Looking for Realistic Marriage Stories, Nothing Too Far-Fetched or Overly Sweet 求现实婚姻题材，不要太虚。也不用太甜
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- 51 Trapped in a Well's Corner, My Heart Reaches for the Stars 身在井隅，心向星光 Though Trapped in a Well, My Heart Reaches for the Stars 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 52 When the Free Nanny Starts Charging 当免费保姆开始收费 When the Free Housekeeper Starts Charging 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 53 After My Premarital Health Report Was Exposed, I Became the City's Public Enemy 婚检报告曝光后，我成了全城罪人 After My Premarital Health Report Was Exposed, I Became the City's Public Enemy 8Reads—Score—Shelves
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My Archenemy Has Had a Crush on Me Since He Was Eight 死对头他八岁就开始暗恋我
My Archrival Has Had a Crush on Me Since He Was Eight
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- 55 You Laid Off Your Top Salesperson? After I Poached the Entire Core Team, My Former Boss Went Mad with Regret 裁员裁销冠？我把整个核心团队挖走后，前老板悔疯了 You Fired Your Top Salesperson? After I Poached the Entire Core Team, My Former Boss Regretted It Like Crazy 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 56 Only After Dad Brought His Illegitimate Daughter Home Did I Understand Why a Mother's Love Can Disappear 爸爸把私生女接回家后，我才明白母爱为何会消失 Only after Dad brought his illegitimate daughter home did I understand why a mother's love can disappear 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 57 I'm the Unwanted Child in My Family 我是家里多余的孩子 I'm the Unwanted Child in My Family 23Reads—Score—Shelves
- 58 I'm Not the Grim Reaper of Obstetrics and Gynecology 我不是妇产科死神 I'm Not the Grim Reaper of Obstetrics and Gynecology 233Reads—Score—Shelves
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Drunken Dream Yao 醉梦瑶
“If this fleeting life has a shore, I would cut the Milky Way into a betrothal gift, forge the setting sun into a golden hairpin, and embroider a hundred layers of mermaid silk into a love knot. I would place it in your hair, beneath the snow at your temples, the mist over your brows, and the spring in your eyes. May I pick up this red bean and plant it in your cloudlike hair, so that when spring comes, a thousand trees of longing will bloom?” “If time could be tied into knots, I would borrow ja
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- 60 After Rejecting a Broke Loser, I Landed a Million-a-Month Salary and Married a Tycoon on the Spot 拒婚穷渣男后，我当场月薪百万改嫁霸总 After Rejecting a Broke Loser, I Landed a Million-a-Month Salary and Married a CEO on the Spot 90Reads—Score—Shelves
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Sharing His Bed 与他共枕
(Adapted into the short drama "Miss Xu, Don’t Settle". The Tomato-produced short drama "Sharing His Bed" launched on Tomato on November 26.) Shang Yiran and Xu Mubai have been married for five years, and have spent all five fighting. Three years into their marriage, Xu Mubai became pregnant. She tried to tell Shang Yiran, “Let’s make a real go of this.” He responded with cold indifference. After that, they each went their own way. One is cold, arrogant, and conceited; the other is stubborn and u
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Espionage in Marriage 婚姻谍中谍
After speaking at his company’s annual gala, Ouyang Haotian realized his wife had been gone for a while. When he saw her return to the banquet hall, he noticed what looked like a hickey on her neck. From then on, a rift grew between the couple. But when Ouyang Haotian uncovered the truth, it was not at all what he expected…
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- 63 The Secret of a Perfect Wife 完美妻子的隐秘 A new story is out! You can read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 4.6kReads8.3Score396Shelves
- 64 The Price of Marriage: A Wife's Secret 婚姻的代价妻子的隐秘 Li Zifan went to incredible lengths to win the heart of Lin Wan'er, the woman of his dreams. But just six months into their marriage, trouble keeps cropping up. Is his wife really cheating on him? And what will Li Zifan choose when he finally uncovers the truth? 4.4kReads7.9Score220Shelves
- 65 The Secrets of a Tycoon's Wife in the City 都市神豪妻子的秘密 Ling Feng, the sole heir to the capital's foremost family, once gave everything up for love. He concealed his identity and married the woman he loved, Nie Xiaoyu. Their once happy marriage now hangs by a thread after his wife is suspected of cheating. While investigating, Ling Feng realizes he must reclaim his identity to face the crises that could emerge at any moment... From then on, Ling Feng sets out on the road to the top, surrounded by the deep loyalty of brothers and the passionate devoti 629Reads7.0Score102Shelves
- 66 On My Birthday, My Wife Walked Out of a Hotel with Another Man 生日当天妻子和别的男人走出酒店 On the day Chu Tianmu turned 28, his wife, who was supposed to be away on a business trip, walked out of a hotel with another man... (No tired clichés, no groveling male lead. The male lead is smart.) 1.1kReads6.5Score105Shelves
- 67 On My Birthday, My Wife Was with Her First Love 生日当天妻子和白月光在一起 His wife's old flame is back in the country, and that man, Ouyang Wenxuan, is also both her former sweetheart and her direct superior. His wife starts dropping by the old flame's office to give work updates all the time. What is Ouyang Wenxuan supposed to do...? 1.3kReads7.5Score103Shelves
- 68 The Secrets of Marriage 婚姻密码 His wife's behavior keeps raising suspicions, and she may be cheating. Cao Ling is deeply conflicted. Swearing to uncover the mysterious mastermind behind it all, he stops hiding his true abilities... 252Reads6.4Score—Shelves
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Newlyweds, Growing Closer 新婚渐浓
Marriage before love / Adult romance / A slow, steady relationship / Sweet romance Cool, rational neurosurgeon vs. attentive, service-oriented head of a corporate group The marriage between Shen Mingyue and Bo Yi began with a drunken joke between their grandfathers. Out of gratitude for an old kindness, Shen Mingyue agreed to marry him to help her family out of a difficult situation. On the first day of their marriage, she was called back to the hospital for an emergency surgery and didn’t come
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We Who Don't Know How to Love 不会爱的我们
[A brave heroine who grows on her own] [A realistic story, not a wish-fulfillment fantasy] [First-person perspective] [A broken family of origin] [The heroine has sound values (she is 16 when the story begins, and still immature enough to have the occasional bad thought)] [Clear-eyed about life] If your very birth was a mistake, how would you make the most of the life ahead of you? Shui Qingqing: Live for yourself and on your own terms. Wield a gentle blade and carve out a kingdom of happiness
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I Always Thought Mom and Dad Favored Me Most, Until My Brother Bought a House 我一直以为爸妈最偏心我，直到弟弟买了房
I always thought my parents played favorites with me, until my younger brother bought a house.
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A Thirty-Year-Old Man 三十岁的男人
Zhang Dong is almost thirty, has achieved nothing, and makes a living delivering food. On the day of his wedding anniversary, he discovers that his wife is cheating on him. Anger and disappointment remind him that he is no coward. As he inches closer to the truth, he uncovers a shocking conspiracy from more than twenty years ago. His wife betrays him, the couple turn against each other, and his ex-girlfriend is caught up in a crisis. What should he do?
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- 73 Fifteen Seconds After the Screenshot Was Retracted 截图撤回十五秒后 Fifteen Seconds After the Screenshot Was Retracted 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 74 My Fiancée's Lies 未婚妻的谎言 “Grandpa, I’ll take good care of Zhang Hui,” Zeng Rou said. Zhang Hui was the eldest grandson of the Zhang family of Modu. He and Zeng Rou were college classmates and a couple. They had agreed that after graduating, Zhang Hui would marry Zeng Rou, 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 75 The Birthday Song Outside the Delivery Room Taught Me What Divorce Meant 产房外的生日歌，我听懂了离婚的意思 The Birthday Song Outside the Delivery Room: I Finally Understood What Divorce Meant 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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The Comments Say: Your Sister-in-Law Wants to Switch Your Son 弹幕说：小姑要换你儿子
The Comments Say: Your Sister-in-Law Wants to Swap Your Son
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- 77 Never Looking Back 绝不回头 Zhang Wei was a strong, muscular man. He went to Africa to work, enduring scorching heat and war. After narrowly escaping death, he returned home, hoping to surprise his wife. Instead, he found her in bed with another man. He threw the money he had earned abroad into the room, then silently walked away. 65Reads—Score—Shelves
- 78 In the 1980s, I Gave My Job Placement to My Younger Brother 八零年代，我把招工名额还给了弟弟 In the 1980s, I Gave My Job Placement Back to My Younger Brother 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 79 He Stole My Dad's Heirloom Cookbook, So I Ruined the He Family's Reputation 他偷了我爸的祖传菜谱，我砸了贺家的招牌 He stole my dad's ancestral recipes, so I ruined the He family's reputation. 176Reads—Score—Shelves
- 80 The Live-In Son-in-Law's Revenge 上门女婿的复仇 Wang Hui fell gravely ill on the eve of the gaokao and failed to get into college. He stayed home to work the fields, while his family was left deeply in debt from paying for his treatment. To repay what they owed, his father planned to marry Wang Hui's younger sister off to Er Lazi, a good-for-nothing in their village. Left with no other choice, Wang Hui became a live-in son-in-law. His father-in-law's family was wealthy in town. Later, Wang Hui secretly checked his wife's WeChat and learned th 180Reads—Score—Shelves
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Half Making Do, Half Living Well 一半将就，一半美好
[The print edition is now available] Fear of marriage is the last thing on Ou Xiaolin’s mind. She and Xie Tao have been happily dating for five years, and their families get along well too. She assumes everything will fall into place and they’ll live happily ever after. Who could have guessed that the moment the families start discussing the bride price, one conflict after another would erupt? Lowbrow provocations come at her from every direction. Do they really think she’s that easy to push ar
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- 82 In the 1980s, We Switched Grooms: My Sister and I Reassigned Our Men 八零换嫁：我和姐姐把男人重新分了分 Trading Marriages in the Eighties: My Sister and I Swapped Our Men Around 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 83 Stars at Dawn 黎明有星辰 This story leans toward realism. Neither the male nor the female lead is perfect, so please don’t read if that bothers you! A sweet story about everyday married life. The male lead and his childhood friend start an investment company together, while the female lead is a high school teacher. It’s love at first sight for both of them, and they get married after dating for just three months. His strengths are that he’s handsome, earns good money, and can cook. His weakness is that he tries to contr 1.7kReads6.8Score103Shelves
- 84 The Lies Behind the Mask 面具后面的谎言 My name is Zhang Wei, and I run a brick-and-mortar hardware store. Once, after having dinner with a client, I went with him to a nightclub. There I noticed that one of the promotional posters looked like my wife: the woman in it was wearing a rose mask. 44Reads—Score—Shelves
- 85 Wang Zhaojun Thinks Something Is Off About All of Them 王昭君觉得他们都不太对劲 Wang Zhaojun Thinks Something's Off About All of Them 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 86 Guan Yu's Marriage Troubles 关云长的婚姻大事 An everyday story, not a domineering CEO romance and not about a strong, independent heroine. The heroine has an ex-boyfriend, so don’t read if that bothers you. The male lead is sexually inexperienced. 1/ At twenty-nine, Guan Yuting was embarrassed to tell anyone that she hoped for love and marriage. These days, everyone champions strong heroines and condemns women who lose their heads over love, but that really was what she wanted. 2/ When you’re out and about, you get to make up your own back 5.5kReads9.1Score762Shelves
- 87 When Love Meets Reality 当爱情遇到现实 My name is Bate, and I was born in Wuhai, Inner Mongolia. I have four older sisters. My parents were determined to have a boy, so they insisted on having me. Because they had more children than the birth quota allowed, they lost their jobs. To avoid the fine, they fled to Balin Taohai Town and opened a little restaurant to make a living. In high school, I skipped classes and got into fights. My father decided I was hopeless and sent me to live with my grandaunt in Xuzhou, where I went to high sc —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 88 Above the Thunder, Below the Dragon King (Sikong Zhen X Storm Dragon King) 雷霆之上，龙王之下（司空震x风暴龙王） Above the Thunder, Below the Dragon King (Sikong Zhen x Storm Dragon King) 10Reads—Score—Shelves
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My Mother-in-Law Pretended to Be Paralyzed to Cheat Me Out of My School-District Home, So I Got Her a Disability Certificate and Humiliated Her 婆婆装偏瘫讹我学区房，我反手办残疾证让她社死
My mother-in-law pretended to be paralyzed to swindle me out of my school-district home. I retaliated by getting her a disability certificate and making her the laughingstock of everyone.
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- 90 A Man’s Bottom Line 男人的底线 Zhang Yuanhui was born in a village in Shan Province. Clever and studious from a young age, he met his first love, Zhan Ping, in high school. Later, Zhang San enrolled at an industrial university in Meng Province. To ease the burden on his parents and earn money to help support the family, Zhang Yuanhui tutored Wang Ying, a female employee at the TV University. The two eventually fell in love. One day, while he was on his way to tutor her, Zhang Yuanhui was hit by a car and seriously injured. Th 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 91 The Rift Is Still Playing Cupid Today (Governor Zhou Isn't Jealous Today Either) 峡谷今天也在谈恋爱（周都督今天也没吃醋） The Rift Is Dating Again Today (Governor Zhou Isn’t Jealous Today Either) 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 92 After the Chef God Betrayed by the Whole Team Lies Flat, the Entire Show Crew Begs Me to Return 被全队背刺的厨神躺平后，全节目组跪求我复出 After the cooking god betrayed by his whole team lies flat, the entire production crew begs me to come back 292Reads—Score—Shelves
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My Parents Pressured Me to Marry, So I Married My Blind Date 父母催婚，我嫁给了相亲对象
[Contemporary Romance + Both Pure + Sweet Romance + Happy Ending] With her parents constantly pressuring her, Xiao Qingzhu had no choice but to agree to a blind date. She thought she would end up living a predictable life with some so-called honest man, simply sharing a home and getting by. But she got an unexpected surprise. Her blind date was handsome, kind, steady, and dependable. Whenever she felt lost or confused, he was always by her side, unwaveringly shielding her from the storm. S
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- 94 A Forty-Year-Old Man 四十岁的男人 If his life had ended abruptly, Chu Fan's life would certainly have been a failure. His career had gone nowhere, his wife Chen Rou and his mother didn't get along, and his son was so mischievous that he was always getting into fights. Then one day, his wife called to say their son had been in a car accident while fighting with a classmate and needed a blood transfusion. The hospital was running low on blood, so Chu Fan went to donate. During the blood test, they discovered his son had type AB bl 123Reads—Score—Shelves
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A Cherished Marriage 惜婚
The state encourages having a second child, hospitals promote breastfeeding, experts advocate parent-child education, and people disapprove of grandparents raising children. Stay-at-home mothers have no status and are looked down on... Why is it so hard to be a woman? Ruan Haiyang: I provide you with everything you need. I have more than enough to support you and the whole family. Can't you give up your business and come home to be a full-time housewife? Tang Ye: “I'll take care of you” is the p
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- 96 When the Wind Blows Through Jixia (Yao X Xi Shi) 风吹过稷下的时候(曜x西施） When the Wind Blows Through Jixia (Yao x Xishi) 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 97 On the Day of Our Fake Divorce, I Catch My Wife Playing a Flirty Game with Her Intern 假离婚当天，撞破老婆与实习生的吃瓜游戏 On the day of their sham divorce, he caught his wife playing a flirty game with an intern. 8.1kReads—Score—Shelves
- 98 The Truth Will Not Be Silenced 真相，不会沉默 My name is Zhang San. I was born in the forest region of Northeast China. My parents gave me that name because where we live, wolves are called Zhang San. They hoped I would be braver. My father had been timid and cowardly since childhood, and spent his whole life as a pushover, so he had high hopes for me. But I was weak from a young age. When I failed the college entrance exam, my father was deeply disappointed. Later, our family suffered a crisis, and I became a live-in son-in-law. My wife is 55Reads—Score—Shelves
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Love with All Your Heart 尽情去爱吧
Based on a true story, newly rated. A literary gem, finely written, not a web novel. When desire and morality collide, human weakness becomes a blade that wounds others. The Peking University campus is merely the story’s starting point. The Beijing financial world is where the real story unfolds. The author graduated with an undergraduate degree from Peking University’s Department of Physics.
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- 100 Dream of the Red Chamber: The Grand Prospect Garden Rules Horror 红楼梦：大观园规则怪谈 Dream of the Red Chamber: The Strange Rules of Grand View Garden 4Reads—Score—Shelves
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