Novels like Back from the Military, and You're Rising Through the Ranks?
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- 101 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
- 102 Jiang’s Story in Officialdom 官场之中江往事 A sudden turn of events. Both master and disciple fell from grace. He was transferred to a neighboring province and had to start at the grassroots level. After ten years of moving from place to place, he was on the verge of making a clean getaway. Little did he know, he had long since become a pawn on someone else’s chessboard. The fate of his former mentor came around again. Years later, when the woman he once loved gazed at him through the glass, all he did was say softly... “Everything that h 42.5kReads8.4Score3.5k14d adds
- 103 A Transfer Order to Cangshan 一纸调令入苍山 With a single transfer order, Zhen Shihua was “sent” to Cangshan Forest Farm. Everyone thought this young man’s life was over before it had even begun. But they had no idea that what lay hidden in the mountains was far more complicated than they could imagine. There were black bears, old scores, and tangled webs of obligation; schemes, shifting fortunes, and human hearts more treacherous than wild beasts. All he wanted was to patrol the mountains, but Cangshan’s mist insisted on pressing down ov 18.2kReads8.2Score1.5k14d adds
- 104 My Wife's Strange Behavior Filled Me with Resentment 妻子种种怪异的行为让我心存愤懑 My wife's strange behavior filled me with resentment. 31Reads—Score—14d adds
- 105 Yun Zhong Bai He's Second Book 云衷白鹤的第2本书 [Highly Anticipated] [Officialdom Power Fantasy] [No NTR, No Major Angst] Song Yu comes from humble beginnings, knows where to draw the line, and understands people inside and out. Step by step, he stays true to himself and reads the situation, navigating between all sides. With talent and perseverance, he steadily advances along his career in government. See how the protagonist wins his superiors' favor, is repeatedly entrusted with major responsibilities, and gradually opens the door to an eve 55.7kReads8.5Score2.9k14d adds
- 106 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
- 107 An Qingyun, Son of Officialdom 官场之子安青云 [Satisfying Officialdom Fiction] [No Rebirth, No System, No Transmigration] What an entrance! He’s still alive, yet they’re holding a memorial service for him... The bigwigs present are turning black in the face... This young man is outrageously young... The legend of Lin Zi’an: Nicknames: “Yama Among Men”: “The King of Hell walking alive among the human realm.” “Mr. Liaozhai”: He kills gods when he meets them, kills Buddhas when he meets them, and even little ghosts steer clear of him... From t 38.9kReads8.1Score2.4k14d adds
- 108 After Being Reborn as a Simp's Simp, I Came Out on Top! 重生为舔狗的舔狗后，我赢麻了！ Li Hanxing is a modern-day delivery guy. One day, he is accidentally hit by a luxury car and is reborn in another world. Just after waking up, he suddenly activates a System. When he sees that the System takes the form of a beautiful woman, Li Hanxing is so smitten that he agrees to bind himself to it without a second thought. Only after the binding does he learn that he has been reborn in an overlapping world where countless children of fortune exist at the same time. His task is to become the 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 109 I'm Just a Bystander Here, and You Want Me to Catch Corrupt Officials? 我一个吃瓜群众，你让我抓贪官？ [Transmigration + System + Officialdom + Urban Fantasy + Anti-Corruption Epic + Revenge on Every Grudge + Lighthearted Comedy] (The author has completed two novels of over a million words each, so you can read with confidence.) Zheng Haoran is a high school student and a typical onlooker who loves watching the drama unfold. By chance, he transmigrates ten years into the future and becomes the son of a high-ranking official, awakening a System along the way. He thinks it’s a godsend, but never ex 31Reads7.4Score514d adds
- 110 A Second Chance at an Official Career 涅槃官途 (The rating has just appeared and will keep rising. These are three completed, million-word political novels with high ratings, so please read with confidence. Feel free to share your valuable feedback: the author is always willing to listen.) This is a thoroughly authentic political novel, portraying every aspect of officialdom's human relations and social conventions, and revealing its culture and political maneuvering. The best part of the game is this: the people who set the traps still don' 321Reads7.1Score5714d adds
- 111 Reborn to a Career in Officialdom 重生之官运 Wu Zhuoran, a university graduate selected for a government post with no connections to rely on, stumbles into politics by chance. With his intelligence and courage, and through tireless effort, he makes like-minded friends, resists temptation, and challenges and defeats every obstacle in his way, step by step reaching the pinnacle of his political career and his life... 100Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 112 Officialdom: Burning 官场：燃烧 Under the sky screen, everyone fights to get into the game, risking life and death and willingly becoming a pawn. A nobody takes on a giant, with no connections to rely on and nothing but his own shadow behind him. I’m the youngest section-level official in the country, and I’m still an intern. I throw my chest open and laugh at the sky, my blood burning in the flames. Even if I’m left with only half my life, I’ll still challenge Heaven for supremacy! The mountains stand evergreen, the great riv 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 113 Officialdom: A Second-Generation Scion Joins the Grassroots 官场：二代入基层 Lin Jianghe is reborn forty years in the past. Using his foresight and the advantages of his family background, he carves out a place for himself in the political world. Along this rugged road to power, Lin Jianghe cuts through every obstacle and rises all the way to the top! 83Reads—Score—14d adds
- 114 Just Dumped, I Turn Around and Pass the Civil Service Exam to Work in Her Hometown 刚被分手，转身选调上岸去她老家 A new work is out! You can read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy them. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 17.5kReads7.7Score1.5k14d adds
- 115 The Righteous Path to Power 官途正道 This is a silent battle between good and evil, and a silent struggle between the polished public image of a county Party secretary and the darkness behind it. This is a journey through life that lays bare human nature, and a compelling story of a career in politics... This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental! 88Reads6.9Score10114d adds
- 116 Officialdom: Special Inspector 官场：巡视特使 Is the standard male lead in an officialdom novel a wealthy family's lost heir who gets cheated on from the start? With an official transfer order, Xu Juyi, a decorated national hero returning from abroad, is recommended by his mentor Zhong Baoguo, known as Elder Zhong, whose daughter is Zhong Xia'ai and son-in-law is Hou Liangping. He officially takes personal authority over inspections and disciplinary investigations, stepping into the turbulent chess game of officialdom. Even a commoner can w 24.5kReads8.1Score2.3k14d adds
- 117 Reborn on the Road to Power: 1995 官道重生：1995 (There may be negative reviews! Disclaimer: Everything in this novel is fictional.) When Lin Weidong, a seasoned political operator, returns to 1995 with memories of the next thirty years, he discovers that the whole world has become a card table where only he can see everyone else’s cards! While others are still bewildered by the restructuring of state-owned enterprises, he is already quietly laying the groundwork for the future of the internet! While others are still fretting over attracting i 232Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 118 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
- 119 The Abyss of Power and Desire 权欲深渊 The kerosene lamp flickered in a village elementary school as a young teacher hired by the school marked assignments, his heart full of hopes for the future. No one could have imagined that thirty-nine years later, this young man who had once vowed to transform the countryside would end up in handcuffs in the provincial Party compound. By day, he was a model official presenting his experience with clean governance at televised meetings. By night, he conducted all manner of shady deals in place 50Reads—Score—14d adds
- 120 Whoa! Transmigrating to 2016 Is the Best 我去！穿越到2016真的爽翻了 The male lead took first place in the entire grade during his first semester, then grew complacent. During a class in his first year of high school in 2006, he fell fast asleep and accidentally transmigrated ten years into the future, to 2016. When he woke up, everything around him was utterly unfamiliar, as if he had slept through the past ten years without experiencing any of them. The people and things around him had all become strangers. He didn't even recognize his best college classmate an 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 121 The One in the Divination 卦中人 Once you cast a divination, your life is rewritten. From then on, you take control of your own fate! This book covers traditional Taoist knowledge, including the Book of Changes, divination, Qimen Dunjia, feng shui, traditional Chinese medicine and wellness, and the Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon! With practical methods for changing your fate, this book will teach you how to avoid misfortune and attract good fortune, stay healthy, improve your luck, attract wealth, and more. Follow each chapter to 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 122 Officialdom: You Were Reborn to Eat Dirt, I Was Reborn to End You 官场：你重生吃土，我重生要你命 [Officialdom] [No goody-two-shoes heroine] [Decisive and ruthless] [Purely satisfying] In his previous life, Zhang Ling upheld the law impartially and earned a reputation for integrity. From then on, he rose steadily through the ranks. After being reborn, Zhang Ling discovered that his enemies had also transmigrated back, and were even trying to steal the opportunities that should have been his! Only Zhang Ling knew those opportunities were actually a source of disaster! In this life, he would s 6kReads7.7Score58514d adds
- 123 Loving You With All I've Got 拼尽全力爱着你 After graduating from graduate school, Hao Qiang found himself unable to get a job because his field of study was so obscure. He went to work at a construction site instead, but the foreman ran off with the money. Determined to get his wages back, Hao Qiang stood his ground at the unfinished building. There, he came upon a gang of thugs kidnapping a woman. He risked his life to save her, only to be beaten to the ground by the criminals... A moving, heartbreaking story... 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 124 Sun Guohua Reborn in the Political Arena 孙国华重生官场 Also known as Provincial and Ministerial Leaders. This is a rare, contemporary work of political realism, spanning thirty years. Its authenticity, sense of its era, and tightly woven logic make every detail ring true. There are no melodramatic, wildly fabricated plot twists! Don’t try to uncover the author’s true identity. Perhaps he is simply a chronicler of history. The story follows a man who rises step by step from the grassroots to provincial and ministerial leadership, then seeks to climb —Reads—Score1.9k14d adds
- 125 The Useless Village Official Is Actually a Famous Young Master from the Capital 废物乡干部竟是京城名少 He was a useless village official who was bullied by everyone, never realizing that he was actually a young master from the capital hiding his true identity! Watch as Pei Jingze defeats his opponents in one battle of wits after another, then surveys the shifting currents of officialdom from the very top. 548Reads7.9Score11014d adds
- 126 Jilted Before Landing a Government Job, I Turn Around and Become a Leader's Secretary 上岸前被弃婚，我转身成领导秘书 The martial world is full of fighting and killing, but the world of officialdom is an even deeper martial world. Xie Mingxuan appears once again at the wedding that changed his fate. This time, he chooses to sever his ties to love. Armed with foresight and a deep understanding of officialdom, he skillfully navigates its power games, rises steadily through the ranks, turns the tables, takes control of his fate, and reaches the very top. 51Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 127 Whatever You Do, Don't Marry Lin Xue 千万别娶林雪 On our wedding day, my “mentally unstable” bride opened a deadly game of chess with two slaps. At the wedding, my deranged ex made a scene, and the heiress from a prominent family lost her composure. Everyone pitied the Wang family's heir, Wang Bo, for marrying a madwoman with a scandalous past. Even my own father warned me to “keep the peace.” But I knew my beautiful wife, Lin Xue, vanished every night at three in the morning, cast no reflection in the mirror, and had some deadly calculation be 54Reads—Score214d adds
- 128 After My Female Boss Was Dropped In, I Rose Through the Ranks 女上司空降后，我步步高升 The world of officialdom is like a chessboard roiling with undercurrents, where every piece has its appointed place and path. Some are foot soldiers charging into battle, some are generals directing the game from behind the scenes, and many more are pieces that seem insignificant but conceal deadly intent… 26.8kReads8.1Score2.1k14d adds
- 129 Record of the Awakening of the Mystic Bone 玄骨觉醒录 Xiao Jin was once a discarded disciple, driven from his sect and left on the borderlands of the Great Yan Dynasty. With his spiritual meridians dried up and his channels blocked, he could not even manage the most basic task of drawing qi into his body. He should have been eking out a miserable existence in a deserted village, but by chance he activated the “Profound Bone System,” an ancient relic from a foreign race. Its mission was to gather a hundred thousand strands of “human resentment” to a 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 130 Special Affairs Office 特殊事务办事处 You really can’t just work overtime whenever you feel like it! Other people lose their memories and gain a domineering CEO. I lost my memories and got a wanted poster. I went to the bathroom and walked in on a beautiful woman poisoning my boss. Then she framed me as the prime suspect. With my life hanging by a thread, I was saved by Shen Yuan, a silver-haired charmer who was over four hundred years old. A mage, a puppeteer, a little elf, and the stray cat I adopted turns into a handsome man!? I’ 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 131 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
- 132 Destined to Be a Secretary 命中注定是秘书 This is a realistic political drama set in the world of government, told from the perspective of a leader’s secretary. It offers a look at the changing currents of officialdom and the many sides of life. Hu Tianyou starts out as the secretary to a county Party committee secretary, rising from a junior secretary to a senior one as he faces countless twists and turns in his career. The story offers both eye-opening political wisdom and a rich emotional journey for its hero and heroine, making it w 320Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 133 Supernatural Arts in the City 都市之异能法术 [Short drama: urban + cultivation + supernatural + feel-good + multiple love interests + mystery] Lin Tao is beaten to death by the school bully, Zhao Kun. It is pouring rain when he dies. The King of Hell takes pity on him and gives him a chance to be reborn! After arriving in a world of strange beasts, he gains extraordinary abilities such as X-ray vision, super hearing, shapeshifting, and invisibility, and becomes a subordinate of a nine-headed giant beast. The supernatural world, the wor 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 134 The Road to Officialdom: I’m No Broker 官途：我不是掮客 A broker: what is a broker? As the name suggests, a broker uses their connections to help others make a profit, or uses their network to get things done for them. That is what a broker does. There are many kinds of brokers, including business brokers, political brokers, relationship brokers, and many others. The most powerful of them are political brokers. Politics, politics: once anything is tied to politics, it is never going to be simple. Political brokers in particular need exceptional intel 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 135 After I Took a Random Guy as My Dad, My Whole Crazy Family Went Berserk 认路人甲当爹后，疯批全家杀疯了 [System + Gap-Moe + All Villains + Antagonist + Powerhouse + Everyone's Darling + Fiercely Protective] Synopsis: The System tells Su Tao to find the most ordinary person possible to be her dad and keep her safe. Su Tao picks a man fixing bicycles by the roadside. The result? Her bike-repairing dad is an arms-dealing godfather, and her elegant mom is an international fugitive. Her third brother is a yandere criminal genius, and her fourth brother is a mercenary with overwhelming strength. Su Tao: 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 136 The Pinnacle of Political Power 权路巅峰 Also known as Power at Its Peak and Tao's Official Career. [Power at Its Peak]+ [Multiple Heroines]+ [Feel-Good Political Drama] While investigating someone, Luo Zekai discovered a video of them that was not meant to be made public. Not only did he accidentally uncover a shocking secret, but most devastating of all, his wife and mother-in-law were part of it too... He carried ideals in his heart, yet was swept along by the tide of reality; he longed for power, yet knew the abyss that lay beneath 621Reads7.8Score10114d adds
- 137 A Clash of Power and Ambition 权欲交锋 The author says: [Urban] + [Career in politics] + [Male-centric] + [Rags to riches] + [Feel-good] This is the story of an ordinary foot soldier who climbs step by step to the pinnacle of power. It all begins when Chen Mingyuan is investigating the county Party secretary and unexpectedly comes across a video of him. From that moment on, Chen embarks on an extraordinary journey... 8.3kReads8.2Score52614d adds
- 138 My Supreme Bone Was Dug Out from the Start, So I Turned Around and Blackmailed the Whole Sect 开局被挖至尊骨，我反手勒索全宗 - They gouged out my Supreme Bone and forced me to sign a soul contract. The Lin family planned to use me as nourishment for their eldest son! I activated the God-Tier Extortion System and turned the tables, swiping their earth-vein spirit crystals and boundary-breaking talismans, then bringing down the entire Lin family! At the Azure Cloud Sect, I swindle the sect master, extort the elders, and trick the divine tree. Extortion makes me invincible! The Lin family, the Heavenly Fiend Sect: I’ll m 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 139 Book 8 by Xingyu Qimeng 星语祈梦的第8本书 I transmigrate into the world of In the Name of the People and become Gao Yuliang. From the start, I run straight into Ding Yizhen fleeing, and a storm suddenly erupts in Handong. Hou Liangping arrives in Handong on an investigative mission. The various factions are stirring beneath the surface, and the old course of events is about to reach its conclusion. Knowing the entire plot, he will never meet the same ending as in the original. Caught in a complicated game of strategy and surrounded by d 12.7kReads5.3Score38514d adds
- 140 The Road to Prosperity 青云得路 [Traditional Political Intrigue, No System, No Rebirth, No Harem, Adapted from Real Events, Logic-Driven] Li Feibing leaves the special forces and enters politics. After two years of patiently biding his time, he finally gets the chance to take charge of Jinzhou. But his vision and ideals face secret obstruction from Lao Tang. The clash between two generations' values becomes entangled in the power games of tycoons such as Dongxing Company, forming an apparently intractable deadlock. With help f 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 141 Xiaohefeng’s First Book 小荷风的第1本书 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 1kReads6.8Score—14d adds
- 142 The Road to Officialdom: Starting at the Grassroots 官道：从基层做起 [Officialdom + Power + Romance + Workplace] Once you figure out how the system works, it’s like activating a cheat code. It’s an exciting ride from the start. This realistic novel about officialdom follows Lin Yaodong’s step-by-step rise from the grassroots to the heights of power. 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 143 Officialdom: Speaking Up for the People 官场：为人民发声 My new story is out! You can read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 244Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 144 The Pinnacle of Power: Breaking the Deadlock in Yuanshan Town 权力巅峰：从远山镇破局开始 What backing could a nobody possibly have? When he's driven into a corner, that's the strongest backing of all! His bright future is stolen from him, his former lover turns her back on him, and just as his political career begins in Yuanshan Town, he falls into one trap after another laid by petty schemers. Everyone thinks he'll sink without a trace, never realizing that desperation is his greatest trump card. Caught in the turmoil of local politics, Wang Hao keeps his strength hidden and plays 381Reads6.1Score14714d adds
- 145 Building Wealth to Build a Career: I Made My Fortune and Rose Through the Ranks by Trading Stocks 以财养官：我靠炒股升官发财 (This book is complete. If you enjoyed it, check out A Golden Finger for Wealth and Power and The Hawkish Tycoon of the Political Arena.) A rebirth sent Cao Yun back to 1997. In his previous life, he turned a thousand yuan into a fortune worth hundreds of millions, earning himself the nickname “Little Stock God”! But the “Little Stock God” was no match for the “Little Official’s Son.” His account was seized! His funds were frozen! He was fined and detained! In the end, he died in a deliberately 61Reads9.3Score—14d adds
- 146 From Down-and-Out Secretary to Powerhouse at the Peak 从落魄秘书到巅峰大佬 After his superior suddenly ran into trouble, Zhang Dongfeng, who had been riding high with a bright future ahead of him, found himself backed into a corner. More terrifying still, he discovered he had fallen into a trap controlled by an unseen hand... 16.5kReads7.4Score1.4k14d adds
- 147 You Asked Me to Sign Off on the Final Accounts, So Why Did I Arrest the Richest Man? 决算让你签字，你把首富抓了？ “Xiuran, the province is pushing hard on the Linjiang Bridge project. Take a look at the final accounts report, and sign it if everything checks out.” Wang Changlin, director of the investment office, handed him a Parker pen. The meeting room was toasty from the heating, the curtains were drawn tight, and the fluorescent lights buzzed overhead. Sitting beside him was Zhao Jinbiao, chairman of the Hongtai Road and Bridge Group. A jade bracelet peeked from his suit sleeve, and with a casual move —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 148 Officialdom: The Road to Power Begins in the Communist Youth League 官场：掌权之路从共青团开始 Reborn into a new life, Lu Zhenhua used his foresight to change the course his life had originally taken. After carefully laying the groundwork, he finally embarked on a political career unlike the one he had in his previous life. 4Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 149 Apocalypse: Starting with a Machete, I Devour All Things and Become a God 末世：从砍刀开始，吞噬万物成神 [The rating just came out, and it's expected to rise] A global red fog outbreak. Zombies swarm, and the world becomes a living hell. Lin Feng, working the night shift at a warehouse, watched a coworker get bitten to death. Just as he was losing hope, his palm grew hot, and a cold mechanical voice rang in his ear: “Awakened SSS-rank talent: Infinite Evolution!” Devour! Evolve! Strengthen! While everyone else struggles to survive the apocalypse, he can endlessly boost his attributes and unlock ove 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 150 The Pinnacle of Power: Rising to the Top from a Township Cadet 权力巅峰：从乡镇选拔生开始逆袭 Zhong Zhenfei comes from a poor family. He has no connections or background, doesn’t smoke or drink, and hasn’t been reborn. Yet after passing the civil service exam, he surges ahead in the political arena and ultimately rises to the top. —Reads—Score—14d adds
