Novels like Ruyi Is Reborn and Done Being a Love-Struck Fool
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- 1 Ruyi Reborn: Green Plum Blossoms Fall, Spring Grows Weary of the Walls 如懿重生：绿梅花落厌墙春 [Traditional palace intrigue and daily life + rebirth and revenge + awakening] After being reborn, Ulanara Ruyi understands that the imperial family is the most heartless of all. She no longer clings to the dream of catching each other's eye beneath the wall, only to have her heart broken at the sight of the Emperor. Instead, she vows to focus on palace intrigue. 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 Ruyi: Reborn, I Start by Seeing Through the Illusions 如懿：重生祛魅从自己开始 Qing Ying, who can't win people over. Qing Ying, with her difficult personality. Qing Ying, a hypocrite. Qing Ying, a coward. Qing Ying, who tries hard but fails. Qing Ying, who isn't kind enough. Qing Ying, who is powerless to change things. Qing Ying, who can't shoulder great responsibility. Qing Ying, who disappoints. Qing Ying, who only wants to be herself. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Reborn: Hongli and Qingying 重生之弘历与青樱 In her previous life, Hongli let Qingying down, and she died full of resentment. Hongli was consumed by regret as well. Now he has been given the chance to start over, and he won't let Qingying slip away again. He'll make sure she lives happily to a ripe old age. A note before you read: this story does not follow historical events. This is my first time writing, so please bear with me! 35Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 Ruyi’s Royal Love in the Palace: A Hidden Fragrance Fills Her Sleeves 如懿传之暗香盈袖 She is the only spirit left in all the world, beautiful and passionate, with a natural, enchanting allure. She travels through the cracks in time, winning over the children of fortune and feeding on love to grow stronger. The heroine is stunningly beautiful and knows nothing about love. She charms people without realizing it, and after she transmigrates, she takes on the appearance each male lead dreams of most. No one can resist a spirit who is both alluring and innocent. In the end, it’s one m 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace: Qingying and Hongli Reborn 如懿传之青樱弘历双重生 Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace: Qing Ying and Hongli Reborn 43Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Ruyi Reborn: A Soul at Peace with Old Dreams 如懿重生之魂安旧梦 [Girls help girls + fighting back against trash men + no love-brain nonsense + not historical] Ruyi is reborn to set the karmic scales right. She refuses to become empress, joins forces with Langhua and Xiyue, and makes peace with Yanwan. [Core ideas] First: Good women don't fight other women. ￥.￥ Second: The last life, they were oppressed by imperial power. This time, they rise up and fight back. ￥.￥ Third: Give the women and children from the original story the best endings possible. [What h 279Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 7 Reborn: After Ruyi Returned, She Slapped the Emperor Across the Face 重生之如懿回来后呼皇上大嘴巴子 (Married first, fall in love later) (Scheming heroine) (A perfectly happy ending) (No female rivalry) After Qingying marries Fourth Prince Hongli, the fact that she has died once before, along with her aunt’s support, helps her quickly establish herself in the prince’s household and win the genuine friendship of several young women. On the day the Fourth Prince ascends the throne, the Fucha clan falls from favor because of a stain on its reputation. With her aunt’s powerful backing, Qingying ins 120Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 Qingying Refuses to Be Ruyi, and Chooses to Be Herself 青樱不做如懿，做回自己 After a minor accident, Qing Ying's soul leaves her body, allowing her to witness her own miserable and utterly bizarre life. She swears that if she gets another chance, she won't suffer another Ruyi fit. She'll use every skill her aunt Yixiu taught her against those who framed her and make them pay a hundredfold. Note: There is no absolute right or wrong in this novel. 22Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 Hailan Is Reborn in Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace: We Part Ways for Good 海兰重生如懿传：故来相决绝 [Warning] 1. This is not a feel-good power fantasy. 2. The female lead is a villain. 3. She won't be killing people left and right. If you want to see her slaughter her way through everyone, don't read this. 4. Every character is evil! If you want to read about genuine goodness and romance, this isn't for you. * Hailan: I have no one to rely on, yet I refuse to serve the man who stole my life. Yanwan: I refuse to be buried and forgotten. I want to fight for a future for the person who believes I 63Reads8.3Score—Shelves
- 10 Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace: Reborn as a Powerhouse 如懿传：如懿重生做大佬 In her previous life, Ruyi wanted nothing more than to find true love in the palace, but she lost everything. Reborn in this life, she will live for her family. 39Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 Ruyi's Return After Being Reborn 如懿重生归来 “We knew each other from afar, like lovers riding past on horseback. One glance, and I knew you would break my heart.” They met as children and grew up together, only to end up looking at each other with nothing but disappointment. If I could start over, I would never make the same mistakes. I’ll cherish those who treated me well in my past life, and this time, I’ll protect them. Those who betrayed me or mistreated me will get the punishment they deserve. 54Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 Transmigrating Into Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace: I'm Even More Short-Tempered Than the Scumbag Emperor 穿进如懿传之我比渣龙还暴躁 [Content warning: Female-to-male transmigration] [A story written to make grade-schoolers hold their breath, then cry out loud] [A short-tempered emperor leads a group of people with a serious case of the crazies to the peak of their lives] If she could do it all over again, Xiang Wanyu would swear never to stay up late watching hilarious roast videos of the Ruyi drama again. She was convinced that she had been caught by some wicked System and dragged into the show because she was always maki 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 Reborn as Ruyi 重生之如懿 [Fan fiction + Reborn + Feel-Good] As Ruyi lay dying, she wondered if she had any regrets. She supposed she did. She regretted Yonghuang and Yongqi’s deaths, Ling Yunche’s sacrifice, and the deep love she and Hongli had shared when they were young. Hongli, the person she had loved most in her life, had become the one who caused her unbearable pain. Everything she had cherished had vanished like bubbles. She wanted to live her life over again and treasure what she had. (This is purely a fictional 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 The Slacker Transmigrates into a Book as Ruyi: Keep Ruyi Syndrome Away from Me 咸鱼穿书成如懿：懿症远离我 [A spin-off of Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace. Ruyi and the despicable Emperor Long are slightly villainized. Little palace intrigue, and it's rather childish. The heroine is a slacker! She won't become Empress Dowager, because she's hopelessly useless! The plot will be made as reasonable as possible. Readers, please point out anything that doesn't make sense, and I'll do my best to fix it. It doesn't connect to Empresses in the Palace.] Li Ruyi used to be a Ruyi hater. Her favorite part of the 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 The Chronicle of Ruyi’s Awakening and Rise to Power 如懿觉醒上位记 Officials must attend to the people’s livelihoods, generals must win battles, and consorts naturally have to compete for the emperor’s favor. Why enter the palace if you’re not going to vie for his affection? The Ula-Nara clan absolutely cannot produce another abandoned wife. Ruyi awakens and returns, clinging to the Empress Dowager’s favor. Once a woman stops caring about anything, she becomes unstoppable. First, she rescues Hailan and her friends from the flames, then deals with those who plot 407Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 16 Ruyi Is Reborn and Slaughters Her Way Through the Harem to Secure the Empress's Throne 如懿重生杀穿后宫稳坐中宫宝座 Ruyi reborn + Gao Xiyue reborn + Langhua awakens + no Ruyi obsession + Yanwan and Jinzong pairing (lighthearted comedy with an everyday-life focus) In her previous life, she devoted herself to love and affection, only to end up estranged from the emperor and empress, and die a miserable death. After being reborn, she came to her senses. The imperial family has always been heartless, so now her goal was to grow stronger and protect the people she cared about. The women of the harem banded togethe 54Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 17 Ruyi Is Both Sweet and Sassy, Leading Her Harem Sisters to the Top 如懿又茶又飒，带后宫姐妹齐上位 [Ruyi awakens + the harem women band together for support + happy endings for all consorts and princes + a satisfying takedown of the scumbag emperor + genuine warmth in the harem, no fake kindness] In her previous life, Ruyi's lifelong devotion and stubbornness earned her nothing but a love that ended in heartbreak, and finally, the cutting of her hair. Given another chance at life, Ruyi comes to her senses. She has no real feelings for that man anymore and sees him only as a stepping stone to 141Reads8.1Score109Shelves
- 18 Story of Yanxi Palace: Hailan Reborn, Ditches Her Sister and Rules the Harem 如懿传海兰重生：弃姐姐称霸后宫 My sister is as aloof as a chrysanthemum, while I charge into battle. My sister is as aloof as a chrysanthemum, while I grow old alone. In this life, Hailan won’t waste her life on people or things that don’t deserve it. She’s going into Overlord mode and letting loose completely. Her goal: to reign supreme among the six palaces! 75Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 Xia Dongchun Charges into Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace 夏冬春勇闯如懿传 Xia Dongchun never imagined she would come back to life after dying. But she never expected that her sworn enemy would become an Imperial Noble Consort. Yixiu has lost power, and the old hands in the palace have all died off. She had planned to live a peaceful life, but the imperial edict calling for a selection of consorts caught her completely off guard. She expected another bitter struggle, but who could have guessed that every concubine in the harem would be so “easy to get along with”? Even 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 Everyone Reads the Bullet Comments and Takes Turns Tormenting Da Ru 全员看弹幕，疯狂虐大如 Completed | Everyone suffers | Don't overthink it | Contains couples: Jin Yuwei and the Emperor, the Emperor and Empress | Content warnings: 1. OOC. 2. Few comments. If either bothers you, please read with caution. Thanks! When scenes from Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace are reenacted, snarky on-screen comments appear before everyone in the imperial harem. And so, everyone gets to watch Da Ru single-handedly make the show a riot. Inside the Palace of Compassion and Tranquility. Qingying: Please 22Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 21 Transmigrated as Hailan, I Take Down Ruyi and Become Empress 穿成海兰干倒如懿翻身做皇后 Ruyi in the TV drama is so frustrating to watch! Niu Hulu Hailan is taking off, going from jungler to the star of the show! If Ruyi wouldn’t do it, she will! If Ruyi doesn’t want to be Empress, then Hailan can take the position! All those damn holier-than-thou do-gooders, get out of the way! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 After My Divine Bone Was Stolen: The Demon Lord of the Nine Netherworlds Keeps Me Close 神骨被夺后：被九幽魔尊掐腰宠 The day her stepmother stole her divine bone, Shen Qingci thought she would die in the God-Burying Abyss. Instead, the Demon Lord, who had slumbered at the bottom of the abyss for ten thousand years, lifted her bloodstained chin. “I’ve waited nine thousand years for this Chaotic Dao Physique.” From then on, she commands the stars with her left hand and life and death with her right, while an alluring Demon Lord follows her everywhere and refuses to leave her alone. At the grand ceremony where th 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 Rekindled: In This Life, I Won't Be Anyone's Stepping Stone 重燃：这一世不做谁的垫脚石 A New Flame: This Time, I Won't Be Anyone's Stepping Stone —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 College Entrance Exam Comeback: My System Shuts My Stepmother Up 高考逆袭：我的系统让后妈闭嘴 Gaokao Comeback: My System Shuts Up My Stepmother —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 Ruyi Reborn: A Life of Good Fortune 如懿重生之一世如意 Ruyi was reborn after being framed in the cinnabar scheme and sent to the Cold Palace. The story focuses on Ruyi and follows how she gradually forges a path different from the one she took in her previous life. Many out-of-character moments and illogical plot holes from the original novel will be changed. It is basically a brand-new story, and Ruyi is definitely going to win in the end. So if you hate Ruyi, please don’t come here looking to pick a fight. This is a completely new story. I started 391Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 26 Reborn, Yuyan Doesn't Want to Fight for Favor 重生后玉妍她不想宫斗 Yuyan died and came back to life, only to find herself back at the age of sixteen. This time, she’s got it all figured out. What does a young lord matter? What does the emperor matter? They can all step aside. This lady has plans of her own! On her way through the palace intrigues, she befriends Hailan, Ruyi, Xiyue, and Yihuan, a bunch of adorable girls who become her besties. The trashy emperor and the prince can both get lost. Wouldn’t it be much nicer for the harem sisters to drink tea, play 22Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 27 I Transmigrated into Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace and Was Reborn as Empress 穿越之我在如懿传重生当皇后 [Story of Ruyi + reborn + transmigrate + palace intrigue + Qing palace + empress] Your Majesty, do you know the saying, “A beautiful beginning, a sorrowful end”? When I read it as a girl, I only felt sorrow. Now I understand: flowers bloom and wither in their own time... In this life, I gave my heart to the wrong person. Now I ask only one thing of you: please set me free. What? I transmigrated! What? I was reborn, too! And transmigrated into the Qing dynasty! Could anything be more abs 211Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 Shushen Becomes Langhua and Takes the Inner Palace in Hand 淑慎穿成琅嬅，整治后宫 Huiru Nala Shushen, the Empress from Story of Yanxi Palace, is reborn as Fucha Langhua from Ruyi’s Royal Love in the Palace. In this life, she won’t love Hongli, and will become the next Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang!!! This is just a random plot idea, so don’t think too hard while reading. Shushen dislikes Qingying simply because she feels Qingying doesn’t deserve to be the same person as her. It’s pure dislike for no reason! Please go easy on me if the writing isn’t great. The author is fragile. 38Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 Reborn in Story of Yanxi Palace: Hailan Gets a Second Chance 重生如懿传之海兰她要重新来过 Hailan lived to the age of seventy-nine and died peacefully in her sleep. She waited eagerly for the Black and White Impermanence to come take her away so she could reunite with her older sister, only to discover that, for some inexplicable reason, she had returned to the time when she had just conceived Yongqi. How will she take control of her own life in this second life? —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 A Little Zombie's Doomsday Stockpiling Diary 末世小丧尸的囤货日记 When the apocalypse arrives, Xu Mo, a compulsive hoarder, is unlucky enough to become a zombie while retaining her sanity. She meets Zhou Lin, a mysterious man with formidable fighting skills, and the two depend on each other in a perilous post-apocalyptic world. Together, they uncover the truth behind the apocalypse and forge a sweet romance that crosses the divide between species. 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 Apocalypse Rebirth: After Dumping the Scumbag, I Fight My Way Through the Apocalypse with My Sister 末世重生：踹掉渣男后我带妹杀穿全场 Apocalypse Rebirth: After Dumping My Trash Ex, I Take My Sister and Slay My Way Through —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 The Underworld's Little Baby Is Everyone's Darling 地府小奶包的团宠日常 The Underworld's Little Cutie and Her Family's Everyday Pampering 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 The Beloved Star's Comeback After a Livestream Disaster 直播翻车现场的团宠逆袭 The Beloved Darling's Comeback After a Livestream Disaster —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 Reborn: After Ruyi Returns, She Takes the World by Storm 重生之如懿回来后大杀四方 Rebirth story ✘ Major personality changes ✘ Fresh plot ✘ Ruyi builds a harem ✘ Brain-off wish fulfillment ✘ From the original author of "Mowing Them Down" After being reborn, the first thing Ruyi did was protect the people around her. What should she do if she couldn't turn down her childhood sweetheart? In her previous life, she'd started out at a disadvantage. Fine, then she'd work hard to become the primary consort. Given a second chance at life, Ruyi's motto was to repay every grudge and set 430Reads7.5Score—Shelves
- 35 Ruyi Reborn: Her Obsession Ends Now 如懿重生懿症退退退 A dual-rebirth, brainless harem power fantasy starring Ruyi and Gao Xiyue. In this second life, every regret will finally be put right. I'll take the palace intrigues seriously, cast off Ruyi Syndrome, and shine on my own! Key point: Ling Yunche's soul transmigrates into Jinzong. [Dual rebirth + brainless palace-intrigue power fantasy + no connection to history + original plot] In her previous life, Ulanara Qingying only wanted one person to spend her whole life with, but in the end she suffered 21Reads7.7Score—Shelves
- 36 Ruyi: The Two Noble Consorts Join Forces, Radiant and Fearless 如懿传之双贵妃联手又飒又美 “This isn't a wish-fulfillment story! It sticks close to history! Fans of Gao Xiyue and Wei Yanwan, come on in! The Noble Consort is reborn, joins forces with Wei Yanwan, heals the Emperor, and finds warmth and affection!” The Noble Consort spent her whole life hoping for the Emperor's favor and a child of her own. In the end, she was nothing but the Empress's scapegoat, then fell victim to the Empress Dowager's schemes and died young. The woman who feared the cold most died in a heavy snowfall. 66Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 The Story of Ruyi: The Empress Dowager's Easygoing Days of Gossip 如懿传之太后的吃瓜躺平日常 Su Qian is a top-tier scholar of Empresses in the Palace. Ever since watching Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace, she's been complaining every day about Da Ru's ridiculous antics, posting videos on Douyin that she edited herself, poking fun at Da Ru's mushroom-shaking dance and egg-and-sausage antics. One night, while staying up late watching videos, she accidentally died. Then she discovered she'd transmigrated into Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace and become the empress dowager. Ha! At long last, 26Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 As It Should Have Been: A Different Take on Ruyi’s Royal Love in the Palace 如我本该：如懿传的另种打开方式 [A Ruyi-inspired story + no golden fingers] + [Ensemble cast + palace intrigue + women's relationships + female solidarity, excluding Ruyi] [I wrote this to prove that even without the golden fingers of rebirth or a System, Ruyi was never anything special.] So much for being as pure as a chrysanthemum. So much for not seeking fame or fortune. It was all a persona Ruyi forced herself to play. If no one were suffering from delusions, who would keep indulging her and playing along with her little h 55Reads—Score103Shelves
- 39 The Legend of Ruyi: Qingying Reborn 后宫如懿传之青樱重生 Qingying only remembers having a very, very long dream. She dreamed of her aunt, her father Nalu'erbu, and so many other people... In the twelfth year of Yongzheng's reign, the fourth prince held a selection of consorts. She knew there was no escaping it. As a descendant of the Ula-Nara clan, she had to enter the palace for her family's sake. The night before she entered the palace, she had the recurring dream again. Her aunt said, “Qingying, the Ula-Nara clan already has one abandoned wife. It 22Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 40 Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace: I, Ru Yi, Won't Dare Do It Again! 如懿传：我大如再也不敢了！ Da Ru doesn't love that scumbag Long. Protect the Wei Ying CP, raise Wei Yanwan, and team up to slay the dragon! Even after Ruyi died, she couldn't find peace in the underworld, suffering torment day after day. Given another life, she could only change herself: she no longer dared to pout, pretend to work hard, or fake being kind! 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 The Zhang Family Finally Gets a Little Lucky Star 老张家盼来个小福星 The Zhang Family Welcomes a Little Lucky Star 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 Reborn for Revenge: The Netherworld Journey of a Chaos Spirit Embryo 重生复仇：混沌灵胚的幽冥之旅 Reborn for Revenge: A Netherworld Journey for a Chaos Spirit Embryo —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 The Villainess Strikes Back 恶毒女配，在线反弹 The Wicked Supporting Villainess Strikes Back —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 The Fake Heiress Is a Wild One on the Dating Show 假千金她在恋综杀疯了 The Fake Heiress Is Taking the Dating Show by Storm —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 The System Wants Me to Choose the Male Lead? I'd Rather Pick Up the Villain 系统逼我选男主？我偏要捡反派 The System Forces Me to Choose the Male Lead? I’d Rather Pick Up the Villain —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 The Demon Lord Keeps Trying to Act Delicate 魔尊她总想装柔弱 The Demon Lord Keeps Trying to Act Delicate —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 The Seventh Decade's Little Lucky Star Is Everyone's Darling 七零小福星的团宠日常 The Seven-Year-Old Lucky Star and Her Family's Everyday Pampering —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 The Lucky Bride: After Cursing the Ancestors, She Takes Her Kids to Defy Heaven 冲喜王妃：骂完祖宗带娃反天 The Prince's Bride Who Brings Good Fortune: After Cursing Her Ancestors, She Takes Her Kids and Defies Heaven —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 Doomsday Rebirth: This Time, I Won't Be Your Stepping Stone 末日重生：这一次，我不做你的垫脚石 Doomsday Rebirth: This Time, I Won't Be Your Stepping Stone —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 Breaking! She Goes Wild on a Dating Show and Breaks Up All the Couples 爆！她在恋综发疯拆CP Breaking! She Goes Wild and Breaks Up Couples on a Dating Reality Show —Reads—Score—Shelves
