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- 101 Your Shanghai, My Westside 我的城西，你的上海 #Tearjerker Fiction #Realistic Fiction #Urban Romance #Heartbreak and Healing #Stories from the Margins He's a delivery driver living in a subdivided room in the western part of the city. She's a designer in an office tower in the Guomao district. One glance on a rooftop, and she bends down to step into his world, but his insecurity makes him push her away again and again. She quietly submits his work to publishers and draws up plans for a bookstore. In Suzhou, she writes to tell him, “I've wai 79Reads—Score—14d adds
- 102 My Intern Girlfriend Is the CEO 我的实习期女友是总裁 Under pressure from his family to get married, Zou Heng is forced to go on a blind date before the Lunar New Year. He meets the bizarre Wang Min, who tells him, “I’ve been married before, and any child we have has to take my daughter’s surname.” Zou Heng promptly pays and leaves, refusing to be a sucker. Wanting his parents to be able to hold their heads high in the village, he rents out one of the company’s inconspicuous interns, Zhao Jing, to go home with him. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 103 Wasteland Scavenger: My Dreams Connect to the Ruins of Ten Thousand Worlds 废土拾荒：我的梦境连接万界废墟 [Alien Invasion] [Exclusive Access to the Mist Ruins] [No System] [No Female Lead] [Horror Adventure] Who could have guessed that Su Muqiu, the most inconspicuous scavenger boy in the slums of Chongyue City, was hiding a shocking secret? By day, he is an ant struggling to survive under the thumb of superpowered individuals and gang forces. But whenever night falls, he becomes a "Mistwalker," hunting terrifying monsters from other planes in dream ruins that only he can enter, and claiming skills 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 104 The Shoe Factory Worker Holds Forth, and She Knows So Much! 鞋厂女工论道，她知道那么多！ [Urban slice of life + romance] The heroine is beautiful and works at a factory. She takes care of looking lovely while the hero works hard to get ahead. He climbs the factory's management ranks and even puts in time on the production line, all so the two of them can tie the knot and enjoy a long, happy life together. But things aren't that simple... 137Reads—Score—14d adds
- 105 The Criminal’s Revelation 犯罪启示录 The story follows a detective's day-to-day casework, recounting how a number of representative cases are solved. The plot is full of twists and turns, and every case offers plenty to think about. I hope readers will take something away from the story. 399Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 106 How Can I Save Myself from This Love Triangle? 身陷修罗场的我要如何自救 [Yandere] + [Invincible] + [Winning back her man] + [Regret and redemption] Gu Changyan devoted himself wholeheartedly to his master, but she sold him to the Heavenly Demon Sect for her own gain... I promised her. I don't owe her anything anymore. From now on, we have nothing to do with each other. So why do you regret it now? Why are you asking me to come back? I'm doing just fine in the Demon Sect. Isn't that what you wanted? Why do you think you can make me come back? I don't know you. Please 111Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 107 Office Politics: A Pay Cut Comes Knocking 职场：降薪来敲门 The day Li Da received notice of a pay cut, he also found out that his wife was cheating on him. See how he turns his career around after this double blow, with beautiful women by his side...! This is a work of realistic fiction. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 108 Why Are You Crying Now That You've Really Lost Me? 真失去我，你怎么就哭了呢？ In his previous life, he did everything he could to win over his childhood sweetheart, but she never once gave him the time of day. Later, his childhood sweetheart even started dating a scumbag. No matter how many times he tried to talk her out of it, nothing worked. It wasn't until the scumbag showed up at his door with a hotel key card in hand that he decided he would do whatever it took to protect his childhood sweetheart. But this indirectly caused the scumbag's death. His childhood swee 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 109 Crime Investigation Notes 罪恶调查笔记 A promising young man fresh out of college, a quirky mixed-race girl, and an old reporter who’s had an adrenalectomy and is just waiting to die. Put them in a Wuling Hongguang, and no evil in this city will remain hidden... 5.7kReads9.0Score74014d adds
- 110 I Owe My Ex-Wife Two Million 欠了前妻二百万 On a sunny afternoon, I’ll brew a cup of green tea and pretend to be deep in thought as I reminisce, remembering what has already passed, yet is still happening… 135Reads7.3Score11614d adds
- 111 My Beautiful Flight Attendant Roommate 合租的美女空姐 Hello, readers. This is my first novel, so it will have plenty of flaws and shortcomings. I don't care how many readers it gets. I just want to finish this story with care and give voice to my long-held passion for writing. As a teenager, I was deeply moved by Living with a Flight Attendant. I would like to pay tribute to its author, Sanshi. Synopsis: Programmer Cao Xiaofan has just graduated from college. His salary barely covers rent, he can hardly write code, and dating is out of the questio 146Reads—Score11914d adds
- 112 You Confessed Your Love to a Blond Guy, So Why Are You Crying Now That I’m Gone? 你为爱表白黄毛，我退出后你哭啥 [The husband-chasing crematorium + everyday school life + career] “Brother Ming, we’ll be together forever.” Lin Xinyue’s words when she was nine stayed with Su Ming for the rest of his life. He vowed to protect her forever. He’s a cool, top student; she’s a sweet, beautiful school belle. They’re childhood friends. Just when everyone thought they would end up together, a yellow-haired punk came out of nowhere and ruined everything. No matter how Su Ming tried to stop her from leaving, or how he 278Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 113 Those Years in Dongguan 在东莞那些年 This book tells the story of an ordinary loser who finds love while working at a factory. After his future mother-in-law demands an outrageous bride price, he works hard, sets out to build a business, and pursues his dream. Giving up a high-paying job, he leads his friends back to their hometown to start a business, transforming a place so poor that no one could find a wife into a place young women are eager to marry into. 86Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 114 Searching for You in Miancheng 我在木棉城中寻你 That day, the sudden breakup of the girl he secretly loved gave the down-and-out young man new hope. But after waking from a dream, the first novel he had ever written quietly changed the course of his life. Beneath the kapok trees of Guangzhou, a story of youth and love is unfolding. 6.9kReads8.4Score81914d adds
- 115 Contract Expired: Young Ladies, Please Stop Bothering Me 合约到期：大小姐们请别在打扰我 [The ex regrets it too late + a battlefield of regret + daily life + multiple heroines + a touch of yandere] After accidentally angering a wealthy young lady, Ling Qing is ordered to care for three heiresses around the clock for years. During those three years, Ling Qing gives his all, providing the young ladies with the best service and emotional support. But they don’t appreciate it, maintaining their haughty attitudes and refusing to let him relax for even a moment, right up to the final week 3.5kReads6.8Score19014d adds
- 116 The Stunning Queen of the Stage's Quest to Win Him Back 绝美天后的追夫火葬场 [The Ex Who Comes Crawling Back] + [Single Heroine] + [Showbiz] Because of a promise, Lin Zhe gives everything he has to help Bai Yun achieve her dream. With Lin Zhe’s help, Bai Yun reaches the top over the course of five years. Now that her dream has come true, Lin Zhe thinks it’s time for her to honor her promise, and for their love to finally have its happy ending. But instead, she throws herself into the arms of her first love, the man she always cherished, and denies everything Lin Zhe has 717Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 117 The Mangroves and Lychee Fragrance Bay 红树林与荔香湾 [Troubled families + drifting careers + tangled romances + unpredictable personalities + tragedy] [A realist tragedy! Readers looking for feel-good wish fulfillment, stay away.] A group of young people who chose the wrong majors and ended up in the wrong fields! In reality, ideals beckon; in pursuit of ideals, reality pulls you back. How do you reconcile the two? Is a person’s misfortune caused by their circumstances, their personality, or fate? Two young women stood before Wu Yifan. Anxious and 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 118 The Insider 内部人士 In the early 21st century, China’s real estate economy was booming. Many ordinary people caught a favorable wave amid the great tides of history and amassed considerable wealth. The protagonist is an average person with no particular gifts, but as he grows, he continually learns from the wisdom of those around him, including some truly remarkable people. Through constant learning and reflection, he eventually develops a unique kind of wisdom and achieves success of his own. It seems as though fa 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 119 Searching for Love in the Mortal World 尘世寻爱 At the end of the twentieth century, Momo always looked at the reasonable and unreasonable aspects of the world from the perspective of a bystander, living carelessly like a rogue. It wasn't until she met Li Fan, a married woman, and Duoduo that she truly entered the real world. But the cruelty of reality, and the enormous gulf between it and her inner world, made it impossible for her to adapt... 4.8kReads—Score20714d adds
- 120 My Ex-Girlfriend Loved Me Too Much: After She Died, She Had Her Ashes Sent to My House 前女友太爱我，死后骨灰寄我家 New book out now: Wind, Flowers, Snow, and Moon, You Alone Are My Future [Male-Oriented Romance + Everyday Healing + Heartbreaking Tragedy + Wildly Imaginative Ashes + The Kind of Story You'd Find at a Corner Shop in the Clouds] This story is partly based on real life. Lu Yuan unexpectedly receives a package. It's from Jiang Lai, his ex-girlfriend, who he broke up with seven years ago. The package contains Jiang Lai's ashes! She has also left him an inheritance of five million, but claiming it w 217Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 121 Why Does She Think I’ll Confess Again After I’m Reborn? 她怎么觉得重生了，我还会表白呢 Song Zimo pursued Dai Jingjing for seven whole years, but never won her heart. Then, out of nowhere, a car accident happened. He lost his life trying to save her. He had no regrets. To him, it was a kind of release, a reason to finally let go. After all, he no longer loved Dai Jingjing. But the moment Song Zimo, covered in blood, collapsed in Dai Jingjing’s arms, she suddenly realized she couldn’t live without him. What Song Zimo never expected was that when he opened his eyes, he was back on th 124Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 122 Reborn in Senior Year: I Broke the Heart of My First Love 重生高三，渣了白月光 3.3kReads8.6Score18314d adds
- 123 Don't Bully Honest People 不能欺负老实人 These are the best of times, and the worst of times. This is the age of wisdom, and the age of foolishness... Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities Cui Yufeng is an honest man. Driven by fate, he suddenly sees the light, and his passion runs wild. Bai Ruxue is a poppy flower encountered by an honest man: graceful, alluring, and defiantly unconventional. With a gentle touch, she opens Pandora's box. And so their story begins in a place called Meishan Town... 7.1kReads9.0Score68214d adds
- 124 My Utopian Girl 我的乌托邦女孩 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
- 125 My Life Before Thirty 我的30岁以前 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
- 126 The Distance of Love Is Just Right 爱的距离刚刚好 Yu Kai saw the morning light streaming through the skylight fall across Qi Ji's face. Her eyes lowered slightly, and her long lashes veiled them like a mist. Her smooth forehead, straight, graceful nose, and faintly upturned lips formed a delicate, alluring profile in the sunlight. With her gaze lowered yet oblivious to everyone around her, she walked briskly past Yu Kai toward the South District office, her steps light but purposeful. A breeze followed in her wake, lifting her shoulder-length s 15Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 127 Forced Devotion. Think It's Disgusting? I Could Die Without Loving You 强制痴情，嫌恶心？我不爱你会死 [One-on-one, mutually devoted, seme-focused, devoted and protective but cold seme, stubborn-on-the-outside and soft-on-the-inside regretful uke, uke chases seme to win him back, sweet and angsty, happy ending] “Lu He, I don’t love you. You’re a CEO, for crying out loud. Don’t you think it’s disgusting to cling to me day in and day out?” Lu He bound himself to a System and pursued Jiang Si, an obscure nobody from the bottom of the industry, spoiling him until he became a top-tier star. Lu He’s lo 8Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 128 My Life After Escaping to Lijiang 我逃离到丽江的生活 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
- 129 Wudu, You Embraced My Youth 雾都，你拥抱过我的青春 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
- 130 I Drifted Through the World of Men for a Thousand Years 我在人间飘零千年 Chen Ye was an ancient man. After dying under a curse from his enemy that kept him from being reincarnated for a thousand years, he became a lonely wandering ghost. Over those thousand years, he witnessed the rise and fall of dynasties and the changing of eras. He watched Li Shizhen compile the Compendium of Materia Medica, and Tang Bohu paint portraits of beautiful women. He saw countless remarkable people and events, and learned the truth behind countless historical events distorted by histori 1.6kReads8.6Score12614d adds
- 131 Roommates and a Lucky Find: Beautiful Landlady, Don't Be Like This 合租捡漏：绝美房东别这样 The short drama is now online. Its title is Let You Pretend to Be My Girlfriend, Yet You Let Me Own a Sea of Clouds and Plains. The live-action audio adaptation is now online. Search for the same title on Fanqie Audiobooks. [Not Reborn] [No System] [Multiple Women] [Everyday Life] [Never Pursues, Never Refuses, Never Takes Responsibility] Forced cohabitation! I was penniless when a woman named Yu Yu "picked me up" and took me home. We agreed I would only stay temporarily, but now she tries to co 67.7kReads7.8Score5.7k14d adds
- 132 Engagement Called Off, I Turn Around and Marry a Billionaire CEO 订婚取消，转身和亿万女总裁结婚 On the day they were supposed to register their marriage, the woman Jiang Tao had loved for five years got a call from her first love and left. At the end of his tether, Jiang Tao broke up with her and let the two of them be together. Who would have thought he’d run into Shen Nan, a CEO who’d also been stood up? The two promptly registered their marriage. Later, Ye Wen learned that Lin Sen, her first love, had deceived her. It was Jiang Tao who had saved her, not Lin Sen. She turned around and b 1.1kReads5.5Score10014d adds
- 133 From Bar Singer to Godfather of Music! 从酒吧驻唱，我成了音乐教父！ [Heartbreaking + Comeback + Super Sweet + Entertainment Industry + Rich Beauty + Face-Slapping] A beautiful CEO who returned from overseas and a famous singer fall for me, a bar singer in Lanzhou? I write a legend with my music, creating music with “roots,” and eventually become the ultimate godfather of the music scene. See how I make my comeback, all in "From Bar Singer to Godfather of Music!" 46Reads—Score—14d adds
- 134 My Rich and Beautiful Girlfriend 我的白富美女友 [Modern city, pure romance] My girlfriend is full of surprises. She’s a beautiful rich heiress, and she seems aloof on the surface, but in private she’s completely different. She loves me dearly, but I don’t think I’m good enough for her, so I’ve tried to leave her again and again. The first time I left, I told her I was going out of town on vacation. She gave me a whole box of origami cranes, a thousand of them in all, each marked with her delicate handwriting: “I love you. I’ll wait for you to 4.6kReads6.2Score53814d adds
- 135 A Goddess Is Chasing Me? But I Just Want to Drive a Ride-Hailing Car! 女神倒追？可我只想开网约车啊！ Zhang Jie, a ride-hailing driver, happens upon a special System that lets him accept ride requests spanning different worlds. On one trip after another, he meets travelers from all kinds of worlds and experiences their vastly different customs and ways of life. Opportunities keep appearing along the way, and many travelers offer him a place at their side. Though he has the chance to embark on an extraordinary path, Zhang Jie’s own wishes never change. He only wants to complete every ride diligen 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 136 My Sickly Young Uncle Protected Me With His Life 病秧子小叔用命护我 A gentle, frail CEO vs. a spoiled little troublemaker who knows she can get away with anything The male lead’s long road to winning her back When Pei Mufeng was thirteen, he joined the Pei family and met a beloved little ray of sunshine. Her warmth lit up his whole world and chased away his unease. From then on, he vowed that no matter what happened, he would protect her! 1.4kReads6.4Score10614d adds
- 137 My Girl from Lhasa 我的拉萨姑娘 [Roommate Vibes] [Pure Love, Bad Ending] [Urban Coming of Age] [Multiple Heroines] [Folk Guitar] [Lhasa, Tibet] [Idealism] [Realistic] After his childhood friend dies in a fire, Xia Tian takes his friend's ashes to Lhasa. By chance, he meets a group of idealistic young people... They open bars and inns in Lhasa, planting the ideals in their hearts deep into every inch of Tibetan soil. Facing the sky and earth, they cry out, "Long live ideals! Long live youth!" This is an urban romance novel abo 273Reads—Score—14d adds
- 138 A Poor Kid's Rise to Billionaire at Thirty-Five 穷小子逆袭三十五岁成亿万富豪 (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
- 139 The Wind Comes from Lijiang 风从丽江来 #A Breeze from Lijiang #Pure Love, Heartbreaking Romance #Winning Back Your Ex After the Breakup #Underdog Comeback #Realistic Fiction Buried under 300,000 yuan in debt, he tricked a girl who owned a flower shop in Lijiang. She told him, “The most romantic story is one about starting over.” He left, and his phone service was cut off for three months. She sent 127 messages and called 58 times, but he never received a single one. She went to Chengdu to find him and sat all afternoon outside the r 280Reads—Score—14d adds
- 140 You Chose the One Who Fell from the Sky, So I Let Go. What Are You Crying For? 你选择了天降，我放手，你哭什么 [Sweet Romance] [One Female Lead] Childhood sweethearts can’t compete with someone who appears out of nowhere. It seems like an established fact. A promise made in childhood. “Brother Chang’an, when I grow up, will you marry me?” Shen Chang’an took her seriously, and both sets of parents were happy to see them together. But ten years of constant companionship ultimately couldn’t compete with a single moment of heart-fluttering excitement. Shen Chang’an watched his childhood sweetheart run toward 64Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 141 My Love, from Chongqing to Shenzhen 我的爱从重庆到深圳 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
- 142 The Girl I Loved and My Childhood Friend 我与白月光和青梅 The protagonist is a rich second-generation heir from the start. I’m not good at writing introductions. This story focuses mainly on romance and human nature, with a little entrepreneurship. His first love marries him because of real-life difficulties. After the wedding, he discovers she has always loved someone else. He mistakes a transaction for love. She mistakes love for a life. Years later, his childhood sweetheart appears out of nowhere. The story focuses on relationships between men and w 1.7kReads8.1Score11114d adds
- 143 You Enjoyed Treating Me Like Trash, So Why the Regret Now? 渣我的时候很爽，现在后悔了？ [No Angst, No NTR + Everyday Romance + One Heroine] We were together for seven years, and for five of them you were cheating on me. I worked myself to the bone to make money for you, only to get lies, secrets, and scorn in return. When I became terminally ill, you ignored me and even thought I was faking it. An Ran, the campus belle I hadn't spoken to in ages, was the one who reached out to help without hesitation. I found out from my buddy that An Ran had had a crush on me for four years. I let 181Reads7.9Score—14d adds
- 144 The Secret of a Warm Winter 温暖冬天的秘密 He is refined and wise, a man who always keeps his word. She is cool-headed and rational, with a mysterious past. When they first meet, she is young and inexperienced but brave, while he is mature yet warm. Hand in hand, they weather the ups and downs of the business world, endure countless hardships, save each other, and gradually fall in love. It is neither love at first sight nor a romance born of familiarity. As they save each other again and again, two independent and rational souls draw cl 554Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 145 There's No Way Someone Ordinary Like Me Could Be This Popular 平凡的我不可能这么受欢迎 A cool, aloof childhood friend A quiet deskmate An enthusiastic girl next door A confident senior A scheming junior (No toxicity, no NTR, no cheating, all heroines are pure, and it’s a satisfying story without brainless characters) 743Reads8.0Score10014d adds
- 146 He No Longer Wants His Wife’s Belated Love 老婆那迟来的爱，他不要了 Who says being reborn always leads to a happy ending? After Chu Ran is reborn, she wants to treat Li Baichuan well and make it up to him as much as she can. But he has already been hurt too deeply, and in the end, he chooses to leave. 105Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 147 Unsettled Feelings for Fengzhi 进蜕之枫至意难平 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 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 148 Come Back, You Fool! You Were the One Who Told Me to Leave 回来啊笨蛋！是你让我走的 [No Love Triangles, No NTR] [Everyday Romance] [School Life, One Female Lead] Chang Ming has loved Luo Xingli for seven years, from middle school through college. “Chang Ming likes Luo Xingli. Chang Ming does whatever Luo Xingli says.” Chang Ming: “Luo Xingli, I love you. Will you be my girlfriend?” Luo Xingli: “Chang Ming, I don’t love you. I don’t want to be your girlfriend.” “You can go now!” See? Luo Xingli doesn’t love you. She’s just used to having you around, the way a princess is used to 733Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 149 My Wife’s Lies 妻子的谎言 I had a happy family. From that day on, it was gone forever... 3kReads8.5Score27614d adds
- 150 A Marriage of Spies 婚战谍中谍 This book contains toxic material. Readers who are not emotionally mature should read it with a guardian. Married readers should read it alone while their spouses are away. This story is entirely fictional, and all events are dramatized for the plot. Please don’t compare them to your own experiences, and remember to cultivate sound values, a healthy outlook on life, and a proper worldview. 15.7kReads8.6Score2k14d adds
