Stories Based on Real Life and Personal Experiences 根据现实，亲身经历写的文

1. 751 走 Through the Trials 走过劫难 Li Xinxin李馨欣Modern Romance275k WordsCompleted Disaster strikes a once-happy family of five. After suffering a heartbreak so piercing it feels like ten thousand arrows, how will a mother who has only just reached middle age, and is already frail and sickly, lead her three underage children through hardship and toward the future...? 137Reads—Score—Shelves

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   These are all true personal experiences.

2. 752 桃 A Garden of Students, Growing Old Together in Love 桃李满天下恩爱共白头 Bright Sunny Day灿烂晴天Modern Romance42k WordsCompleted Wu Xiaomin was a country girl, born and raised in the countryside, but she had always been a good student and was naturally beautiful. Unfortunately, after she started high school, her surroundings changed dramatically, leaving her confused and lost. In her sophomore year, she met a new homeroom teacher who helped her find her way again. After graduating from college, Wu Xiaomin gave up a job placement back in her hometown and introduced a female college classmate to her former high school teach 1.6kReads—Score—Shelves

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   The first book's male lead is the female lead's high school mentor. After graduating from university, to repay her mentor, the female lead introduces a female classmate to him as his girlfriend. To develop her career, the female lead gives up her assigned job and stays in the city to work.

3. 753 闪 My Flash-Marriage Husband's Love Has Me Spoiled and Proud 闪婚老公的爱让我恃宠而骄 Mo Bei Yao漠北瑶Modern Romance182k WordsCompleted She, Xu Mengyao, a cool, beautiful woman who was once the goddess of first love in everyone's eyes, planned to marry her boyfriend of four years, Chen Hao, after becoming pregnant. But his mother broke them up. He, Li Yuanjun, a warm-hearted man, met Xu Mengyao, a bridesmaid, at a friend's wedding, and fell for her at first sight. Handsome and sunny, Li Yuanjun eventually won Xu Mengyao over with his sincerity. A month later, they had a whirlwind wedding and registered their marriage. After the 22Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Based on my own experiences, I hope this book will resonate with readers.

4. 754 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 140Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 755 别 Don’t Mess with Me, I’ve Got Connections in the Capital 别惹我，哥朝中有人 Mist at the Heart's Tip迷雾心尖Urban142k WordsCompleted I’m Lin Ce, a rookie at work. My boss publicly dumped the blame on me, pinning a three-million-yuan disaster on me so neatly there wasn’t a crack in it. Just as I was about to pack up and leave, my ancestral jade pendant suddenly grew hot: “Tsk, even those censors in the Wanli era cited chapter and verse when they framed someone. Your boss is way too crude.” Zhang Juzheng, Grand Secretary of the Ming dynasty, is living inside my jade pendant! From then on, being made a scapegoat? Not happening. 44Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 756 我 Those Days I Spent at the Tutoring Center 我在教育机构的那些日子 Zhou Quanquan周圈圈Urban216k WordsCompleted This book chronicles Lin Wei's days after she joined an educational institution… 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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7. 757 清 Tales of the Qingshui River 清水河往事 Bright Sunny Day灿烂晴天Modern Romance133k WordsCompleted Zhao Xinran was once a young high school teacher. He left the classroom to take the civil service exam and became the mayor of a town. Thanks to his dedication and strong results, he was promoted to director of a county bureau, and eventually became the director of a municipal department. Two female students worked under him, one specializing in the humanities and the other in the sciences. Both made significant contributions to their hometowns, earning Zhao Xinran political achievements while d 677Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The first book features a female protagonist who, in the mid-1990s, graduated from a teachers' college but gave up her assigned job to work in the south, while the male protagonist also gave up his job in his hometown and went south. The two of them create a future together.

8. 758 0 A Post-00s Kid Helps Mom Take Down Her Scumbag Husband 00后帮妈妈整渣斗三 Qian Xiaqi钱夏七Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Modern urban life + inspirational + slice of life + feel-good] Wu Jie is a poor student who loves gaming. After his parents' marriage falls apart, he defies fate and changes his life. First, he helps his mother take down her cheating husband and his mistress. Later, he helps his motherland root out scoundrels and traitors. Step by step, he rises to the brightest peak of his life... 4.2kReads9.1Score574Shelves

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   Great book! A story about a brilliant son who helps his mother as a child, grows up to pursue scientific research, and displays a strong sense of patriotism and a grand vision – a truly positive and inspiring novel. Highly recommended! 👍

9. 759 穿 The Woman in High Heels 穿高跟鞋的女人 Mist at the Heart's Tip迷雾心尖Modern Romance206k WordsCompleted Wen Xinzhu, born in the countryside, earns a place in the civil service through her own hard work and becomes a grassroots official in Taohua Town. She thinks that putting on high heels and securing a stable government job will bring her a peaceful life. But the world refuses to stay still. Inside this seemingly glamorous bureaucratic fortress, her beauty becomes her most conspicuous label, and her heaviest burden. Men’s covetous eyes follow her everywhere, while women’s jealousy hides lethal in 96Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 760 快 Quick Transmigration: The Second Personality 快穿第二人格 Chen Jiu辰九Modern Romance216k WordsCompleted Female lead + dual personality + no saintly martyrdom + takes down scumbags regardless of gender or age + lighthearted and funny Synopsis: Jiang Yan, a female cultivator, was bored when she happened upon a System. She transmigrates through three thousand worlds, disguising herself as the original host's second personality to help them change their personalities and escape their tragic fates. She takes down scumbags, delivers face-slapping comeuppances, completes missions, and explores the myster 41Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 761 大 A Social Guide for College Students 大学生社会指南 Jian Mingkong剑明空330k WordsCompleted Hello, students! As you take your first steps into the working world, do you feel lost and unsure of what to do? The College Student's Guide to Society is here to help! Covering careers, employment, relationships, personal finance, and more, this book offers practical advice and vivid real-life examples to help college students bridge the gap between campus and society, adapt quickly, and begin an exciting new chapter in life. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 762 等 The Happiness We Waited For 等来的幸福 Bright Sunny Day灿烂晴天Modern Romance51k WordsCompleted In this blended family, the male and female leads grow up calling each other brother and sister. After her mother dies, the heroine goes abroad with her biological father. While overseas, she and the male lead begin a relationship. 761Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 763 一 I Accidentally Committed a Crime 一不小心犯了罪 Mist at the Heart's Tip迷雾心尖Rural Life243k WordsCompleted In the February chill of Wushi Village, five-year-old Ding Ding lay collapsed in a vegetable patch, her tiny, cold body wrapped in a bright yellow cloak. A rusty nail embedded in her foot, a fatal bruise from a skull fracture at her temple: Detective Jiang Yuan knew at a glance this was no accident, nor a simple act of murder! As the investigation deepened, the case grew shrouded in mystery. Beneath the village entrance’s parasol tree, three black stones had been arranged in a sinister “Three Yi 34Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 764 衍 Yanshu: A Feng Shui Master of the Three Mirrors 衍枢：三镜风水师 Ancestor Cangxuan of Hainan Coconut Island海南椰子岛的苍玄老祖Modern Romance495k WordsCompleted Wu Yanshu is the youngest feng shui master on Tide City’s Divination Lane. Her grandfather, Chu Shouyuan, is a leading authority in the field. What she inherited from him was more than just his sleeve-bound tools: she also inherited his original “Three-Mirror Cross-Check” method. The spatial mirror examines feng shui formations, the temporal mirror examines birth charts and destiny, and the divination mirror examines the Six Lines. Cross-checking all three brings the misdiagnosis rate down from 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The growth trajectory of a female Feng Shui master

15. 765 牛 Every Day in the Life of a Burned-Out College Student 牛马大学生的每一天 A Salt-Loving Miser财迷有盐20k WordsCompleted A prospective college student's diary from 2025 to 2029. It probably won't be very interesting. If you want to peek, go ahead. I'll introduce my college life from my own point of view. I hope it helps you. —Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 766 打 Breaking the Bottom Line 打破底线 Song Qian宋乾Urban549k WordsCompleted In the eyes of others, he has it all: an executive title at a branch company and a happy family. But he also has plenty of secrets he can’t let see the light of day… A routine audit at the head office becomes the turning point in his fate… 14.4kReads8.2Score694Shelves

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    Rewritten from personal experience, only stories you're unwilling to admit actually happened.

17. 767 权 Vortex of Power and Desire 权欲之涡 Misty Isle Beneath the Starry River烟屿落星河Urban2.4M WordsOngoing A career in government is like a bottomless abyss: one wrong step, and you’re shattered to pieces. Wu Liangyou has barely entered the political arena and hasn’t even tasted power when he’s already caught in the mire. Should he bow his head and bide his time, or risk his life in a desperate fight? The abyss cannot crush a ruthless man daring enough to change his fate. Watch Wu Liangyou break out of a hopeless situation, escape death, and rise to the top over a trail of blood. 99Reads6.1Score106Shelves

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    This book is very immersive.

18. 768 二 A 200,000-Yuan Bride Price to Marry a Construction Worker 二十万彩礼，嫁给工地男 A Wandering Little Cat辗转小猫Modern Romance314k WordsCompleted [The rating has only just opened and will rise] [Dowry Controversy] + [A Marriage Full of Misery] + [Multiple Male Leads] + [A Tense Push and Pull] + [Desperate, Obsessive Love] (Not reborn, not transmigrated, no golden finger) After more than six years of working, He Sui still hadn't paid off her online loans. Instead, her debt kept growing. Every New Year, her father nagged her about getting married until she was numb to it. Finally, He Sui steeled herself and got married. She had her own litt 125Reads8.1Score109Shelves

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    The film realistically portrays the trivialities of married life before the divorce, and I really like the female lead's personality.

19. 769 成 I Became a Billionaire, but They Sent Me to a Mental Hospital 成了亿万富翁，我却被送进精神病 Wang the Fool王呆子Urban352k WordsOngoing In the early 1980s, Dugu Feng's father lost his iron rice bowl, and the family was so poor they could barely put food on the table. With no other choice, Dugu Feng gritted his teeth and took his whole family out to do backbreaking labor, starting by taking on the small construction jobs no one else wanted from contractors. He was an honest man who never cut corners, and his work was excellent. Little by little, he made a name for himself in the trade. From a small-time contractor to founding a 253Reads7.7Score124Shelves

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    He became a billionaire, but his family sent him to a mental hospital. Let's take a look.

20. 770 做 Be the Fiercest One 做最凶的那个 Ripped Jeans破洞裤子Urban476k WordsCompleted Lin Yu had always been troubled by a question: Why must good people endure eighty-one trials to become Buddhas, while bad people only need to lay down their butcher's knives? Fairness has never been something the poor get to talk about. If you want fairness, there's only one way: make yourself strong enough to create it. This world has both light and darkness. It won't treat you well just because you're kind. His father was unable to repay his debts and eventually took his own life. The creditor 762Reads6.3Score—Shelves

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    Try this book. It's based on some true events, it's concise and to the point, very realistic, with both good and bad elements.

21. 771 妈 The Seventh Door of Mother 妈妈的第七扇门 Tale of the Literary Star文星传Urban304k WordsCompleted For a long time, I never understood my mother’s past. This was the first time I had looked so deeply back on her life: one generation of women interpreting another. In the 1990s, my eighteen-year-old mother left a small mountain village in Nanyang and headed alone for the glittering city. A scrap of gum wrapper brought her face to face with the calamity of her life: Liu Dawang. And so the door to her fate opened. She made a living in urban villages and hotpot restaurants, leaning on her best fr 631Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is about things happening around the author. Did you think it was a period drama? A business war novel? No, it's a large-scale documentary about "the men my mom flirted with and the money she lost over the years."

22. 772 假 What If Zhuge Liang Led a Million College Students North 假如诸葛亮带领100万大学生北 I Don't Eat Tomatoes 66不吃西红柿66Historical763k WordsCompleted That night, the stars above Wuzhang Plains did not herald the chancellor’s fall. Instead, they sent him a river of stars from the future. The consciousness of a million students, carrying the crystallized wisdom of all modern civilization, flowed into Zhuge Liang’s mind like countless rivers joining the sea. The feather fan no longer pointed toward the perilous heights of Mount Qi, but toward the frontiers of knowledge and the limitless possibilities of civilization. He would turn Bashu into a 23Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 773 萌 Reborn Little Treasure Saves His Mother from Human Traffickers 萌宝重生，拯救被拐卖的妈妈 Wen Jun Romance文俊情感Female-Channel Fanfiction11k WordsCompleted The Little One Is Reborn to Save His Mother from Being Kidnapped and Sold —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    When I was a child, I met some women who had been trafficked and heard their stories, which added new elements to their stories.

24. 774 给 A Life Guide for College Students 给大学生的生活指南 I Really Want to Sleep zzz好想睡觉啊zzz274k WordsCompleted A guide to college life, teaching you how to leave campus and adapt to society more effectively… 82Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 775 恐 Horror Dungeons: The Big Boss Is a Hopeless Romantic 恐怖副本：大BOSS是恋爱脑 Jiang Leni姜乐你Mystery351k WordsCompleted [Supernatural mystery game worlds × devoted couple × obedient, clingy NPC BOSS boyfriend × sweet romance] Qin Xixi has made up her mind to break up and start over. The very next second after she sends the breakup message, she somehow ends up inside a terrifying game world called Calm Divorce. What is going on? Why are the terrifying ghost NPCs trying to please her? As the other players look on in terror, she pries Jiang Gui off her leg as he clings to her and sobs pitifully. Jiang Gui: “Waaah, s 7.4kReads9.1Score793Shelves

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    This story is based on true events, such as the recent case of underage bullying (on a side note, he and his grandmother could have lived happily together, he helped his grandmother sell apples every day, and such a good boy was still murdered by three monsters [crying][crying]). It also touches on domestic violence and divorce, and includes the classic line from Article 20 of the Civil Code: "The law cannot yield to illegality." The section on underage bullying was heartbreaking; it vividly portrays the tragedy of those bullied. I sincerely hope there will be no more bullying in the world, and I wish for world peace, no more war, no more bullying, and no more domestic violence.

26. 776 我 I Used to Have a Crush on You. Did You Know? 我曾经喜欢过你，你知道吗？ Gu Yuewei古月薇Modern Romance36k WordsCompleted I used to like you. Did you know? 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Our acquaintance began on a winter afternoon when I was sitting reading outside a shop. He and his friend passed by, and it was love at first sight. I was also instantly smitten, but I was just a Cinderella. In his presence, I was arrogant and domineering, sharp-tongued. He came to my side time and again, but each time I drove him away with my insults. Finally, I angered him with my harsh words and drove him away. When we met again, I had been dating a jerk for over a year. Kaihai started appearing around me again, and he even got his best friend to be my confidante, subtly persuading me to change my mind… My heart gradually softened…

27. 777 出 My Years as a Spirit Medium 出马出道的那些年 Ji Ruoxue姬若雪Mystery606k WordsCompleted Over the course of this book, I’ll take you into a true world of the occult. Southern Maoshan and Northern spirit mediums, Miao poison arts in western Hunan, pulse reading and tracing ailments to their source, healing with silver needles, Qimen Dunjia, finding burial sites and exploring tombs… These are stories that are strange yet true. In this book, I’ll share in detail the journey of an absolute beginner who knew nothing and learned step by step. The book will gradually introduce all kinds of 32Reads7.5Score—Shelves

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    This is the best book I've ever read; I highly recommend it. The author describes various mnemonic devices and similar concepts in great detail. The author also shares their personal experiences.

28. 778 被 After Being Abducted into the Mountains, My Sisters and I Went on a Rampage 被拐大山后，我和姐妹杀疯了 Wen Jun Romance文俊情感10k WordsCompleted After Being Abducted Into the Mountains, My Sisters and I Went on a Rampage 3Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 779 二 Kicked Out After My Second Marriage, I Thrive Back in the Countryside 二婚被赶，我回农村混得风生水起 Clouds Return to a Secluded Ravine云归深岫处Modern Romance204k WordsOngoing Strong Female Lead, Feel-Good Modern Fiction, Period Setting, Building a Career, Comeback, Livestream Commerce, Getting Rich Zhou Xiaoya is forced by her in-laws to have an abortion during her second marriage. Her ex-husband marries someone new, and she leaves with nothing but her daughter, returning to her village. Everyone thinks she'll starve on the streets. Instead, she makes a fortune selling goods through her livestream, and even helps the whole village get rich. How did the woman who was 141Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Come, come, this is good.

30. 780 徐 Xu Gongming's Unfulfilled First Half of Life 徐功名欲求不满的前半生 Mu Shanding沐闪丁台Urban584k WordsCompleted The protagonist comes from a broken family, grows up in poverty and hardship, and has plenty of flaws. As an adult, he is caught for years between longing for love and fearing marriage. When his peers gradually marry and have children, the tide goes out and he is left standing alone, exposed. Forced to face reality, he embarks on a long journey of blind dates and eventually rushes into marriage. Afterward, friction is constant. Having a child helps smooth things over, while setbacks and challeng 8.5kReads8.8Score680Shelves

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    The psychological journey along the way can only be understood through personal experience.

31. 781 名 In the Name of the People: Qi Tongwei Tears Liang Lu Apart and Defies Heaven 名义：祁同伟手撕梁璐，胜天半子 The Divine One Isn't at Heda神不在河大Male-Channel Fanfiction252k WordsCompleted After Qi Tongwei shot himself at Guying Ridge, he suddenly transmigrated back twenty years. This time, he retained all his memories from his previous life, and decided to take a different path. In this life, he would live honorably and bow to no power or faction. After his rebirth, Sha Ruijin, Liang Lu, Liang Qunfeng, Ji Changming, Zhong Xiaoai, Hou Liangping, Li Dakang, Yi Xuexi, Chen Hai, Chen Yanshi, Zhao Lichun, Zhao Ruilong, Zhao Donglai, and the others all returned to the stage. Many new f 889Reads5.9Score103Shelves

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    Although this is a fanfiction about Qi Tongwei, the author is also a veteran official with many personal experiences involved!

32. 782 落 The Martial World at Sunset 落日江湖 Little Wolf S, Yang Guo's Uncle-in-Law小狼S杨过的姑父Historical445k WordsOngoing (The work should be tagged “Historical” and “Wuxia.”) One reason I chose the late Ming and early Qing as the setting for this book was that I quit my job in 2020 and went to the Northeast to focus on writing. I wanted the setting to reflect my surroundings, so I settled on that period. As it happened, a wave of interest in the Ming and Qing dynasties swept across the internet recently. I had planned to ride that wave, but found that many videos distorted historical facts and misled viewers. That 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The first book is set in an ancient environment, while the other two are basically realistic.

33. 783 金 Master Jin’s Unusual Life 金大师的别样人生 Five Divine Spears五杆神枪Urban260k WordsCompleted An accident left Jin Yu blind. His father looked down on him, his neighbors mocked him, and everyone lamented that his life was over. No one expected him to step into a whole new world from then on. Fortune-telling, divination, character readings, storytelling, and predicting good and ill fortune. He and his fellow practitioners traveled across Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Inner Mongolia, and Shanxi, meeting people of great kindness as well as vicious villains. Though blind, he saw straight into peo 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The first volume of "Master Jin's Extraordinary Life" is now complete. It is based on true stories and is worth savoring slowly.

34. 784 那 My Years of Online Gambling 那些年我网赌的日子 Scholar Adrift浮沉书生Urban474k WordsCompleted A first-person story about a gambler named Jiang Feng. Gambling online brings a chain of consequences for family, friendship, and love. It’s real, and it’s cruel. This is my story. Take my advice: if you’re going through this too, turn back as soon as you can. 1.5kReads8.2Score107Shelves

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    The author recounts his personal experience of the dark times he spent gambling online, losing money, women, family, and love. If you enjoy this kind of subject matter or have had similar experiences, you might want to check it out. Discussion is welcome!

35. 785 界 Realm Capital 界都 Xiao Fei Loves Potatoes小飞爱吃土豆Urban1.0M WordsOngoing I contain all things. It all began on the first day I entered Jiangcheng Elite Academy... This is a world where Blue Star is divided in two, five hundred years after the spiritual qi revival. You'll find that everyone around me, whether ordinary or exceptional, is remarkable in their own way. The universe has ten domains, the ten domains have the Milky Way, the Milky Way has Blue Star, Blue Star has the Spirit Realm, the Spirit Realm has Huaxia, and Huaxia has Jiedu... Are you ready to embark on 355Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I have very little personal experience, so I haven't written about it yet. However, these two books contain fragments of my personal experiences. We had similar experiences in different times and places.

36. 786 人 Forbidden Territory of Human Nature 人性禁区 Drunk Me醉我Urban1.6M WordsCompleted Zhao Xiaofeng was lucky enough to avoid a car accident, but when he got home, he overheard his wife, Ling Yu, plotting with another man to rob and kill him. With his life at rock bottom, Zhao Xiaofeng fought back with force and turned his fate around. He would take back everything he had lost. 21.2kReads9.1Score2.3kShelves

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    It looks really good; if it didn't, I would just sit down.

37. 787 热 The Hot-Blooded Hunter: God’s Assault 热血猎人神之袭击 Riding a Bull to Find You骑牛找你Historical1.3M WordsOngoing [Survival] [Hunting] [Fighting the Japanese invaders and looting their gear] [Cultivation] Wang Fei has just entered the world of cultivation when he's forced into becoming a live-in son-in-law. One blow shatters his dantian, setting him on a long road from staying alive to rising to greatness. Though he has lost his cultivation, he takes countless disciples. This novel was not written by AI. Every word was painstakingly typed out by the author, who only hopes readers will enjoy the story in its 27.1kReads9.0Score2.5kShelves

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    [Thumbs up][Heart][Heart][KISS][OK][OK]

38. 788 谎 Lies and Confessions 谎言与自白 Not Drunk on Wine, Yet Grieving for Autumn非关病酒却是悲秋Modern Romance259k WordsCompleted [A feminist dual narrative exploring marriage and love, with a touch of awkward, old-fashioned unrequited love. A sharp-tongued humanities PhD dropout who works in marketing, and an investment banker every bit as sharp-tongued as the heroine.] [Multiple heroines: a loser with nothing but cultural capital; a small-town Brahmin who has never put a foot wrong; a fallen heiress.] [Also known as: A Rebuttal of the Claim That the Humanities Are Useless; A Rebuttal of Feminism] PhD dropout Si Lingchang 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The novel written by my real-life friend depicts us as victims of academia, losers who dropped out of school.

39. 789 重 Reborn in the 1960s: I Find Myself a Stepmother 重生60年代：我给自己找后妈 Gu Yue Er Dong古月耳咚Modern Romance681k WordsOngoing When Chen Guoping died of lung cancer, his mother was busy having a grand old time gossiping with the neighborhood women! In his previous life, she had kept him under her thumb since childhood: she wouldn’t let him take the college entrance exam, forced him to hand over his wages, and criticized every woman he wanted to marry. Ignoring the nature of his work, she insisted that he and his wife risk having a third child. In the end, he was fired for exceeding the birth quota, and his family of fiv 22.2kReads8.4Score1.4kShelves

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    Biological mother: "If you die, all the money is mine." Male protagonist: "Fine, then I'll be reborn and find a stepmother." I stayed up all night reading just this one line! The stepmother treats him like her own son, while the biological mother is so angry she suffers a stroke and becomes paralyzed! It's already 100,000 words long, the plot is explosive, don't hesitate if you're looking for a good book!

40. 790 这 This World Is Such a Mess! 这个世界好混乱啊！ Xiao Fei Loves Potatoes小飞爱吃土豆Sci-Fi & Apocalypse329k WordsOngoing Who am I? Where am I? Am I dreaming? Everyone in the world seems strange. What was that I heard… My heart hurts so much. At last, I picked up my knife… I died… I came back to life, but I no longer had a heart… This is a world with just one continent and a few islands, and it is on the brink of an eerie apocalypse. Can someone without a heart feel the warmth and coldness of human life? How can I hold on to my heart in a world gone mad? Why can I calmly watch the living die right before my eyes? 188Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 791 两 Love Between Two Generations: An Inescapable Bond 两代情之逃不出的羁绊 Midnight Woodpecker午夜啄木鸟Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted A bloody maelstrom was set in motion by a marriage swap in the late 1980s. One bride died, and the other fled. The humiliation Hua'er endured on her wedding night is enough to make anyone blush with shame, while the hardships Zijun faced as she fled her marriage are deeply moving. Though the story is named for two generations, it is really about three generations and the sweeping changes in their views on love, marriage, and life. It also shows China's tremendous economic boom and the profound s 5.5kReads9.0Score744Shelves

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    Based on a true story, it has a powerful aftertaste.

42. 792 我 My 27-Year-Old Female Teacher 我的27岁女老师 Ji Liren济离人Urban603k WordsOngoing [Based on real events] [Older woman-younger man romance] [Two female leads] [Realistic fiction] [No System] A new author with a new book. The rating just came out, but it’ll go up soon~ Based on the author’s own experiences, with pictures of some events in the comments. A realistic look at everyday life as a Chinese master’s and doctoral student. Before starting graduate school, Jiang Huai suddenly found himself surrounded by beautiful women! His underclassman Qiu Yuchang came right out and con 11.4kReads6.9Score827Shelves

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    It's very realistic, you could say.

43. 793 我 I Awoke in the Abyss 我在深渊中醒来 Late, and Still Unable to Let Go迟又难释怀Urban500k WordsCompleted This isn’t a wish-fulfillment novel. The next one will be. Ever since his father returned from the capital, Xiao Jue’s life had changed, and so had he. But he could never have imagined that the father he had blindly idolized was the source of all his suffering. With his mother giving in and his little sister too young to understand, he had no idea how to mend his broken family. Whenever life threatened to overwhelm Xiao Jue, there was always a girl who would light his way and give him the courag 926Reads9.1Score109Shelves
44. 794 北 The Little Prodigy of the Northern Ma Clan 北马小神童 Northeastern Old Snow Beer东北老雪花Mystery344k WordsCompleted A strange story set in a small town ninety years later. The heroine begins her shamanic calling at thirteen. On the day she was born, all the fox, yellow weasel, white weasel, willow, and rat spirits within a ten-kilometer radius knelt to welcome her. Then came a series of miraculous experiences. 10.2kReads9.5Score949Shelves

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    This is an absolutely true novel about shamanic practitioners, based on personal experiences. The author himself is also incredibly skilled at divination. I absolutely love it! [Heart emojis]

45. 795 江 Life Afloat on the Riverbank 江岸浮生 Snake Eats People蛇吃人Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Contemporary realism + period chronicle + rural ensemble cast + women’s struggles] Spanning half a century of rural China, this book tells the story of three generations of women on the Jianghan Plain. Caught in the tides of history and the shackles of their families of origin, each struggles against fate in her own way and faces her inner demons, ultimately learning to live for herself. (I’m only here to tell the story as it is. I won’t give the characters perfect personalities. I’ll portray h 595Reads8.5Score106Shelves

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    This book tells the story of love, hate, and the ups and downs of fate among three generations of women in a family. The third female protagonist is the author herself. You'll definitely regret missing this book!! My reading experience speaks for itself! [Heart emoji]

46. 796 我 I'm the Most Useless Man in the World 我是全世界最废物的男人 Ni Ah Ni Ge Ni氼啊氼个氼12k WordsCompleted I Am the Most Useless Man in the World 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    My experience

47. 797 重 After I Was Reborn and Gave Up, My Family Went Crazy! 重生摆烂后，家人们全都疯了！ Ka Pu Sen Sheng卡普森生Urban580k WordsCompleted After he was reborn, his whole family went crazy. His eldest sister, who had always treated Ji Boda with indifference, actually offered to take him to school, her eyes reddening as she said she knew she'd been wrong... His second sister, who had always regarded Ji Boda as her enemy, knelt on the ground in tears, humbly begging him to call her “Second Sister” just one more time... Even Father Xiao and Mother Xiao, who had always looked down on Ji Boda, tried to curry favor with him by offering 106Reads8.9Score—Shelves
48. 798 网 Late Night at the Internet Cafe: A Three-Yuan Comeback 网吧深夜：三块钱的逆袭 Eavesdropping on Nebulas窃听星云Urban125k WordsCompleted My name is Lin Yuan. I’m twenty-nine, own three homes and two cars, and have achieved financial freedom. But thirteen years ago, I was a broke kid who had to pay rent in installments. My biggest dream was to order an extra duck leg at Shaxian Snacks without a second thought. Everything changed in the summer of 2010. I was pulling an all-nighter at an internet cafe, dead tired, when I clicked on a foreign tech forum on a whim. I couldn’t actually read English; the Chinese websites were just too 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    True stories of ordinary people achieving success against all odds

49. 799 别 Don't Move! I've Got Connections in the Underworld 别动！姐地府有人 Northeast Old Snowflake 2东北老雪花2Mystery673k WordsCompleted The continuation of Little Prodigy of the Northern Ma: filling in the gaps from before, meeting the people who came afterward, and briefly recording the everyday happenings that followed. It also teaches a few simple things that you can put into practice. 747Reads8.9Score101Shelves
50. 800 梅 Plum Blossom and Her Life of Joy and Sorrow 梅花与她的悲喜人生 Seven Chirps Cat七吱猫Modern Romance534k WordsCompleted [An audiobook adaptation, Red Plum Blossoms Fall as Snowflakes Fly, is now available] [An ordinary story set in a bygone era: no transmigration, no rebirth, not a wish-fulfillment story, and semi-documentary in style] Focused on everyday life and grounded in reality. [One-sentence summary] The life of an ordinary woman, and the story of a little nobody at the bottom of society struggling to survive. Small, kind, and unyielding, she keeps moving forward through every storm, tasting all the bitter 1.7kReads8.8Score187Shelves

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    Rewritten based on the real life of someone I know.

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