Novels like The Lighthouse Keeper and the Marine Biologist
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Lighthouse Keeper and the Marine Biologist, best match first.
- 1 A Struggling Student’s Workplace Comeback 女学渣的职场逆袭路 Li Sha, a poor student back in school, gets a job in the general affairs department of Tianhe Culture and Tourism, a municipal state-owned enterprise, through her aunt’s connections. After her mentor An Xin leaves, she is “forced” to grow from someone who just wants to lie flat into a capable employee who can handle things on her own, earning a place at the company through her own hard work. After leaving her job, getting divorced, and starting a business, An Xin finally makes peace with herself 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Workplace: Influencer, Terminated 职场：网红，解约 Workplace: Internet Celebrity, Contract Termination —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 My Hodgepodge Reincarnation 我的乱炖投胎路 If there's another life, I'm not getting reincarnated. Cheng Xiaodui has already done enough reincarnating for both of us in this one. (A dead guy runs into a System glitch and accidentally embarks on a reincarnation tour.) "No-Brains, Just Wild Ideas + Reborn Without Limits + Once the System Is Fixed, Everything Becomes Limited" —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 The Grammar Book of a Girl Who Quit Her Job 离职少女的语法书 “They want lobster in liquid nitrogen, still fresh and lively even after being frozen. And me, a history major, can only offer the truth.” When that yellow hard hat rolled to her feet, Shen Qingyue decided to quit her job as an archivist at a state-owned enterprise and escape this vast vortex of red tape. “Fine. My N+1 severance pay, plus the additional compensation for leaving, please have Principal Yang tell Finance to deposit it into my payroll account on time.” The police notice was posted i —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Listening to Other People's Stories, Shedding My Own Tears 听着别人的故事，流着自己的眼泪 Thirty years of wind and rain: I've climbed mountains and crossed rivers, shed tears and endured pain, and even now I keep going. They say there is something called a magnetic field that can pass through mountains and leap across rivers, make time irrelevant, bring hearts together for warmth, and make emotions resonate. These days, the genuine feelings, true nature, and heartfelt sincerity born of other people's “pasts,” which have settled into my memories and even my life and continue to linger 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 The Public Opinion Manipulator: From Beginner to Prisoner 舆论操盘手：由入门到入狱 A popular livestreamer suddenly breaks down in tears on camera, saying her company's boss sexually harassed her. A high school sophomore dies in a bizarre suicide at school. Could it have something to do with the teacher's child studying abroad? An intern at a top-tier hospital falls from the roof of the hospital building. Could it expose the cancer of corruption inside the hospital? When you see this news, can you resist clicking to take a look? After reading it, are you shocked, even outraged —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Electrical Engineering at Work: Rising from the Bottom 职场：电气，沉底崛起 Workplace: Electrical Engineering, Rising from the Bottom 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Living with You 和你一起住下去 A garden home in a lakeside community once held the most beautiful dreams of college student Xie Nan's radiant young love. Then, without warning, it became a crushing burden she couldn't bear to face. Seven years later, Xie Nan finally finds the courage to move into the house full of memories. With her neighbor Yu Mucheng's forceful intrusion and her ex-boyfriend Xiang Xinyang's sudden return, the beautiful and strong-willed Xie Nan faces her romantic scars head-on. How will she manage to stay h —Reads7.7Score—14d adds
- 9 Your Childhood Sweetheart, Her First Love 你的青梅，她的竹马 “A steed comes riding on bamboo stilts, circling the bed to toss green plums.” It's the kind of lovely scene that makes people long for childhood sweethearts. But when that cozy picture is made up of your lover and someone else, it all goes out the window. You're on a date, but she's always waiting for him to go comfort her. You're getting close, then suddenly she pops up between you, laughing and joking. You even spend the night together, only to find her sitting in the living room waiting for —Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 10 The Working World: A Close-Up Look at 10 True Workplace Stories 职人江湖：直击10段真实职场故事 A look at the hidden side of all kinds of modern professions: a restaurant chef’s secrets, a bar hostess’s romance, a down-and-out painter’s means of survival, online scammers’ traps and lies, a tour guide’s life in chains, counterfeit money production, beauty and ugliness beneath the surgeon’s scalpel... Beneath those glossy surfaces may lie a stubborn struggle, covered in mud! Told in the first person, this takes you face-to-face with lives that are both harshly real and fiercely alive. 96Reads9.3Score—14d adds
- 11 When the Music Ends, We Part: Part One 曲终人散第一部 The protagonist, Chongzi, is a terrible person! Because of relevant laws and regulations, I can't fully write about just how terrible he is. So the ending he gets is only to be expected. This is an ordinary, unremarkable story, not a power fantasy and unrelated to transmigration. It's so ordinary you could see something like it happening in everyday life. It might not be very appealing, but the author did their best. This is the best I can do. If you think it's decent, look for the second book, 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Truck Driver 卡车司机 [No System, no formulaic tropes, no mindless plot, ensemble cast, realistic style] At eighteen, Li Jianguo took the wheel. Over thirty bumpy years on the road, he witnessed the rough-and-tumble world of freight transport, its warmth and kindness, the glory and decline of state-owned enterprises, and life's triumphs and sorrows. Everyone around him lived through each turn of the times, together forming an epic of ordinary people. People from every class and every walk of life became unlikely lege 7kReads8.6Score52814d adds
- 13 Wu Dalang: Past and Present 武大郎的前世今生 (Transmigration + suspense + historical romance + dual storylines in the modern city) In a modern city, the male lead, Lu Shaoran, suddenly falls and lapses into a coma. After a series of twists and turns, he transmigrates to the late Northern Song dynasty, where he becomes Wu Dalang, a street vendor selling baked flatbreads in Qinghe County. How will he forge a new destiny in this complicated world? Meanwhile, in the real world, how will Lu Shaoran's wife, Chu Qiuqiu, wake him, uncover the secr —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Still Pretending? You Fell for Me Ages Ago 还装？你早心动了 Secret Crush Comes True + Cool, Aloof Doctor + Gentle Schoolteacher Who says first love is always doomed to go nowhere? In high school, she experienced her first stirrings of love and found the courage to confess, only to be rejected. But she never expected that the two of them would meet again one day. Even more surprising, she didn’t recognize him... When they met again, though, she kept retreating. Her heart raced, but she didn’t dare get close. He pinned her between himself and the sof 9Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 15 The Jade Slip of the Great Void 太虚玉简 A suspenseful web of interlocking plots and multiple twists A grand world built around a system of twelve keys A profound exploration of good and evil in human nature when all hope seems lost An innovative blend of traditional cultivation and mystery-solving Xu Yuanping respectfully invites you to explore the Jade Slips of the Great Void. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 An Unlawful Marriage 不法婚姻 This is a slice-of-life story that doesn’t follow conventional web-novel genre formulas. One unmarried woman is devoted to a married man, while another woman, his wife, swears to defend her rights and dignity. In the end, the devoted woman cannot let go of her obsession, while the woman who fought for her dignity lets go of hers and frees herself. 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Fate Doesn’t Decide Everything 命运不能决定一切 This book tells the story of a woman who refuses to bow to fate and struggles desperately to find happiness. After two failed marriages, a suicide attempt, and running away from her wedding, she finally finds, through her own efforts, a man who makes her happy. 221Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Three Lifetimes of Good Deeds: The Wronged Bride's Road to Revenge 三世善人：错嫁新娘的逆袭之路 Reborn in the 1990s, He Jie returns to the starting point of her fate with memories of her past life and the power to see through things! At the gambling tables, she spots fake jade at a glance and swiftly earns her first fortune. Teaming up with Xiao Duanyu, a once-brilliant antique appraiser fallen on hard times, she opens the antique business Biyue Pavilion and stirs up turmoil in the collecting world. To protect the loyal and true, she recruits Han Li, the cold-faced Hell King, and establish —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Silent Waves 踏浪无声 When he was six, wealthy young heir Luo Nanzhuo met a barefoot wild child collecting shells on the beach outside his villa: Talang, whose parents had both died. Wearing a faded old undershirt, the boy grinned as if he’d found a priceless treasure. When a crab pinched Luo Nanzhuo, the “dirty” boy dragged him to safety and pressed a crumpled piece of candy into his hand. From then on, two people from different worlds became part of each other’s lives. One was always close behind the other, like w 1Reads—Score114d adds
- 20 A Match Made in a Tycoon Family: My Love, Come on In 豪门相亲爱妻请入门 [Chasing-the-wife crematorium + sharp-minded leads + domineering CEO] Wei Wenxi returns home for a blind date, only to be rejected by her match. What else can she do? She's fallen for his uncle, and she's determined to become her match's aunt by marriage! She thought wedding bells were just around the corner, but her mother, who favors sons over daughters, objects to the marriage. Why? Because she can't stand the thought of her daughter marrying so well? 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 The Orange Leaf Left by Heaven 叶橙天余 Have you heard of Mount Xianren? At the foot of the mountain lived a family with a little girl named Ye Cheng. She loved money more than life itself, and even dreamed of turning the lush hills and clear waters into mountains of gold and silver, Mount Xianren included. From the summit, she could see the mountains encircling the land in a great big circle. She wanted to rule everything inside that circle and name it the Chengyu Tribe. But she was just an ordinary person, invisible no matter what s —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 The Pact of the Eroding Sea 蚀海之盟 The Pact of the Devouring Sea 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 A Legacy That Ends Here 代代不相传 “Mom does it all for your own good.” “Everything Mom does is for you.” “If you get divorced, your life will be over.” How can a girl born into a family that favors sons over daughters escape the shadow of her upbringing? How can two generations of women break free from the struggles of marriage and life? 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Luo Xiahong: Messenger of the Stars 落下闳：星辰的使者 Luo Xiahong: Messenger of the Stars 1Reads—Score114d adds
- 25 When Fantasy Becomes Reality: The Downfall of a Tyrant 当幻想照进现实：独夫的崩灭 [Supernatural science fiction + pseudo-science fiction + ensemble cast + complex human nature + a more traditional, dialogue-driven style] " A slow-paced story, not a wish-fulfillment novel " " This story is complete " " Note: Every character has complex thoughts. Saying one thing and meaning another, being sweet one moment and cutting the next, is the norm. Proceed with caution if that bothers you " After the Moxier Empire colonized the entire universe, Yuan Xiaoxiao had little hope left, until —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 The Desperate Wife 绝望的妻子 Housewife Li Wenqing had been living a comfortable, affluent life. She had an adorable son and got along well with her stepdaughter. But on the eve of their seventh wedding anniversary, Li Wenqing discovered that her husband was having an affair. Longing for a whole and happy family, she endured a painful inner struggle and hoped her husband would see the error of his ways and return to the family. Instead, he went down a path of no return. Betrayed by her husband and stabbed in the back by her 167Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 27 My Secret Romance 我的秘密恋爱 This is the story of a heterochromatic-eyed boy who was never accepted from birth, and another person who was just as lonely and troubled, colliding with him. [Mutual redemption + fantasy + adventure + betrayal] [A possessive top who rarely shows it but always wants to keep his beloved to himself vs. an independent, self-reliant, lovable bottom who doesn't really believe in love and only trusts his feelings] Endless neglect and verbal abuse at home, bullying and malice at school, and nightmares 3Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 28 It All Began When I Killed Kunshan Longge 从斩杀昆山龙哥开始 Starting with the Slaying of Kunshan Longge —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Half a Life as a Boy 男孩子的半生 It's strange, they say that those with no close relatives are destined for a hard life. Zihan never knew who his father was, and when he was six, his mother secretly hopped on a train and ran off to Shandong. From then on, Zihan was raised by his grandmother. She was running a steamed-bun shop with his eldest aunt, so neither of them really had time to look after him. When he reached school age, his uncle by marriage rode an old bicycle, taking Zihan and his older sister to preschool. From then —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Fired for Refusing to Frame Patients, I Became a Lawyer and Took Down My Former Hospital 不会坑病人被开除，转行当律师闪击前医院 He refused to mistreat patients and got fired, so he switched careers to become a lawyer and launched an attack on his former hospital. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 A Spring Flower Blooms 一朵春花开 A spring blossom blooms, and sorrow and pain fade away. How did the romance between Chen Jiayi, a photographer who has never been in a relationship, and Xie Ning, a restrained lawyer, begin? Perhaps when she looked at him. Perhaps when he warmed her heart. Perhaps when they became each other's light. They heal each other and learn how to love. “I don't know how to make someone happy.” “As long as you're by my side, that's happiness.” 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 A Life Reassembled 重组人生 Don’t think life is always dull and ordinary. Everyone has their own poetry and distant horizons, and every love nurtured with care deserves to be mellowed by time, like a fine wine. Just like Fang Xiaojin and Lin Feng, who found rebirth through saving each other. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 My Wife Didn't Reply for Three Minutes, So I Cut Ties with Her 媳妇三分钟不回我消息，我直接断绝关系 My Wife Didn’t Reply for Three Minutes, So I Cut Ties with Her on the Spot 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Ten Years After Our No-Frills Wedding 裸婚10年后 For ten years of marriage, Qin Xiaoxiao has been working toward buying a home and putting down roots. She and her husband scrimped and saved until they had 100,000 yuan, hoping to buy a secondhand house. Then her father-in-law fell seriously ill, and the medical bills wiped out every last penny. Their home-buying plans fell through, their hopes were crushed, and conflicts between the couple and between daughter-in-law and mother-in-law grew more frequent. She was desperate and full of regret. Bu 504Reads8.9Score10114d adds
- 35 She Knows How to Be Content 她知足常乐 This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual events or people is purely coincidental. He called her name: “Luo!” Perhaps they had been just a little short of fate. If she had met Jiang Jingjia first, instead of Chi Jingwei, would things have ended differently? That year, what happened by the sea had never once crossed her mind, until he appeared. Then those memories came rushing back, like wave after wave sweeping toward her. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Old Zhou, the Fan Repairman 修电扇的老周 Old Zhou, the Fan Repairman 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 You Call This Evil Cultivation? 你们管这叫邪修？ As a modern-day "evil cultivator" whose title had been revoked by Heaven, Qian Chuan poked his head out furtively. He'd heard that working for the authorities could clear his name as an "evil cultivator." Naturally, he'd be first in line! Only... things didn't seem to be going the way he'd expected. "Eugene Crab! You've gone too far! Today, I'll merge with this formation and perish alongside you!" Looking at the black formation beneath his feet, Qian Chuan glanced at Liu Yuxin, who was trembling 180Reads6.3Score10714d adds
- 38 The Strongest Eldritch Legion Begins with the Black Goat of the Woods 最强诡团，从森之黑山羊开始 [Succubus] [Evolution] [Ruthless] [Free and Unrestrained] Three years after the strange phenomena began, Lin Hao has spent all that time lying low. At last, he has the chance to evolve the Black Goat to an even higher level… Building the ultimate succubus and evolving without end until he becomes the Lord of the Mysteries: that is Lin Hao’s ultimate goal… 456Reads6.8Score10614d adds
- 39 The Runaway Housewife 逃跑的家庭主妇 At forty, Su Meng was manipulated by her husband into having a second child. Her younger daughter’s birth was an impulsive decision, and the start of a nightmarish life. Standing on the balcony of her home on the eighteenth floor, she suddenly thought that jumping might be the only way to find true release… The loneliness, helplessness, pessimism, despair, and weariness with everything made her realize she was ill, seriously ill. And the only thing that might cure her was to run away… Escape, ge 1kReads—Score10214d adds
- 40 When the Wind Rises Again 风再起时 He is the coldest blade among surgeons, his edge impossible to hide. Once infamous, he was sealed away in a blood-soaked past and thought his life was beyond saving. Now the turmoil has begun anew, and he teeters on the edge of fate. But this time, he is not alone. Someone would stand by his side even against the whole world. I am mired in the mud, yet I still struggle to spread my branches, longing to bloom in the sunlight, because there is warmth there, and you. 302Reads9.5Score10314d adds
- 41 Old Jiang, the Vegetable Grower 种菜的老姜 Old Jiang, the Vegetable Grower —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Notes on Observing Water: A Story About the I Ching and the Tao Te Ching 观水记——一个关于《易经》与《道德经》的故事 Notes on Watching the Water: A Story About the I Ching and the Tao Te Ching —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 One Mountain Range, One River Crossing 山一重，水一重 Love and hate intertwine, hearts pull against each other Sun Pengchun is a successful man with a disability, and he bravely sets out to pursue love. Meng Xinhui is a woman who hides emotional scars deep within. Can she let go of the past and embrace the future? The shadows of the past, unfinished feelings, and three intertwined souls will compose a tangled symphony of love and hate. When obsession meets a love left unfinished, who can cut through the layers of confusion? Where will their fates l 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 The Many Faces of Marriage 婚姻的姿态 Four ways to approach marriage: something you cherish, something you can live with, something you must endure, or something you abandon! How will three women struggling with different marital dilemmas choose their paths and save themselves? Will they rise from the depths and face their problems bravely, give in to despair and give up, or let out a helpless sigh? Choosing a marriage matters. Facing it matters. Making it work matters even more! Lin Yi is an elementary school teacher. Her pregnancy 2Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 45 A Media Veteran's Career Change in a New Era 传媒老兵降维求职记 If you're looking for a job, about to start looking, or planning to switch jobs, this one's for you! This novel is based on real people's experiences of falling into job-hunting traps. It's practically an online job seeker's guide to spotting scams and avoiding pitfalls. Read Tomato Novel and learn how to protect yourself from fraud. It's fun and useful, a win-win. Dong Shizhang and Zong Jinli's media company is on the verge of collapse, and the online loans they took out are coming due. With no 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 In the Eerie World, My Cheat Is Honkai: Star Rail 在诡异世界的我，外挂是崩铁 Ensemble cast + multiple couples + everyone dotes on the heroine + occasional livestreaming + sarcastic commentary The friend she happened to make online turned out to be the Lord God of the horror world!? Luo Ling, a college student who had just graduated and was looking for a job, was chosen to enter a horror game. Her cheat turned out to be Honkai: Star Rail. “Do you want me to uphold the Trailblaze’s will in this world?” Watch her crush villains along the way and create a legend of her own! 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 The Pure Wife Awakens 纯妻觉醒 [Romance]+ [Family and everyday life]+ [Self-awakening and ambition]+ [Urban life] Pure-hearted Liu Zi married Yu Feipeng, a classmate she'd had a crush on for years. She thought their marriage was solid, but her masseuse, Xiao Ling, had her eye on her husband. Yu Feipeng fell deep into Xiao Ling's gentle trap and went out of his way to trample on and humiliate Liu Zi… When Liu Zi finally fought back, she discovered that the pure, innocent flower her husband saw in Xiao Ling was actually filthy 40Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 The Journey to Becoming a Golden-Arhat in Journey to the West 西游之金身罗汉修成记 A careless complaint at the Ling Mountain Assembly got the Arhat of Ease banished to the mortal realm. A chance collision reopened his heavenly eye. A Flower-Fruit Mountain let him gather treasures to his heart's content. Through repeated transmigrations, he casually collected relics from the former dynasty. As he journeyed on, he gradually came to understand his heavenly mission. 35Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 49 My Girlfriend Didn't Reply for Three Minutes, So I Broke Up with Her 女友三分钟不回我消息，我直接分手 My girlfriend didn’t reply to my message for three minutes, so I broke up with her on the spot. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 My Wife Didn't Reply for Three Minutes, So I Divorced Her 女人三分钟不回我消息，我直接离婚 My wife didn’t reply to my message for three minutes, so I divorced her on the spot. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
