Novels like A Scoundrel's Ambition
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- 51 A Cheating Life, Powered by My Phone 作弊人生靠手机 Jiang Zuo was reborn in 2011 with a phone from 2022. Could he defy fate and change his life over the next ten years? Once he had amassed enough wealth, money became just numbers. So what was the meaning of life? After achieving fame and success, was Jiang Zuo still Jiang Zuo? Was it the phone that made Jiang Zuo, or had it taken control of his life? 98Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 52 A Drifter's Rise Begins with a Dream 盲流小子的崛起，从梦开始 A vivid memory, born from an accident during an experiment, streaked into the sky as a flash of blue light and landed in the mind of a young man with the same name in a parallel world, a cosmic reflection of our own. It slowly began to influence and change his life, as well as the lives of his family and friends. Literary luminaries: Such a gifted young talent. It’s a shame he has a mouth on him. Students: His poetry and essays are excellent, but he’s a real jerk! Famous songwriter: That kid doe 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 53 Workplace Temptation: The Ambitions of a Middle-Aged Man 职场诱惑：中年大叔的野望 [Ultimate Temptation + Push and Pull to the Limit + Workplace Intrigue + A Rookie’s Guide to Growth] After three years of marriage, Zhang Jun is once again sent to work in another city, leaving him and his wife together only once a month. Then she appears, and everything changes. The temptation is irresistible, and he falls in an instant... (The blurb may not do it justice, but the story is absolutely gripping.) This novel is grounded in reality. There is no System or supernatural power. It is e 22Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 54 Love Is Simple 爱很简单 Before I became a billionaire, I was always searching for love. What is love? I hope you can find the answer in this book. This book is about love, desire, life, philosophy, gender equality, and society's discrimination against women... 45Reads—Score—Shelves
- 55 Dust in the Wind: The Days of Sharing a Job 生如尘埃：打工搭伙的日子 In a bustling city, how many people shine brightly, and how many struggle just to survive? The two protagonists in this book represent two very different kinds of lives. Only after going from innocence to worldly wisdom and enduring life's hardships can they slowly come to their senses amid the mundane world. 11.5kReads9.1Score961Shelves
- 56 I Earn 2,500 a Day, So I Rented a Trillionaire CEO? 日薪两千五，我租了千亿女总裁？ [Lighthearted Wish-Fulfillment] + [Reborn Heroine Pursues Her Husband] + [Romance and Encouragement] + [One Heroine, Increasingly Sweet] + [Face-Slapping Relatives] + [Dotes on His Little Sister and Repays His Parents] “The bride price is 880,000, and you have to take my daughter’s surname.” Under pressure to get married, Chen Mo was forced to go on a blind date before the New Year. But he ran into an utterly unreasonable woman. He paid only for his own coffee and walked away, refusing to be mad 31.5kReads8.8Score4kShelves
- 57 The Leisurely Life After Financial Freedom 财富自由后的悠闲生活 [No System + Urban Entrepreneurship + Traditional] In the spring of 2010, Lu Dalang, a senior at an agricultural university, was about to graduate. His girlfriend, Qian Mei, wanted to return to her hometown, where her parents had already arranged a job for her and she had familiar connections. Lu Dalang, determined to pursue his own future, angrily headed to the provincial capital. His girlfriend left him with one condition: “Buy a house, and come get me so we can live in the provincial capital. 3.9kReads8.2Score146Shelves
- 58 My Small-Town Girlfriend 我的小城女友 No matter how long people live in a big city, they eventually return to a small town. Xiyang, a genius who made his fortune through stock trading, finds his life going nowhere after his girlfriend cheats on him and his career hits a wall. He leaves Chengdu, a city full of memories, and returns to his hometown, where he meets the girl who will become his small-town girlfriend. This is an ordinary book, but the small-town life it tells of is anything but ordinary. 69Reads—Score—Shelves
- 59 Burying Myself in Love 以身葬爱 Burying Love with My Life 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 60 My Girlfriend and Sister-in-Law Are Both Gold-Digging Teases 女朋友和小姨子是绿茶婊 My Girlfriend and Sister-in-Law Are Green Tea Bitches —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 61 The Crazy Women 疯狂的女人们 Crazy Women —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 62 No Mercy for the World 不赦人间 For the first twenty years of her life, Chen Qingxing lived by one rule: never count on a miracle. When someone else took the spot she had earned as a student in need, and her part-time wages were withheld, she signed a harsh sponsorship agreement. Her benefactor would pay for her to finish college, and after graduation, she would repay the debt with a marriage of convenience. There was no romance involved. It was a deal with a clearly marked price. She relied on careful calculations to plan eve 22Reads—Score—Shelves
- 63 Dongguan: A Dusty Romance 东莞尘缘 Dongguan is a city full of memories, holding the youth and stories of countless young men and women. You’re only young once, so do you still remember the women who appeared in your youth? 4.6kReads7.8Score383Shelves
- 64 Two Years After Forgiving Her Affair, I Asked for a Divorce 原谅她出轨两年后，我提出了离婚 In middle age, I discovered that my devoted wife had been cheating on me. Everyone thought I had forgiven her. No one knew the patience and wisdom a man could bring to bear. I spent two years getting ready. Then, after two years, I would give her and her lover the perfect revenge. [A fan's words] If I were 20, I'd grab a knife and go fight. If I were 30, I'd slap her hard and divorce her. But I'm 45, and I have more than just age: I have wisdom. What I want is to secure the greatest benefit for 2.4kReads6.9Score118Shelves
- 65 Lovers and Beloveds 情人爱人 Lovers and Sweethearts 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 66 My Company Refuses to Pay, So I Fight Back 公司赖账我反击 I simply fronted 9,999 yuan for a proposal on behalf of my company. My manager said to pay it first and claim reimbursement later. The company used the project, but then said I hadn't gotten approval. When my contract expired, they pressured me into signing a blank form, trying to make it look like I'd left “for personal reasons” and “resigned voluntarily.” Worse, they told prospective employers during background checks that I'd had a dispute over expenses, was difficult to communicate with, and 57Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 67 From Nightclub Darling to Down-and-Out Ride-Hailing Driver 从夜场宠儿到落魄开网约车 From Nightclub Darling to Down-and-Out Ride-Hailing Driver —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 68 I Made a Million Yuan Writing Novels 我靠写小说赚了一百万 I Made a Million Writing Novels —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 69 A Wife’s Heart Is a Sea of Sorrow 娇妻心似海之沉沦 A middle-aged man’s marital crisis. A torn stocking in the bathroom shatters Chen Fan’s happy life. Has his young, beautiful wife, Wang Bingyu, really betrayed him? Seeing the bald man standing beside his wife in a photo, Chen Fan decides to take furious revenge, only to fall into another carefully laid trap of hers... 281Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 70 The Urban Hunt 都市围猎 This story follows the tangled struggles over power, profit, and desire within modern corporations. Everyone is a hunter, and everyone is prey. In the end, justice catches up with them: each person is destroyed by the consequences of their own actions. Then a new hunt begins somewhere else. The novel features a large cast of characters, and the author has done their best to pack a miniature society into its pages. 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 71 Us in Xiangyang Lane 向阳里的我们 [#Real life, #warm neighborhood stories, #healing family bonds, #raising a child and turning life around] Delivery worker Wang Xiaojun had a pain he couldn't put into words: his six-year-old son Xiaobao lived in his own world, like a star. One moment of carelessness nearly resulted in Xiaobao getting lost, sending the entire Xingfuli residential community into chaos. The incident tore open the cracks in Wang Xiaojun and his wife Li Xiujuan's strained marriage, while also revealing the troubles 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 72 The Playboy and the Five Golden Flowers 风流之子与五朵金花 [Completed] If you happened to click on this, please read a few more pages, or even a few dozen, and help boost my stats. Thanks for your support! This is the story of a group of people who came from elsewhere to work and put down roots in Zhuhai. They fall in love, get married, buy homes, and have children. The first half covers their lives up to marriage. The second half explores marriage, human nature, changes in society, and growing up in middle age. This novel has a calm and gentle tone, pe 87Reads—Score—Shelves
- 73 Confession Game: Eight Seats 坦白局:八个位置 Confession Game: Eight Seats 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 74 Let Time Be Our Matchmaker, and My Life Be My Vow 时间为媒，余生为聘 Childhood Sweethearts + Bratty Kid + Married Life (This isn't a wish-fulfillment story or a sugary romance. The entire novel is about the petty details of everyday life, so please think twice before reading if that's not your thing.) Before Zheng Xiao was even born, her mother had arranged a betrothal for her with a close friend from her hometown. As a result, Zheng Xiao married Huang Zhengyi as soon as she graduated from college. They soon had a child, but because they never lived on their own 3.9kReads8.7Score364Shelves
- 75 My Tenth Year as a Simp 我当舔狗的第十年 Mo Ziyan screamed because Yang Dun had knocked her to the ground, and the fall hurt. Yang Dun screamed because he had accidentally pressed his hand against Mo Ziyan’s chest... Embarrassed, Yang Dun quickly scrambled to his feet, then awkwardly helped Mo Ziyan up. But Mo Ziyan thought Yang Dun had knocked her down on purpose. “Team Leader Yang, how could you be so naughty? You told me to stand right here and not move, but it turns out you were lining me up so you could knock me over!?” —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 76 Leave Some Space, My Humble Abode 留白，寒舍 A diary about love, written from a wife’s perspective and addressed to his wife. Some people love flowers simply for their blossoms, and love watching them bloom. Others love a flower from the moment it is still a seed, anticipating what it will become. They watch it sprout, break through the soil, and keep growing upward. Its trunk grows ever sturdier, while leaves seem to appear from nowhere, one after another. They watch the leaves turn from pale green to deep green, then from deep green to a 29Reads—Score—Shelves
- 77 Starting with a Street Stall: My Entrepreneurial Journey 从摆摊起步，我的创业人生 Starting with a Street Stall: My Entrepreneurial Journey 19Reads—Score—Shelves
- 78 The 365-Day Relentless Dating Plan 365天疯狂相亲计划 [Modern romance + lifelong single + falling in love + dating pitfalls] On her 29th birthday, Mu Chen makes a vow: she’ll get married before she turns 30. Having been single her whole life, she sets out on a long search for love, rushing from one blind date to the next. What will happen as she searches for Mr. Right? Stay tuned. 22Reads—Score—Shelves
- 79 The Hidden Wife 隐妻 [The comic adaptation is now available! Tap “Adaptation Theater” in the lower-right corner of any page of this book to watch instantly. The original novel and short drama each have their own appeal. Share it with your friends!] No rebirth, no transmigration, and no System golden finger, just the true golden years of an entire generation! Having fled an arranged marriage, he joins the tide of migrant workers heading south. In a southern metropolis brimming with both opportunity and challenges, he 805Reads6.2Score104Shelves
- 80 Together Beneath the Clock Flowers 时钟花的相伴 [No System, No Rebirth] + [Everyday Cohabitation] + [One Female Lead] + [Childhood Sweethearts] + [Multiple Perspectives, Ensemble Cast, and Romance] + [Grounded in Reality] Related by blood? Sure, we're a little close, but the Marriage Law allows it!!! Xiang Gu turned twenty-two, and the very next day, on Tong Mengmeng's twenty-second birthday, they got their marriage licenses. Love between childhood sweethearts isn't a matter of falling for each other over time. It's love at first sight, with 13Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 81 Dongguan Memories: The Girls Who Loved Me Back Then 东莞往事：那些年爱过我的女孩 [Urban Slice of Life + Multiple Heroines + Underdog’s Rise + Workplace] In 2006, Lin Yu arrives in Dongguan just after graduating from college. The city is said to be full of opportunities and romantic adventures. There, he meets the women who warm and support him as he grows, while he slowly rises from a rookie who can’t even tighten a screw to a workplace elite. He struggles and fights for his dreams in the face of reality, but growth always comes at a price. No System giving him cheat powers, 988Reads—Score—Shelves
- 82 A Million in Debt: Starting Over 我负债一百万之重头再来 I Was Buried in a Million Yuan of Debt, Then Started Over 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 83 I Pretended to Go Broke, and the Campus Belle Showed Up with Twins 假装破产，校花带着双胞胎找上门 After accepting a friend request from his future self, Li Feng promptly bet all his assets on the crude oil futures market. With his future self’s guidance, he then pretended to have lost everything. Li Feng: Uncle, could you lend me ten thousand yuan? I’ll pay you back next month! Uncle: Your cousin is getting married. I just bought him a Mercedes, so I’m broke! Li Feng: Lin Tong, we were best friends in college and even roommates. Could you lend me thirty thousand? I really need it! Lin Tong: 4.3kReads8.4Score285Shelves
- 84 I Jumped Off a Building, and You Tell Me the System Just Arrived? 跳楼了，你告诉我系统来了？ [System] + [Getting Rich] + [Single Heroine] + [Everyday Life] + [Travel] + [Gourmet] + [Ensemble Cast] The day he found himself ten million yuan in debt, Chen Jun leaped from a rooftop. “Ding! Loan Repayment System binding...” A translucent panel appeared out of nowhere before his eyes, clearly displaying a single line: Every time the Host borrows money, the full amount, principal and interest, will be returned to the Host’s account when the loan is repaid. From that day on, he started borrowin 457Reads—Score—Shelves
- 85 The Factory Flower's Infatuation 厂花迷恋 (Also known as The CEO's Special Favor, this is a realistic story adapted from the tale of an employee's rise to success. It follows work, career, love, hobbies, office life, friendship, and family life.) As Lin Rui fights to build his career, he faces one storm and setback after another, while also meeting confidantes who greatly admire him. He perseveres and finally reaches the pinnacle of life... I dedicate this book to all of us who once left home to pursue our dreams! 39Reads—Score—Shelves
- 86 I Think I Walked into the Wrong Blind Date Venue 我好像走错了相亲会场 (Ratings have only just opened, but they’re sure to keep climbing. The author has completed a million-word novel, so read with confidence.) When the family arranged a blind date for Shanghai, he somehow ended up at Auntie Wang’s matchmaking event next door, and everything changed. She thought he was broke. She thought he was a little brother. She thought he was a shut-in. She thought he was a warm-hearted guy. Four women, four entirely different lives. In the end, which one will he choose? In th 14.1kReads8.3Score975Shelves
- 87 A Love Triangle in Marriage 婚姻里的三角恋 [Contemporary realistic fiction + the married life of ordinary people in Beijing + love triangles in marriage + real struggles] Bai Xue and Wang Yang are a young married couple living in Beijing. Wang Yang is a typical “phoenix man,” a country boy who made it big in the city. After ten years of marriage, he cheats on her. After they divorce, Bai Xue meets another man, and her new life begins… What makes this book special: A woman faces betrayal in her marriage, but after the hardship comes 1.4kReads8.8Score139Shelves
- 88 A Trap Within a Trap, a Lie Within a Lie 局中局，骗中骗 Greed grows in people’s hearts, and scams can find their way through any opening. No one is born lucky or immune to being deceived. The only reason you haven’t fallen into a trap is that you haven’t yet encountered one designed specifically for you. Desire is the bait, weakness is the opening. As long as greed remains, there will always be a scam waiting to draw you in. 2.3kReads8.3Score273Shelves
- 89 The Rules of the Children's Home 儿女家的规矩 To help their children raise the grandchildren, a couple in their sixties were forced to live apart. From the day Zhao Youlin moved to the city to help care for his son's child, he became a “guest” in his son's home. A man from a small town, he couldn't fit into life in the big city. He had to speak softly, keep the TV muted, and even watch his son's expression before giving his grandson a piece of meat... Though Zhao Youlin was careful about everything, he still couldn't avoid falling into conf 10.8kReads8.6Score520Shelves
- 90 A False Marriage 假嫁 Lang Xi, a businesswoman bent on revenge, is willing to put herself in harm’s way and marry her enemy’s son, Liu Ze. But Liu Ze cheats on her repeatedly during their marriage. Hounded by her mother-in-law and locked in a bitter struggle with his mistress, Lang Xi joins forces with her biological father, Liu Huazi, to avenge her mother and reclaim her grandfather’s estate. Lang Xi’s monologue: After I married into this family, my mother-in-law hit me, my husband hit me, and even his mistress hit 134Reads—Score—Shelves
- 91 Overnight, the Uncle's Life Bounced Back from Rock Bottom 一夜之间，大叔的生活触底反弹 Gao Weiguo, a middle-aged man born in the 1970s, had thought he would retire from his insurance company in quiet mediocrity. Little did he know that an opportunity that suddenly came his way would completely change his life… 3.9kReads8.7Score306Shelves
- 92 Summer Tangerine Through the Seasons 夏橘的春夏秋冬 On a bright morning, a girl named Xia Ju transferred to a new school. Teacher: “Gu Bei, she’ll be your new deskmate from now on.” The boy nodded. Xia Ju looked at him. He was an exceptionally handsome boy. From that day on, the two of them were never apart again. A sweet romance from school days to the wedding aisle. 17Reads—Score—Shelves
- 93 A Soldier Moved In Upstairs 楼上来了个兵哥哥 She was full of energy, and got into an argument with an unreasonable old woman. He stood to one side and watched the whole thing. He laughed, saying he hadn't known she could apologize as well as yell at people. She called him a woman, good for nothing but watching the show. He was the first to fall for her and wanted to get closer, but she was afraid of being hurt again and put up her defenses… 2.5kReads8.4Score288Shelves
- 94 I'm the Campus Bad Boy 我在学校当渣男 I'm a Jerk at School 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 95 The Chinese Bodyguard 国产保镖 59Reads6.3Score877Shelves
- 96 The Househusband Who Lives Off His Wife 家庭主男，软饭硬吃 A Househusband Living Off His Wife, and Loving It 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 97 Siheyuan: My Everyday Life of Protecting My Wife 四合院：护妻日常 1978, Liuxu Alley, Beijing. On the eve of his fifth attempt at the postgraduate entrance exam, factory doctor Lu Yiming rescued a feverish, convulsing girl on a rainy night. The girl’s mother was a widow, known throughout the compound as “Widow Lin.” Her husband was dead, she had a sickly child to raise, and there was barely enough food to get through the day. Lu Yiming treated her, protected her from her former in-laws when they tried to take the child, and stood up for her when the whole compo 20Reads—Score—Shelves
- 98 A Temporary Romance at the Factory! 工厂里的临时爱情！ Wang Dali had just left his rural hometown to find work in the city. After his night shift, he returned to his rented room. As he snapped the key in the lock, he heard a woman's cries from inside. From that day on, life opened up an entirely new world for him. Every day that followed was an adventure. 307Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 99 I Didn't Want to Work in a Factory, So I Became a Security Guard 不想进厂打螺丝，选择干保安 Didn't Want to Work on an Assembly Line, So He Became a Security Guard 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 100 After Marriage, the Tide Rises 婚后潮起 [Married first, fell in love later; no angst, sweet romance; a strong heroine with a solid sense of self; an upright, open-minded hero] Zhou Ying thought she had few emotional needs, but Qi Tianye’s thoughtfulness and tenderness gradually wore down her defenses. In the end, she still fell for him. Qi Tianye had always thought he would only fall in love once in his life. He had never imagined that another woman could find her way into his heart. “Do you believe in love at first sight?” “No.” “Wh 2.1kReads—Score162Shelves
