Novels like I Pretended to Be Useless for Ten Years and Fooled Everyone
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- 51 The Lie-Flat Prince: Obtaining a Sign-In System 躺平王爷：获得签到系统 Shen Xiaoyao, a drunken rich second-generation heir from Blue Star, transmigrates into the Great Yan Dynasty as the beloved Prince Xiaoyao. He had planned to enjoy his power and lie flat for the rest of his life, but unexpectedly binds himself to a sign-in System. He plans to reject pressure to marry and travel the world with expert companions, but his imperial brother and his marshal older sister both pressure him in turn, forcing him to marry and enter public life. Fortunately, his beginner’s 51Reads5.4Score13414d adds
- 52 High Martial: I Can Summon Great Villains 高武：我能召唤大反派 Martial arts at its peak can shatter the heavens, while a forged body can attain immortality. Ling Chu transmigrates to a high-martial world and awakens the Villain Summoning System. As a villain, naturally he must do what villains do. Slaughter sects and wipe out clans, throwing the whole world into turmoil. Those who follow me prosper; those who oppose me perish. I, Ling Chu, will rule the world with an iron fist. 1.5kReads6.5Score10214d adds
- 53 My Wuxia Summoned Characters Have Traits 我的武侠召唤人物有词条 Across the land of Shenzhou, the Great Zhou Dynasty commands the world through martial might, while sects and powerful clans carve out their own territories. Talented heroes rise in every age! Gu Yi was reborn into such a world, becoming a fetus still growing in the womb. Fortunately, his father in this life is a formidable figure in the martial world. Unfortunately, before he could properly enjoy any of it, his family fortune was gone. Worse still, he was forced to be born prematurely and came 2.6kReads6.1Score10014d adds
- 54 Reborn as the Perfect Prince Consort 重生之极品驸马爷 A world-class, gold-medal assassin is reborn in the body of an abandoned young master in ancient times. By a strange twist of fate, he becomes a princess's consort, and from then on begins an extraordinary life... 526Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 55 From the Start, I Summon Gong Ziyu and Stay Behind the Scenes Until I Become Invincible 开局召唤公子羽，苟在幕后成无敌 [Behind the Scenes] + [Summons Characters] + [Builds a Faction] + [No Female Lead] + [Decisive and Ruthless] + [the Myriad Worlds] [The rating just went live and will rise later. Please leave a good review!] After an unexpected transmigration into another world, Lin Yuan becomes the young master of the Lin family in Yuezhou, part of the Great Han Dynasty. But the Lin family is wiped out for colluding with an evil cult, leaving him as the sole survivor. He escapes to the Province of Sin with all 2.1kReads6.3Score10214d adds
- 56 I Was Laid Out on a Plank from the Start! Now I’m on a Killing Spree in Shangjing 开局躺板板！我在上京杀疯了 [Political intrigue + a battle of wits among the whole cast + fast-paced plot + a touch of ensemble drama] Two and a half years ago, I transmigrated into Great Qi as the heir of the Prince of Saibei. Now I’ve been forced to stage a little “playing dead.” Jiang Yucheng: “Didn’t see that coming, did you? I’m not dead! I faked it!” But who could have guessed that this spectacular resurrection in Youzhou was actually a trap the Qi Emperor had laid for me long ago? The Qi Emperor: “Didn’t see that co 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 God-Slaying Prince: From the Start, I Married a Mad Princess 杀神皇子：开局迎娶疯批郡主 After pretending to be an idiot for eighteen years, the foolish Sixth Prince Chen Sinian is granted an arranged marriage by the emperor. In reality, he is being sent as a hostage to the battle-hardened Prince of Zhenbei. His bride is the prince's second daughter, a Junzhu and one of Great Yu's Four Great Beauties, but also a madwoman with a volatile streak. Chen Sinian is mocked by everyone in the realm: a fool and a lunatic, what a perfect match! But once freed from the shackles of the dynasty, 120Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 58 The Blue Bag Son-in-Law 青囊赘婿 A narrated audiobook version is now available. If you're interested, give it a listen! [Live-in son-in-law + comeback + feel-good power fantasy + face-slapping + divine doctor + urban cultivation] A young female CEO married me, a security guard. Everyone said I was living off my wife. Then her grandfather's condition turned critical, and the doctors gave up. I walked into the ICU and checked his pulse for three seconds. “Everyone out. Give me twenty minutes.” Twenty minutes later, the old man sa 26kReads8.5Score2.5k14d adds
- 59 The Rise of a Live-In Son-in-Law 一个赘婿的逆袭 [Urban + satisfying read + miracle doctor + live-in son-in-law + overpowered son-in-law] After years as a live-in son-in-law, everyone thinks he's useless and tramples him underfoot. When he is forced to choose divorce, his ex-wife regrets it bitterly. It turns out he is a young master, wealthier than an entire nation! This is the legendary life of a useless son-in-law who turns his fortunes around and rises to kingship! 69Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 The Son-in-Law: Earning My Keep with the Toughest Skills 赘婿，用最硬的本事吃最软的饭 The work was given the wrong tag: it should be “live-in son-in-law,” not “God of War Live-In Son-in-Law.” This is not a wish-fulfillment story, and the pace is relatively slow, so it may not suit readers who are impatient. To reiterate, this is not a story about a cuckold. It is not a story about a cuckold. This is a coming-of-age story: the male lead grows in his career and abilities, while the female lead grows in character. The focus is on dialogue between the characters and their distinct pe 25.1kReads8.0Score1.8k14d adds
- 61 The Most Arrogant Live-In Son-in-Law in History 史上最狂赘婿 If you hit a woman with your car, never settle it privately. Call the police right away, or the consequences will be terrifying... 5.4kReads9.0Score61914d adds
- 62 This Live-In Son-in-Law Is a Little Wild 这个赘婿有点狂 Also known as Urban Cultivation Mad Son-in-Law. Lin Ao, a renowned God of War known as the Mad Dragon, returns to the city and becomes a live-in son-in-law of the Xiao family. He lives quietly for three years, until trouble befalls the family and someone starts making moves on Xiao Xue. You can pick on him all you want, but if you hurt someone he cares about, he'll kill anyone who stands in his way, be they gods or Buddhas. Go ahead and try, if you dare... (This blurb doesn't do the story justic 299Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 As a Live-In Son-in-Law, I Just Want to Run Away 成为赘婿的我只想跑路 Yun Yi woke up in a strange place. Everyone around him said he was a live-in son-in-law, but he didn't believe them. He thought he had ended up in a world like The Truman Show. Everyone here wanted him to believe he had transmigrated, but how could that be? He believed in science. 8.1kReads7.6Score41314d adds
- 64 The Heavenly Vein Son-in-Law 天脉赘婿 Huang Jing stands in a modern city wearing simple yet stylish clothes, with Zou Ting by his side. A faint glow or aura of energy surrounds them, symbolizing Huang Jing’s Heavenly Veins power. Skyscrapers and bustling streets fill the background, highlighting the urban atmosphere and the protagonist’s kingly presence. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 65 Draw Your Blade! 请，拔刀！ He is the useless Crown Prince of the Great Xia Empire. His royal brothers want him dead, foreign enemies want him dead, and even the beauties of the realm want him dead. To stay alive, he gives up the throne, builds an invincible army, and creates a paradise beyond the mortal world. The people call him the Great Emperor of Cangzhou! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 From the Start, I Marry into a General's Household and Become a Literary Sage 开局入赘将军府，我成了文圣 The animated series is now available. Readers who enjoy animated series can watch it directly. Its title is "After Our Divorce, I Set Out on the Road to Rebellion" [Soul Transmigration] [Poet Immortal] [Court Politics] [Power Games] [Warfare] [Live-in Son-in-Law] [Multiple Female Leads] [Slow-Build Satisfaction] [No System] After his soul transmigrates to Nanqing, where literature is valued above military might, Su Jing is forced from the start to become a live-in son-in-law to a general's house 9.4kReads7.6Score95214d adds
- 67 Banished to the Frontier, the Ninth Prince Rises to Sainthood 被贬边疆，九皇子成圣逆袭 Qin Tian, the ninth prince of Great Qin, lost his mother when he was six. At seven, the Marquis of Zhenbei was wounded fighting the King of Nanyuan of Great Yuan. At eight, Qin Tian was exiled to the northern frontier for sixteen years. Sixteen years later, Qin Tian attained sainthood and became Great Qin's Lord Wu'an. He set out to break the shackles of heaven and earth, wage war against the mastermind behind the scenes, and make his way onto the path to immortality. 383Reads6.7Score11414d adds
- 68 I'm a Talented Scholar in Another World 我在异世当才子 An impoverished, dull-witted scholar is recruited by a top-tier aristocratic family as a prospective son-in-law. Three years pass, yet he hasn’t even seen what his betrothed looks like, let alone married her. Now, his body has been taken over by a university professor from the future. “Good heavens, why is Rumeng dressed so strangely today?” “Don’t make a fuss. It’s called a qipao, specially designed for Rumeng by Young Master Qin. I hear the dresses and high heels he designed have already beco 1.6kReads8.4Score14214d adds
- 69 The All-Class Supreme 全职至尊 On the Martial God Continent, where strength reigns supreme, Ye Fan was once dismissed as a good-for-nothing who could never cultivate. But the arrival of a mysterious bead opened a new chapter in his life. Mastering alchemy, crafting, talismans, formations, and more, he is no longer the good-for-nothing everyone despised. Instead, he is gradually making his way toward becoming an all-around supreme expert. 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 I Told You to Be a Live-In Son-in-Law, Not to Conquer the World 让你当个赘婿，没让你一统天下 [No Defying Heaven with Cheat Powers + No Simping + No Stupid Characters + No Harem] Jin Lian is determined to become the Great Zhou’s number-one wastrel. After all, his family is rich, he’s handsome, and his father and older brother are officials who protect him. He even gets to humiliate and bully the emperor’s most favored princess. But you still have to pay for the trouble you cause. One careless mistake, and he’s sent to a desolate land to become a prince consort. He hears that the Witch Qu 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 71 The Outstanding Live-In Son-in-Law 赘婿天骄 The more beautiful a woman is, the less you should trust what she says. The most beautiful girl on campus, a goddess admired by everyone, suddenly tells Chen Jianglong, “Let’s get married!” So Chen Jianglong joins the Lin family as a live-in son-in-law, serving them for two years. But after the wedding, instead of the affection and sweetness he imagined, he is treated with contempt and discrimination. It turns out the marriage was part of a carefully plotted scheme by the Lin family. [This story 2.7kReads8.3Score26614d adds
- 72 From Son-in-Law to King of Entertainment 从赘婿到文娱天王 From Live-In Son-in-Law to King of Entertainment —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 73 High Martial: Starting by Enslaving the Campus Goddess 高武：从奴役校花开始 Lin Shu transmigrated into a high-martial world, starting out as a total weakling with a blood-and-qi value of just 5. Fortunately, he awakened a god-tier Enslavement System. Anyone whose blood-and-qi value was no more than five times his, and whose talent met the requirements, could be enslaved. Once enslaved, their master gained all their talents and strength, and would grow several times faster than they did. The school beauty had an A-rank talent and was recognized by the whole school as a p 5Reads—Score11814d adds
- 74 The Emperor's Path in Another World 异世之帝王路 Reborn as a prince, he gained Ying Zheng’s template and summoned historical figures from his past life: Sun Wu, Bai Qi, Li Si, Xun Yu… Step by step, he made his plans, rising from the mastermind behind a minor kingdom’s prince to become the ruler of all Shenzhou. 367Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 Nine Purple Li Fire: A Doomed Love Between God and Human 九紫离火，人神绝恋 “I don’t care what kind of deranged serial killer you are. You picked a fight with me, so you’ll pay for every drop of blood you’ve spilled!” Watching the killer step by step into his trap and become the prey, he looked like a pathetic rabbit struggling in vain inside a cage. “You like skinning people, don’t you? Then I’ll let you experience what it’s like to be skinned yourself!” “What is this? AR glasses? These glasses can actually connect to reality! But I don’t want to get stronger. I just w —Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 76 Xuanhuan: I Can Deduce Peerless Cultivation Techniques 玄幻：我能推演绝世功法 Qin Yu transmigrated into a fantasy world and became Duo Aye. In the Great Qian Dynasty, might made right, and everyone looked down on him as a good-for-nothing. Just as the princess was forcing him to practice martial arts, he obtained a martial arts deduction System that let him learn any outstanding technique or cultivation method through deduction. From that day on, a mighty powerhouse rose to prominence! 2kReads7.3Score13714d adds
- 77 The Abandoned Son-in-Law Returns 弃婿归来 How did a boy from the mountains with a mysterious past manage to marry a beautiful, wealthy heiress? With peerless martial arts and extraordinary medical skills, why does he still get framed by passersby? When even a penny can defeat a hero, how does Ye Qing manage to earn a million a month? Find out in The Abandoned Son-in-Law’s Return! 23Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 78 High Martial World: From the Start, I Summon Zhao Gao of the Web 高武，开局召唤罗网赵高！ Synopsis: [System summoning + behind-the-scenes power fantasy!] After transmigrating to a high-martial world, he keeps a low profile for eighteen years! At last, he awakens a System that summons someone at a fixed time each month? And it can draw prizes, too? What? The spiritual qi revival? Go out and have some fun? No, no, no! Lin Liangchen says it's still too soon! The Way of Lying Low is invincible, but you have to keep lying low… 3.6kReads7.2Score10014d adds
- 79 The Son-in-Law Strikes Back as a Miracle Doctor, Leaving His Mother-in-Law Regretful 赘婿逆袭成神医，丈母娘后悔了 After getting married, Ye Fan is treated like a useless cripple. His in-laws tell him to get lost, while his wife is caught in the middle. Cast out of the house, he transforms into the young master of one of China’s top families! When he returns as a king, everyone who looked down on him falls at his feet and says, “Young Master Ye, I was wrong!” 34Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 80 My Father-in-Law Is An Lushan 我岳父是安麓山 In the sixth year of the Tianbao era, a transmigrated soul arrived here, starting with a broken engagement… Time Administration Bureau reporter: Could you sum up your father-in-law’s family in one short sentence? Luo Dayou: Sure. Time Administration Bureau reporter: Go ahead. Luo Dayou: A philandering father, a melodramatic mother, a daughter obsessed with romance, and a broken family. Time Administration Bureau reporter: Uh… Time Administration Bureau reporter: And what’s your opinion 10Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 81 The Lord of the Divine Realm Becomes a Son-in-Law 神界之主做赘婿 Liu Yang accidentally awakens memories of his past life. From then on, this son-in-law’s life goes into overdrive, as if he had a cheat code. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 82 Transmigrated as the Disgraced Crown Prince: From the Start, I Summon the Web 穿越废太子：开局召唤罗网 [System + Sign-In + Summoning + Conquest] Su Yun wakes up to find that he has transmigrated to another world. The bad news: He thought he had the perfect start, but instead he's been dealt a disastrous hand. Worse news: He's been stripped of his position as Crown Prince, the Emperor can't stand him, danger lurks everywhere, and his royal brothers all want him dead. The good news: From the start, he awakens the Sign-In and Summoning System, with one sign-in each week and one summon each month. “D 79.1kReads7.5Score7.3k14d adds
- 83 The Seventh Prince of the Wu Dynasty 武朝七皇子 Also known as The Peerless Prince. A top literature student accidentally transmigrates into the body of the seventh prince of the Wu Dynasty, the most useless prince of all. He thought he could live the carefree life of a prince, but it turns out he can barely keep himself alive. The emperor despises him, and the crown prince wants him dead. So he has no choice but to... Compose Moon Reflected on the Second Spring and become the greatest musician in the Wu Dynasty! Build trade associations acros 57Reads7.7Score2814d adds
- 84 The Son-in-Law Returns 赘婿归来 Born into a wealthy family, he was branded a monster who brought misfortune to the clan and deliberately abandoned. More than a decade later, the family came looking for him because they needed his bone marrow to treat an illness. By then, however, he had become a live-in son-in-law. Fortunes change over thirty years. I’ll make you pay for every hurt you caused me. When a king grows angry, the world is turned upside down! 728Reads8.6Score10514d adds
- 85 Fate Is Greater Than Heaven 命大于天 Rebirth + playing it safe + family bonds + cultivation + System On the Tianhuang Continent, demons and monsters descend from beyond the heavens. The human cultivators of Zhongzhou, in the Central Region, lead those from the other three regions in resisting this sudden invasion... Humanity struggles to survive... One Mahayana cultivator spent his whole life as a coward, then went to the Endless Mountains to seek the help of the native great demons against the invaders. He gave his life to form a —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 86 The Golden-Ticket Son-in-Law 金牌弃婿 After transmigrating into the body of an ancient-era live-in son-in-law, Li Fan finds himself wondering: Is this a conspiracy or a trap? He trembles in fear, but luckily, he has a System! Watch how Li Fan uses his System to embark on a legendary journey. Medicine? He's better than Bian Que and Hua Tuo. Martial arts? A flick of his finger shatters the air and subdues an entire generation of martial artists. Strategy? His schemes come thick and fast, leaving his enemies utterly dumbfounded! 4.7kReads8.9Score50914d adds
- 87 The Nine Princes Vie for the Throne: Your Majesty, the Third Prince Is Playing the Pig to Eat the Tiger! 九龙夺嫡：陛下，三皇子他扮猪吃虎！ He has just transmigrated into the third prince of the Great Chu Dynasty when he is forced into the succession struggle. Xu Hao can only sigh and draw his sword. “I want this world! Who's with me, and who's against me?” 3.5kReads7.3Score12914d adds
- 88 The Struggle for the Crown: You Can Have the Crown Prince's Seat, but I Want the Empire 夺嫡：太子给你当，天下我要了 [Power Fantasy + Decisive and Ruthless + Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger + Political Scheming + Beauties + No System] Chu Ming transmigrates to ancient times, only to become a disgraced crown prince who is about to be executed. Unwilling to suffer an unjust accusation, he turns around and forces the poison wine down the throat of the eunuch delivering the imperial decree. After proving his innocence, Chu Ming chooses to bide his time, voluntarily gives up the crown prince’s position, and heads to 9Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 89 Humbled into Becoming a Son-in-Law 屈尊为婿 I married into the Tang family and endured everything for three years, only to be repaid with my wife's betrayal, the Tang family's humiliation, and the world's scorn. Now that the three-year term is up, I no longer have to hold back. Starting today, I will repay everyone who humiliated, bullied, or punished me with ten, a hundred, a thousand, even ten thousand times the pain you inflicted on me... 19Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 90 Banished to the Borderlands for Fifteen Years, I Return Invincible 被贬边关十五年，归来已天下无敌 At the age of three, Wang Ning, the seventh prince of the Great Yan Kingdom, was branded a matricide. A royal enshrined expert secretly crippled his foundation, and the court declared to the outside world that he was unable to cultivate, a useless good-for-nothing. In a fit of rage, the old emperor exiled him to the borderlands for fifteen years. Fifteen years later, Wang Ning was summoned back to the imperial capital because of the second prince’s rebellion. He returned with the supreme cultiva 53Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 91 Anti-Corruption Bureau Chief: The Soldier King Is a Little Wild 扫黑局长：兵王有点野 Wujiang, a small county town carved up between two local kingpins. The first three predecessors: one went mad, one died, and one was silenced. The fourth is Lu Chuan. A former special forces soldier, he was still twisting people's necks on the training ground half a month ago. Now he wears a police uniform and holds a meeting for the whole team in the morgue of a funeral home. 25Reads—Score10914d adds
- 92 Supreme Summoner 至尊召唤师 A prince born clever and bright is nonetheless a good-for-nothing. The appearance of a strange old man changes his life and sets him on the path to becoming a true powerhouse. Through struggles for survival and growth in adversity, he grows stronger step by step, eventually reaching the pinnacle of the world! See how Mu Wenfeng goes from being a useless prince of a fallen kingdom to becoming a supreme summoner who surpasses the gods! 1.2kReads7.3Score12614d adds
- 93 Assassinated from the Start, I Summon My Forces to Conquer the Martial World 开局被刺杀，我召唤势力马踏江湖 [From the start + fantasy + dynastic cultivation + summoning + System + conquest + emperor + the Myriad Worlds] Xia Chen transmigrates to the Dixuan Continent and becomes the crown prince’s grandson. But as soon as he opens his eyes, he realizes he’s gravely injured. Fortunately, Xia Chen has brought along the strongest Summoning System. He summons all kinds of Chinese heroes and rides roughshod over the martial world! “Martial arts are used to defy the law. Dragon Cavalry, break down the gates! 1.7kReads5.9Score—14d adds
- 94 Endless Emperor Summoning System 无尽帝皇召唤系统 On the Shattered Origin Continent, countless races stand side by side, and a hundred nations vie for supremacy. In this age of warring states, how will Xia Yuan face the challenge? Watch as a real estate agent from Earth builds a Central Province of his own! “With me at the center and the nations as its provinces, I shall forge the Great Xia Central Province!” Numerous civil officials and generals, all kinds of military units and legions, as well as mythical figures, rare treasures, and exotic b 1.6kReads7.5Score10914d adds
- 95 The Rise of the Son-in-Law 霸婿崛起 A beautiful CEO marries the useless second young master of a powerful family. She endures scorn and mockery without ever leaving his side, until the day he finally rises to power after years in hiding, shakes the world, and becomes the greatest husband of all! 3kReads8.5Score28414d adds
- 96 High Martial: Rising to Prominence with the Li Clan 高武：从李氏家族开始崛起 [Sacrificial Summoning + High Martial + Racial Hegemony + Heroes of China + Clan Rivalries] The protagonist is decisive and ruthless. Relying on historical figures from Blue Star and the strength of his clan, he assembles armored troops, recruits retainers and honored guests, and builds a fortified clan stronghold! He raises the next generation of his family and climbs to the summit, one step at a time! Note: The protagonist is decisive and ruthless, not a goody-two-shoes or an idiot! The story 26.1kReads6.4Score1.9k14d adds
- 97 The Full-Time Live-In Son-in-Law 全职赘婿 I married my goddess of a boss and joined her wealthy family as a live-in son-in-law. A cushy life fell right into my lap, and before I was even twenty-five, I was already coasting through life. Think it's easy? Living off someone else is a skill! 75Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 98 The Prince Goes on a Journey: Forced to Become a Hostage from the Start 皇子出游：开局被逼做质子 I transmigrated into the body of a prince, thinking I could lie flat and enjoy the good life. Who knew the original owner was a walking jinx, someone everyone avoided like the plague? On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, I stumbled upon a prince's affair. I managed to kill him in self-defense, but that brought trouble that could cost me my life. My emperor father doesn't even know what I look like, and my brothers want me dead the moment they lay eyes on me. To make matters worse, I'm being 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 99 Behind the Scenes: I Crush All Opposition 幕后，横推一切 In a high-martial world, the ways of the martial heroes reign supreme. The empires of Beili, Beimang, Song, Yuan, Ming, Tang, and Han stand alongside one another, while undercurrents surge through the martial world. Legendary figures such as Pang Ban, Yi Ye Shu, Ren Piaomiao, and Xiong Ba compete for supremacy. The protagonist, Su Chen, unexpectedly transmigrates to this world and becomes an obscure vagrant. Just as he reaches the depths of despair, he awakens a System. See how he secretly build 267Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 100 I Was Supposed to Be a Laid-Back Prince Consort, but You Became a Land Immortal 说好当闲散驸马你竟成了陆地神仙 Li Guanqi, a top big shot of the twenty-first century, transmigrates to ancient times after an accident and becomes the heir of the Duke of Zhenguo, a family with immense power at court. He is known as the greatest wastrel under heaven. Everyone mocks him as useless and uneducated, never realizing that he possesses an incredible golden finger. He originally planned to lie flat, spend his days cockfighting and walking dogs, and enjoy music and theater, living the good life he never had in his pre 113.8kReads7.6Score5.3k14d adds
