Looking for Realistic Novels with a Peaceful, Cozy Feel 求现实平淡温馨的小说

1. 801 不 The No-Drama Casebook 不抓马风云事件簿 The Clothes of a Great Dream大梦的衣裳Modern Romance309k WordsOngoing A healing little ray of sunshine and a devoted, faithful boyfriend: twenty years of ups and downs, the secretly affectionate couple! The woman isn’t called Keyun or Xiyun. Her name is Tan Yun. The man isn’t called Lifeng or Mufeng. His name is Lu Feng. There’s no earth-shattering first meeting, no all-powerful golden finger, and no melodramatic, messy entanglements, just twenty years of enduring devotion and favor. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It's realistic, simple, and heartwarming enough. Please come in, my lady!

2. 802 打 Better Than Working: Winning Over the Crown Prince, the Client 打工不如打甲方太子的主意 You Caoquanyin佑草泉音Modern Romance287k WordsOngoing [Based on true events + urban life + workplace + strong female lead + smart characters + sweet romance] A wonderful workplace romance set in the urban financial world, inspired by real-life experiences in the modern workplace. It lays bare the dark side behind the financial sector’s glamorous facade. The writing is delicate, the scenes vivid, the emotions genuine, and the plot is full of unexpected twists. The heroine is a rookie auditor, but a strong woman at heart. She stays sharp and emotiona —Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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   A novel that is realistic, simple, and heartwarming.

3. 803 未 My Fiancé Ran Off, So I Hired a Coach to Train Me at Home 未婚夫一跑，我请教练上门指导 You Caoquanyin佑草泉音16k WordsCompleted As Soon as My Fiancé Ran Off, I Hired a Coach to Train Me at Home —Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 804 言 Yan Zhi Qiqi 言之七七 Ji Kaka霁咖咖17k WordsCompleted Yan Zhi Qiqi 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I highly recommend these two books; they're both incredibly good. One is a stand-in novel, and the other is a female-centric entertainment industry story with no romantic partner.

5. 805 非 An Atypical Female Protagonist 非典型“大女主” Ji Kaka霁咖咖10k WordsCompleted An Unconventional Strong Female Lead —Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 806 重 Reborn at Sixteen, I Meet the Cool, Aloof Academic Genius 重生十六岁，遇到清冷学神 Qing Si卿四Modern Romance435k WordsCompleted [Reborn + love that grows over time + two strong leads who dote on each other + lighthearted daily life] [Cool, gentle business tycoon VS clear-headed, independent top director] Ying Xue, an ordinary office worker, dropped dead at her desk. When she woke again, she had been reborn at sixteen!!! She had drifted through life in her previous one, but this time she was determined to work hard and plan her future carefully. Once, she had only one friend. This time, she had a whole crowd standing beh 873Reads8.9Score110Shelves

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   Don't be put off by the ratings; it's a very simple, slice-of-life story, very realistic. Both the male and female leads are exceptional. The female lead doesn't let love hold her back; she focuses on her career first. She and the male lead only get together eight years after graduating high school (during those eight years, there were no misunderstandings or arguments, they silently supported each other). The pacing is slow at the beginning, but once you get past that, it's truly captivating.

7. 807 悟 Awakening to Longing 悟相思 It's Osmanthus, Not a Ghost是桂不是鬼Ancient Romance388k WordsCompleted The Palace Eunuch Falls for a Transmigrated Woman 1V1 Born into poverty, with a father who died young and a mother gravely ill, Wei Lanren became a eunuch. Wei Lanren knew Heaven had never favored him, so he had always lived cautiously, swallowing every insult. He was as soft as the grass by the roadside, someone anyone could trample underfoot. He had no lofty ambitions. All he wanted was to survive in the Directorate of Palace Eunuchs, with food to eat and clothes to wear. But life is unpredict 5.2kReads9.0Score630Shelves
8. 808 回 After Returning Home to Farm, I Bound Myself to the Rich Beauty System 回家种田后，我绑定了白富美系统 Soft, Sweet, and Adorable软萌淑甜Modern Romance579k WordsCompleted [The heroine only wants to farm, no romance, a cozy everyday story] Lin Anshu is an ordinary, lowly office drone. Her company is rife with cutthroat competition, and her boss loves docking pay and dangling empty promises. She spent a whole year working in fear and trembling, only to find she owed the company 1,800 yuan when she checked her year-end bonus. She’d be better off going home to farm. Whoever wants this lousy job can have it. In a fit of anger, Lin Anshu fired her boss on the spot, pac 4.2kReads9.1Score399Shelves

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   1. 🍓🌾 [Pastoral Dreamer]🌾🍓 "Lin Anshu's pastoral dream begins with quitting her job and returning home to farm. 🌼 Bound by a mysterious system, how will she lead the entire village to prosperity with fresh mushrooms, strawberries, honey…? 💰 Explore the secrets of 'Don't Be silly! You really quit your job to go home and farm?'! #PastoralLife #FarmingToGetRich" 2. 🌟👩‍🚀 [The Female Supporting Character's Counterattack]👩‍🚀🌟 "Chen Qian, a 21st-century girl, how does she stay away from the plot and survive in a quick transmigration world? 🌿 Read 'Managing a Small Life in a Quick Transmigration World' to uncover her survival strategy! #FemaleSupportingCharacter'sCounterattack #QuickTransmigrationSurvival"

9. 809 在 Making a Simple Life in the Quick Transmigration Worlds 在快穿世界中经营小日子 March After the Snow雪霁三月Modern Romance428k WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration + System + Staying Away from the Plot + No Fixed CP] Chen Qian, an ordinary woman from the 21st century, transmigrated into the apocalypse after a car accident. But she failed to survive there and died again, only to encounter System 003. With the System’s help, Chen Qian began to transmigrate between different worlds, becoming a female supporting character in each one and collecting records of its civilization. Thus began her ordinary life in each new world. The heroine is 8.7kReads8.7Score463Shelves
10. 810 我 I’m the Boss in Italy 我在意大利当老板 Pizza Without Tomato Sauce没有蕃茄酱的披萨Urban1.4M WordsOngoing In late-1990s Italy, Hu Liu’an, a stranger in a strange land, takes you on a journey through an overseas world unlike any other, filled with its own bittersweet experiences and tangled loves and hatreds... 4.6kReads8.2Score255Shelves

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    In Europe, sometimes the only choice between health and money is money.

11. 811 当 When I Became Everyone's Hated White Moonlight 当我成为了万人嫌的白月光 Yun Gechen云戈宸Modern Romance269k WordsOngoing Slice of life / slow burn / second chance romance / long-planned pursuit *Two storylines told in alternating chapters: his many ways of winning her back in odd-numbered chapters, and their memories in even-numbered chapters. *Sweet-on-the-outside, dark-on-the-inside younger wolf-dog x seemingly emotionally clueless but actually sensitive and passionate, pretending to be calm In their second year of high school, Wang Yang boarded a plane abroad, leaving No. 4 High School and Bai Qingxu behind. Fr 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    In middle school, the female protagonist could never escape being the "most disliked" guy everyone avoided. Little did she know that the male protagonist would later become the hidden pain in her heart that she could never let go of. "I searched for him a thousand times in the crowd, growing thin and haggard for him, yet I have no regrets!" It turns out that the male protagonist changed his identity in college, pursuing her in various ways, creating a confusing and unpredictable situation. Later, the female protagonist suddenly turned around, and there he was, in the dim light of the night.

12. 812 云 Yun Ye Is Clueless 云叶不自知 Salt-Baked Wheel盐焗车轱辘Modern Romance189k WordsCompleted Su Yeye is a newly hired rural schoolteacher, fresh out of college. A true ray of sunshine! She loves her work and has a happy family, and she shines as she devotes herself to teaching in the countryside! Yun Yu is a psychology expert, an associate professor of psychology at Jiang University, and a psychotherapist. Calm and reserved! Though their lives follow completely different paths, the turning wheel of fate keeps bringing them together, entangling and binding them to each other. One leaf kn 86Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's warm with a touch of sadness, but a simple and sweet feeling.

13. 813 二 Twenty Years Side by Side: A Memoir of Youth 二十年并肩：青春备忘录 Traveler of Jiangnan江南游者Urban183k WordsOngoing [A must-read for anyone born in the 2000s: a yearbook of youth for our generation] [Realistic youth + ensemble cast + growing up + regrets + period piece] Twenty years in the lives of five boys and girls, from youth to middle age. An unspoken crush, ideals crushed by reality, friendships that slowly drift apart. No over-the-top comeback stories, only the pain and warmth of growing up for real. We once thought youth would last forever, but in the blink of an eye, it was all over. This is the echo —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [A Must-Read for Gen Z: A Youthful Memoir for Our Generation] [Realistic Youth + Campus Life + Ensemble Cast + Growing Up + Regret + Period Drama] From youth to middle age, twenty years of five teenagers. Unspoken crushes, ideals crushed by reality, friendships fading away. No melodramatic comebacks, only the pain and warmth of real growth. We once thought youth was long, but it's all over in the blink of an eye. This is an echo of a generation's youth—dedicated to all of us who have loved, suffered, and ultimately grown up silently. (See if you can find your own youthful memories within.)

14. 814 婚 A Conspiracy Within the Marriage 婚内合谋 A Little Binbin一只小彬彬Urban52k WordsOngoing After the passion fades, the leads settle into a dull married life, paying off their debts and living without intimacy. Then the male lead's best friend cheats, and through a twist of fate, the female lead receives hush money of 300,000 yuan. Her desire to make money suddenly awakens, and she joins forces with her husband to start a business. As they make money hand over fist, they rediscover the passion of their romance. Greed and the desires of love and hate collide in a tangle of human nature 63Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Marriage is not about love; it's about an economic partnership.

15. 815 如 As I Gaze Up at the Moon 如我仰望月亮 Bu He Shiyi布和十一Modern Romance300k WordsOngoing “I don't know her.” Zhou Ji spoke carelessly, looking at her as if she were a stranger. When Chen Yang saw that familiar yet unfamiliar face again, she froze. The boomerang from three years ago had hit her right between the eyes. In that classroom mottled with the fading light of sunset, Zhou Ji looked at her seriously. “Are we still friends?” Chen Yang slowly raised her head. “No.” Zhou Ji met her gaze in surprise, wanting to say something but stopping himself. In the end, he could only fall si 74Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The daily life of students in a small city is full of life!

16. 816 山 Mountain Moon and Evening Breeze 山月与晚风 Evening Breeze Lifts People o晚风扶人oAncient Romance6k WordsCompleted Mountains at Dusk, Breeze at Night —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This one is quite heartwarming; the male lead is a bit silly, and he redeems the female lead.

17. 817 有 What Does It Have to Do with You? 有半毛钱关系吗？ It's Really Nothing真的没得事Modern Romance1.8M WordsOngoing What’s it to me? What’s it to you? It’s nobody’s business! These three phrases are all you need to put an end to overthinking! What’s it got to do with you? What’s it got to do with me? What’s it got to do with anyone? Whenever you face a person or a situation, just ask yourself these three questions, and there won’t be a problem. May everyone live true to themselves, independent and beautiful! A coming-of-age story about four girls with very different personalities. This isn’t a story. It’s bas 88Reads9.5Score—Shelves

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    Daily life, ordinary campus life

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