No Childish Writing. I Want Something Smart and Realistic, From an Eight-Year Veteran Reader 不要小学生文，有脑子，现实的，8年老书虫

1. 301 太 Zhu Biao, Son of Taizong: The Great Ming Empire Where the Sun Never Sets 太宗朱标，大明日不落 Shan Ze山泽Historical3.5M WordsCompleted Zhu Biao was a die-hard Ming dynasty fan. One day, while arguing with an online user, he accidentally transmigrated to the Ming dynasty. Since he was the crown prince, he would act like one. Zhu Biao: Zhu Yuanzhang is cold and ungrateful, slaughtering meritorious officials and implicating hundreds of thousands of people. He’s no different from a butcher. Zhu Biao: Zhu Yuanzhang is stubborn and suspicious. He has military prowess, but lacks the skills to govern. Enfeoffing his sons will bring the 25kReads8.7Score2.2kShelves
2. 302 世 The World Sinks into Eternal Night, Civilization Drowns in the Light of the Stars 世界沉于永夜，文明溺于辰光 Anti-Static防静电Urban1.7M WordsOngoing [Fantasy] [Plot] [Character Growth] [A Hint of Cosmic Horror] [Slow Burn] [Not a Pure Power Fantasy] Would you rather burn the history books and offer a white veil to the old world, or cradle the rotting truth and dance at the celebrations of the new world? As the world bleeds amid its collapse, as divine revelations echo through civilization... Where will you go? 33.6kReads9.0Score2.7kShelves

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3. 303 星 The Star Mark Gate 星痕之门 Wei Jie伪戒Urban6.1M WordsOngoing There are Star Gates in this world. Everyone who enters becomes a god. Ren Ye has already served two and a half years in prison when a mysterious visitor suddenly comes to see him. The visitor says, “If you’re willing to take part in a game, you can walk out of here right now. The price is… you might die.” Many years later, Ren Ye stands alone within a Star Gate, looking back on the past. Many of the faces in his memories have grown indistinct… 2024: The tide is coming, and the travelers keep wa 57.7kReads9.0Score2.5kShelves
4. 304 思 Nest of Thoughts 思窝 Wen Huanzhang温焕章Sci-Fi & Apocalypse175k WordsOngoing As fake data on the internet spiraled out of control, a phenomenon in which bad money drove out good spread like cancer across major online platforms, spilling from the virtual world into the real one. When things reach an extreme, they must turn around. As the pendulum of history changed direction, the GeoNet, blending the virtual and the real, came into being and opened a new chapter in the age… This book portrays the vision of the creators of Siwo for the future. 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Philosophical and humanistic science fiction novels

5. 305 妈 The Seventh Door of Mother 妈妈的第七扇门 Tale of the Literary Star文星传Urban304k WordsCompleted For a long time, I never understood my mother’s past. This was the first time I had looked so deeply back on her life: one generation of women interpreting another. In the 1990s, my eighteen-year-old mother left a small mountain village in Nanyang and headed alone for the glittering city. A scrap of gum wrapper brought her face to face with the calamity of her life: Liu Dawang. And so the door to her fate opened. She made a living in urban villages and hotpot restaurants, leaning on her best fr 715Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This is a tour de force of realism, perfect for bookworms.

6. 306 万 All Things Are Empty 万相皆是空 Si Yu司峿Urban1.0M WordsCompleted The life of an ordinary person is also a mirror of society. The people and events he encounters reflect the many realities of the world around us. We cherish the good, but we mustn't forget what helped us grow. Told from the perspective of an ordinary person making his way through a great city, this story explores the many sides of society: relationships, the workplace, officialdom, darkness, and more. 932Reads8.3Score111Shelves
7. 307 土 The Local Official 土官 Si Yu司峿Mystery754k WordsCompleted In some parts of northern China, a local ritual master is the person who presides over funeral rites. The role is semi-official, and local ritual masters are also responsible for the village shrines to the Earth God. As the times change, this profession is destined to disappear. But the protagonist, whose mother died when he was ten, finds a different path: he lives with an open heart and no fear, and with kindness in his heart and no regrets. 4.4kReads8.9Score550Shelves
8. 308 渣 A World of Scoundrels 渣混的世界 Si Yu司峿Urban674k WordsCompleted What is a hero? In truth, everyone is a hero. Those who face reality and still live earnestly instead of letting themselves go are heroes. Under the laws of survival, everyone makes different choices. Those who hold fast to what’s in their hearts are all brave souls. Watch as the winds shift. 769Reads8.4Score104Shelves
9. 309 进 Love and Hate Rise With the Wind 进蜕之爱恨随风起 Fang Baiye方白叶Urban231k WordsCompleted As school draws to a close, you find an unexpected love that comes to nothing. Your hopes for life after graduation are replaced by one setback after another. You need to work hard. If you earn ten million a year, you’ll have no trouble finding someone! But in the end, reality tramples your hopes. Love slips away, lost to your own lumbering cluelessness! Heaven and earth are merciless, but people have hearts. People may have hearts, but you have no interest. The wind is silent; the trees do not 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Not airy, not bloody, an urban realistic romance novel. The first one focuses on suppression and frame-up in the workplace, while the second one focuses on gang involvement.

10. 310 进 Unsettled Feelings for Fengzhi 进蜕之枫至意难平 Fang Baiye方白叶Urban262k WordsCompleted After being kidnapped and assaulted, Li Lin still cannot let go of her hatred. When a message suddenly arrives from a classmate in another province, she sets off on her quest for revenge without hesitation. But she never expected that once she left, no word would ever come back. Worried about Li Lin’s safety and rebelling against her family’s attempts to arrange a job for him, Su Feng resolutely sets out to find his missing friend. “Is that you, Su Feng?” A woman he never expected to see stares 3Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 311 末 Apocalypse Descends: Global Power Outage 末世降临：全球断电 This Author Is No Good这作者不行Sci-Fi & Apocalypse556k WordsCompleted The electromagnetic radiation and high-energy charged particles released by a solar storm will trigger violent activity in the upper atmosphere and near-Earth space. They can disrupt Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite signals, interfere with high-frequency radio communications, completely cut off high-frequency communications along aviation routes, damage electronic components, and destroy optical systems. ...When that happens, there will be no phones, computers, internet, Wi-Fi, or even 3.4kReads9.1Score501Shelves

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    Apocalyptic Survival Guide

12. 312 厂 The Factory Flower's Infatuation 厂花迷恋 Rui Wenbo's Notes瑞文博记Urban1.6M WordsCompleted (Also known as The CEO's Special Favor, this is a realistic story adapted from the tale of an employee's rise to success. It follows work, career, love, hobbies, office life, friendship, and family life.) As Lin Rui fights to build his career, he faces one storm and setback after another, while also meeting confidantes who greatly admire him. He perseveres and finally reaches the pinnacle of life... I dedicate this book to all of us who once left home to pursue our dreams! 45Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Realistic novel

13. 313 关 A Few Things About Property Management 关于物业的二三事 Just Let Me Put on That Bronze Mask就让我戴上那青铜假面Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Here, property management companies are miniature bureaucracies, homeowners' committees are battlegrounds for human nature, and residential communities are arenas where everyone's interests collide. Welcome to A Few Things About Property Management, an “industry-banned” novel that once sparked heated debate for being all too realistic. See how the protagonist, Chen Guang, a deputy general manager stripped of his authority, survives an impossible situation without relying on connections or playin 135Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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    Chen Guang is the core character in the novel "Two or Three Things About Real Estate". His image is three-dimensional and full, which is mainly reflected in the following aspects: The first half of Chen Guang's life as a tenacious "self-rescuer" was full of setbacks: losing his job in the system, being defrauded, unpaid wages, sick children, bank breach of trust... The real estate industry became his "life-saving straw when he was desperate." This background gave him a strong desire for survival and endurance. He regarded work as the only way to "redemption of dignity." Even in the face of "grievance" and "uselessness" in the industry, he always gritted his teeth and persisted. As the only "non-partisan" executive in the property company, Chen Guang has no allies, but relies on his insight into human nature and manipulation of rules to break through in a complex environment: he uses "big data on owner complaints" to kill colleagues and forge signatures, uses "satisfaction surveys" to force financial transparency, and relies on "compliance conspiracy" to lock the chain of responsibility for the boss to run away... Every time he "breaks elegantly", he shows the ultimate combination of professionalism and wisdom, and is called the "property version Luo Xiang" by readers. Responsible "Lone Warrior" Chen Guang embodies the dilemma of many middle-aged people in the workplace: responsibility but no power, no teammates but having to shoulder all the bad things. But he always sticks to the bottom line. When faced with difficult problems such as labor disputes, work-related injuries and deaths, and expulsion from owners' committees, he neither goes with the flow nor evades and retreats. Instead, he uses his actions to prove that "little people can also carve their way through the cracks." The transformation of the guardian of industry rules from "self-rescuer" to "guardian of industry rules" is the sublimation of Chen Guang's image. He has witnessed the ten years of changes in the property industry from recklessness to standardization, and has always insisted on using compliance methods to solve problems, ultimately promoting the development of the industry towards transparency and standardization, and becoming a "participant in industry transformation." Overall, Chen Guang's image is real and inspirational. His experience is not only a history of personal struggle, but also a microcosm of the real estate industry's transformation from chaos to rule of law, triggering readers' profound thinking about workplace survival and social rules.

14. 314 大 The Pole-Carrying Boy of the Daba Mountains 大巴山的扁担娃 Recluse Anping安平居士Urban531k WordsCompleted The Porter Boy of the Daba Mountains tells the story of Deng Enqin, a boy from the lowest rung of society who was born in the Daba Mountains. He dropped out of school at fourteen and supported his family by hauling coal. Desperate to survive, he went away to work at the tender age of sixteen, sleeping under bridges and being cheated by unscrupulous employers… He eventually made his way to Yichang, where he carried reeds, founded the Qin'en Loading and Unloading Company, then returned to his hom 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The bitter life path of two boys makes you think about how to struggle in your own life.

15. 315 寻 The Boy Who Searched for Dreams 寻梦男孩 Recluse Anping安平居士Urban550k WordsCompleted Deng Xinyuan, a child from the poorest class in the Daba Mountains, was bright from a young age. After graduating from middle school, he scored far above the admission cutoff for teacher-training college, yet was still rejected. He swallowed his pride and pleaded for help, but to no avail, and ended up attending the worst high school. After enduring all kinds of hardship in his studies, he finally made it into a top university. But the road there was tortuous and arduous, and his fate was full o 2Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 316 枭 Rise of a Grassroots Crime Lord 枭雄之草根崛起 The New Zhang Jue of Yangzhou City阳州城的新张角Urban316k WordsOngoing Liu Cheting grew up in a poor single-parent household. In middle school, he started running with a rough crowd. Thanks to his exceptional wits and fighting skills, he gradually made a name for himself in the county town. From a petty thug to a gang leader, Liu Junting rose step by step. He weathered betrayal by his brothers, trials of love, and struggles for power, ultimately becoming a legendary crime lord. 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    All of these books are fine, but I particularly recommend the first and second books, they are so immersive!

17. 317 混 Life on the Streets 混社会 Set on Becoming a Marquis志在封侯Urban242k WordsCompleted What is society? Human relationships and worldly ways, everyone scrambling to get by. What is the underworld? Bloodshed and vengeance, settling scores with a sense of exhilaration. This is the legendary tale of a group of underworld figures making their way through society, and a requiem for a changing era. 202Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 318 疯 The Underworld as Seen Through a Madman's Eyes 疯子眼中所谓的江湖 Just Call Me Teacher Liu就叫我刘老师吧Urban2.5M WordsCompleted His father goes bankrupt overnight. His mother receives a notice that she is critically ill. A carefree young wastrel stumbles into the world of the martial underworld! Confronted with all the different lives in the martial world, and one situation after another where he has no choice, the young man, already mired in the quagmire, gazes around in confusion. The martial world is a road of no return. You have to go mad to become a demon. An unseen hand pushes him ever onward... Can this dashing yo 897Reads7.0Score102Shelves
19. 319 来 The Autobiography of a Tomb Raider 来自一位盗墓者的自传 Yun Feng云峰Mystery4.5M WordsOngoing [Published in print and available online] [The Beipai Notes horizontal-screen drama is now streaming] [Tomb Raiding + Mystery + Antiques] I'm a poor kid from a mountain village in Northeast China. In the early twenty-first century, hoping to make something of myself, I joined a northern tomb-raiding crew. From south to north, I've seen every side of the underworld and crossed paths with people from all walks of life. Over the years, I went from a young man to a middle-aged one. My drinking got b 515.1kReads9.6Score34.2kShelves

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    They are all good books. If they are not good to read, you can criticize them as you like.

20. 320 风 King of Feng Shui 风水之王 Purple Dream Wandering Dragon紫梦游龙Mystery10.1M WordsOngoing The day I was born, nineteen bolts of thunder struck around our family’s courtyard. A fortune-teller said I was born a demon child, fated to suffer eighteen calamities in my life. Either someone else would die, or I would. As it turned out, the fortune-teller met his own calamity on the very day I was born. He carried me out of the village, and suddenly dropped dead! 799.3kReads9.4Score40kShelves
21. 321 灵 The Spirit Gourd’s Path to Immortality 灵葫芦修仙记 Ximen Woxue西门卧雪Eastern Fantasy4.3M WordsOngoing Er Gouzi is an honest, hardworking farmer. His greatest dream is to save up enough to buy a few acres, become a small landowner, and marry a buxom, strong-legged wife. Then his life would be perfect. But after an accident leaves him with a gourd and an old swindler talks him into it, he blunders into the path of immortality and gets dragged into conflict. Even so, he never forgets his original goal: he just wants to farm... 154.8kReads9.0Score11.1kShelves
22. 322 黑 The Underworld: Ruling the World 黑社会：雄霸天下 Simple Fish简单的鱼Urban8.4M WordsOngoing The campus beauty he'd loved for three years was brutalized and killed! Chen Xuewen, who had done nothing, was framed and sent to prison! His honest, hardworking parents both died horribly while seeking justice for him! After nineteen years of living by the rules and obeying the law, Chen Xuewen finally saw the true face of the world. “Those who kill and burn their way to riches wear golden belts, while those who build bridges and roads leave no bones behind!” “If others can kill and burn, why 164.7kReads9.1Score9.7kShelves
23. 323 荒 Tomb Hunting in the Wilderness 荒野寻墓 Cold Rain at Dusk暮雨生寒Mystery4.9M WordsOngoing [Tomb Raiding Is Illegal, So Don’t Try It Yourself] [Tomb Raiding + Mystery + Appraisal + Human Nature + Rules] In the 1990s, with nowhere else to turn, I joined a tomb-raiding gang and embarked on a perilous quest to find ancient tombs. We searched the towering mountains for a vanished kingdom that had stood for a thousand years. Could the sacrificial rites of the ancient Shu civilization really grant eternal life? The deceit and scheming in the antiques trade showed me how cold the world could 50.6kReads9.3Score3.4kShelves
24. 324 天 The Hidden Secrets of the World 天下藏局 Little Nine Disciple小九徒Urban2.8M WordsCompleted [Wuxia World + Antiques Appraisal + Tomb Raiding] I never went to school as a child. Instead, I spent ten years learning the trade from a beautiful woman. Over those ten years, she forged me a pair of “Ghost Eyes” that could identify every rare treasure in the world. She trained my hands into “Buddha’s Hands,” teaching me to break traps and set schemes with impunity. And she taught me a repertoire of “divine skills” that let me navigate the shifting world of the martial underworld with ease. Dra 133.3kReads9.4Score30.8kShelves
25. 325 寒 A Poor Scholar and His Convenient Little Bride 寒门书生，开局捡个便宜小娇妻 Cai Bibi菜比比Historical2.3M WordsCompleted Zhao Ce transmigrates to the Ming Dynasty, becoming an impoverished scholar with a terrible reputation. He also discovers that he borrowed money to get married, then squandered it all, and ended up buying a pitiful little cripple on the way back to make up the numbers. The little cripple has mismatched eyes and is treated like a monster. Zhao Ce: What kind of miserable life is this? A disastrous start? But when he takes another look at the little cripple, so tiny and thin, blinking those big eye 39kReads9.2Score4.3kShelves
26. 326 做 The Antiquities Restorer 做旧师 Three-Foot Demon Sash三尺妖带Urban2.9M WordsCompleted [Entirely handmade, with no AI whatsoever + Behind-the-scenes industry secrets + Authentic antique identification with images and text + National vendettas and family feuds] If you want to truly understand the antiques trade, start by making fake antiques! Start by learning to age forgeries! My name is Mei Jiu. I was just a temporary odd-jobber on a film crew, but after I helped them repair a broken bowl, I was promoted to assistant prop master. I fix props, so why are they asking me to make fak 47.5kReads9.2Score6kShelves

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    I think that's it. Today's Tomatoes are all about emotions.

27. 327 儿 Son, Show Your Dad the Way Forward 儿子，请给爸爸指条明路 Bear Dad Rules the World熊爸天下Urban1.8M WordsCompleted In 2001, laid-off worker Chen Weiguo loses his wife, who leaves him with a newborn son. The boy is clever from an early age, and always has... well, a remarkably long-term perspective. Whenever Chen Weiguo is on the verge of running out of options, his son always manages to pull him through at a crucial moment and point him toward a way forward. Then Chen Weiguo finds himself back at square one all over again. They say sons bring trouble to their fathers, but Chen Weiguo, as a father, is always 20.1kReads9.0Score1.8kShelves
28. 328 洞 Seeing the Future: Rising to Success from the Grassroots 洞彻先机：从基层开始平步青云 Strumming a Sword and Listening to the Tide弹剑听潮Urban5.8M WordsCompleted As the saying goes, officialdom is all about power and intrigue, where deception and danger far surpass anything in the martial world. Liu Fusheng believes that a career in public service is about balancing laws and principles, distinguishing right from wrong, upholding integrity throughout one’s life, and working for the people’s welfare. Once, he was timid and overly cautious, and his attempts to play it safe only backfired. He was wronged and his ambitions went unfulfilled. Now, he sees what’ 156.2kReads9.4Score15kShelves
29. 329 庶 The Rise of the Commoners 庶民崛起 Riding a Donkey骑驴Historical1.7M WordsCompleted Zhang Tangqing, the young owner of a shop in the ancient city of Qingzhou, transmigrates to the reign of Emperor Renzong of Song, an era bright with stars. Fan Zhongyan, Ouyang Xiu, Han Qi, Bao Zheng, Di Qing, and a host of other great figures all make their entrances. See how Zhang Tangqing makes his mark in the Great Song, becomes its most dazzling literary talent, and leads the dynasty down the path to wealth and strength. 4.9kReads8.9Score450Shelves
30. 330 螺 Spiral Scales: The Road to Becoming an Academician 螺旋刻度：逆袭院士路 A Dumpling Dag一只饺子DagUrban114k WordsOngoing In 2000, Gu Linyuan, a struggling student in a second-tier university's biology department, was reborn. No one knew that the 22-year-old body concealed the memories of an academician from 2050: Unpublished research data, suppressed cell experiments, and the webs of vested interests the academic world dared not discuss all became his leverage to defy fate and change his life. From a second-tier university lab to becoming a national academician, this thorny path steeped in the smell of reagents ma —Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 331 凡 Mortal Bones 凡骨 Master of One Update壹更大师Eastern Fantasy8.3M WordsCompleted The world’s spiritual bones are divided into four grades. First grade, Heavenly Spiritual Bone. Second grade, Golden Spiritual Bone. Third grade, Profound Spiritual Bone. Fourth grade, White Spiritual Bone. All the rest are mortal bones, with no chance of cultivating. Xu Taiping, born with mortal bones, swears to prove to the cultivation world that mortal bones can slay demons, mortal bones can vanquish devils, and mortal bones can ascend to immortality! 637.1kReads9.3Score77kShelves

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    Highly recommended! Highly recommended! Especially the first one, I couldn't stop reading it!!!

32. 332 燕 Turbulence in Yanbei 燕北风云 Tales of the Strange志怪Urban455k WordsCompleted “My name is Jiang Huai. I was born poor and had nothing. I should have rotted in the mud, but the fire in my blood drove me to climb higher.” A person’s origins do not determine their whole life. You can think of this as an autobiography, a memoir, or a novel. Some things may have been fated long ago, but some people have never been willing to accept their fate. Good people have their own way of living, and rotten people have theirs. Different paths call for different ways. 7Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 333 我 Those Years I Spent Running with the Wrong Crowd 我混社会那一些年 Summer Loves Meat夏天爱吃肉Urban2.9M WordsCompleted As you wander the martial world, what kind of cunning, scheming, and vision do you need? As a child, I feared ghosts because they were hideous and terrifying. As an adult, I fear people because they look so respectable. This story is a reminder to everyone: Nine out of ten gambling games are rigged. The only way to win is not to gamble! 21kReads8.9Score1.5kShelves
34. 334 穿 Transmigrating Through Hardship 穿越苦难 Hawk of September九月的鹰Urban234k WordsOngoing My new work is out! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 335 六 The Six-Fingered Thief King 六指大贼王 Jianghu Infernal Affairs江湖无间道Urban271k WordsCompleted From an innocent, clueless boy to a handsome young man who went astray, he eventually carved out a place for himself in the underworld and became the notorious Six-Fingered Thief King of Guangzhou. Amid flashing blades and bloody battles, follow Ye Feng’s thrilling rise through the criminal underworld. Welcome to read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 3.8kReads6.7Score209Shelves
36. 336 大 The Nation's Granary 大国粮仓 Wu the Half-Immortal吴半仙Urban312k WordsCompleted In 2018, a major institutional reform swept through a provincial Agricultural Reclamation General Bureau, opening a new chapter in the corporatization of agricultural reclamation groups and the transformation of farms into businesses. The news kept countless people awake all night. Yet on the eve of the reform, a family of farm workers under the bureau experienced a life-changing event of its own... Three generations pass the torch, carrying forward the spirit of Beidahuang and building the nati 135Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 337 我 My Years in the Used-Car Business 我做二手车那些年 Sea Dolphin海小豚Urban169k WordsOngoing I dropped out of middle school, set out into the world at fifteen, and lost my job in middle age. I went from having nothing to being buried in debt. I spent half my life being an honest, obedient man, but now I want to try living differently and enter the gray-market business of pawn broking. My daily life revolves around mortgaged cars, repossession crews, debt collection, lending, and financial scams. Watch how I survive... Read this book and you’ll learn something. Most of the scams in it ar 28Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 338 重 Back in the Game: Cleaning Up Officialdom 重出江湖之整治官场 Millennium Stone Monkey千年石猴Urban228k WordsCompleted A mob boss shakes up and cleans house in the political arena! [No idiotic characters, no System, light mystery] Black is black, and white is white, but the two can also change places! Even the righteous may do shameful things, while the wicked may do good for the country and its people. What matters is how you see things and what you believe, and whether you can answer to your conscience! 22Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 339 黑 The Underworld 黑道 Old Jianghu Number Six江湖老六Urban4.8M WordsOngoing What is the Dao? It does not arise because of one person's goodness, nor perish because of one person's evil. Good and evil are determined by people; rise and fall are determined by fate. The people of the world think they are fighting for money, power, or pride. Only in the end do they understand that they were fighting for nothing but illusion. The Dao knows no black or white. All living beings are within the game. (Note: This book is extremely realistic and even somewhat oppressive. Re 183.3kReads9.2Score13.8kShelves

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    These books are all beautiful! Xunfei is even more of a classic among classics! It's not a loss if you enter the trap!

40. 340 塞 Storms Over the Northern Frontier 塞北风云 Big Brother Xuanyi玄一哥哥Urban5.5M WordsOngoing [Underworld Kingpin]+ [Rise to Power]+ [Take Down the Boss and Claim His Wife]+ [Multiple Female Leads]+ [Ensemble Cast]+ [Passionate Underworld Adventures]+ [Scheming and Hilarious] Be an ordinary man: greedy for money and fond of beautiful women. That was one thing I realized after getting out of prison. I used to be an underworld boss who could turn the tide with a flick of my hand. But my brothers were either locked up or gone. I used to be a pushover too, until I met that woman. She changed 45.9kReads9.1Score3.6kShelves
41. 341 我 I Solve Cases, and the Leaders Fight to Be Team Captain 我办案，领导争先恐后当组长 A Tiger Snatched Along the Way顺手牵虎Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted Volume Two of “The Young Cop's Big Cases.” The first volume follows Du Dayong's growth, while the second chronicles his brilliant detective work. The first volume alone shows how the author keeps a story of over two million characters consistent and engaging, packed with substance and no filler. The cases in the second volume are even more gripping, and its quality is sure to surpass the first. 19.4kReads9.6Score3.3kShelves

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    Logical, not brainless, not cool writing

42. 342 快 The Art of Fast-Track Romance 快餐式恋爱秘术 Dong Ge's Buddy东哥的小伙伴Urban372k WordsCompleted After confirming that Wang Hui's “love technique” worked on Zheng Na, Bai Xiaofei's confidence and desire swelled dramatically. He treated his girlfriend Li Wei's pregnancy as a “lull,” and began systematically putting Wang Hui's taught “techniques” into practice, actively pursuing women from different professions and walks of life in search of the brief thrills of “fast-food romance”! After a rocky romantic journey, Bai Xiaofei decided to use his wealth of relationship experience to help others 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Secret techniques that can be verified in practice

43. 343 相 A Matchmaking Connection 相亲缘鉴 Fire in the Forest焚林之火Urban2.3M WordsOngoing The protagonist of this book, Lin Xuexian, starts out as an intern and works his way up to become a domineering CEO. Along the way, he finds many beautiful romances and ultimately achieves success in both his career and love life. 103Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A relatively realistic urban novel. Although the protagonist is a minor character, he has his own pursuits.

44. 344 医 Doctors Wield Knives, So How Dare You Cheat on Me? 医生是拿刀的，你敢出轨欺我 Little Mushroom Who Loves Hot Pot and Barbecue爱吃火锅烤肉的小蘑菇Urban395k WordsCompleted (Please stop reporting this. It’s already finished.) Cheng Mo is an orphan who worked hard to get through college and became a doctor at the county hospital. His wife, Lin Tong, is a county government employee. They’ve been married for seven years and have a five-year-old daughter, Cheng Bao. Lately, he’s noticed his wife keeps working overtime. He has no proof, but in the adult world, some things go without saying. He had already gathered the evidence and planned to divorce her amicably. But ju 94Reads8.4Score—Shelves
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