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- 1 After Being Reborn, I Was Supposed to Be Faithful 重生后，本来我挺专一的 [One Female Lead] [Sweet Romance] [No Harem] [Building a Brick-and-Mortar Business] My name is He Zheng. I hated my first love for twenty years. After I was reborn, I realized I’d been the one she deceived all along… This is a lighthearted, witty, and entertaining story about starting a business by selling goods at a street stall. It follows a high school graduate who uses 5,000 yuan in startup capital to gradually build himself into a business tycoon. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 The Right Way to Do Business 商业正道 [No System] + [Urban tycoon] + [Not brainless] Starting out by fighting a dog for food, watch how Zhao Zhe rises step by step to the pinnacle of the business world and attains sainthood through commerce!!! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 I’m Reborn, So How Can You Still Push Me Around? 都重生了，还能被你欺负 What’s wrong with having a few more wives? And there’s nothing wrong with earning a little more money, is there? And there’s certainly nothing wrong with giving your family and friends a better life! Li Dali, an ordinary man who spent his life drifting from place to place, is reborn and returns to the turning point of his fate! With no System and no golden finger to rely on, he uses his knowledge of the future to keep his feet on the ground and fight fate one step at a time. Before he knows it, 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Reborn as a Young Tycoon 重生之少年财阀 [Reborn + scheming + internet entrepreneurship + pure wish fulfillment...] Billionaire Wen Yue is unexpectedly sent back to his high school days after a sudden twist of fate. Staring at his former desk mate, the class beauty, he is completely stunned... If he gets a second chance, making money will be the easiest thing in the world. This time, he will not only reach the top of the world, but also take back with his own hands everything he lost in his previous life... This time, Wen Yue will show 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Reborn: The Life That Went Against the Tide 重生之逆流人生 In my previous life, I was born miserable, looked miserable, and even had people pointing fingers at me when I died! In this life, I’ll shape the world, chase grand ambitions, and love the country even more than I love beautiful women! I owed you in my last life, so I’ll repay you in this one! And whoever owed me in my last life, I’ll make you pay! No supernatural golden finger, no irresistible charm that draws in pretty young men, and no fantasies about bumping into beautiful women! I am who I 35Reads6.5Score914d adds
- 6 After Being Reborn, I No Longer Love Deeply, Just Sample and Move On 重生之后，我深情不再，浅尝辄止 [No System, multiple women, business warfare and strategy, with an ordinary protagonist] A word of warning: This story has no lottery wins, stock market windfalls, or Bitcoin. The protagonist works hard for every penny he earns. If you want a brainless domineering CEO or a story focused on one heroine and endless romantic push-and-pull, please don't read this. I'm begging you. If you really can't resist, just sneak in quietly, then sneak back out. The general premise: Things go horribly wrong fr 1.7kReads8.4Score10514d adds
- 7 Back to College: A Different Road to Rebirth 梦回大学，不一样的重生之路 (No System + Not a Feel-Good Story + Campus Life) In his previous life, when Ye Chenlong was at a low point in his love life, Chu Yiling chose him. The two had nothing and struggled together as a poor couple. Because of the influence of her family, Chu Yiling was torn between family ties and love. She chose to divorce him, and also chose to leave her family behind. Living his life over again, Ye Chenlong tries to change Chu Yiling from the perspective of an ordinary person. Later, he discovers ( 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Beautiful Women Help Me Become the God of Thunder 红颜助我做雷神 A virus outbreak brings the world to ruin, causing a severe imbalance in the ratio of men to women. After Chen Yi's soul transmigrates into another body, he cultivates and grows stronger with a campus belle, a beautiful teacher, a gentle doctor, and a cold empress by his side. He gradually uncovers the mysteries of this world. The Fire Godhood is intact; the Godhoods of wind, earth, and water are incomplete; the space Godhood has been separated; and the Godhood of lightning, which governs puni 200Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Reborn in 2000: A Life of Lying Flat 重生2000之躺平人生 No System + reborn + urban slice-of-life farming + realistic + retro + music + games + heartwarming and healing... After recovering from severe depression and leaving the hospital, Yun Feng transmigrates back to his high school days in the year 2000. With no cheat abilities at all, how can an ordinary person who just wants to live well lie flat in the modern age and rewrite his fate? This is everyday life: no showing off or face-slapping, just enjoying this brilliant era with family and friends. 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Back to College: Break Up Before Starting a Business 重回大学，要创业先散伙 Break up the partnership before starting a business. That was Xia Gucao's first major decision after being reborn in his college days. He was especially quick to get rid of his awful girlfriend, who had derailed all four years of his college life. No talk of a breakup fee. With his knowledge of the major events of the next twenty years, Xia Gucao still decides to start small, choosing to sell a nationally acclaimed edition of Japanese manga. He even disbands the college manga-selling team he use 37Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Reborn in the Freewheeling Era 重生之浪荡时代 2009. Freshman year. The property and stock markets were booming, the internet was booming, domestic phones and cars were booming... It was an age when you could bend down and pick up gold. Might as well enjoy the sight of some long legs, too. Guo Jiayi was so lucky. Now that he was reborn, he couldn’t keep holding himself back. If he didn’t live it up, what was the point of being reborn? In this new era, he was going to live it up to the fullest! 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 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
- 13 Reborn at Eighteen: The Growth of a Domineering CEO 重生十八岁之霸道总裁成长记 After an unfortunate encounter, the male protagonist catches his girlfriend in an improper relationship with a wealthy businessman. In the furious, desperate confrontation that follows, the businessman's bodyguard accidentally pushes him off a high-rise building. In a shocking twist, the protagonist is reborn at eighteen, back in his high school days in 1998. Drawing on the historical knowledge and experience of his previous life, he enters the business world and, through tireless effort and ing —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Rewind to 2006 回档2006 Reborn: The Qingyun Era of 2006 In the blood-red dusk over the Myanmar jungle in 2026, Xu Qingran falls before his eyes. Even after building an empire worth trillions, Luo Bei is trapped in endless regret, living out the remaining thirty years of his life alone. When he opens his eyes, he is back in his senior-year classroom in 2006. Carrying a century's worth of scientific and technological knowledge, Luo Bei returns. Making money and building a career are easy enough. Protecting those he loves 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Reborn in 2002: I Just Want an Ordinary Life 重生2002：我只想平凡一生 What a tragedy when the son of a hero becomes a murderer! In 2024, Lin Lei, a murderer who had been on the run for eight years, was captured in a small county under Su City and sentenced to death. Before the execution, he saw his mother again for the first time in eight years. Her hair had turned completely white. Clutching the photograph of her martyred husband, she was overcome with grief. She lamented that she had failed to raise her son properly, then spat up black blood. She had clearly poi 73Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 A New Voyage in '91 91新启航 This story has no supernatural powers and no System. It unfolds gently against the backdrop of its era, without contrived conflicts. The characters are ordinary people whose mindsets and experiences follow realistic logic, making it easy to relate to them. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 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
- 18 The Villain Is Reborn in 1998 with a Super Memory 恶棍重生98，我拥有超级记忆 Historical era + urban daily life + youth and school days + building a career + big shots A new novel is here! The story starts slowly, then picks up speed. Readers, hop aboard without worry. Ning Hao is reborn. In his previous life, he was a thug. His school saw him as a blight, students treated him like a street punk, and society considered him a parasite. He went to prison for taking the fall for someone else in the name of so-called brotherhood. After his parents died in an accident, he spen 167Reads6.4Score21214d adds
- 19 Starting at a Vocational College, I Built an Entertainment Empire 大专开局，我建立了娱乐帝国 After graduating from a vocational college, Ma Yu goes through family upheaval and spends thirty years stumbling through life. Burdened with regrets, he is lucky enough to live again. In this life, he sets out to make up for his regrets and achieve financial freedom. He finds his way forward one step at a time. A vocational college graduate can live a remarkable life too. 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Reborn in 2008: I Became a Tycoon with a Phone from the Future 重生08：我靠未来手机成首富 [Thrilling Business Battles] + [The Male Lead Isn’t a Saint] + [No Female Lead, Multiple Female Supporting Characters] + [Getting Rich Alongside His Brothers] Just after Shen Tian was reborn in the 2008 college entrance exam hall, he discovered a phone from 2025 in his pocket! The app “Toutiao” turned out to be a gold mine of information from the future! [Shocking! Bitcoin surges twenty millionfold in eight years!] [The first year of Taobao: Singles’ Day sales top 100 million!] [Financial crisis 6.5kReads—Score75414d adds
- 21 Reborn: My Family Really Does Own a Mine 重生：家里真的有矿 My Dad Owns a Coal Mine, and I’m a Coal Tycoon’s Son. Lin Hao thought he’d been incredibly lucky during the first half of his life. He grew up surrounded by luxury, with fancy cars, grand homes, and beautiful women always at hand, all because his family really did have a few mines. The only thing that annoyed him was how people kept calling him a coal boss or a coal tycoon’s son. Yes, the mines were coal mines, and his father was a coal boss, but those labels sounded unbearably tacky to him. In 27Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 22 1980: Returning to the Human World After Forty Years 一九八零之重游人间四十年 Ye Liqin was a promising neurosurgeon and cardiovascular surgeon, but an accident sent him back to 1980. Given a second chance at life, he decided to take another shot at the world: to live life to the fullest and have no regrets when he died. 55Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 After Being Reborn, I Became the Top Scorer on the College Entrance Exam 重生之后我成了高考状元 [Reborn-era novel] + [No System] + [Youth and school life] + [Business and making money] In his previous life, Zhang Yang pursued Wang Zhimeng for eight years, only to end up cheated on. In this life, he returns to his high school days in 2008. Determined to change his fate, he steers clear of the calculating woman from his previous life and wins over the wealthy class beauty who has a crush on him. Outside the exam hall, he boldly tells a beautiful reporter that he’ll get into Peking Univer 17.1kReads7.0Score1.3k14d adds
- 24 Reborn, I Became the Apple of Every Campus Beauty’s Eye? 重生回来我成了校花们的心尖尖？ [No System + Multiple Heroines and Love Rivals + Light Business] Jiang Xun, the thirty-year-old owner of a media company, unexpectedly returns to the age of eighteen. Since he’s reborn, there’s nothing he can do about it, but he secretly vows never to fall in love. But if he secretly dates someone... nobody has to find out! Years after returning, Jiang Xun looks back. Only then does he realize that he didn’t just fall in love after returning, he also became a scumbag? (The male lead wins the her 179Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 25 Reborn in My Second Year of High School 重生高二 At just forty years old, Niu Xiaofei lay in a hospital bed at the Fifth People's Hospital on the outskirts of X City, dying of terminal lung cancer. His parents, wife, and two daughters, one older and one younger, kept sobbing in the ward. His mother and wife were so overcome with grief that they could barely cry out. Fighting intense chest pains and coughing, Niu Xiaofei looked around at his family and weakly raised his right hand. Then he grew dizzy and lost consciousness... Suddenly, there wa 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 Now That I’m Reborn, Do I Still Have to Pursue the Campus Belle? 都重生了还要追校花吗 Chen Feng was reborn, but had no System or golden finger, only the informational advantage of having lived once before. He made up for the regrets he had carried from his previous life and won back the one he'd always loved. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Reborn in 2003: I Built a Fortune on My Looks 重生03：我靠卖颜值发家致富 [A classic rebirth story, with a clever, clear-eyed protagonist! He leads his brothers to wealth and success in a sweet romance with a single heroine] In his previous life, Jiang Xin went from a penniless boy to a billionaire CEO, only to fall victim to a scheming green tea bitch. His reputation was ruined, and he lost everyone he wanted to protect. Reborn in the summer of 2003, he’s just been rejected after confessing his feelings. The green tea bitch looks at him coldly and says, “You need bre 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Reborn by Chance, I Seize the Moment and Live the Good Life 意外重生，踩住风口过惬意人生 Main characters: Lin Feng, Ye Yao After failing at business and in his marriage, Lin Feng became a hapless fool raising another man’s son. One night, after drinking himself into a stupor with his buddies, he returned to the carefree days of 2014. He was eighteen that year and had yet to meet the person who would drag him to rock bottom. It seemed that everything still lay ahead of him. 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Now That I'm Reborn, I Really Want to Be a Playboy 都重生了，真想做个渣男啊 On his way to see his ex-girlfriend one last time after she took her own life, Jiang Mo was unexpectedly reborn. Being devoted to just one woman is out of the question. He really wants to have one woman in each arm and be a proper playboy! But it seems harder than he thought. Every one of them is precious to him. Who should he choose? Being a playboy is tough. Maybe making money is easier. 86Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 30 Urban: I Accidentally Became a Business Tycoon 都市：不小心成了商业巨头 This is not a wish-fulfillment novel, and there is no System. It focuses on entertainment and business, with tight, consistent logic. “You sold our house.” “It was my house, not ours.” Zhang Yizhe emphasized the point, then looked at the fashionable, beautiful young woman across from him and demanded angrily, “You had Professor Liang arrange this coffee date with me just to talk about this?” 1.4kReads7.8Score10514d adds
- 31 Be Reborn, Wang Lili 重生吧，王丽丽 How does a middle-aged woman break free and start over when marriage, children, unemployment, and poor health all weigh her down? This book follows Wang Lili, a middle-aged loser who uses her chance to be reborn to climb, step by step, to the peak of life. 46Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 32 Now That I’m Reborn, Who Still Hits Their Spouse? 都重生了谁还家暴 In his previous life, Ye Zhigen changed completely after his daughter died a tragic death. He drank heavily and abused his family every day. He beat his top-student son into depression, ruining his chances of getting into a top university. Now he is reborn! Ye Zhigen swears he will never drink heavily or abuse his family again. Since he has been reborn, he needs to make money. In this life, he will raise his son to get into a top university. 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 You Want Me to Take the Fall? Take This Slap Instead 要我顶罪，反手一个大逼斗 [No System + Streetwise Troublemaker + Ruthless Tough Guy + One Female Lead...] Wang Xun, an ordinary young man, returns to the year 2000. He is just seventeen and a half, has dropped out of school, and has been poisoned by gangster movies. Full of youthful passion, he sets out to make a name for himself in the underworld. He puts brotherhood first, would take a knife for his good friends, and isn’t afraid to fight! After being persuaded by his biased grandfather and others, he is about to take 402Reads7.3Score10414d adds
- 34 Reborn in 1990: I Made My Fortune Selling Braised Intestines 重生1990我卖卤大肠开始发家 Reborn in the 1990s + no System This book isn't good, and the ending is a complete mess. I don't recommend that any readers pick it up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 61Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Reborn in the 1980s: Love and Career, I Want It All 重生八零：爱情事业全都要 [Reborn + 1980s + farming + building wealth + family life + strong heroine + devoted couple] Fang Qiushui is reborn and forced to marry an alcoholic gambler many years her senior, in exchange for a wife for her cousin. Why should I have to trade away my whole life so my cousin can get a wife? Why does his family get to eat eggs while I have to live on dried radish? Dream on! I won’t agree to this! She takes her mother and younger sister and decisively splits from the family. She tears into her c 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Reborn in 2008: From Selling Melons to Business Mogul 重生08：从卖瓜到创业大佬 Chen Wei unexpectedly returned to the day he had to submit his college entrance exam applications! This time, armed with more than a decade of memories from the future, he was ready to go all out! With the ultimate playbook for seizing the opportunities of the era in hand, he started out selling melons in the fields, then made his first fortune with creative marketing, igniting the fuse for his comeback! He went all in on Bitcoin in its early days, claimed his place in e-commerce as it rose, 314Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Becoming a Super Rich Man Starting in College 从大学开始，成为超级富豪 Back in 2005, the internet was entering a golden age, and the protagonist hoped to claim the most delicious slice of the pie. Starting with Renren, he ventures into movies, phones, games, investments, entertainment, e-commerce, new energy, drones... From the internet to manufacturing, from the internet to showbiz, he builds his fortune while enjoying life. Watch as the protagonist gradually becomes a business magnate. 441Reads—Score10014d adds
- 38 The Future Richest Man Starts Mooching Perks at Alibaba 首富从入职阿里开始薅羊毛 The thing Mr. Ma regretted most in his life was sending Lin Che that P7 job offer. On the surface, Lin Che was Alibaba's hardest-working product expert. He was always talking about “empowerment” and “closed loops,” made more polished PowerPoints than anyone else, and had the full trust of the executives. In reality, he was a complete “big-tech parasite.” Using the unlimited marketing budget for the Laiwang app, he moved money from one hand to the other, fattening up the advertising agency he con 6.1kReads6.1Score32314d adds
- 39 Back at Eighteen, I Have No Choice but to Make a Comeback! 重返十八，我只好逆袭！ [Reborn in College]+ [Urban Slice of Life]+ [Business and Making Money]+ [Youth and Campus]+ [Multiple Heroines]+ [No System] Lin Mo is reborn, back in the summer of 2011. He’s returned to the best age of all: eighteen. This time, he’ll live a more exciting and freer life. 882Reads7.2Score8514d adds
- 40 Entertainment in 2000: My Little Sister Is a Goddess 文娱2000，我的妹妹是天仙 Reborn in 2000, Yu An has only one thought: protect his family. Starting out by shorting the Nasdaq, he buys Marvel, invests in Penguin, and takes control of Netflix, building an empire worth hundreds of billions that spans entertainment and technology. Think he is merely a godfather of business? No. He also intends to put his father in the White House and become the man at the helm of the world’s most powerful private military conglomerate. When Jewish financiers ignite war in Africa and Wal 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 Reborn: The Tumultuous Year of 1982 重生：激荡1982 Also known as: Reborn in 1982, a Groom from the Start. Zhu Yunqing is unexpectedly sent back to 1982, where he starts out as an illiterate young gambler and groom in a remote, impoverished village. He wants to run away from his wedding and escape an era of utter poverty. But he comes to understand how much his family hopes for him, and ultimately decides to make a fresh start. Drawing on the life experience he gained in his previous life, he discovers the unique charm of the era, where treasures 678Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 42 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
- 43 Are You Crazy? I'm Already This Perfect, Why Do I Need to Be Reborn? 疯了吧！我这么完美还要重生？ [Reborn + period setting + school beauty + romance + entrepreneurship + making money + lighthearted + daily life + comedy + leisurely pace + no System] Lu Mingfei returned to 2002 and faced countless choices. Naturally, only children are forced to choose: adults take it all. Thus began his perfect life, with success in both business and love. 136Reads8.0Score10314d adds
- 44 Back to Senior Year: From Buying the Dip with Everything to a Trillion-Dollar Empire 重返高三：从满仓抄底到万亿版图 (Reborn + urban setting with no System + pure wish fulfillment + multiple heroines + global ambitions) His money is in a Swiss bank. He is at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro, falling off a cliff. Top retail investor Chen Mo is reborn in 2014 as a penniless high school transfer student who can't even speak standard Mandarin properly. His previous life as a timid, insecure high schooler has only just begun again. And the bull market frenzy of 2015, which will make countless people millionaires, is j 210.7kReads8.5Score21.9k14d adds
- 45 Reborn in 1993, Heading for Back to Field 重生93，奔赴向往的生活 Sun Yuanhang woke up one morning and found himself back in 1993. The gears of fate began to turn. In his previous life, he walked through darkness. His father was driven to his death, his older brother was beaten into disability, and his mother spent every day in tears. In this life, he swore to change it all. Since justice would arrive late, he would break through with his own hands. He would avenge his enemies and make up for his regrets... He would set out for the life he had always longed fo —Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 46 Tycoon of the Times 时代大亨 Liu Bei unexpectedly returns to 1990, just as China's economy is boarding the fast train. He can't afford to miss a single booming sector: finance and securities, import-export trade, real estate, the internet, and more! Since he's been given another life, he'll turn the tide and reach the pinnacle of success! 992Reads7.7Score10014d adds
- 47 Now That We're Reborn, Who'd Still Start a Business! 都重生了谁还创业啊！ [Reborn + entrepreneurship + everyday life + campus beauty + making up for past regrets] [The first 200,000 words are slow-paced and slice-of-life. If that's not your thing, feel free to skip ahead to Chapter 100!~] As the saying goes: “A simp can simp and simp, only to end up with nothing!” In his past life, Yu Chengjiang was exactly that kind of guy. After his startup took off, his campus-beauty wife betrayed him, driving his company into bankruptcy and saddling him with millions in debt. Back 249Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 You Said You'd Get a Steady Job, but You Secretly Started Shaking Milk Tea! 说好要上岸，结果你背着我摇奶茶 (The low rating is because not many people have read it.) It could also be called The Underachievers' Group Comeback. Half campus life, half family and everyday matters, making money, heartwarming, and satisfying. Shen Jiahui and her friends were reborn together because of a single sentence. The plan was to start over, set their sights on passing the civil service exams, avoid the misery of sending out resumes, and reach the peak of life as soon as possible. But it seems nobody stuck to the plan 539Reads9.0Score10814d adds
- 49 Reborn in 2008: Starting with Phone Screen Protectors 重生2008：从手机贴膜开始 Other people transmigrate and become tech geniuses or the richest people in the world. After Zhang Xiaoshan transmigrated, he had no idea how to make money. He couldn't get into college, and working for someone else was out of the question, so he could only make ends meet by running a street stall. 2.2kReads8.5Score10814d adds
- 50 Reform and Opening Up: Beneath the Tide 改开，浪潮之下 [No System + Realistic Entrepreneurship + Everyday Life + The Tide of the Times + Clear-Eyed View of Life] (No convoluted plot twists, no AI, and sound logic throughout.) When Li Ze'an moves from the countryside to the city, all he wants is to pedal his tricycle, look after his pregnant wife and their child, and live a steady, peaceful life. Nobody expects this lowly deliveryman, running back and forth through the clothing market, to be swept along by the times and land on every rising trend, 25Reads—Score—14d adds
