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- 1 Ghostly Shadows Beneath the Ledger 账页下的诡影 Using the “inside and outside books” of a real estate company as its point of departure, the novel traces 23 years of the industry’s unchecked expansion and subsequent transition to regulation. It exposes rampant tax evasion, collusion between officials and businesses, and data falsification, while portraying individuals caught between profit and conscience. The plot weaves together national laws and regulations, public order and morality, family ties, romance, and the complications and power st 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 I Would Let My Name Be Reviled for Zheng'er 我愿为政儿遗臭万年 I am willing to be reviled for all eternity for Zheng'er. 11Reads—Score114d adds
- 3 Kunlun Mirror: Enchanted by Chang’an 昆仑镜：情醉长安 In Kunlun Mirror: Love Drunk in Chang'an, author Bu Kong Shifu uses official history as its main thread and unofficial history as a secondary one. With devotion to family and country, mysticism, and martial arts at its heart, the story lets its imagination run wild, bringing its characters to life with vivid, well-rounded souls as it recounts a sweeping, stirring tale of history. Lin Yan, a traveler from a thousand years in the future, transmigrates to the Tang Dynasty with the Kunlun Mirror, ar 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Who Can Defy Heaven? 谁与逆天 In a world where anyone might glimpse their destiny but no one can change it, the deaf-mute boy Yun Wuyi is born unable to sense fate. By chance, he rescues a gravely wounded woman who defies Heaven. The woman, whose name is Zhu, tells him that the Heavenly Dao can be defied, and that the course of destiny can indeed be changed. Over six thousand years ago, an extraterrestrial entity called Selfish Desire invaded the universe. To meet the material demands of storing its energy, it needed to cons —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 She Is No Comparison 她不是对照组 After being reborn, He Chutong had only three things to do: Make money, build her career, and ruin the people who had hurt her in her past life. Su Wan thought she was still the nobody everyone could push around. Smiling, she greeted her: “Chutong, it's been so long.” He Chutong smiled too. “It has. And it's time you paid me back for what you owe.” Lu Zhiyan thought she would still foolishly trust him, just as she had in her past life. He offered her a cup of coffee. “Have we met somewhere b —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Bound by a Copper Bell 命系铜钱铃铛 The novel Life's Tether: The Copper Coin Bell, by Master Bukong, transforms little incidents involving the author's coworkers into the story of A Bing, a poor young man who fights his way to success. Using the principles of Bazi astrology as an underlying thread and real-life events as evidence, it illustrates the simple truth that “our birth charts sketch the course of our lives, but our efforts determine our standing in life.” The novel unfolds in a straightforward way and uses clear, accessib 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Chilling Legend 冰凉传奇 My new work is here! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 A Pact Across the Three Realms: The Needle of Fate and the Oath of Guixu 三界同契：宿命之针与归墟之誓 Three women from different worlds, each burdened by a different shackle, the Calamity of Supreme Goodness, the Barrier of the Severed Heart, and the Binding of Heavenly Calculation, are forcibly bound together by the “Fated Symbiosis Pact.” They go from mistrusting one another and wearing each other down to standing side by side against the currents of fate and breaking through their predicament. In the end, they understand that true strength is never about bearing everything alone, true redempt —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 The Business Empire of an Orphan from a Poor Family 寒门孤儿的商业帝国 He was born into a poor family, yet in a legendary land of feng shui. As a boy, he showed exceptional talent, and his family placed great hopes in him. But fate played cruel tricks on him again and again, and his fortunes steadily declined. His career failed, his family was torn apart, his friends betrayed him, and his enemies schemed against him. One plot after another, one trap after another, came so thick and fast that it was impossible to keep track or guard against them. But then… (This boo 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Awakened as the Land God, I Became a Big Shot 觉醒土地神，我成了大佬 For the first half of his life, Ma Xiaole was a genuine fool, a dazed, aimless man who became the sort of “Mr. Tree” everyone in real life could tease. Then one day, he unexpectedly inherited the legacy of the Underworld and became the Land God of Xinghua Village, wielding the power to shape the destiny of the land under his care. From then on, he led the villagers in hard work, managing to guide their poor village onto the road to prosperity. But Ma Xiaole has never done things by the book, and 106Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 A Cheat Unlocks the Road to Riches 致富开启外挂 An epic tale of greed, ambition, wisdom, and the times. A passionate journey in which an ordinary person uses memories from the future to change his fate and reshape the world. A wealth-building parable for everyone who strives: If you could go back in time, what would you do? Fortune Awaits, with a Cheat Activated is about to begin. 557Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 12 A Brush with Death in the Rainy Alley 雨巷逢生死 Su Wang had traversed ten thousand years, her fingertips brushing countless threads of life and death. To the mortal world, she was no more than a fleeting passerby. Until one rainy day, the warm light of a bookstore at the end of an alley stopped her in her tracks. Wen Xu was sighing over an old book on the verge of crumbling, the tenderness in his eyes warmer than the lamplight. She made an exception and raised a hand, prolonging the book's life, but also inviting a bond she should never have 1Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 13 The Emperor Conquers Another World: Chinese Emperors Vie for Supremacy 帝临异界：华夏帝王异界争霸 Xuan Cang is in turmoil, and the empire has fallen. Amid the flames of war in another world, only the emperors of Huaxia can save the day! A single imperial edict can summon Zhuge Liang from seclusion, to plan with foresight and bring order to the world. A single command can call on Bai Qi to raise his spear and take the enemy’s head amid ten thousand troops! Watch as the emperors of Huaxia’s dynasties recreate the might of Qin Shi Huang, the grandeur of Emperor Wu of Han, and the bearing of Emp 305Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Prisoner of Fireworks 烟火囚徒 [Slow-burn, no System, no clichés, transmigrate and reborn] In Republican-era China, two brothers cannot bear to accept their parents' brutal deaths. They swear to take revenge, but the ending is beyond what anyone could expect. Truly, it is a tale of: Every feud has its cause, and grand ambitions are so often left unfulfilled. What a worldly, commonplace path this is, nothing but prisoners of the mundane! 40Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 15 Seen It Again, Episode 4 《看了又看》第4集 Watching Again, Episode 4 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 A Game of Life and Death: Love Is the Killer’s Chain 弈世：爱者是戮者的枷锁 [No System / Not a Power Fantasy / Ensemble Cast / Philosophical Reflections] To love is to kill; obsession is a shackle; reincarnation is the way home; the struggle ends only in death. One lantern, two lingering souls from different worlds, three hundred million years alone. In this wager played on a chessboard called the universe, with all living beings as pieces, I stake everything on one sentence: “I’ve come to take you all home.” I wanted to be a literary type, but who knew that what I’d r 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Seen It Again, Episode 3 《看了又看》第3集 Watching Again, Episode 3 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Seen It Again, Episode 5 《看了又看》第5集 Watching Again, Episode 5 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Seen It Again, Episode 2 《看了又看》第2集 Watching Again, Episode 2 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Sister-Obsessed Gangster: My Rival Is a Rookie Cop 妹控黑帮：我的对手是小女警 From loan shark to the godfather of Guanyin City, Zhang Shubai used his wits to take down drug lords and drive Chen Dong, the owner of the Jian Gong Group, to his death. He took over the company and reached the top overnight! Ruthless beyond compare, he protected only his younger sister, becoming someone no one in the city dared to cross. But Ye Mumian, a rookie policewoman, doggedly pursued him, swearing to bring him to justice. Yet after one clash after another, she fell for the tenderness in 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Transmigrated to the Late Yuan Dynasty: I Discovered from the Start That Zhu Chongba Was Qin Shi Huang 穿元末：开局撞破朱重八是秦始皇 A modern-day office drone transmigrates to the end of the Yuan Dynasty. He wants nothing more than to cling to Zhu Yuanzhang and lie flat, but who knew he'd accidentally grab hold of the First Emperor's dragon scales? From then on, The Yuan court falls, Europe submits, and Yingzhou bows its head. North and South America, Africa: all brought to their knees! Dare anyone across heaven and earth challenge him? 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Murky Currents: Tales of Finance 浊流：金融往事 This is a financial exposé rooted in reality. It lays bare the brutal truth behind loan-broker schemes, shell-company loan fraud, and debt-driven ruin. It exposes human greed and wishful thinking, and captures the helplessness and fragility of ordinary people swept along by the tides of the times. The murky waters churn, financial traps abound. A moment of glory ends in dust. Every path that looks like a shortcut comes with a hidden price. Every unchecked greed will eventually end in total col 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 My System Was Requisitioned by the Nation 我的系统被国家征用了 In his previous life, he was a programmer who dropped dead at his desk. When he woke up, he was in the back room of a convenience store. Had he transmigrated? He had arrived in a parallel world much like Earth. On the seventh day of spiritual qi revival, I awakened a busted System. It claimed it could optimize the core of anything: make bullets turn corners, make body armor tougher, and make demon beasts drop dead on the spot. But before I could quietly build up my strength, the door was kicked —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Before the Dust Settles 染尘前篇 Jiang Luochen encounters the spirit fox Chi Ran in a secluded woodland paradise. They spend their days together, caring for one another, and gradually fall for each other. Chi Ran follows him home and learns that his mother is seriously ill and needs nourishing food. She secretly brings him fish to help, and the two spend their days side by side, making a living by fishing. While buying cloth for his mother, Jiang Luochen meets Meng Xiyue and Meng Muyao. Later, he goes to admire lotuses at Mist 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 Chen Yu’s Taming and Counterattack Plan 陈屿的驯养反杀计划 Shen Sisi only wanted to keep her relationship with Chen Yu strictly master and servant. She thought Chen Yu would always be obedient and gentle, and know his place. But one late night, Chen Yu barged into her room and slowly closed in. Shen Sisi panicked. “Chen Yu, what are you doing? I’m your master.” Chen Yu’s gaze was obsessive as he spoke in a low voice. “Sorry, Master. I want to move up in the world.” 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 Chronicles of the Bridge Spirit 桥灵记 At midnight, people kept falling to their deaths from Huazhou Bridge. Chen Qiao, an ordinary high school student, awakened an ancient Boundary Guardian Token. From then on, he could see what ordinary people could not: spirits being devoured, vengeful shadows clinging to their victims, and the power of the Dark Abyss seeping into the human world. The bridge spirit Xiaochuan, who had haunted Huazhou Bridge for a thousand years, appeared. The cool, distant young man stood with his sword in hand: “ 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Fatty Makes a Ruckus in Chang'an: The Prosperous Tang Dynasty Has a Big Appetite 胖爷闹长安：盛唐的肚量不一般 During the Kaiyuan era, Wang Fugui, a portly imperial kitchen chef banished for sneaking a taste of the Shaowei banquet, sets up a stall on Zhuque Street selling his “Fugui Meat Buns,” using his belly as a chopping board. By a twist of fate, he embarks on a down-to-earth, absurd, and heartwarming entrepreneurial journey. He sips milk tea for customers, keeps them company and chats away their boredom, and walks vicious dogs for them. Thanks to his belly's “magical abilities,” he defuses one crisi 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 A Practical Guide to the Eight Characters' Divine Stars 八字神煞实用大全 The Complete Guide to Astrological Spirits offers a detailed account of 54 commonly used astrological spirits, including the Heavenly Nobleman, Heavenly and Monthly Virtue Noblemen, Prosperity Spirit, Traveling Horse, Canopy, Peach Blossom, and Lonely Star and Widowhood. It not only explains how to identify each spirit, using the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches, the year or day branch, and other reference points, but also covers its defining traits, auspicious or inauspicious nature, and eff 494Reads6.7Score13414d adds
- 29 A Love Story From the Restaurant Kitchen 后厨的爱情童话 A recent graduate applies for a job at a star-rated hotel. Just because he knows the owner, he gets the same position as the head chef, earning the jealousy of everyone and the chef’s resentment. Then, by a stroke of misfortune and luck, he meets the daughter of the richest man in the country, who’s at the hotel to experience life for herself. Thus begins a hilarious romantic comedy. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Tiger Crossing the River 过江虎 A man who fled abroad illegally after getting into trouble runs into an old classmate from twenty years ago, who was also his sworn enemy. But after a series of events, he discovers that he never actually killed anyone: he was framed. Follow a Chinese man’s struggle for life and death in a foreign country, and see if he can escape danger and make it safely back home. 56Reads—Score314d adds
- 31 Seen It Again: Episode 1 《看了又看》第1集 Watching It Again, Episode 1 18Reads—Score114d adds
- 32 Notes on Dragon Hunting with Strange Stones 奇石寻龙笔记 A seal breaks on a strange stone from the Yellow River flats. Ancient forces surge, and dark matter quietly emerges. Wealth is thrown at the door, beauties are used as bait, and factions fight tooth and nail over the Dragon Stone. Is it an omen of good fortune or the root of disaster? With seven coins to determine my path and eight guardians to escort me, I, an ordinary stone enthusiast, am forced to embark on a perilous journey to return the stone to the sky screen. Does the source of these 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 The Princess’s Beloved Consort, Steadfast as an Inkstone 砚定安宁驸马的掌心宠 Ancient historical romance + bickering couple + sweet romance + clever leads + mutual devotion The heroine, Princess Anle Yang Ninger, is arrogant and domineering. She prefers a whip to makeup and is bold, spirited, and unafraid to love or hate. She's dumped from the start, only to become the most sought-after woman in the blink of an eye. The top scholar treats her like the apple of his eye... The two go from bickering rivals to protecting each other through danger, and gradually fall in lov 815Reads8.6Score10514d adds
- 34 Transmigrated to Cultivate Immortality: I Subdue the Heavens with Classical Chinese 穿越修仙：吾以文言镇诸天 [Transmigrate + Cultivation + System]+ [Confucian Dao]+ [Wild Imagination]+ [Menial Disciple + Feel-Good Power Fantasy] Li Shenyan, a professor of Classical Chinese at a university, transmigrates into the body of a menial disciple of Qingcang Sect in the cultivation world. When he wakes, someone has already crushed all four of his limbs and thrown him into an abyss. At the same time, the remnant soul of a Demon Venerable is trying to seize his broken body. At the brink of life and death, the Sag 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Strange Tales of the Marketplace: One Glance Reveals Your Fortune 市井奇事：一眼看穿你气运 A feng shui novel covering homes, shops, workplaces, haunted houses, graves, and personal fortunes. Chen Xian is a fourth-year computer science student with a pair of naturally sharp eyes: he can see the light and darkness of the fortune hovering over other people's heads. Black means misfortune is clinging to you, crimson means disaster is imminent, and a flash of blue means trouble is brewing. Ever since he gained this ability, people have called him a jinx. He's been scolded, made to pay for 73Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 The Mute Wife Is Hard to Win Back, Mr. Qi Is Beside Himself with Regret 哑妻难追，祁总悔疯了 [Mute Heroine + Obsessive Male Lead + Love After Marriage + Agreement to Give Up the Child and Separate + The Ex-Wife Comes Back to Haunt Him + Fictional Wealthy Family] Born unable to speak, Shi Ran has endured cold treatment from the Shi family. Her elder brother, Shi Fengyan, is her only source of support. After an unexpected incident at a bar, she becomes entangled with Qi Shen, the proud and obsessive young master of the Qi family. A pregnancy test forces them to marry in haste under press 41Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Heavenly Escape Through Feng Shui 风水天遁 Feng shui and metaphysics + archaeology + ancient scripts + classical Chinese texts: a fresh take on urban feng shui and tomb exploration. Feng shui secrets × ancient tomb expeditions × the dragon veins of Huaxia. Heaven and earth are the board, all living beings the pieces! The two feng shui schools conceal the secrets of heaven in the earth’s veins. After Xia Wujiu accidentally awakens the Heavenly Escape Talisman-Bearer Fate Pattern, he reads dragon veins, breaks deadly formations, and ventur 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 The City's Pair of Wild Ducks 城市里的那对野鸳鸯 Shan Gen is an honest migrant worker who barely makes any money all year. His wife, meanwhile, has been living with another man. The two of them put their son through college, and just as his wife is about to spend one last year living with someone else, Shan Gen’s coworker spots them, and their son runs into them while away from home and tells Shan Gen. His marriage is finally on the verge of falling apart. Will they end up divorced? 1.2kReads—Score10214d adds
- 39 Great Qin: My Roman Girlfriend Is a Glamorous Older Woman 大秦：我的罗马御姐女友 When Macedonian forces clashed with the spears and halberds of Great Qin, I, a modern man who had transmigrated into the body of an ordinary garrison soldier, had planned to keep my head down and watch the show. Instead, I was forced to bring my “Roman bombshell” captive before Qin Shi Huang and launch a fantastical campaign of frenzied farming and reverse colonization. 125Reads6.3Score12814d adds
- 40 My Second Brother: Two Young Men Venture into the Northeast 我的二哥之二小闯东北 My second older brother ran away from home when he was twelve, heading northeast with a child from the neighbors’ family. The two of them endured countless hardships to make it there, only to find themselves in the wolf’s den and the tiger’s lair. And so began a story no one could ever forget. 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 The System Was Gifted to Me from the Start 开局就送系统 After transmigrating to another world, Xiao Lin unexpectedly binds himself to an overpowered System. Short on resources? Trade for spiritual energy and easily make up for gaps in your cultivation. Weak cultivation? Master both alchemy and artifact forging, and watch your strength soar. Even ordinary weapons can be tempered and upgraded, while common pills can be refined to perfect quality. He lies low and builds his strength in Qingyang City as turmoil rages across the Central Region, where a my 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 No Talent? I Summon a Squad of Elemental Battle Maidens 无天赋废柴？我召唤一群元素战姬 [Urban high martial arts + urban supernatural powers + chemical-element battle girls + summoning + imaginative anthropomorphized chemical elements + fantasy + play the pig to eat the tiger + multiple heroines + sister obsessed with her brother + lighthearted comedy + light-novel style + entirely hand-crafted] Carbon, oxygen, copper, iron, silicon, hydrogen, nitrogen, gold, aluminum, lithium... These are all chemical elements commonly found in everyday life. What kind of story would unfold if t 4Reads—Score11814d adds
- 43 The Immortal's Trail in the Mortal World 凡武仙踪 [Transmigration + System Stat Allocation + Slaying Evil Demons + Martial Arts + Cultivation] Evil demons run rampant, and human lives are as worthless as grass. After transmigrating, Lin Dong awakens a daily stat-allocation System on the brink of death. Everyone else cultivates martial arts, but I alone will open the immortal river anew. Ding! Obtained [Ultimate Divine Art] Ding! Obtained [Heaven-Slaying Swordsmanship] Give me stat points! Max them all out! What level are you even at? And you ca —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 The Ghost Bride Won't Leave Me Alone, and My Living Girlfriend Joins Me in Slaying Evil Spirits 鬼新娘死缠我，活人女友陪我斩诡 Su Ming has three personalities. He is hounded at every turn by a ghost bride in red, while his girlfriend, a living journalist, stays by his side. Step by step, they uncover the truth behind the small town's ghost marriage, a cult's sacrificial rites, and an ancient god's seal. Together with the two heroines, he slays the uncanny and protects the world, though the storm is far from over and the shadows endure. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 Assault Squad: The Foolish Wolf Operation 士兵突击之憨狼行动 Xu Sanduo’s older brother, Xu Erhe, went to Japan for work, only to be kidnapped by Japanese criminals who demanded a five-million ransom and threatened to kill him if it wasn’t paid. Xu Sanduo, who is stationed with A Team, volunteered to resign and leave the unit. But Yuan Lang gave him a mission at that very moment: go to Japan and eliminate a traitor in the military. The operation’s codename was Operation Foolish Wolf. 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 In Search of Demons and Their Tracks 寻魔觅踪 Feifei’s father is a police officer who’s hardly ever home. Something inside Feifei has changed, and she wants her father to find her a mother. Two women in the police force are both deeply fond of him, but Feifei’s father has fallen for a stranger, who turns out to be a dangerous person. Is she the one he arrested, or is she his other half? 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 I Have a Blade That Can Slay the Tathagata 我有一刀，可斩如来 #Slay the Buddha #Buddhist Disciple’s Rise #Evil Buddha #Slay the Buddha to Attain the Dao They say I am the Buddha’s chosen one, destined to kneel before the blood-soaked lotus throne and sacrifice the mortal world to nourish the new Buddha. But all I want is to slay the Tathagata. So I replaced my right arm with the hand of an Impermanence Ghost, planted a Flower of the Other Shore in my right eye, and tore my own name from the Book of Life and Death with my left hand. I swallowed sword inte —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 The Kappa People’s Prophecy 卡帕祖人预言 A sweeping science fiction novel: One million years ago, Mudu Kesa, chief of the Kapa people, carved ten prophecies. The first three came true, turning three civilizations to ash. The remaining seven will be fulfilled by his ten-thousand-and-first descendant, Mudu Chen. The price: each time a prophecy comes true, he will lose a part of himself. Mudu Chen, a young man from a small town in the Xinjiang desert, has no idea that he died once in his mother’s womb. That was his hundredth death. After —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Transmigrated to the End of the Ming: The Era of Zero 穿越明末之零的纪元 Programmer Su Hao accidentally transmigrates to Liaodong in the seventeenth year of the Chongzhen reign. He wakes on a battlefield, gravely wounded with a through-and-through injury to his left shoulder and surrounded by the corpses of Ming soldiers. At the brink of life and death, an artificial intelligence named Zero binds itself to his consciousness. It contains the entirety of human civilization’s achievements and can provide knowledge of everything from firearms manufacturing to tactical co 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 Don't Call Me a Country Bumpkin! I Become a God on Livestream and Shock the Internet 别骂我土鸡！我直播封神震惊全网 People call me a country bumpkin, say I'm boring to watch, call me an airborne slipper, and say my credibility score is in the gutter? They laugh that I used to tighten screws at an electronics factory and ask how someone like me could ever be a top-tier star streamer? I'm Yu Xianlin. I've played Lu Bu for twenty thousand matches, streaming from a rented apartment with one rule: never surrender! My legendary five-kill defense of the base blows up the livestream. I take on Jinghui's nine-player a 3Reads—Score—14d adds
