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- 101 Just Want to Kiss 只想亲 Severely out of character. No logic whatsoever. Fictionalized real-life setting. Everyone is an adult. We used to squeeze together in the practice room to share a bottle of water, and talk late into the night in the dorm with our foreheads pressed together. Even our shadows seemed inseparable. At some point, we began choosing our words carefully, and the distance between us quietly grew. The feelings we never quite voiced, the affection we hid behind jokes, all sank into the routines of everyday 458Reads—Score10614d adds
- 102 A Hedgehog's Diary 一本刺猬日记 [Clear-headed, ambitious senior Xu Ting VS sunny, aloof trainee Zuo Qihan] [Secret crush comes true + bittersweet at first + sweet pursuit and flirtation later + growing together] In ninth grade, Xu Ting wrote in her diary: “Today I took a junior to the teaching building. His name is pretty special. He's so tiny, standing under a tree like a little hedgehog.” “He asked what my name meant. I said, ‘I hope you always have someone who will listen to you.’” Later, he went to Chongqing and became a 62Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 103 TF Fourth-Generation Extra: She Just Wants to Follow the Plot TF四代炮灰她只想走剧情 After Xu Yan accidentally choked to death, she transmigrated into a cannon-fodder character in a novel who shared her name. All Xu Yan wanted was to follow the plot and make it home safely, but everything seemed to be heading in another direction... (This story is entirely fictional. Please do not associate it with real people.) 112Reads—Score—14d adds
- 104 TF Family: The Fourth Generation TF家族四代 In the TF Family’s fourth-generation training room, every day brings a new challenge, and every practice session is another step toward their dreams. The boys sweat and laugh together here, and learn how to grow and persevere. Their story has only just begun... 614Reads—Score10014d adds
- 105 TF Fourth Generation: Slow-Burn Effect TF四代:慢热效应 [The “I Raised Them, Then They Fell for Me” Series] Perhaps Chi Wei had never imagined that a group of children would heal his broken life. Chi Wei had started working at SDFJ through a friend’s introduction. When the fourth generation was short-staffed, he was transferred over to work as a living assistant. At first, he thought it was just another grueling job, looking after a bunch of brats. But when he was at his most vulnerable, he never expected them to be the ones who brought the first ray 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 106 A Special Redemption, Just for Me 专属我的偏爱救赎 [Original male lead + coming of age + emotional bonds + mutual salvation] [TF Entertainment’s fourth generation × Yan Qinghe] Yan Qinghe was once a pampered young heir to a wealthy family. Then his family fell on hard times overnight: his father disappeared with debts unpaid, and his mother became seriously ill and bedridden. The former darling of fortune was suddenly plunged into the mud. With nowhere else to turn, he received help from the neighboring Bai family. Forced to hide every sharp e 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 107 Youthful Partners: Feathers and Song 青春拍档:羽与歌 Because Wang Lujie lost to Mu Zhicheng in an Olympic competition, his parents sent him to Wuxi County, a famous badminton town, to study under a master. There, he meets Zhang Hanrui, heir to a badminton family with several generations of champions, and Zhang Yiran, a little-known young singer. He's also forced to train every day with Mu Zhicheng, the person who beat him. Mu Zhicheng has a close childhood friend, Deng Jiaxin. Despite having a remarkable talent for singing, Deng Jiaxin is always r 102Reads—Score—14d adds
- 108 TF Fourth Generation: Our Kang Is So Crowded It’s Bedlam TF四代:俺家炕头挤疯了 My new story is out! You can read my work on Fanqie Novels. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 109 What? The Person Who Rolls Their Eyes at Me Has a Crush on Me? 什么?翻我白眼的人居然暗恋我 A charming green tea beauty × a softhearted knight. Apologies for any OOC. Found-phone fiction, self-conquest, and mutual devotion. Told mainly from the perspective of the one being secretly loved. There couldn't be a more foolish puppy in the world. He barged into my life with utter determination, staking everything he had. When I asked him before whether he'd ever considered taking things slowly, what did he say? He said he hadn't. He didn't understand then, but now he finally realizes: To ke 22Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 110 Niao Ta’s Second Book 鸟他的第2本书 My new story is out! You can 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! 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 111 August Is Your Lie 八月是你的谎言 “My superstar, I hope you’re happy every day. I don’t want you to always look so worried, to be too tired, or to let all those rumors affect you. My superstar, you have to be happy every day.” “Even though we live in different worlds, I’ll love you quietly from afar.” “You stand on the stage beneath the spotlight, like a flower in full bloom. I hide in some dark corner, like a lump of rotting mud.” 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 112 TF Fourth Generation: Don't Kiss Off My Makeup TF四代:别吻花我的妆 [Four generations of the same cast + from everyone’s least favorite to everyone’s favorite + soul transmigration + OOC warning + original character settings] - An Ke is absolutely fuming. She got so mad playing Valorant that she passed out. When she opened her eyes, where on earth had she ended up? The inexplicable memories in her mind told her she had transmigrated into a book. Worse, she’d ended up in the body of a trainee whom everyone hated and found unbearably cringe. Oh no, what a disastro 385Reads—Score4914d adds
- 113 TF Fourth Generation: A Drowning Whale, Lost in You TF四代:溺水之鲸,沉溺于你 The fleeting moments of genuine affection between people are beautiful. I am greedy. I always foolishly wish I could keep them forever, so I keep telling myself to wake up, yet time and again, I don't want to. An Qingci 554Reads—Score10314d adds
- 114 TF Fourth Generation: Trading Heartbeats TF四代:交换心动 [Coming-of-Age + Reunion After Years Apart + Slightly Twisted + Original Male Lead] - “Didn't see that coming, did you? We still have a story to tell.” - Damn it, writing a synopsis is the worst. Don't copy my characters or my writing style. Thanks. 29Reads—Score—14d adds
- 115 TF Fourth Generation: Our Eighth Day TF四代:我们的第八日 “We stepped down from the stage and into each other’s fight for life and death.” - Zhang Guiyuan, captain of the criminal investigation team, takes on a series of murders. Seven victims, each marked with a number from “1” to “7.” Forensic examiner Zhang Hanrui, criminal profiler Yang Bowen, technical expert Zuo Qihan, and the rest of the major crimes squad are called in urgently. Everyone assumes the killer is trying to complete a set of eight numbers. Then they discover the eighth mark in an un 124Reads—Score10414d adds
- 116 TF Family Generation Four: How Did I Become the Top Fan Favorite? TF四代:怎么混成人气top了 Fu Yu never thought he would have anything to do with idol life, until he joined Time Fengjun. He had planned to just coast along, but then he found sincere friends, fans who loved him, and dazzling stages. Fu Yu: It took me zero seconds to fall in love with Time Fengjun. Come give it a try too~ And somewhere along the way, he seemed to become one of the most popular members?! 413Reads—Score2314d adds
- 117 TF Fourth Generation: It Begins at a Horror-Filled School TF四代:从惊悚校园开始 [Signed Work. Reposting Is Prohibited. Do Not Falsely Claim to Be the Original Author.] [Tomato is the only platform where this novel is updated. All other platforms have reposted it.] Mysterious fog quietly encroaches on Blue Star, and endless dungeons descend. Michuan Academy becomes a strange trial ground, chosen at random. The Snow-Shoveling Squad, renowned for its seamless teamwork, faces one life-or-death trial after another in dungeons set in a terrifying school... Courage, choices, disgu 1.1kReads—Score19214d adds
- 118 TF Fourth Generation: Can a B-King Really Be This Cute? TF四代:Bking能这么萌吗 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 535Reads—Score10114d adds
- 119 TF Fourth Generation: You’re My Best Solution TF四代:你是我的最优解 [Girl Disguised as a Boy + Useless Pretty Face + Slow-Burn] - When fans flood the internet with posts saying [Qi Li sounds awful], a narcissistic young man grabs his alt account and madly replies in the comments: [Being handsome is enough. Being handsome is enough.] When fans boycott him under the official livestream, Qi Li sees the topic's popularity climbing and comments from his alt account: [Thanks for the support. Don't forget to send money.] When fans confront him in person and shout, “Qi 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 120 TF Family: Mint-Flavored Candy TF家族:薄荷味的糖 Please don’t flame me. Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you. All characters are adults in this story ⚠️ Severe OOC ⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️ Fictional characters and content, not real ⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️ 48Reads—Score—14d adds
- 121 TF Family: Boys of This Era, May Every Year Bring Peace TF家族:此间少年,岁岁长安 Still a magnet for everyone’s attention. Some things may not make sense, so please don’t flame me. Thank you. OOC warning ⚠️ All characters are adults in this story ⚠️ All adults ⚠️ All adults ⚠️⚠️⚠️ The characters and events are fictional. Please don’t connect them to real life ⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️ 316Reads—Score10314d adds
- 122 TF Fourth Generation: The Shut-In Dares to Take on Times Fengjun TF四代:自闭小伙勇闯时代峰峻 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 353Reads—Score3414d adds
- 123 Zuo Qihan: Kissing Summer in the Sun 左奇函:骄阳吻夏 Summer is just as noisy as ever, just like when you and I first met. We made a promise. You’re a trainee in TF Family’s fourth generation, and I’m just one of your many fans. Will you remember me? Hello, Zuo Qihan. I’m Xu Xia. 566Reads—Score10114d adds
- 124 I Want to Write You into My Song 想把你写进我的歌里 A new story is here! You can read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 120Reads—Score1914d adds
- 125 Orange Peel: Everyday Life at the Mahjong Table 橘子皮:麻将桌日常生活 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! 1.7kReads8.2Score32114d adds
- 126 Maxing Out Our Love Buff 和你的恋爱Buff叠满 Professional esports player Kiyo VS horror-game streamer Yang Benben As a horror-game streamer, Yang Benben is usually active at night and rarely goes online during the day. On a friend’s recommendation, he downloads the latest hit game, Golden Armor Strike. The game is a five-player team battle. After his friend’s persistent urging, Yang Benben gets hooked. From then on, he streams horror games at night and grinds maps in Golden Armor Strike during the day. One day, he happens to come across a 81Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 127 TF Fourth Generation: Life Is but a Dream TF四代:浮生若幻 [Signed] Original male lead Harem-style, everyone dotes on him More friendship-focused at first May be out of character Slow-paced He’ll interact with Wang Lujie quite a lot At first, I was aiming for a more realistic direction, so things will move slowly The style will gradually change 565Reads—Score10414d adds
- 128 TF Fourth Generation: An Unfinished Promise TF四代:未完的约定 Plagiarism and imitation of this work are strictly prohibited. A continuation of the second Yun Xianan story. The promise we made growing up is still with us. Here, the story of Yun Xianan and the fourth-generation kids continues. An'an is still the same adorable, sleepy, easily flustered good kid, but she's grown up before our eyes, too. Her voice is changing, and she's getting taller. You're warmly invited to watch An'an become an even better and more amazing little idol. Even when the world i 39Reads—Score—14d adds
- 129 It Never Rains in the City of Mist 雾都不下雨 By fate's design, Zhang Guiyuan and Zhang Hanrui gradually grow closer and become best friends. Yang Bowen meets Chen Junming, who is two grades below him, through his connection with the group of four. Are they friends, brothers, or something else...? Teenagers always have their own questions to work through. Growing up isn't always smooth. This is their story of youth. They find their way through confusion and heartache, and grow through misunderstandings and reconciliation. “When I'm not by 33Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 130 Niao Ta's Fourth Book 鸟他的第4本书 My new story is out! You’re welcome to 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! 57Reads—Score10014d adds
- 131 TF Fourth Generation: A Secret Crush TF四代:暗自倾心 [TF fourth generation + Jiang Yuefu] Original male lead “When did you realize you’d fallen for someone?” “What does it even mean to like someone?” “Jiang Yuefu! Watch closely! This is what it looks like to like someone!” 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 132 Escape: Infinite Floor 999 逃生:无限999层 To Those of Us Who Know Nothing If you’re reading this letter, it means we’ve failed again. You’ll find many documents elsewhere on the floors. Collect them. There is no true death here. If we die on another floor, we lose our memories. If we die on Floor 999, not only will we lose our memories, the building itself will keep expanding. Its interior will grow more spacious, new and more interesting monsters will be added, and even stranger decor will be unlocked. It will become an even more be 84Reads—Score2014d adds
- 133 TF Fourth Generation: Young Master, It Must Be Tough Joining the Entertainment World TF四代:少爷进圈辛苦了 [Original Male Lead + Power Couple + Reconciliation] Everyone knew Pei Yanqing as gentle and sweet, with dimples that hid a charming smile. No one had ever seen the endurance and quiet courage beneath his obedient facade. Bound by a contract and pushed into a corner at every turn, he severed every tender tie with his own hands. Despite everyone’s confusion, pleas for him to stay, and hurt feelings, he pretended to be cold and heartless. On the day he left, dark clouds hung low over Incheon, and 294Reads—Score10114d adds
- 134 The Temperature Is Rising Slowly 气温回升差 I will find you in every time and space. Whether or not you remember me, I will stay by your side forever. I want to take you home. I’m not afraid of the upheaval between worlds, as long as I can be with you. 1.2kReads8.7Score23014d adds
- 135 TF Fourth Generation: Fuling's Growth Diary TF四代:茯苓生长日记 [Mutual Devotion · Ensemble Cast · Entertainment Industry] Wang Lujie × Su Hengling Gentle, steadfast deer type × cool, lively butterfly type “We may not have been born to shine the brightest, but we became the most special and indispensable chapters in each other’s worlds.” This is a story about a “special bond” and “growing together.” Watch the boys build their dreams through sweat, and see how, as time passes, two hearts learn to understand each other and become each other’s strongest support 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 136 Sequence Four: A Second Journey Through a Simulated World 肆序:妄拟人间第二程 Original characters | Ensemble cast | HE | Parallel worlds | All characters are adults This work is entirely fictional. Plagiarism and imitation are strictly prohibited. Beyond all regrets, there was a group of young people who, with a visitor from another world as their anchor, gathered scattered starlight in a parallel universe and shaped it into a torch that would never go out. Some used gentleness as a shield, some wielded passion like a blade, some kept watch in silence, and some loved with 82Reads—Score—14d adds
- 137 We've Successfully Added Each Other as Friends 我们已成功添加好友 My new story is out! You can 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! 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 138 I'm Not Very Good at First Love 第一次恋爱我不太会啊 16Reads—Score214d adds
- 139 When a Cat Doctor Meets a Dog 当猫的医生遇到狗 (Guirui and Qiwen) Still mainly Guirui, with Qiwen as the secondary pairing. ABO fiction. A story about a cat and a dog: Border Collie × Napoleon My first time trying this kind of story. Set in a fictional world. 56Reads—Score1214d adds
- 140 The Whole Internet Found Out About My Secret Crush, So I Came Clean! 暗恋被全网发现,我摊牌了! A new work is out! You're welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 18Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 141 The Seventh-Second Rewind (Guilu) 第七秒回溯(桂橹) The Seventh Second Rewound (Gui Lu) 95Reads—Score—14d adds
- 142 Fengjun's Passionate Romance 峰峻热恋 My new work is out! You're welcome to 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! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 143 When You Look at Me, Guirui 当你看向我时,桂瑞 My new work is out! Come read it 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! 138Reads—Score—14d adds
- 144 A Heart Awakens 萌心初醒 This story follows Chen Junming, who suffers temporary amnesia after an old injury and his inability to accept Chen Yiheng's departure. Later, a car accident takes both his parents, and he moves in with Yang Zixi, the person who saved his life. Meanwhile, Chen Yiheng transfers from England to Chen Junming's school to find his childhood friend. The two go through a series of events together, after which Chen Junming regains his memories, along with much more. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 145 TF Fourth Generation’s Wang Lujie: May Everything Go Your Way TF四代王橹杰:千事顺意 Xiao Jie and Xiao Jie’s story began in a Chongqing summer, but it isn’t over yet. “Can I be friends with you? Your company doesn’t have any rules against that, does it?” “Of course. From today on, we’re friends.” “I feel like I’m understanding you less and less.” “Everything you’ve understood about me has always been the real me.” This is entirely fictional, written purely for love. 232Reads—Score3214d adds
- 146 TF Fourth Generation: The Mountain City's Star Cop TF四代:山城警星照山河 [Tags] Ensemble cast | Criminal investigation | Social realism mystery | Case-of-the-week investigations | Lighthearted daily life | Mountain city | Friendship among the whole cast | No romance [Reader's Guide] Looking for hard-core classical mystery? It's here. Every case has a complete chain of evidence and airtight logic. Looking for social realism with depth? It's here. Twenty-four cases offer twenty-four glimpses of reality, each one leaving you quiet for a while afterward. Looking for ligh 1.1kReads6.8Score15114d adds
- 147 The Blooming Season at the Edge 棱边花期 Synopsis On a campus where the glitz of math competitions intertwines with the secrets of wealthy families, Wang Lujie and Chen Yiheng’s meeting is like an unexpected math problem. An improvised lyric during choir practice, a bloodstained diagnosis on a snowy night: a young love quietly takes root in formula annotations and simple doodles. But a car crash shatters the calm, followed by online rumors and corporate conspiracies. Family feuds, data leaks, and a case of deliberate arson form a puzz 105Reads—Score—14d adds
- 148 TF Fourth Generation: He Came Bearing Warmth TF四代:他携暖意来 The training room floor was soaked with sweat. In the mirror, a young boy repeated the same tedious steps over and over. Rejection, aching abs and lower back, and the disappointment of endless waiting became the all-too-familiar backdrop to Wang Lujie's trainee life. He once thought he would always walk alone, until a warm light appeared, illuminating his dance steps and the distant horizon called the future. A story about Wang Lujie finding companionship, and friendship with the others. 150Reads—Score—14d adds
- 149 TF Generation Four: Amber Heartbeat Memo TF四代:琥珀心跳备忘录 [Signed] Amid the strands of Beijing, where bustling modernity and ancient charm intertwine, a uniquely radiant new star quietly rose: Cheng Menglu. Born into an extraordinary family, this remarkable girl stepped onto the stage of Times Fengjun. Her father was a respected professor in Tsinghua University’s architecture department, using his wisdom and craftsmanship to design landmark after landmark. Her mother was a documentary director at CCTV, capturing the world through her lens and sharing 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 150 TF Fourth Generation: Growing Up Together TF四代:我们一起成长 Xu Cenxi is a handsome, aloof young man, a wealthy young master with a photographic memory. He is rational, highly capable, and kindhearted, as well as a genius. But he has one fatal flaw: he has no sense of direction. At first, he was cool and reserved. Later, after being influenced by the Four Little Fours, he became lively, cheerful, and delightfully eccentric. He is a good young man who loves his country and respects women. He's a great cook and a bit of a chatterbox. 248Reads—Score10014d adds














































