Political Intrigue, at the Pinnacle of Power, Rated 9.5+, One Female Lead, Top Quality 官场，权势巅峰，9.5分以上，单女主，精品

1. 251 高 High Martial Arts: Know Yourself and Your Enemy 高武之知己知彼 Ant in the Shadow影子里的蚂蚁Sports1.0M WordsCompleted A new book is here! I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well. Please leave a review, give it five stars, and send a gift. Ant thanks you in advance. —Reads—Score—14d adds
2. 252 暗 Dark Zone: Survival 暗区突围之生 Ant in the Shadow影子里的蚂蚁Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsCompleted I’ve just started a new story, and I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me, and I’ll do my best to write every story well. Please follow for updates, leave a good review, and send gifts (free ones are great too). 7Reads—Score—14d adds
3. 253 成 Growing Strong with the Help of Beautiful Women 成长之红颜助我 Ant in the Shadow影子里的蚂蚁Historical2.9M WordsOngoing Beauty helped me succeed, and I repaid her with ten thousand taels of gold… 1kReads—Score—14d adds
4. 254 国 The Great Ming in the War of Nations 国战之大明 Ant in the Shadow影子里的蚂蚁Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted I hope you enjoy the stories in this book. May each of you be the protagonist of your own life! Your support keeps me going. Please leave a review, give it a good rating, and send a gift. Thank you in advance. —Reads—Score—14d adds
5. 255 重 Reborn in 1991: A Top Student’s Comeback in a New Era 重生1991：学霸的时代逆袭 Golden Mountains and Rivers金色山河Urban343k WordsOngoing At the start of his senior year of high school in 1991, Lin Chen jolted awake beneath a kerosene lamp, carrying fifty years’ worth of memories from a life yet to come. His father’s factory was about to lay off workers, and his family was in dire straits. Regret over his previous life, when he had achieved nothing and watched his loved ones suffer, became his resolve to change his fate this time around. Armed with knowledge of the future, he had the college entrance exam questions and the era’s o 10Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Reborn into a political career, rising to become a powerful figure.

6. 256 重 Reborn as a Simpleton, I Became a Billionaire by Collecting Scrap 重生二傻子，靠收破烂成亿万富豪 Wandering Immortal of the Northern Mountain北山浪荡仙Urban444k WordsCompleted A ninety-three-year-old man from another timeline transmigrates to 1982. His soul takes up residence in the body of a high school student nicknamed Ersha, or “Second Fool.” The student is known as the king of repeaters. At twenty-three, he is still in high school. The original owner of the body, Wu Dazhi, was nicknamed Gouzi as a child. Despite his towering build and weight of over two hundred pounds, he was timid by nature and afraid of trouble. People bullied him constantly, but he never dared 11.3kReads6.3Score91614d adds
7. 257 重 Reborn in the World of In the Name of the People 重生人民的名义世界 Author Chen Ran作者陈然Male-Channel Fanfiction406k WordsCompleted Chen Ran is reborn into the world of In the Name of the People. The story begins with him as Secretary Dakang's secretary. The pacing is slow and understated, and Chen Ran is somewhat ahead of his time in his thinking. He stays out of political struggles and focuses on developing the economy. 15Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Novels full of plot twists and face-slapping moments

8. 258 退 After Breaking Off the Engagement, the Foolish Princess Marries the Ninth Lord with Her Four Maids 退婚后，傻妃携四大丫鬟嫁九千岁 Clingy Little Tomato粘人小番茄Ancient Romance1.8M WordsOngoing [Palace Intrigue + Household Intrigue + Historical Romance + Princess Consort + Legitimate Daughter + Medical Skills + Two Powerful Leads + Cunning + Playing the Fool + Reborn + Fiercely Protective + Political Scheming] 99% of the comments are positive! Read with confidence! Su Qian, once the leader of a special forces unit in the apocalypse, died unexpectedly while carrying out a mission. With her portable medical space, she transmigrated to ancient times and into the residence of a great gener 23.3kReads8.1Score3.8k14d adds

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   The female protagonist possesses a rare "naturally Yin constitution," granting her the ability to leave her body and enter the underworld (making faces), as well as capture evil spirits and interrogate the dead. She cultivates using the Yin energy of heaven and earth, and can bring down villains beyond the reach of mortal laws with the laws of the underworld. The male protagonist is a mad, unruly imperial uncle with a unique destiny and a murderous aura capable of suppressing hundreds of ghosts. The two, one Yin and one Yang, are bound together by destiny.

9. 259 嫡 The Legitimate Daughter Walks the Yin Path, and the Tyrant Begs for Her Affection in His Dreams Every Night 嫡女走阴，暴君每晚入梦求宠 Ke Xin柯新Ancient Romance152k WordsCompleted [Historical romance + household and palace intrigue + legitimate daughter + spirit walker + political schemes + punishing scoundrels + powerful leads + satisfying read + metaphysics + reborn + face-slapping + fiercely protective + feng shui + supernatural] 99% of the comments are positive! Read with confidence! The entire household of the loyal and valiant General of the Nation is framed for treason by her fiancé, Prince Qi, and her wicked stepsister, then executed. Chu Luoyuan, the general's le —Reads—Score—14d adds
10. 260 救 Help! The Horror NPCs Are Lining Up for Me to Do Their Makeup 救命！惊悚NPC都排队找我化妆 Wild Donkey Tribe野驴部落Mystery519k WordsCompleted [Horror game + NPCs + horror survival + no System] Su Qing, a workaholic makeup artist, was just working overtime. When she opened her eyes again, she had been sucked into a horror game with a 99% death rate! As she watched her teammates panic and wet themselves, the bottom-performing Slit-Mouthed Woman approached her with a pair of scissors. Su Qing despaired. But wait... This woman’s makeup is way too crude! Her professional instincts kicked in, and she blurted out, “Your makeup isn’t working. 880Reads—Score17714d adds
11. 261 荒 Wilderness Survival: The Old Hunter Slaughters His Way Through the Wild from the Start 荒野求生：老猎人开局杀穿荒野 Ke Xin柯新Urban225k WordsOngoing [Everyone's survival + mist + wilderness survival + System rewards + overwhelming intelligence + livestream face-slapping + wilderness druid + live comments + ten-thousandfold rewards + battle of wits + satisfying read] The national survival challenge begins, and wilderness fog blankets the land. Other countries choose special forces soldiers and boxing champions, while Longguo gets Chu Feng, a quiet forest ranger carrying an old hunting knife. The world erupts in ridicule, declaring that Longgu —Reads—Score—14d adds
12. 262 致 Deadly Game: Everyone Is Evil 致命游戏：全员恶人 Wild Donkey Tribe野驴部落Mystery212k WordsOngoing [Infinite trials + mysterious twists + extreme survival + battle of wits + no romance + emotions + psychological profiling + last-second reversal + everyone is evil + overwhelming intelligence + escape rooms] When that bloody endless game arrives, the entire world is plunged into panic! Brutal rules, bizarre locked rooms, and monsters lurking in the shadows claim the lives of countless strong, seasoned special forces soldiers. Then Qin Ze, an unassuming criminal psychology profiler, unexpectedly —Reads—Score—14d adds
13. 263 审 No Authority to Audit? One Official Letter and I Make the Whole Province Weep! 审计没权？我一纸公函查哭全省！ Xiao Gangzi小冈子Urban662k WordsCompleted Zhou Tiejun pushed himself up from the sofa, his right hand instinctively reaching for his chest. There was no wound, no pain. His palm touched a dark blue jacket, its fabric coarse and its zipper cold. He lowered his head and looked at his hand. It wasn't his. His hands should have been young, with prominent knuckles and carbon-ink stains perpetually caught under the fingernails. But the hands before him had loose, slightly swollen skin, age spots creeping across the backs, and a faint pale gro 125Reads7.0Score14914d adds

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    A novel I fell in love with at first sight

14. 264 名 In the Name of the People: I, Qi Tongwei, Refuse to Be a Doormat! 名义：我，祁同伟，不做舔狗！ Wild Donkey Tribe野驴部落Male-Channel Fanfiction259k WordsOngoing [Making up for Qi Tongwei's regrets]+ [System face-slapping power fantasy]+ [ruthless Officialdom progression]+ [decisive, never held back]+ [soul transmigration]+ [System]+ [Officialdom]+ [fan fiction]+ [In the Name of the People] I wake up as Qi Tongwei, the man who can almost beat fate, kneeling on the sports field and proposing marriage! The good news: I've awakened the [Strongest Department Chief System]. As long as I refuse to be a lovesick lapdog, I can earn rewards! [Ding! Refuse to knee —Reads—Score—14d adds
15. 265 山 Chronicles of the Realm: From the Grassroots to the Central Government 山河志：从基层到中枢 Lone Boat with Four Leaves四叶孤舟Male-Channel Fanfiction396k WordsOngoing A sweeping narrative spanning forty years, from a county archive room to the heart of government. Through the prism of individual lives, it reflects the profound changes in society since the launch of reform and opening up. This is not only “one person’s record of growth,” but also “a close-up study of grassroots governance in contemporary China and an idealist’s journey of struggle.” If you want to read an epic that maps a whole life’s journey from county town to the center of power, measured s 6Reads—Score—14d adds

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    From an "idealistic academic youth" to a "sober observer of the system" and then to a "practitioner preparing to enter the game." Upon first joining the county party committee office, his "too meticulous" approach led to a harsh lesson: his speeches were marked with red pen, teaching him to weigh "safety" against "truth." He followed Wang Tao in handling a poverty alleviation fraud case, experiencing firsthand the art of "balancing" and the importance of a "big picture perspective." He created the "Qingjiang Observation" notebook and an encrypted USB drive, secretly recording the truth…

16. 266 到 In Another World, I Use Taoist Arts to Empty My Enemy's Warehouse 到了异世，我用道术搬空仇人仓库 Ling Ling Qi Xuan泠泠七炫Modern Romance913k WordsCompleted An alternate history setting. Please do not compare this story with real history! Gou Yunshu, a modern Daoist exorcist, was betrayed by her best friend during an exorcism. She was struck down by heavenly retribution, killed by a bolt of lightning. She transmigrated into the body of a young girl in the Great Xia Kingdom of the Republican era and discovered that her grandfather had been captured by the Japanese army. To rescue him, she took her younger siblings, bought a house, and left Laolongtan 1.3kReads—Score10714d adds

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    The Ghost-Catching Little Celestial Master Uses Taoist Magic to Empty His Enemy's Warehouse

17. 267 平 Rising Through the Ranks, Starting as a Secretary 平步青云从秘书开始 Sea Salt海盐Urban1.7M WordsCompleted Xu Qingyun is a low-ranking official who has suffered setbacks but never lost his resolve. In harsh, difficult circumstances, he refuses to sink into despair at the bottom of society, struggling and striving to improve. For those who persevere, Heaven does not fail them. By chance, he lands a new job, and from then on his career takes off... 36Reads6.2Score1314d adds

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    This is a very good book.

18. 268 史 The Poorest County Magistrate's Wife in History Leads the Whole County to Prosperity 史上最穷县令夫人带全县百姓赚钱 Ling Ling Qi Xuan泠泠七炫Ancient Romance993k WordsCompleted Hang Ying, head of a reclusive modern-day clan, dies during an expedition and transmigrates into Yingzi, the wife of Xu Mengran, a penniless county magistrate in the Great Chu Empire. Who ever heard of a county magistrate being poor? Well, this one wears a patched robe, and his wife earns money washing and mending clothes to help him pursue a career in the imperial examinations. They have no maids or guards, the yamen runners look down on them, and a rich young lady even comes to their door to b 706Reads7.0Score—14d adds
19. 269 京 The Tide Between Beijing and Hong Kong 京港澜渡 A Book Worth a Fortune一本千万利Modern Romance631k WordsOngoing [The rating just opened, slowly climbing] [Hong Kong old-money style vs. Beijing political circles] [Intrigue and covert battles among the wealthy] [High-IQ business and romance] [Slow burn, not a fast-paced power fantasy; feel free to skip chapters] Four pairs of hunters, four hunts. The rain pours over Hong Kong. Come enjoy a TVB-style romance, business-war, and suspense drama! Sweet nothings go beyond “Stay a little longer” and “I adore you” to include “I’m crazy about you.” Duplicity is the 8.5kReads8.9Score77514d adds

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    In the political arena, the business world, and the power struggles within wealthy families...

20. 270 被 After Getting Canceled Online, I Became a Sensation by Farming 被全网黑后，我靠种地爆红全网 Dragon's Toothwort龙芽草Modern Romance1.8M WordsOngoing Original title: After Being Hated by the Entire Internet, I Became Famous by Farming! [Farming] [Not focused on the entertainment industry] [Selling produce] [Livestream] [Raising children] [Cozy] [Everyday life] [Healing] [Romance] Jiang Wanning, a spirit-plant cultivator, transmigrated into the body of a female celebrity hated by the entire internet. Everyone was calling for her to get out of showbiz. Jiang Wanning was happy to take their advice. She packed up and headed back to her hometown i 37.3kReads9.1Score2.4k14d adds
21. 271 权 The Women in the Shadow of Power 权力阴影下的她们 Mist at the Heart's Tip迷雾心尖Urban441k WordsCompleted Ten years in discipline inspection, and enough corruption case files to fill half a lifetime. Among the countless cases I've handled, I've found one hidden rule: behind every fallen corrupt official stands at least one woman, often a whole group of them. To thoroughly investigate a corrupt official, you first have to understand the women behind him. They are mistresses, money mules, and bait used to ensnare officials. They are also where power, money, and sex intersect, living keys to the code o 586Reads6.3Score10014d adds

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22. 272 我 I Navigate Officialdom with Geology 我靠地质学纵横官场 Mist at the Heart's Tip迷雾心尖Urban254k WordsCompleted The top student Fang Jue had studied such an obscure field that, when he first entered government service, people dismissed him as a bookworm who knew all about mountains and rock formations but nothing about the real world. Then, on the eve of a once-in-a-century torrential downpour, he used his formidable expertise to issue a precise landslide warning despite withering skepticism. Overnight, the once-underestimated tech geek became the hero who saved 78 lives in the town. But behind the honors 28Reads—Score—14d adds
23. 273 别 Don’t Mess with Me, I’ve Got Connections in the Capital 别惹我，哥朝中有人 Mist at the Heart's Tip迷雾心尖Urban142k WordsCompleted I’m Lin Ce, a rookie at work. My boss publicly dumped the blame on me, pinning a three-million-yuan disaster on me so neatly there wasn’t a crack in it. Just as I was about to pack up and leave, my ancestral jade pendant suddenly grew hot: “Tsk, even those censors in the Wanli era cited chapter and verse when they framed someone. Your boss is way too crude.” Zhang Juzheng, Grand Secretary of the Ming dynasty, is living inside my jade pendant! From then on, being made a scapegoat? Not happening. 36Reads—Score—14d adds
24. 274 重 Back on the Political Career Path 重走政途 The Cat Who Meows Too Much乱喵的猫Urban2.3M WordsCompleted A new work is out! You can read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy them. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 342Reads6.8Score18914d adds

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    The historical scope is incredibly rich! The protagonist, with the memories of a prophet, returns to the 1990s, precisely timing each historical moment to plan for local development, deeply intertwining his personal career with the region's progress. More than just political intrigue, it's a microcosm of the era's development, offering profound insights into societal evolution.

25. 275 官 Officialdom: Starting at the Grassroots 官场：从基层开始 Light Beneath the Sea海底的光芒Urban323k WordsCompleted Starting from the grassroots and moving up one step at a time, he rises through his ability to solve problems and seize opportunities. People come first, with a realistic feel and the satisfying rise-from-the-bottom appeal of a comeback story. —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I hope everyone will like this.

26. 276 清 Tales of the Qingshui River 清水河往事 Bright Sunny Day灿烂晴天Modern Romance133k WordsCompleted Zhao Xinran was once a young high school teacher. He left the classroom to take the civil service exam and became the mayor of a town. Thanks to his dedication and strong results, he was promoted to director of a county bureau, and eventually became the director of a municipal department. Two female students worked under him, one specializing in the humanities and the other in the sciences. Both made significant contributions to their hometowns, earning Zhao Xinran political achievements while d 676Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The first book features a young male protagonist who leaves the classroom and rises through the ranks to become town mayor, county bureau chief, county magistrate, and city bureau chief. Two female students, one a humanities student and the other a science student, each bring him political achievements but also entangle him in romantic relationships.

27. 277 开 Demoted from the Start, I Rise Through the Ranks with an Intelligence System 开局被贬，我靠情报系统平步青云 Ge Ou Bai Ke格欧白克Urban394k WordsOngoing Demoted from the Start, I Rise to Power with a Top-Tier Intelligence System In a nutshell: A former special forces king retires and becomes a low-level civil servant, awakening an intelligence-control System. Armed with top-secret information, he cuts a path through the political world while helping his beautiful CEO wife root out the parasites in her wealthy family, rising to the pinnacle where power and fortune are his for the taking. —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Witness how the male protagonist climbs step by step to the pinnacle of power.

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