Novels like Reborn in Japan: From Yakuza Boss to Top Tycoon
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- 51 Now That I've Transmigrated to South Korea, I Have to Become a Chaebol 都穿越南韩了必须当财阀啊 You can question a chaebol’s character, but never their eye for talent! Lee Jaseong: What’s wrong with my character? I’m as genuine as they come. I treat my customers like the people who put food on my table, and I’m always sincere. I see the old chaebols as worthy rivals, so I hit them hard every time. The public: We don’t envy the lovebirds or the immortals. We envy Chairman Lee every single day! Lee Jaseong: Could you all stop fixating on the female entertainers under my Tidal Entertainment G 14.7kReads6.7Score1.4k14d adds
- 52 I Transmigrated into a Korean Webtoon: I Really Don't Need More Aunties 穿进韩漫：我真的不缺阿姨啊 [Top-tier Korean manhwa style + an all-star cast of goddesses + an engrossing story + plenty of gorgeous illustrations] Gu Yang was an overworked corporate drone going bald from KPIs and overtime. One day, he woke up to find his life had changed completely. He’d… transmigrated into the Korean manhwa he’d stayed up late reading! Here, he was no longer a miserable corporate wage slave. He was a ridiculously handsome college heartthrob, with girls chasing after him! No more overtime, no more pove 357Reads—Score10214d adds
- 53 Korean Manhwa: The Villain Has Dirt on Her, So Auntie Comes to Apologize 韩漫：反派掌握黑料阿姨登门道歉 My new work is out! You can 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! 164Reads—Score—14d adds
- 54 Hong Kong Films: Summoning a Million War Gods, I’m the Godfather of the Underworld 港片：召唤百万战神，我黑道教父 Tang Jun was unexpectedly reborn in a parallel world, arriving in Hong Kong in the early 1980s. As soon as he arrived, he activated the System for summoning the heroic spirits of China! The System produces one soldier every second! Starting in Kowloon Walled City, Tang Jun went on an absolute rampage. In just one month, he took over Hong Kong's underworld! With the time ripe, Tang Jun decisively embarked on a life as the godfather of the underworld! 378Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 55 All-Rounder in Hollywood? No! I'm a Capitalist! 好莱坞全能？不！我是资本家！ [Lighthearted + Tycoon + System] My name is Joe. I transmigrated to a parallel world in 2007, and brought a System with me. My arrival turned the world upside down! New York socialites are all chasing after me, and Hollywood actresses refuse to marry anyone else. Taylor makes money for me, Scarlett wants to have my baby, Zeng Li followed me all the way to America, and even the celestial beauty has gone crazy for me... 10Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 56 I’m the Boss in Prison 我在监狱当大哥 Wang Baolong goes to prison for revenge. Prison is a school, and prison is a society in miniature. With such a long sentence ahead of him, how will he handle his relationships inside and outside? Let's wait and see! 1.9kReads—Score8914d adds
- 57 A Harem of Beauties: It All Starts When I Move in With My Teacher 群美：和老师同居开始 Wang Yu was reborn as a country boy in a parallel world. All he wanted was to make some money and live comfortably, but before he knew it, a crowd of beautiful women had gathered around him. His adorable live-in teacher; His gentle childhood sweetheart; The mysterious policewoman; His pen pal, a girl as exceptional as the heavens' favored daughter… 12Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 58 The Peninsula Tycoon: Starting in 1954 半岛财阀：从1954开始 Jin Ritian transmigrates to a small fishing village on the Korean Peninsula in 1954. With nothing but a mini-map in his mind, he can locate schools of fish. King crabs! Swimming crabs! Spiny lobsters! Megalops! Northern pike! Eels! Rockfish! Sea bass! Large yellow croakers! Red groupers! Pencil squid, leopard coral groupers, giant groupers... As the global fishing industry flourishes, Jin Ritian seizes the moment and rises to prominence. This is the story of how he builds a fortune from the sea 706Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 59 Korean Comics: Reborn as a Chaebol, You Wouldn't Understand My Life 韩漫：重生财阀，我的生活你不懂 [Lots and lots]+ [Ehehe]+ [Urban Supernatural Powers]+ [Besties] He worked himself to the bone for money, but an accident left him reborn in a world that mixed anime and comics. He had also become the only son of a wealthy conglomerate family. With a carefree life ahead of him, he planned to experience a different kind of life for once. Then, one day, a red-haired goddess showed up at his door and claimed to be his fiancée. “Huh?” And so he fell into a “trap.” A rich heiress, a private tutor wit 43Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 Life as a Fake Heiress at an Elite Academy 在贵族学院，伪装豪门千金日常 [System + Fake Socialite + Old-Money Families of Europe and America + Money-Making Wish Fulfillment] Lin Shuhe was vain and obsessed with money. She'd grown tired of being poor and had had enough. Her only goal in life was to claw her way to the top, by any means necessary. One day, she woke up in a parallel world, where she was bound to a System. Mission: Pose as the daughter of an elite family and enroll in a prestigious Swiss academy. Fool everyone. One year's tuition there could buy an o 1.4kReads7.4Score12614d adds
- 61 Reborn as a Chaebol: I Easily Win Over Korean Entertainment's Goddesses 重生财阀：我轻松拿捏韩娱女神 [Multiple Female Leads + Chaebol + Girl Group + System + Entertainment Industry] Lee Tae-hee worked all night watching girl group performances and died suddenly, only to be reborn in South Korea as the illegitimate son of the Lee chaebol family. He unexpectedly awakens the [Future Entertainment System]! Armed with the formulas behind the next ten years of K-pop hits, he decides to crush every unspoken rule and build a girl group empire of his own! Cool beauty Karina, sweetheart Jang Won-young, a 177Reads—Score—14d adds
- 62 Reborn as the Third Son of a Korean Chaebol 重生韩国财阀三公子 The male lead struggles to survive at the bottom of society, but after dying in an accident, he is reborn as the third son of a Korean chaebol family. Watch as he navigates the rivalries and intrigue of the wealthy elite, outshines his competitors in a fierce battle for the inheritance, and makes his mark across politics, business, and the underworld, thriving in both the light and the dark. He will become a legendary king of Korea’s shadowy world! The curtain rises on a tale of chaebols, comedy 1.5kReads—Score10314d adds
- 63 Korean Drama: Starting with New World and Becoming the Underground King 韩综：从新世界开始成为地下皇帝 [Crossover with film and television worlds + underworld + ruthless protagonist + System + villain] In the early 1990s, South Korea is rife with gangs, with all sorts of underworld figures taking turns on the stage. Liu Tian, a young man who fled Hong Kong Island, arrives at Incheon Port in Seoul. The gears of fate begin to turn. He is Ding Qing's sworn brother, with countless experts at his command. He is South Korea's sixth-largest chaebol, with businesses all over the world. He is a cold-blood 12Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 64 Reborn: South Korea's Number One Tycoon 重生：我是韩国第一财阀 In his previous life, Li Jianxiu worked hard to keep the family business afloat, but his marriage left much to be desired... Reborn, he vows to turn his life around, find the woman of his dreams whom he lost, and build a business empire that will dominate the peninsula! 730Reads—Score—14d adds
- 65 Transmigrating to Republican-Era China, I Smuggled Myself into Becoming a Japanese Tycoon! 穿越民国，我偷渡成了日本财阀！ [Transmigrate + System + Business + Getting Rich + Finance + Life Abroad] The protagonist transmigrates to 1945 and discovers that he is a puppet soldier, with an uncle who is a trusted member of the puppet government. From the start, he is headed for disaster. By a twist of fate, he ends up in Japan and takes the place of a Japanese businessman named Jing Shang Feng. After awakening a major-event bulletin System, he begins his journey to becoming a Japanese tycoon! [Madam, hello, I’m Jing Shang 257Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 66 Reborn on the Peninsula in 1979: I Renounce My Loyalty! 重生半岛1979，放弃忠诚！ [Business Warfare] [Snatching Up Companies Around the World] [Focused on Building an Empire] Reborn on the Korean Peninsula in 1979, just before the Little General launches his coup, Jin Xiao finds every business still in its infancy! Armed with knowledge of every business trend to come, he swoops in to claim the best companies and builds his empire bigger and stronger! 5.2kReads8.0Score39414d adds
- 67 Crows Zero, High & Low: The Pinnacle of the Underworld 热血高校，热血街区：极道顶点 A blazing feast of delinquent brawls! A fiery world formed by Crows and High & Low. The protagonist: Hebigui Shinichi. After binding to a System that lets him draw an opponent's traits whenever he defeats them, he enrolls at Suzuran High from the start. After a series of chance encounters, he meets a host of delinquents... Tamao Serizawa: I bow to the boss's mahjong skills. Genji Takiya: Even if I can't win the fight for the top spot at Suzuran, I'll keep fighting for it! Yoshiki Murayama: My br 1.5kReads7.0Score—14d adds
- 68 Tokyo: My Girlfriend Is a Ruthless Yakuza Princess 东京：女友是恶劣的黑道公主 [Romance] [Mild Yandere] [One Female Lead] [Yakuza] [Urban Daily Life] [Japanese Light Novel Style] In an island nation dominated by conglomerates, Sakurai Tsukasa is just a poor kid from the countryside. Thanks to his knowledge from a previous life and his hard work, he managed to get into Tokyo University in this parallel world. As someone who transmigrated, it's not unreasonable for him to want to escape poverty and make something of himself, even if he's not trying to rule the world. One day 56Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 69 Reborn as the Young Master of a Korean Chaebol 重生韩国财阀大少爷 Genres: Urban rebirth, entertainment industry, feel-good chaebol story, System-driven, fictional parallel world Setting: A fictional version of South Korea from 1990 to 2005, where chaebols secretly control society, the entertainment industry is rife with behind-the-scenes power struggles, families battle for dominance, and criminal gangs clash. 73Reads—Score14314d adds
- 70 All In: The Top Tycoon's Heir Is Kidnapped in Northern Myanmar 孤注：我顶级财阀继承人被绑缅北 People kidnapped to northern Myanmar are bound to have a rough time. But Li Xun gets to live in comfort, with food brought to him and clothes put on his back. It's simple: he's the heir to a top financial dynasty, born into the highest echelons of privilege. When the boss behind the scenes finds out who his men have kidnapped, he nearly pisses himself and wishes he could go back to China and turn himself in. “Grandpa Li Xun, once you've finished this meal, you can take a plane back to China.” “N 697Reads—Score10014d adds
- 71 South Korea’s Apocalypse: More Children, More Blessings, Starting in Seoul 南韩末世：多子多福，从首尔开始 (Invincible + apocalypse + System + lots of goddesses + putting profit first + dark and ruthless) Lin Qingshan transmigrates to South Korea in the apocalypse and awakens the More Children, More Blessings System. As long as he contributes to the continuation of his bloodline, he can earn generous rewards. Unlock the gene lock! Upgrade the System’s space! Obtain the Blackwater ability... Whether they’re campus beauties or goddesses, they all beg him to take them in. Before long, while everyone els 661Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 72 I’m a Top-Tier Heir from the Righteous Path, So Why Did I Get a Mafia System? 我正道顶级二代，给我黑道系统？ After I transmigrated, I thought I had no System, so I chose to lie flat. Then, out of nowhere, the System showed up. But... the System seems to have gotten one thing wrong: I'm a top-tier heir to a powerful family on the side of justice, yet you gave me a System for a nobody from the underworld to rise to the top?! The rewards are ridiculously good, sure, but are your missions even difficult for me? One has me infiltrate my own father’s inner circle, another has me recruit two hundred men... Ch 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 73 From Godfather to the Boss of America 从教父到鹰酱话事人 [Not your traditional power fantasy]+ [The System is only a crutch in the early stages]+ [A grand scope]+ [House of Cards for web novels]+ [The further it goes, the better it gets] 1930: the best of times for godfathers, and the worst of times for ordinary citizens. Li Changfeng transmigrates to America in 1930 and takes a job at the private prison New York Corrections Group, where he provides some very hands-on “therapy” for a host of Mafia bosses. Fortunately, he activates the Godfather System 118Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 74 The Prince of Britain 英伦亲王 Chen Mo, a modern historian, accidentally transmigrated to 1936 and became Prince George, the younger brother of King Edward VIII and uncle to Princess Elizabeth, just as the world was in turmoil on the eve of World War II. 53Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 75 Korean Manhwa: From the Start, the Chaebol Senior Took a Liking to Me 韩漫：开局被财阀学姐看上 [Love Triangle] [Korean Webtoon] [Rich Girl Older Sister, Club Senior, Stepmother's Friend, Haenyeo...] [Kim Myeong-u worked so hard toward his goal of becoming a prosecutor, but failed to reach the required score. Now he may have no choice but to live off his chaebol heiress girlfriend!] He gets into Korea University through his own sweat and hard work, but during the club recruitment drive after the semester begins, a beautiful senior he knows pulls him into the drama club. As Kim Myeong-u wat 178Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 76 Hong Kong Crossover: I Can Be Patriotic Too 港综：我也可以爱国 Qin Huan transmigrates into the Hong Kong crime-film universe and becomes an undercover agent working for Kwun. At the turning point when Crow is about to go bad, Qin Huan’s kind heart compels him to reach out and pull Crow back from the brink, hoping to make him less vicious and a little more cheerful. Instead, Crow kneels and recognizes him as his big brother. The System also pops up to stir up trouble, so Qin Huan has no choice but to reluctantly take Crow under his wing. From then on, Crow l 2.5kReads8.2Score10714d adds
- 77 Reborn as the Tycoon Family's Heir 重生之财阀家的太子爷 At a shareholders’ meeting, Li Junzhe is betrayed by his trusted aide and his older half-brother, losing control of the group. He leaps from the top floor of the group’s headquarters and is reborn fifteen years in the past! His grandfather is still alive, and his half-brother hasn’t joined the family yet. The struggle within the tycoon family is just beginning. 205Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 78 My Girlfriend Is Korea's Top-Tier Star 我的女朋友是韩国顶流 [Sweet Romance + Urban Slice of Life + Showbiz + Multiple Heroines + Campus Life] He went with his roommate to Seoul to see IU in concert. One unexpected incident led him to save the hugely popular actress Lee Ji-eun, bringing him trouble again and again. Furious, Jiang Mubai picked a fight with a chaebol in Korea. It felt great to beat him up, but it seems he may have landed himself in trouble. Now he’s become Korea’s greatest sinner of all time, all because he whisked away the nation’s little 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 79 The Chaebol Family's Young Master! 财阀家的少公子！ [Korean chaebol] [Business rivalry] [Family] [Power] [Old-money elite] The LG Group, Korea’s most conservative chaebol. Three generations, eighty years, and only one principle: play it safe! The Gu family never gambles. Then I was born. My mother gave birth to me at the age of forty-five, nearly giving her life to bring me into the world. My grandfather ground the ink in the ancestral hall and personally wrote the character “Jing”... symbolizing the radiance of jade. I am the sole male heir of t 38kReads7.1Score3k14d adds
- 80 Black Poppy: The Wicked Woman's Game 黑色罂粟：恶女的游戏 [Everyone's Favorite] [Top Tycoon's Daughter] [Wealthy Family] [Elite Academy] [Reborn] Her brother was gravely ill, and her stepmother seized power with her son. Her mother died of liver cancer. The children of the upper class thought her mother's family had lost its standing. To curry favor with her stepmother's son, they bullied her, even recruiting a poor student she had once helped. She struggled through hardship, and under her stepmother's psychological manipulation, even her beloved broth 3.7kReads8.7Score51814d adds
- 81 I Will Disassemble All Things and Walk the Edge of the Rules 我将分解万物，行于规则边界 (Decomposition ability, intelligent protagonist, decisive and ruthless, mastermind, multiple female leads, urban supernatural powers, dark truths) Hua Zhongqi only wanted to make a living with his supernatural ability, until he discovered that the goods he was reselling were made by refining living people. And it all pointed to his mysterious father and his brother, who lay asleep in a hospital bed. This time, what he would decompose wasn’t an object, but the very foundation of a city that devou 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 82 Reborn, I'm Going to Be a Tycoon 重生后我要当财阀 Urban rebirth + business strategy + financial investment + showbiz + business empire Reborn in 2009, he secretly mortgages the deed to his family home and enters the stock market to make his first fortune. His path to becoming a global capitalist begins. The rebirth story of an ordinary man, rising from humble beginnings to become a tycoon. The protagonist can be a little scheming. Readers with strong moral scruples should proceed with caution. The synopsis isn’t doing it justice. Head to the st 16Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 83 Korean Showbiz: They All Want to Freeload Off Me 韩娱：她们都想白嫖我 Su Gou was reborn. He returned to 2010, the dawn of K-pop's golden age. In his previous life, he was a producer cast out and left to drift, dying in silence in a rented room. This time, he'll change his fate. Take over a girl group on the verge of disbanding? No problem. He's made stars out of acts that were worse. Get bullied by the big companies? No fear. He's got ten hit demos in hand. But he never expected that his biggest challenge wouldn't be his career. It would be them. The haughty chair —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 84 Schoolyard Storms, Northeast Underworld 校园风云，东北江湖路 [Wherever there are people, there will be a world of the underworld] [A Northeast underworld story] [Decisive and ruthless] [A road of no return] [First person] [Recollections] [This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental.] My name is Han Tian. I was kidnapped by human traffickers as a child and forced to beg on the streets. It wasn't until Uncle Han rescued me from them that I was given a name. He showed me that a person could live like a re 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 Sakura: I Become a Yakuza Boss in Tokyo 樱花：我在东京做黑道大佬 After transmigrating to Tokyo in the late 1970s, mild-mannered Yanagawa Hiro learns that his golden finger is a Martial Arts System and resolutely decides to join the yakuza. In just six months, he secretly kills the former gang boss, then uses threats and recruitment to transform the organization into the Yanagawa-gumi. His life of unrestrained freedom begins. “Bastard! How dare you turn down our boss, Yanagawa Hiro, the rising star of the underworld!” The wakagashira’s underling gives a couple 49Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 86 Korean Showbiz: The Tycoon in Running Man! 韩娱：RM里的财阀！ A fourteen-year RM fan, I’ve spent years imagining a story where the protagonist I created joins 7012. I also want to relive those memories and see those familiar yet still youthful faces again after more than ten years. I hope you can revisit that warmth, humor, and explosive team spirit in my world. Multiple female leads, and I like Chairman Lee. Multiple female leads: why hold back in a world of fantasies? A chaebol background is a powerful advantage. 4kReads—Score35814d adds
- 87 Reborn: My Years Ruling the Korean Entertainment Scene 重生：我叱咤韩娱那些年 Reborn in 1995, during the rise of South Korea's entertainment industry, the protagonist finds himself in the body of the Li family's second son, a notorious wastrel. Will he really keep wasting his life? Watch as he discovers promising newcomers and turns them into superstars, creates an all-star cast for Korean dramas, leads JK Company against entertainment giants SM and JYP, and becomes a Korean entertainment mogul, Asian Person of the Year, and World Person of the Year. How will he handle hi 235Reads—Score—14d adds
- 88 Tokyo: I Inherited a Street, and the Housekeepers Came Knocking 东京：继承一条街，家政妇上门 After transmigrating to Japan during the Bubble Era, Fujii Ryosuke inherited a bustling shopping street in Tokyo. He'd planned to lie flat and live off the rent, but one complication after another soon came his way. A widow, a delinquent girl from a yakuza family, a rebellious high school girl... They rushed into his life like moths to a flame. In a capitalist society where money and power intertwine, how will Fujii Ryosuke write his own legend? 4.7kReads6.2Score43014d adds
- 89 I Only Wanted to Flirt with Girls in Hong Kong, but Became a Tycoon 人在港岛，只想撩妹的我成财阀 My new work is out! You can 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! 197Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 90 I Transmigrated into a Korean Webtoon, Inherited a Hundred Billion, and the Goddess Pledged Her Loyalty 穿越韩漫继承千亿，女神献上忠诚 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support gives me the motivation to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 328Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 91 Reborn: It All Began When I Went to Visit My Brothers’ Graves 重生：从给兄弟们上坟开始 [Reborn + no System + fiery action + brotherhood + invincible] The first thing Yi Hui did after getting out of prison was visit the graves of his dead brothers. In that gang fight, all his brothers died except him. He survived, but was sentenced to life in prison. Later, his life sentence was commuted to a fixed term, and he was finally released. Guangzi, A Long, Debao, Feifei, I’m sorry. If only we could do it all over again… Yi Hui was reborn in 1998. In this life, he would make good money wit 450Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 92 Urban: From Undercover Work to the Pinnacle of Power and Wealth 都市：从卧底之途走上权财巅峰 [Political Intrigue] [Politics and Business] [Capital] [Global Strategy] [Frequent Updates] [Subtle, Quality Writing] [Entirely Fictional] After ten years undercover, his handler dead and danger closing in, Chen Hansheng became a kite with its string cut and forged his own path in life. From his home country to foreign lands, and from there to the world: capital bows before me, and even those in power must lower their heads. Even if I’m remembered in infamy for all eternity, I refuse to fade i 3.1kReads8.2Score15814d adds
- 93 Reborn in America: From the Start, I Become a California Landowner 重生美利坚：开局化身加州坐地户 [Finance] [Military Industry] [High Technology] [Energy] [Media] Anglo-Saxon dragon among men, Henry Getty transmigrates to America in the 1970s, becoming a direct-line member of the third generation of the Getty family, California's richest dynasty. Using the vast assets left behind by his father, he successfully steals Microsoft's fortunes while it is still in its infancy, becoming the head of the world's number-one software empire. Building on that foundation, he shorts silver, forges ties wi 1.5kReads6.4Score—14d adds
- 94 K-Pop: Starting Out as a Chaebol's Disowned Son 韩娱，从财阀弃子开始 [K-pop + producer + revenge + everyday life + love triangle drama] “Your sister-in-law was in a car accident!” Zhao Chengyuan rushes to the hospital in a panic, only to find nine familiar faces there. “Were you the ones who hit her?” Kim Taeyeon looks confused, unsure how to answer. A revenge story about a discarded chaebol heir who builds a media empire and helps his father establish a financial group. Traditional HY. If you don’t like it, please don’t read. Thank you. 167Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 95 Forced to Fall! The Gangland Boss Won’t Stop Fighting to Claim Me 强制沦陷！黑道大佬他又争又抢 [Arrogant, obsessive foreign power broker VS beautiful, strong, and tragic stubborn agent] [Combative couple + star-crossed love + mortal enemies + devoted power couple + unrequited love + twisted obsessive forced romance] Born the only son of one of the world's most powerful families, Bai Jinghe was destined to get whatever he wanted from the moment he came into the world. He excelled at school from a young age and made a name for himself early. Later, he crushed every local gang and claimed th 656Reads8.1Score10314d adds
- 96 Reborn as a Tycoon 重生我就是财阀 A Longguo strategic economic analyst transmigrates into the useless young son of a chaebol family in modern Goryeo in 1979. There's no time to explain, grab the car door! Through one major event after another, he uses his foresight to take the world by storm. I'm the chaebol! 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 Storms in the Southeast: The Crime Boss 东南风云：大角头 [Southern underground world + a clash of black and white, a slow-burn story with a fresh premise] [No System, not brainless, not a power fantasy. Read with caution if that's not your thing.] Local Bosses, the Youth Association, and the Grand Temple Council. Together, these three groups form the Fengnan Clan Association. Though outsiders have never heard these terms, they describe Fengnan's true uncrowned king, the sole ruler of its underground order. [The only gangland novel online centered on l 9Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 98 My Life Protecting My Little Sister in Tokyo 我在东京的护妹生活 On my eighteenth birthday, I found out that my mother was a famous actress in Japan! But why had my father refused to tell me, even on his deathbed? To uncover the truth, I decided to defy my ancestors and go to Japan to get answers from her. But I never expected that as soon as I arrived, an obsessive girl would start following me, and that I’d unexpectedly find my half-sister being bullied at school… What… 742Reads5.3Score10814d adds
- 99 Child of the Prison 狱之子 Trapped in a cage, with no control over his own fate. Break free, and soar to the skies. As the saying goes, a golden-scaled carp is no ordinary pond-dweller. A boy born in prison leads three children who share his fate out of confinement and into the city. There, they make waves, clash repeatedly with small-time gangs, and navigate their ties to major organizations like Hongmen, Hongxing, Dongxing, and the Dragon Gang, until they are drawn into a war for supremacy in the underworld... 124Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 100 Reborn into a Wealthy American Family in the 1980s 重生在八零年代美国豪门 [Strong female lead, career-focused (primarily set in China) + no romance at first + romance later] An accident leaves Lin Shuyao, worn down by the hardships of office life, opening her eyes in the nursery of the Howard estate, home to one of New York’s most powerful families. She has become the twenty-seventh child of Raymond Howard, the family patriarch. Her mother is a Chinese mistress who settled the terms while Lin Shuyao was still in the womb: one million dollars in exchange for severing a 3.6kReads7.0Score32614d adds
