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- 1 A Finance Worker’s Strange Car Accident Adventure 金融女民工de车祸奇遇 Can a car crash lead to love? Xu Ru ✖️ Xia Yi Bank relationship manager ✖️ Client An ordinary love story between ordinary people: meeting, getting to know each other, falling in love, getting married, arguing, and fighting over divorce. Xu Ru thinks her life with Xia Yi is like foundation in the wrong shade that still manages to cake onto your face. From a distance, it does look fair and radiant, but up close you can see the incompatible, sallow skin and scattered acne marks hidden beneath the 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 Reborn as the Villain’s Assistant, I’m Spoiled by the CEO 穿成反派助理，我被总裁宠上天 [Master of Bluffing × The Ultimate Intellectual Romantic] When Xu Zhixia opens her eyes, she finds herself inhabiting the body of a villain's assistant in a business novel. The original Xu Zhixia was clever and aloof, a corporate spy carefully trained by the Xu family. Her job was to get close to Shen Yanchuan, the man in charge of the Shen Group, and steal the secrets of its core project, “Lingxi.” But the Xu Zhixia of today is merely a finance intern who has just received a notice that she's b —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 The Workplace White Paper 职场白皮书 [Workplace] [Strong female lead] [Career-driven] [Ensemble cast] If you enjoy a good story: This is a guide to leveling up and overcoming challenges in the workplace. Starting in the beginner's village, follow the heroine as she takes one step at a time and finds her footing in a world ruled by materialism and ruthless competition. She has no connections and relies on no man. Her arduous climb is powered by her own efforts alone. If you want to learn some lessons and pick up useful knowledge: —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 I Can Read Workplace Thoughts: The Elegant Boss Lady Has Her Eye on Me 看穿职场心声：清丽老板娘看重我 [Comeback + Taking Advantage + Multiple Heroines] I awakened mind-reading powers on my very first day at work. You scheme against the boss’s wife, while I reap the benefits behind your back. A career-driven powerhouse waits on me hand and foot, and two wealthy heiresses become my right-hand women. In the ultimate workplace showdown, I’ve been winning from the start! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 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—Shelves
- 6 Addicted to Admiration 仰慕成瘾 ▏Top Tech Expert ▏VS ▏Newcomer to the Workplace ▏ Xu Linfei was ambitious to work for one of the country's top tech companies. Unfortunately, she didn't qualify to apply, but she was determined to give it a shot. Mu Jinzhou was an executive vice president at a publicly listed company, a leading expert in technology. He had built a minimalist world through reason, while life and emotions remained an untamed wilderness. Xu Linfei pursued him out of admiration, but inadvertently awakened emotions 32.7kReads8.7Score4.1kShelves
- 7 The Company Said, 'Cut Pay to Save Jobs.' So I Counted Who Got Laid Off 公司说“降薪保岗位”，我统计了被裁的都是什么人 The company said, “We’re cutting pay to save jobs.” So I tallied up who got laid off 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 Dan Shuyi's Office Werewolf Game: From Invisible to Queen of the Rules 单书意的职场狼人杀：从隐形人到规则女王 Shan Shuyi’s workplace game of Werewolf: from invisible nobody to queen of the rules 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 Dan Shuyi: You Can't Afford My Name 单书意：我的名字，你们买不起 Shan Shuyi: You can’t afford my name —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 I Turned My Boss's Empty Talk into ASMR 我把领导的废话做成了ASMR I turned my boss’s empty blather into ASMR 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 Starting Life Over: Making the Right Choices in Guangzhou 重启人生：我在羊城做对选择题 The moment Chen Mo opens his eyes, he is back at the lowest point in his life: fresh out of college and just starting his career in Yangcheng. In his previous life, he was full of dreams, but his humble background made him insecure, his indecisiveness led him astray, and he put his trust in the wrong people. After ten years of struggling in the cutthroat internet giant Xingyao Technology, he ended up laid off, deeply in debt, and abandoned by everyone. This time, with ten years of bitter lessons 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 My Boss Loses It, I Just Smile 领导破防，我微笑 Deputy Section Chief Su Xiaotang has a section chief who does nothing but shift the blame: when the figures are falsified, she blames Su; when someone has to sign for them, she ducks responsibility; even when handing out assignments, she makes Su deliver the message. After putting up with it for half a year, Su Xiaotang finally understands that every time she gives way, her boss turns it into leverage. From the day she learns to say no and keep records, whenever her boss flies into a rage, Su si —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 I'm the Only One at the Company Actually Following the Stupid Orders 全公司只有我在认真执行愚蠢命令 I’m the only one in the whole company actually following the stupid orders —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 I'm the Grand Prize at the Company Annual Gala 公司年会的特等奖是我 I won the grand prize at the company’s annual party 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 The Company Made Me the Fall Guy, So I Livestreamed a Law Lesson and Sent Them to Prison 公司拿我顶罪，我直播普法送他们坐牢 My Company Made Me Take the Fall, So I Livestreamed a Lesson in the Law and Sent Them to Prison 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 The No-Overtime Association 不加班协会 The No Overtime Association —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 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—Shelves
- 18 A Good Girl Is No Lamb 乖乖女从不是羔羊 In the summer of 2007, after graduating from college, Li Kele went to the coast and got a job at a factory. But life began making her pay the price of growing up: leaving home, heartbreak, unemployment… What was she supposed to do? Amid betrayal and schemes, she stumbled her way toward maturity. The workplace taught her many things, and so did the boys and girls who came into her life. Kele, keep moving forward. Don’t look back. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 Rise Up, Professional Rose! 逆袭吧！职业玫瑰 [A comeback! A workplace rose strikes back from the brink!] “Once I get into grad school, will my life finally be stable?” Lin Yue stared at her acceptance letter, feeling lost. Her best friend Su Yao fought her way into a major corporation, only to face harassment from her boss, have her proposal stolen, and become everyone's scapegoat! “New hires are supposed to drink with clients?” Su Yao sneered, recording evidence. One whistleblower letter went straight to the chairman's office! Lin Yue gav 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 Chasing Dreams Across the Galaxy, I Win the Beauty Qiushui's Heart 逐梦星河，我抱得美人秋水 Zhu Xinghe and Li Qiushui graduate from a prestigious university and join Henganxin Insurance's Ninghai City branch together. Starting as inexperienced field agents, they fight their way up to management. To win the group's highest honor, the "Dream Team" award, given every five years, they battle over resources, snitch on and sabotage each other, play double agents, deploy honey traps and handsome-man traps, face betrayal by brothers and support from best friends, and get caught up in power gam 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 The End of Bad Luck 倒霉尽头 “Hi, I’m the man you slept with last night.” When Ji Yunyun saw the WeChat message, she nearly dropped her phone. Yesterday had been the worst day of her life: someone stole her project proposal, her boyfriend cheated on her, and her nemesis suddenly became her boss. That night, she went to a bar to drink her troubles away, then stumbled home in a haze. When she woke up the next morning, she found herself in the bed of a strange man. She thought she could keep the whole thing buried, until he me 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 There Was No Underworld in the Nineties 九十年代没有江湖 Years later, workers renovating Qinghe's old town unearthed a moldy ledger beneath an abandoned factory housing complex. The ledger listed laid-off workers, families of miners killed in accidents, women from dance halls, and several lines of numbers blurred by water. On the last page, there were only three words: Chen Qingshan. Some said he was the most loyal man in Qinghe. Some said he was the man who most deserved to die. Others said that if not for the times he lived in, Chen Qingshan mig 49Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 Summer and a Heart-Pounding Romance Collide 夏与心动撞满怀 [Teacher and student + seven-year age gap + one-on-one romance + mutual feelings + she pursues him at first, then he pursues her] On a drizzly day, Song Shushuang stumbled into his arms at Huai Shui Bay. Later, she insisted on moving in. That night, the girl gazed up at him with clear, shining eyes full of tears. Furious, she bit him. A distinctive mark was left on his left wrist, keeping him company for four years and, eventually, the rest of his life. Song Shushuang finally returned to Huaina 189Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 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—Shelves
- 25 A Childfree Female PhD’s Dating Adventures 去父留子的女博士相亲记 “Some people don’t seek a partner to be saved, but to walk the same road.” She seems calm but is dramatic on the inside; he seems aloof but is warm and steady beneath the surface. She values feelings, while he follows the rules. Together, they go from “fighting alone with their own wounds” to “partners who always have each other’s backs.” Key tags: Two alpha leads, intellectual romance, mutual healing, modern urban life, rational light comedy, social issues, female growth Top PhD Xian Yu Yiwan a —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 The CEO’s Secretly Married Employee 总裁的隐婚小职员 Lu Jingchen, the ruthless business tycoon feared across the internet, is cold, aloof, and in control of the city’s capital. Until one night at a lavish gala, when a young woman working there temporarily mistakes him for a miserable guy who’s just been dumped. Qin Qinghuan hands him a glass of orange juice and says earnestly: “Bro, if they say bye, just say bye. The next one will be even sweeter.” Because of that corny consolation, Lu Jingchen searches the entire internet for all 347 people named 28Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 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 365Reads9.4Score103Shelves
- 28 Hunting Him 猎他 [Comic adaptation in production~~] [Game changer and mastermind | Extreme push and pull | Six-year age gap | Two powerful leads, both with no past relationships | Marriage of convenience | Workplace maneuvering | Mutual salvation | Female growth] ⚠️ A marriage of convenience, but not a whirlwind wedding at the start. The story has sound values throughout. * Yi Yu has worked as a headhunter for four years and has never missed a target. While other girls her age are busy dating and getting married 6.9kReads8.8Score1.1kShelves
- 29 I Mistook My Future Boss for a Male Model, and Now He Wants Me to Take Responsibility 错把未来上司当男模，他要我负责 Xu Anzhi spent the entire night at the shop. The man asked her name three times. She didn’t answer once. Don’t ask. We’re strangers. We’ll never see each other again anyway. She ate and drank her fill, left a gold bracelet as a tip, and made her escape. The next day, she starts her new job. The operating-room doors open. The man from last night stands beneath the surgical lights in a doctor’s uniform: Lu Huaisheng, head of anesthesiology. She feels like her head is about to explode. “What do yo 2Reads—Score151Shelves
- 30 Gentle as Twilight, I Only Want You 暮色温柔，偏爱你 One chance collision at dusk brings Su Wanxing into Shen Zhiyan's world, completely disrupting his unchanging life. He is a cold, aloof business tycoon who controls everything, a rule-maker everyone fears. She is an insignificant, ordinary girl, a glimmer of starlight that unexpectedly enters his sight. Everyone knows Mr. Shen is detached and ascetic, and never makes exceptions for anyone. But when he meets Su Wanxing, every boundary gives way again and again, and every bit of tenderness is re 18Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 Between Breaths 沉息之间 Hoping to start a new life, Ran Lin secretly pursued her career in the laboratory. When she returned to the manor with the results of her research, she was eager to reclaim her identification papers and assets. Instead, she discovered that Su Qin, who had raised her for thirteen years, had disappeared, and his illegitimate son had taken his place as the new master of the manor. Who exactly was this strange new master? Why had he suddenly appeared here? He seemed to have known Ran Lin for a long 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 Su Yue’s Promotion 苏樾升职记 Throughout Su Yue's career, there were several people she could never leave out: One was the celebrity Jiang Yiyuan, who became her emotional anchor after she lost her parents, yet when he was assassinated, she was made the scapegoat and humiliated, then forced to resign; One was Xie Zhilei, the planning manager at Yishi Real Estate, who had made her take the blame. He shattered the once-innocent young woman she had been and drove her into a corner; One was Ye Qian, general manager of Housing Fa 77Reads9.4Score—Shelves
- 33 How Long Will You Love Me? 你会爱我多久 How Long Will You Love Me tells the story of Xu Nanqiao and her first love, Qin Shiyue, who unexpectedly meet again many years later. Once high school sweethearts, they parted ways because of youthful insecurity and misunderstandings. Years later, Xu Nanqiao has become a simultaneous interpreter, while Qin Shiyue is a successful patent lawyer. When they reunite at work, old regrets and unresolved feelings resurface. Faced with past misunderstandings and the complications of the present, can they 766Reads8.9Score100Shelves
- 34 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—Shelves
- 35 After the Year-End Bonus Was Canceled, My Boss Knelt Outside My Door 年终奖取消后，老板在我家门口跪下了 After the Year-End Bonus Was Canceled, My Boss Knelt Outside My House 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 My Perfect Attendance Bonus Became a Project Bonus, and I Was Slammed on the Headlines 全勤奖改项目奖金，我被骂上头条 They Replaced Perfect Attendance Bonuses with Project Bonuses, and I Got Blasted All Over the Headlines —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 After My Credit Was Stolen, I Slacked Off, and My Toxic Coworkers All Lost It 功劳被抢后我摆烂了，极品同事集体破防 After My Achievements Were Stolen, I Started Slacking Off and My Toxic Coworkers Totally Lost It 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 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—Shelves
- 39 Journey to the West: The Office Newbie Takes Down the Old Fools on the Mountain 西游：职场小白干翻全山老登 Journey to the West + political intrigue + workplace drama + office politics Ke Shi is a little macaque from Flower-Fruit Mountain. Marshal Ma stole his girl, and yet Ke Shi still has to wave the flags and cheer him on. What choice does he have? Flower-Fruit Mountain is full of idiots. Marshal Ma is the only one with any sense. The celebratory wine is ready for you, so don't get carried away too soon. Sing every song well, then return to Flower-Fruit Mountain and face your fellow villagers. Mars 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 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—Shelves
- 41 High-Pressure Forbidden Zone 高压禁域 Electrical engineer Lin Shen is accidentally drawn into a mysterious underground forbidden zone, where he discovers a startling connection between modern electrical engineering and ancient tomb mechanisms: behind every high-voltage engineering accident lies an ancient mystery deliberately buried. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 Reborn, I Only Want to Build My Career, but I Keep Finding True Love 重生后我只想搞事业，偏偏遇真爱 Rising from the ashes, she leaves old dreams behind. She devotes herself to business and breaks free of her confines. She never meant to fall in love, but love found her anyway, and both her career and romance flourish. That year, Su Wan was reborn with the regrets of her past life and vowed to escape her tragic fate and focus on building her career… “In my past life, I let love ruin everything. In this life, I’m chasing money and never looking back.” Drawing on her knowledge of the future, she 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 A Fingerprint Away from Falling in Love 指纹解锁的心动 [Reunited after years apart + mutual devotion + beloved by everyone, 1v1] Li Linxi, a fourth-year archaeology student, discovers the fingerprint of an artisan from three thousand years ago in “noise” data from a digitization project. She also reunites with Xiao Heyang, the “Third Brother” who tutored her four years earlier. The discovery not only leads her to rewrite her company’s data collection standards, but also draws her into an adventure where academia and business collide. She must navi 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 Rookie 新秀 A look at post-90s female workplace professionals: uncovering the consulting industry, exploring the world of corporate executives, and watching a workplace newcomer become a truly outstanding professional! A new novel from fiction writer Luo Jia, adapted from her own experience in the industry! By the Huangpu River stands Luoshen, a world-leading consulting firm. Its magnificent, gold-bright eightieth-floor banquet hall has welcomed another group of newcomers from China’s most prestigious unive 442Reads9.4Score110Shelves
- 45 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 775Reads8.9Score107Shelves
- 46 Reborn Electrical Engineer: Starting as a Project Assistant 重生电气师：从项目助理开始 Carrying the painful memories of being framed and disgraced in his previous life, Lin Chen is reborn at the moment he joins Hengxin Electrical Engineering Co., Ltd. at the age of 23. Once a disposable pawn in the workplace, he is now a quiet player with ten years of project management and electrical engineering experience. Starting at the very bottom as a project assistant, he catches mistakes, identifies hidden hazards on site, and solves problems involving low-voltage systems and high-voltage 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 Ningbo Tangyuan King: The Socially Anxious Heiress Takes on Japanese Capital 宁波汤圆王：社恐千金爆锤日资 [A strong female lead’s journey of growth] [Not an effortless power fantasy] [No romance] [Some relationship drama] [Multiple arcs featuring realistic business rivalries] When the fourth-generation head of Zhang’s Tangyuan suddenly dies, his socially anxious daughter Zhang Muke, still a junior in college, is forced to take over the company. The company’s senior executives and outside organizations alike doubt her abilities. They challenge her again and again, hoping to seize the family business 4Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 48 The Rules of Urban Women 都市女人法则 Mi Lier never imagined that the manuscript she'd spent two years pouring her heart into would be deleted with a single click by her scumbag ex, with not even a backup left. With nowhere to turn for justice, she hid in an old Western-style house on Qiqi Street in Dalian and broke down sobbing. Her three roommates immediately gathered around her. Lin Zimu, a cool-headed producer with a warm heart, kept everyone at arm's length with her survival manual, yet found her own heart in disarray over Chen 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 Rongcheng Mist Isle 蓉城雾屿 Chen Yu, a 29-year-old independent composer for cultural tourism projects, carries old wounds that have yet to heal and regrets he cannot let go. In an old apartment building in Chengdu's Wuhou District, he hopes to turn a rooftop terrace bar into a haven where he can find peace. But a sudden crackdown on illegal construction and an anonymously placed order under suspicious circumstances draw him back into the whirlpool of a first love that ended without ever beginning ten years ago. They also b 17Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 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 2.3kReads6.3Score145Shelves
