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- 1 Reborn in 1980: I'm Going to Be a Top Student 重生80，我来做学霸 The heroine is reborn in 1980 and bound to a System. For her family’s sake, she works hard and strives to improve herself. She becomes the male lead’s first love during his youth, and the two grow together and study for their entrance exams. This is a story that goes from school days to the wedding aisle. There’s no angst, just a light and sweet romance. Both leads are devoted only to each other, in this life and their past lives. The male lead is love-struck, while the heroine is level-headed a 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Reborn: The Top Student Becomes an Underachiever in a Parallel World 重生之平行时空学霸变学渣 When a poor student enters a world of top students, will they heal each other or cause endless trouble? How will she handle this version of herself, the top student? May you cross a thousand seas and still return a boy. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Reborn: Transmigrating into a Top Student 重生之穿越成学霸 A female-oriented novel about Ye Shihan and the protagonist, Gu Qing. It tells the story of the protagonist transmigrating into the past and returning to school, where she meets the adorable Ye Shihan. There are always plenty of troubles along the road to growing up. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Reborn: I Changed My Fate Through Studying 重生之我靠学习改变命运 She, Su Jinnian, was reborn! Anyone who kept my mother from getting an education in my last life, just you wait! He, Cheng Yuanze, was reborn! He'd finally won his wife over, so how could she just disappear like that? “Have you seen my wife? My wife, who was this big, just vanished in a flash!” “It's enough to make you cry. How did I end up with a boyfriend like this?” 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Thank Goodness There’s Another Life 幸好有来生 (Reborn + Optimistic, Outgoing Heroine + Top Student, Devoted CEO Hero) Gu Siyi lost her parents, then had her relatives scheme against her and steal the inheritance they left behind. She also chose the wrong boyfriend, and when her trashy ex accidentally shoved her down the stairs, she died after resuscitation failed. Her spirit drifted around the hospital room for days. In grief, Su Yuchang stood by her hospital bed and confessed that he liked her... Then, having lost everything, she returned 16Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 6 The Daily Life of a Reborn Academic Prodigy 重生学霸养成日常 A small-town girl in an age of information overload dies unexpectedly and becomes bound to a study-to-survive System. Determined to stay alive, she begins her daily routine of extending her life, only to gradually become a top student along the way. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Reborn Scholar: My Wife Is No Push-Over! 重生学霸：我家媳妇，不好惹！ The mistress moves into the house, the wife is driven out, her own daughter is abandoned, and the stepdaughter takes her place, swaggering around like she owns the world. Reborn overnight, she unlocks her golden finger, predicts the future, commands beasts, and makes a powerful comeback. Her scumbag father and his mistress tremble together, dropping to their knees and begging for mercy; her stepsister and the scumbag ex offer up their faces, asking to be slapped. Oh, and then there's that self-i 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Reborn in Eleventh Grade: Turning My Life Around 重生高一之逆袭人生 [Rebirth + campus life + top student + everyday cultivation + personal growth + heartwarming + no romance] Note: The heroine likes looking at handsome men, but she won’t date! Romance would only get in the way of her studies and slow her growth! With no man in your heart, your sword becomes divine. The first chapter of the sword manual: cut down the one you love. The final chapter: without love, you become a god. In her previous life, after failing the high school entrance exam, Ai Xiangwan curl 2Reads—Score114d adds
- 9 Reborn: I Became the Exam Ace at No. 1 High School 重生之我在一中当考神 [Rebirth at school + mutual devotion] [Beautiful, clever top student and class flower x cheerful, sunny, puppy-like boyfriend] After graduating from college, Yu Chuqing is on her way to a class reunion when someone pushes her off an overpass. She is reborn in her sophomore year of high school. Given another chance, she becomes a top student. But what's with that boy who stared at her the first time they met, nearly making her fall down the stairs? As she gets to know him, she finds herself growi 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Reborn in 1996: The Top Student Who Won His Heart 重生九六：当学霸撩男神 Reborn in 1996, Cheng Xiaoxue becomes a genius. A struggling student turns into a top scholar, a sweet and naive girl transforms into a fierce warrior, makes a fortune, becomes a CEO, and reaches the pinnacle of life... Wait, shouldn’t marrying a rich, handsome man come before reaching the pinnacle? In short, this is a guide to turning a failing student into a star, a story of a fierce woman fighting back, a manual for getting rich, and a chronicle of winning over a dream guy... 216Reads7.9Score—14d adds
- 11 Reborn: The Top Student Quietly Turns Her Life Around 重生之学霸她悄悄逆袭 [Reborn + School Life + Sweet Romance + Academic Prodigy] At twenty-six, Jiang Churan died of illness. Even as she lay dying, she was worrying about money. Looking back on her life, she felt utterly miserable. When she woke again, she found herself back in middle school. This time, she resolved to get into the high school she wanted and then earn a place at a good university. She studied day and night, and at last achieved her goal, becoming a top student sought after by all the major universit 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Back to Those Days of Youth 重回青春年代那些年 At thirty, Zhou Siyi has stunning beauty, a brilliant and well-read mind, a whole house filled with certificates of achievement, and a business empire that can bankroll a life of luxury. Yet she is a woman with no youth and no past. She has no memories at all of the years between the age of twelve and the age of eighteen. Her mind is a blank. The bespectacled woman who stalks her and tries to kill her says, “Zhou Siyi! Why wasn't it you who died?” The lobster who has always helped her clean up e —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Heaven and Earth as My Witness, I Really Want to Study Hard 天地可鉴我真的想好好学习 As a devoted novel fan, staying up all night to read wasn’t unusual for me. But I only pulled one all-nighter to read a novel! How did I wake up back in fourth grade? Reborn, Lin Ke only wants to focus on her studies and avoid the failure that defined her previous life. Heaven knows she really does just want to study hard, but why are so many outstanding people suddenly showing up around her? They say you can’t go looking for great talents, so why are so many of them gathering around her? I wa 1Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 14 Back to 2006: The Sassy Little School Genius 重回06年：麻辣小学霸 Chen Yunxi dies of illness in 2020, unwilling to let her short life have been meaningless, with so many dreams left unrealized. As she lies dying, she wishes for another chance, and is truly sent back to 2006. She decides to treasure every day and live life well. But the boyfriend she was supposed to meet in college enters Chen Yunxi’s life early, just after she graduates from ninth grade... 31Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 15 Starting High School Entrance Exams Over 重启中考 At 33, Li Guo is a low-level programmer whose days of going to work without ever clocking off have left her numb. She thought she would live out her whole life that way, until a bowl of tangyuan unexpectedly sent her back to the time before her high school entrance exams... 45Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 16 System: Back to High School to Become a Top Student 系统：回到高中当学霸 Chen Cheng died suddenly one day in 2022. For some unknown reason, an extraterrestrial System took her back to 2012, to just before the start of high school. What would you want to do if you could go back to high school? Obviously, improve your grades and become a top student, then have a sweet romance in your free time. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Thanks for Asking, the Top Student Has Carried the Whole Team 谢邀，学霸已carry全场 In a nutshell, she's the school bully and the top student, effortlessly carrying the whole team! Chu Yaya, a rising star in the scientific community, is sabotaged while studying abroad and reborn in the body of an underachiever. She opens her eyes to a hellish start: She's the worst student in the worst class, facing expulsion for “causing trouble.” Students across Liangcheng are so terrified of her that they call her Second Master. Her mother has bipolar disorder, her younger brother is autisti 1Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 18 Studying Leads Me to the Pinnacle of Life 学习使我走向人生巅峰 “Rely on your parents, and they’ll grow old. Rely on a man, and he’ll run off. Rely on yourself, and that’s what really works. Do you want to work hard? Do you want to become number one forever? Do you want to be the brightest star in the crowd? Choose the Universe’s Strongest Study System. It will power your journey of hard work and take you to the pinnacle of life.” 1Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 19 Reborn: My Best Buddy Won Me Over 重生后被好哥们拿下了 [Reborn + System + school life + romance + sweet + slow burn] Xia Sisi was in a gloomy mood. Looking at her suddenly smaller body, she couldn’t help feeling a headache coming on... She had thought that if she could live another life, she would definitely work hard to become a better version of herself. But she hadn’t expected to suddenly end up back here... She needed a moment to process it. Right, she’d take a nap first and think about it once she’d cleared her head. Other people get a golden f 2Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 20 Reborn for a Comeback: She Becomes the Top Gaokao Scorer with Full Marks 重生逆袭，她成了高考满分状元 In her previous life, Song Qijing was manipulated by her relatives. She caused one disaster after another, destroying her father’s marriage to her stepmother and driving him to his grave in sorrow. When she was struck with cancer at a young age, her relatives vanished without a trace. The only person who stayed by her side to care for her was the woman who had almost become her stepmother... Reborn six years in the past, she is determined to change her fate and make up for the regrets of her pre 10Reads7.1Score414d adds
- 21 I Awakened a Learning System from the Start and Amazed Everyone 开局我觉醒学习系统，惊艳所有人 She awakens a System from the start. Step by step, a girl who was terrible at school becomes a top student and meets the man of her dreams. 2Reads—Score114d adds
- 22 The System Punishes Me with a Perfect Score, and I Guarantee Top Scholar Honors Before Turning Them Over to the Nation 系统罚考满分，状元保底上交国家 [Strong female lead + reborn + System + college entrance exams + patriotism + hard work + personal growth] [Top scorer in the college entrance exams + special forces soldier + figure-skating goddess + scientist] After Su An, an overworked office worker, dies from working overtime, she opens her eyes to find herself back at age sixteen, in her senior year of high school. A bizarre punishment System drops from the sky: if she fails to complete its tasks, it will make her laugh herself to death. An —Reads—Score79714d adds
- 23 The Reborn Genius: The Real Heiress 学霸真千金她重生了 [Reborn + Academic Ace + Strong Heroine + Real and Fake Heiresses + Big Shots] Reborn for a second life, she is determined to live well and never be that timid little pushover again. Let them follow her path, and leave them nowhere to go. See how the reborn academic ace and real heiress serves up face-slapping all around. 372Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 24 Reborn at Fifteen: Turning the Tables on the College Entrance Exam 重生十五岁：逆袭高考 Yu Feiwan deeply regretted not studying hard in high school. She had become hopelessly addicted to novels and spent all day daydreaming. Then, one day, she suddenly returned to the starting point of her fate: her third year of middle school, when her failure to study hard had changed the course of her life. This time, she would take back control of her destiny. 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 Reborn in the 1990s: The Petite Girl Becomes a Top Student 重生九零之小娇娇变学霸 Jiang Xiaotong, who had spent her whole life lying flat, mysteriously became reborn! She was reborn at the age of six, before she had even started school! Although she brought back a whole bunch of Systems, she was furious! Pointing a trembling finger, she said, “My life as a happy little slacker has been ruined by all of you...” Later: Become a top student? Hmm, this is actually great! Marry her childhood sweetheart? Sure, sure! Help the whole family build their careers? Oh, come on! Mom 28Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 26 After Being Reborn, I Became a Top Student 重生后我变成了学霸 [Diligent, hardworking academic star] VS [Aloof, abstinent genius-level heartthrob] [Time-travel romance + Both leads are inexperienced + HE + Everyday life of top students + Feel-good face-slapping + Extra-sweet romance later on] Qiao Rou had many regrets in her past life. She did poorly on her high school entrance exam, then only got into a second-tier university. After graduating, she was turned down for job after job. Looking at her aging parents, she took stock of her life and decided to re 79Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 27 Reborn, She Studies Her Way to Stunning Beauty 重生后她靠学习美上天 WARNING: Soap-opera drama ahead. The author was facing exams while writing this, and the immense pressure of studying turned them evil, so some of the relationships are a little melodramatic. Don’t worry about it, okay? The rest is really good, and I’m confident about that. Just overlook that tiny bit of melodrama and enjoy the rest. The stunning Shen Yi wakes up one day to find herself a high school student. Her once-prized, ten-out-of-ten beauty is gone. She’s now an overweight, dark-skinned h 5Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 28 Dreaming Back to the ’90s: Returning to My Girlhood 梦回九零：重回少女时代 Ding Qiancheng, a graduate student who had traveled a thousand miles for love, had her thesis rejected. Then she learned that her childhood sweetheart and ex-boyfriend was engaged to her longtime best friend. After rescuing a child from drowning, she transmigrated back to the 1990s, to her own teenage years. She set out to correct her past mistakes, see her fake friend for who she really was, study hard, and become a top student, determined to create a wonderful life of her own. She only wants t 236Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 29 Reborn as a Top Female Student 重生之女学霸 After waking up from a car accident, An Xiangrou was surprised to find herself sitting in the junior high classroom she had left behind years ago. Still in shock, she accepted that she had been reborn as a seventh grader. Since Heaven had given her another chance at life, the people who loved and protected her would never leave her again in this life, and those who envied and hurt her would never get another chance. 29Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 30 Reborn With a Beauty Study System 重生之我有变美学习系统 Lin Xiaoke started gaining weight and breaking out in high school, leaving her insecure about her looks. Her classmates distanced themselves from her and mocked her, so she gave up on herself. Her grades steadily declined, and in the end, she only got into an ordinary second-tier university. It wasn't until she entered the workforce that she realized how important an education was. She wished she could start over and study hard. Then a System really did find her and tell her that studying could 48Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Reborn as a Poor Student, I Got Rich Through Hard Work 重生学渣靠努力学习暴富 Lu Youyou, who'd spent her whole life being taken advantage of by her parents and relatives, was reborn, back in her miserable first year of high school. Luckily, she brought along the [Learning Makes Me Rich System]. Broke? [Place in the top 100 of your grade and earn RMB 2,000.] Too fat? [Finish one volume of Tianli 38 Practice Tests and earn one accelerated fat-burning session.] Want to heal her childhood friend's leg, reignite her sworn sister's fighting spirit, and save her brother's life? 44Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 32 A System Reborn: The Talented Scholar's Dream of Serving Her Country 系统重生才女学霸的报国梦 Su Yue was a gifted top student who should have made her mark in academia, but her life was cut short by a sudden accident. Yet fate had not abandoned her. Through the wondrous power of a mysterious System, Su Yue was reborn. In this life, she vowed to make up for the regrets of her past. Armed with fantastical encounters, advanced tech, and an unyielding will, she would fulfill her fervent dream of serving her country amid the sweeping tides of a turbulent era. 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 The System Makes Me Exercise to Serve My Country 系统带我锻炼身体报效祖国 By the time Bai Jinning turned twenty-six, she had finally paid off the mortgage on her dream home and bought the little sports car she'd always wanted. She hadn't even taken her best friend out for a drive, a night at the bars, or a movie yet... when she woke up to find that the “System That Helps You Achieve Great Deeds” had turned her into a six-year-old orphan. Fine, then. She'd eat well, stay healthy, exercise, and serve her country! The heroine shines on her own. No male lead, no male lead —Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 34 Reborn, I Won by Doing Nothing 重生后，我躺赢了 [Reborn + System + patriotism] In her previous life, her mother had sheltered her too well. She was simple and indecisive, and got deceived by her scumbag boyfriend and his family, her best friend, and even her other friends. Her life was just miserable! Given a second chance, she’s back in the golden age of real estate. She buys houses for her parents and waits for them to be demolished, making her landlady dreams come true! Back at school, she thinks she might finally get into college, but she 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 With the Study System, Good Grades Are Mine 学习系统在手，成绩我有 (No CP! No CP. There may be one-sided crushes, but the protagonist is a girl!!!) Shi Qian is an ordinary first-year Chinese language and literature student who spends every day wishing she could go back to elementary school. If she could, she would study hard for sure. To her surprise, Heaven heard her plea. In an accidental car crash, Shi Qian saved the chosen one of the world's fate and earned a chance to be reborn. But she hadn't memorized the answers for the college entrance exam yet, aaaaah 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Reborn on Campus: The Top Student Is So Cool 重生校园：学霸男神太高冷 On the very day Ji Yuan received her cancer diagnosis, she caught her husband in the middle of an affair with his first love from his youth! Ji Yuan died with regrets. She refused to believe that all the years she had devoted herself to him could be worth less than that so-called pure first love! Fortunately, fate took pity on her and let Ji Yuan be reborn in her husband’s youth. When she opened her eyes, everyone was in their teens, in the prime of youth. This time, she would see just what m 12Reads7.4Score514d adds
- 37 Reborn as a Top Student, I Became an Online Sensation 重生成学霸后我爆红了 [Sweet Romance, Childhood Friends, Talent Show + Filming + Variety Shows] Everyone knows that Gu Xi, the only daughter of Linjiang’s richest man, is rebellious, willful, and no good at her studies. She’s the laughingstock of the neighborhood. But after waking up, Gu Xi is a changed person. Not only does she enter a talent show, she even makes her debut! Skipping class, fighting, and getting bad grades? The school announces the good news: congratulations to Gu Xi for placing first in the science 72Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 38 Now That We're Reborn, Who Wouldn't Want to Be a Top Student? 都重生了，谁不想当学霸啊 Reborn in 1994, with time to undo every wrong choice. The county’s top high school? No, that’s not my goal. Submit stories, snap up houses, and get my siblings and friends working hard alongside me. And maybe become a top student while I’m at it. Stay away from anyone who brings negativity. In this life, Liu Mingming will make up for every regret from her previous one. 3.6kReads8.8Score38814d adds
- 39 Reborn, She Becomes the Top Student’s Sweet, Soft Sidekick 重生后她成了学霸的甜软小跟班 Reborn + coming-of-age + sweet romance, one-on-one, both devoted only to each other “In my previous life, physics was all I cared about. In this life, she appeared in my world like a beam of light.” “My greatest regret in my previous life was missing my chance with her.” Nobel Prize-winning physicist hero VS sweet, soft-hearted, quirky heroine An uplifting story of growth, redemption, and healing The heroine gradually grows stronger, until she is a match for the hero. 13Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 40 Reborn as a Top Student, She Made the Forbes Billionaires List 重生为学霸后她登上福布斯富豪榜 [Reborn to Change Her Fate and Become a Top Student + Female-Growth Power Fantasy + Healing Each Other] Career-minded heroine + love-struck hero In her previous life, Zhu He Yi was timid and introverted, never daring to fight back. She made the wrong choices at several crucial turning points in her life, leading to her tragic fate. After dying, she opened her eyes again and returned to the age of fifteen, with a top-student System bound to her. She resolved to change her fate, making the right c 261Reads8.4Score10014d adds
- 41 Being a Top Student Is Surprisingly Cool 当学霸原来这么飒 (Complete, so feel free to dive in!) No CP + No System + Reborn + Growth and Academic Success + No Unrealistic Exaggeration An Ning, a full-time housewife in her forties, gave up her job to focus on her family, but her life became a never-ending mess of petty troubles. One day, she wakes up inexplicably in a group of seventh graders doing military training. She gets to repeat seventh grade and decides to try being a top student. Little scene: Top of the grade? Mine. Top in the city? Mine. Should 589Reads8.2Score10514d adds
- 42 The School Heartthrob Came from Ancient Times 校草是从古代穿来的 Also known as “My Everyday Love-Hate Relationship with ‘Big Brother’.” Everyone envies her for having a brother who is the campus heartthrob. Only she knows the demonic nature hidden beneath that handsome face. The years she spent with him were a real “living hell,” enough to fill a very long “tale of blood and tears”... Watch as a cold, aloof prince transmigrated from ancient times and a simple, innocent college student battle wits and bicker their way through a love-hate relationship. [A light 71Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 43 Finding Financial Freedom with My Dream Guy 带着男神一起财富自由 Meng Ran was once an unremarkable girl. Reborn into her school days, she resolved to change her life this time around. She had no golden finger and no pocket dimension, only a steadfast heart and an indomitable will. She studied hard, not only for her own future but also to give the people around her a better life. Her intelligence and hard work inspired those around her and led them all toward prosperity. Bai Pengfei, Meng Ran’s childhood friend, had always quietly watched over her. He knew how —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 Just a Little Miss Who Loves Studying 爱学习的小姐姐一枚呀 A somewhat introverted and insecure girl studies through a System, completes all kinds of courses, and keeps leveling up as she turns her life around and strives to improve. Hope you enjoy! I'm not good at writing blurbs, so please check out the story itself. Xu Dingzhou is not the male lead. 183Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 45 Godlike Mastery: Starting by Leading the National Olympiad Team 神级精通：从带领国家奥数队开始 (Patriotic + top student + inspirational + no romance + System) When Xu Yang woke up one morning, she had acquired a God-Tier Mastery System. From then on, everything seemed simple to her. After competing in a few debates, she unlocked God-Tier Debate Mastery. After playing a few rounds at the shooting gallery, she unlocked God-Tier Marksman Mastery. She could even unlock God-Tier Esports Mastery just by playing a few games. Xu Yang had accomplished so much and brought the country so many be 52Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 46 Reborn: With Learning as My Companion 重生:我与学习为伍 At 24, Ye Baitong gave up her future for a man on the eve of the college entrance exams. From then on, her life went in the opposite direction... On her 25th birthday, someone interviewing her asks, “I hear there's a meteor shower tonight. If you could have one wish come true, what would you wish for?” “I want to go back to when I was a child and change my life!” … Then she wakes up to find that she's gone back to the age of ten! This time, she is determined to devote herself to her studies and 19Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 47 Bound to a Comeback System, Nobody Understands Studying Better Than I Do 绑定逆袭系统，没人比我更懂学习 After being driven to her death by parents who favored sons over daughters, she unexpectedly becomes Xiao Yao, the doomed cannon-fodder supporting character in a book. She arrives just in time for the high school entrance exam? Luckily, her previous self wasn't much of an academic star, but she still managed to get into a top-tier 985 university on her own merits. Overweight? Ugly? Fortunately, she's bound to a System that lets her become beautiful by studying. The original heroine is a two-face 196Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 48 The Summer of My Ninth-Grade Year 初三那年夏天 Xu Qing has been reborn, returning to the start of everything, before he gave up on himself and let himself go. He still has the chance to make a different choice and strive toward his goals all over again. 410Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 49 Starting Over in August: Happiness Is Still Waiting for Me 八月重来，我的幸福还在等我 “Qin Yuning, your allotted years are up. Please board the Stairway to the Afterlife.” A voice rang out, ancient, cold, and hoarse, mysterious and inscrutable, like a hidden master in a TV drama. “Am I going to be reincarnated?” After she spoke, the silence around her was terrifying. Just as she thought she wouldn’t get an answer, the voice spoke again: “Perhaps. That will depend on your fate.” 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 Reborn in 1998: The Feisty Genius Girl 重生九八，学霸小辣妻 Workaholic and old-maid Fang Xiaoxiao dozed off with her head on the desk, only to wake up in 1998. Back then, her mother and that man were still together, and her mother hadn’t been left with nothing after the divorce. She herself hadn’t yet turned thirty, nor was she already suffering from all the aches and illnesses caused by years of hardship. Since fate had given her another chance to choose, this time she would repay kindness with kindness and settle scores with those who had wronged her. 73Reads8.6Score—14d adds
