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1. 1 午 The Midnight Pawnshop: The Living Must Keep Away 午夜当铺，活人回避 Chong Xiayueban虫下月半Mystery4.0M WordsOngoing [Traditional Supernatural Horror] [Chinese Folk Customs] [Unorthodox Trade] [Tales of Evil Objects] [No Romance] This is a strange pawnshop that deals exclusively in sinister objects with special value! When something goes against the natural order, evil must be at work! Some things simply should not exist in this world! Coins stuffed into the mouths of the dead, an executioner's blade, grave mushrooms, flesh lingzhi, Kunlun fetuses... Evil objects can harm people, but they can also help them! T 278.4kReads9.4Score23.6k14d adds

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   A pawnshop that only accepts murder objects, doing business with both the living and the dead, brings Lu Fei closer and closer to the outrageous truth about his grandfather as he adds one murder object after another to the shop.

2. 2 诡EN Anomaly Containment Facility, You're Containing Me, a Human? 诡异收容所，你收容我一个人类？ Yi Chen逸臣Urban3.2M WordsCompleted [No System]+ [No Heroine]+ [Cthulhu]+ [No Tired Tropes] (Also known as: Sequence: Ascension to Godhood) The Dark Prison has merged with reality, and bizarre creatures are invading the world through the “Gates.” An organization has quietly emerged, calling themselves the Wardens. They keep the bizarre creatures behind the “Gates,” and capture and contain any that make it into the world. Lu Xiao accidentally fell into the Dark Prison and lived there alone for three years. After the Wardens discove 51.7kReads9.2Score5k14d adds

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   Look!! No romance is the best!

3. 3 我EN Learning to Slay Gods in the Psychiatric Hospital 我在精神病院学斩神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.3M WordsCompleted A must-read hit on Tomato Novel | Original novel of the hit anime Slay the Gods | IP influence on the China Online Literature Influence List | 2023 China Good Novel Have you ever wondered whether monsters from ancient myths lurk beneath the neon-lit city? Have you ever wondered whether gods stand watch over humanity atop the moon hanging high above us? Have you ever wondered whether extraordinary people walk among us in our bustling modern cities, acting in the gods’ stead? In the society ruled 992.2kReads9.9Score158.5k14d adds
4. 4 技 With My Skills Maxed Out, I Became a Top-Tier Star 技能点满后，我成了全能顶流 He Qianyu鹤钤羽Modern Romance2.8M WordsOngoing [System + showbiz + no romance + parallel-world content recreation + ensemble cast] For female readers. The talent show arc is complete, so feel free to dive in. Volume Two, Asian Boy Band, is complete. Volume Three is underway! Content warnings are in the author’s note of Chapter One. There are countless great books on Tomato. If this one isn’t for you, just pick another. Reading is for fun, so if you don’t enjoy this book, I hope you find one you love. In the twentieth year 51.3kReads9.3Score7.1k14d adds

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   Look, babies! ⌇●●⌇

5. 5 我 I Was Just Putting on an Act, So How Did I Become Everyone's Crush? 我就随便装一下，怎么成万人迷了 Then I'll Write a Little那就写写Two Male Leads1.0M WordsOngoing [Fast/Slow Transmigration + Everyone’s Favorite Bottom + Everyone Has One-Sided Feelings for Him + An Unconventional Straight Guy] All the minor worlds have no CP. Synopsis: World One: The Apocalypse Arc (Complete) [This time, you not only have to play a supporting character, but also change the character’s fate of dying immediately.] About to be sent to a punishment world, 137 is in a panic, afraid that Cheng Wangyan will get himself killed if he lets his guard down for even a moment. But the m 19.1kReads9.5Score1.8k14d adds
6. 6 开 From the Start, I Lost My Job: Selling Lunchboxes on the Way Home 开局就失业：返乡途中卖盒饭 Wind Quenches Flowers风熄花Urban3.6M WordsCompleted [A System golden finger, food, fast meals and lunch boxes, a leisurely slice-of-life pace, no romance in the main story. At readers’ request, the bonus chapters have a male lead. Male-oriented, male-oriented, male-oriented, said three times.] After working hard for three years, he’d just been made a full-time employee when the restaurant he worked at shut down. Bai Ye drove home in the secondhand car his boss had given him in lieu of pay, a heap of junk piled in the back. He never expected a S 33.2kReads9.1Score2.7k14d adds

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   There's no romantic pairing. The protagonist rises from a nobody to a renowned chef, making many good friends along the way, learning about his past, opening a restaurant with like-minded friends, building his own business, and continuing to learn—a very hardworking person. He also encounters many helpful people along the way.

7. 7 快 The Everyman’s Rise to Greatness Through Quick Transmigration 快穿之路人甲奋斗成大佬 Young Hero Yun's Sword云少侠的剑Modern Romance3.1M WordsCompleted [No Romance + Quick Transmigration + Gender-Flexible Protagonist + Building a Strong Nation] When Shui Miao (Si Shui) was diagnosed with terminal liver cancer, she encountered Shi Lei (Rock), a hapless passerby A System. They signed a contract and began traveling through myriad worlds. The protagonist has no plot armor or golden finger (probably). Each transmigration is a life of its own. I’ll do my best to avoid simplistic writing, so please go easy on me. Quick Transmigration World One: Money 35.6kReads9.2Score2.8k14d adds

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   [Top post][Top post][Top post] This book, this book, is amazing, super good! It's a female-centric story, and everyone in the comments is saying they never want to struggle, but she still does, hahaha!

8. 8 从 I Met You at Twenty-Three, and Started Over 从二十三岁遇见你，重新开始 March East东征吧Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Easygoing daily life]+ [One heroine]+ [No System]+ [Not reborn]+ [Bittersweet]+ [Entirely fictional, not an autobiography] At twenty-three, Xie Yunyu lost his parents and broke up with his girlfriend. The smooth sailing of his first twenty-odd years felt like one big joke played by fate. In the depths of his loneliness, he encountered someone from his past. Some unseen force had guided him: twenty-three marked both an ending and a new beginning. As soon as he returned to his hometown, he met th 14.3kReads9.0Score1.2k14d adds

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   So pretty! So pretty! So pretty! 🥰👍

9. 9 十EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score206.4k14d adds

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   It's an infinite flow story, with romantic pairings (CPs) that don't actually exist, lots of foreshadowing and plot twists, and it's incredibly exciting.

10. 10 变 After Turning into a Zombie, I Return to My Motherland with Trillions in Supplies 变成丧尸后，我携万亿物资归祖国 Zhui Jin隹晋Sci-Fi & Apocalypse785k WordsCompleted (Female-oriented apocalypse, no romance, family-focused, with a heroine who is powerful from beginning to end; apocalypse in the first half, interstellar adventure in the second.) The main story is complete. Warning: The heroine has an overpowered golden finger and is strong from beginning to end. This story has no scientific basis, so readers who want realism should stay away. Synopsis: The Zombie King is born before the apocalypse even begins. To find a cure for her paralyzed brother, Ji Wanyi 2.2kReads8.9Score32214d adds

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    This is a female-centric story with no romantic pairing. The female protagonist is reborn and uses her abilities to break down Earth's barriers, helping her country connect to interstellar space. However, in the end, because she is too powerful, she can only watch her brother and sister-in-law grow old. Her adoptive father, whom she met in interstellar space, also dies. Finally, she returns to a small world she created and falls into a deep sleep. (My writing isn't great, please forgive me, but it's really good. 👉👈👉👈)

11. 11 让 You Told Me to Loiter in the Streets, So Why Are You Saying There’s a Nuclear Bomb on the Road? 让你当街溜子，你说路上有核弹？ Qing Hong Makes Trouble Again青红又造孽Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted Fast-paced crime-solving + deduction + livestreaming + all kinds of cases + no romance + plot-driven Su Ye awakens the Crime Evidence Livestream System, and everything he sees is evidence! Homemade explosives, dismemberment murders, new drugs, the sex-streaming industry, elaborate pig-butchering scams... Bizarre cases unfold every day. Su Ye: “Miss, let me see your skirt. The victim was wearing it.” Su Ye: “I was just taking a leak, and somehow found a murderer's toilet paper!” Su Ye: “A giveawa 24.9kReads9.3Score3.2k14d adds

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    This is a male-centric story with no romantic pairing. The male protagonist returns to his hometown after graduating from university and unexpectedly acquires a system. Wherever he goes, cases arise, and he spends almost all his free time solving them. There are two timelines, including a parallel world, with a 24-hour time difference between the two. I won't say more; if you like this fast-paced style, you can check it out.

12. 12 异EN The Creatures That We Are 异兽迷城 Peng Pai彭湃Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Gao Yang was an orphan. At the age of six, he transmigrated to a parallel world and began living in a warm family of five. When he turned eighteen, Gao Yang accidentally discovered the truth about the world: this was not a parallel world at all, but a mysterious realm, and all the relatives and friends around him were terrifying Beasts! Gao Yang nearly lost his life 478.1kReads9.7Score66.6k14d adds

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    These three books have high scores and are quite good to read. I'm also reading them and they're ranking high on my reading list.

13. 13 大EN A Freshman Internship, and You Go to Bureau 749 to Contain Monsters 大一实习，你跑去749收容怪物 Gaara's Sand我爱罗的沙Urban4.0M WordsOngoing [Decisive killing] [How could any monster be good?] [All monsters deserve to die] [Ruthless] During his sophomore summer vacation, Lu Ding had planned to use the time to take an internship and earn some living expenses. Who could have expected that the construction site where he interned would excavate a bleeding stone? The workers fled one after another, but Lu Ding charged in with a rotary hammer. After transmigrating to this world nearly twenty years ago, Lu Ding’s golden finger, the Monster 513.4kReads9.5Score39.7k14d adds
14. 14 我 My Fierce Dog, My Horse: I Do Whatever I Want 我的恶犬我的马，我想咋耍就咋耍 Jiu Chuang九创Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Strong female lead, powerful heroine, reborn female general, woman disguised as a man, duty to family and country, serious alternate-history drama, ensemble cast in chaotic times. If you mind a weak romance, don't read.] She died in the very year she was ennobled and made a general, crowned with glory. It turned out that even someone with no lingering resentment could be reborn after reaching the top. In her previous life, because of something her mother said, she took on the burden of her fami 11.6kReads9.5Score1.8k14d adds

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    Opening "Not Offering a Feathered Skirt to the Flames of War," I was immediately drawn into a fictional world of intrigue and war, following in the footsteps of the heroine, Zong Yanli, on a heart-stirring adventure. Zong Yanli, a legendary woman disguised as a man, bears the heavy responsibility of her family and country. In her past life, she endured hardships on the battlefield and in the midst of power struggles; her father died in battle, her sister suffered, and she herself struggled to survive in the vortex of power. Reborn, she carries the memories and lessons of her past life, advancing step by step in the military camp with fearless courage and extraordinary wisdom. Upon entering the army, facing discrimination and doubt, she did not back down but established her authority through wisdom; on the battlefield, she charged into battle, disregarding life and death, displaying a spirit that rivals any man. She shared joys and sorrows with her soldiers, winning their heartfelt support and steadily climbing the path to high office. What moved me most in the book was Zong Yanli's boundless loyalty to her family and country. She disregarded her personal life, honor, and disgrace, dedicating herself solely to protecting her country and its people. In the midst of war, she, with her frail body, shouldered the heavy responsibility of defending her homeland—a commitment worthy of admiration. The author's descriptions of the war scenes are exceptionally vivid, from the tense atmosphere before the battle to the fierce fighting and carnage on the battlefield, and finally to the devastation afterward, all are depicted with meticulous detail. It made me feel as if I were in that chaotic world filled with the smoke of war, deeply experiencing its cruelty and ruthlessness, and gaining a deeper understanding of Zong Yanli's unwavering belief in protecting her country.

15. 15 疯 After the Mad Emperor Redeemed Himself, All Under Heaven Became His Devoted Subjects 疯批帝尊洗白后，天下皆为裙下臣 Chuchu Ziyu初初子语Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Original title: After Constantly Trying to Get Myself Killed, I Became the Emperor Venerated by All Di Yange transmigrates into a wish-fulfillment novel aimed at male readers, where she can only return home by getting herself killed. To make it back as soon as possible, she disguises herself as a man and does everything she can to oppose the protagonist and befriend the villains. In the end, through one careless mistake, she not only saves all the villains but also follows their path, rising ste 30.9kReads9.4Score5.3k14d adds

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    Seriously, Yan Ge kept courting disaster but grew stronger along the way, never wavering from her original intention: to go home. In the end, she fulfilled her dream.

16. 16 我 Now That My Sister Is Back in the Country, Why Am I Still Her Stand-In? 我姐都回国了，我还当什么替身 Fishing for Goldfish in the Pond池中钓金鱼Modern Romance538k WordsCompleted [Strong heroine + redemption] Complete Xu Siyi, the number-one heiress of the capital's elite circle, has barely returned from overseas when she discovers that her once-proud second sister has become a stand-in for someone else, donating blood every month to her scumbag boyfriend's true love and living in a shabby little room. Her sweet, adorable third sister is about to get a dragon tattoo on her arm. She's a little demon, the leader of the local street gang, smoking, fighting, brawling, talkin 2kReads8.6Score24214d adds

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    It's a female-centric novel, and I'm currently reading it. I think it's quite good.

17. 17 从EN Once Upon a Time, There Was a Demon-Suppressing Pass 从前有座镇妖关 The Cat from the Xu Family徐二家的猫Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Once, there was a pass like this. Once, there was a group of people like this. Every inch of this pass was stained with blood. These people would not return until they were dead. All so that, amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood, in their final moments, they could turn around and see the lights of countless homes shining behind them, with peace and safety year after year. 160.2kReads9.6Score18.1k14d adds

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18. 18 当 When Doctors Get a Simulated Operating Room 当医生有了模拟手术室 Fish Mint and Cilantro折耳根香菜Urban2.4M WordsOngoing Zhang Yi was on the verge of being fired by the hospital when he unexpectedly gained a “super cash-power”! Not only can he accurately pinpoint the source of a patient's illness, he can also perform surgery every day, and he's always the lead surgeon! From appendectomies to organ transplants! From ventriculoperitoneal shunt surgery to pancreaticoduodenectomy; From replanting a severed index finger to embolizing intracranial aneurysms... Before long, Zhang Yi becomes the youngest all-around expert 23kReads9.2Score1.7k14d adds
19. 19 重 Reborn as the Urban Immortal Venerable 重生之都市仙尊 Luo Shu洛书Urban12.8M WordsCompleted Luo Chen, once a supreme immortal, is ambushed and reborn on Earth. Though he holds an ordinary position in society, he faces contempt from his girlfriend, ridicule from his rival in love, his parents' miserable lives, and threats and provocations from the scions of wealthy families. He swears to change his unfair fate, stand at the pinnacle of the world, and show everyone that he, Luo Chen, was once here. 26.5kReads9.0Score1.5k14d adds

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    I've been reading this book for ages, and as someone who never reads novels, I was really impressed by Li Jian's work. The details are spot-on, and you can learn a lot of life advice from it. It's so addictive! The protagonist's journey takes him from ancient mythology in Earth's underworld to several previous eras… every chapter is fantastic!

20. 20 开EN From the Start, Immortal for Eternity, Laying Low Until the End of Time 开局长生万古，苟到天荒地老 Purple Spirit Wind and Snow紫灵风雪Eastern Fantasy6.1M WordsCompleted [Published in print] [Not a wish-fulfillment story + tranquil daily life + lighthearted humor + no female lead + no tragedy + survival expert] Enter with caution. A longevity story told from the perspective of an immortal, spanning several great eras of cultivation. It begins in an ordinary mountain village, moves into a small domain, and then enters the vast world of cultivation, passing through the eras of flourishing development, golden prosperity, the collapse of the rules, the great dark up 515.8kReads9.7Score69.9k14d adds

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    There is no romantic partner for the character; he is the male lead.

21. 21 沦 Falling Hard! A Kiss Out of Control 沦陷！失控诱吻 Branch and Sunflower枝与葵Modern Romance273k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + the second male lead wins her heart + the ex chases her after the breakup, but she never looks back + both leads are inexperienced] Jiang Li found a revealing swimsuit photo on her boyfriend’s phone. A graceful figure, full of allure. It belonged to his female “best bud.” At the campground, Jiang Li watched coldly as they draped their arms around each other, acting like a couple. She gave a faint smile and turned to leave. “Jiang Mochen, you’re not my boyfriend any 26.5kReads9.3Score2.4k14d adds

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    #Chapter 1 Swimsuit Photos The black G-Wagon sped along the winding mountain road, the mountains outside the window rising and falling like endless waves of the sea, lush and verdant. Blue skies and white clouds veiled the layered mountains, like a beautiful landscape painting. But this painting was unappreciated. The atmosphere inside the car was almost stagnant. Yu Su sat in the passenger seat, looking out the window, her face expressionless, calm, only her fingers tightening slightly around her phone. In the driver's seat, Qi Ye gripped the steering wheel with one hand, the other resting on the window sill, his long fingers tapping rhythmically. His sharply defined profile looked meticulously sculpted in the sunlight, his deep eyes beneath thick brows staring straight ahead, revealing no emotion. This was their first vacation together in four years of marriage—if it could even be called a vacation. Three days ago, on her 75th birthday, Old Mrs. Qi pointed at the two of them in front of the whole family and said, "Four years of marriage, and not even a honeymoon! What kind of talk is this? You two must go out and relax next week!" Thus, this trip to the Maldives came about. Although it was supposed to be a joint vacation, they were actually busy with their own things. Qi Ye spent his days in his hotel suite holding video conferences and processing documents; Yu Su, on the other hand, enjoyed the sun and beach alone, occasionally taking photos to send to their three children back in China. Until this morning, a trending topic shattered this delicate balance. The hashtag #Qi'sYoungMrs. HasAmazingFigure# featured swimsuit photos of Yu Su taken at the beach yesterday. She wore a white openwork knitted swimsuit, standing between the azure sea and white sand, her black hair cascading down, her skin as white as snow, the sunlight gilding her skin, making her breathtakingly beautiful. The photos were taken secretly by other hotel guests and uploaded, quickly climbing to the top three trending topics within hours. "Mr. Qi, should we handle this?" The assistant cautiously called Qi Ye's phone at six in the morning. Qi Ye stood by the floor-to-ceiling window, watching Yu Su strolling on the beach in the distance, his voice as cold as ice: "I want this trending topic to disappear within three minutes." "Yes, I'll contact the PR and tech departments immediately." "No need." Qi Ye interrupted him, "I'll handle it myself." The assistant on the other end of the line was stunned. Mr. Qi personally handling this kind of gossip? This was even more unbelievable than seeing Mr. Qi in casual clothes. Twenty minutes later, the trending topic miraculously disappeared, and all related photos and topics were completely wiped clean. And the instigator, Qi Ye, was already dressed and knocking on Yu Su's door. "Pack your things, let's go somewhere else." These were the first words he said to Yu Su, who had just returned to her room. Yu Su was holding her phone at the time and had obviously already seen the trending topic. She raised an eyebrow slightly: "Because of those photos?" Qi Ye didn't answer, but turned and walked towards the elevator: "We'll leave in half an hour." Now, they were driving towards another private island. The silence inside the car was suffocating, broken only occasionally by the mechanical female voice of the navigation system. "Actually, it doesn't have to be like this," Yu Su finally spoke, her voice calm, "Those photos aren't a big deal." Qi Ye's fingers tightened on the steering wheel: "The Qi family's image cannot be damaged." Yu Su chuckled and turned to look at him: "You mean, my swimsuit photos damage the Qi family's image?" Qi Ye's profile tightened: "You know that's not what I meant." "Then what did you mean?" Yu Su asked, unusually, "We've been married for four years, and you've never commented on my schedule or clothing. Why do a few photos make you so upset?" The car suddenly braked sharply and stopped at the side of the road. Qi Ye turned to her, a hint of emotion Yu Su had never seen before appearing in his usually calm and composed eyes. "Because you are my wife," he said, enunciating each word clearly. Yu Su was stunned. This was the first time Qi Ye had so clearly asserted his ownership. For four years, they had treated each other with respect, each going their own way, living under the same roof almost like strangers except for necessary public occasions. "I thought..." Yu Su's voice was so soft it was almost inaudible, "that our marriage was just a contract." Qi Ye's eyes darkened, and he restarted the car: "It still is." But something was different. Yu Su could feel it. She looked down at the deleted trending topic screenshot on her phone, and for some reason, her heart was beating faster than usual. "What are your plans for tomorrow?" Qi Ye suddenly asked after driving for a while. Yu Su looked up in surprise. This was the first time Qi Ye had asked about her plans. "I... I plan to go snorkeling," she answered truthfully, "I heard the coral reefs here are beautiful." Qi Ye nodded and didn't say anything more. But that night, Yu Su received a brand new set of snorkeling gear from the hotel, along with a card with Qi Ye's flamboyant handwriting: "Be careful." Those three simple words made Yu Su stare at them for a long time. She recalled the cold wedding four years ago, their negotiations about married life that felt like a bargaining session, and the countless days they lived under the same roof yet remained strangers. Perhaps, just perhaps, something was quietly changing. The next morning, when Yu Su arrived at the pier, she saw an unexpected figure. Qi Ye, dressed casually in a T-shirt and shorts, was checking his snorkeling gear. Sunlight bathed him, softening the features of the man who was usually as cold and hard as iron. "You... Are you going too?" Yu Su asked uncertainly, standing behind him. Qi Ye turned around, and in the sunlight, his eyes took on a light brown hue that Yu Su had never noticed before: "I told you, be careful." He paused, then added, "It's more reassuring to have someone oversee things." Yu Su felt a strange warmth rise from the bottom of her heart. She suddenly realized that this might be their first real date since their marriage. "Then... Together?" She tentatively reached out her hand. Qi Ye looked at her hand, hesitated for a moment, then took it: "Together." In the azure sea, as Qi Ye's hand remained protectively beside her, Yu Su felt for the first time that this marriage, which began with mutual benefit, might hold other possibilities. --- **The following plot may unfold around the following developments:** - **Undercurrents of Possessiveness:** The drawer in Qi Ye's study wasn't locked with business documents, but rather a stack of photos and clippings of Yu Su from over the years. When did this aloof man begin recording his wife's every move? - **The Shattered Pretense:** When Yu Su received a call late at night about her child's fever, was the fleeting tenderness in Qi Ye's eyes just an illusion? Why did the man who never showed emotion suddenly cancel all meetings and drive home himself? - **A Dangerous Approach:** Yu Su accidentally discovered research materials about her university days on Qi Ye's computer. What unknown secrets was this husband, whom she thought was devoid of emotion, hiding?

22. 22 全 Everyone in the Sect Is Love-Brained, Except Me, a True Lunatic 全宗门都是恋爱脑，唯我是真疯批 Paper Tiger纸老虎Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The complete print edition of A Double Crossing is now available on all platforms. Relationship blogger Lin Du died of a broken heart after being driven crazy by hopeless romantics. After death, she transmigrated into a tragic romance cultivation novel, becoming the beautiful, powerful, yet doomed junior uncle who paved the way for the protagonists' great love with her own ashes. After reading the script, she slowly typed a question mark. “Have they dug up every wild vegetable on this sect's mou 234.9kReads9.7Score27.6k14d adds

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    The female lead has very little romantic subplot.

23. 23 说 You Said It Was a Battle for All, So What Do You Mean by Setting Up a Monopoly? 说好全民争霸，你搞垄断什么意思 World-Destroying Emperor灭世大帝Urban1.9M WordsCompleted (The print edition has been published under the title The Final Ownership Era) [The Ultimate Owner] [Synopsis: The stars are my candlelight, the orbits my sash, and civilization my game board. It is my mercy that lets all life flourish in my garden, where no one has to measure each breath in money.] Like millions of others, Ling He was unexpectedly pulled into a war game. Outside, countless races watched hungrily. Within, humanity schemed against itself. Some wanted to become emperors, standing 55kReads8.8Score6.4k14d adds
24. 24 超 The God-Tier Gacha Master: Everyone Works for Me 超神抽奖师，全民都是我的打工仔 Flying Burning Glazed Clouds飞焚琉云Urban1.7M WordsCompleted [The first three seasons of the animated series Super God Lottery Master are now available] Games have descended into reality, and Blue Star has entered an era where everyone can change classes. At eighteen, anyone can awaken and become a class-changer! Jiang Yubai unexpectedly changes into a super-god-tier class: Lottery Master. He can set up lottery wheels and grow stronger whenever anyone takes a spin. [House Always Wins (Lv. 1): When other players spin the lottery wheel you set up, you recei 13.3kReads7.9Score3k14d adds
25. 25 我EN I'm Just Playing a Pervert; I'm Actually a Good Prisoner 我只是扮演变态，其实我是好囚犯 Walking the Dangerous Path危行Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [Male lead is a trouble-loving thrill-seeker + livestreaming + role-playing + no romance, pure wish fulfillment + AI game infinite-flow] Xie Qi transmigrates to a parallel world. When he opens his eyes, he finds himself a prisoner, being taken to an island that houses the world's most vicious criminals. This world is controlled by major corporations, with the government nothing more than their puppet. The Prisoner Island is a massive livestreaming game made for the rich. All the prisoners are an 13.8kReads9.3Score1.9k14d adds

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    All of these are novels without a romantic pairing, and they cover a variety of genres.

26. 26 极 The Extreme Path to Immortality 极道仙路 Vast Qin 1泱泱大秦1Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted [No Goody-Two-Shoes Heroine, No Female Lead, No System, No Transmigration.] Follow your heart and pursue what you desire: that is the path to the ultimate immortal way. The Heavenly Dao? It is dead. The Demonic Heaven shall rise. This is an utterly brutal cultivation world where the strong rule and the weak are ants. My name is Zhao Wuji. In pursuit of the immortal path, I have no taboos. 11.4kReads8.9Score85114d adds
27. 27 邪 Evil to the Core: Refining People, Ghosts, and the Heart 邪门邪到底，炼人炼鬼又炼心 A Wisp of Smoke on Paper一纸轻烟Urban111k WordsOngoing [Evil Cultivator] + [So Satisfying It’ll Make You Soar] + [Supernatural Power Fantasy] + [No Saintly Do-Gooder] + [Characters With Their Wits About Them] + [No Bait-and-Switch] + [The Content May Be Disturbing, Read With Caution!] In this world, there is no absolute good or evil, only the prejudices in people’s hearts. For evil cultivators, affection is a luxury. Self-interest is the best bargaining chip for securing a stable relationship between two parties. Most self-proclaimed champions of 1Reads—Score—14d adds
28. 28 自 Ever Since I Got a Mental Illness, I’ve Been Feeling Much Better 自从得了精神病，整个人都精神了 Barbecue Salted Fish Knight碳烤咸鱼骑士Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [No female lead + eerie happenings + multiple personalities + comedy + slow burn + everyday life] A red moon appears, and contamination descends. Most people in the world become mentally ill, carrying mental contamination. Xiao Liang is a mentally ill man who has been contaminated but hasn't gone mad. He uses his dissociative identities to beat eerie creatures, and moonlights as a one-stop murder-and-body-disposal service. Only when a god dies beneath his own iron shovel does he realize that he 16.7kReads9.1Score4k14d adds
29. 29 杀 On the Run for Murder, I Go on a Killing Spree After Reuniting with My Wealthy Family! 杀人逃亡，被豪门认回后杀疯了！ Kiss My Eyes吻我之眸Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [The heroine is a man-eating flower! + Three thousand family rules! + Unhinged! + Strong female lead! + Character growth!] The Jian family has three thousand rules. On the day Jian Jinge was brought home by her biological third brother, she was told to memorize all three thousand rules. At the time, Jian Jinge had just escaped a pirate pursuit and gone hungry for three whole days!!! Jian Jinge: ... The Jian family’s twentieth rule says that when the elders leave the table, the meal is over. 12.3kReads9.0Score1.5k14d adds
30. 30 小 My Junior Sister Says Even a Madman Is a God 小师妹说神经也是神 Lop-Eared Rabbit Who Loves Cilantro爱吃香菜的垂耳兔Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Jiang Zhu transmigrates into a novel about a girl adored by everyone, as a disposable female side character. The junior apprentice sister is gifted and loved by all, while the side character has cultivated for years and is still useless. In the end, she's pushed out to take a blade for the junior sister and dies miserably in the street. She opens her eyes to the sight of a whole sect full of hopeless sycophants, and Jiang Zhu wants to die. The heroine's suitors are everywhere. How about I bec 38.1kReads9.3Score4.6k14d adds
31. 31 被 After Being Forced into the Sect, They Kneel and Call Me Grandmaster 被迫进宗门后，他们跪下叫我师祖 Eternal千古Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted No transmigration, no rebirth, no romance. A feel-good power fantasy with a strong female lead who stands alone, isn’t saintly, and is a little cold-blooded and bloodthirsty. She grows stronger over time, but she’s always been strong. The day Lu Chao was brought to Qinglian Mountain, she awakened. The man before her, as beautiful as an immortal and godlike as a heavenly deity, was Mo Lichen, hailed as the greatest master in the Nine Provinces. He reached out to her as if making a promise and sai 1.8kReads8.6Score17514d adds
32. 32 天 Heaven's Chosen Villain: From the Start, I Cracked the Male Lead's Skull 天命反派：开局掀翻男主天灵盖 The Romantic Green Mountain青山风流Urban681k WordsCompleted He transmigrates into a high-martial-arts world. On the surface, he’s the noble heir of one of the great families of the Xuan Kingdom. In reality, he’s the female lead’s devoted simp. As the saying goes, a simp ends up with nothing, no matter how much he simps. The male and female leads use the original host as a stepping stone, then rise straight to the top. Oh, so that’s how you want to play. In that case, don’t blame him for flipping the table. The Fated Villain System awakens, and he declare 1.4kReads8.3Score11514d adds
33. 33 旁 Heterodox Arts: Beginning My Cultivation by Refining the Entire Village 旁门左道：从炼化全村开始修行 The Yasha Who Loves Meat爱吃肉的夜叉Mystery383k WordsCompleted I'm working on a new novel in the same genre. My grand goal for 2026: finish my first million-word novel. Longtime readers, stay tuned. [Corpse Control, Cursecraft, Raising Little Ghosts]+ [Eight Hundred Schemes Up His Sleeve]+ [Master of Disguise]+ [Sneaky Schemer]+ [Voldemort] My name is Chen Xiu. If you become my enemy, it's to the death. That's why people in the business like to call me “Daoist Wuyou.” I always say: pay me, and I'll solve your problems… A child lights a lamp, a vengefu 3.9kReads7.2Score25014d adds
34. 34 收 The Corpse Collection Files 收尸档案 Zhang Wuren张无忍Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted Since ancient times, the dead have been left with their bodies. But few people know that corpses hold many secrets that remain hidden from the world. Cursed corpses, living corpses, bodies left where they fell, vengeful corpses, bisected corpses... Every corpse has a story of its own! My name is He Yongheng, and I collect bodies for a funeral home. 3.7kReads9.0Score38414d adds
35. 35 作 I Extend My Life by Doing Evil: Immortal in the High Martial World 作恶延寿，我在高武长生不死 Ya Qi鸦栖Urban625k WordsCompleted [Advanced Martial Arts + Fast-Paced Power Fantasy + Rapid Leveling + Crushing All Opposition + No Romance] In a world of advanced martial arts, the martial path flourished. Chu Sheng was reborn back to his senior-year sparring competition. His opponent was Ye Chen, who had crippled him in his previous life and loved to play the pig to eat the tiger. What else was there to say? He'd go all out and take him down! Ding! Serpent-Coiling Spear reached the state of returning to simplicity! Ding! Mount 9.9kReads8.5Score72914d adds
36. 36 规 Rule Horror: I Can Possess the Supernatural 规则怪谈：我能附身诡异 The Little Cat in the Snow雪中的小猫Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Rule-Based Horror + No Romance + Ensemble Cast + Passionate Adventure + National Destiny + Deduction + Original Scenarios] (No characters suddenly becoming stupid. True teammates appear starting with the second scenario, and this really isn't padded! The first four scenarios each have a completely different style.) A year ago, rule-based horror descended on Blue Star in massive numbers, causing countless tragedies and drastically reducing the global population. While everyone else avoided the u 20.6kReads9.3Score2.6k14d adds
37. 37 前 In My Past Life, I Was Advised to Become a Rogue Cultivator 前世建议我当个散修 Gold and Wood金与木Ancient Romance339k WordsCompleted (No CP + power progression + no System + single metal spiritual root + sword cultivator) Ye Ziyu transmigrated and discovered that she had always belonged to this world. Everything that came before had merely been plans laid in a previous life. With a crescent-moon pocket dimension and a ten-thousand-year-old black iron sword, she resolutely set out on the path of a rogue cultivator. Why not join a sect? First, her words from her previous life must have held some deeper meaning. Second, she died 376Reads7.0Score—14d adds
38. 38 人 A Human Cage 人间囚笼 Yan Yizhi言一知Urban538k WordsCompleted [Not a wish-fulfillment story + extremely dark + oppressive and suffocating. Don’t read if you’re faint of heart.] When you’re nearing the end of your life, you can actually feel it coming. Just like right now. The closer that moment gets, the more you want to leave something behind in this world. But what should I leave? Assets lose value, and houses change hands. Nothing material can last forever. So perhaps I should tell everyone my story instead. I’m no good person. I just occasionally feel 116.7kReads9.5Score16.4k14d adds
39. 39 全 Everyone Is an Evil Immortal!!! 全员恶仙！！！ There Are Mountains Beyond the Heavens天外有山Eastern Fantasy3.8M WordsOngoing Also known as The Whole Cast Are Evil Immortals and The Whole Cast Are Evil Immortals: I Have a Temple for Cultivating Immortals [No Angst] [Unhinged] [High Stakes from Start to Finish] There is a rumor of a temple somewhere in the world, with a patch of magical soil inside. Just treat a person as a "seed" and plant them in the soil, and they can become an immortal. Li Shiwu has spent ten years seeking immortality. At last, he finds the temple and plants himself in the soil, but he never expecte 205.3kReads9.0Score19.2k14d adds
40. 40 大 The Big Shot Plays the Pig to Eat the Tiger in a Horror Game 大佬在恐怖游戏里扮猪吃虎 Frontline Baby火线宝宝Mystery513k WordsCompleted Complete. Infinite flow + no romance + horror + supernatural + absurd comedy She accidentally enters a world of terror. Monsters chase her relentlessly. There’s an empty village, a giant rat with blood-red eyes and fangs, corpses buried underground, and companions with ulterior motives. Chi Tao: Help! I just want to quietly be a corporate drone. In Cat Village, she kicks open a locked door, calmly pulls a foul-smelling skull from a hole, and stabs her teammates with a look of excitement. Chi Tao 76Reads8.7Score—14d adds
41. 41 手 I Got the Villainess Script, and Now I'm Terrifyingly Unhinged 手拿恶女剧本，我现在癫的可怕 Ou Cong偶葱Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration] + [No Romance] In her previous life, Pei Ling passed the civil service exams and worked diligently her way up from the grassroots to a senior provincial position, sweeping out organized crime and cracking down on every kind of illegal activity. She was upright to the core. Then she entered a Quick Transmigration world and was handed the script of a villainess: a born bad seed who did every evil under the sun, so terrifyingly powerful that the protagonists could only scrape 33.2kReads9.0Score3.9k14d adds
42. 42 修 The Little Demonic Cultivator 修仙小魔头 Poverty Alleviation Assistant脱贫小助手Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted Technological cultivation + invincible genius + cautious villain + no heroine After transmigrating into the Primordial World as Huang Tianba, master of the Tyrant Blade Mountain Manor, he is condemned by everyone just because he has a demonic physique. There’s no way he’ll put up with that. He strikes back with a barrage of attacks, beating the chosen one into fleeing with his head in his hands. When he sees the chosen one jump off a cliff, he rounds up every woman within ten miles, even female 5.3kReads8.7Score36214d adds
43. 43 特 Special Cleaner, Occasional Crime Scene Stager 特殊清洁员，偶尔也布置案发现场 South Morning, North Moon南晨北月Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted (Content warnings: no female lead, no romantic ambiguity, dark plot, protagonist is not a good person, lighthearted everyday tone) (No female lead does not mean no female supporting characters. Recommended that you stay away. The male lead is very much a criminal, not a positive role model, and people get killed on a regular basis.) Good news: He transmigrated. Bad news: The body’s original owner seems to have just killed someone. Is Qi Shu panicking? He’s practically panicking to death. After a 502Reads8.6Score10214d adds
44. 44 诡 The Demon Rental Contract 诡契约之恶魔出租 The Devil Who Got Rich Overnight一夜暴富的恶魔Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted Welcome to the Demon Rental Shop. What wish would you like to have granted? Revenge? Money? Power? Love? Or any other desire? If you want it, the demons will make it happen. Of course, everything comes at a price. 12.1kReads8.4Score94614d adds
45. 45 说 I Was Supposed to Be the Top Sword Cultivator, So Why Is It the Sword of Being a Jerk? 说好第一剑修，怎么是犯贱的贱 Qi Yi Zi七一子Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Physical edition preorder opens at 7:00 p.m. on the 22nd] [Hilarious, absurd, no-romance power fantasy + meme references + the female lead is the root of all evil] [One female lead corrupts every prodigy] At the sect entrance examination, everyone else was busy testing their spiritual roots. I was busy scamming people. Chi Miao transmigrated into the cultivation world ten years ago and got bound to a System that could only be unlocked after she committed a hundred scams. It promised she could b 106.3kReads9.5Score15.5k14d adds

    Reader note

    I think they're all pretty good, no romance, but I'm not sure if the plot twists will meet your requirements.

46. 46 手 With the Notable Ministers System in Hand, I Disguise Myself as a Man in Ancient Times 手拿名臣系统，我在古代女扮男装 Tianyang Peak, Who Loves Handmade Wheat Dumplings爱吃手工麦饺的天阳峰Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Xu Yue transmigrates into a book. She becomes the delicate, vulnerable cousin of the male lead in an examination-themed novel: her mother died young, she has no brothers and no one to rely on, and her family won't take her in, so she is awkwardly forced to live in the male lead's home. In her previous life, Xu Yue rose from being an orphan to earning a doctorate. She never believed in fate, and even though it was hard for women to get by in ancient times, she never stopped thinking about how to 119.8kReads9.6Score11.5k14d adds
47. 47 我EN I'm Not a God of Theater 我不是戏神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.0M WordsCompleted The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.7MReads9.9Score178.8k14d adds
48. 48 我 I Saved the Entire Sect by Giving Up 我靠摆烂拯救了全宗门 The Princess Isn't Going Home公主不回家Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted (The second physical volume is out) Ye Qiao woke up one day to find she had become the second senior sister, a tool character in a novel about a girl adored by everyone. In the novel, whenever the junior sister was in trouble, the second senior sister stepped in. If the junior sister wanted a divine artifact, the second senior sister fetched it. If the junior sister lacked a spiritual root, hers had to be dug out. Ye Qiao was at her breaking point. She fled the mountain in the middle of the nigh 217.1kReads9.6Score24.3k14d adds
49. 49 穿 I Was Reborn as the Villainess, So Why Are You Calling Me the Light of Righteousness? 穿成反派大小姐你叫我正道的光？ Si Jiayi斯嘉一Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [No Romance, Pure Power Fantasy] Su Zhuo transmigrates into a book as the fake heiress of an immortal sect. As the protagonist’s sworn enemy, she’s doomed if she stays in the holy land for long. Without hesitation, Su Zhuo joins a villainous sect, saving herself ten years of detours! Her new sect is full of powerful figures: a fiercely protective master, a formidable mistress, genius fellow disciples, and her, who can simply lie flat. Su Zhuo thinks, “The sect’s scenery is so lovely. I’ll take i 17.5kReads9.2Score2.7k14d adds

    Reader note

    None of them have a romantic pairing, but there's no subject matter for writing a book about them 🤦

50. 50 爆 Going Viral Starts with Calling the Cops 爆红从报警开始 Yu Siyuan余四元Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Microdrama style, silly and lighthearted. The protagonist has no romantic pairings, male or female. Actor Mo Fei gets a Role System. From a holy monk, he gains an ability to attract criminals; from a serial killer, he learns human anatomy; from a detective, he learns to talk to cats; from a master thief, he learns sleight of hand... To everyone else, all of this seems downright bizarre. Would a normal actor radiate murderous intent? Would a normal actor know the human body so well? Would a norma 58.9kReads9.5Score7.9k14d adds

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