I've Been Reading for Years. Looking for Novels with Great Writing and a Fast-Paced Plot 多年老书虫，求文笔好，故事情节紧凑的小说
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The Ultimate Sacrifice 终极献祭
[A textbook case of realist business warfare + a deeply romantic, top-tier intellectual romance] The world has gone mad. A top-tier rich, handsome young heir is forced to compete with his wealthy wife for a lover... “If she likes me and I like her too, then we’ll each have to prove ourselves.” The male lead is loaded with resources and comes with every advantage, while the female lead has brains and beauty and rises from humble beginnings. A textbook case of realist business warfare, arranged fa
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A Grand Plan for the Realm: Old Friends, New Beginnings 谋定山河之缘起故旧
(History + political intrigue + brain-teasing + detective work) To plan in the temple is to lay the foundations for moving mountains and rivers, to seek benefits for all under heaven, to bring prosperity to the state, and to secure peace for the common people. This is the mettle of a man across the ages! Plotting from within the command tent and securing victory a thousand miles away: the intricacies of rites, laws, systems, decisions, strategy, competition, balance, and compromise are endless!
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The Sixties: Traveling the World with My Pocket Dimension 六十年代之带着空间畅游天下
Li Beibei grew up surrounded by stories, then unexpectedly transmigrated into the body of a lucky girl in the 1950s. Touched by her family’s favoritism and kindness, she gladly accepts their love and decides to repay them with her own abilities. As she plans her future, Li Beibei chooses two careers that will let her travel at public expense, hoping to make up for the regrets of her past life: journalist and diplomat! And so begins her extraordinary journey in this world. By the seaside: “Qing f
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The Divine Schemes of Guiguzi 鬼谷神谋
[Historical Fiction Writing Contest] Other people are reborn into wealth and privilege, but I came back as a stalk of rice. No, a stalk of rice growing on a grave! A lovesick woman ate me, and became my mother. I became Guigu Wang Chan, whom later generations called Guiguzi, the founding patriarch of the Vertical and Horizontal School. In this turbulent age, watch me stir up the world once more and make my mark on the battlefields of the Warring States!
686Reads6.6Score111Shelves
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A Life Full of Joy 一笙有喜
[A breathtaking beauty, a fallen heiress, VS a refined, aloof heir to a powerful Beijing family. Marriage first, love later + sweet romance + clear-headed heroine] After a sudden upheaval, Song Xi has no choice but to marry the refined, aloof heir to the Qiao family. At first, though, the two are like needle and wheat: neither can stand the other. Who could have guessed that they’d later be so sweet together? Their friends all complained, “Leave us single people a way to live!” One day, Presiden
32.7kReads9.5Score3.6kShelves
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CEO, I Don't Want an Office Romance 总裁我不要办公室恋情
By day, she’s a sharp and capable saleswoman! By night, she’s her boss’s personal assistant, taking care of his every need! They agree on three rules: talk about money, not love. But... Rumor has it that she’s so pampered she lives like a princess. When it comes to dealing with scumbags, President Shang is there. When it comes to putting rivals in their place, President Shang is there. When it comes to making money, President Shang is there. She’s living a fairy-tale life of happiness. Meanwhile
15.7kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves
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Imperial Exam Triumph: The Strongest Female Grand Secretary 科举逆袭：最强女首辅
After finally becoming the first female heir in her family, she opens her eyes and finds herself back before the revolution. Her father is dead from the start, leaving her with a frail mother and three beautiful older sisters. She is the only son who can carry on the Cheng family line... Cheng Qing looks down at her slightly developed chest, wondering what on earth went wrong. Surrounded by scheming wolves, Cheng Qing, now with a new soul in her body, sets herself two small goals: First, keep pr
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The Poor Scholar's Rise 寒门贵子
After transmigrating into the body of a penniless scholar, Jiang Feng thought about how his computer science degree from his previous life was utterly useless here… Then it occurred to him: “Of all pursuits, studying is the noblest. I’ll just have to grit my teeth and take the imperial exams!” He kept going, and when he suddenly looked back, he had risen to the highest offices, expanded the empire’s borders, and built an unprecedented legacy! P.S. The new book, A Poor Scholar of the First Rank,
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Five Years of Waiting Came to Nothing: My Husband Brings His New Love to Demand a Divorce 五年痴等成空，夫君带女逼我和离
[Both Chaste] [Romance with His Older Brother's Wife] [Male-Male Story] [The Male Lead is repeatedly seen completely naked but stays faithful. Later, what looks like infidelity is actually a guard in disguise; the male lead remains devoted to the female lead throughout.] [Dear readers, we're very sorry! When you reach Chapter 139, please skip straight to Chapter 146. Chapters 140 to 145 are inconsistent and can be ignored.] On their wedding night, unrest broke out at the border, and her husband
5kReads9.3Score553Shelves
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Reborn: Making the Most of My Youth 重生之不负韶华
In 2019, 31-year-old Wen Ying had found some success in her career and was happily in love, making others envious. In 2004, 16-year-old Wen Ying was struggling at school, secretly in love with her dream guy, and having a miserable time. One day in 2019, Wen Ying woke up back in 2004. She was 16 again, writing furiously in the exam hall during her high school entrance exams... Given the chance to restart her life, Wen Ying refused to waste her youth or leave any regrets behind this time!
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Reborn in the 1980S: My Wife Is a Little Spicy 重生八零：媳妇有点辣
Her parents died young, her family was poor, and she was plain-looking. Xia Xiaolan had been dealt a terrible hand, but after nearly twenty years of hard work, she became an executive at a multinational corporation and finally put her life back on track... Then she wakes up to find herself reborn in the 1980s, as another Xia Xiaolan, this time with a face capable of bringing a kingdom to ruin. The original Xia Xiaolan had been dealt a winning hand, but chose to take her own life under the pressu
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Cherishing Flowers 惜花芷
[The original novel behind the TV adaptation starring Hu Yitian and Zhang Jingyi] After keeping her talents hidden for fifteen years, Hua Zhi thought she could spend her life as a proper aristocratic young lady, living in peace. But when the Hua family’s fortunes collapse, she has no choice but to reveal her sharp edge and hold the storm-tossed household together. Being out in public becomes the norm, and so does galloping through the streets. When all else fails, she even carries a coffin on he
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Craftsmanship 匠心
If you can’t even keep your own house in order, how can you put the world in order?
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Cast Aside on Her Wedding Night? The Legitimate Daughter Tears Her Scumbag Husband's Family Apart 新婚夜被下堂？嫡女手撕渣男全家
She is the legitimate daughter of the prime minister’s household, a famously ugly and useless girl who falls in love with Prince Li at first sight and threatens to die unless she can marry him. But on their wedding night, Prince Li humiliates her to death. When she opens her eyes again, a modern doctor with dual expertise in medicine and poisons has transmigrated into another world. Whoever wrongs her will pay a hundredfold. She makes a show of putting scoundrels in their place while quietly mak
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The Escort 护送
[Plot + Cute Pets + Adventure + Fantasy + Road Trip] Li Huayu nearly died while escorting a Taiji Beast, despite all her skills. People mocked her as the least talented beast guardian of all, and everyone who saw her called her a “useless nobody.” Later, the good-for-nothing hit the road again with a divine beast in her arms, now accompanied by a frail, hopelessly foolish teammate. Li Huayu couldn’t help sighing. It seemed that the half-life she’d barely salvaged last time, thanks to her amazing
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A May-December Romance Is a High-Stakes Gamble 姐弟恋是一场豪赌
[Older woman-younger man romance + devoted puppy-like boyfriend + sweet pampering] How will a romance between a woman and a man twelve years younger than her end??? When you're in your prime, I'll already be past my youth. When all eyes are on you and you no longer need my protection, that's when I'll have to fade away and disappear. She watches him grow up, mature, and succeed. Knowing that one day his wings will be strong enough to carry him away, she still gives everything to help them grow..
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Peaceful and Unending 安乐永逸
She had been given a rare second chance at life and planned to spend it carefree, like a wandering cloud or wild crane among the mountains and rivers. But fate had other plans: her adoptive father was imprisoned while seeking vengeance for her family's murder and his own country's humiliation. To save him, she had to disguise herself as a man and enter the imperial court, where she was forced to work for the cold-faced royal prince, Luo Yunyi. She never expected to find herself working for a hea
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The Purple Robe of the Great Qing 大清紫袍
All the ministers inside and out wear purple robes. Who will share my burden? The jade cups drain the blood of a thousand households; the silver candles burn away the people’s fat. When Heaven sheds tears, the people shed tears; where the singing grows loud, the weeping grows louder. You speak so freely of the sovereign’s boundless grace, yet you are the ones who have betrayed it. Jiaqing Set against the White Lotus Rebellion during the Jiaqing reign, this novel traces the fates of high-rankin
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Emperor Yongzheng (3 Volumes) 雍正皇帝（全三册）
Volume One: The Nine Princes’ Struggle for the Throne In the final years of the Kangxi reign, the crown prince’s position in the Forbidden City is on the verge of collapse. The princes contend for power, and danger lurks beneath the surface. The Eighth Prince boasts that he is equally accomplished in both letters and arms, and enjoys the support of the court ministers. Surely the throne must be his. The Fourteenth Prince leads troops west, carrying on his ancestors’ legacy, and his influence gro
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Reborn in the 1960S: The Family’s Beloved Little Lucky Star 重生六零团宠小福宝
Yan Xiaonan is reborn into a poor farming family in a hard-times era, becoming the beloved darling of a family ruled by her grandmother. Her rebirth perk, her golden finger, turns out to be the ability to communicate with the thoughts of plants and animals. The treasures in the mountains all answer to me! Who is that boy so handsome he could make your eyes pregnant at a glance? Turns out I really am a sucker for a pretty face. How about I flirt with him? “I’m Yan Xiaonan. Let’s get acquainted.”
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Three Years of Sign-In, and I Became the Father of Global Special Forces 签到三年，成为全球特战之父
A new story is here! You can read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well!
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The Fierce and Feisty Village Girl 暴力俏村姑
Xia Kucao, the eldest daughter of the third branch of the family, is reborn. Her way of solving problems is to fight fire with fire. By the time Xia Kucao has become the undisputed boss of the surrounding villages, she's also grown into a beautiful, fiery flower, yet no one dares to marry her. One scholar asks for her hand time and again, praising her: “A fierce wife at home is a treasure that keeps the house in order. What good fortune!”
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The Wealthy Little Maid 富贵小丫鬟
She wakes up to find she has transmigrated into a little maid at the Duke of Tang's mansion. In the wealthy and comfortable manor, Yun Shu begins a leisurely life, growing up sheltered by riches and splendor. She sets out to earn more money and buy lots of farmland, all so she can become a little landowner someday and enjoy a happy, comfortable life. But that dull-witted general just doesn't know when to give up. Once he gets his hands on something he wants, he refuses to let go, and now he won'
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Reborn as a Mad Princess: The Moon Shines Over the Western Tower 重生狂妃之明月罩西楼
In her previous life, Jiang Mingyue, daughter of a great general, took blows and shed blood for the Great Yin dynasty. She lived a passionate life and died a passionate death. So when she got another chance at life, she decided to stop making waves. She chose the rich, titled Zhao Xilou, a veteran slacker, as her husband, intending to while away her days with Lord Zhao, eating and waiting to die. But after becoming a Zhao, Jiang Mingyue discovered that her slacker husband might have no ambition
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Forced to Give Up the Throne, She Surrenders the Imperial Seal and Leaves the Court in Tears 被逼让位，她献出玉玺后群臣大哭
“Pay attention: this is a story with a strong female lead, no male lead, and no romance.” After transmigrating, she became the most exalted woman in Yun Zhao. She thought she could live a carefree life of wealth and luxury, but danger closed in from every side, with pitfalls everywhere. It was not just her reputation at stake, but her life. The emperor dreams of ruling in his own right? Here, take the imperial seal. Go play by yourself, kid! The consorts are fighting for power in the palace? Tos
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Back to the 1960S: Farming, Building a Fortune, and Raising the Kids 重回六零：种田发家养崽崽
Transmigrating into the impoverished 1960s wasn’t scary. Becoming a cannon-fodder supporting female character in a book wasn’t scary either. What was scary was that her three stepsons would grow up to become major villains, and all of them, along with their upright, aloof father, would meet tragic ends. How could she let that happen? Lin Qinghe looked at the three future villains, none of whom was even ten years old, and made up her mind: changing a villain starts when they’re young!
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The Whole County Says I’m the Last of My Line, Then I Give Birth to Triplets and Shock Everyone 全县传我绝户，我一胎三儿炸了天
(Triplets, and the whole family transmigrates) Reborn into a family with no sons, the mother smiled as she stroked her second baby bump: “No sons? The fortune-teller said I’d have three sons to see me into old age. Just you wait, I’ll show you this old clam can still produce pearls.” The father gazed at her adoringly. With his wife there to keep him motivated, he worked hard and accidentally raised the yield to a thousand catties per mu, giving everyone in the county enough to eat. The female le
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Taking My Supply Space to Become the Family's Little Ancestor in the 1960S 带着物资空间去六零年代当小祖宗
[Military romance, powerful leads, period setting, lighthearted, satisfying read] Cao Jingjing, who possessed both fire and spatial abilities, was dragged to her death by the Zombie King. When she opened her eyes, she had arrived in the 1960s, an era of food and clothing shortages. Her scummy fiancé: “I’d marry a pig or a dog before I’d marry you!” The white-lotus woman who stole her fiancé: “You can’t do anything! Leave the wonderful Brother Wei alone!” The villagers: “Cao Jingjing is lazy and
11.8kReads9.0Score1.5kShelves