The Hidden Gems on Tomato: Thought-Provoking, Flaws Don't Diminish the Whole, and Excellent Writing 番茄里的细糠（有深度，瑕不掩瑜，文笔抗打）

1. 601 七 The 1970s: The Big Guy Holds His Beloved Little Stepmom Close Day and Night 七零小后妈：大叔日夜抱在怀里宠 Sea Cucumber Surfing海参冲浪Modern Romance1.3M WordsOngoing [Period Setting + Real Stepmother + Military Marriage + Devoted Husband + Sweet Romance + Age Gap + Transmigration + Pocket Dimension + Love at First Sight + One-and-Only Devotion + 1v1 + Cozy, No Toxic Characters] In short, this is a story about a woman who has everything she could want in the 1970s and gets addicted to living! Her transmigration comes out of nowhere, her pocket dimension is only there sometimes, she finds a husband she’s completely satisfied with, takes to being a stepmother l 7.9kReads9.0Score442Shelves
2. 602 怎 How Could Anyone Resist Her? 怎敌她动人 Biyou彼呦Modern Romance551k WordsCompleted [Physical book goes on sale September 19 at 7:30 p.m.] [Reborn in school + healing + secret crush from the male lead + both leads have no past relationships, happy ending] Bright, charming sweetheart x obsessive, restrained man * In the eyes of outsiders, Xu Jiqing was refined and aloof, a dazzling new elite from a wealthy family and a self-made miracle who had risen from poverty. Su Xia was unbelievably lucky to marry him at her most desperate. Only Su Xia knew that Xu Jiqing was a madman. She 201.7kReads9.5Score30kShelves

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   The story begins with the male and female leads' plane crashing into a snow-covered mountain. The male lead protects the female lead, bleeding himself to death to save her. The female lead is rescued, but the male lead dies. The female lead inherits his vast fortune, but she remains trapped in the memory of the day of the crash, suffering from depression (in her previous life, their marriage was sudden, and the female lead always believed the male lead didn't love her). Reborn, the female lead finds the male lead at his lowest point, helping and encouraging him to overcome his feelings of inferiority. Su Xia: My deceased husband, you must live a good life this time. Don't bother me anymore when you grow up! Really!!! The female lead is so gentle!! [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration]

3. 603 他 They Want Me to Be a Saint, but I Choose to Become the King of Hell 他们要我当圣母，我偏成阎罗 Orange Pancake橙子煎饼Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + wish fulfillment + face-slapping] [Arc 1: Transmigrating into a 1990s brother-enabler, I’m done being his meal ticket] ✔ [Arc 2: The Ninth Year of My Secret Crush] ✔ [Arc 3: The First Lady] ✔ [Arc 4: Transmigrating into the female harem character of a power-fantasy hero] ✔ [Arc 5: Survival in the Wasteland] ✔ … After transmigrating into a novel set in a bygone era, E6 becomes a human blood bank for the “chosen little brother.” From the start, she’s sent to live with 51.5kReads9.4Score6.8kShelves

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   Don't let the title fool you, the author's writing is truly excellent and their skill is remarkable!

4. 604 N The NPC Says Nothing, Just Keeps Lowering Your Affection Rating NPC不语，只是一味降好感度 Ying Mufeng应沐风Two Male Leads313k WordsCompleted [The aloof, sanctimonious shou vs. the refined, depraved gong who falls hard] [Two male leads + both are virgins + sweet romance + a little push and pull] On the night he gets engaged to Qin Zhiyue, Ning Xihui discovers that he’s a villainous NPC in a sweet, feel-good novel where the character everyone hated becomes everyone’s darling. On the outside, he’s immaculate and refined, a cold, noble flower on a high peak. Inside, he’s dark and jealous. Just because Qin Zhiyue glanced at the protagonis 37.9kReads9.5Score5.8kShelves

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   This is really good! Don't be put off by the title. Although it's a relatively new book, it's already finished. The beginning might be okay, but it gets really good later on. (Watch my progress!)

5. 605 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book and Called My Husband by the Wrong Name? The Obsessive Villain's Eyes Turned Red 穿书喊错老公名？阴湿反派扯红眼 Cat Who Doesn't Drink Cold Boiled Water不喝凉白开的猫Modern Romance365k WordsCompleted (Completed) [Transmigrate into a comic + comic characters break through dimensions + Marriage Before Love + devoted to each other] [Pure-hearted, love-brained villain × timid genius pianist] - Yu Ciqing transmigrates into a comic, becoming Gu Nanyuan's doomed new bride, a villain. On their wedding night, Gu Nanyuan pins her against the wall with one hand on her waist. “Be good and call me hubby.” In her panic, though, she calls him by the name of his arch-enemy. Danger! He was already a gloomy, 38.3kReads9.3Score8.8kShelves

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   Everyone, this is the first thing you absolutely must see! (メ`[]´)/

6. 606 恶 The Wicked Ex-Wife Awakens, and the Dark, Clingy Villain Won’t Stop Sticking to Her 恶毒前妻觉醒，阴湿反派非要贴贴 Riches and Yakult富贵养乐多Modern Romance436k WordsCompleted (The animated series is now available) [Catlike, spoiled heiress × Snake-like, dark and twisted villain with skin hunger] Wealthy family + dating reality show + possessive hero + second male lead’s road to regret + sweet romance + both pure Yu Wan has awakened! She turns out to be the villainous tycoon’s wicked ex-wife in a novel. In the story, she is spoiled and domineering, causes trouble at every turn, and keeps chasing after a man even though she is married. In the end, she becomes a ha 21.3kReads9.1Score3.3kShelves
7. 607 野 Wild Taming 野性驯养 Li Huaisha李怀沙Two Male Leads353k WordsCompleted The physical edition of Yanziqi is now available on all platforms. The wicked get their comeuppance. A cunning, cold-hearted crown prince x a volatile, insecure, sickly bottom Mutual torment + rekindled romance + melodrama + suspenseful twists + 1v1 + coercive love When Liang Yan was a child, his father brought home another boy. The boy looked like a beggar, hardly spoke, and was painfully thin. His father told him the boy would be his companion in study: he was quiet and would become his best f 15.9kReads9.5Score2.7kShelves

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   A wise person doesn't engage in secret crushes; cowards have no chance of success. [Almost crying]

8. 608 别 Don't Panic, I'm Back to Set My Darkened Husband Straight 别慌，我回来整顿黑化老公了 Ju Dai居黛Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted [Content warning: The male lead appears proper and self-disciplined, but inside he is gloomy, deeply insecure, and completely unhinged. He finds all sorts of ways to lure the female lead in.] Clear-headed, formidable slacker * sickly beautiful, unhinged man To save her older brother, who has become a vegetable, Yu Zhi has no choice but to leave with the System for seven years. When she finally returns, she discovers that her once-purehearted boyfriend, who used to blush at a single kiss, has bec 11.1kReads8.7Score1.3kShelves
9. 609 侯 The Marquis’s Mother Is Fiercer Than a Tiger, and She Leads Her Three Daughters-in-Law to Success 侯门婆母猛如虎，带飞三个儿媳 Hua Xiaobao花小宝Ancient Romance313k WordsCompleted Jiang Wanning transmigrates into a book. She becomes the scumbag male lead’s mother, a wicked marquise’s wife who helps a scheming white lotus bully the heroine. Remembering how frustrating it was to read the story and be unable to slap some sense into its characters, Jiang Wanning rolls up her sleeves and gives her eldest son, who wants to marry the white lotus as his second wife, a slap. “Smack!” Her eldest son stares at her in shock. “Mother, you hit me?” Jiang Wanning: “You favor your concub 5.4kReads8.6Score661Shelves
10. 610 重 Reborn in 1993: Dark Sea 重生1993，暗海 The Gods Want to Go Wild神想出去浪Urban1.9M WordsCompleted The physical edition of Wrathful Sea, Calm the Abyss is now available. Presales officially begin at 19:00 on October 11. [Reborn] [Mystery] [Undercover Agent] [Revenge] [Anti-Drug Operations] [Counterespionage] The golden finger is extremely weak, and he relies on his own abilities. This is a battle of wits between highly intelligent opponents, so you need to keep your brain switched on. There is no showing off and face-slapping! Ideal for veteran readers. If you understand it, you'll find it ve 258.2kReads9.6Score30.8kShelves

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    This book is truly amazing! It's incredibly good, the most satisfying read of all time, the most enjoyable book on Tomato Bookstore. It's one of Tomato's few breakout hits, so good it's explosive! Even I, who don't usually read novels, am completely hooked. It still has 500,000 readers two and a half years after its completion, which shows just how good it is. It's so good that I even read it during class. It's so good, you absolutely can't miss it!

11. 611 演 I Played the Emperor My Whole Life, and After Being Reborn, He Still Wants the Crown Prince 演了皇上一辈子，重生他还要太子 One Little Sweet Fish一口小甜鱼Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Original title: Only After His Death Did He Learn That the Empress Did Not Want to Be Buried With Him [The heroine transmigrates, the hero is reborn] As he lay dying, Emperor Tianhe looked back on his eventful life. He had risen from humble beginnings to become the founding emperor, and the world praised his achievements. In his fading consciousness, he saw his virtuous empress, his beautiful consorts, and his weeping children. He felt that his life had been complete. But after he died, his soul 34.5kReads8.9Score2.6kShelves

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    This is not a wish-fulfillment story, not a wish-fulfillment story, not a wish-fulfillment story—I'm saying it three times because it's important. The male lead is reborn, and the female lead transmigrates. In his previous life, the male lead was the founding emperor. After he died, he heard his virtuous empress say she didn't want to be buried with him, which broke his spirit. He was reborn and gradually came to understand the female lead, learned about liking and love, and realized that love is about restraint. It's more of a realistic ancient story. The female lead doesn't have any cheat codes or systems; she was reborn as a child.

12. 612 清 The Cool Beta Is Forced into Love by a Psycho Alpha 清冷Beta，被疯批A强制爱了 A Gentle Kiss from the Warm Breeze轻吻热风Two Male Leads341k WordsCompleted [ABO Two Male Leads + Both Pure + Healing + Younger Man + Forced Love] [Avoidant Beta Bottom × Possessive, Competing, and Unhinged Alpha Top] Everyone said it was such a shame that Jiang Yubai was a Beta. He was destined to be looked down on, destined to be the one abandoned in any relationship, and that was exactly what happened. Until he met Ji Yezhou. Ji Yezhou declared his love for him with burning, fierce passion. With someone suddenly barging into his life, Jiang Yubai only wanted to run. 44.7kReads9.3Score4.9kShelves

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    Forced love, well-developed transportation

13. 613 你 Don’t Even Think About Reincarnating 你们一个都别想重生 Hua Maobai花毛白Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Everyday school life + sunny heroine + no reincarnation or transmigration + warm and healing] [Special notice: The heroine won't have a romance. Other characters may have romantic storylines.] After narrowly escaping death, Gu Qinghuan partnered with the System and enrolled in Class Three, Year One, at a private high school. [Someday in the future, your classmates may be reborn.] [Before then, they will be deceived, hated, attacked, and destroyed,] [Your mission is to stop them from being rebor 29.4kReads9.5Score4.3kShelves

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    The first book was incredibly heartwarming; it made me cry 😭 Before, when I read novels with the "sunny" female lead character, I didn't really connect with the characters; it was just a background label. But the protagonist in this book is so well-developed, truly like the sun giving warmth to others. Plus, it's an ensemble piece, and every character is interestingly portrayed. The writing style is simple and refreshing, without overly exaggerated vocabulary; the prose flows smoothly, and the transitions are very engaging. I personally think it's great and recommend it (˵¯͒¯͒˵). The second book has excellent psychological descriptions; the characters are three-dimensional, well-developed, and very interesting. The same author has written several books, all of which I quite like, hehehe 😈 The first world seems to have been designed to develop the female lead's character and her growth, as well as the basic characterization of other characters. I personally found the second world very exciting, I especially loved it~ ₍˄·͈༝·͈˄*₎◞ ̑̑ The writing style is simple and down-to-earth, and Yuanbao's growth is depicted in detail, making him especially adorable (˃ ⌑ ˂ഃ ). Warning: This is a romance novel featuring a popular, ordinary female lead with a strong female protagonist aura. If you're looking for a pure, satisfying female-centric story, you can skip this~ Also, the writing focuses on the interactions between the female lead and the male supporting characters, and the character development is mostly centered around the female lead and the male supporting characters. Other girls are mentioned, but very rarely. If you mind this, you can skip it ε(*･ω･)_/ﾟ:･☆ One more thing, the world's ending is open-ended; the complete ending won't be revealed. If you don't like stories that end abruptly, please don't read it ૮ ºﻌºა The third book is a pseudo-gay-to-straight dog-training novel. The author's character psychology is well-developed. The female lead is like a chocolate cat that's been drenched in the rain—super cute!!! You can only guess what this quiet little cat is thinking, hehehe~😈 (Because of this book and the previous one by the same author, I've come to like dark female leads. Those slightly twisted, slightly conflicted emotions are bittersweet—so delicious😋) Warning: This is also a romance novel with a popular female lead. If you're looking for a pure, strong female lead story, you should avoid this one~(*´I`*) There are some overly BL (Boys' Love) and misogynistic comments used as satire (a bit too much, but I didn't mind, though many comments seem to bother me). If you don't like that, you can skip it~😉 Okay~ bye♥(｡￫v￩｡)♥

14. 614 小 Little Cannon Fodder [Quick Transmigration] 小炮灰【快穿】 Mom of Zhao Gouqu赵沟渠妈妈Modern Romance993k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration | ordinary-looking girl adored by everyone] A chronicle of a fishpond owner: Yuan Jing is utterly ordinary and has no redeeming qualities. She’s just a pitiful little piece of cannon fodder, desperate for other people to like her but with no special advantages to help her. So she can only hide behind the internet to deceive people, use force and manipulation, pester them relentlessly, and threaten them... Then, once she gets what she wants, she plans to run. The men she d 25.7kReads9.0Score2.3kShelves
15. 615 言 The Romance Heroine Turns Dark After Becoming a Tool for Boys’ Love 言情女主成卖腐工具人后黑化了 Roar, Roar, Garlic啸一啸蒜了Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Live comments + includes some gay-to-straight storylines + multiple male leads] Mo Fengchun discovers that Lin Jingyao, her childhood sweetheart and husband, has been cheating on her and plans to come clean tonight. His lover, Jiang Chenhe, is waiting right outside the door. Live comments flood past, wildly cheering on the pair's love while cursing her with the most vicious words and telling her to hurry up and die. She does die, but she takes both scumbags down with her. Just before her consci 18.9kReads9.1Score2.1kShelves
16. 616 穿 Transmigrated as the Villain's Mom, Spoiled by My Devoted Husband 穿成反派亲妈，被纯情老公宠爆了 Shu Zisu舒子苏Modern Romance486k WordsCompleted [Adorable baby + one-on-one sweet romance + married first, love later + satisfying revenge + martial-arts heroine + sweet, devoted child who adores his mother + shy, lovesick male lead] Jiang Tang transmigrated into the wrong book and became the villain's wicked mother. In the end, her reborn son tormented her to death. Luckily, her husband never came home, she didn't have to give birth to a child, and her black card had no limit. She could spend with one hand and care for a baby with the other. 10.8kReads9.1Score878Shelves

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    🥦"Madam, the young master has been standing in the corner for three hours." The huge villa's living room was so quiet you could hear a pin drop. Jiang Tang groggily opened her eyes, then was blinded by the golden light on the wall and closed them again. She turned over and continued lying down. Her CEO-esque quirks led her to reply, "Oh, so did he admit his mistake?" Aunt Liu and the housekeeper wore expressions of 'I knew it!' The atmosphere was eerily silent. Jiang Tang rubbed her eyes, a blurry scene appearing before her, like a tiny ball of fluff floating by. She learned to ask herself, "What? Did he buy the corner?"

17. 617 小 The Young Master Is Reborn and Wants Nothing but to Wait for Death 小少爷重生后一心等死 Startled Bird Enters a Dream惊鸟入梦Two Male Leads485k WordsCompleted [Reborn + one-on-one romance + sweet and doting + happy ending][Goofy, fatherly big shot x sickly young master] When Wen Yinuo was five, he got lost while out on a family trip. He wasn’t found until he was sixteen. But in the second year after he went missing, his family had adopted another child to take his place. Even after Wen Yinuo returned, his parents and relatives gave all their tenderness and love to the adopted child, without sparing a bit for him. Everything Wen Yinuo did was even bran 17.4kReads9.0Score1.5kShelves

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    I'm devastated. ✨"Happy 20th birthday, Wen Yinuo."🎈On the day he was diagnosed with late-stage leukemia, his family was happily planning his younger brother's 18th birthday party. Upon hearing the news, his parents, brothers, and everyone else thought he was faking it, that he had malicious intentions and wanted to ruin his brother's birthday party. Wen Yinuo, who always defended himself, didn't utter a single word this time. The night before his brother's birthday, which was also Wen Yinuo's 20th birthday, Wen Yinuo returned to the seaside town where he had lived for eleven years. As the New Year's bells rang, he jumped off a cliff and plunged into the dark sea. 🍂—Life is good, but he never wanted to come back.

18. 618 囤EN Stockpiling a Hundred Billion in Supplies: An Assassin Squad Clears the Apocalypse 囤百亿物资，杀手小队通关末世 Zhang Paopao张泡泡Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.2M WordsCompleted (Female-led story, zombies, team-based, decisive and ruthless, not a bleeding heart) Bai Yaoyao, ranked number one on the assassin leaderboard, awakened a spatial ability after the apocalypse began. She led her brothers from the organization to carve out a path through the carnage and reach the top of the apocalypse's Ten Strongest list. Yet, in the end, she still died in the apocalypse's tenth year, cut to pieces by an Emperor-rank spatial zombie. She thought her life was over. But when she ope 115.2kReads9.5Score11.3kShelves

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    These are all pretty good. "Carrying Wine and Singing Songs" is the opening post. Post #2 is a post-apocalyptic ensemble piece I really like. Post #4 is an incredibly awesome historical fiction; I've never seen a novel where the system is used for big data to select the male lead before. The world-building in the novel is also very interesting. Post #10 was also found in this thread; it's indeed good and very novel. Post #12 is a road trip novel I've been following, by the same author as Post #2. This author's works are all pretty good. The others I finished reading don't really stand out; I just remember them being enjoyable.

19. 619 领 Tie Torn! The Glamorous Hong Kong Beauty Is Held Close by a Big Shot 领带扯断！港风美人被大佬揽腰宠 Lots of Pudding Milk Tea布丁多多奶茶Modern Romance576k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later + Romantic Push and Pull + Sweet Everyday Life + The Male Lead Has Been Scheming for Love for Ages and Is Hopelessly Devoted] Yan Zhuoyu is the entertainment industry's one and only Hong Kong-style beauty. She shot to online fame at eighteen after a video of her performance went viral. In the video, amid a war-torn battlefield, a young woman wore gleaming silver armor. Her long black hair was tied high with a vivid red ribbon. Armed with a long spear and astride a fie 4.2kReads8.9Score391Shelves
20. 620 小 The Little Troublemaker Doesn't Have Long to Live 小坏蛋他命不久矣 Lemon and Cola柠檬加可乐Two Male Leads273k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + rekindled love + the pursuit of a former lover + happy ending] School bully, sickly bottom Academic superstar, top On Xiao Yu's birthday, his father locked him up in a conversion camp. From that day on, he lost Fu Zechen, the person who loved him most. By the time he escaped that living hell, battered and bruised, Fu Zechen had discarded him without a moment's hesitation. When they met again, his eyes held no trace of affection, only indifference and estrangement. “You're not w 16kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves
21. 621 宝 Be Good, Baby! The Villain Boss Pulls You Close and Coos Softly 宝贝乖一点！反派大佬掐腰轻哄 Cute Successor萌系接班人Modern Romance371k WordsCompleted [One-on-One Romance + Transmigrate into a Book + Reborn + Revenge on Scumbags + Showbiz + Adorable Baby + Scumbag Husband’s Redemption] Hang Jingyan transmigrates into a book, becoming the cannon-fodder supporting female character who shares her name in a melodramatic wealthy-family novel. Because she is infatuated with the male lead and repeatedly makes things difficult for the heroine, he ends up having her limbs broken and her body thrown into the sea. The moment she opens her eyes, she finds 3.3kReads9.0Score260Shelves
22. 622 小 That Little Trouble-Maker Is Absolutely Unhinged 小作精他超疯的 Lemon and Cola柠檬加可乐Two Male Leads249k WordsCompleted [Male-male romance + rekindled love + entertainment industry + happy ending] A volatile, depressed, troublesome, sickly bottom in public and in private, A top who is emotionally impaired but an outstanding actor. Jiang Li is a madman. During a sugar-baby arrangement, he was the first to fall in love and become obsessed. He knew Yi Zhen didn't love him, yet he kept clinging to him, his body covered in wounds. He said, “I supported you for two years. Now it's your turn to support me for two years! 11kReads9.3Score836Shelves
23. 623 港 After the Hong Kong Beauty Queen Was Snatched as a Bride, She Wins as a Popular Darling While Enjoying the Gossip 港姐被抢娶后，吃瓜躺赢万人迷 Guai Di Ha乖滴哈Modern Romance1.2M WordsOngoing [Period setting + Hong Kong + wealthy family + beautiful rich girl + loves herself and her country + many unrequited admirers] After waking up, Ye Baozhu finds herself transmigrated to Hong Kong in the 1970s. She was once a glamorous Miss Hong Kong winner, but now she's yesterday's news. Even after entering a wealthy family, she's merely the kept woman of a playboy, hidden away on the Mid-Levels. And she's become a mother without even going through labor, with three adorable babies to show for i 37.3kReads8.6Score3.3kShelves

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    Both books are set in Hong Kong, both are novels, but the content is very different and has depth. [Sending heart]

24. 624 前 My Ex Is a Top-Tier Star, So I’ll Ride His Coattails, Hard! 前男友是顶流，我蹭，我硬蹭！ Lemon and Cola柠檬加可乐Two Male Leads267k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + rebirth + entertainment industry + rekindled romance] A beautiful, strong, tragic, sickly bottom-tier actor. A superstar idol top. The day Lin Ran was diagnosed with cancer, he held his final livestream. He thought it was goodbye, but never expected to receive an invitation to appear on a variety show. When they meet again, his ex-boyfriend has become a top-tier star with tens of millions of followers. He says, “Lin Ran, you're so shameless!” He says, “Lin Ran, are you sick?” H 11.7kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves
25. 625 全 All-Round Artist: Starting with a Girl Group Audition 全能艺术家：从女团选秀开始 Snow Reflected in the Dusk薄暮映雪Modern Romance792k WordsCompleted [Song covers, violin, feel-good wish fulfillment, no romance] Singer Lin Xia transmigrates into the body of a rebellious, violin-playing prodigy. With the vocal skills of a powerhouse singer, top-tier violin talent, and Earth's entire music library at her disposal, she hits a sky-high note from “Qinghai-Tibet Plateau” right from the start, stunning the crowd, then heads to a girl-group survival show to blow the competition out of the water. One song, “Chi Ling,” ushers in a new era of traditiona 7.5kReads8.7Score712Shelves

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    For the first time, I truly grasped the meaning of some of the songs I listen to daily; the author's musical literacy is top-notch.

26. 626 穿 Transmigrate into a Book Set in Hong Kong: I Make My Fortune Writing Novels 穿书香江，我靠写小说发家致富 A Big Bite of Sauce Duck吃一大口酱板鸭Modern Romance969k WordsOngoing [Transmigration + No Romance + Period Setting + Parallel Worlds + Career-Focused] Jiang Ling opened her eyes and found herself transmigrated into a period novel, as a disposable side character who wouldn't survive more than a few chapters. It was hell from the start: her family of four had just smuggled themselves into Hong Kong. They had no money and no papers. In the original story, she fell ill and died, her mother worked herself to death, and her younger siblings ended up on the streets. In 41.8kReads8.4Score6.5kShelves
27. 627 穿EN The Bystander's Self-Cultivation in a 1970s Transmigration Novel 穿书七十年代吃瓜群众的自我修养 Jiong Jiong You Pi囧囧有皮Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Have you ever transmigrated to a different scene just by blinking? Lin Yuzhu has. She transmigrated in a daze to the 1970s. No, she transmigrated into a book. She has a System, and the female lead is there too. There are also supporting female characters, but she isn't one of them. She's just an onlooker who wandered into the story by mistake. As an onlooker, she gets to watch the drama unfold every day. She doesn't want other people's dogs, and she doesn't get involved in other people's busines 97.4kReads9.6Score8.9kShelves
28. 628 穿 Reborn as the Little Cousin of the Real Heiress 穿成真千金的小族妹 The Hippo Who Loves Watermelon爱吃西瓜的小河马Modern Romance456k WordsCompleted [The animated series is now available!] You can submit adaptation requests at the bottom right of the novel-reading screen! [Though set in a period piece, this is actually a fictional world, so don’t overthink it. One important reminder: there is a romantic pairing!] [A friendly reminder: Don’t read this novel while putting your child to bed or in public. Your kid might wake up laughing or shaking with laughter. According to readers, some have spat water, tea, and cola, while others have sprayed 48.5kReads9.2Score6.5kShelves

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    🍒🍒This book is seriously hilarious! Absolutely hilarious, every chapter is full of laughs. I listened to this while slacking off at work, and I kept trying not to laugh. The female lead is incredibly mentally sharp, not at all stressed out. I couldn't stop laughing [facepalm][laughing]. Don't read it while eating or drinking, it'll make you laugh uncontrollably.

29. 629 爆 An Upset Victory: A Top-Tier Star Gets Swept Away by a Nobody 爆冷：顶流被小糊咖拐跑了 Lemon and Cola柠檬加可乐Two Male Leads369k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + rekindled love + showbiz + happy ending] A doting, top-tier-star seme, A little-known, sickly uke. Lu Qing lost Gu Zhiyan, the person who loved him most, so he nearly gave his life for another chance to meet him. But the Gu Zhiyan he meets again is no longer the poor kid he was a year ago. He has transformed into a top-tier star with tens of millions of fans and the sole heir to the Gu family, the foremost clan in Beijing’s elite circles. Gu Zhiyan shuts Lu Qing out completely. 8.9kReads9.3Score757Shelves
30. 630 我 Opening a Little Restaurant in Shengjing 我在盛京开小馆 Four Bayberries四颗杨梅Ancient Romance381k WordsCompleted [Alternate world, slow burn, not a wish-fulfillment novel, food + court intrigue + transmigration. Read with caution if that’s not your thing.] Miss Li’s Changhuan Eatery, tucked away on Qingxing Alley, serves delicious food at affordable prices. The officials who get up early for roll call tug at their increasingly tight uniforms, but still can’t help ordering another bowl of fresh pork wontons. Pei Hongzhi happened to eat there once and discovered that Miss Li didn’t just make excellent breakf 28.2kReads9.4Score3.7kShelves

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    Both of these are excellent books from Tomato Bookstore 🍅, I've read them countless times. Every character is very well-developed, and the stories are worth savoring. Hope you enjoy them! 🤓🤓🤓

31. 631 末 Apocalypse Rebirth: The Big Shot Starts by Stockpiling a Million Supplies 末世重生：大佬从百万囤货开始 Zhou Dabai周大白Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + ruthless heroine + System storage space + stockpiling supplies + infrastructure building + strong female lead + an outrageously powerful golden finger!] Han Qingxia, a hardened survivor who struggled through ten years of the apocalypse, is betrayed by her base while it’s under siege by zombies. She opens her eyes and finds herself back half a month before the apocalypse! Her deadbeat father, awful grandmother, and stepmother are still trying to force her out of her home so her brot 99.2kReads9.4Score8.7kShelves
32. 632 万 The Most Hated Guy Is Seriously Fierce 万人嫌他超凶的 Lemon and Cola柠檬加可乐Two Male Leads379k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + rekindled romance + everyone faces their comeuppance + happy ending] A sickly, universally disliked bottom, a top who’s an esports superstar. After receiving a diagnosis, Shen Ning cruelly abandoned Qin Jiu, the only person he had to rely on. Two years later, they met again. The penniless boy from back then had become a rising esports superstar. Shen Ning tried to explain, but a single stab ended all hope. Dragging his battered body along, he watched his beloved take the stage 8kReads9.2Score632Shelves
33. 633 重 Reborn in the Dragon Bed, the Beloved Consort Cries in the Emperor's Arms 重生在龙塌，宠妃抱着陛下哭 Staggering Along蹒跚行Ancient Romance461k WordsCompleted [A spoiled, sweetly obedient favorite consort VS a gentle, jade-like emperor who's sweet on the outside and ruthless within (they are not each other's first, but he dotes on her exclusively from the beginning to the end)] Jiang Shuyi's life as a favorite consort went smoothly for fifteen years. The emperor was gentle and benevolent, doting on her without restraint, and not a single woman in the harem dared challenge her. But she was blind to her own sister's treachery. In the end, her closest 100.8kReads9.2Score11.2kShelves

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    Please, God, grant me a Pei Yan!! [Frustrated] The male lead is an emperor who dotes on the female lead, but she lacks a sense of security and always secretly plots against others (with particularly clumsy methods). The male lead turns a blind eye, not only covering for her but also secretly helping her to prevent her from being exposed. In the end, he gives the female lead the ending she wants. In short, he unconditionally dotes on her. [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration]

34. 634 豪 My Wealthy Nemesis Lost His Memory, and I Took Over the Entertainment Industry 豪门死对头失忆后，我躺赢娱乐圈 Yan Ze颜泽Two Male Leads444k WordsCompleted [Book 1 of 4] [Two male leads / Entertainment industry / Mutual pining and illness / A story of redemption] [A frail beauty who can kick someone three miles away × an aloof and untouchable heartthrob turned master of the green tea act] Back in school, Yu Li was the little tyrant of the capital's elite circle. He loved picking on the cold-faced young master, but never once got a kind word in return. Refusing to give up, he kept provoking and flirting with him... until he successfully gained a swo 11.9kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves
35. 635 癫EN Unhinged? We're All Unhinged—and That's a Good Thing! 癫，都癫，癫点好啊 Little Salt小盐子Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Super-Sweet 1v1]+ [Silly Humor and Memes]+ [Showbiz]+ [Dating Variety Show]+ [Face-Slapping] [Unhinged Actress vs. CEO with a Mind of His Own] Betrayed by her scumbag boyfriend, she transmigrated into a book and was immediately stabbed and sent to the hospital by an extremist shipper. Xie Mi went berserk on the spot, spouting wild claims in the livestream. “Come on! Stab me! All of you, stab me! I'll blow up the Earth!” A passerby who had wandered into the livestream nearly fainted. Okay, okay. 337.3kReads9.8Score47.3kShelves

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    "Fine Rice Cake," 🌟1⃣️ Hilarious, incredibly good, and addictive the more you read! High-energy laughs non-stop throughout, I laughed so hard my stomach hurt and I was pounding the bed! This is truly a hilarious novel whose title doesn't do it justice.

36. 636 传 Passing on Longing 传思慕 Wen Daidai文黛黛Two Male Leads220k WordsCompleted [Reunion after years apart + two male leads + sweet romance + complete + a story within a story + entirely fictional + no real-life inspiration] World-weary, sickly beauty Jiang Qi (bottom) × carefree, moon-bright gentleman Chu Huaizhi (top). One day. Jiang Qi asked, “I thought you couldn't fight?” Chu Huaizhi carefully wiped the blood from his hands with a handkerchief, answering rather casually. “Who started that rumor?” “Me,” Jiang Qi said. “You look so delicate and frail.” Chu Huaizhi: “...” 36.6kReads9.3Score1.6kShelves
37. 637 全 Survival for All: The Top-Ranked Girl Never Watches Where She’s Going 全民求生，榜一她总是不看路 Sigh of Fufeng扶风叹Sports701k WordsOngoing Humanity on Blue Star was dragged into a survival game, and everyone collectively lost their minds. Who can relate? It’s just some lousy game, but it expects us to figure out skills on our own. It gives us a blueprint and expects us to gather materials and make things ourselves. If I could do that, would I be earning just 3,500 a month?! It was supposed to be a road survival game, but now it’s forcing us to learn stuff! Where’s the one-click learning button? Where’s the one-click crafting button 15.4kReads9.4Score1.6kShelves
38. 638 重 After I Was Reborn, the Movie Emperor's White Moonlight Turned Dark 重生后影帝的白月光黑化了 Baili Cha Cha百里茶茶Two Male Leads1.6M WordsCompleted [Everyone’s Darling + Entertainment Industry] In her previous life, Gu Wangyan was manipulated by a scumbag and lost his life! Before he died, he discovered that he was movie emperor Shen Xiangting’s white moonlight! Reborn in a new life, the white moonlight turned dark! Scumbag ex: “Wangyan, I fell out with my family for you.” Gu Wangyan: “Oh, the weather’s turning cold. The Lu family should go bankrupt.” Possessive older brother: “My little brother wouldn’t hurt a fly. Don’t you bully him.” Th 19.4kReads9.5Score2.7kShelves
39. 639 装 I Kept Up the Act for Two Years, Then They Suddenly Read My Mind 装了两年突然被读心了 Hu Yu蝴俞Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Signed for publication in print] Also known as When My Billionaire Husband Started Coughing [Brooding, secretly snarky CEO X quirky, 'fake' innocent flower] Qi Weiran was a CEO worth billions. Because he carried a rare gene, he had a body that never got sick. But he could only live to the age of fifty. After he died, half his estate would go to his contract wife. One day, Qi Weiran's body, which had never shown a single sign of illness, suddenly began to cough. His adoring young wife, who loved 29.3kReads9.5Score3.7kShelves
40. 640 京 Spring Tide over Beijing and Macau 京澳春潮 Midsummer Rain仲夏雨Modern Romance400k WordsCompleted [Print edition preorders open August 7, 2026, at 7 p.m.] [Heiress vs. Men from All Walks of Life] Also known as Spring Tide in Jing'ao The first time Wen Ning saw Xie Zhiyu on Aodao, she knew he was a dangerous man. Even though he was merely sitting quietly in a dessert shop, eating a bowl of mung bean soup. The little shop was packed and noisy, yet no one dared share a table with him. A few meters around him, an island of solitude had been deliberately carved out. “Who is he?” “Xie Zhiyu. No on 182.5kReads9.6Score28.3kShelves

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    "Fine Rice Cake," 🌟1⃣️ Hilarious, incredibly good, the more you read, the more addictive it becomes! High-energy laughs non-stop, I laughed until my stomach hurt and I was pounding the bed! This is truly a hilarious novel whose title doesn't do it justice.

41. 641 不 No Eavesdropping on the Emperor 不许偷听朕说话 Yin Zaishui尹在水Ancient Romance925k WordsCompleted An Jiu transmigrated into the body of a young palace maid who wanted to climb into the emperor’s bed. The moment she opened her eyes, the tyrant ran his sword straight through the maid who had tried to seduce him. The next day, the tyrant killed a senior maid who served one of the consorts. On the third day, a maid who tasted the emperor’s food died from poison. Being a palace maid was a high-risk job. An Jiu decided to work hard, save up, cherish her life, and stay away from the tyrant. But the 78.7kReads9.4Score13kShelves
42. 642 惊 What?! The Cool, Chaste Beauty Is the Mad Supreme God's Wife 惊！清冷禁欲美人是疯批主神老婆 Light Boat Above the Clouds云上轻舟Two Male Leads644k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration | Two male leads | Yandere and unhinged | Two powerful, devoted leads, 1v1 | Transmigrating in person | A thrilling mix of sweetness and angst] The System matched with a beauty whose soul was damaged and memories were missing. They seemed to have a remarkable background. System: “You need to win over the target and collect character cards~” Shi Qing: “Okay.” - The yandere youth knelt on a washboard, his attitude arrogant. “So what if you’re a general? You’re nothing but a*t 4.6kReads9.4Score543Shelves
43. 643 港 A Timely Rain in Hong Kong 港遇及时雨 Glutinous Rice Cake糯米白年糕Modern Romance313k WordsCompleted Age gap + married-life slice of life + the hero falls first Liang Yuyin and Zhao Shunian’s marriage is purely a business arrangement, as everyone in Hong Kong’s wealthy circles knows. The illegitimate daughter of the Liang family, Yuyin is brought back by her biological father one day and made to take her half-sister’s place in an arranged marriage. She becomes the wife of Zhao Shunian, heir to the Zhao family. Everyone says she’s a sparrow that’s flown up a branch and become a phoenix. Yuyin t 21.6kReads9.3Score2kShelves

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    The female lead, who doesn't engage in internal conflicts, immediately goes to the hospital for a checkup when the male lead has a scandal, which infuriates him.

44. 644 烛 The Candlelight Pavilion 烛幽台 At Ease with the Universe随宇而安Ancient Romance366k WordsCompleted [Historical fantasy + parallel worlds + soul swapping + endless loops + Mobius strip. After "A Thousand Peach Blossoms Bloom in One Lifetime", acclaimed author Sui Yu Er An returns with another fantasy hit! Jiang Hui × Qi Huan: three lifetimes of entanglement across parallel worlds, as they seek the essence of love in intersecting timelines.] At nineteen, Jiang Hui set out to avenge her father’s murder. On her wedding night, she and Qi Huan died together. But though she was gravely wounded, she 4.7kReads9.5Score716Shelves

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    I just finished reading four ancient romance novels that I personally like; *Zhu You Tai* is absolutely amazing.

45. 645 快 Quick Transmigration: The Ordinary Passerby in a World of Mary Sues' Guide to Slacking Off 快穿之万人迷路人甲摆烂攻略指南 Ze Le则乐Ancient Romance2.8M WordsOngoing [Everyone's Favorite + A Useless College Student's Slacker-Style Conquest + Wild Imagination + No Fixed Male Lead + Love at First Sight] The hopeless Yu Qiao gets bound to a brand-new conquest System. Watching the System confidently tell her to conquer high-quality men in different worlds, Yu Qiao smiles. She thinks it's time to show the System what college students are really capable of. World One: She becomes a doomed palace consort who is bestowed upon a cuckolded man in a story about a ruler 95.1kReads9.0Score7.1kShelves

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    This book avoids the common tropes of quick transmigration novels, crafting a vivid and multifaceted character, Yu Qiao, through each word and sentence. The book's tone isn't primarily about romance, but rather about a person's worldview, personality, and way of handling things. You can't predict what she'll do or say next, as she's a very contradictory person. She's truly very clear-headed and acts on her own whims.

46. 646 带 I Married the Sickly Chief Minister with a Farming System, and He Flirts with Me Every Day 带种田系统嫁病娇首辅，日日被撩 Jiang Qiuqiu姜秋秋Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Farming + putting scumbags in their place + strong heroine + sweet romance + devoted couple] Lu Zhaozhao, head of a family of merchants, accidentally gets bound to a farming System that brings her into a lucky-charm farming novel called The Imperial Consort of the Peasant Household. There, she becomes a cannon-fodder supporting female character who dies as soon as she appears. When she opens her eyes, she has to choose between two newlywed husbands. She faces a greedy, vicious mother-in-law, th 39.2kReads9.3Score3.7kShelves

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    Haha! This book is seriously underrated! The system setting inside is very interesting!

47. 647 屈 Surrendering to Tenderness 屈于温柔 Ying Xi赢兮Modern Romance426k WordsCompleted [Cool and radiant genius violinist girl x gentle, distinguished rising star in the business world] [Devoted romance with no past relationships + long-planned courtship + doting boyfriend + two wealthy families + age gap] Everyone knew that the eldest young master of the Shen family was handsome and distinguished, and had become a rising star in the business world at a young age. Who could have imagined that someone so utterly level-headed would one day be troubled by love? Shen Minghuai had nev 15.6kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves

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    This is so sweet! It's a story of marriage of convenience that blossoms into love, with an age gap and a gentle, fatherly male lead. There are no melodramatic plot twists; it's all about the sweet, gentle flow of love. The writing is delicate and heartwarming, and you can't help but smile like a doting aunt while reading. It's a treasure of a sweet story that will make you feel completely at ease!

48. 648 折 Folded Girl 折囡 Hot-Tempered Persimmon暴躁柿子Modern Romance309k WordsCompleted The boldest thing Wen Shiqing ever did was secretly love Xie Yucheng. That rebellious, unruly boy was the storm that swept through her youth. He made her cry, and once, on a rainy night, he held her tight against his chest and kissed her, choking out, “Nannan, stop torturing me.” When passion took hold, she softly begged him to let her go, but the man bit her earlobe and chuckled, “Give me a kiss of your own accord, and I'll let you go.” She believed him. Only when she heard the faint sound of a 27.9kReads9.2Score2.9kShelves
49. 649 残 My Disabled Childhood Friend: The Pathetic Puppy Begs the Young Lady for Affection 残疾竹马：卑微小狗求大小姐怜爱 Hot-Tempered Persimmon暴躁柿子Modern Romance365k WordsCompleted [Childhood sweethearts + Bittersweet romance + Flirtatious tension + Reunion after years apart + Happy ending] A self-conscious, scheming, jealous male lead VS a spirited, radiant, resilient female lead When Zhou Jingchen became disabled in one leg after an accident as a child, Wen Xi, who lived in the same residential compound, took on the responsibility of accompanying him to and from school and looking after him. She was bright and bossy, often stealing his snacks and threatening him not to t 40.1kReads9.2Score8.3kShelves
50. 650 小 The Sweet Little Princess Has the Crazed Power Minister Wrapped Around Her Finger 小公主甜撩！疯批权臣为她折腰 The Radiance of the New and Full Moon朔望之辉Ancient Romance353k WordsCompleted Both leads are reborn, both were virgins in both lifetimes, and they pursue and cherish each other. A light, sweet romance with no strong female lead. [Sunshine, straightforward princess x obsessive, loyal, self-effacing powerful minister; the princess's devoted admirer] Ling Yuanxin, a princess of a fallen kingdom, is reborn on the eve of her wedding. Her first thought is to flee the wedding and elope with her bodyguard? In her previous life, she never managed to confess her love, and it remain 5.5kReads9.4Score756Shelves

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