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1. 351 悍 The Tough Widow Takes Charge: Her Stepdaughter Has a Golden Finger 悍寡妇当家：继女她有金手指 Have a Big Tangerine吃个大桔子Ancient Romance959k WordsOngoing [The score is low because ratings just opened, and it’ll gradually rise~] [Farming] [Lighthearted] [Cozy] [Everyday family life] The third son of the Wei family in the neighboring village had died. His employer paid compensation, and now they needed a new mother to care for the children. Their intended target was the sister-in-law of Jiang Muye, a widow. Jiang Muye dreamed that the Wei family had so much meat, and she wanted it so badly that she insisted on marrying into the family. Only after s 32.4kReads8.8Score2.9kShelves
2. 352 在 Becoming the Greatest Genius in the Card World 在卡牌世界做第一天才 Devoted to You Alone一心遗君Modern Romance535k WordsOngoing [Gender Equality, Not a Matriarchy (This is not a matriarchal world, so please note that!!) + Strong Female Lead + Genius Protagonist + Original Worldbuilding + Tentatively No Romance] After graduating from college, Feng Yi was happily living at home as a full-time daughter. One night, after eating two extra slices of watermelon before bed, she got up to use the bathroom and unexpectedly found herself in a strange world, where she became the only daughter of a B-rank card maker. She thought she 2.6kReads6.6Score299Shelves

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3. 353 追 Chasing Summer 追夏 Aspirin阿司匹林Modern Romance202k WordsCompleted [A youthful, healing story by popular author Aspirin, featuring two gentle, top-performing students in a school romance.] [Serene beauty x cool, handsome boy. Dust and mountains, sunset and sunrise: together, they become winners in life in a future that goes on without end.] Two people who barely know each other and feel a little awkward about it become roommates. As long as they respect each other’s boundaries, they should be able to get along just fine. But whenever they’re together, unexpecte 13kReads9.4Score1.9kShelves
4. 354 十 The Final Hunt in Ten Days 十日终猎 Da Ming Fu大茗辅Urban245k WordsCompleted A new work is here! Welcome to read my story on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   "Ten Days of the Hunt": Coward? Prey? White Rat?

5. 355 我 All My Talent Comes from Trouble 我这一身才华，全是劫 Spring Tribute春贡Eastern Fantasy117k WordsOngoing [One heroine + wuxia + court politics + subversion of transmigration tropes + no characters acting stupid] He brings civilization to the world and uses learning and martial skill to help the people. Cheng Hai sweeps away cults, destroys ritual altars, and rescues people from peril. Everything he does seems like the work of a true hero. He believes that if he rises high enough, he can surely bring new life to the common people. But as he fights to purge foreign forces, he pushes the martial world 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This is my first time writing, please feel free to offer your criticism and guidance.

6. 356 烬 Lord Jin Is a Masochist 烬爷他是受虐狂 Nan Tingxue南听雪Modern Romance165k WordsCompleted [Gentle and ethereal Miss Shen vs. Wild, obsessive-in-love Young Master Qin] The Qin family's heir was born at the very top of the social pyramid. Life had always gone his way, and he was arrogant and untamed. Raised amid power and wealth from childhood, he was the envy of everyone. Heaven didn't just open one door for him, it opened several windows too. But no one expected the haughty, distinguished Young Master Qin to fall for a girl from a fishing village. When Shen Jinning first arrived in t 26Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I'm not a shill; this is something I've been following recently. I added it to my bookshelf before, and then the author went on hiatus for a long time before recently starting up again, so I started reading it from the beginning. It's really good!!! Especially the contrast between the gentle female lead and the scoundrel male lead!!!

7. 357 反 The Path of a Rebel 反贼之路 The Obsessive Middle-Aged Man偏执的中年Eastern Fantasy452k WordsOngoing A thousand years later, the gods feed on the human race’s devotion, devouring the world. But human lives are finite, while desire is endless. As rival powers struggle for dominance, the world falls into ruin. At last, some begin to awaken and set foot once more on the path to heaven. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The author directly suggests this, but my approach requires some thought; most people wouldn't notice. [Makes a face]

8. 358 穿 I Transmigrated to Langya as Prince Yu 穿越琅琊之我是誉王 Clouds Are Blue, Rain Is Near云青青青兮欲雨Male-Channel Fanfiction466k WordsCompleted On the very first day after transmigrating into the body of Prince Yu, he knew he was the most miserable pawn in the entire drama. The Qingguo Duke case, the bodies hidden in Lanyuan, the explosion at the private gunpowder workshop: every one of Mei Changsu's pieces would eventually crush him. But he had something the original Prince Yu never did: the complete script for all thirty-six episodes. The Crown Prince sets a trap? He fills it in first. Mei Changsu makes a move? He gets ahead of him. E 1.3kReads—Score101Shelves

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   Transmigrating into the world of Prince Yu from the novel *Nirvana in Fire*, this modern-day person is familiar with the plot, remains intelligent without any system, closely follows the story, protects Prince Jing and Mei Changsu, and strives to seize the throne.

9. 359 哨 Sentinel and Guide: The Goofy Guide Is Everyone's Favorite 哨向：沙雕向导是个万人迷 Dolphins Can't Swim海豚不会水Sci-Fi & Apocalypse296k WordsOngoing [My take on Sentinel and Guide] [Female lead's growth] [One female lead, multiple male leads] [No System] [A touch of reverse-harem appeal] Lin Yan transmigrated. Though it was a post-apocalyptic interstellar wasteland, at least she had become the eldest daughter of a Grand Duke and awakened a mythical spiritual entity: the Black Tortoise. From then on, Lin Yan developed The Black Tortoise's Hundred Uses: its shell could serve not only as an invincible shield, but also as a frying pan, bathtub, 19.8kReads8.1Score3.3kShelves
10. 360 异EN Another World: My Life Has Cheat Codes! 异世界：我的人生开了挂！ A Salty Fish c一条咸鱼cEastern Fantasy5.9M WordsCompleted [Vampires, werewolves, technology, potions, ghosts, biohumans, divination, puppets, and every terrifying element you can imagine: this world has them all.] Lin En transmigrated into such a bizarre otherworld and became an apprentice at a potion shop. "Something is wrong with that man! He never uses anesthetic when performing surgery!" "That shop is a scam! The moment you go in, they find a pile of illnesses even if you are perfectly healthy!" "But wait, isn't that shop supposed to be the bes 138.4kReads9.6Score16.9kShelves

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    Have you read these older articles? If not, take a look. If you have, you can always reread them.

11. 361 醉 Drunk on a Golden Age 醉于盛世 Mint-Infused Wine薄荷泡酒Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsOngoing [No Romance] [No Stupid Decisions] [No System] [True-to-Life Characters] [A Touch of Angst] [Slow-Paced] [Ensemble Cast] ⚠️Please note: (1) This book supports freedom of romance. Don't read if that bothers you. (2) The protagonist likes nothing except alcohol. Avoid if that's a dealbreaker. (3) This is not a traditional Foundation Establishment cultivation system. If you mind, move along and don't start a fight. Li Heng was an overworked young man in the twenty-first century. His parents died w 20.9kReads9.3Score2kShelves
12. 362 司 Commander Si, Why Are You Standing with the Monsters? 司统大人，您怎么站怪物那边了？ Little Black the Firebreather喷火小黑Urban3.7M WordsOngoing [No female lead + no romantic tension + no romance + ruthless and decisive] Amid the crowds beneath the neon-lit cityscape, there are monsters wearing human skin, walking among them just like ordinary people. The news says these people are called the Awakened. They feed on human flesh and are savage monsters. One quiet afternoon, an ordinary high school sophomore undergoes a transformation and becomes one of the Awakened, standing against all of humanity! To survive, he makes a pact with a god a 103.8kReads8.7Score10.6kShelves

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    I haven't seen many books with similar themes for the first three, but they're both quite good. I'm too lazy to type them all out, but if you're interested, you can click to see the summaries.

13. 363 团 The Five-Year-Old Darling Princess 团宠萌妃五岁半 Jiangli将离Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted When Xiao Jie first met Bai Sansan, she was, well, short-armed and short-legged, so unsteady on her feet she could topple over, and she tugged at his sleeve, asking to be picked up. So the usually unapproachable Prince of War actually took the Bai family's foolish young lady into his arms of his own accord. Later, an imperial decree declared that the Bai family's fair-skinned, soft, adorable Third Miss would marry the Prince of War, who was said to be both ugly and ferocious. Everyone was so ups 1.5kReads9.2Score399Shelves

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    I read it many years ago, when I had only recently started reading novels, and this one is absolutely my absolute favorite! [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration]

14. 364 综EN Wuxia World: My Blade-for-Hire, Pay-to-Win Power-Up 综武：我捉刀人，氪金变强 King of Slacking Off While Writing码字摸鱼王Male-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsCompleted [Swordsman] [Lone Wolf] [No Female Lead] Su Chen transmigrates into a world of martial arts and awakens the [Pay-to-Grow Stronger] System. As long as he spends money, he can get stronger. No cultivation technique? Spend money! A talent for cultivation that's too poor? Spend money! Progress too slow? Spend money! From then on, making money to spend on getting stronger becomes Su Chen's only goal. And, naturally, he becomes a bounty hunter who gets things done for cash. As long as the price is rig 15.9kReads7.3Score923Shelves
15. 365 你 Hello, Is This a Letter for the Demon God's Fortress? 你好，是寄往魔神堡垒的信吗？ Protagonist, Put on a Dress主角你女装吧Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsOngoing Fantasy apocalypse, walled city-states, road trip, ensemble cast Nineteen years after transmigrating to another world, Lin Gui struggles to survive in an apocalyptic city-state. After a good deed, he unexpectedly becomes bound to the "Messenger System." In this fantasy apocalypse of collapsed order, severed communications, and billions of demons roaming the wilderness... Delivering mail makes you stronger! To grow stronger, he carries with him long-isolated yearnings and travels across the 99.4kReads8.1Score11.5kShelves
16. 366 我 I've Become a Zhulong, So Why Have Humans Only Just Appeared? 我都成烛龙了，人类怎么才诞生？ Fire and Black火与黑Eastern Fantasy297k WordsOngoing When Hao Yuan awoke, he found that he had been reborn as an ancient serpent, struggling to survive in the age of the dinosaurs, 66 million years ago, with a meteorite about to strike Earth. By chance, he discovered his gift: the power to shape reality with his thoughts, manifesting anything he desired. From then on, he rose at breakneck speed, transforming into a dragon, soaring through the sky, commanding fire and controlling lightning… His legendary journey of evolution had begun. Millions of 3.8kReads8.1Score180Shelves
17. 367 缺 A Shameless Human's Journey Through the Demon Realm: Stealing Money, Bodies, and Hearts 缺德人族魔界行，骗财骗色骗真心 The Motherland's Rare Flora祖国的奇花异草Two Male Leads330k WordsOngoing Seven Deadly Sins + wickedly humorous and morally chaotic + a clever, irresistible charmer + brothers, old friends, and political-marriage husbands turned rivals in love + a battlefield of tangled relationships + secret identity + Western fantasy cultivation Plot A shameless human is trapped in the demon realm, carrying a spring curse that flares up every month. He takes in a succubus, raises him, and plans to sell him for a profit, then seamlessly moves on to another powerful patron. The liar 38.7kReads9.4Score6.2kShelves
18. 368 完 Oh No, Sun Wukong Has Fallen in Love with the Bone Demon 完蛋了，孙悟空爱上了白骨精 The World's Mightiest Little Fox宇宙无敌小狐狸Eastern Fantasy356k WordsCompleted Zhu Bajie: “Tell me, what is love? It makes this old pig pledge himself to another.” Sun Wukong: “The monsters are here. Bajie, you go first. I’ll cover the rear. Don’t worry: if you die, you’ll get a hundred million in underworld currency for compensation, deposited straight into your secret account at the Bank of the Underworld.” Tang Sanzang: “Bajie, your master is hungry. Hurry up and stew a pot of monk meat. Do you even want to keep your job? You’re so slow at everything, as dumb as a pig.” 230Reads—Score—Shelves

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    You'll definitely like this.

19. 369 士 Soldiers Sortie: I Earned a First-Class Merit Soon After Joining My Company 士兵突击，我下连不久立了一等功 Dumpling Master Who Loves Red-Braised Pork爱吃红烧肉的水饺达人Male-Channel Fanfiction1.6M WordsCompleted One day, retired big-tech programmer Zhang Anbang wakes up as a soon-to-graduate national defense student at Shuimu University in Huaxia, Blue Star. After graduation, he is assigned to the 702nd Regiment of the T Division, an elite field division in the C Group Army of the garrison district. Here, he finds a band of passionate, true-blooded men, a fighting spirit that will shed skin and blood but never leave a comrade behind, and a promise to never abandon anyone or give up. Looking at his somew 14.7kReads7.4Score780Shelves
20. 370 穿 Transmigrated as the Snake Tribe’s Sacred Female: Seven Husbands and Adorable Cubs 穿成蛇族圣雌，坐拥七夫养萌崽 Qian Manman Qian Manman钱满满钱满满Ancient Romance937k WordsOngoing [Nothing but sweetness] + [Reborn in the womb] + [Coming-of-age story, not a strong female lead] She was an utterly ordinary young woman in the modern world, and her life had been plain and uneventful. After an unexpected death, she was reborn in the womb in the Beast World, a place countless women dreamed of. A Beast World with one female to many males, exemplary male virtue, and handsome men everywhere. The living conditions were harsh, but there were so many handsome men. It was full of blood 22.4kReads8.5Score2.5kShelves
21. 371 黑 The Allure of Darkness 黑色之诱惑 Qiu Zimo秋子末Urban442k WordsCompleted By chance, Xia Xue’er steps into a casino and catches a fleeting glimpse of Chen Feng, the underworld boss. It proves to be a trap laid by fate. From then on, she is seized by the demon of gambling and takes one step after another toward the abyss of crime. The curtain rises on her tragic life… 12.6kReads9.4Score1.1kShelves

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    In the 1990s, Xia Xueer accidentally stumbled into a casino and had a fleeting encounter with a triad boss, which led her down a path of no return.

22. 372 王 The Prince’s Abandoned Consort: The Useless Brats’ Mother Teaches Military Strategy 王府弃妃：废崽他娘教兵法 Qiong Zhiyu琼之语Ancient Romance647k WordsOngoing Female-oriented: discarded consort / cast-off kids / System / a thousand-year-old destiny Su Wanqing, a company’s finance director, transmigrates into a discarded princess consort and binds herself to a past-and-present System. From the start, she has four hopeless children to raise. Her eldest son is an idiot, her youngest son is a good-for-nothing, and her two daughters are the laughingstock of the capital. Instead of teaching them poetry, she teaches them military strategy, political schem 47.5kReads8.4Score4.6kShelves

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    This is a real gem! It's filled with the atmosphere of that era, depicting the everyday life of families during those tough times. I've watched it several times, and there are so many hilarious scenes!

23. 373 嫡 The Firstborn Daughter: Bringing My Boss Back to Ancient Times 嫡女风华：带着老板回古代 Mu Xi Fanyin沐溪梵音Ancient Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [Legitimate Daughter] [Transmigration] [Career] [Power Couple] [Smart Leads] [Sharp-Tongued Leads] [Sweet Romance] [Ensemble Cast] Cui Siyu, the Marquis's legitimate daughter, is pushed into the water by her vicious stepsister right from the start. When she wakes again, her soul has been replaced: Si Yu, a modern wage worker, has transmigrated to another world and will live out Cui Siyu's brilliance as a noble daughter. The Crown Prince of the Great Yan Dynasty, Lan Jingxiao, is cruelly poisone 145Reads8.6Score101Shelves

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    It's a pure ancient Chinese romance novel, without a system or cheat codes, with positive values ​​and no melodramatic plot twists.

24. 374 斩 Slay Demons and Exorcise Evil, Trading Merit for Divine Powers 斩妖除魔，我以功德换神通 Yan Gui Chi砚规池Eastern Fantasy84k WordsOngoing The Tianyuan Continent shines like the midday sun, illuminating the nine provinces, the four seas, and the realms in every direction. True immortals sit together and discuss the Dao, opening altars to spread their teachings. Meanwhile, earthly hells abound, where demons and monsters gather in the mountains and forests, bringing endless slaughter. The mortal world rolls on, and countless beings sink into a sea of suffering. The ways of the world surge like tides; though tens of thousands seek the 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Genuine book recommendation, based on my own writing. Sincerely! [Kiss emoji]

25. 375 系 System: The Comatose Host Wakes Up and Slaughters Everyone 系统：植物人宿主睁眼后嘎嘎乱杀 Jiang Zhu江竹Modern Romance155k WordsOngoing A female-oriented System story with a lighthearted, humorous style and a romantic pairing Qin Fanghao spent twenty-two years as an orphan, then three years in a vegetative state, before suddenly binding herself to a cashback System. She can earn multiplied returns just by tipping people? At death’s door, Qin Fanghao suddenly sat bolt upright. If she wanted a glorious life, she’d have to make it happen herself! “Ding! Congratulations, Host! Your tip of three million has triggered a hundredfol 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I only recommend things myself, so it's authentic enough, right?

26. 376 游 After the Game Launches, Everyone Has to Call Me Your Majesty 游戏开服后，全都得叫我一声陛下 Old City Shiyan旧都十堰117k WordsOngoing [Japanese-Style Western Fantasy + Green Onions and Fish Chunks + Multiple Heroines + Comedy + Joyful Otherworld + Love Rivalry + Power Fantasy] Lin Luobei was a game power-leveling service provider who took a job and ended up inside the game. When he woke up, he had become Lance, the Third Prince of the Aldia Empire in "Austra: Crown of Dawn". He was a useless prince, drugged and thrown into a labyrinth, and universally recognized as a failure throughout the empire. Worse still, the empire was d 88Reads—Score126Shelves

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    I just kept pushing and pushing and pushing.

27. 377 邻 The Cool, Aloof Girl Next Door Would Never Be Interested in You 邻座的清冷少女才不会对你感兴趣 Wu Xinzi雾信子Urban79k WordsOngoing [Slice of Life] + [Comedy] + [Light Novel] [Perfect for readers who enjoy a lighthearted, feel-good story] As senior year begins, Bai Wu has just one wish: a desk all to himself, peace and quiet to slack off, and a place at a second-tier university. Then his homeroom teacher says, “Feng Ling, take that seat,” and his plans are completely wrecked. His new deskmate, Xu Fengling, is a cool, brilliant student who transferred from another school. She’s so beautiful she hardly seems real, and so qui 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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    If you're asking me to eat this [love/admiration]

28. 378 月 After I Danced with a Sword Under the Moon, the Prince Mistook Me for His White Moonlight 月下舞剑后，王爷认错白月光 Lan Zhijin澜知锦Ancient Romance196k WordsOngoing In the Great Yan Dynasty, Wang Wanru, the principal wife of Grand Secretary Gu Chongwen, and Liu Yunniang, his concubine, give birth on the same day. The legitimate daughter, Gu Qingyi, and the illegitimate daughter, Liu Weiyue, are born one after the other. A fortune-teller declares that the girls look alike, but one has been born to pave the way for the other, and one is fated to grow up amid hardship... 787Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 379 时EN Time Stop from the Start, Even Evil Gods Have to Kneel Before Me! 时停起手，邪神也得给我跪下！ Six Gourds六个葫芦Urban2.7M WordsOngoing [Time Stop + Apocalypse + Superpowers + Arrogance + Forgetting Your Roots + Rejecting Inner Turmoil] Bai Ye transmigrated to the age of the Great Cataclysm, two hundred years in the future. This world was full of danger, its people were honest and simple, and mutated beasts ran rampant. But he wasn't worried. Because he could stop time for one minute every day. If he didn't use it today, he could save it up for tomorrow. When time across the world hit zero, he would be the only one who could mov 707kReads9.4Score51.8kShelves

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    Gold. It was painstakingly dug out of the tomato.

30. 380 乱 Chaos and Famine: My Daily Divinations Fill My Storehouse with Food and Meat! 乱世荒年：我每日一卦粮肉满仓！ Rising From the Abyss风起于渊Historical2.0M WordsOngoing Hunter + farming + stockpiling grain before making a move + rebellion and conquest + ten kingdoms, countless beauties [Current fate star: Mountain dweller] [Today's fortune: Blessings and misfortune intertwined] [Great fortune: At the northern foothills of Second Black Mountain, a deer has died of old age in the mountains. Go there to claim its entire hide and carcass.] [Fair: At the foot of Little Black Mountain, a pheasant is caught in the brambles. Hurry over and you might find something extr 291.4kReads8.3Score23.8kShelves
31. 381 摩 The Travels of Mo En 摩恩历行 Mei Lin, Oh Mei Lin梅林啊梅林Eastern Fantasy3.6M WordsOngoing [Japanese-Style Fantasy] [Adventure Ensemble] [Demon King and Hero] On his very first day posing as a hero, Siegfried broke the sacred sword. Luckily, he still had a traveler's handbook that could reveal people's secrets. The greed of nobles, the honor of knights, the ambition of the Demon King... As long as he figured out what people wanted, he could trick them into following his plans. He intended to use his talents to help a princess in exile reclaim her kingdom, then return in style to his o 40.4kReads9.2Score3.7kShelves
32. 382 怪 You're Too Dazzling! 怪你太耀眼！ Sweet Melon甜甜的瓜Modern Romance375k WordsCompleted The print edition is now available. [Happy ending, both leads devoted to each other + healing + secret love becomes mutual] [Sunny girl X hearing-impaired boy] Jiang Er was killed by a tractor. Jiang Er was reborn. The bad news: she's now a high school sophomore with more resentment than a ghost. The worse news: Fu Tinghan, the not-so-familiar husband she'll have in the future, is in her class. In their previous life, they were married for two years, yet remained strangers. An arranged mar 37.3kReads9.4Score6.5kShelves
33. 383 前 Past and Present Lives, All to Meet My Soulmate 前世今生，只为遇见有缘人 Qiong Zhiyu琼之语Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Women's Fiction: The Son-in-Law Is Actually the Crown Prince. A spiritual spring space that heals illnesses, a widow's son-in-law who is the Crown Prince, immortal cultivation and farming to wealth, and a princess with two souls who shakes the world. A top police doctor from the 21st century ➜ a country widow raising three children. Her mother-in-law calls her a jinx and wants her dead. She saves a man, battered and covered in blood. He begs her to take him in. Taking pity on him, she has him s 4.8kReads9.5Score868Shelves
34. 384 穿 After I Transmigrate into a Book, I Surrender to the System's Yandere Villain 穿书后，带着系统向病娇反派投降 A Few Dreams Become a Boat几梦成舟Ancient Romance329k WordsCompleted A fragile, volatile hostage prince vs. a sunny, outspoken princess Redemption, opposites attract, fate, happy ending Before falling in love: I'm sick? I should save her? After falling in love: I'm sick, and I love her. 1. Zhou Buli transmigrated into a book and landed in a deadly predicament: she was already pinning the villain to the bed and having her way with him. System: Go on, Host. Kill the villain, that unhinged, lovesick lunatic. Zhou Buli: But I'm useless! System: Either you kill him, o 23.3kReads9.3Score2.3kShelves
35. 385 胖 The 250-Pound Girl Kicks Her Way Out of the Love Triangle! 胖妞250斤，一脚踹翻修罗场！ Flowers Bloom in the Wutong Tree梧生花Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted 1vN | Male rivalry | Shura field | Everyone is pure | Lighthearted comedy | Play the pig to eat the tiger An Yan transmigrates into the body of a 250-jin chubby girl, then enters the Spring Pavilion’s beauty pageant, outweighing every other contestant. The whole capital laughs at her as a useless glutton, unaware that thanks to her outrageous schemes, she has already become the darling of the city’s powerful elite. The young general she once swindled angrily blocks her door every day, yet blushe 7.9kReads8.7Score1.2kShelves

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    I initially picked this book because I was looking for something to read, and then I just randomly picked one. Turns out, this one is really good! The premise is fresh, and the female lead is amazing!

36. 386 洪 The Descendants of the Hongwu Emperor 洪武朝的子孙们 Bald Li San光头李三Historical1.6M WordsOngoing After an accident, his soul travels a century into the past. On an ordinary day in the seventh year of Hongwu, he is born in the imperial palace of Yingtian Prefecture. He is the most honored child in all of the Ming dynasty. Zhu Yuanzhang’s beloved grandson. Zhu Biao’s eldest legitimate son. And yet, in the history books, he is merely a passing mention: Prince Yu Huai. Looking at the still-healthy Crown Prince Zhu Biao, at Hu Weiyong and the Blue Jade case, which have yet to unleash their blood 106.6kReads8.3Score7.7kShelves
37. 387 英 The Age of Heroic Spirits: I Can Simulate Infinite Possibilities 英灵时代，我能模拟无限可能 A Thought of Emptiness一念之空Urban2.7M WordsCompleted Simulator + Invincible Protagonist + the Myriad Worlds [No choosing between options: all simulation rewards are inherited] Earth has entered an age where everyone can summon Heroic Spirits. Once they reach adulthood, people can summon spirits renowned in history from the infinite worlds, using either their innate affinity or a holy relic. Mundane, Noteworthy, Curious, Legendary, Epic, Undying. The powerful can effortlessly destroy cities, shake the earth, or even alter ecosystems, while the full 51.1kReads8.5Score5.1kShelves
38. 388 盗 The Tomb-Raiding Nine Clans' Ancestral White Moonlight 盗墓九门祖传白月光 Sui Sui Is a Bad Cat岁岁是只坏猫Mystery479k WordsCompleted Everyone’s favorite + no romance + beautiful, tragic, and powerful + multiple secret identities + healing regrets that are hard to let go There are plenty of things that can be passed down through generations. Gold, silver, and houses are nothing special. Have you ever heard of a legendary beauty passed down through generations? The Nine Gates have one: a man as ethereal as an immortal, who has captivated three generations. Before Ye Lige transmigrated into the Old Nine Gates with the face of a 3.6kReads8.0Score501Shelves
39. 389 厌 My World-Weary Wife Is So Well-Fed and Soft!! 厌世老婆养得白白嫩嫩！！ Xiao Sui小绥Two Male Leads111k WordsCompleted [Two male leads / Marriage Before Love / both pure / guiding partner / healing / mutual devotion] (Complete) Mu Xu (top) x Lin Jin (bottom) [Marriage Before Love] [Gentle, insecure top VS world-weary, long-haired beauty bottom] Lin Jin couldn’t find interest in anything. On the night he decided to end his life, he ran into Mu Xu, a classmate from high school. They entered a fake marriage. The timid Mu Xu had been in love with someone for years. When they met again, that person was about to jump 24.1kReads9.4Score4.5kShelves

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    These books are absolutely amazing!!!

40. 390 沧 Tales of the Vast Sea 沧海演义 Liangshan Book Page梁山书童Martial Arts359k WordsOngoing [Wuxia] [Xianxia] [Historical] [Adventure] [Military] A narrative epic of the jianghu and the imperial court, seen through the growth of an ordinary person, where individual heroism and romanticism intertwine with realism! 32Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 391 踏 Walking Beneath the Moon: The Age of Machines 踏月而行：机械纪元 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我8k WordsCompleted Walking Beneath the Moon: The Mechanical Era 103Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "It's a mechanical race from the flat moon, sent to deliver a message to us," Zhao Tian'er told me.

42. 392 这 This Is Your Most Important Possession, and You Still Pawn It? 这是你最重要的东西，你也当？ Yi Mian Qi Xing衣绵奇星Modern Romance228k WordsOngoing Strong female lead + no male lead + imaginative fantasy + episodic stories + redemption through cause and effect + a pawnshop spanning all realms + fantasy romance Wuyou, the owner of the Formless Pawnshop, possesses extraordinary power that comes from a mysterious place. This power is not limited by the flesh and blood body: it can alter the soul, life and death, and the threads of cause and effect... As long as you are willing to give up what matters most to your heart, you can trade it for 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's an episodic story series where someone makes a deal with the pawnshop in each episode. The pawnshop owner is very powerful, and he'll agree to even unequal pawnings if he gives his approval. However, the episodes seem to be interconnected. The Youwang of Youdu said that the world before was complete, but the present world is a parallel one with many mysterious places... The owner is more powerful than I thought. I originally thought the owner would be bound by the shop's rules, but later I realized that the owner is the shop's rules.

43. 393 星 Interstellar Beast World: The Socially Anxious Female Who Shed Her Disguise Becomes a Top-Tier Star 星际兽世：社恐废雌掉马后成顶流 Little Mushroom Meow小蘑菇喵Modern Romance362k WordsOngoing [The Center of Everyone's Attention + Male Rivals Competing + Secret Identity Revealed + Campus + Entertainment Industry + All Male Characters Are Pure] New story, and the numbers will go up! Fang Tangtang transmigrated into a novel as the male lead Song Hao's lovesick ex-girlfriend. She gave him everything, and in the end, even her life. Newly transmigrated Fang Tangtang: Thanks for the offer. Maybe next time. She decided to stay away from Song Hao to keep herself safe. She had barely arrived w 52.1kReads8.4Score8.2kShelves
44. 394 穿 Transmigrate Into a Book: The Wicked Beastwoman Finally Gets to Eat Well 穿书兽世：恶雌她终于吃上好的了 Scallion-Fried Tofu小香葱煎豆腐Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing [Beast World]+ [rival males, chaotic love triangle]+ [world-building] Shen Mei transmigrates into a story about a female lead in an interstellar Beast World, as the cannon-fodder villainess who serves as a foil to the heroine, Ning Xue. In the book, she comes from a prestigious family, is adored by her father and brothers, and has astonishing talent. Her only flaw is her ordinary looks; otherwise, she's excellent in every way. The Central Brain has just matched her with a beast husband, and her 305kReads9.0Score41.9kShelves
45. 395 高 Terrible News from the High Martial World 高武圈传来噩耗 Muscular Seagull肌肉海鸥Urban2.6M WordsOngoing [Utterly unhinged, utterly unhinged, utterly unhinged, utterly unhinged, utterly unhinged, utterly unhinged, utterly unhinged, utterly unhinged, utterly unhinged, utterly unhinged, utterly unhinged, utterly unhinged! + broke protagonist] “I cultivate naturally.” “Is there any medicine with fewer side effects?” “Can’t be helped. Just take two shots! If you get side effects, we’ll stop after that!” “I’ll take two more shots today. They’re for different areas, so the side effects probably won’t sta 339.3kReads9.4Score32.8kShelves

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    Four books tested for reading slump, rejecting mass-produced, low-quality reads ✨ 1. Capitalist high-fashion dark humor, getting stronger through injections, uniquely imaginative plot 2. Beast evolution, evolving from a trilobite to a god 3. Completed, no-CP female lead, ensemble cast of gods, suitable for both male and female readers 4. Funny and quirky skills, lighthearted and stress-relieving read

46. 396 小 The Little Highness Has a Screw Loose 小殿下他脑子有坑 I Eat Pomelos Without Spitting Out the Pith吃柚子不吐皮吖Ancient Romance295k WordsCompleted [Sweet, bold, and outspoken young princess X gentle, seemingly innocent but secretly calculating young prince] Shi Sui transmigrated into the heroine of a classic tragic romance. In the original, the male and female leads' melodramatic love story tortured them from the first chapter to the penultimate one, and still ended in a tragic finale. Shi Sui: Bye-bye, then. I'll pick the devoted second male lead. Basically, it's a story about a laid-back girl using her wonderfully quirky imagination to s 12.2kReads9.5Score1.6kShelves
47. 397 高EN High Martial: After Turning Into a Soft Girl, I Became a Calamity? 高武：变身软妹后，我成了灾厄？ Li A Bao QAQ李阿宝QAQUrban1.0M WordsCompleted [High Martial + transformation (gender swap) + numbered sequences] After transmigrating to a parallel High Martial world, Jiang Ming became Jiang Mian. She awakened one of the pinnacle abilities in the Calamity Sequence: [Doomsday]. She thought she’d landed in the best possible situation, but... She was neither an Awakened nor a Calamity, but a Mutant caught between the two. Not only was her mental state unstable, she also had to spend a fortune on prohibitively expensive medicine to suppress he 43.4kReads9.2Score5.5kShelves
48. 398 全 Cards for Everyone: I'm a Red Card Player from the Closed Beta 全民卡牌：我是内测红卡玩家 Vow to the Light誓约光明Urban2.6M WordsOngoing [Everyone Thinks Strategically] + [Cards] + [Heroes Vie for Supremacy] + [Yu-Gi-Oh!-Inspired] + [Twelve Talismans] + [Game Invasion] + [Fishing] + [One Heroine] A rain of cards ushered humanity into the Age of Cards. On top of a building, a young man fiddling with a red card spreads his arms to welcome it. Welcome to the age of Card Masters! The next moment, countless white cards and a handful of green ones rain from the sky. A voice rings out above them. “[Card Domain] has officially logged in 117.1kReads8.6Score7kShelves
49. 399 诡EN The House of Dread 诡舍 The Sound of Wind and Rain at Night,夜来风雨声丶Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted [Infinite-flow + Mild Horror + Survival + One Female Lead] A driverless bus carried a group of cursed people to a strange black lodge… Inside the lodge stood a door stained red with blood. At regular intervals, the cursed were forcibly dragged through the blood-red door and into terrifying worlds, where they had to complete horrifying events… After Ning Qiushui survived one bizarre and terrifying story after another inside the lodge, narrowly escaping death each time, he discovered that none of 711.1kReads9.6Score100.9kShelves

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    Judging from my reading time, I don't seem like a paid promoter.

50. 400 灾 A Calamity Chat Group? I’ll Just Start a Life Simulator 灾厄聊天群？我直接开启模拟人生 Ink-Scented Brush笔染墨香Urban700k WordsOngoing Elements: [myriad-world simulations], [vast worldbuilding], [cheat powers clashing]. By chance, Chen Xuan joined a chat group. Not only did it give him a one-way ticket to another world for free, it also let him draw a golden finger. “Are transmigrators' benefits this good now?” Chen Xuan was overjoyed. He thought he was about to reach the pinnacle of life, but the moment he joined the group, reality gave him a hard slap. “What do you mean, a ninety percent chance of dying as soon as I arrive?!” 101.5kReads8.1Score13.9kShelves

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