Looking for Contemporary Urban Fiction About Everyday Life, Grounded and Close to Reality! 求都市日常现实题材小说，贴近生活，贴近当下！

1. 501 破 After Going Bankrupt, I Won 200 Million 破产后，我中了两个亿 Great Ancestor Big Watermelon大西瓜老祖Urban291k WordsCompleted [An ordinary man’s rise + returning to his hometown + tycoon’s everyday life + the warmth of ordinary life + a cozy, stress-relieving read + crushing the competition with superior means] After his startup failed, online loan debts piled up, and debt collectors spammed everyone in his contacts, Lin Xuan wrote his own suicide note. Then, an unexpected two-hundred-million-yuan lottery win gave him a chance to start his life over. The story grows from “grassroots entrepreneurship” into a sweeping p 4.6kReads6.7Score248Shelves

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   It's not bad, it's quite realistic.

2. 502 十 Ten Days, Eighteen-Year-Old Great-Grandma, I'm Not a Scumbag 十日十八岁太奶我不是渣男 The Later Generation Clan后人一族Urban767k WordsCompleted [Urban Imagination] [Surreal] [Multiple Female Leads] [Beijing-Circle Heiresses] [Beautiful Women Around the World] [Entertainment Industry Stars] [Web-Novel Heroines] [Most Beautiful Heroines on Screen] 322Reads6.9Score145Shelves
3. 503 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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   Based on real life, well-written, highly rated, unforgettable, and ranked highly! We recommend reading the synopsis before purchasing!

4. 504 传 A Media Veteran's Career Change in a New Era 传媒老兵降维求职记 Lao Shi Shuo老十说Urban156k WordsCompleted If you're looking for a job, about to start looking, or planning to switch jobs, this one's for you! This novel is based on real people's experiences of falling into job-hunting traps. It's practically an online job seeker's guide to spotting scams and avoiding pitfalls. Read Tomato Novel and learn how to protect yourself from fraud. It's fun and useful, a win-win. Dong Shizhang and Zong Jinli's media company is on the verge of collapse, and the online loans they took out are coming due. With no 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Novels based on true stories—have you fallen into the same traps as the authors? "A Media Veteran's Job Hunting Experience" might help you avoid those pitfalls!

5. 505 天 Living the High Life as a Young Master 天上人间当少爷 The Later Generation Clan后人一族Urban543k WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 2.5kReads8.3Score119Shelves
6. 506 我 The Ancestor Beneath My House 我家地下的老祖宗 Fear the Cause, Fear the Effect畏因畏果Urban525k WordsCompleted An ordinary young man opens the basement of his family’s old home and encounters an ancestor who lived a hundred years ago. With his ancestor’s protection, he solves supernatural incidents while uncovering the secrets of the earth’s ley lines. Along the way, he takes a fresh look at himself and comes to understand his responsibilities. —Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 507 雾 Love in the City of Mist 雾都爱情 Le11乐11Urban261k WordsCompleted We all strive and dream of a better life in the future. People say life is like a box of chocolates: you never know what flavor the next one will be. That is, until I met her... 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This is acceptable; it has a modern realistic style.

8. 508 被 After Getting Fired, I Went on a Rampage in the Stock Market! 被辞退后，我在股市杀疯了！ Distant Swordsman悠远剑客Urban3.1M WordsCompleted A junior employee fresh out of college faces setback after setback. Then he installs a mobile app that can display future market trends, and launches into an eventful career in speculation. (Not a System novel.) 17kReads8.4Score1.2kShelves
9. 509 情 The Lover’s Desperate Exchange 情人绝望的交换 The Later Generation Clan后人一族Urban314k WordsCompleted In his previous life, Lin Xi watched his wife leave for a faraway place with their daughter, then saw his mistress jump off a bridge with her child in her arms. In utter despair, he jumped too. When he awoke, he had returned to the time just before starting university. Could he save both daughters this time? 551Reads8.1Score—Shelves
10. 510 雾 A Love Story in the City of Mist 雾都爱情故事 Le11乐11Urban216k WordsOngoing Chen Mo first met Lin Wanqing inside a car on the Yangtze River Cableway. She wore a white dress, like a gardenia blooming in a forest of steel. Meanwhile, his childhood sweetheart, Jiang Xiaoyan, was crouched beneath the old locust tree at the village entrance, scratching his name into the dirt with a pebble. —Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 511 狗 The Story of Brother Dog’s Struggle 狗哥奋斗史 The Actor Ascends to Heaven戏子登天Urban114k WordsCompleted Zhou Degou, the “stray dog” of the urban village, clawed his way from real estate agent to capitalist with a pair of ruthless eyes. No education, no connections, just a cheap life and a quick mind. The dirty tricks of urban strivers, the brutal underworld of little people. The story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male protagonist goes from a home renovation salesman to a penniless loser, dumped and facing homelessness. After starting a new job, he overcomes a series of sales challenges, using his exceptional ability to judge people to win over key clients, thus beginning his journey of humble beginnings.

12. 512 风 The Feng Family’s Treasured Mother and Daughter 风家的宝贝母女 The Later Generation Clan后人一族Two Male Leads232k WordsCompleted A novel about love, marriage, and redemption. If I don’t wear the golden headband, how can I save you? If I put on the golden headband, how can I still love you? A love story about the mother and daughter of the Feng family! 1.2kReads6.5Score—Shelves
13. 513 开 My Online Girlfriend Was a Guy from the Start 开局网恋女友是男的 Jie Hai届海Modern Romance125k WordsCompleted Infinite-flow + quick transmigration + sidelined System + redemption The original world: My online girlfriend was a man from the start (completed) The overbearing CEO's contract and the groveling ex's pursuit of his wife both go completely off the rails (ongoing) Liu Yu, a corporate drone who had been single his entire life, thought he had finally gotten his chance to turn his life around. But on the day he met his online date in person, everything went disastrously wrong, and he nearly lost his 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is an urban redemption story. The male protagonist, whose online romance goes wrong, is given a system that empowers him, allowing him to transmigrate into the body of a domineering CEO who plagiarizes designs. He then uses his actions to heal the wounds of the victims.

14. 514 嚯 Whoa! Back in Middle School, I'm Rewriting My Life 嚯！重回初中，我要改写人生 A Serious Little Sample认真的小样儿Modern Romance150k WordsCompleted At thirty-five, Chen Jiajia had spent her entire career working as a low-level accountant ever since graduating from junior college. She was a conscientious person who never complained, whether a task was part of her job or not. Her workload was one tedious chore after another. She loved children, but after dating a mama’s boy, she had no choice but to break up with him. She never met anyone suitable after that, and before she knew it, she had become a woman past the usual marrying age. Now she 375Reads—Score109Shelves

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    A campus romance novel that's relatable and easy to read; I recommend checking it out.

15. 515 我 My Girl from Lhasa 我的拉萨姑娘 Candy Rose糖果蔷薇Urban221k WordsOngoing [Roommate Vibes] [Pure Love, Bad Ending] [Urban Coming of Age] [Multiple Heroines] [Folk Guitar] [Lhasa, Tibet] [Idealism] [Realistic] After his childhood friend dies in a fire, Xia Tian takes his friend's ashes to Lhasa. By chance, he meets a group of idealistic young people... They open bars and inns in Lhasa, planting the ideals in their hearts deep into every inch of Tibetan soil. Facing the sky and earth, they cry out, "Long live ideals! Long live youth!" This is an urban romance novel abo 290Reads—Score—Shelves

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16. 516 赶 Beachcombing: From the Start, One Sand Shovel Wins Me the Whole Beach 赶海：开局一把沙铲承包整个沙滩 Mountain Peak山峰Urban4.6M WordsCompleted (Daily life + lighthearted + beachcombing + tycoon) I dropped out of a top university and spent two years back in my hometown fishing village. Once the village's golden boy, I became a good-for-nothing everyone despised. Then one day, I discovered I could see my own luck stat and exchange points for beachcombing tools through a virtual screen. From then on, my life was like I had cheats enabled. With a sand shovel, I could easily earn thousands in a day. With a spade, I even dug up a whole bucke 130.1kReads9.4Score12.3kShelves

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    Urban daily life: beachcombing, from petty thug to self-made millionaire.

17. 517 北 Diary of a Beijing Drifter Gone Wild 北漂狂人日记 Madman Langtian狂人浪天Urban152k WordsCompleted This inspiring story is based on the author’s real-life experience of trying to make it in Beijing. From the borderlands to the capital, from obscurity to appearing on CGTV, from coverage by domestic media to an exclusive interview with the Eagle Nation Road News Agency, countless reports chronicle the author’s difficult journey in search of a path between survival and ideals. Each real-world step is etched with the author’s painful struggle and reverence for the city of art they long to reach. 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    How do ordinary people struggling in Beijing rise from obscurity to mainstream media and be interviewed by major media outlets both domestically and internationally?

18. 518 星 Starlight Media: From White-Stocking Influencer to Top-Tier Star 星辰传媒：从白丝网红到顶流女星 Small Account Starting with 189189开头的小号Urban507k WordsCompleted Reborn in 2018, right as short-form video was taking off, Lin Zhou brings with him the secrets of online traffic from the next decade. He founds Stardust Media and sets out to create stars. One video makes an unknown talent famous; one account creates a top-tier star. From domestic internet celebrities to Korean and Japanese goddesses, he uses his precise knack for predicting online trends to turn one promising prospect after another into household-name superstars. This is a feel-good story abou 3kReads5.1Score112Shelves

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    I highly recommend this! The protagonist is unemployed and heartbroken, but then he suddenly unlocks a god-level system and becomes the master of the old street. The plot is both exciting and hilarious, and you won't be able to stop watching.

19. 519 平 An Ordinary Person's Unordinary Journey Through Life 平凡人不甘平凡的人生路 Peace After the Glitter Fades洗尽铅华后的宁静Urban370k WordsCompleted An ordinary person’s life has its occasional ups and downs, but where does a life without guidance lead? After three years working in a factory, a twist of fate sends him into real estate brokerage! He grows immensely proud after enjoying some of the real estate boom. But after the tide goes out, how will he face the decline and deal with family, love, and friendship? This is your story, and it’s mine too. So I’ve heard... 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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    You might want to check this out. It's about rising from the very bottom without becoming arrogant and overpowered; the subsequent plot reflects a range of social realities.

20. 520 公 Working Overtime, I Unexpectedly Meet a Homeless Girl 公司加班，却意外撞见无家可归的她 Ru Sheng Fu Yao筎笙浮妖Marriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted Working overtime at the office, he unexpectedly runs into a homeless woman. 253Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These two books are great! They're pure romance! In the first one, the male and female leads experience a peaceful happiness after getting together. The female lead faces many setbacks in both her family and life, but she never gives up. The male lead guides her and supports her from behind. The second book involves a marriage of convenience between the male and female leads. The male lead is eager to tell everyone that the female lead is his wife, and when he's jealous, he pretends to be drunk and pleads his way out of it. The female lead feels incredibly real, especially in the scene where she confronts her ex-boyfriend.

21. 521 当 When an Honest Man Picks Up a Knife 当老实人拿起刀 A Glass of Beer一杯啤酒Urban3.1M WordsCompleted This is a straight-up crime-world novel! It does start with the protagonist being reborn, but after that, the story has nothing to do with being reborn! In short, the plot is ruthless, satisfying, and wild... The underworld here is all about fighting and killing, but also about human relationships and social rules! 21.7kReads9.1Score1.7kShelves
22. 522 诱 Make You Secretly Fall for Me 诱你暗恋，喜欢我 Ru Sheng Fu Yao筎笙浮妖Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted Make You Secretly Fall for Me, and Like Me 153Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 523 上 I Handed Over the Cultivation World, Was Betrayed, and Reborn 上交修仙界，被背刺后重生了 Super Heavenly Love Star超级天爱星Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Reborn] + [Two Worlds] + [Cultivation] + [righteous male lead] Lu Chen had always thought he was the protagonist of his own story. At eighteen, he found the key to the Cultivation world. He and his father were awarded the Federation's “Highest Honor Medal,” and the whole nation celebrated as everyone dreamed of ascending to immortality. But when cold shackles closed around his wrists, he finally understood: he had never been the protagonist. When profit was at stake, those self-righteous people 35.4kReads6.5Score8.8kShelves

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    Reborn as the pinnacle of immortal cultivation! Betrayed, returning with resentment, rising powerfully, shaking both realms!

24. 524 为 Falling for Him 为他心动 erhaModern Romance201k WordsCompleted She first met Xu Chao on the first day of school. The boy was tall and aloof, his narrow, deep-set peach-blossom eyes filled with coldness. He walked toward her, casual yet distant and indifferent. As they brushed past each other, Jiang Yue’s heart raced and her breath caught. She thought her heart had fallen into that sunny afternoon, where the wind rustled around them. The early story takes place at school and moves quickly. The heroine secretly loves the hero, but they have few scenes togethe 4.1kReads9.3Score417Shelves
25. 525 五 My Five Sisters Raised Me, So I Bought Each of Them a House 五个姐姐养大我，我送每人一套房 Sesame Dream芝麻梦Urban341k WordsOngoing When I was seven, Mom and Dad were gone. My five older sisters took turns raising me. The eldest dropped out of school to work a sewing machine. The second scavenged rotten vegetables at the market. The third earned money competing in tournaments. The fourth never had an entry labeled “for herself” in her ledger. The fifth cut off her long braids and sold them for eight yuan to pay my tuition. Chen Zi'en lived next door. He was the school bully, feared by everyone. He'd never lost a fight, but 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Okay, coming, coming.

26. 526 陆 Mr. Lu, Spring Was at Its Finest When You Arrived! 陆先生，你来时春光正好！ PianlineModern Romance321k WordsCompleted Drone tycoon × stunning, spirited guqin player 1. After the launch of a new-generation drone model, the reporters finish asking their technical questions but are still reluctant to let Lu Wanze leave. Everyone in the industry knows he’s not only a top expert, but handsome and incredibly wealthy, too. As they linger, wondering what else to ask, they notice the tycoon looking down at his watch for the third time. One reporter jokingly asks, “Mr. Lu, are you worried your girlfriend will get tired o 281Reads8.8Score—Shelves
27. 527 桃 The Pretty Widow of Peach Blossom Creek, Loved by a Young Man 桃花溪的俏寡妇，小年轻爱上她 Sesame Dream芝麻梦Urban283k WordsCompleted The night twenty-two-year-old Li Yuchuan returned to his village, he stumbled upon a woman bathing by Peach Blossom Creek. In the moonlight, her skin glowed white. Water slid from her collarbone to the small of her back. She tipped her head back to toss her hair, then flicked out her tongue to lick a drop of water from the corner of her mouth. That one little movement nearly made his soul fly away. Later, he learned she was the “jinx” everyone in the village talked about. Jiang Yuwei. Thirty-fiv 2.9kReads—Score178Shelves
28. 528 我 I Cried in Such a Unique Way, the Campus Heartthrob Was Stunned 我哭的别具一格，校草学长惊呆了 I Took Great Pains我煞费苦心Modern Romance213k WordsCompleted Sweet Romance | No career ambitions, just love Lin Jianzhi is a crybaby with tear ducts that work overtime. She cries when she’s nervous, cries when she’s happy, and cries even harder when she’s sad. One day, the senior she’s had a crush on for years stands before her and offers her a pack of tissues. Zhu Liheng: “Could you stop crying?” Lin Jianzhi tries to explain, but she can’t stop sobbing long enough to get the words out. Zhu Liheng is about to lose his mind. “What do you want, exactly? Do 3.7kReads9.4Score480Shelves
29. 529 江 King of the Underworld 江湖枭雄 Qi Feng岐峰Urban7.0M WordsCompleted An ordinary-looking confrontation pushes a callow young man to a crossroads in life. Faced with fate’s mockery and the crushing weight of life, he chooses to stand tall and fight back. 30.2kReads9.1Score2.5kShelves

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    Really, it's great!

30. 530 他 He Hid in the Years, Loving Me for So Long 他藏在时光里，爱了我很多年 Sesame Dream芝麻梦Modern Romance215k WordsCompleted My name is Guo Yaoze. When I was six, a little girl moved in next door. She wore two tiny pigtails and had dimples when she smiled. She gave me her only lollipop. “Brother Xiaoze, I don’t like sweets.” It was twenty years before I learned she’d been lying to me. When I was nine, my family moved away. She cried downstairs, and I cried in the car. At fifteen, I transferred back and she became my desk mate, but she didn’t remember me. At seventeen, after the college entrance exams, my mother sent 5Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 531 重 Reborn: A Life Turned Around, Starting in Prison 重生之从监狱开始的逆转人生 I Love Pomegranate Juice我爱石榴汁Urban143k WordsOngoing Reborn + period setting + workplace + politics + business wars + everyone’s favorite Inspired by the author’s work experience and imagination Once a rising star in politics who had climbed to the highest ranks, he was framed, robbed of his wife, and died in despair. By a twist of fate, Wang Ning is reborn in the year 2000, on his first day in prison. Can he grow strong in a place rife with intrigue? At the turn of the century, with opportunities everywhere, can he seize the chance to ride the 32Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a very realistic depiction of prison life, related to work. The male protagonist was a rising star in politics in his previous life, but was framed and imprisoned. He is reborn on his first day in jail, where he develops his power base and befriends powerful figures. After his release, he reaches the pinnacle of his life. It's a satisfying read with elements of revenge, character slapping, being pampered, and workplace dynamics.

32. 532 她 She Brings a Gentle Breeze 她带清风徐来 Huo Yang霍扬Modern Romance272k WordsCompleted As the only son of the Bian family of Jinghai, Bian Chuan spent his teenage years toughing it out in the army. After retiring, he took over the family business, where he met the woman he fell in love with at first sight. An He was the youngest researcher at the Fifth Research Institute. One night, after drinking too much, she met Mr. Bian, who went out of his way to look after her. One was a cold, ruthless CEO; the other, an aloof genius and goddess. With each encounter, sparks of love flew betw 1.4kReads8.7Score188Shelves
33. 533 全 The Whole Internet Watches Me Live Off a Woman 全网直播我吃软饭 User37347890用户37347890Urban340k WordsOngoing Qin Mo, 26, used to work in a factory. After a workplace injury cost him his job, he depended on his girlfriend to get by. In a near-future city, livestreaming reigns supreme, and traffic means wealth. The entire internet mocks him as “the poster boy for live-in son-in-laws.” A neighbor's video sets off a media frenzy. Amid a torrent of insults, he unexpectedly activates the [Soft-Rice Monetization System]. Every time someone calls him “a man who lives off women,” a viewer gets rich and tips him —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    After the system upgrade, the protagonist unlocked the Guide quest and began helping more ordinary people. His live streams were no longer for making money, but for spreading hope, demonstrating a grand vision.

34. 534 月 The Moon Falls into a Rose 月亮陷入玫瑰里 Yaoyao Can't Carry Anything瑶瑶一下也不扛Modern Romance310k WordsCompleted [The short drama of the same name is now streaming!] A sweet romance between a handsome, upright captain of the criminal police and a soft, lovable top star. They fall for each other in both directions. The man everyone dreams of, Zhou Shiyu, meets the peerless beauty and little rose, Nan Zhi. [Both are each other's first] Sweet, sweet, sweet! A story about a little rose winning the heart of the moon! A little scene-- One day, Song Yi, the precinct's famous matchmaker, personally arranges a date 11.4kReads9.4Score1.4kShelves
35. 535 天 The God of Odd Jobs in Tianfu 天府打工神 Pear Blossom Lover花痴梨Modern Romance311k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + urban crime-solving + reincarnated deity + genius girl + cool, swaggering God of Death + two couples] Who could have guessed that the so-called insane genius girl was actually a deity who had fallen into the mortal world? With a clear goal in mind, she sets her sights on the stern captain of the criminal police and launches her pursuit. The haughty God of Death descends to the mortal realm and lands in a spectacularly embarrassing situation. When an earnest human policewoman te 59Reads9.3Score—Shelves

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    😍This novel satisfies all your tastes at once! A double dose of sweet romance and urban mystery, with suspenseful cases and a sweet but not cloying love story! Everyone online is reading it, haven't you? #NovelRecommendation #SuperCPSynergy #MustReadNovel

36. 536 人 Life in the Jianghu: An Electrical Engineer's Extraordinary Adventure 人在江湖：一个电力工程师的奇遇 Year Three Provinces年三省Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Li Fangao, an electrical engineer, unexpectedly gains supernatural powers. In a daze and against his will, he finds himself stepping into the modern-day underworld. His powers bring him one extraordinary encounter after another, and with each new experience, his abilities continue to advance. Moving between the underworld and everyday life, he thrives in both. The underworld today has no more flashing blades or torrents of blood, but it is rife with open and covert power struggles, with deadly d 14kReads8.7Score1.9kShelves

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    An innovative urban fantasy novel: Electricity Superpowers! A mind-blowing concept. In cultivation, you compete with spiritual power; I compete with electricity. In martial arts, you compete with internal strength; I compete with electricity! I am the Flash, roaming the martial world freely!

37. 537 暖 Warm Sun to the North, Lost in the Polar Night 暖阳向北，归于极夜 Any Chance?有机会吗Modern Romance327k WordsCompleted Lu Sining is the darling of the heavens in everyone's eyes. Yu Chen is an unwanted son, unloved by his mother and ignored by his father, abandoned by his family. During a kidnapping, he met Lu Sining, and from then on she took root in his heart. It had nothing to do with her saving his life. It was simply because she was her. After they meet again, their story begins. But... isn't this story moving way too fast?! Even at quadruple speed it wouldn't be this fast, damn it!!! Watching Lu Sining at 80Reads8.8Score—Shelves
38. 538 不 No Pouting, or I'll Kiss You Until You Cry 不许撒娇，不然亲哭你 Yao Yao’s Rabbit曜曜的兔子Modern Romance326k WordsCompleted Glamorous, proud tattoo artist × blunt, cocky racing champion who says one thing but means another [Flirty sweetness, she pursues him, secretly mutual devotion, the hero falls in love after convincing himself she likes him!] Their first meeting “Hello, I’d like a room.” Bai Qingning’s clear, sweet voice went straight to Jiang Shuo’s heart. He looked at the woman in front of him, raising an eyebrow nonchalantly. “Trying to reel me in, sweetheart?” “Will you let me?” Bai Qingning smiled lik 1.8kReads9.1Score206Shelves
39. 539 女 My Girlfriend Cheated on Her Birthday, So I Left for Dali 女友生日夜出轨，我转身去了大理 Waiting for This Rain to Pass等这场雨Urban728k WordsOngoing [Urban Slice of Life] [Half Sweet, Half Heartbreaking] Someone gets proposed to in Dali, while someone else breaks up in Chongqing. Someone walks toward happiness in a wedding dress, while someone else finally sees the truth about the person beside them on the busiest day of their life. Some fall in love in the wind. Others say goodbye beneath the lights. From Dali to Chongqing, from a camera to a photography studio, from being looked down on to slowly turning things around. This time, I won't r 760Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Give me a shout-out to mine! Everything I write is very real because I live in Dali 😘. I'll keep working hard to finish it.

40. 540 南 It's Hard for Mr. Nan Not to Fall for Her 南先生很难不心动 Hai Xi海汐Modern Romance132k WordsCompleted Nan Jiamu is a hugely popular A-list actor, renowned for his superb acting and striking presence. When he's not acting, he's also the famous top player “Qing Zijin” in a popular mobile game. In the game, Qing Zijin has a best friend named Wu Yetai. Nan Jiamu has always wanted to meet “Wu Yetai” in person, but Wu Yetai keeps turning him down with one excuse after another. Jiang Luyi is a beauty blogger whose face was injured in a car accident, leaving her with scars that are difficult to remove. 387Reads9.3Score—Shelves
41. 541 努 Trying to Live a Normal Life 努力正常地活着 Stillness of Nature自然之静Urban239k WordsCompleted (Also known as: Multiple Personalities, Multiple Mes) [Healing + Redemption] Psychological rehabilitation, not a wish-fulfillment story. After the protagonist is bullied and put in danger, she gradually develops several distinct personalities. Each personality has different thoughts, traits, and interests, as well as a different outlook on love. And so begins a war between personalities. 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A realistic story featuring multiple personalities, multiple female leads, and the struggles of ordinary people trying to save themselves.

42. 542 云 When the Clouds Part, the Moon Appears 云开见月 Mu Shanding沐闪丁台Urban1.6M WordsCompleted The protagonist had a miserable childhood. Raised by the whole village, he grew up experiencing firsthand the harsh rule that the weak get bullied. He fought his way through life with his fists, developing a fiercely defiant personality. Later, a benefactor took him under their wing and helped him work hard, and he eventually made something of himself and got into a top university. As an adult, he became lost and insecure in the face of harsh reality. In the end, he settled into an ordinary life 17kReads9.4Score2kShelves

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    The pinnacle of urban lifestyle fiction. See for yourself, no more rambling. [Thumbs up]

43. 543 我 All My Tenants Are Crazy Girls 我的房客全是精神小妹 Ni Linsheng逆鳞生Urban338k WordsOngoing [Middle-Aged Comeback | Urban Power Fantasy | Spirited Girls | System] At thirty-five, I was laid off, swindled out of my down payment by a marriage scammer, and saddled with a two-million-yuan mortgage. Just when I was at the end of my rope, a chime rang in my head. [Rebellious Girl Shelter System bound: Only spirited girls may move in. Two hundred yuan per person per day, paid instantly. No empty promises.] To everyone else, spirited girls were foul-mouthed troublemakers who smoked, drank, ran 311Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Superbly entertaining and high-energy throughout! The domineering uncle protects his tenants and slaps down scoundrels, multiple female leads favor one, no melodramatic plot twists, pure and refreshing enjoyment!

44. 544 复 Love Rekindled 复情 Moonlight on the River江心月影Modern Romance801k WordsCompleted On the second day of my husband’s business trip, I drove to a nearby city and followed him. There, I witnessed the most shocking scene of my life. Beneath an apartment building dozens of stories tall, my husband stepped out of his white Mercedes and smiled as he opened his arms. Just then, a little girl in a red dress and tiny red leather shoes, looking like a doll, ran toward him and shouted, “Daddy!” Watching the happy family of three in the distance, I gripped the steering wheel. Only thre 8.2kReads8.9Score840Shelves

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    🍒This is a very infuriating novel, but once you start reading, you can't put it down. It tells the story of the complex and profound emotional entanglement between the protagonists, Mo Wanwan and Mo Ziqian. The story begins with the police discovering Mo Wanwan's pregnancy, which she tries so hard to hide, and then triggers a series of heartbreaking plot developments.

45. 545 爸 Dad, Have You Changed? 爸爸，变了吗？ 0An Ordinary Person00一个平凡的人08k WordsCompleted Dad, have you changed? 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Add a touch of fantasy to real life.

46. 546 娘 Mother, Weiguo Is Back 娘，卫国回来了 Cat from Pudong浦东的猫咪26k WordsCompleted Mother, Weiguo Is Back —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's the most realistic story and definitely worth watching. You won't find it again if you miss it. When the soldier son returns home, he sees his family being bullied by a village bully. He calmly resolves the situation and makes it a great watch.

47. 547 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? 8Reads7.0Score—Shelves
48. 548 惊 What a Shock! My Deadbeat Dad's Misfortune Made Me Rich, Raking in Billions 惊！渣爹倒霉我发财，狂赚百亿 Joy and Happiness欢欢喜喜Modern Romance237k WordsCompleted Period drama, transmigration into a book, a precious daughter, everyday urban life, family squabbles, outsmarting a scumbag dad, getting rich with ease, regret arc, campus youth, best friends, top student The heroine transmigrates from 2024 into a book set in 2003 and gets bound to a System where her scumbag dad's bad luck means her good fortune. She outsmarts her awful father and gets rich without lifting a finger. The heroine's biological father favors sons over daughters. He's the richest man 103Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Short to medium-length slice-of-life stories for female readers.

49. 549 你 You Are My Silence 你是我的默 Sheep Sun羊太阳Modern Romance471k WordsCompleted “Back then, I couldn’t hold you back.” A sentence that came ten whole years too late gently shattered the longing Lin Muxi had kept hidden in her heart for years. At seventeen, she gathered her courage and sent him a love letter, only to receive his firm rejection. Not long afterward, Ying Renzhi disappeared without a trace, leaving no word behind. At twenty-seven, they unexpectedly met again at a blind date arranged by their relatives. The distance and coldness she hadn’t understood before tur 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This has to be it! Although it's a new book, I've never seen a plot like this before—a male and female protagonist from a small town living and working in the city! It's incredibly realistic. Go for it!

50. 550 重 Reborn, I Still Choose to Marry You 重生后，我依然娶你。 0An Ordinary Person00一个平凡的人0Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted Reborn, I will still marry you. 112Reads—Score—Shelves

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