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  1. 51 My Beijing Girl 我的北京女孩 Zi Ye子烨Urban666k WordsCompleted A young man with nothing going for him can't move on after a breakup. When he accompanies a friend to Beijing, he encounters new things and new people... His life quietly changes course. What kind of love story will he find as he sets out to reclaim his dream? 127Reads—Score1314d adds
  2. 52 Tales of the Special Economic Zone 特区往事 Yi Qing亦青Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Yang Nan lost his job after taking the blame for his boss's affair and getting found out by the boss's wife. In the women's restroom at a job fair, he “met” the female writer Ran Yue. After that, the two went through a series of hilarious yet deeply moving escapades. However, Ran Yue hadn't come to Shenzhen to work for the reason she claimed, to “experience life and hone her craft.” She was there to find her first love: a young street tough who had fiercely protected her when she was bullied at 610Reads9.1Score10514d adds
  3. 53 Life Begins with Hauling Bricks on a Construction Site 人生，从工地搬砖开始 Mojie Impression摩吉印象Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Xiao Li, a young migrant worker, used nothing but a beat-up phone to set himself on the road to success. An idol has ninety million followers? Sorry, he has a hundred and eighty million! A tycoon's modest goal is a hundred million? That's just what he makes from one livestream. His master is a Yellow-Rank expert, and his grandmaster is Earth-Rank? Heh, he accidentally made it to Heaven-Rank! He has no grand ambitions. He just keeps striving, day after day... 142Reads5.7Score—14d adds
  4. 54 Teacher, Can We Be Together? 老师，我们能在一起吗？ The Great Sage's Hair大圣的毛Modern Romance200k WordsCompleted Liang Chen, a loser about to graduate from college, is harassed relentlessly by a group of beautiful women. The only one he truly loves is Teacher Lin Wenfang. But after she is abused by a scumbag, Teacher Lin gets drawn into Liang Chen's love life and can't pull herself free... 89Reads—Score—14d adds
  5. 55 Thank You for Loving Me 谢谢你爱着我 An Old Bookworm一名老书虫Urban379k WordsOngoing After my first love broke up with me and told me the cruel truth, I followed in her footsteps to Shanghai. Sadly, I still couldn’t win back our innocent love. Fueled by resentment and a desire to succeed, I struggled for eight years in Shanghai, yet still ended up living like a joke. When she and the others began entering my life one by one, I started to question my resolve... 3Reads—Score—14d adds
  6. 56 Please Don't Make Me Remember Those Things 请别让我想起那些事 Arctan TingArctan霆Urban126k WordsCompleted [Urban]+ [One Female Lead]+ [Sweet Romance]+ [Nostalgic Memories]+ [A Realistic Life Story] Youth is something we can never return to, and regrets are things we can never undo. What happened between us in those years lives on in our memories of youth. The regrets we shared kept us from letting go for years. We could only live our quiet, uneventful lives, each in our own way, and bury our deepest pain in the innermost corners of our hearts. Only in the end did we realize it was all just a story. —Reads—Score—14d adds
  7. 57 She Uses AI to Take Down Workplace Deadbeats 她靠AI：手撕职场老赖 Out of Stock duanma断码duanmaModern Romance284k WordsCompleted Urban workplace + empowering female lead + AI golden finger + workplace comeback + taking down deadbeat debtors + working-class underdog makes good + light comedy + workplace survival guide Duan Xiaomo clutched her crumpled 500 yuan and stared at the expired pickled vegetables HR manager Wang Meili had thrown at her. She was close to tears with rage. After two years of overtime and taking the blame countless times, was this all her severance was worth? And they still wanted her to sign a trap of —Reads—Score—14d adds
  8. 58 The Successful Outsourcing Company 成功外包公司 Shi Yi Onze拾一Onze35k WordsCompleted Successful Outsourcing Company —Reads—Score—14d adds
  9. 59 The Evening Breeze at Twenty-Six 二十六岁的晚风 The Dreamer Who Doesn't Like Lollipops不爱棒棒糖的幻想家Urban150k WordsCompleted A story about young people caught between a small town in Jiangnan and their hometown, drifting back and forth, struggling, and finding ways to heal. It has the texture of everyday life, the passion and regret of tangled love and hate, and the dull ache of ideals colliding with reality. —Reads—Score—14d adds
  10. 60 A Poor Kid's Rise to Billionaire at Thirty-Five 穷小子逆袭三十五岁成亿万富豪 Ugly Uncle丑叔叔Urban405k WordsOngoing (Slow-burn setup in the early chapters; urban life, emotions, sweet and heartwarming everyday moments + one female lead + 1v1 + mutual devotion + office life + romance + childhood friends and first love) This book mainly follows the many ups and downs in Zhu Zilong's life, and the warmth and harshness of the world around him. After succeeding as an entrepreneur and changing his fate, he grows more mature and dependable. Yet even after achieving success in his career, he remains single. He can't 16Reads—Score—14d adds
  11. 61 My Love, from Chongqing to Shenzhen 我的爱从重庆到深圳 Clear Morning Breeze清清晨风Urban1.0M WordsCompleted One heroine, multiple supporting female characters A sugary-sweet romance + sunny outlook + everyday love + plenty of affection On the train home for the New Year, the male lead, Ma Xuan, meets a stunning beauty. He never expects that a devastating snowstorm will bring them together, leaving their train stranded on the tracks for three or four days. The story begins in the train car where he and the beauty are traveling. Though the two outstanding young people love each other, they must both f 56Reads9.1Score—14d adds
  12. 62 Life as a Neighbor to a Flight Attendant 和空姐做邻居的日子 Qin Yunheng秦云横Urban447k WordsCompleted (A realistic story with sweetness and heartbreak, vivid descriptions, explicit writing, and multiple heroines.) Five years after Chen Linfeng broke up with his first love, they meet again. She is now a cold, aloof female CEO. After five years as a low-ranking clerk, he is finally on the verge of promotion, but someone sets him up using a fake flight attendant, nearly ruining his career. After getting out, he soon meets a real flight attendant, a beautiful, aloof, wealthy woman who has just moved 443Reads8.4Score—14d adds
  13. 63 Xiaohuan in Beijing 小寰在北京 Chen Xianzi陈弦子Urban203k WordsCompleted [Urban Life + Entrepreneurship + No Saintly Heroine + No Simping + No Idiocy + Realistic + Humor + Intelligence] Xiaohuan in Beijing is a full-length novel. The novel tells the story of Zhao Xiaohuan, a man born in 1991, as he works and lives in Beijing. After graduating from university, he worked for two years in his hometown of Shenyang, but he never forgot the boast he had made in college: that he would become the richest man in the world. However, reality left him increasingly dispirited, an 3Reads—Score—14d adds
  14. 64 The Beautiful CEO Is a Little Fierce 美女总裁有点凶 God of Carefree Freedom逍遥之神Urban1.0M WordsCompleted I spent three years in prison for saving a beautiful woman. My parents disowned me, and the woman I loved went to another man. After I got out, I happened to run into that woman, and from then on began our tangled love and hate... 656Reads7.3Score—14d adds
  15. 65 A Bewitching Beauty: My Wild, Chaotic Romance 红颜祸水:我的迷乱野情 Grape Demon King葡萄大魔王Urban471k WordsCompleted Chen Man leaves the mountains to seek refuge with his widowed sister-in-law, but the glittering, decadent city soon leaves him lost. Starting as a bar bouncer, he climbs step by step to the top. Along the way, a glamorous female boss and others gather around him... 6.1kReads7.6Score37914d adds
  16. 66 A Rich Heiress Woke Up in the Body of an Ordinary Working-Class Girl 豪门千金一觉醒来魂穿草根普女 Ten Grains and Three Strokes十粒三撇Modern Romance148k WordsCompleted A mishap sends Yao Jinling, a wealthy heiress, into the body of an ordinary woman from humble beginnings who is struggling to make ends meet. What seems like the start of a nightmare also marks the beginning of her legendary comeback. At work, she fights her way from an oppressed intern to someone who proves her worth and shatters prejudice. In love, she decisively dumps her “toxic” boyfriend, then stays true to herself amid a tangled love triangle. On her entrepreneurial journey, a lack of fun 3Reads—Score—14d adds
  17. 67 Men and Women in Seclusion 隐居男女 Listening to Cicadas by the Stream依溪听蝉Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Florist Xiao Xue is making her own way in the city. Life is sometimes sweet and sometimes a complete melodrama. As she gets older, the dream deep in her heart grows stronger: to find a soulmate and build a secret garden for the two of them in the countryside or the mountains, where they can live in seclusion. It has been Xiao Xue’s dream since childhood. Before long, she meets Mu Tong, a musician. Can they find happiness in a secluded life together? 6Reads—Score—14d adds
  18. 68 A Mindless Farce Between a Doctor and a Security Guard 大博士和小保安的无脑之戏 Little Lamb Travels the World小绵羊游天下Modern Romance28k WordsCompleted With the Lunar New Year approaching, the annual matchmaking pressure arrived right on schedule. Su Qingyi, a PhD graduate from a prestigious university, was hounded by her family to get married. She was over thirty and still single. On the campus of Jinghua University, she ran into Lu Yuan, a fellow hometown native and former soldier who now worked as a security guard. They were around the same age and in similar situations, both overwhelmed by their families’ pressure to marry. To appease their 3Reads—Score—14d adds
  19. 69 My Miss Reindeer 我的麋鹿小姐 Borrowing Wine Beneath the Moonlight月色赊酒Urban141k WordsOngoing An engineering student who is utterly rational, deeply depressed, and endlessly gentle watches love and academics both slip through his fingers after failing his postgraduate entrance exams. If his life is written in struggle, why not let go and do whatever he wants? Seeing through it all, he drifts between his rich second-generation girlfriend, a beautiful top student, and a top-tier starlet influencer. “I’m done being a clown who can’t even make a sound when he hits the ground!” 16Reads7.0Score—14d adds
  20. 70 A History of the Death of Idealism 理想主义消亡史 Spree斯普雷Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [No transmigration], [No cheats or System], [Realistic], [No feel-good wish fulfillment], [Deep-dive into the inside story], [Scheming] Medical investment is an obscure industry with a lot of hidden complexities. Yan Hui is a professional in the field, as well as an idealist. But as time goes by and circumstances change, his life and work gradually slip beyond his control. (A song will be included in the author’s notes for each chapter. It will relate to the chapter, directly or indirectly, obje 1Reads—Score—14d adds
  21. 71 A Diao 阿刁 Model Huiyin模特徽因Urban500k WordsCompleted My name is A Diao. I have no parents, and I don't know when I was born. I depend on the blind Lin Aiyun, and in my life she plays the role of a mother. But she never lets me call her Mom. Because when I came into her life, she had already lost her husband, and then she lost her son too... 36Reads8.8Score—14d adds
  22. 72 The Rules of Love for Urban Men and Women 都市男女的恋爱法则 Two ThirtyTwo三十Modern Romance339k WordsOngoing Gu Ziyi: An ENFP woman, sweet and innocent-looking on the outside, but sharp-tongued and fiery by nature. When she falls in love, she never thinks about the consequences and always ends up being taken advantage of. Though every relationship has ended in failure, she remains a romantic who believes in love. Will the man she meets this time turn out to be a good one…? Gao Yingzhen: A typical ISFJ man who finds it hard to open up, but once he lets someone into his heart, he holds nothing back. Bor 3Reads—Score—14d adds
  23. 73 My Utopian Girl 我的乌托邦女孩 Little Monk Zeze泽泽小和尚Urban1.2M WordsCompleted Original title: My Utopian Girl [Workplace business rivalry + tearjerker + close to everyday life + everyday comedy] A love story between a penniless male protagonist and a stunning female CEO. What is love? It's the answer we've always been searching for. From fearing that his poverty would keep him from reaching her heart to transforming himself and holding her tight, what exactly did Xinyi go through... 173Reads6.7Score—14d adds
  24. 74 My Life Before Thirty 我的30岁以前 Old Chen Loves Drinking老陈爱喝酒Urban322k WordsCompleted My beloved ex-girlfriend got married and had a child, and I didn’t have the courage to slash her tires and crash the wedding. Then, by chance, I rescued two beautiful women, and the tangled threads of fate began to unfold. I refuse to spend my whole life as an ordinary man. I want to take the best grandmother in the world traveling. I want to protect the little sister I care about most. I want to marry the woman who loves me most... I want so much, but I’m just an ordinary person. My name is Jia 1.3kReads8.5Score11714d adds
  25. 75 I'm a Dog, Damn It 老子是条狗 No Longer Young不再年轻了Urban2.8M WordsCompleted While driving passengers, taxi driver He Yifei unexpectedly ran into his first love, Zhou Zhou. He bragged to her about how well he was doing, but she saw right through him. When paying her fare, she kindly gave him an extra two hundred yuan, but the gesture only wounded He Yifei's pride. Seeing the huge gap between their lives now, He Yifei, who had always been fiercely proud, decided to work hard and live up to what a man should be! What a man fears most is meeting the woman he wants to protec 761Reads7.4Score—14d adds
  26. 76 Derailment: An Inverted Palette 变轨：倒置的调色盘 Not Fine Jade即非美玉Urban233k WordsCompleted [Not a feel-good story] [Not pure romance] People say that if the water from your heater keeps turning hot and cold, there’s probably another tap sharing the same supply. But if the water is always cold, the only explanation is that you may no longer be the one holding the controls. And if it suddenly gets scalding hot, the same may be true. 1.1kReads8.1Score10014d adds
  27. 77 The Lover Who Ran from Love 逃爱人 Afraid The Baby Will Hit The Ground怕娃落地Modern Romance258k WordsCompleted [Winning him back] + [Angst] + [Romance] + [A mix of sweet and bitter] Ever since I fell in love with you, I’ve tried to change myself! You want to play guitar, I’ll play alongside you. You think you’re not good enough for me, so I’ll stop and wait for you to catch up. You think I’m aloof, but I’ve saved all my tenderness for you! The only thing I can’t change is how fiercely I love you., Le Siyao 14Reads—Score—14d adds
  28. 78 Half-Foolish Immortal Doctor 半傻医仙 Night Rain over Mount Shu蜀山夜雨Urban164k WordsCompleted Half sober and half drunk, half fool and half immortal, he roams the mortal world. He punishes the wicked, helps the weak, and saves all living beings. The world laughs at me for being mad, while I laugh at the world for failing to see. Beautiful women are as lovely as flowers, and youth is full of promise. With his God of War brothers and passionate women, he lives freely and follows his heart, making the most of his time in this world. Jiang Fan, a young man from Mount Shu, was beaten into a m 20Reads5.9Score—14d adds
  29. 79 My Bankrupt Boss 我的破产女上司 Hundred-Flavored Bean百味豆Urban248k WordsCompleted [Urban slice of life] [Subtle emotions] [Modern romance] [Workplace and marriage] [One heroine] She was once the beautiful owner of an advertising agency, but in a single day she hit rock bottom. He went from an unremarkable couch potato to her most steadfast support. Life taught them how to go from being in love to finding peace together. With a small bracelet, she revealed how much she cared and how insecure she felt. After weathering the storm, they heal each other and grow together, little 288Reads—Score10114d adds
  30. 80 The Un Sung Poem 未唱的诗 White of Deep Water Bay Road深水湾道的白Modern Romance284k WordsCompleted Years later, when Sasa looked back on the unforgettable school anniversary dance during a radio show, she admitted that probably no one there, herself included, had imagined that the tall, skinny boy accompanying the performers on piano would one day become a superstar and idol who ushered in Hong Kong entertainment's golden age. Nor could they have imagined that he would have a tangled relationship with the heiress of the Zhuang Group, whose business empire now spans Eurasia and whose family se —Reads—Score—14d adds
  31. 81 The Official's Cauldron 官鼎 Sailing the Seas畅游大海Urban283k WordsCompleted A photograph set off quite a stir. Wu Kejun thought it was just a coincidence, but little did he know that behind it lay a massive conspiracy. He thought he could control his own life, but in the end, others still pulled the strings. How can he break free from adversity? How can he evade the hidden hands around him? It’s a question with a distinctly philosophical edge... 3Reads—Score—14d adds
  32. 82 A Life Destined to Lose Everything 终将失去的一生 Original Works by the Wind随风原创Urban378k WordsCompleted In this brief life, we are bound to lose everything. So why not be a little bolder: climb a mountain, chase a dream, love someone. The novel "A Life Bound to Be Lost" follows Suifeng's life. Starting out as a young, naive migrant worker, he struggles through life's hardships, moving from factory to factory, shouldering the burdens of family, and enduring the grind of reality, yet never giving up his hope for a better life. From studying personal finance and trying his hand at writing to facing —Reads—Score—14d adds
  33. 83 Scarlet Lips 烈焰红唇 Jin Yixin金一新Urban542k WordsCompleted After eight years on the job, Chen Dalong is still just an office clerk. He gets caught up in a power struggle among the company’s top executives and becomes a pawn. Then his wife cheats on him, his friends betray him, and his future looks bleak. But after he inadvertently helps his female boss, a shake-up in personnel changes everything... He rises through the ranks and becomes the most sought-after man around! 213Reads—Score—14d adds
  34. 84 From the Start, I Sold Beer, and a Goddess Undercover Agent Took Out the Hitmen 开局卖啤酒，女神卧底坑杀手 Chen Xianzi陈弦子Urban300k WordsOngoing Volume One: How Many Undercover Agents Are There? (Realistic Arc) [Undercover agents + goddess + no saintly heroine or simping + realism + values + intelligence] [No simps, white lotuses, self-righteous do-gooders, or scheming green-tea girls] [No sugary romance or obsessive romance fantasies, and no white-porridge sisters or cake sisters] (Read the realistic arc first, then the wild-imagination arc. It's funny and fun!) A major city in the south is a city that never sleeps. At ten at night, the 22Reads—Score—14d adds
  35. 85 The River at the Village Entrance 村口那条河 La A Jasmine啦啊茉莉花Urban102k WordsOngoing I once thought this river would flow forever, until that summer, when it carried away every secret and brought new stories in their place. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
  36. 86 Guangzhou Almost Got Snow 广州差点飘雪 Wen Hai Shi Bei文海十贝Modern Romance50k WordsCompleted A hidden heiress is cheated on by a gold-digging man who plans to leave her with nothing, only for her to give him a brutal face-slapping in return... My new work is out! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—14d adds
  37. 87 The Desperate Wife 绝望的妻子 Miss Yu愈姑娘Modern Romance374k WordsCompleted Housewife Li Wenqing had been living a comfortable, affluent life. She had an adorable son and got along well with her stepdaughter. But on the eve of their seventh wedding anniversary, Li Wenqing discovered that her husband was having an affair. Longing for a whole and happy family, she endured a painful inner struggle and hoped her husband would see the error of his ways and return to the family. Instead, he went down a path of no return. Betrayed by her husband and stabbed in the back by her 167Reads7.2Score—14d adds
  38. 88 A Midnight Romance 深夜情缘 Maple Leaves in Jiangnan枫叶江南Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Fang Nan's girlfriend of two years was pregnant with another man's child. Furious, he got into a car accident on a rainy night and crossed paths with a beautiful senior executive at a company. From then on, he was caught up in an utterly unbelievable tangle of love and revenge… 152Reads7.2Score10314d adds
  39. 89 My 26-Year-Old Landlady: A Happy Ending 我的26岁女房客之美好的结局 26-Inch Big TV26寸大电视Male-Channel Fanfiction133k WordsOngoing “What? Le Yao is pregnant? What does that have to do with me? Don't hit me! Have the baby, I'll raise it.” I was updating once a day, but work got busy, so I'm switching to once every two days. I'm swamped, so this chapter will have to wait until the next update. 137Reads6.2Score1614d adds
  40. 90 A Girl 有个女孩 Wei Wei Lan薇薇蓝Modern Romance576k WordsCompleted A feud between two generations unfolds against the backdrop of futures trading. The protagonists are a pretty young painter and an innkeeper, both of whom are hiding their true identities. Life is a vast sea, and people’s encounters are like those of Mi Li and Xing You. They look like chance meetings, but every step is carefully laid. They look like a plan, but the hand of God decides where fate leads. Mi Li often wonders whether the choices she made were right or wrong. Xing You, however, belie 17Reads—Score—14d adds
  41. 91 41 Days of Love 41天恋爱 Zi Ziyu字子羽Urban115k WordsOngoing Multiple heroines + everyday life + slice of life + healing + romance This is a love letter to my youth, and a diary I finally found the courage to open. The story begins in Chang City… —Reads—Score—14d adds
  42. 92 The Promise Between Me and the Goddess 我和女神有个约定 Heartless Big Milk Bottle无情大奶瓶Urban1.8M WordsCompleted Also known as: "My Number 14 Pet Shop" A stubborn woman barged into my life. She could have stayed a goddess, but instead she insisted on living under the same roof as me... I love listening to G.E.M.’s song “Bubble.” Whenever it comes on, I listen closely to every word she sings. Bubbles in the sunlight are colorful, just like how I was happy even as I was being deceived. Why dwell on right and wrong in your lies, when you still love me? Beautiful bubbles, though they flare up for only an insta 1.2kReads8.3Score10814d adds
  43. 93 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
  44. 94 Sleepless Tonight 今晚无眠 Fully Equipped RV房车齐全Urban1.7M WordsCompleted I woke up to find myself married, with a beautiful wife and two daughters. But then my wife made me this request... 92Reads8.2Score—14d adds
  45. 95 I Dumped That Man 甩了那个男人 Sparse Shadows Slant Across疏影斜横Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted She went from someone everyone envied as a winner in life to a laughingstock in an instant. Betrayal and belittlement made it seem as though a woman her age was worth nothing, but Bei An refused to let herself become a joke. As she returned to the workplace, she struggled to adjust, but along the way she became a career professional and found both friendship and love. 400Reads9.1Score10014d adds
  46. 96 What Female CEO? That’s My Wife! 什么女总裁？那是我老婆！ Four Seasons Reincarnation泗季轮回Urban265k WordsCompleted [Female CEO] + [Older woman-younger man romance] + [Everyday urban life] Surely you don’t have to give up money just to preserve a little dignity? Lu Yang is a college senior struggling to find a job. He becomes assistant to female CEO Song Siyu. As soon as he joins the company, he gets caught up in a power struggle. Lu Yang and Song Siyu fight side by side and win. Their feelings for each other slowly grow... 53Reads—Score—14d adds
  47. 97 Power, Glamour, and Workplace Trials 权色生香职场历练 College Construction Worker大学农民工Urban245k WordsCompleted A major work by a real estate mogul. During the twenty years when architecture and real estate were booming, Yifei, a graduate of a prestigious university, chose to enter the construction industry for the sake of his girlfriend. After navigating workplace intrigue and being betrayed by the college girlfriend he had dated for years, he resolutely moved into real estate. Facing office politics and all kinds of temptations, he gradually rose from a workplace novice to a real estate mogul! This is a 55Reads—Score—14d adds
  48. 98 I Really Didn't Mean to Get Married 我真没想结婚啊 Lai He濑河Urban556k WordsCompleted [One Female Lead] [No System] [Character-Driven] The carefree rich young man Ye Man and the gentle, lovely genius student Qin Yufei get married at their parents' arrangement, then start college together. Only after living with him does Qin Yufei discover that behind Ye Man's seemingly carefree facade lies a thoughtful and considerate person. But can Ye Man face his own feelings? 448Reads6.5Score—14d adds
  49. 99 After Our Wedding Night, My Wife Asked for a Divorce 新婚夜后，老婆提出离婚 Fragrance-Chasing Youth追香少年8k WordsCompleted After Our Wedding Night, My Wife Asked for a Divorce 4.3kReads—Score10414d adds
  50. 100 My Wife Tricked Me Into Getting a Vasectomy 老婆骗我去结扎 Fragrance-Chasing Youth追香少年8k WordsCompleted My Wife Tricked Me into Getting a Vasectomy 6Reads—Score—14d adds

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