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- 1 A Book by Yan Yu Ru Xi 烟雨如昔的一本书 A new story is out! You can read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Three Rabbit Holes for a Cunning Hare, Eighteen for a Scumbag 狡兔三窟,渣男十八窟 The protagonist is a total scumbag, and later on there's a massive love rivalry!! Slow-paced slice-of-life story. No showing off, no face-slapping, and no power fantasy. If that's not your thing, please don't read. Thanks! In the dead of winter, after a breakup, Zhou Qian was walking alone when he bumped into the campus belle, Qin Xue. [A romanceable beauty detected.] Learn her personality and what she wants, and the System will provide resources to win her over. If you knew the answers in advan 7Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 3 Fortunes in a Chaotic Era: The Winds of the Desert 乱世偏财:大漠风云 In 1992, a country boy set off for Beijing with two hundred yuan in his pocket. A fortune-teller said he was destined to make money through shady ventures, and would never stay on the straight and narrow. He believed him. From then on, Wang Lei was the name his family knew him by, while Damo was what the underworld called him. Street vending, steel trading, opening karaoke bars, fighting for territory... Three women, three ill-fated romances, one high-stakes gamble. Those who play by the rules a —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 No Shore in the Underworld: An Undercover Agent's Fight to Survive 江湖无岸:暗子求生 I am a hidden operative, a ghost living inside someone else's script. To keep my mother safe, I went from Chen Jianguo, a gambler in Bincheng, to Chen Guohua, a courier in Hong Kong. My memories are fake, my identity is fake, even the scar on my forehead is a carefully designed brand. My mission: get close to Song Wenchang, a Southeast Asian crime lord, press the button on my watch, then disappear “quietly.” But I didn't press it. Because in the darkness aboard a yacht, he looked at me and sudde 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 The Gambling Demon: Reborn for a Comeback? A 100% Win Rate Wipes Out the Table 赌魔:重生翻盘?百分百胜率通杀 [Invincible Thrills + Decisive and Ruthless + High IQ + A Gambling Fiend Reborn] Ling Xiao, a lifelong gambler, was schemed against by his partners and lost his last penny. He jumped to his death! But the jade bangle his mother left him activated the System, allowing Ling Xiao to be reborn and gain the power of a gambling fiend... Reborn, Ling Xiao is decisive and ruthless. He takes on casinos of every kind, matching wits with countless experts. His journey is full of fireworks and lightning, an 283Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 6 The Gambler: Ruling the Four Seas 老千之纵横四海 My master often said, “Where there are people, there are grudges. Where there are grudges, there is the jianghu. People are the jianghu, and the jianghu lives in the grudges between people. A lifetime as a person is a lifetime in the jianghu.” The jianghu stretches far and is impossible to predict. Truth and lies blur together: the false may be true, and the true may be false. (This book has no playing the pig to eat the tiger and no face-slapping plotlines. The early chapters are harsh. This is 426Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 7 A Cardsharp's Hands, Touched by Victory, Defeat, and Fate 老千的手,沾着输赢与命运 [Gambling tricks, schemes, tactics, exposing scams, the underworld, comebacks, love and hatred, a battle of wits] Your heart is your underworld, and your hands are weapons forged from human nature. From that day on, Yan Nan dropped out of school and joined the world of gambling. Just like that, five years went by. He was once a boy dealt a cruel hand, but his mastery of gambling tricks and extraordinary intelligence changed his fate. The world of professional cardsharps is a one-way road, but Ya 2.3kReads—Score10114d adds
- 8 My Boyfriend Tricked Me Onto a Gambling Ship on Valentine's Day 情人节我被男友骗上赌船 My Boyfriend Tricked Me onto a Gambling Boat on Valentine's Day 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 The Poker God 德州扑克之赌神 The only Texas Hold’em novel on all of Tomato! Some say he’s a bluffing fiend at the poker table. Others call him the face of honest Texas Hold’em. Some hail him as the God of Gambling, saying there’s no poker game he can’t win. He changed the landscape of the poker world. To many, he’s a legendary player, the new generation’s King of Poker, the God of Gambling. But Chen Ren introduces himself this way: “They call me Blackjack’s sweetheart. Twenty-One is my game. My name is Chen Ren. You can cal 51Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 10 The 13th Book by Black Marlin Fan 喜欢黑枪鱼第13本书 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! 220Reads—Score10014d adds
- 11 Who Can Stand Against Me? From Street Punk to Man of the People 谁与争锋:从江湖混混到万人敬仰 Wherever there are people, there’s a jianghu. After an accident landed me in an electronics factory, I went from being bullied to being admired by thousands. Surrounded by beautiful women, I gradually found my way into the jianghu, and a legend began... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 God of Gamblers: Turning My Life Around with a One-Yuan Coin 赌神:从一元硬币翻身开始 Zhang Huailuo worked as a traffic cop for four years, diligently and conscientiously doing his duty. But after stopping a car he should have left alone, he was sent the very next day to watch over a reservoir in the countryside. While passing through a village, he spotted several slot machines. The sight brought back memories of playing them as a child and getting chased around by his parents. With a one-yuan coin in his pocket, he went in for a game, hoping to relive those childhood thrills. Bu 16Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 13 My Years as a Gambling-House Host and Companion in Macau 我在澳门叠码陪玩儿的那几年 I'm Chen Jun, a Hebei native who has worked as a junket agent in Macau for five years and is still in the business. People think our line of work is glamorous: we meet wealthy bosses every day and make money just by talking. But only I know the abyss of human nature I face every single day. 1.3kReads8.0Score10414d adds
- 14 One Gamble for the Thrill 一赌为快 A casino-boat dealer is drawn into chaos by the lure of money. After he's caught cheating, he escapes the gambling boat and drifts across a desolate sea... Seeking revenge, love, friendship, and family, he embarks on an extraordinary path. What awaits him in the future? This is the story of young Fu Ming's journey from a naive boy into a true man, exploring responsibility, relationships, human nature, and his clashes with other powerful figures. Its vivid cast will draw you in. When I talk about 4Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 15 The Legendary Life of Macau’s Wash-Money Hua 澳门洗米华的传奇一生 "Wash Yinhua" was once a legendary figure in Macau's gambling industry, known as the "New King of Asian Gambling." His life was full of drama. Starting out as an ordinary casino loan shark, he built a vast junket empire before ultimately landing behind bars for cross-border gambling crimes. 607Reads—Score10014d adds
- 16 Scam Journal 诈骗笔记 Pyramid schemes, lottery-number scams, fake doctors, counterfeit money... Pig-butchering scams, feng shui scams, rigged card games... Human trafficking, dreams sold to aspiring stars, corpse trafficking... After-school tutoring centers, unfinished real estate projects, money laundering through art... A book called A Scammer’s Notes records the scams one fraudster has experienced or planned, as well as the truth about society. I got tangled up with that fraudster many years ago, too, and that bec —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 A Life of Gambling 赌涯人生 I'm a card cheat! Behind the seemingly glamorous card tables lies a world of knives and swords, where every step could be deadly. I thought I'd learned how to rig the game and deceive others, but I never realized that perhaps I was just a pawn on someone else's board. 343Reads9.0Score13014d adds
- 18 The Gambler's Book of Life and Death 赌桌生死簿 Orphan Gong Jiudeng became the apprentice of Mr. Yi, a master of the underworld, at a young age. At the gambling table, he’s a top cardsharp. But out in the world, life and death aren’t decided by the cards alone. Danger lurks around every corner. How will he face the trials of the gambling table and the underworld, time and again? How will he find a way out? His life is both legendary and tragic... A dark underworld tale blending suspense, political intrigue, and action. It features card-sharp 167Reads7.7Score—14d adds
- 19 A Cardsharp’s Life in the Jianghu 老千之人在江湖 Cheating at games? Rigged contests? Professional swindlers? They say those caught up in the game are blind, while onlookers see clearly. The moment you sit down at the gambling table, you’ve already lost. Ever since I was little, I, Lin Chujiu, lived with my second uncle. If it weren’t for him, I swear I would never have become one of the Eight Gates who make their living wandering the jianghu... I’ll use stories from my life in the jianghu to show you how terrifying gambling is... Please! Stay 112Reads—Score714d adds
- 20 The Gambler: A True Autobiography 老千,真实自传 My life changed in the winter of 2008. With nothing to my name, I relied on cheating at games to get a mansion, four cars, and savings nearing eight figures. It all started with a disc covered in static. Shuffling, keeping track of cards, cutting, dealing, switching cards. Poker, mahjong, pai gow, Chinese dominoes... They built my life from the inside out. This novel is for reference only. I accept no responsibility if anyone tries to imitate it. 22Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 21 Xie Shuhuan Wangdai's 21st Book 谢熟缓忘呆第21本书 My new work is here! You can head over to Tomato Novel to read it. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 86Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 22 The Return of the Gambling God 赌神归来 A croupier is drawn into a chaotic affair by the lure of money. After being caught cheating, he escapes from a gambling ship and drifts across a desolate sea... [Author's note: Gambling is harmful! Gambling is harmful! Gambling is harmful! Don't gamble! Don't gamble! Don't gamble!] 1.4kReads8.9Score10814d adds
- 23 A Life Ruined by Gambling 被赌博毁掉的人生 This is a true recollection! One greedy impulse drew him into a Macau gambling den. Old brothers turned against each other, and a love affair teetered on the brink. Some wagered their entire fortunes, while others sank into the abyss. Gambling crushed countless ordinary lives and laid bare the endless regrets of gamblers. 1.7kReads—Score10614d adds
- 24 My Life in the Underworld of Cardsharps: Unstoppable 我的老千江湖之所向披靡 A showdown between professional cardsharps isn't just about winning or losing. It can mean the difference between life and death. My name is Lin Lingdong. I'm a professional cardsharp and a powerful gang boss who commands respect throughout the underworld. As the saying goes, one thought can lead to heaven, another to hell. The underworld is a place where the strong prey on the weak, and in the world of cardsharps, you can get rich overnight or lose everything just as fast. Where do we go from h 3.9kReads8.2Score18614d adds
- 25 The Legendary Mei Luo, Master of a Thousand Tricks 千门圣手梅洛传 On New Year's Eve, a gang of thugs shoot his father and grandfather dead, leaving him an orphan. With smuggling and illicit trafficking running rampant, a certain department secretly establishes a training base to cultivate experts in every field. There, the young Mei Luo masters all kinds of gambling tricks. Watch as he makes his way through the underworld and into the Star-Picking Club. Though he loved playing the hero, in the end he made his living through gambling. As he lay dying, he repea 5.6kReads8.9Score58814d adds
- 26 The 17th Book by Meow Meow Fresh Sen 喵呜喵鲜森第17本书 [Urban + One Heroine + Slice of Life + Business Warfare + Putting Jerks in Their Place + Romance with a Woman Twelve Years Older in Mental Age] Eighteen-year-old Yang Jian woke up one day and found he'd transmigrated into the scumbag husband of his mother's best friend from eight years ago. The good news was that he now had a sexy, curvy wife and a ten-year-old daughter to boot. The bad news was that the original owner drank, ate, gambled, and slept around, and even beat his wife! “Wife, I think 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 From the Start, I Win Over My Boss and Must Spend 30 Billion in Time 开局拿下女上司,限时花光三百亿 From the start, I accidentally won over my aloof female boss, and that very night the System handed me thirty billion! I have ninety days to spend it all. If I fail the task, I'll die suddenly. The more I spend, the stronger the abilities I unlock: business insight, an imposing aura, and one privilege after another. As I spend money like water and deliver a satisfying face-slapping to a bunch of snobs, my witty banter wins over everyone around me. By the time I've spent all thirty billion, I've —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Avenging the Seven Sinful Women from the Start, I Become a God Through Dual Cultivation 开局复仇七罪女,我靠双修成神 [Urban power fantasy + dark transformation and revenge + multiple heroines + dual cultivation to godhood] For two and a half years, Shen Jing is bullied by the Seven Sinful Women, while the Goddess of Pleasure “treats” his soul. Then the Goddess Revenge System awakens, and he is reborn. To take revenge on the Seven Sinful Women, he deliberately turns to the dark side, earns rewards from the System, and rises to the pinnacle of life. By constantly practicing dual cultivation, he finally becomes a 59Reads—Score16514d adds
- 29 My Life in the World of High-Stakes Gambling 我的老千江湖 [Based on a lifetime of gambling experience, revealing the secrets behind a hundred cheating techniques] I grew up in casinos. In the noisy halls, the lure of money blinded people to everything else: cheating, feuds, traps... They sank deeper and deeper into gambling, losing everything they owned, destroying their families, and plunging toward the abyss! After years of rising and falling, I became a professional cheat-catcher, feared throughout the gambling world! In this seemingly glamorous wor 2.3kReads8.8Score19714d adds
- 30 The Treasure-Hunting Con Artists 老千护宝团 Across ten miles of Haojiang, undercurrents run deep. Neon lights and wild revelry mean nothing to him. Neither does a life of drunken excess. Wu Qiliu, heir to the Qianmen tradition, drifts through a chaotic age, navigating casinos and the streets. Caught between rival gangs, he searches for his missing master and protects the nation's lost treasures. The Zhongyi Gang secretly has his back, but friend and foe are hard to tell apart, and every game of chance could be a deadly trap. Gambling-tabl 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Pay One Yuan, Get Ten Thousand Back, and Live Life as I Please 充一元返一万,享受我的肆意人生 [Tycoon] + [System] + [Multiple Heroines] + [No Simping] After graduating and entering the working world, Wang Yi never managed to accomplish anything. Then he unexpectedly obtained the Super Tycoon System. One yuan could be used as ten thousand yuan, so a luxury car that normally cost several million could be his for just a few hundred. As long as he spent money on beautiful women, he could earn all kinds of skills and cash rewards. The still-charming landlady. The cultured and gentle campus be 352Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 32 Why Do All the Young Ladies Turn Into Yandere Villains After Getting Pregnant? 大小姐们怀孕后,咋都恶堕成病娇 Dear sponsor, rest assured! As long as the price is right, we can work anything out. You get what you pay for, so don't worry. I just want to give every girl a home. Wait, freeloaders are forbidden! Get out of here! 29.1kReads—Score3.4k14d adds
- 33 My Life as a Con Artist II 我的老千生涯II He’s an expert who specializes in catching card cheats. In the past, he struck fear into the hearts of gamblers and cheats at underground casinos of every size. The seemingly miraculous sleight of hand that fools outsiders, the street scams that ruin lives, and the ever-advancing high-tech cheating devices: Teng Fei will expose every trick behind them. The contest between setting a trap and breaking it isn’t just a battle of wits and courage. It’s also a vivid display of greed, deception, and tr 2.4kReads9.3Score27014d adds
- 34 Macau Memoirs 澳门回忆录 In 2020, I arrived in Macau and experienced dizzying highs and lows. One person, one city, a stretch of memories, and a bitter regret. This is the story of the pain and passion of that time. I may be unwilling to let go, but I still have to face reality. 50Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 My Casino's Golden Eyes Can See the End of All Life 我的赌场金瞳,能见众生末路 I’m Zhao Fan. I make my living in casinos, with a pair of eyes that can see through fate. But who knew this wasn’t some divine power? It was nothing but a shackle, one that bore the weight of human hearts and human nature. After spending enough time around gambling, I came to understand: Nine out of ten games are rigged, and every gambler loses in the end. Stay away from gambling. The moment you sit at the table, you’re taking the first step toward ruin. You’re after money, but everyone else is 15.5kReads8.4Score98714d adds
- 36 A Book Above the Clouds 云上的一本书 1.8kReads9.0Score16114d adds
- 37 Back to 2005 to Become the King of Gambling 重回05做赌王 Quit gambling. Quit gambling. Quit gambling. They say important things three times. Small bets break your heart; big bets can cost you your life. This book is written as a warning to those of you who have fallen into gambling and cannot stop: turn back before you go too far, and there is still hope. Han Bing, a casino cheat forced by a gang boss to take the fall, is reborn in 2005. In his previous life, he was controlled by others and turned into a puppet addicted to every vice, committing one c 22.8kReads8.2Score1.5k14d adds
- 38 Tales of the Thousand Gates 千门之往事 My name is Chen Xiang, and I'm a professional card sharp. Back in my hometown, there's a saying: The Outcast, above one person and below ten thousand! It means that whenever a gambler strikes it lucky at the table, tens of thousands of others are bound to lose and be trampled underfoot. If one person wins, ten thousand lose! That's gambling! Treasure your life and stay away from gambling! 1.5kReads8.5Score11914d adds
- 39 The Thousand Gates 千门 There's an old saying: nine out of ten gamblers get cheated. Wrong. All ten get cheated. My name is Chen Jiu. I'm a card sharp, and I'll use my own story to show everyone that not gambling is the real win. 2.6kReads8.4Score16914d adds
- 40 Online Gambling: It All Started When My Creditors Came Knocking 网赌,从被债主找上门开始 [Online Gambling] [Multiple Heroines] [Realistic] [Highly Immersive] [Not Another Mindless Power Fantasy] I went all in on big one last time. Lady Luck didn’t favor me, and my creditors were already blocking the door with chains in their hands. I had secretly taken my mother’s most precious gold bracelet. I wanted to use it to turn my life around… “Xu Yuan, let’s go home, okay?” Yu Yao held an umbrella over me, shielding me from the torrential rain. Through the downpour, her eyes grew blurry wit 11.8kReads8.4Score81514d adds
- 41 The Blue Road: Cardsharps and Beauties 蓝道江湖:老千和尤物 Don't gamble if you want to win. Stay away from gambling. In 2005, I got caught up in a conspiracy involving a gambling scheme and a rigged card game, and met three middle-aged female card sharks. These women were masters of deception, ruthless in their schemes, and had influence far and wide. Caught in their world, I felt like a boat adrift in a stormy sea. I couldn't believe there were so many temptations and traps in the world. I couldn't believe people could go so far as to turn the world up 1.3kReads8.5Score10214d adds
- 42 A Macau Blue-and-Red Betting Addict 澳门红蓝小赌徒 The protagonist went through online gambling, lottery betting, soccer betting, getting fired from his job, and watching his company go under, among a string of other misfortunes. It all tore his family apart. But by chance, he came into contact with red and blue, opening a new chapter in his life. With red and blue leading the way and beauties all around him, an ordinary man's comeback begins… 1.3kReads6.7Score10014d adds
- 43 The Red and Blue Battlefield 红蓝战场 Of everyone I’ve lost, the person I miss most is myself. In gambling, the scariest thing isn’t winning or losing, but the temptation of desire. A decade of bets, a lifetime in chains. The neon lights of Macau baccarat once illuminated my ambition. The chips at tables back home in Texas built up a false sense of prestige. The “guaranteed win” pitches in online gambling pop-ups ultimately dragged me into a bottomless pit. I thought I had desire under control, but I had long since become a puppet o 2kReads8.0Score10614d adds
- 44 Reborn, I Make a Comeback Starting with My Scumbag Ex! 重生后,从渣男开始逆袭! “Honey, I’ve brought you water to wash your feet. Next time you hit me, could you go a little easier?” By an unexpected twist, the billionaire found himself back in the 1980s. He stared blankly at the woman before him, while beside her a little girl called him Dad and begged to be picked up! 326Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 45 Golden Eyes: The King of Jadeite Gambling 黄金瞳:透视赌石王 [Jade Gambling + Antique Appraisal + Comeback + Underdog + Feel-Good Fiction] Intern Lin Feng is humiliated, but unexpectedly awakens Golden Eyes that can see through rough jade and discern the secrets of countless treasures. From then on, worthless stones conceal Imperial Green jade, and rotten wood reveals millennium-old treasures. He makes a fortune gambling on jade and appraising antiques, earns trillions, and delivers face-slapping comeuppances to industry giants. He also uncovers the myste 293Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 The Winners' Club 赢家俱乐部 He can predict the outcome of a match with near-perfect accuracy. But if the stake is your conscience, would you still place a bet? A born cardsharp, the likes of whom appear only once in a thousand years, spends the rest of his life trying to atone for the crimes he committed before becoming a crime boss. Does that make him a good person? A group of nobodies, caught up in gambling and the underworld, find the good and evil in human nature magnified. How should they choose, how should they liv 121Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 Aobiao Bula's Third Book 奥德彪不拉的第3本书 The rating has only just been posted, so it will go up over time. Feel free to listen and read! [First Person] [Based on Real Experience] [Everyday Urban Life] This book recounts the true story of an ordinary person who stumbled into online gambling. At first, he joined in thinking he could get lucky. But the lure of winning and losing drew him in deeper and deeper, until his savings were gone, he was buried in debt, and his life sank step by step into a dark abyss. He endured the pain of being 2.4kReads6.7Score10914d adds
- 48 I Was Reborn as a Scumbag 重生的我成了渣男 2.5kReads7.3Score12314d adds
- 49 The Rise of a Northeast China Cardsharp 东北老千成长之路 The story of a young cardsharp from the Northeast countryside who fights his way to success, making his way from rural gambling games to the ups and downs of the big city. It exposes the harms of gambling: nine out of ten games are scams. Stay away from gambling. 2.2kReads7.1Score10514d adds
- 50 King of Gambling 赌王 Macau, a city where gambling is legal. You think gambling is all about luck? Actually, it isn't. Skill, probability, cheating… Often, a game is already decided before it even begins. And that means one thing: you lose! Anyone who comes here and gets hooked on gambling will never get back on their feet! Gambling isn't a game for ordinary people to dabble in. In the hands of those with an agenda, it's a blade that kills without drawing blood! 11.9kReads8.8Score1.1k14d adds












































