Any Laid-Back Urban Slice-of-Life Stories? Nothing Too Dramatic. 有没有日常休闲都市文，平平淡淡就好。

1. 351 这 I Don’t Want This Kind of Rebirth 这样的重生我不想要啊 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Urban313k WordsCompleted Being reborn isn't about having an easy, satisfying life. It's about walking the human road again through blood and tears! The hardships I've endured and the burdens I've borne aren't anything to be proud of. I'll just leave them in my memories. A simple, honest life, surrounded by a beloved wife and beautiful companions, is what truly matters... 233Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 352 修 After Succeeding in Cultivation, I Transmigrated to Earth to Farm 修仙有成却穿越到地球种田 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Urban468k WordsCompleted [Cultivation]+ [Farming]+ [Multiple Heroines]+ [Transmigration]+ [Golden Finger]+ [Alternate Fantasy World]+ [If It's Not Your Thing, Please Don't Complain] Chen Xing, an immortal with a spirit body from the Ziling Sect, had cultivated to the peak of the continent. Just as he was reveling in a life of pleasure with six beautiful concubines, the Trial of Worldly Desires struck. His soul transmigrated into the body of a young man with the same name on Earth, who had died after slipping and falling 62Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 353 全 The World's Richest Man: It Started with a Daily Gift Pack 全球首富：从每日礼包开始 Big Wo Chao大大的卧朝Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [Pure satisfaction, ten thousand words every day] After going through a messy breakup, Lin Chen activates the sign-in bonus System. From then on, Lin Chen loses all motivation to work toward anything. Day one bonus: Zhonghai Jinyuan Commercial Street becomes an asset under the Host's name. Day two bonus: a top-of-the-line supercar worth over a hundred million. Day three bonus: the Host gets a perfect physique… On sign-in day number N. Lin Chen: System, is there any field left where I haven' 18.1kReads8.6Score1.1kShelves

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   Story introduction: Doujin Urban News Character characteristics: Traveling through time and space, going back to the past, and starting over in life. It's not easy to say that you are a human being. It's such a simple thing to say that I am. Recommended star rating: I really don't know why this is the case.

4. 354 一 One Sword to Slay the Fairer Sex 一剑斩红粉 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Urban552k WordsCompleted [Urban Martial Arts]+ [Traditional Cultivation]+ [Multiple Heroines] Lin Che, young master of an ancient martial arts family in the city, was framed and killed in his previous life while enjoying himself beneath the peonies. His lover, a minor internet celebrity close to him, had joined forces with his family's sworn enemy to set him up. His path to being reborn is also a path to rising to power… 286Reads8.5Score—Shelves
5. 355 我 Cultivating the Great Dao in a Human Classroom 我在人间课堂修大道 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Urban229k WordsCompleted Cultivation? Pah! I just want to spend my days with the campus beauty, enjoying the simple pleasures of life and living it to the fullest. Is that too much to ask? And of course, I wouldn't mind having a few more beauties around either… 60Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 356 仙 The Immortal Emperor Returns to the City 仙帝回归都市 Fat Chrysanthemum胖菊Urban2.5M WordsOngoing The Immortal Emperor returns to Earth, and to his surprise, his cultivation remains intact. After going through untold hardships to find his beloved wife, he discovers that she is actually... Author Pang Ju brings you a different kind of urban Immortal Emperor story. 163Reads8.6Score—Shelves
7. 357 神 The Divine Doctor Comes Down the Mountain: My Master Told Me to Live Off a Woman 神医下山，师傅让我去吃软饭 Tiger from Flower Fruit Mountain花果山的虎Urban3.1M WordsCompleted [High-energy wish fulfillment] [Invincible protagonist] [Show-off cultivation] His family was wiped out twenty years ago, and his mother vanished without a trace. Twenty years later, Su Chen returns in triumph, wielding powers that reach through heaven and earth. In terms of strength, I cultivate both medicine and martial arts. My cultivation is profound, and I'm invincible under heaven. As for my background, my master is a living sage revered by all, whose commands none dare disobey. When it co 5.2kReads9.1Score568Shelves
8. 358 善 The Original Sin of Kindness 善良的原罪 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五10k WordsCompleted The Original Sin of Kindness 50Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 359 都 Urban: One Tycoon Gift Pack Every Day 都市：每天一个神豪大礼包 Shen Xuzi甚须子Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [System + tycoon + all-rounder + mostly everyday life + finance + lighthearted] Every day, the tycoon System gives him a luxury gift pack. [Ding! You have received an entire neighborhood of villas in Yushui Bay.] [Ding! You have received a Shiyerb worth one hundred million.] [Ding! A taste of big sister]... From then on, beauties serve as his bodyguards, while special forces kings escort him on his way. He fights from one end of the Earth to the other. He tramples America, tears apart the island 1.1kReads6.9Score101Shelves
10. 360 一 How a Village Girl Became a Bad Woman 一个山村女孩如何成坏女人的 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五13k WordsCompleted How a Village Girl Became a Bad Woman 66Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 361 都 Urban: Ten Daily Draws 都市：每日十连抽 Kitten9527幼猫9527Urban1.1M WordsCompleted My sister is two years younger than me, yet she’s better than me at pretty much everything, including her grades?! I can’t accept this! [Ding~] [Daily ten-draw gacha unlocked. Would you like to draw?] [Congratulations! You received: 10,000 gold coins, x1 English Skill Book, x1 Chinese Skill Book, x1 Photography Skill Book, x1 Editing Skill Book, x2 Koenigsegg Fragments, x1 Basic Artificial Intelligence Fragment, and Advanced Drawing Skills!] From then on, endless wealth, all kinds of skills, lux 14.1kReads8.4Score834Shelves
12. 362 银 A Story About a Beautiful CEO Beneath a Ginkgo Tree 银杏树下的一个美女总裁的故事 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Modern Romance20k WordsCompleted The story of a beautiful CEO beneath a ginkgo tree 70Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 363 红 A Beauty’s Scheme for the Realm 红颜谋天下 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Eastern Fantasy148k WordsCompleted [Mystery]+ [Multiple Heroines]+ [No Transmigration]+ [No Golden Finger]+ [Alternate Fantasy World]+ [If It's Not Your Thing, Please Don't Complain] An imperial edict of marriage sends the icy, beautiful female general Murong Xue storming into the residence with a sword. Turmoil erupts in the Song household's rear court, while strange butterfly shadows from the Xuanming Cult appear, concealing a shocking conspiracy that could overturn the world. As one beauty after another gets drawn into the gam 45Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 364 开 Knocked Out by a Gift Pack on the First Day of School 开学第一天，被礼包砸晕 Hellfire Burns the Heart业火焚心Urban127k WordsOngoing "Ding! Congratulations, Host, you've received one deluxe starter gift pack!" "Ding! You've received one daily wake-up gift pack!" "Ding! You've received one deluxe Goddess Conquest gift pack!" "Ding! You've received one premium Academic Genius gift pack!" "Ding! You've received one supreme Entrepreneurship Glory gift pack!" "..." Ten years later, Li Mu, chairman of the world's most valuable company, said in a speech: "A lot of people say my life is like I've got cheats turned on. But you have no 1Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 365 春 A Spring Dream Takes Me to Ancient Times: I Become a Workaholic in Dayin 春梦穿古我在大胤当卷王 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Historical147k WordsCompleted [Mystery]+ [Multiple Heroines]+ [Transmigration]+ [Golden Finger]+ [Alternate Fantasy World]+ [If It's Not Your Thing, Please Don't Complain] Just because he begged his goddess for a hug in a romantic dream, Lu Xiaochuan was kicked straight into a river in the Great Yin dynasty, launching his mortifying Transmigration adventure! The moment he climbs ashore, he's branded a suspect in the Witchcraft Cult case. He lets slip what he said in his sleep, then reveals the secret that he once saw a celes 39Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 366 都 The Ultimate Tycoon of the City 都市超级神豪 Hardworking Snail奋斗的蜗牛Urban1.1M WordsCompleted In a daze, Chen Feng seemed to hear a voice. “Ding! Blood binding successful. Supergod System activated.” An exciting life as a supergod began from that moment on. He flirted with beauties and started companies in his spare time. Before he knew it, Chen Feng was powerful enough to crush the entire world... 47Reads8.6Score—Shelves
17. 367 净 After Leaving with Nothing, I Married a Rich CEO with a Child 净身出户后，带娃嫁豪门总裁 Xun Jue Yizhuo逊珏逸卓Modern Romance808k WordsCompleted Ye Nuanmei was tricked into eloping and marrying He Zheng, a mama's boy. At her mother-in-law's urging, He Zheng gave the 200,000 yuan they had saved to buy a new home to his younger brother, He Zhi. When Ye Nuanmei found out, she argued with He Zheng, who slapped her at his mother's instigation. Ye Nuanmei insisted on a divorce. After his mother coaxed him, He Zheng said that if she wanted custody of their daughter, she would have to leave with nothing. Without hesitation, Ye Nuanmei chose to w 280Reads8.9Score—Shelves
18. 368 都 Urban: I Became a Golden Immortal from the Start 都市：开局成为金仙 Kitten9527幼猫9527Urban181k WordsOngoing (Urban, everyday life, laid-back, farming) After a character from a Xianxia game unexpectedly possesses him, Li Qi becomes an immortal Golden Immortal in the modern city... His immense power brings joy, but it also changes the way he sees things. After setting off on an impromptu trip and gradually finding peace of mind, he decides to return to an ordinary life in the city! 4Reads6.6Score—Shelves
19. 369 收 I Picked Up Scrap and Became a Divine Doctor with X-Ray Vision 收个破烂，我成了透视神医 Tomato-Braised Meat番茄炖肉Urban7.1M WordsCompleted I’m an old-school Chinese medicine doctor! I specialize in treating big talkers! An ordinary man happens upon a mysterious legacy and gains the power to see through things. From then on, his medical skills reach heaven, his martial arts become superhuman, and he lives life to the fullest. 3.4kReads9.1Score326Shelves
20. 370 小 The Junior Clerk and the Heir to a Fortune Are Secretly Married 小公务员和豪门继承人隐婚了 Xun Jue Yizhuo逊珏逸卓Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Cold on the outside, warm on the inside male lead + warm on the outside, guarded on the inside female lead + older man + secret marriage + marriage first, love later + devoted only to her] A marriage brought about by a twist of fate stirred up no waves for either of them. What difference did it make whom she married? What difference did it make whom he married? After getting their marriage licenses, they agreed to keep the marriage a secret for the time being… But her husband’s secret identity 7.6kReads9.1Score654Shelves
21. 371 大 First-Year Training: I Join the Dragon Squad 大一特训，我加入了龙组 A Pot of Murky Wine一壶浊酒儿Urban298k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to a parallel world, Zhang Mu gets caught peeping into the women's bathhouse during his freshman military training. The discipline director publicly reprimands him and makes him write a self-criticism, but he unexpectedly activates the Invincible Shenanigans System. As long as he keeps pulling off outrageous stunts, he can earn all kinds of rewards. "Ding~" "Host detected being retaliated against by a beautiful drill instructor." "Option One: Fall out with the beautiful dril 1kReads5.4Score134Shelves
22. 372 糖 Tang Tiantian Meets the Third Young Master of the Mo Family 糖甜甜遇莫家三郎 Xun Jue Yizhuo逊珏逸卓Modern Romance438k WordsCompleted When she was five, her mother died by suicide after battling cancer and depression. When he was ten, his parents divorced because of their troubled relationship. At twenty-two, after graduating from college, he was dumped by his girlfriend when he proposed. He then shut himself away in S City and spent six years writing online novels. At twenty-two, after graduating from college, she became a high school teacher in S City, only to be driven out of her home by her stepmother. Two people from trou 68Reads8.0Score—Shelves
23. 373 纯 A True-Love Warrior's Adventures in Society 纯爱战神社会历险记 Soy Sauce Who Doesn't Want to Get Beaten不想挨打的酱油Urban390k WordsCompleted Beijing suburbs, 2006. A beat-up van, a guy at the wheel, the school beauty in the front seat, and 17-year-old Chen Mo in the back. He didn't dare look at her. All he could do was breathe in the scent of cream-cake shampoo in her hair. Whenever the van jolted, her hair brushed his face, and he sat rigid, afraid to move. Back then, he thought liking someone was enough. Then the school beauty pulled out a brand-new tarot deck and asked him to read her love fortune. He thought she was finally looki 10Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    This is a realistic book about youth. It is based on the background of the old school era. The protagonist is temporarily soft-hearted and pretends to be in love. After being trapped in it, he is trapped by reality and human relationships and is unable to escape.

24. 374 等 The Happiness We Waited For 等来的幸福 Bright Sunny Day灿烂晴天Modern Romance51k WordsCompleted In this blended family, the male and female leads grow up calling each other brother and sister. After her mother dies, the heroine goes abroad with her biological father. While overseas, she and the male lead begin a relationship. 618Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These modern urban life love stories are close to life and worth reading. Three views, high IQ

25. 375 小 Spring Dawn in a Small Village 小村春晓 Little Xiao Qiang, Keep It Up小小强加油Modern Romance348k WordsCompleted Li Village is backward in its thinking, with deeply entrenched male chauvinism and a strong preference for sons over daughters. Women have low status, and village rules forbid them from taking husbands into their families. As a result, families without sons are effectively left without descendants and must also endure many forms of unfair treatment. Li Guoqing used to work at an arts and crafts factory in the city. Later, he returned to the village and became its head. With the help of his wife, 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Plain and true, three views correct

26. 376 师 Teacher's Wife, Please Answer 师母，请回答 Bright Sunny Day灿烂晴天27k WordsCompleted Teacher’s Wife, Please Answer 293Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 377 房 The House and the Car 房子车子 Little Xiao Qiang, Keep It Up小小强加油10k WordsCompleted House and Car 1Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 378 逆 A City Romance Between a Top Student and a Sales Goddess 逆袭学霸和销售女神都市情缘 Bright Sunny Day灿烂晴天Modern Romance18k WordsCompleted A City Romance Between a Comeback Scholar and a Sales Goddess 90Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 379 良 A Conscience-Driven Liquor 良心酒 Little Xiao Qiang, Keep It Up小小强加油26k WordsCompleted Honest Liquor 12Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 380 我 My Great-Grandfather Is a Miracle Doctor 我的太公是神医 Little Xiao Qiang, Keep It Up小小强加油Modern Romance560k WordsCompleted My new work is out! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 99Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 381 有 Love Makes a Home 有爱才有家 Bright Sunny Day灿烂晴天Modern RomanceCompleted Where There Is Love, There Is a Home —Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 382 平 After the Parallel Shift 平行之后 En Ege恩额戈Mystery257k WordsOngoing This is no simple manhunt. It is a final letter addressed to the truth. Three years ago, the best friend of a close friend fell to her death from a cliff on Cuiwei Mountain. Everyone believed it was an accident. Only Shi Yi and Ai Min refused to accept that. They returned to the scene and used one tiny technical detail after another to overturn what had seemed like a flawless conclusion. But they never expected that this would drag Shi Yi into an international web of mysteries known as “Twin Lo 44Reads9.3Score—Shelves

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    An ordinary girl's extraordinary life is filled with ups and downs and shocks at every step.

33. 383 重 Reborn as a Volunteer Soldier's Family Member 重生为志愿军家属 Wen Hai Shi Bei文海十贝Female-Channel Fanfiction273k WordsOngoing Reborn, Lin Daiyu demands the assets her father, Lin Ruhai, left behind, only to find that the Jia family has already used them. To save face, Grandmother Jia has no choice but to make Daiyu the principal wife and demote Baochai to a concubine, setting off a bitter feud of envy and jealousy. Eventually, both Baochai and Daiyu grow weary of this unrest and agree to transmigrate through time and space a second time. In the 18th year of the Republic of China, Lin Daiyu is born into a hardworking fa —Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 384 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
35. 385 暗 A Glimmer of Light on a Dark Path, Breaking Free Like a Butterfly 暗途微光破茧成蝶 Wei Du Liang Zi卫都梁子Modern Romance338k WordsCompleted What do you think is the worst thing that can happen in life: losing your job or having your marriage fall apart? For me, Lin Yue, both came crashing down at the same time. I used to be the chief assembly engineer at an electronics factory, but the wave of layoffs swept me away. Then my husband cheated, and his mistress moved right into our home. My marriage was left in pieces. After the divorce, I was left to raise my thirteen-year-old daughter, Xiao Longnu, on my own. The weight of life’s pres 2Reads9.4Score—Shelves

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    This is it

36. 386 承 The Story of Cheng Huan 承欢记 Yi Shu亦舒Modern Romance69k WordsCompleted Based on the original novel by Yi Shu, this is the novel bearing the same title as the hit television drama, starring Yang Zi and Xu Kai. A wedding hits a few snags as big and small changes affect both families. Relationships shift in different ways, between lovers and between family members. Ordinary people, too, have an extraordinary path of growth. This novel tells the story of Mai Chenghuan coming to her senses and finding her way. It also chronicles an ordinary girl's transformation from li 2.2kReads9.1Score279Shelves
37. 387 直 Livestream Face-Slapping: The Campus Belle Breaks Off Our Engagement, and Donations Turn the Tide 直播打脸：校花退婚，打赏逆袭 A Beginner Who Can't Write新手不会写书Urban142k WordsCompleted A new work is here! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Hahahahahaha. . . . . .

38. 388 逆 The Anti-Meme Game 逆模因游戏 A Beginner Who Can't Write新手不会写书Sci-Fi & Apocalypse149k WordsCompleted It’s absolutely worth reading, so don’t miss it! The setup is pretty interesting. If you enjoy it, remember to leave a review. If you’re interested, check out my other books too. I’d really appreciate your support, thank you! 4Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 389 都 Urban: I Only Want to Make Money, Not Risk My Life! 都市：我只想挣钱没想真玩命啊！ Smoke Gray Steel烟灰钢Urban127k WordsOngoing “I just want to haul freight to earn money for medicine and save my paralyzed mother. What's wrong with that?” Lu Ye is 500,000 yuan in debt and has been driven to the brink by debt collectors. His mother is critically ill after a stroke. All he wants is to earn money to save her, but he accidentally takes the wrong weapons crate from a gang and is swept into a massive smuggling case. “You're suspected of hit-and-run and arms smuggling. Come with me now!” The cold-faced traffic officer Lin Wei c —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is my first time writing about an urban subject. Please give me some advice.

40. 390 为 For My Sister, I Won’t Join Runaway Contestants Season Two 为了妹妹的不参加逃犯节目第二季 A Beginner Who Can't Write新手不会写书Urban243k WordsCompleted The author isn't making any money, so this book will end here. Thank you all for your support. I've put a lot of effort into this book, but we all have to make a living. If it doesn't earn anything, there's no point in wasting my time. Thank you. This is the official ending. The final chapter is already written, but I don't want to post it. Let's just end things here. 5Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 391 为 I Had to Join a Fugitive Show for My Sister's Sake 为了妹妹我不得不参加逃犯节目 A Beginner Who Can't Write新手不会写书Urban319k WordsCompleted The pace is a little slow, but things get really satisfying later on, so please stick with it, everyone. This is entirely original, and I’ve carefully designed every part. I hope you’ll consider leaving a tip. Thank you. 13Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 392 花 The Legend of a Huacheng Programmer 花城程序员传 Little Vampire Cat血族小猫Urban879k WordsOngoing The story takes place in a beautiful flower city in the south. A group of IT professionals from a major metropolis have gathered to form a community they grandly call the “Flower City Programmers’ Home.” In truth, it’s a motley crowd: mostly IT elites and code slaves (programmers), mixed in with bosses, HR staff, stock-market gurus, lawyers, accountants, the unemployed, club princes, and nightlife goddesses. As the saying goes, wherever there are people, there’s a world of its own, and every day 28Reads7.1Score—Shelves

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    The story takes place in a beautiful flower city in the south. There is a group of IT technical talents living in first-tier cities. They gather together and form a circle, which is euphemistically called: "Flower City Programmers' Home". In fact, in this circle, there is a mixture of people and people. Some IT elites and code slaves are mixed with bosses, HR, stock gods, lawyers, accountants, unemployed people, as well as club princes and nightclub goddesses. As the saying goes, where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and there are some interesting and ridiculous legends circulating in the rivers and lakes every day...

43. 393 我 I Want to Be Rich 我要做个有钱人 BeardMan须根ManUrban107k WordsCompleted In 2023, Lin Hua was buried in debt because of the mask shortage during the pandemic. While hiking on Baiyun Mountain, he heard a debt collector harassing him over the phone. He accidentally fell from a high stairway near the summit and crashed into Chen Nan, a simpleton. Their souls switched bodies. There was no transmigrate, no System, no reborn, and no golden finger. It was simply an ordinary soul swap between two people, in a story of urban life, entrepreneurship, romance, and messy love and 18Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 394 足 Foot Massage Is a Way, Technique Is a Method: Follow the Way of Nature 足道也是道手法也是法道法自然 Ordinary Old Yang平凡老杨Urban114k WordsOngoing A young man’s journey through love brings surprises and disappointments, laughter, and moments that leave him wanting to cry but unable to shed a tear. What is love, really… Perhaps it means being together forever, or perhaps it means having loved once. The answer lies in the hearts of all you fellow cultivators… —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Plain everyday writing

45. 395 父 My Father's Era of the Fortress Villages 父亲的崮时代 Swallowtail Butterfly闪蝶Urban299k WordsCompleted Yimeng Mountain is a work of documentary fiction about the second generation of military-industry workers, telling the true story of the mysterious “Third Front” military factories. It retraces how the children of Third Front workers and their parents pressed on through successive waves of change. “Good people and good horses head to the Third Front.” The companies were reorganized and moved out of the mountains... They rose from the ashes as a red-culture base, as the home of China’s peaches, a 10Reads6.9Score—Shelves
46. 396 乱 Claiming an Island as King in a Time of Chaos 乱世占岛为王 BeardMan须根ManHistorical201k WordsCompleted "General, you're finally awake!" A soft, melodious voice reached Chen Nan's ears. He slowly opened his eyes and, through his blurry vision, saw a stunning woman sitting beside the bed, gazing at him with delight. The woman wore a pale blue gauzy dress. Her figure was graceful, and her lovely face was as radiant as a flower in full bloom. Joy sparkled in her beautiful eyes as she watched Chen Nan with concern. Chen Nan's throat felt unbearably dry, and his lips were cracked. He struggled to move 9Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 397 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 502Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A true-feeling period piece, it's hard to listen to the songs in Fenglou. The most ordinary fireworks, who touches the man's extraordinary heart?

48. 398 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
49. 399 我 I Was Once Dust in His Eyes 我曾是他眼中的尘埃 Xia Yirui夏艺芮Modern Romance224k WordsOngoing What can ten years change? Over ten years, Su Ran went from a nine-square-meter subdivided room in Shanghai Hongqiao to the floor-to-ceiling windows on the twenty-sixth floor in Lujiazui. It also took her ten years to go from a girl everyone saw as dust to the light of her own world. She met many people. Wu Kai said, “I’ll take care of you,” then disappeared into the crowd. Zhang Peng said, “We need to fight side by side,” then turned and walked away. Gong Ruixin said, “My mother wants me to fin —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Serious text, not ridiculous, not similar, not stupid, not intellectually subdued, not exaggerated.

50. 400 岚 Godfather of Lancheng: Starting Out Hauling Cargo at the Docks 岚城教父：从码头杠包开始 Don't Feed Me Candy If You Don't Like It不爱吃糖别喂我Urban368k WordsOngoing [Underworld power plays + passion + no System + battles of wits + multiple heroines + unconventional twists] P.S. This is neither a mindless power fantasy nor a story about an invincible protagonist!!! Jiang Liechen arrives in Lanzhou and becomes the new leader of a gang. On day one, he punishes the wicked and beats a traitor to death. On day two, he wins over the gang leader’s wife and takes control of the gang. On day three, he purges both the underworld and the authorities, leaving his enemie 1Reads9.2Score—Shelves

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    It is an anti-routine urban Jianghu novel. There is no golden finger from the sky. The protagonist is based at the bottom and makes careful calculations, quelling the internal strife of the gang and conquering all forces. The rhythm is tight and the book is accessible.

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