Novels like Temporary Contract
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- 151 Love, Hate, Kill, Protect 爱，恨，杀，守 Beneath her armor, Su Lingxi wears a woman’s finery. She joins the army for love, only to be betrayed by Wang Chengyu and reduced to a “ghost” offered as a sacrifice to the enemy. Donning a mask, she becomes a phantom strategist and forms a pact of revenge with the formidable Ling Lanyuan, helping him conquer city after city. When the emperor tears away her cold mask, the mystery of her origins is suddenly revealed: she is, in fact, a princess of the enemy kingdom, cast adrift far from home! As —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 152 Creation God System: Dungeons Open, the Counterattack Begins 创世神系统：副本开启，逆袭序幕 [Creation] + [System] + [Reborn] + [Rule Horror] + [Judgment] In the apocalypse: “How can there still be do-gooders when the world’s ended? Looking out for yourself should come first.” “My name is Yang Qi. I’m a hero.” “Even in the apocalypse, I will serve the people.” Under the rules: “Who exactly is Xiaoya? Who am I? Xiaoya... I miss you so much.” Judging evil: Was I really wrong? It turns out someone really did follow my example. I really am a villain... “How can it be you? Is this my punishm —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 153 The Last Witch: I’m Invincible, So Do Whatever You Want 最后的魔女，我无敌你随意 [Western fantasy + team expedition + no romance for the protagonist] A millennium ago, Melissa, the Star Witch, sacrificed herself to seal the River of Magic, and the magical civilization of the Yuan Shu Continent withered away. A thousand years later, Su Wan, the “worst witch” ranked dead last at the Witch Academy, escaped disaster by sleeping through it in a beautiful dream. She quietly awakens in a modern city devoid of magic. As the last witch in the world, Su Wan must recover the twelve rel 108Reads—Score125Shelves
- 154 A Long Song in the Turmoil of the Late Han 汉末之乱世长歌 The novel A Long Song in the Chaotic Late Han Dynasty was inspired by “some historical accounts and Romance of the Three Kingdoms.” The story is entirely fictional and unrelated to actual history; it is purely a work of historical fiction. Against the backdrop of the late Han dynasty, with the realm in turmoil, the Han court in decline, aristocratic clans monopolizing power, and the people suffering, it tells the story of Zhang Yi, a brilliant son of humble birth, born in the frontier region of —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 155 Divine Erosion: The Ruins of Silent Filth 神蚀：寂秽之墟 "Divine might is as terrifying as prison? No, the divine has already rotted." We sever the incense offerings and shatter their golden idols, making the false gods who feed on all living things remember: ▌Where the blade points, the divine throne crumbles! ▌Anyone who sacrifices the people will fall to the people's blades! When the last temple collapsed, they finally asked in trembling voices, "Who are you?" Our bloodstained blade tips lifted the divine crown. "We are the final retribution you de 13Reads—Score—Shelves
- 156 Laying Low in a Supernatural World, I Evolved into a God 苟在超凡世界进化成神 Star Emperor Chen Mian detonated himself when he forged the Heart of the Star Core. The shockwave from the blast triggered strange changes on Blue Star. Humanity awakened extraordinary powers, ushering in a frenzy of genetic evolution. The world was chaotic and bizarre, full of secret organizations, uncanny humans and beasts, unconventional cultivators, artificial monsters, cloned test subjects, and more... Two hundred years later, an ordinary student inherited a wisp of the Star Emperor’s consc —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 157 Farewell to Early Classes: He Embroiders Flowers for His Dao Companion 永别早八，他给道侣绣花 [Two powerful leads + devoted to each other + older partner, top × bottom, sweet cultivation story, two souls] [Sharp-tongued but soft-hearted top × clever, straightforward bottom] Transmigrated into the cultivation world as someone's destined Dao companion, Wen Qingxu must learn embroidery within six months or Young Master Mei will die. On the very first day after his soul transmigrates, a stranger puts a bracelet on Wen Qingxu and calls him “husband”! He's also told that his Dao companion's 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 158 Cultivation? Even Dogs Won't Do It! If Dogs Won't, Then I Will 修仙？狗都不修！狗不修我修 My new work is here! Feel free to check it out 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! I transmigrate into a cultivation world, where everyone else is killing themselves to outdo one another, while all I want is to lie flat. But the System won't let me rest. The more I resist, the better the rewards. Cultivation? Not even a dog would cultivate! If the dog won't do it, then I'll do it. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 159 Crimson Rebirth in the End-Time Corridor 末日回廊血色重生 In 2242, the entire world was suddenly engulfed by the End Corridor. People were randomly dragged into endless parallel apocalyptic worlds and forced to complete survival missions issued by the System. Accumulated points could be exchanged for supplies, abilities, and permissions. If your points ran out or you failed a mission, you were erased completely. The Corridor had no morals, rules, or mercy. A world where everyone was out for themselves was the norm. Betrayal, plunder, and slaughter were —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 160 I've Already Loved You for the Next Seven Years 我已经喜欢了你今后七年 [BHOE] [Campus] [Urban Slice of Life] [Redemption] [Comedy] Lots of foreshadowing "My name is Shen Qianbo." "I'm a bastard who was loved for most of my life, but never learned how to accept love." "And the last person to die in my life." My wife left four years ago, and she left three years from now, too. Or perhaps she never left at all... He couldn't understand. How could a girl be so foolish?! In the span of a single night, she quietly lived out an entire lifetime with him. She was too stubbo 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 161 The Seasons and Fate 季虞 [Invisible cages, freedom, life, death, war, chessboard, duty, emotions, self-reliance, choices, secret identity] All things are cages, and you and I are both prisoners inside them. You must set yourself free. If you don't want to be forced to die, you have to fight to live. There are never any true winners in war. Only sacrifice and bones remain its eternal themes. Even a pawn can turn the tables against the odds. I bear the lives of tens of thousands of my people on my shoulders. I real 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 162 Liu Fufeng 柳扶风 After my divorce, I went to Shanghai and met on the high-speed train the man I had turned into a symbol. He had once been the only light in my darkness. We had met online, where he was the wise and perceptive “Brother Zhishen.” Now he sat across from me and said, “I’m glad you called me.” But I didn’t dare get close. It wasn’t that I didn’t love him. I was too clear-eyed. I knew that gaining something meant losing it. Until that night, when I told him all my secrets: The sins, the pain, and t 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 163 After I Died for Her in a Dream, the Icy Sword Immortal Came Knocking at My Door 梦里为她赴死后，高冷女剑仙找上了我的门 After I Died for Her in a Dream, the Cold and Aloof Sword Immortal Came Knocking at My Door —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 164 Further Beyond Chang'an 更在长安外 An old-fashioned historical romance, with no transmigration, no rebirth, and no golden finger. Its male leads are the real historical figures Wang Wei and Li Guinian, along with Gongsun Daniang, Pei Min, Princess Yuzhen, Li Longji, and many others, all of whom truly existed. The historical events that run throughout the story are real, too. Only the heroine, A Wan, born in the Western Regions kingdom of Kucha, is a figment of the imagination, woven into real moments in history. I also dearly wis 37Reads—Score—Shelves
- 165 Influencer Assistant: All My Influencers Are Emperors 网红助理：我的网红全是皇帝 Murong Qinglong was bound to a System numbered 9527. The System told him to work as an influencer's assistant, but who could have guessed that every influencer he was assigned to manage would be an emperor? So he set out with this group of emperors to start a new life in the modern world. The historical events in this book may not be entirely accurate and might include unofficial accounts. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 166 The Realm of First Light 初芒界 [Family and country above all] [Not a teacher-student romance] [No System] [No golden finger] [Career-focused] [Leveling up] [Growth] [Deep friendships] [Positive and uplifting]. To be clear, this is not a teacher-student romance. The Supreme Domain contains billions of smaller worlds. The Domain Lord has a divine consciousness in each one, which does not interfere in the world's affairs but merely records its changes. Yet one such consciousness developed its own will when its world faced a cri 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 167 Kill That Reincarnator 杀死那个转生者 [Dual Protagonists] + [Single Female Lead] + [Reincarnation] + [Reborn] + [Otherworldly Continent] + [Magic] This is a love-hate relationship spanning time: On the Jiuzhou Continent, great numbers of reincarnators descend every ten years. They arrive bearing souls from other worlds and extraordinary powers, bringing technology and knowledge to a world of swords and magic. But they can also go berserk at any moment and become a disaster. The Wheelbreaker Bureau, a secret organization dedicated to 1.5kReads—Score107Shelves
- 168 The Hapless Third Female Lead Is Forced to Do Her Job 苦命女三被迫营业 The Long-Suffering Second Female Lead Is Forced to Do Her Job —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 169 My Tsundere CEO Is a Little Flirty 傲娇总裁有点撩 Gentle, reserved sweetheart X arrogant young CEO It began with push-and-pull and sweet romance, but ended in separation because of a lie. When they meet again, Mo Wan is a sales director at a publicly listed company. Xia Ze is the president of one of China's top three foreign trade companies. They meet again at the very top. The plot is logical, with no over-the-top melodrama. Mainly sweet, with a touch of angst. Mo Wan first met Xia Ze on the way to taking him to the emergency room. Back then, —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 170 Brick Whisperer: Sequel, Shadow Soup 砖语者·续章：影羹 Brickspeaker: Sequel, Shadow Stew 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 171 The World’s Worst Hero 世界倒数第一英雄 The horror of this world isn't exotic beasts eating people. It's that the people around you have already been rewritten as “something else,” and they don't even know it. The stronger you are, the further you are from being human. The protagonist isn't the strongest, but the weakest. Only the weak can see the truth. Logic against rules, human nature against the divine brush. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 172 The Dream-Seeking Sword Manual: The Returning Home Sword Chapter 寻梦剑诀归乡剑篇 A fan work based on the animated online game Swordtalk Beyond. After Yue Fang defeats Yue Feng, he becomes emperor of Wu. What turmoil will sweep across the Central Province mainland a decade later? 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 173 Back to the Ming Dynasty to Build a Subway 回到明朝修地铁 A subway engineer from Tianjin falls into a pit at a construction site. When he opens his eyes again, he is sprawled in a sorghum field outside Beiping during the Ming dynasty. All he has left is half a bottle of Erguotou and a pair of work boots. He survives in the Ming dynasty using the skills he picked up over years at a state-owned enterprise: make promises when you need to, pass the buck when you need to, and get the work done when you need to. He helps Zhu Di dig tunnels and blow up city w 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 174 An Unbreakable Bond 绝对的羁绊 Wang Zihan is forcibly dragged into a virtual otome game world. Even more terrifying, a hundred players named Zihan are trapped there with her. The gentle, devoted male leads from the original game have all become dangerous captors. The only way to survive is to fight. Of the hundred Zihans, only one can escape this twisted game prison. Wang Zihan must find a way out. Infinite flow, otome game, survival game, strong female lead, everyone's favorite, love triangle chaos, dungeon challenges, unhin 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 175 Endless Ruins 无尽墟途 [Two male leads, both powerful, one-on-one, multiple couples, open to all pairings] [Warning: Once you enter an instance, you must follow the rules. Violators will be erased.] A sudden flash of white light pulled a group of strangers into an infinite trial space. An abandoned school, a fog-shrouded ancient town, a theater at midnight... One eerie world after another appeared. At the edge of survival, human nature was laid bare: betrayal and protection, cowardice and courage. 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 176 I Am Ashamed 在下惭愧 A faint flame burned half the sky to ash; A bloodstained ink blade carved out celestial palaces and jade towers; A tattered scrap of paper recorded the myths of future generations... Spiritual qi revived, and the monsters, demons, ghosts, fiends, immortals, Buddhas, and gods of myth appeared one after another. There was a withered leaf from a mystic tree, one leaf enough to blot out the sky; There were ancient gods who rose above the vast sea, riding the winds; There were mighty experts whose cu 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 177 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—Shelves
- 178 The Water Margin Heroes Battle the Red Alert Empire All-Stars 水浒好汉大战红警帝国全明星 Duke Harrington brings a Red Alert Allied Construction Yard with him when he transmigrates to the Song Dynasty and pledges allegiance to Emperor Huizong. He is made the King of Billy and prepares to use the power of Red Alert technology to wipe out the Liangshan heroes and pursue even greater ambitions... The 108 heroes of Liangshan Marsh, however, have the help of such masters as the Mysterious Lady of the Ninth Heaven, Luo Zhenren, and Elder Zhizhen. In this contest between technology and magi 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 179 He Is the Light 他是光芒 [Two Gorgeous Male Leads + Healing and Redemption + Mutual Pining + Reunion After Years Apart + Push and Pull to the Extreme] Yu Yan came into Er Er’s once dim, lightless world as gently and quietly as moonlight. From the very first glance, Er Er couldn’t help wanting to hold on to that light. As they spent time together, Er Er gradually realized he had feelings for Yu Yan that he didn’t dare confess. Every time his heart skipped a beat, it seemed to whisper... “When we draw close to each other, 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 180 Rule Horror: I Wrote My Superpower into a Book No One Can Finish 规则怪谈：我把异能写成了一本没人能读完的书 Rule Horror: I Wrote My Superpower into a Book No One Can Finish —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 181 Strife in the Martial World: Not to Be Messed With 江湖之争，不好惹 A dazzling princess with a cool, unexpectedly adorable side × a gentle pavilion master who's cunning and fiercely possessive (PS: Both leads have secret identities + sweet romance + two strong leads + past and present lives + mutual devotion) Ling Shuang is the eldest disciple of Wumen Pass. In public, she's the immortal Lan female hero; in private, she's a cool, handsome young man. Her sword is swift, and she speaks little. Everyone says she's like a blade kept sheathed, too cold to approach. F 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 182 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—Shelves
- 183 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 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 184 My Fox Fairy Sister 我的狐仙姐姐 Bai Yuhong, the Nine-Tailed Fox Venerable, has guarded the boundary between the two realms for eight thousand years with her crimson, sky-burning flames. Cool and proud, she has endured eternal solitude. Then, amid the chaos over the Phoenix Core, she meets a human child named Xuan Yun, only five years old and pure of heart. Soft-spoken, earnest, and looking up at her with trust, he becomes her disciple and makes a young but steadfast promise: “I’ll grow strong, and one day I’ll protect you, Mas 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 185 Summoned to Another World, but I'm an Immortal Emperor 异界召唤，但我可是仙帝 [Eastern fantasy + Immortal Emperor returns + travel across multiple worlds + System + cultivation + no female lead] One night during his vacation, Han Ling was cycling along a mountain highway when a hundred-ton truck suddenly barreled straight toward him. Han Ling immediately leaped to the right, never expecting to pass through a tunnel and lose consciousness. When he woke again, he found that he had transmigrated to the cultivation world… In the cultivation world, Han Ling lives by three prin 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 186 The Redemption of a Bankrupt Businesswoman 破产女老板的救赎 A 40-million-yuan scam shatters a business empire. Her husband runs away, creditors close in, and Lin Cunxiang, once a glamorous businesswoman, falls into the abyss overnight. Clutching the three silver coins passed down by her mother, she draws on the iron will she brought with her from the mountains to struggle through a mire of debt and betrayal. With the powerful Zeng family threatening and tempting her on one side, and ordinary people fighting to survive desperate circumstances on the other —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 187 Transmigrated After a Car Accident: I Crush Scumbag Men, and My Daughter Is Reborn 都市车祸穿：爆整渣男，女儿重生 Before I transmigrated, I watched my daughter turn to ash as she saved my life. The grief was unbearable! After transmigrating, I became a wealthy heiress with a marriage contract and a cold, friendless, possessive fiancé? I planned to focus on revenge and taking down the scumbags, but my fiancé kept closing in on me, his possessiveness off the charts: “You’re mine. Even your every breath belongs to me!” A scumbag provokes me? He tears him apart for me. Someone plots against me? He stands up for —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 188 After Falling into the Dust, I Was Picked Up by My White Moonlight 跌落尘埃后，我被白月光捡了 [Dual Male Leads] [Light Ensemble Cast] [Younger Man] A bitter-melon, coming-of-age regent top × A powerful, beautiful bottom as radiant as the moon The serious blurb: When the young emperor’s suspicion and schemes leave him no choice but to pretend to be a fool, he meets the light destined for him. That light is pure and pristine, like moonlight, and seems impossibly out of reach. Everyone says he deserves what he gets, but that light gently teaches him skills and helps him stand up to those pe 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 189 The Sun Has Left 太阳出走 Back then, they were both too headstrong, each convinced that they alone held the truth. The summer of 2009 was just as it had always been: hot and long. Cicadas screamed toward the sky, their cries blanketing the northern city. In a sudden, unexpected rainstorm, Liang Shenze looked through his car window and for the first time met those bright, passionate eyes. That person told him her name was Winnie. One morning, she left without a word, as if she had never been there. In the storm, he alwa —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 190 Regrets Come True 残念成真 An unknown purple stone gave the eyes of Shisen, a boy from a mountain village, extraordinary powers. At a glance, he could see hidden injuries in a cultivator's meridians, spot the weaknesses in a demon beast's vital points, and even perceive the patterns in the flow of spiritual energy throughout the world. Only when the golden remnant thought sleeping inside the stone awakened did he understand that his purpose in this world went far beyond simply “seeing.” Some say that everything under heav —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 191 Make Way, My Annihilation Blade Has No Eyes 让让，我的诛灭不长眼 When every living being in the world can awaken the power of deceitful speech, words are no longer just a means of communication. They become weapons capable of turning black into white and rewriting reality. Truth and lies are impossible to distinguish between parted lips; falsehoods can become blades, and lies can weave cages. The rules and order of the past are torn apart layer by layer, while people's hearts struggle in the haze between reality and illusion. The whole world becomes a battlef 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 192 The Fate-Dice Haunted Realm 命骰诡域 At midnight, an ordinary delivery driver named Lin Ye received an order to deliver food to Fu'an Apartments. The address belonged to a residential complex that had burned down eighteen years ago. The only note said: Don’t knock. The Lin Ye inside will open the door for you. The door really did open. Another person who looked exactly like him stood inside. In the haunted domain, Lin Ye discovered that all the residents were victims of the fire, yet new orders kept appearing. If he got a name w —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 193 Tales of the Bizarre Amusement Park: I’m the Chosen One Who Breaks the Game and Overturns the Supernatural 怪谈乐园：我天选破局者颠覆诡异 [The uncanny descends + mild horror + semi-infinite survival game + death game + survival + random trait draws] No System, no mindless protagonist, plot-driven A casual summer vacation at an amusement park turns in the blink of an eye from laughter and cheer into a bizarre theme park crawling with the uncanny. Xu Yu unexpectedly becomes one of the chosen, awakening as a [Puzzle Breaker]. White traits appear before his eyes. Every special mission is a chance to survive an unwinnable game against 89Reads—Score—Shelves
- 194 Tomorrow Is a Good Day to Rise Early and See Spring 明天适合早起看春色 “Could I pay a little less rent and try to stay out of the living room?” He Yubing stood at the bedroom door with her arms folded. “Why not say you haven’t used any water and shouldn’t have to pay the utility bills?” Qi Ziruo stood with her hands on her hips, looking displeased. This was only their first month as roommates. “Qi Ziruo, I have something to tell you. I… like you!” “I think I should be the one to say that.” Qi Ziruo looked at her with a smile. “So does that mean we’re tog —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 195 Back to Ordinary Life 归于平凡 After graduating, Su Fan set out on his own path. He tried life as an extra, but soon ran low on money, so he had to find a stable job. His first relationship lasted only a month before ending, and then he met Lin Xi. Before the pandemic hit, he handed in his resignation. After spending a comfortable year at home, he set off for places farther afield once more. After going through all kinds of experiences, Su Fan finally came to his senses and returned to his hometown, the place where he was bor —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 196 Prison in the Abyss 渊中囚牢 Dreams are slaughterhouses, reality is a cage, and all living things are toys in the hands of the God of Dreams. The amnesiac youth Wu Sheng wields a strange power that devours primordial essence. To awaken his sleeping sister, he ventures into the Dream Abyss, slays Corrupted Beasts, and seizes powers, rising against fate at every turn. Only after reaching the summit does he learn that everything in the world is an illusion, a false reality. If the God of Dreams sees all things as mere straw do —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 197 The World of Mortals Is No More 红尘没 [Triple Memories + Immortal Heroes of the Six Realms + Multiple Couples] The sun and moon, who possessed a fragment of the Annihilation Primordial Spirit, were caught in a carefully laid scheme. She stopped believing him, and at the end of it all, he became a spirit pierced by countless arrows on Starfall Mountain. Ten years between life and death, a gulf too vast to cross. I don’t think of you, yet I cannot forget. Returning to his youth, he sees the people of the demon realm living amid divisi —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 198 Burying the Dao in the Mortal World 葬道红尘 An immortal envoy arrives, and the entire village of Qingshi Town is to be hauled off to the Blackstone mines and enslaved. Qin Yuan, a worthless man born without a spiritual root, is the first to be named for purification. At the brink of despair, the barrier sealed for seventeen years shatters, and a rusty, broken sword awakens with a gray glow. He cultivates no spiritual energy and worships no gods. Instead, he uses the everyday warmth of human life as kindling and mortal emotions as flame, —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 199 The Tragic Sage's Forced-to-Be-Funny Guide to Surviving the Multiverse 悲情圣人多元宇宙被迫搞笑求生录 The purest multiverse “infinite-flow” novel since Z University's Infinite Terror and its sequel works, with a vast timeline and worldbuilding. This is not a beginner-friendly novel. The gears of fate in the multiverse turn slowly amid the collision of absurdity and solemnity. Zeng Shengming's comic power is the natural enemy of the erosion of “Nothingness,” as well as the fulcrum that can pry destiny loose. Shuang Jiang's ruined grand formation carries the hope of the Human Emperor's legacy. Sun 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 200 Cultivating Immortality Is All About Showering My Girlfriend with Sweet Words 修仙全靠和女友撒糖 Cultivating Immortality Depends Entirely on Sweet-Talking My Girlfriend —Reads—Score—Shelves
