Any Down-to-Earth Stories? Nothing With Over-the-Top Pampering 有没有贴近生活的书，不要那种动不动就各种宠溺的

1. 651 小 A Small-Town Lawyer's Journey to Level Up 小城女律师打怪升级记 Perhaps Not Just a Pond Dweller莫非池中物Modern Romance63k WordsCompleted After graduating from college, Lin Jia chose neither to stay in the big city nor to return to her hometown. Instead, she packed her bags and headed for the small southern city she had always dreamed of. A lively young lawyer sets off on a journey of challenges and growth. 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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   After graduating from college, Lin Jia did not choose to stay in a big city or return to his hometown. Instead, he took his luggage and went to the small southern town that he longed for. The energetic female lawyer from a small town embarks on a journey of fighting monsters and upgrading.

2. 652 与 Sharing His Bed 与他共枕 A Page of Fireworks一纸烟火Modern Romance516k WordsCompleted (Adapted into the short drama "Miss Xu, Don’t Settle". The Tomato-produced short drama "Sharing His Bed" launched on Tomato on November 26.) Shang Yiran and Xu Mubai have been married for five years, and have spent all five fighting. Three years into their marriage, Xu Mubai became pregnant. She tried to tell Shang Yiran, “Let’s make a real go of this.” He responded with cold indifference. After that, they each went their own way. One is cold, arrogant, and conceited; the other is stubborn and u 8.4kReads9.1Score650Shelves

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   This one is definitely a down-to-earth boss. He doesn't get an unlimited card starting at 1 million, he doesn't get access to high-end restaurants at any time, and he doesn't get a big mansion at every turn. If the couple gets angry, they will be assigned to clean the old house and do hoeing work that makes them unable to straighten their backs. You can continue to eat the remaining dishes for your second meal.

3. 653 卧 My Undercover Brother Is Covered in Wounds, and His Good Girl Brings Him a World of Light 卧底哥哥一身伤，乖宝赠他满身光 Yang Susu羊酥酥Modern Romance511k WordsCompleted Now available in print | Energetic comic artist × cold, world-weary undercover narcotics agent [They save each other + devoted couple + happy ending] On the first day after moving into her rental, Tong Yan saw someone picking the lock on the door across the hall. She kindly called the police, only to discover that the handsome “thief” was actually her neighbor. Later, Tong Yan found out her neighbor was a man of many jobs: food delivery guy / designated driver / rich second-generation / PTSD suf 36.6kReads9.5Score5.8kShelves
4. 654 天 The Heavenly Eye Feng Shui Master 天眼风水师 Light of the Dao道之光Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [A feng shui novel] [Featuring feng shui, Daoist medicine, psychology, and economics; read faces and phone numbers] [Practical insights] [Explaining the esoteric with science] My master hastily taught me the art of divination and passed down a few books. Before I even had the chance to formally begin my training in the mountains, he sent me down into the world to help people... Where can I even go to complain about that? Amid the mortal world, I help others and cultivate myself. 627.8kReads9.6Score138.8kShelves
5. 655 乡 The Countryside: The Village Young Master's Extraordinary Life 乡村：村少的妖孽人生 Zeng Yi曾呓Urban1.2M WordsCompleted A country boy despised by the village chief's wife gets involved with a wealthy young man's woman in town. When the affair is exposed, he has no choice but to flee the town in the dead of night and seek his fortune elsewhere. Will he live in obscurity from then on, or fight his way to a life of wealth and glory? 11.8kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves
6. 656 孤 Lone Wanderer 孤行者 Wang Yiwang王已忘Urban2.9M WordsCompleted An abandoned “simpleton” takes his first bold step, and a brilliant, shining life begins to unfold. Life’s wonders are not made up of laughter alone. There are far more tears along the way, but come rain or shine, he presses on and grows stronger! 188.5kReads9.4Score15.6kShelves
7. 657 嫁 Marrying Mr. Yu 嫁给喻先生 Da Er Lin达尔林Modern Romance375k WordsCompleted [The print edition of the same name is now available / The short drama of the same name is now streaming] [Cheerful artist vs. aloof, calculating professor] [Age gap + marriage before love + sweet romance + long-planned courtship + slow-burn love] Shi Sheng and Yu Wenzhou met on a blind date. But even on their wedding day, she still couldn't figure out what Yu Wenzhou saw in her. Since they didn't have much of a romantic foundation, Shi Sheng thought it would be good enough if they could at leas 28.5kReads9.4Score3.9kShelves

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   Love that is close to real life makes people feel the same and make their hearts swell. What does a young couple with a huge age difference look like? She is making trouble, and he is laughing. The two are in a workplace romance. Even daily life can give people an interesting and comfortable emotional tone. The male protagonist is a gentle professor who is knowledgeable and knowledgeable. He is dedicated and can always resolve it with humorous emotional intelligence. I believe that seeing the relationship between the last two people finally come to fruition, you will also smile with joy in front of the screen.

8. 658 食 The Two Pleasures of Food and Sex 食色二事 Sesame Malt Candy芝麻杆糖Modern Romance169k WordsCompleted In his twenties, Liu Zhu became the man who married a woman with a child. He devoted himself to his family, working himself to the bone for ten whole years. In return, his wife cheated on him with her ex-husband, the scumbag who had once abandoned her and her daughter. After divorcing her, Liu Zhu was utterly distraught, and then he got into a car accident. In his hospital room, he met an old man who had no one to care for him. The old man felt they were fated to meet. On his deathbed, he told L 13.5kReads9.0Score1.4kShelves
9. 659 太 The Sun Shines Bright on My Transmigration into a Book 太阳当空照穿书 You Ziyu佑子瑜Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted (Transmigrating into a book + romantic redemption + lighthearted, with a little angst. The heroine has a lot of inner monologue and is shameless; she seems gentle on the outside, but is a total goofball inside.) Heroine: A struggling student who seems gentle, obedient, and well-behaved, but actually has all the bad habits of a delinquent, and is shameless to boot. Hero: A genuine top student who seems cold, aloof, and hard to get along with, but is actually kindhearted, softhearted, and well br 468Reads8.6Score—Shelves
10. 660 少 Keep Moving Forward, Young Man 少年且前行 Li Xiangxiang李想想Urban1.6M WordsCompleted Bearing the hopes of his disabled parents and supported by every uncle and elder in Kaoshan Village, Wang Yan arrived in Binhai carrying a fertilizer sack full of the future. He stepped onto campus and began his journey toward changing his life… 72.1kReads9.5Score8kShelves
11. 661 豪 The Abandoned Heiress Moved Next Door to the Police Station 豪门弃妇搬到了派出所隔壁 Scallion Pancake with an Extra Egg手抓饼要加鸡蛋Modern Romance296k WordsCompleted [Signed for Print Publication] In a sentence: “Guarding Xingfuli, living in Xingfuli.” [Modern Sweet Romance | Gentle, Clear-Headed Heroine × Sunny, Sincere Police Officer Hero | Hero Is a Virgin] At eighteen, Shen Deyin was engaged. At twenty-two, she married into the Si family. Her life had been arranged for her from an early age. The “model marriage” in everyone's eyes trapped both her and Si Heng. So on the day, five years later, that Si Heng took full control of the Si family, the first thi 9.2kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves
12. 662 第 The Twenty-Sixth Summer Solstice 第二十六个夏至 Fang Shi Yuan Is Fang方式圆是方Modern Romance44k WordsOngoing [Reunion after years apart + unrequited love + endless push and pull] HE At twenty-five, Jiang Zhi found the diary she'd accidentally lost in high school. Hidden inside were a boy's feelings that he'd kept to himself for over a decade... "Chen Yanqing, you're like the turning point in my life, the point where everything changed. In a mathematical function, it's called an inflection point. It marks the moment that changed the downward course of my life." At twenty-five, Chen Yanqing made three b —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Take a look at this book. The male and female protagonists are as real as the people around them. They are very close to real life. There are no messy and outrageous stories.

13. 663 国 The Chinese Bodyguard 国产保镖 Practicalist实战派Urban476k WordsOngoing [Urban] [Special Forces] [Bodyguard] [Based on real life] [Workplace] [Realistic] My name is Xiao He. I grew up in the countryside of Heilongjiang. I enlisted at seventeen and left the army at nineteen. I've worked as a bodyguard for over ten years. I've worked for plenty of bosses: real estate developers, film company owners, oil traders, people in shady businesses, gamblers in Macau... Some were worth tens of billions, while others ended up behind bars soon enough. A lot of people think a body 54Reads6.3Score877Shelves

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    This one is super cool and comes from real life. There are some areas that have not been touched before, which are very fresh.

14. 664 救 Help! What Should I Do About the Baby I Conceived with a Returned Educated Youth? 救命！怀了回城知青的崽怎么办？ Thousand-Layer Crushed Ice千层碎碎冰Modern Romance1.0M WordsOngoing [1970s + transmigrate into a book + face-slapping + no golden finger] Xia Meng transmigrated. She landed in the poverty-stricken 1970s, in the body of a village girl who was pregnant out of wedlock and desperate enough to want to die. In the original novel, an educated youth abandoned her. She raised their child alone, playing both father and mother, and wore herself out by the age of forty. When the child grew up, his biological father appeared to claim him. By then, he had become a leading sci 7.4kReads8.9Score408Shelves

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    The parents are short-sighted, and the people in the alleys

15. 665 祁 Qi, Are You Really Giving Up on Pursuing Me? 祁同学，真的不继续追了吗 Crazy Little Tortoise疯狂小乌龟Modern Romance538k WordsCompleted An utterly unremarkable boy writes the girl he's secretly loved for three years into an essay for a mock exam, letting everyone know how much he favors her. But in real life, he's never had the courage to say a single word to her. He's too ordinary, while she's far too outstanding. Years later, at a blind date arranged by his friends, his heart recognizes her before he does. But when a sudden crisis hits his family, his insecurity and sensitivity make him avoid her at every turn. Yet she's like 5.2kReads8.9Score595Shelves

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    I've read them all for you, and they'll definitely suit your taste. You can take them away without any thanks [Chigua]

16. 666 凑 A Marriage of Convenience with Extra-Sweet Romance 凑合夫妻，糖分超标 Xu Buyi许不宜Modern Romance270k WordsCompleted Originally titled The Secretary’s Little Lamb [Clearheaded, sensitive saleswoman X composed, divorced male official] [Heroine: 28, hero: 35, seven-year age gap, flash marriage, lightly sweet] Yang Mian & Xie You’an What is love? Yang Mian didn’t understand it, nor did she expect it. With thirty fast approaching, at an age when even friends, family, and dogs were sick of her, she hurriedly got married. Love was nothing at all. Xie You’an had seen through it. At an age when he still had ne 4.7kReads8.9Score438Shelves
17. 667 斯 The Bashful Doctor and the 1980s Butcher Girl Who Won't Stop Spoiling Him 斯文医生脸红红八零杀猪婆追着哄 Gu Nuanqing顾暖卿Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Short dramas 1–4 and the animated series are releasing simultaneously~ [Period setting + marriage first, love later + fiercely protective + older woman/younger man + no transmigration or rebirth] [Bold, career-minded pig butcher vs. refined, reserved, easily embarrassed doctor] Everyone in Chihe Town knew Yun Tianjiao. When it came to looks and figure, if she came in second, no one would dare claim first place. But when it came to her fiery temper, she was just as unmatched in town. That was exa 11.6kReads9.0Score826Shelves
18. 668 古 From Ancient Times to the Modern Age: The Willful Young Lady of the 1960s 古穿今：六十年代任性大小姐 Another Road另路Modern Romance417k WordsCompleted [Childhood sweethearts / gentle male lead and lively female lead / no golden finger, black market / ancient-to-modern transmigration / past and present lives / coming-of-age romance] In her past life, she was a sheltered young lady, and he was a stern, aloof scholar who, unable to pass the imperial exams, became her family’s tutor. The court was in turmoil. When Yun’an City, where the young lady lived, fell, enemy troops stormed in to burn, kill, and plunder. Her family abandoned her because she 6.9kReads8.7Score698Shelves
19. 669 七 A Realistic Life for a Family in the 1970s 七零一家人的写实生活 Picking Up a Pen for No Reason无事提笔Modern Romance528k WordsCompleted [A rural story set in Suzhou] [No transmigration, no wish fulfillment, and an unhurried pace] [A down-to-earth farming story set in a bygone era] [An ensemble cast] Liang Qiuhua is the third child in the family. Perceptive and sensible, she takes an interest in embroidery, becomes an apprentice, and gradually blossoms into her own life. Liang Dahua, the eldest, is the family's best-looking member and a good-hearted pushover. Liang Erhua, the second child, is a street loafer who dreams of making 126Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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    Close to life, real, warm and daily, written comfortably and eloquently, it is not ridiculous at all. It writes about the struggle of a family of five brothers and sisters between the 1970s and the millennium.

20. 670 心 After Her Heart Dies and She Leaves Home, They Regret It 心死离家后，她们却后悔了 Nine Heavens Bright Moon九天明月Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Sweet romance] + [Gentle, understanding big sister] + [Regret] + [Redemption] + [A remorseful family chasing after the younger brother] In his previous life, Qin Yi was the lost child of a prominent family. He endured years of abuse outside the family, but after being found, he was still unwanted by his relatives. A replacement mercilessly stole the life that should have been his. In the end, he died a lonely and tragic death after undergoing surgery. In this life, Qin Yi no longer expects anyt 4.3kReads8.8Score279Shelves
21. 671 靓 Hong Kong Glamour: A Portrait of Hong Kong Women 靓港之香港女子图鉴 Nai Nai12138奈奈12138Modern Romance928k WordsCompleted A mainland Chinese girl takes a job with the Hong Kong Police Force. The heroine faces off against four Hong Kong police officers. Their relationship starts with restrained, subtle flirtation, then turns into a tangled push and pull. [Hong Kong-style Mary Sue romance + emotional push and pull + everyone’s darling, fiercely protected by her husband + substitute’s bond + multiple male leads competing for her + Hong Kong-style romance + Hong Kong Police Force + lingering heartache + realistic ensem 3.6kReads8.0Score429Shelves

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    The first season is sweet and cruel, the second season is realistic and utilitarian

22. 672 樱 When the Cherry Blossoms Fall, the Evening Breeze Meets the River of Stars 樱花落时，晚风遇星河 Evening Breeze xuxu晚风xuxuModern Romance100k WordsCompleted Subtitle: An investment banker returns to her hometown and meets her robot boyfriend Investment banking star x gifted boyfriend with a weakness for some subjects x adorable, dim-witted robot Xiao Ben Part One: The Journey Home Through the Storm Small-town life, dreams of innovation, and love quietly stirring; They face the shadows of the past and join hands to brave the storms ahead; Amid the warmth of everyday life, they wait for an evening breeze and set off beneath a galaxy of stars. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    There is no domineering president, no brainless doting on his wife. There is only the ups and downs of growing up, and it gets better and better as you go to the end. It has been completed. Highly recommended.

23. 673 相 I Set Up a Blind Date With a Soldier 相亲相到了一个兵哥哥 Plain Years of Love爱的素流年Modern Romance141k WordsCompleted All her friends and besties were coupled up, while the twenty-three-year-old Su He was perfectly content on her own. Worried about her future, her mom would drop hints every time she called, mentioning which neighbor had gotten married or who had given birth to a girl. She had an excuse for everything. Su He always replied, “What do their marriages and babies have to do with me? I'm in no hurry!” Eventually, her mom gave up nagging her. So when she later heard that Su He had a boyfriend, she wen 1.5kReads8.2Score131Shelves

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    Description of real life, love of ordinary people

24. 674 靓 Glamorous Hong Kong: The Secrets of Victoria Harbour 靓港之维多利亚港的秘密 Nai Nai12138奈奈12138Modern Romance587k WordsOngoing The rise of a Hong Kong socialite! [Climbing the social ladder + high society + comeback + class mobility + marriage + Hong Kong style + powerful families + Hong Kong police + A-sir + Madam + business wars + realistic ensemble cast + reunion after years apart] Years ago, she was an innocent little bunny. Now she has shed her naivety, wrapping the ambition of an aspiring power player in a gentle exterior! She steadily accumulates power, wealth, fame, and social status. She used to be a pawn. Now 3.9kReads—Score307Shelves
25. 675 女 The Preschool Teacher and Her Army Officer Husband 女幼师和士官老公 Plain Years of Love爱的素流年Modern Romance166k WordsCompleted Xin Yue was born in 1995 and was still in college, but her family’s doorstep was practically being kicked in by people eager to set her up with a boyfriend. She always ignored them, never imagining that she would later meet Mu Hao, a man born in 1989 who served as a noncommissioned officer in the military. From then on, the two began a long-distance relationship. 640Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 676 不 Love at Forty 不惑爱情 Blooming Quietly静悄悄地开Modern Romance106k WordsCompleted Xu Anqin, a middle-aged woman, has a life that's a complete mess: a mother with dementia, a selfish older sister, in-laws full of schemes, and a husband who can't see the bigger picture. Everything fuels her anxiety. At the lowest point in her life, her rich and handsome first love reappears. Maybe there's another path she could take, but clearheaded as ever, Xu says, “I'm almost forty. How could I still be some domineering CEO's unattainable first love?” Before her divorce, life had backed her 124Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A story of reconciliation. At the beginning, the heroine is physically and mentally exhausted from marriage and family abuse. After the divorce, the male protagonist has to bear the burden of the female protagonist and the children, and the female protagonist feels relieved. The male protagonist misunderstood his ex-wife and the second male lead, and the parties involved tacitly refused to clarify it, and the people around him saw it clearly. But the male protagonist himself was cruel and cruel, and he was determined to have everything done, but when the truth was revealed, he became wet-eyed like a child. In the end, of course, there is a reunion! Love, responsibility, and the struggle of the bottom are the main themes, and there are also worldly affairs of the wealthy, but that's another story.

27. 677 一 A Spring Rainy Night Like the Sound of Mountains 一夜春雨似山鸣 Sixteen Kaka十六卡卡Modern Romance238k WordsOngoing [A devoted, restrained media mogul vs. a cool, distant career queen] [Fated connection | Emotional growth | Love that grows over time | A slow and steady romance | Sweet yet heartbreaking | A realistic slow burn] A year ago, two people who had each lost the one they loved met by chance in the drizzle after a funeral. He saw the desolate fragments in her eyes. She saw the icy lake in his. A borrowed flame warmed them for a brief moment. She thought it was nothing more than a fleeting encounter 82Reads9.3Score—Shelves

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    This one is pretty good, I picked it up recently. The pace is not fast, but it is very close to real life. The protagonist and supporting characters are all people who can be encountered in daily life. They have delicate emotions and distinct personalities. You need to read it slowly to see your own shadow.

28. 678 我 I Saw You in the Abyss 我于深渊时见你 Jing Qi京祺Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted After 21 years of living each other’s lives, the real heiress was brought home, while I, the fake heiress, was about to lose everything I had once been proud of. To make it up to the real heiress, my father ordered me to take my younger sister’s place and marry into a poor village in the countryside. I thought my life had fallen into endless darkness, but he was like a ray of light, illuminating the depths where I had fallen. [Published in print] 7.8kReads9.3Score1kShelves

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    These three books are all the same. The first and second books have the same author. The third one has the leading male lead and focuses on a true story [Learned].

29. 679 如 How to Raise a Penguin 如何饲养一只企鹅 Oh, I'm Nearsighted近视眼啊Modern Romance103k WordsOngoing [Little Sunshine Ding Panxi × Little Bitter Melon Li Jichi] [Zhang Chaoyang, who warms up to people quickly, is always helpful, and loves calling himself “Your Lordship”] [The top student who acts “aloof” around everyone else but turns clingy around Xixi, Yu Xiaoge] [Little moments from school life "No melodrama, and we’ll do our best to keep things logical" "Every character thoughtfully portrayed"] This is what high school is like! Brief yet vivid, long and lonely. She wants to take the initiat —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    We are working hard to get closer to life! Take a look! Come all come!

30. 680 爱 Love at First Sight: The Farmer's Daughter and the Landowner 爱了爱了，农女的员外郎 Lazy Fish in Summer咸鱼一夏Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Slice of life, no transmigration, no rebirth, no golden finger, a slow and steady story about imperial exams and getting rich. Here, “yuanwailang” is simply a colloquial term for a rich man.] The Su family of Zao Shu Village had nothing to their name. Su the eldest and Su the second were both old enough to marry, but because their family was poor, no one would consider them. One day, the matchmaker brought good news: Song, a wealthy man from town, was willing to offer ten taels of betrothal mon 4.3kReads8.9Score567Shelves

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    The heroine works hard to live.

31. 681 三 At Thirty-Five, I Suddenly Got Pregnant 三十有五，突然有孕 Annie Fei安妮妃Modern Romance314k WordsCompleted (The System has only just started rating it, so the score will rise.) At 35, Lin Wan lost her job, was diagnosed with premature ovarian failure, and unexpectedly became pregnant... Her life seemed to fall apart overnight. To give her child a name, she hastily married Shen Yan, an obstetrician. He thought it was his responsibility. She considered it a mutually beneficial arrangement. His best friend teased him, “Shen Yan, keep acting so aloof and you might not even see your wife’s ashes by the ti 660Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    This book is very close to life and well written. You can give it a try.

32. 682 首 After the First Minister Was Exiled, I Ran Off with Him 首辅流放后被我拐跑了 Little Cheese Lemon芝士小柠檬Ancient Romance174k WordsCompleted A tale of exile and farming, with no woman pursuing a man and no rivalry between women. After transmigrating overnight, Su Wanwan felt she had drawn the shortest straw. She had ended up in the body of a maid being exiled alongside a powerful minister, forced to embark on a bitter journey to the far north of Beishuo. Xiao Jue, a cool and aloof disgraced official, had been punished and badly injured. With her cooking skills, care, and tenacity, she found a way to survive in the face of despair. La 45Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is close to reality. There are no cheats. Both male and female protagonists have their own advantages and disadvantages. It is quite healing.

33. 683 有 A Little Bit of a Crush 有一点心动 Mom of Two二胎妈妈Modern Romance196k WordsCompleted [Marriage Before Love + One-on-One Romance + Sweet Romance + Modern Romance] Overbearing CEO vs. sweet, innocent college student Also known as The Blush-Worthy Everyday Life of Marrying a Rich Husband Song Chiqian: “Some things in this world are hard to explain. Like meeting you. It wasn’t love at first sight, or falling for you the second time around. I just fell in love with you!” Xu Miao: “Little by little, I found myself falling for you. I don’t know whether to feel sad or happy.” Only later 445Reads6.5Score—Shelves
34. 684 生 A Song of Life's Sorrows 生命悲歌 Fate Be Like This缘来灬如此Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Human nature + family + first person + male and female audiences] (Adapted into an audio drama with real voice actors; a motion comic is in production and coming soon.) Fate is never set in advance, yet it always pushes people toward unknown wilderness when they least expect it. The Ballad of Life uses simple, heartfelt storytelling to unfold a journey through hardship, perseverance, and struggle, revealing the most moving strength found in an ordinary life. There are no earth-shattering legend 10.6kReads9.2Score821Shelves

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    The kind that is close to life and will be read a second time!

35. 685 慢 Slowly, Falling for You 慢慢，喜欢 Mom of Two二胎妈妈Modern Romance266k WordsCompleted One-on-one romance, mature adults. Neither lead is a virgin, so stay away if that's not your thing! Taking it slow is a beautiful thing: slowly meeting, slowly falling in love, slowly growing old together. Everything begins after I meet you! Bian Yue never expected to get divorced less than six months into her marriage! Wen Chaoshen never expected to be unable to forget a married woman! Bian Yue: “What do you want?” Wen Chaoshen: “We've hugged and kissed. Obviously, what's left is for me to slee 63Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 686 我 My Five Sisters Are the Epitome of Grace 我的五个姐姐，风华绝代 Sesame Dream芝麻梦15k WordsCompleted My Five Sisters Are Peerless Beauties 912Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Is a short story okay? This book is close to real life, so touching and warm, and worth reading. Recommended to you.

37. 687 较 Taking Things Seriously: Two Top Students Flirt, and the Newcomer Beats the Childhood Friend! 较真（双学霸互钓，天降打败竹马！） Closing Time打烊Modern Romance261k WordsCompleted [Ensemble campus cast + Mutual secret crushes + Two evenly matched top students trying to outflirt each other] The heroine is mischievous, lively, genuine, independent, and a little ball of sunshine. The hero is carefree and forthright, a little scheming and jealous, but gentle. No melodrama or unrealistic nonsense. The new guy beats out the childhood friend (the childhood friend isn't important and gets little page time). Everyone thinks Chen Yujin has no trouble winning girls over, but the gir 7.5kReads9.3Score1.1kShelves

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    Very everyday, normal campus writing! The emotions are very delicate~ [Campus group portrait + two-way secret love + two equally matched academic leaders fishing for each other] The female protagonist is cunning, lively, innocent, independent and little sunshine, the male protagonist is wanton and magnanimous, a little scheming, jealous but gentle, neither bloody nor suspended, defeating the bamboo horse from the sky (the bamboo horse is not important, the space is short). Watch the communication between the bamboo horse and the heroine! A really awkward bamboo horse

38. 688 乔 Dr. Qiao, I Want to Help You Collect Rent 乔医生，我想帮你收租 Fu Long伏珑Modern Romance756k WordsCompleted Jing Yan spent five years in love with Chu Yi, only to hear that his first love had moved into his home, instead of getting a wedding announcement. Her love for him faded away in an instant. After the breakup, she meets her landlord for the first time. Mr. Qiao is a doctor. The next time she sees him, she learns he’s also a property owner. In her everyday life, Dr. Qiao is the very picture of a mature, dependable adult man. One night, Jing Yan sends Dr. Qiao a tentative message: “Maybe I don’t w 3.3kReads9.2Score473Shelves

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    I stayed up late to read it, it's complete and worth watching.

39. 689 分 After We Broke Up, the Cold and Aloof Dr. Cheng Cried Snot Bubbles 分手后，高冷程医生哭出鼻涕泡 Fish Doesn't Speak鱼不语Modern Romance202k WordsCompleted Luo Jia tells Gu Boning, “I’d rather jump into a fire pit than rummage through a trash heap.” At the time, she has no idea that Cheng Jin really is a fire pit. (This is a happy ending, with plenty of sweet romance.) 4.5kReads9.4Score602Shelves

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    Yu Buyu, Xinyiwu, Tranquility, and the books written by Piwo Si Cun are all good to read. 1. The male doctor and the female nurse are not married, each has an ex, and they get together after they break up. After the separation, the male protagonist chases his wife to the crematorium, which is very exciting. 2. A book worth reading over and over again, falling in love in the youthful years👩‍❤️‍👨, and then testing, chasing, falling in love, staying together, quarreling, resentment, alienation, separation, and going around and around. Fortunately, you are still here.

40. 690 长 The Long Wind Returns to the Ferry 长风归渡 Purple Zixin紫色紫馨Modern Romance182k WordsCompleted She was once a stubborn little flower blooming on a rainy night, struggling to survive in the narrow cracks of life. One selfless act of protection brought a brilliant light crashing into her gloomy world. But the prejudice of social class stood like an uncrossable chasm, and torn between family and love, she chose the most decisive escape of all. After five years of wandering, she transformed from a Cinderella in need of rescue into a hotel manager who could stand on her own. Just as she though 53Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These books are very good!

41. 691 炊 Where the Hearth Smoke Rises, There Lies Home 炊烟暖处是归途 Sesame Dream芝麻梦14k WordsCompleted Where the Cooking Smoke Rises, There Lies the Way Home —Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 692 爱 Love Blossoms in the Dust 爱在尘埃中绽放 Rock Sugar Cherry冰糖车厘子Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Yu Ke has returned after disappearing for five years when she was kidnapped. She thought her husband would be overcome with joy and excitement when he saw her. But to her surprise, he had long since reported her missing under the pretext of an accident, obtained a death certificate, and married a rich heiress to start a new family. At a banquet, the heiress humiliates Yu Ke in front of everyone, reopening her wounds, spreading lies about her, and cursing her for not having died out there. Yet he 17.1kReads9.1Score2.1kShelves
43. 693 小 The Junior Clerk and the Heir to a Fortune Are Secretly Married 小公务员和豪门继承人隐婚了 Xun Jue Yizhuo逊珏逸卓Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Cold on the outside, warm on the inside male lead + warm on the outside, guarded on the inside female lead + older man + secret marriage + marriage first, love later + devoted only to her] A marriage brought about by a twist of fate stirred up no waves for either of them. What difference did it make whom she married? What difference did it make whom he married? After getting their marriage licenses, they agreed to keep the marriage a secret for the time being… But her husband’s secret identity 7.4kReads9.1Score646Shelves
44. 694 我 My Small-Town Girlfriend 我的小城女友 Wu Shuo吴说Urban290k WordsCompleted No matter how long people live in a big city, they eventually return to a small town. Xiyang, a genius who made his fortune through stock trading, finds his life going nowhere after his girlfriend cheats on him and his career hits a wall. He leaves Chengdu, a city full of memories, and returns to his hometown, where he meets the girl who will become his small-town girlfriend. This is an ordinary book, but the small-town life it tells of is anything but ordinary. 69Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Close to the reality of life, urban daily writing.

45. 695 从 Find a Wife While I’m Young, So I Can Skip the Absurd Bride Price Later 从小抓个老婆，省得以后天价彩礼 Sesame Dream芝麻梦21k WordsCompleted Find a Wife While I’m Young, So I Can Avoid an Astronomical Bride Price Later 209Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 696 水 North of the Water, South of the Sky 水北天南 An Ning安宁Modern Romance136k WordsCompleted An Ning’s treasured blend of business warfare and romance, following Warm Chord! You don’t have to be loved by the whole world. All I ask is to be the one exception in your life. Includes a beautiful hand-drawn poster and postcard by ENO. Just starting her career, Ye Anzhi reunites with her childhood sweetheart and senior, Guan Qilu. Their hazy young love gradually awakens. A powerful longing draws them together, but the road ahead is far from smooth. Repeated misunderstandings and arguments lea 153Reads9.1Score—Shelves
47. 697 坏 Bad Girl 坏女孩 Jing Qi京祺Modern Romance2.3M WordsCompleted Six years ago, she was abducted and taken to a remote village. Six years later, she nearly found herself forced into marriage. With her life on the line, she risked everything to escape the countryside and make it back to the city. But waiting for her were the cold-blooded parents who had sent her away with their own hands, and an adopted younger sister with no blood ties to the family. After enduring six years of captivity and being abandoned by her own parents, she fights alone to reclaim ever 22.7kReads9.4Score3.3kShelves
48. 698 闪 A Flash Marriage to a Wealthy, Sickly Puppy; Leveling Up and Beating Monsters 闪婚豪门病娇小奶狗，升级打怪 Xun Jue Yizhuo逊珏逸卓Modern Romance698k WordsCompleted Her stingy boyfriend of six years invited her to dinner at a fancy restaurant. He wasn’t proposing. He was breaking up with her. Afraid of wasting the expensive red wine, the heroine drank the whole bottle by herself. And then… She told the male lead, “You’re so handsome! Marry me!” He replied, “Okay! Once you’re sober tomorrow, we’ll go register our marriage.” When she sobered up, the heroine regretted it. Because he was five years younger than her and still in school. But the male lead 1.9kReads9.1Score203Shelves
49. 699 放 Let Love Into the Game 放爱入局 An Ning安宁Modern Romance205k WordsCompleted The author of The Warm Cord, An Ning, spent six years carefully crafting this new romance classic, a sweeping tale of love, separation, and reunion in a flourishing age. In her youth, she walked into the trap he had laid to draw in his friends and defeat his enemies. As the tangled schemes and revelations unfolded before her, she finally understood: it wasn’t that he had hidden too much, but that she had taken too long to mature. She had given her heart without reservation, but his love life was 357Reads9.3Score107Shelves
50. 700 杀 Kill Those Men: From Ugly Chick to Beautiful Swan 杀死那些男人之丑小鸡变白天鹅 I Came Today, the Willows Sway今我来兮杨柳依依Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Transformation and glow-up + triumphant heroine + uplifting feel-good story + top student's growth + fairytale romance + authentic post-80s generation] Note: Please don't let the heroine's looks put you off! The protagonist is called “XX Fat” purely because the author has a mischievous sense of humor. In reality, Xia Weiwei has a figure the likes of which appear only once every three thousand years. She's an outgoing, adorable girl with sky-high emotional and intellectual intelligence; she's th 1.1kReads9.3Score125Shelves

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    The beginning of "Little Fatty's Hell" is quite realistic. Fortunately, the author is not a writer of abuse articles.

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