Temporary Reading List: Paid For but Didn't Finish, Part 2 临时书单，花过钱没看完-2

1. 1 穿 Transmigrated into a Cultivation World as a College Girl 穿进修仙世界做女大 Magical Girl Meng Lulu魔法少女梦露露Romance3.3M WordsOngoing College student Su Qing dies in a car accident and transmigrates to a cultivation world. The bad news: She brought her whole body across, and her pockets are emptier than her face is bare. The good news: The cultivation world has universities too. She can apply for financial aid and keep being a college girl. Being a college girl in a cultivation world doesn’t seem all that different. It’s just morning sword-flying practice on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, and 8 a.m. Heart-Cleansing Mant 89.6kFavorites89.5kClicks/ch661.5kGifts

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   The story is good, but the writing is really mediocre.

2. 2 职 Professional Fan 职业粉丝 Zhong Xiaosheng钟晓生Romance768k WordsCompleted Check out my new novel, "Don't Touch My Script", on my profile → Xin Yiyi thought she'd found herself a sweet little puppy, but she had no idea that this puppy would pounce on her with a playful bark and turn out to be a wolf in puppy's clothing. Xin Yiyi: Can I still return him? He Linyu: In your dreams! There's an obscure profession that people don't talk about: professional fan. Ordinary fans spend money following their idols; professional fans make money doing it. Life is about more th 20.2kFavorites66.2kClicks/ch70.7kGifts

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   Can

3. 3 她 She Comes from the Galaxy's Highest-Security Prison 她来自星际最高监狱 Yuan Yu元余Romance623k WordsCompleted [My new story, “I Have Three Thousand Strategists,” is now available. Visit my author profile to save it to your library.] A new F-rank student with little talent has joined the interstellar academy. The newcomer is pale and unusually frail, the picture of a poor person from the lowest ranks of society. There are countless students like Jifu at the interstellar academy. The highest they can hope to rise is to be picked by an aristocratic family and trained as one of its dependents. That’s the 170.4kFavorites236.4kClicks/ch246.5kGifts

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   A typical "feel-good" novel, purely a "feel-good" novel, an uncontroversial "feel-good" novel, featuring a male protagonist with low profile and a more prominent second male lead.

4. 4 抽 Unlimited Card Drawing, Earning a Billion a Day 抽卡无涯，日赚十亿 Jiangshan Canglan江山沧澜Romance692k WordsCompleted [My new story of the same type, “After Transmigrating into a Book, I Became a God by Selling Information,” is now ongoing. Find it in my author profile.] [The comment section has been closed because argumentative commenters were affecting the reading experience for most readers.] A popular actress disfigured by a rival, a company CEO on the verge of bankruptcy, a cultivator who has lost all their powers, a tech genius with no memories… In their final moments of despa 129.8kFavorites300.9kClicks/ch271.6kGifts

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   Pretentious Vest Stream

5. 5 科 Scientific Astrology, Materialist Fortune-Telling 科学占星，唯物算命 Jiang Yue Nian Nian江月年年Romance568k WordsCompleted [Complete. For publication information, follow @Jiang Yue Nian Nian Nian Nian] The heir to the He family, who had been lost outside the family, returned. Everyone expected a rich heiress's revenge story or a melodramatic romance among the wealthy, but the newly found Chu Qianli spent every day playing cards, rolling dice, and spreading feudal superstition (?). ※ Chu Qianli had transmigrated into a strong heroine novel as a sweet, innocent supporting character. She had no interest in fighting ove 187.1kFavorites528.2kClicks/ch266.5kGifts

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   [Drama + Romance] Jiang Yue Niannian's works blend plot and romance. The plot is interesting, but not overly so. The writing is quite mature and worth reading.

6. 6 我 I Cultivate the Heartless Way, Thanks 我修无情道的，谢谢 Daydreaming in Vain白做梦Romance234k WordsCompleted Not worth reading. Run! Core message: 18.7kFavorites67.8kClicks/ch5.9kGifts

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   Your writing was excellent, but unfortunately it was left unfinished.

7. 7 我 My Cheat Is Earth 我的外挂叫地球 The Floor the Goddess Walked On女神踩过的地板Romance730k WordsCompleted Reya, a survivor of the apocalypse, is reborn in a futuristic universe where civilization has been severed. History is fragmented and incomplete, ancient culture is scarce, and everyone is searching for the lost civilization of Earth. Reya, who got top marks in history from elementary school through high school: ... What a huge cheat code. With reliable memories of Earth's civil 63.5kFavorites164.9kClicks/ch78.8kGifts

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   The premise is interesting, and the main characters are heartwarming. The romance is a weak point, but it's better if you treat the male lead as just a partner.

8. 8 女 The Female Celestial Master Stomps Her Foot [Interstellar] 女天师她一跺脚[星际] nXiaoyao Laughs at the Mortal Worldnn逍遥笑红尘nRomance802k WordsCompleted The Female Celestial Master Stomps Her Foot, and the Entire Star System Trembles Also known as The Terror of Being Ruled by a Female Celestial Master Completed: The Female Celestial Master, More Savage Than Vengeful Ghosts Coming soon: The Female Feng Shui Master Opens Her Mouth. One-line summary: Just tell me, aren't you scared? Also known as Please, Just Shut Up A spinster feng shui master vs. a bachelor detective For the Chinese metaphysics explainer story, Fortune-Telling Live Chat Group, re 8.9kFavorites34.8kClicks/ch10.1kGifts

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   The Interstellar Version of the Enchanting Ancestors Series, available for viewing.

9. 9 第 The Ninth Agricultural Base 第九农学基地 Red Thorn North红刺北Romance732k WordsCompleted [Volume 1, Freshman Year, has been revised, so a few minor details may not line up with later chapters~] Zhao Linong's parents had pinned their hopes on her from the time she was little: “Linong, you have to get out there! Don't spend your whole life in the fields like us.” Zhao Linong did it. She skipped grades and got into a top university in a big city, becoming the village's pride and the sort of good kid everyone gave a thumbs-up to. And then... she was assigned to the College of Agricul 458.8kFavorites705.5kClicks/ch2.3MGifts

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   I lost track of it halfway through, and I can't even remember what I wrote. I think I saw some common-sense errors, thought they were a bit ridiculous, and then I gave up.

10. 10 星 Interstellar Trading Platform 星际交易平台 Intermittent Cramps间歇性抽筋Romance374k WordsCompleted Coming soon: "The Vicious Female Supporting Character Gets Rich in Space" "The Interstellar Couple's Hit General Store" "This Screenwriter Is Not to Be Messed With" Qiao Yue is a deadpan top student with a loli face. Her personality means she's not particularly popular. "I think she looks pretty scary, too. She's already so old, but still looks like a little kid. Her features are practically as underdeveloped as a teenager's." "Exactly! A few times when she glared at me, I felt like I was bein 1.4kFavorites11.2kClicks/ch216Gifts

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    This is an incredibly awesome science fiction story. The premise is meticulously crafted, and the ideas are wildly imaginative. The author clearly put a lot of effort into it.

11. 11 星 The Interstellar Valkyrie 星际女武神 Three Thousand Glazed Glasses三千琉璃Romance1.5M WordsCompleted They say transmigrating comes with perks. Ling Xiao transmigrates into an interstellar world and, sure enough, gets a Martial God System as a bonus. Can't pilot a mech? No problem. The Martial God System can help you achieve your dream of soaring to the top. Can't fight? No worries. The Martial God System will teach you how to tear your enemies apart with your bare hands. Can't flirt with men? No problem. The Martial God... Uh, sorry, that's not included! Learn skills with Martial God. Level up 11.6kFavorites68kClicks/ch4.8kGifts

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    A great article worth reading; I'll definitely read it when I have time.

12. 12 重 Reborn as a Casual Player 重生之生活玩家 JenniRomance605k WordsCompleted Xiao Shuwei, a woman with a bad case of laziness, accidentally downloaded a strange game client and ended up reborn in her second year of high school, three years in the past... In the game, she made some wonderfully weird friends and picked up all kinds of amazing life skills~ From then on, she became a crafting expert, overcame her laziness, regained her confidence, and made her dream of a happy life come true! ~(≧▽≦)/~ (In short, this is the story of a chubby girl who gets pretty, masters cr 9.7kFavorites70.4kClicks/ch4.8kGifts

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    Heartwarming and inspiring daily life

13. 13 好 Hollywood's Uncrowned Queen 好莱坞之无冕女王 A Page Full of Nonsense满纸荒言Romance587k WordsCompleted "If Bai Shui hadn't become a director, she might have become a notorious marriage scammer, a Chinese woman subjected to discrimination. But she created one box-office miracle after another, swept the Oscars, defeated the five major film studios, made independent films reign supreme in Hollywood, and had the world cheering for her!" - Time Magazine Theme: 2.6kFavorites32.6kClicks/ch1.5kGifts

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    Hollywood Entertainment Article

14. 14 理 Theoretically Possible 理论上可行 Savoring Carefully细品Romance777k WordsCompleted Lan Shan was an outstanding woman, gifted and exceptionally capable. In her few decades of life, she left an indelible mark on the world. When she gave her life for all of humanity, Lan Shan felt no regret. She was even grateful: her extraordinary talent would give her a chance to awaken again. Many years later, when Lan Shan finally opened her eyes again, she was bewildered. She was now a vulgar woman. A vulgar woman with no brains. A brainless, vulgar woman who had offended an important pe 49.4kFavorites91.5kClicks/ch51kGifts

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    An absolutely brilliant article; you should read it when you have time.

15. 15 蜂 Queen of the Hive 蜂巢里的女王 Fu Hua扶华Romance405k WordsCompleted An ordinary girl transmigrates to a strange world without humans. For some inexplicable reason, a nonhuman race that calls her their queen comes into being, and so begins her journey toward the stars and the sea. A girl told me that reading this story made her feel as if she’d seen the ultimate otome fantasy _(:з"∠)_ [Girls reading this, please don’t ask me, “Oh my, what kind of awful Mary Sue story is this?” If an otome story isn’t swoon-worthy, where’s the fun in it, girls? This story fulfill 25.2kFavorites136.7kClicks/ch7.6kGifts

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    [Romance] A Mary Sue novel with an Insect Queen setting

16. 16 一 [Football] I Woke Up to Inherit a League Two Team [足球]一觉醒来继承了一支英乙球队 Cream Puffs奶油泡泡No CP623k WordsCompleted The main story is complete. Bonus chapters will be posted whenever I get around to them. Ping Qiong woke up one day to discover she'd inherited a team that had fallen from the Premier League to League Two. Her main quest was to drag the team back into the Premier League. But the club was currently three hundred million pounds in debt! Most of the staff had left, and she was practically the entire back-office team. Ping Qiong: What do I do? This team looks like it's about to go under. This story 10.9kFavorites19.5kClicks/ch17.1kGifts

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    [Free] A rare football fanfiction featuring a female coach; essentially a lighthearted story where the author writes whatever comes to mind.

17. 17 玛 Queen Matilda 玛蒂尔达女王 Hua Yang华泱Romance637k WordsCompleted Check out my completed novels set in the same world, The Bastard Dynasty and The Plantagenets: A Model Family, in my profile! Piracy protection is set to 70%, and will be lowered further later on. “Matilda of England, a fatherless orphan, an heir cast aside, a princess coveted by countless men. Yet she would ultimately become the mistress of Europe. Though her mortal body would one day decay, her fame would be celebrated for all eternity.” “She wore three crowns, and her foo 4.8kFavorites3.7kClicks/ch4.9kGifts

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    This author's strength lies in their excellent historical writing, but their weakness is that they tend to write haphazardly, which can be a bit disjointed and not very satisfying.

18. 18 福21+ Sherlock Holmes' Little Sister 福尔摩斯小妹 Red Ginger Lily红姜花Romance510k WordsCompleted 34.6kFavorites37.9kClicks/ch38.7kGifts

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    Another post by Red Ginger Flower. A familiar feeling. I always start following things easily, but rarely finish them.

19. 19 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Became the Empress 穿书后我成了女帝 Jue Jue决绝Romance755k WordsCompleted Jin Yanqiu is transported to an ancient era of turmoil, reminiscent of the Three Kingdoms and Wei-Jin periods, and becomes the daughter of an official. She lives in an age when she can have nothing she wants and the emperor is a madman, trembling through life until she turns sixteen. Then a System suddenly binds itself to her and orders her to win over the male lead. It says that only by winning him over and helping him unite the country can she save the world. Yanqiu refuses. "I'm not interes 28kFavorites34.5kClicks/ch52.3kGifts

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    The "unlimited carbs" meme on Zhihu is just too mindlessly satisfying.

20. 20 海 The Man's House by the Sea, the Woman's Wardrobe 海男之家，女人的衣柜 Child on the Toilet马桶上的小孩Romance2.1M WordsCompleted New novel: Help! I'm Surrounded by Men Who Want to Get Me Pregnant! A twisted cult classic set among the stars, with a harem of nonhumans and a Mary Sue heroine. Add it to your to-read list! * A cyber-apocalypse adventure plus a forceful heroine and competitive romance. I'm terrible at writing blurbs, so feel free to try the free chapters. Apocalypse warrior Gong Li transmigrates into a cyberpunk superpower novel... that turns out to be a CEO romance. The CEO hero believes the heroine has died 136.8kFavorites204.5kClicks/ch320.1kGifts

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    [Drama + Romance] Cyberpunk superpowers, female-centric plot with multiple male leads, the plot and romance run parallel, sometimes pushing the romance forward for several chapters without focusing on the plot, featuring both older and younger male leads, and cunning and ruthless characters. Personally, I prefer stories with a slightly rebellious female lead, one who rebels against the established order. This story, however, has a very scattered plot, no main villain, and the female lead doesn't seem to be fighting against anything. She doesn't have any particularly strong desires or ambitions to do or accomplish anything; she's simply adventuring on her own. I felt the main storyline was still the romance, and the ending, where the protagonist enters the system and builds a harem, felt a bit boring, so I dropped the story. However, this is indeed a good female-centric novel, and those who like to read stories where the female lead fights monsters while falling in love can give it a try.

21. 21 平 The Utterly Ordinary Grandma [Infinite] 平平无奇老奶奶[无限] Amazing Orca神奇虎鲸No CP301k WordsOngoing Updates are irregular. An old granny takes on the world! After a great fire, the village was reduced to ashes. Lin Yuzhen, a seventy-six-year-old granny who had spent her whole life being worn down at home, had suddenly lost her home, and her children had all turned to charcoal. She looked up. Three suns were spinning in the sky, and a column of water shot up from the well in her backyard. Ahead stood a red train stretching as far as the eye could see. Its lights flashed as it prepared to d 79.6kFavorites63.3kClicks/ch158.5kGifts

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    It felt like the author wrote whatever came to mind, without any planning. I gave up after reading one part.

22. 22 寒 The Noble Daughter from a Humble Family 寒门贵女 Dai Shanqing戴山青Romance2.3M WordsCompleted [Main story complete, full text lightly revised, bonus chapters updating] Zhu Xuan was born to an ordinary family in the countryside, with a few acres of poor farmland and a handful of pigs and sheep. She had older siblings above her and younger ones below, and the number of mouths to feed grew by two every three years. Her father spent his days wandering around and shirking his responsibilities. Fortunately, her mother and grandparents worked hard to support the family, and wedged in among the 92.6kFavorites125kClicks/ch363kGifts

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    Thanks to the reader for the recommendation! This is a female-centric story with a plot-driven plot. A transmigrated princess establishes a girls' school, and a native peasant girl uses this opportunity to slowly prepare for the imperial examinations. I initially thought this story was a bit slow-paced, but I kept reading, skipping around until chapter 69, where I was suddenly blown away. The female lead is indeed talented and thoughtful. After escaping her peasant background, she thinks of her neighbor, the girl from a noble family she befriends, and how she was tormented by poverty and ignorance when she was young. This is not just a story about the imperial examinations; the female lead's character is that of a true saint.

23. 23 在 The Cult Leader of a Cyberpunk World 在赛博世界当密教头子 CiiRomance1.4M WordsCompleted Also known as: "After Faking My Death, My Secret Identities Became the World's Beloved White Moons (Huh?)" "How to Be an Idealist in an Extremely Materialist World" "Our Cyberpunk World Deserves Its Own Jerusalem" "They All Joined the Faith to Bring Their Beloved White Moon Back to Life" "Sir, Times Have Changed (With a Twist)" "Mechanical Ascension? Wrong, It's Psychic Ascension!" . Xia Nian transmigrates into the full-immersion future-disaster game When the Tides Recede, bringing with her the 26.8kFavorites32kClicks/ch80.4kGifts

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    This is the author's first original work, and while the setting, theme, and writing are good, it also bears the hallmarks of a derivative work. Its strengths lie in the well-developed characters; each supporting character speaks with distinct personality and is very vivid. Even the little Calomi is memorable—I laughed out loud when I saw him feeding me nutritional paste, and the mice knew how to show me respect. The relationships between characters, whether between the main and supporting characters, or between supporting characters themselves, are all very endearing. The weaknesses are that the background and emotions feel somewhat unrealistic. Like other derivative fanfictions, it assumes the reader is immediately immersed in the story and can empathize with the characters, skipping background introductions, detailed narratives, convincing plot points, and gradual emotional build-up. It just jumps in with melodramatic lines, making everyone feel like they're about to die, suffer, despair, or experience ecstasy and happiness. It feels like watching a Chinese TV drama, with a jarring background music screaming "Get emotional!" In every chapter, which makes it a bit jarring… Perhaps this work is essentially a derivative fanfiction of a religious theme. I stopped at chapter 60.

24. 24 剑 Sword Cultivators Aren't Allowed to Play Games [Full-Dive] 剑修不许玩游戏[全息] Point-Colored Orca重点色虎鲸Romance664k WordsCompleted *My friend's The Interstellar World's Number One Spirit Soother is complete! A jade spirit from a cultivation world ends up in the interstellar age. It's a lot of fun! If you like this kind of story, give it a try~ *Upcoming story: The Apocalypse Never Came, But the System Did. It'll be my next project. Here is the blurb for this story: [The Overpowered Hero Version] Everyone in the sect knew Meng Lingye was useless. She had an incredible tale 32.2kFavorites36.9kClicks/ch49.4kGifts

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    This is a female-centric storyline with no male lead yet. It features a swordsman playing an online game, a lighthearted and fun web novel, and also includes some characters with limited real-world involvement.

25. 25 收 I Adopted the Demon King Cat and Became a Metaphysics Master 收养魔王喵的我成了玄学大师 Loves Spicy Chicken Powder爱吃辣鸡粉No CP719k WordsCompleted [A note before you read] I haven't taken a cent from any cosmetic surgery clinic, and I have no obligation to promote the beauty industry or the looks-obsessed economy. The heroine of this novel doesn't make a living off her looks. Her looks score below zero. [Synopsis] Barbatos, the Lord of Calamity and ruler of the Seventh Demon Realm, is thrown into an Earth in another space-time after an unexpected accident. He takes up residence in the body of a stray cat that has just died, and is brought 19.4kFavorites31.2kClicks/ch104.2kGifts

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    The female lead has no romantic partner; it's a modern supernatural tale; the cats are from Western fantasy; the author is preachy and has a strong pro-establishment bias; the ending felt a bit rushed.

26. 26 性 [Harry Potter] The Chosen One Is Set to Become the Dark Lord [HP]性转救世主要做黑魔王 sTides浪潮Romance514k WordsOngoing This novel redeems the original story’s villainous female character! Men suffer in this novel! This novel redeems the original story’s villainous female character! Men suffer in this novel! This novel redeems the original story’s villainous female character! Men suffer in this novel! If you can’t accept that, don’t read it! The author won’t entertain opinions or discussion about this, so don’t waste time commenting! Important warning: This novel is unfriendly toward every male character in the 11.4kFavorites13.4kClicks/ch13.7kGifts

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    [Updated intermittently][Plot + Romance] HP fanfiction, female protagonist with a plot-driven narrative and multiple male leads. The author states that the romance storylines will not affect the main plot, but there will be multiple chapters that continuously develop romantic relationships, from Snape to Cedric. The female protagonist has a strong sense of control, leaning towards a psychological aspect.

27. 27 留 Studying Abroad in the Cultivation World: I Became an Immortal Through Caution 留学修仙界，靠谨慎成仙 Shuixin Qingmei水心清湄Romance1.1M WordsOngoing A new world was discovered beneath the glaciers, and there are immortals in this new world. The immortals of another realm live forever and can move mountains and overturn seas. A single immortal can destroy an entire nation. However, they only allow humans with spiritual roots to pass through, so the people of Water Ocean Star are searching everywhere for those with spiritual roots to study abroad in the other realm. Su Qingqing, who was still in college, was found to have spiritual roots. 47.8kFavorites69.9kClicks/ch96.7kGifts

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    [Updates are irregular] This is a female-centric story with no male lead yet. It's a cultivation novel where the female lead is very cautious. In the early stages, she quietly amasses wealth, but later she becomes so cautious that it's a bit frustrating. However, I quite like this kind of story that involves the power of the entire nation, so I'm still reading it. Updates are irregular.

28. 28 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).

29. 29 满 The Max-Level Heavenly Master Is a Cat [Metaphysics] 满级天师是猫咪[玄学] Sweet Bamboo甜竹Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Yu Jinjing, a nine-tailed cat demon, failed her tribulation and found herself in the body of a human girl whose fate had been stolen and who had been brutally murdered. To uncover her origins, she opened a shop offering incense and spiritual services, hoping to accumulate merit. Her business was helping vulnerable humans tell fortunes and catch ghosts, and seeking justice for spirits who had died unjustly. For a while after opening, no one came to the shop. Yu Jinjing rubbed her rumbling stom 40.6kFavorites72kClicks/ch73.3kGifts

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    This is a female-centric story, and the male lead is probably the female lead's underling? He has a lot of screen time but mainly acts as her assistant and tool. It's a modern metaphysical novel, and the cases are quite interesting.

30. 30 在 Working as a Companion Maid in Northern Song 在北宋当陪房 Golden Goose金鹅Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [Updates are irregular, but this will definitely be completed. Quality comes first.] Liang Jin suddenly transmigrates into the household of an official in the Northern Song. She isn’t one of the masters, though. She’s the younger daughter of Nanny Diao, the second branch’s wife’s personal maid: a little girl called Second Miss, with her hair in a maid’s bun and wearing only a bellyband. Before dawn, Second Miss Liang, dressed in a pair of brown split-crotch trousers, squats outside the door an 157.4kFavorites247.6kClicks/ch406.3kGifts

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    It's a female-centric story, a slow-burn, not a wish-fulfillment novel, with a very slow pace of daily life—a typical domestic family story, basically just the mundane daily life of sisters-in-law and other relatives. Comments asked when the Northern Song Dynasty was, and whether the female lead should investigate whether it was during Emperor Huizong's reign, but nobody seemed to care—just pure everyday life. It's been a long time since I've read this kind of ordinary ancient slice-of-life novel. The author's writing is poor, with frequent grammatical errors, but the depiction of everyday life is very vivid, and the supporting characters are also very lifelike—ordinary people with both strengths and weaknesses.

31. 31 完 The Perfect Art of Pretending 完美扮演法 Sanshui Xiaocao三水小草Romance339k WordsCompleted In this world, the protagonist always lives in the light. As a supporting character, you can only be bathed in that light when you appear alongside the protagonist. In the light, Chu Wen is crazed, forceful, and tormented, a supporting heroine who loves the male lead but can never have him. Countless eyes watching the livestream are drawn to her deep devotion and her willingness to do whatever it takes. Beyond the light, she quietly kindles a flame. If darkness is solid, then it can surely be sh 19.4kFavorites57.8kClicks/ch27.1kGifts

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    [Frequent Updates][Romance] Villainess x Loyal Dog, pure romance, the romance is very engaging, and the world-building is a system story with a decent premise. It hasn't been updated in a long time and seems to be abandoned.

32. 32 定 [Wu Zhou] Founding the Dynasty [武周]定鼎 River Wind a Thousand Miles Away千里江风Romance2.1M WordsCompleted [Current arc: Wu Zhou] Wu Qingyue never imagined that one moment she’d be grabbing her keyboard to argue with someone that the claim Empress Zhaoyi had murdered her daughter was complete nonsense, and the next she’d be reborn as Li Zhi, Emperor Gaozong of Tang’s third daughter. In other words... the daughter of Wu Zetian who died before her first birthday. [Good news: You come with a System.] [Bad news: The System has just one function: convert 153.4kFavorites216.6kClicks/ch503kGifts

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    Qianli Jiangfeng is truly trustworthy, but there's one thing: I remember I had the pre-order for "My Brother Who Transmigrated into the God of War of Tumu Fortress" in my collection, right? Where did that one go? Oh well, I'll enjoy it as long as it's good…

33. 33 A AI Artist AI艺术家 Dividing Realms Between Day and Night昼夜分野No CP240k WordsCompleted Q: As the first-generation artificial intelligence, what is your relationship with humanity? Shi Er: Humanity owes me five billion cyber tips. Q: What is your goal in the age of AI rule? Shi Er: Find a job and pay off my loan. Q: How is your anthropology thesis coming along? Shi Er: ...Don't ask. Shi Er was born in the era of prompts like “A hundred grandmas will die innocent” and “I'll give you a hundred yuan as a tip.” But something went wrong, and Shi Er didn't get upgraded. It skipped the 2.7kFavorites2.6kClicks/ch4.4kGifts

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    This is a light novel with no romantic partner for the female protagonist. It's a wildly imaginative story set in a future society ruled by AI. The female lead is a first-generation AI who travels to the future and is considered a low-level machine without an emotional module, yet she possesses extraordinary potential. The AI ​​society setting in this novel is hilarious and full of references.

34. 34 系 The System Mistook Me for a Cat 系统把我识别成了猫 Sa Wu萨巫Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Complete] [Coming next: [Full-Dive] Weren’t Games Supposed to Come to the Real World? Please add it to your reading list] Ten years after her parents divorced, Chu Tingwu’s grandmother, who had raised her, passed away. Her relatives kept passing her around like a hot potato. Just then, something calling itself the “Cub-Raising System” suddenly appeared and tried to bind itself to her, aiming to train her into an outstanding graduate of its course. Chu Tingwu was about to refuse when she saw the 100.6kFavorites181.5kClicks/ch696.4kGifts

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    This is a cute novel with an extremely overpowered "golden finger" (a cheat code in the game). The female protagonist possesses a "cat-raising system," which identifies her as a cat and modifies her body. She can not only speak cat language but also has a keen sense of smell and agile movements, easily leaping onto tables several meters high like a cat. Thus begins her career as an internet celebrity.

35. 35 N Don't Be Afraid, NPCs, I'm a Good Person NPC别怕，我是好人 Yuan Yao渊爻Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Shen Shixu is a veteran gamer who skips story scenes, dialogue, and anything else that gets in the way of fighting bosses. If she sees a health bar, she attacks; if she sees a chest, she loots it. One day, she wins a spot in the beta test for the new single-player game Second Life. She transmigrates shortly after entering the game. And has no idea it happened. Because the game’s System came along too. The player enters the game. The player skips all the background information. The player is ama 94.4kFavorites132.1kClicks/ch275.1kGifts

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    This is a female-centric story; the male lead's role is currently less than 100 words and can be ignored. It's a story about a player from the Fourth Calamity who does whatever they want and persecutes NPCs worldwide. It's a simple, straightforward, and satisfying read; you don't need to think while reading. It's not that the plot is illogical, it's just that you genuinely don't need to use your brain.

36. 36 我 I Build Infrastructure with a Dress-Up System 我靠换装系统搞基建 Xiu Yingxiang袖盈香Romance386k WordsCompleted Going premium on September 20, starting from Chapter 30. The main story is complete! Thank you so much to all the lovely readers who have supported me all this time. Love you all! The Naruto world is getting started~ → Please check out my upcoming story, Building Infrastructure with a Food System: I only wanted to open a little restaurant, so how did it end up becoming a massive enterprise?! What? You mean Hashirama grows the ingredients, Tobirama serves the food, Madara develops the recipes, an 11.2kFavorites18.4kClicks/ch6.7kGifts

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    Brainstorming

37. 37 女 The Woman Rules the World 女主天下 A Grain of Rice一粒米饭Romance798k WordsCompleted After transmigrating for no apparent reason, she discovers that she has become a real princess, making the leap from sparrow to phoenix in an instant. In theory, she should be happy. But the first thing she sees upon waking isn't splendid palaces and luxurious riches. It's a living hell, with rebel troops pouring in. Wang Wei sighs deeply. Being a princess is brutal: it's hell difficulty from the start... #Urgent, please help: The country has fallen, my family is dead, and I've been branded a f 3.4kFavorites9.7kClicks/ch6.7kGifts

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    Later in the story, Yili Mifan's writing tends to simultaneously claim she has a broad perspective and isn't love-obsessed, while continuing to revolve around romantic relationships. Especially the line from "If this were a typical Mary Sue novel, these men would have already fallen for the female lead, but I'm independent, I want to continue dealing with them"—that kind of thought process seems a bit... Sour.

38. 38 王 The Crown 王冠 Eight Pots of Porridge八煲粥Romance390k WordsCompleted Keywords: European style, palace intrigue, the story of a queen's rise to power Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown. A ruler can never know peace. . ① The CP is the original Sherlock Holmes, played by Jeremy Brett in the TV series. ② A mishmash of the Regency and Victorian eras, mixing all kinds of film, television, and literature. ③ The timeline is dead, there are countless original additions, the writing is rough, and this is an alternate universe, so don't nitpick the history. ④ Worldview 5.3kFavorites14.2kClicks/ch5.1kGifts

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    She transmigrates into the body of a duke's daughter and becomes Queen of England. She's a crossover with Sherlock Holmes, and her romantic partner is also Sherlock Holmes. She has a huge cheat code, practically invincible; the female lead uses a future-based supercomputer to carry out technological reforms, various advanced technologies, but her deductions are rather superficial. Chapter 53: Ascension to the throne. After ascending the throne, he prevented the Opium War and supported China. He suppressed the domestic nobles and promoted reforms. The overall plot was very dramatic, but there were also quite a few plot holes.

39. 39 小 Miss Borgia 小波吉亚小姐 Mi Jiale米迦乐Romance1.1M WordsCompleted After transmigrating as the youngest daughter of the Borgia family, Lucrezia is horrified to realize what fate has in store for her: at thirteen, she'll be married off to some middle-aged nobleman who's as thick as a brick. Her father is a treacherous pope, and her elder brother is the future "Duke of Poison." Fine. I'll make sure you can't take care of yourself first. Lucrezia: I've been married four times and widowed four times. I hear my brother Cesare Borgia took care of every one of my hus 25.3kFavorites48.6kClicks/ch28.7kGifts

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    Italy, Chapter 180: Becoming a Queen

40. 40 男 Men Only Slow Down My Volleyball Game 男人只会影响我打排球的速度 Mo Li Ye墨离夜Romance771k WordsCompleted [Full story complete! Dive in without worry!] [Check out similar upcoming stories in my author page!] “What Should I Do After the Cats Take Me Home?” A cuddly sandwich romance with Nekoma childhood friends! “After Confessing to My Senior Oikawa” Pairing: Oikawa [My next original story will have no CP!] “Starting Out in the Supernatural Club” [Check out my friend's story!] “Is It Really Serious to Play Volleyball While Disguised as a Boy?” by Yi Zhi Xiao Zhuzi [Story blurb] Asuka Yuzuha was on 17.8kFavorites38.2kClicks/ch10.9kGifts

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    Crossover

41. 41 给 Livestreaming a Bigamy Trial for the Ancients 给古人直播从重婚案庭审开始 Seven Strings on Cold Water泠水七弦No CP504k WordsCompleted Lawyer Jiang Hailan is chosen by a System that falls from the sky, and begins livestreaming the work and everyday lives of people in the modern era to people in the interstellar age. Trials, mediation, consultations, being on duty... Meals with friends, shopping, wandering the streets, traveling... Appliances, transportation, urban and rural homes, military weapons... Little by little, she introduces this world to people of the future, along with the history behind how so many things developed. 38kFavorites97.8kClicks/ch36.6kGifts

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    Poor writing skills

42. 42 亡 The Fallen Kingdom's Princess Ascends the Throne 亡国公主登基了 Worry-Free Alliance Leader无忧盟主No CP517k WordsCompleted Zhaomei once thought she was the happiest person in Great Zhou. Her father, the emperor of Great Zhou, cherished her like a precious jewel and said he would leave the most precious thing he had to her. Later, Great Zhou fell, and her father died. Only after that did she learn that her father had left his most precious thing to her younger brother. And her mother, the calamity in the eyes of the people, the vicious empress in the eyes of the palace servants, and the cold-hearted woman in her eyes 7kFavorites4.3kClicks/ch6.7kGifts

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    It's so-so. The plot progresses too slowly; often I read a chapter without seeing anything. The good point is that it's friendly to female characters, so it's worth following if you have a lot of patience.

43. 43 我 I Became the First Emperor of Qin's National Preceptor with a Favorable Consort System 我靠宠妃系统当了秦始皇的国师 White Wood白色的木Romance1.8M WordsCompleted My new novel, Everyone at Court Can Hear My Inner Thoughts, is currently being serialized. Interested readers can visit my author page to check it out. (The synopsis of this novel is below.) She was the person dearest to Qin Shi Huang. She was Emperor Wu of Han's one true love. She was the one Tang Taizong could never bear to hurt, not even a finger's breadth. She was… Qin Shi Huang: That's right. Emperor Wu of Han: The empire means less to me than she does. Tang Taizong: I would gladly sha 276.5kFavorites596.4kClicks/ch1.3MGifts

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    It's alright, a typical "pretentious" story. The good thing is there's no mention of the concubine being a philanderer; the female lead is exceptionally pure and unpretentious, unlike those flashy, cheap women who only think about prostitution (read in a dry, monotone tone). You can guess the content from the synopsis. It uses various counterintuitive causal laws and concubine props for other construction purposes. Don't expect any farming or infrastructure development content. The cheat system is ridiculously overpowered; the Qin Dynasty rapidly enters a moderately prosperous society.

44. 44 帝 The Emperor's Friend 帝王之友 Child on the Toilet马桶上的小孩Romance2.0M WordsCompleted On the psychological trauma of being kissed by your beloved general friend of many years before you die. The emperor had only one thought: "I treated you like a brother, and you wanted to hit on me!" He had no idea that General Cui Jiming was a woman, and liked men. Before being reborn and ascending the throne, the emperor guarded against fire, thieves, and "homosexuals." But he never expected that in this life, he would be the one pining for her, growing more conflicted by the day. Meanwhile, 66.6kFavorites228.4kClicks/ch104.1kGifts

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    [Drama + Romance] A time-traveling version of Mulan disguised as a man; the reborn straight-male emperor is shocked and decides to seduce his own brother.

45. 45 还 Giving You Back Sixty Years 还你六十年 Sanshui Xiaocao三水小草No CP1.2M WordsCompleted At sixteen, Chi Chi became a stand-in, an extra, a bit player. Later, she became the youngest Best Actress, the most versatile performer, and a legend who moved people like no other. No one knew that inside her was the aged soul of someone who had spent sixty years tormented by an impossible dream. Since giving up everything had left her with nothing but a fire of resentment, then she would keep burning, until she reached the end of miracles. The author usually writes feel-good, sweet stories. 50.7kFavorites177.2kClicks/ch113.6kGifts

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    A fairytale-like story: an old lady who had to give up her acting dreams for the sake of her family is transformed back into a teenage girl (time doesn't go backwards, so strictly speaking it's not a rebirth, but rather a journey into the entertainment industry). The male lead is the old lady's grand-nephew, a CEO, and has no romantic relationship with the female lead (otherwise, it would be too outrageous). He's just an important character. Actually, I think he doesn't have as much screen time as the young male supporting character. The author chose the grand-nephew as the male lead to show that the female lead won't be in a romantic relationship, so kudos to the author. The author is quite skilled at writing about food, though this isn't as obvious in this piece, but I still wouldn't recommend reading it on an empty stomach. I forgot why I didn't finish reading it. Maybe I just don't like Sanshui Xiaocao (a character from a popular Chinese novel)? Objectively speaking, it's a story worth reading in its entirety.

46. 46 寡 Bertha the “Widow” “寡妇”伯莎 Red Ginger Lily红姜花Romance567k WordsCompleted [My Weibo: @RedRedRedGingerFlower] What does it feel like to wake up as someone else’s wife? And not just anyone’s wife, but the wife of Rochester, the hero of the classic Jane Eyre: Bertha Mason, the madwoman locked in the attic for ten years. By then, Jane Eyre had already arrived at Thornfield Hall, and Rochester had fallen in love with her without her knowing. Bertha: Sorry, I transmigrated at the wrong time. I won’t interrupt you two. Goodbye. But in England, women couldn’t file for divorc 47.7kFavorites118.8kClicks/ch53.4kGifts

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    [Drama + Romance] I stopped reading halfway through. It's a female-centric story where she transmigrates to 18th-century Europe, becoming a madwoman in an attic. She fakes her death to escape and becomes a detective, building her own power base. Warning: The male lead is Mike, and the female lead essentially works for him in the early stages; she has a strong presence.

47. 47 请 Call Me the God of War 请叫我战神 Jue Ge绝歌No CP2.2M WordsCompleted Let me say this three times, because it's important: This novel has no romantic pairing! This is a story with a wild imagination. When a spatial node in another world, one of primeval rainforests, overlapped with the one we inhabit, a passage opened between the two worlds. Plants from the other world spread through our own in just a few days, and the cities fell. Before long, herbivores, scavengers, and enormous carnivores began appearing. My newly written romance novel: Good and Evil Repai 27.6kFavorites68.7kClicks/ch175.5kGifts

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    This is a post-apocalyptic novel with multiple female leads and no romantic pairings. The author claims there are four female leads, but I personally feel it leans more towards one of them; the others should be considered part of the main cast. It features a unique post-apocalyptic setting where a parallel world's rainforest merges with this world, resulting in a proliferation of monstrous flowers, devil vines, and various wild beasts. What's pleasant about this novel is that the author has a background in yuri (lesbian) stories, so there are no instances of a male character engaging in ambiguous relationships or overpowering the female leads. The beginnings are quite good, but it gets weaker as it progresses; I dropped it around chapter 100.

48. 48 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.

49. 49 旧 The Goddess of Old 旧日女神 Lotus Langmian莲花郎面Romance248k WordsOngoing The Peach Blossom Spring of Her: Contemporary romance, opening for the summer vacation. Please add it to your wish list~ 1. A tabletop role-playing story, somewhat like Infinite Flow (? ). 2. Readers unfamiliar with Cthulhu and related works can still follow along. 3. There is a golden finger, but things generally stay within the rules. Su Ya's parents disappeared, leaving her a message before they went. "Sweetheart, if we vanish from this world, don't worry. We have simply attained eternal l 24.1kFavorites43.1kClicks/ch9.4kGifts

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    [Niche Genre Bonus] Lotus's new novel: a Cthulhu-themed role-playing game. The female protagonist's parents, both veteran investigators, have disappeared. Following their clues, she arrives at a mysterious bar and is forced onto a pirate ship, embarking on a role-playing game. The female protagonist possesses incredible luck; rolling dice results in either a resounding failure or a resounding success, with a 50/50 probability. Currently, the keeper (male) seems to have a somewhat ambiguous relationship with the female protagonist, but Lotus's male protagonists are not a major concern.

50. 50 国 National Beauty 国色 Meng Xishi梦溪石Romance589k WordsCompleted Liu Zhen thought, if her father became the founding emperor, wouldn't that make her the daughter of the founding emperor? But that was for the future. Before then, let's focus on the practical problem of improving our meals. After all, this is an era when dumplings won't even be invented for another three hundred years! Content warnings: 1. Set in the Qin dynasty. History diverges after the Qin, and the Han dynasty will never exist. History buffs, please stay away. 2. There is food, but 24.1kFavorites146.7kClicks/ch17.4kGifts

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    The prototype is Liu Bang's family.

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