I Read Pretty Much Anything, Except Angst 杂食党但不看虐文

1. 1 南 South Street Bakery [The 1990s] 南街面包店[九零] Pine Snow Pastry松雪酥Romance663k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication. Follow Weibo @Haoshide Songxuesu for publication updates and announcements.] Tao Tao only dozed off for a moment, and woke up back in 1997. That year, Hong Kong returned to China. She was eight, and everything was just as it had been. The family bakery hadn't gone under. Her stepmother, Aunt Yu, hadn't been driven away by her difficult, sharp-tongued self. And Yu Luan hadn't died. As the old sunlight streamed through the vintage glass display case in their home, she watc 116.3kFavorites128kClicks/ch289.4kGifts

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   26.8.9 - Sweet romance, rebirth, pseudo-bones, slice-of-life, making up for regrets. The female protagonist is reborn into her childhood, and in terms of business, she mainly participates in bread innovation, and there are many aspects of her daily life as a child. I preferred the earlier town arcs in the business storyline. The romance was so-so; the early, ambiguous stages were okay, but I watched until the main characters graduated high school and then stopped.

2. 2 从 Starting from Zero: A Cultivation Family Simulator 从零开始的修仙家族模拟器 Walking with the Gods与神同行Romance878k WordsCompleted You play a family-building game. You start as an ordinary mortal, without even the faintest trace of a cultivator in sight, yet the goal is to build the greatest cultivation clan in the world. Unlike an ordinary family game, this one lets you pass the game down through generations. You can create each new clan leader, your apparent descendant, from scratch. After countless generations of hard work, you look at your overflowing inheritance points and the traits you’ve given the next clan leader y 86.6kFavorites81.4kClicks/ch319.5kGifts

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   It's inhuman and feels like the fourth catastrophe. I like the first generation the most; it feels like a short story.

3. 3 路 Can a Nobody Be the Chosen Star? 路人甲也可以是紫微星吗？ Crisp Thin Moon酥薄月No CP1.2M WordsOngoing Age 0, Your parents decide to have a pretty baby to leech off. Age 3, They start planning a career path for their little superstar. Age 6, A carefully planned publicity stunt lines up a batch of future fans for you. Age 8, Your parents joke around on social media, asking, “Could my child be a child model?” and “They'll be too old to model if we don't start now!” Their posts land you your first acting role, and your first paycheck. Age 14, You start puberty and your voice breaks. You're now a 43.1kFavorites54.9kClicks/ch183.2kGifts

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   This is a story about developing one's career in the entertainment industry. It's worth reading if you're looking for something to read. The system isn't very prominent, and the overall tone is rather bland, though there are occasional bright spots. The writing style could be improved, and the author is very adept at writing in a forum-like style, giving it a strong Chinese entertainment forum feel. The early reviews are often filled with arguments, which can be quite annoying.

4. 4 破 A Guide to Taking the Throne at a Failing Tourist Attraction: Farming 破产景区登基指南[种田] Springtime Tangerine春见柑Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Currently serializing: I Transmigrated into a Trash Incineration Plant and Generate Power Every Day [Farming] Xiang Yu takes over a run-down hot spring resort and the enormous iceberg behind it. The water here is hotter than a hot pot, the snowy mountains steeper than slides, and a group of employees with missing limbs are waiting for her to support them. Looking at the deaf Qingluan, mute merfolk, scorpion spirit with a severed tail, and the rest of the employees sent by the System, Xiang Yu a 51.4kFavorites52.9kClicks/ch240.7kGifts

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   This is a lighthearted story about opening a tourist attraction. The author is a newbie, and the writing style and plot are among the best in the business genre. The romance is a minor element. It's a very enjoyable read, not dry or rambling. The author has many clever references, making it hard to put down. (Caution: Proceed with caution when reading further.) There's a bug; don't think about it too much. For example, the source of the female lead's start-up capital and her background (a little patch was added in chapter 186), the household registration of re-employed employees, how the mermaid can keep the secret from ordinary employees, how to reuse scripts after serious spoilers, and the time and pricing issues of makeup and costumes in scenic spots.

5. 5 丧 Zombie University 丧病大学 Yan Liangyu颜凉雨Danmei (BL)560k WordsCompleted Song Fei's college life is nothing out of the ordinary: attending required classes, skipping electives, and taking the CET-4 and CET-6 exams. If there's one thing that's a headache, it's his hard-to-shake-off, complicated relationship with his ex-boyfriend, the top student Qi Yan. As the saying goes, only exes and villains are hard to deal with: get too close and they're rude, keep your distance and they complain. He thinks college will pass by in the same ordinary way, until one day an infec 452.5kFavorites635kClicks/ch376kGifts

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   Campus, apocalypse, zombies, ensemble cast. Plot reigns supreme, romance is merely a spice. No superpowers, the main characters grow throughout the story, the plot is tightly woven, the writing is excellent, unity is strength, never lose hope.

6. 6 昏 A Tyrant Needs to Go Offline 昏君就要君主离线制 Gu Simu顾四木Multi-Orientation524k WordsCompleted An app called [The Emperor's Simulated Life] suddenly appears on Jiang Li's phone. APP: [Please select a historical ruler to load (Note: not a wise ruler).] Jiang Li is extraordinarily lazy. After thinking it over, she picks Liu Shan. If she ends up by Zhuge Liang's side, she can just say, “I'll leave everything to you, Prime Minister!” APP: [Host has selected Liu Shan, ruler of Shu Han. System transporting Host (bzzzt)... System error... Host transported to the wrong time and place... Host h 78.7kFavorites150.5kClicks/ch100.5kGifts

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   I haven't finished reading it yet, but I like the plot and themes of this story—the idea that a tyrannical ruler cannot be whitewashed. The narrative at the beginning is a bit wordy.

7. 7 管 Manage the Transmigration Into a Book, Save the Male Lead! 管管穿书，救救男主！ Call Me Su the Third叫我苏三少Romance426k WordsCompleted You only want to transmigrate into a book and become the male lead’s first love, beauty, girlfriend, crybaby, sidekick, sweetheart… Have you ever considered how the male lead feels? You haven’t. You only care about yourself. After inexplicably becoming a Tang monk who fell into the Spider Cave, the male lead has a simple response. Gu Zhixing: “Thanks for asking. Stop transmigrating already. I’m exhausted.” * After Gu Zhixing dodged three girls pretending to fall, avoided five who tried to bump i 89.3kFavorites188kClicks/ch60.3kGifts

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   2V1, female disguised as male, Mary Sue story, silly.

8. 8 炮 The Cannon Fodder Won't Play Along Anymore [Quick Transmigration] 炮灰不奉陪了[快穿] Ze Lan择兰No CP924k WordsCompleted My name is Mu Xing. I'm a sacrificial side character. At first, I had no idea, until I realized that in every life, I ended up in a truly miserable situation. For example, a celebrity hated by the entire internet, a young heir to a marquis's estate whose identity was switched at birth, or an overbearing CEO who got into a car accident after discovering his brother had stolen his girlfriend... Terrified, I clutched my little blank 130.2kFavorites349.8kClicks/ch220.5kGifts

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   No romantic pairing, a lighthearted and enjoyable read. It features a comeback storyline and is a relatively lighthearted and heartwarming story. Overall, it flows smoothly, with minor logical issues, but I personally don't think they affect readability.

9. 9 开 Spend a Hundred Million from the Start [Entertainment Industry] 开局先花一个亿[娱乐圈] Cat in the Sugar糖中猫Romance651k WordsCompleted [My new female-led wish-fulfillment novel, Cultivating Immortality in a Catastrophe-Ravaged World, is now available. Please come take a look!] Sheng Quan transmigrated into a book, landing in an entertainment-industry novel she'd once read. She also acquired a System. The System said, [Sorry, I'm a newbie System. Apart from money, I can't give you anything.] Sheng Quan looked at the balance in her account, enough to make her the richest person in the world in an instant. [ ... You're being ver 220.5kFavorites495kClicks/ch876.3kGifts

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   A romance novel featuring a female protagonist and a wealthy heir. A satisfying read, featuring the protagonist building his own entertainment empire, helping others, and benefiting the world. While some plot points are a bit awkward, it still ranks among the top-tier "tycoon" novels on Jinjiang Literature City. There aren't many romantic scenes.

10. 10 浪 [Quick Transmigration] Heroes Swept Away by the Waves [快穿]浪花淘尽英雄 Qian Posuo谴婆娑Romance314k WordsCompleted PS: The timeline and age gap have been deliberately shortened. Everyone in this romance is young. (Told in two volumes, each about different players.) Dreamer releases a full-dive romance game where you can meet the greatest men from the past five thousand years. From then on, the players struggle in a daily battleground of romance. That year, I picked up a gorgeous man on the street and married him. My husband was useless at everything except fishing. Later, he fished up King Wen of Zhou. That 23.9kFavorites52kClicks/ch22.3kGifts

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    It's based on historical fiction, has many personal interpretations, and the plot is very interesting. I especially like the two stories about gender-swapped emperors.

11. 11 女 Happy Ending with the Second Male Lead 女主都和男二HE Fu Hua扶华Romance678k WordsCompleted Female lead: I'm choosing the second male lead! [A collection of short stories where various second male leads get the girl.] [Don't associate any of these stories with other novels. They're for all the second male leads I've loved over the years.] Story One: Explosive-tempered Dog Emperor × Easygoing, Cautious Empress (Complete) Story Two: Loyal, Sweet, Deep-voiced Assassin × Soft Girl Who's Great at Raising Pigs and Has Every Life Skill (Complete) Story Three: Evolving Monster Man × Hot-Pot-Fl 535.4kFavorites1.4MClicks/ch402.9kGifts

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    A romance novel featuring a female protagonist, a sweet and quick transmigration story. The content is as the title suggests: each world features a 1v1 relationship with the male supporting character. The original male leads are all disgusting and greasy men, making it a classic story in this genre. It was published many years ago, and I really enjoyed it when I first read it. I still reread it when I want to read short, light, and sweet stories.

12. 12 哈 Hahahahahahaha 哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈 Wu Shi雾十Danmei (BL)420k WordsCompleted After a meteor shower, quite a few people gained golden fingers. Bai Yin’s golden finger… was probably inheriting a fortune worth hundreds of billions and always meeting people with golden fingers of their own. A classmate who couldn’t cook suddenly wanted to become a master chef. No one believed him, so Bai Yin became his first paying customer. A shut-in tenant declared he was going to conquer Wall Street and got mocked by everyone. Bai Yin gave him his first nest egg. A young, inexperienced b 80kFavorites140.3kClicks/ch73.1kGifts

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    It's a lighthearted and sweet story with the main character being the bottom (shou). It's a non-traditional story about a rich and powerful person. The main focus is on the protagonist spending money, and the special abilities that the other roommates acquire are also quite funny. The author of this book consistently portrays romantic relationships in a natural and inevitable way, with few twists and turns, and the writing style and approach are also very consistent.

13. 13 摇 King of Rock [British and American Showbiz] 摇滚之王[英美娱] Shisan Mu十三木No CP621k WordsCompleted Many years later, when faced with the title “King of Rock,” William Nightingale would remember the afternoon a reporter questioned him. The reporter warned him solemnly, “Brothers shouldn't kiss each other on the lips.” * This was the greatest era of rock music. The Father of Rock danced the duck walk. Elvis was just starting out. And the world-famous Beatles were still a band of rebellious young men from the banks of the Mersey. William would write his own story in this age of dazzling s 14.5kFavorites15.1kClicks/ch22.1kGifts

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    A well-structured, smoothly written, and romance-free novel, it chronicles the rise of the King of Rock from obscurity to legendary status. This novel sparked my interest in rock music. The author's notes in each chapter aren't empty preaching or redundant expressions of the author's negative emotions (okay, I really love that), but rather presented as excerpts from a memoir, making the entire read feel like watching a true documentary about the legendary band.

14. 14 买 Buying Life 买活 Yu Jing Peng Xiang御井烹香Romance6.6M WordsCompleted Food is paramount to the people, and Heaven is indifferent, treating all things like straw dogs. Yet there are always those with hearts devoted to the people, working day and night and overcoming every obstacle to secure their livelihood. *1+ Basic setup, updated every day at noon 2+ Infrastructure development + food + ensemble cast Theme: Strive tirelessly and reach for the heights. Human determination can overcome fate. 206.4kFavorites246.1kClicks/ch2.6MGifts

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    "Xi Kang" is a very long novel, not suitable for skimming, but it avoids being overly mysterious or using sensational "foreshadowing," and it doesn't create thought-provoking plots that are ultimately depressing. It's a paradise for readers who enjoy historical fiction, leaning towards an ensemble cast and focusing on ordinary people, allowing them to experience the changes brought about by the female protagonist from their perspectives. There are some overpowered elements, but they aren't overly exaggerated; rather, the female protagonist's personal abilities far exceed the halo provided by these elements, which actually strengthens the logical flow of the story. The writing is excellent, and I'm still reading it slowly.

15. 15 在 The Happy Days of a Factory Owner in London [Literary Crossover] 在伦敦当工厂主的快乐日子[综名著] Old Books and Periodicals旧书报刊Romance1.3M WordsCompleted After becoming obsessed with a farming game, Alna discovers that the game has just released a London DLC. What are you waiting for? Download it already!! Let's cover the whole planet in crops. Here we go! She tears through the setup at breakneck speed, then falls silent when she sees her starting profile in the new map: [Dispossessed Peasant]. Farming, nineteenth-century London… me? Is this for real? With the game's introductory letter in hand and a new identity unlocked in the expansion, Aln 66.3kFavorites68.1kClicks/ch424.3kGifts

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    The fourth disaster is a business simulation story, the London Factory DLC in Stardew Valley. It's lighthearted and fun; the author excels at character development, and the management process and plot are quite fairytale-like, with the world revolving around the protagonist. (Spoilers and commentary below - proceed with caution!) Some of the employee NPCs' behaviors and language feel unrealistic (such as ordering the boss around or being sarcastic), clashing with the overall setting. Factory construction is pushed forward by non-professional NPCs, and solving operational problems—providing food and water—often feels like a series of random coincidences. Perhaps supplementing the descriptions of the system's task-issuing processes in these two aspects to enhance the game's feel, or perhaps introducing an NPC manager/assistant for the protagonist at the beginning, would be better.

16. 16 十 The Department Store Princess of the Nineteenth Century 十九世纪百货公主 Frozen Orange冻京橙Romance662k WordsCompleted Blurb: Dai Li transmigrated into a minor character in a classic Western novel. Nineteenth-century London, the golden age of the Victorian era. The surging steel tide of the Industrial Revolution had forged the world-famous metropolis of London. The West End was a paradise of glittering excess, while the East End was a hell of sweatshops. Dai Li's entire family was crammed into a narrow little house in the slums of East London. They scraped by on the income from half of a dilapidated general 76.6kFavorites90.5kClicks/ch144.5kGifts

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    October 31st - A fictional business novel. The female lead is capable, and the family relationships are harmonious. It's quite good; the writing is almost entirely free of unnecessary dialogue. The male lead is currently just a background character. The main plot revolves around her career, and the female lead's actions are logically sound. I hope the author can maintain this level of quality later on.

17. 17 师 My Master Begs Me Every Day Not to Break Through 师父每天求我别破境了 Oolong White Peach乌珑白桃Romance741k WordsCompleted [Complete. Thank you, everyone.] To cut to the chase: Xun Miaoling transmigrated to a world of cultivation. The good news: She has an exceptional spiritual root, extraordinary understanding, and advances to new realms as easily as eating or drinking. The bad news: The Heavenly Dao has it in for her. The faster she advances, the harder the lightning strikes. It's practically trying to kill her. Her master earnestly pleads with her: “Good disciple, can you please stop advancing to new realms?” Xun 126.1kFavorites161.3kClicks/ch188.8kGifts

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    It's a cultivation novel with a light and enjoyable reading experience. So far, the writing is smooth and there are no logical flaws. The main story doesn't seem to have a romantic subplot, but there are "what if" scenarios in the extra chapters.

18. 18 十 Everyday Family Life in Nineteenth-Century London 十九世纪伦敦养家日常 Three Kumquats金桔三颗Romance649k WordsCompleted My completed novels in the collection: My Agricultural Supply Store Connects to the Stars, I Run a Restaurant to Stay Alive [System], and When the Old Culinary God Transmigrated to the Modern Era [Gourmet]. Give them a look~~ Please add my upcoming novel, The Little Cook’s Guide to Supporting Her Family, to your collection~ The blurb is at the end. Blurb: The main story is complete~ A story about a Chinese soul who transmigrates to late-nineteenth-century England and struggles (gets rich) to s 55.2kFavorites60.1kClicks/ch71.3kGifts

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    September 29th - A business novel about starting a food business. The protagonist's parents are deceased, and his family is busy building their careers. The author says the main story focuses on the business aspect, with side stories for the male lead and romance to be added later. Some settings are not entirely rigorous, but I personally find them acceptable and within acceptable limits. It's almost 200 chapters long, so it's worth reading. The fattening process is underway.

19. 19 在 Opening a Restaurant in an Orthopedic Hospital [Gourmet] 在骨科医院开饭馆[美食] Ji Qihuan季七欢Romance871k WordsCompleted Coming soon: My Little Sister Is a Chef! Synopsis: Lin Yutang transmigrates as the aunt of a villain. The villain is still a little girl, only four years old, all soft and cuddly. To keep the little girl from becoming a tragic villainess who turns evil because she grew up unloved, she renovates and reopens the small house left behind by the original owner's late older sister. A little restaurant opens near Dongcheng No. 3 Orthopedic Hospital. Its steaming, fragrant dishes are just the thing f 74.8kFavorites125.5kClicks/ch88.4kGifts

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    I've watched half of it, and it's definitely entertaining to watch while eating. It's a heartwarming story about raising kids and running a restaurant. I think the male lead hasn't appeared in the parts I've watched yet; he's probably just a background character.

20. 20 天 The Sky Screen Spoiled Everything, and I Became an Emperor for the Ages 天幕剧透我成了千古一帝 The Tipsy Poet醉吟居士No CP312k WordsCompleted Yin Min transmigrated into the nineteenth prince of the Great Xuan Dynasty, a dynasty that had never existed in history. He was so inconspicuous that he planned to spend his future as an idle prince. Then, one day, a sky screen descended from above, and a familiar voice sounded in his ear: [Hello, everyone! Today we’re talking about how Emperor Xuanzong raised an army to overthrow Emperor Li and became an emperor for the ages…] Now that everyone was staring at him, Yin Min had suddenly become th 85.3kFavorites159.4kClicks/ch82.8kGifts

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    A short, enjoyable story set in a fictional world, written in a smooth style. Fans of post-story stories about infrastructure development will be in for a treat. The only minor flaw is a small detail at the end of the main text, but it's not a major issue. Recommended.

21. 21 冒 [Three Kingdoms] Passing Myself Off as the Son of Heaven 冒认天子[三国] Cong Bi丛璧No CP907k WordsCompleted As a fan of Three Kingdoms history, it is perfectly normal to reconstruct a dragon robe according to archaeological illustrations and wear it for fun, right? But what if, you transmigrated while wearing that dragon robe? And transmigrated into the most chaotic period of all? The previous emperor had died, Grand General He Jin held power, and at the urging of the scholars, calls for the slaughter of the eunuchs grew louder by the day. The eunuchs struck first, killing He Jin and fleeing the pala 91.3kFavorites118.1kClicks/ch296.5kGifts

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    Five stars (manually). The main story is good, a group portrait story, and the pace is fast. The epilogue is surprisingly boring.

22. 22 松 Matsuda's Diary of Keeping Everyone Happy 松田的端水日志 Zero Seven Two Four零七二四No CP749k WordsCompleted [Writing is hard. Please respect the author and don’t bring up other novels in the comments.] [No derivative works involving crossovers or watch-along scenarios.] Police Officer Matsuda was on his way to the Ferris wheel when the will of the world chose him to become the only quest-giving NPC in a full-dive game that had overlapped with his own world. Back in reality, he tried posting the first world quest in the game. [Please help me catch the bomber.] Second Life was a full-dive game so reali 41.6kFavorites53.3kClicks/ch340.5kGifts

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    25.2.15 | Manual 5-star rating This is a non-CP (no romantic pairing) ongoing novel, featuring Conan, the Fourth Calamity, and Dihua. I quickly read over 40 chapters today, experiencing the frustration of trying my best but failing to overcome the challenge… and then rushing straight to the ending, which was a truly delightful surprise. The writing, plot, and humor are all excellent. I've been suffering from a reading slump for a long time, and this novel is like a life-sustaining drug for me. It's even better when read in conjunction with the paragraph reviews; everyone here is full of witty remarks.

23. 23 大 The Boss's Carefree Life (Quick Transmigration) 大佬的快意人生（快穿） Yu Bu Wen余不温Romance524k WordsCompleted Across countless worlds, there are always people who can't let go, who live with regrets and long for another chance. The opportunity to be reborn is rare, so Systems and task-takers came into being. The partnership between Cui Jinyue and 7438 is a little unusual. One is a powerhouse who tore through the void and ended up in the wrong place. The other is a System that gained self-awareness and went rogue. Traveling through time and space is their journey, and they live life to the fullest. Every 9.5kFavorites20.5kClicks/ch6.9kGifts

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    I picked a few worlds that interested me to read, and they were alright, just passing grade. If you're looking for something to read and like the quick transmigration genre, you might want to give it a try. The main plot revolves around fulfilling the original owner's wishes. Overall, the worlds I read were rather uneventful, without any major dramatic events. Whether there's a romantic pairing or not is up to you.

24. 24 囤 Stockpile Supplies, Then Survive 囤货，然后活下去 Lady Aragorn阿拉贡夫人No CP2.8M WordsOngoing Zhang Baibai, who was born with little emotional capacity, spent more than twenty years as an ordinary corporate drone, living by the rules and keeping her head down. Who could have guessed that one day, while she was working as usual in the office, she'd get up to pour herself some water and suddenly be pulled into a safe house? Zombies roared outside. The safe house was falling apart, and an electronic 278.2kFavorites273.3kClicks/ch2.6MGifts

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    Five stars by hand. Ongoing series, strong female lead. Logical, well-written, and with a compelling plot. Infinite flow, leveling-up story. Although ongoing, it can be enjoyed as a series of completed chapters. My favorite book after Cyberpunk.

25. 25 后 [Qing Transmigration] An Expert’s Guide to Rising Through the Harem Ranks [清穿]后宫升职专家 Gu Simu顾四木Romance790k WordsCompleted Jiang Heng read a Qing transmigration novel set in the Yongzheng era. The heroine came from a distinguished family and was exceptionally beautiful. But because she was shy and guileless, she suffered greatly in the harem, where she kept to herself and avoided competing with others. Only in the end did the emperor discover the goodness and sincerity in her heart, and she finally settled into a quiet life as one of his consorts. The next day, Jiang Heng found herself in the heroine’s body, newly 98kFavorites213.8kClicks/ch281.6kGifts

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    Sure. It's one of the better time-travel novels set in the Qing Dynasty, leaning towards slice-of-life. If I want to read more novels in this genre in the future, I'd consider picking this one up for a second reading.

26. 26 从 Signing In at the Forbidden City 从紫禁城开始签到打卡 Yun Keke云珂珂Romance1.0M WordsCompleted After dying suddenly from overwork, Yan Qiyun transmigrates to the Kangxi era and becomes the longest-lived woman in the entire Qing imperial court: Consort Ding, of the Wanliu Ha clan. She will eventually live to the age of ninety-seven, but right now she's only eighteen and an inconspicuous palace maid. After transmigrating, Yan Qiyun also gets a reward System said to treat procrastination. [Ding! Host has completed today's thirty-minute calligraphy lesson and its homework. One consecutive day 55.7kFavorites127.2kClicks/ch103.5kGifts

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    The beginning was alright, but it got a bit rambling towards the end. I forgot about the story after reading half of it. You can give it a try if you're looking for something to read.

27. 27 角 Character Experience System [Entertainment Industry] 角色体验系统［娱乐圈］ Little Haven in Search of Light寻光小筑No CP1.6M WordsCompleted [Thanks to all the lovely readers who like Xiao Yu! My other serial in the same genre, "Top-Tier Star Reborn: Starting in Hong Kong’s Entertainment Scene", is updating now. Please support it. "Role-Playing System: Director Edition" is coming in 2026, so please add it to your favorites!] As a protagonist with maxed-out luck, Yu Xunguang received a System before his acting career had even begun. The so-called Role Experience System lets you meet the character you played in another dimension afte 39.2kFavorites44.8kClicks/ch189.3kGifts

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    The serialization is stable and worth reading. It's a great read; this story is practically the ultimate utopia for actors. It's exceptionally good, largely avoiding the darker aspects of reality and focusing solely on acting and creation. The author's concept of "plays within plays" is also very creative; each play is captivating. The protagonist possesses strong professional skills, while the system primarily serves as a supportive element, enhancing the story. It meets the character after the protagonist completes their work, making it an indispensable system for actors. For us readers, there are also mini-episodes after finishing the plays within plays; I love this setup. 25.3.16 Update: Suddenly feeling very bored, currently in a vacant state.

28. 28 反 The Villainess Aunt's Guide to Raising Kids on the Frontier 反派姑姑边疆养娃指南 Little Yao小小幺Romance663k WordsCompleted While Tian Ying was eagerly hacking away at zombies in the apocalypse, she unfortunately stepped into thin air and fell to her death. Her soul transmigrated into a period novel, where she became the chattering, short-lived aunt of the book's villainous big shot. The original owner had a sharp tongue but a kind heart. She never let anyone get away with anything, and would even spend ages scolding a dog for baring its teeth at someone. But whenever anyone in her family was in trouble, she was th 45.4kFavorites107.9kClicks/ch20kGifts

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    The pacing and writing were good in the early parts, the protagonist acted decisively, and the plot was fast-paced and enjoyable to read. The later parts weren't as good, but the first half was quite interesting. (The following contains spoilers and commentary; proceed with caution.) The later development of the career storyline takes a sharp turn for the worse, lacking sufficient build-up. The sudden introduction of a superpowered character makes the premise too unrealistic. The female lead transforms into an artistic goddess descended to earth, and the number of face-slapping and satisfying moments is too dense, turning it into a typical, unrealistic, face-slapping novel.

29. 29 基EN Infrastructure Begins with Gaming 基建从游戏开始 Fog Enters雾入No CP1.1M WordsCompleted Angel transmigrated to a world of magic and tried to become a mage, only to discover that graduation meant unemployment. The magical world had gone through an industrial revolution!!! He had no choice but to make games and films, creating game consoles and merchandise to make money. As he kept at it, Angel realized that he had somehow built a worldwide magical network, a delivery service connecting different planes, and a vast empire of magical games. Researchers in later generations believed: 117.7kFavorites196.1kClicks/ch315kGifts

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    There are so many typos in the main text; it feels like it hasn't been revised since the middle part of the story, which greatly affects the reading experience. Those who enjoy infrastructure building might want to give this a try; it's not a story about the Fourth Calamity. I personally enjoyed the management, development, and new product experience parts. I wasn't too keen on the protagonist's adventures with a magical background. I'm not sure how to describe it. In short, this story was a rollercoaster of emotions for me—sometimes so good I couldn't stop reading, sometimes so boring I wanted to drop it. Overall, it's pretty good.

30. 30 嫁 Married to an Old Emperor 嫁了一个老皇帝 Chu Yun Xiu'er初云秀儿Romance627k WordsCompleted In the popular street-story booklets, whenever a “Prime Minister’s daughter” and a “top scholar” ended up together, the maid who brought them together and the scholar’s page would become a couple too. Whenever Xi Hongrui saw a maid overcome with gratitude in one of those stories, she scoffed. What was so great about marrying a page? A female slave married a male slave, had a whole brood of little slaves, and served the master’s family for generations. She’d be better off becoming the top schola 105.3kFavorites162kClicks/ch142.8kGifts

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    Refreshing, humorous, strong female lead This is the best book I've read this year. The author's pacing is excellent, and the writing stays on point throughout. At over 600,000 words, it's considered a short to medium-length story in the genre of court intrigue and infrastructure, yet it tells the entire story very completely, with no filler chapters. The female lead is very smart and "restless" (I prefer to call it "unyielding to fate, determined to fight against what is not going to happen to me"). She is decisive and efficient in everything she does and makes every decision. The whole piece reads smoothly and has a great theme and a broad perspective.

31. 31 咸 The Salted Fish Side Character Goes Viral After Lying Flat on a Dating Show 咸鱼女配在恋综躺平后爆红 A Kun阿堃Romance428k WordsCompleted Ye Zao transmigrates into a dating reality show and becomes its most inconspicuous supporting female character. While the heroine flirts back and forth with an array of outstanding male contestants, the original owner is stuck in the kitchen cooking, looking like a mess; While the heroine laughs and plays around with the male contestants, the original owner trails behind them carrying bags and packages; While the heroine hesitates among the many male contestants like a queen choosing a consort, 49.4kFavorites85.5kClicks/ch29.1kGifts

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    A romance novel with a touch of heroism, worth reading if you're looking for something to read. Not a heartthrob, but possesses her own unique charm. It's alright; the premise is quite good, and the satisfying sense of being proven wrong is satisfying enough. Spoilers ahead! The female lead's romantic storyline and plot arrangement are somewhat limited and closed off. It becomes a repetitive cycle of the man trying to please the woman and being rejected, which is quite tedious and boring. Perhaps it would have been better if this part had focused more on the female lead's career, friends, hobbies, or even included men who weren't limited to those in the dating show.

32. 32 清 Transmigrated into the Qing Dynasty: The Empress’s Leisurely Daily Life 清穿之娘娘悠闲日常 Yingzhou Jade Feather瀛洲玉羽Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Shen Han transmigrates into the body of a lowly palace maid in Emperor Kangxi's harem, where life is incredibly difficult. Lying flat won't turn you into a salted fish. It'll only turn you into a dead fish. Shen Han has no choice but to pull herself together. She has to stay alive! A Handbook for Surviving the Harem Core principle: The truly effective way to win favor has never been to fixate on the women and fight them for power. The emperor is the only target worth pursuing. Overall strategy: 70.5kFavorites144.4kClicks/ch101.2kGifts

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    This is a Qing Dynasty time-travel novel. The author has done extensive research, the writing is good, and the emotional transitions between the main characters are very natural. The female lead transmigrates into the body of Consort De of the Kangxi Emperor. . Spoilers ahead! I feel sorry for the female lead who gave birth to so many children (in history, Consort De had children with known names).

33. 33 我21+ I’m the Family Doctor in a CEO Romance 我在霸总文学里当家庭医生 Ride the Horse and Listen to the Wind策马听风Danmei (BL)531k WordsCompleted 211.9kFavorites310kClicks/ch262.3kGifts

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    A while ago, articles about gossip or personal reflections were very popular, and this one is alright.

34. 34 过 Get Down Here and Beg. I Need a Favor [Quick Transmigration] 过来跪下，求你个事[快穿] Si Cang四藏Romance779k WordsCompleted (My next novel, "A Child with the Villain from the Era Novel," is coming soon. A story about the other man stealing the heroine away. Check it out in my author page!) Song Feiran was a veteran of the quick transmigration bureau. After retiring in perfect fashion, she spent several years enjoying a wealthy but uneventful retirement. Bored at last, she accepted a rehiring offer and returned to the mission worlds. System 101 explained guiltily: The male leads in these mission worlds are either psy 51.6kFavorites82.4kClicks/ch32.1kGifts

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    I read the first and last worlds, and they were quite good, enjoyable reads. The female lead was quite sadistic, but unfortunately, the only normal setting was these two worlds.

35. 35 这 I’m Not Wearing This Book Anymore! 这书我不穿了！ Moon Beneath the Nine Provinces九州月下Multi-Orientation1.1M WordsCompleted 39.5kFavorites56.6kClicks/ch103.3kGifts

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    This is an exceptionally good novel about infrastructure development, set in the Northern and Southern Dynasties period. The protagonist is intelligent, possesses a wealth of knowledge, enjoys causing trouble, and has a somewhat amusing personality. The entire book is a smooth read, with both tearful and humorous moments. The protagonist transmigrates into another body, possessing an exceptionally beautiful body and the "all-powerful" charm of a popular submissive in the city. The synopsis mentions mpreg (pregnancy/pregnancy), which is why I've kept it saved for a long time without opening it—a huge mistake, it's actually quite good.

36. 36 征 Conquering OtherWorld Starts With a Game 征服异界从游戏开始 Loves Spicy Chicken Powder爱吃辣鸡粉No CP2.3M WordsCompleted [The Fourth Calamity: Player-Centric Story] A deranged black mage disguised another world as a game, tricking even more deranged Earth players into flooding the other world and causing mayhem. From the start, he had only a skeleton for a body, and all his equipment had to be seized... confiscated! Undead, bandits, and calamity as one: a storm from another plane begins sweeping across Nabaron this summer, bringing fear and trembling... bringing peace, justice, order, and light! The ancient gods 131.6kFavorites242.4kClicks/ch799.4kGifts

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    Infrastructure development, no romance, and a satisfying read. A very good fourth-day catastrophe novel. The author sets a high bar but doesn't let it fall apart; the details are well done. The male protagonist's strength at the beginning is arguably the strongest in the other world. It's a very long novel.

37. 37 从 Becoming a Top-Tier Star, Starting with a Talent Show 从选秀开始成为顶流天王 Xie Canglang谢沧浪No CP725k WordsCompleted The End. Thank you for supporting the official release~ [Comments about pirated copies or real-life people will be deleted. Please respect one another. Thank you, everyone.] If life were judged by the roles of protagonist and supporting character, then Xie Xizhao seemed to have been cast as a cannon-fodder character in every one of his lives. As a boy band member, he was the invisible one with the least popularity outside the group, and the timid leader who was ostracized within it; As an acto 69.9kFavorites121.3kClicks/ch132kGifts

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    This is a talent show novel without any romantic pairings. There were two chapters in the middle that had a lot of controversy in the comments section, but I thought it was okay. However, after the second performance, I felt it got a bit boring and lacked excitement, and I got sleepy while reading.

38. 38 我 This Is How It Is for Those of Us with Pure Yin Bodies 我们纯阴之体是这样的 Five Mushrooms五朵蘑菇Romance1.0M WordsCompleted My new story, Picking Up Trash Is Better Than Cultivating Immortality, is now open. Come check it out~~ Shao Yin transmigrates into a harem novel aimed at male readers. She is the female side character who breaks off her engagement to the male lead, only to get face-slapped and crushed, see her entire sect uprooted, and watch her clan wiped off the face of the earth. What’s so terrible about breaking off an engagement? After the engagement is over, he’s a fine, upstanding man, with a bright 60.2kFavorites86.3kClicks/ch63.6kGifts

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    It's a very shallow pit, so far it looks good. Let's wait and see.

39. 39 路 After Side Character A Dumped the Protagonist's Crew 路人A渣了主角团后 DivineRapierRomance768k WordsOngoing (GB) In an ABO novel, there’s a nameless scumbag alpha whose only purpose in the story is to indulge in the occasional act of scumbaggery. In the early chapters, she’s part of the protagonists’ play; later, she becomes one of the tools used to make the protagonist look good. When she exits the story, she dies a gruesome death. When Fu Wansen learned she was the nameless scumbag alpha in the book, her vision went black. If she didn’t follow the plot, the world would erase her. To stay alive, sh 33.6kFavorites41.6kClicks/ch52.7kGifts

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    Very sassy

40. 40 古21+ A Swordsman's Daily Life Supporting His Family in Ancient Times [Ancient to Modern] 古代刀客养家日常[古穿今] Xiu Ce袖侧Romance484k WordsCompleted 100.1kFavorites220.5kClicks/ch418.8kGifts

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    I really enjoyed the beginning; the writing was excellent, the plot was logical, and the interactions between the two characters were interesting. However, it suddenly became boring towards the end. It's worth a read, though.

41. 41 最 The Friend I Hate Most 最讨厌的朋友 Xiangjiang Bandit湘江悍匪136k WordsCompleted Print edition: Miao Jue Culture on Weibo It's sort of a memoir. I'll write about everyday life from time to time. Theme: Success comes from perseverance, and hard work will always pay off. 84.1kFavorites87.8kClicks/ch91kGifts

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    A free, first-person diary by a GL author, mainly recounting anecdotes about his girlfriend; the writing style is humorous, and the paragraph comments are also quite interesting.

42. 42 一 Quick Transmigration Is Always a Blast 一直快穿一直爽 Five Mushrooms五朵蘑菇Romance695k WordsCompleted ★ Coming soon: The Moonlight Beauty Didn't Do Anything to You (Quick Transmigration) ★ Bai Zhenzhen travels through three thousand worlds and finally earns enough points to return to the real world, when the System suddenly malfunctions. Instead of returning to reality, she is sent into one strange world after another, and loses the System signal. ...Who is in charge of this world? Where's the mission? The script? The requirements? There aren't any, right? Are you sure? I'll count to three. T 29.8kFavorites65.6kClicks/ch11.6kGifts

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    It's purely a lighthearted, enjoyable read. I didn't like the first two worlds, but the later ones were quite good. The following is a personal record and contains spoilers. Proceed with caution. The amnesiac CEO uses the same tactics against his enemies; the female lead is very skilled at flirting. The female secretary doesn't get revenge on the scumbags; after they get together, they have a lot of fun; she's career-oriented and enjoys it. Falling in love with the female lead, a super-powerful cheat ability; a mortal's path to immortality; a world-shaking attack; crushing scum. The domineering young lady – I've read to the end of this arc, but didn't buy the last chapter. I didn't really like it; the old man was so annoying. The fake heiress has a minor cheat ability; this is a unit with relatively delicate emotional descriptions; the female lead's beatings are very satisfying. A remote fiancée with amazing abilities; pure and refreshing; a lazy but awesome person. Control group: Abusing scumbags; younger brother; slight cleavage.

43. 43 黑 [Wuxia Crossover] Running a Notorious Inn [综武侠]黑店日常经营中 San Manzi三蔓子Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Complete, with occasional typo fixes] ★Coming soon: "[Wuxia Crossover] Stardew Valley, but Make It Jianghu". Please add it to your reading list. Blurb at the end.★ “Everyday Management” is a business simulation game. Qiao Qian bought the game and started building. Then she transmigrated. Along with her came the garden tavern she had built in the game. Well… that doesn’t sound so bad, does it? Upgrade, save up, decorate, brew wine, run the place! The only problem was that she had transmigrat 41.2kFavorites65.1kClicks/ch210.2kGifts

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    A light comedy, with a touch of Dihua (a Chinese film brand). The beginning has a bit of a management game feel to it, and it's really cool to be able to eat modern food with modern technology in ancient times (instant noodles, hot pot, induction cooker, beanbag chair, floor heating, cola) *slurp* The group is more favored.

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