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- 1 Reborn as the Real Heiress, I Became the Top Gaokao Scorer 重生真千金成了高考状元 Su Zhiruo has only just been reborn when she finds her birth mother beating her with a wooden clothes hanger! The woman is striking her with the viciousness of someone attacking an enemy! Memories of her previous life come rushing back: at sixteen, she was brought home. But there was no family affection or motherly love waiting for her, only endless malice. Despised by her family and constantly framed and targeted by the fake heiress, she ultimately died with her eyes open, becoming a vengeful s 266Reads7.4Score—Shelves
- 2 I'll Spend the Rest of My Life Forgetting You 用我余生忘记你 Qiao Yuan did everything she could, but still couldn’t make Zhong Qiyun fall in love with her. She thought having his child would keep his heart, but she never imagined the man would personally bring the child’s ashes to her. 44Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 The CEO’s Seduction: Irresistible Desire 霸总撩妹，欲罢不能 Li Mingzhe loved Lin Xiaoxuan. They ended up sleeping together by accident, and when she became pregnant, she fled overseas. Li Mingzhe mistook Lin Xiaoya for Lin Xiaoxuan and bullied Lin Xiaoxuan in every way imaginable. Lin Xiaoxuan suffered greatly because of it. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 Loving You Is Fate 爱你是天意 Mo Lanxi was an orphan. On the eve of the college entrance exam, her adoptive mother died. After the exam, she had nowhere to go, so she took her big black dog and moved into a cave. On the night she arrived, Gu Yunche, badly injured, collapsed outside the cave. Mo Lanxi saved him, and he came to regard her as his lifesaver. Later, after Mo Lanxi was bullied by the Gu family’s father and son and narrowly escaped with her life, she went to study in Nancheng. Gu Yunche wasn’t from an ordinary fami 22Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 The Rise of a Young Man 1 少年崛起1 My new work is here! You're welcome to 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! 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Campus Rule Horror 校园规则怪谈 My name is Chen Yi, and I’m a sophomore in the computer science department at C University. During a lab class on Tuesday morning, my computer suddenly went black. Then a strange voice rang out: Welcome to the world of bizarre games. All students must follow these rules: Rule One: You may not speak during class except to answer questions. Rule Two: Do not try to leave the school. All communication devices have been disabled. Rule Three: You must return to your dormitory before ten every night... 86Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 Why Doesn't Mom Love Me? 妈妈为什么不爱我 Mai Huabei was adopted by Fu Qing and Zhang Man. The couple had been married for seven or eight years without having children. Someone told them that adopting a child might bring them one of their own, so they adopted Mai Huabei. Sure enough, it worked: in the third year, Zhang Man gave birth to twins. Mai Huabei’s suffering began, and she was blamed for everything. They denied her food and wouldn’t let her go to school. 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 A Bloodline's Curse, Pear Blossoms Bloom 骨血劫，梨花开 Her cruel father, Lu Huaiyuan, digs the bones of a martial body out of his younger daughter Lu Xiang to put them inside his favored eldest daughter, Lu Mingzhu, hoping to raise an unparalleled prodigy. He plans to marry the younger girl off as a military governor’s concubine. Lu Xiang’s mother spirits her away in the middle of the night, but Lu Huaiyuan catches them in the forest. Her mother has no choice but to step out and claim she sent her daughter away, only to be beaten until she is covere —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 My Ex-Husband Needs Charging 我的前夫要充电 Take a good look: this man is called Xiao Fu, and this woman is called Xiao Di. What could make him stay away from his beloved wife? What could turn him into a human smartphone? He runs, she chases, and he can’t escape even if he had wings. Welcome to a spectacular chase, as our bold, straightforward heroine pursues her love: her ex-husband, the domineering CEO. We hope you enjoy it! 491Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 10 The Ninth Pluto 第九颗冥王星 Pluto’s Ninth Moon: A Translation of Imperfect Stars. [Healing + sweet romance + redemption] Synopsis: Lu Wandong first meets Chen Jiangxia on her way to visit a close friend in the hospital. While they’re racing up the stairs on a bet, she accidentally crashes into him. He can’t get back up for ages, but she’s in a hurry, so she apologizes and runs off. The second time they meet is at her best friend’s birthday party. Lu Wandong arrives late and locks eyes with Chen Jiangxia, sitting in the far 403Reads7.7Score108Shelves
- 11 All the Way Toward the Sun 一路向暖 Chen Qinghe, a librarian who's cold on the outside but warm within, moves to a new home and meets her handsome, aloof neighbor Cheng Zheng, who is disabled. As they spend time together, they find themselves drawn to each other. Chen Qinghe bravely pursues love and does her best to help Cheng Zheng overcome his insecurities and physical difficulties. Together, they face illness, the cold stares of others, and career setbacks, continually overcoming their inner fears. Through the warmth of everyda 1.3kReads9.1Score115Shelves
- 12 Rule Horror: Escape from Silent Bear Ridge 规则怪谈：逃出死寂狗熊岭 [Rules-based horror + fantasy world + ultra-bizarre + decisive killer + smart protagonist + no System + plot-driven] A blend of a fantasy world and rules-based horror, with a fast-paced, plot-focused main story. The protagonist, Li Huaqiang, was once a famous lumberjack in the Dragon Kingdom. After an accident transported him to another world ruled by strange laws, can he escape, or will he become its king? 2.9kReads8.4Score255Shelves
- 13 Love Must Be Spoken Across Three Lifetimes 爱要说三世 [Reborn heroine × sickly wheelchair-bound CEO who dotes on his wife] [Sweet romance, a little angst midway through, two strong leads. No tearful heroine, no scheming and vicious second male lead, and no women fighting each other for a man.] He is the young head of a powerful family. To be reborn and meet her again, he is willing to endure a lifetime of illness. Reborn, she comes to his door to propose, determined to keep her promise and repay his kindness, but ends up falling in love with him. 274Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 14 After the Divorce, I Awakened Clairvoyant Eyes and Conquered the Business World 离婚后，觉醒透视天眼纵横商海 The short drama adaptation is now available! [No Cheating] [Ex-Husband-Chasing Crematorium] [Endless Regret] [Multiple Heroines] [Older Women] [Younger Sister-in-Law] [Best Friend] [Lots of Pictures] Original title: After the Divorce, My Stunning, Ice-Cold CEO Ex-Wife Regretted Everything Ning Yuan had been deeply in love with his CEO ex-wife, Liu Xue Ning, for five years. But Liu Xue Ning had always treated him with icy indifference and contempt. "Love? In all these five years, I haven't even l 22.9kReads8.5Score1.5kShelves
- 15 Redemption: Turn Around, the Stars Still Shine 救赎：转身，星辰依旧璀璨 [One-on-one romance + both leads are virgins + healing + reunion after a long separation + mutual devotion] [Beautiful rehabilitation doctor VS severely injured, paralyzed A-list actor] Hoping Ye Fanxing would see him and come to him, Feng Chen worked hard to climb to the top and become a dazzling star in the public eye. He never imagined that after waiting nine years for her, he would see her again only after he was severely injured and paralyzed in bed. Ye Fanxing: “Feng Chen, when I was seven 951Reads8.7Score105Shelves
- 16 Reborn as a Fallen Heiress 重生成为落魄千金 Gender Transformation + Marriage Liu Ruyan never imagined that after her previous life as a shut-in ended with her dying of overwork, she would be reborn as a stunning beauty, only to be sold by her parents to wealthy CEO Chu Linyuan for three million. Being a corporate drone in her past life had been miserable enough. Did she really have to wear shackles and live like a canary in a gilded cage in this life too? She tried all sorts of ways to escape, but every time, Chu Linyuan easily crushed he 85Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 17 The Darling Princess Consort Has Arrived, Making the Prince Blush and His Heart Race 娇娇王妃驾到，撩拨王爷脸红心跳 Title: [The Darling Princess Consort Has Arrived, Making the Prince Blush and Lose His Composure] [Sweet Romance]+ [Both Leads Are Faithful]+ [Marriage Before Love]+ [Healing] Shui Luolan is forced into marriage with a good-for-nothing prince from the start! The prince can't take care of himself? No problem. Luolan will clean him up, even when he needs help using the toilet. The prince is bedridden and paralyzed? No problem. Luolan transmigrated with an operating room and can treat him. The mome 30.5kReads9.2Score5kShelves
- 18 Ai Hehuan 艾合欢 In a past life on Blue Star, Ai Hehuan and Qiqige were childhood sweethearts who studied and grew up together. Just as they fell passionately in love, Hehuan was killed and transmigrated into the body of the eighth prince of the ancient State of Qian, a country that had never existed before. Later, he encounters Yun Yao, Qiqige’s counterpart from another world. From meeting and understanding each other to falling in love, they build a future together: making liquor and perfume, creating repeatin 567Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 19 I Heard You Once Loved Me More Than Life 听说，你曾爱我如命 Xie Jingchuan said, “My only wish is for you to disappear from my sight forever.” After five loveless years of marriage, Song Youran had become the person her husband hated most. Later, she really did disappear. Everyone said Mrs. Xie had brought it upon herself and deserved to die with no one to claim her body. But as one old secret after another came to light, he discovered... In the best years of her life, she had once given him the purest love. She had also risked her life for him amid the r 2.6kReads6.6Score156Shelves
- 20 Rule Horror: I Slaughter My Way Through with Hidden Rules 规则怪谈：我靠隐藏规则杀疯了 How do you escape by the skin of your teeth from a campus horror game where the rules are enforced with lethal force? My name is Chen Yi, and I’m a sophomore in the computer science department at C University. During a lab class on Tuesday morning, the computer suddenly went black. Then a strange voice rang out: Welcome to the eerie game world. All students must follow these rules: Rule One: During class, you may not speak unless answering a question. Rule Two: Do not try to leave the school. Al 454Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 21 Forget Childhood Sweethearts, the Chaste Man in Power Is Irresistibly Charming 谈什么竹马，禁欲掌权人他超撩 The print edition of Submitting to Her Delicate Charm is now available on major shopping platforms. Search for it to buy a copy~ [Elegant, dazzling heiress & aloof, powerful head of a wealthy family] [Sweet romance + love at first sight + evenly matched leads + the second male lead chases his wife to the crematorium] When Wen Jiu learned that her childhood sweetheart boyfriend had wavered because of another girl, she broke up with him without hesitation. She thought they would be strangers from 52.7kReads9.1Score4.6kShelves
- 22 After Breaking Off the Engagement, Young Master Si Is Desperate to Win Me Back! 退婚后，司少追妻火葬场！ After living with the Bai family for eighteen years, Ou Yan finally learned she was a fake heiress. The real heiress came back, and Ou Yan was cast aside, set to be sent back to some poor mountain village... But who would have guessed that this so-called poor mountain village was actually the most expensive luxury villa district in the country? Overnight, she went from being an ordinary rich family's fake heiress to the true heiress of a top-tier wealthy family! Her biological parents doted on h 15kReads9.2Score1.8kShelves
- 23 The Arrogant Young Master Bows Down to Her 太子爷嚣张狂妄，却对她俯首称臣 [Elegant, Refined Pianist x Unruly, Carefree Playboy] Yin Enyu, an internationally renowned pianist from an artistic family, was delicate and graceful, with stunning beauty. Everyone wondered what kind of man could win the favor of a beauty so far removed from the everyday world. He Yu Zhou, heir to a top wealthy family, was handsome and rich, with a powerful build and an eight-pack. He radiated intense sex appeal wherever he went. He was also a notorious, arrogant playboy, wild to the core and 47.5kReads9.2Score4.7kShelves
- 24 Forced Love! My Beastly Husband Falls for Me Step by Step 强制宠爱！野兽老公他步步沦陷 [Print edition now available at major bookstores] [Cross-cultural romance × sweet love in a wealthy family] [Gentle, delicate qipao designer × brooding German investor with a background in psychology!] A heartwarming international romance about two people saving each other! The Fred family is Germany’s most powerful dynasty, with a legacy spanning a century. They have not only built their own business empire but are also the world’s largest investors. The current head of the family is even more 29.2kReads9.4Score2.7kShelves
- 25 Reborn on the Eve of Our Marriage Registration, the Hong Kong Tycoon's Heir Kneels to Win Me Back 重生领证前夕，港圈太子跪着追妻 [Signed for publication; short-form drama episodes are being released] [Both leads are faithful to each other + face-slapping + pregnancy before love + reborn, sweet and satisfying, with no angst] [She pursues her husband during the marriage, driving the arrogant, cold-hearted crown prince to the brink] A gentle woman who handles things ruthlessly, a delicate beauty in poor health VS a sharp-tongued but henpecked ice prince - Shu Hui got pregnant after a one-night stand with the heir to a powerf 42kReads9.2Score4.2kShelves
- 26 I Become the Villain's Wicked Mother and Nurse Kids on a Parenting Show 穿成反派的恶毒亲妈，在娃综奶娃 [Marriage first, love later × two people in the entertainment industry × adorable child × parenting variety show × livestream × scumbag's road to redemption] Xu Zhaozhao was completely screwed. She woke up to find she'd become the vicious mother of the book's big villain. According to the original story, the villain's birth mother beat or scolded him when he was little, causing him to turn evil and become twisted, until he eventually murdered her in cold blood. Fortunately, the future villain is 109.2kReads9.0Score11.2kShelves
- 27 Against the Meridians: Liar, Stop! 逆经：骗子住手 [Original novel for the animated series This Taoist Is Not Quite Right] Life is unpredictable. The fit thrive under Heaven's law, Those skilled in force become generals, those skilled in strategy become kings. Born into the lowest of professions, he refuses to live like a nobody, He waves the yin-yang banner and sees through the Six Lines of Divination. Watch him play at being a spirit medium, watch him swindle and deceive, Watch him make ruthless decisions, watch him rise like a hidden dragon f 43.3kReads9.4Score4.5kShelves
- 28 The Eleventh Year After My Death 我死后的第十一年 [Reborn face-slapping + a beloved family reunited] [Brilliant, dazzling heiress vs. a powerful man who seems refined and radiant but is, in truth, a dark and obsessive ghost] Lin Mo opened her eyes to discover she had transmigrated to the eleventh year after her death. As she lay dying, she learned that this world was a novel, and all three of her younger brothers were villains. Her second brother was a ruthless CEO who wore Buddhist prayer beads and was in love with the heroine, making an enemy 22.6kReads9.1Score3.4kShelves
- 29 Over-the-Top Devotion: I'm Just His Plaything 顶级狂爱：我只是他的掌中玩物 A godlike Western male lead × a resilient, delicate Chinese heroine The main story is complete. [Dominant daddy type + transnational forced romance + wild and unhinged + mature man who takes the lead + devoted husband + jealous of everything + height and build difference + eight-year age gap + heroine is vulnerable early on] A carefully planned scheme gets Qiao Yimo kidnapped and sold on the black market. She can't speak the language, has no one to rely on, and is put through hell. Only one for 130.6kReads9.0Score12.6kShelves
- 30 Cherished Darling 心肝宠 (Top-tier wealthy family, a modern Jiangnan beauty as the heroine, an obsessive male lead, the heroine pursues him at first, then he spoils her relentlessly, devoted to each other, happy ending) For the sake of the child in her belly, Lu Zhiling was forced to marry an obsessive tycoon. Everyone thought she wouldn’t live long enough to give birth. To stay alive, she began winning him over. Before she knew it, she had become the apple of his eye. Later, she prepared to run away. His car was perche 79.8kReads9.5Score8.2kShelves
- 31 After Slaying My Way Through Instances, I Raise an Evil God by the Rules 杀穿副本后，我在规则里养大邪神 The print edition is now available under the title: The Fall of the Gods (Not for the faint of heart: nonhuman entities and terrifying monsters.) Yin Xiu has lived in a town governed by rules for six years. Normal players follow the rules and clear instances to stay alive. Yin Xiu, however, stays in town day after day. He doesn’t leave, clear instances, or go near the monsters. He does the bare minimum, takes it easy, and has practically settled into retirement. The town’s monsters have had thei 102.4kReads9.7Score14.2kShelves
- 32 A Drunken Nighttime Kiss! One Flirt from Her, and the Arrogant Big Shot’s Heart Races 醉吻夜！她一撩，桀骜大佬心狂跳 [The print edition of Climbing the Capital’s Family Tree is now available on all platforms.] [Top Capital City Tycoon · Rebellious, Devoted Suit-Wearing Bad Boy vs. Ballet Princess · Radiant, Proud Little Swan] Li Zhi and Fu Yanze grew up together, but Li Zhi turned out to be the fake heiress. For the sake of his own interests, Fu Yanze chose to get engaged to the real heiress, a leading actress in the entertainment industry. He hoped Li Zhi would understand and said he would come back to marr 59.7kReads9.5Score7.3kShelves
- 33 The Crown of the Dark Moon 黑月光冠冕 [The first print volume is now available] [Sweet Romance in a Wealthy Family] + [A Forbidden Love Falls from Its Pedestal] + [Characters Awaken] + [A Chaotic Love Rival Showdown] “You are a cannon-fodder character in this world. Your character tags are: beautiful, vicious, and stupid. When you were eight, you were adopted by the Shen family, the most powerful family in Whale Harbor. The head of the family treasured you like a gem, but you joined forces with your villainous mother to scheme agai 310.8kReads9.5Score42.4kShelves
- 34 The Wicked Junior Sister Won't Reform, So She Wreaks Havoc on Everyone in the Sect 恶毒师妹不洗白在宗门创死所有人 [Publication deal signed] Jiang Que transmigrates into a cultivation novel as the vicious female supporting character, doomed to a tragic fate and destined to be nothing but a foil for the heroine. The heroine is aloof and otherworldly, while Jiang Que is just a woman; the heroine is blessed with extraordinary talent, while Jiang Que has only her life to lose; the heroine has suitors everywhere, while Jiang Que has never even held a man's hand. Even worse, the day she transmigrates into the bo 69.8kReads9.4Score9.5kShelves
- 35 The Queen Starts Out as a Top-Tier Star 女王从顶流做起 [Print edition preorders open September 5, 2026, at 7:00 p.m.] From the start, she transmigrates and nearly kills her younger brother. If she doesn't complete the System's missions, she'll be punished with electric shocks. Following the System's instructions, Nan Xiangwan joins a survival show for aspiring idols. While the other young women sing and dance... Nan Xiangwan: “I'll perform a brick-breaking trick with my bare hands!” 31kReads9.5Score3.3kShelves
- 36 The Ninth Special Zone 第九特区 After the catastrophe, the land was scarred beyond recognition. Food was scarce, resources were in short supply, and the situation was chaotic... A young man who had fought his way out of an undeveloped zone, with endless yellow sand at his back, came alone to District Nine to make a living. Yet he never expected to meet a few good friends by chance, rise to prominence in the chaotic era over a single thought, and embark on a legendary journey... 210.7kReads9.6Score22.6kShelves
- 37 EN I'm Not a God of Theater 我不是戏神 The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.7MReads9.9Score178.8kShelves
- 38 EN Learning to Slay Gods in the Psychiatric Hospital 我在精神病院学斩神 A must-read hit on Tomato Novel | Original novel of the hit anime Slay the Gods | IP influence on the China Online Literature Influence List | 2023 China Good Novel Have you ever wondered whether monsters from ancient myths lurk beneath the neon-lit city? Have you ever wondered whether gods stand watch over humanity atop the moon hanging high above us? Have you ever wondered whether extraordinary people walk among us in our bustling modern cities, acting in the gods’ stead? In the society ruled 992.2kReads9.9Score158.5kShelves
