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1. 101 异 Erosion of the Anomalies 异象侵蚀 Shan Jiu山九丶Mystery495k WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow × no romance × worldbuilding mysteries × horror and suspense × female protagonist who grows over time] (Two major arcs are complete, so feel free to dive in. The low rating is probably because it's niche?) Would you stake everything on a chance to be “cured”? A “nonhuman” security guard patrols the halls at night. The doctors specialize in sending patients to their deaths. The “nurses” watch coldly as patients fight in their wards, and teammates gradually turn into enemies. Termi 178Reads8.9Score100Shelves
2. 102 不 No Missing Person Notice 不寻人启事 Lu Wu陆雾Mystery349k WordsCompleted [Mystery + Multiple Twists + Social Realism + Villainess] [Film and TV rights sold] Luo Meijuan's daughter has gone missing. She assumes the girl ran away with her boyfriend, but while searching for her, she discovers three things: First, her daughter loves her very much. Second, her daughter has fallen from being a top student at a prestigious university to becoming a gang leader who has killed someone. Third, the whereabouts of her daughter's twenty million in illicit funds are unknown. 5.5kReads9.1Score879Shelves
3. 103 有 Are You Crazy? I’m Terminally Ill, Yet I Inherited a Fortune 有病吧，癌症晚期却继承了遗产 My Cat Went Bald我家猫秃头了Mystery269k WordsCompleted Tang Shiqi never imagined that when a doctor told her she had only six months to live, she would inherit an estate from a distant aunt: a 200-square-meter apartment. It was perfect in every way, except for one room that had been welded shut. Her aunt’s lawyer had warned her that the sole condition of the inheritance was that she must never open that sealed room. But curiosity killed the cat, and Tang Shiqi couldn’t resist opening the door... Just as Pandora had opened her box... Before long, Tan 115Reads8.4Score—Shelves
4. 104 驸 My Consort Took a Concubine, So I Cast Him Off; He Rebelled, So I Became Emperor 驸马纳妾我休弃，驸马造反我称帝 Paper Tiger纸老虎Ancient Romance541k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] [A noblewoman and a transmigrated woman join forces to contend for the throne. Strong female lead, ensemble cast, political intrigue, no romance] Yuan Xuan was born to be a pawn. For the sake of the realm, she lived as a man and served as crown prince for over a decade. When her younger brother was born, Yuan Xuan returned to living as a woman and became a discarded pawn. Abandoned by everyone, she had no one left who didn’t want her dead. Less than a year into her marri 15.7kReads9.5Score3kShelves
5. 105 游 Game Invasion: The NPC Wins the Competition 游戏入侵：NPC她杀死了比赛 Riding a Phoenix骖鸾Sci-Fi & Apocalypse359k WordsOngoing [Higher-Dimensional Invasion + Cyber Mystery + Leveling Up + Pseudo-Sci-Fi + No Romance] “Is it normal that my dreams seem to have a mind of their own and keep trying to kill me?” Three days after Meng Li posted those words on a social media platform, she died in a murder. Forced into a game, Meng Li wakes up again as a first-year student at one of the world’s top 100 universities. Having gone straight from a 211 university to the afterlife, Meng Li tilts her head. No one told her she’d still h 116Reads8.9Score—Shelves
6. 106 规 Rule Horror: I Write the Rules 规则怪谈：我来书写规则 A Rainbow Cloud一份彩虹云Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [Doomsday Arrives + Livestream + National Fate + Supernatural Rules + Parallel World] The supernatural descended upon Blue Star, and rules became humanity’s final point of contention with the unspeakable. The unspeakable would randomly select “chosen ones” from every country and send them into a supernatural world. If they successfully solved its mystery, that round’s haunting would disappear from their country. If they failed the challenge within the allotted time, the haunting would descend up 1.4kReads8.9Score148Shelves
7. 107 落 The Martial World at Sunset 落日江湖 Little Wolf S, Yang Guo's Uncle-in-Law小狼S杨过的姑父Historical445k WordsOngoing (The work should be tagged “Historical” and “Wuxia.”) One reason I chose the late Ming and early Qing as the setting for this book was that I quit my job in 2020 and went to the Northeast to focus on writing. I wanted the setting to reflect my surroundings, so I settled on that period. As it happened, a wave of interest in the Ming and Qing dynasties swept across the internet recently. I had planned to ride that wave, but found that many videos distorted historical facts and misled viewers. That 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This book is good; the logic and thinking are quite sound, and it even incorporates some political intrigue in the later stages.

8. 108 赦 Forgive the Moon 赦免月亮 Lu Wu陆雾Mystery375k WordsCompleted [Classic Whodunit + Case-of-the-Week + Locked-Room Murders + Multiple Twists + Power Couple + Mutual Pining] To get revenge, Du Qingci kills two people, but runs into her old classmate Chu Dongping and has no choice but to become his partner. Together, they solve five cases in seven days. As they grow closer, their feelings heat up, and the killing intent draws nearer. Du Qingci: “Why does he keep looking at me? Did he spot my weakness? Is he going to silence me?” Chu Dongping: “Why does she kee 489Reads8.2Score108Shelves

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   A suspenseful mystery novel where the protagonist's intelligence is consistently high throughout.

9. 109 爱 Love You, Old Me! 爱你老己！ The Fiery East冒火的东方Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted Only those who know how to love themselves can benefit others. Three women make a show, but what about twelve? Every person has their own unique cracks and their own light. In Love Yourself, Old Me!, we see how this community of women supports one another and grows together, and how each finds healing and direction while running a bookstore, a spring teahouse, and a coffee shop. Love Yourself, Old Me! is a slow-burn masterpiece that lingers in the mind, a rich, multi-protagonist drama, and a swe 25Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A story that is both intelligent and warm (not cruel, but healing).

10. 110 心 Psychological Deception 心理骗术 Crown of the Myriad Heavens诸天王冕Mystery49k WordsOngoing My new work is out! Welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I wonder if these books of mine qualify?

11. 111 理 The Rational Madman 理智疯子 Crown of the Myriad Heavens诸天王冕Mystery32k WordsOngoing My new story is here! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 112 代 Code Hacker 代码黑客 Crown of the Myriad Heavens诸天王冕Urban23k WordsOngoing A new work is here! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 113 魂 Soulbeast Sales Manual [Infinite] 魂魄兽卖准则【无限】 Pears in the Summer Fields夏野有梨Mystery128k WordsOngoing When a soul on the verge of fading enters a horror game, clearing it isn’t about Survival. It’s about auctioning off whatever humanity you have left. Yan Sheng is a second-year college student obsessed with horror novels. He was arrested for murdering someone in a way inspired by a novel and thrown into the game. Everyone pulled into this game has lost their physical bodies. They are called “souls” and refer to themselves as “players.” Rather than a game about players fighting players, it’s more 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I recommend this one, it's a mind-bending infinite flow novel (^.^)

14. 114 杀 Where Can the Killer Miss Escape? 杀手小姐哪里逃 Mi Sixiu米丝修Modern Romance203k WordsOngoing 1V4, don’t bring your morals into this~ [Acts aloof but relentlessly pursues] [Fake science] [Sapiosexual] [Childhood friends, black-and-white confrontation] [Small island] [Lies] [Clear-headed descent into ruin] After being deliberately framed, Fang Yiluo became a fugitive wanted by the police and, under her real name, landed at the very bottom of the assassin rankings. While evading the police, Fang Yiluo met the person who had truly turned her into an assassin. Even after clearing her name, s —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It has a plot, so you'll need to use your brain a little. The male and female leads are constantly deceiving each other, there are conspiracies and hints, and the supporting characters are quite perceptive. While you'll need to be intelligent, you won't need too much. Come and see for yourself! 😏😏😏

15. 115 清 Why Is the Aloof Judge Always Licking His Wife? 清冷法官怎么总是在舔老婆 Steamed Perch on a Boat舟上蒸鲈鱼Ancient Romance100k WordsOngoing A love story about a beautiful, powerful, carefree, and utterly unhinged heroine and her cool, puppy-like judge husband! They're each other's one and only, and the heroine is unrivaled in strength, intelligence, wealth, and influence, both under heaven and beyond! The hero is calculating, impartial, and renowned for his strictness, but also famously biased when it comes to her. He is devoted to pampering his wife. The story features both leads losing their memories, and spans a long period of ti —Reads—Score—Shelves

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