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- 1 Made the Scapegoat and Dumped, I Shake the Capital with a Confidential Report! 背黑锅被退婚，一篇内参动京华！ His powerful patron dies in a fall from a building, and his fiancée promptly breaks off their engagement, leaving him caught in a massive political storm. At the darkest point in his life, An Zhiheng writes an internal report that shakes the capital and turns his fortunes around. From then on, he rises through the ranks at astonishing speed, becoming a department head in three years and entering the provincial leadership in five. His career in government goes into overdrive, as he writes his own 72.3kReads8.2Score7k14d adds
- 2 Apocalypse Zombie Ashes: The Age of Embers 末世丧尸余烬纪元 Reborn 72 hours before the zombie virus outbreak, Lin Jin, once branded a “traitor to humanity” in the apocalypse, has no intention of repenting. Instead, he’s going to keep the three women who once died for him bound tightly to his side, even if he has to deceive them, take them by force, or trade his own life for theirs. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 She Died After Embracing Me 她死于拥抱我之后 Reborn on the eve of the zombie outbreak, I found that my girlfriend hadn't been infected yet. This time, I swore to protect her, but she smiled as she slit her own throat. In my previous life, she'd become a zombie and killed me with her own hands. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 The New Age of Countercurrents 新逆流时代 Top business fixer Chen Qiming was betrayed by his closest friend and wife in his previous life. He died unjustly, his family destroyed. Now he wakes up back in his college days with nothing to his name. His mother is gravely ill, while his childhood sweetheart remains steadfastly by his side. In this life, he swears to turn his fate around and protect everyone he cares about. Starting with a few covert battles on campus, he uses his previous life's insight into human nature and his foresight in 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 My Wife Is a Spirit Medium 我婆娘是仙娘 Set in modern-day Sichuan and Chongqing, blending urban life with folk supernatural elements. Supernatural horror + Sichuan-style humor + heartwarming romance. Strange things keep happening at Chen Haonan's hot pot restaurant: the broth boils by itself at midnight, and customers mysteriously pass out. He is forced to call in Su Tao'er to perform a ritual. Chen Haonan refuses to believe in the supernatural and makes a bet with her... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Reborn: From Live-in Son-in-Law to Ruler of the World 重生从赘婿到权倾天下 Cheng Li, a poor-born young man, is reborn on the day his life takes a decisive turn. Faced with an offer of a contractual marriage from the cool and beautiful senior student Liu Xu, he signs without hesitation. In this life, he casts aside pointless pride, relying on the Liu family’s influence while staying true to himself. He starts out in one of the poorest townships in western Hunan. Building roads, developing cities, alleviating poverty, and breaking through deadlocks, he stands firm agains 31kReads7.6Score3.1k14d adds
- 7 Above the Undercurrent, at the Edge of the Cliff 暗流之上悬崖边缘 At thirty-two, Wu Kai is the youngest deputy marketing director at Huarui Group. He seems to have it all, but overnight he is framed in an elaborate scheme. A meticulously forged anonymous letter accuses him of taking kickbacks and leaking secrets, and the board will decide on Monday whether he keeps his job. Only Wu Kai knows that the group’s vice president, Zhou Quan, and a rival company have set this deadly trap. He has forty-eight hours to deploy every hidden political maneuver and connectio 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 The Forbidden City: My Yin-Yang Sect 紫禁城：我的阴阳堂口 Past life: Lu Sanniang, the last head of Chongzhou's Yin-Yang Escort Agency. To outsiders, she was a gangland boss, but in truth, her family had used their underworld connections as cover for generations, taking on only “yin escorts” (handling supernatural incidents). On the night she retired, aged 60, nine consecutive bolts of lightning struck her. Present life: Su Yu, a 16-year-old palace maid in the Laundry Bureau, born under an extremely yin birth chart (the hour, day, and month of the Rat i 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 The Chongqing Detective 渝籍女警 A seriously mind-bending story: Jiang Yu, a Chongqing detective known for her fiery approach to cases and mysterious background, falls bodily into a parallel world while chasing a criminal, where she witnesses another version of herself committing a crime. She discovers that Chongqing's fantastical terrain forces her to transmigrate, and that countless parallel worlds contain versions of her with identical faces but wildly different fates: victims, murderers, or cold experimental subjects. The o 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 A Glimpse of Beauty: The Prince Has Truly Fallen for Her 惊鸿掠影：王爷他真香了 The Eastern Palace was ablaze with wedding festivities, red silk streaming everywhere. The civil and military officials had gathered. The Crown Prince held the transmigrated heroine, Feng Qingge, by one hand, while with the other he actually tried to take her half-sister's hand too. Before everyone, he declared, “Today, I shall marry both beauties. Neither will be primary or secondary; both will be my consorts.” —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Reborn in the Political Arena: A Nobody Like Me Has an Unshakable Backing 重生官场：草根的我背景滔天 Cheng Yuan refuses to be a simp. He resolutely breaks up with his ex-girlfriend, then turns around and impulsively marries a woman he has just met. Before long, Cheng Yuan discovers that his new wife is actually his direct supervisor! If nothing unexpected happens, Cheng Yuan will happily live off his wife while keeping his pride, shamelessly enjoying the rest of his life. But after donating blood, Cheng Yuan's fate takes a dramatic turn: he turns out to be the wealthy family's long-lost younges 22.2kReads8.4Score1.7k14d adds
- 12 Jinlian's Tofu Stall 金莲豆腐摊 When Pan Jinlian, poisoned to death in the Song dynasty, opens her eyes, she discovers she has become a twenty-two-year-old widow running the Golden Lotus Tofu Shop by a Chongqing wharf in 1934. This time, Jinlian swears she will sell tofu and nothing else, but the “enthusiasm” of her neighbors in Republican-era China leaves her amused and exasperated: a ninety-year-old scholar comes by every day…, an eight-year-old brat wants to become a tofu maker, and the tailor across the street always b 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Hearing Your Heart 听君心 One-sentence synopsis: A low-ranking palace maid who could die at any moment suddenly gains the ability to hear the tyrant's thoughts. By day, she plays the timid little bird; by night, she rants and roasts him in his mind, never realizing she has already become his one and only source of peace. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 A Veteran Reborn to Protect the Beautiful Women Around Him 退伍重生之护我美女如云 If you could live your life over, who would you choose to save? When Shen Chan woke up, she found herself back at four in the morning on that day in 2014. Bao Shulin, this time, I will make sure you survive even if I have to stand against the whole world. 60Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Years Against the Current: The Road Home 逆流之年之归途 This is a story about loss and rebuilding. It does not glorify smooth sailing or easy success. Instead, it portrays how, after countless failures, an ordinary person, shackled by emotional burdens and debt, stumbles onward in search of a way home that truly belongs to them. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 The Female Director of Housing Administration 女房管局长 #ThreeFemaleLeads #YoungerMan #Officialdom #Anti-Corruption #Nepotism #Twists All those years, what we divided among ourselves was our conscience. By the time we wanted to make amends, it was already too late. How do several women survive in the narrow space between power and desire? How does a group of people get torn apart by self-interest and conscience, and meet their ruin? 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 I Became an Internet Celebrity in the Underworld 我在阴司当网红 Introduction I'm a Taoist priestess who livestreamed metaphysics theories in the living world and never encountered a real ghost. Then I got so excited over a 200,000-yuan tip that I keeled over on the spot. When I woke up, I was standing in the gloomy Hall of the King of Hell. The judge told me my allotted lifespan wasn't over, but that the way I died was too embarrassing. Since I was here anyway, I might as well get back to my old line of work in the underworld. Who could have guessed that the 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Call Me the Corpse Ancestor: It All Began with Refining My Fated Female Corpse 请叫我尸祖，从炼化本命女尸开始 Prologue · The Family Rules My family has three ancestral rules: First, never do business with anyone wearing a black suit and a silver-gray tie. Second, after midnight, if you hear someone knocking in a pattern of three short knocks followed by two long ones, hold your breath until the knocking stops. Third, and most important: every man in the Chen family must find a way to "marry" a thousand-year-old corpse once he turns twenty-two. For a hundred years, my family observed the first two rules, 156Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 The Decline of the Mystic Arts in 1999 1999年玄门末路 July 15, 1999. Ancestral home in a walled village in the New Territories, Hong Kong. The shadow of a century-old locust tree swayed wildly in the torrential rain. Lin Qingya held a peachwood sword before the incense altar. The Big Dipper carved into its blade shone with dazzling blue light. He looked down at the month-old baby girl in his arms. Seven cinnabar moles on her left shoulder formed the shape of a ladle, mirroring the constellation carved on the sword. “Master, the Array of a Hundred G 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 The Ghost-Dreaded Girl’s KPI Crisis 鬼见愁少女的KPI危机 Midnight, at the mass graveyard south of the city. Su Xiaocan held up her phone stand and flashed the camera a professionally fake smile. “Come on, guys, send those gifts! The streamer’s about to give you a performance: dancing on a grave!” She hit play on the speaker. The blaring strains of “The Most Dazzling Folk Style” instantly shattered the cemetery’s silence. As she danced, she stole glances at her phone screen. [User 7438: The streamer’s badass! I think the third grave on the left just mo 2Reads—Score114d adds
- 21 The Star-Eyed Era: Ruling the Nine Heavens with My Eyes 星瞳纪元之瞳御九天 During a family crisis, Yun Che accidentally awakens the Star Eyes while protecting his loved ones, catching his first glimpse of the wonders of ocular arts: “See Through All Things” and “Predict Trajectories.” This section focuses on the profound physical and mental changes he undergoes upon awakening, as well as his shock and confusion. The Path of Cultivation, First Display of Brilliance: Yun Che joins the Tianshu Sect and meets Feng Buyu, who guides him on his path. Under the sect’s tutelag 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Apocalypse Descends: From the Start, I Have an Orphanage 末世降临：开局一座孤儿院 Apocalypse Descends: From the Start, I Have an Orphanage, and Brother Jin Goes on a Rampage Cold raindrops pelted the rusted iron gate of Sunshine Welfare Home like bullets, rattling against it. Dirty floodwater had already risen past the ankles in the courtyard. The branches of several old trees swayed helplessly in the gale, as if foreshadowing some impending disaster. Brother Jin stood at the far end of the second-floor corridor, a cheap cigarette between his lips. Through the swirling smoke, 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Above the Undercurrent: Ding Yi's Political Career 潜流之上：丁一官场记 Through Ding Yi's ups and downs in the political arena and the intertwined fates of several women, this novel explores how individuals can hold on to their ideals, conscience, and principles amid the tide of power's unspoken rules, and ultimately achieve redemption and reshape their sense of purpose. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 The Official’s Painted Mask 官路画皮 In his previous life... Li Nanzheng’s most respected mentor was deceived by villains and ruined his career in government, leaving him to live in anguish for decades. In this life... When the same events began to unfold, Li Nanzheng decisively left home and cut himself off from his family. Using the advantage of having lived through several decades again, he thrived in the world of officialdom. 46.1kReads8.3Score3.4k14d adds
- 25 My Useless Spiritual Root: Reforming the Cultivation World With Toxic Advice 废灵根的我，靠毒鸡汤整顿修仙界 I transmigrated into the world of cultivation, but my spiritual root was so useless that the spirit-testing stone shattered on the spot. With no other choice, I became a rogue cultivator, and everyone mocked me as “the lowest of the low in the cultivation world, walking around on two legs.” That was until I offered the Sword Venerable some advice: “Fellow Daoist, your heart of the Dao is unsteady.” The Sword Venerable achieved enlightenment right there and then, dropped to his knees, and begged 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 Don't Mess with Me! I'm My Own Backing! 别惹我！我自己就是背景！ My new story is out! You can read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 26.7kReads8.3Score2.3k14d adds
- 27 The Police Chief’s Shocking Crackdown on Organized Crime 公安局长惊天扫黑大案 Han Shuang arrives in Changhu City and takes up her new post. On her very first day, the heiress of Changhu Group dies under mysterious circumstances, and a forensic examiner carrying evidence climbs into a restricted area, their fate unknown. Wu Gang hides a blade behind his smile. Deputy Director Gou Jianxiao sets traps at every turn, while the three great families are entangled in a web of influence. With two capable women at her side, Han Shuang steps into this isolated city woven from power 6.4kReads7.5Score32414d adds
- 28 My Connections Reach the Heavens. What's Wrong with Advancing Just a Little Faster? 我人脉通天，进步快亿点怎么了？ A king of soldiers retires from the military and enters government like a raging dragon. Every three years he takes a small step forward; every five years, a giant leap. His meteoric rise stirs up the political world! His enemies cry out in alarm: “This man is a monster! Who let him into government?!” With his commitment to serving the people and his brilliant strategic skills, Gu Yunfeng builds connections that reach the highest levels, then steadily climbs to ever-greater heights! 15.8kReads8.3Score1.1k14d adds
- 29 The Pinnacle of Power: Starting with My Discharge from the Military 权力巅峰，从退伍转业开始 Tags: Urban, Political Career Just after transferring from his decisive and efficient post as a battalion commander to a local government job, the protagonist suffers a double blow: His girlfriend dumps him to climb the social ladder, while his unfamiliarity with the rules of officialdom leads him to misjudge an important decision due to a lack of information, leaving him in a tight spot. With the help and guidance of a lively female colleague, he begins to see through the unspoken rules hidden 7.2kReads7.3Score63914d adds
- 30 Reborn at the Pinnacle of Power 重生官场之权力巅峰 Jiang Zhenbang spent thirty years rising and falling in the political arena. Just as he was about to take charge of a region and reach the peak of his career, he died saving someone and returned to 1995, to the summer just after graduating from university. With his foreknowledge of the future, he used a county-level economic research report far ahead of its time as his calling card. He boldly put himself forward and won the favor of his leaders, entering government service at the rank of section 3.5kReads9.2Score24014d adds
- 31 Suspicious Homicide Cases: A Police Chief's Major Crimes Notebook 悬疑凶案：公安局长重案手记 An assassination attempt targeting the county magistrate ends with the accidental killing of the only daughter of Qingjiang's richest man. After five years as strangers, the husband and wife join forces again following their daughter's tragic death. The mother launches a forceful counterattack in politics, while the father brings the full weight of his business empire to bear. They swear to make the killers pay in blood. To crack the case, the female God of War Lu Qingshuang is parachuted into t 44.8kReads8.2Score2.9k14d adds
- 32 Just Got a Government Job and Got Dumped? I Turned Around and Became the County Magistrate's Secretary 刚上岸就分手？反手我成县长秘书 Tags: Politics, Comeback, Veteran, Power Struggles, Face-Slapping In the summer of 2008, just before his transfer out of the military, Lu Hao is abandoned by his girlfriend, Lin Xueer. A twist of fate leads him to rescue Su Ya in a crisis. His abilities earn him a position as her secretary, drawing him into the vortex of power. Lu Hao ventures into the grassroots ranks, gathers evidence, and joins forces with Su Ya to take on local kingpin Zhang Minghai and his interest group. This novel follows 17.7kReads7.7Score1k14d adds
- 33 The Road to Power Begins with a Disaster 权途，从一场灾难开始 A dam burst, and Yang Yi turned the tide against disaster. From that moment on, he began climbing step by step. Serving the people is the foundation of everything. See how he reaches the pinnacle in the name of the people. 12.1kReads8.0Score46314d adds
- 34 I Dreamed I Became the Leader of the Martial World 我做了一个当上武林盟主的梦 I dreamed I became the leader of the martial world. 16Reads—Score114d adds
- 35 From Secretary to the Top Leader, Rising to Great Heights 平步青云从一把手秘书开始 With both his career and marriage at the lowest point of his life, the minor official Lin Yanzhou stumbles into a new post by chance. From then on, he enters a fast track to the top, changes his fate, and makes his way through the workplace with careful moves and growing success, embarking on a bloody path to promotion... 1kReads—Score—14d adds
- 36 My Future Is No Dream! 我的未来不是梦！ My Future Isn’t a Dream! 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 The Rich Beauty Falls for a Poor Loser 白富美爱上穷屌丝 A rich, beautiful heiress falls in love with a poor loser. 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 My Story with a Beautiful Woman 我与美女的故事 My Story with a Beautiful Woman 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 I Have a Date with the Emperor of the Ages 我与千古一帝有约 I Made a Pact with an Emperor for the Ages is a thrilling, imaginative transmigration novel. The protagonist, Qian Wanneng, accidentally travels through a tunnel in time and arrives in the mysterious, ancient era of the Qin dynasty. Faced with an unfamiliar world and unknown challenges, he isn't consumed by fear. Instead, he quickly adapts and finds his place in this new world through extraordinary intelligence and courage. Across the vast lands of the Qin dynasty, Qian Wanneng displays an aston 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 Restarting Life on the Road to Success 重启之人生青云路 Actually, every novel is a portrayal of real life! Whether what you watch or read is... yourself!... I hope you see yourself! 1.1kReads7.3Score10714d adds
- 41 A Lucky Man in Officialdom, the Leader's Trusted Aide 官场幸运儿，领导身边的红人 This is a political intrigue novel set in local government. When the young Qin Feng is appointed in a crisis through his family's connections and parachuted into Nanping County, he is met not with welcoming applause, but with constant exclusion and covert obstruction from all sides. Every step he takes is like walking on the edge of a blade. As power, money, and personal ties weave together into a web, some choose to go along with the corruption, while others swim against the current. Faced with 53.2kReads8.9Score4.2k14d adds
- 42 The Ladder of Power: Showdown at the Summit 官梯：巅峰对决 Being an official is a skill. Jiang Yiming had barely started his job when he was sent down to Yangwan Village, but after helping a county leader through a personal crisis, he was promoted three ranks in one go! See how Jiang Yiming wins people over from every side, deftly escapes all kinds of traps, and lives by his credo: "Serve as an official, and bring prosperity to the people in your care!" 110.1kReads9.2Score6.6k14d adds
- 43 Hou Weidong's Notes on Being an Official 候卫东做官笔记 As a graduate of a prestigious university, Hou Weidong encounters one thorny problem after another upon entering government service, yet manages to turn danger into safety every time. Taking different approaches: that is Hou Weidong’s political philosophy. That is how Hou Weidong conducts himself. That is Hou Weidong’s great wisdom. 3.6kReads6.7Score49614d adds
- 44 The Female Official 机关女干部 A serious novel about officialdom that faces reality and holds firm to its principles. There's no simplistic division between “black and white,” only the real compromises and choices of life within the system. Here you'll find solid engineering details, meticulous criminal investigations, moving relationships, and steadfast faith. The story follows Lin Ruxi and Shen Chan as they work side by side to break through deadlocks and uphold justice amid the politics, reform, and personal struggles of Q 7.9kReads7.9Score61214d adds
- 45 Back on the Political Career Path 重走政途 A new work is out! You can read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy them. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 311Reads6.8Score3914d adds
- 46 The Female Police Chief’s Shocking Case 女局长之惊天大案 This novel seamlessly blends political intrigue, criminal investigation and suspense, and realist literature. Liu Shuyun is caught in an astonishing scheme. It is a contest with no equal! Three factions are vying for power on this island. There is an underground hangar spanning five levels, and a “teacher” who has never shown their face. Gao Han’s investigation goes beyond clearing his fiancée’s name. He must also uncover the truth behind his father’s “fake death.” As the blades of political int 17.3kReads8.1Score1.1k14d adds
- 47 Battling for Power in the Political Arena, Starting as a Female Leader's Male Secretary 官场争雄，从女领导的男秘书开始 The rules of this world are imposed by the strong upon the weak. A true powerhouse changes the rules, making them work in their favor! Love is like chess, politics is like chess, and life is like chess. When you make a move, never regret it. Take control of the pieces, and dare to believe you can outwit Heaven itself!!! 164.5kReads9.3Score9k14d adds
- 48 The Dragon's Successor 大龙接班人 Campus romance + political intrigue + military affairs + powerful connections The protagonist, Zhou Ziqing, was taken away by an old Taoist priest when he was just a month old and taught various skills. At eighteen, he came down from the mountain and became “invincible,” possessing martial arts, medical expertise, and exceptional intelligence. He also navigates the political arena, takes part in extensive military operations, and lays out comprehensive business strategies, all on an epic scale. 305Reads8.4Score14514d adds
- 49 The Official and His Charms 官人官色 The road to becoming an official is narrow, so narrow that if you want to climb it, you can only step on other people's shoulders. Yet it is also broad enough to encompass everyday life and the people's hardships. Along this road lie intrigue and shifting fortunes, ruthless decisions, and love and hatred... 267.2kReads9.4Score18.8k14d adds
- 50 In the Name of the People: I Take Over Qi Tongwei's Body, and the Handong University Crew Answers to Me 名义：魂穿祁同伟汉大帮我说了算 Transmigrating into In the Name of the People as Qi Tongwei, he starts by punching Liang Lu and kicking Liang Ping. In this life, I, Qi Tongwei, will not kneel. Whether it's Liang Lu or Liang Qunfeng, don't even think you can make me bow my head again! In Handong, what I say goes! 14.6kReads7.0Score67414d adds
