The Hero and Heroine Are Normal People! Normal People!! 男女主正常人！正常人！！

1. 51 风 Where the Wind Leaves Its Trace, Beyond the White Line 风过留痕，白线之外 The Laws of the Stars星辰之理Modern Romance343k WordsCompleted [Not a power fantasy, no System, realistic, action psychology, everyday mysteries] Bailing first met Chen Feng at a dinner her younger sister had arranged at the last minute. He was neat-looking and impeccably mannered, even keeping a carefully measured distance whenever he came close. But she soon realized this "temporary boyfriend" was no ordinary man. When she was hurt, he would pull his hand back. When she was wary, he would take half a step away. He always left every choice up to her, yet w 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Without any special abilities, an ordinary person can do the following: Pay attention to unusual behavior, unspoken words, tactful actions, and common tactics. These are things anyone can do. See things from each person's first-person perspective and understand how they are perceived by others. I'm a novice writer, sincerely seeking guidance. The novel is actually finished, but not yet online. I'll listen to everything you say!

2. 52 西 Journey to the West 2026: Did I Beg You to Save Me? Did I Even Say the Word "Please"? 西游记2026版：我求你救我了？我说了半个求字吗？ Blue Sky White Clouds i蓝天白云iMale-Channel Fanfiction9k WordsCompleted Journey to the West, 2026 Edition: Did I Ask You to Save Me? Did I Even Say the Word "Please"? 92Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A heartwarming story adapted from true experiences, handwritten without any melodrama, in a healing style.

3. 53 超 A Collection of Super-Short, Sweet Romances 超短篇小甜文合集 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折Modern Romance124k WordsCompleted All are sweet little stories! Each one is a standalone, super-short tale. Straightforward romance, no misunderstandings, quick progress, and quick endings. Story One: A tree finds his companion vine [Zhu Yan x Yue Zhiteng] Story Two: The man fought over by a rich woman and a rich young man [Tao Zhuo x Chen Shu] Story Three: A mountain spirit obsessed with human phones and a human who fall for each other [Lin Fenfen x Lu Yuan] Story Four: A severely lopsided student reborn in her third year of mi 3.7kReads8.2Score241Shelves

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   The male and female protagonists are definitely normal people.

4. 54 深 Deep Inside My Core 深入我芯 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance403k WordsCompleted [Love at First Sight + Mutual Devotion + One Couple Only + Sweet Romance] Their first two meetings were accidental. Every coincidence after that was part of his carefully laid plan. When Jiang Yi Shen met Tang Xin, he fell for her at first sight. He quietly set his plans in motion, and the two got to know each other, fell in love, and walked hand in hand into marriage, sharing the warm everyday moments of life from the first flush of romance to raising children. Side story one: Xu Man thought sh 2.4kReads8.7Score148Shelves
5. 55 兄 Bro, Who Are You? 兄弟，你是谁？ Black Chocolate Loves Sucking Black黑巧爱吸黑Modern Romance319k WordsCompleted [Campus] [Sweet romance] [Intense push and pull] [Girl disguises herself as a boy] The aloof, calculating top student and the sunny, goofy underachiever have been close friends since middle school. But just before they graduate from senior year, the underachiever starts acting strangely, arousing the top student's suspicions. He demands, “Your tastes, your habits, everything about you is different from that person. Don't tell me that person is you.” 35Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 56 三 Renting an Actress for New Year’s for 3,000 a Day, I Got the Cold Campus Beauty 三千一天租个女演员回家过年，租到高冷校花了 Blue Sky White Clouds i蓝天白云iMarriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted I Rented an Actress for 3,000 a Day to Spend New Year's at Home, and Got a Cold Campus Beauty 471Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 57 重 A Long Road to Reunion 重逢路漫漫 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance357k WordsCompleted [The right people will find their way back to each other, no matter how many twists and turns it takes.] [One true pairing, both leads are each other's only ones + reunion after a long separation + winning back his wife and claiming his child + adorable kids playing matchmaker] Zhou Yuan met Qin Yue by chance and fell in love at first sight. After one passionate night together, an urgent assignment sent him overseas. Before leaving, he thought he'd arranged everything properly, never imagining t 5.2kReads8.9Score252Shelves
8. 58 团 The Orphan Everyone Dotes On: With Big Brother Away, I Can Stop Pretending 团宠孤女，哥哥不在不装了 Black Chocolate Loves Sucking Black黑巧爱吸黑Modern Romance196k WordsCompleted The heroine loves to show off and stir up trouble. She’s no saint, and she always gets even. A satisfying revenge story, doted on by everyone, one-on-one romance, six older brothers, and an indulgent adoptive father. Her father is an international oil tycoon. Her eldest brother is the CEO of a multinational corporation. Her second brother is a medical genius. Her third brother commands a special forces unit that carries out missions across borders. Her fourth brother is a top lawyer specializing 196Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 59 在 Love in Badminton Season 在羽毛球时节，恋爱 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折Modern Romance226k WordsCompleted (Just received a rating, so there aren’t many votes yet) [One-on-one sweet romance + ordinary working-stiff life and love + reunion after a long separation + mutual devotion + slow and steady love] [Half everyday romance, half working-stiff life] The theme of this story: Love is just as important as work. Even if you’re a working stiff, you should find a sense of purpose in yourself through all the trials and tribulations. Working stiffs deserve love too!! People say the secret to a good re 122Reads8.0Score—Shelves
10. 60 巫 The Witch's Cultivation Journey 巫女修仙传 Zhao Zhao A Mu Mu昭昭阿木木Fantastical Romance483k WordsCompleted Sword Cultivator! As the meridians inside her were pulled out inch by inch, she made no sound. She simply counted silently to herself: three left... When she counted down to zero, Qin Tianba found herself still sitting cross-legged where she had been. She lowered her head and glanced at her shattered dantian. It was completely empty. So her spiritual root was gone! Next came her bones, picked out one by one until her flesh, left without anything to support it, collapsed in a heap. Qin Tianba tho 207Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Can't there be no male lead? A female-centric novel, super good!

11. 61 笑 This Is Hilarious! The Good-for-Nothing Little Celestial Master Is Haunted by a Ghost 笑死！废材小天师被鬼缠上了 Clumsy Goop菜鸡糊糊Fantastical Romance371k WordsOngoing (Now available on Tomato and Red Fruit animation platforms) In the ancient age of the Primordial World, Heaven and Earth were divided into yin and yang, and Mount Tai stood over the underworld. Zhang Xiaolin was an heir to the Celestial Masters' Mansion, but he was no good at exorcising ghosts or drawing talismans. He was also ridiculously cowardly. In a fit of pique, he ventured into the back hills and accidentally entered a sealed chamber, releasing the imprisoned Ghost King, Meng Guang. He me 186Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "You help me up. I'm a woman, you can't touch me. You'd better do as the fairy maiden instructed."

12. 62 开 From the Start, I Met a Gorgeous Blind Date? I Turned Around and Shocked the Punk Girl 开局遇见极品相亲女？我转身震惊精神小妹 Blue Sky White Clouds i蓝天白云i10k WordsCompleted From the Start, I Meet a Gorgeous Blind Date? I Turn Around and Shock the Punk Girl 21Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 63 岁 After All These Years, We Finally Meet Again 岁月流转终相见 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance485k WordsCompleted [Reunion After Years Apart + Rekindled Love + Healing Through Family + Realistic Happy Ending] After drifting apart like clouds, ten years passed like flowing water. When we met again, my heart recognized you before I did. A summer romance came to an abrupt end because of an unfortunate misunderstanding. More than ten years later, thirty-five-year-old Gu Yan discovered by chance that he had a daughter in high school, and was reunited with the girl he had loved when he was young. Long-buried memo 5.4kReads7.4Score196Shelves
14. 64 行 Somebody Somewhere in the Crowd 行走在人海中的某某某 I Promise You the Best Years我许年华Modern Romance309k WordsCompleted There is only one true heroism in the world: to see life as it is and still love it. Whether it’s the wind blowing through a valley, clouds drifting over the sea, poplar trees by the roadside, foxtail grass on a hillside, or people, Zhao Xiaoqiu thinks they’re all much the same, aren’t they? 1.9kReads9.2Score117Shelves

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    [What][Thinking][Almost crying][Sending a heart]

15. 65 出 After Prison, I Picked Up a CEO 出狱后，捡漏一个总裁 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折Marriage & Romance11k WordsCompleted After Getting Out of Prison, I Stumbled Upon a CEO 5.1kReads—Score101Shelves
16. 66 惊 The Cry of a Startled Bird 惊鸟鸣 Black Chocolate Loves Sucking Black黑巧爱吸黑Modern Romance262k WordsCompleted [Gang Heir] [Mutual Firsts] [Mysterious Identity] A powerful female lead who is decisive and ruthless, a gang heir whose strength is beyond compare and inspires submission. A hidden hand pulls the strings, launching assassination attempt after assassination attempt. She shoulders the responsibility, investigates the cases, and roots out the corruption. See how the female lead strikes back with commanding force. The male lead is a bartender, a cafe worker, a banquet server, a gang underling, a po 13Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 67 我 I Can Hear Animals' Thoughts, and a Fish Helped Me Solve the Case of a Young Woman's Murder 我能听见动物心声，一条鱼助我破了妙龄少女抛尸案 Blue Sky White Clouds i蓝天白云i9k WordsCompleted I can hear animals' thoughts. A fish helped me crack the case of a young woman's body being dumped. 6Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 68 单 Mr. Zhou, My Unrequited Love 单恋的周先生 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance400k WordsCompleted [Older Woman, Younger Man + Redemption + Realistic Romance] Three-year age gap. [Secret Love Becomes Mutual, from the Male Lead’s Perspective; Marriage First, Love Later, from the Female Lead’s Perspective] Everyone is level-headed and clear-minded. The woman Zhou Wang had kept in his heart for three years. He thought there could never be anything between them and was ready to give up, but then he unexpectedly learned what she had been through. His heart ached for her, and at the same time, he f 1.4kReads8.2Score103Shelves
19. 69 南 The South Wind Knows My Heart, and I’ll Never Walk Alone Again 南风知我意，从此不孤行 I Promise You the Best Years我许年华Modern Romance356k WordsCompleted Some people say dandelion seeds look like pretty little parachutes, drifting lightly in the breeze, utterly romantic. But Xu Nanfeng thinks they look more like homeless children, wandering everywhere with nowhere to settle. Just like her: no real kin, no true friends, arriving without a ripple and leaving without a sound. There's an old saying: you reap what you sow. But I, Xu Nanfeng, refuse to believe it. I'll grow into the very person you all thought I could never become! Nanfeng knows my hea 1kReads9.3Score104Shelves
20. 70 相 A Sweet Little Blind Date Romance 相亲小甜文 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted A Sweet Little Blind Date Romance 448Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 71 燕 Mr. Yan, Your Wife Only Wants Two Hundred Million, Not You 燕总，夫人只要两亿不要您 Black Chocolate Loves Sucking Black黑巧爱吸黑Modern Romance263k WordsCompleted [Marriage Before Love] [Contract Marriage] [Both leads are sexually inexperienced] [Devoted love] [Healing] Watch the leads fall sweetly in love, warm each other, and heal and save one another. They let go for love, wait for love, and strive toward the light as they learn how to love. Does the male lead fall in love at first sight, or does love grow over time? Was it carefully planned, or just a coincidence? The female lead is forced to marry as soon as she returns to the country. Even at a matc 23Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 72 城 The City Has Run Out of Food? But I Can Travel to the Modern World 城中没粮食了？可我能穿梭现代啊 Blue Sky White Clouds i蓝天白云i9k WordsCompleted The city has run out of food? But I can travel to the modern world. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 73 办 Secret Office Marriage: Boss, Pretend We’re Strangers at Work 办公室隐婚，老板人前请装不熟 Xin Tongong忻桐ongModern Romance345k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later / Both Pure / Guiding Lover / Two Doctors / Healing] [Reserved, Repressed Male Superior X Hardworking, Resilient Female Subordinate] The day after Xu Wu entered a flash marriage, she discovered that she had married the wrong man! The other party was indeed Doctor Song, but he was not the Doctor Song mentioned by the matchmaker. [?] After learning the truth, Xu Wu sent him a message while on her way to a consultation. The very next second, her phone chimed behind 98.1kReads9.5Score13.8kShelves

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    Don't be fooled by the title. This is a book about two doctors with very positive values. There are no melodramatic plots, it's very realistic and enjoyable. The characters are very distinct and memorable, and the pacing is very smooth. I highly recommend everyone to read it. Both the male and female leads are highly intelligent and have their own opinions!

24. 74 初 I Couldn’t Hide My Heart’s Flutter When We First Met 初见心动藏不住 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance136k WordsCompleted [Love at First Sight] [She Pursues Him] [Nine-Year Age Gap] [Sweet, Realistic Romance] [Happy Ending] At twenty, the lively and spirited Chen Luo Chu meets Chu Yun. One look is all it takes for her to fall for him. She can barely hide the light in her eyes, and there is only one thought on her mind: make him hers. Once she confirms he is single, she boldly confesses, "Big brother, will you be my boyfriend?" Chu Yun gently turns her down with a simple, "We're not right for each other." But Chen L 1.3kReads—Score104Shelves
25. 75 浮 Life Is Like a Dream: I Take the Blame and Transmigrate to the 1950s 浮生若梦，我顶缸穿五零 I Promise You the Best Years我许年华Modern Romance309k WordsCompleted (Fictional setting! Fictional setting! Please don't compare this to reality!) History's number one scapegoat, Xu Duoduo, has grievances she can't voice. When disaster comes from heaven, it can still be avoided. When you bring disaster upon yourself, there's no escaping it. So what if life is hard? If you can stomach eating bitter greens, you can do anything. I'll give it my all! Come watch a post-2000s girl living the '50s version of a wild-vegetable-foraging life. Let's go! 1.7kReads9.2Score127Shelves
26. 76 努 A Working Stiff Trying to Make a Living 努力生活的打工人 Black Chocolate Loves Sucking Black黑巧爱吸黑Two Male Leads177k WordsCompleted [Female-to-male] [Soul transmigration] (A 28-year-old office drone transmigrates into the body of an 18-year-old college guy in another world, where he meets a familiar, scheming upperclassman, in a parallel world.) (The main story has a tragic ending in the transmigrated world. The extras have a happy ending when he returns to the present.) A female office drone wakes up after a car accident and finds herself in a man's body. How is that even possible? No System, no memories. Even the worst tra 215Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 77 客 The Inn's Secret: The Death of Liu Bai, the Waiter 客栈的秘密：店小二柳白之死 Blue Sky White Clouds i蓝天白云iHistorical10k WordsCompleted The Inn's Secret: The Death of Liu Bai, the Waiter 14Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 78 今 A Little Rain Falls Tonight 今夜小雨降落 Li Zhiyuyu栗芝鱼鱼Modern Romance302k WordsCompleted [The score will rise after release] [Sweet romance + marriage first, love later + both virgins + happy ending + a food blogger who is beautiful, aloof, and starved for warmth, Ju Yu, vs. CEO Tan He, sharp-tongued but soft-hearted at first, then a devoted puppy begging for affection] Ju Yu's life motto: “Anything's fine. Whatever works. No problem.” Her parents went abroad with her twin sister for treatment and arranged a marriage for Ju Yu. She nodded without a trace of emotion. “I'll do what y 15.3kReads8.4Score1.4kShelves

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    Both the man and woman have sound values! It's a marriage of convenience that blossoms into love, with mutual respect, a story of unrequited love, a slow-burning, sweet romance, and misunderstandings resolved quickly. It's a relatively mild-mannered story.

29. 79 无 No Lamps, No Moon, So What? 无灯无月又何妨 I Promise You the Best Years我许年华Modern Romance409k WordsCompleted If two hearts understand each other, what need have they for lamps or moonlight? If one day we’re caught in the same snow, then we’ll have shared a lifetime of gray hair. Even if we lived together in perfect harmony, there would still be regrets! May you weather every storm and still keep the light in your eyes, never straying from your original purpose. 38Reads7.6Score—Shelves
30. 80 穿 I Transmigrated Into a Rich Heir's Body, and My Wife Is a Bitch 穿书到富二代身上，妻子是个渣女 Blue Sky White Clouds i蓝天白云i8k WordsCompleted I Transmigrated into a Rich Second-Generation Heir, and My Wife Is a Horrible Woman 55Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 81 小 A Little Land of Mountains and Rivers 小山河 Beidou Erniang北斗二娘Mystery937k WordsCompleted When Chi Xia first joins the special investigations team, Luo Xun strongly recommends transferring her elsewhere. The intern is so thin-limbed and wooden, like she can barely keep her eyes open. What makes her suitable for this team? She’d be much better off in Publicity! The thin-limbed intern says nothing, responding to everything with, “Captain Luo, solving the case comes first.” Luo Xun is so frustrated he can barely contain himself. The team is doomed, he thinks. Before long, Captain Luo ge 66.5kReads9.5Score11.9kShelves

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    The first book features very normal male and female leads. It's a crime drama, and the male lead is truly extraordinary—not expressionless, but down-to-earth and humorous. Both leads are strong, and the ensemble cast is well-rounded; everyone in the team contributes effectively. The theme is, "If dark clouds cover the sky and evil cannot be eradicated, then cover the clouds and create a new sun, hanging above the heavens and the human heart." The second book is a marriage-of-convenience-to-love story. From the male lead's perspective, it's a long-planned scheme. He's incredibly gentle; "The little girl who lacked love finally received unique favoritism." "I get off work at 6:30 every day, and if you tell me what you want before 6:30, I'll bring it back to you." The author's writing is excellent; for example, the description of the male lead falling in love with the female lead: "She was a delicate white figure amidst the lush greenery; just standing there, she was a poem of spring. The spring breeze brushed her hair, and at that moment, the golden butterfly in his heart was lost in the exquisite poem of spring."

32. 82 集 I Gathered the Seven Dragon Balls and Summoned Shenron. What Three Wishes Should I Make? 集齐七颗龙珠召唤神龙，我该许三个什么愿望？ Blue Sky White Clouds i蓝天白云i8k WordsCompleted If I gather all seven Dragon Balls, I can summon the dragon. What three wishes should I make? 10Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 83 软 A Gentle Seduction 软诱 Jiujiu Qi久久萋Modern Romance454k WordsCompleted The print edition of Rose Crown goes on sale August 10. Available on all platforms. [Married First, Love Later + Secret Crush + He Chases His Wife After Losing Her, But She Never Looks Back + Both Are Each Other’s First] She was the Xu family’s adopted daughter, and Zhou Yuetian’s little shadow. She had followed him everywhere since childhood, until she heard him say this at the age of twenty-four: “She’s just the Xu family’s adopted daughter. Why would I actually care about her? People like us 73.1kReads9.6Score8.7kShelves
34. 84 古 An Ancient Imperial Chef Transmigrates to the Modern World? Cooking Without Salt Is a Total Mess 古代御厨穿越现代？做菜不放盐闹麻了 Blue Sky White Clouds i蓝天白云i8k WordsCompleted An ancient imperial chef transmigrates to the modern world? He cooks without adding salt, and it's a total mess. 6Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 85 神 Divine Doctor, Sweet Wife: My Dear, Please Treat Me 神医娇娘：相公，请治疗 So-and-So Li李某人Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Young Hero Jiang had many secret identities and was always on the front lines of the gossip. Then one day, while gossiping, he made a careless mistake and was poisoned with an incurable toxin. Young Hero Jiang had already made arrangements for his funeral, but then a quack doctor somehow cured him. After that, whenever he was on the verge of being beaten to death, he always ran into that quack. The first time, he said, “You saved my life. In my next life, I’ll repay you by working like an ox or 5.5kReads9.2Score770Shelves

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    It's so relatable that it leaves a lasting impression. I really love the characters of the male and female leads; I haven't found another book like it on Tomato Bookstore since. [Crying]

36. 86 古 Traveling Between Past and Present, I Play an Extra at a Film Studio. Is the Black-Stockinged Director My Descendant? 古今穿梭我在影城跑龙套，黑丝女导演是我后人？ Blue Sky White Clouds i蓝天白云i10k WordsCompleted I travel between ancient and modern times, playing bit parts at a film studio. Is the director in black stockings my descendant? 5Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 87 所 Everyone Wants to Win Over My Childhood Sweetheart 所有人都想攻略我的青梅竹马 Little Caizi小财子Modern Romance169k WordsCompleted Synopsis: [Low-EQ, soft and adorable heroine VS sharp-tongued childhood-friend hero] What would you do if you discovered that the world you’d lived in all your life was actually a novel, and your childhood sweetheart was its male lead, the kind who would eventually destroy the world? Gu Siyu says… Why not just give up? She’s only a minor cannon-fodder character. There’s nothing she can do to help. Hopefully those people who transmigrated into the book will try harder and stop the world from bein 67.1kReads9.3Score8.1kShelves

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    The author came up with a novel idea: in an abnormal upbringing, everyone around him has their perceptions distorted, but the male protagonist perseveres and allows the female protagonist to receive the normal love that is rightfully hers. Most importantly, the female protagonist doesn't break down! It's quite original, and I was really hooked when I first read it.

38. 88 皇 The Emperor Accused Me of Rebellion? I Slaughtered a Million Enemies With Just a Gun 皇帝说我造反？我一人一枪杀敌百万 Blue Sky White Clouds i蓝天白云i8k WordsCompleted The emperor says I'm rebelling? With just a gun, I can slay a million enemies. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 89 穿 Transmigrating to the 1940s: The Landlord's Son and the Bandit's Daughter 穿越四零：地主儿子与土匪闺女 Happy Salted Fish开心的咸鱼Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Completed] [1940s] [Husband and wife both transmigrate] [Husband becomes a woman] [Wife becomes a man] At the edge of a cliff: “Wife, let go!” Chen Yiqiao is sprawled over the edge of the cliff, one arm wrapped around a large rock at the top while one hand clutches Chen Bing's hand tightly, refusing to let go. “No! If we live, we live together. If we die, we die together!” Feeling Chen Yiqiao's body slowly slipping lower, Chen Bing panics. “Wife! Let go! I want you to live!” “Shut up! I said, i 22kReads9.4Score1.9kShelves
40. 90 今 A Sudden Downpour Today 今有骤雨 Snow Between the Lines字里行间雪Modern Romance462k WordsCompleted Roguish, handsome, shameless childhood friend x cool, cute, low-key sweet girl Wen Zhou from Wentan High has a pair of captivating, peach-blossom eyes that make everyone feel as if he's gazing at them with deep affection. He's a roguish, carefree heartbreaker, or so everyone says. So many girls pursue him that he makes up an excuse to turn them down: I have a childhood sweetheart who's the girl of my dreams. Then one day, that childhood sweetheart transfers into the class right below his. Su 44.7kReads9.2Score10.5kShelves

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    The male and female leads are both very normal, and the show is quite good.

41. 91 我 I Sneak-Peeked at My Girlfriend's Diary, and Now She Wants to Break Up With Me 我偷看女友的日记，她要跟我分手 Blue Sky White Clouds i蓝天白云i8k WordsCompleted I secretly read my girlfriend's diary. She wants to break up with me. 356Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 92 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s: The Legitimate Daughter Is a Super Mom 穿七零，嫡女当妈超会养 Green Fish, Green Fish青鱼青鱼Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Ancient Times to Modern Day + Military Marriage + Period Setting + Island + Grasslands + Mutual Devotion] After taking revenge for her mother, Song Shuqian, the legitimate daughter of a general’s household, arrives in 1968 and becomes the daughter of a capitalist family. She thought she could enjoy life without a care, since her family was wealthy and she was an only child. But in 1968, being a capitalist’s daughter meant danger. To escape her predicament, she impulsively marries Wei Jianguo, a 19.9kReads9.2Score1.9kShelves
43. 93 云 Chaos Between Heaven and Earth 云泥乱 Feast of a Thousand Lanterns千灯宴Ancient Romance477k WordsCompleted The comic adaptation is out. [Substitute Bride, Ugly Maid × Exiled, Disgraced Crown Prince × Win Her Back at Any Cost × Marriage Before Love × Pregnant and on the Run × Mutual Healing × Ugly Duckling Comeback] She was the ugliest maid in the marquis's household. A birthmark covered her face, her hands were calloused, and everyone had called her Ugly Ah for six years. Her daily job was scrubbing chamber pots. He was the most exalted crown prince in the imperial family. Overnight, he was deposed. 45.4kReads9.1Score4.9kShelves

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    This book has relatively positive values; it's not a wish-fulfillment story, there's no tragic death, rebirth, or revenge plot, and it doesn't feature crazy, sinister, or possessive characters. The male lead is a resilient and patient exiled, deposed crown prince, while the female lead is sunny and self-loving, like a little sun, and is an ugly maid who was forced into marriage in place of her husband. They redeem each other, and their relationship develops gradually. It also includes elements of political intrigue, farming, and worldly affairs.

44. 94 精 Schizophrenia? No Problem, My Cool Big-Sister Heroine Rescues Me from a Sea of Fire 精神分裂？没关系我有女御姐火海救我 Blue Sky White Clouds i蓝天白云i9k WordsCompleted Schizophrenia? No Problem, a Hot Big-Sister Rescued Me from a Sea of Flames 1Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 95 最 Best in Early Autumn 最好新秋时 Yu Yezao俞叶早Modern Romance231k WordsOngoing [Gentle, cool-headed, elegant anti-money-laundering expert] VS [Mild-mannered, devoted, deeply loving heir to a wealthy family] Chen Shiyue fell in love with Tan Zhi at first sight. That year, Tan Zhi was seventeen and the top student in the H City college entrance exam. The dawn and dusk, the boundless radiance, none of it could compare to Tan Zhi. His feelings never changed. But that girl would only ever say to him, “Received, thank you,” or “Okay, thank you.” At last, Chen Shiyue couldn’t wa 259Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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    This author works within the system, and their articles tend to be mature and realistic, depicting genuine grassroots cadres, civil servants, mayoral secretaries, rocket R&D engineers, startup founders, and tech company executives. There are no melodramatic legal dramas or slapstick comedies; they move readers with their authentic work and life experiences, although their personal life is more like a sweet romance. I know two government employees who are very real.

46. 96 租 I Rented an Actress for a Trip, but Got a Female Beggar Instead 租个女演员去旅游，租到女乞丐了 Blue Sky White Clouds i蓝天白云i8k WordsCompleted I rented an actress to travel with me, but ended up renting a female beggar. 13Reads—Score—Shelves
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