Pure Slice-of-Life Stories 纯日常生活文

1. 151 八 In the 1980s, I Gave My Job Placement to My Younger Brother 八零年代，我把招工名额还给了弟弟 Jiang Mimi’s Owner姜咪咪的主人Modern Romance12k WordsCompleted In the 1980s, I Gave My Job Placement Back to My Younger Brother 1Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 152 中 The Chinese Academy of Sciences Came to the Entertainment Industry to Poach Someone! The Haters Were Stunned 中科院来娱乐圈捞人！黑粉全蒙了 Old Popsicle老雪糕Urban1.0M WordsCompleted “Thanks to [If You're This Capable, Why Not Join the Chinese Academy of Sciences?] for sending a hundred Carnival gifts. Boss, you're invulnerable to bullets and blades.” After turning down yet another visit from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Gu Ran turned around and explained the three ways to achieve controlled nuclear fusion to his fans. Other streamers' fans have an average education level of middle school. Gu Ran's fans average a PhD. 113.8kReads9.1Score16.9kShelves

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   Very ordinary, author's self-narrative

3. 153 骄 The Sun and the Stars 骄阳与星 Silent After Dark入夜无声Urban173k WordsOngoing My name is Chen Yang. Chen, as in striving to escape the dust of the world; Yang, as in turning toward the sun. As I struggled to break free from the ways of the world, I met the sun that drew me into it. My name is Cheng Xing. Cheng, as in a bright future; Xing, as in countless stars. As I toiled toward my future, I saw, amid the ordinary world, a star that shone for no one but itself. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Realistic romance novel, slow burn, slice-of-life

4. 154 八 In the 1980s, We Switched Grooms: My Sister and I Reassigned Our Men 八零换嫁：我和姐姐把男人重新分了分 Jiang Mimi’s Owner姜咪咪的主人Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted Trading Marriages in the Eighties: My Sister and I Swapped Our Men Around 2Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 155 从 I Met You at Twenty-Three, and Started Over 从二十三岁遇见你，重新开始 March East东征吧Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Easygoing daily life]+ [One heroine]+ [No System]+ [Not reborn]+ [Bittersweet]+ [Entirely fictional, not an autobiography] At twenty-three, Xie Yunyu lost his parents and broke up with his girlfriend. The smooth sailing of his first twenty-odd years felt like one big joke played by fate. In the depths of his loneliness, he encountered someone from his past. Some unseen force had guided him: twenty-three marked both an ending and a new beginning. As soon as he returned to his hometown, he met th 14.3kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves
6. 156 王 Wang Zhaojun Thinks Something Is Off About All of Them 王昭君觉得他们都不太对劲 Jiang Mimi’s Owner姜咪咪的主人79k WordsCompleted Wang Zhaojun Thinks Something's Off About All of Them 7Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 157 救 Help! My Handsome Senior in the Shared Apartment Is Flirting Like Crazy 救命！合租学长撩疯了 Shu Zhi黍枝Modern Romance416k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] A socially anxious, skin-hungry softie × a cool, ruthless heartthrob with a sharp tongue The first thing Chu Yu did after moving into her new home was ask on social media: "What do I do if my live-in roommate is ridiculously handsome?" "I have no experience writing fiction. Can I learn from my roommate?" "What if I was watching a video and accidentally projected it onto my roommate's room..." "When my skin hunger flares up, can I go to my roommate for help..." They 58.9kReads9.5Score8kShelves

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   This is hilarious, I laughed out loud many times! [Learned it][Learned it][Learned it] It's not the typical domineering CEO falls in love with me story.

8. 158 雷 Above the Thunder, Below the Dragon King (Sikong Zhen X Storm Dragon King) 雷霆之上，龙王之下（司空震x风暴龙王） Jiang Mimi’s Owner姜咪咪的主人Male-Channel Fanfiction8k WordsCompleted Above the Thunder, Below the Dragon King (Sikong Zhen x Storm Dragon King) 10Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 159 糟 Oh No! How Did My Little Sister Become a Yandere?! 糟糕！我妹妹怎么成病娇了！ Sleepy Little Dumpling呆呆好困Urban1.5M WordsOngoing [One Female Lead + Slightly Yandere Younger Sister + No Harem + Healing + 1v1 + Slow-Burn Pure Romance] When Li Yuming’s father remarries, he gains a younger stepsister, Gu Xiaomei, who is reserved and difficult to get along with. Even more frightening, the girl suffers from severe psychological problems and social anxiety! Li Yuming isn’t very good at looking after people, so he can only figure out how to care for her one step at a time. Gradually, the girl smiles more and more often. After 8.2kReads8.9Score1kShelves
10. 160 峡 The Rift Is Still Playing Cupid Today (Governor Zhou Isn't Jealous Today Either) 峡谷今天也在谈恋爱（周都督今天也没吃醋） Jiang Mimi’s Owner姜咪咪的主人Female-Channel Fanfiction7k WordsCompleted The Rift Is Dating Again Today (Governor Zhou Isn’t Jealous Today Either) 7Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 161 不 Wait, How Are a Bunch of Punk Rockers Pulling Off a Mary Sue Story? 不是，一群杀马特怎么搞玛丽苏？ Plankton the Lab Rat做实验的痞老板12k WordsCompleted Wait, how are a bunch of punks supposed to pull off a Mary Sue story? 79Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a very interesting short story about girls' lives; I recommend it.

12. 162 发 Childhood Friends to Sweethearts? Ten Years of Friendship, Changed Just Like That! 发小变青梅？十年友谊说变就变！ Little Demon King小小魔王Urban320k WordsCompleted [Childhood Friends] [Romance] [Sweet Romance] [Everyday Life] [School Life] [Lighthearted] Qin Zhi had a childhood friend. They went to school together, played together, and grew up together, as close as siblings. Then, in their third year of middle school, his friend's family moved far away. They never saw each other again, and three years passed. When they met again, the lively, outgoing “Brother Qiu” who used to take Qin Zhi everywhere had become a girl with hair down to her waist. Qin Zhi: “ 7.1kReads9.2Score919Shelves
13. 163 风 When the Wind Blows Through Jixia (Yao X Xi Shi) 风吹过稷下的时候(曜x西施） Jiang Mimi’s Owner姜咪咪的主人Female-Channel Fanfiction10k WordsCompleted When the Wind Blows Through Jixia (Yao x Xishi) 6Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 164 相 My Blind Date Is My First Love's Ex-Girlfriend. Is That Right? 相亲对象是初恋前女友，这对吗？ Vegetable-Filled Glutinous Rice Ball菜馅糯米团Urban429k WordsCompleted [Slice of Life] [One Female Lead] [Romance] What’s it like to go on a blind date and find out your first love is your ex-girlfriend? Cheng Mo stared at that familiar face, almost wondering if he was dreaming. He had thought it would be nothing more than a brief encounter, and that he and Ruan Wan would never cross paths again in this lifetime. Perhaps fate began anew with those words. “It’s raining. Let me take you home.” “Thanks. I’d appreciate that.” “...Would you like to come in for a whi 3.5kReads8.7Score401Shelves
15. 165 红 Dream of the Red Chamber: The Grand Prospect Garden Rules Horror 红楼梦：大观园规则怪谈 Jiang Mimi’s Owner姜咪咪的主人21k WordsCompleted Dream of the Red Chamber: The Strange Rules of Grand View Garden 4Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 166 时 A Love Out of Time: The Melody of the Victorian Age 时空错恋：维多利亚时代的琴声 Zhou Nainai周奈奈Urban1.9M WordsCompleted [A story about a group of gentle people searching for warmth in their everyday lives] [I hate labels. I really, really hate them!] Before the start of his sophomore year, Zhou Qin thought his life would pass by uneventfully: staying home, taking it easy, and burying the sadness of the past deep in his heart. But when a British girl from the Victorian era came tumbling headfirst onto his balcony, his ordinary life was gone for good. This willful yet gentle girl turned his world upside down. “L 4.1kReads9.3Score621Shelves
17. 167 系 The System Ran Away, So I Built an Aviation Empire on My Own 系统跑路了，靠自己建立航空帝国 Please Call Me Maxim请叫我马克西姆Urban1.1M WordsCompleted A System from the start, only for it to run away later? So I have to do everything myself? Come on, System, everyone else starts with a skyscraper and a few hundred million. I’m left to do it all on my own. I know everything about staffing, administration, dispatch, ground services, maintenance, and air traffic control. The only thing I can’t do is fly a plane. Now this is what a truly competent chairman looks like. Let me lead the company, step by step, toward greatness. The ultimate goal: to b 5.5kReads9.1Score259Shelves

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    Daily life and work documents

18. 168 甄 Empresses in the Palace: A Rules-Horror Tale 甄嬛传之规则怪谈 Jiang Mimi’s Owner姜咪咪的主人19k WordsCompleted Empresses in the Palace: Rules of the Strange Tales 15Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 169 高 The Aloof Campus Belle Is a Brother-Con and Loves Hearing Me Call Her Big Sister 高冷校花是弟控，喜欢让我叫姐姐 Super Lazy Cat超级懒猫Urban904k WordsCompleted [One heroine + older woman/younger man romance + no System + not reborn + sweet everyday romance] [The aloof senior turns out to be a brocon in private, doting on her innocent junior] [The heroine is a little yandere] Lin Yi was dumped by his first love. After more than two years together, he turned out to be worth less than a boy on a noisy modified motorbike. The experience changed him completely. He swore off romance and went to college determined to make money. While everyone else was busy d 21.7kReads9.4Score2.3kShelves

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    These are all everyday articles

20. 170 老 After My Husband Left on a Business Trip, I Saw His Body at the Funeral Home 老公出差后，我在殡仪馆看见了他的尸体 Jiang Mimi’s Owner姜咪咪的主人19k WordsCompleted After My Husband Left on a Business Trip, I Saw His Body at the Funeral Home —Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 171 2 At 21, I Worked Every Kind of Odd Job at the Bottom of Society 21岁，我打遍了底层的各种零工 Where Is Toutou头头呢Urban80k WordsCompleted For four years, I've been trying to cure an incurable illness by working odd jobs. [A slice-of-life story, light comedy, nothing too dark, personal growth, and a comeback. Give it a try...] Everyone cries at some point in their twenties. I'm no exception. What about you? Have you found a job? How is it going? At an age when our ambitions reach for the sky, I want to be the master of my own life. If I work fast enough, even the capitalists can't keep up with me! In the bustling city, everyone in 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Based on a true story, this is a lighthearted and humorous slice-of-life story set in the city, making it very relatable. [A masterpiece by Sparrow Eater]

22. 172 老 Teacher, the Whole Class Is Shipping Your Love Letters! 老师，你的情书全班都嗑到了！ A Big White Cloud一朵大白云Urban274k WordsCompleted [Straight-talking Sichuan-Chongqing teacher × genius surgeon | Mutual pining | Hilarious cohabitation | Homeroom teacher antics] Twenty-two-year-old rookie teacher Yun Sheng has just escaped his mother’s matchmaking nightmare and her suspicions that he’s gay, only to become roommates with the girl he secretly loved in high school! By day, he’s a laid-back homeroom teacher whose students call him “the middle-parted hair god of war.” By night, he’s the top donor in her livestream, secretly showeri 2.9kReads6.9Score301Shelves

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    These books all lean towards slice-of-life themes. Especially the fifth one, with a 9.8 Rating—I don't need to say more about its quality, right? I strongly recommend everyone check it out (does anyone remember Coke or Pepsi?) [Smile][shy][smirk]

23. 173 夏 The Summer Rain Is Hard to Explain 夏天的雨说不清 Summer Roses Are Stunning夏季的玫瑰美艳动人Modern Romance238k WordsOngoing They were apart for nine years, ever since they were sixteen or seventeen. They waited for more than twenty years... Beneath umbrellas, they passed each other by several times, until they recognized one another in a rain shower steeped in the fragrance of gardenias. That day, he stood in the rain looking at her, and she gazed back at him. Both of them thought they were dreaming. Much later, when they brought it up again, she suddenly said to him with great seriousness: “Hello, Mr. Baiba 12Reads—Score106Shelves

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    It's really written in a fairly everyday style.

24. 174 综 Anime Crossover: My Not-So-Ordinary Daily Life 综漫：我那不平常的日常生活 Caldea's Unlucky Master迦勒底的非酋御主Anime Fanfiction685k WordsOngoing This is a Yui-and-Hachiman pairing. If you don’t want to read that, you can leave now. Shirakawa Kaede only wants to live a peaceful life, both before and after transmigrating. But why does the peaceful life he longs for seem to be getting further and further away? Jujutsu sorcerers, onmyoji, yokai, ghosts... And why are there so many more weird people showing up?! I don’t want to be a wage slave! This is the story of a boy and the girls around him, as well as the story of his pursuit of a peace 36Reads9.0Score—Shelves

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    The person being chased was still holding a bowl of steaming hot dry noodles. "Old Bai, I just came to China to eat a bowl of noodles, and you've been chasing me for so long, do you think your inner strength is free?!" "Golden Hair, have you lost all sense of shame for a bowl of noodles? How many times has this happened?" The former deftly slurped up a large mouthful, and said with a hint of resentment after his satisfaction: "What the hell is Golden Hair? I've told you so many times that my name is Golden Cat. Those guys in the headquarters canteen are inhuman, gazing at the stars every day while eating canned herring, do you think that's edible?" Old Bai quickly took a breath to suppress the discomfort in his stomach: "Then why don't you just apply for a visa for the Dragon Group? Why do you always act like a thief?" "Hehe, next time I'll..." Before he could finish speaking, a purple lightning bolt flashed across the dark night sky without warning.

25. 175 照 Zhao Tang’s Ghost Marriage 照棠冥婚 Jiang Mimi’s Owner姜咪咪的主人27k WordsCompleted Zhaotang’s Ghost Marriage 1Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 176 你 Is Your Fiancée Sweet and Obedient Too? 你家未婚妻也乖乖软软的？ Little Demon King小小魔王Urban379k WordsCompleted After a car accident, An Yang and a woman he has never met draw up a marriage contract. She comes from a poor family, is shy and insecure, and uses a phone with a cracked screen. She’s never won a claw machine prize or eaten hot pot. She’s also a little fortune-teller who can read faces, read feng shui, and draw protective charms. At first: “Everyone has their own preferences. You can’t force something like this. If I fall for you someday and you fall for me, then we can talk about getting marri 6.6kReads9.3Score779Shelves
27. 177 迟 Love That Came Too Late! 迟来深情！ Summer Roses Are Stunning夏季的玫瑰美艳动人Modern Romance330k WordsCompleted Six years ago, on their wedding day, Mo Wen pushed his bride away with his own hands. When Shen Qi asked why, he simply said, "The wedding is off," then vanished from her world for good. Back then, Shen Qi had no idea that Mo Wen's grandfather had been poisoned to death at the wedding banquet, and that the culprits were his own maternal uncle and aunt. To avenge his grandfather and keep her from being dragged into the deadly plot, he chose the cruelest way: making her hate him. - Six year 187Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 178 综 Anime Crossover: My Everyday Life with the Shiina Sisters 综漫：我与椎名姐妹的日常生活 Xiao Shi消矢Anime Fanfiction1.2M WordsOngoing [Transmigration fiction / career-building / daily romance / resolving love triangles / slow-paced / plenty of scheming] P.S. The System plays a minor role. He borrows from famous works to build a career later on, and there's plenty of scheming in the romance. The main focus is an ordinary person's reaction to suddenly transmigrating. There aren't many chances to show off, so read at your own risk. To reiterate: the author is not a womanizer. The author is not a womanizer. The author is not a wom 59Reads7.3Score—Shelves
29. 179 今 I Still Haven’t Returned the Cat Today 今天也没有把猫还回去 Jiang Mimi’s Owner姜咪咪的主人18k WordsCompleted I Still Haven't Returned the Cat Today 1Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 180 糖 Sweet Luck Never Ends: My Class Flower Desk Mate Is Both Sweet and Adorable 糖运连绵：班花同桌又乖又萌 Nihai Mister霓郝先森Urban530k WordsCompleted [High School Campus]+ [Not Reborn]+ [No System]+ [Romance]+ [One Female Lead]+ [Lighthearted Everyday Life] During an ordinary sophomore-year class reshuffle, Xu Yun ended up desk mates with a stunning girl, feeling perfectly calm about it. The two well-behaved kids, neither of whom had ever been in love, got along peacefully and pleasantly for a month. Then, after a long break, an unexpected love letter showed the girl, who was constantly bothered by admirers, that her desk mate had a very diff 3.3kReads9.1Score438Shelves
31. 181 狼 On the Wolf King's Wedding Day, I Had Only Seven Days to Live 狼王婚礼那天，我的生命只剩七天 Jiang Mimi’s Owner姜咪咪的主人13k WordsCompleted On the Day of the Wolf King's Wedding, I Had Only Seven Days Left to Live 1Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 182 你 Are You Really That Kind of Senior? 你是这样的学姐？ October and Meow-chan十月与喵酱Urban2.5M WordsCompleted [Campus]+ [Youth]+ [One Heroine]+ [Lighthearted and Healing]+ [Everyday Romance]+ [No System] Based on real campus life at Hefei University of Technology. “Xiao Yun, come help me translate my paper at the library tonight.” “Senior Sister, didn't I help you translate it last night? Why do I have to go again?” “Tonight's the last time, hurry up!” “You said that the day before yesterday, and you said it again yesterday. I'm not going again today. Do it yourself, I'm busy.” “Xiao Yun, I just remembe 44.2kReads9.6Score5.1kShelves

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    My bookshelf is full of romance novels. You can choose whatever you like. I think every single one is really good. Basically, all of Tomato's romance novels are on my bookshelf. I only read single-female-lead novels; I don't read multi-female-lead novels, okay?

33. 183 综 Anime Crossover: My Daily Life Isn't So Ordinary 综漫：我的日常不太常 Writing Books Is a Headache写书头大Anime Fanfiction854k WordsOngoing Mu Lin is reborn in a world where anime universes collide after being rescued by the System under a certain condition. Hoping to leave his heavy past behind, and curious about this new world, he starts a new life with a fresh face and the carefree, shameless attitude of a free-spirited layabout. He thought his peaceful days would last forever. That is, until danger is about to befall the people he cares about... "Sorry, Host. Because you transmigrated while wearing it, your body..." [Mob Ch 2kReads8.1Score107Shelves
34. 184 有 Is It Possible That You’re All Sick? 有没有一种可能，你们都有病？ Jiang Mimi’s Owner姜咪咪的主人Fantastical Romance206k WordsCompleted Zhou Yi transmigrates to a world of cultivation. On his first day there, he discovers that everyone’s logic is incredibly strange. His master tells him: “The first step in cultivation is to sever your worldly ties.” Zhou Yi: “How do I do that?” His master pulls out a knife: “Literally.” Zhou Yi: “???????” Every day at three in the morning, his senior brother stands on the mountaintop and yells: “My fate is mine to decide, not Heaven’s!” Zhou Yi asks him why. Senior Brother: “Because I have to go —Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 185 拯 I Saved an Introverted Girl 拯救了个自闭少女 A Scholar Untainted by Worldly Dust儒生不染尘Urban617k WordsCompleted [Single Female Lead] [Girl with Autism] “What is a socially anxious girl with autism like?” Gu Jin: “Soft little hands and a sweet little voice.” “Who asked you?!” “How about you stay at my place?” Gu Jin says, scratching his head. “Mm...” The girl's voice is soft and sweet. 31.6kReads9.5Score4.2kShelves

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    Not bad, not bad!

36. 186 薄 Shadows in the Mist 薄雾凝影 Jiang Mimi’s Owner姜咪咪的主人Mystery51k WordsOngoing My new work is here! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 187 你EN What Makes You Think I'll Keep Liking You Forever? 你凭什么认为我会一直喜欢你呢 Night Rain i夜雨iUrban1.2M WordsCompleted [Everyday romance] [One female lead] [Mutual healing] Because of a promise made in childhood, Chen Lu spent seven whole years pursuing the girl he’d grown up with. In the end, all he got was a cold rejection. Chen Lu smiled in acceptance, but his heart had turned to ash… until he met the sweet, clumsy girl who’d come to thank him. The girl was lovely and innocent, standing alone in the rain right where the two of them had agreed to meet. “Why haven’t you left…?” The girl slowly lifted her head. 121.5kReads9.7Score14.2kShelves
38. 188 绑 After My Mermaid System Backfired, I Focused on My Career! 《绑定海后系统翻车后，我走事业了！》 Reciting Cranes, Watching the Courtyard吟鹤观庭19k WordsCompleted After My Sea Queen System Backfires, I Focus on My Career! 6Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 189 暗 Secretly in Love with My Junior? Isn't My Gender-Swapped Self Better? 暗恋学妹？性转的自己不香吗？ Old Friend with a Sword抱剑故人Urban611k WordsCompleted [Gender swap + everyday campus life + comedy + sweet romance] If Gu Xuan suddenly found a girl in his home, what would he do? The even more absurd part is that she’s his gender-swapped self. It’d be kind of unreasonable not to fall for her, right, bro? The junior girl he has a crush on? What are you talking about? Loving yourself is the number-one priority, okay? 10.5kReads9.2Score971Shelves
40. 190 我 How Could My Online Girlfriend Possibly Be the Aloof Campus Belle? 我的网恋女友怎么可能是高冷校花 Feng Lingsa枫凌飒Urban432k WordsOngoing [Everyday Romance + Mutual Devotion + One Female Lead + No Harem + Campus Beauty + Autobiographical + Sweet Romance + No Rebirth + No System] This book is based on Xiaofeng’s real-life online-dating experience. “Senior, would you be willing to give us a try?” “I don’t want us to be just an online romance, or merely ordinary friends in real life.” Xiao Feng never imagined that the girl he liked would really step out of the screen and into his life. He never imagined she would be Xu Yihuan, the fa 3.3kReads—Score305Shelves

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    This is a self-written pure love autobiography featuring a single female protagonist's daily life in love. The online romance in the beginning is a bit fast-paced, but the plot slows down after they meet in person. Those who like this type of story might enjoy it. (Li Fei and Daniel Wu are welcome to check it out.)

41. 191 学EN Don't Worry, Senior—I'll Protect You 学姐别怕，我来保护你 Gege Wuwu隔胳呜呜Urban3.0M WordsCompleted [Heart-Pounding Engine 2: Pure White Love Letter has been published] [Lighthearted daily life] + [Single female lead] + [No System] + [Not reborn] + [Sweet romance] In high school, Luo Ye had a secret crush on a girl for three years. He even got into the same university as her, and they agreed to start dating if they both got in. But the girl unexpectedly went back on her word. Heartbroken, Luo Ye became a romance novelist. Unexpectedly, before university even began, the novel he wrote shot to t 311.8kReads9.8Score31.2kShelves
42. 192 让 Let’s Get Married 让我们拼个婚吧 The Idle Dog Someone游手好闲的狗某人Urban508k WordsCompleted A sweet, low-key story about everyday life in the city~ One true love each, no angst, no N Note: The rating is low because there aren’t many readers (╥_╥) At twenty-six, Zhang Yu has an ordinary, stable job and just wants to live a carefree life. But his family keeps pressuring him to get married and setting him up on one blind date after another. These dates, driven by money and self-interest, repeatedly shatter the romantic idealism of a man who has never been in love. He feels numb, even help 559Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    Sweet little stories about ordinary daily life~

43. 193 折 The Age of Turmoil 折腾时代 Jing Xiaomo荆萧默Urban492k WordsOngoing Life is all about taking chances! In that restless age, Li Anran works in a big city, and her dream is about to come true. But when she returns to Qinzhou for a funeral, she's practically put under house arrest and told to stay and work in the small city. Zhang Huifei has the talent to get into one of China's top universities, but he unexpectedly fails the college entrance exam. To make sure his sister Li Anran can stay in Qinzhou without worries, he starts stirring things up... As a result, Li 11Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 194 说 We Agreed to Go Our Separate Ways, So How Did We End Up Living Together? 说好的各自离开，怎么就同居了？ Little White Rabbit Ski小白兔斯基Urban722k WordsCompleted [One heroine] [Living together] [Campus belle] [Saving each other] [Heartwarming] [The story lingers with you] “I saw this spot first. You can't cut in line. Get down!” Zhou Mo felt a bit of a headache coming on. “Let go. I'm not jumping anymore.” “Really? If you're lying to me, you're a puppy!” “...” Seeing how stubborn she was, Zhou Mo could only give in. “Thank you. I was so happy today, really...” I've never begged anyone before, but if there really are gods, I'm begging you now: please let 41kReads9.5Score5.3kShelves
45. 195 背 I Got a Girlfriend Behind My Sister’s Back, and She’s Her Best Friend 背着亲姐脱单了，对象还是她闺蜜 Vegetable-Filled Glutinous Rice Ball菜馅糯米团Urban445k WordsCompleted [One Female Lead] [Everyday Life] [Romance] Shen Qiu has followed his two older sisters around since he was little. One is his biological sister, and the other is her best friend. Years later, when Shen Qiu sees his sister’s best friend again, she tells him, “Actually, I’m a lesbian.” What?! No way! How could my beloved Wan Ning be a lesbian?! Later... “Wan Ning, want to get something to eat?” “Wan Ning, let’s go out for a walk today?” “Wan Ning, I’m not a kid anymore.” Gu Wanning can’t make sen 1.9kReads8.9Score178Shelves
46. 196 南 Tales of Nanyang’s Old Town 南阳老城往事 Feng Laojiu风老九Mystery137k WordsOngoing Memories of a bizarre and absurd era, somewhere in the 1980s and 1990s. A girl vanishes into thin air; two murders over a pair of corneas, with a condemned woman repaying her debt at the execution ground; a thousand-year-old pottery shard traps a rich heir for life; a murder in a narrow alley shrouded in mystery; a disfigured old man fishes for ghosts by the river; a family’s secret history spanning half a century... These stories offer more than an eerie atmosphere. They focus on the suffering, 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    No clichés, no system, no cheat codes, no time travel, no rebirth, no showing off or face-slapping—nothing at all… Zero AI, purely handwritten by a living person. I'm not doing a job to make money; I'm seriously writing a readable storybook. If you're destined to read it, take your time and savor it. If you're impatient, that's fine too. We'll meet again someday.

47. 197 开 From the Start, I Had Financial Freedom, But I Just Wanted an Ordinary Life 开局财富自由，我只想当个普通人 Someone Who Loves Sweet and Sour Duck Necks爱吃糖醋鸭架子的人Urban2.0M WordsCompleted Ordinary people are always dreaming of financial freedom, beautiful women, luxury cars, yachts... But compared with material things, Chu Fang wants something more: a sincere love to accompany him through the rest of his life, as he peacefully admires the mountains. [Everyday life, one heroine] ... ... 40kReads7.9Score1.3kShelves

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    Pure, simple, and unconventional; if you don't like it, hit me. Definitely a great book.

48. 198 穿 The Villainess Who Became the Fake Girlfriend of an Amnesiac Big Shot 穿成假冒失忆大佬女友的恶毒女配 Wen Qi闻栖Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted [Print edition signed] [Everyday life / A slow-burn romance / Cohabitation before love / Both leads have no other romantic partners / Sweet romance] After transmigrating, Song Yunfei becomes the villainess who pretends to be the girlfriend of an amnesiac CEO. In the original novel, the villainess accidentally hit the CEO of Yanjin Group with her car. Afraid of going to jail, she pretended to be his girlfriend while he had amnesia. She even lied that he was a poor nobody, then took him to a remot 66.1kReads9.2Score8.9kShelves

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    It's so beautiful, you know? It's so beautiful, you know? It's so beautiful, you know? It's so beautiful, you know? It's so beautiful, you know? It's so beautiful, you know? It's so beautiful, you know? It's so beautiful, you know? It's so beautiful, you know? It's so beautiful, you know? It's so beautiful, you know? It's so beautiful, you know? It's so beautiful, you know? It's so beautiful, you know?

49. 199 归 The Way Home 归途 Xia Dayu夏大雨Two Male Leads191k WordsCompleted [Tao Dongling vs. Chen Zhaolai] [Top-Tier Novel + Two Male Leads + Urban Life + Everyday People + Hard Work + Happy Ending + Sweet Romance + Realistic] There’s a little shop along the route Tao Dongling has been driving lately, where you can park, eat, and stay the night. It’s pretty cheap and clean, and the owner is quiet, handling all the work inside and out by himself. Then one day, Tao Dongling said to the owner, “Brother Lai, every time I come here, I don’t want to leave.” Chen Zhaolai took 28kReads9.6Score3kShelves

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    It's a very realistic and everyday story, but you can also read the uncensored version online, which is even better.

50. 200 致 Her Secret Thoughts: A Young Man’s Hidden Diary in a Small Village 致她的心事：小村青年的隐秘日记 Black Sun Romance黑日浪漫Urban88k WordsOngoing No formulaic plot | Not a wish-fulfillment novel | Realistic fiction | Zhou Zhiqiang grows up amid poverty and chaos in her birth family, with her father instilling in her the survival rule that “you have to please people to survive.” She gets into college and lands a job at a bank. A well-off man, Ke Qingyan, pursues her, but as the truth about her family comes out, she gradually loses her self-respect and her relationship. Later, burdened with debt, she returns to her hometown and, under he 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Urban slice-of-life stories, also

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