Novels like A False Translation of Love
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- 1 The Company Said, 'Cut Pay to Save Jobs.' So I Counted Who Got Laid Off 公司说“降薪保岗位”，我统计了被裁的都是什么人 The company said, “We’re cutting pay to save jobs.” So I tallied up who got laid off 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Dan Shuyi's Office Werewolf Game: From Invisible to Queen of the Rules 单书意的职场狼人杀：从隐形人到规则女王 Shan Shuyi’s workplace game of Werewolf: from invisible nobody to queen of the rules 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Dan Shuyi: You Can't Afford My Name 单书意：我的名字，你们买不起 Shan Shuyi: You can’t afford my name —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 I Turned My Boss's Empty Talk into ASMR 我把领导的废话做成了ASMR I turned my boss’s empty blather into ASMR 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 I'm the Only One at the Company Actually Following the Stupid Orders 全公司只有我在认真执行愚蠢命令 I’m the only one in the whole company actually following the stupid orders —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 I'm the Grand Prize at the Company Annual Gala 公司年会的特等奖是我 I won the grand prize at the company’s annual party 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 The Company Made Me the Fall Guy, So I Livestreamed a Law Lesson and Sent Them to Prison 公司拿我顶罪，我直播普法送他们坐牢 My Company Made Me Take the Fall, So I Livestreamed a Lesson in the Law and Sent Them to Prison 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 The No-Overtime Association 不加班协会 The No Overtime Association —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Yu Meets Wanqing, and All I See Is You 昱见晚晴，满目皆你 Su Wanqing had been cherished by her childhood sweetheart since they were young. On her first day as an elementary school teacher, she discovers that the new education bureau official is none other than Lu Yuheng, her childhood sweetheart, who vanished from her life seven years ago. From then on, she begins a sweet, doting romance in which he secretly protects her and they find their way to each other. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 The End of Bad Luck 倒霉尽头 “Hi, I’m the man you slept with last night.” When Ji Yunyun saw the WeChat message, she nearly dropped her phone. Yesterday had been the worst day of her life: someone stole her project proposal, her boyfriend cheated on her, and her nemesis suddenly became her boss. That night, she went to a bar to drink her troubles away, then stumbled home in a haze. When she woke up the next morning, she found herself in the bed of a strange man. She thought she could keep the whole thing buried, until he me 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 A Good Girl Is No Lamb 乖乖女从不是羔羊 In the summer of 2007, after graduating from college, Li Kele went to the coast and got a job at a factory. But life began making her pay the price of growing up: leaving home, heartbreak, unemployment… What was she supposed to do? Amid betrayal and schemes, she stumbled her way toward maturity. The workplace taught her many things, and so did the boys and girls who came into her life. Kele, keep moving forward. Don’t look back. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 The Tenderness of My Natural Enemy 天敌的温柔 Jiang Zhuxi is a rising star in the workplace. She believes in hard work and playing by the rules. To survive in a complex professional world, she relies on her expertise and resilience. Even if you’re her senior, if you break the rules or exploit loopholes, she’ll deal with you swiftly and without mercy. Zhang Min’er, a self-made founder, is different. She rose to success in business through tact and ruthlessness. You could call her an old witch to her face, but if you can be of use to her, she 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Summer Words, Autumn Harvest 夏言秋实 The main story is complete [Reunion After Years Apart + Secret Crush + Wealthy Family + Two Powerful Leads + Campus Romance] Both leads are each other's first and only love. Xu Xia thought a secret crush was just something that belonged to youth. Once the college entrance exams were over and everyone went their separate ways, love would be no more. She never imagined that the light of her secret crush would shine on her, as she sparkled in her own field. “Xu Xia, I like you. Would you be with 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Rise Up, Professional Rose! 逆袭吧！职业玫瑰 [A comeback! A workplace rose strikes back from the brink!] “Once I get into grad school, will my life finally be stable?” Lin Yue stared at her acceptance letter, feeling lost. Her best friend Su Yao fought her way into a major corporation, only to face harassment from her boss, have her proposal stolen, and become everyone's scapegoat! “New hires are supposed to drink with clients?” Su Yao sneered, recording evidence. One whistleblower letter went straight to the chairman's office! Lin Yue gav 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 The Day When the Days Were Long and the Nights Short 昼长夜短的那天 Completed · [Scheming Approach to a Spoiled Rich Second-Generation Heir VS A Rational, Restrained Female Investment Manager] [CEO + Business Warfare + Push and Pull + Devoted to His Wife + HE] A new hire showed up in Antai’s investment and financing department. To everyone’s surprise, it was Shan Jialin, the notorious spoiled young master of the Shan family. To his face, everyone called him Mr. Shan; behind his back, they complained that he had a pile of scandals and knew nothing about real est 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Goodnight, Mr. Fei 吻安，我的费先生 Ren Jia'er always thought of herself as a modern woman who put her career above love, until she met Fei Lingnan. Fei Lingnan despised office romances. He thought anyone who looked for love at work had a pig for a brain, until Ren Jia'er came along. “My boss says I seduced his best manager and told me to quit,” Ren Jia'er said, feeling wronged. “Um... why do I feel like I'm the one who seduced you?” Fei Lingnan replied with a smug grin. “I've seen shameless people, but never anyone as shameless a 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 She Is Above the Clouds 她在云端 Love or career: which would you choose? In the financial hub of the 21st century, known as the age of paper gold, everyone thinks they’re just one step away from success. Jiang He is a coolheaded, perceptive girl from an ordinary background. Through her own hard work, she gets a foot in the door at a prestigious securities group, while her other foot steps into the elite social circle of upClass. With keen insight and ability, she presses on along a thorny path, yearning for success and dreami 40Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 18 A Heartbeat Beyond Calculation 算不尽心动 [A battle of equals + reunion after a long separation + love that goes unrequited] Lin Zhixu is a cool, beautiful, and brilliant quantitative trader who has made her own place in the highest echelons of finance. She spends her days navigating high-pressure rivalries and contests for fame and fortune, living with sharp clarity and never showing a weakness. Focused entirely on reaching the top of her career, she keeps her ambition hidden and shoulders every burden and lonely moment alone. Her pr 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Mr. Situ Has Been Plotting This for a Long Time 司徒总他蓄谋已久 Situ Xu, the eldest son of the Situ family in the capital, falls for a girl with no family connections, no status, and a single-parent upbringing. Knowing their relationship seems impossible, he deliberately enters the game and plots for years. An Shining has always known that people say a couple should be evenly matched in family background and status. She knows their relationship is impossible, and has never dared to hope for more. But love always comes without warning, then takes hold of your 113Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 The Vanity Fair: Complete Edition 名利场(全集) 441Reads9.2Score10114d adds
- 21 She Uses AI to Take Down Workplace Deadbeats 她靠AI：手撕职场老赖 Urban workplace + empowering female lead + AI golden finger + workplace comeback + taking down deadbeat debtors + working-class underdog makes good + light comedy + workplace survival guide Duan Xiaomo clutched her crumpled 500 yuan and stared at the expired pickled vegetables HR manager Wang Meili had thrown at her. She was close to tears with rage. After two years of overtime and taking the blame countless times, was this all her severance was worth? And they still wanted her to sign a trap of —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 An HR Diary HR日记 [A sharp and capable HR manager vs. a wise, deeply devoted CEO] [From a newcomer at a major corporation to a seasoned HR professional, this is a thoughtful look at how women can make their mark in the workplace! Career first, romance second, with a moving and realistic story free of melodrama. 1v1 + devoted to each other + workplace drama] What kind of people does the workplace need? Who can stay undefeated at work, and who will leave in disappointment? Su Yun and her husband, Xue Zhong, went fr 165Reads9.2Score—14d adds
- 23 Loving on the Circumference of Forgetting 在遗忘的圆周上相爱 A heroine who blows things up and a hero with mind-reading powers, reunited after a breakup + urban superpowers A master mind-reader who can control thoughts and emotions without anyone noticing, and a volatile girl whose temper can blow up an electric meter. Convinced he isn't human, she studies him in meticulous detail. He silently calls her an idiot as he cleans up every place she blows up. This love story, sparked by suspicion, is finally guided to its conclusion by trust. The heroine blows —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 The Law of Arrogance 傲慢法则 [The Law of Arrogance, Everyone Is Evil] Threatening the rich is like taking their lives; challenging the poor’s worldview is like digging up their ancestors’ graves. The basic rules of this world have never changed. Yu Huanxi firmly believes that if you’re not sitting at the table, you’ll end up on the menu. In the past, she was Fengcheng’s top “freelance tour guide and scalper.” She could swallow her pride, start a group brawl, and shamelessly refuse to back down. Now she’s the lowest-ranking 454Reads8.9Score10714d adds
- 25 Don't Move 站住别动 A “romantic encounter” sparked by a wedding banquet teaches us not to skimp on the cash gift. Once you eat with the gusto of someone who can swallow mountains and rivers, good luck will follow. What is there to fear from a dream man? Even the most aloof person can't resist the warmth and tenderness of everyday life. See how the unassuming Yuan Chun wins over the superstar who's “immune to women.” 686Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 26 Hunting Him 猎他 [Comic adaptation in production~~] [Game changer and mastermind | Extreme push and pull | Six-year age gap | Two powerful leads, both with no past relationships | Marriage of convenience | Workplace maneuvering | Mutual salvation | Female growth] ⚠️ A marriage of convenience, but not a whirlwind wedding at the start. The story has sound values throughout. * Yi Yu has worked as a headhunter for four years and has never missed a target. While other girls her age are busy dating and getting married 6.9kReads8.8Score1.1k14d adds
- 27 A Ten-Degree Temperature Difference 十度温差 Moving from a first-tier city to a second-tier one meant a temperature difference of just ten degrees. But moving from a private company to a state-owned enterprise meant a journey of more than a thousand miles. Xu Man had felt lost and wavered... Yet she dared to brave the countercurrent and forge a new path, ultimately finding success and, quite by chance, meeting Mr. Right. 536Reads8.9Score10714d adds
- 28 When We Meet Again, My First Love 他年相遇初恋时 Eight years ago, a sudden upheaval in her family forced her to leave him, and she let him misunderstand her. Eight years later, they meet again at a class reunion, then keep running into each other. She thinks he hates her, but to her surprise, he proposes. She thinks he still has feelings for her, but after they marry, they treat each other like strangers. At last, unable to bear a loveless marriage, she leaves him divorce papers and moves away once more... 367Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 29 Beijing Dust, Held Close 京尘入怀 [The Ambitious Beauty’s Guide to Climbing the Ladder] | Female growth|Rags-to-riches comeback|Adult push and pull | Campus | Workplace | Jingbei Academy of Fine Arts, a prestigious institution where fame and fortune intertwine. Its students come from wealthy families. Shen Qingchen is the only one who has to make her way in with nothing. Born in a small city, with no connections or support, she is treated like a pawn in a power game. But she was never prey for others to manipulate. She has a hun 1.2kReads8.1Score10214d adds
- 30 The Male Nanny I Picked Up Has a Secret Identity 招惹的男保姆有马甲 [Reunion after years apart + bittersweet, ambiguous tension + mending a broken relationship + marriage by agreement + revenge side by side + both leads are devoted to each other] Years after they parted, they meet again at a shopping mall. He has a child with him and treats her like a stranger. At a dinner party, she gazes at him. Back then, she had declared that she would only fool around with him when she was bored. Now he sits in the seat of honor. What goes around comes around. Who can esca 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Where Mountains Meet the Sea 樾见山海 Everyone at the company thinks Ran Qingyue and Yu Jianshan are rivals. On her first day, he rejected her proposal, so she turned around and held on to every candidate he wanted. Later, they gave presentations together, conducted due diligence, ferreted out moles, and worked on projects. Everyone then decided they were, at most, work partners. Until he said at an industry awards ceremony, "The first person I have to thank for this project's success is her." Later still, when he proposed, he ha 43Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 A Match Made in a Tycoon Family: My Love, Come on In 豪门相亲爱妻请入门 [Chasing-the-wife crematorium + sharp-minded leads + domineering CEO] Wei Wenxi returns home for a blind date, only to be rejected by her match. What else can she do? She's fallen for his uncle, and she's determined to become her match's aunt by marriage! She thought wedding bells were just around the corner, but her mother, who favors sons over daughters, objects to the marriage. Why? Because she can't stand the thought of her daughter marrying so well? 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Rising Step by Step in Middle Age 人到中年：步步高升 Cheng Dawei has offended his beautiful boss and is constantly being targeted by her. He never expected that one good deed would turn his luck around and send him climbing the career ladder. From a nobody in the company whom everyone bullied, he rises to become the darling everyone fawns over and curries favor with... 811Reads8.7Score10714d adds
- 34 After Their Reunion, the CEO Panicked 重逢后，总裁他急了 Four years ago, he hid his family background and was her gentlest boyfriend at university. Four years later, he sits across the interview table as the president of the Fu Corporation. He is Fu Yuanchen, the head of an AI empire with a smart-city empire at his command, and the ex-boyfriend she broke up with by text. She is Lin Xi, who went overseas to escape a hopeless love, only to return and enter her ex-boyfriend's empire. He presses her relentlessly, demanding to know why she disappeared with 86Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 A Marriage of Convenience: Mrs. Gu, Mr. Gu Knows He Was Wrong 契约婚姻，夫人顾总知错啦 Contract marriage × Married first, love later × Each other's unattainable first love + A groveling pursuit + Both devoted to only each other + The sweetest romance ever Jian Ning never imagined she'd have to marry someone for the sake of her family's interests, especially someone she'd never even met. Fine. Before the wedding, she had already heard a mountain of gossip about him. The male lead didn't show up until the ceremony was nearly over, said just one thing to her, “Marrying you wasn't 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 The Mo Family’s Female Artisan Rules the Cybersecurity World with Her Siegecraft 墨家女匠靠守城术称霸网安圈 Mo Wei wakes up in an ancient city of ingenious mechanisms from two thousand years ago and becomes the most mysterious intern at a modern cybersecurity company. Others look at code; she looks at the city gates. Others search for vulnerabilities; she first asks, “Who's guarding this gate?” The cold-faced CEO Shen Yan initially only wants to drive her away. Later, he becomes the one who takes her home in the rain, waits downstairs for her in the morning, and is the first to stand up for her when s 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Cutting My Losses in the Seventh Year 第七年止损 From Lujiazui to New York, from a brilliant future to you. Boss and subordinate. In public, they are “Mr. Lu” and “Ms. Gu”; in private, restraint and desire clash. They both believed cutting their losses in time was the most rational choice, until the day they reunited and realized that some investments, once missed, can never be entered again. A career-growth story with an investment banking backdrop, fast-paced yet steady · Handsome hero and beautiful heroine; both come from happy families; —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 Reunited Seven Years Later: Dr. Pei Is Wild and Irresistible 七年后重逢，裴医生又野又撩 The rating has only just been posted and will rise later, so please ignore it for now. Song Jia went to the emergency department of Tian City First Hospital because of a stomachache. What was it like to be treated by the doctor who was her ex-boyfriend of seven years? Song Jia never imagined she would see Pei Shi again under these circumstances. She never thought she would run into him on her second day back in Tian City after seven years away! What she least expected was that he thought she had 24.1kReads8.1Score2.4k14d adds
- 39 The Moon Shines on Xinian 明月照曦年 Someone once asked what love is. When love runs deep, words fall silent. If two people don't end up together, it can feel like the story has no satisfying ending. We are already full of regrets; we only hope someone can find their happy ending. 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 After Reading His Mind, I Got the CEO Wrapped Around My Finger 读心后，霸总被我拿捏了 Qi Wan is a chatty slacker at Die Shan Design, lounging around and munching sunflower seeds on the surface, while secretly possessing incredible talent. Xie Chi is a reclusive, mysterious boss who fears socializing but controls everything. She can hear his innermost thoughts, like the sound of his heartbeat: “If she comes any closer, I'm done for.” When colleagues dump work on her, directors try to suppress her, and her ex threatens her, she hits back with face-slapping comebacks. From plagiaris 6Reads—Score114d adds
- 41 You Are the Secret Hidden Deep in My Heart 你是藏在我心底的秘密 [Mutual devotion + healing + sweet romance] In high school, Jian Dan was the class representative for physics, even though she was terrible at the subject. Her physics teacher was beside himself with worry and vowed to improve her grades. Chen Chuze, the top physics student, became his first choice as her tutor. The two reserved, quiet students were brought together despite barely speaking. From then on, he explained difficult problems to her at night, and she brought him a bottle of milk the ne 224Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 42 A Childfree Female PhD’s Dating Adventures 去父留子的女博士相亲记 “Some people don’t seek a partner to be saved, but to walk the same road.” She seems calm but is dramatic on the inside; he seems aloof but is warm and steady beneath the surface. She values feelings, while he follows the rules. Together, they go from “fighting alone with their own wounds” to “partners who always have each other’s backs.” Key tags: Two alpha leads, intellectual romance, mutual healing, modern urban life, rational light comedy, social issues, female growth Top PhD Xian Yu Yiwan a —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 An Illustrated Guide to Love 爱情图鉴 Changing jobs is risky, and changing careers calls for caution. The workplace is a battlefield, and though victories and defeats are part of the game, should you really quit just because things don't go your way? Meng Chunqiu is a 29-year-old office worker in the city. She has no connections and lives in someone else's city, far from her parents' love, with no husband or boyfriend to protect her. Her boss can't stand her, her colleagues have ulterior motives, and the partner organization she wor 2.7kReads9.2Score26214d adds
- 44 My Boss Refused to Give Me a Raise, So I Moved into the Office 老板拒绝加薪，我干脆住进公司 Jiang Yu, a single young woman, considers herself a model office drone, devoting herself to designing plans to earn money and support her family. But her sly boss refuses to give her a raise or promotion. Watching her friends buy homes and get married, moving on to better stages of life, Jiang Yu gets mad, then gets mad all over again. In the end, she secretly moves into the office. She saves on water, electricity, food, transportation, and commuting time, shamelessly squeezing every last perk o 49Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 45 I’ll Make You Shine 许你闪耀 [Reunion after years apart + rekindled romance + childhood sweethearts + healing + both inexperienced in love + happy ending] [Cool jewelry designer X Proud, devoted young heir] Before she turned eighteen, Xu Yuan was the heiress everyone in Jing City knew, as well as a rising star in the world of ballet. She had beauty, fame, and a romance everyone envied. Chen Yao: “I'm willing to make all your wishes come true.” Xu Yuan: “My wish is to hold your hand and grow old with you.” That day, a blizza 92Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 The Grind System Forces Me to Give It Everything 卷王系统逼我干到天花板 After binding to a System, workplace rookie Lin Xiao can quantify emotions, and her aesthetic sense becomes combat power. Once an invisible office nobody whose proposals were stolen by coworkers, she makes a stunning comeback and joins the group’s flagship project, competing alongside a design genius, a channel queen, and a marketing rival. But the real challenge isn’t proposals or design. It’s the games of human nature and the undercurrents of power lurking behind every decision. Rising from ex —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 When Spring Comes, I’ll Meet You at the Flower Festival 春来赴花朝 When they first met, she was the top student and the campus belle, while he was the notorious school bully. To become worthy of her, he went from the bottom of the class all the way to the top score in the college entrance exam. But the day she disappeared, all his hard work became a joke. They reunited seven years later. He was now the producer of a variety show about intangible cultural heritage, and she was one of its invited guests. She had no idea that the show, the teahouse custom-built fo 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 Glamour 光鲜 [Women’s Growth + The Real Fashion Industry + Matched Opponents] The glamour you see is not the whole story of fashion. Xing Yanyan’s acclaimed work, Glamour, is now shining online! A story about women in the workplace and the challenges they face, reality and ideals, love and freedom, courage and fearlessness. True feminism is a path to freedom, and freedom should never be limited to just one way of life. When luxury brands collide with street culture, refined commerce with rebellious nonconfor 353Reads9.4Score10414d adds
- 49 After the Year-End Bonus Was Canceled, My Boss Knelt Outside My Door 年终奖取消后，老板在我家门口跪下了 After the Year-End Bonus Was Canceled, My Boss Knelt Outside My House 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 My Perfect Attendance Bonus Became a Project Bonus, and I Was Slammed on the Headlines 全勤奖改项目奖金，我被骂上头条 They Replaced Perfect Attendance Bonuses with Project Bonuses, and I Got Blasted All Over the Headlines —Reads—Score—14d adds
