Novels like Still Heading the Wrong Way
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- 101 The Seven-Star Rulebook 七星规则簿 Synopsis: Set in an alternate universe, TF Family Fourth Generation, no romance Seven friends who grew up together find the world quietly changing after an ordinary get-together. Their familiar daily lives are swallowed by the "Realm of Rules." Break a rule, and the price is a distortion of your perception or complete annihilation. Steady Zhang Guiyuan, perceptive Zhang Hanrui, meticulous Wang Lujie, bold Zuo Qihan, rational Yang Bowen, lively Chen Sihan, and innocent Chen Junming must rely on t 368Reads—Score11614d adds
- 102 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
- 103 TF Fourth Generation: Your Heart Holds My Name TF四代：你心里有我名字 Our long wait, our memories, all gathered on this little cassette tape... If time could turn back and life could start over, what would he choose... “Do you regret it?” “What?” “Nothing.” 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 104 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
- 105 TF Fourth Generation: Kiss Me TF四代：你亲亲我 On Yan Zhiwu's first day transferring to No. 1 High School, she made a fool of herself: the student council mistook her for a student who was late and tried to take down her name. The next day, on the sports field, a basketball fell from the sky and smacked her squarely on the back of the head. Clutching her head, she crouched at the edge of the field, close to tears. Was No. 1 High School jinxed for her? Then things started to get weird. For some inexplicable reason, the school's biggest stars, 1.9kReads8.4Score19514d adds
- 106 TF Fourth Generation: Back in China TF四代：回国 [Original male lead × TF Fourth Generation + exceptionally talented] “I gave up my dream for my family once, but here, I found a new family and a new dream.” Shen Tingjuan They all know that the “Fifth Star” has temporarily left its orbit. But when they look up, it’s still beneath the same sky. 2.3kReads—Score15514d adds
- 107 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
- 108 TF Fourth Generation: Words Left Unsaid TF四代：未尽之言 My new work is out! You can 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! 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 109 The Top-Tier Star in Disguise as a Man: Brothers, Don't Fall for Me Too Hard 男装顶流：哥哥们别太爱我 [The rating has just been posted and will rise later] All main characters are adults. This is just for fun, so please don’t yell at me. [Transmigration + Female Disguise as a Man + Everyone Has a Crush + Love Rivals + Feel-Good Entertainment Industry Story + Fourth-Generation RPF] After Xu Qingci died suddenly, she transmigrated into Xu Qingci, a “prince” trainee who had killed herself after being cyberbullied by the entire internet. And so The whole internet called her a “resource-backed star,” 1kReads8.7Score12914d adds
- 110 TF Fourth Generation: The All-Round ACE Is the Group's Beloved TF四代，全能ACE被团宠了 | Original character | Gifted male lead | BL | TF Entertainment’s fourth generation | Alternate setting | As a trainee in TF Entertainment’s fourth generation, the name Li Jingyan carries an edge all its own. Born for the stage, he has no weak spots in singing or dancing and is widely recognized in the industry as a natural talent. With his cool, detached looks and clean, aloof aura, he’s the kind of person you remember at first glance. No one can resist Li Jingyan’s charm. If someone can, then 37Reads—Score—14d adds
- 111 TF Fourth Generation: Starlight for You, Tenderness for Me TF四代：星光予你，温柔予我 [Parallel World] [Parallel World] [Parallel World] [Adults] [Adults] [Adults] A slow-burn story of nurturing and gentle surrender. The breeze on the eighteenth floor will always stop for Zhixu. 45Reads—Score10314d adds
- 112 We All Grew Up This Way 我们都这样长大 No one can be young and understand what youth feels like at the same time. But we all grow up, and the joy, pain, and sorrow we experience shape us. Those experiences stay with us like shadows. 75Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 113 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
- 114 TF Family Fourth Generation: Above the Chessboard TF家族四代：棋局之上 TF Fourth Generation Ensemble (Warning: This story is entirely fictional. Please don’t associate it with the real people.) Great clans hold sway, and undercurrents run deep. Some make their moves from behind the scenes, while others are pulled unwillingly into the game. In this contest for fame and power, victory and defeat have never been a simple matter of winning or losing. 325Reads—Score10014d adds
- 115 I Like the Moon, but the Moon Doesn’t Know 我喜欢月亮但月亮不知道 Yang Bowen has been doted on by his parents his whole life. At eighteen, he meets a girl. He has seen her and knows who she is, but they never become friends. In the darkness, he silently follows her, stays by her side, and loves her. But he dares not confess, and cannot confess. He fears his family might misunderstand and worries that fans could hurt her. He isn’t capable of protecting her yet, and he’s afraid of everything… 499Reads—Score10014d adds
- 116 Am I Zhang Zhenyuan's Little Sister? 我是，张真源的妹妹？ The beloved wife has always been by Zhenyuan's side, making up for the seven-part set of heartbreak for beloved wives. Feel free to imagine yourself in the role, dear readers. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 48Reads—Score414d adds
- 117 TF Generation Four: Utopia Development Journal TF四代：乌托邦养成日志 [Signed. Plagiarism is strictly forbidden (`Δ´)!] The wind sweeps through Chongqing's mountain city, carrying the thoughts of youth. A boy with the makings of an international stage quietly enters the TF Family. Beyond the spotlight lie endless days and nights of practice; as the boys learn to work together, youthful bonds take root. Brick by brick, with sweat and one another's companionship, they build a utopia where they can grow together… 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 118 TF Fourth Generation: The Young Master Is So Hard to Raise! TF四代：少爷太难养！ My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novels. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is my motivation to write, and I will strive to tell every story well! 978Reads8.1Score7114d adds
- 119 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
- 120 TF Fourth Generation: She Who Wears a Wolf’s Clothing TF四代：披着羊皮的她 Currently updating exclusively: Our Times 2 [Original Female Lead × Not a Good Person × Pretends to Be Good × Holds Grudges × Dark × Hot-Tempered × Precocious] Beneath the shell of a “genius girl” lies a rotting soul. - Pei Zhixu is widely regarded as a well-behaved girl. Pretty, sensible, and kind: those are the stereotypes everyone has of her. But only she knows that this so-called “genius” is nothing more than a natural talent for pretending to be good. She is dark, hot-tempered, and extreme 1.4kReads6.8Score11414d adds
- 121 Even the Moon Once Had a One-Sided Love 月亮也曾单相思 “I want to sing myself to you, while we’re young and in our prime. Let the flowers bloom to their heart’s content, adorning your years and my branches. Who could ever take your place? While we’re young, let’s love with all our hearts. My dearest one, the road ahead is long, so let’s walk it together.” 781Reads8.7Score14914d adds
- 122 Where the Heart Yearns [Strange Tale] 心之所向【奇文】 [An unconventional romance, all-around singer vs. esports player, 1v1] We meet again, and my heart recognizes you before I do: Yang Bowen At last, I’ve found the direction I lost, the one my heart has always longed for: Zuo Qihan 185Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 123 TF Fourth Generation: He Always Wants Me All to Himself TF四代：总想独占我 [Some coercion] [No canon pairing] [All pairings] [Original male lead] His love of singing led him to become a trainee at SDFJ. After a summer trial run, he went straight into the top tier. The affection of “everyone” was impossible to hide. After successfully securing his place, he began working toward his dream. Li Yu: ...I really appreciate “your” affection. It’s just wonderful... 45Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 124 A Good Star: Special Case Investigation Bureau 一颗好星星：特殊案件调查局 [The rating was just added, so it's a little low. Feel free to give it a try.] Synopsis: Set in an alternate world, with romance. SDFJ is a covert detective training base dedicated to discovering gifted teenagers with exceptional powers of observation. After round upon round of screening and tests, only seven remain, forming an investigation team codenamed “Star Track.” • Zhang Guiyuan: action-oriented detective / field team leader • Zhang Hanrui: behavioral and appearance profiler / microexpres 2kReads8.4Score17214d adds
- 125 TF4: Don’t Leave After School TF四代：放学后别走 - TF Fourth Generation: Don't Leave After School [Youthful campus romance, Mary Sue, slow burn, ensemble cast] “I respect all kinds of opinions, but I'll only ever be myself.” “Jiang Qingqing, you shouldn't have to bear all this.” - “Forever young, forever in love.” “The withered plane leaves carried away our youth. The flutter of an unfinished first love lingered as gusts of wind swept through the mountain city, bringing with them the bittersweetness of a fleeting romance.” - Male leads: Zhang 2kReads6.8Score22114d adds
- 126 TF Fourth Generation, Go Go Go! TF四代gogogo On a whim, I started wondering what sparks might fly if a character with extraordinary strength entered the Fourth Shinobi World War. How would the other characters' relationships develop? How would the overall landscape change? As an author who already loves analyzing characters, I found the idea even more fascinating. Maybe it would help me understand the young people of the Fourth Shinobi World War better, so on a whim, I decided to write this book. 36Reads—Score—14d adds
- 127 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
- 128 Can I Bum a Cigarette? 借支烟 In the memoir of my youth, the only thing worth mentioning is that you were there. “Let me bum a cigarette.” “Even good students smoke?” Some people are truly rare to come across, like... “Is that your dog?” “Eleven, come on!” To meet someone so dazzling at the most innocent and beautiful age of my life, all I ever wanted to do was run away... “We’re not cut from the same cloth.” “What does that even mean?” Being with you feels like being bound together by fate. It’s the only thing I want in my 1.8kReads8.9Score35214d adds
- 129 The Temperature Frozen in Time [Strange Tale] 被定格的气温【奇文】 [1v1, Qiwen] Yang Bowen: If you’d met someone other than me that day, would you still have fallen for me? Zuo Qihan: Yes! It could only ever be you, and it will always be you! 230Reads8.7Score10814d adds
- 130 TF Generation Four: Asymmetrical Conquest TF四代：非对称攻略 "Ordinary-girl everyone’s darling + love at first sight + Mary Sue + late-night scenes + competing men" Jiang Nuan was as ordinary as they came. But after she saved someone, her life changed completely. Seriously... why were they all looking at her with those sinister, possessive eyes? They were going to scare her into hopping in a car (no), onto a plane and fleeing, weren’t they? ‘Gui Wen Qi Han Heng Lu Ran’ (P.S. Yiran appears later on~) Note: There will be a twist later. The 15Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 131 Can't Live Without You [Sentinel-Guide] 没你不行【哨向】 A new story is here! Come 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! 200Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 132 TF Family Generation Four: When the Light Falls on Us TF四代：光落少年时 The second installment of Gu Qinglan Please note: This is a work of pure fiction, set in a new-era parallel world where the legal age of adulthood is 14. It has no connection to real-world age definitions or social norms, and is not based on any real people or groups. Original characters | Ensemble cast | HE | Parallel world | All characters are adults This story is entirely fictional. Plagiarism and imitation are strictly prohibited. Fate brought a group of people together and swept them into t 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 133 TF Fourth Generation: Don’t Just Stand There, Run! TF四代：别愣着，快跑 Pairings: LM, Gui Rui, Qi Wen (the author writes pairings whenever they go off the rails). Plot-focused, updated irregularly. #Apologies for the OOC# A noisy bunch of the little Fourth Generation are forced to enter survival mode in the apocalypse. Who could have imagined that the long-awaited debut night would mark the beginning of the apocalypse? Zombies break out, the city falls, communications go down, and there is nowhere to run. The boys of TF Family Class One are trapped between their 322Reads—Score4414d adds
- 134 That Summer, Still Unfinished 那年盛夏，未完结 We all thought summer was long, long enough to wait for answers at our own pace. But maybe it wasn't as long as we imagined. We always thought the height of summer would last long enough for us to get through every difficult moment with our closest friends by our side. 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 135 An Unconventional Business Relationship 非正常营业关系 Please move on to the second book. The earlier content is in the author’s notes~ The content is unchanged, the content is unchanged, the content is unchanged. Please show it plenty of support, hehehe. Please support the one called “Channel” too~ 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 136 I Save You as You Save Me 渡厄亦渡你 A story about Zuo Qihan and Chen Yiheng, from strangers to the most important people in each other’s lives. They defy society’s expectations, sharing an unspoken understanding as desk mates in class and warmth in late-night dorm conversations. They are each other’s strongest support. With autumn as their pact and their meeting as their promise, they’ll journey together through every warm and peaceful year to come. 144Reads—Score3214d adds
- 137 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
- 138 Stealing Men from Time Fengjun 和时代峰峻抢男人 All members of TF Family's third generation, reader-insert romance, female-oriented, heavily out of character, everyone dotes on the protagonist, complicated dynamics, irresistible protagonist. The main characters' relationship progresses pretty slowly, so this may be a long one. Chen Tianrun: “Thank you for liking me. Even though I didn't debut, please take good care of yourself.” The story differs greatly from reality. Please don't confuse the characters with the real people. The content is a 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 139 A Happy Life at Times Fengjun 来自时代峰峻的幸福生活 Lin Zhizhi is a recent college graduate who loves playing games and reading novels. Li Fei brought her all the way from Guilin, Guangxi, to work as a life skills teacher for the fourth-generation trainees of TF Family. Zhizhi's family is fairly well-off, and she has lots of friends in Chongqing, so she often goes out to eat with them. She likes Yuan Yiqi from SNH48. From here on, Lin Zhizhi will have all sorts of encounters with the fourth-generation TF Family trainees... (The author is a bit se —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 140 Near the Clouds’ Edge 近云边 When Zuo Qihan first met Yang Bowen, he felt conflicted. He couldn't understand what was happening to him. It was only later that he realized what it was: love at first sight. 2.1kReads8.7Score42614d adds
- 141 TF Fourth Generation: Become the Light, or See the Light TF四代：成为光，或者看见光 Original characters and personal headcanons. Any similarities are purely coincidental. A note for readers: The main focus is on careers; romance appears in the extras. Everyone is fully fleshed out, not just a plot device. Yang Bowen “Could you sometimes be just my Gu Qinglan?” Zhang Guiyuan “Your palm is the warmest. It's so warm that I only dare entrust all my vulnerability to you.” Wang Lujie “Before I met you, my youth was silent. You gave it a voice.” Zuo Qihan “You taught me to be gentle, 179Reads7.3Score10114d adds
- 142 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
- 143 TF Third Generation: A Journey Called Companionship TF三代，一场名为陪伴的路 (If you can’t accept an all-male pairing, feel free to scroll past + parallel world + growth story) Zhu Zhixin and I were neighbors. One day, while we were out, we were scouted by people from SDFJ, and that was how our trainee careers began. I never really thought I’d debut. I came here just to ease the burden on my family, and, of course, to keep Zhu Zhixin company. I knew that if he came alone, he’d have a hard time adjusting at first. With me around, I thought he’d settle in more quickly. As 961Reads—Score11514d adds
- 144 TF Fourth Generation: Growing Wild TF四代：肆意生长 Ending: Bad ending A sensitive girl who always puts others first is accidentally noticed by a staff member from Times Fengjun in Chongqing and joins the fourth generation. Please show some respect as you follow their story. 730Reads8.2Score10114d adds
- 145 TF Fourth Generation: Demon Academy TF四代：恶鬼高校 Currently updating daily // Paranormal alternate universe · pseudo-skin hunger · careful maneuvering · evil spirits · campus · male rivalry Pain seeps into the flesh and flows through every part of the body. This is a diary of my revenge. “I will kill you with my own hands.” Her soul wandered for a thousand years. The resentment in her heart kept her from entering the cycle of reincarnation, until at last, on that night, she regained a physical body. Certain that every emotion was false, she let 132Reads—Score1314d adds
- 146 Pretending I Don't Have Feelings for You 假装对你没感觉 Li Haoyu has always hated two kinds of people: the ones who act all sweet and innocent, and the ones who try to control him. Zhou Yang is both. Everyone at school knows that student council president Zhou Yang excels in both character and academics, and is cool and composed, a distant flower on a lofty peak. Li Haoyu, meanwhile, is the young master who strolls through the school gates at the last minute every day, sleeps in the back row, and is so impossible to manage that even his homeroom tea 1kReads—Score23414d adds
- 147 Debut! Kitty Idol!! 出道！猫猫偶像！！ [TF third- and fourth-generation fan fiction, beloved by all / no romance in the main story; warm childcare slice-of-life at first, then a small reverse harem showdown; the protagonist is universally adored, with no side couples] Ning Zixia is a cat demon who has lived for just 114 years, the human equivalent of 14. To survive in the modern world as spiritual energy grows ever thinner, her cat parents make a snap decision: she should become a trainee! And so, Lou Entertainment's one and only tru 945Reads—Score10214d adds
- 148 TF Fourth Generation: I Became a Star After Dressing as a Man TF四代：男装后我爆红娱乐圈了 After seven years of secret training abroad, Ruan Yan was summoned back, expecting her career to take off. Instead, the company ordered her to use the alias “Ruan Zhu” and join a fourth-generation boy band disguised as a man. As a trainee, she quickly went viral for being “the fourth generation's only poor-guy archetype,” “the fourth generation's only gossip-loving melon-eater archetype,” and “the fourth generation's only unlucky bear archetype.” Curious onlookers flocked to see her, only to di 1.7kReads8.7Score20814d adds
- 149 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
- 150 Not a Coward: At the Mahjong Table 不是胆小鬼，麻将桌 A new work is out! Come read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy them. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 98Reads8.7Score—14d adds
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