Novels like Those Foolish Things I Did
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Those Foolish Things I Did, best match first.
- 151 My Brother Wanted 500,000 for His Wedding Bride Price, So I Married Myself Off Three Thousand Miles Away 弟弟结婚要五十万彩礼，我把自己嫁到了三千里外 My Younger Brother Needed 500,000 Yuan for His Bride Price, So I Married Myself Off 1,500 Kilometers Away 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 152 To My High School Love 致高中的Ta [Not a power fantasy + Slow-paced + Character growth] [The first two volumes conclude with one heroine. The third volume is a standalone alternate-timeline story with multiple heroines. Readers who prefer a single heroine can stop after the end of Volume Two.] This is the story of Wang Yang's growth from a cowardly, academically struggling student who runs away from trouble into someone who works hard and can shelter the people he loves from life's storms. By chance, Wang Yang, a struggling soph 12.1kReads8.7Score1.2kShelves
- 153 The Underworld of a Small Town 小镇江湖 Summer, 1997. Chengxiang Town, Sichuan. Chen Dong, a young hoodlum, guarantees a loan for someone and ends up owing thirty thousand yuan, unaware that it is all a trap set by Bai Laosan. What Bai Laosan wants is the storefront his family owns in the heart of the old-town redevelopment zone. Lawyers, police officers, and thugs armed with paint take turns showing up at his door... With nowhere left to turn, Chen Dong clings to one stubborn belief: the shop is the last spark he can give Ye Qiong, a 41Reads—Score106Shelves
- 154 Lingshi Farmstead: The Heiress Returns to Tear Apart the Ungrateful Wolves 灵溪田舍：千金归来手撕白眼狼 [Urban cultivation + farming + revenge + face-slapping satisfaction] With a spiritual-plant cultivation System as her golden finger, an adopted daughter from a mountain village fights back and takes revenge, exposes the darkness of human nature, and stays true to herself. On her eighteenth birthday, Lin Wanxing, a mountain village girl, learns that she is the orphaned heir to a wealthy family and is about to inherit a fortune worth billions. But her adoptive family’s “younger sister,” Lin Xiaoyu —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 155 A Girl from a Thousand Years in the Future Took Me Home 我被一千年后的少女捡回家 [Ancient Person in the Modern World] + [One Heroine] + [Living Together] + [Everyday Romance] + [Sweet Story, No Angst] + [Handcrafted] When life starts wearing you down, why not come read the story of Xun An and Yu Xian? Just sweet everyday life together, with none of the bitter, painful drama. Yu Xian: “As I wish, so shall it be. Hurry up and work your magic!” 288Reads6.7Score106Shelves
- 156 The Moon Deep in the Cornfield 玉米地深处的月亮 That summer, her new husband publicly insulted her, saying she “looked like an eggplant.” She grabbed her bundle and ran away in the middle of the night. Su Caiying sat on the edge of the kang until well past midnight. Instead of a wedding night, all she got was humiliation. By morning, the whole village knew that the new bride of the Liu family was “bad luck for her husband.” Her man had run off on their wedding night. When the family split up, she was given half a sack of dried sweet potatoes, 8.3kReads6.4Score559Shelves
- 157 My Days as a Sugar Baby in Bangkok 我在曼谷傍富婆的日子 While traveling in Thailand, deliveryman Zhou Zihao meets Shilin Suolawei, the daughter of a Thai conglomerate, through a series of strange coincidences. Amid cultural clashes and class differences, he turns his life around with sincerity and smarts, all while staying true to himself... A down-to-earth story filled with warmth and emotions that slowly build. 12Reads9.4Score—Shelves
- 158 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
- 159 Dongguan, Dongguan: The Blossoming '90s 东莞，东莞，90繁花年代 This story is based on real life. One day, Er Gou said mysteriously to Li Minghui, “Ah Hui, did you know? I heard a new Taizi Bathhouse opened nearby. They say it offers a service imported from Thailand.” The story follows a protagonist who turns his fortunes around in the electronics business of the Pearl River Delta. In 1990s Dongguan, KTVs, nightclubs, and bathhouses offered a different kind of splendor. There were also pure-hearted romances between migrant workers over beef brisket rice nood 980Reads8.2Score102Shelves
- 160 Suzhou, Who Did You Give Your Tenderness To? 苏州，你的温柔给了谁 If not for that company-mandated health checkup, perhaps I would have married her! But it was precisely because of that checkup arranged by the company that I chose to break up with her! 789Reads8.2Score109Shelves
- 161 Don't Call Me the Next King of Heaven, I'm Really Just a Driver 不要叫我天王接班人我真是司机 [Humorous and hilarious] [Absurd daily life as a ride-hailing driver] [Livestreaming + entertainment] Chen Mo transmigrates into the body of a ride-hailing driver with terminal cancer and works himself to the bone behind the wheel to save his own life. He drives along, singing songs, and picks up all kinds of oddball passengers. He sings “Tears of a Dancing Girl” for a woman who’s fallen into prostitution; “Your Eyes Are My Eyes” for a blind passenger; “Miss Dong” for a woman cheating on her par 29.7kReads8.3Score2.9kShelves
- 162 The World’s Wayward Son 人间浪子 Old Wei's suicide changed the course of Lin Yifei's life. The Lin Yifei who used to watch everyone's mood and grovel just to make ends meet finally stood up for himself! It turned out that a life of having nothing left to lose could bring so many surprises and unexpected turns! 15.5kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves
- 163 The Whole Family Sells Braised Snacks, and We Don’t Take No for an Answer 全家卖卤味，专治不服 The Whole Family Sells Braised Delicacies, and We Don't Take Any Nonsense 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 164 Fired from the Start, I Became the Young Master of the Capital 开局被炒，我成了京城太子爷 Tycoon fantasy + System + multiple heroines + investment + entertainment + take on anyone who dares challenge you + the rise of a great nation As being reborn became the latest trend, Chu Yuchen was reborn too. Back in the year he started his first job, he had been an underachiever in his previous life. Faced with another chance at life, what will he choose? Reconnecting with his father, a high-ranking official, and his mother, a business queen, along with the System’s boosts, makes his life col 7.5kReads8.3Score586Shelves
- 165 The Rise of a Big Shot: Romance and Passion 大佬崛起之风月 Not a brainless story, and not a power fantasy. Read at your own risk. This is all about romance. Li Fei never imagined he would be taken hostage by a gorgeous woman wielding a watermelon knife... 13.7kReads8.8Score951Shelves
- 166 The Night Before Our Wedding, I Caught My Fiancée in a Hotel Suite 结婚前夜，我在酒店套房撞见未婚妻 The night before our wedding, I caught my fiancée in a hotel suite. 135Reads—Score—Shelves
- 167 You Want Me to Turn Over a New Leaf? Just You Wait! 让我浪子回头？你给我等着！ Original title: Auntie, Don't Be Afraid Before taking his own life, Su Yang swore that if he got another chance at life... He would find someone who truly understood him! A woman who truly loved him! When he suddenly woke up, he found an older woman kneeling beside him. She was wearing a tattered pair of pajamas and trembling as she looked at him. “Please don't hit me, okay? I have to attend my child's parent-teacher meeting tomorrow...” 334Reads8.7Score102Shelves
- 168 Blind Crossing 盲渡 Crossing Blind 19Reads—Score—Shelves
- 169 My Wife's Secret Past 妻子的秘密往事 Zhang Xixi, the wife of Chen Sijie, worked late into the night, then came home drunk with a hickey on her back. Was she cheating, or was there another explanation? As Chen Sijie investigated, he uncovered a shocking secret… 5.1kReads8.6Score306Shelves
- 170 When the Clouds Part, the Moon Appears 云开见月 The protagonist had a miserable childhood. Raised by the whole village, he grew up experiencing firsthand the harsh rule that the weak get bullied. He fought his way through life with his fists, developing a fiercely defiant personality. Later, a benefactor took him under their wing and helped him work hard, and he eventually made something of himself and got into a top university. As an adult, he became lost and insecure in the face of harsh reality. In the end, he settled into an ordinary life 16.5kReads9.4Score1.9kShelves
- 171 Tokyo: After the Madam Apologized, My Boarding Life Began 东京：太太道歉后，寄宿生活开始 My new work is out! You can find it 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! 881Reads6.1Score102Shelves
- 172 Gray Sky 灰空 He was a passionate young man, a promising journalist with a bright future, and his life was going splendidly. His supervisor was just about to promote him when, in a moment of impulsiveness, he made a mistake, and his life took a different course. Misfortune and fortune go hand in hand, and this marked the beginning of an entirely different life. 4.7kReads8.9Score580Shelves
- 173 At Our Engagement Banquet, My Fiancée Who Said She Was Working Late Showed Up as My Uncle’s Date 订婚宴上，说加班的未婚妻成了我小叔的女伴 At My Engagement Party, My Fiancée, Who Said She Was Working Late, Showed Up as My Uncle's Date 86Reads—Score—Shelves
- 174 The Weasel Calls Me Big Brother 黄皮子叫我大哥 A chance encounter changes the course of Tang Yi's life. Through gambling on uncut stones and appraising antiques, he amasses a fortune worth billions. But fate has other plans: he becomes a casualty of a power struggle. Unwilling to fall into ruin, Tang Yi rises to become the overlord of the mercenary world. When he returns to his hometown, another storm of blood and violence awaits him... 6.9kReads8.8Score912Shelves
- 175 The Wife's Secret 娇妻隐秘 Chen An never imagined he would contract AIDS, and that it would already have progressed to the symptomatic stage. He's an honest, upright man who has never strayed, so he suspects his wife infected him... 16.1kReads8.6Score1.4kShelves
- 176 After the Divorce, I Awakened Clairvoyant Eyes and Conquered the Business World 离婚后，觉醒透视天眼纵横商海 The short drama adaptation is now available! [No Cheating] [Ex-Husband-Chasing Crematorium] [Endless Regret] [Multiple Heroines] [Older Women] [Younger Sister-in-Law] [Best Friend] [Lots of Pictures] Original title: After the Divorce, My Stunning, Ice-Cold CEO Ex-Wife Regretted Everything Ning Yuan had been deeply in love with his CEO ex-wife, Liu Xue Ning, for five years. But Liu Xue Ning had always treated him with icy indifference and contempt. "Love? In all these five years, I haven't even l 22.9kReads8.5Score1.5kShelves
- 177 Middle-Aged Man: My Lovely Wife Is Just Young 人到中年：娇妻她只不过岁数小 At forty, Xiao Zhenglong had a pretty relaxed outlook. He’d been married and had a daughter. He’d been in love, and it hadn’t meant much. His position wasn’t especially high, but in Hong City, he wasn’t exactly a nobody. As the youngest son in the family, he had older brothers to carry on the family line and older sisters to bring honor to the family. He could just enjoy life with his brothers, live freely, and settle scores as they came. That seemed like a pretty good way to spend his life. Why 10.7kReads8.4Score564Shelves
- 178 EN Dragon Ball: Summoning Whis from the Start 龙珠：开局召唤维斯 Gran: "Whis, I have the most delicious food in the universe. Want to try some?" Whis: "Trying to trick me into saving you? Don't be ridiculous... This is delicious!" Gran: "Mr. Whis, I want to learn to break the rules. I want to learn Ultra Instinct..." Whis: "Don't be ridiculous. How could you possibly learn that... Wait, how did you grasp the second level of the selfless state so quickly? What, you've learned to break the rules too?!" Beerus: "Kid, you've got talent. I'll make you my candidate 26.2kReads8.4Score1.7kShelves
- 179 On My Seventh Job, I Chose the Only Employer He Couldn’t Afford 第7次入职，我选择了唯一他买不起的单位 On my seventh job search, I chose the one employer he couldn't afford to buy 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 180 They Tried to Lay Me Off, Then the Entire Industry Blacklisted Me 裁员不成反被全行业封杀 They Failed to Lay Him Off, Then the Entire Industry Blacklisted Him 37Reads—Score—Shelves
- 181 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
- 182 At the Wedding, the Bride Ran Away for Her First Love 婚礼现场，新娘为白月光逃婚 At the wedding, the bride ran away for her one true love 34Reads—Score—Shelves
- 183 My Mother-in-Law Called Me a Useless Woman Who Can’t Have Kids? I Made Her Son Leave With Nothing 婆婆骂我是不生蛋的闲人？我反手让她儿子净身出户 My mother-in-law called me a useless woman who couldn’t have children? I hit back by making her son leave with nothing. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 184 I’m Just a Nobody, but They Insist I’m a Miracle Doctor 我就一小吊丝，她们非说我是神医 Divine Doctor + Multiple Heroines + Reverse System + Feel-Good Power Fantasy I’m just a massage therapist. My girlfriend had only just dumped me when a businesswoman showed up and insisted I was a miracle doctor. 1.1kReads—Score102Shelves
- 185 Sexual Healing Clinic: My Twofold Examination 性愈诊室：我的双重叩问 Sexual Healing Clinic: My Twofold Question 727Reads—Score110Shelves
- 186 On the Night of My Engagement, I Had a Date with a Stranger 订婚当晚，我约了陌生男人 On the Night of My Engagement, I Had a Date with a Stranger 29Reads—Score—Shelves
- 187 My Neighbor Cusses Me Out Every Day 隔壁邻居每天都在骂我 My Neighbor Keeps Cursing Me Every Day 107Reads—Score—Shelves
- 188 A Sensual Life: It Begins with Winning 900 Million in the Lottery 香艳人生，从彩票中奖九亿开始 [A windfall from the start]+ [A sharp-minded protagonist]+ [Dual storylines of politics and business]+ [Secrets of the gray economy]+ [A glimpse of the Heavenly Palace]+ [Leaping through the Dragon Gate]+ [Celestial privilege] 35.9kReads7.9Score1.5kShelves
- 189 Period: Reborn in Singapore for a Life of Pleasure 年代：重生新加坡开始快活人生 Reborn in 2000, Lin Yue went to Singapore to work. He relied on wealthy Nanyang ladies to earn his first fortune, then used his shrewdness to stir up the winds of change across Southeast Asia... He pooled resources and built his foundation on industry. After ten years of honing his craft, he led a team of beautiful women from across the world to conquer key fields, including automobile manufacturing, high-precision lithography machines, power batteries, and global financial risk management. From 13kReads7.1Score858Shelves
- 190 I Give SPAs at a Women’s Prison 我在女子监狱做SPA I Run a Spa in a Women's Prison 652Reads—Score—Shelves
- 191 She’s in Love with Her White Moonlight, So I Walked Away with 6 Billion 她恋白月光，我连吃带拿卷走60亿 She pines for her first love, while I walk away with 6 billion yuan and everything else I can grab. 9.7kReads—Score100Shelves
- 192 Reborn into a Life of Warmth 重生之水暖人生 Niu Erqun and Juhua are digging for gold when a massive boulder crushes him. He is rushed to the hospital, his fate unknown. Ergouzi seizes the gold mine, takes Juhua by force, beats his mother-in-law to death, and flees. By chance, Niu Erqun is reborn. He sets out to work hard, build a new countryside, and take revenge. The ending will leave you completely stunned… 15Reads—Score—Shelves
- 193 One Kiss Seals the Deal: The Cool Beauty Who Rents My Apartment Falls for Me 一吻定情：冷艳女房客爱上我 [Over-the-top wish-fulfillment] + [Invincible] + [Passionate action] + [Play the pig to eat the tiger] Three years ago, Ye Xuan was driven out of his family and forced up Tian Shan, where he became a disciple! Three years later, Ye Xuan returns to the city, invincible, and inherits a courtyard house, where he pits his wits against seven beautiful tenants! When it comes to strength, I cultivate both medicine and martial arts. I sweep all before me, and all living beings bow down! When it comes to 3.9kReads9.0Score534Shelves
- 194 She Said She Was Going to Pray at the Temple, but Hung a Love Lock Engraved with Someone Else’s Name 她说去寺庙祈福，却挂了同心锁写着别人 She said she was going to the temple to pray for blessings, but the love lock she hung bore someone else's name 21Reads—Score—Shelves
- 195 She Is a Zombie 她是僵尸 She Is a Zombie 21Reads—Score—Shelves
- 196 She Danced in My Shirt, and the Video Ended Up in the Family Chat 她穿我的衬衫跳舞，视频发到了家族群 She danced in my shirt and sent the video to the family group chat 260Reads—Score—Shelves
- 197 In the Wedding Car Procession, the Bride Wasn’t Alone in the Back Seat of the Main Car 婚车车队上：主婚车的后座不是只有新娘 On the Wedding Car Convoy: The Back Seat of the Lead Car Wasn't Just the Bride's 16Reads—Score—Shelves
- 198 After Ten Years as the Stand-In, She Said She Was the Real Stand-In 替身十年，白月光说她才是替身 Ten Years as a Stand-In, Then My White Moonlight Said She Was the Stand-In 20Reads—Score—Shelves
- 199 My Adoptive Mother Sold Me to Become an Actor, So I Sent Her to the Afterlife 养母卖我去做戏子，我送她上黄泉 My adoptive mother sold me off to become an opera performer, so I sent her to her grave. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 200 He Got Dumped in Guangdong, While I Found Love Back Home 他在广东失恋，我在村里热恋 My new story is here! You can 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! 11.4kReads6.9Score639Shelves
