Novels like Clear-Eyed in the Mortal World: I Pretend to Be Mediocre in the Cubicle
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- 101 Reborn with a Terminal Illness, I Won’t Treat It This Time 绝症重生后，这病我不治了 One-on-one warmth and everyday life + leisurely travel [A heads-up: no backstabbing or face-slapping, no domineering CEO or powerhouse heroine, and no sweeping aside all opposition. This is a pure slice-of-life story.] In her previous life, Qiao Qian was diagnosed with an illness and diligently followed her treatment, but sadly, it did little good. Later, she decided to spend what time she had left seeing the world, only to get into a car accident… After being reborn, Qiao Qian decided not to se —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 102 The Playboy and the Five Golden Flowers 风流之子与五朵金花 [Completed] If you happened to click on this, please read a few more pages, or even a few dozen, and help boost my stats. Thanks for your support! This is the story of a group of people who came from elsewhere to work and put down roots in Zhuhai. They fall in love, get married, buy homes, and have children. The first half covers their lives up to marriage. The second half explores marriage, human nature, changes in society, and growing up in middle age. This novel has a calm and gentle tone, pe 83Reads—Score—Shelves
- 103 After a Great Rain, I Return to the Northern and Southern Dynasties to Scrape By 一场大雨后，回到南北朝苟活 Tomato Original. After retiring, Chen Yulou went hiking in western Sichuan. He woke up to find himself transmigrated to the outskirts of Jiankang during the Northern and Southern Dynasties. How can he rise to prominence in an era of chaos and competing warlords? Join Chen Yulou as he ventures into this turbulent, spectacular age. 1.3kReads—Score148Shelves
- 104 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… 137Reads7.3Score116Shelves
- 105 Never Turning Back 誓不回头 Also titled: The Ideal Life Is One Where You Can Soar Without Cheats. This is an amusing story with a touch of melancholy. Fresh out of school, Ma Yiming feels lost. “What's a life plan? Adults make plan after plan, but in the end, all they get is a measly paycheck?” His friend Chen Guangxu is just as lost. “...Four of us were sent to intern at the fitness center, and I was the only guy they assigned to sell memberships. I'm a boxing major. What am I doing selling memberships? Damn it, all the 3.7kReads9.1Score390Shelves
- 106 Let’s Get Married 让我们拼个婚吧 A sweet, low-key story about everyday life in the city~ One true love each, no angst, no N Note: The rating is low because there aren’t many readers (╥_╥) At twenty-six, Zhang Yu has an ordinary, stable job and just wants to live a carefree life. But his family keeps pressuring him to get married and setting him up on one blind date after another. These dates, driven by money and self-interest, repeatedly shatter the romantic idealism of a man who has never been in love. He feels numb, even help 508Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 107 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—Shelves
- 108 A Cigarette 一支烟 I stood up and staggered toward the exit. I struggled to push away each person who came to help me. I didn't take the elevator. Step by step, I climbed the stairs to the rooftop. When I pushed open the rooftop door, a hint of late autumn's cool breeze brushed my face. The light was so bright that I had to squint. I could clearly see her. Across the rooftop stood a long-haired girl. She said, “Could I have a cigarette?” If you're willing, I'll love you forever. If you're not, I'll choose to pine 88Reads—Score—Shelves
- 109 Until We Meet Again 不見不散 [Reunion after years apart + bickering couple + modern romance + second chance at love + heartwarming healing story] The hero and heroine meet in middle school. When they go off to different universities, their immature, youthful personalities gradually drive them apart. Years later, they reunite and rekindle their relationship. It's a little story about finding their way back to each other. For a relationship to blossom and bear fruit, the right people must meet at the right time in the right f 65Reads—Score—Shelves
- 110 My Foresight into the Future Reveals Cause and Effect 我的未来感知能看透因果 With a single bow before the Buddha, Qin Xian glimpsed his future at forty: a rented apartment in the Magic City, a body wracked with illness, parents disappointed in him, and no one by his side. He couldn't keep grinding anymore. He really couldn't. With his compensation money and a body in poor health, he fled back to his hometown in northern Jiangsu. Faced with his mother's relentless pressure to get married, all he wanted was to lie flat for a while. But the “future perception” golden finger 50.4kReads7.7Score3kShelves
- 111 Desire by the Bedside 枕边之欲 On one side, Lang Xi was gently making his feelings known. On the other, Lang Xin was behaving outrageously. The two scenes kept intertwining in my mind, driving me to the brink of madness. What should I do? Call them out directly, or pretend nothing happened? What does the person beside me in bed really want? 2.1kReads8.2Score148Shelves
- 112 I Think I Walked into the Wrong Blind Date Venue 我好像走错了相亲会场 (Ratings have only just opened, but they’re sure to keep climbing. The author has completed a million-word novel, so read with confidence.) When the family arranged a blind date for Shanghai, he somehow ended up at Auntie Wang’s matchmaking event next door, and everything changed. She thought he was broke. She thought he was a little brother. She thought he was a shut-in. She thought he was a warm-hearted guy. Four women, four entirely different lives. In the end, which one will he choose? In th 13.4kReads8.3Score930Shelves
- 113 A Love Triangle in Marriage 婚姻里的三角恋 [Contemporary realistic fiction + the married life of ordinary people in Beijing + love triangles in marriage + real struggles] Bai Xue and Wang Yang are a young married couple living in Beijing. Wang Yang is a typical “phoenix man,” a country boy who made it big in the city. After ten years of marriage, he cheats on her. After they divorce, Bai Xue meets another man, and her new life begins… What makes this book special: A woman faces betrayal in her marriage, but after the hardship comes 1.4kReads8.8Score139Shelves
- 114 My Love in Dongguan 我的东莞爱情 In 1998, I was still young when I packed my bags and headed off to Guangdong to find work, dreaming of earning enough to go home, get married, have children, and live a quiet, stable life. But the bustling little city in the south ultimately threw all my plans for a settled life into disarray. Here, I met all kinds of people and encountered all kinds of things. 80kReads7.9Score4.3kShelves
- 115 My Company Refuses to Pay, So I Fight Back 公司赖账我反击 I simply fronted 9,999 yuan for a proposal on behalf of my company. My manager said to pay it first and claim reimbursement later. The company used the project, but then said I hadn't gotten approval. When my contract expired, they pressured me into signing a blank form, trying to make it look like I'd left “for personal reasons” and “resigned voluntarily.” Worse, they told prospective employers during background checks that I'd had a dispute over expenses, was difficult to communicate with, and 64Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 116 Snow in Winter, Flowers in Spring 冬有雪，春有花 When Nan Xiu was fourteen, her father told her, “Be good, don't cry. Smile. When you do, you look like a little fairy from another world.” When she was twenty, her older brother told her, “Be good, don't cry. Find a good man. He'll take good care of you.” At twenty-two, Nan Xiu rode her little electric scooter back and forth between school and her mentor's shop, smiling sweetly as she called out, “Old Liu, I've finished today's tasks!” At twenty-four, Song Shimo told Nan Xiu, “I'll love you for 133Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 117 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—Shelves
- 118 The Village Girl Wang Yaru 村女王亚茹 Zhao Dagui, the village chief's nephew, came to demand that Wang Yaru marry him. Her parents had accepted the bride price, and she was to be married off in three days. On the eve of the wedding, she gave herself to Li Sicheng, her childhood sweetheart, and the two of them eloped south that very night. In the big city, Li Sicheng carried bricks at construction sites while Wang Yaru waited tables at a restaurant. They lived in a basement. At their poorest, she couldn't even afford a pack of sanita 256Reads6.8Score157Shelves
- 119 My Soul Returns to the Tang Dynasty. This Time, Watch Me Turn the Tide 魂回大唐，这一次看我扭转乾坤 An original Tomato novel. After my soul transmigrates into the An Lushan Rebellion, I open my eyes on the eve of the Battle of Yongqiu. From a first-person perspective, I take part in this war-torn world and witness how Zhang Xun uses the city of Suiyang to crush Yin Ziqi's army of 130,000 and make his name known throughout the land. I'll forge alliances with forces across the realm and gather the heroes of the mid-Tang era. Will I slay my way to victory and become a capable minister who restore 67Reads—Score—Shelves
- 120 Financial Freedom: You Get Why I Keep My Head Down at Work, Right? 财务自由，苟在单位能理解吧？ It's best to check the almanac every morning. Most days have things that are auspicious and things that aren't, and Li Wen has paid special attention to this ever since he was reborn. For a young man with plenty of life experience, what does he want most? Riding the waves of business, chasing trends, indulging in a life of luxury... or making all the flowers wither when his own blooms? Forget it! Staying at the small company he's worked hard at for over a decade, watching it grow from small to b 70.9kReads8.6Score4.7kShelves
- 121 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... 145Reads—Score—Shelves
- 122 The Wife I Met at the Civil Affairs Bureau Turned Out to Be a Millionaire 民政局捡到的老婆竟然是个富婆 Zhao Muyuan was delivering divorce papers to his boss when he found himself a wife outside the Civil Affairs Bureau. “Why do you carry your household registration booklet around with you?” Xiang Qiu was at a loss for words. Zhao Muyuan held the booklet, eagerly waiting for her to act on impulse. “Congratulations, you are now legally married.” 1.6kReads6.6Score229Shelves
- 123 I'm Really Just an Ordinary Person 我，真的只是个普通人啊 [Misreadings] [Literary Plagiarism] [Comedy] Su Ji is a high school graduate from an ordinary family in Haidian. His father teaches Chinese at a middle school, and his mother is a community nurse. One day, he wakes up with the memories of his past life as a literature PhD fused with those of his present life. After an outstanding performance on the college entrance exam, he heads south to Yangcheng to study Chinese at its top university. He opens the door to Dorm Room 404 and finds: Roommate No. 235Reads5.4Score102Shelves
- 124 After Meeting 20 Matchmaking Prospects, I Got Married in a Flash 见了20个相亲对象后，我闪婚了 Before the New Year holiday, Su Tiantian was lured home with the promise of 200,000 yuan. The village really was handing out money from the sale of land, and they really did want to trick her into coming home early. Waiting for her was a steady stream of blind dates. There are all kinds of people in the world, and her parade of prospective matches left her laughing and crying in equal measure. She saw all sorts of human behavior, then got married on a whim. The blind dates were a beginning, and 2.7kReads8.6Score213Shelves
- 125 A Different Kind of Youth 不一样的青春味道 Everything came so suddenly, as brief as dew... But she had to learn to accept the unexpected losses life brings: spilled milk, a lost wallet, a friendship broken, a lover gone astray... Overnight, her stable career was swept into a tangled struggle of competing interests, and she nearly lost her job... In a single day, the boyfriend she had loved for years turned and walked away, with a reason that sounded so noble... In an instant, one look seemed to last a lifetime. You suddenly appeared befo 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 126 An Ordinary Person's Unordinary Journey Through Life 平凡人不甘平凡的人生路 An ordinary person’s life has its occasional ups and downs, but where does a life without guidance lead? After three years working in a factory, a twist of fate sends him into real estate brokerage! He grows immensely proud after enjoying some of the real estate boom. But after the tide goes out, how will he face the decline and deal with family, love, and friendship? This is your story, and it’s mine too. So I’ve heard... 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 127 Two Worlds, a Fearsome Female General and a Castrated Physician 双穿，凶猛女将和净身郎中 [Dual transmigration + fierce female general + castrated physician + adorably naive princess + sickly prince + hilarious cast + sweet romance + one-on-one] One is a violent woman who wants to hack her cheating fiancé to pieces. After transmigrating, she becomes a fierce female general, disguises herself as a man, and even marries a wife. The other is a rich young master with plenty of experience running away. After transmigrating, he becomes a castrated physician, runs into trouble everywhere, a 60Reads—Score—Shelves
- 128 Only After We Parted Did I Realize I Loved You 别后方知爱上 [Workplace Romance + Golf] Jiang Mo has no idea that Yang Zichen has been secretly in love with her for eight years. Time passes, and when they meet again, she is still herself, yet no longer the person she used to be. Can fate’s strange twists give them another chance to start over? In the days that follow, he winds around her like a vine, quietly entwining himself with her life. But she has a solemn vow to protect her: handsome men are absolutely off-limits! And yet... P.S. A heartwarming sto 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 129 The Woman Next Door 邻家女人 The lives of women in an old Shanghai mansion [A self-conscious, bullied high school beauty who draws everyone in + a devoted childhood sweetheart who is her pure first love] [A chaotic, troubled painter + a refined, domineering gallery owner, drawn to each other] [A despairing housewife with depression + her cold doctor husband, who has to fight to win her back] [Urban romance + sweet campus love + an ensemble of women] In an old French-style mansion in Shanghai, Zhang Yajing has just signed a 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 130 Adrift in a Sea of Debt 债海沉浮 The pressure of credit card payments, calls from bank debt collectors, relentless harassment over online loans, and reproaches and complaints from his wife and friends weigh on him like a boulder on his chest. Every breath brings pain. He works day and night, yet still cannot fill the bottomless pit of debt. For him, life has become an endless struggle of helplessness. Every time hope flickers to life, reality cruelly snuffs it out. Even his once-beautiful, virtuous wife gets into someone else's 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 131 We Said It Was a Fake Marriage, So No Falling in Love 说了假结婚，我们不许谈恋爱 [Urban]+ [Everyday Life]+ [One Female Lead]+ [Romance] Shen Qing was sixteen that year and had just started high school. Because he was so good at soccer, he accidentally kicked over a cup of bubble tea belonging to his classmate Xie Wanning. Knowing he was in the wrong, he sincerely apologized afterward. He thought that would be the end of it, but the girl held a grudge, and he soon realized he couldn't escape her. Later, when the school investigated students dating, they even mistook the two o 287Reads—Score—Shelves
- 132 Love Is Simple 爱很简单 Before I became a billionaire, I was always searching for love. What is love? I hope you can find the answer in this book. This book is about love, desire, life, philosophy, gender equality, and society's discrimination against women... 45Reads—Score—Shelves
- 133 Neither Storm Nor Sunshine! 也无风雨也无晴！ Marriage Before Love, a realistic urban romance about everyday married life! Su Qin and Zhou Xinping marry after being introduced through a matchmaking arrangement, and they bicker constantly. Just as Su Qin feels disappointed and lost, a new dawn arrives. She discovers that her husband truly cares for her, and together they take on a new stage of life! 403Reads—Score—Shelves
- 134 My Brother Became a Woman and Fled to My House in the Middle of the Night 性转的好兄弟，连夜逃至我家 [Gender transformation, urban slice of life, no System, romance, slow burn, food] “If I were a woman, I could marry you.” Lin Yue said those words offhandedly ten years ago. He never expected them to come true a decade later. After turning into a woman, he fears the strange looks from his family and relatives, as well as the threat of dissection from a research institute. With no other choice, he pretends to be a woman and moves in with Ye Qing, his best friend of more than ten years... 169Reads—Score—Shelves
- 135 Finding True Love Inside and Outside Marriage in Midlife 人到中年婚姻内外寻找真爱 Yang Duo is a flower in full bloom. Though she’s forty, she’s still young and beautiful. A woman in pursuit of true love, she yearns for romance and has spent her life exploring and experiencing it. A passionate love affair that nearly cost her life in her youth, a joyless marriage in middle age, and an unexpected encounter outside her marriage: whenever she falls for someone, she loves with wild abandon and suffers heartbreak that tears her apart. Her three close friends have very different l 652Reads8.7Score101Shelves
- 136 Love You, Wife. See You Tomorrow 爱你老婆，明天见 Love You, Wife. See You Tomorrow 19Reads—Score—Shelves
- 137 Together Beneath the Clock Flowers 时钟花的相伴 [No System, No Rebirth] + [Everyday Cohabitation] + [One Female Lead] + [Childhood Sweethearts] + [Multiple Perspectives, Ensemble Cast, and Romance] + [Grounded in Reality] Related by blood? Sure, we're a little close, but the Marriage Law allows it!!! Xiang Gu turned twenty-two, and the very next day, on Tong Mengmeng's twenty-second birthday, they got their marriage licenses. Love between childhood sweethearts isn't a matter of falling for each other over time. It's love at first sight, with 14Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 138 Auntie, I Want a Job. Give Me a Chance 阿姨，我想工作，给我一个机会 At last, love and career are both flourishing! [Urban] + [Romance] + [Slice of Life] + [Boys' Love] With every date, he gains real-world experience in getting along with friends; In every scene, his feelings deepen and love grows. He grows and levels up, one step at a time; He gets to know his friends, one by one. A 25-year-old playboy navigating the workplace, with no shortage of emotional intelligence. An unexpectedly fun story, with a fresh, lighthearted feel. 40Reads—Score—Shelves
- 139 My Childhood Friend Made Me Leave Her. After I Was Reborn, I Granted Her Wish 青梅逼我离开她，重生后如你所愿 [Romance and everyday life] + [Multiple heroines] + [No System] + [Reborn] + [A little business] Jiang Yu became famous at a young age, and all he ever learned about youth was how to make money. After a busy day, Jiang Yu had just finished passionately discussing his views on being reborn with his secretary. Did he need to be reborn? The next moment… He actually was reborn! Back in his school days, he suddenly realized things weren’t so bad after all. As a good young man of the new era, ha, who 4Reads—Score245Shelves
- 140 From the Start, I Confess to the School Beauty, and the Comeback System Arrives Early 开局表白校花，逆袭系统来早了 [Lighthearted daily life] + [Multiple heroines] + [Middle-Aged Comeback System] + [Campus] Come on, man! The college entrance exams are over, and I just confessed to my first love. I’d only just taken my childhood sweetheart’s soft, fair hand when this Comeback System thing showed up. What the heck? [At thirty-six, your marriage has failed. Standing at a crossroads in your life, you remember the decision you made as a teenager that you would regret for the rest of your life. If you’d known thing 13Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 141 System: I Opened a Convenience Store in the Northwest 系统：我在西北开便利店 [Slow-paced + low-key System + everyday life + lighthearted + getting rich] What does a successful life look like? Working 996 or even 007, earning a decent salary while being treated like dirt? Or doing whatever you please, earning less but living the life you want? Li Chenfeng only found the answer after returning to the small village where he had grown up. Deserts, wastelands, grasslands, forests, cattle, sheep, camels, fine horses, and eagles. Li Chenfeng runs a little shop and sits outside, 8.3kReads8.8Score524Shelves
- 142 Aunt Mei 媚姨 Male Lead: Ding Yuan Female Lead: Liu Meiyi No one is reborn, and there is no System. This is an era of struggle belonging to the older generation! That year, Ding Yuan earned top marks in the imperial examinations, only to have his life stolen from him when his stepmother conspired with her family to switch his results. His father, unaware of the truth, set out on a rainy night to sell goods in the mountains and raise money for Ding Yuan to retake the exams. But the tractor overturned in a ravi 5.9kReads8.8Score490Shelves
- 143 Demolition Debris Hits My Head! The Land Grab Ending Had Me Rolling 拆迁砸头！抢房结局笑疯 Demolition debris hits him on the head! The scramble for the house ends in hilarious chaos. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 144 After Tricking My Husband into a Divorce, I Was Fleeced for a Million by a Puppy-Like Boy 骗夫离婚后，我被小奶狗掏空百万 Urban suspense + sham marriage + a gentle trap + younger puppy-like man + a battle of wits Her marriage was cold, her life suffocating. Liang Qiuyue struggled through half her life, asking only for a peaceful existence. Then the gentle, warm-hearted Jiang Zhihao appeared, doting on her, protecting her, and helping her support the family. Believing she had found salvation, she bravely divorced and was reborn. Little did she know... He seemed mild-mannered and harmless, but behind the scenes he 96Reads—Score—Shelves
- 145 My Nearly Forty CEO Wife 我的奔四总裁小娇妻 The second volume is out now. Come back for more! Follow the author's page and add the book to your library so you won't lose track of it!!! I'm Ma Ming, male, 21, and currently a university student. I can do 600 push-ups in one go. I can do 500 sit-ups in one go. I run every day to stay fit, and I'm good at both singing and dancing. I can down five large glasses of beer, eight glasses of red wine, and three glasses of whiskey in one sitting... “Let's not get sidetracked. Here's the deal: I have 4kReads9.4Score261Shelves
- 146 Five Years Later, We Meet Again 五年后，我们再次相见 Also known as “Five Years Later, We Meet Again” [Urban Everyday Life] [One Female Lead] [Low-Key] There are no face-slapping moments in this book, just an uneventful, ordinary life. If you come across something that seems like a “plot hole,” don’t read things into it yourself!!! Five years ago, “Shen Hao, don’t step on the manhole covers. You’ll have three days of bad luck if you do, so I’m going to hit you three times.” “Shen Hao, work hard and earn money. Come marry me soon.” “Shen Hao, I don 13.5kReads8.6Score707Shelves
- 147 Reborn: The Gilded Years 重生之鎏金岁月 Also known as: Reborn: Saving My One True Love with AI Li Heng was reborn. Back in 2011, he was still a handsome eighth-grader. He had no money or power, just an offline version of DeepSeek and a nightmare he couldn't forget. In his previous life, a girl took the brunt of everything for him and died that summer during their ninth-grade year. He remembered her open eyes for fifteen years. This time, he swore he would save her. But what he hadn't expected was this: The childhood friend who used to 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 148 The Sun Never Sets 日不坠 (Comedy + daily life + war + mecha + travel) [Based on historical events from 1934 to 1949. Major events remain unchanged, but other elements are fictional. This is a parallel world with a skewed technology tree, centered on opposing war and resisting invasion.] Michael sits beneath a ginkgo tree, looking back on the years he spent with Lucifer. They met in 1934 and began training together in mecha piloting and combat at Bakkaya Academy. “Back then, I thought we’d become best friends. I neve 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 149 Foolish Mother 傻娘 My father was dead, my mother had gone mad. The day I came home, I saw someone destroying it... 42.6kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves
- 150 Chunfen 春芬 Ni Chunfen had known since she was little that her parents were different from other children’s parents. They both spoke with sign language. But they lived a happy life. After Ni Chunfen graduated from college, her parents told her a secret: she was adopted. Now that she was grown up and looking for a job and a boyfriend, they decided to tell her. They didn’t want their daughter to become romantically involved with one of their biological sons. If she ever got serious about a boyfriend, she had 55Reads—Score—Shelves
