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  1. 651 City of Passion (Four-Book Series) 都市迷情(全四册) Urban630k WordsCompleted Through nuanced psychological portrayals and a gripping, twisting plot, the novel lays bare the fragility and struggle of human nature in the face of power and desire. Liu Xiaoyang's innocence and rebellious streak, Luo Daqing's inner conflict and struggle, Long Wangyu's ambition and disillusionment, and Li Mengze's shrewdness and scheming form a vivid cast of characters, weaving a complex and ever-changing portrait of urban relationships. This is not merely a story of love and betrayal, but als 38.5kReads9.3Score7.6kShelves
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  2. 652 After Crashing into a Luxury Car, I Became a Male Receptionist 逆行撞上豪车后,我成了男前台 8k WordsCompleted After Crashing into a Luxury Car While Riding Against Traffic, I Became a Male Receptionist 2Reads—Score—Shelves
  3. 653 I Refuse to Marry into a Wealthy Family. I'll Take My Child and Marry a Country Man 拒入豪门,我带娃嫁给乡下人 Modern Romance511k WordsCompleted An IT engineer from a small town studies hard, works diligently, turns down a wealthy family’s marriage proposal, and goes abroad to study. Even after unexpectedly becoming a single mother, she never stops growing. She makes a dazzling transformation into an investment banking star… The only thing that drives her crazy is the child’s father, a young man from a small town who’s two years younger than her. He pursues her relentlessly, but what can she do? Love isn’t something you can achieve just 1.2kReads8.9Score103Shelves
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  4. 654 A Dangerous Obsession 极限纠缠 Modern Romance334k WordsCompleted [Mutually devoted, one-on-one romance, older man, happy ending] The push and pull between a seasoned IPO lawyer and a newcomer in the workplace My name is Chen Yin, and his name is Wang Cheng'an. We’re nine years apart. When I met him, I was a 21-year-old college senior, while he was already 30. He wasn’t married, but he had a twelve-year-old son. My family said he was my undoing, but to me, he seemed more like my salvation. “No,” he said. “You’re my salvation.” Some people called him a pervert, 7.9kReads6.4Score1.4kShelves
  5. 655 Miss Cheng, Do You Plan to Stay Single Forever? 程小姐,你打算一直单身吗? Modern Romance387k WordsCompleted [Elite Family] [Cute Child] [Workplace] [My Life Is on the Line, and My Rich Boyfriend Has a Secret Identity] [Stay Single or Become a Rich Wife? That's the Question] [Clearheaded, well-behaved female engineer * sharp-tongued, flirtatious heir cast out by a wealthy family] [He nearly cost her life back then. For the rest of his life, all he wants is her.] Volume One, Seven Days of Grace: The leads reunite overseas because a piece of equipment needs servicing. Over the course of just seven days, 407Reads8.7Score—Shelves
  6. 656 My Blind Date Is a Construction Contractor 我的相亲对象是个包工头 Modern Romance316k WordsCompleted At their first matchmaking meeting, the fierce, ugly-looking He Feng scared the sweet-natured He Lin so badly that she refused to see him again. But He Feng had already taken a liking to her. What was he supposed to do? He Feng said that, aside from looking fierce and ugly, he was good at sweet-talking and tricking people. He Lin never imagined that, as someone who was a sucker for a good voice, she’d fall for it. How could someone have such a lovely voice and such a fierce, ugly face? And hadn’ 8.1kReads8.1Score725Shelves
  7. 657 The Leisurely Life After Financial Freedom 财富自由后的悠闲生活 Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [No System + Urban Entrepreneurship + Traditional] In the spring of 2010, Lu Dalang, a senior at an agricultural university, was about to graduate. His girlfriend, Qian Mei, wanted to return to her hometown, where her parents had already arranged a job for her and she had familiar connections. Lu Dalang, determined to pursue his own future, angrily headed to the provincial capital. His girlfriend left him with one condition: “Buy a house, and come get me so we can live in the provincial capital. 5.2kReads8.2Score232Shelves
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  8. 658 More Than Physical Attraction 不止生理性喜欢 Modern Romance177k WordsCompleted Inspired by real events. Ensemble cast. A realistic story of love and marriage. Fine, nuanced writing, not a typical web novel. I hope this will prompt girls to give some thought to ambiguous relationships between men and women. If you like it, please give me a higher rating, add it to your favorites, and leave a comment 😘😘😘 Before turning twenty-five, Xu Yu'an wanted to find someone to do “that thing” with. She found a man online and got it done. Afterward, though, she ended up in the hospital. 45Reads8.1Score106Shelves
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  9. 659 Nine to Five 朝九晚五 Modern Romance727k WordsCompleted [New Novel, The Glass Cage, Now Serializing] He once sheltered me from wind and rain. He once braved every obstacle for me. He once plunged into hell for me. Now he has come to claim his reward. And I can’t possibly repay him. 1.6kReads8.5Score220Shelves
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  10. 660 Qianmo Xuan’s New Book 浅墨萱的新书 Modern Romance115k WordsOngoing At 16, Xu Ling gave up taking the high school entrance exam after her mother slapped her. She met Chen Wen, her boyfriend, who was 12 years older than her, but her parents opposed their relationship too. During their ten-year romance, she wavered more than once. But neither the vibrant college student she had an emotional affair with, nor Lin Yiming, her classmate who had always loved her, nor the company executive introduced to her by others could make her leave Chen Wen. In the end, their love —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  11. 661 Fate Doesn’t Decide Everything 命运不能决定一切 Modern Romance281k WordsCompleted This book tells the story of a woman who refuses to bow to fate and struggles desperately to find happiness. After two failed marriages, a suicide attempt, and running away from her wedding, she finally finds, through her own efforts, a man who makes her happy. 684Reads—Score—Shelves
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  12. 662 A Windfall Makes a Life 横财成就人生 Urban464k WordsCompleted One lucky blow brings him a windfall. The real problem is how to launder it into legitimate personal income. It's like telling one lie and needing a hundred more to cover it: the problems just keep snowballing. Watch how the protagonist gets himself out of this mess. 681Reads6.1Score—Shelves
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  13. 663 The Dragon Clan Was Wiped Out? The Little White Dragon Storms the Southern Heavenly Gate and Raises Hell in Heaven 龙族被灭?小白龙杀上南天门大闹天宫 9k WordsCompleted The Dragon Clan has been wiped out? The Little White Dragon storms the Southern Heavenly Gate and wreaks havoc in Heaven. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
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  14. 664 Wait for Me, Come See Me 等你,来看我 Modern Romance355k WordsCompleted “Will you miss me?” “I will.” “Will you come find me?” “I will.” “If I came to see you, would you be happy?” “I would.” “You’re lying.” Years later, Zhao Yan, who has spent half her life quiet and careful, always following the rules, sets off to wander just like her friend Xue Ni. She once fell in love with a boy she shouldn’t have loved. As fireworks filled the sky, she was too embarrassed even to confess. When they meet again after years apart, she chooses to run away on her wedding day. - Xue 24Reads—Score—Shelves
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  15. 665 The Real Heiress Only Wants to Protect Her Sister 真千金只想保护姐姐 Two Female Leads429k WordsOngoing [Two female leads + real and fake heiresses + past and present lives + campus + entertainment industry + lighthearted + funny] [A zany, unhinged, sick big-sister-obsessed receiver × a gentle, doting, little-sister-obsessed giver] Chu Yinshu never expected that after diligently clearing instances and completing missions, she would finally earn enough points to return to the real world, only for the System to send her into the body of a true heiress who had just been recognized by her parents. She 7Reads8.6Score—Shelves
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  16. 666 The Rise of a Little Beggar 小乞丐的逆袭史 Modern Romance234k WordsCompleted In the late 1960s, Dongxue is out begging with her mother when Zijian’s mother buys her for two dan of rice. In her new home, Dongxue not only finds the warmth of a family, she is also pampered like a princess. Her older brother’s promise, “Anything I can do for you...,” makes her dream of learning to sew come true. Her love of tailoring and reverence for cultural heritage make her as resilient as rushes. She continues to grow through adversity, ultimately becoming a renowned fashion designer t 10Reads—Score—Shelves
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  17. 667 Where the Spring Tide Rises, Falling Blossoms Fly 春潮起处落花飞 Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Urban Life + Countryside + Campus + Period Setting + Modern Romance + Childhood Sweethearts + Family + Marriage and Romance + Youthful Inspiration + Strong Female Lead + Building Wealth] Love and hate flow east with the river; partings and reunions scatter like falling flowers. Ice and fire, blood and tears, humiliation and glory, failure and success: every flavor of life can be found in "Where the Spring Tide Rises, Falling Flowers Fly"... Set from the 1970s through the turn of the century, ag 14Reads8.9Score—Shelves
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  18. 668 Married Off in 1985: Shen Lan's Bittersweet Life in the Countryside 换亲1985农家沈兰的悲喜人生 Modern Romance580k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Rural Life + Farming + Family Matters + No Golden Finger + No System] The years flowed gently, until old dreams faded; time stretched on, leaving one to sigh at the loneliness. Shen Lan, a kind and resilient country girl, once dreamed of a modest but peaceful life. But fate played a cruel joke on her. For her brother's future, Shen Lan honored her father's dying wish and arranged a marriage swap for him. She married into a poor, backward mountain village, beginning a life full 156Reads8.5Score—Shelves
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  19. 669 Call Me Sis Again and This CEO Will Show You Her Wild Side 年下不叫姐霸总有点野 Modern Romance158k WordsCompleted (Completed) After Li Xia caught the eye of her wealthy best friend’s arrogant younger brother, she was stuck with him like a piece of gum on her shoe. The younger brother loved Li Xia with all his heart, but he was so stubborn that he would rather die than admit it. Worst of all, he somehow became Li Xia’s boss and kept finding new ways to order her around every day. In the end, Li Xia was the one who confessed, and Li Xia was the one who proposed. How infuriating! “You, you, you! Go sleep on th 17Reads5.2Score—Shelves
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  20. 670 A Mother’s Strength, the Light of a Mother’s Love 为母则刚,母爱之光 9k WordsCompleted A mother grows strong for her child, shining with the light of a mother’s love. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
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  21. 671 Diary of Survival in the City 城市生存日记 Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [No Golden Finger + A Terrible Start from the Start + Self-Redemption + A Realistic Guide to Urban Homelessness] Watch a little waif scavenge and save money, making life a little better, one step at a time. He Qinghuan barely escaped her home deep in the mountains with her life, and now wanders the city. She must avoid being discovered as homeless and sent back, while making full use of the city's resources to feed herself and survive until she's old enough to work and support herself. Looking u 384Reads8.3Score188Shelves
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  22. 672 Me, in 1982 82年的我 Mystery4.3M WordsOngoing Could you see ghosts when you were little? I could! In the early 1980s, a country girl born in rural Beijing encounters all kinds of strange and wondrous things. There are everyday family squabbles, romance, absurd and eerie happenings, and an imaginative coming-of-age story. ❤️ A good book is like tea: it should be savored slowly. The title went awry and can't be changed, so it is what it is. The good thing is, readers finish this book at a remarkably high rate. It's one of those books you won' 16.9kReads9.3Score1kShelves
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  23. 673 Eight Hundred Rounds of Mother-in-Law Vs. Daughter-in-Law 婆媳大战800回合 Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted “I don’t have a daughter. If you marry into our family, you’ll be my own daughter.” Out of ten thousand people who say this, you’d be lucky if even ten mean it. If even one actually follows through, you’ve hit the jackpot. 3.1kReads8.9Score310Shelves
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  24. 674 When Fate Arrives, Love Is Just That Sweet 缘分到了,就是那么甜 Modern Romance89k WordsOngoing When Shen Yuyan was twenty-two, she had just started her teaching internship. A long-distance online romance turned into a real-life meeting (though the male lead had actually met her before), and she ended up winning herself a college boy. They began with a long-distance relationship, then moved in together, and after a winding journey through family opposition to her marrying far from home, they reached the altar. A collection of little stories about their life together. 25Reads—Score—Shelves
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  25. 675 Mu Yunyao 牧云谣 Modern Romance339k WordsCompleted If you’re tired of fast-food romances as sugary and artificial as industrial sweetener, and long for a fresh, healing reading experience, then don’t miss The Ballad of Herding Clouds. This isn’t a wish-fulfillment story. There are no melodramatic conflicts or contrived face-slapping scenes. Instead, it’s like a breeze from the grasslands, carrying the fragrance of lilacs and the rich aroma of milk tea as it gently brushes your heart. The story begins in Hohhot, the Green City, and follows the 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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  26. 676 The Storms of Beicheng 北城风云 Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Synopsis: (This story is entirely fictional. Its original title was Northern City’s Turmoil.) What is the jianghu? Wherever there are people, there is a jianghu, and wherever there is a jianghu, there is conflict! The jianghu is about fighting, killing, and the law of the jungle, but it’s also about human relationships and social conventions. This book will take you back to the jianghu of the 1980s and 1990s, where you’ll witness the extraordinary path of Chen Yanan, a generation’s ruthless hero 11.8kReads9.4Score971Shelves
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  27. 677 A Love Letter from the Bit Sea: A Romance in the Internet Age Across Time and Space 比特海情书——一部跨越时空的互联网时代爱情 Marriage & Romance32k WordsCompleted A Love Letter Across the Bit Sea: A Romance in the Internet Age That Spans Time and Space —Reads—Score—Shelves
  28. 678 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 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 86kReads9.0Score8.1kShelves
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  29. 679 Misaligned Time and Space: My Forever Phone Lover 错位时空:我永远的手机恋人 12k WordsCompleted A Time-Space Mix-Up: My Forever Phone Lover —Reads—Score—Shelves
  30. 680 Manman’s Journey to Happiness 漫漫要幸福 Modern Romance123k WordsCompleted Marriage first, love later, a devoted couple, an uncaring family back home, and an unwelcoming in-law family: even a terrible hand can be played well. See how the heroine, Zhong Manman, turns her life around. My new work is out! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 58Reads—Score—Shelves
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  31. 681 Silence Beneath the Southern Cross 南十字星下的沉默 12k WordsCompleted Silence Beneath the Southern Cross —Reads—Score—Shelves
  32. 682 Will My Mother Regret It After I Die? 我死后母亲会后悔吗 6k WordsCompleted Will my mother regret it after I die? 27Reads—Score—Shelves
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  33. 683 Black Exclamation Mark 黑色感叹号 Modern Romance118k WordsCompleted Just before Gu Xier decided to die, she suddenly asked me, "Dr. Luo, why do the people in this little town always cruelly devour the kind, obedient little white rabbits, while worshipping the vicious big bad wolves as if they were gods?" I... had no answer...!! 13Reads—Score—Shelves
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  34. 684 The Genius Girl Scientist 天才少女科学家 Sci-Fi & Apocalypse19k WordsCompleted The Teenage Girl Genius Scientist 2Reads—Score—Shelves
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  35. 685 My Factory Romance After College Graduation 大学毕业之我的厂区爱情故事 Modern Romance28k WordsCompleted My new work is here! Everyone is welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 10Reads—Score—Shelves
  36. 686 Shuying Carves Out Her Own Place Amid the Mess of Married Life 淑英在婚姻鸡毛中闯出姐的一片天 Modern Romance109k WordsOngoing A child who never felt loved by their parents believes that the small kindnesses shown by Zhou Xiaotian, the man they meet as an adult, are love. Desperate to hold on to happiness, they never expect Zhou Xiaotian to change completely on their wedding day! The heroine, Shuying, keeps yielding, only to face increasingly brutal beatings and insults. When she finally comes to her senses, the true face of Zhou Xiaotian, the man before her, is gradually revealed. Shuying begins a struggle to resist he —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  37. 687 The Algorithm of Love 爱情的算法 Modern Romance152k WordsCompleted [A wealthy, socially anxious woman who can’t stand being touched × a handsome pauper who sells his body to get by one day at a time] [Romance + healing + wish fulfillment + realism + emotional push and pull] Tian Yao believes math is the only truth. She designed an algorithm to predict customers’ buying habits. Although the job has made her plenty of money, she is thirty and has almost no dating experience. Because she is so sensitive, Tian Yao struggles with social interactions. Even dating an 59Reads—Score—Shelves
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  38. 688 The Poppy Woman 罂粟女 Modern Romance152k WordsCompleted Some people seem to be poisonous. Once you accidentally come into contact with them, they cling to you like demons, or hook you like an addictive drug. From then on, you're trapped between heaven and hell, lost without restraint, sinking without restraint, unable to escape... 1.3kReads—Score135Shelves
  39. 689 Our Long River of Years 我们的岁月长河 Modern Romance356k WordsCompleted Our Long River of Years is divided into three parts. Following the ordinary lives of three generations of Zhao Jiafu’s family, railway workers, it spans from the 1950s to the 2020s. It recounts the joys and sorrows, happiness and heartbreak, and everyday troubles experienced by the three generations of the Zhao family and the ordinary people around them over the long river of time. It depicts the turbulent lives of ordinary people as the times change and society develops. Time flows like a river 114Reads—Score—Shelves
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  40. 690 Breaking Free: The Road to Rising Through the Ranks 破茧:官阶成长之路 Urban523k WordsCompleted No being reborn, no wish fulfillment, no NTR, no golden finger. Through hard work, ordinary man Rao Cheng writes his way through the journey of a grassroots official breaking free of his cocoon, revealing the warmth and wisdom of grassroots governance. This is not only a story of an official’s growth, but also a realistic guide to grassroots governance. —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  41. 691 The Immortality Trilogy 长生三部曲 Urban170k WordsCompleted Many people dream of living forever. But immortality first gave Changsheng enormous freedom in life, then brought him great restrictions. Do you still yearn for immortality? 6Reads—Score—Shelves
  42. 692 The Moment Love Begins 一念情起 Modern Romance2.7M WordsCompleted Her boyfriend of ten years cheated on her so he could climb the ladder twenty years faster. Furious, she slept with the partner the cheating couple had fought so hard to win over. Now she wants to run after their night together? Fat chance. The man she slept with won’t let her go... 86Reads8.7Score—Shelves
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  43. 693 King of the Reverse Scales 逆鳞之王 Urban107k WordsOngoing My name is Wang Kaixuan, and I'm sixteen years old. If fate were a card table, I'd have been dealt the rotten hand nobody else wanted. My father broke his spine falling at a construction site and has been bedridden for three years. His medical bills drained our family's last bit of savings. My mother works the sewing machines at the town garment factory by day and strings beads for people at night. What she earns in a month isn't even enough to cover my father's painkillers for a week. I get up —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  44. 694 The Old Woman Killed by Her Eldest Daughter Is Reborn 那个被长女干掉的老妇重生了 Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Chunhua was muddleheaded and unlucky. She spoiled her younger brother, favored boys over girls, and grew estranged from her husband. After her eldest son went missing, she spent the rest of her life in a daze. It wasn’t until she lay alone in a hospital bed, ignored by everyone, and saw her badly injured eldest daughter scream at her in despair that she finally understood how terribly wrong she had been. When she opened her eyes again, she had returned to the day her eldest 462Reads8.1Score—Shelves
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  45. 695 My Dongguan Dream: Sister Mei 我的东莞梦:媚姐 Urban2.3M WordsOngoing Sister Mei's advice to me: The women at entertainment venues are just for looking. Don't get serious with them. Sister Mei also said: Don't get any ideas about me, either. [A story about working for a living, perhaps with a little of me, you, and him in it.] 152.7kReads8.8Score11.3kShelves
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  46. 696 Thanks to My Mother-in-Law's Washbasin, I Saw This Family for What It Really Is 感谢婆婆的洗菜盆,让我看清这个家的真面目 Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted Thanks to my mother-in-law’s vegetable-washing basin, I finally saw this family for what it really is 354Reads—Score—Shelves
  47. 697 Repayment Countdown 还款倒计时 Urban153k WordsCompleted Countdown to Repayment tells the story of Chen Yizhou, an ordinary man struggling between desire and reality. Chen Yizhou is an average office worker in Jiangcheng, working hard to make ends meet. He and his wife and son squeeze into an old rental apartment, living a simple but warm life. At a class reunion, Zhao Yu, the class heartthrob, paints a startup dream so alluring that Chen Yizhou is drawn in. Trying to raise the investment money, he plunges into the world of online loans. Then Zhao Yu —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  48. 698 The Wall Is Four and a Half Meters High 高墙四米半 Urban207k WordsCompleted The author is a grassroots police officer who drew on personal experience to write this story. Using a detention center as its starting point and major cases once reported by CCTV as its basis, the novel recreates the reality of life inside a detention center and the process of investigating cases. Its greatest strength is its authenticity: this is a realistic novel that reads more like literary reportage. 126Reads6.8Score—Shelves
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  49. 699 Sweetness in the Long Night 长夜逢甜 19k WordsCompleted Sweetness in the Long Night 857Reads—Score—Shelves
  50. 700 My Mother-in-Law Forgot She Was Once a Daughter-in-Law Too 婆婆忘了自己曾经也是媳 Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The moment a woman marries into her husband’s family, she is sincere and wholehearted in the way she treats her in-laws. Yet some mothers-in-law insist their daughters-in-law go through the same hardships they once endured. They suffered as daughters-in-law themselves, so why make life hard for another woman? In the phrase “mother-in-law and daughter-in-law,” the mother-in-law comes first. If she can’t be a good mother-in-law, how can she expect a good daughter-in-law? Relationships go both ways 132Reads—Score—Shelves
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