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  1. 51 Marriage Partners 婚姻合伙人 Urban1.0M WordsCompleted I have a very beautiful wife. In the eyes of everyone around us, she’s the perfect wife, a dutiful daughter-in-law, and my ideal match. Her career is even going better than mine. By all conventional wisdom, anyone would be more than content with a wife like her, but I can’t stop thinking about divorcing her… 3kReads8.7Score25014d adds
  2. 52 Wudu, You Embraced My Youth 雾都,你拥抱过我的青春 Urban1.4M WordsCompleted After ten years of drifting through life, a young man with nothing to his name reunites with his first love and resolves to work hard and turn his life around. But with empty pockets, he can barely scrape by, until the day he meets her… 3.8kReads8.4Score41314d adds
  3. 53 Half-Foolish Immortal Doctor 半傻医仙 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
  4. 54 The Alluring Scent of Flowers 花香诱人 Urban425k WordsCompleted Qin Yue, a young man with no family or support, lives in the mountains. By chance, he acquires extraordinary medical and martial arts skills, and is no longer weak and frail. I won't spare a single person who ever bullied me! And I won't let down anyone who has ever shown me kindness, either. Fenglin Village may be poor, but it's a mountain village full of beautiful women. Qin Yue had hoped to live peacefully in the mountains, using his medical skills and staying out of the world's affairs! But 9Reads—Score—14d adds
  5. 55 The 17 Years I Was Entangled with My First Love 我和白月光纠缠的17年 Modern Romance183k WordsCompleted This story takes some patience to read. There is no harem, just pure love, and it has a tragic ending. The plot takes a while to unfold because I wanted to tell it in detail. This book is better suited to readers who enjoy a slower pace… 2Reads—Score—14d adds
  6. 56 My Spoiled, Bossy Female CEO 我的刁蛮女总裁 Urban1.0M WordsCompleted He doesn't know what love is. When one relationship after another comes his way unexpectedly, he decides to choose one and love wholeheartedly. Yet whenever he feels happiness is just around the corner, he discovers that it's nothing more than a cruel joke played by fate. Swept along by destiny, he wanders through a life of hardship before returning to where he began, only to find that nothing has changed. The confusion of being human, the anguish of loving someone you cannot have: perhaps life 57Reads9.0Score—14d adds
  7. 57 My 26-Year-Old Rich Woman 我的26岁富婆 Urban586k WordsCompleted “Everyday realism” + “A small-town underdog’s rise” + “A wealthy woman’s tangled past” This story follows Qi Lan, a down-on-his-luck young man from a small town, and the strange experiences he shares with Chen Cheng, a wealthy 26-year-old woman. My name is Qi Lan. I never imagined that I’d get rich overnight. A cold, wealthy woman has somehow moved into my house. What am I supposed to do? What’s more, I’m a pure-hearted virgin. Surely I can’t be expected to offer myself to her? As an upstanding 1.2kReads8.9Score11114d adds
  8. 58 My Utopian Girl 我的乌托邦女孩 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
  9. 59 My Life Before Thirty 我的30岁以前 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
  10. 60 My Beijing Girl 我的北京女孩 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
  11. 61 My 26-Year-Old Landlady: Dancing Again, Mochou 我的26岁女房客之再舞莫愁 Male-Channel Fanfiction448k WordsOngoing My name is Mi Cai, and this is my story. In the first half of my life, I stood atop the high tower my father had built, wearing the dazzling yet heavy crown he left me as he lay dying. In the storms of life, that crown eventually lost its shine, swept away by one unseen chill wind after another. I could not forgive myself, and that turned into an almost pathological obsession in my heart. In the years that followed, I entered a broken city filled with stories. Many people had once stopped her 318Reads8.4Score—14d adds
  12. 62 A Diao 阿刁 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
  13. 63 Sleepless Tonight 今晚无眠 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
  14. 64 My Five Loves 我的五种爱情 Urban1.2M WordsCompleted A story about a tenant, one female lead, a tragic romance, and regrets. Ever since Mu Cheng took in a down-on-her-luck heiress, his life, once as still as dead water, began to burn with passion. A mature beauty, a domineering female CEO, a sweet little bunny, and a crazy girl all make their entrances one after another. In short, how could life get any more exhilarating? 925Reads7.2Score—14d adds
  15. 65 Xi'an, I Gave You My Youth 西安,我把青春献给你 Urban1.0M WordsCompleted After failing the civil service exam, a young man from a small village has nowhere else to turn, so he heads to Xi’an. By a twist of fate, he meets the woman who will be entangled with him for the rest of his life. He overcomes one obstacle after another, building everything from nothing. As he grows and builds his business, love and heartbreak, temptation and profit, human nature and inner conflict all take turns playing out. Wei Yang fights his way through every challenge, writing a remarkable 1.7kReads8.6Score22214d adds
  16. 66 Thank You for Loving Me 谢谢你爱着我 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
  17. 67 Temporary Cohabitation 临时同居 Urban383k WordsCompleted A quirky, funny, heartwarming, and somewhat realistic coming-of-age story set at the turn of the millennium. Five orphans meet in an online game and later form a makeshift family, but it's hard to tell whether what they feel for one another is familial love, friendship, or romance. 67Reads—Score—14d adds
  18. 68 Let’s Get Married Right After Graduation 毕业就结婚吧 Urban1.3M WordsCompleted I was still a sophomore in college when, out of nowhere, I ended up with a twenty-year-old fiancée. When she came to my house for the first time, my father asked me to show her around. But as soon as we were alone, she insisted on seeing my bedroom... (This novel is complete at over a million characters, so you can read with confidence.) 1.8kReads7.2Score18914d adds
  19. 69 After the Breakup, the Three of Us Decided to Be Together 分手后,我们三个决定在一起 Urban87k WordsCompleted On the night I broke up with my girlfriend, I found a down-and-out female artist. Then my luck changed. The book I wrote became a huge hit, bringing me fame and fortune. My practical-minded ex came back asking to get back together, while my soulmate also developed feelings for me. Everyone waited to see who I would choose, but I made a decision that shocked them all: I wouldn’t choose anyone. Later, my first love and the woman who had always haunted my heart stood before me hand in hand. “The th 12Reads—Score—14d adds
  20. 70 My Days Living with the Nightclub Goddess 我和夜店女神同居的日子 Urban370k WordsCompleted [Not reborn]+ [Not a wish-fulfillment story]+ [No System]+ [Urban romance]+ [Multiple heroines] I just graduated this year. Before graduation, my girlfriend dumped me, so I went to a bar to drown my sorrows. But when a friend acted on impulse, I got dragged into a dispute, setting off a chain of events. How is a fresh-faced college graduate like me supposed to handle all this? I met a beautiful girl at the bar. What might happen between us? The first problem after graduation is finding a place t 22Reads—Score—14d adds
  21. 71 My Perfect Girlfriend and Sidekick 我的极品跟班女友 Urban302k WordsCompleted A “personal attendant” is what you might call a young master’s page or a maid who serves him closely in ancient times. Lin Wushi serves Ji Mu, a noble young master of Nanjin. While gaming, he meets a girl with a mature, alluring voice, and they arrange to meet in person. But who could have guessed that this girl is the most powerful little princess in all of Nanjin? And he falls in love with her attendant... 5Reads6.9Score—14d adds
  22. 72 Wine and Beauty Are Irresistible 酒色撩人 Urban362k WordsCompleted Urban Life + Romance + Flirtation + Ex-Girlfriend Regrets It + One Female Lead (Not a wish-fulfillment story. No formulaic tropes, plot-focused, and slow-paced. Read with caution if that’s not your thing!) Money gives a man courage, and only a man with courage dares to chase women. A poor young man has a one-night stand and unexpectedly becomes a father. He then falls in love with a rich heiress. And so begins a hilarious, heartwarming tale! 372Reads8.6Score—14d adds
  23. 73 I Took Over a Female Tenant’s Body, and Le Dawan Is My Wife 魂穿女房客,乐大腕是我老婆 Male-Channel Fanfiction225k WordsCompleted [No Harem] + [No System] + [Urban Romance] + [My 26-Year-Old Female Tenant] + [Business] “To the world, you’re a nuisance. To me, you are the whole world, Le Yao.” I’m one of the many fans of My 26-Year-Old Female Tenant. I reread it and finished it over the past few days. The original was so wonderfully written, and so heartbreaking. For a while, I couldn’t move on. I felt like I had to write something to put my world back in order. They had once floated together on a sea without starlight, lik 2.8kReads8.1Score21214d adds
  24. 74 May the Sun Always Shine Bright 希望阳光永远都炽热 Urban562k WordsOngoing A castoff banished by his corporation to the Western District has a one-night stand, only to be relentlessly pursued by a beauty. Then, through a bizarre twist of fate, he even ends up at the police station. Ever since he got involved with this woman, not a single day has gone smoothly! "I'll pay you. Can you just leave?" "No!" Is it really so hard for me to be a true believer in pure love? 235Reads—Score—14d adds
  25. 75 Tibet: I Fell in Love with the Wind of Namcha Barwa 西藏:我爱上了南迦巴瓦的风 Urban314k WordsOngoing [Roommate-style story] + [Childhood Friends] + [Heiress] + [Beautiful Ex-Girlfriend] + [Love Rival Showdown] Male-oriented, male-oriented, male-oriented "Wang Dong, clear out your desk and go take care of your resignation paperwork." After working for five years, Wang Dong was fired by his unscrupulous boss. He had been praised by everyone to the highest heights, only to be hurled down hard. That night, he came across a video of Tibet. "Screw this company, I'm going to Tibet!" In Tibet, his chil 2.1kReads—Score23614d adds
  26. 76 My 26th Boyfriend 我的第26个男朋友 Modern Romance54k WordsOngoing [No CP + Female-Oriented Power Fantasy + Harem Rivalry + Everyone's Favorite] In this bustling city, I'm an independent, take-charge heroine. I won't let romance tie me down; I only pursue my own happiness and satisfaction. My life is full of temptation and wild indulgence, enough to make anyone's heart race, but I always stay clearheaded and rational. I know that's the only way to survive in this challenging world. —Reads—Score—14d adds
  27. 77 Marry First, Fall in Love Later 先结婚再恋爱 Urban1.0M WordsCompleted After graduating from college, the girl who lived with me suddenly wanted to marry me! Once we were married, I finally understood: the longest road I've ever walked in my life was the one paved with her schemes... There's always someone we can't let go of, someone we'd give everything for without regret. But until we make it to the end together, we'll never know who's truly right for us, and who can spend a lifetime by our side. Time changes the way we look, but it can never erase the story t 558Reads8.0Score—14d adds
  28. 78 The City in the Sky 1 天空的城1 Urban217k WordsCompleted This urban romance novel tells the story of a romantic live-in relationship between Zhaoyang, a man with “nothing to his name,” and his landlady, Micai. It explores the hot-button issues surrounding love among fashionable modern men and women. Main plot: Zhaoyang and Micai return to Xuzhou and decide to marry despite Yan Zhuomei's objections. But on their wedding day, they receive news that Jian Wei is critically ill, and Zhaoyang hurries to Suzhou. The wedding never takes place. For various rea 2.6kReads9.3Score19514d adds
  29. 79 My Five Years as a Drifter in Guangzhou 广漂的那五年 Urban940k WordsCompleted A detailed look at the five years after college graduation, spent struggling to make a living in the bustling city of Guangzhou. How did a complete novice gradually grow stronger, step by step? As we make our way along the paths of love and career, each of us has a story to tell... After five years of weathering life's hardships, we'll grow stronger at last! It's time to turn the tables!!! A new author with a new book: My Five Years Drifting in Guangzhou. I've got a story. 206Reads8.5Score—14d adds
  30. 80 My Tenant Is Actually the Campus Beauty 租客竟然是校花 Urban399k WordsCompleted [Urban Slice of Life, Campus Romance, Campus Beauty, No Harem, Realistic Romance, Mutual Devotion, Sweet Romance] Lin Yifan got dumped... But you can't hang yourself from just one tree. He rented his apartment to the campus beauty, Qin Muxue. The two gradually developed feelings for each other... Then he learned the truth behind his first love's breakup with him... As the girl of his dreams faded away... As time stood still... As a boy grew into a man, how would he choose between loving and bein 18Reads6.0Score—14d adds
  31. 81 My Miss Tulip 我的郁金香小姐 Urban2.0M WordsCompleted She and I were both residents near this stretch of Tulip Road. We breathed the same air, loved the season when the tulips bloomed, and hated the dust kicked up by the dry summer weather. Though we had never once said “hello” or “goodbye” to each other, we had truly shared joy and sorrow here. At last, one day, I called her Miss Tulip, and she called me Mr. Badou... 260Reads9.5Score—14d adds
  32. 82 If I Could Do It Again, I'd Only Love Le Yao 如果再来一次,我只爱乐瑶 Male-Channel Fanfiction210k WordsCompleted A My 26-Year-Old Female Tenant Fanfic Jian Wei’s Diary Le Yao’s Confession Li Xiaoyun’s Plea for Him to Stay What if the ending began again... If I had shown Le Yao a little more favoritism, would that lonely island in the sea have merged with the crystalline city? —Reads—Score—14d adds
  33. 83 Jiangzuo Has a Utopia 江左有个乌托邦 Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [Roommate-style romance] + [Heartwarming] + [Everyday urban life] + [Later twists] A young man returns home after military service, only to find a pampered young lady with a powerful background by the side of the road? His ex-girlfriend, who went overseas, returns at just this moment? Will he have to say goodbye to the exotic beauty he met by chance on the western Sichuan plateau? From the mountain city to western Sichuan, what words could possibly describe all the upheavals along the way? “I’m 858Reads7.2Score11014d adds
  34. 84 Waiting for the Wind in Guangzhou 羊城等风来 Urban288k WordsCompleted (This is not a cuckold story.) (This is not a wish-fulfillment story.) My childhood sweetheart, whom I’d been married to for a year, divorced me and made me take the blame for the breakup! I let you fly free, and I’ll bear the pain! Then a mysterious young girl barged into my life. From that moment on, the wheels of fate began to turn, and I gradually fell into one trap and conspiracy after another. Can ordinary people really never defeat the authorities? 79Reads5.0Score—14d adds
  35. 85 My 26-Year-Old Tenant: Le Yao 我的26岁女房客之乐瑶 Urban316k WordsCompleted [Reborn] [Tenant] [Le Yao] [Mi Cai] [Jian Wei] My name is Zhao Yang. There's a silly girl by my side who dreams of becoming a star. She keeps shouting things like, “When I become a big star, you'll be the only one I love!” At first, I didn't take her seriously. I thought it was just a joke, until the moment I put a ring on her finger. Only then did I understand the weight of those words. And that silly girl was Le Yao. I kept calling her a silly girl, but the one who'd been kept in the dark all 1.6kReads7.1Score13714d adds
  36. 86 My Small-Town Girlfriend 我的小城女友 Urban290k WordsCompleted No matter how long people live in a big city, they eventually return to a small town. Xiyang, a genius who made his fortune through stock trading, finds his life going nowhere after his girlfriend cheats on him and his career hits a wall. He leaves Chengdu, a city full of memories, and returns to his hometown, where he meets the girl who will become his small-town girlfriend. This is an ordinary book, but the small-town life it tells of is anything but ordinary. 66Reads—Score—14d adds
  37. 87 The Women Who Walked Beside Me Through the Years 那些陪我走过红尘岁月的女人 Urban2.2M WordsCompleted This book is also known as My Twenty-Six-Year-Old Boss. How does a country boy rise up from the very bottom as a wage laborer? Step by step, he makes his way through Guangdong, battles it out in Shanghai, and heads to northern Myanmar. The road is perilous, the struggles fierce, but beauty blooms along the way. With charming women by his side, he ultimately reaches the pinnacle of life! That day, in that year, as my young self boarded the train south with the girl I loved, I knew that an unknown 952Reads8.7Score12014d adds
  38. 88 Suzhou, Who Did You Give Your Tenderness To? 苏州,你的温柔给了谁 Urban638k WordsCompleted If not for that company-mandated health checkup, perhaps I would have married her! But it was precisely because of that checkup arranged by the company that I chose to break up with her! 789Reads8.2Score10914d adds
  39. 89 Ladies, Please Leave Me Alone! 女人们,放过我吧! Urban1.0M WordsCompleted In a single day, I lost my job, got scammed, and went through a breakup. I was also kicked out of my home. At rock bottom, I was too ashamed to return to my hometown, so I could only look for a cheap place to rent. I tried to get back on my feet in this city. But I never expected to run into three women again. 1.5kReads8.4Score11514d adds
  40. 90 The Travelers of My Life 我的人生旅客 Urban349k WordsOngoing He meets a cool, aloof goddess at a hotel, and one misunderstanding leads to a string of hugs and mishaps. A young entrepreneur gets called a hopeless loser by a rich second-generation kid? Don't worry, his gorgeous childhood friend rushes in to back him up. You say he's a legendary kept man? He just picks up his chopsticks and eats. Three women make for quite a show, and this one is a real delight. One man owes three women a debt of love. Their tangled affections make for a romance where love t 6Reads—Score—14d adds
  41. 91 My 26-Year-Old Female Roommate: A Butterfly Flaps Its Wings 我的26岁女房客:蝴蝶振翅 Female-Channel Fanfiction343k WordsOngoing In the original story, Le Yao is the character who leaves readers with the deepest regret, because Zhao Yang never truly saw her. She was pregnant with his child, but had no way to prove it, and so lost her only chance to be seen. The original Zhao Yang wasn't really a scumbag, either. He simply hadn't found his sense of responsibility. Later, Mi Cai gave him the motivation to change, but that motivation came from outside, because he was always chasing after her. To Zhao Yang, Mi Cai was like th 577Reads—Score13214d adds
  42. 92 A Fragrant Journey Through Medicine 医路芬芳 Urban292k WordsCompleted The women of Apricot Blossom Village, tucked away in the mountains, are beautiful, but strange things happen there too. After his father dies in a car accident, Qin Chunshan returns from the army, only to learn that his childhood sweetheart, the girl from Apricot Blossom Village, is about to be married. Her father insists on following an ancient custom, and Qin Chunshan is determined to put an end to this backward tradition. Can he do it? He is no ordinary man. His medicine can bring the dead ba 77Reads7.2Score—14d adds
  43. 93 My Love, from Chongqing to Shenzhen 我的爱从重庆到深圳 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
  44. 94 A Sleepless Night in Hangzhou 杭州夜未眠 Urban666k WordsCompleted After ten years of dating, seven years of marriage, and three years of failed IVF treatment, my wife, Lin Yue, took me to file for divorce on my thirtieth birthday. That day, I felt as though the whole world had abandoned me. But when I began to understand my ex-wife, Lin Yue, better, I realized things weren’t so simple. 1.7kReads8.9Score10814d adds
  45. 95 Ripples on Warm Waters 暖水微澜 Modern Romance397k WordsCompleted [Both leads are devoted to each other + mutual pursuit + everyday life + partly set in the entertainment industry + one-on-one romance] A slow burn at first, then a satisfying romance. There’s sweetness and angst, with angst first and sweetness later. A story about perfect pitch and a heart that feels everything too deeply. The hero loves her but can’t have her, and has a long road ahead as he tries to win her back. The heroine doesn’t realize she’s in love and must overcome one psychological hu 4Reads8.1Score—14d adds
  46. 96 My 26-Year-Old Landlady: A Happy Ending 我的26岁女房客之美好的结局 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
  47. 97 My Life After Escaping to Lijiang 我逃离到丽江的生活 Urban1.2M WordsCompleted A disillusioned young man at the lowest point in his life drifts from city to city, enduring one hardship after another. At last, he and a friend embark on a journey of redemption. When they reach the dreamlike city of Lijiang, he encounters a curious connection spanning three thousand kilometers and meets all kinds of fascinating people. His ordinary life takes a turn, and a story of love and hate quietly begins to unfold. 303Reads8.3Score2314d adds
  48. 98 My 26-Year-Old Roommate: Returning to the Beginning to Continue the Story 我的26岁女房客之重回开始续写 Urban890k WordsCompleted The pristine, transparent Sky City has long since crumbled into ruins and gradually faded from my sight. I haven't seen it in many years. There were too many regrets in the past. Countless times, I let valuable opportunities pass me by without a second thought. By the time I matured, I realized I could no longer face the pain in my heart. When I woke up, I was surprised to find I had been reborn on the day Le Yao had an abortion, the day the story began. This time, I hope to make up for every re 3.5kReads9.4Score30814d adds
  49. 99 My 26-Year-Old Landlady from Singapore 我的26岁新加坡女房东 Urban337k WordsCompleted (Working and starting a business overseas, period setting, romance, schemes, realism, drama, business warfare) The protagonist works in Lion City. The good news is that his landlady is a beautiful Chinese-British woman, but one piece of bad news follows another... In the middle of the night, he overhears strange noises coming from his landlady's room next door... While fleeing, he is rescued by a nurse who shares his rental... In a foreign country, everything is unknown... Also known as Kicked O 6Reads—Score—14d adds
  50. 100 After the Divorce, They Help Me Reach for the Sky 离婚后,她们扶我青云志 Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Urban Slice of Life + Working-Class Life + Love and Family + Hands-On Dad + Underdog’s Rise] Love is like a game of chess: once you make a move, there’s no turning back. Life is unpredictable, and partings and reunions are left to fate. Cherish true love, for once you part, you may never meet again! When the glamour fades, who will still hold your hand? Amid the endless stream of passersby, who will remain unforgettable? I was just one of countless migrant workers in Shenzhen. After years of wo 9.1kReads8.7Score71514d adds

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