The Most Realistic, Well-Written Urban Fiction 都市最现实的好文

1. 801 覆 Replay the Game: Live Up to Our Youth and Each Other! 覆局重弈：不负韶华不负卿！ Yu Jiuge渝九歌Urban214k WordsOngoing A life you've already lived, a road you've already explored and a river you've already crossed: will there still be thorns and whirlpools? When you're reborn, should you seek the right answer or the optimal solution? In his previous life, Ji Mo spent all his years pursuing a life of comfort. Can he attain it this time around? 15Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Here are a few good rebirth novels worth reading.

2. 802 重 Reborn: Back to 1983 to Become a Tycoon 重生：回到1983当富翁 Half Gratitude, Half Grudge恩怨各一半Urban3.4M WordsCompleted (The print edition is now available on JD.com! The text has been carefully revised and is even more exciting. There are plenty of discounts right now, so if you're interested, go grab a copy!) Zhou Yufeng, a corporate CEO, unexpectedly returns to 1983, an era of planned economies and feeling one's way across the river by touching the stones. With his lovely wife wanting a divorce and his younger brother and sister struggling to get by, watch as he turns the business world upside down and changes 134kReads9.3Score16.4k14d adds
3. 803 仕 The Political Ladder: My White Moonlight Chases Power, So I Turn Away and Shine 仕途：白月光攀权我转身万丈光芒 Qian Xiaqi钱夏七Urban256k WordsOngoing New book, and the rating has only just come in. It’s sure to rise! I write patriotic stories. My completed novel, Helping Mom Deal with Scumbags and the Third Party, is that kind of story, and so is this new one. [Positive energy + down-to-earth characters + realistic urban fiction + love of country and family] Jian Yifan was raised in the countryside by his grandfather and 1Reads6.7Score—14d adds
4. 804 官 Rising Through the Official Ranks 官路扶摇 Listening to Flowers Along the Snowy Road雪路听花Urban8.6M WordsOngoing In his previous life, after his wife, the deputy town head, divorced him, Cui Xiangdong flew into a rage and made a terrible mistake that haunted him for the rest of his life! Decades later, he inexplicably returns to this crucial moment! Now he must face his wife, the deputy town head, as she asks for a divorce once more. What will he do this time? 76kReads9.1Score4.2k14d adds
5. 805 一 One Glance, A Lifetime of Love 一次回眸，一世情 A Smile Just Like Before笑靥如初Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Workplace Romance] + [Modern Romance] + [Family] + [Love at First Sight] + [Secret Crush] This is a tangled love story between one woman and three men. Ouyang Bo, a top student from a prestigious university, gives up his promising future to follow her to a remote mountain village and continue a love they both chose. Cheng Xi, the city’s top official, remains true to his first love for twenty years, letting the feelings sparked by their first meeting deepen into a profound love. Rich and handso 1.7kReads9.4Score21714d adds

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   High-quality modern urban novel, highly rated, completed, over a million words!!

6. 806 人 Finding True Love Inside and Outside Marriage in Midlife 人到中年婚姻内外寻找真爱 Qian Xiaqi钱夏七Modern Romance455k WordsCompleted Yang Duo is a flower in full bloom. Though she’s forty, she’s still young and beautiful. A woman in pursuit of true love, she yearns for romance and has spent her life exploring and experiencing it. A passionate love affair that nearly cost her life in her youth, a joyless marriage in middle age, and an unexpected encounter outside her marriage: whenever she falls for someone, she loves with wild abandon and suffers heartbreak that tears her apart. Her three close friends have very different l 638Reads8.7Score10114d adds
7. 807 重 Back to 1985: Tales of the Northeast 重回1985：东北往事 Heading North向北Urban1.9M WordsCompleted These are fiery years spent feeling one’s way across a river by touching the stones, a time of thriving vitality where the bold could eat their fill, and of wild growth where big shots were everywhere. The rules of this society have never changed: the meek fear the tough, the tough fear the ruthless, the ruthless fear the reckless, and the reckless fear those who don’t care if they live or die. But even those who don’t care if they live or die fear madmen. And so, Zhou Dongbei went mad. (TV adap 85.3kReads9.6Score8.8k14d adds
8. 808 她 She Is the Light I Owe 她是我欠下的一场光 Slow Words at the South Bridge南桥慢言Modern Romance217k WordsCompleted “Now your tears look like the real performance of a personality disorder.” Thirty-year-old Wang Mang was shrewd and self-serving, accustomed to weighing every option. He had a fiancée in name only, yet one night at an ear-cleaning salon, he fell into the clear eyes of nineteen-year-old Jiang Qi. He thought he was in control, replacing companionship with “guidance” and masking indifference with “maturity.” He taught her to be sensible, to be independent, and to keep her composure in a cruel worl 6Reads7.0Score—14d adds

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   Realistic + Modern Romance + Male Protagonist's Perspective 🔥 The male protagonist goes from working hard at the age of sixteen to starting his own business. He feels deeply tired because he dislikes internal strife. His encounter with the female protagonist at the ear-cleaning shop leads to a connection with this highly sensitive girl. From a few words to two toothbrushes, and then to several moments of heartache, the story is written very delicately, feeling like the author's autobiography.

9. 809 失 The Heartbroken Detective and His Stunning Client 失恋名侦探与绝色委托人 Mr. Steady Profits Pei稳赚不裴先生Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Urban Romance + She Chases Him After Losing Him + Regret + A Shocking Murder Plot] Detective Lin Yi is betrayed by his fiancee, a female CEO, and decisively ends the relationship before things get worse. On the very day they break up, a heartbroken Lin Yi receives a mysterious commission from a stunning beauty and is drawn into a major case that could turn Luosang City upside down... The loss of loved ones, bizarre causes of death, a terrifying mining district, grisly corpses: a decades-long co 3.6kReads8.4Score37514d adds

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   Urban Romance: Pursuing a Husband

10. 810 重 Reborn in 1975: From the Start, I Tore Up the Order to Return to the City 重生1975：开局撕毁回城调令 Great Cangyue大沧月Urban4.0M WordsCompleted Zhou Yang, an unrivaled patriot who devoted his whole life to his country, was reborn and returned to the remote mountain village where he had been sent down to work in 1975! Looking at the transfer order in his hand, this time he didn't hesitate. He tore it to shreds! In his previous life, he'd been blinded by greed and abandoned his wife and daughter to return to the city, watching helplessly as Li Youwei and her daughter met tragic deaths. Reborn, all Zhou Yang wanted was a warm home with his 163.2kReads9.5Score18.2k14d adds
11. 811 川 Picking Up a Wife on the Sichuan-Tibet Highway: My Story with a Budget Traveler 川藏线捡媳妇：我和穷游女的故事 A Single Matchstick火柴一根Urban487k WordsCompleted I’m well into my thirties, out of work, and my wife has left me. I watched outdoor vloggers on short-video apps making money while cuddling up to women, and slapped my thigh: Why shouldn’t I be able to do that? I gritted my teeth and bought a secondhand camper van. I called it chasing poetry and distant horizons, then hit National Highway 318. Really, I just wanted to see if I could find myself a wife along the Sichuan-Tibet route. Who would have thought I’d find all kinds of stories instead 10.2kReads7.0Score84614d adds

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    These are all very good books; you can tell what they're about just by their titles.

12. 812 都 Now That I’m Reborn, Who’d Still Run with the Gangsters? 都重生了谁还混社会 Bored Little Bai无聊小白啊Urban3.1M WordsCompleted Short drama: "Loyal to the Skies: Starting Over" is now streaming The novel was originally titled "Now That I've Been Reborn, Who Would Still Run With Gangs?" [Reborn + business + lots of underlings + no groveling + no cowardice + taking the righteous path + law-abiding] A big shot from the underworld returns to 2010. Should he repeat his old mistakes and keep running with gangs, or abandon his underlings and take the road to a brighter future? No! I won't choose! In this life, I, Qin Jiang, wil 142.8kReads9.3Score14.7k14d adds
13. 813 我 I Watch the Bustle of Human Life with Cold Indifference 我在人间烟火中冷眼旁观 Qin Hairu of the Southern Heavenly Gate南天门的秦海儒Modern Romance325k WordsCompleted Through more densely paced, finely detailed chapters, Watching the World’s Hustle and Bustle with Cold Detachment offers an in-depth portrait of life at grassroots civil affairs offices and carefully traces Zhang Xiaoying’s long transformation from passionate dedication to cold observation. 52Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Reality is like black; a good article is one that can penetrate that blackness!

14. 814 大 A-Lian in the Mountains 大山里的阿莲 Idle Man by the Ink's Edge墨边闲人Urban562k WordsOngoing A Lian had been married for three years, but her husband was impotent and she still hadn't gotten pregnant. She had a foul mouth but a soft heart. Later, she married Old Wang next door. Old Wang died in an accident, leaving A Lian a widow. Later, she was jailed for tomb robbing, but got out two years before him. Her life with Xiao Chen started out as one disaster after another. A Lian cursed and grumbled, but little by little, she came to think of this man who had served time as one of her own. 342Reads7.5Score11514d adds
15. 815 重 Reborn in 1993: Dark Sea 重生1993，暗海 The Gods Want to Go Wild神想出去浪Urban1.9M WordsCompleted The physical edition of Wrathful Sea, Calm the Abyss is now available. Presales officially begin at 19:00 on October 11. [Reborn] [Mystery] [Undercover Agent] [Revenge] [Anti-Drug Operations] [Counterespionage] The golden finger is extremely weak, and he relies on his own abilities. This is a battle of wits between highly intelligent opponents, so you need to keep your brain switched on. There is no showing off and face-slapping! Ideal for veteran readers. If you understand it, you'll find it ve 259.5kReads9.6Score30.9k14d adds
16. 816 我 My Days in Public Relations 我当公关的那些日子 A Single Matchstick火柴一根Modern Romance391k WordsCompleted You probably won’t believe me when I tell you what I do for a living. You’re a liar! That’s right! I make a living telling tall tales and keeping people company as they chat. Anyone can spin a yarn, but I might be the first to turn it into a respectable profession and earn tens of millions a year! I spend all day spinning stories to women, talking nonsense nonstop, and somehow they still like me and are willing to pay me. The secret to business: It doesn’t matter what you’re selling, even if it’ 8.9kReads7.5Score65014d adds
17. 817 工 Factory Work: The Beautiful Factory Darling Won't Marry Anyone but Me 工厂打螺丝：美女厂花非我不嫁 May All Your Wishes Come True001心想事成001Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Urban High Martial Arts] [Urban Supernatural Powers] [Invincible] [Satisfying Read] [Wild Imagination] Lin Tao was discussing with a few coworkers which of the new female employees was the prettiest. One coworker asked which of the women he would choose as his wife. Lin Tao was just about to answer when he awakened the Invincible Sign-in System, which contained all kinds of magical little gadgets. At once, Lin Tao decided that if he was going to pursue anyone, it would be the prettiest girl in 1.3kReads—Score10914d adds

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    This book is quite good.

18. 818 职 The Shadow Warrior of the Workplace 职场影武者 Qin Hairu of the Southern Heavenly Gate南天门的秦海儒Urban271k WordsCompleted The new urban workplace novel The Shadow Operative centers on “collective intelligence fighting back against systemic exploitation.” It establishes the “Shadow Alliance” and creates “Phantom,” the one and only top-tier talent. By sharing knowledge, collaborating in real time, and exploiting gaps in information and timing, they simulate an all-powerful “super-individual”: the “Shadow Operative,” who sets out to rescue workers trapped in the gig economy. —Reads—Score—14d adds
19. 819 南 Working Down South: Those Wild Years 南下打工，风流的那些年 Idle Man by the Ink's Edge墨边闲人Urban800k WordsCompleted This is a story about Dongguan. After graduating from college, I couldn’t find a job. My cousin was working in the south, so I went to stay with him. My cousin was a carefree sort who dressed like a gangster every day. He took me to internet cafes, played pool with me, and treated me to late-night snacks. Life in the south was slow and easygoing. My cousin was my mentor. He found me a job and showed me how to eat, drink, and enjoy life. My cousin and I had a great time fooling around, but then h 322Reads7.5Score6614d adds
20. 820 流 Stranded on a Deserted Island: I Have to Survive! 流落荒岛 必须活下去！ A Single Matchstick火柴一根Urban1.6M WordsCompleted A plane crashes, leaving its passengers stranded on a deserted island's shore. Among the survivors is Fan Jian, a special forces soldier from the Marine Corps, who searches everywhere for other survivors. They scrape together a group of nineteen women and one lone man. Fan Jian leads everyone in their fight to survive. They start with a small makeshift shelter and eventually settle down for good. They need a leader, someone to make the decisions. As they compete for limited resources, more than 1kReads7.7Score23014d adds
21. 821 人 I'm at the Jiaofangsi, and Growing My Family Makes Me Stronger 人在教坊司，开枝散叶就变强 Rise, Prodigies!崛起吧天骄Eastern Fantasy200k WordsCompleted [More children, more blessings + invincible + xuanhuan + immensely satisfying] Zhang Feng is reborn in an immortal martial world as a member of a prominent family in the immortal kingdom. But his poor aptitude leaves him without hope of a high-ranking position or a generous salary, so he can only take a low-level, dead-end job at the Jiaofang Bureau, where he oversees the female relatives of convicted officials and prisoners of war. Just as Zhang Feng resigns himself to spending his life listeni 1Reads6.7Score—14d adds

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    There are tons of female leads, and the author's writing style is like a train! Story Summary: A cultivation story with ten female leads. Character Features: Highly recommended! "A Man's Intoxicating Love" Rating: Five stars

22. 822 都 Everyday Life in the City: A Rich Heir in Beijing 都市日常：富二代在京城 Xu Qifeng徐奇峰Urban1.6M WordsCompleted "Love in the Mortal World: My Wild Wife in the Capital" My name is Tang Feng. I used to be a combat sports athlete and achieved some impressive results. After retiring, I started a new life. I came to the capital to experience life, embarking on a winding, realistic, and thrilling journey. From the start, I shared a rental apartment. The landlady would later become my wife. She was beautiful and wild. 2kReads8.7Score14414d adds
23. 823 女 The Female Leader's Top Ace 女领导的最红强人 Listening to Snow in a High Tower高楼听雪Urban162k WordsCompleted While working late one night, I accidentally stumbled upon my female boss’s secret. That earned me her favor, and suddenly I could make things happen with a word. I rose rapidly through the ranks and became her most trusted right-hand man. 4.9kReads6.2Score54214d adds
24. 824 都 Urban: Marital Desire 都市：婚欲 Splendid Scenery瑰丽风景Urban604k WordsCompleted [Urban life + romance] Cheng Yang once had a stable, happy family. But after his wife went away on a business trip, her friend Li Xiaoya came to him and revealed his wife's secret, setting off a chain of events… 5.6kReads7.6Score41214d adds
25. 825 如 Like a Dream, Like an Order 如梦如令 Fan Yunjian樊云间Modern Romance532k WordsCompleted [Modern romance + powerful leads + urban life + marriage and relationships + workplace + business rivalry] Song Linbi lifted her chin. The breeze kept teasing the wisps of hair on her forehead until they finally gave in to temptation and softly brushed her playful cheek. “Did you have a good time tonight, Professor Song?” Lin Yilai gently brushed away the breeze, which had lingered on her face, captivated by her beauty. His fingertips traced her chin and lips, then he pressed a deep, lingering k 13Reads8.8Score—14d adds

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    Urban Reality Ceiling

26. 826 成 The Mature Landlady 成熟的老板娘 Young Master Huajia花家大少Urban1.6M WordsOngoing For the sake of keeping the family fortune all to himself, Liang Dashan hatched a vicious scheme to frame his wife, Du Xue. Faced with her husband’s ruthless plotting, Du Xue fought back from the brink. She turned people’s motives to her advantage and used his own tactics against him, unraveling every conspiracy by playing along, and ultimately leaving the traitor with nothing but the clothes on his back! 31kReads7.9Score1.6k14d adds
27. 827 三 Three Lives, Three Worlds: Bewitching Control, Girl Across the Way, Look Over Here 三生三世：魅控，对面女孩看过来 I Am Going, Little Apple我去小苹果Urban82k WordsOngoing Also known as Reborn in 1998: Girl Across the Way, Look This Way Broken System: Take Me Back to 1998, Girl Across the Way, Look This Way Reborn: Three Lives, Three Worlds, Girl Across the Way, Look This Way Rebirth System: Girl Across the Way, Look This Way Reborn in the summer of 1998. The streets are full of bell-bottoms, TV is showing The Legend of the White Snake, pagers keep going off, and even the air smells of popsicles and soda. Best of all, there's a girl with a ponytail in the dorm acr 20Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I haven't felt this way in a long time. I think a masterpiece is one where every chapter can immerse you completely, allowing you to experience all sorts of exhilarating emotions, from shaking with excitement to holding your breath in tension, laughing until your stomach hurts, to being moved to tears.

28. 828 无 Invincible at Last, I Return to the City to Live as a Playboy 无敌后，回归都市当纨绔 Quan Shou权手Urban1.1M WordsCompleted (Invincible protagonist + overwhelming victories + multiple heroines + ruthless decisiveness) Adapted from the hit short drama A Hidden Master in the City, Living Freely in the Mortal World Three years ago, he was framed and thrown into prison. Three years later, he had power and influence everywhere, striking fear into the powerful figures of every faction. Favors? He'd repay them one by one! Debts? He'd settle them one at a time! He could live freely in this world of Huadu. Who would dare say 40.9kReads9.1Score3.7k14d adds
29. 829 云 Yun Zhong Bai He's Second Book 云衷白鹤的第2本书 White Crane in the Clouds云衷白鹤Urban1.3M WordsOngoing [Highly Anticipated] [Officialdom Power Fantasy] [No NTR, No Major Angst] Song Yu comes from humble beginnings, knows where to draw the line, and understands people inside and out. Step by step, he stays true to himself and reads the situation, navigating between all sides. With talent and perseverance, he steadily advances along his career in government. See how the protagonist wins his superiors' favor, is repeatedly entrusted with major responsibilities, and gradually opens the door to an eve 55.7kReads8.5Score2.9k14d adds

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    I saw it on the book famine relief page, and then I was hooked – it's really good!

30. 830 灰 The Gray Trade 灰色行业 Little Silly Bear小憨熊啊Urban361k WordsOngoing For a man, whether he's working the edges of the law or investing, success means happiness for the whole family, while failure is his burden alone. There are no gamblers, just poor kids trying to turn their lives around. 528Reads—Score10614d adds

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    The best realistic novels in the city

31. 831 山 The Wild Doctor of the Mountains 山野狂医 Little Huangy小黄yUrban4.2M WordsCompleted A country boy is beaten and has his right leg broken after talking back to the dean’s son, forcing him to return to his village to make a living. By chance, he inherits the legacy of a divine physician. From then on, his life takes off, and he rises to power, achieving a spectacular life beyond anyone’s wildest dreams... 6.7kReads9.2Score99214d adds

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    I've read many urban cultivation novels, and this one is pretty good. It's a hidden gem and worth reading.

32. 832 都 The Carefree Little Immortal Doctor of the City 都市逍遥小仙医 Loves Jarred Tea爱喝罐罐茶Urban814k WordsCompleted [Miracle Doctor, Ancient Martial Arts, Invincible, Feel-Good] Could Zhang Feng, the fool everyone can bully, actually be a peerless miracle doctor? Once the young master of a wealthy family, Zhang Feng was framed and turned into a fool three years ago. Three years later, he rises to the top. With medical skills in his left hand, a single silver needle can bring the dead back to life. With ancient martial arts in his right, he crushes every enemy with one hand. What are thousand-year-old clans an 552Reads8.8Score11714d adds
33. 833 风 Fortunes Rise in Macau, but the Road to Wealth Is a Little Rocky 风起澳门，暴富的道路有点坑 A Heart of Iron, a Temper Like Water铁心似水Urban1.2M WordsCompleted I was doing all right in the human world. Then, out of nowhere, I was dragged up to heaven, only to be kicked straight down into hell. Now I'm in hell, but my heart is in heaven. Going back to the human world is nothing but a distant dream... Gamblers want to win, but casinos don't want to lose either. In this vast world, people of every kind are busy, all scheming and calculating. A mountain is a mountain, and water is water. Then a mountain is no longer a mountain, and water is no longer water 6.7kReads8.9Score38514d adds
34. 834 最 The Strongest Man 最强人 Wang Yiwang王已忘Urban6.1M WordsCompleted The strongest person isn’t the one who defeats others, but the one who refuses to be defeated by anyone or anything. Zhuang Xiaoqiang grew up in a poor family. His father’s downward spiral left the family on the verge of falling apart when Xiaoqiang was just eight. From then on, he shouldered the burden of supporting his family. He learned early how important money was to a household, and knew there was no one he could rely on. Everything he wanted had to be earned with his own hands, whether a 42.3kReads9.2Score4.8k14d adds

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    The male lead has strong moral values, is not promiscuous, is self-reliant, and very disciplined.

35. 835 小 Village Blossoms 小村花事 Yi Shanxin一山鑫Urban1.0M WordsCompleted A lot of things that shattered our worldview happened in our village. A lot of strange events that science couldn’t explain happened, too. Our village once had seventy-two temples, and every single one had an unbelievable story of its own. [This book is extremely shocking. Read with caution.] 42.4kReads9.0Score3.3k14d adds
36. 836 判 Sentenced to Ten Years, Now You Want a Refund? This Case Is a Sure Win! 判了十年要退钱？这案子稳了！ I'll Write Web Novels to Support You我写网文养你啊Urban107k WordsOngoing [No System] + [Everyday Urban Life] + [Legal Consultation] + [Bizarre Cases] + [Criminal Defense] + [Revenge] Lawyer Xie, I slept with my girlfriend's boyfriend. Can I be sued? Xie Yuan: ... Lawyer Xie, my wife killed her husband. Should I report her? Xie Yuan: ... Lawyer Xie, a friend of mine bought some blue pills, but they didn't work. Can I sue him for fraud? Xie Yuan: ... Lawyer Xie, my roommate stabbed me last night. What should I do? Xie Yuan: ... Lawyer Xie, what if I can't afford a laws 38Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I recommend this book. It has no system, but it's not mindless either. The protagonist is professional and capable.

37. 837 被 The Wronged Beloved Finally Finds Kindness in the Passing Years 被辜负的良人，终得岁月温柔 Chen Caijie陈彩洁Marriage & Romance27k WordsCompleted The One Who Was Let Down Finally Finds Tenderness in the Years Ahead 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Novels about marriage and relationships in a realistic style, available for reading...

38. 838 人 A Human Cage 人间囚笼 Yan Yizhi言一知Urban538k WordsCompleted [Not a wish-fulfillment story + extremely dark + oppressive and suffocating. Don’t read if you’re faint of heart.] When you’re nearing the end of your life, you can actually feel it coming. Just like right now. The closer that moment gets, the more you want to leave something behind in this world. But what should I leave? Assets lose value, and houses change hands. Nothing material can last forever. So perhaps I should tell everyone my story instead. I’m no good person. I just occasionally feel 116.7kReads9.5Score16.4k14d adds

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    Urban fiction, a story set in a small town, based on the author's personal experiences.

39. 839 一 A Blank Love Letter 一封空白的情书 Jiang Qiong Above the Clouds云之上江琼Modern Romance199k WordsCompleted A blank love letter records a poignant romance from the 1990s. The night she got married, I sat leaning against the door of her dormitory all night. A red double-happiness decoration was pasted on the door, still fresh, as if she had just put it there herself. Her wedding was on June 28, and Liu Guangming married her. I didn’t get back until July, three days too late. Thirty-two years later, at her funeral, her daughter handed me an old envelope. The handwriting on it was mine, from 1992. I op 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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    My parents' love story is worth recommending.

40. 840 烬 Ashen Marriage: Everyone Strikes Back, So Quit Pretending, Scumbag 烬婚：全员反杀，渣男别装了 Chen Caijie陈彩洁30k WordsCompleted Ashes of Marriage: Everyone Strikes Back, Scumbag, Stop Pretending —Reads—Score—14d adds
41. 841 错 The Marriage We Missed 错过的婚姻 Chen Caijie陈彩洁Modern Romance599k WordsCompleted The wave of educated youths returning to the cities tore two people in love apart. Liu Yumei, a country girl, became pregnant before marriage and tried to hang herself, but survived. Her sister-in-law then sold her to human traffickers, who married her off to a man in the mountains. The educated youth Fang Shengqiang lost his memory in a car accident and missed his chance to be with Yumei. He married a rich woman and, with his wife’s support, became a corporate highflier. Liu Yumei became the w 236Reads—Score—14d adds
42. 842 撑 Breaking Through the Transmigration and Rebirth Research Lab 撑破穿越重生研究室 Thorny Bougainvillea有刺三角梅Urban375k WordsOngoing Modern City + Multiple Social Classes + Multiple Female Characters + Campus Life + Inspirational + Political Career + Workplace + Two Male Leads To secure more research funding, Z University opened the world’s first “Transmigration and Rebirth Research Lab.” After finally passing the graduate entrance exam, Yi Lian became one of the lab’s first graduate students… Then Yi Lian discovered that they had become a living specimen… 154Reads7.1Score—14d adds

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    Sharing some great real-life stories [Add to bookshelf][Add to bookshelf]

43. 843 尔 There Is No Sea in Irvine 尔湾没有海 Cai Chunxi蔡淳锡Modern Romance360k WordsCompleted Based on a true story. Heartbreak romance + regret arc + flashbacks. The biggest mistake Qiang Yuxin ever made was not failing to love him. It was being loved so well that she forgot how she had won his heart in the first place. She met him first, fell for him first, and was first to receive all of his awkward, fiery tenderness. He crossed the city searching for her when she disappeared, held a bowl of spicy hot pot against his chest to keep it warm for her on a freezing night, and used every 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Highly recommended! Based on a true story, this novel features no plot twists or overpowered plot devices; it's a return to basics. The author tells the story like an old friend, and I'm really growing to love this type of novel more and more...

44. 844 走 The Journey 走过 Chen Caijie陈彩洁Modern Romance243k WordsCompleted Walking Through is a poignant romance novel. The carefree days of youth are beautiful, but they can also be painful. Everyone’s growth is its own story of youth, and every story is different. Some lives are smooth sailing, filled with happiness and joy; others are quiet and ordinary, with gentle days; still others are passionate and dramatic, full of fervor and determination... Chunyan’s youth was full of twists and hardships. Yet, in the face of one trial after another, she never gave in. She c 528Reads6.7Score—14d adds
45. 845 昨 Yesterday Flowed into the City 昨日流入城 Thorny Bougainvillea有刺三角梅Urban3.0M WordsCompleted [Officialdom] + [Workplace] + [Business World] + [Family] A scholar, two business magnates, three boxing champions, four great families, the Gao family's five tigers, the Twelve Beauties of Jiangling, and 108 concubines... A man who had lost all hope and decided to lie flat is thrust into officialdom overnight, only to become the talk of the whole city as he indulges in wine, women, wealth, and power... Where does his path ultimately lead? Will there be an ending? 293Reads9.2Score36614d adds
46. 846 轻 Slightly Downcast: Deleting My Love-Brain 轻颓：删除恋爱脑 Drinking Until Tipsy喝至微醺Modern Romance232k WordsCompleted [Period Novel] [Realistic Fiction] [Women’s Growth] [Family Life] [Literary] Northeast China at the end of the last century. Su Qing (Qing), a 26-year-old cashier at a state-owned enterprise, is burned badly by her obsession with romance: blind dates bring one oddball after another, and her husband cheats on her. Her in-laws find fault with everything she does, the state-owned enterprise undergoes restructuring and offers buyouts of years of service, and she faces constant trouble at work. In th 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This is not a mindless, wish-fulfillment story.

47. 847 佔 Possessing Jiang Xi 佔有姜西 Fish Doesn't Speak鱼不语Modern Romance4.0M WordsCompleted [One-on-One Sweet Romance + Two Strong Leads + PDA-Filled Romance + Mutual Devotion] A job interview at a bar leads two people with nothing in common to meet for the first time. One is a private tutor, the other a cold-faced King of Hell. One does the flirting, the other does the pampering. Later, no one could have guessed that the elegant, aloof Qin Zhan would turn into a clingy burr. Their everyday life after getting together is even too much to watch... “Wifey...” “Hmm?” “Could you comfort me 47.7kReads9.5Score4.8k14d adds

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    I've read Yu Buyu's books seven or eight times. They're witty, humorous, well-written, and have sound values; you can learn life lessons from them.

48. 848 守 Keeping Watch Over Our Marriage 守望婚姻 Chen Caijie陈彩洁Modern Romance168k WordsCompleted This is the tragic story of a rural woman left behind in the countryside. Juhua is a traditional village woman, and like other rural women, she has no source of income. Without financial standing in her household, she can only rely on her husband's earnings to support the family. She is the sort of person who endures whatever comes her way. Her two sweet, clever children seemed to offer a chance to change her fate, but misfortune plunged her back into an abyss of suffering... 57Reads6.7Score—14d adds
49. 849 重 A Life Reassembled 重组人生 Misty Smoke烟漠漠Modern Romance209k WordsCompleted Don’t think life is always dull and ordinary. Everyone has their own poetry and distant horizons, and every love nurtured with care deserves to be mellowed by time, like a fine wine. Just like Fang Xiaojin and Lin Feng, who found rebirth through saving each other. —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I like the detailed descriptions and the very three-dimensional character portrayals.

50. 850 重 Reborn: Back in 1991 to Become a Tycoon 重生：回到1991当首富 Half Gratitude, Half Grudge恩怨各一半Urban2.2M WordsCompleted Li Minyang, a high-ranking government official, unexpectedly returns to 1991, an era just beginning its transition from a planned economy to a market economy. A wave of entrepreneurship is sweeping the country, and countless future tycoons are just beginning to make their mark. Facing a treacherous wife and family members struggling to make ends meet, watch as he turns the tides, conquers the business world, and reshapes the future! 29.8kReads8.8Score3k14d adds

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    Tomato's only masterpiece of urban fiction. After reading this book, other urban novels become dull and tasteless, even those that are on the bestseller lists. A must-read for fans of urban novels. Absolutely fantastic!!!

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