Novels like Temporary Contract
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Temporary Contract, best match first.
- 101 Step by Step into Love: Rekindling an Old Flame 步步惊情之再续前缘 In the modern day, Yin Zheng mistakes Lan Lan for Zhang Xiao, whom he first met long ago. Through a series of misunderstandings, Zhang Xiao loses her memory and becomes entangled with Kang Sihan. In the end, everything is turned upside down like a great cosmic reversal, the misunderstandings are cleared up, and everyone ends up with the right person. Yin Zheng and Zhang Xiao, Kang Sihan and Lan Lan, Kang Siyu and the Princess, Huang Di and Ling Dang The Princess’s death has always been something 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 102 Love That Burns to the Bone 炙爱蚀骨 Rong Jingtian, president of the Rong Group, encounters a girl who looks just like his wife, Jiang Xianya, on the eighteenth anniversary of her death... Because of the words Mrs. Rong spoke before she died, “We’ll meet again in eighteen years,” Rong Jingtian is utterly convinced that the girl, Jian Ya, is his wife, Jiang Xianya. “Yaya... You’re finally back...” Rong Jingtian’s eyes instantly turned bloodshot. His voice caught as he spoke through his tears. In her shock, Jian Ya was pulled into a 9Reads—Score105Shelves
- 103 Tales of the Old White Jade River 白玉河旧事录 Also known as The Monster Who Works as a Forensic Pathologist Among Humans Please Note Two male leads, powerful leads, criminal investigations, mystery and suspense. If you want to enjoy a pleasant vacation in Yanjiang City, please observe the following rules: 1. If you find a suspicious, unidentified object by the riverbank, call the police immediately and leave it to them. 2. Yanjiang City is built in the mountains, and the terrain is rugged. If you see an abandoned hospital in the mountains 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 104 A Star Falls to Earth: The Little Outcast Slays Her Way Through the Weird Realm 星落凡尘：小可怜在诡界杀疯了 [Power Fantasy + Ensemble Cast + Healing and Redemption + Sweet Side Couples + Subverting Tropes + Supernatural Invasion] I, the Heavenly Court's “Princess in Charge,” am so fearsome even the high gods give me a wide berth. I slap people at the slightest provocation, and my temper is famous throughout the Three Realms. Tired of the Heavenly Court's fake pleasantries, I got a human-world experience pass and planned to go down there for a wild time, then return to my post satisfied and happy. Who —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 105 The Heavenly Dao Is Unfair, So I’ll Set Things Right 天道不公由我来平 Also known as [Taboo Breaker of the Heavenly Dao]. I can’t afford to change the name just yet, sob! [The early plot is pretty bad. You’ll only understand what the book is really about if you keep reading] [Invincible from the start + no female lead + comedy + villain protagonist + two male leads + foreshadowing + slow burn] [Either don’t read this book, or read it seriously] [There is a System, but it’s not really a System] [There’s a lot of foreshadowing and twists] “Do you know why I gave you —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 106 The Divine Realm 寰神界 In the beginning, when Hongmeng first opened and heaven and earth had yet to divide, the energy of Xuanhuang gave birth to all things. The universe was vast, its stars brilliant. One person stood in the void, his form hidden in clouds and mist. His name was kept secret, not out of modesty, but because his might was like a rainbow piercing the sun. No one dared call it lightly. He had once roamed the highest heavens and traversed countless worlds, looking down on all the heroes. Yet he was as lon —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 107 Fragrant Through the Seasons 四时芳 When others transmigrate, they start with a powerful family and influential backing. But when she transmigrated, she arrived clutching three burdensome children and nearly lost her life to an arrow shot by a wastrel at the hunting grounds! The arrow pointed straight at her younger brother, with life and death hanging by a thread. To save Jun Sheng, she promised to brew wine for the Fourth Young Master, gambling on this one chance at survival to fight for a sliver of a future for herself. A wom 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 108 Transmigrated? Watch Me Defy Fate and Change My Destiny 穿越？看我如何逆天改命 [Period Setting + Transmigration + Pocket Dimension + No Saintly Female Lead + No Romance] Twenty-five-year-old Lin Zhaoyue transmigrates to the winter of 1943, only to find herself in the body of an eight-year-old child, nearly frozen to death by the roadside. Luckily, a young couple takes her in, and she thinks she’s landed in a rural life story set in a bygone era. She clears land and farms, stockpiles food for winter, and scrapes by amid the sound of artillery. But to her surprise, this is a —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 109 Transmigrating to Another World: Don’t Look Down on a Poor Girl! 穿越异世：莫欺少女穷！ [Transmigration + cultivation + from crippled body to genius + face-slapping + 1v1] (Also known as The Saintess Defies Heaven) Yue Shuangyin transmigrates right into the middle of a deadly pursuit. Everyone calls me a saintess, but nobody said saintesses had to be killed! What else can I do but run?! But why can these people ride the wind, play with fire, and ride birds? Yue Shuangyin: “Heavens, where's my golden finger?! Are you picking on an honest person?!” After escaping death, Yue Shuangyin 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 110 Eternal Zero 平零永恒 Fate is set in stone. Everyone’s destiny is recorded by the “Radiant Altar.” It cannot be changed, nor can it be known. But… what is fate? And why are we worthy of being recorded? 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 111 The Hidden Dragon Saves Himself: I Retire to a Humble Life in the City 隐龙渡己：我归隐市井不出山 I, Shen Yan, personally disbanded the force that could once shake half the world three years ago. It wasn't because we'd lost. I'd killed too much, and my heart was possessed by demons. I needed to cleanse myself completely. I withdrew to an old street and opened a teahouse, wiping cups, boiling water, and watching the neighbors shop and cook. I thought a quiet life would be enough to redeem myself. Then my fiancée came to break off our engagement, bringing people with her. She slammed a bri 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 112 Awakening: The Game 觉醒：游戏 [Not a mindless power fantasy + urban fantasy + supernatural abilities + wild imagination + apocalypse] Failed to awaken? Rich kid Wang Xin humiliates him in public: “You poor loser. If you failed to awaken, you’re useless!” A mysterious beggar shoves a black bottle into Fang Ming’s hands. After drinking from it, Fang Ming awakens a never-before-recorded sequence talent: Copy. Fang Ming copies Wang Xin’s ability and charges into a rift in space and time. He encounters a Sequence Four and learns —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 113 God-Tier Street Stall System 神级摆摊系统 The God-Tier Street Stall System —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 114 God-Tier Suona 神级唢呐 The God-Tier Suona —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 115 My Dad Joined Forces With His Illegitimate Son to Kick Me Out of the Company. I Made Him Bankrupt Instead! 亲爹联手私生子赶我出公司，我反手让他破产！ My Dad and His Illegitimate Son Joined Forces to Kick Me Out of the Company. I Made Him Go Bankrupt Instead! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 116 Blue Star's Children, a New Novel by Yin Cangmo Zhi Tong 隐沧漠之瞳的新书，蓝星儿女 My new work is out! Please head over to Tomato Novel to read it. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 117 The Woolen World 毛线世界 My new story is out! Come 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! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 118 The Tale of Startled Branches 惊枝传 Shen Jingzhi, a discarded concubine confined to the Cold Palace, is reborn on the day she first entered the imperial palace! In her previous life, she was the Chancellor's unwanted daughter, sent into the palace in place of her legitimate elder sister. After enduring endless torment, she was finally killed by a cup of poisoned wine from Noble Consort Han. Reborn with the memories of her previous life, she can recognize poison and see through people's hearts. Though gentle and timid on the outsid —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 119 Immortal Realm: Has the World Gone Haywire? 仙域：世界乱套了？ [Ensemble Cast] + [Cultivation] + [Fast-Paced] What's going on with this world? They say the demon race is about to rise, and the Demon Immortal Emperor who will destroy the Myriad Worlds is about to awaken. So why have transmigrators, reborn people, children of destiny, and all sorts of other immensely fortunate people appeared at the same time? Child of the Plane, Xiao: I'm not an island? Chosen Protagonist: As long as I work hard, grow stronger, and defeat the Demon King, that'll do, righ 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 120 The Fox's Shadow: A Daoist Healer's Chronicles 道医狐影录 The protagonist, Hu You, was born in Northeast China. Because he was considered a so-called freak, he was sent to live with his grandmother and grew up in her household. His grandmother was a well-known shaman in the area, but I was a staunch materialist. At the age of 21, I returned north after working in the south. The things I experienced changed my outlook, and I began traveling far and wide. The setting in the novel is fictional and exists only to serve the story. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 121 The Whole Thing About Waking Up in a Survival Game 关于一觉醒来误入生存游戏这档事 Feng Xun woke up one day and found himself in what seemed to be some kind of incredible place... [Survival game] [Multiplayer] [Eerie] [Not a self-sacrificing do-gooder] [Profit above all] [Transmigration] —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 122 Chi Nan's Murmurs 迟楠呓语 All characters are adults Mildly coercive / two male leads Love grows wild, tearing apart the mask of family affection. In the height of summer, amid the cicadas’ chorus, reunion and possession collide. Mu Nan thought he could keep their relationship within the bounds of brotherhood, but Mu Chi’s forceful kiss shattered every bit of peace. He thought he could recapture the childhood warmth he shared with Ai Ruanlin, only for Mu Chi to carry him by force into the Nanlin villa, trapping him in en —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 123 I Only Wanted to Farm, but Everyone Mistook Me for the Demon King of the Forbidden Forest 关于我只想种田，却被当成禁忌森林魔王这件事 About How I Only Wanted to Farm, Yet Was Mistaken for the Demon King of the Forbidden Forest —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 124 Reborn! I’m Actually the Demon Lord 重生！我竟是魔主 Lin Xiaoyue leaned against the side of the boat, her weak voice drifting over now and then. “Brother Su Yi, are you done yet?” Though faint, her voice brimmed with anticipation. Su Yi kept working, answering gently, “Almost. I’ll have it ready in a moment.” A hint of joy and nervousness colored his voice. At last, he finished making the lantern. He lifted it happily and said to Lin Xiaoyue: “Xiaoyue, look. It’s done.” But he realized that Lin Xiaoyue beside him had already drawn her last bre —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 125 Reborn: I Reclaim the Empress's Throne and the Chancellor 重生后：我夺回女帝之位与丞相 [A true empress reborn + black-lotus heroine + coercive romance + court intrigue + wish fulfillment + entanglements from a past life and this one] In my previous life, I gave my throne and the man I loved, Zhuge Qingqiu, to my older sister. In return, she placed her trust in the treacherous Xu Lin, the realm fell to ruin, and he and I died on the battlefield. Reborn on the day my father issued the decree arranging our marriages, I find my sister gazing at me through tearful eyes, still expecting —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 126 The Man Who Stole Shadows 偷过影子的人 The Man Who Stole Shadows 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 127 An Adventure That Began After I Went Home with My Rival 和对家一同回家后开始的冒险 Male-male romance + Western fantasy + expansive world + mystery-solving + ensemble cast “Do you think we’ll defend justice forever?” “Of course, just as we’ll be together forever.” Upright, proud, and innocent bottom × scheming, cool-headed, slow-to-warm top More couples to come (A first-time writer, updating irregularly) An adventure through the Kingdom of Evernight, set in motion by a rebellion. As the group sets out on their journey, the gears of fate begin to turn, and the story begins. Ques —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 128 Daddy, Don’t Lose Your Cool, That’s My Brother! 爹咪别冲动，那是我哥！ [Guardian-to-lover romance + adored by everyone + mutual devotion + secret crush] On the surface, he is the lofty Executive whom everyone reveres. In private, he loves the heroine beyond reason, cherishing her with the utmost care. He’s afraid she’ll melt if he holds her in his mouth, and afraid she’ll break if he holds her in his hands~ [A possessive, double-standard ice prince × a powerful, quirky wildcat who never knows how to behave] When Hai Xin opens her eyes again, Ban Que’s pale eyes are —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 129 I Died, but the King of Hell Says My Resurrection Failed 我死了，但阎王说我还阳失败 Shen Songyi met an unjust end. A bowl of "calming soup" personally served by her husband made her bleed from all seven orifices and die on the night of her eighteenth birthday. While waiting in line in the underworld, she saw the girl who had borrowed her lifespan to return to life smile sweetly at the Book of Life and Death in the Hall of the King of Hell. "Thank you for your life. I'll make good use of it." When she opened her eyes again... Shen Songyi had become the most notorious eldest daug 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 130 Made a Sacrifice to Summon a Dragon, I Return Against Fate with a Dragon Pact 沦为唤龙祭品，我携龙契逆命归来 [600,000 words stockpiled, four updates daily, definitely won't abandon the story] Over the past 200 years, thirty-seven people have gone to summon a dragon. None returned. I'm the thirty-eighth. The Elders' Council's conspiracy, the two princes' struggle for the throne, the secret beneath the wishing pool, and the successive battles in the arena all turn out to be connected to me and the dragon. And through it all, I will become the chosen one and change everything. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 131 The Demon Lord Is Reborn: Cold Senior Brother, Stay Away from Me 魔头重生，高冷师弟请离我远一点 [Goofy] [Everyone Loves the Female Lead] [A Cold, Secretly Lovestruck Male Lead x A Female Lead Who Is Oblivious to Romance but Highly Skilled] [Everyone Fights Over Her] Ji Wanqing, the demonic overlord hated by the entire cultivation world, has been reborn! In her previous life, she was the infamous number one demoness, feared throughout the immortal sects. She mastered every kind of sorcery and roamed the Three Realms, defeating every opponent in the sects, only to have her heart pierced by t 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 132 You Told Me to Slay Demons, and Now You Say You're a Special Recruit? 让你斩妖，你说你是特招？ Lin Fei transmigrates into the body of a sword cultivator and is ordered to slay demons, only for his support partner, Dong Bingbing, to abandon him at the critical moment! After investigating, he discovers that she has absolutely no ability to slay demons! But she's a sword cultivator on the Dream Team, specially recruited by Sword Spirit Mountain! What a special recruitment. It's nothing but a smokescreen for the nobility! Ordinary cultivators have to train hard for over a decade, but for her, —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 133 He Paid Half a Million for Me to Plan a Farewell Party for Myself 他花五十万，请我策划一场和我的告别 He paid 500,000 to have me plan a farewell to myself —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 134 My Parents Called Me a Monster for Twenty Years, Then Sold Me for Three Million 被父母叫了二十年怪物，他们把我卖了三百万 My parents called me a monster for twenty years, then sold me for three million 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 135 The Boat Drifted Late, and Regret Came Too Late 沉舟晚渡，悔已迟 The boat drifts across the river at dusk; regret comes too late. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 136 Transmigration: Starting as an Old Woman, I Rise to Supremacy with the Dao Guardian System 穿越：开局老妪，靠护道系统称尊 [Fantasy] [Myriad Worlds Dao Protection System] [Raising and Protecting a Child] [Warring in Troubled Times] [Ensemble Cast] [No Romance] Overworked office drone Lu Zhanghua transmigrates into a chaotic fantasy world and binds herself to the Myriad Worlds Dao Protection System on the brink of death. Protecting the orphaned heir to an imperial dynasty, she gains double the cultivation every time the child breaks through a realm! The people of the world see the child as a royal remnant waiting t 1.3kReads—Score131Shelves
- 137 This Player Is a Little Cold 这个玩家有点冷 Have you ever been killed by the person closest to you on your birthday? I have. One stab. Just one. I didn't even have time to call out to him... I should have been afraid. But there was only one thought in my head, turning over and over until it made my head ache: This time, I want to see whether his eyes will close when the knife goes into his neck. [Infinite-Flow] [Ensemble Cast] [A Touch of Cosmic Horror] [Slightly Danmei, but the Romance Develops Slowly] [Dark, Deduction-Obsessed, Naturall 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 138 Reading Minds and Dreamwalking: Guiding the Destined to the Top 读心穿梦，带有缘人直上青云 Chen Gong's pockets were emptier than his stomach. He couldn't pay rent, and he was nearly out of food, too. An ordinary man at the bottom of society, he was looked down on at every turn and had hit a dead end. Soon, he would be homeless. Just as his life reached rock bottom, he unexpectedly awakened two heaven-defying golden fingers! [Mind Reading] He can hear anyone's thoughts, clear as day. Polite words on the surface, schemes and exploitation underneath; smiles to his face, plots behind hi —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 139 The Path to Immortality in the Other Sea Realm 异海界仙途 The Othersea Realm is a vast plane, existing independently. Through Ye Qingshan, Lu Yuan learned of the Othersea Realm. With Pipi and the others by his side, he gradually embarked on the path of cultivation, defeating powerful enemies on Earth one step at a time. In the end, he journeyed to the Othersea Realm. As he grew, he also began to uncover secrets that had long been hidden... He discovered that the Othersea Realm was not only larger than the observable universe he knew, but also home to m 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 140 The Record of Guiding Souls to the Afterlife 渡魂往生录 [Mystery and deduction + episodic side stories + folk customs and the supernatural] A bus plunges into the river, but no bodies or wreckage can be found. People who died twenty years ago are still alive in another way… 33Reads—Score—Shelves
- 141 The General’s Tower 将阙 Reborn with a white silk cord around my neck, I returned to the night before the imperial decree arranging my marriage was issued. In my previous life, I gave everything for Prince Ding, Xiao Yan, but he joined forces with his favored concubine to wipe out my entire family. This time, I gracefully thanked the emperor for his favor, then turned around and “happened” to meet the capital’s most notorious wastrel: Xie Xingzhi, heir to the Marquis of Jing’an. Everyone laughed at the daughter of a mi 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 142 The Wild Sea Beneath the Banyan Tree 榕下荒海 [Fantasy novel] [Slow-paced] [Slice of life + Passionate adventure] [The gods of this world willingly tore away their “personalities” and donned their “divine natures.” They gained unparalleled power, but lost all reason, roaring in fury day and night... Except for Athena and Hermes. Hermes vanished without a trace, no one knowing where he went. Athena blew herself up, granting divine power to all humanity and creating countless half-gods, half-humans. Together, the half-gods and half-humans fou 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 143 My Grandpa the Judge Taught Me Feng Shui and the Balance of Yin and Yang 我的判官爷爷，教我风水断阴阳 The moment I burned offerings, I learned that after my grandfather died, he entered the underworld and became a judge. He passed down his knowledge of feng shui and yin-yang arts to me. I wanted to make an honest living in peace, but one sinister case after another soon came knocking. At first, I relied on my grandfather's legacy. Later, I learned to stand on my own. I roam the city with a chubby friend, open a yin-yang shop, unravel eerie mysteries, and cut off baleful influences. 8.7kReads—Score217Shelves
- 144 The Eldest Senior Sister Doesn't Want to Be a Blood Bag 大师姐她不想做血包 Su Wan, a young woman from the modern city, transmigrates into a book and becomes the "senior sister" in a cultivation novel, a character destined to be tortured and killed. She's the heroine Lin Wei's personal blood bag, a tool for helping the junior sister level up. In the end, the demon clan tortures her to death, fueling the junior sister's desire for revenge. Unwilling to accept her fate, Su Wan resolves to change the ending and cling to the junior sister's coattails to survive. She faces o 30Reads—Score112Shelves
- 145 Double Daily Earnings: From Laborer to Success 每日收获翻倍，从力工开始上岸 [Leveling up] [Single female lead] [Power fantasy] Chen Xuan transmigrates to a world where martial arts reign supreme. In this world, anyone who doesn’t practice martial arts will never get ahead. Chen Xuan doesn’t want to spend his whole life as a laborer, only to be discarded as an expendable resource when he grows old. His ambition is to cultivate martial arts, pass the Six Fan Gate’s civil service exam, and reach the pinnacle of life. But since Chen Xuan is already getting on in years, his 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 146 When the Wind Rises Over Qingwu: Two Systems Help Her Turn the Tables and Crush Her Enemies 风起青芜：双系统助她逆袭虐渣 Xie Huiyi × Wang Qingjing Cool-headed, clever career woman × self-absorbed, easygoing romantic Xie Huiyi, the renowned eldest daughter of the Xie family in Jiankang, obeyed her father and married the fifth prince, Murong Ge. She thought they would enjoy a harmonious marriage and a peaceful, happy life, but five years after their wedding, he pushed her into a lotus pond, and she died. When she opened her eyes again, she had become Xu Qingwu, a woman notorious throughout Qingshui Village. Only th —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 147 Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt: I Win Panty Over from the Start 吊带袜天使，开局拿下Panty (Multiple Heroines + Protagonist Doesn’t Get Pushed Around + Some Original Plotlines + Purely Handcrafted + Author Reincarnated as a Male-Fantasy Red-Flag Warning) After transmigrating into the Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt world, Yang Shaoan became a new face in Daten City. He was a little panicked. Who knew whether an evil spirit might suddenly leap out of a roadside trash can or a public restroom toilet and kill him? Just as he was giving in to despair, a crisp “ding” rekindled his hope: t 2.3kReads8.2Score308Shelves
- 148 I Used Science to Refine Pills and Shock the Cultivation World 我用科学炼丹震惊修仙界 (An unconventional cultivation story + slow burn + learn things in a very strange way) A university student transmigrates to a cultivation world and uses science to make pills, going from a fraud to a pill sage, while also falling in love with the head of an assassins’ organization. Shen Changge, a good-for-nothing biology student, transmigrates overnight to the Cangxuan Continent and becomes an elder of Tianji Peak in the Tianyan Sect. The good news is that the original owner was an alchemy cul 45Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 149 The Reborn Wife Is a Little Trouble-Maker 重生娇妻是个小作精 [Imaginative story, complete! Past and present lives + another world + System + exclusive devotion + elves] “Shen Xingchen, 19 years old, died in a car accident. Tsk, tsk, what a poor girl!” Her detached eyes have seen all the ways people live and die. Another day of repetitive, monotonous work. She walks barefoot through the void, passersby passing right through her! Under the storm-dark sky, a bolt of lightning streaks across it. A pair of white wings unfurl from her back, and she flies into t —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 150 The World Will Eventually Forget Us 世界终将把我们遗忘 The meeting of two lonely souls. At 36, Yang Guoer is an independent curator and antique book restorer living on the edge of the city. After a failed exhibition opened her eyes to the art world’s greed and hypocrisy, she closed off her heart and set up a studio called Quiet Corner. Like a modern-day Xiaolongnü, she guards her own “Tomb of the Living Dead,” keeping company with old books and paintings and holding on to art’s purity in solitude. At 22, He Muyang is a street graffiti artist who dro 2Reads—Score—Shelves
