A Believable Story With a Male and Female Lead Who Are Well Matched 内容别太尬，男主和女主要互相配得上

1. 1 恶 The Devil Reversed 恶魔逆位 20/100 Vision视力零点二一Mystery737k WordsCompleted “If I wanted to kill him, I wouldn’t use a method this laughably clumsy.” After the black-haired girl in black finished speaking in the interrogation room, she didn’t say another word. The way she calmly studied the photograph made it seem more like she was admiring the victim’s gruesome death. In the photo was a cold, white bathtub filled with shocking amounts of blood. A man lay slumped inside, his deathly pale body visible only from the shoulders up. The deceased was Zhou Haixiong. He had 39kReads9.5Score6k14d adds

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   The first is a suspenseful mystery drama; there's no confirmed romantic pairing yet, it's all about solving cases. I like the female lead's decisiveness and intelligence, and I also like her perfect crimes. The second one has two strong leads in the early stages. The male lead spends less time with the female lead because he's trying to defy fate. I think the Wang Jingzhe and Xiao Cao couple is good, but I don't really like Wang Jingzhe's son. The third one has a mutual redemption story between the male and female leads, focusing on solving cases, with very little romance. It's not awkward, and I like the minor characters. Xiao Heizi (my brother Hei) provides a lot of laughs. He's also a tragic figure.

2. 2 最 The Last Knife Seller 最后一个赊刀人 Too Sleepy to Sleep困的睡不着Mystery4.9M WordsCompleted They are wandering prophets who travel the four corners of the world. Skilled in feng shui, they roam the mortal realm with a bundle of cleavers and scissors on their backs, and wherever they go, they leave behind a prophecy about what they have seen. “Keep this cleaver. If an elder in your family dies of consumption within five years, I'll come back to collect payment.” They are heirs to an ancient Daoist tradition from a distant place, able to pronounce life and death with ironclad certainty a 53kReads9.2Score5.1k14d adds
3. 3 小 A Little Land of Mountains and Rivers 小山河 Beidou Erniang北斗二娘Mystery937k WordsCompleted When Chi Xia first joins the special investigations team, Luo Xun strongly recommends transferring her elsewhere. The intern is so thin-limbed and wooden, like she can barely keep her eyes open. What makes her suitable for this team? She’d be much better off in Publicity! The thin-limbed intern says nothing, responding to everything with, “Captain Luo, solving the case comes first.” Luo Xun is so frustrated he can barely contain himself. The team is doomed, he thinks. Before long, Captain Luo ge 72.1kReads9.5Score12.9k14d adds
4. 4 我 I Strive for My Country’s Prosperity! [System] 我，为祖国富强而奋斗！【系统】 Little Red-Crisp Hands红酥小手Modern Romance3.2M WordsOngoing [Reborn + System + top student + patriotism + positive energy + feel-good story + no awful relatives] Su Xing was always on her own, the aloof goddess in everyone else's eyes. It seemed everyone took it for granted that beautiful women should keep their distance and remain unapproachable. Only Su Xing knew she was pretending to be aloof. In truth, she had severe social anxiety! She hated dealing with people and being noticed. All she wanted was to hide in the shell she thought was safe and coast 42.7kReads9.6Score4k14d adds

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   If you don't like this book, I'll eat shit. The male lead is a top student, and the female lead is also a top student. Moreover, the female lead has extremely positive values, is very kind-hearted, and is not awkward at all. She is patriotic. So, are you ready to give it a try?

5. 5 穿 After Becoming the Villainess, the Powerful Man Clings to My Waist Night After Night 穿成恶毒女配后，大佬夜夜缠我腰 Jiaojiang Liang Qi椒江梁七Modern Romance637k WordsCompleted Author transmigrates into her own book / No System / Body-sharing fiction / Face-slapping the scumbags / Pure, mindless fun- Jin Shichen: A high-IQ financial prodigy, aloof and abstinent, the arrogant heir to a powerful family in Beijing. Wen Yu: Her soul and body both transmigrate into the book; a fair-skinned beauty and a genuine rich woman. The male lead is the guiding type of lover; the female lead just flirts and won’t commit~ Adults flirting and sparring, sweet romance, no angst~ - Wen Yu 19.4kReads8.5Score2.2k14d adds

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   I can't take it anymore, the withdrawal symptoms from this book are too severe. (All sweet, happy ending)

6. 6 存 Surviving in a Sick World 存活于病态的世界 Bai Suxiao白苏晓Urban542k WordsOngoing After dying in that despairing world, Bai Suxiao was reborn. She thought she had landed in a happy, perfect world, but these women seemed a little off! Bai Suxiao frowned in distress. Could she escape their love? 297Reads7.2Score—14d adds

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   I think the content is alright, not too awkward. In the beginning, the male lead is weak and the female lead is strong, but the male lead has a powerful background, making the female lead unworthy of him. Later, both the male and female leads become strong, with some scenes of the female lead pursuing the male lead in a dramatic, suicidal move, and others of the male lead keeping the female lead. The female leads are also varied. It's a bit slow-paced, but that doesn't detract from the overall enjoyment.

7. 7 逆 Heaven-Defying Cute Beast: The Peerless Enchantress Rules the World 逆天萌兽：绝世妖妃倾天下 Ice Jelly冰果冻Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Her sister destroyed her spiritual roots, stole the man she loved, and locked her up in a dark room, where she was tortured to death! Chuxue was a genius summoner from ten thousand years ago. After transmigrating, her soul fused with the body's, and she was reborn in fire. On her path to the top, she would slay the scum who wronged her and trample arrogant geniuses underfoot. She swore to make everyone who bullied and humiliated her pay a hundredfold! Her adorable, heaven-defying spirit beasts d 326Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Some people can't be together, but their hearts are together; some people are together in name only, but their hearts can't be together; some people never thought about being together, but they naturally end up together; some people go through great hardships to finally be together, only to find that they are not suitable for each other. Even if we don't end up together, at least love will remain.

8. 8 逆 Against-Heaven Adorable Beast: The Peerless Physician Who Rules the World 逆天萌兽：绝世医妃倾天下 Little Bunny, Be Good小兔子乖乖Ancient Romance589k WordsOngoing [Everyone's darling + punishing scumbags + outrageously satisfying + legitimate daughter + sweet romance + one-on-one + devoted to each other + superpowers + secret identities + playing the fool to catch the tiger + invincible comedy + obsessive love + loyal, goofy puppy + face-slapping and punishing scumbags + strong heroine, even stronger hero + dangerously charming + revenge + foxes + happy ending + unhinged + possessive + mutual salvation + adorable pets + contract beasts + morning sickness —Reads—Score—14d adds
9. 9 逆 Defying Heaven's Cute Beast: The Peerless Demoness Rules the World 逆天萌兽：绝世妖女倾天下 First Day, Seeing the Moon初一见月Ancient Romance6.2M WordsCompleted [Print Edition of One Thought, Ashes Return to the Mountain: Preorders Open September 27 at 7 p.m.] Her own sister ripped out her phoenix bone, stole her talent, and tossed her into the Demon Rift like a dog! But against all odds, she survived and became the little demon girl cherished in the palms of the monsters living in the Demon Rift! The monsters of the Demon Rift: “Anyone who lays a hand on Niannian declares war on our entire demon clan!” She returns to the Five Continents, cuts down her 146.8kReads9.6Score18.9k14d adds
10. 10 蛊 The Gu Master's Golden Daughter 蛊道千金 Dancing Through the Years凤舞流年Modern Romance314k WordsOngoing Episodic stories + transmigration and rebirth + rewarding good and punishing evil Linglong, a young woman from the Miao borderlands, made a pact with a god, mastered the art of Gu and other mystic arts, and was raised to adulthood by an elderly shaman. By the will of Heaven, she descends the mountain and enters the mortal world! Wherever she goes, evil forces, poison Gu, demons, and ghosts have nowhere to hide! She also has a little secret: her life-bound Gu is about to hatch! (Content warning: 5Reads—Score114d adds

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    The leading lady is refreshing and not greasy.

11. 11 绝 The Bewitching Beauty Who Enchanted the World 绝色妖女惑天下 Dancing Through the Years凤舞流年Ancient Romance310k WordsCompleted [Rebirth + Strong Female Lead + Fantasy + Face-Slapping and Punishing Scum] Zhuang Qingfeng is the legitimate daughter of the Qingyun Marquis’s household in Yunqi, and a noble princess. She should have been the darling of the heavens, but the world pitied her for being blind. As a child, her eyes showed double pupils. Fearing others would think she was a monster, her mother sent her to cultivate under the masters of Feiyun Peak. Years later, she came down from the mountain and returned home, rea 1Reads—Score—14d adds
12. 12 满 The Whole Sect Is Full of Crazy Villains, Only the Junior Sister Is a Goofball 满门反派疯批，唯有师妹逗比 Wei Xiaoxi未小兮Ancient Romance3.5M WordsCompleted After transmigrating into a book, Ye Linglong becomes the vicious cannon-fodder villainess in a cultivation novel. With terrible aptitude, she even coerces the heroine into taking her into the top sect during the Cultivation Tournament. After joining, she opposes the heroine at every turn and eventually dies a miserable death. To enjoy a long, happy life, Ye Linglong immediately gives up on coercing the heroine and turns around to join the worst sect in the cultivation world. She’s done being th 251.1kReads9.6Score25.1k14d adds
13. 13 惊 Shocking! The Secret Identity Big Shot Takes the White Lotus Down From Every Angle 惊！马甲大佬她对白莲花横踢竖卷 Yu of the Three-Tiered Tower三重楼喻Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Publishing deal signed] [Satisfying revenge, lighthearted comedy, secret identities, putting scumbags in their place, a quirky and formidable mercenary boss VS a principled young heir from Beijing’s elite circles, devoted heroine] At their first meeting, Shu Lan shoots Lu Jinhan and leaves him badly wounded. She chases him all the way back to China, then becomes an ordinary university student. He runs, she chases; he has nowhere to hide. She’s the world’s number-one mercenary king! She’s a foun 56kReads9.5Score6.6k14d adds
14. 14 穿 After Becoming a Cultivation Novel's Female Side Character, I Don't Want to Be Cannon Fodder 穿成修仙女配后不想当炮灰 Knife, Medicine, Pen刀药笔Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Female-Led Cultivation, No Romance] [Mutated Wind Spirit Root + Hidden Weapons] Reincarnated as the villainess in a cultivation novel, she gets the best setup possible: the Northern Border’s greatest beauty and a genius disciple with a mutated Wind Spirit Root. But since she isn’t destined to be the heroine, Duan Jiaojiao decides to stay away from her and turn down the powerful Canglan Sect, joining the “pickpocket sect” Kongkong Sect instead. Who could have guessed that this much-hated “pickpo 5.5kReads9.2Score54814d adds
15. 15 月 Moonlight Like Water 月华如水 Jade碧玉Ancient Romance158k WordsCompleted Space + Transmigration + Childhood Friends + Revenge By sheer luck, Liu Mingyue transmigrates into the body of a three-year-old girl and gains parents who cherish her and an older brother who adores her. At fifteen, an unexpected selection turns her from the daughter of the household into a daughter-in-law. As the secrets slowly come to light, she realizes that her husband, Chu Huaiqian (Liu Minghua), is the real powerhouse. 901Reads8.9Score10014d adds

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    Try these books! They're all time-travel/space-themed novels that I personally enjoy!

16. 16 清 A Gentle Breeze Cherishes Beauty 清风惜颜 Jade碧玉Ancient Romance155k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Pocket Dimension] Hua Xiyan was a sheltered young woman, until one day she transmigrated and became the most beautiful woman in the land. She thought she’d spend her life lazing about, but then her country fell and her family perished. She never gave her heart to anyone while on the run, never imagining she was destined to enter the imperial harem… 12Reads6.2Score—14d adds
17. 17 平 Blessed with Peace 平安加身 Jade碧玉Ancient Romance141k WordsCompleted Transmigration + space + devoted pampering + cultivation + revenge Wan Xue: “Who are you?” Dongfang Yi: “Your husband.” Wan Xue: “Sir, I can never repay you for saving my life. How about we become sworn siblings?” Dongfang Yi: “Have you forgotten, Xue'er? We're already married. We got married yesterday.” The man leaned close to her ear and added, “We haven't consummated the marriage yet.” This is the day-to-day story of a woman who was married off, doted on, and had children... Wan Xue: “I reall 39Reads6.4Score—14d adds
18. 18 和 The Princess Bride's Escape from Death Goes Awry 和亲公主死遁未遂 Jade碧玉Ancient Romance205k WordsCompleted Transmigration + space Tumen Ya, a woman from the apocalypse, accidentally transmigrates as a princess sent away for a political marriage. She cuts ties with her old love and marries into the residence of the virtuous Prince of Tianqi. On her wedding day, the Prince's residence is also welcoming a concubine. Just what she wants! On the day she serves tea, the Empress Dowager puts her in her place, the concubine provokes her, and the infertility medicine is sent to the other woman while the treas 493Reads8.7Score—14d adds
19. 19 雨 Wind After the Rain 雨后有风 That's Just Great如此甚好咯Modern Romance20k WordsCompleted Yan Xiaoyu stood by the sea, dazed and unaware of Qi Feng behind her. “Come back with me.” At his words, Yan Xiaoyu stiffened. Tears welled in her eyes. “Qi Feng, if there's a next life, I never want to meet you again!” —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Let's see how it goes 🍉🍉🍉🍉

20. 20 秋 Autumn's Passing 秋逝 That's Just Great如此甚好咯Ancient Romance38k WordsCompleted My new work is here! You're welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—14d adds

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