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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- 301 The Frog Emperor Ascended in a Pool and Saw Countless Members of His Kind 蛙族大帝飞升水池，看见无数同族 The Frog Clan Emperor Ascended Through the Pool and Saw Countless Members of His Kind 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 302 A Different Kind of Youth 不一样的青春味道 Everything came so suddenly, as brief as dew... But she had to learn to accept the unexpected losses life brings: spilled milk, a lost wallet, a friendship broken, a lover gone astray... Overnight, her stable career was swept into a tangled struggle of competing interests, and she nearly lost her job... In a single day, the boyfriend she had loved for years turned and walked away, with a reason that sounded so noble... In an instant, one look seemed to last a lifetime. You suddenly appeared befo 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 303 I Have Reached the Pinnacle of Junior College Cultivation, the Strongest in the Mortal World 我乃大专巅峰境修为，人间至强 I Have Reached the Pinnacle of the Junior College Realm, the Strongest in the Human World 8Reads—Score—Shelves
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A Lifelong Project 终生项目
[Cozy everyday life + devoted affection + strong heroine and hero + happy ending] [A down-on-her-luck live-in tutor and her overbearing, devoted single-dad employer; older man, six-year age gap] Under the same roof, the live-in tutor and her domineering CEO employer share the cozy routine of a trial marriage. Xiang Wang is eager to shower her with tender care, but the goddess remains unwilling to entrust herself to him... So, alongside his many other projects, Lu Zerui takes on two more: first,
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Songs of the Listening Wind Tower 听风楼歌
Why does Xiangju run a business that only loses money and never makes a profit? She treats relationships just as carelessly, elbowing her way to the top of the airport’s Twelve Most Beautiful Women. She has Hong Zhi and Brother Gen fighting over her in a jealous brawl, and instead of being ashamed, she’s proud of it. After her eldest daughter gets into a prestigious university, she works hard and becomes independent. She tutors and models cars in her spare time, and accompanies her professor to
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- 306 I Am the Hideous Zombie Feared by Humanity in the Apocalypse 我是末世人类惧怕的丑陋丧尸 I Am the Hideous Zombie Feared by Humanity in the Apocalypse 3Reads—Score—Shelves
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Help! I Became a Hot Mom with a Professor Husband and a Kid Who's Bad at School 救命！穿成辣妈，教授老公学渣娃
[Faithful couples + transmigration + adorable kids + marriage first, love later + sweet romance + healing] At 21, Lan Jia got drunk and slept with Professor Su, a top student and a devastatingly handsome man. One night of passion led to a shotgun wedding. But at 28, she was literally angered to death while helping her son with his homework! Her 21-year-old self transmigrated into her 28-year-old body: Huh? Why is her husband so bad in bed?! And why does he keep wanting a second child? Two brilli
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At Dusk, the Child Returns 暮时子归
[Print edition now available] “Did you know Lin Daiyu is supposed to be paired with Sun Wukong? Nuwa arranged this ‘wood-and-stone bond’ as the destined match of the Goddess of the Xiao River and the Great Sage Equal to Heaven.” Xiao Xiang has had enough of drifting around and wants to go back to her hometown and live off her family. But the place is a complete mess, and there's nowhere for her to stay. Then there's that crafty Great Sage with eight hundred tricks up his sleeve, constantly makin
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- 309 A Little Story About Helping My Sleepless Girlfriend Learn Math Formulas Through Hypnosis 女朋友失眠催眠学数学公式小故事 A little story about a girlfriend with insomnia, hypnotism, and math formulas —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 310 Do Female Rogue Cultivators Really Have a Future? 女散修真的有出路吗 Do female rogue cultivators really have a future? —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 311 My Spineless Self and My Strong-Willed Husband 窝囊的我，强势的老公 Me, the spineless one, and my domineering husband —Reads—Score—Shelves
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A Marriage of Equals 势均婚敌
[Two equally formidable leads, married first and fell in love later, long-planned romance, both pure, intertwined with campus life] Wen Ying and Lu Yishu are married. They were once deskmates, the top two students in their grade at Elite High School, and alumni and outstanding graduates of Jinghua University. Now they’ve paired off with each other and begun a secret married life. Because of her mother’s insistence, Wen Ying feels she has no choice. Fine, she’ll get married. After all, this sworn
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The Little Moon of the Auto Shop Owner 修车铺老板的小月亮
Both leads have only ever been with each other. (Please leave a rating!) Rugged auto mechanic (rough around the edges, but also a dropout and top student with excellent college entrance exam scores) × female lead, a newly employed assistant to a judge (sweet and gentle, but clear-headed and strong-willed, with no saintly self-sacrifice) Before Shen Jia returned to the small town, Tan Linsong did nothing but fix cars and save money every day. As long as he had food, clothes, and a roof over his
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Mistakenly Climbing into a Life of Luxury 误攀浮华
I just got a notification from the platform that this is being adapted into a comic drama! This is not the same old story!!! You'll be captivated by the protagonists' charm, especially the male lead! [Guiding male lead | Not a domineering CEO | Realistic | Down-to-earth | Not over-the-top | Slow burn | No angst | Funny] [Sharp-dressed, devilishly handsome boss with a thousand schemes & pure, obedient girl who refuses to cling to the powerful] Original title: Mistakenly Climbing into the World of
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- 315 After Marriage, the Tide Rises 婚后潮起 [Married first, fell in love later; no angst, sweet romance; a strong heroine with a solid sense of self; an upright, open-minded hero] Zhou Ying thought she had few emotional needs, but Qi Tianye’s thoughtfulness and tenderness gradually wore down her defenses. In the end, she still fell for him. Qi Tianye had always thought he would only fall in love once in his life. He had never imagined that another woman could find her way into his heart. “Do you believe in love at first sight?” “No.” “Wh 2.1kReads—Score169Shelves
- 316 Kisses on a Beijing Night 京夜有吻 The rating was just posted, so don't worry about it! [Unrequited Love | Mutual Pining After Reunion | Powerful Family Background] Xiao Ning had received praise her whole life. She came from a good family, did well in school, had a successful career, and had the face of everyone's first love. With her parents' protection and support, as well as her own hard work, she rose higher and higher, with nothing but smooth sailing ahead. The one place she hit a wall was marriage, which plunged her into de 11.8kReads8.9Score1kShelves
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The Wind of the Wilderness 旷野的的风
An age gap, a powerful man lowering his head, and a boyfriend with a fatherly streak. A push-and-pull romance between a rugged man and a delicate, highly educated woman. “I always get what I want. Except when it comes to you, I chose to be the better man.”
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An Eighteen-Degree Evening Breeze 十八度晚风
Meng Lan once believed that even if every man in the world made a mistake, Shen Ke would never betray her. This novel follows three families with children taking the college entrance exam, revealing the bitterness and helplessness of middle age, as well as the pain, confusion, and growth of middle-aged women after losing the protection of marriage.
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Her Walled-In World 她的围城
This book is based on a true story. It's not a wish-fulfillment novel, and it is slow-paced. In the 1990s, Jing An gets married. Unsure yet hopeful about marriage, she endures her in-laws' schemes and her sister-in-law's attempts to drive a wedge between her and her husband. At last, she and Jiuguang make it through their difficult adjustment period, and she thinks a brighter future is finally within reach. But that light is stolen by another woman. And so begins a battle of schemes and rivalr
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The Gray Lotus 灰莲花
[A textbook case of realist business warfare + a deeply romantic, top-tier intellectual romance] The world has gone mad. A top-tier rich, handsome young heir is forced to compete with his wealthy wife for a lover... “If she likes me and I like her too, then we’ll each have to prove ourselves.” The male lead is loaded with resources and comes with every advantage, while the female lead has brains and beauty and rises from humble beginnings. A textbook case of realist business warfare, arranged fa
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Where the Spring Tide Rises, Falling Blossoms Fly 春潮起处落花飞
[Urban Life + Countryside + Campus + Period Setting + Modern Romance + Childhood Sweethearts + Family + Marriage and Romance + Youthful Inspiration + Strong Female Lead + Building Wealth] Love and hate flow east with the river; partings and reunions scatter like falling flowers. Ice and fire, blood and tears, humiliation and glory, failure and success: every flavor of life can be found in "Where the Spring Tide Rises, Falling Flowers Fly"... Set from the 1970s through the turn of the century, ag
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The Marriage Hunter: The Hunting Ground 金牌婚姻猎手：猎场
My name is Gu Shengnan. In the industry, they call me the “Marriage-Breaking Hunter”; my enemies call me the “Courtroom She-Devil.” My rules have always been simple and ruthless: I don’t care about justice. I care about winning. I’ve spent ten years specializing in divorce cases, and I’ve never lost. A housewife has been manipulated by her husband for eight years and left with nothing? I turn the tables for her and make the faithless man kneel as he signs away every last asset. A naive woman bel
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I Pray to the Gods for You 我向神明祈求你
Jin Xiangyu, secretary-general of Yunshui Municipal Party Committee, age 35. Jiang Xiangyang, a staff member at the Xiahe Town Government in Yunchuan County, Yunshui City, age 28. Jiang Xiangyang felt that a happy love life was beyond her reach. First, a gay man deceived her into a sham marriage, then she met a scumbag. She had all but given up on love when fate brought her together with Jin Xiangyu. What sparks will fly between an ordinary female civil servant from a small town and the secretar
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Sweet as Art 甘之如艺
[Modern romance with a fresh twist: the villainess who is the male lead's unattainable first love, paired with the devoted, roguishly handsome second male lead. Mostly sweet, with little angst. Happy ending.] The villainess Jian Yi wakes up to the fact that she's in a CEO romance novel. What does she care about some domineering male lead she can't have? He can get as far away from Jian Yi as possible! Jian Yi wraps her arms around the original story's second male lead, clutching his sturdy neck
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Half-Summer Blossoms, Half-Summer Sorrow 半夏花开半夏殇
Xu Xiruo had given Gao Jinzhi her whole heart, yet in the end she still wound up giving up half her life for someone else. Later, whenever she heard the name Gao Jinzhi, her heart remained as still as water, not stirring in the slightest.
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- 326 Be Sensible. Marry Me! 理智点，嫁给我！ [Marriage First, Love Later + Realistic + Gentle, Everyday Romance] The short drama of the same name, Let’s Be Sensible and Marry Me, is now available. Ming Rui was the top scorer in the provincial exams: handsome, rich, and from a good family. He was someone Xu Zhiyi could only dream of. When Ming Rui said, “Zhiyi, be sensible and marry me,” Xu Zhiyi thought he was the one being unreasonable. Somehow, Xu Zhiyi ended up marrying Ming Rui. After they married, everyone was astonished to discover t 25.1kReads9.1Score3kShelves
- 327 A Smile from Fu 符之一笑 Young Master Tang said with complete confidence, “Fu Xiao, you like me.” Fu Xiao stared at him in disbelief. “You’re crazy.” “When I kissed you, you felt something.” “That was my first kiss. Anyone would feel something if they were kissed out of the blue, okay? I’m not dead!” “Your first kiss?” Young Master Tang was quite pleased. “See? You’re destined to be my wife.” So all that gentlemanly behavior was an act. He was nothing but a shameless rogue! 3.2kReads8.7Score201Shelves
- 328 Few Words, Deep Feelings 言简情深 Li Jianqing and Wang Xiaochuan broke up, and at first Wang Xiaochuan didn’t care. But later, he saw Li Jianqing take another man into her place, and neither of them came out all night. Early the next morning, eyes bloodshot, he blocked her way. “Even if you’ve fallen for someone else, you still have to be my woman.” 1.9kReads8.7Score120Shelves
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The Many Faces of Marriage 婚姻的姿态
Four ways to approach marriage: something you cherish, something you can live with, something you must endure, or something you abandon! How will three women struggling with different marital dilemmas choose their paths and save themselves? Will they rise from the depths and face their problems bravely, give in to despair and give up, or let out a helpless sigh? Choosing a marriage matters. Facing it matters. Making it work matters even more! Lin Yi is an elementary school teacher. Her pregnancy
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- 330 Love in a Small Town 情定小城 Forced love + love at first sight + doting devotion + both leads are chaste + happy ending + obsessive From the moment Meng Yuchuan laid eyes on Shu Miao, he never intended to let her go. If she agreed to be with him, they would love each other wholeheartedly, inseparable as glue. If she refused, he would keep her by his side for the rest of her life, by any means necessary. He could accept everything about her, except her leaving him. 35.2kReads8.9Score4.8kShelves
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At Thirty: A Woman's Lies 三十而立：女人的谎言
At thirty, Yang Lixin hit rock bottom, and a major upheaval turned his life upside down. His wife, Wang Rongshi, grew increasingly suspicious. They had gone from being united as husband and wife to sharing a bed while dreaming different dreams! His parents didn’t understand him, his in-laws looked down on him, and his wife refused to open her heart to him anymore. The pressures of life were making it hard for Yang Lixin to breathe. Then his childhood sweetheart and her childhood friend suddenly
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- 332 A Polite Scoundrel 斯文败类 Zhou Luochen is the legal profession's devil's advocate. He has never lost a case, and everyone trying to escape the law's punishment goes to him for representation, no matter how steep his fees are. He's always impeccably mannered, courteous, quiet, reserved, gentle, and kind. When Fang Yi joined the law firm as a typist, she couldn't believe that such a mild-mannered gentleman could be the “well-spoken scoundrel” everyone described, even if he was supposedly the devil's advocate. That is, unti 11.9kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves
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Together in Death 同归
(This is the second story in the Friends of Jian Yao series. The first story, Making Do, is complete.) Fourteen years ago, she saved him and became his salvation. Fourteen years later, he wants to find her and give her everything good in the world... They belong to two different worlds: one is a hugely popular Best Actor, while the other is a nobody struggling at the very bottom of society. Who will save whom, and who will be willing to face everything together?
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A Superficial Relationship 肤浅关系
At 27, Shu Wan was still hoping to get married. Then one day, she realized her new boss was looking at her in a rather unusual way. By day, her new boss was all business. By night, he bared his fangs. [Can embracing him be called a revolution?]
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After Tormenting My Daughter-in-Law for Half Her Life, I Ended Up Sleeping on a Fertilizer Sack in My Old Age 磋磨儿媳半生，我晚年睡在尿素袋上
I Made My Daughter-in-Law’s Life Miserable for Half a Century. In My Old Age, I Sleep on Fertilizer Sacks
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Guarding Summer, Meeting Spring 守夏逢春
[Reunited after years apart, both sexually inexperienced, sweet with angst, realistic, healing and growth, happy ending] [Warm yet commanding veteran police captain & gentle, resilient “little fox” therapist] Ten years ago, Yang Tianze was a disciplined, sensible, quiet top student who seemed mature beyond his years. Xia Zhu swept into his life unexpectedly, wearing a dazzling smile. They shared a desk for two years and were together day and night. Like a radiant sun, she drove away all his gloo
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Warm Ocean 暖洋
At seventeen, the gloomy, aloof Lu Yang met the sunny, optimistic Xie Nuan. A ray of light shone into his dark life, and from then on, he had a little sun by his side. But before he could find the courage to confess his youthful, fumbling feelings, his little sun disappeared. Six years later, they met again, but Lu Yang's little sun seemed to have stopped shining. Lying on the operating table once more, Xie Nuan felt the anesthetic taking effect and her consciousness slowly fading. The image th
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- 338 Marital Crisis 2 婚变2 Wu Bo's girlfriend, Yang Siqi, believed someone else's slander and resolutely left him. Wu Bo tried to win back their old relationship, only to be mocked by Yang Siqi. It wasn't until Xia Xinyu came along that his life changed completely... 290Reads7.2Score—Shelves
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Adopted Son, Part Two 过继二
[Wealth + power plays] [Reality + perseverance] [Life + passion] [Love + living] A man must be as tough as iron, but also as resilient as steel. Only then can he face the harshness of reality and the twists of fate, and rise to meet new challenges. I'm Zhao Erhai, and here's my story...
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Ten Years Like the Wind, I Rise to the Azure Clouds 十年如风，我自青云
Lin Yihan is cruelly abandoned by her boyfriend before their wedding. Their ten years together prove all too fragile. She returns to the place where her dreams began and starts a new life, struggling through one challenge after another until she finally gets what she wants.
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Tomorrow, I'll Still Love You! 明天，我依然爱你！
Shui Qingru is a bright, clever country girl with an ordinary face. Qin Ruxu is a handsome, wealthy young man. They meet again after four years apart, but by then Shui Qingru has two children, and Qin Ruxu is married. Qin Ruxu cries, “Xiaoru, everyone’s picking on me. Can’t you feel a little sorry for me?” Shui Qingru replies helplessly, “Back then, your mother and your fiancée drove me out, and I didn’t cry. Have a little backbone!”
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After Meeting 20 Matchmaking Prospects, I Got Married in a Flash 见了20个相亲对象后，我闪婚了
Before the New Year holiday, Su Tiantian was lured home with the promise of 200,000 yuan. The village really was handing out money from the sale of land, and they really did want to trick her into coming home early. Waiting for her was a steady stream of blind dates. There are all kinds of people in the world, and her parade of prospective matches left her laughing and crying in equal measure. She saw all sorts of human behavior, then got married on a whim. The blind dates were a beginning, and
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Second Young Master Ye Just Wants to Retire Early 叶二少只想提前退休
[Romance about government officials, not a male-oriented political harem novel.] [Powerful businesswoman hits rock bottom and enters public service + male lead is sent to the grassroots to root out evil] Ye Ershao, who only wants to coast through life, is sent to a grassroots post by his grandfather, a man devoted to serving the people. Worried he might run wild, his grandfather carefully arranges for him to work in the place where his father once held office. His superior is one of his grandfat
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Before Him, After You 在他之前，在你之后
“Maybe you think too highly of me,” she said. He looked into her eyes. “No one is loved because they’re that wonderful.” “Then why?” “Because they’re the right fit!”
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- 345 Remarrying a Powerful Man in the Capital, My Ex-Husband Is Losing His Mind 二嫁京圈大佬，前夫急疯了 [Husband and Son Beg for Her Back + Scientific Research + Second Marriage + Secret Crush Comes True] Xiang Jingheng and Yu Yan got divorced. The wife he couldn’t stand during their marriage became impossible to stop thinking about after they split up. Even a single glance from her could throw him into chaos. Xiang Jingheng regretted it and wanted to get back together. But someone new had appeared at Yu Yan’s side. That person protected and doted on her in every way, openly and behind the scenes, 288Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 346 I Got Rich Tutoring Kids with Their Homework 辅导作业，我暴富了 After having a second child, I spent every day helping with homework until I was ready to have a heart attack. My older child mistook “87” for “78,” while my younger one copied “b” and “d” the wrong way around ten times. The doctor diagnosed me with moderate depression, but my husband said I was overreacting. Then one day, I got so angry I collapsed, and a “ding” rang out in my mind [Host on the verge of a breakdown while helping with homework. “Laid-Back Parenting and Prosperity System” activat —Reads—Score—Shelves
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A Passionate Second Marriage 二婚痴缠
Second Marriage + Devoted Love + Comedy + Sweet Romance + Characters Who Say What They Mean + Realistic [Wishing everyone can find the person they truly love in this ever-changing world] There’s no Old Wang next door to Du Jiao, but there is a Young Wang. Wang is handsome, dashing, and strong... but he got married young! Unfortunately, Du Jiao, gentle, virtuous, sweet, and beautiful, also married young. Wang Xinli thinks there must be something wrong with the feng shui in both their homes. Other
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One Glance, A Lifetime of Love 一次回眸，一世情
[Workplace Romance] + [Modern Romance] + [Family] + [Love at First Sight] + [Secret Crush] This is a tangled love story between one woman and three men. Ouyang Bo, a top student from a prestigious university, gives up his promising future to follow her to a remote mountain village and continue a love they both chose. Cheng Xi, the city’s top official, remains true to his first love for twenty years, letting the feelings sparked by their first meeting deepen into a profound love. Rich and handso
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The Official Road, Starting at Level Three 官道，从三段开始
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...
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Lost in Marriage 婚姻迷途
Marriage is perhaps the most delicate relationship in the world. It can make you closer than anyone else, or leave you feeling more distant than strangers...
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