Looking for Novels That Are a Little More Realistic 求偏现实一点的小说

1. 1101 禁 The Abstinent Tycoon Is Addicted to Me 禁欲大佬对我上瘾 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance144k WordsCompleted [1v1 sweet romance + both leads are devoted to each other + powerful man lowers his head] After getting drunk, Sheng Yanxi accidentally wandered into the presidential suite of Ling Jingchen, the fearsome “tyrant” of Hancheng. After one reckless night, she woke up, saw the outline of the man beside her, and was scared out of her wits. It was Ling Jingchen! The cold-faced tyrant whose slightest stomp could make all of Hancheng tremble! While he was still asleep, she fled in a panic. Ling Jingchen 2.1kReads—Score104Shelves
2. 1102 滚 Kicked Out of Her Family: The Middle School Dropout Strikes It Rich 滚出家后：初中学历的她，发财了 Huang Duoduo黄多多Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting, farming] + [Family and neighborhood drama] + [The 1990s] + [Everyday modern life, no golden finger] + [Female entrepreneur] She was the second daughter, overlooked by her family, with an ordinary appearance, an ordinary background, and only a junior high school education. He was born into an eminent family and had power and prestige to spare. She was the least promising daughter in the Li family, and her parents were certain she would never amount to anything. With only a junior 67.1kReads9.0Score6.1kShelves
3. 1103 天 The Genius Beggar Son-in-Law 天才丐婿 Nan Guyan南孤雁Urban1.0M WordsCompleted So what if I’m a beggar? You may look down on me today, but tomorrow you won’t be able to reach my level. So what if my wife is mute? The weed you see is the treasure I’ll protect for the rest of my life. A young entrepreneur was murdered, and his soul fused with that of the beggar Wu Ergou. Seeking revenge, repaying kindness, honoring family, protecting the love of his life, and pursuing his ideals, Wu Ergou and his mute wife embarked on a fiery path to rise to the top! 31.5kReads9.1Score2.9kShelves

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   This book is so perfect, once you read it you will keep reading until you see the ending

4. 1104 一 The Awakening of a Housewife 一个家庭主妇的觉醒 Sister Shui水姐Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted When the heroine, Song Xiaoying, discovers that her daughter is planning to kill herself, she follows the clues and uncovers her husband Zhou Yang's affair. This sets off a battle of interests between the wife and the mistress, husband and wife, and parents-in-law and daughter-in-law, laying bare the calculations and compromises, darkness and ugliness of human nature. It's a rare and compelling work of realistic relationship fiction. 22.4kReads9.2Score1.7kShelves

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   It is a very realistic novel. The male protagonist has two children with another woman, and the female protagonist realizes that he already has a family outside the home. It was her daughter who told her about this. But even though the man's heart is no longer in this family, she is still unwilling to divorce... It writes the bitter history of most women who sacrifice their careers for the sake of their families. It is worth reading.

5. 1105 京 The Capital’s Power Player, His Wife’s One and Only 京圈大佬，独宠娇妻 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance206k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, deep love later + sweet romance + scheming male lead + regretful groveling + age gap] Su Tong never imagined her own father could be so blinded by greed that he’d use her as a bargaining chip and heartlessly send her to the bed of Gu Tingshen, a powerful figure in the capital’s elite circles. Gu Tingshen was notorious among the capital’s elite for being abstinent and calculating, intensely controlling, cold, domineering, and sharp-tongued. Everyone treated him with awe and fear. 959Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 1106 一 One Person’s Glory, Two People’s Ending 一个人的精彩两个人的结局 She Wen佘温Modern Romance2.2M WordsCompleted [Rated 9.5 + 1.68 million words + ongoing + based on real experiences + Vietnam + Cambodia + Thailand + slow-paced + everyday life] In 2000, I was a 17-year-old girl who went south to find work. Later, a job took me to Vietnam. I once dated a rich second-generation boyfriend there, but in the end, he was only passing through my life. Later, I went to Cambodia and Thailand, one after another. Life and the surroundings abroad more than twenty years ago were completely different from what they 2.3kReads9.4Score223Shelves

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   A novel adapted from a true story.

7. 1107 三 Thirty and Radiant 三十而骊 Lucy Flower露西花Modern Romance311k WordsCompleted [Women’s Fiction + Personal Growth + Comeback + Healing + Inspirational + Strong Female Lead + Married Life] At thirty, she’s done with her sham marriage. Time to become a bold, dazzling queen of the single life! When a freak accident tore the wrapping off her seemingly perfect marriage overnight, Mi Xiaobai, who had always seemed blessed by fortune, hit the first major setback of her life behind the walls of marriage: A mother-in-law with a knife behind her smile, a two-faced husband, a critica 17.8kReads9.6Score2.5kShelves

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   Mi Xiaobai, born in a rural family, is an IT elite, female doctor, and the backbone of the company. His mother was terminally ill, and Xiaobai was rejected by her husband's family, cheated on her, and eventually divorced. After the divorce, the house leaked and it rained all night. Xiaobai was dismissed from the company in disguise, and his finances were in crisis. In the days that followed, while she tenaciously rebuilt her work and life, she couldn't help but get emotionally entangled with the two men, but she finally understood where she truly belonged~ Mi Xiaobai's story is both realistic and dramatic. The swaying of people's hearts, worldly calculations, and emotions from dark to bright, all the plots are very fascinating to read. The story also tells the tortuous and romantic love history of Mi Xiaobai's friend Lin Yuanyuan, a childlike but lonely French teacher, and her prodigal boyfriend, who finally get married; and the story of Xiaobai's other female colleague Su Qing is about "Silly Baitian" meeting the "big bad wolf", but in the end, with the help of Xiaobai's knife, she escapes from the quagmire and has a clear sky in life. Women are in their thirties. Mi Xiaobai and her friends, who are about thirty years old, have experienced the hardships and hardships of life but refused to bow their heads. They strive to pursue the relationship and life that they yearn for in their hearts, and their charm blooms. The story is not too long, with more than seventy chapters, and it is very memorable after reading it [Thoughts]

8. 1108 不 Until We Meet Again 不見不散 Golden Cicada金蟬Modern Romance150k WordsCompleted [Reunion after years apart + bickering couple + modern romance + second chance at love + heartwarming healing story] The hero and heroine meet in middle school. When they go off to different universities, their immature, youthful personalities gradually drive them apart. Years later, they reunite and rekindle their relationship. It's a little story about finding their way back to each other. For a relationship to blossom and bear fruit, the right people must meet at the right time in the right f 54Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Urban romance, the male and female protagonists are middle school classmates, and the real-life daily story of reuniting after many years. It is not cruel or bloody.

9. 1109 我 I Restored the Capital’s Tycoon’s Sight, and He Spoils Me Rotten 我让京圈大佬复明，他把我狠狠宠 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance204k WordsCompleted [Substitute marriage, love after marriage, ex-husband’s redemption, sweet romance, both leads are virgins] Huo Jingchen had a fiery temper, devastating looks, and a decisive, domineering way of doing things. He was arrogant and unruly, with a strong streak of tsundere pride. He was recognized throughout the business world as a genius, famous for his ruthlessness and cunning. His decisive, ruthless methods earned him the nickname “Living Yama,” and made his business rivals tremble at the mere men 1kReads—Score100Shelves
10. 1110 跳 The Fleas 跳蚤们 Ming Hai鸣海Urban111k WordsCompleted The Fleas is a crime novel about the struggles and ambitions of new Chinese immigrants in Flushing and Manhattan, New York. Set in the early twenty-first century, it follows three ordinary men, Li Xiaodong, Gao Wanli, and Xie Yuan, who came to America as immigrants, undocumented migrants, and international students. Through starkly realistic storytelling, it portrays their hardships and desires as they confront the challenges of building new lives overseas, revealing the difficulties of immigran 6Reads9.5Score—Shelves

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    Very true! This book offers a glimpse into the lives of immigrants! Absolutely excellent novel! In the novel, Li Xiaodong, Gao Wanli and Xie Yuan came to the United States through immigration, smuggling and studying abroad. Starting with small characters, the author uses extremely realistic narrative techniques to reflect their dilemmas and desires when facing the challenges of new life overseas. From a small perspective, the author narrates the hardships of immigrant life, choices of interests, and pursuit of the American dream. A very true book, definitely worth reading.

11. 1111 被 After My Husband Betrayed Me, I Began Taking Savage Revenge 被丈夫背叛后，我开始疯狂报复 Qing Sang庆桑Modern Romance130k WordsCompleted The arrival of a 24-year-old private tutor puts a crack in what seemed like a peaceful, happy family. The life Yao Yuqin thought was perfect begins to crumble, shattering her faith in marriage and her resolve to stand by it. Faced with her husband's betrayal, Yao Yuqin swears to make them pay! 186Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Husband cheats, the male and female protagonists in it have very realistic thoughts, for the sake of their children and family, very realistic

12. 1112 解 The Disintegrator: A World of Black and Gray 解离者：黑灰世界 Naturally Simpleminded憨的自然Urban138k WordsCompleted Rick accidentally plunges into the dark abyss of an international drug cartel's deals, confronting the tangled connections between drug crimes and gang forces and witnessing countless bloody battles. Through one man's eyes, the story depicts a gripping, dark struggle for power, steeped in money and murder. 98Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Is American crime fiction okay?

13. 1113 植 The Comatose Tycoon Falls in Love with Me 植物人大佬，爱上我 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance378k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + devoted to one another + sweet romance] An Ran is a highly skilled neurosurgeon who should have been making a name for herself saving lives. Instead, her greedy stepmother and father force her into the dark depths of fate. Tempted by money, they push her into what seems like an endless, loveless marriage, marrying her off to Mu Tingchen, a legendary business tycoon left in a vegetative state after a car accident. Once, Mu Tingchen ruled the business world with an ir 922Reads6.3Score—Shelves
14. 1114 体 A Dignified Game of Wits 体面博弈 Blackie Loves Hot Pot黑黑爱吃火锅Modern Romance457k WordsCompleted [Investment Banking Elite × All-Purpose Assistant] [Urban Romance × Emotional Games] [Workplace Romance] [Funny Little Scenes] [The Powerful One Bows Their Head] [Desire and Tension] Li Duoli has only one rule for survival: be a respectable professional woman. She is cautious, capable, tasteful, and elegant. She thought that was simply who she was. Until the night she met Xie Zhifei, when instinctive desire tore everything apart. She only wanted his body. By the next day, she had forgotten every 2.6kReads8.0Score363Shelves

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    It's a normal workplace for workers, and their views on marriage and love are also normal. There is no particularly explosive setting, but the author writes it very interestingly, and every character is very vivid.

15. 1115 师 Junior Brother, Don’t Be Like This 师弟，你别这样 Icy Rose冰冰玫瑰Modern Romance238k WordsOngoing The day Ye Xiucheng reports for duty at Qiaonan Community Clinic, everyone asks him, “Why would a graduate of a top medical university come to a poor, remote place like this?” He just smiles without answering. He can’t tell them why he came here: It’s because of his beliefs, and because of his senior, Su Xixi. He thought she would always be by his side. That is, until the new vice president, Liang Shuo, tells her, “If something’s weighing on you, you can talk to me.” Ye Xiucheng finally panics. 215Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Very realistic and very immersive

16. 1116 言 Yan Zhi Qiqi 言之七七 Ji Kaka霁咖咖17k WordsCompleted Yan Zhi Qiqi —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The two short stories are not particularly exaggerated articles, they are about the ambiguous pull between men and women in reality.

17. 1117 我 My Doctor Lin 我的林医生 Icy Rose冰冰玫瑰Modern Romance142k WordsCompleted [A blend of sweetness and heartbreak + slow burn + delicate prose + a working woman’s growth + episodic format] Radiologist Lin Xiaoya can see every bone in the human body, yet she can’t read the heart of the person in front of her. Other people’s love is a two-way journey, but theirs is a tale of mutual misunderstanding... 194Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 1118 新 On Our Wedding Night, I Woke My Husband from His Coma 新婚夜，我让植物人老公苏醒了 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance169k WordsCompleted [Marriage before love + winning her back after breaking her heart + age gap + sweet romance + scheming male lead] Her older sister was suffering from kidney failure and urgently needed money for a transplant. Jiang Yawei swallowed her pride and went home to beg her scumbag father to pay for the surgery, only to catch her boyfriend of three years kissing Jiang Feifei, her half-sister. Her father and stepmother seized the chance to hold her sister’s life-saving money over her head, forcing her to 529Reads—Score111Shelves
19. 1119 解 Dissolver: Assassination 解离者：刺杀 Naturally Simpleminded憨的自然Urban159k WordsCompleted With the election approaching, the political landscape is shrouded in uncertainty. Acting on a secret assignment, Rick navigates official cover-ups, power struggles, and layers of deception. Following the faintest clues, he carefully pieces together the truth and hunts down the mysterious mastermind lurking behind it all. He quietly snuffs out a deadly crisis capable of changing the balance of power before it can take root. 136Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 1120 替 A Substitute? So Are You 替身？你也是 Ji Kaka霁咖咖6k WordsCompleted A Substitute? So Are You —Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 1121 到 This Is Where It Ends 到此为止 Xu Zhimeng许织梦Modern Romance123k WordsCompleted [Angst-heavy story. Read with caution. The male lead is not chaste.] “Ru Yi, when you act like this, it makes me think you still can’t let go of me.” All the pain and torment must have begun with those words. Or perhaps it was “You haven’t been able to forget me, Ru Yi.” Much later, when Ru Yi thought back on her tangled history with Pei Shiyu, that was what she believed. He would remember the scent from deep in his memories, carried on a gentle breeze, but he wouldn’t remember how much he h 4.8kReads8.5Score226Shelves

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    A companion piece to "Moonlight Never Shines on Dreams of the Past", it is surreal and features the most hateful male protagonist in history.

22. 1122 婚 A Turbulent Marriage 婚乱流年 Three Potatoes土豆三颗Urban344k WordsCompleted [No Cheating] + [One Female Lead] + [Not a Power Fantasy] + [Light Mystery] + [A Touch of Angst] Bai Yu had just finished his work presentation at the company headquarters and returned home three days early. Hoping to surprise his wife, he instead found that she had mysteriously disappeared. As he searched everywhere, he unexpectedly found her phone in the car, and the chat history on it hit him like a bolt of lightning. She had gone out after receiving that message. She'd gone to meet that man 3.7kReads5.2Score185Shelves

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    Self-recommended new book, completed

23. 1123 缅 Back from Northern Myanmar, I Marry a Beijing Tycoon 缅北归来，我嫁给京圈大佬 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance123k WordsCompleted [Forced Marriage + Powerful Tycoon’s Relentless Pursuit + Sweet Age-Gap Romance] After her boyfriend betrays her, Li Shiqi is sold to northern Myanmar. In her darkest hour, she happens upon Mu Tingye, the capital’s most powerful business tycoon, and only then manages to escape. Having fled a living hell, she is instead forced into marriage by the aloof, celibate business magnate. At first, Mu Tingye only wants to keep her under his thumb. But before long, he falls head over heels and spoils her 188Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 1124 解 The Dissociator: The Canary Heist 解离者：金丝雀大劫案 Naturally Simpleminded憨的自然Mystery119k WordsCompleted This series focuses on a heist of the century. What seemed like an ordinary day at Collingwood Global Investment Bank is shattered when a gang of armed robbers breaks in. They force the bank employees to follow their orders. In the aftermath, a chief inspector caught in a dilemma races against time, vowing to discover who stole the £3.9 billion and why. 95Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 1125 小 After My Daughter's Love Went Sour, I Brought Home a Blond Punk 小棉袄漏风后，我把黄毛领回了家 Mountain Ruler山中宰Urban609k WordsOngoing Sickly obsessive, pursuing her husband, wicked woman, love triangle, no NTR, no System Their daughter went astray during puberty, and it wasn't until Zhang Chen uncovered the real identity of the blond-haired guy that he finally woke up. Only then did Zhang Chen realize that his forced withdrawal from school eighteen years ago, the seemingly unavoidable fake divorce, and the crushing mortgage weighing on his shoulders had all been part of his wife's grand plan from beginning to end. Everyone tre 6.9kReads5.6Score457Shelves

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    The male protagonist Bei's wife deceived her into buying a house through a fake divorce, and the fake divorce became a real divorce. Then the daughter was seduced by Huang Mao and became rebellious and prickly.

26. 1126 解 Dissociator: Financial Bullets 解离者：金融子弹 Naturally Simpleminded憨的自然Mystery167k WordsCompleted Rick takes on a covert chain of missions spanning three continents: assassinate the key figures in charge of five ports. At the same time, he uses the hedge fund behind his client to make a killing, sending his personal wealth skyrocketing. Danger follows close behind. Britain’s MI5 and Interpol trace the clues back to Rick, reopening last year’s unsolved assassination cases and quietly closing their international dragnet around him. The unlikely alliance between assassination and capital stirs 366Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 1127 人 No-Go Zone 人之禁区 Lord Qi淇公Urban160k WordsOngoing The wind carried the smoke of war past me. I picked up a steel helmet from the ground and put it on. Sunlight pierced the clouds and fell on the bloodstained blade, revealing a line of blurred writing: “There are no innocents in war.” I slung my rifle over my shoulder and headed deeper into the rainforest. There were more “hunters” out there, and I still had to be the craftiest one of all. As long as the blade remains, so do I. As long as I’m here, there’s still a little hope. After all, beyond —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Even though it is not necessary to take his life at this moment, he and those around him with eyes on the top of their heads must be made aware that there may be deadly fangs hidden under the thin body. Asian humility is never synonymous with weakness.

28. 1128 撞 After Discovering the Doll's Secret, I Fell for Him 撞破人偶秘密后，我沦陷了 The Chatty Wooden One爱聊天的木头Modern Romance200k WordsCompleted [Younger obsessive, unhinged, devoted puppy x cool-headed, independent senior executive | Older woman-younger man romance | Secret crush | Intense emotional tension | One-on-one romance, both leads have no past partners] Lu Jianwei is the marketing director of Fangtang Group, a true career queen. She’s never dated, stays clear-headed and disciplined, and devotes her life to work, never getting involved in romance. To get through a matchmaking date, she goes along halfheartedly. The date doesn’t 559Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A game of disguise under the same roof. The insensitive heroine cannot detect the undercurrent of the tenant. For countless nights in the rented house, the male protagonist suppresses the raging possessiveness alone and is horrified by the thought of his secret love.

29. 1129 坏 Bad Girl 坏女孩 Jing Qi京祺Modern Romance2.3M WordsCompleted Six years ago, she was abducted and taken to a remote village. Six years later, she nearly found herself forced into marriage. With her life on the line, she risked everything to escape the countryside and make it back to the city. But waiting for her were the cold-blooded parents who had sent her away with their own hands, and an adopted younger sister with no blood ties to the family. After enduring six years of captivity and being abandoned by her own parents, she fights alone to reclaim ever 22.2kReads9.4Score3.3kShelves

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    This highly rated novel by Jingqi, I can call it the absolute best in Tomato [licking the screen]. The author's writing style is very good, the logic is rigorous, the story has ups and downs, and the characters are vividly described. I especially like the character Liu Xiaorou in the article. She is smart, simple, clear, clear about good and evil, and has three correct views. No matter how bad life is, she remains positive and never accepts her fate. She never relies on anyone and improves her abilities every day. That is to say, it is difficult not to be loved [admired] by such a person. Everyone can watch it [love] [love] [love]

30. 1130 三 Third Sister 三姐 Li Sitong李肆瞳Urban5.5M WordsOngoing “If you don't talk about the world's troubles to everyone you meet, then you're someone who lives free of the world's troubles.” Never think too highly of people's hearts, and never underestimate human nature. Nothing is colder than human nature, nothing more chilling than people's hearts. Be a little kinder to yourself. A life in this world is hard-won, and every tribulation is fate. This is the strange coming-of-age journey of an innocent young man. Ordinary people dream of becoming immortals, 155kReads9.2Score8.2kShelves

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    Highly recommended!!! The author of this book seems to be telling an otherworldly story through real life. The story is mysterious and emotional, with a sense of illusion and reality at the same time. Step by step, the links are closely linked, and the thrilling plots are endless, making people unable to stop.

31. 1131 八 An Ordinary Life for a Girl Born in the Eighties 八零后女孩的平凡人生 Little Orange Who Loves Strawberries爱吃草莓的小橙子Modern Romance490k WordsCompleted [No transmigration] [No rebirth] [No golden finger] [Rural life in the 1980s] [A small ensemble cast] [Family squabbles] [Gentle and heartwarming] Xu Congcong and Xu Mingming are sisters born in the 1980s. They are lucky to have a grandma and father who love them unconditionally, as well as a mother whose personality is a little complicated but who loves them just as much. Sheltered by their whole family, the sisters grow up carefree. Through the sisters’ coming-of-age story, this novel traces t 3.7kReads9.2Score306Shelves
32. 1132 复 The Revenge Concerto 复仇协奏曲 Naturally Simpleminded憨的自然Mystery272k WordsCompleted No formulaic power fantasies! A worldbuilding-driven, realistic mystery where evidence is just the final nail in the procedural coffin. The first book in the Dissociator series. This is a story about a killer! A killer and a detective, willing to do the dirty work. Dissociation is a symptom of detachment following trauma. It is commonly associated with PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) or dissociative disorders. The mind dissociates from pain; the body breaks free from the dust. The Ame 605Reads—Score102Shelves
33. 1133 潮 A Love Story in Chaoshan 潮汕情事 Jin Longyan瑾龍颜Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted In the old homes of Chaoshan lie the wildest lives and the warmest hearts. In the 1970s and 80s, a group of Chaoshan people who refused to give up fought their way through poverty, loved through storms, and lived by the bonds between people. Some dared to fight and forge ahead, dragging their lives up out of the mud. Others were loyal and true, unwilling to betray anyone even when it cost them. Love brought tangled relationships, family brought its share of strain, and neighbors argued, but when 625Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    A period story, adapted from real life, the parents were cynical, and after changing the title of the book, I stopped reading it, and I felt that I was delayed by the title. By the way, I would like to introduce a new book, which will be released for the first time this month.

34. 1134 错 A Marriage Gone Wrong, Then I Finally Found the Right One 错嫁一场，我终遇良人 Miss Wanqing晚晴姑娘Modern Romance141k WordsCompleted I once poured my heart into a marriage that betrayed me, only to be hurt by my husband and best friend working together. In a single night, my marriage fell apart and my friendship was destroyed. After the divorce, I wiped away my tears and focused on my career, determined to make it on my own. I faced workplace harassment, rumors, and the constant interference of people from my past. I thought I would spend the rest of my life alone, until I met him. He saw both my strength and my vulnerabil 48Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a new book by the author. I am still following up on it. I really love it and feel the same way. If you like it, please pay attention and collect it! You can take a look

35. 1135 解 Dissolver: Incoming Missile 解离者：导弹袭来 Naturally Simpleminded憨的自然Urban156k WordsCompleted Rick, the hard-bitten killer from the series, returns once more. His close friend is brutally murdered, and the trail leads to a major missile trafficking case deliberately kept under wraps. To avenge his brother, Rick ventures alone into the heart of the conspiracy. As he presses forward through a perilous investigation, he finally slays his enemy with decisive force and successfully averts a missile crisis threatening the United States. 128Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 1136 解 The Dissociator: The Extravagant Prisoner and the Underground Howl 解离者：奢囚与地下啸 Naturally Simpleminded憨的自然Mystery160k WordsCompleted New York is split between day and night, two worlds at odds. Hired by a wealthy family to rescue their kidnapped heir, hitman Rick uncovers a sprawling conspiracy. Meanwhile, Roy, a subway veteran worn down by corporate exploitation, launches a fierce rebellion in the underground tunnels. There are no crime investigations or justice here, only struggles for profit and settling scores under a code of gray rules. The victors are free to rewrite the truth. Desire and the cruelty of class are laid b 107Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 1137 穿 Transmigration: I’m Crushing My Scumbag Ex in a Parallel World 穿越：我在平行世界爆虐渣男前夫 Jin Longyan瑾龍颜Modern Romance207k WordsCompleted (Soul transmigration and a creative premise + healing from childhood family trauma) One morning, Tang Wanwan wakes up and discovers she has transmigrated... The wounds inflicted by your birth family must be healed within that family. Love is a kind of redemption, a light that gathers lost time. Somehow, it was all destined to be. She is financially independent, beautiful, and sophisticated. He is handsome and wickedly charming, but hopelessly addicted to gambling. It was love at first sight. She 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A period novel, adapted from real life, the parents were cynical, and after changing the title of the book, I stopped reading it, and I felt that I was delayed by the title. By the way, I would like to introduce a new book, which will be released for the first time this month.

38. 1138 解 The Dissociator: A Black Comedy of Errors 解离者：黑色幽默大事件 Naturally Simpleminded憨的自然Mystery165k WordsCompleted No formulaic power fantasies! Worldbuilding-driven, realist mystery, where evidence is just the final nail needed to make things official. The second installment in the Dissociator series. This is a story about a killer! A killer and a detective, willing to get their hands dirty. Dissociation is a symptom of detachment following trauma. It is commonly associated with PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) or dissociative disorders. The mind breaks free from pain, the body escapes the dust of 158Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 1139 权 Vortex of Power and Desire 权欲之涡 Misty Isle Beneath the Starry River烟屿落星河Urban2.4M WordsOngoing A career in government is like a bottomless abyss: one wrong step, and you’re shattered to pieces. Wu Liangyou has barely entered the political arena and hasn’t even tasted power when he’s already caught in the mire. Should he bow his head and bide his time, or risk his life in a desperate fight? The abyss cannot crush a ruthless man daring enough to change his fate. Watch Wu Liangyou break out of a hopeless situation, escape death, and rise to the top over a trail of blood. 143Reads6.1Score106Shelves

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    The stories within the system are real and beautiful

40. 1140 自 From Beginning to End! 自始至终！ The Crawling Snailw爬行的蜗牛wModern Romance311k WordsCompleted [Independent and ambitious, occasionally emo HR specialist & confident, arrogant, but actually stubborn and devoted programmer] [Reunion after years apart + rekindled romance + everyday realism + slow burn] Five years after they broke up, Jiang Yu returned to her old hometown. On her first day at a new job, she unexpectedly ran into Jiang Yanzhou. There was none of the polite small talk you see in movies, no “Long time no see,” just a cool “Hello.” Not long afterward, Jiang Yanzhou bluntly told 24Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Self-recommendation, real words, reunion after breaking the mirror, the plot is the daily situation of ordinary people, marriage and family

41. 1141 慢 The One Who Was Ten Years Late 慢十年的人 Shi Yi Onze拾一OnzeMarriage & Romance12k WordsCompleted The Man Who Was Ten Years Late —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Stories about life [love]

42. 1142 牛 Workhorses Don't Die on Mondays 牛马不会死在周一 Shi Yi Onze拾一Onze15k WordsCompleted The Working Stiffs Don't Die on Mondays 2Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 1143 深 There Is No Winter in Shenzhen 深圳没有冬天 Shi Yi Onze拾一Onze41k WordsCompleted There Is No Winter in Shenzhen 1Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 1144 殡 Plenty of Stories at the Funeral Home 殡仪馆里故事多 Rampaging Bear狂暴熊Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted Ever since Lin Yu took a job driving a hearse at a funeral home, his life became anything but ordinary. He and his friends went through all kinds of bizarre, inexplicable events together. Vengeful spirits possessing people, a dead infant in a pot, opera singing in a graveyard... No one knew what would happen next. 14.4kReads8.7Score1.2kShelves

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    This book is super real! I suspect the author is from the funeral home

45. 1145 缩 Shrinking 缩水 Shi Yi Onze拾一OnzeMarriage & Romance11k WordsCompleted Shrinking —Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 1146 重 Reborn in 2008, Blossoming All the Way 重生零八，一路生花 Number One, Can't Get Up in the Morning起床困难户一号Modern Romance263k WordsOngoing [Reborn + genius student + no romance + everyday life + realism] [The early part leans toward realism. This is not a power fantasy about a strong female lead. If you can't handle realism, feel free to drop the story, but please don't leave negative reviews.] New graduate Yi Sinan worked hard for a whole year, only to have something fall from the sky and send her twenty years into the past, just after she had finally paid off her national student loan. Who can relate? Twenty years of hard work, a 51Reads—Score137Shelves

    Reader note

    Autobiography, absolutely true

47. 1147 走 Through the Trials 走过劫难 Li Xinxin李馨欣Modern Romance275k WordsCompleted Disaster strikes a once-happy family of five. After suffering a heartbreak so piercing it feels like ten thousand arrows, how will a mother who has only just reached middle age, and is already frail and sickly, lead her three underage children through hardship and toward the future...? 101Reads—Score—Shelves

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    True life story

48. 1148 重 Reborn in 1983: The Eldest Daughter Takes Charge 重生八三，长女当家 Zhi Qi知畦Modern Romance478k WordsCompleted Period setting + reborn + only daughter makes a comeback + protects her mother + builds a fortune In her previous life, she was a lonely city girl with no one to rely on. She died of overwork, and didn't even have anyone to see her off. When she opens her eyes again, it's 1983, and she's seventeen once more. In this life, she's still the only granddaughter in the Xiao family, and in her grandmother's eyes, she's “an outsider who'll get married sooner or later.” Because she was her mother's onl 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "Rebirth in 1983, the eldest daughter heads the family" ✨ Why is it "realistic" enough? Because it describes the "difficulty" and "warmth" unique to that era. There is no small goal of hundreds of millions at every turn, only calculations about daily necessities, gossip among neighbors, and the reality of working hard to have enough to eat.

49. 1149 梦 A Long Summer in a Dream 梦里长夏 Shi Yi Onze拾一Onze13k WordsCompleted A Long Summer in My Dreams —Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 1150 沂 A Family by the Yishui River 沂水河畔一家人 Li Xinxin李馨欣Modern Romance540k WordsCompleted This book tells the story of a large family over nearly a century, from the late Qing dynasty to the end of the twentieth century, through turbulent changes, banditry and warfare, twists and turns, and eventual reversals of fortune. Led and subtly influenced by the protagonist, several generations endure decades of hardship yet remain upright, united, and determined to improve. In different eras and historical circumstances, they do everything they can, persevering in their efforts to contribute 5.5kReads8.7Score500Shelves

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