I'm not a real novelist, but I can recommend some web novels that might meet your requirements. The following are some of the modern novels that start with picking up the male lead in an alley: 1."The Poisonous Daughter of a Concubine"-Bu Fei Yan 2 " Fuyao "-Heavenly Silkworm Potato The Empress's Character-Yafei 4 "Rebirth of a Concubine's Daughter"-Bufei Smoke 5 "Feng Qiuhuang"-Windy Heavenly Robe 6."Beautiful Unending"-Tang Yan 7 "Do you know, do you know, should be green fat red thin"-Liu Lian Zi 8 Ruyi Biography-Liu Lian Zi 9 "Demonic Patriarch"-Ink Fragrance and Copper Stink I hope these recommendations will be helpful to you!