Novels like A Mole Behind the Ear
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as A Mole Behind the Ear, best match first.
- 1 Fallen into the Mortal World 坠落红尘间 His father is critically ill, and she can’t scrape together the money to save him. A poor college girl grits her teeth and steps into the late-night world of KTV! She masks her youth with cigarettes and alcohol, trading her dignity for medical bills. Can she make it to the end of this road? Will she succumb to the temptations of the neon lights? 74Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 My Best Friend's Younger Brother Is Supposed to Be Abstinent? Help! We Can't Stop Kissing in Person 闺蜜弟禁欲？线上求助线下吻得疯 [Cool, abstinent Earth-constructing engineer Sheng Yu VS divorced, infertile therapist Ding Zhuo] [Younger man with a secret crush + wealthy family + doting romance + best friend's younger brother + mutual healing + six-year age gap + ex-husband's desperate attempt to win her back + realistic romance] Everyone was blaming Ding Zhuo. A thirty-year-old therapist who had struggled with infertility for four years, yet divorced her top-tier husband, the man who had never looked down on her. At her be 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Peeping: The Butterfly Effect 偷窥之蝴蝶效应 The male lead is a complete loser. By chance, he discovers a female colleague's secret, turning his work and personal life upside down. Two mature adults with sharp minds and social skills engage in an intense game of push and pull. Love begins for reasons unknown and grows deeper with every passing day: they love and are loved, hurt and are hurt, grow through their pain, then fade from one another's memories. This is also the story of an ordinary worker's growth. 390Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 4 Perfectly Complementary 极致互补 [Short drama now streaming] [Emotion-led brand strategist Zhang Xinbei × rational investor Gao Jiawei] Modern romance / cerebral love / workplace maneuvering / mature push and pull A power couple who complement each other · One-on-one · Mutual salvation · (Those who mind a non-virgin heroine should proceed with caution. No rivalry between women, just a normal romance with sound values.) * She is a top-tier brand strategist who breaks through by understanding human nature; he is a capital markets 3.7kReads8.7Score421Shelves
- 5 You Are the First Light of My Life 你是我最初的光 She has eyes that can see into people's hearts, but she has never once opened them to him. Su Nian and Lu Jun have been married for three years. He is gentle, considerate, and seemingly beyond reproach. Until a bodyguard's words, “You're the second woman he brought home,” tear open a crack in their peaceful life. Using her mind-reading ability, she catches a glimpse of the truth: his first love, Chen Ruobai, who jumped to her death, and a past buried for four years. What she doesn't know is that 3Reads7.0Score792Shelves
- 6 Nothing Major in Life 人生无大事 I was born in the abyss and raised in the netherworld. Lost, struggling, helpless, despairing. The hardships along the way shaped my body and mind. When everything had finally calmed down, when spring had come and flowers were blooming, when everything was just right, I finally reached the most important moment of my life. 2.9kReads8.1Score314Shelves
- 7 Under the Influence of Dopamine 多巴胺作祟 [Mutual pining + reunion after years apart] Sweet, with a little angst, moving moments, warmth, and plenty to relate to. "Sweet, gentle, restless small-town exam ace" vs. "handsome, gentlemanly, brooding ABC" Everyone says Liu Yuqiu is the ideal man. Only Zhou Lingwei knows just how bad he can be. Everyone thinks Zhou Lingwei is harmless. Only Liu Yuqiu knows how ruthless she is. Where’s the love in the CBD? Where’s the romance? It’s all a contest between "bad guys" and "ruthless women." A thou 782Reads8.9Score107Shelves
- 8 Lucia by the Equator 赤道边的露西亚 Her name is Lucia. Half Fang from Africa and half Chinese, she has lived between two worlds as a bridge with no place to call home. His name is Yue Xingzhou, the rotating deputy general manager of a Chinese company stationed in Q Country, an idealist who believes that “understanding can resolve any conflict.” They meet on the equator, where life swirls in a rush of passion, grow close amid the roar of an engineering project, and come to understand, challenge, and shape each other through transla 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 The Accounting Game 账目游戏 A transfer of 400,000 yuan dragged me into the dirtiest power struggle of a wealthy family. Gu Wan said, “You belong to me.” Gu Chengye said, “If you don't help me, I'll destroy you.” He Man said, “All you need to do is obey.” Only Shen Yu said, “Don't die.” They weren't fighting over me, but over that ledger. And all I wanted was to get my life back. A double agent, carefully plotting every step. No golden finger, just an information advantage. She isn't anyone's pawn. She's the one who flips —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 Love with All Your Heart 尽情去爱吧 Based on a true story, newly rated. A literary gem, finely written, not a web novel. When desire and morality collide, human weakness becomes a blade that wounds others. The Peking University campus is merely the story’s starting point. The Beijing financial world is where the real story unfolds. The author graduated with an undergraduate degree from Peking University’s Department of Physics. 33.1kReads8.7Score1.9kShelves
- 11 Kisses on a Beijing Night 京夜有吻 The rating was just posted, so don't worry about it! [Unrequited Love | Mutual Pining After Reunion | Powerful Family Background] Xiao Ning had received praise her whole life. She came from a good family, did well in school, had a successful career, and had the face of everyone's first love. With her parents' protection and support, as well as her own hard work, she rose higher and higher, with nothing but smooth sailing ahead. The one place she hit a wall was marriage, which plunged her into de 14.4kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves
- 12 The First Light of Africa 非洲的熹微 A true translator does not search for equivalent words in two languages. She finds the path between two destinies that can carry a current. She came to Africa with someone else’s children, but it was here that she put down roots of her own. Africa taught her that waiting can be translated into cables, and sorrow can be translated into light. 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 My Small-Town Girlfriend 我的小城女友 No matter how long people live in a big city, they eventually return to a small town. Xiyang, a genius who made his fortune through stock trading, finds his life going nowhere after his girlfriend cheats on him and his career hits a wall. He leaves Chengdu, a city full of memories, and returns to his hometown, where he meets the girl who will become his small-town girlfriend. This is an ordinary book, but the small-town life it tells of is anything but ordinary. 65Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 Us in Xiangyang Lane 向阳里的我们 [#Real life, #warm neighborhood stories, #healing family bonds, #raising a child and turning life around] Delivery worker Wang Xiaojun had a pain he couldn't put into words: his six-year-old son Xiaobao lived in his own world, like a star. One moment of carelessness nearly resulted in Xiaobao getting lost, sending the entire Xingfuli residential community into chaos. The incident tore open the cracks in Wang Xiaojun and his wife Li Xiujuan's strained marriage, while also revealing the troubles 16Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 The Chinese Bodyguard 国产保镖 [Urban] [Special Forces] [Bodyguard] [Based on real life] [Workplace] [Realistic] My name is Xiao He. I grew up in the countryside of Heilongjiang. I enlisted at seventeen and left the army at nineteen. I've worked as a bodyguard for over ten years. I've worked for plenty of bosses: real estate developers, film company owners, oil traders, people in shady businesses, gamblers in Macau... Some were worth tens of billions, while others ended up behind bars soon enough. A lot of people think a body 62Reads6.3Score877Shelves
- 16 A Kiss in the Mirror 镜中吻 The proud, unruly heir to a wealthy family x the guarded, clear-headed beauty on a high peak [Both are each other's first and only + The favored child of heaven bows to love x The master strategist is shaken by love + Possessiveness x Controlling nature] Yun Cen and Pei Ji were widely regarded in Beijing's elite circles as a beauty on a high peak paired with the moon in the sky. A few people also warned Pei Ji, "Your wife is ruthless. For the sake of profit, she drove a knife into her own siblin 62Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 The Shoe Factory Worker Holds Forth, and She Knows So Much! 鞋厂女工论道，她知道那么多！ [Urban slice of life + romance] The heroine is beautiful and works at a factory. She takes care of looking lovely while the hero works hard to get ahead. He climbs the factory's management ranks and even puts in time on the production line, all so the two of them can tie the knot and enjoy a long, happy life together. But things aren't that simple... 142Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 My Angel Investor Is My Adorable Husband 天使投资人是我的小娇夫 Told from the heroine's perspective, this story follows her journey from an innocent, inexperienced newcomer to the working world to a successful professional woman. Fang Yuwei and the hero, Lin Peifeng, meet on campus. He falls for her at first sight and takes care of her and stays by her side, but Lin Peifeng's identity is not so simple. As the heroine makes her way through the workplace, she encounters all kinds of unwritten rules, both obvious and hidden. She changes jobs several times and m —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 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 545Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 20 Four Beauties of the Bureau 机关四美图 In the cafeteria of a government office in a small county town, amid the idle gossip over tea and meals, they were labeled as failures: divorced, raising children alone, and stumbling through the mire of life. They rebuilt order amid the wreckage and became their own shelter through every storm. Beneath the lamplight late at night, they soothed their children to sleep while planning the next day's schedule. Before the morning alarm rang, breakfast was already prepared. They were no longer anyon 99Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 21 To My Ex-Husband: Happy Third Anniversary 前夫，三年快乐 On the day of their divorce, Wen Qian'ai asked for just one condition: if he married his first love within three years, 49 percent of the shares in Yunqi Town would go to a charitable foundation. He signed with a smile, betting that his first love couldn't stomach living in that godforsaken place. She walked away, betting he would lose. She knew better than anyone that every line on the plans for that town had come from her own hand. For three years, they kept their marriage secret. In everyone' 1.3kReads—Score102Shelves
- 22 An Ill-Matched Marriage 不般配的婚姻 After Cheng Ruojia, a small-town girl, married her boss, Tang Yixuan, she spent the next ten years as a housewife, looking after Tang Yixuan and their daughter, Tang Qi. But as Tang Yixuan's business grew and his handsome looks drew attention, a marital crisis crept closer and closer... 744Reads5.8Score—Shelves
- 23 After Marriage, the Tide Rises 婚后潮起 [Married first, fell in love later; no angst, sweet romance; a strong heroine with a solid sense of self; an upright, open-minded hero] Zhou Ying thought she had few emotional needs, but Qi Tianye’s thoughtfulness and tenderness gradually wore down her defenses. In the end, she still fell for him. Qi Tianye had always thought he would only fall in love once in his life. He had never imagined that another woman could find her way into his heart. “Do you believe in love at first sight?” “No.” “Wh 2.2kReads—Score181Shelves
- 24 A Dignified Game of Wits 体面博弈 [Investment Banking Elite × All-Purpose Assistant] [Urban Romance × Emotional Games] [Workplace Romance] [Funny Little Scenes] [The Powerful One Bows Their Head] [Desire and Tension] Li Duoli has only one rule for survival: be a respectable professional woman. She is cautious, capable, tasteful, and elegant. She thought that was simply who she was. Until the night she met Xie Zhifei, when instinctive desire tore everything apart. She only wanted his body. By the next day, she had forgotten every 6.3kReads8.1Score811Shelves
- 25 Before Him, After You 在他之前，在你之后 “Maybe you think too highly of me,” she said. He looked into her eyes. “No one is loved because they’re that wonderful.” “Then why?” “Because they’re the right fit!” 1.4kReads9.2Score171Shelves
- 26 What's There to Fear About Divorce at 40? My First Love Has My Back 40岁离婚怕什么，还有初恋兜底 [A levelheaded housewife who knows when to retreat and when to advance + an icy doctor who advances by retreating] [Midlife struggles + parent-child relationships + redemption + mutual healing] Her husband is having an affair with his boss. Her son is a high school senior and has started dating. Zhu Yi, who quit her job three years ago, feels as if her world is collapsing. Then she unexpectedly runs into Yang Yiqing, her first love, whom she had lost touch with years ago. Suddenly, time speeds 86Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 As Though Polished 娟然如拭 Guiding Romance + Workplace Marriage + Healing + CEO + Long-Running Scheme + Personal Growth Wang Juan had known her first love for ten years and been married to him for five, but then she suddenly discovered that her husband was attracted to men. As an HR professional, she thought she was good at reading people, yet she couldn't see through her husband. And somehow, she ended up hiring a marketing director who claimed he'd been in love with her for years. Faced with a marketing director who was 48Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 Oh No! My Consort and I Share a Dream 不好！我与驸马共梦 Oh No! The Prince Consort and I Share Dreams 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 The Hidden Wife 隐妻 [The comic adaptation is now available! Tap “Adaptation Theater” in the lower-right corner of any page of this book to watch instantly. The original novel and short drama each have their own appeal. Share it with your friends!] No rebirth, no transmigration, and no System golden finger, just the true golden years of an entire generation! Having fled an arranged marriage, he joins the tide of migrant workers heading south. In a southern metropolis brimming with both opportunity and challenges, he 827Reads6.3Score103Shelves
- 30 Reborn on a Madwoman’s Road to Revenge, the Capital’s Wild King Cuts In 重生疯批复仇路，京圈野王硬截胡 [Unhinged, uninhibited desire + a domineering CEO who’s wild as hell + a long-planned scheme to steal someone’s partner] The heroine is genuinely crazy, and the hero is genuinely wild. This crazy-and-wild pairing is addictive, thrilling, and immensely satisfying. Jiang Cheng is a reborn woman seeking revenge, uninhibited and unhinged. When her madness takes hold, she’ll pounce on even her sworn enemy without hesitation. What she thought was an accident was, unbeknownst to her, something he had p 20Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 Mistakenly Climbing into a Life of Luxury 误攀浮华 I just got a notification from the platform that this is being adapted into a comic drama! This is not the same old story!!! You'll be captivated by the protagonists' charm, especially the male lead! [Guiding male lead | Not a domineering CEO | Realistic | Down-to-earth | Not over-the-top | Slow burn | No angst | Funny] [Sharp-dressed, devilishly handsome boss with a thousand schemes & pure, obedient girl who refuses to cling to the powerful] Original title: Mistakenly Climbing into the World of 37.5kReads9.1Score4.8kShelves
- 32 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—Shelves
- 33 Qin Zheng 秦峥 He loves her. She is the eternal sun in his heart. For a long time, he was too insecure to look directly at her dazzling light. When the sun finally shone on him, he hesitated and wavered, but in the end, he couldn’t resist the love in his heart. He drew her into his arms. At last, she became the sun that shone for him alone. 3.4kReads9.3Score243Shelves
- 34 Sailing Together 共舟行 [Small-Town Fiction | Slow Burn | 1v1, Both Leads Chaste | Ensemble Growth | Working-Class Struggles | Realistic | Period Setting] “Across a thousand miles, the boat speeds on; a letter of love rides home on the wind.” A small town in southern China in the 1990s A young man holds an unremarkable bouquet of roses And lays his feelings bare beneath the night sky From scraping by with a street stall to finding a way forward together Through wind and rain, they share life's many ups and downs This i 1.2kReads—Score—Shelves
- 35 Youth Has No Turning Back 青春，没有回头路 Youth Has No Road Back 13Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 The Day I Turned to Ash, the Capital’s Golden Heir Finally Bowed His Head 化作灰烬那天，京圈太子爷终于低头认输 The Day She Turned to Ashes, the Capital’s Most Powerful Heir Finally Bowed His Head and Admitted Defeat 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 Miss Snail Who Doesn’t Want to Work Hard 不想努力的蜗牛小姐 The series comic drama adapted from this novel, "Miss Snail Charges Ahead", is now available to watch on Fanqie and Hongguo. Du Xiaona is a sophisticated, self-serving young woman. To escape her birth family, she tricks her parents into giving her money to buy a house, then orchestrates a blind date, an engagement, and a broken engagement in quick succession... Du Xiaona had planned to stay single for life, but circumstances involving both her parents and herself draw her into one scheme and pre 12kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves
- 38 Two Abnormal Humans and a Motorcycle 两个非正常人类与摩托车 Love that defies social norms has often been seen as a symbol of courage and freedom, admired and celebrated. This is the one kind of love people will always despise. This is not a novel, just a story from real life. There are no thrills, no climaxes, no pacing, only despair and oppression. It might be of some small help to people who truly love motorcycles, but be prepared to be mocked. This story has an unconventional outlook on life, values, and the world, and portrays a world of abnormal peo 203Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 I Turned My Vegetative Wife's Workplace Upside Down 我替植物人老婆整顿职场 The protagonist is a top student and highly educated, but his day job is backbreaking construction work. He married a perfect wife, and their life together was pretty good. But one day, disaster struck: his wife attempted suicide and became a vegetable... After learning that workplace bullying had driven his wife to take her own life, “I” quit my day job and successfully applied for a position at her former workplace. With my own hard work and the help of a mysterious System, I track down the pe 57Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 40 The Wind Has Its Reasons for Coming 风有风的来意 The hero has loved her for years / The second male lead grovels to win her back A realistic road-trip story + no domineering CEO, no pampered wife, no coercion, no yandere + mature adults + light comedy (not a devoted, exclusive couple / not a happy ending) A cold-faced female CEO & a rugged man with many secret identities (painter / volunteer teacher in Tibet / part-time driver) * Leng Qing: The world is my oyster, and I’ll open it with my sword. A Xin: Before I can no longer see, I’ll remember 3.1kReads9.2Score459Shelves
- 41 My Beloved Has Waited So Long 良人久候 [Marriage before love + whirlwind marriage + sweet mutual devotion + everyday life + romance and marriage + love that grows over time] (The leads aren’t exceptional prodigies, princes, or princesses. They’re ordinary working stiffs: no wish fulfillment, no grand romance, just a realistic story.) A sweet romance that starts bitter and ends sweet. After setbacks at work leave Bai Zhanying physically and emotionally exhausted, she returns to her hometown, only to face her parents’ relentless pres 11.7kReads9.0Score1.4kShelves
- 42 Breaking the Bottom Line 打破底线 In the eyes of others, he has it all: an executive title at a branch company and a happy family. But he also has plenty of secrets he can’t let see the light of day… A routine audit at the head office becomes the turning point in his fate… 16.4kReads8.2Score788Shelves
- 43 Deep in the Clouds, Qingye; At Peace in My Thoughts, at Peace in My Heart 云深有清野，念安心自安 [A slow-burn small-town romance] [Long-haired, foxlike guitarist x overly composed, insecure female bookworm] [Yearning and push-and-pull] [They save each other] Xu Nian'an quits a dead-end job, only to be abandoned by her boyfriend of six years. Leaving behind a letter, she flees with a heart full of despair to Yunshen Town, a remote mountain town. She thinks all that remains of her life is learning to heal, unaware that the man who is always silent in the shadows and occasionally sharp-tongued 17Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 Like You in Early Spring 初春如你 An office romance was a strict taboo Shu Xinran had set for herself, especially with Ji Ran, who was ten years younger. She had finally escaped her broken marriage and spent eight years enjoying her solitude. By now, she saw love as a luxury and wanted nothing to do with it. For the rest of her life, she only wanted a peaceful, steady existence. She didn’t want anyone disrupting her rhythm again. This early spring should have been just like any other. But she never expected that this spring woul 87Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 A Depressed Person's Soliloquy 抑郁者的独白 An inner monologue from someone living with depression. Just as her life was about to wither away, the will to live drove her to break free with all her strength from the invisible chains holding her back. Suddenly, she understood that there are many ways to live. This book can also be seen as the author's own journey of redemption and healing through a life on the road. It also introduces the scenery and local culture of the places she visited. 48Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 Late at Night, I Fell Under His Spell 深夜，对他着了魔 Their late-night story… It’s thought-provoking, and leaves you filled with regret. Was she too devoted, or was he too heartless? What can you even say about love? 247Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 Infinite Instances? I'll Lead My Team to Godhood 无限副本？我带全队封神 [Infinite Flow + No Couple + Ensemble Cast + Mild Comedy and Absurdity] Suli transmigrates into an infinite series of instances. Scared? Not a chance. She looks at the helpless girl beside her. “Your big sis will protect you.” The chuunibyou teen who laughs all day. “Get lost.” The cold, silent hunk. “Give your big sis a smile.” The eccentric ancient-style man who spouts nonsense all day. “Tell my fortune. When am I going to get rich?” The gentle, highly intelligent beauty. “Ahem, you're quite p 745Reads—Score156Shelves
- 48 A Kiss of Redemption at Mount Kailash 冈仁波齐的救赎之吻 [Depressed orphan girl × Tibetan Buddhist heir | Ultimate redemption | Sweet and painful romance | Devoted, fatherly boyfriend | Spoils his wife] “Su Ran, I’m begging you. Please stay.” Only when Zhe Wudawa held her trembling in his arms did Su Ran understand that someone really would cross snow and wind just to become her light. Raised on the northern coast, Su Ran has spent her whole life struggling to heal herself amid a damp, suffocating despair. Before her twenty-fifth birthday, she buys a 2kReads9.2Score285Shelves
- 49 I Pretended to Be a Fool, and the Possessive Villain Coveted Me Night After Night 装傻后被偏执反派夜夜觊觎 System life extension | Play dumb to stay alive | Possessive male lead | Push and pull between two hearts | [Soft on the outside, ruthless within, playing-dumb heroine x gloomy, obsessive, possessive villain] [Synopsis] After waking up from drowning, Ai Ni binds herself to a life-saving System. The System issues a cold warning: [Host must have intimate contact with the villain Tao Cixi and maintain it at regular intervals. Otherwise, your intelligence will regress, and you will permanently becom 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 My Sister Says She'll Steal Everything I Own 姐姐说，我的东西她都要抢 [Both Pure, Happy Ending] Her sister's fiancé turns out to be the childhood friend she has secretly loved for years. In the bathroom Ling Shaoyang looked a little awkward. He opened his mouth, trying to explain. "You threw up all over yourself just now. I was helping you..." He didn't get to finish. Huo Ran seemed not to understand his explanation. She gazed at him quietly, then reached out to tug at him. Water splashed everywhere. "Brother Shaoyang," she said, her voice hoarse and soft, blurred 63Reads—Score—Shelves
