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1. 1 就 Even If I Turn Into A Zombie I’m Still Going To Slack Off 就算变丧尸也要摆烂 Watching the Third Month观三月Danmei (BL)727k WordsCompleted If someone asked Chi Xiaoxian what his ideal life was, he'd say: “Just look at my name. My ideal life is one where I can lie flat.” Then the world changed, and he became a zombie. As a huge horde of zombies charged toward humanity, Chi Xiaoxian simply lay there, languid and relaxed. The phrase “playing dead” could have been invented just for him. Until one day, he met Fang Yue in the woods. A human and a zombie stared at each other. Fang Yue weighed the crowbar in his hand, wondering which an 42kFavorites50.8kClicks/ch22.3kGifts

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   The post-apocalyptic novel has good character design and a decent plot.

2. 2 这 I'm Not Taking the Blame 这锅我不背 Exile from Heaven天堂放逐者Danmei (BL)621k WordsCompleted Stand-in actor Jian Hua discovers one day that everyone he knows, along with plenty of people he doesn't, is searching for him through every channel imaginable. Even a government agency comes knocking. Head of the Supernatural Ability Team: Comrade Jian Hua, I'm here on behalf of the state to tell you a world-shaking secret we just discovered. Protagonist: Huh? Head of the Supernatural Ability Team: Our world is actually a book. Protagonist: WTF? Head of the Supernatural Ability Team: And y 141.9kFavorites346.7kClicks/ch118.3kGifts

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   This is amazing! This time-travel novel is so good! All of this author's works are fantastic!!!

3. 3 海 Sea Monster Alliance 海怪联盟 Exile from Heaven天堂放逐者Danmei (BL)688k WordsCompleted When the apocalypse came, the protagonist was aboard a ship... Because of fairy tales and legends, the Sirens, bringers of calamity and terror, came to be seen as beautiful and kind mermaids. In truth, they loved dragging people beneath the endless waves... In the apocalypse, with no guarantee of surviving from one day to the next, Xia Yi quietly waited for death in utter despair, thinking a sea monster would devour him, when an unimaginable accident occurred. P.S. It would be such a waste no 118.6kFavorites217.9kClicks/ch83.2kGifts

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   Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful mermaid-themed post-apocalyptic novel

4. 4 游 Game Designer: Driving Players Crazy 游戏策划，从逼疯玩家开始 Han He寒荷Danmei (BL)372k WordsCompleted [New story: "Players Came After I Became a Secret Realm" is now open for favorites. Save it to binge later!] In one moment, Jiang Qiubai transmigrates from a chief game designer into the owner of a game company on the verge of bankruptcy. In a world where the tech tree is crooked beyond belief, people use full-dive technology to play Snake. Jiang Qiubai dances with joy: Isn't this going to be a total slaughter? Single-player, multiplayer, MMORPGs Gorgeous character models, exciting stories, bra 10.4kFavorites19.1kClicks/ch12.3kGifts

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   I haven't collected the older game-themed books yet, but I'll look for them when I have time; they're pretty good so far.

5. 5 天21+ Genius Extreme Sports Athlete! [Reborn] 天才极限运动员！[重生] Li Zhouzhou梨昼昼Danmei (BL)985k WordsCompleted 7.2kFavorites10.6kClicks/ch4.5kGifts

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   Haven't watched any extreme sports yet, just marking this as a watch.

6. 6 房 Autumn in the RV 房车秋日 Embracing the Bright Moon to the End抱明月终Danmei (BL)385k WordsCompleted [Yunnan-Tibet Highway Story + Road Trip + Happy Ending + Slow Burn + Daily Life] A new novel by the award-winning, well-known author Yang Shan. It was never published, but he posted it online as a free document. The general plot: After the scummy top runs off, he regrets it and comes crawling back to the bottom, begging for forgiveness. After enduring a series of "tortures" like kneeling on a keyboard, hugging a durian, and walking on his shoulders, he eventually dies by accident, is buried in 4.3kFavorites6.6kClicks/ch3.8kGifts

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   Pretty good road trip story, good character development, haven't finished reading it yet.

7. 7 任 A Quest NPC Wants to Become a Casual Player [Western Fantasy] 任务NPC想转职生活玩家[西幻] Lin Xian临涎Danmei (BL)46k WordsOngoing The title has been changed. Original title: I Was the Protagonist of the Previous Game, but Became an NPC in the Rebooted Sequel [Next story, Dodging Straightforward Confessions Every Day. Blurb at the very bottom!] Alaie was supposed to be the hero who completed his mission to defeat the Demon King. He was a legendary figure: powerful and brave, noble and humble, never faltering in the face of hardship. But after he slept for a while, the world changed beyond recognition. The legendary hero Al 428Favorites896Clicks/ch329Gifts

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   The holographic NPC perspective setting is interesting, but I don't know if it will ever be completed.

8. 8 全 First Kill on the Server 全服首杀 Year-End年终Danmei (BL)1.2M WordsCompleted Xu Yue woke up to find he had become a little monster in a fantasy world. Two slimes to the left were the old couple next door. A young dragon to the right was a middle schooler from downstairs. They were different species, all equally baffled... until Xu Yue accidentally opened his status screen. Game developer Xu Yue: Uh, I think this is my game. To protect his neighbors, he had no choice but to work hard at becoming the strongest BOSS. Step one of the plan: make friends with a player. Wait 135.9kFavorites130.1kClicks/ch414.3kGifts

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   I haven't read this author yet, but their imagination seems incredibly vast.

9. 9 鱼 The Fishpond Owner 鱼塘主 Green Robe, Apricot Grove青衣杏林Danmei (BL)767k WordsCompleted [Complete] This is a story about how the protagonist becomes the master of a fish pond. A steel fish spear from the start, everything else comes from grinding. Other people get chosen by their Systems to become kings, conquer the world, or at least be villains who turn the tables and get their face-slapping revenge. But his goddamn System wants him to become a fish-pond tycoon! Even though Shi Yu was a hundred, a thousand times unwilling, the old bastard System's brainwashing theme song final 75kFavorites149.9kClicks/ch157.8kGifts

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   Beachcombing adventure novel

10. 10 树 Tree Hollow, I’m the One Who Was Switched at Birth QwQ 树洞，我是抱错的QwQ Bu Lianyi步帘衣Danmei (BL)366k WordsCompleted [My new story, Morning! Wooden Man, is currently being serialized. Below is the blurb for another comedy told through a forum thread.] Blurb: In the eyes of his classmates, Xia Shangzhou is a handsome, aloof academic star at medical school, someone they barely dare approach. In his own eyes, however, he’s a serious homebody who can’t make friends and has nowhere to turn when things happen except the homebody forum’s confession board. He opened the forum and drafted a post: Confession Board, I 52.4kFavorites122.8kClicks/ch25.6kGifts

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    The main character in the Tree Hole Forum is very cute.

11. 11 在 Raising Dragons on a Galactic Livestream 在星际直播养龙 Fish in Water鱼之水Danmei (BL)353k WordsCompleted Shen Mian, a powerful wood- and space-type esper, is reborn as an omega who was kicked out by his family. With nowhere to go and no money in the bank, he inherits the original owner's early childhood education degree and is assigned to the most remote planet to serve as the director of an orphanage. The orphanage is tiny and run-down. As its director, Shen Mian has to raise the children and make money 51.8kFavorites118.8kClicks/ch49.2kGifts

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    It's not cold, but raising dragons is a Western dragon story. The author's writing is very heartwarming, and every character is well-developed. I really like it.

12. 12 爱21+ Once Loved 爱过 Song of the Cold River寒川歌Danmei (BL)348k WordsCompleted 44.1kFavorites60.1kClicks/ch27.2kGifts

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    The narrative is a bit messy; race car driver x commentator

13. 13 在 Posing as a Genius at Magic University 在魔法大学伪装天才 Questions Without Answers有问无答Danmei (BL)593k WordsCompleted How many steps does it take for an ordinary person with average talent to pass themselves off as a genius? Hillno answers: Just two. Step one: Crush the geniuses beneath your feet. Step two: Earn their admiration. Everyone knows that at Yamis University of Magic, the prestigious Black Magic College sits at the top of the pecking order; and for the past ten years, its most outstanding student has been the campus idol, Senior Brother Hillno; and the mentor who personally took Hillno on after grad 37kFavorites47.8kClicks/ch29.8kGifts

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    The romantic storyline of the hard-working, voluptuous character in this Western fantasy is quite good.

14. 14 江 The Jianghu Has No Room for Me 江湖容不下 Turning Clouds with a Sleeve翻云袖Danmei (BL)812k WordsCompleted Qiu Zhuoxue is a Confucian hero renowned throughout the martial world. Plenty of people have seen him, though perhaps not quite as many as you might think. They say his martial arts are unfathomably powerful and his friends are spread across the land. They say he is accomplished in music, chess, calligraphy, painting, the sheng, the xiao, and every kind of flute. They say he loves fine food, fine wine, and beautiful people, and is also skilled at riding fine horses and playing with flowers and b 36.6kFavorites39.4kClicks/ch46.6kGifts

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    This is a non-derivative work by a martial arts novelist. The main character is very charismatic, and the writing style has a strong martial arts flavor.

15. 15 道 The Taoist Says We Must Be Scientific 道长说要讲科学 Guan Ming观冥Danmei (BL)757k WordsOngoing [-Blurb-] Huaxia Jiaotong University is, in name, a comprehensive university. Few people know that it is actually a "modern cultivation university," dedicated to training cultivators for the nation. The various departments on campus may look perfectly ordinary, but they are always causing all sorts of fantastical "commotions" when no one is looking. As a result, the student union president, Yun Zhongzi, the university's designated master of strategic spin, has to rack his brains every day to man 31kFavorites38.6kClicks/ch89.6kGifts

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    Using modern physics to explain metaphysics? An interesting starting point with a university background.

16. 16 N The NPC Refuses to Be Wooed NPC拒绝被攻略 Malice Enters a Dream恶意入梦Danmei (BL)596k WordsCompleted 30.4kFavorites68.8kClicks/ch18.4kGifts

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    The holographic protagonist's job is as a romance NPC; the personality is interesting, but the story feels too flat, and the male lead lacks charm.

17. 17 茶 Chali, What Are You Talking About? 茶梨你在说什么 Slowly Plot It Out徐徐图之Danmei (BL)367k WordsCompleted Police officer Cha Li lives in a comic-book world. One day, he meets someone who has crossed into the comic. Everyday life, with the tiniest hint of mystery and utterly unscientific nonsense throughout. One-on-one, happy ending, sweet romance. *The protagonist's surname is Cha and his given name is Li. Cha Li is a Chinese name that literally means a kind of tree, an evergreen in the genus Anneslea, family Pentaphylacaceae. Cover thanks to @Jianneisurenw - Theme: Searching for truth between re 29kFavorites35.2kClicks/ch31.2kGifts

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    I didn't read the interesting utopian world comic and reality. (Summary after reading)

18. 18 世 The World's Greatest Art Maniac 世界一级艺术狂徒 Words from Dawn to Dusk言朝暮Danmei (BL)426k WordsCompleted [Complete. This is a story about recovering lost cultural artifacts.] A master of traditional Chinese music never took students, but by chance he accepted an obscure young man named Zhong Ying. A year later, Zhong Ying took the stage and played an unprecedented piece, "Song of Hua," stunning the music world. His peers congratulated him: traditional Chinese music had a worthy successor, and a great teacher had produced an outstanding student. But the master of traditional Chinese music said, "He 26.7kFavorites49.7kClicks/ch22.3kGifts

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    Bring cultural relics home

19. 19 沉 I Became a Demon After Getting Hooked on Card Draws 沉迷抽卡后变成恶魔了 Nightfall's Enchanted Song夜阑妖歌Danmei (BL)1.1M WordsCompleted [Please add my next book, Want to Try a Gacha Capsule? [Monsters], to your reading list] Wen Ying was frail and sickly from childhood, and his greatest hobby was pulling cards. One night, after hundreds of pulls without a single SSR, his overwhelming fury summoned a demon. He thought he was about to be eaten, but instead Wen Ying killed the demon and became one himself. His great-grandfather sent him a congratulatory message: "The hope of our entire clan! Work hard to become the Demon King and 24.5kFavorites41kClicks/ch62.9kGifts

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    Western fantasy is cute and adorable, but it seems one of the author's books had a bad ending.

20. 20 第 The Number One Beauty Takes a Fall 第一美人翻车了 Lancang Beneath the Sleeve袖底澜沧Danmei (BL)312k WordsCompleted Just how many admirers does Xiao Yu, the most beautiful person in the Immortal Sect, have? How long have they been pursuing him? And how did it turn out? Follow the question Write an answer Invite someone to answer View all 1,888 answers Anonymous user: Thanks for the invite. I’ll stay anonymous. I have my pride. I’ve pursued him for over a hundred years. I’ve hinted and outright confessed, but he just doesn’t get it. There are only a couple dozen rivals, I guess. Demon Lords, Demon Emperors, 24kFavorites51.3kClicks/ch10.5kGifts

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    The protagonist, a character from a Zhihu-style novel, has great personal charm. The ending was slightly rushed, but overall it was good.

21. 21 奉 Ordered to Transmigrate into a Book 奉命穿书 Luo Hai络海Danmei (BL)339k WordsCompleted Coming soon, a comedy: [Reborn Against My Will] Original title: [The Nation Taught Me to Play the Dating Game [Book Transmigration]], renamed due to content restrictions. Yu Yichuan, who could travel through time and space, had always been careful to hide his superpower. Aside from doing a little personal shopping for others and getting rich a few times, he had always kept his head down and never tried to disrupt public order. Yu Yichuan thought he was the legendary winner at life. Then, ju 23.8kFavorites75.5kClicks/ch19.9kGifts

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    A silly story about going back and forth between two worlds

22. 22 宋 The Greatest Navigator of the Song Dynasty 宋代第一航海家 Old Tiger in the Mountains山间老虎Danmei (BL)1.1M WordsCompleted Gu Ji, an underwater archaeologist, transmigrates to the Northern Song dynasty and becomes a pitiful hostage aboard a pirate ship, about to be thrown overboard as shark bait. Gu Ji: ...Heaven wants me dead. Fortunately, he has a Great Voyage System. Gu Ji sweeps away the pirates, reclaims his freedom, and boards the Albert, a sailing ship from the Age of Sail, beginning a long voyage across the seas. * From the Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean, from the South China Sea to the Bohai Sea. The Gu 13.6kFavorites27.1kClicks/ch13.3kGifts

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    It's a nautical story with a mermaid as the main character, but I feel the author's writing style is weak, though overall it's not bad.

23. 23 撞 I Look Just Like the Villainous Boss [Western Fantasy] 撞脸反派boss以后[西幻] Yun You Chen云有尘Danmei (BL)316k WordsCompleted Q: What do you do when you transmigrate and end up looking just like the villain boss? Lin Dun: Thanks for asking. To keep people from taking out their anger on you or humiliating you over the villain's past misdeeds, I recommend getting married. One day, Lin Dun transmigrated into a book. He had excellent talent, came from a well-to-do family, and his family even had a promising connection with the protagonist. He was clearly destined to be a dependable background character. He was quite sati 8.7kFavorites28.1kClicks/ch1.9kGifts

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    The Western fantasy setting, where the main characters (gong and shou) look alike, is interesting, but the plot is a bit weak.

24. 24 全 Everyone in the World Has a Cheat, But I Have... 全世界都有挂，而我有…… Catch a Moon抓个月亮Danmei (BL)317k WordsCompleted One day, Long Aotian suddenly appeared in this world. The world's laws fell out of balance because of him, so to patch the loophole, they absorbed a world drifting over from next door... And so, Mary Sue came to exist in this world. The world stumbled its way back onto the right track. And he, Allen Bird, was an anomaly. The world's laws: What can I do? I'm desperate too. QAQ Allen Bird, who has both Long Aotian and Mary Sue by his side: It's fine. There's also a villain who's my partner. .. 7.5kFavorites24.7kClicks/ch1.4kGifts

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    I really enjoyed the typical Western fantasy story of dark elves and wizards.

25. 25 别 Stop Acting Crazy Here 别在这里发癫 A Cable一根电缆Danmei (BL)825k WordsOngoing “He’s a bona fide genius, and an out-and-out mad dog.” With a market value of 230 million pounds, Lang Xinghui seems to have been born to steal the spotlight. A battering ram of beautiful violence and a rare all-around striker in football, this astonishing genius won the Brazil U20 Golden Ball at fifteen and the La Liga Golden Boot at nineteen. He went on to claim the Serie A Golden Boot in two seasons... But can you tame him? He fires the ball at referees, talks back to coaches, grabs oppon 6.1kFavorites10.4kClicks/ch13.4kGifts

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    Football fiction novel, alternate universe, updates are unstable.

26. 26 我 3,650 Days with My Piano 我和钢琴的3650个日子 Ge Qing格卿Danmei (BL)334k WordsCompleted Everyone at Lin Yin Affiliated High School knows that Jian Yiming is a slacker, the kind who puts his whole body into it and even brings his own salt. And yet this very slacker has the entire piano department under his thumb. Nobody can kick him down. Sometimes, when the slacker stirs, a few grains of salt fall, scattering over everyone's hearts and silently mocking them. For a while, the furious pianists at Lin Yin Affiliated High School rallied under one slogan: Fry that slacker! Fry him! Dee 5.1kFavorites7.4kClicks/ch9.7kGifts

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    The author of this piano-themed campus novel has some knowledge of the protagonist, who is a cute golden retriever with a dog-like personality.

27. 27 亲 Dear Mr. Golden Ball 亲爱的金球先生 AlieyDanmei (BL)324k WordsCompleted [Currently updating: Ender's Soccer: A Chinese Boy Makes a Name for Himself with One Goal] Two years ago, Jiang Mukai, an actor who had once been all the rage, came out and retired from the industry. Two years later, Chinese audiences were astonished to see a familiar face at the Golden Globe Awards ceremony for television and film, seated beside Clovis, a former Golden Globe-winning footballer. A bowl of bitter chicken soup from the world of fame and fortune. * Golden Globe refers both to th 4.8kFavorites13.4kClicks/ch4kGifts

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    The fictional football storyline featuring two Ballon d'Or winners and the actors' romantic subplot is decent, but the sports subplot is weak.

28. 28 碰 Touch Me and It Really Hurts [Interstellar] 碰我超痛的[星际] Drawing Bones to Sharpen a Blade抽骨磨刀Danmei (BL)480k WordsCompleted Cover art courtesy of friend wb@resking In the boundless sea of stars, minors struggle to survive. They are as soft as feathers and as fragile as eggshells. When the crucial moment arrives, only the gentle mental guidance of an evolutionist can help them cross the painful trial of adulthood and differentiate into adults. In his previous life, Li Ou was sent to the battlefield and forcibly assigned a “tribe.” He accepted it. In the end, he died, and learned to let it go. Years later, he awoke t 39.7kFavorites72.4kClicks/ch36.1kGifts

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    This book might take many readings to understand; the narrative is a bit disorganized, but the world-building is absolutely brilliant!

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