Novels like Tales from a Tiny Office
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Tales from a Tiny Office, best match first.
- 151 The Neighbors on Either Side of Xingyao 星遥的左右隔壁 Shen Song Xingyao is a girl whose name carries the story of her parents' unusual relationship. She grew up in a unique family arrangement, with her parents living in apartments next door to each other. Her father, Shen Yizhou, is a carefree, laid-back editor, while her mother, Song Qingru, is a meticulous, rational accountant. They never had a marriage in the traditional sense, yet through an unspoken understanding few outsiders could comprehend, they raised their daughter together. From her inn 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 152 Peeping: The Butterfly Effect 偷窥之蝴蝶效应 The male lead is a complete loser. By chance, he discovers a female colleague's secret, turning his work and personal life upside down. Two mature adults with sharp minds and social skills engage in an intense game of push and pull. Love begins for reasons unknown and grows deeper with every passing day: they love and are loved, hurt and are hurt, grow through their pain, then fade from one another's memories. This is also the story of an ordinary worker's growth. 593Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 153 Scarlet Lips 烈焰红唇 After eight years on the job, Chen Dalong is still just an office clerk. He gets caught up in a power struggle among the company’s top executives and becomes a pawn. Then his wife cheats on him, his friends betray him, and his future looks bleak. But after he inadvertently helps his female boss, a shake-up in personnel changes everything... He rises through the ranks and becomes the most sought-after man around! 225Reads—Score—14d adds
- 154 A Lifetime of Love, Across Lifetimes 生生漫，世世缘 If you ask when falling leaves announce autumn’s arrival, they drift and scatter, keeping company with the wind. The heart follows its desires, longing for someone far away. What do these maple leaves mean, fluttering one by one? They are at the ends of the earth, but where are you? For whom does this foolish devotion burn? Fallen blossoms sever love, while the wind sheds tears. Leaves fly, flowers fade, yet love endures. Life after life, it lingers; every sigh catches in the throat. A bond acro 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 155 From a Symbol to a Person 从一个符号变成了一个人 From a symbol into a person —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 156 After Reading His Mind, I Got the CEO Wrapped Around My Finger 读心后，霸总被我拿捏了 Qi Wan is a chatty slacker at Die Shan Design, lounging around and munching sunflower seeds on the surface, while secretly possessing incredible talent. Xie Chi is a reclusive, mysterious boss who fears socializing but controls everything. She can hear his innermost thoughts, like the sound of his heartbeat: “If she comes any closer, I'm done for.” When colleagues dump work on her, directors try to suppress her, and her ex threatens her, she hits back with face-slapping comebacks. From plagiaris 6Reads—Score114d adds
- 157 The River at the Village Entrance 村口那条河 I once thought this river would flow forever, until that summer, when it carried away every secret and brought new stories in their place. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 158 AI Meets Longevity AI撞上长寿 What will the world be like when robots are everywhere and can think just like humans, while people everywhere begin to live longer? Will robots rule the world, or will humans control the robots? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 159 I've Decided to Truly Love Someone 我决定好好去爱一个人 After getting hurt in love, when I meet someone who treats me well, I think I should try to love them wholeheartedly. Even if it ends in failure, that would be better than living with regret. Learning to love again and loving someone I have no feelings for without holding back is not easy for a Scorpio woman. It took me half a lifetime to realize that the person I most needed to love properly was myself. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 160 After the Year-End Bonus Was Canceled, My Boss Knelt Outside My Door 年终奖取消后，老板在我家门口跪下了 After the Year-End Bonus Was Canceled, My Boss Knelt Outside My House 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 161 My Perfect Attendance Bonus Became a Project Bonus, and I Was Slammed on the Headlines 全勤奖改项目奖金，我被骂上头条 They Replaced Perfect Attendance Bonuses with Project Bonuses, and I Got Blasted All Over the Headlines 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 162 After My Credit Was Stolen, I Slacked Off, and My Toxic Coworkers All Lost It 功劳被抢后我摆烂了，极品同事集体破防 After My Achievements Were Stolen, I Started Slacking Off and My Toxic Coworkers Totally Lost It 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 163 Us in Xiangyang Lane 向阳里的我们 [#Real life, #warm neighborhood stories, #healing family bonds, #raising a child and turning life around] Delivery worker Wang Xiaojun had a pain he couldn't put into words: his six-year-old son Xiaobao lived in his own world, like a star. One moment of carelessness nearly resulted in Xiaobao getting lost, sending the entire Xingfuli residential community into chaos. The incident tore open the cracks in Wang Xiaojun and his wife Li Xiujuan's strained marriage, while also revealing the troubles 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 164 Writing and Lying Flat on the Northern Frontier 我在北境边境笔耕躺平 Orphan Lu Ze had had enough of workplace hypocrisy and the clamor of the city. He took his entire fortune of 560,000 yuan and headed for the northeastern border, where he found an empty village that had been erased from the map: Wangbeitun. As the youngest border resident in Wangbeitun’s history, his life went like this: · Annual income: a few hundred yuan from writing flop novels, plus a 3,500-yuan border-resident subsidy. The main goal was simply to stay alive. · Daily KPIs: write 4,000 words 296Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 165 I Once Flew Thousands of Miles for You 为你，我曾飞越千万里 Before being sent to Africa, An Qi imagined endless grasslands and vast starry skies. After arriving, she found a struggling economy and lawless streets. On top of that, the exhausting workload and monotonous life made her want to find an excuse to quit every day. Then, because of one person, she fell in love with this city far from home... This story is dedicated to all the girls who still believe in love! (One man, one woman; both devoted to each other; a sweet romance with no angst) 241Reads9.0Score—14d adds
- 166 I Have Despised My Soul Seven Times 我曾七次鄙视自己的灵魂 When Shen Zhi was thirty, she discovered a USB drive hidden beneath her mother’s urn at the funeral. It contained 147 video diaries her mother had recorded before her death, documenting the twenty-six years of abuse she suffered at her father’s hands and her eventual death from cancer. Meanwhile, the father who wept so bitterly at the funeral was backstage with a young woman, planning their honeymoon. Shen Zhi didn’t go to the police. Instead, she made a decision no one could have anticipated: s 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 167 Prison of the Fog City 雾都囚笼 In Year 0 of the Fogbound Era, a mysterious black fog shrouded nearly every corner of the Earth. Lurking within its gloomy depths were vicious fog insects that slaughtered humans without mercy. To survive, the nations formed three united governments and used a new physical defense technology to isolate surviving cities and regions from the fog. From then on, humanity entered the Fogbound Era. 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 168 The Watcher in the Wheat Fields 麦苗田里的守望者 I'll never forget that rainy summer night. The rain had turned the village's dirt roads to mud. One step could sink you in up to your calves. Clutching half a candle, I hurried home, stumbling through the muck, my heart pounding like I had a rabid rabbit inside me. Mom had promised she'd be home before dark, but it was already nine o'clock. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 169 The Sky Is Vast, the Sea Is Boundless, I Long for the Azure; The Sword Is Azure, the Dao Is Azure, I Long for the Azure Soul 天苍海沧慕清苍，剑苍道苍慕魂苍 This is the story of a group of protagonists. They will go on all kinds of adventures and match wits with their various enemies. In the end, they may each find what they deserve, or things may not turn out as they hoped. What will their stories be like? Let’s look forward to finding out! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 170 Intern from the Start: Making the Heiress of a Top Family Chase After Me 开局实习生：让顶豪千金倒追我 The day her family sent her to the bottom rung of the company as an intern supervisor, Gu Zhaotang spotted her prey in the employee cafeteria. The future tech mogul who would drive a rival company into bankruptcy was now hunched over a cold steamed bun, fixing bugs. With a crape myrtle flower in her hair, she sat down in front of him. “Work for me, and I’ll get you onto the industry’s Hall of Fame within three years.” The crowd scoffed. “What’s an intern doing, pretending to be some big-shot CEO 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 171 My Demon Sister's Forced Love 恶魔姐姐强制爱 My Devilish Older Sister Forces Her Love on Me 44Reads—Score114d adds
- 172 I Only Wanted My 10,000 Yuan Back 我本来只想要回一万块 I used to be just an ordinary programmer. In 2019, I moved to Chengdu and joined a company that didn’t look like much, but would change the course of my life. At first, I thought I’d simply run into a poorly managed small company that couldn’t keep its promises: my probation period dragged on, my salary was changed, they failed to pay my social insurance, mishandled my housing fund, and kept putting off raises until next month, the second half of the year, year-end, or after the company reforme 11Reads8.5Score114d adds
- 173 The Silent Battlefield Between Mother-in-Law and Daughter-in-Law 婆媳没有硝烟的战场 The conflict between Lin Xiao and her mother-in-law, Zhang Cuilan, keeps escalating. Then Lin Xiao undergoes a dramatic transformation, becoming independent and self-reliant. She lives life on her own terms and rewrites her future, until the road ahead finally opens up... 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 174 The Tender Beef Five Storm the Frightening Realm 嫩牛五方勇闯惊封 After moving to Rain Village to enjoy his retirement, Wu Xie still couldn't keep his hands off tomb-robbing. He was always itching to head underground. And now he's landed a tomb from the Western Zhou... Wu Xie mysteriously vanishes inside it. Is it a distortion of human nature, or the collapse of morality!!! Fanfiction. It's been a long time since I read the source material, so any OOC is on me. The characters belong to Sanshu. Content warning: My writing is really bad, and before Chapter 100, 256Reads—Score10714d adds
- 175 Office Schemes: Mr. CEO, Don’t Kiss Me 职心计：总裁别吻我 [Workplace inspiration + domineering CEO + sweet romance in a wealthy family + power-couple love story + friendship and growth] Song Yucheng should have been celebrating a promotion and raise on her thirtieth birthday. Instead, a misunderstanding while catching a homewrecker cost her the opportunity, and she now faces harsh punishment from the company. Her coworkers mock, discriminate against, and make things difficult for her at every turn. An unexpected helping hand from the company's domineer 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 176 At Fifty, She's No Weed, She's a Treasure 50的她不是草其实她是块宝 [Silver-haired wish fulfillment + No rebirth + No System + No pocket dimension + A story focused on positive values] #A 50-year-old farmwife seeks a new beginning# After Lin Meiru discovers her husband has been cheating, she insists on getting a divorce. “You can’t even earn money. How will you survive without me?” Lin Meiru defies the odds and learns to sell things from a street stall after her divorce. The wheels of fate begin to turn... 53Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 177 The City’s Masked Man: Go Ahead, I’m Watching You Act 城市假面人，演，我看着你演 An ordinary person acts so convincingly that he could win an Oscar, living behind a mask as marriage, family, and career all deal him blow after blow. Like a cockroach, he is reborn against all odds. See how he copes with the chaos of everyday life and becomes a master of life's many skills! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 178 Beyond the Walls, Where Do We Go? 围墙之外，何去何从 [No fixed couples, and readers with strong moral qualms should stay away! This novel loves pairing people in unexpected ways, and the ex-husband eventually becomes the son-in-law!] [All kinds of tangled relationships, mutual scheming, love and hate, but in the end everyone gets a happy ending!] [Everyone’s status gets reshuffled, and each person finds their own path to happiness! Hahaha~~] She watches her husband give her the green hat, then returns the favor in kind. Life is this thrilling, and 31Reads—Score—14d adds
- 179 My Wife's Secret 我妻子的秘密 I discovered my wife's secret during one of her business trips out of town. That night, she suddenly called me. I thought she missed me. That is, until I put her on speaker... 1.7kReads—Score3114d adds
- 180 Demon Blood as My Catalyst: I Cultivate by Devouring 妖血为引，我的修行靠吞噬 Lin Yang transmigrates into a living hell from the start: he’s forced to marry a nine-tailed fox who wants to drain his essence. Luckily, the Demon-Refining Cauldron he carries with him awakens. It not only saves his life, but can also devour demons and refine their power to help him cultivate. Unlocking the Mind’s Eye Mirror lets him detect demonic energy, though the Celestial Venerable teases him that “lust makes you an easy target.” Fleeing with a jade pendant that seals away a little fox de —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 181 After I Was Made Redundant, My Former Company Begged Me to Return and Put Out the Fire 被优化后，前司跪求我回去救火 After I Was Laid Off, My Former Company Begged Me to Return and Put Out the Fires 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 182 The Legend of Brother Niu 牛二哥的传说 The story of a stylish office, a group of women, and Niu Erge. They are all secretly competing and trying every trick in the book, all for the sake of a Niu Yige none of them has ever met. When will he finally appear? They can’t wait to find out. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 183 Sunshine Everywhere 随处可见的阳光 Wang Baisheng was unlucky, yet somehow seemed lucky, too. His first love left him in unbearable pain… On the road after running away from home, he rescued Wang Yajing. Then, at her father’s company, he met Li Mengqi. From then on, his fate was entwined with women… Though perhaps that’s an exaggeration… 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 184 Bargaining Chips on the Road to Promotion 升职路上的筹码 Song Minghui is like a spider at the center of a web, maintaining relationships with three women in different ways. A 26-year-old workplace newcomer, a 35-year-old sales director, and a 41-year-old corporate executive: the web is beginning to unravel as its three “bargaining chips” awaken. - The rules of survival in the workplace's dark forest - How the “prey” turns the tables from a male perspective - The growth of three women, from being used to awakening - Emotional manipulation and counterma 2.1kReads6.4Score11414d adds
- 185 Underworld Lust and Sin: The Twisted Life After My Fall 黑道孽欲：黑化后的妖孽人生 (Urban slice of life + lives consumed by desire + grounded and down-to-earth + multiple heroines + no brainless decisions + no melodrama + no cultivation + no System) What did an ordinary person at the bottom of society go through to end up on a one-way road into the underworld? If someone picks a fight, hit back. Life and death are no big deal! The plot is full of twists and turns, and relentlessly probes the human condition! So good it’ll make you pound your bed in a frenzy! If you love this k 31Reads—Score—14d adds
- 186 Love Is Hard, So Let’s Get Married 恋爱好难，不如结婚 This is a story about two girls. Defying her family’s objections, Yan Mo resolutely follows her boyfriend to Jincheng to make a life for themselves. But on Valentine’s Day, she discovers that her boyfriend of six years has been cheating on her. After the breakup, Yan Mo refocuses on her career and finds new love through her work. Ran Fei is Yan Mo’s best friend, and her life is an endless cycle of falling in love, getting her heart broken, and falling in love again. It isn’t until she meets Ding 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 187 A Marriage of Money 钱婚 To become the dutiful daughter, good wife, and loving mother everyone expected, Liu Xiaoqing buried her youthful dreams and deepest desires before the age of thirty-three, living a life of constant compromise. After graduating, she painfully gave up her dream of becoming a writer and took the civil service exam, becoming a government employee. At home, she endured her in-laws' repeated provocations, again and again, just to preserve her marriage. At work, she likewise chose to put up with her 56Reads—Score—14d adds
- 188 Women, Houses, and Everything in Between 女人与房子那些事儿 An unremarkable woman stops at nothing, steadily climbing the ranks until she makes a stunning comeback and becomes the president of a real estate company. Her life is full of hardships and almost legendary twists. The novel also reveals many little-known secrets of the real estate industry. 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 189 After Seeing the Red Moon 在看到红月之后 [Call of Cthulhu tabletop role-playing + Spirit Vision + Infinite Worlds + Smart Protagonist + Nontraditional Cthulhu] Everyone thought the red moon was just a rare astronomical phenomenon. Only Chai Xin knew that the red moon was a gateway to the Inner World. The world has never been just one layer. The surface is the orderly Main World, where everyday life unfolds and days and nights pass as usual. Beneath it lies a tangled Inner World: one side is an abstract reflection of the Main World 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 190 A Windfall Makes a Life 横财成就人生 One lucky blow brings him a windfall. The real problem is how to launder it into legitimate personal income. It's like telling one lie and needing a hundred more to cover it: the problems just keep snowballing. Watch how the protagonist gets himself out of this mess. 444Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 191 Transmigrating to a Strange, Empty World 穿越之异空飘零 (Bad at titles + bad at blurbs + fake mystery + feel-good thrills... What are those? Can you eat them?) Not following the latest tropes, but still following tropes, probably. Not a traditional transmigration story, but still a transmigration story, with her body coming along. After suddenly transmigrating, Die Miaoyin shivered. What kind of place is this? It feels so cold. Everyone here is completely bonkers, so bonkers they're flying off the handle! She can barely handle this, hey! Also, th 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 192 Young Madam Shi Is an All-Round Big Shot 时少夫人是个全能大佬 They say Third Master Shi of the imperial capital pulled every trick in the book to win over the girl he liked. But which of them was really the prey? An all-around capable heroine, strong female lead, one-on-one romance, both pure-hearted, no misunderstandings, plenty of sweetness and no angst. Ye Ran: “Shi Yiyuan, I've never thought much about love in my life, because I don't know how long I'll live. I might live a peaceful life to the end, or I might give up on myself at any moment. But you s 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 193 After My Boyfriend and I Broke Up, We Met Again at a Billionaires' Banquet 和男友分手后，我俩在富豪晚宴重逢了 After Breaking Up with My Boyfriend, We Reunited at a Gala for the Rich 3Reads—Score114d adds
- 194 A Beauty Like a Flower, Years Flowing Like Water 如花美眷似水流年 This is the story of Fang Fei’s growth as love and fate intertwine. From the innocence of her first love to complicated emotional entanglements, Fang Fei experiences betrayal, loss, and being reborn. Her relationships with three men reveal the tolerance and devotion love can inspire. In the end, Fang Fei finds herself through love and responsibility, showing that love means far more than romance. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 195 I Grow Bigger Whenever I Work Overtime 一加班就变大 [Out-of-the-Box Premise]+ [Office Worker]+ [Absurd Comedy] My name is Zhou Huihui, and I'm an ordinary office worker. My only goal is to leave work on time. But Manager Ma won't have it. That day, he @'d me on DingTalk: “Xiao Zhou, I need this proposal tonight.” Then something about me started spiraling out of control. Not my temper, my size. Work overtime, grow a size. 4.3kReads—Score11514d adds
- 196 A Heron in the Mist 一鹭尘烟 [Urban + City Life + Workplace + One Female Lead + Romantic Tension + Domineering Female CEO + Poor Nobody's Rise to Success + No System + Xiamen Attractions and Food + Both Leads Are Each Other's First] Zhao Tianyi was born destined to be a poor nobody. He drifts aimlessly through the workplace and mingles with countless women, all in the hope of finding a beauty to fulfill his lifelong dream... Why has Lin Linglin, a stunning and icy-cold female CEO, fallen hopelessly in love? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 197 Under the Tides: Zhou Ran's Tumultuous First Half of Life 浮沉之下周然的激荡半生 Zhou Ran's awkward life as a member of the post-1970s generation: from outstanding student to college entrance exam failure, from farming to urban residency, to a government job, then being laid off, becoming self-employed, working as a professional manager, and eventually falling on hard times. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 198 The Light at the End of the Road 穷途的光辉 How many generations of hardship and joy must a poor family endure before they can finally get ahead? How much suffering must a girl witness before she understands life? How many trials must a family face before the younger generation understands how hard things were for their ancestors? 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 199 If You Love Me, Say It 爱我请说出来 At thirty, Hao Linghan has never had a girlfriend because of his family circumstances. After meeting Ye Qiqi, an orphan, he wants to date her. But Ye Qiqi's background isn't as simple as his investigation led him to believe. Hope you enjoy this new book. 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 200 A Little Late for Romance 稍晚浪漫 (Youth + powerful CEO's secret love + reunion after years apart + love triangle + open-ending aesthetic) When Gu Cang, president of Lianqiang Group, spots the name “Man Duoduo” on a résumé, long-buried memories come surging back. He discreetly arranges for her to join the company, bringing the girl he once watched from afar face-to-face with him again, completely unprepared. But he has shed his youthful innocence and become a deep, formidable man, making him seem like a stranger to her. At the —Reads6.9Score—14d adds
