Yuan Jia died early. After his death, he encountered a system and realized that his younger brother was the protagonist, and he was just the protagonist’s cannon-fodder brother.... more>>

Even though he was more talented than the protagonist, how could a supporting character be more powerful than the protagonist?

So, he faced a plot-induced death.

His business empire would be inherited by his protagonist brother…

His connections would be inherited by his protagonist brother…

His engagement would be inherited by his protagonist brother…

And he would only live in the protagonist’s memory as the older brother who died young. To be remembered when needed and forgotten when not.

Yuan Jia’s goal was to survive and live longer than his protagonist brother.

As long as he doesn’t die, the protagonist will always remain just a younger brother. <<less

Shen Yunxuan always starts each life with a bad hand, slowly working her way up to become a winner in life. But this time, upon restarting, she discovers that people keep fighting to take her bad hand, even trading their good ones with her.... more>>

Shen Yunxuan (confused, but respectful): "Is there really such a good thing?"

…

[World 1: Socialite Sisters]

Shen Yunxuan isn't as sweet-talking as her sister Shen Yunrui and doesn't win over the elders. During their marriages, Shen Yunrui married into the wealthiest family, enjoying a grand ceremony, while Shen Yunxuan married her grandfather's savior-a poor young man.

Twenty years later, Shen Yunxuan and her husband became billionaires, while Shen Yunrui's husband was left in a vegetative state, and the once-glorious family fell apart.

After her rebirth, Shen Yunxuan finds herself before their weddings, and Shen Yunrui suddenly insists on marrying the savior while urging Shen Yunxuan to marry into the wealthiest family. Moved, their family wholeheartedly supports the swap.

Shen Yunxuan (overjoyed): "When my future husband faints, I can skip fifty years of struggle by taking over his empire!"

(Note: World 1 is short and comedic. Feel free to skip to other, more conventional stories if this one isn't to your taste.)

…

[World 2: Stand-in Actress & the Villain]

Shen Yunxuan and Qian Yue graduate from film school and audition together. Qian Yue secures a major role as a scheming villain in a popular IP drama, while Shen Yunxuan lands a stand-in role in a niche art film.

To everyone's surprise, the blockbuster IP flops, while Shen Yunxuan's art film becomes a box-office hit. The director and lead actors take notice of her talent, offering her three consecutive roles, skyrocketing her career to Best Actress status.

Reborn before the auditions, Shen Yunxuan watches Qian Yue snatch the stand-in role and push her into the IP drama.

Shen Yunxuan (delighted): "With a few tweaks, this script will definitely become a hit—no more detours in this life!"

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[World 3: The Favored Consort vs. The Devoted Wife]

Shen Yunxuan and Shen Rong are both daughters of a general. Shen Rong enters the palace as a consort, while Shen Yunxuan marries a young general and lives a lonely life.

Years later, Shen Rong is banished to the cold palace, while Shen Yunxuan's husband is promoted to marquis and dismisses his harem, showering her with exclusive devotion. Shen Yunxuan enjoys the respect of her in-laws, the love of her children, and a reputation as the most enviable woman in the land.

Reborn before their engagements, Shen Rong tries to win favor with the elders, aiming to marry the young general, and insists Shen Yunxuan enter the palace.

Shen Yunxuan (smiling brightly): "If my sister insists on giving me such a great card, how could I refuse?"

…

World 3: The Favored Consort vs. The Devoted Wife

World 4: Marrying a Pretty Boy vs. Becoming a Military Wife

World 5: Fortune-Telling Livestream vs. Wealthy Matron

World 6: Farmhouse Cook vs. Noble Servant

World 7: Orphan with a System vs. Harem Protagonist <<less

Qin Ran just wanted to cultivate immortality, refine pills, and live a carefree life as an immortal world slacker. But a genius female disciple just... more>> had to get clingy, insisting that he take her as a disciple. Not only that, she was always making advances on him, thoroughly disrupting his peaceful slacker life... <<less

Kim Dokja does not consider himself the protagonist of his own life. Befitting the name his parents gave him, he is a solitary person whose sole hobby is reading web novels. For over a decade, he has lived vicariously through Yu Junghyeok, the main character of the web novel Three Ways to Survive the Apocalypse (TWSA). ... more>>

Through Junghyeok, Dokja has experienced secondhand the trials of repeatedly regressing in time, in search of an end to life-threatening “scenarios” that force people to act out narratives for the amusement of god-like “Constellations.”

After reading 3,149 chapters—long after all other readers lost interest—Dokja finally resigns himself to the story ending. However, he receives an enigmatic message from the author, stating that the story will soon be monetized, before his surroundings suddenly go dark.

He swiftly realizes that fiction has become reality and he is now living through TWSA. Although he is the singular omniscient reader of the events yet to come, his success in the scenarios is not guaranteed—but perhaps his advantage will empower him to step into the protagonist role that never suited him before. <<less

Sheng Quan transmigrated into a novel in the entertainment industry that she had read before, and she even acquired a system.... more>>

The system stated: “Sorry, I’m a novice system. I can only provide you with money, nothing else.”

Sheng Quan looked at the balance in her account that could instantly make her the world’s richest: “You’re being modest.”

However, the system added:

“You can use them, but you can only invest in outstanding talents with excellent character who are currently at a low point in their lives. You’ll get a return only if the investment is successful.”

For ordinary people, this would be challenging. But Sheng Quan is a character who transmigrated, which means she has a god-like perspective that ordinary people don’t possess.

With thoughts full of money, she calmly counted:

* The gentle actor struggling with a tight budget who can’t land roles

* The gloomy song god whose singing career was destroyed despite a passion for singing

* The talented female director whose brilliance is hindered by a lack of funds

* The idol actor who loves the stage but lacks opportunities to perform

Sheng Quan waved the handfuls of money in her hands: There’s so much that I can’t even count; I’m going to make a fortune.

Reading Guide:

*The female lead is career-oriented.

* Wealth accumulation from rags to riches <<less

I, Kang Woojin, was quitting my design work and became a jobless person. The next day, my friend took me to auditions and I was forced to perform.... more>>

As i was given a script, the void space appeared in my mind and forced me to relive the character.

I got stabbed. Became a serial killer. Became an Exorcist.

As I become an actor, the misunderstandings keeps growing day by day. <<less

I became the villain in the story of a hero.... more>>

So I was about to quit after fighting the main character.

But she’s obsessed with me. Why...? <<less

Su Aobai was once a troublesome son. In male-oriented face-slapping plots, he was excellent in every aspect but would become foolish whenever he encountered the male protagonist, leading to the downfall of his family and causing his domineering father to die of anger.... more>>

In cultivation worlds, he was a talented second-generation cultivator who mocked the male protagonist, whose cultivation had been crippled, for a woman, only to be rejected by her. Eventually, the male protagonist seized an opportunity, returned to destroy Su Aobai's sect, and caused the sect leader, his father, to die of rage.

Now, Su Aobai has become a father with children just as troublesome as he once was.

Initially, Su Aobai was reluctant, but the system promised him rewards if he could improve his children's favorability towards him, and he ended up enjoying it.

After all, what's the point of being a son? Being a father is the coolest. <<less

Xu Mo transmigrated into a book, thinking that if he followed the plot, the dog system would send him back to his original world. In the end, he realized he had overthought things.... more>>

[Hey, why is Shen Manni, the female lead, acting strange? Shouldn't she be fawning over the male lead at this point?]

[Zhou Qiaoqiao, are you sick? Weren't you supposed to break off your engagement today?]

[Damn it! An Youyi, please do your job as an undercover agent and sell my information to the protagonist, you idiot!]

...

At this moment, Xu Mo himself didn't know that these female leads had already heard his inner thoughts.

Then they decided not to play by the rules.

Xu Mo: Please respect my profession as the big villain! <<less

Wu Chenghe, a military doctor who served in the UN peacekeeping forces for two years, thought he was blown up in the war, only to find himself hijacked in the interstellar era just after transmigrating! What’s even more unexpected is that his father is the supreme commander of the expeditionary army, and he is an illegitimate child. Perhaps these could still be accepted, but what surprised him the most was that he, a grown man, turned out to be a “guide”.... more>>

How could he play the role of “the coolest second-generation guide of the expeditionary army” well?

Set in the future world of a thousand years later, combined with the relatively new setting of the sentinel/guide, the story tells of an official’s second-generation who crossed over but ended up as a pitiful hostage, and the rebellious emo who knew and loved each other, working together to build a harmonious universe. <<less

Xiao Luo and his girlfriend had been in love with each other for four years when she proposed a break up. Because of this, Xiao... more>> Luo sped his car in the night and ended up in a car accident. But it was a blessing in disguise as he unexpectedly fused with a high tech system that originated from a universe hundreds of billions of light years away. From this moment on, the entire world started to run amok..... <<less

“I’ll devour all of your skills!”... more>>

‘F*ck this awakening bullshit’, ‘To hell with being a loser.’

Kim Taehyun, whose latent talent was unknown, was treated as a loser for not being able to awaken.

At the moment of death, he awakened the ability to create gates leading to the ‘King.’

Taehyun, who regressed through the power of the King, gained a new skill “Predation.”

Taehyun, who was 35 years old at the moment of his death, regressed back to when he was 19.

[The skill has been devoured.]

In this new life, he felt like he could become the very best. <<less

Spiritual energy recovery brought about fundamental changes throughout the entire world, and posed an imminent threat to it.... more>>

Chen Yang died in an accident and reincarnated to become a tiny koi fish inside the fish tank in his own home. Just as Chen Yang complained about the unfairness of destiny, he awakened the Evolution System. Thus, with his sister’s feeding, Chen Yang started his insane evolution.

As the whole world sank deep into apocalypse, Chen Yang descended from the skies to crush everything. He had evolved from a tiny koi fish to a gargantuan dragon. “This world shall be ruled by me!” When the fish playing in the waters was frightened by the net, it jumped over the Dragon’s Gate to become a real dragon. <<less

One day, Xu Mo got off work as usual and heard some noise coming from the trunk. He opened it and saw a female celebrity tied up and stuffed in the trunk!... more>>

Little did he know, countless cameras were aimed at him at this moment – this was a new type of reality show.

The first randomly selected passerby was caught in less than an hour.

But when Xu Mo was selected, things started to take an unexpected turn.

“Damn, this isn’t how the script goes. This Xu Mo is too bold, he’s not following the rules at all.”

“Crap, is this guy taking it seriously?”

“The female celebrity has been scared to tears!” <<less

In this day and age, if you aren’t married by the age of 30, you will be forced to marry a partner according to the imperial regulations. The partner will be assigned based on the genetic compatibility and you aren’t allowed to refuse!... more>>

Ryan was thirty years old and reached the age of being assigned a partner per genetic compatibility. He went to the Registration Center and immediately got a wife assigned by the state.
That person was none other than the youngest imperial general, General Dalton!!
Ryan: OMG O.O <<less

Similar to that of a Phoenix, a martial arts expert who was from the Song Dynasty had reincarnated after his death. The body he now... more>> possessed belonged to a bullied Japanese high schooler, one that had complicated family issues. <<less

After Fang Ziyang’s death, he realized that he was actually the s*um second male lead in a dog-blooded sweet romance novel.... more>>

His forever kind-hearted classmate turned out to be the protagonist in the book.

And his mature and wealthy father was the official partner of that person.

In the novel, his elder brother, father, fiancé, and uncle all doted on the protagonist immensely, letting him live a life full of love and happiness.

As for him, he targeted the protagonist at every turn, framed the innocent, and was ultimately kicked out of the family by his own father. His elder brother was the one who personally killed him, making him a despicable cannon fodder.

He was the vicious male character in the campus bullying incidents, the universally despised and condemned enemy.

Now, he was reborn on the day when fate took a turn towards the abyss.

Fang Ziyang first took out his phone and changed his Weibo username from “Fang Ziyang” to “Troublemaker Little Lord”.

Then… he posted on Weibo.

[Troublemaker Little Lord: Hello, everyone. I’m Fang Ziyang. Of course, you can also call me the protagonist in the recent campus bullying incident. I’ve noticed that you’ve all been having a blast, cursing at me until your green hats fall off. As a kind-hearted person, I’ll arrange something for you. – See you on Orange Live tomorrow night at 8 PM.]

Fang Ziyang smiled, “Since I’m not in a good mood, let’s make sure no one else has a good night’s sleep.”

From today, heaven and earth shall witness. <<less

Lin Zhiyu died, realizing in his final moments that his suffering was because he was just a cannon fodder in a wealthy family's story. In the novel "The Fake Daughter is Spoiled to Heaven," the fake daughter, Ruan Jiaojiao, is the protagonist. After being spoiled by the Zhao family, she struggled when the real daughter returned. Her confession to Lin Zhiyu failed, causing her to break down and run away. She then miraculously met her true, powerful family, who retaliated against those who hurt her.... more>>

Soon after, the Zhao family, who loved Ruan Jiaojiao, was destroyed, and Lin Zhiyu, blamed for rejecting Ruan Jiaojiao and causing her to run away, faced the most vicious revenge. His family went bankrupt, his parents and sister met tragic ends, and he was slandered, transforming from a beloved figure to a despised one. Expelled from school, he was abducted by the Ruan family, mutilated, and turned into a "freak show" at an underground casino in Southeast Asia. He endured this hell for three months before finally dying.

However, no one expected that the vengeful ghost of Lin Zhiyu, who died with eyes wide open, would be reborn. <<less

Before the return of spiritual energy and the awakening of all races, Ye Xuan died on the battlefield and unexpectedly returned to twenty years ago.... more>>

At this moment, before the returned of spiritual energy, the future lofty Red Lotus Empress was still just a simple and helpless little girl.

Ye Xuan seized the opportunity, deceiving the yet-to-awaken school beauty and deskmate Empress to become his wife, holding her in the palm of his hand, spoiling her to the skies!

A month later, when the spiritual energy returned, the school beauty awakened an SSS-class talent, skyrocketing to fame!

Passerby: You have SSS-grade talent, Ye Xuan is not worthy of you!

Red Lotus Empress: Get lost! Ye Xuan is my man, whoever touches him dies! <<less

Chen Meilan was reborn, finding herself back in 1988 when she had been abandoned by her nouveau riche ex-husband and was struggling to raise her daughter alone.... more>>

Her ex-husband had left her with a large courtyard house in the suburbs and a bank balance with four zeros.

In her previous life, Chen Meilan's pride had caused her to lose both of these assets, a decision she later deeply regretted.

Yan Zhaocai had just returned from the battlefield, decorated with medals for his valor in the war of self-defense.

Yet he voluntarily gave up his honors, transferred back to his hometown, and joined the police force. As soon as he arrived, he received divorce papers from his wife.

After reporting to the police station, Yan Zhaocai, with his child in tow, was urgently seeking a place to settle down.

Chen Meilan, with her rural household registration, couldn't legally own the courtyard house given by her ex-husband. She too was in a desperate situation.

At this moment, someone brought Yan Zhaocai to meet her.

Yan Zhaocai was drawn to the fact that she also had a child. He thought that if he could be accommodating, she wouldn't mistreat his child.

Chen Meilan observed this man in his military uniform, tall and well-built, with a stern face. She remembered that in her previous life, it was his uncompromising integrity at work that had landed the nouveau riche and his mistress in jail after a coal mine collapse.

Suddenly, she realized this man was quite a catch. Definitely marriage material!

And so, their blissful second marriage began... <<less

After transmigrating through different books, Xu Qiao finally returned to the real world. However, he became the target of online ridicule in the entertainment industry. Xu Qiao, branded as a mere vase, lacked singing and dancing skills, possessed no acting talent, and was particularly disliked for his personality. After a scandal involving drunken misconduct, Xu Qiao disappeared from the public eye for a period of time.... more>>

Making a comeback through a poorly made web drama, Xu Qiao took on the role of the third male lead. This character was a disliked brothel attendant, irritatingly portrayed with flamboyant makeup.

Fans of the original work expressed their disdain for this detestable character, stating that having Xu Qiao play the role was like a true-to-life representation.

After the web series aired, on-screen Xu Qiao mesmerized with silky, flirtatious eyes and seductive red lips. Swaying a wine glass, he embodied the intoxicating demeanor of a tipsy concubine, truly resembling a refined imperial consort.

Netizens: “Bro, who are you???” #Is it still possible for haters to convert into fans now?# #The male celebrity I once criticized eventually became my ultimate bias#

[Author’s Guide:

1. heaven-defying golden finger, made for fun

2. fictional setting, no need to overthink

3. author’s writing is amateurish with flawed logic, so feel free to drop it without notifying]

【T/N: PLEASE READ. PLEASE READ!

1. This story is highly MC-centric, with an overpowered MC. As clearly stated in the author’s note, he possesses a heaven-defying golden finger. HIS ABILITIES ARE A KEY PART OF THE STORY, so expect frequent emphasis on the MC’s OPness throughout the story.

2. Romance is slow-blooming and secondary to the plot. No tooth-decaying fairy tale love story here.

3. The primary focus of the story is not on the transmigration itself, but rather on the MC’s life after returning to the real world, as indicated by the title. No world-hopping adventures here.

4. Lastly, as the author humbly mentioned, the writing is AMATEURISH and contains flawed logic. If you’re looking for a tightly-constructed narrative with polished writing, THERE ARE OTHER BOOKS THAT MAY BETTER MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS.

READER DISCRETION IS ADVISED. Thanks for reading this first.】

[⚠️⚠️OVERPOWERED MC || SLOW/LATE ROMANCE ||NATIONALISM⚠️⚠️] <<less

The first time Jiang Rou saw that man was in the interrogation room. He looked Desperate, silent and sinister. His fierce gaze and sarcastic smile on the corners of his mouth. Even at his forties with fine lines around his eyes, it can’t hide his handsome face. It's hard to imagine what he looked like when he was young. This person's name is Li Xiao, and the person that the police have been tracking for eleven years. This time, he allowed himself to be arrested; he no longer wanted to hide.... more>>

In the eyes of her parents and relatives, Jiang Rou had always been seen as a well-behaved and sensible child. The only rebellious thing she had ever done was secretly applying to the police academy when she entered university. However, after joining the academy, the heavy workload and intense training erased her initial longing for the police profession when she used to watch police dramas. She was even planning to take the civil service exam after graduation.

Jiang Rou's encounter with Li Xiao was purely coincidental, as she was assigned to intern in this case by the school. She thought it was just a fleeting episode in her ordinary life, something she would soon forget. Then she would proceed with her work, blind dates, marriage, and having children, following the expected course of life...

So she never expected that when she woke up one day, she would become the ex-wife of Li Xiao who had ran away with someone twenty years ago.

Jiang Rou sat on the bed, looking down at her round belly, and for a moment, she fell into silence.

Author’s Note: The OG male lead’s daughter died because of campus bullying in her previous life. The bullies went unpunished, so the male lead planned revenge but ultimately did not do the last step. The OG male lead did not commit mu*der in his previous life, and the case was a wrongful conviction. The present male lead is a good person from beginning to end. <<less

Zheng Baozhu and Qu Zhi grew up together, but they didn't become the enviable childhood sweethearts; instead, they grew up to be arch-enemies. ... more>>

Zheng Baozhu thought Qu Zhi was hypocritical, pretentious, and self-righteous.

Qu Zhi thought Zheng Baozhu was vulgar, materialistic, and superficial.

Everyone said they were the least likely to become a couple.

Their mutual friend Cen Tongtong declared, "If they end up together, I'll eat all the keyboards in my house."

Later, she threw away all 17 keyboards from her house overnight.

One-sentence summary: What's it like to be in a relationship with your arch-enemy? <<less

The return of spiritual energy brought monsters that ran amok, and humans awakened to paranormal abilities.... more>>

One day, Qi Yuan was buying groceries when he unfortunately came face-to-face with a monster. Just when he thought he was going to die on the spot, he suddenly heard the monster's thoughts...

"This aura, he's definitely not an ordinary master!"

"So terrifying, so terrifying."

"A fight with my back against the wall, I can't take it anymore."

Qi Yuan: Ah, no one told me that my awakened ability isn't telepathy, but rather the stronger my enemies imagine me to be, the stronger I truly become.

PS: Zhou Hai in the first chapter is not the protagonist. <<less

Qiao Wei found herself as the cannon-fodder ex-wife of the male protagonist in a historical novel set in the 60s and 70s. The male lead was handsome, with a broad shoulder, narrow waist, and long legs, clad in a uniform. Not only was he the type Qiao Wei liked, but his future prospects were also boundless.... more>>

In the original story, Qiao Wei was a pitiful cannon fodder who ended up in misery, dying alone after eloping with someone. In the reborn version, the original female lead married the male lead and lived a good life.

However, Qiao Wei, upon entering the book, didn’t want to be the cannon fodder. From being a lonely terminally ill patient to having a husband and children, with a big shot right at home, she couldn’t let others take that away. Qiao Wei wanted to hold on tight.

Yan Lei noticed that ever since he brought his wife back, she seemed like a different person.

“Commander Yan’s wife wears such old-fashioned fabric all the time, so simple and plain.”

Qiao Wei: Natural fabrics are so comfortable, synthetic fibers go away.

“Did you hear? Commander Yan’s wife voluntarily gave up the new dormitory and continued to live in the old family quarters, giving the chance of living in a building to someone else. Look at her ideological consciousness.”

Qiao Wei: The courtyard in the broken dormitory building is much more down-to-earth.

“We misunderstood them before. Look, the commander’s relatives are here, directly arranged in the guesthouse, high-standard reception, so atmospheric.”

Qiao Wei: Having relatives stay at home is too annoying; sending them to the guesthouse is much more relaxed.

Life went from being formal and distant to passionate and lively. From living in separate rooms in the past, she now walks around in his white shirt with smooth, straight legs in front of him. Before, he couldn’t see her in the morning, but now he could see her rosy cheeks and vibrant eyes when she woke up from morning exercise.

In the past, she complained about his lack of education and didn’t allow her to touch his precious books. Now she willingly handed him a book, saying, “Although I hope you can read it too.”

“Clothes, you can’t wash them; leave it to me,” the man said coldly.

“Just because you don’t want to wash dishes, leave it to me,” the man disdainfully said.

“Here,” the man handed it over.

“What?”

“Money and tickets,” he said. “This month I found more people to exchange cloth tickets, enough for you to buy new clothes.”

Qiao Wei smiled with her eyes curled. As long as she wasn’t the cannon fodder, Qiao Wei lived happily in this 60s and 70s setting. <<less