Novels like Lured to Southeast Asia, I Must Survive in Hell
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- 151 Working in Dongguan: Rising from a Toy Factory 东莞打工：从玩具厂开始崛起 In 2006, poor young Ma Junjie is forced to leave home and happens to meet Ma Li, a girl returning to her hometown. “Kid, come work with me out of town. Money's everywhere!” Ma Junjie follows Ma Li on a long, arduous journey to Dongguan. Starting out at a toy factory, he meets a kind-hearted boss lady and the factory's beautiful “flower.” Then, through a twist of fate, he gets drawn into one conspiracy after another. Little by little, he learns how to survive, thrives in his new environment, and 29.5kReads7.9Score2.2k14d adds
- 152 109 Days After My Best Friend Sold Me into Cambodia 被闺蜜贩卖到柬埔寨的109天 Lin Wei, Su Wan’s close friend since the days when they were practically sisters, carefully plans a “getaway” and tricks the athletic, sharp-witted Su Wan into going to Cambodia. The moment the plane lands, Su Wan is thrust into a living hell: an online romance scam compound in a remote region of Cambodia, where victims are lured into “pig-butchering” scams. There, she witnesses humanity at its most twisted: those who try to escape are tortured to death in public, while those who resist are shoc 831Reads8.4Score18414d adds
- 153 A Gangster's Son Enters the Police Academy and Goes on a Rampage! 黑二代上警校，杀疯了！ Human nature is neither good nor evil; one thought is all it takes for others to pass judgment. [Savagery] [Greed] [Desire] [Power] [A refined and elegant heiress] [A proud and spoiled noblewoman] [A sexy, scheming green tea] [A teacher who stirs up trouble] [A mature, perceptive bathhouse owner] [A sweet, innocent, insecure girl] Violence can't solve everything! But for extreme situations, it's a splendid way to handle things! [Su Hu]: “I want both my brothers and the gold!” (The story begins a 308Reads—Score—14d adds
- 154 The Desperate Wife 绝望的妻子 Housewife Li Wenqing had been living a comfortable, affluent life. She had an adorable son and got along well with her stepdaughter. But on the eve of their seventh wedding anniversary, Li Wenqing discovered that her husband was having an affair. Longing for a whole and happy family, she endured a painful inner struggle and hoped her husband would see the error of his ways and return to the family. Instead, he went down a path of no return. Betrayed by her husband and stabbed in the back by her 167Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 155 Back to Age 17 with a Little High-Tech 带点黑科技重返17岁 [My new book, The Fishmonger's Age of Declining Dharma (urban high martial arts), is contracted and now available. I have 100,000 words ready, so dig in with confidence. [Golden finger + lighthearted power fantasy + youth story + technology story = slow-paced] “Can you send me back the way I came?” “That's not possible.” “Then can you send me back to the past so I can reload my save? The kind that overwrites the old save.” “That is possible.” “Then can I bring all 10 t 266Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 156 I Fell for a Tomb-Raiding Boss, and Now There's No Escape 爱上了盗墓大佬我插翅难飞 Xie Yunying grew up with her grandfather. She was descended from the family that guarded the mysterious tomb of Princess Zheng. On the night her grandfather was placed in a hanging coffin, the boss and leader of a tomb-raiding gang, Old A, appeared. Xie Yunying fell for him at first sight. He later took her away, trained her, and made her into an excellent tomb raider. At sixteen, as Yunying first discovered love, she developed a secret crush on Old A and came to depend on him. Old A was also dr 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 157 I’d Rather Have 100 Million Than Score 700 on the Gaokao 不要高考700分，我选1个亿 In his previous life, Lin Chen chose to score 700 on the college entrance exam and get into a top university. He went on to earn a PhD in materials science, only to die after jumping from a building when a friend stole his research findings. Reborn three days before the college entrance exam, he faces the choice again: a score of 700, or 100 million yuan after tax? This time, he chooses the money. But after the money arrives, his accumulated understanding of scientific research from his previous 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 158 Darkness Descends 黑暗沦陷 [By a Twist of Fate, He Became the Savior of Southeast Asia’s Underworld Emperor] The protagonist, Yi Sheng, was tricked into becoming a “piglet” at a scam compound in the Philippines, where he was beaten and starved every day, living a fate worse than death. Then one day, a gang of thugs hijacked a tour bus. Acting on impulse, he risked his life to save an old man he had never met. The next day, he was taken out of the compound and put into a Maybach. The old man patted him on the shoulder. 33Reads—Score—14d adds
- 159 My Five Years as a Drifter in Guangzhou 广漂的那五年 A detailed look at the five years after college graduation, spent struggling to make a living in the bustling city of Guangzhou. How did a complete novice gradually grow stronger, step by step? As we make our way along the paths of love and career, each of us has a story to tell... After five years of weathering life's hardships, we'll grow stronger at last! It's time to turn the tables!!! A new author with a new book: My Five Years Drifting in Guangzhou. I've got a story. 206Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 160 Black Myth: Dongguan 东莞黑神话 [System + Decisive and Ruthless + Invincible Power Fantasy] [Lightning-fast pacing, no frustrating setbacks, throwing down from the start, and pure thrills!] He rushes into a burning building, only to rescue his cheating girlfriend and her lover! When a wealthy businessman humiliates him with, “Here's a hundred thousand. Leave that slut alone,” firefighter hero Wang Zhenhua sees red and chops off the man's leg with an axe, severing his own path to heroism in the process! Fired and abandoned, his 12.8kReads8.1Score1k14d adds
- 161 Fallen into the Mortal World 坠落红尘间 His father is critically ill, and she can’t scrape together the money to save him. A poor college girl grits her teeth and steps into the late-night world of KTV! She masks her youth with cigarettes and alcohol, trading her dignity for medical bills. Can she make it to the end of this road? Will she succumb to the temptations of the neon lights? 87Reads—Score614d adds
- 162 The Deer in the Pond 池中之鹿 [Underworld + forced love] [Dangerous man in power + sweet, soft little white rabbit] [Age gap + size difference] Eighteen-year-old Jiang Lulu mistook a man at home for her brother, who had just returned. She later learned that the handsome man was Chi Cheng, her father's friend's son, ten years older than her. Naively, she thought he'd come to protect her, never suspecting that danger was already closing in... Male lead Chi Cheng: a twenty-eight-year-old heir to a financial conglomerate, whose 1.3kReads—Score10114d adds
- 163 A Windfall Makes a Life 横财成就人生 One lucky blow brings him a windfall. The real problem is how to launder it into legitimate personal income. It's like telling one lie and needing a hundred more to cover it: the problems just keep snowballing. Watch how the protagonist gets himself out of this mess. 445Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 164 Reborn in 1995: The County Town's Brahmin 重生九五，我在县城当婆罗门 I really wish I could be young again, with the mind, experience, and clarity I have now. Even knowing that no matter how I answer life’s multiple-choice question, I’ll get it wrong, I still want to try one more time. Lin Luo, who had failed all his life, glimpsed hope at his darkest moment: he was reborn. From then on, he set up a street stall with his good-for-nothing uncle, then opened a computer room, an arcade, a video rental shop, a billiard hall, and a karaoke lounge. As he muddled through 554Reads7.5Score11314d adds
- 165 From the Bottom to the Top: Using a Chat System to Win Girls' Favor 底层翻盘：靠聊天系统获女生好感 Chen Haofan was an ordinary man at the bottom of the ladder, aged thirty. He had no house, no car, and no girlfriend. By day, he worked as a temp at a company, and at night, he delivered takeout part-time. Introverted, insecure, low-key, and patient, he had already accepted his fate as one of society’s have-nots. Then, on his thirtieth birthday, the heavens gave him a chat System… 93Reads5.7Score12914d adds
- 166 More Children, More Descendants: Back Home to Have Babies and Be a Dad 多子多孙：回到老家多生娃当奶爸 After being laid off by a big tech company, Huang Yuanhua, a thirty-year-old internet-industry veteran, slinks back to his hometown. Unable to aim high or settle for less, he becomes a laughingstock among his relatives. At the lowest point in his life, he rescues a child by the Yangtze River and unexpectedly loads the [Daddy System 9.0]. Huang Yuanhua embarks on an ambitious campaign to increase the population. The rewards skyrocket, and skill bonuses come pouring in! Just as he thinks his life 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 167 Thank You for the Roujiamo 谢谢你的肉夹馍 Thank you for the roujiamo. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 168 Reborn as a Business Tycoon 重生之商界枭雄 Reborn by chance, he now has a beautiful wife and an adorable daughter. With a second life, how could he drift aimlessly through the world? He rides the tide of the times, seizes business opportunities, builds a business empire that ushers in a new era, and forges a legendary career.. 1.1kReads7.9Score11214d adds
- 169 The Drama Queen Mother-in-Law and Daughter-in-Law 戏精婆媳 A fresh-faced workplace newcomer and a seasoned career woman fight tooth and nail at work, then carry their feud home with them. Cheng Junyi watches the two of them coldly. They aren’t related by blood, but they’re both cut from the same cloth, so neither has any grounds to criticize the other. He decides to sit back and let them wear each other down. 124Reads8.2Score10314d adds
- 170 Romance on the Construction Site 工地韵事 Ten years working on construction sites not only enriched my résumé, but also broadened my horizons. Among the many stories I witnessed were romances between men and women, including plenty of moving, devoted relationships worthy of praise. There were young couples who drifted apart, and disabled husbands whose wives never abandoned them. Some stayed faithful for years, only to see everything fall apart in a single day. A young man who had wandered aimlessly for more than twenty years finally fo 175Reads—Score—14d adds
- 171 Overseas Turmoil: The Path of a Crime Lord 海外风云之枭雄路途 My name is Lin Feng. I’ve encountered, witnessed, and experienced many industries and incidents that people would rather keep hidden. So many people have been lured overseas by high-paying jobs, only to die. So many have died because their desires could never be satisfied. This synopsis can’t do the story justice. Read the novel to find out more. 8kReads9.1Score65714d adds
- 172 A Macau Blue-and-Red Betting Addict 澳门红蓝小赌徒 The protagonist went through online gambling, lottery betting, soccer betting, getting fired from his job, and watching his company go under, among a string of other misfortunes. It all tore his family apart. But by chance, he came into contact with red and blue, opening a new chapter in his life. With red and blue leading the way and beauties all around him, an ordinary man's comeback begins… 1.3kReads6.7Score10014d adds
- 173 The Red and Blue Battlefield 红蓝战场 Of everyone I’ve lost, the person I miss most is myself. In gambling, the scariest thing isn’t winning or losing, but the temptation of desire. A decade of bets, a lifetime in chains. The neon lights of Macau baccarat once illuminated my ambition. The chips at tables back home in Texas built up a false sense of prestige. The “guaranteed win” pitches in online gambling pop-ups ultimately dragged me into a bottomless pit. I thought I had desire under control, but I had long since become a puppet o 2kReads8.0Score10614d adds
- 174 I Won the Lottery, Pretended to Be Poor on a Blind Date, and Saw Human Nature 中奖后装穷去相亲，我看到了人性 [Everyday Life + Multiple Heroines + Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger + Human Nature] Yang Fan was an older bachelor with no prospects. He casually bought a lottery ticket and won a hundred million, going from penniless to the richest man in the county overnight. To put people’s true colors to the test, he chose to keep living a low-key life and see what the women he met on blind dates really thought of him... 477Reads7.6Score13814d adds
- 175 The Jianghu: I Am the Kingpin 江湖：我即为枭 [Underworld] [Brothers United] [Mind-Bending] [Passionate and Thrilling] Three years in prison couldn't dull my edge. My name is Wang Xiao. I spent three years behind bars for offending a powerful figure. After my release, I returned to my old stomping grounds with my brothers and the skills my master taught me. Some want to trample me underfoot. Some want to stab me in the back. And my enemies, lurking in the shadows, are watching me like hawks. But my life is no longer something just anyone ca 114Reads—Score—14d adds
- 176 With No Hope of Making It, I Flip the Chessboard 上岸无望，我掀翻棋局 This is the era Chen Mo is about to enter once again, an age where hope and anxiety coexist, and order and chaos intertwine. On the surface, everything is thriving, and every road seems to lead to Rome. But each road is crowded with competitors, and behind every door that appears wide open may lie unexpected detours and hurdles. Opportunities flicker like fireflies on a summer night, while traps disguise themselves as steps toward a shortcut. This is an age that magnifies the importance of “choi 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 177 My Intern Girlfriend Is the CEO 我的实习期女友是总裁 Under pressure from his family to get married, Zou Heng is forced to go on a blind date before the Lunar New Year. He meets the bizarre Wang Min, who tells him, “I’ve been married before, and any child we have has to take my daughter’s surname.” Zou Heng promptly pays and leaves, refusing to be a sucker. Wanting his parents to be able to hold their heads high in the village, he rents out one of the company’s inconspicuous interns, Zhao Jing, to go home with him. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 178 Secrets in the Rose Villa 蔷薇别墅里的秘密 Chen Xiaorong was born in the countryside. Her parents didn’t love her, and her prospective in-laws were all awful people. She was clever and decisive, beautiful and poised, and brimming with ambition. She earned top marks to get into university, but nobody supported her. She was willing to run away from her wedding and travel far from home to study on her own. The road ahead was difficult. When she faced endless darkness, the warmth he gave her became a ray of light that illuminated her heart. 12.9kReads8.8Score76014d adds
- 179 In Search of Happiness 寻找幸福 This story follows three close friends and the ups and downs of their marriages and family lives. No matter what hardships they face, they keep searching for happiness in their own ways. How will each of their stories end? 5Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 180 Forbidden Desire! The Wild, Mute Boy Was Claimed by the Playboy Crown Prince 妄念！小哑巴被野痞太子爷侵占 [An early, unfinished work. Feel free to skip it] A crazy, unruly heir from the Myanmar region X a cold, sweet-tempered mute girl (The male lead is genuinely crazy; the heroine is only pretending to be mute) [Both leads are sexually inexperienced + intense desire and passionate love + sweet and angsty romance + happy ending + mutual salvation + one-on-one romance + long-laid plans + off-the-charts sexual tension] Lu Zhi, the top heir and power broker in the Myanmar region, believes in neither B 128Reads—Score—14d adds
- 181 My Beautiful Flight Attendant Roommate 合租的美女空姐 Hello, readers. This is my first novel, so it will have plenty of flaws and shortcomings. I don't care how many readers it gets. I just want to finish this story with care and give voice to my long-held passion for writing. As a teenager, I was deeply moved by Living with a Flight Attendant. I would like to pay tribute to its author, Sanshi. Synopsis: Programmer Cao Xiaofan has just graduated from college. His salary barely covers rent, he can hardly write code, and dating is out of the questio 146Reads—Score11914d adds
- 182 You Can't Escape My Grasp 难逃我掌心 In North Myanmar, a living hell, having your kidneys harvested isn't the cruelest thing. The truly horrifying fate is being turned into a living lotus of flesh... I only wanted to escape that den of demons, so I tried every trick to seduce him. I never expected him to follow me like a shadow, leaving me nowhere to run. The web he spun stretched to the ends of the earth, and into my heart. 78Reads9.0Score—14d adds
- 183 Reborn: The Gilded Years 重生之鎏金岁月 Also known as: Reborn: Saving My One True Love with AI Li Heng was reborn. Back in 2011, he was still a handsome eighth-grader. He had no money or power, just an offline version of DeepSeek and a nightmare he couldn't forget. In his previous life, a girl took the brunt of everything for him and died that summer during their ninth-grade year. He remembered her open eyes for fifteen years. This time, he swore he would save her. But what he hadn't expected was this: The childhood friend who used to 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 184 My Blind Date Is Actually a University Counselor? 相亲对象居然是大学导员？ [Feel-Good Story + Sweet Romance + Older Woman/Younger Man + Workplace + Easygoing Daily Life + No System] Right after graduating, Shen Yan's dad forced him into a blind date. Shen Yan planned to go through the motions and get it over with, but the woman he was supposed to marry turned out to be Zhao Jinshu, the university counselor who had supervised him for two years! The two began pretending to be a couple for their own benefit. While fake-dating his counselor, Shen Yan set the workplace stra 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 185 Judge Sun Wukong from the Start and Awaken the Divine Sequence 开局审判孙悟空，觉醒神明序列 When Lin Ze opened his eyes, he found himself in the middle of the Nine Heavens Tribunal. Before him, chained and bound, was none other than Sun Wukong, the rebellious Great Sage Equal to Heaven who had once wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Palace! “ mortal Lin Ze, heed the Celestial Emperor’s decree: judge Sun Wukong for his crimes!” Eyes across the heavens blazed as immortals and Buddhas watched in breathless silence. Everyone thought this was a farcical trial doomed to fail. How could an ordin —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 186 Tycoon: The Simp Turns His Life Around and Sings 神豪：翻身舔狗把歌唱 [Urban fantasy] + [feel-good power fantasy] + [System] + [campus belle] Qin Su’s girlfriend of three years cheated on him right before graduation. In a fit of anger, he activated a System and became the richest man in the world. He became buddies with Old Wang and branched out into livestreaming, film and television, and other industries. Luxury cars, mansions, sprawling villas, publicly listed companies, and financial districts were all within his reach. From then on, he began his ascent to th 13Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 187 The Corporate World: Mergers and Acquisitions 职场铭之并购江湖 (Workplace intrigue + business rivalry + workplace romance + turning one's life around) In Modu, you dream of owning a spacious home, driving a nice car, and having a beautiful, gracious partner. But you're just an ordinary office worker, an ordinary accountant. What can you do? The protagonist, Ren Jiaming, is in the same boat. Yet through luck and his own hard work, he weathers the deceit and rivalry of the business world and the ups and downs of romance, inching closer to that life day by day 159Reads—Score—14d adds
- 188 Don’t Even Think of Running: The Arms Dealer Loves Me Fiercely 别想逃，军火大佬狠狠爱 [Pure Romance + International Love + Forced Love + Age Gap + Height and Build Difference + Possessive Pursuit + Chasing His Wife to the Crematorium + Happy Ending] -- Song Zhizhi unexpectedly crosses paths with a man who is not to be trifled with. When you're under someone else's roof, you have to keep your head down. To stick to this rule and stay alive, Song Zhizhi pretends to be sweet and compliant, looking for a chance to escape, but is caught and dragged back time and time again. The man wa 839Reads—Score10314d adds
- 189 My Company Refuses to Pay, So I Fight Back 公司赖账我反击 I simply fronted 9,999 yuan for a proposal on behalf of my company. My manager said to pay it first and claim reimbursement later. The company used the project, but then said I hadn't gotten approval. When my contract expired, they pressured me into signing a blank form, trying to make it look like I'd left “for personal reasons” and “resigned voluntarily.” Worse, they told prospective employers during background checks that I'd had a dispute over expenses, was difficult to communicate with, and 57Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 190 A Dream Across a Thousand Years: Who Is the Player in This Drama? 惊梦千年，谁是戏中人？ A thousand years of dream and wonder: Who is the player, and who is the character? 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 191 Book One by Liangban Hudou 凉拌胡豆的第1本书 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your follows are what motivate me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 549Reads8.6Score10214d adds
- 192 There's No Escape: The Arms Dealer Won't Stop Spoiling Me 逃不掉，军火大佬强制宠 [Top-tier unhinged arms king VS pampered heiress of an underworld family] [Age gap + possessive love and imprisonment + intense sexual tension + brothers competing for her] Fu Yanchen is the supreme ruler of the Eastern Continent, holding the lifelines of more than a dozen countries in his hands. He is someone everyone looks up to. When they first meet, he casually and lazily calls her “Miss,” yet calmly forces her to kill. The second time, he has his men shoot at her without the slightest hesit 821Reads—Score10214d adds
- 193 Winning 50 Million from the Start, I Crush Gold Diggers 开局中奖五千万，虐翻捞女 That day, he bought the sugar-roasted chestnuts and baked sweet potatoes his girlfriend loved. The moment he opened the door, two naked bodies were rolling around in the bedroom: her top donor. Chen Mo quietly closed the door and tossed the food into the trash. Late that night, he stood on Phoenix Bridge, ready to jump. A bankrupt tycoon stopped him. “Kid, is a lousy woman really worth killing yourself over?” That very night, the lottery ticket he'd bought faithfully for seven years won him fift 363Reads—Score—14d adds
- 194 Underworld Lust and Sin: The Twisted Life After My Fall 黑道孽欲：黑化后的妖孽人生 (Urban slice of life + lives consumed by desire + grounded and down-to-earth + multiple heroines + no brainless decisions + no melodrama + no cultivation + no System) What did an ordinary person at the bottom of society go through to end up on a one-way road into the underworld? If someone picks a fight, hit back. Life and death are no big deal! The plot is full of twists and turns, and relentlessly probes the human condition! So good it’ll make you pound your bed in a frenzy! If you love this k 33Reads—Score—14d adds
- 195 The Golden Triangle: You Call a Million-Man Army Mercenaries? 金三角：百万大军你这叫雇佣兵 [System + Golden Triangle + arms dealer + war + mercenaries + warlords] One successful RPG shot sent Liu Hong on his way to an unknown world. His vision was completely black, and his whole body felt as if it had been squeezed dry for ten days and nights! Seriously, even if other people who transmigrate don't end up rich and powerful, at least they usually arrive in one piece, right? But no, he'd barely transmigrated and his kidneys had already been taken. His other organs weren't all intact eith 1.3kReads5.8Score10214d adds
- 196 He Hid in the Years, Loving Me for So Long 他藏在时光里，爱了我很多年 My name is Guo Yaoze. When I was six, a little girl moved in next door. She wore two tiny pigtails and had dimples when she smiled. She gave me her only lollipop. “Brother Xiaoze, I don’t like sweets.” It was twenty years before I learned she’d been lying to me. When I was nine, my family moved away. She cried downstairs, and I cried in the car. At fifteen, I transferred back and she became my desk mate, but she didn’t remember me. At seventeen, after the college entrance exams, my mother sent 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 197 Light on Jade, Shadow on Inkstone 晞光砚影 Ming Yan, the crown prince of Yangon, versus Ji Xi, the heiress to Southeast Asia’s “Dark Night” Codenamed “Shadow,” she is the daughter of Ji Ye, legendary leader of “Dark Night,” and the “Light of Dawn” she forged herself. Ji Xi: Look me in the eyes and say, “I love you.” Ming Yan: “I... love you.” Ji Xi: “See? You can’t even fool yourself.” “It’s as if we fell in love at different times.” “You once loved me so passionately.” Ji Xi’s voice caught in her throat. “Before I had the chance to resp 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 198 My Life After Escaping to Lijiang 我逃离到丽江的生活 A disillusioned young man at the lowest point in his life drifts from city to city, enduring one hardship after another. At last, he and a friend embark on a journey of redemption. When they reach the dreamlike city of Lijiang, he encounters a curious connection spanning three thousand kilometers and meets all kinds of fascinating people. His ordinary life takes a turn, and a story of love and hate quietly begins to unfold. 303Reads8.3Score2314d adds
- 199 One Life, Two Souls 一命双生 Though they were twins, they were not destined to share the same fate. An unexpected catastrophe changed the brothers' peaceful lives forever. Their older brother and parents vanished under mysterious circumstances, never to be heard from again. After years apart, fate brought the twins together once more. But there was no escaping destiny. In the end, the young man took on his brother's name, carried on his obsession, and shouldered the blood feud against his entire family. From a meek nobody t 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 200 Opening a Police Station in Northern Myanmar with 90 Quadrillion in Police Funds 用九千万亿警用金在缅北开派出所 721Reads6.8Score21314d adds
