Novels like Tales from the Coffin Shop
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Tales from the Coffin Shop, best match first.
- 1 After the Crown Prince of the Underworld Becomes a Sensation in the Mortal Realm 阴司太子爷爆红阳间后 [Two Male Leads + Supernatural Mysteries + Showbiz + Slow Burn · Reborn Movie Star × Crown Prince of the Underworld] Zhu Nancheng's plan to return to the mortal world went just a tiny bit off course. He was supposed to return to his rightful place at twenty, but an anomaly in the passage between the two worlds dragged him back by accident. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. I may be illiterate in the mortal world, but I can be a rookie in showbiz. All I need to do is enjoy the sunshine, good foo 230Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 2 You’re After My Childhood Friend? You’re Asking for Death, Villain 觊觎我竹马，反派你找死 Lu Xiuyuan's goal in life is to become the number-one ghost hunter and make his father see him in a new light. He's handsome, cheerful, and gifted, but when it comes to romance, he's so dense he's infuriating. Gu Yanchen is strikingly handsome and sharp, yet he's devoted to Lu Xiuyuan. He returns as a “free assistant,” taking care of everything himself and planning to win him over little by little. His ardent, unwavering gaze finally melts Lu Xiuyuan's wooden heart, and the two acknowledge their 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Quick Transmigration: Caught by the Villain Again 快穿之又被反派逮到了 Lin Yi gets a new assignment: turn around a character’s reputation and transform a loathed, villainous male side character into a pure-hearted white lotus. He really is trying to do just that, but the main plot keeps charging off like a runaway horse. System: Host, your task is to raise the male lead’s affection for you, not the villain’s. Lin Yi: Move. The villain looks innocent: You’re dreaming. Lin Yi: See? He’s the one standing in my way. 3Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 4 Commander, Let Go! I'm Only Here to Get My Internship Form Signed 长官松手！我只是来盖实习章的 [Two Male Leads + Equally Matched + Complementary Constitutions / Skin Hunger + Mutual Salvation] Everyone at the Special Investigations Bureau knows that Commander Fu Wang is a complete lunatic. An ancient baleful aura is sealed inside him. No one can get close to him, and anyone who touches him dies. Then Ji Mian joined the bureau as a college intern, just to get his internship form stamped. The vengeful ghosts that take three steps to subdue, drawing talismans, setting up formations, and coug 462Reads—Score100Shelves
- 5 I Got a Cute Little Ghost as a Roommate (BL) 合租到一只可爱的小鬼（双男主） I Got a Cute Little Ghost as a Roommate (Two Male Leads) 85Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Quick Transmigration: A Life Without the Luxury of Being a Couch Potato 快穿：做不了咸鱼的生活 Let's leave the first world behind. The first world is an embarrassing relic of my past, full of my stupid antics in middle school. After a terrible car accident, An Jie had hoped to die and spend the afterlife doing nothing, without having to toil away as a CEO or manage the family business his parents had left behind. “I can give you a chance. Complete these tasks, and you'll earn the opportunity to have one wish granted.” A mechanical voice rang in An Jie's ear. He touched the necklace around 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 Beyond Reach 遥不可及 “Wen Luocheng, let’s end this.” In the car window was reflected a young face, bewildered and hollow... “Fine.” Lin Xu could no longer remember how he and Wen Luocheng had ended up together in the first place. After once again seeing him with someone else, Lin Xu ran away while he still had a little self-respect left to salvage... When Lin Xu appeared before Wen Luocheng again under a different identity, gradually becoming exactly the kind of person who moved Wen Luocheng most, Wen Luocheng began 14Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 8 Never Pick Up a Taoist Priest on the Roadside 路边的道士不能捡 [Male-Male Romance X Two Strong Leads X Both Chaste X One-on-One] The first time Ji Mingyuan saw Huo Min: This guy is exactly my type. I’m going to tease him. Later: You’re my wife! Huo Min before meeting Ji Mingyuan: quiet, composed, and unsmiling. After spending some time with Ji Mingyuan: Ji Mingyuan: coming up with mischievous schemes Huo Min: carrying out mischievous schemes Everyone else: He’s done a great job raising Captain Huo, but a terrible job raising us. (Mild horror, yes, mild horr 1.5kReads8.1Score268Shelves
- 9 Quick Transmigration: The Short-Tempered Little Sweetie Is So Clingy 快穿：暴躁小奶包他好粘人 [1v1, refined and charming fox-like powerhouse * devoted, short-tempered sweetheart] In the twentieth century of the interstellar era, powerhouse Ye Nanshu fought the Queen of the Zerg in a fierce battle that ended with Ye Nanshu self-destructing and taking her enemy down with her. After dying in battle, Ye Nanshu suddenly found herself in a mysterious space, bound to a Male Supporting Character Comeback System. She had to transmigrate to different worlds and fight for justice and a comeback on 6Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 10 My Partner Is the Homeroom Teacher 我家那位是班主任 Is this your high school? Have you ever met teachers like these? Want to see what kind of homeroom teacher and educator Mo Bai is? Want to see how Mo Bai catches everyone red-handed? Cheating on exams, playing on phones in class: Mo Bai catches them all, every time! What should a teacher do when students fall in love? Do their best to guide them toward a healthy view of relationships. What if romance and teaching clash? Sorry, teaching the students comes first. A love confession written as the f 35Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 11 Lord Ghost King, Please Spare Me 鬼王大人求放过 The road of reincarnation stretches on, and the human world rises and falls. Looking back, love and hate are hard to let go of, an obsession that will never rest. Su Yan, a rich second-generation heir pressured by his family to come home and take over the family business, lost access to his credit cards and had no choice but to slink back to China. Before he was trapped for good, he arranged a trip to an ancient town with his friends. He never expected one strange thing after another to happ 73Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 After I Transmigrated, the Dead Campus Heartthrob Started Watching Me 穿越后被死去的校草盯上了 [Cheng Yanqiu x Lin Xingyao] Also known as: [I’m Being Haunted by a Creepy Male Ghost] This has nothing to do with reality. Pain shot through his body, and Lin Xingyao came to. The body’s original owner was being bullied, and the bullies raised their phones, ready to capture his humiliating, helpless state. Suddenly, the temperature plunged. The leaves of the parasol tree rustled, and through the bullies’ phone screens, Lin Xingyao saw a ghost floating in midair. At their first meeting, the 94Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 13 Cheongdam Supernatural Affairs Office 清潭灵异事务所 Legend has it that vengeful ghosts haunt Longhua Wetland Park. After sending one final photo, my cousin Chu Rui’an vanished without a trace here. … My name is Chu Yan’an. I used to be just an ordinary photographer. I ventured into Longhua Park at night to find Chu Rui’an and nearly lost my life. There, I met Qin Shu, the head of the Qingtan Paranormal Affairs Office, with phoenix-like eyes and an otherworldly beauty that defied gender. The female ghost on Red Bridge, the swarms of water ghosts 3.4kReads8.9Score754Shelves
- 14 Feeding Evil 邪饲 [Niche + two male leads + 1v1 romance + dark and eerie + human and ghost + ghost marriage + coercive love + bizarre + mildly frightening] Usually updated at 8 p.m. Content warning: Contains coercive situations. Recommended for readers aged 16 and over with a mature worldview and sound judgment. Jiang Yan is a college student whose business venture has failed. With three million yuan in debt, he can no longer keep his life going. Then, by chance, he discovers an ad promising money in exchange for 3.7kReads8.5Score650Shelves
- 15 I Crave His Fiendish Aura! The Max-Level Heavenly Master Flirts with a Madman 馋他煞气！满级天师直撩疯批 [Two Male Leads + Metaphysical Livestreaming + Real and Fake Young Masters + Unhinged Big Shot + Sweet, Satisfying Romance] Ji Xinghe, a master celestial wizard, opens his eyes to find himself in the body of a despised fake young master from a wealthy family who usurped someone else’s place. He is bound hand and foot, awaiting death in front of Lu Yuan, the “living King of Hell” of the capital’s elite, whose legs are paralyzed. Seeing the rich, alluring black baleful aura surrounding Lu Yuan, Ji 4.9kReads8.2Score831Shelves
- 16 Actually, I'm Pretty Passive 其实我很被动 Wei Qie has an accident while mountain climbing and ends up in the cultivation world. The unreliable Plane God Qian Li tells him he cannot leave for now. To make up for the mistake, the Plane God gives Wei Qie several passive life-saving skills... Wei Qie plans to find somewhere to wait until he can return, but his unusual constitution often attracts demons and evil creatures. He also accidentally becomes bound to a magical artifact belonging to Fu Binglin, a traitor being hunted across the enti 331Reads8.9Score102Shelves
- 17 So Addictive! The Fox Plays Cute, and the Taoist Priest Bends 巨磕！狐狸撒娇，道士折腰 [Proud, adorable Fox King × domineering, cold-faced Daoist; two male leads + evenly matched + sweet and satisfying] The moment the Fox King Hu Yanchu arrives in the human realm, he shatters Fang Qianbai the cold-faced Daoist’s twenty-four years of cultivation. The Daoist can only accept his bad luck and let Hu Yanchu bully him, swallowing his grievances every day. Hu Yan: “Little Daoist, let go of me!” Fang Qianbai: “No chance.” Hu Yan: “You grabbed my tail! I’ll make you pay for this.” With no 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 The Spirit Realm Tycoon's Daily Pursuit of His Husband: The Aloof Captain Is Too Hard to Woo 灵界大佬追夫日常高冷队长太难撩 When spirit pets run wild and the rules are broken, what kind of story will the two of them share? Su Yichen is a cool-headed team leader who has solved countless cases. Then, during an incident involving a spirit pet running amok, he meets a mysterious man. Mo Yuan, the enigmatic owner of a spirit-pet shop, can control countless spirit pets with a mere touch of his fingertips. He approached Su Yichen to investigate the unusual aura surrounding him, but as they spent time together, he was draw 24Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 Record of Shattered Dreams and Broken Nightmares 沉梦破魇录 As the economy slows and social pressures mount, a widespread outbreak of “Dream Disorder” follows. At the same time, brain-computer interface technology is rapidly maturing. The Dream Management Bureau begins using it to enter human dreams and rescue people whose consciousnesses are trapped inside. The story follows dream engineer Lin Yan and his partner Su Tang as they venture again and again into bizarre, fantastical dreams, repairing them and guiding unstable consciousnesses back onto the ri —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 The Big Shot's Fortune-Teller Boyfriend 大佬的神棍男友 A dirt-poor fortune-telling charlatan with an uncannily accurate gift has no luck with money at all because of trouble he caused in a past life. He grew up relying on the kindness of strangers for meals. By chance, he meets a business tycoon with multiple identities, and never has to worry about where his next meal is coming from again! Even when he gets into trouble, someone has his back! One suspenseful tale after another unfolds: strange incidents in a medical students' dormitory, the ghostly 736Reads—Score104Shelves
- 21 Quick Transmigration: The Villain Died Again 快穿之反派他又死了 Xu Yi, an exceptionally unlucky guy, is forced into a career playing villains. The “movie emperor” thinks he has enough talent to win an Oscar single-handedly and that killing the protagonist is a piece of cake, but he keeps failing to complete his missions. Xu Yi: I’m doing my job so diligently, and this is how you treat me? —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 After the Metaphysics Master Transmigrates into the Cannon-Fodder Brother of a Fake Heiress 玄学大佬穿成假千金的炮灰哥哥后 [Two Powerful Leads + Transmigrate into a Book + Metaphysics and the Supernatural + Showbiz + Funny, Wish-Fulfilling] Actor Chi Ran is a hidden metaphysics expert in showbiz. When he learns the truth behind his senior fellow disciple Luo Zhilin's defiance of fate, he dies from anger, coughing up blood. After transmigrating into a book, Chi Ran becomes the cannon-fodder older brother of a fake heiress, and the four CEO older brothers of the green-tea real heiress drive his family to ruin? Given a 22Reads7.4Score—Shelves
- 23 Has the Poor Little Darling Taken the World by Storm Today? 小可怜今天轰动全世界了吗 Mu Yu’s mission is to save the male lead and make a sensation around the world. Unfortunately, he has no ambition and gets kept at home by the male lead day after day... Until he successfully makes a sensation around the world, Mu Yu: ??? The Zombie King, who cared for him tirelessly and never left his side in the apocalypse: “Yuyu, in the few memories I have left, every little thing you do is so clear.” The little dragon who somehow transmigrated to another world but is happy to be a child: “Yu 21Reads9.0Score—Shelves
- 24 Tales of Ghosts and Soul-Soothing 安魂鬼事录 [Two male leads + fated reincarnation + supernatural suspense + tragic romance + mind-blowing twists] I'm just a soul-soother, yet the Tianxing Leixiao Sect saddled me with a “hot potato”: Chen Wushe, a man with countless secrets. And every one of Chen Wushe's secrets is tied to me. To solve the mystery, I have no choice but to take Chen Wushe on a journey to find the Pojun Blade. The soul of the Demon Lord Chongxiao is hidden in the strangely restored Pojun Blade! And the Tianxing Leixiao Sect 90Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 The Demon King Is Sick 魔王他有病 He somehow transmigrated into a book and ran into the legendary cold-blooded Demon King, who kills without batting an eye. I'm done for! But why doesn't this Demon King seem anything like the one in the original story? His bizarre thought process is one thing, but now he wants to date me?! Could he be a fake Demon King? Mom, I want to go home... 18Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 26 After Passing as an Alpha, the Little Taoist’s Livestream Goes Viral Overnight O装B后，小道士直播一夜爆红 [Two male leads + beloved by everyone + showbiz] [Sandalwood-and-snowy-pine-scented CEO Alpha Yan Yuce X orchid-like mountain Taoist omega Bai Luo] At a friend’s insistence, Bai Luo reads their fortune. The friend successfully finds their true love. The fortune is strange, and Bai Luo can’t help feeling a little worried. Sure enough, that ominous feeling comes true. All it takes is one meal for a powerful man to set his sights on Bai Luo. The powerful man bends over Bai Luo, one hand on his supp 46Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 27 Quick Transmigration: The Villainous Side Character's Self-Rescue System 快穿之万人迷炮灰自救系统 [A fox spirit who only wants to focus on his career VS a mad beauty on the verge of turning evil] Liang Cheng was a fox spirit. After cultivating a human form, he lived under the stigma of being a seducer who bewitched people's hearts. Then, in an accident, he was captured by hunters and skinned, dying a horrible death. Heaven couldn't bear to see it and gave him a chance to be reborn, binding him to a System. As long as he completes every mission, he can come back to life... 6Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 28 Mr. Jiang, How Can This Fate Be Changed? 姜先生，此命何解？ Two male leads, supernatural, strong leads, devoted couple, completed Chu You was born under an unlucky star and has a natural ability to see ghosts, letting him witness things ordinary people cannot. He works in a profession most people avoid, and as an orphan with no friends or family, he is solitary by nature and usually keeps to himself. Then one day, while chasing a female ghost to a riverbank, he was suddenly hit by a human head. The head burrowed desperately into his arms, crying out in f 144Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 29 After Being Reborn, My Ex's Older Brother Pursues Me Every Day 重生后：前任哥哥每天都在攻略我 [Complete] In his previous life, Xiao Yan had loved Fu Yun with all his heart. They had been together for three years, and whenever Fu Yun told him to go east, he never went west. But on his birthday, he caught his boyfriend with a third-rate celebrity. Overwhelmed by the shock, he ran out the door and was hit by a truck in the middle of the road. When he woke up, Xiao Yan had returned to three years earlier, and a System had appeared in his mind. The System said, “A good horse never eats the gr 24Reads9.3Score—Shelves
- 30 After Becoming a Green Tea Villainess, I Won Over the Male Lead 穿成绿茶炮灰后我攻略了男主 Jiang He is the youngest and most recently accepted disciple of the head of the Wuji Sword Sect. He is adored by his senior brothers and sisters and his martial uncles, the darling of the whole sect. Jiang He thinks he's heaven's chosen one, until he has a dream. He dreams that the world he lives in is a book, and that he is a total cannon-fodder character who bullies the male lead at every turn, flirts with the female lead, and then gets cleaved in half by the male lead's sword. To stay alive, 27Reads8.3Score—Shelves
- 31 My Partner Is Super Strong, Yet Way Too Adorable 我家搭档明明超强却过分呆萌 [Two male leads + equally matched powerhouses + devoted to each other + HE] When football goalkeeper Wu Yulu is on the brink of death, he is chosen by the future supercomputer “DOOR.” Reborn as a cleaner at a cleaning company, he becomes its “Door God,” tasked with purifying supernatural contamination. His partner, meanwhile, has a split personality. Shen Shu is a “defective product” with the intellect of a seven-year-old. He eats talismans as snacks and is always squeezing evil spirits into bal 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 The Ghost King Can't Control Himself Around Him 鬼王大人他把持不住 [Two male leads + 1v1, equally matched + devoted couple + happy ending] Mo Huaiqing, Ghost King of the Underworld, has only let himself fall in love three times in his entire life! The first time, compassion moved him: he willingly gave up his immortal body to grant one person a thousand years of peace! The second time, mortal love touched him: he willingly offered half his soul to help that person ascend and become a god! When they meet again, the fog lifts. Can falling in love for a third time 149Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 After I Transmigrated into a Book, a Guard Ran Away With Me 穿书之后我被侍卫拐跑了 Song Qiyuan transmigrates into a book as the incredibly foolish cannon-fodder prince in a novel. Just how foolish was the original prince? He had a loving empress and an older brother who was the male lead, yet he chose to side with the villainous consort. In the end, they used him and had him killed in prison. Song Qiyuan has no intention of repeating that tragedy. He is determined to survive, so he and his aloof bodyguard, Ruan Wucheng, set out to help the male lead, defeat the villains, and f 11Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 34 A Thousand-Year Promise, A Thousand Years of Waiting 千年之约，守候千年 A thousand-year promise, kept for a thousand years 24Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 Villain, Do You Still Remember I'm Your Stand-In? 反派你还记得我是替身吗？ Ji Xiaoguang transmigrates into a book and becomes the villain’s stand-in for his beloved. Being a doomed cannon-fodder character is bad enough, but damn it, he’s ugly too! (He’ll get better-looking later.) And what’s with you, villain? I’ve got no grudge against you, so why are you being so nice to me? Ji Xiaoguang knows just how twisted the villain, Shen Lianting, is. His first thought is to run... but he fails. So he decides to cling to the villain’s coattails. Using his knowledge of the orig 49Reads9.2Score—Shelves
- 36 I Clung to a Top-Tier Star to Revive My Sect 为了振兴师门我抱住顶流大腿 Xie Lin, the last disciple of a minor branch of the Mystic Sect, scrapes by in show business to earn money for repairing his fallen sect. In his spare time, he gears up from head to toe and goes out to hunt ghosts, getting a feel for the job. After hunting enough ghosts, he runs into a fellow exorcist. Xie Lin means to bluff this fellow into leaving, but then he spots the enormous sword on his back. Holy crap! The first disciple of Baizhe Mountain, the greatest Mystic Sect under heaven?! Stick w 44Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 Oh No! A Gorgeous Male Ghost Is Forcing His Love on Me 糟糕！被绝色男鬼强制爱了 [Two male leads + a little confinement + faking death to escape + taming a dog] Timid, sentimental, spoiled uke × long-haired, possessive ghost seme What should you do when you can’t win over the one you love? Of course, force him to love you. But Ji Hanyu died before he could do that. He couldn’t accept it. How could he die without ever having He Qiu? How could he? Driven by this deep, consuming obsession, he became a ghost and succeeded in getting the one he loved. - He Qiu pretends to obey wh 149Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 38 Partners in Strange Cases: A Heavenly Master and a Detective 诡案搭档：天师与刑警 You Lei, captain of the criminal investigation squad, was a thoroughgoing materialist who trusted only evidence when solving cases, until he took on a bizarre livestream disappearance case. On camera, an influencer’s smile suddenly twisted, and the image froze on a face that wasn’t human. The case defied rational explanation, so the Paranormal Incident Bureau sent its youngest celestial master, Jiang Tu. “Hello, I’m here to catch ghosts.” The young man with amber eyes smiled faintly as the co 18Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 After Dusk 【黄昏之后】 Nonhuman male ghost gong VS cold, short-tempered, secretly ruthless shou (I'm not even sure this is how I've characterized them now... I think it is, though...) Everyone's a villain OOC warning The writing might not be entirely rigorous, and there may be a few little bugs Secret identities revealed Two powerful leads × mutual devotion and fidelity You are the longing I hold on to after dusk You are the candlelight that greets my nightfall My apologies to everyone Thank you so much for loving thi 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 The Future Demon King Is Delighted to Have a Human Husband 未来的妖王大人喜提人类小夫君 Chen Xuanjin, the adorable and gentle heir to the demon king who occasionally has a ruthless streak × Zhao Muze, a human executive who loves beautiful things The Demon King plans to retire early, and when Chen Xuanjin, his heir apparent, hears the rumor, he flees in the middle of the night. Come on, he’s not even a thousand years old, still an underage little demon, still a baby! And he hasn’t even seen the dazzling human world yet. How could he possibly become the Demon King now? But when a d 72Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 41 Metaphysics: I Just Transmigrated, So Where's My Wife? 玄学：人刚穿越，我老婆呢？ [Dual male leads + a touch of the supernatural + a little livestreaming early on] Freshly transmigrated, Luo Jing searches himself from head to toe. Aside from a phone with a fried circuit and a few useless tickets, all he has are the clothes on his back. While spending the night in a park, he meets a man whose grandson has been kidnapped. Tonight, the gears of fate begin to turn. Behind one incident after another, it seems as though a pair of hands is pushing Luo Jing toward a predetermined des 21Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 42 Transmigrating into a Book: Master, What Are You Doing? 穿书之师父你在干什么 Dual leads~ devoted to each other~ funny, sweet romance + a chatty, cowardly disciple + a scheming, sharp-tongued master. After transmigrating into the role of the disciple in a tragic master-disciple novel, he became a watermelon, determined to be his master's little comforter every day. It was all to make sure that when his master Wuyue turned dark later on, he'd spare his life... 36Reads9.3Score—Shelves
- 43 The Demon-Breaking Scholar 破魔书生 [Theatrical Demon Hunter + High-IQ Yamen Adviser + Strong Leads + Mystery and Horror + Comedy + Solving Cases and Catching Ghosts + A Little Angst + Lots of Sweetness] Jiang Jianshi was a demon hunter who slayed demons and caught ghosts. By chance, he met Lu Qingyin, a yamen adviser who judged people by their hearts and didn't believe in ghosts or gods. To escape pursuit by evil spirits, Jiang Jianshi hid in the Fufeng County Yamen. Through a series of strange cases, he and Lu Qingyin came to kn 65Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 44 Doomsday Evil Emperor: Way Too Clingy 末世邪帝，太粘人 [Reborn + Adorable Kid + Cute Beast] Si Han, reborn into the apocalypse, swears he’ll become the strongest and most cold-blooded fighter. But he never expected to get held up on the very first day of his new life. A little runt clings to his left leg, while a stunning, mysterious man he can’t shake follows on his right. “Brother Han, Qiangzi will be good, I promise! Please take me with you!” “Si Han, call me Big Brother Helian. You can have delicious food and the best protection, too!” Si H 4Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 45 The Art of Seduction 诱捕定律 To complete a journalism research assignment, a university student was forced to sneak into a bar. He thought he could pull off the disguise perfectly, when a languid voice beside him said, “A naive college student like you could easily get eaten alive wandering around a bar.” Tian Youxian: ? He thought it was just an embarrassing chance encounter, but little did he know that he had stepped right into a psychology professor's gentle trap. Their first meeting was nothing but deliberate deception. 284Reads9.3Score101Shelves
- 46 Childhood Friend, Don’t Run 竹马你别跑 Tao Xiaonian is a bona fide entertainment reporter. He never expected his first interview to go so badly that he ended up at someone’s mercy, reduced to a bullied little assistant. When he finally decides he’s had enough and is ready to fight back, he realizes that this person might actually be pretty decent. Little scene one: At an awards ceremony, the host asks a question. “As everyone knows, Shen Zhou’s mother is the award-winning Best Actress Shen Ling. Was your mother the reason you chose a 11Reads7.4Score—Shelves
- 47 Transmigrate: The Heavenly Master Cultivates the Truth 穿越之天师修真 A legendary cultivator who excelled in two disciplines is betrayed by a petty schemer. His cultivation is completely destroyed, and he is cast into the Valley of Ten Thousand Souls. After transmigrating and being reborn, he finds himself in modern society as a spoiled rich kid, and not just any spoiled rich kid: he's been kicked out of his home. Though Zhuang Xian hates it, he has no choice but to start over from scratch, selling goods on the street, digging up immortal herbs, and opening an onl 188Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 What to Do When Your Adopted Son Is a Ghost 养子是鬼怎么办 [Two male leads | nonhuman | supernatural | younger top | pseudo father and son | coercive | both are each other’s only one | happy ending] (Not related by blood) Once you’ve fallen into the abyss, it’s hard to escape. But he wasn’t the only one who fell in. Shi Lanyuan was the illegitimate son of the Shi family. After being murdered, he possessed his younger brother, Shi Yanche, who was six years younger than him. Later, he was adopted by Xi Yanli. Xi Yanli was a 31-year-old straight bachelor w 269Reads—Score100Shelves
- 49 After Refusing to Break Off the Engagement, I Got Tangled Up with a Metaphysics Master 拒绝退婚后，我被玄学大佬缠上了 [Two male leads + bottom’s perspective + both inexperienced, 1v1 + sweet romance + supernatural] Jian He was born with a Yin Sha body, so he’s constantly plagued by evil spirits. At eighteen, he travels with his parents to Nameless Mountain to meet his betrothed, Rong Xuan, whom he’s never met before. At the time, the four great families were pressuring Rong Xuan to break off the engagement, and everyone was waiting to see how he’d react. Jian He declares firmly, “I, Jian He, will not break this 120Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 50 A Trickster in the Mortal World 红尘一神棍 [Dual male leads + fortune-telling + Taoist priest + metaphysics] Xu Banxia is a fortune-teller who makes his living wandering the streets. A lifelong bachelor at twenty-four, he secretly cast a divination for himself, only to find that not only had he failed to meet his destined someone, but he had also brought a heap of trouble upon himself. His grandfather, the only family he had, even ran off and left him behind. Luckily, he met a powerful Taoist priest. Whenever trouble strikes, find a Taoi 104Reads8.4Score—Shelves
