Looking for a Book About a Con Artist 求本关于老千的书

1. 1 我 My Years as a Con Artist 我做老千的那些年 Ma Xiaohu马小虎Urban3.3M WordsOngoing The short drama adaptation of the Old Cheater series is now streaming on Red Fruit and Tomato. Come check it out! I'm a professional gambler. At the table, I can turn the odds on their head. But I want to use my own experience to tell you a simple truth: stay away from gambling. Because nine out of ten games are rigged, and you lose every time! 454kReads9.5Score47.1k14d adds

   Reader note

   Conman 😏

2. 2 风 Fortunes Rise in Macau, but the Road to Wealth Is a Little Rocky 风起澳门，暴富的道路有点坑 A Heart of Iron, a Temper Like Water铁心似水Urban1.2M WordsCompleted I was doing all right in the human world. Then, out of nowhere, I was dragged up to heaven, only to be kicked straight down into hell. Now I'm in hell, but my heart is in heaven. Going back to the human world is nothing but a distant dream... Gamblers want to win, but casinos don't want to lose either. In this vast world, people of every kind are busy, all scheming and calculating. A mountain is a mountain, and water is water. Then a mountain is no longer a mountain, and water is no longer water 6.7kReads8.9Score38514d adds
3. 3 我 My Casino's Golden Eyes Can See the End of All Life 我的赌场金瞳，能见众生末路 Baldy with an Astonishing Amount of Hair发量惊人的光头Urban2.6M WordsOngoing I’m Zhao Fan. I make my living in casinos, with a pair of eyes that can see through fate. But who knew this wasn’t some divine power? It was nothing but a shackle, one that bore the weight of human hearts and human nature. After spending enough time around gambling, I came to understand: Nine out of ten games are rigged, and every gambler loses in the end. Stay away from gambling. The moment you sit at the table, you’re taking the first step toward ruin. You’re after money, but everyone else is 15.5kReads8.4Score98714d adds

   Reader note

   Some say the protagonist is too good to read, while others say the protagonist's growth is too slow and not satisfying enough. I want to ask, where exactly does the definition of good and bad lie? Rapid growth certainly makes it easy to experience the thrill of reading, but isn't genuine progress a better way to experience how the protagonist transforms?

4. 4 赌 The Gambler's Book of Life and Death 赌桌生死簿 Gong Yizheng宫一正Urban447k WordsOngoing Orphan Gong Jiudeng became the apprentice of Mr. Yi, a master of the underworld, at a young age. At the gambling table, he’s a top cardsharp. But out in the world, life and death aren’t decided by the cards alone. Danger lurks around every corner. How will he face the trials of the gambling table and the underworld, time and again? How will he find a way out? His life is both legendary and tragic... A dark underworld tale blending suspense, political intrigue, and action. It features card-sharp 167Reads7.7Score—14d adds
5. 5 风 The Dashing Gambler 风流赌神 Wuju Who Can Cook会做饭的武曲Urban4.7M WordsOngoing Synopsis: [Not a System novel, please don't complain if it's not for you] [High-stakes gambling] [Stories from the bathhouse] [Everyday scams and fraud] [Male lead grows from weak to strong + gives back to society] Chen Zhongchuan is an abandoned orphan, raised by his grandfather from childhood. When he boards the train to Nanshan, his grandfather tells him the truth... This book explores gambling and the many scams found in real life, warning readers to stay away from gambling. At best, it can 3kReads8.8Score24214d adds

   Reader note

   That's interesting, I'd recommend checking it out.

6. 6 赌 The Hidden Underworld of the Gambling Table 赌桌上，不为人知的江湖 Wuju Who Can Cook会做饭的武曲Urban189k WordsCompleted Lin Yu is a young man just starting out when he unexpectedly stumbles into the world of gambling. In this modern urban underworld, rife with schemes and deception, he relies on his intelligence and keen instincts to master gambling techniques and defeat one formidable villain after another. 156Reads—Score—14d adds
7. 7 老 The Swindler: Through Fire and Water for You, Uncle! 老千：赴汤蹈火啊，二叔！ A Cup of Iced Lemon Tea来杯冻柠茶Urban1.2M WordsCompleted If you learn the art of cheating, you’ll see me as a mayfly sees the heavens. My name is Feng Shiqi, a veteran swindler who came out of the mountains. PS: The best quit-gambling novel on the whole internet, and the most wholesome swindler story online. ⚠️ Don’t open it at night, or you won’t be able to sleep. 18.5kReads8.4Score1.6k14d adds

   Reader note

   The new book by Lao Qianwen is good.

8. 8 老 The Cardsharp: Back to the Underworld 老千：重返江湖 Flower Picker采花人Urban1.4M WordsCompleted 11.5kReads9.0Score96614d adds

   Reader note

   This book is a sequel to "Ma Short Tiger" by fans who have finished reading "Ma Short Tiger". They might want to check it out.

9. 9 我 My Life in the Underworld of Cardsharps: Unstoppable 我的老千江湖之所向披靡 Yanxilou668燕西楼668Urban380k WordsCompleted A showdown between professional cardsharps isn't just about winning or losing. It can mean the difference between life and death. My name is Lin Lingdong. I'm a professional cardsharp and a powerful gang boss who commands respect throughout the underworld. As the saying goes, one thought can lead to heaven, another to hell. The underworld is a place where the strong prey on the weak, and in the world of cardsharps, you can get rich overnight or lose everything just as fast. Where do we go from h 3.9kReads8.2Score18614d adds

   Reader note

   You can take a look at the new book.

10. 10 我 My Life as a Con Artist II 我的老千生涯II Teng Fei腾飞Urban186k WordsCompleted He’s an expert who specializes in catching card cheats. In the past, he struck fear into the hearts of gamblers and cheats at underground casinos of every size. The seemingly miraculous sleight of hand that fools outsiders, the street scams that ruin lives, and the ever-advancing high-tech cheating devices: Teng Fei will expose every trick behind them. The contest between setting a trap and breaking it isn’t just a battle of wits and courage. It’s also a vivid display of greed, deception, and tr 2.4kReads9.3Score27014d adds

    Reader note

    1. A professional con artist's autobiography, feared by all: his journey from curiosity to observation, to small-scale gambling, to large-scale gambling, to high-stakes gambling; from a novice con artist to a master at catching con artists, and finally to his retirement from the gambling world—a life of ups and downs, and the loss of humanity and emotions… 3. A con artist at a gambling table tells you: a gambler's inevitable fate, a gambler who loses nine out of ten times, and a gambler worse than a pig—what the treacherous world of gambling is, and what it means to always have fish to catch you… He uses personal experience to tell us to stay away from gambling… ❤️Ta-da!❤️Sweet Donut is here with her favorite books👀

11. 11 江 The First Book by Jianghu Laoliu 江湖老六的第1本书 Old Jianghu Number Six江湖老六Urban3.2M WordsCompleted Stay away from gambling, or you’ll ruin your family. This book exposes all kinds of cheating tricks at the gambling table and reveals one rigged scam after another. Nine out of ten gamblers lose. The underworld isn’t just about fighting and killing; it’s about human relationships and social savvy! 2.6kReads9.1Score26814d adds
12. 12 赌 A Life of Gambling 赌涯人生 Mo Yaoyao墨夭夭Urban1.0M WordsCompleted I'm a card cheat! Behind the seemingly glamorous card tables lies a world of knives and swords, where every step could be deadly. I thought I'd learned how to rig the game and deceive others, but I never realized that perhaps I was just a pawn on someone else's board. 343Reads9.0Score13014d adds
13. 13 我 My Life in the World of High-Stakes Gambling 我的老千江湖 Drunken Monk喝酒和尚Urban472k WordsCompleted [Based on a lifetime of gambling experience, revealing the secrets behind a hundred cheating techniques] I grew up in casinos. In the noisy halls, the lure of money blinded people to everything else: cheating, feuds, traps... They sank deeper and deeper into gambling, losing everything they owned, destroying their families, and plunging toward the abyss! After years of rising and falling, I became a professional cheat-catcher, feared throughout the gambling world! In this seemingly glamorous wor 2.3kReads8.8Score19714d adds

    Reader note

    The male protagonist has strong moral values and is very capable.

14. 14 我 I Roam Jianghu with Fortune-Telling, Seeing Through Hearts and Breaking Deadlocks 我靠算命闯江湖，看透人心破死局 Refracted Light, Dream Narrative折光叙梦Urban160k WordsOngoing [Period Mystery + Jianghu Secrets and Arts + Wits and Schemes + A Battle of Human Nature + Underdog's Rise + No System] In 2002, I was twenty years old, yet everyone within ten li addressed me respectfully as "Mr. Chen." When the village Party secretary married off his son, he came to me to pick an auspicious date. When a pig farmer lost a pig, he came to ask me where to look. Then one day, the town mayor's wife knelt outside my house, begging me to divine the whereabouts of her missing daughter 10Reads—Score—14d adds

    Reader note

    I wrote this on a whim after reading "My World of Conman" and "My Life as a Conman," just for fun.

15. 15 千 A Thousand Paths 千人有道 Wu Qi武棋Urban3.3M WordsCompleted [Modern underworld] [Stories of crooked gambling] [Gambling scams] [Anti-gambling] When I was six, my grandaunt said I was doomed to a life of loneliness. She sold me. She sold me to an old man who had lost one hand. An old man who made his living as a swindler. From then on, I learned how to cheat at gambling from him. The old man became my master, but he told me to call him Fourth Master. I became a professional swindler, too. But on the day I graduated from my apprenticeship, Fourth Master di 12.9kReads8.8Score1.2k14d adds

    Reader note

    My aunt said I was cursed with bad luck, that I had caused the deaths of my parents and broken my uncle's leg. So, she sold me. Sold me to an old man with a missing arm. I was only six years old that year. From then on, I became a con artist. A professional con artist. I studied con artistry for eleven years under the tutelage of the man who bought me, Master Si. But on the day I graduated, Master Si died. Died from cheating. I became an orphan again, and began to wander the world alone. In this world, I saw many people being cheated, many cheating, and many being cheated by me. Many... Lost their families because of gambling. I saw others build tall buildings. I saw others host lavish banquets. I saw others' buildings collapse. I myself experienced life from nothing to something, and then losing everything. After all that, I decided to leave this bloody world.

16. 16 老 The Gambling World: Master Ba 老千江湖：八爷 Dugu Yidao Liu独孤一刀刘Urban1.7M WordsOngoing I was adopted as a child by an old northern con artist and learned all his tricks. At seventeen, an accident sent me down the road of no return in the underworld... The author would like to warn everyone: nine out of ten gamblers lose. The only way to win is not to gamble! Treasure your life and stay away from gambling! 75.8kReads8.7Score5.3k14d adds

    Reader note

    Pretty good, pretty real.

17. 17 云 A Book Above the Clouds 云上的一本书 Above the Clouds云上Urban1.5M WordsCompleted 1.8kReads9.0Score16114d adds

    Reader note

    A top-tier gambler warns you through personal experience: Never touch gambling! Once you're in, there's no going back! Do you know why you lose? The moment you sit down at the gambling table, you've already lost. Follow us for more reading material!

18. 18 7 The 749 Bureau’s Female Agent Returns to Her Village to Take Down the Nasty Relatives 749局女特工回村，手撕极品 I Want to Be a Tyrant我要当昏君Mystery210k WordsCompleted Leng Ningbing, an ace agent in Bureau 749, dies on a mission, only to transmigrate into the body of a fake heiress from a capitalist family who was sent back to the countryside in the 1980s. She’s on a green train, and the carriage is full of Bureau 749 members. Her mission is to find Hidie Yamaguchi, who is hiding in the countryside. When she returns to Tianjia Village, there’s no hot meal waiting for her. Instead, Grandma starts doing the math: “Keeping this money-losing girl around just waste 415Reads6.4Score10014d adds

    Reader note

    The female lead uses her spatial abilities to cheat; it's worth watching.

19. 19 老 The Treasure-Hunting Con Artists 老千护宝团 Hu Jimi狐姬幂Urban190k WordsOngoing Across ten miles of Haojiang, undercurrents run deep. Neon lights and wild revelry mean nothing to him. Neither does a life of drunken excess. Wu Qiliu, heir to the Qianmen tradition, drifts through a chaotic age, navigating casinos and the streets. Caught between rival gangs, he searches for his missing master and protects the nation's lost treasures. The Zhongyi Gang secretly has his back, but friend and foe are hard to tell apart, and every game of chance could be a deadly trap. Gambling-tabl 25Reads—Score—14d adds

    Reader note

    Ten miles of the Haojiang River, turbulent undercurrents. Wu Qi, a descendant of the Thousand Gates, is adrift in a chaotic world, navigating casinos and the streets, searching for his master amidst the mafia, and protecting lost national treasures. The Loyal and Righteous Gang secretly provides cover; friend and foe are indistinguishable, and gambling is a deadly game. Gambling table games, dockside battles, and the intertwining of human relationships and loyalty—this story vividly portrays the blood and passion of the old-fashioned underworld, a game from which there is no escape once you're caught. 🍅

20. 20 老 A Cardsharp's Hands, Touched by Victory, Defeat, and Fate 老千的手，沾着输赢与命运 Yu Meng Haotian宇蒙昊天Urban155k WordsCompleted [Gambling tricks, schemes, tactics, exposing scams, the underworld, comebacks, love and hatred, a battle of wits] Your heart is your underworld, and your hands are weapons forged from human nature. From that day on, Yan Nan dropped out of school and joined the world of gambling. Just like that, five years went by. He was once a boy dealt a cruel hand, but his mastery of gambling tricks and extraordinary intelligence changed his fate. The world of professional cardsharps is a one-way road, but Ya 2.3kReads—Score10114d adds
21. 21 赢 The Winners' Club 赢家俱乐部 Jin Guodong金国栋Urban147k WordsCompleted He can predict the outcome of a match with near-perfect accuracy. But if the stake is your conscience, would you still place a bet? A born cardsharp, the likes of whom appear only once in a thousand years, spends the rest of his life trying to atone for the crimes he committed before becoming a crime boss. Does that make him a good person? A group of nobodies, caught up in gambling and the underworld, find the good and evil in human nature magnified. How should they choose, how should they liv 121Reads—Score—14d adds

    Reader note

    Gambling is a daily occurrence, a gathering of heroes. Not only is the protagonist a master cheater, but everyone he encounters is a talented individual. The character portrayals are excellent and refreshing!

22. 22 贱 The Scoundrel Immortal's Eight Gates and Generals 贱仙千门八将 The Enlightened One Said悟道子曰Eastern Fantasy492k WordsCompleted [Comedy + Fortune-telling + Sleazy antics + Con artist + Flashy face-slapping + Demon-catching + Ghost-slaying + Cunning schemes + Outrageous stunts + Memorable one-liners] Wu Xuanye, Blue Star’s “Prince of Trash Talk,” stays up all night in a fierce battle and transmigrates into the cultivation world, where he becomes “Wu the Half-Immortal,” a third-level Qi Refining cultivator from Backing Mountain Village. Armed with an ancestral tortoiseshell that works only some of the time, and carrying a 185Reads7.6Score—14d adds

    Reader note

    Sixteen-year-old con artist Wu Qi is kicked out of the house by four master con artists on his birthday, given the challenge to earn 100,000 Hong Kong dollars from 100 dollars within a year! Either bring back the money or die in the underworld! This challenge of earning 100,000 Hong Kong dollars from 100 dollars in a year is both a test and bait. It's meant to force out all the ruthlessness, tenacity, and resourcefulness we've taught him, haven't taught him, and even things he himself didn't know he possessed. It's meant to teach him to swim, to bite, and to grow fangs in the dirtiest and most dangerous quagmire of Macau's underworld. In Fu Long Tea House, there are no sheep, only wolves! 🩷

23. 23 狐 Fox Ji Mi's Fifth Book 狐姬幂的第5本书 Hu Jimi狐姬幂Urban153k WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can find it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what drives me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 36Reads—Score—14d adds
24. 24 透 Heavenly Eye: King of Stone Gambling 透视天眼：赌石王 Writing Books Because I'm Starved for Something to Read书荒而写书Urban2.4M WordsCompleted [Jade gambling] [Power fantasy] In a single night, his family was ruined, his company went bankrupt, and his father died with a grudge in his heart. He fell from the heights of success and became a lowly apprentice in the jade market, struggling amid endless mockery and despair. Then the jade pendant passed down through his family merged with his eye, unexpectedly granting him the power to see through everything and discern the glow of treasures! From then on, no flawed jade or hidden treasure c 793Reads6.8Score10214d adds

    Reader note

    All of them are for treasure appraisal and jade gambling.

25. 25 黄 Golden Eyes: A Midlife Comeback 黄金瞳：中年逆袭 Sexy Black-Stocking Mother Monkey from Flower-Fruit Mountain花果山穿黑丝性感母猴Urban2.2M WordsCompleted This book's animated adaptation is now streaming on Fanqie. At 45, Lin Jianguo was a failed middle-aged man, the sort you could find anywhere in the city. He had been unemployed for three years. His wife had lost all hope and was about to divorce him, his daughter had no money for tuition, his mortgage payments were overdue, and his parents were bedridden. At the lowest point in his life, he unexpectedly awakened the Golden Eyes ability inside his family's ancestral jade pendant, allowing him to 1.5kReads7.0Score20914d adds
26. 26 黄 Golden Eyes: The Jade Gambling King 黄金瞳：赌石王 Liu Yibo刘一搏Urban587k WordsCompleted [Stone Gambling + Appraisal + X-Ray Vision + Revenge + Underworld] On the brink of death after being hunted by his enemies, he accidentally awakens the Golden Eye through his family’s ancestral jade. From then on, he can see through solid stone and recognize every rare treasure under the sun. The stone-gambling family that stole the Lin family heirloom years ago has now become an industry giant. They sneer at me: “You think you’re good enough to gamble on stones?” That is, until I open three pie 1.2kReads6.8Score10114d adds
27. 27 黄 Golden Eyes: King of Antiques and Gemstone Gambling 黄金瞳：鉴宝赌石王 I'm a Girl我是妹纸Urban4.3M WordsOngoing [Stone gambling] [Rise to power] [Satisfying read] [Tycoon] [Bargain hunting] [Antique appraisal] [Face-slapping] Ye Fan’s life hits rock bottom: he loses his job, falls into debt, and gets abandoned. Then a fragment of a mysterious ancient jade streaks across his eyes. When he wakes, the whole world has changed. In the scrap yard, stones bloom with the radiance of Imperial Green wherever his fingers point. At ghost-market stalls, his sharp eyes reveal a genuine Tang dynasty Buddha hidden in a p 93Reads7.1Score3014d adds
28. 28 透 X-Ray Eyes: Appraising Treasures and Gambling on Jade 透视眼鉴宝赌石 Sexy Black-Stocking Mother Monkey from Flower-Fruit Mountain花果山穿黑丝性感母猴Urban4.2M WordsOngoing [Underdog comeback + X-ray vision + treasure appraisal + stone gambling + satisfying wish fulfillment + bargain hunting + tomb raiding] Zhang Wei is a miserable low-level wage worker. Unable to pay his rent, he works for his landlord in lieu of payment. While fixing the landlord’s faucet, the landlord’s husband comes home. Zhang Wei hides in a closet and accidentally cuts his finger on a nail, awakening his X-ray vision. From then on, his life takes off. Money, beautiful women, luxury cars, mans 351Reads7.8Score13214d adds
29. 29 中 Divorced in Middle Age, I Strike It Rich Through Stone Gambling, and My Ex-Wife Regrets It 中年离婚，赌石暴富，前妻后悔 Spooky and Weird鬼迷日眼Urban1.7M WordsCompleted [Stone Gambling + Antiques Appraisal + Underdog’s Rise + X-Ray Vision + Tycoon + Farming + Everyday Urban Life + No Harem] Unable to bear their frugal, impoverished life any longer, he decided to take a chance for his family. He used years of savings to open a hot pot restaurant with a friend, only to get cheated by that friend, lose everything, and end up owing a huge amount in loan-shark debt. When a gang boss came to collect, his wife immediately asked for a divorce, and he left with nothing. 1.7kReads7.6Score18214d adds
30. 30 赌 The King of Jade Gambling 赌石王 I'm a Girl我是妹纸Urban5.6M WordsOngoing [Stone gambling + multiple female leads] On his way to work on his electric scooter, Mo Yu crashes into a BMW. The bad news: He crashed into a BMW! The good news: It belongs to his boss. Beautiful boss: “What the hell? Who dares hit my BMW!” Taking a closer look: “Oh, it’s just my workhorse!” Afterward, Mo Yu does odd jobs for his beautiful boss after work every day to pay for the repairs, and accidentally gains X-ray vision and a pocket dimension... From then on, his life is one lucky break aft 3.3kReads7.7Score42514d adds
31. 31 被 After My Ex Cheated on Me, I Struck It Rich on Gemstones 被前女友绿后，我赌石暴富 Writing Books Because I'm Starved for Something to Read书荒而写书Urban690k WordsCompleted [X-Ray Vision + Appraising Treasures + Stone Gambling + Underdog's Comeback + Underworld + Treasure Hunting + Tomb Raiding] After He Jianghai caught his girlfriend cheating, the other man retaliated by blinding him. When He received a corneal transplant donated by a kind stranger, he unexpectedly gained X-ray vision! From then on, he rose to the top and became a winner in life. [An exhilarating underdog comeback story, well worth a read!] 965Reads7.0Score10114d adds
32. 32 透 X-Ray Vision: Gambling on Jade and Appraising Treasures 透视眼赌石鉴宝 I'm a Girl我是妹纸Urban5.2M WordsOngoing [X-ray vision + stone gambling + antiques appraisal + underdog comeback + bargain hunting + antiques] While making a delivery, deliveryman Su Ming came across a beautiful woman whose faucet was broken. As he helped her fix it, he suddenly gained X-ray vision. From then on, his life was like a cheat code, carrying him all the way to the top. 2.3kReads7.6Score30814d adds
33. 33 透 X-Ray Vision for Appraising Jade 透视赌石鉴宝 Liu Yibo刘一搏Urban704k WordsCompleted [Underdog’s rise + Antique appraisal + Gemstone gambling + X-ray vision + Cathartic revenge + Power fantasy] Lin Chao is an ordinary office worker who accidentally discovers that the goddess he secretly loves is being bullied by the company manager. He beats up the manager, leaves the company, and gets hit by a car. When he wakes up in the hospital, he has gained X-ray vision. From then on, his life is unstoppable: money, beautiful women, luxury cars, and mansions are all his! [A cathartic power 25Reads6.9Score—14d adds
34. 34 赌 Gambling on Jade: Winning Over the Underworld’s Queen 赌石：从征服黑道女大佬开始 Spooky and Weird鬼迷日眼Urban3.0M WordsCompleted [Stone gambling + treasure appraisal + X-ray vision + divorce + an underdog's comeback + regret + underworld + beauties] His ex-wife took it upon herself to give her younger brother all the savings they'd spent five years building up. Furious, Zhao Yu divorced her on the spot. Then he was hit by a car while crossing the road and gained X-ray vision. From then on, he went from rags to riches and soared to the top! [This is a feel-good comeback story. If it doesn't satisfy you, come tell me off in 41Reads6.5Score10914d adds
35. 35 人 At Middle Age, I Turn My Life Around with Jade and Become the World's Richest Man 人到中年，赌石翻身成世界首富 Sexy Black-Stocking Mother Monkey from Flower-Fruit Mountain花果山穿黑丝性感母猴Urban547k WordsCompleted [Stone gambling + bargain hunting + X-ray vision + tycoon + everyday life + feel-good story + underdog comeback] After his divorce, Lin Fan awakens the ability to see through things and sets his sights on the stone gambling market. With precision, he makes his moves, and the jade he cuts out shocks the industry. Wealth, status, and beautiful women come flocking, leaving his former wife, who once betrayed him, far behind. 314Reads6.5Score—14d adds
36. 36 透 The Master of Jade Gambling With X-Ray Vision 透视赌石高手 I'm a Girl我是妹纸Urban2.0M WordsCompleted [Stone gambling + antique appraisal + casinos + an ordinary man's rise + multiple heroines + scratch cards + farming + everyday life] At a company team-building event, he accidentally spots his stunning female boss using the restroom in a small grove. By a twist of fate, he awakens the power of X-ray vision. From then on, he uses his X-ray vision to appraise antiques and find hidden treasures, win big with scratch cards, dominate the casinos, discover valuable antiques and paintings, and gamble 787Reads6.3Score10314d adds
37. 37 赌 Stone Gambling!! 赌石！！ Sexy Black-Stocking Mother Monkey from Flower-Fruit Mountain花果山穿黑丝性感母猴Urban546k WordsCompleted This book has been adapted into the short drama Through the Eye, Not the Treasure: I Turn the Tables. Lin Xiaochuan, an exploited wage slave at an antique shop, was accidentally hit and sent flying by a beautiful woman driving a car. As a result, he gained X-ray vision. From then on, his life went into overdrive, and he rose to the top. 1.7kReads7.5Score15814d adds
38. 38 赌 Stone Gambling: Fortune, Power, and Beauty 赌石：权色双收 Sexy Black-Stocking Mother Monkey from Flower-Fruit Mountain花果山穿黑丝性感母猴Urban301k WordsCompleted [No x-ray vision + pure stone gambling + pure antique appraisal] Li Wei saves a stunning beauty from a car accident, only to discover that she is Liu Yufei, owner of an antique shop in Panjiayuan. Liu Yufei was deliberately run off the road by Li Xiao, her business partner and best friend, who wants to take all the shop's shares for herself. After Li Wei saves her, Liu Yufei teaches him how to appraise antiques and gamble on jade stones. Before long, he has mastered both, making his name and win 271Reads6.4Score—14d adds
39. 39 赌 Gambling on Stones! 赌石！ Spooky and Weird鬼迷日眼Urban4.3M WordsOngoing [Jade Gambling] [Feel-Good Revenge] After being framed by a rich heir, betrayed by his girlfriend, and scorned by everyone, Lin Fan hits rock bottom and unexpectedly awakens X-ray vision. With a single glance, he can see through the rough outer shells of raw jade and perceive the spiritual energy in all things. From then on, one cut leaves him broke, the next makes him rich. He rises to power in the jade gambling world, with Imperial Green of glass-like quality, exquisite blood jade, heirloom ja 16.3kReads7.1Score33514d adds
40. 40 赌 Stone Gambling and Antique Appraisal 赌石鉴宝 Spooky and Weird鬼迷日眼Urban400k WordsCompleted Wang Ming, an apprentice at an antiques shop, happened to gain X-ray vision while fighting a few punks one night, which also earned him the wrath of a mob boss. From then on, he ruled the underworld. Wealth, beautiful women, luxury cars, mansions, everything a man could want was his! This is a feel-good story about an ordinary man rising to the top, and it’s well worth a read! 446Reads6.9Score—14d adds
41. 41 赌 Jade Betting: Wealth and Desire 赌石：财与色 Spooky and Weird鬼迷日眼Urban302k WordsCompleted [X-ray vision + beautiful women + stone gambling + antique appraisal + tomb raiding + an ordinary man’s rise] Zhang Tao is an apprentice at an antique shop. While accompanying his beautiful boss to meet a client, he sees the client try to get her drunk. Zhang Tao risks his life to save her, only to be beaten half to death. At the critical moment, he awakens X-ray vision. From then on, he takes the world by storm, gaining both wealth and beautiful women! 310Reads—Score—14d adds
42. 42 分 After the Breakup, I Strike It Rich with Jade, and My Ex-Girlfriend Regrets It 分手后，赌石暴富，前女友后悔 Writing Books Because I'm Starved for Something to Read书荒而写书Urban325k WordsCompleted [No System + Stone Gambling + Beautiful Women + X-Ray Vision + Tycoon + Bargain Hunting + Everyday Life + Underdog's Rise] After Lin Fan's girlfriend cheated on him with a rich heir, he was left heartbroken. Then a car hit him, and he unexpectedly gained X-ray vision. Without hesitation, he went straight to the rich heir to get revenge. “You stole my girlfriend, so I guess your sister is fair game. She's pretty cute!” 138Reads5.8Score—14d adds
43. 43 赌 Stone Gambling, Treasure Appraisal, and the Golden Eyes 赌石鉴宝黄金瞳 Liu Yibo刘一搏Urban579k WordsCompleted [Stone gambling + antique appraisal + X-ray vision + underdog comeback + ordinary protagonist + exhilarating read] Lin Chao is a laborer struggling to survive in the Ruili jade market. He thinks he'll spend his whole life dealing with dirt and backbreaking work, until an accident leaves him struck on the head by a steel pipe. When he wakes, he discovers he's gained a pair of “Golden Eyes” that can see through a stone's outer shell and reveal the jade within. A rough stone dismissed by its stall 318Reads6.5Score—14d adds
44. 44 黑 The Allure of Darkness 黑色之诱惑 Qiu Zimo秋子末Urban442k WordsCompleted By chance, Xia Xue’er steps into a casino and catches a fleeting glimpse of Chen Feng, the underworld boss. It proves to be a trap laid by fate. From then on, she is seized by the demon of gambling and takes one step after another toward the abyss of crime. The curtain rises on her tragic life… 11.7kReads9.4Score99414d adds

    Reader note

    A woman struggling in a casino, living an alternative life.

45. 45 我 Making a Living on the Side in Australia 我在澳洲捞偏门 Autumn Hidden in Shallow Bamboo浅竹藏秋Urban537k WordsCompleted This story is based on real events. I came to Australia with a dream of studying abroad, only to be driven to the brink by reality. From a lowly street-level smuggler to a force to be reckoned with, commanding the underworld and crossing the world, I paved my way to power with cunning and bloodshed. Only when I stood at the summit and looked back did I realize that the most dangerous gamble of all is the one you make with human nature. This is a road with no turning back, but who knows which cor 28Reads—Score—14d adds

Other lists with My Years as a Con Artist