Looking for Stories About Ordinary People Falling in Love 想看普通人谈恋爱的文

1. 351 爱 The Sunk Cost of Loving Professor 爱教授的沉没成本 Inkstone Mist and Murmured Words砚雾语Modern Romance335k WordsOngoing [21-year age gap + Secret Crush + Bittersweet Romance + Mutual Firsts + The Husband-Chasing Road to Redemption] An unconventional older professor ✖️ A resilient graduate student From the moment their eyes met, fate had fulfilled its purpose. What happened next was up to them. Nan Xing: I know a person will have many loves in their lifetime. If you can only be a raindrop slowly sliding down the glass of my life, then I would rather live my whole life in Yangcheng’s rainy season. Shangguan Yan: Ba 19Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Teacher and student, male lead in car accident, female lead goes abroad

2. 352 我 Let Me Build You a Home 我来给你装个家 La Jiu Yun腊玖雲Modern Romance250k WordsCompleted Who would lose the house they worked so hard to earn just because they fell in love? Jiang Ning. Who would scrimp on everything, from food and clothes to housing and travel, just because they fell in love? Yang Wu. They were both willing to do it for each other. The road may have been hard, but together they were always happy. In the end, they found a home and a life together, sharing three meals a day through all four seasons. 1.5kReads9.4Score146Shelves
3. 353 明 Tomorrow, I'll Still Love You! 明天，我依然爱你！ Silly Chrysanthemum笨笨菊Modern Romance380k WordsCompleted Shui Qingru is a bright, clever country girl with an ordinary face. Qin Ruxu is a handsome, wealthy young man. They meet again after four years apart, but by then Shui Qingru has two children, and Qin Ruxu is married. Qin Ruxu cries, “Xiaoru, everyone’s picking on me. Can’t you feel a little sorry for me?” Shui Qingru replies helplessly, “Back then, your mother and your fiancée drove me out, and I didn’t cry. Have a little backbone!” 1.7kReads—Score104Shelves

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   This is a romance novel about ordinary people. The female protagonist is intelligent, sunny, and independent; she is not bound by the present, nor afraid of the future. It's both entertaining and funny!

4. 354 走 On the Brink of Divorce 走在离婚的边缘 Chen Mo晨默Urban268k WordsCompleted A friendly reminder: This is a work of realist fiction, and many readers may recognize people they know in it. Please enjoy the story, but don’t assume it’s about you! People say marriage is the grave of love, yet so many still rush toward it. The paths love can take are painfully few: either you part ways and become strangers, or you enter the marital home and stay together for life. When passion fades and love turns into familial affection, marriage becomes the daily routine of meals and chore 105Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Is the romance between the male lead and the second female lead the kind you're looking for?

5. 355 时 Let Time Be Our Matchmaker, and My Life Be My Vow 时间为媒，余生为聘 A Minister of the Common Folk市井之臣Modern Romance416k WordsOngoing Childhood Sweethearts + Bratty Kid + Married Life (This isn't a wish-fulfillment story or a sugary romance. The entire novel is about the petty details of everyday life, so please think twice before reading if that's not your thing.) Before Zheng Xiao was even born, her mother had arranged a betrothal for her with a close friend from her hometown. As a result, Zheng Xiao married Huang Zhengyi as soon as she graduated from college. They soon had a child, but because they never lived on their own 3.9kReads8.7Score359Shelves
6. 356 我 I Might Fall in Love with You 我可能会爱你 The Lion Says Ten狮子曰十Modern Romance238k WordsCompleted At thirty-four, Zhang Xiaonan, an older unmarried woman, finally got married. She hadn't wanted to. She'd already decided to spend her whole life alone. But life is unpredictable: she went on a blind date with a real catch, and married him. After breaking up with his first love, Liu Wenjing thought he would never date or marry again. Then he met an older woman who didn't want a bride price, a house, or a car, and didn't even want him to love her. He figured people had to get married eventually, 3.6kReads8.8Score292Shelves

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   This is very realistic; both the male and female leads are ordinary people.

7. 357 在 Hiding My Girlfriend, Who’s Six Years Older, at a Game Studio 在游戏公司，藏好大我六岁的女友 Ye Ziyou叶字游Urban861k WordsCompleted At a game company called Dreamscape Creations, office romances are strictly forbidden. Anyone who crosses that line is immediately fired. Ye Bing is widely regarded as an untouchable beauty. As the head of the concept art team, she is calm and professional, and one look from her is enough to silence an entire conference room. Chen Mo, meanwhile, is a gifted but taciturn artist on the 3D art team. He dislikes parties, team-building events, and other social activities. When work is over, he just w 1.5kReads6.4Score111Shelves
8. 358 情 Love in the Balance 情陷交易 Jiji Waiwai Kaikaixinxin唧唧歪歪开开心心Modern Romance596k WordsCompleted This is more or less the second installment of Trial Marriage. The later chapters focus on bringing together and showing interactions between the characters from the first book and the younger generation. The earlier chapters tell the coming-of-age story of a brother and sister from a divorced family in a small town, as they grow up, study, live, and fall in love against the backdrop of a typical Chinese family. There are joys and sorrows, sweetness and bitterness. Who can truly understand all t 87Reads—Score—Shelves

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   These books meet the requirements, I recommend them!

9. 359 简 Jian Xin’s Choice 简馨的选择 Jiji Waiwai Kaikaixinxin唧唧歪歪开开心心Modern Romance264k WordsCompleted Jian Xin, an employee at an accounting firm, is delayed by a flight and lands on a rainy night in Ancheng. Mistaking Cheng Geng for a driver of an unlicensed car, she meets him again through work, and they become a couple. Later, work brings her unexpectedly back into contact with Xiang Haichao, whom she met once five years earlier. With his dogged, competitive nature, Xiang Haichao keeps fighting for her, leaving Jian Xin emotionally conflicted time and again. The contrasting personalities of t 276Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 360 脱 Off the Rails 脱轨 Candy Snow Mountain糖果雪山Modern Romance70k WordsCompleted No kissing, no sleepovers, no flirting in public... Those are the rules between them. No matter what happens in bed, they must always keep their distance outside it. Yu Huan and Gao Yan have always been good at that. That is, until a new intern joins Yu Huan's law firm, and the newcomer turns out to be Gao Yan's nephew. That's when things start to go off the rails. 66.9kReads9.5Score6.3kShelves

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    Both books are fantastic, lol [licking screen][licking screen][licking screen]

11. 361 外 Love Delivered with Your Takeout 外卖送来的爱情 Time to Sleep, Sleep, Sleep该睡觉了了了Modern Romance380k WordsCompleted [Rugged construction foreman x struggling livestreamer] [Strong leads x mutual healing x trashy boyfriend at first, doting romance later] Gu Yueji was so broke she livestreamed for over ten hours a day to sell goods and pay off her debts. Still, she felt sorry for the delivery guy whose shoes were worn out and clothes were shabby, and who had to squat by the roadside to eat every meal. So she provided him with food, clothes, and a place to stay. Later, Gu Yueji discovered that the delivery guy’s 3.4kReads9.0Score281Shelves

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    The female lead and the male lead first met when the female lead was arguing with a deliveryman over five yuan. The male lead was a construction foreman who was working as a food deliveryman when he met the female lead. The female lead was livestreaming every day to pay off her debts...

12. 362 试 Trial Marriage 试婚男女 Jiji Waiwai Kaikaixinxin唧唧歪歪开开心心Modern Romance865k WordsCompleted Jiang Chunhua, a budget officer at a construction company, meets Xu Qiushi, an administrative secretary at a private enterprise, on a blind date arranged by their families. But Qiushi never quite falls in love with him. After experiencing her first love, Fang Yuan, as well as Qu Xianghuai and Cheng Ziwei, she starts to feel that falling for someone is difficult. Meanwhile, her younger sister, Qiuhe, unexpectedly meets police officer Zhou Tianmu. Neither of them expects much at first, thinking it 773Reads8.4Score131Shelves
13. 363 乌 The Diary of Nothingness 乌有日记 Xi Qiubei西丘北Modern Romance248k WordsCompleted Signed for print publication [Sensitive and gentle × carefree and aloof] Wu Chun had secretly loved Si Xianghuai for three years at high school. Apart from her best friend, nobody knew. He was dazzling and confident, so radiant that even the sun seemed three shades dimmer beside him. At the attached high school, there were countless girls with a crush on Si Xianghuai. She was the quietest of them all. She never confessed, never disturbed him, and even avoided getting close to him. But later, th 11.3kReads9.4Score1.9kShelves

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    This book!!! The female lead has a somewhat conflicted personality, but the male lead understands her struggles [almost crying]. The writing is incredibly delicate, truly capturing the bittersweet feeling of the female lead's unrequited love in the early stages and her later mutual pursuit. It's so good!!! [Laughing][laughing]

14. 364 穿 Reborn as the Abusive Novel’s Male Lead’s Mother 穿成虐文男主他妈 The Little Cat Fell Asleep小猫睡了Modern Romance159k WordsCompleted [Short story contest] [Foodie fiction] [A sweet little treat] Overnight, she transmigrates into a book with a baby in her belly whose father is unknown. On closer inspection, the baby turns out to be the male lead from the tragic novel she read before. He's a poor little thing whose father doesn't care for him and whose mother doesn't love him. Penniless, Ding Sha relies on her excellent cooking skills to become the food goddess of a construction site. Spicy diced chicken, cured pork with garlic 29.8kReads9.6Score3.4kShelves
15. 365 重 Reborn in the ’70s: The Only Daughter Spoils Her Mute Live-In Son-in-Law 重生70独生女，娇宠哑巴赘婿 Mother Cang Er苍耳妈妈Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted After being reborn, Nian Suisui has two great wishes: first, to have several children with Bai Muyi, so they can be surrounded by grandchildren in their old age. Second, to heal Bai Muyi’s voice. She wants to hear him speak. Bai Muyi has always held the image of a lovely woman in his heart. Before he lost his voice, he once dreamed that one day he might marry her and bring her home. After his voice was ruined, the light in his heart went out. That lovely woman would never have anything to do wit 3.6kReads8.4Score556Shelves

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    ❤️❤️The male protagonist of this book is mute. He looked helplessly at Nian Suisui who was crying, took out another piece of paper, and wrote on it: "If you don't mind that I am mute, I am willing to marry you, become your son-in-law, and do whatever you say."

16. 366 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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    This book depicts the ups and downs of ordinary people's youth, without dazzling geniuses or the halo of wealthy families. Set in a southern county town from 2005 to 2016, the story revolves around teenagers from ordinary families. The male protagonist harbors a deep, unrequited love for Lin Qiyu, a love that ultimately goes unfulfilled. Beyond the unrequited love, it portrays the struggles of ordinary people facing their future and ideals, how they slowly lose themselves under the (mó lì, meaning tempering or refining) of time, revealing the real-life dilemmas of ordinary people.

17. 367 面 The Deadpan Uncle's Hilarious Everyday Life 面瘫大叔的搞笑日常 A Poor Man's Self-Cultivation穷鬼的自我修养Urban904k WordsCompleted Fang Hui is a middle-aged office drone who’s already paid off three loans and isn’t covered by the five types of social insurance. With his deadpan expression, he’s always enjoyed a comfortable life of avoiding socializing unless necessary and slacking off whenever a problem comes up. However, this lovely life began to show signs of going off balance after he celebrated his thirtieth birthday. Pure slice of life + slow-paced 3kReads8.6Score180Shelves

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    Both books feature ordinary people, but in the first one, the male lead's parents have passed away and he has lost part of his memory. The second one leans towards slice-of-life, which some readers might find a bit weak.

18. 368 回 Back in My Hometown, I Became the Rough-Hewn Man's Most Cherished One 回故乡，成了糙汉的心尖宠 Tomatoes Without Skin番茄没有皮Modern Romance226k WordsCompleted [A note before you begin: This is a village story, with a fairly gentle pace. There may also be some dialect.] [The third book in the Return to the Countryside series + both leads are inexperienced + mutual pining + fast-moving romance, slow-paced life + doting, very doting] Su Tai spent nearly four years at the company's Vietnam branch. A year had passed since she submitted her request to transfer back to headquarters in China, but it still hadn't come through. She did the math: she had over 20 9.5kReads8.9Score937Shelves

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    A story about two people secretly in love for each other for years, and both the male and female leads have mouths! Purely sweet with no angst. The beginning is just a small interlude, so be sure to read the first five chapters!!!

19. 369 城 The City Gate Caught Fire, and I Got Caught in the Crossfire 城门失火，殃及了我 A Promise Worth a Fortune一诺重金Modern Romance356k WordsCompleted Qian Zheng picked up the teapot on the table, poured her a glass of water, and casually asked, “Have you dated anyone over the years?” His tone was as natural as if he’d asked, “Have you eaten?” Yan Yan looked up at him, unable to find any hint of emotion on his face. He still had that same “I can do what I want, and I’m always right” look. The bastard who had once hurt her so badly that every inch of her had felt bruised now dared to ask her this. She took a sip of water and answered seriously, 12kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves

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    🐟🐟This is a must-read! The male lead's mouth is just awful! He's a master of witty comebacks. I was laughing so hard in bed last night. The female lead is so kind, a bright little sun, bringing warmth and healing to the male lead.

20. 370 总 The CEO’s Secretly Married Employee 总裁的隐婚小职员 Old Edmond老爱德蒙Modern Romance180k WordsCompleted Lu Jingchen, the ruthless business tycoon feared across the internet, is cold, aloof, and in control of the city’s capital. Until one night at a lavish gala, when a young woman working there temporarily mistakes him for a miserable guy who’s just been dumped. Qin Qinghuan hands him a glass of orange juice and says earnestly: “Bro, if they say bye, just say bye. The next one will be even sweeter.” Because of that corny consolation, Lu Jingchen searches the entire internet for all 347 people named 28Reads—Score—Shelves

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    To outsiders, he's a ruthless businessman; to her, he's a stubborn queen. She does things but doesn't say anything, and if caught, her ears turn bright red. Her secret crush: pretending not to know him in the elevator, staring intently at one seat during a company-wide meeting, two lights reflecting off each other across forty-six floors during late-night overtime, colleagues swooning over the CEO next to her, and she can only lower her head and suppress a laugh.

21. 371 姐 Big Sister Is Too Sweet, and Her Younger Boyfriend Is a Little Wild 姐姐喊太甜，年下弟弟有点野 Yin Ji殷悸Modern Romance230k WordsCompleted [Complete] [Clear-headed, dazzling traditional Chinese painting teacher × elegant, privileged playboy college student] [Younger man + playboy reforms + groveling pursuit + sweet romance + happy ending] Qin Suyue and Liang Youjing have been married for three years. Liang Youjing is considerate and protective of her in every way, and everyone envies their relationship. She never expected another woman to show up at her door. “Qin Suyue, I’m pregnant with Liang Youjing’s child.” “How long has this 2.5kReads9.2Score199Shelves

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    🍑🍑① The female lead's three-year marriage ended with her husband bringing another woman to her door, who even claimed to be pregnant with his child. The female lead got drunk and ended up with the male lead. The female lead is eight years older than the male lead, making it a May-December romance. The male lead would rather be the other woman than leave the female lead...

22. 372 心 My Heart Flutters! There's a Beam of Moonlight in His Eyes 心动！他眼里有一束月光 Three Lives, Three Three叁生三三Modern Romance599k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication] [Rebirth + School Life + Healing + Inspirational] Gu Hanzhang is reborn, returning to the beginning of her dark life. In her previous life, a devil set his sights on her and imprisoned her in a gilded cage where sunlight never reached, making her his plaything. Back then, she thought it would be worth it if sacrificing herself meant the people around her could live well. But in the end, she could never see her family again while they were alive; her mentor died in 30.1kReads9.5Score3.9kShelves

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    🍒🍒2️⃣The girl's unparalleled beauty brought misfortune to the female protagonist. In her previous life, she was bitten by a pervert. The female protagonist was reborn in the darkest moment. She struggled to crawl towards the light, because only by being in the light could she prevent the demons in the shadows from running rampant.

23. 373 和 After Moving in with My Childhood Friend’s Younger Brother, He Flirted Me Senseless 和竹马弟弟同居后，我被撩疯了 Tu Xiaoli涂小璃Modern Romance133k WordsCompleted [Older woman and younger man, childhood sweethearts, one-on-one romance, both virgins, long-planned pursuit] During graduation season, Chi Xia’s childhood friend, whom she hadn’t seen in years, came to stay with her. He took care of all the housework and was so sweet and considerate that Chi Xia could just lie flat. Who knew that come nightfall, Shao Zeyan would turn into a completely different person? First day: “I’m upset, Sis. Cheer me up.” Second day: “Sis, I’m scared of thunder. Stay with m 8.9kReads9.3Score1.1kShelves
24. 374 打 How Can a Wage Slave Survive in a Melodramatic Novel? 打工人在狗血小说里如何苟活 Rain Eaves Daddy雨檐霸霸Modern Romance254k WordsCompleted Also known as How to Survive as an Office Worker in a Dogblood Novel and The Self-Cultivation of a Corporate Drone Complete. The ending may be a little rushed, but I finished it properly. It isn't abandoned. Li Fu accidentally transmigrated into a dogblood novel called The CEO's Runaway Little Wife. She didn't have a System giving her missions, a golden finger, or the role of the novel's heroine, the little wife. She was the CEO's personal secretary. She would help the CEO find love and witness 1.8kReads9.2Score239Shelves

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    The love story of two assistants is quite ordinary.

25. 375 宜 A Good Match for Marriage 宜嫁宜娶 Wawa Is Not a Cabbage Heart娃娃不是菜心Modern Romance645k WordsCompleted Welcome, drama fans! Two storylines: [son of a bureau chief x daughter of a deputy director] & [high-ranking official’s family x heiress] Ji Yunjia found Song Jiming holding her camisole, looking puzzled. “How is this so padded when you haven’t even put it on?” His gaze drifted to her chest. It wasn’t big, but it didn’t look small either. He chuckled. “Ms. Ji, you’ve got quite a lot of padding there.” Ji Yunjia’s face burned. She hurriedly snatched it from him. “What do you know?” She was wearin 23.2kReads9.0Score1.9kShelves

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    I finished watching it in about a week. The female lead is very realistic; she falls in love after an arranged marriage, and the gradual development of the relationship is very captivating. Many of her character traits and life lessons are classic and worth learning.

26. 376 回 I Went Back to My Hometown and Fell for a Rough-Hewn Man at First Sight 回老家我对糙汉一见钟情啦 Poop Expert阿粪专家Modern Romance255k WordsCompleted Early on: a playful heroine pursues the hero + the hero falls for her on his own + fast-paced romance with an assertive heroine Later: the hero wins her back + the hero uses his charms + an adorable child plays matchmaker [Clear-headed but conflicted young woman vs. mature, reserved tough guy] The male lead is a hopeless romantic. Jiang Jiu'an decides to return to her hometown for work. When some thugs try to cozy up to her outside the train station, a man steps in to save her. Looking at the ta 158Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female lead works a regular job while the male lead owns a supermarket. They have their sweet moments and arguments, the bags are beautiful, and they have a child later on.

27. 377 0 The Gen Z Female Engineer Whips the Workplace into Shape 00后女工程师整顿职场 A Heartbeat Hidden in a Comma心跳藏进逗号里15k WordsCompleted A post-2000s female engineer sets the workplace straight. 1.2kReads—Score—Shelves
28. 378 暴 In the Apocalyptic Downpour, My Little Sister Has a System That Enlarges Things a Hundredfold 暴雨末世，妹妹有放大百倍系统 AAA Wholesale Leather Shoes, Boss HeAAA皮鞋批发何总11k WordsCompleted In the apocalypse of torrential rain, my younger sister has a System that magnifies things a hundredfold. 1.4kReads—Score—Shelves
29. 379 高 He Panicked When I Kept My College Choices from My Childhood Friend 高考志愿不告诉竹马后，他慌了 An Chen Xu安辰许27k WordsCompleted He Didn't Tell His Childhood Friend About His College Applications, and She Panicked 1.5kReads—Score—Shelves
30. 380 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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    They're just ordinary people dating!

31. 381 今 No One Sleeps Tonight 今夜无人入眠 Lai Ji来汲Modern Romance535k WordsCompleted Xu Qingqie always thought his marriage to Li Simei was just a convenient arrangement at the right time. But she often looked at him with the hopeful eyes of a wife waiting for her husband, and little by little he began to think that maybe things could go on like this. It wasn’t that he had fallen for her. He just pitied her. Until one day, he realized Li Simei had never truly entered into their marriage, nor given him her heart. His rival, Xu Chuang, whom he looked down on and considered inferio 19.9kReads8.8Score3.2kShelves

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    The first book is about modern glasses, and the second is a period novel. I feel that the male and female protagonists in both books have fairly ordinary character designs for a novel.

32. 382 娇 The Sweet Young Lady Returns to the Countryside, and Her Lovesick Admirer Is Shocking 娇娇小姐回乡村，痴汉手段太惊人 Yi Shuilan易水岚Modern Romance549k WordsCompleted [Both leads’ first love + a domineering CEO from the southwest goes rural + intense romantic push and pull + quiet devotion gets a response + realistic, sweet romance] A gentle, abstinent old flame × a stunning, pure and alluring little white rabbit City girl Chen Man returns to the countryside to care for her grandmother and discovers that her neighbor is an incredibly handsome, domineering CEO. In outsiders’ eyes, Chen Man is refined and elegant. But no one has ever seen her other side. In 149.2kReads9.5Score20kShelves

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    The female lead is a beauty blogger who goes home to take care of her sick grandmother. The male lead is wealthy but lives in the countryside to recuperate. He's the grandmother's neighbor and usually takes good care of her. The grandmother was the female lead's only relative, and after her grandmother passed away, the male lead and his family stayed with her. There are no awful characters, and the story is very relatable. I've watched it at least five times.

33. 383 九 The 1990s: A Rugged Man’s Sweetheart 九零，糙汉宠甜妻 Tomatoes Without Skin番茄没有皮Modern Romance341k WordsCompleted [No transmigration, no rebirth, no golden finger] [Both partners' first love + period setting + rugged man + everyday family life + making a fortune + devoted husband] Zhang Wenwen married a rugged man when she was twenty-three. Many people in the village told her to her face that she'd married a very rich man, but behind her back they mocked her for looking all over and ending up with a rough country fellow. She didn't care. Other people's words had always gone in one ear and out the other. She 6kReads8.4Score577Shelves
34. 384 嘉 Jiahe Wanggang, Goodbye Forever 嘉禾望岗，再也不见 Old Blade of Nanpu南浦老刀Modern Romance39k WordsCompleted This urban romance drama focuses on the struggles of real life. The story begins at a wedding banquet that falls apart over the bride price. The staggering difference between 38,000 yuan and 388,000 yuan thrusts Chen Rui and Lin Xiaowen, two young people who once loved each other, into the center of a media storm. Beset by family pressure and online harassment, their love goes from their first meeting at Jiahe Wanggang subway station to pledging themselves to each other by the Pearl River, befor 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A sweet romance between migrant workers in Guangzhou. Unfortunately, the process was suffocating due to the dowry customs in their respective hometowns.

35. 385 芷 Zhining’s Winter 芷宁的东天 Snow Drifting Through the Borderlands边城飘雪Modern Romance325k WordsCompleted At thirty, Zhining had long since stopped believing in love and decided to live alone, freely and on her own terms. Then a chance game of murder mystery brought the forceful, passionate Shao Dong into her quiet life. His overwhelming possessiveness and affection threw off her familiar rhythm. She had thought she would never fall in love again, but when faced with someone willing to do anything for her, The resolve she had held for years to never marry began to waver. At the halfway point of life 288Reads—Score102Shelves

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    So realistic it's relatable! This is what adult romance is like for ordinary people! No domineering CEO tropes, no unrealistic plot twists! A 30-year-old career woman, laid-back and resigned, is plagued by internal conflicts and doesn't believe in love! She meets a gentle yet aloof male lead in a murder mystery game, and their relationship blossoms into mutual healing! The contrasting jealousy, the subtle ambiguity, the natural sweetness, and the incredibly realistic character development are all top-notch!

36. 386 守 Alone in an Empty Room, While the Factory Director Next Door Holds Me Close at Night 守空房，隔壁厂长夜揽小蛮腰 Milky Pear Boba奶梨啵啵Modern Romance334k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Rugged Hero + Both Pure in Love + Sweet Romance + Traditional Story, No Rebirth or Transmigration] [Pretty Widow + Untamed Steel Mill Director, With a Striking Difference in Build and Skin Tone, and Chemistry Through the Roof] After her husband dies in an underground accident, He Xiaohe becomes the “jinx widow” everyone at the steel mill thinks they can bully. Her vicious mother-in-law wants to seize her house, then sell her off to the countryside for a bride price. Her shamele 2.2kReads—Score102Shelves

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    Look how beautiful it is!

37. 387 觊 Coveting Summer 觊觎夏天 Shen Wei沈味Modern Romance310k WordsCompleted Fatherly younger man, cool and seemingly innocent but secretly scheming × spoiled and willful, a skilled flirt; school days to city life [Not-quite-siblings + Rekindled romance + Reunited after years apart] Everyone on Changqing Street knew Yu Xia and He Wenqing were the most loving stepsiblings around. Too bad their fragile blended family fell apart when they were thirteen. Yu Xia left Wucheng with her mother, and before long, all contact was lost. When they reunited, Yu Xia was too busy remin 3kReads9.2Score378Shelves

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    It's a pseudo-older woman-younger man romance. The female lead's mother and the male lead's father remarried and became a family. The male lead's feelings are hidden and restrained. Later, because their parents divorced, they separated. They met again in college. There was a slight angst because of the female lead's mother separating again, but it was just right. I like this kind of male lead, who only loves the female lead from beginning to end.

38. 388 穿 After I Fell into the Drama, I Became a Bug in Romance in the Rain 穿剧后，我在情深深雨濛濛里当BUG Milky Pear Boba奶梨啵啵Female-Channel Fanfiction27k WordsCompleted After Entering the Drama, I Became a BUG in Romance in the Rain 18Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 389 长 The Long River Flows into the Sea 长河入海流 Yi Luo Cheng Shang伊洛成殇Urban438k WordsCompleted The day he said he was going to marry the girl he had always loved, she smiled and wished him happiness, then turned and deleted all their chat history. That was the third year she had spent by his side. When he was down, she made him porridge. When he couldn’t sleep, she stayed up talking with him. When he said, “I’ll wait for you,” she believed him. Later, he gave everything for the girl he had always loved, only to fall into ruin. Everyone left. Only she crossed the city to come to him. He 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    An idealistic yet realistic story, featuring unrequited love in the early stages, a heart-wrenching romance in the middle, and sweetness in the later stages. The protagonist achieves success in both love and career, a double triumph. It's not a wish-fulfillment story, the pace is slow, and it might be a bit dull in the beginning, but it gets better later on.

40. 390 他 He Went Wild with a New Lover, So I Married into the Elite 他寻新欢放纵，我嫁顶级权贵 Milky Pear Boba奶梨啵啵16k WordsCompleted He chased a new lover and lived it up, while I married into the most powerful family. 50Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 391 他 They All Call Me a Fool 他们都叫我傻子 Yellow Sand Filling the Sky漫天黄沙Urban205k WordsCompleted [Childhood, school, love, memories, partings and deaths, reflections on life] When I was young, I thought that if I stuck with something, I could surely make it happen. Only later did I understand that everything ultimately comes down to fate. When Cao Lina and I hooked pinkies and made our promise, I was sure I could keep it. In the end, though, nothing went as I had hoped. When Han Jiayi told me, “I’ll wait for you at university,” all that awaited us in the end was a curtain call and a crowd d 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It has life, it has romance, it has life.

42. 392 末 I Became His Woman in the Apocalypse, but His Wife Came Back 末日里我成了他的女人，但他的妻子回来了 Milky Pear Boba奶梨啵啵6k WordsCompleted I Became His Woman at the End of the World, but His Wife Came Back 8Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 393 愠 The Sullen Tavern 愠色酒馆 Cheng An'an, Don't Get a Tattoo程安安不要纹身啊Modern Romance159k WordsOngoing [Redemption ✘ Second Male Lead Takes the Lead ✘ Road Trip Fiction] After the domineering CEO achieves success, what becomes of the supporting characters in his story, especially his unattainable first love? The main story always seems to revolve around the CEO and his sweet young wife. Meanwhile, his first love gets no more than a passing mention. Was the woman who left him really wicked? Did she really deserve what happened to her? Jiang Yun was Xu Zhao's first love. This time, let's turn our a 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book, written on Jinjiang Literature City, is so good it's almost unbelievable 😭. The female lead, Jiang Yun, is the white moonlight of the domineering CEO Xu Zhao. In previous stories, she was a minor supporting character who was only briefly mentioned. After leaving Xu Zhao, she isolated herself for five years, during which time she didn't make a single friend. Later, she met the second male lead, Shen Zangwen, the owner of the Yunse Tavern, a rough man who climbed his way up from the bottom. He gradually guided her out of her shell. Later, during a road trip along the 318 Sichuan-Tibet Highway, the female lead slowly reconciled with herself. The climax chapter, where she encounters a marmot in Litang, has already been released. After so much heartache, the readers are finally getting some sweet moments!

44. 394 迟 A Love That Comes Too Late Is Worth Less Than Grass, and the Boy Next Door Is No Exception 迟来的深情比草贱，邻家哥哥也不例外 Milky Pear Boba奶梨啵啵7k WordsCompleted Love that comes too late is worth less than grass, and the boy next door is no exception. 11Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 395 校 The Day the Campus Beauty Died, Time Stopped 校花死的那天，时间卡住了 Milky Pear Boba奶梨啵啵30k WordsCompleted The Day the Campus Belle Died, Time Stopped 1Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 396 保 The Sweet, Flirtatious Nanny Makes the Aloof Lawyer’s Heart Race 保姆甜美撩人，禁欲律师脸红心跳 Dive into the Five Oceans to Catch Turtles下五洋捉鳖Modern Romance104k WordsCompleted [Housekeeper + Age Gap + Sweet Romance + 100,000-Character Short Story + Northeastern CEO + Foodie Novel] After resigning from her job, Cheng Nuo found herself a live-in housekeeper position. It paid 10,000 yuan a month, with room and board included. All she had to do was cook and clean, which was ridiculously easy for someone like Cheng Nuo, who was skilled at just about everything! But as she went about her work, Cheng Nuo began to notice that her employer was looking at her in a rather strang 3.5kReads9.0Score290Shelves

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    The female lead is a live-in nanny, and the male lead is a lawyer and a partner in a law firm. The female lead cooks incredibly nutritious and delicious meals, and both leads have great personalities. It's worth checking out...

47. 397 扑 Falling Into Your Arms 扑了个满怀 Chixu炽叙Modern Romance290k WordsCompleted Also known as: Open Up! My White Moonlight Is Coming In * Sweet, gentle beauty with a cool, aloof man who secretly cries easily * Variety show director and novelist / game designer After Ting Nan was cheated on by her scumbag boyfriend, she returned to her hometown of Pingnan. As luck would have it, Pingnan was hit by its once-in-a-century red lightning warning. With nowhere else to go, she had no choice but to knock on the door of Aunt Song, her mother's close friend from her youth. The door op 3kReads8.9Score307Shelves

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    [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration]

48. 398 和 After Marrying the Tyrannical Crown Prince 和暴戾太子爷联姻后 I'm a Little Fishhead Star是鱼头星星呀Modern Romance357k WordsCompleted [Print Edition Signed] [Gentle, Delicate Beauty x Cold, Ruthless Young Master] As the fake heiress of a wealthy family, Shen Zhiyi has always lived cautiously in the Shen household. She does whatever her family arranges, never daring to defy them in the slightest. Even when they arrange for her to marry the notoriously violent young heir of the capital's elite, she accepts without complaint. Only on the night she learns the news does she secretly soak her pillow with tears. Xie Zhuo is the young 110kReads9.2Score15.9kShelves

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    I recommend these 7 books, all written by the same author, Yu Tou Xing Xing. Each one is fantastic, definitely worth getting into! They're incredibly sweet and you won't be able to put them down. ੧ᐛ੭

49. 399 与 I Married My Secret Crush First, Then Fell in Love 与暗恋对象先婚后爱了 I'm a Little Fishhead Star是鱼头星星呀Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted [Cool, aloof beauty × rebellious young master] Jiang Shuyue is distant by nature and dislikes dealing with people. Even her parents are at a loss over her coolness, and often criticize her for it. She has always known the truth: her parents criticize her simply because they don't like her. The one they love is their adopted daughter, who grew up in the Jiang family. When she was twenty-five, she made a deal with her parents: she would agree to an arranged marriage, on the condition that they nev 27.5kReads9.1Score2.7kShelves
50. 400 如 How to Conquest a Lazybones 如何攻略一条咸鱼 I'm a Little Fishhead Star是鱼头星星呀Modern Romance298k WordsCompleted [A bold, straightforward girl who flirts without realizing it × an arrogant campus heartthrob who overthinks himself into falling for her] After starting college, Song You had just three things on her daily schedule: classes, eating, and sleeping. Then a chance encounter during PE class gave her chance to break out of her uneventful routine. Her friend asked, “Why did you suddenly decide to pursue Pei Jinyue?” Song You blushed for no apparent reason. “Because he looks very capable.” That wasn’t 3kReads8.9Score356Shelves

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