Novels like Hooked on Acupressure
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- 101 The Price of Making It in the Special Economic Zone 闯荡特区的代价 Liu Fu’an ventures into the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone. From a naive young man from the countryside, he rises against the odds and pushes forward through hardship, eventually becoming a legendary figure who changes his own fate, improves his family’s circumstances, and transforms the face of his hometown. My new work is out! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 102 Special Forces Glory (Complete in Four Volumes) 特战荣耀（全四册） The complete series tells the passionate military story of Yan Poyue, a “soldier king” with outstanding skills who struggles to fit in with the group. Forged by harsh conditions and grueling missions, he gradually learns to work as part of a team. Alongside military engineer Ai Qianxue, female soldier king Guo Xiaoxiao, comrade Xiao Yunjie, and others, he fights and grows, eventually becoming an outstanding armed police special operations officer. 1.6kReads9.2Score41414d adds
- 103 The Gray Years 灰色岁月 He walks the edge of the law, yet never crosses the line of his conscience. This is the story of a generation’s wild rise, and of one man’s redemption amid the era’s towering waves. A gritty business-war novel about the entrepreneurial boom in Pengcheng in the 1990s, it follows an ordinary man driven to desperation by fate as he defies the odds and changes his destiny in the tides of the times. 2.8kReads7.7Score24114d adds
- 104 I Want to Love! 想爱！ Society can be complicated, but it can also be simple. In the end, it all comes down to stories between men and women. The three things men think about when they get up in the morning are: Where can I get some money to spend today? Who can I have a drink with? And wow, whose woman is that? The three things women think about are: looking beautiful, looking beautiful, and looking beautiful. A gentleman will die for someone who understands him, and a woman will beautify herself for someone who appr 14Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 105 My Bankrupt Boss 我的破产女上司 [Urban slice of life] [Subtle emotions] [Modern romance] [Workplace and marriage] [One heroine] She was once the beautiful owner of an advertising agency, but in a single day she hit rock bottom. He went from an unremarkable couch potato to her most steadfast support. Life taught them how to go from being in love to finding peace together. With a small bracelet, she revealed how much she cared and how insecure she felt. After weathering the storm, they heal each other and grow together, little 288Reads—Score10114d adds
- 106 My Best Buddy Asked Me to Test His Girlfriend 好哥们让我试探他女友 My Buddy Asked Me to Test His Girlfriend 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 107 You Cheated, So I Took Revenge for Five Years. Now I’ll Let You Go 你出轨我报复了5年，现在放过你 Cheng Yuan and his wife, Shen Xia, grew up together as childhood sweethearts and married after graduating from college. With help from both sets of parents and their connections, Cheng Yuan opened a real estate company, and business went smoothly. After graduating, his wife went straight into teaching at the university. When Cheng Yuan was thirty, he went to Liudu to develop a new housing project and stayed there for six months. After he returned, he sensed something was off with his wife. An in 961Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 108 Heh Heh, Uncle, You’re Quite Handsome Yourself 嘿嘿，我看大叔你也挺眉清目秀嘛 After seven years of marriage, his wife says on her deathbed, “If there is another life, I don’t want to save you again.” Time turns back, and he returns to the past. A middle-aged man meets a girl who is tired of life. How could Chen Shen possibly fall for a girl twelve years younger than himself? In his eyes, she is just a child. Yet somehow, he falls for her... A middle-aged man suddenly barges into Lin Yi’s world. She loathes him, resists him, and stays on guard, even though she hates how he 1.4kReads8.4Score10914d adds
- 109 I Found a Little Fox Spirit by the Road and Brought Her Home as My Wife 路边捡只小狐妖，带回家做老婆 (One heroine + everyday romance + heroine is a fox spirit + pure sweetness, no angst + no System) What’s a guy who’s been single his whole life to do if he wants a girlfriend but can’t be bothered to pursue one? Gu Shiran has plenty to say about that. Do you really have to date a human girl? A little fox spirit is sweet, soft, and adorable, and easy to win over. She can be your girlfriend and your pet. Isn’t that better than fighting over a human girl? Bring her home early and enjoy the good lif 366Reads6.9Score10714d adds
- 110 Love Goes Left, Marriage Goes Right 爱情向左，婚姻向右 An affair destroyed a happy, loving family. I’m no saint, and I can’t repay betrayal with kindness. Faced with my wife’s betrayal, I resolutely embarked on the path of revenge. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 111 It's All Because the Assassin Was Too Beautiful 都怪杀手太美 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 112 Half a Lifetime Gone, All Spent Waiting for You 半生已过，只为等你 A chance encounter lit up the first half of her life. A tender, innocent affection consumed the first half of his. But that boy who once shone so brightly is still waiting, devoted to her. In a blink, thirty years passed. Everything changed, but the feelings remained. Who among us has never been a guiding light to someone else? Half a lifetime has passed, all spent waiting for you. The one I've waited for with all my heart, were you waiting for me all this time, too? Fallen blossoms sti 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 113 The Lilliputian Kingdom Inside a Delivery Box 快递盒里的小人国 The Little People in the Parcel 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 114 Sister Meng of Guancheng 莞城孟姐 [Turn of the century + Dongguan City + multiple women] That year, I headed south to find work. My goal was to earn enough to build a house back home, marry a wife, and have a chubby little boy. Sister Meng said that a real man should make a name for himself, keep several women by his side, and return home in glory. So I moved from one wealthy woman to another, searching for a way to climb my way up in life. 2.5kReads7.4Score15214d adds
- 115 After Our Wedding Night, My Wife Asked for a Divorce 新婚夜后，老婆提出离婚 After Our Wedding Night, My Wife Asked for a Divorce 2.9kReads—Score5214d adds
- 116 My Wife Tricked Me Into Getting a Vasectomy 老婆骗我去结扎 My Wife Tricked Me into Getting a Vasectomy 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 117 The Grassroots Promotion Path: From Contract Social Worker to Politics 基层晋升路：从编外社工到政坛 Volumes 1-7 follow Chen Shiyi's growth in a rural community. Volume 8 onward shifts to stories set in urban communities, touching on some issues that are closer to current realities. Feel free to skip ahead if you're interested. Volumes 1-7 mainly follow Chen Shiyi, a contract social worker who becomes a community secretary thanks to his strong work performance. After receiving excellent evaluations in two consecutive terms under municipal policy, he is promoted to a member of the township and s —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 118 Little Wu in Shenzhen 小武在深圳 [Urban life + wage work + martial arts + betrayal + no holier-than-thou protagonist + no doormat + no brainless decisions + realism + humor + intelligence] Xiao Wu in Shenzhen is a long novel divided into five volumes by year. It tells the story of the male protagonist, Ying Xiaowu, born in 1985, and the five years he spent working and living in Shenzhen. In 2015, he left his hometown of Wuxue for Shenzhen for the first time. Confident that his talents in both the literary and martial arts coul 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 119 My Wife Didn't Reply for Three Minutes, So I Cut Ties with Her 媳妇三分钟不回我消息，我直接断绝关系 My Wife Didn’t Reply for Three Minutes, So I Cut Ties with Her on the Spot 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 120 My Tattooed Girlfriend Became a Top-Tier Star in Music 我的花臂女友成了乐坛顶流 This is the story of a talented young man who escapes his suffocating family and meets a girl singing for money on the streets of Gulangyu. She sings and plays; he writes lyrics. Through music, they save each other, and she eventually becomes a top-tier star. She took a drag. Her lips pursed slightly, then parted, and a cloud of smoke drifted from her mouth. As the smoke dispersed, she spoke. “Broke, but you still want to request a song. If I’d known you couldn’t pay, I’d have spent those few mi 62Reads—Score514d adds
- 121 Fallen into the Mortal World 坠落红尘间 His father is critically ill, and she can’t scrape together the money to save him. A poor college girl grits her teeth and steps into the late-night world of KTV! She masks her youth with cigarettes and alcohol, trading her dignity for medical bills. Can she make it to the end of this road? Will she succumb to the temptations of the neon lights? 87Reads—Score614d adds
- 122 A Windfall Makes a Life 横财成就人生 One lucky blow brings him a windfall. The real problem is how to launder it into legitimate personal income. It's like telling one lie and needing a hundred more to cover it: the problems just keep snowballing. Watch how the protagonist gets himself out of this mess. 445Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 123 The Wild Joys Stretch On 悠悠野兴长 [Modern woman’s growth + Mutual devotion + Healing romance + Ensemble cast + Love and marriage] Once, she was Rong Xing, living in the Rong family villa. Later, she became Rong Xing, living in the Rong family courtyard. Clearheaded from a young age, she encouraged her mother to cut ties with the wrong man and supported her in marrying the right one. She fought off harassment with a slap and took rumors head-on with the law... Rong Xing was like her favorite plumbago: calm and brave, holding on t 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 124 Who Hasn’t Dated a Jerk or Two? Growing Up 谁不经历几个渣男：长大成人 Who doesn’t have to go through a few jerks on the way to growing up? This book explores women’s emotional growth. Drawing mostly on the author’s own experiences and reflections on love, and shaped with literary embellishment, it presents five stages of women’s emotional growth in the hope of offering a little guidance to women who feel lost. 124Reads—Score—14d adds
- 125 I Only Ever Saw You as My Little Sisters 我只是把你们当作妹妹啊 [Multiple Female Leads] [Childhood Friends] [Everyday Life] [Slow Burn] [Romance-Focused] After being reborn as a baby, Chen Yue changes the tragic fate of his own family and that of his future father-in-law’s (crossed out) Uncle Su’s family as he grows up. Along the way, the twin daughters of Uncle Su’s family develop feelings for him that go beyond the ordinary. Dameda! No, please! I only see you as my little sisters! 172Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 126 In the Depths of the Clouds, Countless Things Come into View 云深见万千 With ambition and a knack for saving money, Lu Fan works his way up step by step while sharing a rental in an upscale residential complex! But when he finally reaches the heights he once looked up to, he discovers that the ground beneath his feet isn't solid at all. It's a cliff built from scheming, betrayal, and forces beyond his control...! Clouds Deep, All Things in Sight is about more than turning one's life around. It is a soul-searching story about gains and losses, ambition, and the price 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 127 Desperate Flint 绝境燧石 The man she finds on a rainy night drags retired assassin Yu Guiwan into a whirlpool of conspiracy. Huo Wang, heir to a business empire, carries a biological key hidden in his body: “Flint,” an artifact tied to the Ark's super algorithm. To uncover the truth behind his father's death and stop a catastrophic act of manipulation, the two are forced to flee for their lives… Deep in the primeval forest, they struggle to survive as helicopters circle overhead and rake the ground with gunfire, while s —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 128 The Meaning of Happiness 幸福的标准 Ye Han and He Junshan are, in everyone’s eyes, the perfect love story from campus to the altar. But how can a marriage keep feelings safe from the wear and tear of everyday life? Even their careers are gradually facing new crises… 69Reads—Score—14d adds
- 129 Lost in Marriage: The Stranger in My Bed 婚姻迷途，枕边的陌生人 It had started out as an ordinary day. After finishing his work at the office, he came home early. His wedding anniversary with his wife was just a few days away, and he planned to buy her some gifts and surprise her. Hehe... 158Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 130 From the Countryside to the Seat of Power 从乡野到中枢 A college graduate serving as a village official steadily rises through the ranks... a true incorruptible official. He takes on corrupt officials in a battle of wits, moving from the countryside to the township, then from the township to the county seat. Each time, his outstanding record earns him another promotion. 124Reads—Score—14d adds
- 131 My Older, Alluring Ex-Wife 我的御姐前妻 [Mature women in their forties + Men in their forties + Marriage and relationships + Striving and business rivalries + Showing off and face-slapping + Heartbreaking romance] Recommended for readers over twenty-five. The story follows a male protagonist who has had two wives: one divorced him, and the other died. A senior company executive returning to single life, he never expected to become a hot commodity among women. In this society, forbidden relationships and extravagant lifestyles are pain 151Reads—Score—14d adds
- 132 Reveling in the Martial World of Liutiao Hutong 柳条胡同之纵情江湖 I'm a huge fan of my brother-in-law, and I really love the Liutiao Hutong universe he's created, especially its characters and storylines. By a twist of fate, Chang Yuan, a modern-day wage slave, transmigrates into his brother-in-law's Liutiao Hutong world. Chang Yuan has only three things to do in Liutiao Hutong: take down Huo Yining! Take down Huo Yining!! And still, damn it, take down Huo Yining!!! Watch Chang Yuan and the brothers of Liutiao Hutong laugh, curse, and live life to the fullest 586Reads—Score—14d adds
- 133 Nightmare: The Road to Revenge 梦魇：复仇路 All right, let's let the truth go no further. Li Zheng's predicament and inner turmoil, and his and his sister's faltering journey of revenge, haunted by nightmares, are already complicated and painful enough. We don't need to dig any deeper. We only need to respect his feelings and choices. Everyone has their own story and fate. Some truths may never be fully revealed, and some questions may never have perfect answers. But that doesn't keep us from understanding, empathizing with, and supportin 5Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 134 Real Life: A Middle Schooler's Journey as a Writer 真实人生：一个初中生的写作路 A real life, a painful past: I grew up poor and frail, plagued by illness. At fifteen, I dropped out of school and began pursuing my literary dream at home. After having my work rejected time and again, I finally saw my first-ever piece published. It also became the last thing I ever published in print. Then I turned to the internet and began my journey as a web novelist. 21Reads8.0Score214d adds
- 135 A Lonely Guest Outside Gusu City 姑苏城外客愁新 There are no thrilling lives of transmigration or rebirth here, only the naked cruelty of the real world. There is no boundless magic from fantasy or immortal heroes, only the helplessness and sorrow of ordinary people struggling at the bottom. There is no romantic love between princesses and princes, only the unreachable fantasies and longings of ordinary nobodies. There are no glorious achievements by kings, nobles, generals, or ministers, only the desperate struggles and cries of common folk —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 136 Wine and Beauty Are Irresistible 酒色撩人 Urban Life + Romance + Flirtation + Ex-Girlfriend Regrets It + One Female Lead (Not a wish-fulfillment story. No formulaic tropes, plot-focused, and slow-paced. Read with caution if that’s not your thing!) Money gives a man courage, and only a man with courage dares to chase women. A poor young man has a one-night stand and unexpectedly becomes a father. He then falls in love with a rich heiress. And so begins a hilarious, heartwarming tale! 372Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 137 My Mother-in-Law Forgot She Was Once a Daughter-in-Law Too 婆婆忘了自己曾经也是媳 The moment a woman marries into her husband’s family, she is sincere and wholehearted in the way she treats her in-laws. Yet some mothers-in-law insist their daughters-in-law go through the same hardships they once endured. They suffered as daughters-in-law themselves, so why make life hard for another woman? In the phrase “mother-in-law and daughter-in-law,” the mother-in-law comes first. If she can’t be a good mother-in-law, how can she expect a good daughter-in-law? Relationships go both ways 94Reads—Score—14d adds
- 138 I Want So Badly to Love This World 好想爱这个世界 (The style of The Tenants + urban tragic romance + realism + multiple female love interests + ensemble cast + bad ending + open ending) Life and death to the left, parting to the right. Gu Bei met several girls in his life. One clutched a marble for eight years, then crouched by a barbecue stall and grinned at him. “I was afraid you’d be lonely.” One left him a book before the train pulled away and said, “If one day you don’t want to wait anymore, you can come find me.” One stayed by his sid 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 139 The Fire Burns Bright 炉火正红 A person’s life is like a lump of coal. Only by resisting the lure of superficial pleasures, enduring crushing pressure, and quietly growing stronger can you kindle a bright, fiery tomorrow! This book faithfully records the rise of a coal-mining family worth tens of billions, giving readers a glimpse into how the first generation of wealthy entrepreneurs made their fortunes in the 1990s. The title itself is ironic: the wave of private appropriation back then made a great many well-connected peop 628Reads8.9Score10014d adds
- 140 The Exceptional Principal 极品校长 Lin Tiannan enters the political arena as a school principal, ready to ride the waves and stride forward with confidence. His life takes off from there. Watch Principal Lin smile as he observes the winds of change... 34Reads—Score—14d adds
- 141 Me, So Ordinary 我，如此普通 I was born ordinary, with an average appearance and an unremarkable family. I have no legendary life filled with dramatic twists, nor any grand, stirring story to tell. Most people in this world are ordinary, living out their days in obscurity. I am no different. I cannot write earth-shattering plots or create dazzling protagonists. I write only of everyday life, recording the meals and seasons of ordinary people, their confusion and struggles, their helplessness and compromises. No filters, 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 142 Life After Prison: The Aunties Are All Terrified 狱后人生：阿姨们都吓坏了 After being released from prison, Qin Haisheng returned, determined to get to the bottom of everything. When the women who had framed him heard the news, they were terrified. One after another, they came crawling back, begging him to go easy on them. 847Reads—Score11314d adds
- 143 Life as a Neighbor to a Flight Attendant 和空姐做邻居的日子 (A realistic story with sweetness and heartbreak, vivid descriptions, explicit writing, and multiple heroines.) Five years after Chen Linfeng broke up with his first love, they meet again. She is now a cold, aloof female CEO. After five years as a low-ranking clerk, he is finally on the verge of promotion, but someone sets him up using a fake flight attendant, nearly ruining his career. After getting out, he soon meets a real flight attendant, a beautiful, aloof, wealthy woman who has just moved 436Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 144 Tear Off the Fig Leaf 撕裂遮羞布 [Judgment]+ [Revenge]+ [Angst]+ [Satire] This is a story about real life, though too many people have failed to understand it. In truth, it's more than just a story: it's a heart-wrenching cry that lays bare the deeper meaning behind it! Perhaps I can only finish writing this story alone, a story that no one seems to care about, yet is deeply connected to your life! (Story summary: Leng Yan is the captain of a special police unit, with another identity she herself wishes she didn't have. Yet she 37Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 145 The Many Faces of Marriage 婚姻的姿态 Four ways to approach marriage: something you cherish, something you can live with, something you must endure, or something you abandon! How will three women struggling with different marital dilemmas choose their paths and save themselves? Will they rise from the depths and face their problems bravely, give in to despair and give up, or let out a helpless sigh? Choosing a marriage matters. Facing it matters. Making it work matters even more! Lin Yi is an elementary school teacher. Her pregnancy 2Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 146 The Bride in the Mist 雾中新娘 Wuyin Town lies along the southern coast, its name inspired by the sea fog that shrouds it year-round. For generations, the town has passed down a tale of the “Bride in the Fog.” They say that a hundred years ago, a bride dressed in red fell into the sea on her way to her wedding. Ever since, on nights when thick fog blankets the town, a bride’s sobs can be heard by the shore. Those who hear them often meet with misfortune. Lin Shen, a young folklorist, comes to Wuyin Town alone to investigate —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 147 Xiaohuan in Beijing 小寰在北京 [Urban Life + Entrepreneurship + No Saintly Heroine + No Simping + No Idiocy + Realistic + Humor + Intelligence] Xiaohuan in Beijing is a full-length novel. The novel tells the story of Zhao Xiaohuan, a man born in 1991, as he works and lives in Beijing. After graduating from university, he worked for two years in his hometown of Shenyang, but he never forgot the boast he had made in college: that he would become the richest man in the world. However, reality left him increasingly dispirited, an 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 148 Star Baby's Little Dumpling Is Looking for Daddy 星宝小团子找爹地 Xingbao is not human. Clutching a piece of broken jade, she falls from the sky and lands in a pot of roses. Sent to Earth to complete the mission of “finding Daddy,” she chooses Gu Yanzhi, a CEO who is boundlessly kind and extraordinarily unlucky. Xingbao boldly promises, “If you become my daddy and come with me, you'll get rich…” Xingbao uses her good luck to turn his fate around and bring him endless wealth…! After Xingbao turns sixteen, she goes abroad to study. The broken jade's fluctuations —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 149 Dawn in a Dream 入梦之晓 Dreaming at Dawn tells the story of Jiang Xiao, a woman from southern China who gradually awakens within a traditional marriage. Once a housewife dependent on her husband and silently enduring her circumstances, she transforms into an inspiring woman who is financially independent and in control of her own life. Blending the realism of urban life with the fantasy of entering dreams, the story is told from Jiang Xiao's perspective and explores women's struggles and breakthroughs as they navigate 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 150 Borrowed Dignity, Then She Lost It 借来的体面，然后她弄丢了 Borrowed respectability, then she lost it 3Reads—Score—14d adds
