In a Reading Slump! Looking for Fresh, Original Stories 厌书期！想要题材新颖的好书～

1. 51 欠 Pay Tenfold for Every Debt 欠一罚十 Bone Crown骨冕Modern Romance179k WordsCompleted Qin Yu believes in just one thing: no one is allowed to change the rules she sets. Zhao Zhouze is willing to make just one bet: once he’s set his sights on someone, he’ll never let go. He took a bullet for her on a train, then handed her a handwritten dating contract. The terms were absurd, and the price was three shipping routes. She signed for the sake of profit. Later, when he pursued her for the kisses she owed him, she calmly paid them back one by one. He pushed his luck, and she went along 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The scenarios are diverse.

2. 52 黑 The Allure of Darkness 黑色之诱惑 Qiu Zimo秋子末Urban442k WordsCompleted By chance, Xia Xue’er steps into a casino and catches a fleeting glimpse of Chen Feng, the underworld boss. It proves to be a trap laid by fate. From then on, she is seized by the demon of gambling and takes one step after another toward the abyss of crime. The curtain rises on her tragic life… 11.7kReads9.4Score994Shelves

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   In the 1990s, Xia Xueer accidentally stumbled into a casino and had a fleeting encounter with a triad boss, which led her down a path of no return.

3. 53 我 I Roam Jianghu with Fortune-Telling, Seeing Through Hearts and Breaking Deadlocks 我靠算命闯江湖，看透人心破死局 Refracted Light, Dream Narrative折光叙梦Urban160k WordsOngoing [Period Mystery + Jianghu Secrets and Arts + Wits and Schemes + A Battle of Human Nature + Underdog's Rise + No System] In 2002, I was twenty years old, yet everyone within ten li addressed me respectfully as "Mr. Chen." When the village Party secretary married off his son, he came to me to pick an auspicious date. When a pig farmer lost a pig, he came to ask me where to look. Then one day, the town mayor's wife knelt outside my house, begging me to divine the whereabouts of her missing daughter 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A great book worth reading!

4. 54 问 Put on Trial! 问罪！ Sixth Brother's Dad六哥他爹Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsOngoing A fantasy novel with no System, no transmigration, and no golden finger. A different world, told from the perspective of the villains. If protecting the heavens and defending the Way no longer has any meaning, why should we fulfill the responsibilities written into our bloodline? You are the ones who set all of this in motion. So what is wrong with us coming to your door to demand justice? 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It's a fantasy novel with a fresh theme, exciting plot, and is not mindless. There's no reincarnation or system, and the protagonist and antagonist are both villains—it's dark from beginning to end.

5. 55 玫 A Rose-Colored Life 玫瑰人生LaVieenRose Purple Lightning and Green Frost L紫电青霜LModern Romance107k WordsCompleted Set against the turbulent Republican era, this is the story of Song Guoshu, known as Rose, tracing her love and personal growth from girlhood to middle age over nearly twenty years. [In just two or three days, all of Shanghai was abuzz with the news: the “Underworld Emperor,” Ninth Master Chen, had fallen for a peerlessly beautiful woman. He lavished a fortune on her, gave her a private car and bodyguards, and kept her in the most luxurious surroundings at Begonia Villa.] Author’s Notice: This 1.7kReads—Score100Shelves

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   The subject matter, content, and structure are all very novel and engaging; I highly recommend adding it to your bookshelf.

6. 56 大 The Benevolent Ancestor of the Tang Dynasty 【大唐仁祖】 Tang Renzu of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors三皇五帝唐仁祖Historical973k WordsCompleted [Golden Finger] [Transmigration] [Li Ke] [Political Intrigue] [History] From the start, he transmigrates into Li Ke. Facing certain death, he uses Li Shimin as a chess piece and goes head-to-head with the Changsun clan and the Guanlong aristocratic families, deftly resolving the struggle over the crown prince's succession. From the start, he is trapped in a dead end: Changsun Wuji has already begun plotting to frame him, and the deadly purge of Zhenguan Year 17 is less than six years away. He 5.5kReads—Score494Shelves

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   This is *The Great Tang Emperor Renzu*, a nearly one-million-word completed novel in mid-September. I recommend reading the comments section of the last chapter first, where the author summarizes the entire novel. The protagonist, Li Ke, begins by concealing his true abilities and self-deprecatingly rescuing Qin Shubao, then joins forces with Li Daozong despite his own obscurity, cleverly presenting a composite bow, horse tack, telescope, and sand table. He uses a combination of literary and martial arts to win the heart of Shen Luoli, and uses water magic to move Changsun Pinting's heart. His court campaigns emphasize military strength over civil affairs, while his victorious return reflects a policy of prioritizing civil over military governance. His campaign against Xueyantuo features his own unique tactics, including the "trapping horses in a trough" strategy, replicating the "Four Crossings of the Chishui River" and the four crossings of Langjuxu Mountain, employing the theory of contradictions, and retaining elements from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. He also mentions Xue Rengui's three arrows pacifying the Tianshan Mountains, conquering Bohai and Liaodong, subjugating Goguryeo, and even kicking a horse cart wheel to fight the Japanese… the list of memorable scenes is endless. It's truly fantastic! There's even a complete love letter inside! 😂 Most authors write storybooks, but the author of *The Great Tang Emperor Renzu* is a true novelist. The author's writing style, word choice, plot structure, understanding of imperial strategies, political maneuvering, emotional nuances, military warfare, court intrigue, and governance are all top-notch. The author's writing is astonishing, the scope grand, the themes lofty, and the thoughts profound. The author possesses solid knowledge, a deep cultural foundation, and masterful political maneuvering. If you don't like it after reading, you can slap me in the face! It's not a mindless system-crushing story; it focuses on political intrigue, large-scale ancient warfare, a constant romantic storyline involving Shen Luoli, and multiple parallel storylines encompassing court intrigue and governance. It blends historical figures from the Zhenguan era with characters from the Sui and Tang Dynasties, adding modern military and philosophical elements for a disruptive effect. Modern thought and educational achievements are used as an experiment in the evolution of civilization in the Tang Dynasty.

7. 57 不 The Undying Starveling 不死饿殍 Yu Jinhe余瑾和Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing Tomato Original: They all call me Shen Qianqiu, or the Undying Wretch. I survived the meat hooks used to butcher people for food, weathered the storms of the Tang and Song dynasties, and witnessed the flames of war under the Yuan and Ming... I have walked this mortal world for a thousand years. “They ate me for a thousand years. At last, they ate me into a god.” 3.2kReads—Score229Shelves

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   Want to know what masterful control of narrative pacing is all about? Read this book! The three confrontations in the teahouse unfold seamlessly, from recognizing the cripple to suppressing the merchant to subduing the mute, each layer building upon the last without dragging. Then, Chen the Blind's "a thread of love" directly sets the stage, and finally, the poisoned cake twist connects all the preceding seemingly unrelated details—every scene serves the next, with not a single wasted shot!

8. 58 我 My Glory Days in Dongguan 我在东莞的高光岁月 Warm Wine, Waiting for the Wind温酒等风来Urban406k WordsOngoing My name is Chang Da Qiang. I was born in a small, underdeveloped county town in the late 1980s. My parents were farmers, and in those days, when everything was desperately poor, I graduated from a junior college and looked for work in my hometown. After hitting one dead end after another, I made a bold decision: I headed south to Guangdong to try my luck. Through hard work, I finally had the experiences that inspired this novel. 2.1kReads—Score122Shelves

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   These two books are super good! ♥✔

9. 59 那 The Happy Years I Spent in Dongguan 那些年我在东莞的幸福往事 Sparse Shadows in the Courtyard疏影庭前Urban299k WordsCompleted [Urban everyday life] + [multiple heroines] + [first person] My name is Hao Jian. I'm a college graduate who left a small inland county to make a living in Dongguan. A female classmate who'd been quite a flirt back in school introduced me to the city. I thought I'd find a factory job and earn some money, but things didn't go as planned. I ended up in a bar, and that's where my life took an unexpected turn. 5.4kReads6.0Score485Shelves
10. 60 双 Twin Rivers: Bloodbath in Republican-Era Shanghai 双川民国之沪上血战 Good Luck Keeps Coming好运不断Urban2.6M WordsOngoing Su Tianci has spent 25 years as a working stiff. After leaving the military, he has the job he earned stolen by someone with power and influence. His attempts to seek justice come to nothing, and with the other side's overwhelming influence, he has no choice but to become a delivery driver. Who could have guessed that while performing a good deed, he'd be struck by a heavy truck and sent straight to the Republican era? Then his transmigration golden finger turns out to let him travel between the 172Reads7.2Score149Shelves

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    The three of them unintentionally became Yang.

11. 61 在 In the ’80s, Pretending to Be a Returnee Tycoon 在八零，伪装归国神豪 Trying to Stay Alive2努力活着2Urban239k WordsOngoing Su Tianci, an overworked office drone in 2026, accidentally transmigrates to the resource-scarce 1980s. Fortunately, he can still return to 2026. Two vastly different eras now lie before him. 22Reads—Score127Shelves
12. 62 两 Crossing Between Two Worlds: 1949 两界穿梭之一九四九 Good Luck Keeps Coming好运不断Urban361k WordsOngoing Drop the pretense of being a decent person and enjoy a shameless life. Refuse to waste your energy on inner turmoil; if something’s wrong, just lose it. Rather than make yourself suffer, make life difficult for someone else. That’s Su Tianci in 2026. By chance, he transmigrates to Beiping on the eve of liberation. The booming economy of 2026 and the war-torn year of 1949: two vastly different eras lie before him. 5kReads5.8Score216Shelves
13. 63 战 War God Possessed: I Transmigrated to 1937 to Fight the Japanese 战神附体：穿越到1937打鬼子 Cold Hands, Normal Pulse手冰凉脉正常Urban1.4M WordsOngoing “As long as Hunanese remain, China will never fall!” During the eight years of resistance against Japan, the Nationalist government conscripted about 14 million people nationwide. Hunan contributed nearly 2.1 million, or 15% of the total. More than 600,000 Hunanese soldiers on the front lines were killed, wounded, or went missing. About 300,000 were killed, accounting for one-quarter of all Nationalist soldiers killed on the front lines, the highest death toll of any province. Over the eight yea 3.4kReads5.9Score225Shelves

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    Only those that have been read countless times are truly cherished, and only those rated 9.9 are worthy of being added to a collection. By this standard, Tomato has a few books that are still readable. Has anyone read these books? What score would you give them?! [Eye roll][Eye roll] 😳😳🤭🥰🙂 [What?]

14. 64 铁 Iron-Blooded War of Resistance: The Spoiled Quartermaster Awakens a Divine Machine 铁血抗战：纨绔军需官觉醒神机 The Colors of Songcheng Fireworks宋城烟火色Urban1.7M WordsOngoing [“War of Resistance, 1937” + “Divine Machine System” + “Hardcore War Against Japan” + “Burma-Yunnan Front”] Every inch of land is soaked in blood! Antique shop owner Chu Yun transmigrates into Chen Jiaju, a quartermaster in the 69th Provisional Division. Though born a spoiled rich boy, he raises a force and joins the main battlefield of the war against Japan. Fighting alongside troops from all walks of life, they pit their flesh and blood against the Japanese army to the bitter end, turning ever 4.4kReads6.4Score314Shelves
15. 65 抗 War of Resistance: Sending a Japanese Major to Meet Amaterasu from the Start 抗战：开局送鬼子少佐见天照大神 Cold Hands, Normal Pulse手冰凉脉正常Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Lao Ma, an armored corps veteran, is caught in a temporal mishap and transmigrates to 1941, a year engulfed in war, landing right in the middle of a Japanese encirclement. Gunfire erupts all around him as the enemy’s footsteps and battle cries close in. Stranded in an unfamiliar era without the modern armored equipment he knows, he has only his past combat experience and a soldier’s iron will. In this desperate fight for survival, Lao Ma begins an unknown journey of resistance. 7.3kReads8.7Score641Shelves
16. 66 宗 My Sect Ordered Me to Marry, So I Activated an Infinite Exchange System 宗门强令娶妻，激活无限兑换系统 Cold Hands, Normal Pulse手冰凉脉正常Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted [“Good-for-nothing’s comeback” + “System exchange” + “Marriage and growth” + “Play the pig to eat the tiger”] The sect orders an old man in his seventies to take a wife, and he activates the Marriage and Longevity System! A different kind of System, a different kind of thrill! While everyone else has to grovel to survive and grow, the protagonist insists on fighting back, soaring through the skies on his sword. Immortality is no longer a dream. 3.6kReads6.4Score341Shelves
17. 67 开 From the Start, I Drew a Barren Field: I Rise by Slaying Insects 开局抽到废田：我靠杀虫逆袭宗门 Cold Hands, Normal Pulse手冰凉脉正常Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [Cautious cultivation + farming + earning spirit stones + no System + no harem]. Important things bear repeating: this is a cautious cultivation story, a farming story, and the protagonist is the sort who will keep hiding and playing it safe until the end of time. If that's not your thing, please don't click in. The heavens collapse, countless realms sink into ruin, and all living beings are but ants swept along by the tides. Even the Supreme Immortal Emperor cannot escape the fate of being cons 2.7kReads—Score225Shelves
18. 68 破 The Veilbreaker 破隐者 Niu Yiniu牛一妞Sci-Fi & Apocalypse110k WordsOngoing Nuclear fusion ushered in the age of deep-space exploration, while optical stealth swept across the battlefield. Every sensor was fooled, and humanity was plunged into an invisible war. Luo Yuan, an elevator maintenance worker, was diagnosed with a visual impairment and dismissed by the military as useless. But he alone can see through every stealth disguise. He doesn’t pilot mechs; he dismantles them, commands swarms, and throws the interstellar battlefield into chaos. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Good books with novel themes

19. 69 乘 The Dragon-Riding Bridegroom: My AI Girlfriend Gets Jealous 乘龙狂婿：我的AI女友会吃醋 Goose at the Edge of the World鹅在天涯Urban90k WordsOngoing I single-handedly fought my way through the Santai Gang, ended up in prison, missed the college entrance exam, and ruined my life. A young female prosecutor praised me as a born genius and helped get me released early. In return, I handed my hacking skills over to the government and sold my AI technology to the Yongsheng Group. Actually, I held something back. No, two things. Don't believe a word I say. In twelve years, I learned a lot: fighting, scamming, and causing destruction, all perfected —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a novel about the male lead's manipulation rather than the female lead's intention to marry into the family.

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