Any Stories That Are Gripping From the Very First Chapter? 有没有一开篇就很精彩吸引人看的

1. 1 初 A First Taste 初次尝鲜 Demon Bell妖铃Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + both devoted + the male lead falls in love at first sight and becomes obsessed with claiming her] A dignified, secretly passionate corporate tycoon vs. a sweet, beautiful office worker Lin Yuan attends a friend's birthday party and gets drunk. By mistake, she walks into the wrong room and spends the night with a strange man. The next day, she takes one look at him and hurries off, afraid he'll demand she take responsibility. She thinks they'll never meet again, but the very next 180.2kReads8.5Score11.7kShelves

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   The opening chapters of these books are all very engaging; once you start reading, you can't put them down!

2. 2 糟 Oh No! How Did the Yandere Male Lead I Was Conquering Become Real? 糟糕！攻略的病娇男主怎么成真了 Cheng Jin澄瑾Modern Romance606k WordsCompleted (The short drama is now available. You can follow both versions.) A bright, scatterbrained little ray of sunshine × a gloomy, lovesick, beautiful ghost of a man [Virtual invasion of reality + intense push and pull + forced love + healing + devoted couple + ultra-sweet happy ending] Si Huan is the male lead in a 19+ full-dive otome game, and the submissive boyfriend of the game’s players. But during the testing phase, the testers always fail, and the game crashes. This time, a new tester arrives. 21.2kReads8.6Score2.6kShelves
3. 3 宝 Be a Good Baby and Break Up With Him 宝宝听话，和他分手 Fog Island Milk Tea雾岛奶茶Modern Romance421k WordsCompleted (Just started getting rated) [Forced love, groveling redemption, reborn, happy ending] Jiang Li had been brainwashed by her mother since childhood into believing she had to win over Zhu Lianqing, the Zhu family's young heir. At last, after pursuing him shamelessly, she married him right after graduating from university. Zhu Lianqing was usually warm and courteous to everyone, but cruel to Jiang Li. He was possessively obsessive, kissing her and coaxing her. Jiang Li had always been obedient, but 5.2kReads6.0Score532Shelves
4. 4 姐 Be a Good Girl, Sister. Get on Your Knees 姐姐乖，踩下去 1MIMModern Romance310k WordsCompleted A seemingly wicked but actually kind-hearted young lady versus a sweet puppy at first, then a crazed bad dog [One-on-One Romance + Love Rivals + Corruption + Obsessive Love + Younger Man + Redemption] - Li Zhaoyue awakens to a wicked female supporting character System. To make the gloomy villain fall in love with the heroine eleven years later, just as he is supposed to, she runs to an orphanage at the age of ten and takes the little villain home herself, determined to teach him how cruel people 16.1kReads8.1Score2.2kShelves
5. 5 田 Sweet Country Days: The Top-Grade Couple’s Daily Battles Against Scum 田园蜜语：极品夫妻虐渣日常 Butterfly Thorn蝴蝶刺Ancient Romance866k WordsCompleted After transmigrating as the poor soul whose betrothal was switched and whose dowry was stolen, Song Ruyi makes one thing clear: you want to live off her while acting like a big shot? Not a chance. Song Ruyi decides that things have worked out for the best. Her new husband is wonderful, and most importantly, those eight-pack abs are absolutely delicious. Song Ruyi insists she isn’t just attracted to his looks. The main thing is that her husband is clever, flexible, and not rigid, and he listens t 3.1kReads7.5Score240Shelves

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   Try it out; different versions offer different experiences.

6. 6 破 After Going Bankrupt, My Brother Dumped Me at His Archenemy's House 破产后，被哥哥扔到他死对头家里 Jin Yuzhi今与紫Modern Romance393k WordsCompleted [Co-residence romance · Sweet indulgence · Six-year age gap · Both virgins · One-on-one romance · Slow burn · Sweet, soft heroine × aloof but seductive, fatherly boyfriend] After her parents die and the family business goes bankrupt, Tu Yuan is dumped at the home of her brother’s business nemesis, Xie Yinhe, by her shameless brother. Then he drives away in a beat-up van that’s seen nine owners. Tu Yuan smiles sweetly. “Thank you for taking me in.” Rumor has it that the Xie family has strict rule 10.5kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves
7. 7 梁 In Butterfly Lovers, I Choose Ma Wencai 梁祝我选马文才 Four Evenings, Perfectly Round四夕圆圆Female-Channel Fanfiction289k WordsCompleted A lot of people think Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai are the right couple, and that Ma Wencai's attempt to steal Zhu Yingtai away is infuriating. But I like Ma Wencai better, especially Chen Guanlin's version of him. He's a little roguish and handsome, with a childish side. Because he lacked a mother's love, he depends heavily on his partner. That's the sort of character I like. Of course, everyone is free to see Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai however they want. I'm just sharing my opinion. My dear 347Reads8.0Score—Shelves
8. 8 离 Let's Divorce! You Really Think I'm Some Kind of Toad? 离婚吧！真当我是癞蛤蟆？ Lu Qiu Feng鹿秋枫Urban949k WordsCompleted Not a power fantasy. Please read with caution if that bothers you. Chu Yuxuan has been married to Xia Zhu for two years. He thought there was no heart in the world that couldn’t be warmed, until her old flame returns and Xia Zhu rushes to him without a second thought… After the divorce, Chu Yuxuan returns to the Chu family and transforms into a wealthy, spoiled playboy. At his family’s arrangement, he marries the icy beauty Zhao Yanan. On the surface, he’s a good-for-nothing wastrel, but behind 48.5kReads9.4Score4.6kShelves

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   These are all books I read frequently; the content is absolutely fantastic.

9. 9 反 Villain: From the Start, I Made the Heroine Cool Me Down 反派：开局逼女主给我降火 Mecha Tycoon机甲神豪Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Fake villains: hesitant and indecisive, fussing over everything, doing the protagonist's job while calling themselves villains. Real villains: decisive and ruthless, utterly unhinged, willing to do anything to achieve their goals! After transmigrating into a business-warfare novel aimed at female readers, Cao Chuan finds that despite being a top-tier rich, handsome heir to the Cao family, the most powerful family in Zhonghai, he's been written as a villainous simp. Manipulated by the scheming he 2.3kReads7.8Score194Shelves
10. 10 开 From the Start, I Flash-Married a Stunning CEO, and My Ex-Girlfriend Panicked 开局闪婚绝美总裁，前女友急了 Da Fangzi大方子Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Soft-rice husband + System + sweet romance] My girlfriend found herself a guy best friend and provoked me right to my face. I got so mad, I went and found myself a stunning wife. Only after we got married did I discover that my wife was the president of a company! From then on, she earned money to support the family, while I focused on looking pretty… 20.4kReads9.0Score1.8kShelves
11. 11 反EN Villain: The Female Lead Overhears My Inner Thoughts and Her Persona Crumbles 反派：女主偷听我心声人设崩了 Xiao Yu萧禹Urban2.7M WordsCompleted Tang Yu transmigrates into the world of a modern power fantasy novel, where he becomes a rich, playboy villain. Every time he survives a story arc, he gets a reward! He decides to play it safe and keep his head down all the way to the ending! From the start, he calls off an arranged marriage to avoid being beaten to death by the Dragon King! But unexpectedly, everyone is acting around him, determined to make him draw their hatred. Su Muyue: “You want to break off the engagement? No, you don't.” 78.6kReads9.4Score7kShelves
12. 12 反EN Villain: Master and Senior Sister, I Beg You 反派：师尊师姐求你们了 The Way Reveals Itself to the Traveler天行见道Eastern Fantasy4.7M WordsCompleted [Multiple heroines] [Humor] [Plenty of romance] [Sweet later on] [Inner thoughts] Lin Heng transmigrates into the book A Record of Beauties as a cannon-fodder villain. As long as he follows the proper villain or hero plotline and keeps his head down until the end, he can become an unrivaled powerhouse. But then the heroines somehow start hearing his inner thoughts. No matter how the story transitions between hero and villain arcs, he now risks being killed by the protagonist! [That airheaded mas 51.3kReads8.3Score4.7kShelves
13. 13 身 You Can Steal My Identity, But What About My Mental Illness? 身份可以偷走，那我的精神病呢？ Flickering Candle Stub残烛跳荡Modern Romance484k WordsCompleted [Publication rights signed ✚ Absurd memes ✚ Chaotic variety show ✚ Animal mind reading] Ming Li wakes up in the body of a celebrity who was sent to a psychiatric hospital by her family. From the start, she’s mocked by the entire internet, saddled with a family that leeches off her, and called mentally ill! Ming Li: Whatever. The things that don’t kill her will only make her even crazier! When a sharp-tongued entertainment reporter comes after her, she says, “A tadpole with a frog tattoo, and you 55.5kReads9.6Score7.7kShelves

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    The male lead, the charming young master Hai Danjiao, is no pushover; he's quick-witted and sarcastic, his fighting prowess rivaling that of the "Middle Finger Teacher." Who wouldn't love a rich, arrogant, and eloquent male lead? The female lead's ability to talk to animals is quite novel, especially her interactions with them, making them all seem adorable and endearing. I was truly stunned by the white cat scene; I laughed so hard! The "Middle Finger Teacher's" thinking is incredibly avant-garde, his thought process is quirky, and watching it made me feel energized. Li Jie is incredibly witty, a true trendsetter! I learned quite a few sarcastic tips from her. Indeed, in life, blame others more than you blame yourself. Haha.

14. 14 闪 My Flash-Married Wife Is So Fertile: Sweetheart, Let’s Have Another 闪婚娇妻太好孕，乖宝，再生一个 Little Yue Ling小玥铃Modern Romance803k WordsCompleted The author dares to write it, and the readers dare to read it~ [Cool, aloof, chaste CEO of a powerful corporation × Resilient, sweet, hardworking innocent girl] [Marriage first, love later + Both are virgins + Sweet romance + Age gap + Daddy-type boyfriend] Xia Qianqian's biological father sends her to the bed of her blind date. While trying to escape, she unexpectedly crosses paths with Fu Beichen, the most powerful man in the capital's elite circle. She begs him to save her, but he says, “Have 18.5kReads8.8Score1.9kShelves

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    If you enjoy contemporary romance novels featuring CEOs, look here ⬇️

15. 15 师 My Senior Sister Is Clumsy, Yet Loves Picking Up Junk 师姐她又菜又爱捡破烂 Mountains and Rivers山河13k WordsCompleted There's a saying in the cultivation world: The eldest senior brother thrives in good times, the second senior sister shines in hard times, and the scheming youngest junior sister rules when all hope is lost. Then all the sects joined forces with the Demon Realm and attacked the mountain. The disciples were utterly defeated. Even the delicate youngest junior sister had fought until she collapsed in a pool of blood. The third senior sister, who never fought and loved scavenging for junk, came puff 180Reads—Score105Shelves

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    These are all incredibly good short stories, truly amazing! 🔥🔥🔥🔥 The first one is especially amazing! 🔥🔥🔥🔥 It tells the story of the third senior sister, who had virtually no presence in the sect, but eventually relied on various precious spiritual herbs she collected by scavenging and the wild chickens she encountered while out and about (actually, they were phoenixes, or maybe six of them) 🔥🔥🔥 But it's really, really good!

16. 16 此 A Grudge That Will Not Fade 此恨难消 Ying Zhong应钟12k WordsCompleted In my past life, my teacher won my father over and became my stepmother. Then, to ensure her own child would inherit my father’s fortune, she cruelly triggered a severe allergic reaction that killed me. When I opened my eyes again, I had been reborn. This time, I won’t let her climb to the top by stepping on me. I’ll make her wish she were dead, yet unable to die. —Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 17 竹 My Childhood Friend Scared Me with a Snake, but It Turned Out to Be the Crown Prince 竹马送蛇吓我，没想到蛇是太子爷 Qiao Maomao俏毛毛9k WordsCompleted My Childhood Friend Sent Me a Snake to Scare Me. Who Knew It Was the Crown Prince? 1.5kReads—Score106Shelves
18. 18 林 Lin Wan's Youth 林晚的青春 The Content Is All Made Up内容全靠想Modern Romance103k WordsCompleted At the opening ceremony, Lin Wan stumbled, and her camera nearly hit Shen Yu, the computer science department’s “ice-cold senior.” One chilly “Careful” was all it took for her to remember his aloof, stern face. She was a camera-loving introvert, using her lens as a shield to speak to the world; he was a cool, tech-savvy genius, lord of code and basketball, with his heart tightly shut. A computer repair mishap and a taro bubble tea with double pearls quietly connected their two worlds. When they —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Just passing by, more exciting things to come! ( ˙ ω˙乁)

19. 19 穿 Transmigrated as the Southern Song Crown Prince, I Meet Huang Rong from the Start 穿越南宋皇太子，开局邂逅俏黄蓉 Yin Qi Chen Feng寅起辰风Male-Channel Fanfiction774k WordsOngoing No System, no invincibility, multiple heroines He was the rightful heir to the throne, but on the day of his coronation, someone else sat upon the dragon throne! After awakening memories from a later life, he is assassinated deep in the palace from the start, then drifts through the martial world, learns divine arts, and meets the most beautiful woman in the Jin Yong novels. Can he change his fate… He will pacify the West, destroy the Eastern Japanese, and build an empire. Watch as he rises fro 1.1kReads6.1Score100Shelves
20. 20 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 117.1kReads9.5Score16.4kShelves

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    This book! It starts by saying it's going to be a sand bar, that really surprised me.

21. 21 修 Cultivation Begins with Beating Up Thugs 修真从打黑棍开始 Shen Gongbao Shen申公豹神Eastern Fantasy726k WordsCompleted Protagonist: Lin Fan, an ordinary wage slave in modern society. At first, he may be timid and adaptable, or have a hidden resilience. He transmigrates into the body of a good-for-nothing in a cultivation world. Watch him stir up a storm in the world of cultivation. · World he transmigrates into: A cultivation world with a strict hierarchy, where the strong prey on the weak. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Slow-burning novel books

22. 22 修 A Cultivation Expert in Another World 修真强者在异界 I'm a Newcomer我是新人Eastern Fantasy797k WordsCompleted A cultivator at the Great Ascension stage unexpectedly arrives in another world, where he reigns supreme across the mainland and divine realms. At last, the Creator descends. What awaits Qing Feng? See how he enjoys a life of freedom in another world. 1.6kReads6.8Score117Shelves
23. 23 盗 The Grandmaster of Tomb Raiders: A Full-Dive Game 盗笔之全息游戏 Loves Black Tea Buckwheat Noodles爱吃黑茶荞麦面Mystery374k WordsOngoing [All pairings × the whole cast dotes on the heroine × the heroine’s personality and orientation are left to chance] Set in a full-dive game, where the players are the Fourth Calamity. The heroine may be a bit inhuman early on (not saying she’ll become human later, either)~ 5.1kReads8.4Score501Shelves

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24. 24 规 Rule Horror: Starting in Bikini Bottom 规则怪谈：从比奇堡开始 The Trapped Minion被困住的吗喽Mystery862k WordsOngoing [Entirely Original Story + Supernatural Invasion of Childhood Cartoons + No System, No Cheats] In this book, the rules are absolutely correct. There are no false rules. Love is the only weapon against “corruption.” The moment Wu Nao wakes up, he sees a piece of paper covered in crookedly written rules: 1. From now on, remember that you are Patrick Star. Don't forget… 2. Do not go jellyfishing with SpongeBob unless absolutely necessary. 3. Gary the Snail cannot talk. 4. Squidward is always gloomy 2.8kReads8.9Score342Shelves
25. 25 带 After Entering an Infinite Flow World with the Infinity Nikki System 带着无限暖暖系统穿进无限流后 Green Village青里居Anime Fanfiction252k WordsOngoing On the day the apocalypse game descended, Jiang Xu was grinding through quests to complete her bird set. She never expected to be chosen, or to awaken a talent: the Infinite Nikki game System. Jiang Xu burst into tears. Heaven had finally noticed how much she loved Nikki! From then on, a peculiar player appeared in the Infinite Flow worlds. She had so many clothes that she cosplayed every day, treated dungeons like tourist attractions where she could take photos, and was unbelievably lucky. Both 186Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 26 仙 Immortal Cultivation: A Celestial Touch Bestows Eternal Life 仙侠：仙人抚我顶，我授仙人长生 Winds Rise Over Layered Mountains风起重山Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted Gu Ning'an accidentally transmigrated to a world of immortals and heroes, where he came across an immortal cultivation manual called The Daoist Path. After years of practice, he mastered its techniques and killed a tiger with a single finger. Feeling capable of making his way in the world, Gu Ning'an descended the mountain and traveled for five years. Over those five years, he explored the martial world and mortal life, made new friends, and slew demons. Then one day, he spotted a copy of The Da 18.3kReads8.9Score2kShelves

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    I highly recommend this book.

27. 27 我 I’m a Max-Level Ancestor. What’s Wrong with Raising a Few Hundred Million Kids? 我满级老祖，养亿点崽子怎么了 Luo Xiaoyao骆小妖Modern Romance918k WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation, My Xuanmen Ancestor, Why Do My Kids Spoil Me So Much?, is now streaming. [Spirit monsters + wish fulfillment + wacky comedy + supernatural + absurd humor + a mash-up of everything + no male lead (the heroine shines on her own)] (All the spirit beasts in the main cast have pictures. The full collection is in the book’s featured posts, so feel free to check them out!) After Shi Ruyi, the last heir of the Xuanmen, restores her body and descends the mountain, she discover 17.1kReads9.4Score2.1kShelves

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    Novel theme, funny

28. 28 大 Great Sage: If I Kill Tang Sanzang, I Can Come Back to Life a Hundred Times 大圣：打死唐三藏我能复活一百次 Eight Ways to the True Scripture真经八道Eastern Fantasy198k WordsOngoing [Journey to the West spin-off] [Black Wukong] [System] [Subverting Expectations] One strike kills Tang Sanzang. Guanyin descends, and his soul is obliterated! When Sun Wukong opens his eyes again, he discovers he can come back to life a hundred times! [Ding! The Tome of a Hundred Deaths and Rebirths has been activated!] [Core Ability: A Hundred Cycles of Reincarnation (After death, return to any point within the past 30 days)] [Core Ability: A Hundred Refinements Return to the Void (Upon death, 4Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 29 续 My Apprentices Keep Me Young: The Stronger They Become, the Younger I Get 续命全靠徒弟卷，徒弟越强我越嫩 Sweet and Serene Abode甜静雅居Urban243k WordsCompleted [Fantasy with a wild imagination: System + Comedy + Discipleship + Raising Disciples] Zhou Yichen had just received his university acceptance letter and hadn’t even had time to plan his teaching career when a notice from the Lingyu Sect lured him into another world. He transmigrated into the body of a dying old sect master with just thirty days to live, whose sect had no one but him. Bound to a Disciple-Recruitment System, he faced simple, blunt rules: recruiting disciples extended his life and —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I highly recommend this novel.

30. 30 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

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    A cool, aloof male god offered 5,000 yuan for a portrait? He chased after his wife with a crazy screen display at the racetrack – so sweet it'll make your teeth ache!

31. 31 丧 Zombie Apocalypse: I Lead My Country to Greatness with Billions in Supplies 丧尸末世：我带亿万物资领国家飞 Jiujiu Seventy-Two久久七十二Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsCompleted Main story complete, extras updating [Ensemble Cast + Absolutely Invincible + Villain Protagonist + Apocalypse + Interstellar] This novel is divided into the Blue Star Arc and the Interstellar Arc. In the Blue Star Arc, the female lead works behind the scenes and appears relatively little while the nation responds to the apocalypse. In the Interstellar Arc, she steps into the spotlight and slaughters her way across the entire galaxy! **Blue Star Arc Synopsis Xia Weiliang gets into a car accident 3.7kReads8.8Score450Shelves

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    Xia Weiliang survived a car accident but was transmigrated into a post-apocalyptic game and became its "number one"! Then the system cheekily notified her: "Hey~ your home planet Earth has also gone into a post-apocalyptic world~" Xia Weiliang: ??? I worked myself to the bone to complete the game, and my house was robbed?! I countered with zero-frame-of-flight gameplay, single-handedly defeating the system's mainframe! Wielding a 40-meter-long sword, I returned to Earth— "Wake up! This savior (the crazy version) will take you through the dungeons!" And so, the atmosphere gradually shifted: While others hid from zombies, she opened a "Knocking Etiquette Training Class" for them. While others hoarded supplies, she livestreamed auctions of zombie-themed contact lenses (the glowing version). While others built bases, she led national leaders in a reverse invasion of interstellar space… The entire universe's chat was filled with comments: "[Does the streamer still accept followers? The kind who shout '666'!]"

32. 32 你 You Broke Your Promise 你失信了 Shi Qingyao十清杳Modern Romance138k WordsCompleted The acclaimed signature work You Broke Your Promise by popular author Shi Qingyao, now with 40,000 new words of never-before-published content! Sensitive girl Xiang Yu VS golden boy Song Huaishi. I had to play out the whole secret-crush story, so I loved him year after year. It was an ordinary day. Just as she closed her eyes, Xiang Yu suddenly thought of Song Huaishi: Song Huaishi, neat in his clothes and radiating warmth. Song Huaishi at seventeen. Still in his school uniform, he leaned lazily 68.9kReads9.5Score12.5kShelves

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    The story opens in a chaotic scene: the female lead returns from her funeral, and the male lead, with red eyes, confronts her in front of the mourning hall, demanding, "Why did you die in my place?" This single sentence tears open the tragic past between the two of them.

33. 33 1 The 12-Hour Death Game 12小时死亡游戏 A Monk Who Walks the Path of No Interruption无间僧者行Mystery351k WordsCompleted I am the world’s only NPC, with no fixed form, no gender, and no sense of good or evil. I am “the rules” themselves, and I enjoy observing, creating, and participating in “games.” Based on some tiny real-world incident I find “irksome” or “interesting,” I mark out a physical space and enjoy watching people who like to break the rules struggle under extreme game rules. Infinite extra lives, juvenile crime…, Are you ready? The game has begun. I’m right beside you. Can you guess who I am? There 3Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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    This is it, the opening is explosive.

34. 34 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

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    These books are all super good!

35. 35 我 Me, a Cultivation Big Shot: How Much Stronger Can I Get? 我，修仙大佬强亿点怎么了 Cabbage白菜Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted "Soul Ferryman + No Romance + Story Arc Adventures + Spiritual Qi Revival + Cultivation + Invincible" Yun Miao, a cultivation powerhouse who has lived for thousands of years, sets out to uncover her origins. She volunteers to become a ferryman, guiding vengeful ghosts to the afterlife. The ghosts are full of resentment, hatred, and longing. She works diligently, her heart as firm as stone, yet can never uncover the mystery of her origins. Until one day... The Taoist priests of the Xuanmen 27.4kReads9.2Score5.6kShelves
36. 36 公 The Princess Holds Sway Over the Court, and Her Harem Is Full 公主权倾朝野，鱼塘挤不下了 Old Yellow Rabbit老黄兔Ancient Romance3.4M WordsCompleted Original title: The Princess Holds Sway Over the Court, and Her Fish Pond Is Full [Historical Romance + Scheming + Everyone’s Darling + Reincarnation Before Birth + Favorite Concubine + Harem Intrigue + Wish Fulfillment + Alluring Heroine + System + Rise to Power] One day, after transmigrating, Liang Yue became the apple of her favorite concubine mother’s eye. The three thousand imperial consorts could not match her mother’s radiance, and the entire Great Xia treasury could not rival her uncle’s 22.1kReads7.4Score6kShelves
37. 37 快 Quick Transmigration: The Wicked White Moonlight 快穿：坏种白月光 Jingtai Blue景泰一蓝Modern Romance718k WordsCompleted [Scheming white-lotus heroine × pure villain × stealing resources × scheming her way to the top] [Women competing against women × green tea × multiple male leads × men competing against men] Yun Li was born bad. She loved taking what belonged to others, using her innocent, pure-looking face to wreck their relationships and families without a care. Why should they get to win at life and have everything go their way? She was going to destroy every bit of their perfect lives! After dying in a car a 22.5kReads8.5Score1.4kShelves
38. 38 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 217.1kReads9.6Score24.4kShelves
39. 39 拿 I Won Him, Then Let Him Go 拿下他，却不要他了 Grumpy Puppy Saturday炸毛小狗周六Modern Romance478k WordsCompleted [Content warning: The heroine has low moral standards, only cares about money, and is mentally ill. She is NOT the other woman!!! Both virgins + yandere + exclusive devotion + twisted psychology + younger man] Meng Yao is a student at an ordinary university. Her good looks are her only advantage: she's a beauty, with fair skin and a pretty face. Her circumstances aren't great, but that doesn't stop her from aiming high. Unfortunately, there aren't any suitable men at her school. So she has no ch 5.7kReads8.8Score371Shelves

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40. 40 异EN City of Beasts 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 475.8kReads9.7Score67.4kShelves

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    I stayed up all night to finish it! This masterpiece by Tomato, *The Mysterious City of Beasts*, is absolutely amazing, everyone! If you're looking for something to read, you absolutely must check out Tomato's novel *The Mysterious City of Beasts*! Author Peng Pai's imagination is boundless; he masterfully blends urban fantasy, system transmigration, and thrilling adventure. It consistently ranks in the top 3 of Tomato's annual hot novel list, with over 1.2 Million readers and a 9.8 Rating—truly the pinnacle of imaginative fiction! The protagonist, Gao Yang, is an ordinary high school student, but after his 18th birthday, he unexpectedly discovers that all his family and friends are terrifying "beasts"! His peaceful life instantly collapses, the world becomes fraught with danger, and his former loved ones could erupt into beasts at any moment, devouring him. This contrasting setting is incredibly captivating and instantly draws you in. Fortunately, Gao Yang activates the system [Luck] in his desperate situation, becoming stronger the longer he survives. Relying on this ability, he and his companions venture into a world overrun by beasts, constantly challenging powerful enemies and gradually growing stronger from weak. In this process, they experienced countless thrilling battles and encountered various betrayals and conspiracies. Every crisis was nerve-wracking, and every twist and turn was unexpected. What captivated me most about this book was its world-building. The seemingly ordinary city was actually teeming with beast-like beings in disguise, where awakened humans struggled to survive, and various forces secretly vied for power. The concept of the strange beasts was novel and rich: the Greedy Beast, the Wrathful Beast, the Obsessive Beast… corresponding to human desires, full of metaphors, instantly maximizing the story's depth. Moreover, the story's pacing was tight, with no dull moments. The author's foreshadowing was perfectly placed, with layer upon layer of twists and turns, each intricately linked, making it impossible to put down until the very end. Besides the exciting plot, the character development was also outstanding. Gao Yang's transformation from a confused teenager into a brave and fearless warrior was realistic and inspiring, resonating deeply with the reader. Supporting characters like Qingling, Wang Zikai, and Chuxue are all vividly portrayed. Their bonds with Gao Yang, whether it's the camaraderie of fighting side-by-side or the innocent, beautiful love they experience, are delicately and movingly depicted. "The world is fake, but love is real"—these emotions add a touch of warmth to a cruel world. If you enjoy imaginative urban fantasy novels, crave thrilling adventures, and mind-bending suspense, then *The Mysterious City of Beasts* is definitely for you. Open Tomato Novels now and join Gao Yang in fighting his way through the Mysterious City of Beasts, embarking on this thrilling and exciting adventure!

41. 41 现 A Modern Female Rogue Cultivator's Astral Travels 现代女散修的元神漫游记 Fan Yishan梵一善Modern Romance528k WordsCompleted A female rogue cultivator from the city wanders into a ruined temple and unexpectedly finds a strange book capable of revealing the universe's ultimate secrets. From then on, she can leave her body in spirit form and encounters all kinds of supernatural events in the city. She often befriends the Black and White Impermanence, thinking she is about to ascend, but this wildly imaginative astral adventure through the city has only just begun! It turns out there are all sorts of ways to cultivate bo 73Reads9.2Score—Shelves

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    The more you chew, the more fragrant it becomes; the more you look at it, the more beautiful it becomes!

42. 42 心 Reshaping the Realm of the Heart 心界重塑 Fan Yishan梵一善Urban173k WordsCompleted This is a practical guide to personal growth for ordinary people seeking to turn their lives around. Now complete. If you can see through how the novel's Mindscape Reshaping System works, you can become the protagonist of a wish-fulfillment story too! In higher-dimensional spacetime, there exists a civilization known as the "Guardians." They do not interfere or pass judgment. Their eternal mission is to observe and record the inner potential of newborn civilizations throughout the universe. Rece 2Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 43 重 Reborn as Godzilla: 1.4 Billion People Feed Me 重生巨兽哥斯拉，14亿人投喂我 Yet Another Cabbage又一颗白菜Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Reborn as a giant beast] [30 days to prepare] [Never turns human] [Overwhelming power] Li Si wakes up to discover he's been reborn as a 20-meter-tall juvenile Godzilla. In his previous life, giant beasts invaded, the nation's borders fell, and humanity was nearly wiped out. Heaven has given him a chance to be reborn one month before the invasion. He'll make the most of it this time! He's also obtained the Giant Beast Evolution System. With evolution points, he can evolve without limit. Flesh, b 5.1kReads8.2Score502Shelves

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    Li Si is reborn as a 20-meter-tall Godzilla cub! Only 30 days remain until the world is destroyed by the behemoths of his past life! He awakens the [Beast Evolution System]—devour everything, and become stronger after devouring! Nuclear power plants? Appetizers! Subterranean energy? Dessert! He decisively kicks open the country's gates: "Food and lodging included! I'll protect China in the apocalypse!" The global landscape drastically changes: West: Free shopping + prayers; China: Nationwide trending topic #WhatIsGodZombieEatingToday# #Today'sMenu: Three Nuclear Power Plants + 100,000 Tons of Steel# When the behemoth army presses in— West: "God, save us!" China: "God! Dinner's ready! Fresh takeout at your door!" Li Si crunches each bite, rinsing his mouth with a nuclear-explosive breath: "Next time, deliver faster, bad review warning!"

44. 44 重 Reborn in a World of the Paranormal, and You Want Me to Join Bureau 749? 重生诡异，你让我加入749局？ Fire Beast火暴兽Mystery1.8M WordsCompleted [Devouring Evolution]+ [Self-Interest]+ [Humanity’s Natural Enemy]+ [Nemesis of Its Own Kind]+ [Kills Men and Women Alike]+ [Plot-Driven]+ [Undercover]+ [Villain]+ [Eerie] "No female lead!!! No harem!!! No romance!!!" (Not Eerie in the traditional sense. The protagonist is undercover in the human camp and kills both humans and Eerie, men and women alike. This story is plot-driven, so readers looking for a feel-good monster-grinding power fantasy should think twice.) (The rating has already been 59.3kReads8.9Score8.6kShelves

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    The opening is very engaging, and it's still being updated.

45. 45 V VR Game: Vengeful Spirits Appear in the Real World VR游戏怨灵现实显现 Shuisi水汜Mystery241k WordsCompleted My new work is out! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I highly recommend this novel! It's a suspenseful, supernatural mystery with a very gripping plot. I was hooked from the first read! A must-read for fans of this genre!!! 🤩

46. 46 重 Reborn in 2002: I'm Really Not Schizophrenic 重生2002我真的不是精神分裂 October Harvest秋收十月Urban2.4M WordsCompleted [Rebirth in a bygone era] + [Everyday urban life] + [No System] + [No cultivation] [Multiple heroines] + [No yanderes] + [Making money through business] + [Campus romance] Zhao Chuyun grew up with his grandfather after his parents divorced. He repeated a year to get into college, only to discover that his first love already had a boyfriend. With a love life and a family like that, he has no regrets he wants to make up for after being reborn. He just wants to live recklessly for once. If you're r 52.3kReads8.5Score3.3kShelves
47. 47 中 The Middle-Aged Slacker's Comeback 中年颓废男人的逆袭 A Man Entering Middle Age步入中年的男人Urban1.1M WordsCompleted The story is about an unemployed man in his forties whose life is going poorly. After accidentally ingesting something, a tiny stream of energy forms inside him. Through long experimentation, he gradually grows stronger and uses his inner power to change his life. The story depicts the man's transformation and everything that happens along the way, touching on physical health, friends, relatives, Taoism, officialdom, the entertainment industry, sports, and more. This is my first novel. You're we 8Reads6.2Score—Shelves

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    Two pretty good new books

48. 48 刚 I Just Became His Disciple, and My Master Ascended! 刚拜师，师傅就飞升而去！ A Man Entering Middle Age步入中年的男人Sports422k WordsCompleted Huang Hua, a 17-year-old from E City in the Yanhuang Kingdom on Planet Earth, is beaten black and blue by a group of thugs. By chance, he runs into the Venerable Wufa, a powerful cultivator at the ascension stage who is passing by Earth. The Venerable says he and Huang Hua are fated to meet and wants to take him as a disciple. Thinking he’s run into a con artist, Huang Hua refuses a thousand times over. The Venerable Wufa takes him to Kunlun’s Forbidden Realm and puts him through such torment th 19Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 49 大 Great Tang: My Father Is at Xuanwu Gate, While My Minecraft Portal Lets Me Transmigrate 大唐：父王玄武门，我mc穿越门 The Land of Heaven上天的地Historical715k WordsOngoing [Tang Dynasty + Minecraft + Li Chengqian] As Li Shimin and his rival faced off at Xuanwu Gate, I pulled out a Minecraft transmigration portal. With Minecraft at my disposal, I'll defy fate. The next emperor of the Tang Dynasty can only be me, Li Chengqian! When drought struck, I quietly pulled out a bucket of water, and from then on the people never had to suffer drought again. The people were slow at clearing fields and turning the soil, so I simply pulled out an iron hoe. From the 1.8kReads8.2Score118Shelves

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50. 50 全EN Global Dungeons: Giving the World a Little Taste of the P5's Might 全球副本：给世界亿点点五常震撼 Monk Wujie无戒僧Urban1.4M WordsOngoing Lin Ye transmigrates to a world covered by a sky screen, an era in which anyone can create battlefield instances. To his amazement, the people here still understand war as it was in Blue Star's S1 era... So he decides to give this world a tiny taste of the Five Permanent Members' shock and awe! In the first instance, “Raging Seas,” Lin Ye introduces them to nuclear-powered submarine fleets and nuclear bombing, advancing humanity's understanding of war by a full fifty years! In the second instanc 8.7kReads8.4Score826Shelves

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