Is It Really Impossible to Write a Long Novel That Feels True to Life? 贴近生活是不是真的没法写长篇？？？

1. 201 围 Outside the Siege, Inside the Livestream 围城外，直播里 Xi Fengyue西枫月Modern Romance536k WordsCompleted [Urban] + [Marriage Story] + [Putting Scumbags in Their Place] + [Suspense] + [Two Female Leads] + [No Romance] Less than a month after we got married, my husband secretly sold the house my parents left me to pay for his younger brother's wedding! I turned to the livestream chatroom "Sister's Hideout" for help, only to uncover an old case involving a body dumped in the water three years ago. It turned out I wasn't his first wife, nor would I be his last target. He used marriage as bait, laying 11Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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   A collection of relatable urban romance stories, presented in a live-stream format, unfolding heart-wrenching tales.

2. 202 六 Collected Musings of Sixty-Three 六三杂谈录 A Certain Daoist Master某臂道长46k WordsCompleted Class 6-3 is an ordinary class with an extraordinary story. This work tells one of Class 6-3's unofficial histories. For the others, see Mr. Sanbi. Ran out of words, so here's some filler: vd fv s fv v f dv d sv f dv d sv s dv 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This is very close to real life.

3. 203 满 Elegance Across the Wilds: Becoming a Guard 满野风华之成为卫士 Little Feng小丰儿Urban461k WordsCompleted This is a contemporary realist novel, with no transmigration or rebirth. It has some suspense and focuses more on emotions. Synopsis: A car accident causes a toxic gas leak, killing and injuring many innocent people. But does this accident seem to be covering something up? There should have been three people in the car, so why were there only two bodies? Did someone survive the disaster? How did they escape? Eight years later, a great mountain helps a mute girl speak again. Why did she lose her 39Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Close to real life, urban reality, inspirational coming-of-age story, undercover police officer, suspenseful crime solving.

4. 204 你EN What Makes You Think I'll Keep Liking You Forever? 你凭什么认为我会一直喜欢你呢 Night Rain i夜雨iUrban1.2M WordsCompleted [Everyday romance] [One female lead] [Mutual healing] Because of a promise made in childhood, Chen Lu spent seven whole years pursuing the girl he’d grown up with. In the end, all he got was a cold rejection. Chen Lu smiled in acceptance, but his heart had turned to ash… until he met the sweet, clumsy girl who’d come to thank him. The girl was lovely and innocent, standing alone in the rain right where the two of them had agreed to meet. “Why haven’t you left…?” The girl slowly lifted her head. 121.3kReads9.7Score14.1kShelves
5. 205 表 My Childhood Friend Turned Me Down, So I Went to Her Aunt. Why Are You Crying? 表白青梅被拒，我找你小姨你哭啥 Half a Life in Smoke and Sand半生烟沙Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Both transmigrate + sickly, obsessive little girl (one heroine) + funny everyday life + two powerful leads] Wen Jinnian was blown to pieces! The assassin You Tong, whom he had caught and who was worth a small fortune, detonated explosives, killing them both! When he woke, he had transmigrated into the body of another Wen Jinnian in a parallel world. Not only was his counterpart a fake young master, but he had also confessed to his childhood sweetheart, the girl he secretly adored, only to get t 5.1kReads8.9Score743Shelves
6. 206 顶 Top Broker 顶尖掮客 Chenchen's Sun辰辰的太阳Urban2.0M WordsCompleted This book starts with the protagonist, Feng Tianchen, a simple private-car driver, and follows his brutal struggle through the world of politics. It is a battlefield without gunfire, a terrifying vortex that ordinary people cannot escape once they enter. But to a seasoned political operator, it is the perfect stage for a masterful performance. See how Feng Tianchen rises from a humble driver to the pinnacle of life through his own efforts. 4.9kReads8.9Score458Shelves
7. 207 开EN Starting with a Street Stall Selling Super Strength Potions 开局地摊卖大力 Yi Qingfeng弈青锋Urban8.9M WordsCompleted [Qingfeng's new novel, This Player Has a Problem in the Head, is currently serializing and has plenty of chapters ready to binge] Earth enters an era of spiritual qi revival, and humanity begins awakening supernatural abilities! Jiang Nan awakens the strongest street-stall System from the start. Potions of Strength? Detoxifying Yellow Beans? Lucky Cherries? They're flying off the shelves! The world's top tycoons, richest man, popular streamers, and peak powerhouses all come to buy them. Jiang Na 333.1kReads9.7Score43.5kShelves
8. 208 好 Such a Good Girl 好一个乖乖女 I Took Great Pains我煞费苦心Modern Romance361k WordsCompleted [Print edition signed] [Short drama now streaming] [Sweet romance with a touch of angst] [Fake-good, scheming heroine x domineering wealthy tyrant] [Both leads are each other’s only one] Duan Xiuming first met Lu Mingyu at a wedding. She was stunningly beautiful, yet looked like a well-behaved good girl, sitting off to the side and painting because someone had told her to. “Boring woman,” he judged. But in the blink of an eye, Lu Mingyu gave him a huge surprise! She destroyed her painting and co 30.9kReads9.5Score4.1kShelves

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   You'll understand once you read it. I feel it's suitable for sentimental people, because I am one 🤭 🤭 It also has short dramas, so you can watch the dramas after reading the novel—it's super engaging. I highly recommend it 😎😎

9. 209 双 Alliance Across Two Timelines 双时空联盟 Carrot Top红萝卜头Urban160k WordsCompleted Famine devours civilization, and laborer Su Jiu struggles to survive. During a top-secret mission through time and space, the life-sustaining chip inside her suddenly runs critically low on power! An out-of-control teleportation hurls her into a modern city, where she stumbles into the ordinary life of Li Manman. When two almost identical faces meet eye to eye, a dangerous workplace pact is quietly born: they will share an identity and struggle to survive in the steel jungle. But the dangers of —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   See if this is the kind of reading experience you're looking for. [Add one to your bookshelf]

10. 210 体 The Ghostly Body 体鬼 Mr. Xiao You小尢先生Urban938k WordsCompleted In short, Su Mu is chosen by You Tianzi, the Lord of the Nether City, through a twist of fate and becomes his Host. Together, Su Mu and You Tianzi quell a rebellion and punish the traitors. Su Mu also finds the love of his life and builds a business empire of his own. 25Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's not that we can't write long novels, but most people prefer to live in a virtual world of beauty. Who is willing to face real life?

11. 211 业 The Sin of Hellfire 业火之罪 Mr. Xiao You小尢先生Eastern Fantasy663k WordsOngoing The protagonist, Ling Hao, was born into an ordinary family and wanted nothing more than a peaceful life. The villagers lived in harmony, helping one another, and the neighbors treated him well. He also had a childhood sweetheart, and the two of them would play and bicker together. But one day, the Yin Soul Hall learned that their village possessed an evil spirit fruit capable of defying fate, and slaughtered the entire village. Not a single person survived. Smoke billowed and rivers of blood fl 1Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 212 尘 The Road Home Through Dust and Light 尘光归途 Mr. Xiao You小尢先生Urban586k WordsOngoing Based on a true story The male protagonist, Lin Mo, is an ordinary man from the bottom of society. Dissatisfied with his circumstances, he fights desperately to climb higher. Family, friendship, and love all hurt, deceive, and humiliate him. But Lin Mo is unbreakable. After sinking into depravity, he picks himself back up, builds his own business empire, and finds the love and happiness that belong to him. An inspirational novel —Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 213 小 Xiaoming's Guide to Business 小明的生意经 Timid Madman胆小的狂人Urban2.2M WordsOngoing [Urban] [Workplace] [Romance] Life is a business, and love is, too. It all depends on how you manage it... Mutual benefit is the secret to a lasting business. Don't expect to strike gold in one go. You might get away with cheating someone once, but next time, you could be the one who gets cheated... Wang Dongming takes that same approach: building things up little by little and putting himself in other people's shoes. He wins over influential people, clients, family, lovers, and friends with his 326Reads9.2Score—Shelves
14. 214 我 How Did I, an Alien, End Up Becoming an AI? 我一个外星人怎么就成了ai了呢 As Light as a Passing Breeze淡淡如风过Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.1M WordsCompleted Strong female lead + natural disasters + supernatural powers + golden finger! Bai Cen, an ordinary wage slave. One day, the apocalypse strikes. What she never expected was that her “golden finger” would be an alien, and a high-and-mighty one at that. Even stranger, the alien is a player in a video game, while she's just a pitiful game character! Earthquakes, torrential rain, floods, snowstorms... One disaster after another comes, and our heroine grows stronger and stronger. The arrogant alien tu 229Reads9.6Score134Shelves

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    Let's look at things that aren't closely related to real life. But they stem from boundless imagination about life.

15. 215 迟 Tears of Regret, Too Late 迟来的悔恨泪 Qi Jiu Er Ba奇久二八7k WordsCompleted Tears of belated regret 53Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Works that resonate with real life have great potential. Consider "Ordinary World," which has transcended time. Never forget your roots; all novels originate from life. Take Tomato Short Stories, for example; what touches people's hearts is always their genuine emotions. People hate betrayal, despise infidelity, and yearn for beautiful love. Of course, to gain recognition, it's not enough to simply be close to life; meticulous craftsmanship is essential in narrative techniques, conflict resolution, character development, and plot design to achieve greater success. Additionally, an author's talent and luck are also crucial factors in their success.

16. 216 基 A Lost Path Through the Ranks 基层仕途迷茫路 Zuo Linfeng左林沣Urban255k WordsCompleted “Jiaming,” Third Grandpa said, “I just saw green smoke rising from your family grave. That's a good omen. I reckon Xinghe will grow up to become an official.” A fortune-teller told him, “You can become an official in the southeast.” Chen Xinghe was a grassroots official who spent more than twenty years struggling his way through the political world, constantly making waves on the grand stage of his own life. For a time, his efforts brought him fame and success, and he enjoyed a happy life. He wa 2kReads9.5Score156Shelves

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    Chen Xinghe, as a grassroots leader, consistently adhered to the mass line and wholeheartedly served the people. Why then did he end up in dire straits? And how did his perseverance lead to a successful comeback? You'll understand after reading! Please write a book review for me, thank you! [Hands clasped in prayer][Hands clasped in prayer][Hands clasped in prayer]

17. 217 欠 My Indebted Daughter, I'm Sorry. I'm a Good-for-Nothing Aunt 欠债女儿对不起，我是没用的阿姨 Readers Are So Handsome读者太帅Urban858k WordsOngoing [Multiple heroines, no fixed pairing + age gap + feel-good power fantasy + reborn] My name is Du Zhe. I was once deceived by the campus beauty, and after lending her a million yuan, she fled to escape her debts, forcing me to flee overseas. Now I’ve been reborn, and once again the campus beauty has come to borrow money from me. I simply took her phone and opened the “Borrow with Confidence” app. Let’s see where you can run this time. My name is Chu Mengyao. I’m a beautiful art student determine 1.6kReads8.7Score152Shelves
18. 218 校 The Campus Belle Weeps, Having Lost the Person She Loved Most 校花痛哭，她弄丢了自己最爱的人 Dudu Baby嘟嘟北鼻Urban340k WordsCompleted [Campus Beauty]+ [Reborn]+ [No System]+ [Slice of Life]+ [Lighthearted and Healing] In his previous life, Xia Lingxue repeatedly left Chen Huaian to seek out her first love. Then one day, Chen Huaian prepared a cake with the words, “May we stay together forever and never part.” But instead of Xia Lingxue, he got a cold check for five million yuan from her mother, along with the revelation that Xia Lingxue was an heiress. It was only when he was crushed beneath a speeding dump truck that Chen Hua 2.5kReads8.8Score203Shelves
19. 219 让 I Told You to Confess, So Why Did You Hit on the Underworld Boss's Daughter? 让你表白，你找上黑道千金？ Mu Twenty-Nine暮二十九Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [System + family + one heroine + sweet everyday romance + lighthearted comedy] Su Jiang is a first-year university student who unexpectedly awakens a System. [Host, confess your feelings to someone of the opposite sex within thirty seconds. Fail, and you die immediately!] With no other choice, Su Jiang confesses to An Rou, the class beauty, in front of the whole class. Su Jiang: “An Rou, I like you. Would you go out with me?” An Rou: “What do you like about me?” Su Jiang: “Uh… your legs are real 57.5kReads9.4Score6kShelves
20. 220 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 14.3kReads8.9Score997Shelves
21. 221 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. 83.3kReads9.4Score7.4kShelves
22. 222 你 With You Here, I'm Not So Useless 你在，我刚好不废 Little Li Tomato02番茄小李02Urban116k WordsCompleted He is a state-owned enterprise employee earning 5,000 yuan a month. His job is easy, his personality is jaded, and he figures his life will probably stay this way forever; She is a petite, adorable freelance blogger who edits videos and writes copy at home, turning her life into a jar of sweets. Two young people who have only recently graduated go from strangers to familiar faces, from borrowing a router to sharing three meals a day. There are no melodramatic twists, no protagonists with a halo —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Sweet slice-of-life stories, continuously updated with long chapters.

23. 223 分 After We Broke Up, Did I Somehow Become the Cohabiting Campus Beauty's Simp? 分手后，我竟成了同居校花舔狗？ Dudu Baby嘟嘟北鼻Urban536k WordsCompleted [One Heroine + Mutual Healing + No Looking Back + Lighthearted, Healing Sweet Romance] [No Rebirth, No System, Everyday Slice-of-Life. Enter at Your Own Risk] On Chen Zian’s birthday, when Lin Qingxue picked up her phone for the twenty-sixth time, Chen Zian knew they should end things. Lin Qingxue had only gotten together with him to repay a debt of gratitude. Now she had a boy she liked, and Chen Zian really didn’t want to keep this going. But after he decided to let her go, he unexpectedly bec 7.6kReads9.3Score1kShelves
24. 224 重 Reborn: My Childhood Sweetheart Is Too Sweet! 重生：我的青梅竹马太甜了！ Pure Little Ming纯洁滴小明Urban688k WordsCompleted [Reborn + System + sweet everyday romance + one female lead + clean content] What’s it like to have a childhood sweetheart who’s incredibly sweet? And what if she’s also a clingy little wife? After transmigrating, Mu Chen got a System and became an all-around heartthrob! Whatever he did, he impressed his girlfriend. “Hubby, the fish you made is so delicious. I want more of your fish.” “Hubby, you’re amazing at basketball. Teach me how to play!” “Hubby, I love you so much. What should I do?” Mu C 4.8kReads9.4Score487Shelves
25. 225 白EN My Dream Girl Senior Is Both Sweet and Sultry, and We're Dating 白月光学姐又娇又欲，我们恋爱了 Spicy Rabbit Head with a Little Sugar麻辣兔头加点糖Urban499k WordsCompleted [One heroine + no System, no rebirth, no golden finger + sweet everyday urban romance] [I'm not good at writing blurbs, so feel free to give it a try] Wen Ce found that things always got awkward whenever he ran into his beautiful neighbor... Then he noticed that she seemed to be spying on him all the time... At first, he thought it was a misunderstanding. Later, he realized there had never been any misunderstanding at all. It was all part of her plan. But the problem was, she was just too beaut 6.4kReads9.3Score2kShelves
26. 226 虐 Get a Room! The Ice-Cold Campus Belle Keeps Pinning Me Against the Wall 虐狗啦！高冷校花又双叒壁咚我了 Spicy Rabbit Head with a Little Sugar麻辣兔头加点糖Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Romance and everyday life + one heroine + (supposedly) aloof, stunning goddess + super sweet + gap moe + a mix of wholesome and spicy + living off his wife while still acting tough (not really) + mutual devotion + both reborn + raising each other] [A sweet romance, a sweet romance, a sweet romance! Important things must be said three times.] [A slow-burn plot~ Hehehe] [I can't write a good blurb, so please head straight to the story.] What does it feel like to discover that the person you had 21.8kReads9.5Score2.6kShelves
27. 227 被 The Fake Ice Queen Campus Belle Tricked Me, but She Likes Being Put in Her Place 被假高冷校花骗了，她喜欢被拿捏 Ink, Poetry, and Rhyme墨语诗韵Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [One heroine~sweet romance~extra sweet!] [Handsome guys and lovely ladies, it's my honor and our good fortune that you've found this book. Why not come in and take a look?] Mo Lingcheng acquires an all-purpose cultivation System! And this System is actually... like this!!! Now that he's become the school belle's badminton coach, as the saying goes, the one by the water gets the moon first. Think ahead and set a small goal: It's settled, then. I'll bind myself to Hua Lingshi! Before they get t 4.7kReads9.3Score431Shelves
28. 228 校 School Beauty, Don't Cry. You Don't Deserve My Devotion 校花别哭了，我的深情你不配 Short-Tempered Little Pumpkin暴躁小南瓜Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [A good horse doesn't return to old pastures + one heroine + not a BL story] [A light reborn romance with no System or golden finger, just an ordinary, everyday love story. Don't read if that's not your thing.] (Originally titled “Campus Belle, Don't Cry. You Don't Deserve My Devotion.” Note: The campus belle gets more page time early on, and the heroine appears a little late. The sweeter romantic scenes come in the middle and later portions. Please skip if that bothers you.) Everyone knew Gu Ch 14.2kReads9.5Score1.2kShelves
29. 229 疯 Are You Kidding Me? The Icy School Beauty Is My Online Girlfriend? 疯了吧！高冷校花竟是网恋对象？ Supreme Evil无上邪Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [One heroine | Campus beauty | Online romance | No System | Everyday life | Over-the-top sweetness | Playing the fool to catch the tiger] Kong Liu was so good at video games that a clingy rich girl latched onto him. She insisted on becoming his girlfriend, and in a daze, Kong Liu agreed. They dated online for a year without ever meeting in person. Then today, he played a game with a girl... Kong Liu suddenly realized that the legendary aloof campus beauty... might actually be his clingy online g 23.2kReads9.4Score2.3kShelves
30. 230 我 My Silly Fufu Treasure Girlfriend 我的傻fufu宝藏女友 The One and Only Spicy Crawfish香辣小龙虾本尊Urban1.3M WordsCompleted (One heroine + reborn on campus + making money and spoiling her to the end) Chu He was reborn as a sophomore, back on the night his girlfriend, Yang Wanqing, put on a wedding dress and went to a concert to chase her idol. She said it was just an ordinary outfit, and she could wear whatever she liked. She wanted to marry her youth, and she wanted to break up. Fine! After eight years of loving her, it was time to put an end to his life as a lovesick doormat. Chu He agreed to let her go. He started 3.3kReads9.1Score336Shelves
31. 231 让 You're Supposed to Be the Strategist, So Why Are You Dating the Enemy's? 让你当军师，你和女方军师好上了 A Bystander Knows Xiao Xi路人知小熙Urban574k WordsCompleted (Romantic slice of life) + (One female lead) + (Not reborn) + (No System, no golden finger) Gu Xing helps his roommate add a girl on WeChat, and all the guys in Dorm 301 pitch in with advice. “Guys, what should I send as my first message?” “Do you even have to ask? Just send, ‘You there?’...” Gu Xing says, “Opening with ‘Hey, are you there?’ is guaranteed to make you look like a clown.” Under his roommates’ watchful eyes, Gu Xing becomes their romance coach. He sends, “The other person is typing 1.7kReads9.5Score313Shelves
32. 232 偶 A Chance Encounter and a Shared Rental: The Campus Beauty and I Fall for Each Other 偶遇又合租，我与校花双向奔赴 Ding-Dong Wind Chimes风铃叮咚Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Love That Grows Over Time + Romance + One Female Lead + Authentic College Campus + Friendship] Original title: The Campus Belle Is My Roommate (A step-by-step guide to romance. Come on in if you want to learn how to be romantic!) Gu Yicheng's high school crush got together with his best friend, and when he arrived at college, he was told there was no room for him in the dorms. After running into the campus belle, Liang Yu, three times in a row, he discovered she was his classmate! By a twist of 19.1kReads9.2Score2.2kShelves
33. 233 狗 So Much Sweet Dog Food: From the Start, My Childhood Friend Pulled Me Away to Get Our Marriage License 狗粮超甜：开局青梅拉我领证 An Old Non一只老非Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Both Leads Reborn + One Female Lead + Showbiz + Sweet Romance + All-Rounder Male Lead] [Rebirth only, no System and no special abilities!] He confesses on day one, they get their marriage licenses on day two, and announce it to the world that very same day! No misunderstandings, no dragging things out! After being reborn, Shen Feng plans to pursue his wife, only to discover that his Wan-jie has also been reborn, and she’s even more proactive than he is! #Breaking: Rising star Jiang Wanwan spott 4.7kReads9.4Score572Shelves
34. 234 蓝 The Sleepless Blue Cedar 蓝雪松不眠 Taiji Wuji太极无极Urban197k WordsCompleted A blue cedar sinks and awakens in the neon abyss. The dazzling brilliance of the city reflects Lin Yue's turbulent fate. She once lost herself in the glittering illusions of fashionable boutiques, straying in the gilded cage built by others as her soul sank deeper into the mire of desire. Her life careened like a train off its tracks. She moved among an ambitious grocery delivery driver, an insurance executive burdened with secrets, and a mining magnate commanding a black-gold empire, edging eve —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Life is never the enemy of length. When a writer masters the dual perspective of "microscope + telescope," even the haggling in a vegetable market can become an allegory for social change. The key issue isn't what to write, but whether one possesses the narrative ability to combine the bases of life (A: daily life/T: triviality/G: ordinariness/C: repetition) into literary DNA. 🙂

35. 235 糜 The Millet Has Turned Yellow 糜子黄了 Taiji Wuji太极无极Urban205k WordsCompleted On the Loess Plateau, a single grain of broomcorn millet holds the love letters of two generations. In the spring of 1983, Zhang Qinglin, a master's graduate in agricultural science, returned to Shigejie with improved millet seeds. At the village entrance, he ran into Wang Xiulian, a young woman blocking the road with an abacus in her hands. The old village secretary's university-educated daughter, she was confronting a developer to save the old mill, which was about to be demolished. Their unex 1Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 236 起 Getting to the Bottom of Mind-Reading 起底观心术 Bao Erri鲍尔日Urban1.5M WordsCompleted When I was five, a fortune-teller said I’d be able to read people’s minds when I grew up. My parents thought I was a genius and spent the whole family’s savings to send me to school. But I failed the college entrance exam and became a fried-noodle vendor. That vendor later became a “Walking Encyclopedia,” all thanks to the saying, “In books, there are houses of gold.” You are not just who you are. You can become a different kind of dazzling light. Read a comment on the first page, and you’ll get 229.5kReads9.6Score66.4kShelves
37. 237 大 The Road to the Sea 大海的路 What If, If There Were a What If万一如果有如果万一7k WordsCompleted The Sea Road —Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 238 相 I Went to the Wrong Table on a Blind Date and Met a Hidden Gem 相亲走错桌，遇到宝藏女孩 Great Pirate Shanks大海贼香克斯Urban1.2M WordsCompleted Lin Mo gets a privacy System. From then on, he can see into other people's pasts. Unspoken little secrets and shameful histories have nowhere to hide. He goes to the wrong table for a blind date and meets a treasure of a girlfriend. He meets the best mother-in-law ever through a business deal. He saves a beauty, only to discover she's his twin sister-in-law. Little by little, Lin Mo's life begins to have meaning. —Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 239 纳 What? My Blind Date Is Actually My Biggest Creditor? 纳尼？相亲对象竟然是我大债主？ Wind-Risen Moqi风起墨淇Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Older Woman-Younger Man Romance + Invincible Protagonist (the man becomes invincible later; he’s a good-for-nothing fighter at first) + Two Strong Leads + Bickering Couple] What?! My blind date is the big creditor I used to owe a fortune to? Chen Chuhe has just returned from the front lines, injured and reduced to a cripple. He can only go home to recuperate, and now he’s been pushed into a blind date. He stares in shock at the mature CEO before him: dressed in professional black stockings, 178 9.9kReads8.4Score700Shelves
40. 240 仙 A Fairy Butterfly's Fateful Romance 仙蝶奇缘 Zizui Xiaohe子醉萧河Eastern Fantasy223k WordsOngoing [Xianxia + wild imagination + alternate world] In the vast and mysterious Spirit Illusion Continent, the Seven Great Sects launched a fierce siege on Worm Valley, drawn by the legendary Azure Sky Longevity Gu hidden in its depths. The master-and-disciple pair Wan Qing and Ling Feng endured countless deadly attacks and finally fled into the Void of Insects Cave to lie low. But with the situation critical, Wan Qing had no choice but to use a forbidden art the sect strictly prohibited in order to s —Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 241 雾 Through Mist-Locked Cloud Steps in Search of Immortals 雾锁云阶觅仙踪 Zizui Xiaohe子醉萧河Eastern Fantasy353k WordsOngoing [Xianxia] [Political Intrigue] [Alternate World] [Adventure] Li Wuhen was born able to condense mist into a human form. Bearing a forbidden bloodline, he became an outcast in the imperial palace and suffered abuse from his own kin. His birth mother is imprisoned in a secret realm, his birth father keeps his secrets, and the struggle for power in the royal family devours all. Brothers and sisters turn their blades against one another. Only his imperial sister protects him. At the brink of despair —Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 242 天 The Mandate of Heaven: Poetry and Martial Arts 天命诗武 Zizui Xiaohe子醉萧河Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsOngoing [Xianxia, fantasy, transmigration, alternate world] Hidden divine spells, illusions shattered across the sky. Evil is vanquished throughout the world, without beginning or end. Xiao Yihao and Shen Mengli climb Floating Cloud Peak and accidentally stumble into Moonlight Cave. There, they find the Moonlight Box and transmigrate to another world. This is a strange world where people cultivate through poetry and duel with poems. It is divided into four realms: humans, gods, demons, and monsters. Eac 30Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 243 纸 Paper Planes Can't Fly Across Erhai 纸飞机飞不过洱海 Another Year of Cicadas, Ya又一年蝉鸣丫Urban303k WordsCompleted Seven years later, during Kunming's rainy season, his prosthetic leg taps out a lonely beat on the stone-paved street. When the inn door opens, the wind chime sways. The diamond ring on the ring finger of the woman in the blue dress makes his eyes burn. "Boss, do you have any rooms available?" —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "Paper Airplanes Can't Fly Over Erhai Lake": Lin Ye, a miner with one arm, faces a desperate situation—his lover is on the verge of death and the mine is rife with corruption—and uses his remaining strength to deliver a powerful punch against fate. The author is releasing 10 chapters daily, hoping for your support to motivate me to write even better stories! 😘😘😘

44. 244 人 Nothing Major in Life 人生无大事 Zhai Zhiwan翟知晚Urban130k WordsCompleted I was born in the abyss and raised in the netherworld. Lost, struggling, helpless, despairing. The hardships along the way shaped my body and mind. When everything had finally calmed down, when spring had come and flowers were blooming, when everything was just right, I finally reached the most important moment of my life. 3.8kReads8.1Score409Shelves

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    A masterpiece of surrealism. It evokes a sense of sadness and helplessness.

45. 245 修 Cultivation: From the Start, I'm a Blind Beggar 修仙：开局是个瞎眼乞丐 Old Fish in the Pit坑中的老鱼Eastern Fantasy2.3M WordsCompleted Chen Xia had it rough from the start: he was a blind, lame, hunchbacked old beggar. At sixty, he broke free of the mystery of his previous life and embarked on the path of cultivation. Nothing went his way, and after using an evil technique to return to infancy, he finally saw a glimmer of hope. He thought he was following the righteous path of an immortal sect, but he had become entangled in many karmic debts tied to the demonic path. It’s truly hard to say how things will end. 44.2kReads8.2Score5.5kShelves
46. 246 截 The Daoist Who Severs Fate 截运道师 Bird of the North北国之鸟Mystery3.8M WordsOngoing Born in a poor mountain village, I ate a dragon fish and gained the destiny of a top scholar. Yet for mortals seeking the Great Dao, joy and sorrow, parting and loss are all unavoidable. Thirty years as beasts of burden among mortals, sixty years as dragons and elephants among Buddhas. How can one reach great enlightenment without enduring a thousand cuts? 12kReads8.7Score293Shelves
47. 247 三 Third Sister 三姐 Li Sitong李肆瞳Urban5.5M WordsOngoing “If you don't talk about the world's troubles to everyone you meet, then you're someone who lives free of the world's troubles.” Never think too highly of people's hearts, and never underestimate human nature. Nothing is colder than human nature, nothing more chilling than people's hearts. Be a little kinder to yourself. A life in this world is hard-won, and every tribulation is fate. This is the strange coming-of-age journey of an innocent young man. Ordinary people dream of becoming immortals, 119.2kReads9.2Score5kShelves
48. 248 剑 Sword, Moon, Zither, and Star 剑月琴星 Wutong Youyou梧桐悠悠Eastern Fantasy5.1M WordsOngoing [Xuanhuan] [Mortal Protagonist] [No System] [Slow Burn] [Swordsmanship] [Mystery] After a war that lasted ten thousand years, heaven and earth shattered, three races stood side by side, and divine artifacts sank into oblivion. A mountain boy with no spiritual roots sets out from the mortal world to avenge a great wrong, enduring hardship after hardship. With one sword, he forges ten thousand; with his Dao heart, he enters a demonic tribulation! Wielding the sword in his hand, he cannot kill ever 115.6kReads8.9Score6.9kShelves
49. 249 做 Even a Delivery Rider Can Strike It Rich 做个外卖员也能暴富 Yan Guo演果Urban160k WordsCompleted The lives of the people of Shanghai intertwine in a modern portrait of society, full of love, hate, and tangled relationships. Ma Mingqi, a delivery rider, fights his way to a better life. Wenwen, a university student, pursues revenge. Lao Niu, a retired executive at a state-owned enterprise, struggles with remorse and atonement. His friend He Yawei, also an executive at a state-owned enterprise, makes one last desperate play. Pangzi, the rebellious son of a high-ranking official, tries to escap —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    How could that be? Life is the source of all creation. Read this book. It's completely based on real life.

50. 250 还 I Have Three Months Left to Live, So Let Me Die in Peace 还剩三个月命，请让我从容赴死 Reclining in the North高卧北Urban169k WordsCompleted From childhood onward, Zhuang Zi'ang was the kind of kid everyone called “the child other parents wish they had”: a model student every year and always first in his class. But after his parents divorced and his father started a new family, he became a child neither parent loved. At just eighteen, Zhuang Zi'ang is diagnosed with a terminal illness and given only three months to live. With his final three months, he decides to let out his rebellious, wild side and be truly himself for once. While 166.5kReads9.8Score19.1kShelves

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    Zhuangzi dreamt he was a butterfly, and the Emperor Wang's heart was entrusted to the cuckoo.

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