Novels like From the Start, I’m a Middle-Aged Creep, and a Young Wild Girl Has Me Over a Barrel
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- 151 Nine Beauties of the Tang Dynasty 唐朝九个美女 Style: Clear and easy to understand, witty and humorous, lighthearted, with plenty of romantic tension. System: Tang Dynasty Get-Rich-Quick System. Male lead: Wang Jumeng Female supporting characters: Nangong Qian, Murong Ying, Li Jiaojiao, and others Language: Concise and straightforward. 16Reads—Score514d adds
- 152 Dual Transmigration to the 1960s: A Prosperous Nation and Strong People 双穿六零之国富民强 In 2025, Su Tianci was just another overworked wage slave. He ate a roujiamo at Red Romance, then opened his eyes to find himself back in that fiery era. What’s more, he had somehow become a wanted criminal. See how Su Tianci fares with the System’s help: will he be doomed from the start, or turn danger into safety? 295Reads—Score—14d adds
- 153 Dual Crossing to Republican-Era China: A Blood Sacrifice to the Land 双穿民国之，血祭山河 Su Tianci is an ordinary office drone from 2025. To make ends meet, he joins a film crew shooting short dramas. Who could have guessed that he would lose his footing and fall into a deep pit? When he opens his eyes again, he has transmigrated to 1937, a year engulfed in war. Fortunately, he has a portal that lets him travel back and forth between this war-torn era and 2025. Two completely different eras now lie before Su Tianci… 1.1kReads—Score—14d adds
- 154 Marching Out of the Ten Thousand Mountains to Reclaim Our Homeland and Expand Our Borders 兵出十万大山，复故土拓新疆 Liu Yongfu went up the mountain to gather firewood. In a dream, an old man told him that he was a mighty general who should defend his home and protect his people. When he woke, he also had a new set of memories from the future. Liu Yongfu decided that, besides defending his homeland, he should find the Han people a place to settle, help them survive more than a decade of war and natural disasters, and fight against imperialism... [Some parts of this story take liberties with history, or happen 6.1kReads—Score41414d adds
- 155 I Transmigrated into My Master's Body and Doted on My Yandere Disciple 穿成师尊后，我娇养了病娇徒弟 Lanyue transmigrates into a book and becomes a cruel master who treats her disciple as a cultivation furnace, exploiting him without restraint. Fortunately, none of it has happened yet. Lanyue looks at the well-behaved disciple before her, the future Ghost King who will rule the Nine Provinces, and trembles in fear. To avoid the miserable fate of having her soul torn out and her skin flayed, Lanyue does everything she can to please her disciple. As long as she doesn’t spoil him to death, she’ll 15.3kReads9.4Score2.4k14d adds
- 156 Dreaming of All Under Heaven 梦想天下 A fiery rebirth, slaying foes as I ascend to the Third Heaven. I will create the world of my dreams, so that wherever the sun and moon shine is Chinese land, and wherever people live, they learn Chinese characters and speak Chinese... 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 157 The Campus Belle Graduated Without a Single Rumor, Until I Went to Prison 校花零绯闻毕业，直到我锒铛入狱 In 2025, the Shanghai Stock Exchange, where I worked, became the largest exchange in the country. I made an indelible contribution to that achievement. I ended up in prison after making the same mistake as my senior schoolmate. Before that happened, I also met the woman who changed my life... Also known as: "Don't Be Afraid, Senior Sister. I'll Protect You." "Don't Fear the Campus Belle's Flirting, Just Beware the Forty-Year-Old Sister" "Campus Belle, Please Guide Me Through the Rest of My Life" 1.5kReads—Score—14d adds
- 158 Dual Travels in Republican-Era China: Slaughtering the Japanese Invaders 双穿民国之屠戮倭寇 Li Xiaren was an outstanding young man who had been 25 for years. After finally finding a girlfriend, he was just about to duo queue with her when a ball lightning bolt whisked him away to Shanghai during the Republican era. To his surprise, the mark left by the ball lightning lets him travel back and forth between the two worlds. In an instant, two monumental eras open up before him... 1.7kReads6.7Score—14d adds
- 159 I Have a Wuling RV for Transporting Supplies in the Apocalypse 我在末日有一辆五菱房车运送物资 After graduating from college, Chen Shu couldn't find a suitable job, so he started delivering food. He began making deliveries in a Wuling Hongguang, and one day, without realizing it, he found himself in a parallel apocalyptic world. Chen Shu was just about to go to the bathroom when a woman began frantically pounding on his window. When he rolled it down, the woman, dressed head to toe in designer labels, climbed straight into the car and urged him to drive. In his panic, Chen Shu floored i 2.9kReads—Score13014d adds
- 160 The Tiger Carries His Beloved Home! 虎驮良人归！ A Tiger Carries the Good Man Home! 66Reads—Score—14d adds
- 161 The Secret Records of Qingwu: A Feng Shui Master 青乌秘录之风水师 The Secret Records of Qingwu: A Feng Shui Master 84Reads—Score—14d adds
- 162 A Spring Breeze Brings Beauty 春风渡佳人 Spring Breeze Carries a Beauty Across 1.5kReads—Score—14d adds
- 163 A Forty-Year-Old Woman Falls for Me and Makes the Factory Director Call Me Dad! 四十阿姨恋上我，让厂长喊叫爹！ Original Title: A Forty-Year-Old Aunt Falls for Me, and Makes the Factory Director Call Me Dad! After graduating from college, Chen Yu went out to gain work experience and found a job as a management trainee at a small factory. He finally made it through the hard years and was preparing for a promotion into management, only to unexpectedly end up living off a woman. Though, on second thought, that made sense. After all, Chen Yu had seen a doctor who told him he could only live off a woman. At th 3.2kReads—Score13414d adds
- 164 Classic of Mountains and Seas: Return to the Great Desolation 山海经·大荒归墟 The Classic of Mountains and Seas: Return to the Great Desolation 118Reads—Score—14d adds
- 165 Those Years I Spent in Dongguan 我在东莞那些年 My Years in Dongguan 1.4kReads—Score3714d adds
- 166 Bone Maiden of the Great Wilderness: I, a Mortal, Subdue Gods and Demons 大荒骨女：我以凡躯镇神魔 Daughter of the Great Wilderness: I Hold the Gods and Demons at Bay with a Mortal Body 251Reads—Score1514d adds
- 167 Classic of Mountains and Seas: With a Mortal Heart, I Subdue Ten Thousand Demons 山海经：我以凡心镇万妖 The Classic of Mountains and Seas: I Hold Back Ten Thousand Demons with a Mortal Heart 80Reads—Score—14d adds
- 168 My Overbearing Wife 我的老婆霸道大人 My Wife, the Overbearing Lady 182Reads—Score—14d adds
- 169 Since Ancient Times, Forbidden Affairs Have Ended in Death: A Fateful Bond 自古奸情出人命之孽缘锁 A Fateful Bond: Where Forbidden Affairs Have Always Led to Bloodshed 8.6kReads—Score14114d adds
- 170 Ancient Legends 上古传说 Ancient Legends 369Reads—Score2614d adds
- 171 After Being Vilified Across the Internet, I Expose a Shocking Scam by a Top Tycoon Family 被全网唾骂后，我曝光了顶级豪门的惊天骗局 After Being Vilified Across the Internet, I Exposed a Shocking Scam by a Top-Ranking Family 246Reads—Score—14d adds
- 172 Classic of Mountains and Seas: A Bestiary of Strange Beasts 山海经.异兽录 The Classic of Mountains and Seas: Record of Strange Beasts 1.1kReads—Score4314d adds
- 173 The Great Sage Returns: I Just Sealed the Demon Ancestor, and the Jade Emperor Made Me Emperor 大圣归：我刚镇魔祖，玉帝就封禅 Sun Wukong shattered his own divine bones to forge a lock, sealing the Demon Ancestor Rahu as he tried to break through the Chaos. The Jade Emperor descended with the gods and Buddhas of the heavens. Facing Pangu’s remnant soul, returned from the void, and Nuwa’s sacred statue, he claimed to have slain the Demon Ancestor with the Haotian Mirror. In his previous life, Wukong exposed the truth in anger, only for Heaven to accuse him of “slandering the Supreme One.” They locked him in the Golden He 133Reads—Score—14d adds
- 174 My Silly Girlfriend, Little Rabbit 我的傻子女友小兔 My Girlfriend Is a Sweet, Naive Fool… 279Reads—Score—14d adds
- 175 Traveling Between Two Worlds: 1970 两界穿梭之1970 After getting drunk in an accident, Wu Xiaoyao somehow transmigrated to the fiery era of the past. With a System that lets him travel between two worlds, he now has two great eras before him... 309Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 176 Passing Myself Off as a Rich Returnee in the 1980s 在八零伪装回国土豪 Su Tianci, an ordinary working stiff for 25 years, spends his free time exploring the wilderness. By chance, he discovers a box full of U.S. dollars. Overjoyed, Su Tianci starts dreaming about where to go for a meat-stuffed flatbread. But before he can even celebrate, he slips and inexplicably tumbles off a cliff. When he comes to again, he has somehow arrived in an era full of opportunity… 7.9kReads5.8Score33814d adds
- 177 My Beautiful Tenant 我和美女租客 The villain’s emotions are a constant tug-of-war, with gripping conflicts, twists and turns, and a story that starts low before rising again. Lively and entertaining. Style: Urban survival, accessible, witty and humorous, lighthearted, with plenty of romantic tension. System: The Younger Every Day System. Each time the male lead, Hao Youqian, successfully delivers a cutting remark to a beautiful tenant, he gets a month younger. 2.8kReads—Score15714d adds
- 178 The Teleporting Delivery Driver 能瞬移的外卖员 The number-one tough guy, Ye Jumeng, can teleport while delivering takeout. The villains’ emotional manipulation, gripping clashes, twists and turns, and a story that starts low and rises high make for a vivid, entertaining read. Style: urban survival, easy to follow, witty and humorous, lighthearted, with no shortage of romantic tension. 984Reads—Score10114d adds
- 179 The Countryside Is Beautiful Beyond Measure 乡村无限好 My new work is out! You can read it 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! 118Reads—Score1014d adds
- 180 The Hot-Blooded Hunter: God’s Assault 热血猎人神之袭击 [Survival] [Hunting] [Fighting the Japanese invaders and looting their gear] [Cultivation] Wang Fei has just entered the world of cultivation when he's forced into becoming a live-in son-in-law. One blow shatters his dantian, setting him on a long road from staying alive to rising to greatness. Though he has lost his cultivation, he takes countless disciples. This novel was not written by AI. Every word was painstakingly typed out by the author, who only hopes readers will enjoy the story in its 27.5kReads9.0Score2.5k14d adds
- 181 The Workplace Tough Guy 职场猛男 The male lead, He Jumeng, has a superpower: a very special energy inside his body lets him sense what other people are thinking to a certain extent. It also gives him immense strength, fast strikes, and lightning-quick reflexes. Style: Workplace drama, clear and accessible writing, witty and humorous, lighthearted and fun, with plenty of romantic tension. Emotional push and pull with antagonists, compelling conflicts, a twisting plot, setbacks followed by comebacks, and lively, engaging storytel 9.5kReads—Score35814d adds
- 182 Desert Island Wilderness 荒岛荒野 System warning: Excessive intimacy with NPCs is prohibited. Ren Yingying catches Hao Shuang and Wang Qian acting flirtatiously. Ren Yingying sneers. “So this is how System users behave?” She turns and disappears into the depths of the jungle, while Su Yan secretly watches everything. That night, a red warning suddenly pops up from the System: Emotional bond instability detected. Survival points will continue to drain. Hao Shuang stands by the bonfire, his face deathly pale, when Wang Qian sudden 1.9kReads—Score12514d adds
- 183 Transmigrate to the Song Dynasty: The Empire's Mighty Rise 穿越之大宋雄风 A wondrous transmigration, invincible from the start. See how our protagonist, Wu Yue, recruits the heroes of Liangshan, gets up close and personal with Li Shishi, defeats mighty bandits and sweeps away powerful invaders. See how we Han people conquer the world. 872Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 184 Twin Rivers: Bloodbath in Republican-Era Shanghai 双川民国之沪上血战 Su Tianci has spent 25 years as a working stiff. After leaving the military, he has the job he earned stolen by someone with power and influence. His attempts to seek justice come to nothing, and with the other side's overwhelming influence, he has no choice but to become a delivery driver. Who could have guessed that while performing a good deed, he'd be struck by a heavy truck and sent straight to the Republican era? Then his transmigration golden finger turns out to let him travel between the 172Reads7.2Score14914d adds
- 185 The Song Dynasty’s Number One Tough Guy 宋朝第一猛男 Wu Jushuai opens his eyes to find himself in the Song Dynasty, transformed into an ugly man with the same name. The System, however, requires him to collect “admiration points from peerless beauties” to become handsome. The top courtesans of Bianjing, noble ladies from wealthy families, and chivalrous women of the martial world are all left blushing by his poetry and modern-day flirting techniques. The villains grit their teeth and grumble, “That guy's ugly and lecherous. What makes him so speci 1.2kReads—Score10214d adds
- 186 Transmigrate to the Water Margin: Dominate the World 穿越水浒之雄霸天下 Wu Zhantian was one of China’s top special forces soldiers. While carrying out a top-secret mission, he was betrayed by a traitor. To ensure his teammates could withdraw safely, Wu Zhantian stayed behind alone. Seriously wounded in a sneak attack by the Japanese invaders, he chose to detonate the button bomb he carried rather than be taken prisoner. He and dozens of members of the Japanese Kamikaze Special Forces perished together. Wu Zhantian thought he was as good as dead, but the flourishing 1kReads5.9Score—14d adds
- 187 Wilderness and Deserted Island 荒野荒岛 Distinctive and original, exciting and vivid, with sharply drawn, lifelike characters and lively, clear, concise prose. A story of survival and life on a deserted island, with an exciting plot and vivid characters. 13.5kReads6.1Score51214d adds
- 188 I Make 100 Million a Day, So I Do Whatever I Want 一天进账一亿，我放荡不羁 A detailed look at urban survival and the complexity of human nature. Emotional sparring, gripping conflicts, a roller-coaster plot, and one satisfying moment after another. System: Earn 100 million a day. Every 10 million can be spent to buy or upgrade a superpower. 3.4kReads—Score22414d adds
- 189 One Hundred Beauties of the Ming Dynasty 明朝一百个美女 I woke up to find that I’d transmigrated into the male lead of One Hundred Beauties of the Ming Dynasty, and gotten bound to a rather improper “Humorous Get-Rich System.” As long as I make the villains laugh, silver automatically lands in my account. So I let loose, pushing my luck at the edge of death every day. Then one day, I cornered the peerlessly beautiful villainess Su Meier against a wall. “Miss, have you heard that a smile takes ten years off your age? If you smile a few more times, may 2kReads—Score12414d adds
- 190 Flirting Makes Me Stronger 暧昧就变强 The male lead, He Jumeng, has an incredible superpower: he grows stronger whenever he flirts with beautiful women. Then he suddenly gains the “Business Prodigy” superpower and starts with just 1,000 yuan in savings, gradually building his fortune! Style: A business prodigy superpower, the business world, commercial rivalry, emotional sparring with villains, gripping conflicts, face-slapping, a rise after an initial setback, and one satisfying moment after another. 4kReads—Score23314d adds
- 191 The Tough Guy of the Deserted Island! 荒岛的猛男！ The male lead is handsome, incredibly powerful, and has superpowers: there's a special energy inside his body that can create one uncomplicated object each day. It also gives him great strength, incredible speed, and lightning-fast reflexes. Style: deserted-island survival, full of twists and turns, thrilling and suspenseful, easy to understand, humorous and witty, lighthearted and fun, with constant romantic tension. 18.5kReads—Score77514d adds
- 192 A Stingy Tough Guy with 500 Million, on a Trip with a Beauty 猛男有五亿还抠门，旅行遇美女 Style: After striking it rich, the macho Cao Jumeng has 500 million yuan but still sticks to his top-notch frugal habit of treating every yuan saved as a yuan earned. He meets beautiful women while traveling. The story is easy to follow, funny, lighthearted, and full of flirtation. There is emotional sparring with villains, gripping conflicts, a rise after an initial setback, and one satisfying moment after another. Problems crop up one after another during his travels, and he finds ways to solv 1.7kReads—Score11514d adds
- 193 The Beauties in the Safehouse 安全屋美女 Style: Global furnace apocalypse, safe-house survival. Easy to understand, humorous and witty, lighthearted and fun, with constant flirtation. System: Global Furnace Apocalypse Safe-House Survival System. Male lead: Hao Jumeng Language: Clear and concise. 10kReads—Score40214d adds
- 194 The Ultimate Tough Guy 第一猛男 Full of twists and turns, gripping and vivid, with distinctive, lifelike characters and lively, concise prose. The nouveau riche Ye Shuang travels everywhere and lives a carefree life. What a dream! 8kReads—Score47514d adds
- 195 Between Two Worlds: 1973 两界穿梭之1973 An unexpected transmigration brought Wu Xiaoyao, an outstanding young man from the 21st century, to the 1970s. The golden finger that comes with transmigrating gave him hope of surviving. As the System leveled up, Wu Xiaoyao discovered that he could travel back and forth between the modern era and the 1970s. Two completely different worlds opened up before him! 494Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 196 War of Resistance: A God-Tier Sharpshooting Manual from the Start! 抗日：开局赠送神级枪法！ As Marshal Ye lay gravely wounded on the battlefield, at death's door, he unexpectedly bound himself to the “Strongest War of Resistance System.” The System grants him divine-level marksmanship from the start, but assigns bizarre missions. [Ding! The Host's powerful indomitable will and potential to resist the Japanese have been detected. Binding requirements met. The “Strongest War of Resistance System” is beginning the binding process... 1%... 50%... 100%! Binding successful!] 9.8kReads—Score50114d adds
- 197 Traveling Between Two Worlds: The Red-Hot Years 两界穿梭之火红年代 Li Xiaren is an ordinary office worker, trudging through grueling days that start at eight in the morning and end at midnight. One day, after finally getting several months of back pay, he plans to give himself a well-deserved break. Who could have guessed that eating a grilled kidney for no apparent reason would send him back to the 1970s when he woke up? Luckily, he discovers he can return to 2025, and so two completely different eras open up before him!!! 254Reads7.6Score10114d adds
- 198 EN Death God of the Night 黑夜杀神 Hunted from the start, I barely escaped with my life. I fought to defy fate, launching attacks and taking down countless powerful opponents. Born with a beautiful face... I hope you enjoy the story. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 2.9kReads8.8Score21414d adds
- 199 A Double Crossing to Make a Fortune in Republican-Era China 双穿之民国淘金 Li Xiaren had spent 25 years as a wage slave, living at the bottom of society and crushed by the pressure of making ends meet. No matter how hard he worked to earn money, he still couldn't afford a home of his own. Even his longtime girlfriend left him. Downhearted, he finally managed to collect the wages he'd been owed and planned to head to Tian Shang Ren Jian for a stuffed flatbread. But who could have guessed? A ball of lightning struck him and sent him straight back to a turbulent era. More 532Reads7.7Score13514d adds
- 200 Rising to Power Between Two Worlds 两界穿梭之崛起 After getting drunk and tumbling down a flight of stairs, the protagonist Wu Xiaoyao accidentally transmigrates to the 1970s. Luckily, he has the essential transmigration golden finger: releasing animals. See how Wu Xiaoyao carves out a place of his own in this fiery era. 577Reads5.4Score—14d adds
