Novels like My Childhood Friend Is Back
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as My Childhood Friend Is Back, best match first.
- 1 Quick Transmigration: The Sweet Host Is Kissed Against the Wall by the Lord God and Forced into Love 快穿：甜豆宿主被主神壁咚强制爱 The Lord of the Divine Realm fell to darkness because of a mysterious incident. To keep himself from destroying all life across the Six Paths, he broke himself into pieces and tossed them into various little worlds, letting his soul drift and scatter. He never expected to be saved by Su Li, a sweet little rookie from the quick transmigration world, through a series of coincidences. His friend’s abstinent uncle says, “Susu, don’t call me Uncle. Call me… hubby!” The ruthless, unhinged club owner: 2.1kReads7.5Score24814d adds
- 2 Quick Transmigration: System, You're Scamming Me 快穿之系统你框我 [Dual male leads] The cannon-fodder characters in small worlds awaken to their own existence, their corruption levels skyrocket, and the worlds begin to collapse. Gold-medal task-taker Yan Qing had just retired when he was summoned back to work. Yan Qing said, “You’d better have a good reason!!” The System placated him: his target was a little sweetheart! Yan Qing couldn’t wait to enter the small world. But he soon discovered that when he first started pursuing his target, the guy was so obedien 126Reads9.2Score—14d adds
- 3 Quick Transmigration: The Male Lead's Beloved White Moonlight Is Spoiled by His Archenemy 快穿：男主白月光被死对头宠上天 1kReads9.2Score11814d adds
- 4 Quick Transmigration: The Villain Is Too Clingy, and the Host Can't Handle It 快穿：反派太黏人，宿主扛不住 [Sweet Romance + Yandere] Tang Li died unexpectedly. To collect life points and come back to life, he travels with a System to various small worlds, fulfilling the wishes of doomed side characters with tragic fates. Fishy: [Dad, this mission is so hard. What should we do?] Tang Li says it’s a piece of cake. He’s best at acting obedient, playing the victim, and making people feel sorry for him. But if he’s already being so sweet and well-behaved, why do the villains still look at him like they wa 1.9kReads9.4Score23214d adds
- 5 Quick Transmigration: I Refused to Be a Stand-In, Yet the Male Supporting Lead Dotes on Me 快穿：不做替身的我被男配宠上天 Qing Ai was a renowned internist at C City First People's Hospital and a well-known professor at the medical university. During a heart operation, the patient tragically died. Unable to bear the loss, the patient's family blamed Qing Ai for everything. In the course of a hospital disturbance, one of them stabbed Qing Ai, who died as a result. He thought his life had ended there, but a System appeared from the heavens and gave him a chance to start over. The condition was that he travel to myriad 1.6kReads9.3Score14414d adds
- 6 Quick Transmigration: I Made the Devoted Second Male Lead Fall Hard 快穿：我把深情男二撩疯了 Kong Yu is the owner and chief designer of Yuluo, with a bright future ahead of him. Who could have guessed that a rival, jealous of him for ages, would bribe someone to run him down? Just as he thought his life was over, he was bound to a black sesame tangyuan calling itself a System, which claimed it could help him come back to life. He agreed without a second thought. Kong Yu had always been a fighter. How could he just die like this? From then on, Kong Yu transmigrated through different worl 1.3kReads9.3Score14114d adds
- 7 I Became the Female Lead's Sword Spirit, Only to Be Doted on by Four Powerhouses 穿成女主剑灵，反被四个大佬团宠 [Two Male Leads, No CP + Beloved by All + Powerful Cultivators + Face-Slapping Scum + Everyone's Favorite + Love Triangle Showdowns] After He Cen died, he transmigrated into the sword spirit of the heroine of an old-school cultivation romance. The sword spirit had once followed the heroine through countless battles and was one of her most devoted admirers. But after transmigrating, He Cen discovered that the heroine, once overwhelmingly powerful and devoted to the world, had long ago been taken 6.8kReads9.1Score92214d adds
- 8 So Dreamy! He’s Both Seductive and Wild 够苏！他又欲又野 [Roguishly handsome, cocky race car driver X glamorous jewelry designer] [Two powerful families + sweet romance + both leads are each other's first] Jiang Yu is the heir to one of the capital's top families, yet instead of inheriting the family business, he spends all day tinkering with race cars. A line of English is tattooed on his forearm: Freedom is supreme. He has a face that draws women like bees to honey. Countless women want to ride in the passenger seat, but none of them get their wish. 21.8kReads9.3Score2.3k14d adds
- 9 Quick Transmigration: Shh! Be Good! The Yandere Has Chains 快穿：嘘！要乖！疯批手里有锁链 [Two male leads + flirtatious seduction + sweet, swoony romance + the pursuer's road to redemption] Jiang Nonglian was originally the System of the Main God. After finally winning his freedom and obtaining a body, he was dragged off by the Main God to get married. Then the Main God blew himself up, shattering his divine soul into pieces. Main God: “Lianlian, if you don't go down to the mortal world and find my soul fragments, you'll be a widow.” Jiang Nonglian: “???” With no other choice, Jian 6.5kReads9.5Score88414d adds
- 10 My Brother Is Hard to Resist 哥哥不经撩 11.7kReads9.4Score1.5k14d adds
- 11 I’m the Only One in the World Without Powers 全世界只有我没有异能 The apocalypse arrives, and after destruction comes new life. Everyone gains special abilities, while Li Chang'an, who has none, lives like a beast. Some teach him to be kind to others; others teach him to fight his way to a better world. Little by little, he comes to believe that there is light even in the darkness. Though the road is hard, he still wants to become one of the strongest, standing at the very top. But one day, the light vanishes before his eyes. 5kReads9.4Score79914d adds
- 12 The Peerless Adorable Baby: Her Genius Mother Is Stunning 绝世萌宝：天才娘亲帅炸了 Ye Chuyue, the notorious foolish and ugly woman of the Shenwu Empire, had an illicit affair and gave birth to an illegitimate child. On the day her fiancé was to marry, she leapt from the city wall in her wedding robes and died for love. When her beautiful eyes opened again, the ancient martial arts sect leader from the 21st century was ready to unleash a storm of blood and wash away her disgrace! A good-for-nothing? She can shake an empire with her bare hands and trample the world beneath her f 35.8kReads9.5Score5.3k14d adds
- 13 You’re Forcing Me to the Countryside? This Scientist’s Wife Will Empty Your Whole House 逼我下乡？科研军嫂搬空你全家 [Military Marriage + Period Setting + Powerful Lead + Face-Slapping + One-on-One Romance] Xia Li, a powerful wielder of both thunder and space abilities, had just come through the apocalypse. She became the founding general entrusted with the New World's Omniscient Eye System, ready to enjoy a quiet retirement. She only took a short nap, but transmigrated instead. After transmigrating, she faced two choices: Either marry a self-important mama's boy who expected her to put up with his mistress af 125kReads9.4Score10.2k14d adds
- 14 They Throw Mud at Me, So I Lie Down and Sue Them for 38,000 别人朝我扔泥巴，躺下讹他三万八 [Absurd comedy + livestreaming + going crazy anywhere, anytime] Qiao Xi takes on a mission from the Space-Time Administration, transmigrating into a tragic romance novel to fix its plot. She becomes a nobody with barely any fame and is bound to a Truth-Telling System. From then on, the tragic romance takes a bizarre turn... During a variety show livestream, she is asked why she works so hard. Guest 1: “I thought of the hardworking farmers.” Guest 2: “My grandma was a farmer. I miss her so much.” 42.3kReads9.5Score5.3k14d adds
- 15 Shocking! The Secret Identity Big Shot Takes the White Lotus Down From Every Angle 惊！马甲大佬她对白莲花横踢竖卷 [Publishing deal signed] [Satisfying revenge, lighthearted comedy, secret identities, putting scumbags in their place, a quirky and formidable mercenary boss VS a principled young heir from Beijing’s elite circles, devoted heroine] At their first meeting, Shu Lan shoots Lu Jinhan and leaves him badly wounded. She chases him all the way back to China, then becomes an ordinary university student. He runs, she chases; he has nowhere to hide. She’s the world’s number-one mercenary king! She’s a foun 56kReads9.5Score6.6k14d adds
- 16 Apocalypse Rebirth: The Big Shot Starts by Stockpiling a Million Supplies 末世重生：大佬从百万囤货开始 [Apocalypse + ruthless heroine + System storage space + stockpiling supplies + infrastructure building + strong female lead + an outrageously powerful golden finger!] Han Qingxia, a hardened survivor who struggled through ten years of the apocalypse, is betrayed by her base while it’s under siege by zombies. She opens her eyes and finds herself back half a month before the apocalypse! Her deadbeat father, awful grandmother, and stepmother are still trying to force her out of her home so her brot 97.4kReads9.4Score8.6k14d adds
- 17 Sweet and Sensual! The Aloof God of the Main System Knows How to Flirt, Comfort, and Act Cute 甜欲！冷舔主神他会撩会哄会撒娇 [Print edition published under contract] [Comic adaptation now available] [Quick transmigration, two male leads, satisfying and sweet] [Both powerful and devoted, exclusive 1v1 romance] Si Jin, Heaven's No. 001 prisoner, is sentenced to live through all kinds of tragic lives across three thousand worlds because his sin score is far too high. The supervising System trembles with fear: “Please behave, boss. Follow the plot properly, or the main System will punish you...” Si Jin wiggles a finger an 44.4kReads9.6Score4.5k14d adds
- 18 I Saved the Entire Sect by Giving Up 我靠摆烂拯救了全宗门 (The second physical volume is out) Ye Qiao woke up one day to find she had become the second senior sister, a tool character in a novel about a girl adored by everyone. In the novel, whenever the junior sister was in trouble, the second senior sister stepped in. If the junior sister wanted a divine artifact, the second senior sister fetched it. If the junior sister lacked a spiritual root, hers had to be dug out. Ye Qiao was at her breaking point. She fled the mountain in the middle of the nigh 217.1kReads9.6Score24.3k14d adds
- 19 EN Unhinged? We're All Unhinged—and That's a Good Thing! 癫，都癫，癫点好啊 [Super-Sweet 1v1]+ [Silly Humor and Memes]+ [Showbiz]+ [Dating Variety Show]+ [Face-Slapping] [Unhinged Actress vs. CEO with a Mind of His Own] Betrayed by her scumbag boyfriend, she transmigrated into a book and was immediately stabbed and sent to the hospital by an extremist shipper. Xie Mi went berserk on the spot, spouting wild claims in the livestream. “Come on! Stab me! All of you, stab me! I'll blow up the Earth!” A passerby who had wandered into the livestream nearly fainted. Okay, okay. 335.5kReads9.8Score46.5k14d adds
- 20 EN Learning to Slay Gods in the Psychiatric Hospital 我在精神病院学斩神 A must-read hit on Tomato Novel | Original novel of the hit anime Slay the Gods | IP influence on the China Online Literature Influence List | 2023 China Good Novel Have you ever wondered whether monsters from ancient myths lurk beneath the neon-lit city? Have you ever wondered whether gods stand watch over humanity atop the moon hanging high above us? Have you ever wondered whether extraordinary people walk among us in our bustling modern cities, acting in the gods’ stead? In the society ruled 992.2kReads9.9Score158.5k14d adds
