Novels like The Dirty Secrets of Showbiz
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- 1 Village Girl Series: Starting in Willow Tree Village 村女系列：从柳树村开始 [Short Story Collection] Nineteen women who stayed in the village: a housewife, a female doctor, a woman past marriageable age who refuses to marry, a streamer hoping to make it big, and more. Each has a different story and a life of her own. 13Reads—Score214d adds
- 2 The Sorrows of a Female Sales Rep 女业务员的心酸 A Female Sales Representative's Heartache 29Reads—Score314d adds
- 3 Ten Bone-Piercing Nails from the Start, and My Cold Master Regrets It Like Crazy 开局十根透骨钉，清冷师尊悔疯了 [A cultivation novel with some regret-driven drama. The male lead is decisive, sharp-witted, cautious, steady, and fun!] [The Host has grasped the true meaning of the Dao of Simping: simps get no love!] [The System is transforming from the True Love Above All System into the Supreme Self, Do as You Please System!] [Beginner’s gift pack being distributed...] After Zhou Yan transmigrated, he got a True Love System and initially only wanted to be a devoted romantic, honoring his aloof master, Ye Qi 43Reads—Score94314d adds
- 4 The Road to Becoming a Tycoon Begins with Saving the Campus Belle 从拯救校花开始的神豪之路 As soon as Qin Yu stepped onto his university campus, he activated the Life-Saving System. Who could have guessed that beneath each stunningly beautiful face lay a life full of misery? Passerby A: "What? The campus beauty Jiang got together with that Qin Yu guy? What does he have that I don't?!" Qin Yu: "Sorry, she needs the warmth of my embrace!" Passerby B: "You're broke. What right do you have to pursue the gorgeous Su?!" Qin Yu: "Sorry, the entire CBF belongs to me! Tell your dad to move his 48Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Sister Meng of Guancheng 莞城孟姐 [Turn of the century + Dongguan City + multiple women] That year, I headed south to find work. My goal was to earn enough to build a house back home, marry a wife, and have a chubby little boy. Sister Meng said that a real man should make a name for himself, keep several women by his side, and return home in glory. So I moved from one wealthy woman to another, searching for a way to climb my way up in life. 2.5kReads7.4Score15214d adds
- 6 War God: Starting Out as a Woodcutter 武神：从当樵夫砍柴开始 [Hard Work Pays Off + Skill-Leveling Progression + Supreme Bone Gacha + Female Army] After transmigrating to a martial arts world, Zhang Cheng spent the first three months lying around. Then he looked at his golden finger: he received a one-yuan recharge voucher through an automatic daily sign-in. As soon as he focused on the recharge voucher, rows of instructions appeared before his eyes: [Recharge vouchers can be used to draw talent or physique traits. Currently available trait slots: Talent ( 97.4kReads8.5Score16.1k14d adds
- 7 The Actress Is Pure on Screen, but the Opposite in Real Life 女明星荧幕上清纯，现实却相反 She’s an Innocent Sweetheart on Screen, but the Opposite in Real Life 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 My Female Coworker Says I Bully Her in Her Dreams 女同事说我在梦里欺负她 My Female Coworker Says I Bully Her in Her Dreams 7.2kReads—Score10114d adds
- 9 The Yandere Campus Belle Wants Me to Be Her Good Little Puppy 病娇校花要我做她乖狗狗 As summer draws to a close, the curtain rises on senior year. Bai Keqian travels abroad to study, but the cold rain of a foreign land cannot extinguish the obsession in her heart. She twists her longing into suffocating control, keeping a relentless watch on that boy from thousands of miles away. Her love is fiery and unabashed, her feelings of love and hate both overwhelming. Lin Qingru chooses to withdraw, appearing cool and indifferent while burying her surging possessiveness deep inside. A l 13Reads—Score16314d adds
- 10 Short Story Collection: Ninety-Nine Kinds of Women 短篇集：九十九种女人 [Short Story Collection] Each chapter is a standalone story about a different woman. Among them are a landlady, a female coworker, a female boss, and a neighbor. There is deception and devotion, true love and sweetness. The world is full of every kind of person. No two are alike. 5.6kReads7.3Score65414d adds
- 11 This Is Bad: The Villain Girl I Raised Has Turned Evil 大事不妙，我养的反派少女黑化了 [Raising characters + love-triangle drama + multiple heroines + romance + System + pseudo-Lovecraftian] (The rating is low because it just launched. It should go up later.) A white-haired girl with a tragic fate, a fake heiress cast out by her family. An eccentric pair of twins, and a frail younger stepsister. When Lin Wen started raising villainous girls, he realized that something about this world seemed just a little off. The Church of Truth loomed over the world like a shadow, dragging i 289Reads6.0Score10814d adds
- 12 The Divorce Comeback System Arrives Just as I Start Kindergarten 刚上幼儿园，离婚逆袭系统就来了 Chen Chen was reborn the day before his divorce. The good news was that after waiting three years, the System finally finished loading on his first day of kindergarten. The bad news was that it was a Divorce Comeback System. At three years old, Chen Chen found himself surrounded by several “high-quality divorced women in their thirties” who kept giving him gifts. As he seemed to be going through a “midlife crisis” himself, he fell into deep thought. 40Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 13 My Wife's Secret 1 妻子的秘密1 [A collection of short stories, not feel-good fiction, with a realistic bent] A serious introduction: A wife is a complex, multifaceted person by your side, with secrets she can’t tell anyone. This book tells a series of different stories, delving into the many tactics wives use. 520Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Transmigrate into a Book as a Blond Delinquent, Now the Yandere Heroines Have All Gone Mad 穿书黄毛想从良，病娇女主全疯了 [Transmigrate into a book + multiple female leads + love rivals + villain + no-brain power fantasy + yandere] Lin Ye transmigrates into a fake power fantasy novel and becomes a villain with bleached hair who meets a miserable end. He awakens the [Turn Over a New Leaf System]: As long as he changes the way people see him, he can increase his combat power, gain wealth, and unlock god-tier abilities like stopping time, reading minds, and controlling minds. In this life, Lin Ye is determined to refo 3kReads6.0Score24314d adds
- 15 Deadly Insurance Policy 夺命保单 Zhang Yanni thought she was the luckiest woman in the world. Her husband, Luo Jie, was handsome and gentle, showering her with the utmost love and care. He even bought her a massive insurance policy, calling it “protection through love.” Immersed in a bubble of happiness, she remained oblivious to the string of “accidents”: an electric shock in the bathroom, a fall into a deep pool, failing brakes. She merely marveled at how lucky she was to survive and tearfully thanked Luo Jie each time he “sa 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 My Plan to Give Up Failed: My Childhood Friend and the Campus Belle Won't Leave Me Alone 摆烂失败：青梅和校花都不放过我 [Reborn + childhood friends + easygoing daily life + slow burn] Mu Chenfeng was reborn as a baby. In his past life, he was a wage slave at the bottom of society. In this one, all he wants is to laze around. But his childhood friend Yujia latched onto him and refused to leave, and then a haughty rich girl joined their kindergarten class. When he transferred schools in elementary school, he met Lin Yuxi, someone he’d never crossed paths with in his previous life. One after another, they showed 13.8kReads8.2Score1.4k14d adds
- 17 Qin Xue, the Village Beauty 村花秦雪 [Countryside + Romance + Multiple Heroines + 10,000 Words Daily] The village belle Qin Xue is the subject of a rumor: she was seen coming out of a cornfield with Zhou Dazhuang, a man from the village. Zhou Dazhuang is an honest man. He rushes to explain, but no one believes him. It isn't until Qin Xue comes to see him herself that Zhou Dazhuang learns the truth: Qin Xue was the one who spread the rumor. 65Reads6.6Score50414d adds
- 18 The Scumbag Who Knows How to Make Money 会赚钱的渣男 [Multiple female leads] [Goes wherever the mood takes him] Thirty-three-year-old Chen Yi was waiting for a rideshare request one day when a meteor struck his right eye. The next day, he discovered that his right eye could see stock and futures charts ahead of time. Soon, money was pouring into his wallet… and all kinds of beautiful women came flocking: sisters, mothers and daughters, actresses, models, mature older women, foreign beauties, Japanese girls… 2.2kReads8.5Score15214d adds
- 19 90: I’m 38, So How Do I Have Five Ex-Wives? 90：38岁的我竟然有五个前妻 [Small-town demolition windfall] + [Multiple heroines] + [The protagonist does as he pleases] + [The protagonist psychologically manipulates the heroines] + [More Children, More Blessings] Reborn in 1990, 38-year-old Tian Ye already has a three-year-old grandson and five ex-wives. But this is only the beginning. More beautiful women will throw themselves into his arms later on. Tian Ye draws up contracts and invests in each woman according to the industry she's good at, taking a share of the pro 1.2kReads5.4Score10114d adds
- 20 Who Says You’re Destined for an Ordinary Life? 谁说你此生注定平凡 [Younger man + healing + mutual secret crush] [Not a wish-fulfillment story + design industry + cozy everyday life] [Simple, straightforward older single woman × sincere, clear-eyed fresh graduate] [At the breaking point in her career, almost driven mad × spirited and boundless] [A perfect complement + helping each other succeed] Xu Shan may be getting on in years, but she’s simple and straightforward, not a schemer, a little goofy, and rather rough around the edges. Liang Yao is new to the worl 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Reborn Old Man: How Dare You Accuse Me of Being a Sleazy Old Creep? 重生老登：怎么能诬陷我是老渣男 Reborn, I lost thirty years of my life, my memories disappeared, and I gained a fortune. I tried to take advantage of my daughter’s best friend, but she clobbered me with a vase before I could get away with it. My wife is looking for a lawyer so she can take half my assets. My business rivals want me dead! Everyone thinks I’m going to settle scores, take revenge, and secure my empire. But I made a decision that would disgrace my ancestors… 1.2kReads6.4Score10014d adds
- 22 Stranded on a Deserted Island with Her 流落荒岛，和她 Stranded on a Deserted Island, With Her 14Reads—Score714d adds
- 23 I Earn My Living Expenses at University 我在大学赚生活费 I Earn My Living Expenses at University 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 I'm Financially Free, and You Want Me to Start Over? 财务自由了你让我重来？ Multiple heroines + reborn + System assistance + daily life (no cultivation) Flowers bloom again, but youth comes only once! At forty, he finally became financially independent, only to die beneath a peony. Reborn before the college entrance exams, you are also someone's unattainable first love. Find the women from your past life and make up for your regrets. Pure, old-school, handcrafted from scratch 37.5kReads6.5Score5.1k14d adds
- 25 Twenty-Six Years Without Love 不被爱的二十六年 Twenty-Six Years Without Love 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 In Tokyo, My Charm Is Maxed Out, and the Sakura Girls Are Crazy About Me 人在东京魅力拉满，樱花妹爱疯了 [The rating just came out, and it will rise later] [System] [Multiple Female Leads] [Tokyo] Xu Che, an eighteen-year-old from the Dragon Kingdom, is studying abroad in Japan. He is currently staying with a family of three. A gentle aunt, a nasty younger sister, and a cool, aloof older sister. The [Life Choice System] arrives, giving him the chance to explore more paths in life. Money, power, beautiful women... Oh, and there are three most important things. First, now that he has a System 4.5kReads8.4Score22714d adds
- 27 The Fragrant Allure of Immortals 仙色生香 After transmigrating into the Hehuan Sect, Lin Xuan was gravely injured and on the verge of death. He had already resigned himself to his fate, when word came from outside that a furnace cauldron was being handed out. So he jolted upright on his deathbed, determined to give himself one last shot at survival. As it turned out, he really did find a lifeline, and from then on embarked on the path to invincibility. Whether you're a Child of Fortune or a heaven-blessed beauty, all of you will get on 1.7kReads7.4Score20914d adds
- 28 Food, Drink, and Fun: Reborn in 1997 吃喝玩乐之重生1997 After spending 25 years tightening screws in a factory, Chen Shu returned to 1997. He made his first fortune through his father's small clothing factory, then invested in real estate and world-class companies like Alibaba, Tencent, JD.com, and Yahoo. Chen Shu's motto is: Make the most money, drink the strongest liquor, and enjoy the most beautiful women! 343Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 My Dear Boss Lady 我亲爱的老板娘 My Dear Boss Lady —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Now That We're Reborn, Who'd Still Find Himself a Wife? 都重生了，谁还自己找老婆？ [Urban romance + campus youth + two female leads + sweet romance] Before being reborn, Song Huan was a middle-aged office worker who spent his whole life scrimping and struggling to afford a car, a house, and a bride price, until he worked himself to death. After being reborn, he decided that this time he would shut his heart to love and focus on starting a business and making money. Dating? Not even a dog would do it! But when he turned around, his proud childhood sweetheart, whom he hadn't see 461Reads8.5Score10414d adds
- 31 The Shenanigans of Two Couples 两对夫妻间的胡闹 The antics of two married couples 1Reads—Score314d adds
- 32 My Wife Put a Payment QR Code on the Bedroom Door 老婆在卧室门贴收款码 My Wife Put a Payment QR Code on the Bedroom Door 267Reads—Score814d adds
- 33 I'm Glad I Got Divorced 我庆幸离婚了 I'm glad I got divorced 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 At Forty-Eight, in My Zodiac Year, I Got Divorced 四十八岁本命年，我被离婚了 At forty-eight, in my zodiac year, I was divorced 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Love Has Its Price 爱情有价码 Love Comes at a Price 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 After the Breakup, My Cool and Beautiful Counselor Became So Forward 分手后，冷艳辅导员如此主动 [Multiple Heroines + Romance + Slice of Life + Cozy Flirting + Lighthearted, No Angst + Written Entirely by Hand] His ex-girlfriend’s words plunged Chen Mo into despair. But that very day, an unexpected voice rang out in his mind. [System activated. Host, please raise her favorability as soon as possible.] From that day on, Chen Mo’s life changed completely. The cool and elegant counselor, Wen Wan, traded barbs with him in class, but was gentle and considerate after class. Han Jiangxue, an 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 41 Days of Love 41天恋爱 Multiple heroines + everyday life + slice of life + healing + romance This is a love letter to my youth, and a diary I finally found the courage to open. The story begins in Chang City… —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 After Our Wedding Night, My Wife Asked for a Divorce 新婚夜后，老婆提出离婚 After Our Wedding Night, My Wife Asked for a Divorce 2.9kReads—Score5214d adds
- 39 Breakdown! I Went Back and My Senior Sister Wiped Out My Entire Family 崩溃！回去师姐灭了我满门 [No cheating heroines, no characters getting dumbed down, and no blurred lines between gratitude and grudges! Everyone is smart! Multiple heroines, wuxia, and romantic rivalries. No disposable characters or contrived stupidity: every character is fully developed. The protagonist has a sound moral compass and never hesitates to draw his sword when the time comes.] The day I returned to the mountain to get married, my sect was awash in blood, its members slaughtered to the last. Severed limbs lay 2Reads—Score10514d adds
- 40 A Favoritism on Campus, Beyond the Campus Beauty 校园偏爱，落在校花之外 A Special Kind of Love on Campus, Beyond the Campus Belle —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 The Fool Is Reborn, and His Mother-in-Law Digs Wild Vegetables for Him 傻子重生丈母娘挖野菜给我吃 The author welcomes feedback, so feel free to comment anytime. [Handwritten only + reborn + pocket dimension + multiple heroines + System + revenge + face-slapping] Ma Linye was once the village’s famous hunter. After an accident left him mentally impaired, his wife left him, and only his mother-in-law was willing to care for him. After being reborn, he learns the truth and shows how a fool takes revenge. 15Reads—Score10014d adds
- 42 Apocalypse: The Goddess Sets Out to Conquer New Lands 末世，女神去开疆拓土 An apocalyptic setting, special powers, multiple female leads, comedy, and a slow build. Likes and comments are welcome. Brain storage area: this apocalypse novel is so wholesome, it really lives up to the call for positive energy. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 The Talent Show Power Broker: From Backroom Battles to Stardom 选秀操盘手：从暗战到封神 Lin Rui, Starshine TV’s award-winning director, takes over the S+-rank talent show New Voices of Huaxia. He thinks he’s holding all the winning cards, but soon finds himself beset by underhanded schemes from within the network. The head of the Arts Department wants to claim the credit, the head of Advertising wants to cash in, and the head of Technology is determined to put obstacles in his way. Facing schemes from every side, Lin Rui uses technical innovation with one hand and navigates the com 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 Reborn, Who Still Wants to Choose? 重生了，谁还做选择题 Luo Kun, a virtuous man in five lifetimes, is tricked by the wife-sister who came to repay her debt of gratitude. She lures him into becoming her child groom with a pack of spicy strips. His wife-sister is so capable that she takes care of everything, inside and out. But the easy life is just too good, and Luo Kun can’t keep up. His wife-sister has him killed. Reborn on the day they register their marriage, he also gets a System that dumps a cheat ability on him and then goes idle. Who needs to 9Reads—Score12914d adds
- 45 I Just Turned Eighteen, and the System Says I'm Divorced 刚满十八岁，系统说我离婚了 Just as he started his final year of high school, the System issued a task to get in touch with his ex-wife... It turned out the System had arrived too early. Failing the college entrance exam, getting into a vocational college, working at an electronics factory, and divorcing at thirty? He was eighteen this year. There was still time to change everything. 546Reads8.2Score10214d adds
- 46 From Involution to Lying Flat: A Corporate Drone’s Path to Enlightenment 从内卷到躺平：大厂社畜修行记 This is a story with a healing touch. From overwork to lying flat: A tale of a corporate drone’s journey at a major internet company, chronicling the endless grind of modern laid-off tech workers! Will you choose a cat-like approach to finding a job, a dog-like approach to working, or a Buddhist approach and lie flat? Between striving to get ahead and simply showing up to work, what will you choose? Join the cool and aloof Chi Mai as she explores modern city life and the path to healing yourself 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 They All Want to Marry Me, but I Just Want to Make Money 她们都要嫁给我，而我只想搞钱 [Multiple heroines + urban underworld. No transmigration, no rebirth, no System, no golden finger. 100% handmade, no AI.] This is a wish-fulfillment novel, but not a brainless one. If you want a small thrill every 3 chapters and a big one every 10, you can move along. Before I made money: “If you swing your hoe well, there’s no corner you can’t dig under.” “If you’re shameless and do it well, that’s called having nerves of steel.” After I made money: “Ladies, all I want is to make money in peac 47Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 Tales of the North: A New Storm Rises 北方往事之风云再起 [Multiple heroines + no harem + big sisters on the dark side of society] A group of little nobodies from the bottom of society climb their way up, step by step. Brotherhood means everything. Their lives are full of grit and heart, and the life they fight their way into is bound to be exciting! Note: This story is entirely fictional! 12kReads7.7Score64814d adds
- 49 My Husband Cheated, and a Man Said He’d Loved Me for Ten Thousand Years 老公出轨，有个男人说爱我一万年 (May every scumbag and mistress end up dead, eating shit, eating maggots, in jail, or disfigured. You can't afford to go easy on people like that…) The heroine, Xiang Zhenzhu, is 29 and loves her husband Zheng Hao with all her heart, working herself to the bone for his family! Little does she know that for the past seven years, her husband and mother-in-law have treated her like a servant, while her husband has been a serial cheater. When she finally decides to divorce him, she discovers t 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 A Collection of Modern Shanghai Stories 上海现代故事集 Volume Two: A New Shanghai Mom. She has a second child, a son and a daughter, though her daughter’s troubles in middle school already have her at her wits’ end. She used to think she’d be happy as long as she had a modestly comfortable life, and at least she could count on her husband. But then her deranged sister-in-law shows up and turns both families’ lives into a complete mess! Volume One: An only daughter who has been abroad for twenty years rushes back to Shanghai to claim her grandmother 204Reads—Score—14d adds
