Novels like Rise and Ruin
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Rise and Ruin, best match first.
- 1 Ninefold Dream (Hardcover) 九重梦（精装） In an old, decrepit apartment building, a man and a cat sit facing each other in silence, while a bizarrely beautiful neighbor watches from the ceiling at all hours. That midnight, in separate worlds of desire, they build the same absurd, dark nightmare garden. Bone-deep chills and shocking traps where death lurks. The truth often emerges when no one can see… —Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 2 In Tribute to Our Middle-Aged Years 致敬我们的中年岁月 This is a contemporary urban novel inspired by and shaped from real life. There are no golden fingers, supernatural powers, or wild flights of fancy. Readers who enjoy realistic urban life are welcome to read and follow along. Yao Chen and Piao Zong were classmates in middle school, good friends and close buddies, but they fell out over love. Ten years ago, Piao Zong took advantage of the situation and violated Yao Chen’s wife, Bai Jingjing, who died by suicide after being dishonored. The two me 55Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Wanbei 宛北 Only after returning in the second half of his life did Shan Chengye realize that Zhu Qingwan was still embedded in his soul, the other half of the jade he could never be parted from. Their story began when they were seventeen and lasted until the end of their lives. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 Flowers and Graves 花与坟 Situ Qing asked her, “Do you dare?” Wu Qi answered without a moment’s hesitation, “I do.” Neither of them lost to the other. The threads of fate crossed, then parted. But they would always remember each other. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 The Bizarre Things That Happen on Blind Dates (1) 相亲那些奇葩事（一） The Bizarre Things That Happen on Blind Dates (1) 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 The Bizarre Things That Happen on Blind Dates (2) 相亲那些奇葩事（二） The Bizarre Things That Happen on Blind Dates (2) —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 The Bizarre Things That Happen on Blind Dates (3) 相亲那些奇葩事（三） The Bizarre Things That Happen on Blind Dates (3) —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 The Bizarre Things That Happen on Blind Dates (4) 相亲那些奇葩事（四） The Bizarre Things That Happen on Blind Dates (4) —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 Mist on the Mine 矿上迷雾 For years, the vast stretches of yellow earth have swallowed countless old friends, their souls lost forever. The black mines seem bottomless, hidden away from the world and its conscience, haunting dreams like a nightmare. Late at night, two furtive figures crept out from the foot of the utterly silent Xishan Cliff. Then a noise came from above. With a muffled cry and a scream, the woman looked up. She had thought her actions were perfectly secret, but someone had already discovered her. Clutch —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 Hangzhou, the Sun Is Shining Today 杭州，今天阳光灿烂 This book is not only a great business read, but also an inspirational classic! Following the principle of having something meaningful to say, it tells the story of how the protagonist, Ye Lingyun, relies on his exceptional talent to defy fate and change his life, one step at a time. The book offers profound lessons about life, remarkable business insights, and a unique perspective on living... It is a rare gem worth reading again and again. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 I'll Wait for You in Shanghai 我在上海等你邂逅 [Literary fiction. A period romance.] On New Year's Eve, beneath a moonless, windy sky, I was sleeping under a bridge while fleeing an arranged marriage when two petty thieves stabbed a hole in my backside, leaving me covered in blood. I ran for my life, only to be chased into a dead end. Just as I was on the brink of death, despairing, a light suddenly appeared, and a door opened behind me. Stumbling, I plunged through that door and encountered the plum blossom of my life, landing in her ninete 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 On the Day of the Blind Date, She Secretly Crushed My Tenderness 相亲当天，她偷偷地揉碎温柔 Original title: Transmigrated Back to the 1970s: Protecting My Marriage Was No Easy Task [Period Setting + Love After Marriage + Devoted Husband + Both Pure + Both Virgins, completed] She had a secret crush on the aloof high school student in her village and asked her father to go propose on her behalf, only to be rejected. When she was about to be married off, she crushed the tenderness expected of a young woman and took poison to end her life... After transmigrating twice, the man she once lov 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 Qingse Yanyu's Fifth Book 箐涩烟雨的第5本书 [Urban romance + healing and positivity + funny and entertaining + vivid, lively leads] A model’s winding journey through life. And the confidante and official girlfriend who love him deeply! Some encounters leave even Luo Qing unsure whether to be grateful or regretful. This world is no pure haven. You have to learn for yourself what warmth and coldness mean. 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 Traveling Through Time and Space 我在时空穿梭 In the universe, we're just a tiny galaxy. In that tiny galaxy, we're just an ordinary blue planet. Could there really be space-times and starry skies beyond our imagination in this vast universe, along with civilizations and species we could never have dreamed of? If there were a time-space shuttle that let you travel freely to any corner of the universe, what would happen? 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 I Won 30 Million, and My Wife Brought All Her Relatives to Force Me to Split the Money 中了三千万，妻子带着各路亲戚逼我分家 I Won Thirty Million, and My Wife Brought All Her Relatives to Force Me to Split Up the Family 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 I Spent Everything to Treat My Father-in-Law, Only to Get Endless Complaints and Blame from My Wife 倾家荡产给岳父治病，换来的却是妻子的无尽埋怨和苛责 I Spent Everything I Had on My Father-in-Law's Medical Treatment, Only to Get Endless Complaints and Criticism from My Wife 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 Beneath the Mountain Winds 风行山下 More than ten years ago, Cheng Xi and He Yuwen joined forces to found Zhongzheng Media. More than ten years later, the company has grown into a major player, but an affair during pregnancy and a divorce scandal have followed one after another. How can she take back everything that belongs to her? Maybe it should be called How to Remove a General Manager or The General Manager Removal Guide? (Laughs) (Why isn’t there a category for ensemble casts...? I can only list two protagonists, orz.) 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 Transmigrated as a Terrible Village Woman, All I Want Is to Get Rich 穿成极品村妇只想发家致富 As a seasoned bookworm, she actually transmigrated into a book! Wait, what? She’s become the saintly, spineless heroine of a melodramatic period novel? Abandoning her husband and child, making no effort to improve herself, weak and useless? Are they talking about her? Tearing into her awful birth family, kicking the trashy men and scheming green-tea vixens to the curb, and finding success in both her career and love life: now that’s how you do a reborn period novel! Her in-laws adore her and tre 13Reads7.7Score—Shelves
- 19 When Will I Meet You Again in This Life? 今生何时能逢君 In her youth, the protagonist loved a man and never truly let him go. From the age of twenty to fifty, she repeatedly falls in love and gets divorced, each time going to great lengths to find flaws or incompatibilities in her partner. In truth, every man she meets has both strengths and weaknesses. She simply doesn't realize that the problem lies with her own heart, which has never been willing to make room for anyone else. Only at the end does she finally understand: that relationship and that 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 A Beautiful World 美好人间 Absolutely No Filler [Author Fang Guoniu: “I have very thick skin, as thick as the Great Wall at Badaling...”] Earth... A long age passed. In the year 9018 AD, countless alien civilizations invaded Earth. Then, in some year afterward, Earth was unsealed and became the center of the universe. Before that, under the crushing power of countless alien civilizations, human civilization on Earth collapsed completely. Countless nations fell, and vast numbers of people died. Time is merciless. It shows —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 The Bizarre Things That Happen on Blind Dates: The Female Perspective 相亲那些奇葩事女生版 This story is mainly about the bizarre blind dates a high school teacher encounters. Each title marks a different story. Honestly, I don't know why there are so many oddballs. I recommend that women give it a read, so you can steer clear of trouble on your own blind dates! Just enjoy the stories for a laugh. Some are long, some are short. I hope you have fun reading. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 Chasing Light Through the Dusty Abyss 尘渊逐光 A fugitive top student uses his wits to build a financial empire. Forced into the adult world ahead of time, this high school academic ace weathers one hardship after another, relying on his scholarly strengths to fight for survival and master the world of capital. In the end, this ordinary young man turns his life around and makes it big. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 A Robot's Growth Diary 机器人的成长日记 A pest outbreak has struck the garbage dump in the Xia Luo System. An investigation revealed that these were no ordinary bugs: they had developed an advanced civilization. Gamma rays that suddenly irradiated the dump two hundred years ago triggered an information explosion in their world, bringing their civilization to a whole new level. The Xia Luo System Administration decided to develop artificial intelligence at the dump, but the bugs faced two very different possible futures. If their world —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 A Complete Failure! A Young Wife Helps Turn My Luck Around 一败涂地！少妇帮我改财运 [Off-the-Charts Realism] + [Born Under a Lucky Star] + [Comeback Against the Odds] + [Financial Mogul] Zhang Qi, a graduate of a prestigious university, was a rising star in finance. But after a friend swindled him, he shut down the company he had just started, lost all his cash, and put his wife and daughter in danger. He had hit rock bottom. At his lowest point, Li Wanwan appeared. Zhang Qi had helped her for free many years ago, and she was born with a lucky-star constitution. Together, they 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 An Older Single Woman’s Journey to Pursue a PhD in America 大龄单身女，赴美读博路 I’ve seen both poverty and wealth with my own eyes. The rich drive sports cars, live in villas, speak fluent English, and receive a good education. Handsome men and beautiful women, top students who think they’re modest and polite. They eat Western food, know their wines, have traveled all over the world, gone on adventures, and explored the arts. I think back to the week before I was about to study abroad, when I wanted to eat peaches. Mom took me to a peach orchard in the countryside to pick s —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 Damn It, I Just Wanted to Write a Novel, and Now I'm Bound to a System 靠北了，写个小说还能绑定系统 Cui Dafu is a determined online novelist with a burning dream of writing, but reality is harsh. He has poured his heart into seven or eight novels, and every single one has flopped. His girlfriend, Ji Taimei, once joined him out of pure love and steadfastly supported his dream of becoming a novelist. Even when money was tight, she never complained about supporting him for two years. But time flew by, and a string of failures over those two years not only dealt Cui Dafu blow after blow, but also 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 Confessions of a Scumbag 一个渣男的自述 A Scumbag’s Confession 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 My Ex-Wife Lent Money to Her Brother, So I Cut Ties with Her 前妻把钱借给弟弟，我直接断绝关系 My Ex-Wife Lent Her Brother Money, So I Cut Ties with Her 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 She Lent Money to Her Brother, So I Cut Ties with Her 女人把钱借给弟弟，我直接断绝关系 She lent money to her younger brother, so I cut ties with her. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 The Apocalypse Arrives, and My System Is Doubao 末世来临，我的系统是豆包 The Apocalypse Arrives, and My System Is Doubao 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 Amnesia and the Mystery of Divorce 失忆，离婚谜情 I wake up in the hospital and discover that I’ve lost my memory. I contact my husband, only to find out that we’re divorced. Little by little, I discover that I have a boyfriend, and that my ex-husband has a child with someone else. But there are troubling questions behind all of it. 13Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 32 Reborn: My Deskmate Chases Me, While I Chase the Campus Beauty 重生，同桌追我，我追校花 (Back to middle school + slow burn + everyday life + romance + older schoolmate + no System) In 2018, I met a girl and fell into a passionate, earth-shaking romance with her. Our love was fiery and wild, but it burned away half my life. Carrying that pain with me, I returned to 2009 and met a deskmate who loved me. Her love healed me. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 Across the Guangdong Business World 跨粤商海 This book is dedicated to all the brothers and sisters who once ventured out to make their way in Shenzhen. Poor young Lin Dongye heads to Shenzhen alone, where he encounters all kinds of people: the bane of his existence, a cold-faced goddess, a curvaceous big sister, a fiery little pepper, a scheming rich kid, and a super-rich tycoon. His inexperience leads to one embarrassing mishap after another. How will he adapt to life as a migrant worker in the south? Will his struggle to make a name f 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 Youth Will Never Return 年少不再来 The story of Wang Zimo’s family background, relationships, work, and the people around her. Close to everyday life and true to life, I hope her story can warm and heal you. My new work is out! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 A Life Adrift 浪迹人生 The pure and adorable Hua Man accidentally enters the life of Lin Xi, the dashing CEO of a conglomerate. From then on, she’s swept into the cutthroat world of business, as well as a tangled web of love and hatred where fortunes are squandered to fight over women... —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 My Wife Hasn't Replied in Two and a Half Years, So I Divorced Her 老婆两年半年没回消息，我直接离婚 My Wife Hasn't Replied in Two and a Half Years, So I Divorced Her on the Spot —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 Official Killer 官杀 The collapse of his marriage, the depths of lost love, and the ugliness of human nature push Wei Donglin to the brink of a breakdown time and again, leaving him wanting to kill! Under pressure from powerful forces, Wei Donglin has considered turning to the dark side. But the righteous path through this world is fraught with hardship. Once you step into the vat of corruption, there is no escaping the bloodshed of officialdom and the underworld... Gather the world’s righteous strength, reveal a he 23Reads9.1Score—Shelves
- 38 Reborn in the Hehuan Sect, I Lead My Senior Sisters to Conquer the Business World 重生合欢宗，我带师姐们纵横商海 [Reborn, multiple heroines, satisfying urban fiction, Dual Cultivation Cauldron System, revenge, business warfare, martial arts cultivation] After dying a tragic death, she is reborn fifteen years in the past. She gains the Dual Cultivation Cauldron System: mana is her lifeline. From the start, she burns through the last of her lifespan. She must find a willing cultivation partner within ten minutes, Or… she dies! Fast-paced, with a lifesaving benefactor every five chapters. No mindless wish fu 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 A Scholar with a Book, Defending These Lands 书生执卷，镇此山河 Chen Jing, an adept bureaucrat and master of official paperwork, has no connections and little knack for socializing. Yet he is sent to take charge of Qingtai County, the poorest and most chaotic county in the region. His predecessor has left behind a mess and a web of unanswered questions, and everyone is waiting to see him fail. No one suspects that this seemingly frail scholar is decisive and ruthless in action. From the moment he takes office, he breaks the deadlock and clears a path forward 430Reads6.2Score106Shelves
- 40 What Should I Do About My Wife from the Ming Dynasty? 老婆来自大明怎么办 [Urban + transmigration + everyday life + pure love + comedy + no System + goofy humor + marriage and children] “You say you’re from the Great Ming? The Great Ming from history?” Lin Yu asked, rubbing his temples as he looked at the young woman in historical cosplay. Meeting her sincere gaze, Lin Yu decided he should get as far away from her as possible. But he never imagined she would follow him home! And so began Lin Yu’s everyday life with a girl from the Ming dynasty. 163Reads6.7Score113Shelves
- 41 The Ordeal Written in Fate 命数里的劫 Our fates began when I saw you in the crowd; they ended when I saw you in the crowd. You were like a ray of dawn, lighting up my life. But fate played a cruel joke on us. You were the reason I succeeded, and the reason I failed! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 Beneath the Kunlun Ruins: Weakwater Illuminates the Dark City 昆仑墟下：弱水照玄都 This is a sweeping graphic novel rooted in Gansu's eight thousand years of civilization. Blending two-world transmigration, Chinese-style science fiction, cultural preservation, and human awakening, it takes "staying true" as its soul and "passing things on" as its backbone. As cyber-futurism collides with ancient heritage, it exposes capital's mutilation of culture and algorithms' distortion of humanity, telling a passionate story of ordinary people resisting a standardized world. Late one nigh —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 The Girlfriend I Found Outside the Internet Café 网吧门口捡到的女友 After graduating from a top university, the male lead can’t find a job and sinks so low that he ends up working as a cybercafe attendant... Then, one day, he unexpectedly finds a drunk girl downstairs from the cybercafe, and his life is turned upside down… A girlfriend, a daughter, a puppy, an old house, and a career. In the end, the male lead attains the happy, fulfilling life he always dreamed of. There’s no golden finger and no special skills. Only the male lead knows just how much har —Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 44 Fortune-Telling Livestream: This Daoist's Specialty Is Surviving Tribulations 直播算卦，贫道主打一个渡劫 A sharp-tongued wage slave is possessed by a thousand-year-old Dao Ancestor. He collects faith by telling fortunes on livestream, roasting the entire internet while exposing the occult underworld and the truth behind the modern world’s declining spiritual age. 73Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 45 I Transmigrated into a Book Set in the 1970s and Became the Abuse Novel Heroine's Best Friend 穿书七零我成了虐文女主的好闺蜜 [Period setting + transmigration into a book + System + changing the plot + getting rich + family life] After accidentally transmigrating into a book set in the 1970s, Song Yunqing finds herself cast as the vicious villainess everyone loves to hate, and one who's destined to die young! Just as she has no idea what to do, the all-purpose System essential to anyone who transmigrates into a book appears. "You have two choices: complete your missions and return to the real world, or slack off and fo —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 My Best Friend Was Doing Just Fine Being Poor, So How Did You Get Rich? 闺蜜穷的好好的，你怎么就富了呢？ Your best friend was doing just fine being poor, so how come you got rich? 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 Lover with a Pure Heart 素心恋人 You’re the person I love most. For you, I could deceive anyone in the world, even myself. That’s how desperately I love you. Even if you have to lie to me, please keep it up a little longer, and make the lie a little more convincing... 289Reads7.5Score—Shelves
- 48 A Little Story About Buying a House 买房的小故事 Among almost everyone I know, apart from only daughters whose parents help them buy a home, daughters in families with both sons and daughters have to work toward buying a home on their own. Many parents even stand in their way. And when a daughter gets married after buying a home, they may throw all kinds of obstacles in her path, hoping she will transfer the property to her brother. They believe a daughter’s home should belong to her parents’ family. This book tells four short stories about wo 91Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 My Pure and Beautiful Heiress 我的清纯大小姐 The hardest things to forget are the ones you never thought about, yet can never forget! A car accident during the summer before my senior year of high school left me with amnesia. To escape my confusion, I boarded a train to Lhasa alone. I thought it would be an ordinary trip, but then I met a girl on the train who would heal me for the rest of my life... This is the story of a lost boy with amnesia searching for redemption, and finding love during his four years at university. 3Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 50 Waiting for the Wind in Guangzhou 羊城等风来 (This is not a cuckold story.) (This is not a wish-fulfillment story.) My childhood sweetheart, whom I’d been married to for a year, divorced me and made me take the blame for the breakup! I let you fly free, and I’ll bear the pain! Then a mysterious young girl barged into my life. From that moment on, the wheels of fate began to turn, and I gradually fell into one trap and conspiracy after another. Can ordinary people really never defeat the authorities? 83Reads5.0Score—Shelves
