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

1. 1201 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. 4.2kReads6.1Score458Shelves
2. 1202 为 A Career in Public Service 为民官路 At Ease and Unrestrained安心无忌Urban1.8M WordsOngoing [A gritty, realistic tale of ambition and struggle in the government ranks] In 1990, top student Zhen Weimin offends the wrong people and gets kicked down to a poor rural township. Everyone thinks his life is over. But he is determined to make flowers bloom among the thorns. He breaks through obstacles with his knowledge and grounds himself in his conscience, with every step in sync with the pulse of the times. Starting in the township, he moves forward one step at a time. This is a true chronic 21.4kReads9.2Score2.3kShelves

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   New book! The counterattack started in the villages and towns in 1990. It is a very realistic and immersive novel about the officialdom of the era.

3. 1203 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! 26.1kReads7.9Score1.5kShelves
4. 1204 男 The Male Lead Is So Poor 男主好穷 Love Drinking Water爱喝水Modern Romance333k WordsCompleted "Taxidermist X funeral industry worker He Guan wanted to give Xu Baiyou diamond rings, yachts, and mansions, just like a rich male lead. But he was broke, so the best he could offer was a shampoo, a massage, or the full-service treatment. He Guan also wanted to pin Xu Baiyou against the wall in a back alley and kiss him, just like an overbearing male lead. But he wasn't the one in charge. Xu Baiyou dared to hurt him, burn him with cigarette butts, and slap him across the face once, twice, and 471Reads9.0Score—Shelves
5. 1205 人 Humanity at the Brink 人性绝境 White Elephant King白象王Urban978k WordsCompleted Alternate titles: My Wife Became a Scumbag, So I Put Her in the Dock; The Depths of Human Nature. When life reaches the depths of despair, human nature turns ugly. After being locked in a dark room and “reformed” for half a year, I finally saw the light of day again! 115Reads6.3Score—Shelves
6. 1206 失 Loss of Innocence 失贞 Wenzhang文章Modern Romance175k WordsCompleted Losing Her Virtue is a story about returning to one’s true self. It follows the romantic experiences of two female international students during their time studying in Canada. Dongfang Juan is a plain, yet fiercely independent young woman sent to Canada on a government scholarship by her employer. As a result, she is separated from her first boyfriend and must face a test of her fidelity to love. Wang Lina, a beautiful and clever young woman from Shanghai, came to Canada by marrying a doctoral s —Reads8.4Score—Shelves
7. 1207 百 The Million-Yuan Lottery 百万彩票记 South of the Border国境之南Urban285k WordsCompleted What would an ordinary wage earner with a stable job do after suddenly winning five million? A simple, everyday experience, criticized for reading like a ledger. After going around in circles, he’s still alone. 37Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The first thing that ordinary people do when they win a lottery is to indulge, so they go to a KTV, take a leisurely walk, and then buy a house or a car. But the money was too little, so he started a business, fell in love with a female college student who had just graduated, and fell in love with a director's daughter. He was supposed to move forward, but the director was investigated and his girlfriend ran away...

8. 1208 为 A Husband's Revenge for His Wife 为妻子复仇的丈夫 Earning a Living挣生活费Urban1.0M WordsOngoing This is not a fast-paced wish-fulfillment story. It demands a certain level of reading experience, so proceed with caution. An urban showdown of intellect and force, grounded in realism. The tone is hard-edged, ruthless, and focused on rescue and revenge. After two years overseas, the male protagonist returns home to find that his classmates, friends, marriage, and family have all been caught up in upheaval. He follows the clues deeper and deeper until he finally uncovers the truth... On a bleak 3.9kReads8.4Score116Shelves

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   The reality of human nature, the reality of the world. Unpopular. But the writing style, plot, depth and breadth can be called the ceiling of Tomato City.

9. 1209 温 The Secret of a Warm Winter 温暖冬天的秘密 Wandering Perfumer江湖调香师Modern Romance275k WordsCompleted He is refined and wise, a man who always keeps his word. She is cool-headed and rational, with a mysterious past. When they first meet, she is young and inexperienced but brave, while he is mature yet warm. Hand in hand, they weather the ups and downs of the business world, endure countless hardships, save each other, and gradually fall in love. It is neither love at first sight nor a romance born of familiarity. As they save each other again and again, two independent and rational souls draw cl 432Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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   Workplace life, business battles are exciting, close to reality, the story is fast-paced and not procrastinating, and has a strong sense of substitution. The male and female protagonists have online IQs. The more you follow it, the better it becomes and you can't stop.

10. 1210 命 The Ordeal Written in Fate 命数里的劫 Lu Feng卢锋Urban240k WordsCompleted Our fates began when I saw you in the crowd; they ended when I saw you in the crowd. You were like a ray of dawn, lighting up my life. But fate played a cruel joke on us. You were the reason I succeeded, and the reason I failed! 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Good urban articles, close to life,

11. 1211 青 Qing Fu Divine Physician, Book One: The Dragon Lurks in the Abyss 青蚨天医第一部龙潜在渊 Dongfang Xuanyin东方玄隐Urban283k WordsOngoing This is the secret history of a young heavenly physician’s rise to becoming an invisible tycoon. [The secrets of wealth + heavenly medicine techniques + outsmarting villains + rising to become a tycoon] A poor young man with nothing to his name, beaten until he was a good-for-nothing, is led by his master into the mysterious Qingfu School of Heavenly Medicine. After enduring countless hardships, he transforms from a fish into a dragon, making his way through the business world, outsmarting the u —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Documentary style, good-looking [Like] [Like] [Sad] A young man whose lower body was beaten to a useless piece of wood accidentally meets his master and his wife, is introduced to the Qingji Heavenly Medicine Sect, and trains to become a young Heavenly Medicine Master. In order to protect the huge wealth of the sect, he fights with the underworld, and the beautiful and troubled sisters, who are in love and hate... And finally become the legendary invisible richest man in China.

12. 1212 背 The Drunken Father Carrying His Child to Find a Doctor 背起孩子求医的醉父 Riding an Iron Donkey to the Ends of the Earth骑着铁驴走天涯Urban821k WordsOngoing In 2005, while attending an oil industry technical school, shepherd boy Wang Tongwei met the beautiful college student Zhang Xiaofeng by chance through QQ chat. Thus began their seven-year online romance: borrowing money for phone calls, borrowing money to date, borrowing money to meet up. In 2011, their relationship finally bore fruit: borrowing money to buy a house, borrowing money to get married. He thought life would get better once he paid off his debts. Then, in 2012, a good equal-pay-for- —Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    Many times, we are not like in fairy tales. Life is surrounded by countless romances and surprises. Many times, what we have to face is the daily necessities of life. Just like this article, when you read it, you will feel the true meaning of life.

13. 1213 我 My Years in the Funeral Business 我干白事儿这些年 Jin Shiliu金十六Urban5.4M WordsCompleted After his master died, Lin Ran inherited his craft, took over the funeral business, and promised his master he would not leave this small town for three years. Keeping his promise, Lin Ran had to face the world without his master's protection. He saw all the strange sides of human nature that he had never witnessed before! Lin Ran remembered his master's words: “People look down on those of us in this line of work. Compared with ordinary people, we're also missing something. They call it being ‘ 73.9kReads9.2Score8.8kShelves

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    Reality is crushing and distracting!

14. 1214 齐 Officer Qi, I Accidentally Flirted with Your Unforgettable First Love 齐警官，我不小心撩了你的白月光 Furana福拉娜Modern Romance204k WordsCompleted A feisty, willful, adorable little bunny × a muscular, burly bear of a detective (he used to be a community police officer) The first time Ning Xiaoshu, a spoiled little diva, met Qi Xuanchen, she declared their relationship over. The arrogant new star of the police station refused to accept being dumped... By chance, his former dream girl became friends with the spoiled little diva... On their first date, the big bear handed over his salary card... They got married in a flash, both saying one t 14Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    The male protagonist was a police officer in the early stage and later turned into a criminal police officer. The female protagonist is a hotel intern with poor body shape and personality. She got married in a flash marriage and was involved in various cases including serial murders, cyber violence, and drug problems. Do you dare to look directly at the sun and human nature? Funny beginning, exciting content waiting for you to read!

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