Books I Paid for but Eventually Dropped 【走了】花过钱但是最终弃文的文

1. 1 千 The Millennial Empress 千年女皇 A Grain of Rice一粒米饭Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Also known as The Empress's Journey from Zero Is being an empress great? Of course it is! What about being one for three thousand years? ...Sorry, I'm out! Lu Nan was pushed aside at work because of her gender. Furious, she shouted, “What's wrong with being a woman? Give me a world and I'll unite it!” And then she really was tossed into an unfamiliar world. “Come on, be empress and unite the world. Please.” So said the smiling fellow who claimed to be a genie. “Oh, and one more thing: if you h 6.7kFavorites17.5kClicks/ch13.8kGifts

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   It's a fictional story. The author is a veteran female-centric (not wish-fulfillment) author, but this is the only book I've managed to finish... And the ending was... Awful... I subscribed to all of them but can only give it 2 stars... It's really upsetting... I have very complicated feelings about a single grain of rice... Very complicated... Well, Fan's stories always have very original settings, and she's very brave to challenge this difficult infinite flow genre... Every time she starts a story, it's a breath of fresh air. You have to understand that in that era, there were very few writers on Jinjiang who dared to challenge this kind of setting and write strong female protagonist stories... But the endings... Why are they always so disappointing... Why does the female lead suddenly become love-struck in the later stages... Why does she always lure me in only to kill me... Why... This story tells of a female protagonist who makes a deal with a demon, transmigrating into the body of a princess of a fallen kingdom. Her only advantage is the ability to infinitely rewind time, accumulating experience each time, eventually unifying Europe and becoming an empress… The female protagonist sells her love to the demon in exchange for the ability to read the languages ​​of this other world… What a great premise, and the early parts are truly brilliantly written… The ending is that one of the princess's followers discovers the female protagonist isn't the princess herself and, in revenge, kills her lover. The female protagonist then jumps off a building following her lover, becoming crippled? The female protagonist unifies Europe and becomes an empress only to wish to the demon to bring back her lover and regain the ability to love? I'm in so much pain as I type this synopsis on the keyboard; I feel betrayed by the expectations of all our readers.

2. 2 凡 Better to Be a Queen Than Live in Versailles 凡尔赛不如当女王 Wen Ke Pu Bu Ke Keng文可扑不可坑Romance309k WordsCompleted “The gifts fate bestows have all had their prices marked in secret.” Once draped in glory and praised as the Rose of the Rococo, she was also cursed by the masses and called the beauty who brought down a dynasty. Blood flowed over the scaffold, and her brief, absurd life ended in death as atonement. Marie Antoinette woke once more to find herself back in Vienna at the age of seven. The twenty-four years she had spent as a bride sent to Versailles had been like a dream. Now she was once again th 9.4kFavorites15.1kClicks/ch5.4kGifts

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   [Romance + Plot] Another novel featuring Marie Antoinette as the protagonist. Quite disappointing, I wouldn't recommend it. The early plot was lukewarm but still readable, but towards the end, the plot went completely off the rails. Louis XVI died, making the heroine queen, and the next second Frederick II slaughtered all the Habsburg men, invaded France, and the heroine married Frederick II. What was going on?

3. 3 所 Everyone Wants To Harm Me 所有人都想害我 Shi Jiu时久Romance414k WordsCompleted As the only girl among the grandchildren of the Duke of Peng’s household, the apple of her grandfather’s eye and the beloved little niece of the imperial consort, He Qiyao had spent the first fifteen years of her life living in a jar of honey. Aside from getting drunk after one cup on her first matchmaking date, hugging a pillar and spouting love poems for two hours, and losing face in front of her grandfather’s political rival, she had never faced any real troubles. But just before her sixtee 27.7kFavorites95.1kClicks/ch18.8kGifts

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   [I swear I'll never read another romance novel with such a focus on romance again.] A naive, pampered young lady suddenly gains the ability to hear the voices of those around her and discovers everyone is unfriendly. The premise is excellent, the writing is excellent, and the first-person narration gently unfolds, showing the heroine's gradual growth—a very exquisite story. However, the quality starts to fall apart after the VIP chapters. It feels like the author is still stuck in their comfort zone, writing about an innocent, pampered young lady, lacking the ability to handle the plot or write about political intrigue. The heroine's mind-reading ability used to support princes in their quest for the throne is particularly poorly written. The romance was also a weak point for me; many plot points started strong but ended weakly, only to be pulled away by the male lead to start a relationship halfway through. Maybe some people just love this kind of sweet romance, but it's not my cup of tea. Many of the sweet scenes are actually quite awkward. For example, before the male and female leads have even established a relationship, the male doctor examines the female lead and wants to touch her, but he doesn't ask if she has any objections; he asks the male lead first. Once he hears the male lead agrees, he can touch his woman however he wants! Even though they're not officially dating, the female lead has already lost her bodily autonomy! How sweet! The female protagonist's grandfather is the most disgusting character in the story. Domestically, he has been responsible for generations of female infanticide, killing countless female babies, driving the protagonist's sister-in-law insane, and even plotting to kill the protagonist. Internationally, he controls the court, serving as prime minister but doing nothing beneficial for the country, only seeking power and suppressing loyal officials. Despite knowing all of this, the protagonist constantly says things like, "I'm my grandfather's own granddaughter," "My grandfather loved me the most," "No matter how disobedient I am, I'm still my grandfather's granddaughter," "How could my grandfather be so despicable in my eyes?" "I shouldn't think badly of my grandfather," "I should tell him this person is bad for him," "I forgot to remind him when I was angry with him," "My grandfather isn't bad at all compared to other ministers," "I immediately helped my grandfather when he fell." Even after the family's infanticide is exposed, the protagonist begs the emperor to spare her grandfather's life, and while several family members are convicted of murder, none are executed. I don't understand why the story simultaneously portrays the grandfather as a scoundrel and the protagonist as having feelings for him. Is it to portray the protagonist as a despicable and incorrigible wretch? The female protagonist was furious when she discovered her cousin liked her, feeling he was impure, and from then on called him by his first name instead of "brother." But why does she still call her grandfather "Grandpa," without even wanting to curse him in her heart? After all, her grandfather is only responsible for dozens of deaths; he doesn't treat servants, commoners, or low-ranking officials like human beings. He's essentially a good person, and the female protagonist is just being stubborn with him. In comparison, the emperor broke the heroine's neck in front of her, and the heroine had already revealed her murderous intent, which the emperor noticed. If the emperor recovered, the heroine would surely die. Under these circumstances, the heroine actually hesitated for a moment and did not take action, thinking that "anyone can take someone else's life." This is not a bad point, but just pure frustration.

4. 4 魔 Civilization, Remade 魔改文明 Meng Ruoyun梦若云No CP680k WordsCompleted [Important!!! Please read the blurb carefully before reading this story!! If it’s not for you, click the X in the upper-right corner!!] Keywords: A heavily altered world, the transformation of civilization, secret identity roleplay, and a mastermind behind the scenes (a genuine mastermind, not an apparent villain who turns out to be a savior and lover). Wen Jing is a pure, lovely girl with delicate features, a soft voice, and a graceful disposition. That’s what she looks like in this life, an 27.3kFavorites59.8kClicks/ch39.7kGifts

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   It started strong but declined in quality. The first three chapters are a lesson all authors should learn from. The first two or three worlds are very exciting and I recommend reading them. However, the later chapters fell apart. There were too many settings and the author couldn't handle them. It gave me a headache. Based on the early plot alone, it's still 4 stars.

5. 5 别 Don't Love Me, It Won't End Well [Republican Era] 别爱我没结果[民国] Xia Qianmeng夏浅梦Romance656k WordsCompleted From an old-fashioned woman to an ordinary student and then a high-society socialite, no one knows who she is, and no one can lift her veil. When many people discover that the country girl they once knew has become one of Shanghai’s most sought-after social butterflies, chatting and laughing with powerful men in English, they can’t help questioning their lives: "What is going on? She’s just an old-fashioned woman, and she was even jilted..." Bai Qianyu believes in just one thing: "A secret makes 21.7kFavorites88.2kClicks/ch14.3kGifts

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   The female protagonist, facing a philandering fiancé with seven or eight girlfriends, says: "I don't care who you love, I don't love you anyway. I'm not the original owner of this body. This arranged marriage was harmful. Marriage is free in this new era. I want to break off the engagement, but I won't say it. I'm living in your house, eating and drinking your food, accompanying you to banquets, and I inadvertently attracted your attention. I really didn't want this to happen!" The female protagonist, facing one of her fiancé's girlfriends who was actively provoking her, said: "You insult me, provoke me, imply things to me, look down on me, I don't care, I won't argue back, and I won't fight back, because I'm not actually like that. As long as I'm strong inside, I don't care what you do." The female protagonist confronts one of her fiancé's girlfriends, someone with whom she has no grudge: "You think you're so modern and sympathetic to the original owner of this old-fashioned woman? Do you deserve it? I'm not the original owner, but I know she was betrothed to him since childhood. Where did you come from, you vixen? Kneel down and kowtow to the matriarch! You dare talk about freedom of marriage?" The confrontation escalates into a full-blown argument, a slap in the face, and a scalding moment. By the way, according to the synopsis, isn't this story about a female spy? I've been reading about palace intrigue for ages, but where's the spy part? I don't know, and I don't want to know anymore.

6. 6 剑 The Sword Pavilion Hears the Bell 剑阁闻铃 Shi Jing时镜Romance1.4M WordsOngoing Time flows like an arrow, yet who knows the Way of Heaven bends like a bow? Zhou Man's life was one of misery. She could never have everything she wanted. She thought she'd defied fate, attained the Great Way, and become a ruler of Qizhou, only to be besieged by countless sects on the day of her sacrificial ceremony and die atop Jade Emperor Peak. The past scattered away, and in a single morning she returned to an earlier time... Above Sword Pavilion, golden bells rang distantly once more. With 262.6kFavorites277.9kClicks/ch964kGifts

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   This is a female-centric storyline with a significant male lead role and some conflicts of interest with him (the male lead's elders harm the female lead for his own good, but the male lead is unaware and disapproves). It feels like a cultivation-themed mother-in-law/daughter-in-law relationship. It's not a typical wish-fulfillment story, which can be a bit frustrating; it leans more towards traditional martial arts. I feel the writing is a bit childish, like trying to build a grand temple within a snail's shell. I'm hesitating whether to continue reading (the author secretly sends red envelopes to commenters to cover the cost of following updates).

7. 7 校 The Daily Life of a Cultivator on Campus 校园修仙日常 Huai Su怀愫No CP478k WordsCompleted [Modern cultivation, everyday-life comfort read] [60% anti-piracy protection, 72-hour delay] [Female lead! No romance!] Ding Ling survived ninety-nine bolts of heavenly lightning. When she opened her eyes again, she had become the bottom-ranked student in Class F at Jiangcheng's top cultivation high school. Her pockets were empty, her spiritual roots were a mess, and she was so broke she could hear the coins rattle. My goals: make money, nourish my spiritual roots, and improve my cultivation! I 46.4kFavorites85.6kClicks/ch145.2kGifts

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   The female lead has no romantic partner, it's a modern cultivation story, a typical "pretending to be weak while actually being strong" campus life. The protagonist is incredibly powerful, but I feel it's all very bland and uneventful. What is the main plot of this story? What is the protagonist's initiative? As for cultivation, I haven't seen any cultivation plan. He just dabbles in this and that every day. And as for the student's primary responsibility being studying, I haven't seen him learn anything. He hasn't learned anything from school, and even though he's so powerful, he hasn't taught anything about this world. Initially, I was surprised by the modern world setting of spiritual awakening and the ancient-style cultivator who transmigrated, but after many chapters, the world setting and even the protagonist's background haven't been updated at all. That feeling has faded, and even now, readers don't know what career paths a high school student who can cultivate might have in the future. Now, I'm just following this story out of habit; I don't find it interesting. Is it just going to be a hundred chapters of "pretending to be weak while actually being strong" daily life? If you're talking about concealing the fact that the protagonist can use spiritual energy, well, the protagonist didn't really try to hide it. She'd show off one minute, then the next, leaving numerous flaws. If you're talking about not concealing it at all, the surrounding NPCs seem blind, never questioning anything no matter how strange it is. The attending physician, upon discovering her spiritual power had returned, helped cover it up and then disappeared. What was the doctor's motive for concealing it? If it was for their own research, what happened to the follow-up research? If it was for the protagonist's benefit, why didn't they explain why concealing it was beneficial or how to conceal it effectively? She drew a powerful talisman during an exam, and then what? The teachers were amazed, and that was it? Put yourself in her shoes: if a high school student in this world proved the Riemann Hypothesis, and her math teacher looked at it for a long time, thought it was correct, couldn't see any flaws, and then just exclaimed how excellent the student was and quietly gave her a scholarship, and that was it? Is that reasonable? She broke a difficult record at an amusement park, the employee exclaimed that they were going to report it, but then there was a small problem, so they simply didn't report it, and then there was no follow-up. Is that reasonable? Anyway, I can't convince myself of anything. Anyway, when writing novels, you don't need to be too logical to serve the plot, but I just don't understand, what's the appeal of writing this kind of plot? Are these plots that you've sacrificed logic to make them entertaining?

8. 8 早 Good Morning! Three Kingdoms Wage Earner 早安！三国打工人 Vastness of the Underworld蒿里茫茫Romance2.7M WordsCompleted “The land is in turmoil, and the people are suffering.” Lu Xuanyu doesn't really understand what those words mean. Ever since she landed face-first in the earth in the sixth year of Zhongping, the brief dream she'd once had has long since vanished. She has an unremarkable face, poor social skills, no family background, and a strange debuff that makes everyone hate her. Not becoming some warlord's unattainable dream girl isn't a big deal. She has two good hands and two good feet. She can do a 195.9kFavorites205.7kClicks/ch993.3kGifts

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   The protagonist's character is so contradictory! To ensure combat effectiveness, he maxes out his physical strength and combat stats, even sacrificing his charm for it, but every time he's recruited, he replies, "I don't want to kill, so I won't join the army?" He says he doesn't want to kill, yet he kills countless petty thieves and refugees in the first few chapters? He breaks someone's bones over a verbal conflict? When he loses face, he wants to kill everyone present, and when he doesn't want to interact with someone, he's mentally calculating whether he can secretly kill them? The female lead's resistance to killing is clearly flexible. As for the writing style, I won't say that ancient Chinese novels have to have a certain style, but doesn't it feel jarring to suddenly insert emoticons into a serious, even somewhat classical Chinese narrative style?

9. 9 人 All Humanity Is Great 人类皆伟大 Lucky Bag Party福袋党Romance1.7M WordsCompleted "Then it's settled. The apartment lease is for two years, and the tenants are... Sorry, could you tell me both your names?" "I am Gray Mithril, and beside me is the Sage of Humanity, the Unburnt Maiden, the Hand of Lugal, the Severer of the Age of Gods, the Overlord of the Levant, the Fairy Queen and Mother of the Red Dragon, the Eternal Mother of Cornwall and Gellion, and..." "White Horse Forty-Two," she said expressionlessly. "Just put down White Horse Forty-Two." #The character panel has a 17.9kFavorites19.7kClicks/ch46.7kGifts

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   This is a crossover anime/manga series. Overall, it feels more like a wish-fulfillment story than a lighthearted one. The female lead has a deep mind, and her final actions are quite inspiring. However, it feels unnecessary to spend so much time depicting the men's love for her. The female lead's charm is evident in her actions, while the men becoming love-struck doesn't feel romantic at all; instead, it just makes them seem like they're making mistakes and lacking in vision. To use an analogy, the female lead is like Zhuge Liang, and the love-struck men are like Liu Shan (A Dou). In the end, Zhuge Liang died a glorious death, leaving no mark on history, while Liu Shan is remembered for eternity… The female lead truly dedicated herself to the cause of humanity, which is commendable. Humanity is indeed great, and the female lead is indeed great. She did what was right, regardless of posthumous fame. And Liu Shan cried so bitterly at Zhuge Liang's funeral! The female lead only died, but these men were heartbroken! This article is also known as "The Story of a Female Martyr's Workplace Sexual Harassment".

10. 10 泳 My Rise in Swimming Depends on Me [Swimming] 泳坛崛起靠我了[游泳] Jiang An'an江安安Romance1.3M WordsCompleted (Errors and details have been corrected, and some plot points and figures have been adjusted. The added chapters follow the latest revised version on Jinjiang. Thank you for supporting the official release.) Blurb: "Jade plans are hard to change, and golden flowers never fall." A golden flower refers to a brightly colored, golden-yellow flower that does not easily wilt. When Ye Ruru first stepped into a swimming pool, she never imagined she would have such a connection with the sport. The swim 29.9kFavorites74.9kClicks/ch76.2kGifts

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    The romance content is too over-the-top. For example, the female lead suddenly joins a relay team. Her teammates don't know her well and think she's a junior who needs guidance, so they don't expect much from her. Then, she suddenly shines, swimming well and helping the team win the relay, impressing her teammates, surprising the coach, and leaving the opponents dejected. How did the author write such a satisfying plot? After her outburst, she's exhausted and collapses in the stands. Her teammates and coach are too busy celebrating to notice that their heroine is exhausted. The male lead, far away, is very concerned and runs over to comfort her. The female lead thinks, "He's so good to me." She's so tired she's almost delirious, so she doesn't remember anything about receiving an award, her teammates' reactions, her coach's reactions, or the opponents' reactions. She's too tired to tell her parents when she gets home. All the satisfying moments after winning the race are forgotten, as if nothing happened. The author doesn't even bother adding a few lines of filler; just five words: "The female lead doesn't remember." Fast forward a few days, and the female lead has recovered. The male lead buys her a plush toy as a gift to celebrate her winning the award, and she's so happy! Half a chapter is dedicated to describing the sweet date between the male and female leads—so sweet and enjoyable! Other sports novels give me the feeling of "training, competition, reward, honor," but this one gives me the feeling of "training, competition, reward, date with the male lead." It feels pathetic. The female lead, or rather the author's writing style, seems to have lost the ability to derive positive feedback from ordinary competitive activities. The female lead doesn't find happiness in pursuing her career; over 70% of the "sweet and satisfying" moments come from the romance. You ask me if being a world champion is fun? Nothing beats the pleasure of being kissed by your husband! I call this "Golden Wife Literature."

11. 11 走 A Close-Up on Showbiz: Three Hundred Company Bankruptcies 走近娱乐圈之公司倒闭三百遍 Duo Mu Mu Duo多木木多Romance2.2M WordsCompleted ^o^ The original blurb has been withdrawn. There is no replacement yet. Male lead: Lu Beijing Female lead: Liu Wei Liu Wei transmigrates into Liu Sisi’s body and discovers that Liu Sisi is an entertainer tightly controlled by her agency. While filming a movie, she meets Lu Beijing, who greatly admires her. She breaks free of her agency’s control, joins Lu Beijing’s company, and makes films with him, ultimately finding success in both love and career. This story is entirely fictional. Any resembl 77.7kFavorites138.2kClicks/ch887.7kGifts

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    Let's rename it "Chasing the King"... If you're interested in the entertainment industry, you can check it out. You can leave after watching one movie; the subsequent movies follow the exact same process and plot points—a classic case of endless chaos and being trapped in a maze. You ask what changes have occurred after writing so many chapters? Maybe the King's affection for the female lead has increased by 10 points. This is a distorted product of struggling between naive and sweet and dark and cruel, resulting in a lack of coherent style and logic. It tries to write a naive and sweet story but can't bring itself to write something purely enjoyable, so it includes more detailed filming details and satirical scenes to deepen the overall meaning and depth of the story (the detailed filming details are the greatest strength of this story, but repeating the same details for several movies becomes tiring). However, if you truly judge this story by realistic standards, you'll find that the logical flaws are so glaring that they cannot be ignored. The entertainment industry is a cesspool, yet a fairytale-like perfect movie star falls for the female lead, saves her, and then falls in love with her—all the realities of life are automatically distorted by the romance. The author probably felt that writing about a female lead being fawned over simply because she's pretty was too Mary Sue-ish, so she particularly liked to use the "gifts of fate have a price" trope. The female lead, a mere pretty face, receives benefits that come at a cost: her boss, agent, and assistant all want to exploit her for money, control her social life, and drain her health. Okay, the logic is consistent. Then, suddenly, the movie star male lead appears, and suddenly logic is no longer needed. The male lead's kindness to the female lead needs no reason; fate has presented her with a bunch of traps, along with a fairytale ending. Is that reasonable? Is it satisfying? The core of this story, to put it bluntly, is that the female protagonist is exceptionally beautiful and innocent, so the movie star falls for her, the director and screenwriter fawn over her, and various low-level assistants, extras, and stunt doubles serve her—a fairytale within the entertainment industry. The author's detailed research and subtle satire are merely decorative, serving no purpose other than highlighting the absurdity of the protagonist's Mary Sue persona. I remember seeing videos on Bilibili of people spending 20 yuan on takeout and then imitating Michelin-starred plating; this story is like that kind of plating—it looks exquisite, it's expensive, and you're not allowed to give it a bad review because you're considered tasteless. After swallowing it and chewing for a while, you realize it's no different from regular fast food, and the plating gets cold after all that arranging. When I read satirical works about real life, I'm willing to sacrifice the thrill for realism and a sense of groundedness. But even after sacrificing the thrill, the story still feels absurd and impossible in reality. When I read Mary Sue novels where the female lead is pampered and spoiled, I'm willing to sacrifice logic for excitement and thrills. But even after sacrificing logic, the story feels drawn-out, fragmented, and utterly unsatisfying. So what am I reading for?

12. 12 开 From the Start, Livestreaming to Zhu Yuanzhang That Zhu Di Would Rebel 开局向朱元璋直播朱棣会造反 Weaving the Years织岁No CP953k WordsOngoing [Getting back into it, updates when I can. Don’t wait for me after 10 p.m.] Sui Wan is a small-time creator. One day, she makes a history video. [Today, let’s talk about the Yongle Emperor, Ming Chengzu Zhu Di, who came after the Hongwu Emperor, Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang.] Then the video is broadcast into Zhu Biao’s mourning hall in 1392. Zhu Yuanzhang, thinking Zhu Biao has manifested, stumbles. His brothers all turn to look at him. Zhu Di is horrified. * Everyday scenes of the Zhu family bein 56.3kFavorites169.8kClicks/ch150.8kGifts

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    In Chapter 89, the author rehabilitates Emperor Baozong. When Baozong was preparing to personally lead an expedition, his ancestors appeared and punished him, preventing his campaign. From then on, his health deteriorated, and he was frequently ill. He was forced to relinquish power to Yu Qian and others. His ministers worked together to create a peaceful and prosperous era, even surpassing the reign of Emperor Jingtai, and peacefully transitioned power with Emperor Chenghua. After being criticized in the comments section, the author removed the comparison with Emperor Jingtai and added a post-apocalyptic epilogue, depicting Baozong's poor reputation in later generations. Everyone criticized him for being useless, acknowledging his achievements solely through his ministers and son—a case of effortless success.

13. 13 穿 How to Survive After Reincarnating as Pan Jinlian~ 穿成潘金莲怎么破~ Southern Red Fire南方赤火Romance1.6M WordsCompleted Currently serializing: Reborn Before the Prince Consort Usurps the Throne, a princess's revenge story Coming soon: Set Sail!, the rise of a female merchant in ancient times ` Pan Xiaoyuan, a struggling little writer on Jinjiang, spends her days dreaming of transmigrating into the body of a great beauty from ancient times. Heaven finally hears her wish, and her dream comes true. When she wakes and sees her lovely face in the mirror, Pan Xiaoyuan is overjoyed. A deep male voice calls from downstai 49.7kFavorites267.2kClicks/ch79.2kGifts

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    After transmigrating, the female protagonist squats down to examine herself in the mirror, trying to determine if the original owner of the body was a virgin. The second male lead almost ruins a national affair, and the female protagonist, unable to stop him, feels it's all because he loves her too much, deciding to make it up to the male lead that night. The supporting male character steals a million gold coins from the female protagonist, but she can't bring herself to hit him because he's handsome. The men laugh, saying how can a woman with no knowledge be an official? The female protagonist blushes, thinking they're just trying to protect her from harm. The supporting female character volunteers to go to the battlefield to kill the Jin people, but the male lead says, "My subordinate secretly loves you; he'll be heartbroken if you get hurt. You're not allowed to go." The female protagonist blushes, thinking they're also just trying to protect her from harm. Addendum: This story has some merits; it not only prevented the Jingkang Incident but also attempted Liangshan self-governance. Although the male characters in this story seem to look down on the female protagonist and don't treat her like a human being, even second-class citizens have a great love for their country.

14. 14 关 How I Had to Come Back to Collect Debts After Ascending to Immortality 关于我飞升后还要回来收债这件事 Sanshui Xiaocao三水小草Romance951k WordsCompleted (Main story complete; extras are being updated.) Having reached the pinnacle of Mahayana cultivation, Immortal Lord Chuyue Chu Lanzhi still couldn't ascend. Before the Mirror of Cause and Effect, he used his heart's blood to uncover the truth: “Seven hundred years ago, the Immortal Lord incurred a debt of love in the mortal realm. How can you ascend without repaying it?” The woman who appeared in the mirror looked just as she had in the past. Chu Lanzhi fell silent for a long time. “She was a mo 45.1kFavorites88.7kClicks/ch108.3kGifts

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    Often, the female lead doesn't even appear in an entire chapter; it's just a few men filled with regret. And the subject of "men's regret" is still men. I'm genuinely not interested in what men are thinking or doing. Stop digging into the stories of every man who cheated on the female lead like the media digs into the backs of murderers. Can these scumbags just die and get out of this story? Stop jumping around, stop pretending to be sentimental, stop taking up space—let me see what the female lead actually does… Oh, so the female lead is just there to be nonchalantly pursued and fawned over by those regretful men, a high-class object. Maybe I haven't gotten to the point where the female lead's character is established, her personality is revealed, her desires are shown, and she's actively taking charge. I've even started to miss those earlier, less rigidly saccharine revenge stories. At least in those stories, the subject of "the female lead slapping others in the face" was a woman, the female lead had new actions in each chapter, and her character was vibrant, rather than just someone being manipulated by men.

15. 15 真 The Real Heiress Quits [Sports] 真千金不干了[竞技] Great River Flows大江流Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [So much wish fulfillment, so much excitement! Zhao Changying crushes the competition all the way to becoming an archery goddess. No angst.] After spending ten years adventuring in ancient times, Zhao Changying returns to her first life. In her first life, Zhao Changying was the real heiress who had been switched at birth. Framed by the fake heiress, Zhang Yibing, she ultimately died in a fire. But in th 39.3kFavorites126.8kClicks/ch60.5kGifts

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    The opening is maxed out; there's no higher or stronger, only cannon fodder getting slapped in the face. Parents together, the mom is even more awful; siblings together, the sister is even more awful; teammates together, the female teammates are even more awful; coaches together, the female coach is even more awful. Winning a game with teammates is written in three paragraphs; trending topics, reversals, and apologies from haters are written in three chapters; athletes compare their fan counts. The female lead is 1.7 Meters tall and loses 10 pounds in a week, going from 91 pounds. Is this about athletes or celebrities?

16. 16 从 From Beloved Consort to Pharaoh [Book Transmigration] 从宠妃到法老[穿书] The Quiet Jiuqiao安静的九乔Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [My next story is I’m Never Short on Money in Northern Song Times. You can find it in my author profile. Ailisi has terrible luck. She transmigrates into a romance novel set in ancient Egypt and becomes the first cannon-fodder character to die: the Pharaoh’s favorite concubine, who loses his favor on the eve of her appointment as First Queen and finds her life hanging by a thread. The voice of a god whispers in her ear: “Get up, Ailisi. Stand up and 37.7kFavorites74.8kClicks/ch47.4kGifts

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    Egypt. The female supporting character asks, "Why should I sacrifice my life for you just because we were born on the same day, even though we have different parents?" A critical review of the time-traveling female lead: I don't sympathize with the female supporting character. Although she raises the question of why there are class distinctions when everyone is the same, this isn't because she has any advanced understanding of the times, but purely out of jealousy, desire, selfishness, and resentment. Truly, every female lead is a dragon, everyone is a dragon! The author is amazing!

17. 17 江 The Jianghu's Little Sweet Breeze 江湖小香风 Yi Dujunhua一度君华Romance575k WordsCompleted Lan Xiaochi greets Lan Fei, the Feather Venerable: "Dad." Lan Xiaochi greets Wen Mi, the Pavilion Master of the Immortal Heart Pavilion: "Dad." Lan Xiaochi meets Weisheng Qi, head of the Weisheng family: "Dad." Lan Xiaochi meets Mu Liusu, the Human Chancellor: "Dad." At last, one day, all her dads start fighting. Lan Xiaochi breaks down: "Stop it, all of you! My dads!!" Lan Xiaochi: Don't try to out-dad me, unless you're ready to fight for your life!! A lighthearted historical romance with 28.8kFavorites125.7kClicks/ch34.7kGifts

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    Not to my taste. Best wishes to the author.

18. 18 我 Our Whole Hospital Came Through 我们医院都穿了 Flowing Clouds South流云南Romance796k WordsCompleted These days, transmigration is happening in organized groups. Our entire hospital transmigrated. Are we supposed to bring modern medicine to the ancient world? The director: Doctors and nurses, keep our current patients safe. Take in and treat more new patients in exchange for food, clothing, and oil. Patients and family members with special talents, show us what you can do! Surgery: We've got scalpels. Bring on the trauma patients! Internal Medicine: I've got a stethoscope. Who cares about ke 31.4kFavorites74.6kClicks/ch38.8kGifts

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    The story is presented as a female-centric narrative, but female characters make up less than 20% of the cast; it's suggested the protagonist should be listed first. Several men gossip, one saying, "Your wife's due date is two weeks early, could she be cheating on me?" A wealthy matriarch rewards her servants, saying they can give them any girl they like. An intern comments on a 73-year-old authoritative professor, noting age spots but still possessing charm. A hospital discovers a brothel spreading venereal disease, and while they vigorously treat a wealthy young man, the management, deeming it shameful to have courtesans treat patients, executes all courtesans regardless of whether they are infected. The character who orders the execution of courtesans is generally portrayed positively in the story. The author claims this is to showcase the realism of the world, but how realistic is the setting? So realistic that in ancient times, a free market allowed free trade in smuggled salt, and a wealthy merchant told the emperor he would sell the salt for five times the price, and the emperor nodded without anger, even thinking the merchant was quite good.

19. 19 天 The World Is a Butcher's Block 天下刀俎 Snowman in the Wheat Field麦田雪人Romance234k WordsCompleted [We recommend reading the note at the end of Chapter 1 before you begin.] The Grand Princess thinks she has all the right cards and is about to become the most powerful person in the realm. Her emperor brother is close to death. The assassin she planted beside the great general can strike at any moment. The Crown Prince is a fool, and although the Crown Princess is clever, her family is weak. It looks like a guaranteed victory: make her nephew, the Crown Prince, a puppet emperor and rule fr 1.2kFavorites2.1kClicks/ch925Gifts

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    The more amazing the beginning, the worse the ending; the more you like the beginning, the more you hate the ending. It's so disappointing. The premise and theme of this story are truly unique. An ambitious princess who is eager to seize power by any means necessary suddenly transmigrates into the body of a subordinate who may be harmed, and is forced to learn to empathize with the subordinate. The reader's expected trajectory: The female protagonist, concerned with the suffering of the common people, uses her power to improve their lives and suppress the plundering of those in power, becoming a wise and benevolent ruler, or, more radically, to bring about a complete transformation that eliminates the concept of a wise or benevolent ruler. The actual trajectory: The female protagonist admits that she is too soft-hearted to be in power, so she relinquishes her authority, marries, and supports her husband in becoming emperor. Aside from a change of throne and the princess returning to her family, there is no substantial change. Me: ? Upon closer inspection, I realized that the female lead never randomly transmigrates into the bodies of any subordinate; she only transmigrates into the bodies of those she directly exploits. So, as long as the female lead gives up power and becomes a kept woman, letting her husband become the emperor, she won't transmigrate anymore. She won't need to think about the hardships of the people; she can just love her husband.

20. 20 自21+ Self-Joy 自欢 Xiu Ce袖侧Romance1.1M WordsCompleted 80.5kFavorites269.1kClicks/ch229.7kGifts

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    A man loves the female lead so much that he wants to rape her. The female lead cries and struggles, and he hesitates because he feels sorry for her. At this moment, the villain appears to harm the female lead. The man dies protecting her. The female lead regrets her actions, thinking: "I should have let him have his way with me. It was his last wish..." Honestly, it would be okay if the female lead developed feelings for the hero who saved her, but what's with the idea that she'd repay his kindness and guilt by offering herself to him? And then there's the part about him being a rapist but loving me???

21. 21 尖 Scream Queen 尖叫女王 Silver-Haired Dead Fish Eyes银发死鱼眼Romance2.5M WordsCompleted The audiobook of Scream Queen is now available on Xima Audio Zhu Yang knew a vengeful female ghost would kill her the next day, so she spent the night before her death drinking and partying. When she woke up the next morning, she couldn't remember a thing from the night before. Her home was a complete mess, and half a female ghost was stuck crawling out of the TV. The ghost was already dead! Her lousy friends all accused her of brutally torturing the ghost to death. Zhu Yang: I didn't! I didn't 271.2kFavorites557.3kClicks/ch1.2MGifts

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    Women all over the world are trash whose minds are filled with nothing but vying for men's favor and never even being able to beat the female lead, using this to highlight how unique the female lead is, being both attractive to men and capable in combat. Of course, men all over the world are also idiots who can't walk past the female lead.

22. 22 诡 The Supernatural Descends, and I Recharge a Trillion Netherworld Coins 诡异降临，我充值千亿冥币 Fragrant Grass in an Old Alley旧巷幽草香Romance409k WordsCompleted The eerie descended, and the world's System appeared. Blue Star... collapsed completely. In a world ravaged by the eerie, only ghost money could hold off almost anything. Water, food, resources... everything had to be bought with ghost money. People went hungry and cold. The eerie was everywhere, crushing them beneath its weight. Yun Yi held on for ten years, but in the end, she couldn't withstand the enemy's attack and died in the prime of her life. Reborn, she stockpiles ghost money like cr 14.2kFavorites27.9kClicks/ch13.7kGifts

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    If you're going to write a ruthless lone wolf heroine, just create a fictional world or fast-forward to a time of social collapse. Why bother with all the government's efforts to rescue its citizens and the mutual assistance among kind-hearted people, only to have all those efforts go to waste, leaving only lone wolves like the heroine to thrive, and using these kind and compassionate individuals as cannon fodder to slap them in the face? And then you mock these people as saints—what's wrong with being a saint? So far, all I see is that all the female supporting characters in this world are portrayed as terrible by the author, while only the heroine is as strong as a man. A kind female neighbor who's always been kind to the heroine runs into trouble, and the heroine pretends not to see it. A male passerby who only appears in one chapter has a problem, and the heroine helps him out.

23. 23 我 Lie Crusher 我，拆房专家[娱乐圈] Zhuge Salty Fish诸葛咸鱼Romance649k WordsCompleted 53.1kFavorites150.9kClicks/ch33.1kGifts

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    This is a boring romance novel set in the wealthy entertainment industry. It excessively praises the female lead's beauty, white feet, bright lipstick, and sky-high heels. It's filled with melodramatic family feuds and backstabbing. Basically, all rich people are in the entertainment industry; the richer they are, the more virtuous and talented they are. The daughter born to a mistress is inherently wicked and unfit for public life. It's good for passing the time.

24. 24 位 Interdimensional General Store 位面杂货店 Zuo Xianyue左弦月Romance101k WordsOngoing This novel will go VIP on August 2, when a 10,000-character update will be released... She cut open a seashell and found a pearl, along with a bonus: a plane-trading System. Activate the plane-trading System, and get a cute NPC for free. Open an interdimensional general store, and get, um, a complete remote-learning course on 5,000 years of Chinese history, taught by famous figures. After being reborn, Jing Xue fe 1.2kFavorites9.1kClicks/ch134Gifts

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    I remember this ridiculous story from years ago: the female protagonist was a top scorer in the provincial college entrance examination before she was reborn. However, because her parents favored boys over girls and didn't want to pay for her tuition, they kept her at home and made her miss the deadline for applying to universities. As a result, the top scorer had no school to attend and was forced to work in a factory owned by a relative, earning only 2,000 yuan a month. She died tragically not long after. (Every sentence is a point of ridicule, and it must have been tough for her.) The female protagonist is reborn on the last day of college application season. She runs away from home to school and encounters her homeroom teacher, who calmly greets her: "Oh, I thought you didn't want to study anymore. I was even feeling a little sorry for you." Provincial level! College entrance exam! Top scorer! Forced! Dropped out of school! Tsinghua and Peking University admissions teams! Local education bureau! Are they all dead?!

25. 25 老 My Husband Died, So I Ascended the Throne 老公死了我登基 Jade Shadows of the Xiao and Xiang Rivers潇湘碧影Romance1.6M WordsCompleted I conquered the land through war, and when my husband died, I took the throne. New story: "A Step-by-Step Plan (Rebirth)" Male/male romance. A story about how the protagonist accidentally ended up becoming a wise ruler of his generation. Theme: 34.2kFavorites84.3kClicks/ch188.2kGifts

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    The protagonist is very ambitious and loves to preach. In the early stages, when the protagonist is busy with the power struggles of being a concubine (the power struggles section is really long), it is a bright spot in the story. However, when the plot unfolds and the female lead gains practical abilities, she still only talks the talk... Hundreds of chapters have passed and the female lead is still a concubine. Because she has power outside, her husband divorced his legal wife and dared not treat her badly, begging her to have children. This part is written much more vividly and in detail than how the female lead develops her technology, trains her troops, and builds her own power. I think the author didn't really want to write a story about a female protagonist dominating the world; she just enjoyed the thrill of the female protagonist becoming "self-reliant" and then crushing her rivals in the power struggles within the household. Oh, the female lead's right-hand woman, a supporting character, felt she couldn't just stay a clerical worker and needed to be independent, so she falsely accused the female lead's political enemy of raping her and then committed suicide. It's so horrifying, I'm speechless.

26. 26 女 [Three Kingdoms] A Female Strategist's Daily Struggle [三国]女谋士的奋斗日常 Yi Cheng亦珵Romance318k WordsCompleted ☆ This novel is complete and ready to binge ☆ A female PhD student who can't be bothered to get out of bed transmigrates into the body of Guo Jin, a descendant of the Guo clan of Yangdi in the late Eastern Han. She is a would-be strategist determined to restore the land and reshape the world. Her great-grandfather was a renowned legal scholar, her great-uncle was a famous minister of his age, her father rose to the Three Excellencies and was highly esteemed, and her brothers were all celebrated 9.5kFavorites36kClicks/ch2.4kGifts

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    [Romance] Not recommended. Warning: The female lead is a hopeless romantic who drools over every historical figure.

27. 27 历 A History Whiz at the End of the Qin Dynasty 历史学霸在秦末 Healing Slowly漫愈Romance630k WordsCompleted Main story complete! The World-Saving System is dedicated to bringing an end to chaos and saving all living beings. It's a noble System. Tragically, though, it believes too much in the goodness of humanity and has no system of punishment. As a result, it often faces a lack of cooperation and verbal abuse from Hosts who aren't very enlightened and have volatile tempers. But the System isn't afraid or discouraged. It rises to every challenge, endures humiliation, and ultimately completes its gr 15.5kFavorites47.5kClicks/ch13.5kGifts

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    The story revolves around a woman who transmigrates into the body of Empress Lü's younger sister, pretending to be a fortune teller to gain influence over her older sister. The beginning is engaging, but then the female lead suddenly marries Xiang Yu—what?!

28. 28 明 A Woman of the Ming Dynasty 明朝女人 Jian Li简梨Romance901k WordsCompleted Women, first establish yourselves as people, then talk about gender. This story is also known as A Transmigration Without a Golden Finger. Welcome, friends, come tease me all you like~ Theme: Women are the most beautiful beings of all. 8kFavorites31.2kClicks/ch13.1kGifts

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    It's not a satisfying read; it's quite frustrating and leaves you wanting to curse feudal society. I wouldn't recommend reading it.

29. 29 林 [Dream of the Red Chamber] The Lin Clan's Greatest Physician [红楼]林氏第一神医 Gu Simu顾四木Romance690k WordsCompleted [Complete] Jiang Huan brought a Divine Doctor System with her to the world of Dream of the Red Chamber, where she became a girl from a collateral branch of the Lin family. At first, she followed Daiyu to the Jia residence. The Jia family thought: She's just a daughter from a collateral branch of the Lin family. Let's treat her like a poor relative who's come to sponge off us. Later on... Everyone in the imperial capital said: Divine Doctor, please take the seat of honor! Note and Content Wa 40.1kFavorites106.5kClicks/ch48.5kGifts

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    What kind of nonsense is this extra chapter? Royal law forbids princesses' husbands from taking concubines. This princess herself is unhappy in her marriage, a mere shell of a couple with no children. To compensate her husband, her solution is to allow him to take a concubine? And everyone's praising the princess for being so virtuous? Is she crazy? Even if the husband has a child, it'll be illegitimate, creating such an awkward situation. What will happen to princesses after this precedent? It would be better to just divorce.

30. 30 香 Hong Kong Detective [The Nineties] 香江神探[九零] Qing Hou轻侯Romance1.7M WordsCompleted Many years later, when speaking to a cover-story reporter from Time magazine, Yi Jiayi would look back on that distant afternoon when the head of the Major Crimes Unit took her to see a corpse... In that moment, she heard the victim's anguished cries, saw the killer's face, and gained the ability to mentally rewind a crime scene. From then on, Hong Kong had one fewer junior policewoman who drank tea and gossiped at work, then went on dates and went shopping after hours. In her place, it gained 174.9kFavorites302.8kClicks/ch2.2MGifts

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    The author enjoys the endearing contrast between a delicate appearance and a fragile personality, coupled with exceptional professional skills. No matter the female lead's high status, she remains a petite, fair-skinned girl: "She's so brave and intelligent when solving cases, yet she also possesses this shy, girlish demeanor." "The young policewoman is so photogenic; in her uniform, her posture is upright, like a blooming daffodil, elegant and beautiful." "The man's large hand is strong and warm; she feels as if she, a white-boned demon, has drawn warmth and strength from his body, and her mind gradually regains its clarity."

31. 31 伏 Ambush* 伏* We are very sorry, but the author has locked this content. 63kFavorites—Clicks/ch—Gifts

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    The male protagonist went out to prostitute

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