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- 101 Please, Beauties, Leave Me Alone, I Only Want to Make Money!! 求求美女们放过，我只想搞钱！！ [Urban] [System] [Multiple Heroines] [Unfaithful Relationships] [Not Mindless Power Fantasy] [Slow-Paced Slice of Life] (The pace is slow at first, then things get much darker later. Shan Chuan was losing it. Why was this System nothing like the ones in web novels?! Laid off in middle age, Shan Chuan secretly drove a rideshare to earn money while struggling with his mortgage and car loan. He didn't 216Reads—Score21214d adds
- 102 Reborn for a New Life, I’ll Work Hard to Marry the Chancellor! 重来一世，我要发奋嫁丞相！ Given a second life, I'll work hard to marry the prime minister! 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 103 My Boss Is Miss Death 我的上司是死神小姐 If someone who had died were given a chance to live again, would you try to seize it? Even if the other party were a Grim Reaper from another world? Don't be fooled by appearances. Don't let what's inside hold you back. Come on, the contract has been made. Then let's fight to the death! (There might be a couple, or there might not. I'll see where the story goes, haha 😊) 21Reads—Score214d adds
- 104 The Cat in the Blue Sea of Flowers 蓝色花海里的猫 The jacarandas are blooming again. I don't know if I'll meet you on this path covered in blue blossoms. You know, I dreamed about you again. I laughed and cried again! I smelled the fragrance of those lotus flowers filling the pond again. Did the drops of water fall from the lotus leaf that was yours? Do you ever think of me, even for a second? She said, “Every smile of yours has an ulterior motive!” He said, “Your motives are even clearer than mine!” It was a mistake from the very beginning, bu —Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 105 Becoming a GLAGAME Expert 成为glagame高手 You’ve cleared 100 GAL games, but in real life you’ve been single for 18 years. Then one day, you suddenly discover you can see the affection levels above people’s heads. Su Xiaoxuan Affection: 10% (Friendly: standard service smile) From then on, the world was never the same. The gentle campus belle’s affection level keeps fluctuating. The haughty heiress talks down to you, yet her affection has shot up to 79%. The socially anxious girl gives it her all just to take one step closer. And then the 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 106 A Dream in Wucheng 雾城一梦 [Transmigrate into a book, as a cannon-fodder character, and defy fate] Nineteen-year-old college student Mu Ci stays up all night reading a Republican-era novel and dies suddenly. Her soul transmigrates into the book, taking over the body of Mu Xueci, a short-lived cannon-fodder character whose name differs from hers by just one character. She had reached the part where Mu Xueci is killed. She only knows that the original character will later be kidnapped by a villain inside the residence and e 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 107 Isn't Infinite Gaming Fun? 无限游戏不好玩吗 An atypical infinite-flow story where supporting characters get their moments in the spotlight too, but never outshine the protagonists. Tragedy is everywhere in the world, and the instances are vessels that contain it. Bai Yuchen wanders within them, with Ling Yichen following close behind. The two stumble their way from childhood, yearning for freedom, to growing up through the games. They are always by each other’s side, unwilling to part. Their flesh and blood merge, their bones entwine. No 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 108 I’m Just a High School Graduate, Don’t Make Me Empress! 我一高中毕业牲，别让我当女帝啊 A transmigration story perfectly suited to the Chinese student experience! Lin Chao Che couldn’t answer any of the four multiple-choice options, yet somehow she transmigrated into the body of an empress and was handed an essay question on governing the country. The court officials knelt in a sea before her, and she opened her mouth with, “Good morning, class.” But it wasn’t a big problem, because she soon discovered she had a teammate. Her high school best friend, Li Si Li, a science prodigy wh —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 109 A Requiem in Another World 异界重奏曲 (No harem, no formulaic plot, no invincibility, no System, urban supernatural powers, slow burn) That day, Zhang Chuyan's life changed forever. He has clung to life all these years, searching for the truth and longing for an answer. When the truth finally comes, what choice will he make? How will the gifted reconcile their differences and unite against the demons of the celestial domains? How will humans and the gifted break down their barriers and coexist? Why does the mysterious Dark Continent 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 110 The Day the Game Shut Down, My Warehouse Appeared in the Real World 游戏停服那天，我的仓库降临现实 [Urban fantasy + game items brought into reality + inventory-focused] On the night the game Mountain and Sea: Seekers of Immortality permanently shut down, Gu Chuan, a sickly, cash-strapped college student, discovered that his in-game inventory, accumulated over eight years, had appeared in the real world. A low-level jade pendant no one cared about in the game could instantly restore his stamina. A Marrow-Cleansing Pill he had been reluctant to use could completely transform his physique. Appra 6Reads—Score10814d adds
- 111 For My Senpai, I Went from Puppy-Like to Ice-Cold 为了学姐，原本小狗系的我变高冷 [Single heroine]+ [Easygoing daily life]+ [Campus romance]+ [No System]+ [Not reborn] Ye Qingbei, a freshman, fell in love at first sight with senior Song Nianya when she spoke onstage as the student representative at the opening ceremony. He happened to hear a rumor that Song Nianya liked the “sweet girl” type, so he mistakenly assumed she was attracted to gentle, proactive men. So the usually carefree Ye Qingbei embarked on an awkward reverse strategy: whenever he was around her, he tried hi 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 112 Whispers from Distant Mountains, a Gentle Breeze in Lingnan 远山轻语，岭南微风 Ensemble cast / episodic stories / modern fantasy mythology / extensive worldbuilding Human, ghost, demon, god: all of them shaped Yuan Shanyu’s life, a life that could never become a straight line. His timeline was a tangled mess, but amid the storm of chaos, he found the best companions. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 113 Chronicles of the Abyss Wardens 人间镇渊录 The pacing may be slow. The early chapters mainly follow the protagonist’s daily life in an ancient rural village after he transmigrates, before he properly sets out on the path of cultivation. Overworked office drone Xiang Qian drowns during a holiday trip. When he opens his eyes again, he finds himself in another world, one with an unfamiliar ancient setting. Since he’s here, he might as well make the best of it. With the knowledge he’s brought from the modern world, he may not become rich and 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 114 The Grand Primordial Scheme 太元局 The one who creates the game surveys the whole board; everything is a piece. The one who controls the game can cover the sky with one hand and command all living beings. A game within a game, a world beyond worlds. Fight across Taiyuan once more and uncover long-buried secrets. Why would the one who created the game need anyone? The one who controls the game is just another piece. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 115 Ten Little Stories About a Genius Girl and Her Sidekick Before and After They Get Married 天才少女和她的小跟班结婚前后的10个小故事 Ten little stories about a genius girl and her devoted sidekick, before and after they get married 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 116 Wandering and Pausing, 走走停停， This is my first novel, Walk and Pause. My original intention was to write the people and events I've encountered in my life into this novel as a parallel universe. I hope you enjoy it. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 117 The Wonderful Days I Spent with You Beneath the Cherry Blossoms 樱花树下和你在一起的美好时光 They have a dream. A dream of flying into the vast sky one day. They know how far away the sky beyond the glass really is. In the distant future, humanity has built mobile fortress cities called “Plantations” on a desolate Earth, and celebrates its civilization. Within them are living quarters for the pilots, called “Mistilteinn,” better known as the “Birdcage.” That is where the children live. They know nothing of the outside world. They know nothing of the free sky. They have been told that th 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 118 Quick Transmigration! I’m a Straight Guy! 快穿！我是直男啊！ Infinite-World Survival + Two Male Leads + Shard-Splitting Top + An Avoidant Bottom. The bottom warms up slowly, so feel free to move on if that’s not your thing. They’re both each other’s only partners. This is a fictional setting, so please don’t relate it to real life. Please be patient with this newbie! The story is told mainly from the bottom’s perspective. The top is 1.9 meters tall, and the bottom is 1.83 meters tall. The reason the top is split into shards is that the author can’t write —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 119 I Am the Mystery 我才是神秘 [Lucifer] [Occultism] [Urban High Martial Arts] At some unknown point, [the Mysterious] arrived. Gods, supernatural phenomena, strange tales... Mysterious things beyond ordinary people's understanding began to manifest, and bizarre incidents occurred one after another around the world. People had no way of knowing what was happening or why. At the same time, there was a group of people who would delve into the mysteries even if they sank deep into the "swamp" of [the Mysterious]. People called t 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 120 Book Transmigration: The Author Keeps Digging Pits and Never Fills Them 穿书：作者她挖坑不填 [Multiple CPs + Ensemble Cast + Arcs + Fantasy Cultivation] Each arc has a different protagonist, and the story is linked through the perspective of Jiang Zuiwan, the nominal main character. The type of each arc will be marked at the start: BG, GL, or female-no-romance, with a small amount of BL as well. -- Jiang Zuiwan suspected that some kind of unclean thing had set its sights on her. With the major exams approaching, she was dreaming every day, and all the people in her dreams were ancient f 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 121 Cotton Tree Beneath the Stars 星辰下的木棉 A pure-love romance between a university couple who reunite years later. Also known as "Don't Love Someone as Distant as Me." In a reality where people generally don't know how to love and don't think they need love, how should we regard our own feelings? A gloomy, cunning CEO and a distant, guarded, stubborn realist of a black rabbit go through a journey from angst to sweetness. 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 122 I Got a Gratitude Coupon as My Year-End Bonus, and Became the Client's Acceptance Inspector 年终奖发我一张感恩券，我成了甲方验收官 My Year-End Bonus Was a Thank-You Coupon, and I Became the Client's Acceptance Inspector 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 123 Secrets of Strange Beasts, Volume 1 奇兽秘闻录1 This book serves as a prequel to my next book, mainly expanding the worldbuilding and setting. There may be a second volume of Secret Records later, updated in real time. Thank you for your understanding. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 124 Winning Over the Host Is a Bit of a Challenge 攻略宿主有点傻 [Slow-paced. The title of the only world can't be changed.] [System, campus, ensemble cast, redemption, mutual devotion, healing] An innocent little Host × a tsundere, sharp-tongued cat System. They bicker in their daily lives while helping their friends heal. This is a slow-burn story. Bai Li has lived in an orphanage since she was little. The only person who was kind to her was the headmistress. Bai Li is very beautiful, but her mind is only that of a seven- or eight-year-old child. When the 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 125 Give the Shooting Star Back to the Night Sky 把流星还给夜空 Give the Shooting Star Back to the Night Sky —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 126 I'm Invincible with the Daoist Arts System 道法系统我无敌 The protagonist, Ye Nanchun, grew up fending for himself in the world. By chance, he obtained a Daoist Arts System and embarked on the path of the Dao. After a series of bizarre cases, a mysterious organization slowly came to light, along with a massive conspiracy and one crisis after another. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 127 The Story of the Sun and the Stars 太阳和星星的故事 [Cool on the outside, distant within × affectionate, proactive puppy] [Sweetness and angst / love grows over time / male pursues female / mutual salvation] Because she was too hot, Xia Lingxi didn't stop to help a classmate who had fallen on her way to the library. She simply walked past coldly. Maybe it was heartless, but it saved her trouble. But before the thought had even left her mind, a basketball hit her in the back and sent her crashing to the ground. When she looked up, she saw Lin Jiey 49Reads—Score—14d adds
- 128 Born to Be an Emperor 本是帝君 Discontinued I Cleared the Dungeons, and We Were Once Emperor Lords At five years old, Qi Ling met Jiang Zhixu at an orphanage. They both thought the place was a monster that devoured people, so they didn't take long to decide to run away. Qi Ling later developed a habit: whenever she went out, she'd always bring someone home. At six, she picked up five-year-old Xing Chen. At thirteen, she picked up Lin Beifo, who was a year older than her but really was an orphan, so she took him in. At seve 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 129 Savior? Just a Brat 救世主？小屁孩而已 (Ensemble cast, male lead has no romance, two power systems: beast taming and supernatural abilities, gradual growth, not overpowered, academy setting) (The male lead is like a battlefield reporter early on and can’t beat anyone. Later, he becomes the main carry on the battlefield and still can’t beat anyone.) People in later generations believed it had been a brilliant age when powerful figures stood as equals, and countless people dreamed of going back in time. But to those who lived through i 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 130 The Way of Exorcism 除魔之道 Unlike the worlds that came before, this world is home to beings far stronger than humans. Can humanity still defeat them? Can humans remain masters of the world? This story features a whole new approach to demon hunting, unlike anything seen before. Here, you'll encounter all kinds of demon-slaying techniques, as well as demons born in countless different forms. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 131 A Single-Player Gamer in the World of Tomb Raiding 盗墓里的单机玩家 [Parallel world + no female lead + laid-back protagonist + ship whoever you like + mostly daily life + a little tomb raiding later on + perfectly happy ending] Xuan Qing accidentally transmigrates into the world of tomb raiding, becoming Wu Xie’s classmate and best friend, and awakens a golden finger: a single-player game System. With the System at his side, Xuan Qing is full of confidence and ready to challenge Heaven itself. “Ding! Congratulations, player, you’ve unlocked an achievement. Rewar 192Reads6.3Score13214d adds
- 132 Poisoning the World: The Young Hero 毒布天下之少年英雄 [No CP] [Friendship] [Ensemble Cast] [Coming of Age] [Passionate] [Moving] Our world offers all kinds of jobs for people to choose from. The world in this book adds an entirely new profession to that foundation: fighters who battle magical beasts. Their work is noble, but it is also dangerous and unforgiving at every turn, with life and death often decided in an instant. Even so, many people are willing to become fighters, because doing so grants them physical abilities beyond those of ordinary 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 133 The Late Tang Emperor: Taizong Returns 晚唐帝主：太宗再临 My new work is out! Welcome to read my work on Tomato Novels. I hope you will enjoy it. Your support is my motivation for writing, and I will strive to tell every story well! 111Reads—Score16114d adds
- 134 The August That Lost Its Voice 失语的八月 August Without Words A socially anxious girl meets a sunshine-bright chatterbox on a rooftop. A secret sketchbook with no faces and a melted orange candy reveal the scars and resilience of two souls. They take their scars as proof, pledge an unbreakable friendship, and promise to face the future together. Our scars are proof: our friendship will never fade. 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 135 A Madman’s Tender Fantasy 疯子的温柔幻想 Yu Shi’an, who has a mental illness ✖ Jiang Sui Xi, his imaginary lover Jiang Sui Xi, a younger lover who takes the lead, and Yu Shi’an, his avoidant partner Yu Shi’an: “Jiang Sui Xi, you’re so annoying!” Jiang Sui Xi: “I love you so much too, gege.” Yu Shi’an goes from resisting Jiang Sui Xi to cautiously testing the waters, and finally confirming their relationship. In their sweet daily life, his dependence and possessiveness grow wildly alongside his love for Jiang Sui Xi. Jiang Sui Xi gently 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 136 After the Cool, Handsome Class President Was Pursued by the Bully 清冷校草被恶劣校霸缠上后 [Persistent, Malicious, Jealous School Bully Pursuer × Cool, Aristocratic, Two-Faced Campus Heartthrob Love Interest + University Campus + Two Male Leads + Rivals + Both Powerful + Both Chaste + HE] Lu Jinye is a notorious school bully at Kyoto University: arrogant, overbearing, vicious, and guilty of every kind of misdeed. He has another identity too: the younger son of the chairman of the Lu Group. With powerful backing, Lu Jinye has even the school administrators and teachers giving him spec 1.1kReads8.2Score12214d adds
- 137 The Seven Tribulations 七道劫 [Ensemble cast + power struggles + play the pig to eat the tiger + face-slapping + Eastern fantasy + wuxia] Heaven and Earth are not benevolent; they treat all things like straw dogs. The Great Way plays favorites, determining the fate of the world through fortune. There was no Way in this world to begin with. But as more and more people walked the path, seven roads to heaven came into being: Human, Divine, Demon, Devil, Ghost, Buddhist, and Confucian. 12Reads—Score114d adds
- 138 Rebooting 2008: My System Connects to Every World 重启2008：我的系统通万界 Lin Chen is reborn in 2008 with thirty-five years of memories from his previous life and a sign-in System. Starting with a lottery ticket, a stock, and an online novel, he seizes the most frenzied wave of wealth created by the financial crisis. Everyone thinks he’s just an ordinary high school senior, but no one knows that this former underachiever, who once scored only 37 points in math, is quietly rising to power. From campus to the business world, from the city to the realm of ancient martial 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 139 Dying Star: Standing Amid the Ashes 湮星：立于灰烬 Xue Ling carries a broken past and is given the chance to start her life over. The rules are cruel: she needs to give a romance everything she has, knowing it will ultimately end. She chooses Gu Xiaochen, the idol adored by millions. She thinks Gu Xiaochen is only a pawn in her mission, but step by step, she falls into the abyss. Gu Xiaochen hides traumas buried for half his life, living amid other people’s expectations and lies. Zhao Ji, Xue Jingnian, Gu An, Ye Tong, Lisi… Everyone carries secr —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 140 A Blade's Road 人在刀途 The blood-soaked road of a grand age, where every step is taken with a blade in hand! After a car accident, I woke up to discover I was a fly. Before long, I exploded! Then I became a frog, a dragon, a phoenix, a god, a member of the War Clan, and all sorts of other creatures. But every time, I exploded and died before long! When I finally became a normal human, I thought my cycle of reincarnation and self-destruction was over. I was wrong. I lived for two hundred years, then exploded again! Whe —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 141 Boundless Gambit 无境博弈 “Welcome to the Game of Fate!” Life or death hangs on every choice. Everyone plays against everyone, humans against ghosts. Can you change the future by clearing the game? Is this a second life granted by the gods, or just amusement for someone standing in the “future”? A magnificent, eerie European manor; a remote inn fraught with danger; a zero-sum game of pursuit and escape; hidden currents in a pear garden spanning time and space; an asylum that seems perfectly normal; an abandoned amusement 174Reads—Score—14d adds
- 142 Working in the Underworld: I'll Go Home Once I Fix the Tragedy 地府打工：改完悲剧我就回家 Mystery and Imagination | Mutual Healing | No Romance | Episodic | Multiple Twists | System | Skills | HE (It’s okay, it’s okay. The journey may be a little heartbreaking, but every ending is HE.) This is not a romance!૮₍ɵ̷﹏ɵ̷̥̥᷅₎ა [The content is entirely fictional. Please don’t read yourself into it. Um, I tend to revise a new chapter late into the night whenever I’ve just posted it and then listen to it myself and feel something’s off. I suggest not reading as soon as it updates. Come back t 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 143 He's Only Ever Fallen for Me 他只对我心动 The boldest thing Song Zhiyi ever did was grab the hem of the boy beside her when she was jostled to the ground in front of the class assignment list. The boy glanced down at her. Just once. Song Zhiyi was done for from that moment on. Lu Ci, number 17 on the school basketball team, always wears a cold expression. He's known as "the walking air conditioner of No. 1 High School." They say he has no interest in girls and turns down every love letter. He has just three words for anyone who confe 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 144 After I Transmigrated into a Book, My Husband Became the Male Lead 穿书后，我老公变成了男主 [Transmigrate Into a Book] [Yandere and Unhinged] [Redemption] Wen Shuran was complaining to her best friend about a video she'd recently watched. The male supporting character was incredibly handsome, but the screenwriter had killed him off. She swore she'd kill the screenwriter. In her dream, Wen Shuran chased after the screenwriter, demanding justice for the male supporting character and insisting he be brought back to life! Instead, she unexpectedly transmigrated into the novel and became it 993Reads—Score—14d adds
- 145 Transmigrated as a Cannon Fodder Guide, I Tormented an S-Rank Sentinel to Madness 穿成炮灰向导，把S级哨兵虐疯了 [Sentinel/Guide BL? No, BG | 1vN Romantic Rivalry Battle Royale / Strong Female Lead / Everyone's Favorite] Meng Qi was out enjoying herself at a bar when the System suddenly hurled her into a Sentinel/Guide novel, where she became a cannon-fodder Guide with the worst aptitude. She was also bound to an absurd mission: torment the Sentinels who got close to her, and once she had accumulated enough Sin Bond points, she could leave the world and make her escape. The original host had gotten herself 15Reads—Score12014d adds
- 146 I Regret Sending the Girl Who Ran Away from Home Back 我后悔送归离家出走的少女 Fan Hui had once been just another ordinary middle-aged office worker among the masses. One ordinary night, he took in Duan Xi Shi, a girl who had run away from home. “Don't you want to go home?” “That isn't my home...” Looking at the pitiful girl, Fan Hui truly wanted to take her in. But as an adult, he knew he couldn't give the girl before him a home... He couldn't give her a future. The next day, out of caution and goodwill, he thought he was doing the responsible thing and took the girl back 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 147 The Abandoned Land 遗地 Those who cannot let go of their obsessions cannot enter the cycle of rebirth, and are banished to the Wild Ruins. In the ancient, desolate ruins, where no day or night exists, the souls of the dead slowly fade away, returning to the world's embers. For a thousand years, no new souls entered this land of death. Then a soul from the modern world crossed the rift in the order of things. Wen Yu fell here by mistake. He knows nothing of this place's rules. He doesn't know that the Wild Ruins are 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 148 Zhi An Knows Xia 止安知夏 Shen Zhixia thought she first met Lu Zhi'an in that jazz bar. That night, she approached him first, then stepped away before he could. She thought their story ended there, but a month later, he became her new boss. Lu Zhi'an's affection for her was unwavering, but he had far too many things he refused to tell her. Their first separation felt like an unspoken understanding, until she was dragged off to ruin his engagement party. The second time they parted, she said, "Take care of yourself... 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 149 Adventures of the Four Celestial Spirit Pearls in the Mortal World 千年四象灵珠下凡历险记 [Beast Taming] [Slow Burn] [Ensemble Cast] [Multiple Female Leads] [Lighthearted Comedy] [Chinese Fantasy] [Cute Kids] [Master and Disciple] [Comedy] [Raising a Child While Cultivating] The Water Immortal is trapped inside a princess's body. Her memories of her past life fade away layer by layer, and when she wakes, all that remains is Jing Shuihan, a three-year-old child. Everyone says the princess must travel to a frigid island to recuperate for ten years. Her adorable disciple, Shu Yaozi, t 74Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 150 Little Urban Mystery Stories 都市悬疑小故事 A short urban mystery story —Reads—Score—14d adds
