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- 1 Offer: The Moon Shines on Me Alone offer：明月独照我 The male lead is still one of the guys from Offer. It’s strictly one-on-one, with no second male lead. Please don’t associate the story with the real people!!! First arc: Guo Tao from Suocao vs. a senior lawyer. Completed, bonus chapters undecided. Second arc: Offer 5’s Hu Minghao vs. an upperclasswoman, rekindling an old flame... 1.5kReads—Score10014d adds
- 2 Wu Zelin: My Adorable, Affectionate Girlfriend 吴泽林：我的撒娇女友 The two first met on a dating show. At the time, he was a host for the platform, called in at the last minute to fill the spot left by an actor who had suddenly dropped out. He was only too happy to step in and save the platform's dating show. As for her, she was an accomplished voice actor making her first appearance on screen. She had no choice but to come to the rescue for the sake of her best friend, a lawyer. At first, everyone assumed they were just going through the motions. Wu Zelin was 753Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 The Beloved of the Women's Detective Reasoning Team 女推之推理团的团宠 Ruan Niantang, the youngest detective in the mystery club, and Yuan Daima are childhood sweethearts. Just after they confirmed their relationship, Ruan Niantang was sent undercover to the company where her newly appointed boyfriend worked. There, she began a “secret” romance and investigation. 928Reads—Score10114d adds
- 4 Ink and Inspiration, a Love Through Time 心动墨韵，时光恋曲 Synopsis: In the world of "Heart Signal: Offer 5", the extraordinary Han Motang makes a graceful entrance. Born into the Prince Gong's Mansion, she is an auctioneer and a leading expert in jewelry appraisal and calligraphy and painting. When she stands at the auction podium in a qipao, she looks like a classical beauty who has stepped through time. Every gesture exudes warmth and elegance, earning her the online acclaim of “the most graceful woman on the internet.” She shares a close bond with h 250Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Women’s Push-Up Challenge 3: Original Creation 女推3自创 A new work is here! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 94Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 The Galaxy Is Yours (Dilraba X Zhang Linghe) 星河予你（热巴X张凌赫） The Galaxy Gives You (Dilraba X Zhang Linghe) 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Female Detectives 2: The Ending Has Changed 女推2之结局已变 Before it all begins, watch the future change the ending and make up for regrets. [I couldn’t find anyone writing this on Fanqie, so I decided to start writing it myself. My writing is just average, so please go easy on me. If you spot typos or there’s something you don’t like, you can tell me, but please consider whether your request is reasonable. I’m rather sensitive, so if you don’t like it, you can leave without telling me. Thanks for understanding!] 94Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Female Detectives 2: The Mystery Club Members Become Rookie Cops 女子推理社2之推理社成员当新警 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 A Heart-Pounding Acceptance Letter 令人心动的录取信 Li Yang, a medical student, unexpectedly activated a System after his graduation ceremony. He was about to start an internship at Zhejiang University’s Second Hospital when he happened to run into the filming of The Heartwarming Offer. What kinds of stories will Li Yang and his fellow young doctors share in the days ahead? Let’s step into the world of medicine and follow the journey of these young doctors. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Job-Hunting Variety Show: The Chief Financial Intern 求职综艺：首席金融实习生 On a workplace reality show, six interns compete for two spots, and the winners will land jobs directly at a top investment firm. The darlings of heaven face off in a battle of titans, alongside a wealthy beauty and a handsome cosplayer handed a romance storyline, plus two ordinary nobodies there to play the audience and make the stars shine. Who will fail their graduate school entrance exams, only to be pursued by a rich heiress or become a live-in son-in-law? Whose parents will both cheat? Who 31Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Wang Yibo: To Theodora 王一博：致菲奥多拉 You came through a sea of blood after endless waiting and training, enduring indifference, cold treatment, and a storm of criticism. I struggled fiercely against boundless pessimism and inner turmoil, through depression, fear, and even madness. From beginning to end, I was always running toward you. I crossed thousands of miles of open sky to reach you. At a glance, I saw a lifetime. One New Year's Eve, they met by chance on a street in Korea. She was desperate, like a lonely ghost, and he gave 48Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 [Cheng Lei X Zhou Ye] My Idol Boyfriend 【丞磊X周也】我的偶像男友 [Cheng Lei × Zhou Ye] My Idol Boyfriend 47Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 After So Many NGs, He Can No Longer Hide His Crush (Dilraba X Zhou Keyu) NG多次后他的暗恋藏不住了（热巴X周柯宇） After Countless Retakes, He Can No Longer Hide His Secret Crush (Dilraba X Zhou Keyu) 155Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 The Wolfdog Younger Brother’s Direct Approach (Blazing Ke Fever) 狼狗弟弟的直球攻略（炙手柯热） The Wolfish Younger Guy’s Straightforward Pursuit (Hot Zhou Keyu) 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 A Last-Minute Cameo, An Unexpected Mind-Reading Ability (Cheng Lei X Zhou Ye) 临时客串，意外读心（丞磊X周也） A Last-Minute Guest Appearance, an Unexpected Mind-Reading Moment (Cheng Lei x Zhou Ye) 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 The Heart-Fluttering Promotion Period (Cheng Lei X Zhou Ye) 心动宣发期（丞磊X周也） The Heart-Fluttering Publicity Campaign (Cheng Lei x Zhou Ye) 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 All-Star Infinite Flow: A Dangerous Game 全明星无限流之危险游戏 Pu Yixing and his good friends hadn’t been seen together in public for a long time. Many people speculated that after he ended his contract with Mango, those friends had cut ties with him. In reality, they often met up for meals in private. In the fourth year after Pu Yixing left Mango, the company still hadn’t found another Pu Yixing, so it invited him back. Thinking that the guys had finally gotten the chance to meet openly again, and that the production team wanted them to help build up some 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Five Top-Tier Stars: Their Variety Show Sets Every Heart Ablaze! 顶流五子：综艺热血全燃爆！ When five of the hottest male stars in Chinese entertainment form a limited-time group called “No Brothers, No Variety Show,” the fandom goes wild! For their variety-show debut, they take on an escape room. While math whiz Zhang Linghe’s fingers fly as he cracks the codes, athletic ace Lin Yi carries a trembling Song Weilong as they sprint for their lives. The live comments flood in: “The brainiac carries the team! The tough guy saves the day! What kind of god-tier brotherhood is this?” On a lai 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Celebrity Studies: The Twins and Their Academy Mates Conquer Showbiz 名学：双子星携院人制霸娱乐圈 [Showbiz + Some plagiarized writing + Ensemble cast + Slow burn + The Mushroom House crew + Character growth + Dual Systems + Twin protagonists] Cheng Bo, Jin Zhao woke up to find that he and his younger brother had transmigrated to a parallel world, at a point before they had met the Mushroom House crew. To avoid starving to death, he decided to join the Secret Room show. In their previous life, he and his friends had been left with too many regrets: Nan Bei could never perform on the same stag 65Reads—Score10214d adds
- 20 The Whole World Is Here to Keep You Company Through Sleepless Nights 全世界有我陪你失眠 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! 71Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Keep Running: Tears in the Starry River 奔跑吧：星河落泪 The stars are a river of warmth, and you are the dream this world holds dear. Top-tier idol Cai Xukun vs. stunning, brilliant student Shen Xingluo [Complete] [Extra sweet, no angst] 857Reads—Score10614d adds
- 22 The Delightful Screenwriter 喜人编剧 As a junior screenwriter, you meet a male lead who’s exactly your type. As you grow closer, do you accept this romance or give him up, lock your heart away, and return to your screenwriting career? 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 TNT: Standing Shoulder to Shoulder TNT：比肩而立 A new story is here! Welcome to Tomato Novel to read my work. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 The Female Lead’s Moonlight in Her Palm 女推之掌心月光 I am the last light of the Heiheihei Detective Agency. As the bloody tragedy that wiped out the agency fills Director He’s eyes, I sneak into 1111 New Media with wounds that have yet to heal. Everyone here is putting on an act: the livestream department director falls from a building, the accountant is poisoned, a body is hidden in the basement... And one name runs through it all: Cheng Lala. I thought I was a hunter seeking the truth. Until Qi Wei grips my wrist and says, “Don’t carry it all al 385Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 What? I Became Ao Ruipeng’s Assistant?! 什么，我成了敖瑞鹏助理？！ Just as Jiang Tutu graduated from college, she found herself facing a terrible job market. There wasn’t even a place for her at a bubble tea shop. Jiang Tutu glanced at the Ao Ruipeng charm on her bag and shook her head helplessly. “Aozi, once I’ve saved up some money, I’ll come see you. I can’t let myself suffer, can I?” 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 After Ten Years of Following My Idol, I Got Bound to a Romance System 追星十年，我绑定了恋爱系统 Do you have a distant relative who never gets in touch during the holidays, but whenever they do, they drop a bombshell on you? Jian You does. Her mother tricked her into going to the countryside on the pretext of a “family gathering.” Only when she arrived did Jian You spot the cameras and the production crew. The “distant great-uncle” her mother had mentioned was He Jiong. Teacher He: “One of the kids in the family is here to help out for a few days.” Jian You: “I've been a fan for ten yea 333Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Fevered Touch 炽热触碰 [Don’t look, don’t look, it’s all embarrassing old history]!!!!! I actually wrote this book on a whim, but I’ll take every character I write seriously. Please forgive my immature writing. Kisses! Tang Ruoying is a sensitive, beautiful, kindhearted girl who has endured much hardship. One summer, she meets seven extraordinary boys. The eight of them support one another through summer after summer. Their bond is something between family and love. The right people are the ones who help you become a 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Wang Yibo: Instant Sweetheart 王一博：秒变甜心 Wang Yibo, who never talks much, meets our catlike girl and instantly turns into Wang Tiantian. Wang Yibo: Meowmeow wants a hug. Su Miaomiao: Where's my quiet Mr. Wang? Who is this chatterbox? Wang Yibo: Doesn't Meowmeow love her husband anymore? Su Miaomiao: I do. I love you like crazy. 74Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Lin Momo and Lin Jinyan 林茉茉与林瑾言 This story is adapted from Lin Momo's story in the second season of Women's Mystery Club. 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! 40Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Xingdi: The Growth Story of the Xing Family Parents 兴迪之兴家父母成长记 If you'd like extra chapters, become a member and give the author a boost of brain cells. Extra updates await! The love between Xing and Di has grown from the Zhangs' little couple into the Zhangs' little family! They have gone from being someone else's son and daughter to being parents themselves. But their love has never diminished. Instead, they journey hand in hand, together creating the Zhang family's everlasting love. 173Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Hunt Monsters at Night, Turn In Homework Before Morning Study 晚上打怪，早自习还得交作业 Also known as “Awaken, Five Flowers and Eight!” Updated on Green and White at the same time. A Joyful Night 2 fanfiction, mainly about Five Flowers and Eight, with Little Strongman, Fatty Three, and other joyful comedians making appearances (it’s not that I won’t write about them, there are just too many 😼). Ensemble cast, no romance, family and friendship arcs. April’s second Monday, 8:00 a.m., in the year 2024. During the flag-raising ceremony at MW Middle School, the sky suddenly tore open. A 38Reads—Score1314d adds
- 32 Chronicles of Twins (Twin Highs) 双生记（双高胎） Tale of Twins (Twin High-Flyers) 28Reads—Score414d adds
- 33 Beneath the Shadows (Twin Highs Fanfiction) 暗影之下（双高胎同人文） Beneath the Shadows (Twin High-Flyers Fanfiction) 78Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 The Sleepless Youth: Hundreds of Years Without Sleep 摇汞青年之失眠几百年 Today, Yi won't go to sleep: Yi has insomnia. Whether it's lending money to Qin Shi Huang, Ru ware celadon, the kid called Heavenly King, or the London police, you were there in all of it. 46Reads—Score2014d adds
- 35 The Skillful Gomoku Universe 技能五子棋宇宙 [Nature of the Work] A derivative of the Happy Odd Night 2 comedy sketch “Skill Gomoku,” this is an urban fantasy fanfic that expands the original story's universe. [Why I Wrote This] It's not about winning, it's about having fun. I'm taking a chance that teachers Zhang Xingchao, Li Jiacheng, Zhang Cheng, Zhai Xiaoming, and the others might see this and learn that a friend far away really loves their idea and creativity. [Synopsis] The story centers on the conflict between the “traditional Gomok 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Gao Yue, the Ultimate Feel-Good Romance Hero 高超的爽文男主高越 The Overpowered Web-Novel Hero Gao Yue 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 The Five Flowers and Eight Gates Escape Death Once More 五花八们再逃升天 The Eight Oddballs Escape Yet Again 27Reads—Score414d adds
- 38 Jasmine Fragrance and Olive Green 茉莉香绕橄榄绿 (A Wang Junkai fanfic) “I've been a fan of him since he debuted.” “Will I ever get to meet him?” And then we met. I knew crossing the line was wrong, but I still wanted to spend more time with you. The feeling of being torn between clearheadedness and infatuation was hard on both of us. When I met you again, I thought: if there's still a chance for us, I'll move toward you without hesitation. 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Moonlit Dawn 月见黎明 A new story is here! Come read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 The Milky Way Gives You [Liu Yuning] 星河予你【刘宇宁】 Childhood Sweethearts | Showbiz | Sweet Romance and Healing | Mutual Secret Crushes (The author will keep updating after being discharged from the hospital!) With a five-year age gap between them, Liu Yuning has always treated Ruan Xingwan like a little sister who needs looking after. But by the time he went from singing on the streets to becoming a sensation in showbiz, she was no longer the little girl who followed him around calling him “Brother Yuning.” The first time Ruan Xingwan met Liu 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 Moonlit Cheng and Zhou: Five Years of Secret Love Finally Come True 月下丞周：五年暗恋终成真 Yuexia Chengzhou: Five Years of Secret Love Finally Come True 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 [Zhang Linghe X Dilraba] After Our Characters Had a Tragic Ending, We Couldn't Hide Our Real-Life Romance 【张凌赫X热巴】戏里BE后，戏外热恋藏不住了 [Zhang Linghe x Dilraba] After Their Tragic Ending Onscreen, They Can't Hide Their Offscreen Romance 112Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 [Dilraba, Zhang Linghe] The Young Marshal's Exclusive Favor 「热巴、张凌赫」少帅的独家偏爱 [Dilraba, Zhang Linghe] The Young Marshal's Exclusive Devotion 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 [Cheng Lei X Zhou Ye] I Made the First Move and Became His Muse 【丞磊VS周也】打直球后，我成了他的缪斯 [Cheng Lei VS Zhou Ye] I Made My Feelings Clear, and Became His Muse 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 The Southern and Northern Eras 南北纪元 The whole cast is included, with the main pairing and the main North-South pairing, along with other characters such as the North-South pair's younger sister. The female character is mostly left out. There is a lot of OOC. The first few bonus chapters focus on new characters, while the main story is mostly told from the South's perspective. The story starts relatively early, so some characters and plot points may be missing from the earlier chapters. Things should proceed normally later on. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 The Time Thief and Our Changsha 时光窃贼与我们的长沙 When a mysterious force known as the “Time Rift” begins stealing fragments of time and precious memories from Changsha, the members of the Celebrity Detective Academy accidentally discover that they are the city’s last line of defense. Through ten stages of fighting the “Time Rift,” they must rally everyone and draw on the collective wisdom and trust of their classmates to protect the emotional imprints that make up the city’s soul, from the smell of street food and local dialects to childhood m 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 Saturday: Ding Chengxin, Our Story Is Still Unfolding 星期六：丁程鑫我们的故事仍在继续 Sequel to Saturday: Ding Chengxin 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 Female Sleuth 2: A Different Sky 女推2：不一样的天空 [Signed] Ye Shutong was at the side of the family patriarch from a very young age. She once thought her father would be her most reliable support, but everything changed after she turned eleven. He brought her into that world, where she bore witness as one person after another stepped over the blood of their companions and entered the whirlpool at the heart of power. Later, Bi Sheng and Lin Momo came into her life. She was like the only peaceful spot at the center of a typhoon, left to watch the 102Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 All-Star: I Became Everyone’s Favorite 全明星：我成了团宠 When people in the entertainment industry are asked about their ideal type, most choose Yun Xi. Her cool elegance and gentle warmth have given the phrase “moonlight on the horizon” a face. Lu Hu: “When I met you at the Mushroom House, my heart suddenly skipped a beat.” Wang Lixin: “You know, that moment when you smiled at me has been going round and round in my head ever since. I can't get rid of it.” His eyes held a hint of seriousness, along with a tenderness he could barely conceal. (Most of 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 Women's Mystery Club 2: A Two-Way Bond 女子推理社2之双向羁绊 Cici, marketing director at T.W.O Hotel, spends her days dealing with the endless complications of office life. She seems optimistic and easygoing, but beneath the surface lies an undisclosed sharpness and stubborn resolve. On one side is Jacky Yue Jianli, the gentle and considerate human resources director who protects her at every turn. They spend their days side by side in the office, and in the smallest details, his quiet favoritism shines through. On the other is Bi Sheng, the unfathomable 272Reads—Score—14d adds
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