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Stories That Feel Realistic and Aren't Over the Top. Heartbreak Is Fine, Too 贴近现实的小说,不夸张(虐的也行)

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  1. 301 Chang'an Road Is Long 长安路远 Urban701k WordsCompleted [Urban daily life + romance + campus + friendship + work + emotional journey] Lin Da cherishes friendship, loves life, and longs for a beautiful future. He had a wonderful childhood and a colorful youth, and chose the love he wanted. Then, for the sake of making a living, he went far from home to work, and before he knew it, half his life had passed... Every encounter in life is part of its journey, and every encounter brings another story... 2Reads—Score—Shelves
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  2. 302 They Laid Off the Group Chairman's Heir 裁员裁到集团太子爷 8k WordsCompleted They Laid Off the Group's Heir 805Reads—Score—Shelves
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  3. 303 I Took Leave and Missed the Team-Building Event, Yet They Want Me to Split the 3,100 Yuan Bill 我请假缺席,却要平摊3100元团建费 8k WordsCompleted I Took Leave and Missed the Team-Building Event, Yet I’m Expected to Split the 3,100 Yuan Bill 14Reads—Score—Shelves
  4. 304 After I Was Made Redundant, My Former Company Begged Me to Return and Put Out the Fire 被优化后,前司跪求我回去救火 6k WordsCompleted After I Was Laid Off, My Former Company Begged Me to Return and Put Out the Fires 1Reads—Score—Shelves
  5. 305 My Coworker Spread Rumors That My Side Hustle Was Shady, but He Didn’t Know My Patron Was My Own Uncle 同事造谣我兼职不正经,可他不知道金主是我亲叔叔 9k WordsCompleted A coworker spread rumors that my side job was shady, but he has no idea my sugar daddy is my own uncle. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
  6. 306 You Tore Up My Critical Condition Notice, So I'll Cut Off Your Group's Lifeline 你撕我病危通知,我断你集团命脉 15k WordsCompleted You tore up my critical condition notice. I’ll cut off the lifeline of your entire conglomerate. 283Reads—Score—Shelves
  7. 307 After Hearing My Patients’ Thoughts, I Turned My Career Around at the Hospital 听到患者心声后我在医院逆袭了 10k WordsCompleted I Turned My Career Around at the Hospital After Hearing Patients' Thoughts 30Reads—Score—Shelves
  8. 308 China's Best Boss 中国好老板 9k WordsCompleted China's Best Boss 573Reads—Score—Shelves
  9. 309 At Fifty, She's No Weed, She's a Treasure 50的她不是草其实她是块宝 Modern Romance401k WordsCompleted [Silver-haired wish fulfillment + No rebirth + No System + No pocket dimension + A story focused on positive values] #A 50-year-old farmwife seeks a new beginning# After Lin Meiru discovers her husband has been cheating, she insists on getting a divorce. “You can’t even earn money. How will you survive without me?” Lin Meiru defies the odds and learns to sell things from a street stall after her divorce. The wheels of fate begin to turn... 48Reads7.5Score—Shelves
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  10. 310 The Great Pagoda Tree at the Village Entrance 村口那棵大槐树 Modern Romance374k WordsOngoing The 1960s: too few clothes and too little food! In remote Tianshui Village, everyone was struggling to stay alive! Every character is a vivid reflection of that era. They have no golden fingers and they don't transmigrate... so they can only fight tooth and nail against life and fate just to survive! Girls especially had a harder time of it in those days. Listen to the names: Dai Xiao, Huan Xiao, Zhaodi... You can tell at a glance they were named by parents hoping for a son. Back then, many girl 39Reads—Score—Shelves
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  11. 311 The Neighbors on Either Side of Xingyao 星遥的左右隔壁 Modern Romance39k WordsCompleted Shen Song Xingyao is a girl whose name carries the story of her parents' unusual relationship. She grew up in a unique family arrangement, with her parents living in apartments next door to each other. Her father, Shen Yizhou, is a carefree, laid-back editor, while her mother, Song Qingru, is a meticulous, rational accountant. They never had a marriage in the traditional sense, yet through an unspoken understanding few outsiders could comprehend, they raised their daughter together. From her inn —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  12. 312 The Silent Battlefield Between Mother-in-Law and Daughter-in-Law 婆媳没有硝烟的战场 Modern Romance20k WordsCompleted The conflict between Lin Xiao and her mother-in-law, Zhang Cuilan, keeps escalating. Then Lin Xiao undergoes a dramatic transformation, becoming independent and self-reliant. She lives life on her own terms and rewrites her future, until the road ahead finally opens up... —Reads—Score—Shelves
  13. 313 A Flower in the Dust, Blooming Toward the Sun 尘埃里的花,向阳而生 Modern Romance26k WordsCompleted This story follows Shi Xiaoying, beginning at eighteen when she elopes for love. It traces her marriage through sweetness, betrayal, and endurance, culminating in her awakening. Woven through the story are her children’s perspectives and the kindness of those who watch from the sidelines. It portrays a woman struggling between betrayal and perseverance before finally breaking free and embracing a new life. Exploring responsibility and self-worth in love and marriage, it reveals the resilience th —Reads—Score—Shelves
  14. 314 The Bill for Time 时间的帐单 Modern Romance33k WordsCompleted Set in a modern city, this story focuses on the clashes and eventual reconciliation between two generations of the Jiang family over their views on love and marriage, painting a realistic picture of contemporary society: elders rush their children into romance and marriage, while the younger generation prefers to take things slowly. The two generations struggle with love, marriage, and life choices, then look back on their lives, ultimately finding acceptance and insight in middle age. Everyone —Reads—Score—Shelves
  15. 315 Reborn with Heart Disease: I Want to Keep Dad Away from Cancer 心脏病重生,我要爸爸远离癌症 Modern Romance412k WordsCompleted The terrible news came one after another: heartbreak, her father’s death, and then the dog she’d raised for ten years died of illness. In just three and a half years, Liu Lingmei fell from heaven into a pit of mud, shattered into pieces. A long period of silence didn’t heal her wounds. It only made her heart worse. Given another chance at life, she would make sure you stayed far away from cancer and escaped the family’s inherited nightmare. She would save you, herself, and your love. 8Reads—Score—Shelves
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  16. 316 My Husband Advocated for a Child-Free Life, Yet Had a Child with Someone Else 主张丁克的老公,却和别人有了孩子 Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted Her husband was all for being child-free, but he had a child with someone else. —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  17. 317 A Loser’s Godforsaken Life 一个屌丝的混账人生 Urban728k WordsCompleted My new novel is here! Welcome to read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! This book follows a loser who starts out as a penniless wage laborer and, through the twists of fate, makes a comeback to become a wealthy man. But then, with a great hand in his grasp and a winning card to play, he falls into a trap meticulously laid by those in power. In the end, he loses everything, leaving only chaos in his wake 136Reads—Score—Shelves
  18. 318 Reborn: From the Start, I Save My Mute, Delicate Wife 重生回来:开局拯救哑巴小娇妻 Urban232k WordsCompleted [Rebirth + Repentant Scumbag + Doting Dad + Devoted Husband with One Female Lead + Funny Everyday Life + Family Life + Revenge + Sweet Romance] In his previous life, the pretty widow in his village drugged him and set him up. He had no choice but to marry her, then leave his hometown with her and her adopted son. In the end, when he was old, his adopted son pulled the plug on him. He was reborn and woke up in the middle of the night in 1983. The widow came to his door, just like she had in his p 50Reads—Score—Shelves
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  19. 319 I Planted the Bomb Myself and Blew Up the Scumbag’s Love Story 我亲手埋雷,炸碎了渣男的爱情梦 8k WordsCompleted I planted the bomb myself and blew the scoundrel's dreams of love to pieces —Reads—Score—Shelves
  20. 320 Marital Crisis: The Wife’s Revenge 婚姻危机-原配的复仇 10k WordsCompleted Marital Crisis: The Original Wife's Revenge 2Reads—Score—Shelves
  21. 321 Dreams in the Garden Villa 别苑寻梦 Modern Romance31k WordsCompleted Dreams in a Garden Retreat 1Reads—Score—Shelves
  22. 322 Chronicles of Crossing the Sea of Suffering 渡苦纪 Modern Romance609k WordsOngoing An autobiographical account of a life born deep in the mountains, raised by a single parent, and marked by loneliness from childhood. A widowed mother and her six children, dropping out of school, sleeping in a pigsty. I left home at fourteen, and at fifteen someone set me up to nearly marry a deaf-mute man of appalling character. After the wedding, I raised two children alone while living in a rabbit hutch. In forty years, I have tasted every kind of sorrow. After enduring endless hardships and 135Reads—Score—Shelves
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  23. 323 Reborn Tour Guide Strikes It Rich! 重生导游来吸金! Modern Romance459k WordsCompleted Tour guide Ji Luoyi’s tour bus plunges into a reservoir on the way back from dropping off her group. When she opens her eyes, she has been reborn as Luo Yi, a high school student in 2002. The thought of going through high school all over again gives her a headache. Her parents were tricked into going abroad for work and haven’t been heard from in years, while her relatives are constantly picking on her, unable to stand seeing her do well. Ji Luoyi thinks, “I had a house, a car, and a cat-son, an 61Reads—Score—Shelves
  24. 324 My Father's Era of the Fortress Villages 父亲的崮时代 Urban299k WordsCompleted Yimeng Mountain is a work of documentary fiction about the second generation of military-industry workers, telling the true story of the mysterious “Third Front” military factories. It retraces how the children of Third Front workers and their parents pressed on through successive waves of change. “Good people and good horses head to the Third Front.” The companies were reorganized and moved out of the mountains... They rose from the ashes as a red-culture base, as the home of China’s peaches, a 8Reads6.9Score—Shelves
  25. 325 The Internet Takes the World by Storm 网事成风 Modern Romance165k WordsCompleted She was born in the 1980s and sent away to be fostered soon after birth. Her greatest childhood hope was to live with her parents. She spends her life healing from her childhood wounds. After enduring one heartbreak after another, she finally finds the right person. This is a healing story, but it is not a clean romance. Read with caution if that bothers you. 24Reads—Score—Shelves
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  26. 326 Human Life Lies Deep in the Loess 黄土深处是人间 Modern Romance256k WordsCompleted This is a collection of true stories from the countryside. One book captures a century of life in all its variety on the Loess Plateau. Brotherhood, the warmth and coldness of family, partings in life and death, and the changes of an era: one independent story after another weaves together the fates of several generations. There is hardship, pain, tears, and warmth, portraying the struggles of those at the bottom as well as the resilience of ordinary people. There are no chosen-one advantages an 149Reads—Score—Shelves
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  27. 327 First Love? Who Cares! The Chinese Teacher Has Big Plans 初恋算个屁,语文老师要干大事 Modern Romance216k WordsCompleted (No System, no golden finger, no being reborn, just slow growth) After getting back together with her first love, being smacked by a parent, and getting stabbed by her own boyfriend, she lost the ability to have children. Then, after finishing her graduate school entrance exams, her mother died unexpectedly. Xia Shinan decided, “First love can go to hell. Building a career and making big money are what matter most!” Xia Shinan (a pun on “born female”), a 26-year-old woman, comes from a family t 3Reads—Score—Shelves
  28. 328 A Lifetime of Humiliation, All for the Day of Reckoning 半生忍辱只等清算时刻 Urban1.0M WordsCompleted As a child, he lost his mother, who called him a good-for-nothing, and his father, who was useless alive. He barely survived the beatings and abuse from his stepfather and the others. Later, he discovered that his father hadn't actually died by suicide. He endured countless humiliations, and over 37 years, through patience and cunning, rose from an insignificant nobody to a wealthy power broker. He pulled off a breathtaking comeback! He spent half his life enduring humiliation, not just to survi 50Reads—Score—Shelves
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  29. 329 Fading Lights Upon the Sea 海上灯火阑珊 Urban184k WordsOngoing This is a story about music, dreams, and love. Yang Cheng, a musician who left his hometown of Shanghai for Beijing, staking everything on his dream, was crushed by powerful industry interests, betrayed by his lover, and had his work stolen. His heart completely broken, he slunk back home. After withdrawing from the noise and ruins of the music scene, he couldn't bring himself to return to his family and lived alone in a rented place, sinking into despair. In the apartment he shared with others, 7Reads—Score—Shelves
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  30. 330 Confessions of a Scumbag 一个渣男的自述 Modern Romance12k WordsCompleted A Scumbag’s Confession 4Reads—Score—Shelves
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  31. 331 Where Can I Find a Beauty? 何处有佳人 Modern Romance252k WordsCompleted Hao Jia is an ordinary girl, living an ordinary life and following the expected path. She’s just one step away from completing the usual milestones of blind dates, marriage, and having a child when an unexpected accident disrupts her plans and sends her life down a different track. Ye Yiheng is a brilliant scholar pursuing both a master’s and a doctorate, and a gentle, refined practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine. He and his girlfriend were together from school uniforms to wedding gowns, 27.6kReads9.0Score3.2kShelves
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  32. 332 Debt 债 Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Traditional] [Realistic + hardship + inspirational] [Some angst] His mother died, his father was paralyzed, his stepmother suffered a mental breakdown, his older siblings kept running into trouble, and his younger siblings were still minors. At just sixteen, this outstanding student had no choice but to become the family’s sole support, shoulder his father’s enormous debts, and endure all kinds of unfairness and setbacks. Still, he refused to give up... This isn’t a wish-fulfillment story. Ther 20.7kReads9.3Score2.2kShelves
  33. 333 Secretary Qiu's Marriage 邱秘书的婚事 Modern Romance240k WordsCompleted The short drama of the same name is available on Hongguo and Fanqie. The animated drama Help, My Boss Says One Thing and Means Another is available on Hongguo. Qiu Yu is the secretary to Ji Xiangdong, the owner of a real estate company. She’s a chubby little foodie who’s both hardworking and has a hearty appetite. Her parents have always hoped their daughter would marry a son-in-law who enjoys good food and won’t judge her. Though the road to love has been full of twists and turns, she eventuall 49.8kReads9.5Score5.5kShelves
  34. 334 A Female Doctor’s Murder Diary 女医生谋杀日记 Mystery565k WordsCompleted The print edition has been published. Search for A Female Doctor's Diary. I'm a doctor, an obstetrician and gynecologist. I have only two goals: Make someone disappear, And have a child. But he reeks of medicine And stands in my way! 20.9kReads9.5Score3.4kShelves
  35. 335 Half Making Do, Half Living Well 一半将就,一半美好 Modern Romance528k WordsCompleted [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 9.6kReads9.3Score870Shelves
  36. 336 Scent of a Man 寄情男香 Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted Entrusting My Heart to a Man's Scent —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  37. 337 Return from the Abyss: My Perfect Revenge 深渊归来:我的完美复仇 Urban31k WordsCompleted Do you think working hard and keeping your head down will earn you a better life? Lin Feng used to think so, too. He worked tirelessly at his company for five years, only to have his achievements stolen and be saddled with all the blame through the schemes of his supervisor, Zhang Tao. In the end, he was thrown out like a dog. Wang Xue, his girlfriend of six years, humiliated him to his face, calling him a loser, then turned around and threw herself into the arms of a rich heir. One disaster fol 2Reads—Score—Shelves
  38. 338 Died by the River 逝于江河 Modern Romance321k WordsCompleted Two years into their marriage, Meng Ran became pregnant with Yang Peng's child, but something about it all felt wrong. Those choices that seemed so firm were really just hesitant attempts to weigh the pros and cons. “How wonderful it is to be young” was nothing but an illusion. We all once held lofty dreams, but now we live ignobly. Can Meng Ran and Yang Peng clear away the fog, cross the wilderness, and make a steady passage into the real world? Or are they headed for ruin? 9Reads—Score—Shelves
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  39. 339 Climbing the Ranks of Power 攀登官峰 Modern Romance132k WordsCompleted Xu Lu never imagined that an ordinary woman could climb the ranks in small but steady steps simply by being beautiful, and even help her husband get promoted along the way. She enjoys all kinds of privileges and takes in the boundless vistas from the summit of officialdom... 22Reads—Score—Shelves
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  40. 340 A Small-Town Story at Full Speed 小城故事一路狂奔 Urban302k WordsCompleted Having grown up without a father's love, he once had a happy family and a steady career. Then, out of nowhere, he got divorced, lost his job, and was plagued by nightmares. His life hit rock bottom. At his lowest point, he chose to start a business and met her while she was working a part-time job. Fate had other plans: after a change in her mother's identity came to light, she became a wealthy heiress. He raced toward love, never wavering in his devotion despite repeated romantic setbacks. On —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  41. 341 Where the Lights Shine, I'll Spend the Rest of My Life with You 灯火阑珊,余生有你 10k WordsCompleted When the Lights Fade, I’ll Have You for the Rest of My Life 2.3kReads—Score—Shelves
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  42. 342 The Scumbag Takedown 擒渣记 Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted Based on a true story: a woman escapes a marriage marred by infidelity, defeats the shameless homewrecker who knowingly became the other woman, and goes on to live life with her head held high. No golden finger, no miraculous help from above. She wins through her own efforts! 359Reads6.7Score—Shelves
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  43. 343 Rose Works as a Tutor in a Wealthy Household 玫瑰在豪门做家庭教师 Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Awakening through divorce + elite-family tutoring + a comeback through political maneuvering + mutual salvation + a strong female lead's growth] Rose was once an elementary school Chinese teacher in the public sector, holding onto the coveted “iron rice bowl” of a secure job, until life forced her to break out of her safe routine with her own hands. Divorced, raising a child, starting over: she had her fears, but for her child and herself, she had to build a better life. When things were at t 351Reads9.3Score107Shelves
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  44. 344 You’re Like Cream 你像奶油一样 6k WordsCompleted You're like cream —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  45. 345 Be Brave and Pursue Love: Falling for a Police Officer 勇敢去追爱,追着警察叔叔谈恋爱 Modern Romance414k WordsCompleted This book is all about romance. It is not a story about a strong female lead! It is not a story about a strong female lead! When Chen Youyou was eight, she was in danger and was rescued by a young police officer. He became the man of her dreams, but by a twist of fate, that young officer later became her father’s sworn brother. More than ten years later, Chen Youyou is finally all grown up. Watch her overcome every obstacle on the road to love without fear! She bravely pursues romance, falling i 8.4kReads8.8Score622Shelves
  46. 346 After I Quit 辞职之后 Urban654k WordsCompleted I, Lin Zilong, quit my job as the director of a state-owned factory. Before the true coal tycoons emerged, in that great era of surging tides, shifting fortunes, and all manner of people fighting for their place, I became a coal tycoon... 334Reads7.1Score—Shelves
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  47. 347 Old Liu and His Daughter 老刘和他的女儿 Modern Romance108k WordsCompleted Lao Liu is an ordinary, down-and-out farmer with nothing to be proud of. But his ideas about raising his children are completely at odds with the mainstream. After 18 years of perseverance, his daughter has given him his proudest reason of all. Is he happy or unfortunate? Everyone probably has their own answer. 345Reads—Score—Shelves
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  48. 348 Yunluo Weiguang: A Winding Career Path 云落薇光:职场逆旅 Modern Romance314k WordsCompleted [Career comeback + women's growth + face-slapping wish fulfillment + power struggles + romance] Yun Luowei is focused on making money when her company ruthlessly fires her for her outstanding performance and withholds the bonus she is owed! Injustice at work drives her to the brink, but it also ignites her fury, and she resolutely takes up the law as her weapon. This is not only her fight against injustice, but the beginning of her transformation. How does the pushover who was once at the mercy 12Reads8.8Score—Shelves
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  49. 349 A Crooked Road Through Life 歪歪人生路 Urban1.1M WordsCompleted University admissions send Lu Xiaojun and Liu Yajuan down different paths. He follows her to her city for love, fighting his way up from the bottom, while she leaves without a word because of her own troubles. Years later, they meet again and rekindle their relationship, but their marriage soon faces another crisis. After their divorce, fate brings them close once more… Can this tangled half-life finally lead them to stay together? 81Reads9.4Score—Shelves
  50. 350 Uncovering the Past of the ‘Third-Line’ Defense Industry Workers 揭秘:“小三线”军工人的往事 20k WordsCompleted A Look Back at the Past of the “Third-Line” Defense Industry Workers 7Reads—Score—Shelves
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