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- 51 Shenzhen: The Wave Breaker 深圳，破浪者 This story pays tribute to the grand vision of “Made in China 2025,” with its plans for breakthroughs in new energy, smart cockpits, chips, and other fields. It also salutes all the brave souls on the road to starting their own businesses! 🫡🫡🫡 The sequel to "Shenzhen Drifter", "Riding the Waves": In 2010 Shenzhen, Gao'e Capital invests in Yingke Navigation Group, which has only just emerged from the financial crisis. Founder Lin Qiang feels that capital has stripped him of his power, so he reso 57Reads—Score—14d adds
- 52 Fired for Refusing to Frame Patients, I Became a Lawyer and Took Down My Former Hospital 不会坑病人被开除，转行当律师闪击前医院 He refused to mistreat patients and got fired, so he switched careers to become a lawyer and launched an attack on his former hospital. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 What the Village Beauty Can't Say 村花不能说的事 The village beauty is the dream goddess all the men in the village adore. What secrets will she experience after she gets married, the kind no one can talk about? She's so beautiful. Will married life bring her happiness and bliss? 1.7kReads6.6Score12514d adds
- 54 Her Heat 她的潮热 This is Li Xiaowen's story. A slow-paced slice-of-life novel with an ensemble cast, about women's growth and empowerment. It has family, friendship, and romance, and most importantly, trauma from one's family of origin. If that's not your thing, just quietly move on. Please don't leave a bad review, thank you. 229Reads6.5Score10814d adds
- 55 Flowers Falling in a Fleeting World 浮世花落 Zhao Yulan was a gentle, virtuous, loyal, kind, and lovely woman, yet she had an affair. Li Fugui was a hardworking, honest, and upright man, yet he went to prison twice. Cao Rui was a village Party secretary and a successful entrepreneur, yet he coveted a married woman. What's wrong with people… This book explores marriage, family, society, life, human nature, and ethics… There's love and desire, life and death, madness, the folly and greed of human nature, and the warmth and compassion of huma 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 After My Model Husband Killed Me, the Internet Searched for the Beloved He Lost 模范丈夫杀死我后，全网都在寻找最深情丈夫丢失的挚爱 After My Model Husband Killed Me, the Whole Internet Searched for the Lost Love of the Most Devoted Husband 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 After Kissing My Boyfriend, I Saw His History of Murder 亲吻男友后，我看到了他的杀人历史 After Kissing My Boyfriend, I Saw His History of Murder 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 101 Blind Dates 101次相亲 Urban light comedy + healing realism + delicious food and beautiful scenery + a woman’s growth Chen Xiaomo is a 26-year-old unmarried woman living in a second-tier city. After earning a graduate degree from a non-elite university, she finds a job as a non-tenure-track English instructor at a university. Then begins her romantic, fantastical, and heart-pounding journey through blind dates... 75Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 59 Little Wu in Shenzhen 小武在深圳 [Urban life + wage work + martial arts + betrayal + no holier-than-thou protagonist + no doormat + no brainless decisions + realism + humor + intelligence] Xiao Wu in Shenzhen is a long novel divided into five volumes by year. It tells the story of the male protagonist, Ying Xiaowu, born in 1985, and the five years he spent working and living in Shenzhen. In 2015, he left his hometown of Wuxue for Shenzhen for the first time. Confident that his talents in both the literary and martial arts coul 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 Contract Marriage: The CEO’s First-Love Secretary 契约婚宠：总裁的初恋小秘书 [Secret Crush]+ [Workplace]+ [Sweet Romance]+ [Both Leads Are Each Other’s First and Only]+ [Reunion After Years Apart] Also known as "The Promise of Gu Panyao" Shen Nianyao never dreamed that, ten years after reuniting with her high school first love, Gu Shiqian, he would turn out to be her direct superior. Her mother was pressuring her relentlessly to get married, and her blind dates were arrogant and outrageous. Just as she was overwhelmed by it all, Gu Shiqian handed her a contract. “Let’s g —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 My Wife Didn't Reply for Three Minutes, So I Cut Ties with Her 媳妇三分钟不回我消息，我直接断绝关系 My Wife Didn’t Reply for Three Minutes, So I Cut Ties with Her on the Spot 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 62 My Tattooed Girlfriend Became a Top-Tier Star in Music 我的花臂女友成了乐坛顶流 This is the story of a talented young man who escapes his suffocating family and meets a girl singing for money on the streets of Gulangyu. She sings and plays; he writes lyrics. Through music, they save each other, and she eventually becomes a top-tier star. She took a drag. Her lips pursed slightly, then parted, and a cloud of smoke drifted from her mouth. As the smoke dispersed, she spoke. “Broke, but you still want to request a song. If I’d known you couldn’t pay, I’d have spent those few mi 62Reads—Score514d adds
- 63 An Old Salty Fish 一条老咸鱼 Lin Xiaohui is an older single woman. At first, she works as a PE teacher at a private school in a small county town in her hometown, earning a modest salary. After passing the civil service exam, she switches into clapback mode: We were all people for the first time, so why should I have to put up with you? The story starts at a leisurely pace and focuses on everyday life. Later, it centers on leveling up as she tackles challenges in the workplace! 159Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 64 Let's Not Talk About Love 不谈爱情 Don't Talk About Love is a purely fictional serialized novel. The novel tells of the inner torment of Zhao Xiaosong, a middle-aged man who works at Shenfeng Tire Factory and suffers from cerebral atrophy. It portrays his resentment, anxiety, loneliness, helplessness, despair, selfishness, longing, and, finally, his struggle... The story begins in the 1990s. Zhao Xiaosong, a country bumpkin from that era, is lucky enough to become a tire-molding worker at Shenfeng Tire Factory in Jiaoshi. Back 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 65 After the Divorce, I Took the World by Storm with a Kitchen Knife 离婚后，我靠一把菜刀惊艳全球 After three years as a full-time housewife, my painter husband and his scheming ex joined forces to throw me out. I picked up my family's ancestral cleaver and turned a bowl of medicinal soup into my ticket from housewife to world-renowned chef, making my aloof ex-husband kneel and beg me to take him back. 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 Simple-Minded Ni 憨妮 Hanni is a woman who seems a little dim-witted to outsiders. She marries three men: the first is an ordinary man, the second a tycoon, and the third a young hoodlum. This is the story of her and the people around her, and how Hanni changes her fate... 77Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 67 After Sunset Comes a Long Atonement 日落之后，是漫长的赎罪 In the final three months of her life, Shen Nanqiao, who was suffering from terminal stomach cancer, silently endured her husband Lu Yanli's misunderstanding and coldness, as well as the schemes of his first love, Lin Wanwan. She signed the divorce papers and quietly left. Only after she disappeared did Lu Yanli gradually learn the truth. His initial disgust turned to remorse, and in the end, grief drove him mad as he clutched her urn. He spent the rest of his life atoning, but she never got the 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 68 Jia Baoyu and Ximen Qing Meet as Ghosts at the Ferry of Delusion, with a Surprise Ending 贾宝玉和西门庆在迷津渡口亡魂相遇，结局有惊喜 Jia Baoyu and Ximen Qing's Ghosts Meet at the Ferry of Delusion, with a Surprising Ending 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 69 The PUA Trap: My Perfect Boyfriend Makeover Plan PUA陷阱：我的完美男友改造计划 The PUA Trap: My Perfect Boyfriend Makeover Plan 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 In His Script, I Don’t Survive Past Chapter Three 他的剧本里，我活不过第三章 In His Script, I Don't Survive Past Chapter Three 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 71 A First Meeting Worth Remembering 初见宜相识 At a lecture a year ago, Lin Chuyi was filled with admiration for the senior who had been accepted into B University. She later got into the same high school, and by a twist of fate became his junior in the truest sense of the word. After she enrolled, she often heard people talk about the great Song Tang. One day after lunch, as all around her people chattered about him, Lin Chuyi felt a little proud. “I've met Song Tang in person. We've even talked.” But when she thought about it carefully, sh 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 72 Wishes: A 90s Kid's Youthful Level-Up Diary 祝愿，90后的青春升级日记 Who says the young know nothing of sorrow? When a country kid goes to school in the county seat, will they soar like a dragon rising with the wind and clouds? Or will they be like a poor carp that can never leap through the Dragon Gate and become an immortal dragon? As Zhu Yuan goes from the countryside to the county seat, and then to an even bigger city, the world before his eyes is destroyed and rebuilt, again and again. After 2008, is someone recording our story too? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 73 A Small-Town Story at Full Speed 小城故事一路狂奔 Having grown up without a father's love, he once had a happy family and a steady career. Then, out of nowhere, he got divorced, lost his job, and was plagued by nightmares. His life hit rock bottom. At his lowest point, he chose to start a business and met her while she was working a part-time job. Fate had other plans: after a change in her mother's identity came to light, she became a wealthy heiress. He raced toward love, never wavering in his devotion despite repeated romantic setbacks. On —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 74 Village Chief, Don't Mess with Me 村长，别来惹我 Liang Yuzhen is a widow in the village, beautiful and kindhearted. The village chief is a local bully, but seeing that Liang Yuzhen has no man to rely on, he often stops by to help her with whatever he can, putting on a show of being a good Samaritan. 94Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 75 A Husband’s Punishment 丈夫的惩罚 The heroine was a beautiful, fair-skinned woman from a family of officials, with an outstanding husband. But her husband mistakenly believed she had cheated on him and chose to take revenge. As time passes, they both grow into mature, accomplished people, yet their relationship remains full of twists and turns, with no end in sight. The heroine can never let go of this love. What fate will the two of them ultimately meet… 682Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 76 That Snapped Cassette Tape Was My Calculated Countdown to a Breakdown 那卷断掉的磁带，是我算准的崩溃倒计时 That Broken Tape Was My Calculated Countdown to a Breakdown 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 Nightmare: The Road to Revenge 梦魇：复仇路 All right, let's let the truth go no further. Li Zheng's predicament and inner turmoil, and his and his sister's faltering journey of revenge, haunted by nightmares, are already complicated and painful enough. We don't need to dig any deeper. We only need to respect his feelings and choices. Everyone has their own story and fate. Some truths may never be fully revealed, and some questions may never have perfect answers. But that doesn't keep us from understanding, empathizing with, and supportin 5Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 78 Real Life: A Middle Schooler's Journey as a Writer 真实人生：一个初中生的写作路 A real life, a painful past: I grew up poor and frail, plagued by illness. At fifteen, I dropped out of school and began pursuing my literary dream at home. After having my work rejected time and again, I finally saw my first-ever piece published. It also became the last thing I ever published in print. Then I turned to the internet and began my journey as a web novelist. 21Reads8.0Score214d adds
- 79 Xiaohuan in Beijing 小寰在北京 [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
- 80 A Media Veteran's Career Change in a New Era 传媒老兵降维求职记 If you're looking for a job, about to start looking, or planning to switch jobs, this one's for you! This novel is based on real people's experiences of falling into job-hunting traps. It's practically an online job seeker's guide to spotting scams and avoiding pitfalls. Read Tomato Novel and learn how to protect yourself from fraud. It's fun and useful, a win-win. Dong Shizhang and Zong Jinli's media company is on the verge of collapse, and the online loans they took out are coming due. With no 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 A Woman of Two Faces 女人双面 This is the story of Bai Yiyi, a middle school teacher whose husband is a construction contractor who repeatedly abuses her. Afraid the neighbors might hear her, she can't even cry out loud. She swallows her pain and endures. After suffering setback after setback in her work and marriage, her mental state becomes severely distorted… Black and white, right and wrong, good and evil… I hope you enjoy it! 399Reads—Score—14d adds
- 82 A Woman's Strength Holds Up the Sky 弱女子撑起一片天 Born on the Qixi Festival in a desolate earthen cave, she has a stubborn, unyielding spirit. An unexpected encounter leads her to the love of her life, though it turns out their meeting was destined by an arranged childhood betrothal. Her in-laws favor sons and look on coldly as she struggles, but each time adversity strikes, she rises from the ashes reborn. Should she endure and forgive? What will humanity and hardship reveal? She chooses to be strong, and her selfless, uncomplaining devotion b 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 Blueberry, the Leftover Woman 剩女蓝莓 Blueberry is an unmarried woman who’s still living at home. She has two unreliable best friends: Mihua is a bit of a flirt who teases men and ended up kicked out by her husband with nothing, while Feifei loves mahjong and dreams only of marrying into a wealthy family… Three women, and plenty of drama. Love, ethics, human nature… They say hotpot is all about the lively world around the table. Our story begins with a hotpot meal… The story is a slow burn. I hope you’ll enjoy it! 42Reads—Score—14d adds
- 84 The Joys and Sorrows of Life and Death 生死欢戚 At death’s door from terminal illness, a middle-aged man is struck by lightning and reduced to a fragment of a soul. He enters the body of a junior high school student whose soul was also damaged by lightning... Qi Yiyang: Why do you think people are alive? Wei Zhengkun: What brings on a question like that, young man? Qi Yiyang: I just think life is hard for so many people! If their lives stopped, then everything would be over, and they wouldn’t have to suffer or toil anymore! Life has no meanin 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 After Discovering My Wife's Affair, I Began My Revenge 发现老婆出轨后，我开始复仇 [Letting go isn't about letting go of others. It's about freeing yourself.] I thought ten years of friendship could overcome reality. The project I'd worked so hard to save back then was now valued at nine figures. He could have lent me at least 600,000 yuan to help me through this crisis, but instead he tossed me just 20,000 and used “someone gave the word” as an excuse, making my decade of effort sound worthless. I thought that 20,000 was the last bit of warmth I could count on. Even with the 4.9kReads6.6Score56714d adds
- 86 My Girlfriend Didn't Reply for Three Minutes, So I Broke Up with Her 女友三分钟不回我消息，我直接分手 My girlfriend didn’t reply to my message for three minutes, so I broke up with her on the spot. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 87 My Wife Didn't Reply for Three Minutes, So I Divorced Her 女人三分钟不回我消息，我直接离婚 My wife didn’t reply to my message for three minutes, so I divorced her on the spot. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 88 The Sheep Are Here, the Sheep Are Here 羊来,羊来 The sheep are coming, the sheep are coming —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 Slightly Downcast: Deleting My Love-Brain 轻颓：删除恋爱脑 [Period Novel] [Realistic Fiction] [Women’s Growth] [Family Life] [Literary] Northeast China at the end of the last century. Su Qing (Qing), a 26-year-old cashier at a state-owned enterprise, is burned badly by her obsession with romance: blind dates bring one oddball after another, and her husband cheats on her. Her in-laws find fault with everything she does, the state-owned enterprise undergoes restructuring and offers buyouts of years of service, and she faces constant trouble at work. In th 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 Breaking Free 逃离束缚 Su Yu and Tang Yilan met on a blind date arranged by their university professor. After spending some time together, they both decided they liked each other, so they went to meet each other’s parents. At first, everything seemed to go smoothly, but after they got married, they argued over whether to rent a place of their own. Su Yu also has an older brother, Su Lun, who has been married to Zhao Yanan for years, but still has no children of his own. After finally getting married, Tang Yilan reali 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 91 Our Long River of Years 我们的岁月长河 Our Long River of Years is divided into three parts. Following the ordinary lives of three generations of Zhao Jiafu’s family, railway workers, it spans from the 1950s to the 2020s. It recounts the joys and sorrows, happiness and heartbreak, and everyday troubles experienced by the three generations of the Zhao family and the ordinary people around them over the long river of time. It depicts the turbulent lives of ordinary people as the times change and society develops. Time flows like a river 180Reads—Score—14d adds
- 92 The Flowers Blur My Eyes 乱花渐迷眼 Wen Juan and Lan Cheng were once a loving couple. They both had steady jobs and earned a comfortable living. On weekends and holidays, they often spent time with Wen Juan's classmate Li Run and his wife, Wang Ze and his wife. The two families were so close that they shared everything and had no secrets from each other. As time went by, Wen Juan, who loved playing mahjong, and Wang Ze, who loved it just as much, spent more and more time together. Before they knew it, their purely friendly feeling 326Reads—Score—14d adds
- 93 A Heart Unwilling to Give In 不甘的心 Some say that when God created humanity, He split each person in two: one half stayed in the mortal world, while the other was kept for Himself. Each was left to search among the crowds for the missing half of their own self. When faced with choices in an uncertain world, we always do everything we can to save the heart that refuses to give in. At the summit, we long to become wholly ourselves, perfectly united and standing tall amid the mundane realities of life. That defiant heart cries out: G 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 94 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 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
- 95 A Single Mother’s Road to Redemption 一个单亲妈妈的救赎之路 I was a woman left single, and by the time I reached middle age, becoming a single mother was bound to turn my life upside down. At the halfway point of life, I’ve been through everything you can imagine, and even things you can’t. So what? The middle of life is a battlefield, and I am a shield, guarding a corner of tenderness amid the chaos. Halfway through life, I’ll be my own rock, pressing forward through disorder, gentle yet strong. Through half a lifetime of storms, I give it everything. A 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 96 The Boy from a Remote Mountain Village I Helped Twenty Years Ago Wants to Marry Me 二十年前救助的偏远山区小男孩，要和我结婚 The little boy I helped in a remote mountain village twenty years ago wants to marry me 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 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
- 98 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
- 99 Us in Xiangyang Lane 向阳里的我们 [#Real life, #warm neighborhood stories, #healing family bonds, #raising a child and turning life around] Delivery worker Wang Xiaojun had a pain he couldn't put into words: his six-year-old son Xiaobao lived in his own world, like a star. One moment of carelessness nearly resulted in Xiaobao getting lost, sending the entire Xingfuli residential community into chaos. The incident tore open the cracks in Wang Xiaojun and his wife Li Xiujuan's strained marriage, while also revealing the troubles 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 100 A Flower in the Dust, Blooming Toward the Sun 尘埃里的花，向阳而生 This story follows Shi Xiaoying, beginning at eighteen when she elopes for love. It traces her marriage through sweetness, betrayal, and endurance, culminating in her awakening. Woven through the story are her children’s perspectives and the kindness of those who watch from the sidelines. It portrays a woman struggling between betrayal and perseverance before finally breaking free and embracing a new life. Exploring responsibility and self-worth in love and marriage, it reveals the resilience th 2Reads—Score—14d adds
