Authors Nowadays Can't Write Unless There's Showing Off and Face-Slapping, or Someone Getting Mocked 现在的作者，不写装逼打脸，不写被嘲讽就不会写书

1. 801 掌 The Ant in My Palm 掌中蝼蚁 Awooo, I Hate Moving嗷嗷不爱动Sci-Fi & Apocalypse700k WordsCompleted "Cthulhu" "Apocalypse" "Slow Build" The protagonist, Yang Ao, is an overworked office drone stuck in a 996 work schedule. One day, he wakes up to find that he has transmigrated to a despairing world shrouded in eternal night! At that moment, he's lying on an operating table, at the mercy of others. Just as he's about to die on the spot, a sudden riot saves him! When he wakes up, he discovers that he has awakened the ability called “Nightmare,” which lets him enter his enemies' dreams and kill th —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The author uses Cthulhu mythos as a backdrop, depicting a world isolated by eternal night. The protagonist, resurrected as an experimental subject within a base, cautiously explores this terrifying world of evil gods! This is a long, build-up story; you can let it unfold before reading.

2. 802 神 Ergou the Charlatan 神棍二狗 Tie Meng铁孟Mystery387k WordsCompleted [Third-person narration, a new supernatural tale] He was born during the reign of Emperor Kangxi, and had long since lost count of how many years he had lived. He only remembered wandering the mountains and wilderness, calling for the overthrow of the Qing and restoration of the Ming, joining the imperial court's campaigns against bandits, and fighting foreign invaders. They all called him a charlatan, but only Xiaobai and he knew that he wasn't one. And Xiaobai was a dog... 7.8kReads7.1Score495Shelves

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   Does anyone read a proper novel?

3. 803 被 I Was Tricked into Becoming a Judge in the Underworld 被骗到地府当判官 Tie Meng铁孟Mystery505k WordsCompleted Tricked into the Underworld from the start, I used my professional skills to seal the King of Hell! While everyone else lies flat after work, I “work overtime” in the Underworld. Because my birth chart was yin-aligned, the Black and White Impermanence tricked me into taking a part-time job as a judge. I thought it would earn me a little pocket money. Little did I know that my eight years of experience as a legal professional in the civil service would give me such a huge advantage in the afterli 6.1kReads7.1Score403Shelves
4. 804 魔 A Magic Book Enters My Body, and I Fight for Justice in the Celestial Empire 魔书入体，我在天朝行侠仗义 Yun Xi Fengliu云兮风流Urban1.1M WordsOngoing [Urban martial arts] [Handcrafted] [Three days fishing, two days drying nets] By chance, young Jing Xiaogang touches a magic book in a mysterious cave. He awakens an extraordinary constitution and becomes a modern-day martial arts master. Born into a poor family, he is forced to drop out of school and find work. He heads to a bustling modern metropolis and uses his martial prowess to stand up for justice. From a construction laborer to a company big shot, a string of twists, turns, and extraordi 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Try this traditional, serious literary work... An urban martial arts story where the protagonist unexpectedly awakens his martial arts inner strength. Although he dropped out of junior high school to work, he relies on his protagonist's halo to rise from school to society, and then to the company, eventually becoming a powerful CEO. It features older men and younger women, classmates, and childhood sweethearts, paying homage to the legendary stories of two internet giants.

5. 805 万 Myriad Realms: Starting in the Backrooms 万界：从后室开始 Mr. Huang's Resolve黄某的坚持Anime Fanfiction1.6M WordsCompleted [Minecraft] [Transmigration Across Multiple Worlds] [Film and TV Worlds + Anime Worlds] [I have no idea what kind of person the protagonist will turn out to be] At first, people thought it was just an ordinary trade. No one paid it any mind. But every gift fate bestows comes with a clearly marked price. A few blocks of dirt, some stones, a few trees... It was far too greedy, and in the end, everything would become the price to pay. 18.2kReads9.4Score1.7kShelves
6. 806 白 The White Lotus Big Shot Insists on Being My Sidekick 白莲花大佬非要给我当跟班 Rat1Rat鼠1鼠Two Male Leads105k WordsOngoing Two male leads + equally powerful protagonists + pure historical setting + ensemble cast + the jianghu + love and hate spanning two generations He seems gentle and frail, so I stay on high alert. He makes plans at every turn, so I stay on my guard at every turn. Will this bring good fortune or disaster? 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I've recommended this myself! Thanks to the original poster! [Bump][Bump][Bump]

7. 807 穿 I Transmigrated into a Giant and Rule Another World with Mushrooms 穿越成巨人，靠蘑菇统治异世界 The Prince Has Arrived王爷驾到Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted After a feast of wild mushrooms, a bizarre twist of fate sends Wang Ming to a fantastical otherworld where humans average just a dozen centimeters tall. He becomes the totem god known as the Mushroom Lord. Using his enormous body and the advantage of transporting supplies between two worlds, he gathers followers and expands his territory. The more followers he has, the greater the variety of extraordinary mushrooms at Wang Ming's disposal. [Messenger Mushrooms] keep communications flowing, givin 2.7kReads8.8Score243Shelves
8. 808 重 Reborn in the 1980s: Blade in the Dark 重生80：暗夜刀锋 Zhen Huan from Jade Island玉岛的甄嬛Urban1.1M WordsCompleted A genius merchant and industrial tycoon is reborn in the late 1980s. Faced with a gang of hot-blooded, loyal young gangsters, he decides to turn things around, lead his brothers down the right path, and make a fortune. 350Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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   This is a male-oriented novel; look how many readers it has.

9. 809 东 Tokyo: I Take Revenge on Bad Women 东京：我向坏女人发起复仇 Unless the Dawn Comes除非朝霞Urban1.6M WordsOngoing Transmigrating to Tokyo, Japan, he finds himself from the start living under someone else’s roof. Fujii Itsuki only wants to work diligently, save money, and become a fully evolved Tokyo office drone after graduation. Unfortunately, things never go according to plan, and trouble keeps coming one thing after another. 8.9kReads9.3Score397Shelves

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   The aunt who remarried took over the protagonist's property with her two daughters; I don't need to say more, right?

10. 810 甩 After She Dumped Me, My Girlfriend Became the Lead Dancer 甩了我之后，女友成了首席舞者 The Lawless One of West Chang'an西长安不良人Mystery313k WordsCompleted Betrayed by Fang Xiaohui, the ballet goddess who had been his girlfriend and the love of his life for seven years, Jin Jian loses the stable job he was about to land just before graduation. He has to start struggling to make a living on his own. Along the way, he meets wealthy heiress Xia Xueyi, shares a home with Ouyang Qing, his close friend's girlfriend, and falls in love with Bai Xiaotian, a classmate from police academy. This is the story of a boy growing into a man. There are a thousand di 718Reads8.7Score104Shelves

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    No pretentiousness, no face-slapping, no system, no cheat codes, just genuine emotions that will blow your mind.

11. 811 我 All My Cats Come from History 我养的猫都来自历史 Wutu of the Taihang Mountains太行山的乌图Urban174k WordsOngoing The mighty Yangtze flows east, its waves washing away the heroes of ages past. Right and wrong, success and failure, all vanish in an instant. The green hills remain as they always were, while the setting sun has glowed red time and again. White-haired fishermen and woodcutters on the riverbank have grown accustomed to autumn moons and spring breezes. How joyful to meet over a jug of rough wine. So many affairs, past and present, are all just stories to laugh about. The twenty-four histories, r 63Reads7.2Score—Shelves
12. 812 懒 The Lazy God Cultivates 懒神修仙 Old Cha Goes Shopping老查逛街Eastern Fantasy567k WordsOngoing Xu Renjie, a good-for-nothing with all five spiritual roots, is widely known in the cultivation world as the ultimate slacker. While others cultivate, he sunbathes. While others fight over treasures, he takes a nap. When refining pills, others proceed with extreme caution. Xu Renjie dumps ten batches of ingredients into one cauldron so he can have more days to play. If the furnace explodes, that's a perfect excuse for a break. A beast tide arrives? He doesn't even lift an eyelid. He pats the spi 721Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The main character is perfectly normal...

13. 813 帝 An Exiled Imperial Prisoner Builds a Deadly Fleet from a Wreck 帝国流放犯靠破船组建致命舰队 Scrap Picker破烂拾荒人Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.3M WordsOngoing [High-Level Mind Games] [Factional Power Struggles] [Science Fictional Deduction] [An Engineer Breaks the Deadlock] [No System, No Transmigration, No Cheats] [The Only Pure Sci-Fi Novel on Tomato That Still Has Readers] Sci-Fi · Ensemble Cast · Infrastructure Building · Interstellar Farming · Absurd Comedy · One Female Lead I was the Empire's youngest genius engineer, and I wrote an article full of insults. Before I knew it, it had racked up over a hundred million shares and likes. And now I'm 6.3kReads8.7Score798Shelves

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    This book doesn't boast or slap people in the face.

14. 814 不 The Art of Not Competing 不争之争 Qiao Donghui樵东辉Urban306k WordsCompleted This book says that, in the end, it doesn’t matter whether you fight for something or not. Just be yourself! The ancients said, “Because he contends with no one, no one in the world can contend with him.” Chinese people place greater value on not contending... Not contending brings peace of mind, the source of all strength, like the sea... In modern society, even not contending can be seen as a kind of struggle, born of helplessness... 18Reads7.3Score—Shelves

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    No pretentiousness, no clichés, just a realistic urban novel. The male protagonist is intelligent and just wants to live a peaceful life, not afraid of being poor or tired, but reality doesn't allow him to choose this path...

15. 815 留 May the Blessings Endure: From the Start, I Become Fan Xian’s Disciple 留余庆：开局成了范闲的徒弟 Lu Dongyu, Hot and Cold忽冷忽热的陆冬雨Female-Channel Fanfiction464k WordsOngoing Modern-day corporate drone Jiang Xue transmigrates and suddenly realizes: A job is a job, wherever you do it. Why not fight for an empire instead? She refuses to be a pampered young lady. She studies under Fan Xian and trains in the Thirteen Forms of the Clear Breeze until she reaches the peak of the ninth rank. The throne of empress falls to her, but to her, the imperial palace is simply another arena. Its walls cannot confine her vision, and the phoenix crown cannot bend her pride. Trouble br 156Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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    It's a very normal story, a fanfiction of Joy of Life. The female lead has a positive outlook and lives a wonderful and clear-headed life in the world of Joy of Life. It's a female-centric story, historical romance, and it doesn't have any messy romantic subplots or pretentious or sarcastic elements.

16. 816 以 Using a Tycoon as a Stepping Stone, the Max-Level Villainess Goes on a Rampage 以财阀为踏板，满级恶女杀疯了 The Daydreaming Dabeng爱幻想的大奔Modern Romance411k WordsCompleted [Everyone Has a One-Sided Crush on Her + Everyone’s Favorite + All Male Leads Are Chaste + Wild, Growth-Oriented Female Lead + Rivalry Between Men + Rise from the Bottom + 1Vn] Lin Wei is 22, with no money or connections, just an old-fashioned neural implant and a heart set on revenge. The Han family forces her to sign a contract of servitude. Gu Huai spends a million on her. Han Shu has been pursuing her relentlessly since high school. Yin Ye says, “I’m willing to be your backup.” . . . . She h 442Reads9.4Score—Shelves

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    Han Shu is entangled with her, Yin Ye is her backup plan, and Gu Huai throws money at her, but she laughs and says she only loves power. A strong female revenge story, a good read if you're looking for something to read!

17. 817 被 An Extraordinary Life After Being Hit by a Meteor 被流星砸中后的超凡人生 Little Daoist on the Roadside陌上小道人Urban592k WordsCompleted [Urban Life + Artificial Intelligence + Advanced Civilization] A “life-evolution serum” from an unknown civilization came crashing down from the sky disguised as a meteor, granting Xiao Ran, an ordinary young man, an evolved life and setting him on the path to turning his fortunes around. During college, he used hacking and AI technology to create “Xiaoling,” an artificial intelligence with self-awareness. With Xiaoling’s formidable capabilities, he achieved breakthroughs in drones, robots, lit 184Reads6.0Score—Shelves

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    Here it comes! The protagonist is intelligent, and the story combines urban campus romance with technology. There's no system or rebirth involved (the protagonist evolves his brain using an evolution potion). He uses hacking skills to gradually build his own artificial intelligence, and then leverages that AI to enter fields like chips, robotics, aviation, and virtual games. The scope is grand, and it's not melodramatic, mindless, or idiotic (the pacing is a bit slow in the early stages, so patience is required).

18. 818 旧 Above the Old City 旧城之上 Hands Behind My Back负手Urban1.3M WordsCompleted (Post-apocalyptic setting + urban high martial arts + superpowers + growth + plot-driven + one heroine + light comedy) [The opening chapters are a slow burn, then things take off] In this world, there are superpowers of many kinds: psychic, damage, elemental, support, talent, uncanny, and uncontrollable laws. Sorry, I really didn’t expect to be this strong! “Just getting home is enough! Just getting home is enough!” [Pathbreaker] never fears death. When alien beasts invade, they always march ahe 163Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Pretty good superpower awakening

19. 819 我 All I See Are Cthulhu Girls 我眼里都是克鲁苏娘 Hunger Doesn't Work饥饿无效Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted [Also known as: A Cthulhu Take on Harvest Moon] Farming-focused + Cthulhu world + everyday management + misconceptions + no fighting by the protagonist + no explicit content + low power fantasy Mere humans, when you behold those Great Ones, will you still keep your sanity?, A follower's whisper Protagonist: Chen Yi. Chen as in old, and Yi as in the number one. Likes: Farming games Species: Great Old One If you too were a Great One, would meeting them be just another ordinary day? What would a s 2.9kReads7.5Score333Shelves

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    Easy daily life, no face-slapping moments

20. 820 分 After We Broke Up, I Ran Away with a Demon Girl 分手后，我和恶魔少女私奔了 Lin Liqiu林离秋Urban309k WordsCompleted Qin Bo has fallen for a girl, but she’s cold toward him during the day and warm toward him at night, leaving him utterly confused! Qin Bo: “Who is she, exactly? Her name is clearly Xia Qingqing, but she calls herself Xia Wanwan.” Xia Wanwan: “You’re not allowed to like Xia Qingqing. If I find out you do, you’ll never see me again.” Xia Qingqing: “Hello, Mr. Qin. Have we met before? Yesterday, perhaps?” A depressed engineer falls for a mysterious girl with two souls. What secrets does she hold, a 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Uncle and Aunt, I'm only in sixth grade. Please take a look at this book. It has a single female lead, no system, no superpowers, no showing off, and no face-slapping. It's a fine and enjoyable read.

21. 821 搜 Loot, Shoot, Extract: Don't Shoot, I'm Just a Rat! 搜打撤：别开枪，我是鼠鼠！ I'm Lemon Yu是柠檬于啊Sci-Fi & Apocalypse245k WordsOngoing [System] [Search, Fight, Extract] [Doomsday Mayor] [Technology] [Zombies] [Cthulhu Mythos] (After the Golden Mask chapter in Chapter 56) Rod felt that he had been spectacularly unlucky in this life. He had only wanted to buy a bottle of soda from the shop across the street, but the moment he stepped outside, a car sent him flying, ending his life for good. When he opened his eyes again, he found himself on an unfamiliar planet, whose native inhabitants were also human. A crowd gathered around hi 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'm really stuck on some parts of the writing. Can anyone give me some advice? [Feeling wronged]

22. 822 春 Spring Blossoms Never Return 春华不归 Moonlight Pale as Frost月白如霜Ancient Romance115k WordsCompleted I must have told you I loved you hundreds of years ago. But you forgot, and I never remembered., “Lovers Who Missed Each Other” Years of companionship made him take her for granted. He was so sure she would always be there waiting for him that he went about his own business, treating her with indifference, because she was always there. Her heart finally went cold, and she left. Even the most precious thing seems ordinary once you have it. Only after losing it do you realize what it meant. He 397Reads7.9Score—Shelves

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    Realistic, without protagonist's halo

23. 823 无 Infinite Flow: I Become a God After Giving Up 无限流：摆烂后我封神了 Chang Chang Chang Xiao长长长消Mystery2.0M WordsOngoing No CP + System + mass misinterpretation Luo Yuejian has always thought of herself as plain and ordinary, with a touch of social anxiety and a poker face. Someone like her would be utterly unremarkable in a crowd and completely ignored by everyone. After dying under bizarre circumstances, she is forced into a survival game. She knows her own limits and realizes she has no chance of coming back to life in a terrifying survival game. As she agonizes over whether to fight with all she has or give 35.5kReads9.2Score2.7kShelves

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    Those with intelligence who court death will not die.

24. 824 飞 Struck by Lightning During My Ascension, I Cultivate Ten Thousand Arts Alone on Blue Star 飞升被雷劈，我在蓝星独修万法 Boss Lei Keeps His Word雷老板说到做到Urban525k WordsOngoing [Single Female Lead: Kwon BoA] [Korean Peninsula] [K-Pop] [Tycoon] [Urban Cultivation] [I Alone Possess Supernatural Powers] [Invincible] [Does Not Hide His Strength] [Decisive and Ruthless] [No Harem] [No Romantic Ambiguity] [Everyday Life] [Slow-Burn] [Relaxed] At the moment of his ascension, a divine thunderbolt from the void struck Jian Xuan and sent him to Blue Star, where he became a bawling infant. Spiritual energy is scarce? He has cultivation techniques, pill recipes, and sword insigh 17.5kReads8.0Score1.7kShelves

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    The most deadly form of showing off is the subtle kind.

25. 825 拾 The Actor Who Started Out as a Scavenger 拾荒开局的影帝 Old Radish, Spicy Heart老萝卜辣心Urban1.4M WordsOngoing After transmigrating into a parallel world, he started out as a young scavenger. But that was where his path to becoming an award-winning actor began. And so, a disillusioned young man with first-rate acting skills, a talent for songwriting and composition, and the favor of a diva suddenly burst onto the scene. —Reads—Score252Shelves

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    A fantasy entertainment novel with a single female lead, featuring heartwarming everyday moments. The male lead writes the lyrics and music, while the female lead sings. Super sweet with no drama.

26. 826 管 Guan Xiuying 管琇莹 Li Junde李骏德Historical468k WordsCompleted Hello! This story is based on the Zuo Zhuan. It tells of how, during the Spring and Autumn period, Sheng Bo, a nobleman of the State of Lu, married off his younger sister to Shi Xiaoshu, then forced her to remarry Xi Chou, a nobleman of the State of Jin. Classical Chinese history books rarely record women's feelings in this way, so the story left a deep impression on me. I wanted to use a novel to imagine what things might have been like back then. In the Zuo Zhuan, Sheng Bo's maternal half-sist 26Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The protagonist's survival and growth are quite realistic, not just imagined. His journey from passive to active is not easy, and that's no exaggeration.

27. 827 打 After Years of Working, I Was Told I'd Inherit a Trillion-Dollar Fortune 打工几年，被告知继承万亿资产 Heaven, Spare Me苍天饶过我Urban370k WordsCompleted Not just a tipping novel. [Ensemble cast] [No idiots] [Realistic] [No cultivation] There’s plenty of [everyday life] and enjoyment of the good things in life. Though he inherits trillions, things won’t get ridiculous. [Livestream Tipping]+ [Short-Drama Production]+ [Entertainment Industry]+ [Sports]+ [Business Empire]+ [Online Flaunting of Wealth] Tang Luochuan’s parents divorced and each started a new family, so he grew up relying on his grandmother. After graduating from college, he worked f 219Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Not overly assertive, not pretentious

28. 828 安 An Xiaoniao Reborn into the Criminal Investigation Division 安小鸟重生进刑侦部 A Big Sesame Seed一粒大芝麻吖Female-Channel Fanfiction489k WordsOngoing The rating has only just come in, so it will rise later. This isn’t a wish-fulfillment story, and there’s no melodrama. I’ll do every case justice! [An Lingrong + strong female lead + criminal investigation + career-focused + reborn + self-redemption + no romance + female-led story] Transmigrating into the body of an actress who’s hated across the internet, An Lingrong faces an astronomical contract penalty and a flood of ridicule, then turns around and passes the civil service exam. No romance! 62Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    Crime novel with no romantic pairing: An Lingrong travels to the modern world, solving one case after another.

29. 829 灵 Spirit Pact with Myriad Beasts: The Family’s Rise 灵契万兽，家族兴途 Carefree Bird逍遥鸟Eastern Fantasy87k WordsOngoing Xiao An, an outer disciple of Qingping Sect, discovered at the age of twelve that he had a spiritual root. After thirty years of arduous cultivation, he finally understood: His talent was mediocre, and resources scarce. His path to immortality was uncertain. What hope was there of eternal life? He spent all his savings, left the sect, and returned home. An old friend gave him a clan-founding decree, but possessing such a treasure brought disaster, and villains hunted him down. At the brink of de 58Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Not an invincible protagonist; a true portrayal of life; you wouldn't guess he's the main character.

30. 830 笙 The Song of Flute and Sword 笙箫剑鸣 Le Yu Si Shu乐于思黍Eastern Fantasy239k WordsOngoing 41Reads—Score—Shelves

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    No boasting, no face-slapping, logical consistency throughout. [Upvote][Upvote][Upvote][Upvote][Upvote][Upvote]

31. 831 风 Wind and Blade 风与刀 The Little Tailor Wants to Be a Great Tailor小裁缝想成为大裁缝Eastern Fantasy611k WordsOngoing A tale of wind and blades, a tale of the jianghu and its people. The wind is carefree, the blade is swift. Zhao Qian never wanted a life on the road, but after killing someone, he has no choice but to wander and step into the jianghu, where swords are cold and women are fragrant. (Harem, not a single female lead) 180Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Crying][Sneaking a laugh][Smiling][Laughing]

32. 832 幽 Lord of the Netherworld 幽主 Light Rain Between the Lines, Sorrow in the Wine词间疏雨酒中愁Eastern Fantasy2.7M WordsCompleted This isn’t a power fantasy, so readers looking for a brainless leveling story should steer clear. It’s a slow burn, and you’ll need some patience to keep reading. [The pig’s trotter, the fragrant ash, the moonlight in my heart, all divided into three chambers by this path. Those outside cannot see through them; those within are each consumed by worry. Heaven and earth have their order, the sages die, and chaos reigns as gods and demons thrive. What reason is there to drink this cup of wine? Sayi 24.3kReads7.8Score2.9kShelves
33. 833 国 National Fate Battlefield, but I’m Just an Ordinary Person 国运战场但我只是一个普通人 Creator 001造主001Urban126k WordsOngoing No System, smart characters, ensemble cast, international cooperation, one heroine The National Destiny Battlefield. Sometimes I can't help thinking that it would be better if the National Destiny Battlefield didn't exist. Unfortunately, a reality like that is far beyond our reach. We race across the battlefield, hoping to slow the disasters' arrival. Every failure brings disaster closer, while our successes seem insignificant by comparison. We can't bring our strength back, and we can't prevent 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    There's nothing to make this seem stupid.

34. 834 浮 A Glorious Dream, Mountains and Rivers Far Away 浮华梦山河远 Angelica Grows by the Southern Shore白芷生南浦Ancient Romance521k WordsOngoing Is marrying up into a noble family a ladder to the clouds, or a blade at your throat? Everyone envies a merchant’s daughter who marries into a marquis’s household. But after a torrential rain in Huazhou, everything changes. Her husband gets caught up in the succession struggle, and she’s abducted by human traffickers... Even her family thinks she’ll never come back. But she not only returns, she also becomes the owner of Baoxing Trading House. Every time you think she’s finally found her foo 87Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This way of writing might appeal to some people, but I don't like it and I won't write it this way.

35. 835 诺 Noyaka's Culinary Travelogue 诺雅卡美食游记 Nian Xiling年夕令Eastern Fantasy669k WordsOngoing [Western Fantasy] + [Japanese Light Novel] + [Ensemble Cast] + [Adventurers' Daily Life] + [Gourmet] On the continent of Noyaka, humans, beastfolk, demi-humans, elves, and all the other races each occupied a corner of the land. That year, something of modest importance happened in the human kingdom of Vicania. The noble Kamikawa family welcomed a new child, a girl named Kamikawa Yuu. In the years to come, Yuu, who dreamed of becoming an adventurer, and a soul adrift from another world would enco 3kReads—Score120Shelves

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    That's definitely not it! [Smirking]

36. 836 在 Are You There? Got Time to Destroy the World? 在吗？有没有空来毁灭世界？ CR ZifengCR紫枫Anime Fanfiction3.4M WordsOngoing (Set in the Previous Era. All the familiar characters are counterparts from other timelines. This is not a wish-fulfillment novel. This is not a wish-fulfillment novel. This is not a wish-fulfillment novel! The only officially designated heroine is all the beauty in this world!) Honkai... Just how devastating a calamity is it? In the middle of it, you can't even find anyone you want to save. This is a story destined to end in failure. Perhaps everything will be buried beneath the sands of time. 18.6kReads9.5Score1.1kShelves
37. 837 我 I Returned from the Main God’s Space 我从主神空间归来 Don't Call Out, the Dream Isn't Over别喊梦还没醒Urban285k WordsOngoing A traditional urban cultivation story, set in the modern world and imagining what the world would be like after the spiritual qi revival. [No harem] [No characters acting stupidly] [No tired tropes] [No school, and no classmates] An original story with no System, following the protagonist as he grows from an indifferent bystander into someone who... [Guards a city alone] [Defends a nation] [Protects a planet] Until finally, he unites every race in the Solar System to fight off invasions from oth 194Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a true urban cultivation novel. No forced face-slapping! The protagonist has experienced too much, making him slightly cold-hearted. The villains are all normal, not idiotic! The world-building is normal; everyone except the protagonist is just someone who practices some martial arts. [Salute]

38. 838 论 Why Vampires Need to Read Their Blood Test Reports 论吸血鬼看血检报告的重要性 Angelica Grows by the Southern Shore白芷生南浦36k WordsCompleted On Why Vampires Should Pay Attention to Blood Test Results 246Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 839 修 So This Is How You Can Play at Cultivating Immortality 修仙原来可以这么玩 Diviner Wang the Great Immortal神棍王大仙儿Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted “Cultivate immortality through science; elevate civilization.” Don’t get the wrong idea. This isn’t about our protagonist using technology to cultivate immortality. It’s about upgrading the science and technology of human civilization as a whole through cultivation, thereby guiding humanity’s civilization to ascend. A comprehensive examination, from institutions to understanding, reflecting on the past and analyzing the future. As our civilization reaches the present day, standing at the crossro 696Reads7.4Score245Shelves

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    Popular science articles, without any pretentious or misleading claims, still deliver maximum enjoyment, and this enjoyment comes from a sense of national pride.

40. 840 蓝 Blue Star Falls into the Cultivation World, and I Use Spirit Energy to Question Heaven 蓝星坠入修仙界，我以灵能问苍天 Crazy Spinach疯狂的菠菜Eastern Fantasy194k WordsOngoing After a cataclysm destroys the civilization of Blue Star, its sole surviving AI and a half-mortal boy crash into the Cultivation Realm aboard a falling planet. From then on, the Cultivation Realm faces its most terrifying “heretic.” He uses technology to aid cultivation, mathematics to derive divine abilities, and assembly lines to mass-produce magical treasures... And what he carries with him is the ultimate legacy of an entire civilization. With a palm, he brings sparks to life amid primordial —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Who said they felt wronged?

41. 841 我 I'm a Cash-Grabbing Streamer! But the Big Spender Really Does Send Gifts! 我，圈钱主播！但大哥是真刷啊！ Blue Chalk蓝色粉笔Urban1.8M WordsCompleted Jiang Feng transmigrates to a parallel world and awakens a livestream money-grabbing System! As long as he earns gifts and tips and meets his cash-grabbing targets, he can receive random rewards from the System! And so, the internet's most shamelessly money-hungry streamer is born! "Boss! Singing, dancing, doing stunts, rapping, standing on my head, whatever other streamers can do, I can do too. And whatever they can't do, I can do even better!" "Boss, just tell me what you want me to do! As lon 162.3kReads9.4Score14.6kShelves

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    A phenomenal novel of 2025! [Requesting more updates][Requesting more updates][Eating melon seeds] Millions of readers, it's hilarious! The protagonist, Jiang Feng, transmigrates to a parallel world and awakens a live-streaming money-making system! As long as he receives gifts and completes his money-making targets, he can receive random rewards from the system! Thus, the most money-making streamer on the entire internet is born! "Bro! Singing, dancing, pranks, rapping, handstands, whatever others can do, we can do too; what others can't do, we can do even better!" A phenomenal novel of 2025, this is too funny!!!

42. 842 我 My Three Little Goals 我的三个小目标 User31417505用户31417505Urban195k WordsCompleted Wang Yang, 32, was once a star product director at a major tech company, fluent in every buzzword and framework for getting users hooked and driving growth. Now he has proudly joined the ranks of the unemployed, with just 2,300 yuan in his account and a notice that his mother is critically ill arriving at the same time. Just when he thinks he has hit rock bottom, a devilish contract lands in his lap: Spend 300 million in three months. Spend it all, and he gets 50 million. Fail, and he gets n —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A newly written comedy, breaking away from the mindless, feel-good novel style.

43. 843 凭 With Billions to Win Hearts, I Invest in Prodigies and Conquer the Immortal Realm! 凭亿敬人，投资天骄纵横仙界！ Sleeping Pills失眠药丸Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted Shen Fu was the fifth son of the Immortal Emperor Jubao, the one his father valued least. In the Immortal Realm, he was a famous young master in name only. Then one day, he obtained the Prodigy Investment Rebate System. The System could see through prodigies and refund twice the resources invested in them! What? This kid has the makings of an Immortal Emperor? Huh? This little snake has true dragon blood? This woman is the reincarnation of a Female Emperor? Who says prodigies are hard to w 2.8kReads7.9Score189Shelves
44. 844 我 I [Urge] You to Believe in Science 我【劝】你相信科学 Swallows Fly on a Clear Day天晴燕子飞Mystery317k WordsCompleted [Metaphysics + the supernatural + cultivation + urban life + strong female lead + 1v1] An everyday story about city life. Jiang Qing was born with spiritual perception and awakens the bloodline of a great shaman. Her mind comes with a built-in great-shaman-branded “portable hard drive.” Jiang Qing had hoped to keep a low profile, but as soon as she arrives in the capital, she accidentally wanders into the Special Affairs Office, completes her identity verification for no apparent reason, and bec 31Reads—Score—Shelves

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    There are no pretentious or face-slapping scenes; the male and female leads are intelligent and emotionally intelligent, with normal values, and it's a slice-of-life urban story with a touch of the supernatural. There are no brainless or idiotic characters around them; everyone is a normal person.

45. 845 本 True to Myself 本心 A Commoner Named Chen俗人一陈Modern Romance151k WordsCompleted No one can live solely for others, but neither can we completely cast aside our responsibilities. In real life, we often waver between “living for others” and “living for ourselves,” all the while judged by moral standards. Family relationships are not static; they change over time. Families that endure hardship may fall apart, rebuild themselves, or eventually go their separate ways, living along parallel paths of their own. As we struggle to survive, how do we come to understand ourselves and 731Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Let's return to the topic of marital relationships. Not all conflicts can be resolved in a relationship. Some couples grow closer after weathering storms, while others eventually drift apart. Su Yiqiu was initially a woman who devoted herself entirely to her family, but later she became someone who actively chose her own path. This is a psychological shift many people experience—when you truly have a choice, it also means you have to accept a certain degree of "selfishness." This is the process by which one's true nature truly takes shape.

46. 846 木 A New Chapter in Konoha: The Uncrowned Leaf 木叶新篇之无冕之叶 User31417505用户31417505Anime Fanfiction404k WordsCompleted No kekkei genkai, no clan secrets, no gifts of fate. The three children from Konoha's orphanage have only the warmth of one another to lean on and minds that never forget. In a shinobi world shrouded by bloodline supremacy and heroic legends, they choose knowledge over talent, tactics to make up for chakra, and bonds to build a “home” of their own. From reclaiming barren land to sheltering tailed beasts, from developing symbiotic sage techniques to establishing an international research institut 13Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 847 修 Cultivation: Laying Low in the Herb Garden, Growing Crops and Seeking Immortality 修仙：苟在药园种田求长生 Qiu Guagua秋呱呱Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted [Leisurely cultivation] + [keeping a low profile] + [no System] + [lighthearted and humorous] Master said: “For twenty years, you've been upholding justice to raise the prestige of our Qingyun sect and win people's hearts... You can't keep helping old folks find their sheep. Go do something proper, like slay demons and exorcise evil!” Jiang Yining: “Master, I'm not up to it. I need to hurry back and forth to tend the medicinal garden...” Junior brother said: “Eldest Senior Brother, let's go down 8kReads8.9Score545Shelves
48. 848 寒 Demon Slayer of the Frozen Abyss 寒渊诛魔 Awareness觉性Historical3.8M WordsCompleted I'm pleased to recommend my new book, Dustblade Suppresses the Palace Gate. Old friends and new, come join us in a world of wuxia, where the imperial court stands tall and the rivers and lakes stretch far and wide. Ordinary people lead extraordinary lives. They pursue vengeance and justice with abandon, and fight for their homeland and family. Each person pushes forward with all their might for the wishes they hold dear. 15.4kReads8.7Score1.3kShelves

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    I recommend it.

49. 849 烈 Blazing Stars and Rivers 烈焰星河 Dancing Wolf舞蹈狼Sci-Fi & Apocalypse551k WordsCompleted Campus + military + pure sci-fi, about an alien invasion. No showing off and face-slapping, System, cultivation, transmigration, or superpowers. This isn't a wish-fulfillment story about a lone hero. The protagonist joins countless passionate young people in the fight against an alien invasion. There is sacrifice and devotion, family and friendship, as they stand firm through trials of blood and fire to defend humanity's last line of defense with courage and conviction. The story has depth, and 41Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The questioner is absolutely right. Those stories of showing off and getting humiliated are actually the mainstream now, even in short dramas. This is a hard science fiction novel, without systems, cultivation, time travel, rebirth, or humiliation stories. If you're tired of those, you'll find this novel very easy to read.

50. 850 矩 Matrix Management Maze. 矩阵管理迷宫。 User26182811用户2618281112k WordsCompleted The Matrix Management Maze. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Six absurd stories, six mirrors of the workplace—Fu Shuiheng's "Humorous Allegorical Collection" series is now available!--- Have you ever been driven crazy by the "one version every three days" agile development? Have you ever felt something was off amidst the slogans of "wolf culture"? Have you ever seen OKRs written beautifully, but executed like a lump of mud? Have you ever felt like you were going around in circles in the endless "closed-loop management"? Have you ever desperately racked your brains for ideas just to avoid being eliminated? Have you ever struggled to find someone with the authority to make decisions in your company's complex organizational structure? If you nodded in agreement with any of these questions, then—these six stories are written for you. --- Story 1: "Agile Development Slows Down" When "agile" itself becomes the biggest form of agility, what are we really pursuing? In the first month after Xunlei Technology introduced agile development, the version iteration cycle was compressed from three months to three days. All-staff stand-up meetings, agile scoring, sprint Kanban boards—everything looked so professional. Until the color change of the login button triggered the entire system crash, and the loss of 13 million jolted everyone awake from this speed frenzy. Highlights: An agile coach named Jia Minjie led the company into agile hell. An architect named Wen Dashi, using the ancient wisdom of "slow is fast," pulled the company back from hell. If you are experiencing endless "small steps, quick runs," this story will make you rethink—what is true agility? --- Story Two: "Side Effects of Wolf Culture" Some cultures, when learned, become distorted. Instead of learning to be wolves, they develop a host of problems. After Sheng Teng Technology implemented a wolf culture, its employees actually started growing wolf fur. The top salesperson's canines grew longer, and the bottom performer's forehead grew wool. A "corporate culture consultant" named Lang Tie fueled the flames, until more than two hundred people collectively "transformed into wolves" in the conference room, and the entire office building was sealed off. Highlights: A company that divided its employees into wolves and sheep ultimately cultivated a pack of real beasts. If you've ever felt the chill of "last-place elimination" in the workplace, this story will make you ask yourself—are we learning the resilience of wolves, or their cruelty? --- Story Three: "Goals and Results in Love" When OKRs gain awareness and start to "love" each other, the company ceases to be a company and becomes a giant dating show. The original intention of the "resonance" system was to make OKRs more human—goals care about the progress of key results, and key results respond to the goals' expectations. But when Os start saying "I care about you" to KRs, when KRs start vying for attention, when heartbroken Os collectively crash—the entire company's OKR system comes to a standstill overnight. Key takeaway: Injecting emotion into management tools doesn't result in higher execution, but rather an algorithm-level collective heartbreak. If you've ever longed for a little warmth in cold, hard performance reviews, this story will make you rethink—warmth should come from people, not code. --- Story Four: "PDCA Cycle Comes True" When management tools come alive, the first to be driven crazy are often the people using them. Hengyuan Manufacturing introduced a "PDCA (Plan-Do-Check-Act) engine," designed for "continuous closed-loop full coverage." The engine was very responsible—all closed old problems were repeatedly reactivated. A work order returned more than twenty times pushed a veteran welder to the brink of collapse, and the company's overall efficiency plummeted to its lowest point in three years. Key takeaway: A management system without a "stop button" consumed everyone's energy proving "it's fixed." If you've ever been repeatedly questioned about a supposedly solved problem, this story will make you understand—management isn't about endless self-examination; knowing when to stop is the most valuable skill. --- Story Five: *Brainstorm Weather* When brainstorming isn't just a metaphor, and the meeting room truly experiences wind, rain, lightning, and thunder, a silver disc in Yunteng Technology's meeting room transforms thought energy into real weather. Initially, it's just a warm breeze, then thunderstorms, ice fog, and swirling vortices. After the fire department broke down the door, the meteorological bureau set up an emergency observation point on the twelfth floor of the office building for the first time. The only way to stop this storm is for everyone to stop generating ideas and silently recite pi. Highlight: A story that quantifies inspiration like weather data precisely metaphorically represents the essential drain on the endless brainstorming in the workplace. Those moments of silently reciting "one times one equals one, one times two equals two" in the dark are perhaps the most genuine desire of every drained office worker—quiet. We need storms, but we need to know when the storm should stop. --- Story Six: *The Maze of Matrix Management* The greatest distance in the world is when you're at the workstation next to mine, but I have to navigate three departments and four reporting lines just to talk to you. After implementing matrix management, Bafangtongtai Group had an average of 3.2 Superiors per employee. A certificate of employment required approval from six people, and a client request circulated for weeks across seven matrix lines. It wasn't until three major deals were lost and clients questioned, "You don't seem to be in a hurry," that the CEO realized that the intricate organizational grid he had drawn had trapped not only his employees but also himself. Highlights: When connections become barriers, when rules override common sense, the best management might not be drawing more lines, but preserving the shortest path from A to B. If you've ever felt the frustration of "finding the right person is harder than doing the right thing" in a company, this story will remind you—the essence of an organization isn't the diagram, but the simple act of calling someone by name in the hallway. --- Six Mirrors Reflecting the Workplace: These six stories are all absurd dissections of the modern workplace. Agile development, wolf culture, OKR, PDCA, brainstorming, matrix management—these terms sound familiar because they represent the realities every professional is experiencing. What Mr. Fu Shuiheng has done is take these already absurd daily realities a little further, pushing them to the critical point of "what if it really gets out of control," and then letting you see yourself in the mirror amidst laughter. Absurdity is a magnifying glass for reality, and humor is a catalyst for reflection. You can see the shadows of those around you, or even those you are currently experiencing, in these stories. That closed-loop system that makes you constantly fill out forms, that performance evaluation standard that forces you to choose between "wolf" and "sheep," that workflow that requires you to repeatedly review even after the problem has been solved—these aren't just stories; they happen every day in the real world. --- 🎉 Big News: The series of stories is now officially available on Tomato Bookstore! The above six stories are now officially available on Tomato Bookstore. Open and read them immediately! Search Method: Open the Tomato Bookstore APP, search for "A Collection of Humorous Allegorical Stories," or directly search for the author's name "Fu Shuiheng," to find all the works. ⚠️ Important Note: Please recognize the only official account! Our own author, Mr. Fu Shuiheng, has the only official account: User 26182811. Any content published under the name "Fu Shuiheng" or "A Collection of Humorous Allegorical Stories" is not Mr. Fu Shuiheng's work. Please keep your eyes open and recognize the only genuine source. Every click you make is the strongest protection for originality. --- ❤️ A special request for you all: If these stories have ever made you—smile knowingly, as if you saw a reflection of yourself;—your eyes welled up with tears while reading late at night, remembering that you too have been seen in this way;—or simply accompanied you through a touching moment, could you please leave a message in the story comment section of Tomato Bookstore? Even if it's just a "good," the name of your favorite character, or a line that resonated with you—this short sentence you casually leave behind may be as brief as an emoji or a punctuation mark next time, but to Mr. Fu Shuiheng, it carries immense weight. It's not just simple feedback; it's the echo he hears when he sits alone at his desk, proof that "someone is reading, someone cares." Every word is the clarion call for his next work, the fuel that propels him to write tirelessly year after year. Before you write that message, this engine will always be missing a single spark to make it burn even brighter. --- 🌹 Finally, a heartfelt thank you! In this fast-paced era where time is money and efficiency is life, we are deeply grateful that you have taken the time out of your busy schedules to read the works of our own author, Mr. Fu Shuiheng. This gift is invaluable and weighs a thousand pounds. Every word you read is our greatest recognition and encouragement. Thank you again! May these six stories provide a moment of respite in your busy life—perhaps a hearty laugh, perhaps a worthwhile moment of immersion, or perhaps just a sentence that suddenly makes you understand something that has been bothering you for a long time. That is the greatest significance of writing them. We await your arrival at Tomato Bookstore. —Fu Shuiheng's "Selected Humorous Allegories" series, look for user 26182811, the only genuine copy, waiting for you to open it.

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