Novels like Love Can’t Wait: I Fell for a Workhorse
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- 1 I Transmigrated Into Dream of the Red Chamber as Xue Baochai 穿越红楼之我是薛宝钗 Hey, have you heard? That dim-witted tyrant of the Xue family lets his wicked servants run wild and abducts young women. They say his sister had her eye on the girl. Who knows what she plans to do with her once she gets her home? What kind of family is this? The brother likes men, and the sister likes women. Shh, don’t go telling anyone... You saved my life, and I can never repay you. But surely I don’t have to repay you! Is that how you treat the person who saved your life? Pah! It’s your broth 16Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 2 Your Highness, Your Foolish Side Consort Has Fallen for Your Guard 殿下，你的痴傻侧妃看上属下了 Her mother gave her a potion to make her stupid. Her older sister gave her a potion to make her infertile. Why should other people get to control her life? Third Miss Tang has memories that don’t belong to her, and ever since she was little, she’s been a troublemaker who’s a bit slow on the uptake. She can’t do any of the things a noble young lady is supposed to know, but she can do everything she isn’t supposed to. Forced to marry the Crown Prince as a secondary consort, she becomes the 90Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 3 People Rise, Rain Clears, Yet I'm a Turtle Spirit 人会发达雨会晴，奈何我是王八精 [Hilariously absurd turtle spirit × unlucky, sharp-tongued young master] · Signed · Happy ending After cultivating for three thousand years, the turtle spirit survived the tribulation but couldn't escape the fate of being crushed to death by a boulder. Crushed to death by a rock, the turtle spirit opened her eyes again and found herself in the body of Shi Tou, a washed-up actress in the entertainment industry. Turtle: …I hate rocks. They stopped me from becoming immortal. This means war! Maybe i 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Defying Heaven, I Make the Immortals Step Aside 反骨登天，众仙避让 A hilarious, stress-relieving cultivation romp that reveals the full picture of the Immortal Realm. Lin Xuan, the Holy Son of the Xuantian Sect, has heaven-defying talent, a cunning mind, and a wicked sense of humor. When the Seven Fairies of the Heavenly Court descend to the mortal world for a wager, he wins a hundred million immortal crystals from them. The Seven Fairies honor their bet: “Come to Heaven with us!” Lin Xuan: “Let’s go! There’s even more fun to be had in the Heavenly Court!” As s 1Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 5 After I Stepped Down as Divine Lord, I Never Expected Them to Be So Incompetent 卸任神主后，没想他们却如此无能 The beautiful officer stares at the shattered planet ahead, her face blank. “Do you know what you just did?” Li Changye scratches his head and replies calmly: “Evacuated the civilians. Based on my years as an ordinary soldier, eliminating a threat before it grows is the most efficient solution.” The beautiful officer grabs him by the collar and roars: “But you just punched Blue Star to pieces! Is that what an ordinary soldier is supposed to do?!” “Tell me! What did you really do before? And what 237Reads8.6Score11314d adds
- 6 I'm the Black Sheep of Chinese Entertainment. What a Coincidence, So Are You 内娱害群之马，巧了，俺也一样 [Ensemble cast × livestream variety show × goofy daily life × sharp tongues × farming storyline] Who would've thought a female bodyguard could get dragged into a lawsuit because of her lousy employer? Those damn capitalists promised a variety show. Besides letting me live out my farming fantasies now that my DNA's awakened, I was supposed to get to beat up my enemies. But when I got there, my whole world came crashing down! There's never enough to eat, and you can't get a decent night's sleep! J 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Republic-Era Mysteries, Volume One 民国迷案录（一） Republican-Era Mystery Case Files (I) —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Ascending to the Immortal Realm: I Became an Eternal Immortal Emperor by Playing It Safe 飞升仙界：我靠腹黑苟成万古仙帝 Lin Yuan, from Blue Star, ascends to the Immortal Realm. With his cunning, strategic mind and heaven-defying luck, he changes his fate, starting as a low-ranking immortal servant and rising all the way to the upper echelons of the Immortal Realm. The once-in-a-million-years War of Investiture begins, and the competition among the greatest prodigies of the myriad realms becomes its opening battle. Relying on his wits and formidable strength, Lin Yuan survives the brutal contest across the heavens 61Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 9 Crazy? Sure, Just Don’t Mess with Your Daddy! 癫就癫咯，没事别惹你活爹！ [Goofy + transmigrate into a book + dating reality show + wish-fulfillment + face-slapping + unhinged antics + crazy men and women] Good news: Shi Shengsheng has transmigrated into a TV show. Bad news: She doesn't want to live anymore. On a high-profile dating show, she creates an entirely new persona: a terrorist. "Who the hell wants to assassinate me? Come on, let's all die together!" She sneaks into the production crew's quarters at midnight and teams up with them to blow up the props departm 119Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 10 Hilarious Everyday Life in the Maternity Ward 产科爆笑日常 [A gentle, reserved nurse with a strong heart x a straight-talking young man with little education, struggling to make something of himself] [Modern Romance + Sweet Romance + Everyday Life + Lighthearted + Realistic + Happy Ending] Liu Xiaoxiao wasn’t ready to date and had no plans to marry. But she couldn’t resist her mother’s insistence and was dragged into a blind date. As it turned out, her date had been forced to come too, and they became best friends over the course of one meal. What she d 277Reads8.0Score10214d adds
- 11 Master! Your Little Darling Is a Max-Level Big Shot! 爷！您家小乖是满级大佬！ [Female lead is sweet on the surface, dark underneath + play the pig to eat the tiger + pretends to be obedient and gentle, but is rebellious at heart + layers of secret identities + satisfying story + both leads expose each other’s identities and are evenly matched + obsessive, yandere behavior later on] The eldest daughter of the Lou family is sent to stay with the Huo family for a while. She looks sweet, gentle, and adorable, but in private she’s a little devil. What she doesn’t know is that 1.5kReads8.4Score21914d adds
- 12 Max-Level Pampering: The Gorgeous, Unhinged Boss Is Bold and Badass 满级娇宠，疯批美人大佬飒又狂 [1v1, strong female lead, secret identities, she dotes on him, outspoken, no misunderstandings] The first time they met, Luo Sang kicked Mu Yanzhi so hard he coughed up blood, then slashed his neck and left him half dead. The second time, Mu Yanzhi took a bullet and got beaten up by a group of people. Luo Sang comforted him like this: “Don’t worry. If you’re alive, they’ll take you to the ICU. If you’re dead, they’ll take you to the crematorium.” When they met again, the cool and dignified secon 865Reads8.8Score10814d adds
- 13 Talent Is Everything, Yet She Became Famous by Slacking Off and Going Off the Rails 实力至上，她却靠摆烂发癫出圈 [Dating show + goofy comedy + unhinged antics + memes + long-planned romance + super-sweet one-on-one] After she transmigrated into a book, Ning Xia opened her eyes to a classic line from a scumbag. She’d had enough, so she beat him up and sent him straight to the police station. When the police questioned her, Ning Xia didn’t give a damn. She simply whipped out a psychiatric record, scaring them stiff. When antis tried to guilt-trip and insult her, she didn’t give a damn. Her tongue was sharp 765Reads8.7Score13714d adds
- 14 The Heiress Returns to the Capital and Drives Every Chosen Protagonist Crazy 大小姐回京逼疯了所有气运主角 [A Little Unhinged and Lighthearted + System + Chosen-by-Fate Heroines + Villains + A Wild Mix of Classic Leads + Heroine with Overpowered Combat Skills + Mental Strength] [A story about going from a lovable fool to a savvy operator] Tian Dahua lived in Qingmiao Village for fourteen years. For five years running, she was voted the village’s gentlest girl. She had adoptive parents who treated her as their own, a devoted fiancé, and fellow villagers who couldn’t praise her enough. Adoptive paren 69.2kReads9.0Score8.1k14d adds
- 15 The Wild Mustang Wife Yuan Always Let Run Free 原总散养的野马夫人 He was her childhood sweetheart and bargain-bin husband, while she was his free-range, hot-tempered little wife. Like a weary bird returning to its nest, Cheng An'an finally boarded a flight home after three years away. “Young Master, Young Madam is back!” One call from Manager Zhang was enough to make the man abandon a billion-yuan investment meeting and race over by car. He pushed through the surging crowd and pulled her into his arms, his voice low. “You finally decided to come back...” 1.2kReads9.1Score10214d adds
- 16 Everyone in the City Thinks I'm a Peerless Master 全城武者都以为我是绝世大佬 Everyone in the City Thinks I'm an Unparalleled Expert 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 A Beagle Nanny Crashes a Rich Family’s Messy Drama and Turns the Whole Family Upside Down 比格保姆乱入豪门狗血，创翻全家 [An Energetic, Half-Baked Mind-Reading Heroine x A Gentle, Insecure, Self-Controlled Hero; Modern-Day Fantasy + Wealthy-Family Melodrama + Utterly Unhinged + Unconventional Face-Slapping and Scumbag-Bashing + Salvation Through Persecution + Joy That Turns Everyone's World Upside Down] “Kiddo, you should know that after the founding of the country, no one is allowed to become a spirit.” That one sentence finally convinced Lu Ye that she and her mother weren't alike: she was a plain old human. Her 625Reads—Score6114d adds
- 18 Unorthodox Martial Arts: I Sweep Aside Fierce Beasts with Ridiculous Tricks 整活武道：我靠骚操作横扫凶兽 Martial Arts Mayhem: I Sweep Aside Ferocious Beasts with Outrageous Tricks 10Reads—Score114d adds
- 19 My Phone Can Unlock Ancient Martial Arts Legacies 我的手机能解锁古武传承 My Phone Can Unlock Ancient Martial Arts Legacies 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Simulated Universe: I Became the Creator God in the Cultivation World 模拟宇宙：我在修真界当创世神 Have you ever suddenly forgotten what you were about to do? Do you sometimes feel that someone is watching you from beyond the world? Have you ever felt, for just a moment, that your own name or the names of your loved ones were unfamiliar? Have you ever given something your all, only to always fall short at the very last step? Don't be afraid. It may not be your imagination. Your world might just be an AI simulator. And your life is a bug written badly by some lazy agent, which hasn't gotten ar 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Martial Arts Recovery System 武道回收系统 Martial Arts Reclamation System 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Young Master, Let Me Rob You of Your Beauty 公子，劫个色 [Transmigration + medicine + romance + making a fortune + lighthearted comedy + absurdity] A woman who transmigrated, a poor young prince, a bunch of goofy guards, an emperor who thinks about tricking women out of their money every day, an imaginative eunuch, a dim-witted crown prince, a scheming scholar, a poker-faced maid with exceptional martial arts, and a woman who only wants to keep male lovers and never marry... This is the hilarious story of a group of people growing up together. An Nin 502Reads8.9Score10014d adds
- 23 A Children's Rhyme Sung from Within the Walls 墙中唱童谣 A Children's Rhyme Sung from Within the Wall 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Run! The Hilarious Heiress Is Taking Everyone Down Equally 快跑！沙雕千金她平等创飞所有人 [An Unconventional Real-versus-Fake Heiress Story + Everyone’s Favorite + No Brains + Romance Included, but Very Little] She transmigrates as a fake heiress, and from the start the real heiress accuses her of pushing her into the water. Yu Fuyi considers herself a considerate person, so she kicks the real heiress straight into the water. Her fake dad tries to slap her, but Yu Fuyi strikes first and teaches him a lesson with a slap of her own. The original owner was a spoiled troublemaker, so Yu 2kReads9.3Score27314d adds
- 25 The Real Heiress Really Isn’t a Pitiful Little Thing 真千金她真不是小可怜 She was kidnapped as a child. The moment her parents handed over the ransom to save her, she learned that the people she had thought were her parents weren’t her biological parents, and that they had never intended to save her. More than ten years later, her biological parents found her and brought her home. The whole family went to great lengths to dote on and love her. Her CEO eldest brother slipped her money in every way imaginable, just so she could spend it. Her second brother, a movie star 2.3kReads8.9Score26714d adds
- 26 I Transmigrated into a Book, and the Entire Court Begged Me Not to Lead the Crown Prince Astray 穿书之满朝文武求我别带坏太子 Notice: The cover has been locked. Clear your cache to display the new cover. [Unhinged, Sweet-to-Everyone-Else Crown Prince × Fake Revenge, Real Black-Hearted Schemer | 999 Reloads + Intense Push and Pull + Sweet Romance and Redemption] After transmigrating into the novel she wrote herself, Ye Weiwei was killed by the male lead, Shen Yizhi, 998 times. On her 999th reload, she didn't want to die again. She didn't want to fall in love again, either. She only wanted revenge! So she returned to the 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 I Accidentally Awakened the Myriad Demon King 我把万妖王嘤醒了 I Woke the Myriad Demon King with a Meow 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Northeastern China’s Absurd Cultivation: Nobody’s Reliable 东北沙雕修仙：全员不靠谱 [Northeastern China Comedy Cultivation] [Lighthearted Humor] [Fantasy Xianxia] [Sword Cultivator] [System] [One Female Lead] [Nobody Has It Together] While everyone else cultivates by flying through the sky on swords, Lu Qingheng's very first day of cultivation ends with his ancestral sword case ordering him to go patch a wall. The old case won't give him divine arts, spirit stones, or an invincible cheat. It only smokes, spits out notes, assigns chores, and shifts the blame. [Beginner Quest: Pa 135Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 The Village Tyrant's Big Sister-in-Law: Getting Rich and Raising Kids With Her Pocket Dimension 村霸长嫂：带着空间暴富养崽崽 [Beloved by Everyone + Pocket Dimension + Spirit Spring and Fertile Fields + All-Purpose Shop + Medicine + Communicates with Animals] New book: After Learning to Understand Animal Speech, the Entire Back Mountain Became My Granary Wang Yixin transmigrates into the body of an ugly country woman who made a nuisance of herself, liked eating and drinking but not sleeping around, and was hopelessly addicted to gambling. She plans to get rich and then keep a pretty young man, but her seemingly gentle, 1.5kReads9.1Score17314d adds
- 30 A Sage's HP Life 贤者的HP生涯 [Harry × Draco, romance comes later, Voldemort must die. If you don't like that, don't read.] After being killed in an explosives experiment of his own making, Harry returned to the year he was seven. His frail body couldn't contain the immense power of his soul and magic, and he started spitting blood as soon as he arrived. To save his own life, Harry decided to roam the world, preferably picking up a few servants to serve as vessels for his excess magic. He learned all about himself: the Boy W 6.9kReads9.0Score1.1k14d adds
- 31 Setting the Trending Topics on Fire! The Hilarious Big Shot Is a Variety Show Wrecking Ball 炸翻热搜！沙雕大佬是综艺泥石流 [Hilarious power fantasy ➕ a touch of fantasy ➕ unhinged silliness ➕ powerful heiress of a financial empire ➕ brutal takedowns of scumbags ➕ devoted romance with no cheating ➕ adorable baby] She is Su Manqi, a nine-tailed celestial fox deity who transmigrated into the body of an orphan. Her three favorite things in life: making money, playing games, and handsome men. On variety shows, other stars are the gold standard. She, on the other hand, is a walking disaster: a goofy livestreaming menace, 388Reads9.2Score11014d adds
- 32 My Personal Bodyguard Is a Robot 我的贴身女保镖是机器人 My Personal Bodyguard Is a Robot 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 A Blind Box Fell from the Sky: My Nanobot Girlfriend 天降盲盒：我的纳米机器人女友 A Blind Box Falls from the Sky: My Nanobot Girlfriend 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Reborn as a Yandere: The Little Tease’s Eight Brothers Are Terrifying 重生病娇：小撩精的八个哥哥超凶 [Fake and real heiress ❤ secret identities ❤ eight older brothers ❤ brothers grovel for their little sister ❤ the one true love] Su Taowu had her heart stolen and her blood drained by the fake heiress, then died miserably on the operating table. Only after the husband she had once feared and despised went mad with grief, avenged her by killing everyone who had harmed her, then buried himself alive beside her corpse, did she realize she was the one he cherished most. Reborn, Su Taowu uses her ma 269Reads9.0Score10114d adds
- 35 A Servant with Heaven-Defying Comprehension: I Can Dismantle Every Cultivation Technique 杂役悟性逆天：我能拆解天下功法 Lin Yuan transmigrates to a world of cultivation and becomes the most inconspicuous menial disciple of the Tai Xuan Sect. While others painstakingly cultivate their techniques, he can spot their flaws at a glance. While others fight over inheritances, he can take fragmented texts, formation diagrams, alchemy recipes, and magical artifacts apart and rebuild them layer by layer. From the servants' quarters to the inner sect, from secret-realm palaces to the grand debate across the Nine Provinces, 127Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 With a Dagger in Hand, the Buddha Lord's Little Darling Slays Her Way Across the Land 手握匕首，佛爷的小祖宗杀遍四方 Black-Market Hitwoman vs. Kyoto's King, Both Pure and Powerful #Luo Li After more than a decade of fighting for survival on the edge of a blade, Luo Li finally reached her last mission before retiring. Who knew she'd accidentally provoke Lord Li, the King of Kyoto? She had meant to kill him, but he had too many guns. To save her own skin, she became his personal bodyguard. But nobody told her that being a bodyguard also meant getting kissed, getting devoured, and having your heart stolen... Luo 2.6kReads8.8Score31414d adds
- 37 Immortal, Your Lounge Singer Was Always Your Beloved 上仙，驻唱女本是你心尖宠 Immortal, the Lounge Singer Was Once the Apple of Your Eye 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 Miss Fu, Keep Your Secret Identity Under Wraps 傅小姐，马甲请捂好 [Strong Male and Female Leads! Plenty of Secret Identities! Sweet Romance! Happy Ending!] Rumor has it that the Fu family’s eldest daughter is an uneducated troublemaker who loves to fight. She has nothing but a pretty face and can only get by on her family’s money. Fu Qingyue doesn’t bother to argue. Instead, she posts her college entrance exam results: a perfect score and the top rank! Everyone is stunned. How is she so different from the rumors? Then one day, out of nowhere: “Boss, the resear 438Reads9.2Score10214d adds
- 39 After Thirty-Nine Thousand Years, I Was Won Over by a Puppy-Like Young Man 三万九千岁后，我被小狼狗拿下了 After Thirty-Nine Thousand Years, I Was Won Over by a Puppy-Like Boyfriend 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 You've Got Such a Strong Old-Mannish Vibe 你身上登味好重 [Switched Daughters + Goofy Comedy + Brain-Off Fun + Face-Slapping the Powerful + Little Devil Arrives] Wan Qianlan spent twelve years bedridden, thinking she'd lie there for the rest of her life. Then one day, she transmigrated into the world of a novel and became the real daughter who had been switched at birth in a story about the real and fake heiresses! The good news: She can run, jump, curse, and hit people. The bad news: Wan Qianlan is the bad news. Twelve-year-old Wan Qianlan's inner ch 5kReads—Score67814d adds
- 41 My Beauty Salon Is a Hit in the Cultivation World 我的美容院火爆修仙界 My Beauty Salon Is Taking the Cultivation World by Storm 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Blood Moon over the Lotus Pond 荷塘血月 Blood Moon Over the Lotus Pond —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 She Was Wearing a Red Wedding Dress 她穿着红嫁衣 She Wore a Red Wedding Dress 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 The Villainess Slacks Off and Loves to Talk Back, Winning Big on a Dating Show with Her Mouth 女配摆烂又爱怼，恋综爆红全靠嘴 [Alternate title: The Supporting Actress Lies Flat and Loves Talking Back, Her Sharp Tongue Makes Her a Hit on the Dating Show] One piece of good news, one piece of bad news! The good news: Lu Zhi got into a car accident, but she didn't die. She transmigrated into a book. The bad news: She hasn't read this book either, so she knows nothing about the plot. She's left feeling helpless, as if both her ears and tongue have been taken away. But according to her assistant, she's a celebrity, and the e 2.6kReads9.0Score35114d adds
- 45 After She Died, the Entire Wealthy Family Knelt and Begged for Mercy 她死后，全豪门跪地求饶 After She Died, the Entire Powerful Family Knelt and Begged for Mercy —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 The Little Lamb Is So Cute 小羊真可爱 Little Lamb Is So Adorable 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 The Sharp-Tongued Princess Consort Has Made the Prince Faint Again 毒舌王妃，王爷又被气晕了 [Sharp-tongued heroine + seducing her husband + hilarious antics + punishing scumbags + palace intrigue and power struggles + sweet, satisfying romance] Gu Nanshu has just transmigrated when she wakes up at a funeral and discovers a strange man lying beside her. Seeing the murderous look in his eyes, she swallows nervously. If all else fails, she can pay him off. She’s reached the age when she should spend money on men, after all. A little money, a lot of happiness! She throws on a piece of clot 12.3kReads9.1Score1.4k14d adds
- 48 The Celibate Mogul's Darling Is a Black-Hearted Lotus 禁欲大佬的掌心娇是朵黑莲花 [Strong heroine] [Secret identities] [Sweet romance] [Devoted couple] [CEO] Tang Yimo approached the exceptionally desirable Xiao Jinyan, helping him break off his engagement and creating a series of scandals. One day, Xiao Jinyan held her firmly in his arms. “If you spread rumors that I’m impotent and infertile, who’d dare marry me? You’ll have to take responsibility.” After they started dating, Tang Yimo’s secret identities were revealed one after another. A world-class pianist, the greatest h 581Reads9.1Score10214d adds
- 49 The Beloved Young Lady's Secret Identity Is Exposed Again 团宠大小姐马甲又掉了 [Found Family Favorite + Secret Identities + Power Couple + Sweet, Satisfying Romance] Gu Ci, the real heiress who was switched at birth and lost for eighteen years, is finally brought back to the Gu family. No one takes her seriously; they even wait for her to make a fool of herself. Instead, her secret identities keep dropping one after another, leaving them thoroughly face-slapped. She's the top student in her grade, a miracle doctor, a renowned director, the number-one hacker, and a famous d 485Reads9.0Score10214d adds
- 50 The Top Heiress Returns, and Her Secret Identities Keep Getting Exposed 顶级千金回归，马甲掉不停 [Sweet romance + tons of secret identities + both are pure and powerful + relentlessly taking down scumbags later on] The real heiress was switched at birth and spent eighteen years away from home. When she returned to a top-tier wealthy family, her biological parents and five older brothers doted on her endlessly. Her maternal grandparents, paternal grandparents, aunts and uncles all spoiled her too. They casually gave her gifts worth tens of millions, even hundreds of millions, and would ha 5.2kReads9.1Score61014d adds
