Any Novels With Unusual Character Archetypes? I'm Tired of Mainstream Stories 有没有人设冷门的小说，大众的小说都看吐了

1. 651 我 I Became a Jailer in Ancient Times 我在古代当狱卒 Wind-Blown Rabbit风吹兔子Ancient Romance562k WordsCompleted (Complete) Yu Qiaoyue transmigrates into a book, but she has no interest in fighting the heroine for the hero or the supporting male characters' affections. It's too exhausting. A natural slacker, she sets out to take the ancient equivalent of the civil service exams, determined to become an ancient-style civil servant and take her laid-back attitude to the limit. 4.5kReads8.2Score517Shelves

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   It's alright, pretty good. The first book is about a zombie traveling in the apocalypse, and the second is about a female protagonist who travels to ancient times to become a prison guard.

2. 652 末 Apocalypse Livestream: The Streamer Is an Ice Archer 末世直播：主播竟是寒冰射手 Little Pea小豌豆儿Sci-Fi & Apocalypse361k WordsOngoing [Plants vs. Zombies character personification + multiple apocalypses + quick transmigration + livestreaming + ensemble cast + no romance for the protagonist + secondary couples + focus on family and friendship] (This story makes some original changes to the Plants vs. Zombies setting. Only plants from the first game appear, and the encyclopedia follows the first game as well, though some elements of Garden Warfare have been mixed into the setting.) (Please note that some chapters in Volume 2 are 413Reads8.9Score108Shelves
3. 653 疯 Are You Crazy? We Swapped Senses, and the Campus Beauty Became My Biggest Fan 疯了吧！互换体感，校花成我舔狗 Big Boss, Cute Girl大佬萌妹Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Super-sweet romance, System, one female lead, tycoon, heroine pursues hero] Ye Fan and the ice-cold campus beauty Mu Xinci swapped their senses of taste, smell, and touch. When she bathed or wore black stockings, Ye Fan could feel it. When the campus beauty ate expensive salmon, slept in a presidential suite, or drove a supercar, Ye Fan got to enjoy it all, too. Then, one dark and windy night, the campus beauty showed up at Ye Fan's door and pinned him against the wall. “Sleep in my king-sized 9.1kReads9.0Score1.4kShelves
4. 654 他 He Is My Husband 他是我先生 Moss Blossoms, Silken Threads苔花丝丝Two Male Leads257k WordsCompleted Two male leads + reunion after years apart + divorce reality show + happy ending + one-on-one Refined, scholarly top with a wicked streak, Jiang Yuchen × gentle, easygoing art student bottom, Qi Xin “Is that medicine… something you brought especially for Xiao Qi?” Jiang Yuchen: “I didn’t know he had a cold when I left.” 5.6kReads9.3Score525Shelves

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   This book possesses a unique brilliance that transcends Tomato's usual style; the writing is delicate, and the overall plot leans towards a slow-burn, gradual development. The story begins with the two protagonists having been married for five years, but a car accident leads the uke to believe he doesn't love the seme, resulting in a six-month separation. They reunite on a divorce reality show. The uke has health issues and a slight avoidant personality, but he's not weak or delicate.

5. 655 快 Quick Transmigration: My Eccentric, Shameless Host 快穿：我那画风奇特的缺德宿主 Kuntukutakatika昆图库塔卡提Urban511k WordsCompleted Male protagonist, no heroine + no CP + silly comedy The author thinks this story needs another title: The Author and His Rebellious Readers This is the journey of a max-level human. The first story may not be handled very well, so feel free to start with the second. I didn’t outline the first story properly, so it ended up a little rushed. Please take my advice, darlings!!! World One Not all parents treat their children fairly: Genius Training System (complete). Skip this world, please! I’m begg 11.6kReads9.4Score924Shelves
6. 656 中 A Chuunibyou's Quick Transmigration Journey 中二病患者的快穿之旅 Kuntukutakatika昆图库塔卡提Fantastical Romance505k WordsOngoing No heroine + no romance + absurd comedy Congratulations to everyone who came across this book: you’ve found your comfort zone. If you found it, the System has clearly decided your chuuni phase isn’t over yet! This is the story of a chuuni boy’s journey to save the world. (World consciousnesses: “Lies! He’s obviously just stealing everything!”) A young man with a scepter sits on his throne and declares solemnly, “I am the ruler of the Myriad Worlds. I am the one true emperor of the universe. I am 2.4kReads7.4Score193Shelves
7. 657 被 Day and Night, Hounded by Nezha, Yang Jian, and Sun Wukong 被哪吒杨戬孙悟空追堵的日日夜夜 Lucky Star吉人天相星Ancient Romance489k WordsCompleted [No romance + universally adored heroine + intense unrequited love + ships with everyone + myth retelling] After being transmigrated into Guanyin, Hua Lian is busy today helping the reborn Yang Jian mend his ways, tomorrow saving Nezha from a deadly fate, and the day after stopping Sun Wukong from turning evil. And that's not even counting the White Snake, Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, or The Love of the Celestial Maiden and the Mortal. Even ancient myths are going wildly off the rails! E 2.7kReads9.3Score333Shelves
8. 658 雾 Laid-Back Days in Miststone Forest 雾石森林的悠哉日常 Castle Gate, Castle Gate, Egg Cake城门城门鸡蛋糕Ancient Romance535k WordsCompleted [Healing]+ [A life like Stardew Valley]+ [Slow-paced] [No cheap tricks, no melodrama. This book is for everyone who hasn't yet had the chance to truly live.] Important note: No CP, no CP! I wasn't going to spoil anything, but then I noticed Tomato had tagged this as “Ancient Romance” and “Fantasy Romance,” which left me baffled. There are men in the story, and some of them develop feelings for the heroine. Isn't that perfectly natural? But it doesn't mean they're a couple. At the age of seventy 3.5kReads6.6Score491Shelves

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   Is the "healing" genre considered niche? It doesn't even have a precise classification; it's simply lumped into the farming/development genre. It's a slow-paced, slice-of-life story set in Stardew Valley, a forest of giants.

9. 659 鄱 The Tale of the Lord of Poyang Lake 鄱阳湖君传 Left-Handed One-Armed Man左断手Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted This book has been published. After an unexpected transmigration, Chen Qinghe became a blackfish spirit in Poyang Lake. Though transformed into a demon, Chen Qinghe never forgot his humanity. He rescued people from drowning, gave aid to those in danger, and lived peacefully alongside humans, who came to revere him as the Great King Wuli. But people have their fortunes and misfortunes, and demons have their tribulations. As various factions schemed over Poyang Lake, Chen Qinghe became the first s 22.3kReads9.1Score2kShelves
10. 660 救 Help! The Brooding Heartthrob Has a Weird Habit of Flirting with and Sniffing Me 救命！闷骚男神有怪癖总爱撩闻我 My Name Is Alu我叫阿绿Modern Romance350k WordsCompleted [Millennium-era campus romance × sweet and doting, no angst] [A laid-back heroine who works hard at her studies × a seemingly proper hero who secretly knows how to flirt] In the summer of 2005, Lu Zhanlan had a dream. The world she lived in was a novel, and she was a supporting character in her younger sister's story. Before Lu Zhanlan could make sense of it all, a collision on the school building's stairs sent her life veering off course. Their collision was straight out of a romance drama, but 2.5kReads8.1Score338Shelves

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    This is a campus novel set in the early 2000s. There's no rebirth, no time travel, and no cheat codes. The female lead is just an ordinary sixteen-year-old high school student. It's 2005, a time when cell phones had only recently become widespread. Everyone was a vibrant and youthful student. The male and female leads aren't madly in love, nor do they possess any extraordinary abilities. It's just an ordinary campus life, with some ambiguity but never crossing any boundaries.

11. 661 靠 After Getting Rich with the System, the Star God Came to Catch Me 靠系统暴富后，星神大人来抓我了 Yi Fangcao易芳草Modern Romance149k WordsOngoing [Shared Dreams + Rewind + Foresight + Infinite Worlds + Illusions] [Past and Present Lives | Fate's Push and Pull | Pure Love - 1v1] The male lead at first: "Back off!" Later: "Kiss me." The female lead at first: "Kiss him!" Later: "Ahhh~" 1. After binding to the Destiny System and unlocking X-ray vision, Yi Youyan goes all out making money, watching her savings shoot up! Just as she's happily enjoying her newly rich lifestyle, an urgent System pop-up appears: [Still laughing? They're coming t 129Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male lead is a star god, and the female lead was a little star fairy in her past life [Sparrow's Delight].

12. 662 人EN Humans Are the Juvenile Form of Monsters. I Was Stripped of My Humanity as Soon as I Graduated 人是诡的幼年体毕业即被开除人籍 Mo Mo Wu Hen墨墨无痕Mystery1.4M WordsOngoing [Eerie + Boss's perspective + dungeon worlds + rules + no female lead] Ren Yi wakes up to find that he has transmigrated into a “normal” world with unbelievably generous benefits. Under the League's attentive protection, everyone lives without a care, and the future looks bright. He thinks he and his only family member in this world, his autistic older brother, will live an ordinary, peaceful life together. But a “career placement test” shatters his entire worldview. “There are no humans in the 129.1kReads8.7Score14.4kShelves

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    I highly recommend the first one, it's amazing!

13. 663 国 National Fate: A Biological Aircraft Carrier Still Counts as an Aircraft Carrier, Right? 国运：生物航母也是航母吧？ Not Yet, Not Yet, Future未未未来Urban1.5M WordsOngoing [Raft Evolution] [Seafaring] [Parallel Universes] [Infinite-Flow] [Team] [No CP] [Mystery] (The world unfolds as the protagonist explores it, rather than following familiar tropes) A comic adaptation is out! This isn't a traditional national-destiny survival story, so please give it a few more chapters ˃̣̣̥᷄⌓˂̣̣̥᷅ Renyi transmigrated from the apocalypse. "Wait, what do you mean, an apocalyptic national-destiny game set in a parallel world? (눈‸눈)" "Wait... you're saying all I have to do is fish? 112.3kReads9.2Score13.2kShelves
14. 664 星 The Interstellar Tyrant's Destructive Little Cub 星际暴君的拆家幼崽 Lie Flat and Don't Give Up躺平不摆烂Sci-Fi & Apocalypse525k WordsCompleted Interstellar + beloved by all + family bonds + raising a child + no CP + mutual salvation (Male toddler) When Bai Zhuo wakes up, he finds himself on trial as an S-class interstellar fugitive. He promptly takes a hostage and makes his escape. While investigating his identity, he discovers not only that he is the figurehead of a dangerous organization, but also that the Emperor of Tipros has run him through with a sword. The resulting trauma sends his mental power into a frenzy, but he unexpectedl 6.6kReads8.9Score542Shelves

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    A story of interstellar romance, featuring ten beloved characters, ten family-oriented themes, ten raising a child, ten no-romance, and mutual redemption (male child). Bai Zhuo wakes up to find himself on trial as an S-class interstellar wanted criminal and promptly takes a hostage and escapes. While investigating his identity, he discovers he's the face of a dangerous organization and is personally stabbed through the neck by the Emperor of Tipoulos. His injured mental energy surges, unexpectedly entering a mental energy synchronization state with the Emperor of Tipoulos. In the interstellar era, only immediate family members can enter this state. Bai Zhuo, still with the sword embedded in his body: "Please find me a different immediate family member, thank you."

15. 665 血 Bloodstained Kyoto 血色京都 The Times Are Everlasting时代久久Ancient Romance814k WordsCompleted Li Nanle and Huo Yunxia were companions in the apocalypse who could trust each other with their lives. They survived together for ten years. Then one day, they transmigrated together, changing from peers into sisters eight years apart in age. Huo Yunxia had a cheerful disposition. After leaving the apocalypse, a world of daily bloodshed, and arriving in the feudal past, she had just one dream: to win a man's heart, have three or five children, and grow old together. Huo Yunxia got married and mo 12.9kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves

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    Highly recommended! Best friends in a post-apocalyptic world, each possessing unique superpowers, travel to ancient times. One lives in seclusion, while the other marries and has children. However, after marriage, a powerful minister covets her superpowers and tries to dismember and cook her. Upon learning this, she storms the capital, becoming invincible. Then she discovers her best friend's hidden plan...

16. 666 末 Sick Love in the Apocalypse: After Dying a Horrible Death, I Welcome the Mad Demon King Out of Prison 末世病宠，惨死后接阴疯魔王出狱 Sweetness in the Mortal World人间天糖Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted [Self-serving green-tea heroine x deranged, obsessive zombie king] [Two drama queens acting against each other] [Realistic approach, lots of romance, a grim ensemble story about the apocalypse] “Yanyan, food is running low. Take out your emergency rations so we can share them.” “Yanyan, Xiaorou was bitten by a zombie. Give her your vaccine first.” “Yanyan, the elderly, weak, sick, and disabled should go first. We'll hold them off...” After Chen Muzhou's relentless do-gooder routine, Xia Yan rea 11.9kReads7.8Score1.2kShelves

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    Do you want to read a post-apocalyptic horror story? The male lead is a real yandere, and the female lead is a reincarnated character. In her previous life, she was killed by the Holy Father, her resources were divided up, and her vaccines were stolen. Reborn, she immediately goes to prison to rescue her ex-boyfriend, who is too yandere and twisted. Unfortunately, he was the Corpse King in her previous life, so in this life, she can only keep him by her side to save her life.

17. 667 快 The Quick Transmigration Host Has Little Will to Survive and Always Wants to Be the Villain 快穿宿主求生欲低且总想当反派 Yong Jin Si Xin泳锦似心Ancient Romance257k WordsOngoing [Quick Transmigration] [Dual Powerhouses] [Violent, Unhinged Beauty] [The Female Lead Is Possessive of the Male Lead] [Games] [Infinite Worlds] [Doomsday Management] [God-Tier Identity] Lin Zhijing was famous for being a violent, unhinged beauty in poor health. She detested yanderes. When one acted up, she would rather throw hands than waste words. Anyone who picked a fight got two slaps, and if they really angered her, she would carry her "Thunder Hammer" around and pound people with it. After 116Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male and female leads have some rather niche character traits. For example, the male lead's body scent is that of iris, and the female lead has a purple fetish. It's super good! Could any experts give me some feedback on this book? [Crying][crying]

18. 668 童 The System Makes Every Childhood Boast Come True 童年吹过的牛，系统让我全实现 Mysterious Night Walker神秘夜行者Urban369k WordsOngoing [Supernatural powers + lighthearted + slow burn + another world + System] As a child, Li Mo used to boast because it cost him nothing. On his thirtieth birthday, he learned that every word had to be paid back. The night he was laid off, dumped, and kicked out of his rental, he dug up the iron box he'd buried when he graduated from elementary school. A blue screen of light appeared before his eyes, visible only to him: [Childhood Promise System activated. Every boast the Host made as a child is n 493Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Unlike mainstream wish-fulfillment novels, this one leans towards slice-of-life, making it quite enjoyable to read.

19. 669 快 Quick Transmigration: My Ultimate Female Skill Takes Effect 快穿：吾之第一女技能生效 Memories Like a Dream如梦记忆Fantastical Romance569k WordsCompleted The rating just came out~ [Parents Play Favorites + The Female Lead Isn’t Innocent, Lazy, or Guilty (What Belongs to Her Parents Is Hers) + Reborn in the Womb] Ming Qi is a mischievous ghost from the underworld who took human form. She bothers the underworld staff day and night, and occasionally sneaks out to scare ghosts. Plenty of people have complained to the King of Hell. The King of Hell looks on in exasperation as the ghost sneaks off to rummage through her storeroom again. He makes up his 40.9kReads9.0Score3.6kShelves

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    I can't find a substitute, it's super beautiful!

20. 670 网 My Online-Dating Prince Reveals His Identity, Then Begs Me to Take Him Back After We Break Up 网恋太子爷掉马，分手后他跪哭了 Mo Xunxing默寻星Modern Romance357k WordsOngoing Complete [No Female Rivalry, No Male Rivalry, Sweet Campus Romance, Online Romance Reveals Identities, Both Pure, One-on-One] [Sweet-Talking Little Fox * Cold-Faced, Devoted, Quiet Type] Shi Xi gets a high-paying job. Her employer claims to be the sworn enemy of the capital's princely heir. Huo Jingzhi: "Make him fall hopelessly in love with you, then dump him brutally when his feelings for you are at their deepest." "Don't worry. He'll never find you, and he'll never know who you are." To pay h 3.6kReads—Score204Shelves

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    This book is good, but I don't know why the data is so bad.

21. 671 惊 What?! After Losing My Memory, I Mistook Mr. Chi for a Stranger 惊！失忆后我把池总当成路人甲 Whoosh Whoosh Hero呼呼大侠Modern Romance115k WordsOngoing [Scheming powerhouse x sunny, beautiful, battle-ready girl] [Amnesia, sweet romance + power fantasy + adorable System + multiple couples] Jiang Yunshu loses her memory, forgetting a huge stretch of her past. Everyone in the world knows that her husband is Chief Chi Jinzhao of Division Zero. Everyone except her. On her first day back at work, she stumbles into a white-haired man's arms, the familiar cool scent of tulips filling her nose. Her biological father solemnly warns her, "Stay away from t 23Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This system is not a system in the traditional sense!

22. 672 满 A Max-Level Boss Turns into a Mental Patient and Lets Loose 满级大佬穿成精神病后放飞自我了 Knowing My Heart安知我意Modern Romance431k WordsCompleted (Overpowered protagonist + putting scumbags in their place + sweet romance + comedy) When everyone was acting crazy, Chu Wenye kept calling Sang Jiu “Uncle” every other breath. Sang Jiu also thought Chu Wenye was a good kid, just not quite right in the head. Until one day, Sang Jiu beat several scumbags so badly they were crawling on the ground right in front of Chu Wenye. Sang Jiu lied to him: “I’m actually a hidden master, burdened with the mission of restoring the martial world and passing on 21.7kReads9.2Score2.6kShelves

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    The story begins with both the male and female leads in a mental hospital, acting like lunatics, hahaha. Actually, several people in this mental hospital are faking their illness. The female lead thinks she has transmigrated into this book, so she continues to pretend to be sick, calling the male lead her "elder nephew" every day, while the male lead calls her "uncle."

23. 673 失 Amnesiac Xibao Is Gently Coaxed by Devoted Master Jing 失忆汐宝，被深情景爷温柔轻哄 Little Lamp小灯灯Modern Romance297k WordsCompleted (Warning: The heroine is not pure! No moral boundaries! The hero is devoted!) Before losing her memory, the heroine was a heartless woman who loved to play around. Afterward, she only loved the hero. She will regain her memories later. Jing Yi knelt at her feet, crying and begging her not to leave. Then an accident happened... When Luo Xi woke up, she found she had lost her memory and could only remember things from before she turned sixteen. When she learned that she was married, and that her h 736Reads8.1Score100Shelves

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    Chapters 38 and 43 of this book truly shocked me. Before her amnesia, the female lead was incredibly promiscuous, and her husband was extremely subservient. Sometimes the content made me wonder if this was even suitable for broadcast. The female lead's character is supposed to be pure and innocent after amnesia and purely evil before. Before her amnesia, she genuinely had no moral compass.

24. 674 被 Raised by Fluffballs, I Lie Flat 被毛绒绒饲养后，我躺平了 Xiao Qiju肖七橘Modern Romance388k WordsOngoing [CB romance + Nurturing + Fluff Lover’s Paradise + Everyone’s Favorite] [Soft, adorable, pretty little human VS solitary, beautiful Maine Coon] [Also known as: A Fluffy Guide to Raising a Little Human: The Little Human I Found Keeps Making Sounds] Chu Li was reborn into a fluffy world, where fluffy creatures could be found everywhere. The bad news: she had been reborn as a homeless person. The good news: a beautiful fluffy creature took her home! Ji Chenyu was a handsome Maine Coon with a solita 104.5kReads9.2Score21.8kShelves

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    Not bad, quite novel.

25. 675 重 Reborn in High School, She Doesn't Choose Him This Time 重生高中，她不选他了 Moonlit Pear月白梨Modern Romance517k WordsCompleted [Rebirth + Brothers in a Love Triangle + Ex-Wife Chase + Living Under Someone Else’s Roof] [Clearheaded Sweetheart vs. Dad-Type Boyfriend] At seventeen, Ning Ranqiu moved in with the Zhou family and met Zhou Shengyi, who had come to pick her up. The carefree young man glanced over with a mischievous smile. “Are you the Qiu my grandpa talks about all the time?” Caught by those captivating eyes, Ning Ranqiu blushed and nodded. After they married, Ning Ranqiu was diagnosed with cancer, while news 6kReads8.5Score736Shelves

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    Rebirth, a sibling rivalry, borrowing literature, the female protagonist gets a second chance, works hard to become a better person, very inspiring.

26. 676 假 The Fake Heiress Reads Fortunes Live and Exposes an AI Scam 假千金直播算命，撕穿AI骗局 Dreamed Of The Temple Of The God Of Wealth Last Night夜里梦见财神庙Modern Romance309k WordsCompleted The Fake Heiress Steals Her Luck? I Use AI Metaphysics to Crush Her Bound to the Heavenly Secrets Computing Power System, I turn the tide with a million viewers watching live. On the first day the mad true heiress returns, she uses AI metaphysics to tell fortunes on a livestream and expose the fake heiress's scheme to alter her destiny. The whole internet accuses her of clout-chasing. She predicts on the spot: Take blood pressure medication with talisman water to ward off evil, and the person wh 39Reads—Score154Shelves

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    The author is keeping a close eye on the comments every day! Haha… Today's recommendation is a Tomato bestseller 🔥 Crazy critic: The real heiress returns on her first day, using AI metaphysical fortune-telling to expose the fake heiress's life-altering scam live, drawing accusations from the entire internet that she's just riding the wave of popularity. She predicts on the spot: blood pressure medication mixed with a talisman will kill the person who pays within ten minutes. Money or life? In front of a million viewers, Su Wan single-handedly overturns the resentment-gathering formation, reverses the compass, and turns the tide of death. Bound to the Heavenly Secrets Merit Calculation System, Su Wan, under the name "Wu Xiang," an AI risk control blogger, storms the internet: dismantling pension scams, breaking financial black chains, exposing feng shui frauds… Solving a case earns her merit, cultivating a spiritual root, and crushing the fake heiress's pedestal all the way.

27. 677 正 After Raising My Child Properly for Four Years, His Rich Biological Father Came Knocking 正经养崽四年后，豪门亲爹找上门 Huang Bao黄宝Modern Romance416k WordsCompleted [A devoted couple] [Raising a wolf pup] In the fourth year of raising her child alone, the kid’s father finally came knocking. A well-dressed man stood by the door and asked her, “Are you Shang Xi?” “…Yes.” “I’m the pup’s father.” The man’s tone was domineering and forceful. “Come with me. Don’t even think about refusing or putting up a pointless fight.” Shang Xi stared at his face, so much like her son’s, and leisurely answered, “Oh.” The truth was, she hadn’t even been thinking about refusing 23.2kReads9.4Score1.7kShelves

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    I've been reading for several years now, but I used to read on Qidian, not Tomato. I consider myself quite picky. These are books I think are good; at least the writing style satisfies me. Below are some books I'm recommending: I'm currently reading two Zerg-themed novels, both are male-male, with a strong bottom (male lead). If you're sensitive to this, you can avoid them. I really like the Zerg setting, and these two books have a very novel concept. "The Treacherous Minister's Daughter, Raising a Child for Four Years, Fake Heiress," a yandere/legal novel with a relatively novel setting, I think it's pretty good. The first two are my favorites, and I've finished them. "Bound Spring Love," the plot is very rigorous, the characters are very well-developed, every plot point is explained, and the writing is superb. The downside is that the male lead appears too late in the early stages, after chapter 90. The beginning mainly focuses on the female lead and her ex-husband; both are virgins. I haven't finished it yet. There's a little angst later on, not between the male and female leads, so I haven't read it yet. "The Princess's Sweet Story," each character's story is very short and enjoyable. "Zombie Travel," the setting is novel, the writing is good, there are no major issues so far, and I haven't finished it yet. The Mermaid is a standalone story with a novel premise and a beautiful narrative. It's fantastic! I haven't finished reading it yet, but you'll have to see for yourself!

28. 678 社 The Socially Anxious Master Rips Up the Script That Made Everyone Hate Him 社恐师尊手撕万人嫌剧本 Ze Que泽雀Two Male Leads686k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Yandere + Transmigrate into a Book + Villain] Socially anxious master x yandere disciple, with the disciple younger Transmigrated into the role of a despised cannon-fodder master, Yan Huailiu finds the System offline from the start. A severe social phobic, he's stuck with the task of reforming the villain and plans to keep his head down until the ending, then go home. Facing his villain disciple as he grows up, Yan Huailiu tries desperately to curry favor: “What a good boy yo 6.9kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves

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    This socially awkward master is both hilarious and heartbreaking, hahaha!

29. 679 我 Mom's Milestone Birthday, but the Four Sisters Can't Sit at the Main Table, So They Hand Over the Keys and Leave 我妈过大寿，四姐妹却坐不了主桌，交完钥匙就走 Eat a Little Dried Fish吃条小鱼干10k WordsCompleted On my mom's milestone birthday, her four daughters couldn't sit at the main table. We handed over the keys and left. 186Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Here are a few short story novels I recommend. They are relatively short, generally steady, and have a slow pace. They are quite niche on Tomato Books.

30. 680 小 The Little Highness Has a Screw Loose 小殿下他脑子有坑 I Eat Pomelos Without Spitting Out the Pith吃柚子不吐皮吖Ancient Romance295k WordsCompleted [Sweet, bold, and outspoken young princess X gentle, seemingly innocent but secretly calculating young prince] Shi Sui transmigrated into the heroine of a classic tragic romance. In the original, the male and female leads' melodramatic love story tortured them from the first chapter to the penultimate one, and still ended in a tragic finale. Shi Sui: Bye-bye, then. I'll pick the devoted second male lead. Basically, it's a story about a laid-back girl using her wonderfully quirky imagination to s 12.2kReads9.5Score1.6kShelves

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    "The Little Prince Has a Problem with His Brain" features a protagonist with striking contrasts: a laid-back, survival-oriented transmigrated female lead and a seemingly innocent but actually cunning and eccentric little prince. Their interactions are full of humor and brimming with tension. The story, based on a transmigration novel, downplays heavy conflicts and focuses on the heartwarming bond between the two. The writing style is accessible and smooth, the characters are memorable, and readers who enjoy contrasting romances and light, sweet historical fiction should definitely give this a try.

31. 681 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s: The One-Shot System Takes Me to New Heights 穿越七零：秒杀系统带我飞 Mu Ran9牧然9Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing The rating just came out, so it’ll go up later! 1970: I Have a Golden Finger and a Maxed-Out Family Ding! Your limited-time flash-sale System has been bound! Wen Jingshu, an English major in graduate school in 2024, was halfway through studying for the civil service exam when she transmigrated. When she woke up, she’d become a graduate student in trade and economics in 1970. Her father was a police bureau chief, her mother a section chief at the agricultural bureau, her eldest brother a battalio 59.5kReads8.5Score7.3kShelves

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    [Already hooked!] Reborn in the 1970s, graduate student Wen Jingshu returns with a system, starting as a junior purchasing agent at the county supply and marketing cooperative. She handles tractor imports, runs an instant noodle factory, and works as a translator for foreign guests, rewriting her destiny with her abilities. Even more heartwarming is how three generations of her family work together, moving from the county town to the city, their lives becoming increasingly prosperous. Witness how ordinary people forge their own brilliant lives amidst the tides of the times!

32. 682 这 This Time, the Princess Sent for a Political Marriage Is a Dud 这届和亲的公主不行 Shi Jia石佳Ancient Romance130k WordsCompleted This is a modern story dressed in ancient garb, with each princess sent away for a political marriage representing a modern woman. Princess Chengjun, who switched careers to become a city-defense general, is a career-driven heroine. Princess Baihua, a homebody who avidly follows serialized stories, represents those of us who have read countless novels and cheered wildly for fictional characters. Princess Muyun, who loves money more than life, is a strong stepmother with a sharp tongue and a soft 357Reads9.6Score149Shelves
33. 683 我 After Mom Was Reborn, Everything Went Her Way 我妈重生后，一路顺风又顺水 Eat a Little Dried Fish吃条小鱼干12k WordsCompleted After my mom was reborn, everything went smoothly for her. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 684 人 Mermaid Chanson 人鱼香颂 Xie Zhi解知Ancient Romance103k WordsCompleted Mermaids roam a ghost ship by night, where a long-sealed transoceanic love letter lies aboard a whale-bone fishing vessel! Fourteen breathtaking love stories, sweet enough to delight, angsty enough to hurt. Deep old velvet, a beautiful fool, a refined knight commander, a younger wolf pup, and an irresistibly alpha heartthrob. Pick your favorite pairing from this delicious mix. Turn hardship into absinthe and drink it down with the bitter salt of the waves. Shed tears like pearls, shed the tender 2.1kReads9.6Score427Shelves
35. 685 吟 The Bard and His Guide 吟游诗人和他的引路人小姐 Yu Qing Gu Zong昱情故纵Fantastical Romance138k WordsOngoing Western fantasy adventure|One-on-one romance|Mutually devoted couple|Happy ending A shameless, smooth-talking hero who saves the world while pursuing his own agenda × a self-sacrificing, sharp-tongued little elf The story of an irreverent hero who saves the world and wins an elf’s heart along the way Also known as My Hero Is Not Quite Like the Others and What Do You Mean He Only Put Points into Intelligence and Nothing Else? Ke Le is a bard. His greatest wish in life is to sing, write songs, and 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Have you read my friend's new book, "The Bard Hero and the Elf Guide"? It's almost finished! Feel free to add it to your bookshelf!

36. 686 冬 A Ghost Delivery on a Winter's Night 冬夜寄来的亡魂快递 Eat a Little Dried Fish吃条小鱼干9k WordsCompleted A Delivery from the Departed on a Winter Night 3Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 687 邻 Someone's Already Sitting Next to Me 邻座已有人 Eat a Little Dried Fish吃条小鱼干9k WordsCompleted Someone Is Already in the Next Seat 5Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 688 虫 The Male Zerg Forced Into Submission by a Madman 虫族之被疯批大佬强制的雄虫 Orange Lover橘子爱好者Two Male Leads365k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + top-focused romance + the bottom forces himself on the top + transmigration + both are each other’s only partners + unhinged characters + 1v1 + happy ending] Gentle, beautiful top × unhinged, violent, powerful bottom [Warning!!!] Truly ruthless! Truly unhinged! Truly forced! Qiao Yubai transmigrates to an insectoid world after an accident. With no pheromone gland and no identity records, he is mistaken for a disabled male insect and eventually arrested and imprisoned for illega 6.7kReads9.1Score800Shelves
39. 689 山 The Weaver of the Mountain Village 山野织布家 Glutinous Rice Candy Is So Sweet糯米糖好甜Ancient Romance26k WordsCompleted The Weaver of the Wilds —Reads—Score—Shelves

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40. 690 理 Jujutsu Kaisen X Madoka Magica: The Idealist's Redemption 【咒回x魔圆】理想主义者的救赎 Green Lotus Boy Who Likes Hehe喜欢呵呵的青莲童子Anime Fanfiction191k WordsOngoing (Includes watch-along scenes; updates daily without fail, with chapters already prepared) CB pairing: Miki Sayaka and Geto Suguru When the cult leader Geto transmigrates to the Madoka Magica world to save Sayaka before she becomes a witch, while the Mermaid Witch becomes a shikigami accompanying Jujutsu High's Geto, can they help each other find a different ending? 10.8kReads—Score1.7kShelves

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    These two books by Tomato are virtually unremarkable in that they deal with niche themes, but the author's writing style is exceptionally nice.

41. 691 G GL (Dual Female Leads): The Evening Light Won't Heal GL（双女主）：晚灯不愈 Eat a Little Dried Fish吃条小鱼干17k WordsCompleted GL (two female leads): The Evening Lamp Never Heals 39Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 692 在 Giving Legal Lessons in a Psychopath Romance Novel, I Reject All Brainwashing 在病娇文里普法，谢绝一切CPU Guest in the Clouds客云间Ancient Romance529k WordsCompleted [Gentle, upright, all-around good young man x heroic, dashing, sweet-and-cool female general] [Male lead transmigrates into a book, 1v1 with both leads inexperienced, lighthearted sweet romance and scum-bashing] [Important: This is a romance written for female readers. If you don’t enjoy female-oriented fiction, male-oriented fiction readers, please don’t click in. Thanks!] Qi Yan transmigrated into a book. He became a cannon-fodder male supporting character in an old-school tragic romance, hope 2.7kReads9.1Score305Shelves
43. 693 不 Jujutsu Kaisen: Friends Who Don't Understand the Light of Summer Are in Trouble 【咒回】不懂光死夏的朋友有难了 Green Lotus Boy Who Likes Hehe喜欢呵呵的青莲童子Anime Fanfiction349k WordsOngoing After I happened to come across a manga edit of The Summer Hikaru Died on the homepage, my buddy and I immediately got hooked. We quickly ordered cosplay outfits and arranged to shoot some photos together. Who could have guessed that right after the shoot, my friend, cosplaying as Hikaru, and I, cosplaying as Yoshiki, would transmigrate to the high-risk setting of the Jujutsu Kaisen world? After barely escaping death at the hands of a cursed spirit, we happened to run into Satoru Gojo, who was w 1.3kReads8.7Score131Shelves
44. 694 小 Little Merman, Drop Those Pearls! The Cunning Wolf King Is Going Crazy 小鲛人，掉珍珠！腹黑狼王他要疯 Little Youngster稚子小Two Male Leads642k WordsCompleted Not a baby-talk story. A crybaby grows up. Ultra-sweet, devoted 1v1: soft, teary crybaby and fierce little merfolk × scheming, possessive wolf king Yu Ci is a “white pearl-glow merfolk,” regarded as the least valuable member of the merfolk clan. To maintain balance among the various races, the authorities on Blue Star decide that the merfolk must send a little merfolk to live on land. With one glance, Jiang Shaoge chooses Yu Ci, who hasn't even mastered using his limbs and can barely walk. Witho 9.9kReads9.6Score1.7kShelves

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    💡NO.1 The female lead is the main antagonist from the start. As the title suggests, she raises a group of monsters, is ruthless, and clearly separates herself from the human faction. 💡NO.2 Mermaid & Wolf: The soft little mermaid is fighting monsters with her bare hands one second, and then shedding pitiful black pearl tears the next, leaving her werewolf husband stunned. (Those who dislike BL should not read this.) 💡NO.3 The male lead is buried alive in a coffin, but he crushes everyone in his path to changing his fate.

45. 695 穿 Reborn as the Heroine of a Coercive Romance, I Choose Cultivation 穿成强制文女主后，我决定修仙了 Autumn Cicadas Fall Silent秋蝉尽Fantastical Romance320k WordsOngoing [Fantasy power progression + feel-good story + transmigrate into a book + devoted couple + sweet romance, one-on-one] Yin Fuwei transmigrated into a book as the only childhood friend and fiancée of the novel's arrogant chosen-one hero. No matter how you looked at it, she seemed destined to coast to victory. The problem was... The book wore the trappings of fantasy cultivation, but every page was full of blush-inducing scenes. Before transmigrating, she would hide under the covers, gasping and sq 309Reads6.5Score123Shelves

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    This one... It seems like it's rare to see such a pure fantasy plot.

46. 696 未 The Missed Callback 未接的回访 Glutinous Rice Candy Is So Sweet糯米糖好甜12k WordsCompleted The Missed Follow-Up —Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 697 G GL: After Our Marriage of Convenience, My Nemesis Fell for Me GL：协议结婚后，死对头真香了 Eat a Little Dried Fish吃条小鱼干14k WordsCompleted GL: After We Married by Agreement, My Archnemesis Fell for Me 137Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 698 呜 Wah! The Aloof Young Marshal I Kidnapped Is Secretly Raising a Little One 呜！我绑来的清冷少帅偷养小崽崽 Wind and Moon in My Embrace风月入怀Modern Romance200k WordsCompleted [Interstellar] When Lin Yan wakes up with amnesia, she discovers she has a husband: the young marshal of a neighboring nation whom she once abducted by force... “I won't hurt you again.” At first, Lin Yan only wants to make it up to Shi Du. But when her bloodlust flares, she still can't help clutching him tight and sinking her little fangs into his skin. Afterward, Lin Yan is overcome with regret. “Maybe... we should get divorced after all?” Shi Du's expression turns cold as he buttons his cloth 4.3kReads9.1Score406Shelves

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    A space-themed novel. The male lead is a bit of a yandere, but incredibly captivating!! He appears cold on the surface but is actually quite dark inside, secretly checking on the female lead when she loses control... [Licking screen][licking screen] When the female lead cries, rose petals fall, and the male lead always secretly picks them up and hides them. [Licking screen][licking screen][licking screen] You absolutely must read it!! A sweet little story with 60 chapters.

49. 699 镇 The Dragon-Suppressing Coffin and the King of Hell's Fate 镇龙棺，阎王命 Feiyi匪夷Mystery4.9M WordsOngoing They severed my tendons and buried me alive in a sealed coffin, but they didn’t know I was born with the fate of the King of Hell! [Folk horror, feng shui and talismans, incense offerings] Feng shui and fortune-telling, painted-skin demons and spirit summoning, walking in the shadows and corpse driving, corpse-raising spells and curses, yin tattoos and talismanic needles, puppets controlled by strings, red doors sealed with wax, Dogs digging graves on Burial Mound Ridge, ghosts feasting in the R 313.2kReads9.4Score28.3kShelves
50. 700 海 A Seal Pup's Journey Around the World 海豹崽崽的环球旅行 Invincible Cat Head无敌猫猫头Modern Romance938k WordsOngoing [Animal Story + Travel + Lighthearted and Healing + Relaxed Everyday Life + No Romance] Zhou Ning had never seen the ocean in her life. Reborn in the boundless sea, she becomes a… seal. No System, no special powers: she’s just a round, chubby, tiny, helpless seal pup. Survival is tough, but she’s determined to use her new life to fulfill the wish she left unfinished in her previous one and see the world properly. She braves the towering waves of the Bering Strait and dives hundreds of meters bel 14.2kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves

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    The first book is about a baby seal that never becomes human, not one of those sci-fi stories where the seal transforms into a human. It has a very heartwarming art style, with good friends accompanying the protagonist on a journey around the world. The author's writing is excellent, and some of the passages resonate with me. The second book is about roommates developing a relationship, which I think is quite rare. It usually involves various scenarios like rescuing family or friends, but developing within a dormitory setting is quite unusual. It also feels like a fairly large world, and the author is diligently unfolding it for us. I think it's definitely worth reading. The third book is more of a puppy-themed story, perhaps because I haven't read romance novels in a while. I feel the theme is quite unique, more like the kind of short stories on Xiaohongshu (a Chinese social media platform) that expand from 1 to 6 at most. This isn't a negative review; I'm just describing the reading experience of both books as quite enjoyable, though difficult to describe. I think the character development stands out among the many palace intrigue, domestic drama, and other messy campus stories. The female lead has a strong and stable core, and she's not the conventionally perfect heroine; she feels very real. The male lead cries a bit too much. At first, I thought a man's tears were the best dowry, but later I realized he's just a crybaby. The fourth book is my favorite so far. It has a particularly healing art style that makes you believe in love again in a world where everyone is engaging in short-term relationships (not that short-term relationships are bad, but I personally prefer long-term relationships and firmly believe that love should lead to marriage), betraying each other, and testing each other's true feelings. It's like a story where native NPCs repeatedly welcome modern people who have traveled to the past and make small changes to them. Oh, anyway, I really love it, really love it, really love it, really love it.

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