Novels like An Illustrated Guide to Love
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- 51 Rising Step by Step in Middle Age 人到中年：步步高升 Cheng Dawei has offended his beautiful boss and is constantly being targeted by her. He never expected that one good deed would turn his luck around and send him climbing the career ladder. From a nobody in the company whom everyone bullied, he rises to become the darling everyone fawns over and curries favor with... 822Reads8.7Score106Shelves
- 52 I Dumped That Man 甩了那个男人 She went from someone everyone envied as a winner in life to a laughingstock in an instant. Betrayal and belittlement made it seem as though a woman her age was worth nothing, but Bei An refused to let herself become a joke. As she returned to the workplace, she struggled to adjust, but along the way she became a career professional and found both friendship and love. 400Reads9.1Score100Shelves
- 53 The Law of Arrogance 傲慢法则 [The Law of Arrogance, Everyone Is Evil] Threatening the rich is like taking their lives; challenging the poor’s worldview is like digging up their ancestors’ graves. The basic rules of this world have never changed. Yu Huanxi firmly believes that if you’re not sitting at the table, you’ll end up on the menu. In the past, she was Fengcheng’s top “freelance tour guide and scalper.” She could swallow her pride, start a group brawl, and shamelessly refuse to back down. Now she’s the lowest-ranking 457Reads8.9Score107Shelves
- 54 A Double Win at Work and in Love: Rising from the Bottom to Become a Top-Tier Star 职场情场双开挂，从底层杀成顶流 He has tasted every flavor of life and seen the vicissitudes of the world! When Song Yichen first enters society, he suffers setback after setback amid the open and covert attacks of office politics, yet rises again and again. He transforms from an innocent newcomer into a polished professional who knows when to advance and when to hold back, keeping his true abilities hidden. Through the highs and lows of love, he sees how warmly or coldly people can treat one another. Torn between love and bet 2.3kReads—Score106Shelves
- 55 I'll Still Love You Years from Now 哪怕多年以后还爱你 “Business is business, whoever it’s with. How much per time?” he asked casually, lighting a cigarette. Zhou He kept her head down and replied with utter seriousness, “You saved me. How could I let you come out at a loss?” He raised an eyebrow, watching her with keen interest. Meeting his gaze, Zhou He said sincerely, “With your looks, you could rise to the top anywhere. I’m penniless and have nothing to my name, so naturally I can’t let myself sully you.” She once thought he was the light shini 384Reads8.8Score100Shelves
- 56 Don't Move 站住别动 A “romantic encounter” sparked by a wedding banquet teaches us not to skimp on the cash gift. Once you eat with the gusto of someone who can swallow mountains and rivers, good luck will follow. What is there to fear from a dream man? Even the most aloof person can't resist the warmth and tenderness of everyday life. See how the unassuming Yuan Chun wins over the superstar who's “immune to women.” 625Reads9.0Score—Shelves
- 57 How to Live with Mental Illness 精神病的活法 In 2021, my mental health started to deteriorate. After taking medication for five years, I developed bipolar disorder, and I feel like I’m falling apart more and more. I’m writing this book just to give myself something to do, something to keep me going. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 58 No More Lying Flat in Our Youth! 青春躺不平！ (I've been writing this for years, revising it over and over before finally publishing it. I suddenly realized how fast the times are changing, and it's about to become a period piece! Please forgive me if some of the details feel outdated!) There's sweetness and saltiness, warm-hearted men and domineering CEOs, dreams and helplessness! A happy ending! Whether you marry a domineering CEO or go to a small county town to hold on to your love, as long as you never abandon your original ideals, ever 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 59 Too Difficult to Say 难以启齿 I never imagined my marriage would turn into a carefully plotted murder. With a huge accidental-death insurance policy and a wife who can't have children, what will the husband who swore to love me forever choose to do? As “accidents” keep happening, I gradually uncover the truth: my husband and his lover have conspired to take my life. I begin my revenge, sending the scumbag and his mistress to prison to be reformed. When it's all over, I have completely lost faith in love. But then a tall, acc 6kReads9.0Score575Shelves
- 60 It's More Than Just Liking You 和你不仅是喜欢 Chen Ran is a newspaper reporter and online writer. During a conference assignment, she sneaks in some writing from the audience instead of paying attention, only to be called on by Gu Yi, a sharp-eyed math professor who notices everything. A question she blurts out without thinking and an answer that leaves her stunned mark the beginning of the story. What follows unfolds through strange twists of fate, yet feels almost inevitable: an interview, a pretend blind date, a new column... Two people 103Reads9.3Score—Shelves
- 61 Lost in You Day and Night 日夜沉溺 Breaking up with Fu Qingzhou nearly cost Sheng Nan half her life. Years later, he became her direct boss. One night of passion, and everything was a mess. Fu Qingzhou pinned her against the wall. "Sheng Nan, do you really think you still have a say? I make the rules in this game." [Second chance at love + groveling ex + a male lead who's stubborn to the bone] 5Reads7.6Score—Shelves
- 62 Hunting Him 猎他 [Comic adaptation in production~~] [Game changer and mastermind | Extreme push and pull | Six-year age gap | Two powerful leads, both with no past relationships | Marriage of convenience | Workplace maneuvering | Mutual salvation | Female growth] ⚠️ A marriage of convenience, but not a whirlwind wedding at the start. The story has sound values throughout. * Yi Yu has worked as a headhunter for four years and has never missed a target. While other girls her age are busy dating and getting married 6.9kReads8.8Score1.1kShelves
- 63 After Reading His Mind, I Got the CEO Wrapped Around My Finger 读心后，霸总被我拿捏了 Qi Wan is a chatty slacker at Die Shan Design, lounging around and munching sunflower seeds on the surface, while secretly possessing incredible talent. Xie Chi is a reclusive, mysterious boss who fears socializing but controls everything. She can hear his innermost thoughts, like the sound of his heartbeat: “If she comes any closer, I'm done for.” When colleagues dump work on her, directors try to suppress her, and her ex threatens her, she hits back with face-slapping comebacks. From plagiaris 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 64 Twenty Years in Dongguan 东莞二十年 A tribute to the workers of the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. The protagonist starts out as a naive young newcomer, then grows amid the undercurrents of workplace power struggles and rises above the competition to become an executive at a Taiwanese-owned company. Later, he leaves to start his own business, facing hardship after hardship in the cutthroat world of commerce, as well as twists and secrets in his personal love life. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 65 Where the Scenery Is Like a Painting 何处风景如画 Finance executive Xing Cheng thought of himself as a tree. In search of fertile soil where he could grow into a sight among the clouds, he chose to ignore Huachen, his secretary, who had a crush on him. He Yifeng, an American-trained medical doctor, knew he wasn't a superhero and couldn't save all of humanity. Being there for Huachen, the woman he loved, was a beautiful enough view. So he gave up medicine, returned to China, and came to Huachen's hometown of Binjiang. With her former home tutor 453Reads9.4Score103Shelves
- 66 My Boss Refused to Give Me a Raise, So I Moved into the Office 老板拒绝加薪，我干脆住进公司 Jiang Yu, a single young woman, considers herself a model office drone, devoting herself to designing plans to earn money and support her family. But her sly boss refuses to give her a raise or promotion. Watching her friends buy homes and get married, moving on to better stages of life, Jiang Yu gets mad, then gets mad all over again. In the end, she secretly moves into the office. She saves on water, electricity, food, transportation, and commuting time, shamelessly squeezing every last perk o 54Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 67 Mr. CEO, Please Stop Your Workplace Gaslighting 总裁大人，请收起你的职场PUA Lin Wei, a modern workplace ace well-versed in psychology and labor law, transmigrates into a CEO romance novel as a disposable secretary who was bullied to death at work by CEO Gu Yechen. Faced with Gu Yechen’s psychological abuse, crushing workload, and emotional manipulation, Lin Wei refuses to take it lying down. Instead, she hands him an Employee Rights Protection Handbook, a therapist’s business card, and a resignation letter to use as leverage. Under her ongoing “education,” Gu Yechen goe 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 68 Darling, That's What Love Is 亲爱的，那就是爱情 Their encounter was an unspeakable accident. But fate had other plans: after her startup failed and he bought the company, she had no choice but to work for him to make ends meet. Love and hate are separated by a single thought, and they can’t avoid crossing paths. How will this scheming man and tough-as-nails woman clash? With a formidable rival appearing out of nowhere, cutthroat business dealings, romantic push and pull, and all the conflicts of family and married life, how will they respond, 109Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 69 The Aloof Dr. Song Begs Her to Marry Him 高冷宋医生卑微求娶 [Female Lead] Zhou Chiyou is a wedding planner who deeply loves this creative industry, full of ideals and affection. [Male Lead] Though Song Shixing is heir to a fortune worth tens of billions, he still holds fast to his own ideals. Young and accomplished, he became a cardiothoracic surgeon. … Two people who should have had nothing to do with each other crossed paths because of a scalped ticket. … Zhou Chiyou has many sides to her. She’s obedient when following a doctor’s orders, meticulous an 53Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 70 Chasing Dreams Across the Galaxy, I Win the Beauty Qiushui's Heart 逐梦星河，我抱得美人秋水 Zhu Xinghe and Li Qiushui graduate from a prestigious university and join Henganxin Insurance's Ninghai City branch together. Starting as inexperienced field agents, they fight their way up to management. To win the group's highest honor, the "Dream Team" award, given every five years, they battle over resources, snitch on and sabotage each other, play double agents, deploy honey traps and handsome-man traps, face betrayal by brothers and support from best friends, and get caught up in power gam 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 71 [Wildflowers on the Country Path] Thriving in My Own Way After Divorce 【野径花开】离婚后活出别样精彩 Not a pure romance: both leads have been married before, and the pain of their families of origin (Completed) Everyone said Lin Zhengzheng had landed in a pot of honey. Her husband's family was wealthy, her husband Xu Feng was handsome and distinguished, and theirs was the kind of enviable marriage and dream home countless women could only wish for. But no one expected Lin Zhengzheng to ask for a divorce. What shocked everyone even more was that she planned to leave her family behind and run aw 1.3kReads—Score101Shelves
- 72 She Uses AI to Take Down Workplace Deadbeats 她靠AI：手撕职场老赖 Urban workplace + empowering female lead + AI golden finger + workplace comeback + taking down deadbeat debtors + working-class underdog makes good + light comedy + workplace survival guide Duan Xiaomo clutched her crumpled 500 yuan and stared at the expired pickled vegetables HR manager Wang Meili had thrown at her. She was close to tears with rage. After two years of overtime and taking the blame countless times, was this all her severance was worth? And they still wanted her to sign a trap of —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 73 The End of Bad Luck 倒霉尽头 “Hi, I’m the man you slept with last night.” When Ji Yunyun saw the WeChat message, she nearly dropped her phone. Yesterday had been the worst day of her life: someone stole her project proposal, her boyfriend cheated on her, and her nemesis suddenly became her boss. That night, she went to a bar to drink her troubles away, then stumbled home in a haze. When she woke up the next morning, she found herself in the bed of a strange man. She thought she could keep the whole thing buried, until he me 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 74 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 20Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 75 After the Year-End Bonus Was Canceled, My Boss Knelt Outside My Door 年终奖取消后，老板在我家门口跪下了 After the Year-End Bonus Was Canceled, My Boss Knelt Outside My House 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 76 My Perfect Attendance Bonus Became a Project Bonus, and I Was Slammed on the Headlines 全勤奖改项目奖金，我被骂上头条 They Replaced Perfect Attendance Bonuses with Project Bonuses, and I Got Blasted All Over the Headlines —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 77 After My Credit Was Stolen, I Slacked Off, and My Toxic Coworkers All Lost It 功劳被抢后我摆烂了，极品同事集体破防 After My Achievements Were Stolen, I Started Slacking Off and My Toxic Coworkers Totally Lost It 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 78 Under the Influence of Dopamine 多巴胺作祟 [Mutual pining + reunion after years apart] Sweet, with a little angst, moving moments, warmth, and plenty to relate to. "Sweet, gentle, restless small-town exam ace" vs. "handsome, gentlemanly, brooding ABC" Everyone says Liu Yuqiu is the ideal man. Only Zhou Lingwei knows just how bad he can be. Everyone thinks Zhou Lingwei is harmless. Only Liu Yuqiu knows how ruthless she is. Where’s the love in the CBD? Where’s the romance? It’s all a contest between "bad guys" and "ruthless women." A thou 766Reads8.9Score107Shelves
- 79 Do You Know How a Romance Scam Starts at a Blind Date? “你知道相亲局里的杀猪盘，是怎么开场的？” “Do you know how a romance scam at a matchmaking date gets started?” 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 80 Spring Breezes Can't Match Your Passion 春风不及你深情 To get revenge on my cheating husband, I went to a nightclub to find a gigolo. But I never expected that the man would be... 153Reads8.9Score100Shelves
- 81 Look Out, the Lovesick CEO Only Dotes on the Femme Fatale 快看，病娇夜总独宠女魔头 (Mutual devotion + married first, love later + saving each other + bold, beautiful female devil + devoted, lovesick CEO who protects her in silence) At the meeting to divide up her father's estate, Ye Huaisheng watched the entrance with interest, his eyes fixed on the woman with whom he'd shared only a fleeting encounter. Her hair was as black as night, and her stubborn, frail figure was arguing heatedly with his secretary. “I don't want money! I want a man!” The CEO suddenly had an idea! “You c 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 82 Workplace Revenge: My Boss and Colleagues Joined Forces Against Me, So I Took the Whole Company Down 职场复仇：上司下属联手算计，我让整个公司陪葬 Workplace Revenge: When My Boss and Subordinates Joined Forces to Set Me Up, I Took the Whole Company Down with Me 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 83 After I Was Made Redundant, My Former Company Begged Me to Return and Put Out the Fire 被优化后，前司跪求我回去救火 After I Was Laid Off, My Former Company Begged Me to Return and Put Out the Fires 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 84 A History of the Death of Idealism 理想主义消亡史 [No transmigration], [No cheats or System], [Realistic], [No feel-good wish fulfillment], [Deep-dive into the inside story], [Scheming] Medical investment is an obscure industry with a lot of hidden complexities. Yan Hui is a professional in the field, as well as an idealist. But as time goes by and circumstances change, his life and work gradually slip beyond his control. (A song will be included in the author’s notes for each chapter. It will relate to the chapter, directly or indirectly, obje 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 85 I Was the Target of Rumors on My First Day at Work! 入职第一天，我就被造谣了! I Got Slandered on My First Day at Work! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 86 Love When the Skies Clear After the Rain 爱在雨过天青时 [Male lead from a wealthy family, domineering CEO, underdog heroine's rise, love at first sight, secret crush, second male lead gets the girl, heroine doesn't look back, ultra-sweet and doting! Workplace comeback] [She is a gifted oil painter who rises to become a goddess of the jewelry design world!] [He is Deng Tianqing, the handsome young heir to the Deng Group, who has spent three years pining for the woman he met only once!] He said, “Liking someone means letting yourself go, but loving th 2Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 87 A Heartfelt Deal 心动交易 [Sweet romance with angst + healing] [Exclusive devotion, a polished but depraved top lawyer × a money-loving junior lawyer] Jiang Ran met Gu Shencheng because he casually pointed her out from a line of beauties. She wanted his money; he wanted her body. Once she was through her rough patch, Jiang Ran pulled up her pants and acted like nothing had happened. “Attorney Gu, let’s not keep in touch from now on.” Gu Shencheng gripped her chin. “Jiang Ran, you used me and now you’re tossing me aside?” 97Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 88 The Bee Put on a Wedding Dress 蜜蜂穿上了嫁衣 A love story about mature men and women, with more focus on their careers. The heroine’s line of work is quite unusual, and the supporting cast is great! You can’t escape the twists and turns of the world, nor can you escape earthly romance. And earthly romance is inescapable when love runs deep. They say cliff honey is the sweetest honey in the world, because it grows on sheer cliffs, untouched by human hands. As a teenager, Xia Mi learned this bit of trivia by chance from a documentary. But it 43Reads—Score—Shelves
- 89 The Corporate World: Mergers and Acquisitions 职场铭之并购江湖 (Workplace intrigue + business rivalry + workplace romance + turning one's life around) In Modu, you dream of owning a spacious home, driving a nice car, and having a beautiful, gracious partner. But you're just an ordinary office worker, an ordinary accountant. What can you do? The protagonist, Ren Jiaming, is in the same boat. Yet through luck and his own hard work, he weathers the deceit and rivalry of the business world and the ups and downs of romance, inching closer to that life day by day 161Reads—Score—Shelves
- 90 The Snowy Banquet of the Wealthy Family 豪门宴雪尧 [Multiple male leads + CEO romance + Financial and business power struggles + A calculating heroine + A comeback every step of the way + A moving, twist-filled romance] After setbacks in both her career and love life, Rui Xueyao faces the toughest circumstances she has ever known. But she never bows to fate. She makes her way through the entertainment, financial, and business worlds, turning the tables at every step until she becomes a new-generation financial titan. Along the way, she meets sev 5Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 91 This Is a Serious Novel 这是一本正经的小说 [Completed] (Originally titled: So This Is What HR Is Like) Chen Ying thinks she might be bad luck for bosses. She joined a perfectly good financial firm, and the very next day, the boss got “taken away.” She joined a perfectly good engineering company that was on the verge of being acquired by a state-owned enterprise, and then the boss went bankrupt. She joined a perfectly good internet company, practically a local industry leader. Then a rival company showed up, and the business went into a s 613Reads9.2Score108Shelves
- 92 You in a Parallel World: How Did You End Up So Miserable? 平行世界的你，咋混这么惨 After a wedding that left her utterly exhausted, Jia Qianjin accidentally transmigrated into a parallel world. When she woke up, she found herself sitting in a classroom in a foreign country. Everyone around her spoke English she couldn’t understand, and her phone’s photo album was full of strangers. All she could leave in her notes app was one sentence: “Oh my god, did I transmigrate?” Seven days later, the note updated itself. “Oh my god, did I transmigrate too?” From then on, two parallel lin 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 93 A Heartfelt Confession 实名心动 At a matchmaking banquet, Tong Lu sees the man she has been avoiding for more than half a month: The C-World CEO, an imposing figure and a tech-industry rising star widely admired in their circles. He attends as a relative of one of the people being matched, sitting quietly off to the side the whole time without saying a word. Later, when Tong Lu comes out of the restroom, he suddenly blocks her outside the private room. - “You’re writing your thesis at a matchmaking banquet now?” Hearing him, 2.1kReads9.2Score248Shelves
- 94 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 31Reads—Score—Shelves
- 95 One Day, We'll Meet Here 我们终将在此相遇 One is her moonlight, who gave her the warmest embrace in the darkest moment of her life. The other is her cinnabar mole; a merger brought the two of them together. Banking star Shen Ziqing travels abroad in pursuit of her dreams, seeking personal fulfillment and redemption. Time tells her that Xu Minglang's mark has long since penetrated to her very bones. The heads of two powerful families in the new era, Gu Ziyan and Xu Minglang, take over their family businesses, one reluctantly and the othe 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 96 From Involution to Lying Flat: A Corporate Drone’s Path to Enlightenment 从内卷到躺平：大厂社畜修行记 This is a story with a healing touch. From overwork to lying flat: A tale of a corporate drone’s journey at a major internet company, chronicling the endless grind of modern laid-off tech workers! Will you choose a cat-like approach to finding a job, a dog-like approach to working, or a Buddhist approach and lie flat? Between striving to get ahead and simply showing up to work, what will you choose? Join the cool and aloof Chi Mai as she explores modern city life and the path to healing yourself 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 97 Loving on the Circumference of Forgetting 在遗忘的圆周上相爱 A heroine who blows things up and a hero with mind-reading powers, reunited after a breakup + urban superpowers A master mind-reader who can control thoughts and emotions without anyone noticing, and a volatile girl whose temper can blow up an electric meter. Convinced he isn't human, she studies him in meticulous detail. He silently calls her an idiot as he cleans up every place she blows up. This love story, sparked by suspicion, is finally guided to its conclusion by trust. The heroine blows —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 98 Reunited With My Childhood Sweetheart, the CEO, and Now He Flirts With Me Every Day Until I Want to Quit 重逢竹马总裁，日日被撩想辞职 [Cool, resilient ingenue × gentle, devoted CEO] [Slow-burn romance / powerful man learns to yield / devoted and strong leads / fated salvation] Qing Ming first met Shen Lizhou when she was not yet seven. Back then, he was the pampered young master of the Jing family. Compared to her own wretched and destitute state, he was as noble and distant as the moon in the sky. Later, she moved into his home. Later still, they parted and lost touch... When they met again, sixteen years had passed. - When Q 84Reads—Score—Shelves
- 99 Stability Is Broken: The CEO’s First Love Is Herself 稳定性崩了：总裁白月光是她自己 Self-Salvation [Two Powerful Leads + White Moonlight + Two Male Leads + Future + Secret Love + Both Reborn] The love we all hope to have! It is always just beyond our reach! Then! When two women discover that the man they both love is actually in love with the reflection of each other in them! This is no ordinary rebirth, but an examination of time and space. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 100 The City Mender 修补城池的人 A wealthy young woman who seems love-struck is actually ruthless, while a sharp-tongued working-class boy who seems scheming is actually perceptive and knows how to read people. Two people from completely different social backgrounds meet, fall in love, and come to understand each other. Many readers have asked why the male lead secretly paid for his ex-girlfriend's mother's medical treatment, saying it makes no sense. The answer will come later, so just be patient and keep reading. You'll disco 165Reads7.0Score—Shelves
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