Novels like The Law of Arrogance
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Law of Arrogance, best match first.
- 1 My Performance Review Is Livestreamed to the Entire Internet 我的绩效面谈是全网直播 My performance review was livestreamed across the internet 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 A Life Off Track 偏轨人生 One impulsive moment, half a lifetime spent stumbling. We’re all ordinary people. Why talk about love? He thought himself clever and above the cliches, only to fall right into one. A repressed, brilliant engineering student and a worldly, charming top saleswoman 1.2kReads7.0Score10714d adds
- 3 Beijing Affairs: A Career Woman's Search for Love (Two-Volume Set) 北京情事：职场女追爱记（共2册） A heartwarming, healing story of a determined young woman pursuing love! Inspiring and true to life! A must-read guide for workplace rookies! The love I want isn’t you taking care of me. It’s us standing side by side! Xu Zhuoran is a workaholic in most people’s eyes. Pan Haoru is a charming man, open-minded and wise. As they clash again and again in the business world, they gradually fall in love. Xu Zhuoran has a strong personality and exceptional intelligence, and has weathered countless battl 128Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 4 The Vanity Fair: Complete Edition 名利场(全集) 441Reads9.2Score10114d adds
- 5 Goodnight, Mr. Fei 吻安，我的费先生 Ren Jia'er always thought of herself as a modern woman who put her career above love, until she met Fei Lingnan. Fei Lingnan despised office romances. He thought anyone who looked for love at work had a pig for a brain, until Ren Jia'er came along. “My boss says I seduced his best manager and told me to quit,” Ren Jia'er said, feeling wronged. “Um... why do I feel like I'm the one who seduced you?” Fei Lingnan replied with a smug grin. “I've seen shameless people, but never anyone as shameless a 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 She Is Above the Clouds 她在云端 Love or career: which would you choose? In the financial hub of the 21st century, known as the age of paper gold, everyone thinks they’re just one step away from success. Jiang He is a coolheaded, perceptive girl from an ordinary background. Through her own hard work, she gets a foot in the door at a prestigious securities group, while her other foot steps into the elite social circle of upClass. With keen insight and ability, she presses on along a thorny path, yearning for success and dreami 43Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 7 The Company Said, 'Cut Pay to Save Jobs.' So I Counted Who Got Laid Off 公司说“降薪保岗位”，我统计了被裁的都是什么人 The company said, “We’re cutting pay to save jobs.” So I tallied up who got laid off 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Dan Shuyi's Office Werewolf Game: From Invisible to Queen of the Rules 单书意的职场狼人杀：从隐形人到规则女王 Shan Shuyi’s workplace game of Werewolf: from invisible nobody to queen of the rules 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Dan Shuyi: You Can't Afford My Name 单书意：我的名字，你们买不起 Shan Shuyi: You can’t afford my name —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 I Turned My Boss's Empty Talk into ASMR 我把领导的废话做成了ASMR I turned my boss’s empty blather into ASMR 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Half a City's Worth of Mountain Scenery 半城山色 Half the City in Mountain Scenery: A rebellious story about a middle-aged woman. At 39, Ni Han is trapped in a mediocre, lifeless existence. Then 24-year-old Xiao Shan gently enters her barren world. A world-weary woman and a healing young man: their forbidden love catches fire. And then there is another shadow in her life, her best friend Xiao Lei. Her care for Ni Han has long gone beyond friendship, becoming an almost obsessive possessiveness and attachment. On one side is the light illuminati 198Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 12 The Wicked Commander of the Guochao PR Department 国潮公关部的恶女司令 [Women’s growth + workplace ensemble + team spirit + niche professions + comeback and face-slapping + business warfare] “I’m not fighting tooth and nail to win. I just refuse to accept defeat.” Yan Yue is a formidable career woman known as a “villainess.” She leaves a fashion magazine to become PR director at DOM, a streetwear brand rooted in Chinese culture. Despite the title, she’s actually a one-woman department. She thought she could ride the wave of a new era, but reality turns out to be no 9Reads9.0Score—14d adds
- 13 The Imperfect Winner 不完美赢家 “Beauty is a sin. Ambition is armor.” Lin Luo'an is a “black lotus” who clawed her way up from a small county town. She saves herself time and again, climbing higher step by step, crossing class barriers to become a renowned crisis PR queen. She knows how to turn accusations back on their accusers and trample her enemies underfoot. Until she meets Shen Keyu, who is even more pragmatic than she is. Shen Keyu clawed his way up to become a rising elite. On the surface, he seems bland and harmless; 538Reads7.3Score10414d adds
- 14 The Tenderness of My Natural Enemy 天敌的温柔 Jiang Zhuxi is a rising star in the workplace. She believes in hard work and playing by the rules. To survive in a complex professional world, she relies on her expertise and resilience. Even if you’re her senior, if you break the rules or exploit loopholes, she’ll deal with you swiftly and without mercy. Zhang Min’er, a self-made founder, is different. She rose to success in business through tact and ruthlessness. You could call her an old witch to her face, but if you can be of use to her, she 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 I'm the Only One at the Company Actually Following the Stupid Orders 全公司只有我在认真执行愚蠢命令 I’m the only one in the whole company actually following the stupid orders —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 I'm the Grand Prize at the Company Annual Gala 公司年会的特等奖是我 I won the grand prize at the company’s annual party 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 The Company Made Me the Fall Guy, So I Livestreamed a Law Lesson and Sent Them to Prison 公司拿我顶罪，我直播普法送他们坐牢 My Company Made Me Take the Fall, So I Livestreamed a Lesson in the Law and Sent Them to Prison 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 The No-Overtime Association 不加班协会 The No Overtime Association —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Working as a Translator in Africa 我在非洲当翻译 Bai Xixi is an English major graduate and a working stiff. When she applied for jobs, she was so distracted she missed the word “overseas” attached to the translation position. And so, by a strange twist of fate, she ended up in Kenya, opening up a whole new map of Africa... Isn't Africa really hot? Why are you wearing a sweater! Isn't Africa really poor? How can you go shopping at CHANEL! Isn't everyone in Africa supposed to be dark-skinned? How did you bring back such a handsome, fair-skinned 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Moon-Gazing in the Ruins 废墟里赏月 [An ordinary wage slave VS workplace demons] [Realistic fiction · heart-wrenching · healing · the working life of ordinary people] What’s it like to get your company blacklisted by a platform just days after joining? Shi Ye, a worker who has internalized workplace anxiety to the point that it’s in her DNA, will tell you from personal experience: you feel so guilty you torment yourself day and night, drown your sorrows in alcohol, then mistake a handsome stranger for someone else and sob to him 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Because of Love 茵为爱 Zhou Chengyin was a naive, mischievous girl who had secretly cherished her prince charming, Yang Fan, since childhood. When they reunited as adults, she couldn't help confessing her feelings, only to be rejected. Her pride badly wounded, Chengyin decided to turn over a new leaf and work hard. She joined the consulting industry where Yang Fan worked... 241Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 22 I'll Still Love You Years from Now 哪怕多年以后还爱你 “Business is business, whoever it’s with. How much per time?” he asked casually, lighting a cigarette. Zhou He kept her head down and replied with utter seriousness, “You saved me. How could I let you come out at a loss?” He raised an eyebrow, watching her with keen interest. Meeting his gaze, Zhou He said sincerely, “With your looks, you could rise to the top anywhere. I’m penniless and have nothing to my name, so naturally I can’t let myself sully you.” She once thought he was the light shini 384Reads8.8Score10014d adds
- 23 So What If He's My Boss? 不就是上司吗？ A worker’s motto is: If there’s a problem with the project, solve the problem. If there’s a problem with the boss, solve the boss. Why waste time dating? Did you get a promotion or a raise? 518Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 24 A Guide to the Workplace 职场图鉴 [Long-planned scheme + Betrayed male lead + Fashion mogul + Female lead finds redemption] After graduating from university, Wang Dijia stayed in the big city of Xishi to build a life for herself. Five years later, she had finally saved enough for a down payment on a home. Just as she was looking forward to marrying the boyfriend she had been with for seven years, he betrayed her. Her parents took her down payment to buy a house for her younger brother, and because her boyfriend had stolen compan 8Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 25 The Twenty-First Affair 第21次出轨 At fifty, Wan Jia'an, the fourth son of Nanan City's richest man, found himself swept up in an unexpected romance. He cheated with his gorgeous ex-wife, Liu Jinzi, whose figure was beyond compare. He once gave her his passionate, wholehearted love, only to discover that her heart had changed and that the stunning Liu had approached him with an ulterior motive. When Liu Jinzi crossed paths with the old man Wan Jia'an again, she was not only resourceful, with hundreds of schemes up her sleeve, but 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 A Good Girl Is No Lamb 乖乖女从不是羔羊 In the summer of 2007, after graduating from college, Li Kele went to the coast and got a job at a factory. But life began making her pay the price of growing up: leaving home, heartbreak, unemployment… What was she supposed to do? Amid betrayal and schemes, she stumbled her way toward maturity. The workplace taught her many things, and so did the boys and girls who came into her life. Kele, keep moving forward. Don’t look back. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Rise Up, Professional Rose! 逆袭吧！职业玫瑰 [A comeback! A workplace rose strikes back from the brink!] “Once I get into grad school, will my life finally be stable?” Lin Yue stared at her acceptance letter, feeling lost. Her best friend Su Yao fought her way into a major corporation, only to face harassment from her boss, have her proposal stolen, and become everyone's scapegoat! “New hires are supposed to drink with clients?” Su Yao sneered, recording evidence. One whistleblower letter went straight to the chairman's office! Lin Yue gav 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 The Fate-Reversing Manual 逆命宝典 A young man facing a midlife crisis, with nowhere left to turn, happens upon an extraordinary opportunity on a rooftop. He steps back into the workplace, rises through the ranks, and eventually reaches the pinnacle of power. But is that really the end of the story? 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 After Discovering the Goddess's Secret, I Lured Her Into My Trap 发现女神的秘密后，我诱她入局 After discovering the goddess's secret, I lured her into my trap. 993Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 An HR Diary HR日记 [A sharp and capable HR manager vs. a wise, deeply devoted CEO] [From a newcomer at a major corporation to a seasoned HR professional, this is a thoughtful look at how women can make their mark in the workplace! Career first, romance second, with a moving and realistic story free of melodrama. 1v1 + devoted to each other + workplace drama] What kind of people does the workplace need? Who can stay undefeated at work, and who will leave in disappointment? Su Yun and her husband, Xue Zhong, went fr 165Reads9.2Score—14d adds
- 31 Consultation After Dark 咨询夜不眠 After graduating from Harvard with an MBA, Song Qiaoyi returns to Main, one of the world's top strategic consulting firms. There, he endures workplace bullying, being framed with nude photos, and being deliberately sidelined. He turns the tide in a crisis, only to take someone else's piece of the pie, and leads his team into a head-on clash with a competitor. Through it all, he and his colleagues and mentors hold fast to their professional principles. He rises from strategic consultant to partne 365Reads9.4Score10314d adds
- 32 The Trade Route 商路风云 Late at night, Chen Yifan brings his drunk female boss back to his place. Her arrival changes his future. A misunderstanding leads to a devastating revenge, but strangely enough, he uses that very revenge to rise to the pinnacle of life... 211Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 33 Mr. Situ Has Been Plotting This for a Long Time 司徒总他蓄谋已久 Situ Xu, the eldest son of the Situ family in the capital, falls for a girl with no family connections, no status, and a single-parent upbringing. Knowing their relationship seems impossible, he deliberately enters the game and plots for years. An Shining has always known that people say a couple should be evenly matched in family background and status. She knows their relationship is impossible, and has never dared to hope for more. But love always comes without warning, then takes hold of your 104Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Before My Sixth Breakup 在第六次失恋前 When Wang Yalei and Old Shu stroll hand in hand, they have no idea that their relationship will end with a text message just half a month later. From her first year of college to the year she turns thirty, this is her fifth heartbreak. A woman who could have been a big brother's woman gradually accepts that her fate is to be the big brother among women. Big brothers have their own fate, too. She must face her work, take responsibility, cherish her friendships, and only then comes the love that c 160Reads9.4Score—14d adds
- 35 The Perfect Offer 最佳Offer [Idealistic Career Consultant vs. Realistic Consulting Firm Partner] [Two Strong Leads + Bickering Couple + Realistic Workplace + Industry Elites + Episodic Stories] [The author is a veteran HR professional. Years in the field, thousands of resumes, and countless interviews have taught her one thing: choosing the wrong career can really ruin your life!] I’m about to graduate from college, but I can’t even fill out a resume. What should I do? My marriage has failed, and after eight years as a ful 186Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 36 How to Live with Mental Illness 精神病的活法 In 2021, my mental health started to deteriorate. After taking medication for five years, I developed bipolar disorder, and I feel like I’m falling apart more and more. I’m writing this book just to give myself something to do, something to keep me going. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Kangqiao 康桥 After failing to die for love... In the summer of 2006, Indonesian police received an emergency call. When officers arrived at the scene, they found a young man and woman on the brink of death after taking a large quantity of sleeping pills. The incident had taken place at Lovers' Valley, Bali's famous suicide-for-love destination. The police later marked the case: “Failed suicide pact.” The boy was named Huo Lianbo, and the girl, Kang Qiao. 353Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 38 She Tore Up More Than Just the Non-Compete Agreement 她撕掉的不仅是竞业协议 What she tore up was more than just a non-compete agreement 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 A Ten-Degree Temperature Difference 十度温差 Moving from a first-tier city to a second-tier one meant a temperature difference of just ten degrees. But moving from a private company to a state-owned enterprise meant a journey of more than a thousand miles. Xu Man had felt lost and wavered... Yet she dared to brave the countercurrent and forge a new path, ultimately finding success and, quite by chance, meeting Mr. Right. 544Reads8.9Score10714d adds
- 40 The End of Bad Luck 倒霉尽头 “Hi, I’m the man you slept with last night.” When Ji Yunyun saw the WeChat message, she nearly dropped her phone. Yesterday had been the worst day of her life: someone stole her project proposal, her boyfriend cheated on her, and her nemesis suddenly became her boss. That night, she went to a bar to drink her troubles away, then stumbled home in a haze. When she woke up the next morning, she found herself in the bed of a strange man. She thought she could keep the whole thing buried, until he me 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 A Physiological Obsession 生理性贪恋 [Both leads are devoted to each other + simmering tension + evenly matched + love grows over time] By day, Ye Jingqiu and Fu Jingshu are coworkers who can barely manage a word to each other. At night, he kisses her again and again, calling her name over and over as he loses control and goes mad for her. (Luring her step by step vs. falling deeper step by step) (Urban professionals / not a tragedy / happy ending / female-oriented / female lead’s perspective / romance-focused) (Bedtime readin 39kReads8.9Score3.3k14d adds
- 42 The Day When the Days Were Long and the Nights Short 昼长夜短的那天 Completed · [Scheming Approach to a Spoiled Rich Second-Generation Heir VS A Rational, Restrained Female Investment Manager] [CEO + Business Warfare + Push and Pull + Devoted to His Wife + HE] A new hire showed up in Antai’s investment and financing department. To everyone’s surprise, it was Shan Jialin, the notorious spoiled young master of the Shan family. To his face, everyone called him Mr. Shan; behind his back, they complained that he had a pile of scandals and knew nothing about real est 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 He Married a Sweet Young Wife 12 Years His Junior, and Now He Only Wants Babies 娶了小12岁的娇妻，他只想生崽 No transmigration, no wild imagination, and nothing unrealistic. The heroine is an orphan who studies piano and is a Scorpio. The hero is a rich second-generation heir in the arts industry and a Sagittarius. They get married out of spite. A realistic, ordinary married life. Two people who seem untouched by ordinary life learn to live like a normal married couple. 73Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 The Hunter Game: A Game Within a Game 猎人游戏：局中之局 They’re used to treating others as prey. But what happens when the tables turn? Everyone has something they want to protect, but once they’re caught in a game called “profit,” can anyone truly stay out of it? This is a story about headhunters, but it’s about much more than that. Cross-border mergers and acquisitions, IPO turmoil, power succession, staged accidents... Every move is controlled from behind the scenes. The moment a pawn realizes it is a pawn, the counterattack begins! (A modern work 4Reads—Score114d adds
- 45 How Long Will You Love Me? 你会爱我多久 How Long Will You Love Me tells the story of Xu Nanqiao and her first love, Qin Shiyue, who unexpectedly meet again many years later. Once high school sweethearts, they parted ways because of youthful insecurity and misunderstandings. Years later, Xu Nanqiao has become a simultaneous interpreter, while Qin Shiyue is a successful patent lawyer. When they reunite at work, old regrets and unresolved feelings resurface. Faced with past misunderstandings and the complications of the present, can they 766Reads8.9Score10014d adds
- 46 A History of the Death of Idealism 理想主义消亡史 [No transmigration], [No cheats or System], [Realistic], [No feel-good wish fulfillment], [Deep-dive into the inside story], [Scheming] Medical investment is an obscure industry with a lot of hidden complexities. Yan Hui is a professional in the field, as well as an idealist. But as time goes by and circumstances change, his life and work gradually slip beyond his control. (A song will be included in the author’s notes for each chapter. It will relate to the chapter, directly or indirectly, obje 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 Summer and a Heart-Pounding Romance Collide 夏与心动撞满怀 [Teacher and student + seven-year age gap + one-on-one romance + mutual feelings + she pursues him at first, then he pursues her] On a drizzly day, Song Shushuang stumbled into his arms at Huai Shui Bay. Later, she insisted on moving in. That night, the girl gazed up at him with clear, shining eyes full of tears. Furious, she bit him. A distinctive mark was left on his left wrist, keeping him company for four years and, eventually, the rest of his life. Song Shushuang finally returned to Huaina 189Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 A Heartfelt Deal 心动交易 [Sweet romance with angst + healing] [Exclusive devotion, a polished but depraved top lawyer × a money-loving junior lawyer] Jiang Ran met Gu Shencheng because he casually pointed her out from a line of beauties. She wanted his money; he wanted her body. Once she was through her rough patch, Jiang Ran pulled up her pants and acted like nothing had happened. “Attorney Gu, let’s not keep in touch from now on.” Gu Shencheng gripped her chin. “Jiang Ran, you used me and now you’re tossing me aside?” 88Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 49 I Just Go Wild for My Wife 我直接嗨老婆 Illustrator with Quantum Social Interaction Syndrome x talkative, chatty pediatrician If Shen Yun had come over the first time and asked whether she wanted to get married, Jiang Dingding would have thrown him out. But he asked, “Want to come work at my place?” Jiang Dingding: “I might be up for that.” 189Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 Like Dust Meeting a Lighthouse 如尘埃遇见灯塔 [Mutual Secret Crush]+ [Rekindled Romance]= [Happy Ending] “We can never go back.” “How would you know if we haven't tried? You always shut yourself away like a hedgehog. You're timid and cowardly, and you never face reality. If I hadn't come, would you have gone on like this for the rest of your life? If that's what you want, why don't we start over?” For many years afterward, Cheng Ai remained stuck in place. She shaped herself into Ji Hang'an. She listened to the music he liked, ate the food 12Reads—Score—14d adds
