Novels like Living Again, I’ll Choose My Own Life
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- 1 After the World's Top Player Retired, Travel Made Me a Viral Sensation 国服第一退网后，靠旅行爆红全网 A kid from an internet cafe becomes the "Top Solo Laner on the Chinese Server" worshipped by millions of players! Lin Feng starts out in Hell Mode: his mother dies, his father falls apart, and he drops out of school. He shoulders the burden of supporting his family by hauling bricks at construction sites and washing dishes in restaurant kitchens. The internet cafe is his only refuge. Who could have guessed that his talent would awaken, letting him fight his way from an unconventional amateur int 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Book One by Zhixing Qianli Yuan 志行千里远的第1本书 In the summer of 2010, Qin Feng, a top student at Huaqing University, gave up a promising future and insisted on returning to his impoverished hometown of Qinghe County to serve as a government-selected trainee official. On a stormy night, a road in Qingshan Village collapsed. A ledger soaked in mud and water exposed a web of corruption that had been festering in local government for a decade. Through challenge after challenge, Qin Feng continued to grow, transforming from a green young trainee 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 The Road to Officialdom: I’m a Government Cadet 官途：我是选调生 A graduate of one of the country’s top universities, he leaves the bustling city for a remote village. With intelligence and perseverance, he innovates in governance and improves people’s lives, overcoming countless obstacles on his way to a brilliant political career. Swept along by the tides of fate, he remains true to his original aspirations and proves through his actions that “my fate is mine to decide, not Heaven’s.” He changes the lives of countless people, and changes his own as well. 73Reads6.1Score10014d adds
- 4 From the Dust to the Top of the City 从尘埃里，踏上城市之巅 When the great roc rises with the wind, it soars ninety thousand miles. See how Zeng Tianmin finds his footing, stays grounded, and follows one step at a time in pursuit of his ideals and dreams. 10Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 5 The Road to Power: Liu Zheng's Ups and Downs in Officialdom 问鼎征途：刘铮的官场沉浮录 “Given another life, Liu Zheng has only one goal: to reach the pinnacle of power.” In his previous life, he chased fame and fortune, neglected his family, and let down those who truly cared for him. In the end, all he had left was a heart full of regret. Now he has returned to a crucial turning point in his life. Every regret, debt, and remorse is something he will make right with his own hands. This time, he won’t curry favor with the powerful or get caught up in conflict. He’ll simply keep his 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 A Mayfly in the Sea of Officialdom, Fighting the Current 宦海蜉蝣，逆流而上 In his previous life, he was demoted to a rural township by a petty schemer and wasted his life there. Reborn, he is determined to keep a heart devoted to the people and use his memories of key turning points to fight his way to the top! 17.3kReads8.8Score1.6k14d adds
- 7 Harvesting the Cultivation World: The Queen of Speculative Capital Swallows Up the Sects 资本收割修真界：游资女王鲸吞宗门 Harvesting the Cultivation World: A Hot-Money Queen Swallows Up the Sects 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Back to 2008: I Rose to the Top 重返08：我登权势巅峰 Born in the countryside and looked down on, Lin Feng watches his powerful patron come under investigation and face ruin. His girlfriend betrays him for a wealthy family, and his life hits rock bottom. At the end of his political career and with nowhere left to turn, Lin Feng remains calm and composed, because he’s already been through this once before. Reborn in 2008, he is no longer a pawn for others to sacrifice. A mysterious jade pendant shatters the fate laid out for him; one carefully plann 495Reads7.6Score10314d adds
- 9 Reborn in 2008: Starting with a Secondment to a Township 重生2008：从乡镇借调开始 Chen Yu spent half his life swallowing his grievances. When he came back to life on that morning in 2008, he finally saw the game unfolding around him. He was an unremarkable team leader in a small township, but by chance he stumbled upon a web of connections, layer upon layer. Following an inconspicuous clue, he looked from the town to the county, then from the county to the invisible web spanning the city. Some advised him to mind his own business; others pressured him openly and behind the —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Starting with the 1998 World Cup 从98世界杯开始 Xu Mo, an ordinary man, wakes up back in 1998 and starts enjoying one stroke of luck after another. With his family and friends behind him, he buys stakes in BTA, acquires property in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen, and gradually becomes a business tycoon. 9Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 11 The Road to Power: My Cousin Qi Tongwei Storms His Way Into the Ministry! 官途：表弟祁同伟，狂飙进部！ The story weaves together plotlines from In the Name of the People, The Knockout, The Thunder, and more, though most of it is original. During a rescue operation, Jiang Yuan suddenly realizes that he has returned to the world thirty years in the past! Standing once more at a crossroads in life, Jiang Yuan decides he will climb to the top and see the view from up there. He also wants to do something for this era. He never expected to discover, quite by chance, that Qi Tongwei is his distant cousi 1Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 12 The Game of Power: The Dark Side You've Never Seen 权力游戏：你未见过的阴暗面 [Discipline inspection + case-solving + not a wish-fulfillment novel + no rebirth + no System + no golden finger] The pace is a little slow for the first thirty chapters in the interest of realism. As one cold case after another is solved, a major corruption scandal unfolds from the grassroots level all the way to the provincial government. The investigations come first; promotions are left to chance. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 The Road to Power: Rising Step by Step from the Grassroots 官道雄途：从基层开始步步高升 [Officialdom] + [Political Intrigue] In the early 1990s, the winds of change were sweeping across the land. The entire nation was cautiously trying to adapt to a new world. A young man rose from humble beginnings, keeping pace with the times as he climbed step by step to the pinnacle of power. 28Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 14 Dropped into the Grassroots: From the Start, I'm Stuck with Ten Billion in Bad Debts? 空降基层，开局就背百亿烂账？ Chen Yuan, a "Beijing official," has just parachuted in as the top leader of Tushui District, only to find the government compound gates blocked by petitioners. A fiscal black hole worth tens of billions, unfinished projects scattered across the city, deeply entrenched local factions, and a calculating superior. Every move is deadly, and danger lurks at every turn! How will Chen Yuan, a newcomer, maneuver through the traps and temper himself into a blade aimed straight at the unwritten rules? Th 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Online Game: Infinite Stealth, Playing a Mage Like an Assassin 网游：无限隐身，拿法师当刺客玩 [SSS-rank talent + hidden class + rigorous stats + no artificial power ceilings + leagues ahead] The game descends upon reality, and the supernatural era begins. In my previous life, after reaching the top, I was betrayed by a friend. But I was reborn. From the start, I awakened an SSS-rank talent and unlocked an invincible, exclusive hidden class. Living a second life, I’ll take revenge on my enemies with my own hands and leave no regrets. My name is Lu Ming, the world’s strongest mage. In this 1.3kReads—Score13414d adds
- 16 Officialdom: From the Grassroots to the Top 官场：从基层走上巅峰 After graduating from college, Yang Chenguang passed the civil service selection exam with flying colors. He thought he would finally get a chance to make his mark, but instead he was sent to a remote backwater, where he stayed for three years... 571Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 17 Rising Through the Ranks, I'll Make My Ex-Wife Regret Everything 平步青云，我让前妻悔不当初 After a class reunion, Huang Weiwei's behavior grows increasingly strange. Her husband, Wang Chen, who serves as the presiding judge of a civil division at the court, senses that something is wrong. Anger and reason war in his mind... 866Reads8.4Score11914d adds
- 18 Hai Tian Yi Se’s Third Book 海天一色的第3本书 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 In the Name of the People: Dakang's Ambitions 名义：达康的野望 Reborn as Li Dakang, he will reshape In the Name of the People. This time, he will put the people first and truly follow a path of public service. The road may be fraught with danger and hardship at every turn. We'll see if Secretary Dakang can climb all the way to the top, one step at a time. 1.4kReads—Score10814d adds
- 20 Reborn in 1984: Starting Out as a Full-Rank Section Chief 重生1984：开局就是正科 Reborn in 1984, I became the head of the county's Administration for Industry and Commerce! In this life, watch me rise step by step to the pinnacle of power amid the tide of reform and opening up, take command at the very center, and turn the tables at will! 1Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 21 A Lonely Boat on a Cold River: Twenty Years Adrift in the Sea of Officialdom 孤舟寒江：官海沉浮二十年 In the height of summer in 2005, three young people who had earned government trainee placements after graduating from a provincial capital university in eastern China embarked on their own political careers in different corners of Hongjiang County, Yangchuan City. Gu Lisheng, born into a poor family, plunged straight into Qingshiling Township, the poorest in the county. In a leaky storeroom and along muddy mountain roads, he held fast to his burning desire to serve the people, becoming a hands- —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 A Grassroots Rise: The Loach of the Commune Climbs the Ranks 草根逆袭：公社泥鳅的官场路 In his early twenties, Feng Xiaole has only an elementary school education. A rural “intellectual,” he looks ordinary, but his eyes are sharp and lively. Quick-witted and eloquent, he has an optimistic streak to his core. He often says, “There’s always a way forward when you reach the mountain, and wherever there’s a road, there’s Feng Xiaole.” And this is the man who somehow manages to carve out his own path in the world of politics. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 The Pinnacle of Power: Taking the Road Less Traveled 权力巅峰：不走寻常路 As the ancients said: A man in office should command the power of the realm by day and sleep with beauties in his arms by night! Today, some say: A position needn't be high, as long as you have power. After all, a county magistrate can't hold a candle to the local official in charge! Those who wield power hold a double-edged sword. Used well, it benefits the country and its people; used poorly, it can hurt others and themselves. People say it's hard to be a good person. What about being a good o 246Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 24 Officialdom: From the County Party Office to the Provincial Department 官场：从县委办开始进部 At twenty-three, you passed the county committee office exam. You were destined for a life in government, so you didn’t even need to open a book... As fortunes rise and fall in the political arena and countless rivals compete, Lin Changzai returns to his youth. Starting at the grassroots, he faces off against his rivals at every turn, all to reach the very top. Sometimes he wonders: just how high can an official rise? 570Reads6.5Score10514d adds
- 25 Reborn in Officialdom: The Road to the Top 重生官场，巅峰之路 The road to power is hard to navigate. You must not only dodge attacks from both sides, but also hold fast to the conviction of serving the public. When you prosper, work for the good of all; when you are down, keep yourself above reproach! This is the story of a third-generation official’s rise to the top. Jiang Ning is reborn in 1991. Driven by the convictions in his heart, he will lead a life utterly different from the one he lived before. Years of ups and downs in the political arena pass. W —Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 26 Climbing the Official Ladder: Starting as My Ex-Girlfriend's Boss 仕途升迁：从成为前女友上司开始 After graduating from graduate school, Wang Cheng passed the provincial government’s selected graduate recruitment exam and reported to his new post in a township, only to discover that he had become his ex-girlfriend’s direct supervisor… 754Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Reborn, the Bewitching Campus Beauty Pursues Me 重生后，魔女校花倒追我 [Rebirth + business rivalry + campus beauty + multiple heroines] In 2024, Wang Hai was featured on the cover of the globally renowned Fortune magazine. Profile: At nineteen, he made his fortune from scratch, earning twenty million with a browser game. That same year, he launched a second game and became a billionaire, making him the youngest billionaire in 2002. At twenty, he founded a tutoring website for students at China’s top universities. It swept the country, and college students natio 103Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 28 A Futures Trader's Apprenticeship 一个期货妹妹的学艺史 If you love someone, let her trade futures. This is paradise, with masters of every kind sharing their unique skills and showing the way. There’s the eccentric uncle who rides the waves with nothing but a horizontal line, the short-selling master who only makes big bets on the downside, Brother Suo, who can make money without looking at the charts, and the beautiful, badass queen of day trading. A story about futures trading. 36Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 29 Zenxing Duanyue's 63rd Book 禅星断月第63本书 Political intrigue + female lead + power struggles + cracking down on corruption “Integrity isn’t a medal for good morals. It’s a basic qualification for public service.” “Some comrades treat the public like exam questions and themselves like examiners. They’ve got their roles backward! No matter how high we score on our own papers, if the public gives us a failing grade, then we’ve got zero!” 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Reborn: I Quit the Civil Service and Found Freedom as a Boss's Driver 重生不当公务员，领导司机很逍遥 A new story is out! You can read my work 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! 12Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 31 A Desperate Counterattack 绝地反击 Li Tianyi offends his immediate superior on his very first day at work and is promptly given the cold shoulder. Watch as he survives against the odds, strikes back from the brink, and trounces every last schemer and demon along the way! 4.6kReads8.9Score62314d adds
- 32 Political Power at Its Peak: The Real Game of Power 官场巅峰：真实的权力游戏 When his superiors sent someone down to inspect the place, Ye Xingsheng accidentally offended the female leader while swimming in the pool. He thought his chances of promotion were gone, but instead he rose rapidly through the ranks... 5.1kReads7.8Score40014d adds
- 33 The Road to Power: A Chance Encounter with a Heiress 官路争锋，从邂逅豪门千金开始 [No cheating, no transmigration, no rebirth. Political advancement and tangled romance, ordinary man and rich beauty, realistic and engaging.] When Li Zhi graduates, he turns down a high-paying job in the provincial capital and a chance to pursue graduate studies, leaving his hometown for his girlfriend’s city and passing the civil service exam for a small township. He thinks they’ll live happily ever after, but her parents tear them apart. Starting alone in a remote township far from home, he b 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Reborn: From Breakup to the Top 重生：从分手到巅峰 Reborn in a parallel world, he transmigrates into the body of a man named Qin Yi. From the start, he is a low-level employee, and because of his job, his girlfriend dumps him on the spot. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 The Ups and Downs of the Official Road 官道起伏 When money, power, beautiful women, darkness, and light become intertwined, when Liu Fusheng is brought back to life by a spring dream, and steps once more into the familiar world of officialdom, will he be able to break free from the invisible web woven around him and embrace a different fate? Welcome to this urban political novel. This is a different kind of rise and fall in the world of officialdom, pure and classic, taking you on a different journey through political life. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 The Throne of Power: Reborn as a County Official from the Start 权力王座：开局重生县城公务员 [Satisfying Political Drama] [Solid Logic] Senior Leader: Chen Donglai is a good kid. Make him a bureau chief! Organization Department: Chen Donglai, the senior leadership has decided to appoint you as bureau chief. Would you accept a position as head of a police station? Chen Donglai: My combat ability is too low. I’m afraid I can’t handle criminals. I refuse. Organization Department: How about becoming head of a research institute? You could work on lithography machines and nanoscale chips 481Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 37 Officialdom: Brother, I Thank Your Ancestors for Eight Generations! 官场：兄弟，我谢你八辈祖宗！ Let's set out again with Gao Weijun! The end of your past life was merely someone else's beginning. You were played for a fool without even realizing it. Not this time! Watch as these brothers stand shoulder to shoulder, hand in hand, and walk the road together! Stop falling out with people at the drop of a hat. That's childish! 33Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 38 A New Hire, and Now a Midlife Comeback System? 萌新入职，中年逆袭系统来了？ My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 3.1kReads8.9Score19014d adds
- 39 With My Clumsy Hands, I Chose Summoner 手残的我选择了召唤师 An online game merges with reality. Lin Chen, the only one with a unique talent, was killed by his teammates before the monsters fully merged with reality. Given a second chance, he awakened the unique talent again and inherited the talent he’d had in his previous life. Looking at the monsters ahead, Lin Chen waved a hand. “Hmph, with two talents at my disposal, I’ll be invincible this time.” After his bold declaration, Lin Chen slowly lay down on the grass. “Ahh, being a summoner is so relaxing 1.7kReads7.3Score15014d adds
- 40 Power and Politics: I Can See the Ranks of the Officialdom! 权力仕途，我能看到官场等级！ Lin Zhiyuan was a low-level clerk with no connections or influential backing. His superiors demoted him and sent him away, leaving his life at rock bottom. Then, by chance, he found an ancient Tiger Roar Stone passed down from antiquity. From that moment on, he could see the official aura surrounding every person, and his career in government took a turn for the better... 92Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 The Mind of an Official 官念 There are ten ranks in the official hierarchy. The higher the position, the greater the power. Wu Youliang starts his political career as a lowly village official without an official post, transforming from a passionate young college student into a shrewd veteran who has weathered the ups and downs of political life. After rising to a high position, he retires with honor. At last, he comes to understand the true nature of power. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 The Light of the Stock Market 股海之光 Practical stock-market techniques, the growth story of a top speculative trader, the Lotus Emerging from Water strategy, the market-leader strategy, an analysis of market sentiment cycles, and all the major events in the stock market from 2014 to 2022: it’s all in this book. 238Reads8.4Score11314d adds
- 43 The Honest Man's Comeback, 2003 老实人逆袭2003 Honest and straightforward Zhao Feng is reborn, back on the eve of the college entrance exams, young once again! That year, the boy was just discovering love, but didn't dare confess to the school beauty he'd had a crush on for three years! That year, Legend of Mir hadn't launched yet, his brothers' blood was still hot, and their dream of slaying the dragon remained unfulfilled! That year, gold and opportunities were everywhere. Ride the wave, and even a pig could take to the skies! Drink the st 57Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 44 The Art of Official Strategy 官策有术 This novel mainly chronicles the political maneuvering in Handong Province. Its protagonist is Hou Bing, and it focuses on his journey from a poor county all the way to the pinnacle of the political world. This is the painstaking masterpiece of a veteran political novel author! Guaranteed to be exciting, guaranteed to be top quality! 350Reads6.8Score3414d adds
- 45 I Lost Two Million in a Stock Market Blowup, Got Divorced, Then Met 20 Scumbags 炒股爆仓亏200万，离婚了后遇到20个渣男 I lost 2 million yuan in a stock market blowup, got divorced, then met 20 scumbags. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Reborn in the Political Arena: My Road to High Office 重生官场：我的青云路 This story may take a little while to get going, but trust me: the more you read, the more hooked you’ll get, and the more satisfying it becomes. This is an ensemble power fantasy centered on officialdom. Please bear with the author if you encounter any illogical or awkward parts. I’ll keep doing my best (ง ˙o˙)ว. He was reborn, returning to 2004. Cancer hadn’t ended him; instead, it had given him eyes that could see through people and a backbone strong enough to crush every thorn in his path. 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 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 96.2kReads8.0Score8.9k14d adds
- 48 The Road Through Officialdom Begins with Being Reborn 官场征途，从重生开始 For love, Chu Haoran chose to become a live-in son-in-law, only to end up behind bars. The day before his release, he was attacked. Given a second chance at life, Chu Haoran chooses to enter politics... 5.9kReads6.5Score44914d adds
- 49 I'm a Civil Servant Now. Who Still Wants to Be a Literary Great? 都公务员了，谁还当文豪啊！ [Political drama + no System + not reborn + steadily rising through the ranks] The writer Jiang Yue didn't do too well on the civil service exam. He barely passed, and the only post available to him was in his hometown's most remote and underdeveloped township. But he never expected a huge writing fee to reveal that he was a popular author. He even won the favor of a powerful patron, and from then on, his career in government soared! 1.8kReads7.4Score10414d adds
- 50 The Game of Power 权利的游戏 Reborn in 2001, Gao Yuan decides he won’t lie flat anymore. He’ll ride the waves and fight his way forward in officialdom. Subtle dealings and favors, ruthless political power struggles, intense clashes of ideals, and the unpredictable ups and downs of a career in government. This is the story of a young official’s journey of transformation. 498Reads7.4Score10314d adds
