Novels like Power at Every Step: Once in the Game, I Climbed All the Way Up
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Power at Every Step: Once in the Game, I Climbed All the Way Up, best match first.
- 1 The Old Street Lottery Shop 老街彩站 An old street, an old-fashioned lottery shop. I’m the owner of this lottery shop, opening earlier and closing later than anyone else every day. This little shop is like a tiny stage on which life plays out. The neighborhood’s everyday folk come and go, people from all walks of life, with lottery players of every stripe gathering here. There’s Old Li, a two-lottery fanatic who obsesses over numbers and stubbornly studies the trends; there’s easygoing Old Wang, who loves watching the action and 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 Reborn into an Immortal Clan, I Ascend to the Heavenly Venerable Realm with My Childhood Friend 重生仙族，携青梅齐登天尊 Bai Zitan was born into the Bai family of Dongwu Continent. The Bai family was descended directly from the Wind-Riding Heavenly Venerable, who commanded the wind, making them a true immortal clan. Bai Zitan had originally been a recent graduate from Blue Star. After endlessly submitting job applications and dealing with unscrupulous interviewers padding their performance metrics, he gradually lost hope in life. One anxious early morning, he suddenly died from overwork. There was no old-fashioned 16Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Schemes: A Battle of Wits Between Two Sisters 心机，姐姐与妹妹的博弈 My latest work is out! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 A Younger Sister’s Heart Is the Hardest to Read 妹妹的心事最难猜 A Little Sister’s Heart Is Hardest to Read 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 The Sun Almost Rose in the West 太阳差点从西边出来了 The Sun Almost Rose in the West 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 You Said We Were Only Talking Money, Not Feelings. Now That I'm Pregnant, You Come Looking for Me? 说好谈钱不谈情怀孕过后你找我？ [Winning back his love] [Multiple heroines] [Lighthearted comedy] [Love-triangle chaos] [No System, no rebirth] Chen Qingyue is an utterly ordinary college guy whose specialty is keeping rich young ladies happy. He spends one day cheering one up, the next keeping another company, and weekends dealing with a certain young lady’s special requests. Every one of them thinks she is the only one for Chen Qingyue, that he is madly in love with her, and that he is a dog who can’t live without his master 105.5kReads6.5Score14.5kShelves
- 7 I Just Turned into a Soft Girl and Went Live, and the Martial Emperor Said I Look Like His Mom 变成软妹刚下海，武帝说我像他妈 (Gender Bender, High Martial Arts) The moment she opens her eyes, she’s become a stunningly cute girl. Before Nangong Yu can even figure out what’s going on, her “mom” is pushing her toward the presidential suite of a hotel. “Xiao Yu, I’ve raised you all these years, and now it’s time to pay me back. Today is your first job as an adult, so make sure you do well. The big shot behind that door is someone we can’t afford to offend, got it?” Her “mom” lectures her earnestly outside the door, then pu 18Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 Goddaughter 干女儿 Goddaughter 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 The Passionate Years Begin in 1997 激情年代从1997开始 A story about the growth of a country boy, waiting for you to read! The golden age: rising slowly from the bottom. Finding love and breaking through society's prejudice! Brotherhood, building a business empire together and standing by each other through life and death! 53Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 A Book by Tianxuan Zhizi 天选之子的一本书 My new work is out! You can read it 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! 49Reads7.4Score—Shelves
- 11 Is This 404? Brutality from the Ground Up in the Code 404吗？从底层代码开始的暴力 Lin Yuan was a programmer ground down by a crooked company for three years. After dying from overwork, he unexpectedly found himself inside the reskinned xianxia mobile game he had personally maintained, stuck with a level-zero good-for-nothing account: no spiritual roots and a combat power of just 5. Just as he was about to delete the account and start over, he uncovered a startling exploit: by using code logic to trigger a vulnerability in the server protocol, he could extract the game’s virt 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 Wine God, Wine Immortal, Drunkard, Wine Worm 酒神酒仙酒鬼酒虫 Through fire and wind, the jar has kept its secrets; when the seal is broken, its fragrance pierces the frost of the nine heavens. All the world says strong liquor dispels sorrow, but I never meant to drink, and yet I find myself drunk. A mirror that sees the heart helps words take shape; a thousand faces shimmer in illusion. Wine drowns sorrow and steels the will, while a chill settles across my breast. Right and wrong, good and evil, all arise from the heart; the joys and sorrows of this fleet —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 Crossing the River of the Heart at Night 夜渡心河 When faced with all kinds of trouble, hardship, confusion, and danger, he struggles on and strives forward, turning one crisis after another into an opportunity. But once he achieves his dream in life, where will he go from there? (This is the author’s first work, so it may not be particularly exciting, but it incorporates some of my own personal ideas. I’d love to hear your thoughts or criticism! Disclaimer: This book is fictional. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincident 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 Reborn Old Man: How Dare You Accuse Me of Being a Sleazy Old Creep? 重生老登：怎么能诬陷我是老渣男 Reborn, I lost thirty years of my life, my memories disappeared, and I gained a fortune. I tried to take advantage of my daughter’s best friend, but she clobbered me with a vase before I could get away with it. My wife is looking for a lawyer so she can take half my assets. My business rivals want me dead! Everyone thinks I’m going to settle scores, take revenge, and secure my empire. But I made a decision that would disgrace my ancestors… 1.5kReads6.4Score100Shelves
- 15 Black and White Twin Reapers 黑白单煞 Don’t mess with me. If you do, you’ll be in for trouble, endless trouble... I may be a young man from a small town with a vocational college education, but in this world, my wife’s iron-fisted ways let me walk the line between black and white, all for the beliefs I hold dear... (Note: Any resemblance in content or names is purely coincidental!) 370Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 Impulsive Release 冲动的释情 During the Cultural Revolution, Tian Qing, an only child, falls in love with Tang Qiang, the boy next door. Tian Qing’s impulsiveness brings about a major change in their fates. The story reflects the social customs and the way people lived during that era. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 Reincarnated as a Count's Daughter, I Enjoy Life with My Cheat 转生伯爵千金靠着外挂享受生活 [Gender transformation, gender-bender romance, everyday life, adventure, slow-paced] Kanzaki Kento was an utterly ordinary 16-year-old high school student. Then, due to a god’s mistake, he was erased from existence. The god pleaded with him, “I’m truly sorry. Let me send you to another world as compensation.” 1.8kReads6.0Score181Shelves
- 18 Reborn as a Noble Young Lady, I Won't Fall into Darkness 转生成为贵族千金的我才不会恶堕 A Palace-Intrigue Story Lin Yichen died suddenly and transmigrated, only to be turned by a mischievous deity into Alicia, the young daughter of an imperial duke. To make matters worse, her scheming foster brother, Ryan, had disciplined her so thoroughly from childhood that she instinctively dared not disobey any of his orders. She even awakened a strange hidden trait… As Ryan relentlessly pushes to tame and possess her, her soul, once that of a straight man, gradually succumbs. Will she end up c 199Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 19 The Seven-Day Messenger 七日信使 Trapped in 365 repeating, deadly Tuesdays, Chen Mo thought even death was just another joke in the loop, until an old music box covered in vines played a badly out-of-tune version of “Canon”! A shocking secret is hidden in its Morse code: his father's death was no accident, and his absence on Chen Mo's tenth birthday is inextricably tied to the past of a mysterious woman named Shen Qingyin. Chosen as a “Messenger of Time,” he has only seven Tuesdays to work with. Every step, from cracking the co —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 The Genderbent Nuwa of Honghuang 洪荒之性转女娲 I transmigrated into the primordial world and became Nuwa before she had taken human form. If I wanted a solid foundation and a promising path to the Great Dao, I could only put my dear younger brother Fuxi through some hard work. Thirty percent of his essence? Hand it over! I swallowed thirty percent of Fuxi's essence and successfully took human form ahead of schedule. A figure in green appeared, surrounded by flowing Daoist radiance. But when I surveyed the primordial world, I burst out laughi 2.8kReads6.5Score185Shelves
- 21 From the Start, One Whistleblower's Letter Reforms the Entire Officialdom 开局一封举报信，整顿整个官场 After filing a real-name report against his superior, Chen Ming was kicked into the county archives with a transfer order. Everyone thought his career was over. But they had no idea that the old files nobody ever looked through contained the very things they were most afraid of bringing to light. You use a transfer order to push me around, and I use evidence to investigate you. From a section chief to the powerful backers protecting him at every level, this whistleblower letter is only the begin 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 A Beginner's Guide to Low-Fat Veganism 低脂纯素入门与实践指南 A low-fat, whole-food plant-based diet is the healthiest, most scientific, convenient, affordable, and effective way to eat in today's society. Thanks to its scientific basis and broad applicability, this diet is becoming a key solution to modern health problems. Based on whole plant foods, it avoids animal products and highly processed foods, cutting off the root causes of many chronic diseases and offering people from all walks of life a healthy choice that is effective, economical, and sustai 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 I Never Betrayed You, Yet You Cheated to Get Even with Our Marriage 我未背叛，你却用出轨报复婚姻 A man may be innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime. If your blood is as precious as Tang Monk's flesh, would you still dare to wake up? Core premise: Li Dong, a mega-influencer with tens of millions of followers, and Cheng Xiaoxia, heiress to Shanghai's Cheng Group, seem to be the envy of everyone as a wealthy married couple. But Cheng Xiaoxia harbors a crazy obsession: she wants to resurrect her ex-boyfriend, who died in an accident. To that end, she spares no expense, using 30 billi 56Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 They All Think I'm the Only Man in the Apocalypse 她们都以为，我是末世唯一的男人 In his past life, Lin Yuan built a shelter for his wife, only to be stabbed to death by her and her male best friend. Reborn three months before the apocalypse, he hears a mechanical notification in his mind: [Ding! Apocalypse Beauty System bound!] [Win over women with a beauty score above 85. At 20% affection, gain a 50% attribute boost!] [At 50% affection, synchronize with her superpower! At 100%, she will never betray you!] Lin Yuan looks at the names on the System screen and curls his lips i 3.2kReads6.7Score330Shelves
- 25 A Mourning Goose Fan Story: Pomegranate Red 哀鸿二创：榴红 Teacher Ji Ling’s original work is ambitious and cleverly crafted. But after getting both true endings, the author was left speechless, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. I understand that he wanted to express the cruelty of history and the fickleness of fate, but as a player, what I saw was more like an exhibition: suffering turned into spectacle, consumed, and presented with arrogance. Fang Zhiyou is a hypocritical bystander, Lin Pianpian is a symbol saddled with tragedy, Su Lianyan is a lof 111Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 26 The Complete Guide to a Healthy Low-Fat Vegan Lifestyle 低脂纯素健康生活完全指南 A low-fat, plant-based diet is the healthiest, most scientific, convenient, affordable, and effective way to eat in today's society. Thanks to its scientific basis and broad applicability, it is becoming a key solution to modern health problems. Based on whole plant foods, this way of eating avoids animal products and heavily processed foods, cutting off the root causes of many chronic diseases and offering people from all walks of life an effective, economical, and sustainable path to better he 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 A Macau Blue-and-Red Betting Addict 澳门红蓝小赌徒 The protagonist went through online gambling, lottery betting, soccer betting, getting fired from his job, and watching his company go under, among a string of other misfortunes. It all tore his family apart. But by chance, he came into contact with red and blue, opening a new chapter in his life. With red and blue leading the way and beauties all around him, an ordinary man's comeback begins… 1.4kReads6.7Score100Shelves
- 28 Apocalypse: The Goddess Sets Out to Conquer New Lands 末世，女神去开疆拓土 An apocalyptic setting, special powers, multiple female leads, comedy, and a slow build. Likes and comments are welcome. Brain storage area: this apocalypse novel is so wholesome, it really lives up to the call for positive energy. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 Officialdom: Special Inspector 官场：巡视特使 Is the standard male lead in an officialdom novel a wealthy family's lost heir who gets cheated on from the start? With an official transfer order, Xu Juyi, a decorated national hero returning from abroad, is recommended by his mentor Zhong Baoguo, known as Elder Zhong, whose daughter is Zhong Xia'ai and son-in-law is Hou Liangping. He officially takes personal authority over inspections and disciplinary investigations, stepping into the turbulent chess game of officialdom. Even a commoner can w 24.5kReads8.1Score2.3kShelves
- 30 She Abandoned Her Three Sons to Run Away With Her Lover. At Her Hospital Bedside, I Called Her Ex-Husband 抛弃三子私奔情夫，病床前我拨通她前夫电话 She Abandoned Her Three Children to Run Away with Her Lover. At Her Hospital Bedside, I Called Her Ex-Husband 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 Winds Rise Over Jiangxia 风起江夏 Tang Xiaofei and Zhang Quanlong are entrusted with a mission in a time of crisis. Working together in earnest, they face risks without flinching, firmly follow a practical, truth-seeking mass line, and lead their team in forging a path to rural revitalization. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 The Officialdom: Starting as the Top Provincial Exam Candidate 官道：从省考第一开始 If you don't know Ning Xinyuan when taking the civil service exam, then even calling yourself a hero is pointless! For people of the Eastern Continent, taking the civil service exam is an obsession! Better a government job paying 3,000 a month than a non-government job paying over 10,000! Ning Xinyuan lands a position at a major government agency in one shot, then rises rapidly through the ranks. As an official, he keeps the people close to his heart and never forgets his purpose, living out sto 99.6kReads8.0Score9.3kShelves
- 33 Mei Cheng Ji Shi's 16th Book 玫城纪事第16本书 Anping Town has ranked last in the county for three years running, and the Jinchang County Committee has run out of patience. An order transfers both the town’s top officials to deputy positions in county departments and appoints Fang Zhiping as a Party Committee member and secretary in Anping Town. There, Fang Zhiping embarks on a rough road: fighting evil, rallying the people, finding a way forward, laying a solid foundation, and developing industry. There are achievements and shortcomings, mi 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 Eroticism in My Hometown 故乡情色 1.1kReads6.7Score103Shelves
- 35 My Family Gave Me Only a Broken Incense Burner, but the Shennong Legacy Made Me a Legendary Healer 分家只给破香炉，神农传承让我医道封神 When the Family Split, I Got Only a Broken Incense Burner. The Shennong Legacy Made Me a Legendary Healer 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 The Move That Breaks the Deadlock 破局之举 Chen Zimo's rise from the grassroots to the inner circle takes an unusual path. While others chase undercurrents, he devotes himself to studying the most transparent and solid system of rules, and finds in it a “cloud staircase” of his own. It is both his methodology and his shield. See how a wise man uses rules as steps and wisdom as his guide, climbing ever higher through a world of shifting tides and hidden currents. 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 The Road to Promotion: An Unusual Secretary 升迁之路之非常秘书 A reform landed him in a workplace he never could have imagined. An accident brought him a fortune he never could have imagined. A chance encounter gave him an opportunity he never could have imagined. An argument set him on a path he never could have imagined... 758Reads8.9Score111Shelves
- 38 A Promising Career: The Village Doctor's Meteoric Rise in Politics 官运：小村医的妖孽仕途 [Political career + No rebirth + Medical skills] A single needle and prescription can save lives, and also help you navigate the political world and rise to prominence. After making a house call in the middle of the night, village doctor Yang Xiaochuan stumbled into an opportunity to enter public service. With his outstanding medical skills and his commitment to serving the people, he writes a brilliant chapter in the worlds of medicine and politics! 9.9kReads8.1Score936Shelves
- 39 The King of Soldiers Enters Politics and Breaks the Deadlock with Force 兵王转业之官场以力破局 This novel has been adapted into an audiobook. Once he enters the political arena, he thrives. With brothers at his side, resources brought together, and strength to break through any impasse! Lin Zhenyu, a Dragon Fang special forces soldier codenamed Ghost King, is reborn. To save his critically ill grandfather, he has no choice but to leave the military and enter politics! A man of unwavering integrity, Lin Zhenyu vows to work for the welfare of 5.4kReads8.2Score434Shelves
- 40 I Transformed into a Succubus on Doomsday and Became a Big Shot's Woman 末日变身魅魔成为大佬的女人 Su Yao decided to slip him a sleeping pill first, then sneak into his room in the middle of the night and have a little taste. Afterward, she would quietly slip away without anyone being the wiser. What she didn't know was that the person inside had been waiting for her all along. 5.3kReads6.9Score349Shelves
- 41 A Billionaire Finance Mogul’s Rise from the Ashes 千亿财经大佬逆袭沉浮 A book written entirely by hand. A famous philosopher once said: Lust is a primal drive. It isn't base. Su Huoda wasn't highly educated, but he was especially good at using women, including his boss's wife. He climbed to the top by stepping on women. After successfully turning his life around and becoming a tycoon, he met Feng Chengcheng and Liu Zihan. Would the two sisters become trusted partners in his next business venture? A modern-day household battle unfolded among his former flames, old l 110Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 42 My Wife Left Me on My Knees. I Returned Three Years Later with Billions, Still Young 弃妻下跪，我三年百亿归来仍是少年 My wife left me and begged on her knees. Three years later, I returned with billions, still a young man. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 Are You Crazy? My Counselor and the Campus Belle Are Both Ex-Girlfriends 疯了吧！辅导员和校花都是前女友 [Multiple Heroines + Young Ladies from Prestigious Families + A Variety of Types + Romantic Push and Pull + Sweet Everyday Moments + Love Rival Showdowns] Zhu Xunchuan had barely started his first year of college when his ex-girlfriends cornered him at his door! It was all supposed to be a joke, so why wouldn't his exes let him off the hook? He'd have come clean if it were anyone else, but every one of them came from a terrifyingly powerful family! Also known as: “After I Sent a Breakup Text to 58.1kReads8.4Score9.9kShelves
- 44 From Railway Cook to a Mogul of the Era 从铁路炊事员到时代大佬 [Political career + no AI + literary plagiarism + space + wealth + no saintly protagonist + if you don't like it, fight] The workplace isn't about following the rules. Only by breaking convention can you earn an exceptional promotion. Those who dutifully handle personnel matters by the book have little chance of becoming leaders, so we need to be troublemakers, the ones who stand out from the crowd. We should also learn to cut corners and work the system, rather than burying ourselves in hard wo 438Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 45 Gender Swap: Having Transmigrated as a White Dragon, I Will Never Submit 性转：穿越白龙的我绝不屈服 [Gender Transformation + Daily Life + Mild Coercion + Humor + Nontraditional Western Fantasy + Sweet Romance] Yuan Lin has accepted his fate. Being transmigrated into a villain was bad enough, but he was about to be devoured the moment he appeared. His luck couldn't possibly get any worse. He even began to miss his days on Blue Star: the cramped but cozy rental apartment, his favorite seat by the library window, and, most of all, the unfinished bottle of Coke, still cold with bits of ice... “Go 8.5kReads7.5Score1.1kShelves
- 46 The Provincial Party Compound: In the Name of the Queen of Spades 省委大院，黑桃皇的名义 Political schemes and power plays, civil war erupting on all sides, and clashes between powerful figures leaving countless dead and wounded. A spectacular anti-corruption campaign unfolds in Longxi Province. The protagonist, Weng Qingyun, starts out in a high-ranking position and enters a life-and-death struggle with Professor Meng Dehu, who just can't help snapping, “Look at you, getting worked up again.” This is more than a brilliant battle between two individuals. It's also a fierce clash bet —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 Don’t Let Gains and Losses Divide Us in the Middle 莫以升沉中路分 Lu You traveled a thousand miles to Yongning City just to reunite with his girlfriend, only to be betrayed in the cruelest way. He turned his grief and anger into strength, vowing to prove himself. As he fought his way through Yongning’s officialdom, he repeatedly gained the support of influential benefactors and became a highly sought-after secretary to a city leader. On this new stage, he helped his leader seize four “golden keys” to development: developing the new city, upgrading industries, 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 The Chaos of Power and Desire 权欲乱 For five years, junior official Ma Zhifei has gone nowhere in his career. His wife betrays him, and he finds himself caught up in one conspiracy after another. Watch Ma Zhifei navigate the political world with ease and rise steadily through the ranks! 45.9kReads8.9Score4.3kShelves
- 49 Rise and Fall in the Officialdom 官场沉浮 A class reunion, a chance encounter: watch as Huang Haichuan spins a down-to-earth legend, stages a spectacular reversal of fortune, and rises step by step while finding success at every turn in the political arena. When he meets his former lover again, who will have the last laugh? Huang Haichuan is determined to take his grassroots rise to the very end! 607Reads8.6Score141Shelves
- 50 After Divorcing, I Ride on My Ex-Wife's Family's Coattails to the Top 离婚后，踩着前妻全家青云直上 Song Qiushi runs a gym. For ten years, he has worked hard to support his family, loved his wife, and spoiled his daughter. It hasn’t been easy, but he has never resented it. He believes that as long as he keeps his head down, takes good care of his wife, raises his child well, and looks after the family, he will have a perfect marriage. But every one of his dreams shatters when his wife brings a strange man home. He can put up with anything else, but not this. Divorce... His father-in-law uses h 153Reads—Score—Shelves
