Novels like The Obsessed Cannon Fodder Stole the Protagonist’s Spotlight and Got Mind-Read
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- 101 Mind Reading: The Reborn Fox Cub Is Spoiled by Everyone 读心：重生的狐狸崽被各界抢着宠 (Mind-reading + reborn + nine-tailed fox baby boy + doted on by everyone + face-slapping + lighthearted + heartwarming coming-of-age + fictional setting) Bai Yiluo, the last god of the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan, died, only to discover that he had been reborn. He looked at his family, whose fate had been tragic in his last life, then at his own tiny hands and feet. He couldn’t even talk yet. Worried, he tugged at the sparse fuzz on his head. Fox King: “Xiao Qi, are you hungry? Here, have some milk.” [ 1.3kReads9.3Score18814d adds
- 102 The Legend of Lu Hua and Hua Fei 吕华与华飞传说 The Legend of Lü Hua and Hua Fei 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 103 The Legend of Tang Xiaoming and Ye Hua 唐小鸣与叶华传说 The Legend of Tang Xiaoming and Ye Hua 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 104 EN I Was Exposed After the Big Shot Gained the Ability to Read Minds 大佬会读心后我翻车了 Shi Wei transmigrated into a harem novel as a cannon-fodder character, then ended up marrying a powerful man who couldn't stand him. “You, Ji Hanchuan, wouldn't touch me even if it meant jumping off here and dying out there, would you?” “That's right.” Shi Wei understood. Before leaving, he took one last look at Ji Hanchuan. “Is he really a man?” Ji Hanchuan froze. He unexpectedly discovered that he could hear Shi Wei's thoughts. Only then did he realize Shi Wei was a brilliant actor: on the sur 820Reads9.3Score18514d adds
- 105 Everyone Can Read Minds, and the Villainess Is Losing It! 全员读心术，反派女配人麻了！ [Mind Reading + Transmigrate Into a Book + System + Cultivation + Villain] Su Ye was terminally ill, and then she died. Fortunately, heaven hadn't abandoned her. She transmigrated into a cultivation novel and was bound to a villain cannon-fodder System. The System said that if she completed her missions, she could retire in this world, and she believed it. She was an orphan anyway. What difference did it make where she stayed? But... wait, wasn't something off? The domineering, dashing, aloof ma 2.2kReads9.0Score34814d adds
- 106 The Legend of Hua Xiang and Ling Zifei 华翔与灵子飞传说 The Legend of Huaxiang and Lingzi Fei —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 107 Three Realms Middleman: Raising a Husband in Ancient Times 三界倒爷：古代养夫郎 (Starting from Scratch: Farming and Raising a Husband) He Xiao is a mercenary feared throughout the rainforest at Dalian Pass, the infamous Lord Xiao of the lawless borderlands, and the ruler of diamond and jade mines. One day, his cultivation-obsessed father gives him an ancient jade, and he becomes bound to the [Three Realms Space System]. He can not only see through everything, but also travel bodily at will between the modern world, another world, and ancient times! The very first time he st 1.4kReads—Score36714d adds
- 108 EN Want to Sleep, Need One More, Interested? 想睡觉，二缺一，来吗？ [Two male leads + entertainment industry + mind-reading + transmigrate into a book + sweet romance] Lu Chiyan transmigrates into a book, becoming one of the two male leads in a tragic novel where characters die left and right. Worse, he’s an extreme doormat with a masochistic streak. He keeps chasing after someone until he ends up with nothing and loses his life. To save himself, Lu Chiyan dumps the other male lead as soon as he transmigrates into the book, then turns around and latches onto the 7.4kReads9.3Score1.3k14d adds
- 109 Drawing Eyes 画眼睛 Most people are blind in both eyes and heart. They recognize clothes, not people; they see only profit and can’t see cause and effect. The blind are stubborn and foolish. Who will paint eyes for all living beings? 22.6kReads9.5Score3.9k14d adds
- 110 After Becoming a Fake Young Master, the Real One Sets His Sights on Me 穿成假少爷后，我被真少爷盯上了 [Two male leads + true and fake young masters + transmigrate into a book + comedy + System + mind-reading] Lu She transmigrated into a book as its great villain. He wanted to mend his ways and be a decent person, but the System forced him to act like anything but one. [You can only go back after you’ve followed the villain’s path to the end.] In the book, the villain was a spoiled rich kid who never studied or applied himself. Then people discovered he wasn’t the Lu family’s real young master. T 2.9kReads8.9Score52014d adds
- 111 EN Weren't You a Wildly Passionate Villain? Why Do You Melt at One Kiss? 不是狂情反派吗？怎么一亲就软 [Two Male Leads + One-on-One, Physically and Emotionally Faithful + Showbiz + Inner Thoughts + Sugary Sweet] Song Mingzhou transmigrates into a novel as a doomed antagonist, a scandal-ridden nobody who turns to hatred after falling in love. He has to complete the plot missions before he can return and inherit billions. All right, all right. So that’s how you want to play it? His mission is to pretend to get close to antagonist Duan Xun, but Song Mingzhou takes the act seriously, calling him “big 3.5kReads9.3Score65414d adds
- 112 Damn! I Became a Saintly Male Tutor in a Cliché Romance, and Now Everyone’s Fighting over Me 淦！狗血文里当家教男菩萨被疯抢 [Mind-reading + one-on-one romance + college + villains everywhere + over-the-top wealthy-family drama + livestreaming + face-slapping and trash-taking-down + satisfying, sweet, and hilarious] Jiang Qi transmigrated into a tragic cannon-fodder tutor in an over-the-top melodrama. Jiang Qi, once a massively popular Douyin livestreamer who raked in money as a swoon-worthy heartthrob, thought: With natural advantages like these, why the hell would I work as a tutor?! He tried to find a chance to qui 4.1kReads9.3Score63514d adds
- 113 EN After the Whole Cultivation World Heard My Thoughts, I Became Everyone's Darling 全修仙界听到我心声后，我成团宠 [Dual Male Leads + Mind Reading + Everyone’s Favorite + Romantic Rivalry + Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger + Sweet Romance] Shen Leyan transmigrates into a cultivation novel as a low-ranking disciple assigned to guard the sect’s gates. His daily duties consist of slacking off, eating, and drinking. What a life!!! Shen Leyan is content to lie flat, but everyone else in the sect meets a tragic end in the original story. The sect master cultivates the ruthless path: aloof and solitary, he is rever 4.2kReads9.3Score63814d adds
- 114 EN After the Domineering CEO Heard My Thoughts, He Started Craving Me 霸总读我心声后，馋上了我 [Dual Male Leads + Mind Reading + Lighthearted Comedy + Awakening + 1v1 Romance + Sweet Everyday Moments + Both Pure] Song Shi'an had worked diligently as the CEO's assistant for five years when he suddenly awakened and realized he was inside an old-school CEO romance novel! In the first half, the CEO torments his wife over and over; in the second half, he chases her and suffers for it. And Song Shi'an, as the all-purpose assistant in the book, can do practically anything! But why has the plot g 34.5kReads9.1Score5.6k14d adds
- 115 Isn't the Crown Prince Supposed to Be a Yandere? Why Is He Sneaking a Kiss from the Shy Girl! 不是病娇太子？怎么偷亲小社恐！ [Two Male Leads + Transmigrate into a Book + Mind Reading + Sweet Romance + Mutual Healing] [Cold, Possessive Top × Handsome, Socially Anxious Bottom] Su Jinyuan transmigrated into a sweet romance power fantasy. Unfortunately, he became a disposable character who didn’t survive past the first chapter. In the original story, the cannon-fodder character was sent in someone else’s place to marry the villainous Crown Prince and bring him good fortune. He met a horrific end on his wedding night, dren 15.3kReads9.4Score2.7k14d adds
- 116 The Legend of Lu Ding 陆鼎记 After transmigrating into a cultivation world, the impoverished young beggar Lu Hao unexpectedly acquires an ancient divine cauldron. With a mortal body, he steps onto the path to immortality, refining all things under heaven and crushing countless prodigies. From a lowly boy begging on the streets, he fights his way upward and embarks on the road to immortality! 62Reads—Score—14d adds
- 117 Guo Xiaoqi’s Love Story 郭小七的爱情 Guo Xiaoqi was born into a rural family obsessed with having sons. She had little schooling, but was very beautiful. As an adult, she was pursued by a married man. The two did everything they could to finally get married, but married life was not as wonderful as they had imagined, and she endured all kinds of hardship. After many twists and turns, she finally understood that she could rely on no one but herself. 509Reads8.9Score3714d adds
- 118 The Jade Wave Immortal Lake 碧波仙湖 The Emerald Lake of Immortals 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 119 The Neighbor's Young Wife Schemed Against Me and Ruined Half My Life 隔壁小媳妇算计我，毁我半生 [Period drama] [Northeastern factory district] [Forbidden affair] [Deception and schemes] [Pregnancy troubles] [Long-buried secrets] [Redemption through guilt] [A painfully realistic tragedy] In a northeastern chemical factory neighborhood in the 1980s, the life of honest factory worker Jia Jun is ruined by the young wife next door! One act of misplaced trust draws him into the enormous lie Su Min has spun. One wrong step, and he's trapped in a forbidden affair, lost beyond redemption! An unexpe 5.7kReads8.1Score27114d adds
- 120 The Legend of Hua Fei and Hua Xiaoyao 华飞与华逍遥传说 The Legend of Hua Fei and Hua Xiaoyao 103Reads—Score314d adds
- 121 EN Trapped in a CEO Romance, I Struggle to Protect His Unhinged Older Brother 身陷霸总文学，努力护住癫公他哥 [Complete + two male leads + workplace gossip + mind reading + one-on-one romance + comedy + unhinged men and women] [Assistant who falls apart every day × silent, gossip-loving CEO] Also known as: I Gossip About People and Bring Them All Down! Zhu Yu, who loves money, wakes up inside the CEO romance novel he’d been reading. That would be fine if it were just one book, but the problem is that every novel by this author is connected. Three pairs of unhinged men and women in one world!!! Luckily, 7.6kReads9.4Score1.1k14d adds
- 122 EN After Marrying the Villain as a Substitute, the Cannon Fodder Can't Get a Divorce 替嫁给反派后，炮灰他离不掉了 [Two male leads + System + golden finger + cheat ability + comeback] 1. Luo Beishi has been despised by his adoptive parents ever since he was little. His biological parents are just as dismissive and impatient with him. In everyone else's eyes, Luo Beishi is a domineering, bullying impostor who stole the real young master's place. No matter how hard he tries, he's only ever a foil for the real young master. He gets no recognition, only ridicule. 2. Shortly after he turns twenty, his adoptive pa 6.7kReads9.4Score1k14d adds
- 123 Laughing My Way Through a Perilous Path to Immortality 笑闯凶险仙路 Ye Bufan, a useless mortal unable to cultivate, obtains a Nascent Soul spiritual treasure. Traditional cultivation, slow-burn and cautious, no brainless decisions, no harem, no female lead, the Myriad Worlds, decisive and ruthless, and an invincible protagonist. The cultivation realms are Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Deity Transformation, and beyond… 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 124 The Empress Stepmom's Fury Throws the Whole Family Into a Panic 皇后后妈一怒全家都慌了 The short drama of the same name is now streaming! Come check it out! Ancient-to-modern transmigration + transmigrate into a book + married first, love later + sweet romance + devoted couple + raising kids When Empress Shen Nanke opens her eyes again, she finds herself inside a storybook, as the stepmother of two children. Her stepson is the villain who turns evil in a CEO romance, and her stepdaughter is a doomed backup love interest. There's also some thing called a System that insists she bin 3kReads9.1Score36114d adds
- 125 You're the Only One Written in My Fate 我命中只要你 A sudden fire bound their fates together... There are so many fun and beautiful things in growing up. You watched me grow, you kept me safe, and you were always meant to be mine. I only want to be by your side. We weathered twists and turns and overcame convention. We'll never leave each other, no matter what... 11Reads6.3Score16714d adds
- 126 Reborn in the 1960s: I Find Myself a Stepmother 重生60年代：我给自己找后妈 When Chen Guoping died of lung cancer, his mother was busy having a grand old time gossiping with the neighborhood women! In his previous life, she had kept him under her thumb since childhood: she wouldn’t let him take the college entrance exam, forced him to hand over his wages, and criticized every woman he wanted to marry. Ignoring the nature of his work, she insisted that he and his wife risk having a third child. In the end, he was fired for exceeding the birth quota, and his family of fiv 21.5kReads8.4Score1.3k14d adds
- 127 Sunny Skies Above the Humble Life 鸡毛之上有晴天 [Marriage and love] [Heartbreak] [Betrayal] [Comeback] [Redemption] [The truth about marriage] [Urban romance] [Realistic relationships] [Healing] A broken marriage has worn away every last trace of warmth, leaving two lives utterly out of step! He fought his way up from being a low-level technician at a chemical plant, only to have his own brother steal his hard work and stab him in the back! His former lover suffers through pregnancy; old love and hatred entangle them, betrayal cuts deep, devo 1.2kReads8.1Score10414d adds
- 128 A Geisha’s Dream 瑰夏之梦 One midsummer day in my second year of high school, I glimpsed Xiao Ruohua at the library, bent over her books by the window. She became the Guixia rose I kept hidden in my heart. For twelve long years, I watched her from afar. I saw her shine as she sang onstage and dazzle everyone in debate competitions. I also saw her hide beneath the protection of the Chu family, suppress all her talents, and become an obedient, almost invisible stepdaughter. I watched in silence and quietly made my way towa 39Reads—Score—14d adds
- 129 Financial Ruin 破財 Dead... They're dead. The day the secret sealed away for nine years was revealed, everyone in Yunshui Town died! In the past, Cen Ziyu always thought the mountain demon that ate children was just a bizarre tale the adults had made up to scare them. Until one day, he uneasily remembered something. When he was little... he had eaten a person! Cen Ziyu and his grandmother depend on each other. Their life is hard, but the uncles and aunties in Yunshui Town have always been kind to them, ofte 276Reads—Score4714d adds
- 130 After Reading His Mind, the Celibate Tycoon Spoiled the Little Playboy Rotten 读心后禁欲大佬把小纨绔宠上天了 [Male-male romance + mutually devoted, one-on-one couple + sweet indulgence + a little goofy] [Mind-reading, abstinent, scheming fatherly CEO Qin Zhiyan × Cocky yet timid, spoiled and pretty young master Tang Keyi, adored by his whole family] The young master of the Tang family, Tang Keyi, is stunningly handsome but notoriously spoiled, and he even declares that he'll marry no one but Qin Zhiyan! Qin Zhiyan is the head of the capital's most powerful family, aloof and abstinent, with no interest 2.8kReads9.5Score47114d adds
- 131 You Were the Only One I Chose 唯独选中你 A wealthy CEO meets a lively, fun-loving young master, but only because the latter has been hired as a playmate for his flirtatious younger sister. To help his uncle’s company grow, he is forced to take the job. He never expected the girl to have a handsome, sharp-witted older brother... Their meeting turns into love, and the whole thing is so much fun, completely beyond his expectations! Is it because he doesn’t trust women, so he trusts men more?! That’s right, you’re the one fate has chosen f 95Reads—Score—14d adds
- 132 The All-Around Scumbag 全能渣男 What defines a scumbag? He’s more capable and talented than the average man, with abilities beyond what most people can imagine. His own skills could easily provide a comfortable, prosperous life, but then there’s his younger sister, who’s a complete spendthrift… Somehow, she always manages to make him poor again. Now he’s taken on another job. Based on his past experience, it looks like an easy one, but in practice… one unexpected complication follows another. His employer demands success and n 171Reads—Score—14d adds
- 133 The Demon Dragon and Diancang 魔龙与点苍 The Demon Dragon and Diancang 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 134 Proud Flame Spirit Demon 骄焰灵妖 During a thunderstorm, a baby fell from the sky and landed at the Lingyun Mountain Sect. He had a unique constitution and a lively, cheerful personality. No matter how skilled he was, he loved playing the hero and throwing himself into danger. Fortunately, he had a senior brother with immense spiritual power and cultivation, who could always help him escape trouble. After one remarkable encounter after another, he was forced to confirm his true identity. He grew stronger and stronger, while misu 54Reads—Score1714d adds
- 135 A Mind Reader’s Guide to Caring for Dr. Lu, the Sickly Beauty 读心后，病美人陆医生的养护指南 [Marriage First, Love Later / Sweet Romance / Guiding Lover / Both Pure / Healing] [An innocent, sensitive bottom whose inner thoughts are full of outrageous remarks] x [A sunny, gentle painter with an emotional disorder] To treat his emotional recognition disorder, genius painter Liang Tingqiu was set up on a blind date by his mother. His date was a young doctor who seemed sweet, aloof, and serious on the surface, but had a very lively inner voice. Curse those damn human traffickers! I've final 8.5kReads9.3Score1.7k14d adds
- 136 The Zombie Boss Can Read Minds, and the Apocalypse Squad Leader Is on a Rampage 丧尸大佬会读心，末世队长杀疯了 [Mind-reading zombie warning] No-nonsense survivor team leader Fang Leyan vs. half-mutated psychic zombie big shot Pei Chao One of the few humans left in the apocalypse, Fang Leyan dodged the zombies’ jaws and adapted to the pollution, only to be betrayed by the teammates he had protected for months. He fell from the roof of the seventh floor into a horde of zombies, and happened to land in the Zombie King’s arms. Zombie King: A sacrifice? Fang Leyan thinks to himself: [Holy crap, I’d rather hav 6.2kReads9.3Score98114d adds
- 137 After the Obsessive Big Shot Reads Her Mind, the Little Mermaid Gets Rich Overnight 偏执大佬读心后，小人鱼一夜暴富 [No female lead, school life followed by the entertainment industry, sweet romance] The little mermaid is chosen by the Lord God. If he completes a long-term task, he’ll be able to live on land. Holding up his Garlic System, he ponders: Should he eat the chips first, or the shrimp? But the male lead in the book is obsessive and aloof. Maybe he should earn the male lead’s trust first! The little mermaid thinks he’s clever, but the male lead can hear every thought in his head. The obsessive male l 422Reads9.5Score10514d adds
- 138 How Did the Cannon Fodder Become Everyone's Dream Girl? 炮灰怎么成了万人迷 Everyone’s Favorite Sui Yuan transmigrated into an interstellar novel that was full of suggestive scenes that never quite went all the way. Just as expected, he became the fifth cannon-fodder male lead, who shared his name with the original character. In the original, the fifth male lead was a total creep and an obsessive simp. As expected, he was eventually killed off by one of the other male leads. But now: Sui Yuan: Simping is on pause. I’m going to be the number-one spectator for the protag 3.1kReads9.1Score45814d adds
- 139 The Legend of Shushan 蜀山传说 The Legend of Shu Mountain 66Reads—Score—14d adds
- 140 EN After Transmigrating into a Book: The Scheming, Unhinged Crown Prince Reads My Mind 穿书后：我被腹黑疯批太子读心了 [Male Lead + Both Leads Are Each Other’s First and Only + Unhinged + A Little Goofy] After pulling an all-nighter and dying suddenly, he transmigrates into a male-oriented novel on Qidian that he’s been obsessively reading. He becomes a minor cannon-fodder character who dies after being sent to solitary confinement for offending the crown prince. Along the way, he activates the [Death-Seeking System]: as long as he dies, he can come back to life in his original world! Overjoyed and moved to tear 1.8kReads9.5Score32614d adds
- 141 Wind and Rain in Huayan 华炎风雨 Huayan Through Wind and Rain 55Reads—Score—14d adds
- 142 There Are Hardly Any Normal People in the Entire Sect 整个宗门没有几个正常人 [Two male leads, both each other’s only one, 1v1] [If you don’t like it, please don’t leave nasty comments] [After the pursuer makes eye contact with the receiver, he can read his mind] Si Tianshui is a college student who stayed up all night memorizing material for his exams so he wouldn’t fail. To his shock, he dies suddenly and transmigrates to the cultivation world. Transmigration is one thing, but the problem is that he doesn’t even know the plot. He throws his head back and cries, “This is 6.7kReads9.2Score98714d adds
- 143 Shock! After He Read Her Mind, Her Younger Uncle Started Making a Move on Her Man 惊！被读心后小叔他开始撬墙角啦 [Transmigrate into a book] [Mind-reading] [System] [Your Ex's Uncle] [Mutual Devotion] [A Useless System That Doesn't Follow the Plot] [Sweet Romance] [Comedy] Qu Xinning is punished by an OOC System after transmigrating into a book! Forced to play the lovesick fool for a scumbag for a whole month, she's finally reached the day she's been waiting for! She's going to secretly photograph the scumbag cheating with his unattainable first love! But she ends up hiding in the room of the scumbag's uncl 5.8kReads9.3Score83314d adds
- 144 A Powerful Figure Transmigrates to Ancient Times and Dotes Only on His Poor Little Husband 大佬穿越古代独宠可怜小夫郎 (Transmigration, supernatural abilities, food, farming, devoted romance, 1v1, sweet romance) Han Mo transmigrates with supernatural abilities and starts from the bottom, with an empty house and just a few acres of poor farmland. His master has even arranged a poor husband for him. What can he do? He’ll take care of him! With his wood-type powers, he’ll make a fortune. Let them look down on us: we’ll show them how well we can thrive. 786Reads—Score—14d adds
- 145 What? A CEO's Secretary? I'm Totally Unhinged! 什么？霸总秘书？包颠的啊 [Male-Male Romance + Overworked Office Worker + CEO Romance + Worker Goes Off the Rails + Mutual Firsts] Guys, can you believe it? A poor college student wins five million yuan. Then he wakes up the next morning and finds himself working as a CEO’s secretary. There’s no escaping the fate of an office worker. Classic CEO line: “It’s dawn. The Wang Group should go bankrupt now. Secretary Lin, I want the Wang Group bankrupt within a month.” Lin Yang wants nothing more than to fling his resignation 12.2kReads9.2Score1.9k14d adds
- 146 Qingyun and Jiange 青云与剑阁 Qingyun and the Sword Pavilion 139Reads—Score—14d adds
- 147 Book Transmigration: The Sickly Obsessive Tycoon Gains Mind Reading and Begs for Hugs Every Day 穿书：病娇大佬有了读心术后天天求抱抱 Shen Yu eagerly awaited his divorce, but to his surprise, his yandere CEO husband suddenly gained the ability to read minds! Amid one dramatic scene after another, Shen Yu put on a masterful performance. “Brother Rui is the love of my life.” [That bastard still hasn't asked for a divorce. Do I have to blow his head off?] Feng Sirui was stunned. You'd cause a death just to get a divorce? “Brother Rui, my body and soul belong to you. Could you please not leave me?” [If that bastard dares touch me, 2.1kReads9.3Score40214d adds
- 148 The Strange Events of Yunjing 云京诡异事件 Strange Incidents in Yunjing 36Reads—Score—14d adds
- 149 Yunhua's Time Travel 云华时空穿梭 Yunhua's Journey Through Time and Space 62Reads—Score—14d adds
- 150 The Tale of Yun Yao 云遥传 The Tale of Yun Yao 116Reads—Score414d adds
