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1. 51 8Climbed 8 places 遗 The Lost Four-Leaf Clover 遗失的四叶草 Feiyangcao LY飞扬草LYRealistic Fiction813k WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead + Ensemble Cast] A long-form novel series, tentatively planned as four books. The first book, centered on Cao Feiyang's growth, serves as the foundation for the story's wider expansion. Each book explores different themes. The books are closely connected, yet each can also stand on its own. Book One: Family Drama + School Life Book Two: Grassroots Entrepreneurship + Everyday Life Book Three: Urban and Rural Life Book Four: Workplace and Business Rivalry Each book is based on 0Votes2.5kRecs0Fans
2. 52 29Climbed 29 places 风 The Wind Comes from the East 风从东方来 A Pen for Ten Thousand Books of Poetry万卷诗书笔一支Realistic Fiction28k WordsOngoing An autobiographical novel. I'll write it slowly. 0Votes286Recs0Fans
3. 53 29Climbed 29 places 小 Xiao Cheng's Diary 小程的日记 Coffee Walnut咖啡核桃Realistic Fiction81k WordsOngoing An ordinary record of an ordinary life: day after day of dull routine, with the occasional small change captured in these daily notes. 0Votes4.7kRecs0Fans
4. 54 33Climbed 33 places 从 It Starts with Keeping a Diary 从写日记开始 Autumn Leaves, Maple and Snow秋叶枫雪Realistic Fiction3.1M WordsOngoing “Someone who keeps a diary.” “Who in their right mind keeps a diary?” “Exactly.” “Do you keep a diary?” “I don’t.” “Do you keep a diary?” “Who would write what they really think in a diary?” “If you write it down, can it really be called what you think?” (This is just a diary, yeah, a diary.) (It’s mainly a diary, with some records of stories and various other odds and ends.) (The point is to make it easy for me to look things up whenever I want, and to keep it as a memento, a trace of my life.) 0Votes6.5kRecs0Fans
5. 55 33Climbed 33 places 余 All I Want Is for You to Be Happy 余生只想你快乐 Little Rain Dream小小雨梦Realistic Fiction158k WordsCompleted Synopsis The most beautiful love always belongs to our youth. Beneath the summer sun on campus, our smiling faces were so innocent. If we hadn’t boarded that train, perhaps things would have turned out differently. I only had to glance at you once in the crowd, and our eyes met. From that moment, I knew it would be forever. Yibao’s faint smile could outshine a whole city, and Xiao Haoyu would love Yin Yi alone for the rest of his life. Back then, travel was slow, and a lifetime was just enough 0Votes6.4kRecs0Fans
6. 56 17Climbed 17 places 我 My Youth Was Like a Stray Dog 我的青春，恰似一条野狗 Wind, Islet, Sea风屿海Realistic Fiction65k WordsOngoing (Memories of towns and county seats, post-95 youth, school life, everyday moments, family, friendship, complicated love, first person) I was like a stray dog running with the wind, growing bigger as I chased it. I gnawed on a giant bone called memory, sniffing from it the scent of the New Year; the longing of the dead; the bright lights of Gusu’s internet cafes; missed opportunities in life; tangled love stories; the bewilderment of existence... I fell into the mud and was trampled beneath the f 0Votes14Recs0Fans
7. 57 5Climbed 5 places 祯 Auspicious Signs 祯祥 Goodnight, Xiaobo晚安小波Realistic Fiction120k WordsOngoing In the remote, frigid town of Zhenxiang, one side of the story explores the local customs and everyday lives seen through the eyes of teenagers in the 1980s, while the other looks back on the land reclamation efforts of the early Republic of China. Yao Qiw the Fifth is a wanderer of the wilderness and a dreamer grounded in reality. An unexpected long vacation set Yao Qiw the Fifth on a life of daily wandering. He played with his classmates and experienced the joys and pains of growing up. Out in 0Votes412Recs0Fans
8. 58 8Climbed 8 places 赤 The Red Dragon Sword 赤龙剑 Foolish Old Man of Heaven and Earth天地一愚翁Realistic Fiction347k WordsCompleted Key Highlights: 1. An age-old mystery meets an epic crossover The Red Dragon Sword links the Warring States period and the Tang dynasty: Bai Qi wields the sword to cow the vengeful spirits of four hundred thousand Zhao soldiers, then Li Shimin sends Yuan Tiangang to find it. The search fails, leaving behind a seven-character quatrain that plants a mystery spanning the ages. A distinctive premise: a cultural relic weapon carries two historical mysteries, connecting real historical figures with le 0Votes16.9kRecs0Fans
9. 59 9Climbed 9 places 一 A Road of Thorns 一路荆棘 Born in Winter冬天诞生Realistic Fiction234k WordsOngoing Visit the websites under Yuewen to read more of my work! 0Votes6.8kRecs0Fans
10. 60 29Climbed 29 places 等 Waiting for the Smoke of War to Clear 等烽烟散尽 Yue Feng粤枫Realistic Fiction19k WordsOngoing Liu Haitian, a frontline special operations commander, has quietly followed the actress Su Wan for years, seeing her only as a distant star shining through the smoke of war. During a break in the field, he happens upon Su Wan, out on a drive to clear her mind, and her best friend Wen Ruan at a campsite in Yunqi Ridge. A campfire dinner, a truth game, and a candid photo on a wooden platform beneath the stars kindle a secret attraction over the course of one night. After their brief encounter in t 0Votes15Recs0Fans
11. 61 29Climbed 29 places 归 Retiring to Latin Village 归隐拉丁村 Star and Moon's Dad星月爸爸Realistic Fiction58k WordsOngoing In life, if you don't suffer physically, you'll suffer mentally. Tired of the cutthroat grind of city work, the protagonist chooses to escape his monotonous day-to-day routine and heads to the remote village of Latin, where he begins a life of seclusion. 0Votes45Recs0Fans
12. 62 30Climbed 30 places 橡 Rubber Grass 橡胶草 Fa Xiaoxiao发小小Realistic Fiction62k WordsOngoing Campus heartthrob, top scholar, poet, and long-distance running champion: beneath the many halos surrounding impoverished student Guo Jianan lies a humble, sensitive, and stubborn heart. At the urging of his girlfriend Qin Wei, a native of the capital who was two years below him in the same major, he went through great difficulty to apply for graduate school at his own university, only to be reported for misconduct when the admission list was announced. The warmhearted Jia Jingqian, Party secre 0Votes218Recs0Fans
13. 63 30Climbed 30 places 天 Only What Is Right and Proper 天经地义 Idle Man of Guanzhong关中闲汉Realistic Fiction171k WordsOngoing In Xi’an in 2015, the subway line from the High-Tech Zone only went as far as Xiaozhai Station. To get to work, you first had to squeeze onto a local bus, then squeeze onto the subway. That autumn, the gold iPhone had just come out, and all the girls loved it. But the average monthly salary for new graduates across the city was still under 2,800 yuan. Campus and society were two completely different worlds. Girls were no longer just so-and-so from class such-and-such, majoring in this or that. T 0Votes371Recs4Fans
14. 64 30Climbed 30 places 十 Ten Cases, One Heart 十案观心 Patrick派屈客Realistic Fiction274k WordsOngoing Criminal Investigation Captain Chen Mo has an unconventional approach to solving cases. Alongside meticulous evidence gathering and uncovering the truth behind crimes, he is driven to use psychological profiling to unravel the secrets hidden deep in people’s hearts. This obsession stems from an incident in his youth that he has never been able to put behind him. It has left him struggling to reconcile the choices people make, though he rarely reveals the true reason to anyone. Nine bizarre murde 14Votes347Recs24Fans
15. 65 33Climbed 33 places 兼 Along the Way in 1995 兼程1995 The Velvet-Feathered Wanderer绒羽客Realistic Fiction1.0M WordsOngoing This isn't a wish-fulfillment story. There is no transmigration and no golden finger. This is a short story adapted from real events, a glimpse of the ups and downs of an era swept along by the tide of history. 6Votes59.4kRecs52.5kFans
16. 66 35Fell 35 places 未 Unfinished Redemption: A Journey with a Family on Leave from School 未竟救赎，伴休学家庭行 Liu Tujiong刘土炅Realistic Fiction124k WordsCompleted An Unfinished Redemption: Walking with a Family Through a Child's School Leave follows Mina, a psychological counselor and mother, as she supports her daughter during her leave from school. She goes from doubting her daughter to understanding her, then helping her face her difficulties. Through this journey, Mina's own soul is transformed. 0Votes3kRecs0Fans
17. 67 5Climbed 5 places 走 From the Heart 走心 Chen Xiaokun陈晓堃Realistic Fiction623k WordsCompleted Qian Xin returns home to start a business. As an unmarried woman past the usual marrying age, she inevitably faces pressure to wed. But she watches as the relationships of her closest family and friends run into trouble. Little by little, her own attitude toward marriage begins to change. What choice should she make about the future? And who will find a way into her heart? Those who aren’t married get pressured to wed; those who are married want a divorce; and those who are divorced want to marr 0Votes8.9kRecs0Fans
18. 68 8Climbed 8 places 警 Police Officer Chen Shu 警察陈书 There's a Bear in My Backpack背包里有只熊Realistic Fiction2.3M WordsOngoing This book is adapted from cases the author personally took part in, taking you into the little-known files of frontline police officers. A major kidnapping case spanning several provinces suddenly landed on the desk of Chen Shu, a community police officer at a local police station. Forced to take on the case, he began an extraordinary journey of investigation. If you live in peaceful times and want to learn about the stories of those who shoulder heavy burdens and press on, then follow me into t 8Votes22.9kRecs53.2kFans
19. 69 6Climbed 6 places 男 Men Are All Children 男人都是孩子 He Changzai何常在Realistic Fiction772k WordsCompleted It is not easy for a man to grow up. He does not become an adult until forty. Growing up is a one-way game that cannot be paused, nor can you choose a different career. Scientific research has proven that women reach psychological maturity at the age of thirty-two, while men mature eleven years later. Marriage is a joint-stock company with unlimited care and limited liability. This is the first work to comprehensively portray, from a male perspective, the growth of little boys and big boys into 0Votes685kRecs95.4kFans
20. 70 37Fell 37 places 一 Between One Screen and Another 一屏之间 Writer bRR4VP作家bRR4VPRealistic Fiction6k WordsOngoing (Dual-perspective male and female leads, mutual secret crushes, healing each other, inspired by the author's experiences) Wu Yu and Liu Xiaoxiao, both diagnosed with bipolar disorder, meet in a hospital corridor. They get to know each other through their screens and gradually become lovers. Every day is dark, but at least your message lights up my screen... 0Votes0Recs0Fans
21. 71 4Climbed 4 places 从 Across Mountains and Seas from Yingxia Lake 从映霞湖跨越山海 Ballistic Traceless1弹道无痕1Realistic Fiction80k WordsOngoing Come read more of my work on Yuewen's websites! 0Votes80Recs0Fans
22. 72 4Climbed 4 places 月 The Moon's Hometown 月亮的故乡 James Taking Off起飞的JamesRealistic Fiction35k WordsOngoing Only after journeying through the human world can you truly understand it. With a brushstroke, I gently touch the page. Not to leave a trace, but to help you feel. Life, humanity's greatest art. Come here and see where life meets death. Come here and witness the most sincere emotions. In fields of hope, is it a utopia or a peach-blossom spring? Here is your answer. 0Votes120Recs0Fans
23. 73 36Fell 36 places 老 The Old Factory Neighborhood 老厂人家 Clouds Rise Over Tingzhou云生与汀洲Realistic Fiction613k WordsOngoing She is a wife, a mother, and a daughter, but above all, the protagonist of her own life, using her resilient hands to part the mists of time. 6Votes2.5kRecs52Fans
24. 74 20Fell 20 places 健 No. 76 Jiankang Road 健康路76号 Writer Muzi Martin作家木子马丁Realistic Fiction124k WordsOngoing In an era when contemporary literature is growing ever more diverse, Muzi Martin's latest novel, "No. 76 Jiankang Road", is a rare work that is both grounded in reality and full of warmth. A writer who has long focused on social issues, Muzi Martin turns their attention to elder care in an aging society, using literary prose to paint a profound portrait of our times. Set in a nursing home in Zhengzhou, "No. 76 Jiankang Road" tells the story of city and rural seniors living together. Faced with 0Votes360Recs0Fans
25. 75 37Fell 37 places 世 Two of Me in One World 世界两个我 Xiao Qingyi潇青衣Realistic Fiction28k WordsOngoing The City of Mortals, and the stories of those who live there. 0Votes243Recs0Fans
26. 76 37Fell 37 places 我 Trying to Make My Life Add Up 我在人间凑整数 The Green Moon Returns Home青月归乡Realistic Fiction924k WordsOngoing That day, Pigeon Eunuch never updated again… 0Votes2.8kRecs0Fans
27. 77 1Fell 1 place 我 I Have a Mountain 我有一座山 Old Street Banmian老街板面Realistic Fiction4.8M WordsCompleted Yu Fei got divorced. He left behind the fast-paced, high-pressure life of the big city and returned to his hometown alone with his daughter. He planned to farm a little, raise some fish, and live the same kind of life his parents had spent their whole lives living: the life of a farmer. Then came the day he tidied up the old house... 8Votes83.6kRecs272.2kFans
28. 78 1Climbed 1 place 羊 Dance of the Sheep's Wrath 羊之怒舞 Yangmeituqi洋梅吐气Realistic Fiction67k WordsOngoing Visit Yuewen's websites to read more of my works. 0Votes4Recs0Fans
29. 79 1Climbed 1 place 假 If Time Turned Back 6 假如时光倒流6 Come on, My Heart行不我的心Realistic Fiction2k WordsOngoing Come read more of my works on Yuewen's website! 0Votes2Recs0Fans
30. 80 2Climbed 2 places 文 The Courage of a Writer 文胆 Silverfish in the Waves浪里银鱼Realistic Fiction39k WordsOngoing Visit the website under Yuewen to read more of my works. 0Votes19Recs0Fans
31. 81 40Fell 40 places 从 Once Upon a Time, There Was a Future 从前有以后 Chang'an in the Qin Dynasty秦时长安Realistic Fiction16k WordsOngoing In 2023, losing contact with someone had become a difficult thing to do. Yet Yang Lin and I managed it for seven years. In the seventh year, she called out to me from across the street. I paused, but kept walking. 0Votes4Recs0Fans
32. 82 40Fell 40 places 四 The Four Heroes' Calamity: The Era of Hejiapo 四雄劫之何家坡时代 Uncle Lin Hai林海大叔Realistic Fiction57k WordsOngoing What is a tribulation? It isn't destruction. It's a touchstone forged by the years, the beginning of being reborn! Spanning 48 years, from 1978 to 2026, this story recounts the rise and fall of two generations. At Hejiapo on Luofeng Mountain in northern Sichuan, the previous generation's four cousins, He Changgen, He Changyi, He Changde, and He Changye, struggle in the deep ravine between two mountains. Through grievances and feuds, they endure difficult times and repeatedly try to break out o 0Votes14Recs0Fans
33. 83 3Climbed 3 places 昔 Like Young Men of Days Gone By 昔风同少年 Lone Boat, Wild Outlook孤舟野望Realistic Fiction47k WordsOngoing A group of country boys pursue their dreams together. As the entrepreneurial boom takes off, old friends gradually become strangers in the face of profit. 0Votes13Recs0Fans
34. 84 7Climbed 7 places 再 Goodbye, Hunshandake 再见浑善达克 The Little Tavern Under the Tree树下小酒馆Realistic Fiction72k WordsOngoing The life script Cheng Zhen had planned for himself was to make friends far and wide, build connections, and rise to the top in the world of social relations. But after one trip home, his script changed to this: Amid swirling sands and howling winds, he ate more sand than he could stomach, and became a desertification-control worker, with yellow willows below his gaze, Mongolian pines above, and checkerboard straw grids all around. The dramatic turn began with ten cows… 6Votes176Recs1Fans
35. 85 41Fell 41 places 天 Rainbow Across the Sky 天际飞虹 Author Qing Qian作家清浅Realistic Fiction140k WordsOngoing Come read more of my work on Yuewen’s website! 0Votes161Recs0Fans
36. 86 9Climbed 9 places 浪 A Wanderer's Hesitation 浪客的彷徨 Lightcatcher拾光拍客Realistic Fiction105k WordsOngoing The tides of the times surged onward, and factories sprang up across the south. Countless people said goodbye to their hometowns, boarded green trains bound for the south, and joined the vast tide of migrant workers. They built the cities' prosperity, yet remained travelers with nowhere to call home. This book has no extraordinary encounters and no feel-good comeback. Through the life of Liu Qingfeng, it chronicles the real ups and downs of a generation of migrant workers. It follows a young man 0Votes79Recs0Fans
37. 87 10Climbed 10 places 新 New Currency Frenzy 新币狂欢 Likes a Cup of喜欢喝一beiRealistic Fiction177k WordsOngoing "A line of code he wrote on a whim became a billion-dollar legend four years later. He could have destroyed it, but chose silence instead, because he wanted to see just how insane human nature could become." 0Votes172Recs0Fans
38. 88 42Fell 42 places 笑 Smiling Through the Bad Times: An Ordinary Person's Road to a Comeback 笑对烂日子小人物的逆袭路 Liu Qizheng刘启正Realistic Fiction275k WordsOngoing He seems ordinary, timid, and fond of joking, but his mind is always racing. Rent demands, unemployment, scams, and being looked down on: he quietly remembers it all. People think he's just a clown who's given up, but he's always watching, reflecting, and gritting his teeth to keep going. This is the story of an ordinary man's inner growth: no golden finger, no overnight turnaround, just slowly thinking things through, enduring one lousy day after another, and gradually becoming a better person. 0Votes219Recs0Fans
39. 89 10Climbed 10 places 深 Shenzhen Is Still Within Service Range 深圳还在服务区 The Prosperous Old Cat发财老猫Realistic Fiction93k WordsOngoing The world of medicine, the fortunes and struggles of Pengcheng. Xiao Shi bears the psychological burden of a past in pyramid schemes and a life lost. He flees his hometown for Shenzhen, a city full of both opportunity and temptation. At the end of his rope, he lands a job as a pharmaceutical sales promoter. His exceptional memory and gift for public speaking catch the eye of his boss, Jiang Nansu. On his very first day, he leaps from grassroots sales promoter to training instructor. Just days la 72Votes56Recs0Fans
40. 90 10Climbed 10 places 长 Lasting Peace and Stability 长治久安 Xiang Dongliu项冬流Realistic Fiction304k WordsOngoing This story follows Lu Jiu'an's search for meaning in life. Set against the era's upheaval as the fishing industry of East Taihu transforms and its fishers leave their boats for shore, it uses a realist style to portray the choices, endurance, struggles, and perseverance of ordinary people swept along by the times. The fictional town of Changzhi echoes the protagonist's name, Jiu'an, expressing the profound spirit behind the words “lasting peace and stability.” This is a work of fiction. Please d 0Votes320Recs0Fans
41. 91 16Fell 16 places 微 A Humble Path of the Blade 微末刀途 Manuscripts for Rice稿换米Realistic Fiction149k WordsOngoing Come read more of my work on Yuewen's websites! 0Votes204Recs0Fans
42. 92 15Fell 15 places 湾 Bay Area Chronicles: Season One 湾区风云第一季 A Ravine Three Feet Above My Head举头三尺涧Realistic Fiction211k WordsCompleted The Bay Area: A Stormy Era is especially suited to readers who enjoy American TV mysteries, the history of Chinese immigrants in the modern era, and meticulous historical research. In the late Qing dynasty, San Francisco, across the ocean, was caught in a turbulent age. The Gold Rush had faded, and violence, power, and conspiracy held sway across the entire Bay Area. April 18, 1906: A sudden, devastating earthquake struck San Francisco... The male lead, Lin Fenn, and the female lead, Zhao Suying 0Votes594Recs0Fans
43. 93 15Fell 15 places 云 The Bathhouse in the Clouds 云上的浴场 The Bugs Fly to the Big Horse虫虫飞大马Realistic Fiction65k WordsOngoing It turns out that playing this hand well is what everything means, no matter what the cards are or what the outcome may be. 0Votes454Recs0Fans
44. 94 43Fell 43 places 花 A World Within the Flowers 花朵里的世界 Xilamolun西拉沐沦Realistic Fiction102k WordsOngoing I first met the poet ten years ago, in the Moonlit Tavern beneath my apartment building. 0Votes950Recs0Fans
45. 95 15Fell 15 places 重 Reborn in 1980: From Penniless Youth to Billionaire Tycoon 重生80从穷小子到亿万富商 Second Young Master of the Lü Family吕家二少Realistic Fiction23k WordsOngoing In this new life, Lin Changjiang, chairman of the Lin Group, no longer devotes himself to making money. Instead, he wants to make up for the regrets of his past life. All he wants is to give his beloved wife, who died many years ago, a peaceful life... 0Votes28Recs0Fans
46. 96 20Fell 20 places 丧 The Abandoned Prodigy 丧家神童 Where Is Penglai Mountain?蓬山何处Realistic Fiction201k WordsCompleted “Child prodigy” is what people called Yang Yu more than twenty years ago. In the 1980s and 1990s, a nationwide craze for human psychic powers swept the country. The “Gagdaqi Prodigy” appeared out of nowhere, seemingly capable of anything from mind reading to hypnosis, and quickly rose to fame. But overnight, the prodigy became an uncontrollable monster and brutally killed his adoptive parents. The upbringing and supervision of children with psychic abilities became a hot social issue. Ten-year-o 0Votes825Recs9Fans
47. 97 13Fell 13 places 至 The Supreme Daoist's Secret Medicinal Wine Recipe 至极道长的药酒密方 Supreme Daoist至极道长Realistic Fiction402k WordsCompleted A Maoshan Taoist priest, born in 1966, a PhD who returned from overseas, with thirty-two years of Taoist practice! 0Votes534Recs0Fans
48. 98 43Fell 43 places 渌 Smoke and Clouds over Lukou 渌口烟云 Duan Xiaolou Ziche Wuyang段小楼子车无恙Realistic Fiction981k WordsOngoing Beginning with the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom uprising of 1852 and continuing through 2023, this book portrays the real lives of seven generations of the Che, Xu, Xu, Ma, Guo, Long, Chen, Luo, and other families of Lukou over more than 170 years. Dynasties rise and fall, the world changes with the times, and generations of people come and go, like clouds passing before one's eyes. 0Votes2.9kRecs0Fans
49. 99 43Fell 43 places 爱 A Call of Love 爱的呼唤 Writer Core作家核心Realistic Fiction364k WordsOngoing Come read more of my work on Yuewen's website! 0Votes1.1kRecs0Fans
50. 100 42Fell 42 places 社 Social Worker 社会工作师 Lord Long Tang龙唐公Realistic Fiction32k WordsCompleted To uncover the truth behind several events from 18 years ago, Hou Ning came to Zishan County after graduating from university and founded the Mingxin Social Work Center. He set to work while looking for an opportunity. Through careful planning and a stroke of luck, he finally tracked down the key figures one by one. When he learns the truth, what choice will Hou Ning make...? 0Votes5.4kRecs0Fans

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