Novels like Honey, Don't Think You Can Play Me
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Honey, Don't Think You Can Play Me, best match first.
- 1 Reporting to the Young Marshal: Madam Has Climbed Over the Wall 报告少帅，夫人爬墙了 That year, she was nineteen, young and beautiful, with a grand wedding procession stretching for miles. She was marrying the eldest young master of the Huo family, Huo Yaozu, the man she had loved since childhood. But when her veil was lifted, the barrel of a gun was waiting for her, held by the domineering warlord Huangfu Shaoxuan. He said, “Yin Tao, the Huo family owes me. You’ll pay their debt.” He said, “Yin Tao, I want both you and the world! In this life and the next, I’m the only one you 12Reads6.1Score114d adds
- 2 A Long Road to Love: Mr. Zhuo, Don't You Dare Fall for Me 婚途漫漫：卓先生，有种别爱我 We'd been married for a year, and he couldn't care less about me. Just as I decided to let go, that woman started picking on me, got me fired, and still wouldn't leave me alone... They underestimated me. I've never been someone anyone could push around. If he wants a divorce, he can give me back the year of my youth first! Once I got my wish and won against that woman, I tried to walk away, only to realize I was already in too deep... He told me, “You're tired of playing, but I'm not!” 3Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 3 The Handsome Tycoon's Beloved 帅大亨的心尖宠 Jiang Yiqin is a forensic pathologist, and her job has turned her into a spinster everyone loves to hate. To put her parents at ease, she marries a stranger... 13Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 4 What Do I Do After Accidentally Flash-Marrying a Tyrannical CEO? 一不小心闪婚了霸总怎么破 [Sweet Romance, Power Couple, Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger, Marriage Before Love] Betrayed by her best friend and fiancé, she marries some man on a whim. What she never expects is that the man she thought was just a pretty boy is secretly the famous CEO of the Gu Group! She only wants a quiet life, so she takes a divorce agreement and tries to leave. But the man follows her at every turn, leaving her with nowhere to run. He narrows his eyes. “You tricked me into this, and now you want to run of 2Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 5 My Aloof Husband, Don't Tempt Me 高冷老公别诱我 A deal to stand in as a substitute made her the fake wife of a cold, aloof CEO. As long as he wanted something, she did her best to play along. But gradually, she could no longer tell whether this was just a transaction or if her feelings were real… When his real wife appeared, he treated her as if she didn’t exist. When she tried to leave, he locked her in a room and pampered her all night. When she got angry, he left his real wife behind and traveled a thousand miles to soothe her. Unable to t 23Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 6 Young Master Gu, Let’s Get a Divorce 顾少我们离婚吧 After ten years of marriage, she loved him with all her heart, only to get divorce papers in return. Reborn, she throws a divorce agreement at him. He frowns: “...You think you can marry me whenever you want and divorce me whenever you want?” Some time later, she throws another divorce agreement at him. He frowns: “...If you want a divorce, you’ll have to kill me first!” Some time after that, she throws yet another divorce agreement at him. He gives her a pleading smile: “Honey, please don’t div 9Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 7 A Match Made in Splendor 锦绣良婚 Love at first sight! Married on their second meeting! A struggling illustrator entrusts her whole life to a stranger. The wedding, honeymoon, and living together all go unbelievably smoothly. She thought she would live happily ever after, but while heavily pregnant, she suddenly discovers he has been hiding a secret for ten years... 77Reads7.8Score—14d adds
- 8 Luring My Wife into the Bedroom 诱妻入室 Jian Zhiyan is the granddaughter of General Jian, the most powerful man in the capital. She throws her weight around, acts outrageously, and has become infamous throughout the capital as a spoiled, vicious mistress. Her grandfather was so furious he nearly coughed up blood. To protect the Jian family’s reputation, he arbitrarily found someone and married her off. She was beside herself with anger, but when she saw the man, she froze. He was handsome as a god, radiated wealth and authority, and w 99Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 9 The Daily Flirting of an Older Husband and His Younger Wife 老夫少妻的互撩日常 Was Jin Kai Enterprises on the verge of bankruptcy because Jiang Mengxian's fate was too powerful, and she had brought ruin to the Jin family's fortune? Jiang Mengxian, an illegitimate daughter, felt this was deeply unfair. With no other choice, she was matched with an “old man” who was supposedly just as unlucky. His entire family had supposedly died because of him, and anyone who got close to him was doomed. It seemed like a perfect match for her: she had supposedly caused her mother's death a 199Reads8.8Score10114d adds
- 10 I Fell in Love Without Realizing It 婚然不觉爱上你 After six years of a secret marriage, Wen Xixia felt she had done everything she could for their relationship. Ling Xiuran had married her because she looked like that other woman, and when he got drunk, he had her bear his child for the same reason. Now that woman had returned, it was time for Wen Xixia to step aside. She asked for a divorce, never expecting the man who had always treated her with indifference to turn red-eyed and lose his voice. “Wen Xixia, after six whole years, how could you 1.9kReads8.4Score13314d adds
- 11 After the Divorce, Mr. Gu Begs Me to Get Back Together Every Day 离婚后，顾先生天天求复合 [Both leads are each other’s first and only, one-on-one romance + top students + sweet romance + happy ending] Zheng Youxiao and Gu Mochen were joined in a business marriage. At first, it was the Zheng family that helped the Gu family. But Gu Mochen was so out of her league that Zheng Youxiao had learned to keep herself in her place. It was just as well: when the Zheng family fell on hard times, she wouldn’t have to feel awkward. A little scene: Zheng Youxiao plucked up her courage and asked, “T 1.2kReads9.2Score16014d adds
- 12 Temptation and Entrapment 诱陷 [Rebellious, scheming race-car driver x glamorous, flirtatious makeup artist] [Secret crush + wealthy families + childhood sweethearts + devoted husband + sweet romance + both leads are each other’s first] (The rating system has changed, so feel free to check out the story itself!) Song Li has three rules for her marriage of convenience: First, she must not reveal that she is married to Xiao Ye. Second, she must not act too intimately with Xiao Ye in public when anyone else is around. Third, she 2kReads9.2Score16914d adds
- 13 After Our Arranged Marriage, Miss Su Wants to Be a Caged Canary 联姻后，苏小姐想当金丝雀了 Also known as: After Our Arranged Marriage, the Money-Obsessed Wife Set Out to Empty Mr. Lu's Wallet [Complete, very sweet with no angst] (Marriage first, love later × modern romance × powerful leads × one-on-one romance; aloof, scheming CEO vs. quirky, mischievous young wife) Before the arranged marriage, Miss Su was busy building her career. After all, what man could compare to a career? Money can make the world go round, but men can't! After the marriage, Miss Su's daily routine was: build he 1.3kReads9.2Score14414d adds
- 14 Forced to Marry a Powerful Tycoon 被逼和大佬结婚之后 Rumor has it that Shen Huaian won't live to see his thirty-second birthday unless he marries a woman with the same fate as his. The eldest daughter of the richest family in C City, Fu Wan has a rebellious streak. Yet at a banquet, sparks flew between her and Shen Huaian. That very night, Fu Wan planned to be a heartless woman, hike up her skirt, and run. But someone blocked her at the airport. The man asked with a cold laugh, “Trying to run? Miss Fu, are you the sort who hikes up her skirt and t 401Reads8.9Score13114d adds
- 15 A Kiss for My Love 吻心上 Gorgeous troublemaker × aloof bad boy [Not a strong female lead | Marriage Before Love | The husband chases his wife | Some coercive elements] Lu Yubei stands at the very top of Jingjiang’s elite circles. His methods are ruthless and merciless, yet his handsome face makes countless noblewomen in Jingjiang swoon. They’ve been married for nearly a year, but Yun Wei has only seen him twice. She barely knows her husband in name, and still has to pretend they’re a loving couple in front of his grandf 4.6kReads8.8Score46614d adds
- 16 Irresistibly Charming 够撩 Both are faithful in body and mind! Strong male and female leads! Marriage first, love later! Sweet everyday romance! Wild mutual flirting! Intense push and pull! Perfectly matched! [Delicate, soft-bodied seductress who’s a knockout VS abstinent, aloof, devoted, scheming CEO] Su Yihan is an arrogant, aristocratic heir from a wealthy family: abstinent and cold, decisive and ruthless, with exceptional skills and a sharp eye for strategy. Could he really get married? One hundred people would give y 806Reads8.9Score10014d adds
- 17 President Qi, Your Wife Has the Whole World Wrapped Around Her Finger! 戚总，你家夫人撩爆全球！ As soon as Chu Si’s sister, who had been missing for years, returns, she tries to take everything from her, including her fiancé, the man known as one of the capital’s rising stars. Since Chu Si and Qi Huaizhou have always had a purely physical relationship, with no feelings involved, she has no choice but to try every trick in the book to secure their relationship. But none of it works. The jerk steals her contracts, calls her a dramatic little brat, and lets her sister ride in his car. Chu Si 3.4kReads9.1Score42614d adds
- 18 Don't Coax Me 不要诱哄我 [Unruly Young Master x Spoiled, Temperamental Princess] A sweet romance about falling in love after marriage Zhou Yi'an was flamboyant, carefree, and unruly, taking no one seriously. He was notorious for being impossible to deal with. He was the Zhou family's only son. His family was wealthy, with generations of merchants, and held a prominent position in City B. Yet he agreed to marry Lin Ruojiang. Everyone knew he had cherished a woman in his heart for years, so why would he marry someone as s 12.8kReads8.9Score1.1k14d adds
- 19 Sharing His Bed 与他共枕 (Adapted into the short drama "Miss Xu, Don’t Settle". The Tomato-produced short drama "Sharing His Bed" launched on Tomato on November 26.) Shang Yiran and Xu Mubai have been married for five years, and have spent all five fighting. Three years into their marriage, Xu Mubai became pregnant. She tried to tell Shang Yiran, “Let’s make a real go of this.” He responded with cold indifference. After that, they each went their own way. One is cold, arrogant, and conceited; the other is stubborn and u 7.2kReads9.1Score55414d adds
- 20 Help! My Arranged Marriage Husband Came Home and Flirts with Me Every Day 救！联姻老公回国后天天撩我 Best Friends Series, Book 1: Spoiled by Him [Double wealthy families + sweet romance + one-on-one, both leads have no prior relationships + happy ending + married first, fall in love later + long-laid plans] [Truly haughty rose of a young lady vs. seemingly aloof heir to a powerful family] Jiang Zhi, eldest daughter of the Jiang family of Beicheng, is hailed as the most dazzling rose in the city: breathtakingly beautiful, bold and uninhibited, and accustomed to getting away with anything on the 7.4kReads9.2Score65514d adds
- 21 Tempting Kisses With a Wild Rose: The Lovesick Tycoon Can't Get Enough of Me 诱吻野玫瑰，病娇大佬黏我上瘾 [Mad, wicked prince VS cool, seductive heiress with a wild heart] Zhou Jinyue will always be behind Qiao Ling: a hidden blade in the dark, a ghost in the sunlight. He goes mad for her and is obedient for her. He lives his entire life for two words: Qiao Ling Between adults, forget the undercurrents of ambiguous flirtation. Give me only waves of surging lust. 5.3kReads9.2Score53614d adds
- 22 An Arranged Marriage Is Fine! But Mr. Zhou Is a Hopeless Romantic 商业联姻没错！可周先生是恋爱脑 [Long-planned scheme + marriage before love + heiress of a prominent family x Hong Kong tycoon] Shen Tanzhao is a brilliant actress, graceful and alluring, with a dazzling, exceptional beauty. She's an undisputed beauty and rising star in the entertainment industry. Her resources are so impressive that people can't help wondering who her powerful backer is, but two years go by without anyone finding out. - One day, Shen Tanzhao is suddenly caught up in dating rumors with a top-tier star she's wo 12.4kReads9.2Score1.4k14d adds
- 23 Reporting to the CEO: Your Wife Is Causing Trouble Again 报告总裁：夫人她又作妖了 [Suave, morally dubious CEO x two-faced little minx, marriage before love, one-on-one, from indifferent to utterly devoted] After they married, Shen Jiali went overseas to expand his business, while Gu Mingyuan stayed home and lived it up. They became a sham married couple who kept out of each other's way. Two years later, as soon as Shen Jiali dared to return home, he caught Gu Mingyuan dancing intimately with a handsome young internet celebrity at a bar. Shen Jiali: A whole green prairie over 9.1kReads9.3Score1k14d adds
- 24 A Deadly Temptation: She Sets the World Ablaze in President Shen's Arms 致命招惹：她在沈总怀里肆意纵火 [Print publication rights acquired] The Xu family of Nancheng went bankrupt, and overnight, Xu Fuxi lost everything. Survival wasn’t easy. This pampered rose needed a gardener to care for her. Everyone said Shen Tinglan was the undisputed king of Nancheng’s business world, a deeply calculating man no one dared to cross lightly. Rumor had it he was set to marry the Song family’s daughter. Instead, photos of him kissing rising star Xu Fuxi in his car shot to the top of the trending list. Reporters 11.1kReads9.3Score1.4k14d adds
- 25 Temptation 欲撩 A marriage of convenience means you're married in name only, and each person does their own thing. When Xu Wei heard that Bai Qingyu was at a bar with an arm around two hot girls, she found four handsome young guys to play dice and drink with. When she heard he had driven a gentle young woman up a mountain in his Lamborghini to enjoy the breeze, Xu Wei took a Ferrari to go beach camping with a sunny male model. - Someone asked, “ 5.9kReads9.3Score69814d adds
- 26 The Young Lady Courts Death, and Her Betrothed Comes to Save Her 大小姐作死，联姻对象来赎人 [Both From Powerful Families | Marriage First, Love Later | Flirtatious Push and Pull | Sweet Romance] [Noble, Aloof CEO x Delicate Rose of a Heiress] (The rating is only because the novel just came out. Read without worries!) Jiang Ruoli had been pampered since birth. The only bitterness she had ever tasted was in iced Americanos, and even her name carried her family’s hopes that she would be refined and well-mannered. . Who would have thought that she’d impulsively spend a night with her husba 11.8kReads9.2Score1k14d adds
- 27 Heart-Pounding Game! Young Master Bo, the Tycoon's Heir, Can't Handle It 心动游戏！财阀薄爷他玩不起 Shen Zhiyi marries into the elite Bo family as a bride meant to bring good fortune to her sick husband. In everyone's eyes, she's the perfect daughter-in-law: refined and gentle. Bo Yu's first verdict on Shen Zhiyi: two words, “All an act.” His second verdict: “A fake woman, not worth mentioning.” Later, people see the once all-powerful Master Bo gripping his wife's hand and desperately explaining the awful things he said in a recording, begging her again and again to forgive him. Later still, M 19.4kReads9.2Score1.6k14d adds
- 28 Flirting into Marriage 撩婚 The print edition of Wild Crane is now available on major platforms. He Yunxing comes from a prominent Hong Kong family. The elegant, aloof man has a black tattoo on his hand that looks wickedly sensual, like Satan himself has descended. He's cold and heartless, a complete utilitarian. Everyone is madly infatuated with him. Too bad he married young. Rumor has it that he and the eldest daughter of the Shen family have a terrible marriage and will soon divorce. In their vast room, a slender-waiste 16.6kReads9.3Score1.8k14d adds
- 29 Be Good, Baby, I'll Give In. Proud Lord Sheng Falls for Me 宝贝乖我服软，傲娇盛爷沦陷了 [The print edition of Delayed Heartbeats is now available. You can buy it at the Little Tomato Books flagship store!] Rumor has it that Sheng Shi is hot-tempered and ruthless. His elders hope marriage will change him and make him more mild-mannered. When Sheng Shi first met Yu Weiyi, he laid down three rules: “Don't follow me. Don't tell anyone about our relationship. Don't interfere in my personal affairs.” Later, Sheng Shi introduced her to everyone he met: “This is Yu Weiyi, my wife.” Later s 30.1kReads9.5Score4.2k14d adds
- 30 A Love That’s Real 确有情 [Part Two Has Been Updated] Yang Huiqing spent many years abroad. The first thing she did after returning home was insist on marrying Ji Qinglin. Just how little did the two of them know each other? They didn't meet until the day of their wedding photoshoot, and neither of them even had the other's contact information. She had assumed that in this marriage of convenience, forged for the benefit of their families, they would at most treat each other with polite respect. But who could have guessed 11.8kReads9.3Score1.2k14d adds
- 31 Whose Daddy-Type Boyfriend Is This Scheming, Brooding One? 谁家爹系男友这么心机阴湿啊 [A seemingly fragile but truly haughty little fox + a possessive, fatherly tycoon] [Long-planned pursuit + age gap + both leads are inexperienced and devoted + sweet romance + happy ending] Word has it that Huan Ting'an, heir to the top-tier Huan family, is refined and elegant, aloof and abstinent, and has a beloved woman he can't have whom he's searched for in vain for years. After hearing this, Sheng Wen'ying looked in the mirror, then at a photo of the woman he loved, and thought long and har 3.7kReads—Score31614d adds
- 32 Irrational Surrender 非理性沦陷 [A gorgeous, haughty heiress × a cold, roguish foreign powerhouse] [Devoted, sweet romance with both leads’ hearts belonging only to each other + age gap + two powerful families + doting, fatherly boyfriend] Yu Nanyan, the cherished young lady of the Yu family in Hong Kong, had been spoiled rotten ever since she was a child. But after an accident, she was forced to use a wheelchair. The exasperated heiress suddenly noticed that the new bodyguard she had hired looked at her with anything but inno 3.6kReads8.6Score33414d adds
- 33 The Temptress 尤物 The print edition of The Enchantress will be released on March 25 at 8 p.m. (A devoted one-on-one romance, with both leads each other’s first and only.) Zhou Yi is notorious in their circle for being a shameless playboy. Everyone thinks he cares about pleasure, not feelings. That is, until a video leaks one day. In it, Zhou Yi looks like a devout believer, clasping a woman’s slender wrist in his hand. His eyes are filled with fervor and tenderness as he murmurs in a low, hoarse voice, “Jiang Yin 4kReads9.5Score87214d adds
- 34 She Fell into His Abyss 拥她入深渊 [A seemingly fragile girl who’s secretly a ruthless schemer × a gentle, doting, fatherly tycoon] [Devoted husband, age gap, love at first sight, both leads are pure and devoted, romance across borders] Everyone knows Jiang Xu, head of the Jiang family in Southeast Asia, is refined and handsome, but also cold, restrained, and uninterested in women. But one night, as the tension between them grows without restraint, the girl, bullied until her eyes are red, uses the last of her strength to prop he 12kReads9.2Score92514d adds
- 35 Surrendering to Tenderness 屈于温柔 [Cool and radiant genius violinist girl x gentle, distinguished rising star in the business world] [Devoted romance with no past relationships + long-planned courtship + doting boyfriend + two wealthy families + age gap] Everyone knew that the eldest young master of the Shen family was handsome and distinguished, and had become a rising star in the business world at a young age. Who could have imagined that someone so utterly level-headed would one day be troubled by love? Shen Minghuai had nev 17.3kReads9.0Score1.4k14d adds
- 36 The Tide Between Beijing and Hong Kong 京港澜渡 [The rating just opened, slowly climbing] [Hong Kong old-money style vs. Beijing political circles] [Intrigue and covert battles among the wealthy] [High-IQ business and romance] [Slow burn, not a fast-paced power fantasy; feel free to skip chapters] Four pairs of hunters, four hunts. The rain pours over Hong Kong. Come enjoy a TVB-style romance, business-war, and suspense drama! Sweet nothings go beyond “Stay a little longer” and “I adore you” to include “I’m crazy about you.” Duplicity is the 8.5kReads8.9Score77514d adds
- 37 Max-Level Sweet Seduction! Enchanting in Lord Fu's Embrace 满级甜诱！在傅爷的怀里声色撩人 [Signed for publication + comic adaptation] [Flirtatious chemistry and sizzling romance!] Jiang Yuyang is hailed as a peerless beauty, with a stunning face, a slender waist, and a soft, supple figure. To call off her arranged marriage, she pulls out all the stops to flirt with her intended. She never imagined she’d flirt with the wrong person! Rumor has it that Fu Wenshen, the head of the Fu family, is a self-disciplined, celibate man who avoids women. Little do people know that he looks refined 20.4kReads9.5Score2.7k14d adds
- 38 The Gray Lotus 灰莲花 [A textbook case of realist business warfare + a deeply romantic, top-tier intellectual romance] The world has gone mad. A top-tier rich, handsome young heir is forced to compete with his wealthy wife for a lover... “If she likes me and I like her too, then we’ll each have to prove ourselves.” The male lead is loaded with resources and comes with every advantage, while the female lead has brains and beauty and rises from humble beginnings. A textbook case of realist business warfare, arranged fa 37.7kReads9.4Score4.5k14d adds
- 39 Back to High School Before the Divorce: This Time, I Won't Fall for You 离婚前重回高中，这次我不心动了 (Print edition signed) [Campus rebirth + regretful pursuit + bad-boy wins her heart + living-under-one-roof romance] [Slightly rebellious good girl x laid-back, aloof bad boy] After her grandmother passes away, both the Tan and Lu families feel sorry for Xu Entang, who has no family left, and want to take her in. When she arrives in Beicheng, she sees again the boy she never forgot after meeting him once. Lu Jin is brazen and unruly. Over the years they grow up together, she watches one woman af 99.3kReads9.4Score10.7k14d adds
- 40 A Gentle Seduction 软诱 The print edition of Rose Crown goes on sale August 10. Available on all platforms. [Married First, Love Later + Secret Crush + He Chases His Wife After Losing Her, But She Never Looks Back + Both Are Each Other’s First] She was the Xu family’s adopted daughter, and Zhou Yuetian’s little shadow. She had followed him everywhere since childhood, until she heard him say this at the age of twenty-four: “She’s just the Xu family’s adopted daughter. Why would I actually care about her? People like us 71.5kReads9.6Score8.6k14d adds
