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- 151 Thorns in Full Bloom 开满血的荆棘 Fan Zhendong ✖️ Xia Lin. We often say competitive sports are a grand, beautiful tragedy. No one can get through their career without regrets, but we still chose this road of no return. May blood-red roses bloom along this thorny path. This is all fictional. Please don't conflate it with real people. If you don't like it, please leave, and I hope you find a book you enjoy. 137Reads—Score—14d adds
- 152 Sports Prodigy: I'm a Grand Slam Champion 体育奇才：我是大满贯得主 Yun Xiang, a poor young man from the mountains, happens upon a miraculous System filled with the talents of sports prodigies. The Flying Man? Su the Great? China's Frog King too! With a host of great athletes' abilities all in one, he can master all kinds of sports with ease. Watch as he dominates the arena and changes the landscape of world sports! 41Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 153 Reborn as a Young Player, Only to Get Played by a Sweet, Naive Girl? 重生游小将，结果被傻白甜钓了？ Zhou Yang, a washed-up swimmer who spent his previous life in misery and decline, is reborn in his high school years. This time, armed with decades of future technical knowledge, he vows to dominate the swimming world, amass a fortune, and, while he’s at it... become a charming playboy who leaves a trail of admirers wherever he goes. But he never expected his “playboy” plans to be derailed before they even began by Bai Xiwei, the sweet, silly girl in the seat beside him, whose smile is like suns 369Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 154 The All-Around King of Sports 体坛全能王 [System + Transmigration + Sports + Passion + Competition] Qing He transmigrates back to 2004 and obtains the All-Around Sports King System. Track and field, basketball, soccer: whatever the sport, Qing He is there. He is the new king of the sporting world, born to win championships and keep breaking records. 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 155 Secretly Gloating Over My Ex, While He Scrambles to Win Me Back 暗爽前夫哥，想方设法求复合 [Reunion after years apart + rekindled love] At eighteen, the cicadas sang through the summer heat, and everyone smiled at the two of them, certain their youthful love story was destined for a happy ending. But then disaster struck their family without warning, like a storm dousing every flame. Her whole family moved away overnight, leaving in such a hurry that even their goodbye felt like a torn page. They met again on television, with him surrounded by microphones and wearing his medal. As rep 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 156 Left-Hand Slaps and Her Summer 左手拍与她的夏天 The boy once promised, “When we win a competition someday, we’ll take a lap around the arena too.” The girl promised in return, “If you lead me to victory, I’ll let you pinch my cheek.” Later, the boy kept his promise and claimed his girl with a gold medal, and the girl gave him the reward she had promised. Their once-in-a-lifetime Youth Olympic victory also became the best coming-of-age gift they could give each other. From the “youthful storm” of that year and their “once in a lifetime” achiev 390Reads—Score—14d adds
- 157 Hey! I’m the World Champion 嘿！我的世界冠军 Original female protagonist, self-insert romance, apologies for OOC. No particular preference, any pairing is fine. Shen Qingran has always felt like a lucky dumpling fell from the sky and hit her right on the head when she got a boyfriend like wcq. She has also always been a little jealous of wcq: jealous of his extraordinary talent, jealous of his rebellious nature, and jealous that he can still win competitions with ease. She can’t do that. The slightest slackening of her efforts, and there 223Reads—Score—14d adds
- 158 I Yield, Brother Tou 承让了我的头哥 You're impressive, I'll admit that, but I won't give in. May we each shine in our own way~ Let's have a love affair that never ends. Big Head loves Xixi. One day, the whole world will know. This story is entirely fictional. Please don't take it seriously. 56Reads—Score—14d adds
- 159 The Sun We Missed Rises Again 错过的太阳重新升起 94Reads—Score—14d adds
- 160 Transmigrated as a Sporting Prodigy, I Get to Ship My Favorite Couple Up Close 穿成体坛天才少女近距离嗑CP (Transmigrates into a parallel world and becomes a gifted young athlete.) (Everything is fictional, completely fictional, and set in a parallel universe. This is just for fun. If anything seems familiar, please be understanding. Just enjoy it.) I used to play drums in a band, loving the freedom of losing myself in the ocean of rhythm. We were all independent musicians who came together out of love for music. Just when we thought we’d finally made it and our hard work was paying off, it seemed fa 41Reads—Score—14d adds
- 161 After Enlisting, I Shocked the Entertainment World Across the Love Apartment Timeline 从军后在爱情公寓时空震惊体娱界 Duanmu Feifan is reborn with memories of being betrayed in his past life. He resolutely enlists in the army, determined to live a remarkable life. In the military, his outstanding physical abilities and the military songs he remembers from his past life quickly make him the center of attention for the Tigers Regiment, the special forces, and the cultural troupe. But he resists temptation and chooses to bring honor to his country. At the Seventh World Military Games, he breaks the national record 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 162 Level the Mountains and Seas, and Keep Your Promise to Me 平山海，赴君约 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! 23Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 163 Soaring Feathers, Claiming the Crown 飞羽问鼎 (No heroine) (Fast-paced) (Not invincible) (Pure badminton) Lin Ye is an 18-year-old badminton player from a small town in the south. His father, once a practice partner for the provincial team, died young from an injury, leaving behind an old racket with broken strings. Through his own hard work, Lin Ye goes on to become a world champion. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 164 The Genius Girl and the Wonderful Mr. Right 天才少女和特好先生 [Genius girl + passionate boy + chasing dreams + keeping each other company + meeting at the top + lighthearted + funny + a blooming Houston sequel] - The first time they met: “Are you sure someone this tiny can play?” The next time: “Little dumpling, want some bread? Some yogurt? Are you cold...?” At eighteen, after testing the waters and hesitating, he was finally brave enough to wrap her in his arms with a gold medal, and together they welcomed the coming-of-age ceremony that belonged to them 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 165 Shasha, You’re My Only Wish 莎莎，你是唯一所愿 Once a dominant mixed-doubles team on the court, they faded from the public eye after being split up, retiring, and enduring misunderstandings and separation. Seven years later, he has become a business elite, while she has chosen to quietly build a career in politics. When the two, who had no reason to cross paths again, unexpectedly reunite, long-buried memories come rushing back. He tests the waters; she keeps her distance... He draws near; she runs away... His resolve isn’t worn down by one 14Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 166 You Stand in My Future 你站在我的未来 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! 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 167 Our Stormy Youth 我们的青春风暴 Why do I like them? Maybe my own youth was so uneventful that I always hoped to make up for my regrets by living vicariously through others. Then, by chance, I came across Sha Tou, and suddenly I was hooked. Isn’t this the kind of carefree youth I love and long for? So I want to see whether the two of them in my story can be just as passionate! Please don’t connect this to YDY. Please don’t connect this to the real people. Just enjoy the pairing yourselves. This story is entirely fictional. Plea 184Reads—Score—14d adds
- 168 A Perfect Ending: Where My Heart Finds Peace 圆满之我心安处 There’s a popular line online: “What kind of ending could possibly be worthy of all the hardships and upheaval along the way?” It applies to everyone, but especially to athletes. Competitive sports are the ultimate expression of the beauty of tragedy, and almost nobody gets a perfect ending. Life is always full of regrets and tears, but no one knows about their regrets. For the couple known as Yuanman, their athletic careers weren’t perfect, but having each other made them almost complete. Where 62Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 169 He Lights a Lamp on the Road to Nowhere 他在迷途中点灯 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 24Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 170 From the Start, I Got a Violent Lin Dan Trial Card, and Now I’m Unbeatable 开局暴力林丹体验卡，我无敌了 [Badminton + System + Little Romance] [The System Fades into the Background Later On] Lin Qumu has qualified for the national first team. At his first open tournament, he faces a formidable opponent and falls far behind in the opening round. [System: Congratulations, Host! You've received a 2008 Capital Olympics Aggressive Lin Dan Experience Card!] He charges ahead, winning acclaim along the way! [System: Congratulations, Host! You've received Peak Lin Dan's template. Merging...] [System: Congra 267Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 171 Ping! My Heart Skips a Beat 乒然心动 [Also known as: A Ping-Pong Crush] [Sweet Youth + Strong Female Lead's Growth + Passionate Ensemble Cast] The story takes place at some point in the future, in a parallel timeline. As the golden generation retires one after another, China's table tennis team is no longer as overwhelmingly dominant as it once was. This is an age that needs geniuses and heroes. A new generation of prodigies emerges, led by the table tennis talents Shen Jiayi, Ling Xiaoyuan, and Gu Ze, bringing fresh life and hope 695Reads8.7Score10414d adds
- 172 Table Tennis! When the Stars Shine 乒乓！繁星闪耀时 "Childhood sweethearts + Olympic champions + growing together + sweet romance!" This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people is purely coincidental!!! Tong Luofan: He has trained in table tennis since childhood. A prodigy who emerged as a young star, he makes his way to the top of the podium over a career spanning more than a decade, relying on his talent and countless hours of sweat and failure. Xu Song'an: A genius girl and the swimming world’s rising star, she sees her dre 226Reads—Score—14d adds
- 173 I'm a Sports School Student: Becoming a Boxing Champion Is Only Natural 我一体校生：成为拳王很合理吧 (Power fantasy) (Sports) (Boxing) (Face-slapping) (System) The heavyweight boxing division has always been beyond the reach of Asian fighters. Zhang Rui transmigrates to a parallel world and gets his start in the martial arts sanda program at Tianfu Sports Institute. He goes from amateur to professional, from the provincial team to the national team, from competing at home to taking on Asia, and then from Asia to the world. Years later, Zhang Rui becomes a champion and declares into the micropho 61Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 174 Everyone’s Darling: Reborn as a Skateboarding Champion 团宠：重生成为滑板冠军 She was an obscure nobody, until a car accident completely changed her life. On the first day after being reborn, she wins first place and learns who she is now: a champion skateboarder! On the second day after being reborn, she breaks a certain man’s track record and catches his attention. “What’s her name?” “Mr. Gu, her name is Luo Luo. She’s the beloved daughter of the Luo family.” “She’s impressive.” Gu Mo Yi can’t help clicking his tongue. It’s the first time he’s ever praised someone, and 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 175 Mr. Lion and Ms. Shark 狮子先生和鲨鱼女士 After retiring, Sha Tou reunite to appear on a couples' variety show, bringing them back into the public eye. Mr. Lion and Ms. Shark share their simple, heartwarming love story with the fans who follow them. Away from the court, it turns out they've been happily together for a long time, right under our noses. Disclaimer: This story is entirely fictional!!! If it makes you uncomfortable, please check out another work. 21Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 176 Little Doubao's Princess Dress 小豆包的公主裙 The male lead in this story is 28, and the female lead is 27. It follows their everyday lives after retirement. Please don't conflate the characters with the real people. This is just a bit of harmless fan indulgence. The book is entirely fictional, entirely fictional, entirely fictional. 5Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 177 Many Miles to the End of Manyuan 曼远终漫漫 Wang Manyu came from a poor family. Through grueling training and a deep love for the sport, she relied on her unbreakable determination to win countless honors on the table tennis court. She not only fulfilled her own dreams, but also did her part to serve her country. Lin Gaoyuan came from a well-off family. With his extraordinary talent for the game, he pursued the “light” he had always kept in his heart. He carried the hopes of countless people, and played for the radiant girl who had always 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 178 Hey! My Boyfriend Is a Super Grand Slam Olympic Champion 嗨！我的超级全满贯奥运冠军男友 [Sweet romance + everyone’s favorite + romantic push and pull + rekindled love and a husband chasing his wife] [Sunny sweetheart × Olympic champion] Xu Yuan wished she could wake up one morning and find her dad had dragged her off to the sports bureau to work as a cook. Good news: she’d landed a job in the public sector. The world is always full of unexpected surprises. Even though her cooking was terrible, somehow she became the darling of the national team’s cafeteria. Loving someone means sha 1.1kReads8.7Score10114d adds
- 179 Reborn as a Little Kid, Shasha Is Mine 重生小屁孩，莎莎是我的 [Rebirth + Not a True Story + Power Fantasy] Good news: Cheng Yu got tickets to the Doha World Table Tennis Championships. At last, she can watch Sun Shasha compete. Bad news: She got into a car accident and died! Even better news: She was reborn! This time, Cheng Yu doesn’t want to watch Sun Shasha only through a screen. She’s determined to stand by her side and compete alongside her. To make that happen, Cheng Yu decisively chose table tennis. She never expected to keep playing for more than a 490Reads7.1Score10714d adds
- 180 My Husband Fan Zhendong Spoils Me Rotten 现任老公樊振东把我宠上天 Zhou Zhou is married and works as a psychological counselor. She has been secretly married to Fan Zhendong, the two-time Paris Olympic champion, for two years. After the Paris Olympics, the relationship between the two, whose marriage had been one of convenience, began to change in subtle ways... 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 181 Fan Zhendong: She Came From the World of Table Tennis 樊振东：她从乒坛走来 Big news! Word is that a mysterious newcomer has arrived on the Chinese national table tennis scene: Meng Yuan. The team always comes last in fitness tests? She gets the women’s team dancing Pamela Reif workouts and the men’s team going all out with Liu Genghong routines. They wipe away their shame and climb to the top! The team’s results are a complete disaster? She shares all her new techniques, holding nothing back! Off the court, she’s the team’s number one cook, constantly feeding eve 134Reads—Score—14d adds
- 182 My Girlfriend Is Number One in the World 我的女友世界第一 “Miss, have you felt my pecs enough? Please mind your boundaries.” On Bai Xue’s first day with the national table tennis team, she accidentally felt the pecs of Su Shirui, captain of the men’s team. A misunderstanding drove them apart on bad terms, and from then on they became rivals who couldn’t stand the sight of each other. But fate had other plans: their complementary playing styles made them mixed doubles partners. As they spent day after day together, their feelings began to change, and a 228Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 183 The Couple Is Too Sweet: A Workaholic Turns into a Hopeless Romantic in the Sports World cp超甜：卷王爆改体坛恋爱脑 [Rekindled love / two elite athletes / redemption / tearing up the script / hard on the outside, soft on the inside / long-planned romance / contrast / happy ending] [Table tennis sweetheart × aloof, cocky guy] [Sweet-faced but clearheaded career woman, a flirty Scorpio × sensitive, immature, secretly seductive hopeless romantic and workaholic] The youngest pair ever to win the Hercules Cup in table tennis history. Two years after their breakup, Jiang Huaisheng sees Gu Chengting again at a team 235Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 184 I See Mountains as Mere Grass and Trees, But You Alone Are a Verdant Mountain 我见众山皆草木，唯有见你是青山 Another snowy night. I thought we'd grow old together, but you left halfway through. How could I not be heartbroken? At least when you came back, I was still here. And when I was here, you happened to return! —Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 185 The Rise of a Penhold Table Tennis Influencer 乒乓球之直拍网红崛起 I’m the real victim of Ping Pong, the one you all keep talking about! Your forehand is sloppy, your backhand is weak, your play at the table is loose, and your footwork is a mess. An amateur is still an amateur. You think you can make the provincial team? You’re nowhere near good enough! You’re not even worthy of competing against me yet! Don’t ever bring up the provincial team or professional players in front of me again! For the sake of those words, for the sake of living up to the standard th 871Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 186 Open Your Eyes! The Figure Skating Champion Protects China's Glory 格局打开！花滑冠军守护华国荣光 [Figure skating + transmigrate into a book + System + feel-good power fantasy + strong heroine + face-slapping] Zhu Yu accidentally takes a tumble on the women’s singles podium at the Beijing Winter Olympics. When she wakes up, the gold medals and Bing Dwen Dwen are gone, and she has transmigrated into the heroine of a Mary Sue novel. The original heroine is poor but stunningly beautiful, blessed with an irresistible charm. She relies on men and face-slaps female rivals all the way to the top 66Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 187 You Are My Little Sunshine M 你是我的小太阳M A story of an athlete's struggles and romance after a brief bout of amnesia... Nine parts sweet, with just a hint of angst... Everything beautiful arrives right on time, just as it should. Stay steadfast and confident. 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 188 Expelled for Skipping Class? I Was Going to the Olympics! 旷课被开除？可我是去参加奥运会 Sports + genius + System + Olympics + bringing glory to the country. Lin Chen transmigrates into a parallel world as a high school senior and obtains an all-around athletic talent System. With the college entrance exams approaching, everyone initially thinks Lin Chen is skipping class, until Longpin TV comes to the school to interview him. Homeroom teacher Fang Ting: “What the heck?! Lin Chen is going to compete in the Olympics?!” Principal: “Quick! Put up banners about Lin Chen all over the sch 1.6kReads6.2Score14014d adds
- 189 Urban: Starting in Elementary School 都市：从小学生开始 [System] [Badminton] [Sprint] [Sports] “Li You, Olympic badminton champion and 100-meter Olympic champion. How do you feel about achieving this kind of success in two completely unrelated fields in just two hours?” “I don’t feel anything in particular. Maybe I’m just talented?” Facing the camera, Li You answered calmly. He had achieved outstanding results in every field and was even called the modern-day “Da Vinci” and the “perfect human.” But Li You’s legendary life began with the moment he gai —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 190 Figure Skating: The Male God Pursued Me Ten Times 花滑：男神追了我十次 When the sudden death of skating prodigy Xie Zhilin leaves Ye Xiaoli, a fellow world champion in figure skating, without her best partner and the man she loves most, her world falls apart overnight. Just as Ye Xiaoli reaches a dead end, she is unexpectedly reborn and returns to the time when her beloved was seventeen. This time, she’ll reclaim both her lover’s warm hands and the glory of victory on the figure-skating rink. She, Ye Xiaoli, won’t let either one slip away! (Some inspiration comes f 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 191 Starlight Turns to You 星星向融光 A national table tennis champion and a sports reporter meet in person after seven years of online romance Xixi, when I see you again, I've become a better version of myself. An Yi, when I see you again, I never expected you to have become the Demon King. We brought warmth to each other as children, and stood by each other as adults. I'll give it everything I've got. So will you. I'll give you the rest of my life, and you can give me yours. Xingxing will always love Zhu Rong. 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 192 I'll Be with You at the Top of the World 陪你到世界之颠 My new work is out! I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell a good story! Let's enjoy reading together! Love you, everyone ❤️ 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 193 Walking Side by Side, Meeting at the Summit 并肩同行，顶峰相见 Shen Jie is graceful in appearance and steady in temperament, a renowned young talent in the world of table tennis. Xu Ci is carefree and dashing, full of youthful spirit, a young man who makes a striking figure on the table tennis court. “If you could be as radiant as the moon forever, I'd brave ice and snow to bring you warmth.” They walk side by side and meet again at the summit. 11Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 194 Table Tennis: Bursting Onto the Scene, a Purple Star Descends from Heaven 乒乓：横空出世，天降紫微星 [Purple Star from the Heavens] + [Table Tennis] While watching a TV drama, Lin Bai saw a “backspin serve” that flew off after a single touch and couldn’t help grumbling to himself. Little did he know that Heaven seemed to have heard his thoughts. An accident struck, and when Lin Bai opened his eyes again, he and his System had transmigrated to a parallel world... From then on, a Purple Star descended from the heavens, and he embarked on an extraordinary table tennis journey. 87Reads—Score—14d adds
- 195 Winter Is Coming, and Spring Will Never Return 寒冬将至，春不再来 Qin Nianyi × fzd This book has a tragic ending!!! Both leads are athletes. It was his encouragement and the words “Until we meet again” that led Qin Nianyi to take up table tennis. She went from an unknown little girl to one of the team’s key players... There are sweet and painful moments along the way, but the ending is heartbreaking. I hope you’ll enjoy it and support the story. This work is entirely fictional. Please don’t associate it with any real people. If it’s not for you, just move alon 43Reads—Score—14d adds
- 196 Summer of the Two Wrists 双腕之夏 Sixteen-year-old pitcher Li Yanqiu has come from China to a prestigious baseball school in Sendai. His left arm carries the “correct pitching form” shaped by his father, while his right arm holds the “real self” he has kept locked away. Burdened by guilt over injuring his best friend in a past final, he begins to face his own baseball anew on a field in a foreign land. 130Reads—Score—14d adds
- 197 A Lifetime of Searching 追寻一生 Table tennis, female protagonist. Lu Xun is known as a table tennis prodigy. A left-handed player, she represents her country as part of the national team, alongside her coach Zhang Mingyuan, her mixed-doubles partner Lu Cheng, her women’s doubles partner Zhou Ke, and her other coaches and teammates. This book tells the story of a girl with ideals and principles, and how she grows step by step in the field she loves. P.S. This is my first time writing! I’m not a professional athlete, so please b 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 198 Bathing in Wind and Snow Today 今朝沐风雪 At the peak of her career, at twenty-five, illness forced her to retire. She locked her table tennis paddle away in the bottom of a box, along with her entire passionate youth. Five years later, they ran into each other at an investment promotion event. She found herself looking into a pair of familiar eyes. The boy who had once fought alongside her had become an industry rising star with capital at his fingertips. “Want to play me again?” The paddle he offered was more than a paddle: it was a k 158Reads—Score—14d adds
- 199 Not Too Soon, Not Too Late, Just Right 不早不晚，刚刚好 A beautiful TV host meets a cold, aloof CEO, and from the moment they meet, they know it is love at first sight. She is his little sunshine, and he is her little star. “I’ve loved you ever since the moment you crashed into my arms.” Because it was her, he fell in love, heart and soul. From then on, she was the most beautiful sight in his eyes. Loving her became a lesson he would spend his whole life learning. Flowers have always bloomed and faded in their time. If love has an expiration date, th 115Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 200 My System Is Another Me 我的系统是另一个我 He uses technology and data to forge running technique at its limits. In the 200-meter final at the Tokyo Olympics, he faces the world's top sprinters in an ultimate showdown of speed and willpower. A difference of mere thousandths of a second decides more than victory or defeat: it marks China's resounding arrival at the pinnacle of world sprinting! Watch this passionate young man follow his precisely measured strides, break through every barrier, and make the national anthem ring out triumphan 4Reads—Score—14d adds
