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  1. 101 The Wildcat Wife Returns to the Past 重回过去的野猫媳妇 Modern Romance2.3M WordsCompleted My new book, The Army Wife Who Became a Star in the 1980s, is out! Please show it lots of support. A different hero and heroine, and an even sweeter, more doting love story. Please support me and add it to your reading lists! The adorably absent-minded painter Lin Xiaoman suddenly zips back several decades. Other people get a golden finger and an abstinent, old-school officer. She gets a cold, domineering, iron-blooded, scheming war hero of a husband, complete with an arrogant streak. She reache 0Votes138.2kRecs66.4kFans
  2. 102 The Tough Wife’s Guide 悍妻攻略 Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Li Hengqing is a celebrated scholar in Tongzhou and the ideal husband in every woman's eyes. Unfortunately, not a single woman is willing to marry him now. His beautiful, delicate fiancée was snatched away and replaced with a wild girl from the mountains. He can only accept it in silence. After all, he can't even stand. But this girl seems very different from the others? In her previous life, Rong Bai died carrying her younger brother on her back as she blew herself up. Her greatest dream was to 0Votes28.5kRecs36.5kFans
  3. 103 Quick Transmigration: Specialized in Dealing with Every Kind of Defiance 快穿之专治各种不服 Space Sci-Fi1.3M WordsCompleted Read it if you like it; click the X if you don't. Don't make things difficult for yourself or the author. Thank you! Lian Yin's mission has always been to protect those targets who refuse to give in. There are no limits on the methods she can use, and no concern for what she should or shouldn't do. From a progressive young person who believes in harmony and champions the Five Beauties, Four Values, and Three Loves, to “Your girl Lian is gorgeous, and she plays rough,” it doesn't seem like such a 0Votes69.9kRecs32kFans
  4. 104 An Ancient-Era Guide to Turning the Tables 古代逆袭攻略 Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted Ye Shizhou transmigrated. It was only a hoe's length from being an SSS-rank psychic star warrior to becoming a soft, helpless girl in Lin'an Village. Her father has been away at war for three years, her mother is her stepmother, and her older brother is a lazy thief who steals chickens and dogs. No problem. When a little brat misbehaves, they usually need a good beating! Her younger siblings are still little and get looked down on. No problem, let Big Sis handle it! This carefree tough girl gall 0Votes225kRecs117.6kFans
  5. 105 A First-Rank Immortal Beauty 一品仙娇 Xianxia Romance3.5M WordsCompleted Reborn in childhood, Mu Wan’er gets the chance to start all over again. She resolves to cultivate immortality: Though the immortal path is arduous, I shall seek it from end to end. 0Votes242.7kRecs85.5kFans
  6. 106 Reborn: The Food Empire 重生之美食帝国 Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted In her previous life, her parents disappeared without a trace, and just as she was achieving success, her fiance abandoned her. In this life, she protects her family and inherits the true art, kicks her scumbag ex to the curb, cooks delicious food, and wins the heart of a handsome man, becoming a legendary empress of cuisine! 0Votes6.2kRecs14.8kFans
  7. 107 The Super Husband-Blessing System 超级旺夫系统 Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted After being reborn as an obese woman who was infertile from birth, Chen Xiaocheng has to face an awkward, proud, and scheming husband with a limp, a mother-in-law who is both a nag and a money-grubber, and the backward rural life of the 1980s. She feels completely overwhelmed. By chance, she gets a super husband-boosting System. Apparently, earning her husband's affection will grant her skills to make a fortune, and becom 0Votes18.2kRecs33.8kFans
  8. 108 Back to Ninth Grade 重返初三 Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Ling Xiaoxiao discovered that she had suddenly returned to her third year of middle school. Back then, the soft, fair layer of chubby flesh on her stomach, which the doctor had looked down on, was still trembling away. Half the summer vacation had passed, and her homework was still piled up untouched. The person who had once made her lose her head had not appeared ye 0Votes122.1kRecs72.9kFans
  9. 109 Quick Transmigration: Don't Worry, My Child 快穿之吾儿莫方 Space Sci-Fi3.2M WordsCompleted My new novel, "My Great-Grand-Aunt Has Returned from Cultivating Immortality", is being updated now. Come give it a read. In all those stories about people who transmigrate or are reborn, there are always one or two unlucky kids... The heroine has this to say: Don't worry, my child. Mother is here! Get out your notebook and write down the key points! 1. The female lead isn't yours! Neither is the supporting female character! Only your mother is yours! 2. The male lead isn't yours! Neither is the 0Votes227.1kRecs89.6kFans
  10. 110 After Transmigrating, the Big Shot Teaches Me How to Behave Online 穿越后大佬在线教做人 Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Yuansi was a level-nine psychic esper in the apocalypse. But she was a little too high-profile, making the people at the top wary of her. Ah, to put it simply, her achievements overshadowed her leader. So when she went hunting a high-level mutated beast, her comrades set her up, and she died young. When she opened her eyes again, she had transmigrated into the body of a little girl. Oh, even the apocalypse queen has learned what it feels like to be brought low in this era. When you have nothing 0Votes227.8kRecs57.8kFans
  11. 111 Future: Military Lady on Top 未来之军娘在上 Space Sci-Fi2.1M WordsCompleted What does it mean to be a winner in life? Of course it means drinking the strongest liquor, piloting the mightiest mecha, gazing at the most beautiful sea of stars, smacking down the most obnoxious idiots, becoming the strongest female soldier, and conquering the most powerful enemies! Oh, and dragging away the man she loves most! This is the story of a mighty sword cultivator who transforms into a fierce female soldier, carves her way through all opposition, and leaves everyone around her utter 3Votes395kRecs141.1kFans
  12. 112 The Young Lady of the Yamen 千金小衙内 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted As the descendant of a court official and a textbook young master, Xu Youran has spent her whole life strolling around and living the life of a spoiled dandy. She has a whole host of childhood friends who could become her future husband, and from then on she expects to live the life of her dreams. Then one day, her mother delivers the dreadful news: "Daughter, it's time for you to get married!!!" Heroine profile: Name: Xu Youran. Gender: Female. Description: A highly dangerous little girl. Threa 0Votes86.1kRecs50kFans
  13. 113 Cannon Fodder Not in Service 炮灰不在服务区 Space Sci-Fi2.1M WordsCompleted Su Jiameng, a BOSS in a holographic online game, transmigrates from the game and discovers that she has gone from being a BOSS who tormented others to a cannon-fodder character who gets tormented! First, there’s her scheming elder sister, reborn with a grudge and out for revenge. Then there’s her transmigrated second sister, who has the all-purpose Mary Sue halo. And beneath them are two little dumplings who are always causing trouble and dragging their mom into it. Can’t a person just live in p 0Votes159.6kRecs111.1kFans
  14. 114 Interstellar Qilin 星际麒麟 Space Sci-Fi4.6M WordsCompleted [Complete] Legend has it that the Qilin is the lord of all beasts, and that any human chosen by a Qilin will become a ruler. For some inexplicable reason, Lin Lin has been mistaken for a Qilin cub, and she is very troubled… My other book, I Heard I’m the Villain, is updating slowly… 1Votes411.5kRecs94.8kFans
  15. 115 The Future: An Unconventional Matriarchal Society 未来之另类母系社会 Space Sci-Fi2.7M WordsCompleted Gender equality? Oh, no, no, no. That’s absolutely impossible! When humanity’s ambition brought about its own destruction, and reproduction became humanity’s greatest crisis, the status of men and women was completely reversed. A new kind of matriarchal society gradually took shape out of necessity. Whether one could awaken supernatural or martial abilities depended entirely on the mother who bore them, making women more important than ever. For reasons unknown, Nascent Soul Ancestor Mo found he 0Votes127.4kRecs57kFans
  16. 116 The Cannon Fodder's Promotion Plan 炮灰晋级计划书 Ancient Romance3.6M WordsCompleted Little Wu has started a new book titled The Young Master of a Wealthy Family. I hope everyone will give it lots of support! If you enjoy it, please don't forget to toss over a few recommendation tickets. Little Wu bows deeply in thanks!! Transmigrate through various worlds to complete missions on behalf of cannon-fodder characters. Feng Qiyue says: Life is just this unpredictable. 0Votes330kRecs114.5kFans
  17. 117 Interstellar Spirit Cultivator 星际养灵师 Space Sci-Fi866k WordsCompleted After living half his life, Le Xiang finally realizes that her life has been a lie, and all the sacrifices she made were a joke. The revelation that her relatives and her enemies have switched places catches her completely off guard, and her life descends into chaos. She thought her fate was sealed, but then everything takes a sudden turn. The world changes too quickly: aliens arrive, the interstellar age begins, and dazzling technological civilization rises alongside mysterious cultivation civi 0Votes91.9kRecs29.1kFans
  18. 118 Quick Transmigration: The Cannon Fodder Who Wasn't 快穿之不是炮灰的炮灰 Ancient Romance4.6M WordsCompleted This is a no-CP novel, a no-CP novel, a no-CP novel. Important things must be said three times. There is only a female protagonist, no male lead. A few warnings: If you’re into any of the following, don’t start this book. Find something else to read. 1. This story focuses on plot. Taking down scumbags is just a side benefit, so proceed with caution. Each arc is a fairly complete story. This is not on 0Votes75.5kRecs60.5kFans
  19. 119 The Marquis's Daughter's Life in Showbiz 侯府小姐的娱乐圈生涯 Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted The young lady of the marquis’s household has a strange experience: whenever she falls asleep, she becomes an ordinary girl in the modern world. A System that calls itself “Raising an Entertainment Industry Superstar” falls from the sky and lands on Lin Baiyu. From then on, the young lady of the marquis’s household sets out to hone her acting skills… In the modern world, Miss Lin has just played a delicate, innocent heroine. In the ancient world, when her sisters in the household make things dif 0Votes405.5kRecs78.1kFans
  20. 120 The Stone Collectors 采石记 Xianxia Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Mu Changning, a woman who has transmigrated, seems doomed to be cannon fodder from the moment she appears. After she finally fights back, the heavens open a window for her and mysteriously drop a stone into her hands. Well, then, she might as well cultivate immortality... 0Votes185.6kRecs100.1kFans
  21. 121 The Infinite Reversal of a Cannon-Fodder Supporting Female Character 炮灰女配的无限逆袭 Space Sci-Fi4.9M WordsCompleted Turn someone else's life around and increase your own stats. Hmm, that's a pretty good deal. (...This novel has a male lead, two strong leads, and mutual support...) Pepper's new novel, She Has a Little Space-Time House Qin Gu has finally brought her long life to a perfect close, and a contract for a Space-Time House lands in her hands. Looking at the dilapidated little house before her, Qin Gu sets out on a long journey to repair it and grow stronger. Come to my Space-Time House. Turning your 0Votes347.1kRecs90.4kFans
  22. 122 Hilarious Cultivation: Senior Sister, Hurry and Transform! 爆笑修仙:师姐,快变身 Xianxia Romance4.2M WordsOngoing This is a world where the strong rule. All living beings in the Three Realms can cultivate, shatter the void, and ascend to the Immortal Realm. The path of cultivation is long... 0Votes83.7kRecs22.2kFans
  23. 123 Quick Transmigration: The Female Lead Arrives 快穿之女主驾到 Space Sci-Fi2.3M WordsCompleted [Ultimate Pampering] Princess Commandery Qinghe, Gu Shengyin, is dead. Her beauty surpasses everyone in the capital, and her reputation for talent has shaken the world, yet she loses to a woman inferior to her in every way. Only after her death does Gu Shengyin realize that she was merely the heroine of a supporting-female-character-reversal story, destined to become cannon fodder for a transmigrated supporting character... In a pure white space, Gu Shengyin expressionlessly receives the mem 0Votes31kRecs44kFans
  24. 124 A Qing Dynasty Beauty 大清佳人 Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted Lady-in-Waiting Liu wore plain clothes and let her hair down, and was sent to the Cold Palace! Lady Qi wanted to tie the knot with the emperor, and was confined to the Cold Palace! Attendant Qin gave a dance so breathtaking it could topple a city, and the emperor sent her to the Cold Palace! Attendant Zheng sang a song with a voice that soared, and the emperor sent her to the Cold Palace! Looking 2Votes178.1kRecs95.3kFans
  25. 125 The Female War God's Black Bag Group 女战神的黑包群 Space Sci-Fi6.9M WordsCompleted (New book: The Little Cook of the Imperial Academy is next door~) Dong Shu, the greatest female war god in the interstellar world, suddenly joins a mysterious red-envelope group one day! The war goddess is completely baffled, but gives it a tap anyway! Quick transmigration, no romance (except in the first world). 0Votes1.2MRecs243.3kFans
  26. 126 The Future: Being a Mom Isn't Easy 未来之当妈不易 Space Sci-Fi1.3M WordsOngoing What should you do if you transmigrate into the role of the gorgeous mother of the male lead's top henchman in a sci-fi novel, a woman who died long before the story even began? And what if your son's cheap excuse for a father is the villainous boss who gets killed off? Ye Zhenzhen: The male lead is a real piece of work, and his wife is a handful. Stay away from the male lead and live in peace. Damn it, stay away from my genius son! Ahem, and stay away from my son's father, too... Disclaimer: Th 0Votes248.3kRecs55.8kFans
  27. 127 The Iron Lady 铁娘 Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted She came from the apocalypse to the populous Jin family. As the youngest daughter of the Jin family, she received far more than the others. Jin Yun looked at the rare egg in her hand and made up her mind! She would use the most unique blacksmithing techniques to lead the Jin family to the highest peak! 0Votes82.6kRecs52.6kFans
  28. 128 Transmigrate to a Happy Life 穿越之幸福日常 Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted Niu Niu Mi’s new novel, Hey, the Ancestor Is Here, has been uploaded. Come on in! Chun Tao, a female writer who transmigrates to a parallel world 90% similar to Earth, gets bound to an Ocean System, and then a sweet, caring guy comes clingingly into her life... In a nutshell: High-energy story ahead! This is a passionate, doting romance that isn’t fluffy or naive~ Our destination is the stars and the sea! The setting is entirely fictional, fictional, fictional. We’re saying it three times becaus 0Votes98.5kRecs70.8kFans
  29. 129 Reborn Zuo Wei 重生左唯 Fantasy Romance6.0M WordsCompleted Three thousand Great Daos fill the starry heavens. Geniuses are everywhere, and the strong are as common as dogs. Buddha says, “Killing people is bad, very bad.” Zuo Wei insists on ruling the world! (Readers, join 0Votes390.1kRecs208.9kFans
  30. 130 You from Quick Transmigration 来自快穿的你 Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted They should have had beautiful lives, but for various reasons they fell far too soon, without even getting the chance to start over. What a pity. Lian Yin’s mission is to travel through different times and spaces, helping these people who were not favored by Heaven to live this life well. “Whether you are a good person or a bad person, as long as you are you, even if it means overturning the entire world, your reflection must be set right.” My little group: 123018364 (Please write the book title 0Votes80kRecs76.1kFans
  31. 131 This Big Shot's Style Is All Wrong 这个大佬画风不对 Space Sci-Fi5.4M WordsCompleted After being inexplicably declared dead, Chu Zheng had just one problem: spending money. Ever since she was bound to this System, her back no longer ached, her legs no longer hurt, and she didn't even get winded. She spent every day terrified of having to spend money. System: Let's set a small goal. First, blow through a hundred million... Miss, stop! Don't just activate invincible mode whenever you feel like it! (▼皿▼#) Chu Zheng: First, explain what this thing clinging to my leg is. Some Thing: 2Votes375kRecs153.9kFans
  32. 132 The First Galactic Era 银河第一纪元 Space Sci-Fi1.2M WordsCompleted On the edge of one of the Milky Way's two enormous spiral arms lies an undiscovered civilization: the Solar System. On the blue planet, one of the Solar System's only two life-bearing worlds, a grand marriage between two powerful families ushers in the First Galactic Era: a major general just 20 years old and the youngest member of parliament. Whoever dares to challenge the might of our Yun State, no matter how far away, must be punished! Wh 0Votes153.9kRecs85kFans
  33. 133 A Handbook for Raising Kids in the Apocalypse 末世养娃手札 Space Sci-Fi1.4M WordsCompleted The apocalypse arrives. Anran, a mother with a baby, has no godlike superpowers, no space, and no husband. All she has is a baby to feed and a wood-type ability that can only make flowers and plants grow. 0Votes239.5kRecs87.4kFans
  34. 134 Quick Transmigration: The Cannon Fodder's Cheat Life 快穿之炮灰的开挂人生 Space Sci-Fi4.1M WordsCompleted Now that I’ve been reborn, I have to live a life that’s truly my own. Otherwise, wouldn’t this second chance have gone to waste? New book Quick Transmigration: The Cannon-Fodder Heroine Gets Spoilers Revenge stories are all the rage, and old-school angsty novels are making a comeback. The heroine is the one who gets the worst of it. In angsty novels, the heroine is tormented emotionally and physically by the male lead, dies several times over, and still has to forgive him. In revenge stories, th 1Votes154kRecs128.1kFans
  35. 135 A Bond Forged by Medicine 药结同心 Ancient Romance987k WordsCompleted Shen Liumei, an unemployed herbal pharmacist, wakes up in ancient times after a fatal accident. She has become the daughter of a disgraced official, fallen on hard times. In this second life, can she fulfill her wishes and find a happy, beautiful life? 0Votes224.3kRecs242.6kFans
  36. 136 Xia Li’s Modern Daily Life 夏梨的现代日常 Modern Romance970k WordsOngoing In her previous life, Xia Li was the fake young lady of a pawnshop owner’s family, but in truth she was an unwanted little cabbage, unloved by her father and her stepmother. After being injured by accident, she got a chance to be reborn. But what kind of place was this? These people had no shame, baring their arms and legs, and there was even a magical little square box in which tiny people moved around. Most astonishing of all, the chamber pot her family had used in her previous life was now tr 0Votes79.3kRecs50.7kFans
  37. 137 Zombies Don’t Cultivate Immortality 丧尸不修仙 Xianxia Romance5.0M WordsCompleted Crossing time and space just for love? A misunderstanding. Gaining a divine beast and snatching opportunities? Pointless. Cultivating immortality step by step and defying the heavens? Easy. A different kind of cultivation, a different path to immortality, and an unconventional heroine bring a different kind of brilliance. There are always extraordinary exceptions, and this year, one has come to my home. Renegade Immortal 2Votes528.5kRecs94.9kFans
  38. 138 Golden Powder 金粉 Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted After finally reaching the pinnacle of life, Li Nanfeng never imagined her life would suddenly be cut short by Yan Heng, that black-hearted brat. When she woke up again, she had prepared a forty-page guide to life and was determined to rid herself of the menace... 3Votes777kRecs151.7kFans
  39. 139 Interstellar Painter 星际画师 Space Sci-Fi1.1M WordsCompleted Other people use guns to kill. I kill with paintings! Other people use medicine to save lives. I save lives with paintings! Her father is dead, her family destroyed, and she is exiled to a penal star. Reborn as a vicious little girl, she sets out on a bloody path of revenge. What? Her enemies have a m 0Votes132.2kRecs37.8kFans
  40. 140 A Fair, Wealthy Beauty in the 1960s 六十年代白富美 Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Xia Xiao is accidentally reborn in the 1960s, becoming a young educated youth on a production team. By a stroke of fate, she gains a pocket dimension with a spiritual spring and jade-like water, where she can raise chickens and grow vegetables, but she dares not use it. With everyone around her gaunt and starving, if she makes herself rich, fair, and beautiful, she'll only be asking for trouble. Xia Xiao sighs up at the sky. What a bittersweet surprise! 0Votes102.1kRecs75kFans
  41. 141 Interstellar Entertainment Industry 星际娱乐圈 Space Sci-Fi1.8M WordsCompleted Fans cried out on social media. So gorgeous! I’m swooning! She’s stunning! Give us a scandal, give us a publicity stunt! The haters kicked up a fuss: So what if she’s a pretty face? Acting like a diva and holding up the whole production! We’re boycotting her! But then: When she moved, did she choose the location? When she got married, did she pick the date? When the Zerg invaded, did she lead the forces? [Come watch her turn the interstellar entertainment industry upside down in all kinds of way 0Votes148.4kRecs72.3kFans
  42. 142 The Great Immortal Farmer 大仙农 Urban3.4M WordsCompleted After graduating from university, a young man returns to his hometown and unexpectedly discovers that his old radio can pick up sounds from another xianxia world, and even bring items from that world into reality. With the help of objects from the xianxia world, Zhou Yu begins a happy life back home. He tends flowers and trees, with a few animals always by his side. Complete novels: The Great Appraiser, 4.76 million words, and Golden Escape, 4 million words. Great reads if you're short on books 1Votes201.2kRecs192.3kFans
  43. 143 Somalia's Grand Lord 索马里大领主 Urban633k WordsCompleted By a stroke of luck, Li Wei gets the Great Lord System and heads to Somalia to farm, herd livestock, fish, mine, develop the economy, and train local militia. He also has to teach a bunch of little brats! He embarks on the road to upgrading his territory, and it's all wonderfully leisurely. The only downside is that Africa is full of black women, so finding a girlfriend is really difficult~ 0Votes84.9kRecs72.9kFans
  44. 144 A Guide to Finding Love in the Stars 星际脱单指南 Space Sci-Fi444k WordsCompleted When she woke up, time had raced across the entire planet. Every blood clan in the universe now counted its members in the double digits, and everyone had to call her Ancestor. At last, the lowly had their day. Who would dare call her a weakling now? Come on, let’s hurt each other! If you can’t beat me, I’ll make you call me Father. And so… she gained a father. Yao Si: “…” Mu Xuan: “…” 0Votes218.9kRecs212.2kFans
  45. 145 Reborn into a Beautiful Life in the 1970s 重生七零美好生活 Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted [My new novel, Quick Transmigration: The Cannon Fodder Chooses to Farm, is currently serializing. Your support is much appreciated!] When husband and wife work as one, their combined strength can break gold. Together, they’ll build a wonderful new life, one steady step at a time! 1Votes257.6kRecs76.8kFans
  46. 146 Love and Marriage in the Sixties 六零有姻缘 Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted Reborn before it all disappeared, she keeps a low profile and lives quietly. Who would have thought that, now a grandmother, she would learn the truth from her daughter-in-law... 0Votes168.2kRecs99.5kFans
  47. 147 Quick Transmigration: The Cannon Fodder Won’t Be Sad 快穿之炮灰不伤悲 Space Sci-Fi3.0M WordsCompleted The despairing original hosts: Why is the whole world against me? What did I ever do wrong? Si Ru, smiling: Hit back. This novel has no CP. Thanks, everyone! (Undergoing a very slow major revision.) The author’s new book, “Quick Transmigration: This Wish Is a Little Difficult,” features a single female protagonist and no CP. Thank you all for your support. 0Votes253.9kRecs145.7kFans
  48. 148 A Clever Bride and Her Happy Days 巧媳妇好日子 Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted Shen Feiyang, a woman born in the 1980s, worked hard all her life, only to suffer a car accident after turning fifty. When she opened her eyes again, she saw neither the white walls of a hospital nor the underworld. Instead, she had transmigrated into the body of Shen Yunfang, a young woman born in the 1950s. She had transmigrated to an era when people barely had enough to eat or wear. Hmph, none of that could stump a clever woman who had spent half her life fighting her way through society. Jus 0Votes387.2kRecs156.2kFans
  49. 149 The Immortal’s Edict 摘仙令 Xianxia Romance5.0M WordsCompleted A person walks the path, and the path lives in the heart! Lock away the fortune of a land, cut off its spiritual energy. When the Dao returns, where will its people be? (In short, my family has a few too many ancestors. ┏┛Tomb┗┓...(((m-__-)m) 1Votes2.3MRecs821.8kFans
  50. 150 EN Put That Man Down 放下那个汉子 Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Everyone who knew the four members of the Ye family thought they were the most ordinary family imaginable. Father Ye was a university professor, and his students were hardly… 1Votes605.2kRecs136.4kFans

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