Novels like Rising to the Top of the Jianghu in '95
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Rising to the Top of the Jianghu in '95, best match first.
- 151 The Watcher in the Wheat Fields 麦苗田里的守望者 I'll never forget that rainy summer night. The rain had turned the village's dirt roads to mud. One step could sink you in up to your calves. Clutching half a candle, I hurried home, stumbling through the muck, my heart pounding like I had a rabid rabbit inside me. Mom had promised she'd be home before dark, but it was already nine o'clock. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 152 Reborn: Morning Breeze, Evening Glow 重生之晨风慕晚霞 [Anyone who acts as a moral crusader or defender of conventional morality is forbidden from reading this] 99.99% sweet romance, no heartbreak, no brainpower required, just like a fruit-and-yogurt salad. After a car accident, Lu Mingxuan's soul transmigrates into the body of a young man living in the same era. To protect everything he loves, he'll cut through every obstacle and charge ahead, balancing the bonds of career and family! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 153 My Five Years as a Drifter in Guangzhou 广漂的那五年 A detailed look at the five years after college graduation, spent struggling to make a living in the bustling city of Guangzhou. How did a complete novice gradually grow stronger, step by step? As we make our way along the paths of love and career, each of us has a story to tell... After five years of weathering life's hardships, we'll grow stronger at last! It's time to turn the tables!!! A new author with a new book: My Five Years Drifting in Guangzhou. I've got a story. 204Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 154 What Female CEO? That’s My Wife! 什么女总裁？那是我老婆！ [Female CEO] + [Older woman-younger man romance] + [Everyday urban life] Surely you don’t have to give up money just to preserve a little dignity? Lu Yang is a college senior struggling to find a job. He becomes assistant to female CEO Song Siyu. As soon as he joins the company, he gets caught up in a power struggle. Lu Yang and Song Siyu fight side by side and win. Their feelings for each other slowly grow... 49Reads—Score—14d adds
- 155 Hooked on Acupressure 点穴成瘾 A contemporary urban political novel. It may suddenly bring tears to your eyes, then make you burst out laughing. You’ll feel indignant on behalf of the characters and so frustrated your chest aches, only for a sudden twist to lift your spirits. The plot is a thrilling roller-coaster ride. Everything in this story comes from what we see, hear, experience, and realize in real life. You’ll love it! 163Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 156 Body Swap: She Made the First Move 身体交换：是她先主动地 [Body swap]+ [Lighthearted everyday life]+ [No System]+ [Not reborn] Lu Yuan is due to marry his childhood sweetheart next week when he unexpectedly swaps bodies with a heiress worth billions. She's rich, powerful, fair-skinned, and beautiful. He's thoroughly ordinary and a little overconfident. Should they stick to their original lives and go through with the wedding, or let things unfold however they may? Challenges and questions come one after another. And so begins a love story that isn't qu 103Reads6.0Score914d adds
- 157 I Asked You to Inspect a Used Car, Not Upend the Entire Industry Chain 让你验二手车，没让你掀翻产业链 Chen Yan, a used-car inspector, refuses to sign a false report for a flood-damaged accident car and is fired. Then he awakens the ability to see “vehicle medical records,” but it only points out what seems wrong, not the evidence. He must use genuine inspection skills to verify each clue, one by one. Starting with roadside inspections, he builds an independent third-party platform and uncovers a fraud network spanning dealerships, repair shops, and certification platforms. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 158 The Higher-Dimensional Walker 高维行者 [Low-Level Superpowers + Urban Ensemble Cast] At 25, Gao Fei had been drifting through life and lying flat. An accident awakens his ability to cross dimensions, and beneath the surface, turbulent currents begin to swirl. One bizarre, inexplicable incident after another soon follows, shattering his once-peaceful life. See how he handles it... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 159 An Atlas of the Past 往事图鉴 The stories in this book feel as though they happened to people around you. Each one reflects the patterns of fate, and together they form a complete journey through life. The protagonist might be one of your relatives or friends, or perhaps a neighbor. After going through all kinds of upheavals, the protagonist changes in many ways, just as society has changed from 1990 to the present day. Rather than a book of stories, this feels more like someone's thirty-year diary, written by a person close 90Reads9.4Score—14d adds
- 160 A Record of Raising a Good Dog 修勾驯养实录 [Modern Rebirth] [Realistic] [Niche Culture] [Multiple Heroines] The story of one man and several women. The plot has a nice balance of tension and relaxation. Take your time and enjoy! 16.7kReads8.8Score1.6k14d adds
- 161 Offspring of the Mad God 疯神子嗣 A painstaking labor of love by the author of From Bachelor Village to Giant Island: Slaying Gods Along the Way, Yanbo Lianyan [Multiple heroines | ensemble cast | mad supernatural powers | trope subversion] In an age of superpowers, heroes are everywhere. Everyone is fighting to build their strength, grab resources, and chase fame and fortune. Li Feng, reborn in this world with a mythical-grade entropy treasure in hand, faces hellish difficulty from the start, but all he wants is to build a home 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 162 My Stunning 27-Year-Old CEO 我的27岁倾世女总裁 Someone once asked, “What is the meaning of life?” I said, “The meaning of life is that you don’t need to go looking for its ‘meaning.’ We live in this dazzling, bewildering world, beneath oceans of stars and skies full of constellations. Meaning lies in the process of slowly beginning to shine.” Someone else asked, “What about love? What is it?” Love... might put out the light of your star, but someone will always come along to illuminate your world. My name is Zhou Dongli. Through my story, I’ 759Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 163 Invincible Flying Rainbow 飞虹无敌 The Invincible Flying Rainbow: During the reign of the Jianwen Emperor of the Ming dynasty, Prince Yan captured Nanjing, and the Jianwen Emperor fled in haste, disguised as an ordinary man. Sima Chang'an led the seven hundred death warriors under Prince Yan Zhu Di. He was ordered to find and capture Emperor Zhu Yunwen at any cost, to eliminate any future threat. Marquis Sheng Beichuan offered Na Feihong a fortune to help him deal with Sima Chang'an. Three years earlier, Sima Chang'an had killed 19Reads9.5Score—14d adds
- 164 My Beijing Girl 我的北京女孩 A young man with nothing going for him can't move on after a breakup. When he accompanies a friend to Beijing, he encounters new things and new people... His life quietly changes course. What kind of love story will he find as he sets out to reclaim his dream? 127Reads—Score1314d adds
- 165 Siheyuan: My Everyday Life of Protecting My Wife 四合院：护妻日常 1978, Liuxu Alley, Beijing. On the eve of his fifth attempt at the postgraduate entrance exam, factory doctor Lu Yiming rescued a feverish, convulsing girl on a rainy night. The girl’s mother was a widow, known throughout the compound as “Widow Lin.” Her husband was dead, she had a sickly child to raise, and there was barely enough food to get through the day. Lu Yiming treated her, protected her from her former in-laws when they tried to take the child, and stood up for her when the whole compo 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 166 Together Beneath the Clock Flowers 时钟花的相伴 [No System, No Rebirth] + [Everyday Cohabitation] + [One Female Lead] + [Childhood Sweethearts] + [Multiple Perspectives, Ensemble Cast, and Romance] + [Grounded in Reality] Related by blood? Sure, we're a little close, but the Marriage Law allows it!!! Xiang Gu turned twenty-two, and the very next day, on Tong Mengmeng's twenty-second birthday, they got their marriage licenses. Love between childhood sweethearts isn't a matter of falling for each other over time. It's love at first sight, with 13Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 167 I Cursed Out My Boss from the Start, and the System Rewarded Me with a Million 开局怒骂老板，系统奖励一百万 (Everyone who comes in must make a fortune every day) [Lighthearted, slice of life, System, everyday life, no showing off and face-slapping] When Xia Yang's idiotic boss forced him to work overtime yet again, he quit without hesitation, then immediately started berating his boss. He thought he'd have to slowly look for another job, but then he awakened the Life Enjoyment System. What? Insulting his boss from the start earned him a million yuan? What? He could also get a hundred thousand yuan —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 168 Getting Something for Nothing 不捞而获 When 36-year-old divorced “ordinary gold digger” Sun Xiao decides to use a zero-cost “karate” playbook to extract resources from worthwhile men, she must remain coldly rational as she carefully screens each target. Otherwise, her six-million-yuan safety net will eventually run dry. Meanwhile, a deadly game far beyond the limits of her understanding is quietly closing in on the everyday life she thinks is safe: a counter-harvest orchestrated by a true high-level predator. 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 169 Who Taught You to Live Off Women Like This?! 谁教你这么吃软饭的！ After returning to his younger years once again, Lin Huan didn’t want to live off women like he had in his previous life. He wanted to work hard and forge a different path for himself: honorary principal of Yiling Art Studio, president of Huyuan University’s student council, an outstanding young man of Nanwei City... But little by little, Lin Huan realized that no matter how hard he tried, people still seemed determined to call him a kept man! What he found hardest to accept was that he seemed b —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 170 She Said He Would Stay 她说他会在 Tags: urban fantasy, everyday urban life, slow burn, healing, mutual salvation “You can't go.” Gu Yanshu steps in front of her. Looking straight ahead, he says, “I know where she is.” “It's okay. I won't hide anymore.” For a brief moment, as the world suddenly blazes bright, Tan Xia's vision clears. That single glance is etched into her memory. She sees the man before her gouge out his own eyes with his bare hands. “Can you never see again?” He raises a hand and lays his fingers over the bandage 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 171 My Older, Alluring Ex-Wife 我的御姐前妻 [Mature women in their forties + Men in their forties + Marriage and relationships + Striving and business rivalries + Showing off and face-slapping + Heartbreaking romance] Recommended for readers over twenty-five. The story follows a male protagonist who has had two wives: one divorced him, and the other died. A senior company executive returning to single life, he never expected to become a hot commodity among women. In this society, forbidden relationships and extravagant lifestyles are pain 137Reads—Score—14d adds
- 172 In Search of the Sword: I Am Second Under Heaven 寻剑记：我是天下第二 [Invincible plot-driven story + sword cultivator + multiple heroines + high-octane action + passionate jianghu + ruthless killing in the later arcs] With a sword, I’m invincible. Without one, I’m a nobody. I’ll take every famous sword in the world. My master is number one, and I’m number two under heaven. With sword in hand, I roam the jianghu. The righteous and the wicked alike had better stand at attention! Bandits in my way? Wipe them out! A demon in my way? Wipe it out! A corrupt official in —Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 173 I Am Zhang Tianyao of Willow Alley 柳条胡同之我是张天耀 After years of wandering, Zhang Tianyao finally returned to his hometown. He was a boy who had forged a steely backbone at a martial arts school, a top student who always ranked first, and someone who could cradle a guitar and sing until the evening breeze broke. But as soon as he stepped through his family's door, he got a cold shock: the people who had abducted him years ago were still out there, and they had already laid a vast trap. He was ambushed at a construction site, a sand quarry was t 139Reads6.3Score514d adds
- 174 The One Who Was Ten Years Late 慢十年的人 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 175 Shen Shengyi: The Death Bird 沈胜衣·死亡鸟 [For Readers Who Finished Gu Long and Want to Read Huang Ying] [The Shen Shengyi Tales] A story from the Shen Shengyi series, a new-school wuxia novel: In “The Bird of Death,” Shen Shengyi and Yangzhou’s famous constable Cha Si encounter a strange bird on their way back to the city after solving a case. Its behavior is suspicious, and it attacks first. When the two strike its wings, they feel as though they have hit iron or stone. The bird escapes by flying into a deep ravine, leaving behind a b 322Reads9.4Score—14d adds
- 176 Nightmare: The Road to Revenge 梦魇：复仇路 All right, let's let the truth go no further. Li Zheng's predicament and inner turmoil, and his and his sister's faltering journey of revenge, haunted by nightmares, are already complicated and painful enough. We don't need to dig any deeper. We only need to respect his feelings and choices. Everyone has their own story and fate. Some truths may never be fully revealed, and some questions may never have perfect answers. But that doesn't keep us from understanding, empathizing with, and supportin 5Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 177 The Intelligence King of Shanghai: My System Takes Weekends Off 沪市情报王：我的系统周末双休 [The reviews are just coming in, so the rating is a little low, but there are 8,000 words a day! Read without worry!] [If your System sent you three tips on time every weekday, what would you do?] [What? You’re asking why the System doesn’t send tips on weekends? Because the System has weekends off!] On the first day of term, Zhou Ye found a Qianlong Tongbao coin in his dorm room, and his life was transformed from that moment on. [Today’s tip 1: The winning number at the welcome party is 047. Wi 3.5kReads6.3Score35314d adds
- 178 My Girlfriend Is Such a Drama Queen 我的女友是戏精 Gu Yan, a self-disciplined investment banker, has spent his whole life putting data first and being so rational he’s practically rigid. He’s lived like a perfectly precise clock, only to fall for the theatrical Su Xiaoye and completely lose his cool! A legendary scene unfolds at their blind date: Su Xiaoye arrives half an hour late, assumes her date has already left, flops down on the sofa, and starts scrolling through her phone. She sends a voice message complaining, "The guy my mom set me up w 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 179 It Begins with Wutong 从梧桐开始 Four years of wind swept through the plane trees. Jiang Ye and Zhai Xincheng's meeting was the beginning of a perfect love, with both of them choosing each other. Jiang Ye cast off his hidden brilliance and used the wisdom he had gained from being reborn to build a thriving campus business. He overcame one obstacle after another, yet always saved his tenderness for Zhai Xincheng, protecting her and staying by her as she grew. With her cool, composed air, Zhai Xincheng devoted herself to finance 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 180 Her Moon, Her Light 她的月亮，她的光 Main story: “Little Sister, What Are You Trying to Do?” No N+1; one-on-one romance; pure love; everyday life; mellow pace; little-sister romance; healing When Lin Wan was six, she was brought into the Lin family, looking like a drenched kitten. She wouldn’t let anyone touch her, but clung tightly to the hem of seven-year-old Lin Xu’s shirt. That one clutch lasted a lifetime. Later, the neighborhood’s little ringleader grew into a quiet, taciturn young man. His teachers said he was hard to approa 204Reads—Score10014d adds
- 181 I Just Inherited a Chinese Medicine Clinic, and Picked Up a Ghost Empress 刚继承中医馆，捡来个厉鬼女帝 Freshly freed from the blessings of “996,” Gu Nian inherits the shabby Chinese medicine clinic his grandfather left behind. He thinks he can lie flat and live an easy life as a quackish miracle doctor, coasting on his family’s traditional skills. But on opening night, a [stunning female ghost, menacing and overflowing with yin energy] floats into the treatment room! Just as he thinks he’s doomed, he realizes that she seems... not to be the sharpest tool in the shed. Gu Nian sighs and hands her a 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 182 Carrying Wine 载酒 [Martial arts + low fantasy + no transmigration + no System] [The martial world + the imperial court + political intrigue + ensemble cast] In the stories told by the storytellers, the martial world is home to those who stand unrivaled in martial arts, those who can settle any matter under heaven with a single sword, those who are so compassionate they would suffer in place of all living things, those who dominate the nineteen lines of the board and boast that they would spare Heaven a single mov 55Reads—Score—14d adds
- 183 In Search of Happiness 寻找幸福 This story follows three close friends and the ups and downs of their marriages and family lives. No matter what hardships they face, they keep searching for happiness in their own ways. How will each of their stories end? 4Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 184 Reborn in the Modern World, and Now They're Coming After Me 重生回现代，她们追过来了 [Multiple heroines + women pursue the man + Japanese girl + rebirth + parallel fictional world + slice of life + sweet romance] Reborn in 2014, Lin Hua is still Lin Hua. He just has memories from his previous life, when he transmigrated to the Republican era. This world has changed in a few ways. He never took the college entrance exam in his previous life, yet Lin Hua is now reborn right in the examination hall. His ex-wife and his secret crush, who transmigrated to the Republican era and were 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 185 I Used a Criminal Investigation System to Clear My Mother's Name 我用刑侦系统为母翻案 Twelve years after my mother was wrongly killed, I received the pocket watch she had mailed me. It lets me see every lie, and has made me the number-one target of an entire criminal organization. —Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 186 In This Life, the School Belle Is Chasing After Me 今世，沦为校花倒追我 [Lighthearted comedy]+ [Face-slapping]+ [Campus belle]+ [Everyday life]+ [Business]+ [Not mindless wish fulfillment] Chen Yang gets a second chance at life on the first night after the college entrance exams. This time, he will live differently: carefree, but always levelheaded. He'll leave behind those who aren't worth it and reunite with those who truly love him. To everyone who once mocked, belittled, or betrayed him: are you ready to be put in your place? If you're wrong, admit it. If you lo —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 187 Poisonous Chain 毒连环 [For Readers Who Finished Gu Long and Want to Read Huang Ying] [The Great Illusory Heaven Tales: Poisonous Chain] A new-school wuxia novel: In “Poisonous Chain,” Jin Manlou poisoned Shui Guanyin, and Shui Guanyin poisoned Hu Xiang. But Hu Xiang did not poison Jin Manlou. It was Liu Sanfeng who poisoned Jin Manlou. The chain of poison was broken because Liu Sanfeng was one link too many. Nothing that coincidental has ever happened in this world. Perhaps it will one day. Who knows? 19Reads9.3Score—14d adds
- 188 Borrowed Dignity, Then She Lost It 借来的体面，然后她弄丢了 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 189 My Girlfriend Dumped Me? I Turned Around and Won Over Her Gorgeous Best Friend 女友抛弃我？反手泡走她校花闺蜜 [Relatively realistic / urban romance / not a power fantasy / multiple female leads / not a harem] After Yang Zixuan is dumped unilaterally by his icy, unattainable dream girl, Lin Shuyue, he unexpectedly unlocks the bizarre trait of being a “romance-repellent”: On the day his ex, Lin Shuyue, gets married, he brings someone along and pretends she's his new girlfriend, only to discover that the wedding is fake, but the way she looks at him is real. His sharp-tongued friend Xia Yan scolds him whil —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 190 From the Start, I Confess to the School Beauty, and the Comeback System Arrives Early 开局表白校花，逆袭系统来早了 [Lighthearted daily life] + [Multiple heroines] + [Middle-Aged Comeback System] + [Campus] Come on, man! The college entrance exams are over, and I just confessed to my first love. I’d only just taken my childhood sweetheart’s soft, fair hand when this Comeback System thing showed up. What the heck? [At thirty-six, your marriage has failed. Standing at a crossroads in your life, you remember the decision you made as a teenager that you would regret for the rest of your life. If you’d known thing 14Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 191 Office Politics: A Pay Cut Comes Knocking 职场：降薪来敲门 The day Li Da received notice of a pay cut, he also found out that his wife was cheating on him. See how he turns his career around after this double blow, with beautiful women by his side...! This is a work of realistic fiction. 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 192 After We Broke Up, I Took the Campus Belle on a Trip in My G-Wagon and Got Rich 分手后，我开大G带校花旅游暴富 [Tycoon + multiple heroines + power fantasy + travel + lighthearted + travel check-ins + border tour] The summer vacation of his freshman year had just begun when his girlfriend insisted on breaking up with him in a hotel room. “I want gold necklaces and designer handbags, but all you give me are plush toys that cost a few dozen yuan.” Li Yi unexpectedly awakened the Border Tour Tycoon System! A real tycoon, not a fake one! Two million yuan in startup funds appeared instantly as an advance from 33Reads—Score714d adds
- 193 Restarting the Journey of Love: Women After Divorce 重启爱之旅：离婚后的女人们 Zhang Ziyun had always looked down on people who got divorced. Then he caught his wife cheating, and got divorced himself. Government officials, community directors, teachers, clothing-store owners, and other women began entering his life... Amid the endless bustle of the world, as he chose and was chosen, he worked hard and built a modest career while still holding on to hope for marriage. After a series of twists and turns, he finally found the happiness meant for him in this lifetime among th —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 194 The Supreme Path of the Strange 太上诡途 Lu Da wakes up one morning to find that the world has changed. It doesn’t feel like he’s transmigrated or been reborn. Instead, the whole world has become strange. While he thinks he’s going crazy and starts seeking treatment, he discovers that the supernatural abilities from his memories really exist in this world, and opens the door to another terrifying realm: the Entropy Realm. Faced with Five Elements arts, mystical cultivation techniques for refining qi, ghost-driving incantations, and ten 3Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 195 Standing Tall: An Entrepreneur’s Memoir 鼎立：一个创业者的自述 Female readers can dive in without worry. You won't be disappointed. Guys can dive in without worry too. You definitely won't be disappointed. If you're tired of far-fetched fantasies, then this story was made for you. This tale of entrepreneurship is the coming-of-age story of a thirty-year-old man. This practical business guide is a living textbook on human nature. This is the story of a struggling wage slave. This is a story about men and women. 2013 was a golden age for adventurers. One step —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 196 The Bloodied Wraith 碧血幽灵 [After Gu Long, read Huang Ying] [The Shen Shengyi Chronicles: The Ghost of Biyu] A new-school wuxia novel: The Ghost of Biyu. One day, while Long Qiyun is out, he meets a monk who calls himself the Faceless Mage and claims he can travel to and from the underworld. The monk’s face is bizarre, a blank expanse without eyebrows, eyes, nose, or mouth. He tells Long Qiyun that his sins are so grave he must leave his estate, or the ghosts there will not let him go. Within three years, he says, ghostly 57Reads9.3Score—14d adds
- 197 Martial Sects: This Man Knows No Bounds 宗武：此人无法无天 My new work is here! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 198 Back from the Military, and You're Rising Through the Ranks? 转业回来，你一路高升？ After leaving the army, Hong Chuanlin plunges headfirst into the pit of trouble that is Qingxi Town. Floods must be prevented, disputes settled, the accounts are a mess, and the people are divided. From the start, he’s been dealt a terrible hand, surrounded by fog on all sides. Since gentle persuasion doesn’t work, he’ll do things by military rules! He audits the books and roots out corruption, breaking the deadlock with an iron fist. When pressure comes from above, he stands his ground and re 104Reads—Score—14d adds
- 199 The Corporate World: Mergers and Acquisitions 职场铭之并购江湖 (Workplace intrigue + business rivalry + workplace romance + turning one's life around) In Modu, you dream of owning a spacious home, driving a nice car, and having a beautiful, gracious partner. But you're just an ordinary office worker, an ordinary accountant. What can you do? The protagonist, Ren Jiaming, is in the same boat. Yet through luck and his own hard work, he weathers the deceit and rivalry of the business world and the ups and downs of romance, inching closer to that life day by day 161Reads—Score—14d adds
- 200 A Humble Family's Road to Success 寒门青云 Tang Lin, a retired special forces soldier codenamed “Reaper’s Eye,” returns to city life. By a stroke of luck, his new female boss hires him as her personal driver. From then on, his career takes off, and within a few years he becomes a dazzling, top-tier rising star... 6.2kReads8.5Score92114d adds
