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- 1 Marriage Before Love: CEO Li, Go Easy on Me 先婚后爱：厉总轻点宠 She is the Su family's heiress: sharp-tongued, clever, and never one to take a loss. He is the CEO of the Li Group: cold, controlling, and intolerant of surprises. A childhood betrothal tied the two people who got along worst together in marriage. The day after their wedding, Li Mochen warned her coldly, “Being Mrs. Li is enough to guarantee you a life of luxury. Don't expect anything more.” Su Xingwan rolled her eyes. “Mr. Li, don't make such a big deal of this. The only thing I care about is t 362Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Economic Geography for High School 高中经济地理学 [Literature + Geography] High School Economic Geography: Exploring the Intersection of Economics and Geography Economic geography is an important part of the high school geography curriculum. Combining economic concepts with a geographical perspective, it helps students understand how economic activities unfold in different regions and how geographical factors influence them. First, economic geography guides students in understanding the geographical distribution of economic activities. Why do c 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Beyond the Promise 约定之外 Contract marriage + marriage before love + age gap + powerful family + sweet romance between mature adults At twenty-eight, Su Wan agreed to marry thirty-three-year-old Lu Chengyu. After the wedding, they kept their promise and treated each other with respect and courtesy. Over the two years they spent together, they fell in love. But because of Lu Chengyu’s career in politics, Su Wan decided to divorce him. Only after their divorce did they realize just how deeply they loved each other... 177Reads—Score10014d adds
- 4 The Rebel King 造反王 Play the pig to eat the tiger + patience and restraint + powerful minister + court power struggles + usurpation + rebellion. Lin Chuan was a refugee, an ant struggling to survive. One day, he entered the imperial court, seized power, and rose to a high position. Having tasted the sweetness of power and seen the splendor of fame and fortune, he could never turn back, nor did he want to let go so easily. Court infighting, an emperor’s suspicions, and schemes and shackles at every turn. From a 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Exiled from the Start: The Killer Mother Is a Force to Be Reckoned With 流放开局：杀手娘亲飒爆了 Lin Xiwei was an assassin for a secret organization. During a mission, she was ambushed and detonated a bomb, taking her enemies down with her. When she woke up, she found herself transmigrated into a group of exiles. She had a sweet little son, a husband with a crippled leg named Xiao Muchen, and other family members. Of course, she also had a sharp-tongued, spiteful second aunt. After the original owner died, the woman even egged the soldiers on to whip her corpse. Lin Xiwei awoke to the sound —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 The Chef God Reincarnated as a Farmer, and I Lure the Empress with Cured Meat 厨神穿成小农夫，我靠腊肉钓女帝 The top chef of the modern era is sabotaged and opens his eyes in the body of Lin Dahe, an impoverished village farmer in the Great Xia Kingdom. Seeing his bare-walled home and his wife and daughters, gaunt with hunger, Lin Dahe feels anger surge within him. He grabs a bamboo basket and leads his family toward the village fishpond. “Come with Dad. I’ll show you a magic trick!” His crispy little fish become an overnight sensation, and his mysterious cured meat takes the whole city by storm. Just —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Retired Pilot: I Teach Zhang Chi to Race by Flying Planes 退役飞行员：我靠开飞机教张弛飙 [A Pegasus in Flight fanfiction] What if Zhang Chi used his piloting skills to race cars? When the wisdom of the skies descends on the racetrack, a retired pilot uses fighter-jet tactics to redefine the limits of racing. From a helicopter's-eye view of Bayinbuluke, he reads every bend as a three-dimensional aerial battlefield. Techniques for recovering from an aircraft stall become unconventional, killer overtaking moves. This is no simple passing down of skills from teacher to student, but the 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 CEO Gu Got Played by His Contract Girlfriend 顾总被合约女友钓翘嘴了 After transmigrating into a book as a cannon-fodder supporting character, Wen Mian signed a romance contract with the abstinent tycoon Gu Yanchen to save her own life. They agreed to pretend, keep their feelings out of it, and break up when the contract expired. She only wanted to stay alive, let the plot unfold safely, and make her escape. She flirted casually, never taking it seriously. Who could have guessed that the cold-faced CEO Gu would fall for her at every turn, lose all reason, and be 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Sword Dao Reaches the Heavens: My Sect System Sweeps Across the Myriad Worlds 剑道凌霄：我的宗门系统横推诸天 After transmigrating into the position of sect master of Lingxiao Sword Sect, Su Xuan thought he could lie flat and live like a lazy fish. Then he discovered that his sect was on the verge of collapse! Luckily, he bound the [Myriad Sects Heavenly Fate System]. The stronger his sect gets, the stronger he becomes! The lecherous old patriarch: “With the two of us running the sect, what could possibly go wrong?” Su Xuan: “Are you paying overtime?...” Later... Lingxiao Sword Sect became the greatest 32Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Power and Schemes: The Battle for the Border 权与谋：边界之战 My new work is out! 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! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 My Roommate and I Brave the Apocalypse 室友和我闯末世 When the 307 dormitory at Jiangcheng University of Technology is plunged into a post-apocalyptic supernatural nightmare, a sheet of bizarre rules seals off every path to survival. The four residents struggle desperately against an unknown presence as the rules around them crumble. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 A Heaven-Defying Twist of Fate Made Me Invincible 逆天境遇，竟让我无敌 [Another World + No System + Self-Improvement] Guanghai, an utterly ordinary loser of a young man, unexpectedly transmigrates to a world brimming with magic. Here, soaring through the skies atop magical beasts is no longer a dream, and the radiance of magic shines over every inch of the land. Humans, beastfolk, fierce magical beasts, nimble elves, demi-humans... The vast continent is teeming with powerful figures of every race, each weaving their own legend. As a visitor from another world, Guan —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Ditching True Love for the Perverse 放弃纯爱搞变态 Because she looks like the CEO’s deceased first love, Jiang Yurou is reluctantly brought into the Fu household as a personal maid. Later, when Fu Zhichuan pins her against a door, Jiang Yurou tells him with a perfectly serious expression, “I have emotional detachment disorder. Are you sure?” Fu Zhichuan smiles. “It’s fine. I’ll make you depend on me.” “...” She has nothing to say. [Devoted iceberg-faced man and an aloof, pampered wife] A happy ending, so dive right in. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Madness Forges Machines! AI, Obey My Command and Flatten This... 疯魔铸械！AI听令，给我踏平这 My name is Qi Jin. My whole life has been misery, and the world has discarded me like trash. My family ties were severed, my friends betrayed me, love became a joke, my health was ruined, and my dignity was trampled into the mud. If the mortal world has no place for me, then I will destroy it! I cut out my heart, gouged out my eyes, and turned myself into a machine. I sacrificed my own flesh and blood, merging with the ultimate AI. From then on, I had no blood or tears, no pain or sorrow. Only m —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Are Kings, Lords, Generals, and Ministers Born to Their Station?!!! 王侯将相宁有种乎！！！ A path to good governance in the final years of the Qin dynasty, a glimmer of hope in a slave society. The “perfect” ending for Chen Sheng and Wu Guang: the tragic lives of two brothers. I've got plenty of chapters saved up. Ask for an update and I'll post it right away. 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 The Concubine's Daughter Takes Her Place as Bride: Hands Off, Coldhearted Prince! 庶女替嫁：冷傲王爷别攻略啦！ [Quick-Witted, Quirky Little Sunshine x Tsundere, Brooding, Ice-Cold Prince] Married First, Love Later; The Leads Speak Their Minds What? I transmigrated to ancient times after a quack doctor poisoned me to death? And on my very first day here, I'm supposed to go through that old cliché of being married off in someone else's place? Heavens above, earth below! I'm still just a young woman who's barely come of age, still in the bloom of youth... Well, I still am, actually. The day before her wedd —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Sweetly Obsessed: Dusk Drums and Dawn Bells 甜溺病娇：暮鼓对晨钟 In high school, Bai Mugu and Ye Chenzhong liked each other but never said so. Their secret crush lasted seven years. Bai Mugu drew a sweet romance comic based on Ye Chenzhong, and it unexpectedly became a hit. After growing up to become a tech CEO, Ye Chenzhong had quietly kept tabs on her all along. To get closer to her, he simply acquired her publishing house. The two reunited at a writers' reception. Ye Chenzhong went out of his way to be kind to her, while Bai Mugu nervously tried to hide t —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 The Night Boss's Substitute Darling Husband 夜总的替身娇夫 A completed book… —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Journey to the West: I'm Tang Monk's Father! Leading an Army on a Western Campaign! 西游：我！唐僧他爹！领兵西征！ After transmigrating as Chen Guangrui, Tang Sanzang's biological father, he starts at the Hongjiang Ferry, where he kills Liu Hong in a counterattack. Bound to the Great Tang's World-Quelling Military System, he abandons literature for martial arts and wins the top military honors of the Tang Empire from the start! I won't follow the Journey to the West script. I'll lead the army west, sweep across the Western Regions, challenge the Buddhas of Spirit Mountain, and overturn Buddhism's board in th 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Divorced with Two Kids, I Picked Up a Prince for a Husband 离婚带俩娃，捡个王爷当夫君 At 35, renowned traditional Chinese medicine expert Liu Nian finally escaped a decade-long abusive marriage. Did she really get drunk and die suddenly while celebrating that very night? She transmigrates into the body of an ancient-era orphan, an 18-year-old carrying twins, a boy and a girl. The moment she opens her eyes, she has to deliver her own babies? Luckily, the mysterious wealthy merchant Li Qi happens to pass by and is forced to play midwife. Armed with her medical skills from her previ 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Those Days of Youth 青春的那时光 "Back in Those Youthful Days": Synopsis "Back in Those Youthful Days" follows the coming-of-age journey of an ordinary young man, Chen Yang, from his first year of high school in 2018 through the end of his first year of college in 2022. It tenderly portrays the companionship, first stirrings of love, and transformation of youth. In his first year of high school, reserved Chen Yang becomes best friends with the outgoing Li Xiang. They share morning study sessions, complain about the cafeteria fo —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 The God-Slaying Bow 诛神弓 My name is Tang Wu, the sole survivor of the Tang family of the Eastern Wastelands. At ten years old, I watched a false god slaughter my entire clan. With my spiritual meridians blocked, I couldn’t cultivate or learn martial arts, and everyone saw me as a good-for-nothing. But a remnant soul of the Medicine God lay hidden within me. It taught me to temper my body with medicine, defy fate, and remake myself. I refuse to follow the usual path, and instead forge a path of body cultivation. In an an —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Sword Qi of the Divine Bow 神弓剑气 Volume One: The magic crystal belt in a rift on the Cangwu Continent stirs, and mutated creatures attack nearby villages. Jiang Xu, a transmigrator from Daxia, uses his modern knowledge and strategic thinking to become the alliance leader and orders an investigation into the crisis. The protagonist, Lin Feng, is sent on the mission. Along the way, he meets the heroine Yao Xinyue, a “leyline resonator” of the Earth Spirit Clan who is fleeing after her family’s leyline crystal was stolen. The thre —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 The Yellow Turban Taboo 黄巾禁忌 In the modern world, where spiritual energy has run dry, legends break free from memory and descend upon the human realm as eerie shadows. Wu Mengchen bears the last Yellow Turban Pact in the world. Summon mighty warriors and gain golden light, at the cost of an everlasting wound to your soul. A commission in a small town is only the prelude. A war between old and new divine powers has quietly begun, following the “beacons” scattered across the world. When the Yellow Turbans of the East encounte —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 Yu Xun Po: Reborn? No, Not Reborn 遇寻魄之重生之？没重生 Wen Yang only wanted an ordinary summer vacation, but he briefly closed his eyes in the old alley on his way home. When he opened them again, he found himself in the Kunlun Realm, a mysterious world where spiritual energy flows and people live forever. He was told that he was merely one stray soul fragment of Wen Xunyang, a supreme soul-seeker, and that his original self could reclaim and erase him at any moment, leaving no trace. Fortunately, “Qiufeng” helps conceal his identity, guides him in —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 I’m a Maid in the Demonic Cult 我在魔教当丫鬟 Every modern skill must be closely tied to solving the crisis at hand, showcasing the heroine’s unique appeal as someone who fights with her wits. The romance between the leads should be full of twists and turns, passing through suspicion, testing each other, falling in love, crises of trust, and risking their lives for each other. Every time their feelings deepen, it should be linked to the main story’s crisis, keeping you hooked. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 I Just Want to Build Infrastructure in Peace, but the Village Bigwigs Beg Me to Become Their Sect Master 我只想低调搞基建，全村大佬却求我当宗主 I just want to keep a low profile while handling infrastructure, but the village bigwigs are all begging me to become their sect leader. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 The Secret of the Bronze Sparrow Lock 铜雀锁的秘密 The Secret of the Bronze Sparrow Lock —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 The Legend of the Broken Sword and the Peach Blossom 断剑与桃花的传说 The Legend of the Broken Sword and the Peach Blossoms —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Starwatch Tower 望星台 No fixed protagonist | No hero or heroine | Everyone gets a tragic ending | Nothing but heartbreak The young people on the Stargazing Terrace once held blazing passion in their eyes. None of them knew that after parting, mountains and rivers would lie between them, and when they met again, their temples would already be gray. A group of spirited young people once gathered here. Some took up swords, hoping to shatter the firmament; some took up their brushes, hoping to write the story of the lan 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 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
- 32 An Eternal Promise 永恒承诺 Eternal Promise —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Brothers in Our Youth 少年兄弟 Young Brothers —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 That Older Girl from My School Days 读书时的那个姐姐 That Girl from School —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Love at First Sight 一见倾心 Love at First Sight —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 A Courteous Heart Finds No Joy 谦礼难欢 A Polite Man Is Hard to Please —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 A Promise Like a Dream 约定如梦 A Promise Like a Dream 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 Reborn, With No Regrets 重生后再无遗憾 Lin Xiao was only thirty-five, yet already worth tens of billions. The Wansheng Group he founded had even gone public. His wife was the campus beauty he had loved for over a decade, and they had a sweet, clever son. By all accounts, he was living the dream. Then, just as he was at the height of his success, his wife cheated on him and joined forces with her first love to strip him of control over Wansheng Group. As it turned out, even his son was the child of his wife and her first love. Only th —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 The Girl I Let Slip Away 错过的女孩 Su Haoyu was born into a wealthy family. After his rebellious streak got him transferred to a private school, he met the girl he would love more than anyone in his life. Fortunately, she loved him too. They promised to get into Yifu University together and be a couple, but as soon as the college entrance exams were over, she vanished without a trace… —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 My Boss’s KPI Is to Make Me Cultivate Immortality? 刁蛮老板娘的KPI，竟是让我修仙？ The shrewish landlady's KPI is to make me cultivate immortality? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 First the Present, Then the Future 先现后 Why are there so many inexplicable bugs in this world? Why can some people turn their terrible hand into a winning one against all odds? This is the truth behind the world of Foresight and Exploration. P.S. The protagonist is an utterly ordinary, lovesick shut-in. For some reason, she is chosen to enter a world called Foresight and Exploration. Who brought her there? Will she uncover the ultimate truth of this world? Join Yan Chen on a wondrous journey. The plot is anything but formulaic, with a —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Reborn in Another World, I Aim to Become the Strongest Dragon Master 转生异界，目标最强龙师 The conflict between the Night and the Dragon Soul Continent has raged for many years. Though the continent possesses a power the Night lacks, it is known as Dragon Soul Power. The world did not see a turning point until a young man was reborn here. The Dragon Soul Power he awakened was unlike anything ever seen before. The young man came because of the Dragon Soul Stone, and in the end, he will leave because of it. The stone will also change his life forever. Here, he gains a new appearance and 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 The Foolish Princess Is a Gambling God 傻子王妃是赌神 I woke up in the body of the celebrated modern poet Li Qingzhao. With my golden finger, I saw through a scumbag’s true nature and saved a great poet from ruin… I battled a vicious mother-in-law, brought in a mistress, and saw through the scumbag’s hypocritical mask. When true love finally arrived, I deliberately stumped him with poetry, sending everyone into fits of laughter. I never meant to marry him. If I’d known he was coming, I wouldn’t have come at all… What would happen if Lin Daiyu m —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 A High-Martial-World Gamer Takes a Cracked System for a Spin! 人在高武玩转破解版系统！ [Stellar Martial Arts + Pure Power Fantasy + No Romance + Fast-Paced + Ruthless] Three months before the martial arts entrance exam, my homeroom teacher pressured me into signing a “voluntary withdrawal agreement.” The school beauty, my childhood friend, took my last Awakening Potion and laughed at me for dreaming too big. They had no idea that just moments ago, the System in my body, which had been trying to make a run for it, was forcibly installed with a crack patch. Ding! Newbie Quest: Teach 90Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 A Battle of Wits Across the School, Starting at Blackday Academy 全校智斗，从黑昼诡校开始 [Two Male Leads]+ [Apocalypse]+ [Mind Games]+ [Human Nature]+ [Thriller]+ [Eerie School] During midterms, the school becomes an Apocalypse. The school says that as long as you follow the rules, you can survive. But I discovered that the ones who die are all the people who obey. Shaobai will carve a way to survive through the merciless passage of time. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Hunted from the Start, I Built the Mightiest Dynasty 开局被追杀，我反手打造最强王朝 [Transmigrate into a book, revenge, twists, and a journey of growth. No superpowers or golden fingers.] Han Chen, a military surgeon, is caught in a fatal car accident. His soul transmigrates into an unfamiliar novel, where he becomes Han Yu, a prince of the Yue Dynasty whose family is killed from the start and who is hunted down himself. The System tells him he must help the original Han Yu take revenge before he can return to reality. To escape his pursuers, he flees alone to the homeland of t —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 Across the Fields of My Hometown 吾乡遍野 The end of the world, destruction, death, rebirth, and renewal. In this absurd new world, humans, beasts, and all living things will explore, discover, adapt, love, and protect their new home. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 Light on Snow: Twenty-One Years of Fireworks and Fortune’s Rise and Fall 昭光映雪：二十一年烟火与浮沉 At a barbecue stall in the West Market night market, the boss of a building-materials company, an academic star and electrical engineer, a cool and beautiful ophthalmologist, and an introverted Chinese teacher cross paths by chance. A few skewers of barbecue quietly set the wheels of fate in motion, and they experience all the ups and downs life has to offer. Some become rich overnight, while others are left penniless! Life is a dream. When they wake, they keep one another company, soothe each o 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Please Call Me Mr. Bolun 请叫我伯伦先生 My new work is here! Welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 Transmigrate into a Book: The Cannon-Fodder Girl Defies Fate 穿书八零：女炮灰逆天改命 [A school queen bee transmigrates into a book set in the 1980s. At first, she outsmarts the scheming green tea, awakens the male lead, wins over the second male lead, and reforms her mother-in-law. Later, she dives into business, brings the underworld to heel, and thrives in both the legal and illegal worlds, making her mark on the era.] [More than a story about transmigrating into a book and changing one's fate, this is a story of a woman's growth. Watch our strong female lead take the 1980s by 1Reads—Score—14d adds
