Novels like Power Rules the World
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- 1 After the Crown Prince Confessed to Me 被太子爷告白后 Two male leads + equally matched leads + contractual relationship + younger man Scheming, shameless top VS gentle, resilient, slow-to-catch-on bottom At the company's anniversary celebration, Meng Zhou stepped away to use the restroom and overheard a secret: the chairman had invited the media to pressure the heir, Xu Boyi, into an engagement alliance with Huachen Group. But as far as Meng Zhou knew, Xu Boyi already had someone in his heart. Given Xu Boyi's usual ways, Meng Zhou expected to see a 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 The Pinnacle of Power: I Can No Longer Hide My Beijing Circle Connections 权力巅峰：我的京圈背景瞒不住了 Having lived another life, Zhao Anmin deeply understands the importance of power, and the necessity of struggle. He lets no opportunity pass him by. With revenge burning in his heart, he sets out on the road to success. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Reborn as the Super Crown Prince 重生之我是超级太子爷 Qiu Zihao was an ordinary wage slave in the real world, spending his days scrambling for every last penny. One day, he woke up to find that he had crossed the social divide and become a prominent member of an illustrious family. In this life, I’ll make up for the regrets of my past life and live freely, on my own terms. 16Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 After Our Breakup, My Identity as the Grandson of a Beijing Official Is Revealed 分手后，我京官孙子身份曝光了 County officials fear provincial officials, and provincial officials fear officials in the capital! Zhao Qingyun is the son of a high-ranking official, and his family commands great respect in the capital's political circles. In his previous life, Zhao Qingyun made a mistake and never got the chance to make his mark in officialdom. In this life, after he breaks up with his girlfriend, his identity as the son of a capital official is revealed. He punishes bullies, works for the people's benefit, 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 Heaven's Chosen Villain: Breaking Off an Engagement with the Ice-Cold CEO from the Start 天命大反派：开局退婚高冷女总裁 [Cool-Hearted Villain + Multiple Female Leads + Modern High-Martial World] A modern office drone is chosen by the Heavenly Dao and has his soul transported into the body of Ming Tian, the only son of a top family on a parallel-world Blue Star. He also activates the [Destined Villain] System. Ming Tian thinks he can lie flat and enjoy the life of a top aristocrat, but the System tells him that the Heavenly Dao in this world is weak and the world is on the verge of collapse. The Heavenly Dao has c 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 She Rejected My Confession, but I’m Kyoto’s Young Master! 告白被拒，我可是京都太子爷！ In front of the entire school, top student Ye Chen confessed his love to campus beauty Su Yuhan, only to be met with a cold sneer: “Ye Chen, so what if your grades are good? You’re just an ordinary person. You’ll never be able to give me the life I want!” Just as he became a laughingstock and sank into despair, the God-Tier Matching System activated! [Ding! The Host’s true identity has been matched: the one and only crown prince of Longguo’s capital, Kyoto!] The next second, a mysterious phone c 1.4kReads5.2Score102Shelves
- 7 The Storm in the Capital: Young Master Ye Returns, Ruling the World with One Hand 京都风云：叶少归来，只手遮天 The Ye family of Jingdu has enjoyed three generations of prominence and commanded the tides of power. With deep roots and connections reaching into every corner of the court, the Ye clan is known throughout the land for the saying, “In Jingdu, there is the Ye family; no need to ask about the nobles.” The male lead, Ye Zheng, is a legitimate son of the Ye family, stern and cold, decisive in his actions. He wields the thunderbolt when needed, yet hides a tender and devoted heart beneath his aloof 281Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 The Game of Power: The Dark Side You've Never Seen 权力游戏：你未见过的阴暗面 [Discipline inspection + case-solving + not a wish-fulfillment novel + no rebirth + no System + no golden finger] The pace is a little slow for the first thirty chapters in the interest of realism. As one cold case after another is solved, a major corruption scandal unfolds from the grassroots level all the way to the provincial government. The investigations come first; promotions are left to chance. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 Reborn, I Rise to the Pinnacle of Power 重生后，我封顶权力巅峰 In his previous life, betrayed by his girlfriend, Zhao Yulong, a scion of a prominent family, acted on a whim and let his impulsiveness ruin his career in government. Reborn, Zhao Yulong sees through the ways of the political arena and rises rapidly through the ranks, leading his family to look down on all under heaven... 206Reads5.2Score—Shelves
- 10 I'm Guaranteed to Be Invincible 我包无敌的 [Modern urban setting only, no cultivation, one female lead, no dragging things out or angst] My name is Han Bufan, known as the number one playboy in the capital. Why Bufan? Because I'm destined for greatness, of course. Oh, comparing family backgrounds? Is your family more powerful than mine, the Han family? Hmm? Comparing strength? I'm no slouch there either. What else is there to compare? Want to cling to my coattails and follow me? That I can do. 1.3kReads7.2Score102Shelves
- 11 Tycoon: Why Does Everyone Call Me Kyoto's Crown Prince? 神豪：怎么都叫我京都太子爷 “Ding-dong! “Strong desire for revenge detected in Host. System activated. Reborn for a new life, with time turned back.” In this life, I'll have beautiful women in my arms and trample my enemies from my past life underfoot. The System rewards me with a supercar from the start: a McLaren 720S! I splurge a million on a Ferrari, and unexpectedly trigger a reward: Hanhai Pavilion, the top restaurant in Yue City! Rewards: Dragon Nation's top personal security team, assigned to protect me A few 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 The Road to Officialdom: I Rebuild and Reign Supreme 官路鸿途：重整旗鼓我为王 A career in government is like Mount Everest: so high that the air is thin! It is also like a ladder reaching to the heavens, seemingly impossible to climb! And yet countless people continue to press forward, one after another! Qin Junyu was just an insignificant member of this vast crowd of climbers. One drunken night gave Qin Junyu more than twenty years of memories out of nowhere. In those memories, Qin Junyu, once a force to be reckoned with in the business world, had been defeated by politi 2.5kReads7.4Score179Shelves
- 13 Xie Tunan’s Notes on Rising Through the Ranks 谢图南升官笔记 The author is a seasoned writer with experience working in multiple Party and government departments. Most of the novel is adapted from real cases, and some of it may strike a chord with you. The story begins at the municipal level, without getting bogged down in grassroots affairs... 76.4kReads8.5Score6.1kShelves
- 14 The Young Heir’s Rise Against the Rich Families of the City 都市之豪门逆少 Although Chen Xuan was born into a wealthy family, he had always been a well-behaved son in front of his parents. Until one day, on Chen Xuan's birthday, countless bigwigs showed up all at once. “Li Heixin, the richest man in Hong Kong City, presents a pair of jade ruyi scepters.” “Wang Dalin, chairman of the Daw Wan Group, wishes Young Master Chen a happy birthday.” “Superstar Yang Mi has brought thirteen artists from her agency to perform a dance for Young Master Chen and get the party started 22Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 15 The Cheat-Code Crown Prince of the City 都市之开挂太子爷 Just when Chu He hits the lowest point in his life after his startup fails, everything suddenly takes a wild turn? What? My dad is the emperor of the Southern Realm?! Not only am I a crown prince now, I have more money than I could ever spend? I used to scrape by, barely earning a few coins. Now money is just a number. Ah! This is such a failure. How am I supposed to fill the emptiness in my heart? I bought every livestreaming platform just to find something fun to do. The studio making the anim 95Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 Climbing the Ladder: I Really Want to Get Ahead 步步高升：我真是太想进步了 Gao Sheng majored in Chinese Language and Literature. In college, he was a class officer, presented a polished image, earned excellent grades, and joined the Communist Party. During the 2010 graduation season, he landed a job at Bingzhou Industrial Investment Group, a state-owned enterprise under the provincial capital in his hometown. Coming from a rural background, he thought that joining a state-owned enterprise would let him put his outstanding abilities to use and build a brilliant future. 124Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 My Identity Was Exposed, Shocking the Political World 我身份曝光后，震惊官场 (The rating is low because it just came out. It’ll rise later.) Zheng Tu was framed from the start, but miraculously came through unscathed. From then on, his career soared, while the powerful connections behind him slowly began to come to light... 7.2kReads7.6Score698Shelves
- 18 A Rising Star in Politics 权途新贵 In his previous life, he chose to marry into a wealthy family for the sake of power, only to be cast aside in the end and sentenced to more than a decade in prison. Reborn at the crossroads of his life, he decides to rewrite his fate, forge his own path, and write his own chapter amid the tide of the times! 67Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 Reborn in 1992: The Red Road 重生92红色征途 He spent his previous life in poverty. Now that he has a chance to live again, he is determined to change his fate and rewrite the heavens. The story follows three generations of one family across a thousand years, from Earth to Mars and beyond, through the colonization of Mars and the rebuilding of Earth. A red journey spanning a thousand years! 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
- 20 The Crown Prince’s Most Cherished Love 太子爷的心尖宠 On the birthday of the young master of the Fu family in the capital, every unmarried woman in the city does everything she can to get her hands on that precious invitation, hoping to win his favor. But what is going on with this young master? The powerful man everyone fears, the one who thinks himself above all others, is acting spoiled with a young woman at the banquet. “Qingqing, that woman smelled awful. You smell so lovely.” “Qingqing, come on, let me hold you for a while.” “Qingqing, be goo 279Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 21 The Political Arena: The Best Secretary 仕途风云之最强秘书 From the start, after being framed by his girlfriend, Ye Feng set out on a career in government, driven by revenge and his convictions. Faced with a choice between power and profit, he chose to punish the wicked. Through countless hardships, he forged a legend and devoted himself to serving the people. 907Reads7.5Score102Shelves
- 22 Han Dynasty's Great Sage, Zhao Lichun, Reopens the Game at Its Peak! 汉大圣子赵立春，重开巅峰局！ Zhao Lichun, the great sage of the Han, is back to reclaim the pinnacle! 40Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 Reborn in Officialdom: The Road to the Top 重生官场，巅峰之路 The road to power is hard to navigate. You must not only dodge attacks from both sides, but also hold fast to the conviction of serving the public. When you prosper, work for the good of all; when you are down, keep yourself above reproach! This is the story of a third-generation official’s rise to the top. Jiang Ning is reborn in 1991. Driven by the convictions in his heart, he will lead a life utterly different from the one he lived before. Years of ups and downs in the political arena pass. W 1Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 24 The Top Young Master 顶级小少爷 “Am I the richest man in the capital or the richest man in the magic city?” “Neither. You’re the richest man in the world.” Lu Feng goes from an ordinary guy earning three thousand a month to the sole heir of two top-tier families. Does he go on to reach the peak of life? He has to slack off, or he’d be doing a disservice to his status as the world’s richest man. 3.9kReads6.2Score276Shelves
- 25 Absolute Power: After the Breakup, I Reached the Pinnacle of Politics! 绝对权力，分手后走上仕途巅峰！ Born into a family of officials, he had no interest in a career in politics. Forced by his family to take the civil service exam, he had no choice but to hide away in a remote town and slack off. To avoid a political marriage, he married a college classmate who had pursued him relentlessly. But on the very day his wife was promoted, she handed him divorce papers. Her reason: the leader who had promoted her didn’t like women with husbands. His mother-in-law’s contempt, his colleagues’ exclusion, 132Reads9.1Score—Shelves
- 26 Kidnapped from the Start! He's Actually the Crown Prince of the Capital's Elite? 开局被绑架！他竟是京圈太子爷？ [Urban Everyday Life + One Heroine + Pure School Beauty + Everyone's Favorite + Top-Rich Second Generation + Face-Slapping + Wish Fulfillment + Tycoon Novel + Underworld Heiress] Jiang Yi is an orphan who grew up in an orphanage. By an incredible coincidence, Jiang Yi is kidnapped on his way home from school! And the person kidnapped alongside him is the heiress of the Longkou Society, a notorious underworld organization in the capital, Jing City! She's also the school beauty at Jiang Yi's schoo 932Reads5.5Score109Shelves
- 27 Reborn: A Smooth Ride to the Top 重生之一路青云直上 Zhu Bingkun arrives in the 1990s. By anticipating trends and policies, and continually making use of various resources, as well as information and skills he acquired ahead of time, he keeps getting promoted and entrusted with important responsibilities. Along the way, he helps many people and receives help from many others. He makes plenty of enemies, and gets back at plenty of them, too. 1.6kReads8.2Score143Shelves
- 28 The Pinnacle of Power: A Life in Officialdom, Starting at the Criminal Investigation Bureau 权势巅峰：从刑大开始的官场人生 (Reborn + crime-solving + fast-paced + officialdom) “You got a government job and dumped me? Fine. You may have made it into the system, but I can make sure you fall right back out!” Chen Ye takes his last breath beneath the wheels of a dump truck. When he opens his eyes, he’s back twenty years in the past, at the moment his ex-girlfriend Su Hong publicly humiliates him and breaks up with him after passing the civil service exam. “You’re just a lowly auxiliary police officer. How could you eve 2.1kReads6.9Score173Shelves
- 29 The Heiress Is the Primordial Cloud Firmament Fairy, Transmigrated into This World 豪门千金是洪荒云霄仙子穿越而来 Fairy Yunxiao, a quasi-sage of the Jie Sect who once slaughtered all Twelve Golden Immortals, opens her eyes to find herself a rich young heiress in Kyoto, mocked by everyone as a lovesick doormat. The moment she wakes, her scumbag boyfriend and treacherous best friend team up to push her down the stairs, then try to run off with three million yuan. They have no idea the pathetic original owner of this body is already dead. The one standing here now is an ancient immortal who commands death and 111Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 Officialdom: A Second-Generation Scion Joins the Grassroots 官场：二代入基层 Lin Jianghe is reborn forty years in the past. Using his foresight and the advantages of his family background, he carves out a place for himself in the political world. Along this rugged road to power, Lin Jianghe cuts through every obstacle and rises all the way to the top! 85Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 Political Power at Its Peak: The Real Game of Power 官场巅峰：真实的权力游戏 When his superiors sent someone down to inspect the place, Ye Xingsheng accidentally offended the female leader while swimming in the pool. He thought his chances of promotion were gone, but instead he rose rapidly through the ranks... 5.3kReads7.8Score421Shelves
- 32 Career in Government: Starting with Unwavering Loyalty 仕途：从忠心耿耿开始 434Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 33 The Useless Village Official Is Actually a Famous Young Master from the Capital 废物乡干部竟是京城名少 He was a useless village official who was bullied by everyone, never realizing that he was actually a young master from the capital hiding his true identity! Watch as Pei Jingze defeats his opponents in one battle of wits after another, then surveys the shifting currents of officialdom from the very top. 548Reads7.9Score110Shelves
- 34 I'm Reborn, So It's Only Natural to Have Powerful Connections, Right? 都重生了，靠山硬一点很正常吧？ [One Female Lead] [No Harem] [No System] [Knowledge of the Future] [Slice of Life] Cheng Yuan is betrayed by his ex-girlfriend, suppressed by his rival in love, and made a scapegoat. Before he even turns forty, he dies a bitter and frustrated man! When he opens his eyes, Cheng Yuan has returned to the very day his girlfriend betrayed him. Given a second life, Cheng Yuan will use his knowledge of the future to make the right move at every turn and smoothly climb to the pinnacle of life! It all be 38Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 35 Officialdom: My Grandpa Crossed Snowy Mountains and Trekked Across the Grasslands 官场：我爷爷爬过雪山，走过草地 277Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 The Pinnacle of Power: Saving a City Leader in the Night 权力巅峰：从夜救市领导开始 (This book has multiple female leads, no cheating or NTR, and plenty of feel-good moments.) First sword after being reborn: cut down the one you love! In his previous life, Gao Ran was a low-ranking official who was meek, obedient, and above reproach. And yet he was dumped, bullied, and exiled. In the end, worn down by hardship and sorrow, his hair frosted white, he climbed the stage alone, sick and old. He died depressed and far from home. In this life, he will live differently and take another 5.6kReads7.3Score448Shelves
- 37 Reborn After Disaster: The Rise of a Powerful Official's Son 劫后重生：进击的官二代 In a busy downtown district, a public bus explodes in broad daylight. Huang Weiming, a driver who used to chauffeur a leader, becomes a pawn in this carefully orchestrated struggle. At the moment his life slips away, he is unexpectedly reborn as Zhou Mingyang, the son of a high-ranking official. Before, he was a nobody at the very bottom of the unofficial pecking order. After being reborn, he wants it all: power, status, money, and beautiful women! In the arena of power, he treads carefully a 18Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 The Eldest Grandson of a Powerful Beijing Family, Reaching the Pinnacle of Global Wealth and Power 京城世家长孙，问鼎全球权财巅峰 [Tycoon + System + one female lead + invincible + feel-good power fantasy + face-slapping + showing off + elite family] As the eldest grandson of a powerful Jingcheng family, Qin Nuo infuriates the Elite Family System from the start, triggering a frenzy of upgrades. The System upgrades directly into the Invincible Elite Family System, and starts handing out sign-in rewards like crazy!!! [System upgrade successful: sign-in reward of 300 billion Dragon Nation yuan] [System upgrade successful: sign 865Reads—Score107Shelves
- 39 Reborn: From Junior Clerk to the Very Top 重生：从小科员直达巅峰 (Rebirth + urban life + officialdom) Zhang Zhengyu, middle-aged and stuck in a rut, is involved in a car accident while hosting an official reception. When he wakes up, he has returned to 1995 and become a clerk at Linshui County’s Investment Promotion Bureau. Having achieved little in his previous life, he decides to seize this chance to make a name for himself, rise steadily through the ranks, and reach the pinnacle of power! 1kReads7.1Score—Shelves
- 40 A Smooth Road to Office: Starting as a Selected Graduate in the Provincial Party Committee 官道坦途：从省委选调生开始 [This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real events may be used as a reference.] Reborn in 2011, Lin Zhi becomes a provincial government selection-program official. His very first posting is at a provincial department, where he vigorously promotes the province’s industrial transformation and works to improve the lives of its people. Riding the wave of the emerging mobile internet, he deftly seizes the opportunity and founds a world-famous tech company. With a keen eye for opportuni 208Reads5.9Score—Shelves
- 41 The Second-Generation Official 我仕二代 Before being reborn, he was a spoiled rich kid. After being reborn, he became a model young man. He tramples every enemy beneath his feet and crushes them. Step by step, he grows stronger and climbs to the peak. A peerless genius, destined for a glorious life! 311Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 42 I’ll Come Clean: I’m a Super Heir 摊牌了，我是超级继承人 Lin Xuan is a member of a powerful family, immensely wealthy and every inch the heir to a true elite dynasty. But for his college girlfriend, Li Yanran, he defies his grandfather, Lin Yi. He disguises himself as a poor student to stay by her side, only to be betrayed. And so begins a tangled series of romantic entanglements... 46Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 Climbing the Official Ladder: Power Players Compete to Make Me Their Secretary 官路逆袭大佬争抢让我当秘书 [Reborn + power struggles in officialdom + a secretary’s rise + devoted to the people + the pinnacle of a political career] In his previous life, he died under the rules. In this life, he will become the one who controls them. Su Fan is reborn and determined to become a powerful man who controls the rules, where romance is a play, officialdom is a chessboard, and life is a dream… 7.7kReads7.6Score748Shelves
- 44 Reborn: In This Life, I Will Never Coexist with Evil 重生：这一世我与罪恶不共戴天 Twenty years ago, a hospital building under construction at the People’s Hospital in Guangming District, Nandu City, collapsed. Eleven people died and more than twenty were seriously injured. Lin Yue, the person in charge, was framed by his wife and wrongfully imprisoned. Twenty years later, Lin Yue was released after serving his sentence. The moment he stepped out of prison, a speeding Mercedes struck him, sending him back to 2003. Reborn, Lin Yue is determined to take revenge. Not only will he 31Reads7.3Score—Shelves
- 45 After My Divorce, I Rose Through the Ranks in Government 离婚后，我在官场一路开挂 The higher-ups send a special task force to investigate Luming County. After the deputy county magistrate mysteriously dies by suicide, Qin Chuan, a secretary in the Government Office’s secretarial section, loses his patron. Targeted by his superiors and hit by marital troubles, he finds himself surrounded by danger. Outnumbered and outmatched, how will he turn the tables? 11.8kReads6.6Score1.9kShelves
- 46 A Clear and Peaceful World 清朗乾坤 (Original title: Twin Stars: The Epic Years of a Wealthy Sibling Pair on the Run) On one side is a cold-blooded assassin, with countless celebrities and tycoons dead at her hands over the past twelve years; on the other is a passionate young man who made astonishing contributions to his homeland through his extraordinary talent. What extraordinary turn of events brought them together and led them to have twins? But fate had other plans, and the twins were cast out into the world, spending the n 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 Officialdom: Using My Power to Serve the People with All My Heart 官场：拥有权力为人民掏心掏肺 Power Struggles In government, you need seniority, ability, and gradual progress. You don’t rise to the top overnight. The pace is slow, so please don’t read if that bothers you. Thank you. What man doesn’t like power? “You’re taking bribes? Take him away!” “He’s the county party secretary? Take him away all the same!” Lin Zheng gets on the wrong side of a county party secretary as soon as he enters government service, but he has powerful connections. He enters the political fray and keeps climb 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 Transmigrated Into a Book as an Official's Son, I Refuse to Be Cannon Fodder 穿书官二代，拒绝做炮灰 [High Martial] + [Power and Privilege] + [Strategy] + [Playing Both Sides] Actor Lin Jin accidentally transmigrates into the world of a novel while studying his script, becoming the privileged rich kid the protagonist treats as cannon fodder. He plans to steer clear of the protagonist's storyline and indulge in the extravagant, pleasure-seeking life of the elite. But fate refuses to leave him alone. With no other choice, Lin Jin uses his cheat to fight back against fate. Heroes? Villains? I'll k 12Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 49 Reborn: An Ordinary Career in Government 重生之平凡官路 Xu Wen was once a minor deputy section-level official, an ordinary grassroots worker with no connections. He was fixated on getting promoted, but never managed to achieve it. Then he suddenly returned to the day he first joined the workforce. Determined to live well and make up for his past regrets, he never expected that, little by little, he would rise to the heights he had once admired from afar. —Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 50 Reborn in Politics: Defying the Odds 重生仕途：胜天半子 Greed is like fire: if left unchecked, it will spread across the land. Desire is like water: if not restrained, it will flood the heavens. His father is thrown into prison, and his mother jumps to her death. Who is the mastermind behind it all? Qi Mingdong is reborn ten years in the past. Following clues and patiently piecing them together, he uncovers the truth, brings down the person who orchestrated everything in his previous life, turns the tide, and builds a great legacy. His political care 17Reads5.5Score—Shelves
