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- 101 Divorced at 35, I Return to the Throne as Beijing’s Elite Beg Me to Come Back 35岁离婚，京圈跪迎我归位 Tags: Female-oriented | Mature urban action hero | Business and espionage | Sweet and satisfying | Both leads are devoted only to each other At thirty-five, I caught my husband cheating in the apartment I bought. He was on his knees on the sofa, his mistress wrapped in my silk dressing gown, while my stepdaughter filmed them on her phone. I smashed the glass of the liquor cabinet and flung blood in his face. “I’ll see you at the Military Procuratorate.” Within twenty-four hours, I delivered him 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 102 This Repeat Student Is Obviously Super Strong, Yet Far Too Low-Key 这个留级生明明超强却过分低调 Complete [Alternate World + Superpowers & Magic + Playing the Fool to Catch the Tiger + Strong Female Lead + No Romance] Everyone at the academy knows that Su Taoyao, the repeat student, comes last in every exam and is the biggest joke in the entire Illusion Star Pavilion. No one knows she was the late Guardian Zijing’s best friend, or that she is the trump card personally invited by the principal, Ling Chenyang. She keeps her talents hidden, is content to rank near the bottom, and laughs, jokes 355Reads—Score103Shelves
- 103 The Hawk-Eyed Swordsman 隼目刀客 He’s a fast-draw swordsman from the Northwest, stinking to high heaven, with a sword technique like a man chopping wood. But the falcon on his shoulder is sharper than his blade. For the sake of a single flatbread, he steps into the Great Buddha Grotto and sets the Northern Frontier in turmoil. A prince of the Liao kingdom hates him to the core. Martial world bigwigs, battle-hardened frontier troops, and the mysterious Bai family are all after the busted blade in his hands. People are vanishing 251Reads—Score—Shelves
- 104 The Cypresses of Summer 夏天的柏树 [Childhood sweethearts ✖️ reunion after years apart ✖️ broken love made whole again ✖️ character-driven story] Lazy, free-spirited girl Xia Ru ✖️ poker-faced top student Ma Bonan She was once a brilliant top student, but after family troubles caused her to fail her exams, she became listless and lazy. He was the aloof, distant, yet responsible class monitor. A shared secret brought them closer. Those three years were truly spent working hard toward their dreams. After the college entrance exams, 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 105 A Guide to Saving a World with a Bad Ending 烂尾世界拯救指南 [Not a Power Fantasy] [Transmigrated Into Her Own Novel] [Growth-Oriented Female Lead] [Slow Burn] [Light Ensemble Cast] Jiang Ning transmigrated into her own unfinished novel. The System said, "Host, you dug the hole yourself, so of course you have to fill it in yourself ^_^" She didn't take it seriously. Wasn't it just becoming someone's disciple, cultivating, fighting monsters, taking a beating, dying once, then dying again? She did it. Halfway through, she realized something was off. Why did 54Reads—Score—Shelves
- 106 Heaven's Bad Review System: Roast Your Way to Godhood 天道差评系统：吐槽就能逆天封神 Urban fantasy + reborn with a System + face-slapping comeback + business-world power plays + martial arts and immortal cultivation + the laws of heaven. The male lead, Lin Chen, was kind and patient in his past life, but was betrayed by his sworn brother, framed by his fiancée, left with his family destroyed, and died full of resentment. Reborn at the critical point of his senior year of high school, at eighteen, he binds himself to the Heavenly Dao Bad Review System. As long as he leaves bad re 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 107 Skywalker: A Journey Through Time and Space 天行者：时空逆旅 During an experiment in transmigration, Lu Yang arrived in a strange new world... In a world of immortals, all things rise and fall… Hidden lands, ancient secrets, and formidable enemies emerge one after another. Sword in hand, he ventures into haunted realms, crosses vast seas, and unravels deadly mysteries... Love, heartbreak, and tangled relationships follow in the wake of those he cherishes. Amid trials and tribulations, he seeks the ultimate mysteries of space and time. Was his transmi 62Reads—Score—Shelves
- 108 Rusting Spiritual Energy: There's a Heavenly Ladder Inside Me 生锈灵气：我体内有座天梯 High martial arts + academy setting + ensemble cast + willpower + fated protagonist + fantastical ideas + no dumbed-down characters All it took was a dream that lasted nearly a month to project disaster into reality. Zi Yuan was stunned... This is a training ground, twisted and unstable nine years from now, teeming with low-intelligence monsters. As you can see, the sky is locked in eternal dusk, dark red rust stains writhe across the ground, blood sprays everywhere, the world's will has rusted, 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 109 Her Little Tricks 她的小把戏 A slow-burn romance where love grows over time. Readers who prefer a faster pace can start from Chapter 54, where things pick up. The pretty boy is refined and gentle, like a frail scholar. He’s good at biology because he dreams of starting a company to develop miracle drugs for difficult and incurable diseases. Everyone at school is afraid of the queen bee. Everyone, that is, except the pretty boy, which makes her lose face. What she doesn’t know is that he saw through these low-level tricks 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 110 I Asked You to Deliver Takeout, Not to Make the Female CEO Eat Out of Your Hand! 让你送外卖，没让你拿捏女总裁！ [System + urban comeback + cozy daily life + no angst] Song Ning was a food delivery rider struggling to survive in a big city. He thought he would spend his whole life as a busy little “worker ant.” That was until the day he awakened the “Reward Good, Punish Evil System.” Help an old lady cross the street? Get 10,000 yuan in cash! Save an elderly man who suddenly falls ill? Get 100,000 yuan in cash, plus god-tier medical skills! Feed a stray cat? Get 30,000 yuan in cash and the ability to —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 111 Villainous Prodigy: Gu Changge 反派妖孽：顾长歌 [Big Bad Villain] [Reborn] [Harem] [Mastermind] [Exiled Immortal] The immortal Gu Clan commanded the cycles of reincarnation across the heavens and looked down upon the rise and fall of countless races. Yet it collapsed spectacularly in a deception known as "Heaven's Mandate." Gu Changge, the Gu Clan's most celebrated young lord, had treated the world with sincerity in his previous life. In return, his entire immortal clan was slaughtered, and his soul was sent to the Nine Hells. The ones who de 1.8kReads—Score133Shelves
- 112 Table Tennis Reigns Supreme 乒霸天下 A young man who used to haul bricks at construction sites gets the chance to work as a coach at a basketball court. Life puts him through his paces, and he fulfills the mission of today’s youth. You may be very capable, but you have to love your country... 31Reads—Score—Shelves
- 113 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 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 114 Demon Emperor Reborn: The Survival Game on Blue Star 魔帝重生：地蓝星的生存游戏 The Demon Emperor Is Reborn: The Survival Game on Blue Star —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 115 My Bro Turned into a Sword Maiden? Well, Sorry About That, Hehehe 好兄弟变剑娘？那对不起咯嘿嘿嘿 [Gender-Bender + spiritual qi revival + Sword Girl + Single Heroine + System + No Harem + Pure Romance + Multiple Couples] [I'm terrible at writing blurbs, so please, please, please give the story a chance. I'm really begging you!] When Luo Xi woke up, she discovered she had become a sweet, soft girl. And her true form was actually... a sword! Then, by a twist of fate, she formed a contract with her silly, clueless best friend. The winds shift, strange changes arise, and spiritual qi returns. Th 34Reads—Score—Shelves
- 116 After I Transmigrate into a Book, I Provide After-Sales Service for the Villainous Brat 穿书后，为坏种反派提供售后服务 [Book Transmigration + No System + 1v1 + Younger Male Lead + Both Are Inexperienced] "A romance author with a head full of dirty thoughts who loves teasing men × a wicked yet pure-hearted, easily flustered, obedient villainous younger brother" “He began by using her, and she fell for him while trying to save him. This game of lies ends with them burning for one another in earnest.” Xie Feifei transmigrates into the novel she wrote but never published, the entire manuscript already finished! And 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 117 A Goddess Is Chasing Me? But I Just Want to Drive a Ride-Hailing Car! 女神倒追？可我只想开网约车啊！ Zhang Jie, a ride-hailing driver, happens upon a special System that lets him accept ride requests spanning different worlds. On one trip after another, he meets travelers from all kinds of worlds and experiences their vastly different customs and ways of life. Opportunities keep appearing along the way, and many travelers offer him a place at their side. Though he has the chance to embark on an extraordinary path, Zhang Jie’s own wishes never change. He only wants to complete every ride diligen 20Reads—Score—Shelves
- 118 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 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 119 Cultivation and Clearing Injustice: My True Energy Shakes the World 修仙洗冤：我的真气震八方 [Cultivation in the 1960s + turning the tables after a wrongful conviction + protection + proving the Dao through slaughter + the Three Realms + one heroine] “In the 1960s, my own relatives framed me. I went from a wealthy young man in Suzhou to a prisoner on a labor farm.” My name is Zhao Tianyu, and I was an ordinary man. While doing forced labor, my fellow prisoner, Uncle Li, and I discovered a dry well. He gave his life to help me escape and uncover the truth so I could clear my name. By a 15Reads8.3Score—Shelves
- 120 After My Mermaid System Backfired, I Focused on My Career! 《绑定海后系统翻车后，我走事业了！》 After My Sea Queen System Backfires, I Focus on My Career! 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 121 Xiaojiang Town 晓江镇 Amid the clashes of interest and struggles of human nature in the trenches of the workplace, Mo Ye is a hands-on doer who remains true to his original aspirations. How can he break through the obstacles and achieve a win-win for his own ambitions and local development? This story explores how idealism can survive and bloom in the soil of reality. 25Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 122 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 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 123 Tao and Li Chronicles 陶李记 My new work is now available! Please visit Tomato Novel to read it. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well. The Peach and Plum Chronicles follows the young Junze and the girl Yuqiao as they leave the village that protected and raised them, venture into the martial world, and then enter the imperial court, all in search of the truth: the mystery of their origins and the truth behind the young man's father's death. But lurking behind 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 124 The Laid-Back Dark God and His Beloved Little Wolf Girl of Light 摆烂黑暗神，偏宠光明小狼女 [Darkness Protects Light + Redemption + Enemies-to-Lovers + Devoted Love + Slacking Off + Invincible + Defying Fate] An Mu Tian is the last direct descendant of the dark creator, Shitian Yuan, and the most powerful member of Shitian Yuan’s bloodline. He was born with the mission of destroying the world. But he loves freedom and has no desire to fight for power, so he chooses to be an ordinary mechanic in the spirit realm. Every day, he does nothing but slack off, dreaming of retiring early and d 2Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 125 My Childhood Friend and the Newcomer Are Both Clingy, but I Just Want to Lie Flat 竹马天降太黏我，我只想躺平 After transmigrating as the young master of the Duke of Dingguo’s household, with wealth, looks, and an illustrious family, Zhai Hongsheng wants nothing more than to lie flat and coast through life! Who could have guessed? His obsessive childhood friend Su Yanghui murmurs sweetly, “When you turn eighteen, I’ll marry you with a grand procession. You’ll be my one and only for life.” The green-tea beauty Shangguan Chunshui pursues him at every turn: “I’ve been devoted to you for twelve years. You’ 22Reads—Score—Shelves
- 126 After Reading Minds, the Noble Consort Just Wants to Snack and Watch the Show 贵妃读心后只想吃瓜看戏 [1vN, mind-reading, gossip, lie flat, face-slapping, twists, heroine awakens, heroine shines on her own] I, Su Daji, uh, I mean Su Tang, stayed up all night gaming and died suddenly. When I opened my eyes, I had become a consort who had just been sentenced to death and sent to the Cold Palace. The emperor despised her, the empress was vicious, and every concubine in the palace was waiting to see her reduced to bones. But no one knew she had gained the ability to read minds. [The empress's inner 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 127 After the Demon Slayer's Love-Struck Heart Was Rejected by the Demon King, She Turned Dark 除魔师恋爱脑被妖王拒绝后黑化了 Original title: Demons Run Amok There are two kinds of demons in this world. One kind is formed from resentment, miasma, and vital energy; the other is a people who have lived for years in the Abyssal Demon Realm, commonly known as the demon race. Tens of thousands of years ago, the mortal world and the Demon Realm were one, and humans and demons lived side by side. Humans cultivated by absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, while demons grew stronger by devouring the world’s balefu 20Reads—Score—Shelves
- 128 Shadows in the Mist 薄雾凝影 My new work is here! Come 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! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 129 Baihu A Yao 白狐阿瑶 A Yao the White Fox —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 130 The Divine Realm Shatters: I Return to Earth to Cultivate Immortality Again 神境破碎：我回地球重修成仙 The Divine Realm shattered, and the gods fell silent! A once-mighty Void-Shattering Divine Venerable returns to Earth in the body of his nineteen-year-old self. Hell from the start: his father is gravely wounded and near death, loan sharks are at the door demanding his life, his special recruitment slot has been stolen, his childhood friend betrays him, and the goddess he admires humiliates him. Everyone sees him as a penniless failure, unaware that a timeless Divine Venerable lies hidden within 22Reads—Score—Shelves
- 131 I Have a Dating System, and Dating Is My Ticket to the Top 我有一个约会系统，我靠约会逆袭 This is a work of fiction. Please don't apply it to real life; just sit back and enjoy. The score was just posted, so it will go up. [Female Casanova + System + everyone loves her + romantic rivalry + top-tier tea-sipping skills + multiple male leads + a thrilling push and pull] Lin Wuxia accidentally bound herself to a dating System. Every date with a different heartthrob earned her a massive reward. She moved among a host of eligible men, thinking she had everything firmly under control. The 11kReads8.6Score1.3kShelves
- 132 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 914Reads8.6Score105Shelves
- 133 Black Earth, Stolen Shadows 黑土盗影 Black Soil, Stolen Shadows 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 134 The 'Heartless One' from My Village 俺屯子的“没良心” The “Heartless” One in Our Village 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 135 The Dead Rose from the Grave 诈尸了 The Corpse Has Come Back to Life 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 136 Detective Di Renjie 5 神探狄仁杰5 In the first year of the Wu Zhou era, during the Lantern Festival, it should have been a peaceful night of celebration, with every household rejoicing and the whole nation in high spirits. But in Yangzhou, the ancient Qionghua tree, which had been withered for many years, suddenly came back to life. Scarlet droplets seeped from its petals and slid down like bloody tears. Rumors spread like wildfire, and panic over “Heaven's punishment descending upon the world” swept through Yangzhou. The people 5.9kReads8.6Score373Shelves
- 137 I Always Thought Mom and Dad Favored Me Most, Until My Brother Bought a House 我一直以为爸妈最偏心我，直到弟弟买了房 I always thought my parents played favorites with me, until my younger brother bought a house. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 138 The Broken Blood Moon Sword 血月残剑 The grudge of having my family wiped out is etched into my bones and impossible to forget. Wang Tieniu became a castoff of the martial world. Just as he was trapped in a hopeless dead end and on the verge of death, the blood moon rose and his broken sword was unsealed! With one sword, he awakened a lost sword art. From then on, he exposed hypocrites, struck down villains, and defied a game laid out across the ages! The Heavenly Dao wants to sacrifice me to bring the game to a close? Then I’ll ov 675Reads—Score115Shelves
- 139 He's Vile, Yet Somehow Everyone Hates Him 恶毒的他，竟然是万人嫌 New book / Two male leads / Modern / From universally disliked to universally adored / Younger man Wang Haojie was a poor student who always bullied his classmates, acting like a total creep. But one day, his parents brought another boy home. The boy was only a few years younger than him. He sweetly called him big brother and greeted him with good morning and good night every day. Then, one day, Wang Haojie developed an astonishing affection for him and confessed his feelings. His brother didn't 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 140 Zhao Tang’s Ghost Marriage 照棠冥婚 Zhaotang’s Ghost Marriage 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 141 Big Sister Hua, the Dog Stationmaster 狗站长花大姐 The Dog Stationmaster, Sister Hua 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 142 The Servant’s Rise: I Want Both a Career and Romance 杂役逆袭：搞事业和谈恋爱我都要 [Female-led + cultivation comeback + concealed identity + mutual devotion + character growth] A Xu, a demonic cultivator's servant, has endured endless hardship and is dismissed as a good-for-nothing with no spiritual roots. No one knows that seven years of struggling in the demon caves have made her highly capable, or that she possesses rare Five Elements spiritual roots that have simply been misidentified all along. To escape her miserable life, she changes her appearance, takes the name Yan Q 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 143 The Herbalist's Jianghu Chronicles 本草江湖录 One flavor, one world of martial arts; one herb, one universe. This book explains all 365 herbs in the Divine Farmer's Classic of Materia Medica in the language of the martial world, one flavor at a time. Each herb gets its own chapter, breaking down its nature and flavor, meridians entered, effects, combinations, and contraindications. Cold, hot, warm, and cool are like four kinds of inner cultivation. Rising, descending, floating, and sinking are like a set of palm techniques. The sovereign, m 875Reads—Score486Shelves
- 144 In the Palworld, Why Can’t I Be King? 到帕鲁世界，怎就不能当王 [Business Warfare] [War] [Pokemon Battles] [Palworld] [Multiple Heroines] [Can Pals Cultivate Immortality Too?] [Multiple Transmigrators] This is a strange Palworld, where people from all kinds of eras have arrived. They have to explore it little by little before discovering that this world is completely different from what they expected. Go conquer it and rule it! Make the trip count! 300Reads—Score367Shelves
- 145 The Path of the Gods Across Ten Thousand Lives 魂穿万世之神路 Who knows how vast heaven and earth are? Who knows how long the ages last? Who knows whether the cycle of souls being born, dying, and reincarnating is real? Lin Xuan, an unparalleled powerhouse, spent countless years and treasures to uncover a trace of the secret of reincarnation. For one person, he reincarnated through countless lifetimes, yet remained trapped in the mortal world by a trial of love... 31Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 146 Return to the Inn 归栈 Return to the Inn 16Reads—Score—Shelves
- 147 A Record of Heart-Piercing Crimes 诛心记 Autumn of the first year of Baozheng, the night before Frost’s Descent. Silver King Ye Wuqing launched the “Black Armor Coup” in the imperial capital. Iron cavalry trampled the moonlit streets, and smoke from the fires advanced toward the ninefold palace walls. Emperor Ye Wushuang wept as he stood before the palace hall. Unwilling to treat the people as mere straw dogs, he removed his crown and issued an edict of abdication. That night, the emperor climbed the Star-Gazing Tower alone, gazed no 116Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 148 A Future to Look Forward to, Morning and Night 朝暮可盼 Cheerful, healing, adorably goofy art student × aloof on the outside, warm-hearted and proud academic ace On the second day after Shen Mu transferred schools, her homeroom teacher assigned her to Lin Lizhao, the grade's top student and resident “ice block.” People said he was cold and taciturn. Even classmates who had been with him for three years didn't dare strike up a conversation. Then one day, the usually stone-faced top student cornered her in the stairwell, his voice low and plaintive. “D 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 149 Lock the Sane People In 把清醒的人关进来 Lock the Clear-Headed Inside 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 150 The Hilarious Life of a Rich Girl Married to a Fake Rich Guy 富家女嫁假富公子的搞笑生活 The Hilarious Married Life of a Rich Girl and a Fake Rich Heir 11Reads—Score—Shelves
