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.
- 151 The Sassy Sister and Her Rascally Husband 飒姐,痞夫 A female surgeon and a male psychologist find their way to each other. At their first meeting, he lets himself into her home and says, “You take care of the outside, and I'll take care of the inside.” She is bold and spirited, but carries hidden wounds. He is a roguish ray of sunshine who openly warms and heals her. You head west to conquer, while I rely on Nan; we seem completely mismatched, going in opposite directions. He had loved her for a long time, through all the days no one knew about. 397Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 152 The Texas Underworld 德州江湖 A tale of hooligans in Dezhou, Shandong, China? No. A tale of gangsters in Texas, USA? No. Texas hold 'em? Getting warmer. There are no miraculous gambling skills, no tense showdowns at the poker table, and no underdog comeback story. All there is is a poker table and the assortment of people around it: cops, businessmen, spies, brothers, high-ranking officials, lovers, and lowlifes. The worlds of money, power, loyalty, and love are all deadly. They aren't gambling on cards. They're gambling on 343Reads—Score—14d adds
- 153 It's Only Fifty 不过是五十而已 An inspirational, unyielding story of midlife crisis, workplace struggles, bank managers and tellers, married life, and everyday urban life. This book tells the story of Huang Wenxue, a bank manager facing a midlife crisis. She is at that awkward age when she is considered too old to find a new job, yet still too young to retire. How will she answer the unavoidable questions surrounding her career, marriage, family, children, and caring for her aging parents? Even in middle age, even when confro 432Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 154 Chang'an Road Is Long 长安路远 [Urban daily life + romance + campus + friendship + work + emotional journey] Lin Da cherishes friendship, loves life, and longs for a beautiful future. He had a wonderful childhood and a colorful youth, and chose the love he wanted. Then, for the sake of making a living, he went far from home to work, and before he knew it, half his life had passed... Every encounter in life is part of its journey, and every encounter brings another story... 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 155 Young Master, This Time You Can Finally Forget Your Ex 太子爷,这回终于可以忘记前女友 [A cold-faced, devoted young master vs. a beautiful, clever top student] [The substitute takes her place + brothers turn against each other + the real and fake heiresses] Before her biological parents found her, Shang Yanchi went by another name. This one seemed to bring her good luck. The fake heiress schemed to steal her place, but she took the fake heiress’s arranged-marriage match without even breaking a sweat. The love meant for her was delayed, but it came at last! 175Reads—Score—14d adds
- 156 Just for a Paltry Ten Billion, My Best Friend Actually!!! 为了区区百亿,闺蜜居然!!! [Mystery and horror + strong female lead + urban oddities + satisfying twists + impostors] My best friend stole my face and inherited my hundred-billion fortune. I became a wanted criminal, forced to watch as she killed my father. I plunged a knife into her throat. The blood that spilled was green. It turned out my best friend wasn't human. She was an “impostor.” The Federation says I can identify them. They sent me to stand guard at the border at night. Every night, “people” come knockin 23Reads—Score114d adds
- 157 His Insatiable Desire, Her Ordeal 他的欲壑,她的劫难 Shen Yu risked her life to give birth to a son. Seven years later, Qiao Feng still cheated on her. Shen Yu’s best friend, Du Xiaoyun, had gradually found peace of mind in her sexless marriage. She asked Shen Yu, who had decisively divorced: If that woman hadn’t seduced him, would he have betrayed your marriage? He would. Why? Because he has no principles… A person with no principles when it comes to marriage will never be faithful to it. Does marriage require fidelity? It does. Getting married 2.1kReads8.1Score16214d adds
- 158 The Caregiver Who Came to Repay a Debt 还债的保姆 Yan Yan had always lived a pampered life, but when her husband was in a car accident, everything fell into hardship. She spent all her savings and racked up a mountain of debt. Their two children needed money for school, and her husband required ongoing treatment. With no one to turn to, she went alone to the big city to find work and earn a living. 67Reads—Score114d adds
- 159 Soliloquy in a Floating World 浮世独白 A major serial murder and cannibalism case: the killer struck four times over two months, leaving five dead and two seriously injured. The killer was utterly inhuman, forcing each victim to eat the flesh of the previous victim. Investigators examined all four crime scenes but found only two identical footprints. Victim Wu Tong survived, but damage to her brain and nerves from excessive sevoflurane and halothane left her unable to communicate normally. The only survivor able to provide the police 102Reads—Score—14d adds
- 160 Look Out! The Hamster Girl Protagonist Is Surrounded 危!小仓鼠女主被包围啦 [Coming of Age + Healing + Everyone’s Favorite + Fantasy] Peng Yuxin is a student at Gallidon University, working hard and growing throughout her studies. Wait, what’s going on? Why is everyone looking at her so strangely? The cool, top-ranking student. The gentle older girl. The gloomy, clingy girl. What, a rift in space and time? And even her own little fox is a handsome man! 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 161 Heartache 心灵之痛 Heartache 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 162 Spring Dawn in a Small Village 小村春晓 Li Village is backward in its thinking, with deeply entrenched male chauvinism and a strong preference for sons over daughters. Women have low status, and village rules forbid them from taking husbands into their families. As a result, families without sons are effectively left without descendants and must also endure many forms of unfair treatment. Li Guoqing used to work at an arts and crafts factory in the city. Later, he returned to the village and became its head. With the help of his wife, 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 163 A Love Triangle in Marriage 婚姻里的三角恋 [Contemporary realistic fiction + the married life of ordinary people in Beijing + love triangles in marriage + real struggles] Bai Xue and Wang Yang are a young married couple living in Beijing. Wang Yang is a typical “phoenix man,” a country boy who made it big in the city. After ten years of marriage, he cheats on her. After they divorce, Bai Xue meets another man, and her new life begins… What makes this book special: A woman faces betrayal in her marriage, but after the hardship comes 1.6kReads8.8Score15414d adds
- 164 A Trap Within a Trap, a Lie Within a Lie 局中局,骗中骗 Greed grows in people’s hearts, and scams can find their way through any opening. No one is born lucky or immune to being deceived. The only reason you haven’t fallen into a trap is that you haven’t yet encountered one designed specifically for you. Desire is the bait, weakness is the opening. As long as greed remains, there will always be a scam waiting to draw you in. 2.2kReads8.3Score25714d adds
- 165 Panpan, I Love You. You Need to Know That 盼盼,我爱你,你要知道 Chang Panpan was born in 1989 in a village in northern China. She studied hard, but still couldn't escape having to retake the college entrance exam. After a year of preparation, she was admitted to a Project 211 university in Beijing, where she met Wu Xiaoyang and continued to grow... 92Reads—Score—14d adds
- 166 Reborn with 1.87 Million in Debt 187W负债重生 Chen Mo is a Beijing guy who used to have it good. Then the pandemic hit, his business went under, and he wound up buried in debt, including online loans. The collection calls came more reliably than his alarm clock. He thought his life was pretty much over. But guess what? Someone was willing to pay for his “experience of failure.” Turns out, taking that fall landed him a whole new line of work. Where were these people when he needed them before? This is a story about digging yourself out from 9Reads—Score114d adds
- 167 I Somehow Got My Hands Around My Career and My Treacherous Wife 一不小心,拿捏职场和背叛夫人 His wife betrayed him, then joined forces with others to take Chen Sijie’s life. Heaven gives Chen Sijie a chance to be reborn. This time, he will build a successful career and have beautiful women by his side, while taking down workplace bullies and He Qianqian, the woman who betrayed him. 739Reads—Score10214d adds
- 168 The Internet Takes the World by Storm 网事成风 She was born in the 1980s and sent away to be fostered soon after birth. Her greatest childhood hope was to live with her parents. She spends her life healing from her childhood wounds. After enduring one heartbreak after another, she finally finds the right person. This is a healing story, but it is not a clean romance. Read with caution if that bothers you. 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 169 Compendium of Materia Medica 本草纲录 Wang Yue, the third prince of An, receives instruction from a master in a dream and becomes a peerless strategist and warrior. He keeps a low profile and loves traveling among the people. Every journey brings him great rewards: talented followers, a beautiful wife, and the destruction of a million enemies with a laugh. 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 170 Overnight, the Uncle's Life Bounced Back from Rock Bottom 一夜之间,大叔的生活触底反弹 Gao Weiguo, a middle-aged man born in the 1970s, had thought he would retire from his insurance company in quiet mediocrity. Little did he know that an opportunity that suddenly came his way would completely change his life… 3.9kReads8.7Score30714d adds
- 171 The Bad Girl Won't Redeem Herself 渣女不洗白 Whose youth is free of scars? Who hasn’t smiled while crying inside? But flowers bloom beyond the mountain, and beautiful scenery stretches beyond every hurdle! Life is precious, so don’t waste it! To those of us who never got to be young properly back then! “Why are you here?” “Because I know my girl wants to try flying. And I want her to know that I’ve never been a cage keeping her from spreading her wings. I’m the tree she can always come home to, the safe harbor where she can rest, and the p 159Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 172 The Invisible Blade 无形的刀刃 In this restless world, people seem eager to voice their opinions on everything. They pay too much attention to others and forget to focus on their own lives. Those incessant displays of excessive concern and so-called positive energy in the name of justice have become the sharpest knives, killing young people one by one in the darkness. Those young people question themselves and feel anxious in the night, wondering what they did wrong. In truth, they did nothing wrong! And what have those who a 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 173 First Love? Who Cares! The Chinese Teacher Has Big Plans 初恋算个屁,语文老师要干大事 (No System, no golden finger, no being reborn, just slow growth) After getting back together with her first love, being smacked by a parent, and getting stabbed by her own boyfriend, she lost the ability to have children. Then, after finishing her graduate school entrance exams, her mother died unexpectedly. Xia Shinan decided, “First love can go to hell. Building a career and making big money are what matter most!” Xia Shinan (a pun on “born female”), a 26-year-old woman, comes from a family t 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 174 Summer Tangerine Through the Seasons 夏橘的春夏秋冬 On a bright morning, a girl named Xia Ju transferred to a new school. Teacher: “Gu Bei, she’ll be your new deskmate from now on.” The boy nodded. Xia Ju looked at him. He was an exceptionally handsome boy. From that day on, the two of them were never apart again. A sweet romance from school days to the wedding aisle. 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 175 Non-Artificial Intelligence 非人工智能 Not Artificial Intelligence 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 176 Building an Immortal Clan of Longevity, Starting with Foolish Old Man Moves Mountains 从愚公移山开始缔造长生仙族 Zhou Huai transmigrated, becoming a locust tree on a mountain. He thought he would spend an uneventful life as a tree. But one day, a man nearly ninety years old showed up on the mountain and made an outrageous declaration as soon as he opened his mouth. "I will join you in doing all I can to level the hills, clear a path to the south of Yu and reach the southern bank of the Han, then carry the earth and stones and trees to the end of the Bohai Sea, north of Hidden Earth. What do you say?" The F 394Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 177 The Wife’s Mask 妻子的假面 His wife slips out to hotels and bars late at night. After looking into it, he discovers that beneath her gentle, virtuous exterior, she is hiding many secrets. After unmasking his wife, what should he do next... (P.S. No golden finger or supernatural abilities in this book, just the most genuine emotions.) 1.2kReads6.9Score10014d adds
- 178 Died by the River 逝于江河 Two years into their marriage, Meng Ran became pregnant with Yang Peng's child, but something about it all felt wrong. Those choices that seemed so firm were really just hesitant attempts to weigh the pros and cons. “How wonderful it is to be young” was nothing but an illusion. We all once held lofty dreams, but now we live ignobly. Can Meng Ran and Yang Peng clear away the fog, cross the wilderness, and make a steady passage into the real world? Or are they headed for ruin? 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 179 I’m No Monster, I’m His Salvation 我不是怪物,我是祂的救赎 “Don’t be afraid. I’ll take you home.” In an age when the paranormal has returned, I’m classified as an S-rank dangerous host, with the “Eldritch God,” the source of world-ending destruction, sealed inside me. I carefully conceal my power, pretending I’m just an ordinary spirit tamer with a bit of good luck. Until the day I save the only person willing to come near me, crushing the indescribable Eldritch God with my bare hands. In the global livestream, I look like a god and a demon, while she c 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 180 Those of Us Who Don’t Want to Go to Work 不想上班的我们 There are three protagonists in this story: a young man who only wants to open a bar, a young woman who drops out of school to become a livestreamer, and me, someone who always played by the rules but eventually became thoroughly disillusioned with office life. This is a story about a group of young people, just like you and me in our youth. We don't want to go to work, but society beats us down and grinds us into the floor. After enduring hardship, a band of little good-for-nothings rises up to 608Reads—Score10014d adds
- 181 When Daylight Ends, the Killing Begins 昼尽而杀 Hong Kong, 1994. Three kingpins, two gangs, police officers, wealthy businessmen, officials, the media, hostesses, assassins, and ordinary people are all caught up in power struggles amid the surging tides of the times. No one can escape, and no one can hide. Fate is never in our own hands. Whether your eyes are open or shut, when night falls, people die. 33Reads—Score—14d adds
- 182 The Chinese Bodyguard 国产保镖 54Reads6.3Score87714d adds
- 183 A Gentle Breeze Under Clear Skies: 云淡风轻: Yang Xiaoyun, formerly known as Su Xiaoyun, had just graduated from high school when her adoptive parents tried to force her into marriage. After making a successful escape, she arrived in Huangdu, a major international metropolis, where she began a new life. 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 184 The Birth of a World 诞界降临 Ji He, an orphan fleeing famine, wanders into Ping Shui Town by chance. There, she reads a collection of stories whose protagonist, He Qingyun, says that he was reborn. Later, Ji He discovers that no one in town can read... (No romance, slow burn, ❌ supernatural oddities, ❌ rebirth, ❌ transmigration, not traditional fantasy) 97Reads—Score814d adds
- 185 Apricots Beneath the Flames of War 烽火栓杏 The 1930s: a turbulent and unsettled era. The extraordinary story of a remarkable woman, who weaves her own spectacular life. Join the author as we open the door to that tumultuous age through a unique perspective. 42Reads—Score—14d adds
- 186 Finding True Love Inside and Outside Marriage in Midlife 人到中年婚姻内外寻找真爱 Yang Duo is a flower in full bloom. Though she’s forty, she’s still young and beautiful. A woman in pursuit of true love, she yearns for romance and has spent her life exploring and experiencing it. A passionate love affair that nearly cost her life in her youth, a joyless marriage in middle age, and an unexpected encounter outside her marriage: whenever she falls for someone, she loves with wild abandon and suffers heartbreak that tears her apart. Her three close friends have very different l 638Reads8.7Score10114d adds
- 187 Her Secret Thoughts: A Young Man’s Hidden Diary in a Small Village 致她的心事:小村青年的隐秘日记 No formulaic plot | Not a wish-fulfillment novel | Realistic fiction | Zhou Zhiqiang grows up amid poverty and chaos in her birth family, with her father instilling in her the survival rule that “you have to please people to survive.” She gets into college and lands a job at a bank. A well-off man, Ke Qingyan, pursues her, but as the truth about her family comes out, she gradually loses her self-respect and her relationship. Later, burdened with debt, she returns to her hometown and, under he 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 188 Exiled to the Edge: The Butterfly That Saved Civilization 末位放逐:拯救文明的那只蝴蝶 [Sci-Fi] [Post-Apocalyptic] [Grassroots Female Lead] [Dystopian] [Reincarnation] [Wild Imagination] Thank you so much, dear readers, for your support and encouragement! I won't abandon this novel or leave it unfinished. I'm working hard on new chapters. ٩(˃̶͈̀௰˂̶͈́)و I've got plenty of chapters saved up, and I promise to finish the story! [Reading Tips] 1. This is a dystopian story about the growth of a woman from the lowest ranks of society. 2. The plot is tightly interwoven, and I won't change 164Reads—Score—14d adds
- 189 At Memory's End, the Lost Road Home 记忆之末,迷惘归途 (Dark suspense) + (memory erasure) + (a multi-path skill system), with a fresh setting. (Also known as Crimson Illusion: I Use Strategy to Break the Cycle.) Please, read a few more chapters. Once the story gets going, it’s amazing. The early chapters are just setup 😭😭😭 A pristine prison of illusions, a crimson ruler of reality, yesterday repeating without end, and a future stretching beyond the horizon. With his memories constantly crumbling, his pact hiding a betrayal, and reality shrouded in m 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 190 I Love You Through Every Storm 风雨无阻我爱你 Pure Love vs. The Ultimate Test of Human Nature Xu Zhixin is an overlooked nobody in the modern workplace. Then she meets Mo Yanhao, a handsome, devoted, domineering CEO. They keep trending online, all because someone is determined to stop them from getting their happily-ever-after. The grudges and tangled history between the older generation shape the fate of those who come after them. Rivals become sisters, lovers get to stay together, yet biological sisters cannot tolerate each other’s existe 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 191 Old Liu and His Daughter 老刘和他的女儿 Lao Liu is an ordinary, down-and-out farmer with nothing to be proud of. But his ideas about raising his children are completely at odds with the mainstream. After 18 years of perseverance, his daughter has given him his proudest reason of all. Is he happy or unfortunate? Everyone probably has their own answer. 504Reads—Score—14d adds
- 192 The Legend of the Top Salesperson 销冠传奇 No connections, only a shadow. But competition cannot be stopped. In an age when there are too many people chasing too few opportunities, you have to compete constantly to claim your share of the resources, with no end in sight... 1.2kReads8.9Score10714d adds
- 193 A Hundred Ghosts on the Road 百诡行 As long as you're alive, there's hope! Only then dare you hope! Keep living, Ren Ping'an. Live at all costs! Live on, bearing everything! As long as you're here, hope remains! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 194 No Mercy for the World 不赦人间 For the first twenty years of her life, Chen Qingxing lived by one rule: never count on a miracle. When someone else took the spot she had earned as a student in need, and her part-time wages were withheld, she signed a harsh sponsorship agreement. Her benefactor would pay for her to finish college, and after graduation, she would repay the debt with a marriage of convenience. There was no romance involved. It was a deal with a clearly marked price. She relied on careful calculations to plan eve 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 195 My Five Sisters Raised Me, So I Bought Each of Them a House 五个姐姐养大我,我送每人一套房 When I was seven, Mom and Dad were gone. My five older sisters took turns raising me. The eldest dropped out of school to work a sewing machine. The second scavenged rotten vegetables at the market. The third earned money competing in tournaments. The fourth never had an entry labeled “for herself” in her ledger. The fifth cut off her long braids and sold them for eight yuan to pay my tuition. Chen Zi'en lived next door. He was the school bully, feared by everyone. He'd never lost a fight, but 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 196 Scholar or Tyrant: Who Can Have a Good Life? 学霸和枭雄,什么人能过上好日? (Dual male leads. Period story. Urban.) One is a poor scholar, the other a big shot in the underworld. They struggle for fifty years. What does it take to live a good life? And what is a good life? 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 197 The Woman Who Couldn’t Be Caged 困不住的她 Pei Xiaocao is someone who refuses to follow the usual path. Along the road of life, she has erased everything she was supposed to do. Her life follows no one else’s rules. She believes only in her own! 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 198 Apocalypse Sisters: The Evil Gemini 末日姐妹花:邪恶双子星 [Apocalypse + twins + powerful female lead + supernatural invasion + divinely granted abilities + base-building + seemingly innocent but secretly ruthless + comedy + child of destiny + no romance] A thunderous crash splits the sky, and Shi Tang makes her dazzling entrance! She’d planned to stand on a tree amid the celestial omens, staging a dramatic scene of the apocalypse beginning and the heroine making her entrance, just to show off in spectacular fashion. She never imagined the thunder overh 2.1kReads—Score48314d adds
- 199 A Thousand Lifetimes Repeated: A Dreamlike Night Tale of the Seven Realms 千世迭还:七界留梦幻夜谭 [Travel Between Two Worlds + Unrequited Feelings Without a Fixed Couple + Superpower Progression] A light ensemble cast. Fantasy elements in another world, with counterparts in both worlds. Note: The female lead initially disguises herself as a man. Her identity is revealed early, before a third of the story. Why had nobody ever told her that, despite being born in a world of high magic and powerful martial arts, she would be bound to a favorability System like one in a dating game?! When she 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 200 My Stories of Macau's Stormy Underworld 我的澳门风云故事 Once you've been to Macau, it's yours for life! What kind of city is A-Ma-Gau? Why are so many people obsessed with it? What kind of tumultuous life awaits a naive young woman who ventures into Macau alone? Here, stories unfold every day, and miracles happen every day. In these most authentic stories, you'll see human nature at its rawest, the most insatiable desires, and the cheapest emotions. Welcome to my life in Macau. 26kReads8.9Score1.7k14d adds
















































