The Genre Doesn’t Matter. Just Give Me Something with Smart Characters 什么题材不重要，只求带脑子

1. 101 亲 My Relative Took Me to Rent a Haunted House 亲戚带我租凶宅 Eighty-Eight八拾捌10k WordsCompleted A Relative Took Me to Rent a Haunted House 86Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 102 钱 The Moneylender Was Reborn Seven Days Before Me 钱庄先生早我七天重生 Ghost of the Deep Sea Gazing at Moonlight深海的幽灵啊注视月光Modern Romance291k WordsOngoing [Career-Focused Female Lead + Supportive Male Lead] + [Beautiful, Unhinged Second Female Lead + Sharp-Tongued, Proud Second Male Lead] + [Sincere Romance] "Boss Chen, my eldest sister doesn't like having her picture taken. She looks about the same as my second younger sister. You've met her, after all." With that one sentence, Hu Lingyi became Boss Chen's second wife. Boss Chen thought she looked ordinary, but he had to admit she had a gift with numbers. Not a single transaction in the Chen fami 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Completely unconventional

3. 103 瞎 The Blind Young Master Wants to Marry Me 瞎子少爷要娶我 Eighty-Eight八拾捌14k WordsCompleted The Blind Young Master Wants to Marry Me 365Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 104 亲 The Mouse I Raised with My Own Hands Was Crushed to Death by a Rich Lady 亲手养大的老鼠被贵妇踩死 Ghost of the Deep Sea Gazing at Moonlight深海的幽灵啊注视月光6k WordsCompleted The rat I raised with my own hands was trampled to death by a rich lady. 133Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 105 老 My Boss Asked Me to Be His Mistress’s Assistant, So I Added His Wife to the Group Chat 老板要我给小三做助理，我把老板娘拉入了群聊 Eighty-Eight八拾捌12k WordsCompleted My boss asked me to be his mistress's assistant, so I added his wife to the group chat 4.9kReads—Score—Shelves
6. 106 真 The Real Young Master Is a Genius: Watching the Tide 真少爷他是个天才：观潮 Ghost of the Deep Sea Gazing at Moonlight深海的幽灵啊注视月光14k WordsCompleted The Real Young Master Is a Genius: Watching the Tide 15Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 107 他 After He Took the Throne, He Gave Me to Someone Else as a Concubine 他登基后把我赐给别人做妾 Eighty-Eight八拾捌Ancient Romance14k WordsCompleted After he ascended the throne, he bestowed me upon someone else as a concubine 2.4kReads—Score—Shelves
8. 108 自 Surrender 自首 Glazed Luanhua琉璃栾华Mystery691k WordsCompleted (Now streaming on iQIYI. Starring Xu Weizhou, Guo Junchen, and Xiao Yan. A criminal police captain, played by Xu Weizhou, teams up with a psychologist, played by Guo Junchen, to solve cases and capture the monsters of the human heart. Mystery + deduction + psychologist + episodic cases + serial murders + high-IQ crimes + revenge plots + strange tales and records + best partners + light horror + suitable for the faint-hearted) “I killed someone.” A girl turns herself in, claiming that she killed 19.8kReads9.4Score2.7kShelves

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   This book is truly exceptional; it's very easy to get drawn in. I don't recommend reading it at night, or you won't be able to sleep. The plot is incredibly captivating, with each element seamlessly connected to the next...

9. 109 姑 My Sister-in-Law Borrowed Money to Help Her Lover Get an Abortion 姑姐回娘家借钱给小三打胎 Eighty-Eight八拾捌Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted My Sister-in-Law Returned to Her Parents’ Home to Borrow Money for Her Lover’s Abortion 315Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 110 王 The Prince Regretted It After He Pushed Me Down the Mountain 王爷推我下山后，他后悔疯了 Eighty-Eight八拾捌Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted After the Prince Pushed Me Off the Mountain, He Went Mad with Regret 593Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 111 我 I Kissed the Top-Tier Star on Set from Morning Till Night, and My Ex, the Movie Emperor, Went Mad with Regret 我和顶流在剧组从早亲到晚，前任影帝悔疯了 Eighty-Eight八拾捌8k WordsCompleted I Kissed the Top-Tier Star from Morning till Night on Set, and My Ex, the Best Actor, Went Crazy with Regret 329Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 112 哥 Brother, My Blind Date Is Better Than You 哥哥，我的相亲对象比你好 Eighty-Eight八拾捌11k WordsCompleted Big brother, my blind date is better than you 287Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 113 我 My Mom Is the Real Heiress Who Ran Away Pregnant from a Powerful Family. Reborn, I'll Protect My Parents' Love 我妈是豪门带球跑的真千金，重生后由我来守护父母爱情 Eighty-Eight八拾捌14k WordsCompleted My mom is the true heiress who ran away from her wealthy family while pregnant. After being reborn, I’ll protect my parents’ love story. 101Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 114 长 Sweetness in the Long Night 长夜逢甜 Eighty-Eight八拾捌19k WordsCompleted Sweetness in the Long Night 837Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 115 不 I Won't Be Your Mortal Concubine; I'll Be a Celestial Goddess 不做你凡间妃，要做我九天仙 Eighty-Eight八拾捌Ancient Romance13k WordsCompleted I Won't Be Your Mortal Concubine; I'll Be a Celestial Maiden in the Ninth Heaven 268Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 116 为 I Hid in a Cabinet with the CEO to Catch the Other Woman 为了抓小三我和总裁躲进柜子里 Eighty-Eight八拾捌Marriage & Romance12k WordsCompleted I Hid in a Closet with the CEO to Catch My Husband Cheating 499Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 117 未 My Fiancé Made Me Take the Fall for My Best Friend, Never Knowing I Was the Real Heiress 未婚夫让我替闺蜜顶罪，没想到我才是真千金 Eighty-Eight八拾捌9k WordsCompleted My Fiancé Asked Me to Take the Fall for My Best Friend, Never Expecting That I Was the Real Heiress 293Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 118 买 After I Bought a House, My Aunts Ruined My Family and Left Me with Nothing 买房后，我被姑姑们害得家破人亡 Eighty-Eight八拾捌9k WordsCompleted After I Bought a House, My Aunts Destroyed My Family and Left Me with Nothing 228Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 119 种 Farming: The Age of the Witch 种田：巫女时代 Kaguya of the Bamboo Grove, from Penglai竹取辉夜自蓬莱Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted [Farming + Tribe + Fantasy + Sweet Romance] Su Yue transmigrated for no apparent reason, and woke to find a group of women dressed in animal skins dragging her back to their cave. By chance, she awakened a Favorability System called Xiao Ai. Su Yue: “What? You don't even know how to make traps?” The tribe members: “Isn't winning a battle just a matter of having more people? Why fight at night?” Is this how recklessly you do everything? Su Yue was at her wit's end. 5.9kReads8.9Score519Shelves

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    I wouldn't call it a battle of wits, but at least it won't insult your brain.

20. 120 被 After Being Cast Out of the Sect, the Demon King Asked Me to Be His Wife 被逐出宗门后，妖王喊我做娘子 Eighty-Eight八拾捌11k WordsCompleted After Being Cast Out of the Sect, the Demon King Asked Me to Be His Wife 271Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 121 魔 Magic's Industrial Revolution 魔法之工业革命 Zhou One大周一号Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsOngoing This novel starts off a little slowly. The first ten chapters mainly lay the groundwork. Transmigrate into a world of magic and combine magic with technology! Take inspiration from Minecraft redstone circuits to create [Logic] magic arrays! Apply the principles of magic to build refrigerators, guns, cannons, and mechs, and invent more efficient machines! Free people from manual labor, boost productivity, create wealth, and spark an Industrial Revolution in a world of magic. [Raises a gun] T 10.6kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves
22. 122 破 After Hatching, I Became a Short-Armed Tyrannosaurus! 破壳后，成为短手霸王龙！ Glittering Princess闪光皇女Modern Romance348k WordsCompleted [Adorable Baby + Adorable Pets + No Romance + Everyone’s Favorite + Beast World + Kindergarten + Heartwarming and Healing + Friendship + Six-Year-Old Girl + Fairy Tales] Sunflower Kindergarten has a notorious little troublemaker. She’s the youngest, yet she’s always getting into fights, calling parents in, and making her classmates’ moms and dads switch places. The scariest part is that the teachers and parents never punish her. They even praise her for being a good girl. The gods love her most, 804Reads9.4Score128Shelves

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    I've read all of these! They cover all genres. I highly recommend the first one; it's incredibly heartwarming and perfect for a transitional reading experience. I feel it's a fairy tale for adults. It tells the story of a terminally ill little girl who wishes to be with her parents in peace and happiness. After death, the god transports them to a world where animals are the main characters. Her family becomes snakes, but the heroine is a baby dinosaur—incredibly cute! It's a dreamy and heartwarming fairy tale for adults. The second book involves a system that allows you to teleport people from your world to another world for infrastructure development. I was completely captivated by the heroine's charm. She's a very pure person, so pure that even countless trials can't break her. Later, to become stronger, she enters a dungeon alone. I was really moved to tears by the third book because of the female lead's purity and kindness. The aliens were also very kind to her. I just finished reading the third book, and it was easier to understand than the previous one where the male lead became an Earthling and ascended with Earth's technology. In this book, the female lead hands over the simulation system, and everyone works together to save the world. The ending forms a complete loop, which is quite good. The fourth book has a very interesting premise: the female lead is reborn thinking she's surviving the apocalypse, but halfway through her survival attempt, she's bound to the system and sent to the system space, starting to travel between different worlds. It's a very unique and interesting premise. The fifth book has the female lead reborn as an orange cat. She initially struggles to survive, then begins traveling the country, healing one person after another and witnessing many good things happen. It's also very interesting.

23. 123 基EN Gene Lock Unleashed: I Am Invincible—Do As You Please 基因锁一开，我无敌，你随意 Brilliant Writing Turns to Smoke妙笔生烟Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.2M WordsCompleted [A classic old-school story, set in a fictional world, no System, full of passion.] Towering walls rose from the ground, turning Earth into a maze. Monsters mutated wildly and reproduced in grotesque forms. Humanity entered a post-apocalyptic era of biological mutation and energy control. All kinds of combat professions emerged. As a despised subspecies and a weakling on the battlefield, Fu Junlin should have spent his life just trying to get by. That was until a twisted, goofy life-form entered 7.4kReads9.2Score635Shelves
24. 124 开 From the Start, I Handed Everything Over to the Nation and Built Infrastructure Among the Stars 开局上交国家，我在星际搞基建 Xiao Bushuai萧不帅Modern Romance1.3M WordsOngoing [Infrastructure Building + Ensemble Cast (Nonhuman) + Dungeon Instances + No Romance + Turning It Over to the State + Slow Pace + National Team + Author Takes Suggestions] Shen Xun got a System and thought the apocalypse was coming. To prepare for the end of the world, she spent all her savings stocking up on supplies. But she closed her eyes, opened them again, and the apocalypse hadn't come. She had transmigrated instead. There was no wasteland or zombie horde. Only towering trees that blocked 94.2kReads9.0Score14.6kShelves
25. 125 我 I Have a Bunch of Hilarious Players 我有一群沙雕玩家 Bubble Tang泡泡唐Sports853k WordsCompleted [Behind-the-Scenes] [The Fourth Calamity] [Lighthearted] [Online Game Style] “Men! Flatten this world for me! Bring it under our rule!” The Demon Lord pointed toward the Land of Primordial Dawn as countless demons and evil spirits came through spatial portals. “O brave heroes who protect the world!” The goddess radiated divine light, her spirited voice ringing across the heavens and earth as she spread her arms toward every direction. “Us!” A group of strange creatures appeared, each with a colo 1.3kReads8.8Score109Shelves
26. 126 模 Simulator: Humanity Still Hasn’t Gone Extinct Today 模拟器：今天人类又没灭亡 Lin Xiaolu林筱鹭Modern Romance640k WordsCompleted [Simulator] + [Doomsday] + [No Couple] + [Cooperating with the Government] The thing Lin Yan regrets most in her life is not checking the almanac on the day she rushed to the supermarket for half-price yogurt. A bag of yogurt flew three meters, and a falling object from above hit her on the head. When she woke up, the world had changed. No, the world was about to change. A daily-refreshing [Simulator] had appeared before her eyes, one that could predict how she would die in the future. First sim 14.9kReads8.9Score2kShelves
27. 127 快 Quick Transmigration: Starting by Snatching Supplies in the Apocalypse 快穿：从末世截胡开始 Dark Blue x深蓝xModern Romance643k WordsOngoing [Female-Lead-Focused] + [Spatial Storage] + [Apocalypse] + [World Ascension] + [Three Thousand Worlds] + [No Romance]… Su Yueheng is a self-serving pragmatist who transmigrates into an Apocalypse novel as an insignificant passerby who doesn't even appear in the records. Just as the chosen heroine, Jiang Yao, is about to gain spatial storage and start her overpowered protagonist's journey, Su Yueheng swoops in and takes it for herself. Torrential floods, mutated monsters, the collapse of hu 4.1kReads8.5Score306Shelves
28. 128 跟 Learning Feng Shui from Third Grandpa 跟着三爷爷学风水 Ding Xingxing521丁星星521Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted Born into a family of Feng Shui practitioners, I became someone who defies fate the moment I entered the world of Yin-Yang Feng Shui. As one strange event after another unfolded, I learned to recognize fortune and misfortune, ward off disaster, and handle everything with ease. To all the brothers, sisters, uncles, and aunties passing by, please leave a book review here! Remember to comment, too! Thank you! If you like learning, remember to bring your brain along. There’s plenty of useful informa 36.2kReads8.8Score3.2kShelves

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    Completed book, read it slowly.

29. 129 我 I Have a Few Too Many Secret Identities 我的马甲有亿点多 Listening to the Wind as Rain Falls听风来雨落Eastern Fantasy661k WordsCompleted Let me tell you something you probably won't believe. I'm Baixiaosheng, who knows everything under heaven, and I'm the leader of the continent's top organization. It's just that I have a few extra identities. Oh, and even the treasured sword in your hand might be me. If you still don't believe me, I'll just have to put on another secret identity and tell you again. 1.2kReads8.7Score100Shelves
30. 130 误 Mistakenly Climbing into a Life of Luxury 误攀浮华 Ye Xiaofu叶晓芙Modern Romance484k WordsCompleted I just got a notification from the platform that this is being adapted into a comic drama! This is not the same old story!!! You'll be captivated by the protagonists' charm, especially the male lead! [Guiding male lead | Not a domineering CEO | Realistic | Down-to-earth | Not over-the-top | Slow burn | No angst | Funny] [Sharp-dressed, devilishly handsome boss with a thousand schemes & pure, obedient girl who refuses to cling to the powerful] Original title: Mistakenly Climbing into the World of 36.6kReads9.1Score4.6kShelves

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    It's great, I recommend it.

31. 131 当 After All of Humanity Disappeared 当全世界人类都消失以后 Fang Yebai方夜白Urban1.0M WordsCompleted After all humanity disappears from the world, there comes a knock at the door... Li Ge thought this was the kind of thing that only happened in science fiction movies and novels. He never dreamed he’d actually experience it himself! What’s it like to be the only human left in the world? Li Ge: Thanks for asking. I’m in Pengcheng, just got off the plane, and I have three things to say. I just found a gun and some grenades, blew up a bank, and set the cash on fire. Wanxiang City, the museum, the l 11.4kReads8.8Score778Shelves
32. 132 人 People, Come Pet This Kitty 人，快来摸摸本喵 Flowers Bloom in the Abyss of Dreams渊梦生花Modern Romance542k WordsCompleted [Urban Exploration + Food + Lighthearted Healing + Light Fantasy] (The heroine is a cat and will never turn into a human!) Tang Miao, a delivery worker who died suddenly in her rented apartment, was reborn in a cardboard box as a scrawny orange kitten. She had no System and no golden finger. She was just a stray cat who could be caught by animal control at any moment. But she decided to use her nine lives to visit every city she never got to see in her previous life. She took shelter from the ra 16.8kReads9.4Score2.8kShelves
33. 133 婚 After Marriage, the Tide Rises 婚后潮起 Ye Xiaofu叶晓芙Modern Romance181k WordsCompleted [Married first, fell in love later; no angst, sweet romance; a strong heroine with a solid sense of self; an upright, open-minded hero] Zhou Ying thought she had few emotional needs, but Qi Tianye’s thoughtfulness and tenderness gradually wore down her defenses. In the end, she still fell for him. Qi Tianye had always thought he would only fall in love once in his life. He had never imagined that another woman could find her way into his heart. “Do you believe in love at first sight?” “No.” “Wh 2.1kReads—Score169Shelves
34. 134 谍 The Little Spy's Rise to Power 谍战小特务的逆袭 Winter Isn't Hot冬天不热Urban2.8M WordsCompleted He is the lowest-ranking undercover agent in the Military Statistics Bureau, yet he can spot Japanese spies in a vast crowd. He is also an expert operative, infiltrating enemy-occupied territory to assassinate traitors who sell out their country and vanish without a trace. Because: “Scanning Eye” in operation... 187.4kReads9.5Score20.5kShelves

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    I'm a self-proclaimed "sugar lover" (a term used to describe someone who enjoys reading romance novels). Espionage, apocalypse, post-apocalyptic, Hong Kong, political intrigue. All highly rated. Aside from wish-fulfillment novels, many books either lack critical thinking or their world-building collapses midway through. These are all worth reading; if you don't like them, come back and slap me, I'm telling you.

35. 135 京 Kisses on a Beijing Night 京夜有吻 Ye Xiaofu叶晓芙Modern Romance234k WordsCompleted The rating was just posted, so don't worry about it! [Unrequited Love | Mutual Pining After Reunion | Powerful Family Background] Xiao Ning had received praise her whole life. She came from a good family, did well in school, had a successful career, and had the face of everyone's first love. With her parents' protection and support, as well as her own hard work, she rose higher and higher, with nothing but smooth sailing ahead. The one place she hit a wall was marriage, which plunged her into de 11.8kReads8.9Score1kShelves
36. 136 特 Agent: From the Start, I Make Contact with Zheng Yaoxian 特工：开局郑耀先和我接头 Loves Tower Diving for Kills喜欢越塔杀Urban5.4M WordsCompleted Shen Fei transmigrates into a world that brings together several espionage dramas, all fraught with danger. Here, there are Kite, The Infiltrator, The Disguiser... And the person he’s supposed to meet is none other than Zheng Yaoxian, Sixth Brother of the Military Statistics Bureau! And so, a secret agent feared by the enemy emerges, codenamed “Nightmare”! 5kReads9.3Score506Shelves
37. 137 谍 Espionage: I Can Earn Rewards by Playing the Villain! 谍战：我当恶霸能爆奖励！ Loves Honey Longjing Tea爱喝蜂蜜龙井茶Urban2.7M WordsOngoing After transmigrating into a minor secret agent at Beiping Station, he unexpectedly awakened the Tyrant System!! As long as the System judges something to be bad behavior, he gets a reward! Kidnap a dog traitor and torture him for information. Ding! For using serious violence against another person, reward: the Japanese devils’ top-secret military intelligence! Lin Ze: ??? Beating up traitors counts too? “Mrs. Miyamoto, I have a new assignment for you!” Ding! For coercing an innocent young woman, 170.4kReads9.4Score15.4kShelves
38. 138 先 Fire First 先敌开火 I'll See You Off送你走Urban4.3M WordsOngoing [Expert marksman] + [No System] + [Comedy] + [Mercenaries] + [Fictional world] Wang Tao, descended from a family of hunters, stumbles into the world of mercenaries by sheer chance. What kind of sparks will fly? In this diverse era, your downfall may not come from a rival, but from someone crossing over from another field. Speed is absolute, accuracy is relative. The one who fires first wins; suppressive fire is what matters most! Of all the martial arts under heaven, speed is unbeatable! 90.4kReads9.4Score6.4kShelves
39. 139 末EN The Apocalypse Is Coming? I’ll Arrive First! 末日降临？我先降临！ Noodle King Zai板面王仔Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.8M WordsCompleted [The print edition of I'm a Supplier of Survival Plans for the End Times is now available on major platforms] [Character growth · Multi-theme stages · Ensemble cast · Occasional brutal takedowns · No cookie-cutter plot · No mindless wish fulfillment] After facing repeated layoffs and betrayals, Su Jin was at the lowest point of his life when he was accidentally hired by a mysterious company. Countless worlds are on the brink of destruction. Only by saving their clients can the sparks of civiliza 411kReads9.2Score34.2kShelves
40. 140 刀 The Silent Blade 刀不语 LazyEastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted Someone once asked me, “What is the jianghu?” I thought for a moment. I thought of a jug of rough wine on the table, a distant figure walking away beneath the setting sun, a grave beneath the moon, and the cigarette burning down to ash in my hand right now. That person asked again, “Where is the jianghu?” I smiled and looked out the window. There were countless jianghus out there. One person is a story. Two people make a jianghu. 28.1kReads9.3Score3.2kShelves

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    Trust me, it absolutely won't lower your intelligence. First book synopsis: It's a martial arts novel with four main characters: one who wields a knife, one who cultivates body, one who plays Yuan Ge, and one who is a swordsman. Overall, it's very good (synopsis is insufficient). The second book's synopsis: It's a fan fiction based on the science fiction movie "Pacific Rim" (I forgot which one exactly). I haven't read it for more than half a year, so I don't remember the specific content, but I can confirm that it's thought-provoking. The third book's synopsis: The protagonist travels to ancient times, where supernatural phenomena run rampant. He has a system, but isn't invincible from the start. It's a slow-burn story. The fourth book's synopsis: "The First Sequence," by the author of "Spare Me, Great Lord" and "The Naming Art of Night." It's a reliable read, with concise writing that shows the author put a lot of thought into it. Most importantly, it has a human touch. Synopsis of the fifth book: I heard the author was imprisoned. I'm currently following it; it's pretty good and thought-provoking.

41. 141 第 The Ninth Special Zone 第九特区 Wei Jie伪戒Urban6.1M WordsCompleted After the catastrophe, the land was scarred beyond recognition. Food was scarce, resources were in short supply, and the situation was chaotic... A young man who had fought his way out of an undeveloped zone, with endless yellow sand at his back, came alone to District Nine to make a living. Yet he never expected to meet a few good friends by chance, rise to prominence in the chaotic era over a single thought, and embark on a legendary journey... 210.6kReads9.6Score22.9kShelves
42. 142 环EN Pacific Rim: The Great Wall's Vigil 环太平洋-长城守望 How High the Heavens天之高兮Sci-Fi & Apocalypse637k WordsCompleted Luo Sen looked up at the steel giant. This thing had only ever appeared in movies and comics. It wasn’t until the “Seagull Project” was launched that men’s dreams finally became reality. To fight monsters, we created monsters. (Hong Kong Shatterdome Base:) 1.1kReads9.3Score137Shelves
43. 143 九 The Ninth-Rank Demon Exorcist 九品驱魔人 Sharp Edge Hidden in Night Eyes夜眸藏锋Eastern Fantasy5.3M WordsCompleted When the sun sets, every door in the city is shut! Evil spirits open their eyes, and monsters run rampant! The Wei Constables mount the city walls, while exorcists draw their swords. An apprentice from a martial arts school stands proudly amid the demons, determined to protect one last sanctuary. 69kReads9.1Score7.4kShelves
44. 144 港 Hong Kong Crossover: The Ultimate Smuggler 港综：最强大捞家 Scapegoat Prawn背锅大虾Male-Channel Fanfiction1.9M WordsCompleted In the world of Hong Kong Island, the Money Empire era has just ended. The four great detectives are long gone, and the underworld is in turmoil. The mighty tide of a new age surges in. He Wenyao, who has lived two lives, travels from north to south, crossing the sea to arrive. When the bells of the new century ring out and Lighthouse magazine asks its question, he looks around and finds no equal in the world. 60.7kReads9.3Score3.9kShelves
45. 145 重EN Reborn to Rise Above the Rest 重生之出人头地 Naonao Doesn't Like to Make a Fuss闹闹不爱闹Urban1.6M WordsCompleted This is a story set in Hong Kong in the 1950s. It was a passionate, turbulent era. In those fiery years, there were countless big bosses and their underlings, and no end to tales of lives tossed about by hardship. There were also countless beauties and talented people, and no end to tales of romance and passion. You could call it a dark age, a chaotic world where good and bad were all mixed together, but it was often an age in which heroes rose to prominence. 31.7kReads9.4Score3.3kShelves
46. 146 北 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Northern School 北派盗墓笔记 Yun Feng云峰Mystery4.5M WordsOngoing [Published in print and available online] [The Beipai Notes horizontal-screen drama is now streaming] [Tomb Raiding + Mystery + Antiques] I'm a poor kid from a mountain village in Northeast China. In the early twenty-first century, hoping to make something of myself, I joined a northern tomb-raiding crew. From south to north, I've seen every side of the underworld and crossed paths with people from all walks of life. Over the years, I went from a young man to a middle-aged one. My drinking got b 956.6kReads9.6Score123.1kShelves
47. 147 公 Turning the Tables in the Civil Service Exam: Climbing the Ladder from the Interview Onward 公考逆袭：从面试开始一路攀登 Yuanming Xiaoyang元明小阳Urban3.3M WordsOngoing People's affections are as thin as paper, and the world changes like a new chess game with every turn. Li Xiuyuan starts at the grassroots level, driven by a desire to get ahead. He takes one steady step after another, climbing higher with every move! 742.1kReads9.2Score59.8kShelves
48. 148 权 Notes on the Pinnacle of Power 权巅仕途笔记 The Lucky Little One Who Keeps Running犇跑的小幸运Urban3.4M WordsCompleted [Political power struggles + three generations + one female lead + climbing the ranks from the grassroots + fighting for the people + reaching the pinnacle of power!] Ye Zhenggang, the third generation of the Ye family, falls victim to a sinister scheme and spends one reckless night with Xu Xiaoqing, the cherished daughter of another top family, the Xus. Then he listens to a close friend’s instigation, runs from his responsibilities, and leaves for Bohai City. This indirectly leads to Xu Xiaoqin 35kReads8.9Score3.5kShelves
49. 149 薛 Xue Xiaoran’s Journey Through Ancient Times as a Partner 薛小苒的古代搭伙之旅 Qian Mo千墨Ancient Romance2.4M WordsCompleted What a bolt from the blue! A food lover has transmigrated into a primeval forest and is forced into hard mode! Xue Xiaoran can barely keep herself fed and clothed, and now she has a huge “burden” by her side: a “blind, mute, disabled man.” The two put their survival skills on display in the jungle, spending nights in caves, starting fires by rubbing sticks together, and searching for wild game… But as the two of them spend time together, why is this wild man getting more and more handsome? Xue X 8.2kReads9.1Score1kShelves

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    I've searched through all the books on Tomato, and there are all kinds of them, all quite intellectually stimulating. If you don't want to search for books yourself and are experiencing a reading slump, you can try looking through these books; you might discover some unexpected surprises.

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