Any Novels That Feel Grounded and Close to Ordinary Life? 有没有那种现实点的小说，接近普通人的生活的小说

1. 351 4 What's There to Fear About Divorce at 40? My First Love Has My Back 40岁离婚怕什么，还有初恋兜底 Yan Feifeifei燕飞飞飞Modern Romance223k WordsCompleted [A levelheaded housewife who knows when to retreat and when to advance + an icy doctor who advances by retreating] [Midlife struggles + parent-child relationships + redemption + mutual healing] Her husband is having an affair with his boss. Her son is a high school senior and has started dating. Zhu Yi, who quit her job three years ago, feels as if her world is collapsing. Then she unexpectedly runs into Yang Yiqing, her first love, whom she had lost touch with years ago. Suddenly, time speeds 93Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A young couple, separated by their parents' past grievances, meet again and then drift apart repeatedly. Ultimately, they cannot forget their childhood bond, and after a long separation, they reunite on a day that seems perfect for a happy ending, offering each other comfort to their wounded hearts.

2. 352 黑 Tracking the Black Zone 黑域追踪 Eternal Restlessness无恒安息Mystery424k WordsCompleted A sweeping crime thriller about combating organized crime. All stories in this book are fictionalized adaptations of real cases and events. Names and places have been changed; any similarities are purely coincidental. A cold case has been pursued for ten years, and at last the gray sky screen over Linjiang is torn open. The corrupt empire collapses, and the protectors behind it fall from power. Detective Zheng Xiaotian wins the battle, yet chooses to leave the front line. His departure tells eve 31Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I recommend a realistic crime novel.

3. 353 血 The Blood-Red Wedding Dress: My Five-Hundred-Year-Old Ghost Girlfriend 血色嫁衣我的五百岁女鬼女友 Bo L Tang波l棠Mystery214k WordsCompleted A female ghost in a blood-red wedding dress! A sinister plot that extinguished all humanity! A meeting five hundred years in the making: she came back in this life for you! Young Gu Linchuan secluded himself in Jiangnan to prepare for his exams, only to encounter Rong Qianlu, a five-hundred-year-old female ghost dressed in a blood-red wedding gown. Her family was slaughtered when she was alive, turning her into a vengeful spirit, but Gu Linchuan’s gentleness brought out her vulnerable side. The 10Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 354 陆 Professor Lu, Your Tsundere Side Is Showing 陆教授，你的傲娇掉马了 Xu Xu Xu Xu虚徐栩叙Modern Romance840k WordsCompleted [Proud Law Professor vs. Spirited Policewoman | Regrets Chasing Her Too Late | Two Strong Leads, Sparks Flying] Three years ago, she offered him her heart, burning with love, only to hear him say, “We’re on different paths. We can’t work together.” Three years later, they meet again. He’s a special legal advisor to the municipal bureau, and she’s the lead detective on a pivotal case. Working together, he mocks her for running on coffee, yet when they’re alone, he tells her, “Add sugar. Don’t die 4.2kReads6.6Score345Shelves

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   1. The female lead is a police detective, and the male lead is a law professor. They break up due to a misunderstanding, but after reuniting, the male lead realizes he misunderstood the female lead and starts clinging to her. 2. The male lead is a police detective, and the female lead is a dancer. They are childhood sweethearts, separated for 11 years, but the male lead always has feelings for the female lead. The female lead is later injured while helping the male lead solve a case, leading to a angsty period, but overall it's super sweet.

5. 355 主 Sacrifice the Protagonist to Heaven! Boundless Magic? 主角祭天！法力无边？ Bo L Tang波l棠95k WordsCompleted Sacrifice the Protagonist to Heaven! Boundless Magic Power? 5Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 356 灼 Dazzling Dance Steps, A Badge Held Dear 灼灼舞步，念念警徽 Xu Xu Xu Xu虚徐栩叙Modern Romance403k WordsCompleted The score has just come out and will gradually rise [Cold-Faced Detective × Sweet, Gentle Dancer | Jealous, Devoted Love] A terrifying late-night rideshare ride. She presses the emergency button, and the man who breaks down the door to save her is her childhood friend, whom she hasn’t seen in ten years, now the city’s coldest police captain. Radiating menace, he pins the criminal to the ground, then takes off his uniform and wraps it around her trembling shoulders. “You can cry now.” * The “cold 2.6kReads8.2Score221Shelves
7. 357 深 Shenzhen Stories: Sister Ji 深圳往事霁姐 Luckily Met a Bad Boy幸识印象痞子Modern Romance257k WordsCompleted You resent that I was born too soon; I resent that you were born too late. Though we could not live at the same time, we can still share a grave. Mo Chou happens to meet Wu Zhiji, a beautiful, kind-hearted young widow ten years her senior. Was it that love came too early, before she knew how to cherish it, or that by the time she learned to love, they had become strangers? Disclaimer: The locations, people, companies, and events in this book are unrelated to real life! 66Reads6.3Score—Shelves

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   Based on a true story, you can check it out, but please don't criticize if you don't like it.

8. 358 情 Record of the Illusory Sea of Love: The Great Void Livestream 情天幻海录太虚直播间 Bo L Tang波l棠Ancient Romance479k WordsCompleted The Illusory Realm of the Great Void, by the shores of the Sea of Love. Fairy Jing Huan had been staring blankly into a water mirror for three days. What it reflected was not her peerless beauty, but the countless scenes of the mortal world: office workers scrolling through their phones on the subway, middle-aged men and women haggling at matchmaking corners, livestreamers crying, “Brother, love me!”, and exhausted wage slaves staying up late making PowerPoints until they went bald... “Such mudd 2Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 359 走 The Horse-Riding Hidden Scheme 走马藏局 Kai Zhong Feng Shui凯中堪舆Urban1.2M WordsOngoing Geomancy and the Yin-Yang arts rule the world, while the Jianghu is full of schemes! At twelve, Shen Qianfan became an orphan and was cast adrift in the Jianghu. He grew up teaching himself from books scavenged from trash heaps, cleared his father's name, and pressed on through one Jianghu con after another, setting schemes and breaking them, navigating schemes within schemes. He cut a path through every obstacle, built a business empire, and leveraged his influence to establish a regional milit 1.6kReads6.3Score185Shelves

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   Highly recommended, no clichés, and increasingly engaging! Kai Zhongkan's novels, starting with "The Path of Feng Shui Cultivation," followed by "One Man and One Mouse Cultivate Immortality," and then "Mecha Immortality: Invincible from Exile to Mars," are now complete. These three books form a cultivation trilogy. Now, he's back with a new book, but this time it's not about cultivation. Instead, it focuses on things closer to home: feng shui, human nature, kung fu, strategic planning, breaking through barriers, the eight major martial arts sects, and his journey of overcoming obstacles to build a business empire and leverage regional military power… This new book is called "The Hidden Game of Horsemanship," where "horsemanship" represents feng shui, and "the hidden game of horsemanship" represents the human heart. The book's message: In this world, the human heart is more terrifying than ghosts. But you can't be afraid; if you are, you lose.

10. 360 我 My Wife Doesn’t Love Me After All 我的老婆居然不爱我 A Heart Dancing in the Wind随风飘舞的心Urban742k WordsCompleted Fang Yuan discovers that his wife has a lover on the side. If you don’t love someone, don’t hurt them, so Fang Yuan decisively divorces Xu Ya. Xu Ya soon announces that she’s marrying the man and invites Fang Yuan and their child to the wedding... Xu Ya’s lover keeps pushing Fang Yuan’s limits, until at last he can’t take it anymore. 1.8kReads6.2Score100Shelves

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    Fang Yuan, who had already achieved a comfortable standard of living, was quite satisfied with his life until one day he discovered his wife's unusual behavior—she was having an affair. Fang Yuan knew his wife harbored a strong desire to marry into a wealthy family, but he never expected her to actually act on it. Then came the divorce, but Fang Yuan's wife failed to marry into the wealthy family, and she began an endless cycle of harassment.

11. 361 中 Starting Out as a Vocational School Student, I Worked My Factory to the Bone 中专生开局，我把工厂卷疯了 Peach Heart Rainbow桃心彩虹Modern Romance623k WordsOngoing A modern quality-control worker transmigrates to the famine years of the 1960s. The moment she opens her eyes, she faces a desperate situation: the high school entrance exam has been suspended, and she's being forced to go to the countryside. To avoid being sent down, she promptly skips grades, studies hard, gets into a technical secondary school, and secures a stable job at a state-owned enterprise, successfully escaping that fate. She doesn't have any miraculous talent that will make her famou 34.8kReads8.2Score3.7kShelves

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    It's fairly realistic, nothing too extreme. The female lead goes through vocational school and gets a job.

12. 362 重 Back to 2010: Starting as a Township Clerk 重回一零，从乡镇科员开始 Red Lantern Festival元宵红Urban1.0M WordsOngoing This book is grounded in reality and rooted in everyday life. The world of officialdom is no ivory tower; it is where the bustle of ordinary life is most intense. The story begins at the grassroots and draws on real life, with the daily grind of food and bills alongside the twists and turns of power struggles, and the struggles and steadfastness of ordinary people set against the upheavals and transformations of a changing age. The world today is undergoing changes unseen in a century. Official 793Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This one is about reality.

13. 363 饕 Gluttony’s Execution Ground: Crime and Punishment at the Bottom of the Food Chain 饕餮刑场——食物链底层的罪与罚 Bo L Tang波l棠60k WordsCompleted The Gluttonous Execution Ground: Crime and Punishment at the Bottom of the Food Chain 2Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 364 前 My Ex-Wife Wants to Come Back, but I Just Want to Run 前妻要回来，可我只想逃 Where Does My Heart Drift?心漂向何方Urban1.1M WordsCompleted His wife divorces him from the start and goes off with someone else. How could any man put up with that? The male lead seizes his chance and rises to success. His ex-wife regrets it and begs him to take her back. But by then, he already has too many women around him. How could he possibly go back to the way things were with his ex? Yet she keeps clinging to him. What should he do? A real dilemma. 1.2kReads6.6Score—Shelves
15. 365 蛮 The Savage Era: The Legend of Tang Yan 蛮荒纪元：棠焱传奇 Bo L Tang波l棠Historical87k WordsCompleted The Wilds Era: The Legend of Tang Yan 4Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 366 生 My Life Is on a Countdown, and I'm Done Being a Simp 生命开启倒计时，我不想再做舔狗 A Heart Dancing in the Wind随风飘舞的心Urban386k WordsCompleted Ye Qingfeng had pursued his girlfriend, Zhou Jinyu, for years, only to discover that she was a gold-digging, two-faced woman. He decisively broke things off with Zhou Jinyu, but never imagined he would become Chi Yutong's live-in son-in-law. Just as Ye Qingfeng fell in love with Chi Yutong, the man she had always cherished appeared, 181Reads5.5Score—Shelves
17. 367 杀 Slaughter Kindergarten: Killergarten 杀戮幼儿园——Killergarten Bo L Tang波l棠78k WordsCompleted Killergarten 2Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 368 霸 The CEO's Wife's First Love Is Back 霸道总裁老婆的初恋回来了 Where Does My Heart Drift?心漂向何方Urban1.1M WordsCompleted His aloof wife has a longtime crush, and a beautiful wife is bound to attract trouble. Jiang Meng is exhausted by life as a live-in son-in-law. He has to chase away the lecherous men who covet his wife and compete with the man she holds dear. Jiang Meng has no standing in the family, but he refuses to accept it. So what if his wife has someone else in her heart? He can even stand up to his mother-in-law, so why should he fear some old flame? See how Jiang Meng, a live-in son-in-law, defeats the 1.6kReads5.8Score106Shelves
19. 369 被 The Women Who Were Scammed into Northern Myanmar 被骗去缅北的女人们 Loves Big Fuji Apples爱吃大富士Urban1.1M WordsCompleted My new story is out! You can 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! 3.4kReads6.5Score215Shelves

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    Want to know how far away hell is? Take a look at this.

20. 370 我 I Am a Scout: Zhan De 我是侦察兵一一湛德 Splashing Water from the Far Bank隔岸拍水10k WordsCompleted I’m a Scout: Zhan De 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A heartfelt story set in a bygone era, a deep love story unfolds in the Listening Wind Pavilion. Amidst the most ordinary of everyday moments, who can truly soothe the extraordinary heart of a man?

21. 371 趋 Courting Beauty and Climbing Power 趋妍附势 Ostrich Shengsheng鸵鸟笙笙Modern Romance374k WordsOngoing [Villainess + older woman and younger man + a terrible man's sincere love + both sexually experienced + tragic romance + forced love] A scheming social climber x a devilish playboy Qu Yan was a crafty peasant shaped by a harsh land. The moment she laid eyes on Fu Shi, she knew her chance to rise in the world had arrived. She thought, So this is the sign that the village preacher lady talked about! Their names together were practically a divine message: “fawning over the powerful” (Qu Yan Fu Shi) 1.7kReads—Score108Shelves

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    This book vividly portrays the impoverished life of the female protagonist.

22. 372 丈 My Husband Has a Perfect Family on the Side, But I Haven’t Been Idle Either 丈夫在外儿女双全，还好我也没闲着 Xiao Qian Shi'an小倩时安10k WordsCompleted My Husband Has Another Family and Children Outside, But Thankfully, I Haven't Been Idle Either 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The husband's scumbag behavior is very realistic. He doesn't commit domestic violence or gamble; he just thinks it's normal for men to have affairs. He even buys gifts for the female lead to appease her, hiding his selfishness behind a mask of being a family man.

23. 373 能 Can You Please Stop Distracting Me from Studying? 能不能不要影响我学习 Finding Joy in a Fleeting Life浮生知欢Two Male Leads238k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + rekindled love + first person + happy ending + childhood friends] He snatched the love letter from my hands and pointed at the pink envelope scented with roses. “What’s this?” I answered awkwardly, “A love letter.” “Ha. I knew it.” You knew? What did you know? Before I could react, Nie Muqi tore the letter to pieces right in front of me, leaving me dumbfounded, then tossed it into the trash can between us. “Xiahou Changhuan, quit doing stupid things like this!” 5.8kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves

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    Everyone says this depiction is very similar to real high school life; the protagonist is insecure and suffers from appearance anxiety.

24. 374 穿 Transmigrated to Another World: One Giant Cabbage Feeds Me for a Month 穿越异世：巨型白菜一颗吃一个月 Short-Legged Chen短腿陈Ancient Romance458k WordsCompleted The rating just came out, but it’ll go up later~ [The tags are wrong. This isn’t a historical romance; the setting is closer to a Western-style fantasy world.] [Entirely fictional world + no golden finger + not a wish-fulfillment story + lighthearted + romance, but little focus on it] Bad news: Xia Ju transmigrated. Good news: While everyone else is whisked away without warning, she received advance notice of when she’d transmigrate. Bad news: The warning only came one minute ahead of time. Bot 3.1kReads6.6Score414Shelves

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    The female protagonist is an ordinary person who transmigrates to another world. She has no cheat abilities or system, and her methods of making money are limited and quite realistic. It's a heartwarming and lighthearted story; I recommend it.

25. 375 生 A Song of Life's Sorrows 生命悲歌 Fate Be Like This缘来灬如此Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Human nature + family + first person + male and female audiences] (Adapted into an audio drama with real voice actors; a motion comic is in production and coming soon.) Fate is never set in advance, yet it always pushes people toward unknown wilderness when they least expect it. The Ballad of Life uses simple, heartfelt storytelling to unfold a journey through hardship, perseverance, and struggle, revealing the most moving strength found in an ordinary life. There are no earth-shattering legend 10.4kReads9.2Score886Shelves

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    This is the perfect subject matter—it's real life! It's on the list, and it features real people and voices!

26. 376 二 A 200,000-Yuan Bride Price to Marry a Construction Worker 二十万彩礼，嫁给工地男 A Wandering Little Cat辗转小猫Modern Romance314k WordsCompleted [The rating has only just opened and will rise] [Dowry Controversy] + [A Marriage Full of Misery] + [Multiple Male Leads] + [A Tense Push and Pull] + [Desperate, Obsessive Love] (Not reborn, not transmigrated, no golden finger) After more than six years of working, He Sui still hadn't paid off her online loans. Instead, her debt kept growing. Every New Year, her father nagged her about getting married until she was numb to it. Finally, He Sui steeled herself and got married. She had her own litt 125Reads8.1Score109Shelves

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    The female lead's marriage to her ex-husband is very realistic; after meeting the male lead, the tug-of-war between them becomes quite intense.

27. 377 致 To the Radiant You 致灿烂的你 Suihou Zhu随侯珠Urban215k WordsCompleted To Shen Xi, He Zhizhou is an aloof, desire-free beauty, sexy in his self-restraint, with just one flaw: he's too full of himself. To He Zhizhou, Shen Xi is passable, good enough, heh. Their Boston colleague Abbott created a phone app called “What's the Chance Your Girlfriend Will Cheat?” He Zhizhou helped test it, entering all kinds of information about his girlfriend, Shen Xi. The result gave Shen Xi a loyalty score of just 2 out of 100! The great He Zhizhou, all the way across the ocean, could 1.2kReads9.2Score127Shelves

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    These two books are great; they depict extraordinary happiness in the ordinary and are worth reading.

28. 378 我 The Moments We Lived 我们活过的刹那 Nervous Cat猫紧张Modern Romance332k WordsCompleted [How do you rebuild a life that has fallen apart after losing the one you love?] Han Yilan’s life collapses in an instant when her boyfriend of three years dies in a car accident. On one side is her unreliable mother; on the other, her boyfriend’s parents, who guilt-trip her into shouldering their grief. A handsome, refined forensic doctor is there to her left, and a cool but timid rich young man, nicknamed “Husky,” to her right. While worthy suitors close in from every direction, her best frien 2Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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    This story is about the lives of ordinary people. The female lead's ex-boyfriend passes away, and she starts a new life. It has some melodramatic moments and some exciting ones.

29. 379 二 Marrying into a Powerful Family for the Second Time 二嫁进高门 M Auspicious Snow Heralds a Bountiful YearM瑞雪兆丰年Modern Romance211k WordsCompleted [Cool-headed, Clear-eyed Female Lead vs. Love-Struck Male Lead] [Second Marriage + First Love + Love That Grows Over Time] A wonderfully heartwarming novel. After Lin Nuan discovers her husband’s affair, she raises their son alone and meets Jin Yang, her ex-husband’s college classmate. Lin Nuan has no idea she is Jin Yang’s first love. He fell for her at first sight back when she was dating his classmate, and as soon as he learns she is single, he wastes no time launching a passionate pursuit. L 5.4kReads9.0Score566Shelves
30. 380 断 The Broken Bridge Can Be Crossed Alone 断桥能自渡 Both a Turtle and a Knight是乌龟也是骑士Modern Romance761k WordsOngoing [No golden finger + grounded, strong female lead + a 15-year comeback + equally strong male and female leads + inspiring and healing + work and family] What can you do in 15 years? What might you go through? She is the woman people say has no close ties with her family! Starting from nothing, she is battered by one blow after another from her family of origin, workplace bullying, and a lousy boyfriend. She stops hoping for anything and accepts her fate! From then on, she relies on neither heaven 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A book that's close to life and realistic, requiring careful reading... It covers everything from everyday life and family matters to workplace conflicts!

31. 381 好 I Really Want to Date You 好想和你谈恋爱 Long Live the New Moon新月万万岁Modern Romance195k WordsCompleted “Who do you think is more suited to be the campus beauty, Jiang Man or Lin Jiaqing?” someone asked. “Jiang Man,” Zhou Xiao replied. Then someone sent a screenshot of their conversation to Lin Jiaqing’s QQ account. They took it back a few seconds later, but Lin Jiaqing had already seen it. Ten years later. “Lin Jiaqing, do you hate me?” Zhou Xiao asked, blocking Lin Jiaqing as he cornered her. 1.9kReads8.3Score155Shelves

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    This book is a very realistic story about unrequited love. The female lead has a crush on the male lead in high school, and the male lead also likes her. The female lead misunderstands that the male lead has someone else he likes and distances herself from him, avoiding him. The male lead, on the other hand, misunderstands that the female lead dislikes him. It's very realistic, not the typical domineering CEO/spoiled wife type. It's pretty good. [Learned something]

32. 382 一 One Glance, A Lifetime of Love 一次回眸，一世情 A Smile Just Like Before笑靥如初Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [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 1.9kReads9.4Score237Shelves

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    High-quality modern urban novel, highly rated, completed, over a million words!

33. 383 也 Neither Storm Nor Sunshine! 也无风雨也无晴！ The Kitty Isn't Being Good小猫咪不乖乖呀Modern Romance306k WordsCompleted Marriage Before Love, a realistic urban romance about everyday married life! Su Qin and Zhou Xinping marry after being introduced through a matchmaking arrangement, and they bicker constantly. Just as Su Qin feels disappointed and lost, a new dawn arrives. She discovers that her husband truly cares for her, and together they take on a new stage of life! 403Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Recommended articles about realistic married life

34. 384 还 Repayment Countdown 还款倒计时 Shallow Dreams of Midsummer九夏浅梦Urban153k WordsCompleted Countdown to Repayment tells the story of Chen Yizhou, an ordinary man struggling between desire and reality. Chen Yizhou is an average office worker in Jiangcheng, working hard to make ends meet. He and his wife and son squeeze into an old rental apartment, living a simple but warm life. At a class reunion, Zhao Yu, the class heartthrob, paints a startup dream so alluring that Chen Yizhou is drawn in. Trying to raise the investment money, he plunges into the world of online loans. Then Zhao Yu 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is very realistic, depicting the lives of ordinary people. The protagonist has a wife, children, and a happy family, but due to a class reunion, he is invited by an acquaintance to invest in a project, which plunges him into a loan crisis and a family crisis. The plot is fast-paced and interconnected, making it a really good read.

35. 385 季 When Ji Comes, Make Yourself at Home 季来之，则安之 The Kitty Isn't Being Good小猫咪不乖乖呀Modern Romance315k WordsCompleted As the empire teeters on the brink of collapse, Ji Shuhe sees through her fiancé’s false affection and turns around to marry Ji Bai. She intends for them to spend their lives treating each other with polite respect, but finds herself falling deeper and deeper under his doting care... 121Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 386 极 Perfectly Complementary 极致互补 Rock 'n' Roll Orange摇滚桔子Modern Romance222k WordsCompleted [Short drama now streaming] [Emotion-led brand strategist Zhang Xinbei × rational investor Gao Jiawei] Modern romance / cerebral love / workplace maneuvering / mature push and pull A power couple who complement each other · One-on-one · Mutual salvation · (Those who mind a non-virgin heroine should proceed with caution. No rivalry between women, just a normal romance with sound values.) * She is a top-tier brand strategist who breaks through by understanding human nature; he is a capital markets 3.3kReads8.7Score352Shelves

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    A must-read workplace romance novel that resonates with everyday life.

37. 387 三 Three Lives for One Fate! The Splendor and Cruelty of a CEO’s Rise 三生换命！逆袭总裁的绚烂与残酷 A Xing from Western Shu西蜀阿兴Urban1.4M WordsOngoing A billionaire carefully schemes to pass his family fortune to his illegitimate son, fair and square, never realizing that the young man is descended from his sworn enemy. A delivery man wakes up one morning as the CEO of a trillion-yuan corporation, only to find schemes and conspiracies coming at him one after another. Behind this shocking reversal lies a portrait of humanity’s selfish and dark side. Everyone wants to be the last one standing, everyone wants to be the hunter holding the gun, but 11.7kReads9.6Score693Shelves

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    A billionaire was preparing to hand over his business to his illegitimate son, but he never expected that the son would be the descendant of his mortal enemy!

38. 388 闪 My Flash-Marriage Husband's Love Has Me Spoiled and Proud 闪婚老公的爱让我恃宠而骄 Mo Bei Yao漠北瑶Modern Romance182k WordsCompleted She, Xu Mengyao, a cool, beautiful woman who was once the goddess of first love in everyone's eyes, planned to marry her boyfriend of four years, Chen Hao, after becoming pregnant. But his mother broke them up. He, Li Yuanjun, a warm-hearted man, met Xu Mengyao, a bridesmaid, at a friend's wedding, and fell for her at first sight. Handsome and sunny, Li Yuanjun eventually won Xu Mengyao over with his sincerity. A month later, they had a whirlwind wedding and registered their marriage. After the 22Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is based on reality. The male and female protagonists left their hometowns in the far northwest to come to the south of the Yangtze River for a better life. They devoted their youth and passion to the factory and eventually lived a life that others envied through their own efforts.

39. 389 听 Songs of the Listening Wind Tower 听风楼歌 Splashing Water from the Far Bank隔岸拍水Urban186k WordsOngoing 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 757Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Genuine emotions, vividly portrayed; novel subject matter, concise language; tears welling in the eyes, light shining in the heart; intricate plot twists, endlessly captivating.

40. 390 老 At Our Usual Spot, She Ran Off Again 老地方，她又跑了 Yi Danyang一丹阳Modern Romance206k WordsCompleted 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Very realistic, the story of a rural girl who experiences being a financial crony, betrayal in love, workplace harassment, and ultimately grows and triumphs.

41. 391 抑 A Depressed Person's Soliloquy 抑郁者的独白 Wanderer of the Wilds山野浪人Modern Romance80k WordsCompleted An inner monologue from someone living with depression. Just as her life was about to wither away, the will to live drove her to break free with all her strength from the invisible chains holding her back. Suddenly, she understood that there are many ways to live. This book can also be seen as the author's own journey of redemption and healing through a life on the road. It also introduces the scenery and local culture of the places she visited. 52Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The entire text is based on true stories, and it is about myself, an ordinary person at the bottom of society, experiencing helplessness, despair, and the bittersweetness of life. However, I did not dwell too much on the sorrows. What I wrote for everyone to see was more optimistic. I wrote mostly about "the scenery and people I saw along the way in my self-redemption, and the emotions and insights I gained along the way."

42. 392 命 The Ordeal Written in Fate 命数里的劫 Lu Feng卢锋Urban240k WordsCompleted Our fates began when I saw you in the crowd; they ended when I saw you in the crowd. You were like a ray of dawn, lighting up my life. But fate played a cruel joke on us. You were the reason I succeeded, and the reason I failed! 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I read it myself, and it felt very down-to-earth and relatable, like something from a grassroots perspective.

43. 393 重 Reborn in the 1960s: I Became Grandma’s Little Sister 重生六零：我成了外婆的妹妹 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折Modern Romance73k WordsOngoing [When an ordinary person is reborn in a rural village in the 1960s, forget about getting ahead or making grand plans. First, stay alive.] [1960s rural life + family and neighborhood affairs + education and growth + ensemble cast] [Not a wish-fulfillment story, not a wish-fulfillment story, not a wish-fulfillment story. Please don't read if that's not your thing. Thank you.] When Zhu Yan wakes up in the body of her grandmother's second-youngest sister, who died young, she vows to change her grand —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These books are all very close to reality.

44. 394 二 Kicked Out After My Second Marriage, I Thrive Back in the Countryside 二婚被赶，我回农村混得风生水起 Clouds Return to a Secluded Ravine云归深岫处Modern Romance204k WordsOngoing Strong Female Lead, Feel-Good Modern Fiction, Period Setting, Building a Career, Comeback, Livestream Commerce, Getting Rich Zhou Xiaoya is forced by her in-laws to have an abortion during her second marriage. Her ex-husband marries someone new, and she leaves with nothing but her daughter, returning to her village. Everyone thinks she'll starve on the streets. Instead, she makes a fortune selling goods through her livestream, and even helps the whole village get rich. How did the woman who was 141Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It looks great, not bad!

45. 395 美 An Art Student's Road to a Comeback 美术生的逆袭之路 Time Collector Yiming拾光者一铭Modern Romance365k WordsCompleted {Tomato Original} {Based on a True Story} [Inspirational] {Youth and School Life} {Urban Life} This story is based on real events. The first volume recalls the male lead’s childhood. Readers can start with Chapter 22 of Volume Two, set on a university campus. If you want to know why he was afraid to accept Zhang Nian’s kindness, go back and read Volume One. It will all make sense! There are no thrilling tales of defying fate or shortcuts to instant success in this book. Only genuine poverty, gen 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Adapted from the author's true story, it's not a wish-fulfillment story or anything unrealistic; it's very authentic! You can even glean life lessons from it!

46. 396 我 My Love, from Chongqing to Shenzhen 我的爱从重庆到深圳 Clear Morning Breeze清清晨风Urban1.0M WordsCompleted One heroine, multiple supporting female characters A sugary-sweet romance + sunny outlook + everyday love + plenty of affection On the train home for the New Year, the male lead, Ma Xuan, meets a stunning beauty. He never expects that a devastating snowstorm will bring them together, leaving their train stranded on the tracks for three or four days. The story begins in the train car where he and the beauty are traveling. Though the two outstanding young people love each other, they must both f 49Reads9.1Score—Shelves
47. 397 姑 A Lonely Guest Outside Gusu City 姑苏城外客愁新 Twentieth Century Wood二十世木Urban141k WordsCompleted There are no thrilling lives of transmigration or rebirth here, only the naked cruelty of the real world. There is no boundless magic from fantasy or immortal heroes, only the helplessness and sorrow of ordinary people struggling at the bottom. There is no romantic love between princesses and princes, only the unreachable fantasies and longings of ordinary nobodies. There are no glorious achievements by kings, nobles, generals, or ministers, only the desperate struggles and cries of common folk —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Eating melon][Eating melon][Eating melon] This is a realistic novel. The author is clearly very experienced. The writing is good, and the opening is very immersive. Most importantly, there are no bad parts throughout. Read with confidence and highly recommended.

48. 398 人 The World’s Wayward Son 人间浪子 Continue Writing Spring and Autumn续写春秋Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Old Wei's suicide changed the course of Lin Yifei's life. The Lin Yifei who used to watch everyone's mood and grovel just to make ends meet finally stood up for himself! It turned out that a life of having nothing left to lose could bring so many surprises and unexpected turns! 16.9kReads9.3Score1.8kShelves
49. 399 扎 Tashi Delek 扎西德勒 Daqi Yue大栖悦Modern Romance302k WordsCompleted In the mountains of Lijiang, people of many ethnic groups make their homes. The ancient Naxi people have a tradition of lovers dying together, and countless tragic love stories have been passed down beneath Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. Zaxi, the son of a wealthy village family, was in a car accident at nineteen. He lost his father and was left with the mental capacity of a twelve- or thirteen-year-old. To keep him from being distressed, his mother lived with him in the mountains for ten years. One 135Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    Tashi, a Tibetan boy, was in a car accident at the age of 19, losing his father and becoming a teenager with an IQ of 12 or 13. Ten years later, he and his mother went into the mountains to collect medicinal herbs, but instead of bringing back the herbs, they brought back a Han Chinese woman. Unfortunately, the woman had no memory, and the two mentally challenged individuals met.

50. 400 霸 The Domineering Village Chief Gets Caught 霸道村长落网记 Fate Be Like This缘来灬如此Modern Romance101k WordsCompleted [Rural] [Period Drama] [Tragedy] Synopsis: The domineering village chief Hu Gang, backed by his family, bullies men, preys on women, and commits every kind of evil. After Hu Ying, the heroine, is abused by Hu Gang and his son, she escapes. With Yang Jun's help, she ultimately brings down the entire Hu family. Yet Hu Ying's tragic fate is only just beginning... (You won't believe it until you read it!) 1.4kReads7.5Score103Shelves

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