h —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This one, this one, this one

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