Novels like Taking Control of the World, Starting with the Patrol Office
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- 101 A Few Things About Property Management 关于物业的二三事 Here, property management companies are miniature bureaucracies, homeowners' committees are battlegrounds for human nature, and residential communities are arenas where everyone's interests collide. Welcome to A Few Things About Property Management, an “industry-banned” novel that once sparked heated debate for being all too realistic. See how the protagonist, Chen Guang, a deputy general manager stripped of his authority, survives an impossible situation without relying on connections or playin 125Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 102 Rising Through Officialdom: A Nobody's Road to the Top 官场纵横：小人物的登天之路 (The rating just came out, but it’ll go up.) Li Long spent more than thirty years as a beat cop before being reborn thirty years in the past. In his previous life, his achievements were stolen and he was banished to a remote region. Now that he’s back, he won’t let anyone take what should be his. Our protagonist has the advantage of memories from his previous life. He also has what it takes to go head-to-head with major criminal cases. This is the story of an ordinary man using memories from a p 1.9kReads8.1Score13814d adds
- 103 Legends of Jiuzhou Yunhua: Storms 2 九州云华风雨传说2 Legends of Wind and Rain in Jiuzhou Yunhua 2 252Reads—Score—14d adds
- 104 The Fate of an Orphan Girl 孤女的命运 This is a sad story. Lin Jiang had an affair, and Shi Qiaosi endured it for three years before suddenly coming to her senses and decisively divorcing him. After the divorce, she secretly gave birth to a daughter of her own, Shixu. The disasters brought upon three generations of a family by an unfaithful man and a scheming woman eager to take his wife’s place. See how an elderly grandmother schemes for her granddaughter, building a bridge through time with her own life so that Shixu can return to 19.1kReads9.3Score1.8k14d adds
- 105 Dungeon Missions? I Can Choose All the Rewards 副本任务？我奖励能全选 (Just received a rating) (No female lead, System-focused, Infinite Flow, Talent-focused, decisive and ruthless, no artificially weakened combat power, rapid power growth) Lin Qi, an utterly ordinary new graduate. On his way to a job interview, he encounters a supernatural incident and gets pulled into a deadly game called an “instance.” For every instance he clears, the System offers rewards including techniques, attributes, equipment, and supernatural abilities, but each person can take onl 48.3kReads8.0Score4.9k14d adds
- 106 Financial Ruin 破財 Dead... They're dead. The day the secret sealed away for nine years was revealed, everyone in Yunshui Town died! In the past, Cen Ziyu always thought the mountain demon that ate children was just a bizarre tale the adults had made up to scare them. Until one day, he uneasily remembered something. When he was little... he had eaten a person! Cen Ziyu and his grandmother depend on each other. Their life is hard, but the uncles and aunties in Yunshui Town have always been kind to them, ofte 276Reads—Score4714d adds
- 107 The Song Dynasty’s Bugs: A Programmer’s Fixes and Refactoring 大宋的BUG：码农的修复与重构 A modern architect transmigrates to the Northern Song, bringing along an AI connected to the civilization of the future. He sparks a Renaissance and sets off the Industrial Revolution ahead of schedule, turning a dynasty into the engine of human civilization. In this world, there is no sea of blood from colonialism, no devastation from the two world wars, and no shadow of nuclear weapons. Shaped by the benevolence of the East and the finest technology, human civilization sets out early toward th 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 108 Dream of the Red Chamber: Above All Others 红楼之万人之上 Jia Yu was an ordinary man living in the modern world. An accident sent his soul through time and space into the unfamiliar world of Dream of the Red Chamber, where he became Jia She’s illegitimate son. When he awoke in an antique-style room, he was dazed for a moment. But he soon realized that he had transmigrated and now had a new identity. Dream of the Red Chamber, here I come. I’ll change the fates of all the women in this world. 651Reads—Score—14d adds
- 109 The System Insists I Provide Emotional Support to Girls 系统非让我给妹子提供情绪价值 Introverted programmer Zhuang Ziming unexpectedly meets Liu Zhenchen, a younger girl, and triggers the “Emotional Value” System! As long as he can stir a woman's emotions, he can earn money, skills, and even superpowers. From a painfully straightforward guy to a “master” of romance, he bounces between the world of code and everyday life. After countless hilarious mishaps, he wins the heart of his beloved and finds success in both his career and love life! 35Reads—Score214d adds
- 110 Iron-Blooded Late Ming I: The Decisive Battle of Ruzhou 铁血晚明（一）汝州决战 Iron-Blooded Late Ming (Part One): The Decisive Battle at Ruzhou 78Reads—Score—14d adds
- 111 Detective, Innocence, and the Future 侦探，天真与未来 “You, be my assistant!” A girl calling herself Rochitar appears before him. When the logic of deduction falls apart and the mind evolves into fists, is this an awakening or a descent? Forged over 1,660 days, seventy souls blaze through nine volumes of epic. From the depths of mystery to a frenzy of supernatural powers, a new-generation tale of superpowered battles begins! 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 112 The Difficult Homeowner Became My Beloved Wife 难缠女业主终成我娇妻 A no-nonsense man meets an elite woman. When these “enemies” meet, they can’t stop arguing. A twist of fate leads to a hilarious, heart-wrenching romance full of playful banter, and they ultimately become the perfect couple! The ordinary guy’s spring comes on a little too strong!!! 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 113 Chinese History That Gets You Hooked from the First Page 一读就上瘾的中国史 A sweeping series on the historical patterns of five thousand years of Chinese history, helping you build a rational, objective, and pattern-seeking framework for a new way of thinking! This series is, in fact, a history book even more captivating than a novel. Starting with the Qin and Han dynasties, it covers the Jin dynasties, the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the Sui and Tang dynasties, the Song, Liao, Jin, and Xia dynasties, the Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties, and the Taiping Heavenly Ki 36.1kReads9.5Score5k14d adds
- 114 Only the Fragrance of Orchids 唯蜜兰香 Some people, once you miss your chance with them, there’s no going back. So what if she’s a doctor? You didn’t cherish her when she was devoted to you. Now she’s walked away, and you’re crying your eyes out as you search for her… If you knew this would happen, why didn’t you treasure her from the start? 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 115 Thirty Days to Live: With Brain-Computer Tech, I’ll Ascend with 1.4 Billion Chinese People 绝命三十天：我用脑机，让十四亿华夏集体飞升 Thirty Days to Live: I Use Brain-Computer Interfaces to Ascend with 1.4 Billion Chinese People —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 116 Thunderous Crackdown on Black Crime in the Political Arena 官场之雷霆扫黑 The chessboard of power, every move calculated, every step taken on thin ice. No matter how cautious you are, you can never guard against everything. Li Yan, a community officer at a local police station, starts from the very bottom. He refuses to buckle under pressure and fears no powerful figures. With thunderous force, he uproots every criminal gang and underworld faction. Step by step, he rises to the pinnacle of power! 86.1kReads8.2Score6.4k14d adds
- 117 Highway Survival for All: While Everyone Fights for Luxury Cars, I Ride a Beat-Up Tricycle and Build a Nuclear Bomb by Hand 全民公路：都抢豪车，我骑破三轮手搓核爆 Everyone on the Road: While Everyone Fights Over Luxury Cars, I Ride a Beat-Up Tricycle and Build a Nuclear Bomb by Hand 178Reads—Score—14d adds
- 118 Reborn as the Blood Fiend Sect's Lowest-Ranking Servant 【男频短篇】重生为血煞宗最低贱的杂役 [Male-Oriented Short Story] Reborn as the Lowest-Ranking Servant of the Blood Fiend Sect 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 119 Tales of the Martial World: The Invincible Heroine 江湖笑传之侠女无敌 A young cook who carries a cleaver through the martial world meets a noble young master who blushes and knows how to make wontons. Amid laugh-out-loud daily antics, they uncover the truth behind a massacre. Reading tips: Don't read while drinking, or you might spray your phone. Don't read late at night, or you'll get hungry. Keep some tissues handy: tears of laughter are still tears. The martial world is vast, but the dining hall is small. Revenge must be taken, and meals must be eaten. There's 135Reads—Score—14d adds
- 120 The Grudge Kitchen: The Last Supper 怨菜私房馆：最后一道晚餐 Grudge Kitchen: The Last Supper 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 121 My Father Pretended to Be Mute, and My Boyfriend Lied to Me 装哑的父亲和骗我的男友 A father who pretends to be mute and a boyfriend who deceives me 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 122 On Our Wedding Night, He Accused Me of Killing His Brother 替嫁当晚，他说我是杀弟仇人 “On our wedding night, my husband pressed a gun to my forehead. ‘You killed my younger brother.’ But what he doesn't know is that the ‘enemy’ he wants to kill and the woman he has yearned for over fifteen years are one and the same.” What you think is hell is only the entrance to the abyss. The demon you imagine has merely changed faces. The ending you expect is only the beginning of something else. 49Reads—Score—14d adds
- 123 Mountains and Rivers in Ink: She Raises a Monument to the Nine Provinces 山河入墨：她为九州立碑 Mountains and rivers are her canvas, blood her ink. She painted every corner of the land, just to meet him in the final stroke. She raised monuments to the land; he guarded her mountain for a thousand years. The mortal girl Hua Wei carries nine lost immortal scrolls sealed within her. The disgraced disciple Qi Yuan wears the brush she used in her past life at his waist. After twelve hundred years of reincarnation, they are finally reunited. The price: she must become the mountains and rivers, fo 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 124 Three Little Darlings, Dare You Take Them On? 三个小可爱，你敢要吗 (Transmigration + ensemble cast + academy + redemption + humor + healing + hope + happiness + fantasy + sci-fi) (An art piece that neither attacks nor defends (don't mind the author's self-deprecating joke)) She was fortunate enough to come from a world without soul power. After transmigrating into another world scripted by the "Devourers," she was stuffed into an "unfamiliar" body, assigned fake data claiming she had "Level 40 soul power," and sent to an academy. She cannot use soul power. She 35Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 125 The Coffin Opens, and the Heavens Split 棺启苍穹裂 The woodcutter boy Xu Yan rescued a green snake, only to be forced to become the master of an ancient divine coffin. While others fought over the Map of Mountains and Rivers, which had appeared once every thousand years, all he wanted was a quiet life farming. That is, until his adoptive father was left dying with an arm severed, and the massacre from sixteen years ago came to light... When the heroes of the martial world discovered that this good-for-nothing with shattered meridians was actuall 1kReads9.3Score10914d adds
- 126 [Male-Oriented Short Story] I Became the King of Collectible Figures in Another World, but I Just Want to Retire in Peace 【男频短篇】我在异世界当手办王，只想安心退休养老 [Male-Oriented Short Story] I'm the Figure King in Another World, and I Just Want to Retire in Peace 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 127 Awakening from a Mirror Dream 镜梦觉 What is a dream? Is it an illusion, an extension of reality from the tangible to the intangible, another “distorted” reflection of life, or perhaps all of these? And what is a mirror dream? I think it is a process of introspection: by observing, examining, and reflecting on dreams, one comes to an understanding and is then able to see what kind of person “I” ought to be. This book explores the theme “See as it is, think as it is, act as it is” through three main sections: Mirror Dream, Looking 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 128 A Fleeting Moment 寸阴 [Infinite-loop adventure in the early stages + an intelligent villain + detailed supporting characters + haven't figured out the later stages yet ^_^] Urging someone to study medicine is a recipe for disaster! Even with a golden finger, you still can't overcome human nature! So let it go. Take off that white coat, as if shedding the shackles weighing you down, only to fall into a cycle, an apparently endless loop. Within the cycle of 2015, you uncover a shocking secret from hundreds of years ago 7.7kReads—Score60814d adds
- 129 The Dream King of the Divine Fantasy Universe, Written by Meng Wang Luchuang 神幻宇宙梦王橹窗著 The universe is vast and boundless, with no distinction between male- and female-oriented fiction, or between gods, immortals, demons, and monsters. Multiple heroines and heroes, both delicate and bold, overwhelmingly sweet or brutally cruel, unconventional and diverse in style: this fantasy epic has it all, a singular work in the literary world. Cloud Dream Celestial Gate + Dreadful Snow Dai + The Unknown Beginning + A Fall into Ten Thousand Calamities + Crouching Dragon Divine Tree + The Realm 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 130 Enchanting Niangniang 媚娘倾倾 Take a prince as his apprentice, form a joint male-and-female logistics team, build a nationwide logistics network, create the most advanced war chariots, turn a cute child into a lucky charm, and help his divorced mother rise again. She’s dominating the ancient world of commerce! 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 131 The Woman in the Mirror Wrote, “Don't Come In” 【男频短篇】镜中的她写了句“不要进来” [Male-Oriented Short Story] She Wrote “Do Not Enter” in the Mirror 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 132 I'm Already the Lord of the Universe, and You're Still on Earth? 我都宇宙之主了，你们还在地球？ Xu Que awakens his golden finger and gains the ability to draw talents! Talent One: [Immortality] Gain one year of life every day, with no limit. Talent Two: [Heaven-Defying Insight] Gain one point of insight every day, with no limit. Talent Three: [Hundredfold Critical Hit] Your cultivation progress gets a hundredfold boost every day! Talent Four: [Your Life Is Mine] Kill someone and gain an extra life, with no limit. Talent Five: [I Carry a Healing Spring] Recover 1% of any injury every second 463.4kReads8.5Score56.8k14d adds
- 133 Working Overtime Again Today to Stop the Universe from Going Crazy 今天也在努力加班阻止宇宙发癫 Also known as: A Record of Cultivation Across the Multiverse. Fantasy + Sci-Fi + Wonder + Comedy; Exploration + Ensemble Cast + Everyday Life. Ji Wuxiu is a mediator for the Interuniversal Administration Bureau. His job used to be breaking up fights between the three great universes, but a disastrous teleportation accident sends him to a strange world of cultivation. Here, the Hehuan Sect is actually an orthodox sect, the little Saintess is a succubus, and his senior brother's flying sword hides 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 134 Keep Sleeping, Don’t Wake Up 继续睡，不要醒 [Infinite Dreams + Mystery + Wild Imagination + Horror + Supernatural + Ensemble Cast + Bizarre + Romance + Sophisticated] Lin Du has been dreaming ever since he was born. He often wakes with a start in some strange room and desperately flees to a subway station, only to discover that his every move is being livestreamed and everyone is watching. When he rushes out of the subway, he finds himself sitting in a car with no end, where every passenger is horrifyingly strange. The car stops at one st 50Reads—Score—14d adds
- 135 After Losing My Cultivation, I Married My Archrival Demoness at an Apocalypse Stronghold 【男频短篇】失去修为后我和宿敌妖女在末日据点结婚了 [Male-Oriented Short Story] After Losing My Cultivation, I Married My Archrival, the Demoness, at an End-of-the-World Stronghold 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 136 At the Crossroads of Fate 站在命运的十字路口 This book explores Standing at the Crossroads of Fate through five major sections. 1. Fleeing for Their Lives: This section recounts how the protagonist Sun Shigui’s grandparents left their landlord’s household to make a life of their own amid the hardships of the old society, and how, after enduring countless trials during the War of Resistance Against Japan, they fled all the way from Nanjing to Shiqi Village and finally settled there. 2. A Life of Hardship: This section follows the many hards 60Reads—Score—14d adds
- 137 Stop Training, You Cultivate Immortality Slower Than I Level Up by Killing Monsters 别练了，你修仙没我杀怪升级快 From the start, a broken body. The ultimate slash slays a god! Every level you break through is a prelude to the Heavenly Dao trembling! Chen Baxian, a man from Earth, has his soul transported to another world, only to become a dying ant at the second level of Qi Refining. His skull is shattered, his spine broken, and as he teeters on the brink of death... “Ding! Game System activated!” Slay demons in the Green Bamboo Snake Valley, smash crocodiles in the Rotbone Marsh! Every battle can turn the 5kReads9.2Score55614d adds
- 138 The Book of Seals of Mountains and Seas 山海封印簿 The ideal of a global community versus social Darwinism Mythical beasts from the Classic of Mountains and Seas cross into our world: divine beasts battle a host of ghosts, heroic spirits fight evil spirits, and the Way of the King clashes with the Way of Hegemony! Mortals converse with demons, while the primordial spirit becomes entangled with the conscious spirit. Season One: Tame beasts, level up, and set out on your journey; collect divine beasts, refine magical artifacts, and advance along t 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 139 Laughing My Way Through a Perilous Path to Immortality 笑闯凶险仙路 Ye Bufan, a useless mortal unable to cultivate, obtains a Nascent Soul spiritual treasure. Traditional cultivation, slow-burn and cautious, no brainless decisions, no harem, no female lead, the Myriad Worlds, decisive and ruthless, and an invincible protagonist. The cultivation realms are Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Deity Transformation, and beyond… 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 140 After I Transmigrated, My Succubus-Hybrid Sister Spoiled Me as Her One and Only Little Brother 【男频短篇】穿越后被魅魔混血姐姐宠成专属弟弟 [Male-Oriented Short Story] After Transmigrating, I Became the Beloved Little Brother of My Succubus-Hybrid Sister 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 141 He Said We Were Just Childhood Friends. I Believed Him for Twelve Years 他说只是发小，我信了十二年 Shi Yan had always thought she and Zhan Zhou were a textbook example of childhood friendship. They’d known each other since they wore split-crotch pants. He gave her his chicken drumstick in kindergarten, fought for her in primary school, made her brown sugar water in middle school, and helped her with physics in high school. Twelve years. A full twelve years. She’d taken his “childhood friend treatment” for granted. Whenever he stood behind her for graduation photos, she even praised him in he 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 142 Driving Through the Waves 浪里行车 [Traditional Wuxia] [Male-Female Couple] [Half Martial World Family History] [Plot-Driven] Nanhe Xuan (Ziche), a highly skilled martial artist, is investigating a matter that could affect the entire martial world. On his way to celebrate his nephew's wedding, he happens to save Donghe Piaoxue, who has nearly made enemies of the entire martial world. As a result, he gets drawn into another storm in the martial world. Like a carriage tossed on the waves, the two press on through hardship, graduall 108Reads—Score914d adds
- 143 The Floating City in the Freakish Sea 畸海浮城 [A World of Strange Realms] [Backrooms-Inspired Setting] [Dark Humor] [Monstrous Creatures] [Light Apocalypse Scavenging] [Uncovering the Truth] The original world has shattered into countless eerie pocket worlds: A silent city where the sun never rises, A man-eating forest where every tree walks, An endless wasteland forever watched by a giant eye... And also, A colossal Buddha traveling beneath the city, Moving walls of steel rebar mixed with rotting flesh, A black humanoid figure stan 138.2kReads9.1Score13.5k14d adds
- 144 Seeking the Dao in the Sea of Qi 气海问道 Qi Sea: The Way is a systematic treatise on Qi cultivation that transcends any single school or tradition. It does not rely on any particular religious or metaphysical system. Instead, drawing on the intersection of human life sciences, traditional energy philosophy, and modern mind-body practices, it builds a complete system of Qi cultivation that is logically rigorous, clearly structured, and amenable to practical verification. The book presents Qi as the common origin of the universe and all 34Reads—Score—14d adds
- 145 City of Hidden Shadows: A Mysterious Disappearance 都市谜影之神秘失踪 Twenty-three-year-old detective Xu Nian's first major case is the mysterious disappearance of a young girl. The client sobs, “My daughter answered a phone call and never came home!” The only clues are a diary and an ex-boyfriend whose body is covered in strange symbols. The symbols are the lost “Night Watcher cipher,” pointing to an abandoned chemical plant on the outskirts of the city. When Xu Nian sneaks into the plant's underground level, she sees something she will never forget Twenty t 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 146 EN Don’t Read This Book, or You Might Defy Fate and Change Your Destiny 别看这本书我怕你逆天改命 This is nothing more than an ordinary online novel. It is nowhere near as miraculous as fellow readers claim! The only reason you can click to read it is that your luck has already begun to change. When you start from the first chapter and read carefully, the gears of your destiny may already have begun to turn. 395kReads9.4Score62.3k14d adds
- 147 Heaven Has Granted Me a Powerful Minister for a Husband 天官赐我权臣夫 To clear her family’s name and enter the Imperial Astronomical Bureau, Fang Qinyu, daughter of a disgraced official, carefully plots her way into marriage with Qu Xinan, a Vice Minister of Rites who fell in love with her at first sight. She intends to use marriage as a stepping stone, unaware that her cool calculations will soon be met with a battle of devotion. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 148 Her Camera Tells a Story 她的镜头会说话 My new work is here! You're welcome to 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! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 149 Extreme Growth 极致生长 This is not AI-generated fiction! A special note: This is an extremely slow-burn story. The first two arcs focus mainly on the protagonist's growth and laying the groundwork for the plot. This is not a wish-fulfillment novel! Many readers who started with the third arc went back to read the first two. A naturally frail child from a mountain village, through his own efforts and various strokes of fate, gains the supernatural ability of the Five Elements Seal. After trying his hand at all kinds of 566Reads9.4Score—14d adds
- 150 [Male-Oriented Short Story] A Hundred Years After I Kept My Elf Girlfriend Waiting 【男频短篇】我让精灵女友空等百年后 [Male-Oriented Short Story] After I Kept My Elven Girlfriend Waiting for a Hundred Years 5Reads—Score—14d adds
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