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- 1 Quick Transmigration Means Keeping Up with Current Events 快穿要紧跟时事 A modern revenge story about quick transmigration. The heroine is great at face-slapping, taking down scumbags, and giving people a piece of her mind. There’s no male lead or romance, and the story is told through several separate tales. The inspiration came from the news, so you could say it’s based on real events! The heroine has no golden finger! The heroine has no golden finger! The heroine has no golden finger! I’m saying it three times because it’s important! Since the stories are inspired 544Reads8.7Score10214d adds
- 2 Reborn as the Wicked Queen: I’m Going to Be Queen 恶毒王后重生之我要当女王 The Wicked Queen Is Reborn: I’m Going to Be Queen —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Sis, Don’t Mess with Me! 姐,不好惹! I’m a three-time Golden Film Award Best Actress, a top-tier star, and a household name in film, television, and music, yet I’ve been cheated on! Scandalous! The fresh-faced nobody I just announced my relationship with has been fooling around behind my back! I caught them in the act! He was cheating with my manager! Watch me unleash my fury, crush that scumbag, and tear that homewrecker apart... 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 I Came Home from My Factory Shift and Was Told I'd Joined the Ranks of the Immortals 打完螺丝回到家,被通知位列仙班 After a Day of Tightening Screws, I Got Home and Was Told I’d Been Granted Immortal Status —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Surviving Tribulations: Getting into Peking University to Become an Actor 历劫:考上北大去演戏 [No romance, a little wish fulfillment, personal growth, career, great strength and a huge appetite, excellent martial arts] [Things to know before reading: 1. The heroine is an immortal monarch descending to the mortal realm to undergo tribulation. The story begins and ends in the immortal realm. 2. It starts with her growing up, studying, and aiming for Peking University. She later takes up acting, but the pace is fairly slow. If you want her to rocket straight to the top, please look elsewher 75Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 6 Going to Japan for Love 为爱赴日 Going to Japan for Love —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 This Heroine Shines All on Her Own 这个女主独自美丽 [A quick reminder: Updates and reading whenever inspiration strikes.] [No romance, just an ordinary retirement story.] [New writer here. Please go easy on me. If you have feedback, just say so. Please don’t flame me, or I’ll lose my creative spark.] [There is no male lead. None at all. Even if there were one, he’d belong to someone else, not the female lead.] 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 The System Dragged Me Off to Write Little Essays 被系统抓去写小作文 No romance! No romance! No romance! Important things must be said three times! [System + Farming + Business + Family Comeback + A Slow, Steady Life] (The heroine has a golden finger, but relies more on her brains. She builds her fortune gradually, is savvy in dealing with people, and never forgets a kindness or a grudge.) He Yu, a woman in a vegetative state, binds herself to a System for Reforming Villains. When she opens her eyes, she’s become the pampered little sister of a farming family. T —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Side Character, Don’t Be Afraid! Your Host Is Coming with a Blade 炮灰女配你别怕!宿主她提刀来了 [No CP + Feel-Good Story + Strong Female Lead + Revenge on Scumbags + Face-Slapping] Ji Ning died on a mission, but luckily she was bound to a System calling itself Number 1018. Her soul was pulled into the System's space, and to survive, Ji Ning began traveling through various worlds to fulfill the wishes of cannon fodder with deep-seated regrets. Who could have guessed that her very first beginner mission would start with a chaotic love triangle? As soon as Ji Ning entered the world, a female 99Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 My Wife's Whole Family Has Been Bleeding Me Dry. I've Had Enough 老婆全家都吸我的血,我怒了 My Wife's Whole Family Was Bleeding Me Dry. I'd Had Enough —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 I Have a Lonely Friend 我有一个孤独的朋友 I Have a Lonely Friend —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 A Reborn Troublemaker? Welcome to the Hour of Erasure 重生者作妖?欢迎来到抹杀时刻 (No romance + quick transmigration + no saintly heroine) The reborn are running rampant, causing worlds to collapse? Lou Yan: “Couldn’t care less.” When it comes to the reborn: if they’re easy on the eyes, she praises them; if they’re in her way, she slaughters them. As for the worlds: she usually has no opinion. If she does, it’s never an ordinary one. * One day, the Book of Ten Thousand Worlds received an unstable signal: [Do something about that **beat them… boo… help…] When the Book of Ten T 27Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 13 The Neighbor You Can't See 看不到的邻居 The Neighbor You Can’t See —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 A Sword Cultivator Who Swings a Sledgehammer 一个抡大锤的剑修 This book just launched in November. Come take a look! [Cultivation] [No CP] [Plenty of opportunities] [System + soul-based golden finger] The first six chapters simply set up the fact that Huang Xi knows how to craft artifacts. Later, she’ll join the Qingxuan Sect and cultivate, where she’ll encounter plenty of opportunities. Then she’ll leave the sect to gain experience and meet an old thief, who’ll teach Huang Xi lots of rather underhanded cultivation techniques. Later, he’ll also keep her bu 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 The Real Heiress Doesn't Do Face-Slapping Anymore, She Just Wants to Spank His Ass 真千金不打脸了,她只想打pg [Transmigration + the real and fake heiresses + face-slapping wish fulfillment + no romance + no golden finger + absolutely no forgiveness] Jiang Mingqiu was a bodyguard. While protecting a celebrity who liked going to bars in the middle of the night, her vision went black and she died of overwork in the most abrupt way imaginable. Then her vision went bright again, and she transmigrated, just as abruptly. Looking at the impoverished surroundings, she initially thought she was headed down the fa 11Reads5.0Score—14d adds
- 16 An Engineer Transmigrates: With My Health Bar Almost Empty, I Plug Myself In 工程师穿越,血条见底我反手插电 [Engineer transmigrates into another body + cultivating with electricity + scheming righteous path + keeping a low profile + no romance + career-focused strong female lead] Don't mess with the woman who treats spiritual energy like alternating current. She's seriously toxic. On the first day after transmigrating into another body, she was dumped in a mass grave. Using her own blood as a wire, she electrocuted herself back to life. She keeps a low profile, keeps running, and quietly focuses on 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Four Hundred Million Roses 四万万朵玫瑰 Four Hundred Million Roses 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 From the Underworld: Slaying My Way from the Mortal World to the Immortal Realm 自冥界而来:从凡间杀穿仙界 Soul transmigration + revenge, ruthless and decisive, absolutely no saintly heroine!!! No romance. No romance!!! No romance!!! No romance!!! No romance!!! No romance!!! No romance!!! No romance!!! No romance!!! No romance!!! No romance!!! No romance!!! No romance!!! No romance!!! No romance!!! No romance!!! No romance!!! No romance!!! No romance!!! No romance!!! No romance!!! No romance!!! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 The Villainess Returned Home with a System, and Everyone Heard Her Inner Thoughts 反派女配带系统回家心声被听到了 (No CP + a little mind-reading + real and fake heiresses + System + strong heroine + easygoing, laid-back heroine) Su Cheng had been fighting tooth and nail to survive in the cultivation world. But when she went through her tribulation to become a Deity Transformation cultivator, the Heavenly Dao of that world sent her back to her original one. Still dazed from just getting back, Su Cheng was hit by a System designed to help villainous supporting characters turn their lives around. Then she l 151Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 20 Like, Comment, Share, and I’ll Give You a Million 点赞评论转发,我一人给一百万 Like, comment, and share, and I’ll give each person one million —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Turning My Girlfriend into the Media Company's Top Star 把女友包装成传媒公司头牌 Turning My Girlfriend into the Top Star at a Media Company —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 My Wife's First Love Is a Yandere Girl 老婆初恋是病娇女 My Wife’s First Love Is a Yandere Girl —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Life Is Too Hard, So I Chose to Reincarnate Right Away 这辈子太苦,我选择直接投胎 Life Is Too Hard, So I’m Choosing to Be Reborn 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 When I Learned My Boyfriend's First Love Was About to Become My Stepmom 得知男友的初恋是我准后妈后 After Learning My Boyfriend's First Love Is My Future Stepmom —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 It Turns Out My Husband Loved Him All Along 老公爱的原来是他 Turns Out, My Husband Was in Love with Him —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 Can You Be Happy Dating an African Man? 和非洲男朋友交往,会幸福吗 Can You Be Happy Dating an African Man? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 My Wife's Scheme 老婆的计谋 My Wife's Scheme —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 The Rich Older Woman Fell for Me, a Lowly Security Guard 富婆姐姐爱上我这个小保安 A Wealthy Older Woman Fell for Me, a Lowly Security Guard 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Found Myself a Shy Boyfriend 穿书后,找了个腼腆小男友 [A short, sweet little story] Xia Qing accidentally transmigrated into a book. With no idea who the male and female leads were, she chose to lie flat and diligently learn how to bake cakes. One day, she ran into a boy in an alley who was being beaten up... They met, and he was shy, bashful, and insecure... 3Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 30 System, Please Let Me Be a Real Person 系统求你让我做个人 No CP. Su Xiaohan, a villain who committed evil for ten lifetimes, is chosen by the Main God System after her death. Her memories are erased, and she is sent to experience the hardships of human life. Only by completing missions in various worlds and lowering her sin value can she earn another chance to be human. After binding with System 748, she strays further and further down the path of not being human: from a watermelon, to a mouse, to a military dog, and then a macaque... There is no ident 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 After Being Reborn as a Savage 重生成了野人之后 Who could have imagined that a survival trip in a primeval forest would really take them back to primitive society, where they would become an old woman and find the people living like savages? After arriving, they really did become people of the primitive world, struggling every day just to get by. There are always unexpected dangers, along with the simplest joys. 40Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 32 Marital Betrayal: Love Bites and Wedding Rings 婚变:吻痕与婚戒 Marital Crisis: Love Bites and Wedding Rings —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Raft Survival: All Cursed Objects Hail Me as King 木筏求生:一切诅咒物奉我为王 [Ocean survival, raft survival, a heroine who lies low while her blade strikes fast, pets] The rating is new and will rise. Please give it five stars. Song Zhao is a veteran butcher and a retired pirate captain. She passes the time fishing every day, until she accidentally transmigrates into a maritime battle royale. Sharks block the way ahead. Either the sharks die, or she does. A gray fog hunts her from behind. Touch it and you die. And all kinds of cursed objects come swarming toward her. Son 21Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 34 Mr. Gu, Your Wife Is Sneaking Around Again 顾总,夫人又去偷人了 Mr. Gu, Your Wife Is Off Cheating Again 4.1kReads—Score5014d adds
- 35 Quick Transmigration: Get Lost, Scumbag! 快穿:滚吧!渣男 18Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 36 The King’s Phone Connects to Myriad Worlds 王上的手机通万界 [Female lead, no romance + wish fulfillment + golden finger] Qin Gui is an utterly ordinary little writer whose greatest wish in life is to lie flat. Writing is work. Reading is life. Who could have guessed that after an anger-fueled thousand-word rant about a “wife-chasing crematorium” novel, she would transmigrate straight into the story? Good heavens, she'd transmigrated into a cannon-fodder supporting woman in a trashy romance about scumbags! Luckily, she has a golden finger, and the people 794Reads—Score17614d adds
- 37 Come Learn How to Make Big Money 跟我来学挣大钱 Come with me and learn how to make big money. 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 A Life Out of Place: From Street Punk to Young Master of a Wealthy Family 错位人生:从街头混混到豪门少爷 A Life Out of Place: From Street Punk to Young Master of a Wealthy Family 288Reads—Score214d adds
- 39 Three Years as the Stand-In, Then the One He Loved Returned 接盘三年,白月光回国我选择退场 After Three Years as the Stand-In, I Stepped Aside When Her White-Moonlight Returned from Abroad 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 On the Day We Divorced, I Offered My First Love Fifty Million 离婚当天,我给白月光开价五千万 On the Day of Our Divorce, I Offered My White-Moonlight Fifty Million 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 I Just Got My Dream Guy's WeChat, Then Turned Around and Deleted Him 刚拿到男神微信,我转身就删了 I Got My Crush's WeChat, Then Deleted Him Right Away —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Reborn in the 1990s: Dividing the Family and Seizing the Land, I Become the Queen of Farm Machinery 重生九零分家夺地,我成农机女王 [No Male Lead · No Romance · Female Lead Focused on Her Career · Reborn · Period Setting · Countryside · Farming] Reborn in a rural village in the 1990s, Su Wan immediately secures the rights to her homestead and farmland, inheriting both the house and the land. She goes to school and prepares for exams, runs an agricultural machinery business, collects scrap, and grows crops in greenhouses, devoting all her energy to her education and career. There is no male lead, romance, or flirtation anywhe —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Against the Current: The Storms of Tianyu 逆流而上之天宇风云 [No Romance] [Strong Female Lead] [Space] [Transmigration] [Adorable Children] [Everyday Life] [Light Comedy] [Martial World] [Business] [Fighting] [War, and More] Before transmigrating, the heroine was named Sun Yue. Her story is one of growth and revenge. After transmigrating, she is Su Qingxue, and her story follows her as she raises children, grows alongside them, and becomes stronger. * The heroine transmigrates with a purpose and supplies, deliberately seeking death. * There is no Syst 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 After Marrying into Her Family, I Happily Became a Useless Freeloader 入赘后,我安心当个吃软饭的废物 After Marrying Into Her Family, I Settled Into Life as a Useless Freeloader 271Reads—Score314d adds
- 45 She Regretted It After Saying I Was Just a Distraction 说我只是消遣之后,她后悔了 She Regretted It After Saying I Was Just a Distraction 66Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 The Fragrant Rice Years 稻香年代 Who would have thought that, after one accident, I would keep dreaming of my past life? I decided to change myself and do everything I wanted, living boldly and freely for once. I’ll take my parents flying. 171Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 47 Dream of the Red Chamber: Reborn, Daiyu Raises a Hammer Against Heaven's Will 红楼:重生后,黛玉举锤向天道 [Dream of the Red Chamber alternate-universe crossover]+ [System]+ [Daiyu reborn]+ [No CP]+ [A doting mother, no competition between women]+ [Conspiracy theories]+ [Fantasy] After being reborn, Daiyu finally discovers that her entire life had been manipulated by others. Determined not to become a puppet on someone else’s strings again, she learns martial arts and cultivates immortality, leading her sisters in turning the mortal realm upside down! The petty villains behind the scenes are forced t 26Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 48 After Finding a Corrupt Official's Luxury Car, My Ex-Girlfriend Begged Me on Her Knees 捡了贪官豪车后,前女友跪着求我 After I picked up a corrupt official’s luxury car, my ex-girlfriend knelt and begged me 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Quick Transmigration: I Turn Tragic Heroines into Feel-Good Heroines 快穿:我在虐文里改造爽文女主 [Revenge and face-slapping + no romance + fiercely protective heroine] After Su Zhu bound herself to the Female Lead Rescue System, she couldn’t stand seeing the female leads get hurt. She decided to pamper them to the moon and back: [CEO romance] The male lead took the female lead’s kidney, so Su Zhu bankrupted him. (Familial love) [Obsessive romance] The male lead imprisoned the female lead, so Su Zhu called the police without hesitation. [Xianxia] The male lead killed his wife to prove his Da 114Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 50 What Happened to the Frail Little Bunny You Promised Me? 说好的娇弱小白兔呢? [Apocalyptic survival + powerful heroine power fantasy + decisive and ruthless + eerie mutations + supernatural powers to fight monsters + mutated animals and plants + no romance] Sickly Zhu Shi’an made it to adulthood, but she didn’t survive the apocalypse. That day, darkness swallowed the world for twenty-four hours. After that… Zombies roamed everywhere, animals mutated into bizarre creatures, and plants sprouted man-eating mouths. While everyone else fled for their lives, Zhu Shi’an stared 3Reads—Score—14d adds
















































