Fifteen Years as a Veteran Reader, and My Taste Has Gotten Picky 十五年老鸟，口味养刁了

1. 1801 默 The Silent Century 默声世纪 Outrunning the Old Lobster跑赢老龙虾Urban316k WordsOngoing 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I highly recommend this new book by author @. The plot is solid and the pacing is smooth. The story of resistance and saving the world, centered on the theme of "voice manipulation," is truly imaginative! The main characters, with the help of a calico cat, work together to fight the villains and protect the human world. I stumbled upon it and ended up writing a follow-up review in one go! The sense of destiny and the thrill of the story are absolutely gripping. You should definitely give it a try!

2. 1802 清 Cold, Untouchable Moonlight? No! I'm the Villain Chosen by Fate 清冷白月光？不！我是天命大反派 A Clear Song by the Pool一曲潭清Ancient Romance578k WordsCompleted [System-driven + villainess protagonist + egoist + top prodigy + near-invincible power fantasy + no romance (no male consorts)] After transmigrating, Nan Xian becomes a fake prodigy used by a top family to save face. She is about to fight the real prodigy. Should she just wait to die? No rush, the System is here to help. [Ding! The Ultimate Villain System is at your service.] [Humiliate your arrogant fiancé and get a divine beast mount as a reward.] Nan Xian: Kill him. Her younger siblings are d 38.4kReads9.5Score6.7kShelves
3. 1803 让 They Wanted Me to Be a Sacrificial Stepmother, but I Chose to Make My Own Way 让我当炮灰主母，我偏另谋高枝 Ji Yun霁妘Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Historical Romance / Household Intrigue / Sweet Romance / The Male Lead Is Head Over Heels] In Ruyi's Beloved Concubine, the heir apparent Xie Yunzhix is a brave and formidable warrior, always dashing across the battlefield in fine clothes, with no one able to stand against him. Sadly, he is only a supporting character. The story opens with him in a vegetative state, leaving behind three adopted sons. Xu Qingyi discovers that she has become the foil to the beloved heroine of a sweet romance. On 136.5kReads9.4Score20.4kShelves

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   This book is amazing! The male lead is in a vegetative state at the beginning, but he's conscious. The female lead makes a pact with his father and grandmother to have a child with him in order to marry him. During the process of the female lead and the male lead "giving birth," although the male lead can't move, he's conscious throughout...

4. 1804 天 Sky Screen: From the Start, Ranking the Heroes of China! 天幕：开局盘点华夏英雄榜！ Time Flows with the Wind时光随风Historical885k WordsCompleted (The rating just came out, and it'll gradually rise!) [Sky Screen]+ [Rundown of China's Historical Heroes]+ [Spoiler Comments]+… Gu Shanhe, an unemployed young man in the modern era, unexpectedly obtains the Myriad Worlds Sky Screen System, which can broadcast the Douyin videos he edits to every dynasty throughout history. When people of the past watch the videos on the Sky Screen, Gu Shanhe earns emotional points whenever they feel either positive or negative emotions. Emotional points can be 1.7kReads6.4Score101Shelves

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   Listening is recommended for the best reading experience. The protagonist issues various rankings and, as an immortal, helps Qin Shi Huang unify the world.

5. 1805 硝 The Smoke Hasn't Cleared, but Love Runs Deep 硝烟未尽，爱意甚浓 Autumn Again秋一秋Two Male Leads377k WordsCompleted Set in an alternate historical world. Xing Ye: Nicknamed Master Xing, formerly a captain in M Nation’s Eagle Eye Special Forces. Cheng Gu: Nicknamed A Gu, formerly a deputy captain in M Nation’s Third Special Forces. When the smoke of battle clears, those who survive are the real prisoners. A single denunciation from his captain turned Cheng Gu from a hero who had faced a hail of bullets into an “outcast” scorned by society. He hid among the backstreets, armoring himself with strong liquor and n 5.2kReads9.3Score721Shelves
6. 1806 七 The 1970s Military Marriage: The Charming Army Wife Raises Kids and Wins Her Husband's Heart 七零军婚：俏军嫂养崽撩夫日常 Dawn Breaks in the East东方既白Modern Romance369k WordsCompleted [No golden finger + second male lead takes the lead + fictional period setting] [Short drama now streaming] Xiao Qingru doesn't want to raise someone else's child, so she breaks off her engagement to her childhood sweetheart. Just as she's getting ready to focus on her career, she's targeted by a hothead from the capital. Xu Muzhou is the youngest and most promising pilot. The first time he meets her, he falls in love at first sight with his good friend's younger sister. When he hears she's alre 16kReads9.0Score1.1kShelves

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   ⚠️⚠️The female lead has a stomachache (appendicitis). On the way to the hospital, the male lead is stopped by a neighbor who says his comrade's widow is about to give birth. The male lead decisively abandons the female lead, saying, "Wait here for me, I'll be right back." He quickly runs up to the nearby apartment building, and after a flurry of activity, he carries a pregnant woman with a swollen belly downstairs. Throughout the entire ordeal, he doesn't glance at his fiancée, who sits on a bench, her face deathly pale. The hurried footsteps fade into the distance, and finally, the figure disappears from Xiao Qingru's sight. Xiao Qingru has lost count of how many times Jiang Chuan has abandoned her for Du Wanqiu. Sweat pours down her forehead, and Xiao Qingru struggles to her feet. She takes only a few steps before collapsing, crashing into a cleared snowdrift. So cold. So painful. This time, she doesn't want Jiang Chuan anymore.

7. 1807 长 Longevity: Days of Splendor in the Ye You Court 长生：我在掖幽庭风华日月 The Breeze Comes Quietly清风静来Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted Synopsis: Xing Bang transmigrates into the palace as a fake eunuch. From the start, he is sent to the Cold Palace, where he finds not only deposed consorts but also the families of disgraced officials. Even the stunningly beautiful birth mother of the Crown Prince has been imprisoned there. Xing Bang’s eyes light up, and he activates the System... (The synopsis doesn’t do it justice. Please read the story.) 37.3kReads8.8Score4kShelves

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   [Smirking] I transmigrated into a fake eunuch, and right from the start, I was thrown into the Cold Palace. There were many deposed concubines, their families, and even the Crown Prince's birth mother imprisoned there. I've decided, I'll just have to survive in this Cold Palace!!

8. 1808 指 Commander, Stop Teasing Him! You've Trained That Alpha Wolf into a Dog 指挥官别钓了，都把狼A训成狗了 March Term三月期Two Male Leads467k WordsCompleted [Interstellar + ABO + equally matched powerhouses + extreme push and pull + beauty tames the dog] Wild, rebellious, wolfish Alpha top X aloof, untouchable Omega beauty bottom Everyone in the Military Alliance knew that their Beta commander, Bian Jin, was decisive and ruthless, with little regard for others. Even thrown in among a crowd of Alphas, he could fight his way to the top. He was also the best-looking face of their base. Everyone thought a powerful commander like him belonged alone ato 3.7kReads9.4Score621Shelves
9. 1809 官 The Official Road, Starting at Level Three 官道，从三段开始 Mr. Fishjoy鱼乐先生Urban512k WordsOngoing My name is Bu Qingyun. (I hold a senior government post and have a fortune worth over a hundred million.) Let me tell you a secret. Ever since I was in elementary school, entering politics has been the light of my ideals and the flame of my ambition. It was buried in my heart like a seed, ready to take root and sprout as soon as the soil was right... 18.6kReads7.6Score2.9kShelves

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   Check out this book; it's perfect for everyone.

10. 1810 以 After Offering Herself to Settle His Debt, the Celibate Heir Can't Stop Kissing Her 以身抵债后，禁欲太子爷吻她上瘾 Flowers in Full Bloom花开正耀眼Modern Romance335k WordsCompleted [Love after marriage + powerful man bows to love + age gap + both pure + steady, slow-burn romance] Fang Ran got drunk and spent a night in passionate embraces with a stranger in a hotel bed. The next morning, she slipped away while he was still asleep. Later, Fang Ran crashed into a globally limited-edition luxury car. She went to discuss compensation with the owner, only to discover he was the stranger from that night. His true identity was Han Yanzhou, the prince of Haicheng. He demanded 13.1 7.7kReads—Score828Shelves

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    I highly recommend the first book where the male protagonist is allergic to women; the aloof beauty has finally come down from her pedestal.

11. 1811 快 Quick Transmigration: I Rule Three Thousand Worlds 快穿：三千世界任我行 Of the Xianghuang Family镶黄家的Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted (Can be female, male, or neither; no fixed CP; a growing protagonist; different eras, ancient times, the modern world, cultivation, prehistoric times, and TV and film worlds.) Chang Ge is an orphan. One day, she suddenly obtains a damaged Chaos Pearl. Following the consciousness left behind by its spirit, she refines the Chaos Pearl and begins a journey across three thousand worlds, growing 30.8kReads8.8Score2.2kShelves

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    ☘️☘️This book features various fantasy cultivation stories set in different eras, and each of these worlds is very engaging. For example, the guardian beast of the nation during the spiritual energy revival is a divine dragon, which directly manifests in the world. There are many similar stories in film and television. It's a book with very positive values.

12. 1812 许 Xu Nanfeng, Until This Summer 许南风，至今夏 Jiang Qibao姜柒宝Modern Romance314k WordsCompleted [Angsty Push and Pull] [Instinctive Attraction] [Obsessive Possessiveness] [Love and Get What You Want] A wealthy young heir flees to the small town of Shiqiao to escape danger. He is clean-cut, handsome, cold, and distant. Everyone at Shiqiao High knows Xia Wu spent a year doggedly chasing Xu Ying. In the end, no one knows what tricks she used to make him hers. Yet she died not long after becoming Mrs. Xu. After being reborn, Xia Wu says: Want boundaries? I'll give you some. Want to walk on you 67.5kReads8.3Score103kShelves
13. 1813 换 After the Marriage Swap, I Had Twins with My Playboy Brother-in-Law 换亲后，与纨绔小叔子一胎双宝 Le Zhizhi乐吱吱Ancient Romance441k WordsCompleted Unbelievably handsome + wicked to the core + the original playboy VS reborn + wickedly sharp-tongued + stunningly beautiful princess!! Sweet and steamy!! In the cold palace, Shen Shurong saw her husband’s younger brother, her brother-in-law Xie Yunzhao. He held no official position, so why had he come into the palace so late at night? Wait, why were his clothes and the sword in his hand stained with blood? “You… staged a rebellion?” “Sister-in-law, I… I’m taking you home!” Shen Shurong shook her 17.2kReads9.2Score2.2kShelves

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    Push!!!!

14. 1814 快 Quick Transmigration: The Cannon Fodder Just Wants to Live 快穿之炮灰想活着 Of the Xianghuang Family镶黄家的Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Male lead + quick transmigration + pocket dimension + no fixed pairing Yun Qing dies without feeling he has any regrets. After all, surviving in an apocalypse crawling with zombies is just too hard. But when he opens his eyes again, he's been reborn, back to a time before the apocalypse began. He also unexpectedly obtains the plot of this little world. It turns out he's living in a novel, and he's an insignificant cannon-fodder character. Yun Qing is depressed. Does being cannon fodder mean he's 39.6kReads8.7Score2.8kShelves
15. 1815 穿 The Daily Life of a Laid-Back Concubine After Transmigrating 穿越之闲鱼妾室的日常 Tian Nanxing Nan天南星南Ancient Romance480k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + household and palace intrigue + no golden finger + devoted love later on] Zhang Xinian transmigrated into the body of a concubine in Prince Jing’s household. Above her was the princess consort, backed by powerful connections and ruthless in her methods. Beside her was a brainless side consort with overwhelming fighting prowess. Below her, a reborn woman and a transmigrated woman were locked in fierce competition. Zhang Xinian trembled with fear. She had no golden finger and did 105.8kReads9.4Score12.3kShelves

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    🌱🌱Read this book, the female protagonist transmigrates to ancient times and becomes a lowly concubine in a royal palace. The female protagonist is very frightened. She clearly senses the difference between reality and fiction. The whole book is extremely grievance-filled. The female protagonist's motto is that living is the most important thing!

16. 1816 当 When the Uncanny Descends on the World, Death Is the End 当诡异降临世界，死亡即是终点 Qingyuan Vocational High School Prodigy庆元职高小天才Mystery2.5M WordsOngoing [Supernatural horrors descend + no System + fresh worldbuilding + survival + semi-infinite-flow + no do-gooder protagonist + not dark + supernatural abilities] In the best years of his life, amid the exuberance of youth, Su Yuan thought his days would remain peaceful and beautiful forever. Then a line of bloody text appeared on the blackboard during evening study. [In the silent night, a terrifying ghost appears outside your dorm room... How long will it take to kill you?] Everyone thought it wa 386.7kReads9.3Score42.7kShelves

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    This is truly excellent; the low rating is probably because the author's skill level is too high.

17. 1817 厌 Even a World-Weary Country Girl Deserves to Be Loved by a Young Master, Right? 厌世农村妹也要被少爷强制爱吗？ Daydream Too昼梦也Modern Romance435k WordsCompleted Complete [Country Girl and Young Master | World-weary, wooden girl × arrogant peacock of a man | Some coercive romance | Both pure] Yeman saved a young master from the city who had come to the mountains to film a variety show and experience rural life. Yi Yan thought she was tacky, ugly, and stupid. Yet when no cameras were around, he pinned her against the door behind the house and kissed her hard. A year later, she went to university in the city. At the opening ceremony, Yeman saw Yi Yan sta 176.6kReads9.4Score34.1kShelves

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    Hmm, I've seen them all. Wow, they're incredibly good! The funniest era, universally disliked, best friends secretly sending supplies, the strongest female lead is the chief of the human race, and amazing! The mercenary boss is max level...

18. 1818 源EN Ringlord of the Source Realm 源界环主 Chao Fuyu朝覆雨Eastern Fantasy8.4M WordsOngoing With one sword, he splits the heavens; all things return to the void. Qin Yu traverses annihilation, cuts through nothingness, and finally sees the Zero Page: the primordial blank beyond all settings, authors, and readers. He neither contests nor merges with it. He simply takes the manuscript paper back into his arms. From then on, the supreme powers of all worlds are no more than dust on a page. The master of the Zero Page is Qin Yu alone. One final question: who has the right to define what is 6.6kReads8.3Score761Shelves

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    This book tells the story of Qin Yu's arduous journey of slaughter, severing all roots of cause and effect, dimensions, the Great Dao, and origin, deconstructing rules, elevating his understanding, breaking through all phenomena, transcending beginning and end, and mastering the ultimate, becoming the Master of Zero Pages, using higher-dimensional imagination to question existence, destiny, and self. [Add to bookshelf]

19. 1819 穿 Reborn as the Most Hated Woman of the Era, I Get Supplies from My Best Friend Across Space 穿成年代万人嫌，闺蜜隔空塞物资 Rice Bowl 114饭碗114Modern Romance608k WordsOngoing (Dual female leads + Ensemble cast + golden finger + Family drama + Unhinged + Losing it + Feel-good story + Strong female lead + Period setting + Putting scumbags in their place + Daily life) Content warning: unhinged story, terrible people included. Chen Xiaomai, whose mental state was spectacularly abnormal in the 21st century, transmigrated into a book. The heroine was her stepsister, the villain was her biological sister, and she was the pawn both families used in their schemes. Her birth 63.9kReads8.8Score8.1kShelves
20. 1820 穿 I Transmigrated Into Death Row and Clung to Powerful Men, Now the Villains Are Killing for Me 穿进死牢抱大腿，恶人们为我杀疯 Sparkly Fat Tangerine闪闪胖橘Ancient Romance585k WordsCompleted [Villain-Focused + All Characters Are Villains + Mutual Healing + Male Leads Are Devoted + Happy Ending] Yun Ji transmigrates. Other people transmigrate into princesses, noblewomen, or junior sisters of immortal sects. The moment she opens her eyes, she’s a death-row prisoner, locked in a cell and poisoned. Supposedly, in three months she’ll be subjected to a heavenly lightning execution, struck dead by eight hundred bolts. Yun Ji: “Cool.” * She has four cellmates. None of them are doing well. O 16.3kReads9.1Score2.8kShelves
21. 1821 重 Restarting in 2007: From Top Student to Academic Authority 重启2007，从学霸到学阀 Chasing Dreams Toward the Sun朝着阳光追梦Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Have you ever won a scholarship? Have you ever been in an honors class? Have you ever ranked first in your entire school? How many certificates have you earned? How many competitions have you entered? Have you ever made the person you like see you in a new light? Why did you go quiet? But you’re still staring at your phone! Back in 2007, Lu Shixian starts making plans, working hard, changing his style, and moving forward. Lu Shixian: Sorry, but this time, I’m going to win. 19.8kReads9.2Score1.5kShelves

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    This is one of Tomato's rare research articles. The author is probably a master's or doctoral student in the field of biology. He seems to be developing a brain. I want to share in the author's good research luck.

22. 1822 快 Quick Transmigration: The Insect Queen Wins by Giving Birth and Taking It Easy 快穿：虫族女王她靠生崽躺赢 A Thousand-Year-Old Ghost千年阿飘啊Ancient Romance5.2M WordsOngoing (Quick transmigration + no fixed couple + System + pocket dimension + having and raising babies) Sang Shu is the queen of an interstellar insectoid race! Her favorite thing is having little ones! Every one of her offspring is brave and battle-ready! Having babies and eating good food: life couldn’t be sweeter. However... After she ate a food called the “System,” everything changed. She was forcibly bound to it and transmigrated through countless worlds, becoming all kinds of... cannon fodder? Th 58.6kReads9.4Score1.9kShelves

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    "Your Highness!" Seeing that the Sixth Prince seemed to have taken it to heart, Sang Shu continued her advisory pronouncements, "Your beating and reprimands by the other princes today aren't entirely without benefit." "Think about it, being isolated by your brothers, won't the Emperor feel sorry for you later? And if the Emperor feels sorry for you, won't that bring many benefits?" "As for the Emperor's confinement, think about it another way: the Emperor wants to protect you, to prevent you from being bullied by the other princes. The Emperor does care about you as his son." "Furthermore, a month of confinement is a good opportunity. Your Highness can use this time to secretly work hard in the palace and then amaze everyone." "The enemy is in the open, we are in the shadows; if we do anything, it will definitely be easier." Sang Shu almost believed these words herself. The Sixth Prince: "..." The Sixth Prince's eyes lit up! He looked at Sang Shu as if she were a confidant, "Sang Shu, having you is truly my blessing." Sang Shu: "..."

23. 1823 全 The Whole Dorm Was Reborn: The Apocalypse's First Girl Group Goes on a Rampage 全寝重生，末世第一女团杀疯了 He Zhiling赫至灵Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted Reborn in the apocalypse + quick transmigration with the whole group + a truly powerful heroine and a thrilling read + no romance, everyone is ruthless + overwhelming combat power + conquering the globe multiple times + stockpiling supplies amid the zombies + passionate action with no rivalry between women + reigning as two emperors at the height of her power Luo Jiu and her roommates fought desperately to survive the apocalypse for half a month, only to die together in an utterly unbelievable 22.8kReads9.3Score3.1kShelves
24. 1824 秦 Qin Shi Huang: I Have an All-Star Lineup from Huaxia 秦始皇：朕有华夏全明星阵容 Snow Ridge Spruce雪岭云杉Historical602k WordsOngoing Infrastructure Building + Conquest + Ensemble Cast + Feel-Good Power Fantasy, with a strong emphasis on no CP and no romance Lu Haokong, history's greatest headhunter, is dropped into Xianyang Palace. His only golden finger is the ability to pluck people from the river of time. Whoever the Ancestral Dragon wants, he plucks. One after another, legendary figures who brought glory to Chinese history gather in the Great Qin. They work together, each putting their talents to use. When they get togeth 452.6kReads9.7Score66.7kShelves
25. 1825 泥 Hey, I’m at the Police Station. Come Get Me 泥嚎，人在警局，来捞一下 Li Zi Is a Little Salty李子有点咸Modern Romance820k WordsCompleted [Cool, adorable, tsundere heroine who’s the strongest alive × gorgeous, sickly male lead who’s a calculating, unhinged schemer] [The heroine is sweet and cute, not your traditional empress type] [The male lead is fiercely competitive and hopelessly lovestruck] [Yandere + unhinged + sweet romance + chaotic antics] Jiang Yu was once the empress of an empire. After dying, she is reborn in the modern world as the fake heiress of a wealthy family. The moment she wakes up, she learns that the biologic 67.9kReads9.1Score9.8kShelves
26. 1826 辞 Deep Love for Ci Yuan 辞鸢情深 Xi Zi Xi夕籽夕Modern Romance244k WordsCompleted [Rich Heir × Top-Tier Beauty and Designer] (Full-cast audio edition now available) "Love at first sight on both sides + Class difference + Winning her back + Rekindled romance + Both chaste" They were both struck by love at first sight! An irresistible physical attraction! Everyone says that the rich heir Ji Ke is only playing around with the student Ruan Yuan. Ruan Yuan gives him her whole heart, but... Ruan Yuan: “Let’s get married!” Ji Ke: “What are you thinking? You’re only 21.” Ruan Yuan: “ 27.9kReads8.1Score1.5kShelves

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    🍓✨①The male lead is a wealthy heir. The female lead knows he will neither marry her nor let her go, so she uses the excuse of forcing him to marry her to break up with him, has an abortion, and then goes abroad. When the heir finds out, he is so angry that he vomits blood and then faces a nightmare of trying to win her back.

27. 1827 老 The Three-Year-Old Ancestress Has Seven Big Shots Lining Up to Call Her Great-Aunt 老祖宗三岁半，七个大佬排队喊我姑奶奶 Xiao yasmola小yasmolaModern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Metaphysics + everyone's favorite + three and a half years old + laugh-out-loud comedy] The wealthy Ye family brought home a three-and-a-half-year-old toddler from the police station. Who could have guessed that the entire family of powerful big shots would call her Great-Aunt! The little Great-Aunt can tell fortunes, draw talismans, catch ghosts, and even leap from a height of ten meters before telling netizens to believe in science. Meanwhile, onlookers sneer: Heh, what use is a Great-Aunt wh 3.2kReads9.1Score427Shelves

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    🍂🍂 Hahaha, so funny! In the police station, three-and-a-half-year-old Sangsang carefully held a cell phone in both hands and dialed the number her master had left her before he escaped. [Laughing][Laughing] "Hey, Xiaomian, it's your great-aunt!" Sangsang continued, "I've been arrested by the police sister and taken to the station. Can you come and bail me out?" Ye Mian was silent for a while, then said, "Did you think I downloaded the anti-fraud app for nothing?" Then he dreamed of his ancestor, who said he had disrespected his great-aunt and gave him a good beating. [Facepalm][Laughing] The entire Ye family was given a dream, saying that their great-aunt was coming to their house and they should be very respectful to her. The little great-aunt can tell fortunes and draw talismans, but she tells netizens to believe in science.

28. 1828 穿 Transmigrated as Long Aotian's Love Rival, Forced into a Love Triangle Every Day 穿成龙傲天情敌，每天被迫修罗场 Flowers on Stage台上花Fantastical Romance1.0M WordsOngoing [Adored by everyone, wish fulfillment, a battle royale of competing men, female lead disguises herself as a man, a comedic ensemble cast] After dying suddenly and transmigrating into a book, Yu Ge becomes the villainess in a harem novel about a domineering hero, destined for a tragic end. The good news: She isn’t one of the hero’s harem members. The bad news: She’s the hero’s rival in love! And she’s also the villainous sect’s senior brother, who egged on the male lead’s fiancée to break off the 32.6kReads8.8Score3.1kShelves

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    Who says all of Tomato's "heartthrob" novels are the same? This fantasy romance is quite different; the cross-dressing premise is super appealing! [Heart emoji]

29. 1829 婚 Marriage Becomes an Addiction 婚久成瘾 Su Muyan苏木雁Modern Romance380k WordsCompleted [Mutually Exclusive First Love, Romantic Tension, Instinctive Attraction, Older Man] Xie Guihe, the powerful head of the Xie family, is consumed by ambition. Ruthless in everything he does, he has no intention of ever marrying. A high-profile arranged marriage brings him and Lu Meng, the Lu family's heiress, to the registry office. They each get what they need, or so they think. But somewhere along the way, he ends up losing his heart. 1. At first, he is cold and indifferent: "No feelings involv 35.8kReads8.9Score3.2kShelves

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    Excellent writing

30. 1830 热 A Hot Kiss in Midsummer 热吻盛夏 Starlight in the Wilderness原野星光Modern Romance459k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Summer Breeze is now available] [Bad-boy charm with a world-weary edge | Cool yet sweet heroine | Both are each other's first love, both are strong | Saving each other] The summer she turned sixteen, Xia Zhi transferred to Linhai and met a boy named Sheng Ye. He was wild, ruthless, and arrogant, a famous school heartthrob. Clouds covered the sun when they first met, but Xia Zhi spotted him at once. Sheng Ye asked her, “Am I handsome?” At graduation. With his hair dyed blu 10.9kReads9.4Score1.5kShelves

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    A story of strong female characters and mutual redemption. Sixteen-year-old Xia Zhi transfers to a new school and meets Sheng Ye, a ruthless and arrogant figure. Sheng Ye asks Xia Zhi if he's pretty at their first meeting and at graduation, and even uses her name to ask her out on a romantic relationship. Four years later, Sheng Ye says meeting Xia Zhi is like a withered tree blossoming in spring. The story revolves around their mutual redemption and sweet romance during their youth, filled with the beauty and excitement of campus love.

31. 1831 惊 Thriller Game: Seventy Is the Age to Strive 惊悚游戏：七十正是奋斗的年纪 The Cow Cat Chewing on the Greenbelt啃绿化带的奶牛猫Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing [Just received a rating, and it’s still going up] [Horror game + tough old lady + dungeon challenges + infinite-flow] Mild horror, mostly solo, with occasional moments of teamwork. On the day Li Shuying turned 70, her most beloved granddaughter was nearly abducted by a kidnapper called the “Horror Game.” What kind of ability is it to go after a child, you damned kidnapper? Li Shuying rubbed her hands together. Today, she was going to teach this kidnapper game just how formidable a tough old lady 36.2kReads9.3Score6kShelves
32. 1832 病 The Frail Little One Is Spoiled Rotten 病弱崽崽超受宠的 Berry Meow莓莉喵Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration, raising-kids story, two male leads, adored by everyone and everyone's heartthrob! The little one gets doted on early in each world, with a romance between the two male leads developing later! The little one is just the cutest!] [Because of his poor health, the little one gets a disease buff in every world and dies young, becoming everyone's white moonlight. The ending is guaranteed to be happy!] As he lay dying, Qian Yuan was chosen by a System and tasked with winning peop 26.7kReads9.1Score2.9kShelves

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    This is a niche, less popular novel about raising children. It features two male protagonists, and the characters can customize their own faces, making it incredibly cute. The first world features a little octopus, the second a little succubus, and there's also a little dragon!

33. 1833 惊 Shock! After Her Identity Is Exposed, Fu Begs His Adorable Superstar to Marry Him Again 惊！掉马后傅少跪求团宠撩精再嫁 A Mirror一面镜子Modern Romance218k WordsCompleted [Faithful Love, One-on-One Romance, Mature Man and Woman, Evenly Matched, Intense Push and Pull, Strong Hero and Heroine, Betrothed, Secret Identities Revealed] [Scheming CEO × Heiress and Classical Dance Prima Ballerina] Fu Shaoheng took over the Fu Group at just twenty years old. Five years later, he had claimed the top spot in Beicheng’s business world. Though rumors had long swirled about his uncertain sexual orientation, he had unexpectedly become engaged to the eldest daughter of the Chu f 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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    If you've read the first three chapters and don't continue reading, I'll admire you.

34. 1834 偷 After Overhearing the Mad Little Emperor's Thoughts, the Courtiers Went Berserk 偷听疯批小皇帝心声后群臣杀疯了 Feng Miao风淼Ancient Romance560k WordsCompleted [Court Officials Can Hear Her Thoughts + Dual Powers + No Romance] Lu Qing, a powerful wielder of two abilities in the apocalypse, transmigrated into a book. She became the deranged young emperor who loses her kingdom in a novel. The young emperor was cowardly and useless, gloomy and cruel, and even a woman disguised as a man! At court, ministers held the reins of power; beyond the borders, neighboring kingdoms watched like hungry wolves. Disasters struck one after another, and the people were l 8kReads9.2Score855Shelves
35. 1835 觉 After Awakening, the Transmigrated Villainess Runs Away Pregnant 觉醒后穿书女配她揣崽逃了 Gu Tangtang顾棠糖Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Yun Jiang is the male lead, and the child is his too. Read on to find out how it happens. Jiang Xian transmigrated into a cultivation novel three thousand years ago, never realizing that in the book she was playing the role of a hard-working simp. Then one day, she accidentally got pregnant with an unknown “bastard child.” After becoming a disgrace to her sect, she was kicked out by the male lead she had fawned over for three thousand years. Only then did she remember that she had transmigrate 2.1kReads8.5Score221Shelves

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    (๑•॒̀ ູ॒•́๑) Lalala [laughing and crying][laughing and crying] The female lead transmigrated into a cultivation novel three thousand years ago, unaware that she was a diligent simp in the book. It wasn't until she unexpectedly became pregnant that she remembered she was a transmigrator. Transmigration itself isn't scary; what's scary is that she's basically forgotten everything from the book, but clearly remembers that her unborn child has innate immortal bones and will be taken by the cultivators and given to the female lead. To save herself and her child's lives, the female lead uses a divine artifact left by her parents to tear through space and arrive in a small world. Falling from the sky, she lands on a man—well, he's now the father of her child. The male lead, who can hear the female lead's inner monologue: ...

36. 1836 穿 Transmigrate Into a Book: The Wicked Beastwoman Finally Gets to Eat Well 穿书兽世：恶雌她终于吃上好的了 Scallion-Fried Tofu小香葱煎豆腐Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing [Beast World]+ [rival males, chaotic love triangle]+ [world-building] Shen Mei transmigrates into a story about a female lead in an interstellar Beast World, as the cannon-fodder villainess who serves as a foil to the heroine, Ning Xue. In the book, she comes from a prestigious family, is adored by her father and brothers, and has astonishing talent. Her only flaw is her ordinary looks; otherwise, she's excellent in every way. The Central Brain has just matched her with a beast husband, and her 305kReads9.0Score41.9kShelves
37. 1837 大 The Han Standard-Bearer: One Man, One Blade, Guarding a City 大汉扛纛者：一人一刀镇守一城 Tragic Green Youth A Ri惨绿少年阿日Eastern Fantasy2.4M WordsCompleted The setting sun was red as blood. Blood ran in rivers across the ground, and severed limbs and bodies lay everywhere, like the underworld of a blood-soaked asura. Before, there had been thirty men. This time, there were a hundred. What about next time? Would it be three hundred? Three thousand? I have only myself and a single blade! I'm so tired. I want to lie down! But in the isolated city behind me are 572 elderly people, women, and children, all placing their hopes in me. The Martial King's b 6.3kReads8.3Score447Shelves

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    Highly recommended! If you really want to read it, just read one chapter. You'll believe that there are masterpieces on Tomato! 👍👍👍😭😭😭 It's both heart-wrenching and exhilarating, absolutely fantastic!

38. 1838 神 Outsider of Shenzhou 神州方外人 Qian Xiao千笑Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [Chinese-Style Superpowers] [One Female Lead] [Not a Power Fantasy] On an ordinary day, all the people of Huaxia were dropped onto an unfamiliar planet seemingly stuck in the Stone Age. The alien atmosphere gave rise to the "Outlanders," people with supernatural abilities. As Huaxia rebuilt its civilization and fought bloody wars against other races, it eventually came to dominate the Shenzhou Continent. A strange Outlander named Qin Wuyang was said by everyone to have seven personalities. He hi 12.9kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves

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    👍👍👍

39. 1839 重 Reborn: I Caught the Cool Campus Belle Stealing 重生：从逮到高冷校花偷窃开始 October's Passing Light十月流光Urban240k WordsCompleted [A wish-fulfillment novel with decisive action and no campus romance] Chen Ye is reborn ten years in the past, with a mysterious rune of fate in his mind. By sacrificing his lifespan, he can bargain with Fate itself and obtain anything he desires. And every person he kills grants him the years of life they had left. With the rune's power, Chen Ye forcibly turns fate around and saves Ning Bing, the campus belle who was supposed to die ten years ago. But to his surprise, this brings an even more f 104Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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    A masterpiece with 15 million words completed.

40. 1840 官 The Officialdom Game 官奕 Dreams of Spring and Autumn梦话春秋Urban632k WordsOngoing My name is Wei Zilong, and I’ve spent my career in government. Through my story, I want to show everyone what the political arena is really like... When you’re in public service, you can’t always control your own fate. If you never weather a storm, how can you ever mature? 13.1kReads7.6Score1.1kShelves

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    This book is highly recommended; feel free to jump in!

41. 1841 无 The One Without Desires 无念者 Qian Xiao千笑Urban1.7M WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication] [Chinese-style superpowers] [One heroine] “Hey! No using Hidden Spirits in front of ordinary people!” “What are ordinary people?” “Just regular people. They call them Muggles in the West.” “And what are Hidden Spirits?” “Superpowers. We call them Hidden Spirits in China.” When you discover the hidden truth of this world, will you choose to join? Or expose it? 33.4kReads9.3Score3.4kShelves
42. 1842 蝉 The Cicada Project 蝉计划 Moonlight Old Rascal明月老贼Urban4.7M WordsCompleted [Spiritual qi revival + crafty schemer + comedy + meme references + one heroine] As spiritual qi revived, Jiang Bai unexpectedly arrived in the age of the fifth mysterious tide. Everything he knew had faded with the passage of time. The world had been utterly transformed, familiar places and people were gone, and the career he had once fought for had turned to dust. The past was beyond recall. In this chaotic, dark age, order had long since collapsed, civilization was no more, and the shadow of 70kReads9.3Score7.2kShelves

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    Ruthless, concise, and gets straight to the point.

43. 1843 去 To Hell with the Real and Fake Heiresses, She's Humanity's Top Ace 去你的真假千金，她是人族首席 Revive a Little Angel复活一只小天使Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Spiritual qi revival + modern cultivation + female lead + ensemble cast) (HE, no rumors) Wen Chen was the Su family's real daughter, missing for seventeen years. She skipped school by climbing over the wall and gave up on the college entrance exam. After the Su family brought her back to the capital, they thought she was too uncouth to show off and refused to acknowledge her identity. The Huo family bullied her with their influence. The Lu family, to whom she had been betrothed since childhood, 120.4kReads9.2Score14.4kShelves
44. 1844 极 The Ultimate Bodyguard 极品小保安 Bei Ming Xiao Yao北冥小妖Urban15.0M WordsCompleted Luo Jun's public identity is that of a lowly security guard in Haibin City. His true identity is... He has come to Haibin City, where the winds of change are blowing, to protect someone important to him. Danger lurks all around, and every step could be his last. In the bustling city, Luo Jun thrives thanks to his formidable skills and extraordinary intelligence. When enemies are strong, he defeats them with his fists. When they are cunning, he outsmarts them. But when love comes for him with mur 15.7kReads9.0Score1.6kShelves
45. 1845 匹 A Common Man Takes the Stage 匹夫驾到 Qian Xiao千笑Urban2.4M WordsCompleted (Signed for print publication) (One heroine, no System, not a power fantasy, Chinese-style supernatural abilities) Among the infinite parallel worlds, there is a special world called Nanke, and a special group of people known as Calamity Exorcists. They soar through the skies and burrow underground, know the past and present, and travel between parallel worlds in different eras to carry out missions. A young man who calls himself a commoner is chosen by fate to enter Nanke’s mysterious academy, 75.6kReads9.4Score7.5kShelves
46. 1846 神 A Guide to Leveling Up the Twin Prodigies of Shenzhou 神州双骄升级指南 The Sound of Scorched Fish灼鱼之音Ancient Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [Signed for publication] (Many personal interpretations; do not apply a formula) [Teaming up with my nemesis to carve through the cultivation world + a couple with incredible chemistry and real personality + two powerful genius leads growing together + grand overarching plot + explosive tension + a touch of ensemble cast + Jiang Lang Cai Jin HE] A violent, arrogant woman vs. a sharp-tongued, scheming man Fiery! Battle-focused! A cultivation novel driven by plot and brains, with a hero and heroin 35.8kReads9.4Score4.4kShelves

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    The first book, though unfinished, is absolutely amazing! It's about mutual encouragement and teamwork, with a captivating and intricately plotted storyline that's anything but cliché—trust me, trust me! The second book is a 1/2 story—you know what I mean [shy emoji]—a sweet and uplifting campus romance…very good. The third book is about a pampered genius; the interactions between the female lead and her "scumbag father" are hilarious…

47. 1847 八 The Fallen Heiress of the 1980s Marries a Factory Director and Raises His Kids 八零落魄千金，嫁个厂长养崽崽 Tea Tea Lemon茶茶柠檬Modern Romance360k WordsCompleted [1980s + no rebirth or transmigration + no golden finger + everyday family life + raising children] Su Wanyan had been stunningly beautiful since childhood. She spoke two foreign languages and excelled at school, with a guaranteed place at a university in the capital within reach. But when her family went bankrupt overnight, her father, egged on by her stepmother, sold her to their uncultured, thuggish creditor to settle the debt. At first, when Jiang Liting heard that the Su family wanted to of 11.7kReads7.6Score713Shelves

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    [Admiration][Admiration] 1. The male lead is a ruggedly handsome guy who falls in love with the female lead at first sight. The female lead's family wants to use her to pay off a debt, but he refuses! 🍁After leaving the house, he sees the female lead with red eyes and recognizes her as the person he fell in love with at first sight. Knowing that the female lead is the one being used to pay off the debt, he immediately changes his mind and agrees…

48. 1848 闻 The Sound of Spring 闻春声 Evergreen and Everwhite长青长白Ancient Romance161k WordsCompleted [Taciturn, stammering country hunk VS vivacious, fiery widow. Farming romance, one-on-one, both leads’ first relationship] [She makes the first move, and the unyielding tree finally blossoms. A period farming romance] At the matchmaker's urging, young Yao Chunniang took her dowry and married into the Zhang family in Lishui Village. Who could have guessed that on their wedding night, her sickly husband would close his eyes and die? Before Yao Chunniang could even process what had happened, she ha 29.5kReads9.6Score3.5kShelves

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    Super beautiful! 😍 [Admiration]

49. 1849 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s to Be a Beloved Wife, the Abstinent Soldier King Lets Loose 穿越七零做娇妻，禁欲兵王放肆宠 Moonlight Kept Secret 001私藏月色001Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [1970s setting + family life + putting scumbags in their place + marriage first, love later + getting rich + pocket dimension] In one moment, Xu Niannian transmigrates to the 1970s, straight into the body of a notorious cannon-fodder villainess. Her stepsister steals her boyfriend and sets her up with an abusive scumbag. After the original owner is drained dry and dies, she is even used as a stepping stone for the heroine to approach a powerful man. Even the original owner's mother was a step 12.8kReads9.0Score1.6kShelves

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    🍇🍇This is the book that made me laugh the whole time! It's packed with jokes, especially funny ones, and the content is incredibly humorous and entertaining. It saved me from a gloomy workday and almost made me burst out laughing on the bus [facepalm][laughing]. I really love it, hahaha!

50. 1850 枌 The Grass and Trees of Fengyu Grow Tall 枌榆草木长 Ni Ergou倪二狗Historical2.6M WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication: ensemble cast + rival nations vying for supremacy + political intrigue and strategy + patriotism and national pride + original poetry + memorable supporting characters] [This is a fictional setting, and some historical references should not be taken as fact. This is not a mindless wish-fulfillment story. The plot is carefully developed, the logic is rigorous, and the cast and scope are large. There is no System or golden finger. There are no brainless villains or c 25.1kReads8.9Score1.7kShelves

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