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After Eight Years of Rise and Fall, Our Reunion Reveals an Unbridgeable Divide 八年荣辱,重逢已是云泥
Eight years ago, during plum rain season, outside the gates of Shanghai University, beside the Liu family’s Porsche, all three members of the family humiliated me mercilessly. Liu’s father sneered. “A toad reaching for a swan will only end up falling to its death.” Liu’s mother was scathing. “My daughter never loved you. You were just a toy she got tired of and threw away.” Liu Piaopiao tore up the love letter I’d written and said coldly, “We’re not from the same world.” In a fit of anger, I pu
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The Immortal Hero: Record of Primordial Chaos 仙侠传之混沌元始录
[Fate-defying youth + bond between two heroines + two powerful leads who thrive together + ancient secrets + unconventional comeback + explosive team battles] When the insults of “bastard” still rang in Feng Ziran’s ears, no one imagined that this lump of “mud” would become the wild card shaking the Four Realms. He scraped by until the age of fifteen, when the Primordial Kunpeng appeared, and a blood feud began to haunt him. The cultivation world is no paradise, the Demon Gods are no villains, a
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My Name Is Sun Zei, Not Thief 我叫孙贼,不是贼
Set in an alternate universe during the 1980s, this story follows a boy who grows up in harsh conditions. It all begins with his desire to eat his fill, but once his eyes are opened to the world, he wants to understand it better. This is not a story about being reborn or transmigrating, nor is it a wish-fulfillment novel. It focuses on martial arts, cultivation, and everyday life. A slow-burn, System-free story of daily life and personal growth, if every person’s life is a book, then Sunzei’s st
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Everyone Avoids the Troublemaking Girls, but I Take Them All In 世人皆避精神小妹我尽数收留
Spiritual little sisters, yoga pants: which one can make you stop in your tracks? ...Stop looking, this is the one! To give everyone a good show, I spent 6,000 yuan to live with a spiritual little sister for a month, together around the clock. What? You say that's still not enough? Then how about adding a System, too!? Gu Xingchen transmigrates back ten years and uses his System to turn his life around. Every spiritual little sister in the county follows him... Their world is on guard against th
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Women, Don't Go to Northern Myanmar. There's No One There. 女人不要去缅北那里没有人
The world is beautiful. I won't be coming back in my next life. Bailu (a pseudonym) said something after returning from northern Myanmar that I still can't forget. She said: "When Heaven was taking me apart, it got the balance just right. Any harder, and I'd have died. Any gentler, and I might have had a decent life." My so-called best friend tricked me into going to northern Myanmar. That's when I learned that women here aren't even treated as human beings. Beatings, imprisonment, being drained
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A Caged Bird, a Knife to the Heart 笼中雀,心上刀
[Two male leads + possessive pursuit + unhinged prince + aloof doctor + intense, angsty romance] Shen Juanzhi, a modern surgeon, opened his eyes to find himself in ancient times, inhabiting the frail body of Su Yu’an, the son of a merchant. He only wanted to make money quietly and live out his days in peace. But Xiao Heng, the ruthless and decisive Prince Chen, set his sights on him. When they first met, Shen Juanzhi took his consultation from behind a screen, his clear voice ringing like jade
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I'm That Cousin 我就是那个堂哥
This is a story of an underdog's rise, from 800 yuan to 80 billion. He was set up by a scheming coworker, publicly humiliated by rich heirs, and loved by a beautiful, wealthy woman. More than a decade later, he sits in the chairman's seat at a listed company's board meeting. Across from him is the family of a powerful official's son, the one who stole his first love. The rich heirs of today aren't even worthy rivals, and he holds the controlling stake in a company coveted by Shanghai's top power
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Ding Ergou's Rise to Success 丁二狗的逆袭人生
[This novel is the original work behind the hit short drama The Rise of Ding Ergou. The short drama of the same name is now available on Hongguo and Fanqie!] With both parents dead and his family fortune stolen, Ding Changsheng is a no-good loafer hated by everyone in Bangziyu. One day, a foolish act of peeping brings the village chief after him. While fleeing, he accidentally catches factory director Kou Dapeng in a compromising situation with his subordinate, Tian Eru. To keep him quiet, Kou D
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- 9 After Our Divorce, I Rose to the Top and My Ex-Wife Regretted It 离婚后我扶摇直上,前妻悔疯了 [Divorce + comeback + big shot + left with nothing + political arena + female CEO] Jiang Yunshan is an ordinary government clerk. Just after his billionaire ex-wife looks down on him and divorces him, he turns around and marries a stunning beauty with an astonishing background and a domineering personality. His five-year political career, which had been going nowhere, suddenly comes alive. He rises swiftly through the ranks, soaring to the top. His ex-wife says, “His talent shouldn’t be wasted i 6.5kReads8.1Score664Shelves
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The Heavenly Eye Feng Shui Master 天眼风水师
[A feng shui novel] [Featuring feng shui, Daoist medicine, psychology, and economics; read faces and phone numbers] [Practical insights] [Explaining the esoteric with science] My master hastily taught me the art of divination and passed down a few books. Before I even had the chance to formally begin my training in the mountains, he sent me down into the world to help people... Where can I even go to complain about that? Amid the mortal world, I help others and cultivate myself.
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- 11 Controlling the Ancestors: Creating a Millennium-Old Clan from the Chu-Han Contention 操控祖宗:从楚汉争霸创千年世家 A story of a millennium-old clan and its ancestors After graduating from university, Chen Cheng gained the ability to travel through time, going back and forth across history to control his own ancestors! If he can't get rich in the present, he'll start in ancient times! He takes a leg from Xiang Yu during the Chu-Han Contention, becomes Emperor Wen of Han's tutor amid the Lü Clan Disturbance, pushes through reforms in Emperor Jing of Han's era, and turns the tide in the late Eastern Han! The Ji 95kReads8.9Score7.7kShelves
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Building Dreams in Hong Kong 香江筑梦
The novel has been partially adapted into a comic drama, now streaming on Hongguo under the title The Port City Comeback: From a Down-and-Out Youth to the King of Watches. Please give it a watch, and thank you for your support! [From Rags to Riches + Industrial Empire + Feuds Between Great Families + Brotherhood and Honor + Beauty Pageants and Film + Based on Real Events] In 1978, a young man from Chaodong crawled ashore in Hong Kong from the jaws of a shark. Later, one of the brothers climbed i
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Promotion 提拔
“Are kings, nobles, generals, and ministers born to their stations?” Chen Sheng's cry was also the spark in the heart of our protagonist, who came from a family of poor peasants three generations deep. He was once an obscure chauffeur, but his diligence and concern for ordinary people caught the eye of a perceptive female leader. He advanced carefully, making his way through an elite workplace and enduring trial after trial. He got along with people from every side, yet never lost sight of his p
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Hong Xiuquan, the Charismatic Heavenly King 风流天王洪秀全
Hong Xiuquan, an impoverished scholar in the late Qing, was quite the extraordinary man. He struck out on a new path, launched the Jintian Uprising, rose from humble beginnings, captured Nanjing, founded the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, dominated eighteen provinces, and ruled for fourteen years over half the realm. He was insatiably greedy, consorting with courtesans and surrounding himself with beautiful women. He gathered beauties from across the land, keeping 2,300 women in his harem to serve hi
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Good-for-Nothing Defies the Heavens: I Became Invincible After Refining the Divine Orb 废柴逆天:炼化神珠后我无敌了
[Defying fate, decisive and ruthless, highly recommended!] Legend says the ancient sovereign detonated the primordial spirit pearl to protect future generations from the Demon Lord of another world, leaving its blessings for ages to come! A disciple of the Lin family in the lower realm unexpectedly obtains a Chaos Pearl and uncovers an ancient secret! To protect his loved ones, he slaughters millions of demonic souls! He breaks through the shackles of the ages and attains supreme power!
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Against the Meridians: Liar, Stop! 逆经:骗子住手
[Original novel for the animated series This Taoist Is Not Quite Right] Life is unpredictable. The fit thrive under Heaven's law, Those skilled in force become generals, those skilled in strategy become kings. Born into the lowest of professions, he refuses to live like a nobody, He waves the yin-yang banner and sees through the Six Lines of Divination. Watch him play at being a spirit medium, watch him swindle and deceive, Watch him make ruthless decisions, watch him rise like a hidden dragon f
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The Broken-Boned Sword Immortal: An Ancient Sword Soul Lies Hidden in My Dantian, and One Slash Shatters the Sect's Contempt 《废骨剑仙:丹田藏太古剑魂,一剑踏碎宗门所有白眼》
The Broken-Bone Sword Immortal: An Ancient Sword Soul Hidden in His Dantian, He Shatters the Sect’s Contempt with a Single Strike
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- 18 The Divine Doctor Son-in-Law: Awakening the Legacy of the Medicine Sage, I Crush Everyone 神医赘婿:觉醒医圣传承,反手碾压全场 The Genius Doctor Son-in-Law: Awakening the Legacy of the Medical Saint, He Crushes Everyone —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 I Pieced Together Half a Jade Pendant from Scrap, and My Billionaire Birth Father Knelt to Claim Me, but I Turned and Walked Away 捡破烂拼出半块玉佩,百亿生父跪地认亲我却扭头就走 I pieced together half a jade pendant from scraps. My billionaire biological father knelt to claim me, but I turned and walked away —Reads—Score—Shelves
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One Character Makes All the Difference, One Life Rises and Falls 一字之差,一生沉浮
One character makes all the difference, changing the course of a life.
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Through Wind and Rain Together: A Rural Couple Turns the Tide 风雨同归:山野夫妻逆风翻盘
Through Storms Together: A Country Couple Turns the Tide
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The Second Book by Someone Who Can Eat Five Bowls of Rice 狂吃五碗饭的第2本书
My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well!
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The Stray Dog Lai Kaixin's Comeback: What's Wrong with Working for the Government? 野狗赖凯心的逆袭:我吃公家饭怎么了?
The Stray Dog Lai Kaixin's Rise: So What If I Work for the Government?
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- 24 The Fallen Prodigy: A Super Scholar Is Worth Less Than a Dog 陨落的天才:超级学霸不如狗 The Fallen Prodigy: Even a Super Scholar Is Worthless Compared to a Dog 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 The Beggar's Spring: A Legendary Comeback with a Treasure Basin 臭乞丐的春天:聚宝盆逆袭传奇 The Stinky Beggar's Springtime: A Legendary Comeback with a Treasure Basin —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 The Poor Beggar Makes a Fortune: My Fate Is Mine to Command! 穷苦乞丐赚大钱:我命由我不由天! A Poor Beggar Makes a Fortune: I Decide My Own Fate! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 Chen Haizhong, the Abandoned Stray Dog: A Comeback Story 被遗弃的野狗陈海中:逆袭记 Chen Haizhong, the Abandoned Stray Dog: A Comeback Story —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 Everyone in Dorm 748 Is Dead. I Nearly Peed Myself and Called the Police at Once! 748宿舍死光了,我吓尿了,火速报警! Everyone in Dorm 748 is dead. I was so terrified I nearly wet myself, and called the police right away! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 My Whole Family Are Industry Elites, While I Lie Flat as a Good-for-Nothing! 全家是行业精英,我是废物躺平了! My whole family are industry elites, while I’m a useless bum who’s decided to lie flat! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 Eastern Han and Three Kingdoms: Cao Cao, I Won Big at the Battle of Red Cliffs 东汉三国:曹操我赤壁之战赢麻了 —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 Great Song: I Become General Yue Fei Before His Assassination! 大宋:我成了被害前的岳飞将军! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 Transmigrating to the Tang Dynasty: Father, Your Majesty Shimin, Call Me Your Majesty 穿越大唐:父皇世民请称朕为陛下 —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 The First Emperor Is Fuming: I Teach Prince Fusu Not to Eat Beef 始皇气晕:我教扶苏公子不吃牛肉 —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 A Royal Chef in My Ancestry! I Became Invincible Starting with Tomato and Egg Stir-Fry 祖上御厨!我从番茄炒蛋开始无敌 This novel is divided into two volumes: one tells a System story, and the other is a cookbook and tutorial! I'll make a plate of tomato and egg stir-fry for you, dear reader. There are all kinds of divine-level recipes, tried and true, and absolutely delicious! They're very simple, and anyone can learn to make them! 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 Transmigrating to the Ming Dynasty: Nephew, You're So Sweet. Fourth Uncle Will Spoil You Rotten 穿越大明:侄儿你好香四叔狠狠宠 —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 Code Embers: The Bitter Tears of a Middle-Aged Programmer Who Lost Heart 代码余烬:中年程序员寒了心的血泪 Code Embers: The Blood and Tears of a Middle-Aged Programmer Who Lost Heart —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 The Good-for-Nothing's Rules for Survival 废材的生存法则 The Survival Rules of a Good-for-Nothing —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 Nightmare in the Dark: My Beautiful Newlywed Wife Is Threatened by Thugs 黑夜惊魂:美丽新婚妻子遭歹人胁迫 Terror in the Night: A Beautiful Newlywed Wife Is Coerced by Villains 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 Transmigrating Across the Myriad Worlds, Starting with The Legend of Luo Luo 从洛洛历险记开始穿越诸天万界 The story begins in the world of RoboWarriors. Skip to Chapter 41 for Luoluo. Beware, fierce beasts ahead; motorbikes are not allowed. The worlds include Doraemon, Ultra Beast Force, Game Jianghu: Chronicles of Wind and Cloud, Warcraft Invades the City, Magic Bullet King, the Siheyuan, and martial arts academies in another world. Comedy and decisive action. Zeng Xiaoxian: “I want the heavens to be unable to blind me. I want the whole firmament to bow at my feet!!!” 32Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 Shadows in a Steel Shell: The Sorrows of Adulthood 铁壳里的影子:成年人的心酸 The Shadow in the Iron Shell: The Sorrows of Adulthood —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 No Dog Would Join the Elite Class: A Middle Schooler's Confusion of Youth 破局重点班狗都不上:中学生青春的迷茫 No Dog Would Join the Elite Class: A Middle Schooler's Youthful Confusion —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 War of Resistance: Oh No! This Li Yunlong Is Educated! 抗战:坏了!这个李云龙有文化! [There Is a System, but It's Not a Firepower System] A special forces soldier attending the military parade commemorating the 93rd anniversary transmigrates into Li Yunlong and obtains a Culture System on Cangyun Ridge. The foul-mouthed Li Yunlong suddenly changes his tune. “Zhuzi! This is called demolition engineering. We use controlled explosions to level the mountain. This is how we buried the Sakamoto Regiment alive.” “Dabiao! This Japanese pillbox is a load-bearing structure. Calculate 51.5kReads7.8Score6.3kShelves
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A Cat from a 1983 Apartment Block Helps Me Turn My Life Around 1983筒子楼的猫咪带我逆袭人生
A Cat from the 1983 Apartment Block Turns My Life Around
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- 44 My Cat Brings Me Fortune, and My Glaze Amazes the World 爱猫风生水起釉色惊艳全球 A cat brings flourishing fortunes, and exquisite celadon wows the world. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 The 1977 College Entrance Exam: A Brilliant Life for a Physics-Studying Educated Youth 高考1977:物理女知青的璀璨人生 The 1977 College Entrance Exam: A Female Educated Youth’s Brilliant Life in Physics —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 Reborn: The Thornbird Who Escaped Her Birth Family 重生逆袭:逃离原生家庭的荆棘鸟 Reborn and Rising: The Thornbird Escapes Her Toxic Family —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 Fortune Smiles: My Cat Guards the Spicy Wife's Return 福星高照:猫咪守护辣妻归来 Fortune Smiles: A Cat Protects the Fierce Wife’s Return —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 Splendid 1992: My Satisfying Comeback Story 锦绣1992:我的爽文逆袭人生 Glory and Splendor in 1992: My Satisfying Comeback —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 Reborn in the 1990s: I Became the Queen of Spicy Hot Pot 重生90年代我当上火锅辣味女王 Reborn in the 1990s: I Became the Queen of Spicy Hot Pot —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 The Canary Tears Through the Dark 金丝雀撕破黑夜 The Canary Tears Through the Night —Reads—Score—Shelves
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