Novels like Back Before the College Entrance Exams, Making Waves in a Golden Age
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- 1 Rewinding My Life: I'll Stay in China and Be a Rich Second-Generation Heir 回档人生:我要留在国内当富二代 Move abroad? No way. My goal is to stay in China and live like a rich second-generation heir. After being reborn, Li Huan planned to stay in China as a rich kid who did nothing but eat, drink, and wait to die. He never expected that even a little effort would send him straight to the pinnacle of life. 16.9kReads7.4Score1.1k14d adds
- 2 Now That I'm Reborn, Getting Rich Is Only Natural 都重生了,暴富很正常吧 The A-share market has fallen for five straight days, dropping below 3,000 points. Jiang Shen, a veteran investor, got trapped in the market after cashing out his funds. The sea of red on the stock charts enraged him so much that he spat blood and passed out. When he opened his eyes again, it was the day after the 2007 college entrance exams. His youth was just beginning. This was a gift: a chance to live again. Since he’d been reborn, why worry so much? With more than a decade of extra memories 4.6kReads7.5Score25214d adds
- 3 After Being Reborn, I Broke Into the Campus Belle's Bedroom 重生后我闯进校花卧室 It outshines every other rebirth novel. The rights to adapt this book into a short-form drama have been sold, so you can trust the quality. Enjoy! There's not much else to say. Just give it a read. You'll be left speechless. 21.2kReads8.5Score1.6k14d adds
- 4 Reborn After the College Entrance Exam, I Became a Heartthrob After a Bite 重生高考后,被咬成男神 The author has a new book out. Visit their profile to find it. [Multiple heroines, but not a womanizer story] Shen Yan woke up one day and realized he had been reborn on the day he had to submit his college entrance exam preferences. The strangest part was that, while he was using the bathroom, some unknown creature bit him in a sensitive place. Without realizing it, the once-ordinary guy started becoming more and more outstanding. After entering university, Shen Yan quickly became the campus he 19.2kReads8.6Score1.5k14d adds
- 5 Reborn: If the Campus Belle Isn't Sweet, Why Should I Chase Her? 重生:校花不甜,我为什么要舔? [Reborn Feel-Good Fiction + No System + No Harem + Campus Romance + No Mind Games] Thirty-eight-year-old Zhou Jiangnan. He has spent years working on highway construction sites. In the remote mountains and forests, his days are filled with mixing concrete and drinking. There, he's known as Engineer Zhou. … Back twenty years in time. Zhou Jiangnan begins his comeback in college. He rises to the pinnacle of his career, stands above the crowd, and lives life on his own terms. Here, he's known as P 16.8kReads8.2Score1.6k14d adds
- 6 First Day of School, and I Have a God-Tier Tycoon System. Seems Fair 开学第一天,我有神豪系统合理吧 Lin Fan accidentally transmigrated into the body of a first-year college student and successfully bound himself to a Billionaire Growth System. He looked at the luxury car keys in his hand, gazed into the distance, and murmured, “They say the view from the top of the world is beautiful. Now that I have the Billionaire Growth System, I have to reach the very top in this life and take in all the world's beauty.” 36.9kReads7.7Score4.4k14d adds
- 7 We’re All Reborn, Yet My Grandson Still Plays the Backup 都重生了,孙子还当备胎 An overworked wage slave with millions in mortgage debt is about to be crushed by the endless grind of everyday life. His days feel empty and dull. One autumn day, he casually takes a little jump and finds himself back in his vibrant college years. When Yao Yuan comes to his senses, the first thing he thinks of is a once-in-a-lifetime bargain he remembers from his previous life. Just then, the campus beauty from his college days suddenly calls him, but he can't be bothered to answer. Now that he 21.5kReads8.3Score1.4k14d adds
- 8 The Reborn Son-in-Law's Road to a New Life 赘婿的重生之路 [Rebirth + Period Drama + Urban + Feel-Good] Yin Tianshui was an orphan. At eighteen, he was chosen by the Feng family in a neighboring village to become their live-in son-in-law. The Feng family’s daughter had a married lover, and she was already pregnant when she got married. On their wedding night, her whole family conspired to get Yin Tianshui drunk, making him believe he had consummated the marriage and injured his new wife in the process. Yin Tianshui endured twenty years of abuse and humi 30.5kReads9.0Score3.1k14d adds
- 9 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
- 10 Reborn in 2010 with X-Ray Vision, but I’m Trying Not to Look 重生2010开启透视,忍住不看 Luo Ji is reborn in his student days and gains the ability to see through things. He wins over his first love from the start, then rides one lucky break after another, winning the hearts of countless goddesses, becoming fabulously wealthy, dominating overseas, and reaching the pinnacle of life! In a word, it’s just pure fun! 10.8kReads8.8Score88114d adds
- 11 Reborn: From Selling Water to Becoming the World's Richest Man 重生:从卖水开始成为世界首富 He woke up to find himself back in 1995. That year, his family owned just a small water-bottling plant. Watch how a college student like me makes my first fortune by selling water! From then on, I’ll turn the tables and command the winds and clouds! I’ll build a world-class business empire and lead China back to the top of the world! Also known as: Reborn: From Selling Water to Becoming the World’s Richest Man; Just Started College, and I Accidentally Became a Global Powerhouse; From Sel 14.6kReads9.1Score83914d adds
- 12 I’m Reborn, and I’m Still This Handsome 这么帅还重生 A love-triangle battlefield, everyday romance, a touch of business, emotional gamesmanship, and a high-EQ lead in control. After an unexpected accident, the protagonist, Xu Ke, finds himself back ten years in the past with his memories intact. Isn't this just a head start, plus ten years of experience to leave everyone else in the dust? The shy, insecure boy he used to be suddenly becomes confident and emotionally astute. He starts styling his hair and takes his studies seriously, unlocking both 14.3kReads8.9Score99714d adds
- 13 Reborn: My Youthful School Days Are Finally Beginning for Real 重生后,我的青春校园才真正开始 Rebirth + school life + no System + one heroine If you had the chance to live your life over again, at what stage would you start? Ye Chu says he'd start in high school. In his previous life, Ye Chu was a poor student and went to a private high school. By nature, he loved to have fun, and he wasted three years of his youth. In the end, he failed the college entrance exam, muddled through university, and entered the working world, where the ups and downs of his life began. By the time he came to 29.7kReads9.2Score2.4k14d adds
- 14 After I Refused the Last-Minute Dowry Increase on My Wedding Day 结婚当天我拒绝了临时加彩礼之后 Rebirth + Top Student + Multiple Heroines + Daily Life + School Life + Smart Characters + No System + Entertainment Industry + Lighthearted Comedy. Starts out as a school-life story, then moves into the entertainment industry and the internet. 4.6 million characters, so there’s plenty to dig into. Well worth a read. A short drama adaptation is now available. Search for the novel’s title to watch. Thanks for your support. ^_^~ 41.2kReads8.1Score3k14d adds
- 15 Ten Scumbags and a Woman Who Hates Cilantro 10个渣男不吃香菜的女人 The story of a young woman's growth and her ten men. At its heart is the story of how one woman navigates her way among men, exploring how women in modern society view marriage and love! 192Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 All Paths Lead to the Netherworld 万法归宗幽冥路 The male lead regains his youth and cultivates immortality while working as a gatekeeper at an art school. He has eight immortal senior sisters from the Maoshan School’s Zhengyi Sect, an adorable little fox from Qingqiu Mountain, and Jiegeng, a thousand-year-old demoness. The capital’s number-one Grand Princess comes looking for a hug from him every night. 187Reads—Score10614d adds
- 17 Back at Nineteen: Goddess, Why Aren't You Proud Anymore? 重返十九岁,女神你怎么不骄傲了 [A down-to-earth rebirth story with solid logic and clear-eyed characters, a textbook for young people striving and falling in love.] Xu Jianghe, a major player in Shanghai’s venture capital scene with a ten-digit fortune, unexpectedly found himself reborn at the age of nineteen. In his previous life, he’d been an elite at the top of his game. Now he was starting over as a young man who had achieved nothing and was plagued by insecurity. From then on, every step brought a shock, and flowers bloo 137.8kReads8.6Score12k14d adds
- 18 The Man Who Grew Young Again 返老还童的男人 A baby adopted by a widow was born looking seventy years old. Then he began to age backward, slowly growing younger. At eighteen, he looked like he was in his fifties. In the end, he became a baby and died in the arms of the person he loved most. 1.7kReads7.9Score10714d adds
- 19 The Live-Action Anime World 真人日漫界 In the future, global attitudes toward marriage and relationships have become warped, and nobody gets married or has children. As a result, the population has plummeted, leaving only 120 million people worldwide. Eastland has 38 million survivors, its cities lie in decline, and human civilization stands on the brink of extinction. 493Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 A Scumbag? I Just Want to Fall in Love! 渣男?我单纯只想谈个恋爱啊! If the spring breeze had a heart for flowers, would it grant me my youth again? Jiang Chen returned to the summer when he was eighteen. In his previous life, he had nothing but money. He focused all his hopes on finding a soulmate, missing out on so many of life's joys. He spent his days alone in an empty mansion, lonely and cold. But now... He had been given another chance by fate. Wealth and status, a life lived to the fullest, and sweet romance: he wanted it all! 59.1kReads9.3Score4.8k14d adds
- 21 A Poor Scholar's Tribulation of Great Tang's Beauties 寒门状元大唐红颜劫 Li Guo’er, the Tang Dynasty’s most beautiful woman, is Princess Anning and the youngest, most beloved daughter of Emperor Zhongzong, Li Xian. The most seductive princess in the Tang Dynasty, she is strikingly similar to the protagonist’s wife. After the male lead transmigrates to the Tang Dynasty, he discovers that Li Guo’er looks exactly like his wife. Determined to save the only person in this world who reminds him of family, he works tirelessly and vows to save Li Guo’er, who was killed at ju 345Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 I Become a Scoundrel in Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils 我在天龙当曹贼 The male lead, Yin Qiancheng, worked himself to death in Shenzhen, then transmigrated into the world of Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils. He obtained a brain-development and dream-insertion System AI. To return to the future, he brought all the female leads of Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, those beautiful older sisters, back to modern Shenzhen. 3.3kReads6.9Score13314d adds
- 23 The Irresistible Playboy 极品桃花男 [Urban feel-good story] [Slice of life] [Set in the 2020s] [Realistic everyday life] [Multiple female leads] [Dongguan Prince Hotel] [Transmigration to the apocalypse] [Genetically enhanced super soldiers] 419Reads8.5Score10514d adds
- 24 Ten Days, Eighteen-Year-Old Great-Grandma, I'm Not a Scumbag 十日十八岁太奶我不是渣男 [Urban Imagination] [Surreal] [Multiple Female Leads] [Beijing-Circle Heiresses] [Beautiful Women Around the World] [Entertainment Industry Stars] [Web-Novel Heroines] [Most Beautiful Heroines on Screen] 251Reads6.9Score14514d adds
- 25 Living the High Life as a Young Master 天上人间当少爷 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 2.4kReads8.3Score11114d adds
- 26 My Brother's Getting Married, So This Fat Guy Is Stepping In 兄弟结婚,胖子我顶上了 Tian Bohao, a three-hundred-jin man, looked at his bride, Xiao Yingxue, who stood before him with tears in her eyes and not a word to say. Ring, ring! Wasn't that a phone call? It had to be the newlyweds having a spat and calling me for help. He answered and deliberately turned on the speaker. “Elephant?” Cao Xiang's voice came through the phone, frantic but deliberately hushed, begging for help: “Haizi! Haizi! I've landed in serious trouble this time. It's an emergency, and you've got to 12kReads6.1Score45414d adds
- 27 Lao Wang from Chongqing 重庆老王 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 1.5kReads8.3Score11614d adds
- 28 The Feng Family’s Treasured Mother and Daughter 风家的宝贝母女 A novel about love, marriage, and redemption. If I don’t wear the golden headband, how can I save you? If I put on the golden headband, how can I still love you? A love story about the mother and daughter of the Feng family! 1.1kReads6.5Score—14d adds
- 29 My Billionaire Status Is Revealed at the College Entrance Exam, and I Begin My Conquest of the Icy Senior 高考首富身份曝光,攻略高冷学姐 [Urban slice of life] [A somewhat realistic college-life experience] [Slice of life + one-on-one romance + no System + senior student + campus romance] [The heroine appears within ten chapters] “Son, your dad is actually the richest man in the Dragon Kingdom!” One sentence from his mom left Lin Xun completely dumbfounded. His dad, who hauled bricks at a construction site, was the richest man in the Dragon Kingdom? His mom, who washed dishes at some restaurant, was actually a noble lady? This su 66.4kReads9.4Score5.4k14d adds
- 30 Shanghai Auntie’s AI Male Model 沪上阿姨AI男模 The protagonist, Wang Chen, struggles to survive in an apocalyptic world during the Great Depression, then unexpectedly transmigrates to an alternate-world Shanghai in the 1990s. And so Wang Chen’s happy life begins! 4.2kReads7.1Score27414d adds
- 31 I’ve Been Reborn—Why Would I Still Chase After Her? 都重生了谁还追她啊 [Publication rights acquired] [Short drama released] [Comic drama released] One argument made Jiang Feng realize that his life had already been ruined. Just then, he was reborn in the 2014 college entrance exam hall. He was eighteen that year, and he and Gu Mengyao had yet to become a couple… 243.2kReads9.1Score17.5k14d adds
- 32 You Cyberbullied Me Over My Wedding Dress and Idol? The Great Families of the Capital Strike Back 婚纱追星网暴我?京城世家齐出手 [Official-family heir + tycoon + face-slapping + campus beauty + villain + satisfying read + more...] Jiang Lin transmigrates to a parallel world and, from the start, lands himself a rabid celebrity-fan girlfriend. Before he can marvel at his good fortune, she puts on the wedding dress he spent a fortune buying and runs off to attend a concert by some popular young star??! “I finally married my youth! Wang Yifan, I love you!!!” “Quick, take my picture! Let’s commemorate my love story with Fanfan 46kReads8.9Score3k14d adds
- 33 The Amazing Little Flower Farmer 神奇小花农 An ordinary high school student happens to buy a secondhand book on the Way, and from then on, his life takes a different path. A top-student protagonist, but this isn't a wish-fulfillment novel, an invincible-protagonist novel, or a rebirth novel. It portrays an authentic high school life, with intelligent characters and believable events. There are no advanced martial arts, powerful officials, or influential clans. These are things that could happen to you or me. Blending cultivation element 76.4kReads8.3Score6.6k14d adds
- 34 Passing Myself Off as a Rich Returnee in the 1980s 在八零伪装回国土豪 Su Tianci, an ordinary working stiff for 25 years, spends his free time exploring the wilderness. By chance, he discovers a box full of U.S. dollars. Overjoyed, Su Tianci starts dreaming about where to go for a meat-stuffed flatbread. But before he can even celebrate, he slips and inexplicably tumbles off a cliff. When he comes to again, he has somehow arrived in an era full of opportunity… 7.9kReads5.8Score33814d adds

































