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How Could Anyone Resist Her? 怎敌她动人
[Physical book goes on sale September 19 at 7:30 p.m.] [Reborn in school + healing + secret crush from the male lead + both leads have no past relationships, happy ending] Bright, charming sweetheart x obsessive, restrained man * In the eyes of outsiders, Xu Jiqing was refined and aloof, a dazzling new elite from a wealthy family and a self-made miracle who had risen from poverty. Su Xia was unbelievably lucky to marry him at her most desperate. Only Su Xia knew that Xu Jiqing was a madman. She
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After Our Arranged Marriage, I Turned My Foolish Husband Into a Devoted Wife-Doting Maniac 联姻后，把傻子老公哄成宠妻狂魔
[Marriage first, love later + both leads are devoted to each other + sweet romance + older man] Clingy sweetheart vs. secretly delighted older man Xu Chengyi had spent twenty-three miserable years barely getting by. Then one day, a group of people showed up with a paternity test and told her she was the missing daughter of the Xu family. Overjoyed, she burst into tears. “This time, I'm taking back everything that's mine.” But the Xu family was enormous. Her biological father was the fourth son,
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So Steamy! The Sweet Puppy Boy Grabs Her Waist and Demands Kisses Every Night 带劲！纯情奶狗夜夜掐腰索吻
[Devoted to each other + tsundere, fierce-but-adorable male lead + both wolfish and sweet + indulgent romance + his secret crush comes true + absolutely doted on + he talks himself into falling in love] In her previous life, Wen Nanzhi only realized how deeply Lu Jingye loved her after he died. When she was reborn, Wen Nanzhi went back to the start of college. On her way to find Lu Jingye, she ran into him. Wen: “Lu Jingye, are you here to see me?” Lu: “In your dreams! I got into Jing University
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Courting Her 哄婚
[President Lu talks himself into love vs. Miss Shi, who's focused on making money] [Mutual firsts + the heroine is the hero's first love] Shi Qi was a stand-in. Her job was to be Lu Huainian's wife. During her two years on the job, or married, she diligently saved up enough to buy a detached villa downtown outright, while a cozy 200 million sat in her bank account. As a model contract bride, Shi Qi always maintained the highest professional standards. She did whatever Lu Huainian asked and agree
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Little Sister, You Can’t Handle This Crazy Man. Let Me Take Over 妹妹，这疯批你驾驭不了，换我来
Now published under the title Through the Years Like Jade, available on all platforms. The moment she opened her eyes, Jiang Fei had transmigrated into the book as a scheming but hopelessly incompetent minor villainess. In the original story, the entire Jiang family was brutally killed. Even the old watchdog at the gate was spared nothing. And it was all thanks to Pei Jing, the power-mad, unhinged prince who held sway over the court. The System's task for her was simple: follow the original
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Quick Transmigration: I'm Furious! The Male Lead Has Ruined the Plot Again and Again 快穿：气哭！男主又又又崩剧情了
[Sweet romance, one-on-one] For the sake of the ultimate delicacy, Yun Qing agreed to bind herself to a System and play the vicious female supporting character. She followed the plot to the letter, but then... The domineering CEO no longer wanted to chase his wife after losing her. He only wanted to cling to the unforgettable girl who got away. The movie star no longer wanted to flaunt his romance with a newcomer. He only wanted to make his relationship with the award-winning actress official an
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Rest, My Love. I'll Take Down Those White Lotuses for You 爱妃歇着，朕替你干趴那群白莲花
[Both leads are inexperienced + the heroine can read men's minds + the hero wins himself over + plenty of silly fun] In her previous life, Yu Huan spent three years in the imperial palace fighting to win and keep the emperor's favor. She tried every trick in the book, but still couldn't get the attention of the emperor, who cared only about gold, silver, and jewels and was endlessly greedy. In this life, she just wants to keep her head down in the harem and stay out of trouble. When the empero
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The Little Cat Caught the Moon 小猫捉到月亮啦
[A tsundere young master who says one thing and means another vs. a sweet, clingy, cute troublemaker] Chen Xunan is heartless and sharp-tongued. To outsiders, a guy like him seems destined to die alone. Someone says, “With that damn dog of a temper, I don’t believe anyone could put up with you.” Chen Xunan scoffs, his tone lazy. “It’s not like I’m marrying you.” Just when everyone thinks there’s no one who can keep him in line, a soft, fragrant little girl starts following Chen Xunan around. In
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Summer Solstice Shen Shen: The Darlings in the Tycoons’ Hearts 夏至惹惹，大佬们心上的娇娇
[Sweet and coy, coaxing seduction, pink-hued tension. If you know how to savor the flirtation, you're in for a treat] After a tantalizing dream, the pampered heiress saw the miserable, melodramatic fate awaiting her five years in the future. Terrified, she immediately dumped Young Master Pei and threw herself into the arms of his older brother. * The proud, untouchable man clenched his palm. “Rere, you’re drunk... Let me take you home.” “Yuexuan, can’t I go home with you?” The man’s eyes tremble
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No Eavesdropping on the Emperor 不许偷听朕说话
An Jiu transmigrated into the body of a young palace maid who wanted to climb into the emperor’s bed. The moment she opened her eyes, the tyrant ran his sword straight through the maid who had tried to seduce him. The next day, the tyrant killed a senior maid who served one of the consorts. On the third day, a maid who tasted the emperor’s food died from poison. Being a palace maid was a high-risk job. An Jiu decided to work hard, save up, cherish her life, and stay away from the tyrant. But the
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Little Junior Sister Sobs and Pouts, Yet One Sword Destroys Heaven and Earth 小师妹哭哭唧唧，但一剑毁天灭地
After transmigrating into a book, Ye Linglong becomes the vicious cannon-fodder villainess in a cultivation novel. With terrible aptitude, she even coerces the heroine into taking her into the top sect during the Cultivation Tournament. After joining, she opposes the heroine at every turn and eventually dies a miserable death. To enjoy a long, happy life, Ye Linglong immediately gives up on coercing the heroine and turns around to join the worst sect in the cultivation world. She’s done being th
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A Widow Becomes Empress 寡妇为后
[A gentle, kind widow and an arrogant, biased emperor. Sweet, doting everyday romance, with little palace intrigue (the emphasis is on little).] The Yu family had three daughters, all beautiful. The eldest became a countess, the youngest became a consort in the palace, and only the second daughter returned home a widow less than five years after her marriage, with a little girl in tow. One day, the palace consort suffered a miscarriage and was told she would have difficulty bearing children in t
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Swapping Husbands After Marriage 婚后换夫
[Innocent, inexperienced crown prince × radiant, resilient older woman, both pure] The Xi family had twin daughters. One was kidnapped when they were three and wasn’t found until she was fourteen. Xiang Wu was the one who had been kidnapped. When she was brought back to the family estate, her twin sister, Xi Qingtong, was already renowned throughout the capital. She, meanwhile, was just a country girl who had needed three years of etiquette lessons to pass for a young lady. When the sisters were
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My Grandfather Rebuilt China, and You Took My Top Scholar Title? 我爷爷再造华夏，你顶替我状元？
Jiang Ye fought in wars and rendered meritorious service in his youth. Later, unwilling to become a burden on the country, he resolutely retired to the mountains. Time passed. Jiang Ye’s former subordinates had long since become powerful figures in their own right, while one of his old friends had even risen to a position second only to the highest, The Outcast. Jiang Ye thought his days would continue to pass simply and peacefully. But after the college entrance exams ended, his academicall
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Madam He Won't Coddle Anyone Anymore: Whoever Wants This Nanny Job Can Have It 鹤太太她不哄了，这保姆谁爱谁当
[The Ex-Wife Chase from Hell + The One on Top Trains the One Below Like a Dog + Humble Pursuit of His Wife] A proud jerk who'd die without his wife × A beautiful, stubborn wife with a backbone Also known as: Irresistible Addiction At twenty, Dai Xingyang married He Yunheng, the man everyone admired. For three years, she was the perfect wife, more obedient and considerate than a housekeeper, but she never got so much as an “I love you” from him. The day she moved out of Liyuan, he stood upstairs
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After I Admitted I Didn’t Love Him, the Scheming Tycoon Went Wild with Jealousy! 摊牌不爱后，腹黑大佬醋疯了！
The rating just opened, so it’ll gradually climb later! [Beautiful, bootlicking, drama-loving heiress vs. powerful, calculating, jealous tycoon] [The male lead carefully schemes at every turn early on, then spends the later part desperately trying to win her back] The moment Yin Muxi opened her eyes, she discovered she had transmigrated into an old-fashioned, melodramatic CEO romance novel, becoming a cannon-fodder supporting character with the same name as the original. The Qi family of Yunj
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I Accidentally Flirted with My Yandere Junior Disciple, and Now He Spoils Me 错撩病娇师弟后，我被宠哭了
Chu Li transmigrates into a book, becoming the seductive, villainous supporting character in a cultivation novel. Faced with her junior brother, who seems as serene as the moonlight but is actually a sickly, obsessive type, Chu Li has only one thought: flirt with him. So Chu Li’s daily routine goes like this: “Junior Brother, it’s been days since we last met. Did you miss me?” “Junior Brother, I got hurt saving you. It really hurts.” “Junior Brother, I’m so beautiful. Why won’t you even look at
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Daily Survival Under My Yandere Junior Brother 在病娇师弟手下的苟命日常
[Traditional fantasy historical romance + one-on-one sweet romance with a touch of angst + happy ending + both leads' first love] [Sweet, adorable, bright heroine x arrogant, scheming, pure-hearted, lovesick male lead] Mu Zhenzhen transmigrated into a book because she was a little dissatisfied with the tragic ending of the gentle second male lead. She became a cannon-fodder supporting woman with barely a few lines in the story. She had only just arrived when she stumbled into the second male lea
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The Villain Has Been Pretending to Be Frail All Along 反派他一直在装病弱
[Both leads are faithful to each other + healing + mutual devotion + happy ending + demon-hunting story] Jiang Zhimiao transmigrated into a book, landing in a novel called Tales of the Supernatural. The System ordered her to win over Sheng Huaizhi, the sickly junior disciple of the male and female leads, lower his Destruction Level, and keep the world stable. “Why is it a Destruction Level? Don't other books use a Corruption Level?” Jiang Zhimiao wondered. But she soon stopped wondering. The sic
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After Flirting With Him, I No Longer Want to Climb the Prince's Social Ladder 撩完后，世子的高枝我不想攀了
[Transmigration + Lighthearted + Sweet Romance + 1v1 + Both Leads Have No Romantic History] [An unruly young lord + a clever and quirky young lady] After a month of grueling work, Wen Xiaotang finally got a day off. But who could have guessed that taking a bath at the hotel would land her in another world? Her soul transmigrated into the body of the Wen family's young lady, who shared her name. Right from the start, her engagement was broken off. The Zhou family's young master, one of the “Two J
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The Silk Wolf Pattern Incident 素纱狼纹惊变录
Amid the schemes of a chaotic age, she casts off her plain veil and takes up her chilling spear. With her left hand, she grips the black-armored troops’ command seal and rebuilds the cavalry; with her right, she wields the Wolf King’s totem to cow the northern frontier. She makes anyone who seeks to control her fate understand: this realm was never a bridal chessboard, but a battlefield where she rides free and strikes at full gallop!
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The Psychological Analyst 心理分析者
A twisted criminal psychology expert VS a stoic criminal investigation captain Former title: The Psychological Analyst Fungal threads that control the brain, human-shaped ant nests, sinister mukbangs... These bizarre cases reflect the killers' warped inner worlds. Genes load the weapon of crime, psychology takes aim, and the environment pulls the trigger. Those who gaze into the abyss must beware of the abyss. Jiang Ningxi: I want to jump into the abyss and see what it's like. The Abyss: Don't c
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You Were Supposed to Win Over the Yandere, Not Go Crazy Alongside Him 让你攻略病娇，不是让你跟他发癫
Ning Xi transmigrated into a cultivation novel aimed at male readers, where she became the cannon-fodder wife of the great villain, Xie Congwei. When Xie Congwei was born, strange signs appeared in the heavens. Rainbow clouds circled the Eastern Wilderness for an entire month before disappearing. The Xie family believed he was destined for greatness, a man no ordinary pool could contain. But who could have guessed that just a few short years later, the once highly anticipated Xie Congwei would
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After Being Ordered to Marry, the Coldhearted General Keeps Trying to Break Up My Relationship 被赐婚后，薄情将军日日想挖墙脚
[Transmigrate into a book + villainess + cannon fodder + a little possessive romance] After transmigrating into a book, Mu Jiao learns that she has become the story’s biggest sacrificial lamb: the villainess everyone despises, who ultimately dies by the second male lead’s sword! Her father is absent and her mother doesn’t love her, but that’s not even the worst of it. She discovers that this character is incredibly unlucky! The tragic second male lead, whose plight has won the sympathy of cou
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I Became a Wealthy Family’s Daughter-in-Law, and My Bestie and I Went on a Rampage! 穿成豪门妯娌，我和闺蜜杀疯了！
[Short drama now available] [Two couples + best friends transmigrate into a book and both marry into wealthy families + lighthearted daily life + sweet romance + old-school domineering CEOs + supporting female character System] Lin Nanqiao and Xia Linshi transmigrate into a book together and are married off to twin brothers through a family alliance. They go from best friends to best friends and sisters-in-law, stacking their buffs to the max. In the original story, they are both cannon-fodder s
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After I Transmigrate into a Book, I Become the Powerful Minister’s Beloved 穿书后成了权臣的心头肉
[Sweet, playful, ridiculous little white rabbit × scheming, sinister, gloomy, unhinged big bad wolf] After transmigrating into a book, Chu Wan became the most despicable female villain in a power fantasy written for men. To survive until the ending, she went all in on clinging to the protagonist. She acted meek and humble, flattering him every chance she got, and even had to jump in front of him to take the hits. But why was the male lead looking at her more and more strangely? Male lead: “Woma
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A Book Transmigration Plan to Save the Sick, Obsessive Villain Boss 穿书之病娇偏执反派大佬拯救计划
[Rebirth + sickly, obsessive male lead + healing and redemption + mutual devotion + angst first, sweetness later] Content warning: The male lead is a little twisted early on. This is not an empowering female-led wish-fulfillment story. Please don't leave a bad review for that. Thank you. Song Qingxian transmigrates into a book, taking the place of a supporting character who shares her name. Along with her comes an obsessive, possessive villain she can't shake off. The powerful villain is madly i
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My Hot, Wild Wife Knows How to Keep Things Exciting 娇妻火辣辣，够野够带劲
(Former title: The Beauty Deliberately Tempts Him, and the Big Shot Admits He Can't Handle It) After returning from studying abroad, Chi Mi suffers two major blows in a row. Her boyfriend cheats on her in public, and her family's company is on the verge of bankruptcy. To save the company and get revenge on her ex, she takes the initiative to approach Ye Zhuohuai, the unruly, wealthy playboy of An City. Who could have guessed that the arrogant, overbearing man would not only be ridiculously posse
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Born Fertile! The Celibate Tycoon’s Wife Is Pregnant Again 易孕体质！禁欲大佬你媳妇又怀了
[Devoted to each other + family squabbles + sweet romance + raising a child + military life on a seaside island + troublemakers + good-pregnancy System + stunning, delicate beauty vs. abstinent pilot] Only after Ji Yanshu dies does she learn that she had been living in a novel set in a bygone era. She was the male lead’s first wife, who died young. The heroine is a capitalist’s daughter sent down to the countryside. Not wanting to suffer, she chooses to become someone’s stepmother. The capitalis
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The Super Son-in-Law 超级上门女婿
Ye Fan, a useless live-in son-in-law, accidentally inherits the Taiji Scripture and the Stone of Life and Death, setting him on a very different path in life. He saves beautiful women with his medical skills and slays enemies with his martial arts. Not only does he overcome the scorn and ridicule of others and win his wife's heart, he also rises to the pinnacle of the world, looking down on all creation.
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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
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Transmigrated as Qin Shi Huang to Unify the World 穿越成秦始皇统一全球
My new work is here! Head over to Tomato Novel to read it. I hope you enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well!
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Inventing Things in the Song Dynasty 我在宋朝搞发明
After Jiang Yi, a modern-day overworked office drone, collapsed and died from working overtime, his consciousness sank into chaos. When he opened his eyes again, everything was spinning. With a dull thud and pain shooting through his body, he crashed into a patch of wild grass on the outskirts of Bianjing. Dizzy and soaked through, he wore a tattered T-shirt and jeans that looked completely out of place amid the ancient fields. The biting cold and unfamiliar surroundings jolted him fully awake,
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I Came to the Capital to Break Off the Engagement 我来京城退亲的
Pei Xuan returned to his residence after court, and the steward hurried to report, “Miss Jiang from Jiangnan has arrived with her mother. They’re in the reception hall speaking with the Old Madam.” He stepped through the moon gate and saw his mother and grandmother seated in the main seats, their faces displeased. A woman in plain clothes stood in the hall, her back ramrod straight. “Old Madam, Madam,” she said, her clear voice shattering the heavy silence, “I am Jiang Hailan of the Jiang family
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Wild Lilies Bloom in Spring Too 【野百合也有春天】
Important note in advance: This is not a story with two female leads! The platform settings are wrong! The male and female leads are devoted to each other, with absolutely no divided loyalties! As Zhou Xiaoyu looked at the profound sorrow in Song Chuyu’s eyes, she realized with absolute clarity that he still hadn’t moved on. That girl, Cen Baihe, had long since taken root in the softest part of his heart like the most tenacious vine, bound to him by blood and impossible to tear away. At that mom
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Xia Suofangyan 夏锁芳妍
His father, the Marquis of Pingnan, has been sentenced to death, his mother, Commandery Princess Haiyan, is under house arrest, and he has been banished to a remote land. Does their marriage contract still stand? She breaks off their engagement when he falls on hard times. Is she kicking him while he's down, or does she have her reasons? To escape the royal marriage bestowed upon her by fate, she accompanies a princess to a distant land as a bride. Amid boundless snowy plains, Eagle Sorrow Ravin
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Xiaoci Xian's Collection of Novellas About Love 小辞仙中篇爱情小说合集
I highly recommend the sixth story, "Who Does the Lilac Bloom For?" She said, “The Ding family was wrong to substitute a daughter born of a concubine for the legitimate heir to save face. Your Highness was wrong to accept this marriage under pressure. This mistake began in the capital and must end in Qianzhou. Now that Your Highness has reclaimed your rightful place, this mistake should come to an end as well.” Her gaze was clear and candid, without the slightest trace of resentment, only the lu
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Empress Zhu the Sharp-Tongued 皇后朱怼怼
Empress Zhu the Quick-Witted
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The Flower-Pinned Young Man 簪花少年郎
When they first met, Qiao Yanan mistook the young man's sex, taking the breathtakingly beautiful youth for a girl. Thinking they were both fellow sufferers in this world, she treated “her” with great warmth, stirring the young man's heart. Once his identity was revealed, Qiao Yanan asked him to pose as her fake fiancé for her own safety. Having fallen for a beautiful young woman, the boy's heart beat faster and faster. He gladly accepted his new fiancée and did everything he could to turn their
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The Carefree Young Prince Rises 逍遥小世子崛起
While carrying out a special mission for China, Song Yang was killed in action. Fortunately, he transmigrated into the body of a good-for-nothing official’s son in a different time and place in ancient times. Armed with his modern memories, he lay low until he had learned the rules of this world, then began his journey to turn his life around: crushing the Xiongnu, pacifying Jiaozhi, and rising to marquis and chancellor...
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