Novels like Scarlet Lips
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Scarlet Lips, best match first.
- 1 Assistant Yu Doesn't Know How Irresistible She Is, and Director Sheng Falls for Her 余助理撩人不自知，盛总监沦陷了 Who says I can’t make it as a headhunter? I’m not only good at hunting talent, I’m good at stealing hearts, too! Yu Xiao’an comes from an ordinary family, but after her father is injured at work, she has to shoulder the burden of supporting them while still young. Household expenses and her younger brother’s university tuition leave her constantly struggling to make ends meet. While other girls rush to buy makeup and new clothes and dress up after payday, she scrimps and saves, sometimes even fa 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 My Days as a Migrant Worker in the South 我在南方打工时的日子 Through this book, I hope to share stories from my younger years with my friends. I hope my experiences will give you a sense of the hardships and heartache an 80s-born person faces, from entering the workforce to finding their footing in life. I hope you enjoy listening. 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 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
- 4 If We Missed the Blossoms 假如我们错过花开 [A satisfying workplace story + a thrilling romance] Who says you can't work for a foreign company if your English is poor? She certainly doesn't believe it! An Sui, a Chinese literature graduate, is determined to get a job at a foreign company. She asks a friend to dress up as her and take the recruiter's test in her place. The ruse works, and she lands a job as a translator at a Canadian overseas study services company. But her English isn't up to the job, and a series of challenges and setbac —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 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
- 6 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
- 7 Don't Date at the Office 别在公司谈恋爱 Listen to office gossip with the heroine. Get caught up in office politics with the heroine. Secretly crush on the same male coworker as the heroine. Some people say the workplace is a great place to fall in love... 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 A Record of Carving Jade 琢玉记 [Workplace] [Business rivalry] [A woman's growth] After years of hard work, she watched someone else reap the rewards. She could conquer a kingdom, but she couldn't beat nepotism. Luo Yuhan endured humiliation and finally kicked her way out of the heartless company, setting off on a path to success. Amid the twists and turns at her new company, she unwittingly stumbles into a business conspiracy that began years ago. But the business rivalry is far from over. As she goes head-to-head with formid 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Career Comeback: Su Yao's Resilience and Lu Chen's Boldness 职场逆袭：坚韧苏瑶与果敢陆晨 Workplace Turmoil: The Story of Su Yao and Lu Chen follows Su Yao and Lu Chen as they go from clashing at work to gradually falling for each other. Their projects bring them together again and again, and Lu Chen’s attitude toward Su Yao begins to change. When he takes her home, his tenderness is impossible to miss. But misunderstandings arise, and a mysterious client leads to Su Yao being blamed for something she didn’t do. The company also comes under attack from the Huiyao Group, while one wor 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 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
- 11 Why Does Anyone Think I'll Wait for You to Come Back? 怎么有人觉得她回头，我就等你？ [Officialdom + urban life + feel-good wish fulfillment] Also known as: “After the Breakup, I Joined the Civil Service” Liu Dachao, you're superhuman. Just a bachelor's degree, yet you outperformed PhDs from Harvard and Princeton. You're incredible. I admit defeat! 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 With No One to Back Me, I Tread Carefully Through the Workplace 无靠山：我在职场步步蛰伏 He endured poverty and contempt from a young age, and saw through life's fickleness early on. A powerless young man from a poor family lies low, biding his time and working his way forward one step at a time. He excels at calculating interests, understands the power games of the workplace, and navigates the benefits and costs of human relationships on every side. The whirlpool of fame and fortune offers countless temptations, and countless people lose themselves in it. Only by holding fast to yo 5.8kReads—Score52414d adds
- 13 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
- 14 Bodhi Seal 菩提印 [Workplace] [Women’s Growth] The story of junior office worker Qiao Xiaoyin’s rise through the ranks and transformation in life. Her parents’ divorce, a conservative upbringing, and the experiences of the women around her continually shape and reshape her understanding of life. She faces a turbulent career and witnesses firsthand the rise and fall of a real estate giant. In a fleeting encounter, she meets the love of her life, but the gulf between their family backgrounds brings fresh complicati 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 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
- 16 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
- 17 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
- 18 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 2.4kReads—Score11714d adds
- 19 Decal Worker 贴花女工 Tags: Modern romance + workplace + office romance + strong heroine + taking down scumbags + ensemble cast + secret crush + spoiled brat + suspense + crime-solving This story is set in the post-pandemic era, amid escalating trade wars and the push for dual circulation in domestic and international markets, as businesses upgrade and transform. It follows a group of decal-decorating women at an eccentric ceramics factory. In a world of scheming, cliques, jealousy, and fierce wits, how do they manag 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Riding the Waves of Politics 官场冲浪 A realistic story about a junior civil servant who, after breaking up with a senior official's daughter, relies on hard work and an upright character to defeat one rival after another and ultimately reach the pinnacle of life. 991Reads8.6Score10814d adds
- 21 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
- 22 Rain Over Distant Hills 远山化雨 Fan Yu thought that after earning excellent grades all the way through school and getting into a top university, then landing a job at a prestigious state-owned company after graduation, her future was finally taking off. She was good at her job, and though her family was ordinary, she believed everything lay within her reach. She never expected that this was already the peak of her life. Meeting Qiao Yuanlan made her realize that sometimes, being well matched has nothing to do with family backg 1.8kReads8.7Score14214d adds
- 23 Autumn Comes Late on a Cool Day 天凉晚来秋 This book follows Leng Qiu, a young woman from a farming family seventy years later, and tells the stories of several ordinary women, including Leng Qiu, Su He, A Le, and Mao Mao. Against the backdrop of social change in China, they face a series of life challenges involving the college entrance exams, work, marriage, family, and entrepreneurship. Through their indomitable determination and commitment to truth, kindness, and beauty, they continually seek breakthroughs, heal themselves, and reali 9Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 24 The Sky Will Clear Today 即日天会晴 Xiao Yu is a financial lawyer at a securities firm. She has a strong sense of justice and refuses to go along with the crowd, but time and again, she gets knocked down in Shanghai’s cutthroat workplace. Can she stay true to herself and turn things around? A proud, devoted CEO pursues her, but Xiao Yu has eyes only for her boyfriend, Xiao Song, who is ten years younger. Xiao Yu says, “You’re such an idiot. Why did you stand up for me? And why did you offer to resign?” “Protecting your reputation —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 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
- 26 My Girl from Porcelain City 我的瓷都姑娘 My new work is out! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 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
- 28 Television Station: Directors and Producers 电视台：编导和导播 Workplace fiction + industry realism + a quiet epic + detail-driven realism + the aesthetics of burnout + everyday existentialism + professionalism At Huaguang TV Station, time is measured in “broadcast cycles,” not calendar days. Every day, director-writer Song Lin revises the wording of the “Happiness Index” report, changing “steady improvement” to “ongoing optimization.” Meanwhile, broadcast director Su Yuan times every shot in the live broadcast down to the second. Their workplace is made u —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 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 159Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Let's Stop Here. Any More Love Would Be Impolite 到此为止吧，再爱就不礼貌了 (Multiple heroines, no System, no golden finger, workplace, romantic tension) A down-on-his-luck young man works at a beauty salon. One night, he accidentally discovers an indecent video of his beautiful boss, and from then on, the course of his life changes. When fortune finally turns in his favor, he doesn't forget the beautiful colleagues he's left behind. He leads them all to happy lives. 64Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 31 Escaping a Life Under Someone Else’s Control 逃离被控制的人生 My parents divorced. My sister went with my father, while I followed my mother into her new marriage. Then Mom had a son. My biological father keeps hounding me, always wanting me to change my name and take his surname. I took my stepfather’s surname, but when I need money, there’s no one there for me. I can only keep going on my own. All I want is to escape a life where I’m controlled. 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 A Scoundrel's Ambition 人渣的野心 Being honest and keeping your head down gets you nowhere. You get framed, slandered, and made to take the fall, then have no choice but to work for others. You toil like a fool and get bullied without a word. When dumb luck finally makes you rich, anyone who looked down on me can expect to regret it. Benevolence and morality are bullshit. The only right thing is to make sure you can live a good life. 159Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 33 A Scoundrel’s Repentance 人渣的忏悔 I was born into poverty and grew up through one hardship after another. My heart had died, but I had no regrets. An unexpected stroke of luck turned my life around and let me experience a different kind of life. If there is another life, I would never be reincarnated as a human again, because this world is too terrifying! 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 They Sent You to Experience the Mortal World, but You Went to Reform the Workplace 让你红尘历练，你去整顿职场 After presiding over the Qingwei Sect’s Hall of Discipline for three thousand years, the stern and impartial Immortal Luo Tian, Li Dengxian, was banished to the mortal realm by his master to learn about human nature, because he lacked tact. System: “Host’s emotional intelligence score detected: -999. Initial occupation locked: food delivery rider.” From then on, the mortal realm had a delivery rider with a very unusual style. An old woman suffers a heart attack and collapses? He casually uses im —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 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
- 36 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—14d adds
- 37 The Little Things About Life in the Workplace 职场江湖那点事儿 After more than 30 years in the workplace, facing the trials of six industries and honing his skills in state-owned, foreign-funded, and private enterprises, the author accumulated a wealth of firsthand material and work notes through corporate management and career consulting. And so this book was born. The book takes the perspective of a newcomer growing in the workplace, exploring how to adapt, cope, and think. It considers how to survive in an unfamiliar work environment as quickly as possi 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 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
- 39 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
- 40 The Alluring Woman in the Red Envelope 红包尤物 The poor guy gets cheated on from the start by his breathtakingly beautiful fiancée! How will Ye Xiu make a comeback against all odds? Watch him climb step by step to the pinnacle of life. This is a fresh, one-of-a-kind novel. Set against the dramatic rise and fall of the real estate market, it tells a compelling and tangled story of buying, selling, renting, planning, researching, building, renovating, investing in, expanding, and beautifying property, as well as workplace struggles, marital up 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 The Zhar Woman’s Struggle 渣女的奋斗 A beautiful young woman refuses to become anyone's kept woman. When she faces a string of sinister schemes, she unexpectedly finds a benefactor. By a twist of fate, she escapes the danger of being framed. Hoping to change her circumstances, she runs into troublesome relatives, then heads abroad to work and build a better life. There are outrageous twists, nerve-racking schemes, fights for survival, and deceitful deals. She not only finds love and happiness, but also makes a great success of hers 32Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 42 This Security Guard Turns Out to Be Scum 这个保安原来是个人渣 Just a little scumbag, but a brave security guard. Put on the uniform, stand at the door, and pop on the hat: now I'm security. Don't listen to me? You're not coming in. No food deliveries allowed, and couriers aren't even worth discussing. This resident looks familiar. One look at those thighs and I know who it is! 45Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 43 The Secret to Liu Bang’s Rise from Rags to Emperor 聊聊刘邦逆袭成皇帝的秘密方法 The Secret to Liu Bang’s Rise to the Throne —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 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
- 45 The White Road: Lessons from an AI Business War 白色之路，人工智能商战启示录 He was set up, lost his job in middle age, saw his marriage fail, had his assets wiped out, and faced age discrimination at work. The protagonist gets hit by every kind of bad luck. See how he rises from having nothing to turn the tables, achieve even greater success in his career, and build a happy life. 2Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 46 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
- 47 The Growth and Promotion of a Workplace Newcomer 一个职场新人的成长与晋升 [Female coming-of-age + workplace + class disparity + romance] Lin Xiaomi is a post-90s woman with a master’s degree who doesn’t know who her father is. Her grades were average throughout school, and even after finally earning a postgraduate degree and going abroad to polish her résumé, she still met with defeat after defeat when graduation came: The national civil service exam: She lost to a cold and didn’t even make it into the exam hall. The provincial civil service exam: She failed the writt 142Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 48 The Scoundrel's Struggle 人渣奋斗史 I came with nothing and leave loaded with everything. Conscience? What a useless piece of shit. I ditched it ages ago. Kindness is for God; evil is what belongs in this world. Sure, I didn't get much schooling, but I'm not asking for much. I just want a good life. I had nothing to begin with, so what have I got to fear? Just do it! 283Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 49 Shining Bright in the World We Love 在热爱的世界，闪闪发光 [Love at First Sight] [A Long-Planned Scheme] [Aloof Legal Elite VS Newcomer to the Workplace] Chen Anyu is a new-media editor with a secret identity and a million followers. She can uncover the mysteries behind any case on her own. Her real life, however, is a little more melodramatic: an accountant at a small company, she fights back with all her might against workplace bullying, only to be beaten and abused before being forced out of her job. She makes a new plan and enters the legal professi 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 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—14d adds
