Novels That Capture Human Nature in All Its Complexity 有没有那种把人性描写的淋漓尽致的小说

1. 551 成 The Mature Landlady 成熟的老板娘 Young Master Huajia花家大少Urban1.6M WordsOngoing For the sake of keeping the family fortune all to himself, Liang Dashan hatched a vicious scheme to frame his wife, Du Xue. Faced with her husband’s ruthless plotting, Du Xue fought back from the brink. She turned people’s motives to her advantage and used his own tactics against him, unraveling every conspiracy by playing along, and ultimately leaving the traitor with nothing but the clothes on his back! 30.2kReads7.9Score1.6kShelves
2. 552 黑 Dark Glory: Twenty Years in the Underworld of Northeast China 黑暗荣耀：东北江湖二十年 Qi Feng岐峰Urban2.9M WordsCompleted 1.3kReads8.8Score109Shelves
3. 553 3 Dusty Tales from the 318 Sichuan-Tibet Highway 318川藏线上的风尘往事 Kaki Freeze-Dried卡其冻干Urban929k WordsOngoing Broke female travelers + Highway 318 + Sichuan-Tibet route + hitchhiking + road trip + finding a wife My company was laying people off, and I was one of them. As if things weren't bad enough, my wife ran off with someone else. Down in the dumps, I headed west toward Tibet. This is the story of a beat-up camper van, the Sichuan-Tibet stretch of Highway 318, and more than thirty women with nowhere else to turn. Every one of their stories is more exciting than my miserable life. 48.6kReads8.2Score3.4kShelves

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   These are all good books; you can tell the content is great just from the titles.

4. 554 川 Picking Up a Wife on the Sichuan-Tibet Highway: My Story with a Budget Traveler 川藏线捡媳妇：我和穷游女的故事 A Single Matchstick火柴一根Urban487k WordsCompleted I’m well into my thirties, out of work, and my wife has left me. I watched outdoor vloggers on short-video apps making money while cuddling up to women, and slapped my thigh: Why shouldn’t I be able to do that? I gritted my teeth and bought a secondhand camper van. I called it chasing poetry and distant horizons, then hit National Highway 318. Really, I just wanted to see if I could find myself a wife along the Sichuan-Tibet route. Who would have thought I’d find all kinds of stories instead 9.7kReads7.0Score751Shelves
5. 555 十 The Female Emperor Returns After a Hundred Thousand Lifetimes 十万世女帝归来 The Moon Crosses the Star River月渡星川Fantastical Romance471k WordsOngoing “Your Majesty, please accept the worship of all living beings.” Ninety thousand years ago, she was the sovereign of the Nine Heavens, the Azure Firmament Empress. “Good-for-nothing, you don't even deserve to stand here.” Ninety thousand years later, she is a lowborn daughter of the Marquis of Zhenbei's household, trampled by all. A karmic destiny disk, memories from a hundred thousand lifetimes of reincarnation, and four “fate attendants” willing to entrust their lives to her. When she once agai 17Reads—Score—Shelves

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6. 556 刘 Liu Siyue's Life of Love and Passion 刘思悦的风月人生 Kaki Freeze-Dried卡其冻干Modern Romance176k WordsCompleted That summer, Liu Siyue left the endless mountains and boarded a long-distance bus bound for the south. She thought the cities ahead were brimming with opportunity, unaware that an elaborate trap awaited her. From a rented room to a nightclub, from an innocent young girl to a nightclub floor manager, she encountered tenderness and endured blades. In this sleepless city, she gradually saw through the rules, even as she gradually lost sight of herself. When protection became imprisonment, and admir 8Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 557 俺 My Mother, Wang Juzhen 俺娘王菊珍 An Xin Dui Yang安心对阳Modern Romance828k WordsOngoing [Based on real life + hardship + historical era + the struggles and perseverance of ordinary people at the bottom of society] This is not a feel-good power fantasy. The protagonist of this book is my beloved and respected great-grandmother, a poor old woman who struggled through the surging tide of an era. Wang Juzhen never had an easy life. Her parents starved to death while fleeing famine, her own sister sold her for a mouthful of grain, and a landlord lusted after her. Only Wang Long gave her 105Reads—Score—Shelves

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   These two books are truly like scalpels, dissecting human nature with utmost clarity.

8. 558 苍 Beneath the Boundless Skies 苍茫之下 The Moon Crosses the Star River月渡星川Urban720k WordsOngoing Under the Vast Sky is a long-form realist novel depicting life in local government and how ordinary people survive in the game of power struggles. Beneath the vast sky, everyone is a low-ranking official. Caught in the middle, they face pressure from above, turmoil below, and entanglements of human relationships on every side. With no powerful patron to rely on and no shortcuts to take, they can only endure to make their way and act cautiously to protect themselves. They struggle to survive in t 443Reads8.1Score—Shelves
9. 559 荒 The Wilderness Hunting King 荒年猎王 The Moon Crosses the Star River月渡星川Historical702k WordsCompleted A new work is out! You can read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy them. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 1.7kReads8.1Score123Shelves
10. 560 淑 Shufen, You Four-Times-Married Woman 淑芬，你这个四嫁女人 An Xin Dui Yang安心对阳Modern Romance888k WordsOngoing [Based on real events + Rural revitalization + Hardship + Countryside + The struggle and perseverance of ordinary people at the bottom of society] This isn’t a feel-good story. It’s a true story. Shufen’s surname was Zhao. Zhao Shufen. She was my great-great-grandmother. My great-grandmother lived boldly and did as she pleased, sometimes even making a real mess of things. She married four times and traveled far and wide. She ran a business, fled famine, ate Guanyin clay, and took up arms! Life k 1.1kReads—Score104Shelves
11. 561 弈 The Eternal Wisdom of Weiqi 弈旨千秋 Luo Dingxun洛丁巡Sports175k WordsCompleted Core theme: Using the four realms of Go as its framework, the story explores Go's philosophical depth as a microcosm of Chinese culture through a journey of Go practice across time and space. It echoes Ban Gu's Treatise on Go: “Go above contains images of heaven and earth; next, the rule of emperors; in the middle, the power of the Five Hegemons; and below, the affairs of the Warring States.” In the first 17 chapters, the protagonist transmigrates through time and space to grasp the philosophica 44Reads—Score—Shelves

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    People are often fixated on techniques, neglecting the cultivation of their hearts, and even less so on understanding the true principles. As a result, they are trapped by gains and losses, by emotions, by the confines of a game of chess, and by the mundane realities of life.

12. 562 民 Folk Taboos: What Happens After You See Snakes Entwined 民间禁忌：当看到蛇交缠之后 Yu Dao Junzhuo聿刀君灼16k WordsCompleted Folk Taboos: After Seeing Snakes Entwined —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book, in just 16,000 words, vividly portrays the depravity of human nature. A naive teenager becomes an obstacle for his parents; will the grandparents choose their son or their grandson? Not all parents have a conscience.

13. 563 浮 Life Is Like a Dream: I Take the Blame and Transmigrate to the 1950s 浮生若梦，我顶缸穿五零 I Promise You the Best Years我许年华Modern Romance309k WordsCompleted (Fictional setting! Fictional setting! Please don't compare this to reality!) History's number one scapegoat, Xu Duoduo, has grievances she can't voice. When disaster comes from heaven, it can still be avoided. When you bring disaster upon yourself, there's no escaping it. So what if life is hard? If you can stomach eating bitter greens, you can do anything. I'll give it my all! Come watch a post-2000s girl living the '50s version of a wild-vegetable-foraging life. Let's go! 1.7kReads9.2Score127Shelves

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    [What][I'm about to cry][Thinking][Sending a heart]

14. 564 被 After I Took Her to Court, She Finally Dropped the Act 被我告上法庭后，她彻底不装了 Fu Family Seventeen1傅家十七16k WordsCompleted After I took her to court, she stopped pretending altogether 160Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 565 南 The South Wind Knows My Heart, and I’ll Never Walk Alone Again 南风知我意，从此不孤行 I Promise You the Best Years我许年华Modern Romance356k WordsCompleted Some people say dandelion seeds look like pretty little parachutes, drifting lightly in the breeze, utterly romantic. But Xu Nanfeng thinks they look more like homeless children, wandering everywhere with nowhere to settle. Just like her: no real kin, no true friends, arriving without a ripple and leaving without a sound. There's an old saying: you reap what you sow. But I, Xu Nanfeng, refuse to believe it. I'll grow into the very person you all thought I could never become! Nanfeng knows my hea 1kReads9.3Score104Shelves
16. 566 七 The Darling of the Seventies and Her Wild, Rugged Husband 七零娇娇，野性糙汉强宠妻 Nine-Nine Cat九玖猫Modern Romance225k WordsOngoing [Period setting + rugged hero + sweet romance + no rebirth, transmigration, or golden finger] [Height difference + off-the-charts tension] Just two days after Chen Xiang married into the Zhao family, her husband died, and the people of Zhao Village branded her a “jinx.” Her in-laws turned against her without a second thought and even tried to force her into marriage with an old widower from the neighboring village in exchange for money. In the depths of despair one night, a scorching, rough hand 6Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 567 摊 I’m Done Pretending: I’m from a Top-Tier Family 摊牌不装了，我是顶级豪门 I'm Not a Stock Analyst我不是股评家Urban382k WordsCompleted At his mother-in-law’s birthday banquet, the eldest son-in-law gave her a gold bangle, and the second son-in-law presented a jade Buddha. I crouched in a corner eating leftovers, until someone kicked me over, chair and all. “Good-for-nothings belong at the beggars’ table!” As the whole room roared with laughter, a line of Rolls-Royces suddenly pulled up outside. The butler knelt with a gift list in his hands. “Young Master, the thousand-year-old ginseng and East Sea pearls you ordered have arriv 5Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 568 行 Somebody Somewhere in the Crowd 行走在人海中的某某某 I Promise You the Best Years我许年华Modern Romance309k WordsCompleted There is only one true heroism in the world: to see life as it is and still love it. Whether it’s the wind blowing through a valley, clouds drifting over the sea, poplar trees by the roadside, foxtail grass on a hillside, or people, Zhao Xiaoqiu thinks they’re all much the same, aren’t they? 1.8kReads9.2Score109Shelves
19. 569 无 No Lamps, No Moon, So What? 无灯无月又何妨 I Promise You the Best Years我许年华Modern Romance409k WordsCompleted If two hearts understand each other, what need have they for lamps or moonlight? If one day we’re caught in the same snow, then we’ll have shared a lifetime of gray hair. Even if we lived together in perfect harmony, there would still be regrets! May you weather every storm and still keep the light in your eyes, never straying from your original purpose. 38Reads7.6Score—Shelves
20. 570 不 The Undying Starveling 不死饿殍 Yu Jinhe余瑾和Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing Tomato Original: They all call me Shen Qianqiu, or the Undying Wretch. I survived the meat hooks used to butcher people for food, weathered the storms of the Tang and Song dynasties, and witnessed the flames of war under the Yuan and Ming... I have walked this mortal world for a thousand years. “They ate me for a thousand years. At last, they ate me into a god.” 3.2kReads—Score235Shelves

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    The line "You brat, you're not dead?" Brought tears to my eyes. When the old blind man said Huiming left you thirty bushels of rice, a hundred catties of cured meat, and fifty jars of pickled vegetables before he died, Shen Qianqiu turned his head away, and the author didn't even mention "crying." The less sentimental, the more poignant; this book is written with emotions suppressed deep within.

21. 571 一 One Stock, Wealth for Three Generations 一只股票，富过三代 I'm Not a Stock Analyst我不是股评家6k WordsCompleted One Stock, Wealth for Three Generations 8Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 572 婚 A Heart Flutter After Marriage: The CEO Says One Thing and Means Another 婚后心动，总裁他口嫌体直 I'm Not a Stock Analyst我不是股评家12k WordsCompleted Hearts Stir After Marriage: The CEO Says One Thing but Does Another 26Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 573 想 Cultivating a Spirit Bone Is Just Too Hard, You Know 想修灵骨太难了喂 Cat Two猫贰Eastern Fantasy249k WordsOngoing (This story unfolds slowly, with no System, no golden finger, and no thrilling power fantasy. It has many mysteries that won’t be resolved until later.) A god descended into the mortal world to mend his divine soul. He was supposed to complete nine lifetimes of reincarnation, each ending in tragedy, but his master couldn’t bear to stand aside and interfered, adding one more lifetime. In three lifetimes as an animal, he experienced how brief life could be. In three lifetimes as a woman, he experi 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Yes, some of them do. The previous lives depicted the distortion of human nature, with each character having their own unique traits and a touch of cruelty. Those interested can take a look, or check out the book's synopsis.

24. 574 辜 Gu Hong, Dare to Be Happy! 辜鸿，请大胆快乐！ Se Fo铯佛Modern Romance214k WordsCompleted Gu Hong, why are you afraid to be happy? Is it because you make too much money? Liang Shuang, why are you afraid to be happy? Is it because you have too many boyfriends? Wu Kun, why are you afraid to be happy? Is it because getting your doctorate is too hard? Wu Peng, why are you afraid to be happy? Is it because being an executive is exhausting? Yu Yang, why are you afraid to be happy? Is it because big shots are too boring? Tell me, why are all of you afraid to be happy! 10Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    He wanted to cherish her, yet also to ravage her. He held her lips, which were always jabbing at him, tightly within his own, forcing open all her sharp teeth. Eileen Chang said that place leads to a woman's heart. Wu Peng didn't read Eileen Chang, but he instinctively felt that he could reach her heart through that place.

25. 575 现 A Modern Medical Doctor Becomes the Divine Physician Princess 现代医学博士成神医王妃 I'm Not a Stock Analyst我不是股评家Ancient Romance276k WordsCompleted A loud crash rang out in the medical lab. When I opened my eyes again, I had become the most hated princess consort in an ancient prince’s household. The original owner had lorded it over everyone, relying on her father the chancellor. Every last person in the household hated her to the bone. When I arrived, she was raising a vase to smash someone, then slipped, hit her head on a rock, and died. Looking at the servants kneeling across the courtyard, trembling but glaring at me with hatred, I qui 4Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 576 推 Push: The First Time I Got Pushed, I Hit Back! 推——第一次被推就打回去！ Bo L Tang波l棠64k WordsCompleted Push Back! The First Time Someone Pushes You, Hit Them Right Back! 16Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 577 逃 Thirty Days on the Run 逃亡三十天 Always Advise People Not to Conceal the Truth万事劝人休瞒昧Urban537k WordsOngoing Five years of deep affection could not withstand greed and scheming. Jiang Ling was set up by his lover of five years and her lover on the side, who conspired to seize complete control of his company. In a single day, his love was shattered, his career collapsed, and his life plunged into an abyss. With all hope gone, he chose to retreat to his remote, quiet hometown in the countryside. By chance, in an abandoned mine in a desolate area, he stumbled upon a ton of gold buried deep underground. Af 50Reads6.9Score—Shelves

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    I recommend checking out this book; it vividly depicts the greed, shamelessness, and lawlessness of human nature!

28. 578 雪 The Snow Canon, the Mist Canon: Chronicle of the Twins 雪典，雾典，双生纪 Bo L Tang波l棠Ancient Romance748k WordsCompleted “The first snow between heaven and earth fell atop Kunlun Mountain. Back then, snow did not yet know what melting was, and mist did not know what it meant to disperse. They thought everything in the world would last forever.” “Later, the snow melted and became water. The mist dispersed and became nothing. Only then did they understand: what was eternal was not themselves, but the person who paused in the snow, and the eyes that glanced back through the mist.” 54Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 579 重 Reborn on My Wedding Night: The CEO’s Fussy Wife Has Changed Her Ways 重生新婚夜，总裁的作精娇妻不作了 I'm Not a Stock Analyst我不是股评家17k WordsCompleted Reborn on Her Wedding Night: The CEO’s Difficult, Doting Wife Has Turned Over a New Leaf 89Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 580 百 The Ancestor's Parody of Versailles: A Lecture Hall of Laughter 百家笑谭老祖宗的凡尔赛讲堂 Bo L Tang波l棠583k WordsCompleted Emergency report! Emergency report! The Chinese cultural heritage system has triggered a Level Three Red Alert! The meeting room at the Heavenly Dao Administration was in chaos. Three curves plunged on the holographic display: The first line, labeled [System Comprehension], had fallen from 85% in the Tang Dynasty to 32% in the 21st century. The second line, labeled [Integrity Index], had gone from the dazzling galaxy of the "Hundred Schools of Thought" era to today's scattered "quotes from fa 14Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 581 范 The Rise and Fall of Boss Fan 范老板的沉浮人生 Liu Ningduochang刘宁多昌Modern Romance736k WordsCompleted This story follows 1980s entrepreneur Fan Chenhui through the ups and downs of the business world in Shenzhen. It explores real-world issues including financial crises, family conflicts, workplace rivalries, and tangled relationships, portraying human nature and the changes of the times in vivid detail. 114Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    The descriptions are detailed and very realistic!

32. 582 退 I Went Viral on Tomato Novels After Retiring 退休后我爆红番茄小说 I'm Not a Stock Analyst我不是股评家9k WordsCompleted I Became a Hit on Tomato Novel After Retiring 6Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 583 雨 The Rain Canon 雨典 Bo L Tang波l棠Ancient Romance387k WordsCompleted When rain falls upon the world, it is no longer just water. It becomes a bridge between two people meeting, tears of parting, the sorrow of waiting, and a promise to stay together. How many bonds of affection between heaven and earth last only as long as a passing shower? And I am merely the passerby holding an umbrella. 34Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 584 富 The Life of a Rich Second-Generation Heir Turned Scavenger 富二代沦为拾荒者的一生 I'm Not a Stock Analyst我不是股评家6k WordsCompleted The Life of a Rich Second-Generation Heir Who Became a Scavenger 6Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 585 侯 The Marquis and the Village Girl 侯爷与小村女 I'm Not a Stock Analyst我不是股评家11k WordsCompleted The Marquis and the Village Girl 3Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 586 山 The Rivers and Mountains Trilogy 山河故人三部曲 Bo L Tang波l棠Modern Romance96k WordsCompleted A small town in Jiangnan, Mudanjiang in the northeast, and the ancient city of Xi'an. Different places, the same vision. Beautiful China! Jiangnan's bridges and flowing streams, the northeast's ice and snow, Xi'an's lamb paomo. Beautiful mountains, beautiful rivers, and even more beautiful people. The scenery is written through its people, and the people are reflected in the scenery! 4Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 587 误 A Wrong Turn into the CEO’s Room 误入总栽房 I'm Not a Stock Analyst我不是股评家10k WordsCompleted A Mistaken Entry into the CEO's Room 1Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 588 两 Collection of Two Forgettings: Records of an Unknown Daoist Couple Among Clouds and Waters 两忘集——无名道侣云水录 Bo L Tang波l棠44k WordsCompleted The Collection of Two Forgotten: The Unnamed Daoist Couple's Record of Clouds and Waters 7Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 589 来 Since I'm Already Here, I'll Save the Great Ming 来都来了，我要救大明 Daoyang's Victorious Fighting Buddha道阳的斗战胜佛Historical2.0M WordsOngoing My new work is out! Please check it out on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 92Reads—Score142Shelves

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    It features a variety of cunning political maneuvering, vividly portraying human nature, and of course, thrilling war scenes; definitely worth reading.

40. 590 霸 The Overbearing CEO and the Fairy Who Gives Away Money 霸总与散财仙女 I'm Not a Stock Analyst我不是股评家26k WordsCompleted The Domineering CEO and the Generous Fairy —Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 591 活 Alive! As Long as She’s in This Town, She’s Alive 活性！只要她还在这座小镇就活着 Bo L Tang波l棠Rural Life114k WordsCompleted You are alive. Your body is alive. But are you still human at heart? Did you see someone today? Did you make a choice today, not because it was easy, but because it was right? Did you do something today where no one could see, something only you would ever know about? It was small, so small you’d feel embarrassed even to mention it. But you did it. That is your humanity. That is your vitality. To be alive, you need humanity. Even if you mutate, you can still be human. Without humanity, you’re no 11Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 592 你 Is Your Life Worth Enough to Pay? 你的命，够付么？ Not Autumn Zhang不秋张Urban628k WordsOngoing I crave madness, so what do I fear from Heaven's punishment? I have cast off all worldly attachments, so what do I fear? Above all dominance, I am the one who rules! Watch as the protagonist, Wu Tian, cultivates step by step, challenges Heaven, and fights his way from modern society, the Human Realm, into other worlds, ultimately reaching the pinnacle! 173Reads—Score—Shelves

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    You think this is urban fantasy? No, this is a massive soap opera combining a "Demon Lord Training Plan" and a "Repentance Pill for Exes." The male lead, dumped when he's down on his luck, immediately signs a contract—no, a cooperation agreement—with the demon lord within him. He absorbs lifespans, imparts cultivation techniques, and woos various genuinely interested women, breaking through to new heights with each cultivation session. They say I'm greedy, wanting both beauty and the world—I laugh: I cultivate karma, who says I can't have it all?

43. 593 妹 You Can’t Steal My Sister, and the CEO Only Wants Me 妹妹抢不走，霸总只要我 I'm Not a Stock Analyst我不是股评家27k WordsCompleted My Sister Can’t Steal Him Away. The CEO Only Wants Me 4Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 594 忘 Forgotten River Teahouse: Ghost Stories Galore at the Ghost Festival Teahouse 忘川茶寮——中元茶寮鬼话连篇 Bo L Tang波l棠38k WordsCompleted Wangchuan Teahouse: Ghost Stories Galore at the Zhongyuan Teahouse 1Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 595 丈 Her Husband Went Abroad and Left His Forty-Year-Old Wife Behind 丈夫出国留下40岁妻子 Life Is But a Dream浮生若梦也Modern Romance2.5M WordsCompleted Her husband went abroad to start a business, leaving his beautiful 40-year-old wife at home. In the midst of loneliness and isolation, can she resist the flirtatious advances of all kinds of men? This long-form romance about family and relationships portrays the loneliness and desires of middle-aged women left behind in the city, and the push and pull of flirtation amid everyday life. It doesn't judge right or wrong, focusing instead on the struggles of human nature and instinctive longing. 82Reads6.2Score—Shelves

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    A true reflection of human nature

46. 596 都 I'm Reborn, So Why Would I Still Play Esports? 都重生了谁还搞电子竞技啊 Tiny as Dust微未为尘Urban343k WordsOngoing To escape the suffocating pressure of facing his mother, Zhang Rui resolutely left home to pursue a career in esports. But fate dealt him a rough hand, and, consumed by obsession and thrown off balance, he eventually lost himself. Luckily, fortune smiled on him, and he unexpectedly came back reborn! Having finally come to his senses, he begins to enjoy life. With a carefree school life, a smooth-sailing entrepreneurial journey, and a beautiful woman by his side, life couldn’t be sweeter. Until t 814Reads—Score—Shelves

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    If you don't like it, come find me.

47. 597 成 After Returning from Immortality, I Became a CEO’s Bodyguard 成仙归来后，我成了总裁保镖 Watching the Rain at Midmonth月中赏雨Urban373k WordsOngoing A vocational-school student is tricked by his childhood friend into joining a scam compound, where he meets Shu Wanqing. After making a clever escape, he is hunted by gangsters and falls into a rift in space, becoming a cultivator. In the immortal realm, he wipes out the demon clan and battles the realm's patriarchs. After reaching the pinnacle of cultivation, he returns to the human world. While seeking revenge, he meets Shu Wanqing again. She has inherited her family's fortune, and Ling Jue be 1.8kReads—Score103Shelves

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    Take a look at this novel, isn't it...?

48. 598 总 The CEO’s Contract Nightingale 总裁的契约荆棘鸟 I'm Not a Stock Analyst我不是股评家Modern Romance165k WordsCompleted A carefully planned contract forcibly bound two people from different worlds. He was Lu Hanchuan, the business world’s notorious “Living King of Hell,” cold and domineering, treating love as worthless. He handed her an agreement: “Marry me for a year, and I’ll give you fifty million.” She was Lin Wanqing, a proud art museum curator from a poor background, like a thorn bird who refused to bend even in hardship. She sneered, “Mr. Lu, your money can’t buy me.” He thought it was simply a transaction —Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 599 双 A Double-Faced Jianghu, Dedicated to the Eighteen of Every Story 双面江湖献给所有故事里的十八号 Bo L Tang波l棠Eastern Fantasy187k WordsCompleted The world sings the praises of heroes, But who remembers the nameless extras? The jianghu is more than flashing blades, It lives in serving tea and sweeping floors, too. Two voices separated by countless mountains and rivers, yet keeping exactly the same rhythm. Unhurried, neither too loud nor too soft. Like a heartbeat, like breathing. Like the jianghu itself, quietly and ceaselessly carrying on. 10Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 600 小 Xiaomei Loves Middle-Aged Men 小美爱中年大叔 Life Is But a Dream浮生若梦也Modern Romance337k WordsCompleted During her years at university and at work, Lin Xiaomei, a girl with a thing for older men, encounters all kinds of handsome, charming, witty, mature, steady, and successful middle-aged men. Unable to resist their allure, she becomes entangled in flirtations, intimate relationships, and emotional complications. 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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