Looking for Urban Life Novels That Feel Close to Reality 求都市生活，接近现实的
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- 751 Siheyuan: The Mosaic 四合院之马赛克 Armed with the most useless-getting-beaten System imaginable, he arrives in a courtyard house everyone has traveled through. To make a good life in those hard times, you need a few skills. 31Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 752 A Drifter's Rise Begins with a Dream 盲流小子的崛起，从梦开始 A vivid memory, born from an accident during an experiment, streaked into the sky as a flash of blue light and landed in the mind of a young man with the same name in a parallel world, a cosmic reflection of our own. It slowly began to influence and change his life, as well as the lives of his family and friends. Literary luminaries: Such a gifted young talent. It’s a shame he has a mouth on him. Students: His poetry and essays are excellent, but he’s a real jerk! Famous songwriter: That kid doe 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 753 Don't Get the Wrong Idea, I Just Want to Get Rich 别误会，我只想发财 In her previous life, Jiang Lan discovered only after being diagnosed with terminal cancer that her husband of more than a decade was gay. She had wasted the best years of her life on him. Reborn, Jiang Lan only wants to make money and enjoy life. If she gets really bored, she might consider raising a child. She won't go back to work, and she won't look for another man. Unexpectedly, while doing business, she meets the big shot Shan Siming. He falls in love with her at first sight and even think —Reads—Score—14d adds
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Divine Oil 神油
The waters of the Gui River cannot wash away old blood debts. A jar of miraculous oil can keep the secrets of a powerful family locked away. The Republic of China is in chaos, the country teetering on the brink of collapse. At the command of his ancestors, the sole surviving heir of the Shi family enters the fray, disguising himself as an anonymous laborer at the Wen family’s oil mill. He appears plain and timid, but in his heart he is plotting a sweeping revenge. The miraculous oil the Wen fami
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Ha! I’ve Become a Pretty Boy! 哈！我成了小白脸！
A lighthearted single-love-interest story, focused mainly on everyday urban life, with saving the world on the side. On the eve of her wedding, Huo Siyun, head of the Huo family, was in a car accident. The hospital declared that she would be disabled for life. Her father and younger stepsister fought to seize control of the company, while her fiancé was switched at the last minute from the eldest son of the Ren family to its illegitimate son. Her disability could not defeat her, and the arranged
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Xu Xue’er 徐雪儿
The everyday work life of Xu Xue'er, an ordinary office drone and medical student, and the sweet romance that blossoms between her and engineer Zhou Dongyang... A warm, down-to-earth story filled with delicious food and all kinds of sweet, thoughtful interactions!!!
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The Girl in the Viewfinder 快门里的姑娘
| Romance | | Urban | | Realistic | | Slice of life | I turned my longing into pages. When no one understood them, I burned them into a sky full of starlight. A loosely adapted slice of life [Realistic fiction] After a work dinner, I (Rui) blacked out on the street. At the lowest point in his life, he spent every day drinking away his sorrows. By chance, he met a lovely young woman and began to dream of settling down and building a good life together. Everything seemed to be moving in the right
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Meeting Chen Yu 遇见陈宇
Tired of over-the-top dramas? Try this modern romance based on real experiences, with no System and no contrived drama. While picking out a bracelet for her best friend, Lin Xue meets Chen Yu, a cheerful, sunny programmer. The two weather life’s storms together and make several good friends, earning the nickname “The Seven Swordsmen.” The seven of them travel to Gumu Village, where one mishap follows another along the way.
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- 759 The Goddess's Last Single Girl 女神的剩斗士 (One Male Lead, One Female Lead, They Help Each Other Succeed) The uncle’s life is a complete mess. He’s desperate for an escape, for redemption! Then the goddess arrives right on cue. She doesn’t put on airs, make a fuss, or follow the usual playbook. With her unconventional way of thinking, she helps the uncle take off and guides him through this dazzling, competitive, and kaleidoscopic world. Only after making it all the way through does the uncle realize: So you’ve been playing me all along, 1Reads—Score—14d adds
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The Female Bank President's Last Resort 女行长的穷途末路
A teller's act of withholding checks toppled the first domino in the bank run at Yunhai City Commercial Bank. Though bank president Ma Yuquan fought desperately to contain the crisis, she ultimately could not counter the enormous fallout from the sudden disappearance of the bank's major shareholder and the head of its controlling rural bank. Ma Yuquan sensed the situation was full of hidden twists and turns, yet never revealed the secret of who she had been with during her brief disappearance, w
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From Nightclub Darling to Down-and-Out Ride-Hailing Driver 从夜场宠儿到落魄开网约车
From Nightclub Darling to Down-and-Out Ride-Hailing Driver
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A Slender Shadow, a Phantom Dream: Zhao Yuanyuan's Weight-Loss Journey 瘦影幽梦：赵圆圆的减肥之旅
In a bustling city, the hectic pace of life and the temptation of all kinds of delicious food cause many office workers to gain weight without even realizing it. Zhao Yuanyuan is one of them. A white-collar worker, she spends long hours at a desk, eats irregularly, and gets too little exercise, gradually becoming overweight. In a society that places great importance on appearance, her weight brings her all kinds of troubles in her personal life, at work, and in her relationships. So begins her w
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Reborn in Hong Kong: A Mob Godfather Lives in My Body 重生港岛：我的身体住着黑道教父
Lin Yuxuan is being bullied by his classmates on the third-floor rooftop when Chen Haonan, a powerful gang leader, passes by. After Lin Yuxuan accidentally falls from the building, they swap bodies. The underworld kingpin is trapped in the frail body of a teenager, while the timid student is thrust into a violent world of gang rivalries.
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His Puppy-Dog Eyes 他的狗狗眼
[Younger man’s secret crush + grown-up flirtation and entanglement + an affectionate puppy who loves to cuddle] [Sincere, green-tea-flavored veterinarian × beautiful top student and lead singer of a band] “Big Sis, you’re the only one with the key to this collar. If I could, I’d hope you never opened it for the rest of your life, because I only want to be your good little dog, and yours alone.”
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I Cultivated in the City Until I Reached the Immortal Emperor Realm 我在都市修行到仙帝境
[A reborn Immortal Emperor returns to Earth, only to become the Third Human Emperor! One sword strike severs three hundred thousand years!] The greatest Immortal Emperor of the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands was betrayed and had his soul refined by the Imperial Sovereign! Yet a wisp of his shattered soul awakens inside the body of a young Earthling, Ye Haotian. Even more astonishing, the blood of the Human Ancestral Dragon flows through his veins. He is the very Third Human Emperor foretold by Ying
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- 766 Starting with a Street Stall: My Entrepreneurial Journey 从摆摊起步，我的创业人生 Starting with a Street Stall: My Entrepreneurial Journey 19Reads—Score—14d adds
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The Strongest Man 最强人
The strongest person isn’t the one who defeats others, but the one who refuses to be defeated by anyone or anything. Zhuang Xiaoqiang grew up in a poor family. His father’s downward spiral left the family on the verge of falling apart when Xiaoqiang was just eight. From then on, he shouldered the burden of supporting his family. He learned early how important money was to a household, and knew there was no one he could rely on. Everything he wanted had to be earned with his own hands, whether a
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My Years in Dongguan 我在东莞的岁月往事
It was the year 2000, in a luxury KTV room in Guancheng. Looking out at Guancheng's bustling nighttime streets and prosperous cityscape, Wang Lei raised a glass of XO, then set it down again. He was already used to the fine liquor in his glass. The Cuban cigar between his lips had burned down until it was almost too hot to hold. Thinking back on the hardships and setbacks of his entrepreneurial journey, Wang Lei was overcome with emotion.
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- 769 Urban Temptations: Love, Intoxicating as Poison 都市诱惑，人间中毒 Urban temptation, intoxicated by life. 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 770 Don’t Be Foolish, He Only Likes 18-Year-Old Girls 别傻了，他只喜欢18岁小妹妹 “Ran, how long does it take to train like you?” Chen Nan asked curiously. His eyes shone with admiration and envy for Xiao Ran’s strength. Xiao Ran smiled faintly and replied with conviction, “I’m at Level Five of the Beginner Martial Arts rank now. I’ve been training for three whole years.” At that number, Chen Nan’s eyes widened in surprise. He murmured to himself, “It takes that long...” He seemed to feel a little pressure about the training that lay ahead. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 771 A Gambling Addict's Return to the Right Path 一个网赌仔的浪子回头 A Gambling Addict's Turnaround —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 772 My First Online Girlfriend 我的初恋女网友 My First Online Love 1Reads—Score—14d adds
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That Year, the Rest of My Life 那年，余生
[Sweet Romance + Secret Crush + Mutual Devotion. The heroine is a feisty, adorable girl who takes on the world, while the hero is a cool, reserved, clingy sweetheart. Extra sweet: readers with diabetes, beware!] Ten years later, Xiao Yuanzhen still can't help falling for Lin Jinyi whenever she sees him again. But what can she do? Doesn't he already like someone else? After the college entrance exams, he went north and she went south. Ten years passed before they met again. Lin Jinyi: “I like you
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- 774 I Want to Be Rich 我要做个有钱人 In 2023, Lin Hua was buried in debt because of the mask shortage during the pandemic. While hiking on Baiyun Mountain, he heard a debt collector harassing him over the phone. He accidentally fell from a high stairway near the summit and crashed into Chen Nan, a simpleton. Their souls switched bodies. There was no transmigrate, no System, no reborn, and no golden finger. It was simply an ordinary soul swap between two people, in a story of urban life, entrepreneurship, romance, and messy love and 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 775 I Didn't Want to Work in a Factory, So I Became a Security Guard 不想进厂打螺丝，选择干保安 Didn't Want to Work on an Assembly Line, So He Became a Security Guard 2Reads—Score—14d adds
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We Agreed to Date, Not Move In Together. Why Are You Taking This Seriously?! 说好只交往不同居，你咋玩真的！
(One female lead + urban slice of life + mutual flirting and pursuit + workplace wish fulfillment + no System) After getting involved with a pure yet alluring goddess right from the start, Gu Ming was immediately branded a kept man. Burdened by an unspoken difficulty, he had no choice but to propose a hasty arrangement in order to convince her to agree. "We can date, but we don't live together. That's not an unreasonable request, right?" Instead, he got nothing but mockery and contempt from her.
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- 777 A Twenty-Year-Old College Student Falls for a Middle-Aged Security Guard 二十岁女大学生爱上保安大叔 A 20-year-old college student falls in love with a middle-aged security guard. 7Reads—Score—14d adds
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I Killed Myself for You 杀了自己还给你
[Obsessive, domineering CEO, intensely possessive, business is a battlefield, marriage alliance] [Innocent bunny, devoted and faithful, conservative, redemption] Qin Ye had always kept Wen Hao, the sunny boy she'd met in high school, tucked away in her heart after losing her mother. Years after graduation, she turned down every chance at love, waiting for the day she might meet Wen Hao again. But when she finally did, and they got together and married just as she'd hoped, Qin Ye discovered that
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- 779 I Made My Start in Real Estate 我做房地产中介起家 I Got My Start as a Real Estate Agent 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 780 The Legend of a Food Delivery Guy 外卖小哥的传说 The Legend of a Food Delivery Guy 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 781 Sister Ting's Love Story 婷姐的爱情故事 Sister Ting’s Love Story 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 782 You'd Better Actually Have a Girlfriend by New Year's 你最好过年真有个女朋友 To fend off my family's pressure to get married, I lied and said I already had a girlfriend. A few days later, my father suddenly called to tell me: The old family house has already been demolished. You'd better really have a girlfriend by the time you come home for New Year! Just as I was at my wit's end... An original song I'd casually sold to my ex-girlfriend's best friend unexpectedly went viral across the internet! Riding that wave, I stepped into the entertainment industry and became a mus 1Reads—Score—14d adds
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First Love, No Goodbyes! 初恋，不说再见！
A lawyer and designer pairing, chronicling the everyday lives of ordinary office workers. There is no angst throughout, and the story progresses at a steady pace. Readers who prefer fast-paced power fantasies should give it a miss. Two people who liked each other missed their chance to confess because of a series of misunderstandings, and years passed before they met again. When they finally did, Gu Jin realized just how badly she had been mistaken. When you like someone, you really do like the
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- 784 I Sold Used Cars and Earned My First Fortune 我做二手车，赚了人生第一桶金 I Made My First Fortune Selling Used Cars 41Reads—Score—14d adds
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Love Grows with Time: The Crown Prince Coaxes Her in a Whisper 日久生情，太子爷低声诱哄
[Sweet modern romance, no angst, one-on-one, wealthy CEO, powerful male and female leads] Ye Qian and Tang Mofan met while competing for a hotel’s event-planning contract. As they sized each other up, Tang Mofan gradually came to admire Ye Qian’s abilities and work ethic. Before they got together, Tang Mofan: “Want to come work at headquarters?” Ye Qian: “No.” Who would want to work with a ruthless, cold-hearted man? After they got together, The aloof heir to the family fortune turns out to be a
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Watching Pear Blossoms with You 陪你一起看梨花
When he was five, he gazed longingly at the thirteen-year-old. At eighteen, he looked at the twenty-six-year-old with eyes like fire. Throughout their eight-year age gap, he never stopped following in his footsteps, gradually going from trailing behind him to standing by his side. Over more than a decade, their laughter and tears had long since blended together.
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- 787 The Househusband Who Lives Off His Wife 家庭主男，软饭硬吃 A Househusband Living Off His Wife, and Loving It 5Reads—Score—14d adds
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Real Life: A Middle Schooler's Journey as a Writer 真实人生：一个初中生的写作路
A real life, a painful past: I grew up poor and frail, plagued by illness. At fifteen, I dropped out of school and began pursuing my literary dream at home. After having my work rejected time and again, I finally saw my first-ever piece published. It also became the last thing I ever published in print. Then I turned to the internet and began my journey as a web novelist.
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Diary of a Player: The Road to Lying Flat and Getting Rich 海王日记：躺平暴富之路
[No System] [Urban Farming] [Comeback] This story is adapted from real events and may contain some exaggerated descriptions. The characters do not possess any supernatural abilities, so please read with that in mind. In just a few short years, 24-year-old Ming Xi suffered the deaths of both parents and was betrayed by his girlfriend... But life did not break him. Instead, he chose to live differently. There was no way he was going to keep working. He resolutely quit his rotating three-shift job,
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- 790 A Million in Debt: Starting Over 我负债一百万之重头再来 I Was Buried in a Million Yuan of Debt, Then Started Over 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 791 Love in a Twisted World: A Tangle of Love, Fate, and Comebacks 错世恋：爱与命运的逆袭纠葛 Love Across Worlds: A Twist of Love and Fate —Reads—Score—14d adds
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My Bro Became My Wife? I’m Panicking After Being Reborn 哥们变老婆？重生后我慌了
[Both Reborn] [Redemption] [Yandere Heroine] (This is not a gender-swap story. The heroine’s name sounds more masculine, so people may get the wrong idea.) Shen Yu has been reborn and is planning to become sworn brothers with the impoverished student he once supported. But when he arrives at the station to meet her, he finds that the strapping 1.8-meter-tall boy has become a frail young woman. She is well-behaved, quiet, and easy to look after. It’s just that her eyes seem a little off. Later, h
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- 793 A Young Rich Heir Falls for His Forty-Year-Old Tenant 年轻富少爱上四十岁租客 A Young Rich Man Falls for His Forty-Year-Old Tenant 8Reads—Score—14d adds
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That Winter, Frost Was Deep and Dew Was Heavy 那年寒冬霜深露重
The first half of her life was bleak and miserable, leaving her utterly disillusioned, with everything in shambles... Heartbroken and desperate, she chose to end her life and put an end to her wretched existence! Fortunately, she survived and met three outstanding men who changed her outlook on life. Through her own tireless efforts, she became the person she wanted to be. Once overlooked by her husband, she now found herself showered with declarations of love from three remarkable men. In the
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Died by the River 逝于江河
Two years into their marriage, Meng Ran became pregnant with Yang Peng's child, but something about it all felt wrong. Those choices that seemed so firm were really just hesitant attempts to weigh the pros and cons. “How wonderful it is to be young” was nothing but an illusion. We all once held lofty dreams, but now we live ignobly. Can Meng Ran and Yang Peng clear away the fog, cross the wilderness, and make a steady passage into the real world? Or are they headed for ruin?
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- 796 From Campus to Top-Tier Star Across the Internet 从校园到全网顶流 From Campus to Top-Tier Star Across the Internet 2Reads—Score—14d adds
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Reborn Under the Tutelage of the Guesthouse Owner 我在民宿老板娘的调教下重生
[Roguish CEO and Rich Young Master x Fierce Big Sister and Money-Loving, Loyal Heroine] Older Woman-Younger Man Romance, Packed with Satisfying Moments On a stormy night, Lu Qiming, president of the SM Group, is ambushed by his own uncle. He fakes his death in a car crash and escapes, covered in blood, before pounding on the door of a mountain lodge for help. To his surprise, the person who opens the door is a young proprietress with even more grit than he has: Murong Laidi. At just twenty, she’
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- 798 A Ride-Hailing Driver's Romantic Adventures 网约车司机的桃花史 A Ride-Hailing Driver's Romantic Adventures 1Reads—Score—14d adds
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Third Sister 三姐
“If you don't talk about the world's troubles to everyone you meet, then you're someone who lives free of the world's troubles.” Never think too highly of people's hearts, and never underestimate human nature. Nothing is colder than human nature, nothing more chilling than people's hearts. Be a little kinder to yourself. A life in this world is hard-won, and every tribulation is fate. This is the strange coming-of-age journey of an innocent young man. Ordinary people dream of becoming immortals,
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Seeking the Way in the Legal World 律界问道
[Comeback and growth + charming lawyer + mysteries surrounding cold cases + officialdom and workplace + wits and will] He turns his life around, with Death brushing past him several times. A string of cold cases remain shrouded in mystery...
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