Recommend Well-Written Power Fantasies, Not Mindless Wish Fulfillment, with a Male Lead Who Dotes on the Female Lead 推荐文笔好的爽文 不要无脑爽文 男主很宠女主
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The Joyous Union Sect: A Feast for the Senses 合欢宗：活色生香
(Xianxia Fantasy + Multiple Heroines + Power Fantasy + Transmigration + System) At first, the male lead hides behind his golden finger. Later, he turns into a ruthless maniac who slaughters his way through the cultivation world, becoming a powerful, handsome, and formidable big shot! Every heroine is a peerless beauty, utterly devoted to the male lead and madly in love with him! The excitement keeps building, and things get incredibly intense later on. Stick with it, folks! I can't do this story
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A Blank Love Letter 一封空白的情书
A blank love letter records a poignant romance from the 1990s. The night she got married, I sat leaning against the door of her dormitory all night. A red double-happiness decoration was pasted on the door, still fresh, as if she had just put it there herself. Her wedding was on June 28, and Liu Guangming married her. I didn’t get back until July, three days too late. Thirty-two years later, at her funeral, her daughter handed me an old envelope. The handwriting on it was mine, from 1992. I op
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Handling Business 摆事儿
Different Words. This novel portrays normal and twisted relationships between people, along with innocent affection and pathological possessiveness. Reading it feels like living through it yourself. The plot grows so intense it's dizzying, yet impossible to put down... These words may make you feel that your own messy life isn't so bad after all. Who hasn't been hurt? As you empathize with the characters, you'll probably recognize yourself or someone close to you in them. In time, you'll find pe
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The Tattered Ledger in Golden Thread 金缕残账
On the night her family was raided, Su Ying went from a noblewoman awaiting marriage to a servant in her own family's ancestral estate. Her uncle framed the Third Branch for colluding with foreign powers, and her father was falsely accused. She was made a bondservant in the accounts office of the Jinlu Weaving Bureau. The head manager smiled with a knife hidden behind his back, keeping the accounts so flawlessly that no one could find fault. Her uncle rose steadily through the ranks at court, as
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The Living Waters of Beauty 红颜活水
The peerlessly beautiful and gifted Xiao Shuimei (Xiao Meiniang) was pursued by six emperors over the course of her life... From childhood, she was given a prophecy about “living water.” With resilience and wisdom, she became the Princess of Jin and helped Yang Guang win the succession and govern the country, but their ideals gradually diverged. After the fall of the Sui dynasty, amid the chaos of war, she was pursued in turn by Yuwen Huaji, Dou Jiande, and the Turkic khagan. Yet wearing Daoist
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Child of Heaven and Earth 天地混血儿
Tian Mei of Tianqiu and Di Di of Earth meet on an alien planet and suddenly experience a “spark of love.” They are the first generation of Heaven-and-Earth hybrid children. But when they meet and touch hands, their emotions surge beyond control because of an abnormally high electrical current in their bodies, and they pass out. The incident takes place in 2092. Faced with emotional and population crises, the civilizations of Tianqiu and Earth see Tian Mei and Di Di, hybrid children born of a cro
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Silver Brocade 锦上银
Mist rises over Yaozixi, silver is stolen, and a broken shuttle brings terror. She is an orphan from Cangwu, a brocade weaver whose tapestries of mountains and rivers reveal hidden patterns but cannot unravel her own past. He is the young master of a Danmiao silversmithing family, with a vine-patterned silver clasp on his watch and the legacy of seven generations of silver mothers on his shoulders. Yet he cannot protect the one person he holds dear. The rift between their two peoples casts them
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Peach Blossoms, Human Faces, and a Yin-Yang Person 人面桃花阴阳人
I'm lustful, but not lewd; devoted, but not stubborn. A strange being with a human mind and a demon's body, I spend one year as a handsome man and the next as a stunning woman, enjoying the pleasures of love and killing faithless scoundrels. What will become of the Great Way of love and hate in the end?
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Waiting for the Wind in the Alleyways 街巷等风来
[Campus + urban reunion after heartbreak | Mutual salvation | 1v1 | Happy ending] During a downpour in eighth grade, she handed him a bottle of warm milk. It was the only light in his bleak life. He carefully held on to that light for three years, until, in his senior year of high school, he finally made her his girlfriend. * Later, the light went out. On graduation day, she sent him a message saying they were over, then vanished without a trace. He stood in the rain all night, waiting, only to
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A Vulgar, Sordid Family 俗媚的一家人
Good news stays close to home, but bad news travels far and wide. Through the family's upbringing and influence, the four children grew up immersed in it, setting out on paths in life that seemed different but were, in truth, the same.
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Mr. No Regrets 无悔先生
An ordinary man transmigrates to another world, where one adventure follows another and romance seems to be his fate. He defies his master's orders, breaks his vows, and loses his virginity, yet his martial arts only grow stronger. Neither wholly righteous nor wholly wicked, he roams the martial world and makes his way through the mortal and immortal realms.
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Years Pass, and Love Remains 良至又经年
We met when I was eighteen. I chased after him relentlessly, and he barely gave me the time of day. At twenty-three, I moved to City A for school, and he pretended not to know me. Then an accident happened, and he insisted on taking responsibility for me. It was only responsibility. I hadn’t thought much of it, either. I left to pursue my dreams, thinking we’d have nothing to do with each other after that. But then I saw him again. Oh my god, he was holding me and crying, begging me not to leave
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The Little Beggar Becomes an Official: My Lord, You Smell So Good 小乞儿当官：大人你好香
[Cross-dressing heroine + political intrigue + sweet romance + no rebirth, no golden finger] Tiansheng is the illegitimate daughter of a prince. After her mother was brutally killed when she was ten, she disguised herself as a man and honed her skills. From beggar to court official, her life takes off, flourishing at every turn and bringing a profusion of admirers, both women and men, all as charming as peach blossoms. Her impulsive cousin, a general. The gentle, jade-like prince of Chen, whose
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After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Stole the Top Prince Charming 穿书后我撩走了顶级太子爷
One-on-one romance + independent heroine + career comes first + decisive and resilient personality + seduction + hunter becomes prey + clear-cut grievances + no saintly heroine After transmigrating into the role of a cannon-fodder supporting woman, Pei Na focuses on making money and doing her best to stay out of the plot’s whirlpool. With her forward-thinking taste and intelligence, she makes a name for herself in fashion design and quietly transforms her life. She uses every trick in the book t
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Reborn to Kill That Lovesick Fool! 重生之杀死那个恋爱脑！
A clearheaded, rational reborn heroine focused on making money x a deep, calculating male lead from the most powerful family A silly, adorable System that helps her all the way, while also getting in her way + funny interactions + heart-fluttering romance, cathartic triumphs, and bittersweet angst The story is all about quietly building power among the most elite families, then dazzling everyone Things get even more exciting once she starts college Shen Zhirou is reborn and bound to a “Make Mone
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Peach Blossoms on Flowing Water 桃花流水
The novel Peach Blossoms on Flowing Water tells of ordinary people’s joys and sorrows across different eras through a tangle of complicated relationships. Through the characters’ difficult lives, it explores humanity’s kindness and cunning, the hardships and warmth of everyday life, and the violence and wickedness of a sadistic killer. The story is full of twists and turns, with carefully developed plotlines and a steady stream of intrigue and suspense. Welcome to read my novel, Peach Blossoms o
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The Life of a Lazy Man 一位懒汉的一生
My new work is out! You're welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! Remember the protagonist's famous words: "If I can lie down, I won't sit; if I can talk my way out of it, I won't lift a finger. But if anyone dares make noise while I'm sunbathing... I don't mind teaching them how to behave."
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Peach Blossoms in the Spring Breeze 春风桃花开
When Lin Xiaoman, Shen Mo, and Zhou Zi'an first set out from home to explore the martial world, they ran into Liu Ruyu of the Liu Family Escort Agency. What kind of adventures will unfold as they travel with her to Lin'an? What secrets is Liu Ruyu hiding, and when they come to light, where will the three of them go from there? No melodrama, no love rivals, just a group of four leveling up and fighting monsters all the way.
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A He's Late Spring 阿禾的晚意
The Wishful Ending of A He tells the story of Su Wanyi, born into a scholarly family, whose fortunes decline. She becomes separated from her family while fleeing and ends up alone in a mountain village, where she is rescued by A He, a man with the mind of a child. A He is a sturdy man called a “fool.” A high fever in childhood damaged his mind, leaving him simple and stubborn, but with an instinctive sense of right and wrong and incredible natural strength. He carries Su Wanyi back to his woode
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Mist-Shrouded Reed Marsh: The Rugged Man’s Transmigrated Bride 雾锁芦荡：糙汉的穿越娇妻
Qin Lan, a graduate student in history, accidentally transmigrates to 1975 and arrives in Dongting Reed Marsh Village, where she becomes the daughter of a “Rightist.” Facing an unfamiliar era, harsh conditions, and the watchful production-team leader Qian Fugui, she struggles to find her footing. New to the village, Qin Lan is immediately harassed because of her background. Luckily, Lu Jia, the taciturn, rugged man from the village, secretly helps her time and again. Lu Jia may seem rough and co
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The Temptation to Come Home: Gazing at the Stars 回家的诱惑：望星归
This story follows Chen Nianjia, also known as Lin Wangxing, as he struggles with his dual identity after being abducted for fourteen years. Kidnapped as a child, he grows up in a mountain village under the name Lin Wangxing and marries Chunxing, the girl he calls his “older sister,” yet he never lets go of a scrap of paper bearing his home address. On the morning after his wedding, he flees with the village’s fertilizer money and heads for Qingchuan, the hometown he has longed for in his dreams
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Secrets of Savage Man Ravine 野人沟秘闻
Synopsis of The Mystery of Savage Man Ravine During the movement to send educated youth to the countryside, a group of young people settles in Savage Man Ravine in Shennongjia. Jiang He and Chen Lan are among them. One day, when Chen Lan is harassed by a yellow-haired “savage,” Jiang He drives him away with a gun, accidentally causing the young savage to fall into the abyss of Eagle Beak Gorge. That night, a huge tremor and half-meter-long footprints terrify the educated youths, and they flee. I
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Am I Ultimately Just a Substitute for Wanwan? 终究是莞莞类卿吗
No needless buildup, no over-the-top melodrama, just a modern office romance that will make your heart flutter and break. The plot moves at a brisk pace, and after the first five chapters, you won't be able to put it down.
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A Bone-Deep, Heartwarming Marriage: President Lu's Road to Winning Her Back 蚀骨暖婚，陆总的追妻火葬场
· Story premise: This is a carefully planned, gentle siege. It tells the story of Lin Wan, who believes she is at the peak of her life when she becomes pregnant. A single golden hair leads her to begin tearing apart the illusion of happiness woven by her husband, Lu Hanzhou, and her best friend, Su Qing. From a caged "canary," she gradually awakens and starts plotting her counterattack.
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At the Crossroads of Fate 站在命运的十字路口
This book explores Standing at the Crossroads of Fate through five major sections. 1. Fleeing for Their Lives: This section recounts how the protagonist Sun Shigui’s grandparents left their landlord’s household to make a life of their own amid the hardships of the old society, and how, after enduring countless trials during the War of Resistance Against Japan, they fled all the way from Nanjing to Shiqi Village and finally settled there. 2. A Life of Hardship: This section follows the many hards
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Awakening from a Mirror Dream 镜梦觉
What is a dream? Is it an illusion, an extension of reality from the tangible to the intangible, another “distorted” reflection of life, or perhaps all of these? And what is a mirror dream? I think it is a process of introspection: by observing, examining, and reflecting on dreams, one comes to an understanding and is then able to see what kind of person “I” ought to be. This book explores the theme “See as it is, think as it is, act as it is” through three main sections: Mirror Dream, Looking
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Mr. Huo in the Hallway 走廊里的霍先生
There's no way you're getting your money back from Mr. Huo! He wants you, not the money! Mr. Huo pins me against the wall. “Really want to pay me back?” “Then pay me back with yourself.” That night, the 29-year-old Mr. Huo, who'd been celibate all his life, was anything but a rookie! Qinghe, let me practice some more. Please!
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The Princess and the Sword Immortal 公主与剑仙
Atop Lock Dragon Peak, snow falls without a sound. Xiao Jianqiu, the “Lone Shadow Sword Immortal,” is invincible beneath heaven with his gleaming blade. He watches the clouds drift by, seeking nothing more than freedom and ease. The martial world? Just a place where grudges are settled and swords do the talking. In Jinling, behind the deep walls of the imperial palace, Princess Zhaoyang Zhao Jin is born to privilege, yet finds the palace walls too high and her life too stifling. The court? Nothi
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The Fence in the Courtyard 庭前篱笆
A school dispute in his youth and a simple mediation shaped by the rules of the time and the habits of local officials left Chen Yu burdened with grievances and resentment for years. Against a backdrop of changing laws and a gap in legal understanding at the grassroots level, he did not become embittered or lose his way. Instead, he stayed true to himself and sought justice through the proper channels. With the support and guidance of lawyer Lin Yuan and juvenile prosecutor Qin Xue, his personal
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Dream of the Golden Man 金人梦
A fascinating guide to the art of succeeding in business A career handbook to help you find your way through the workplace A sweeping portrait of every facet of human nature A new tale of bitter rivalries in the southern lands A true chronicle of ten years of ups and downs, told through the art of feng shui Author: Chen Muzhan
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A Bloody Marriage Betrayal 血色婚变
The story of Bai Qian and Lu Tingxiao begins with an emergency rescue on a stormy night. Bai Qian, an intern doctor, fights to save Lu Tingxiao, heir to the Lu Group, after he is seriously injured in a car accident. But when Lu Tingxiao wakes up, he mistakes Bai Wei, the daughter of a family of doctors, for the person who saved his life, and gives her all his affection instead. At the time, desperate to pay for her mother's dialysis, Bai Qian reluctantly accepts a surrogacy agreement from a mys
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Blood Jade of the Pepper Chamber 椒房血玉
“A woman should be like a cold star: even in the deepest night, the light in her heart never dies.” In the crucible of power, two sisters torn apart by fate carve a bloodstained legend into the gaps of history, each in her own way. One wields benevolence as a blade, protecting the people’s lights from atop a thorny throne; the other burns with hatred, questioning Heaven’s injustice amid flames that consume her. This is an epic lament of women resisting, succumbing, and awakening beneath the shac
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The Crimson Han 赤汉
When the second generation rules without virtue, heroes rise; when the Crimson Firmament Sword appears, all under heaven will find peace. It is said that Qin Shi Huang swept across the Six Kingdoms, unified the realm, and ended the age of feuding lords and endless wars. Yet this First Emperor was no benevolent ruler. He forced the people to build the Great Wall, conscripted laborers to construct his mausoleum, burned the classics of the Hundred Schools, and buried scholars alive. For a time, the
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I Ran Away Pregnant After Becoming His Bedchamber Maid 穿成通房后我带球跑
[Transmigrate into a book + green tea schemer + white lotus + stand-in for his beloved + palace intrigue + power struggles + satisfying wish fulfillment] A novelist who had never been in a relationship transmigrated into the Great Zhou Dynasty, becoming Chu Wuhen, Prince Qi's bedchamber maid. Every day, she struggled to stay alive. The original owner was the illegitimate daughter of a mistress. After her family fell into ruin, she was sold to Prince Qi's manor to warm his bed. Su Wanqing was jea
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The Spoiled Asura: The Heaven-Defying Goddess Is Irresistible 修罗娇宠：逆天神女太撩人
Completed, with an extra-sweet ending bonus chapter. [Multiple Male Leads] [Everyone Is Chaste] [Sweet Romance and Satisfying Revenge] [The Female Lead Is Stronger Than the Men] [Harem and Love Rival Chaos] [Chuunibyou Passion] [Happy Ending] She was once the noble goddess of the Spirit Clan, ruler of all living spirits. But the Divine Queen grew jealous and framed her, forcing her to leap from the Execution Platform of the Gods. She thought she was certain to die, but instead her soul crossed i
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Perfect Desire 完美的欲望
This is a story about “pretending” and “authenticity,” “taking” and “healing.” We don't just portray desire's descent; we also depict its transcendence.
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The Three Realms Pawnshop 三界开当铺
I inherited a strange pawnshop. My grandfather said anything could be pawned here, from a single tear to the fate of an entire nation. At first, I thought he was joking, until a fox spirit pawned her love in exchange for a century of peace for her people; a sword immortal pawned his memories for an ultimate blade capable of slaying a god; and a crown prince pawned his conscience for the throne and its nine imperial dragons. I thought these were nothing more than willing exchanges, until deep in
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The Last Feng Shui Master 末代风水大师
Jiang Lan, a PhD in physics, is caught between modern reality and an inherited legacy. Forced to take up his family’s compass and a fragmentary manuscript, he becomes the last feng shui master. He tries to use scientific instruments to explain away every occult phenomenon, but in a century-old haunted mansion called Zhenlong Residence, he stumbles upon a truth that upends everything he knows. When an ancient star chart awakens beneath the earth, and the end of science proves to be the beginning
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City Doctor: My Inheritance Comes from the Underworld 都市神医：我的传承来自地府
Chen Jiu'an is an ordinary medical intern who unexpectedly awakens the legacy of a divine physician from the underworld. From then on, with a mortal body, he commands yin and yang and decides life and death, unleashing a storm in the city over the art of medicine, human nature, and fate.
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A Ray of Light Within 心中的那一曙光
At fifteen, Chen Mo was forced to drop out of middle school after his family fell apart, and he fell in with the dregs of society. To survive, he repeatedly skirted the law’s gray areas, becoming a “regular” at the local police station. During what seemed like an ordinary job, he accidentally injured Lin Xiao’s guide dog. The blind girl’s pure tears and unconditional forgiveness were like a beam of light splitting his hardened shell. Determined to become “worthy” of her smile, Chen Mo began the
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The Shackles of Admonition 箴言枷锁
During an archaeological excavation, linguist Chen Yuan unexpectedly deciphers a collection of aphorisms written in the script of an unknown civilization. He discovers that this ancient book has a strange power: when someone puts a profound saying about human nature into practice, whether good or evil, and feels a powerful emotional connection and conviction in the process, the saying appears in the book and grants that person a corresponding superpower. Yet behind this power lies a cruel trap s
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Stealing the Great Dao 窃大道
I gave the world the seed of the Dao, and the world repaid me with an abyss. The young Lin Fan carries the ancient forbidden cultivation art, the Spirit Devouring Art, and wants nothing more than an ordinary life. But atop Qingyun Peak, his most revered master steals his Dao foundation and casts him into the Endless Netherworld. As his body and Dao are about to perish, the dormant Spirit Devouring Art within him finally awakens. It cultivates none of the five elements and bows to neither heave
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Heavenly Stratagem, Blood Crown 天策血冕
This is an epic reimagined through blood and glory. The dazzling life of Li Shimin, the Celestial Khan we know, began with a terrible secret buried in his boyhood. When he was just ten years old, he rescued Emperor Yang of Sui from a mountain of corpses at Yanmen Pass. What he brought back was no glory, but an ancient parasitic insect called “Tiance,” embedded in his spine and sustained by “imperial ambition.” It granted Li Shimin the genius to govern the world and unparalleled charisma, but whe
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Turning the Tide for Cangxuan 覆手为苍玄
After waking up, Xiao Che, chief scientist of the Dragon Group, found himself transformed into the most useless prince of the Great Xia Dynasty. At court, the empress dowager held power. Beyond the borders, barbarian tribes circled. Every minister saw him as a disgrace to the royal family. They wanted him dead, but he was determined to survive, and to make his life spectacular! From then on, his barren fief became the cradle of a technological revolution, and its ignorant refugees became pioneer
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Cultivation Chronicles of the Primordial Continent 洪荒大陆修仙记
The fierce battle between Gonggong, the Water God, and Zhurong, the Fire God, broke the pillar of heaven, Mount Buzhou, bringing disaster as the sky collapsed and the earth split apart. The sky tilted toward the northwest, while the land sank toward the southeast. The central region of the continent, commonly known as the "Central Plains" or "Shenzhou," is the main homeland of humankind. Beyond the Central Plains lie vast wildernesses, home to all manner of powerful primordial beasts and ancient
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A Small Step Toward Shore 微上岸
The city is caught up in a scorching heat wave. Everyone rushes into the water to cool off. The water is deep: some people are swallowed by it, some swim farther and farther from shore, and many more are battered and bruised by the floodwaters before finally making it to land. After marrying into the Fan family, You Tiancheng is treated with contempt and bullied at work. But he perseveres, using his wits to face every challenge. His relationship with Fan Renjuan grows closer, and his career fina
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Red Palms, Green Waters 红掌绿水
White down floats on green water, red feet paddle clear waves. Build a business and win a golden home; success brings a beauty like jade. Fan Lüxuan, Feng Zhanglu, and others answer the call of the times and head to Paidanzhai Village. At first, they struggle to adapt to the hard work of rural life: laboring in the fields, carefully trying their hand at animal husbandry, and joining forces to fight the floods. Their friendship deepens through every trial. Their poetry recital at the Spring Festi
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Paper Bride in the Empty Village 空村纸嫁
I receive a bizarre MMS from my ancestral home: a paper bride stands in my childhood bedroom. Everyone in the village has vanished, leaving behind rooms full of paper figures. Blood-written alterations mar the family genealogy, and the secret history of a century of human sacrifice comes to light. The man in black who always appears on rainy nights warns me in a low voice: "Run. Your name is on the list of offerings." When I finally break open the underground palace beneath the ancestral tomb, I
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Back to the Era of Revelry 回到狂欢的那个年代
I came back from the future to an era worth celebrating. Every day brings a world of fun, and there are countless sweet, beautiful girls waiting for me... Study? I can top the class without studying. Start a business? I'm a god at it.
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