[Dropped Reads Log] 〔弃文记录〕

1. 1 从 Another World Game Starting in Namimori Town 从并盛町开始的异世界游戏 Wen Yinchu闻吟初Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (The story is complete. Bonus chapters will be released from time to time.) Blurb One: [So, you started playing a new game.] Player: “And then?” [The game includes RPG roleplay, fighting monsters and leveling up, solving mysteries in real-world dungeons, business simulation, cooking, heart-pounding romance,] Player: “This game has way too much going on. Get to the point!” [You have now entered the game world. Your main quest is to save the world, and your side quest is to become a capitalist w 18.7kFavorites24.1kClicks/ch62.5kGifts

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   The beginning was good; the protagonist identified herself as a player. However, her true identity was gradually revealed later, which is a common problem in female-oriented content. ① After the foreshadowing is revealed, the female lead transforms from a domineering savior into a beautiful, strong, and tragic sacrifice-type savior, and becomes vulnerable and lost, needing the male lead to heal her. ② The female lead's social circle largely overlaps with the male lead's, and the gender ratio is severely unbalanced. Later in the story, there's almost no interaction or dialogue between the female lead and female supporting characters; nine out of ten are male. This also means that when the female lead and male lead's relationship becomes strained or awkward, all they hear are voices advising them to reconcile. ③ The male lead is Tsuna, who is clearly a kind and gentle person, but after they get together, he becomes a controlling and domineering CEO, while the female lead "knows, accepts and understands".

2. 2 穿 After Becoming the Discarded Crown Prince's Concubine 穿成废太子宠妾以后 Qi Fu Wei An启夫玮安Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Originally titled "A Delicate Beauty," now titled "After Transmigrating, I Became the Abandoned Crown Prince's Beloved Concubine" Synopsis: Wang Shu is an unremarkable high-achieving graduate of an agricultural university, who graduated straight into unemployment. She transmigrates to ancient times and becomes the only daughter of the richest man's first wife in Qinghe Town. When she is three, a wandering Taoist happens to see her and predicts that she is destined for wealth and status. Her fath 89.7kFavorites202.6kClicks/ch86.8kGifts

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   I bought a lot of chapters before "Kaizhi" (a learning method), sigh, growing up... It's a fairly typical ancient time-travel romance novel, but it shouldn't be taken too seriously. The female lead lacks any awareness or ability to protect herself throughout the entire story, which is hard to understand, even though she's supposed to be a naive and inexperienced scientific researcher. In short, the female lead uses her agricultural science skills to help the male lead ascend the throne, but her own life and safety depend entirely on the male lead's love. Three years ago, I might have found it sweet, but now I just feel chills.

3. 3 末 The Apocalypse Villain Is My Work Partner 末世反派是我的工作搭子 Flowers Bloom South Of The City城南花开Romance310k WordsCompleted Office worker Yun Qingyue receives one piece of bad news and one piece of good news. The bad news is that she was supposed to be a supporting character in an apocalypse novel, helping the main villain give the protagonist experience points. Now she has to go back into that novel and complete her assignment. The good news is she’ll get paid 3.6 million, and when she comes back, she’ll have a job offer with four days on and three days off. Office worker Yun Qingyue thinks, A job’s a job, wherev 31.3kFavorites41kClicks/ch31.6kGifts

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   The writing is good, and I like both the male and female leads' personalities. But the systems become more prominent as the game progresses. The system is like a nepotistic LD (leader/principal), relying entirely on the female lead to clean up her messes. The male protagonist is also a victim of the system's incompetent decision-making. In reality, at least if you hold your nose, you get some humiliation compensation. Do I have to relive scenes from a novel? [Clown] I'm so tired.

4. 4 肝 [Wuxia Crossover] Stardew Valley, but Make It a World of Martial Arts [综武侠]肝露谷，但快意江湖 San Manzi三蔓子Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Complete, with bonus chapters being released] ★Coming soon: The Immortal Inn Management RPG! and [Wuxia Crossover] You Call This an All-Achievements Player?! Please add them to your reading list. Blurbs at the end.★ Stardew Valley: Wuxia DLC is a special expansion for Chinese players. [A more realistic jianghu! Freely explore an enormous 400-kilometer map!] [More ways to play! Farming, romance, gathering, mining!] [More iconic characters! Chu Xiangshuai, Four Eyebrows, flying daggers and swi 35.5kFavorites40.2kClicks/ch285kGifts

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   It's "girl and man" again.

5. 5 食 Eating the Bright 食明 Spring Creek Flute at Dawn春溪笛晓Romance1.9M WordsCompleted In the first year of the Longqing reign, the new emperor appointed Zhang Juzheng Vice Minister of Personnel and concurrently Grand Secretary of the Eastern Pavilion. The famous Ming official Zhang Juzheng officially became Grand Secretary Zhang. That evening, a boy carrying a wok stopped Zhang Juzheng on his way home. “Brother-in-law!” The boy with the wok, Gu Xian, rubbed his hands together and began his dramatic performance. “I’m your long-lost brother-in-law. I came all the way to the capital 117kFavorites170.4kClicks/ch1.6MGifts

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   The male lead is a lively, adorable, and incredibly talented guy. But it's too much like a fairy tale.

6. 6 晏 Did Miss Yan Drive the Entire Capital Insane 晏姑娘逼疯整个京城了吗 Zhuge Shan诸葛扇Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Everyone knows that Kaifeng has a Lord Yan, an upright man. Extremely upright. Incredibly upright. Every day, right on schedule, she uses trivial scraps of gossip to impeach members of the imperial family, civil officials, and military officers. She has offended the entire court, and even the emperor keeps his distance whenever he sees her. As a result, ever since Yan Tongshu entered public service, she has been sidelined in a position with no authority, no influence, and nothing to do. Of c 115.9kFavorites122.9kClicks/ch211.8kGifts

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   I was drawn in by the female lead's detective work. However, the male lead himself isn't worth the female lead's efforts, especially since she disguises herself as a man to enter officialdom, and his imperial identity is a major drawback.

7. 7 颓 The Dejected Shut-in’s Wardrobe Connects to Infinite Worlds 颓丧家里蹲的衣柜和无限世界相连了 Heaven上苍Danmei (BL)1.7M WordsCompleted Lin Sen has been holed up at home for ten years, scraping by every day with online power-leveling jobs. One day, while he was intently working on a job, a sharp knife was pressed to his throat, leaving a thin line of blood. Lin Sen: My phone password is 8888, my payment password is 868686, the front door key is in the key basket by the door, and my ID is in the backpack hanging in the bedroom. Go ahead, just make it quick. I’d rather not die a slow, painful death. . After talking with the intrud 74.7kFavorites84.4kClicks/ch185.3kGifts

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   I love the tropes, and the writing is fantastic. But it was frustrating to watch. The protagonist himself was depressed and struggling to protect himself, yet he was forced to passively bear the lives and fates of others, while the importance and necessity of the protagonist were constantly emphasized. To me, it was just bullying.

8. 8 如 How to Play the Genji Heirloom 如何扮演源氏重宝 Yan Li彦缡No CP1.1M WordsOngoing Yuan Yusheng's spiritual core was shattered by a modified Gillian during his internship in the present day. To survive, he made a contract with the government of time. He would travel to different eras and establish his existence and legends as a “famous blade,” until he had fully secured his status as a sword spirit and could become a sword warrior summoned by the government of time in the future. Thus began Yuan Yusheng's journey against the flow of time. Except... weren't the times and places 28.4kFavorites31.6kClicks/ch282.1kGifts

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   NP with no CP tag.

9. 9 带 The Supermarket Escape 带着超市大逃亡 Huang Xiaochan黄小婵Romance2.1M WordsCompleted Thank you, everyone, for the New Year’s wishes. Sending you all love! - Upcoming: Rekindling the Flame [Building a City] Upcoming 2: Zombie Tides Upcoming 3: Surviving a Drought After dying of a terminal illness, Bai Jiang is pulled into the Infinite Escape Instance game. If she can earn 4,444 points, she can come back to life perfectly. Even luckier, the supermarket she runs in the real world comes along with her, and she can take anything from it whenever she wants. * Fleeing a blazing fire, 74.4kFavorites147.2kClicks/ch122.7kGifts

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   The game features an infinite loop, but the game/dungeon data balance is poor, and there are many bugs.

10. 10 被 After I Was Forced to Become the Protagonist of an Explicit Novel 被迫成为限制文主角后 Ye Yi叶猗Romance712k WordsCompleted Su Cheng transmigrates into an adult novel as a minor character who appears in only two chapters, a sacrificial pawn killed by the hero because of an old feud between their families. When she arrives, the hero is still an orphan living with a powerful clan, bullied because he lacks talent. But she knows he’s about to shed his good-for-nothing reputation and begin his rise to power. Following the usual formula, she should probably get close to him, help and reform him, become a ray of light in 72.9kFavorites71.7kClicks/ch156.5kGifts

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    Girl and Man Ankle and big toe "Baby bird." Barefoot. "Chains."

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