Any Slice-of-Life Urban Stories Without Cultivation or a System? 有没有都市日常的，不要修仙系统的。

1. 201 当 When They Wanted to Turn Back, I Was Already Gone 当她们想回头时，我却早已不在 Xina Qixi Nai西奈栖息耐Urban460k WordsCompleted In his previous life, he was the youngest son of the prestigious Jiang family, lost as a child. After they found him, they never accepted him. No matter how hard Jiang He tried to please them, nothing worked. During a fire, his three older sisters abandoned him without hesitation, anxiously taking the fake young master away and leaving him to burn alive... In this life, Jiang He stops debasing himself by begging for the ridiculous, biased love of that family. He simply waits quietly until he com 10.8kReads8.6Score93414d adds

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   Recommendation: This is a thought-provoking novel. In his past life, Jiang He, the lost youngest son, tried desperately to please his family but never received any love, ultimately being abandoned in a fire. Reborn, he decides to no longer crave favoritism and only wants to leave. However, this time, his family regrets their decision. The novel's gripping plot reveals the complex emotions within family relationships and the weaknesses of human nature through Jiang He's experiences. It also showcases a person's growth and resilience in the face of adversity.

2. 202 官 The Hunger for Office: At the Peak of Power, I Make Officials Lose Their Hats 官欲：权力巅峰，专摘官帽子 Salted Bird's Eye Chili小米辣沾盐Urban461k WordsCompleted Officialdom is not just about navigating relationships. It’s also about fighting and killing. The ways of the world are full of bluffs and half-truths, real and fake. People smile like tigers to your face, then stab you in the back. They kill without spilling a drop of blood. By comparison, violence is refreshingly direct. One slash, and none of those social games matter anymore. Zhou Anyu returns reborn to avenge his great grievance and uproot his enemies. He wields the law as his sword and dis 8.7kReads8.8Score83114d adds
3. 203 十EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score206.4k14d adds

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   💦💦💦This book title is really corny. But the content is truly brilliant. Absolutely awesome! Wow! Just look at the ratings 🎉🎉🎉 and the readership to know if this book is a masterpiece. It's explosive and incredibly exciting from the very beginning, the kind that gets more and more addictive the more you read. Such a good and exciting book deserves a strong recommendation so that more book lovers can check it out! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

4. 204 重 Reborn: The Tiger-Cubed Police Officer from a Military Family, Changing Fate with Three Shots from the Start 重生：将门虎警，开局三枪改命 Flowers Bloom on Jimu吉木生花Urban1.7M WordsCompleted Yang Xiao returns to 2003, to the day that changed his fate. This time, he decisively pulls the trigger, killing the armed criminal in front of him and embarking on a turbulent career in government. Starting out as a junior officer at a local police station, Yang Xiao uses his memories of his previous life to crack major cases one after another and earn countless honors. In the treacherous world of politics, Yang Xiao holds fast to the justice in his heart and climbs step by step to the heights 47.8kReads9.2Score5.5k14d adds

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   Police officer reborn, reaching the pinnacle of success.

5. 205 离 After the Divorce, I Built a Financial Empire 离婚后，我打造财富帝国 Is My Axe Sharp?吾斧利否Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [No NTR + No System + No Cultivation + Regretful Ex-Wife Chases Husband] After five years of marriage, Zhao Shanhe thought he would spend the rest of his life with his gorgeous CEO wife. But an accident revealed her ugly side, and his furious outburst left him with both legs shattered... His wife had been unfaithful, he had no money, and his legs were ruined. At the lowest point of his life, Zhao Shanhe coldly tossed out the divorce papers. Then he began his brutal revenge against his wife's lov 24.8kReads7.8Score1.9k14d adds

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   No rebirth or cultivation, just a slice-of-life urban story.

6. 206 官 Reborn: The Honest Confession of an Official 官路之重生坦白局 Never Said It不曾说Urban1.2M WordsCompleted An accident gave Zhang Hao a new lease on life, giving him the chance to rewrite the years of mediocrity and helplessness behind him. With the advantage of knowing what lies ahead, watch as Zhang Hao plans every move and secures victory from afar. A dragon may lie hidden in a pool, but when the winds and clouds gather, it will soar into the heavens. 5.8kReads9.3Score39714d adds

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   Awesome, beautiful, and amazing!

7. 207 重 Reborn and Taking It Easy at School, I Really Don't Want to Compete Anymore! 重生留校躺平，我真不想再卷啊！ This Meat Is Poisonous这肉有毒Urban2.1M WordsCompleted [Slice of life + entrepreneurship + university] Reborn at the moment of his university graduation in 2011, Jiang Hao faces another chance to stay on at the university. He gives up the grueling 996 work schedule he endured in his previous life and chooses to stay on as a librarian. Drawing on the memories from before he was reborn, he originally only wants financial freedom. But as his fortune grows, he ultimately becomes someone others admire as a success! 55.1kReads8.9Score16k14d adds

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   These two are chasing

8. 208 狼 Wolves and Brothers 狼与兄弟 Pure Silver Earring纯银耳坠Urban19.6M WordsCompleted The wolf may look cold and ruthless, but beneath that exterior lies boundless tenderness. He is willing to sacrifice himself for his family and brothers! Just like Wang Ying, the protagonist, his heart isn't cold. It's the way he looks down on worldly conventions that makes him seem that way! Like a wolf king, he can become the heart of any team, leading his brothers through life-or-death trials, never abandoning them! From the awkwardness of college days to the hardships of entering the working 7.2kReads9.3Score49014d adds

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   Urban daily life, without any cultivation of immortality.

9. 209 北 The Storms of Beicheng 北城风云 The Mental Patient from East Village东村精神病Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Synopsis: (This story is entirely fictional. Its original title was Northern City’s Turmoil.) What is the jianghu? Wherever there are people, there is a jianghu, and wherever there is a jianghu, there is conflict! The jianghu is about fighting, killing, and the law of the jungle, but it’s also about human relationships and social conventions. This book will take you back to the jianghu of the 1980s and 1990s, where you’ll witness the extraordinary path of Chen Yanan, a generation’s ruthless hero 13.1kReads9.4Score1.1k14d adds
10. 210 我 I Am the Legend 我就是传奇 Wei Jie伪戒Urban3.1M WordsCompleted I don’t know when it happened, but a bunch of people like this came into my life, even though I’ve always been cold-hearted and a little shameless. When I got dumped, they’d say, “What’s the big deal? Lost your girl? Find another one tomorrow. If you’re really desperate, I’ll lend you myself for the night!” When I felt lost, they were always there with me in our cramped little rooms, shouting, “We give it everything we’ve got, all so we can make something of ourselves!” ... Back then, I couldn’t 19.6kReads9.3Score2k14d adds
11. 211 传 The Legend Reborn 传奇重现 Wei Jie伪戒Urban5.0M WordsCompleted The four-part series by Wei Jie: We Were All Bad Kids, I Am Legend, Legend Reborn, and Hidden Dragon on the Right Path. A young man, still green, left his hometown in a fit of anger. Four years later, he returned, weathered and bearing the glory of success! In a city built from reinforced concrete, old friends were gone and legends had faded into retirement... Faced with his family’s reproach and his friends’ disdain, he had once wandered at a crossroads, pointing into the dark sky with his 32.6kReads9.4Score3.2k14d adds
12. 212 正 The Hidden Dragon of the Righteous Path 正道潜龙 Wei Jie伪戒Urban4.5M WordsCompleted One of Wei Jie’s four-part series A shooting case. An undercover agent lies dead in the street. An investigator once swore an oath beneath the solemn national emblem. At a crossroads of fate, a twin brother makes a dramatic entrance, leading to a lonely yet passionate story... Back to 1998! Our brotherhood is still here, our youth is still here. From this point, we set sail once more and forge the next great triumph! 39.3kReads9.5Score4.7k14d adds

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