Novels like Fortune’s Cry
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Fortune’s Cry, best match first.
- 1 She Doesn’t Need a Crown 她不需要王冠 She does not wait for fate to grant her favors, nor does she accept anyone else’s definition of her. Step by step, she takes back control of her life through her own efforts, and hopes everyone can become the leading lady of their own story. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Shenzhen Field Notes 深圳观察笔记 Also known as Shenzhen Women’s Portraits What comes to mind first when you think of Shenzhen? The slogan “Once you’re here, you’re a Shenzhener,” or its reputation as a city where everyone is out to make money? After living in Shenzhen for ten years, I believe its defining trait, compared with other first-tier cities, is practicality. The government here is pragmatic, handling official business with remarkable efficiency. The working people are practical, too. Glitz and glamour, a life of lux 148Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 My Days as a Migrant Worker in the South 我在南方打工时的日子 Through this book, I hope to share stories from my younger years with my friends. I hope my experiences will give you a sense of the hardships and heartache an 80s-born person faces, from entering the workforce to finding their footing in life. I hope you enjoy listening. 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Reborn as a Cunning Office Drone, I Put Every Know-It-All in Their Place 重生腹黑社畜，专治各种不服 [Reborn in the Workplace + Anti-PUA + Turning the Tables on Moral Blackmail + Cunning Hero + No Tolerance for Naysayers + Pure Satisfaction] [The Workplace Guide to Ruthlessness] Ma Guangcai was an honest, overworked wage slave who worked himself to death in his previous life. Director Wang Lei, a master of PUA, worked him like a pack mule, and HR even misspelled his name as “Ma Hucai” and couldn’t be bothered to fix it! Reborn, he returns to the starting point where he was exploited. This time, —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 I Am the Queen: My Fashion Empire, My Rules 我就是女王：我的时尚帝国我做主 An epic growth story about powerful women, with no romance. Follow the genius designer Xu Mingwei as she starts from scratch and fights her way through a century of monopolies and a siege by powerful capital. No romantic golden finger, just hard-nosed business warfare, exceptional craftsmanship, and strategic maneuvering. She joins forces with investors, master artisans, and a ruthless operations expert to form a dream team. From battles over raw materials and plagiarism lawsuits to secret clash 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Beijing Affairs: A Career Woman's Search for Love (Two-Volume Set) 北京情事：职场女追爱记（共2册） A heartwarming, healing story of a determined young woman pursuing love! Inspiring and true to life! A must-read guide for workplace rookies! The love I want isn’t you taking care of me. It’s us standing side by side! Xu Zhuoran is a workaholic in most people’s eyes. Pan Haoru is a charming man, open-minded and wise. As they clash again and again in the business world, they gradually fall in love. Xu Zhuoran has a strong personality and exceptional intelligence, and has weathered countless battl 128Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 7 The Frail Young Master Keeps Throwing Himself at Me, and Now I’m a Metaphysics Expert? 柔弱少主倒贴，我成了玄学大佬？ [Mysticism + strong female lead + delicate, pretty male lead + second male lead has unrequited feelings for the heroine + love triangle drama] Su Fenghe’s first twenty years went smoothly, until her college boyfriend cheated on her and became her first major setback. The scumbag had a terrible character and was also into superstitious nonsense, leaving her surrounded by enemies. At the brink of life and death, a stunning young man appeared out of nowhere. He shoved a stack of talismans into her —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Livestream Fortune-Telling: The Netherworld Enforcer Begs Me to Change His Fate 直播算命：阴差大佬求我改命 [Reborn + mysticism livestreams + revenge on scumbags + underworld official male lead] Qi Xingyao was set up by her fiancé, Shen Mohan, and her best friend, Su Yi, and died in a car crash. Reborn three years before the tragedy, she binds herself to the Heavenly Secrets Fortune-Telling System and launches a livestream to get revenge. On the third day of streaming, she connects with Shen Mohan’s archenemy. “Your family is finished, and you’ll die before you turn thirty.” The next day, the Shen fam 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Legend of Good Deeds: The Sage’s Wealth-Building Code 善行传奇：贤者的财富密码 No System, no awakening, no superpowers. A series of small stories paints a picture of life in all its variety, showing that true happiness comes from helping others and staying true to your values. By treating people well, Xianyu finds one opportunity after another. Fresh out of high school, he relies entirely on his own hard work and perseverance, taking things one step at a time until he becomes a Korean millionaire. The plot moves quickly. It can be an inspirational story, a satisfying power —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Son, You're Too Good. You're Scaring Mom 儿子，你太厉害了，妈妈害怕 Ruthless action + Multiple Heroines + Period setting + Campus + Workplace + Underworld + Society + Investigations + Fast-paced Lin Feng, a top business tycoon at fifty, is reborn in 1998. He can turn the clouds with one hand and summon rain with the other, making up for every regret from his past life. 62.5kReads8.8Score6.3k14d adds
- 11 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 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Half a City's Worth of Mountain Scenery 半城山色 Half the City in Mountain Scenery: A rebellious story about a middle-aged woman. At 39, Ni Han is trapped in a mediocre, lifeless existence. Then 24-year-old Xiao Shan gently enters her barren world. A world-weary woman and a healing young man: their forbidden love catches fire. And then there is another shadow in her life, her best friend Xiao Lei. Her care for Ni Han has long gone beyond friendship, becoming an almost obsessive possessiveness and attachment. On one side is the light illuminati 198Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 13 The Ultimate Seduction: Mr. Zhou, Your Heart Rate Is Through the Roof 顶级诱捕：周总，您的心跳超速了 Everyone in Jiangcheng’s social elite knew Zhou Jinyan, the head of the Zhou Group, as a cool, abstinent man with ruthless methods, an untouchable beauty best admired from afar. Even when top socialites made the first move, he could see through their greed and schemes with a single glance, and his coldness was downright chilling. Until one evening, a girl named Ning Qingwu stumbled into his arms. She wore a rented designer gown, had dabbed on a calculated, man-trapping perfume, and looked up at —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 The Wicked Commander of the Guochao PR Department 国潮公关部的恶女司令 [Women’s growth + workplace ensemble + team spirit + niche professions + comeback and face-slapping + business warfare] “I’m not fighting tooth and nail to win. I just refuse to accept defeat.” Yan Yue is a formidable career woman known as a “villainess.” She leaves a fashion magazine to become PR director at DOM, a streetwear brand rooted in Chinese culture. Despite the title, she’s actually a one-woman department. She thought she could ride the wave of a new era, but reality turns out to be no 9Reads9.0Score—14d adds
- 15 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 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 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 43Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 17 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
- 18 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
- 19 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
- 20 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
- 21 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
- 22 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 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Raising a Socialite: The Top-Tier Star Life Comeback 名媛养成：逆袭顶流人生 When the lights come up at a meticulously planned gala, no one knows that the ten pairs of hands that once held takeout boxes, mop handles, and pens are about to seize control of their own destinies. I'm Chen Xuan, the little assistant who used to hide in the corner of the conference room editing PowerPoint slides. Now I stand beneath the spotlight, watching them bloom from the dust. At first, they were ten souls bearing sharp wounds: one spilled wine at a Western-style dinner table, another cou 3Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 24 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
- 25 He Liu Si’s Diary 何柳丝的日记 [Realistic fiction + independent heroine + make money first + true-to-life] He Liusi, 23 years old, as tough as a weed. She dropped out of high school and tried to elope, but it fell through, so she learned her lesson. She quietly saved 270,000 yuan without telling anyone. But then her boss tried to take her clients, her mentor tried to hold her back, and a new factory was waiting for her to build it from the ground up, all by herself. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 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
- 27 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
- 28 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
- 29 The No-Overtime Association 不加班协会 The No Overtime Association —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 They Sent You to Experience the Mortal World, but You Went to Reform the Workplace 让你红尘历练，你去整顿职场 After presiding over the Qingwei Sect’s Hall of Discipline for three thousand years, the stern and impartial Immortal Luo Tian, Li Dengxian, was banished to the mortal realm by his master to learn about human nature, because he lacked tact. System: “Host’s emotional intelligence score detected: -999. Initial occupation locked: food delivery rider.” From then on, the mortal realm had a delivery rider with a very unusual style. An old woman suffers a heart attack and collapses? He casually uses im —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Hormones Can't Read 荷尔蒙不识字 The first time Zhao Mu met Han Yan, he looked at her with a teasing smile. “You’re the third person to bring me documents in the past two weeks. Didn’t your boss tell you whether you’re here to deliver paperwork or bring a little warmth?” “Guess what happened to the two before you?” Later, Zhao Mu watched as Han Yan learned to drink with clients, learned to smoke, learned to handle social engagements, yet never once crossed the line or asked him for anything. Until the two of them got drunk that 3.7kReads8.2Score39514d adds
- 32 Moon-Gazing in the Ruins 废墟里赏月 [An ordinary wage slave VS workplace demons] [Realistic fiction · heart-wrenching · healing · the working life of ordinary people] What’s it like to get your company blacklisted by a platform just days after joining? Shi Ye, a worker who has internalized workplace anxiety to the point that it’s in her DNA, will tell you from personal experience: you feel so guilty you torment yourself day and night, drown your sorrows in alcohol, then mistake a handsome stranger for someone else and sob to him 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Night Patrol in Nirvana 泥洹夜巡 At a quarter past four in Chinatown, Jie Shu pushed open the restaurant's back door and crouched beside a huge gray dumpster, smoking. Sunlight reflected off the glass curtain walls of the office buildings, illuminating scraps of raw meat on her apron. Her figure, misshapen from eating too much junk food, cast a shadow on the asphalt that looked just like a Russian nesting doll. She might have almost forgotten that while she was inhaling nicotine in great gulps, she was also breathing in the ste 5Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 34 Why Is the Beautiful Office Lady Running Off at Night? 白领丽人，为何夜奔？ Everyone says Su Mi is lucky. She has a stable job at a state-owned enterprise, the ardent pursuit of Li Zhe, an elite manager, and the full support of both their families. It seems she is about to be ushered onto a flower-strewn path to success and become everything people envy. But only she knows that the same hands trying to lift her to the top are also quietly clipping her wings. In the game of love, even the sweetest song from a caged canary can’t carry it into a sky of its own. This tim 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Good Things Are Coming, Miss Lin 好事降林小姐 Lin Long is a minor employee at an auction house. Though she has dreams, she's afraid to pursue them. A delivery errand brings her into contact with the general manager, Lu Haiyi, and leaves a deep impression on him. When they meet again, Lu Haiyi sees the courage and talent hidden behind Lin Long's impulsiveness, and handpicks her for the autumn auction acquisition team. The opportunity helps Lin Long see the direction her career should take. Lin Long's work acquiring pieces for auction is abou 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 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
- 37 The Metaphysics Master Comes Down the Mountain with a Child to Steal a Groom 玄学大佬带娃下山抢婚了 [Metaphysics + Fortune-Telling + Ghost Hunting + Romance + CEO + Both Leads Are Chaste] Rumor has it that Mu Lingxi, the long-lost eldest daughter of the Mu family, is a walking “good-luck curse.” The moment she returns, she stages a complete “Mu family makeover.” It’s not that the family falls on hard times; she turns the Mu residence into a live demonstration of how “fortunes are always changing”! One word from her can turn clear skies into a thunderstorm in an instant, leaving people exclaimi 103Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 38 Kyoto's Big Shot Keeps Seeing His White Moonlight Catch Ghosts Barehanded 京都大佬的白月光又在徒手抓鬼啦 [Fortune-Telling] [Ghost-Hunting] [Punishing Evil and Promoting Good] [Lighthearted] At five years old, Zhi Ying was sent to Xiangyun Temple to learn magic from her master and prolong her life. After eighteen years of study, Zhi Ying followed her master's instructions and went down the mountain to earn merit and extend her lifespan. But after so long away, the dazzling new life was too tempting, and she got carried away having fun. A heart-wrenching palpitation brought her back to reality. She w 37Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 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... 823Reads8.7Score10514d adds
- 40 How to Live with Mental Illness 精神病的活法 In 2021, my mental health started to deteriorate. After taking medication for five years, I developed bipolar disorder, and I feel like I’m falling apart more and more. I’m writing this book just to give myself something to do, something to keep me going. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 The Occult Grandmaster Became a Female Ghost, and I Scared the Wicked Out of Their Minds 玄门大佬成女鬼，恶人被我吓疯了 [Mysticism + Fortune-Telling + Ghost Hunting + Feel-Good Story + Sweet Romance + CEO + Powerful Family + 1v1] Everyone laughed at Wen Lingyao, calling her a shabby fortune-teller who was just pretending to have supernatural powers. Little did they know, her entire outfit was made up of pieces from the Palace Museum, and she even had one more hair ornament than it did. By day, she was a leading master of the mystic arts. By night, she became half-ghost. Her master said she had to scare a full hun —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 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
- 43 Gentle as Twilight, I Only Want You 暮色温柔，偏爱你 One chance collision at dusk brings Su Wanxing into Shen Zhiyan's world, completely disrupting his unchanging life. He is a cold, aloof business tycoon who controls everything, a rule-maker everyone fears. She is an insignificant, ordinary girl, a glimmer of starlight that unexpectedly enters his sight. Everyone knows Mr. Shen is detached and ascetic, and never makes exceptions for anyone. But when he meets Su Wanxing, every boundary gives way again and again, and every bit of tenderness is re 25Reads—Score314d adds
- 44 The Imperfect Winner 不完美赢家 “Beauty is a sin. Ambition is armor.” Lin Luo'an is a “black lotus” who clawed her way up from a small county town. She saves herself time and again, climbing higher step by step, crossing class barriers to become a renowned crisis PR queen. She knows how to turn accusations back on their accusers and trample her enemies underfoot. Until she meets Shen Keyu, who is even more pragmatic than she is. Shen Keyu clawed his way up to become a rising elite. On the surface, he seems bland and harmless; 538Reads7.3Score10414d adds
- 45 A Workplace Beauty: Lin Qian’s Brilliant Journey 职场丽影：林浅的璀璨征途 [Women's Fiction + Personal Growth + Comeback + Healing + Inspirational + Realistic + Everyday Urban Life + Bittersweet, Then Sweet] Lin Qian is 33 this year. Though she was born into an ordinary family, her determined nature helped her overcome every obstacle and establish herself in a top-tier city. She has a respectable job, a sensible son, and a husband with whom she gets along well enough. She thought life would continue steadily along like this, but she never expected fate's wheels to quie —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Want to Make a Wish? Guaranteed to Come True 许愿吗？包灵的 **Lu Yao visits a temple to pay his respects, only to discover that it’s already mired in corruption. Incense money is being pocketed, donation boxes have become tools for lining their own pockets, and the monks are better at selling products than internet celebrities. They’ve even turned consecration ceremonies into “limited preorders”! **Can this even be called a temple? This damn place is a commercial scam operation!** Furious, Lu Yao grabs a discipline ruler and launches a purge. [Invinci 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 The Fate-Reversing Manual 逆命宝典 A young man facing a midlife crisis, with nowhere left to turn, happens upon an extraordinary opportunity on a rooftop. He steps back into the workplace, rises through the ranks, and eventually reaches the pinnacle of power. But is that really the end of the story? 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 Between Breaths 沉息之间 Hoping to start a new life, Ran Lin secretly pursued her career in the laboratory. When she returned to the manor with the results of her research, she was eager to reclaim her identification papers and assets. Instead, she discovered that Su Qin, who had raised her for thirteen years, had disappeared, and his illegitimate son had taken his place as the new master of the manor. Who exactly was this strange new master? Why had he suddenly appeared here? He seemed to have known Ran Lin for a long 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Tales of Old Harbor City 港城旧事录 A rational, formidable investment queen who stays true to herself × a fallen nobleman with a hidden dark side, raised into a vengeful young wolf At first, this was just a little game of raising someone to pass the time for Su Ling. Louis wanted the ladder to success she could offer him. She wanted the pleasure of taming a clever, beautiful little wolf cub. But later, things seemed to slip out of her control. “Would this ring look good here?” He took the ring from the middle finger of her left h 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 The Marriage Hunter: The Hunting Ground 金牌婚姻猎手：猎场 My name is Gu Shengnan. In the industry, they call me the “Marriage-Breaking Hunter”; my enemies call me the “Courtroom She-Devil.” My rules have always been simple and ruthless: I don’t care about justice. I care about winning. I’ve spent ten years specializing in divorce cases, and I’ve never lost. A housewife has been manipulated by her husband for eight years and left with nothing? I turn the tables for her and make the faithless man kneel as he signs away every last asset. A naive woman bel 2Reads—Score—14d adds
