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

1. 1151 不 What Do I Do If I Can't Afford to Retire? 不够钱养老怎么办？ Shi Yi Onze拾一OnzeMarriage & Romance30k WordsCompleted What if you don't have enough money to retire? —Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 1152 渗 Love by Infiltration 渗透式爱情 Cong Yuanyuan丛圆圆Modern Romance303k WordsCompleted A troublemaker who seems tough but is soft inside × a younger, scheming man who always cleans up after her Mature adults pushing each other to the limit | Love at first sight, bold flirting, and ambiguous sparks | Dark humor and two crazies falling in love [Playing the fool to catch the tiger, a younger man taming a playboy, and a woman completely under her husband’s thumb] From love at first sight to a love that runs deep: an oddball paired with a lunatic, falling harder with every passing day. 6.9kReads8.5Score831Shelves

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   This is really beautiful, so beautiful. Sweet, doting and funny.

3. 1153 女 The Female Bank President's Last Resort 女行长的穷途末路 Xu Ci珝慈Modern Romance102k WordsCompleted A teller's act of withholding checks toppled the first domino in the bank run at Yunhai City Commercial Bank. Though bank president Ma Yuquan fought desperately to contain the crisis, she ultimately could not counter the enormous fallout from the sudden disappearance of the bank's major shareholder and the head of its controlling rural bank. Ma Yuquan sensed the situation was full of hidden twists and turns, yet never revealed the secret of who she had been with during her brief disappearance, w 794Reads9.3Score105Shelves

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   Realistic-themed article, quite eye-catching

4. 1154 不 We Who Don't Know How to Love 不会爱的我们 Sea of Flowers Behind the House屋后花海Modern Romance188k WordsCompleted [A brave heroine who grows on her own] [A realistic story, not a wish-fulfillment fantasy] [First-person perspective] [A broken family of origin] [The heroine has sound values (she is 16 when the story begins, and still immature enough to have the occasional bad thought)] [Clear-eyed about life] If your very birth was a mistake, how would you make the most of the life ahead of you? Shui Qingqing: Live for yourself and on your own terms. Wield a gentle blade and carve out a kingdom of happiness 2.6kReads9.3Score279Shelves

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   Both are quite realistic. I feel like the first one is more inclined to the county seat. The second heroine clearly knows what she wants and is very realistic [currently in development]

5. 1155 未 The Unborn Amusement Park 未生游乐园 Shi Yi Onze拾一Onze15k WordsCompleted The Neverborn Amusement Park —Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 1156 那 The Book My Mom Burned, I Wrote Again 那本被我妈烧掉的书，我写回来了 Yun Yan陨言Urban102k WordsCompleted When I was fourteen, my mom said, “If you don’t do your homework, I’ll burn your books.” I didn’t wait for her to do it. I piled all my homework on the kitchen floor, doused it with oil, and lit it myself. As the flames leapt up, she stood beside me chopping vegetables. Her knife thudded against the cutting board, once, twice, three times. She didn’t stop me or scold me. She didn’t even look over. That was the first time I spoke with fire. Later, while I was away, my whole class signed a petit 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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   For those of you who want to buy shares, the anchor has written a novel. It is not the kind of book that makes you happy, but the kind of book that you sit on the bed alone and read it, and it takes a long time to read it. His homework was set on fire, he was locked at home, he was punished by standing in front of the office for a week, there were scenes of a group of people scolding him in the group, he met his first love, he was overdue at work, and his family was all written down. These things are so specific. It's so specific that it feels like someone stole your memory and wrote it down. This book is not for escaping reality. It is to give you a chance to see how you survived at the age of sixteen. If you are going through something difficult right now, maybe this book can accompany you for a while. Tomato book title "The book my mother burned, I wrote it back" Thanks for the good review

7. 1157 天 Heavenly Dao, You Old Trickster! What Happened to the Reincarnation You Promised? 天道你个老六，说好的轮回呢？ Fish Doesn't Work Overtime非鱼不加班13k WordsCompleted You old schemer, Heavenly Dao! What happened to the reincarnation you promised me? —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The content of the short story is very realistic. The supporting characters are realistic, but the protagonist is unrealistic.

8. 1158 人 Middle Age, and My Marriage Is an Empty Shell 人到中年，婚姻只剩空壳 Miss Wanqing晚晴姑娘Modern Romance406k WordsCompleted From innocent young love to an unexpected pregnancy before marriage, she blundered into a marriage she’d never truly wanted. Before the wedding, her mother-in-law schemed constantly and was stingy, refusing to give even a penny in bride price. From the moment she entered the family home, she felt wronged and began to harbor resentment. After the wedding, her husband proved to be a complete mama’s boy: mediocre, unambitious, and incapable of taking responsibility. He did whatever his mother told 6.9kReads—Score260Shelves

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   A good article with a strong sense of reality and empathy [Like][Like]

9. 1159 被 The Time Left Behind 被遗拾的时光 Radiant Elegance逸品芳华Modern Romance466k WordsCompleted My new work is out! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support gives me the motivation to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! This is a period novel set close to real life, following three generations through different eras, from the War of Resistance Against Japan and the turmoil of the Chinese Civil War to the educated youth years and modern city life. It tells how they struggled against the tide of social change and forged different paths 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This is a real period novel close to real life

10. 1160 我 The Years I Spent as a Casanova 我当情圣那些年 Sherlock the Demon Emperor福尔魔皇Urban173k WordsOngoing A Pickup Artist's Rules: 1. Don't rush into a relationship. Be friends first, and see whether her friends are prettier than she is. 2. Keep women out of your heart, not out of your life. 3. Look a woman in the eyes first. If she isn't looking at you, look at her legs. 4. If a woman can affect your thoughts, don't hesitate: leave her. Xu Ling is a broke 26-year-old standing at a crossroads in life. Career? Women? Love? His ex? How should he choose? (Urban + realistic + funny + heartwarming + roma 61Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Pure record, prototype Tong Jincheng

11. 1161 最 The Perfect Offer 最佳Offer Amber Nails琥珀指甲Modern Romance157k WordsCompleted [Idealistic Career Consultant vs. Realistic Consulting Firm Partner] [Two Strong Leads + Bickering Couple + Realistic Workplace + Industry Elites + Episodic Stories] [The author is a veteran HR professional. Years in the field, thousands of resumes, and countless interviews have taught her one thing: choosing the wrong career can really ruin your life!] I’m about to graduate from college, but I can’t even fill out a resume. What should I do? My marriage has failed, and after eight years as a ful 279Reads9.1Score—Shelves

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    🦄🦄🦄There is also this real-life workplace article, the female protagonist is a senior HR, layoffs, overtime and other real-life workplace rules. Wow, it is a real-life workplace survival record! Highly recommended!!

12. 1162 以 Love as a Blade: She Doesn’t Know I’m Here to Wipe Out Her Family 以爱为刃：她不知道，我是来灭门 Jun Lingyue君灵月Modern Romance61k WordsCompleted Don't read this book. It's been abandoned, so please don't waste your time. Go read something else instead. Thank you. Dorgon’s eyes were cold as he drew his saber once more. Its gleam unfurled like a bolt of silk, forming a silver barrier that cut the scattered remnants of the fierce spirits to ash. His swordsmanship reached its peak in that moment, swift and precise, leaving no room for escape. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    He has been directing this masked revenge drama since college! Three years after becoming the son-in-law of the Qin family, the market value of his father-in-law's company doubled, and his children also died tragically "accidentally" one by one. They praised him for his outstanding abilities, but they never saw the coldness in his eyes when he killed the insider. When she was the only one left in the Qin family, she cried and asked him why. He wiped away her tears: "Because your father asked my parents the same question back then."

13. 1163 夜 The Night Is Hungry, and There’s No Escaping His Possessiveness 夜色贪婪，逃不开他的占有 Miss Wanqing晚晴姑娘Modern Romance134k WordsCompleted After her fiancé and best friend joined forces to take everything from her, Su Xiaoran fell from the clouds into the mud. In her moment of despair, she stumbled into Gu Haifeng's arms. The man gripped her chin and said in a low voice, “From today on, you're mine.” The scumbag and the bitch? She'll make sure they lose everything and end up disgraced! As for this powerful tycoon? Su Xiaoran only wants to run, but he pins her in a corner, possessiveness overflowing. “Running? Where do you think you 461Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 1164 官 The Official Road, Starting at Level Three 官道，从三段开始 Mr. Fishjoy鱼乐先生Urban512k WordsOngoing My name is Bu Qingyun. (I hold a senior government post and have a fortune worth over a hundred million.) Let me tell you a secret. Ever since I was in elementary school, entering politics has been the light of my ideals and the flame of my ambition. It was buried in my heart like a seed, ready to take root and sprout as soon as the soil was right... 18.6kReads7.6Score2.9kShelves

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    Novels with realistic themes are highly recommended! This is a very real novel, so you can enter it with confidence and boldness! Well worth a look!

15. 1165 关 Little Things About Him 关于他的小事 Nadian捺埝Modern Romance20k WordsCompleted [A few little memories] Two people fell in love with each other at different times. We were both cowards, secretly in love with each other but too afraid to take that first step. “We were each other’s salvation.” Once, beneath the magnolia tree, Xia Nian picked up a magnolia blossom and gave it to Wang Jing’an. As they grew older, the boy broke off a magnolia branch for the girl. “Wang Jing’an, do you know? You’re my cure.” “I want to climb to the top of the mountain and see you, then say those 23Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Read the short story of be in 10 minutes. We were almost going to be together, but an accident happened. The boy spent 7 years forgetting the girl. The reality is that the boy forgot the girl and was with another girl. They were married and in love happily.

16. 1166 网 After Falling for an Officer Online, He Transfers Away for Three Years and Comes After Me Again 网恋军官后，他调岗三年又追我 Wanwan's Dream晚晚的梦想Modern Romance114k WordsCompleted They fell in love at first sight while chatting online. The gentle look in Yin Ruowan’s eyes captured officer Xu Yi’s heart, and the feelings they shared through a screen spoke louder than a thousand words. They thought meeting in person would mean spending their lives together, but an urgent reassignment in his unit forced them into a sudden long-distance relationship, tearing their budding romance apart. They endured longing across mountains and seas and the twists and turns of life. In the en 1.1kReads—Score149Shelves

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    Realistic novel, love at first sight online and offline

17. 1167 直 Livestream: This Boss Is the Real Deal, He Actually Fights Back Against Overwork 直播：这老板能处，反卷他真上 Ms. TT女士Urban211k WordsCompleted [Work three days, rest four. My employees are way too hardworking] To portray workplace culture as realistically as possible, a reality show called "The Workplace We Aspire To" has begun airing. The production team randomly selects bosses from three generations, those born in the 1970s, 1980s, and 2000s, to be livestreamed. The boss born in the 1970s succeeds through psychological manipulation. “Passion! This is a company with a sense of purpose! Understand!?” “You can’t be so heartless!” The bo 132Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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    Realistic, underrated book. Bosses born in the 2000s take it as their own responsibility to seek the happiness of their employees. Because I'm a newcomer, I don't get enough exposure. I watched it go from over a thousand to now. Really worth reading. The author is also a very positive person. Listen to advice and interact with readers. In short, it would be a pity if I could not continue writing this book.

18. 1168 我 My Little Sister Fubao, After Her Husband Died 我妹福宝，死了老公之后 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折9k WordsCompleted My Sister Fubao, After Her Husband Dies 4.9kReads—Score—Shelves
19. 1169 男 My Man Cheated with My Best Friend, and Now He’s Desperate to Win Me Back 男人出轨闺蜜，我转身他追疯了 Miss Wanqing晚晴姑娘7k WordsCompleted My Man Cheated with My Best Friend. I Walked Away, and Now He’s Desperate to Get Me Back 321Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 1170 我 I'm the Bluebird, a Girl from Taiwan 我是青鸟，宝岛女生 Island-Separated Little City离岛微城Modern Romance118k WordsCompleted No transmigration, no wild fantasies, no golden finger. A story set in a bygone era, with no romance, yet one that leaves an indelible mark; A true historical setting and a true central story; The era spans two lands, but blood ties know no foreign home. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The story of a group of people is adapted into one person. 1949-2024, Zhejiang, Taiwan. Only about family affection

21. 1171 五 The Woman with Five Marriages 五婚女人 Little Pear Blossom O小梨花OModern Romance394k WordsCompleted Among contemporary Chinese literature's portrayals of rural women's lives, Zheng Guozhen's story grips readers with its astonishing realism and tragic depth. Through an ordinary rural woman's five failed marriages, this novel sketches the hardships of rural women's lives and inner worlds during China's social transformation in the 1990s. From an arranged marriage imposed by her parents to a self-serving union built on dependence on power, from an emotional wasteland scarred by violence to a brie 2kReads7.9Score240Shelves

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    What will it look like to a man or a woman who has been married five times or six times?

22. 1172 稻 When the Rice Flowers Bloom 稻香花开 Liu Ningduochang刘宁多昌Modern Romance368k WordsCompleted The novel follows the hardships endured by farmers in two villages in Xiangnan County, Dongyuantun and Da’ai Village, from the Republican era through the founding of the People’s Republic of China and on through the people’s commune system, the Cultural Revolution, the household responsibility system, and the Reform and Opening-Up period. The villagers endure one hardship after another and witness the changing times. The protagonists, Zhang Yiping and Zhou Xueyun, are forced to leave school beca 198Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    The story of the two heroines' counterattack and struggle to become rich, a heartwarming and heart-warming story about rural life during the Republic of China.

23. 1173 假 After Faking a Pregnancy to Force a Divorce, My In-Laws Beg Me to Forgive Them 假孕逼离后，婆家跪求我原谅 Miss Wanqing晚晴姑娘6k WordsCompleted After faking a pregnancy to force a divorce, my in-laws beg me to forgive them 16Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 1174 七 A Delicate Beauty of the 1970s Has the Cold-Faced Officer Wrapped Around Her Finger 七零娇气美人，冷面军官被拿捏 Jia He Yue嘉禾岄Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted After graduating from high school, Ye Jinli, who had no job, had to choose between going to the countryside and getting married. Ye Jinli: There’s no way I’m going to the countryside. She couldn’t take that kind of hardship, so her only option was to marry well. But the cadre her neighbor introduced her to was snatched up by her stepsister before their blind date. Fine, let her have him. He was divorced anyway, and Ye Jinli wasn’t interested in him. Then she met a handsome military officer with 7.8kReads7.5Score669Shelves

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    🌬The heroine's family is a combined family. Her mother took her and her brother to marry her stepfather, who also has a son and a daughter. The heroine's mother has never lacked stepsons in food, clothing and life, but in the end she finds that she is always an outsider. The stepfather's family of four all plotted against the heroine's mother and wanted to take advantage of her mother, making them look ugly.

25. 1175 重 Reborn, I Became My Family's Pride 重生后我成了全家的骄傲 Miss Wanqing晚晴姑娘Modern Romance142k WordsCompleted In my previous life, I was set up. My embroidery workshop was stolen, my grandmother's secret pattern book went missing, and my life became a string of hardships. In this life, reborn with max-level embroidery skills, I turn the tables with my craft and reclaim everything that belongs to me. I rise from a small county workshop to become a nationwide top-tier star, the pride of my family. But only when I reach the summit do I learn that the man who has always protected me is the son of the master 5Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 1176 六 The Man with Six Marriages 六婚男人 Little Pear Blossom O小梨花OModern Romance301k WordsCompleted A marriage spanning half a century, full of ups and downs, and one man's six sorrowful, blood-stained journeys into wedlock. In the late 1970s, at a state-owned coal mine in Northeast China, Kim Dazhuang, an ethnic Korean Chinese who had returned from Korea, was tall and burly, with a fiery temper. He sweated through his work amid the roar of steam locomotives. Over the course of his life, he went through six marriages. Each time, he entered with hope, only for almost every one to end in heartbr 29Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 1177 总 A Director’s Workplace Musings 总监的职场碎碎念 That Uncle 4567那个大叔4567Urban351k WordsOngoing Lin Feng has just parachuted into the role of general manager at an auto trading company, only to find himself mired in financial obstruction, salespeople taking credit for his work, and factional infighting. He carefully plans his moves and fights back, striving for results, holding to his principles, and winning people over amid the undercurrents of the car business. From being besieged on all sides to finding his footing, he writes a story of workplace battles and rising from the bottom. 45Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Real workplace articles, worth reading [original work party][original work party][original work party]

28. 1178 困 Women Trapped in Cages 困在笼子中的女人们 Qi Xiaoran柒萧染Modern Romance231k WordsCompleted [Preference for Sons + Family Life + Marriage + Mutual Healing] Jiang Xiaonian, Lin Yan, and Jiang Nan were university classmates and close friends. Though they chose different paths after graduation, they stayed in touch. After graduating, Jiang Xiaonian married her senior and had an adorable baby. She seemed to have the happy, fulfilling life everyone envied, but only she knew how impossible it was to balance family, dreams, and work. Her life was a complete mess. Lin Yan’s father had hoped sh 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Recommend your own book, which is adapted from the experiences of people around you. The topic of patriarchal preference is the story of three girls. They all experienced the patriarchal prejudice in their families and finally lived out their own light.

29. 1179 杀 The Pig-Butchering Scam Game 杀猪盘游戏 Da Da Vinci达Da芬奇Modern Romance244k WordsOngoing [Disfigured, brooding male ghost x imperfect heroine] [Mental illness | disfigured male ghost | obsession | escape | coercion | imprisonment] [A scoundrel's true love | ruthless seas and clear skies | the moon hangs high, but its light doesn't reach me] [No redemption arc | groveling after losing her | age gap] Under the moonlight, Chu Ying accidentally witnessed a murder. As she tried to escape, the killer spotted her, and the chase began... Cornered on a high platform, she fell from it and 582Reads—Score120Shelves

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    I wrote this one myself. It's an anti-conventional story, the male protagonist is rich and handsome from heaven, but the result is just a killing plate. I hope girls in real life will not be blinded by men. Sometimes what you think is love may just be a pig-killing plan for you

30. 1180 太 The Sun Has Left 太阳出走 Yu Yisa鱼弋撒Modern Romance127k WordsCompleted Back then, they were both too headstrong, each convinced that they alone held the truth. The summer of 2009 was just as it had always been: hot and long. Cicadas screamed toward the sky, their cries blanketing the northern city. In a sudden, unexpected rainstorm, Liang Shenze looked through his car window and for the first time met those bright, passionate eyes. That person told him her name was Winnie. One morning, she left without a word, as if she had never been there. In the storm, he alwa —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Two people going around in circles, stream of consciousness, writing an article for the first time [almost crying]

31. 1181 闪 I Hastily Married a Poor Guy, but He Turned Out to Be a Tycoon Who Dotes on Me 闪婚穷小子，他竟是豪门大佬宠我入骨 Miss Wanqing晚晴姑娘7k WordsCompleted I married a poor guy on a whim, but he's actually a wealthy tycoon who dotes on me 22Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 1182 白 Starting from Scratch: Three Years Flipping Little Boxes Made Me a Millionaire 白手起家，倒腾小盒子三年千万 Seeing a Dragon on Mount Nan南山见龙Urban961k WordsOngoing Mocked for selling contraceptives in his dorm from the start? Disciplined for it? No problem! He earns money while teaching in the countryside. After four years of hard work, he builds a fortune worth tens of millions, turning his dreams, love, and wealth into reality. [No transmigration + no System + no pocket dimension + no overpowered villains + no golden finger + a realistic story of striving] 10kReads8.1Score737Shelves

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    No time travel, no system, no space, no excellence, reasonable logic, and superb writing

33. 1183 致 A Deadly Romance 致命情缘 Miss Wanqing晚晴姑娘Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted In the 1990s, a stream of villagers headed south to find work on construction sites. The pain of leaving home, the hardship of being alone in a strange place, and the tangled ways of the human heart were all crammed into tiny workers’ sheds. Li Guixiang escaped after her husband used her to pay off a debt, while Chen Jianjun left his family and everything he owned behind to earn a living. Two people, each burdened by their own troubles, met and kept each other company, thinking they were only of 6.3kReads—Score292Shelves
34. 1184 你 Hello, Oriental Pearl 你好，东方明珠 Three Cups of Fragrance三杯香Modern Romance20k WordsCompleted The story of my five-year relationship with Mr. Qin. At first, I was only with Mr. Qin for his money. But as time went on, I realized I had fallen for you too. Little by little, I found myself unable to live without you. But the gulf between our social classes was a bridge we could never cross. I asked if we would get married, but you always kept silent. Your silence told me the answer was no. Behind your back, I planned to use a child to tie you to me. I’m sorry, Mr. Qin. Go ahead and hate me o 43Reads—Score—Shelves

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    After all, we have no future.

35. 1185 两 The Youth of Two Generations 两代人的青春 Looking Back on the Past回首望曾经Urban2.9M WordsOngoing My name is Li Sunan, and I'm a complete... bastard. Please take a moment, settle in, and let me tell you the whole story. From my godfather, Li Zhen, to my second uncle, Cui Lijun, and then to my own dark life. From 1990 to 2020. Thirty tumultuous years in a small city in Northeast China. One act ends, and another begins. Two generations rise and fall, knowing both glory and disgrace. There are no all-powerful crime bosses here. Just a bunch of little people struggling at the bottom... The road 2.8kReads6.9Score169Shelves

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    Purely realistic gangster writing

36. 1186 楼 A Soldier Moved In Upstairs 楼上来了个兵哥哥 The Sleepy Kitty爱睡觉的喵Modern Romance184k WordsCompleted She was full of energy, and got into an argument with an unreasonable old woman. He stood to one side and watched the whole thing. He laughed, saying he hadn't known she could apologize as well as yell at people. She called him a woman, good for nothing but watching the show. He was the first to fall for her and wanted to get closer, but she was afraid of being hurt again and put up her defenses… 6.1kReads8.4Score1kShelves

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    You can try this, for those who are married in the military, write your own book [shy][shy][shy]

37. 1187 不 Don't Bully Honest People 不能欺负老实人 Melodies of the Sheng and Xiao Scattering Plum Blossoms笙箫吹落梅Urban1.2M WordsCompleted These are the best of times, and the worst of times. This is the age of wisdom, and the age of foolishness... Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities Cui Yufeng is an honest man. Driven by fate, he suddenly sees the light, and his passion runs wild. Bai Ruxue is a poppy flower encountered by an honest man: graceful, alluring, and defiantly unconventional. With a gentle touch, she opens Pandora's box. And so their story begins in a place called Meishan Town... 8.7kReads9.0Score910Shelves

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    All realistic urban novels. Anti-travel, no system. Please pay attention to netizens' book reviews before reading...

38. 1188 余 Embers 余烬 Candy Snow Mountain糖果雪山Modern Romance189k WordsCompleted No matter the occasion, Jiang Chengze always appeared composed and steady. He never panicked and was rarely agitated. His thoughts and emotions were so stable that Su Man once complained to Yu Min that someone like him probably couldn't grieve or even understand what it meant to be sad. But Yu Min knew that after Su Man left, Jiang Chengze really had been sad for her. Legally speaking, Yu Min and Jiang Chengze were now husband and wife. But their relationship was more complicated when it came to 12kReads9.4Score932Shelves
39. 1189 誓 Never Turning Back 誓不回头 Melodies of the Sheng and Xiao Scattering Plum Blossoms笙箫吹落梅Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Also titled: The Ideal Life Is One Where You Can Soar Without Cheats. This is an amusing story with a touch of melancholy. Fresh out of school, Ma Yiming feels lost. “What's a life plan? Adults make plan after plan, but in the end, all they get is a measly paycheck?” His friend Chen Guangxu is just as lost. “...Four of us were sent to intern at the fitness center, and I was the only guy they assigned to sell memberships. I'm a boxing major. What am I doing selling memberships? Damn it, all the 5.4kReads9.1Score666Shelves
40. 1190 过 Adopted Son, Part Two 过继二 Dreams of Spring and Autumn梦话春秋Urban2.1M WordsCompleted [Wealth + power plays] [Reality + perseverance] [Life + passion] [Love + living] A man must be as tough as iron, but also as resilient as steel. Only then can he face the harshness of reality and the twists of fate, and rise to meet new challenges. I'm Zhao Erhai, and here's my story... 3.8kReads9.3Score491Shelves

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    A good novel well worth reading

41. 1191 青 After the Rain Clears over Green Mountains 青山霁后 A Sprig of Water Celery一颗蒲菜Modern Romance135k WordsCompleted Chu Qing and Cui Heng had lived apart ever since they married, and there had never been much romance between them, from their blind date to their wedding. The husband cheated out of loneliness, and Chu Qing asked for a divorce. They agreed to divorce on paper but continue living together for the sake of their child. Then comes his long, hard road to winning her back. 3.9kReads8.1Score192Shelves
42. 1192 被 The Forgotten Hours 被遗忘的时光 Carefree in a Green Robe青衫落拓Modern Romance202k WordsCompleted Memories are one way to meet again. If we must forget one another, then please seek out and cherish every vivid moment we’ve forgotten. One night of abandon made him an unexpected part of her life, something she could never have prepared for. She was torn, struggling with herself. Should she refuse a luxury she couldn’t afford, or try to surrender to it while always preparing to pay the price? He pressed closer, enjoying a love unlike any other, and fell for her without even realizing it. When s 1.5kReads9.4Score164Shelves
43. 1193 从 From a Rural School Dropout to a Dream-Chasing Writer 从农村辍学青年到写作逐梦人 Setting Out at Dawn朝光启程Urban111k WordsCompleted An autobiographical story of humble beginnings, dropping out of school in the countryside, working one’s way up, and the ordinary lives of people at the bottom of society. A story of everyday people and the coming of age of those born in the 1980s and 1990s. This is the true account of a young man born in the 1990s who left school after junior high and fought to make something of himself. From the wounds inflicted by his family in childhood to the rough, thorny road he traveled, his life from th 31Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Realistic documentary novels

44. 1194 我 I Drive a Ride-Hailing Car in Taiyuan 我在太原开网约车 Setting Out at Dawn朝光启程Urban88k WordsCompleted Written with a delicate touch and told from the first-person perspective of a ride-hailing driver, this novel traces the industry’s rise and fall from beginning to end. Drawing on seven years spent behind the wheel, it records the everyday bustle and lives of ordinary people in the city. 7Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 1195 春 Spring Dwells on the High Terrace 春栖高台 Mo Lanshan莫阑珊Modern Romance256k WordsOngoing [Powerful Families | Female Growth | Bittersweet Romance | Older Man] (Clear-headed, beautiful college student vs. composed, powerful heir) People often say that those in power care only about their family’s interests. Even what passes for love is just another tool for profit. If you fall for someone like that, the best you can hope for is this: you remain on your high terrace, I retreat to my spring mountains, and from then on our paths never cross again. Everyone in Beijing’s inner circle know 203Reads—Score160Shelves
46. 1196 掠 Capturing the Capital’s Jade Beauty 掠养京枝 Shi Yuqi施鱼柒Modern Romance334k WordsCompleted [Mature man and woman, rekindled romance, reunion after years apart, flirtatious passion, coercive love, stealing someone else's partner, sweet and angsty, happy ending] (Heiress to a prominent Beijing family × powerful tycoon at the helm of a top conglomerate) Duan Jixiao was the ex who had gotten Wen Su the most hopelessly hooked. The day they broke up, he gave her plenty of reasons. The one she remembered most was: “You’re suited for marriage, but not for me.” Six years later, they unexpected 4.5kReads6.8Score449Shelves
47. 1197 一 I Transmigrated and Became the Beloved Bride of a Crippled Marquis 一朝穿越，替嫁残侯成团宠 Chen Jiu辰九Ancient Romance230k WordsCompleted [Historical transmigration + medical skills + marriage before love + two strong leads who dote on each other + suspense and court intrigue] Shen Qingci, a top surgeon, transmigrates into the body of a bride forced into a marriage swap. She becomes the new bride meant to bring good fortune to Xiao Yan, the blind and crippled Marquis of Dingbei. On their wedding night, she takes his pulse and immediately sees through it: “My lord, you’ve been poisoned. Someone wants to keep you in darkness forever 134Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The first Feng Shui practical novel

48. 1198 回 Rewind: A Different Approach, One More Time 回档：换个姿势再来一次 Coffee with Garlic咖啡就蒜Urban10.4M WordsOngoing Because Bai Ershisan, a senior employee in the Netherworld’s Department of Soul Guidance, made a mistake, Li Le was kicked straight out of the cycle of reincarnation. The great science of quantum mechanics tells Li Le that time’s arrow points only toward the future. As for why he has gone back thirty years, if you can’t figure it out, asking him won’t help either. All Li Le can do is pull himself together and live through the script of his life once again. 103.4kReads9.3Score6.9kShelves

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    🔥Don't look at the name. Look at the content. The author is full of life and connotation. You'll know if something is really good after reading it 🔥This is considered a documentary novel. Very in line with the characteristics of the era 🔥Travel diary

49. 1199 与 Coexisting with a Big Shot, I Became Unstoppable 与大佬共生，我强到飞起 Chen Jiu辰九Modern Romance284k WordsCompleted One day, I woke up with a man in my head. It wasn't a hallucination or a split personality. He was the real deal, a top-tier boss: Lu Yunzhou. The ruthless business tycoon who ruled the corporate world was now nothing more than a ghost trapped in my mind. And so, things started looking like this: When someone gives me a hard time, he scoffs in my head: [Third file from the bottom left. Throw it in his face.] When someone frames me, he directs me remotely: [The recorder's in the right-hand drawe 86Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 1200 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 109.2kReads9.6Score11kShelves

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