Novels like Neon Taipei: My Seven-Year Descent
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Neon Taipei: My Seven-Year Descent, best match first.
- 101 Fading Lights Upon the Sea 海上灯火阑珊 This is a story about music, dreams, and love. Yang Cheng, a musician who left his hometown of Shanghai for Beijing, staking everything on his dream, was crushed by powerful industry interests, betrayed by his lover, and had his work stolen. His heart completely broken, he slunk back home. After withdrawing from the noise and ruins of the music scene, he couldn't bring himself to return to his family and lived alone in a rented place, sinking into despair. In the apartment he shared with others, 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 102 More Children, More Blessings: I'm the Last Man Left in the World 多子多福：全世界只剩我一个男人 Yang Fan woke up one morning to find the streets full of women and all the men gone. After searching the whole city, he realized he might be the only man left in the world. Just then, he obtained the More Children, More Blessings System. 588Reads5.1Score10114d adds
- 103 To Keep Them from Falling to Evil, I Have to Win Over the Evil Spirits! 为了防止恶堕，只好攻略恶灵！ [Tokyo + harem + light supernatural elements + wild imagination] 8,000 words a day! Plenty to read, so please leave a good review! Lin Ye, an international student in Japan, got a knockoff System that identified his landlady as an evil spirit! As he investigated further, Lin Ye gradually uncovered her inner struggles and saved her in time from falling into evil. But then he discovered that there were even more evil spirits among the Japanese girls around him... 694Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 104 A Second New Beginning 二次新生 [No System] [Not Reborn] [Realistic Urban Life] [Restaurant Startup] [Slice of Life] It wasn’t until the day I got divorced that I understood: closing the noodle shop wasn’t the hardest part. The hardest part was watching my ex-wife get into someone else’s car, then having to smile as I served the last pot of bone broth to my summer customers. Later, I won a bet to take over a restaurant. I thought my life was finally turning around. Until I realized that every step I took was a square on someon 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 105 Xiaoming's Guide to Business 小明的生意经 [Urban] [Workplace] [Romance] Life is a business, and love is, too. It all depends on how you manage it... Mutual benefit is the secret to a lasting business. Don't expect to strike gold in one go. You might get away with cheating someone once, but next time, you could be the one who gets cheated... Wang Dongming takes that same approach: building things up little by little and putting himself in other people's shoes. He wins over influential people, clients, family, lovers, and friends with his 326Reads9.2Score—14d adds
- 106 The Driver Who Stole His Boss's Woman 挖了老板后院的司机 The Driver Who Stole His Boss's Wife 5.6kReads—Score5314d adds
- 107 Piercing Through Time: The Old Era, Stealing Fire, No Return 刺穿异时光：旧纪元，盗火，无归 Earth is dead. From the Solar System to Laniakea, this corner of the universe has finally found peace. Lin Qi’s legendary life begins in its final ten chapters. Only then will his little universe erupt. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 108 My Wife Is the Chairman's Secretary 我老婆是董事长秘书 To stop my beautiful wife from becoming the chairman's secretary, I even threatened to divorce her. I never expected her to agree! And now, on the road to revenge, there's no stopping me! 2kReads6.3Score10414d adds
- 109 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
- 110 The Reborn Rich Playboy: If I Return to Politics, I'm a Dog! Woof 纨绔重生：再混仕途就是狗！汪 [Second-generation official and businessman + business world + political world + multiple heroines + period setting + System] Reborn, he rides the waves with power in his grasp, turning the whole world upside down. With beautiful women in his arms, he lives with the passion of a true hero! 6.4kReads6.8Score71614d adds
- 111 My Sister-in-Law's Youth 嫂子的青春 Su Pingping had a happy, loving family, but after her husband died, everything changed dramatically. Having endured the hardships of life and the confusion of love, her attitude toward romance gradually... 4.4kReads6.4Score34914d adds
- 112 My Goddess and I Switched Bodies 我和女神互换身体 [Superpowers + tycoon + satisfying read + no simping + multiple heroines] Chu Aishen, the foremost master of the Celestial Court's immortal arts, was framed and cursed with the Love Curse System before being banished to the mortal realm. Forced to complete romance quests, he could only regain his divine power by doing so. And so, a fiery beauty of a principal, a gorgeous campus belle, a jewelry heiress, a rose fairy, a milk tea shop owner... His blissful questing journey began. 644Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 113 After Losing My Job, I Took Odd Jobs in Xiaoqi 失业后，在小气打零工 His wife betrays him, and his career hits a dead end. Ye Feng becomes a part-time massage therapist. After his first client arrives, Ye Feng's life takes a strange and unpredictable turn. There is no System in this book...! 8.1kReads6.8Score49414d adds
- 114 Reunion: A Dream Ten Years in the Making 相见欢之十年一梦 In this life, we will all face heartbreak, regret, and waiting. But there will always be someone who crosses a sea of people, carrying a heart full of tenderness, to love you. I want to write about all the deep love and redemption in this world, hoping that within these stories, you will find your own light. The book Meet Again tells the story of Zhang Yifan as he enters the working world, starting with a street stall, moving on to a fast-food restaurant, and eventually joining a real estate co 7Reads—Score314d adds
- 115 The CEO’s Contract Nightingale 总裁的契约荆棘鸟 A carefully planned contract forcibly bound two people from different worlds. He was Lu Hanchuan, the business world’s notorious “Living King of Hell,” cold and domineering, treating love as worthless. He handed her an agreement: “Marry me for a year, and I’ll give you fifty million.” She was Lin Wanqing, a proud art museum curator from a poor background, like a thorn bird who refused to bend even in hardship. She sneered, “Mr. Lu, your money can’t buy me.” He thought it was simply a transaction —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 116 A-Lian in the Mountains 大山里的阿莲 A Lian had been married for three years, but her husband was impotent and she still hadn't gotten pregnant. She had a foul mouth but a soft heart. Later, she married Old Wang next door. Old Wang died in an accident, leaving A Lian a widow. Later, she was jailed for tomb robbing, but got out two years before him. Her life with Xiao Chen started out as one disaster after another. A Lian cursed and grumbled, but little by little, she came to think of this man who had served time as one of her own. 342Reads7.5Score11514d adds
- 117 A 200,000-Yuan Bride Price to Marry a Construction Worker 二十万彩礼，嫁给工地男 [The rating has only just opened and will rise] [Dowry Controversy] + [A Marriage Full of Misery] + [Multiple Male Leads] + [A Tense Push and Pull] + [Desperate, Obsessive Love] (Not reborn, not transmigrated, no golden finger) After more than six years of working, He Sui still hadn't paid off her online loans. Instead, her debt kept growing. Every New Year, her father nagged her about getting married until she was numb to it. Finally, He Sui steeled herself and got married. She had her own litt 117Reads8.1Score10914d adds
- 118 Dongguan, Dongguan: The Blossoming '90s 东莞，东莞，90繁花年代 This story is based on real life. One day, Er Gou said mysteriously to Li Minghui, “Ah Hui, did you know? I heard a new Taizi Bathhouse opened nearby. They say it offers a service imported from Thailand.” The story follows a protagonist who turns his fortunes around in the electronics business of the Pearl River Delta. In 1990s Dongguan, KTVs, nightclubs, and bathhouses offered a different kind of splendor. There were also pure-hearted romances between migrant workers over beef brisket rice nood 937Reads8.2Score10214d adds
- 119 Why Choose the Heroine When the Perfect Supporting Actress Is So Much Better? 选什么女主，完美女配不香吗 Ling Yu transmigrates into the world of a female-oriented cultivation novel and becomes its male lead! And this male lead turns out to be the heroine’s biggest simp! The heroine has terrible talent, a terrible background, and a terrible personality. She holds everyone to a double standard and thinks the whole world should revolve around her! She causes trouble everywhere, making people sick, yet thinks she’s being adorably mischievous! She treats everyone as a tool, making Ling Yu sacrifice ever 3.8kReads6.5Score40014d adds
- 120 What's Got You So Proud? 你牛什么牛 Also known as The Yueyue’s Terrible Mother-in-Law. Through the story of an unusually strong-willed woman’s life, this novel offers a profound look at the dialectical relationship between personality and fate. From many angles, it examines the rise of extreme feminism in contemporary society. It also gives serious thought to marriage and romance, raising children, and human relationships in the modern world. It offers important guidance for a new generation in the twenty-first century on developi 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 121 My Days in Public Relations 我当公关的那些日子 You probably won’t believe me when I tell you what I do for a living. You’re a liar! That’s right! I make a living telling tall tales and keeping people company as they chat. Anyone can spin a yarn, but I might be the first to turn it into a respectable profession and earn tens of millions a year! I spend all day spinning stories to women, talking nonsense nonstop, and somehow they still like me and are willing to pay me. The secret to business: It doesn’t matter what you’re selling, even if it’ 8.9kReads7.5Score65014d adds
- 122 A Wrong Turn into the CEO’s Room 误入总栽房 A Mistaken Entry into the CEO's Room 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 123 The Country Doctor's Cheat-Fueled Life 乡野神医的开挂人生 The plot is full of twists and turns, and the story is witty and hilarious. This is a delightful rural farming novel that'll have you squealing with excitement! A country boy with unmatched medical and martial arts skills leads his widowed sister-in-law to grow crops and build a fortune!!! Handsome guys and lovely ladies passing by, hurry and take a look! You won't want to miss this exciting story!!! 189Reads—Score—14d adds
- 124 The Life of a Rich Second-Generation Heir Turned Scavenger 富二代沦为拾荒者的一生 The Life of a Rich Second-Generation Heir Who Became a Scavenger 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 125 The Overbearing CEO and the Fairy Who Gives Away Money 霸总与散财仙女 The Domineering CEO and the Generous Fairy —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 126 You Can’t Steal My Sister, and the CEO Only Wants Me 妹妹抢不走，霸总只要我 My Sister Can’t Steal Him Away. The CEO Only Wants Me 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 127 Back-Kitchen Affairs 后厨韵事 Her ambition was not to become the queen of the kitchen, but to turn from Cinderella into a swan... Ye Rujiao was just an ordinary pastry chef at Fumanlou, working nonstop every day, until she stumbled upon the destination that could shatter every dream she had ever held: aboard the yacht of Han Zhenyu, the group’s second young master. A carefully staged “chance encounter” She put on a red bikini and her most striking lipstick, then “ran into” Han Zhenyu on the yacht’s deck. Champagne, sea breez 2kReads—Score—14d adds
- 128 Tokyo: After the Madam Apologized, My Boarding Life Began 东京：太太道歉后，寄宿生活开始 My new work is out! You can find 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! 881Reads6.1Score10214d adds
- 129 I Went Viral on Tomato Novels After Retiring 退休后我爆红番茄小说 I Became a Hit on Tomato Novel After Retiring 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 130 City Shore 城岸 A glamorous older landlady, a beautiful boss, a sweet and innocent young girl... Ding Yi, a poor kid trying to make his way in a materialistic city, is at the age when his hormones are raging, yet has nothing to his name. His life brings him both steamy encounters and plenty of helplessness... 162Reads—Score—14d adds
- 131 Reborn on My Wedding Night: The CEO’s Fussy Wife Has Changed Her Ways 重生新婚夜，总裁的作精娇妻不作了 Reborn on Her Wedding Night: The CEO’s Difficult, Doting Wife Has Turned Over a New Leaf 87Reads—Score—14d adds
- 132 My 23-Year-Old Landlady 我的23岁女房客 [Multiple heroines + not reborn + no System + urban slice of life + not a power fantasy + slow burn + a little angst + lots of sweetness] After breaking up with my first love, I stayed in one city for six years. Then I ran into the heiress Ye Xin at a bar. On New Year’s Eve, she told me she was pregnant. With my child? What kind of nonsense is that? I, Chen Mo, have always held my liquor well. I’ve never… I looked at everyone with an innocent expression and hurried to explain, “This has nothing 1.9kReads8.1Score13114d adds
- 133 The First Book by Blood Rose Shy 血色玫瑰shy的第一本书 [Tokyo apocalypse + more children, more blessings + a huge cast of female characters + ruthless decisiveness + mythology descends + putting profit first] Jiang Chen is a Chinese student studying in Japan, but the campus belle's pranks always leave him in a state of utter chaos... He never imagined the apocalypse would arrive without warning... 1.3kReads6.7Score17314d adds
- 134 I Transmigrate and Become an Emperor, with Countless Women at My Side 穿越即大帝，我御女无数 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! 1.5kReads6.1Score15814d adds
- 135 Working Down South: Those Wild Years 南下打工，风流的那些年 This is a story about Dongguan. After graduating from college, I couldn’t find a job. My cousin was working in the south, so I went to stay with him. My cousin was a carefree sort who dressed like a gangster every day. He took me to internet cafes, played pool with me, and treated me to late-night snacks. Life in the south was slow and easygoing. My cousin was my mentor. He found me a job and showed me how to eat, drink, and enjoy life. My cousin and I had a great time fooling around, but then h 332Reads7.5Score10014d adds
- 136 The Secret of the Dongguan Sisters 东莞姐姐的秘密 "Roaming the Martial World" "Multiple Heroines" Chen Yang and Wang Tao grew up together. By chance, they became disciples of a great master and headed north to Guancheng to seek out Chen Yang’s older sister, Xu Chunhua. When they arrived, they discovered things were nothing like they had imagined. From then on, they chose different paths, and each of their lives changed beyond recognition… 505Reads—Score—14d adds
- 137 The Marquis and the Village Girl 侯爷与小村女 The Marquis and the Village Girl 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 138 What Lies Beneath the Surface of Adulthood 成年人的里子 [Urban + Desire + Passion + Contemporary Romance + Mature Adults + Erotic Growth + Healing + Redemption] Every adult has desires. Face them honestly, and you’ll have truly grown up! Not everyone will understand this story. But if you do, you’ll be trapped in this cage of passion! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 139 The Seductive Wife 媚妇 [Divine doctor + countryside] College student Lu Feng is left a fool after the village chief harms him, but his enemy's fiancée wants to offer herself to him. Many people have persecuted them, but luckily Lu Feng gains the mysterious legacy known as the Nine-Eyed Divine Art. One glance makes beautiful women fall for him, one glance cures every illness, and one glance subdues all things. From then on, he becomes a renowned miracle doctor, treating the sick, taking on local bullies, pursuing beaut 6.8kReads9.2Score1k14d adds
- 140 A Review of This Life 复盘今生 Wang Yuhan once had a happy family. He and his wife, Yu Meixia, were both teachers. They excelled at their jobs, had a son and a daughter, and were the envy of everyone. But then, one day, it all vanished. If you were the protagonist, how would you react? How would you face betrayal by the person you love and trust most? Drawing on a deep understanding of life, the author tells a moving, vivid story of love and loss, life and death, and tangled passions in plain, flowing prose. The story also ra 750Reads8.8Score10114d adds
- 141 A Modern Medical Doctor Becomes the Divine Physician Princess 现代医学博士成神医王妃 A loud crash rang out in the medical lab. When I opened my eyes again, I had become the most hated princess consort in an ancient prince’s household. The original owner had lorded it over everyone, relying on her father the chancellor. Every last person in the household hated her to the bone. When I arrived, she was raising a vase to smash someone, then slipped, hit her head on a rock, and died. Looking at the servants kneeling across the courtyard, trembling but glaring at me with hatred, I qui 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 142 Great-Aunt Xile's Happy Life 姑奶奶喜乐的幸福生活 Home is a sheltered harbor, and family is always there to support you. This is a story about three generations of the Song family living happily in an old building on Tianjin's Five Avenues. It features Tianjin's delicious food, as well as the family's joys and sorrows over the past thirty years. 757Reads9.1Score10414d adds
- 143 One Stock, Wealth for Three Generations 一只股票，富过三代 One Stock, Wealth for Three Generations 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 144 A Heart Flutter After Marriage: The CEO Says One Thing and Means Another 婚后心动，总裁他口嫌体直 Hearts Stir After Marriage: The CEO Says One Thing but Does Another 34Reads—Score—14d adds
- 145 Starting with Shoe-Shining 从擦皮鞋开始 Designer Ye Feng transmigrates back to his college days. Zhao Ru: Could you design a few outfits for me? Ye Feng: Sure. He never expected her requests to keep coming, one after another. Ye Feng: Of course I can… 327Reads—Score—14d adds
- 146 A Fling at the Gym 健身房里的临时爱情 [Urban]+ [Marriage and Romance]+ [Romance]+ [Rise to the Top] How will Wang Haoyu, a broke college student fresh out of university, turn his life around? What sparks will fly between Lao Liu, a fifty-eight-year-old big shot; Li Siqi, a twenty-eight-year-old beautiful company supervisor; Chen Meiting, a thirty-two-year-old bankrupt business owner; and Feng Duo, a twenty-five-year-old bodyguard to the powerful and a fitness trainer...? 2.1kReads—Score—14d adds
- 147 Midnight Smoke Rings' Sixth Book 午夜的烟圈的第6本书 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! 73Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 148 A Common Man’s Reborn Years 平凡人的重生岁月 [Everyday Urban Life + Campus Youth + Making Up for Regrets + Believable Logic] A portrayal of youth as it really was: no posturing, no face-slapping. This is simply the everyday life of an ordinary person after being reborn. People remain consistent; being reborn doesn't suddenly make someone all-powerful. Their old flaws are still there. They simply get to live their lives over again with their memories and life experience intact. Everyone has a limit to how far they can go, so if you're looki 4.3kReads6.2Score16214d adds
- 149 Korean Manhwa: Starting as a Boarder at an Auntie’s Home in Seoul 韩漫：从寄宿首尔阿姨家开始 [Korean webtoon] [Lots of beautiful women] [Over a hundred gorgeous character illustrations] [Feel-good power fantasy] [Plot] [Urban martial arts] [Don't read if that's not your thing] The story begins when Lin Cheng, a young man from Longguo, goes to live with his aunt in Seoul. While attending school in Seoul, Lin Cheng suffers years of bullying from his classmates and plans to take his own life. But just before he does, he receives a message from a martial arts blogger back home. With the blo 3.8kReads7.2Score28214d adds
- 150 What Happened After I Transferred 15,000 to My Boyfriend 给男友转账一万五后续 What Happened After I Transferred 15,000 Yuan to My Boyfriend 182Reads—Score714d adds
