Classic Political Intrigue and Excellent Urban Slice-of-Life Stories: Realistic and Thought-Provoking 官场小说经典，都市日常精品。写实风格，富有哲理
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- 401 A Sophisticated Rogue in Officialdom 官场雅痞 What kind of people does the present age need? People who hold to their principles even when faced with temptation. People who face the surging tide of the times, raise the red flag, and press on through adversity. Li Huaijie is one such idealist. “To go far by proceeding steadily” requires the steadiness of “treating challenges with caution and succeeding through careful planning,” and the vision of “aspiring to great heights.” He has risen from the very bottom, using his actions to embody the 51.3kReads8.9Score3.7kShelves
- 402 The CEO Wife Cares for Her First Love, and the Company Goes Bankrupt 总裁妻子照顾白月光，公司破产了 Lu Tianchen and his wife had been in love for seven years and had taken their startup public. Then, at a class reunion, the appearance of their senior schoolmate Gu Ze shattered their peaceful marriage. The day after the reunion, his wife hired Gu Ze at the company and began treating this senior schoolmate like royalty. She even pretended to be his girlfriend to meet his parents and faked living with him. In the end, Shen Xinyi went so far as to suggest a sham divorce to help her so-called senio 9.4kReads7.1Score522Shelves
- 403 I Read a Love Letter at the Podium, and the Cold School Beauty Regretted It 我上讲台念情书，高冷校花后悔了 [Cool-and-distant sweetheart, lovesick older beauty, gentle but deadly younger woman, beautiful vanguard commander, angel investor] Chen Sheng returns to the day his love letter is put on trial, ten days before the college entrance exams. Because he’s shameless, the aloof campus beauty turns into a clingy, whimpering sweetheart. The possessive older beauty loves him and gets jealous, but is also generous, and becomes the family’s chief steward. 83.4kReads9.4Score7.4kShelves
- 404 When I Collapsed with a High Fever, My Wife Was with Her Male Best Friend 我高烧晕倒时妻子却在陪男闺蜜 With a fever of 39 degrees, he heard the man she called her best male friend sobbing on the other end of the phone. “Wanqing, don’t go...” Her reply was, “My husband... he can manage on his own.” Zhou Xubai thought love meant having someone all to himself, while Wen Wanqing insisted that friendship should last forever. Only after his heart had completely died and he moved out of their marital home did she see, on her male friend’s phone, that she was just another name on his list of targets. L 401Reads5.1Score—Shelves
- 405 Xiaohefeng’s First Book 小荷风的第1本书 My new work is out! You can 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! 964Reads6.8Score—Shelves
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Framed and Suspended, I Team Up with Economic Crime Investigators to Take Down a Criminal Den 惨遭栽赃停岗，联手经侦端黑窝
Tap to earn, and everyone benefits! Learn to read people and avoid bad situations, protect your money from loss, and keep your whole family prosperous and lucky! With twists at every turn and suspense at every step, see through the tricks of the world, avoid pitfalls for life, and build your wealth! #RealLife #ElderCareFraudPrevention #Mediator #LifeOnTheStreets Mediator Hua Yao teams up with criminal investigation captain Zang Yanheng to expose a rural elder-care scam, investigate a twelve-year
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- 407 Cicadas Sing in Midsummer, and the Wind Stirs My Heart 蝉鸣盛夏，风起心动 In his previous life, Xu Zhinian staked his entire youth on someone named Wang Yiyu. He pursued her for twelve years, from school uniforms to wedding gowns, from youthful innocence to exhaustion. He thought it was love, fate, something worth giving up everything for. For her, he skipped class, got into fights, gave up better prospects, and went wherever she wanted. In the end, all he got was a divorce agreement and a diamond ring she took off and left on the table. “Xu Zhinian, this marriage w —Reads—Score—Shelves
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Just Got a Government Job and Got Dumped? I Turned Around and Became the County Magistrate's Secretary 刚上岸就分手？反手我成县长秘书
Tags: Politics, Comeback, Veteran, Power Struggles, Face-Slapping In the summer of 2008, just before his transfer out of the military, Lu Hao is abandoned by his girlfriend, Lin Xueer. A twist of fate leads him to rescue Su Ya in a crisis. His abilities earn him a position as her secretary, drawing him into the vortex of power. Lu Hao ventures into the grassroots ranks, gathers evidence, and joins forces with Su Ya to take on local kingpin Zhang Minghai and his interest group. This novel follows
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- 409 From Son-in-Law to Director: The Official’s Road in the 1970s 七零官路，从上门婿到局长 Li Xiangdong is one of five brothers, and none of them has a wife. With no other choice, Li Xiangdong volunteers to become a live-in son-in-law, and his mother-in-law’s family grows very fond of him. This is the story of a man who rises from farmer to county chief. 3kReads6.5Score156Shelves
- 410 Deep in the Mountains, She Lost Control 深山里，她失控了 [One female lead] [Motherly yandere] [Depending on each other] [Hardship first, sweetness later] His name was Xiao Suian, and her name was Yu Qinghuan. They weren’t related by blood, but fate had tied them together since childhood… 15.4kReads8.6Score1.4kShelves
- 411 EN My 26-Year-Old Female Tenant 我的26岁女房客 After a wild night at a bar, a beautiful woman pinned him with a paternity claim, and the down-and-out young man suddenly became a father. As if things weren't bad enough, the owner of his rented home changed, and he was about to be kicked out. But his new landlady was beautiful! Should he ask to share the place? She coolly gave him a single word: “Get out!” A romantic entanglement sparked by a housing problem. 120kReads9.7Score13.9kShelves
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Thinking of Wanqing at Dusk 黄昏念晚晴
This is a long novel about loneliness and emotional struggles in old age. The protagonist, Zhang Licheng, retires at sixty, looking forward to spending his leisurely later years with his wife. But not long after retiring, he receives divorce papers. For the next three years, he lives alone in a tiny apartment, shifting from “At last, some peace and quiet” to “It’s so quiet, it’s making me uneasy.” His bed is always cold, his meals are always makeshift, and when he wakes in the night, he can only
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- 413 The Monk Who Left the Clergy 还俗僧 His name is Zhang Xiao Mo. An orphan from a farming family in the Central Plains, he was fifteen when both his parents died. A monastery in the mountains took him in. His head was shaved, he donned a monk’s robe, and he was given the Buddhist name Sheng Xian. From then on, his life was meant to be one of lamps and ancient Buddhas, morning bells and evening drums, until one night, the whistle of a train down the mountain reached his ears, and his heart never found peace again. At eighteen, he lef 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 414 Top-Secret Mission 绝密使命 Lu Feng, the nation's sharpest blade. After carrying out a secret mission, he was inexplicably transferred to a local post. He thought his political career was over, but unexpectedly, he became a rising star in politics. From then on, he climbed steadily through the ranks, reaching the very top. While cracking down on corrupt officials and organized crime, he stumbled upon a shocking conspiracy by foreign forces targeting the country. Regardless of the personal danger, he foiled the enemy's plot 208.6kReads8.7Score17.7kShelves
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The Purple Garment Apocalypse 紫衫启示录
Readers, don't worry. I know what you're resisting deep down, and I'll smash every last bit of it to pieces. “World, we hate each other.” “Without lies, there can be no civilization.” “Organized crime is a stain on society, and you are a stain on organized crime.” “I can break down your moves because you've used those same moves on me.” “Rat race culture is the inflation of hard work.” “You kidnapped me, and now you're asking me about the meaning of life!?” “Hmph! Namo Amitabha!” “Tch! Jesus Chr
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Shadows Resting on the Frostbound Path 霜途栖影
Frostbound Shadows takes shape amid the storms of the human world. With a stark, chilling style, it paints the lonely journeys and steadfast resolve that lie ahead, along with the struggles hidden along snowy roads and the hopes concealed in shifting light and shadow, capturing the helplessness of adulthood.
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- 417 The Sorrow of Warmth 温暖之殇 This full-length novel, A Warmth That Hurts, follows Xu Mengyun and his wife Mu Yufang, their daughter, and his sworn brother as they struggle to make ends meet after being laid off. After a lottery win, they experience dramatic ups and downs amid the tumult of the world. Grounded in tenderness, the story depicts the small, beautiful moments of everyday life, yet conceals sudden regrets beneath its warmth. It weaves comfort and pain together to reveal the most honest face of life. —Reads—Score—Shelves
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The Hot-Blooded Hunter: God’s Assault 热血猎人神之袭击
[Survival] [Hunting] [Fighting the Japanese invaders and looting their gear] [Cultivation] Wang Fei has just entered the world of cultivation when he's forced into becoming a live-in son-in-law. One blow shatters his dantian, setting him on a long road from staying alive to rising to greatness. Though he has lost his cultivation, he takes countless disciples. This novel was not written by AI. Every word was painstakingly typed out by the author, who only hopes readers will enjoy the story in its
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- 419 The Common Man's Comeback 匹夫的逆袭 A veteran cop with a terminal illness makes one last stand. A private detective will stop at nothing for baby formula and mortgage payments. And a mysterious killer who refuses to stay dead is closing in. All three parties are after an older man and a young girl living in a rental on the outskirts of the city. On the evening before a torrential storm, everyone stands at a crossroads of fate. Who is an ally, and who is an enemy? Should they accept their deaths, or turn the tables against all odds 35.7kReads9.3Score4.3kShelves
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A Lifetime of Political Scheming 半生权弈
All nine of her sisters had passed away, leaving Zhao Daqiao alone. Her mother had cracked her head open begging, just to get her into the Reform Team. When her best friend got pregnant before marriage, Zhao Daqiao was powerless to help, and the two fell out. She thought that treating her friend with sincerity would mend the rift between them, never knowing that betrayal, denunciations, and crackdowns would follow one after another from that day on. It started with a basket of eggs. She was corn
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- 421 EN Death God of the Night 黑夜杀神 Hunted from the start, I barely escaped with my life. I fought to defy fate, launching attacks and taking down countless powerful opponents. Born with a beautiful face... I hope you enjoy the story. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 2.6kReads8.8Score194Shelves
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Back to 2010: Starting as a Township Clerk 重回一零，从乡镇科员开始
This book is grounded in reality and rooted in everyday life. The world of officialdom is no ivory tower; it is where the bustle of ordinary life is most intense. The story begins at the grassroots and draws on real life, with the daily grind of food and bills alongside the twists and turns of power struggles, and the struggles and steadfastness of ordinary people set against the upheavals and transformations of a changing age. The world today is undergoing changes unseen in a century. Official
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Yuluan Wen 玉鸾玟
Yu Luanwen, an occult master well versed in the Qimen Dunjia arts, happened upon the true teachings of the ancient master Feng Hou and became an expert in alchemy and traditional disguise techniques. A dispute over a homestead involving Sister A Qing drew her into a century-old feud among the Four Leaders of the Tiandi Sect. The novel features Shao Mei, who turned back the clock and was reborn after taking a Rejuvenation Pill; President Lin, who looks after Yu Luanwen; Director Xing, a principle
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- 424 Officialdom Is Like a Chess Game 官场如棋 There is no straight road through life, especially when it comes to being an official. Hao Xiaodong spent many years navigating the political arena before gradually understanding its many hidden rules. Now, following his novel The Way to Promotion, a new story is here for readers. Join us as we witness another kind of life in the world of officialdom. 34kReads9.2Score4.4kShelves
- 425 City of Heartbreak 情伤都市 My new work is out! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 995Reads—Score—Shelves
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The Silent Gatekeeper 沉默的看门人
Inspired by financial fraud cases in China’s capital markets, this sweeping story follows a company from the frenzied expansion of the “world’s largest real estate developer” to its spectacular collapse, as its auditors fall from “gatekeepers” to “accomplices” before suffering a devastating blow. Told through the intersecting perspectives of multiple characters, the story exposes the power, greed, and moral decay behind the games of capital. The smartest person in the room is often the most dang
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- 427 Young Master of a Wealthy Family: Don't Mess with Me, My Cheating Wife 豪门少爷，出轨娇妻别惹我 [No NTR + multiple heroines + women madly pursuing the hero + romantic rivalry + wealthy family feuds] Nearly thirty, Zhao Zhe has had little luck in his career, and his wife, Tang Yu, has been flirting with another man. As the heir to the Zhao family of the capital, Zhao Zhe merely curls his lip and says, “What's there to fear? One punch, and every demon and monster will scatter.” 992Reads5.7Score109Shelves
- 428 The Agony of Auditing 审计之殇 The Woes of Auditing 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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A Taste of the 1980s: Opening a Restaurant on the Factory’s Back Street 八零食光：从厂后街开饭馆开始
The rating has just come out, and it’ll go up later!!!!!!! [No Golden Finger + No System + Reborn in the 1980s + Food Business + Family Life + Building Wealth + Food Story + Everyday Family Matters] In his previous life, Zhou Cheng rose from dishwasher to owner of a restaurant group, but he never forgot how much he had let his family down when he was young. When he opens his eyes, he’s back in the 1980s. His parents are alive, his younger sister is still in school, and the family’s little resta
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The Masked Crown Prince 假面太子
Xie Ci spent twenty years in an orphanage before the wealthy Xie family suddenly came to claim him. His biological father thought he was an embarrassment, his stepmother wanted him gone, and his fake younger brother, Xie Jing, seemed gentle and refined on the surface but secretly conspired with the board to strip him of power. The whole family waited to see him make a fool of himself. A loser was a loser, after all. Xie Ci smiled. They had no idea that he had spent twenty years pretending to be
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The Road to Power: From Passing the Civil Service Exam to the Pinnacle of Authority 官途：从上岸斩意中人到权利巅峰
In the instant he is reborn, the memories of his past life come flooding back: six years drained away by love, ending with betrayal by the person who shared his bed. In this life, when his girlfriend smiles and says, “Let’s get married,” Zhang Yang still answers softly: “Okay!” The trials of past love are all lessons. In this life, he will get back on his feet and cut those ties first. From then on, he leaves infatuation behind and plunges into the world of officialdom, taking one careful step a
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Black Gauze and Rouge 乌纱与胭脂
Human nature is like the sun: impossible to look at directly. Many people appear charming and refined on the surface, but strip away the facade and you’ll see human nature laid bare. By portraying the real chaos of society, this work exposes the evil and filth within human nature and calls on people to choose kindness and uphold social decency.
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- 433 Married First, Love Later: The Passionate Soldier Devotes Himself to Her Alone 先婚后爱，烈爱兵锋独宠她一人 [Top-Tier Wealthy Family + Both Leads Are Inexperienced + Marriage First, Love Later + Intense Push and Pull + Ruthless and Decisive] What Qin Huanhuan regrets most is giving herself to Xiao Zhan when she was left with no other choice. They spent one night together, each getting what they wanted. She thought they would never have anything to do with each other again, but fate brought them together once more. One wants money, the other craves beauty, and so the two become entangled again. Their r 12kReads8.1Score1.5kShelves
- 434 The Strange Tales of Mortal Life: Li Longbiao 浮生乱象之李龙彪 I'm the scum at the bottom of society, the trash you all talk about. I don't have much education, money, status, a house, a car, or a wife. I'm a single man, just some hoodlum. It's not my fault I ended up this way. When I was a kid, I had big dreams and ambitions, too. I wanted to study hard, get into a good university, then find work in the city and become a respectable office worker. But the cruel realities of life shattered every one of those beautiful dreams. Through its portrayal of Li Lon 1.8kReads—Score144Shelves
- 435 A Meteoric Rise in Officialdom: I Use Medicine to Reach the Pinnacle of Power 官途狂飙：我靠医术问鼎权利巅峰 [No transmigration, no rebirth, no System, political scheming, ruthless, single-mindedly focused on treating the sick and saving lives, and even more determined to help ordinary people live better lives] Three years ago, Li Qiushui, born into poverty, graduated with a degree in traditional Chinese medicine from Capital Medical University! To care for and treat his seriously ill father, Li Qiushui resolutely gave up the opportunity to work at a major hospital. He returned to Taohuawu Village to b 9.7kReads8.8Score1.3kShelves
- 436 The Rouge Spinster 胭脂剩女 Through the emotional journey of Yang Jingjing, a single woman past the age traditionally considered ideal for marriage, the story offers glimpses of every facet of society and the warmth and coldness of human life, exposing the ugliness and greed of human nature. Full of twists and turns, it paints a penetrating portrait of the realities faced by women like her. 1.8kReads—Score142Shelves
- 437 Iron Fist 铁腕 No one is reborn, and no one transmigrates. This is a realistic novel about life in government circles. A country boy without connections loses his chance at promotion and his girlfriend. He even stands to lose his life as others try to take everything from him... By a twist of fate, he wins the favor of various powerful factions one after another and becomes a rising star in government, writing a sweeping, legendary tale of a political career... 103.7kReads9.2Score8kShelves
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A Trap Within a Trap in the Halls of Power 官场局中局
[Political intrigue + power struggles + influential figures + suspense + workplace drama + deduction] Cao Zili, head of the Phoenix Mountain project, falls to his death. Rumors claim a suicide note was found at the scene, but its intended recipient is a mystery, and the case is full of unanswered questions... Was it suicide or murder? And what was the motive? The body cannot be found, making the case difficult to solve... The provincial task force arrives, sending the political scene in Huzhou i
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- 439 Seeing Through Half a Lifetime 看破浮生过半 Life is a journey of self-cultivation. As we keep moving forward, we correct our mistakes in time and gradually become better versions of ourselves. Life is full of suffering, and we can only save ourselves. If only we could live our lives over again. At the very least, we could avoid a lot of detours. 563Reads—Score—Shelves
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As It Happens, Those Words Were Yours 刚好这一句，是你
This isn’t a thick book, but it can hold so many of your tender moments. It’s about finding your place in life, choosing a career, the ups and downs of love, knowing how to get along, and those questions you ask yourself over and over in the middle of the night: “How am I really supposed to live?” There are no long-winded essays here, only lines saved just for you. Some are for the person you are now; others are for the person you have yet to become. There’s his blunt honesty that leaves you
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- 441 Gangcheng Storm 冮城风暴 [Officialdom + Power Plays + Big Shots + Suspense + Business + Deduction] A woman jumps to her death, and the clues point to the senior management of Jiangzhou Group. Canada’s Shen Group moves in, along with America’s Grid and Japan’s Cai Si… Who is the player, and who is the pawn? Power struggles in high places draw government officials into the fray… Powerful officials make their moves, foreign forces intervene, and a contest unfolds over the nation’s major Jiangzhou No. 1 Project… The male an 346Reads8.5Score—Shelves
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Reborn: Ruling the Official World 重生，纵横官海
In his previous life, Jiang Pingtao was robbed of his place at school. After finally securing a position, he was innocently caught up in a political scandal. This time, starting with a place in an elite program and a direct PhD track, he’ll take back what should have been his, and claim what never was, too.
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- 443 Lying Low on a Lonely Island 潜伏孤岛 Shanghai in 1941 is a battlefield without gunfire. Lin Mo, the youngest chief of the secretariat in the Wang Jingwei regime, conceals a Browning pistol beneath his immaculate suit and deadly sharpness behind his gold-rimmed glasses. When he finds a classified message encrypted with the “Plum Blossom Cipher” in a safe, cold sweat soaks through his shirt. There is a traitor within the organization, and this person knows that he is the Chinese Communist Party’s ace agent, code-named “Winter Plum.” 493Reads—Score104Shelves
- 444 Two-Way Time Travel Across Five Centuries: Using Technology to Change Two Worlds 双穿五百年，用科技改变两个世界 This story follows Lin Hao, who gets a dual-world travel System after graduating from high school and changes both worlds. The present is the focus, with the future as a secondary element. There is a female lead, but romance plays only a small part. The plot moves along a timeline, starting with Lin Hao earning his first fortune in both worlds through his ability to travel between them. He then starts businesses, sells clothes online and offline, invests in phones, high-tech industries, and agri 21Reads—Score—Shelves
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A Career Blessed by Fortune: A County Magistrate's Rise to Power 官运滔天：知县逆袭，权倾朝野
[Not a power fantasy! A complex tale of court intrigue and political struggle, grounded in historical research!] Li Shu, a modern-day civil service exam candidate who failed to pass, unexpectedly transmigrates to the first year of the Qianlong reign and becomes a newly appointed jinshi. Starting out as a poor county magistrate in Hengyang, he investigates the shortfall in the ever-normal granaries, exposes the dark secrets of the grain transport trade, and takes on salt smugglers in league with
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- 446 Interstellar Black Hole 星际黑洞 [Sci-fi + apocalypse + spaceflight + cosmic exploration + interstellar + black holes] Liu Weiqiang wakes from a long slumber to discover he is aboard the Shenzhou 88 spacecraft. Beside him is a talking dog, and the two set off on an incredible interstellar journey... Earth-like planets, planets that dance for joy, mysterious distress signals, the stars of the Cowherd and Weaver Girl, fragments of spacetime, stellar explosions, portals, two Bai Ling, life on Earth devastated beyond recognition: h 19Reads—Score—Shelves
- 447 I Transmigrated into a Book as the Villain and Raised the Brooding Female Lead into a Yandere 穿书反派，把阴湿女主养成病娇了 [Redemption] + [Slow-Burn Yandere (Mild, Does Not Hurt the Male Lead)] + [Simple-Minded Sweetheart Male Lead vs. Sharp-Tongued but Soft-Hearted Female Lead] + [Single Female Lead] + [Book Transmigration] Qi Nan transmigrates into a romance novel for women titled Rooted in Jingzhi. The original character is a minor villain who often bullies the female lead, Xia Ningqi. He never expects that she is actually the eldest daughter of a powerful family in the capital, and ultimately ends up having his 419.8kReads8.8Score42kShelves
- 448 Fierce Resistance War 激情抗战 [Alternate history + transmigration + heroes + espionage + behind enemy lines + the spirit of Bright Sword + multiple heroines + revenge] Shen Guohui, a police academy student, transmigrates to Jinling in 1937 while visiting the Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall. Enraged, he kills Iwane Matsui, the Japanese army's supreme commander. With help from Jiang Dan, his family's tutor, he escapes the residence and runs into Luo Manyun, Chen Gang, and other Nationalist special forces operatives planning an 66Reads8.1Score—Shelves
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Lawyer: The Bully Is Innocent? I'll Get Him the Death Penalty! 律师：霸凌者无罪？我送他死刑！
Lin Mo is a top lawyer with a 100% win rate. He transmigrates to a parallel world. His first case is a bullying incident that no one else knows how to handle. Bully: “You’re suing me for bullying? You lousy lawyer, ever heard of the law protecting minors? You start talking about the law, and I can’t help laughing. Guys, ignore him. Keep the music playing and the dancing going!” Lin Mo: “Heh... Dancing sounds great. Finish your bullets, then go dance downstairs.” The final verdict: The bullies ar
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- 450 I Overheard the School Beauty's Thoughts, and She's a Hopeless Romantic! 偷听校花心声，她居然是恋爱脑！ [One female lead + pure romance + super-sweet everyday life + mutual devotion + no System] Ye Zhou discovered that the new neighbor next door was actually the campus belle, Lin Qianyue! Lin Qianyue: “Hello, Ye Zhou. Looks like we're neighbors now.” [Hehe, Ye Zhou, I finally moved in next door to you!] [Next step: moving into your bed!] Ye Zhou: ??? Looking at Lin Qianyue's expressionless face, Ye Zhou suddenly realized he could somehow hear the campus belle's thoughts?! After they became nei 32.9kReads9.3Score4.4kShelves
