Novels like Diary of a Player: The Road to Lying Flat and Getting Rich
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- 1 Poverty Ends in Three Generations: The Chosen One's Lucky Life 穷不过三代，天选好运人 [No System] [No tycoon fantasy] [A slow-burn power trip] Luo Wentao is an utterly ordinary college student. Like countless nameless nobodies, he works hard and sometimes longs to enjoy the simple pleasures of everyday life. Luo Wentao doesn't have a terrible start, nor does he rise smoothly to the top from the start. But every now and then, Heaven remembers this minor protagonist and tosses him a little luck. And the kid's pretty good at catching it every time! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 After the Divorce, My Ex-Wife Is Out of My League 离婚后，前妻高攀不起 Yun Ran kept her sharp edges hidden and spent two and a half years as Duan Chengyan's wife. She tried everything she could, but never won even the slightest bit of his love. So be it. She didn't want it anymore. After the divorce, she vanished without a trace, leaving no clues behind. When they met again, she had transformed into his greatest rival. Gradually, Duan Chengyan discovered that his ex-wife was far from ordinary. Her secret identities kept coming to light, one after another, for days 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 After Donating a Kidney, I Was Dumped. From Then On, I Quit Being a Nice Guy 捐肾后，被分手，从此不做老实人 [No goody-two-shoes heroine + No doormat + Decisive and ruthless + Always gets even + System] Chen Zheng was an honest, straightforward man. For the sake of true love, he generously donated one of his kidneys to the girl he adored. His pure and virtuous crush, untouched by the mire around her, thanked him for the kidney by giving him a bright green hat! Furious, Chen Zheng awakened a System. The System’s starting ability: Curse! [Ding! Curse target locked: Zhang Peng. Zhang Peng is tall and m 5Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 4 Long-Distance Sparks: A Journey to Find Love 异地心动，追爱之旅 The starlight far away shines like a candle, lighting the way toward a fluttering heart. The journey to find love is like a dazzling path strewn with flowers. Gu Qingmo follows the glimmer of starlight in his heart. Can love overcome the barriers of distance? Let's find out... 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 The Enchanting Wife's Ordeal 娇妻劫 At thirty, I began noticing all kinds of signs that my beautiful wife was betraying me, trapping me in the double quagmire of marriage and the workplace. Forced to struggle, investigate, and fight back all at once, I... 8Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 6 Dawn Across the Huangpu River 浦江彼岸的晨曦 Zhu Hao, a 43-year-old man from Shanghai, fails at starting a business and rents out his spare bedroom to Angela, an American student. As they share a home, their different cultures and personalities lead to all kinds of funny misunderstandings, making for a heartwarming and hilarious everyday life. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 My Wife Won't Let Me Touch Her, So My Mother-in-Law Offered Compensation 妻子不让碰，丈母娘提补偿 My wife won't let me touch her, and my mother-in-law is demanding compensation. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 I'm the Group Admin in the Authors' Chat 我在作者群里当群主 An ensemble cast, a kaleidoscope of society, and all the trending events of today's world, told through the eyes of Li Ziran. The selling point is realism. Kun Kun, Zhou Someone, Master Ma, staged traffic accidents, honey traps, pyramid schemes, talent shows… Everything you want is here! Down-on-his-luck author Li Ziran relies on good fortune to triumph at every turn, setting the whole scene ablaze. Luolan, Hu Ke, Xia Tiantian, Wang Meng, Zhao Bula, Tang Xuejian, Li Yao, Chu Huaiyu, Xiong Yuan… 1Reads7.4Score—Shelves
- 9 My Beautiful Neighbor 我和绝色女邻居 Urban life + romance + real life + ordinary people + beautiful women + comeback (After Chapter 118, the characters take a dark turn, and a colorful new chapter begins) My Beautiful Neighbor: The tangled love and hatred between Ye Chen, his beautiful neighbor, and his stunning wife. Life at middle age is worse than being a dog. That’s Ye Chen’s story. He is an ordinary man in the city, but after meeting his gorgeous neighbor, his life changes completely. From the start, he gets fired by his boss. 76Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 The Night Before Our Wedding, My Fiancée Sent Me to Prison Herself 大婚前夜，未婚妻亲手送我入狱 [Decisive and ruthless + passionate urban action + expert returns + invincible cultivation + ultimate showboating] Three years ago, on the eve of his wedding, his fiancée betrayed him and threw him into the most terrifying prison in the world: Devil's Island. Three years later, he fought his way through Devil's Island and returned from hell. My name is Ye Yunfan. Now, I have another name. They call me Demon! 281Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 11 Old Chen’s Love Life 老陈情史 (Urban + Realistic + Workplace + Unspoken Rules + Adult + Romance + Feel-Good + Engineering + Sweet Romance + True to Life) Wherever there are people, there are politics. Politics aren’t about fighting and killing; they’re about relationships and human nature. Young Lao Chen worked for ten years at a municipal construction company, rotating through roles as a site supervisor, surveyor, and construction manager. When the property market was booming, Lao Chen quit and went into business as a sub 151Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 My Wife and Kids Chose Her First Love, So This Divorce Is Final 老婆孩子都选白月光，这婚我离定了 Jiang Zimo kept his identity secret while helping Ye Nanxing establish the Ye Group. But on their wedding anniversary, she and their son chose to celebrate the birthday of the man she had always loved. Even the son Jiang Zimo had raised himself suddenly turned cold and distant, urging his mother to divorce Jiang Zimo as soon as possible. Jiang Zimo decided to grant the mother and son's wish and left with nothing. Later, the two of them, one big and one small, tracked him all the way to the capit 42Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 13 Reborn in ’99: Starting a Business as a Second-Generation Heir 重生99：从成为二代开始创业 While people were still marveling at the convenience and excellent service brought by internet giants like QQ and JD.com, using high-tech computers and phones, and following Korean and Japanese boy bands, girl groups, and idols, they were astonished to discover that the real power behind these companies belonged to an obscure investment firm called Shanyi Capital. When all its rivals made a move against the firm, however, every tactic was thwarted by an unnamed official force operating in the sh 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 After I Stopped Being a Doormat, They All Panicked! 不当舔狗后，她们全慌了！ After I Stopped Being a Simp, They All Panicked! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 Meeting Girls Online: I'm Going to Become a Player 网上约妹，我要变渣男 I’m Meeting Girls Online, So I’ll Become a Player 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 Spring at Fifteen Watts 十五瓦的春天 The story takes place from the late 1990s to the early 2000s, a time when China was undergoing rapid economic growth and profound social change. Their parents arranged a child-swap marriage, and the resulting children were a top student sister born in the 1990s and Mou Hao. From childhood, the two endured ridicule for wearing hand-me-downs and living in an abandoned factory, but it forged them into people with iron wills. They struggled to stay in school by selling fruit and tutoring, and eventu —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 Those Days I Worked in Customer Service 做客服的那些日子里 Urban daily life + workplace romance and marriage + one heroine + sweet romance + realism (This book is adapted from many real-life cases. Please don't assume it's about you!!) The world is one enormous slapdash operation. Wu You has only just gotten used to his new role as team leader after being promoted from frontline customer service, and now he's got a lot to deal with. His team members: “Why don't you just do this for me?” His boss: “If you don't mind, boss, I can look after you in your ol 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 A Mayfly in Amber 琥珀中的蜉蝣 Amber preserves time, and seals away mayflies. Three talented young women meet at Yanyuan. A classmate steals the fruits of one woman's painstaking work. Her best friend sees everything, yet chooses to stay silent. Overnight, the course of their lives changes completely. One becomes a pregnant student who drops out and vanishes into the crowd. One becomes a celebrated author, rising to fame through plagiarism. One becomes a scholar, spending her days regretting her choices from behind a lectern. 112Reads—Score401Shelves
- 19 My Wife's Lies 娇妻的谎言 My wife was supposed to be away on a business trip, but she suddenly showed up at the hospital, injured. And the man who’d been injured alongside her was there too. Ma Wei, confused, asked the doctor what had happened. The doctor said they’d both been brought in from a hotel... 268Reads5.8Score—Shelves
- 20 Laid-Back City Life: Days Spent Living with Beautiful Women 都市悠闲生活：和美女一起生活的日子 A once-renowned genius of ancient martial arts has fallen so far that he now scrapes by collecting rent. It would be one thing if all his tenants were gorgeous women, but each one is a complete weirdo! Seriously, who can relate? Having these top-tier tenants around has made my life a living hell! 180Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 Sincerity Brings Good Fortune 心诚则吉 “Have a child for me.” It was only their second day of knowing each other when Lin Cheng said this to Aji, who was 19 years younger than him. A middle-aged, unmarried man working in the public sector, afraid of marriage, he had planned to spend a million yuan to have a child. But then he discovered that Aji, a single Tibetan mother, was the salvation of his life. A warm, healing story to bring a little comfort to a heart longing for tenderness. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 My Boss Held His Little Assistant, So I Took His Wife Home 老板抱着小助理，我送老板娘回家 The boss is holding the cute assistant, while I take the boss’s wife home —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 My Wife Ran Off with Her Ex-Husband, So My Mother-in-Law Offered Compensation 妻子和前夫私奔，丈母娘提补偿 His wife elopes with her ex-husband, and his mother-in-law demands compensation —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 One Glance at Karma: I Expose Injustice in This World 因果一眼：我专破人间不公 A thoroughly realistic urban novel with tightly constructed plot logic, combining romance, the underworld, politics, and business warfare. It begins when a 24-year-old food delivery rider accidentally gets embroiled in a ledger case involving a crime boss. With extraordinary courage and intelligence, he brings down the boss and exposes a sweeping case of corruption in government... 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 The Day We Meet Again 再会之期 What do these strange, recurring dreams really mean? Can Ye Hang change anything in his dreams? Can the sound of a bell awaken Ye Hang from his dream? Saved text messages, a broken bracelet, and white balloon flowers. Do you remember the vows we once made and the promises we kept, Li Yanxiao? The day they meet again is a promise between them, and a dream that marks both a beginning and an end. “If I were a beam of light, I would pierce every darkness in the world, and shine on you alone!” Th 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 The Fallen Sunflower 掉落的向日葵 A group of passionate young people in the bloom of youth fight evil forces for the justice they believe in. For friendship, brotherhood, and love, they are willing to give everything they have. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 A Cage of Desire 欲望牢笼 Based on true events, this story follows Li Nan, who has long struggled with the burdens of her family of origin. After unexpectedly having her material desires fulfilled time and again, she gradually loses herself and becomes increasingly consumed by greed, until her bubble finally bursts and she plummets to rock bottom overnight. Li Nan will pay a heavy price for the mistakes she has made, and a long journey of redemption begins. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 Hardship and Fortune Forge True Love 祸福相依之艰难铸真情 Xiao Xiangdong was separated from his family as a child and adopted by foster parents. As an adult, he found a job at a company and worked his way up. Thanks to his excellent performance, he was promoted to manager ahead of schedule. His father fell seriously ill and left the family deeply in debt. Then a missing-person notice drew him into a conspiracy targeting him... 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 A Dashing Nobody 风流小人物 Ye Chen is an ordinary man at the very bottom of society. He’s been on 99 blind dates, and every woman has rejected him for the same reason. “A man without money? What’s the point of dating?” Ye Chen finally gets it. If that’s how it is, why bother dating at all? The road ahead is full of twists and turns, but it’s painful and exhilarating all the same... 382Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 30 A Photo of My Wife 妻子的合照 A Photo of My Wife 101Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 I Just Got Back from a Business Trip, and My Wife Was Arrested at a Hotel? 刚出差回来，老婆酒店被抓了？ Wang Hao had just returned from a business trip when he got a call telling him to go to a police station in a neighboring city to pay a fine for his wife! But… hadn’t his wife gone on a business trip to Jianghai? Why had she been caught in Hang City during a raid on a prostitution ring? Full of questions, Wang Hao began investigating and gradually uncovered his wife’s hidden true nature… P.S. The protagonist is decisive and ruthless. There’s no getting back together after divorce, and he never g 178Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 32 I Drive a Ride-Hailing Car in Taiyuan 我在太原开网约车 Written with a delicate touch and told from the first-person perspective of a ride-hailing driver, this novel traces the industry’s rise and fall from beginning to end. Drawing on seven years spent behind the wheel, it records the everyday bustle and lives of ordinary people in the city. 44Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 My Best Friend Urged My Wife to Divorce Me, So I Played Along 好闺蜜怂恿妻子离婚，我将计就计 My wife's best friend urged her to divorce me, so I played along with her plan. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 That Winter, Frost Was Deep and Dew Was Heavy 那年寒冬霜深露重 The first half of her life was bleak and miserable, leaving her utterly disillusioned, with everything in shambles... Heartbroken and desperate, she chose to end her life and put an end to her wretched existence! Fortunately, she survived and met three outstanding men who changed her outlook on life. Through her own tireless efforts, she became the person she wanted to be. Once overlooked by her husband, she now found herself showered with declarations of love from three remarkable men. In the 1Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 35 The Fall of New York: A Former Congresswoman's Wife Wanders in Search of Redemption 纽约陷落：前议员夫人的流浪救赎 International student Aili meets a wealthy young gentleman from a political dynasty, with blond hair and blue eyes, impeccable manners, and every advantage in life. They fall in love, but class is far from the only thing standing between them. Can they make it work? —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 I Run a Homestay in Datong 我在大同开民宿 Laid off at thirty-two, I followed my girlfriend back to Datong's ancient city wall to turn an old house into a guesthouse. The day we tore down a wall, we dug a stone tablet out of the cellar, inscribed with the name of Faguo, a Northern Wei monk. After tying imperial power to Buddhism, Faguo vanished without a trace. That night, metallic knocks came from the cellar. The next morning, new marks had appeared on the wall. No one had gone down there. Uncle Liu, who had kept watch next door for for —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 My Husband Advocated for a Child-Free Life, Yet Had a Child with Someone Else 主张丁克的老公，却和别人有了孩子 Her husband was all for being child-free, but he had a child with someone else. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 The Hidden Truth About My Ex-Wife 前妻隐秘的真相 The sudden divorce proposal from his wife completely upended Chen Xuan’s life. After their divorce, one secret after another from his wife’s past came to light. As Chen Xuan investigated the secrets she had left behind, a new lease on life awaited him in both his personal and professional life... 658Reads7.1Score101Shelves
- 39 I Loved You with All My Heart, So Don't Regret the Divorce 爱你无微不至，离婚别说后悔 No System, tycoon, chasing-her-ex after the breakup. “It's been a year. Jiang Xiaoxian, let's get divorced.” Looking at his beautiful wife, Jiang Xiaoxian could only smile helplessly. He never expected that all the love he'd poured into her over the past year would still amount to less than a smile from her old flame, the one she could never forget. “Fine, I agree.” Over the past year, Zeng Wan had grown used to having Jiang Xiaoxian in her life. When he suddenly disappeared from her world, she 121Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 40 A Book by Young Hero Chen 陈少侠的一本书 When Xia Yu woke up in a hospital, he stared at the white ceiling overhead and realized he had been reborn. In his previous life, he drowned because of his girlfriend. Then he transmigrated to the cultivation world, where after more than a hundred years of training, he became a mighty cultivator at the Tribulation Transcendence stage. Just as he was preparing to transcend his tribulation and ascend, he was ambushed by an old enemy. Dying wasn't scary at all. He had been reborn with the Heaven-De 6Reads5.3Score—Shelves
- 41 The Alluring Woman in the Red Envelope 红包尤物 The poor guy gets cheated on from the start by his breathtakingly beautiful fiancée! How will Ye Xiu make a comeback against all odds? Watch him climb step by step to the pinnacle of life. This is a fresh, one-of-a-kind novel. Set against the dramatic rise and fall of the real estate market, it tells a compelling and tangled story of buying, selling, renting, planning, researching, building, renovating, investing in, expanding, and beautifying property, as well as workplace struggles, marital up 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 A Husband's Revenge for His Wife 为妻子复仇的丈夫 This is not a fast-paced wish-fulfillment story. It demands a certain level of reading experience, so proceed with caution. An urban showdown of intellect and force, grounded in realism. The tone is hard-edged, ruthless, and focused on rescue and revenge. After two years overseas, the male protagonist returns home to find that his classmates, friends, marriage, and family have all been caught up in upheaval. He follows the clues deeper and deeper until he finally uncovers the truth... On a bleak 3.8kReads8.4Score137Shelves
- 43 Where Does the Road Lead? 出路为何 The story takes place in a small city in the north. It explores some of the social conflicts that arose at the time and still exist today. I hope to portray and sum them up through a story, so that everyone can consider these issues more calmly and rationally. But enough about that. Let’s step into the story. 5Reads7.5Score—Shelves
- 44 Blue Is Still Romantic 蓝色依然浪漫 [Pilot & florist * a love all their own * simple happiness] After more than thirty years alone, the pilot is lucky that the Matchmaker has taken notice and brought new color to his life. Maybe the right person takes a long time to arrive, but that's all right. If they do come, they're worth waiting for. The florist has been hurt by love and no longer wants to trust it easily. It takes time for her to realize that matters of the heart need just the right cure before they can heal. You never need —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 Shamulia 沙木蓼 One day, Xiao Qingchun received a mysterious phone call. On the other end, a baby babbled incomprehensibly. The call brought two people who had been apart for a long time back together. Because of the baby, they started spending time together again, discovered sides of each other they hadn't known before, and fell in love all over again. 1.8kReads8.1Score143Shelves
- 46 My Wife Is Always Out Partying 妻子经常花天酒地 My Wife Is Always Out Drinking and Having Fun —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 My Wife's Lies and Betrayal 妻子的谎言与背叛 My wife and I have been married for over a year, and things have always been good between us. But lately, she’s been acting strangely, often leaving early and coming home late. I’ve started to suspect she’s cheating... [Suspecting an affair → investigating step by step → a shocking ending] 16Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 48 The Daily Life of a Max-Level Hunk 日常系满级男神 Being single and putting on weight, with no hope for the future... After his girlfriend dumped him, Jiang Yuan went alone to the Magic City to start over, and suddenly his life went into overdrive. Being a heartthrob became his label, and living like a tycoon became his everyday life... But Jiang Yuan wasn't satisfied with these “low-level pleasures”& After his life took off, all he wanted was to become a max-level human!!! 5Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 49 My Miserable First Half of Life 我悲惨的上半生 The story of one woman and all sorts of men: life is short, so enjoy it while you can. An ordinary girl is rejected by her parents, who favor boys, from the day she is born. After her younger brother arrives, her father cares even less for her, and her mother shows her no love. She stumbles through life, bullied by all kinds of people and harassed by her classmates. Just after coming of age, she meets a scumbag, whose lies lead her step by step into an abyss, where she gradually falls into ruin. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 A Country Boy's Daring Journey to the Bustling City 乡野赤子勇闯繁华都市 Told through vivid scenes and representative episodes, this book follows the protagonist’s growth: born in the countryside with his heart set on the city, he sees all its splendor before his heart returns to peace. Born in a village, he was a rebellious boy who refused to be bound by the blazing sun and the muddy earth. He worked hard to get into college and resolutely set foot in the bustling city. From stumbling through the confusion of a newcomer to fighting his way into a firm foothold, he e 1Reads—Score—Shelves
