Novels like Reno’s Meteoric Rise
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- 51 The Flower Language Diary 花语心事簿 The Flower Language Diary 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 52 When the Rules Start to Lie 当规则开始撒谎 When the Rules Begin to Lie —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 Beneath Jupiter 在木星之下 Beneath Jupiter 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 54 The Cat Detective Agency 猫咪侦探社 The Cat Detective Agency —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 55 A Wrong Turn on the Road to Office 官路歧途 Through scheming, currying favor, maneuvering, opportunity, and luck, Tong Xilin rises step by step from a low-level office clerk to a leading official. As his position and power grow, his desires gradually corrupt him, sending him down the criminal path of graft and corruption, until the full force of the law finally catches up with him. Read A Crooked Road to Office and follow the downfall of a corrupt official. 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 A Play’s Performance: A Hilarious Tale of Officialdom 一个剧本的演出，啼笑皆非的官场 A play being performed, and an absurd, laughable officialdom —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 The Anti-Japanese Traitor-Elimination Squad Is Fierce: The Bearded Uncle's War of Resistance 抗日锄奸队凶凶：胡子大叔的抗战 Soviet agent + leader of the Anti-Collaborator Squad + protector of the nation's mother, Song + Kuomintang Blue Sky and White Sun Medal + fleet commander + U.S. military relief medal + who cares about the details, funny is what matters! This resistance hero is downright ridiculous: he cracks jokes and stirs up trouble, playing the Japanese like monkeys. The Anti-Collaborator Squad's leader is a fierce fellow called Xiong Xiong, also known as Hummer. He's got a greasy-looking beard you could scra 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 Thirty Years of Political Ups and Downs 宦海沉浮三十年 A rural boy claws his way out of the countryside and into the world of politics, enduring relentless suppression in a grueling struggle to defy fate and change his life. After being tested in multiple workplaces and weathering the ups and downs of several relationships, he is repeatedly beaten down, only to turn the tables again and again. With no connections or backing, how far can he get in thirty years in politics? Is the problem the individual, or the system? A thought-provoking story. It al 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 Officialdom: After Putting Myself on the Line, I Rose to Success 官场，以身入局后我从此平步青云 She wields wisdom like a blade, cutting through the tangled interests beneath the surface and finding the best path through a game of shifting undercurrents. No opportunities fall from the sky; every step is carefully considered. No one reaches the top by chance; he keeps moving forward through every storm. In the end, he carves out a solid, dazzling path to success that belongs to him alone. 41Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 A Bloody Road to Power 血色宦途 No System, and no wish-fulfillment fantasy. A bloodstained scrap of paper, the “ticket of admission” his father Qiu Guozheng passed to him with his dying breath, plunges Qiu Xingbang into the treacherous political arena, a veritable hell on earth. Driven by a thirst for vengeance, he sets out on a glittering yet perilous ladder to power. To the world, he is a modest, diligent rising star in politics. In secret, he is a hunter of revenge, advancing one careful step at a time. He navigates the for 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 Power's Pinnacle: From the Start, I Crossed the Female Leader 权力巅峰：开局从得罪女领导开始 I'm just an ordinary nobody, but fate played a cruel joke on me, making me stumble across my boss's secrets twice in a row. To make sure I kept quiet, they actually dumped me alone in the mountains... But I refuse to give up. I'll fight back. I'll find a way out... 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 62 After the Breakup, I Became the Ideal Man of Every Glamorous Woman in Town 分手后，我成为全城艳女的男神 At thirty, his career has hit a dead end, and his marriage is on the verge of collapse! Who would have thought that one dangerous encounter would bring him into the company of a powerful man's woman, setting off a series of thrilling struggles for power... Watch as Lin Bo turns his luck around, rises from the depths of despair, climbs steadily to success, avenges himself, and sweeps through the city. He'll become the number one rising star whom everyone curries favor with, marry a beautiful, wea 342Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 From Grassroots to the Summit: A Path to Success in Government 官途青云从基层到嵿峰 I, Wen Zhendong, was humiliated into becoming someone else's fall guy. From then on, my career soared, and with the support of the women in my life, I finally became the director of the Eighth Inspection and Supervision Office of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. Only then did I discover that being made the fall guy all those years ago had been a move in the game laid out for my life... 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 The Road to Office: Rising to the Top 官途：扶摇直上 Zhao Hengyu, a political prodigy who graduated from Jingda University, enters the whirlpool of officialdom after lying low for years. He maneuvers among superiors who smile while concealing daggers and subordinates harboring hidden ambitions, walking the line between loyalty and political intrigue. Every celebratory toast conceals a scheme, and every heart-to-heart conversation is riddled with traps. In this perilous maze of officialdom, he abandons conventional methods and breaks through with a 1.5kReads7.0Score10114d adds
- 65 Officialdom: Refusing to Lie Flat 官场：拒绝躺平 Feeling ill at ease is simply part of life. The choices we make and the effort we put in are challenges we all have to face. A thirty-eight-year-old section chief in a government office is on the verge of taking the next step in his career when all sorts of unexpected troubles strike, changing everything around him… Will he give up and let everything fall apart, or refuse to lie flat? Join us as we follow He Zhe and see how he transforms himself, turns the tide, and becomes a cadre in the mold o 11.4kReads8.4Score96114d adds
- 66 Reborn on the Road to Officialdom: Rising Through the Ranks After Divorce 官道重生：离婚后平步青云 [Political Career] + [Clean Break After Divorce] + [Smart Protagonist] + [Tourism Development] Qin Miaomiao: “Setting the facts aside, don’t you think you’re at fault too?” Gu Ning: “The kid isn’t mine, so whoever wants to raise him can do it! Get out of here and stop getting in the way of my work for the people!” Gu Ning returns to six years earlier, to the day he stood at a crossroads in life. Two paths lie before him. Should he stick to his original path, raising a 266Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 67 From Deputy Section Chief to the Pinnacle of Power 从副科到权力之巅 A bizarre car accident caused Wang Weidong, who was at the peak of his career, to transmigrate unexpectedly to a parallel world, where he became an insignificant man in the system with the same name. Relying on the memories and experience of his previous life, Wang Weidong started from the bottom and advanced one careful step at a time. He fought his way through a tangled web of power struggles and once again embarked on the road to the top. 755Reads6.8Score10214d adds
- 68 A Heavy Responsibility 重任 Lin Weimin enters the political arena as a government trainee, carrying his original ideals with him. Beneath his feet lie treacherous reefs of tangled interests; all around him, temptation and threats churn together like towering waves. Watch as he navigates the undercurrents of officialdom and climbs step by step to the pinnacle of power. 54Reads7.2Score1914d adds
- 69 My Government Career: I Can See Everyone's Political Fortune 官场仕途，我能看见所有人的官运 Lin Wang, 25, is a graduate of a prestigious university and the lowest-ranking clerk in the government. With no connections or influential backers, he is assigned to the quietest place of all, the archives. His daily work consists of sorting old files. His colleagues see him as an outsider with a bleak future. His original ideals remain unchanged, but his methods and vision will continue to grow. He always appears in the right place at the right time, helping rising talents and cutting down evil 32Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 70 The River’s Keystone 长河之砥 [Power struggles in officialdom + three generations + one female lead + rising from the grassroots!] The sea stretches to the horizon, where the sky becomes its shore; I climb to the mountain's peak and become its summit. Thirty-eight years of hardship and struggle bear witness to the transformation of an elite university graduate in the arena of power: he sheds his scholarly air and conceals his edge. This is not only the story of a young official's growth, but also a realist tale woven from fa 13Reads—Score314d adds
- 71 After My Downfall, the Government Was Shaken and My Boss Regretted It 我倒台后，官场震动，领导后悔了 Xiao Tianci was reborn in a parallel world. Though his circumstances were disastrous from the start, his ability to remember everything at a glance helped him work his way up over the years until he became the top official in Jiangdong. After a conspiracy got him framed, a host of powerful figures who had been lying low rose to the surface, turning Jiangdong upside down... 7Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 72 A Survival Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse 丧尸末日の生存手册 A Survival Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 73 Survival Rules in the Magic City 魔都生存法则 In the shadows of the concrete jungle of Shanghai, 28-year-old Wang Shuo curls up on the moldy sofa in his rented room, the blue glow of the screen reflecting in his vacant eyes. He dropped out of middle school, yet somehow struggled his way to a master's degree in Chinese literature. Now he has a gold-embossed diploma in hand, but he still can't get a foot in the door of the working world. The keys to his fifth-hand car dig painfully into his pocket, his only tangible connection to this city. W 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 74 A Fresh Start in Officialdom: From Provincial Government Bigwig to Grassroots Clerk 官道重来：从省府高官到基层科员 After thirty years of ups and downs in officialdom, one sudden fall was enough to show him that the ground beneath his feet was nothing but a cliff. Chen Li returns with the perspective and memories of a senior provincial official to the starting point of his career: a poor, isolated township at the grassroots level. Here, he faces deeply entrenched local powers, long-standing hardships that seem impossible to resolve, and the fateful trap that dragged him into the mire in his previous life. Eve 55Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 Winds Rise Over Jiangxia 风起江夏 Tang Xiaofei and Zhang Quanlong are entrusted with a mission in a time of crisis. Working together in earnest, they face risks without flinching, firmly follow a practical, truth-seeking mass line, and lead their team in forging a path to rural revitalization. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 76 A Rich Second Generation at the Grassroots 富二代在基层 A rich second-generation heir joins the ranks of grassroots civil servants. Moving beyond the pursuit of material inheritance to focus on self-fulfillment and creating social value, he brings professionalism and innovative energy to grassroots work, challenges the one-dimensional narrative of entrenched class divisions, and shows that talented people from different backgrounds can move in both directions. 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 Lost in the Political Arena: Love Versus Career 官场迷途：爱情与前程的较量 When Ling Mohan, a government official, opened the diary left behind by his colleague Su Qing, these words were written in bold on the title page: “You think you’re holding a gorgeous rose, but it’s really a thorn drenched in poison.” 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 78 Book Three by the Sunless King 日不落大王的第3本书 —Reads—Score614d adds
- 79 A Junior Civil Servant in the County Government 县直单位的小公务员 My new work is out! You're welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 77Reads—Score—14d adds
- 80 Soul Transmigration into the Azure Epic 魂穿苍蓝史诗 [Fantasy + transmigration + the rise of a great nation] Imperialist powers like the West Sea Empire run rampant across the Azure Continent, while right-wingers clamor for nuclear weapons. Li Ming, a special forces captain from Huajing, is carrying out a secret mission on a remote island deep in the Pacific when he accidentally transmigrates to the Azure Continent. In Huajing, Shen Yanbing founds the Self-Strengthening Ironworks to save the nation through industry. The country endures pressure fr —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 Turbulent Waves 迷涛 This is a chronicle of a grassroots official's rise and fall, a portrait of county-level officialdom in the 1990s, and, above all, a bittersweet song of an era defined by the struggle between human weakness and steadfastness. When the turbulent waters recede, the embankment still bears the upright figures of those who never bent. 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 82 Officialdom: The People Trust Me, So Even in Death, I Have No Regrets! 官场：百姓信我，我死亦道哉！ There is no golden finger, no hilarious power fantasy, and no one who has transmigrated. This book will slowly push its male lead into the anguish of officialdom, all the way to his death. Yuan Tong repeatedly finds himself trapped in deadly predicaments. Death seems like an everyday nuisance at his side, but he cannot forget the people's high hopes for him. Integrity is a crime. Serving the people is a sin. Yuan Tong, born to a poor family, is caught in the middle of it all. He watches those wh —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 The Truth Behind the Gao Family Village Election 高家庄选举背后的真相 [True to Life]+ [Two Male Leads]+ [Face-slapping]+ [Customs]+ [Urban]+ [Legend] [The Han people’s greatest taboo]: body odor The Gao family, who migrated from the Great Pagoda Tree, has a large population and came from Shanxi. The local natives, with assorted surnames like Song, Du, and Xi, occupy the village’s best land, and most of their families are wealthy. Their population should be even larger, so why are there so few of them? These circumstances defy the natural order. Just like the rumor —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 84 A Grassroots Female Official 基层女干部 This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental. It took me three years to write this book. Over those three years, I interviewed more than a dozen women working in grassroots government positions. Some of their stories made me laugh, some made me cry, and some left me silent for a long time. I wanted to write about a real person. Most of all, she keeps moving forward. No matter what lies ahead. As a preface. Spring 2026 · Chongqing 1.3kReads6.2Score—14d adds
- 85 The Cowboy’s Foray into Officialdom 放牛娃子闯官场 Liu Wenjie, a rural teacher who grew up herding cattle, left the classroom and entered government service through a chance opportunity. In the classroom, he used knowledge to educate people. In government, he used his abilities to help them. He remembered just one thing: “If you become an official, be a good one. Be an official who gets real things done for ordinary people and does right by them! Be an official whose feet are always caked with the mud of the fields!” With this unwavering commitm 100Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 86 The Young People at the Judicial Office 司法所里的年轻人 Fresh graduate Xu Daqi starts working at a judicial office. He goes from inexperienced and clueless to mature and steady, navigating the minutiae of grassroots work and the bizarre realities of life on the ground. After learning that good deeds are not always rewarded, he comes to understand that kindness must be accompanied by diligence. From suspicious-death investigations and land-flooding disputes to group petitions over contract breaches, he holds fast to the belief that public service is a 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 87 Yao Ganxian Ganxian 姚赶先赶先 Yao Ganxian is the director of the Investment Promotion Bureau in Qinghe City’s Economic Development Zone. He is full of ideas and knows how to get things done, and he has earned a stellar reputation for attracting and supporting businesses. But when the zone’s administrative committee needs to appoint a deputy director in charge of investment promotion, the self-serving incumbent director, Sun Dongfeng, refuses to recommend Yao for all sorts of reasons, often setting traps to undermine his work 53Reads—Score—14d adds
- 88 True Love in the Halls of Power 官场有真情 Smack! A loud slap. I covered my cheek and stared, stunned, at the impossibly handsome man in front of me. Sharp brows, bright eyes, abs faintly visible, broad shoulders and a narrow waist. At that moment, he was covering his lower half with a quilt and glaring at me furiously. Fuzzy images flashed through my mind: a bar, heartbreak, drinking to drown my sorrows. And then... Holy crap, what a score! “Miss, let me explain!” he said nervously. I tried to suppress the grin tugging at my lips and p 226Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 The Wind Rises: The Deer Call 大风起兮：呦呦鹿鸣 The Scales Tip Left, the People Turn Right Also known as "The Political Arena: Don't Mess with the Village Secretary" Ordered to take up a village post at his engagement banquet, he plans to build roads and help the villagers escape poverty, only to get caught up in the undercurrents of the political arena. He dares to talk back to leaders, take on the well-connected, and tackle the toughest challenges. Decisive and ruthless, he rises from a lowly village secretary to the very heart of power. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 After My Girlfriend Betrayed Me, I Rose Through Officialdom 女友背叛之后我逆袭仕途 [Political Intrigue + Satisfying Story + Multiple Women + No Rebirth + No System] (Important, I'll say it three times: his girlfriend betrayed him, but he was not cuckolded.) Zhu Jianhua never imagined that his promotion was part of a huge conspiracy... It was all to give the incoming leader a show of force and eliminate Zhu as a threat. A conspiracy brought the two of them together. From misunderstanding to growing closer, two hearts began to draw near... The road to the pinnacle of a political 19.9kReads8.3Score1.7k14d adds
- 91 The Road to Light: Reputation 光明之路：名义 At the age of twenty-six, Lin Feng chose the hardest road. He concealed his illustrious family background and started out in Luquan Township, the most remote part of Beiyue Province. Everyone thought this PhD had come to “pad his résumé” before moving on. He made his way through the muddy countryside, the tangled intrigues of the county seat, and the turbulent undercurrents of the city. For nine years, he kept his head down and worked hard, advancing from the countryside to the provincial govern —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 92 Rivaling for Power in Officialdom, From Divorce to the Road to Success! 官场争锋，从离婚踏足青云路！ Born into poverty, Qi Guowei has spent years working his way up, yet he is still just a junior clerk at the public complaints office. Forced into an irregularity case, he faces questioning from the investigation team with no way to defend himself. At home, his wife is only pretending to get along with him. After failing in both love and career, he realizes that only by realizing his own worth can he thrive in life. In the political arena… he presses forward through every hardship, and at last re 19.4kReads8.2Score1.7k14d adds
- 93 Demoted, I Found My Career in Officialdom Had a Cheat Code 被降职后，我的仕途开了挂 In the world of politics, you either move forward or fall behind. So what if I was framed and demoted! One act of courage brings a beautiful, wealthy woman into my life and sets me on a new path. When I rise again, I'll cut through every obstacle, ride the current against the tide, and reach the pinnacle of power... 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 94 Officialdom: From Sitting on the Bench to Commanding the World 官场：从枯坐冷板凳到执掌乾坤 Xiao Ran’s life takes a sudden turn. Stripped of his power, he is banished to a backwater post, and his girlfriend betrays him for the sake of her own future. Just when all hope seems lost, he meets the hidden powerhouse Old Wang, who passes on everything he knows. Xiao Ran masters an elite set of skills for navigating power games, needing no outside help whatsoever. No need to build alliances or flatter anyone. With a public file and a few old calendars, he can decipher the secrets of power a 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 95 My Wild Life 我的狂野人生 Just how wild and crazy can it get when you're trying to make your way in the world? When Zhou Yang, frustrated in his political career, catches his fiancée and his rival working together behind his back, he finally reaches his breaking point! But then he gets drunk by accident and meets the general manager's woman, setting off a series of breathtaking clashes... Watch as he turns his fortunes around, triumphs against all odds, rises to the top, gets his revenge, and sweeps across the city, beco 88Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 96 Wall Street’s Richest Man Is Actually a Lazy Civil Servant! 华尔街首富，竟然是体制内咸鱼！ In his previous life, he drifted aimlessly through a government agency. After being reborn, he decisively gave up his secure job and hid away in the seemingly obscure Institute of Electronic Technology, where he could slack off. On the surface, he drank tea, fished, and played chess, enjoying the easy life of a couch potato. In reality, he lay in wait in the stock market, ready to get rich when the 519 rally hit! In secret, he also took advantage of government policies encouraging researchers to 877Reads6.7Score10914d adds
- 97 A Book by Xiaolou Zuoye Qingfeng 小楼昨夜轻风的一本书 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 34Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 98 After I Was Transmigrated into a Character Who Doesn’t Exist in the Book 穿成书中不存在的角色之后 [Li Xianian acts like a normal person, but you have to interpret her with the emotional range of a robot] [Why is everyone a little crazy?] [Past and present lives / guiding someone / coming of age / redemption] * Li Xianian woke from a nap with no idea where she was. It was only when she met Xue Xiangxing that she suddenly remembered she had transmigrated into a book. She had mostly forgotten the plot, but remembered that the second male lead, Xue Xiangxing, had once been a peerless prodigy. He 1.9kReads8.1Score17414d adds
- 99 Reborn and Still Playing Nice? I’m Winning Over Every Goddess from My Past Life! 重生了还老实？前世女神全拿下！ “That's right, my story began with this banana peel.” Reborn in 2018. Short the unscrupulous companies and make a fortune by copying future classics. And while I'm at it, win back the one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, and eight goddesses I missed in my past life. Every single one of them. 34Reads—Score414d adds
- 100 I'm Only at the Golden Core Stage, So It's Only Natural I'm Invincible! 我一个金丹期，无敌很合理吧！ The Jiang family of Yanjing, Shenzhou: when their second young master, Jiang Yunfeng, was sixteen, his own cousin Jiang Yunxiao kicked him off a sheer cliff! As his bones shattered and his tendons snapped, he stared at the sneering face above and swore a blood oath: if he ever got the chance, he would turn the entire Jiang family upside down! After ten years in the Kunlun Mountains, surviving countless brushes with death, he returns with astonishing secret arts, now a Golden Core cultivator! Onc 1.8kReads8.9Score19114d adds
