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Do You Remember the First Novel That Got You Hooked? 记得你入坑的第一本小说吗

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Time flies, and years slip by. Once you dive into a book, it's like sinking into the sea. Tomato novels have become a habit. Do you still remember the first book you read when you entered the world of novels? Do you remember your first taste of it, and what genre it was? Let's talk about it. Maybe you'll find fellow book lovers here.

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1 The Husky and His White Cat Shizun 二哈和他的白猫师尊 Meat Bun Won't Eat Meat肉包不吃肉Two Male Leads1.4M WordsCompleted [The audiobook adaptation of the same name, starring Gu Jiangshan and Sanshi, is complete. Tune in and give it a listen!] Mo Ran thought becoming Chu Wanning's disciple had been a mistake. His master was far too much like a cat, while he was like a silly dog wagging its tail and fawning over him. Dogs and cats can't reproduce together, and the silly dog hadn't wanted to reach out his fluffy paws toward that cat in the first place. He'd always thought dogs should be with dogs, like his senior bro 100.9kReads9.7Score19.5k14d adds
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I remember I first came to Tomato Bookstore to read novels, specifically to read about the husky 🥰 As for the second book, it's my favorite pure romance novel on Tomato, and also the first relatively long novel I finished reading there. I really loved it! [Heart emoji]
2 Infinite: The Max-Level Expert Loses His Memory 无限：满级大佬失忆以后 Matchmaker Nine月老九Two Male Leads1.3M WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Infinite-Loop Horror + Thrilling Games + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Rules-Based Horror + Two Strong Leads + Everyone's Favorite + Beautiful but Unhinged] When Xiao Huai woke up, he found himself in a bizarre game. Everyone around him was utterly terrified, but he was so bored he felt like going back to sleep. He couldn't remember where he came from or anything about his past. He only remembered his name. Those chosen were forced to take part in terrifying games. Outside the game 10.5kReads9.4Score1.6k14d adds
3 EN I'm Not a God of Theater 我不是戏神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.0M WordsCompleted The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.7MReads9.9Score178.8k14d adds
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It really was Sanjiu who set me up in this mess.
4 Special Forces Starting with Drawing Sword 从亮剑开始的特种兵 Super Red超红Historical746k WordsCompleted During a mission, Ye Zhengyang sacrificed himself to protect his comrades, but unexpectedly transmigrated into the world of Bright Sword. He successfully activated a System. As long as he killed enemies and earned merit, he would receive Merit Points. Merit Points could be exchanged for weapons and equipment. We’re a righteous force. We reason with people! With physical force! 19.5kReads9.4Score1.7k14d adds
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I feel okay.
5 EN Unhinged? We're All Unhinged—and That's a Good Thing! 癫，都癫，癫点好啊 Little Salt小盐子Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Super-Sweet 1v1]+ [Silly Humor and Memes]+ [Showbiz]+ [Dating Variety Show]+ [Face-Slapping] [Unhinged Actress vs. CEO with a Mind of His Own] Betrayed by her scumbag boyfriend, she transmigrated into a book and was immediately stabbed and sent to the hospital by an extremist shipper. Xie Mi went berserk on the spot, spouting wild claims in the livestream. “Come on! Stab me! All of you, stab me! I'll blow up the Earth!” A passerby who had wandered into the livestream nearly fainted. Okay, okay. 335.5kReads9.8Score46.5k14d adds
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It has to be Xiao Yanzi's "Crazy" - it's so good!
6 Boyfriend, Want Some Candy? 男朋友，吃糖吗 July Peak Season七月旺季Two Male Leads441k WordsCompleted “Scheming, sweet-talking, patient pursuer x hot-tempered, cocky, easily flustered recipient.” A top student dates the school bully. In a nutshell: be sweet enough, and the school bully can be yours. Be sweet enough, and you can cuddle and kiss all the way to the top. 306Reads8.2Score14214d adds
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The first book was the first novel I read on Tomato, and the second is the first novel I've ever finished reading in my life. It's very memorable, as it just started serialization on Tomato this year.
7 The Merchant Woman 女商 Sky Hound Moonflame天狗月炎Ancient Romance3.2M WordsCompleted Strong Female Lead + Multiple Male Leads + Transmigration to a Fictional Dynasty Ling Qingyu transmigrates into the body of an orphan who has lost both parents, starting out with nothing but a broken ship. After countless hardships, she becomes the empress of the Hua Dynasty! So what if she has neither power nor influence? She still has mountains of gold and silver! So what if she's not a peerless beauty? She'll still have handsome men of every kind at her side: a cool, ruthless assassin, a batt 1.2kReads8.0Score17814d adds
8 The CEO Is on Top 总裁在上 Jiang Xiaoya姜小牙Modern Romance3.5M WordsCompleted “You stole my genes and think you can just walk away?” He captures her and demands the baby she gave birth to three years ago. She never had a baby? Then she'll just have to get pregnant again! Caught in a possessive CEO's ruthless pursuit of love, she can't fight back and gradually falls for him. Fine, she'll give birth to the baby and hand it over to him, then leave! But he ties her up and throws her onto the bed, blazing with fury. “Woman, who said we'd only have one?” 17.3kReads9.3Score2.3k14d adds
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It's so good! I've watched it three times already! 😢
9 You Are My Silence 你是我的默 Sheep Sun羊太阳Modern Romance471k WordsCompleted “Back then, I couldn’t hold you back.” A sentence that came ten whole years too late gently shattered the longing Lin Muxi had kept hidden in her heart for years. At seventeen, she gathered her courage and sent him a love letter, only to receive his firm rejection. Not long afterward, Ying Renzhi disappeared without a trace, leaving no word behind. At twenty-seven, they unexpectedly met again at a blind date arranged by their relatives. The distance and coldness she hadn’t understood before tur 5Reads—Score—14d adds
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This new one is worth watching. The content is very realistic and nuanced, the emotional storylines are so lifelike, and it's very relatable.
10 EN In the Cultivation World, I Can Go 50-50 with Anyone 人在修仙世界，和谁都能五五开 May Spring Bring You Happiness春风要开心Eastern Fantasy2.3M WordsCompleted In Li Zhoujun's fortieth year after transmigrating to become the mountain lord of an immortal sect, he finally obtained a System that let him match anyone fifty-fifty. Are you a ten-thousand-year-old monster who has spent ages hidden from the world? I'm your equal. Are you an unparalleled Immortal Emperor of peerless elegance? I'm your equal. Are you a demonic fiend whose very name strikes terror into people's hearts? I'm your equal. 64.7kReads9.1Score5.5k14d adds
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This is indeed my first book, though it's published on a different account.
11 After Being Reborn Eighteen Times, I Clung to My Sharp-Tongued Master's Coattails 重生十八次后我抱了毒舌师尊大腿 Shallow and Deep浅予深深Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Only after Yan Xi had died eighteen times did the Heavenly Dao finally give her a cheat. At last, she remembered the woman who had caused her to die and lose her cultivation time and again: Liu Qingyun, the transmigrated heroine with a System cheat who simply wouldn’t stay dead. Yan Xi declared, “Once I finish this pork knuckle, I’ll get up and take her on. After dying so many times, who here can say they’re tougher than me?” Then a certain old ancestor, famous for shamelessness and for remainin 6.6kReads9.4Score84014d adds
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It's really beautiful!
12 My Sickly-Sweet Rogue Disciple Is Too Tempting, and His Ascetic Master Has Fallen for Him 病娇逆徒太撩火，禁欲师尊动了情 Drifting Through the Years in a Dream醉梦流年Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Hilarious wish fulfillment + xianxia + pure in body and heart + male master and female disciple + no misunderstandings + no amnesia + lighthearted comedy + powerful hero and heroine + irreverent cultivation + heroine pursues hero] + [Cool, sharp-tongued, protective, pure-hearted master vs. scheming, twisted, slightly yandere, unhinged disciple] + [Heroine has a special constitution and grows stronger against stronger opponents] + [Male lead has a strong presence and an unexpectedly adorable sid 4kReads9.1Score44714d adds
13 Why Pick a Fight with Her? The Entire Six Realms Belong to Her 你惹她干嘛？整个六界都是她的 Mu Shiqi慕十七Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Two powerful leads + sweet romance + rebirth + time control + beast taming + all-round talent + medicine and poison + punishing scumbags + eliminating threats down to the roots] Feng Jingyou is a peerless genius, unmatched in ten thousand years in the kingdom of Luo Wu. Her power is extraordinary, and she shines brighter than anyone! One day, she is ambushed and her spiritual meridians are destroyed. She barely survives for five years in a dark place. But Heaven cherishes the gifted: an acciden 1.1kReads9.0Score18514d adds
14 The Evil King’s Obsession: The Genius Madwoman Slays Her Way Through the Three Realms 邪王嗜宠：天才狂妃杀遍三界 Thousand Fans千扇Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Spirit spring space + all attributes + unmatched healer and poison master + no saintly heroine + two powerful leads + sweet, satisfying romance] She was an heir to an ancient martial arts family, a woman who once commanded the world. One transmigration later, she becomes an ugly good-for-nothing. After repairing her dantian, she awakens a five-element spiritual root, breaks through to the innate sacred body, bonds with divine beasts, concocts divine pills, forges divine artifacts, and builds he 24kReads9.3Score2.9k14d adds
15 The Last Paper Effigy Maker 最后一个扎纸人 Chong Xiayueban虫下月半Mystery2.7M WordsCompleted The art of paper effigies can bridge the worlds of yin and yang, perform rites for the dead, and summon the King of Hell. Cut yellow paper, weave bamboo strips: paper horses travel a thousand miles, and paper figures summon spirits. With one stroke to paint their eyes, the King of Hell appears, striking terror into all directions and sending ten thousand ghosts into hiding! By the time the art of paper effigies reaches Chen Mo, he is its last practitioner. He assumes this ancient, mysterious cra 16.7kReads8.5Score1.7k14d adds
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It's really good-looking.
16 EN The Last Bus on Route 13 13路末班车 Old Eighty老八零Mystery813k WordsCompleted I'm the driver of the last bus on Route 13. Every night at eleven, I have to make a run to the suburbs. This book is addictive, so don't blame me if you can't put it down! In this novel, even the sharp-tongued readers who always guess the plot right will find themselves repeatedly proven wrong. You might find yourself asking, “What's going on? What's going on?” Don't doubt your sanity. Just keep reading. A story that keeps you on edge, here to save readers suffering from a reading drought! 13.5kReads9.2Score1.7k14d adds
17 Strange Tales Livestream 怪谈直播间 Chong Xiayueban虫下月半Mystery3.1M WordsCompleted The sound of meat being chopped eerily echoes through a bun shop in the dead of night. The passengers on the last bus all have the same face. On a freezing, rainy night, someone wearing funeral clothes wanders the streets... The Strange Tales livestream takes you deep into the hidden side of this world! 13.8kReads8.9Score1.2k14d adds
18 Seeking the Way in the Legal World 律界问道 Half a Scholar半个书生Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Comeback and growth + charming lawyer + mysteries surrounding cold cases + officialdom and workplace + wits and will] He turns his life around, with Death brushing past him several times. A string of cold cases remain shrouded in mystery... 940Reads—Score15914d adds
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This is a newly completed novel with excellent writing, positive values, plenty of suspense, twists and turns, thrills and excitement, and a realistic portrayal of life!
19 I’m the School Bully’s Older Sister 我是校霸他亲姐 Aolili奥里里Modern Romance504k WordsCompleted [A heartwarming story of school life, a System, an ensemble cast, and growing together] [A cool, aloof guy who’s secretly vain and flirtatious × a sweet-looking, confident and strong heroine who’s devoted to her studies] P.S. Both leads are top students. They don’t get together until college. Ye Shu encountered the Fate System 007 and foresaw that her younger brother, Zhou Sheng, would end up in prison at twenty. She decided to investigate at his school herself and prevent that terrible future. 2.5kReads9.2Score36114d adds
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That was in 2025, I saw it on a Kuaishou post.
20 The Coffin Walks at Night 灵棺夜行 Watchdog看门狗Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted I was carrying a coffin up the mountain for a burial when they stuffed me inside and buried me alive. Then, in a single night, all three hundred or so people in the village vanished. Only at night was the place alive with voices. I crawled out of the coffin, only to discover... 5.7kReads8.2Score37314d adds
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The first novel I read a long time ago
21 Tales of Hong Kong’s Underworld: Starting in Kowloon Walled City 港岛江湖往事！从九龙城寨开始 CEO AhCEO啊Male-Channel Fanfiction43k WordsOngoing On a stormy night, I row a ramshackle smuggling boat and narrowly escape the jaws of a shark. After I come ashore, a boss from Kowloon Walled City tells me I'm the chosen one from a century-old prophecy, destined to unite Hong Kong's underworld. My name is Zheng Zhiyong. I'm just a mainlander trying to earn enough to eat. They save me, give me a name, and push me onto a road of blood and fire. I think it's gratitude I owe them, until I discover... The armored-car heist was a setup. The wins 21Reads—Score—14d adds
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"Tales of Hong Kong's Underworld! Starting from Kowloon Walled City"—a Kowloon Walled City version of "Rurouni Kenshin"—it kept me up all night! 🔥Key Highlights: Gu Long-style aesthetic + anime-like action + gangster intrigue + the blood and tears of Chinese laborers—a triple dose of exhilarating excitement! 💡Reading Guide: The author's writing is superb, the imagery is like watching a movie! A must-read for fans of hardcore underworld stories like "The Swordsman" and "Election"! The early chapters focus on realistic survival, while the later fight scenes are incredibly romantic and cool! ❤️Personal Review: The most unique genre I've seen this year. The protagonist is ruthless and tragic, the villains are incredibly charismatic, and the Hong Kong atmosphere is off the charts. The author is under contract, updates are stable, and the quality is guaranteed!
22 The Disabled Prince Spoils His Arrogant Miracle Doctor 残王爆宠嚣张医妃 Drunken Ling Su醉凌苏Ancient Romance2.7M WordsCompleted A fallen noblewoman dies silently in her bridal sedan chair. When she opens her eyes again, medical genius Fu Zhaoning has transmigrated into her body. A divine physician's daughter throws her weight around, tears Fu Zhaoning's wedding dress, and forces her to break off her engagement? Her fiancé protects someone else, humiliates her, looks down on her, and threatens her? A pack of ungrateful relatives wants to drive her grandfather to his death and seize the family fortune? Fu Zhaoning rolls up 1.2kReads8.8Score31614d adds
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This book immediately got me hooked.
23 The Top Student Pretends to Be Weak to Snag a Marriage, but His Tough Girl Bride Takes the Internet by Storm 学霸装弱骗婚，太妹娇妻飒疯全网 Sea Salt Crispy海盐酥酥Modern Romance235k WordsCompleted A wealthy young master and academic ace × a Southeast Asian Chinese tycoon’s daughter, a sassy queen! Playing dumb to outsmart the other + turning the tables + bickering couple + mutual crush + from campus to wedding bells The longest road Qin Sihuang has ever walked is the one set out for her by Pan Zhanchen! Who could have guessed that the gentle, high-achieving student whom tycoon heiress Qin Sihuang kissed and tackled first was actually a top-tier schemer with a wicked mind? She was haughty 7Reads6.8Score—14d adds
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The school's top student and heartthrob falls for a rebellious girl. The female lead is arrogant and lives a free-spirited life, like an empress. The male lead appears gentle but is actually cunning and manipulative, manipulating her in reverse. [Laughing][Laughing] The plot twists are quite interesting.

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