Novels like Thorny Rose: When First Love’s Mistaken Love for the Scarlet Flame Sets the World Ablaze
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- 151 I Hear Your Name Is Si Tingxue 听说你叫司听雪 [Ensemble cast, not a wish-fulfillment story, so don't read if that's not your thing] In this world, the gods create nations, and civilization takes root; in this world, the gods destroy nations, and civilization perishes. Si Tingxue carries the stories of countless nations, attempting to challenge the gods, undo the damage, and bring them all home. He naively believes the gods are responsible for this endless cycle of time, and naively believes he can change the facts of cause and effect. He be 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 152 Reborn with 1.87 Million in Debt 187W负债重生 Chen Mo is a Beijing guy who used to have it good. Then the pandemic hit, his business went under, and he wound up buried in debt, including online loans. The collection calls came more reliably than his alarm clock. He thought his life was pretty much over. But guess what? Someone was willing to pay for his “experience of failure.” Turns out, taking that fall landed him a whole new line of work. Where were these people when he needed them before? This is a story about digging yourself out from 9Reads—Score114d adds
- 153 A Motherless Child, Cared for by His Sister-in-Law 没妈的孩子，嫂子疼 [Period drama + No System or storage space] After my adoptive parents died in a car accident, my older brother Zhang Dakui and I depended on each other. Ever since Dakui brought my sister-in-law Liu Chunmei home, our lives changed. And so did my life... 92Reads6.2Score2914d adds
- 154 A Record of Heart-Piercing Crimes 诛心记 Autumn of the first year of Baozheng, the night before Frost’s Descent. Silver King Ye Wuqing launched the “Black Armor Coup” in the imperial capital. Iron cavalry trampled the moonlit streets, and smoke from the fires advanced toward the ninefold palace walls. Emperor Ye Wushuang wept as he stood before the palace hall. Unwilling to treat the people as mere straw dogs, he removed his crown and issued an edict of abdication. That night, the emperor climbed the Star-Gazing Tower alone, gazed no 110Reads7.1Score914d adds
- 155 I Went Undercover in a Scam Compound 我在诈骗园区当卧底 125Reads—Score1014d adds
- 156 Rebooting 1985: My Life as a Literary Giant 重启一九八五：我的文豪人生 [Literary Master], [College Entrance Exams], [Single Female Lead], [University Lecturer], [Happy Everyday Life], [Literary Author], [Academically Inclined Girlfriend], [Everyday Academic Discussions] (Other titles for this book: Restarting 1985: My Life as a Literary Master, The 1980s: My Girlfriend Is an Academic Superstar, The 1980s: I Become a Literary Master at Peking University) Use worldly experience to shape an otherworldly spirit, and ultimately follow the path to literary greatness! Fr 1.1kReads6.3Score10714d adds
- 157 The Wife I Met at the Civil Affairs Bureau Turned Out to Be a Millionaire 民政局捡到的老婆竟然是个富婆 Zhao Muyuan was delivering divorce papers to his boss when he found himself a wife outside the Civil Affairs Bureau. “Why do you carry your household registration booklet around with you?” Xiang Qiu was at a loss for words. Zhao Muyuan held the booklet, eagerly waiting for her to act on impulse. “Congratulations, you are now legally married.” 1.6kReads6.6Score24114d adds
- 158 His Little Sunshine Is Online 他的小太阳已上线 [If you think it's decent, could you give me a five-star review?] Fanfic | One-on-one romance | Pure campus love | Haven't decided on a secondary couple yet [Tsundere Wen Chengye x top student and little sidekick Chu Zhan] As a child, No. 4 had barely begun to feel sad about being stood up when she found the lost Chu Zhan. “Big brother, why are you crying?” “Don't make things up! My friend stood me up, so I'm just a little bit sad!” “Then I'll keep you company. I won't stand you up.” With the co 420Reads—Score10414d adds
- 159 Fate Is a Sunny Day 缘是晴天 Memories of youth, growing up, and heartbreak, buried by time and kept close to the heart. May the love shared by Xie Qiyuan and Jiang Ziqing touch your heart. Because they loved each other so deeply back then, their love turned into countless tears. Even so, at a fork in the road with no hope in sight, they would keep waiting for him to come. 18Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 160 It Was a Beautiful Dream 那是一场好梦 When the will of the universe conflicts with the needs of the world, a world-ending calamity is just around the corner. To keep all living beings alive, the world needs a savior who wields the authority over “existence.” Mu Tian was born from the void left by the savior’s absence, a person who should never have existed. He follows a path through life strikingly similar to the savior’s, until he begins to sense that something is wrong. And so, the seed of self-destruction is planted. Fortunately, 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 161 New Three Kingdoms Horror: From the Start, I Play Liu Bei With a Stone Face 新三国怪谈：开局扮演面瘫刘备 (The rating has just come out and will gradually rise.) [New Three Kingdoms + Rules-Based Horror + Hilarious Comedy + Mild Horror + Fanfiction + No Female Lead] Liu Bei is a college student who enjoys watching people roast New Three Kingdoms. By accident, he transmigrates into its world and becomes the stiff-faced Liu Bei from New Three Kingdoms. Unexpectedly, this world has been corrupted by rules-based horror, turning it into a bizarre and terrifying place. To survive, Liu Bei must follow thes 3kReads8.8Score24514d adds
- 162 Where the Spring Tide Rises, Falling Blossoms Fly 春潮起处落花飞 [Urban Life + Countryside + Campus + Period Setting + Modern Romance + Childhood Sweethearts + Family + Marriage and Romance + Youthful Inspiration + Strong Female Lead + Building Wealth] Love and hate flow east with the river; partings and reunions scatter like falling flowers. Ice and fire, blood and tears, humiliation and glory, failure and success: every flavor of life can be found in "Where the Spring Tide Rises, Falling Flowers Fly"... Set from the 1970s through the turn of the century, ag 7Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 163 They've Got It All Under Control Ta手拿把掐 Shen Qing has no grand ambitions. She’s young, but all she wants is to take it easy. She doesn’t really care whether her guesthouse makes money, as long as she has enough to eat, warm clothes, and a good night’s sleep. That is, until she meets Xu Wang in a town called Zaosheng, where there isn’t a single jujube tree. He can do just about anything under the sun... The first time they meet, he’s a tricycle driver giving people rides, and his bizarre driving nearly throws her out of the vehicle. Th 547Reads8.7Score11214d adds
- 164 Let Me Build You a Home 我来给你装个家 Who would lose the house they worked so hard to earn just because they fell in love? Jiang Ning. Who would scrimp on everything, from food and clothes to housing and travel, just because they fell in love? Yang Wu. They were both willing to do it for each other. The road may have been hard, but together they were always happy. In the end, they found a home and a life together, sharing three meals a day through all four seasons. 1.5kReads9.4Score14914d adds
- 165 Laojun Cave on Huangmao Mountain 黄茂山老君洞 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 166 Taming Beast Husbands Is Hard: I Rise to the Top of the Beast World Again 兽夫难驭：我在兽世重登商巅 [All characters are highly intelligent + scheming, strong female lead + female and male love interests + plot-driven] - [I'm terrible at writing blurbs, but the story is great] - . After dying, business tycoon Shen Zhao transmigrates into the world of beasts. Because she died with deep resentment, she is bound to a Healing System and forced to take over the mess left behind by the original owner, Feng Zhaozhao. Her beast husbands, with old and new scores to settle, pretend to cooperate while tes 1.3kReads—Score18114d adds
- 167 At Memory's End, the Lost Road Home 记忆之末，迷惘归途 (Dark suspense) + (memory erasure) + (a multi-path skill system), with a fresh setting. (Also known as Crimson Illusion: I Use Strategy to Break the Cycle.) Please, read a few more chapters. Once the story gets going, it’s amazing. The early chapters are just setup 😭😭😭 A pristine prison of illusions, a crimson ruler of reality, yesterday repeating without end, and a future stretching beyond the horizon. With his memories constantly crumbling, his pact hiding a betrayal, and reality shrouded in m 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 168 From the Start, One Ball: Others Struggle to Survive, I Plan for Growth 开局一个球，他人求生，我谋发展 Everyone on Earth is pulled into a survival game in a post-apocalyptic star domain. Billions of people land at random and randomly receive a single item or one inactive ability. They are all trapped in a desperate world of scarce supplies, rampant alien beasts, and relentless disasters. Everyone has one goal: to stay alive. To that end, they compete ruthlessly, loot, fight, betray one another, and do whatever it takes to survive. Only the protagonist, Zheng Zhiyuan, is bound to the [Planet Evolu 150Reads—Score3014d adds
- 169 You Were Born to Hide Your Edge 卿本藏锋 As the poisoned wine burns its way down her throat, Su Yuheng catches sight of the mottled blood curse on the beams of the cold palace. In her previous life, a bowl of saffron tea seared through her insides. Her half-sister Su Qinghe ground her embroidered shoe across Su Yuheng’s bloodied fingertips, then smiled as she picked up the Spirit Spring Jade Pendant that had fallen from Su Yuheng’s arms. When she opens her eyes again, she has returned to her coming-of-age banquet: dog’s blood splashed 2Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 170 A Hundred Ghosts on the Road 百诡行 As long as you're alive, there's hope! Only then dare you hope! Keep living, Ren Ping'an. Live at all costs! Live on, bearing everything! As long as you're here, hope remains! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 171 Scholar or Tyrant: Who Can Have a Good Life? 学霸和枭雄，什么人能过上好日？ (Dual male leads. Period story. Urban.) One is a poor scholar, the other a big shot in the underworld. They struggle for fifty years. What does it take to live a good life? And what is a good life? 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 172 Apocalypse Sisters: The Evil Gemini 末日姐妹花：邪恶双子星 [Apocalypse + twins + powerful female lead + supernatural invasion + divinely granted abilities + base-building + seemingly innocent but secretly ruthless + comedy + child of destiny + no romance] A thunderous crash splits the sky, and Shi Tang makes her dazzling entrance! She’d planned to stand on a tree amid the celestial omens, staging a dramatic scene of the apocalypse beginning and the heroine making her entrance, just to show off in spectacular fashion. She never imagined the thunder overh 1.7kReads—Score38414d adds
- 173 Two Abnormal Humans and a Motorcycle 两个非正常人类与摩托车 Love that defies social norms has often been seen as a symbol of courage and freedom, admired and celebrated. This is the one kind of love people will always despise. This is not a novel, just a story from real life. There are no thrills, no climaxes, no pacing, only despair and oppression. It might be of some small help to people who truly love motorcycles, but be prepared to be mocked. This story has an unconventional outlook on life, values, and the world, and portrays a world of abnormal peo 2.2kReads—Score38014d adds
- 174 Reborn: I Just Want to Make Money 重生：只想搞钱 [Reborn + Daily Life + Lighthearted + Fun + Making Money + Building] Lu Yi is reborn, and uses his foresight as a golden finger to make money like crazy. Uses a game cheat to get things started. Then cashes in on another round of compensation from a demolition project. Wait, this jade pendant is about to skyrocket in value! He runs into the campus belle he used to grovel after. What are you, anyway? Get lost! Reborn once, all he wants is to make money. Women will only slow him down. Just kee 153Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 175 A Thousand Lifetimes Repeated: A Dreamlike Night Tale of the Seven Realms 千世迭还：七界留梦幻夜谭 [Travel Between Two Worlds + Unrequited Feelings Without a Fixed Couple + Superpower Progression] A light ensemble cast. Fantasy elements in another world, with counterparts in both worlds. Note: The female lead initially disguises herself as a man. Her identity is revealed early, before a third of the story. Why had nobody ever told her that, despite being born in a world of high magic and powerful martial arts, she would be bound to a favorability System like one in a dating game?! When she 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 176 One Glance, A Lifetime of Love 一次回眸，一世情 [Workplace Romance] + [Modern Romance] + [Family] + [Love at First Sight] + [Secret Crush] This is a tangled love story between one woman and three men. Ouyang Bo, a top student from a prestigious university, gives up his promising future to follow her to a remote mountain village and continue a love they both chose. Cheng Xi, the city’s top official, remains true to his first love for twenty years, letting the feelings sparked by their first meeting deepen into a profound love. Rich and handso 1.7kReads9.4Score19414d adds
- 177 Rule Horror: Infinite Instances, A Grimoire of the Eerie 规则怪谈：无限副本，诡异图鉴 [Infinite-flow + instances + no romance + eerie + suspense + mind-bending + horror + supernatural + imaginative suspense] Worried there aren't enough instances to keep you reading? This book will satisfy you. At three in the morning, the eighth rule at the convenience store is written in blood. Wu Yan only wants to earn eight hundred yuan for a night shift, but he receives an illustrated book that turns its own pages. Rules-based horrors, urban legends, Nanyang curse magic, memetic contamination 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 178 The Top-Tier Star Emperor Is Chasing Me Again!! 顶流影帝又在倒追我！！ [Mutually Faithful Couple + Everyone Is Faithful + Mutual Secret Crushes + Pure Love + Seven-Year Age Gap + Reunion After Years Apart] Lu Siyao is a top-tier star, born into a wealthy family. With a top-notch physique and looks, he's every bit the favored child of heaven. Jiang Yiyi, meanwhile, is a minor actress with barely any name recognition, aloof and prickly. She thought their lives had only crossed briefly, and that they would never meet again. But on the day they reunite, the usually 111Reads—Score—14d adds
- 179 Late at Night, I Fell Under His Spell 深夜，对他着了魔 Their late-night story… It’s thought-provoking, and leaves you filled with regret. Was she too devoted, or was he too heartless? What can you even say about love? 196Reads—Score—14d adds
- 180 After the Divorce, I Fell for My Sister-in-Law 离婚后，爱上了小姨子 [Multiple heroines + urban life + workplace + comeback + twins + mystery of birth] Mu Yan is a live-in son-in-law, but after his business venture fails, the Lan family looks down on him. His wife, Lan Xin, chooses to divorce him, while her twin sister, Lan Rui, reveals her feelings and stands by Mu Yan through everything. They weather storms, endure heartache, clear up misunderstandings, and finally find happiness together. 908Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 181 Please Let Me Dream On 请允许我大梦不醒 Without living through it yourself, how can you truly understand what someone else has endured? If you could start over, could you rekindle things with the person you can't let go of? Whatever the ending, believe in yourself and in the future. Everything is arranged for the best! 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 182 My Sister Says She'll Steal Everything I Own 姐姐说，我的东西她都要抢 [Both Pure, Happy Ending] Her sister's fiancé turns out to be the childhood friend she has secretly loved for years. In the bathroom Ling Shaoyang looked a little awkward. He opened his mouth, trying to explain. "You threw up all over yourself just now. I was helping you..." He didn't get to finish. Huo Ran seemed not to understand his explanation. She gazed at him quietly, then reached out to tug at him. Water splashed everywhere. "Brother Shaoyang," she said, her voice hoarse and soft, blurred 55Reads—Score914d adds
- 183 Love Between Two Generations: An Inescapable Bond 两代情之逃不出的羁绊 A bloody maelstrom was set in motion by a marriage swap in the late 1980s. One bride died, and the other fled. The humiliation Hua'er endured on her wedding night is enough to make anyone blush with shame, while the hardships Zijun faced as she fled her marriage are deeply moving. Though the story is named for two generations, it is really about three generations and the sweeping changes in their views on love, marriage, and life. It also shows China's tremendous economic boom and the profound s 5.4kReads9.0Score73114d adds
- 184 My Years in the Wedding Business 我干婚庆这些年 [Life's Big Events + Wedding Industry + Northeastern Comedy + Everyday Family Life + Rich Older Women + Older Sisters] Jin Ge is a male makeup artist and photographer. After personally reporting his biological father and sending him to prison, he returned to his hometown to protect his mother from his father's enemies. He took over the family wedding business, and because of his professional makeup skills, many couples hired him to handle their weddings. The work also gave him a chance to see wh 7.8kReads8.8Score84214d adds
- 185 My Husband Cheated, So I Swapped Husbands with His Mistress to Change Our Fates 老公出轨，我和小三换夫改命 A new novel currently being serialized, with its rating just posted! [Not a wish-fulfillment story] [Period setting + remarriage + devoted husband + marriage first, love later] [Some ensemble cast elements] [No System] [No pocket dimension] [Realistic everyday life] In the height of summer in 1977, Xu Nan, a temporary worker at a machinery factory, caught her husband, Cheng Peng, having an affair with Liang Yan Min, an employee at the same factory. To protect his reputation and prospects, Cheng 16.3kReads8.4Score1.1k14d adds
- 186 I Took Down the Entire Online Fiction World by Writing Novels 我靠写小说干翻全网文界 101Reads—Score614d adds
- 187 I Want Your Persona 你的人设我要了 Strong Bro vs. Gifted Sis A light ensemble cast, slow-burn, with no contrived misunderstandings Jiang Chi never imagined that all it would take was a nap in the library for him to switch bodies with a girl from his class who got average grades. Just as he feared losing his hold on first place in the year, he watched her confidently step up to receive an award with a report card showing scores more than twenty points higher than his own. Wait, is this right? 77Reads—Score—14d adds
- 188 Forced Match: The Movie Emperor Saw Through My Secret Identity 强制匹配：影帝他踩住了我的马甲 [Complete · Dating show + secrets exposed one after another + two formidable leads seeking revenge + a battlefield of rivals] (Not your traditional sweet romance! Not your traditional sweet romance! This is a satisfying story about two equally formidable leads and revenge, so don’t be fooled by the title.) Su Weihe joins a dating show, sits in the back row, isn’t picked for a team, and gets mocked across the internet as a poor, unknown nobody. The livestream cuts out for three seconds. When th 35Reads—Score—14d adds
- 189 In the Age of Declining Dharma, I Used My Powers to Build a World 末法时代，我凭异能造世界 [Epic Fantasy + God-Slaying + Weaving Lies About Magic + Creation-Era Prodigies] Ten thousand years ago, a false god slaughtered the gods, rewrote the laws of the world, spun the lie of “woven magic,” and founded the Church of Light and Shadow. Every generation of pontiffs has been a reincarnation of the Light and Shadow God’s soul, enslaving all under the title of “divine emissary.” The ancient magic tribes were mercilessly wiped out, leaving Sean as their sole survivor. Bearing the name “Magic 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 190 The Art of Not Competing 不争之争 This book says that, in the end, it doesn’t matter whether you fight for something or not. Just be yourself! The ancients said, “Because he contends with no one, no one in the world can contend with him.” Chinese people place greater value on not contending... Not contending brings peace of mind, the source of all strength, like the sea... In modern society, even not contending can be seen as a kind of struggle, born of helplessness... 21Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 191 The Fierce Middle-Aged Man 大叔凶猛 “I've realized I'm liking you more and more.” Looking at the radiant beauty beside him, Lin Feng felt his heart clench. He wasn't single, and faced with such unexpected candor, he felt not the slightest bit of joy. If anything, his scalp prickled. As soon as Lin Feng took over the Jiangdong branch of Wansheng Plaza, all kinds of temptations came pouring in. What followed was a dangerous struggle of wits, without a single flash of blades. The Game of Thrones, the realities of the workplace, and t 1.6kReads6.1Score10414d adds
- 192 Desire by the Bedside 枕边之欲 On one side, Lang Xi was gently making his feelings known. On the other, Lang Xin was behaving outrageously. The two scenes kept intertwining in my mind, driving me to the brink of madness. What should I do? Call them out directly, or pretend nothing happened? What does the person beside me in bed really want? 2.2kReads8.2Score16114d adds
- 193 The Struggling Underclassman I Took In Is Actually a Hidden Gem 收留的落难学妹，居然是宝藏女孩 #Campus #SweetRomance #Healing #LivingTogether #Redemption #EverydayLife #Romance #GrowingUp At an internet cafe in the early hours of the morning, Li Youran found a homeless girl. Little did he know that finding her would mean finding someone to spend his whole life with. From fellow townspeople to old flames, from the girl who would be his girlfriend to the woman who is now his wife, Youran and serenity through the years… 448Reads—Score—14d adds
- 194 Uncovering the Past of the ‘Third-Line’ Defense Industry Workers 揭秘:“小三线”军工人的往事 15Reads—Score114d adds
- 195 A Way Forward Through Mountains and Rivers 出路之山重水复 [Period setting + Family + Women + Career + Workplace business battles + No romance + Society + An exploration of human nature] No cheat powers, no dramatic comeback. A deep look at the struggles and prospects of 99% of ordinary people! Wish-fulfillment stories are everywhere, but once the excitement fades, only emptiness remains. In the end, we all have to face the grind of daily life and the warmth or coldness of human relationships. This slow-burning work of realism offers no lucky breaks or 2.4kReads9.5Score34314d adds
- 196 Reborn in the New Millennium: How Do I Return to the Mountains from the Start? 重生千禧年，开局重返大山怎么破 Before she was reborn, Shen Xuewei was over thirty. She had been estranged from her family for seven years, and after years of hard work, she had finally built a little home of her own. After being reborn, Shen Xuewei was only six years old, with tiny arms and legs. Her father was taking her to her maternal grandparents’ home in the mountains. Her childhood memories were already hazy, and she had never imagined she would be reborn. Standing outside her grandparents’ home, she watched her father 13.9kReads9.1Score1.9k14d adds
- 197 You Came to Me on a Sunny Day 你从晴天来 4kReads9.2Score32814d adds
- 198 An Ill-Matched Marriage 不般配的婚姻 After Cheng Ruojia, a small-town girl, married her boss, Tang Yixuan, she spent the next ten years as a housewife, looking after Tang Yixuan and their daughter, Tang Qi. But as Tang Yixuan's business grew and his handsome looks drew attention, a marital crisis crept closer and closer... 628Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 199 Fifteen Seconds After the Screenshot Was Retracted 截图撤回十五秒后 2Reads—Score114d adds
- 200 There Was a Girl Named Xiaohua 有个女孩叫小花 My new work is here! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! This book captures some of the culture and food of rural northern Fujian in the 1980s and 1990s. Follow Xiaohua and her family as they work hard and lead warm, ordinary lives. No exaggeration, melodrama, or foolish antics. It’s not a feel-good power fantasy, and there’s no rebirth or transmigration. There’s no golden finger, just 33Reads8.9Score—14d adds
