Novels like Gousheng’s Rise to the Top
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- 1 The Postdoctoral CEO 博士后女总裁 Murong Yanyun, a postdoctoral researcher and CEO from M Country, Shu Muyan, grandson of a revered monk, though separated by a thousand miles, fate brings them together by chance… … An eternal romance quietly begins just like this… 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 Don’t Make a Scene, I’m Not a Stand-In 别闹，我不是替身 Su Muchen is the latest rising star of the Su family. After inheriting ancient medical arts, feng shui, and other special abilities from his ancestors, he runs into a young heiress sent from Yanjing, Luo Yuru, who makes things difficult for him at work in the government. After an incident at a bar, a beautiful woman’s heart begins to flutter, but she still can’t move on from her ex... 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Luo Ergou: A Wife Beyond Reach 罗二狗，遥不可妻 Luo Ergou, originally named Luo Xiaofei. Surrounded by--- A sister-in-law who is the reincarnation of a spirit fox, A young lady secretary parachuted in from Yanjing, and a beautiful doctoral student accompanying them on an archaeological expedition... They feel both distant and familiar. Distant, because no one would dare love them, let alone marry them. But that familiar scent and feeling, like the milk of his sister-in-law, a thousand-year-old spirit fox, nourishes his heart with such tender 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 The Widow's Comeback 寡妇美人逆袭 Life is like a chess game. Make one wrong move, and every move after it is wrong. The stunning beauty and domineering CEO Liao Jiayi held fast to a promise: “When my hair reaches my waist… when my face blooms like a peach blossom… you’ll marry me!” But what awaited her in the end… was a condolence payment for a life sacrificed. Ten years of youth, as lovely as flowers… At least Luo Zhihui, as the bullet pierced his chest, left Shu Laosi with these words: “Take good care of your sister-in-law… Wh 52Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 A Peach Blossom Calamity at Peach Blossom Crossing 桃花渡上桃花劫 Taohua Ferry is a famous town in the Jiangnan water country. A family surnamed Su lives there. Word has it that hundreds of years ago, the Su family was a renowned official clan, with members serving as high-ranking officials at court in every generation. They even produced two top scholars and a prime minister! But in this generation, their sole grandson, Su Butong, suffered a car accident during a manhunt and was left with brain damage, making him seem like a complete fool... 21Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 I Was a Dragon, but Became a Live-In Son-in-Law 我本狂龙，却做了赘婿 Shu Mu Chen, code-named “Mad Dragon,” thirty years old, at the peak of his prime. As the captain of a mysterious special forces unit, he retires for the sake of a promise Three months later, he willingly becomes the live-in son-in-law of the Murong family, one of Yanjing's most powerful families. The eldest daughter, Murong Chun Xue, ---the domineering CEO's husband... Special note: This is not a System novel. Please don't flame it if it's not your thing. 15Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 The Allure of Seductive Lips 2: The Tumultuous World of Politics 艳唇之惑2：仕途风云 Following the first novel, Bewitching Lips, this is its sequel, Bewitching Lips 2: The Turbulent Road to Power. This work, however, tells a story of rebirth. The story begins with a new life, in what is a pinnacle work about building a career in politics... 28Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 The Mystery of the Missing Widow 寡妇失踪的秘密 A tiny mountain village, with a surprising number of widows whose husbands died not long after they got married... And plenty of young, beautiful girls going missing... There's no way this is a coincidence. The name "Widow Village" spread far and wide. Only after Shu Muyan, a special forces soldier, retired and returned home did he discover that none of it was accidental... And so his story quietly began... 17Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 The Devilish CEO: My Online Dating Partner Is Actually Me 魔鬼女总裁，网恋对象竟是我 "This report is full of holes." The female CEO slams the file onto my desk. The click of her high heels against the floor sounds like an icicle piercing my heart. Black stockings hug her long, straight legs as she looks down at me, her gaze as cold as midwinter. As the company's lowest-ranking intern, I live in her shadow every day. She's a queen who always gets her way, and a single word from her red lips can decide whether I stay or go. Until late one night, my phone buzzes. "Waaah... That 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 The Martial God Descends the Mountain: Find His Reincarnated Heroine and Kill Her 武神下山：找到转世女主打死她 [Urban Fantasy, Comedy, Tycoon, Xuanhuan, Beautiful Women, Feel-Good Power Fantasy] What? The reincarnated heroine, Ye Tianyi, is getting married? The male lead, Martial God Ning Wuchen, is so furious he spits blood and dies on the spot! The End! Ye Tianyi, you bullied me in your past life. In this life, you’ve lost both your memories and your cultivation. Let’s see if I don’t beat you to a pulp this time! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 The Allure of Painted Lips 艳唇之惑 A romantic encounter. Most handsome men have had one, but for someone obsessed with beautiful lips, it's like discovering an ancient treasure... Xi Mengyao, the heiress and CEO of one of Yanjing's top families, is the finest pair of lips of them all. The surprising thing is, when Shu Muyan, a retired special forces king, rescues her, he steals the first kiss from the most coveted lips of all. And so the story begins... 108Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 The Rise of the Fierce Dragon 骁龙之崛起 In the bustling city of Jiangcheng, Luo Zhicong, a former special forces soldier, found himself, by some strange twist of fate, partnering with his comrade, Fazai, a young master, to establish the Windleaf entertainment investment company. The Windleaf nightclub was one of its businesses. His career was thriving, and it was all because he was also a reclusive miracle doctor... 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 Bad Boy, You're Shameless 坏小子，好无耻 People can be so strange sometimes, Love and hate go hand in hand. The naive boy, Su Mubai, Accidentally catches a glimpse of the school beauty, Wu Xiaoyan, Batheing by the stream at the village entrance... Love takes root at the sight of her beauty, like a lotus rising from the water. But what happens next, Hate takes shape at the police station, after a brutal beating... Love... Hate... Who was right and who was wrong? Who can say for sure… 674Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 Huo Lan Dao Feng’s 71st Book 火岚刀锋第71本书 When my hair reaches my waist, where will you be? When I enter the bridal chamber, you return at last. “Heavens and earth, why must you treat me this way... How can I, Yang Manyun, bear this?” The thrilling return of the Soldier King, “in floods of tears...” The story begins on the wedding night of Yang Manyun and Liu Yanfei... 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 From the Start, I Win Over My Boss and Must Spend 30 Billion in Time 开局拿下女上司，限时花光三百亿 From the start, I accidentally won over my aloof female boss, and that very night the System handed me thirty billion! I have ninety days to spend it all. If I fail the task, I'll die suddenly. The more I spend, the stronger the abilities I unlock: business insight, an imposing aura, and one privilege after another. As I spend money like water and deliver a satisfying face-slapping to a bunch of snobs, my witty banter wins over everyone around me. By the time I've spent all thirty billion, I've —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 The Widow Boss's Heart 寡妇老板娘的心思 My new work is here! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support gives me the motivation to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 582Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 My Urban Soulmate 都市之我的红颜知己 What nobody knew was that the younger aunt was actually the eldest daughter of the Lin family of Yanjing, one of the most powerful families. Back then, Lin Xiaoxiao's mother, Shangguan Xi, the eldest daughter of the Shangguan family, and Su Buwei's mother, Murong Xue, had been the closest of friends at university… 193Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 18 Huo Lan Dao Feng’s 67th Book 火岚刀锋第67本书 A new work is here! You can read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy them. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 The Beautiful Widow and the Twins 绝色寡妇之双胞胎 “Ah!” Su Laosi only had time to let out a short cry before his whole body pitched backward. He tumbled through the air as blue sky and cliff face flashed past in rapid succession. In his final moment, he saw a circling mountain eagle, its gaze sharp as a blade. 966Reads6.6Score110Shelves
- 20 Chili Saliva Chicken's First Book 麻辣口水鸡的第一本书 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 62Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 21 My Bossy Older Woman 我的霸道御姐 Su Muyang was raised by an aunt who was no blood relation to him. She watched him step by step on his way to the pinnacle of life. They shared life-and-death moments and endured all the hardships of the world, as well as years of sun, moon, wind, and frost. Through joy and sorrow, across three lifetimes and three worlds, among ten miles of peach blossoms… 187Reads6.0Score—Shelves
- 22 The Man Followed by Widows 被寡妇们追随的男人 If being handsome alone weren’t enough to make people envy and hate him, what about being pursued by the daughters of top families, domineering CEOs, stunning policewomen, international superstars, and foreign princesses... Is this man even human? As the widows would say, “Su San, you’re the god of us women...” 357Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 A Drop of Crimson Beauty 滴水红颜 I am Nanpai Shisan, code-named Thirteen. I retired from the special forces battalion of a special operations brigade. While carrying out a special mission overseas, I rescued the eldest daughter of a prominent Yanjing family, and we became romantically involved. The military then arranged for my secret retirement. To make a living, I chose to come to Zhonghai. On the surface, I’m a sales agent at the sales office of a state-owned enterprise. But in reality… 137Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 Prop Master: A Host of Goddesses Can't Live Without My Abilities 道具师：一众女神离不开我的能力 Su Mu is a low-level, temporary prop assistant at a film studio. A director humiliates him in front of everyone: “You'll spend your whole life fixing props.” No one knows that when he touches a period prop on set, he can empathize with the emotions of that era, see through a character's true nature, and predict whether a show will be a hit or a flop. Late at night in the prop room, a talented actress comes to him to rehearse, a popular young star slips in to clear her head, a top female screenwr 77Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 I'm My Own Master, Not Fate's 小爷，我不由天 On the day the rascal was born, the heavens showed strange signs. His mother carried him for three years before finally giving birth. Even more miraculously, the wild beasts in the mountains, including the spirit beasts, all came to celebrate his “birth.” The truth was, he was the reincarnation of a spirit child of the Gold Star of Venus... —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 The Wild Monk’s Ill-Fated Romance 野和尚的孽缘 A mysterious ancient temple is home to a Buddhist monk who cultivates immortality. The monk is devastatingly handsome and only eighteen, yet every few days, top beauties, young ladies, and even princesses come to pay him a visit... The outside world calls him the "Qingyun Master," while the people of the mysterious tribe call him the "Wild Monk"... 2.6kReads—Score298Shelves
- 27 Dreams Shattered at the Misty Rain Pavilion 梦断烟雨楼 Thirteen, whose full name is Feng Shisan, was once a famous male escort and bodyguard. Even with eight years of special forces training under his belt, he too was once lost... And what fate awaits those top beauties at the Misty Rain Tower...? 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 Working in Dongguan: Starting Out as a Footwasher 东莞打工：从洗脚做起 After my girlfriend hooked up with a short, rich, and ugly guy, I was so disheartened that I decided to become a male escort. At the club, I met all kinds of female clients and became entangled with them in relationships, some more serious than others. 185Reads9.1Score—Shelves
- 29 My Widowed Sister-in-Law Is the Greatest Fox Immortal 寡妇嫂子乃第一狐仙 His sister-in-law, Linghu Yanyu, became a widow before she had even married into the family. After his elder brother passed away, his younger brother, Feng Shisan, lived with his widowed sister-in-law, the two of them relying on each other. But one night, they were caught in a once-in-a-century cold snap. Feng Shisan and his widowed sister-in-law clung to each other for warmth. When they woke, they discovered that they had both cultivated into immortals in the mountains, possessed by the Six 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 The Ultimate Male Streamer 极品男主播 Best Male Streamer is a novel blending military fiction, espionage, urban romance, and livestreaming. It follows Fan Laosi, a retired special forces soldier, and his legendary journey from the battlefield to the livestreaming studio... More than that, it is a gripping and inventive work that uses Fan Laosi's perspective to reveal another possible life for retired soldiers. The novel strikes a balance between action, suspense, and emotion, with both thrilling battles and hilarious everyday moment 23Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 The Rebellious Female CEO 不安分的女总裁 Xu Mengyao, the heiress to a top-tier tycoon family, CEO of a publicly traded company, never does things by the book, yet always makes a fortune, until she meets... Feng Shisan, a special forces veteran discharged after eight years... 20Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 My Stunning CEO Wife 我的绝美总裁老婆 He is a peerless doctor who can cure every illness with a silver needle in hand. He is a battlefield champion, unbeatable in combat. This legendary man arrives in a bustling city with a marriage contract, intending only to win over his fiancée. But before long, he finds himself caught up in all kinds of schemes, with hostility from every faction bearing down on him... 455Reads8.7Score102Shelves
- 33 The Stunning Female CEO 绝美女总栽 Luo Xiaofei grew up in a small mountain village. At eighteen, he set out alone for Yanjing City. Armed with the ancient medical arts and Ten Needle Techniques passed down by his grandfather, he made his way into a top film and television company. He may not have become fabulously wealthy, but he was certainly thriving... 74Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 President, You’re Too Cruel 总裁，你太狠心了 Silly Zhu, whose real name is Shu Muchen. He learned directly from his father, Shu Zhiyuan, and inherited the teachings of the ancient Shu family, the Divine Physician Shu. The widow next door, Li Lili… All because Silly Zhu once happened to “overhear” something… —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 The Grim Reaper Returns: Selling Health Supplements in the City 死神归来：我在都市卖保健品 He was the “Grim Reaper” feared throughout the underworld, a killing machine ranked second on the Blood Pact Ladder. But after a rampage, he vanished from the scene and holed up in a rundown Haicheng apartment complex, selling adult products. Qin Xiao had hoped to live quietly as a lazy shopkeeper, but people just wouldn't leave him in peace. There was Su Zixi, the icy CEO he rescued late one night, a queen of the business world by day who drowned her sorrows at nightclubs while battling depress 13.5kReads8.0Score1.3kShelves
- 36 After My Divorce, I Bound Myself to a Godly Tycoon System 离婚后，我绑定了神豪系统 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support gives me the motivation to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 605Reads8.4Score111Shelves
- 37 The Ice-Cold CEO's Tenderness Toward Me 冰山美女总裁对我的温柔 Lin Fei never expected that after getting drunk for the first time... After more than twenty years of being single, he woke up the next day with a legal wife. And not just any wife: she was a rich, beautiful heiress. Honey, if you keep picking on me, I... I might just fight back. Honey, don't... Don't! I was wrong, I was wrong. 953Reads6.4Score103Shelves
- 38 I Told You to Go Home and Recover, Not Seduce a Beautiful CEO 让你回去养伤，你竟去泡美女总裁 [No System + Smart Protagonist + Well-Developed Characters + Satisfying Show-Off Moments + A Rewarding Read!] Ten years ago, Daxia issued an order barring Xiao Yi from entering. Ten years later, the ban was lifted, and a hidden dragon slipped into Huadu. Xiao Yi chose to return quietly. He never expected to be so low-key that he’d end up working as a security guard, at his fiancée’s company, no less. They say Huadu’s number-one beauty, the CEO, is an iceberg whose heart no one can win. But Xiao 2.2kReads8.5Score201Shelves
- 39 Go Down the Mountain and Find Your Family, Disciple. You’re Invincible 徒儿下山寻亲吧，你无敌了 Jiang Xiaochen, who had spent years studying under a master deep in the mountains, followed his master's instructions and came down to repay a debt of gratitude and search for clues about his identity. But as soon as he came down the mountain, he unexpectedly met a stunning, icy CEO. The next day, Jiang Xiaochen woke up to discover that he had actually slept with his benefactor's granddaughter. “Wait, what did you say?” “She’s my fiancée?!” 2.1kReads8.9Score286Shelves
- 40 I Married a Beautiful CEO in a Vegetative State, and I'm Over the Moon! 娶了植物人美女总裁，我乐疯了！ My name is Yang Lin, a recent civil engineering graduate. After an accident left CEO Qin Luoxi in a vegetative state, I was chosen to marry her and bring her good fortune! Everyone feels sorry for what happened to me, but I couldn’t be happier! That’s because I’m bound to a System, and I can only activate it by marrying Qin Luoxi... I’m Qin Luoxi, CEO of Jiuding Construction. After an accident, I was set up and left in a vegetative state! For some reason, I inexplicably gained a husband! He care 2kReads8.6Score214Shelves
- 41 Drunk and in the Wrong Room, I Get Locked In by the Ice-Cold CEO 醉酒走错房，高冷女总裁反锁房门 He is the ninth-generation heir of the Qing Sect, a master of peerless martial arts and unrivaled medical skill. He came down from the mountain full of anticipation, only to be dragged into a room by a cold and aloof CEO that very day. Now he faces countless icy assassins and gorgeous heiresses, all tempting him to his limits. Su Ze sighed in exasperation. “I’m really not that kind of guy... Ladies, please behave yourselves!” 1.5kReads8.7Score173Shelves
- 42 The Charismatic Divine Doctor in the Countryside 风流神医在乡村 [Rural life + miracle doctor + farming] Wang Peng was beaten into an idiot while at university. While gathering herbs back in his village, he stumbled upon the village's richest man's scandal and was thrown into Black Dragon Cave, where he unexpectedly inherited the legacy of the Nine Dragons Immortal Lord. From then on, he treated the sick, saved lives, farmed, and raised livestock, gradually making his way to the pinnacle of life. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 Reborn in 2005: The Invincible Farmer's Son 重生05：无敌小农婿 Liu Yiran was reborn in the summer of 2005, in the hallway by the stairwell corner of Class 1’s evening study room for second-year students at Haiming County No. 1 Middle School. From the start, he was confronted with a marriage ultimatum from Wang Tingyan, the prettiest girl in the neighboring village. “Would you be willing to marry into my family? If you are, apply to a local university. That way, you can help take care of the family’s mountain forest farm!” “I’m willing,” Liu Yiran said, pull 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 The Divine Man of the Women's Prison 女子监狱之神人 Life seems to be the same old routine, day in and day out. But for Nanpai Shisan, it means so much more. His seemingly ordinary life is always full of turmoil, and often even terrifying encounters in the dead of night... But ever since he met a beautiful CEO with peerless looks, as well as the young lady of a reclusive family and other lovely women, he found himself unable to resist, falling deep into their web of love... Dear readers, faced with such circumstances, what would you do? 27Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 Let’s Get Married Right After Graduation 毕业就结婚吧 I was still a sophomore in college when, out of nowhere, I ended up with a twenty-year-old fiancée. When she came to my house for the first time, my father asked me to show her around. But as soon as we were alone, she insisted on seeing my bedroom... (This novel is complete at over a million characters, so you can read with confidence.) 1.8kReads7.2Score189Shelves
- 46 At the Office, the CEO Told Me She Was Pregnant 人在公司，女总裁对我说她怀孕了 Ye Chen is at work when a beautiful CEO comes looking for him. Her words, “I’m pregnant,” nearly make his jaw hit the floor! Lin Wanmo, CEO of Aishang Aesthetics, with a net worth of two billion and the number one beauty in Shanghai! Right now, she’s glaring at Ye Chen with anger and embarrassment written all over her face. Everyone says there are plenty of scumbag men in the world, but she never thought she’d run into one herself. Lin Wanmo: “I’m pregnant!” Ye Chen: “...What does that have to d 3.7kReads8.4Score326Shelves
- 47 My Rich and Beautiful Girlfriend 我的白富美女友 [Modern city, pure romance] My girlfriend is full of surprises. She’s a beautiful rich heiress, and she seems aloof on the surface, but in private she’s completely different. She loves me dearly, but I don’t think I’m good enough for her, so I’ve tried to leave her again and again. The first time I left, I told her I was going out of town on vacation. She gave me a whole box of origami cranes, a thousand of them in all, each marked with her delicate handwriting: “I love you. I’ll wait for you to 4.6kReads6.2Score538Shelves
- 48 The Scepter of the Workplace 职场权杖 This story follows Wang Hao, a witty, humorous little bureaucrat with big ambitions, as he climbs the workplace ladder. With the wholehearted help of Liu Yun and Shangguan Wei, along with his own fearless determination, he advances smoothly through officialdom, earning promotion after promotion and skipping ranks along the way. He puts serving the majority first and opposes officials who shirk their duties, but in the end, he cannot overcome bureaucracy and the system. He gives up his career in 6.9kReads9.2Score693Shelves
- 49 The Female CEO Added Me to the Family Group and Forced Me to Get a Marriage Certificate 被女总裁拉进家庭群，强迫我领证 [A super-sweet romance and everyday life, with a little tech and a System] CEO Chu Xueying suddenly added Jiang Yu to her family group chat. He discovered that the entire Chu family thought he was Chu Xueying’s boyfriend. [Welcome to the group, son-in-law!] [Xueying finally found herself a partner!] [What a handsome young man! “Sent Jiang Yu a personal red packet”] [Wow! When are you and your brother-in-law getting married?] Jiang Yu: …What is going on, CEO Chu? Chu Xueying: Call me wife! [Chu X 29Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 50 A Dowdy Fat Girl Enters the Harem and Makes a Stunning Comeback, All the Way to the Imperial Ancestral Temple 窝囊胖妞穿后宫，咔咔逆袭享太庙 Transmigration #Female Awakening #Sweet Romance #Strong Female Lead #Beauty Products #Face-Slapping #Comeback While others transmigrate into the palace and become mistresses, Tang Wenjun transmigrates into the fattest maid in the Cold Palace. While others compete in palace intrigue, she chases KPIs. While others vie for the emperor, she resells beauty products. With the help of a west wall that leads all the way to 2026, she turns the imperial harem into an ancient version of a livestream shoppi 3Reads—Score—Shelves
