Realistic Urban Fiction 都市真实现实

1. 501 重 Back to 1986, I Can Generate Without Limits 重回一九八六，我能无限生成 Eldest Brother of the Lao Liu Family老刘家大哥Urban1.1M WordsOngoing Now that I've been reborn, I should make the most of it and change myself for the better. The space may be small, but it can produce anything I want. Want some Huatzi cigarettes? I've got them! Want some Maotai? I've got that too! What else do you want? I've got it all! 6.3kReads7.0Score361Shelves
2. 502 婚 A Marriage of Spies 婚战谍中谍 Teacher Qinghe清河老师Urban348k WordsCompleted This book contains toxic material. Readers who are not emotionally mature should read it with a guardian. Married readers should read it alone while their spouses are away. This story is entirely fictional, and all events are dramatized for the plot. Please don’t compare them to your own experiences, and remember to cultivate sound values, a healthy outlook on life, and a proper worldview. 14.7kReads8.6Score1.8kShelves
3. 503 姑 Auntie's Runaway Marriage 姑姑逃跑的婚姻 Xiao Jing, Who Loves Winter Melon Tea爱吃冬瓜凉茶的萧靖Modern Romance173k WordsOngoing The Rag Doll uses a cloth doll as the key thread connecting a series of tangled stories filled with hardship and struggle: Lin Ling is forced into an arranged marriage, runs away from it, and is caught in a web of turmoil, disaster, and terror... Qin Yue'e's promiscuity tears her family apart. Later, she turns to a brothel to save her son, but her decision to enter that world ends up ruining him. Their humanity is tested between righteousness and evil. 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Give this a try! It's a story that revolves around family conflicts, upheavals, love, strife, and poverty.

4. 504 可 After My Cute Childhood Friend Came Back, They All Panicked! 可爱青梅回来后，她们全都急了！ My Name Is Xiao Qi名字是小柒Urban894k WordsOngoing [Love-triangle drama] [Multiple heroines] [Everyday romance] [No angst] [No giving heroines away] (The story is a slow burn, so please be patient!) Bai Yu is the contract boyfriend of Luo Qingyan, the campus beauty of Licheng University. To put it nicely, he’s her boyfriend; to put it bluntly, he’s a human shield. After their two-year contract ends, Bai Yu finally takes the money and runs, but Luo Qingyan can’t quite bear to let him go… That same day, an incredibly cute transfer student joins Ba 81.2kReads8.4Score13.3kShelves

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   Sweet and visually appealing, a realistic urban romance novel 🤔🤔🤔

5. 505 外 Outsiders Join Forces with My Wife to Set a Trap, but I'm the One Who Breaks It 外人联手妻子做局，我才是破局人 A Chunk of Spicy, Fragrant Old Ginger一块辛辣鲜香的老姜Urban414k WordsOngoing A 35-year-old algorithm genius at a major tech company is framed by his boss and laid off. His cheating wife conspires with outsiders to seize his assets and custody of their child. His father dies in grief after being scammed with an AI face-swap. Just as he hits rock bottom, an accidental electric shock links him to the bioenergy of the future, the year 2080, awakening cutting-edge electromagnetic wave tracing technology! He tears his treacherous wife and her lover apart, takes down his unscru 79Reads—Score—Shelves

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   After being optimized, Anfeibi's personality changed drastically. At that moment, an electric current surged through his body; he should have died in that bathroom, but fragments of memory from the wisdom of humanity in 2080 drifted in and resurrected him. The futuristic technological information flooding his mind made him exceptionally sharp-witted, and also allowed him to see clearly the series of devastating blows he had suffered in the first half of his life: being maliciously laid off by his boss, Wang Dahu; his wife, Zhang Qi, cheating on him and taking all his savings; his father being swindled out of his savings by a face-swapping scam gang and dying in resentment—his life had completely plummeted to rock bottom. Everyone thought this honest, unassuming technician was doomed to never recover. But he was resurrected, possessing cutting-edge technology, and joined forces with four former colleagues who had been maliciously ostracized to start a business. However, Wang Dahu always saw him as a thorn in his side. He secretly colluded with domestic and foreign forces to set traps for him, stealing core code, freezing accounts, hiring assassins… every single one was aimed at him. Can he overcome these difficulties, break through the deadlock, and be reborn…?

6. 506 风 A Bizarre Tale of Feng Shui! 风水奇谭！ Chen Jiu辰九Urban555k WordsCompleted Chen Yan, a top student at a 985 university, suffered a devastating blow at just twenty-two: His roommate set him up and framed him, driving him into a dead end; His girlfriend of three years cheated on him; his father was hospitalized with a serious illness, and he couldn't even scrape together the 5,000-yuan deposit. His loan payments were overdue and collectors were after him. He was about to become... Just as he sank into utter despair, a mysterious old Daoist appeared, opened his heavenly e 3.9kReads8.5Score316Shelves
7. 507 教 My Childhood Friend Showed Up in Class, and I Might Lose My Teaching License 教室惊现青梅，我的教资恐怕不保 Octopus Blossom章鱼一枝花Urban1.0M WordsCompleted (Childhood Friends) + (Daily Life) + (One Female Lead) + (Sweet Romance) All characters involved in romantic storylines in this book are adults. Xu Jing is a trainee teacher. On his very first day, he gets the “nightmare starter pack”: being made homeroom teacher of a graduating class. Just as the pressure is getting to him, he suddenly realizes that Lin Jinnian, the beautiful top student who always ranks first, looks more and more like the neighbor girl who used to cling to him every day when 17kReads8.8Score2.7kShelves
8. 508 妻 The Real Face of My Wife 妻子的真面 I Don't Eat Congee我不吃粥Urban437k WordsCompleted My wife comes home late, bearing bite marks from a man. Is she having an affair, or is there something else going on? To save my marriage, I pursue the truth step by step, only to get caught up in a shocking major case... 3.8kReads6.4Score198Shelves
9. 509 女 My Girlfriend Dumped Me? I Turned Around and Won Over Her Gorgeous Best Friend 女友抛弃我？反手泡走她校花闺蜜 Words of Trust言信斯言Urban316k WordsOngoing [Relatively realistic / urban romance / not a power fantasy / multiple female leads / not a harem] After Yang Zixuan is dumped unilaterally by his icy, unattainable dream girl, Lin Shuyue, he unexpectedly unlocks the bizarre trait of being a “romance-repellent”: On the day his ex, Lin Shuyue, gets married, he brings someone along and pretends she's his new girlfriend, only to discover that the wedding is fake, but the way she looks at him is real. His sharp-tongued friend Xia Yan scolds him whil —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This novel, "[Heart]", is quite realistic. It features multiple female leads who, after breaking up with their ex-girlfriends, unlock the peculiar "love-repellent" attribute. To save face, he hires beautiful women to act as his ex-girlfriend's couple and sabotage her wedding, only to uncover a secret behind it! His sharp-tongued best friend, though seemingly disdainful, is incredibly helpful, assisting him in everything from negotiating prices to starting a business. She then becomes his best frenemy. Their cross-border reunion stirs up further drama, making for a highly anticipated read!

10. 510 初 Like You in Early Spring 初春如你 Sunbathing on the Windowsill在窗台晒太阳Modern Romance100k WordsCompleted An office romance was a strict taboo Shu Xinran had set for herself, especially with Ji Ran, who was ten years younger. She had finally escaped her broken marriage and spent eight years enjoying her solitude. By now, she saw love as a luxury and wanted nothing to do with it. For the rest of her life, she only wanted a peaceful, steady existence. She didn’t want anyone disrupting her rhythm again. This early spring should have been just like any other. But she never expected that this spring woul 97Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A secret office romance between a female boss and a younger, more affectionate man. It involves passionate entanglements, practical considerations, moments of freedom, and the lingering bonds of first love. As early spring arrives, their ambiguous relationship intensifies. At the right time, will two hearts yearning for love and long-lonely bodies finally come together?

11. 511 2 2015: Starting with an MCN 2015，从MCN开始 Flashlight at Dawn黎明的手电筒Urban1.7M WordsOngoing One day in late May 2015, Xu Chu had a dream. In it, he saw the next ten years of his life... The scenes from the dream remained crystal clear even after he woke up. Suddenly, he felt that perhaps he could change the way he lived and make a different life for himself. MCN + livestreaming, curated products + smart manufacturing, AI + humanoid robots This is not an influencer novel. The influencer elements in the early chapters are just the start of his career and a way to earn seed money. Afte 983Reads5.5Score104Shelves

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    This is close to reality, but a little detached from everyday life.

12. 512 下 Laid Off and Fighting Back: A Manager Earning a Million a Year 下岗逆袭：百万年薪主管 User58857820用户58857820Urban153k WordsOngoing This novel is based on a true story. After Wu Youcai is laid off from a large state-owned factory, he applies for a job at Qinzhou Technology. He is unfairly eliminated during the selection of a process plan. While investigating the injustice, he discovers serious corruption within the company. In the end, thanks to his integrity and genuine expertise, he is officially hired by Qinzhou Technology. Through continuous improvements to the production process, he rises to become an expert earning an —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    In the real workplace, backstabbing and infighting are common, and not everything is based on genuine ability...

13. 513 瑰 A Geisha’s Dream 瑰夏之梦 Black and White Images黑白画映Modern Romance179k WordsCompleted One midsummer day in my second year of high school, I glimpsed Xiao Ruohua at the library, bent over her books by the window. She became the Guixia rose I kept hidden in my heart. For twelve long years, I watched her from afar. I saw her shine as she sang onstage and dazzle everyone in debate competitions. I also saw her hide beneath the protection of the Chu family, suppress all her talents, and become an obedient, almost invisible stepdaughter. I watched in silence and quietly made my way towa 36Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Three romantic storylines, three solutions to the same problem. Xiao Ruohua once argued in a debate, "Love rationally, and never lose yourself in love"—this statement later became the turning point of the entire book: Su Youli and Xiao Ruohua: They adhered to the same principle—not to be dependent or a burden. He didn't get close because he was afraid she would have an even harder time in the Chu family; she refused because she was afraid of becoming "Chu Yanhua" again. In the end, they were able to come together not because one convinced the other, but because the obstacles on both sides disappeared simultaneously. Chu Yanzhi: A sober fall in love. Every time he fell in love, it was accompanied by precise self-discipline. The sentence "I hope you don't get too involved" was said to her, but also to himself. Before the engagement banquet in Chapter 48, he silently told himself in the shadows, "A temporary attraction at first sight, it will pass"—this was the last seal he placed on himself. Chu Yanqing and Jin Yu: From "True love can overcome everything" to "I must first be qualified not to be manipulated." She went abroad, gave birth to a daughter, and registered the "YUE" studio. The most poignant aspect of this storyline is that she didn't find salvation; she grew into someone capable of protecting another. The scene where Yu Jiajia rejects Chu Yanzhi contains the most sobering line in the entire book: "Unrequited love is just wishful thinking. But after tasting the sweetness of that wishful thinking, losing it—that's an unforgettable pain. I don't want that kind of pain." This line provides a dignified ending for all those who "seek but cannot obtain." This book doesn't dwell on the glitz and glamour of wealthy families. There's a time for gathering, and a time for parting. Everything has its destination; only with the warmth of spring next year, the warmth of human life, and the promise of a better future year after year.

14. 514 被 My Younger Sister Stole My Match, So I Married into a Big Courtyard, Gossiped, and Took It Easy 被妹妹抢亲，嫁进大杂院吃瓜开摆 SixSix Cutie六六小可爱Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Jiang Yu had a dream. In it, she got her wish and married a man from the city. But her husband, Fu Xiangyang, was a coward, while her domineering mother-in-law was intensely controlling. Jiang Yu could barely breathe under the pressure. A year into the marriage, she still hadn't conceived. She had to drink bitter, foul-smelling medicine every day, and her mother-in-law would beat and berate her at the slightest pretext. Jiang Yu woke from the nightmare, only to find the matchmaker at her door. T 26.6kReads8.5Score3.8kShelves

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    Jiang Yu had a dream in which she married a city man, just as she had wished. However, her husband, Fu Xiangyang, was weak-willed, and her mother-in-law was domineering and controlling, suffocating her. After a year of marriage, she couldn't conceive, constantly taking bitter and foul-smelling herbal medicine, and was frequently beaten and verbally abused by her mother-in-law. Jiang Yu woke up from the nightmare to find a matchmaker at her door, introducing her to a man named Fu Xiangyang! While her parents were discussing who to marry, Jiang Yu's introverted twin sister, Jiang Ting, stood up: "I want to marry him!" In her previous life, Jiang Ting married a country man and had many children. In her old age, despite having many children and grandchildren, she had no one to care for her, ending up in a desolate old age. In contrast, her twin sister enjoyed a life of luxury in the city; the two sisters were a stark contrast! She attributed her suffering to stealing the six small vendors from her family—

15. 515 妻 My Wife's Secret Past 妻子的私密往事 Jun Moge君莫歌Urban1.1M WordsCompleted His wife comes home in the middle of the night, and her underwear mysteriously disappears. Just as their marriage is falling apart... His wife's cousin confesses her feelings to Mo Ming, a female executive at his company starts flirting with him, and a female client texts him in the middle of the night. Mo Ming has always been devoted in love. What will he do now? And what secret is his wife hiding? 94Reads6.6Score—Shelves
16. 516 三 Renting an Actress for New Year’s for 3,000 a Day, I Got the Cold Campus Beauty 三千一天租个女演员回家过年，租到高冷校花了 Blue Sky White Clouds i蓝天白云iMarriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted I Rented an Actress for 3,000 a Day to Spend New Year's at Home, and Got a Cold Campus Beauty 471Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Based on real experiences, a purely handwritten, non-melodramatic, and satisfying story.

17. 517 重 Reborn in 1993: Dark Sea 重生1993，暗海 The Gods Want to Go Wild神想出去浪Urban1.9M WordsCompleted The physical edition of Wrathful Sea, Calm the Abyss is now available. Presales officially begin at 19:00 on October 11. [Reborn] [Mystery] [Undercover Agent] [Revenge] [Anti-Drug Operations] [Counterespionage] The golden finger is extremely weak, and he relies on his own abilities. This is a battle of wits between highly intelligent opponents, so you need to keep your brain switched on. There is no showing off and face-slapping! Ideal for veteran readers. If you understand it, you'll find it ve 259.2kReads9.6Score30.9kShelves

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    🔥Highly recommend this book: No cheat codes, top students, high IQ, no face-slapping or bragging. The protagonist transforms from a pawn to a player, using high-IQ strategies to break through the game. It requires some brainpower; those looking for mindless, enjoyable reads should proceed with caution.

18. 518 七 The Seven-Year Itch: Betrayal and Redemption 七年之痒：背叛与救赎 River and Mountain Sledgehammer河山铁锤Urban464k WordsCompleted He Qingfeng had been married to his wife, Gu Manting, for seven years. His wife was beautiful and filial, their daughter lively and adorable, and He Qingfeng was successful in his career. They were the model couple in everyone’s eyes. But an unexpected discovery by a friend sent the life He Qingfeng had thought so happy plunging into an endless abyss. 68Reads8.2Score—Shelves
19. 519 欲 Reborn in a Sea of Desire 欲海重生 Yu Songhan郁松寒Urban631k WordsOngoing A city of desire, an ocean of desire, every kind of desire, a life driven by desire! Fate is ever-changing, often mysterious and cruelly capricious. Yang Wei, an outstanding student at the police academy, reached a turning point in his life just before graduation. Trying to help someone out, he got into an impromptu fight and accidentally crippled another person, costing him his police uniform! Yang Liu, Yang Wei's younger sister, was a promising university student. While tutoring to earn money, 15Reads—Score—Shelves

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    As real as possible!

20. 520 我 I Sneak-Peeked at My Girlfriend's Diary, and Now She Wants to Break Up With Me 我偷看女友的日记，她要跟我分手 Blue Sky White Clouds i蓝天白云i8k WordsCompleted I secretly read my girlfriend's diary. She wants to break up with me. 356Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 521 救 I Saved a Stunning Beauty, and She Tried to Hack Me with a Knife by the Bed 救了绝色美女，她在床边拿刀砍我 Meticulous to the Last Word一字不苟Urban644k WordsCompleted Chu Lingtian is a legendary man known as the "Grim Reaper Wolf King." He returns to the city for a top-secret mission, never imagining that on his very first day back, he will spend the night with a beautiful woman named Liu Bingxue. Afterward, Liu Bingxue takes him home and passes him off as her boyfriend. But it turns out she has a twin sister, Liu Huohuo. The older sister is cold and aloof, while the younger is uninhibited. Sharing a room with these twin beauties is certainly thrilling. After 11.6kReads8.7Score1kShelves

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    [Class beauty, I'm out of prison! You must pay for this in blood!] Framed by his beloved class beauty, Wang Erchui was unjustly imprisoned for three years. The harsh realities of prison transformed the once-resolute young man. Only after his release and revenge did he gradually discover a terrifying truth. It turned out that what ruined his life wasn't this love affair, but a meticulously woven, vast web of darkness. His enemies had already risen to power, while the hidden hand still lurked in the shadows, waiting for the right moment to eliminate them completely. He unravels the scheme step by step, tearing apart layers of conspiracy, uncovering the mastermind hidden in the darkness, and vowing to make all his enemies die without a burial place! / (Note: Not an invincible story, plot-driven, a coming-of-age narrative, not a typical wish-fulfillment novel.)

22. 522 错 Married the Wrong White Moonlight, Now Worth Hundreds of Billions and Reunited with My Childhood Sweetheart 错娶白月光，坐拥千亿遇青梅 Fish's Isle鱼的屿Urban234k WordsCompleted [No System + Not Reborn + Multiple Heroines + She Chases Him + Lighthearted Comedy + Sweet and Angsty] For the sake of an unattainable dream girl, Zhao Chang’an cruelly turned down his devoted childhood sweetheart. He spent his entire fortune marrying his dream girl, only to be repaid with a heartless betrayal. After hitting rock bottom, Zhao Chang’an fought his way up, eventually gaining control of hundreds of billions in capital and becoming the power behind a top conglomerate. On the day he r 29Reads—Score129Shelves

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    [KISS]

23. 523 婚 A Stranger on the Road to Marriage 婚途陌路 Demon Paradise恶灵天堂Urban2.8M WordsCompleted On the day of their fourth wedding anniversary, Gao Hong notices something unusual about his wife. When a colleague sends him a photo, Gao Hong finally realizes that her image as a virtuous wife and loving mother is nothing but a facade. As he searches for the truth, Gao Hong's career flourishes, and he becomes a successful man in the eyes of most people. 66Reads7.5Score—Shelves
24. 524 初 My First Love, the CEO, or an AI Puppy Boy? 初恋总裁还是AI奶狗 Great God Bolulu啵鲁鲁大神Modern Romance140k WordsCompleted [Not AI or web fiction. High-IQ mind games, steamy and intensely sweet, clear-headed heroine, four men competing for her, suspenseful and funny.] [The first volume will end in four more chapters. If there are enough comments, the author may write a second volume about married life.] A neuroscience PhD returns home and joins a pharmaceutical startup, where she gets both a free luxury home and an annual salary in the millions. The owner of the house asks her to test an AI robot, but she never expe 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    So real it's outrageous

25. 525 精 The Punk Girl Got Cashback for Buying Me Water? Then I'll Marry Her 精神小妹给我买水返现了？那我把她娶回家 Blue Sky White Clouds i蓝天白云i9k WordsCompleted A punk girl bought me water and got cashback? Then I'll marry her and bring her home. 107Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 526 穿 I Transmigrated Into a Rich Heir's Body, and My Wife Is a Bitch 穿书到富二代身上，妻子是个渣女 Blue Sky White Clouds i蓝天白云i8k WordsCompleted I Transmigrated into a Rich Second-Generation Heir, and My Wife Is a Horrible Woman 55Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 527 我 I Just Became a God, and You Want to Kill Me? 我才刚成神，你就要斩我？ All the Geniuses Went to Herd Sheep天才都去放羊了Urban119k WordsOngoing [Urban High Martial Arts · No System · God-Slaying · Transmigration] Gods are forbidden to walk the land of Huaxia! But what if the god in question is one of our own? Chen Zeye was sent abroad as a child. By chance, he awakens his divine nature and becomes Hades, ruler of the Underworld! Bearing a strange past, he returns to Huaxia and embarks on a path of battling cultivators, fighting foreign gods, and saving all living beings! —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I started reading this book ten years ago, and I'm still reading it now because I'm so engrossed in it. [Evil laugh][Evil laugh] It's so realistic that it makes you question the behind-the-scenes realities of various countries.

28. 528 租 I Rented an Actress for a Trip, but Got a Female Beggar Instead 租个女演员去旅游，租到女乞丐了 Blue Sky White Clouds i蓝天白云i8k WordsCompleted I rented an actress to travel with me, but ended up renting a female beggar. 13Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 529 用 The Children I Had by Deception Were Divided Up 用计得到的孩子们被瓜分了 Dreamwalker Through Wind and Rain风雨踏梦行Modern Romance566k WordsCompleted After graduating from college, Li Jingxin, born into a farming family in the northwest, went to the capital to find work and met the influential Mu Yunhai. Desperate to leave her mark on the man she admired, she secretly got pregnant, thinking she could fool everyone. To give her future child a normal home, Li Jingxin got married. But her husband, who had become a deputy chief of the Public Security Bureau, cheated on her. Li Jingxin resolutely divorced him, but she simply couldn't afford to rai 750Reads8.6Score137Shelves

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    A woman's position is insecure if she's not ruthless. You can criticize her for being calculating, but you have to admit she knows how to get along with people, understands human relationships, comprehends human nature, transcends human nature, and manipulates human nature!

30. 530 周 Round and Round 周而复始 Yan Han堰晗Modern Romance710k WordsCompleted Sang Yuan felt that loving Zhao Yisen was like punching a pillow: her overwhelming love could never move him. Eventually, Sang Yuan came to her senses. The world was pouring with rain, and she had to hide her vulnerability. There was no need to regret a ray of light that gave no warmth. 240Reads8.1Score102Shelves

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    The story revolves around Sang Yuan, who is tricked by her husband into having an affair with her longtime friend Zhou Dang and subsequently divorced. Later, she remarries Zhou Dang because of their child, a marriage of convenience that blossoms into love. Along the way, she encounters countless diverse people, faces numerous trials and tribulations, and ultimately experiences a family reunion. Life is a constant process of saying goodbye—saying goodbye to our past selves. Each goodbye represents growth and transformation. It is hoped that everyone can love themselves first before loving others!

31. 531 我 My White Moonlight Is Chasing Me? No Way 我的白月光倒追我？没门 Blue Sky White Clouds i蓝天白云i10k WordsCompleted My ideal woman is pursuing me? No way. 71Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 532 什 What Female CEO? That’s My Wife! 什么女总裁？那是我老婆！ Four Seasons Reincarnation泗季轮回Urban265k WordsCompleted [Female CEO] + [Older woman-younger man romance] + [Everyday urban life] Surely you don’t have to give up money just to preserve a little dignity? Lu Yang is a college senior struggling to find a job. He becomes assistant to female CEO Song Siyu. As soon as he joins the company, he gets caught up in a power struggle. Lu Yang and Song Siyu fight side by side and win. Their feelings for each other slowly grow... 57Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Urban slice-of-life stories, unstructured, relatable to everyday life; a must-read for avid readers.

33. 533 让 You Want Me to Turn Over a New Leaf? Just You Wait! 让我浪子回头？你给我等着！ Rest the Mind息心Urban675k WordsCompleted Original title: Auntie, Don't Be Afraid Before taking his own life, Su Yang swore that if he got another chance at life... He would find someone who truly understood him! A woman who truly loved him! When he suddenly woke up, he found an older woman kneeling beside him. She was wearing a tattered pair of pajamas and trembling as she looked at him. “Please don't hit me, okay? I have to attend my child's parent-teacher meeting tomorrow...” 322Reads8.7Score100Shelves

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    🔥🔥🔥It's been so long since I've read such a good novel! A story about an older woman with a significant age gap! After finishing this one, all others seem bland! 🔥🔥🔥The male lead swore before committing suicide that if there were an afterlife... 🍀🍀When he suddenly woke up, he found an older woman kneeling beside him. [Smirking] At that moment, she was wearing tattered pajamas, trembling as she looked at him. [Eating popcorn]

34. 534 开 From the Start, I Met a Gorgeous Blind Date? I Turned Around and Shocked the Punk Girl 开局遇见极品相亲女？我转身震惊精神小妹 Blue Sky White Clouds i蓝天白云i10k WordsCompleted From the Start, I Meet a Gorgeous Blind Date? I Turn Around and Shock the Punk Girl 21Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 535 京 Autumn Leaves Fall in the Capital 京秋叶落 Ye Xinye叶馨叶Modern Romance124k WordsCompleted [Beijing socialite × Rising Art-World Star + Devoted Love + Misunderstandings + Happily Ever After] A story set in Beijing, inspired by real life... He said, “Do you think you’ve got me wrapped around your little finger?” He said, “Ye Zhiqiu, there’s really nothing I can do about you.” She said, “Beijing is huge, so huge you can’t take it all in at a glance. But it’s also small, small enough that one look was all it took for me to meet the person I want to spend my life with.” Mu Chi, a Beijing 1.4kReads8.2Score108Shelves

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    Tomato's novel "Autumn Leaves Fall in Beijing" is said to be based on real people around the author, and the place names are all real. It's quite good and very addictive.

36. 536 财 The Leisurely Life After Financial Freedom 财富自由后的悠闲生活 Four Seasons Reincarnation泗季轮回Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [No System + Urban Entrepreneurship + Traditional] In the spring of 2010, Lu Dalang, a senior at an agricultural university, was about to graduate. His girlfriend, Qian Mei, wanted to return to her hometown, where her parents had already arranged a job for her and she had familiar connections. Lu Dalang, determined to pursue his own future, angrily headed to the provincial capital. His girlfriend left him with one condition: “Buy a house, and come get me so we can live in the provincial capital. 3.9kReads8.2Score146Shelves
37. 537 沙 Shamulia 沙木蓼 Dream Gazer望梦Modern Romance206k WordsCompleted One day, Xiao Qingchun received a mysterious phone call. On the other end, a baby babbled incomprehensibly. The call brought two people who had been apart for a long time back together. Because of the baby, they started spending time together again, discovered sides of each other they hadn't known before, and fell in love all over again. 1.8kReads8.1Score143Shelves

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    Urban setting, both men and women are adults, not a wish-fulfillment novel, but a realistic yet heartwarming CEO romance, a slow and steady story.

38. 538 弹 Have the Comments Gone Crazy? They Tell Me to Break Up, Then Tell Me to Hug Her 弹幕精分了？劝我分手又劝我抱抱她 Blue Sky White Clouds i蓝天白云i9k WordsCompleted Have the comments gone crazy? They tell me to break up with her, then tell me to hug her. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 539 每 Every Day I Dream That I’m a Young General 每天做一个梦，梦中我是少年将军 Blue Sky White Clouds i蓝天白云i10k WordsCompleted Every Day I Have a Dream That I'm a Young General 3Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 540 西 Journey to the West 2026: Did I Beg You to Save Me? Did I Even Say the Word "Please"? 西游记2026版：我求你救我了？我说了半个求字吗？ Blue Sky White Clouds i蓝天白云iMale-Channel Fanfiction9k WordsCompleted Journey to the West, 2026 Edition: Did I Ask You to Save Me? Did I Even Say the Word "Please"? 92Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 541 古 An Ancient Imperial Chef Transmigrates to the Modern World? Cooking Without Salt Is a Total Mess 古代御厨穿越现代？做菜不放盐闹麻了 Blue Sky White Clouds i蓝天白云i8k WordsCompleted An ancient imperial chef transmigrates to the modern world? He cooks without adding salt, and it's a total mess. 6Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 542 摆 I Started Selling Wontons on the Street and Became the Local Tycoon 摆摊卖馄饨，我成了本地首富 The Smiling Dung Beetle爱笑的屎壳郎Urban141k WordsCompleted ⚠️ This novel has no System, no rebirth, and no face-slapping. It’s a grounded story of small-town entrepreneurship. Read on only if that appeals to you. In a small town in northern Anhui, a couple spent ten years struggling to keep their wonton stall afloat. They sold just seventeen bowls a day and were so poor they had nowhere left to turn. No System, no rebirth, just the most honest account of ordinary people fighting to get by. To give my wife something to look forward to, I kept it from ev —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    If you're looking for something to read, I highly recommend this incredibly poignant and realistic period novel! It vividly portrays the hardships of ordinary people struggling to survive, from the struggles of running a small stall or shop to the despair of sudden misfortune, and the conflicts and torment between spouses. There are no cheat codes or shortcuts; it's all about the realities and heartache of ordinary people bearing the burdens of life. The more you read, the more suffocating and addictive it becomes!

43. 543 集 I Gathered the Seven Dragon Balls and Summoned Shenron. What Three Wishes Should I Make? 集齐七颗龙珠召唤神龙，我该许三个什么愿望？ Blue Sky White Clouds i蓝天白云i8k WordsCompleted If I gather all seven Dragon Balls, I can summon the dragon. What three wishes should I make? 10Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 544 婚 A Love Triangle in Marriage 婚姻里的三角恋 Qian Xiaqi钱夏七Modern Romance388k WordsCompleted [Contemporary realistic fiction + the married life of ordinary people in Beijing + love triangles in marriage + real struggles] Bai Xue and Wang Yang are a young married couple living in Beijing. Wang Yang is a typical “phoenix man,” a country boy who made it big in the city. After ten years of marriage, he cheats on her. After they divorce, Bai Xue meets another man, and her new life begins… What makes this book special: A woman faces betrayal in her marriage, but after the hardship comes 1.4kReads8.8Score139Shelves

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    This is the real-life marriage story of a young couple in Beijing—a very realistic tale. Welcome to read! Is love the grave of marriage? With infidelity so prevalent in contemporary society, where is marriage headed? Let's read together and search for a spiritual haven…

45. 545 昂 A Life Full of Vigor 昂扬的生命 Pomegranate Blossoms in May榴花映五月Modern Romance616k WordsCompleted I dedicate this book to the first generation of only children, and to the teachers’ college graduates who devoted themselves to education in this land. Each person has only one life. How should we live this one and only life? Looking across history and around the world, many inspiring books have explored this theme. I, an unknown nobody, hope to join their ranks and have chosen the same theme. I hope my work won’t be lost among the masterpieces of celebrated writers. This work will focus on Ji 224Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Everything in this book is true!

46. 546 撞 A Chance Encounter 撞出来缘分 Bright Sunny Day灿烂晴天Modern Romance56k WordsCompleted Zhang Wenjun is an ordinary accountant. One morning, while riding his electric scooter to work, he collides with an older woman at the market intersection. To his surprise, she is his teacher’s mother. They reach an arrangement: while her foot heals, Zhang Wenjun will come to her home every weekend and care for her free of charge. At the time, his teacher is dating someone, who turns out to be Zhang’s best friend. All three keep the truth from one another. Only in the end do they learn that each —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Modern urban life with positive values ​​and high intelligence

47. 547 城 The City Has Run Out of Food? But I Can Travel to the Modern World 城中没粮食了？可我能穿梭现代啊 Blue Sky White Clouds i蓝天白云i9k WordsCompleted The city has run out of food? But I can travel to the modern world. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 548 以 I Offer My Devotion to the Passing Years 以我深情祭岁月 Er Qiao二乔Modern Romance324k WordsCompleted [The physical book with the same title is now available] “I hesitated once. I turned back to face the slightest glimmer of hope, yet no one cared.” “Later, a thick fog rolled in. You said you loved me so much, but why was your love thinner than the fog, so faint I could barely see it?” Shen Nian 74.8kReads9.4Score6.8kShelves

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    What I find most heartbreaking is the relationship between the female lead and the second male lead. I really wanted them to be together; the second male lead was just too perfect, without a single flaw. [Crying][crying]

49. 549 我 I Can Hear Animals' Thoughts, and a Fish Helped Me Solve the Case of a Young Woman's Murder 我能听见动物心声，一条鱼助我破了妙龄少女抛尸案 Blue Sky White Clouds i蓝天白云i9k WordsCompleted I can hear animals' thoughts. A fish helped me crack the case of a young woman's body being dumped. 6Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 550 工 Husband and Wife at the Factory 工厂里的夫妻 Blue Sky, White Clouds蓝天白去Urban1.2M WordsCompleted Chen Yishan’s husband, Sun Hai, was good for nothing, leaving her to shoulder the entire financial burden of the family. To improve their circumstances, she decided to leave her six-year-old son, Sun Dabao, in the care of her parents-in-law, then go to Guangdong with her cousin to work in a factory. 7.8kReads9.1Score528Shelves

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    To improve her family's financial situation, Chen Yishan decided to go to Guangdong to work, asking her parents-in-law to help take care of her six-year-old son, Sun Dabao. Her husband, Sun Hai, was an irresponsible man, leaving the family's financial burden entirely on her shoulders. She had no choice but to go to Guangdong with her cousin to work in a factory, where she met a man who loved and cared for her.

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