Novels That Are a Little More Realistic 比较现实一点的小说

1. 1 我 My Wife's Lies 我妻子的谎言 Fu Family Seventeen1傅家十七1Urban162k WordsCompleted The warmth of their newlywed days had barely faded when the lie hidden beneath their marriage certificate came crashing down on Shu Wang. The lovely wife he doted on was none other than the woman his childhood friend Qin Yiming had kept hidden away three years ago. His wife kept the past secret, stumbling over her words and showing no sense of boundaries. Qin Yiming pressed him at every turn, refusing to let go. All the tenderness vanished from Shu Wang's eyes. "After everything you two hid f 9.1kReads—Score419Shelves

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   My wife's lies

2. 2 暧 Flirtatious Player 暧昧玩家 Fu Family Seventeen1傅家十七16k WordsCompleted Flirtatious Player —Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 3 余 The Night Before Yu Manli Died 余曼丽死前的那晚 Fu Family Seventeen1傅家十七16k WordsCompleted The Night Before Yu Manli Died 765Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 4 对 The Divorced Neighbor Across the Hall 对门的离异邻居 Fu Family Seventeen1傅家十七16k WordsCompleted The Divorced Neighbor Across the Hall 1kReads—Score—Shelves
5. 5 遇 How to Deal with Annoying Neighbors... 遇到扰人的邻居，就这样办…… Fu Family Seventeen1傅家十七1Urban6k WordsCompleted This is how to deal with a troublesome neighbor... 966Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 6 被 Trapped in My Boss’s Office... 被困上司办公室后…… Fu Family Seventeen1傅家十七16k WordsCompleted After Getting Trapped in My Boss's Office... 480Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 7 领 After We Got Our Marriage License, I Exposed My Girlfriend's Scam 领证后，我戳破了女友骗局 Fu Family Seventeen1傅家十七1Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted After We Got Our Marriage License, I Exposed My Girlfriend’s Scam 91Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 8 你 What's Your Name? 你叫什么名字 Lu Fanxing陆梵星Modern Romance219k WordsOngoing She's obsessive! She's a hedgehog! She's useless! Everyone attacks and curses her! She drifts between despair and hope. She swings between mania and depression. She's been branded with every awful label. Those who pretend to be good people are really all devils! When her pure soul is covered in dust, she loses her way. Where can she go from there? A twenty-year-old body, an eighty-year-old soul. Can people only live for themselves in a place where they have no friends or family? The female 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Huo Yudong was in despair. She had run away at night, the wind blowing through her loose shirt, her unkempt hair disheveled. Walking in the darkness, the streets bustled with people. She stood alone at the crossroads. The light changed from red to green, then from green to red, then back to green again. Huo Yudong stood there, motionless. She didn't know which way to go. The wind blew fiercely, and she stood at the crossroads, her eyes filled with only confusion. She was like an empty shell, a wandering soul, her spirit and heart emptied.

9. 9 极 The Irresistible Playboy 极品桃花男 The Later Generation Clan后人一族Urban611k WordsCompleted [Urban feel-good story] [Slice of life] [Set in the 2020s] [Realistic everyday life] [Multiple female leads] [Dongguan Prince Hotel] [Transmigration to the apocalypse] [Genetically enhanced super soldiers] 414Reads8.5Score105Shelves

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   A masterpiece of 2016. A fast-paced, multi-female protagonist slice-of-life novel.

10. 10 重 Lao Wang from Chongqing 重庆老王 The Later Generation Clan后人一族Urban1.6M WordsOngoing My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 1.5kReads8.3Score123Shelves
11. 11 沪 Shanghai Auntie’s AI Male Model 沪上阿姨AI男模 The Later Generation Clan后人一族Urban857k WordsCompleted The protagonist, Wang Chen, struggles to survive in an apocalyptic world during the Great Depression, then unexpectedly transmigrates to an alternate-world Shanghai in the 1990s. And so Wang Chen’s happy life begins! 4.2kReads7.1Score277Shelves
12. 12 我 [Dream-Stealing Space] My Dreams Can Charm Girls 【偷梦空间】我的梦境能撩妹 The Later Generation Clan后人一族Urban678k WordsCompleted A feel-good urban story about the entertainment industry, with multiple heroines, celebrities, campus belles, and a touch of the surreal. The male lead obtains a Dream System that lets him enter other people’s dreams and plant whatever scenes and stories he wants. 7.6kReads7.4Score510Shelves
13. 13 末 Apocalypse: The Whole Company Denies the Existence of the 18th Floor 末世：全公司否认18楼存在 On Jiufeng Mountain九峰山上Sci-Fi & Apocalypse783k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + No System + Reborn + Mystery + One Female Lead + Zombies + Hard Sci-Fi + No Mindless Decisions + Revenge] Reborn six hours before the apocalypse, Chu Yan has not only retained his memories of the future, but also mastered the ultimate secret of genetic evolution! He can become the most powerful god in the apocalypse! He frantically stockpiles supplies, builds weapons, modifies vehicles, and saves his parents, racing against time! He will kill his enemies with his own hands and turn 3.4kReads8.7Score284Shelves

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    This post-apocalyptic novel is so realistic that it's immersive. The protagonist is reborn but encounters a world where the script has been altered. His intelligence remains consistently high throughout, the plot twists and turns constantly, the writing is solid, and the foreshadowing builds layer by layer, making it increasingly addictive to read.

14. 14 十 Ten Days, Eighteen-Year-Old Great-Grandma, I'm Not a Scumbag 十日十八岁太奶我不是渣男 The Later Generation Clan后人一族Urban767k WordsCompleted [Urban Imagination] [Surreal] [Multiple Female Leads] [Beijing-Circle Heiresses] [Beautiful Women Around the World] [Entertainment Industry Stars] [Web-Novel Heroines] [Most Beautiful Heroines on Screen] 322Reads6.9Score145Shelves
15. 15 真 The Live-Action Anime World 真人日漫界 The Later Generation Clan后人一族Sports252k WordsCompleted In the future, global attitudes toward marriage and relationships have become warped, and nobody gets married or has children. As a result, the population has plummeted, leaving only 120 million people worldwide. Eastland has 38 million survivors, its cities lie in decline, and human civilization stands on the brink of extinction. 535Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 16 狩 Demon Hunt: A Hunter's Memoir 狩魔手记 Misty Rain Jiangnan烟雨江南Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.2M WordsCompleted After the nuclear war, slaughter began to spread across the entire world. The order of human society completely collapsed, and the law of the jungle became the foremost rule. Once desire was freed from its restraints, there was no road forward, only a choice to turn left or right. Hell lay to the left, and hell lay to the right. 3.4kReads9.2Score643Shelves
17. 17 天 Living the High Life as a Young Master 天上人间当少爷 The Later Generation Clan后人一族Urban543k WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 2.5kReads8.3Score119Shelves
18. 18 风 The Feng Family’s Treasured Mother and Daughter 风家的宝贝母女 The Later Generation Clan后人一族Two Male Leads232k WordsCompleted A novel about love, marriage, and redemption. If I don’t wear the golden headband, how can I save you? If I put on the golden headband, how can I still love you? A love story about the mother and daughter of the Feng family! 1.2kReads6.5Score—Shelves
19. 19 中 After Winning a Hundred Million, I Became My Company's Savior 中奖一个亿后，我成了公司救世主 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Urban424k WordsCompleted [The rating just came out, but it'll slowly improve! No risk in getting on board!] Shen Yanshen casually bought two lottery tickets and won a hundred million. His miserable working life was over for good, and from then on he lived in a mansion and drove a Mercedes. His ex-girlfriend, who had once looked down on him for being poor, came back in tears, begging him to take her back. Shen Yanshen kicked her a hundred meters away. “Get as far away as you can. Can't you see I'm washing my wife's feet? 3kReads5.9Score116Shelves

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    Realistic stories

20. 20 天 The Heavenly Realm 天域 Lazy God懒神Eastern Fantasy482k WordsOngoing Shen Dong lives in seclusion deep in the mountains with his alcoholic father. He has made his living chopping wood since he was ten, though his father has secretly taught him a wealth of knowledge. When Shen Dong turns eighteen, his father passes away. Following his father’s dying words, Shen Dong goes down the mountain. At an inn, he meets Cai Qingquan, a transmigrator, who cheats him out of all his money. Later, the head chef arranges for him to enter Shenglin Academy. His outstanding literary 41Reads9.4Score—Shelves

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    A legendary revenge scene! Shen Dong, relying on information about his father's enemies gleaned from his drunken ramblings, leads his beast-wielding accomplices to raid the hideout of the enemy who had plotted against his father. The enemy leader kneels and begs for mercy—a must-see for revenge-themed fanfiction lovers!

21. 21 百 After the Million-Yuan Year-End Bonus Was Canceled, the Whole Company Regretted It 百万年终奖取消后，全公司都后悔了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted The Million-Yuan Year-End Bonus Was Canceled, and the Whole Company Regretted It 2.1kReads—Score—Shelves
22. 22 裁 They Laid Off the Group Chairman's Heir 裁员裁到集团太子爷 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted They Laid Off the Group's Heir 939Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 23 大 The Fierce Middle-Aged Man 大叔凶猛 Second Uncle Yi易家二叔Urban313k WordsCompleted “I've realized I'm liking you more and more.” Looking at the radiant beauty beside him, Lin Feng felt his heart clench. He wasn't single, and faced with such unexpected candor, he felt not the slightest bit of joy. If anything, his scalp prickled. As soon as Lin Feng took over the Jiangdong branch of Wansheng Plaza, all kinds of temptations came pouring in. What followed was a dangerous struggle of wits, without a single flash of blades. The Game of Thrones, the realities of the workplace, and t 1.6kReads6.1Score104Shelves

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    A middle-aged man flirts with a girl in her early twenties; realistic portrayal of workplace unspoken rules; extreme temptation; delicately written; incredibly good.

24. 24 闪 After a Whirlwind Wedding, I Became a Rich Woman and Didn't Have to Work Night Shifts 闪婚后我成了富婆，还不用上夜班 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭13k WordsCompleted After a Whirlwind Marriage, I Became a Rich Woman and Didn't Have to Work the Night Shift 11.7kReads—Score100Shelves
25. 25 老 After My Husband Returned from a Business Trip to Chengdu, a Casual Short Video Made Me Go Viral 老公从成都出差回来后，我随手发个短视频爆火了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance14k WordsCompleted After My Husband Returned from a Business Trip to Chengdu, a Short Video I Posted on a Whim Went Viral 13.3kReads—Score101Shelves
26. 26 闺 My Best Friend’s Private Kitchen 闺蜜私房菜 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭6k WordsCompleted My Best Friend’s Private Kitchen 1.4kReads—Score—Shelves
27. 27 王 Prince, a Brothel Isn't a Study Hall! 王爷，青楼不是自习室！ Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted Your Highness, a Brothel Is Not a Study Hall! 221Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Based on a true story

28. 28 女 My Daughter Calls His Best Friend Dad, and My CEO Ex-Husband Regrets It Bitterly 女儿认他好兄弟当爸爸，总裁前夫肠子都悔青了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭16k WordsCompleted His daughter calls his best friend Dad, and his CEO ex-husband is consumed with regret. 405Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 29 你 You Tore Up My Critical Condition Notice, So I'll Cut Off Your Group's Lifeline 你撕我病危通知，我断你集团命脉 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭15k WordsCompleted You tore up my critical condition notice. I’ll cut off the lifeline of your entire conglomerate. 213Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 30 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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    A very realistic novel, without dramatic or melodramatic plots. It uses the life in a small town to depict the sweet feelings of youth, and is understated and subtle, resonating with the gentle yet regretful youth of ordinary people.

31. 31 重 Reborn, I Let My Fiancée and Her Lover Stay Together for Good 重生后，放手让未婚妻和奸夫牢牢锁死 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭10k WordsCompleted Reborn, I let my fiancée and her lover bind themselves together for good. 175Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 32 家 My Family Sent Me to Die in My Brother's Place. Now That I've Become a War God, They Beg Me to Acknowledge Them 家族让我替弟从军赴死，我成铁血战神后他们跪求相认 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭11k WordsCompleted My Family Sent Me to Die in My Brother’s Place. Now That I’ve Become a Battle-Hardened God of War, They’re Begging Me to Acknowledge Them 631Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 33 我 After I Left the Family Chat, My Daughter-in-Law Fell Apart 我退出家庭群后，儿媳崩溃了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭6k WordsCompleted After I left the family group chat, my daughter-in-law fell apart 1.8kReads—Score—Shelves
34. 34 老 After My Husband Cheated, I Ran the Company into Bankruptcy 老公出轨后，我把公司搞破产了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted After My Husband Cheated, I Ran the Company into Bankruptcy 5.8kReads—Score—Shelves
35. 35 同 My Desk Mate's Sugar Daddy Is My Dad 同桌的干爹是我爸 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted My deskmate's godfather is my dad —Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 36 人 While I Was Away on a Business Trip, My Home Became Their Love Hotel 人在外地出差，我家成了他们的钟点房 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted While I was away on a business trip, my home became their hourly hotel 3.5kReads—Score—Shelves
37. 37 跟 I Followed My Wife to a Hotel, and I Regretted It 跟踪老婆到酒店后，我后悔了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted I followed my wife to a hotel, and regretted it 6.1kReads—Score—Shelves
38. 38 恶 I'm the One Who'll Deal with the Wicked Neighbor 恶邻自有我来磨 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭7k WordsCompleted Leave It to Me to Deal with the Wicked Neighbor 1Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 39 降 After Being Demoted and Quietly Giving Up, My Incompetent Boss Begged Me to Accept a Promotion 降职摆烂后，草包领导跪求我升职 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted After I Was Demoted and Started Slacking Off, My Incompetent Boss Begged Me on His Knees to Promote Me 2.5kReads—Score—Shelves
40. 40 完 The Perfect 50-50 Split 完美AA制 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭13k WordsCompleted The Perfect 50-50 Split 1.2kReads—Score—Shelves
41. 41 植 My Comatose Husband Woke Up After I Married Him to Bring Him Good Luck 植物人老公被我冲喜冲醒了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted My Vegetative Husband Woke Up After I Married Him for Good Luck 2.5kReads—Score—Shelves
42. 42 试 The Trial-Room Maid 试房丫鬟 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Ancient Romance11k WordsCompleted The House-Testing Maid —Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 43 东 The Dongguan Years 东莞岁月 Diligent Happy Sheep勤奋的喜羊羊Modern Romance2.7M WordsCompleted Set in the late 1990s and early 2000s, this novel tells the story of migrant workers represented by a group of young men and women from the countryside in southwestern Henan. It paints a sweeping picture of their arduous struggle to make a living in the unfamiliar city of Dongguan, vividly recreating the bitterness and sweetness, hardships and joys, love and heartbreak experienced by young factory workers during that fiery era. 2.4kReads7.7Score174Shelves

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    Perfect!

44. 44 疯 A Crazy, Love-Filled Life 疯狂去爱的快活人生 Diligent Happy Sheep勤奋的喜羊羊Modern Romance239k WordsOngoing If you meet the right person at the wrong time, don’t hesitate or waver. Be bold and love them madly. Throw yourself into it without a shred of shame, and you’ll find that life can be a whole lot of fun... 25.1kReads7.2Score1.6kShelves
45. 45 青 Where the Green Mountains Fade Into the Distance 青山归杳处 Book in the Mirror镜中书Modern Romance307k WordsCompleted [Steady, divorced senior leader X gentle, ambitious junior employee; age gap; sweet romance] At first, faced with a powerful, influential figure, Gu Yao feels both intimidated and awed. Then one day, she gets drunk and accidentally ends up in his car, and everything begins to change... P.S. The male lead’s first marriage was in name only. 95.2kReads9.4Score12.3kShelves

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    This is quite realistic; you can learn a lot from it.

46. 46 表 My Cousin Got into Harvard and Had Me Committed to a Mental Hospital 表姐考上哈佛大学，将我送进精神病院 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折12k WordsCompleted My Cousin Got into Harvard and Sent Me to a Mental Hospital 17.8kReads—Score108Shelves

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    Every story is very realistic and engaging.

47. 47 不 Miss Snail Who Doesn’t Want to Work Hard 不想努力的蜗牛小姐 Water Leaves No Trace水不留痕Modern Romance296k WordsCompleted The series comic drama adapted from this novel, "Miss Snail Charges Ahead", is now available to watch on Fanqie and Hongguo. Du Xiaona is a sophisticated, self-serving young woman. To escape her birth family, she tricks her parents into giving her money to buy a house, then orchestrates a blind date, an engagement, and a broken engagement in quick succession... Du Xiaona had planned to stay single for life, but circumstances involving both her parents and herself draw her into one scheme and pre 10.1kReads8.9Score985Shelves

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    The characters and plots are all quite realistic. The female leads tend to have slightly lower energy or harbor inner conflicts, while the male leads are warm, responsible, and consistently supportive and caring. Titles like *The Tree Has a Forest*, *Provoke*, *Dawn Breaks*, *The Orange Tree*, *Waiting for My Beloved*, and *New Kangli* all feature down-to-earth protagonists who aren't CEOs. *The Orange Tree*, although a campus romance, has excellent writing; I even bought a physical copy. *The Neighbor* has a slightly unique theme, with an age gap between the leads and a somewhat platonic relationship. If you don't mind that, you can read it; the romance is particularly delicate, especially the male lead's bittersweet emotions. *Miss Snail* is a bit more tiring to read, with a more complex plot involving intrigue and intrigue in the character relationships and background settings. *The Broken Marriage* features three couples and focuses more on the clash of views on marriage and relationships.

48. 48 老 Even the Honest Get Tired of Being Bullied and Fight Back 老实人欺负久了，也是要反抗的 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted Even Honest People Will Fight Back If They're Bullied for Too Long —Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 49 乔 Qiao Mu Has a Forest 乔木有森林 Wooden Horse Loves Yoyo旋木爱悠悠Modern Romance412k WordsCompleted What kind of romantic sparks will fly when Song Qiao, a cool and aloof teacher who doesn’t believe in love and avoids marriage, meets Chen Sen, a handsome, warmhearted repairman? Song Qiao: “How much for the repairs? I’ll transfer it to you.” Chen Sen: “Don’t worry about it.” Song Qiao: “Why? Are you like this with all your old classmates?” Chen Sen: “Of course not. It depends on our relationship.” Song Qiao: “And what’s our relationship?” Chen Sen: “That’s up to you.” 824Reads8.6Score107Shelves
50. 50 他 After His Herniated Disc, He Swindled People Out of Money and Sex 他腰椎间盘突出后，骗财骗色 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折10k WordsCompleted After His Herniated Disc, He Swindled People Out of Their Money and Their Virtue 305Reads—Score—Shelves

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