Novels like My Years at a Foreign Company
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as My Years at a Foreign Company, best match first.
- 1 Goodnight, Mr. Fei 吻安，我的费先生 Ren Jia'er always thought of herself as a modern woman who put her career above love, until she met Fei Lingnan. Fei Lingnan despised office romances. He thought anyone who looked for love at work had a pig for a brain, until Ren Jia'er came along. “My boss says I seduced his best manager and told me to quit,” Ren Jia'er said, feeling wronged. “Um... why do I feel like I'm the one who seduced you?” Fei Lingnan replied with a smug grin. “I've seen shameless people, but never anyone as shameless a 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Beijing Affairs: A Career Woman's Search for Love (Two-Volume Set) 北京情事：职场女追爱记（共2册） A heartwarming, healing story of a determined young woman pursuing love! Inspiring and true to life! A must-read guide for workplace rookies! The love I want isn’t you taking care of me. It’s us standing side by side! Xu Zhuoran is a workaholic in most people’s eyes. Pan Haoru is a charming man, open-minded and wise. As they clash again and again in the business world, they gradually fall in love. Xu Zhuoran has a strong personality and exceptional intelligence, and has weathered countless battl 128Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 3 Keep Climbing, Ge Muzi! 向上吧，葛木子！ “Ge Muzi, sales is all about performance. If you want a say, beat the top seller. Do you have the guts?” “Kid, you're still too green! Nobody will negotiate a group purchase with you unless you offer at least a ten percent discount.” “You're just a rookie, and you think you can talk big and take me down? Must've eaten too many monkey head mushrooms!” “Muzi, give it up. I really don't see a future for you at this company. You've got no chance!” Are newcomers born to be looked down on and dismiss 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Making Money Off Project Gossip 我在项目八卦中吃瓜赚钱 A blind date? Another blind date? Yu Qiuyu has no interest in blind dates. She wants to pursue her dream of becoming a freelance artist. But through a twist of fate, she follows her best friend back to Nan Province and joins the unfamiliar Greater Bay project. Wait... Could listening to gossip actually make money? One day, Yu Yingqiu has made money, bought a house, and even found herself a boyfriend... Should she quit to chase her dream, or keep enjoying life while listening to gossip? 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 The Tenderness of My Natural Enemy 天敌的温柔 Jiang Zhuxi is a rising star in the workplace. She believes in hard work and playing by the rules. To survive in a complex professional world, she relies on her expertise and resilience. Even if you’re her senior, if you break the rules or exploit loopholes, she’ll deal with you swiftly and without mercy. Zhang Min’er, a self-made founder, is different. She rose to success in business through tact and ruthlessness. You could call her an old witch to her face, but if you can be of use to her, she 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 A Life Off Track 偏轨人生 One impulsive moment, half a lifetime spent stumbling. We’re all ordinary people. Why talk about love? He thought himself clever and above the cliches, only to fall right into one. A repressed, brilliant engineering student and a worldly, charming top saleswoman 1.2kReads7.0Score10714d adds
- 7 Legend of Good Deeds: The Sage’s Wealth-Building Code 善行传奇：贤者的财富密码 No System, no awakening, no superpowers. A series of small stories paints a picture of life in all its variety, showing that true happiness comes from helping others and staying true to your values. By treating people well, Xianyu finds one opportunity after another. Fresh out of high school, he relies entirely on his own hard work and perseverance, taking things one step at a time until he becomes a Korean millionaire. The plot moves quickly. It can be an inspirational story, a satisfying power —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 She Is Above the Clouds 她在云端 Love or career: which would you choose? In the financial hub of the 21st century, known as the age of paper gold, everyone thinks they’re just one step away from success. Jiang He is a coolheaded, perceptive girl from an ordinary background. Through her own hard work, she gets a foot in the door at a prestigious securities group, while her other foot steps into the elite social circle of upClass. With keen insight and ability, she presses on along a thorny path, yearning for success and dreami 43Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 9 Working as a Translator in Africa 我在非洲当翻译 Bai Xixi is an English major graduate and a working stiff. When she applied for jobs, she was so distracted she missed the word “overseas” attached to the translation position. And so, by a strange twist of fate, she ended up in Kenya, opening up a whole new map of Africa... Isn't Africa really hot? Why are you wearing a sweater! Isn't Africa really poor? How can you go shopping at CHANEL! Isn't everyone in Africa supposed to be dark-skinned? How did you bring back such a handsome, fair-skinned 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 He Saw the Spring Breeze and Knew Its Warmth 他见春风知暖意 Shi Nuan is new to the banking world. First, she accidentally deposits an extra hundred thousand into a customer’s account. Then she makes a mistake over a withdrawal that wasn’t made by the account holder. To her surprise, the customer behind all these repeated mishaps turns out to be the same person. He’s a kind soul, though, and brings her his ID card every time. Under his exasperated gaze, Shi Nuan apologizes again and again. She thinks they’ll never cross paths after that, but when she gets 214Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 11 Parenting Consultant 育儿咨询师 After earning her master’s degree, Li Xin found herself with an uncertain career outlook. While preparing for a baby with her husband, Xiao Yu, she was overwhelmed by the conflicting advice on raising children. Determined to offer reliable information, she decided to become a parenting consultant. After trying out other careers in Guangzhou, she resolved to launch her own parenting-consulting business. Along the way, she encountered partners who were and weren’t on the same wavelength, as well a 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 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 384Reads8.8Score10014d adds
- 13 A Spring Romance Found in a Book 婚以读春恋 1 The next time she saw Ding Yi was at a matchmaking party disguised as a birthday celebration. She knew that everyone there was a suitable marriage prospect, carefully selected by her father. She would marry one of them. One promising young man after another came forward to ask her to dance, while the man in the corner played the piano, lost in his own world. The dreamy light illuminated his bowed profile and long, slender fingers. The melody flowed like silk, as if it were playing just for her 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 The Wicked Commander of the Guochao PR Department 国潮公关部的恶女司令 [Women’s growth + workplace ensemble + team spirit + niche professions + comeback and face-slapping + business warfare] “I’m not fighting tooth and nail to win. I just refuse to accept defeat.” Yan Yue is a formidable career woman known as a “villainess.” She leaves a fashion magazine to become PR director at DOM, a streetwear brand rooted in Chinese culture. Despite the title, she’s actually a one-woman department. She thought she could ride the wave of a new era, but reality turns out to be no 9Reads9.0Score—14d adds
- 15 The Company Said, 'Cut Pay to Save Jobs.' So I Counted Who Got Laid Off 公司说“降薪保岗位”，我统计了被裁的都是什么人 The company said, “We’re cutting pay to save jobs.” So I tallied up who got laid off 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Dan Shuyi's Office Werewolf Game: From Invisible to Queen of the Rules 单书意的职场狼人杀：从隐形人到规则女王 Shan Shuyi’s workplace game of Werewolf: from invisible nobody to queen of the rules 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Dan Shuyi: You Can't Afford My Name 单书意：我的名字，你们买不起 Shan Shuyi: You can’t afford my name —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 I Turned My Boss's Empty Talk into ASMR 我把领导的废话做成了ASMR I turned my boss’s empty blather into ASMR 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 The Imperfect Winner 不完美赢家 “Beauty is a sin. Ambition is armor.” Lin Luo'an is a “black lotus” who clawed her way up from a small county town. She saves herself time and again, climbing higher step by step, crossing class barriers to become a renowned crisis PR queen. She knows how to turn accusations back on their accusers and trample her enemies underfoot. Until she meets Shen Keyu, who is even more pragmatic than she is. Shen Keyu clawed his way up to become a rising elite. On the surface, he seems bland and harmless; 538Reads7.3Score10414d adds
- 20 I'm the Only One at the Company Actually Following the Stupid Orders 全公司只有我在认真执行愚蠢命令 I’m the only one in the whole company actually following the stupid orders —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 I'm the Grand Prize at the Company Annual Gala 公司年会的特等奖是我 I won the grand prize at the company’s annual party 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 The Company Made Me the Fall Guy, So I Livestreamed a Law Lesson and Sent Them to Prison 公司拿我顶罪，我直播普法送他们坐牢 My Company Made Me Take the Fall, So I Livestreamed a Lesson in the Law and Sent Them to Prison 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 The No-Overtime Association 不加班协会 The No Overtime Association —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Moon-Gazing in the Ruins 废墟里赏月 [An ordinary wage slave VS workplace demons] [Realistic fiction · heart-wrenching · healing · the working life of ordinary people] What’s it like to get your company blacklisted by a platform just days after joining? Shi Ye, a worker who has internalized workplace anxiety to the point that it’s in her DNA, will tell you from personal experience: you feel so guilty you torment yourself day and night, drown your sorrows in alcohol, then mistake a handsome stranger for someone else and sob to him 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 Reborn as a Cunning Office Drone, I Put Every Know-It-All in Their Place 重生腹黑社畜，专治各种不服 [Reborn in the Workplace + Anti-PUA + Turning the Tables on Moral Blackmail + Cunning Hero + No Tolerance for Naysayers + Pure Satisfaction] [The Workplace Guide to Ruthlessness] Ma Guangcai was an honest, overworked wage slave who worked himself to death in his previous life. Director Wang Lei, a master of PUA, worked him like a pack mule, and HR even misspelled his name as “Ma Hucai” and couldn’t be bothered to fix it! Reborn, he returns to the starting point where he was exploited. This time, —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 Nan Yuan Turns North 南园向北哲 They say the owner of the Lasfo Research Center is young, successful, and so handsome he takes your breath away. Ji Nanyuan: I understand the young and successful part, but why do I only see a poker face? Everyone else must be looking at him wrong! Gu Beizhe, the poker-faced one: What should I do if my girlfriend has bad eyesight? Asking online, and I'm in a real hurry! 97Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 27 Endless Money: Wait, You Can Make Money from That Too?! 钱途无量：不是吧？这也能赚钱！ Lin Mu is certain of one thing: with a mechanical engineering degree from a non-elite university, he won’t find a decent job in an age when degrees have lost their value. Then, when he’s so broke he has nowhere left to turn, something appears in his mind. There’s no flashy interface or beginner’s gift pack, just a cold, precise AI voice promising to help him make money. How are you supposed to use a System that can’t just hand you cash? Maybe he can start by getting a job with its help and worki —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 My Boss Became My Boyfriend?! 领导成了我男友？！ One is willful and pampered, never holding back when angry and never willing to suffer in silence… The other is a born favorite of fortune, as bright and composed as the moon after rain, having learned for himself the warmth and coldness of life along the way. Will two people so utterly different drift farther apart, or draw closer and closer? Let me tell you their story… 280Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 29 I Am the Queen: My Fashion Empire, My Rules 我就是女王：我的时尚帝国我做主 An epic growth story about powerful women, with no romance. Follow the genius designer Xu Mingwei as she starts from scratch and fights her way through a century of monopolies and a siege by powerful capital. No romantic golden finger, just hard-nosed business warfare, exceptional craftsmanship, and strategic maneuvering. She joins forces with investors, master artisans, and a ruthless operations expert to form a dream team. From battles over raw materials and plagiarism lawsuits to secret clash 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 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—14d adds
- 31 I've Had a Crush on You for Years, and You're Not Getting Away 暗恋多年休想逃跑 [Obsession-fueled secret love + scheming CEO pursues his love + workplace rivalry] Song Qingcheng accidentally slept with a rich heir, but he disguised himself as a lowly project director to scheme his way into her life. Heaven knows, Song Qingcheng only wanted to salvage a little dignity after a breakup and land a big deal. She had absolutely no intention of taking things seriously. Who could have guessed that the rich heir and CEO had been secretly in love with her for decades? He kept matchin 5Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 32 A Guide to the Workplace 职场图鉴 [Long-planned scheme + Betrayed male lead + Fashion mogul + Female lead finds redemption] After graduating from university, Wang Dijia stayed in the big city of Xishi to build a life for herself. Five years later, she had finally saved enough for a down payment on a home. Just as she was looking forward to marrying the boyfriend she had been with for seven years, he betrayed her. Her parents took her down payment to buy a house for her younger brother, and because her boyfriend had stolen compan 8Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 33 Rising Star in the Workplace 职场新贵 With his wife cheating on him, his life hits rock bottom. Then a sudden flash flood gives him the chance to save a powerful benefactor, and from that moment on, he becomes a sensation in everyone’s eyes… 347Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 34 A Good Girl Is No Lamb 乖乖女从不是羔羊 In the summer of 2007, after graduating from college, Li Kele went to the coast and got a job at a factory. But life began making her pay the price of growing up: leaving home, heartbreak, unemployment… What was she supposed to do? Amid betrayal and schemes, she stumbled her way toward maturity. The workplace taught her many things, and so did the boys and girls who came into her life. Kele, keep moving forward. Don’t look back. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 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 454Reads8.9Score10714d adds
- 36 She Tore Up More Than Just the Non-Compete Agreement 她撕掉的不仅是竞业协议 What she tore up was more than just a non-compete agreement 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Half a City's Worth of Mountain Scenery 半城山色 Half the City in Mountain Scenery: A rebellious story about a middle-aged woman. At 39, Ni Han is trapped in a mediocre, lifeless existence. Then 24-year-old Xiao Shan gently enters her barren world. A world-weary woman and a healing young man: their forbidden love catches fire. And then there is another shadow in her life, her best friend Xiao Lei. Her care for Ni Han has long gone beyond friendship, becoming an almost obsessive possessiveness and attachment. On one side is the light illuminati 198Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 38 A Workplace Beauty: Lin Qian’s Brilliant Journey 职场丽影：林浅的璀璨征途 [Women's Fiction + Personal Growth + Comeback + Healing + Inspirational + Realistic + Everyday Urban Life + Bittersweet, Then Sweet] Lin Qian is 33 this year. Though she was born into an ordinary family, her determined nature helped her overcome every obstacle and establish herself in a top-tier city. She has a respectable job, a sensible son, and a husband with whom she gets along well enough. She thought life would continue steadily along like this, but she never expected fate's wheels to quie —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Rise Up, Professional Rose! 逆袭吧！职业玫瑰 [A comeback! A workplace rose strikes back from the brink!] “Once I get into grad school, will my life finally be stable?” Lin Yue stared at her acceptance letter, feeling lost. Her best friend Su Yao fought her way into a major corporation, only to face harassment from her boss, have her proposal stolen, and become everyone's scapegoat! “New hires are supposed to drink with clients?” Su Yao sneered, recording evidence. One whistleblower letter went straight to the chairman's office! Lin Yue gav 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 He Liu Si’s Diary 何柳丝的日记 [Realistic fiction + independent heroine + make money first + true-to-life] He Liusi, 23 years old, as tough as a weed. She dropped out of high school and tried to elope, but it fell through, so she learned her lesson. She quietly saved 270,000 yuan without telling anyone. But then her boss tried to take her clients, her mentor tried to hold her back, and a new factory was waiting for her to build it from the ground up, all by herself. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 The Fate-Reversing Manual 逆命宝典 A young man facing a midlife crisis, with nowhere left to turn, happens upon an extraordinary opportunity on a rooftop. He steps back into the workplace, rises through the ranks, and eventually reaches the pinnacle of power. But is that really the end of the story? 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 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—14d adds
- 43 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—14d adds
- 44 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... 823Reads8.7Score10514d adds
- 45 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. 400Reads9.1Score10014d adds
- 46 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—14d adds
- 47 The Trade Route 商路风云 Late at night, Chen Yifan brings his drunk female boss back to his place. Her arrival changes his future. A misunderstanding leads to a devastating revenge, but strangely enough, he uses that very revenge to rise to the pinnacle of life... 211Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 48 Who Says You’re Destined for an Ordinary Life? 谁说你此生注定平凡 [Younger man + healing + mutual secret crush] [Not a wish-fulfillment story + design industry + cozy everyday life] [Simple, straightforward older single woman × sincere, clear-eyed fresh graduate] [At the breaking point in her career, almost driven mad × spirited and boundless] [A perfect complement + helping each other succeed] Xu Shan may be getting on in years, but she’s simple and straightforward, not a schemer, a little goofy, and rather rough around the edges. Liang Yao is new to the worl 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 The Vanity Fair: Complete Edition 名利场(全集) 441Reads9.2Score10114d adds
- 50 The Unspoken Rules of the Workplace 职场潜规则 A college student who once had everything he needed was forced to give up his studies and enter the workforce after his family suffered a major upheaval. But the workplace was far less simple and welcoming than he had imagined. After facing one calculation of self-interest after another, fierce competition for positions, and both alliances and exclusion, he eventually secured a place and resources of his own, while forming his own understanding of workplace life. When promotions and opportunitie 62Reads—Score—14d adds
