A Realistic Work That'll Keep You on the Edge of Your Seat 一部让人心惊肉跳的现实主义作品

1. 51 听 Songs of the Listening Wind Tower 听风楼歌 Splashing Water from the Far Bank隔岸拍水Urban186k WordsOngoing Why does Xiangju run a business that only loses money and never makes a profit? She treats relationships just as carelessly, elbowing her way to the top of the airport’s Twelve Most Beautiful Women. She has Hong Zhi and Brother Gen fighting over her in a jealous brawl, and instead of being ashamed, she’s proud of it. After her eldest daughter gets into a prestigious university, she works hard and becomes independent. She tutors and models cars in her spare time, and accompanies her professor to 757Reads—Score—Shelves

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   In Tingfeng Tower, everyone stood behind others, while behind themselves, there was no one. A lonely figure, a solitary soul, laughed through tears of sorrow, everything was regrettable, yet everything was worthwhile.

2. 52 我 My Wife's Lies 我妻子的谎言 Fu Family Seventeen1傅家十七1Urban162k WordsCompleted The warmth of their newlywed days had barely faded when the lie hidden beneath their marriage certificate came crashing down on Shu Wang. The lovely wife he doted on was none other than the woman his childhood friend Qin Yiming had kept hidden away three years ago. His wife kept the past secret, stumbling over her words and showing no sense of boundaries. Qin Yiming pressed him at every turn, refusing to let go. All the tenderness vanished from Shu Wang's eyes. "After everything you two hid f 9.2kReads—Score426Shelves

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   Transitional relationship...

3. 53 余 The Night Before Yu Manli Died 余曼丽死前的那晚 Fu Family Seventeen1傅家十七16k WordsCompleted The Night Before Yu Manli Died 700Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 54 8 Technician No. 88: The Saintess of Yaochi 88号技师瑶池圣女 Old Cat on the Street街头老猫Urban98k WordsOngoing [Heavenly Orbit, Part Two] [Comedy] [Corruption] [Ensemble Cast] [Everyone Is Evil] [Sin and Calamity] In this world, every sin has its price, and every calamity has its master. And every calamity stems from a sin that can never be repaid. Hello, sir. Technician No. 88, the Holy Maiden of Yaochi, is delighted to serve you... 206Reads—Score—Shelves

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   See? The more you look at it, the more suspicious it seems. [Smirking][Smirking][Smirking][Smirking]

5. 55 遇 How to Deal with Annoying Neighbors... 遇到扰人的邻居，就这样办…… Fu Family Seventeen1傅家十七1Urban6k WordsCompleted This is how to deal with a troublesome neighbor... 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves

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   Transitional relationship

6. 56 我 My Two-Faced Princess Consort 我的双面王妃 Fu Family Seventeen1傅家十七1Ancient Romance6k WordsCompleted My Two-Faced Princess 80Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 57 暧 Flirtatious Player 暧昧玩家 Fu Family Seventeen1傅家十七16k WordsCompleted Flirtatious Player 176Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 58 对 The Divorced Neighbor Across the Hall 对门的离异邻居 Fu Family Seventeen1傅家十七16k WordsCompleted The Divorced Neighbor Across the Hall 1kReads—Score—Shelves
9. 59 长 Eldest Son: My Siblings Simulated My Life, and I Broke Down in Tears 长子：兄妹模拟我人生，泪崩 Flight Captain飞行团长Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Anti-drug trafficking] [Narcotics officer] [High IQ] [Mastermind] [Undercover] The Wei family has five children. The second is a wealthy businessman, the third has an impressive background, the fourth is a research professor, and the fifth is a pop star. Only the eldest has amounted to nothing. He’s notorious and despised by his siblings. Because he sold off his younger siblings and drove his family away! He’s done every kind of evil, and his siblings loathe and spurn him! Then, on the day the 75.4kReads9.5Score11.9kShelves

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   The writing is delicate and the plot is moving.

10. 60 求 Please Stop Cursing Me, There'll Soon Be No One Left in the Industry! 求求你别骂了，圈内都快没人了！ Feeling Constrained局促着Urban767k WordsOngoing [After the first hundred chapters, the story's ideas are unlike anything else online!] [No Female Lead, No Flirting, I Swear + Sharp Critiques and Debates + A Master of One-Liners + The Modern-Day Lu Xun, a Mentor of Ideas + Idealism, a Peerless Patriot + An Adult Fairy Tale + Guaranteed Writing Quality] Bad movies shoved in your face, pretty young actors' expressionless performances polluting your eyes: in his fury, Jiang Li unexpectedly awakens the “Public Enemy of the Internet System” and be 8.1kReads8.7Score525Shelves

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    "I hope that one day, when any ordinary person's legal rights are violated, they won't need to rack their brains to orchestrate a media storm, nor will they need to force themselves to become a hexagonal warrior knowledgeable in law, communication, and psychology. They can simply pick up the phone, calmly dial a number, or walk into a department, hand over some documents, and then go home with peace of mind, waiting for the inevitable and just outcome. That would be a society worth fighting for." The author even created a special section for the protagonist's memorable quotes in Chapter 3's discussion forum; those interested can check it out.

11. 61 被 Trapped in My Boss’s Office... 被困上司办公室后…… Fu Family Seventeen1傅家十七16k WordsCompleted After Getting Trapped in My Boss's Office... 509Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 62 领 After We Got Our Marriage License, I Exposed My Girlfriend's Scam 领证后，我戳破了女友骗局 Fu Family Seventeen1傅家十七1Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted After We Got Our Marriage License, I Exposed My Girlfriend’s Scam 102Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 63 男 My Boyfriend Asked Me to Transfer Him 1,500: What Happened Next 男友让我给他转账1500后续 Fu Family Seventeen1傅家十七16k WordsCompleted What Happened After My Boyfriend Asked Me to Transfer Him 1,500 170Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 64 被 After I Took Her to Court, She Finally Dropped the Act 被我告上法庭后，她彻底不装了 Fu Family Seventeen1傅家十七16k WordsCompleted After I took her to court, she stopped pretending altogether 160Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 65 怀 After I Got Pregnant, I Discovered My Husband’s Secret… 怀孕后，发现了老公的秘密…… Fu Family Seventeen1傅家十七16k WordsCompleted After I Got Pregnant, I Discovered My Husband's Secret... —Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 66 禁 The Ascetic Heartthrob Doesn’t Play Innocent, and I Laughed 禁欲系男神他不吃素，我笑了 Fu Family Seventeen1傅家十七1Modern Romance6k WordsCompleted The Chaste Male God Doesn't Do Vegetables. I Laughed. 57Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 67 短 A Collection of Short Stories 短篇小故事合集 Fu Family Seventeen1傅家十七16k WordsCompleted A Collection of Short Stories 90Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 68 与 After Secretly Marrying a CEO and Superstar 与总裁大明星隐婚后 Fu Family Seventeen1傅家十七1Modern Romance12k WordsCompleted After Secretly Marrying a CEO Superstar 32Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 69 他 The Glass Candy He Gave Me 他给的玻璃糖 Fu Family Seventeen1傅家十七1Modern Romance140k WordsCompleted Qiu Cixiu was nothing like his name suggested. He wasn’t merciful at all! Eventually, he simply changed the character in his name to “Chi.” The chi of charging across the battlefield. That character suited his wild, rebellious nature much better. She once thought he would be her salvation, but as it turned out, he wasn’t... 15Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 70 沦 Falling for You 沦陷 Fu Family Seventeen1傅家十七1Marriage & Romance22k WordsCompleted Fallen 56Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 71 重 Reborn: What a Joy to Watch the Fake Heiress Become Everyone’s Enemy 重生后看假千金成过街老鼠真痛快 Fu Family Seventeen1傅家十七1Modern Romance6k WordsCompleted After Being Reborn, Watching the Fake Heiress Become a Public Enemy Is So Satisfying 1Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 72 离 After the Divorce, Dr. Su Caught the Eye of a Powerful Man 离婚后，苏医生被大佬盯上了 A Wild Horse Going Neigh Neigh一匹野马汪汪汪Modern Romance616k WordsCompleted [Season One of the motion comic is now available] [The early chapters focus on family disputes, with more emphasis on her career] [The male lead appears later] [It only gets better as the story goes] She's a cold, sharp cardiothoracic surgeon who wields a scalpel and is divorced with a child. He's a roguishly handsome power player with connections in both the underworld and the legitimate world. It was love at first sight for him, and he won't stop pursuing her. Then there's a gentle, refined yo 57.3kReads8.7Score6.3kShelves

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    This is so realistically written; it would make a great short video. The author describes the details very clearly without exaggeration.

23. 73 我 I'm Not a Eunuch 我不是太监 Young Lingxi少年泠汐Historical385k WordsCompleted A modern-day office worker transmigrates overnight. The newly arrived “eunuch” in the palace is actually a fake eunuch who still has all his male equipment. Armed with modern knowledge, exceptional courage, and the innate advantage of being the only real man in the harem, he goes from keeping his identity hidden to winning everyone over, gradually taking control of power, and ultimately rising to the top of the world. Lighthearted, exhilarating, and humorous, this story is all about the thrillin 291Reads—Score—Shelves

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    One word: Absolutely amazing!

24. 74 妻 My Wife Cheated, Then Asked Me to Raise Her Lover's Child 妻子出轨，竟让我帮她养情人的孩子 Young Lingxi少年泠汐12k WordsCompleted My Wife Cheated, Yet Expected Me to Raise Her Lover’s Child 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
25. 75 未 My Fiancée's Unspoken Secret 未婚妻不可说的秘密 Young Lingxi少年泠汐9k WordsCompleted The Secret My Fiancée Can't Tell 708Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 76 床 That Bottle of Oil on the Nightstand Is Something I Spent Three Days Brewing... 床头柜的那瓶油，是我熬了三天的... Young Lingxi少年泠汐16k WordsCompleted That bottle of oil on the nightstand is something I spent three days simmering... 194Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 77 哥 My Older Brother Taught Me to Be a Delinquent Girl 哥哥教我当精神小妹 Young Lingxi少年泠汐11k WordsCompleted My older brother taught me how to be a rebellious party girl. 156Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 78 替 I Took on 30 Million in Debt for My Brother, So I Gave Up 替兄弟负债三千万，我摆烂了 Young Lingxi少年泠汐10k WordsCompleted I took on 30 million in debt for my brother, so I gave up and stopped trying. 41Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 79 离 After the Divorce, My Ex Refused to Hand Over His Paycheck? I Laughed at His Nerve, Only to Get a Harsh Reality Check 离婚后前夫拒交工资？我笑他不知好歹，转头被狠狠打脸 Young Lingxi少年泠汐Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted After our divorce, my ex-husband refused to hand over his salary? I laughed at his nerve, only to get a brutal face-slapping in return. 257Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 80 毁 You Ruined My Tsinghua Dream? I'll Make My Sister Cry Herself Sick in the Bathroom 毁我清华梦？反手让妹妹哭晕厕所 Young Lingxi少年泠汐15k WordsCompleted You Ruined My Dream of Getting into Tsinghua? I’ll Make My Sister Cry in the Bathroom 11Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 81 老 After Losing Her Memory, My Wife Insisted on Competing with Me Over Who Tops and Who Bottoms 老婆失忆后非要跟我比攻受 Young Lingxi少年泠汐11k WordsCompleted After losing her memory, my wife insists on competing with me over who tops and who bottoms. 66Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 82 求 Please, Scold Me One More Time! 求您再多骂我一句！ Young Lingxi少年泠汐11k WordsCompleted Please, scold me one more time! —Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 83 我 I Really Don't Like Being Insulted 我真的不是喜欢挨骂 Young Lingxi少年泠汐20k WordsCompleted I Really Don't Like Being Insulted 14Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 84 西 Turbulence in Xidu: Passion and Shackles 西都风云：桃色与枷锁 Thick-Leafed Atractylodes Stewing Dendrobium厚朴煮石斛Urban208k WordsCompleted The Storms of Xidu: Passion and Shackles, also known as The Bank President Is Ruthless A bloody reform by a parachuted-in bank president tears open the festering corruption of a financial empire ruled by money and power. The Xidu branch of Wujin Bank is a glittering financial empire on the surface, but inside, it has long been hollowed out by corrupt deals trading power for sex. 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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35. 85 路 Lu Beifang, Tonight the Officialdom Runs Red with Blood 路北方，今夜官血沸腾 Brother Jianghu江湖望哥Urban7.5M WordsOngoing [High-Octane, Passionate, and Deeply Sentimental Political Intrigue!] With power comes responsibility. One thought can separate public duty from private interest, like heaven and earth. Only by holding fast to your principles can you avoid being swept away by the storms or trapped by the gains and losses of personal relationships, and achieve great things. Lu Beifang came from humble beginnings, but lived an extraordinary life. He became a town mayor at 23, a county magistrate at 25, and married 115.9kReads9.1Score7.9kShelves

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    They are all realistic novels

36. 86 小 What Can I Do to Save You, Little Dragon Girl? 小龙女我拿什么救你 The Later Generation Clan后人一族Sci-Fi & Apocalypse162k WordsCompleted Ao Xi, an 1,800-year-old dragon girl, runs away from home to explore the world, but ends up trapped in an underground chamber for 2,000 years. By accident, she activates a teleportation array that transports Li An, the male lead from Earth, to the Silvermoon Continent in another world. The two are trapped in the underground chamber, and a few years later, the dragon clan comes knocking! 212Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Can you recommend some surreal novels?

37. 87 真 The Live-Action Anime World 真人日漫界 The Later Generation Clan后人一族Sports252k WordsCompleted In the future, global attitudes toward marriage and relationships have become warped, and nobody gets married or has children. As a result, the population has plummeted, leaving only 120 million people worldwide. Eastland has 38 million survivors, its cities lie in decline, and human civilization stands on the brink of extinction. 515Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 88 深 The Untold Story of a Shenzhen Tycoon: He Once Spent 300 Million to Marry a Star 深圳大佬往事：曾掷三亿娶女明星 Cute Uncle Lao Yang萌大叔老杨Urban228k WordsCompleted This isn't an online novel. It's a chapter from a life. Shenzhen has never lacked for legends, or for people who have fallen on hard times. I was once a rags-to-riches success story. I started out as a migrant worker, seized the right opportunity to amass a fortune worth billions, and married a star admired by millions. But fate took a sudden turn. A real estate project was left unfinished, and crushing debts dragged me into the abyss. Stripped of my finery, I had to put down roots in the indust 2.1kReads—Score134Shelves
39. 89 十 Ten Days, Eighteen-Year-Old Great-Grandma, I'm Not a Scumbag 十日十八岁太奶我不是渣男 The Later Generation Clan后人一族Urban767k WordsCompleted [Urban Imagination] [Surreal] [Multiple Female Leads] [Beijing-Circle Heiresses] [Beautiful Women Around the World] [Entertainment Industry Stars] [Web-Novel Heroines] [Most Beautiful Heroines on Screen] 251Reads6.9Score145Shelves
40. 90 寸 Within a Wall's Width 寸墙里 The Brain of a Shoelace托鞋的脑仁30k WordsCompleted Within the Inch-High Wall 360Reads—Score—Shelves

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41. 91 天 Living the High Life as a Young Master 天上人间当少爷 The Later Generation Clan后人一族Urban543k WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 2.4kReads8.3Score118Shelves
42. 92 半 The Half-Closed Door 半掩门 The Brain of a Shoelace托鞋的脑仁36k WordsCompleted The Half-Open Door 3.1kReads—Score100Shelves
43. 93 我 I Become a Scoundrel in Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils 我在天龙当曹贼 The Later Generation Clan后人一族Male-Channel Fanfiction264k WordsCompleted The male lead, Yin Qiancheng, worked himself to death in Shenzhen, then transmigrated into the world of Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils. He obtained a brain-development and dream-insertion System AI. To return to the future, he brought all the female leads of Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, those beautiful older sisters, back to modern Shenzhen. 3.5kReads6.9Score140Shelves
44. 94 托 Tuoxie De Naoren's 15th Book 托鞋的脑仁第15本书 The Brain of a Shoelace托鞋的脑仁Urban3.3M WordsOngoing 110Reads6.8Score122Shelves
45. 95 风 The Feng Family’s Treasured Mother and Daughter 风家的宝贝母女 The Later Generation Clan后人一族Two Male Leads232k WordsCompleted A novel about love, marriage, and redemption. If I don’t wear the golden headband, how can I save you? If I put on the golden headband, how can I still love you? A love story about the mother and daughter of the Feng family! 1.1kReads6.5Score—Shelves
46. 96 孕 After the Morning Sickness, My Sugar Daddy Panicked 孕吐后，金主他急疯了 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊11k WordsCompleted After the Morning Sickness, Her Sugar Daddy Panics 20.8kReads—Score258Shelves

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    The day my sugar daddy/beauty returned to the country, I was vomiting uncontrollably by the toilet. He was silent for a long time, then looked guilty: "As you can see, she's pregnant. I can't abandon her and the baby." I clutched my 30 million breakup fee, frantically waving my hands: "No, no, no! I just ate too many snacks and my stomach hurt, that's why I threw up! Please don't take responsibility for me!" With that, I grabbed my card and ran, disappearing overnight. Three months later, he waited outside my hometown, holding a report in one hand and staring intently at my round belly with the other, gritting his teeth: "Did the snacks in your belly come to life? They've even grown into the shape of a fetus?"

47. 97 我 My Goddess and I Switched Bodies 我和女神互换身体 Fragrant Words解语生香Urban411k WordsCompleted [Superpowers + tycoon + satisfying read + no simping + multiple heroines] Chu Aishen, the foremost master of the Celestial Court's immortal arts, was framed and cursed with the Love Curse System before being banished to the mortal realm. Forced to complete romance quests, he could only regain his divine power by doing so. And so, a fiery beauty of a principal, a gorgeous campus belle, a jewelry heiress, a rose fairy, a milk tea shop owner... His blissful questing journey began. 674Reads8.8Score—Shelves
48. 98 她 She's My Underling and My Wife 她是我小弟，也是我老婆 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊27k WordsCompleted She's My Little Brother, and Also My Wife 977Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 99 三 Three Years Later, She Begged on Her Knees for Mercy 三年后，她跪着求饶 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Historical10k WordsCompleted Three years later, she knelt and begged for mercy 387Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 100 狗 You Bastard, You Win This Time 狗男人，算你厉害 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊13k WordsCompleted You Bastard, You Win This Time 2.8kReads—Score—Shelves

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