Modern Workplace Novels About Rising Through the Ranks at a State-Owned or Central Enterprise 现代职场类小说，在国企或者央企内一步步左右逢源
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- 101 Unorthodox Remedies of the Martial World 江湖偏方 My name is Zhang Chen. A fortune-teller said I was born with a knack for unexpected riches and would never stay on the straight and narrow. But I don’t care. In this world, people who follow the rules get leftovers, while the bold get to eat meat. I haven’t had much schooling, and I don’t understand lofty principles, but I do know this: you only win if you’re willing to fight. 62.1kReads8.9Score7kShelves
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The Matchmaking Battle 招娣大作战
Originally titled "The Battle to Bring Honor to the Family" A light CEO romance with plenty of comedy. A story about a poor girl and a rich boy: he helps her overcome the childhood deprivation she suffered, and she eventually becomes a businesswoman. Xu Zhaodi has an older sister, Xu Pandi, and a younger brother, Xu Yaozu. She's the least favored child in the family, the middle one, but also the most accomplished. When it came to her family and their precious boy, she'd long been prepared to sp
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- 103 The Great Menopause Battle 绝经大作战 The dutiful Zhao Weilan is on the verge of menopause. Her mother loses her mind, she loses hers, and the whole family gradually follows suit. She escapes her troubles by taking a temporary assignment at the group, where she accidentally takes Cheng Xian, her medicinal catalyst. Together, they experience healing, struggle, self-doubt, and the courage to keep moving forward. With her lover’s help, she ultimately rises to the top of her life. 3.4kReads9.2Score401Shelves
- 104 Secretary Qiu's Marriage 邱秘书的婚事 Qiu Yu is the secretary to Ji Xiangdong, the owner of a real estate company. She's a chubby little foodie who loves to eat and works hard. Her parents always hoped their daughter would marry a son-in-law who could eat as much as she could and wouldn't look down on her. After a long search and many twists and turns, she finally found the right man. No angst. 52.6kReads9.5Score5.8kShelves
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Hou Weidong's Notes on Being an Official 候卫东做官笔记
As a graduate of a prestigious university, Hou Weidong encounters one thorny problem after another upon entering government service, yet manages to turn danger into safety every time. Taking different approaches: that is Hou Weidong’s political philosophy. That is how Hou Weidong conducts himself. That is Hou Weidong’s great wisdom.
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- 106 The Official Road: Great Wisdom 官道：大智慧 [Authentic Political Drama + Inspirational + Political Intrigue + Business Warfare + A Sense of Justice] After spending so many years in government, Liang Guofeng has long since learned the philosophy of officialdom: A single transfer order sends Liang Guofeng to work in the southern province. He hoped to make a difference, but instead found himself constantly caught in traps and suppressed! A new place, a new environment, and a new job bring all kinds of trials. Every step is perilous, but ever 2kReads6.2Score191Shelves
- 107 Rising Through the Ranks of Officialdom! 人在官场：步步攀升！ Lin Feng was too honest, so his career never advanced. His wife, Zhang Meina, left him for money. Faced with a woman's betrayal and the indifference of friends and family, Lin Feng finally saw the harsh realities of society for what they were. Then, unexpectedly, a major opportunity came his way: Secretary Huang transferred him to Xincheng County to serve as the county Party committee secretary. 625Reads8.8Score181Shelves
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Dongguan, Dongguan: The Blossoming '90s 东莞，东莞，90繁花年代
This story is based on real life. One day, Er Gou said mysteriously to Li Minghui, “Ah Hui, did you know? I heard a new Taizi Bathhouse opened nearby. They say it offers a service imported from Thailand.” The story follows a protagonist who turns his fortunes around in the electronics business of the Pearl River Delta. In 1990s Dongguan, KTVs, nightclubs, and bathhouses offered a different kind of splendor. There were also pure-hearted romances between migrant workers over beef brisket rice nood
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Reborn: The Struggle for Energy 重生能源奋斗
Chen Yan, who came from 2025, started out in a mountain village in Northeast China. Drawing on his knowledge of the future, he seized the opportunities of the times and entered the energy industry. He crossed wastelands and ventured deep into oil fields, using his intelligence to overcome challenges. From the fields to the world stage of energy, he wrote a legend of perseverance and rise to prominence.
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The Officialdom Game 官奕
My name is Wei Zilong, and I’ve spent my career in government. Through my story, I want to show everyone what the political arena is really like... When you’re in public service, you can’t always control your own fate. If you never weather a storm, how can you ever mature?
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Reborn: I Became an Export Tycoon 重生后：我成了出口大亨
Have you ever read a novel about rare earths? Well, this is one. Rebirth, System, technology, science, industry, the internet, rare earths, strengthening the nation, richest man, the 1980s, national destiny, manufacturing, agriculture, deserts, the Yellow River, the Yarlung Tsangpo River This book is complete. The author's new book, Four-House Courtyard, is premiering on Fanqie. It has the same satisfying pace as ever, so come read and follow along!
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The Road to Officialdom: From a Township Justice Office to the Provincial Compound 官道：从乡镇司法所到省委大院
Beginning in the early twenty-first century, this novel chronicles the rise of Wang Xiaofeng, a young man from a poor family. Along the way, he faces petty schemers and receives help from benefactors. His posts and responsibilities change, but his original ideals and aspirations never do. Wang Xiaofeng starts out as a clerk at a township judicial office, then rises steadily through the ranks…
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The Ups and Downs of Officialdom: From Teacher to Public Servant 宦海沉浮：从教师到公仆
As a newly appointed teacher, Xie Lingfeng wanted to be a beacon of civilization, illuminating the world. But a chance encounter sent him into the government, where he embarked on a career navigating the tides of officialdom. “If I can’t be a teacher, then let me become a public servant who serves the people!”
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- 114 With No One to Back Me, I Tread Carefully Through the Workplace 无靠山：我在职场步步蛰伏 He endured poverty and contempt from a young age, and saw through life's fickleness early on. A powerless young man from a poor family lies low, biding his time and working his way forward one step at a time. He excels at calculating interests, understands the power games of the workplace, and navigates the benefits and costs of human relationships on every side. The whirlpool of fame and fortune offers countless temptations, and countless people lose themselves in it. Only by holding fast to yo 5.8kReads—Score524Shelves
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From County Discipline Inspector to the Pinnacle of Power 权势巅峰从纪委科员起步
This is the vast frontier, a symbol of national sovereignty. This is the thriving sea of commerce, a hallmark of reform and opening up. This is the teeming crowd, the embodiment of the dignity of the law. A battle between corruption and anti-corruption, smuggling and anti-smuggling. A test of money, fame, power, family ties, friendship, and personal connections. Told from the perspective of an ordinary man named Lin Yi, this book follows his journey from junior clerk to head of an inspection tea
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A Cruel Mother, a Broken Home, and Me, Unbroken 狠心的妈，破碎的家，不屈的我
[Male-Oriented, Rural, Family, Comeback, Power Fantasy, Inspirational] Abandoned by his own mother, abused by his stepmother, and struck by his father's sudden misfortune. Su Yang, a poor boy from the mountains, has been left battered by his family's cruelty. With no one to lean on and no support to count on, he can only fight his own way to survival. He studies hard, weathers turmoil on campus, and makes his way in the business world. His heartless relatives come crawling back to latch onto his
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The Official Road, Starting at Level Three 官道，从三段开始
My name is Bu Qingyun. (I hold a senior government post and have a fortune worth over a hundred million.) Let me tell you a secret. Ever since I was in elementary school, entering politics has been the light of my ideals and the flame of my ambition. It was buried in my heart like a seed, ready to take root and sprout as soon as the soil was right...
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- 118 Adoption into the Family 过继 This is a novel about a man growing up through blood and tears. Along with the cruelty of reality comes the trickery of fate. But if you’re a man, wipe away your tears and face every hardship. Make yourself tough as steel, unbreakable... 30kReads9.3Score3.2kShelves
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The Urban Hunt 都市围猎
This story follows the tangled struggles over power, profit, and desire within modern corporations. Everyone is a hunter, and everyone is prey. In the end, justice catches up with them: each person is destroyed by the consequences of their own actions. Then a new hunt begins somewhere else. The novel features a large cast of characters, and the author has done their best to pack a miniature society into its pages.
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At Home in Another Land 本国他乡
Success doesn't depend entirely on ability. Sometimes, luck plays a much bigger role. If today's successful people had to start their businesses all over again, most of them probably wouldn't dare. This book tells the story of a man with thoroughly mediocre intelligence who defeats one cunning schemer after another. It can't help but make you wonder: between the clever and the foolish, who really has the upper hand?
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- 121 Good for Nothing 百无二用 This book is entirely made up. It does not refer to any person or event. If it happens to offend anyone, that is purely coincidental! If a scholar is useless in every way, what would it mean to be useless in every other way? Is there any truth to the saying that kindness cannot command an army and righteousness cannot manage wealth? Is the scariest thing in the world a thug who knows martial arts? There’s another possibility: a top student in a leadership position. Chen Xu, a core R&D team membe 31Reads—Score—Shelves
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Chronicles of the Realm: From the Grassroots to the Central Government 山河志：从基层到中枢
A sweeping narrative spanning forty years, from a county archive room to the heart of government. Through the prism of individual lives, it reflects the profound changes in society since the launch of reform and opening up. This is not only “one person’s record of growth,” but also “a close-up study of grassroots governance in contemporary China and an idealist’s journey of struggle.” If you want to read an epic that maps a whole life’s journey from county town to the center of power, measured s
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From the Start: Graduate, Get Rich, and Build a Business 开局，毕业发财搞实业
Life stretches on, full of helplessness and heartache! Reborn at graduation, I’ll walk the road of life all over again! An ordinary, unremarkable person gets a second chance and walks his own path in life. That’s all there is to it!
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This Life Is Over, I'll Be a Leader in the Next 这辈子就这样了，下辈子当领导
Two minutes after Fang Leilei died, she came back to life on the spot and was sent straight back to the day of her new-hire military training. One familiar, youthful face after another. Back then, he hadn't become a department manager yet. Back then, she hadn't stabbed me in the back yet. Ah! Isn't that my dream man?! He married a scheming woman in my past life, so it's my turn to have him in this one! Just look at me, Fang Leilei: my career was a mess and my love life was a disaster in my last
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The Beauty Is Actually a Man 俏佳人竟是男儿身
The Beauty Is a Man, also known as I Agreed to Be a Woman for Six Months, So Why Do You Want Me to Marry You? *Urban novel*Career novel*Romance novel*Gender-bender novel*Imaginative novel* A temporary female supervisor, a temporary female elite, a temporary genius young female doctor of Chinese medicine: both someone’s fiancée and someone’s fiancé. A beautiful, charming woman with long hair, a long skirt, high heels, a necklace, earrings, and red lips. She’s alluring and captivating,
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- 126 The Black Man 黑汉 We are a black male tribe. Neither dazzling nor romantic. Yet black itself is our precious glory! This is a story about the black earth and its little-known past. 92Reads—Score—Shelves
- 127 The Mastermind Behind the Scenes 背后高人 Xu Qiang was framed and sent to prison. There, he met a powerful official who gave him guidance and revealed many secrets to him. After Xu Qiang got out, he rose to great heights in no time... 689Reads—Score—Shelves
- 128 My Beautiful Boss Won’t Leave Me Alone 美女领导缠上我 A female leader's driver saved her during an unexpected crisis, earning her trust from then on. He helped her cut through obstacles in the political arena, advance her career, and thrive at every turn. 6kReads7.6Score439Shelves
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A Humble Family’s Path to Officialdom, Part One 寒门仕途【一】
New Book: The Humble Official’s Path [Realistic Period Drama] [Rise from Poverty] [Political Intrigue] [Ambitious Struggle] [Rural Cadres] [Urban Life] In the 1970s, in Xiaochenzhuang, southern Henan, a family of three siblings lives in poverty. They are supported by the state, their father died young, and their mute mother is forced to remarry, leaving them to fend for themselves. The sisters choose Chen Shouzheng to continue his studies, and he devotes himself to his books, eventually becoming
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- 130 The Pinnacle of Power 权欲巅峰 Power at the Peak, also known as The Corrupt Official, is a sweeping novel about a cadre's growth and redemption. Born into a poor family, Song Ziwen rises step by step from a technician to a leadership position, but for a time loses his way amid power and temptation. After being transferred to the northwestern province, he comes to his senses. He visits remote mountain villages to learn about the hardships of the poor, leading the people in building roads, controlling floods, promoting educatio 45Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 131 The Second Secretary 二号秘书 Chen Mo is an ordinary man who studies hard and earns a civil-service post. Starting with routine work at the municipal government, he stands out thanks to his excellent writing skills and tact, eventually becoming the mayor’s secretary. The book is practically a survival manual for government secretaries, offering a detailed look at everything from drafting documents and coordinating meetings to managing relationships with superiors and subordinates and liaising on projects. As the protagonist 7.7kReads7.6Score485Shelves
- 132 The Capital's Young Master Goes Through Trials, and All of Handong Goes Crazy 京圈公子历练，全汉东疯了 [Realistic political drama + fast-paced + immensely satisfying face-slapping + evildoers get what they deserve] Su Zhe transmigrates into the world of In the Name of the People. From the start, he's a young master from Beijing's elite circle, with a powerful family background and countless resources and connections. Yet his father insists that Su Zhe start at the grassroots level. He's assigned to Handong as deputy to Sun Liancheng, the second-in-command of Guangming District in Jingzhou! Li Dak 35.8kReads8.5Score2.2kShelves
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A Career in Public Service 为民官路
[A gritty, realistic tale of ambition and struggle in the government ranks] In 1990, top student Zhen Weimin offends the wrong people and gets kicked down to a poor rural township. Everyone thinks his life is over. But he is determined to make flowers bloom among the thorns. He breaks through obstacles with his knowledge and grounds himself in his conscience, with every step in sync with the pulse of the times. Starting in the township, he moves forward one step at a time. This is a true chronic
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The Silent Case Files, the Archives That Speak 沉默的卷宗会说话的档案
Zhao Dang’an: Find the files, and you’ll find a batch of great ones. Disclaimer: When false seems true, truth seems false; when truth seems false, false seems true. This story does not refer to any real individual, organization, place, province, or city. Synopsis: After graduating from university, I became a professional technical police officer with gray epaulets. But I’m no crime-solving cop. All I do is organize files. In my eyes, silent files can often make the most deafening statements when
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What's So Expensive About It? Domestic Brands Have It Rough 哪里贵了？国货品牌很难的
Ye An transmigrates to a parallel world, takes control of the Jianlibei Group again, and awakens the Far-Ahead System. As long as he sells domestic goods at far-ahead prices, he earns Lead Points! Ye An is dumbfounded. Every other person’s System makes them sell domestic products for next to nothing, but yours just has to be different, huh? Fine, then I’ll stop playing nice in business! Fenda: “What the heck! One bottle of Jianlibei got me eight bottles in a row. Should I join in?” Kangshuaibo:
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- 136 I Raise My Employees' Salaries, and You Say I'm Disrupting the Market! 提升员工工资，你说我扰乱市场！ [The short drama is now online: I raised my employees' wages, and you say I'm disrupting the market] [Business growth, globalization, cross-industry expansion, coming-of-age story] How do you rate the youngest person ever to become the world's richest man on the Forbes list? Economic Times: “The whole world is working for Song Jiang!” Peace Master: “Thank you, Song Jiang, for your contributions to peace. The world has never been more peaceful!” America: “Damn it! China is so despicable! He's usi 52.2kReads9.1Score3.7kShelves
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My Dongguan Dream: Sister Mei 我的东莞梦：媚姐
Sister Mei's advice to me: The women at entertainment venues are just for looking. Don't get serious with them. Sister Mei also said: Don't get any ideas about me, either. [A story about working for a living, perhaps with a little of me, you, and him in it.]
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The Ugly Wife Strikes Back: She Returns in Glory, and He Begs Her to Remarry Him 丑妻逆袭，惊艳归来他跪求复婚
A devastating fire left Jiang Shiyuan disfigured and out of shape after she saved Lu Yuheng, leaving her with nothing but a humiliating marriage. She became the laughingstock of the entire city, while his heart belonged only to the woman he cherished. It was only when Jiang Shiyuan ran into him at the hospital accompanying his pregnant older sister to a checkup that her heart finally died. In the divorce agreement, she asked only for a house, then disappeared from his life. A year later, Jiang S
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Her Second Game: A Future Full of Promise 她的二次博弈：遥遥可期
An older, guiding lover, by your side every step of the way. A ten-year age gap. Love is a journey of healing, and a lighthouse that guides us as we grow. The best kind of love isn't rescue when you're down and out. It's walking side by side and helping each other become better versions of ourselves. She had been through a failed marriage. When love quietly began to appear, she was confused, retreated, hesitated, afraid, and too scared to take the leap... Shen Qiyu said, “Being good to you was n
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Blue and Orange Winds Carry the Message 蓝橙风寄
[Yuri GL] Lovers cultivate the path of emotional detachment. A little finger that beckons souls, a bond spanning three thousand years. In a sixteen-year love affair, I was controlled, drained, and psychologically manipulated until I spiraled into a bipolar breakdown. The one who hurt me most was my ex, but the person bound to my fate through a thousand years of reincarnation was always Niuniu. In dreams, we wandered through life after life, parting in death each time. In a battle during the Qi
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Love at the Turning Point 爱在逆袭时
Couple pairing: Cheerful, determined sunflower VS cold, scheming, profit-minded man At 28, Shi Tong was out of work and out of love. Born into a humble family, she had worked hard to get through school and become an executive, and she'd even found a decent boyfriend. Then, overnight, her company went bankrupt and her boyfriend cheated on her with a rich girl. Down on her luck, she returned to her hometown for a high school reunion. There, Shi Tong struck up a conversation with Ji Ling, the camp
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After My Royal Bride Search Crashed and Burned, I Eloped with My Childhood Sweetheart 选妃翻车后，我和竹马闪婚了
[Marriage Before Love] [Childhood Friends to Secret Crush] [Funny and Sweet Romance] [A Straightforward Girl Learns About Love] My name is Xia Chuhe, a renowned lawyer in Jinghai City. I've never lost a case, but I've never won at love, either. The day my mother gave me an ultimatum, I did three things: 1. Went to a bar to pick out male models (but failed to find one I liked) 2. Got caught in the act by my childhood friend, Gu Chen (there was something strange in the way he looked at me) 3. Lost
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The Beauty's Golden Finger: The Bullied Office Worker Makes a Triumphant Comeback 美女金手指：受气打工人逆袭封神
An ordinary working stiff is chosen by a beautiful woman's golden finger. As the saying goes, repay a grievance with a grievance and a grudge with a grudge. A nobody from the bottom of the city makes his way to the top! Liu Buyi is just an ordinary wage earner at the bottom of the ladder, constantly bullied at work. The deal he'd worked himself ragged to secure is stolen, his achievements are claimed by someone else, his boss is unreasonable, his coworkers kick him when he's down, and even the g
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- 144 Throne of Thorns: Breaking the Chains 荆棘王座之破枷 Raised in a well-off family, Qi Jia married Chen Rui with high hopes for marriage, unaware that she was stepping into a thorn-filled fortress. The absurd opening of their marriage, with her wedding ring switched and their bedding replaced on the day of the wedding, foreshadowed its tragic nature. Chen Rui's indifference as he immersed himself in online games, his prejudice that housework was women's duty, and the domestic violence that erupted during their honeymoon drove Qi Jia into an abyss. W 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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The Clairvoyant Tycoon at a State-Owned Enterprise: From Employee to Supreme Lord 透视神豪在国企：从职员到太虚主
Reborn at the point in his previous life when he bought lottery tickets, Wang Hao immediately throws himself into the stock market. He rides the trends and nails every turning point, making this life completely different. After completing a series of missions, he discovers that he has entered the Great Void, and the truth behind everything comes to light... Money, power, women: he'll reclaim, one by one, everything he regretted losing in his previous life.
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After I Quit 辞职之后
I, Lin Zilong, quit my job as the director of a state-owned factory. Before the true coal tycoons emerged, in that great era of surging tides, shifting fortunes, and all manner of people fighting for their place, I became a coal tycoon...
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The Cunning Woman at Work 职场心机女
Born in the countryside, Jiang Xiaoyan enters the workforce after graduating from college. She stumbles through one setback after another, facing rejection wherever she goes. One night, she gets drunk and a kind stranger arranges for her to spend the night at a hotel. But she goes into the wrong room and spends the night with a man she doesn't know. She falls in love, marries into a wealthy family, and, in a dramatic twist, her best friend becomes her mother-in-law. From then on, she defies fate
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The Dying Lamp Rekindled: The Prison Rose Returns 枯灯复燃，狱中玫瑰归来
Five years ago, she was the eldest daughter of the Qian family, admired by everyone. But she was framed over her family's reputation and charged with murder, falling from the clouds into the mire and ending up behind bars. Behind those high walls, she met Zhao Yi, a woman imprisoned for financial crimes who nevertheless wielded absolute power inside. In their sunless days, they became each other's light, enduring more than two thousand nights together. Five years later, Qian Xin walks out of p
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- 149 My Years as the CEO's Daughter 我当总裁千金的这些年 CEO romance + face-slapping + satisfying revenge + youth + love + the worlds of politics, business, and the military + fierce battles A poor girl rises to become a wealthy beauty, taking on the worlds of politics and business in turn! The plot is thrilling: her secret crush confesses his feelings! A domineering CEO pursues her relentlessly! The political world treats her like a treasure! The business world holds her in awe! The heroine is clever, intelligent, emotionally savvy, and financiall 58Reads8.8Score—Shelves
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A Dignified Game of Wits 体面博弈
[Investment Banking Elite × All-Purpose Assistant] [Urban Romance × Emotional Games] [Workplace Romance] [Funny Little Scenes] [The Powerful One Bows Their Head] [Desire and Tension] Li Duoli has only one rule for survival: be a respectable professional woman. She is cautious, capable, tasteful, and elegant. She thought that was simply who she was. Until the night she met Xie Zhifei, when instinctive desire tore everything apart. She only wanted his body. By the next day, she had forgotten every
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