Stories Closely Based on Real Life or Personal Experiences 十分贴近现实生活或者自己的经历改编的

1. 501 逃 After Escaping Her Adoptive Parents, Her Life Goes into Easy Mode 逃离养父母家后，她的人生开挂了 Xi Wenjin席文锦Modern Romance4.6M WordsCompleted [Period drama] + [Mutual devotion] + [Modern romance] + [Two top students] + [Everyone's darling] + [Modern romance with a cute baby] She's the adopted daughter the Su family took in, a beauty and a top student. Her adoptive parents want to keep the family fortune in their own hands, so they force her to quit school and marry their son. When she learns the truth, she runs away in the middle of the night. After escaping, she meets a business tycoon, and her extraordinary life begins. With help fr 8.5kReads8.3Score894Shelves

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   I came across a great book that I read through in two weeks, staying up all night. I recommend it to you; it's a book that changed my values ​​and was truly amazing.

2. 502 重 Back to 1985: Tales of the Northeast 重回1985：东北往事 Heading North向北Urban1.9M WordsCompleted These are fiery years spent feeling one’s way across a river by touching the stones, a time of thriving vitality where the bold could eat their fill, and of wild growth where big shots were everywhere. The rules of this society have never changed: the meek fear the tough, the tough fear the ruthless, the ruthless fear the reckless, and the reckless fear those who don’t care if they live or die. But even those who don’t care if they live or die fear madmen. And so, Zhou Dongbei went mad. (TV adap 86.8kReads9.6Score8.9kShelves

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   This one fits the description, but it's very regionally focused, a story from Northeast China.

3. 503 食 The Southern Gourmet 食南之徒 Ma Boyong马伯庸Historical173k WordsCompleted Tang Meng, a gluttonous envoy of the Han Empire, arrives in Nanyue, a land renowned for its cuisine. With ingredients in abundance, it seems like a food lover’s dream. Yet behind the feasts simmer tensions between north and south, divisions between peoples, struggles for power, and battles over the rise and fall of national policies. The twists and turns are even more complex than the flavors of Lingnan’s ingredients. This laid-back Han envoy finds himself caught in the whirlpool of political st 5.7kReads9.6Score1.3kShelves

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   Books that can enhance cognition; if you carefully read and understand them, your cognition can improve significantly.

4. 504 第 The Nth Time I Fell for You 第N次心动 Loves Eating Young Fish爱吃嫩鱼Modern Romance285k WordsCompleted Dentist VS architect At a school anniversary interview, the host was lucky enough to interview the famous architect Jiang Qi. Host: What do you regret about high school? Jiang Qi: Not having dated my girlfriend. Host: I hear wedding bells may be in your future... Jiang Qi glanced toward Zhou Yu and smiled. “That’s mostly up to her.” When the host interviewed Zhou Yu: Host: What do you regret about high school? Zhou Yu: Not being a little braver. Jiang Qi walked over, took Zhou Yu’s hand, and tol 3.4kReads9.1Score480Shelves

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   The author's unrequited love story is only a case of the two characters meeting again in the book; they never interact outside of it.

5. 505 心 My Heart Fluttered, So I Made a Move! 心动了，行动了！ Spicy Rabbit辣子兔Modern Romance302k WordsCompleted Title: My Heart’s Racing, So I’m Making a Move! Also known as Adult Love: Flirting with Passion and Desire. [Urban life + Workplace + Contemporary romance + Sweet romance + Mutual devotion + Happy ending + Strong female lead + Two powerful leads] Starting from nothing, she grew from a saleswoman into a domineering CEO. Rising from humble beginnings, a bar singer became a legendary singer and award-winning actor. They met when they had nothing. After one passionate night, she ran away. Ten years 1.2kReads9.0Score113Shelves

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   It's very close to reality, well, that's reality after all.

6. 506 京 The Tide Between Beijing and Hong Kong 京港澜渡 A Book Worth a Fortune一本千万利Modern Romance631k WordsOngoing [The rating just opened, slowly climbing] [Hong Kong old-money style vs. Beijing political circles] [Intrigue and covert battles among the wealthy] [High-IQ business and romance] [Slow burn, not a fast-paced power fantasy; feel free to skip chapters] Four pairs of hunters, four hunts. The rain pours over Hong Kong. Come enjoy a TVB-style romance, business-war, and suspense drama! Sweet nothings go beyond “Stay a little longer” and “I adore you” to include “I’m crazy about you.” Duplicity is the 7.8kReads8.9Score712Shelves

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   A realistic novel with incredibly lifelike business battles.

7. 507 都 I’m Reborn, So I’m Going to GHS 都重生了我就是要GHS Second Demon King第二天魔王Urban441k WordsOngoing [Romance] [Entrepreneurship] [Gaming] [Animation] [Literary] [Slow Burn] Shen Yu, an animator who had been single for ages, was reborn and awakened a System called an AI girlfriend, ChatGHS. He originally wanted to use GHS to find love and fulfill a wish from his previous life, but... he gradually realized that this System might be capable of much bigger things. He would become the most powerful entrepreneur in Xia Country and use his success to help the world! What he didn't know was that every 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The protagonist is an animator. It's a rebirth system novel, but it completely recreates real life, taking you back to the 20 years of the internet's rise and reviewing half of China's game and animation history.

8. 508 起 Getting to the Bottom of Mind-Reading 起底观心术 Bao Erri鲍尔日Urban1.5M WordsCompleted When I was five, a fortune-teller said I’d be able to read people’s minds when I grew up. My parents thought I was a genius and spent the whole family’s savings to send me to school. But I failed the college entrance exam and became a fried-noodle vendor. That vendor later became a “Walking Encyclopedia,” all thanks to the saying, “In books, there are houses of gold.” You are not just who you are. You can become a different kind of dazzling light. Read a comment on the first page, and you’ll get 225.7kReads9.6Score64.5kShelves
9. 509 风 The Wind Sweeps Through Xizhou City 风过西周城 In the Sanxiyuan Garden三溪園里Urban260k WordsCompleted The long-running anti-corruption novel The Wind Sweeps Through Xizhou City has thirty-one chapters and a total of 260,000 words. It tells the story of the offices in Xizhou County, a county town on the western plains. Career and romance, social relationships and the ways of the world, survival and workplace advancement: a series of collisions between people and events, feelings and rules, conscience and human nature paints a vivid, tangled portrait of ordinary people at the grassroots level. It 272Reads6.7Score101Shelves

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   A realistic portrayal of contemporary official life, based on the author's firsthand experience within the system. The first part of the political intrigue novel *The Wind Passes Through Western Zhou City* is complete, and the second part is currently being serialized.

10. 510 逃 Breaking Free 逃离束缚 One Person, One Pen, One Book, One World一人一笔一书一世界Modern Romance245k WordsCompleted Su Yu and Tang Yilan met on a blind date arranged by their university professor. After spending some time together, they both decided they liked each other, so they went to meet each other’s parents. At first, everything seemed to go smoothly, but after they got married, they argued over whether to rent a place of their own. Su Yu also has an older brother, Su Lun, who has been married to Zhao Yanan for years, but still has no children of his own. After finally getting married, Tang Yilan reali 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Discovering unexpectedly that their daughter wasn't their biological child is something no one could easily accept. But even with this stark reality in front of them, they didn't want to change it. The bond between parents built over a decade couldn't be easily altered. Perhaps this child was simply lucky enough to be born into this family.

11. 511 路 Lu Beifang, Tonight the Officialdom Runs Red with Blood 路北方，今夜官血沸腾 Brother Jianghu江湖望哥Urban7.5M WordsOngoing [High-Octane, Passionate, and Deeply Sentimental Political Intrigue!] With power comes responsibility. One thought can separate public duty from private interest, like heaven and earth. Only by holding fast to your principles can you avoid being swept away by the storms or trapped by the gains and losses of personal relationships, and achieve great things. Lu Beifang came from humble beginnings, but lived an extraordinary life. He became a town mayor at 23, a county magistrate at 25, and married 116.7kReads9.1Score8kShelves

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    Super good novels

12. 512 风 The Wind Blows Through Xizhou City: Part Two 风过西周城第二部 In the Sanxiyuan Garden三溪園里Urban383k WordsCompleted The second volume of the long anti-corruption novel Wind Over Xizhou City continues the story begun in the first. Planned to span thirty-three chapters and 390,000 characters, it once again unfolds among the offices of Xizhou County, in the western plains. Career and love, human relationships and social customs, the rules of survival, and advancement at work: a series of collisions between people and events, emotion and rules, conscience and human nature. It paints a vivid, tangled portrait of e 145Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 513 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? 14kReads9.0Score1.5kShelves

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    This one is pretty good.

14. 514 昼 The Day When the Days Were Long and the Nights Short 昼长夜短的那天 Nu Wu女吴Modern Romance230k WordsCompleted Completed · [Scheming Approach to a Spoiled Rich Second-Generation Heir VS A Rational, Restrained Female Investment Manager] [CEO + Business Warfare + Push and Pull + Devoted to His Wife + HE] A new hire showed up in Antai’s investment and financing department. To everyone’s surprise, it was Shan Jialin, the notorious spoiled young master of the Shan family. To his face, everyone called him Mr. Shan; behind his back, they complained that he had a pile of scandals and knew nothing about real est 28Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The story is set against the backdrop of the real estate industry's decline in recent years, with real estate companies facing broken cash flow, and how the male and female protagonists gradually resolve the crisis. The characters and plot are all very down-to-earth, with many everyday life and professional scenes, including business battles, that feel like personal experiences—very realistic.

15. 515 重 Reborn 20 Years Ago: From Street Tough to Upstanding Young Man 重生20年从顽主到四有青年 Mr. Red Flag红旗先生Urban1.7M WordsCompleted [Reborn] [No System] [Ensemble cast] [Everyday life] [Business rivalry] [Romance] [Martial world] Does being reborn count as rebirth if you have no memories of your past life? In 2024, business tycoon Chen Yuanping is framed and sent back to the autumn of his nineteenth year. A completely different life begins... At the foot of the imperial city, in Liulichang. A group of young people born in the sixties and seventies leave the crowded courtyard houses in the hutongs, carrying their dreams 4.2kReads7.5Score222Shelves

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    Don't look at the score! Don't look at the score! Don't look at the score! I recommend a different kind of period drama. It's the story of a group of people born in the 1970s growing up. In that wild and untamed era, everyone was striving and fighting for tomorrow. Friendship, family, love, business warfare, and scheming. It's very good. Readers who are tired of Tomato's formulaic and overly exciting novels should definitely check this out. You won't regret it.

16. 516 珍 A Cherished Silver Bracelet 珍藏一条银手链 Bright Sunny Day灿烂晴天Modern Romance132k WordsCompleted As children, Zhang Min and Guo Tingting accidentally fell into the river while playing by the bank. Li Zewen rescued them. Years later, after graduating from college, Li Zewen became their teacher. Due to family circumstances, Zhang Min dropped out of high school in her second year and went to work. Years later, she became a sales representative at a valve factory, while Guo Tingting became a nurse at the county hospital. To their surprise, Li Zewen became the man her best friend was set up with —Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 517 远 The Pain of Marrying Far from Home 远嫁之傷 Orchid Ink, Fragrant as Perfume兰墨如香Modern Romance163k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Chen Meng met Li Yang while they were working away from home. She was a country girl who was still unmarried at twenty-five. As soon as she returned to her village, the gossipy women criticized her, while her parents pressured her to marry. So Chen Meng rushed into marriage with Li Yang, a man from another province. After the wedding, she couldn’t bear her husband’s blind devotion to his family, his brother and sister-in-law’s constant schemes, or her in-laws’ favoritism. C 131Reads6.6Score—Shelves

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    Written by True Reality

18. 518 装 Playing Deaf and Dumb 【装聋作哑】 Madam Zhou周板娘Modern Romance127k WordsCompleted [Print edition signed, with a web drama adaptation] [Older man/younger woman, small-town romance, imperfect characters, 1v1, happy ending, short story] All those feelings they couldn't put into words kept piling up inside them, turning into stones that were deaf and mute. Zhou Ya x Fang Long 1.4kReads8.7Score237Shelves

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    It's very relatable; the male and female leads are ordinary people, not highly skilled elites.

19. 519 我 I Escaped the Mountains 我逃出了大山 Nine Fields Neurotic Frog九野神经蛙14k WordsCompleted I Escaped the Mountains 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These two books fit the bill perfectly! High-quality short stories, emphasizing realism [thumbs up][thumbs up], depicting the lives of ordinary people at the bottom of society [adding one to my bookshelf], truly heart-wrenching realistic romance novels [a masterpiece by Sparrow Eater], with the ending focusing on the female protagonist's growth and self-healing.

20. 520 修 After the Love Triangle Showdown, the Scheming Male Lead Drops the Act 修罗场后，绿茶男主他不装了 Jin Zhouwan今舟晚Modern Romance135k WordsOngoing [Unrequited love becomes mutual + reunion after years apart + older woman/younger man romance + one-on-one + happy ending] Gentle, resilient flower shop owner x scheming, calculating college student The first employee at Wen Xu’s newly opened flower shop was a young man. He was tall and straight-backed, with a handsome face, and begged her pitifully to take him in. But later, the man who had always obediently called her “big sister” pinned her beneath him, eyes red as he demanded, “Why are —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A sweet and realistic slice-of-life story: the female lead treats the female lead to dinner at a high-end hotel, and the male lead even conspires with the hotel staff beforehand to give her a discount, worried that she might spend too much money—so thoughtful! 🤗

21. 521 西 A Dream of Xizhou 西洲梦 Frost Leaves Know Autumn's Chill霜叶知秋寒Urban363k WordsCompleted True love has nothing to do with age or gender. It's simply that you happen to be you, and I happen to love you. True love means that no matter how time passes or the years change, the love in your heart remains just as it was at the beginning: simple and pure, clean and clear. 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Ten years of real emotional experiences: My story with two bears.

22. 522 夏 Summer and Fate 夏季与天意 La Jiu Yun腊玖雲Modern Romance211k WordsCompleted An ordinary encounter: one is a talented young woman at a crossroads in her life, and the other is a dedicated high school teacher. A sweet story about down-to-earth life and love. Xu Huanyi met Xu Tian in the summer. Once lost and uncertain, she gave up the job she already had and came to this small town for a fresh start. To her delight, she discovered that Xu Tian was part of that new beginning. Back in high school, Xu Tian had inexplicably taken a liking to a girl, though all he did was wa 121Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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    It's close to everyday life, just the life and work of ordinary people, three meals a day, four seasons, a couple, warm and sweet—that's the kind of love we long for.

23. 523 卡 Truck Driver 卡车司机 Writing a Masterpiece落笔成章Urban777k WordsCompleted [No System, no formulaic tropes, no mindless plot, ensemble cast, realistic style] At eighteen, Li Jianguo took the wheel. Over thirty bumpy years on the road, he witnessed the rough-and-tumble world of freight transport, its warmth and kindness, the glory and decline of state-owned enterprises, and life's triumphs and sorrows. Everyone around him lived through each turn of the times, together forming an epic of ordinary people. People from every class and every walk of life became unlikely lege 7.1kReads8.6Score570Shelves

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    Based on a true story, this realistic novel spans thirty years.

24. 524 锁 Betrayal Beneath the Collarbone 锁骨之下的背叛 Nine Fields Neurotic Frog九野神经蛙Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted Betrayal Beneath the Collarbone 72Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 525 被 The Women Who Were Scammed into Northern Myanmar 被骗去缅北的女人们 Loves Big Fuji Apples爱吃大富士Urban1.1M WordsCompleted My new story is out! You can read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 3.4kReads6.5Score215Shelves

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    I heard it's based on the author's personal experience. Is there anyone who helped get the author imprisoned? I suspect the protagonist, Chen Yu, is the author himself.

26. 526 岁 The Years Took Away My Youth 岁月带走了青春年华 Clear Sky and Bright Waters天净水明Modern Romance251k WordsCompleted After graduating and starting work, handsome, charming Yang Chenjun, who comes from a well-off family, ends up marrying Han Yi by a twist of fate. Only after the wedding does he learn about Han Yi’s family circumstances and realize that their personalities are incompatible. Still, Yang Chenjun keeps giving in for the sake of their child, until the child is a little older and he finally divorces Han Yi. After the divorce, he raises the child on his own and helps them get into their dream school. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Book recommendations that are close to everyday life

27. 527 成 I Became a Billionaire, but They Sent Me to a Mental Hospital 成了亿万富翁，我却被送进精神病 Wang the Fool王呆子Urban352k WordsOngoing In the early 1980s, Dugu Feng's father lost his iron rice bowl, and the family was so poor they could barely put food on the table. With no other choice, Dugu Feng gritted his teeth and took his whole family out to do backbreaking labor, starting by taking on the small construction jobs no one else wanted from contractors. He was an honest man who never cut corners, and his work was excellent. Little by little, he made a name for himself in the trade. From a small-time contractor to founding a 253Reads7.7Score124Shelves

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    He became a billionaire, but his family sent him to a mental hospital. Look at that.

28. 528 断 After Cutting Ties, Zhou Yuwei's Nails Grew Back 断亲后，周雨薇的指甲长出来了 Feng QiMoon风七moonModern Romance279k WordsOngoing [Memoir of My NPD Mother] I feel like I've been cursed. I think I'll only be okay once my mother is okay. But it took me a long time to realize that the best way to heal the pain buried inside isn't medication or therapy, nor putting up with everything, and certainly not praying and keeping a vegetarian diet. It's revenge. The best way to heal from being hurt isn't to let it go. It's to hurt them back. At 33, Zhou Yuwei told her mother over the phone, “I've finally accepted that you don't love 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's so real!

29. 529 都 The Urban Hunt 都市围猎 Night Talks of the Jianghu夜语江湖Urban344k WordsOngoing This story follows the tangled struggles over power, profit, and desire within modern corporations. Everyone is a hunter, and everyone is prey. In the end, justice catches up with them: each person is destroyed by the consequences of their own actions. Then a new hunt begins somewhere else. The novel features a large cast of characters, and the author has done their best to pack a miniature society into its pages. 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Too real to be true, please don't take it personally!

30. 530 官 The Official Road, Starting at Level Three 官道，从三段开始 Mr. Fishjoy鱼乐先生Urban512k WordsOngoing My name is Bu Qingyun. (I hold a senior government post and have a fortune worth over a hundred million.) Let me tell you a secret. Ever since I was in elementary school, entering politics has been the light of my ideals and the flame of my ambition. It was buried in my heart like a seed, ready to take root and sprout as soon as the soil was right... 18.6kReads7.6Score2.9kShelves

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    These two books are absolutely true and of high quality! Based on real people and events! They're really well-written! They vividly depict the intrigue and power struggles within officialdom.

31. 531 全 After the Stay-at-Home Mom Returned to Work, Her Whole Family Begged for Forgiveness 全职妈妈重返职场后，全家跪求我原谅 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭12k WordsCompleted After This Stay-at-Home Mom Returned to Work, Her Whole Family Begged for Forgiveness 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A novel based on true events

32. 532 无 Behind the Disclaimer of Opinion: How Do I Handle Systemic Risks at Publicly Listed Companies? 无法表示意见背后：我是如何面对上市公司系统风险的？ Retired CPA退休老注会6k WordsCompleted Behind the Disclaimer of Opinion: How Do I Deal with Systemic Risks at Listed Companies? 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This short story is based on my actual work experience. That year, we undertook the annual report audit project of a listed real estate company. The process was very difficult. Due to major problems, we ultimately issued an audit report with a disclaimer of opinion.

33. 533 过 Adoption into the Family 过继 Dreams of Spring and Autumn梦话春秋Urban1.9M WordsCompleted This is a novel about a man growing up through blood and tears. Along with the cruelty of reality comes the trickery of fate. But if you’re a man, wipe away your tears and face every hardship. Make yourself tough as steel, unbreakable... 29.9kReads9.3Score3.2kShelves
34. 534 皆 All Things Must End 皆有尽时 Useless Xi废物兮Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted Everyone has a hurdle they can’t get over alone, and sometimes they need someone to give them a hand. Chen Yan knows his life has long been as rotten as his reputation, beyond saving. He has turned every hardship from his past into a cross on which to judge himself, carrying it on his back and refusing to let himself find even a moment’s relief. He can be someone else’s umbrella, even if he’s always standing in the rain himself. Thankfully, everyone who has taken shelter by his side wants to see 173Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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    I wrote it, I wrote it. It's a slice-of-life story, please, please look at the kid!

35. 535 大 Who Awakes First from the Great Dream: 0202 大梦谁先觉：0202 Jinfan River Bandit临江锦帆贼Urban378k WordsCompleted At the start of the Gengzi year, disaster fell from the sky. A reporter who claimed to come from a “civilized country” looked down on this “barbaric land” mired in calamity. He was given to sneering and distorting the truth, making no effort to hide his biting sarcasm. His words laid bare his arrogance and contempt. He turned a blind eye to the locals’ suffering and cared nothing for the harm his remarks caused them. In his eyes, they were no more than ants struggling to survive. Yet no one expe 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Please refrain from making unfounded associations or subjective interpretations, and avoid over-interpretation. This is not a clichéd wish-fulfillment story, and it rejects formulaic, AI-generated narratives. The ending is open to interpretation; everyone has their own perspective. Some say it's a tragic ending, while others see it as a happy ending. What do you think? 🍧🍦🍦🍣🍦🍧

36. 536 云 As the Clouds Rise, the Years Flow On 云起流年长 Clouds Have No Intentions云我无心Modern Romance190k WordsCompleted A healing romance between a highly intelligent but socially inept disabled male doctor and a female teacher who tortures herself out of guilt. 7Reads9.1Score—Shelves
37. 537 云 Deep in the Clouds, Qingye; At Peace in My Thoughts, at Peace in My Heart 云深有清野，念安心自安 Wu You Is a Cat吴忧是只猫Modern Romance215k WordsCompleted [A slow-burn small-town romance] [Long-haired, foxlike guitarist x overly composed, insecure female bookworm] [Yearning and push-and-pull] [They save each other] Xu Nian'an quits a dead-end job, only to be abandoned by her boyfriend of six years. Leaving behind a letter, she flees with a heart full of despair to Yunshen Town, a remote mountain town. She thinks all that remains of her life is learning to heal, unaware that the man who is always silent in the shadows and occasionally sharp-tongued 24Reads—Score—Shelves

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    My true experience is just that romantic.

38. 538 人 Life Is a Rare Gift 人生难得 Useless Xi废物兮Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing The National Security Ministry’s Fourteenth Division is a department created specifically to manage spirits. It oversees the work and daily lives of spirits living in secret among humans. Chang Xiaoying, an employee in the Fourteenth Division’s Benefits and Welfare Section, was injured on duty in an accident. She lost three years of memories, as well as her ability to feel hunger and dream. Once she recovered and returned to work, she was assigned to a post in Gongcheng, Yuesheng Province, as a 76Reads8.2Score—Shelves
39. 539 高 I Failed the College Entrance Exam, and the Campus Belle Started Pursuing Me 高考落榜，校花开始倒追我 A Common Man一凡夫Urban184k WordsCompleted Chen Songzhi failed the college entrance exams, only to have the campus belle start pursuing him. Jiang Yingxue: "Chen Songzhi, don't disappoint me. I believe in you." Chen Songzhi: "I'm not worthy." Jiang Yingxue: "How about becoming a live-in son-in-law?" Chen Songzhi: "Can I really live off you?" Come on, eat up! There's plenty! 4Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 540 殡 Plenty of Stories at the Funeral Home 殡仪馆里故事多 Rampaging Bear狂暴熊Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted Ever since Lin Yu took a job driving a hearse at a funeral home, his life became anything but ordinary. He and his friends went through all kinds of bizarre, inexplicable events together. Vengeful spirits possessing people, a dead infant in a pot, opera singing in a graveyard... No one knew what would happen next. 13.2kReads8.7Score985Shelves

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    Absolutely true!!!

41. 541 杀 Murder Game: How Did I Become a Suspect? 杀人局，我怎么就成了嫌疑人？ A Common Man一凡夫Mystery6k WordsCompleted A murder game: how did I become the suspect? 3Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 542 第 The Second Marriage 第二婚 I Just Love Water Chestnuts就爱吃马蹄Modern Romance142k WordsCompleted Kang Shuting was raised by others from childhood. There are three sisters with three different surnames, and she is the least favored, the middle child. People starved of love are either fantasizing about finding someone to love, or fantasizing about being loved. At 35, after being passed over by one match after another, she dreams of spending a passionate night with a man she's meeting for only the second time. Could this new flutter in her heart be another false alarm? What should she do? He's 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The author's and friends' experiences

43. 543 范 The Rise and Fall of Boss Fan 范老板的沉浮人生 Liu Ningduochang刘宁多昌Modern Romance736k WordsCompleted This story follows 1980s entrepreneur Fan Chenhui through the ups and downs of the business world in Shenzhen. It explores real-world issues including financial crises, family conflicts, workplace rivalries, and tangled relationships, portraying human nature and the changes of the times in vivid detail. 114Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    So realistic!

44. 544 陷 Caught in a Death Loop, Honey, Don't Be Afraid! 陷入死亡循环，老公，别怕！ A Common Man一凡夫6k WordsCompleted Trapped in a Death Loop, Husband, Don't Be Afraid! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 545 江 Fishermen’s Lights on the River, Keeping Me Awake with Sorrow 江枫渔火对愁眠 Can't Catch不能扑Modern Romance54k WordsCompleted She waited for him all her life, but he would never come back. 818Reads8.6Score155Shelves
46. 546 我 I Become a Scoundrel in Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils 我在天龙当曹贼 The Later Generation Clan后人一族Male-Channel Fanfiction264k WordsCompleted The male lead, Yin Qiancheng, worked himself to death in Shenzhen, then transmigrated into the world of Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils. He obtained a brain-development and dream-insertion System AI. To return to the future, he brought all the female leads of Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, those beautiful older sisters, back to modern Shenzhen. 3.6kReads6.9Score150Shelves

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    Surrealist novels, multiple female protagonists, and fast-paced, exciting stories?

47. 547 残 The Broken Imperial Seal 残玺 Long Chu龙杵Urban900k WordsCompleted “Anger is commonplace, but a smiling man is inscrutable...” Inspired by a hidden chapter of real history, this tells the story of a wild strategic-level scientist’s rise and growth. The premise is fresh, fantastical yet grounded in reality, and encompasses history, the workplace, the military, scientific research, national security, criminal investigation, elaborate schemes, murder, and modern high-stealth espionage, high-tech hacking, and high-intensity aerospace electronic warfare. The ending 5.8kReads8.5Score683Shelves

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    A high-quality, completed novel, a hardcore gem from a science and engineering enthusiast. It starts slowly but builds to a bang, a slow-burn, mind-bending story with a blend of fantasy, realism, suspense, and mind-bending elements. The subject matter is fresh and logically rigorous, with no time-travel, reincarnation, system, or cheat codes. The narrative is humorous, smooth, and concise. The content covers history, workplace, military, technology, national security, criminal investigation, scheming, murder, and high-tech espionage, hacking, and electronic warfare. The ending features a profound twist. Tailor-made for seasoned readers; if you don't enjoy it, I'll kill myself!

48. 548 折 The Age of Turmoil 折腾时代 Jing Xiaomo荆萧默Urban492k WordsOngoing Life is all about taking chances! In that restless age, Li Anran works in a big city, and her dream is about to come true. But when she returns to Qinzhou for a funeral, she's practically put under house arrest and told to stay and work in the small city. Zhang Huifei has the talent to get into one of China's top universities, but he unexpectedly fails the college entrance exam. To make sure his sister Li Anran can stay in Qinzhou without worries, he starts stirring things up... As a result, Li 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Taking risks is reality, and life is about taking risks.

49. 549 都 We're Both Reborn. You're Pregnant, So What Does That Have to Do with Me! 都重生了，你怀孕，关我什么事！ A Common Man一凡夫Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted You’ve been reborn, and you’re pregnant. What’s that got to do with me! 2Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 550 我 Youde and Me: A Worker's Rebirth and Redemption 我与有德：打工人的重生与救赎 A Chunk of Spicy, Fragrant Old Ginger一块辛辣鲜香的老姜Modern Romance756k WordsCompleted [Golden Finger System Boost] [Romance] [Scientific Research] After Youde is struck by lightning, he gains the backing of a golden finger System and his intelligence increases by ten levels. He rises from an ordinary researcher to a world-class scientist. But in the midst of ordinary society, no one knows that this seemingly unremarkable researcher must also face assassinations by international spies and baseless accusations, and even endure threats of kidnapping. In this battle of minds and dea —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    There are many scenes depicting everyday life. Even the descriptions of scenery are based on real events.

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