Novels like Please, Just Go Home and Practice Piano!
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- 1 Go: The Streaming Empress Launches a Dazzling Rebellion Against the Go Bot 围棋：直播女皇向狗发起华丽叛逆 [Female protagonist] [Go-themed story] [No absurd comedy] [No romance] [There is a System, but it's been idle for ages, so it's basically as if there isn't one] [Not a wish-fulfillment novel] [Realistic style] [No absurd memes] [The heroine isn't the type who picks fights for attention!] (Important, so I'm emphasizing it again.) [Rui Zhao's Streaming Notes] [July 12] Started this new notebook, mainly to remind myself to make more time for streaming from now on. I've just been promoted to ninth 0Votes42kRecs30.8kFans
- 2 A Perfect Life That Began as a Light Novel Writer 从轻小说作家开始的完美人生 Longguo is a world where anime, games, novels, and other parts of the ACG industry are extremely advanced. One day, a certain presence was born. Ao Haru Ride, My Little Monster, I Want to Make You Cry… He was hailed as the “creator who understands the hearts of Longguo's girls better than anyone”! Oregairu, The Pet Girl of Sakurasou, Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions… He was the rain from the heavens for countless anime fans in Longguo, stranded in a creative desert. air, kanon, clannad: b 0Votes24.1kRecs54.5kFans
- 3 Reborn in 1988: Starting Out as a Carpenter 重生八八从木匠开始 Wu Yuan is reborn in 1988, just after completing his apprenticeship as a carpenter. His snobbish wife from his past life, with whom he lasted only three months, is about to marry into his family. Wu Yuan would never jump into the same fire pit twice. There is no way he will squander this hard-won chance to be reborn trying to warm a cold heart that never belonged to him. With that time, he could easily choose someone better. The pretty daughter of the village Party secretary would do nicely. Eve 0Votes39.9kRecs557.5kFans
- 4 Detective Conan: The Victor Is Justice 柯南之胜者即是正义 Everyone knows that the crime rate in the world of Conan is among the highest. As a lawyer, Kensuke Komikado takes on all kinds of cases, defending all sorts of suspects, including, naturally, the many murderers caught by a certain little boy in a blue suit and bow tie. “Lawyer, I have a dog...” “It's not your dog. It's a stray.” “Lawyer, I was hit in the head by a ball kicked by that little boy in the blue suit and bow tie. I've now been diagnosed with a second-degree concussion. Can I get my s 0Votes30.7kRecs180.1kFans
- 5 The Abandoned Cultivator Returns Home to Farm and Sing 修仙弃徒，回乡种田唱歌 [True-to-life farming + everyday life + pastoral fairy tale] Luo Yihang, a mediocre cultivator expelled from the cultivation world, returns to the mortal realm, only to discover that his earth-and-wood dual spiritual roots are no longer suited to life in a big city. With no other choice, he takes a cat and heads back to his hometown, getting close to the land and the mountains and woods. He grows vegetables, flowers, and fruit trees; raises chickens, pigs, and geese; cooks up spicy sauce and mil 17Votes125.7kRecs118.8kFans
- 6 The Iron Waist 悍腰 The football world has a hundred jokes, and my club has eighty of them! The Gunners, once dominant in the Premier League and record holders of 49 games unbeaten, began their decline. It was the start of the nightmare for countless Arsenal fans! “Our club,” “Nana,” “Europa League leaders,” “temperature-difference signings,” “selling the captain,” “fourth-place specialists,” and so on... The Gunners said goodbye to the Henry 2Votes90kRecs978kFans
- 7 Academic Ace of Medicine 医疗系学霸 New book: This Doctor Only Made His Debut in Middle Age. The medical field is vast, and every step forward is hard-won. Junior residents, attending physicians, experts, professors, researchers, academicians, world-class scholars… Every step means fighting through obstacles. A degree is the bare-minimum ticket through the door, and studying is the fastest shortcut. Training rooms, career ladders, operating rooms, and laboratories are the greatest treasure troves, waiting to be explored. Fang Ziye 6Votes143.4kRecs370.9kFans
- 8 Travel Begins with Photography 旅行从摄影开始 [Travel System] [First Loading Message: To encourage residents to leave their homes, the Travel System was specially developed. It can provide cash, skills, talents, and cultural products from parallel worlds. We hope residents will leave their homes, see the blue sky, embrace the sea, and enjoy the sunshine.] [Skills: None] [Talent: Photography] [In the past nineteen years, your travel has taken you no more than one hundred kilometers from home. In this age of advanced transportation, you are n 0Votes37.7kRecs148.6kFans
- 9 American Detective: From Rookie Cop to The Rookie 美利坚警探：从美剧菜鸟老警开始 A crossover world stitched together from episodic TV dramas. Let’s see things through the protagonist’s eyes as he saves characters who were casually written off and sensibly fixes the ridiculous plotlines dreamed up by reckless screenwriters. Shows featured include The Rookie, Reacher, Hunter, and possibly Person of Interest, Knight Rider, Bones, and others. There may even be some crime films. Apart from the protagonist’s golden finger, there are no supernatural elements. Every case and plotlin 13Votes139.6kRecs217.3kFans
- 10 Marquis Jing'an 靖安侯 Pacify the realm and bring peace to the people: that is Jing'an. At Ganquan Academy in Jiangdu Prefecture, student Chen Qing was beaten to death. His classmate Shen Yi was inexplicably framed and convicted, then beaten with clubs by the county yamen's runners until he was on the verge of death. In the cold, damp jail, the young Shen Yi died unjustly. Another, unfamiliar soul awoke in his body. The two souls fused, becoming a brand-new Shen Y 14Votes135.8kRecs433.4kFans
- 11 From Cutting-Edge Tech to Mega-Projects 从黑科技到超级工程 Ye Ming, an electronics engineer, was delighted to receive the Super Project System. In an era when even designing chips with EDA tools meant having to beg for approval, Ye Ming began a battle of wits with the System. Starting with brain-computer interfaces, he introduced entirely new architectures and systems, achieved quantum supercomputing, upended the traditional semiconductor and information industries, and ushered humanity into a new era of faster-than-light information. And in the eyes of 0Votes112.5kRecs288.4kFans
- 12 I Became a Literary Master in Tokyo 我在东京当文豪 This Japan seems a little different. After the bubble burst, everything was underlined. The writers who should have emerged never did. Instead, a number of authors could only offer feeble criticism of the world... This Japan needs a literary giant, a beacon of thought... Chen Chu transmigrated into this world and became Kitajima Koma, a waiter at an izakaya. Looking at his solitary self and his uncertain future, Kitajima Koma decided to make money using the advantages he had. And so a novel call 0Votes31kRecs138.3kFans
- 13 The All-Around Painter 全能大画家 “He is the highest-paid illustrator of all time, and the reason children fall in love with art!”, The New York Times. “East and West in perfect harmony, drawing on the strengths of many traditions. He is the most brilliant graduate in the two-century history of the Hamburg University of Fine Arts.”, President Martin Köttering. “We have seen countless artists become overnight sensations here... Tonight, another newcomer will join the ranks of these great names.”, Venice International Art Biennale 12Votes213kRecs278.3kFans
- 14 The Wallfacer, but at the Nascent Soul Stage 面壁者，但元婴期 [Canon-focused]+ [Ensemble cast]+ [When the Stars Shine] “The first Wallfacer in history was obviously Luo Ji.” “Rey Diaz? The pioneer of the mental seal, makes perfect sense.” “Zhang Beihai? A civilian Wallfacer, sure, I can buy that.” “What do you mean, a Wallfacer smashed a droplet with one swing?” When more than two thousand stellar warships drifted through space, the droplet wasn’t greeted by two thousand New Year firecrackers, but by a human holding a geological hammer. Luo Ji gripped the 33Votes96.5kRecs319.9kFans
- 15 Judge of the Song Dynasty 北宋大法官 During the Xining era, Emperor Shenzong of Song, Zhao Xu, has just ascended the throne. Ouyang Xiu, Han Qi, and Fu Bi are heroes in their twilight years. The stubborn Chancellor Wang is brimming with confidence, intent on turning the tide, while Sima Niu lies low in the wilderness, steadfastly defending the foundations of the state. Su Dongpo watches from the sidelines, unable to make up his mind. This should have been the final moment of glory for the Song Dynasty’s greatest team of civil offic 3Votes141.2kRecs195.3kFans
- 16 My Secret Crush on My White Moonlight Became My Blind Date 暗恋白月光竟然成了我的相亲对象 Ten years ago, when faced with the girl he secretly loved, Su Ye chose to give up because he lacked confidence. But who could have imagined that one day she would become his blind date! Love is a game for the brave. This time, Su Ye doesn't want to be a coward! P.S. This is a sweet romance about a philosophy professor and a superstar, with plenty of philosophical debate. The title leaves a lot to be desired, so feel free to skip straight to the story. 0Votes22.1kRecs151.2kFans
- 17 Starting Out as Manager of a Spanish Football Giant 从执教西超豪门开始 Gao Shen transmigrates to early 2006 and, through some strange twist of fate, becomes the head coach of Real Madrid. His squad is packed with the biggest superstars of the era: Ronaldo, Zidane, Raul, Beckham, Casillas, Carlos, Ramos... Every one of them is a force capable of shaking world football just by stamping a foot. How can a rookie with no clout whip this bunch of rebellious superstars into shape? 1Votes185.4kRecs317.9kFans
- 18 Who Studies Psychology Without a Few Issues? 没点毛病谁学心理学啊 [You’ve got to have something wrong with you to study psychology.] “Who said that?” Nan Zhuren raised an eyebrow. “He’s right!” … A professional novel about psychology. Serious keywords 1: [depression] [personality disorders] [illness anxiety disorder] [post-traumatic stress disorder] [Oedipus complex] [groupthink], and more. Serious keywords 2: [Big Five personality traits] [behavior modification] [dream interpretation] [sandplay therapy] [rational emotive therapy], and more. 13Votes68.8kRecs104.3kFans
- 19 Starting as Real Madrid's Defensive Midfielder 从皇马踢后腰开始 At first, he was an utterly ordinary defensive midfielder. Then, by chance, he picked up a little playmaking, learned to drive forward with the ball, and even mastered a few free kicks. And that was when the football world got lively. Kaka and Cristiano Ronaldo loved him. He was handsome and had a way with words, but more importantly, he covered for them so they could focus on at 0Votes75.7kRecs459kFans
- 20 Back to 1977: Farming and Raising Kids 重回七七种田养娃 Xu Shiyan is reborn forty years in the past, on the second day after his wedding. His lovely new bride has just arrived, and everything is off to the best possible start. He can grow crops, go hunting, and head into the mountains to dig up a giant ginseng root whenever he likes. Life in the 1970s really isn't so bad. He wasn't much to speak of in his previous life, and he has no grand ambitions in this one. He just wants to live happily with his wife and raise their daughters to succeed. His eld 3Votes131.1kRecs363.2kFans
- 21 Detective Conan: A New Police Story 柯南之新警察故事 My name is Uehara Katsumi. I'm a transmigrator, 25 years old, currently living in Tokyo and working for the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. I'm a conscientious little cop who spends his days slacking off. I like fishing and going to izakayas. I also enjoy getting a perm and traveling now and then. Life is comfortable and pleasant. My immediate superior is Juzo Megure, and among my colleagues are police force elites like Miwako Sato, Ninzaburo Shiratori, and Wataru Takagi. Even so, I still 0Votes59.6kRecs224.9kFans
- 22 I Really Can't Act 我真不会演戏啊 “I’m going to take my talent into the entertainment industry…” “But you can’t actually act.” “Having a good face is enough.” 0Votes79.3kRecs127.3kFans
- 23 The Los Angeles Detective 洛杉矶神探 A detective transmigrates to America and becomes an officer with the Los Angeles Police Department. After getting over his initial confusion, he solves one baffling case after another and earns international renown, becoming known as the most legendary detective in history... 2Votes289.6kRecs397kFans
- 24 EN Part-Time Boss 兼职BOSS A princess locked up in a dragon’s lair is like a yacht owned by a tycoon. Whether you ever use it is beside the point; what matters is that you can’t do without one. Ideally, it should come with a few bounty quests, and the higher their level, the better. A dragon-slaying quest would be even better. That’s the kind of prestige we’re after. If you don’t have a princess locked up at home, cursing you to go to hell every day, you can hardly call yourself a proper dragon when greeting the others. W 2Votes110.7kRecs397.9kFans
- 25 All That’s Left Is Noise 余下的，只有噪音 The Big Bird and the Magician represented an era: the age when professional basketball became popular in the land of basketball. They laid the foundations for the likes of His Airness, the dominant OK duo, LeBron, Durant, and Curry to make basketball so beautiful. They helped all those players become billionaires with their own business empires and lofty social standing. But rewind the clock forty years, and such a thing would have been unthinkable. The league was unpopular, and the best player 6Votes270.5kRecs212.5kFans
- 26 A Very Unusual Food Novel 非正常美食文 [Player name: Qin Huai Atlas unlocked: 0/12 Skills: Dough proofing (Intermediate): Your dough-proofing skills have beaten 99% of breakfast shop chefs nationwide. (0/10000) Filling preparation (Advanced): Your filling preparation skills have beaten 100% of breakfast shop chefs nationwide. (0/100000) Rating: A rookie just starting out] The moment he stepped into the cafeteria, the protagonist of a food novel got his System up and running. Qin Huai: A food novel? You should’ve said so earlier. 63Votes1.1MRecs682kFans
- 27 This Movie Star Wants More Money 这个影帝要加钱 Transmigrating from the Ming dynasty to the year 2000, Ding Xiu can only live a different kind of life this time around. Director: I hear you're good in a fight. I have a role I'd like you to take. It's very difficult. Ding Xiu: Pay me more and it's fine. Director: Actually, I'm hiring you just as insurance. We may not even need you. Ding Xiu: That's not my concern. If you hire me, you have to pay me. Not a single penny less... P.S. New book: The Unscientific Movie Emperor. Feel free to check it 0Votes226kRecs851.8kFans
- 28 From University Lecturer to Chief Academician 从大学讲师到首席院士 A young doctoral graduate transmigrates, only to be blamed for a research scandal from the start and attacked across the internet. He fires back by churning out ten papers in a single month. A big name in academia steps forward to say, “Forget ten papers in a month. Even writing ten in a year is just padding your résumé. You’re a paper mill, and that’s not real research.” Later, people dig into the papers and discover that every one is backed by genuine expertise and has had a major impact. The 0Votes234.9kRecs575.4kFans
- 29 All My Players Are Method Actors 我的玩家都是演技派 The Notes of the Returner suddenly appeared on every top news and social media site around the world, heralding a groundbreaking virtual reality game. Game title: Dark Sands Genre: Eastern fantasy historical setting, with Soulslike difficulty and roguelike elements. Requirements for beta testers: A level head, quick reflexes, nerves of steel, some knowledge of history, and excellent physical fitness. Most importantly: Outstanding acting skills, preferably at an award-winning level! Special rewar 0Votes123.2kRecs331.2kFans
- 30 EN Monster Hunting High School 猎妖高校 After the college entrance exams, Zheng Qing didn't go to the Imperial Capital University he had long dreamed of attending. Instead, carrying his luggage and a fox, he followed a letter of admission and ventured into an unfamiliar college. There was no advanced mathematics, English, or political theory here. In their place were divination, astronomy, and the philosophy of magic. Extracurricular activities meant hunting demons and monsters, and everyone's interests were wonderfully strange. He sa 51Votes213.9kRecs199.8kFans
- 31 As a Reborn Man, I Just Want to Focus on Studying 重生的我只想专心学习 “I like you…” “I'm sorry. We're still young, and our job right now is to study.” [Everyday Life] [Heartwarming] [Positive] [Upright Values] [Calm but Never Dull] [Intelligent Characters] 1Votes127.8kRecs673kFans
- 32 The Great Song Dynasty's Great Detectives 大宋神探志 After transmigrating to the early years of Emperor Renzong’s reign in the Northern Song, before the luminaries from his language textbooks had made their mark, he was preparing to take the imperial examinations and hopefully become one of the era’s shining stars when he heard about the young Bao Zheng’s crime-solving exploits. A few casual words could clear up a mystery? Some inexplicable urge could make me keep searching? … Bao Zheng, Zhan Zhao, Gongsun Ce: one familiar stranger after another a 4Votes168.4kRecs327.7kFans
- 33 EN After Signing with AC Milan, I Started Slacking Off 签约AC米兰后，我开摆了 Lao Ye has a new book out. Title: If You’re Brothers, Come Play Soccer Kaka: Huang was the biggest hero of the Istanbul night, even if he didn’t play much. Ancelotti: Huang is a super talent. It’s a shame he’s not in great shape. Maldini: Huang is the team’s most important player. I recommend the club renew his contract for another five years. Barcelona: To show our sincerity in signing Huang Kaiwen, we’ve decided to offer his cousin a salary of one million euros a year. Milan’s team doctors are 9Votes232.9kRecs361.3kFans
- 34 I'm Not a Literary Giant 我不是文豪 (This is not a copycat novel. No transmigration, no rebirth, no System, and no golden finger.) Many years later, when Wang Zixu stood at the Nobel Prize in Literature ceremony, he would remember that distant afternoon when his wife cut her hand. Back then, he was a clerk at a public institution in a small city. He had little money, and the literary world was a door he could find no way into. Now, he was the literary world's undisputed leading figure across the lands of three rivers, four lakes, 271Votes149.6kRecs183.3kFans
- 35 Reborn: Rising from Rock Bottom 重生从咸鱼赢起 A textbook for the workplace, a premium dark workplace novel with over ten thousand subscriptions. Also known as The Awkward Man at the Waterworks and Reborn: Storms at the Waterworks… After an accidental rebirth, Lin Zheng only wants to lie flat and spend this lifetime slacking off in peace, but… it seems that won't be possible. “No, I really don't want to be a specialist.” “No, I really don't want to be an expert.” “No, how could I possibly become a department director?” “I actually 0Votes153.6kRecs464.4kFans
- 36 Jingming 靖明 The Ming Dynasty was on the verge of ruin. The Forbidden City, completed just a hundred years earlier, welcomed a new master, while Yang Tinghe often reflected through tears: What kind of monster did I choose? Once Jiajing stopped wasting his intelligence on cultivating immortality, a wise ruler took the throne and fierce ministers filled the court. The might of the sovereign and father spread far across the seas! 0Votes183.3kRecs621.2kFans
- 37 A Nineteenth-Century Guide to Medicine 十九世纪就医指南 “We live in an innovative city, an age filled with miracles, and the surgery this royal theater brings you is equally epoch-making. Ladies and gentlemen, appearing today is an outstanding young surgeon, a young man renowned for performing more than a thousand operations and repeatedly setting records in various fields, a true pioneer of medicine. Very well, without further praise, please allow me to introduce Professor Kavi Friedrich Heins to you without reservation!” This book is also known as 22Votes75.1kRecs143.8kFans
- 38 Starting with Chips in 1991 1991从芯开始 Su Yuanshan, chief architect at Haixin, was reborn in 1991. Back when AMD was still surviving by copying Intel, he began laying the groundwork with EDA, seizing the initiative before the Wassenaar Arrangement. He would give the domestic semiconductor industry a whole new lease on life. A great nation's rise begins with chips! A new novel is underway: Reborn in '99: Starting Out as a Tutor to a Top Student 2Votes217.4kRecs302.5kFans
- 39 The Girl Next Door Is Adorable Today, Too 邻家今天也很可爱 After his parents divorce, Lin Lu starts living on his own. His days are peaceful and uneventful. That is, until one day, an older girl moves in next door. Though they were strangers at first, the two begin sharing a curious connection. The girl next door is so kind. She helps him with his studies and cooks for him. She’s elegant and poised, gentle and thoughtful, and even her occasional absentmindedness is utterly adorable! But somehow, things don’t seem to be going quite as they should... “The 0Votes127.2kRecs324.8kFans
- 40 The Academic Ace's Military Research System 学霸的军工科研系统 Chang Haonan, an arms industry engineer from 2023, is reborn in 1996, back in his university days. At this darkest hour, before China's military industry takes off, he obtains a [Scientific Research Guidance System] that rivals the greatest mentor. Starting with improvements to a fight 21Votes554.6kRecs847.8kFans
- 41 Tracing the Current of the Literary Era 溯流文艺时代 Yu Dong is reborn from 2019 into 1991, returning to the time just after graduation, when he was assigned to work as a counselor at Jinling Arts College. Starting out by writing novels, he takes things one step at a time, gradually building an empire in the entertainment industry. 0Votes108.1kRecs171.1kFans
- 42 Binjiang Police Affairs 滨江警事 Youth is an asset, but a diploma is essential. For Han Yu, who started working at sixteen, being too young is not necessarily a good thing. Because he was so young, the organization he was assigned to nearly sent him right back. Read the story of how the youngest police officer in Linghai Public Security Bureau history turns his fortunes around. 8Votes589.7kRecs302.8kFans
- 43 When Pride Still Mattered 当骄傲仍然重要时 Some people exist proudly, and some struggle proudly. Some compete proudly, and some fail proudly. But few can walk away with pride. By the time you finish reading this, congratulations: you’ve already seen the lives of many players. This passage took shape in Stephen Curry’s words after his 2021 defeat: “Nobody wants to face us next season.” It was Tim Duncan, certain before the 2014 Finals began that they wouldn’t mess it up. It was Kobe Bryant promising at Old Man Buss’s memorial to get the L 5Votes234.7kRecs386.1kFans
- 44 The Working Prophet 打工先知 “I’m not a god. I’m just a wage earner who clocks out on time.” “I’ll do my best to help you during work hours. As for after I clock out… you’re on your own.” A workplace, farming, popular science, deities, and just a little romance. Probably. Haha. 0Votes185.9kRecs467.3kFans
- 45 I Have to Teach This World a Lesson 我得给这世界上堂课 That year... Zhang Sheng, betrayed by the organization's leader, arrived in this world... That year... Facing a catastrophic start, he saw the bloody struggle of capital, the beasts lurking in the cruel, dark forest, and the bewildered entrepreneurs left in the wake of the financial crisis... He instinctively flashed a savage grin. 0Votes194.1kRecs549.1kFans
- 46 Showbiz: I’m Just an Actor 文娱之我只是个演员 I don’t understand music, can’t dance, am no good at writing, know nothing about calligraphy, and can’t paint. I’m an actor, Xu Rong. 3Votes135.9kRecs245.6kFans
- 47 Rich Beyond Measure Across the Heavens 人在诸天，富可敌国 “Name your price. I’ll buy your heart.” “And what makes you think you can, ordinary man?” “Seems you don’t want to name a price. No matter, I can do it for you.” “Everything in this world has a price. If you can’t buy it, then the price simply isn’t high enough.” “Unfortunately for you, you can’t refuse my offer.” An accident gave Tang Sen the ability to transmigrate through the myriad worlds, turning him into an unusual procurement agent. And his very first item was called [Davy Jones’s Hea 1Votes64.3kRecs433.6kFans
- 48 Go: I'm Evenly Matched with AI 围棋：我和AI五五开 “He says he has a fifty percent chance of winning, haha. Even if he had a thousand percent chance, his odds still wouldn’t exceed fifty percent. It’s time for the legend to end.”, Ying Jie. A story about a young Go player on the verge of going pro, carrying the top Go AI, Fine Art, in his System, who transmigrates to a parallel world where the age of Go AI has yet to arrive. From amateur ranks to professional qualification, titles, world championships, becoming the world’s number-one Go player, 0Votes128.9kRecs416.7kFans
- 49 Back to My Boyhood 回档少年时 12Votes404.3kRecs506.1kFans
- 50 You Sent Me to the Army to Break My Internet Addiction, and I Became an Officer 让你当兵戒网瘾，你成军官了 Reborn in 2009, though this time around, something about the way he came back seems a little off. In this life, his family is wealthy, and Wang Ye is so addicted to online games that he can stay up all night even on the eve of the college entrance exam. Left with no choice, his father decides to send him into the army to kick the gaming habit. Two years later... When Wang Ye's father calls him on a video call, ready to ask when he'll be discharged and come home to take over the family business, 12Votes322.7kRecs1.2MFans
