One Female Lead, Urban Slice of Life: Simple Is Best 单女主，都市生活文，平平淡淡才是真

1. 201 觉 My Simp Awakening Went Off the Rails, and I Blew Up Showbiz Barehanded 觉醒舔狗太疯癫，徒手炸翻娱乐圈 Nan Jian南笺Urban3.0M WordsCompleted [Showbiz + One Female Lead + Dating Show + Meme References + Hilarious Nonsense] After dying, the poor workhorse Chi Ye transmigrates into a book. He doesn’t reach the pinnacle of life, but instead becomes a washed-up, universally hated simp in the story. He’s been getting played for thirty years, giving away his heart before opening his wallet. When the whole internet turns on him, Chi Ye breaks out of his usual meekness and fires back right in their faces. No more overthinking. If there’s a pr 9.2kReads8.6Score92814d adds
2. 202 谈 Dating? I Married My Ice-Cold Writer Wife on a Whim 谈恋爱？直接和冷艳作家老婆闪婚 Old Friend with a Sword抱剑故人Urban1.1M WordsCompleted (Slice of life + one heroine) How long can a marriage promise made on a whim during the sixth blind date and over the sixth cup of coffee last? Lu Chen never imagined he’d find a wife who perfectly matched his fantasies. Xi Muxue never imagined she’d truly fall in love in a relationship that began with a hasty engagement. “Don’t let me find out you’re a fellow author.” “Of course, Heartblood-sama.” “You’re Jian Ren?” “Did I ever say I wasn’t?” 2.9kReads8.2Score21814d adds

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   These two, I guess!

3. 203 留 Studying Abroad and Sharing a Flat, I Swept a Cool Sicilian Beauty Off Her Feet 留学合租，拐了个西西里清冷美女 Hot Pot by the River河边吃火锅Urban1.5M WordsOngoing [One heroine] [Laid-back everyday life] [No System] [Sweet daily romance] [Not reborn] Rating just came out, so it will rise later Yan Yao only wanted to study abroad in peace. When his roommate graduated and returned home, Yan Yao opened the blind box for a new roommate and discovered the beautiful legend of Sicily. Yan Yao looked at the location pin for San Vito that Giada had sent him, along with her message saying he wouldn’t need to book a hotel. “What do you mean? Are you trying to trick m 18.4kReads8.9Score1.8k14d adds

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   Single female lead, mundane urban life

4. 204 清 Wake Up! We're Siblings! 清醒点！我们是兄妹啊 Extra Mango Dip多蘸菠蜜Urban311k WordsOngoing [One heroine + no adoptive relationship + familial affection turns into something else + mostly everyday life] Shen Bin, who had taken his father’s place at the event, thought it would be like any other charity event: he would simply show his face as a representative. He never expected to come away with something... unusual. A thing, perhaps? By rights, their paths should have parted there. And yet... “This poor little girl.” “Tehee, it’s so fun to tease little girls.” “How is she so clever 65Reads—Score—14d adds
5. 205 绿EN Green Tea? She’s Clearly a Hidden Gem! 绿茶？分明是宝藏女孩！ Dolphin Finds Fun for Everyone海豚给大家找乐子Urban713k WordsCompleted [Slice of Life] + [Campus Romance] + [Comedy] Jiang Linyuan got bound to a lousy System... Whenever a bad girl toyed with his feelings, the System would give him a reward. Wait, buddy? Isn't this just making the protagonist suffer? Then one day, after he jokingly confessed and got rejected, the System gave him a reward. Getting rejected after a confession counts as having your feelings toyed with? Heh, now I get it. What bad girls? They're all hidden gems! "Stay focused, cultivate the te 57kReads9.2Score6.2k14d adds
6. 206 超 A Collection of Super-Short, Sweet Romances 超短篇小甜文合集 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折Modern Romance124k WordsCompleted All are sweet little stories! Each one is a standalone, super-short tale. Straightforward romance, no misunderstandings, quick progress, and quick endings. Story One: A tree finds his companion vine [Zhu Yan x Yue Zhiteng] Story Two: The man fought over by a rich woman and a rich young man [Tao Zhuo x Chen Shu] Story Three: A mountain spirit obsessed with human phones and a human who fall for each other [Lin Fenfen x Lu Yuan] Story Four: A severely lopsided student reborn in her third year of mi 3.7kReads8.2Score24214d adds
7. 207 开 I Picked Up a Down-and-Out Girl from the Start, but I'm Really Not a Creep 开局捡到落魄少女，我真不是变态 Adrift, Yet Not Homeless流离不失所Urban537k WordsCompleted The rating just came in, but it’ll go up later! [High school pure romance, college romance and more + one heroine + mutual healing + funny and heartwarming + important supporting characters + no simp behavior from the male lead + one-on-one romance] [No System, slice of life, and the leads’ relationship develops gradually!] At thirty, Chen Shu had worked hard his entire life. He finally managed to get married, only to die suddenly from overwork on his way to work for the capitalists, before he a 3kReads8.8Score34714d adds
8. 208 好 I Took You In Out of Kindness, and Now You're Trying to Hit on Me 好心收留你，你却想泡我 Author Thirteen作者十三Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Adapted into a comic drama] [Everyday urban life] [No System] [No rebirth] [SS+ sweet romance] [Clingy, coquettish female lead] One rainy night, Jiang Chen was walking down the road when a young woman suddenly bumped into him. She begged him to take her in, and bewildered, Jiang Chen brought her home... What Jiang Chen didn’t know was that while he kindly gave her a place to stay, she was trying to win him over. Even more surprising, the young woman was the daughter of the richest family in the 7.4kReads9.1Score86814d adds

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   Single female lead, sweet romance novel

9. 209 我 I Couldn’t Stand You, So How Did You End Up as My Girlfriend? 我看你不爽，你怎么成我女朋友了 Dream of the Iris鸢尾之梦Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Jiang Suiyang's girlfriend, Cheng Mohan, is going abroad. After four years together, they break up over the bride price. Cheng Mohan demands 300,000 yuan as a bride price and another 200,000 yuan as a fee for changing how she addresses his family. She wants the money up front, promising to register their marriage after she returns from abroad. Otherwise, she'll break up with him... Faced with this, Jiang Suiyang decisively gives up. In that moment, four years of love feel as worthless as grass.. 9.1kReads9.1Score66014d adds

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   "After Breaking Up, I Was Falling in Love with a Cold and Aloof Doctor" is inherently dramatic and captivating. "After breaking up" is typically a period of sadness and loss, and readers might wonder how the protagonist's life will change after experiencing the pain of separation. The unexpected twist of "being fallen in love with a cold and aloof doctor" adds another layer of intrigue. The cold and aloof doctor exudes an unapproachable yet alluring charm, and such a character falling for the protagonist undoubtedly creates many romantic and interesting plot points.

10. 210 放 I Gave Up Grad School for a Little Shop, Then Found the Campus Belle in Dire Straits 放弃保研开小店，却捡到落难校花 Superfluid Ramen超流体拉面Urban1.2M WordsOngoing (One heroine + everyday campus life + no System + ensemble cast + slow pace) After four years at a prestigious university, Lu Shen gave up the graduate recommendation he had already secured and rented a little shop just outside the school gates. “Lu Shen, why does nobody come to your shop?” “Don't ask. The location's bad, that's all.” “Lu Shen, why does your shop keep losing money?” “What do you know? Running a shop is a hobby. Can you put a price on a hobby?” Then one day, a girl so pretty it w 32.2kReads9.0Score2.4k14d adds

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    Hehe, you won't regret it if you listen to me.

11. 211 重 I Slapped the Campus Belle Before I Was Reborn, but Played It Safe 重生前给了校花一耳光，但稳了 Doubledot Soy Milk豆本痘痘奶Urban831k WordsOngoing [Slow-burn romance with one female lead] + ensemble cast + [light business elements] + [no System] Chen Si, a 35-year-old corporate drone, is reborn in 2010. The good news: he's only in his senior year of high school. Anything is possible. The bad news: he just slapped the aloof school belle. He'd almost forgotten that he used to be a juvenile delinquent. To save face in front of his underlings, he had dragged every boy's dream girl at Shencheng No. 1 High School into an alley. “I'm giving you 68.6kReads9.0Score9.2k14d adds
12. 212 被 Forced to Take In Her Orphaned Child, She Seems Different 被迫接受托孤，她好像不一样 Let's Not Bring Up the Past不提往事Urban871k WordsCompleted [Raising Her] [One Female Lead] [Yandere] Three years after graduating from college, he was forced to become a girl's guardian. She was very clever. But as she grew up, her feelings for him gradually changed into something else. He chalked it all up to the normal emotional changes girls went through during puberty. That is, until she said she wanted him. 1.4kReads6.9Score12414d adds
13. 213 桃 The Pretty Widow of Peach Blossom Creek, Loved by a Young Man 桃花溪的俏寡妇，小年轻爱上她 Sesame Dream芝麻梦Urban283k WordsCompleted The night twenty-two-year-old Li Yuchuan returned to his village, he stumbled upon a woman bathing by Peach Blossom Creek. In the moonlight, her skin glowed white. Water slid from her collarbone to the small of her back. She tipped her head back to toss her hair, then flicked out her tongue to lick a drop of water from the corner of her mouth. That one little movement nearly made his soul fly away. Later, he learned she was the “jinx” everyone in the village talked about. Jiang Yuwei. Thirty-fiv 3kReads—Score17114d adds

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    Okay, here it comes.

14. 214 惹 Why Mess with Him? He's Got a Fierce Northeastern Wife! 惹他干嘛？他有东北悍妻！ I Eat Fruit Salad我吃水果沙拉Urban367k WordsCompleted [One heroine] [No System] [Sweet everyday romance] [Reborn and making money] Bai Ye had a terminal illness. Before he died, his ex-girlfriend stayed by his side without ever giving up on him, and said she would be his girlfriend again in their next life. After being reborn, he found himself back on the train to register at university. This time, Bai Ye swore he would give her the sweetest romance imaginable. But faced with his girlfriend's wild personality, he was at a loss. He took her out for 1.4kReads8.8Score10514d adds

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    A very sweet and funny novel. The male protagonist is reborn back to his university days, and the female protagonist is a year ahead of him, a girl from Northeast China. It's super sweet and hilarious, and they start a business while falling in love.

15. 215 五 My Five Sisters Raised Me, So I Bought Each of Them a House 五个姐姐养大我，我送每人一套房 Sesame Dream芝麻梦Urban341k WordsOngoing When I was seven, Mom and Dad were gone. My five older sisters took turns raising me. The eldest dropped out of school to work a sewing machine. The second scavenged rotten vegetables at the market. The third earned money competing in tournaments. The fourth never had an entry labeled “for herself” in her ledger. The fifth cut off her long braids and sold them for eight yuan to pay my tuition. Chen Zi'en lived next door. He was the school bully, feared by everyone. He'd never lost a fight, but 3Reads—Score—14d adds
16. 216 他 He Hid in the Years, Loving Me for So Long 他藏在时光里，爱了我很多年 Sesame Dream芝麻梦Modern Romance215k WordsCompleted My name is Guo Yaoze. When I was six, a little girl moved in next door. She wore two tiny pigtails and had dimples when she smiled. She gave me her only lollipop. “Brother Xiaoze, I don’t like sweets.” It was twenty years before I learned she’d been lying to me. When I was nine, my family moved away. She cried downstairs, and I cried in the car. At fifteen, I transferred back and she became my desk mate, but she didn’t remember me. At seventeen, after the college entrance exams, my mother sent 4Reads—Score—14d adds
17. 217 拜 Come On, Isn’t It Normal to Woo a Little Idol in a Game? 拜托，游戏里拐个小偶像很正常吧 Peanut Milk花生小牛奶Urban647k WordsCompleted [Everyday Romance] [One Heroine] [Mutual Healing] [Competitive Gaming] Idol Su Xiaowan has a secret identity in the gaming world, where she has spent years interacting with producer Shen Mo as a boy. One carries the pressures of the entertainment industry, while the other is trapped in a secluded world of creative work. Gaming is their only refuge. An accidentally sent photo exposes the secret, shattering the easy understanding between them. When the storm hits and Su Xiaowan is caught in a publ 101Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A slice-of-life romance novel with a single female lead, where true feelings are found in the ordinary. [Sending heart]

18. 218 同 After We Move In Together, the Flight Attendant Offers Herself to Me 同居后，空姐对我以身相许 Sitting at Home Waiting to Get Rich坐家里等发财Urban940k WordsCompleted A pure, sweet little romance… The leads are experts at trading barbs. Those watching their blood sugar should be careful. If you don't like it, please don't flame. Jiang Bei is a young gynecologist at the city hospital; Meng Yao is a beautiful flight attendant who has just completed her probation. They meet because of a misunderstanding, and by a twist of fate, Meng Yao ends up moving into Jiang Bei's home. As time passes, they fall for each other… But how will the sadness of the girl' 27.2kReads7.7Score1.9k14d adds

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    Simple and sweet. A lighthearted, everyday story.

19. 219 潦 A Haphazard Love Letter 潦草情书 Rarely Smitten难得倾心Modern Romance67k WordsOngoing [Modern Romance + City Sweet Romance + He Pursues Her + Married Life] [Doctor Xu Yuan, clingy only with her, vs. Zheng Meng, an earnest, sunny writer] - Xu Yuan had been Zheng Meng’s online friend for five years. He hadn’t just learned that night that she had someone she liked. But that night was the first time he learned Li Hewen’s name, and everything about him. “Li Hewen? He doesn’t sound like a good guy.” “...” Choking back sobs, Zheng Meng still defended Li Hewen. “He’s six foot two, tall a —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Let me recommend my book. The female lead, Zheng Meng, was an excellent student who grew up to become a writer. The male lead (a doctor), Xu Yuan, was initially just an online friend of hers. They later met in person, and the story revolves around the male lead pursuing the female lead. It's lighthearted and lively, and the best friends are truly close. There will also be a sweet married life. (›´ω`‹ )

20. 220 论 On the Self-Cultivation of a People-Pleaser 论中央空调的自我修养 Looking Up at the Old仰旧Urban1.9M WordsOngoing [Multiple heroines + everyday life + heartwarming + healing + lighthearted] Xia Yu had enjoyed smooth sailing through the first half of his life, only to be sent back to the prologue without warning. But wasn't this way too early? Fate seemed to love playing tricks. The women who had once flashed briefly through his life, but whom he'd never gotten to know because of various circumstances, now appeared one after another ahead of schedule: A stubborn, distant rising star in voice acting; a myster 2.2kReads9.2Score11114d adds
21. 221 黄 Blondie Transmigrates Into a Book, and Even a Top Student Can Throw Their Weight Around 黄毛穿书，学霸也是霸 Master Lu of the Seven-Colored Rainbow Bridge七彩虹桥的吕师傅Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Lighthearted daily life + healing + multiple heroines + transmigration into a book] Zhang Chen was an ordinary student who had topped the college entrance exam rankings for years. After growing tired of taking countless exams, he decided that a life where everything went smoothly was far too dull, so he resolved to take it easy and enjoy his school days! Gaming all night, sleeping in class, staying up late to watch videos! He’d enjoy all the things he’d never gotten to enjoy before! But on 46.1kReads8.9Score5.3k14d adds
22. 222 开 From the Start: The Campus Queen Caught Me Playing Matchmaker 开局：牵红线被校花看见 Humbly Seeking Advice虚心求教Urban191k WordsCompleted [One Heroine + Lighthearted Romance and Everyday Life + Sweet Romance] (Gods + Fantasy) Shen Bai, a master of matchmaking, is tying the red strings of fate online when Tang Xiaoxiao catches him in the act. Shen Bai: Why doesn't my time stop work on her? Campus Beauty: Why is this guy holding a girl's hand and tying a red string around her wrist? … Just as the final mission is issued and Shen Bai is about to return to the celestial realm, his roommate interrupts him. He only manages to find out 39Reads8.4Score—14d adds

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    The first one is...

23. 223 八 An Eight-Year-Old Girl Shows Up at My Door, and Her Mom Is the School Beauty 八岁萝莉找上门，孩子她妈是校花 On the Lilac Branch丁香枝上Urban341k WordsCompleted [Urban Everyday Life] + [Sweet Romance] + [School Days] + [One Heroine] + [Romantic Comedy] + [Life with a Child] “Dad!” “I finally found you!” Xu Yan comes across an eight-year-old girl who stubbornly yet sweetly calls him Dad the very first time they meet. But he doesn’t even have a girlfriend. How could he have a daughter this old? It’s only when the little girl pulls out a family photo that Xu Yan has no choice but to accept the truth. She really does seem to be my daughter, and she’s transm 26.1kReads9.6Score3.2k14d adds

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    This is the one; it's a really good sweet urban romance novel.

24. 224 高 The Ice-Cold Campus Belle Moves Into My House and Throws Herself at Me 999 Times 高冷校花住我家，倒贴999次 Yingyang盈漾Urban174k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance + Daily Life + Extra Sweet + One Heroine] An unmarried fiancée falls from the sky: fair skin, beautiful, and long-legged. They start living together on the very first day they meet. She does the laundry and mops the floor without complaint. The aloof campus beauty everyone else thinks is out of reach only asks him for kisses when she's in his arms. “I don't drive much. You can use this Ferrari!” “You studied economics, so you can handle our money. Here's my bank card.” His fiancée 66Reads7.0Score—14d adds
25. 225 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

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    After being reborn, Zhou Dongbei, in order to earn money to repay his father's debts, unexpectedly obtained 100,000 jin of grain coupons with the help of friends, and became rich by reselling the grain coupons.

26. 226 娱 Showbiz: On Valentine’s Day, You Sing About a Drop Tower? 娱乐：情人节，你唱跳楼机？ Grill Some Mussels烤个青口Urban613k WordsCompleted [Showbiz]+ [Transmigration]+ [Romance]+ [Everyday life] Chen Yu transmigrates into a parallel world. Sick of the busy, cutthroat life he had in his previous life, all he wants this time is to enjoy himself. After publishing several smash-hit novels and achieving financial freedom, he retires from the spotlight and settles into a laid-back, carefree life. That is, until a celebrity moves in next door… 22.7kReads6.0Score1.3k14d adds

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    Leisure and daily entertainment articles

27. 227 别 The Tsundere Ice Queen Senior Never Says She Likes Me Outright 别扭冰山学姐从不肯直白说喜欢 Wu Song Fights a Rat武松打老鼠Modern Romance207k WordsOngoing #Campus #EverydayLife #OneFemaleLead #Tsundere #SlowBurn Freshman Jiang Yu catches the eye of an upperclasswoman on the first day of military training. Her name is Su Ling, a third-year literature student. She’s quite pretty, just very cold, and her words cut like knives. “Fill my water bottle.” “Get me a tangerine.” “Water my flowers.” She orders him around without a hint of embarrassment, never bothering to be polite. The strange thing is, she only ever orders Jiang Yu around. When he catche 15Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Plain and attractive, unsystematic but not mindless

28. 228 游 Game Development: My Online Dating Partner Is Actually a Hit Movie Star 游戏制作：网恋对象竟是当红影后 Coconut Latte生椰啦铁Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Game Development] [One Female Lead] [Sweet Romance] [Showbiz] Chi Wen: “Our game this time does have some horror elements, but…” Players: “Not buying it! We’re never touching one of your horror games again!” Chi Wen: “Oh? But you can farm and build things in it.” Players: “Okay, sold.” With a System, Chi Wen unexpectedly becomes the project manager of a hollowed-out game company. Taking advantage of the opportunity, he uses the System to rise to the throne of the King of Chinese Gaming. Along t 30.8kReads9.5Score3.4k14d adds
29. 229 娃 My Childhood Betrothed, the Pure-Hearted School Beauty, Tricked Me into Getting Our Marriage License 娃娃亲校花超纯爱，骗我去领证 Silly Dilly憨憨哒哒Urban548k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + living together + campus belle + romance] Lin Chuan was dumped by his childhood sweetheart. After getting blackout drunk at a club dinner, he woke up to find a little red booklet in his hand. Holy crap, a marriage certificate? With whom? He took a closer look and saw the name Jiang Wei, the aloof campus belle, on it! As it turned out, while drunk, he'd bet Jiang Wei they could get a marriage license using their ID cards, and somehow they'd actually gotten one! He fo 21.7kReads8.3Score2.2k14d adds
30. 230 小 Hidden Away in the City 小隐于市 Rain Fish雨鱼Modern Romance468k WordsCompleted A minor recluse hides in the wilderness; a true recluse lives among the crowds. You don’t have to retreat to mountain springs and woodland paths to experience a leisurely, carefree life. A higher form of seclusion is finding a sanctuary for the soul amid the bustling city. 33Reads—Score—14d adds

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    These are all everyday urban scenes, ordinary and mundane lives.

31. 231 妹 My Little Sister's Campus Belle Homeroom Teacher Has Had a Crush on Me for Years 妹妹的校花班主任竟然暗恋我多年 Closed for the Morning早晨打烊了Urban619k WordsCompleted [Mutual Secret Crushes]+ [Beautiful Homeroom Teacher]+ [Lighthearted, Funny Everyday Life]+[No System]+ [Sweet Romance] Cheng Sui has been back home resting after a conniving coworker stabbed him in the back at work, six months after graduation. One day, while picking up his younger sister from school, he unexpectedly meets her homeroom teacher. To his surprise, she turns out to be Lin Yinuo, the campus belle who sat beside him and whom he secretly loved back in high school... Little Sister: “M 5.7kReads9.2Score63114d adds
32. 232 渣 My Scumbag Boyfriend Wants to Get Ahead, and My Girlfriend's Panicking 渣男求上进，女友慌了 zhateUrban526k WordsCompleted “Young man, I can tell we’re destined to meet.” “Hold it. I don’t want to learn the Tathagata Palm, and I don’t want to protect world peace.” The old man: “…” He glanced around to make sure no one was coming, then sneakily pulled Li Lingfeng into a corner. “Listen, this is absolutely something you need to have.” With that, he pulled an ancient manual from inside his robe, so old it could hardly be any older. 12.8kReads8.9Score80414d adds
33. 233 芳 The Heartbreaker Scammer 芳心诈骗犯 Lychee Sweet-and-Sour Pork荔枝咕噜肉Modern Romance205k WordsCompleted [One true love × Reunion after a long separation × Healing and growth × Second chance romance] Two people in love become each other's parents and each other's children! In their senior year of college, Li Lele left a breakup letter and vanished from Lu Xiao's life. Four years later, her ex had transformed into a promising young man with life-and-death power in his hands. He searched Li Lele's eyes for the slightest trace of lingering affection or regret, but all he saw was how badly she wanted h —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A relatable story about a couple's emotional turmoil after their reunion, from hesitation and uncertainty to eventual steadfastness. The significance of their reunion lies in becoming each other's light for the rest of their lives!

34. 234 高 The Aloof Campus Belle? She’s Obviously My Sweet Wife! 高冷校花？那明明是我甜妹老婆！ Hawthorn Tea山楂煮茶Urban2.0M WordsOngoing [Everyday Romance] [One Heroine] [Sweet Romance] [Campus Life] [Romantic Comedy] [Sweet from Start to Finish] [No Harem] For years, Jiang Ciyuan revolved around Tang Yueran as he pursued her. The night she hinted that he should confess, all he got in return was her scornful sneer: "A bag that costs tens of thousands of yuan is the bare minimum to show your sincerity." His years of affection ended in a humiliating anticlimax. After Jiang Ciyuan walked away, he met a cool, aloof campus beauty who 39.7kReads9.2Score4.1k14d adds
35. 235 冷 The Coldhearted Spectator 冷漠的看客 Mr. Smile微笑先生Urban801k WordsOngoing [A levelheaded male lead] [No tycoons, no System, no rebirth, no golden finger] [Urban daily life + urban workplace + urban romance] [Multiple female leads, no effortless freebies] [Intricate power plays and in-depth professional detail] A note on the business side: 1. Grounded in the present day, the protagonist won’t be handed opportunities in traditional real estate, chips and semiconductors, new energy, traditional gaming, the internet, automobiles, or traditional industries like food, cloth —Reads—Score—14d adds
36. 236 中 A Traditional Chinese Medicine Dad’s City Life: Doting on His Wife and Raising His Child 中医奶爸宠妻带娃的都市日常 Heavenly Physician's Secret Realm天医秘境Urban400k WordsCompleted ☯ Traditional Chinese Medicine + Dad Life + Martial Arts + Teaching + Livestreaming + One Heroine + Daily Life + Farming ☯ After Feng Sheng transmigrates to a country devoted to Traditional Chinese Medicine, he has superb medical skills and experiences a series of amazing encounters. But because his rank is too low, he still has no patients. Then one day, by a stroke of luck, he begins teaching everyone about Traditional Chinese Medicine for free... “The purpose of diagnosis is to use inspection 25Reads8.2Score—14d adds

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    This book features a TCM-trained dad, a doting husband and father, and everyday life in the city.

37. 237 线 After We Traded Insults Online, the Campus Beauty Transferred Schools to Make My Life Miserable 线上互怼后，校花转学来找我麻烦 Red House红房Urban700k WordsCompleted [One Female Lead + Pure Romance + Couple's Daily Bickering + Lighthearted, Sweet Romance + No System, Not Reborn] During the last winter break of high school, Lin Shen spent three days and three nights trading insults with an online stranger named “AAA Building Materials, Manager Wang,” then tossed out his school address with a flourish. To his surprise, a transfer student really did show up at school the next day. Lin Shen panicked for a moment, only to find that the new student was a fair-skin 11.5kReads9.4Score1.3k14d adds
38. 238 天 A Hundred Thousand Yuan Fell from the Sky: My Path to Becoming a Rich Woman Starts Here 天降十万元，富婆之路从这里开始 Yu Li予狸Modern Romance127k WordsOngoing [Science Fiction] [Parallel Universes] [Spirit Medium] [Wild Imagination] [Sweet Romance] After graduating, Fu Mei became the office gofer. When she unexpectedly awakened to her powers, she discovered that she was a spirit medium. Fate brought her together with Luo Chi, a scientist who often travels through all kinds of parallel universes. What kind of sparks will fly between a handsome scientist and an adorable heroine who has inherited the power to protect household spirits, as science collide —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This book is really good! The female lead is a shaman, and the male lead is a scientific researcher!

39. 239 让 You Asked Me to Take Your Sister to School, and You Got Together with the Teacher? 让你送妹妹上学，你和老师好上了 Write Another Chapter再写一章Urban587k WordsCompleted [Easygoing daily life]+ [One heroine]+ [No System]+ [Not reborn] Jiang Ning is an obscure online novelist who loves writing romance. When his parents had to go back to their hometown to visit relatives, he was tasked with taking his younger sister to school to register. He thought it would be an ordinary first-day registration, never suspecting that the wheels of fate had begun to turn. Jiang Wan: “Bro, do you like Teacher Zhang? I think she’s great. I want her to be my sister-in-law!” He t 13.3kReads9.5Score1.4k14d adds

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    Slice of life + Single female lead + No system + Not brainless

40. 240 我 My Small-Town Girlfriend 我的小城女友 Wu Shuo吴说Urban290k WordsCompleted No matter how long people live in a big city, they eventually return to a small town. Xiyang, a genius who made his fortune through stock trading, finds his life going nowhere after his girlfriend cheats on him and his career hits a wall. He leaves Chengdu, a city full of memories, and returns to his hometown, where he meets the girl who will become his small-town girlfriend. This is an ordinary book, but the small-town life it tells of is anything but ordinary. 66Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Urban life stories, stories about ordinary life

41. 241 告 After My Confession Was Rejected, I Died Right in Front of the Campus Beauty 告白失败，我反手死在校花面前 Luo Jia Xiaomo落家小沫Urban1.5M WordsOngoing [The main story is complete, so dive in without worry] [Yandere Protagonist] + [Plot-Driven] + [Mastermind] + [One Female Lead] + [No Marriage] + [One-on-One Pure Romance] Chi Xiaocheng could hardly believe that she had transmigrated into a melodramatic romance novel aimed at female readers. Worse, she had become a cannon-fodder villainess! Faced with a death ending from the start, Chi Xiaocheng decisively transformed into a yandere little girl and confessed to the female lead. “Taotao, you’re t 112.8kReads9.7Score11.3k14d adds
42. 242 重 Reborn in 2007 as an Early Internet Celebrity 重生07成为初代网红 Not Late 11不晚11Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Reborn + grounded realism + escaping a toxic family + making money] Jiang Xue was reborn, returning to 2007. Her father didn't care for her, her mother didn't love her, and they expected her to work in a factory tightening screws! There was no way she was going to work in a factory. The internet was still wide open in 2007, and WeChat and Weibo hadn't even launched yet. Using her makeup skills, she became a celebrity on Tianya, a makeup artist for stars, a renowned photographer, one of the firs 9.5kReads9.0Score99414d adds

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    I'd interpret this as: learning + diligence + vision are the only hope for ordinary people to turn their lives around. You need foresight, the vision to see the future, before you can become the one lifting others up, instead of ending up like the shepherd boy in the story. Haven't you noticed? We've become the new shepherd boy. "Why get married?" "To have children." "What will the children do when they grow up?" "Study hard and find a good job." Reading this novel today, I suddenly felt a strong urge to confide in others. In those people rushing about for a few coins, I seemed to see my own reflection. [Heart][Heart][Heart][Heart]

43. 243 被 Caught Dating? The Campus Beauty and I Pretend We Don’t Know Each Other 被抓谈恋爱？我和校花装不熟 Zhong Ran中染Urban323k WordsCompleted (Just received a rating)(Not reborn + no harem + devoted romance + mostly everyday life) "There's a girl I've been with for ten years." "Wrong. Ten years, zero months, zero minutes, and one second." "She really likes me now." "You're right... So hurry up and confess already!" Years later, on a cozy afternoon, Lin Ranjiang looks at her in her loungewear on the sofa and, on a whim, asks: "How did you fall in love with me back then?" She puts down her book, her eyes touched with a faint smile. Afte 1.4kReads8.1Score23314d adds
44. 244 社 Social Death! My Sister's Best Friend Became My Blind Date 社死！姐姐闺蜜成了我的相亲对象 Cool Night Moon夜月微凉Urban586k WordsOngoing Synopsis: [One heroine + pure-hearted goddess + everyday romance + sweet couple moments + a touch of detective work] When Lin Baiye saw a message from the blind date his mother had set him up with, he replied dismissively. Lin Baiye: Miss, I'll be honest. I'm not interested in you. Blind date: ??? Lin Baiye: Actually, there's someone I like. Blind date: Oh? Now I'm curious what the girl you like is like. Lin Baiye: To tell you the truth, my sister has a best friend. Tsk, tsk, that little face of 1.3kReads9.2Score10014d adds

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    Single female lead, slice-of-life, a sweet and somewhat mundane romance.

45. 245 直 Livestream: My Laid-Back Life in the Mountain Village 直播：我的悠闲山村生活 The Center Seat at the Dinner Table饭桌C位Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [System + livestreaming + rural farming + devoted dad] Tired of city life, Jiang Chen returns to his mountain village hometown after breaking up with his girlfriend. After four years in seclusion, he unexpectedly gets a loot-box System, becomes an internet celebrity, and starts livestreaming. He thought he’d simply open boxes every day, draw a few prizes from the System, and livestream his ordinary, down-to-earth life. Then one day, his ex-girlfriend, the famous gaming streamer Xiao Tuantuan, sh 5.4kReads9.2Score47614d adds

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    A heartwarming urban romance novel featuring a single female protagonist; the beauty of life lies in the simple things.

46. 246 私 Private Chef Extraordinaire: After Divorce, I’m Spoiled by a CEO 私厨大佬：离婚后被女总裁宠上天 Going Downstairs to Buy Groceries下楼买菜Modern Romance302k WordsCompleted After three years of a humiliating marriage, all Shen Yuwen got in return was being thrown out by his wife so she could get ahead. Facing his ex-wife's cruelty and humiliation, Shen Yuwen calmly signed his name and started a new life. By chance, he became the sole dining companion of Ji Shuangyu, his ex-wife's long-admired boss and an heiress to a top-tier wealthy family. She cooked, he ate, and amid the warmth of everyday life, he not only cured her anorexia but also became irreplaceable in her 311Reads6.6Score10714d adds

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    Novels full of everyday life

47. 247 我 My Wife Is a Female Sword Immortal 我家老婆是女剑仙 Packaging Big Demon King包装大魔王Urban124k WordsOngoing [Single Female Lead] “Who is the Sword Immortal, Li Xiaoyao or me?” “Li Xiaoyao.” “I’ll give you one more chance. Who is the Sword Immortal, Li Xiaoyao or me?” “Y-You, you’re the best swordswoman.” A girl in white robes with a sword at her waist had collapsed in front of his home, claiming to be a female Sword Immortal. Chu An had thought she was just some over-the-top girl going through a delusional phase. But the moment she drew her sword, he realized it was all real. —Reads—Score—14d adds
48. 248 人EN I'm in College, and the Campus Belle Junior Asks Me to Be a Dad 人在大学，校花学妹喊我做奶爸 The Yangtze Alligator Is Hungry扬子鳄饿Urban701k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance + One Female Lead + Dad Life + System] Lin Yi received a phone call. His mom sounded as if she wanted to crawl through the internet and come get him herself! “Son, there’s an abandoned baby outside our house. Get back here, quick!” “And the baby even looks... a lot like you did when you were little.” Lin Yi: ??? He hurried home. Seeing the little one in the swaddling clothes blinking with a mischievous look in her eyes, Lin Yi was dumbfounded. “Whose baby is this? She’s so cute!” 2.4kReads8.8Score14014d adds
49. 249 面 The Deadpan Uncle's Hilarious Everyday Life 面瘫大叔的搞笑日常 A Poor Man's Self-Cultivation穷鬼的自我修养Urban904k WordsCompleted Fang Hui is a middle-aged office drone who’s already paid off three loans and isn’t covered by the five types of social insurance. With his deadpan expression, he’s always enjoyed a comfortable life of avoiding socializing unless necessary and slacking off whenever a problem comes up. However, this lovely life began to show signs of going off balance after he celebrated his thirtieth birthday. Pure slice of life + slow-paced 2.9kReads8.6Score17014d adds

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    It fits perfectly; it's about everyday work and romance, and it should be a single female lead story.

50. 250 打 You Don't Understand the Joys of Being a Wage Slave 打工人的快乐你不懂 A Cup of Lonely Wine一杯孤酒Urban135k WordsOngoing In a parallel world: A cute-looking but mischievous little girl named Murong Zhuangzhuang; A high school boy named Lin Baobao, who looks like a chuunibyou and likes to act cool, but is sensitive inside; And the protagonist Mu Wudao, who came from Earth to this parallel world and occasionally wants to get half a certificate for himself. Though unrelated by blood, the three lean close together. "Bro, did I get us into trouble? —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I originally wanted to recommend a few more books, but I requested something with a calm and understated feel (by which I mean life and death). So, these two will do—one new and one completed—to prove my good judgment. You can check out my bookshelf for the rest! You definitely won't regret it!

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