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1. 1 黑 The Black Lotus Manual [Book Transmigration] 黑莲花攻略手册[穿书] White Feather Drawing a Carved Bow白羽摘雕弓Romance439k WordsCompleted The Black Lotus has been published in print. The author's latest work, Reborn and Married to My Nemesis, is currently serializing in the author's profile. This world is overrun by monsters, and it's the perfect place for heroes and heroines to make their legends. Too bad you're not the pure, noble heroine or the pampered, highborn villainess. You're the universally hated third female extra. In the original story, she has a crush on the male lead, plots against the heroine, and spends her whole 1.3MFavorites1.4MClicks/ch650.9kGifts

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   In short: The female protagonist transmigrates into the body of Ling Yu, the villainous female supporting character in the novel, and is forced to participate in a role-playing marriage during a thunderstorm. She also has to navigate a demon-catching mission with the original male protagonist, Liu Fuyi. 1. Desire: To live a peaceful life and avoid the tragic ending of the original book. 2. Obstacles: Forced marriage on a rainy night, constraints from the original plot, and the female supporting character's pre-existing fate. 3. Actions: Dressing up, going to the bridal chamber in the rain, and pretending to marry the male lead. 4. Conflict: The constraints of one's own persona vs. The desire to avoid becoming cannon fodder; the male lead deliberately acting to test the waters. 5. Emotions: vigilance and alertness, surprise and astonishment 6. Play titles: 22 Unexpected (Transmigration into a book + Hasty wedding on a rainy night), 9 Forced Encounters (Forced to attend a date due to a system-bound mission) 7. Overt plot: A substitute bride arranged to marry on a rainy night; Covert plot: Survival after transmigrating into a book, foreshadowing of demon-catching events from the original work. Value: From confusion and anxiety to mental tension

2. 2 黑 The Black Moonlight Holds the BE Script Steady (TV Series: Till the End of the Moon) 黑月光拿稳BE剧本（剧集：长月烬明） Wisteria Branch藤萝为枝Romance544k WordsCompleted [Publication title: Long Moon, No Ashes] [Complete. The next book, I Won’t Be Happy Without You, is listed in the author’s profile.] On the city wall, with nowhere left to run, the rebels hold a sword to my neck. Laughing, the man asks Tantai Jin, “Your wife or Miss Ye? Only one can live. Who do you choose?” The System glances at the tearful Ye Bingshang and says anxiously, “Host, he’ll definitely choose you.” Tantai Jin answers without hesitation. “Let Bingshang go.” System: Well, there goes 994kFavorites1.3MClicks/ch675.5kGifts

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   One-sentence summary: The female protagonist, Li Susu, who cultivates immortality, travels back 500 years and possesses the body of Ye Xiwu, a noblewoman in distress. While escaping in the snow, she encounters the young demon king, Tantai Jin, and is tasked with slaying the demon king and saving the world. 1. Desire: To protect loved ones and prevent the birth of the Demon King who will bring disaster to the world. 2. Obstacles: Bandits surrounding and pursuing them, a young demon king harboring hidden motives, and a destiny to destroy demons. 3. Actions: Falling off a mountain and escaping, hiding from bandits, being rescued by a boy, falling into a coma and recuperating. 4. Conflict: The mission to exorcise demons vs. The goodwill of today's youth and the lingering problems of the original owner's poor interpersonal relationships. 5. Emotions: Vigilance and defensiveness, inner turmoil 6. Playlist: 22 Unexpected Events (Time Travel + Sudden Encounter with Bandits), 9 Forced Requests (Fated Mandated Demon Extermination Mission) 7. Overt plot: Rescued from danger in the snow; Covert plot: Hatred over the destruction of his sect in his past life, foreshadowing of his demon king identity. Value: A terrifying escape → Full of vigilance

3. 3 向 Offering a Salted Fish to the Patriarch 向师祖献上咸鱼 Fu Hua扶华Romance324k WordsCompleted Liao Tingyan, a newly initiated disciple with the lowest seniority, has actually subdued the terrifying, peerlessly powerful demon patriarch of the Gengchen Immortal Mansion, stirring up a heated discussion. Junior Sister Liao, how did you manage that? Liao Tingyan: …By relying on my natural talent for doing nothing? This novel has been published in print under the title Offering the Fish. It is available at Dangdang and the Tmall Yueduji flagship store. Theme: 923.5kFavorites1.8MClicks/ch760.3kGifts

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   In short: Zou Yan, a modern-day office worker, died suddenly from staying up all night and transmigrated into Liao Tingyan, a junior disciple in the cultivation world. She was unexpectedly selected as a candidate disciple to serve the sect's patriarch who had just emerged from seclusion. 1. Desire: To live a peaceful, carefree life and survive in the world of cultivation. 2. Obstacles: Low aptitude, intense competition within a large sect's inner circle, and being forced to participate in the selection process for serving the ancestor. 3. Actions: Paying respects to the master, attending the sect's grand selection, and being unexpectedly chosen. 4. Conflict: The desire to lie down and accept defeat vs. The strict rules of the sect and the selection environment full of geniuses. 5. Emotions: Anxiety, Unexpected Surprise 6. Play Title: 22 Unexpected Events (Time Travel + Unexplained Selection) 7. Overt plot: Being selected in the selection process; Covert plot: The master's deceased daughter's substitute identity, the patriarch's special background. Value: From fear of giving up to contentment and merely surviving

4. 4 满 The Max-Level Green Tea Becomes a Pitiful Little One 满级绿茶穿成小可怜 Spring Knife Cold春刀寒Romance425k WordsCompleted Lin Feilu was nicknamed the Green Tea Princess. The scheming queen of green tea, an Oscar-winning actress in the eyes of the public. She could act cute, throw punches, feign innocence, and play the pure, white lotus. In short, she was not a good person. Eventually, she paid for her actions: she died on her twenty-seventh birthday. As she lay dying, Lin Feilu reflected on her two decades of playing the green tea, and felt deep remorse and regret. She swore that if she got another life, she would 802kFavorites1.4MClicks/ch861.6kGifts

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   A brief summary: Lin Feilu, a modern-day expert in love, dies in a car accident and transmigrates into the body of an unfavored fifth princess in the ancient imperial palace. In the desolate harem, she protects her frail mother and mentally challenged brother, while avoiding the princess's harassment. 1. Desires: To live a peaceful life, protect his family, and avenge the third princess who drowned and harmed him. 2. Obstacles: The mother is powerless and ineffective, there is infighting within the harem, and the third princess is causing trouble and demanding retribution and apologies. 3. Actions: Waking up and adapting to her new identity, caring for her mother, and comforting her mentally challenged brother. 4. Conflict: Weak royal family vs. Pampered princess's difficult behavior, and interpersonal troubles left over from the original owner of the body. 5. Emotions: Calm, prudent, composed, and composed. 6. Play Title: 22 Accidents (Car Accident Transmigrates into a Book + Drowning and Murder) 7. Overt plot: Adapting to new life in the palace; Covert plot: Foreshadowing of power struggles within the harem, and a subsequent revenge storyline. Value: From struggling to survive to calmly planning ahead

5. 5 不EN I Became the White Moonlight After Constantly Courting Death 不断作死后我成了白月光 Ji Ying纪婴Romance780k WordsCompleted [The print edition is titled I Accidentally Became the White Moonlight. Find it at @Jinjiang Jiying.] [Synopsis] After transmigrating into a male-oriented cultivation novel, Ningning plans to follow the plot diligently, only to discover that something is very wrong with this world. Within her sect, her senior brother propels himself into the sky by pushing off with his left foot against his right; her sen 687.3kFavorites1.3MClicks/ch477.2kGifts

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   In short: Ningning, a female supporting character who transmigrates into a book, is forced to go to the male lead's residence to complete a humiliating mission. When she pushes open the door, she finds her fellow disciples ganging up on her. She mistakes the villain for the male lead and accidentally helps him out of trouble with a string of villainous lines. Everyone misunderstands that she has a crush on Pei Ji. 1. Desire: To avoid the original owner's tragic death and refuse to be a villainous supporting female character. 2. Obstacles: System-driven task coercion, deviation from the original plot, and stereotypical misunderstandings among the characters. 3. Actions: Visiting on a rainy night, reciting the original owner's harsh lines on the spot, and making frantic excuses to distance oneself from the situation. 4. Conflict: Good intentions vs. The system's self-destructive tasks and unintentional actions leading to misunderstandings among all members. 5. Emotions: surprise, panic, crying, laughing, and helplessness 6. Drama: 22 Unexpected Incidents (Mistaken Identity + Plot Collapse), 9 Forced Requests (System-Forced Tasks) 7. Overt plot: Completing a humiliating mission by visiting the enemy's home; Covert plot: The male protagonist's forbearance and lurking, and foreshadowing of grudges with the villains. Value: Passive fulfillment of obligations → Unexpected setbacks and collapse of public image.

6. 6 长 Long Wind Crossing 长风渡 Mo Shubai墨书白Romance978k WordsCompleted [P.S. The editor asked me to tell you that both volumes of the print edition are out. Remember to buy them.] (Former title: Marrying the Playboy) For fifteen years, Liu Yuru was the model young lady, all so she could marry a good husband. But on the eve of her engagement, she was forced to marry Gu Jiu Si, the most notorious playboy in Yangzhou. Marrying a man like that would ruin her life. And after she married him, she learned that he had been forced to marry her, too. Liu Yuru was utterly 672.2kFavorites1.3MClicks/ch502.6kGifts

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   One-sentence summary: Liu Yuru dreamt of witnessing the entire Gu family perish. , Before committing suicide, the mother and son entrusted the female protagonist with a plea for help. Waking from a dream, I am deeply troubled by my fate. 1. Desire: To rewrite the tragedy of the Gu family's destruction and save Gu Jiusi and her son. 2. Obstacles: Power struggles in a chaotic world, the Liang King's rebellion, and the Wang family's deliberate framing of the Gu family. 3. Action: Observe the trouble from the shadows, silently remembering the key figures and the cause and effect. 4. Conflict: An individual's strength versus the chaotic tide of the court; knowing the tragedy but powerless to intervene. 5. Emotions: Feelings of pity and sorrow, heavy-hearted. 6. Drama: 16 Sacrifice (The Gu family suffers unjustly), 19 Rise and Fall (A once-powerful clan is overthrown). 7. Overt plot: The Gu family's misfortune at the execution ground on a rainy night; Covert plot: Dynasty turmoil and the conspiracy of powerful eunuchs framing their victims. Value: Observing a tragedy → Determined to defy fate

7. 7 坤 Kunning Palace 坤宁 Shi Jing时镜Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Chapter 254 was posted by mistake and contains no new material. I’ll come back to add a bonus chapter after I finish "The Sword Pavilion Hears the Bell" in 2024. Thanks for understanding, and I’m very sorry!] Jiang Xuening was not a good person. To become empress, she used every trick and scheme at her disposal, trampling countless sincere feelings along the way. But before she died, she was willing to risk her own life to plead for someone else. The Ministry of Justice’s Vice Minister, Zhang 664.9kFavorites1.1MClicks/ch518.4kGifts

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   In short: Empress Jiang Xuening commits suicide to save the lives of her court officials. She closes her eyes and is reborn on a drunken night in her youth. When she wakes up, she is lying between the two male protagonists, Shen Jie and Yan Lin, and returns to the turning point of her fate. 1. Desires: To make up for past regrets, avoid a tragic death in a previous life, and protect those around me. 2. Obstacles: Yan Lin plots revenge against his country, power struggles among various factions in the court, and entanglements with past grievances. 3. Actions: Writing a will in the palace and committing suicide, then cutting his own throat to atone for his sins, and slapping a frivolous young man after being reborn. 4. Conflict: A lifetime of scheming and plotting vs. A sudden awakening at death, and the karmic ties from past lives. 5. Emotions: A sense of relief in the face of death, shock and bewilderment after rebirth. 6. Drama: 16 Sacrifice (dying for one's country), 19 Rise and Fall (the Empress falls to earth and is reborn) 7. Overt plot: The Empress's suicide in Kunning Palace; Covert plot: The change of imperial power, childhood love and hate entanglements. Value: Half a lifetime of striving and struggling → Seeing through the vanity of life and starting anew

8. 8 星 The Milky Way Shines Bright, How Lucky Am I 星汉灿烂，幸甚至哉 Worry Makes Things Worse关心则乱Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The bonus chapters are in the neighboring story, "Bonus Chapters Are Here". Many years later, looking back on her life, she felt that the body she’d been born into this time around was a much better deal than the one from her previous life. So what on earth had made a hardworking, conscientious woman like her end up on such a ridiculous path? A serious but still utterly unhelpful blurb: Another young woman’s goss 623.4kFavorites619.6kClicks/ch861.1kGifts

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   In short: Modern heroine Cheng Shaoshang transmigrates into the body of an orphan girl in her childhood. At a family banquet, she receives the full affection of her four older brothers. She personally weaves small items to give back to her brothers, and slowly heals the wounds of lacking love in her past life in the warmth of their love. 1. Desires: To live a peaceful life, to experience the warmth of family, and to escape the lonely fate of my past life. 2. Obstacles: Past traumas, prejudices from others, and limitations of life for women in ancient times. 3. Actions: Skillful conversation at the banquet, presenting a hand-woven trinkets as a parting gift, and accepting a precious gift from the elder brother. 4. Conflict: Lack of love and defensiveness in the past life vs. Genuine love and affection from relatives in this life 5. Emotions: Joyful and moved, secretly rejoicing at being born into a good family. 6. Drama: 21 Heartwarming (A warm family reunion), 22 Unexpected (Time travel to another world) 7. Overt plot: The female lead is pampered by her older brother at a family banquet; Covert plot: The female lead's tragic past life and her plans for establishing her career. Value: Feigning a smile → Genuinely yearning for the warmth of family.

9. 9 逐 Chasing Jade 逐玉 Rice Ball Invasion团子来袭Romance869k WordsCompleted [Originally titled The Marquis's Wife and the Pig-Killing Knife] After her parents pass away, her childhood sweetheart breaks off their engagement, and her relatives plot to devour her inheritance. For the sake of her five-year-old sister, Fan Changyu decides to take in a live-in husband. She sets her sights on the man she rescued. He is covered in wounds and owns nothing, but at least he has a handsome face. The two quickly strike a deal: she will take him in while he recuperates, and he will 599.8kFavorites573.5kClicks/ch408.5kGifts

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   A brief summary: Fan Changyu, an orphan butcher's daughter, is jilted by her fiancé, Song, who has just passed the imperial examination. Bearing rumors that she is cursed to bring misfortune to her family, she makes a living by butchering pigs in the snow. She encounters a down-on-his-luck, seriously injured stranger and kindly saves him. On her way home, she runs into her former fiancé and his mother, who have now risen to prominence. 1. Desires: To raise his younger sister peacefully, to earn a stable living through his skills, and to let go of past emotional wounds. 2. Obstacles: Rumors and slander, betrayal by her former fiancé, poverty-stricken family background, and a frail younger sister. 3. Actions: Slaughtering pigs in winter, taking in a seriously injured passerby in the snow, and avoiding the Song family mother and child. 4. Conflict: A down-to-earth orphan girl struggling to make a living vs. A suddenly wealthy and heartless scholar. 5. Emotions: Calm and composed, letting go of resentment. 6. Drama: 19 Rise and Fall (Broken Engagement and Sudden Decline in Family Fortune), 21 Making a Living 7. Overt plot: Snowy day, returning home from slaughtering pigs; Covert plot: The man who saved her life has a hidden past, and foreshadowing of future grudges. Value: Tragically betrayed and divorced → Self-reliant and living a stable life

10. 10 如 How to Stop the Male Lead from Going Mad 如何阻止男主发疯 Stir-Fried Cucumber爆炒小黄瓜Romance352k WordsCompleted The print edition has been retitled How to Stop Him from Falling. Presales begin on February 24, 2026 (the eighth day of the Lunar New Year) at 7:00 p.m. [This story is based on the original work’s characterizations, but does not use its plot. You can read it as an original story.] [This is a derivative work, but the characterizations, plot, and backstories contain a great deal of personal interpretation and transformative writing, with a very distinctive personal style. Please do not treat the 593.3kFavorites573.3kClicks/ch503kGifts

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    Drama: 22 Otherworldly Travel, 23 Wrongful Conviction, 20 Battle Royale In short: Modern-day heroine Bo Li accidentally transmigrates into a foreign body. When she wakes up, she finds herself caught in the dark side of a circus. She witnesses a young boy named Eric being maliciously abused by his uncle and nephew and framed for stealing a gold pocket watch. The pocket watch is actually a personal item that Bo Li always carries with her. Trapped in a dangerous situation, she secretly plots to expose the truth and save the wronged boy. 1. Desires: To save the wrongly accused Eric, expose the uncle and nephew's plot to rob and assault him, and successfully escape the circus. 2. Obstacles: A corrupt manager driven by profit, an abusive uncle and nephew wielding power, the female lead with no identity or support, and trapped in a closed circus camp. 3. Actions: Observe and gather details of testimonies discreetly, conceal the pocket watch without making a sound, secretly analyze inconsistencies in witness statements, and wait for an opportunity to escape and present evidence. 4. Conflicts: An innocent boy maliciously framed by his relatives vs. A power-hungry abuser; a lone time-traveling heroine vs. The entire dark circus profit-driven gang. 5. Emotions: Shocked and bewildered, chills down the spine, feigning composure 6. Main plot: Bo Li travels through time and witnesses the scene of the wrongful conviction involving the pocket watch; Subplot: The manager profits from abusing child laborers, and the lack of a legal system in the era condones organized crime. Value: Accidentally time-traveled into the situation → Holding key evidence, passively drawn into a wrongful conviction, with her personal keepsake becoming the only breakthrough to break the deadlock.

11. 11 折 The Waist 折腰 Penglai Ke蓬莱客Romance675k WordsCompleted At first, the strategist of Marquis Yan Wei Shao advised him to marry the Qiao girl this way: “The Qiao family has held sway in Dongjun for three generations. Though now in decline, they have deep-rooted ties and influence, like a centipede that remains alive long after it dies. My lord strides like a dragon and a tiger, with the world in his grasp. Since the Qiao family seeks an alliance with you, why not take their daughter and make use of her?” Later, Wei Shao finally understood what it mean 579.8kFavorites1.2MClicks/ch293.9kGifts

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    Chapters 3-5 of "Bending Over" Drama: 19 Rise and Fall, 16 Sacrifice, 21 Love and Hate Tugs In short: Xiao Qiao secretly meets with Wei Shao, the emperor who died tragically in his previous life, late at night to devise a plan; she also persuades her family members, comforting Da Qiao who has developed feelings for her while continuing to dissuade them from the arranged marriage, and working together to avoid the predetermined fate of the Qiao family's annihilation. 1. Desire: To prevent Da Qiao from marrying into the enemy Wei family, to save the lives of her father, brothers, and the entire clan, and to rewrite the tragic fate of everyone in their previous lives. 2. Obstacles: Wei Qiao's family has a deep-seated blood feud; her uncle, fearing war, insists on a marriage alliance; she is caught in the crossfire of various warlords during a chaotic era; and Da Qiao harbors secret feelings for Wei Shao. 3. Actions: Secretly meeting with Wei Shao late at night, dismantling the implications of the engagement, patiently comforting his sister, repeatedly kneeling to persuade his parents, and secretly plotting to break up the bond between the two families. 4. Conflicts: The reborn heroine who foresees tragedy vs. The realistic choice of seeking refuge from her clan; Da Qiao's unrequited love vs. The inevitable death of a marriage alliance; and the irreconcilable feud between generations. 5. Emotions: Cautious and uneasy, anxious and earnest, secretly comforted. 7. Overt plot: Xiao Qiao works tirelessly to break up the arranged marriage; Covert plot: Wei Shao patiently plots his hegemony, Da Qiao and Wei Shao harbor a secret romance, and the chaotic warlord era at the end of the Han Dynasty. Value: Entering the world carrying memories of blood and tears from a past life → Using one's own strength to influence the fate of two families, defying destiny.

12. 12 小 Little Cardamom 小豆蔻 More Than Just a Cabbage不止是颗菜Romance397k WordsCompleted [The new historical romance, A Phoenix in Another’s Nest, has begun.] At the Lantern Festival, the emperor and empress hosted a banquet in the imperial garden. Ostensibly, it was a celebration for the court and its sovereigns to enjoy together. In truth, Prince Dingbei was choosing his future princess consort. At the banquet, Yingying, daughter of the Marquis of Cheng’en, bowed and offered to perform A Misty River. When she finished, she added coyly, “This humble woman is unworthy of the honor. 575.8kFavorites791.9kClicks/ch199.8kGifts

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    Drama: 24 Rumors and Frame-ups, 27 Family Background Entanglements, 10 Banquet Dispute In short: Ming Tan, the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Jing'an, hears that her engagement will be broken off and that her cousin is using the marriage to put her down. She is indignant and skips breakfast. On the Shangyuan Festival, she travels to the palace with her mother to attend a banquet. On the way, she is still troubled by the rumors and her mood is depressed. The hidden dangers of the engagement and the conflicts in the family gradually come to light. 1. Desire: To preserve the dignity of their engagement, dispel malicious rumors, and safely attend the banquet to avoid trouble. 2. Obstacles: Servants spreading rumors and gossip; the cousin secretly using public opinion to elevate herself; hidden variables in the marriage agreement; and the entanglement of various social forces. 3. Actions: Upon hearing the gossip, he became angry and stopped eating; calmly tidied his appearance and entered the palace; and secretly processed the frustration caused by the rumors in the carriage. 4. Conflicts: The dignified demeanor of a noblewoman from a noble family vs. The baseless rumors spread by a lowly servant; the heroine's original arranged marriage vs. Her cousin's opportunistic attempts to climb the social ladder and undermine her. 5. Emotions: Anger, frustration, unease, and suppressed anger. 6. Overt plot: Ming Tan stops eating in a fit of pique due to rumors; Shang Yuan accompanies her mother to a banquet at the palace. Covert plot: The aunt and her daughter plot to climb the social ladder through a marriage alliance; the female lead's engagement is secretly threatened with being replaced. Value: Whispers tear away the facade of palace intrigue, and a palace banquet becomes the prelude to the outbreak of a marriage engagement crisis.

13. 13 攻 The Correct Strategy to Approach the Yandere Supporting Male Lead 攻略男配的正确方法 Owe Three Taels of Gold欠金三两Romance470k WordsCompleted Originally titled The Right Way to Woo a Sickly Obsessive Male Supporting Character This novel has been contracted for publication as a physical book under the title When the Lanterns Meet, available at all bookstores [The new novel Brother is currently being serialized. Click the column to read it.] Blurb Li Ruoshui transmigrated into a book, and the System tasked her with wooing the gentle, considerate male supporting character Lu Zhiyao, whose smile was like a spring breeze. She had prepared 565.9kFavorites701.5kClicks/ch328.3kGifts

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    Drama sequences: 23 Transmigration Mission, 25 Character Reversal, 20 Survival in Desperate Situations One-sentence summary: The female protagonist, Li Ruoshui, transmigrates into an old-fashioned romance novel and is bound to a system to seduce the gentle male protagonist, Lu Zhiyao. She is imprisoned in a dark cell and coerced by a madam, but discovers that the gentle male protagonist in the original novel is actually a ruthless and vicious person. The female protagonist sees through the system's trap, deals with dangerous villains and disguised male protagonists, and tries to break out of the predicament and escape. 1. Desire: To break free from system control, escape the perilous dark prison, refuse passive strategies, and preserve one's own life. 2. Obstacles: A ruthless madam wields cruel torture techniques; the system forcibly binds them to tasks; the male protagonist's true nature is sinister and unpredictable; everyone is trapped and controlled. 3. Actions: She endured and lay low in prison, used the name-guessing game to probe the male lead's background, saw through his weaknesses in martial arts, feigned cooperation while secretly plotting her escape. 4. Conflicts: The gentle character from the original work vs. The male lead's brutal true form; the system's forced conquest command vs. The female lead's will to survive; the trapped, vulnerable woman vs. A gang of evil forces. 5. Emotions: Feeling fear and anxiety while imprisoned; feeling surprised and suspicious upon discovering the discrepancy between the persona and reality; feigning composure while harboring vigilance. 6. Overt plot: Li Ruoshui transmigrates into a book and is imprisoned, waiting for her target, Lu Zhiyao. Upon meeting him, she discovers that the male lead's entire character has collapsed. Covert plot: The system alters the plot to arrange marriages; a gray-market profit chain lies behind the black market. Value: Forced into a cannon fodder fate by the system → The female protagonist breaks free from the predetermined script, uses her own judgment to overcome the character trap, and survives against all odds to take control of the situation.

14. 14 守 Reborn After Being Widowed 守寡后我重生了 Laughing Beauty笑佳人Romance731k WordsCompleted Before she became a widow, Huayang found fault with her husband in just about every way. She hated how he was always so stern, how he'd collapse onto the bed drenched in sweat, and, above all, how he could be so insatiable at certain times. But when he actually died and she became a widow, Huayang began to miss his good qualities one by one: the way he carried her steadily through a downpour, and the warmth of his chest, blazing like a fire on cold winter days. Reborn, Huayang decided to treat 561.4kFavorites1.2MClicks/ch1MGifts

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    Drama: 22 Rebirth and Resurrection, 19 Rise and Fall, 21 Love and Hate Reversal In a nutshell: Three years after the death of her late husband Chen Jingzong and the exile of his entire family, Princess Huayang of Anle is unexpectedly reborn on a certain afternoon when her husband is still alive. All the grudges and barriers from her past life resurface, and in this life, she faces her still-living general husband. The shackles of love, hate, and the fate of her family's destruction are suddenly rewritten. 1. Desire: To avert the tragedy of the entire Chen family being executed and exiled, to mend the past rift between husband and wife with Chen Jingzong, and to protect the lives of his loved ones and clan. 2. Obstacles: The court is rife with factional strife; political enemies who framed the Chen family in their past life harbor malicious intentions; and deep-seated grudges from their early marriage are difficult to resolve quickly. 3. Actions: After waking from the dream, calm your emotions, test the waters to understand the turning point of rebirth, let go of past prejudices and re-evaluate Chen Jingzong, and secretly plot to avoid trouble in the court. 4. Conflict: The couple disliked each other in their past lives vs. The heroine's sudden change of heart after rebirth; the predetermined fate of a once-prosperous family collapsing overnight vs. The heroine's determination to defy destiny. 5. Emotions: Deep grief at the loss of a loved one, bewildered and bewildered by rebirth, softened heart and lingering affection. 6. Explicit plot: Hua Yang is reborn and returns home, reuniting with the living Chen Jingzong; Implicit plot: Foreshadowing of power struggles in the imperial court, and the conspiracy behind the Chen family's wrongful accusation years ago. Value: Experiencing the pain of the entire clan's annihilation → Reborn with memories of a past life, transforming from someone who despised her in her previous life to someone she cherishes in this one, she single-handedly fights against the chaotic power struggles that threaten to destroy her entire clan.

15. 15 不 Don't Go Around Picking Fights 不要乱碰瓷 Red Thorn North红刺北Romance734k WordsCompleted The physical edition of the final volume goes on presale across all platforms at 7:00 p.m. on September 23, 2023. Only 3,000 signed copies are available, and the last five minutes of the signing will be done in person. For details, follow @TiantianChijiao~ Ye Su transmigrated into a xianxia novel and settled into her new life, diligently cultivating immortality and spending her free time watching the male and female leads fall in love, break up, and get back together. Her days were pleasant and 543.1kFavorites797kClicks/ch1.3MGifts

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    Drama: 22 Transmigration and Rebirth, 19 Rise and Fall of Sects, 24 Fate Changed by Plot In short: Ye Su transmigrates into a cultivation novel, becoming a short-lived extra in the original story. Just then, the declining Thousand Machines Sect has disciples who have achieved Foundation Establishment through extraordinary means. She breaks free from the predetermined cannon fodder fate in the original book, secretly investigates the inside story of the sect's decline, avoids the tragic ending of the original work, and incidentally stirs up the original romantic relationship between the male and female protagonists. 1. Desire: To break free from the fate of being a minor character in the original work and die, to uncover the root cause of the Thousand Machines Sect's decline, and to cultivate and improve one's cultivation in peace. 2. Obstacles: The sect's spiritual veins are depleted and resources are scarce; other sects are secretly suppressing and scheming against them; the inertia of the original plot is a constraint; the original preordained marriage line between the male and female protagonists is a hindrance. 3. Actions: Memorize the original novel's content in advance, observe the successive Foundation Establishment phenomena of fellow disciples, probe and contact the second male lead, Yi Xuan, and plan to visit other sects to gather inside information. 4. Conflicts: The original story's destined tragic fate of a minor character vs. The female lead's proactive defy of fate; the sect's weakness and decline vs. The unusual foreshadowing of a series of geniuses emerging; the predetermined romance script vs. The plot deviation brought about by the female lead's breakthrough. 5. Emotions: In the early stages of transmigrating into the book, the protagonist is focused on survival; upon discovering the emergence of numerous geniuses, he becomes suspicious; and while interacting with his peers, he harbors a hidden wariness. 6. Explicit plot: Ye Su, a minor character transmigrated into the novel, uses her precognitive abilities to survive in the Thousand Machines Sect, while the successive breakthroughs in Foundation Establishment by her fellow disciples raise suspicions; Implicit plot: The hidden reasons for the damage to the Thousand Machines Sect's spiritual veins, the foreshadowing of the bond between the male and female protagonists in the original novel, and the hidden power struggles among various sects. Value: Possessing complete plot information → Escapes the cannon fodder scenario, transforms passive waiting for death into actively investigating the truth, and single-handedly reverses the fate of the sect and oneself.

16. 16 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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    Drama sequences: 23 Transmigration Mission, 25 Character Reversal, 20 Survival in Desperate Situations In short: Liao Tingyan transmigrates into the body of the female lead in an ancient romance novel, burdened with the destined love affair with the male lead bound to her in the original book. She deliberately avoids her destined encounter with the hunter male lead, Chen Yun, and takes the initiative to enter the palace to get close to the tyrannical second male lead, Sima Jiao, in order to protect her family. She breaks free from the predetermined tragic love script and rewrites her destiny. 1. Desire: To avoid a lifelong, torturous romance with the original male lead, to ensure the safety and well-being of the Liao family, to stay away from the chaos and strife of the world, and to live a peaceful, unambitious life by being tied to the second male lead. 2. Obstacles: Fate in the plot constantly creates chance encounters that entangle Chen Yun; the imperial decree to enter the palace six months later is unavoidable; the tyrannical emperor's fearsome reputation inspires dread; and even the slightest mistake in avoiding disaster could implicate her father and send him to prison. 3. Actions: She concealed her face with a hat when in danger, severing any initial attraction; she repaid a debt of gratitude with money, clearly defining the boundaries of her relationship with Chen Yun; she investigated the Emperor's true situation and finalized her plan to enter the palace voluntarily; she used the excuse of offering incense to avoid the rain to cautiously distance herself from the male lead. 4. Conflicts: The original book's predestined romance vs. The female lead's avoidance of love and attempt to change her fate; the gentle and upright male lead's storyline vs. The female lead's path of joining the tyrant's side; passively entering the palace by imperial decree vs. Choosing one's own path to survival. 5. Emotions: Be cautious and wary upon first encounter, feel fear upon hearing of the tyrant's cruelty, and remain calm and confident after finalizing the plan to enter the palace. 6. Explicit plot: The transmigrated female protagonist avoids the original male protagonist at every turn, preparing to enter the palace to meet the emperor on schedule; Implicit plot: The original novel hides Sima Jiao's obsessive and deep affection, and the imperial power of the era intertwines the fates of aristocratic families. Value: Trapped in the original story's predetermined tragic fate, the heroine uses her prophetic abilities to break free from the mold of romance, actively chooses her destiny, defies fate, and achieves a peaceful ending.

17. 17 穿 After Becoming the Short-Lived White Moonlight, I Made Peace with the Villain 穿成短命白月光后，和反派HE了 Blue-and-White Porcelain Ablaze青花燃Romance648k WordsCompleted [Print edition title: The White Moonlight’s Guide to the Demon King. Available on all platforms.] Sang Yuanyuan transmigrated into an old-fashioned fantasy romance novel full of angst, becoming the male lead’s beautiful but ill-fated first love, who dies young. The male lead loves her, and so do the other male characters. Because the heroine has a face almost identical to hers, all the men both love and torment her, leaving her physically and emotionally battered. Her romance with the male le 533.1kFavorites1.3MClicks/ch320.5kGifts

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    Drama sequences: 23 Transmigrating into a book to survive, 25 Character reversal, 20 Turning the tide in dire straits In short: Modern reader Sang Yuanyuan transmigrates into a book and becomes the short-lived white moonlight who is poisoned to death at the beginning. She is trapped in a poisoned wine murder plot. The original book's affectionate male lead is pampering the substitute female lead, while the vicious female supporting character is holding poison to her death. She quickly comes up with a plan and lies that she is in love with the villainous King of Youzhou, whom everyone fears. She uses the villain's intimidation to escape death and break out of the original tragic death script. 1. Desire: To avoid the predetermined ending of being poisoned in the original work, to escape the fate of being a cannon fodder character who is the white moonlight, to stay away from the heartless male lead Han Shaoling, and to rely on the villain to preserve my life and live a peaceful existence. 2. Obstacles: She is weakened by a rare wood poison; the female supporting character, You Yingyue, is determined to poison her in revenge; the original male lead falls for a substitute and watches her be murdered; the King of Youzhou is a feared and taboo tyrant. 3. Actions: On the verge of death, he used rhetoric to sway the female supporting character's mind; he lied and claimed to admire You Yingyue's older brother, the King of Youzhou; he coerced the female supporting character into using her exclusive communication jade slip; and he confronted the villain to secure his life-saving bargaining chip. 4. Conflicts: The original novel's destined death of the "white moonlight" heroine versus the heroine's defiant struggle for survival; the devoted male lead versus the male lead's change of heart and favoritism towards a substitute; the female supporting character's premeditated poisoning versus the heroine's use of the villain to fight back. 5. Emotions: Initially waking up near death filled with fear and panic; upon learning the plot, filled with despair; calmly testing the waters while fabricating lies; tense and anxious while waiting for the message. 6. Explicit plot: Sang Yuanyuan, a transmigrator, is trapped in the palace and survives You Yingyue's poisoning trap by clinging to the villain; Implicit plot: The ruthless and cunning King of Youzhou agrees to the request, and the unknown fate of the villain and the white moonlight hidden in the original book is foreshadowed. Value: Trapped in a script where the protagonist is destined to die at the beginning → The female lead breaks free from the stereotyped romance, doesn't rely on the male lead's protection, and leverages the power of the original story's ultimate villain to reverse her fatal fate, starting a new life together with the villain.

18. 18 女 The Villainess Doesn't Want the Leads to Break Up [Book Transmigration] 女配不想让主角分手[穿书] Qi Tong漆瞳Romance311k WordsCompleted Shen Wanqing transmigrates into a fantasy romance novel full of angst. Misunderstandings plague the leads’ relationship, they suffer both physically and emotionally, and in the end one dies while the other is left injured. Shen Wanqing looks at herself, now cast as the vicious supporting female character. “I see. My mission must be to break up the main couple and win over the male lead, right?” System: “No. Your mission is to turn this novel into a sweet romance.” Shen Wanqing: “...” And so She 529.8kFavorites758kClicks/ch151.6kGifts

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    Drama sequence: 23 Transmigration mission, 25 Character reversal, 20 Desperate situation change. In short: Shen Wanqing transmigrates into a book as a cannon fodder female supporting character, bound to a system with a mission: to help the male and female leads have a happy ending, and to change the plot on the spot to avoid the famous breakup scene. 1. Desires: to survive, to complete missions, and to evade villains. 2. Obstacles: Plot inertia, male protagonist's boundless protection of his sister, tyrannical villain, system binding. 3. Action: Break free from the male lead's embrace, refuse to come to his door for medicine, and cut off the plot of their falling out. 4. Conflicts: Original plot to break up the couple vs. Mission to ensure a happy ending; male lead's doting affection vs. Female lead's defense against jealousy; tragic fate vs. Changing to a sweet storyline. 5. Emotions: Shock → Collapse → Vigilance → Hardening 6. Explicit plot: The transmigrated female supporting character's iconic scene of preventing a breakup; Implicit plot: The protagonist's happy ending is tied to the safety of the world. Value: Cannon fodder's fate is changed; subverting tropes rewrites the tragedy of the entire book.

19. 19 嫁 Marrying the Villain 嫁反派 Pudding Glaze布丁琉璃Romance444k WordsCompleted (Some scenes have been revised. The official Jinjiang version is complete and error-free. The simplified Chinese edition was published under the title With the Years, Peace.) In her previous life, Yu Lingshu went from being the darling of everyone around her to falling into the dust, forced to marry the regent, Ning Yin. The regent was peerlessly handsome, but he had a lame leg and was a twisted, cruel madman who murdered his brother and father. What Yu Lingshu feared most was when he would wi 521.7kFavorites654.5kClicks/ch200kGifts

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    Drama: 20 Desperate Situation Negotiations, 25 Character Pull-ups, 17 Past Relationship Dilemmas In short: Yu Lingxi, the daughter of a disgraced official, is trapped in the mansion of the mad regent Ning Yin. To repay a debt of gratitude, she secretly goes to a birthday banquet to meet her childhood sweetheart Xue Cen, only to be caught by the male lead. She is then blackmailed for her affair and has no choice but to show weakness and offer herself to Xue Cen in exchange for his life. 1. Desires: To preserve Xue Cen's life, to live peacefully in the Prince's mansion, and to break free from the shackles of past debts. 2. Obstacles: Ning Yin is tyrannical, suspicious, and bloodthirsty; Xue Cen's rebellion angers those in power; and the male lead witnesses their past relationship being exposed. 3. Actions: Attending the banquet to secretly persuade Xue Cen to stop, kneeling down to admit wrongdoing after the incident, deliberately disavowing any childhood feelings, and using herself to redeem the person. 4. Conflicts: Childhood sweetheart's gratitude vs. The male lead's obsessive jealousy; Xue Cen's rebellious ambition vs. Ning Yin's overwhelming power; Female lead's survival and forbearance vs. The mad master's suspicion and probing. 5. Emotions: Panic upon seeing the secret letter, anxiety upon meeting, fear upon discovering the secret, and suppressed fear while dealing with the situation. 6. Explicit plot: Yu Lingxi is caught by Ning Yin having an affair with Xue Cen, and pleads for mercy to save the hostage's life; Implicit plot: Xue Cen kneeling in the mansion to protect the female lead on a rainy night years ago, and Ning Yin's ruthless past foreshadowing. Value: A fallen noblewoman, reduced to a prisoner and offering, uses feigned weakness to navigate a deadly predicament and seeks a way to survive between a paranoid villain and her loyal childhood friend.

20. 20 攻 Capture the Jade 攻玉 Ning Long凝陇Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Announcement: This novel was first published in 2020. It underwent its first full revision in April 2022 and its second in August 2026, mainly to correct typos and awkward phrasing. Returning readers don't need to reread it; you can ignore the update notices. New readers should read the official version. Pirated versions outside Jinjiang have nothing to do with this novel or its author.] A fantasy demon-hunting story set in an alternate Tang Dynasty. “Use the stones of other mountains to poli 644.4kFavorites864.2kClicks/ch988.3kGifts

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    In short: Reborn heroine Teng Yuyi, carrying memories of her past life, rushes ahead to the bamboo forest where she was murdered in her previous life. Holding a royal invitation, she thwarts a trap, protects her cousin Du Tinglan who is about to be killed, and uncovers the mastermind behind the murder. 1. Desires: To save my cousin, undo the tragedy of her past life, and find the real culprit to avenge her. 2. Obstacles: The killer sets a trap, the barriers of the elite circle, and the opposing side uses its power to block the way. 3. Actions: Leave the temple ahead of time, display the royal token in front of the bamboo forest, and lead a team deep into dangerous territory to search for the missing person. 4. Conflicts: Painful memories of the past life vs. Defying fate in this life; a poor orphan girl vs. A powerful family. 5. Emotions: Solemn and vigilant, calm and resolute. 6. Drama: 19 Rise and Fall (Tragic Death of Relatives in the Previous Life), 22 Unexpected Events (Rebirth and Return) 7. Overt plot: A rendezvous in the bamboo forest to find someone; Covert plot: A murder mystery from a past life, a conspiracy by powerful figures. Value: Bearing the blood feud → meticulously plotting to reverse the deadly situation

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