Novels like City of Desire: Women Lost in Shenzhen
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as City of Desire: Women Lost in Shenzhen, best match first.
- 1 Thrilling! Transmigrating into a Restricted Korean Webtoon About a Chaebol Academy 刺激！穿进限制级韩漫的财阀学院 [Romantic Rivalry, An Ordinary Girl Everyone Loves, Sweet Romance, Everyone Has a One-Sided Crush, Taming-Dog Romance] Jiang Muyu stayed up all night reading a mature Korean webtoon, only to wake up inside it as the heroine's hapless best friend. In the comic, the original owner joined the heroine at a prestigious chaebol academy to help her get revenge. But she was treated like a complete sucker and used as the heroine's sidekick, dying miserably in her place. The male leads were all handsome y —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Reborn, I Won’t Be a Housewife Anymore. You and Your Mistress Can Stay Together 重生主妇我不当了，你和小三锁死 Despite her parents' objections, Chu Yi, who had grown up in comfort, resolutely pursued love and married her classmate Li Zhiheng, who came from the countryside. She willingly became a housewife. She thought their passionate love meant their marriage would surely be happy. But after something happened to Chu Yi's parents, their ugly true colors were laid bare. Who says people from the countryside are simple and honest? Chu Yi would be the first to disagree. Only after being reborn did she under 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 The Naked Female Corpse 赤裸的女尸 My new work is now available! Please come 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! 7.1kReads8.7Score47514d adds
- 4 I Was Here First 是我先来的 This seemingly harmonious family begins to show its every ugly face to the world after Run’s father, Qi Jianxuan, is born. Even the kindest person can be driven mad, and they won’t even care about imperial authority. As the saying goes, “You can’t afford to be a good person; the more good you do, the worse you get.” 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Fifty-Five Years Later 五十五年以后 Parents hope their sons will become dragons and their daughters phoenixes, always wishing for their children to distinguish themselves, but things often don’t turn out as they hoped. And when your wish finally comes true and they make a name for themselves, you realize something is missing. If you could start over, what would you do? There is laughter in the passage of time, along with tears that go unseen... 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Reborn in the General Affairs Department of a State-Owned Enterprise, I Turn the Tables with Feng Shui 重生国企综合部，我靠玄学逆袭 Reborn in the General Affairs Department of a State-Owned Enterprise, I Turned the Tables with Metaphysics 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Reborn, I Refuse to Chase the Ex Who Spent Four Years Pursuing Me 重生后我拒绝追了自己四年的前任 [Reborn + Entrepreneurship + Business Tycoon + Face-Slapping + Revenge + Reincarnation + Two Strong Leads + Dual Male Leads] An Xiaoxiao, born into an ordinary family, was drugged to death by a scumbag in her previous life. After being reborn, she completely changes her fate, becoming a leading scholar and a business tycoon. She unexpectedly meets Xiao Shiyu, the heir to a powerful family in the capital, and the two fall for each other. Just as she thinks this will be the happy ending of her new 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 The Iron-Blooded Soldier King 铁血兵王 He was once a feared war king, but after traveling a thousand miles to avenge his brother and kill his enemy, he was discharged and returned to city life. He crosses paths with the stunning CEO Su Wanqi, and the two embark on a thrilling, dazzling romance that puts their lives on the line. Then he meets the beautiful policewoman Zhang Xiaoyun, and the two become entangled in a complicated, twisted relationship... 1.3kReads8.7Score11514d adds
- 9 Sword's Edge 剑端 A battle for the Holy Hall has raged for a thousand years. As the secrets of the fourteen holy swords are gradually revealed, the legend of the Sword Tomb Hall emerges. Former comrades turn against one another. Can newly formed bonds withstand the temptation of power? In this age of depleted spiritual energy, fate and ambition intertwine, and a struggle over the destiny of the cultivation world is unavoidable. The various factions are on the verge of a final confrontation in this age of depleted 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Her Little Paper Cutouts 她的小剪纸 Reborn + adventure + a tiny bit of horror + livestreaming + romance + redemption + a touch of absurdity There are lots of little stories, all building toward the main plot as the heroine grows stronger. A fun read for when you're bored. Shen Tingchun is reborn. She’s done obsessing over her childhood sweetheart. Making a pact with an evil spirit through a paper ghost and living her life well, while earning points, is the right way forward! The evil spirit games are full of danger. Luckily, she h 73Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 11 Reborn, I Make My Ex-Wife Beg for My Love 重生后，让前妻当舔狗 The male lead, Fang Yuan, falls in love with An Yinuo, the heiress to a wealthy family, and marries her. He thinks they can live happily ever after. But their marriage lasts only ten years before Fang Yuan is kicked out of the house and left with nothing. In their sleep, they are reborn and return to their high school days in 2008. In this life, Fang Yuan just wants to live as he pleases: play basketball, play games, start a business and become rich, set foot on the moon, research controlled nuc 71Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 12 Me, So Ordinary 我，如此普通 I was born ordinary, with an average appearance and an unremarkable family. I have no legendary life filled with dramatic twists, nor any grand, stirring story to tell. Most people in this world are ordinary, living out their days in obscurity. I am no different. I cannot write earth-shattering plots or create dazzling protagonists. I write only of everyday life, recording the meals and seasons of ordinary people, their confusion and struggles, their helplessness and compromises. No filters, 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Gossip of the Jianghu: The Rumor Ledger 江湖八卦：流言册 [Dual male leads] The dead man’s folly becomes the next generation’s burden. You make a mess, and he takes the fall. Sometimes fate comes full circle; sometimes it’s just an accident. Some are blessed with good fortune, some are born to wealth and honor. Some make it to middle age, then somehow scrape through one more day. … Unblade Manor is a blacksmith’s estate. For nearly ten years, Old Manor Lord Qu has shaken the martial world with his mighty Origin-Shattering Hammer. But who could have gu 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 After the Divorce, I Dropped the Act and Started a Happy Life with My Best Friend 离婚后不装了，跟闺蜜幸福生活 [Miracle Doctor + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Decisive and Ruthless + Revenge] After years of marriage, everyone thinks Lin Yu is useless, but he has quietly become his wife’s steadfast support. One day, Lin Yu discovers that his wife has set a trap to kill him. He shows everyone what he can do: it was never that he was incapable. Now that he no longer wants to keep a low profile, the whole world will bow to Lin Yu. 12.1kReads8.3Score1.2k14d adds
- 15 A Shared Home on Jasmine Lane 茉莉巷的合租家庭 (Modern Romance + Putting Scumbags in Their Place + Revenge + Suspense + Family) He thought blending their families would save them, but instead he fell into a terrifying trap carefully laid by a mother and daughter! When a fortune in demolition compensation comes their way, his gentle mother-in-law drops her mask, and the woman beside him bares her fangs... The helpless coward finally awakens and fights back against all odds with his daughter by his side! Together, they uncover a decades-old mu 20Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 16 I Went to Prison for You, and You Asked for a Divorce 为你入狱，你却提离婚 For the man I loved, I spent three years in prison. But after I got out, a lawyer handed me divorce papers. The reason? Simply because I was too ordinary and no longer worthy of someone as lofty as you. But when you see me, now beyond your reach, will you regret it? Will you cry? 22.4kReads7.9Score2.6k14d adds
- 17 The Men I Met After My Divorce 离婚后，我遇到的男人们 We had known each other for 26 years and been married for 20. We went from having nothing to building an estate worth tens of millions, and from being alone to having a son and a daughter. To outsiders, our marriage looked enviably perfect. At last, after all my years of waiting, it came to a happy ending. At last, I’m divorced and completely free. Now I can observe the men around me as an outsider. Men come in all kinds. There’s a type for everyone. This is my new book. If you happen to come ac 574Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 18 A Red-Hot Career in Politics and Business 政商红途 Ye Xingsheng was widely recognized at the Education Bureau as a model worker. He worked diligently and had an outstanding record, yet never received the recognition he deserved. When his workplace built subsidized apartments, Ye Xingsheng came up with a new approach to securing one for himself. He never expected it to completely change his fate… 11.2kReads8.4Score1.1k14d adds
- 19 Forbidden Territory of Human Nature 人性禁区 Zhao Xiaofeng was lucky enough to avoid a car accident, but when he got home, he overheard his wife, Ling Yu, plotting with another man to rob and kill him. With his life at rock bottom, Zhao Xiaofeng fought back with force and turned his fate around. He would take back everything he had lost. 22.5kReads9.1Score2.5k14d adds
- 20 Changing Faces in a Dream 梦里换朱颜 [Fake Soul Transmigration] [Wild Imagination] [Angsty Romance] The ultimate choice between love and obsession ◇ Two equally matched leads · Substitute romance · Obsessive devotion ◇ Fake soul transmigration · A maze of memories · Winning back his wife at the crematorium ◇ An intense tug-of-war between taking and returning, a fleeting moment and eternity 76Reads9.5Score—14d adds
- 21 A Ten-Year Dream in the Officialdom 十年官场梦 What ordinary people see as a grassroots success story may actually be nothing more than a pawn in the hands of powerful figures, sent out to fight on their behalf. To make the pawn serve its purpose, those figures grant it a measure of power and status for a time. Perhaps that's all a grassroots rise to success really is. The protagonist, Chi Mingyu, may be just such a pawn. During the ten years after leaving university and entering public service, he once enjoyed great success. But in the end, 9Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 22 Zhong Huang Takes You on a Journey Through the Primordial World 中黄带你游洪荒 A new work is here: a book that unravels the mysteries of the world. It begins on Earth, journeys to the primordial era, where its protagonist becomes a god and ancestor, and continues until he witnesses who truly rules the world. From there, he travels to the end of the Han Dynasty, the end of the Qing Dynasty, the end of the Zhou Dynasty, and the Song Dynasty, discovering the true history of our Earth all over again. What a fascinating and extraordinary journey. Come along and set off with me 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Her Secret Thoughts: A Young Man’s Hidden Diary in a Small Village 致她的心事：小村青年的隐秘日记 No formulaic plot | Not a wish-fulfillment novel | Realistic fiction | Zhou Zhiqiang grows up amid poverty and chaos in her birth family, with her father instilling in her the survival rule that “you have to please people to survive.” She gets into college and lands a job at a bank. A well-off man, Ke Qingyan, pursues her, but as the truth about her family comes out, she gradually loses her self-respect and her relationship. Later, burdened with debt, she returns to her hometown and, under he 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 My Terrifying Escape After Being Tricked into Going to Northern Myanmar 被骗到缅北后，我的惊魂逃生路 Young and reckless, he ignored his parents’ heartfelt pleas and risked everything to chase his dream of getting rich in northern Myanmar. It turned out to be the beginning of his descent into hell... This story is a warning to anyone thinking of heading to northern Myanmar to get rich: some promises are deadly... 7.4kReads9.2Score39414d adds
- 25 This Killer Is a Live-In Son-in-Law 这个杀手是赘婿 The king of assassins in the dark world, the leader of the Wolf Organization known as the Wolf King, returned to Huaxia gravely injured after a mission went wrong. To investigate his parents' background and fulfill his father's dying wish, he became a live-in son-in-law to the Feng family. He was no longer the Wolf King. He was Jiang Hao. A year ago, the dark world declared the former Wolf King's mission a failure and pronounced him dead. Now, hiding his identity as the Wolf King, Jiang Hao unle 63.1kReads8.8Score6.9k14d adds
- 26 The Women Left Behind in a Mountain Village 小山村里的留守女人们 [Rural Life + Period Setting + Strong Female Lead + Comeback + Modern Romance] The beautiful village belle married another man, only to suffer bullying and cold indifference after the wedding. The nights alone in the mountain village are so hard to bear. A cold-faced, rugged man comes to her rescue. Is this a blessing or a doomed romance? 54.1kReads8.4Score2.5k14d adds
- 27 City of Passion (Four-Book Series) 都市迷情（全四册） Through nuanced psychological portrayals and a gripping, twisting plot, the novel lays bare the fragility and struggle of human nature in the face of power and desire. Liu Xiaoyang's innocence and rebellious streak, Luo Daqing's inner conflict and struggle, Long Wangyu's ambition and disillusionment, and Li Mengze's shrewdness and scheming form a vivid cast of characters, weaving a complex and ever-changing portrait of urban relationships. This is not merely a story of love and betrayal, but als 38.5kReads9.3Score7.6k14d adds
- 28 The Women Who Were Scammed into Northern Myanmar 被骗去缅北的女人们 My new story is out! You can read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 3kReads6.5Score19114d adds
- 29 The Left-Behind Women of the Countryside 乡村留守妇女们 After the men leave to work in the cities, how are the women left behind in the mountains supposed to cope with their emotional needs? This is the story of three women left behind. The first is Li Xiaomei. On New Year’s Eve, she happens to see messages between her husband and another woman, confirming that all the years she spent waiting for him were for nothing. She shuts her heart to love and embarks on a long journey of mutual indifference and pretense with her husband. The second is Chen 61.6kReads8.9Score2.9k14d adds
- 30 The Daily Life of a Hermaphrodite, Between Day and Night 昼夜交替的双性日常 Gender Swap, Dual Protagonists, Everyday Life, Gender Swap A woman from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., a man from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. “What should you do if a man suddenly turns into a woman?” 11.6kReads8.5Score1.5k14d adds
- 31 A Happy Country Life 幸福的乡村 [Comedy + lighthearted + feel-good power fantasy + urban + rural] He Huan returns in triumph, leaves the special organization, and goes back to his village. He keeps a low profile and settles down to an ordinary, peaceful life! He helps the disadvantaged and works with the villagers to build prosperity! But what he doesn't expect is that a crisis is about to come crashing down on him! 6.5kReads8.7Score51114d adds
- 32 Lobotomy Corporation: Just Who Is the Traitor?! 脑叶：到底谁是二五仔！ (Lobotomy Corporation + Library of Ruina + transmigration + related mods + urban) Something unexpected happened just as Zheng Qian finished another run of Library of Ruina. When he opened his eyes again, he was standing outside the library... [Impurity] The founder of the Wings of Redemption, an outsider who did not belong to this world, had set the original timeline in motion. An employee of an L Corp branch? A book thief? The strongest Librarian? Angela’s salvation? Which one was his true iden 3.7kReads9.6Score49014d adds
- 33 Journey Through Hell: Northern Myanmar 地狱行之缅北 Synopsis: You think places like Muse, Kokang, and Wa State in northern Myanmar are hell? Heh. The real hell is hundreds, even thousands of times more terrifying! Myanmar is vast, and northern Myanmar isn't the only hell there! You've watched those online videos about northern Myanmar and think the methods shown are cruel enough? You have no idea. Their worst methods are far beyond that! They are more terrifying than demons who devour people without a trace. From the day I was tricked and lured i 40.8kReads9.1Score3.9k14d adds
- 34 The First 1,000 Days of Wang Niuniu’s Life 王牛牛出生后的1000天 I would brave fire and water to fulfill your wishes; I would brave fire and water to stop what you don't want. If not, how could I say I love you? That's how parents love their children. “Niu Niu's Time Capsule: A Letter to You in the Future” is a heartfelt, down-to-earth record by a goofy dad of the everyday moments spent giving his goofy son quality time as he grows up. Time is too fleeting, and our fingers too wide to hold on to it. Watching you grow is the happiest thing in my life. 11Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 35 From the Start, I Won Over My Senior and Unlocked a Ten-Billion Cash Reward 开局拿下学姐，激活百亿现金奖励 [Multiple Heroines] [Billionaire's Everyday Life] [Elegant Older Women, Campus Beauties, Lolitas, Mature Women, Streamers, Models, Actresses...] Yang Ning was reborn as a college freshman. This time, being reborn activated the Life Achievement System for him and opened the road to unlimited wealth. [First College Attendance Life Milestone Achievement completed. Reward: 1 million yuan] [Goddess's Favor Life Achievement completed. Reward: 1 million yuan] The first major purchase or meaningful expe 6.4kReads6.6Score28214d adds
- 36 A Complete Guide to Bazi 八字通晓 Eight Characters Made Clear is really just two names put together. Whose names are they? Tan Bazi, a man, and Jiang Tongxiao, a woman. At Tangfeng Cave, Guan Jixu and Fang Zhinan received the true teachings of Immortal Masters Xu and Guan, among others. They founded the Taihua East Peak School of Destiny Studies, enthroning as its patriarch and as deputy patriarch. From then on, Tangfeng Cave and Taihua East Peak became two important forums for destiny studies. The st 999Reads8.1Score22014d adds
- 37 Underworld Livestream: You Banned My Account? I'll Beat Up Your Dad 阴间直播间：封我账号？我揍你爹 Zhang Qingyuan, a livestreamer who explores haunted villages, dies right from the start. But when he enters the underworld, he discovers that his phone came with him and that he can livestream from beyond the grave... So first, he'll livestream himself beating up the father of the owner of Kuaidou, the platform's CEO. The guy kept calling him a feudal superstitious fool and banning his livestream room... The underworld, the ghost city of Fengdu, the Eighteen Levels of Hell, the Bridge of Helples 7.1kReads8.4Score56114d adds
- 38 Guo Xiaoqi’s Love Story 郭小七的爱情 Guo Xiaoqi was born into a rural family obsessed with having sons. She had little schooling, but was very beautiful. As an adult, she was pursued by a married man. The two did everything they could to finally get married, but married life was not as wonderful as they had imagined, and she endured all kinds of hardship. After many twists and turns, she finally understood that she could rely on no one but herself. 509Reads8.9Score3714d adds
- 39 The Year of the Wolf and Tiger 狼虎之年 A panoramic survey of the raw emotional lives of people from different age groups and social classes in China today, vividly depicting the good and evil, beauty and ugliness of human nature amid the country’s rapid social transformation. It lays bare the conflicts and friction between people’s emotions and reality. 11.2kReads9.5Score1.2k14d adds
- 40 Factory Underworld 工厂江湖 Savor the ups and downs of life, and watch its many twists with a smile. Follow Li Mu, a university graduate, as he repeatedly stumbles and gets back up amid the scheming and backstabbing of the workplace, eventually transforming from a clueless rookie into a smooth, savvy winner who can handle anything. 20.9kReads9.5Score2.3k14d adds
- 41 Beast World Transmigration: Bound to a Childbearing System 穿越兽世：绑定生子系统 [A heroine who has children + No fixed male lead] After starving to death following five years of survival in the apocalypse, Bai Yingying transmigrates to a beastfolk continent where females are scarce. But she becomes a physically frail female rabbit beastfolk with low fertility, blamed for the deaths of her entire family. On the day of her coming-of-age ceremony, she’s about to be sent to the female den and turned into a tool for the tribe’s males to vent their desires. To survive, she can on 12.3kReads9.2Score1.4k14d adds
- 42 Ten Days Until the End: I Can Ignore All Immortal Magic! 十日终焉：我能无视一切仙法！ [A derivative fanfic of The Ten Days of Ultimate Ending] [Carefully constructed setting] [Not invincible] [Does not radically alter the original] [You can read this even if you haven't finished the original] The protagonist, Jiang Ling, became a new participant in the Land of Ultimate Ending after looking at his phone while crossing the road. But the way he joined was quite unusual. Although he was a participant, Jiang Ling appeared in the Land of Ultimate Ending as a [simulation projection]. So 16.7kReads9.4Score1.5k14d adds
- 43 Back to College: They All Want to Keep Me for Themselves 重返大学：她们都想圈养我 [A traditional urban novel, not a wild fantasy] [Everyday city life] + [No System] + [No cultivation] + [Campus youth] + [Making money through business] Other people are reborn as playboys. Zhao Jinan was reborn only to have his former future mother-in-law emotionally manipulate him... They all want to bully him and mold him into the kind of boyfriend they can raise to their liking. 149kReads7.3Score5.9k14d adds
- 44 The Little Princess Has Arrived, and Her Proud Father Bows to Her 闺女驾到，高傲爹爹甘愿俯首称臣 Everyone knows that Feng Xiaohan, regent of the Nansang Kingdom, is ruthless and tyrannical, with power that reaches from the emperor down to the common people. No one dares cross him. One day, a little girl actually stepped on the regent's foot in the street. Not only did he not get angry, he crouched down and gently coaxed her. Feng Xiaohan: “Daddy was wrong. Daddy will buy you another skewer.” Feng Wuyu, fuming: “Hmph!” His subordinates: “Hahahaha! That's what you get for provoking the little 10.1kReads9.3Score1k14d adds
- 45 This Guy Is a Bit of a Rascal 这个家伙有点坏 [No formulaic plot][Not a wish-fulfillment story][No cheat abilities][Traditional][Realistic][Period][Countryside][Hardship] A boy who is both bad and good, a family made up of people with no blood ties, a difficult yet sweet golden age, and a story full of humor and warmth... Beginning in the 1980s, this novel spans forty years and strives to recreate the changes of the times, telling the story of one person's growth. Above all, this is a realistic story, with both sweetness and heartbreak. Rea 69kReads9.3Score7k14d adds
- 46 The Art of Reading People 观人有道 The Daoist Five Arts are Mountain, Medicine, Destiny, Physiognomy, and Divination, representing Heaven, Earth, Humanity, Ghosts, and Immortals respectively. The Immortal Way is Mountain: focusing on cultivation, talismans, martial arts, geography, and feng shui. The Human Way is Medicine: focusing on healing, Daoist medicine, Chinese medicine, acupuncture, pulse diagnosis, and prescriptions. The Divine Way is Destiny: focusing on fortune-telling, the Eight Characters, Zi Wei astrology, and more. 13.5kReads9.0Score1.8k14d adds
- 47 I'm Dying, Can You Leave Me Alone? 我要死了，能别来打扰我吗？ (This story includes traditional mythology, mainly to set things up for the male and female leads. Let me say it again: the protagonist does not cultivate immortality! The protagonist does not cultivate immortality! The mythology doesn’t take up much of the story. For reference, see Fox Spirit Matchmaker. If you don’t like it, please don’t read.) As for why it’s listed under urban slice-of-life, the System assigned the category automatically.) [Regret + No Forgiveness + Angst] In the face of 2.1kReads9.1Score17014d adds
- 48 An Ordinary Doctor Who Heals the World 济世凡医 Seeing color, hearing sound, and taking a pulse with three fingers: a traditional worldview gives rise to traditional medical principles. This story has no supernatural powers or tycoons throwing money around. It is simply a day-by-day account of an ordinary practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine on his path as a doctor, guided by the heartfelt wish to carry on the teachings of the sages. Throughout the long river of history, traditional medicine has protected generations of Chinese people 20.6kReads9.4Score3.2k14d adds
- 49 The Official's Path: Rising to Prominence from a Funeral Home 官道：从殡仪馆平步青云 With a touch of scholarly refinement and a strong sense of justice, Zhang Yuanqing had been thriving in the officialdom until he hit a major setback. Then his girlfriend betrayed him, and he was banished to conduct research at a funeral home. Faced with deceit and sinister schemes, he refused to give up, finding a way to survive against all odds. Armed with the skill to bring down dragons, he set out from a humble background to forge a path to the very top. I am but a commoner from Jiangbei. 55.7kReads9.4Score5.4k14d adds
- 50 A Cruel Mother, a Broken Home, and Me, Unbroken 狠心的妈，破碎的家，不屈的我 [Male-Oriented, Rural, Family, Comeback, Power Fantasy, Inspirational] Abandoned by his own mother, abused by his stepmother, and struck by his father's sudden misfortune. Su Yang, a poor boy from the mountains, has been left battered by his family's cruelty. With no one to lean on and no support to count on, he can only fight his own way to survival. He studies hard, weathers turmoil on campus, and makes his way in the business world. His heartless relatives come crawling back to latch onto his 28.4kReads8.2Score2.3k14d adds
