Novels like Neon Taipei: My Seven-Year Descent
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- 151 I Take the Goddess with Me into the Late Han Dynasty 带着女神闯汉末 A romantic confession leaves Li Jun, a good-for-nothing playboy and shameless simp of the new era, and his goddess both dead in a sea of flames. In the blink of an eye, they awaken to find they have both transmigrated to the late Han dynasty, in Liaodong Commandery, Youzhou. Just as the Wuhuan are raiding for supplies, and the goddess is about to be assaulted, Li Jun awakens a System and begins a very different life. 1.3kReads8.0Score10314d adds
- 152 A Marriage Gone Wrong, Then I Finally Found the Right One 错嫁一场，我终遇良人 I once poured my heart into a marriage that betrayed me, only to be hurt by my husband and best friend working together. In a single night, my marriage fell apart and my friendship was destroyed. After the divorce, I wiped away my tears and focused on my career, determined to make it on my own. I faced workplace harassment, rumors, and the constant interference of people from my past. I thought I would spend the rest of my life alone, until I met him. He saw both my strength and my vulnerabil 108Reads—Score—14d adds
- 153 Hai Nange's Second Book 海楠哥的第2本书 [Work + romance + plot + personal growth + lighthearted everyday life] Xu Liangfeng had just graduated from high school when he went to the big city to look for work. He ran into setback after setback, but he didn't lose heart and kept working hard. As he changed jobs frequently, he learned plenty of practical skills. Still, at every workplace, his managers both loved and hated him. They loved his competence and his humble, sincere nature, but hated how argumentative he could be. “Liangfeng, can 298Reads—Score—14d adds
- 154 The Village Fool 村野傻子 [Countryside + City Life + Feel-Good Fiction] He Xiaobai was hit by a car while saving someone and was left with a mental disability. His parents abandoned him, and the villagers looked down on him! One day, he dug up a peerless miraculous pill in the mountains, and from then on, he was no longer a fool. 4.8kReads7.1Score29214d adds
- 155 A Temporary Romance at the Factory 工厂的临时爱情 Work + Romance + Plot + A Large Supporting Cast Xu Yanhui, a young man from a rural village who has just left the army, comes to the city alone to find work. By chance, he meets his fellow villager Duan Li, who introduces him to a job at a textile factory. There, he witnesses and experiences the joys and sorrows, warmth and cruelty of the lives of working women. Set in the 1990s, this story uses simple prose to tell the stories of ordinary migrant workers. I hope you enjoy it. 12.9kReads8.6Score97114d adds
- 156 The Mature Beauty Falls in Love with Me 大龄美妻爱上我 Young Qin Fang falls in love with his older neighbor and launches a passionate pursuit of the mature older woman. Concerned about the age gap between them, Liu Xuan cruelly rejects the young man’s feelings. But through Qin Fang’s careful scheming, Liu Xuan’s heart gradually begins to stir… 990Reads8.9Score10414d adds
- 157 Wei Wu's Life of Desire: Reversing the Sensual World 魏武的欲望人生【逆转艳尘】 [Urban Daily Life + Romance + Good and Evil in Human Nature + Explosive Plot] What sparks will fly when Wei Wu, whose origins are shrouded in mystery, enters a dazzling city? What secrets are hidden by the glamorous women who seem to have it all? What shameful deeds does the highly respected principal commit behind closed doors? Could the famous doctor really be a ruthless kingpin from the underworld, someone who kills without batting an eye? 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 158 Fleeing Without a Trace of Regret 绝情逃离 132Reads—Score—14d adds
- 159 Stranded on a Deserted Island: I Have to Survive! 流落荒岛 必须活下去！ A plane crashes, leaving its passengers stranded on a deserted island's shore. Among the survivors is Fan Jian, a special forces soldier from the Marine Corps, who searches everywhere for other survivors. They scrape together a group of nineteen women and one lone man. Fan Jian leads everyone in their fight to survive. They start with a small makeshift shelter and eventually settle down for good. They need a leader, someone to make the decisions. As they compete for limited resources, more than 1kReads7.7Score23014d adds
- 160 Village Uproar 村闹 Synopsis: [Rural Life + Miracle Doctor + Feel-Good Power Fantasy] Betrayed by someone, Jiang Xiaochuan went to their home for revenge, only to be beaten half to death. By a twist of fate, he gained a mysterious inheritance! From then on, he defied fate, put every doubter in their place, and steadily climbed to the top... 2.8kReads9.0Score40314d adds
- 161 Rich Auntie, Why Take the Wrong Turns Again After Being Reborn? 富婆小阿姨，重生了还要走弯路？ [Plot-driven + love rival showdown + no doormat hero + reborn + campus beauty + school life + lighthearted + making money + comedy] As the young aunt next door who watched Chen Chen grow up, Xiao Ruoran has a secret: she has always loved him. She stayed by his side as he grew up, but it takes a car accident for her to finally dare confess her feelings. Chen Chen, a ladies’ man who spent half his life riding the waves, had seen all the world’s splendor. Only on his deathbed did he realize that th 5.6kReads8.0Score67314d adds
- 162 Reborn: What a Joy to Watch the Fake Heiress Become Everyone’s Enemy 重生后看假千金成过街老鼠真痛快 After Being Reborn, Watching the Fake Heiress Become a Public Enemy Is So Satisfying 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 163 She Fired Me During the Day, Then I Took Her Home at Night 白天炒我鱿鱼，晚上我捡她回家了 A feel-good urban power fantasy. Lin Hai obtains the Infinite Chance Encounter System. From then on, he keeps running into all kinds of goddesses, racking up rewards at lightning speed, and delivering satisfying face-slapping moments. 4.1kReads7.2Score34514d adds
- 164 All These Years Working Away from Home 外出打工这些年 Ever since Yu Xiaobai married Wu Jiajia, who loved wealth and despised poverty, he hasn’t had a single peaceful day... She turned their home upside down, then teamed up with her first boyfriend to make off with all the money he had worked so hard to earn. He indulged and cherished her in every way, but still couldn’t change Wu Jiajia’s determination to divorce him... After Wu Jiajia asked for a divorce for the umpteenth time, Yu Xiaobai finally chose to leave this absurd marriage and let them bo 172Reads—Score—14d adds
- 165 Becoming an Emperor in The Deer and the Cauldron, with a Harem of Thousands 在鹿鼎记成大帝，后宫佳丽万千 Wei Xiaobao transmigrated into Wei Xiaobao. Watch me take on The Deer and the Cauldron and every martial arts world penned by the great Jin Yong! The original story is completely turned on its head, with a harem of countless beauties! Come on in and enjoy the story! 23.1kReads8.0Score2.5k14d adds
- 166 After I Took Her to Court, She Finally Dropped the Act 被我告上法庭后，她彻底不装了 After I took her to court, she stopped pretending altogether 160Reads—Score—14d adds
- 167 I’m an Incubus? How Did I Not Know? 哥是魅魔，我怎么不知道 [Handsome lead + campus idol group + multiple heroines + no System + campus belle + age gap] He forms a campus idol group, uncovers the mystery of his past, and meets all kinds of girls. Handsome Fang Yang was raised by Aunt Su Jin. He was stiff, timid, and shy. But after experiencing various people and events at university, he changes. He becomes charming and carefree, then steely and cold. As the mystery of his origins is unraveled, Fang Yang ultimately rises to the top of the world. 488Reads—Score—14d adds
- 168 Better Never to Have Met in This Life 此生不如不见 This is a novel about love and hate intertwined. There is no transmigration, cultivation, or System, just ordinary human nature in the real world. Through a twist of fate, the protagonist, Wang Zhicheng, meets his fiancée's identical twin sister, and a love that no one will accept begins to unfold. The many hardships of the real world push the two people who love each other toward the abyss, costing them their lives. When you look back on your youth, this novel may make you feel like you've been 1.1kReads6.7Score10714d adds
- 169 The Wife at Thirty 三十之妻 “Dad... Dad, a bad man is hitting Mom... Waaaah...” His three-year-old daughter called him, sobbing. “Don’t cry, sweetheart. Where are you?” Chen Fei was frantic with worry. “We’re at home. Dad, hurry and save Mom!” His daughter was crying her heart out. Just as Chen Fei was about to ask more, he heard screams coming through the phone... 317Reads8.0Score13314d adds
- 170 The Awakening of a Middle-Aged Woman 一个中年女人的觉醒 [Family of Origin vs. the Fortress of Marriage] Chen Qingchen, an only child, is madly in love. She steals her household register and marries Lin Jiaxin, a man from a poor family who has made it on his own, unaware of what awaits her: a sharp-tongued mother-in-law who makes her life difficult, her father’s sudden death, her mother being forced out of the home, and underhanded attacks at work. When she hits rock bottom, two women become her lifelines. Her tough mother stands firmly behind her, wh 7.8kReads8.5Score75014d adds
- 171 Dongguan: The CEO's Little Sister Is Super Cute and Sweet 东莞：总裁妹妹超萌甜 [Working in Dongguan + power fantasy + everyday urban life + jianghu feuds + down-to-earth] Simple and honest Zhao Zhendong has just gotten out of prison when his sneaky, underhanded neighbor tricks him into going to Dongguan for work. If it weren’t for his beautiful, generous sister-in-law, He Mengting, taking such good care of him, he probably would have given up long ago. His prospects had seemed bleak, but one small good deed turns his life around completely, and from then on everything goes 5.8kReads8.9Score44014d adds
- 172 The Ghost-Taming Village Doctor 御鬼小村医 [Divine doctor + rural setting + feel-good story] Chen Xiaobao is the only university student in his village, but he gets beaten into an idiot while away from home and suffers constant bullying. On his wedding day, people come to his door to bully him, and by chance he obtains the Book of a Hundred Ghosts left behind by his ancestors. Commanding a hundred ghosts, he rises to the heavens and soars ever higher! 4.8kReads9.1Score61714d adds
- 173 After My Wife Died, My Life Soared Against the Odds 老婆去世后，我的人生逆风飞扬 My name is Shu Shuang. Shu as in “comfortable,” and Shuang as in “refreshing.” I was twelve when both my parents died, and Cheng Yexiang raised me. When I was twenty-one, Cheng Yexiang’s eldest daughter, Cheng Ke, who was the same age as me, married me. After Cheng Ke and I got married, we opened a small shop in the city called Keshuang Supermarket. Three months later, she died in a tragic car accident. I felt as though the sky had fallen. Life no longer seemed worth living. Cheng Yexiang had lo 13.1kReads8.8Score1.2k14d adds
- 174 My Man Cheated with My Best Friend, and Now He’s Desperate to Win Me Back 男人出轨闺蜜，我转身他追疯了 My Man Cheated with My Best Friend. I Walked Away, and Now He’s Desperate to Get Me Back 329Reads—Score414d adds
- 175 Neither Storm Nor Sunshine! 也无风雨也无晴！ Marriage Before Love, a realistic urban romance about everyday married life! Su Qin and Zhou Xinping marry after being introduced through a matchmaking arrangement, and they bicker constantly. Just as Su Qin feels disappointed and lost, a new dawn arrives. She discovers that her husband truly cares for her, and together they take on a new stage of life! 419Reads—Score—14d adds
- 176 The Empress Has Fallen from Favor, and the Fake Eunuch Is in Luck! 皇后失宠，假太监有福了！ Lin Yi transmigrated into a parallel-world Han dynasty and became the emperor's most favored fake eunuch. Emperor: “You can handle state affairs for me, Xiao Yizi. Now hurry up and come entertain me!” Empress: “Xiao Yizi, visit Kunning Palace often. I have something important to discuss with you...” Consort Wan: “Xiao Yizi, if you can help me depose the empress, I’ll make it worth your while...” 1.8kReads8.6Score11914d adds
- 177 The On-Screen CEO Is Actually a Puppy in Private 荧幕霸总私下竟是小奶狗 · Two top-tier stars | Mutual secret crushes | Livestreamed dating show | The whole internet swoons · Cold on the outside, pure-hearted and devoted actor x gentle yet strong-willed, healing actress. In public, he's a cool, abstinent screen idol who commands the room. In private, he's a loyal puppy who can only gaze at her with longing. Chen Caifu never imagined she'd join a dating show with her senior, Lin Jia, whom she'd secretly loved for years. In front of the cameras, he's a distant, refined 455Reads—Score—14d adds
- 178 One Glance, A Lifetime of Love 一次回眸，一世情 [Workplace Romance] + [Modern Romance] + [Family] + [Love at First Sight] + [Secret Crush] This is a tangled love story between one woman and three men. Ouyang Bo, a top student from a prestigious university, gives up his promising future to follow her to a remote mountain village and continue a love they both chose. Cheng Xi, the city’s top official, remains true to his first love for twenty years, letting the feelings sparked by their first meeting deepen into a profound love. Rich and handso 1.7kReads9.4Score21714d adds
- 179 Cultivation Begins with Taking Care of My Master's Wife 修行，从照顾师娘开始 [A cultivation story about marrying and playing it safe, with multiple heroines. No forced posturing or face-slapping, just everyday life and a slow build. The protagonist is not invincible.] Chu Fan works diligently as an apprentice for over a decade, but his master won't even teach him the most basic cultivation technique. After one trip away, Chu Fan's life takes a dramatic turn. When he returns, his master has met with disaster, leaving only his master's wife and his young junior sister to d —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 180 A Collection of Short Stories 短篇小故事合集 A Collection of Short Stories 90Reads—Score—14d adds
- 181 My Best Friend Tricked Me into a Demon’s Den 闺蜜骗我入魔窟 My best friend tricked me into entering a demon's lair 383Reads—Score—14d adds
- 182 One Kiss Seals the Deal: The Cool Beauty Who Rents My Apartment Falls for Me 一吻定情：冷艳女房客爱上我 [Over-the-top wish-fulfillment] + [Invincible] + [Passionate action] + [Play the pig to eat the tiger] Three years ago, Ye Xuan was driven out of his family and forced up Tian Shan, where he became a disciple! Three years later, Ye Xuan returns to the city, invincible, and inherits a courtyard house, where he pits his wits against seven beautiful tenants! When it comes to strength, I cultivate both medicine and martial arts. I sweep all before me, and all living beings bow down! When it comes to 3.9kReads9.0Score53414d adds
- 183 Middle Age, and My Marriage Is an Empty Shell 人到中年，婚姻只剩空壳 From innocent young love to an unexpected pregnancy before marriage, she blundered into a marriage she’d never truly wanted. Before the wedding, her mother-in-law schemed constantly and was stingy, refusing to give even a penny in bride price. From the moment she entered the family home, she felt wronged and began to harbor resentment. After the wedding, her husband proved to be a complete mama’s boy: mediocre, unambitious, and incapable of taking responsibility. He did whatever his mother told 3.4kReads—Score16814d adds
- 184 Immortality: I Became a Heavenly Emperor Through Dual Cultivation 长生，我靠双修成就天帝 This book is also known as [Die If You Don’t Practice Dual Cultivation]. The protagonist grows stronger over time. His rule is simple: anyone who provokes him dies. His talent is heaven-defying, but he is by no means mindlessly invincible. Each heroine has her own independent, fully developed storyline, and they appear throughout various events. The romance follows a marriage-first, love-later approach: get together first and sort out the paperwork afterward. The protagonist is devoted to many w 539Reads8.9Score10314d adds
- 185 Within a Wall's Width 寸墙里 Within the Inch-High Wall 360Reads—Score—14d adds
- 186 A Deadly Romance 致命情缘 In the 1990s, a stream of villagers headed south to find work on construction sites. The pain of leaving home, the hardship of being alone in a strange place, and the tangled ways of the human heart were all crammed into tiny workers’ sheds. Li Guixiang escaped after her husband used her to pay off a debt, while Chen Jianjun left his family and everything he owned behind to earn a living. Two people, each burdened by their own troubles, met and kept each other company, thinking they were only of 2.6kReads—Score18414d adds
- 187 I Didn't Mean to Be a Player, But Love Makes Me Stronger 不是故意当海王，因为恋爱就变强 Multiple heroines + wealthy tycoon + brainless wish fulfillment + lighthearted comedy Cheng Tiankun was reborn into the body of a young, handsome billionaire after an accident. The original owner even came with an absurdly powerful System: Fall in love and get stronger!!! “System, how did he die?” [Sigh... He was gay, so I used a little trick to kill him.] “GAY!!!???” You've got to be kidding me. With a System like this, was he supposed to be gay?! [I thought you had potential, so I brought you 67Reads—Score1.3k14d adds
- 188 After Switching Bodies, the Campus Beauty and I Fell for Each Other 灵魂互换后，我和校花双向奔赴 After Our Souls Switched, the Campus Beauty and I Fell for Each Other 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 189 The Reborn Optician 重生的眼镜店老板 (Not a single heroine) (Entrepreneurship + investment + no stock or futures trading) (No System, no cultivation) After years of suffering from illness, Shen Ci, a bespectacled shopkeeper who had no one in his life, was reborn in 2002. He was once again the spirited young man he had been back then. Given a second chance, he didn't want to leave any more regrets behind: His childhood sweetheart and adoptive older sister, the woman who had waited for him for years, and all those things he couldn't 6.1kReads7.7Score39214d adds
- 190 My Twenty-Eight Beautiful Star Envoys 我的二十八位美女星使们 [Wish-Fulfillment + Invincible Hero + Multiple Female Characters + All Kinds of Cutting-Edge Tech + Gaming] City boy Li Xingchen accidentally rescues a breathtakingly beautiful woman. He never expected her to be one of the Twenty-Eight Star Envoys. From then on, he sets out to find all twenty-eight of them. Among the Star Envoys are a cold-blooded beauty assassin, a beautiful doctor who saves lives, a brilliant female scientist, a beautiful policewoman overflowing with a sense of justice, a gorg 173Reads—Score—14d adds
- 191 I Wanted to Be a Good Person, but Brother Ming Shattered My Daoist Resolve 我想做个好人，明哥却毁我道心 Multiple heroines + jealousy and rivalry + romantic entanglements + wish fulfillment + lighthearted comedy + college life No dropping the story, no dragging things out. No ambiguous relationships, no endless back-and-forth. Building a bright future starts with you. Cao Yuan’an says that under Jiao Ziming’s guidance, he simply can’t manage that at all… 22.5kReads8.6Score1.9k14d adds
- 192 The Men I Met After My Divorce 离婚后，我遇到的男人们 We had known each other for 26 years and been married for 20. We went from having nothing to building an estate worth tens of millions, and from being alone to having a son and a daughter. To outsiders, our marriage looked enviably perfect. At last, after all my years of waiting, it came to a happy ending. At last, I’m divorced and completely free. Now I can observe the men around me as an outsider. Men come in all kinds. There’s a type for everyone. This is my new book. If you happen to come ac 574Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 193 Handsome and Loaded: Watch Me Conquer the City's Sea of Beauties 帅气又多金，看我纵横都市花海 [Urban Power Fantasy] + [Multiple Heroines] + [Decisive and Ruthless] + [Underworld] + [Wealthy Tycoon] + [Business World] A college girl every three steps, a mature beauty every five. He returned from abroad, a leading figure in the business world on the surface and a dark king behind the scenes. He makes a point of playing the pig to eat the tiger. Money, power, beautiful women: only children make choices. He wants it all! 5.9kReads6.5Score59414d adds
- 194 The Obsessive Campus Beauty's Love Triangle: They Want Me to Choose Them All 偏执校花修罗场，她们逼我全都要 [School life] + [Romance] + [Everyday life] + [Certified by a Titled Douluo] By chance, Li Sanyang saves Bai Youning, who is about to jump off a building and end her life. He thinks it's just a chance encounter, only to discover that she's the daughter of the richest family in town. What surprises Li Sanyang even more is that, out of gratitude for saving her life, Bai Youning starts having improper thoughts about him. While Li Sanyang is still wondering whether he should accept her, the gears of 15.1kReads8.3Score1.7k14d adds
- 195 My Wife Is a Yoga Instructor 我的老婆是瑜伽教练 My Wife Is a Yoga Instructor 2.6kReads—Score—14d adds
- 196 I’m Just a Nobody, but They Insist I’m a Miracle Doctor 我就一小吊丝，她们非说我是神医 Divine Doctor + Multiple Heroines + Reverse System + Feel-Good Power Fantasy I’m just a massage therapist. My girlfriend had only just dumped me when a businesswoman showed up and insisted I was a miracle doctor. 1.1kReads—Score10214d adds
- 197 I Kissed the Campus Beauty in My Dreams, and When I Woke Up, She Really Fell for Me 梦里抱着校花亲，醒了她真爱上我 [The Ultimate Tent-Pitching Trick] [Lots and Lots of Heroines] [All Kinds of Types] Whatever you want, it's here. This book focuses on the details, but doesn't get too detailed. You know what I mean. So I hope you'll pay close attention as you read. The more carefully you read, the better the experience. You can use your imagination to fill in the gaps. Feel free to add the book to your shelf, interact, leave comments, and tip. You can also tell me what kinds of characters you'd like to see late 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 198 The Husband Rules 老公最大 The campus belle, the top student, and the domineering CEO. This is the love story of Li Luoluo and He Kuang. Li Luoluo runs into He Kuang at her best friend's home, where a drunk He Kuang forcibly steals her first kiss. That unexpected encounter brings them together, taking them from bickering enemies to lovers. Their relationship begins by chance, caught between society's prejudice and the relentless advances of rivals, while danger and intrigue swirl through the business world. Li Luoluo does 775Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 199 Tokyo: I Play Dating Sim Games in Real Life 东京：我在现实中玩攻略游戏 [Suave, scheming, and hilarious] [Still mostly focused on the story and everyday life] Tokyo, Chiyoda Ward, a convenience store in the dead of night. Part-time worker Qing Shui Jian Si meets Xiao Tian You Zi, activating the wildly popular galgame System... 7.3kReads7.8Score65314d adds
- 200 The City’s Divine Doctor: My Older Sisters All Have a System 都市神医之合租的姐姐们都有系统 (Divine Healer) (Multiple Heroines) (Original System) This novel features an original System. The protagonist is a college student who has just graduated from medical school, and is determined to become a divine healer devoted to the health of countless ordinary people. 3.8kReads—Score17214d adds
