Modern Urban Coming-of-Age Slice of Life, No System, Golden Finger, Reborn, or Transmigration 都市青春日常，不要系统金手指重生穿越

1. 1 还 I Have Three Months Left to Live, So Let Me Die in Peace 还剩三个月命，请让我从容赴死 Reclining in the North高卧北Urban169k WordsCompleted From childhood onward, Zhuang Zi'ang was the kind of kid everyone called “the child other parents wish they had”: a model student every year and always first in his class. But after his parents divorced and his father started a new family, he became a child neither parent loved. At just eighteen, Zhuang Zi'ang is diagnosed with a terminal illness and given only three months to live. With his final three months, he decides to let out his rebellious, wild side and be truly himself for once. While 145.8kReads9.8Score16.7kShelves

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   Don't let the title put you off, this is the only book that I couldn't help but like and comment on after reading it. It mainly writes about the daily life of urban youth. There is no system, no rebirth.

2. 2 时 Together Beneath the Clock Flowers 时钟花的相伴 Thinking of You, Missing Chu念君思储Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [No System, No Rebirth] + [Everyday Cohabitation] + [One Female Lead] + [Childhood Sweethearts] + [Multiple Perspectives, Ensemble Cast, and Romance] + [Grounded in Reality] Related by blood? Sure, we're a little close, but the Marriage Law allows it!!! Xiang Gu turned twenty-two, and the very next day, on Tong Mengmeng's twenty-second birthday, they got their marriage licenses. Love between childhood sweethearts isn't a matter of falling for each other over time. It's love at first sight, with 12Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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   The overall writing style is delicate and smooth, and the rhythm is tight and relaxed. It not only contains the relaxed joy of daily fights between relatives and friends, but also the deep insights after ups and downs. Even if some plots are slightly sad, it always focuses on the warmth of life and the preciousness of companionship.

3. 3 偶 A Chance Encounter and a Shared Rental: The Campus Beauty and I Fall for Each Other 偶遇又合租，我与校花双向奔赴 Ding-Dong Wind Chimes风铃叮咚Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Love That Grows Over Time + Romance + One Female Lead + Authentic College Campus + Friendship] Original title: The Campus Belle Is My Roommate (A step-by-step guide to romance. Come on in if you want to learn how to be romantic!) Gu Yicheng's high school crush got together with his best friend, and when he arrived at college, he was told there was no room for him in the dorms. After running into the campus belle, Liang Yu, three times in a row, he discovered she was his classmate! By a twist of 19.3kReads9.2Score2.3kShelves

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   🎋①The protagonist meets a college beauty in a shared apartment, and the two live together and slowly develop a mutual affection for each other. 🎋②My online girlfriend turned out to be my first love, her sister, which is a plus for social death.

4. 4 网 From Online Dating to Meeting in Person: My Girlfriend’s Older Sister Is My First Love 网恋奔现：女友她姐竟是我初恋 Hear Me Out听我说吧Urban351k WordsOngoing The Meet You Milk Tea Shop in Jiangcheng. Fang Yuan had arranged to meet his online girlfriend in person, and Chu Yingying was supposed to meet him there. But when Fang Yuan arrived, he discovered that the person sitting beside his online girlfriend was his first love, Chu Xueqing. The most absurd part was that Chu Xueqing was Chu Yingying’s biological older sister. Chu Xueqing: “You said you weren’t dating anyone!” Chu Yingying: “Mister, what’s your relationship with my sister?” Fang Yuan: “??? 54Reads8.5Score—Shelves
5. 5 随 Kiss You in the Breeze 随风热吻你 Peachy Zhizhi桃气知知Modern Romance339k WordsCompleted Signed for print publication! The short drama I'll Always, Always Like You is now streaming. [Two top students] x [mutual devotion] x [mutual crush] x [from school uniforms to wedding gowns] x [the sweetest romance] x [fast-paced, secretly satisfying story]. You won't regret giving it a try. Blurb One: Gu Sinian is the universally acknowledged unattainable beauty of No. 1 High School. Everyone says he has no heart. Then everyone points at Jiang Wan in his arms and says, “Who said he has no heart 18.1kReads9.5Score2.9kShelves
6. 6 我 I Only Took a Peek at Him 我只偷看他一眼 Zhi Jiu枝玖Anime Fanfiction188k WordsCompleted During the speech by the freshman class representative, Chen Nan fell for Lu Xu at first sight, and for the rest of her life. The pink sunset beyond the window filled the entire sky, like a beautiful landscape painting. The clouds looked drunk, their cheeks flushed with color. Chen Nan held her breath and stole a sidelong glance at Lu Xu. His profile was youthful and striking, and he held his book with perfect posture. A ray of light fell on the yellowed pages, and touched him as well. The dayli 15.4kReads9.6Score3.6kShelves
7. 7 黑 Black Desires of Youth 黑欲青春 Pure Silver Earring纯银耳坠Urban7.0M WordsCompleted (Not a wish-fulfillment story, and the hero isn't invincible. Enter at your own risk.) A youth stained with blood, vows made without regret, inexperienced love, sincere friendship, the cruelty of society, and the complexity of human nature. An unforgettable, turbulent era! A piece of underworld lore passed down to this day! A band of brothers who shared honor and disgrace, life and death! An unmatched era, with a flag-bearer standing at its peak! Laughing as we watch the tides of fortune, marchi 48.5kReads9.4Score4.1kShelves
8. 8 告 I Grow Stronger Only When My Confessions Fail 告白失败才能变强 The Best Thing in the World Is Anime二次元最棒了Urban2.5M WordsCompleted [System + wacky comedy + slice-of-life youth + overactive imagination + light novel + anime] Su Cheng transmigrates into another world. Just when he finally manages to get into a prestigious academy, he discovers that he has a System, and that the way to earn rewards is utterly ridiculous. So, for the sake of the rewards, he has no choice but to get ridiculous himself. Su Cheng: “It’s just a System mission, that’s all.” But what puzzles Su Cheng later is that he already thought he was ridicul 33.9kReads9.0Score2.4kShelves
9. 9 同 My Deskmate Brings Me Light 同桌予你光亮 Qi Cheng栖橙Modern Romance190k WordsCompleted The physical book is now available under the published title Moonlight Comes for Me [The author's debut work. The writing is still immature, so readers, please proceed with caution] [School Life + Devoted Couple + Sweet Romance + Healing] Gloomy, cool, and gorgeous Orange Darling × Arrogant Young Master Mu “Brother Chen, the new transfer student is as beautiful as a fairy!” “Not interested. Leave me alone!” Later, Young Master Mu corners the little fairy in an alley and whines, “Baby, I'm sorry. 4.8kReads9.5Score671Shelves
10. 10 穿 After Becoming the Heroine’s Stepbrother in a Campus Novel, I Turned Over a New Leaf 穿成校园文女主继兄后我从良了 Brick Brick砖砖Two Male Leads582k WordsCompleted [Book Transmigration] [Sweet Romance] [Top Student] After transmigrating, Jiang Qingyuan becomes the heroine of a school novel’s hopelessly stupid stepbrother. Knowing that he’s destined to end up penniless and abandoned by everyone, he decides to study hard, turn over a new leaf, and avoid making enemies of the leads. He does manage that, but the romantic ending is something he never saw coming… This is a slow-burn story focused on everyday life. It’s my first book, so it may have its shortcomi 688Reads9.2Score100Shelves
11. 11 校 The Campus Darling: This Junior Is Too Sweet 校园团宠：这个学妹甜炸了 Missing-Tooth Tiger缺牙虎Modern Romance382k WordsCompleted [University campus + sweet, doting romance + everyone cherishes her + warm and healing] Mu Ke is a little rabbit just starting university, but she meets someone who makes her heart race, and begins the long journey of pursuing her senior, Shen He. Little does she know that Shen He has already fallen for her. He's just waiting for the little rabbit to hop obediently into his arms, so he can savor her one bite at a time. This junior is so sweet, she's practically bursting with sugar. With her 298Reads8.8Score—Shelves
12. 12 不 An Unexpected Little Slice of Happiness 不期而遇的小美好 Bread Kangkang面包康康Modern Romance504k WordsCompleted Chen Xi of Class 7, Grade 11, was beautiful and quiet. One day, the arrival of Zhuo Ran, a transfer student who suddenly appeared on campus, shattered the school's peace. He was aloof and domineering, keeping countless people at a distance, and was a genius across every subject! His arrival turned Chen Xi's once peaceful school life upside down. “With physics this bad, how could you possibly score higher than me?” That remark sparked a feud with the class's invisible nobody. As the two spent mor 106Reads9.2Score—Shelves
13. 13 山 Chronicles of Mountains and Rivers 山河志 A Dao阿刀Urban1.9M WordsCompleted His beautiful mother was nearly assaulted by a village lout, but she tearfully begged the man who rescued her not to call the police. Young Gao Yuan couldn’t understand why at the time. Only when he reached his thirties and looked back on the past, with those scenes flashing through his mind, did he realize that the lives of countless rural people together form a chronicle of the mountains and rivers of China! 99.3kReads9.6Score10.8kShelves

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    This is the most realistic and inspirational novel I have ever read on Tomato. A coming-of-age story about struggling in poverty. The most impoverished farm boy in the 1990s, relied on hard work and persistence to overcome all the hardships in life, and finally revitalized his hometown and motherland.

14. 14 学 A Poor Student Joins a Myanmar North Gang: A Life Worthless as Shit 学渣混子黑帮缅北，屎一样的人生 Lord Awan阿碗君Urban584k WordsOngoing For readers under eighteen, please read at your discretion. (No System, not a power fantasy, realistic fiction) A failing student, a delinquent, a male model, nightlife, organized crime, northern Myanmar, prison? An undercover agent! It all began when I kicked the school bully into a septic tank (latrine). My name is Chen Danggui, and this is my shit-stained life! I was never a good person to begin with, and life always forced me to become a bastard who did nothing but bad things. But I refuse t 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    School bastard, youth campus, campus gangs, dropping out of school, male model nightclub KTV, gangsters, fleeing to northern Myanmar, this is a life like shit Youth campus, urban daily life...

15. 15 学 Don't Worry, Senior—I'll Protect You 学姐别怕，我来保护你 Gege Wuwu隔胳呜呜Urban3.0M WordsCompleted [Heart-Pounding Engine 2: Pure White Love Letter has been published] [Lighthearted daily life] + [Single female lead] + [No System] + [Not reborn] + [Sweet romance] In high school, Luo Ye had a secret crush on a girl for three years. He even got into the same university as her, and they agreed to start dating if they both got in. But the girl unexpectedly went back on her word. Heartbroken, Luo Ye became a romance novelist. Unexpectedly, before university even began, the novel he wrote shot to t 338.7kReads9.8Score34.7kShelves

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    I think they're all pretty good

16. 16 完 Oh No! The Feisty Campus Beauty Won't Leave Me Alone 完蛋！刁蛮校花缠上我了 Zhang Yuyu Ah张鱼鱼啊Urban1.7M WordsCompleted [Multiple female leads + reborn + entrepreneurship + playboy] “Lin Fan, I don’t like you. Please stop pestering me.” In his previous life, Lin Fan confessed to the campus belle, Su Yunhan, only to be cruelly rejected. An accident sent him back to the day he confessed. This time, he swore he would never be a simp again. But now Su Yunhan, the campus belle, was getting anxious. “Lin Fan, why are you ignoring me?” “Lin Fan, I like you. I’m sorry, it was all my fault.” Lin Fan only gave her a faint 896Reads6.1Score100Shelves
17. 17 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… 72.5kReads9.5Score7.9kShelves
18. 18 你 Are You Really That Kind of Senior? 你是这样的学姐？ October and Meow-chan十月与喵酱Urban2.5M WordsCompleted [Campus]+ [Youth]+ [One Heroine]+ [Lighthearted and Healing]+ [Everyday Romance]+ [No System] Based on real campus life at Hefei University of Technology. “Xiao Yun, come help me translate my paper at the library tonight.” “Senior Sister, didn't I help you translate it last night? Why do I have to go again?” “Tonight's the last time, hurry up!” “You said that the day before yesterday, and you said it again yesterday. I'm not going again today. Do it yourself, I'm busy.” “Xiao Yun, I just remembe 47.9kReads9.6Score5.9kShelves
19. 19 帅 The Handsome Young Man 帅小伙 A Dao阿刀Urban1.8M WordsCompleted The Wang and Hai families had been neighbors and friends, but a dispute over building a house turned them into sworn enemies. Wang Xiaoshuai, a third-generation member of the Wang family, became a thorn in Haitang’s side. Every day after school, Haitang would block his way and beat him to a pulp, never tiring of it. Desperate to escape Haitang’s shadow, Wang Xiaoshuai racked his brains, and Haitang became the goal he was determined to surpass. 61.2kReads9.3Score6.3kShelves
20. 20 表 She Rejected My Confession, So I Chased My Ideal Girl. Why Are You Crying? 表白不接受，我追白月光你哭啥？ Little White Rice Grain白白的小米粒Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [One Female Lead] [Super Sweet Girl-Next-Door Big Sister] [Ex-Girlfriend Regrets It for the Rest of Her Life] Someone you thought would walk the same path as you suddenly says goodbye and goes their own way. From the start, you know that no matter how close you get, the day of parting will come. This person, that person, and perhaps even that other person. Gu Li: “Su Beihang, why have you clung to me ever since we were kids? Can't you stay a little farther away?” Gu Li: “Su Beihang, I really don 1.7kReads8.8Score243Shelves

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    Pure urban love, the heroine is super cute, after the hero falls in love with the heroine, he dotes on the heroine alone, fights every day, shows affection, sweet and sweet

21. 21 开 We Got Our Marriage Certificate from the Start, So Why Does My Marriage-of-Convenience Wife Flirt with Me Every Day? 开局领证，形婚老婆怎么天天撩我 I Have a Moonlight Treasure Box我有月光宝盒Urban269k WordsCompleted [Everyday sweetness, sweet romance, one heroine, marriage before love, she pursues him] After two years of being pressured by his family to marry and going on twenty-five arranged dates, Bai Jingchuan finally decides to go with the flow and find someone suitable for a marriage of convenience. His chosen partner is Li Qingyang, the campus belle who was the ideal girl in the hearts of countless boys throughout middle and high school. He never imagined someone like her would agree to a marriage of 12.7kReads9.1Score1kShelves

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    In the first book, the female protagonist has been secretly in love with the male protagonist for ten years, and in the second book, she is a pure and refreshing novel.

22. 22 我 My 26-Year-Old Female Tenant 我的26岁女房客 Super Big Tank Kobe超级大坦克科比Urban2.1M WordsCompleted After a wild night at a bar, a beautiful woman pinned him with a paternity claim, and the down-and-out young man suddenly became a father. As if things weren't bad enough, the owner of his rented home changed, and he was about to be kicked out. But his new landlady was beautiful! Should he ask to share the place? She coolly gave him a single word: “Get out!” A romantic entanglement sparked by a housing problem. 122.7kReads9.7Score13.7kShelves
23. 23 此 Let the Mood Be of the Moment, and Be a Carefree Little Immortal 此时情绪此时天，无事小神仙 Lai Yang Xuanze来洋轩泽Urban118k WordsCompleted (No flashy Systems, golden fingers, transmigration, or being reborn. This is a simple, straightforward, fresh-faced little story!) From school to the military, from a naive boy to a mature man, he experiences the sweetness of love, the warmth of friendship, and the unbreakable bonds between comrades. He struggles through his career and fills his home with laughter, tasting life’s sweetness and bitterness along the way. He slowly changes from an unripe fruit into a smooth stone, yet that pure lit —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Ordinary, urban daily writing, no time travel, no slap in the face, no golden fingers, nothing.

24. 24 女 The Female Leader's Favorite 女领导的头牌红人 Although虽然Urban3.4M WordsCompleted Wang Yu sat in the meeting room with a copy of Sakura Communications in his hands, waiting to learn where he would be assigned for work. He had returned to a crossroads of fate once again. This time, he did not choose to move far from his hometown and parents. Instead, he dutifully chose a state-owned enterprise. No coasting toward retirement, no lying flat. He climbed the ranks all the way, proving through his actions that seniority does not always have to rule here, either. With the right kind 2.6kReads9.6Score255Shelves

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    It's an urban novel that will always be on the bookshelf as long as I watch it. It's a cool urban novel with witty writing, full of human relationships and accidents, and amazing execution!

25. 25 报 Report: The Big Shot Insists on Marrying Me 报告，大佬他非要以身相许 Orange September橘九月Modern Romance366k WordsCompleted [School Romance × Sweet and Fluffy] [Two Top Students × A Heartwarming, Sweet Little Romance] There’s been big news at No. 9 High lately: they poached a treasure from their rival, No. 7 High. Word is, the kid’s a troublemaker too. Everyone was baffled. Wasn’t that just asking for trouble? They all wanted to see this treasure for themselves. When they saw Tang Yu, they could only gasp in amazement. That face. That figure. Those grades. Poach them. Definitely worth poaching! The story about the tr 321Reads8.9Score—Shelves
26. 26 许 May Every Year Be Kind to You 许你年年岁岁好 Jiu An Jiu An久安久安Modern Romance678k WordsOngoing [Reunion after years apart / sweet romance and healing / devoted couple / two top students / happy ending] Once, Jiang Suichu was the beloved Princess Sui of the neighborhood compound, adored by everyone. Then a sudden upheaval cost her her home and severed her connection with her childhood friend, Lu Zhinians. When they meet again in high school, Lu Zhinians is still the same dazzling, gifted boy. In a neat blue-and-white uniform, he stands at the podium as the new students' representative. Jia —Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 27 暗 Secret Sweet Talk 暗哄 Zhu Yanzhi祝言之Modern Romance251k WordsCompleted She was a girl with aphasia who came first in every exam but couldn’t speak. He was the school’s notorious troublemaker and top student. When they first met, he coaxed her into saying his name, gently encouraging her to speak one step at a time. From school uniforms to wedding dresses, from young love to growing old together. Though they went through many trials along the way, they ultimately found hope again and ended up together. Gu Weiyi once said that Jiang Zhining had spent seven years tea 2kReads9.2Score355Shelves
28. 28 人 Broad Daylight 人间白昼 Qi Qi49柒柒49Modern Romance320k WordsCompleted [Rebellious, Streetwise Boy × Grumpy, World-Weary Girl] [Healing Romance | World-Weary Martial Arts Girl | Devoted First Loves Only | Happy Ending] The first time Xu Cheng saw Zhou Shuang, he thought she looked like a soft, timid rabbit raised in a sheltered mansion. He couldn't stand people like that. The second time he saw her, he was certain she'd been sent by the heavens to make trouble for him. She made him want to break his own rules and throw a punch. The third time, he thought: Wait, is 5.9kReads9.4Score1.2kShelves
29. 29 对 It Was More Than Just a Crush 对她何止是心动 Mu Baibai xs慕白白xsModern Romance433k WordsCompleted [New Romance Writing Contest] Bad-boy, handsome, scheming school tyrant VS sweet, timid girl Who could have guessed that Qi Chen, unruly and arrogant, a man of few words who never hesitated to be ruthless, would fall for a sweet and lovable girl? He scared her so badly at their first meeting that her eyes turned red. He coldly ordered her not to cry, even threatening her: “Stick your neck out again and I’ll kill you to keep you quiet.” But the next time they met, he was the one acting coy, being 4.1kReads9.4Score580Shelves
30. 30 宝 Be Good, Baby, I'll Give In. Proud Lord Sheng Falls for Me 宝贝乖我服软，傲娇盛爷沦陷了 Han Dabai韩大白Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [The print edition of Delayed Heartbeats is now available. You can buy it at the Little Tomato Books flagship store!] Rumor has it that Sheng Shi is hot-tempered and ruthless. His elders hope marriage will change him and make him more mild-mannered. When Sheng Shi first met Yu Weiyi, he laid down three rules: “Don't follow me. Don't tell anyone about our relationship. Don't interfere in my personal affairs.” Later, Sheng Shi introduced her to everyone he met: “This is Yu Weiyi, my wife.” Later s 28.5kReads9.5Score5.7kShelves
31. 31 臣 Surrender to the Rose 臣服于玫瑰 Thin Persimmon Tea薄柿茶茶Modern Romance402k WordsCompleted [Gentle, Cool-Headed Girl vs. Free-Spirited, Edgy Rapper] The young master of the Chen family had been rapping and forming bands overseas, making a name for himself, when his father suddenly dragged him back to China to attend school. Then he was sent off to live in a teahouse against his will. His father wanted him to settle down and study in that quiet, old-fashioned place, and hoped it would smooth out his unruly streak. But Chen Mu was the kind of person who drew attention wherever he went. 25.1kReads9.5Score3.4kShelves
32. 32 许 I Give You the Deep Blue Sea 许你湛海深蓝 The Shark Who Fell for a Hedgehog爱上刺猬的鲨鱼Modern Romance426k WordsCompleted Because of her family circumstances, Yan Sang, whom everyone called a little fairy, moved in with Xu Zhan, the unanimously acknowledged heartthrob of Tianyang No. 1 High School. They had met as children, but only Xu Zhan remembered. Yan Sang noticed that ever since she met Xu Zhan, he did nothing but sleep or play basketball. But later, she realized he had stopped sleeping so much. Instead, he liked teasing her, helping her with her studies, and taking her shopping. Then one day, he cornered her 282Reads9.3Score102Shelves
33. 33 别 Don't Flirt with Me 别和我撒娇 Qi Xue栖雪Modern Romance535k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] [Roguishly handsome hero + sweet, well-behaved girl] [Secret crush comes true + sweet romance + devoted to each other] Zhou Jingsi once found a pink love letter tucked inside his math textbook. The young girl's handwriting was elegant, her strokes shy and hesitant. The letter was short and unsigned, containing only one line: “Seeing you today, I suddenly wanted to take you to Kekexili to see the sea.” Wen Shu did two daring things in her life. First, she wrote a 47.4kReads9.5Score5.3kShelves
34. 34 月 Moonlight Hangs Low Behind Her 月色在她身后低垂 Xiao Qiju肖七橘Modern Romance286k WordsCompleted [Both leads devoted only to each other, a sweet story of healing, sweet from beginning to end. The reborn male lead saves the heroine. School life in the first half, cozy everyday life later. A gentle, refined business tycoon hero x a dazzling, striking comic artist heroine] Jiang Yan and Nan Tang lost each other for ten years. When they met again, neither expected it to be their final farewell. The burdens society placed on the girl were too heavy, and they drove her away from him. Reborn in hi 4.5kReads9.4Score562Shelves
35. 35 炽 Blazing Wild Tenderness 炽野温柔 Jiu Wan九绾Modern Romance668k WordsCompleted [The print edition under the same title is now available on major platforms / The short drama under the same title is now streaming] [Gentle, resilient geology grad student x roguishly handsome tattoo artist / Age gap / Reunion after years apart / Saving each other] At a gathering, someone asked Xu Xing what she regretted most in her life. After thinking for a moment, she replied, “That I never got to let him hear my voice, never got to tell him I liked him, and never… found him.” - Four years a 25.9kReads9.5Score4.1kShelves

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