Modern Urban Slice of Life, Realistic and Immersive 都市日常，力求写实有代入感

1. 551 拒 I Refuse to Marry into a Wealthy Family. I'll Take My Child and Marry a Country Man 拒入豪门，我带娃嫁给乡下人 I Alone Pity the Quiet Grass独怜幽幽草Modern Romance511k WordsCompleted An IT engineer from a small town studies hard, works diligently, turns down a wealthy family’s marriage proposal, and goes abroad to study. Even after unexpectedly becoming a single mother, she never stops growing. She makes a dazzling transformation into an investment banking star… The only thing that drives her crazy is the child’s father, a young man from a small town who’s two years younger than her. He pursues her relentlessly, but what can she do? Love isn’t something you can achieve just 1.1kReads8.9Score103Shelves

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   Because of its realism, both the male and female protagonists were criticized because it didn't fit the fantasy, especially the first one.

2. 552 女 The Female Leader's Favorite 女领导的头牌红人 Although虽然Urban3.4M WordsCompleted Wang Yu sat in the meeting room with a copy of Sakura Communications in his hands, waiting to learn where he would be assigned for work. He had returned to a crossroads of fate once again. This time, he did not choose to move far from his hometown and parents. Instead, he dutifully chose a state-owned enterprise. No coasting toward retirement, no lying flat. He climbed the ranks all the way, proving through his actions that seniority does not always have to rule here, either. With the right kind 2.6kReads9.6Score255Shelves

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   The story is well conceived and very detailed

3. 553 重 After Being Reborn, I Want to Be a Good Person 重生之后想做个好人 Xiaxia's Tail霞霞的尾巴Urban249k WordsOngoing [Assassin] + [Reborn] + [Daily Life] + [High School] + [Not Overpowered] “I didn’t have a choice before. Now I want to be a good person…” Li Zhe works as a Grade B operative for Sinake, an international underground intelligence organization abbreviated as [S]. He has no past, and the limited life he has is spent fighting for the organization. Then, through sheer bad luck, he is selected to be a disposable pawn. Reborn as a high school student in 2001, he initially plans to stay out of trouble an 24Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 554 重 Now That I'm Reborn, Why Bother Dating? 重生了谁还谈恋爱啊 A Pig's Big Dream猪的理想大Urban1.6M WordsCompleted Good news: I’ve been reborn. Bad news: The money’s gone. Dad: Wasn’t the good news that I don’t have to die now? You’re a real model son, aren’t you! Wang Hao is reborn in the new millennium. As the Eighth Factory is restructured and the workers’ children’s school is reassigned, everyone thinks his life is ruined. But who knows how many opportunities this year will bring? A job for two thousand yuan is hard to find, but businesses worth tens of millions are everywhere! Let’s start with a milk te 15.4kReads9.0Score1.5kShelves
5. 555 重 Reborn in 1993: Call Me a Corporate-Grade Scumbag 重生1993：请叫我企业级渣男 Although虽然Urban1.7M WordsCompleted At a celebration banquet, Wang Wei, who had successfully shorted the stock of a certain beverage company, joked that if Heaven gave him another chance, he would never be a financial speculator again. Building real businesses would be his only goal. When he wakes up, Heaven grants his wish: he has returned to 1993, to the crossroads in life he faced when he went on a blind date. This time, he turns down his blind date first and chooses another path to fortune. I’m a businessman, not a scumbag who 6.2kReads8.9Score588Shelves
6. 556 程 Miss Cheng, Do You Plan to Stay Single Forever? 程小姐，你打算一直单身吗？ I Alone Pity the Quiet Grass独怜幽幽草Modern Romance387k WordsCompleted [Elite Family] [Cute Child] [Workplace] [My Life Is on the Line, and My Rich Boyfriend Has a Secret Identity] [Stay Single or Become a Rich Wife? That's the Question] [Clearheaded, well-behaved female engineer * sharp-tongued, flirtatious heir cast out by a wealthy family] [He nearly cost her life back then. For the rest of his life, all he wants is her.] Volume One, Seven Days of Grace: The leads reunite overseas because a piece of equipment needs servicing. Over the course of just seven days, 350Reads8.7Score—Shelves
7. 557 东 Dongguan, Dongguan: The Blossoming '90s 东莞，东莞，90繁花年代 Old Jiu's Records of History老九史记Urban501k WordsCompleted This story is based on real life. One day, Er Gou said mysteriously to Li Minghui, “Ah Hui, did you know? I heard a new Taizi Bathhouse opened nearby. They say it offers a service imported from Thailand.” The story follows a protagonist who turns his fortunes around in the electronics business of the Pearl River Delta. In 1990s Dongguan, KTVs, nightclubs, and bathhouses offered a different kind of splendor. There were also pure-hearted romances between migrant workers over beef brisket rice nood 1.4kReads8.2Score127Shelves

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   The life of working and starting a business in Dongguan in the 1990s is very close to reality. Anyone who knows it knows how cool it was for a man to live in Dongguan in the 1990s!! At this time, Li Yanjiao in the dream said: "Ah Hui, you little bad guy, why are you so dishonest?" Li Minghui just wanted to explain.

8. 558 毕 Graduation Means Unemployment: The Joys of Growing Melons in the Countryside 毕业即失业：农村种瓜乐趣多 Doudou from Starry Sky Pavilion星空阁的兜兜Urban350k WordsCompleted From the start, it's “hell mode”: Huang Pu suffers one job-hunting defeat after another in the city, crushed by the label “unemployed upon graduation.” Rejecting the rat race, he flees back to the countryside with nothing but his diploma, declaring that he'll grow “premium-priced melons” on farmland and build a landscaped melon farm. But village bully Han Erhu makes trouble at every turn, while the villagers look on coldly. With no resources or connections, how can Huang Pu defy the odds and cha 54Reads—Score—Shelves

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   New book urban field articles: spiritual healing - leisure and happiness - plain fun - cultivating sentiments - attractive and high-quality modern farming articles... The protagonist of the novel builds a rural tourism garden-style melon base in the process of planting melons. Although there are hardships and setbacks, he also experiences the endless fun of rural life. In the end, he has a double harvest in career and love, and his life is moving towards glory! The story tells us that frustration in life is only temporary. If one road does not lead to success, there are other options. All roads lead to Rome.

9. 559 重 Reborn From the Start as a Casanova 重生开局，化身海王 Bare-Handed Across Mountains and Rivers赤手山河Urban1.0M WordsOngoing [Rebirth] [No System] [Everyday Life] [Lighthearted Comedy] At the wedding car, his greedy fiancée demands even more bride price money, leaving Su Tan, who has spent all his savings, unable to afford it. Reborn into a new life. Su Tan begins living life on his own terms, completely letting loose. The words "pure-hearted" define his entire life... "Sorry, you're too ugly. We're not right for each other." "Can we change our weekend outing into a date?" "Su Tan, you little rascal, want to chase gir 1.6kReads9.0Score116Shelves
10. 560 四 A Forty-Year-Old Divorcée's Comeback: Starting Over After Divorce 四十岁弃妇逆袭，离婚后重启人生 Xia Qina夏淇娜Modern Romance416k WordsCompleted [Divorce / Light Mystery / Second Marriage / A Middle-Aged Woman's Comeback] After graduating from college, forty-year-old Yao Qing married her “decent man” upperclassman and devoted eighteen years of her youth to her family. She served her husband, raised their daughter, and cared for her ailing in-laws, yet they treated her like a free maid. She thought her selfless sacrifices would earn her gratitude. Instead, she was hit with a devastating shock. Trapped inside a closet, she was forced to 163Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    You can take it with confidence

11. 561 都 City Romance: 101 Heart-Pounding Moments 都市恋语：101次心动瞬间 Seventy-Three Faces七十三面Modern Romance250k WordsOngoing In this bustling city, love quietly takes shape in a thousand different ways. Some feel their hearts race as they pass a stranger in a subway station. Some rediscover their courage after a chance encounter in a cafe. And some use words across a screen to keep each other warm through lonely nights... This collection brings together 101 short stories, each a vivid, self-contained glimpse of love. Some are sweet, some bittersweet, some absurd, and some healing. Together, they capture the excitement 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Laughing evilly][laughing evilly]

12. 562 扮 Putting on a Tough Act in a Siheyuan: A Baby Turns the Tables on the Beasts 扮吒我穿四合院，婴儿逆袭众禽血 Wilted Greens and Bean Sprouts青菜烂豆芽Male-Channel Fanfiction142k WordsOngoing Siheyuan + multiple heroines + tormenting the birds + national destiny + System + only I wield magic Warning: This book is suited for reading, not listening. If you embarrass yourself, don't blame me. Wait! I was just dressing up as Nezha and selling knockoff Nezha dolls. How did I transmigrate again? Besides, I'm already middle-aged. Why am I pulling off a baby's comeback? What the hell kind of comeback is that? How can a baby stage a comeback? Aren't all babies equal? It's not like a comeback 176Reads6.3Score—Shelves

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    It is a daily novel, a novel about the 49-city metropolis that traveled back to the 1950s. It is very real and has a sense of immersion.

13. 563 徐 Xu Xue’er 徐雪儿 My Little Warm Jackets我的小棉袄们Modern Romance210k WordsOngoing The everyday work life of Xu Xue'er, an ordinary office drone and medical student, and the sweet romance that blossoms between her and engineer Zhou Dongyang... A warm, down-to-earth story filled with delicious food and all kinds of sweet, thoughtful interactions!!! 14Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    Urban daily life that is close to reality [Like]

14. 564 晨 Morning Breeze, Evening Rain 晨风暮雨 Jon the Aquarius水瓶座的JonUrban321k WordsOngoing Morning breezes and evening rain: they know each other, but never stay together! This is a slow-burn story, so please be patient and read to the end! Love, family, and friendship intertwine as money and desire collide. When a young man and woman arrive in Lijiang, a popular tourist destination, they stir up a little trouble. Along the way, Chen Feng and Mu Yu encounter many interesting things and face conflicts and challenges. With their love and courage, they overcome their problems and gain so 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The daily trivial matters between men and women in the ancient town, innkeepers, tourists, and merchants include direct love, family affection that stabs people in the back, and friendship that helps each other. Happy people will be happy wherever they are!

15. 565 不 My Incompatible Childhood Sweetheart Is Cute Today, Too! 不对付青梅今天也很可爱！ Little Demon King小小魔王Urban473k WordsCompleted Li Mu and Lu Xiaoxi grew up together as childhood friends, but they were always at odds and gradually began to drift apart. After applying to the same school and major, they are assigned to the same class, and their combative relationship turns into an equally combative life under the same roof. Li Mu: “There’s no way I’ll ever fall for Lu Xiaoxi, unless she falls for me first!” Lu Xiaoxi: “There’s no way I’ll ever fall for Li Mu, unless he falls for me first!” Before long, they realize their fr 25.2kReads9.6Score3.4kShelves
16. 566 在 Life Sharing an Apartment on the Seventh Floor in Chengdu 在成都七楼合租的日子 Seventh-Floor Landlord七楼房东Urban202k WordsOngoing A slow-paced, realistic story with no System, no power fantasy, no harem, and one female lead. It blends urban everyday life, ordinary men and women, work and daily living, and friendship, romance, and family bonds. In Chengdu, a city where bustling old neighborhoods meet the modern metropolis, Wu Fan and Ye Yali’s paths cross when they become roommates. The story begins in the summer of 2005... —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Realistic, non-harem, non-sexy novel with a single heroine. The pace is a bit slow and gentle. This is a story about growth, choice, love, and friendship. It shows the struggles and choices of modern urban men and women in emotions and life.

17. 567 邻 The Woman Next Door 邻家女人 Transparent Fleece透明摇粒绒Modern Romance425k WordsCompleted The lives of women in an old Shanghai mansion [A self-conscious, bullied high school beauty who draws everyone in + a devoted childhood sweetheart who is her pure first love] [A chaotic, troubled painter + a refined, domineering gallery owner, drawn to each other] [A despairing housewife with depression + her cold doctor husband, who has to fight to win her back] [Urban romance + sweet campus love + an ensemble of women] In an old French-style mansion in Shanghai, Zhang Yajing has just signed a 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It is a very real life in Shanghai. You can take a look at the three families and three love lines in the old house. It is very real and the long flow of water is very beautiful!

18. 568 漂 The Wanderer (2025) 漂泊记（2025） Ningbo Spicy Rabbit Head甬城麻辣兔头7k WordsCompleted Drifting (2025) 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    An adaptation of people and things around me, focusing on one substitution!

19. 569 小 A Young Police Officer's Path to Success 小民警的仕途之路 Xiao Xiaoyangyang小小扬扬Urban4.1M WordsOngoing Starting out as a police officer, he solves cold cases and earns major commendations while delivering practical results that improve people's lives. Rooted in his community, he rises step by step and forges a path to a brilliant career in public service!! 25.4kReads9.2Score985Shelves

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    That's him OJBK

20. 570 重 Reborn in Senior Year: I Broke the Heart of My First Love 重生高三，渣了白月光 Aged Wine Hidden in the Old Town陈酒匿旧城Urban620k WordsCompleted My new novel is out! You can read my work on Tomato Novels. I hope you enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 3.4kReads8.6Score184Shelves

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    Very nice book [love]

21. 571 锂 Lithium Night's Faint Glow 锂夜微光 Glimmer Visibility微光见度Urban328k WordsOngoing My name is Liu Shugen, a poor student who just joined Lixin, a lithium battery giant. On my very first day, I caught Manager Lai Hongwei openly taking credit for someone else’s work, while Zhang Song, the production department’s local tyrant, watched me like a hawk. Here, connections beat code, and office politics trump technical skill. My mentor’s words, “Here, debug yourself before you debug your code,” made me understand. If I wanted to use code to build the backbone of an era, I first had to 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Urban, realistic life of engineers at lithium battery assembly factory

22. 572 拆 Demolition Debris Hits My Head! The Land Grab Ending Had Me Rolling 拆迁砸头！抢房结局笑疯 Ping Yi平义10k WordsCompleted Demolition debris hits him on the head! The scramble for the house ends in hilarious chaos. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Hidden in the spring breeze of 2026 are twenty years of anticipation for an old house, the heart-wrenching decision of demolition, and the warm light brought by the policy. This story full of fireworks describes the dreams and small fortunes of ordinary people!

23. 573 我 I Don't Have Superpowers 我没有超能力 Liu Liu Jiang六六江Urban226k WordsCompleted This book is entirely fictional. There is no such thing as changing feng shui with traditional Chinese painting. Please don’t take it seriously; just enjoy it for fun! Mr. Liujiang was an ordinary, penniless painter until he met his master, Zhou Mingqi, who taught him a method for adjusting people’s feng shui and improving their fortunes. After five years of poverty, and with his master’s permission, Mr. Liujiang was finally able to use this supernatural ability to get rich. How did Mr. Liujiang 28Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Realism in the new era

24. 574 武 Martial Arts School Graduate 武校毕业生 Yu Xiaoyan预小言Urban1.1M WordsOngoing Martial arts school / traditional martial arts / realistic / passionate / brotherhood / jianghu Adapted from real experiences. No fantasy, no System, and no cheats. A true-to-life portrayal of what life at a martial arts school is really like. A boy defies his family's objections to pursue his martial arts dream. Day after day, he trains relentlessly at school, enduring the long, monotonous years of practice alongside his fellow students and brothers. After graduation, he enters the wider world, 543Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Adapted from real experiences and taken from top domestic martial arts schools! It is a realistic novel that comprehensively covers the three stages of martial arts school freshmen, old students and graduates. It has no fantasy and focuses on the real life of martial arts. The unfamiliarity and fear of freshmen entering the school, the pain and experience accumulated by the old students in training, the confusion faced by society after graduation, the martial arts training process, school rules, and the brotherhood among classmates show the youthful growth of martial arts school teenagers, with a down-to-earth attitude without any suspension, and take you to watch a martial arts school student's journey to practice martial arts.

25. 575 鹭 A New Life on Egret Island 鹭岛新生 Kou Zhengwei寇郑巍Urban122k WordsCompleted This is a new work of realism, covering birth, aging, illness, and death, as well as exams, employment, civil service tests, job hunting, and work. The protagonist’s past is marked by pain, humiliation, joy, and glory. The author depicts the pressures, lives, ideals, loves, and resentments of ordinary people. Rebellious and reckless, unwilling to settle for mediocrity yet powerless to change things, they keep striving and gradually make progress through twists and turns. This is both the protago 148Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This new realistic work is a rare good book!

26. 576 我 My Bad Teacher 我的不良教师 Chu Tianyou楚天佑Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Nonsensical Humor] [play the pig to eat the tiger] [No System] [No Superpowers] [Urban] [No Female Lead] [Lighthearted Humor] [Teacher] Class 2, Year 2 has gone through five teachers in a single month, earning a citywide reputation as the “Class of Death.” No homeroom teacher assigned to the class has ever lasted more than a week... They drug teachers, plant maggots, and even use violence to force them into submission. Their pranks have no limits, and they keep coming up with new tricks... The 1.3kReads8.2Score102Shelves
27. 577 初 First Love? Who Cares! The Chinese Teacher Has Big Plans 初恋算个屁，语文老师要干大事 Dawn Wind Chime晓风铃Modern Romance216k WordsCompleted (No System, no golden finger, no being reborn, just slow growth) After getting back together with her first love, being smacked by a parent, and getting stabbed by her own boyfriend, she lost the ability to have children. Then, after finishing her graduate school entrance exams, her mother died unexpectedly. Xia Shinan decided, “First love can go to hell. Building a career and making big money are what matter most!” Xia Shinan (a pun on “born female”), a 26-year-old woman, comes from a family t 2Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 578 心 Where There's Light in Your Heart, There's a Road Beneath Your Feet 心中有光脚下就有路 Ping Yi平义8k WordsCompleted Where There Is Light in Your Heart, There Is a Path Beneath Your Feet 1Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 579 绝 Desperate Counterattack: Facing Setups and False Accusations 绝地反击：直面陷害与栽赃 A Breeze Rising Again再起的微风Urban124k WordsCompleted After a dream that felt like a lifetime, Zhao Xu finally realized his marriage had been a lie from beginning to end. Everything had been carefully staged by his wife and her lover. They had taken advantage of his status as an orphan with no one to rely on, deliberately choosing him as the perfect fall guy. Frame him? Set him up? Zhao Xu clenched his fists and secretly vowed he would never let the dream become reality. With careful analysis and plans that fit together perfectly, he began to fight 59Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Urban Revenge is about to be completed.

30. 580 被 My Years of Being Scammed in Northern Myanmar 被骗缅北的这些年 Loves Mao Kang Kang Most最爱毛康康Urban3.3M WordsCompleted Originally titled “Tricked into Northern Myanmar: What Really Happened” I was unlucky enough to be tricked into going to Northern Myanmar. But I was also lucky enough to make it back alive! I wrote this book to warn more people and help them learn from my experience. Never use unofficial means to go somewhere you shouldn’t, because it isn’t the paradise you imagine. It’s hell. 81.2kReads9.3Score6.9kShelves
31. 581 别 Only After We Parted Did I Realize I Loved You 别后方知爱上 Mu Ge木舸Modern Romance125k WordsCompleted [Workplace Romance + Golf] Jiang Mo has no idea that Yang Zichen has been secretly in love with her for eight years. Time passes, and when they meet again, she is still herself, yet no longer the person she used to be. Can fate’s strange twists give them another chance to start over? In the days that follow, he winds around her like a vine, quietly entwining himself with her life. But she has a solemn vow to protect her: handsome men are absolutely off-limits! And yet... P.S. A heartwarming sto 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Real workplace love.

32. 582 我 After I Raised the Cutest Girlfriend, the Campus Belle Burst Into Tears 我养成超可爱女友后，校花急哭了 Little Soft Candy小能软糖Urban1.3M WordsOngoing “I don't like you... I reject you!” Jiang Che's confession was rejected, he did poorly on the college entrance exam, and his life took a nosedive... After an accident, he was reborn at eighteen, on the eve of the college entrance exam. This time, Jiang Che decided he wouldn't be a lovesick doormat anymore. But after Jiang Che left, Su Rongyin, the childhood friend and school beauty who had rejected his confession, came chasing after him. “Jiang Che, why are you ignoring me?” “Jiang Che, can't we 49.2kReads9.5Score4.8kShelves
33. 583 黑 The Black Diary 黑色的日记本 Seventy-Three Faces七十三面Mystery152k WordsCompleted I'm a reporter. By chance, I stumbled upon a death. The victim: Zhao Man, female, 22, a visual communication student at C University. Who killed her? The truth can never be buried by death. A black diary gradually reveals the answer... 4Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 584 对 The Women Who Sing Over Wine 对酒当歌的她们 A Shi2023阿石2023Modern Romance107k WordsCompleted The city's female drinkers drown their sorrows in wine, forget their feelings in wine, and find healing in wine. There are lovers swept up in desire, wealthy women who cannot resist the lust that comes with marrying into riches, and those who glimpse a night of passion that should never have happened. They move among them. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 585 医 The Doctor’s Road to Officialdom 医路官途 Wei He帷赫Urban5.1M WordsOngoing After graduating from university, genius Chinese medicine doctor Ling You returned to his village to observe three years of mourning for his late grandfather. He also inherited the clinic his grandfather had run, Sānqītáng. Then one day, the arrival of a group of powerful figures changed his life. He had planned to spend his life practicing medicine, but after enduring a series of harsh realities, he came to understand that an ordinary doctor treats people, while a great doctor treats the nation 169.7kReads9.4Score9.9kShelves

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    Chief Red Man is definitely a good work, full of positive energy.

36. 586 恋 Love Is Hard, So Let’s Get Married 恋爱好难，不如结婚 Seventy-Three Faces七十三面Two Female Leads100k WordsCompleted This is a story about two girls. Defying her family’s objections, Yan Mo resolutely follows her boyfriend to Jincheng to make a life for themselves. But on Valentine’s Day, she discovers that her boyfriend of six years has been cheating on her. After the breakup, Yan Mo refocuses on her career and finds new love through her work. Ran Fei is Yan Mo’s best friend, and her life is an endless cycle of falling in love, getting her heart broken, and falling in love again. It isn’t until she meets Ding 2Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 587 我 My 26-Year-Old Girlfriend 我的26岁女朋友 Ostrich Bro鸵鸟哥Urban351k WordsCompleted [The Landlady-style]+ [Urban Romance]+ [Everyday City Life]+ [A Touch of Angst] When my girlfriend suddenly broke up with me for no reason, I had no choice but to leave the city where I’d spent the past two years and start over. On a road trip to Tibet, I came across a beautiful woman with a flat tire. Figuring I might as well help, I changed it for her. Tibet is a place that can cleanse the soul. Here, I learned to slow down and accept things as they came. Just as I was trying to start a new re 83Reads6.1Score—Shelves

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    This book is okay, quite real, and the author writes it well.

38. 588 一 Five Years After Graduation: The Sequel 一毕业五年续 Wang Mei旺妹Modern Romance217k WordsCompleted Five years after graduating from medical school, three former roommates face emotional dilemmas and the ups and downs of working life. They share their thoughts through QQ chats and grow stronger as they find their way through helplessness. 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Daily life in the city, new work

39. 589 清 The Crisp, Clear Wind 清冽的风 Seventy-Three Faces七十三面Modern Romance242k WordsOngoing Lin Xiaoxia, a senior high school student with literary dreams, sees them slip away under the crushing pressure of the college entrance exam. Carrying her regrets and resentment with her, she enters an ordinary university and begins a new chapter in her life... —Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 590 穿 The Coward Who Transmigrated Through Time 穿越时空的胆小鬼 Pen Coconut Rabbit笔椰兔Modern Romance82k WordsCompleted The thief who stole your life: just keep hammering them all the way! The timid Li Lei is trapped in a sealed room with no way out. She needs to take down: a terrifying escape room with no exit; scattered fragments of her personality; not knowing which way to go after returning to the past; bowing her head in fear with a murder case still unsolved; being unable to confess her feelings to her secret crush; former friends turning into sworn enemies... After transmigrating back to her student days, —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Travel back to the 1990s for realism

41. 591 让 The One Who Made Me Reborn 让我重生的那个她 A Dashing Pageboy in Blue青衣小厮亦风流Urban526k WordsCompleted [Romance and everyday life] [One heroine] [Pure love] [Music] [Mutual salvation] [Slow burn] [No rebirth] [No golden finger] Ten years ago, I gave up my job, my fiancée, and even my dreams, yet I still couldn't find what I was looking for. Ten years later, the girl I happened to take in changed everything without either of us realizing it... There are no flashy tales of coming back from the dead or transmigrating across time. Just one moving story grounded in reality... Because there is another 19Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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    Not every book is a brainless novel. If you prefer to read good stories, you can try it. It is slow and slow, and the guarantee is 5,000 per day, giving you a different experience [laughing]

42. 592 天 The Way of Heaven Turns: Who Are You? 天道轮回，你是谁？ Princess on the Moon月亮上的格格Modern Romance422k WordsOngoing A woman's privileged life is shattered, and what follows is a life in pieces. That word “shattered” holds so many bitter stories. After experiencing everything she should and should not have had to endure, she comes to understand the true meaning of life. She breaks out of her cocoon, transforms into a butterfly, and reaps what she has sown. Those who have never been through it won't understand, and neither will those who lack insight. Life isn't about right or wrong; it's all part of the journe 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Sometimes in life, there must be something

43. 593 我 I Learned to Love You in a Southern City 我在南方的城学会爱你 Shushu秫秫Urban1.0M WordsCompleted The seven-year itch came to an end beneath the blazing afternoon sun. I thought my life was about to enter a long winter, but little did I know it was the beginning of a new one. When it comes to learning how to love you, I have used every bit of my ingenuity. 6.3kReads8.8Score535Shelves
44. 594 小 A Small-Town Lawyer's Journey to Level Up 小城女律师打怪升级记 Perhaps Not Just a Pond Dweller莫非池中物Modern Romance63k WordsCompleted After graduating from college, Lin Jia chose neither to stay in the big city nor to return to her hometown. Instead, she packed her bags and headed for the small southern city she had always dreamed of. A lively young lawyer sets off on a journey of challenges and growth. 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Urban daily life!

45. 595 癌 Divorcing with Terminal Cancer 癌症晚期离婚 Jiang Xiaoyu Loves Hot Pot江小鱼爱火锅Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Everyday life + heartwarming + despair + one heroine + moving + relentless misfortune + no System + mother-daughter conflict + villains growing old + standing up to everyone + siblings + food lovers] Originally titled My Wife Divorced Me When I Had Terminal Cancer, Then My Mother-in-Law Knocked at Midnight Programmer Chen Xun often worked overtime and smoked. He developed terminal lung cancer, with only six months left to live. Not wanting to burden anyone, Chen Xun chose to divorce his wife an 38.4kReads9.1Score3.3kShelves
46. 596 好 A Favorable Wind at My Back 好风凭借力 Perhaps Not Just a Pond Dweller莫非池中物Modern Romance37k WordsCompleted With a little help from the wind, I’ll soar to the clouds. In life, some things are worth trying as you go. Perhaps a pleasant surprise is waiting just around the corner. Come follow the journey of a “leftover woman” as she makes the most of every opportunity. 29Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 597 香 So Fragrant! So Sweet! So Soft! Chen Lu Falls for Her After Tasting Her Cooking 香！甜！软！软饭好吃，陈律沦陷 Flower Baoji花宝叽Modern Romance5.0M WordsOngoing The main story is complete [Both leads are each other's first + Sweet romance + Love and hate + Male lead's secret identity: a tycoon + Satisfying comeuppance for awful people] Shen Xi fell for Chen Chuan at first sight. Of course, she was attracted by his handsome face and great figure. Liking money and good looks: isn't that the nature of young people today? She thought that after their “one night” together, they could go their separate ways. Who would have thought he'd say, “Since we've alrea 54.8kReads9.3Score6kShelves
48. 598 人 Middle-Aged and Alone, With No One to Lean On 人到中年，无人可依 Little Imp小妖孽Modern Romance703k WordsCompleted A middle-aged couple have no sex life and barely communicate. With elderly parents to care for and children to raise, they hit a dead end at work and struggle through a life full of endless chores. Then suddenly, an unforeseen and terrifying crisis sweeps them into a storm. What should they do next? Can they keep going? How can they turn things around? 262Reads7.4Score134Shelves

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    Daily life in the city~

49. 599 村 The Great Pagoda Tree at the Village Entrance 村口那棵大槐树 Runxin 666润鑫666Modern Romance374k WordsOngoing The 1960s: too few clothes and too little food! In remote Tianshui Village, everyone was struggling to stay alive! Every character is a vivid reflection of that era. They have no golden fingers and they don't transmigrate... so they can only fight tooth and nail against life and fate just to survive! Girls especially had a harder time of it in those days. Listen to the names: Dai Xiao, Huan Xiao, Zhaodi... You can tell at a glance they were named by parents hoping for a son. Back then, many girl 71Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The beginning is unremarkable, but the rest is full of surprises, and the more you read, the more you read... The author of each chapter has something to say, and they all speak to your heart... Every protagonist in it is a vivid portrayal of that era. They have no golden fingers, no time travel... So they can only fight desperately to survive and fight against fate...

50. 600 我 I Just Want to Run an Orphanage, So Why Won’t Everyone Leave Me Alone? 我只想办孤儿院怎么都来纠缠我 Just Give Me a Hug就抱抱Urban405k WordsCompleted Zhang Xiaobei grew up in an orphanage and vowed to change its fortunes. He never expected to find love, wealth, and freedom along the way... [Childhood sweetheart: The soft-spoken girl who was bullied as a child has grown into a stubborn woman.] [Fated love: The senior who fell for him at first sight has found the man of her dreams, and loves him without reservation.] [Classical elegance: The refined, beautiful landlady is moved by his warmth and sincerity.] [Cold and aloof: The icy CEO’s heart 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male protagonist just wanted to run the orphanage well, but ended up being surrounded by four sisters with completely different personalities. It was sweet and healing, and the more he looked at it, the more he became obsessed with it!

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