Lao Fanquie Stories!! The Classics from Years Ago! Not Today's Web Novels! 老番茄文！！几年前的经典！不要现在的网文！

1. 651 最 The Best Lyricist 最佳词作 Kong Liu空留Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Film and TV rights sold] One is a heroine, the other a pampered youngest son who’s always smiling. They work together seamlessly to resolve an unexpected crisis the first time they meet. The second time, she warns her younger cousin not to fall for someone like him. Then comes the Nth meeting, and with it, a lifetime together. 24.6kReads9.6Score3.3kShelves
2. 652 寒 The Immortal Emperor from a Humble Family 寒门仙帝 All-Devouring Daoist通吃道人Eastern Fantasy13.3M WordsOngoing A hundred years ago, a humble scholar and successful candidate in the imperial examinations, Lin Jiaping, embarked on the path to immortality. A hundred years later, countless continents float in the Chaos Sea, and rolling waves of sound rise from each one. Immortals roar, gods wail, and heavenly demons weep. The powerful beings all share just one thought: Lin Ping’an must die! 19.9kReads8.5Score2.1kShelves

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   Suitable for avid bookworms, one word long

3. 653 外 The Outer Wife 外室之妻 Every Inch Is Gold寸寸金Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Gu Zheng was at her wit’s end with the way her stepmother kept causing trouble. Even though the man looked down on her, she had no choice but to grit her teeth and marry him. She thought she was destined to be a supporting female character in this world, so she lived by the rules and knew her place. Then, in the blink of an eye, her husband turned out to be the Duke’s illegitimate son! He was about to be acknowledged by the family and become the young duke, but the ducal household looked down on 1.1kReads9.0Score361Shelves
4. 654 这 This Host Is Something Else: Told to Die for the Villain, He Actually Did 这宿主绝了，让他替反派死他真死 Cheng Nezha城哪吒Two Male Leads1.5M WordsCompleted (Complete) Villain + Corruption + Master and Disciple + Mutual Devotion + One-on-One (the villains are all souls of the Main God) To come back to life, movie star Yu Tang binds himself to a quick transmigration System. His mission is to show the villains care and warmth, then die for them, driving them completely over the edge. But when he has finally earned enough points and wants to be revived, the System tells him: The worlds he visited have all collapsed. Yu Tang: ??? System: So you need to 26.9kReads9.6Score3.1kShelves

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   These are all incredibly old books; they were super popular back then, and they were practically everywhere on recommendation lists. [Crying emoji]

5. 655 肥 Reborn as a Fat Wife: Take It Slow, Lord Zhan 肥妻重生：战爷慢点宠 Sweet Ginger fresh甜姜freshModern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted In her previous life, her half-sister, who shared the same mother, ruined her, and the man she loved died for her. Reborn, she refused to put up with that kind of mistreatment ever again. She became a miracle doctor and built her own business empire, growing stronger until the entire nation trembled before her! She returned to Xingdu to settle old scores. Her sister begged for mercy: “It was all my fault. Miracle Doctor, please spare me!” The God of War from her previous life came after her agai 214Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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   This is an old post, but it's very good.

6. 656 墨 Madam Mo's Secret Identity Has Been Exposed Again 墨夫人马甲又被爆了 Deep, Deep, Deep深深深Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [1v1 feel-good story] Everyone says Ruan Jun of Gaoshan Village is a complete good-for-nothing! She couldn’t speak at four, couldn’t walk at five, and was an abandoned wild girl! But later, everyone learned the truth... Ruan Jun owns the village fishpond, and she paid to have the village roads repaired. That’s not all... A leading figure in the medical world follows right behind her, practically skipping, and respectfully calls her Master. An award-winning actor from the entertainment industry s 36.8kReads9.1Score2.2kShelves
7. 657 惊 Thriller Game: From the Start, I Helped Monsters Make Choices 惊悚游戏：开局帮鬼怪做选择 Delicious Shimeji Mushroom美味的口蘑Mystery2.6M WordsOngoing [Horror game dungeons + career-based progression + NPCs caught in a rat race + livestreaming + everyday-life style] Jiang Ye’s daily routine consists of working, studying, working... Then one day, he’s pulled into a horror game during class and awakens an all-career talent. He discovers that all his career skills are a little strange. From the start, he unlocks the career “Small-Town Exam Machine,” with an added skill that lets him make choices for ghosts and monsters. [A difficult choice has ap 67kReads9.4Score7.8kShelves
8. 658 丧 Land of the Undead 丧尸国度 Pure Liao Liao纯洁的了了Sci-Fi & Apocalypse971k WordsCompleted The anticancer injection known as “Drug X,” developed by a multinational corporation, undergoes a shocking mutation. The world becomes an ocean of zombies, and in an instant, life on Earth turns into hell... Overnight, zombies overrun the world! Who can survive the apocalypse? Stay alive, or die without finding peace: there is only one choice. 346Reads8.9Score120Shelves

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   The first book I read on Tomato Bookstore, it was pretty good.

9. 659 重 Reborn in the 1980s! No Regrets!!! 重生八零！不留遗憾！！！ Transmigration and Rebirth穿越加重生10k WordsCompleted Reborn in 1980! No regrets!!! 336Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The novels from the 1970s are full of hilarious scenes; buying one is a great deal, I laughed until I was dizzy, hahaha! 🍭🍭

10. 660 恐 Horror Movie NPC Goes on a Killing Spree in a Terror Game 恐怖片NPC在惊悚游戏杀疯了 Snow-Skin Lantern冰皮灯笼Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Horror + comedy + power fantasy + no female lead (male protagonist has no romantic pairing)] A horror game swept across the world. Fu Yan, an NPC from a horror movie in a higher plane of existence, was accidentally dragged into the game. Fu Yan: Since you've all gone to the trouble of inviting me, I won't hold back. From then on, the “horror game” was plunged into the shadow of someone named “Fu Yan”... Horror NPCs: Please, don't come any closer! Livestream viewers: Can someone do something abo 64.1kReads9.6Score8.4kShelves
11. 661 乱 Love in a Chaotic Era: Young Marshal, Your Wife Wants a Divorce 乱世婚宠：少帅，夫人要退婚 Mu Yi Xiaoxiao木易萧萧Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted My half-sister sent me a message, asking me to catch her in the act. In a cramped wardrobe, a man whispered in my ear, “That position looks pretty good. Shall we try it too?” Hiding from his pursuers, the powerful young marshal took refuge in a wardrobe at an inn. He never expected to be trapped with a woman, watching a steamy scene unfold. Worst of all, he tried to flirt with her, only to have her flirt back! P.S. Before meeting Gu Wan, Huo Xizhou thought, “Women are soft, timid, delicate, and 672Reads8.4Score100Shelves
12. 662 摊EN Cards on the Table! No More Pretending! This Little Nobody Really Owns Mines 摊牌了！不装了！小糊咖他真有矿 Lin Jiangxian临江羡Two Male Leads340k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + showbiz + variety shows + livestreaming + goofy comedy + unhinged writing] A highly upvoted post on a certain online forum: “Let’s discuss: What persona should you adopt to become a legend in showbiz?” The most-liked reply read: “Aaaaaah, we have to mention a delicate, adorable little airhead beauty! Pretty but not bright, silly and clueless, just so cute!” Huh? That would be cute? Ye Yizhou frowned as he read the reply. He didn’t get it, but he respected the data. And so, two 22.5kReads9.3Score3.7kShelves
13. 663 快 Quick Transmigration: The Possessive Tycoon Acts Wild in My Arms 快穿：偏执大佬在我怀里撒野 Baa Baa Sheep咩咩羊Modern Romance455k WordsCompleted A new work is out! You can read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy them. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 643Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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    I have to mention this one. The female lead is super gentle, and the male lead is like a dark sesame dumpling—clingy and obsessive, the kind who can't live without her. It's so sweet and adorable!

14. 664 我 I Became a Spy in Republican-Era China 我到民国当间谍 Wind and Snow in the West City风雪西城Urban1.4M WordsCompleted Zhang Yunxuan, a team leader in the Criminal Investigation Squad of Xiangcheng Police Bureau, is a spoiled rich kid who spends his days loafing around and making friends. He has a taste for eating, drinking, and gambling. The only thing he doesn't do is visit brothels. But what people don't know is that he is the military intelligence agent Judge, a man despised to the bone by the Japanese and their Chinese collaborators. 6.8kReads8.6Score432Shelves
15. 665 N After the NPC Awakens, the On-Screen Comments Call Her the Villainess NPC觉醒后，弹幕叫她恶毒女配 Shu Cha术茶Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + bullet comments + livestreaming + villainess awakening + System + supremely satisfying] [A white-moonlight beauty on the surface, but a black-lotus schemer behind the scenes] (No male lead, completed) In the full-dive game Supreme Crown, Shi Jiao is a villainess NPC created by the screenwriters to make the actors playing the protagonists shine. In the campus CEO world, she's a highborn young lady, proud and beautiful, talented and accomplished, as well as the foil to the 6.1kReads9.3Score982Shelves
16. 666 A A-Rated! The Gorgeous Boy Band Is Taking the Entertainment Industry by Storm A爆！神颜男团杀疯内娱 New Book, Boldly Charging into FanFan新书勇闯番番Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Male lead's perspective + no romance + entertainment-industry System + ensemble boy group] Jiang Beisheng, a top-level wanted criminal in an apocalyptic world, was hunted by the eight major Alliance bases. After narrowly escaping death several times, he was finally captured and had both legs crushed. Using an unknown method, he broke out of prison, fell into the sea, and disappeared. Jiang Beisheng thought he wouldn't survive this time, but woke up in another parallel world. System: Please join 28.9kReads9.4Score4.7kShelves
17. 667 徐 Xu Fei's Wild Life 徐飞的浪荡人生 Wind and Snow in the West City风雪西城Urban377k WordsCompleted Just after the Lunar New Year, Xu Fei returns with a simple pack to the small northern city where he was born and raised, after three years away. He'd planned to find any wife and settle down to an ordinary life, but fate has other plans. He is pushed onto a path unlike any other, and begins a life far from ordinary. 799Reads6.7Score111Shelves
18. 668 当 Becoming the Internet Emperor and Living a Shameless Life 当网络皇帝，享缺德人生 Evil Mother Orangutan恶毒母猩猩Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [An electronic sycophant’s fan + a heroine who rules the internet like an emperor + a top-tier star who’s lightning-fast at picking up jokes] [Dating show + memes + face-slapping + super sweet] Ji Huanshu transmigrates into a tragic romance novel as its heroine. Her Actor boyfriend wants her to give up her heart and corneas for his gravely ill first love, yet refuses to make their relationship public. His fans assume she’s a desperate doormat, and she’s relentlessly attacked until she becomes th 31.1kReads8.9Score4.8kShelves
19. 669 无 Years Without Regrets 无悔岁月 Wind and Snow in the West City风雪西城Urban221k WordsOngoing In 1936, dusk settled over Xiangcheng, steeping it in the smell of rust and blood. The late-autumn wind cut like a knife, piercing to the bone. Xu Chengyang tugged down the brim of his police cap. The collar of his coarse wool uniform chafed his neck raw. This black uniform was both his prison and his armor… 458Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 670 厌 Misogyny 厌女症 Story Queen故事皇后Modern Romance338k WordsCompleted The first novel to fully expose son preference. It shares themes with the Nobel Prize-winning work The Vegetarian, but is more realistic. Lotus is abused in countless ways by her birth mother, Zhaodi, from the time she is little. Zhaodi's actions are truly appalling. She wants to control every moment of Lotus's life, but fortunately, Lotus is a remarkably strong girl. In the end, she breaks free from her family's shackles, leaves her mountain village for the big city, and achieves a brilliant fu 667Reads6.5Score127Shelves

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    It's not an online novel; the author has rich life experience, a moving story, and fluent writing.

21. 671 快 Quick Transmigration: Winning While Pampered by the Villain Again 快穿：又在反派偏宠下躺赢 Sea-Sleep Bubbles海眠泡泡Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Over-the-top wife-protector X frail, alluring beauty who knows how to reel them in] [Female-lead-focused, one-on-one romance, both leads’ first love, unconventional sweet romance] [Warning!!! The plot of every story exists only to serve the setup. If the male lead is set up as a villain, he will do bad things. Please don’t judge the story by real-world morality. You can think of all the worlds as data created to serve the male and female leads. Once the female lead completes her mission, the wo 8.1kReads8.6Score603Shelves

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    The undercover protagonist has already become a core member, even taking the female lead to clean up a murder scene. Although the female lead is frail and blind, her father forbids her from knowing what she does. She clings tightly to the protagonist, saying, "I'm so scared!" [Please follow][Please follow][Please follow]

22. 672 直 Livestream: Healing the Underworld Day by Day, I'm the White Impermanence 直播：阴间治愈日常，我是白无常 Delicious Shimeji Mushroom美味的口蘑Urban1.9M WordsCompleted [Live streaming from the underworld + ghost officer + heartwarming everyday life] Jiang Lin is a White Impermanence, guiding the dead to the afterlife and delivering messages in dreams. One day, he obtains an Underworld Live-Streaming System. He can earn rewards by promoting the culture of the Netherworld. From then on, a miraculous livestream appears in the human world, connecting the realms of the living and the dead. A typical day in the livestream: “Ghost: Stay away from me!” “This really is 22kReads9.6Score2.6kShelves
23. 673 苦 Yindi, a Woman with a Hard Lot 苦命的女人引娣 Story Queen故事皇后Modern Romance208k WordsCompleted Yindi's parents favored boys over girls. They gave her away when she was little, then forced her to marry someone she didn't love when she grew up. After her divorce, she faced one difficulty after another, but overcame them all. In the end, she became a successful businesswoman and found love, too. 617Reads6.4Score—Shelves
24. 674 十 Ten Realms: I Was Ordinary 十界：我本平庸 Sanqi Confused Fish三七糊涂鱼Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing (We are all ordinary people. Some say they don’t understand what I’m writing! The truth is, I simply want to tell the story of an ordinary person who keeps growing, improving, and learning. He feels lost and helpless, never knowing what to do. His life is full of stumbles, but through repeated setbacks and lessons, he slowly grows! Some people are born in Rome, while he is stuck in the mud. In Rome, it’s easy to cross the finish line. But there’s something all the more inspiring about perseverin 6.5kReads9.1Score529Shelves

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    Time remains, it is we who are fleeting.

25. 675 谍 The Spy's Snow Fox 谍之雪狐 Wind and Snow in the West City风雪西城Urban1.1M WordsCompleted On the evening of the eighth day of the first lunar month in 1945, snow was still falling in Xiangcheng. Inside the Ma Family Shaomai Shop on Second Street, a middle-aged man suddenly collapsed and began convulsing, foam bubbling from his mouth. At the shop entrance, a man wearing a felt hat and a scarf that concealed everything but his eyes hurried inside. He snatched up the fallen man’s briefcase, turned, and left, disappearing into the endless snow. 11.3kReads8.6Score955Shelves
26. 676 拍 I Photographed Every Has-Been Online Celebrity, and Now I’m Finally Famous 拍遍全网糊咖，醉姐终于火了 The Old Book Gets Another Chance旧书重来一次Modern Romance765k WordsCompleted [No romance for the heroine, career-focused + entertainment System + fan site manager / agent / boss] Chen Zui has been in a parallel world for a year. The music variety show she was supposed to join gets canceled at the last minute. Fine, fine, guess I’m just unlucky. She’s replaced on a dance show because she stepped out with her right foot first. She gets angry, then gets angry for a moment. She gets edited out of an entertainment variety show for offending a popular star. You dare mess with 18.8kReads9.4Score2.6kShelves
27. 677 闺 Best Friends Transmigrate Into a Book! They Divorce and Run, Leaving Their Men in a Panic 闺蜜齐穿书！休夫跑路，他们慌了 Getting Rich Every Month月月暴富Ancient Romance571k WordsCompleted [Feel-good story + never forgiving + both leads are pure + true best friends never betray each other + father and son desperately chasing their wives] Jiang Zhilan and her best friend transmigrate into a book together. When they wake up, they’re mothers, just like that. She has become the male lead’s empress, while her best friend has become the second male lead’s princess consort. They share the same beloved woman, the heroine. They fight over her, both wanting her for themselves, and the princ 706Reads7.9Score291Shelves

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    These are all good books and worth reading.

28. 678 恐 Horror Tavern: I Only Raise the Most Ferocious Creatures 恐怖酒馆：我只养大凶之物 Lord Salted Fish咸鱼君Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted Tucked away in a quiet alley is a strange tavern that can grant your wishes, as long as you’re willing to set up a terrifying idol in your home... 6kReads9.4Score804Shelves
29. 679 侯 The Entire Marquis's Residence Hangs Themselves, Begging the Fake Heiress to Come Home for the Feast 侯府全体上吊，求假千金回府吃席 Zi Lu子璐Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Meme humor + Absurdity + Unhinged antics + Lighthearted daily life + Invincible heroine + No official couple, ship whoever you want] Jiang Miao: Stop trying to help people. Just laugh at their fate. But then again, if the money's right, I'll gladly give your fate a couple of extra stabs! After dumping three High Gods, Jiang Miao is exposed and flees to the mortal realm. She takes over the body of the Xuan Yuan Marquis household's fake heiress, who has lost her memory. The marquis household is s 35.4kReads9.2Score4.7kShelves
30. 680 反 Anti-Scam Livestream: The Station’s Cells Are Full 反诈直播：所里快蹲不下了 Yi Ezreal一泽瑞尔Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Scammer: Our records show an overseas purchase of 200,000 US dollars on your account. Did you make this purchase yourself? Lu Ze: Yes, I made it myself. What about it? The scammer thought, You sure know how to brag! Lu Ze: I never thought... the fact that I bought weapons overseas would finally come to light! Using his god-tier voice imitation skill, Lu Ze mimics the voices of several underlings, as well as the sound of an AK firing in full auto. The scammer's face turns pale. “I'm calling the p 20.2kReads9.4Score2.3kShelves
31. 681 快 Quick Transmigration: My Everyday Romance with the Lord God 快穿：我与主神的恋爱日常 Song Song宋讼Two Male Leads734k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads] [1v1] [Mutual Devotion] [Everyone's Favorite] 069 had always been the System world's biggest failure, and once again, it hadn't met its performance target... With no other choice, 001 pulled some strings for it, allowing it to choose its own Host. As a System whose mission was to win over male leads, what Host could be better than a fox spirit? So, by a happy accident, it bound itself to the recently emerged holy son of the Qingqiu Mountain fox clan. From then on, every one of 0 361Reads9.3Score102Shelves
32. 682 寂 The Lonely Spring in an Empty Courtyard Comes Late 寂寞空庭春欲晚 Fei Wo Si Cun匪我思存Ancient Romance172k WordsCompleted A duet of flute and reed instruments brings about a tangled romance in a golden age. In the spring of the eighteenth year of the Kangxi reign, the emperor traveled to Baoding for a hunting expedition. That night, Nalan Rongruo, a palace guard who had accompanied the emperor, heard him play “Moonrise” on an iron reed. From a spot far from the camp, someone played along on a flute. Nalan recognized the flutist as Linlang, his cousin, who had been taken into the palace. He could not help showing hi 1.3kReads9.3Score226Shelves

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    These books are highly recommended! [Already hooked][Already hooked][Already hooked][Already hooked][Already hooked][Already hooked] I read them several years ago, they're all classics, I've already read them two or three times. Although some of the female lead's character traits seem infuriating now, I've still read them countless times. Classics are classics. I hate Song Yunhe's character; she's all about "I'm doing this for your own good," never saying a word until she dies. It's just gratuitous angst, completely betraying Changyi's deep affection. Even the handsome Ren Jialun couldn't save her, what a pity! [Crying][crying][crying][crying][crying][crying][crying][crying][crying][crying]

33. 683 超 Superpowers: I Have a Replication Mirror 超能：我有一面复刻镜 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [Gods Descend, Calamity Begins] When cultivators from the divine realm invade Earth, superpowers and modern weapons become humanity's last line of defense! Can Gou Chen and Adam, Earth's only two superpower academies, shoulder humanity's future? What kind of hidden strength does Huaxia, hailed as the Chosen Nation, possess? This is a feast for the Godslayers! A young man gains the power to replicate abilities. With a mortal body and the power of the world in his hands, he will ultimately slay th 118.4kReads9.6Score13.5kShelves
34. 684 给 I Was Just Keeping My Sister Company at School, Then I Accidentally Became Invincible 给妹妹陪读的我，不小心无敌了 Nameless End断末无铭Urban3.4M WordsOngoing [Superpowers] + [School Life] + [Passionate] + [Defend the Homeland] + [Aloof Protagonist Who Dotes on His Little Sister] In his previous life, Zhong Yuan watched helplessly as his sister fought desperately against monsters, only to meet her tragic end. When he opened his eyes again, a mysterious golden coffin had sent him back four years and given him a special ability: a 100% success rate when absorbing the abilities of other races, with the potential to reach the highest level. Four years ago 19.4kReads8.9Score2kShelves
35. 685 小 Listening to Spring Rain All Night in a Small Tower 小楼一夜听春雨 Bright Moon Tilts明月倾Ancient Romance876k WordsCompleted A critically acclaimed historical romance ensemble that topped the annual charts! A calculating, lovesick beauty versus a dark, scheming top scholar! A historical take on Pride and Prejudice: life in the inner household isn't all scheming and rivalry, but also deep sisterly affection. The clever and capable Second Madam Lou takes the greatest pride in her life in having three beautiful daughters. To marry her three marriageable girls into “good” families, she travels a great distance to the capi 35.1kReads9.6Score5.7kShelves
36. 686 手 With the System in Hand, the Poor Simpleminded Girl Makes Her People Rich and Her Country Strong 手握系统，贫家傻女使民富国强 Ancient Great Chun上古大椿Ancient Romance557k WordsCompleted [No Romance + Farming + System + Shop + Pocket Dimension + More] A doctor who saves lives transmigrates in her sleep after a night shift, only to become the eldest sister in a family so poor they can't even afford to eat. She'd also spent years acting like a fool. Why are there so many little radishes crowding around me? One, two, three, four, five, six, seven... Good heavens, how many little brothers and sisters do I have?! The children are clamoring to be fed, but luckily, I have a System. Unl 608Reads8.9Score110Shelves

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    Highly recommended! [Not AI-generated, purely hand-written!! Completed] The female lead has no romantic partner; she's a strong and beautiful woman on her own! Hunting, mushroom picking, cooking, clearing land, farming, building houses, vaccination against smallpox, making ice, salt, and brewing liquor, planting potatoes, peppers, sesame, peanuts, corn... Crabs, lobsters, coconut crabs... Toilets, fire pits, glass, mirrors, bicycles... It's amazing!!

37. 687 H HP: If I Were a Half-Blood, Would You Still Love Me? HP之如果我是混血你还爱我吗 Nuo Asheng糯阿笙Two Male Leads645k WordsCompleted [Tom Riddle × Original Male Lead, no female lead. Read with care: contains original interpretations and OOC. Let them both move on, and enjoy the story!] This is a desperate struggle for survival. Everyone in the wizarding world knows Harry as the Chosen One who survived the Dark Lord, but they have long forgotten Ethan, who also died at the Dark Lord’s hands. In the aftermath of the disaster, the Evon family was nearly wiped out. Thanks to a mutated Horcrux, the youngest son of the Evon family 5.3kReads9.4Score722Shelves
38. 688 大 The Imperial Consort of the Great Sheng Dynasty 大盛皇妃 Shu Yiyu书亦娱Ancient Romance1.4M WordsOngoing Ensemble cast + revenge + black lotus heroine + not both virgins + high-IQ palace intrigue rising to political power struggles + tragic romance + alternate history + love rivals The palace is the main battleground: beneath its dazzling, extravagant facade are witty, charming daily moments and a brutal core of deadly conflict. Palace secrets are portrayed in meticulous detail. Some content may be upsetting. A bad ending. If you enjoy it, please leave a five-star review. Ling Longxiu was born to a 545Reads—Score102Shelves

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    Completely different from current writing styles, this is a top-notch palace intrigue and power struggle novel that subverts conventional tropes. It features detailed descriptions of palace secrets and an unconventional plot. The logic is clear and coherent, with humorous everyday moments and intense power struggles. The female protagonist is ridiculed upon entering the palace. She relies entirely on herself, without any cheat codes, time travel, or reincarnation. She navigates the treacherous and dark harem, and the content may be disturbing, potentially driving readers away. The female protagonist, an abandoned wife, cleverly uses schemes to achieve multiple goals with one move in order to enter the palace for revenge. Have you ever seen a palace intrigue novel where both men and women fight? It depicts the tragedy of the ancient feudal system, showcasing the brutality of court struggles and the complexities of human nature.

39. 689 不 Come On, I Was Already Invincible Before This Horror Game Even Started! 不会吧，我都无敌了，恐怖游戏才来？ Old Pumpkin老南瓜Mystery4.8M WordsOngoing “Three years, then another three years. Ten years have passed. System, I’m already invincible. Where’s that horror game you promised me?” Lin Chen came to this world ten years ago, and the horror game managed to avoid him for nine of them. But it couldn’t avoid him forever. Lin Chen entered the horror game, a game with a 99% death rate, and turned it into a speedrun. 5.9kReads8.5Score545Shelves
40. 690 睡 Forgive Everything Before Bed, Wake Up and Take on the World 睡前原谅一切，醒来干翻世界 Cantaloupe Stewed in an Iron Pot铁锅炖香瓜Modern Romance295k WordsCompleted [Entertainment Industry + Livestream Variety Show + Show Within a Show + Letting Loose] After completing transmigration-into-a-book missions in a hundred worlds, An You received a gift from the System: a chance to return to her original world and live her life over again! An You: Let the gears of fate start turning! A fake heiress arrives at her country grandfather’s cottage to film a variety show, but fails to recognize him when he returns from his walk. An You: Oh my~ In this forgotten garden, 4.5kReads8.5Score500Shelves

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    This book! I hope a million people see this book! 🍅A hidden gem, truly amazing! Entertainment industry + live-streamed variety show + TV drama within a TV drama (original work) + beloved female lead + micro-ensemble cast + everyone has a voice! The female lead, An You, accidentally transmigrates into a pirated derivative book of her original world, essentially reborn! Live-streamed variety show throughout, watch the female lead outwit the director! Original episodic drama within a drama, who wouldn't shed tears for her story? Everyone has a voice, a micro-ensemble cast, all independent individuals, not stereotypical NPCs existing solely for the main plot. Truly amazing, a must-read!

41. 691 快 Quick Transmigration: The Crazy Male Leads I Saved Have All Gone Off the Rails 快穿：拯救的疯批男主全翻车了 Little Cicada一只小蝉蝉Two Male Leads716k WordsCompleted (Quick transmigration + one-on-one romance + mutual devotion + sweet, satisfying romance) As a quick transmigration troubleshooter, Tang Tu's job is to clean up the messes left behind by quick transmigrators who fail their missions. To that end, he's played countless roles. After every mission, he follows the principle that if he dies fast enough, the crazed male lead can't hurt him, and manages to dodge one disaster after another. But one day, he wakes up to find the System gone and the crazed 7.2kReads9.4Score577Shelves
42. 692 暴 The Bratty Young Lady’s Spoiled Child Bridegroom 暴躁小娘子的纨绔童养夫 It's Not Too Late时不晚Ancient Romance605k WordsCompleted Lin Lexin had two dreams from a young age: Her first was to open a branch of her family’s pastry shop in the capital. Her second was for the young husband her mother had bought her for two taels of silver to study hard and make progress every day, ideally passing the imperial exam to become a successful candidate. If he couldn’t pass, he could return to the shop and work as the bookkeeper. But when she was eighteen, her young husband’s biological father showed up and took her second dream away. 1.3kReads8.9Score104Shelves

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    An incredibly sweet romance novel, with no clichés, just pure sweetness.

43. 693 系 My System Is Out of Line, and I’ve Become a Trouble-Making Streamer 系统不正经，我成搞事主播 Zhoushan Gatekeeping Grandpa舟山管门大爷Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Livestream] [System] [No Female Lead] [Feel-Good Power Fantasy] [Comedy] [Wild Antics] [Laugh-Out-Loud] A small-time streamer is doing an outdoor Livestream when he runs into a five-step snake and gets bitten! A deadly situation! How can he survive? Li Ke: “Don’t panic, guys. According to local folklore, anyone bitten by a five-step snake will die after taking five steps. So let’s try walking backward five steps and see if we can turn this around!” Li Ke: “If it works, I’ll walk backward ninety 12.9kReads9.1Score1.5kShelves
44. 694 手 The Bracelet's Pocket Dimension: The Prince's Consort Is Doted on Beyond Measure 手镯空间：盛宠王妃不好惹 Yun Yizi云依子Ancient Romance474k WordsCompleted After an accident, the most gifted genius of the twenty-second century transmigrates into the body of Mu family’s legitimate daughter, a girl blamed for her parents’ deaths and branded a jinx from childhood. Repeatedly framed and persecuted by her half-sister, she strikes back in style. With a space gifted to her by heaven and her own intelligence and courage, she claws her way out of danger, determined to live well in this life. He is the capital’s most mysterious, cold-faced heir, as well as a 4.5kReads9.2Score467Shelves

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    I recommend some exciting and satisfying novels!

45. 695 娘 The Consort Is All Charm and Cunning, Scheming Her Way to the Top 娘娘又茶又媚，一路宫斗上位 Tea Little Ink茶小墨Ancient Romance835k WordsCompleted Signed for print publication In the third year of the Yifeng era, a concubine-born daughter of the Ningyang Marquis’s household enters the palace. The palace is a vast, treacherous place, where the one thing you must never do is give your heart away. Ning Shuyan is clear-eyed: she wants wealth and prestige, along with the emperor’s favor. For three years, she carefully plots each step, wins the emperor’s attention, and rises from Talented Lady to Noble Consort. Rumor has it that the emperor only 57.2kReads9.5Score7.1kShelves

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    Tomato's old novels, several classic works that topped the charts back in the day, have been adapted into film and television dramas, demonstrating the difference in their quality.

46. 696 重 Reborn: The Hated Real Heir Wants Only to Die 重生：万人嫌真少爷一心等死 Spring Dawn at Mingtang明棠春晓Two Male Leads1.4M WordsCompleted Lin Xi was the true young master of a wealthy family, but he was accidentally switched at birth. He grew up abused, and the Ye family found him when he was eighteen. He thought he would finally have a loving family and a peaceful life, but instead he was misunderstood and neglected. The Ye family favored the impostor young master, and their cold indifference made Lin Xi lose hope little by little. Then he was kidnapped and abandoned, and poisoned. His heart died, and he left for a distant land. 9kReads8.9Score807Shelves
47. 697 嫡 The Legitimate Daughter Returns: Reborn, I Snagged a Bewitching Husband 嫡女归来：重生后拐个妖孽当老公 Yun Yizi云依子Ancient Romance291k WordsCompleted After transmigrating into this world, she wanted nothing more than a little warmth and someone to rely on. But she fell in love with an ambitious man, helped him conquer the realm, and gave him everything she had. In return, he and the younger sister she trusted most joined forces to send her straight to hell. Reborn ten years in the past, she carefully plotted her every move. In this new life, she would become a powerhouse who could look down on the world with a smile and live a life of her own 11Reads6.9Score—Shelves
48. 698 后 The Harem: Empresses in the Palace 后宫·甄嬛传 Liu Lianzi流潋紫Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Exclusive Consort Hua bonus chapter now available!] The original novel of the TV series Empresses in the Palace She enters the palace and wins the emperor’s favor, but every step is fraught with danger. The palace is deep as an ocean, and though Zhen Huan has no wish to enter and become the emperor’s consort, fate pushes her into the cruelest of harems. The women in the palace are as radiant as flowers, with lovely brows and eyes, yet every one of them conceals her own schemes and plots agains 12kReads8.9Score1.7kShelves
49. 699 变 After Turning into a Cat, I Won Over My Idol with Sheer Shamelessness 变成猫猫后靠厚脸皮攻略偶像 Wan Louyu万楼愈Two Male Leads368k WordsCompleted [Two male leads] [Both pure, body and soul! Let me emphasize this again: both male leads are pure in body and soul! Anything that seems impure has its reasons! Please stop asking!] Esports player Wen Renyu wakes up one day to find he’s turned into a palm-sized kitten! What? The runs? ...A minor issue, a little embarrassing, that’s all... What? Sleeping together?! ...I’m just a kitten, this is no big deal, no big deal (not really)... Wait, a bath?! Nothing to see here, nothing to see here… 3.3kReads9.5Score528Shelves
50. 700 报 Your Majesty, the Tyrant Can Read Minds 报告娘娘，暴君他有读心术 Three Two Five三二五Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted After she touched the tyrant’s skull, which had been polished into a wine bowl, she unexpectedly transmigrated into the empress who died the most gruesome death in history. Every day, she plotted to kill the tyrant and become empress in her own right, unaware that he could read minds. When the tyrant fell gravely ill, she wept and begged Heaven to let her trade her own years of life for his safety. The tyrant was deeply moved, until he suddenly heard her thoughts: [If he’s so sick, hurry up and 6kReads9.3Score1kShelves

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