Any Relaxed, Everyday Urban Stories? Nothing Mindlessly Comedic 有没有都市日常的，休闲点的，不要那种无脑搞笑的

1. 401 修 The Essence of Cultivation Is Physics 修仙的本质是物理 Wind and Rain风调雨Urban509k WordsOngoing Infinite Flow, hilarious, witty, System, cultivation, physics, wild imagination, decisive and ruthless, play the pig to eat the tiger, another world, the rise of Huaxia, dungeon challenges Cultivation? What’s there to cultivate? Are you good at physics? No? Perfect, neither am I! And I still became an immortal!, Li Kaiqi, True Lord of Peace Through the Annihilation of Enemies I’m the only Huaxia expert in the mission world. It’s not because I have exceptional talent, but because... Hey, hey, hey 1.7kReads9.3Score264Shelves

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   🇨🇳Unlimited streaming of China Rise Edition! The protagonist uses physics knowledge to defeat Western monopolies! "Infinite Streaming + Rise of China + System" Western teams suppressed? Sorry, my science is the strongest cheat!

2. 402 职 A Weak Class? I’ll Chart a Path to the Heavens! 职业弱小？我来规划通天之途！ Type 95 Bullets九五式的子弹Urban162k WordsOngoing [The snarky one] [Power fantasy] [Subverting expectations] [Subverting the subversion] Li Chengfeng transmigrated to a world where games had descended, only to discover that humanity was in decline and everyone was as worthless as maggots. Warriors were weak, mages were weak, assassins were weak, archers were weak, summoners were weak. Everything was weak. At this moment of crisis, Li Chengfeng awakened a hidden class: Class Planner. As long as he mapped out a class's path to greatness, he could 41Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The growth details of human professions are incredibly exciting. From weaklings to god-like figures, every step of the transformation is clearly visible. Career planning deserves a lot of credit!

3. 403 飞 Ascension Skyline: I Have Lü Bu and Daji 飞升天际线：我有吕布与妲己 Virtual Sara虚拟萨拉Urban173k WordsOngoing Through countless dawns and dusks in human civilization, the skyline has always been something we look up to. It is both the boundary where nature meets the city and the frontier where imagination collides with reality. The skyline is more than just a line; it is a symbol, a trace humanity has left between earth and sky. We make it our goal and our backdrop. It is both out of reach and within arm’s length. —Reads7.5Score—Shelves

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   Lei Luan's actions are truly remarkable. The protagonist's aura in the game is undeniable; he's a king, with loyal and trustworthy friends offering heartwarming support. It's a game that gives players a sense of belonging, and it's intellectually stimulating—highly recommended.

4. 404 都 Urban: My Whole Family Are the Main Characters 都市：我全家都是主角 Down the Mountain to Catch Cats下山抓猫Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [One heroine, goofy, shameless] Ye Xinghui, who had a golden finger, was tricked by a shady deity and sent to another world. At first, Ye Xinghui planned to use his golden finger to become the main character of an urban novel, but... when he saw his parents’ files, he was completely stunned. His dad was actually the legendary Soldier King, while his mom was the legitimate daughter of China’s foremost family. That wasn’t all. When his older brother suddenly woke up and said, “Wasn’t I supposed to 5.1kReads8.9Score402Shelves
5. 405 憨 My Wife Seems Cold and Aloof? No Matter, I’m a Weirdo! 憨憨老婆高冷？没事，我是变态！ Such a Huge Iris好大一朵鸢尾花Urban543k WordsCompleted 4.5kReads9.4Score484Shelves

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   This one is pretty casual. It mainly talks about the daily life of two people in love, and it's a bit funny too. You'll have to watch it yourself to see for yourself. I think it's quite good.

6. 406 女 Matriarchy: My Husband Returns to Campus and Falls in Love? 女尊：老公重返校园，恋爱了？ Young Pistachio年轻的开心果Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Lu Zhao was reborn into a world where women outranked men, and was pinned against a desk by Su Qinghan, a business empress, and forced to sign a contract of servitude. The contract said, “We'll divorce as soon as you give birth to an heir.” But after he watched his wife, fresh from a C-section and still hooked up to a pain pump, berate eight board members over video until they cried, he decided to wait a little longer. Three years later, the Su conglomerate had reached the top of the Forbes ran 9.7kReads7.5Score698Shelves

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   The male protagonist is gentle yet resolute; his divorce was peaceful, without arguments, and he focused on self-improvement. It's this composure that attracts more and more people, making his ex-wife's long but worthwhile pursuit of him a testament to his positive spirit. A truly inspiring story!

7. 407 我 I'm a Socially Anxious Guy, and My Goddess Wife Refuses to Divorce Me 我！社恐，女神老婆不肯跟我离婚 The Center Seat at the Dinner Table饭桌C位Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Urban Slice of Life + No System + Entertainment Industry + Both Leads Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger] [Three completed novels of over a million characters each. Quality guaranteed!] Li Shuo, a man with severe social anxiety, has barely transmigrated to a parallel world when his stepmother drags him off to meet a potential bride at her home. On the very day of the meeting, a “female ghost” accidentally pulls him into the civil affairs bureau, and they get married in a flash… He thought all they h 121.1kReads8.4Score13.2kShelves

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   This is a slice-of-life, relaxing story, an entertainment novel (no system), rather bland. It's not the kind of story where someone can suddenly write songs and become famous overnight; it's more of a slow-paced, everyday story.

8. 408 身 Terminally Ill, I Danced My Way Back to Fame in Showbiz 身患绝症，我靠跳舞翻红娱乐圈 YingYing YingYingYing滢Urban251k WordsCompleted [Showbiz] [No Female Lead] [Nontraditional Entertainment Novel] Su Huai, a top classical dancer in Huaguo, transmigrates to a parallel world much like Blue Star after a plane crash. The Su Huai of this parallel world is a minor celebrity with a terminal illness. He is mocked for his awful singing, dancing, and acting, and everyone says he’s an empty-headed know-nothing. Classical dance doesn’t exist here, and traditional folk music and Chinese studies are dismissed as tacky and outdated. After a 1.7kReads9.2Score174Shelves
9. 409 我 My Cool and Aloof Junior, Age 21 我的21岁清冷学妹 Mulan Ming木兰明Urban199k WordsOngoing When I first met Gu Yue, I didn’t feel anything special. I just thought we might become friends, nothing more. But later, Gu Yue became the one exception in my life. Years later, I was driving with her in the passenger seat. As familiar streets passed outside the window, I suddenly remembered when we had just made our relationship official, and couldn’t help smiling. She asked curiously why I was smiling. I said, “Nothing. I was just thinking about when we first got together. Back then, I was al 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I was really thrilled by the protagonist. He saved someone, got his account banned, and was betrayed by his girlfriend and a rich second-generation. After his heart died, he lay down and activated a god-level system, and overnight he became the master of the entire old street.

10. 410 魂 After Reincarnating into My Nephew’s Body, I Became His Classmate 魂穿之后与侄女做同桌 The Sun Standing on the Peak立在山峰的太阳Urban440k WordsOngoing After a sudden car accident, the protagonist's soul transmigrates into the body of the driver at fault, transforming him from an ordinary finance grunt into the rich heir of a powerful family. To look after his young niece, who has no one else to rely on, he transfers to her school and becomes her classmate. With his life starting over, his top priority is to become a proper spoiled rich kid and rescue the beautiful women heading for ruin. His niece, a female steward, the school belle... In shor 12Reads7.3Score—Shelves

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    A different kind of time-travel story, a tale of a protagonist saving the girls around him. I promise it's slice-of-life, with a rich and heartwarming plot. No filler; this 100,000-word story is more substantial than a 500,000-word light novel.

11. 411 救 Help! Why Is That Blacksmith Trending Again? 救命！那个打铁的怎么又上热搜了 Sun Fanxing损梵行Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Boy Group Audition + Ensemble Cast + No Romance + Debuting in the Center Position + Group Favorite + Forum Posts and Live Comments + Everyone's Crush + Female-Audience Male Lead] The rating is low because it was only just posted 🥺 #My Favorite Digital Snack Has Made It!# #You Said You'd Take the Money and Run, So How Did You End Up Debuting in the Center Position?# #Production Team: Help! The Contestants This Season Are All Wrong for the Show# To raise money for his master's medical bills, Shen 2.7kReads9.1Score319Shelves

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    Looking for a completed novel: Urban Idol Producer, with a humorous, commentary-driven storyline. It's finished, so there's no fear of updates stopping.

12. 412 娱 Showbiz: The Max-Level Kid Crushes the Entertainment Industry 娱乐：满级小孩吊打娱乐圈 Soup Master汤达人Urban236k WordsCompleted He woke up one day transmigrated into the body of a five-year-old boy named Lin Zi'ang. He was also the son of an obscure celebrity. One Weibo post, “Yes, we have a child,” set the trending topics ablaze. He scored a spot on a variety show by sheer luck and took the internet by storm. One song, “Long Time No See,” took the internet by storm and left his manager in the dust. One song, “Nocturne,” swept the music world and reduced the rappers who’d talked big to cowering cowards. 439Reads6.6Score—Shelves
13. 413 中 Lu Xueqi, Vocational School Student 中专生陆雪琪 Bright Sunny Day灿烂晴天Marriage & Romance81k WordsCompleted Lu Xueqi, the Vocational School Student 1.8kReads—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 go south, while the male protagonist also gave up his job in his hometown to work in the south. The two of them create a future together.

14. 414 我 My Life Is Yours 我的命，都给你 Three Pine Nuts三只松子Modern Romance48k WordsCompleted Ji Mingshu hated Xu Meiling with all his heart and tormented her until she died. But when she was really gone, Ji Mingshu realized... he had fallen in love with her. 1.7kReads8.1Score207Shelves

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    This book has a low rating, likely due to malicious reviews. It's truly an excellent book; the male lead isn't brainless, and the female lead isn't a saint. They're a match made in heaven, a perfect union, like gods descended to earth.

15. 415 都 Urban Soldier King 都市兵王 Nowhere to Be Seen神无踪Urban2.5M WordsCompleted [A finished classic] [Special Forces Soldier] [Campus Belle] His surname was Chen, his given name Sheng, and his courtesy name Bahuang. Once the mightiest special forces soldier alive, he was imprisoned after an accident. The prison was full of talented people, and he was fortunate enough to inherit an incredible legacy. Returning to the world of pleasure, he set out to protect the campus belle. He drew his blade time and time again, climbing ever higher. When he finally looked back, glory lay a 5.9kReads9.1Score2kShelves
16. 416 求 My Proposal Failed, but I Became a Dad 求婚失败喜当爹 Rabbit Who Eats Bitter Melon吃苦瓜的兔子Urban428k WordsCompleted (Urban slice of life / one heroine / winning back his wife / adorable child / a touch of angst / rekindled love) Xiao Ran suffered two blows at once: his marriage proposal was rejected, and he caught his girlfriend flirting with her boss. On the night he got drunk in despair, he accidentally hurt the girl who had secretly loved him for years. The girl whose heart he had broken then vanished from his world completely. Xiao Ran thought time would heal everything, until they met again four years la 528Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    It's about daily life and realistic themes; you might want to check it out.

17. 417 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
18. 418 浪 A Romantic Career in Officialdom 浪漫仕途 Peerless Blade Edge不二刀锋Urban517k WordsCompleted After graduating with a master’s degree, Leng Yu took the civil service exam and landed a post in a poor mountain region, determined to do more good for the people and deliver real results. But while his ideals were lofty, reality dealt him a face-slapping blow. Facing pressure from all sides, he stubbornly fought his way forward and gradually came to understand that to accomplish great things, he would first have to become a high-ranking official. 156Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    The more arduous one's career path, the more romantic it can be; it depends on one's mindset and also determines the direction of one's career! After graduating with a master's degree, Leng Yu chose to become an ordinary civil servant in a poor mountainous area. He didn't aspire to a high position or to make a fortune; he simply wanted to do good deeds and practical things. Facing setbacks and pressures from various sides, he maintained his life motto of "not letting good people get hurt, not letting women suffer injustice," thus forging a romantic path in his career.

19. 419 重 I'm Reborn, and I Have No Limits 重生的我太放肆了 The King's Immortal Exile王上谪仙Urban698k WordsCompleted [Reborn]+ [System]+ [Tycoon]+ [Male Heartthrobs]+ [Everyday Campus Life]+ [Business Domination]+ [Multiple Women] Don't read if that's not your thing. A domineering, arrogant, coldhearted male lead ignores all rules and lives as recklessly as he pleases! He's rich, handsome, and capable, with a System daddy looking out for him. Life couldn't be smoother or more carefree! And women? Wealth? Power? To him, they're all fleeting, just another way to entertain himself! All he really wants is the litt 14Reads6.2Score—Shelves

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    Rebirth novels are super good!

20. 420 重 Reborn: From the Start, I Became a Second-Generation Rich Kid 重生：开局拆二代 Silent Thoughts流思不语Urban629k WordsOngoing When Liu Hao wakes up, he discovers that he has been reborn as the child of a family whose home was just demolished. The demolition payout had just come through, and the previous owner of his body had been so excited that he fainted. It is 2014, with the World Cup about to begin. He immediately bets everything on Germany beating Brazil 7–1, then uses the money to turn his sights on the internet. It is the dawn of the mobile internet era, and many familiar internet companies from his previous lif —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Don't miss it!

21. 421 无 Silent Confession: The Cornea Is Lying 无声告白：眼角膜在说谎 Rabbit Who Eats Bitter Melon吃苦瓜的兔子Urban136k WordsOngoing [Everyday Life] + [One Female Lead] + [Romance] + [Healing] + [Mutual Salvation] + [Twins] + [Mistaken Identity] + [A Touch of Angst] Liang Ke was a laid-back guy with no great ambitions, until a deaf-mute girl walked into his life and made him feel that life was worth living. But fate loves to play tricks. One accident shattered all that tenderness. Staring at the familiar yet strange face before him, Liang Ke felt as if he’d plunged into an icy abyss. His eyes had deceived him. The girl who ha 3Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 422 选 Choose, Wage Slaves! 选择吧，打工人！ Waste Crane废鹤Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Qin Tian transmigrated back to 2008 and, from the start, had to choose between the Slacker System and the Wage Slave System! [Choice 1: Spend your days slacking off at an internet café and receive 2,000 yuan in daily living expenses.] [Choice 2: Take odd jobs and receive a special reward every day you work.] Workers have spirit, workers have soul, workers can rise above everyone else! This is the story of a wage slave making his way in the big city! Also known as: They Told You to Work at a 39.2kReads8.6Score2.8kShelves
23. 423 重 After Being Reborn, I Became a Tech Mogul 重生后我成了科技大佬 Asura’s Great Path修罗大道Urban1.3M WordsCompleted (Satisfying power fantasy + golden finger + cutting-edge technology) (You’ll earn $1 billion by Chapter 16. The main technology storyline begins in Chapter 80. If you don’t like the everyday-life sections, you can start reading at Chapter 80. The first 80 chapters are about the protagonist’s sudden rise from a nobody to a life of wealth. After Chapter 80, he begins his journey to leave the world far behind.) After an unexpected fall from a building, Lin Chen is reborn in the summer of 2010, righ 14.6kReads8.0Score640Shelves
24. 424 玩 Playing Too Rough 玩，脱 Si Xiaonian司小廿Modern Romance542k WordsCompleted [Mature man and woman, love at first sight, intense push and pull] [A heroine who grows vs. a hero who guides] Zhuo Li has never denied the truth: the day she met Xie Yuzhou, she was attracted by his looks. For Xie Yuzhou, that fleeting encounter with Zhuo Li was like walking straight into a trap of his own making. She was the one who started the game. But he was the first to take it seriously. Zhuo Li says, “I’m only doing this to heal from heartbreak and, while I’m at it, enjoy Xie Yuzhou’s lo 14.6kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves

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    I watched "Playing with Fire" in one go! The encounter between Zhuo Li and Xie Yuzhou was amazing. The beginning of love at first sight and the plot where the male lead walked right into the trap made me laugh so hard!

25. 425 回 Looking Back at That Sea 回首，那片海 Boy a and Ziqi伯牙子期Urban565k WordsOngoing [One female lead Campus belle Older woman-younger man romance Childhood friends Campus story] [Everyday urban life Not a power fantasy, no face-slapping plotlines, no System] I'm a prospective university student who just finished the national college entrance exam. Yet my childhood-friend big sister schemed to get me into the university she attends. I have no idea what she's thinking. Every day, she works me to the bone, even though I'm a freshman who just came of age. “Zheng Chu! Are you ev 15Reads7.1Score—Shelves

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    A slice-of-life urban romance story. The male lead is a freshman in college, an unknown Weibo relationship blogger, and a novice comic artist. The female lead is a cool and aloof academic high-achiever in her third year of college. The two met at the police station when they were three years old. After the male lead's parents divorced and started new families, the two became siblings. The female lead is three years older than the male lead. The writing is delicate and the story is super good!! Highly recommended!

26. 426 女 My Girlfriend Dumped Me? I Turned Around and Won Over Her Gorgeous Best Friend 女友抛弃我？反手泡走她校花闺蜜 Words of Trust言信斯言Urban316k WordsOngoing [Relatively realistic / urban romance / not a power fantasy / multiple female leads / not a harem] After Yang Zixuan is dumped unilaterally by his icy, unattainable dream girl, Lin Shuyue, he unexpectedly unlocks the bizarre trait of being a “romance-repellent”: On the day his ex, Lin Shuyue, gets married, he brings someone along and pretends she's his new girlfriend, only to discover that the wedding is fake, but the way she looks at him is real. His sharp-tongued friend Xia Yan scolds him whil —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Yang Zixuan, who wanted to live a solitary life, embarked on a survival journey after being dumped! His ex-boyfriend was faking a marriage to seduce him, his sharp-tongued best friend both scolded and helped him, he fled to England but still stumbled upon his fake new love, and a cross-border love triangle ensued!

27. 427 儿 Son, You're Still in Elementary School. How Did You Become the Richest Man? 儿子，你才念小学，怎么成首富了 Carrot-Flavored Mint Candy萝卜味薄荷糖Urban2.7M WordsCompleted Gu Xiu had endured the blessings of a 996 work schedule. Reborn at the start of the century, he found himself a six-year-old elementary school student. His father had just failed at starting a business, fallen into debt, and reached a point of despair. “Dad, how about I point you in the right direction?” “Let’s set a modest goal first.” “Become the richest man in the country!” And so a middle-aged man began his remarkable comeback, step by step forging a path to becoming the richest man in the c 3.6kReads8.5Score375Shelves

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    These books, well, I get it. The first one is a workplace romance, [inquiring][smirking] there's a story, supposedly many people come with tissues after seeing the title, and then leave in tears; 🧡🧡 The second one is a genius system, a childish romance [laughing][admiring]; 🧡🧡 The third one is about rebirth, building a business family; 🧡🧡 The fourth and fifth ones are both sweet and domineering, the male lead has connections in both the legal and illegal worlds; 🧡🧡 The sixth one has an amazing male lead background, a genius persona, building an entertainment empire.

28. 428 重 Reborn After the College Entrance Exam, I Achieve Financial Freedom Over Summer Break! 重生高考后，暑假实现财务自由！ Mei Shiyu梅时雨Urban1.7M WordsOngoing (Reborn + multiple heroines + urban everyday life + business and making money + no System) Jiang Yu was at a loss. He had been on his yacht, discussing life and dreams with a group of young women. Then, for no apparent reason, he was reborn into the days after the college entrance exams. I really didn’t want to be reborn! The campus belle said, “Jiang Yu, you seem like a different person. I’m mad at you for treating me like this!” Jiang Yu slapped her, leaving her stunned. I spent long enough be 1.7kReads8.1Score132Shelves
29. 429 都 The Immortal Hidden in the City 都市藏仙 The Village Chief with All Five Poisons五毒俱全大村长Urban710k WordsCompleted Xu Guoqing, who inherited the legacy of the Great God of Buzhou Mountain, failed in his attempt to reach the Golden Immortal Realm and was reborn a hundred years in the past. He became the only Golden Immortal in this universe. In his previous life, he devoted himself entirely to cultivation and paid no attention to worldly affairs. He neglected his family, held a divine title on Water Blue Star, yet ignored the destruction of humanity. In the end, his soul was completely annihilated. In this 7Reads7.4Score—Shelves

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    A book suitable for adult men, with sound values. It avoids endless, mindless fighting and leveling up, focusing instead on decisive action, slaughtering thousands like dogs. The plot is somewhat understated, but logically sound. It's realistic, offering a God's-eye view of the world, exploring hidden secrets, and discussing the diverse aspects of society and life. It's highly relatable; we are all protagonists.

30. 430 出 After My Release, I Could No Longer Keep My Bitcoin a Secret 出狱后我的比特币藏不住了 Qin Duanyue秦断岳Urban348k WordsOngoing At eighteen, Chen Feng sold a house he owned and spent nine million yuan on 2,250 bitcoins. But not long after buying them, he stood up for his girlfriend in a bar and was sentenced to eight years in prison. Seven and a half years later, Chen Feng walked out of prison with his release papers in hand. His girlfriend had long since married someone else. His brothers all had their own agendas, and his father believed he had squandered all the money from the house. No one knew that the bitcoins he h 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's really great; many details in this book are breathtaking.

31. 431 都 I've Been Reborn, Can't I Be a Rich Second-Generation Heir? 都重生了还不能是个富二代啊 Seven Seven Forty-Nine七柒四十九Urban3.6M WordsOngoing [Daily life] [School life] [Reborn] [No System] [Multiple heroines] [Slow burn] [Not a tycoon fantasy] [Entrepreneurship] Gu Ruochen is an orphan. By the time he turns thirty, he still has no money, no woman, and no… Heaven gives Gu Ruochen, who is burdened by countless regrets, the chance to unexpectedly be reborn in 2012. When he opens his eyes, his first thought is to make money and make up for the regrets of his previous life. But who could have imagined… he’s actually a rich second-generati 84kReads8.1Score6.3kShelves
32. 432 遇 Meeting You, I Found a New Path to Rebirth 遇见你，重塑新生路 Youyou's Little Moments佑佑的小时光Urban1.2M WordsCompleted Guo Ziming grew up with only his father to rely on. Hardworking and studious, he earned a place at a prestigious university. But his father was terminally ill. He struggled through life alone, only to discover that he was seriously ill himself. His girlfriend came from a well-off family, but broke up with him because they were from different social classes. One blow followed another, and with little time left to live, he accidentally crashed into a wealthy businessman's luxury car. His resemblan 7.8kReads8.8Score669Shelves

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    This book is well-written; although it's a relatively new book, it's still worth reading. The author excels at expressing rich emotions, creating memorable characters, and while the plot is complex, the logic is sound. [Sending a heart]

33. 433 一 Shoot Me Dead, and Now You’re Crying? 一枪毙了我，你怎么就哭了 Painting in Wind and Snow风雪之婳Urban125k WordsOngoing [Slice of Life] [Lighthearted] [Wife Chases Husband to the Crematorium] [Romance] [Reborn] In his previous life, Ke Ming worked himself to the bone, day and night, for the people around him. But all he got in return was his wife's suspicion, followed by a merciless bullet. In his wife's eyes, Ke Ming was nowhere near as trustworthy as the one she had always cherished in her heart. And so, Ke Ming was shot dead. Reborn into a new life, Ke Ming decided to stay away from his foolish wife and l 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Urban daily life.

34. 434 重 Reborn in 2009: First, I’ll Make Half a Billion 重生2009，先挣它五个亿 Durian Smells Awful榴莲臭臭的Urban1.2M WordsOngoing Xu Xin, from 2023, accidentally transmigrates into Wu Feng’s body in 2009. Apart from fourteen extra years of memories, he has nothing else. With no other choice, he has to earn his first pot of gold. After much deliberation, he comes up with a workable plan: sell Tencent the idea behind WeChat, which Tencent would develop in the future. Isn’t that making money out of thin air? And just like that, he swindles his first pot of gold from Tencent: five hundred million yuan… Start a business? No 4Reads6.0Score—Shelves
35. 435 向 Us in Xiangyang Lane 向阳里的我们 The Rabbit No Longer Keeps Silent兔子不再沉默Urban606k WordsCompleted [#Real life, #warm neighborhood stories, #healing family bonds, #raising a child and turning life around] Delivery worker Wang Xiaojun had a pain he couldn't put into words: his six-year-old son Xiaobao lived in his own world, like a star. One moment of carelessness nearly resulted in Xiaobao getting lost, sending the entire Xingfuli residential community into chaos. The incident tore open the cracks in Wang Xiaojun and his wife Li Xiujuan's strained marriage, while also revealing the troubles 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Life is a mess, but there are always people who find sweetness in the chaos. This isn't a fairy tale; it's a true story that happens around us. Delivery drivers, taxi drivers, pancake vendors, retired workers… in the old neighborhood called "Happiness Lane," a group of ordinary people, battered and bruised by life, cry, argue, grit their teeth, but never let go of each other's hands. They show you with kindness and resilience: even in the mud, the warmest flowers can bloom. Open "Us in the Sunshine" and witness the most extraordinary epic of ordinary people.

36. 436 重 Reborn in 2000: My Childhood Sweetheart, the School Belle, Is 18 重生2000，青梅校花18岁 Hardworking Old Jiu奋斗老九Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [Reborn + Childhood Friend and School Beauty + Everyday Romance + Sweet Couple Moments + One Heroine] Yi Feng, who is terminally ill, is reborn in the year 2000. That year, his childhood friend and school beauty, Gu Muxi, is eighteen. “Yi Feng, lend me a pen!” “...Didn’t you borrow one yesterday?” “Yesterday was yesterday, today is today. Things have changed, get it?” “...You win. Fine, here.” “Yi Feng, tear off a sheet of paper for me!” “...Why tear mine? Don’t you have your own?” “I do, but I 49.4kReads9.5Score6.3kShelves
37. 437 重 Reborn: After the Breakup, My Girlfriend Cried and Begged Me to Forgive Her 重生：分手后，女友哭着求原谅 Passing Through Without a Trace浪过无痕Urban901k WordsOngoing [Urban daily life + reborn + sweet romance + first love + multiple heroines] Reborn in 2002, Chen An returned to his college days. Since he had the chance to live his life over, he naturally didn’t want the tragedies and regrets of his past life to happen again. But although he intended to focus on building a business, one beautiful girl after another came barging into his life. There was the universally admired goddess from his school days, the beautiful and haughty class monitor, his gentle fi 26.8kReads8.5Score2kShelves
38. 438 我 I Just Played in the World Cup, So Why Are You Lining Up on the Rooftops? 我踢个世界杯，你们天台排队？ A Punch After Eating Your Fill吃饱饱一拳Sports161k WordsOngoing [Genius + Nearly Invincible] Luo Ji is a young man who gets struck by lightning and killed while playing soccer in the rain. His soul transmigrates to a parallel world, where China has somehow qualified for the Qatar World Cup! He has just transmigrated, and in five minutes he has to take the field for the opening match! He silently vows to score a goal for the national team, but his teammates say, “With you guarding the goal, we can relax!” What! I was a striker, but I transmigrated into a goal 24Reads6.8Score—Shelves
39. 439 驭 The Beast Tamer Reborn: The Entertainment World's Queen of Taking It Easy 驭兽师重生：娱乐圈躺赢王 Xi Wu细无Two Male Leads500k WordsCompleted If you're thinking of leaving a bad review, please read for a little longer. I can't see it otherwise!!! [Two male leads + showbiz + adorable pets] In his previous life, he was the Beast-Taming Immortal Emperor who held sway over the cultivation world. He died in a secret realm while fighting for a priceless treasure. When he opened his eyes again, he had become an obscure, eighteenth-tier pretty boy in the entertainment industry, facing unemployment. Looking at the audition opportunity his agen 1.8kReads8.8Score293Shelves

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    Reborn Beast Tamer: The entertainment industry is too easy, raising pets and falling in love are much more interesting!

40. 440 真 Why Are You Crying Now That You've Really Lost Me? 真失去我，你怎么就哭了呢？ Painting in Wind and Snow风雪之婳Urban246k WordsOngoing In his previous life, he did everything he could to win over his childhood sweetheart, but she never once gave him the time of day. Later, his childhood sweetheart even started dating a scumbag. No matter how many times he tried to talk her out of it, nothing worked. It wasn't until the scumbag showed up at his door with a hotel key card in hand that he decided he would do whatever it took to protect his childhood sweetheart. But this indirectly caused the scumbag's death. His childhood swee 3Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 441 我 I Teach Chinese in Thailand 我在泰国教汉语 Half Moon over the Mountain City山城月半轮Urban232k WordsCompleted Hey, students, want to teach Chinese abroad? Want to chat with foreign girls? Come study Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language and see how Cheng Qingzhou spreads knowledge and answers questions in Thailand. Cheng Qingzhou frowned and said sternly, “Don’t get the wrong idea! I came to Thailand to teach Chinese. My main goal is to share China’s brilliant culture: writing Chinese characters, speaking Chinese, teaching kung fu, and making red-braised pork. Those are the right priorities. As for cha 69Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    A slice-of-life story set in the city, focusing on the male protagonist's campus life and his cultural exchange trip to Thailand. It's not just about eating, drinking, and having fun; it's also about promoting traditional Chinese culture. It's a very everyday, realistic story.

42. 442 重 Reborn in 1985 重生在一九八五 Northern Geese in Flight北雁飞舞Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Wu Tianyu never imagined that he could be reborn too. He had read countless rebirth novels and dreamed of getting a second life himself. Now it had really happened, and he was back in the 1980s, in the early days of China's reform and opening up. 18.5kReads9.1Score1kShelves
43. 443 我 The Day I Debuted, I Dazzled the World 我出道那天，惊艳了全世界 Coffee Isn't a Cat咖啡不是猫Urban5.0M WordsCompleted From the day Fang Xing made his debut, the cultural landscape of the entire world began to change beyond recognition. The Korean Wave fell out of favor because he showed the world that Chinese culture was the strongest. Hollywood blockbusters were no longer blindly idolized, because his films set the industry’s gold standard. The great Eastern nation gained a film capital, and kung fu began to conquer the world thanks to him. The manga powerhouse was renamed the Dragon Kingdom. This is a story a 3.9kReads8.5Score337Shelves
44. 444 临 You Asked for a Bigger Bride Price, but Now You’re Complaining 临时加彩礼真给你加了你又不乐意 Yideng Chan of Juxian聚贤的一灯禅Urban843k WordsOngoing Lin Feng had been dating Zhao Xiaoqing for eight years, and they were finally old enough to talk marriage. But Zhao Xiaoqing sprang a 100,000-yuan bride price on him at the last minute, more than he could scrape together even by draining his savings. They were forced to break up, and only then did he discover it had all been a scheme. Lin Feng: “You want me to pay for your school-beauty sister’s education?” Zhao Xiaoqing: “Of course.” Lin Feng: “You want me to pay so your younger brother can dat 1.2kReads7.3Score103Shelves

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    Urban fiction, author's note

45. 445 急 Help! I Just Reborn, and the Green-Tea Campus Belle Confessed to Me 急！刚重生，就被绿茶校花表白了 A Penny's Vagabond Life一毛流浪记Urban379k WordsCompleted [Urban slice of life, clear-eyed realism, making money in business, no System, multiple heroines] Zhang Anqing is unexpectedly reborn in 2014. The college entrance exams have just ended, and once again he stands at a crossroads in life. Thinking back on the regrets of his previous life, he smiles. Money can always be earned again, but if he doesn't date those girls now, they'll all be old before he gets another chance. In this life, he wants to live as an ordinary man, savoring all the world's s 224Reads6.1Score—Shelves
46. 446 重 Back to 2006: Living Life on My Own Terms 重回06之肆意人生 Er San Yi Yi Yi Qi二三一一一七Urban408k WordsOngoing Multiple heroines + a touch of romantic rivalry + a perfect ending What is meant to be will be; what isn't cannot be forced. Reborn in 2006, Wang Quan no longer believed in fate. He believed that people could triumph over destiny. 699Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Daily life is pretty good

47. 447 重 Reborn, I Refuse to Be Your Pretty Boy 重生的我，才不要当你们的小白脸 Painting in Wind and Snow风雪之婳Urban105k WordsCompleted He was reborn, and swore he would change the tragedy. He wouldn’t be anyone’s kept pretty boy; he would work hard and earn money through his own efforts. So he put on stockings and dressed up as a cute female streamer, selling her looks and talent. But the woman who had kept him in his previous life discovered his true identity by chance. “In my previous life, you drove the person I loved most away from me. This time, I’ll make sure you suffer a horrible death!” The woman, whose desires were 4Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 448 悠 The Long Summer 悠长夏季 Thundering Lei Yin雷音轰鸣Urban228k WordsCompleted The quiet, secluded town of Guanhai welcomed two strange young men one after the other. From then on, the monotonous life of an eighteen-year-old high school girl was filled with laughter… But all good things must come to an end, and eventually they had to leave… Many years later, they unexpectedly met again, but everything had changed… 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Purely hand-crafted, no AI.

49. 449 开 With X-Ray Vision from the Start, Beauties, Don't Stand in Front of Me 开局觉醒透视眼，美女别站我前面 I Like Ice in My Coke喝可乐爱加冰Urban329k WordsCompleted [Urban superpowers + X-ray vision + stone gambling + antiques appraisal + death rewind + decisive and ruthless + everyday life = if it’s not good, come tell me] If you had X-ray vision, what would you do? Would you check out beautiful women or try your luck with scratch cards? Appraise antiques or gamble on uncut stones? How would you use X-ray vision to solve a mysterious case? If you discovered you could rewind time and start over after dying, would you make the same mistakes again? His name i 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Delivery drivers are undoubtedly the most mysterious organization in the world, bar none, because you never know what kind of superpowers they possess. The male protagonist unexpectedly awakens his X-ray vision ability, instantly reaping a windfall of wealth. Admiring beautiful women, winning the lottery, appraising treasures, solving cases through jade gambling—isn't this the epitome of a winner in life? A satisfying read about achieving both fame and fortune; highly recommended!

50. 450 重 Reborn in 2002: I'm Really Not Schizophrenic 重生2002我真的不是精神分裂 October Harvest秋收十月Urban2.4M WordsCompleted [Rebirth in a bygone era] + [Everyday urban life] + [No System] + [No cultivation] [Multiple heroines] + [No yanderes] + [Making money through business] + [Campus romance] Zhao Chuyun grew up with his grandfather after his parents divorced. He repeated a year to get into college, only to discover that his first love already had a boyfriend. With a love life and a family like that, he has no regrets he wants to make up for after being reborn. He just wants to live recklessly for once. If you're r 53.7kReads8.5Score3.3kShelves

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