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1. 51 还 I Have Three Months Left to Live, So Let Me Die in Peace 还剩三个月命，请让我从容赴死 Reclining in the North高卧北Urban169k WordsCompleted From childhood onward, Zhuang Zi'ang was the kind of kid everyone called “the child other parents wish they had”: a model student every year and always first in his class. But after his parents divorced and his father started a new family, he became a child neither parent loved. At just eighteen, Zhuang Zi'ang is diagnosed with a terminal illness and given only three months to live. With his final three months, he decides to let out his rebellious, wild side and be truly himself for once. While 164.3kReads9.8Score18.9kShelves

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   Enough with the chit-chat, it's great, highly recommended!!! [Exploring][Exploring][Exploring] The only downside is the first two books are a bit angsty [crying][crying][crying]

2. 52 星 No More Fireworks Beneath the Stars 星辰下再无烟火 Loves to Laugh, Play, and Be Cuddled爱笑爱闹爱撒娇Modern Romance363k WordsCompleted "Rekindled love + unrequited love + reunion after a long separation + devoted 1v1 romance + angst" After Xu Yan was abandoned by her birth mother, she became Xiang Xingchen's adoptive sister, though they shared no blood. From then on, the seeds of his secret love for her began to sprout. The back seat of his bicycle was hers alone. While she slept, he secretly asked her, “You're the girl I liked at first sight. When we grow up, will you be a good girl and marry me?” He told her she had never bee 501Reads7.3Score103Shelves
3. 53 同 My Desk Mate's Sugar Daddy Is My Dad 同桌的干爹是我爸 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted My deskmate's godfather is my dad —Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 54 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
5. 55 下 Coming Home from Work, I Picked Up a Treasure of a Girl 下班回家，捡到一个宝藏女孩 Old Shoulder, Huge and Slippery老肩巨滑Urban384k WordsCompleted What’s it like to come home from work and find a girl? Shen Lang had pursued the campus belle for five whole years. When she rejected his final confession, he was utterly heartbroken. On his way home, he happened to meet Qin Youyou, a girl who had run away from home. No one could have imagined that he would fall in love with her. No one could have imagined that she was the daughter of a wealthy family. When Shen Lang and Qin Youyou got together, the campus belle regretted her decision. “Shen Lan 2.8kReads8.7Score237Shelves
6. 56 中 After Winning a Hundred Million, I Became My Company's Savior 中奖一个亿后，我成了公司救世主 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Urban424k WordsCompleted [The rating just came out, but it'll slowly improve! No risk in getting on board!] Shen Yanshen casually bought two lottery tickets and won a hundred million. His miserable working life was over for good, and from then on he lived in a mansion and drove a Mercedes. His ex-girlfriend, who had once looked down on him for being poor, came back in tears, begging him to take her back. Shen Yanshen kicked her a hundred meters away. “Get as far away as you can. Can't you see I'm washing my wife's feet? 3kReads5.9Score116Shelves

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   Novels that closely reflect real life today

7. 57 闪 After a Whirlwind Wedding, I Became a Rich Woman and Didn't Have to Work Night Shifts 闪婚后我成了富婆，还不用上夜班 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭13k WordsCompleted After a Whirlwind Marriage, I Became a Rich Woman and Didn't Have to Work the Night Shift 11.7kReads—Score100Shelves
8. 58 我 After I Left the Family Chat, My Daughter-in-Law Fell Apart 我退出家庭群后，儿媳崩溃了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭6k WordsCompleted After I left the family group chat, my daughter-in-law fell apart 1.7kReads—Score—Shelves
9. 59 拒 After Rejecting a Broke Loser, I Landed a Million-a-Month Salary and Married a Tycoon on the Spot 拒婚穷渣男后，我当场月薪百万改嫁霸总 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted After Rejecting a Broke Loser, I Landed a Million-a-Month Salary and Married a CEO on the Spot 90Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 60 不 No Men, Just Kids 不要男人只要娃 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭10k WordsCompleted I Don't Need a Man, Just a Baby 36Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 61 被 After Being Struck by Lightning, I Could Understand My In-Laws’ Dialect 被雷劈后，我听懂了婆家方言 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted After Being Struck by Lightning, I Could Understand My In-Laws' Dialect 287Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Urban daily life novels that keep up with the times and are close to the present.

12. 62 最 The Ultimate Older Woman-Younger Man Romance 最强姐弟恋 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted The Ultimate Older Woman-Younger Man Romance 86Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 63 穿 Transmigrate with an Intelligence-Boosting System 穿越之加点智力系统 Storm Is Brewing Z山雨欲来zUrban261k WordsOngoing What kind of new life could an ordinary person lead after being reborn with a System that boosts their intelligence? Perhaps they would still be ordinary, or perhaps their life would become exciting... If you’ve read your fill of rebirth stories, why not try something a little different? 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Normal campus culture

14. 64 我 I Made My Noisy Mother-in-Law Work the Night Shift 我让噪音婆婆去上夜班 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted I Made My Noisy Mother-in-Law Work the Night Shift 55Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 65 国 We Had Eight Days Off for National Day. I Turned Our Homebody Vacation into a Seven-Day Trip, and Now Mom Regrets It 国庆放八天，我把家里蹲改成七日游后，我妈悔疯了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted I Had Eight Days Off for National Day, So I Turned My Stay-at-Home Life into a Seven-Day Trip. Now My Mom Regrets It 45Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Short stories that keep up with the times

16. 66 我 I'm Not the Grim Reaper of Obstetrics and Gynecology 我不是妇产科死神 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭12k WordsCompleted I'm Not the Grim Reaper of Obstetrics and Gynecology 233Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 67 跟 I Followed My Wife to a Hotel, and I Regretted It 跟踪老婆到酒店后，我后悔了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted I followed my wife to a hotel, and regretted it 6.1kReads—Score—Shelves
18. 68 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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    Urban daily life articles

19. 69 为 After Clearing the White Moonlight's Name, the Prince Panicked 为白月光翻案后，王爷他慌了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted After Clearing Her White Moonlight’s Name, the Prince Panics 2kReads—Score—Shelves
20. 70 老 After My Husband Returned from a Business Trip to Chengdu, a Casual Short Video Made Me Go Viral 老公从成都出差回来后，我随手发个短视频爆火了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance14k WordsCompleted After My Husband Returned from a Business Trip to Chengdu, a Short Video I Posted on a Whim Went Viral 13.3kReads—Score101Shelves
21. 71 老 After My Husband Cheated, I Ran the Company into Bankruptcy 老公出轨后，我把公司搞破产了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted After My Husband Cheated, I Ran the Company into Bankruptcy 5.8kReads—Score—Shelves
22. 72 怀 Eight Months Pregnant, and My Skilled Migrant Visa Renewal Is Rejected on Suspicion of Money Laundering. What Should I Do? 怀孕8个月，优才续签被告知涉嫌洗钱怎么办？ Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted At eight months pregnant, what should I do after being told my Quality Migrant Admission Scheme visa renewal is under suspicion for money laundering? —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A true urban slice-of-life novel

23. 73 恶 I'm the One Who'll Deal with the Wicked Neighbor 恶邻自有我来磨 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭7k WordsCompleted Leave It to Me to Deal with the Wicked Neighbor 1Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 74 婆 After My Mother-in-Law Secretly Posted My Prenatal Test Results 婆婆偷晒孕检单后 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted After My Mother-in-Law Secretly Posted My Prenatal Checkup Results 55Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 75 为 Live Street Interviews to Boost Employment Rates 为了提高就业率，直播街头采访 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted Street Interviews Livestreamed to Boost Employment Rates 38Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 76 无 Invalid Gift 无效赠与 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭13k WordsCompleted Invalid Gift 702Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 77 被 After I Was Rumored to Have Slept My Way Up with a Beautiful CEO 被造谣靠美女总裁上位后 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted After Rumors Spread That I Rose to the Top by Relying on a Beautiful Female CEO 1.5kReads—Score—Shelves
28. 78 植 My Comatose Husband Woke Up After I Married Him to Bring Him Good Luck 植物人老公被我冲喜冲醒了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted My Vegetative Husband Woke Up After I Married Him for Good Luck 2.5kReads—Score—Shelves
29. 79 中 China's Best Boss 中国好老板 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted China's Best Boss 663Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 80 为 Live-Streaming Street Interviews to Boost the Birth Rate 为了提高生育率，直播街头采访 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted To Boost the Birth Rate, I Livestream Street Interviews 37Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 81 菀 Wan Yuan Is Your Substitute, Yet Better Than You 菀苑类卿却胜卿 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted Wan Yuan Resembles Qing, Yet Surpasses Her 530Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 82 闪 After Our Whirlwind Wedding, My Husband and I Slept in Separate Rooms for Six Months 闪婚后，老公和我分房睡了半年 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Modern Romance11k WordsCompleted After Our Flash Marriage, My Husband and I Slept in Separate Rooms for Half a Year 222Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 83 人 While I Was Away on a Business Trip, My Home Became Their Love Hotel 人在外地出差，我家成了他们的钟点房 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted While I was away on a business trip, my home became their hourly hotel 3.5kReads—Score—Shelves
34. 84 完 The Perfect 50-50 Split 完美AA制 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭13k WordsCompleted The Perfect 50-50 Split 1.2kReads—Score—Shelves
35. 85 我 I Wanted to Be a Good Person, but Brother Ming Shattered My Daoist Resolve 我想做个好人，明哥却毁我道心 Cao Yan曹焱Urban1.4M WordsCompleted Multiple heroines + jealousy and rivalry + romantic entanglements + wish fulfillment + lighthearted comedy + college life No dropping the story, no dragging things out. No ambiguous relationships, no endless back-and-forth. Building a bright future starts with you. Cao Yuan’an says that under Jiao Ziming’s guidance, he simply can’t manage that at all… 21.3kReads8.6Score1.7kShelves
36. 86 试 The Trial-Room Maid 试房丫鬟 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Ancient Romance11k WordsCompleted The House-Testing Maid —Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 87 贾 Jia Erhu's Extraordinary Life 贾二虎的妖孽人生 Fate Already Known已知天命Urban7.6M WordsCompleted The original story of The Invincible Jia Erhu: Abandoned as a baby 24 years ago, he grew up tough, struggling at the bottom of society. Now he has returned as a king, entering the world that once abandoned him with a towering rage. He shows no mercy to his enemies, killing any god or demon that stands in his way. Powerful figures beg for mercy, while his enemies tremble at his name. In the end, he stands at the pinnacle of power, becoming a legendary warlord! 46.2kReads9.2Score4.6kShelves

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    Urban daily life, close to reality

38. 88 一 I Somehow Got My Hands Around My Career and My Treacherous Wife 一不小心，拿捏职场和背叛夫人 Su Xiaojun苏小君Urban154k WordsOngoing His wife betrayed him, then joined forces with others to take Chen Sijie’s life. Heaven gives Chen Sijie a chance to be reborn. This time, he will build a successful career and have beautiful women by his side, while taking down workplace bullies and He Qianqian, the woman who betrayed him. 735Reads—Score102Shelves
39. 89 妻 My Wife's Secret Past 妻子的秘密往事 Su Xiaojun苏小君Urban758k WordsCompleted Zhang Xixi, the wife of Chen Sijie, worked late into the night, then came home drunk with a hickey on her back. Was she cheating, or was there another explanation? As Chen Sijie investigated, he uncovered a shocking secret… 5.1kReads8.6Score317Shelves

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    These books are good!

40. 90 重 Back to 1949: The Whole Changbai Mountain Is My Hunting Ground 重回1949长白山都是我的猎场 I'm Eighteen This Year老夫年十八Urban3.4M WordsOngoing (No System, no pocket dimension, hunting + major events of the era) Xie Yicheng is reborn in early 1949, in a village in the Changbai Mountains of Andong Province, Northeast China, just after liberation. In an era of scarce supplies and a country waiting to be rebuilt, where the mountains are rich in treasures yet fraught with danger, the entire Changbai range becomes his family’s hunting ground. Jackals, wolves, tigers, leopards, bears, roe deer, and martens; deer, sheep, musk deer, badgers, fo 20.1kReads9.1Score1.6kShelves
41. 91 欲 A Life of Desire 欲纵人生 A Che阿车Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [A finished masterpiece, no need to wait for updates. Binge-read to your heart’s content!] Zhao Tiezhu was Qingyuan Village’s first student to get into a prestigious university. After an accident turned him into a complete fool, he returned to the village and began living a simple, happy life. But while everyone treated him like an idiot, the things he did were anything but foolish. “Since you all think I’m an idiot, then I’ll show you just how stupid I can be!” From then on, the village fool, D 1.5kReads8.8Score226Shelves
42. 92 失 After Losing My Job, I Took Odd Jobs in Xiaoqi 失业后，在小气打零工 Su Xiaojun苏小君Urban693k WordsCompleted His wife betrays him, and his career hits a dead end. Ye Feng becomes a part-time massage therapist. After his first client arrives, Ye Feng's life takes a strange and unpredictable turn. There is no System in this book...! 8kReads6.8Score490Shelves
43. 93 从 Rising to Power After Getting Out of Prison 从出狱后开始崛起 Lone Wolf of Nanlei南雷孤狼Urban2.0M WordsCompleted After being released from prison, Li Zhongnan returns to his hometown and takes care of his master's wife, Zhou Yuanjun. With green liquid that speeds up the growth of crops and red liquid that cures every illness, he goes from a young farmer in the countryside to standing at the pinnacle of the world in just a few short years. 2.4kReads8.8Score377Shelves
44. 94 结 Ten Years of Marriage: Only Now Do I Understand My Wife 结婚十年：才明白妻子那点事 Su Xiaojun苏小君Urban338k WordsCompleted Zhang Xixi works late into the night and comes home drunk. Ye Feng discovers that she is wearing… Was she cheating, or was there another reason? As Ye Feng investigates, he discovers something astonishing about his wife during their ten years of marriage…! 1.9kReads—Score115Shelves

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    Come on!!!

45. 95 老 Teacher, I'm Really Not a Poor Student 老师，我真不是贫困学生 Yi Shanxin一山鑫Urban2.6M WordsCompleted [Lighthearted + invincible + tycoon] A poor student from a remote mountain village moves to the city to attend an elite school and becomes the laughingstock of the entire school, only to discover in the end that the whole school belongs to his family 74.1kReads8.3Score2.8kShelves

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    The male protagonist comes from a very powerful family and is of a high generation; it's quite interesting to read and worth checking out.

46. 96 她 The More They Fawn over Me, the More It Proves I Was Reborn for Nothing 她们越舔我，越是说明我白重生了 Bear-Riding Fisher骑熊钓鱼Urban1.6M WordsCompleted (The blurb doesn't do it justice) Back in 1984, returned to a time full of regrets, Chu Hao silently resolved that this time, he would give everything to make the family reunion a reality… 19.2kReads9.4Score1.6kShelves
47. 97 异 A Foreign Treasure Hunter's Case Files 异国猎宝档案 Yan Zong炎宗Urban3.9M WordsCompleted “Who am I?” Willis Lee, a young Chinese man living in Bensonhurst, New York, woke up after being attacked. The hospital diagnosed him with “traumatic dissociative amnesia,” and he had lost some of his memories. He had forgotten many things: where he came from, whether he had family or friends, whether he had any money in the bank, who had taught him his uncanny skills in forgery and makeup, where his house was, and even who he had fallen out with before being beaten into a coma and hospitalized. 1.5kReads8.5Score197Shelves
48. 98 我 My Dad's Hilariously Ridiculous Love Story 我爸那笑死人的沙雕爱情 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted My Dad’s Hilariously Ridiculous Love Story 57kReads—Score528Shelves

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    Short stories set in urban daily life, close to everyday life.

49. 99 北 Hokkaido: From the Start, the Neighboring Auntie Asked Me for Help 北海道：开局邻居阿姨拜托帮忙 Living Off Others While Acting Tough软饭硬吃啦Urban561k WordsOngoing [Deep-Sea Fishing + Building a Fleet + Daily Life + Multiple Heroines] Schools of blue-ringed sea snakes, squid season, sardine storms, migrating salmon, prized tuna… The ocean holds endless riches, but they belong only to those brave enough to ride the waves! Gao Zhiqiang transmigrates to a fishing village in Hokkaido in 1953, becoming a humble fisherman. The island nation's fishing industry is on the brink of a boom, and the opportunities are boundless. He starts with a small wooden boat, grad 18.4kReads9.2Score2kShelves
50. 100 我 My Little Sister Fubao, After Her Husband Died 我妹福宝，死了老公之后 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折9k WordsCompleted My Sister Fubao, After Her Husband Dies 3.6kReads—Score—Shelves

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