It's So Hard to Find a Tomato Novel With Both Great Writing and a Great Plot 🍅真的很难找到文笔又好，剧情又好的小说

1. 1201 三 Reborn at Thirty-Eight: This Time, I'll Protect You All 三十八岁重生：这次换我护你们 Lu Tingwan鹿听晚Modern Romance386k WordsOngoing Zhou Yuan, thirty-eight years old, had suffered through a life of hardship. Her father died when she was young, and after her mother remarried, her grandfather struggled to raise her. Desperate for a child, she spent three years undergoing IVF, endured a hundred injections to stimulate ovulation, suffered two miscarriages, and went deep into debt. She risked half her life to give birth to her son, Youzi. But she had nothing and no one to rely on. Her husband was away for work most of the year, a 21Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I want to praise the writing style of this rebirth novel. Many period novels these days present stereotypical portrayals of the past, but this one is different. The details—the 2001 junior high classroom, the county store, the green mailbox, the mimeographed exam papers the teacher made before the competition—are written with such realism that it feels like it was written by someone who actually lived through those times. Moreover, the emotional impact is very restrained. The grandfather's single line, "My granddaughter is going to fly away," is worth three chapters of tears in other authors. The aunt's hands covered in burn scars as she works as a waitress in the city, and the way she gently slips money into her hands, are the most poignant. Good writing makes you cry without you even realizing when you started. This book achieves that.

2. 1202 他 He Said My Secret Crush Was a Nuisance 他说我的暗恋是困扰 Tangerine Sand桔沙8k WordsCompleted He Says My Secret Crush Is a Nuisance 762Reads—Score—Shelves

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   They were childhood sweethearts, yet he repeatedly told everyone about her embarrassing crush on him, claiming it was bothering him. She, heartbroken, hadn't confessed and could only hide her feelings like a coward. Her unspoken love always brought her to tears. He finally asked her if she had a crush on him. Unaware of his sweaty palms, she countered by asking him if he had a crush on her. Her hands trembled, and she tried to remain calm behind her back. His ears turned red, his heart pounded, and he seemed about to pull something out of his pocket, but she, like a coward, ran away. He transferred schools, and they thought they'd never cross paths again. In college, she heard that familiar voice being confessed to by the school beauty. He told her she was his girlfriend, but then said she was just a shield. Enraged, she publicly insulted him. Both of them were torn between love and hate, suffering immense pain. Pulled and tugged, everyone said she was lucky to be ordinary and had even rejected the school heartthrob. She ran away arrogantly, unaware that her mother's heirloom, a yellowed pearl hairpin, was missing. She cried as she looked back, only to see him holding the hairpin and giving it to her. The school beauty stomped on the ground and threw five yuan at her, humiliating her. She decided to take revenge, threatening him to see the school beauty with her. The school beauty later offered her money to leave him, and she agreed, then suffered amnesia. He, however, took advantage of her amnesia, claiming to be her boyfriend. His mother found her and offered her five million to leave him, and she agreed to study abroad as quickly as possible. Upon returning home, she didn't know he had become her CEO. She regained her memory, and he proposed. She only cared about the ring, not him as a free gift. He imprisoned her. During their marriage registration, she tried to escape, but he blocked her way. At the wedding, the school beauty appeared.

3. 1203 人 Strangers in Public, Addicted in Private! Spoiled with Kisses Every Night 人前不熟！人后上瘾！夜夜被宠亲 Inkblade Swordsman墨刀客Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Married first, fall in love later + powerful man lowers his head + slow-burn, sweet romance + both leads are each other's first] At 24, Song Xinya was 170 centimeters tall and weighed 90 kilograms. At 25, Song Xinya was 170 centimeters tall and weighed 50 kilograms. In a year, she lost 40 kilograms, transforming from a big girl everyone mocked into a goddess everyone envied. A slim waist, shapely hips, alluring long legs, fair skin, and beautiful features. After going to the wrong table at a bl 88.6kReads9.1Score8.4kShelves
4. 1204 渺 A Lingering Fragrance 渺渺生香 Evergreen Lantern长青灯Ancient Romance287k WordsCompleted Guan Miaomiao is the legitimate daughter of the General’s Mansion. After the elders in her family die on the battlefield, only her aged grandmother remains, her elder brother is demoted, and she is left to hold the entire household together. Xiao Qingyan is the heir to Prince Ding’s mansion, a notorious playboy in Luojing who never misses a chance to fight, drink, or visit a courtesan house. The two, who had no connection at all, somehow end up married. When these rivals meet, they match wits an 70Reads7.0Score—Shelves

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   Don't let the title put you off by the last book, it's incredibly good!

5. 1205 全 Everyone in the Sect Is Love-Brained, Except Me, a True Lunatic 全宗门都是恋爱脑，唯我是真疯批 Paper Tiger纸老虎Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The complete print edition of A Double Crossing is now available on all platforms. Relationship blogger Lin Du died of a broken heart after being driven crazy by hopeless romantics. After death, she transmigrated into a tragic romance cultivation novel, becoming the beautiful, powerful, yet doomed junior uncle who paved the way for the protagonists' great love with her own ashes. After reading the script, she slowly typed a question mark. “Have they dug up every wild vegetable on this sect's mou 235.3kReads9.7Score27.5kShelves
6. 1206 重 Reborn as the Obsessive Tycoon's Little Fairy 重生成了偏执大佬的小仙女 Autumn Colors Leave No Leisure秋色不暇Modern Romance238k WordsCompleted #Redemption and Sweet Romance# #Insecure Boy x Nation’s First Love# At eighteen, Wen Yue was everyone’s precious darling, cherished in the palms of their hands, like the moon in the sky: beautiful, but out of reach. At eighteen, Ji Yan had no one to care for or love him. He was gloomy and hard to get along with. That lonely, shadowy boy would one day become a big shot everyone dreaded crossing paths with. If she hadn’t been reborn, Wen Yue would never have imagined that the gloomy, cold boy woul 1.2kReads9.1Score127Shelves
7. 1207 将 A General's Daughter's Comeback: No More Coddling, It's Time to Rise 将门逆袭：不要娇宠要上位 Sweet Potato with Plum Powder甘梅地瓜Ancient Romance434k WordsCompleted When her aunt was on her deathbed, she entrusted her child to Wanqing. Out of gratitude, Wanqing became the concubine of the general’s eldest son. The rules for concubines in the general’s household: be dutiful and proper, and have no children. The household had no need for children born to concubines. Yet Wanqing bore four sons and a daughter, then took her place as the eldest son’s principal wife. The Empress Dowager personally bestowed on her the title of First-Rank Lady of Virtue. Someone sc 41.3kReads9.5Score5.5kShelves
8. 1208 重 Reborn in the 1990s: Kicking My Scumbag Ex to the Curb and Becoming a Mogul's Darling 重生九零脚踹渣男做大佬心尖宝 I Don't Want to Be a Beauty不想做美女Modern Romance492k WordsCompleted [Rebirth + sweet romance + love after marriage + warm and healing + everyday child-rearing + everyday wealth-building] Only after Juzi died did she learn that she was a character in a tragic romance. In the story, she gave birth to a daughter, only to be looked down on by her mother-in-law and resented by her good-for-nothing husband for not bearing a son. He was even secretly seeing the factory director’s daughter. Unable to take it any longer, Juzi divorced him and took her daughter with her. 3.8kReads9.2Score360Shelves

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   [Top Post] A reincarnation story set in the past. In her previous life, Ju Zi gave birth to a daughter, but her mother-in-law disliked her, her scumbag husband looked down on her, and he even got involved with the factory manager's daughter. After finally getting a divorce with her daughter, she was diagnosed with cancer. In her final days, the thug from her past was always by her side. The thug said his biggest regret was watching her marry someone else. Reborn, she woke up on her wedding day, dumped the scumbag husband, asked the thug if he would marry her, and they quickly got their marriage certificate. After marriage, the thug doted on her. Their daily life after marriage is hilarious and heartwarming. The more you read, the more addictive it becomes! Please check it out and get verified!

9. 1209 就 Even as a Fake Heiress, I’ll Still Daringly Embrace Doing Nothing 就算是假千金也要勇敢摆烂 Ji Furan纪扶染Modern Romance659k WordsCompleted [Print edition launching across all platforms on August 9, 2025] When Shen Yue was twelve, she accidentally fell into a pond while feeding the fish. That was when she learned the truth: her parents weren’t her real parents, and her five older brothers weren’t really her brothers. She was the Mu family’s fake heiress! Faced with a future where she was destined to lose everything, Shen Yue decided to get ahead… by lying down. If she was going to lose it all anyway, she might as well lie back and 118.9kReads9.6Score13.8kShelves
10. 1210 草 The Man of the Grasslands 草原的男人 The Potato Next Door邻居家的土豆Modern Romance147k WordsCompleted A rugged grasslands local and a sweet, gentle volunteer teacher. No sudden rise to power, and he’s no domineering CEO. This is not a human trafficking story. The heroine simply moves to another city. She hasn’t lost her money or fallen out with her family. If life had no regrets, the young woman would never have left him behind on the grasslands for two years. If life had regrets, she would never have returned to the grasslands to find that rough-hewn man. Hao Zhuo is single-minded. Once he’s ma 3.9kReads9.2Score344Shelves

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    This must be Ya Ya's horse 🥺 Ha Zhuo will always be Ya Ya's horse. The sense of security from a mature man 🥰

11. 1211 适 The Scum-Bashing Quick Transmigration Suited to a Cannon Fodder Villainess 适合炮灰女配体质的虐渣【快穿】 The Rabbit Who Loves Vegetables爱吃青菜的兔子Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Female supporting characters are exactly what the name suggests: beautiful, talented, and proud, with every reason to be confident. But the moment they appear beside the protagonist of a story, they suddenly become cannon fodder. To make the protagonist shine, they are usually portrayed as malicious and scheming, though some are kind and innocent from the start. They mean no harm, yet all of them end up meeting a tragic fate. As a tasker for the Space-Time Administration, Ruan Qingmo was assigne 6.5kReads8.8Score607Shelves

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    Synopsis: Supporting female characters, as the name suggests, are beautiful, talented, and possess the capital to be proud. However, appearing alongside the protagonist of a different world instantly turns them into cannon fodder. They are all malicious and scheming, designed to highlight the protagonist, though some are genuinely kind and innocent. They have no intention of harming others, but ultimately all meet a tragic end. Ruan Qingmo, as a mission agent for the Time and Space Administration, is directly assigned to the supporting female character group by the main system. Her mission is to quell the resentment and bitterness of these supporting female characters. After starting the mission: An ancient noblewoman facing a weak protagonist brought back by her amnesiac husband—sorry, she's also a master of manipulating others. A pampered rural girl in the 1970s, envied by a poor protagonist? No way around it, she's just incredibly spoiled and exceptionally outstanding! A pampered young lady in a post-apocalyptic world facing a powerful agent protagonist who has transmigrated—frankly, you're not even as good as my fingernail!

12. 1212 我 I've Become a Buddha, Do Not Disturb 我成佛了，勿扰 Zisang Fei子桑翡Ancient Romance102k WordsCompleted Jiang Wanyu died after a brick fell on her while she was working at a construction site. When she opened her eyes, she had transmigrated into the heroine of a torturous cultivation novel. From the start, she was thrown into hell mode, caught by the white-moonlight rival while confessing her love for the male lead's master. “...” Her master asked, “Do you know what you did wrong?” Her senior brothers, the male supporting characters, cried, “Junior Sister, hurry up and admit your mistake!” The whi 2.5kReads8.7Score248Shelves

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    🍆🍆These books are hilarious and incredibly good! Jiang Wanyu is crushed to death while carrying bricks at a construction site and transmigrates to the world of cultivation, becoming the female lead in a tragic novel. Her story starts in hell mode; all she can think about is "Aba aba," but in front of everyone, she calls the male lead's master "Dad." Hahaha!

13. 1213 我 I’m a Max-Level Ancestor. What’s Wrong with Raising a Few Hundred Million Kids? 我满级老祖，养亿点崽子怎么了 Luo Xiaoyao骆小妖Modern Romance918k WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation, My Xuanmen Ancestor, Why Do My Kids Spoil Me So Much?, is now streaming. [Spirit monsters + wish fulfillment + wacky comedy + supernatural + absurd humor + a mash-up of everything + no male lead (the heroine shines on her own)] (All the spirit beasts in the main cast have pictures. The full collection is in the book’s featured posts, so feel free to check them out!) After Shi Ruyi, the last heir of the Xuanmen, restores her body and descends the mountain, she discover 17.4kReads9.4Score2.1kShelves
14. 1214 我 I Died on Mid-Autumn Night, and Mr. Lu Went Mad with Regret 我死在中秋夜，陆总悔疯了 Quan Xin荃昕12k WordsCompleted I died on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, and General Manager Lu went mad with regret. 494Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The writing is excellent, and it's a great read.

15. 1215 全EN Surviving the Misty Apocalypse, I Build a Home with Eldritch Flesh 全民迷雾求生，我用邪神血肉建家 Half an Acre of Sunshine半顷阳光Sci-Fi & Apocalypse3.1M WordsOngoing [Flesh and Bone + Apocalypse + Lovecraftian Survival + Civilization Graveyard + Mass Transmigration + No Romance] When mist shrouded the world and monsters howled outside their windows, all the players huddled and trembled inside their dilapidated shelters. But Bai Yi was teleported onto the face of the Great Being known as the “Lord of Flesh,” where he witnessed a horrific feast as an even more terrifying being devoured a planet of flesh. The fragments of flesh and bone that splattered from th 138.9kReads9.1Score11.8kShelves

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    Cthulhu, the group portrait, and our unwavering loyalty to you. We will forever follow and praise the King's will, which is justice, which is the direction of the Empire. May the King's body live on, may the King's will be immortal, praise the White King!

16. 1216 穿 After Becoming a Substitute, She Stayed Up All Night Studying the Nanny Handbook 穿替身后，她连夜攻读月嫂手册 Little White Snake in the Waves浪里小白蛇Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted After overworked office drone Ye Qingqing transmigrated into the role of a stand-in for someone’s one true love, all she wanted was to make money. When the domineering CEO told her to dance, she put on a white dress and started doing the hand dance. When he told her to sing, she shocked the bar with a song called “My Surname Is Shi.” When the woman he truly loved framed her, she handed over a job application, complete with an advanced nanny certificate. When a rich young lady tried to humiliate 16.5kReads9.0Score2kShelves
17. 1217 美 The Superhero Joint Task Force: My First Mission Was to Talk Harley Quinn Into It 美漫联调局，首战劝说小丑女 Poor as Iced Tea穷成冰茶Male-Channel Fanfiction2.8M WordsOngoing Li Chengfeng transmigrated and gained an Agent System. As a member of the Bureau, every time he successfully solves a case, he can randomly acquire one ability from the target of the mission. Amid his surprise, Li Chengfeng noticed something was wrong. Someone had escaped from Fox River State Penitentiary, and there was a town near Boston called Storybrooke. Beast attacks were happening on the outskirts of Raccoon City, while tourists kept disappearing in the town of Silent Hill. A TV host was r 6.9kReads8.7Score474Shelves

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    ❤️❤️The protagonist travels to the world of American TV series, a fusion of Marvel, DC and other American TV shows. He obtains an agent system, solves cases, and can randomly draw the abilities of the characters involved. At the beginning, he recruits Harley Quinn and obtains the Dionysus Factor, the Will of Batman, Ada Wong's disguise, and Harley Quinn's flexibility.

18. 1218 高 Powerful Families: In the End, We Weren’t Destined to Be Together Those Years 高干：总之，那几年我们没有缘分 Chen Mengla陈梦拉6k WordsCompleted Power Couple: Anyway, We Weren't Meant to Be in Those Years 112Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Excellent writing!

19. 1219 澜 Dream of Lan Ciyu 澜辞钰梦 Quan Xin荃昕14k WordsCompleted Lan Ci Yu Meng 381Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 1220 我 My Husband Is Too Frail to Care for Himself 我的夫君柔弱不能自理 Diligent but Silent勤不语Ancient Romance590k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] I saved the whole capital by slacking off! I conquered the world through sheer bluster! Excerpt 1: “Your Highness, the Consort has been completely taken in by the Princess Consort. His Majesty wants us to pay compensation.” Jiang Chonghua: “Tell Father that if he has the nerve, he can talk to the Princess Consort himself.” “Your Highness, His Majesty wouldn’t dare. He says he’s afraid he’ll get dragged into it too.” Excerpt 2: “Your Highness, our two nations are at war, 23kReads9.2Score2.4kShelves
21. 1221 杀 Slaughtering My Way Through American Horror Story, Starting with Coven 杀穿美恐，从女巫集会开始 Cambrian Light寒武光Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted Ghosts, demons, clowns, killers, and mutants run rampant across the world, while the people of the Chosen Land live in misery. Luo Bai arrives in this world carrying the Book of Containment, ready to spread the good news, when, wait a minute... Something’s not right from the start! He listens as the girl lying on top of him weeps and keeps repeating, “I’m sorry I betrayed you.” The future father of the people, the one and only savior, the world’s greatest exorcist, medium, Taoist master, and 18.3kReads9.0Score1.9kShelves
22. 1222 陷 Trapped in the Abyss of Depression, My Husband Saved My Life 陷在抑郁深渊，老公救我一命 Chen Mengla陈梦拉10k WordsCompleted Trapped in the depths of depression, my husband saved my life 726Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 1223 儿 My Son Asked Me to Care for His Paralyzed Father, but We've Been Divorced for Ten Years 儿子让我照顾他中风偏瘫的爸，可我离婚十年了 Quan Xin荃昕11k WordsCompleted My son wants me to care for his father, who's had a stroke and is paralyzed on one side, but I've been divorced for ten years. 21Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 1224 满 The Court Hears My Thoughts: I Slack Off and Enjoy the Gossip! 满朝文武听我心声，我摆烂吃瓜！ Drinking Wine and Listening to the Rain饮酒听雨Ancient Romance738k WordsCompleted [Everyone Can Hear Her Thoughts + Goofy Comedy + Gossip + Doing the Bare Minimum] This is not a no-romance story! There isn’t much focus on romance, though, and the male lead isn’t human! If you’re okay with that, come on in! After finally becoming the daughter of a respectable family in ancient times, she’s determined to treasure this wonderful life! After transmigrating, Lin Mo spends over a decade living like a lazy fish, planning to keep it that way. But her father worries she’ll starve, so 62.4kReads9.5Score124.3kShelves
25. 1225 卿 My Beloved, Through Every Dawn and Dusk 卿是朝朝暮暮 Sugar-Roasted Little Deer糖炒小鹿Ancient Romance332k WordsCompleted Shen Yunshu studied archaeology and had been working for just two years. She loved history, and her favorite dynasty was the Rong Dynasty. A few days ago, she had read an unofficial history of the Rong Dynasty's royal family. Little did she expect that after falling asleep, she would wake up in the Rong Dynasty, sent there by the heavens, as Shen Yunshu, the legitimate daughter of the Shen family of Prince Zhenbei's residence. She had transmigrated to her favorite dynasty and become a descendant 24.4kReads9.4Score2.9kShelves

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    This is really well-written, and the author's descriptions are very delicate.

26. 1226 这 This Is Marvel: Insanity 这里就是漫威之癫 I Draw My Blade on Rainy Nights Without an Umbrella雨夜下刀不带伞Male-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsCompleted [Comedy]+ [Just for Fun]+ [Absurd]+ [Unhinged]+ [Sometimes, don't overthink it. Having fun matters most]+ [This is Marvel, Unhinged!] Everyone, get unhinged~ [Silence Meditation: You usually don't speak, but if you do, then you are speaking. Corpse Explosion: When you die, your body will! Explode! Wanna Dance?: When you say, “Wanna dance?”, the two of you will dance together. The Coolest Guy: When you equip this card, you become the coolest guy. Heh: You must attack the minion with Taunt!] Stari 5.4kReads8.1Score407Shelves
27. 1227 那 Those Years! Losing My Mind! Chasing Her Through Hell! A Childhood That Went Wrong 那些年！精神失常！追妻火葬场！小时候过不好的经历 Chen Mengla陈梦拉6k WordsCompleted Those Years! Mental Breakdown! The Wife-Chasing Road to Ruin! A Troubled Childhood 244Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 1228 爸 Dad Said My Mid-Autumn Gift Wasn't Presentable, Then Slapped My Husband in Public. He Regretted It Like Crazy 爸嫌中秋礼上不得台面，当众扇我老公后，他悔疯了 Quan Xin荃昕12k WordsCompleted Dad said my Mid-Autumn Festival gift was too shabby for the occasion. After he slapped my husband in front of everyone, he regretted it like crazy. 12Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 1229 人 People on Earth Won't Have Kids, and Even the Gods in Heaven Are Panicking! 人间不愿生娃，天上神仙都急了！ Heavenly Path Bow天行弓9k WordsCompleted People on earth don't want to have children, and even the gods in heaven are panicking! 23Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 1230 我 I Returned from the Lands Between, and the Game Invaded Reality 我从交界地归来，现实被游戏入侵 Little Ashes小小的遗灰Anime Fanfiction1.1M WordsOngoing [Elden Ring's God King] [Original + Arknights + Honkai + Honkai: Star Rail + Money Sink + Azur Lane] [SCP] [Comics] [A whole crowd of fans] Includes the following elements: [The Backrooms] [Red Alert] [Trench Crusade] [Goblin Slayer] [Pacific Rim] [Mecha BREAK] [StarCraft] [Warhammer] [Dark Souls] [Stellar Blade] [The Forever Winter] [Resident Evil] [One Piece] [The Elder Scrolls] [Witch's Revenge Night] [Sinisistar] [CSOL] [Girls' Frontline] [Code Vein] [Thorn-Sin Nun] [Delta Force] [Naruto] Mo 65Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Upon returning from the border region, the king discovered that reality had been invaded by a game. Enraged, he added the women from the game to his harem.

31. 1231 漫 Marvel: Starting with Side Quests 漫威：从支线任务开始 As Big as a Basin盆之大Anime Fanfiction452k WordsCompleted (An absurdist novel with an unserious protagonist.) Faced with the Black Beer Brothers’ reckless speeding, Inspector Duke, holding a SIG SG 550, cautiously takes the pistol from the Black Beer Brother, who has finally calmed down and can no longer speak, then searches him and cuffs him. Following his training to the letter, Duke begins first aid on the Black Beer Brother. “Brother! I did everything I could.” “(◎_◎;)” Seeing that the Black Beer Brother’s eyes are still open, kind-hearted Offi 1.3kReads8.3Score102Shelves
32. 1232 追 Chasing Her Through Hell: A Marriage That Spoiled Its Sweetheart 追夫火葬场:养成系婚姻“宠坏了” Chen Mengla陈梦拉Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted The Wife-Chasing Road to Ruin: A “Spoiled” Grooming-Style Marriage 199Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 1233 西 No Old Friends in the West City 西城无故人 Xu Zhi绪至Modern Romance346k WordsOngoing Cool-headed power broker x Dashing female CEO x Aloof heir apparent x Headstrong heiress x Upright and steadfast unrequited love Sometimes the hand that turns fate upside down is hidden in a single word: timing. In the winter of 2019, in the cramped carriage of a train, Chen Mingbo said to Wan Lin, "I'm not strong enough to protect you. Don't wait for me." So Wan Lin went far away to Southeast Asia. Three years later, they met again in a conference room in the capital. He looked at her bare ne 2.6kReads—Score243Shelves

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    What I'm willing to give for you is far more than just this little bit.

34. 1234 大 On My Wedding Day, My Fiancé Eloped Overnight with My Sister-in-Law, So I Chose Someone Better 大婚之日，未婚夫和嫂嫂连夜私奔，我另择良人 Quan Xin荃昕Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted On my wedding day, my fiancé eloped with my sister-in-law in the middle of the night, so I chose someone else 20Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 1235 丽 Lisi's Smuggling Adventure 丽丝偷渡记 Heavenly Path Bow天行弓7k WordsCompleted Lisi's Smuggling Journey 30Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 1236 雪 Snow Fell for Eleven Years, Then I Met You Again 雪落十一年，又逢野 Quan Xin荃昕11k WordsCompleted Snow Fell for Eleven Years, Then We Met Again in the Wild 8Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 1237 恶 Diary of a Villainess in the Making: Obsessive! Niche! Powerful Family! Childhood Sweethearts! 恶女养成日记:病娇！小众！高干！青梅竹马！ Chen Mengla陈梦拉Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted Diary of a Villainess in the Making: Obsessive Love! Niche! Powerful Family! Childhood Friends! 144Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 1238 芙 Lotus Ashes: Frost and Snow over Bianjing 芙蓉烬之汴京霜雪 Light Rain on a Sunny Day, Weiwei晴天微雨薇薇Ancient Romance82k WordsCompleted The capital of Shu falls, and the whole kingdom is forced to relocate. Fei Rui'er follows Meng Chang to Bianjing, thinking that as a surrendered captive, all she can do is cling to life. But soon after they arrive in Bianjing, Meng Chang dies suddenly, and Zhao Guangyi begins persecuting the Meng family one blow after another. With memories of a later age, she witnesses this succession of calamities with her own eyes. Outside the palace walls, there is no way out. 176Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Try reading the "Lady Huarui" series of ancient romance novels, though they can be a bit heavy, given the fall of her country, the death of her husband, and her being forcibly taken from her family.

39. 1239 天 Peace Across the Land 天下岁宁 Feng Yuli风郁离Ancient Romance104k WordsCompleted My birth mother wanted to travel to Yingdu to reunite with her family, so she planned to sell me to a Turkic merchant as a slave. The Turkic merchant pinned me underfoot, my wrists bound behind my back with a rope, while my mother clutched a few ingots of patterned silver and climbed into the escort carriage without looking back. My father, overcome with grief and indignation, hurled himself at the mottled yellow-earth wall. It suddenly came crashing down... Many years later, she was ennobled as 57Reads—Score187Shelves

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    A completed female-oriented empress novel, a short, long story that avoids melodrama and clichés. It tells the tale of an orphaned girl rising from the ashes in a chaotic world to conquer the land and unify the country.

40. 1240 抱 A Cannon-Fodder Supporting Lady’s Survival Guide to Clinging to the Infinite-Flow Male Lead 抱紧无限流男主的炮灰女配生存法 Black Flame黑火焰Modern Romance584k WordsCompleted Content warning: The female lead is not a strong-woman heroine. She grows gradually, and this is a funny, sweet romance. Romance is the main focus; the infinite-flow survival games are secondary. Please avoid if that’s not your thing. Note: The story includes infinite-flow plots and similar content. Readers with strong moral sensibilities may want to steer clear. Lin Shuang transmigrates into a modern fantasy novel aimed at male readers, becoming the rich young lady who goes on a blind date with 25.8kReads9.4Score2.6kShelves
41. 1241 拯 Saving My Hopelessly Romantic Brother: I Tutor Him for the Top Universities 拯救恋爱脑亲哥，我辅导他考清北 Come Ship the Couple来磕糖吖Modern Romance314k WordsCompleted Su Zijin is fifteen years younger than her brother, Su Gu. Su Gu has been the perfect child since he was little: handsome, academically gifted, and possessed of sound values. Everyone says he’s bound for one of China’s top universities, but no one could have predicted that he’d fall for Xie Sisi, a master manipulator. The golden boy falls from grace. The title of “academic genius” gradually gives way to “delinquent,” and their parents smile less and less. Su Zijin wants to change things, but she 7.2kReads9.4Score1kShelves

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    Here it is! I'm going to recommend some good ones to you, hahaha. The first one is a family story, the interactions between the siblings are really heartwarming, and they each have their own romantic storylines. The second one is about rebirth and multiple identities. Putting everything else aside, it's genuinely hilarious and incredibly good. I've lost count of how many times I've read it. Plus, both the male and female leads are soldiers, so there's a lot of positive energy in it. The third one is a crime drama. If you like suspense and mind-bending stories, I recommend giving it a try. I personally love it.

42. 1242 让 You Told Me to Kill My Villainous Master, So Why Did You Kiss Him?! 让你杀反派师尊，你亲他干嘛！ Squeezed Peach Juice榨桃汁Two Male Leads522k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication] [Complete + two male leads + shou protagonist + everyone speaks their mind + devoted romance] [Gentle, beautiful master × outwardly obedient, tea-scented villain disciple who is secretly unhinged] Shang Qingshi transmigrates into a book as a cannon-fodder master. Born into a noble family and blessed with striking looks, he even has both the male lead and the ultimate villain as his disciples. It’s a dream start from the start. But his cauldron physique prevents him 37.3kReads9.5Score6.8kShelves

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    I highly recommend reading both ancient Chinese romance and space fiction.

43. 1243 团 The Beloved Little Zombie Makes Waves in a Cultivation Novel 团宠小丧尸在修仙文里乘风破浪 A Bowl of Wontons一碗混沌Ancient Romance561k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate Into a Book + No Romance + Cherished by Everyone] Sang Sang, a little zombie girl, is struck by a book that falls from the sky and lands in a place resembling an ancient world, but not quite. She hears that immortals live deep in the Heavenly Mountains, and that they can move mountains, fill seas, and do anything. Watching the companion tree that protected her turn back into a seed, Sang Sang resolutely sets off in search of the immortals. After carrying the book into the world of 3kReads9.2Score357Shelves

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    💥💥Sangsang's mother happily brought Sangsang back to the sect and solemnly introduced her to her parents: "Father, Mother, look, I've brought your granddaughter back!" Five-year-old Sangsang's mother, holding three-year-old Sangsang, laughed like a madwoman amidst everyone's bewildered gazes: "My baby, this is my baby!" Looking at the two little bean sprouts in front of them, everyone fell silent, their faces full of disbelief.

44. 1244 小 Married Life of a Little Lamb and a Big Bad Wolf 小绵羊与大灰狼的婚后生活 Chen Mengla陈梦拉Modern Romance58k WordsCompleted A sheepish woman with only a middle school education, and a big bad wolf with a high school education. They have a three-year-old son and two elderly parents at home. A story of everyday life, told in a simple, warm style, about married life. 24Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 1245 前 When My Ex-Husband Asked to Get Back Together, I Was in My Prime 前夫求复合时，我风华正茂 Quan Xin荃昕10k WordsCompleted When My Ex-Husband Asked to Get Back Together, I Was in My Prime 8Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 1246 重 Reborn in the Hehuan Sect, I Refine My Master into a Slave 重生合欢宗，师尊被我炼化成奴隶 Lone Smoke over the Long River长河孤烟Eastern Fantasy3.5M WordsOngoing [No System + no clichés + villain protagonist + multiple female leads + bizarre + ruthless and decisive, no saintly behavior] “Would you pick the Seven Fairies or the Seven Spider Demons?” “Only kids pick the fairies. Those who know, know.” “What if you really transmigrated to the Joyful Union Sect, where there are only female demons? They're fanatically devoted to the male body and worship you as a god?” “Wouldn't that be heaven on earth?” “Heh.” The young man smiled faintly. “I'm afraid it wou 88.2kReads9.4Score10.2kShelves

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    I highly recommend it! It's really beautiful, no further explanation needed!

47. 1247 穿 Reborn as the Villainess, I Keep the Male Lead for Myself from the Start 穿成恶毒女配，开局我先圈养男主 Hu Yu蝴俞Ancient Romance170k WordsCompleted Does a girl transmigrated into the role of a villainess have to cling to the male lead to survive? Faced with the male lead, covered in wounds and brutally humiliated, Yu Tai smiled faintly and showed everyone how to sleep with the male lead from the start. Worried about getting caught in a romantic rivalry with the original heroine? She glanced at the demon beast she'd raised like a daughter. Yu Tai sighed. How about meeting the heroine who insists on taking a male form? After her identity as a 10.4kReads9.4Score1.2kShelves
48. 1248 疯 The Mad Tyrant Wants to Steal Her: You’re the One Who Tempted Me First! 疯批权臣夺她，是你先勾我的！ Bright, Gentle Laughter笑语晏晏Ancient Romance429k WordsCompleted [Possessive pursuit + Untouchable beauty brought down from her pedestal + Scheming heroine + Both leads are pure] The eldest son of the Xie family was as refined as a gentle breeze beneath a clear sky, as elegant as an orchid or jade tree, and, more unusually, possessed the heart of a bodhisattva. A year ago, he had taken charge of sheltering a destitute cousin who had come to seek refuge. The rescued Wanruo was deeply grateful, and looked up to and adored her cousin. Their story of a loving bro 249.8kReads9.2Score33.5kShelves
49. 1249 断 Marquis, Please Calm Down. I'm Missing a Few Things 断袖侯爷请冷静，我少了点东西 A Little Zhaoci一只朝辞儿Ancient Romance346k WordsCompleted [Complete, with bonus chapters dropping at random] A poor, lowborn country girl, a simpleton who has suffered endless abuse, disguises herself as a man and takes the place of a bride into a powerful marquis household. There, she lives a life of being doted on by everyone. It doesn’t matter that she’s an impostor, and it doesn’t matter that she isn’t clever... Identity, status, fame, money... The powerful men will place all these things in her hands, forcing them upon her and raising her to an 2.4kReads—Score100Shelves

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    Family, I absolutely cannot allow you to miss this ancient romance novel! The plot is great, and the male lead is a true father figure—if you like father-son relationships, you absolutely can't miss it! The male lead is six years older than the female lead and treats her like a daughter, even teaching her to write. He spoils and pampers her, but he also disciplines her when she makes mistakes. He's both doting and strict, and the female lead both loves and fears him.

50. 1250 花 Blossoms Fall Upon the Inkstone 花朝落砚 Quan Xin荃昕18k WordsCompleted Huachao Luo Yan 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves

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