Novels like An Affair or a Special Contract?
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- 1 More Children, More Blessings: Starting as a Godfather at an Orphanage 多子多福，从福利院当干爹开始 After waking up, Love You, Bro becomes the only young man at an orphanage. He binds himself to the More Children, More Blessings System. For every child he takes in, he receives ten million. In the first month, he signs for thirty children. Rumors spread throughout the city, and many people whisper in private: a young man looking after an orphanage full of children must have ulterior motives. It can’t just be simple kindness. This turn of events is completely unexpected for Love You, Bro. He onl 143Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 Oh My God, My Brother Can Go to the Bathroom by Himself! 天哪，哥哥他竟然会自己上厕所！ Zhang Yang and his younger sister, Zhang Cuihua, woke from cryogenic storage one after the other. After a space accident, Zhang Cuihua lost most of her memories, but she was still the same little sister. When he woke up, he learned from her that they had arrived in a world two hundred years in the future. Here, radiation from Japan’s indiscriminate dumping of nuclear wastewater has nearly wiped out the Y chromosome. The world now has far more women than men. To ensure humanity’s continued develo 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Right and Wrong, Merit and Blame 是是非非功与过 Right and wrong, merit and blame. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 I'm Jiahao. You Want Me to Be the Face-Slapping Target for a Reborn Female Lead? 我，嘉豪，你让我当女频重生女主的打脸对象？ I’m Jiahao. You want me to be the face-slapping target of a female-oriented reborn heroine? 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 A Hundred Thousand a Day: I’m Choosing Saints in the Apocalypse 日薪十万：我在末世筛选圣人 In 3026, an invisible haze blankets the globe. Breathe it for more than three hours, and anxiety drives you mad. Endure it for six months, and your consciousness collapses. Only the Duoluo Bead can keep you alive. A hundred thousand a day to join a mysterious organization. With relic glasses, I can read the energy levels of thousands and seek out the world's saints. War intensifies the haze, villains manipulate the data, and humanity has only thirty years left. With a mortal body, I will forge a 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Humanity Still Has No Idea 人类至今仍未可知 Genre: grotesque, surreal, novel premise, no-brainer, written on a whim, debut work (Note: This novel is completely over the top. If you can't understand it, that's definitely the author's fault. It's recommended reading when you're feeling lost.) Where Jiahao stands, storms rage; all await the return of the divine. Jiahao dwells in the world amid countless tears; seeing the divine, he still walks north against the current. In the uphill battle, everyone retreats; in the end, even mortals shed t 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 Beneath the Form 形体之下 A story about a woman, for whom beauty is both an asset and a sin. Yu Jie is thirty-one, an aerobics instructor who believes hard work pays off. When a real estate tycoon offers her a 180,000-yuan bonus and a 300,000-yuan endorsement deal, she scoffs, resists, then convinces herself to “get just a little closer.” She doesn’t know the rules of that world: once you step inside, there are no boundaries. From prized mistress to businesswoman, from a broken marriage to having nothing at all, it tak 63Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 8 I Want to Raise an Immortal Disciple 想养个长生徒弟 [Slow-Burn + No System + Traditional Style + Multiple Protagonists + Ensemble Cast + Not Mindless...] [Realms: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Soul Essence... Discover the later realms for yourself] The path of cultivation is long and arduous. Some are born protagonists, but others aren't. They don't start out that way... Even those everyone in the world considers protagonists may not have been what people imagined when they were young. They may have been far clumsier. Chi 18Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 Is There Something Off About My Infinite-Flow Game? 我的无限流是不是不太对劲 [Infinite Flow] [1v1] [Dungeons] [Not much romance, but probably counts as girl-boy romance] [Female Protagonist] Ye Qian, a twenty-six-year-old corporate drone, died from overwork while putting in yet another round of overtime. When she opened her eyes, she found herself in some lousy Main God Space, faced with a bunch of ridiculously old-fashioned multiple-choice questions. She thought she'd gotten the usual corporate-drone-transmigrates-into-an-Infinite-Flow story, but something seemed off. W 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 How Can I Save My Hopelessly Romantic Wife? 拿什么来拯救你，我的恋爱脑老婆 On the night before signing their marriage papers, Li Yunxi, the owner of a tea and fruit shop, and her husband Ye Yuan, a disowned heir from a wealthy family, are struck by a truck. As their lives hang in the balance, a chubby orange cat who was once indebted to them arrives in a shaft of light. The Cat Lord vows to race against the pursuers through time and save the couple, rewriting their tragic ending in the cracks between moments. Because of the Cat Lord’s mistake, Ye Yuan’s soul ends up i —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 Secrets of Que Li Mountain: The Valley Can Read Minds 雀离山秘事：山谷会读心 An old cassette tape captured a conversation between Lin Feng, his ex-girlfriend, and three former university friends, all women. Yet none of the five remembered it. Then a shared nightmare arrived, all sound and no images. Granny Shi told them, “You made a pact in your previous lives.” When the five reunited, disappearances, assassins, and a mysterious organization began to surface one after another. The answers lay in the “Valley of Echoes” on Que Li Mountain in Xinjiang, a thousand-year-old f 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 Ten Days of Rain: The Bewitching God of Theater 十日雨夜之戏神凄迷 The midnight downpour blurred everything around her. A tall, powerfully built man kicked Bai Shuangshuang out of a speeding business car and into the rain. Thunder and lightning, together with the torrential rain, soaked her frail body and shattered her fragile nerves. That first night of rain! A delicate woman lay on the ground, using all her strength to open her eyes and mouth wide, yet she could see nothing and cry out nothing. Even the God of Drama's heart broke at such utter desolation. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 EN One Slot Devours All Treasures: Martial Body Attains Sanctification 一栏吞万宝，武道肉身成圣 [Martial arts + cautious protagonist + equipment slots + no romance + genius protagonist + pseudo-ensemble cast] The buildup is a little slow at first, but the story takes off in the early-to-middle stages. The protagonist is decisive and ruthless. Liu Yunche was reincarnated as the only son of the Liu family in Qinghe County, Great Qian. At sixteen, he was poisoned and unexpectedly awakened memories from his past life, along with an equipment-slot System. Weapons, ancient texts, rare treasures: 1.8kReads5.5Score152Shelves
- 14 A Ghost’s Self-Cultivation 一个鬼的自我修养 After an unexpected death, Yuanzhi becomes a wandering soul so slow it’s absurd. He thinks he’ll just rot away in the Nine Hells, but then he awakens the Nine Hells System and unexpectedly inherits the legacy of the Underworld! While others cultivate through hard work, he relies on the System to grind through missions and claim permissions from the Book of Life and Death. He recruits the Black and White Impermanence as his underlings, subdues the Ten Halls of Yama, and takes charge of the nether 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 The Laws of the Ruins 遗迹定则 Remnant Law is a cosmic epic that blends hard science fiction, the sweeping scope of a civilizational saga, and profound emotional bonds. Unemployed programmer Li Hao is chosen by the mysterious System, the "Veil Protocol," to awaken his comatose lover, Lin Xiaoyu. He travels through perilous "Mirror Worlds" to break her century-old curse. But when he succeeds in waking Xiaoyu, he discovers that their meeting was no accident: they are "twin units" seeded on Earth, a cosmic key vital to the survi 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 I Can Hear Their Thoughts: I Roast the Fake Heiress into Submission 偷听心声：我靠吐槽完虐假千金 Qing Yanling made a living as an audiobook narrator, roasting melodramatic novels. One morning, she woke up inside the brainless rich-family novel she’d savaged the night before, as the “real heiress” who’d been switched at birth and, after returning home eighteen years later, was outshone in every way by the fake heiress. According to the original plot, she would be too weak to defend herself, framed by the fake heiress and ruined, then meet a miserable end on the street. Qing Yanling looked a 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 Abyssal Calamity 渊厄 [This is the author's first book, and I'm a complete beginner who only got into web novels last year. If you spot anything that could be improved, please share your valuable suggestions. Thank you!] [Infinite worlds | No padding | No invincible protagonist | One heroine | Modern urban martial arts | Supernatural abilities | Horror game] So calm it's pathological, so deranged it's extreme, with an intellect that crushes every rule. My name is Xi Yan. I'm trapped in the Abyssal Dimension. There ar 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 Heart-Fluttering Alert: My Heart Is Racing Again Today 心动预警今天也有在心跳 [Dotting on His Wife + Face-Slapping + Mutual Teasing + Feel-Good Romance + Healing Each Other] Su Nian'an had planned to get her hands on thirty million first, then become a wealthy woman focused on her career and done with romance. But she never expected Fu Jinshen to steal her heart. Damn her weakness for handsome faces! Fu Jinshen had meant to test her, but somehow ended up falling into the very trap he'd set himself… 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 Heir, Stand Amid the Torrential Rain and Face the Road Home 传承者，立于滂沱向归途 [Fantasy] [Coming of Age] [Ensemble Cast] [Lighthearted] [Mystery] [Unconventional Love Triangle] [Unbreakable Friendship] From Songfeng Town to the Forest of Divine Sight, a flash of fateful light sets three boys on the path to awakening. An extraordinary adventure begins in an extraordinary summer. Lin Lezhi never imagined that a trip to the South China Sea would send her tumbling into another world. When she wakes, she is in a strange forest. A man named Mo Weiyao tells her that she has awake 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 Battling the Strange: A Thousand Autumns 2, Longing Through the Flowering Season 斗诡千秋2花期意难平 My name is Ai Dong. Everyone else calls me a convict. Why must sheep huddle inside their pens on the grasslands at night? Because what lies beyond the fence is no longer just a legend. The danger is real. Demons, fiends, ghosts, and monsters are no longer creatures from myths. They lurk in the darkness, watching and waiting. When humanity lost its kindness and the world turned cruel, a Heavenly Road that had been closed for a hundred years suddenly descended upon the mortal world. Take eight hu —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 Warning! The Streamer You Follow Has Been Banned 警告！您关注的主播已被封禁 He was just a wage slave until a car accident gave him an unexpected perspective on reality through the lens of magical realism. Who would have thought the new struggle would unfold like this? You still have to hustle after you die. You still have to sell yourself after you die. You still can't get it back after you die. You still have to give even after you're dead. The villains are naturally good at misleading people. Can you see through them? The big bad has stirred up another conflict and sl 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 Goodbye, Until We Meet Again 再见即重逢 After Shen An died, he transmigrated to the modern world by chance and became little Qi Jing. He went through countless twists and turns in search of the person he had loved in his past life. “Yes, I’m just a thief.” He came to this world all alone, only because he was looking for you. Even he wasn’t sure whether he would be able to find you. If not for that glimpse on the hospital rooftop, and that call of “Ji Chen,” he might have died soon after arriving in this world. I want to go home, but J 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 Alive After the Burial 活在下葬后 Alive After Burial 136Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 The Rest of Life at the Wild Crossing 野渡余生 [Bonus Scenes] After an argument Zhi Ye: I'm going to teach him a lesson. He has to understand what he did wrong. Then Shen Yanzhou: I'll change. I can learn. Zhi Ye: … Zhi Ye: Come here and give me a hug. When she gets flirted with instead Shen Yanzhou: Can I dance with a kiss instead? I won't dance, okay? Zhi Ye: Let's go home. Zhi Ye: Damn, how is he so good at flirting? Zhi Ye: This man knows all the tricks. Shen Yanzhou: ? I was just breathing. From a passerby's perspective Someone: Serious 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 Everything Goes Right, Ltd. 万事皆成有限公司 This is a modern-day episodic novel, with a colorful cast of stories! Welcome to All Things Accomplished Co., Ltd. In a world where trust is the hardest currency, as long as you wish with all your heart, we can make your dreams come true, provided your heart is “sincere.” 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 Dreams of Huaide 怀德梦华录 In the third year of Taixing (320), the Eastern Jin court established an émigré county, Huaide County, in Danyang Commandery to settle the aristocrats and commoners of the Langya Kingdom who had migrated south. Wang Song, an aristocrat from the north, and Lu Qingwu, an aristocrat from the south, are drawn into a vortex by a nightmare. As the boundary between reality and dreams grows blurred, the tensions between northern and southern clans, the power struggles behind the establishment of émigré —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 Divine Seal of the Ruins: The Good-for-Nothing Heir Sweeps Through the Heavens 镇墟神印，废柴世子横推诸天 Born with defective spiritual roots, his betrothal stolen, and subjected to endless scorn and abuse! Lu Yan, a branch-family heir of the Lu Clan in Qingyun Jiuzhou, became the laughingstock of his entire clan. As he lay on the brink of death, the Divine Seal of Subduing the Ruins, a relic left behind by the Primordial God from ten thousand years ago, suddenly awakened! Devour all things, break through realms at astonishing speed, see through illusions and weaknesses, and become immune to demoni 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 Rooted in the Countryside 根在乡土里 Rooted in the Countryside tells its story through a village in Lingnan where everyone shares the same surname. It weaves together vivid accounts of ancestral halls, grand ancestral rites, wedding customs, funeral rituals, religious beliefs, education, rural revitalization, clan elders giving back to their communities, and the continued revision of genealogies. With delicate detail, it portrays the many ways traditional clan culture is passed down, showing how these cultural roots, deeply embedde 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 When Rain Sister Finds Out Wangzai Da Qiao Did It for the Milk Dragon... 当雨姐发现旺仔大乔为了奶龙竟然 When Sister Yu discovered that Wangzai Da Qiao was doing it all for the sake of the Milk Dragon, she… 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 I Transmigrated into a Regret Romance, So I Confessed to Her Aunt Early 穿进后悔文，我提前表白她小姨 Top hacker Xiao Ran transmigrated into a regret-themed novel and became the male lead who was destined to be driven to his death. Looking at the confession unfolding before him, Xiao Ran promptly handed the bouquet to the heroine's aunt, who was standing beside her! 367Reads5.8Score110Shelves
- 31 The Ancient Mang Dream Ruins 古莽梦墟 A suspenseful transmigration adventure, infinite-loop style, no harem, no formulaic tropes, and no invincible protagonist. Psychiatrist Gu Zhan is captured and taken to a dream world called the Kingdom of Gu Mang, where he must carry out a “road-building” mission. He won't be allowed home until the work is done. The legends of the Kingdom of Gu Mang come from the “King Mu of Zhou” chapter of the Liezi. Its natives seem to be dreaming when awake: their understanding is incomplete and their memori 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 Senior Year: I Secretly Bound Myself to a Crush System 高三，悄悄的我才绑定了暗恋系统 A secret crush is writing someone’s name under your desk when no one is looking. A secret crush is spending all day replaying a whole movie in your mind over just one look from them. A secret crush is also a lemon on the road of youth: full of tartness, but sometimes sweet. Lin Qiaoqiao, a shy girl with a crush on the top student, binds herself to a Secret Crush System during the second semester of her senior year of high school. Guided by the System, she begins to change and takes steps tow —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 The Weird? The Game! 诡？弈！ [Subverting tropes + suspense + comedy + dual forms + death switching + the supernatural arrives + cowardly protagonist + OC fiction + the author is an artist, and the characters have pictures] (The author’s writing could use some work early on. Could you read a few more chapters?) What on earth is that red figure in the mirror…? … Xiao Huajia’s life was a complete mess, until one night he discovered that he wasn’t even “human” anymore. His skin split open, revealing slippery red tissue undernea 23Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 The Healing Hand That Shrouds the Heavens: The Blind Consort of the Crippled Prince 医手遮天：残王的盲妃 The day Shen Zhiwei returned to the capital, she was a “blind woman” in every sense of the word. Her legitimate elder sister wanted her to take her place in a marriage, so Shen Zhiwei promptly blinded herself with poison and moved into the most dilapidated courtyard in the manor. By day, she was a frail, helpless, useless daughter born to a concubine, listening to her sisters' taunts and sleeping away the hours. No one knew that, each nightfall, she became the “Ghost Hand” of the jianghu's forem 299Reads6.2Score101Shelves
- 35 Strangers at Last 终成陌路人 Shen Qingzhi and Gu Ci became strangers at last. A Ci, I might... never make it back. The wind beyond the frontier is so cold, A Ci. I miss you so much. Goodbye. This time, forever. My A Ci, even without me, you must be happy forever. Once, they had been a match made in heaven. In the end, one died and the other went mad. Shen Qingzhi once naively believed that she was destined to be happy. But life was unpredictable, and she and the one she loved became strangers in the end. After her death, pe 21Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 Reborn in a Cultivation World, I Prove the Dao as a Woman 重生在修仙世界，我以女儿身证道 Su Xiaofeng was an ordinary college student, but while sketching outdoors one day, he was hit by a car and died on the spot. Unexpectedly, after his death, he transmigrated to a fantastical world of immortal cultivation. His soul possessed the body of a beautiful fifteen-year-old girl on the verge of death. After inheriting the original owner's memories, he learned that she was Shen Xuanyao, the second daughter of the Prince's residence in Shangnan City. He also discovered that she had been pois 5Reads—Score100Shelves
- 37 A Scheme Set Seven Hundred Years Ago: I Guard the Nation's Fate with Fragments 七百年前谋局，我以碎片守国运 A staggering hundred million! A fragment of an ancestral carpet struck Lei Zeyang, and six fragments drew him into a seven-hundred-year-old secret about the nation’s fate. A direct descendant of a mysterious organization’s founder, he awakens to his bloodline and loses control of his urban supernatural powers. As the fragments are pieced together, the coordinates hidden within grow ever more bizarre… Will unlocking the mystery reveal that the secret organization has planned a shocking plot, seve —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 The Thousand Mechanisms Pavilion: Plotting Against the Realm 千机阁：逆谋天下 History + power struggles + the Mohist School + strategy + palace intrigue... “To secure the throne for the second generation, one must first learn the private dealings of the officials.” In a secret meeting late at night, Zhao Gao taps the table, the bronze lamp casting light over his sinister face. Thus, an intelligence network known as the “Thousand Mechanisms Pavilion” is quietly woven through the teahouses, post stations, and hidden spaces between official buildings in Xianyang. Its headqua 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 My Three Little Goals 我的三个小目标 Wang Yang, 32, was once a star product director at a major tech company, fluent in every buzzword and framework for getting users hooked and driving growth. Now he has proudly joined the ranks of the unemployed, with just 2,300 yuan in his account and a notice that his mother is critically ill arriving at the same time. Just when he thinks he has hit rock bottom, a devilish contract lands in his lap: Spend 300 million in three months. Spend it all, and he gets 50 million. Fail, and he gets n —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 A Love Song for Another World 献给异世界的情歌 [Romantic Comedy] [Inspirational] [Magic] [Beastfolk Girls] [Anime] [Coming of Age] [Original Worldbuilding] The male protagonist was an ordinary shut-in from Luna Star, about to start university. He survived for eight years through the cataclysm that struck his homeland. Just as the disaster was about to recede, a meteorite dealt the planet a devastating blow. He accidentally transmigrated to another world. Together with the bonds he formed along the way, he sets out to save the world and falls 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 Imposter Guide: How to Survive in Human Society 伪人教程：如何在人类社会生存 A guide for impostors! Essential knowledge every impostor must learn! I'll explain how to survive on Earth, how to establish yourself on Earth, and how to pass yourself off as human. See you all at the summit. 83Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 Ultraman Son-in-Law 2: Sunset at Dusk 奥特赘婿2落日黄昏 The moment he squeezed charcoal into a diamond, I called out my ex-husband’s name The astonishing sight of someone squeezing charcoal into a diamond with his bare hands made Fang Chang blurt out the name of her ex-husband, Yujiro Hanma. That night, Zoffy’s Ultra Sign burned through the bedroom ceiling: “I hear you’re thinking about the strongest man on Earth again?” He barged into the house after deactivating his transformation device, a galaxy-scale divorce agreement in his left hand, while his 72Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 The Girls in the Gacha Pool and the Otherworldly Ring System 抽卡池里的她们与异界法环系统 [Otherworld System Story] [Gacha System for Characters from Two Games] [Elden Ring System] [Growth + Girls by His Side + Mischief-Making, Dad-Scamming System + Thrilling Battles + Giving Another World a Little Taste of the Lands Between/Genshin Impact/Arknights] Xuanzi was done for. The troublemaking System dumped him into a perilous Western fantasy world. Fortunately, it didn't just leave Xuanzi there. It also gave him a very reliable System. “System! The days of you constantly telling me I don 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 System Detected a Male God! Wait, I'm a Guy! 系统检测到男神！不对，我男的啊 [Two Male Leads] [Cashback] [Tycoon] [Subversive Tropes] Chen Ze has acquired a Male God Cashback System. “The System wants me to spend money on men to get cashback? I, Chen Ze, would rather starve to death, die outside, or jump off this building than spend money on a man.” “Great System, don't go! There were a lot of people around just now. Your humble servant is on his knees now.” The abstinent campus heartthrob, the aloof technician, the athletic male idol, the campus cop, the influencer s 70Reads5.5Score134Shelves
- 45 I'm Xiao Cui, but Cui Isn't My Surname 我是小崔，但不姓崔 Just look at the debt-collection business these days. It’s become a whole new breed. Splashing paint and scrawling slogans on walls is old news. Now it’s all about technology and ruthless tactics: AI robots make eight hundred calls a day, checking up on you more than your own mother. They open with “the legal department” and “credit blacklist,” making themselves sound like government agencies. In reality, the guy on the other end of the desk might just be sitting there in slippers, chomping on a 45Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 Cat Hunter 猎猫 This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual events or people is purely coincidental. There are two kinds of people in this world. Some live in the sunlight, believing in law, order, and justice. Others live in the shadows, following their own rules and killing with their own hands. Zhao Xiaomeng belongs to the first kind. Or at least, that's how she seems. She's seventeen, top of her class, a gifted student in her teachers' eyes and a straight-A student to her classmates. No one 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 A Genius, a Madman 是天才，是疯子 [Political Intrigue] + [Communist Ideology] + [A Vast World] Also known as "The Rebellion Failed, So We Regrouped and Started a Revolution" Jiang Guijue, codename: Madman. Former chief researcher at the Baie National Academy of Sciences and Technology. I have seen with my own eyes the rot and wickedness of this land, so I will personally cut down every last bit of filth in this world. The blood of Baie, the debts of this troubled age, I will settle them all. You, bear witness to history. 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 The Next Stop: The Finish Line 下一站终点线 A sudden viral outbreak swept across the globe, and those infected awakened supernatural abilities. The Awakened sought to conquer the world and become its masters, while the surviving humans who had escaped infection fought back doggedly against their invasion. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 My Du Niang Is Different 我的du娘不一样 My Du Niang Is Different 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 I Do Makeup at a Funeral Home, and the Dead Started Talking 我在殡仪馆化妆，死人开口说话了 Others use makeup to prepare the dead with greasepaint; I listen to their final wishes. Blending, concealing, stitching. Every time a sponge touches skin, the last words the deceased uttered before dying appear in my mind. [The Eleventh Sentence: "Tell my mom... I haven't gone far."] The woman on autopsy table number three had been abducted into the mountains for twenty-nine years. She escaped three times, only to collapse at the entrance to the police station where she had gone to reunite with 95Reads—Score103Shelves
