Are There Any Reliable Novels That Feel Close to Real Life? 有没有靠谱点的小说，贴近生活

1. 301 苏 Reporter Su, I Like You 苏记者，我喜欢你 Only I Come to Pluck the Stars独独来摘星星Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Hong Kong Elite Families + Realistic Workplace + Female Growth + Office Romance + Age Gap] [Devoted Love + Mutual Pining + Powerful Man Bows for Love + Hopeless Romantic Male Lead + Both Leads Are Each Other’s First] [Clear-Eyed, Sharp-Witted Journalist × Cool-Headed, Aloof, Elegant Young Gentleman] Su Jinyou idolized Qin Size and was determined to work hard and stand beside him. When she first entered the workforce, she ran into obstacles at every turn. Qin Size was endlessly patient with her 141Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Don't be fooled by the title of the book, the reality is reliable. Hong Kong news industry, female reporter × news director. The heroine graduates from college and enters the workplace, making little progress and getting promoted. It is an ordinary and real workplace marriage and love story.

2. 302 被 Have I Been Possessed? 被夺舍了？ 0An Ordinary Person00一个平凡的人08k WordsCompleted Have I been possessed? 3Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 303 天 The Sky Is Still Blue 天，依然蔚蓝 0An Ordinary Person00一个平凡的人012k WordsCompleted The sky is still blue 64Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 304 拆 Three Million in Relocation Money, None for Me, and They Still Want Me Gone 拆迁款300万，没我事，还要让我滚。 0An Ordinary Person00一个平凡的人0Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted There’s 3 million in demolition compensation, but I’m not getting any of it, and they still want me gone. 27Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 305 你 You’re a Game Designer, So Why Are You Filing Reports at the Police Station Every Day? 你个游戏设计师，天天警局备案？ Call Me Great Lord叫我大官人Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Extremely Illegal] [Come Get Me] [Not Human] [Livestream Meme Mayhem] [Hilarious] PS: This is a lighthearted, funny story full of livestream antics and memes. After transmigrating to a parallel world, Chu Sheng awakens a god-tier game designer System. He gets streamers and viewers worked up, earns emotional points, and unlocks more games. But Chu Sheng discovers that every game he unlocks is way too illegal! He unlocks Thief Simulator and makes Dai Xiaomei cry. But the robbery is so realistic t 25.4kReads9.2Score3.3kShelves

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   I think these three books are pretty good. The first one is hilarious, the second one is sweet, and this... The third one I am currently reading emm... I can only say that it specializes in treating hypotension. This is what I summarized from other book friends. | ू•ૅω•́)ᵎᵎᵎ

6. 306 恋 She Went Crazy After Falling for a Young Hunk 恋上小鲜肉后，她疯了。 0An Ordinary Person00一个平凡的人0Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted She went crazy after falling for a young heartthrob. 23Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 307 大 The Big Shot Can Read Minds, and Now I'm Busted 大佬会读心后我翻车了 October Frost十月有霜Two Male Leads412k WordsCompleted Shi Wei transmigrated into a harem novel as a cannon-fodder character, then ended up marrying a powerful man who couldn't stand him. “You, Ji Hanchuan, wouldn't touch me even if it meant jumping off here and dying out there, would you?” “That's right.” Shi Wei understood. Before leaving, he took one last look at Ji Hanchuan. “Is he really a man?” Ji Hanchuan froze. He unexpectedly discovered that he could hear Shi Wei's thoughts. Only then did he realize Shi Wei was a brilliant actor: on the sur 865Reads9.3Score185Shelves
8. 308 梅 Love Blooms Again, but I Fall into a Tender Trap 梅开二度，却陷入温柔陷阱 0An Ordinary Person00一个平凡的人0Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted A second chance at love, only to fall into a tender trap 60Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 309 一 A Bunch of Ungrateful Brats, Don’t Call Me Your Brother 一群白眼狼，都别管我叫哥 A New Beginning in a Single Thought一念新生Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [This book is based on a true story. Any similarities are purely coincidental.] For the sake of his three younger siblings, Zhou Chen gave up his own future, hoping only that they could make something of themselves. He never imagined that they would show him no gratitude at all. Instead, he raised three ungrateful backstabbers and spent his whole life struggling to get by. His second sister, Zhou Na, cut off contact once her career took off. His third sister, Zhou Ling, was hopelessly love-struc 4.7kReads7.5Score277Shelves
10. 310 风 The Fake Heiress Rises to the Top 风生水起假千金 Nian Lianqiu念莲秋Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted I transmigrated into a book. Am I the wicked supporting girl? The heroine? A cannon-fodder character? No, none of those. I’m someone who broke free of the System and can finally take charge of my own fate. Anyone who tries to hurt me from now on had better stay out of my way. If they dare cross me, they’ll get what’s coming to them. The fake heiress of the past will one day become someone those people can only look up to. 66Reads6.5Score—Shelves
11. 311 重 Reborn, I Still Choose to Marry You 重生后，我依然娶你。 0An Ordinary Person00一个平凡的人0Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted Reborn, I will still marry you. 110Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 312 我 I Became the Aunt of Two Kids 我穿成了俩孩子的小姨 Nian Lianqiu念莲秋Modern Romance151k WordsCompleted When Ruoxi woke up, she had transmigrated from the apocalypse into this alternate world, where she was the aunt of two children. Her niece despised her, and her older nephew hated her, too... No matter. She’d win them over, one step at a time. Having lived through the desolate apocalypse, Ruoxi looked at this thriving era and decided she ought to do something... Who knew that the more she did, the richer the spiritual energy in her pocket dimension would become? In the apocalypse, her constituti 18Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 313 爸 Dad, Have You Changed? 爸爸，变了吗？ 0An Ordinary Person00一个平凡的人08k WordsCompleted Dad, have you changed? 13Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 314 东 Paranormal Tales from the Northeast Countryside 东北农村灵异小故事 0An Ordinary Person00一个平凡的人0Modern Romance9k WordsCompleted Spooky Little Stories from the Northeastern Countryside 12Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 315 用 The Wrong Little White Bottle, and a Day of Laughing Until We Cry. 用错了的小白瓶，笑疯了的一整天。 0An Ordinary Person00一个平凡的人011k WordsCompleted One little white bottle used the wrong way, and the whole day turned into a riot of laughter. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 316 相 Reunion: A Dream Ten Years in the Making 相见欢之十年一梦 Mo Wu陌吾Urban431k WordsCompleted In this life, we will all face heartbreak, regret, and waiting. But there will always be someone who crosses a sea of people, carrying a heart full of tenderness, to love you. I want to write about all the deep love and redemption in this world, hoping that within these stories, you will find your own light. The book Meet Again tells the story of Zhang Yifan as he enters the working world, starting with a street stall, moving on to a fast-food restaurant, and eventually joining a real estate co 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Unemployed right after graduation, Zhang Yifan and his brothers set up a stall selling fruit and opened a fast food restaurant. They finally opened the door to the workplace, but fate took a heavy blow. A car is coming at a high speed, and Yongmei sacrifices his life to save her... This is not a cool article, you may need to read a few more chapters to try.

17. 317 烟 Love Amid the Fireworks of Life 烟火今生情 Witty and Clever妙语玲珑Modern Romance108k WordsCompleted The story of a young woman studying biopharmaceuticals as she grows from an inexperienced college student into an adult making her way in the world, encounters a terrible man, and struggles through a thorny path. Along the way, she finds a close male friend and a soulmate, and grows through her independent efforts... 21Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Close to life, relatively reliable, good writing and high quality!

18. 318 非 Nonlinear Breakout 非线性突围 Snow on Reeds, Plum Blossoms Reflected芦雪映梅Urban623k WordsOngoing This is a long realist novel about the workplace and life. Through Wang Yao's three major career changes, it portrays work and daily life in different periods. It captures every bitter and sweet moment, every joy and sorrow. Come read it on Tomato Novel; I hope you enjoy it. I'll do my best to tell every story well! 21Reads—Score—Shelves

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    We are all just passers-by. It is fate that we meet each other. There is no need to complain if we miss you.

19. 319 箐 Qing Chu Yu Lan, A Little Annoyed 箐初于澜，有点烦 Chubby Bobo Girl胖胖的博博妹Sports3.0M WordsOngoing [Ensemble cast, basketball, romance, multiple couples, angst before healing and sweetness] Brace yourself for an overload of sweetness! A love story that goes from kindergarten all the way to the NBA! Childhood sweethearts reunite and fall head over heels, with a hugely popular basketball star and a stunning flight attendant. Come witness their down-to-earth, sugar-sweet romance spanning the years! In my memories, that grubby little boy lingered by the playground slide that summer. When we met a 115Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A super NBA star falls in love with his childhood sweetheart, a charming stewardess. This is a sweet urban emotional article. It is super realistic, not brainless, and goes both ways. It is not childish. Shuang Jie likes it!!!

20. 320 我 Our Long River of Years 我们的岁月长河 Tide Over the Ocean汐洋汐上Modern Romance356k WordsCompleted Our Long River of Years is divided into three parts. Following the ordinary lives of three generations of Zhao Jiafu’s family, railway workers, it spans from the 1950s to the 2020s. It recounts the joys and sorrows, happiness and heartbreak, and everyday troubles experienced by the three generations of the Zhao family and the ordinary people around them over the long river of time. It depicts the turbulent lives of ordinary people as the times change and society develops. Time flows like a river 134Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is the most close-to-life novel I have heard in recent times. It reminds me of every bit of my past... Life was really not easy for people in that era, but looking back now, they are all happy memories. This is a joy and happiness that young people today do not have. It is worth reading for people of the same age.

21. 321 愚 An April Fool’s Day Story 愚人节的故事 The Woodcutter Monk砍柴僧Urban106k WordsCompleted This book explores the psychology and inner struggles of people with physical disabilities. In a sense, every one of us is sick. Remember: no matter when or where, there is one person who will never give up on you. That person is your mother... 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a good and eye-catching book. The author is an uneducated prison inmate who wrote the realistic novel by copying "Modern Chinese Dictionary" for several years in prison. The author's own story is very inspiring, telling us that as long as we work hard, we will never lose in life. The novel tells the story of a young man with a low IQ who was caught in a detention center because of a joke. In order to save his son, the mother was defrauded of money and sex, and eventually became insane... The author does not shy away from ugliness and evil, and insists on facing the real human nature: the disability psychology of people with physical defects makes people sad, and the greatness of maternal love is heartbreaking and bursts into tears. After reading this book, everyone will reflect on how to treat their mother in the future...

22. 322 我 I Work in Customer Service for a Property Management Company 我在物业做客服 March Tiger三月的虎Urban668k WordsCompleted [Inside the property management industry] [Social issues] [Reality] [Workplace comeback] [Passionate] [Hard work] [Face-slapping] After his startup fails, Zhang Juntao returns to the workplace. Watch as he finds his way forward in the property management industry he once complained about! Cluttered hallways, parking problems, leaks, noise disputes, and a host of other headaches: how will he and his friends overcome them? How will he level up by defeating one challenge after another, growing from 200Reads9.3Score—Shelves

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    It's very reliable. You'll be able to do it after reading it. Getting promoted in three years is no longer a dream. The focus is on your own choices. The novel is more like a reference book. The content is light and cheerful, suitable for slow reading!

23. 323 庸 Beware the Mediocre 庸人小心 Yin Mu殷木Urban370k WordsCompleted Realistic fiction · Unrequited love with a bad ending · Small-town life · Ordinary people · Coming-of-age · No golden finger Based on the true experiences of friends, this story is told from a male first-person perspective and follows Jiang Xin through the ups and downs of his youth in a small southern county town from 2005 to 2014. He was once an elementary-school prodigy admired by everyone. But from the moment he started middle school, his life quietly began to veer off course. As a boy, he 208Reads—Score107Shelves

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    It is a realistic story that is solidly implemented and completely adapted to the daily lives of ordinary people. There is no suspenseful plot and the logic of the characters' actions is all realistic and reasonable. Starting from the county high school in the 1990s, it completely unfolds the trivial daily life of studying, leaving home to make a living, and interpersonal relationships. The pressure of student days, the ties of the original family, and the difficulties of making a living as an adult are all realistically depicted. It does not deliberately beautify life, nor does it forcefully create abuse points. The plain text restores the real growth situation of most people. When reading, it feels like watching the half-life of the people around you, and it has a full sense of immersion.

24. 324 我 My Tenth Year as a Simp 我当舔狗的第十年 There's a Cloud in the Wind Called Old 6风中有朵云叫老6Urban318k WordsOngoing Mo Ziyan screamed because Yang Dun had knocked her to the ground, and the fall hurt. Yang Dun screamed because he had accidentally pressed his hand against Mo Ziyan’s chest... Embarrassed, Yang Dun quickly scrambled to his feet, then awkwardly helped Mo Ziyan up. But Mo Ziyan thought Yang Dun had knocked her down on purpose. “Team Leader Yang, how could you be so naughty? You told me to stand right here and not move, but it turns out you were lining me up so you could knock me over!?” 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Realistic urban romance

25. 325 被 After My Wedding Was Stolen, My Short-Lived Husband Inherited a Fortune Worth Hundreds of Billions 被抢婚后，短命老公继承千亿家产 Flowers in the Morning Dew晓露含花Modern Romance250k WordsCompleted [Reborn bride swap] + [Possessive, sickly husband] + [play the pig to eat the tiger] + [golden finger] + [schemes and conspiracies] Mo Li's reborn younger sister stole her wedding, leaving her with the Gu family's son, who was deaf, mute, paralyzed, and had stomach cancer. In her previous life, Mo Li married Wang Decai, a lazy glutton from the neighboring village. She endured domestic abuse and raised his children with his mistress. After discovering the truth, she was made to look like her yo 142Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Novels close to life

26. 326 这 In This World, I Alone Am an Immortal 这世间，惟我独仙 Far Away, So Far遥远的远Urban822k WordsCompleted After awakening memories of his past life, Shen Yu discovers that he was once a rogue cultivator in the Qingyun Realm. In this new world, he is merely the adopted son of a junk dealer. Faced with a new life and a new environment, how will a rogue cultivator with no cultivation handle things? Can a ruthless rogue cultivator who killed without mercy become an ordinary person in a modern city...? Author’s note: This isn’t a fast-paced wish-fulfillment novel. It’s a mishmash of ideas, but the logic 42Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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    The author himself recommends the book. This is an urban novel with the appearance of cultivating immortals. It is a hodgepodge of various contents including business wars, police and banditry, campus, officialdom, Liu Bei, chasing husbands, real and fake young masters... There is no system, no plug-ins, no dragon kings, no gods, no wisdom. The logic is smooth and realistic. Please feel free to read. [Smile]

27. 327 网 The Internet Takes the World by Storm 网事成风 Hedge Shadow篱影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. 18Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Period novels and modern romances that are particularly close to life

28. 328 红 The Matchmaker’s Comic and Tragic Fate 红娘啼笑因缘 Swallowtail Butterfly闪蝶Urban1.7M WordsCompleted A matchmaker who transmigrated, still so young and already arranging marriages. What a farcical situation! The matchmaker Hongniang in the Peking opera The Story of the Western Wing is famous for helping lovers find happiness. Could a real-life matchmaker actually be the reincarnation of the Hongniang from The Story of the Western Wing? Can the Book of Changes really predict love and marriage? 3Reads7.0Score—Shelves
29. 329 莞 Tales of Dongguan: Remembering the Youth I Lost 莞城往事，追忆我那失去的青春 Handsome Xi Ge长得蛮帅的西哥Urban224k WordsCompleted I shoulder my pack, And struggle alone in a city far from home, With dreams in my heart, Seeking the poetry and distant horizons meant for me. I make my way through a city forest of steel and concrete. The heavier my pack, The more lost I feel! Whose voice is singing in the wind? “Tell me, is Lingnan not a pleasant place?” “It's said that wherever the heart finds peace, that is home!” 65Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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    Real people, real stories, workplace life.

30. 330 代 Code of Compassion 代码仁心 Ping Yi平义9k WordsCompleted Code with Compassion —Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 331 同 The Curse of Sharing a Name 同名之祸 Ping Yi平义10k WordsCompleted The Curse of Sharing a Name —Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 332 主 The Mistress's Daily Life 主母日常 Zhou Dabai周大白Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [An Aristocratic Lady Tears Apart a Transmigrator + Reborn + An Idyllic, Leisurely Life as the Mistress of an Ancient Estate] Lu Lingjun and her legitimate younger sister, Lu Hanyi, were both reborn. In their previous lives, Lu Lingjun married the second son of a sixth-rank civil official, while her younger sister married the heir to a marquis’s estate. Everyone said her sister had made the better match. But who could have guessed that Lu Lingjun’s husband would become the prime minister and sec 34.8kReads9.0Score4.3kShelves

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    ① After Lu Lingjun was reborn, he found that his sister deliberately asked to marry her husband in her previous life. She married her sister's husband in her previous life and waited to see her sister's jokes. The fact that her husband in the previous life was able to get into the top exam was entirely the result of her helping out behind the scenes. ⏱️ ②The heroine travels across the sea to become a strong female warrior, saves people, gets married, then farms and breeds, and lives a good life🌽🥕

33. 333 拆 Demolition Debris Hits My Head! The Land Grab Ending Had Me Rolling 拆迁砸头！抢房结局笑疯 Ping Yi平义10k WordsCompleted Demolition debris hits him on the head! The scramble for the house ends in hilarious chaos. —Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 334 穿 Transmigrate to the 1960s and Keep Busy Growing Vegetables on the Island 穿越六零，海岛种菜忙 Shui Bo1984水波1984Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Period]+ [military marriage]+ [Transmigration]+ [no storage space]+ [superhuman strength]+ [building a career] In 2023, swimmer Jiang Jiaojiao and her teammates are on a team-building trip at the seaside. While trying to save a child who has fallen into the water, she is swept away by a huge wave. In 1964, Lin Baoni jumps into the sea to save a People’s Liberation Army soldier in distress. A huge wave carries her away, and she eventually dies of exhaustion. Reborn in Lin Baoni’s body, Jiang Jia 20.3kReads9.3Score1.9kShelves
35. 335 程 Cheng Mo Speaks Up 程默不再沉默 Ping Yi平义14k WordsCompleted Cheng Mo Breaks His Silence 4Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 336 我 My 1970 我的1970 Big Mountain Loves Fishing大山爱钓鱼Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Thank heaven for giving me the chance to be reborn, but why did I have to go back to when I was seven? I even have to pretend I don't recognize the characters I know. Otherwise, they'll definitely think I'm possessed. Believe it or not, Mother would kill the family's big rooster just so she could secretly invite a spirit medium over to drive the ghost out. Guess I'll just have to lie low! 8.8kReads8.5Score472Shelves
37. 337 心 Where There's Light in Your Heart, There's a Road Beneath Your Feet 心中有光脚下就有路 Ping Yi平义8k WordsCompleted Where There Is Light in Your Heart, There Is a Path Beneath Your Feet 1Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 338 穿 Transmigrating to the 1960s: From the Start, I’m Asked to Take in a Dying Man’s Child 穿越六零：开局遭遇临终托孤 Mr. Wordless无言先生Urban2.5M WordsCompleted [Historical era + Rebirth + System + Pocket Dimension + Light fantasy] After dying, Xu Jianguo was reborn in a parallel world in the 1960s. He happened to save a Taoist master and his apprentice, and as the old Taoist lay dying, he entrusted his three-year-old apprentice to Xu Jianguo's care. With a little sister suddenly in his life, Xu Jianguo began raising a child. Watch as he makes the most of the vibrant 1960s. 17.3kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves
39. 339 等 Waiting for the Word, Mistaking Beauty for Love 等字，误红颜 Mu Feng Wuchen, Branch Office沐枫无尘分号Modern Romance94k WordsCompleted Because of a disability she had from birth, people excluded her. When she grew up, her family’s deep-rooted standing led her parents to arrange her marriage to an ordinary man. But their good fortune did not last. Her parents’ only son had no children after five or six years of marriage. To protect her son’s reputation, her mother came up with a scheme: she had her daughter-in-law conceive a son with another man. Years later, the daughter-in-law could no longer bear the loneliness and found a lo 3Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 340 重 Reborn in the 1980s: Bringing My Kids to Fish the Sea! 重生八零：带着崽崽赶海！ Loneliness Is Coming孤独将至Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing [Raising a child, heartwarming and healing, farming story.] [This novel is currently unavailable. The main text has been extensively revised and no longer matches the live-action audiobook adaptation, but the overall story remains unchanged. Please understand.] In her previous life, the food-loving Tong Yao married a fisherman and gave birth to a son with an intellectual disability. The couple devoted their whole lives to raising him, working hard without ever getting ahead. Then, in their old a 322Reads9.5Score—Shelves
41. 341 星 When the Starlight Turns Back 星光回溯时 Mu Feng Wuchen, Branch Office沐枫无尘分号Urban174k WordsCompleted From a forgotten left-behind child to a military cadet at the National University of Defense Technology, his life is a comeback story written in blood and tears. He lost his mother at two and lived alone in an empty house at five. School bullying wore away his smile, and his desperate longing for friendship nearly drove him to the brink. But the harder life became, the more determined he was to climb his way out. When the words “National University of Defense Technology” took root in his heart, 7Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 342 重 Reborn and Taking It Easy at School, I Really Don't Want to Compete Anymore! 重生留校躺平，我真不想再卷啊！ This Meat Is Poisonous这肉有毒Urban2.1M WordsCompleted [Slice of life + entrepreneurship + university] Reborn at the moment of his university graduation in 2011, Jiang Hao faces another chance to stay on at the university. He gives up the grueling 996 work schedule he endured in his previous life and chooses to stay on as a librarian. Drawing on the memories from before he was reborn, he originally only wants financial freedom. But as his fortune grows, he ultimately becomes someone others admire as a success! 63.2kReads8.9Score6.1kShelves
43. 343 弃 The Tearless Orphan II 弃儿无泪二 Mu Feng Wuchen, Branch Office沐枫无尘分号Modern Romance237k WordsCompleted From the day she was born, she was abandoned by her family. After many twists and turns, she was finally taken in with compassion by her current adoptive parents. But life still had no smiles for her. For the sake of the family’s livelihood, her adoptive mother often tried to set her life on a predetermined path. Trapped by layer upon layer of restrictions, her future seemed shrouded in gloom. She had no say in her marriage, and even after starting a family and building a career, she could not e 15Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 344 0 A Post-00s Kid Helps Mom Take Down Her Scumbag Husband 00后帮妈妈整渣斗三 Qian Xiaqi钱夏七Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Modern urban life + inspirational + slice of life + feel-good] Wu Jie is a poor student who loves gaming. After his parents' marriage falls apart, he defies fate and changes his life. First, he helps his mother take down her cheating husband and his mistress. Later, he helps his motherland root out scoundrels and traitors. Step by step, he rises to the brightest peak of his life... 3.6kReads9.1Score569Shelves

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    Recommend this book to everyone!! Nice!! Well written!

45. 345 沂 A Family by the Yishui River 沂水河畔一家人 Li Xinxin李馨欣Modern Romance540k WordsCompleted This book tells the story of a large family over nearly a century, from the late Qing dynasty to the end of the twentieth century, through turbulent changes, banditry and warfare, twists and turns, and eventual reversals of fortune. Led and subtly influenced by the protagonist, several generations endure decades of hardship yet remain upright, united, and determined to improve. In different eras and historical circumstances, they do everything they can, persevering in their efforts to contribute 6.6kReads8.7Score646Shelves

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    Absolutely reliable characters and story.

46. 346 在 Life Sharing an Apartment on the Seventh Floor in Chengdu 在成都七楼合租的日子 Seventh-Floor Landlord七楼房东Urban202k WordsOngoing A slow-paced, realistic story with no System, no power fantasy, no harem, and one female lead. It blends urban everyday life, ordinary men and women, work and daily living, and friendship, romance, and family bonds. In Chengdu, a city where bustling old neighborhoods meet the modern metropolis, Wu Fan and Ye Yali’s paths cross when they become roommates. The story begins in the summer of 2005... —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Realistic, non-systematic, non-harem, non-sexy single heroine. It is a story about growth, choice, love, and friendship, and the struggles and choices of modern urban men and women in their emotions and lives.

47. 347 沉 Years of Quiet Reflection 沉淀的岁月 Li Xinxin李馨欣Modern Romance560k WordsCompleted The story follows the lives of three high school girls from rural backgrounds. In the fall of 1964, the confident, ambitious “top student” Yu Hongying, the warmhearted and forthright “knight-errant” Li Chunfen, and the reserved, introspective lady Yue Shuqian unexpectedly meet in their first-year dormitory, along with the “campus belle” Yang Yuhuan and the “fake Marxist-Leninist” Wu Lihong. This sets off a series of stories, some serious, some amusing, some bizarre, and some full of joy and sorr 496Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 348 二 Two Couples Under One Roof After Remarriage 二婚家里的两对恋人 Wen Hai Shi Bei文海十贝Modern Romance117k WordsCompleted Kindhearted Qianqian is wooed by Yi Li, a rich second-generation heir. Her mother is then married by Yi Li's father, leaving the blended family with two couples in love. Qianqian gives birth to a son, their first child, and then triplets, one girl and two boys. She also accepts the daughter Yi Li ends up having after someone else schemes against him. How will all this affect her? Read the story and find out... 15Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Reliable article arrives

49. 349 憨 Simple-Minded Ni 憨妮 Zhang Dalei张大磊Modern Romance226k WordsCompleted Hanni is a woman who seems a little dim-witted to outsiders. She marries three men: the first is an ordinary man, the second a tycoon, and the third a young hoodlum. This is the story of her and the people around her, and how Hanni changes her fate... 121Reads7.0Score—Shelves

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    The protagonist is a stupid woman who marries three husbands: the first one is an ordinary person, the second one is a big boss, and the third one is a big boss.

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