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- 1 Reborn in 1993: A Life Without Regrets 重生93之无悔人生 In 2030, financial tycoon Li Yifeng reaches the pinnacle of the financial world, only to be caught in a trap jointly laid by Western financial magnates. His investments fail, forcing him to jump from a rooftop. As his soul separates from his body, he watches his three subordinates, Qisha, Pojun, and Tanlang, get pushed from a high-rise one after another. Just as grief and rage overwhelm him, a powerful force suddenly sucks his soul away. When he opens his eyes again, he discovers he has returned 585Reads8.8Score10114d adds
- 2 Reborn in 1997: Taking the Reins of a Prosperous Era 重生九七：执掌盛世繁华 This is an urban novel with no System. It has both tender, heart-wrenching romance and grand, turbulent business intrigue. See how Tang Xiao starts from nothing, builds his own business empire, and takes charge of a prosperous age. 56Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Reborn: I Really Didn't Mean to Become the Richest Man 重生之我真没想当首富 Zhang Haoyang was reborn in the 1990s. At the time, his father had not yet been framed, and his mother had not been implicated. With Zhang Haoyang’s help, his father dealt with the enemy who had set him up. Meanwhile, Zhang Haoyang quickly rose to success in this era brimming with business opportunities. Years later, when a reporter asked what it felt like to rank first on the Forbes list, Zhang Haoyang answered with complete seriousness: “I never wanted to be the richest man.” 331Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 4 Back to 1998 重返1998 After years of dominating the business world, he was unexpectedly reborn in 1998, an era when fortunes were there for the taking. Without his billion-dollar fortune or former glory, he had to start everything over from scratch. Jiang Yang was determined to carve out a new era, one that belonged to him alone! 15Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 5 Ruthless and Decisive: The Hong Kong Tycoon’s Rise to Power 杀伐果断：港岛大亨强势崛起 It's 1973. Just as things were looking up, an unprecedented typhoon came along and sent Big Shot Wah and all his top men, boat and all, to the fishes. Snake Boy Ming had been hanging around the dock warehouse, hoping to coast through life doing nothing. Thanks to his eight years as a veteran member of the Wo Tu gang, he somehow rose through the ranks... What? Make a run for it? No way. We don't have a boat. What do you mean? You want more money... 1.1kReads6.2Score—14d adds
- 6 1986: Restarting Life 1986：重启人生 [Reborn + Period Piece + No System + No Stupidity + Not a Wish-Fulfillment Story + Slow Pace + Everyday Farming] Li Haichuan is reborn in 1986, returning to that passionate era. He thinks the first thing he should do is break up with his first love... 4Reads—Score114d adds
- 7 Life's Winner Starts at Forty 人生赢家从四十岁开始 “The Host's physical condition is poor. Would you like to improve the Host's health?” “Improving the Host's health has begun.” “Improvement complete. System binding successful.” At forty, Chen Tian arrives at another crossroads in life, when a System for Life-Winning Success drops from the sky. Starting with buying and selling stocks, she goes on to establish companies, sell her Zhihu shares, acquire the Shangri-La, and become Apple's largest individual shareholder. She crosses paths with numero 1.4kReads7.3Score—14d adds
- 8 Reborn as a Low-Key Tycoon 重生之低调大亨 What would you do if you were reborn? Chu Qiankun, who had been living an ordinary life, is unexpectedly reborn and returns to 2004. Armed with more than a decade of foresight, he embarks on a low-key yet luxurious life, working behind the scenes to build a great empire. 18Reads8.0Score1314d adds
- 9 Back to 1987 重返1987 By a twist of fate, wage slave Zhou Weiguo returned to 1987. All the regrets from his previous life were gone: the house he had been too late to decide to buy, and later couldn’t afford; his fear of starting a business; and the fact that he couldn’t get married because he had no money. With a second chance at life, he chose a different way to live. Riding the tide of reform and opening up with his forward-thinking outlook, he made a roaring success of both love and career. There was just one com 1.6kReads8.1Score14714d adds
- 10 My Lover Is a Stock 我的情人是股票 A young teacher from a small town is dumped by the belle of Huilong Bay. Then, after a car accident nearly kills him, he unexpectedly gets the chance to travel to Gui Province on business. A twist of fate brings him to the capital-frenzied Yinhai Bay, where he earns the first fortune of his life. From then on, he begins to play the pig to eat the tiger, crossing oceans and making his way through the stock and futures markets on the road to wealth... 1.5kReads8.3Score10414d adds
- 11 I Told You to Reborn and Train an Alt, Not Slay Gods and Demons with One Sword! 让你重生炼小号，你一剑斩神魔？ [Everyone Changes Class + Invincible + Stat-Focused + No Playing Weak] Spiritual qi revival begins, and gods, demons, monsters, and servants of the Old Gods descend upon the world. Class-changers become humanity’s defenders and rulers. Ye Xiao, who unexpectedly returns to five years in the past, activates a god-tier Enhancement System. Ding! Strength enhanced by 999: damage +100 million. Ding! Resistance to all six elements enhanced by 999: immune to all magical damage. Ding! Bloodline witchcraf 6kReads7.8Score41014d adds
- 12 Back to the Year 2000 重返2000年 He went from billionaire to having absolutely nothing, weathered great highs and lows, and then fate gave him another chance at life. On a train in the year 2000, Li Xin gazes at the stunning beauty opposite him, lost in thought… Should he become the richest man in the world, or enjoy a carefree life and indulge himself among beautiful women? Well, a grown man doesn’t have to choose! 465Reads8.1Score10014d adds
- 13 Reborn in 1985 重生1985 A man from the post-70s generation died on duty and returned to 1985! He achieved nothing in his previous life, but this time he was destined to soar to the top! I’m here! The one standing at the forefront of this great era isn’t a pig! It’s me, Zhao Yao! I was devastated to hear that Mr. Huang, the Mother of Longxin, had passed away. May you find peace and joy in another world, sir. If there is a next life, may you be born in China today and enjoy the very best our motherland has to offer! Once 1kReads8.5Score10814d adds
- 14 Back to 1976 重返1976 Yu Jun, a graduate of Harvard Medical School's clinical medicine program and its computer science and technology program, is on his way back to China when his plane crashes. When he wakes again, he discovers that his soul has transmigrated into the body of a man named Li Jun in 1976. Li Jun answers his country's call and goes to the countryside as an educated youth, embarking on an extraordinary journey. 407Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 15 Transmigrating Through the Golden Years 穿越光辉岁月 I woke up to find myself back in those days of youthful passion... 1.7kReads8.2Score10014d adds
- 16 Reborn as the Workplace's Great Demon King 重生之职场大魔王 Yang Lin, the small-time owner of a little media company, woke up after a night of heavy drinking to find himself back in 2005, once again a sales rep for a mobile phone company. With a second chance at life, Yang Lin didn’t have any grand ambitions. At most, he wanted to make a little money and enjoy a carefree life when the self-media era arrived. But before he knew it, fate was pushing him to keep expanding his business... Well, since it’s come to this, he might as well go big! 1.5kReads7.9Score10014d adds
- 17 The Dream-Chasing Years 逐梦年代 Jiang Qiming, a fishmonger at the wet market, sees his fate take an unexpected turn! One dream takes him thirty years into the future, giving his life a major boost. From then on, he’s surrounded by wealthy heiresses, business tycoons’ daughters, and movie stars. At last, the down-on-his-luck young man embarks on a life of glory... Thanks to everyone who looked down on me! You’ll only make me stronger! 2.1kReads8.4Score19714d adds
- 18 Period: Dreaming of the Divine Machine, He Got a Cheat 年代：梦入神机他开了挂 Zhao Zhendong is reborn in 1970, with a lifetime of stories unfolding one after another. This time, he even has a pocket dimension, so he can do more and make his new life all the more exciting! He’s one hell of a guy! 2.9kReads7.4Score18114d adds
- 19 Back to 1980: Making a Fortune with Chicken Carcasses 重回1980靠鸡架发家 After failing a mission, I accidentally transmigrated to a parallel world in 1980. Heaven has given me another chance, so this time I’ll make my fortune with my favorite chicken frames and build them into a thriving business! 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Reborn: My 1990 重生：我的1990 In middle age, Zhang Xin drinks some counterfeit liquor and dreams himself back to the 1990s, where he must face the events he already lived through once in his previous life! “Patriarch, this is terrible! Zhang Xin has acquired every company under your name!” “What? That bastard has no respect for the rules!” Zhang Xin grins sheepishly. “Sorry, just a friendly tip: I think I’m the one who made the rules you’re talking about...” This book is also known as Reborn, So Surely I Can Make the Rul 2.3kReads8.9Score22914d adds
- 21 That Kid Is Really Making It Big 那小子真出圈 [Dual Transmigration and Rebirth + Genius + Technology + Sprinting + Entrepreneurship + Positive Energy] Xiao Zhen, a young courier in the 1950s, collapses from grief after losing family members. When he wakes, his soul has traveled to 2024. Before he can adjust, a space-time turbulence sends him back again, this time to his childhood in the 1980s! With different timelines colliding, Xiao Zhen holds the memories of the future. How will he change his fate? Click into the book to find out! 223Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 22 Reborn: The Entrepreneurial Life 重生之创业人生 Early 2003. Taobao had yet to be founded, Xiaomi was nowhere to be seen, housing prices were still within reach, and every industry was thriving... With memories of the future, Chen Ping returned to 2003, a year when gold seemed to lie everywhere. 129Reads6.8Score2614d adds
- 23 Reborn in 1976: The Industrial Internet Empire 重生76：工业互联网帝国 Ren Jie, a professor in the metallurgy department of a university in Yanjing, never married after his girlfriend was assaulted by thugs and jumped off a cliff to her death while he was sent to the countryside for reeducation. By a twist of fate, Ren Jie is reborn in the countryside where he was once sent to work. Amid the intertwined love and hatred of two lifetimes, he pursues revenge and roams the land as a fugitive. See how he survives in the cracks of his era and, after enduring countless tr 406Reads8.3Score10014d adds
- 24 Rebooting 1978 重启1978 A middle-aged man who had amounted to nothing woke from a dream to find himself back in the tumultuous year of 1978. He discovered that many regrets could be put right, that many people he cared about were trapped in dark and desperate circumstances, and that opportunities he had never noticed before were emerging all around him. He had plenty of time to make up for past mistakes, seize those opportunities, and guide his lost and helpless family. But a reborn man with forty years of experience w 94Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 25 The Lane Family: I Give My Biased Stepmother a Piece of My Mind 小巷人家：暴怼偏心继母 A top student in his early twenties, he transmigrates into the Wu family from the TV drama A Lifelong Journey, right after graduating from college. And not just anyone: he’s now the little brat Wu Xiaojun. Seeing his timid father and his sister being bullied by their stepmother, he decides he’s had enough! “Zhang Amei, what are you staring at?!” “I call you Mom to show you respect. Without that, what can you do about it, Zhang?” You won’t let me eat? Can’t I earn my own money? Watch Wu Xiaojun d 88Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 Reborn in 1983, I Ruin My Ex-Wife's Family 重生1983让前世老婆家破人亡 After spending 40 years as a sucker who raised another man’s child, Zong Dawei died and was reborn in 1983. When his wife from his previous life confessed her love to him again, he rejected her on the spot. “I’m sure as hell not raising the kid in your belly as my own.” From the start, he takes control of his future father-in-law and drives his family to ruin. After taking his revenge, he heads south to the special economic zones and north to the capital, where ten thousand yuan can buy a siheyu 306Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 27 Reborn in 1996: The Father-and-Son Powerhouse Duo 重生1996之枭雄父子 After a car accident, Jiang Nan was unexpectedly reborn, returning to early 1996, an era when state-owned and collective enterprises were going bankrupt one after another and workers were being laid off. Thanks to his memories of his previous life, Jiang Nan helped his father, Jiang Dongping, avoid a frame-up and escape being fired. As Jiang Dongping rose to a higher position, he set about turning his workplace's fortunes around and getting it back on track. Meanwhile, drawing on his memories, J 46Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 28 Reborn as a Financial Power Player 重生之金融大玩家 In his previous life, he was the good-for-nothing his classmates mocked, a hapless stock-market sucker, and even his first love became his enemy's plaything. After being unexpectedly reborn, Cao Yi decided to cherish every second of his life and build a financial empire of his own! What? You say he has a few too many female confidantes? No worries. Your bro is full of energy. I can handle it... 34Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 29 I Opened My Eyes: Back to the Day My Wife Caught a Terminal Disease 睁开眼：回到老婆感染绝症那一天 [Reborn in the City]+ [Period Setting]+ [Plot-Driven]+ [Business and Money-Making]+ [Everyday Spoiling of His Wife]+ [Not Brain-Dead]+ [Slice of Life] In his past life, Jiang Xiaobai suspected his wife of being unfaithful after she contracted a terminal illness. His suspicions ultimately drove her to jump into a river with their daughter. After being reborn, Jiang Xiaobai returned to the day his wife contracted the illness. When he opened his eyes, he discovered she was already gone. Jiang Xiaob 4.3kReads8.5Score41814d adds
- 30 Reborn: From Academic Failure to Comeback 重生：从学渣开始逆袭 Reborn in 1996, Hua Hanxing became the richest man in China by accident right after the college entrance exams. He certainly wasn’t going to let the girls he once liked and missed slip away again! He would make up for the regret of wanting to care for his parents only after they were gone! As for money, more is always better! And of course, he’d do his part to help China achieve its great revival! Note: This book is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coinciden 1.3kReads8.4Score10014d adds
- 31 Reborn: From 1997 to the World's Richest Man! 重生：从1997到世界首富！ He wakes up in 1997, back in his university days, and is forced to inherit the family business from the start? Huang Bufan says: “Sounds pretty good! I'll just take everyone else's path and leave them with nowhere to go!” Snatch opportunities right from under the noses of international speculators and strike back at them? Become Hong Kong's youngest billionaire? With the advantage of knowing what's coming, accidentally become the richest person in the world? Huang Bufan: “I want to keep a low pr 86Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 32 Reborn in 1990: Sis, I’m Back 重生1990：姐，我回来了 In his previous life, the beautiful Chen Zipei was called a bringer of bad luck by the villagers. Afraid she would bring him misfortune, Li Dongfang beat and berated her until, on the night of the Qixi Festival, he drove her to throw herself into the river. For decades afterward, Li Dongfang was consumed by guilt and could not escape it. On the Qixi Festival in 2021, Li Dongfang was reborn on the Qixi Festival in 1990 Li Dongfang: “Chen Zipei, I’ve come back for you.” Chen Zipei: “Mm. I’ll prote 348Reads9.1Score6814d adds
- 33 Reborn in 1992: Business Empire 重生九二之商业帝国 In his previous life, someone framed his family's soda factory and drove it into bankruptcy. His father couldn't bear the crushing debt and jumped from the rooftop. His mother was overcome with grief and soon passed away as well. Amid a series of tragedies, he sank deeper and deeper into despair. Now, heaven has given him a chance to be reborn. He swears to change everything, make a name for himself, and get revenge! And so, his rise begins with ten thousand yuan... 47Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 34 After Waking Up, I Became a Son, a Husband, and a Father Again 惊醒后，再为人子，人夫，人父 The tycoon never imagined his daughter would turn down his billions in assets, or that as he lay waiting to be cremated, she wouldn’t even want to see him one last time. In the depths of his grief, life starts anew. He becomes a doting husband and a super dad, using his exceptional business acumen to create one miracle after another and forge a new path to greatness. 139Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 35 The Family Tycoon System: I Woke Up a Billionaire 家族神豪系统：一觉醒来坐拥亿万 [Back to 1978 + Family-Building System + Pure Wish Fulfillment + A Hit Is Coming] Finance whiz Lin Zhou transmigrates to 1978 Hong Kong and becomes the disowned son of a tycoon family, saddled with over a hundred million in debt? He binds to the Family-Building System and gets free startup capital from the start! He predicts a surge in the price of Wharf Holdings stock, shorts crude oil futures for a killing, and becomes Hong Kong's richest man in just three days! He humiliates the Wu financial 579Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 36 Reborn in the 1990s 重生之九零年代 After waking up, Chen Qingyun found himself reborn in the 1990s. It was an age of upheaval, with society swept up in a great tide of change. Standing at the crest of the times, with the wheel of fate in his hands, he would start over from scratch... Chen Qingyun said, “I’ll earn all the money I missed out on before. I’ll make the campus belle I couldn’t win over regret looking down on me. Every regret from my past life, I’ll make up for in this one.” 124Reads8.6Score13514d adds
- 37 Reborn in a Bygone Era: Never Forgive 重生年代：永不原谅 Reborn in the 1970s: Refusing Rural Reassignment, Turning the Tables, Cutting Off Family, Marrying His One True Love, and the Fake Young Master Mystery. No Space or System. In his previous life, Luoyang was utterly ruined by the so-called family he trusted. They stole his job, signed him up for rural reassignment, took his university spot, and saddled him with his brother's lover. Finally, they had both his kidneys removed, leaving him to die a miserable death! Reborn, he defies fate: passing th 4.6kReads8.0Score29314d adds
- 38 Reborn in 2005: The Invincible Farmer's Son 重生05：无敌小农婿 Liu Yiran was reborn in the summer of 2005, in the hallway by the stairwell corner of Class 1’s evening study room for second-year students at Haiming County No. 1 Middle School. From the start, he was confronted with a marriage ultimatum from Wang Tingyan, the prettiest girl in the neighboring village. “Would you be willing to marry into my family? If you are, apply to a local university. That way, you can help take care of the family’s mountain forest farm!” “I’m willing,” Liu Yiran said, pull 9Reads—Score114d adds
- 39 Back to 1978: Leading the Whole Village to Prosperity 重回1978：带领全村致富 (No System + reborn + period setting + everyday life + building wealth + one heroine) No matter how powerful or influential you become, you'll have a few regrets from your youth. Li Nan is reborn in the little mountain village from his dreams. He'll make money, support his family, and help the whole village prosper. It all begins in 1978... 6.2kReads7.3Score26114d adds
- 40 I'm a Lie-Flat Guy, but My Beautiful Wife Refuses to Divorce Me 我躺平汉，漂亮老婆不肯离婚 Chen Shuai was reborn. In his previous life, he was a lazy freeloader who did nothing but lie flat and loiter around the neighborhood. Now it was his responsibility to earn money and support his family, all for the sake of his beautiful wife! Her best friend said, “Hurry up and get a divorce. Even I can't stand watching this anymore. You're the one making all the effort. When will it end?” His father-in-law said, “You should go out and hear what people say about you. A big, strapping man like yo 67Reads6.8Score16914d adds
- 41 Back in the 1980s, I Returned to Beijing to Rule the Scene 80年代，杀回京圈当大佬 In 1985, even a pig could take flight if it stood in the right place at the right time. Xiao Guofeng returns to this era reborn, bringing his seed shop with him. Standing before his family's fishpond, he vows, “In this life, I won't let you exploit and squeeze us dry ever again. I'll take good care of Grandpa, protect my little sister, and marry the wife who's suffered a lifetime of hardship. Our whole family will live well!” 905Reads6.6Score10414d adds
- 42 Reborn in 1982: My Father-in-Law's Family Shows Up to Force a Marriage 重生1982，岳父一家上门逼婚 Billionaire He Dong is reborn in the difficult times of forty years ago, when he had nothing, and he's overjoyed. He had too many regrets in his previous life, and wants to make amends and change things. His first order of business is to find himself a wife, have a child, be a “good person,” and earn a hundred million! Oh, wait. Those are four things... 21.4kReads8.3Score1.3k14d adds
- 43 Reborn: The Stock Market Tycoon 重生之股神大亨 Zhao Lei, who had always lost money in the stock market, was reborn. This time, he refused to be fleeced. Instead, he became the guardian angel of retail investors, making the unscrupulous market manipulators grovel at his feet! 189Reads8.9Score10614d adds
- 44 The Crown Prince of Hong Kong City: Building My Fortune by Acquiring a Big Shot’s Assets from the Start 港城太子，开局收购大佬资产起家 [Tycoon + Rich Heir + 1970s + Game of Power + Decadent Luxury] Chen Yu is reborn in Hong Kong in 1970 as the sole heir to the Chen family. From the start, he obtains a System, snaps up cutting-edge technology, acquires promising Hong Kong assets, and claims a place at the top of the pyramid. From then on, every inch of the costly city of Hong Kong belongs to his empire, and his power and wealth make him famous throughout North America. By day, he parties on luxury yachts with champagne. By night 751Reads9.4Score—14d adds
- 45 Rebooting 1986 重启1986 Suddenly reborn in 1986, veteran ladies' man Wu Jiangshan slammed on the brakes in time beneath the covers, preventing the tragedy from happening again. Looking at his first love, stripped down to a little white lamb, Wu Jiangshan ground his teeth in secret. Since he had the chance to live a second life, he was determined to take a different path, all so that one day he could bring the whole pot of meat home! 348Reads9.0Score11314d adds
- 46 Reborn: From the Start, I Made a Billion Yuan in One Go 重生之开局狂赚一百亿 Lu Yongping lived an unremarkable life. Reborn, he decided to make his second life shine in a whole new way. He returned to the moment the 2010 college entrance exams ended. His extraordinary life officially began. He snapped up a place at a top-tier university and won big on the World Cup lottery. He bought shares in companies that would later become industry giants. He helped major electric vehicle makers enter China ahead of schedule and made their patents open source. He invested early in ch 350Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 47 1983: A Poor Man Marries a Naive Educated Youth in a Crumbling Kiln 1983：寒门破窑娶懵懂知青 Back in 1983, he finds himself facing a home made up of two shabby cave dwellings and a younger sister who hasn’t yet come of age. He’s the poorest lad in the village. Can he really marry the prettiest educated youth who’s come to the countryside? Did he pay a bride price? Did she bring a dowry? All the crumbling courtyard walls and broken cave dwellings have to show for it is a single red wedding character. Zhou Yuanyuan only got married because she’d given up on everything. The poor lad cheris 4.6kReads8.6Score43514d adds
- 48 A Mogul Reborn: Back to 1977 as an Educated Youth 大佬重生：回到1977当知青 [Reborn in the 1970s + daily life + no System + building a career] Reborn in the late 1970s, he is immediately framed for hooliganism and thrown in jail. “Officer, I'm innocent!” Watch Fang Xu turn the tables with his knowledge of the future and bring the village's hooligans to justice. He hunts in the mountains and fishes in the river, saving up his first bit of capital. When the college entrance exam is reinstated, he gets into university. He studies abroad and pits his wits against foreign po 203Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 49 I'm Reborn, So Who Would Still Marry Into His Wife's Family? 都重生了，谁还倒插门？ [Period Setting, Countryside, Space, Building Wealth, No Simping] Hao Weiguo was starved to death by his three stepsons at the old family home in a mountain village. Suddenly, he opened his eyes and found himself back in a cornfield in the 1980s. There he met the most important woman in his life. That day marked the turning point in his tragic fate... For the woman he couldn't stop thinking about, in an era when communal meals made life especially hard, Hao Weiguo knew she was a widow with three 386Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 50 Reborn in 1985: After Prison, I Rebuild a Business Empire 重生85：出狱后，重塑商业帝国 [1980s setting + realism + romance + business + political intrigue] The year 1985 marked a turning point in economic reform, as an extraordinary era began to unfold. Lin Mochi is lucky enough to return to this age of abundant opportunity, but fate seems to be playing a cruel joke: he is reborn in the body of a recently released convict. In the face of everyone’s disdain and misunderstanding, he always responds with a smile. You can’t explain ice to a summer insect. Who could possibly understand 2.5kReads9.0Score18514d adds
