Novels like Office Schemes: Mr. CEO, Don’t Kiss Me
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Office Schemes: Mr. CEO, Don’t Kiss Me, best match first.
- 101 Winter Plum Blossoms in Bloom 盛开的冬梅花 I was your best friend, and you cheated on me with my boyfriend. After her boyfriend and best friend secretly sleep together, Du Dongmei drowns her sorrows at a bar and meets Chen Zhiwei, a rich heir. A turbulent romance begins. “What do you mean, you’re giving me money? Do you think I’m a gigolo?” Chen Zhiwei is stunned, his mouth hanging open. “Isn’t that what you are? What, you want to extort more from me? This is all I have.” Du Dongmei’s heart pounds as guilt washes over her. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 102 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
- 103 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—14d adds
- 104 Reporter Su, I Like You 苏记者，我喜欢你 [Hong Kong Elite Families + Realistic Workplace + Female Growth + Office Romance + Age Gap] [Devoted Love + Mutual Pining + Powerful Man Bows for Love + Hopeless Romantic Male Lead + Both Leads Are Each Other’s First] [Clear-Eyed, Sharp-Witted Journalist × Cool-Headed, Aloof, Elegant Young Gentleman] Su Jinyou idolized Qin Size and was determined to work hard and stand beside him. When she first entered the workforce, she ran into obstacles at every turn. Qin Size was endlessly patient with her 113Reads—Score—14d adds
- 105 Clouds Over Mount Wu 巫山之云 [Unattainable first love + everyday life + a little heartbreak] “Qing, if you say you love me, we'll get our marriage license right now. Let's get married.” On their wedding day, he ran off to find his first love. She thought she had found true love, but it turned out he was scum. She thought she was the happiest woman in the world, but it turned out her life was a tragedy. She thought she had won the exclusive affection of the irresistible Lin, but it turned out he had only ever seen her as a 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 106 Hello, Professor Li 你好，李教授 (Female growth, romance and marriage, relationships, everyday family life, and all the joys and sorrows of ordinary people) Follow protagonist Zi Rong as she grows from an unremarkable country girl into a professor at a prestigious university. As Zi Rong takes one step after another, experience the joys and sorrows of the six Li siblings, explore life's choices and dilemmas, and discover what it means to accept responsibility and rise to the occasion. Life is a painting of happiness and sorrow, 1.4kReads8.7Score13514d adds
- 107 Tales of the Special Economic Zone 特区往事 Yang Nan lost his job after taking the blame for his boss's affair and getting found out by the boss's wife. In the women's restroom at a job fair, he “met” the female writer Ran Yue. After that, the two went through a series of hilarious yet deeply moving escapades. However, Ran Yue hadn't come to Shenzhen to work for the reason she claimed, to “experience life and hone her craft.” She was there to find her first love: a young street tough who had fiercely protected her when she was bullied at 610Reads9.1Score10514d adds
- 108 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 52Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 109 Beauty and Talent: The Venture Capital Heir and His Many-Faced Spirit 资色：创投公子和他的百变灵妖 After venture capital scion Ye Shaofeng takes charge of the company, he faces challenge after challenge. Can the stunning Su Yunmeng, who loves him deeply and is known as the “Shape-Shifting Enchantress,” help him make his mark in the turbulent world of high finance? This business-war novel reveals the unspoken rules of the capital markets and lays bare the lives caught up in the temptations of fame, fortune, and beauty. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 110 On the Road to Success 上岸进行时 Ding Chengshi is a middle-aged man who has just turned forty. Three months ago, his wife suddenly died of heart disease. For various reasons, his company had no choice but to close, leaving him with 500,000 yuan in debt. He used to be the sort of man who wouldn't even pick up an overturned oil bottle at home. Now he's a single father, facing a rebellious thirteen-year-old every day. His career has failed, his life is a mess, and he and his son are at each other's throats. How can he get his care 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 111 Ten Miles of Red Finery: Not a Single Sedan Chair Can Be Left Behind 十里红妆：一抬都不能少 "Three million. Sign it." She replied with four words: "The shop is not for sale." Her grandmother had passed away, leaving behind a bridal finery shop, twelve volumes of manuscripts, and a grand sedan chair for a wedding procession, its gold leaf only half applied. Everyone urged her to take the money and leave. Only the lawyer told her, "The will says the shop goes to you. If you don't claim it within sixty days, it goes to someone else." So she went to claim it. When buying the shop didn't wo 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 112 Consultation After Dark 咨询夜不眠 After graduating from Harvard with an MBA, Song Qiaoyi returns to Main, one of the world's top strategic consulting firms. There, he endures workplace bullying, being framed with nude photos, and being deliberately sidelined. He turns the tide in a crisis, only to take someone else's piece of the pie, and leads his team into a head-on clash with a competitor. Through it all, he and his colleagues and mentors hold fast to their professional principles. He rises from strategic consultant to partne 365Reads9.4Score10314d adds
- 113 A Match Made in a Tycoon Family: My Love, Come on In 豪门相亲爱妻请入门 [Chasing-the-wife crematorium + sharp-minded leads + domineering CEO] Wei Wenxi returns home for a blind date, only to be rejected by her match. What else can she do? She's fallen for his uncle, and she's determined to become her match's aunt by marriage! She thought wedding bells were just around the corner, but her mother, who favors sons over daughters, objects to the marriage. Why? Because she can't stand the thought of her daughter marrying so well? 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 114 An Illustrated Guide to Love 爱情图鉴 Changing jobs is risky, and changing careers calls for caution. The workplace is a battlefield, and though victories and defeats are part of the game, should you really quit just because things don't go your way? Meng Chunqiu is a 29-year-old office worker in the city. She has no connections and lives in someone else's city, far from her parents' love, with no husband or boyfriend to protect her. Her boss can't stand her, her colleagues have ulterior motives, and the partner organization she wor 2.8kReads9.2Score27014d adds
- 115 Wake Up, Down-and-Out Heiress! 醒醒吧，落魄白富美！ On her flight home, Meng Ziyan survives a terrifying ordeal and is rescued twice by the refined older man Zhao Liye. She falls for him at first sight. But then her family falls on hard times: their villa is sold, she's left with 800,000 yuan in debt, and her dream of getting Australian permanent residency crumbles when her immigration agent disappears. Once a wealthy heiress, she is reduced to a job paying just 5,000 yuan a month. Yet she turns things around at work, landing one contract after a 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 116 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—14d adds
- 117 The Mo Family’s Female Artisan Rules the Cybersecurity World with Her Siegecraft 墨家女匠靠守城术称霸网安圈 Mo Wei wakes up in an ancient city of ingenious mechanisms from two thousand years ago and becomes the most mysterious intern at a modern cybersecurity company. Others look at code; she looks at the city gates. Others search for vulnerabilities; she first asks, “Who's guarding this gate?” The cold-faced CEO Shen Yan initially only wants to drive her away. Later, he becomes the one who takes her home in the rain, waits downstairs for her in the morning, and is the first to stand up for her when s 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 118 An HR Diary HR日记 [A sharp and capable HR manager vs. a wise, deeply devoted CEO] [From a newcomer at a major corporation to a seasoned HR professional, this is a thoughtful look at how women can make their mark in the workplace! Career first, romance second, with a moving and realistic story free of melodrama. 1v1 + devoted to each other + workplace drama] What kind of people does the workplace need? Who can stay undefeated at work, and who will leave in disappointment? Su Yun and her husband, Xue Zhong, went fr 165Reads9.2Score—14d adds
- 119 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 622Reads9.2Score11514d adds
- 120 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—14d adds
- 121 Office Politics: A Pay Cut Comes Knocking 职场：降薪来敲门 The day Li Da received notice of a pay cut, he also found out that his wife was cheating on him. See how he turns his career around after this double blow, with beautiful women by his side...! This is a work of realistic fiction. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 122 Where Mountains Meet the Sea 樾见山海 Everyone at the company thinks Ran Qingyue and Yu Jianshan are rivals. On her first day, he rejected her proposal, so she turned around and held on to every candidate he wanted. Later, they gave presentations together, conducted due diligence, ferreted out moles, and worked on projects. Everyone then decided they were, at most, work partners. Until he said at an industry awards ceremony, "The first person I have to thank for this project's success is her." Later still, when he proposed, he ha 43Reads—Score—14d adds
- 123 Reborn: Zhao Xin 重生之昭心 [Reborn, two formidable leads + lawyer partners + identity crisis + mystery and deduction + a long road to winning her back] What do you do when you’re forced to become lawyer partners with your fiancé from your past life? Asking online, urgent! After being reborn, a top-tier star wakes up in the body of Lin Zhao, an overweight lawyer at a law firm. Before she can make sense of her chaotic new life, an even bigger “surprise” lands in her lap: Her former lover is now her colleague, and they stil —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 124 The Grind System Forces Me to Give It Everything 卷王系统逼我干到天花板 After binding to a System, workplace rookie Lin Xiao can quantify emotions, and her aesthetic sense becomes combat power. Once an invisible office nobody whose proposals were stolen by coworkers, she makes a stunning comeback and joins the group’s flagship project, competing alongside a design genius, a channel queen, and a marketing rival. But the real challenge isn’t proposals or design. It’s the games of human nature and the undercurrents of power lurking behind every decision. Rising from ex —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 125 A Girl 有个女孩 A feud between two generations unfolds against the backdrop of futures trading. The protagonists are a pretty young painter and an innkeeper, both of whom are hiding their true identities. Life is a vast sea, and people’s encounters are like those of Mi Li and Xing You. They look like chance meetings, but every step is carefully laid. They look like a plan, but the hand of God decides where fate leads. Mi Li often wonders whether the choices she made were right or wrong. Xing You, however, belie 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 126 To Hell with That Million-Dollar Salary: I Opened an Art Studio in the Village 去TA的百万年薪之我在村里开画室 To Hell with the Million-Dollar Salary: I Opened an Art Studio in the Village —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 127 The Little Prince's Honey 小王子的蜜 [Sharp-tongued devotion × emotional push and pull × rekindled love] After ten years apart, he hates her with all his heart; She treats him like a stranger. He coldly draws a line between them; She thinks to herself: This man is like a pickled vegetable I’ve already stepped on. I’m destined to get my revenge in this lifetime. Then their tension turns into flirtation. She teases him with her fingertips and slowly loosens her clothes. He fights down his desire, but his composure shatters. “I don’ 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 128 My Slob of a Boss 我的抠脚领导 The workplace is full of surprises. My name is Wei Guoguo, and my boss, Feng Cheng, is one of the strangest people around, a true standout among abstract thinkers. "Learning" is his catchphrase. Rolling up his trouser legs is how he gauges the temperature. Tattling is his favorite hobby. Every day at work feels like a comedy. How can someone like that be a boss? Maybe that's just the absurdity of life. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 129 The Trillionaire Robot CEO Won’t Leave Me Alone 千亿机器人总裁缠上我 [Women’s commercial romance × CEO × power couple × sweet romance × city life × workplace] Lin Wan only wants to take her company public. She has no plans to fall in love. But Lu Shiyan pulls her into the heart of the storm at the most dangerous moment. On the eve of the IPO, the stock price is hammered, the bank sends a notice, regulators demand answers, and the terms of the wager agreement are exposed The board moves to force them out, while investors close in. Everyone is waiting for Lu Shi —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 130 Be Reborn, Wang Lili 重生吧，王丽丽 How does a middle-aged woman break free and start over when marriage, children, unemployment, and poor health all weigh her down? This book follows Wang Lili, a middle-aged loser who uses her chance to be reborn to climb, step by step, to the peak of life. 46Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 131 Mr. Song's White Moonlight Has Gotten Carried Away 宋总的白月光膨胀了 [Both Leads Are Each Other’s First, One-on-One Romance, Sweet Everyday Love, Female Growth, Nontraditional CEO, No Angst or Over-the-Top Drama] [Orange Cats Rule, Round as a Jade Plate: Ambitious Female Secretary VS Penniless Mascot, Devoted Male CEO] Also known as: The White Moonlight in Mr. Song’s Heart Has Filled Out Shi Qi’s perspective: A father who ran away, a mother with depression, a younger brother still in school, and her weighing 140 jin. A mountain of debt, earning money to support 492Reads8.7Score12614d adds
- 132 The Wanderer (2025) 漂泊记（2025） Drifting (2025) 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 133 They Stole My Credit, So I Slacked Off and Made the Whole Industry Panic 抢我功绩？我摆烂后卷哭全行业 When your boss takes credit for your work, when the results of your all-nighters become someone else's reward, what do you do? Lin Zhou's answer: he slacks off on the spot! He refuses 996 work schedules and empty promises, and vanishes the moment quitting time comes. Everyone thinks he's washed up, but little do they know that the instant he smashes the sign proclaiming him a "workaholic," he awakens the [Anti-Grind God-Tier System]! The harder he slacks off, the bigger the rewards! He uses a te —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 134 Glamour 光鲜 [Women’s Growth + The Real Fashion Industry + Matched Opponents] The glamour you see is not the whole story of fashion. Xing Yanyan’s acclaimed work, Glamour, is now shining online! A story about women in the workplace and the challenges they face, reality and ideals, love and freedom, courage and fearlessness. True feminism is a path to freedom, and freedom should never be limited to just one way of life. When luxury brands collide with street culture, refined commerce with rebellious nonconfor 353Reads9.4Score10414d adds
- 135 Bold Pursuit, Secret Indulgence 强撩与暗宠 On one side, his female boss pulls him into an emotional tug-of-war. On the other, the female dean offers him a healing companionship. Caught between them, he doesn't want to give up his stable job, but he can't bear to let go of the peace and comfort she brings, either. Choosing between them becomes his greatest dilemma. 4.5kReads7.1Score39614d adds
- 136 Bargaining Chips on the Road to Promotion 升职路上的筹码 Song Minghui is like a spider at the center of a web, maintaining relationships with three women in different ways. A 26-year-old workplace newcomer, a 35-year-old sales director, and a 41-year-old corporate executive: the web is beginning to unravel as its three “bargaining chips” awaken. - The rules of survival in the workplace's dark forest - How the “prey” turns the tables from a male perspective - The growth of three women, from being used to awakening - Emotional manipulation and counterma 2.3kReads6.3Score14514d adds
- 137 The Accounting Game 账目游戏 A transfer of 400,000 yuan dragged me into the dirtiest power struggle of a wealthy family. Gu Wan said, “You belong to me.” Gu Chengye said, “If you don't help me, I'll destroy you.” He Man said, “All you need to do is obey.” Only Shen Yu said, “Don't die.” They weren't fighting over me, but over that ledger. And all I wanted was to get my life back. A double agent, carefully plotting every step. No golden finger, just an information advantage. She isn't anyone's pawn. She's the one who flips —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 138 Reborn as a Sales Rep at ByteDance 重生之我在字节当销售 I woke up to find I’d been reborn in 2017, the golden age when Douyin was just taking off! Keywords: #Rebirth #Douyin #AdSales #Comeback #BusinessWarfare #Workplace #RidingTheWave #InformationAsymmetry 7Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 139 After Going Bankrupt, I Became the Female CEO's Special Assistant 破产后，我成了女总裁的特别助理 A bankrupt young master vs. an icy female CEO. He came to Yun Jing to investigate the cause of his father's death. She uses him to stabilize the boardroom. A partnership built on mutual exploitation, from the archives to the boardroom, from buried cases to life-or-death struggles, from testing each other to fighting side by side. Twenty-five years of old scores, two generations of grudges. He takes a knife for her, and she helps him turn the tables. Love between equals is the most moving of all. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 140 The Drama Queen Mother-in-Law and Daughter-in-Law 戏精婆媳 A fresh-faced workplace newcomer and a seasoned career woman fight tooth and nail at work, then carry their feud home with them. Cheng Junyi watches the two of them coldly. They aren’t related by blood, but they’re both cut from the same cloth, so neither has any grounds to criticize the other. He decides to sit back and let them wear each other down. 124Reads8.2Score10314d adds
- 141 A Physiological Obsession 生理性贪恋 [Both leads are devoted to each other + simmering tension + evenly matched + love grows over time] By day, Ye Jingqiu and Fu Jingshu are coworkers who can barely manage a word to each other. At night, he kisses her again and again, calling her name over and over as he loses control and goes mad for her. (Luring her step by step vs. falling deeper step by step) (Urban professionals / not a tragedy / happy ending / female-oriented / female lead’s perspective / romance-focused) (Bedtime readin 36.6kReads8.9Score3.2k14d adds
- 142 When the Wind Rises Again 风再起时 He is the coldest blade among surgeons, his edge impossible to hide. Once infamous, he was sealed away in a blood-soaked past and thought his life was beyond saving. Now the turmoil has begun anew, and he teeters on the edge of fate. But this time, he is not alone. Someone would stand by his side even against the whole world. I am mired in the mud, yet I still struggle to spread my branches, longing to bloom in the sunlight, because there is warmth there, and you. 302Reads9.5Score10314d adds
- 143 I Have a Group Chat for Retired Masters 我有一个退休高手群 I Have a Group Chat for Retired Experts 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 144 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 775Reads8.9Score10714d adds
- 145 The Evil of a Lady 淑女之恶 A cool-headed, rational older woman and her younger, dog-like boyfriend join forces in this power couple romance, with plenty of sweetness in store! 18Reads9.5Score—14d adds
- 146 Wild Rose in the Clouds: Flirting Recklessly with the Tycoon's Heart 云端野玫瑰：在大佬心尖肆意撩宠 Original title: The Rogue Stewardess: I’m the CEO’s One and Only (Both leads are devoted to each other, both are strong, everyone’s favorite, no golden finger, no secret identities, not reborn, no transmigration, lighthearted happy ending) [Independent Woman with Both a Good and Bad Side] X [Caring, Cunning, Fatherly Boyfriend] What bad intentions could a female rascal possibly have? She just wants to find a handsome guy and fall in love. Everyone tries to talk her out of it: “He’s your top b 67Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 147 The Day When the Days Were Long and the Nights Short 昼长夜短的那天 Completed · [Scheming Approach to a Spoiled Rich Second-Generation Heir VS A Rational, Restrained Female Investment Manager] [CEO + Business Warfare + Push and Pull + Devoted to His Wife + HE] A new hire showed up in Antai’s investment and financing department. To everyone’s surprise, it was Shan Jialin, the notorious spoiled young master of the Shan family. To his face, everyone called him Mr. Shan; behind his back, they complained that he had a pile of scandals and knew nothing about real est 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 148 Love First, Ask Questions Later 先爱为敬 [A snail-paced mountain-climbing editor & an unconventional, woman-avoiding CEO] “If a female mosquito sucks your blood, Mr. Yuan, you’ll still have a chance to escape.” “No, no, I’ve got plenty of blood. There’s more than enough for one mosquito.” Tao Yuan is a homebody who takes a laid-back approach to romance. Then she happens upon her boss’s mysterious male friend. To keep her job, she guards the secret carefully. She never expected her next assignment to be interviewing him. After a few e 125Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 149 Love in the Time of Audits 爱在审计时 Shu Yan, a star auditor at Huacheng Accounting Firm, discovers through her many clashes with Lin Zechen that this formidable business tycoon has a hidden tenderness and possessive streak. He shields her from danger, cooks for her, and even stays by her side when she’s injured. She goes from wary and confused to gradually melting under the force of his devotion and domineering affection. Her family, too, has a past hidden from view: abandoned by her biological father, protected by her stepbrothe 113Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 150 Suspended in Desire 悬浮迷情 Celebrity architect Lu Haotian walks away from the security of a stable job and starts an architectural firm with partners who share his dreams. As they pursue success, they struggle against all kinds of unspoken industry rules. In the end, both Lu and his main partners are diagnosed with serious illnesses. His lover marries far away, and his family leaves him. Utterly despairing, he leaps toward the blue sky from the dreamlike pavilion he built himself. Ai Wen, a young architect fresh out of co 3Reads—Score—14d adds
