Novels like Crossing the River of the Heart at Night
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Crossing the River of the Heart at Night, best match first.
- 1 The Old Street Lottery Shop 老街彩站 An old street, an old-fashioned lottery shop. I’m the owner of this lottery shop, opening earlier and closing later than anyone else every day. This little shop is like a tiny stage on which life plays out. The neighborhood’s everyday folk come and go, people from all walks of life, with lottery players of every stripe gathering here. There’s Old Li, a two-lottery fanatic who obsesses over numbers and stubbornly studies the trends; there’s easygoing Old Wang, who loves watching the action and 2Reads—Score214d adds
- 2 Reborn into an Immortal Clan, I Ascend to the Heavenly Venerable Realm with My Childhood Friend 重生仙族，携青梅齐登天尊 Bai Zitan was born into the Bai family of Dongwu Continent. The Bai family was descended directly from the Wind-Riding Heavenly Venerable, who commanded the wind, making them a true immortal clan. Bai Zitan had originally been a recent graduate from Blue Star. After endlessly submitting job applications and dealing with unscrupulous interviewers padding their performance metrics, he gradually lost hope in life. One anxious early morning, he suddenly died from overwork. There was no old-fashioned 16Reads—Score514d adds
- 3 Schemes: A Battle of Wits Between Two Sisters 心机，姐姐与妹妹的博弈 My latest work is out! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 4Reads—Score114d adds
- 4 A Younger Sister’s Heart Is the Hardest to Read 妹妹的心事最难猜 A Little Sister’s Heart Is Hardest to Read 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 The Sun Almost Rose in the West 太阳差点从西边出来了 The Sun Almost Rose in the West 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Black and White Twin Reapers 黑白单煞 Don’t mess with me. If you do, you’ll be in for trouble, endless trouble... I may be a young man from a small town with a vocational college education, but in this world, my wife’s iron-fisted ways let me walk the line between black and white, all for the beliefs I hold dear... (Note: Any resemblance in content or names is purely coincidental!) 385Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Coming Down the Mountain from the Start, the Goddess Comes Knocking 开局下山，神仙姐姐找上门 I'm Lin Feng, the world's greatest doctor and supreme martial artist. Before I left the mountain, my fairy-like senior sister tossed me nine marriage contracts. “Disciple, these are the nine wives I've chosen for you. Make sure you bring them all home.” I looked at the names on the contracts: Jiangcheng's most beautiful CEO, a popular actress... “Senior Sister, isn't that a bit too many?” “Too many? You're going to become the Martial God of the city!” On my first day down the mountain, my n 44Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 You Said We Were Only Talking Money, Not Feelings. Now That I'm Pregnant, You Come Looking for Me? 说好谈钱不谈情怀孕过后你找我？ [Winning back his love] [Multiple heroines] [Lighthearted comedy] [Love-triangle chaos] [No System, no rebirth] Chen Qingyue is an utterly ordinary college guy whose specialty is keeping rich young ladies happy. He spends one day cheering one up, the next keeping another company, and weekends dealing with a certain young lady’s special requests. Every one of them thinks she is the only one for Chen Qingyue, that he is madly in love with her, and that he is a dog who can’t live without his master 105.5kReads6.5Score14.5k14d adds
- 9 I Just Turned into a Soft Girl and Went Live, and the Martial Emperor Said I Look Like His Mom 变成软妹刚下海，武帝说我像他妈 (Gender Bender, High Martial Arts) The moment she opens her eyes, she’s become a stunningly cute girl. Before Nangong Yu can even figure out what’s going on, her “mom” is pushing her toward the presidential suite of a hotel. “Xiao Yu, I’ve raised you all these years, and now it’s time to pay me back. Today is your first job as an adult, so make sure you do well. The big shot behind that door is someone we can’t afford to offend, got it?” Her “mom” lectures her earnestly outside the door, then pu 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Goddaughter 干女儿 Goddaughter 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 The Passionate Years Begin in 1997 激情年代从1997开始 A story about the growth of a country boy, waiting for you to read! The golden age: rising slowly from the bottom. Finding love and breaking through society's prejudice! Brotherhood, building a business empire together and standing by each other through life and death! 62Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 I'm Cultivating Immortality, So What's Wrong with Being Kept by a Celebrity? 都修仙了，被女明星包养怎么了？ A massive earthquake in the entertainment industry! An award-winning actress from the 1980s suddenly looks twenty years younger overnight, and a little rascal from the world of cultivation becomes famous just as quickly. The next day, the actress asked, “You little rascal! What do you mean, a fee?” A top-tier star and award-winning actress threw herself into a man's arms in public. “You little rascal, can you keep me eighteen forever?” The legendary songstress knocked on his door late at night. 660Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Is This 404? Brutality from the Ground Up in the Code 404吗？从底层代码开始的暴力 Lin Yuan was a programmer ground down by a crooked company for three years. After dying from overwork, he unexpectedly found himself inside the reskinned xianxia mobile game he had personally maintained, stuck with a level-zero good-for-nothing account: no spiritual roots and a combat power of just 5. Just as he was about to delete the account and start over, he uncovered a startling exploit: by using code logic to trigger a vulnerability in the server protocol, he could extract the game’s virt 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Wine God, Wine Immortal, Drunkard, Wine Worm 酒神酒仙酒鬼酒虫 Through fire and wind, the jar has kept its secrets; when the seal is broken, its fragrance pierces the frost of the nine heavens. All the world says strong liquor dispels sorrow, but I never meant to drink, and yet I find myself drunk. A mirror that sees the heart helps words take shape; a thousand faces shimmer in illusion. Wine drowns sorrow and steels the will, while a chill settles across my breast. Right and wrong, good and evil, all arise from the heart; the joys and sorrows of this fleet —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Power at Every Step: Once in the Game, I Climbed All the Way Up 步步生权:入局后，我一路进步 [Conspiracy +] Her superior suddenly introduced him to a beautiful wife, the very senior from college he’d secretly loved, Shen Hanxi. Li Yuntao was over the moon. Out of nowhere, he and his senior were married and living together. As a young deputy director of the subdistrict office, Li Yuntao knew his superior and his wife, his college senior, came from powerful backgrounds and had something to hide. What he didn’t know was that this was an out-and-out conspiracy. Ever since Li Yuntao married 25.6kReads8.2Score2k14d adds
- 16 The Tyrant of the Great Sui: From the Start, I Took Empress Xiao as My Wife 大隋暴君：开局强娶萧皇后 I transmigrated as Yang Guang’s eldest son and opened my eyes to find myself besieged by the Turks at Yanmen. I awakened the [Tyrant System]. Do evil, and grow stronger. I forced the young women of the city into my service, and the System rewarded me with thirty thousand cavalry. I had a remonstrating minister beaten to death in public, and the System helped me break through to Grandmaster realm. With the Turks about to breach the city, I kissed Empress Xiao by force right in front of my father, 1.2kReads—Score12014d adds
- 17 In the World of The Return of the Condor Heroes, Huang Rong Became My Wife 人在神雕，黄蓉成了我娘子 Zhao Shuo transmigrated as Zhao Zhijing’s junior fellow disciple in the Condor Heroes world. From the start, Zhao Zhijing wanted to ruin the goddess’s Daoist heart? Zhao Shuo was shaken to the core. “No, the story can’t go this way!” He had just killed Zhao Zhijing and fulfilled his dying wish when he ran into the beautiful Huang Rong. That year, Guo Jing was away defending Xiangyang, and Huang Rong had headed north alone to investigate the Mongolian conspiracy. She narrowed her peach-blossom ey 78Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Reborn Old Man: How Dare You Accuse Me of Being a Sleazy Old Creep? 重生老登：怎么能诬陷我是老渣男 Reborn, I lost thirty years of my life, my memories disappeared, and I gained a fortune. I tried to take advantage of my daughter’s best friend, but she clobbered me with a vase before I could get away with it. My wife is looking for a lawyer so she can take half my assets. My business rivals want me dead! Everyone thinks I’m going to settle scores, take revenge, and secure my empire. But I made a decision that would disgrace my ancestors… 1.2kReads6.4Score10014d adds
- 19 Impulsive Release 冲动的释情 During the Cultural Revolution, Tian Qing, an only child, falls in love with Tang Qiang, the boy next door. Tian Qing’s impulsiveness brings about a major change in their fates. The story reflects the social customs and the way people lived during that era. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Reincarnated as a Count's Daughter, I Enjoy Life with My Cheat 转生伯爵千金靠着外挂享受生活 [Gender transformation, gender-bender romance, everyday life, adventure, slow-paced] Kanzaki Kento was an utterly ordinary 16-year-old high school student. Then, due to a god’s mistake, he was erased from existence. The god pleaded with him, “I’m truly sorry. Let me send you to another world as compensation.” 1.9kReads6.0Score18714d adds
- 21 Reborn as a Noble Young Lady, I Won't Fall into Darkness 转生成为贵族千金的我才不会恶堕 A Palace-Intrigue Story Lin Yichen died suddenly and transmigrated, only to be turned by a mischievous deity into Alicia, the young daughter of an imperial duke. To make matters worse, her scheming foster brother, Ryan, had disciplined her so thoroughly from childhood that she instinctively dared not disobey any of his orders. She even awakened a strange hidden trait… As Ryan relentlessly pushes to tame and possess her, her soul, once that of a straight man, gradually succumbs. Will she end up c 199Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 22 The Seven-Day Messenger 七日信使 Trapped in 365 repeating, deadly Tuesdays, Chen Mo thought even death was just another joke in the loop, until an old music box covered in vines played a badly out-of-tune version of “Canon”! A shocking secret is hidden in its Morse code: his father's death was no accident, and his absence on Chen Mo's tenth birthday is inextricably tied to the past of a mysterious woman named Shen Qingyin. Chosen as a “Messenger of Time,” he has only seven Tuesdays to work with. Every step, from cracking the co —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 The Genderbent Nuwa of Honghuang 洪荒之性转女娲 I transmigrated into the primordial world and became Nuwa before she had taken human form. If I wanted a solid foundation and a promising path to the Great Dao, I could only put my dear younger brother Fuxi through some hard work. Thirty percent of his essence? Hand it over! I swallowed thirty percent of Fuxi's essence and successfully took human form ahead of schedule. A figure in green appeared, surrounded by flowing Daoist radiance. But when I surveyed the primordial world, I burst out laughi 2.8kReads6.5Score18814d adds
- 24 A Beginner's Guide to Low-Fat Veganism 低脂纯素入门与实践指南 A low-fat, whole-food plant-based diet is the healthiest, most scientific, convenient, affordable, and effective way to eat in today's society. Thanks to its scientific basis and broad applicability, this diet is becoming a key solution to modern health problems. Based on whole plant foods, it avoids animal products and highly processed foods, cutting off the root causes of many chronic diseases and offering people from all walks of life a healthy choice that is effective, economical, and sustai 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 I Never Betrayed You, Yet You Cheated to Get Even with Our Marriage 我未背叛，你却用出轨报复婚姻 A man may be innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime. If your blood is as precious as Tang Monk's flesh, would you still dare to wake up? Core premise: Li Dong, a mega-influencer with tens of millions of followers, and Cheng Xiaoxia, heiress to Shanghai's Cheng Group, seem to be the envy of everyone as a wealthy married couple. But Cheng Xiaoxia harbors a crazy obsession: she wants to resurrect her ex-boyfriend, who died in an accident. To that end, she spares no expense, using 30 billi 56Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 They All Think I'm the Only Man in the Apocalypse 她们都以为，我是末世唯一的男人 In his past life, Lin Yuan built a shelter for his wife, only to be stabbed to death by her and her male best friend. Reborn three months before the apocalypse, he hears a mechanical notification in his mind: [Ding! Apocalypse Beauty System bound!] [Win over women with a beauty score above 85. At 20% affection, gain a 50% attribute boost!] [At 50% affection, synchronize with her superpower! At 100%, she will never betray you!] Lin Yuan looks at the names on the System screen and curls his lips i 3.2kReads6.7Score33814d adds
- 27 A Mourning Goose Fan Story: Pomegranate Red 哀鸿二创：榴红 Teacher Ji Ling’s original work is ambitious and cleverly crafted. But after getting both true endings, the author was left speechless, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. I understand that he wanted to express the cruelty of history and the fickleness of fate, but as a player, what I saw was more like an exhibition: suffering turned into spectacle, consumed, and presented with arrogance. Fang Zhiyou is a hypocritical bystander, Lin Pianpian is a symbol saddled with tragedy, Su Lianyan is a lof 145Reads8.7Score1614d adds
- 28 The Complete Guide to a Healthy Low-Fat Vegan Lifestyle 低脂纯素健康生活完全指南 A low-fat, plant-based diet is the healthiest, most scientific, convenient, affordable, and effective way to eat in today's society. Thanks to its scientific basis and broad applicability, it is becoming a key solution to modern health problems. Based on whole plant foods, this way of eating avoids animal products and heavily processed foods, cutting off the root causes of many chronic diseases and offering people from all walks of life an effective, economical, and sustainable path to better he 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 A Macau Blue-and-Red Betting Addict 澳门红蓝小赌徒 The protagonist went through online gambling, lottery betting, soccer betting, getting fired from his job, and watching his company go under, among a string of other misfortunes. It all tore his family apart. But by chance, he came into contact with red and blue, opening a new chapter in his life. With red and blue leading the way and beauties all around him, an ordinary man's comeback begins… 1.3kReads6.7Score10014d adds
- 30 Apocalypse: The Goddess Sets Out to Conquer New Lands 末世，女神去开疆拓土 An apocalyptic setting, special powers, multiple female leads, comedy, and a slow build. Likes and comments are welcome. Brain storage area: this apocalypse novel is so wholesome, it really lives up to the call for positive energy. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Eroticism in My Hometown 故乡情色 1.1kReads6.7Score10314d adds
- 32 The King of Soldiers Enters Politics and Breaks the Deadlock with Force 兵王转业之官场以力破局 This novel has been adapted into an audiobook. Once he enters the political arena, he thrives. With brothers at his side, resources brought together, and strength to break through any impasse! Lin Zhenyu, a Dragon Fang special forces soldier codenamed Ghost King, is reborn. To save his critically ill grandfather, he has no choice but to leave the military and enter politics! A man of unwavering integrity, Lin Zhenyu vows to work for the welfare of 5.4kReads8.2Score42614d adds
- 33 I Transformed into a Succubus on Doomsday and Became a Big Shot's Woman 末日变身魅魔成为大佬的女人 Su Yao decided to slip him a sleeping pill first, then sneak into his room in the middle of the night and have a little taste. Afterward, she would quietly slip away without anyone being the wiser. What she didn't know was that the person inside had been waiting for her all along. 5kReads6.9Score32314d adds
- 34 A Billionaire Finance Mogul’s Rise from the Ashes 千亿财经大佬逆袭沉浮 A book written entirely by hand. A famous philosopher once said: Lust is a primal drive. It isn't base. Su Huoda wasn't highly educated, but he was especially good at using women, including his boss's wife. He climbed to the top by stepping on women. After successfully turning his life around and becoming a tycoon, he met Feng Chengcheng and Liu Zihan. Would the two sisters become trusted partners in his next business venture? A modern-day household battle unfolded among his former flames, old l 109Reads8.1Score714d adds
- 35 Are You Crazy? My Counselor and the Campus Belle Are Both Ex-Girlfriends 疯了吧！辅导员和校花都是前女友 [Multiple Heroines + Young Ladies from Prestigious Families + A Variety of Types + Romantic Push and Pull + Sweet Everyday Moments + Love Rival Showdowns] Zhu Xunchuan had barely started his first year of college when his ex-girlfriends cornered him at his door! It was all supposed to be a joke, so why wouldn't his exes let him off the hook? He'd have come clean if it were anyone else, but every one of them came from a terrifyingly powerful family! Also known as: “After I Sent a Breakup Text to 58.1kReads8.4Score9.9k14d adds
- 36 Gender Swap: Having Transmigrated as a White Dragon, I Will Never Submit 性转：穿越白龙的我绝不屈服 [Gender Transformation + Daily Life + Mild Coercion + Humor + Nontraditional Western Fantasy + Sweet Romance] Yuan Lin has accepted his fate. Being transmigrated into a villain was bad enough, but he was about to be devoured the moment he appeared. His luck couldn't possibly get any worse. He even began to miss his days on Blue Star: the cramped but cozy rental apartment, his favorite seat by the library window, and, most of all, the unfinished bottle of Coke, still cold with bits of ice... “Go 8.5kReads7.5Score1.1k14d adds
- 37 Failed to Play the Little Sister? Fine, I’ll Play the Whole World 演妹失败？我决定开始演全世界 [High Martial Arts + Multiple Heroines + Absurdist Humor + Comedy] After transmigrating for eighteen years, Lu Yuanqing’s Play It Real System finally loads! The more convincingly he acts, the more people believe him. The more Reality Points he earns, the more what he acts out becomes real! There’s just one problem: he’s a notorious good-for-nothing. He’s been training in martial arts since childhood, yet still hasn’t even reached the entry rank. So if he acts for anyone else, nobody will believe 10.8kReads8.1Score1.3k14d adds
- 38 After Transmigrating into a Femboy, I Left the Protagonist Lost for Words 穿越男娘后我把主角的嘴吊歪了 [Femboy protagonist + Transmigrate into a book + Urban fantasy + Superpowers + Gender transformation] Murong Lin transmigrated into a book, landing in a ridiculously wish-fulfillment novel called Superpower High Martial Arts. The male lead, Li Chenyi, was as overpowered as a Dragon King. He breezed through cultivation, picked up girls, showed off, and humiliated his enemies, turning a superpowered city into a cultivation city. As for Murong Lin, he transmigrated into the body of someone with the 872Reads6.4Score10414d adds
- 39 Young Master’s Guide to World Domination 小富即安？不，本公子意在天下 [Slow burn + farming + poetry plagiarism + political intrigue + the martial world and the imperial court + beauties] Chen Xiaofu transmigrates into the Great Zhou Dynasty as an illiterate illegitimate son of the Divine General of Kaiyang's household. He owns the Huaxi estate and a thousand acres of fertile land. More importantly, he has a fiancée who is breathtakingly beautiful and considerate. There is no melodramatic broken engagement, and Chen Xiaofu is perfectly happy with his life. He plans 14.8kReads8.2Score1.2k14d adds
- 40 Three Things About a Spiritual Little Sister: Pretty, Calls You Babe, and Doesn't Spend Much 精神小妹有三好，人美喊宝花钱少 Is there really a kind of girl who’s not only beautiful and proactive, but also great at making you feel good and can help you earn money? Bai Li never believed it, until he boarded a long-distance bus home for the Lunar New Year. “Hey, bro, could you spare me a cup of instant noodles?” Out of sympathy, Bai Li sent her ten yuan. A voice rang out in his mind: [Ding! You invested 10 yuan in your target, triggering a 10x rebate. 100 yuan has been credited!] [Target’s Affection +20. Current status: 41.1kReads8.3Score4.1k14d adds
- 41 Transformed into a Witch: My Talent Is More Children, More Blessings 变身女巫：天赋却是多子多福 Gender Transformation + Witches + Dragons + More Children, More Blessings + Dark Fantasy + Western Fantasy My name is Aili. In my previous life, I was a college student who died in a car accident while preparing for the civil service exam. I was reborn into a dark world where witches are considered strategic resources. Their blood is used as medicine, their corpses for alchemy, their skin for scrolls, and their living bodies as ammunition. The Church's witch-hunting potions hang over every girl' 3.7kReads7.5Score49014d adds
- 42 The Way of Eating: A Low-Fat, Whole-Food, Plant-Based Journey 饮食大道：低脂纯素之路 A low-fat, whole-food, plant-based diet is the most suitable, scientific, convenient, affordable, and effective path to healthy eating in today's society. Thanks to its scientific basis and broad applicability, this way of eating is becoming a key solution to modern health problems. Based on whole plant foods, it avoids animal products and heavily processed foods, cutting off at the source factors that cause many chronic diseases and offering people from all walks of life an effective, economica 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Ten Years of Vicissitudes 沧桑十年 This book is a memoir of the author’s experiences and observations during the ten years of the Cultural Revolution. From the start of the Cultural Revolution, the author was inexplicably branded a “counterrevolutionary” and a “capitalist roader,” then denounced and imprisoned, plunging into the misery of a shattered family and ruined life. As rebel factions rose across the country, the author even fell into the hands of a faction of Red Guards in Chengdu. Fortunately, drawing on experience worki 8.7kReads9.5Score1.3k14d adds
- 44 The Water Margin Demon Stars Are All My Resources: From Traits to Kingship 水浒魔星皆我资粮：从词条到王业 The Oath of the Liangshan Brotherhood? A legacy of loyalty and righteousness? Wang Ying, the Short-Legged Tiger, takes hearts and livers to sober up. Zhu Gui, the Dry-Land Crocodile, uses human fat to light his lamps! Deng Fei, the Fiery-Eyed Lion, eats human flesh until his eyes turn red! Song Jiang plots to cut off Qin Ming's escape route. Wu Yong kills Zhu Tong's young master to force him up the mountain! Dong Ping steals a man's wife and daughters, then wipes out his entire household! Sun Er 97.7kReads8.6Score12k14d adds
- 45 Reborn as a Scrappy Mercenary, I'm Not Getting Married Just Yet 变身屑佣兵，暂时不娶夫 (Gender swap + marriage + pure love + fantasy + comedy + sexy tomboy + scummy thief protagonist + Baldur's Gate-inspired) After transmigrating into the body of a stunning elf, I was surrounded by enemies with no hope of escape. The only one left by my side was a good-for-nothing. Since we were going to die anyway, I figured I might as well enjoy myself. No point in living without trying everything... ...Well, what's done is done... Huh? Why aren't I dead yet? How is this any different from trick 22.4kReads9.5Score2.5k14d adds
- 46 Reborn into the Campus Beauty’s Home, I Froze When Her Mom Came Out 重生在校花家，她妈出来时我傻了 [All hand-crafted, plenty of romantic rivalry, extra sweet with no angst, no System, an emotionally intelligent male lead, and a capable heroine who isn't just eye candy. You won't regret giving it a try.] By the bathroom door, Chen Yue caught Auntie Jiang, the beautiful mother of his schoolmate of twelve years, as she fell. Auntie Jiang came from a well-connected family, was beautiful with a gentle voice, and was also a great help with the finances. To get his hands on the first pot of gold for 133.6kReads8.9Score12.5k14d adds
- 47 Better to Strive for Yourself Than to Find a Godfather 认义父不如自强不息 (This is a wildly imaginative fantasy novel, dedicated to fellow wage slaves as busy as I am. May life get a little easier for us all!) Lü Bu is reborn in the modern era. No Three Kingdoms this time, but China! It was bad enough being strangled to death at White Gate Tower, but the history books also branded him with the shameful label of “the man who stabbed his foster fathers.” He had only been forced by those powerful old men to do their bidding. He put those scoundrels to death with his own 705Reads7.8Score—14d adds
- 48 Mature Women Can Be a Little Naughty 成熟女人有点坏 Six months into their marriage, Zhou Lina suddenly noticed that her husband had grown distant. She wanted to mend their relationship, but no matter how hard she tried, she could never see it through. She longed to be loved and cherished. A career-driven woman, she found herself torn between marriage, work, and love. 19.7kReads—Score1.1k14d adds
- 49 You Chose to Keep Your Sworn Brother Company, So Why Regret the Divorce? 是你要陪干弟弟，离婚又后悔什么 [No cheating, no rebirth, no System, heroine regrets everything and desperately pursues her husband] From their school days to their marriage, Zhao Qingfeng always thought he had the perfect life. His beautiful wife, Bai Xiaoxing, was breathtaking, and their daughter was sweet and obedient. He figured he must have saved the galaxy in his past life to be blessed with such happiness in this one. But everything began to change when Bai Xiaoxing's sworn younger brother entered the picture. The y 37kReads7.7Score2.5k14d adds
- 50 Iron Fist 铁腕 No one is reborn, and no one transmigrates. This is a realistic novel about life in government circles. A country boy without connections loses his chance at promotion and his girlfriend. He even stands to lose his life as others try to take everything from him... By a twist of fate, he wins the favor of various powerful factions one after another and becomes a rising star in government, writing a sweeping, legendary tale of a political career... 103.9kReads9.2Score7.9k14d adds
