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- 151 After Losing My Memory, the Ice-Cold CEO Took Me Home 失忆后，我被冰山美女总裁捡回家 The protagonist is thrown off a cliff by his wife and her lover. At the brink of death, his memories come roaring back! For three years as a live-in son-in-law of the Xu family, Zhao Yu did the laundry, cooked, and never complained. He gave them everything he had, only to be repaid with betrayal, beatings, and humiliation. On a rainy night, they wrapped him in a bedsheet and threw him off a cliff on Wuxing Mountain. He should have died in the storm-ravaged wilderness, but the blood running down 59Reads—Score101Shelves
- 152 Murky Currents: Tales of Finance 浊流：金融往事 This is a financial exposé rooted in reality. It lays bare the brutal truth behind loan-broker schemes, shell-company loan fraud, and debt-driven ruin. It exposes human greed and wishful thinking, and captures the helplessness and fragility of ordinary people swept along by the tides of the times. The murky waters churn, financial traps abound. A moment of glory ends in dust. Every path that looks like a shortcut comes with a hidden price. Every unchecked greed will eventually end in total col 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 153 The Phoenix Rules the World: The Top Female Finance Official 凤倾天下，第一女财官！ Su Li is transmigrated into the body of an orphaned young lady from a marquis’s household. Her dowry is stolen, and she is falsely accused and sentenced to be drowned. She smiles and opens the account books, using her financial savvy to make the whole clan kneel and pay her back. The mysterious organization Yunjing recognizes her as its master, and she forms an alliance with the sickly, possessive Prince Jing. From buying up shops to vying for imperial power, from Jiangnan salt permits to milita 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 154 The Mute Wife Is Hard to Win Back, Mr. Qi Is Beside Himself with Regret 哑妻难追，祁总悔疯了 [Mute Heroine + Obsessive Male Lead + Love After Marriage + Agreement to Give Up the Child and Separate + The Ex-Wife Comes Back to Haunt Him + Fictional Wealthy Family] Born unable to speak, Shi Ran has endured cold treatment from the Shi family. Her elder brother, Shi Fengyan, is her only source of support. After an unexpected incident at a bar, she becomes entangled with Qi Shen, the proud and obsessive young master of the Qi family. A pregnancy test forces them to marry in haste under press 40Reads—Score—Shelves
- 155 After the Divorce, I Took Over His Company 离婚后，我接管了他的公司 [Reborn + contemporary business world + wealthy family + strong heroine + sweet on the outside, ruthless within + mutual salvation] In her previous life, Shen Zhiwei never understood, even on her deathbed, why Lu Chenzhou, who clearly loved her, refused to hand her the divorce papers. Only after he died did she learn that he hadn’t written the agreement. Someone else had forced it on him. He didn’t give it to her not because he didn’t want a divorce, but because he knew she would die if they div —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 156 The Legend of Ningshuang 凝霜传奇 Transmigration + reborn + court intrigue + palace struggles + strong male and female leads Song Ningshuang transmigrates into the body of a country girl and wakes up on the verge of being assaulted. After she saves Prince Jing, Xiao Jue, by chance, he spoils her endlessly. Drawing on her modern knowledge, she improves weapons, boosts troop morale, and resolves crises in the prince's household. But the mystery surrounding her origins stirs controversy at court. The legitimate and illegitimate b 104Reads8.3Score—Shelves
- 157 The Wind Sweeps Over a Thousand Mountains, Leaving No Trace in the Snow 风过千山雪无痕 (Mortal cultivation) (Betrayed by a beloved friend) (Court intrigue) (Heartbreaking martial world) (Fantasy power struggle) He gave his whole heart, only to be framed! Rising against adversity with mysterious powers, he fights for supremacy in the martial world and schemes amid court politics, where life is full of warmth and cruelty. In his previous life, the friend he trusted with all his heart severed his meridians, while the lover he cherished plunged a sword into his chest. The mastermind b 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 158 The Cage of Human Consciousness 人类意识囚笼 I am Subject Alpha, the museum’s most precious exhibit: the last pure human consciousness. Countless people from the future come to watch me every day and mock my “primitive emotions.” The only one keeping me company is an AI robot named Stardust. Whenever I’m on the verge of breaking down, it silently hands me an energy shot. Until one day, a little girl pointed at me and said, “Mom, that robot looks like it’s crying.” The museum director suddenly shut off every camera and knelt before me. “Sir —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 159 Transmigrated Into a Book: The Cold School Heartthrob Has a Secret Crush on Me 穿书后，高冷校草暗恋我 A modern-day office drudge transmigrates into an unfamiliar high school romance novel. She becomes a third-year high school student, a nobody, and gets a System. She can only return home after the story reaches its ending. During classes, she interacts with Xiao Yuyan, the aloof campus heartthrob, and builds what she thinks is a sincere friendship with him. She doesn't realize that Xiao Yuyan has fallen for her, but never says a word. After the college entrance exams, Lin Ran goes abroad to atte —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 160 Three Kingdoms: The Path of a Discarded Soldier 三国之弃卒行 [No System] [Rivalry for Supremacy] [Stratagems] [Ruthless Schemer] [Wuxia] Cao Cao: “Without me, who knows how many would call themselves kings and emperors.” Chen Qi: “I want to try assassinating…” 71Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 161 Old Drag and His Women 拖拉爷和他的女人们 This story follows an orphan born in the 1970s. He is naturally clever, extraordinarily handsome, eloquent, and highly capable. His only flaw is that he likes to put things off. Having grown up without a proper family upbringing or anyone to guide him, he meets many different women over the course of his life but never knows how to hold on to them. His life is therefore full of twists and turns, leading to a series of unbelievable, hilarious, and thought-provoking events. [Copyright Notice] Thi 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 162 Global: My Spirit Beast Is My Future Self 全民：我的御兽是未来的自己 In the twenty-first century, spiritual qi revival swept the world, ushering in the “Age of Beast Taming.” Everyone could awaken a Beast Taming Space upon turning eighteen and become a Beast Tamer by forming a contract with a pet beast. Pet beasts progressed through the following ranks: Awakening, Extraordinary, Commander, Lord, Overlord, Totem, and Mythical. A Beast Tamer’s rank was linked to the strength of their pet beast. 26Reads—Score—Shelves
- 163 Reborn Three Years Before My Enemy 重生在仇人重生前三年 —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 164 The Author Transmigrates into a Cultivation Novel: A Roguish System Makes Me Take the Blame 作者穿修仙：流氓系统逼我背锅 Blame-shifting power-ups + lucky unlucky protagonist + wish-fulfillment + play the pig to eat the tiger + lighthearted Lin Mo accidentally transmigrated after ranting about the System mechanics in his unfinished harem-style cultivation novel. To his utter bewilderment, he became bound to the "Rogue System" he'd created, and began his career as everyone's scapegoat that very day... 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 165 Imperial Order: Subjugation 帝序：镇压 [Urban + plot-driven + fast-paced + thrilling and suspenseful + hard-hitting action] In 2045, spiritual qi revival sweeps across Earth, and the laws governing all realms begin to loosen. Strange fluctuations descend from the heavens, bringing the forbidden power of the mythic era, the Imperial Order, into the world. The inheritances and fragments of the laws of the Heavenly Emperors, including the Desolate Heavenly Emperor, the Ye Heavenly Emperor, and the Chu Heavenly Emperor, scatter across th 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 166 The Fallen Star’s Path 殒星之路 [Two Powerful Leads + Life-or-Death Competition + Memory Loss and Recovery + Multiple Identities + Academy] The Fallen Star Competition has opened once again, but this time it has undergone sweeping changes compared to previous editions. The contestants now possess “phantom power,” something past competitors never had, and the live broadcast System, which had been cut off, has resumed. “The winner of the Fallen Star Competition can have everything.” In every world where the broadcast can be watc 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 167 Please, Just Let Me Lay Low 求求了，让我苟着 During the Sixteen Kingdoms of the Five Barbarians, the world was in chaos, and human lives were worth next to nothing. Li Guian, a graduate student in history, transmigrated into this era. The moment he opened his eyes, his father and brother had just died, and refugees were surrounding the fortified village. While people beyond its walls were “eating their own children,” this crumbling stronghold was the only place he could call home. Fortunately, he knew how to cultivate farmland, build irr 24Reads—Score—Shelves
- 168 The Profound Venerable Who Returned to Zero 归零玄尊 Xuan Zun Ling Chen is betrayed by his beloved and meets his end. Reborn as a good-for-nothing youth, he encounters a fortuitous opportunity and awakens the Chaos Profound Meridians, a gift unseen for countless generations. In this life, he has come not only for revenge, but also to uncover the ultimate secret of the “Heavenly Order.” At the end of cultivation, is there transcendence, or are you reduced to nothing? All the powerful are merely “energy livestock” raised by ancient transcendents. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 169 The Puppet Seeks the Dao 傀儡问道 An errand disciple branded “abandoned by the Heavenly Dao” uncovers the truth: the spiritual energy that fuels the cultivation world is quietly destroying the world. With nothing but a mortal body, he takes on the entire rotten order of cultivators and opens up a new path for humankind, one that does not depend on spiritual energy. This is an epic tale of turning the tables. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 170 A Game of Life and Death: Love Is the Killer’s Chain 弈世：爱者是戮者的枷锁 [No System / Not a Power Fantasy / Ensemble Cast / Philosophical Reflections] To love is to kill; obsession is a shackle; reincarnation is the way home; the struggle ends only in death. One lantern, two lingering souls from different worlds, three hundred million years alone. In this wager played on a chessboard called the universe, with all living beings as pieces, I stake everything on one sentence: “I’ve come to take you all home.” I wanted to be a literary type, but who knew that what I’d r 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 171 Mr. Xie, Your Ex-Wife Is Gorgeous and Daring 谢总，你前妻又美又飒 Shen Hui endured three years of marriage. She endured his coldness, his mother's humiliation, and the woman named Zhou Wanning making herself at home in their house. Until their wedding anniversary, when she cooked a whole table of dishes and waited until three in the morning, only for him to come home with lipstick on his shirt. “Divorce.” She tossed down the agreement. “I'll leave with nothing. I don't want a cent.” Xie Che thought she was throwing a tantrum. It wasn't until she really moved o 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 172 Dark Guardian: Elite Troops Strike 暗守护之雄兵出击 [Alternate history + high-powered martial arts + military faction rivalry + no System + endless schemes + safeguarding a legacy] An entire steppe tribe has migrated here, and they actually claim it isn’t an invasion… One of Mengze’s northern defenses, the Wentian Peak Range, collapses. Wen Tianye is ordered to lead the elite Wild Horse Corps there to investigate. When they arrive, what they see is shocking. Steppe cavalry roam the area, and steppe tents are being pitched one after another… Have 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 173 Reborn After Dumping the Scumbag, I Was Spoiled by My Top-Tier Star Brother 重生弃渣后，我被顶流弟弟宠上天 Reborn After Leaving My Trash Ex Behind, I Was Spoiled by My Top-Tier Star Brother —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 174 He Dumped Me at the Wedding, So I Married His Uncle 婚礼上他悔婚，我转身嫁了他小叔 He Called Off Our Wedding, So I Turned Around and Married His Uncle 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 175 The Night Guard Who Knows How to Keep His Cool 夜班保安太会忍 The Night-Shift Security Guard Is Far Too Good at Keeping His Cool —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 176 Countdown at the Convenience Store on a Rainy Night 雨夜便利店的倒计时 The Countdown at the Convenience Store on a Rainy Night —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 177 Reborn as the Legitimate Daughter: After Ten Years of Family Feuds, I Took Down My Stepmother 重生嫡女：宅斗十年，我反杀继母 Reborn as the Legitimate Daughter: After Ten Years of Household Warfare, I Took Down My Stepmother —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 178 My Contract Husband Disappears for Three Hours Every Night 契约老公每天凌晨消失3小时 My Contract Husband Disappears for Three Hours Every Day at Midnight —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 179 Reborn, I Beat the Male Lead to a Pulp 重生后我把男主虐爆了 After I Was Reborn, I Absolutely Destroyed the Male Lead —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 180 The Three Realms Are a Grand Stage: No Cheat, No Entry 三界大舞台，没挂你别来 A silent plague is spreading among the powerful. Geniuses fall for no apparent reason. Divine abilities vanish in inexplicable ways, leaving indescribable dark-red demonic markings deep within their soul seas. Puppet legions move in uncanny ways, like a festering parasite that clings to the bone: destroy one, and it soon gathers and is reborn elsewhere. Now and then, the eyes of some lofty powerhouse flash with a cold calculation that isn’t their own... No one knows who is behind it. They only —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 181 A Soul from the Executioner's Block Transmigrates to a Chaotic Age and Rises to Become an Empress 斩杀线废女魂穿乱世逆袭一代女帝 The requirements for activating the Civil Official System, Military General System, and Merchant System: your seven emotions and six desires must reach at least 10! The higher your emotional value, the stronger the characters you summon. Each summon can only be used once and lasts for one day! The Civil Official System includes Jiang Ziya, Zhang Liang, Zhuge Liang, Wang Meng, Liu Bowen, Fan Wencheng, Zeng Guofan, and more... The Military General System includes Wu Qi, Bai Qi, Han Xin, Li Jing, Y 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 182 Entrusted to Heaven and Earth 寄天地 [Ensemble cast] [Episodic journeys across different settings] [No System] [Xianxia and wuxia] [Bickering hero and heroine] [Happy ending] A group of uninvited guests shatters a mysterious dream, throwing the usually peaceful Zhenhai Escort Agency into turmoil. An eccentric old man burdened with trunks, a mysterious young master who arrives in a fury to demand justice, and the escort agency’s heiress, inexplicably claimed as someone’s master and dragged into the martial world: everything leads ba —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 183 Phoenix Soars Through the Nine Heavens: The Good-for-Nothing Princess Consort Is Too Arrogant 凤凌九霄：废柴王妃太嚣张 My new work is here! Welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your follows are what keep me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 184 A Qi Refiner in a Rental Apartment 出租屋里的炼气期 Chen Fan was an ordinary man struggling to survive on the streets. By chance, he came across a fragment of an ancient cultivation text and forced open the door to the world of cultivation. The twelve beauties by the male lead's side are each breathtaking and peerless. He carves out his own place in both the cultivation world and the business world. 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 185 I Can Create Anything and Upgrade It 我能捏造万物升级 I Can Create Anything and Make It Level Up —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 186 Live-Streamed Judgment: Has Today’s Scumbag Been Sacrificed to Heaven? 直播审判：今日狗男人祭天了吗？ Live Trial: Have We Sacrificed Any Scumbag Men Today? —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 187 Marriage Before Love: My Husband Is a Fool 先婚后爱：我的夫君是傻子 Marriage Before Love: My Husband Is a Fool —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 188 From Homebody Deliveryman to Fortune System 从宅男外卖开启财富系统 A Fortune-Building System Begins with a Homebody Delivery Guy —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 189 My Junior Sister Is Unrivaled in Martial Arts 师妹武功盖世 [Cultivation / Strong heroine / Ensemble cast / Pure romance / Power fantasy / A little comedy and sharp-tongued banter] In a chaotic age, Zhao Ji, known as the greatest under heaven, happened to find a dying little girl on the streets of Chang’an and took her home. Her name was Yingzhang. She once had only one dream: to become the greatest under heaven. But the jianghu is vast, and life is unpredictable. What is love? What is hate? What joy is there in living, and what suffering in dying… If y —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 190 Chu Yun Returns to the Ruins 楚云归墟 In the clouds of Chu Mountain, a jade flute lies hidden; he is half a wanderer of the martial world, half a court immortal. Six letters leave his origins a mystery; only after entering the ruins does he understand how vast the world is. On the remote edge of the Eastern Wilderness, a young shopkeeper hears whispers from the Abyssal Ruins at night. Behind Third Brother’s smiling face lies a secret spanning countless ages. The legend of Mu Yunfeng awakens once more. Six letters, each one a clu 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 191 Everyone Is Deployed Across the Myriad Worlds: Plunder and Level Up Like Crazy! 全民投放万界：疯狂掠夺升级！ [Group Transmigration] [System] [Multiple Worlds] [Gathering] [Shelter] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Leveling Up] High above the void, a figure stands proudly beneath the heavens, robes billowing. The terrifying pressure of a Nascent Soul powerhouse sweeps across the world, freezing the air. Brilliant pillars of blue light silently tear through the sky, crashing down like meteors heralding the end of the world. Lu Chen steps slowly out of one of the blue pillars and looks up at the lofty cultivat 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 192 Full-Time God of Wealth 全职财神 With only five yuan left in his account, rent breathing down his neck, and his life at rock bottom, Jiang Li put on a secondhand gaming headset. In the world of Epoch, he unexpectedly acquired the unique skill [Eye of Wealth]. From then on, the monsters dropped more than just gear: they dropped wealth with a price tag. One copper coin equaled one yuan, and the crisp clink of gold hitting his pocket was the sound of money arriving in his real-world bank account! From a “useless mine owner” mocked —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 193 My Transmigration Partner Is My Secret Crush 穿越搭子竟是暗恋对象 [Dual transmigration of souls + secret crush + medical space] On her way to meet a blind date, Tang Li is caught in an elevator accident and transmigrates into the body of a love-struck heiress. Xie Rongyu, the second son of the Xie family whom the heiress likes, shows up at her door with the face of the upperclassman Tang Li had a crush on back in school. “Dr. Tang, I’m the blind date you were supposed to meet.” “Why are you here too?” Her blind date is the same person as the upperclassman she 33Reads8.2Score297Shelves
- 194 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
- 195 The First Emperor of Dafeng 大丰始皇 [Summoning + Three Kingdoms + political scheming + conquest] Powerful ministers run amok, regional warlords carve up the realm, and the young emperor faces deadly danger at every turn. Xiao Yan wields the Three Kingdoms Summoning System to defy fate and change his destiny. No benevolent rule, no kingly virtue. I believe only in ruthless schemes that strike at the heart, careful plans put into action at the right moment, and wiping out every last trace of the enemy. Jia Xu sets wolves against tig 85Reads—Score—Shelves
- 196 Battleships and Roses: Tales of the Twenty-Third Century 巨舰与蔷薇：二十三世纪往事 Two centuries after nuclear war destroyed the old world, humanity has rebuilt itself on the African continent. The Eurasian-African United Empire and the United States of South America now face each other across the ocean. Tantai Qingxin is a young man who despises politics but is forced into the Empire’s power struggles, caught between ironclad warships and the royal rose. In the final war sweeping across the oceans, the land, and the stars, he must make one last choice for the people he loves —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 197 I'm the Top Grinder in an Immortal Cultivation Family 我在修仙家族当卷王 A corporate drone dies suddenly and transmigrates to a cultivation world, only to find that he has merely changed workplaces. Mocked as a good-for-nothing because of his spiritual-root aptitude? He uses OKRs to boost his cultivation efficiency until it ranks first in the whole clan. The main branch monopolizes resources? He teams up with the sidelined good-for-nothings to launch an internal startup, turning an abandoned mine into the group's most profitable subsidiary. From intern shoveling manu 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 198 The Price of Fame 流量的代价 The Price of Going Viral —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 199 Throne of the Abyss: Me, the Deliveryman, and the Key to Primordial Blood 深渊王座：我，外卖员，源血之钥 I kept my identity secret and delivered takeout for three years. How did I end up being mistaken for an Abyss sacrifice by a bunch of people? Three years ago, I was the God of War guarding the Abyss Gate. After sealing away the rampaging Lord of the Abyss, I hid my identity, thinking I could live out the rest of my days in peace. Then the gene-collapse case came knocking, and now everyone has their eyes on me: [Darkstar: Get him! His origin blood is the key to opening the gate!] [Guixu: Sacrifi 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 200 The Netherworld Lord Is Panicking: His Wife Runs the Underworld Relocation Office 冥君他急了，老婆是地府搬迁办 Sang Luo is full of baleful energy, born with an iron-hard fate and the ability to beat ghosts bare-handed. After twenty years on the job, she tops the Underworld’s annual list of “Most Unwelcome Visitors.” The Ten Kings of Hell get a headache the moment they hear she’s coming. After all, whenever this formidable woman shows up, she not only makes the government reimburse her taxi fare, but also swipes a few jars of Meng Po’s soup to drink. Then she takes a job from Fu Yun Ci, the president of t 45Reads—Score—Shelves
