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Lock the Door 把门锁上
A plump, adorable secretary vs. an aloof, abstinent boss (This is a story about someone who seems to control everything from a position of power, only to be knocked from his pedestal in the end.) Meng Han is a self-disciplined gentleman who keeps his distance from women, a lofty, untouchable flower. He has mastered self-control to the extreme, and rumors say that his abstinence is really because he is impotent. Yu Huan is Meng Han’s executive secretary. She doesn’t know whether her boss is impo
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A Hibiscus Love Story 木槿之恋
The tangled loves and hatreds of three couples: Mu Jin and Zhang Chaoyang, Wen Qiongfang and Lin Shiyuan, and Fang Yuan and Peng Guangyuan. How long can love last? What holds a family together? Love, marriage, family, and money intertwine in an intense tangle of feelings and desire. Who is right? Who is wrong? Fate lends a hand in everything, yet every choice is our own… There are no perfectly faithful couples here, only human nature.
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The Late Sound of Drizzling Rain 潇潇雨声迟
Years after graduation, a gossip post begins circulating on the message board for City Experimental School. The school's 2011 beauty, Ye Xiao, and its most handsome boy from the same year, Ruan Yusheng, are a couple. Their classmates, who know them well, rush over to set the record straight: it's pure rumor. There was never any spark between the two of them. Ye Xiao's profile even says, “Person I hate most: Ruan Yusheng.” People in the know go so far as to say, “Ye Xiao feels nothing but hatred
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The End of Ten Days 十日终焉
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
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I’m Going Wild Without a Care, Let Me Enjoy My Idleness in the Imperial Ancestral Temple 嘎嘎发疯不内耗，老娘摆烂享太庙
[Print edition signed for publication] [Insanely outrageous wish-fulfillment + a few secret identities + savage online roasts + devoted romance with both leads’ first love + dazzling the world] In her previous life, she died with regrets. Now she has been reborn in the middle of a massive online hate campaign! If they’re going to hate on her anyway, she might as well stop pretending! Her scumbag fiancé gets shoved into a cold pool, then coughs and blames her? Sheng Wenyin: “What, caught a cold?
148.4kReads9.6Score17.4kShelves
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Sweet-Tasting Apocalypse: My Daughter and I Survive on Milk Tea 甜味末日：我和女儿的奶茶生存
My new work is now available! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well!
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The Princess Wears the Imperial Robe! The Court and All the Realm Bow Down 公主黄袍上身！满朝文武九州全跪
(The heroine focuses on her career, with no romantic pairing. She becomes somewhat cold-hearted and ruthless later on.) Born into the world as a princess, Yu Hui thinks that at last, an incredible fortune has fallen into her lap. She has a palace to live in, money to spend, and status to protect her, so she can enjoy a peaceful, happy life. But peace is out of the question. Calamities keep dropping out of the sky, and they’re heavy ones. Happiness? Not really. Someone is always ending up dead, s
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Spy Wars: I Am the God of Wealth 谍战之我是财神
An ordinary office worker gets a System, but before she can enjoy any of its benefits, it dumps her into a parallel-world version of Republican-era China. That's where her life as a spy begins. From an ordinary field operative to an undercover agent, from a regular spy to a triple agent, she goes from reluctant to willing, writing her own legend in the great metropolis of Shanghai... Check out the new book next door: The Village Girl, the Grand Diviner, also known as After Getting a Puppet Space
48.9kReads9.5Score4.9kShelves
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I Rely on My Talent for Avoiding Danger to Cultivate the Way of Longevity 我靠避凶天赋苟道长生
[Low-key cultivation + cautious path to immortality + avoiding danger] In the cultivation world, Lu Qing relies on his danger-avoidance skill to escape one deadly predicament after another. He keeps a low profile. All he wants is to cultivate cautiously and live forever. While peerless prodigies flourish, Lu Qing keeps cultivating. While unparalleled experts burst onto the scene, Lu Qing is still cultivating. Eventually, the geniuses of his generation, peerless monsters, and unparalleled experts
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The 1950s: The Family's Beloved Child Takes a Grain Shop Through the Famine 五零团宠，带着粮铺混饥荒
[For female readers] [Period] [Spatial storage] [Famine] [Family darling] [Everyday family life] [Slice of life] [Dual transmigration] [Coming of age] [Reincarnated in the womb] [Alternate historical setting] [A black pot falls from the sky: transmigrate to the 1950s and become the family’s darling] When Zhao Suisui returned home for the New Year, she passed her aunt’s grain shop. Her aunt had something urgent to do and asked her to mind the store. Just as she was lying on a rocking chair, watch
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Sweet Streamer, Show Some Fangs! The Big Spender's Balance Is Already Empty 甜妹主播凶一个！神壕血槽已清空
[PK battles + plenty of big-spending patrons + sweet romance + college life] Gu Xi is a pretty livestreamer who makes a living from her talents. As a freshman at a top university, she only wanted to livestream for some pocket money and take things easy. But then she ran into a bunch of fans with a fiercely competitive streak. Fans: Unlock the exhibition hall! If everyone else has one, how can you not? Fans: You’ve streamed for less than ten hours all week! How are we supposed to survive? Fa
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I Get Apocalypse Protagonists Government Jobs 我给末世主角们发编制
(A feel-good power fantasy, with a beautiful, badass heroine who confiscates golden fingers) “Sheng is the boss around here. She's ruthless and doesn't waste words. Cross her, and she'll take you down!” In the year 2323 of the Star Era, the apocalypse is about to begin. Some people awaken their powers early, while reborn people are already making their moves… As the head of a new department, Sheng An is responsible for recruiting and leading all the powered and reborn individuals, preparing for
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From Wild God to True God: Proving the Dao Through Incense Offerings 从野神开始，以香火证道真神
[No Female Lead + Slow-Burn] After an accident, Song Xuanqing transmigrated to a strange world where immortals no longer existed and gods and Buddhas had vanished. In this world, monsters and evil spirits ran rampant, ghosts devoured people, wicked arts flourished across the land, and immortal mountains, gods, and Buddhas were nowhere to be found. Demons wreaked havoc, ghosts caused chaos, and heretical practitioners used evil arts to eat people and refine pills. Ordinary folk lived in constan
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Quick Transmigration: No One Can Control This Big-Shot Host 快穿：宿主大佬管不了
Fan Yin is unexpectedly bound to a System numbered 444, and from then on begins traveling through countless worlds to complete missions. System 444 thinks this Host is pretty impressive: a great actor, clever, and quick to learn new skills. Just fantastic! Wait, why can the Host catch someone else's energy attack with bare hands? Hold on, where did the Host get those supernatural abilities?! One day, Fan Yin gets fed up and refuses to stick to the assigned persona or missions anymore. The System
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Adopted Son, Part Two 过继二
[Wealth + power plays] [Reality + perseverance] [Life + passion] [Love + living] A man must be as tough as iron, but also as resilient as steel. Only then can he face the harshness of reality and the twists of fate, and rise to meet new challenges. I'm Zhao Erhai, and here's my story...
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Tomb Hunting in the Wilderness 荒野寻墓
[Tomb Raiding Is Illegal, So Don’t Try It Yourself] [Tomb Raiding + Mystery + Appraisal + Human Nature + Rules] In the 1990s, with nowhere else to turn, I joined a tomb-raiding gang and embarked on a perilous quest to find ancient tombs. We searched the towering mountains for a vanished kingdom that had stood for a thousand years. Could the sacrificial rites of the ancient Shu civilization really grant eternal life? The deceit and scheming in the antiques trade showed me how cold the world could
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Slay the Gods 我在精神病院学斩神
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
1.2MReads9.9Score172.8kShelves
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The Seventy-Two Earthly Fiends Transformations 地煞七十二变
The seventy-two transformations of the Earthly Fiends each grant a supernatural ability. A mysterious book with a yellow cover sent Li Chang'an back to the ancient world. Every demon he killed earned him a new ability. Painted-skin ghosts, zombie kings, spider demons... one after another fell beneath his sword. Communing with the netherworld, swordsmanship, demon-slaying... one supernatural ability after another emerged from the book. After he wiped out a hundred ghosts and looked around with hi
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The Ninth Special Zone 第九特区
After the catastrophe, the land was scarred beyond recognition. Food was scarce, resources were in short supply, and the situation was chaotic... A young man who had fought his way out of an undeveloped zone, with endless yellow sand at his back, came alone to District Nine to make a living. Yet he never expected to meet a few good friends by chance, rise to prominence in the chaotic era over a single thought, and embark on a legendary journey...
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City of Sin 罪恶之城
After enduring constant humiliation, Richard learned from childhood to keep his suffering to himself. It wasn’t until his tenth birthday that he discovered his astonishing talent and extraordinary potential. From the moment he watched his mother leave, Richard stepped into another world, one of sin and glory, holiness and filth. In the City of Sin, he struggles to survive. Will he rise from the ashes or fall into depravity?
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Super Scary Livestream 超级惊悚直播
"Welcome, everyone, to the Supernatural Scary Live Stream. Before we start today's broadcast, I have to tell you that only three kinds of people can watch this stream: those with a heavy aura of yin energy, those who will die within seven days, and the third kind, which I can't discuss in detail. I can only give you one warning: watch your back!"
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Ironblooded Late Ming 铁血残明
In the late Ming dynasty, Spain and Japan gradually restricted the outflow of silver, reversing the capital inflow that the Ming had enjoyed since the early sixteenth century. The commercial and smallholder economies that coexisted under the Ming were both hit by deflation. Combined with the effects of the Little Ice Age, one domino after another fell, plunging the realm into chaos. In the eleventh month of the sixth year of the Chongzhen reign, the roving rebels crossed the river south of Mianc
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The Little Cop Who Makes a Big Difference 小警大用
Du Dayong once hoped to grow up to be a great chef. He never expected to become a low-ranking criminal investigator. This is the story of a young police officer growing up. There is no reborn protagonist showing off and face-slapping people, no System or golden finger making him invincible, and no ridiculous transmigration to another world. Here, you'll find the humor and warmth between comrades, a touch of youthful romance, loving family bonds, mischievous leaders, and absurd coworkers. Young o
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Passing Myself Off as a Langya Native 冒姓琅琊
(Also known as “The Matter of Me Pretending to Be a Nobleman of the Southern Dynasties”) To transmigrate isn’t a dinner party. It’s a deadly game at every turn. The south is beautiful, yet lofty ambitions often fade away. Since ancient times, the Southern Dynasties have been weak, their heroes short-lived. No golden finger, no System, and no second chance at life. Everything starts from zero! Original owner’s memories: none! Identity: none! Supplies: none! When transmigration becomes reality, ho
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I Taught Orphans to Read, but They Wiped Out the Entire Martial World! 我教孤儿读书，他们却屠尽武林！
[Comic adaptation in progress...] [The short drama of the same name is now streaming! Watch it on Hongguo!] [The only ensemble martial arts novel on the site with such a wild imagination!] [Over 1.5 million readers at its peak, ranked seventh across all of Tomato Novel. Come on in and see for yourselves!] [Ensemble cast + System + traits + martial arts] Chen Ye transmigrates to the Great Wu Dynasty and binds himself to an orphan-training System. As long as he raises orphans, he earns points, whi
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Infinite Fusion: My Bonded Gu Have All Become Immortals 无限融合，我的本命蛊都成仙了
A bloody catastrophe shattered a dynasty that had ruled for a thousand years. Li Yuan, its sole surviving prince, concealed his identity and fled to the southern frontier, where he joined the Gu Master lineage and unexpectedly awakened a Gu-Insect Synthesis System. Lords from every corner of the land, demons and monsters, and the various martial-world factions were all looking for him. They wanted to use his bloodline as the key to unlock the Martial God treasure left behind by the founding empe
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War of Resistance: My Strategist's Eye Awakens, Revealing a Mini Map! 抗战：我谋士入局，觉醒小地图！
As he transmigrated through the darkest period of history, Lin Tian Chen awakened a visualized map in his mind. “I’ll enter the game as a strategist and raise the banner to win half a move against Heaven.” From then on, the army gained a commander who could direct the battlefield like a god. With limited resources, he would execute tactical flanking maneuvers to perfection; with abundant resources, he would unleash firepower on an unparalleled scale. He led his forces north to campaign in Guando
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Doomsday Descends: A Hundredfold Drop Rate, Loot with Every Strike 末日降临：百倍爆率刀刀爆物资
[Game Stats] [No Romance] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Invincible Protagonist] [Absolute Egoism] [Pure Wish Fulfillment] No saintly heroes allowed!!! After surviving ten years of the apocalypse, Lin Ziluo was reborn on the day the apocalypse game arrived. When he came to, the first thing he did was kill his campus crush, the girlfriend who had betrayed him and ruined his life for ten years. Unexpectedly, he activated a System that could grant him countless golden fingers. His first golden finger: Ab
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Heaven’s Abyss 天渊
(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
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Beachcombing: From the Start, One Sand Shovel Wins Me the Whole Beach 赶海：开局一把沙铲承包整个沙滩
(Daily life + lighthearted + beachcombing + tycoon) I dropped out of a top university and spent two years back in my hometown fishing village. Once the village's golden boy, I became a good-for-nothing everyone despised. Then one day, I discovered I could see my own luck stat and exchange points for beachcombing tools through a virtual screen. From then on, my life was like I had cheats enabled. With a sand shovel, I could easily earn thousands in a day. With a spade, I even dug up a whole bucke
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Still in Military Academy, Snatched Up by Every Branch of the Army Before Graduation 人在军校，还没毕业就被全军疯抢
“As a decorated hero, legendary soldier, and youngest-ever general, could you share the secret to your success?” “I don't date.” “You mean you don't let romance distract you or emotions sway you, and you devote yourself wholeheartedly to serving your country and earning distinction?” “That's right!” The next day, Qin Feng read the newspaper and nearly spat blood. “As a decorated hero and legendary soldier, could you share the secret to your success?” “Date more.” “You mean love inspires y
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You're Just a Secretary, So How Are You Advancing Faster Than Your Boss? 你一个秘书，比领导进步还快？
[A power-packed political drama, featured on the bookstore’s overall reading rankings three times] Lin Yi, a senior aide to a powerful leader, is targeted by his enemies and betrayed by his girlfriend. He strikes back hard, exposes a shocking conspiracy, and uses his foresight to make a spectacular comeback!
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Game Invasion: I Became Emperor Before the Players Transmigrated 游戏入侵：我称帝了玩家才穿越
[Transmigrating ahead of time + political scheming + dynastic power struggles + succubus + worlds merging] This book is also known as [I, the Empress's Fiancé, the Strongest Villain Behind the Scenes]. After waking up, Xia Chen finds himself logged into the mysterious game from his previous life ahead of schedule, starting out as the legitimate son of the Marquis of Zhendong. What? I have a younger brother named Xia Hao, who seems to have a mysterious bone inside him? It looks just like the lege
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Half a Life on the Battlefield, Yet I Return as the Same Old War God 战死沙场戎半生，归来仍是旧武神
Wang Xian, a half-step Martial God at the eighth realm of Old Martial Arts, died on an alien battlefield protecting ordinary people, only to return in a dream to his youth in his senior year of high school. In my previous life, I achieved greatness late, reaching the peak of the half-step Martial God realm, only to stop at the eighth realm and die with regrets. In this life, I will use my self-created Starry Sky Body-Tempering Art to forge a starry sky martial body capable of devouring stars and
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Fish of the World 天下游鱼
By the Canglan River, a young man wears a straw raincoat and bamboo hat, holding wine in one hand and a fishing rod in the other. His heart has no place in the world, yet he finds himself in the jianghu... I come from a place beyond knowing. I want to see this world, just as unknown to me...
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Reborn in the Millennium: My Career in Government Starts as a Beat Cop 重生千禧年：官场之路从片警开始
Liu Qingming's rebirth begins with a major case, one that cost him his job in his previous life. In this life, he'll take a different path.
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What's Wrong with Slaughtering My Way Through Worlds to Cook? 为了做饭杀穿世界怎么了
[Face-slapping + harem magnet + guaranteed golden finger + doted-on by everyone + farming + infrastructure + food] [The farm opens around chapter 50 and will gradually expand. Even the most ordinary person there is a big shot (wink)] After being starved for over a thousand years, Fu Yi, a powerful cultivator, finally returned to her original world, where even Foundation Establishment cultivators were a rarity. In this world, she was a universally despised cannon-fodder character. The heroine sto
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