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  1. 51 Our Sweet Little Six-Year-Old: Everyone’s Obsessed with Raising Her 甜软囡囡六岁啦:全民沉迷养女儿 Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Everyone’s darling + sweet and satisfying + reborn + growing up] Su Mian, who dreams of becoming a musician, is reborn as an unwanted little country girl who gets beaten whenever she makes a mistake. When Xia Xuan, a three-time Golden Award-winning Best Actress, arrives, Su Mian learns that she isn’t some wild country girl after all. She’s Xu Zimian, the little princess of the actress’s family. With her beautiful singing, natural acting, and knack for making desserts, Little Cotton is the apple 1.1kReads9.4Score16614d adds
  2. 52 EN My Villain Family Can Read My Mind, and Now This Fake Heiress Is Everyone's Darling 全家反派读我心,假千金被团宠啦 Modern Romance759k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + mind reading + everyone’s favorite + real and fake heiresses + going off the rails] Jiang Jiran transmigrated into a book. The good news: she became a rich heiress, and her whole family was made up of top-tier powerhouses! Her parents were heads of a wealthy family, her eldest brother was a domineering CEO, her second brother was a famous celebrity, her third brother was a miracle-working doctor, her fourth brother was a battle-hardened god of war, and her fifth broth 7.1kReads9.0Score1.3k14d adds
  3. 53 After Getting Rich, the Heiress Took on the Entire Entertainment Industry 暴富之后,大小姐怼遍了全娱乐圈 Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Rebirth + Silly Comedy + A New Kind of Scumbag-Taking-Down + Tons of Systems + There Really Is Only One Variety Show in the Whole Story] After being caught in a storm of scandals, losing her fiancé to another woman, and dying miserably, Fan Er learns that she's the one and only granddaughter the richest man lost years ago, and the original female lead of this world. Reborn, Fan Er first returns to her family and reclaims her heritage. What do revenge and face-slapping the terrible couple matter 728Reads9.3Score12114d adds
  4. 54 The S-Rank Commander Became a Sensation After Joining a Reality Show S级指挥官参加真人综艺后爆红了 Modern Romance326k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance, powerful heroine, no logic] Mo Yi'an, an undefeated supreme commander, is reborn in the body of a female entertainer hated by the entire internet. She has no acting skills and no character; the entertainment industry is crawling with haters. At first, the haters say: [If she doesn't leave the entertainment industry today, I'll keep cursing her every single day!] [Cursing her is too kind.] [Mom asked why I was going out at night. It's because I'm going to dance on Shen Yi'an's gra 8.5kReads9.3Score93114d adds
  5. 55 After Kicking My Trash Ex, I Turned the Whole Internet Upside Down 脚踢渣男后,我反手颠翻全网 Modern Romance361k WordsCompleted [Showbiz + comedy + 1v1 dating show + talking to animals + absolute nonsense + devoted couple] One day, she transmigrated into a book about the entertainment industry, becoming the stand-in for the female lead’s white moonlight before her return from abroad. When faced with her scumbag boyfriend’s emotional manipulation, Sheng Qing turned the tables and had him committed to a psychiatric hospital. She even posted a caption: “Heard I was throwing myself at you? Give me a break. Meeting you was li 10.5kReads9.4Score1.7k14d adds
  6. 56 I Was About to Quit Showbiz, Then I Made a Comeback 准备退圈儿的我翻红了 Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Two Heroines + Lighthearted Comedy + Daily Life + Showbiz] She died in an accident just before her debut, then woke up transmigrated into the body of a top actress! Burdened with scandals and disliked by the public, her career was beyond saving. She thought the original owner was rich, so she might as well enjoy a life of luxury. But there were only four digits left in the bank account… After taking a beating from society in her previous life, she hadn’t found any better luck in this one. She 11.3kReads9.0Score1.4k14d adds
  7. 57 After Being Struck Dead by Divine Lightning, the Empress Became a Sensation in Showbiz 被神雷劈死后,女帝在娱乐圈爆红了 Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Rebirth + entertainment industry + idol competition + mystery-solving variety show + wilderness survival + dating show + research + lighthearted comedy + wish fulfillment] After being reborn on Earth, Ke Tianqing joined her best friend in signing up for an idol competition variety show, hoping to earn 5,000 yuan for appearing on the program and get eliminated in the first round. She never imagined her mischievous fans would pull out all the stops to keep her from clocking out! And so, her pat 4.6kReads9.2Score71714d adds
  8. 58 The Movie Emperor's Adoring Wife Coasts on a Parenting Reality Show 影帝娇妻靠娃综躺赢 Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Celebrity-kid livestream show + marriage first, love later + married couple + adorable child + movie star + wealthy family’s stepmother] In her previous life, Lin Zhixi gave her heart to the wrong man. Unable to let go of her obsession, she caused one disaster after another for that scumbag, until she was backed into a corner. Only at death’s door did she realize how deeply she regretted it. Reborn, she looked at her movie-star husband, whom she had married by contract, and their adorable littl 3.4kReads9.3Score51414d adds
  9. 59 Disguised as a Man, I Debut in the Center Position of a Top-Tier Boy Band 女扮男装,我在顶流男团C位出道 Modern Romance784k WordsCompleted [Completed] Question: What’s it like to transmigrate into the behind-the-scenes villainous mastermind and secret-identity master you designed yourself? Tang Li: Thanks for asking. It was a pretty good experience, but I don’t want to do it again. Life was just too exhausting. Not only did I have to disguise myself as a man, but I also had to rush between all my secret identities around the clock. One moment I was a boy-band member, the next I was a girl-group leader. I was constantly going t 1.4kReads9.3Score24714d adds
  10. 60 I, the Frail Beauty, Am the Wealthy Family's Movie Emperor's Lifeline Blood Bank 我,病弱美人,豪门影帝续命血包 Modern Romance858k WordsCompleted [A villainous heroine, a hero with a System, and a satisfying, melodramatic old-school story. Transmigrating into a book is the biggest excuse for throwing logic out the window. Not recommended for readers who take their values too seriously.] Heroine's perspective: In the book, Wen Jiu is set up as a foil to the heroine: a contrast between the real and fake heiresses, between the couples' relationships, between a vicious cannon-fodder character and the heroine, between frail and sickly and heal 8.6kReads9.3Score1.1k14d adds
  11. 61 Deadly Female Agent: She Takes the Entertainment World by Storm 致命女特工,娱乐圈杀疯了 Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Comedy + high IQ + incredible skills + face-slapping + secret identities + equally matched leads] CP: Jiang Qilan An international top agent's soul transmigrates into a washed-up nobody of a star. Cheng Ling, a stain on the entertainment industry known as the “Flower of Evil,” joins the survival-variety show Survival in Desperation. The whole internet mocks her, eagerly waiting for her to make a fool of herself. Once filming begins, a snake appears in the wilderness. The production crew and aud 34.3kReads9.4Score5.1k14d adds
  12. 62 A CP Falls from the Sky: The Actress Is Forced to Work 天降CP:影后她被迫营业 Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Story complete] A female war goddess from the apocalypse transmigrates and is reborn as a scandal-plagued star. From then on, Jiang Jiu’s haters become the most miserable people on the internet, and nine out of ten directors she works with go bald. There’s no variety show Jiang Jiu can’t wreck. If there is one, it must be sponsored by her own company! The world’s richest man, a genius director, and a chart-topping singer all marvel: “How can our little sister be so beautiful?” One day, film emp 10.7kReads9.5Score1.5k14d adds
  13. 63 Transmigrated as the Villain's Mom, Spoiled by My Devoted Husband 穿成反派亲妈,被纯情老公宠爆了 Modern Romance486k WordsCompleted [Adorable baby + one-on-one sweet romance + married first, love later + satisfying revenge + martial-arts heroine + sweet, devoted child who adores his mother + shy, lovesick male lead] Jiang Tang transmigrated into the wrong book and became the villain's wicked mother. In the end, her reborn son tormented her to death. Luckily, her husband never came home, she didn't have to give birth to a child, and her black card had no limit. She could spend with one hand and care for a baby with the other. 10.1kReads9.1Score81514d adds
  14. 64 The Possessive Darling: The Reborn Top-Tier Star Sets the World Ablaze 偏执团宠:重生顶流女王燃炸天 Modern Romance588k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + two equally strong leads + dating show + goofy comedy + showbiz + face-slapping + secret identities exposed] After Sheng Qi died and was reborn, she found she could hear the thoughts of the movie star. The previous second, Mu Lingren was still acting annoyed and disgusted by her. But the next, Sheng Qi heard his thoughts: “Baby is so cute. I like her so much. I want to kiss her.” Sheng Qi: ?? After that, Mu Lingren appeared on every variety show she joined. He acted like he coul 495Reads9.1Score10214d adds
  15. 65 She Drops into the Trending Topics! The Top-Tier Star’s Flirty Teasing Steals the Show 空降热搜!顶流小撩精秀翻娱乐圈 Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Hilariously Unhinged + Metaphysics + Face-Slapping + Everyone's Favorite + Two Powerful Leads + Sweet Romance] From the start, she carried a suona down the mountain to send her whole family on their way. Her scumbag father cursed and schemed against her? She raised the suona and smashed his head open! "You dare call yourself my father? My name isn't even on your household register. How can you prove it? I'm your father!" When her scheming, fake-sweet stepsister made trouble, she retaliated by t 6.3kReads9.5Score97414d adds
  16. 66 Princess Consort, Stop Acting. The Prince Can Hear Your Thoughts 王妃别演了,王爷能听见你的心声 Ancient Romance500k WordsCompleted [The male lead can hear the female lead's thoughts + the female lead can understand animal speech] [Goofy and lighthearted + absurd comedy + feel-good romance, sickeningly sweet] After transmigrating into a book as a disposable side character, she manages to annoy the villainous Big Boss into fainting from the start. She plans to take advantage of his weakness and finish him off, but the villain hears every one of her thoughts. Later, the villain finally loses patience and demands, “I hear you c 8.7kReads9.2Score95414d adds
  17. 67 What a Thrill! The Real Heiress Goes Wild with a Gossip System 刺激!真千金带吃瓜系统发大疯 Modern Romance560k WordsCompleted [Showbiz + mind reading + gossip + unhinged, no-brain fun] Jiang Qiyu transmigrates into a showbiz novel as a washed-up starlet, and she's the foil to the fake heiress heroine. In the end, the heroine will sell her overseas to the black market, where she will die a horrible death after causing trouble again and again! Gossip System: [Host, all you need to do is quietly enjoy the gossip and rack up explosive points to rewrite your ending!] Jiang Qiyu sneers: “No way! Dead sooner or later, so I mi 25.2kReads9.4Score4.3k14d adds
  18. 68 Dating Show: The Little Menace Drives a Tractor and Blows Up the Whole Scene 恋综:小作精她开拖拉机炸翻全场 Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigrates into a book + dating reality show + entertainment industry + livestreaming + power fantasy + sweet romance] On her eighth transmigration into a book, Qin Ruo lands in a story full of secret identities as the foil to a wealthy family's real daughter: a cannon-fodder fake heiress. The real heiress comes from the countryside to the city, flaunting her many secret identities to put Qin Ruo in her place. The two of them even end up on the same dating show. Qin Ruo: Hm? Secret identitie 8.2kReads9.2Score1.2k14d adds
  19. 69 I Became a Wealthy Family's Stepmother and Went Viral on a Parenting Reality Show 穿成豪门后妈上娃综爆红了 Modern Romance593k WordsCompleted [Showbiz + One-on-One Sweet Romance + Celebrity Parenting Show + Big Imagination + Monsters] Song Qianqian failed to ascend to immortality. When she opened her eyes, she found herself inside a wealthy-family romance novel as the wicked stepmother. In the book, the original owner was forced to marry an ugly, disabled villainous tycoon. She took out her resentment on her stepson, and after causing his death, fled in her car and died in an accident. Song Qianqian: “...” She didn’t get it. What was 15.6kReads9.4Score2.2k14d adds
  20. 70 From Ancient Times to the Present: The Reborn Lady Takes the Entertainment World by Storm 古穿今:闺秀重生娱乐圈后爆红了 Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Gu Chaoxi, the legitimate daughter of the Duke Who Guards the Nation, was raised from childhood to become the Crown Princess. She mastered every art, from music and chess to calligraphy and painting. But when the battle for the throne ended in her family being wiped out, she opened her eyes again in the body of a streamer everyone loved to hate. Her new self's parents are both dead, and she has a little brother to raise. Gu Chaoxi can only pull herself together. Making money comes first. One by 16.4kReads9.5Score2.5k14d adds
  21. 71 Mind Reading: Help! Your Father-in-Law Is Impossible to Woo, Crown Princess 读心术:救命!太子妃你爹太难撩 Ancient Romance524k WordsCompleted [Mind Reading + System + Transmigrate into a Book + Marriage First, Love Later + Devoted Couple] Jiang Fu transmigrated. The bad news: she became a cannon-fodder supporting female character. The good news: the female lead's father saved her. The bad news: the original cannon-fodder asked Jiang Fu to give her a different life. No more being cannon fodder: she wanted a lifetime of happiness and to marry well. The good news: Jiang Fu was rescued from the water by the female lead's father, making hi 27.5kReads9.2Score3.5k14d adds
  22. 72 Variety Shows Are Full of Fools, So I Become the Big Shot with My Silly Antics 综艺水浅王八多,我靠沙雕做大哥 Modern Romance561k WordsCompleted [Absurd comedy + showbiz + secret marriage to a tycoon + outrageous nonsense + everyone’s favorite] Qin Wanyin is a professional human shield, the sort who takes the hit for others. After retiring, she unexpectedly transmigrates into the role of a tycoon’s universally despised fiancée. The tycoon and his sweet, innocent sweetheart are all lovey-dovey on a dating show, while netizens slam Qin Wanyin as the other woman. Qin Wanyin: “I’m over it. Let’s call off the engagement.” The sweetheart pouts 13.8kReads9.5Score2.4k14d adds
  23. 73 I Become the Villain's Wicked Mother and Nurse Kids on a Parenting Show 穿成反派的恶毒亲妈,在娃综奶娃 Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later × two people in the entertainment industry × adorable child × parenting variety show × livestream × scumbag's road to redemption] Xu Zhaozhao was completely screwed. She woke up to find she'd become the vicious mother of the book's big villain. According to the original story, the villain's birth mother beat or scolded him when he was little, causing him to turn evil and become twisted, until he eventually murdered her in cold blood. Fortunately, the future villain is 106.9kReads9.0Score10.7k14d adds
  24. 74 Breaking! The Top-Tier Star Queen Is Being Deliberately Flirted with by the Movie Emperor Again 爆!顶流女王又被影帝蓄意撩拨了 Modern Romance620k WordsCompleted [Also known as Galaxy Landing] [Two top-tier stars + secret crush + hilarious + everyone’s favorite + sweet romance, satisfying read] After being reborn and bound to a ridiculous System, Yan Qing wreaks havoc in the entertainment industry! From the start, she roasts her haters and lands on the trending list. She rides an adorable alpaca down the red carpet, winning countless fans, and transforms from a washed-up nobody into a bewitching star who rules film, television, and music. The white-lotus 2.4kReads9.5Score35714d adds
  25. 75 Ah! The Villains I Drove to Darkness Can Read My Mind 啊!被我逼黑化的反派们能读我心 Modern Romance692k WordsCompleted On the day she’s supposed to die as a vicious, brother-obsessed supporting character, she somehow gains the ability to hear the thoughts of her brothers, who have all turned evil! Standing on a high platform, Qiao Chuchu wails, “You’ll always be my brothers! I’m going to die right in front of you, so you’ll never forget me for the rest of your lives!” But what her seven gorgeous brothers hear is: [Hahaha, bye-bye! With a trillion in assets, I can live like a rich lady! You can stay here and suff 33.5kReads9.3Score4.2k14d adds
  26. 76 The Queen Starts Out as a Top-Tier Star 女王从顶流做起 Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Print edition preorders open September 5, 2026, at 7:00 p.m.] From the start, she transmigrates and nearly kills her younger brother. If she doesn't complete the System's missions, she'll be punished with electric shocks. Following the System's instructions, Nan Xiangwan joins a survival show for aspiring idols. While the other young women sing and dance... Nan Xiangwan: “I'll perform a brick-breaking trick with my bare hands!” 31kReads9.6Score3.3k14d adds
  27. 77 She Goes Crazy, He Has Her Back: No One Dares Cross Them on the Dating Show 她发疯,他兜底,恋综谁都惹不起 Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [1v1, ultra-sweet + hilarious + showbiz + transmigrate into a book + face-slapping] [Hilarious sweetie celebrity vs. all-around movie star who plays the pig to eat the tiger] Right after transmigrating into a book, Shi Er'er is ordered by a scumbag to pole dance on a livestream watched by a million people. Shi Er'er yanks the pole out of the ground and performs a whole staff routine, then knocks the scumbag out with two hard blows. The comments go wild: "That's badass!!!" When the scumbag tries 32.9kReads9.5Score5.3k14d adds
  28. 78 The Sickly Man I Picked Up on a Whim Turned Out to Be the Empire's Richest Man 我随手捡的病秧子竟然是帝国首富 Modern Romance2.2M WordsCompleted [Strong heroine, hidden identity revealed, ultra-A, equally matched leads, devoted heroine and adored hero, both loyal] Everyone in the Empire's elite circles knew that the ancient Gu dynasty had a beautiful, mentally disabled heiress named Gu Yanluo. But as soon as the heiress returned to the Empire, she crippled a pair of rotten scumbags and shot to fame. In the blink of an eye, she had become a venomous beauty with a heart of pure malice. Rumors were recently circulating that Gu Yanluo kept a 39.9kReads9.4Score4.7k14d adds
  29. 79 I Kept Up the Act for Two Years, Then They Suddenly Read My Mind 装了两年突然被读心了 Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Signed for publication in print] Also known as When My Billionaire Husband Started Coughing [Brooding, secretly snarky CEO X quirky, 'fake' innocent flower] Qi Weiran was a CEO worth billions. Because he carried a rare gene, he had a body that never got sick. But he could only live to the age of fifty. After he died, half his estate would go to his contract wife. One day, Qi Weiran's body, which had never shown a single sign of illness, suddenly began to cough. His adoring young wife, who loved 28.9kReads9.5Score3.6k14d adds
  30. 80 The Best Lyricist 最佳词作 Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Film and TV rights sold] One is a heroine, the other a pampered youngest son who’s always smiling. They work together seamlessly to resolve an unexpected crisis the first time they meet. The second time, she warns her younger cousin not to fall for someone like him. Then comes the Nth meeting, and with it, a lifetime together. 24.3kReads9.6Score3.2k14d adds
  31. 81 Going Insane to Reform Showbiz: It’s Chaotic, but Comforting 发疯整顿娱乐圈,颠颠的,很安心 Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Complete [1v1 Sweet Romance + Transmigrate into a Book + Showbiz + Hilarious + Scumbag Gets His Comeuppance] Shi Ran transmigrates into a book and becomes a female celebrity hated by the entire internet in a story about a beloved star adored by everyone in showbiz. The original Shi Ran joined a live-streamed dating show. Its male contestants, one, two, three, were all devoted to the heroine in the book, and every one of them had treated her badly. As for the aloof movie emperor, the original Shi 39.9kReads9.5Score5.7k14d adds
  32. 82 The Nation’s Movie Emperor Has a Secret Crush on Me 国民影帝暗恋我 Modern Romance2.6M WordsCompleted Word is that national heartthrob Yu Qianfan has someone he secretly loves? Fans: “No, I don’t believe it! He loves us!” Word is that the person Yu Qianfan secretly loves is Queen Li? Fans: “Li Jin? No way! Those two don’t get along. This rumor is definitely false!” During a variety show game, Yu Qianfan put his hand on a lie detector. Host: “I heard you have a secret crush. Is it Li Jin?” Li Jin shot him a cold look. Yu Qianfan answered, “No.” Zap! The red lights flashed, and the alarm blared. L 13.4kReads9.5Score1.9k14d adds
  33. 83 The Fake Heiress Tears Up the Script and Lazily Gives Up 假千金手撕剧本,沙雕摆烂躺麻了 Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The short drama, The Fake Heiress Tears Up the Script, is now streaming [Showbiz + absurd humor and memes + everyone’s favorite + wild imagination + gossip + going off the rails] Chi Qian failed her tribulation and returned to the real world, only to discover she was the villainous fake heiress in a novel! The plot had already reached the point where the real heiress came back, and Chi Qian was about to be kicked out of the family home. A broken engagement, a wave of online hate, and a grueso 125.9kReads9.6Score13.5k14d adds
  34. 84 Reborn as the Beloved of Everyone: The Movie Emperor's Wife Is Poor and Fierce Again 重生团宠:影帝夫人又穷又凶 Modern Romance2.6M WordsCompleted [Print edition signed for publication] [Insanely outrageous wish-fulfillment + a few secret identities + savage online roasts + devoted romance with both leads’ first love + dazzling the world] In her previous life, she died with regrets. Now she has been reborn in the middle of a massive online hate campaign! If they’re going to hate on her anyway, she might as well stop pretending! Her scumbag fiancé gets shoved into a cold pool, then coughs and blames her? Sheng Wenyin: “What, caught a cold? 137kReads9.6Score14.4k14d adds
  35. 85 Teacher Chang Mao 长矛老师 Modern Romance677k WordsCompleted Originally titled “You Sell Swords, I Go Crazy: Together, We Set the Entertainment Industry Straight” [Rebellious CEO × Defiant Top-Tier Star] [Entertainment industry + absurd comedy + dating show + nonsense + memes + shameless antics] Jiang Qiyu transmigrated into a book. She became a brainless cannon-fodder character in a novel about a fake heiress in the entertainment industry. After taking a phone call, she realized the plot was already more than halfway through. Her family had abandoned he 105.6kReads9.7Score12.2k14d adds
  36. 86 Even as a Fake Heiress, I’ll Still Daringly Embrace Doing Nothing 就算是假千金也要勇敢摆烂 Modern Romance659k WordsCompleted [Print edition launching across all platforms on August 9, 2025] When Shen Yue was twelve, she accidentally fell into a pond while feeding the fish. That was when she learned the truth: her parents weren’t her real parents, and her five older brothers weren’t really her brothers. She was the Mu family’s fake heiress! Faced with a future where she was destined to lose everything, Shen Yue decided to get ahead… by lying down. If she was going to lose it all anyway, she might as well lie back and 117kReads9.6Score13.7k14d adds
  37. 87 Defying Heaven's Cute Beast: The Peerless Demoness Rules the World 逆天萌兽:绝世妖女倾天下 Ancient Romance6.2M WordsCompleted [Print Edition of One Thought, Ashes Return to the Mountain: Preorders Open September 27 at 7 p.m.] Her own sister ripped out her phoenix bone, stole her talent, and tossed her into the Demon Rift like a dog! But against all odds, she survived and became the little demon girl cherished in the palms of the monsters living in the Demon Rift! The monsters of the Demon Rift: “Anyone who lays a hand on Niannian declares war on our entire demon clan!” She returns to the Five Continents, cuts down her 146.8kReads9.6Score18.9k14d adds
  38. 88 EN Unhinged? We're All Unhinged—and That's a Good Thing! 癫,都癫,癫点好啊 Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Super-Sweet 1v1]+ [Silly Humor and Memes]+ [Showbiz]+ [Dating Variety Show]+ [Face-Slapping] [Unhinged Actress vs. CEO with a Mind of His Own] Betrayed by her scumbag boyfriend, she transmigrated into a book and was immediately stabbed and sent to the hospital by an extremist shipper. Xie Mi went berserk on the spot, spouting wild claims in the livestream. “Come on! Stab me! All of you, stab me! I'll blow up the Earth!” A passerby who had wandered into the livestream nearly fainted. Okay, okay. 335.5kReads9.8Score46.5k14d adds

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