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- 1 After Getting Cancer, I Asked for a Divorce 患癌症后，我提出了离婚 [Male-oriented][Emotional entanglements + career + bittersweet romance + no getting back together after a breakup.] One mistaken diagnosis ended one mistaken marriage. It also made Xu Yiming understand that when life takes a different turn, everything changes. We are all part of this life. Some people cast you aside like trash, but others love you more than life itself. A friendly reminder: Xu Yi and Xu Hui are not blood relatives, and they are not related by adoption either. 15.2kReads8.6Score1.2k14d adds
- 2 Defying Heaven Itself: I, Qi Tongwei, Will Never Submit 胜天半子，我祁同伟绝不屈服 [Qi Tongwei + In the Name of the People + Defying the Odds] After transmigrating into Qi Tongwei from In the Name of the People, he is about to be assigned to the Yantai Mountain Judicial Office. Faced with Liang Lu's oppression, Qi Tongwei bravely fights back. If he can't change the outcome of being sent to work in the countryside, then he'll get out from under the Liang family's control. If you won't give me the benefits I'm entitled to, then you can forget about keeping your job... 21.9kReads7.5Score1k14d adds
- 3 Showbiz: A Specialist in Villain Roles, Starting with Playing Zhao Gao 娱乐：反派专业户，从演赵高开始 (If you want a short-drama adaptation, search for "Villain Specialist") [One Female Lead: Meng Ziyi] + [Best Actor] + [Entertainment Industry] + [Villain Specialist] In his previous life, Lin Ye was a washed-up actor with no fans, a girlfriend who ran off with someone else, and five million yuan in bank debt. After being reborn, he activated the "Fiction Becomes Reality" Villain Best Actor System. From the start, he played Zhao Gao, delivering a stunning performance that wowed the entire interne 18.9kReads8.4Score1.6k14d adds
- 4 The Go-To Tyrant, the Entertainment Industry’s Strongest 霸王专业户，娱乐圈战力天花板 [Best Actor] + [Entertainment Industry] + [Muscular Tough Guy] After transmigrating to a parallel world, Lin Dong became a struggling extra at Hengdian. Luckily, he activated the Dominant Best Actor System and gained the [Dominant Best Actor] bonus. Whenever Lin Dong played an overwhelmingly dominant character who stood at the pinnacle of power in a show, his acting skills would improve dramatically. [Conqueror's Haki: Whenever you play a character at the pinnacle of power in any movie or TV ser 2.2kReads8.5Score17014d adds
- 5 Life in the Siheyuan, Beginning in the New World 从新世界开始的四合院生活 This is the story of an ordinary man who transmigrates into a world combining a whole host of period dramas. It follows him from before Liberation all the way to the new millennium. In the torrents of everyday life, simply keeping your footing is a struggle; making a name for yourself is harder than reaching the heavens. You and I are ordinary people, but ordinary people have dreams of their own, too. 1.3kReads8.2Score10014d adds
- 6 Simulating the Heavens: Reincarnated as a Female Cultivator of the Hehuan Sect 诸天模拟：变身合欢宗女修 Lin Yue arrives in a cultivation world with a kill line: if you reach a certain age without achieving the required level of cultivation, your sect will treat you as expendable. In this world, Lin Yue transforms into a female cultivator of the Acacia Sect, and is tormented for failing to meet the required standard. Just then, he activates the Myriad Heavens Simulator. His first simulation is In the Name of the People, where he becomes a distant relative of Qi Tongwei. The second is the version of 119Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Siheyuan: The Carefree Life of a Villain 四合院：恶棍的潇洒生活 [No harem, prickly and cunning male lead, somewhat overpowered, laid-back everyday life, stockpiling supplies, decisive and ruthless, no bleeding-heart heroine] After waking up in a Beijing courtyard home in 1960, Shen He decides he'll never be a pushover again. I have a staff that can sweep away every injustice in the world. I have a staff that can make every scoundrel and spy tremble. I have a staff that can let the light of justice shine everywhere. Look... this is the Staff of Justi 25.5kReads8.2Score1k14d adds
- 8 Siheyuan: I Use the Law to Crush All Defiance 四合院：我用国法镇压一切不服 One heroine + smart protagonist + real-life cases + industrial powerhouse + grand vision By chance, Song Yuan arrives at that famous courtyard. Armed with a copy of the "Public Security Administration Punishments Regulations", he easily puts the courtyard's vermin in their place! Having lived another life, of course he wants to contribute to his country. He'll make sure to have a presence at the Canton Fair! A story about a modern person using the rule of law to navigate life in a courtyard. He 36.6kReads8.6Score1.7k14d adds
- 9 I'm a Taoist Priest. What's Wrong with Knowing a Few Spells? 我一个道士，会点法术怎么了 Anti-cultural export + cultivation + livestreaming + Daoist priest + System + spreading the Dao in America + no couples + no female lead + no spiritual qi revival + scheming protagonist Also known as: Spreading the Dao in America, Shocking the Eagles Every Day Chen Xian, Daoist name Xuanyun, is known in the martial world as the well-mannered young Daoist, the Cultivator's Version of Homelander, and the Enlightened Master Who Follows His Every Whim. His motto: “This Daoist does whatever he wants! 59.9kReads9.0Score4.9k14d adds
- 10 EN Dream of the Red Chamber: The Strongest Imperial Guard—The World Is Mine! 红楼：最强锦衣卫，我只手遮天！ [You can enjoy this even if you've never read Dream of the Red Chamber] After transmigrating into the world of Dream of the Red Chamber, Jia Huan becomes an unloved son born to a concubine. The dynasty is nearing its end, officials are corrupt, martial artists flout the law, and court factions scheme for power. Fortunately, Jia Huan awakens a golden finger and joins the Embroidered Uniform Guard, rising through the ranks. If anyone crosses him, he slaughters them, while also taking the opportuni 112.9kReads8.9Score11.8k14d adds
- 11 The Little Spy's Rise to Power 谍战小特务的逆袭 He is the lowest-ranking undercover agent in the Military Statistics Bureau, yet he can spot Japanese spies in a vast crowd. He is also an expert operative, infiltrating enemy-occupied territory to assassinate traitors who sell out their country and vanish without a trace. Because: “Scanning Eye” in operation... 185.4kReads9.5Score20.4k14d adds
- 12 EN The Monsters I Created! 我创造的怪物！ [Behind the Scenes + Ensemble Cast + Cosmic Horror + No System + No Romance] Also known as: Dark Revelation Gods and demons, dragons, and the apocalypse were once fairy tales. The mysteries of this world have faded from sight, yet someone has brought those long-lost things back into the public eye. And every clue, every lead, points to a man named Chen Ye. “Friends, would you cast off this flesh and join us in embracing evolution?” Extended blurb: Sequence 001: The Mimic Sequence 002: The Deep O 64.6kReads9.2Score5.9k14d adds
