Novels like The Pen Pusher
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Pen Pusher, best match first.
- 1 One Look at You, and I Can Even See Through Your Mistress's Secrets 扫你一眼，连你小三都藏不住 Lu Zhi's app can see four things: Time of death, good and evil, marriage, and affairs. He saved a scumbag who was about to be hit by a truck. Above the man's head, it said: 3 affairs, morality score 12. After saving him, Lu Zhi gained seven days of life, then promptly sent the man's infidelity records to his wife. Someone with a morality score of 12 doesn't deserve to live. Until Lu Zhi glanced at himself Lifespan: Locked | Morality: Unknown | Identity: The 18th outsider. Lu Zhi: "...Who mark —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 After Becoming Kangxi, I Made the Nine Princes Kneel and Sing 'Conquer' 穿成康熙后，我让九龙跪着唱征服 [Historical Transmigration · Iron-Blooded Power Struggles · Father-Son Showdown] The day Zhu Yuanzhang died, he opened his eyes and found himself turned into Kangxi. He lay on a sickbed in Changchun Garden, with nine sons kneeling before him. Their eyes gleamed as they waited for him to breathe his last so they could fight over the dragon throne. Zhu Yuanzhang laughed. In this life, I've killed corrupt officials, meritorious servants, and even my own nephew. Am I supposed to fear a few little br 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 She Calls Me Number Eight, Yet Remembers Every Inch of Me 她叫我八号，却记得我所有尺寸 My girlfriend, who had leukemia, lay in her hospital bed and said, "Ji Yuan, don’t be afraid." Facing a 700,000-yuan surgery bill, I was trembling with fear. Shen Zhijin tossed a contract in front of me: "700,000 yuan. Three months. Give me a child." She called me "Number Eight," told me to strip for a medical exam, and said I was just a tool. But she remembered every measurement for that 3,800-yuan coat. Collar: 39 centimeters. Sleeves: 62 centimeters. Waist: 2 chi and 4 cun. She said, "I kno 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 The Rise and Fall of Qingniu Town 青牛镇沉浮录 Qingniu Town may be small, but its waters run deep enough to drown a man. Jiang Lin has nowhere left to turn. He must claw his way up through these treacherous waters, stepping on his enemies and the women he loves. This is the story of an ordinary man who fights his way out of the mud, climbing over favors, political schemes, and the shoulders of women, one step at a time, until he reaches the pinnacle of power. 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 After We Swapped Bodies, My Arch-Nemesis Became My Adorable Husband 身体互换后死对头成了我的小娇夫 After We Swapped Bodies, My Archrival Became My Sweet Little Husband 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 The Famous Courtesan Took Over My Body 名妓上我身 A Famous Courtesan Possesses Me 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Building 21 Doesn't Exist 21号楼不存在 The property management company changed, and the new copy of the Residents' Rules had eighteen clauses. Rule One: Don't greet your neighbors at night unless you can confirm they have a shadow. Rule Two: When the square-dancing music stops, go straight home. Don't look at the dance leader's face. Rule Eighteen: There is no Building 21 in this complex. And I had just sold my apartment in Building 18 and moved into Room 1804, Building 21. On my first night after moving in, I heard a child bounc 1.1kReads—Score18514d adds
- 8 After Switching Husbands, I Found True Love 换夫后，我得到了真爱 After Switching Husbands, I Found True Love —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 The Imperial Blade: The Eunuch God of War 帝刀：太监战神 On the day Li Longji ascended the throne, he patted him on the shoulder. “You are not my servant. You are the blade I keep hidden in the dark.” A blade drawn must taste blood. A blade sheathed goes unseen. From a wretched slave in Compound C to a Great General of Cavalry in the Tang Dynasty. Four campaigns in Lingnan. Three thousand against thirty thousand. He made the barbarians kneel and call him grandfather. The history books described him in just five words: “Fierce, ruthless, and bloodthi 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 The Body Is More Honest Than the Mind 身体比大脑诚实 The Body Is More Honest Than the Brain —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 What Is a Concubine For? 小妾是干什么用的 What Is a Concubine For? 110Reads—Score314d adds
- 12 Homelander: I’m Marvel’s Top-Tier Star of the Cosmos 祖国人：我在漫威当宇宙顶流 As a million-follower creator who roasts Marvel and The Boys, I transmigrated into Homelander. Well, now I can roast them in person. “Cap, that shield of yours is way too flimsy.” “Tony, your armor isn’t as useful as my Heat Vision.” “Thanos, you look ridiculous snapping your fingers.” The whole Marvel universe is so thoroughly roasted that they’re questioning their own existence, while my follower count is skyrocketing. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 I Raised My Brigade Commander Father into a Ruthless Warlord 我把旅长老爹养成枭雄 In the eighteenth year of the Republic, flames of war spread across the Central Plains, and the nation was plunged into turmoil. Lin Yanzhou, a modern historian, transmigrates into this age of chaos and becomes the son of a brigade commander in a ragtag army in northern Henan. At the time, warlords carve up the country and powerful enemies surround them. Two thousand battered soldiers are like a candle flickering in the wind, with annihilation only moments away. Bringing the perspective of a fut 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 I Like Men, and You’re a Woman 朕好男风，你是女的 Everyone said the emperor liked “men.” He summoned General Xiao Yan back to the capital. The officials called him outrageous, and the empress dowager smashed a teacup and told him to come to his senses. But Xiao Yan was a woman. Five years ago, she had fled the selection and disguised herself as a man to join the army on the frontier. She had spent four years clawing her way out of piles of corpses, bearing scars across her body and calluses on her hands. Everyone called her “General.” Only af 2Reads—Score114d adds
- 15 You Want Me to Be a Spendthrift? I Don’t Know How! 让我当败家子？我哪会这个啊！ (No brainless protagonist + no harem + no System + political scheming + battles + transmigration + an unconventional power fantasy) After waking up, a top student from a traditional Chinese medicine university somehow found himself as the biggest wastrel in the Great Hong Dynasty! A family fortune rivaling the nation’s, and a father covered in military honors. Everything around him was pushing him to become the very kind of rich kid he’d once despised! Faced with this, Shen Anyang could only 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 My Mother-in-Law's Scandal 岳母的绯闻 My Mother-in-Law's Scandal —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Liu Siyue's Life of Love and Passion 刘思悦的风月人生 That summer, Liu Siyue left the endless mountains and boarded a long-distance bus bound for the south. She thought the cities ahead were brimming with opportunity, unaware that an elaborate trap awaited her. From a rented room to a nightclub, from an innocent young girl to a nightclub floor manager, she encountered tenderness and endured blades. In this sleepless city, she gradually saw through the rules, even as she gradually lost sight of herself. When protection became imprisonment, and admir 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 The Evening Breeze Blows Over Huai 晚风倾淮 [Age gap + secret crush + groveling pursuit] She falls for her older brother’s friend. A secret crush is one person’s private chaos, but luckily, he eventually falls for me, too. The leads are four years apart. Jin Huaizhou realizes belatedly that he has long since fallen for her, and begins pursuing her. Being loved so completely by a girl like her is the greatest blessing of his life. Later, the most-liked comment under the comic For Me to Fall for You is posted by “Good Evening, Wanwan”: “I’m 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 A Beginner's Guide to Low-Fat Veganism 低脂纯素入门与实践指南 A low-fat, whole-food plant-based diet is the healthiest, most scientific, convenient, affordable, and effective way to eat in today's society. Thanks to its scientific basis and broad applicability, this diet is becoming a key solution to modern health problems. Based on whole plant foods, it avoids animal products and highly processed foods, cutting off the root causes of many chronic diseases and offering people from all walks of life a healthy choice that is effective, economical, and sustai 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Sister-Obsessed Gangster: My Rival Is a Rookie Cop 妹控黑帮：我的对手是小女警 From loan shark to the godfather of Guanyin City, Zhang Shubai used his wits to take down drug lords and drive Chen Dong, the owner of the Jian Gong Group, to his death. He took over the company and reached the top overnight! Ruthless beyond compare, he protected only his younger sister, becoming someone no one in the city dared to cross. But Ye Mumian, a rookie policewoman, doggedly pursued him, swearing to bring him to justice. Yet after one clash after another, she fell for the tenderness in 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Reborn, I Followed Your Orders and Hated You to the Core 重生后，我按照你的命令，恨你入骨 After being reborn, I followed your orders and hated you to the bone 46Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Farewell to the Mirror-Flower: Two Shadows, One Return 镜花辞：双影同归 Shen Qingci, the eldest legitimate daughter of the Prime Minister’s residence, was gentle, virtuous, and exceptionally talented. But after trusting the wrong people, her fiancé Gu Yanzhi and her half-sister Shen Qingrou, she lost her family fortune, was falsely accused of treason, and was eventually drowned. Su Ningwei of the Loyal and Brave Marquis’s household was pushed into the water by her legitimate elder sister and died in an “accident.” She became the vessel through which Shen Qingci, th 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Demon Slayer: The Pillar from Bear Ridge 鬼灭：从狗熊岭走出的柱 Night falls, and the world belongs to demons. Muzan commands a vast army of them. Kokushibo, Douma, Akaza... Far away on the northeastern frontier lies a mysterious place called Bear Ridge. The kindhearted Xiong Er, the brave Xiong Da, and the inventor Bald Qiang all have another identity few people know about. Lin Yue grew up on Bear Ridge. With Xiong Da, Xiong Er, and Bald Qiang giving him everything they have, he is determined to put an end to the Demon King Muzan once and for all in their ge 63Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Mei Cheng Ji Shi's 16th Book 玫城纪事第16本书 Anping Town has ranked last in the county for three years running, and the Jinchang County Committee has run out of patience. An order transfers both the town’s top officials to deputy positions in county departments and appoints Fang Zhiping as a Party Committee member and secretary in Anping Town. There, Fang Zhiping embarks on a rough road: fighting evil, rallying the people, finding a way forward, laying a solid foundation, and developing industry. There are achievements and shortcomings, mi 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 Old Drag and His Women 拖拉爷和他的女人们 This story follows an orphan born in the 1970s. He is naturally clever, extraordinarily handsome, eloquent, and highly capable. His only flaw is that he likes to put things off. Having grown up without a proper family upbringing or anyone to guide him, he meets many different women over the course of his life but never knows how to hold on to them. His life is therefore full of twists and turns, leading to a series of unbelievable, hilarious, and thought-provoking events. [Copyright Notice] Thi 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 Women in the Age of Viral Fame 大流量时代的女人 Xu Wanqing, 32, is the chairwoman of Xingyao Media. Riding the crest of the traffic boom, she is both a force to be reckoned with and the confidante of single man Wen Zhixing. Wen Zhixing put a 30-million-yuan influencer incubator in her hands, and she used it to gain leverage over the resources of the entire industry. She made a group of people rich overnight. Some lost themselves in money and descended into gambling and crime; others held fast to their principles and found success in both thei 4Reads—Score114d adds
- 27 Cast Off by a Noble Household, She Goes Farming, and a Rugged Hunter Dotes on Her 朱门弃妇去种田，糙汉猎户宠上天 Cast Aside by a Noble Family, She Goes Farming, and a Rugged Hunter Treats Her Like a Queen 32Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 A Birth Certificate Stamped with “Troublemaker” 出生证上盖了个“麻烦制造机”的钢印 A birth certificate stamped with the words “troublemaker.” 32Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Let Me Find You 让我找到你 Unlike face-slapping, hitting someone on the back is perfectly safe... as long as the person being hit knows better than to open her mouth. For fourteen years, Zhao Nanhui had kept hitting her around the kidneys. The increasingly frequent traces of blood in her urine no longer surprised or worried her. It was just another unpleasant part of marriage, nothing more. Maybe millions of women were going through worse. On any given night in this city, there might be hundreds or even thousands of women 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 A Fight on the Bus 公交车上干仗 A Brawl on the Bus 654Reads—Score714d adds
- 31 Reborn in the Great Song: My BMW Got a Parking Ticket in Kaifeng 重生大宋：我的宝马在开封府被贴条了 Reborn in the Great Song: My BMW Got a Parking Ticket in Kaifeng Prefecture 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 The Complete Guide to a Healthy Low-Fat Vegan Lifestyle 低脂纯素健康生活完全指南 A low-fat, plant-based diet is the healthiest, most scientific, convenient, affordable, and effective way to eat in today's society. Thanks to its scientific basis and broad applicability, it is becoming a key solution to modern health problems. Based on whole plant foods, this way of eating avoids animal products and heavily processed foods, cutting off the root causes of many chronic diseases and offering people from all walks of life an effective, economical, and sustainable path to better he 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Reborn: From Live-in Son-in-Law to Ruler of the World 重生从赘婿到权倾天下 Cheng Li, a poor-born young man, is reborn on the day his life takes a decisive turn. Faced with an offer of a contractual marriage from the cool and beautiful senior student Liu Xu, he signs without hesitation. In this life, he casts aside pointless pride, relying on the Liu family’s influence while staying true to himself. He starts out in one of the poorest townships in western Hunan. Building roads, developing cities, alleviating poverty, and breaking through deadlocks, he stands firm agains 31kReads7.6Score3.1k14d adds
- 34 Mr. Huo, I Scattered Your White Moonlight's Ashes 霍总，我把你白月光的骨灰扬了 Mr. Huo, I Scattered Your White Moonlight's Ashes 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Your Little One Has Arrived, Please Sign for Them 崽来了请签收 [Transmigration into a book, wealthy-family CEO, marriage first and love later, feel-good power fantasy] Shen Nian transmigrates into a book as the evil supporting character who drugs the male lead. When she opens her eyes, Fu Shenhan, the original story’s aloof CEO worth hundreds of billions, is lying beside her in disheveled clothes. She is about to run, only to discover that she’s pregnant. One shot, one hit. To make matters worse, the original owner’s phone is full of “crime plans,” and the 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Clear-Eyed Imperial Consort: I Seek Power, Not the Emperor's Favor 清醒皇妃，只谋江山不谋君 The Clear-Headed Imperial Consort: She Seeks to Rule, Not to Win the Emperor's Heart 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 A Director’s Workplace Musings 总监的职场碎碎念 Lin Feng has just parachuted into the role of general manager at an auto trading company, only to find himself mired in financial obstruction, salespeople taking credit for his work, and factional infighting. He carefully plans his moves and fights back, striving for results, holding to his principles, and winning people over amid the undercurrents of the car business. From being besieged on all sides to finding his footing, he writes a story of workplace battles and rising from the bottom. 51Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 My Cousin Said She Had No One to Watch Her Kid and Needed My Help. Her Husband Asked Me to Split the Mortgage, So I Canceled My Ticket 堂姐说没人带娃让我救急，姐夫让我平摊房贷，我退了票 My Cousin Said She Had No One to Watch the Baby and Asked Me to Help Out. Her Husband Wanted Me to Split the Mortgage, So I Canceled My Ticket 51Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Twin Tribulations: The Princess Consort Is Reborn and Won't Turn Back 双生劫：王妃重生不回头 Twin Tribulations: The Princess Consort Is Reborn and Won't Turn Back 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 I Traded the Sincere Heart I Once Gave to the Powerful for a Knife to Make Money 我把喂过权贵的真心换成搞钱的刀 From a naive sweetheart to a self-made tycoon! The powerful man who kept promising to support me and take care of everything made empty promises for two years, then casually brushed me off with, “I’m too busy.” The boy fourteen years younger than me, who claimed he’d lost sixty pounds for my sake, said he couldn’t live without me one moment, then turned around and buried me in sordid lies. I gave my heart to two wolves before I finally woke up: a man's promises aren't worth a penny. The only thi 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 When the Hibiscus Withers, You Have Yet to Return 木槿枯时君未归 The Hibiscus Withers, but You Have Yet to Return 208Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Behold the One Who Stands Above 瞻彼阕者 In one small country, GDP per capita once surpassed that of the United States and Japan. After 70 years of civil war, 15 million people are starving and 26 million live in absolute poverty. A new cabinet takes office and copies Rwanda’s homework. No money for national defense? Outsource it. Financial turmoil? Give up the sovereign currency. No money for major infrastructure projects? Invite capital fleeing the world to see how appealing version 8.0 of offshore finance can be... How will this cab 127Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Reborn Daiyu: I Won’t Shed a Single Tear 重生黛玉：老娘一滴泪也不流 Everyone knows: the Crimson Pearl Immortal Herb descended to the mortal world, destined to weep tears of blood for Jia Baoyu, repay her debt of gratitude, and die for him. Her fate was set in stone. The moment she stepped once more through the hanging-flower gate of the Rongguo Mansion, Daiyu sneered, seeing the truth at last: To hell with repaying a debt of gratitude! The Jia family, the Xue family, and the Immortal Gate of Illusory Visions had joined forces to bleed her dry, draining her immor 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 Don't Mess with the Grand Tutor, She's an Immortal Lord 别惹太傅，她是仙君 Jiu Fangyi bears a calamitous fate. While seeking the truth behind it, he meets Feng Lishan. The two are opposites, one cold and one warm, and they unexpectedly discover that their origins are opposite as well. Jiu Fangyi's Source of Returning to the Void is withered, lifeless, and marked by death and separation, while Feng Lishan's Source of Primordial Vitality is its polar opposite, as different as clouds and mud, fire and ice. Yet at their roots, both come from the same source. As long as Fen 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 The Pinnacle of Power: A Rising Career in Government 权利巅峰：官场之青云仕途 One day, he was implicated in a scandal and demoted from the county committee to a remote border town. Former colleagues turned a cold shoulder, his girlfriend abandoned him, and his future was in ruins. No one knew that, at the lowest point of his life, he would meet a blue-robed old Taoist in the streets and receive guidance from a master. From then on, he would break deadlocks with strategy and navigate the political arena with intelligence, using his deep cunning and far-reaching vision to 13.3kReads7.6Score1.1k14d adds
- 46 After Marrying Him for Good Luck, I Became the Powerful Minister’s Personal Miracle Healer 冲喜后，我成了权臣的专属药王 After marrying into the family to bring him good luck, I became the powerful official's personal miracle healer 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 You Burned My Exam Papers as an Offering to Your Ancestors? I'll Make Your Whole Family's Successful Scholars Fail the Exams 烧我卷子祭祖？我让他满门进士都落第 He Burned My Exam Papers to Honor His Ancestors? I’ll Make His Whole Family of Jinshi Fail the Exams —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 The King of Soldiers Enters Politics and Breaks the Deadlock with Force 兵王转业之官场以力破局 This novel has been adapted into an audiobook. Once he enters the political arena, he thrives. With brothers at his side, resources brought together, and strength to break through any impasse! Lin Zhenyu, a Dragon Fang special forces soldier codenamed Ghost King, is reborn. To save his critically ill grandfather, he has no choice but to leave the military and enter politics! A man of unwavering integrity, Lin Zhenyu vows to work for the welfare of 5.4kReads8.2Score42614d adds
- 49 On the Day My Engagement Was Called Off, I Turned Around and Married a Powerful Minister 退婚当日，我转身嫁给权臣 On the Day My Engagement Was Broken Off, I Turned Around and Married a Powerful Official 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 I Started a Company Where No One Has to Work 创业开了家不用上班的公司 After Du Tao was framed and forced to leave his job, he started his own business and opened a company where nobody had to go to work. A traffic accident brought him, by chance, into contact with Li Mimi, the daughter of Dongsha Province's richest man. He also unexpectedly gained the ability to see the future. Li Zunhai, Dongsha's richest man, cares deeply about social status and refuses to accept a poor nobody like Du Tao. Unwilling to live off his girlfriend, Du Tao uses his powers to conquer t 4Reads—Score—14d adds
