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- 101 After Transmigrating into a Book, the Real Heiress Tormented Me Before Loving Me 穿书后，被真千金先虐后爱 (The rating has only just opened, so it will rise later.) [Two female leads + Real and fake heiresses] Liu Ningqing, the Liu family's true heiress. She was found and brought back to the Liu family at eighteen, only to be framed and bullied by the fake heiress. In the end, the Liu family threw her out, and she died homeless on the streets. Liu Ningqing was reborn, and now she wants revenge. Liu Ruoxi, the Liu family's fake heiress. Spoiled and overbearing, she is now at Liu Ningqing's mercy, wit 47Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 102 I'm So Unlucky, the Whole World Wants to Watch Me Get Bullied 倒霉到全世界都想看我被欺负 [Yuri / Mild Angst / Slightly Twisted / Everyone Is Evil / Yandere / Loli] As someone who'd been unlucky all my life, I used to think hitting the hard pity on every single draw was as bad as it could get. Then one day, something calling itself the "Bad Luck System" came looking for me. That's when I realized that hitting pity every time was nothing. "Once you bind with this System, your Luck stat will automatically drop by 520 points. From the moment you're bound, you'll have to be careful even 118Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 103 Shadows in the Mist of the Inner Courtyard 深庭雾里影 A Shadow in the Mist of the Deep Courtyard 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 104 My Beloved Wife Rongrong 吾妻融融 My Beloved Wife, Rongrong 41Reads—Score114d adds
- 105 Shen Shi, Where Do You Think You're Running? 沈诗妹妹，你想往哪里跑啊？ [Two Female Leads] [Slight Angst] [Lots of Intimacy]… My name is Liu Lin. I'm a female monster with severe psychological problems. I'm not making this up. At least, that's what everyone around me says about me. … They're not exactly wrong. My childhood family circumstances left me cold and distant, with no regard for other people's feelings. I'm even downright heartless. I never cared about any of that, until… I met her… “An angel fallen into hell, heh heh heh… Then I'll make her fall completely 1kReads6.8Score10914d adds
- 106 The Love Hidden in My Heart 藏在心底的喜欢 [12-year age gap / younger woman, aloof at first and a little obsessive later / and then it ends there (don't ask why, I like writing it, I go by feel)] After living together for ten years, Lin Zhaoxi fell in love with Gu Anlan, the older sister who had raised her. She carefully held on to those feelings, but in the end, Gu Anlan saw through her. Their age gap was the greatest barrier between them, and to make Lin Zhaoxi give up, Gu Anlan often brought women home. Until Lin Zhaoxi discovered tha 446Reads8.2Score10114d adds
- 107 The Chosen One: The Fall 天之骄子：坠落 [Cool and aloof senior sister x ruthless, devilish master] [Naive Nan Xin pursues Nuoxi in a groveling romance; a sickly martial arts prodigy challenges her devilish master] “Why does he whip you?” “Because I won the competition.” Ever since Nuoxi discovered her master's secret, she hasn't known a moment's peace. She's either being punished or on her way to be punished. But she wants to stop her master. She wants to save the people being poisoned. Fortunately, Nan Xin is there with her. But th 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 108 Insatiable 贪求无厌 [Two female leads] Taoist priestess and nine-tailed fox Not mutually exclusive In an era when humans and demons coexist, perhaps the world is simply unequal. “Look, that fox is pestering Senior Sister, the sect leader, again!” “Are you really that clueless? Senior Sister likes that fox!” Tang Zhi met a fox with bright, captivating eyes, and decided she wanted to keep her by her side forever. And that was exactly what she did, keeping the fox with her for more than two hundred years. Until one 132Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 109 Xuanhuan: The Demon Empress Trains Me 玄幻：我被魔族女帝调教 [Multiple heroines, female protagonist, no male lead. This is my first time writing a novel, so please be kind if it isn’t very good.] She stood there quietly, her gaze indifferent as she looked ahead, as if the darkness could not erode her resolute spirit. Though trapped in such a desperate situation, she still held her back straight, like a white lotus blooming in a dark swamp, noble and unyielding, waiting for the day she could see the light again or finally find release. Just then, a gracefu 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 110 The Empty Cocoon and the Light-Year 空茧与光年 [Two female leads|Mental illness|Aesthetics of pain|Realistic fiction|Happy ending] The year I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, my pillbox held seven kinds of white tablets. The doctor said it was a lifelong illness and I would have to learn to live with it. The day I met Su Wan, her eyes told me that I deserved to be loved, too. University separated us at opposite ends of Beijing. She pursued her artistic dreams at the Central Academy of Fine Arts, while I fought the waves of emotion at a 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 111 The CEO’s Frail White Moonlight Is Delicate and Soft 岺总的病弱白月光，她又娇又软 Two female leads, healing and super sweet, older woman/younger woman, both pure Sweet at first, then angsty, with a suicide plotline Her: frail and innocent x her: gentle and strong, but a little possessive It takes more courage to seize happiness than to endure pain. It was a long time before Ling Yan learned that every second Yun Suisui spent with her, she was thinking about how to die. “Even though you can’t keep me here, that doesn’t mean I don’t love you.” Yun Suisui stared blankly as a te 724Reads8.7Score10314d adds
- 112 My Neighbor Is a Stunningly Cold Older Sister 邻居姐姐她超高冷 168Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 113 Lavender and Wild Roses 薰衣草与野玫瑰 Eleven years ago, news that a woman who had been abducted had made it home safely shocked C City. Xu Cheng's life was turned upside down as well. To survive, she had no choice but to take a job that people looked down on. She had grown used to silently enduring the bullying from her classmates, the neighbors' gossip, and her teachers' scornful looks. The class was far from united, but when it came to giving Xu Cheng the cold shoulder, everyone was eerily in agreement. They were so united that if 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 114 Healing Girl! Why Does the Chat Say I'm Depressing? 治愈系少女！怎么弹幕说我致郁系 [Roleplay + Infinite Flow + Anime (?) + Lighthearted Slice of Life + Yuri] (Just got its rating, will it go up later?) Xun is an elf naturally born from heaven and earth. Without gender or love, it was born and raised by nature. It likes to blend into crowds and fool around, enjoys watching the trouble it causes, and loves all the fun things invented by humans. Then its world was destroyed. Just as it was about to have its soul scattered, a “roleplay company” captured it. It signed a contract an 366Reads8.4Score10314d adds
- 115 No Regrets in This Life, I'll Love You Again in the Next 此生无悔，来世再爱 [Heartbreaking Romance + Mutual Redemption + BE Aesthetic + An Unforgettable Regret] Piano prodigy Xu Xiangxian VS swimming star Pei Yujing The north wind swept through the snowflakes in the cemetery. The young man held a bouquet and a medal he had carefully polished. He gently placed the flowers and medal before the gravestone. “Xiangxian, I've come to see you.” “Wait for me a little longer. We'll see each other soon.” He had once been a star admired by everyone, and she had been a dazzling you 751Reads—Score30014d adds
- 116 Moonlight on the Southern Branch, Burdened by Deep Love 南枝月影负情深 She was framed by the woman he loved and explained herself countless times. But he never believed her. Years of companionship earned her not a shred of trust or pity. He severed the tendons in her hands and destroyed her martial arts abilities. Then he tried to kill her for the woman he loved. Later, with silver hair, she stood in the palace hall and drove a sword through her own chest. Blood stained her robes… 57Reads—Score—14d adds
- 117 Lovers in the Heart of the Sea 爱人海中央 [Secret crush] [Tragic romance with a tragic ending] Meeting doesn't always lead to a future, but it always means something. In the fanfare of youth, Lu Zisu and I had something beautiful. Though it was full of regrets, neither of us ever regretted starting. In the sea of love, let's swim against the current! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 118 Why Is This Young Lord Both Tough and Timid? 这世子怎么又刚又怂？ The Prime Minister’s Legitimate Daughter vs. the Marquis’s Heir? (Female Disguise Version) The newly enthroned emperor loved stirring up trouble. “Since you have no betrothal, Minister Ning, I’ll find you a good match.” Ning Qingyuan never expected the emperor to set his sights on him and arrange a marriage after three years in office. The moment he saw Chu Mingzhao, he knew this person... Ning Qin 319Reads7.2Score13114d adds
- 119 Wanqing of the General's Household 将军家的婉卿 Jiang Wanqing was brought back to the Jiang family as an illegitimate child when she was five. After falling into the water, she became frail and sickly, and in everyone’s eyes, a delicate young lady. When Pei Wensi was twenty, an accident left her injured and unable to have children. In the eyes of the court officials, she became a marquis on the verge of decline. That year, they met whi 290Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 120 She and Her Little Girl 她与她的小姑娘 Two female leads (no male lead) + a pseudo-System (it's a living creature) + a little angst and a little sweetness + happy ending (certified by the author's mom) Also known as The Nine Lives of Zhong Zheng: The Fourth, The Marquis's Tale [Synopsis: One of the Nine Lives] (Revised) [Characters] A sharp-tongued marquis who disguises herself as a man, and her poor little wife who loves to let her imagination run wild [Warnings] 1. The female lead, whose perspective the story follows, disguises hers 87Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 121 Luring You Into Love, Making Love a Debt 诱你为情，爱为债 [Two female leads + one-on-one romance; not a devoted pairing, with both pain and sweetness. Please skip this if you’re particular about romantic purity.] When Qiu Muran was seven, two unwelcome guests came to her home, and her mother went to heaven as a result. Later, even her dearly beloved father abandoned her. She became a child with no one to love or care for her. Then her life was turned upside down when she was kidnapped, sold, and forced to endure a turbulent life in a foreign land. Fift 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 122 Half a Life Adrift, a Beauty Intoxicated 半生飘摇红颜醉 He once promised her a vast realm of mountains and rivers, and vowed to give her a wedding procession stretching for ten miles. But in the blink of an eye, he subjected her to every humiliation and torment. Nalan Ya: “I love you, and I hate you. May we become strangers from this day on, never to meet again in this life or any other.” Now he sat alone with his vast realm of mountains and rivers, and the ten-mile wedding finery remained behind as well. 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 123 On New Year's Eve, the On-Screen Comments Told Me Not to Open the Door 除夕夜，弹幕叫我别开门 On New Year's Eve, the On-Screen Comments Told Me Not to Open the Door —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 124 The Younger Alpha Says She's Loved Me for Ages 年下女A说喜欢我好久了 Dual female leads, ABO setting: Alpha Jiang Chenyu × Omega Liu Yuxi Time stretches on, and we'll take things slowly. Fate brought us together, but misunderstandings made us miss each other. Still, how could a bond destined by heaven be so easy to lose? I like you... I've liked you for a long, long, long time... The synopsis isn't doing this story justice, so please head to the main text. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 125 I Never Want to Meet You Again in My Next Life 下辈子再也不想遇见你 [A cool, aloof pillow princess × a lively, adorable top] [A little angst early on, but things gradually get sweet later, so relax and enjoy! Guaranteed sweetness. (All right, honestly, it doesn’t get that sweet.)] Two female leads, two female leads, two female leads. Important things need to be said three times. [“Lin Qing’an, do you even have a heart? Or let me put it this way: do you still love me?” Jiang Li went on and on, growing more agitated by the moment, as if she were finally venting al 350Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 126 After the Breakup, Ms. Cheng Chases Her Wife Around the World 分手后，程女士你满世界追妻 (A remorseful chase + two female leads + angst) Xia Yimian got together with Cheng Jiabao when she was eighteen. Now, eight years later, she thought they could stay together forever. Until Cheng Jiabao’s beloved first love returned from overseas... There was no longer any place for Xia Yimian by Cheng Jiabao’s side. Later, Xia Yimian fell ill and hid away on her own. Cheng Jiabao regretted everything and searched for her everywhere. 2.3kReads7.1Score24914d adds
- 127 Leafless Forest 森林无叶 Winter break is finally here. “Even when you go home, remember to miss me,” Gu Sen said. She was already holding herself back, but still wanted to take things further. Bai Ye nodded and turned away, putting on a carefree air. Back in the quiet countryside she had always known, Bai Ye realized something was missing. Then the person she missed showed up at her door with roses. “If you like something, I’ll buy it for you. If you miss me, I’ll come find you.” That day, Bai Ye felt that something spe 18Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 128 Limited-Time Happiness 限定快乐 [Bad ending / two female leads + physical and emotional angst + one-sided salvation] May 20 was supposed to be a romantic, sweet day, but it became the darkest day of their lives. When she fell into the depths of darkness, she tried to become the light that would save her... 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 129 After Transmigrating into a Book for Eighteen Years, I Discover I'm the Villain! 穿书十八年，惊觉自己是反派！ Under her heartless boss’s oppression, Su Muyan closes her eyes, then opens them to find herself in a strange new world. Just as she thinks it’s an ordinary rebirth, she falls in love at first sight with a cool, beautiful woman who appears out of nowhere. Then memories of her past life, long since dead, come rushing back to attack her. Su Muyan: Oh wow, I’ve gone from being reborn to transmigrating into a book, and now I’m the villain! 417Reads8.9Score10614d adds
- 130 Book 4 by Bei Qianqiu 悲千秋的第4本书 Two female leads + Fake and real heiresses + Reborn + Protagonist suffers + Imprisonment + Tantrums + Protagonist becomes foolish at first + Runs away while pregnant + Groveling to win her back + Protagonist has no System The wronged, fragile little puppy Jin Muyao × the reborn, decisive, ruthless, and possessive CEO Jin Yuyao “Why did you hurt me?” “Because I hate you.” “Then why did you imprison me?” “Because I love you.” Jin Muyao awakened, and the female lead beat her into awakening. It tu 1.2kReads5.5Score10014d adds
- 131 The Minister's Heiress and Her Double-Standard Princess 尚书千金和她的双标公主 Dual female leads, 1v1, an alternate historical setting Cool, gentle, reserved minister's daughter × volatile, lovesick princess with a striking contrast She was the minister's daughter, but an imperial edict forced her to leave her A Yu and marry the top scholar. She didn't want to drag A Yu down with her, and thought A Yu would leave her. Who could have guessed… She realized she'd been wrong. In the end, she went mad, too, joining A Yu in defying the natural order. Although Ye Qiyu was the emp 120Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 132 Flower Morning, Moon Evening 花朝月夕 At dusk during the Flower Festival, the stars suddenly blazed bright. A fortune-teller declared that anyone born at that moment would be blessed with good luck all their life. Dou Lingxiao and Yan Yuexi both spat at the same time. Princess Haiyang, Dou Lingxiao, had lofty ambitions and had trained in martial arts since childhood. Sadly, her palace-intrigue skills were below zero, and she was about to be sent away for a political marriage. Yan Yuexi, the second-generation leader of a martial arts 384Reads8.6Score10014d adds
- 133 The Princess Has Arrived: Female Consort, Come into My Arms 公主驾到女驸马请到怀里来 Reborn into a new life as a handsome young prince, Lin Wan silently twitched the corner of her mouth. It was just a change of gender, right? She could handle it! Her emperor father doted on her, and her older brothers spoiled her. Beautiful women pursued her, while handsome men swore brotherhood with her. But what troubled her most was discovering that she wasn't actually a prince, but a princess. And the kicker? She ended up marrying a wife (and becoming one herself)! Lin Wan asked in shock, “W 79Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 134 I Want to Cuddle Up to the Grand Tutor 想和太傅大人贴贴 “All I seek is to live.” “All I seek is to live.” “What you seek and what I seek are the same.” “Yet we arrive at the same end by different paths.” To arrive at the same end as the Grand Tutor, Your Highness, I am truly delighted. 68Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 135 When the Miracle Descends 神迹降临时 [Two female leads, extensive original worldbuilding, alternate universe; quiet, max-strength younger white rose + saintly/intense older red rose] In northern Mohe, an ancient tomb believed to date back to the Loulan Kingdom was discovered. Inside lay an undecayed female corpse dressed in wedding robes. Among the artifacts unearthed were a necklace with a distinct Western Regions style and a painting. It depicted the tomb’s owner, dressed in a crimson silk gown. Her striking features suggested mi 116Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 136 Divorce Is Great, and I Couldn't Agree More 离婚挺好，我举双手赞成 Ling Rui was a dirt-poor office worker who died suddenly from overwork in her tiny, ten-square-meter rental apartment. When she opened her eyes again, she had transmigrated into a book, becoming a cannon-fodder character with the same name who spent her days courting disaster. In the original story, the cannon fodder makes a scene at every turn and uses all kinds of schemes to marry the heroine. She’d even eat feces if it meant winning the heroine’s love. But the heroine only loves her white moo 377Reads5.9Score10814d adds
- 137 I Fell for a Girl 我喜欢上了一个女孩子 Two female leads, mutual salvation, love at first sight. This is a story that belongs to me, a story about her and me, a story about how I fell for her. She is someone important in my life, and it all began with a basketball. 70Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 138 The Musician’s Love Letter to Xue 乐女雪情书 “If I accidentally make you ugly, I’ll marry you.” Fourteen years later, the Heir of the Prince of Lu married another girl. Zhen Lianxue, the only daughter of Zhen Quan, a low-ranking seventh-rank official, happened to become engaged to the heir of the Prince of Lu, who lived next door. Little did she know that this would be the start of a calamity... A short side story from "Queen, Don’t Run: Three Lifetimes of Searching for You". —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 139 Their Endless Summer 关于她们的无尽夏 [Looks like a gentle, universally adored sweetheart, but is actually cold and distant X Seems gentle and dependable, but is secretly gloomy and sensitive] That year, Xiao Yulu was a ray of sunshine that made no sense, shining into Zhao Jiameng's rain-soaked world. “Want to walk home together?” Warm golden light shone from the corners of her eyes and brows. Endless summer blooms carpeted the road home. In that moment, Zhao Jiameng suddenly felt that her fate would be entwined with this person's f 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 140 After Becoming the Villain's Master, I Gave Up 穿成反派师尊后，我摆烂了 (Angst, melodrama, not for the faint of heart) (Two female leads, two female leads, two female leads) Su Hanyan was just taking a nap at home when, for no reason at all, she transmigrated into a book and got saddled with a cheap System. Su Hanyan had planned to make a grand name for herself, but then she discovered she was merely the heroine’s cannon-fodder mentor, destined for a tragic ending and serving only to pave the way for the heroine’s romance. Once her task was complete, she would make 36Reads9.0Score—14d adds
- 141 The Crown Prince Is a Woman: The Road to Phoenix Power 太子是女郎：凰权之路 Tomato Original | Two female leads | Woman disguised as a man | Pure love | Historical romance | Comeback A crown prince disguised as a man + a devoted crown princess | Mutual salvation | Becoming a ruler for love Li Chengjin, crown prince of the Dajing dynasty, is actually a woman. Who could have guessed that the crown princess chosen for her by the court officials would be Su Qingci, her beloved from her youth? One falls for her amid their daily closeness and tries to run away, while the othe 11Reads—Score314d adds
- 142 After Taking the Blame 替罪后 My new work is out! You can 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! 1.7kReads7.2Score4314d adds
- 143 Scheming Against Your Wife Will Land You in the Crematorium 算计老婆是会被火葬场的 [Dual female leads + ABO + amnesia + winning back your wife] While working at a restaurant, Xu Chengyi never imagined whom she might end up marrying. It all began when Xu Chengyi was harassed and even lost her job. She sought help from her boss, but he was powerless to help. Still, he said, “There should be someone who can help you.” That person was Gong Yu. Gong Yu said, “I can help you, but you have to marry me.” Xu Chengyi thought about her situation and eventually agreed. “Since we’re marrie 213Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 144 Embracing Each Other Amid the Ruins 在破碎处相拥 This story features two female leads, unrequited love, rekindled romance, and mutual healing. Xia Tong and Zhou Keyi were friends in middle school. They spent three years apart in high school, one going to university and the other ending up at the bottom of society. When they met again, their bond was still as strong as ever. Life never goes smoothly for everyone. Some people lose their way along the journey, and these two became each other’s ties and each other’s salvation. 71Reads—Score—14d adds
- 145 Returning Home at Last 完归故里 In the fifth year of Yongjin, Gu and Wan went to war. Gu suffered a crushing defeat and, to show its sincerity in seeking peace, married Princess Su of Gu to Wan Mo, Prince Gong'an of Wan. She became the “younger sister” of Her Highness the Eldest Princess Wan Ling. In Wan, where women held a position of great power, the empress doted on Su immensely. As they spent time together, Su fell in love with Wan Ling... 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 146 After Becoming a Scummy Alpha, She Gave Everything to Atone 穿成渣A后她为了赎罪倾尽所有 Jiang Chen wakes up to find herself in a book, inhabiting the body of a notorious scumbag Alpha. She is the expendable villain who forcefully marks Lin Wanzhi, a top Omega star, abuses her in body and mind, and eventually gets killed in revenge, her glands destroyed. Facing the reborn heroine, whose beauty is breathtaking but whose eyes are frozen over, Jiang Chen has only one thought: survive and atone for her sins! She nervously turns over a new leaf: Resources? She offers them all up! Trou 1.9kReads7.4Score15214d adds
- 147 Where Scars Grow Thick 疤痕丛生处 [Two heroines + captivity + happy ending] During a flower delivery, florist Wen Ruan offended Lin Yanqiu. To her shock, this powerful figure forcibly kept her by her side, leaving her no way to escape. 2.3kReads5.8Score19014d adds
- 148 Could It Be Ten Years 莫非十年 [Short story + two female leads + based on real people + BE] ㅤ Zhen Yufei: “My sister and I really are a match made in heaven~” Wan Miao: “Take the betrothal gifts. Just think of it as me having married you in this lifetime.” ㅤ Sometimes, parting and love are not necessarily at odds. If anything, it’s precisely because I love you too much. That’s why I don’t want to see you troubled, in tears, or suffering because of me. I choose to keep loving you, while letting you go and freeing myself, too. 94Reads—Score—14d adds
- 149 The Little Crybaby Keeps Trying to Redeem the Female Bully 小哭包总想洗白女恶霸 [Two Female Leads + Female Bully VS Crybaby + Reborn + Fluff] Xiao Yi: Other people can make it in the boardroom and the kitchen. She can climb onto rooftops and end up in jail! In her previous life, she was a spoiled rich kid who defied her father, used the general’s mansion’s military power, and died saving the crybaby daughter of the Chancellor’s household! Gu Zhirou: The youngest daughter of the general’s household, she had been frail and sickly since childhood and was doted on by the enti 319Reads8.7Score10414d adds
- 150 I've Always Loved You 一直很爱你 I've Always Loved You 1.2kReads—Score—14d adds
