Novels like A Scoundrel's Ambition
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as A Scoundrel's Ambition, best match first.
- 1 The Zhar Woman’s Struggle 渣女的奋斗 A beautiful young woman refuses to become anyone's kept woman. When she faces a string of sinister schemes, she unexpectedly finds a benefactor. By a twist of fate, she escapes the danger of being framed. Hoping to change her circumstances, she runs into troublesome relatives, then heads abroad to work and build a better life. There are outrageous twists, nerve-racking schemes, fights for survival, and deceitful deals. She not only finds love and happiness, but also makes a great success of hers 34Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 2 Escaping a Life Under Someone Else’s Control 逃离被控制的人生 My parents divorced. My sister went with my father, while I followed my mother into her new marriage. Then Mom had a son. My biological father keeps hounding me, always wanting me to change my name and take his surname. I took my stepfather’s surname, but when I need money, there’s no one there for me. I can only keep going on my own. All I want is to escape a life where I’m controlled. 31Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 A Scoundrel’s Repentance 人渣的忏悔 I was born into poverty and grew up through one hardship after another. My heart had died, but I had no regrets. An unexpected stroke of luck turned my life around and let me experience a different kind of life. If there is another life, I would never be reincarnated as a human again, because this world is too terrifying! 26Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 The Scoundrel's Struggle 人渣奋斗史 I came with nothing and leave loaded with everything. Conscience? What a useless piece of shit. I ditched it ages ago. Kindness is for God; evil is what belongs in this world. Sure, I didn't get much schooling, but I'm not asking for much. I just want a good life. I had nothing to begin with, so what have I got to fear? Just do it! 285Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 5 This Security Guard Turns Out to Be Scum 这个保安原来是个人渣 Just a little scumbag, but a brave security guard. Put on the uniform, stand at the door, and pop on the hat: now I'm security. Don't listen to me? You're not coming in. No food deliveries allowed, and couriers aren't even worth discussing. This resident looks familiar. One look at those thighs and I know who it is! 45Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 6 I’m a Heartbreaker, So What? 我是渣女，我怕谁 If no amount of hard work can change your fate, what’s the point of striving? What good is hard work? You might as well throw away your conscience. That’s the only way to live well, though you may end up bringing disaster upon yourself. By the time you regret it, it’ll be too late. There’s no cure for regret in life! 224Reads5.9Score100Shelves
- 7 The Goddess's Last Single Girl 女神的剩斗士 (One Male Lead, One Female Lead, They Help Each Other Succeed) The uncle’s life is a complete mess. He’s desperate for an escape, for redemption! Then the goddess arrives right on cue. She doesn’t put on airs, make a fuss, or follow the usual playbook. With her unconventional way of thinking, she helps the uncle take off and guides him through this dazzling, competitive, and kaleidoscopic world. Only after making it all the way through does the uncle realize: So you’ve been playing me all along, 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 I’m a Little Leek, and I Love Stock Trading 我是小韭菜，我就爱炒股 I'm just a little retail investor, and I love trading stocks. I excitedly went to open an account, and the stock immediately hit its daily limit. I was over the moon. No matter how fast the big players swing their scythes, I'm not afraid, because I'm a patriotic little leek. 38Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 A Reason to Live 给自己一个生活的理由 This story is also known as The Widower's Love and Even Empty Nesters Enjoy the Simple Pleasures of Life. Society is made up of all kinds of people, and every home has its own story. This is a work of realism centered on the love affair between an empty-nest middle-aged man and a woman who has left the world of vice behind. Through the people and events around the protagonists, it depicts the realities of modern society. At its heart is the idea that everyone will face all kinds of events in lif —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 Reunited with You in Radiant Splendor 重逢灿烂的你 [Sweet romance + 1v1, both leads have no past partners + childhood friends + reunion after a long separation] [Gaming streamer VS third-year exchange student] One day, Guan Yi’an was livestreaming a game when his phone rang. He answered without thinking, and a sweet voice came through: “Hello? An’an’s wife.” Guan Yi’an hung up lightning-fast, but he couldn’t stop his livestream chat from instantly exploding. Ding! Good news: The gaming streamer you follow, who never shows his face, is incredibly 186Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 11 The Maid in the Presidential Suite 总统套房的女佣 Born into poverty, a young woman heads south to the city to support her family. She takes a job as a room attendant at a five-star hotel, making beds, cleaning toilets, and vacuuming every day. Along the way, she gets entangled with several male guests and attracts their attention. Naive and inexperienced, she tries to change her fate, but gradually loses her way in the city of desire... 253Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 12 I Just Want to Live Quietly, Eat My Fill, and Wait to Die 我只想安静的混吃等死 Everyday Life + Supernatural + Divine Doctor + Doing as He Pleases + Comedy + Healing After being slapped awake, Cao Hanzhong discovers that he has become a vegetable. His consciousness, meanwhile, exists in a bizarre form... 40Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 13 My Brother’s a Crook, So My Policewoman Sister Sends Him to Prison 哥哥是奸商，警花妹妹送他进监狱 [Beware of scams + beware of tricks + essential reading for personal growth + sweet romance + lots of bad guys and deep schemes. Imitate at your own risk. If you don't like it, don't read!] With no education and no particular skills, Bai Ming relies on all kinds of tricks and scams to climb step by step to the pinnacle of life. There's no denying that most people in this world are good. But times have changed, and there are plenty of bad people too. Behind the glossy facade, his policewoman sist 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 The Library Falsely Accused Me of Sexual Harassment to Help Me Win a Graduate School Recommendation? Years Later, I’ll Be the One to Bury You 图书馆污蔑我性骚扰只为练就保研丹？多年后我替你收尸 The Library Falsely Accused Me of Sexual Harassment Just So I Could Refine a Graduate School Admission Pill? Years Later, I Came Back to Collect Your Body 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 Criminal Investigation: The Truth Behind the 180,000-Yuan Dowry Massacre 刑警追凶：18万彩礼灭门真相 Criminal Police Pursue a Murder Case: The Truth Behind a Family Massacre Over a 180,000-Yuan Bride Price 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 Rule Horror: Falsely Accused of Secretly Filming on the Subway, I Choose to Fight Back in Kind 规则怪谈：地铁被诬偷拍后，我选择以牙还牙 Rule Horror: Falsely Accused of Secretly Filming Someone on the Subway, I Choose to Fight Back in Kind —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 Power, Glamour, and Workplace Trials 权色生香职场历练 A major work by a real estate mogul. During the twenty years when architecture and real estate were booming, Yifei, a graduate of a prestigious university, chose to enter the construction industry for the sake of his girlfriend. After navigating workplace intrigue and being betrayed by the college girlfriend he had dated for years, he resolutely moved into real estate. Facing office politics and all kinds of temptations, he gradually rose from a workplace novice to a real estate mogul! This is a 52Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 You Broke My Heart, and You Still Won't Let Me Leave 你伤我的心，还不让我离开 What is love? Does it make you stop and think? Is it a pig-headed fool chasing a girl for eight years, only to be rejected? Is it driving a Cadillac after a high-speed train and getting banned from driving for life? Is it nearly wrecking a Kawasaki H2? If it could be replaced so easily, what would our meeting have meant? 17Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 Women, Houses, and Everything in Between 女人与房子那些事儿 An unremarkable woman stops at nothing, steadily climbing the ranks until she makes a stunning comeback and becomes the president of a real estate company. Her life is full of hardships and almost legendary twists. The novel also reveals many little-known secrets of the real estate industry. 19Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 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. 451Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 21 The Rest of My Life: Becoming a Woman Not to Be Crossed 余生：做个不好惹的女人 On the day she is diagnosed with cancer, Du Mengyao is also in a car accident. As she teeters on the brink of death, she is bound to the “Death and Resurrection Experiment System.” When she is critically ill but conscious, she learns that her husband not only doesn't love her, but has long been cheating on her with her best friend. Her father once wanted to give her away to clear a path for himself. The younger brother she had devoted herself to has long hated her with a passion. Even her mother 239Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 22 Accused of Secretly Filming Someone on the Subway Because My Shoes Reflected Light? I’m Suing the Durable Shoe Factory! 地铁上因鞋子反光被诬陷偷拍？我把耐穿鞋厂告上法庭！ I was falsely accused of taking secret photos on the subway because my shoes were reflective. So I sued the shoe manufacturer for making them too durable! 355Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 Unemployed at Thirty, I Awaken the Family Support System 三十岁失业，我觉醒养家系统 [An ordinary person’s comeback + everyday life + unemployment + odd jobs + starting a business + System] Chen Peng has just turned thirty when he’s suddenly laid off, caught completely off guard and powerless to do anything about it. He sends out resumes everywhere, looking for work, but as an older college graduate, he can’t compete with the fresh-faced elite. For now, he has no choice but to make ends meet delivering food. But his parents, wife, and daughter all need money. Car payments, mortg 141Reads5.6Score—Shelves
- 24 My Childhood Friend Is Back, but I Choose the Girl Next Door 青梅来了，可我选择隔壁女邻居 (Slice of life) + (One female lead) + (Mutual affection) + (Sweet and angsty) The year his parents died in an accident, his childhood sweetheart's family moved away too. A year later, a mother and daughter moved in next door. They didn't seem to get along very well either. Later, they often went out together and walked to school together. From elementary school to middle school and then on to high school, they were inseparable. She hardly ever talked, at least on the surface. He could be clumsy 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 Back on My Feet: I Paid Off 500,000 Yuan in Online Loans with My Own Hands 上岸：我靠双手还清五十万网贷 On a farm in Northeast China, Wang Chen, a 33-year-old married farmer, falls deeper and deeper into online-loan debt as he struggles to pay for his daughter's medical treatment and keep his agricultural business running. This is the story of how he eventually turns his desperate situation around. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 Love After Marriage, Day After Day 先婚后爱朝朝暮暮 Marriage Before Love, Sweet Romance After breaking up with her boyfriend of four years, Zhang Tong turned around and got involved with Qin Chuan. At first, she was only looking to have some fun and get back at her ex. Who knew she'd take things too far and get pregnant! After getting pregnant, Zhang Tong somehow ended up marrying Qin Chuan. Then she followed him to live in the countryside, only to discover that it was nothing like the pastoral life she'd dreamed of. There was endless farmwork! T 123Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 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 443Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 28 After My Comeback, All My Women Left Me 逆袭之后，我的女人都跑了 After My Comeback, All My Women Left Me 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 The Joys and Sorrows of Life and Death 生死欢戚 At death’s door from terminal illness, a middle-aged man is struck by lightning and reduced to a fragment of a soul. He enters the body of a junior high school student whose soul was also damaged by lightning... Qi Yiyang: Why do you think people are alive? Wei Zhengkun: What brings on a question like that, young man? Qi Yiyang: I just think life is hard for so many people! If their lives stopped, then everything would be over, and they wouldn’t have to suffer or toil anymore! Life has no meanin 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 Scarlet Lips 烈焰红唇 After eight years on the job, Chen Dalong is still just an office clerk. He gets caught up in a power struggle among the company’s top executives and becomes a pawn. Then his wife cheats on him, his friends betray him, and his future looks bleak. But after he inadvertently helps his female boss, a shake-up in personnel changes everything... He rises through the ranks and becomes the most sought-after man around! 213Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 One Day, We'll Meet Here 我们终将在此相遇 One is her moonlight, who gave her the warmest embrace in the darkest moment of her life. The other is her cinnabar mole; a merger brought the two of them together. Banking star Shen Ziqing travels abroad in pursuit of her dreams, seeking personal fulfillment and redemption. Time tells her that Xu Minglang's mark has long since penetrated to her very bones. The heads of two powerful families in the new era, Gu Ziyan and Xu Minglang, take over their family businesses, one reluctantly and the othe 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 A Flower in the Dust, Blooming Toward the Sun 尘埃里的花，向阳而生 This story follows Shi Xiaoying, beginning at eighteen when she elopes for love. It traces her marriage through sweetness, betrayal, and endurance, culminating in her awakening. Woven through the story are her children’s perspectives and the kindness of those who watch from the sidelines. It portrays a woman struggling between betrayal and perseverance before finally breaking free and embracing a new life. Exploring responsibility and self-worth in love and marriage, it reveals the resilience th 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 The Bill for Time 时间的帐单 Set in a modern city, this story focuses on the clashes and eventual reconciliation between two generations of the Jiang family over their views on love and marriage, painting a realistic picture of contemporary society: elders rush their children into romance and marriage, while the younger generation prefers to take things slowly. The two generations struggle with love, marriage, and life choices, then look back on their lives, ultimately finding acceptance and insight in middle age. Everyone —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 Only After We Parted Did I Realize I Loved You 别后方知爱上 [Workplace Romance + Golf] Jiang Mo has no idea that Yang Zichen has been secretly in love with her for eight years. Time passes, and when they meet again, she is still herself, yet no longer the person she used to be. Can fate’s strange twists give them another chance to start over? In the days that follow, he winds around her like a vine, quietly entwining himself with her life. But she has a solemn vow to protect her: handsome men are absolutely off-limits! And yet... P.S. A heartwarming sto 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 My Childhood Friend Is So Generous, She's Freaking Awesome 白给小青梅泰裤辣 [Reborn + Everyday Life + One Female Lead] When the wheels of fate begin to turn, and he finds himself once again at the fork in the road… Can Lin Zimo change his fate? Will he choose a different path? When he opens his eyes again, he has returned to the year before the two of them split up. Back then, he still hadn’t won over his childhood sweetheart. Some people can only be appreciated once they’re gone. Given another chance, he’ll make up for his regrets. 93Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 36 The Ultimate Campus Belle Is Secretly in Love with Me 极致校花她竟在偷偷暗恋我 On the night before graduation, the secret of her unrequited love came out by accident. From stunned disbelief to a growing attraction, Gu Yan began to take another look at the aloof campus beauty who had kept “running into” him, and found his own clumsy but sincere way to return her deep affection. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 The Neighbors on Either Side of Xingyao 星遥的左右隔壁 Shen Song Xingyao is a girl whose name carries the story of her parents' unusual relationship. She grew up in a unique family arrangement, with her parents living in apartments next door to each other. Her father, Shen Yizhou, is a carefree, laid-back editor, while her mother, Song Qingru, is a meticulous, rational accountant. They never had a marriage in the traditional sense, yet through an unspoken understanding few outsiders could comprehend, they raised their daughter together. From her inn 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 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… 67Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 The Silent Battlefield Between Mother-in-Law and Daughter-in-Law 婆媳没有硝烟的战场 The conflict between Lin Xiao and her mother-in-law, Zhang Cuilan, keeps escalating. Then Lin Xiao undergoes a dramatic transformation, becoming independent and self-reliant. She lives life on her own terms and rewrites her future, until the road ahead finally opens up... 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 I Made My Start in Real Estate 我做房地产中介起家 I Got My Start as a Real Estate Agent 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 Peeping: The Butterfly Effect 偷窥之蝴蝶效应 The male lead is a complete loser. By chance, he discovers a female colleague's secret, turning his work and personal life upside down. Two mature adults with sharp minds and social skills engage in an intense game of push and pull. Love begins for reasons unknown and grows deeper with every passing day: they love and are loved, hurt and are hurt, grow through their pain, then fade from one another's memories. This is also the story of an ordinary worker's growth. 472Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 42 I Sold Used Cars and Earned My First Fortune 我做二手车，赚了人生第一桶金 I Made My First Fortune Selling Used Cars 44Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 My First Online Girlfriend 我的初恋女网友 My First Online Love 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 A Working Girl’s Life Through Wind and Rain 打工女孩的风雨人生路 In the 1990s, a wave of migrant workers swept across the country, and countless young people left their hometowns for the big cities. The dazzling neon lights of the metropolis conjured one fantasy after another, while burying the youth of so many. Longing for a fresh start, the naive young Zhou Jie joined the great wave heading south. From getting a factory job to running away, from falling on hard times to fighting her way forward, she had to tread carefully at every step. She thought that a 267Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 45 The Insider 内部人士 In the early 21st century, China’s real estate economy was booming. Many ordinary people caught a favorable wave amid the great tides of history and amassed considerable wealth. The protagonist is an average person with no particular gifts, but as he grows, he continually learns from the wisdom of those around him, including some truly remarkable people. Through constant learning and reflection, he eventually develops a unique kind of wisdom and achieves success of his own. It seems as though fa 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 The Long Summer 悠长夏季 The quiet, secluded town of Guanhai welcomed two strange young men one after the other. From then on, the monotonous life of an eighteen-year-old high school girl was filled with laughter… But all good things must come to an end, and eventually they had to leave… Many years later, they unexpectedly met again, but everything had changed… 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 A Marriage of Money 钱婚 To become the dutiful daughter, good wife, and loving mother everyone expected, Liu Xiaoqing buried her youthful dreams and deepest desires before the age of thirty-three, living a life of constant compromise. After graduating, she painfully gave up her dream of becoming a writer and took the civil service exam, becoming a government employee. At home, she endured her in-laws' repeated provocations, again and again, just to preserve her marriage. At work, she likewise chose to put up with her 57Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 We Broke Up After Graduation, but a Mysterious Beam Helps the Male Lead 毕业就分手，神秘光线助力男主 My new work is here! 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! 21Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 A Beauty Like a Flower, Years Flowing Like Water 如花美眷似水流年 This is the story of Fang Fei’s growth as love and fate intertwine. From the innocence of her first love to complicated emotional entanglements, Fang Fei experiences betrayal, loss, and being reborn. Her relationships with three men reveal the tolerance and devotion love can inspire. In the end, Fang Fei finds herself through love and responsibility, showing that love means far more than romance. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 Lithium Night's Faint Glow 锂夜微光 My name is Liu Shugen, a poor student who just joined Lixin, a lithium battery giant. On my very first day, I caught Manager Lai Hongwei openly taking credit for someone else’s work, while Zhang Song, the production department’s local tyrant, watched me like a hawk. Here, connections beat code, and office politics trump technical skill. My mentor’s words, “Here, debug yourself before you debug your code,” made me understand. If I wanted to use code to build the backbone of an era, I first had to 1Reads—Score—Shelves
