Modern Urban Stories: Startups, Everyday Life, Business, and the Workplace 都市类：创业，日常，商业，职场

1. 301 我 I Read a Love Letter at the Podium, and the Cold School Beauty Regretted It 我上讲台念情书，高冷校花后悔了 Fox Mushroom狐菌Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Cool-and-distant sweetheart, lovesick older beauty, gentle but deadly younger woman, beautiful vanguard commander, angel investor] Chen Sheng returns to the day his love letter is put on trial, ten days before the college entrance exams. Because he’s shameless, the aloof campus beauty turns into a clingy, whimpering sweetheart. The possessive older beauty loves him and gets jealous, but is also generous, and becomes the family’s chief steward. 83.2kReads9.4Score7.4k14d adds

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   Rebirth, comedy, slice-of-life, love and career success, with a touch of angst in the middle—why not check it out?

2. 302 重 Reborn: A Meteoric Rise in Officialdom 重生：官途狂飙 Round Round Pig圆圆猪Urban934k WordsCompleted They say everyone gets three chances in life to change their fate: the college entrance exam, choosing a career, and marriage. Because of their inexperience when they were young, so many people miss chance after chance to change their lives, eventually becoming corporate drones earning 3,000 yuan a month. If you had the chance to go back to the night before filling out your college entrance exam applications, what would you choose? Burdened with a blood feud, Qin Lang chooses a career in governm 18.1kReads9.1Score1.5k14d adds

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   This novel about rebirth reflects the intense competition for civil service exams today.

3. 303 抢 They Stole My Credit, So I Slacked Off and Made the Whole Industry Panic 抢我功绩？我摆烂后卷哭全行业 Mr. Sandbag沙袋先生Urban721k WordsCompleted When your boss takes credit for your work, when the results of your all-nighters become someone else's reward, what do you do? Lin Zhou's answer: he slacks off on the spot! He refuses 996 work schedules and empty promises, and vanishes the moment quitting time comes. Everyone thinks he's washed up, but little do they know that the instant he smashes the sign proclaiming him a "workaholic," he awakens the [Anti-Grind God-Tier System]! The harder he slacks off, the bigger the rewards! He uses a te —Reads—Score—14d adds

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   This is really good! It covers battling leaders, big companies, the industry, and even international competition! The key is that these are all situations you'll actually encounter, and it's a technical showdown where you're proven wrong. After taking the exam, you'll understand modern technology.

4. 304 重 Back to College, I Found That All the Beauties Were Gluttonous Girls 重返大学，发现美女都是大馋丫头 Lay Disciple俗家弟子Urban1.9M WordsOngoing (Multiple heroines + beauty gallery + System + daily life + tycoon + food delivery + light business + campus) Mu Changgeng got incredibly lucky by chance: he unexpectedly returned to his college days and awakened a System. Once his wallet was brimming with money, he gradually realized something was off. The campus beauty, the senior student, the professor, and the restaurant owner around him all seemed aloof and alluring, but behind closed doors, every last one of them was a ravenous little glut 107.1kReads7.2Score8.2k14d adds
5. 305 外EN My Food Deliveries Are So Good, the Young Moms Won't Leave Me Alone 外卖太香，少妇妈妈们缠着我不放 Lay Disciple俗家弟子Urban1.7M WordsCompleted (Multiple heroines + everyday life + college + urban life + all-around delivery rider + sister-in-law) “Ding-dong! Ms. Tang, your delivery is here.” Mu Changsheng, dressed in his delivery uniform, knocked on the door, holding a takeout order in his hand. “Just leave it by the door!” A pleasant female voice came from inside. Mu Changsheng gently set the food down outside. Just as he was about to turn and leave, the door suddenly opened, and Ms. Tang stepped out in her pajamas. “Hey, young man, wa 52.9kReads7.7Score4.1k14d adds
6. 306 穿 I Transmigrated Into a Book as the Protagonist. You Think You Know Villain Tricks Better Than Me? 穿书主角，反派套路你能比我熟？ Lay Disciple俗家弟子Urban633k WordsCompleted [Chosen protagonist + female CEO + satisfying revenge + urban + multiple heroines + System] Xiao Changye slowly opens his eyes and sees the beautiful CEO downstairs, who has just been dumped. He stares in disbelief. How could anyone turn down such a gorgeous woman? But the next second, memories flood back, and Xiao Changye's expression turns strange. His bewilderment quickly gives way to dismay when he realizes he's transmigrated into the protagonist, not the big villain, but the protagonist! Th 6.9kReads5.8Score53814d adds
7. 307 开 Suspended from the Start? I Join the Discipline Inspection Team Instead 开局停职？我转投纪委调查组 Second Master Jiangmen江门二爷Urban7.6M WordsOngoing His superior was under investigation, his girlfriend was cheating on him, and after being targeted by office rivals, he was forced onto leave. Yang Dong hit rock bottom from the start, never imagining that a phone call would change the course of his life. He was seconded to the Discipline Inspection Commission's investigation team to save his superior, only to inadvertently trigger a massive storm. Yang Dong had this to say: "No need to panic. I'll have a cigarette and calm down first!" (No hare 531kReads9.3Score28.7k14d adds

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   A novel about officialdom, just as captivating as "Raging Storm".

8. 308 糟 Oh No, the Campus Beauty Cried After I Pulled My Advisor into My Arms 糟糕，搂导员入怀后，校花姐哭了 Lay Disciple俗家弟子Urban152k WordsCompleted (Urban + campus + multiple heroines + favorability + System + everyday life + campus belle) At Tiannan University of Science and Technology, in a classroom... Mu Changming was fast asleep at his desk. Just then, substitute counselor Luo Xue Ning’s beautiful eyes landed on him. He was sleeping right in front of her... How dare he? Luo Xue Ning strode toward Mu Changming on her long legs, but before she could say a word, he suddenly sat upright and reached out to pull her into his arms. Luo Xue Ni 6kReads—Score65114d adds
9. 309 两 A Guide to Transmigrating Between Two Worlds 两界穿越指南 I'm Losing It我人麻了吖Urban1.4M WordsCompleted (Trading goods between two worlds + satisfying read + lighthearted and fun) Shen Xu had just graduated from college when he suddenly gained the ability to travel freely between two worlds. One world, much like ancient times yet completely different from any period in history, lay before him. The free gifts from Pinduoduo’s “slash the price” promotions would be treated like immortal treasures here. Extremely rare wild ingredients were everywhere, as common as weeds. Shen Xu’s life suddenly had a 18.7kReads8.9Score1.5k14d adds
10. 310 谁 Who Put a Celebrity in My Trunk? 谁往我车后备箱塞了个女明星？ Huimin, the Chicken-Raising King惠民养鸡王Urban1.1M WordsCompleted One day, Xu Mo was getting off work as usual when he heard a noise coming from the trunk. He opened it and took a look. A famous actress had been tossed into the trunk, bound hand and foot! What he didn’t know was that countless cameras were pointed at him. This was a brand-new kind of show. The first ordinary person selected was caught in less than an hour. But once Xu Mo was chosen, things started to take a different turn. “Holy crap, that’s not how the script goes! Xu Mo is way too intense. H 33.1kReads8.4Score2.4k14d adds
11. 311 快 Quick Transmigration: The Supporting Male Lead Grabs His Bucket and Runs 快穿：男配他提桶跑路了 Pidam718皮蛋718Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted Told from the male protagonist's perspective. Each small world may or may not have a romance. This isn't a conventional wish-fulfillment story: in every world, he simply lives his own life. The novel is complete, and unfortunately, the typos can no longer be fixed. (ToT) Also, I'm not a studio. No studio updates this slowly. Since readers keep mixing up the protagonist's name with the names in the small worlds, from now on the protagonist's name in each world will match the name used there, with 27.3kReads8.9Score1.7k14d adds
12. 312 反EN Villain: Master and Senior Sister, I Beg You 反派：师尊师姐求你们了 The Way Reveals Itself to the Traveler天行见道Eastern Fantasy4.7M WordsCompleted [Multiple heroines] [Humor] [Plenty of romance] [Sweet later on] [Inner thoughts] Lin Heng transmigrates into the book A Record of Beauties as a cannon-fodder villain. As long as he follows the proper villain or hero plotline and keeps his head down until the end, he can become an unrivaled powerhouse. But then the heroines somehow start hearing his inner thoughts. No matter how the story transitions between hero and villain arcs, he now risks being killed by the protagonist! [That airheaded mas 51.7kReads8.3Score4.7k14d adds
13. 313 重 Reborn, I Talk My Childhood Sweetheart into Things at Kindergarten 重生后，我在幼儿园忽悠青梅竹马 The Dream of 3.5 Billion Girls35亿少女的梦Urban1.0M WordsCompleted When Lu Ping’an woke up, he had returned to the year 2000, emerging from his mother’s womb. This time, he would hold on tight to everything he had regretted losing with his childhood friend, Fang Xiaoyu. “Lu Ping’an, don’t die!” “I just have chickenpox. I’m not going to die.” “If you’re not dying, why won’t you open the door?” “Because chickenpox is contagious, and I don’t want you to get sick.” “Xiaoyu isn’t afraid of getting sick. Let Xiaoyu come in and see you!” “No. You’ll catch it.” “Waaah! 26.4kReads9.3Score3.3k14d adds
14. 314 我 I'm a Heartbreaker, Yet the Goddess Is Still Waiting for Me 我，渣男，女神却在原地等我 Mr. Qiqi七七先生Urban1.3M WordsCompleted “Sweet Romance” + “Easygoing Daily Life” + “No System” + “Two Sisters” Original title: She Waits Right Where She Is After his wife gets him killed, Chen Yun is reborn. Most people are reborn ten years in the past. He’s different: he’s somehow reborn ten years in the future. That’s not so bad. He’s saved himself years of hard work and won’t have to take any detours. When he opens his eyes, he sees a stunning, mature beauty beside him. She says timidly, “I... I’m sorry, Master...” Chen Yun is baff 6.9kReads9.4Score70114d adds
15. 315 被 Surrounded by Yandere Girls, I Just Want to Survive! 被病娇少女包围，我只想活下来！ He Yile何一乐Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [No System, urban daily life, yandere, lighthearted] Luo Qin never could have imagined... He would transmigrate into a game world filled with yandere girls. The aloof senior, the girl-next-door junior, the athletic childhood friend, the heiress who appeared out of nowhere... Yandere! They're all yandere! The aloof senior holds a knife in one hand and cups his face with the other. “Luo Qin... From now on, stay by my side alone... okay~” The girl-next-door junior holds out a cup of water with some 45.3kReads9.0Score4.8k14d adds
16. 316 都 I’ve Been Reborn—Why Would I Still Chase After Her? 都重生了谁还追她啊 A Noble Spirit in My Heart心有浩然气Urban1.7M WordsCompleted [Publication rights acquired] [Short drama released] [Comic drama released] One argument made Jiang Feng realize that his life had already been ruined. Just then, he was reborn in the 2014 college entrance exam hall. He was eighteen that year, and he and Gu Mengyao had yet to become a couple… 243.2kReads9.1Score17.5k14d adds

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    It's pretty good.

17. 317 一 The Number One Brother 一哥 Little Wangzai小小旺仔Urban1.4M WordsCompleted The short drama A Brother is now streaming on Hongguo, with a surprise in store! I used to be a gang boss. Now I’m just a food delivery rider. Ever since I could remember, my father, a former soldier, had been a drunk with a nasty temper. Whenever he got drunk, he liked to beat my mother, often leaving her black and blue. Later, my parents divorced, and while trying to earn money for tuition, I went astray! I had no choice back then. Now, I just want to be a good person! 32.1kReads9.3Score1.7k14d adds

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    At first, I didn't find it very interesting, but after reading about ten chapters, I got a bit hooked. [You can savor it.]

18. 318 重 After Being Reborn, I Choose to Take It All and Win Over the Campus Beauty 重生后，我选择连吃带拿泡校花 Three Lives Ling Yue三生凌月Urban2.8M WordsOngoing What's the first thing you do when you get a second chance at life? The jerk gritted his teeth and said bitterly, “Get a room!” “Get a room? With who?” “That gorgeous idiot who dragged me off the rooftop in my last life. She owes me!” And then? “Eat her food, drink her drinks, use her money to get a room, and use her money to win over a gorgeous, brilliant senior student.” “She's so smart. Can you actually win her over?” “She taught me how.” “Holy crap! You people are wild. What next?” “Make mon 57.3kReads9.2Score5.3k14d adds

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    [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration]

19. 319 不 Wait, How Did My AI Girlfriend Cultivate into a Sword Immortal? 不是，我电子女友咋修成剑仙了 Universe's Invincible Tyrannosaurus Roast Goose宇宙无敌暴龙烧鹅Eastern Fantasy2.6M WordsCompleted [Signed for publication, read with confidence] [One heroine] [Fresh premise] [Virtual girlfriend raising + pay-to-power-up] My name is Chen Huai'an. I have cancer, and I'm about to die. Lately, I've gotten hooked on a game where you raise a virtual girlfriend. I spend money to buy her cultivation techniques and magical treasures. Even though my wallet is empty, I couldn't be happier. I always thought it was just a game, until one day my virtual girlfriend gave me a pill. The next second, the pil 183.6kReads9.3Score268.5k14d adds
20. 320 这 I’m Reborn, and I’m Still This Handsome 这么帅还重生 A Smile from You for the Beauty君一笑为红颜Urban1.4M WordsCompleted A love-triangle battlefield, everyday romance, a touch of business, emotional gamesmanship, and a high-EQ lead in control. After an unexpected accident, the protagonist, Xu Ke, finds himself back ten years in the past with his memories intact. Isn't this just a head start, plus ten years of experience to leave everyone else in the dust? The shy, insecure boy he used to be suddenly becomes confident and emotionally astute. He starts styling his hair and takes his studies seriously, unlocking both 14.3kReads8.9Score99714d adds
21. 321 这 This Protagonist Won't Take Orders, So I'm Done 这届主角不服管，老子不干了 Maple Drifts Past Chang'an枫过长安Urban2.2M WordsCompleted [Recruiting protagonists + ensemble cast + slow start] The black-hearted System gives me an impossible mission: make the urban war god, the miraculous doctor, the martial arts prodigy, the Dragon King God of War, the reincarnated emperor, the blind Sword Sovereign, the reincarnation, the reborn one... submit to me. What the hell? They’re all absurdly powerful protagonists. You expect them to take me as their boss? I quit! 99.4kReads9.6Score11.3k14d adds
22. 322 开 Starting with The Voice, a Demon King of the Music Scene Is Born 开局好声音歌坛魔王降世 Heart-Hunting Scoundrel猎心贼肝Urban2.5M WordsCompleted [Entertainment, daily life, one female lead, sweet romance, competition, charity] Five chapters updated punctually every day at midnight. Come by and follow along! Against the backdrop of a cultural war, Xiao Bang, who transmigrates and returns from studying abroad, draws on the entertainment culture of the entire Earth. Together with his friends, he competes on the international stage and rises to become the greatest superstar. His current titles include God of Song, Guqin Master, Piano Master, 33.1kReads9.0Score2.5k14d adds

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23. 323 全 A Strange Dating Sim Where Everyone Is Yandere 全员病娇的诡异恋爱游戏 Chili Pepper Loves Cats辣椒爱吃猫Urban877k WordsCompleted [Yandere + love-triangle chaos + second playthrough + wits and courage + the uncanny + Lovecraftian + death resets] This is a dark fantasy romance game. The main gameplay is to contain all kinds of monster girls and investigate the truth behind a world shrouded in mist alongside your companions. But Luo Wei loved the game's dark, grotesque atmosphere so much that he turned a dating sim into a mystery-solving adventure. What's a woman? Women only slow down how fast I can draw my gun! To him, the 24.1kReads9.4Score2.4k14d adds
24. 324 雨 On a Rainy Night, My Yandere Sister Begged Me to Take Her In 雨夜，病娇妹妹求我收留 Hoshino Kami星野神来Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [Extra sweet] + [No System] + [Not reborn] + [Light novel] + [Not self-insert] A landmine girl, an underground idol, a debuting voice actress, a childhood-friend editor, a doujin artist... After I made a wish, they all came to my side. To fight over the one and only female lead spot, they launched into a frenzied battle of romantic rivalry. Three years later, Lu Qing clasped his hands together. “Oh, God of Inspiration, I was immature back then. Please spare me...” A completely original story wit 52.3kReads9.5Score5.8k14d adds
25. 325 让 I Asked a Retired Old Man to Buy Cigarettes, and the Whole Army Hunted Me Down 让退休老头买烟，全军疯狂追杀我 Sour and Spicy Hammer酸辣榔头Urban656k WordsCompleted [Original + Humorous + Explosive Action + Subverts Expectations + No Heroine] Meng Yan transmigrates into a military world and gets bound to a completely bizarre System. What should he do? No problem. Luckily, he’s even more bizarre than the System. [God’s Eye] [Pose as a college student, earn two hundred yuan every time you go out] [My Bullets Always Veer Left] [Small and Medium Home Appliance Modifications: Way Ahead of the Competition] [Wilderness Survival Guide] Meng Yan rubs his fore 12.7kReads9.1Score1k14d adds
26. 326 收 After Adopting the Down-and-Out Female Lead, I Died Horribly in Front of Her 收养落魄女主后，惨死在她面前 Li Huan离焕Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [In your first simulation, you transmigrate to a cultivation world.] [You become a refugee fleeing famine. Along the way, you save an abandoned baby girl and become her older brother.] [You depend on each other and become one another's only support.] [At the end of the simulation, you shield the grown girl and give your life to hold off a horde of demonic cultivators. You die, and the light in her eyes goes out too.] [In your second simulation, you transmigrate to a world where steam and mag 119.1kReads9.1Score14k14d adds
27. 327 重 Reborn, Starting as a Female Journalist 重生从女记者开始 Zhu Ji诸己Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Complete. Gender-swap transformation, female protagonist + System + workplace + light entertainment-industry elements + no marriage] [The “Wen Zheng” program has ended] In her previous life, an ordinary office worker was sent to another world by a dump truck. She transmigrated into the body of a graduating college student who had attempted suicide in her rented apartment after failing the civil service exam. She was saddled with student loans, and had less than ten yuan to her name. Things coul 6.1kReads9.3Score62614d adds
28. 328 让 After Making the Phoenix Empress Regret It for Life, She Came After Me 让凤凰女帝抱憾终身后，她追来了 Fallen Stars, Leaves, and Moon落星点叶月Eastern Fantasy901k WordsCompleted [You became a crippled immortal sword that cannot move.] [For a hundred years, no one has found where you are. You absorb the essence of the sun and moon, and the world-creating breath within you grows ever purer. An immense cultivation base has built up inside you.] [A young girl, still a child, flees in desperation and arrives before you. She chooses to form a contract with you and become your sword wielder.] [The girl depends on you completely. At night, she can only fall asleep with you in h 6.4kReads8.7Score83114d adds
29. 329 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 937Reads8.2Score10214d adds

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    This chronicles the development of the electronics industry: OEM manufacturing, brand creation, domestic production, and internationalization. Although the 1990s were tough, everyone had hope for the future. In that era, success was possible even without connections; there was no career anxiety at 35. I envy the pure love of that time; two people could be happy even eating a one-yuan rice noodle roll.

30. 330 网 Online Game: Confessing to a Noble Lady from the Start 网游：开局表白贵族千金 A Tom一只汤姆丶Sports3.6M WordsCompleted [Fake Villain + Lighthearted + Invincible + Online Game = Maximum Thrills!] After playing a game all night, he suddenly died and transmigrated into the game as a notorious villain. He confesses to the noble duke’s daughter right from the start, only for the duke to decide he wants him dead? He had thought he’d only made one enemy, but when Victor came to his senses, he realized something. Everyone around him wanted him dead. The aloof Valkyrie boss was dead set on taking his head, while the all- 66.6kReads9.3Score6.1k14d adds
31. 331 重 Reborn and Living the Good Life: Starting with a Breakup with the Campus Belle 重生风流，从和校花分手开始 Always Helping Elderly Men Cross the Street天天扶老爷爷Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Rebirth, No System, Stock Trading, Entrepreneurship, Business Empire] Lin Ze was reborn. When he opened his eyes, it was the day in 2014 when the college entrance exam results came out. He had missed the English exam, and his total score was 559, just one point short of the cutoff for a key university. In his previous life, he obediently followed his parents' and girlfriend's advice, retook the year at school, and got into Zhongshan University, hoping to land a stable, well-paying job. But whil 14.7kReads7.0Score64314d adds

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    Urban Spring Community

32. 332 百 Ghosts in the Apocalypse: I Became the Strongest Ghost Tamer 百鬼末世：我成了最强御鬼师 Yi People's Firelight彝人烟火Mystery2.9M WordsOngoing [A Full 1,000 Types of Ghosts] Mysterious ghosts include Jin Buhuan, the White Bone Bodhisattva, the Earthly Branches War Lord, and the Blood-Drop Plum Blossom. The powerful ones include Asura, Rakshasa, the Butcher, the Martial Champion, and the Emperor. The eerie ones include Painted Skin, the Red Robe, the Chubby Baby, the Coroner, the Flower-Waisted Bride, the Embalmer, and the Ever-Burning Lamp. Every type has its own evolution path: Drowned Ghost → Water Monkey → Kappa → ? (There’s more af 114.4kReads9.5Score9.9k14d adds
33. 333 重 Reborn in 18: Demanding Compensation from the Woman Driver Who Caused the Crash from the Start 重生18：开局索赔肇事女司机 Helping Elderly Ladies Every Day天天扶老奶奶Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Reborn in 2018, college, multiple heroines, futures and stocks, entrepreneurship and building a business empire] A man spends his whole life striving for wealth, women, fame, and power. Chen Junkai is reborn as a college freshman, returning to this pivotal moment in his life. He decides to take a bold gamble: turn a bicycle into a motorcycle, and borrow money to invest in methanol futures, a market he knows well. He does what he once never dared to do, makes his distant dreams come true, builds 9.9kReads8.2Score61114d adds
34. 334 都 We're All Reborn, So Who Still Confesses Their Love? 都重生了，谁还表白啊 Helping Elderly Ladies Every Day天天扶老奶奶Urban507k WordsCompleted [Reborn + stocks + twins + multiple heroines + financial freedom + entrepreneurship + business empire] The moment he opened his eyes, Lin Lingkai was back at the teachers' appreciation banquet after the 2013 college entrance exams. “Wait, you're telling me to confess to the school beauty?” “I'm reborn. Who would still confess to her?” Just as Lin Lingkai left the banquet, ready to give up on everything, he ran into the school beauty's twin sister. By pure chance, he passed her test and some 7.9kReads8.1Score60114d adds
35. 335 被 Rejected by the Campus Beauty, I Turned to an Older Woman for Comfort 被校花拒绝后，转身去找阿姨诉苦 Li Zai Jiu李载酒Urban102k WordsCompleted [Urban + Multiple Heroines + No Over-the-Top Drama + Super Sweet + Age Gap] After being cheated on, Shen Mo sets out on the road to a comeback! He meets a mature, elegant female CEO and a pure, adorable young girl... Surrounded by beautiful women of every kind, the once lovesick pushover now has romance blossoming all around him! 7Reads—Score114d adds
36. 336 重 Reborn to Start a Business? I Need to Date, Too 重生创业？恋爱也要谈谈啊 Little River, Bright Moon小河明月Urban3.7M WordsCompleted [No System + slow burn + entrepreneurship + industry + internet] Su Yi wakes up one morning back in 2007, at the dawn of China’s economic boom. Starting with a tiny shop, he acquires McDonald’s and KFC, invests in internet businesses, and gets ahead of the curve in a range of industries. He builds a business empire and a powerful network of connections, making his mark in restaurants, the internet, new energy, hotels, automobiles, and more. When he ventures overseas to go public, he faces a sieg 16.8kReads7.9Score99014d adds
37. 337 香 Building Dreams in Hong Kong 香江筑梦 Volcano Tiger火山虎Urban1.4M WordsOngoing The novel has been partially adapted into a comic drama titled "Harbor City Comeback: From a Down-and-Out Youth to the King of Watches." Give it a watch, and thank you for your support! [From Rags to Riches + Industrial Empire + Feuds Between the Elite + Brotherhood in the Underworld + Beauty Pageants and Film + Based on Real Events] In 1978, a young man from Chaodong crawled ashore in Hong Kong from the jaws of a shark. Later, one of the brothers climbed into a wealthy family, while the other c 2.6kReads8.5Score15314d adds

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    It's rare to see such a story of brothers. Both fled at sea, yet one rose to a life of luxury while the other ended up in prison. In the face of the tides of time, different choices led to vastly different lives, with profound consequences.

38. 338 我 My Years as a Migrant Worker in Shenzhen 我在深圳打工那些年 Azure Clouds, Everlasting Red青云长红Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Two AI comic adaptations of this book are already online, and a third is in production. In 1997, I was 17, carrying 300 yuan as I left my hometown in Hunan and headed south to Shenzhen alone. With no skills and no temporary residence permit, I was chased by security patrols, turned away by factories, left hungry, and forced to spend nights hiding in a cemetery. I went from a penniless kid to a sewing-machine operator at a handbag factory, then seized the opportunities of the times, opened a shop 18.8kReads8.8Score1.5k14d adds

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    Both of these books meet the requirements.

39. 339 麦 The Watcher in the Wheat Fields 麦苗田里的守望者 Ruins of the King王之遗迹Urban106k WordsOngoing I'll never forget that rainy summer night. The rain had turned the village's dirt roads to mud. One step could sink you in up to your calves. Clutching half a candle, I hurried home, stumbling through the muck, my heart pounding like I had a rabid rabbit inside me. Mom had promised she'd be home before dark, but it was already nine o'clock. 4Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Inside and outside the village, everyone is on equal footing.

40. 340 高 I Failed the College Entrance Exam, and the Campus Belle Started Pursuing Me 高考落榜，校花开始倒追我 A Common Man一凡夫Urban184k WordsCompleted Chen Songzhi failed the college entrance exams, only to have the campus belle start pursuing him. Jiang Yingxue: "Chen Songzhi, don't disappoint me. I believe in you." Chen Songzhi: "I'm not worthy." Jiang Yingxue: "How about becoming a live-in son-in-law?" Chen Songzhi: "Can I really live off you?" Come on, eat up! There's plenty! 6Reads—Score—14d adds
41. 341 我 My Years Working at a Securities Firm 我在证券打工那些年 Azure Clouds, Everlasting Red青云长红Urban240k WordsOngoing 2004. Shenzhen. Securities account manager. Only later did Li Xingyun realize that the so-called A-share floor price was a lie told to rookies. Below the floor was hell, and below hell were eighteen more levels. He had seen every one of them. No connections, no influential friends, and no Cantonese. Find clients. Fail, and you're out. A veteran told him: In this line of work, no results means no respect. An account of a fresh graduate working in Shenzhen. No inspirational triumphs, no melodrama, 5.5kReads—Score46914d adds
42. 342 重 Back at Nineteen: Goddess, Why Aren't You Proud Anymore? 重返十九岁，女神你怎么不骄傲了 Mumu Loves Fish木木爱吃鱼Urban4.3M WordsOngoing [A down-to-earth rebirth story with solid logic and clear-eyed characters, a textbook for young people striving and falling in love.] Xu Jianghe, a major player in Shanghai’s venture capital scene with a ten-digit fortune, unexpectedly found himself reborn at the age of nineteen. In his previous life, he’d been an elite at the top of his game. Now he was starting over as a young man who had achieved nothing and was plagued by insecurity. From then on, every step brought a shock, and flowers bloo 137.8kReads8.6Score12k14d adds

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    Watch it all at once

43. 343 杀 Murder Game: How Did I Become a Suspect? 杀人局，我怎么就成了嫌疑人？ A Common Man一凡夫Mystery6k WordsCompleted A murder game: how did I become the suspect? 5Reads—Score—14d adds
44. 344 重 Reborn: My Desk Mate Is the Super Sweet School Beauty 重生：我和超甜美校花当同桌 A Moment of Greed and Joy一念贪欢Urban1.6M WordsCompleted P.S. If you want to read the chapter with “The Wind Rises,” it's at the freshman welcome party in Chapter 122! [Rebirth + romance + business + daily life + one heroine + realism] Chen Che was reborn, returning to his college days! He had always been an unknown, but now the gorgeous campus belle was pursuing him! The campus belle said, “I met a boy who told me he'd love me for the rest of my life. I never thought his whole life would last just three days.” Chen Che! If you turn me down, you'll ne 12.6kReads9.1Score1k14d adds
45. 345 都 We're Both Reborn. You're Pregnant, So What Does That Have to Do with Me! 都重生了，你怀孕，关我什么事！ A Common Man一凡夫Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted You’ve been reborn, and you’re pregnant. What’s that got to do with me! 5Reads—Score—14d adds
46. 346 顶 Top-Tier Star 顶流巨星 A Noble Spirit in My Heart心有浩然气Urban3.0M WordsCompleted [Print edition signed and available] [Short drama released] [Animated series in production] [Entertainment industry + sweet romance + daily life + one heroine] After dating for five years, Shao Yang’s girlfriend dumped him without a second thought so she could break into the entertainment industry. After a night of heavy drinking, the heartbroken ‘Shao Yang’ woke up and read the chat history between ‘himself’ and his girlfriend, fuming with indignation. But when the memories of two parallel worl 72.9kReads9.1Score5.6k14d adds
47. 347 陷 Caught in a Death Loop, Honey, Don't Be Afraid! 陷入死亡循环，老公，别怕！ A Common Man一凡夫6k WordsCompleted Trapped in a Death Loop, Husband, Don't Be Afraid! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
48. 348 码 A Coder’s Rewind: The Flying Youth of 1997 码农回档：飞扬的青春1997 Feier Fasa菲尔法瑟Urban1.3M WordsOngoing Programmer Lü Xin is sent back to 1997 after a car accident, his soul traveling through time. Back on his high school campus, he refuses to settle for an ordinary life. With the times at his back and the knowledge and memories of his past life to rely on, why shouldn't his youth soar on the winds of change? [Reborn in a bygone era + no System + no golden finger + campus life + entrepreneurship] 20.3kReads7.4Score1.8k14d adds

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    A programmer's soul travels back to 1997, where studying doesn't hinder his entrepreneurial endeavors.

49. 349 大 Sir, Don’t Run Away! 大爷不要跑 Doesn't Like Blue Fatty不喜欢蓝胖Urban229k WordsCompleted A handsome, wealthy old man is a real uncle. You, on the other hand, are just an old geezer. Be less greedy, and you'll have more happiness. If you stop dwelling on the past, you won't grow jaded. The brave get to enjoy the world first. The cinema was packed with men and women, applauding as Ji Bochang arrived. On the screen, the story of his life was playing. Reborn and bound to a System. Every misunderstanding earns you one day's wages, deposited automatically. Given a second life, don't be a —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The only truly heartbreaking moment might be when the official couple is won over by the female supporting character.

50. 350 谁 Who Told Him to Make Games?! 谁让他做游戏的！ Would You Like a Rose?玫瑰你要吗Urban3.2M WordsCompleted Lu Li transmigrates to Blue Star and inherits a game company on the verge of bankruptcy. He plans to carve out a territory with his sheer skill, but the shameless System refuses to play fair! From the start, it assigns an outrageous hidden quest: [Players smash their keyboards: 0/1000] Faced with tempting hidden rewards, Lu Li smiles and pulls out cheap games to torment the three bros: Only If You’re a Man Can You Jump 100 Floors, Hammer Smash, and Dead Cells. That month, keyboard and mouse sale 14.4kReads8.7Score1.8k14d adds

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    Anyway, I think it's pretty good.

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