Looking for Urban Novels About Real Life 广求现实生活的都市小说

1. 451 小 Village Blossoms 小村花事 Yi Shanxin一山鑫Urban1.0M WordsCompleted A lot of things that shattered our worldview happened in our village. A lot of strange events that science couldn’t explain happened, too. Our village once had seventy-two temples, and every single one had an unbelievable story of its own. [This book is extremely shocking. Read with caution.] 36.1kReads9.0Score2.8kShelves
2. 452 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 this book!

3. 453 雨 The Woman in the Rain 雨中的女人 Li Xiaohanh Han李晓寒寒Modern Romance79k WordsOngoing Roses have a growing season, a time when their buds are ready to bloom, and a season of full, vibrant flowering. Of course, in the end, they must also face withering. But I believe that even a withered rose should retain its grace. The same is true of women. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I believe I have never let anyone down, yet the hardships in my life have never lessened. Just because God gave me a stunning appearance, does that mean He has to close all my other windows?

4. 454 狼 The Year of the Wolf and Tiger 狼虎之年 Wild Fox野狐Urban186k WordsCompleted A panoramic survey of the raw emotional lives of people from different age groups and social classes in China today, vividly depicting the good and evil, beauty and ugliness of human nature amid the country’s rapid social transformation. It lays bare the conflicts and friction between people’s emotions and reality. 10.9kReads9.4Score1.2kShelves

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   Wife cheats on her, male-oriented realistic novel

5. 455 星 I'll Wait for You to Love Me on Day Eight 星期八等你爱我 A Hundred Million Minutes亿分钟Modern Romance119k WordsOngoing An inspirational novel, also known as Chasing Light in the Dark and Tied to the Warm Sun In 1990s Guangzhou, a vanguard of China's reform and opening-up, the economy is growing rapidly and material life is becoming increasingly affluent, yet the city is also caught in a whirlpool of rampant materialism. Amid the city's interwoven splendor and clamor, Su Haotian comes from an ordinary background but carries hopes for the future and a desire to change his fate. However, the cruelty of reality repe —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Inspirational novels based on real life

6. 456 皇 Emperor Bioman: Human GK 皇帝生物人类GK Starship Creates the Universe星舰创宇宙158k WordsCompleted What is a planet? If there were no living things on a planet, there would be no such biological question: "What is what?" What, then, is a planet? Imagine that animals and humans had never been born: everything would be pitch-black and silent, with only a faint glimmer of light. If there were living things on a planet, their language might go something like this: after landing on or gathering on one planet, they look toward a second planet, such as the moon, and can understand that he or they a 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The reality of humans and groups is one of mutual constraints, stemming from the initial hybridity of animals and humans. "Biological Humans. GK" gathers biological characteristics and traverses planetary worlds.

7. 457 短 A Collection of Short Stories 短篇小故事合集 Fu Family Seventeen1傅家十七16k WordsCompleted A Collection of Short Stories 82Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Take a look, take a look!

8. 458 买 After I Bought a House, My Aunts Ruined My Family and Left Me with Nothing 买房后，我被姑姑们害得家破人亡 Eighty-Eight八拾捌9k WordsCompleted After I Bought a House, My Aunts Destroyed My Family and Left Me with Nothing 228Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Urban Reality Short Stories

9. 459 没 What If We Don't Have Jay Chou or Li Bai? I'll Throw the Biggest Bash Ever 没有周董李白怎么办？我大办特办 Waiting for the Wind to Blow the Pig等风吹猪Urban1.8M WordsCompleted Synopsis: [Entertainment industry + lighthearted + devoted dad + invincible + feel-good story] Ye Zhen woke up to discover that he had transmigrated to Blue Star, a world much like Earth where the entertainment industry had flourished beyond measure. What's more, this world had no Li Bai or Du Fu, no Cao Xueqin or Wu Cheng'en, no Jin Yong or Gu Long, no Masashi Kishimoto or Takehiko Inoue, and no Jay Chou or Pu Shu... Ye Zhen knew it was time to teach the people of Blue Star a lesson, to let 10.4kReads8.5Score967Shelves
10. 460 亲 My Relative Took Me to Rent a Haunted House 亲戚带我租凶宅 Eighty-Eight八拾捌10k WordsCompleted A Relative Took Me to Rent a Haunted House 86Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 461 我 My Mom Is the Real Heiress Who Ran Away Pregnant from a Powerful Family. Reborn, I'll Protect My Parents' Love 我妈是豪门带球跑的真千金，重生后由我来守护父母爱情 Eighty-Eight八拾捌14k WordsCompleted My mom is the true heiress who ran away from her wealthy family while pregnant. After being reborn, I’ll protect my parents’ love story. 101Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 462 娱 Showbiz: My Dad Is a Movie Emperor 娱乐：我爹是影帝 Not Febuxostat非布司她Urban1.7M WordsCompleted Zhang Yu has barely made a name for himself when he transmigrates. Talk about rotten luck. Transmigration would be bad enough, but then he discovers that his biological father is a movie star. Before he can even celebrate, he finds out that his father abandoned his wife and child. And he... is the one who was abandoned. Whatever. He doesn't care about being a movie star's son. All he wants is to promote entertainment from another world and earn a little money for retirement along the way. Entert 176Reads7.9Score—Shelves
13. 463 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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    The ceiling of everyday urban life. Girls are like rapeseed, their fates determined by where they are sown. My mother, like a rapeseed, was sown directly in the city and grew into a vast forest that gave three men a headache.

14. 464 我 I Kissed the Top-Tier Star on Set from Morning Till Night, and My Ex, the Movie Emperor, Went Mad with Regret 我和顶流在剧组从早亲到晚，前任影帝悔疯了 Eighty-Eight八拾捌8k WordsCompleted I Kissed the Top-Tier Star from Morning till Night on Set, and My Ex, the Best Actor, Went Crazy with Regret 329Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 465 四 Siheyuan: Even the Number One Grandpa Goes Wild 四合院：一大爷也疯狂 Loving One Person, Loving One City因一人爱一城Male-Channel Fanfiction274k WordsCompleted Same old setup, a different story. A scumbag young man from the 21st century dies during a date after going all the way, only to wake up in a courtyard full of beasts. After shamelessly begging everyone from his grandpa on down, he finally gets an unreliable Choice System. What, you're older and have higher seniority? So what? He's taking you all down. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 466 怀 After I Got Pregnant, I Discovered My Husband’s Secret… 怀孕后，发现了老公的秘密…… Fu Family Seventeen1傅家十七16k WordsCompleted After I Got Pregnant, I Discovered My Husband's Secret... —Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 467 老 My Boss Asked Me to Be His Mistress’s Assistant, So I Added His Wife to the Group Chat 老板要我给小三做助理，我把老板娘拉入了群聊 Eighty-Eight八拾捌12k WordsCompleted My boss asked me to be his mistress's assistant, so I added his wife to the group chat 4.9kReads—Score—Shelves
18. 468 二 A 2.4-Meter Tough Guy Joins the Company, and the CEO Is Putty in His Hands 二米四硬汉入职，女总裁被拿捏了 Chi Zha持炸Urban295k WordsOngoing Wang Wu is 2.4 meters tall, weighs 250 kilograms, is packed with muscle, and has a fearsome face! Guided by the System, he joins the Hongzhuang Group and begins a very different kind of working life. -- Arrogant female boss: Actually, I'm a very tolerant woman. Lovely colleague: I'm happy just to know Brother Wu. Group board of directors: Spread the word: don't mess with Wang Wu. Anyone who does will be fired! -- Rival company's CEO: Has Han Bing gone crazy? Other female CEOs hire bodyguards, bu 111Reads8.1Score—Shelves
19. 469 山 Love Among the Mountains and Rivers 山水情 Green Plum青梅Urban2.7M WordsCompleted (Urban slice of life, inspirational growth, a nostalgic era, rich in detail) The beauty of mountains and rivers, the many faces of humanity, the fickleness of the world. The protagonist, Jiang Nan, knows right from wrong and values loyalty and affection. He grows from a poor boy who suffers humiliation into a fine young man admired by everyone. This story is grounded in real life, with family bonds, friendship, romance, and a deep love for his hometown. He leads the villagers to prosperity, ris 12.8kReads9.1Score1.4kShelves

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    🌿Zhao Xiaofeng escaped a car accident, only to discover that his wife, Ling Yu, had conspired with others to frame him and steal his money. His life hit rock bottom, but he resolved to fight back and reclaim everything.

20. 470 无 The Peerless National Healer 无双国医 A Gentleman Like Jade君子如珩Urban3.1M WordsCompleted Why do expert department heads from the country's top hospitals keep showing up at a neighborhood clinic? Why do renowned experts and professors from across the country so often visit a township health center? Yun Heng, a master's graduate in traditional Chinese medicine, had just started his new job when he offended the hospital's department head and was driven out. With no choice but to make a living at a neighborhood clinic, he somehow turned a township community health center into a national 59.6kReads9.5Score7.2kShelves

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    The writing is good, and the plot is quite interesting, especially the first book, which I feel is Tomato's best urban novel.

21. 471 哥 Brother, My Blind Date Is Better Than You 哥哥，我的相亲对象比你好 Eighty-Eight八拾捌11k WordsCompleted Big brother, my blind date is better than you 287Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 472 重 Reborn to Build a Financial Empire 重生缔造金融商业帝国 A Big Bowl of Wide Beef Noodles大碗牛肉宽面Urban1.4M WordsOngoing Reborn in the beautiful summer of 2011, Fang Yi looked at everything familiar around him and began a brand-new life. Heaven had given him a second chance, an opportunity to create a miracle. He had achieved nothing in his previous life. This time, Fang Yi would create a whole new legend, a myth that would astonish everyone. From then on, the financial world gained a dazzling new star, and the business world gained a brilliant talent with an uncanny eye for opportunity. Business wars, financial b 7Reads6.4Score—Shelves
23. 473 重 Reborn: My Golden Age, 1988 重生：我的黄金年代1988 A Pig's Big Dream猪的理想大Urban2.3M WordsCompleted Some people call the years from 1985 to 2000 the golden age, the best of times. The tide of economic growth came rolling in, and fortunes were made one after another. Zhong Yuanchao, who had spent his previous life working in education, returned to 1988 and found himself in a run-down civil affairs bureau, with divorce papers right before him. Standing once more at a crossroads of fate, he decisively chose to cut his losses while he still could! Now free again, Zhong Yuanchao wanted to do just t 27kReads9.2Score2.3kShelves
24. 474 纺 The Fake Couple at the Textile Factory 纺织厂的假夫妻 Only Loves Banmian只爱吃板面Urban5.1M WordsOngoing After Chen Jing got married, her husband became addicted to gambling. He ran up enormous debts, then disappeared without a trace. With no other choice, Chen Jing divorced him and went to work out of town with her best friend to pay off the debts. At the factory, she met one kind man after another... 29.2kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves

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    It's quite beautiful, and it has a very down-to-earth feel to it!

25. 475 大 The Grand Tutor, the Great Liar 大国师，大骗子 Xing Shangxiang刑上香Two Male Leads522k WordsCompleted Song Xuan was once a charlatan who made his living swindling people. But fate had other plans: he happened upon the down-and-out prince Ji Yunxi and fooled him into letting him cast a few fortunes. Every single prediction came true. When Ji Yunxi ascended the throne, he installed Song Xuan as the Imperial Preceptor. In full view of the court, Song Xuan had to deal with ministers taking turns making things difficult for him, political and harem intrigues, and an emperor who watched him like a haw 11.4kReads9.4Score1.6kShelves
26. 476 为 I Hid in a Cabinet with the CEO to Catch the Other Woman 为了抓小三我和总裁躲进柜子里 Eighty-Eight八拾捌Marriage & Romance12k WordsCompleted I Hid in a Closet with the CEO to Catch My Husband Cheating 499Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 477 老 Old Chen’s Love Life 老陈情史 Lei Pu Gui Shi Ba Lang儡攵圭十八狼Urban285k WordsOngoing (Urban + Realistic + Workplace + Unspoken Rules + Adult + Romance + Feel-Good + Engineering + Sweet Romance + True to Life) Wherever there are people, there are politics. Politics aren’t about fighting and killing; they’re about relationships and human nature. Young Lao Chen worked for ten years at a municipal construction company, rotating through roles as a site supervisor, surveyor, and construction manager. When the property market was booming, Lao Chen quit and went into business as a sub 138Reads—Score—Shelves

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    There are many unspoken rules in reality, and we will expose them one by one!

28. 478 妹 My Sister Is Boy-Crazy, So Why Is Everything My Fault? 妹妹恋爱脑，怎么都是我这个姐姐的错？ Eighty-Eight八拾捌11k WordsCompleted My sister is hopelessly lovesick. How is everything somehow my fault as her older sister? 89Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 479 玉 The Jade-Faced Asura's Cherished One 玉面修罗的掌心宠 Doctor Shao韶医师Modern Romance553k WordsCompleted A tale of warlord clashes, love and hatred for family and country, and the struggle between love and power. My new work is here! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 480 听 Songs of the Listening Wind Tower 听风楼歌 Splashing Water from the Far Bank隔岸拍水Urban186k WordsOngoing Why does Xiangju run a business that only loses money and never makes a profit? She treats relationships just as carelessly, elbowing her way to the top of the airport’s Twelve Most Beautiful Women. She has Hong Zhi and Brother Gen fighting over her in a jealous brawl, and instead of being ashamed, she’s proud of it. After her eldest daughter gets into a prestigious university, she works hard and becomes independent. She tutors and models cars in her spare time, and accompanies her professor to 757Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A heartfelt urban romance, a deep love story unfolds in the Listening Wind Pavilion. Amidst the most ordinary of everyday moments, who can truly soothe the extraordinary heart of a man?

31. 481 末 Reborn at the End of the World: I Stockpile Supplies and Take Revenge 末日重生，我家囤货手刃仇人 Eighty-Eight八拾捌9k WordsCompleted Reborn at the End of the World: I Stockpile Supplies and Take Revenge on My Enemies 333Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 482 被 Bullied by My Boss, My Aunt Helps Me Fight Back 被上司欺压，阿姨带你去反扑 Su Xiaojun苏小君Urban245k WordsCompleted During a round of layoffs at the company, Xia Zhan was abandoned by the leader he trusted most, something he never saw coming. But Xia Zhan refused to give up. He teamed up with Hou Xiaotian and planned his moves step by step. Watch Xia Zhan enjoy life in the workplace. 352Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 483 未 My Fiancé Made Me Take the Fall for My Best Friend, Never Knowing I Was the Real Heiress 未婚夫让我替闺蜜顶罪，没想到我才是真千金 Eighty-Eight八拾捌9k WordsCompleted My Fiancé Asked Me to Take the Fall for My Best Friend, Never Expecting That I Was the Real Heiress 293Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 484 归 The Awakening of Guixu 归墟的苏醒 Liu Nirong, Who Loves Buckwheat Toast爱吃荞麦吐司的刘妮蓉Urban297k WordsCompleted The story takes place in a remote town. A series of bizarre disappearances leads the young detective Lin Yu to an abandoned warehouse, where he discovers an entity known as the “Guixu.” It is neither a monster in the traditional sense nor another dimension, but a membrane beneath the world: a conscious being that has slept for billions of years. It is both the embodiment of the “void” in the collective human consciousness and a fundamental structure of the world itself. The central conflict revo 1Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 485 瑰 A Geisha’s Dream 瑰夏之梦 Black and White Images黑白画映Modern Romance179k WordsCompleted One midsummer day in my second year of high school, I glimpsed Xiao Ruohua at the library, bent over her books by the window. She became the Guixia rose I kept hidden in my heart. For twelve long years, I watched her from afar. I saw her shine as she sang onstage and dazzle everyone in debate competitions. I also saw her hide beneath the protection of the Chu family, suppress all her talents, and become an obedient, almost invisible stepdaughter. I watched in silence and quietly made my way towa 36Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "A Geisha Dream" | Su Youli: If I Had Never Seen the Sun "If I had never seen the sun, I could have endured the darkness." But I have. That summer in my second year of high school, the sun was shining brightly. She stood in the corner of the playground, head down, flipping through a book. A breeze blew by, and she raised her hand to brush a stray hair behind her ear, then looked up, squinting at the sky. Just that one second. I stood there, across half the playground, my heart skipping a beat. From then on, I started paying attention to her. I noticed she liked spicy food, I noticed she disliked crowded places, I noticed she had a small canine tooth on her left side when she smiled. I noticed she always walked with her head down at the Chu family home, I noticed her voice was never too loud or too soft, I noticed she was so smart, yet she pretended to know nothing. I noticed everything. But I could do nothing. Because I am Su Youli, and she is the Chu family's stepdaughter—the sister of my nominal fiancée. For those twelve years, the bravest thing I ever did was anonymously send her a bouquet of green ping-pong chrysanthemums every year on her birthday. She'll probably never know that I stood in the florist for a whole hour before choosing that color. The florist asked me what kind of flowers I wanted, and I couldn't answer. I only knew she deserved a unique color—not a vibrant red, not pure white, but that quiet, stubborn green that stands out in a sea of ​​flowers. Twelve years. I watched her cautious way of living in the Chu family, watched her hide her brilliance in front of everyone, watched her conceal her radiance layer by layer, just to survive in a place that didn't belong to her. I wanted to go to her and tell her: You don't need to hide, I've seen it all. But I couldn't. Because back then, I wasn't qualified. I spent twelve years waiting for an opportunity. Waiting for an opportunity to let her appear by my side innocently, without bearing any stigma. Waiting for an opportunity where I could openly and honestly accept her identity. That day at the family dinner, when I said, "The Chu family, isn't there another daughter?" No one knew my hand holding the wine glass was trembling. It wasn't nervousness, it was excitement—the almost uncontrollable excitement of twelve years of suppressed emotions finally finding an outlet. I could finally walk towards her. In the most dignified way, in a way that wouldn't harm her, in a way that everyone would think was just a marriage of convenience—I could walk towards her. If I had never seen the sun, I could have endured the darkness. But I have. So even if it takes a lifetime to get closer to that light, I would gladly accept it. [Reading Tips] Twelve years of unrequited love × A sudden breakthrough: His decision wasn't impulsive, it was premeditated. Deeply restrained × Step-by-step planning: True love isn't about possession, it's about protection. Another way of writing about mutual devotion: One person took ninety-nine steps, just to wait for her to take that one step. "Everyone says it's a marriage of convenience, but only I know, this is the breaking ground of twelve years of unrequited love."

36. 486 职 A Xiong in the Workplace 职场阿雄 Su Xiaojun苏小君Urban395k WordsCompleted The notorious “car scandal” made headlines everywhere, and the woman at its center turned out to be Xiong Jun's girlfriend, Shi Tiantian. Furious, Xiong Jun broke up with her. Then Xiong Jun hit the darkest point of his life. See how an ordinary man turns his fortunes around...! No golden finger, just a story grounded in reality! 136Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 487 偷 Peeping: The Butterfly Effect 偷窥之蝴蝶效应 A Smile and It's Over 1999一笑而过1999Urban515k WordsOngoing The male lead is a complete loser. By chance, he discovers a female colleague's secret, turning his work and personal life upside down. Two mature adults with sharp minds and social skills engage in an intense game of push and pull. Love begins for reasons unknown and grows deeper with every passing day: they love and are loved, hurt and are hurt, grow through their pain, then fade from one another's memories. This is also the story of an ordinary worker's growth. 415Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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    This is a realistic and nuanced workplace romance novel that once garnered 3.8 Million views on the discerning Tianya (a popular Chinese online forum) romance section. Once you get into it, you'll definitely find it captivating.

38. 488 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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    Realistic and relatable urban romance workplace novels set in Shenzhen.

39. 489 姑 My Sister-in-Law Borrowed Money to Help Her Lover Get an Abortion 姑姐回娘家借钱给小三打胎 Eighty-Eight八拾捌Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted My Sister-in-Law Returned to Her Parents’ Home to Borrow Money for Her Lover’s Abortion 315Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 490 乡 Rural Charms: The Carefree Life of a Top-Notch Farmer 乡村多娇：极品农夫乐逍遥 This Daoist Is Yuyang贫道渔洋Urban175k WordsOngoing [Sisters + married women + fishing + foraging in the mountains + fishing grounds + rural life + everyday business] You can't blame the government for a hard life, or society for bad luck. When you're out in the world, take your beating and stand up straight. “If you go singing or get a foot massage, you can leave me out of it. But if you go catching frogs and eels in the fields at midnight without me, I'll be furious!” A quiet life alone, with nobody getting in touch, enough to eat and wear, the 845Reads7.3Score101Shelves

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    This author's novels are the best urban novels I've ever read.

41. 491 重 Reborn, I Beat the Big Bad to a Pulp 重生后，爆打大反派 Su Xiaojun苏小君Mystery150k WordsCompleted Aqi, an office worker, is framed and killed, then stumbles into the Third Realm! Guided by a goat-man there, Aqi goes through twelve cycles of death and resurrection and finally finds the culprit. But the truth goes far beyond that...! —Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 492 都 Urban Cultivation: Terminally Ill from the Start, I Turn the Tables and Crush Everyone! 都市修仙：开局绝症，反手碾压！ Li Kaixin Who Loves to Smile爱笑的李开心Urban531k WordsOngoing Chen Jianghe is fifty-six years old, with terminal lung cancer and only three months left to live. The ungrateful children he raised for over a decade refuse to save him. Instead, they team up with thugs to force him to hand over his house! Just as all hope seems lost, his blood stains the ancestral jade pendant, unexpectedly awakening a god-tier cultivation inheritance! He obtains the Nine Heavens Divine Dragon Art and a supreme medical tome. His terminal illness is cured on the spot, and his b 66Reads6.6Score117Shelves

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    This one!!!

43. 493 东 Dongguan, Dongguan: The Blossoming '90s 东莞，东莞，90繁花年代 Old Jiu's Records of History老九史记Urban501k WordsCompleted This story is based on real life. One day, Er Gou said mysteriously to Li Minghui, “Ah Hui, did you know? I heard a new Taizi Bathhouse opened nearby. They say it offers a service imported from Thailand.” The story follows a protagonist who turns his fortunes around in the electronics business of the Pearl River Delta. In 1990s Dongguan, KTVs, nightclubs, and bathhouses offered a different kind of splendor. There were also pure-hearted romances between migrant workers over beef brisket rice nood 1kReads8.2Score102Shelves

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    A novel about entrepreneurship and reform in the Pearl River Delta region, specifically Shenzhen and Dongguan, filled with struggles, hardships, love, and passion. The only thing it doesn't touch on is the professional anxieties associated with being 35.

44. 494 庸 Beware the Mediocre 庸人小心 Yin Mu殷木Urban370k WordsCompleted Realistic fiction · Unrequited love with a bad ending · Small-town life · Ordinary people · Coming-of-age · No golden finger Based on the true experiences of friends, this story is told from a male first-person perspective and follows Jiang Xin through the ups and downs of his youth in a small southern county town from 2005 to 2014. He was once an elementary-school prodigy admired by everyone. But from the moment he started middle school, his life quietly began to veer off course. As a boy, he 190Reads—Score107Shelves

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    If you're looking for realistic urban fiction that resonates with ordinary people's lives, check out "Be Careful, Ordinary People." There's no plot twist or superhuman success; it follows the protagonist from their childhood in a small town to their struggles to make a living in society. It avoids contrived dramatic conflicts, quietly depicting the constraints imposed by one's background and personality. Love is only one part of life; the focus is more on the myriad constraints of reality, making it a very relatable read.

45. 495 重 Reborn in a Fishing Village Where the Cherry Blossoms Bloom 重生渔村樱花开 Sichuan Peppercorns Can Cry花椒会哭Urban552k WordsCompleted [Rebirth + period setting + famine + farming + beauties + becoming head of a remote island overseas] When Li Zi'an opened his eyes, he saw his sister-in-law, who had lost her husband on her wedding night, carefully looking after him. This woman, known as the sexiest beauty on Ruosong Island, looked at him with a face full of shame. “I'm sorry, Yuko hurt you!” At that moment, Li Zi'an didn't know whether to say, “I'm sorry, sister-in-law,” or “I'm sorry, sister-in-law, but...” 31Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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    Real life can't withstand even the slightest setback—we can only project ourselves onto the main characters and experience all sorts of wonderful things. [Smirk][Smirk][Smirk]

46. 496 高 High-Heel Mystery (Sequel) 高跟疑云（续） Liu Nirong, Who Loves Buckwheat Toast爱吃荞麦吐司的刘妮蓉27k WordsCompleted The High-Heel Mystery (Part Two) 44Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 497 南 Nan Xu Heads South 南絮向南 Yusup玉苏普Modern Romance211k WordsOngoing [Not Purely Devoted | Age Gap | Female Growth | Workplace Ensemble | Slow-Burn Daily Life] In the summer of 2006, Qin Nanxu gave up her chance to pursue graduate studies, ended a relationship that had lasted over seven years, and headed south to Linghai alone, carrying her tennis racket. A steady job, weekend tennis, more novels than she could ever finish, and music she could never get enough of; Away from her family of origin, no marriage, no children; As for love, she could enjoy it, but its 133Reads—Score116Shelves
48. 498 音 A Captivating Voice: The Mouse Fell in Love with the Cat 音色动人：老鼠爱上猫 Running Script草书行Urban250k WordsCompleted [Supernatural, Dual Cultivation, Urban High Martial Arts] Carefully written, high-IQ fiction, following a journey from prisoner to god. A book for the soul, beginning with everyday urban life before venturing into the supernatural and then cultivation. One heroine, with the ancient soul Wan'er merging with her as part of the story. A work of traditional literature told in first person. The story is written across three levels of meaning. See how many you can uncover. Bringing you a different 74Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    Niche novels, with a realistic storyline. Dedicated to writing, creating unique works. Like a mountain spring, they nourish your soul. A single female protagonist in the city, blending adventure and the supernatural. Magical yet grounded in everyday life. The further you read, the more you'll discover different realms, bringing a profound impact to your soul.

49. 499 乌 Black Gauze and Rouge 乌纱与胭脂 Writer Lu Tao作家鲁涛Modern Romance205k WordsCompleted Human nature is like the sun: impossible to look at directly. Many people appear charming and refined on the surface, but strip away the facade and you’ll see human nature laid bare. By portraying the real chaos of society, this work exposes the evil and filth within human nature and calls on people to choose kindness and uphold social decency. 7kReads—Score445Shelves
50. 500 开 From the Start, I Was Cyberbullied: Then I Threw the Boomerang Right Back 开局被网暴：反手就扔出回旋镖 Two Chestnuts, for Example举两个栗子Urban601k WordsCompleted Ye Feng was a security guard at a subway station. One day, he was targeted by an online mob after dragging a young woman off the train for disrupting public order and endangering the safety of other passengers. “Is that guard even human?” “He seems like he has violent tendencies.” “That guard is a freak.” “…” The influencer lawyer Sister Yan even declared, “Security guards have no law enforcement authority. Even if she were killing and burning, the guard would have no right to stop her.” One day —Reads—Score—Shelves

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