No Clichés, Beautiful Writing, and a Slow Pace 不套路，文笔好，慢节奏小说

1. 1 凡EN Mortal Bones, Immortal Destiny 凡骨 Master of One Update壹更大师Eastern Fantasy8.3M WordsCompleted (The print edition is now available to buy online) The world's spiritual bones are divided into four grades. First grade: Heavenly Spiritual Bones. Second grade: Golden Spiritual Bones. Third grade: Mystic Spiritual Bones. Fourth grade: White Spiritual Bones. All the rest are ordinary bones, unfit for cultivation. Xu Taiping is an ordinary man with ordinary bones, yet he swears to prove to the cultivation world that ordinary bones can slay demons, ordinary bones can vanquish evil, and ordinary b 561.4kReads9.3Score72kShelves

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   The pace is quite slow.

2. 2 天 Heavenly Abyss 天渊 Mu Xiao Sansheng沐潇三生Eastern Fantasy6.4M WordsOngoing (The print edition has been published and is available to buy online) A hundred years ago, Chen Qingyuan entered a forbidden zone called the Heavenly Abyss. His soul lamp went out, and everyone believed he was dead. Today, Chen Qingyuan has emerged from the forbidden zone alive, but his cultivation has been destroyed and his spiritual roots severed. With his beloved breaking off their engagement and the various sects bullying him, what is Chen Qingyuan supposed to do? “Chen Qingyuan, you have tw 976.7kReads9.4Score99.9kShelves
3. 3 花 Flowers Bloom for the Wind 花开予风 Pose Burger姿势汉堡Modern Romance605k WordsCompleted [School to workplace | Doctors | Ensemble cast | Secret crushes | Choices | Ideals | Reunion after many years] A swan song for the youth of everyone who grew up caught between ideals and reality. Following five medical students through a decade of change, from campus to the wider world, it uses an unexpected death as a lens to reveal the sharpest edges of friendship, love, and responsibility. The storytelling is as precise as a scalpel: their first meeting in anatomy class, standing shoulder to 153Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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   The story unfolds slowly, progressing at a leisurely pace. It focuses on the ten-year transformation of five medical students from campus to society. How do they find the courage to love and reconcile with growth amidst the unpredictability of life and the calm of medicine? A story about choices, costs, and forgiveness; a elegy for all those who grow up in the cracks between ideals and reality.

4. 4 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 538.9kReads9.7Score71.1kShelves

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   # "The System Granted Me Immortality, Living Will Ultimately Make Me Invincible"—Immortality is not a blessing, loneliness is a prison. The river of time flows silently beneath his feet, **Chen Changsheng** is the only unsinkable reef. The system granted him endless lifespan, yet upon reaching its peak, it ruthlessly stripped him of his astonishing cultivation, returning him to mortal form. He smiled as he stepped into the depths of the mortal world, married, built a hut, planted a few vegetable patches, and watched the clouds drift by. His wife's black hair turned white, and she nestled against him, murmuring of bygone days: "Changsheng, how come you don't age?" He held her withered hands, smiling without a word. The cultivators spying outside the window changed three generations, their greedy gazes for the "secret of immortality" like a bone-deep sore, yet he remained calm, brewing tea and letting the rumors boil. Time gave him the greatest power, but also the deepest loneliness—**Immortality is not a blessing, loneliness is a prison**. How could a mayfly fathom the true realm of the immortal? Tomato Novels: Witnessing the ultimate answer at the end of time.

5. 5 仙 The Immortal Emperor's Retirement Life 仙帝的退休生活 Broken Blade断刃Urban1.8M WordsOngoing Invincible, reborn, no secrets from the family + overpowered hero + one heroine + sweet romance + goofy humor + laid-back daily life The eldest grandson of the Liu family of the old capital was persecuted... No, that’s not right. Let’s start over! As an idle Immortal Emperor, I just want to retire, feed the birds, walk the dog, and spend time with my wife and kid. A thousand-year-old ghost? My brother-in-law is a city inspector in the underworld. Look into it. A hidden sect? My great-grandfather 19.2kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves
6. 6 我 My Cool and Aloof Neighbor, the Campus Beauty 我的清冷校花邻居 Mr. Benevolent Crow慈鸦先生Urban7.2M WordsOngoing [Youth · Everyday Life · Slow-Paced · Heartwarming · One Heroine · School] This book is also known as "Who Is the Immortal in the Moon?" Who is the immortal in the moon? Sleeves raised lightly, apart from the mortal world. They say the mortal world is full of splendid years: a pair of butterflies dancing gracefully. A cool and aloof childhood sweetheart, An elegant heiress, A handsome brother who would risk his life for him... Chen Yifei is about to start university, but he has no idea what kind 10.1kReads9.1Score814Shelves

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   The writing is beautiful, the pacing is slow, and the story has great potential for expansion.

7. 7 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 1.7MReads9.9Score178.8kShelves
8. 8 不 Weren't We Supposed to Agree That I Was the Genius?! 不是说好了我才是天才吗！！ Salted Fish Corn Zongzi咸鱼玉米粽Fantastical Romance574k WordsOngoing Poor author, I wrote 500,000 words and not a single person read them. Is this a distortion of human nature or a collapse of morality? [Strong Female Lead / Smart Protagonist / No Set Couple / Rises Through Her Own Strength] When Liang Qiu was born, five-colored rays of light pierced the sky. She was hailed as a once-in-ten-thousand-years genius. But from the day the Dizang Sect took her away, she was hidden for eight whole years on Suyue Peak, a place so desolate not even birds would go there. W —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Let me recommend my own cultivation novel. It's a slow-paced cultivation novel, but it's also slow-burning. There's no transmigration, no cannon fodder rebirth, and no villainous sects. At least I like all the supporting characters I wrote. I've already written over 500,000 words, and the plot is updated steadily. Now I'm starting to reveal the female lead's background. If you like slow-paced stories, you can check it out!

9. 9 竹 Childhood Sweetheart 竹马 Li Yi李乙Modern Romance70k WordsCompleted Having one of those kids everyone else compares you to is annoying enough. Xiao Ling has two of them in her life. Just when she thought she was finally free of them after they went abroad, “those kids” came back. If I can’t beat them, I can at least avoid them. I’ll work hard. I’m leaving. It wasn’t until Wei Zhouji called her “baby” that she realized she might never escape the shadow of those kids. This is exhausting! 2.7kReads9.2Score219Shelves

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   Sweet love is something to yearn for.

10. 10 沧 Shadows of the Canglang Sword 沧浪剑影 Seeing the Southern Mountain, Ink Left Blank见南山墨留白Eastern Fantasy142k WordsCompleted At the summit of Canglang, wherever the sword points, a legendary epic of the heroes and heroines of the martial world begins. Eighteen years ago, the Canglang Sword Sect was wiped out in a single night. Three hundred disciples were slaughtered at the sect gates, and only the sect leader’s young son, Ye Xun, survived, saved at the cost of his life by his martial uncle, Ye Qingfeng. Ye Xun changed his name and lived in seclusion in the mountains. Eighteen years later, Ye Qingfeng was ambushed wit 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I've recently become obsessed with wuxia and xianxia novels. I just finished reading the entire "Azure Wave Sword Shadow" and I'm still craving more! Looking for recommendations! Please leave a comment if you're passing by, and I'll follow you back for more! 👍👍👍

11. 11 穿 Transmigrating to Ancient Times, Surrounded by Children and Grandchildren 穿越古代儿孙满堂 Fishing in the Snowy Cold River钓雪寒江Historical1.2M WordsCompleted It's been adapted into a short drama on the Tomato platform. Come watch! The quality is good, and it's a great viewing experience. I tried it myself! Zhao Qinghu transmigrates to an ancient rural village and becomes a middle-aged man with a house full of children and grandchildren! But his parents favor one child over the others, while his younger siblings bleed him dry! As a fine young man of the modern age, how could Zhao Qinghu let others treat him like a beast of burden? He already has a who 20kReads8.5Score1.3kShelves

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    Good historical novels, slow-paced and enjoyable stories, and unconventional urban novels.

12. 12 离 After My Divorce, I Became a Billionaire with Daily Intel! 离婚后，我靠每日情报成首富！ Li Xiaojiu黎小九Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Unemployed, divorced, and faced with his daughter's tears... A midlife crisis hit like a violent storm, plunging Shen Cong's life into darkness. But even in the depths of despair, he awakens a Daily Intelligence System. [Today's Intelligence: In a book inside the trash bin below Building 13 in the Emerald International residential complex, there's a T46 “Gengshen Year” Monkey stamp. It is estimated to be worth 5,000 yuan at the antiques market.] [Today's Intelligence: Ne Zha 2 is about to top th —Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 13 蚀 A Love That Cuts to the Bone 蚀骨危情 Qi Lao You淇老游Modern Romance753k WordsCompleted Xia Weiming died, and Shen Xiujin personally sent Jian Tong to a women’s prison. During her three years behind bars, Shen Xiujin’s order to “take good care of her” changed Jian Tong beyond recognition. She was even “persuaded to donate a kidney” while in prison. Before she went in, Jian Tong said, “I didn’t kill her.” Shen Xiujin remained unmoved. After her release, Jian Tong said, “I killed Xia Weiming. I’m guilty.” Shen Xiujin’s face turned livid. “Shut up! Don’t let me hear you say that again 68.3kReads9.2Score5.1kShelves

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    👌The first book, the male lead was such a jerk at the beginning, I just wanted to throw him in the towel. The second one is good for relaxing, 😐 the content is very interesting, you can read it when you're stressed. The third book, the plot is very convoluted, I had no idea how explosive it would get later, my brain was completely fried. 👍

14. 14 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 1.7MReads9.9Score207.7kShelves
15. 15 骨 Bone Evidence: The Six Volumes of Bizarre Cases 骨证天鉴之六卷奇案录 Seeing the Southern Mountain, Ink Left Blank见南山墨留白Mystery359k WordsCompleted The Bone Witness: Records of Six Strange Cases is set during the Jiajing era and follows Shen Wangyan, son of an inquest officer; Lu Qingmo, a physician; and Zhao Wujie, a brocade-clad guard. The three meet over an imperial examination fraud case and are drawn into a shocking conspiracy spanning twenty years. From academies in Jiangnan to an ancient temple on Cold Mountain, from corpses rising at a saltworks to a hunt for a killer at sea, they gradually expose the true face of the Silver Serpent —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These are all masterpieces from Tomato Novels. Apart from "Ten Days of Withering," these are my favorites.

16. 16 陛 The Emperor’s Beloved Little Consort 陛下的心尖小娇妃 Drunk on Late-Blooming Crabapple晚棠醉Modern Romance196k WordsCompleted Blood splattered across the pale curtains of Changle Hall. The pregnant consort lay dying, and remorse gnawed at the emperor’s heart. The Su family had been accused of treason for ten years, but the so-called ironclad evidence was all fabricated. A bloodstained piece of silk, every character bearing the grief of a loyal soul, finally exposes a shocking conspiracy. As the wrongful case is overturned, she is reborn from the depths of despair, and he offers his realm as her bride-price. With the ph —Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 17 小 Komori's Diary 小森日记 So It Was the Bread Man原来是面包人Modern Romance348k WordsCompleted This is not workplace romance! It's not modern romance either! They have absolutely nothing to do with those genres! The System tag has me numb... The rating has only just opened, so it'll go up later! Strong female lead with no romance + female ensemble cast + cozy healing vibes + food + everyday plot + a touch of post-apocalypse An accident made Ji Wan realize two things: she only had one life, and happiness mattered too. She promptly quit her job and bought a dilapidated little house in the 671Reads—Score150Shelves

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    I recommend this female-oriented novel: no romance, no rebirth, no system, slow-paced life, food-themed, and slightly post-apocalyptic elements. It's set in a small courtyard surrounded by tall trees at the foot of a mountain, with a few close friends and a little dog. The pace is very relaxed and comfortable. The final world-building is an unexpected surprise and Easter egg.

18. 18 裙 A Servant Beneath Her Skirts 裙下臣 Rice Ball米团子Ancient Romance2.1M WordsCompleted Someone tells Li Yi, “The Lu family's daughter your imperial brother is going to marry is beautiful, sure, but she's as dull as a block of wood.” Li Yi scoffs. “What, did that block of wood come to life?” 1.9kReads8.9Score520Shelves

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    I've recently been reading the novel *Under the Skirt*. The female protagonist is reborn, and her tragic experiences in her previous life have driven her to change her fate. She's shrewd and resourceful. The author creates suspense from the very beginning, keeping the reader hooked and captivated by the interconnected plot. It's definitely worth reading.

19. 19 重 Reborn in 2001: I’m Not Dating 重生2001，我不谈恋爱 Ice Jade Grass冰玉草Urban2.4M WordsOngoing Handcrafted from scratch. Yi Feng's soul transmigrates to a parallel world in 2001. From the start, his parents meet with disaster, and his quest for revenge against their enemy nearly gets him caught up in a murder case. He clears three hurdles, dumps a toxic woman, and proudly enlists. Over the next two years, he experiences recruit training, border defense duty, military policing, and a long-distance maritime mission. He saves his younger sister, takes on toxic women, sits the military academ 1.2kReads8.6Score187Shelves

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    My first book was a fantasy novel, and my second was a book about cultivation techniques.

20. 20 黄 Notes on the Huangting Jing 黄庭经笔记 Miao Wulan喵无澜203k WordsCompleted This book explores the mysteries of Daoist inner alchemy, traditional medicine, and the philosophy of life, offering a modern reinterpretation of the profound wisdom in the Daoist classic The Yellow Court Classic. It not only lays out the text’s central theories but also draws on historical legends and cultivation practices to reveal how ancient practitioners explored the mysteries of the human body through “inner observation” and “visualization” in pursuit of longevity. Key Concepts and Structu 28Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 21 穿 Transmigrated to Ancient Times: Princess, Forgive My Boldness 穿越古代：公主，请恕臣无礼 Huahua Loves Big Shrimp花花爱吃大虾Historical1.3M WordsCompleted Liu Changning transmigrated to ancient times and became a low-ranking soldier. He discovered that he could travel back and forth between the ancient and modern worlds. With the resources of an entire modern world at his disposal, he completely transformed life in the ancient world. A tactical flashlight became a mechanical marvel, and a tablet became a treasured mirror. KFC fried chicken, cola, milk, beer, all kinds of snacks, and modern high-tech products could all be brought to the ancient wor 2.2kReads7.9Score146Shelves

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    It's a good read, the writing is excellent. After reading about 10 chapters, I felt the rating was too low. I haven't seen a book with this kind of writing in a long time; it's better than 85% of Tomato's books. I support the author. With such low popularity, I hope the author won't stop updating.

22. 22 浮 The Tale of Floating and Sinking 浮沉传 Miss Liangzi凉子姑娘Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Household and palace intrigue + play the pig to eat the tiger + revenge and a comeback] A heroine in the vein of The Story of Minglan, this acclaimed historical domestic-intrigue novel has racked up over ten million plays as an audio drama. For a story that understands reason and human nature, read The Tale of Fushen! Her father shows her no affection, her mother dies a tragic death, her stepmother spoils her rotten, and her half-sister schemes against her. In this treacherous household, watch 6.9kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves

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    These audiobooks are a must-read for audiobook lovers. The writing is good, the plot is tight and not dramatic, and the female lead is intelligent.

23. 23 岁 Years in the Palace 岁岁宫阙 Tea Little Ink茶小墨Ancient Romance706k WordsCompleted Liu Yuetang was sent to a country estate by her legitimate mother the day she was born. When she came of age, her older half-sister gave up her chance to enter the palace because of a dream, stole her match, and spent the night with her betrothed. Liu Yuetang went along with it and decided to enter the palace to carve out a bright future for herself. Once inside, she kept a low profile, learned the arts of the bedchamber, and mastered the art of playing hard to get, pouting coquettishly, and put 10.9kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves
24. 24 青 Green Hills Like Jade 青山似玉 Agate Squire玛瑙员外Modern Romance386k WordsCompleted (The print edition is now available) [Love after marriage, age gap, slow-burn everyday sweetness] *A gentle beauty from a family of scholars × a refined, fatherly man *A comic artist with a billion in assets × an influential Beijing aristocrat and chamber of commerce chairman Chu Shuang knew from childhood that she was promised to the Sheng family of the imperial capital, but she had never met her fiancé. Later, by a twist of fate, she moved into the Sheng residence and met her friend’s older br 136.6kReads9.5Score15.8kShelves
25. 25 清 Raising Children in the Qing Palace: The Side Consort Wins by Taking It Easy 清宫养崽，侧福晋她躺赢了 Mango Sago, Yeah芒果西米露吖Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted An Ran spent more than a decade diligently serving as a palace maid in the Qing court. At long last, she caught the eye of Consort De of Yonghe Palace. She had hoped that, once she turned twenty-five, she could ask Consort De to let her leave the palace. Instead, she was assigned to serve as the Fourth Prince, Yinzhen’s, first woman. Wait, wasn’t that Song’s job in history? There was no defying an imperial decree, so An Ran arrived at the imperial princes’ residence in a small sedan chair. Since 16.8kReads9.0Score1.6kShelves

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    Both the male and female protagonists are reborn and change history. The early stages are not dominated by a single female protagonist; she is a clear-headed, growth-oriented female protagonist.

26. 26 年 Period: A Battle for Husbands Among the Children of High-Ranking Officials 年代：高干子弟夺夫大战 Huang Duoduo黄多多Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Period novel + 1990s]+ [Family life]+ [No golden finger + native-born protagonist] Lin Daoxi was deliberately abandoned at birth, and her cousin Gao Qing took her place as the biological daughter of the family. With everything going wrong from the start, Lin Daoxi was penniless, plain-looking, and dealt a terrible hand. Her father was a gambling addict, her mother had broken the law, her younger brother was timid, and she had dropped out of school. When Lin Daoxi announced she was going to R 10.4kReads8.9Score978Shelves

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    No clichés, fast-paced, inspirational story, hard work pays off!

27. 27 岁 Spring's Joy, Year After Year 岁岁春欢 I Really Love Little Crabs超爱小螃蟹Ancient Romance669k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Years of Spring Joy is now available on all platforms] [Heroine and scumbag reborn + male lead transmigrates + mutual salvation + play the pig to eat the tiger] At seventeen, Shen Jiasui married Lu Yunzheng. The Shen and Lu families were both military dynasties, making them a formidable match. Two years into their marriage, Lu Yunzheng defeated the enemy kingdom and won renown across the land. But the Shen family was condemned for treason and executed to the last member. On 266.6kReads9.6Score31.2kShelves

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    The writing is good, and it's guaranteed to be good-looking.

28. 28 与 Days Spent Dual Cultivating with a Nascent Soul Ancestor 与元婴祖师双修的日子 Cook Wine with Green Plums and Eat Beef青梅煮酒吃牛肉Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted Ancient cultivators all practiced supreme Dao arts through their upper dantian, gaining terrifying combat power. Yet these arts were branded as demonic cultivation. Ten thousand years ago, the Holy Emperor led the immortal sects in wiping out the "demon clans" and destroying demonic cultivation! Since then, all cultivators have practiced through their lower dantian, while the methods of cultivating through the upper dantian gradually faded from the world’s memory... Su Daming’s lower dantian was 6.8kReads8.6Score940Shelves
29. 29 朱 The Vermilion Bird Calls 朱雀鸣 Pickled Millet Chilies泡小米椒Eastern Fantasy3.2M WordsCompleted This is an irreverent fantasy cultivation novel. Readers used to traditional cultivation stories may find it a little jarring. But if you're just as irreverent, then you're in the right place. This book is all about having fun. 20.4kReads8.9Score2.3kShelves
30. 30 凡 The Mortal's Immortal Gourd 凡人仙葫 Ximen Woxue西门卧雪Eastern Fantasy4.4M WordsOngoing Er Gouzi is an honest, hardworking farmer. His greatest dream is to save up enough to buy a few acres, become a small landowner, and marry a buxom, strong-legged wife. Then his life would be perfect. But after an accident leaves him with a gourd and an old swindler talks him into it, he blunders into the path of immortality and gets dragged into conflict. Even so, he never forgets his original goal: he just wants to farm... 232.7kReads9.0Score16.1kShelves

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    A cultivation novel where you nurture others and raise geese [staring]

31. 31 墨 The Ink Moon Halberd: Love and Revenge in the Western Regions 墨月戟：西域情仇 White Rice Dumpling白水粽Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [No AI, entirely written by hand; court intrigue and an ensemble cast, with a traditional plot-driven narrative] [Subtle emotions, sweeping warfare, vivid characters] Beyond Yumen Pass lie the great desert and the Tianshan Mountains. With half Han heritage and half Hu blood, he was born amid the flames of a chaotic age, as the Han and the Xiongnu fought over the Western Regions. In a dreamlike lifetime, he saved the Cheshi princess and uncovered the fated bond between them as husband and wife in 158Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [A political drama with a long story and many foreshadowing elements, now complete] The hardships of the weak overcoming the strong, the entanglements of past and present lives, leave behind a slightly regretful ending—how could a small country on the Silk Road resist the iron hooves of the Xiongnu without political intrigue and the support of the might of the Han Dynasty?

32. 32 抛 After Abandoning Her Husband and Child, She's Targeted Again by Her Officer Ex-Husband 抛夫弃子后，被军官前夫再次盯上 Yi Yi咿伊Modern Romance668k WordsCompleted [The 1960s + Spirit-Spring Space + Beautiful, Alluring Military Doctor + Love Grows Over Time + The Ex-Wife Chase] After her memories awakened, Jiang Wan discovered she'd become the male lead's tragic first wife. According to the plot, she would have to deal with a troublemaking mother-in-law, a husband whose heart belonged to someone else, a son who wanted another woman to be his mother, and a delicate widowed foster sister who was pregnant with her husband's child. They would all keep bullying 15.2kReads8.4Score1.5kShelves

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    It's really good, the plot is very logical and exciting, highly recommended! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Learned it][Learned it][Learned it][Learned it][Learned it][Learned it][Learned it]❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

33. 33 都 You Took a Concubine, and Now You Want to Share My Bed? Dream On! 都纳妾了，还想圆房？做梦！ Mu Ling沐泠Ancient Romance296k WordsCompleted [The Second Male Lead Chases His Wife Through Hell] [The Male Lead Takes His Place] [No Taking Back What’s Been Tainted] Fang Shuwan and her brother transmigrate together to an ancient era where imperial power reigns supreme. To secure her brother's position, she marries Fu Jingheng, a man from a family of military generals. At first, Fu Jingheng is devoted to her, and she nearly comes to believe in love. But one concubine after another finally makes her give up. Using her medical skills, she av 1.2kReads8.3Score108Shelves
34. 34 六 The Sixties: Reborn as a Capitalist Heiress, I Make Waves in Hong Kong 六零：穿成资本家大小姐杀疯香江 Xia Su夏苏Modern Romance197k WordsOngoing Capitalist Heiress X Heir to a Hong Kong City Fortune [Underdog Reversal + Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger + System Space + Devoted Male Lead + Sweet Romance + Happy Ending] Liu Yinman transmigrates into a book, becoming a doomed supporting character. She immediately sets about correcting that fateful mistake. She dumps the scumbag and leaves the mainland for Xiangjiang with her scummy father and his whole family. Originally, Liu Yinman plans to cling to the female lead, save up some money, seize 50Reads5.9Score—Shelves
35. 35 在 Ten Years After Dying in a Failed Romance 在攻略失败死亡十年以后 Jiang Yaoqing江遥青Modern Romance346k WordsCompleted It's a new book with few readers, and the rating is low for now. It'll gradually go up. (Not recommended for readers who are attached to the male lead. Groveling to win her back, a broken mirror that can't be mended, reborn, and putting scumbags in their place.) After dying, the female lead Lin Miao wakes up in another world, inhabiting someone else's body. But the System tells her she must win over this world's male lead before her time runs out if she wants to survive. In the end, she fails. Y 3.6kReads6.6Score110Shelves
36. 36 我 I Came for You, and the Male Lead Turned Even Darker 我为你而来，男主更加黑化了 Clouds Paint the Sunlight云画日光Modern Romance332k WordsCompleted Su Wu transmigrated into a book. Unless she completes her mission, she’ll be erased. In the early part of the story, the male lead has an exceptionally high IQ but the mind of an eight-year-old. Su Wu’s mission is to care for him, protect him, and keep him from turning evil until he meets the true heroine at twenty-two and falls in love with her. Once that happens, the mission will be completed, and Su Wu will appear in the male lead’s life as a good friend. From the heroine’s perspective: At fi 5Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 37 恶 The Vicious Gold-Digging Side Character Takes the Lead as Everyone's Favorite 恶毒拜金女配怒当万人迷女主 Oh, East Wind东风啊Modern Romance421k WordsCompleted [Mary Sue, irresistible to everyone, scheming beauty, delicate but ruthless][The new book's rating is low. Please watch a few more ads! This silly author can barely afford to eat!] Lin Wei transmigrates into a melodramatic novel as the awful, gold-digging, stupid, and evil supporting female character who's constantly causing trouble. She arrives just as her doomed supporting-character fate is about to begin. Grabbing a dog, Lin Wei runs as fast as she can to change the plot, but spills a drink o 1.1kReads7.9Score119Shelves
38. 38 只 I Just Want to Be an Extra 只想成为路人甲乙丙 Passerby A i路人甲iModern Romance624k WordsCompleted [Love at first sight + quick transmigration + both leads are each other's one and only + yandere + coercive love + System + 1v1] (New book, the rating is low for now, but it'll go up later!) The male lead is powerful and influential. The female lead isn't a strong, dominant heroine, nor is she his equal. The male lead is always the one who pursues her! She won't take the initiative to seduce him! He's always the one scheming to win her over! But the heroine will grow more and more as the story g 5.2kReads7.1Score325Shelves
39. 39 神 Divine Oil 神油 Lying-Down Dog躺狗Urban5.7M WordsOngoing The waters of the Gui River cannot wash away old blood debts. A jar of miraculous oil can keep the secrets of a powerful family locked away. The Republic of China is in chaos, the country teetering on the brink of collapse. At the command of his ancestors, the sole surviving heir of the Shi family enters the fray, disguising himself as an anonymous laborer at the Wen family’s oil mill. He appears plain and timid, but in his heart he is plotting a sweeping revenge. The miraculous oil the Wen fami 67.3kReads9.2Score3.3kShelves
40. 40 帝 An Exiled Imperial Prisoner Builds a Deadly Fleet from a Wreck 帝国流放犯靠破船组建致命舰队 Scrap Picker破烂拾荒人Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.3M WordsOngoing [High-Level Mind Games] [Factional Power Struggles] [Science Fictional Deduction] [An Engineer Breaks the Deadlock] [No System, No Transmigration, No Cheats] [The Only Pure Sci-Fi Novel on Tomato That Still Has Readers] Sci-Fi · Ensemble Cast · Infrastructure Building · Interstellar Farming · Absurd Comedy · One Female Lead I was the Empire's youngest genius engineer, and I wrote an article full of insults. Before I knew it, it had racked up over a hundred million shares and likes. And now I'm 6.3kReads8.7Score790Shelves

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    Then this book must meet your requirements: hard science fiction, no system, infrastructure, no advanced technology, slowly building industry.

41. 41 这 You Can Grow That? You Can Eat That? 这也能种？这也能吃？ Green Flute Dream青笙梦Ancient Romance133k WordsOngoing She accidentally crashes onto a strange planet teeming with life, but with no other humans anywhere. No equipment, no backup. All she has is a mysterious intuition that comes to her three times a day, helping her judge danger and identify what she can eat. The dense forest is full of dangers, and the unfamiliar surroundings are impossible to predict. She doesn't take reckless risks or force a fight. She focuses on clearing land, growing crops, building a camp, weaving nets for fishing and hunti 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    My two favorites are unpredictable.

42. 42 我 I Finally Lost You 3: He Sleeps in the Wind 我终于失去了你3·他睡在风里 Mai Jiu麦九Urban136k WordsCompleted The bestselling heart-wrenching classic, the third and final book in the I Finally Lost You series, now with a sweet bonus epilogue! I like a boy who has a cat named Ruanruan and likes a girl named Niaoniao. He was fostered in a little city far, far south, and often missed someone who lived far, far north. People around him privately said he was precocious as a monster. He was born only because his mother wanted to keep the person she loved from leaving. That was, until he came to Baicheng and m 678Reads9.4Score163Shelves

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    The emotional descriptions are truly delicate, without any melodramatic or clichéd plot points. The pacing is excellent, allowing the reader to feel the emotional turmoil. I cried buckets when I read it in middle school, and even now, rereading it, I still enjoy it. If you like slow-paced, angsty stories, the first book is a good choice. The second book is slightly sweeter, and the third book tells the story of the second male and female leads, which is also both angsty and sweet. 💕

43. 43 死EN After Dying a Hundred Thousand Times, I Bribed the River of Time and Space 死亡十万次，我直接买通时空长河 Natsume Says Nothing夏目不语Urban1.8M WordsCompleted [Future Setting] [One Female Lead or No Female Lead] The Shijing appeared, strange beings invaded, and the Chosen Ones charged with fighting them were on the brink of defeat. So the most determined among the Chosen Ones began searching for a way to save the world. “Ten years later, the basic body-tempering method appeared, and the first martial artists were born.” “A hundred years later, spiritual martial arts burst onto the scene, and the martial arts community officially took shape.” “A thousa 174kReads9.4Score25.9kShelves

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    This book is unconventional, well-written, and suitable for guys.

44. 44 快 Quick Transmigration: I Rely on Raising Kids to Become a God 快穿之我靠养崽封神 Qibao Tuantuan柒宝团团Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted [Audiobook and comic adaptations available. Search the title on Fanqie to read them.] [Quick transmigration + raising children + strong heroine + romance] Because she was a workaholic mother, her child died tragically and her husband took his own life. After Qiao Qiao transmigrates into her place, everyone says that CEO Qiao is utterly devoted to her husband and child. A mother dotes on her son while exploiting her daughter to support him, only to be pushed off a cliff by her son and die. Qiao Q 9.2kReads9.5Score771Shelves

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    This is seriously amazing!!! I'd call it a breath of fresh air in Tomato's writing style. It's not just about romance, but more importantly, about family!!! Especially the story where the mother and daughter switch identities—I cried so much 😢. I highly recommend it, and it's already finished. Every story is exceptionally well-written, with strong female leads and not too many scheming or manipulative characters. The author's writing is delicate and nuanced. I really highly recommend it 🥺

45. 45 摆 The Laid-Back Ancestor 摆烂老祖 Seeing the Southern Mountain, Ink Left Blank见南山墨留白Urban1.0M WordsOngoing Li Youxian transmigrates into the body of the Heavenly Derivation Sect’s Supreme Ancestor, who has slept for ten thousand years. As soon as he wakes, he faces a desperate situation: the sect is bankrupt, his disciples are fleeing, and creditors are at the door. Looking at the elders kneeling all over the floor and the sect leader preparing to blow up his own Golden Core, he rubs his temples and sighs. “Bring me the ledgers. Let’s see them.” From then on, the cultivation world takes a wildly unex —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Lost in a reading slump? Don't miss out! We have fantasy, suspense, supernatural, domineering CEO, palace intrigue, fantasy, and crossover stories to rescue you from your reading slump!

46. 46 病 Sickly Sweet Fairy Tale! From the Start, the Mad Snow White Confesses Her Love 病娇童话！开局疯癫白雪公主表白 Coo Coo Next Door隔壁咕咕Eastern Fantasy587k WordsCompleted I thought this would be a lovely fairy tale, but wait... why is Snow White holding a hatchet??? In this eerie fairy-tale world, which side is reality? I can't tell! I can't tell at all!!! "Is this a fairy tale?! Where the heck am I?! Snow White's a yandere now, isn't she? Don't hatchet me!!!!!!" A mad fairy tale... The Prince Charming is nowhere to be found... Poor Mr. Huntsman is going to be the protagonist~ Alice will give all her love for the sake of her adorable little rabbit brother!!!! (Th 7.8kReads9.0Score694Shelves
47. 47 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 43.5kReads9.2Score5.5kShelves
48. 48 惜 Cherishing Flowers 惜花芷 Kong Liu空留Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [The original novel behind the TV adaptation starring Hu Yitian and Zhang Jingyi] After keeping her talents hidden for fifteen years, Hua Zhi thought she could spend her life as a proper aristocratic young lady, living in peace. But when the Hua family’s fortunes collapse, she has no choice but to reveal her sharp edge and hold the storm-tossed household together. Being out in public becomes the norm, and so does galloping through the streets. When all else fails, she even carries a coffin on he 18.6kReads9.6Score4.2kShelves
49. 49 谁 Whose Favored Concubine Doesn't Get Herself Killed? 谁家宠妾不作死啊 Cai Wangwang菜汪汪Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Pei Shiyuan had always thought that, as a concubine-born daughter, she thrived at her family home because she knew a little tea ceremony and all she had to do was flatter her father, the head of the household. She had been quite pleased with herself about it, right up until she entered the Eighth Prince’s household. The Eighth Prince’s mother, the Noble Consort, was so favored that the Empress had no room to stand. His maternal family wielded so much power that the court officials could barely b 77.9kReads9.5Score8kShelves
50. 50 留 Leave Some Space, My Humble Abode 留白，寒舍 Liu Watermeloneacho刘西瓜eachoModern Romance451k WordsCompleted A diary about love, written from a wife’s perspective and addressed to his wife. Some people love flowers simply for their blossoms, and love watching them bloom. Others love a flower from the moment it is still a seed, anticipating what it will become. They watch it sprout, break through the soil, and keep growing upward. Its trunk grows ever sturdier, while leaves seem to appear from nowhere, one after another. They watch the leaves turn from pale green to deep green, then from deep green to a 29Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Very good, no clichés, and well-written.

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