Novels like Sunrise on the Security Window, Dumplings Thawed, and a Ledger Warmed
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Sunrise on the Security Window, Dumplings Thawed, and a Ledger Warmed, best match first.
- 1 The Book of Light: Chasing the Light Through Time and Space 光之书：穿梭时空的追光者 Artifact restorer Karim unexpectedly awakens the power of “spatial resonance.” By touching ancient objects, he can transmigrate through time and space. From a meteorite falling on the Arabian Peninsula in the 5th century, to the disputes over the unification of scripture in the 7th century, to debates on optics in 10th-century Al-Andalus and the flames consuming Baghdad’s House of Wisdom in the 13th century, he travels through the river of history. Alongside guardians from different eras, includ 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 The Chain-Tech Era: A Cognitive Revolution in the System of Mass-Energy 链科纪元：质能系统的认知裂变 ChainTech Era: The Cognitive Fission of the Mass-Energy System tells the story of Lin Yu, a science flunk-out who is accidentally swept into the blockchain game Einstein Protocol and bound to the Mass-Energy System. Under its brutal rule that knowledge is wealth, he struggles to survive. Every mission the System gives him rips open old wounds in his family: the shadow of his father’s bankruptcy after investing in pseudoscience, and the eerie connection between that history and the System’s under —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 The Drugged-Up Mouse Chronicles: The System Takes Me on a Blockchain Adventure 磕药鼠传奇：系统带我玩转区块链 Synopsis of The Legend of the Doped Mouse: The System Takes Me on a Blockchain Adventure When “Doped Mouse” AMCL, a meme token originating from a CoreToshi NFT airdrop, enters the real world with its pure “three-nothing” nature (no project team, fully circulating, and community-governed), ordinary office worker Lin Yu accidentally binds himself to the Blockchain Assistant System and meets blockchain enthusiast Su Qing in the world of Core Chain. From on-chain airdrops and System activation to DE 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 The Reincarnation Key: Twin Systems Awaken 轮回密钥：双生系统觉醒 When her fiancé Shen Yan dies mysteriously at the Sanxingdui archaeological site, Su Li activates the quantum leap System on the brink of death, becoming a being capable of traversing time and space. She discovers that Shen Yan was a core member of the Observer Organization, and that the bronze sacred tree pendant she always carries is the key that triggers temporal cancer. Caught between the machinations of Lu Jiuqing, a technological genius, and A Ruan, an heir to Zhuyou arts, Su Li is forced —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 The Disguise Game 伪妆游戏 The Masquerade Game is a suspense epic blending cyberpunk and quantum science fiction. In the near future, Earth is controlled by the corporate giant Ji Group, which uses genetic taxes and consciousness-colonization technology to dominate the world, turning human memories into tradable false-memory modules. When geneticist Shen Zhiwei accidentally activates the “SW - Ω Virus,” it triggers the Antarctic Quantum Sanctuary’s interstellar-jump protocol, drawing Earth into a multidimensional war betw 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Time-Forged Gold 时光淬金 Forged in Time follows the life of the educated youth Jincheng, weaving together the tides of an era and mysterious encounters. In the early 1970s, he is sent to the countryside on the Loess Plateau, where he discovers a mysterious space. Using high-yield seeds and the wisdom of ancient texts, he leads the villagers out of poverty, but arouses the jealousy of Degui, a descendant of a wealthy peasant family, who frames him. Jincheng must tread carefully amid famine, rumors, and power struggles. A 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 The Anti-System Life of a Corporate Drone 社畜的反向系统人生 Hey, today's story is a real thrill ride, called "The Reverse System Life of a Corporate Drone". In the future, someone creates a "System for Making Up the Numbers in Life," hoping to gamify the whole thing. The protagonist, Zhao Tiezhu, starts out as a corporate drone bullied by his boss, but with the System's help, he levels up and takes on one challenge after another. He goes from Bronze-tier slacking off to becoming a King capable of rewriting the rules. Along the way, he faces all kinds of —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 The Literary Spirit of Xunyang 浔阳文魄 Hey, let me tell you a story called The Literary Soul of Xunyang. While fishing for a wenyao fish in Poyang Lake, the protagonist Lin Yu stumbles upon a fragmentary sword manual from the Sword Sect, setting him on a turbulent journey through the martial world. He first comprehends a sound-wave sword technique at Stone Bell Hill, then investigates the manual in downtown Jiujiang. After passing the White Deer Grotto Academy’s entrance examination, he discovers a connection between the Sword Sect a 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 A Book for the Girl Who Always Walks Her Own Path 姑娘横着走的一本书 [Transmigration + Mutual Devotion + Sweet Romance + Scheming + Tea Art] Su Zhi: She must have offended Heaven somehow. All she did was try to evade a stalker fan, and she got hit by a car and transmigrated. The good news is that she has a high-ranking identity: the legitimate daughter of the Minister of Revenue. The bad news is that the very next day, the minister is dismissed and arrested for corruption. The men in the family are exiled, the women are sentenced to ten lashes, and they are reduc 54Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 10 AMCL: The Crypto Plague AMCL：加密鼠疫 The story of AMCL: Crypto Plague is set in a future world where cryptocurrency and biotechnology are intertwined. A mysterious drug called “AMCL” quietly rises to prominence. More than a neural stimulant, it is also a string of code, a prophecy, traded on the dark web and influencing fluctuations in global financial markets. The protagonist, Amoxicillin, is a hacker and a scientist. By chance, he creates AMCL, never imagining that this act will unleash a global cryptocurrency plague. Main Charac 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 Life Adrift on the Chain 链上浮生 Life on the Chain Tags: Urban Life | Cyberpunk | Genius | System Setting: In Hong Kong in 2025, quantum computers have cracked traditional encryption algorithms, and the global financial system is caught in the maelstrom of an on-chain revolution and the battle over regulatory technology. Along both neon-lit shores of Victoria Harbour, the central bank digital currency HKDex and dark-pool trading systems are stirring beneath the surface. NFC chips in the fingertips of blockchain natives and tra 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 Rongxiang of the Red Chamber: Hearing Your Inner Voice 红楼芸香：听见你的心声 Red Mansion's Yunxiang: I Can Hear Your Heart This is a legendary tale blending spatial powers, survival in ancient times, and heartfelt romance. Yunxiang, a lowly maid in the Jia household, happens upon a mysterious pocket dimension. With its spiritual spring and fertile soil as their foundation, she joins forces with the impoverished Jia Yun to turn their fortunes around. From secretly smuggling out spring water to save lives to carefully opening an apothecary, they use their medical skills to 2Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 13 Cosmic Explorer: Cultural Redemption Beyond Borders 寰宇探秘者：跨越国界的文化救赎 After ten years of budget travel, trekking across the mountains and rivers of the Nine Provinces, Chen Yan unexpectedly awakens the [Myriad Phenomena Exploration System] on the banks of the Lancang River. The jade pendant he carries becomes a cosmos pocket capable of holding anything. From exposing a tomb-raiding plot in front of the Dunhuang murals to spotting treasures in the Hetian jade market, he makes his name in the antiques world with his ability to foresee the future and his mysterious s 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 Transmigrated into a Republic-Era Novel: Marshal, Your Wife Is Fierce! 穿书民国：少帅，夫人她飒爆了！ Top special forces soldier “Lone Wolf” Lin Wanxing dies in the line of duty. When she opens her eyes, she has transmigrated into a Republic-era tragedy novel as Lin Wanxing, a doomed concubine destined to be tortured to death. The original Lin Wanxing was hopelessly in love with warlord heir Shen Mohan, but the original heroine, a scheming white lotus, set her up and drove her to a gruesome end. Luckily, Lin Wanxing binds the “Fate Correction System,” unlocks a portable space, and awakens the ab 31Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 15 A Hacker's Journey: Legend of the Shadow Realm 黑客成长录：暗影空间传奇 After coming across a USB drive engraved with a serpentine emblem in an old bookstore, teenager Ling Feng accidentally activates the mysterious “Shadow Space” System and steps into a world where reality and virtuality intertwine. The AI assistant “Shadow” draws him into the fierce competition of CTF contests, but as he alternates between offense and defense, he discovers that his opponent Black Widow's methods are closely connected to a campus server hack from three years ago. As the conspiracy 4Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 16 Stigmata of the Star River: A Thousand-Year Saga of Faith 星河圣痕：跨越千年的信仰长卷 [Fantasy, history, and an alternate setting: watch Azar and his hourglass of star sand discover world history in a whole new way!] Azar and the Hourglass of Star Sand: A Cross-Time Cheat-Powered Work Adventure Who else gets it? The mysterious boy Azar picked up an hourglass of star sand and unlocked a “future-prediction cheat,” then got saddled with a lifetime KPI to “protect the order of the universe”! From a “survival challenge” in the slave markets of ancient Babylon to a “court-intrigue so 14Reads9.3Score—Shelves
- 17 The Plump Wife of the 1970s and the Reserved Educated Youth Tycoon 七零肥妻，禁欲知青是大佬 Su Xunwei is a renowned master chef, yet somehow she ends up in the body of a chubby village girl who was tricked by a scumbag in the 1970s. The moment she opens her eyes, she pins down a young educated man who has just been sent to the countryside and has her way with him. The scumbag breaks off their engagement, and the whole village insists she force the young educated man to marry her? No problem. That’s a piece of cake! With a spatula in her left hand and seasonings in her right, she’ll coo 7.7kReads9.1Score887Shelves
- 18 Boss, Remember to Pretend We Don't Know Each Other When You Go Out 大佬，出门记得装不熟 The short drama A Proper Match with Zhao Ran is now streaming [Upright, proper senior leader & beautiful, clear-eyed university lecturer] "Powerful man bows his head 11-year age gap Sweet romance Both leads are devoted to each other" With an uncaring father and mother, Xu Weizhao’s plan for her life was simple: stay unnoticed, buy a little house, and remain unmarried and childless for peace of mind. It was supposed to be an easy plan, but in a single night, everything was thrown into disarray. S 47.6kReads9.2Score4.1kShelves
- 19 The Eleventh Year After My Death 我死后的第十一年 [Reborn face-slapping + a beloved family reunited] [Brilliant, dazzling heiress vs. a powerful man who seems refined and radiant but is, in truth, a dark and obsessive ghost] Lin Mo opened her eyes to discover she had transmigrated to the eleventh year after her death. As she lay dying, she learned that this world was a novel, and all three of her younger brothers were villains. Her second brother was a ruthless CEO who wore Buddhist prayer beads and was in love with the heroine, making an enemy 22.6kReads9.1Score3.4kShelves
- 20 Evil God Moran! 邪神墨然！ Why does the headless ghost in the hospital keep praying at midnight? Why does the skin-stealing ghost in the desolate mountain village wail without stopping? And why does the long-haired female ghost in the studio apartment shriek in the middle of the night? None of this is a distortion of human nature, much less a collapse of morality. It’s just that… someone’s having an episode! In an age when horror has returned and vengeful ghosts run rampant, Bai Yuan, dressed in a hospital gown, smiled ca 155.2kReads9.3Score16.3kShelves
- 21 They Throw Mud at Me, So I Lie Down and Sue Them for 38,000 别人朝我扔泥巴，躺下讹他三万八 [Absurd comedy + livestreaming + going crazy anywhere, anytime] Qiao Xi takes on a mission from the Space-Time Administration, transmigrating into a tragic romance novel to fix its plot. She becomes a nobody with barely any fame and is bound to a Truth-Telling System. From then on, the tragic romance takes a bizarre turn... During a variety show livestream, she is asked why she works so hard. Guest 1: “I thought of the hardworking farmers.” Guest 2: “My grandma was a farmer. I miss her so much.” 42.8kReads9.5Score5.4kShelves
- 22 Hidden in Midsummer 藏于盛夏 A heads-up before you start ❗️: One of the side couples is a gay couple, so please skip this if that bothers you. [The print edition under the same title is now available] [Healing × Love that grows over time × Angsty school romance] Sweet, gentle, well-behaved student × rebellious, handsome bad boy That midsummer seemed hotter than any before. The girl in the graduation photo smiled sweetly, with a boy in a white shirt grinning boldly behind her. They met in midsummer, and parted in midsummer t 84.2kReads9.6Score14.8kShelves
- 23 EN City of Beasts 异兽迷城 Gao Yang was an orphan. At the age of six, he transmigrated to a parallel world and began living in a warm family of five. When he turned eighteen, Gao Yang accidentally discovered the truth about the world: this was not a parallel world at all, but a mysterious realm, and all the relatives and friends around him were terrifying Beasts! Gao Yang nearly lost his life 478.1kReads9.7Score66.6kShelves
- 24 EN Learning to Slay Gods in the Psychiatric Hospital 我在精神病院学斩神 A must-read hit on Tomato Novel | Original novel of the hit anime Slay the Gods | IP influence on the China Online Literature Influence List | 2023 China Good Novel Have you ever wondered whether monsters from ancient myths lurk beneath the neon-lit city? Have you ever wondered whether gods stand watch over humanity atop the moon hanging high above us? Have you ever wondered whether extraordinary people walk among us in our bustling modern cities, acting in the gods’ stead? In the society ruled 992.2kReads9.9Score158.5kShelves
- 25 EN Unhinged? We're All Unhinged—and That's a Good Thing! 癫，都癫，癫点好啊 [Super-Sweet 1v1]+ [Silly Humor and Memes]+ [Showbiz]+ [Dating Variety Show]+ [Face-Slapping] [Unhinged Actress vs. CEO with a Mind of His Own] Betrayed by her scumbag boyfriend, she transmigrated into a book and was immediately stabbed and sent to the hospital by an extremist shipper. Xie Mi went berserk on the spot, spouting wild claims in the livestream. “Come on! Stab me! All of you, stab me! I'll blow up the Earth!” A passerby who had wandered into the livestream nearly fainted. Okay, okay. 335kReads9.8Score46.9kShelves
- 26 EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score206.4kShelves
- 27 EN I'm Not a God of Theater 我不是戏神 The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.7MReads9.9Score178.8kShelves
