Novels like Just Kidding
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Just Kidding, best match first.
- 151 The Divine Mage of Another World 异世法神 The protagonist's soul transmigrates into a world of magic and battle qi, only to find himself possessing a corpse that has been dead for three days… Many people know that the body is dead, so someone immediately informs on him… News that the dead body of the Farah family's genius young master has come back to life quickly spreads across the world… The protagonist, possessing this corpse, must keep the truth hidden. Otherwise, his family, his country, and the Church will all burn him alive as a 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 152 Bridge and Harmony 乔和 I came into this world alone, yet I could not escape falling secretly in love. Qieqie never imagined a boy would burst into her life and become an indispensable part of her growing years. The boy she loved was exceptionally talented, pure and untainted. But in the blink of an eye, fate toyed with him, and he fell into an abyss. He suffered torment, and she stayed by his side. Neither of them was the other's cure, but they became each other's lifeline. The clown became a warrior, and the princess 546Reads9.4Score8914d adds
- 153 Tortured to the Extreme 极虐 An Nuan was a gifted pianist, but after being framed and sent to prison, she emerged three years later to find her life turned upside down! Then she met Si Lingfeng, the most powerful man in City C. He loved and cherished her with all his heart. If she said she wanted the stars, he would pluck them from the sky without a second thought. From their very first meeting, he pursued An Nuan passionately! When it came to winning her over, Si Lingfeng embodied every word: cunning, calculating, settin 740Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 154 The Illness Called Love 病名为爱 Lin Chi has cancer, and the doctor says she has only six months to live. As she grieves, Lu Shenyuan tells her he’ll give her a grand funeral. Sick with love for him, Lin Chi is willing to give him everything, even though her life is about to end. But all he gives her in return is, “Do you think you deserve me?” Whether or not they are a good match, she chooses to love him with all her heart. So when her time finally runs out, she can only forgive him for not loving her. 123Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 155 His Long-Overdue Love 他迟来的深情 Three years into their marriage, Xia Mo discovers that Fu Zhe has been cheating. When Xia Mo falls ill, Fu Zhe travels the world with his mistress. He uses marital assets to buy her a mansion and luxury watches, spending lavishly. Desperate, Xia Mo asks for a divorce. She stays calm and level-headed as she deals with the mistress, gathers evidence to reclaim the assets, and takes revenge on the scumbag, leaving him with nothing… 282Reads8.4Score10514d adds
- 156 The Year I Died Was the Year I Loved You Most 死在了最爱你的那一年 The most carefree young lady in Qinghe falls for an obscure transfer student, and from that moment on, she's smitten. ❤️ She, Yun Nanmian, was meant to be a pampered young lady. Her beloved parents gave their lives to save an obscure nobody, who had promised to be her lifelong support. It was all a lie. Every bit of it. He, Chi Shengrui, is the illegitimate son of the Chi family, cast aside by his clan and transferred to Qinghe. He should have fallen into the mire and spent his life in darkne 122Reads—Score—14d adds
- 157 Perhaps There Was Once Light in the Deep Sea 也许深海曾有光 After an earthquake, young Jiang Ning began living with Song Ao, her younger brother by neither blood nor marriage, who had autism. In Song Ao’s world, Jiang Ning became his only splash of color. Years later, Jiang Ning was surprised to discover that her new boss was Shen Fang, the school heartthrob she had harbored innocent feelings for in her youth. At the same time, though, she sensed that her relationship with Song Ao was gradually changing, blurring the line between family love and romance. 534Reads9.3Score12814d adds
- 158 The Last Farewell Letter 最后一封离别信 [Signed for publication in simplified Chinese] May this letter find you well, and may these words make you feel as if we were face to face. Jiang Xunian. This is the second letter I’ve written to you, and my last goodbye. Perhaps I should introduce myself to you again. Hello, my name is Yan Shun. 1.6kReads9.2Score46914d adds
- 159 The Caged Songbird Ensnared the Mad Emperor 笼中雀她渣了疯批皇帝 [Taking Her by Force / The Long Road to Winning Her Back | Sweet, Deceptive Maid × Domineering, Ruthless, Scheming Emperor] Xu Zhixing was emperor twice in his life. The first time he took the throne, he kept Jiang Si imprisoned by his side and personally forced her to drink a pregnancy-preventing potion. But power struggles were rife with hidden murderous intent, and life and death were unpredictable. In just a few short years, the dynasty changed hands several times. After the Qing dynasty was 1kReads8.4Score10214d adds
- 160 Who Says Longing Is Silent? 谁说思念无声 She knelt in the pouring rain, begging him to give her father a proper burial. All she got in return was: “You should've been the one to die!” Her hatred burned fiercely, while her love slowly faded away. She said, “I spent my whole life loving you, but you hurt me, hated me, and ruined my life. You said I owed you. Now I've paid you back!” A knife pierced her chest. She smiled, proud and desolate. “Don't cry at my grave. You'll soil my path to the afterlife!” 165Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 161 After I Decided to Stop Loving Him, He Regretted It 我决定不再爱他后，他后悔了 Five years after I married Ye Nanchen, Tang Ning, the unattainable woman Ye Nanchen had always loved, came back. Our marriage slowly began to crack. Ye Nanchen started standing me up from time to time. The first time was the day I won a design award. Ye Nanchen said he wanted to celebrate with me. But the moment Tang Ning called, he left to see her. The second time was on my birthday. The candles were lit, but I hadn't made a wish yet. Tang Ning called again, and off he went. The third time was 117Reads—Score1314d adds
- 162 I Witness Your Wedding in the Name of Your Lawful Wife 我以正妻之名为你证婚 I Bear Witness to Your Wedding in the Name of Your Legal Wife 5.7kReads—Score67.4k14d adds
- 163 A Mutual Misunderstanding for a Lifetime 双向：终生误 There has always been someone in my heart. He was my childhood sweetheart and my fiancé. From the time I was little, I knew I was meant to marry him when I grew up. I waited eagerly, only for a sudden upheaval to shatter everything. Qingqing, a lifetime is long. Don’t live only for me. Live to take in this splendid world, to breathe in its fragrant blooms, to savor its sweetness. Brother Fu, I listened to everything you said. I came to find you only after I could no longer see the beautiful wo 667Reads9.1Score10014d adds
- 164 Captive Wild Rose 囚禁野玫瑰 Angsty romance + unhinged male lead (if you dislike this, don’t read) + no reconciliation Another warning: the male lead is obsessive and unhinged. If you dislike that, don’t read. Aloof, noble doctor Shi Yi VS gentle, well-behaved teacher Yu Huan From the moment the first rose bloomed, the Creator had been plotting this encounter, one called redemption. Shi Yi was like the moon reflected on water. Yu Huan had gazed up at him for five whole years, loving him humbly as her bright, clear white ros 2.3kReads8.7Score10314d adds
- 165 Bo Yu, I Don't Dare Love You Anymore 薄欲，我不敢再爱你了 Su Qingwu had been married to Bo Yu for five years, and he had trampled her sincere love until it was shattered to pieces. She thought he really was as cold as the rumors said, even in bed, utterly devoid of emotion. But after Bai Xiaoxiao returned, Su Qingwu realized that Bo Yu hadn’t been born cold and indifferent. He knew better than anyone how to treat someone with tenderness and affection. Su Qingwu was left battered and broken, eventually losing all feeling. When she returned in full fin 933Reads7.0Score10214d adds
- 166 Sinful Love 罪爱 Chen Lin loves her. That is Ye Zhiqiu's only leverage for taking revenge on him. Making Chen Lin watch her die day by day is Ye Zhiqiu's way of getting even. Chen Lin: “Can you live for me?” Ye Zhiqiu: “No.” 157Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 167 The Year I Got My PhD, I Sent My Advisor to a Psychiatric Hospital 博六那年，我送导师进了精神病院 In my sixth year of doctoral studies, I sent my advisor to a psychiatric hospital. 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 168 Escape from the Peach Blossom Trap 逃夭 After losing her memory, Su Wan lost all her martial arts skills and was left disfigured. For no apparent reason, she married into the Lin family and was swept into a bloody storm. Yun Chen used love as bait, scheming at every turn as he deliberately drew close to her. He used her to wipe out his enemies, only to fall deeply in love with her before he realized it. When the truth came to light and her memories returned, she learned that it had all been a lie: the two of them were sworn enemies, a 399Reads9.0Score5614d adds
- 169 After the Divorce, I'll Live My Life Well 离婚后，我好好过日子 After the divorce, I'm living my life well 143Reads—Score114d adds
- 170 I Was Twenty-Eight When I Died 我死的时候二十八岁 At twenty, Song Jiniao was hailed by the entertainment world as the “Nation's Goddess,” while Lin Ti died unexpectedly at an awards ceremony. She would never forget what happened that day, or the bone-chillingly cold look in that man's eyes. From then on, Shen Jiulin dragged her from her pedestal and plunged her into the abyss. The Nation's Goddess fell from grace overnight, her fame as fleeting as a flower that blooms for one day. At twenty-one, forced to choose between her mother and stepfathe 680Reads8.5Score10414d adds
- 171 I Love You, I Deserve to Die 我爱你，我该死 Song Xixi spent more than a decade loving a man. In the end, she died at the hands of the person she loved most. He wanted her kidney, and she gave it to him. He wanted her life, and she gave it to him. He wanted her to turn back and love him once more, but she knew there was no going back... 166Reads5.0Score—14d adds
- 172 He's a Master at Acting Obedient 他惯会装乖 [Print edition now available] [Healing × Love That Grows Over Time × Tragic Romance × Mutual Devotion] Cool, gentle heroine × Aloof, unapproachable top student They overcame the distance and endured the years. But her boy was forever left behind in that snowy winter, forever twenty-two, in the prime of his life, forever on the day they were supposed to register their marriage. [“This time, don't break your promise again, you little liar.” “Why did you break your promise again? You little liar.”] 949Reads9.3Score18614d adds
- 173 Love Is Colder Than Death 爱比死更冷 Her father ruined his family for the sake of profit. Years later, he returned for revenge, and she was sold to him to pay off the debt. She thought he hated her to the core, never knowing he loved her with all his heart. When their child died in an accident, she lost the only reason she had to keep living. Like a fluttering butterfly, she leapt into the abyss. “Li Wenyi, do you like... this... ending...?” 442Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 174 Farewell, Marquis. I Hope We Never Meet Again in the Next Life 再见了侯爷，下一辈子也不要见了 Goodbye, Marquis. I hope we never meet again in the next life. 1.4kReads—Score—14d adds
- 175 The South Wind Blows into My Arms 南风入我怀 She was the lover he had cast aside. And the wife he had married by any means necessary. She had thought it was just another game he’d taken up on a whim. With no way to avoid it, she decided to play along. Everyone said she was the woman Young Master Lu loved most, because she was the only one who dared to wreck his events and slap him in the face, while he always smiled and told her to do whatever made her happy. But only she knew that she was the woman he hated and despised most. He had aband 385Reads9.3Score20514d adds
- 176 King of the Snowfields: True to the World and True to You 雪域之王，不负人间不负卿 King of the Snowlands, true to the world and true to you 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 177 Husband and Wife Become Outlaws to Avenge Their Daughter 夫妻化身法外修罗为女报仇 A Couple Become Outlaws to Avenge Their Daughter 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 178 After My White Moonlight Went to Prison, the CEO Made Me Pay With My Life 白月光入狱后，总裁让我拿命赔 After a car accident, Yan Yi’an testifies in court, sending the woman Zhou Xizhi treasures most to prison. In a single night, Yan Yi’an falls from heaven into hell. Fangcheng loses its dazzling movie star, and Imperial City No. 1 gains a lowly bar hostess. Zhou Xizhi keeps her locked by his side and torments her without end, all to make her atone... She tries to escape again and again, but never gets out of his grasp. Like a demon at her side, he warns her, “If you try to run again, I’ll break y 588Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 179 Madam, President Yan Deserves to Die a Thousand Deaths! 夫人，颜总罪该万死啊！ Bai Wanxi killed someone. Yan Qingyun personally sent her to a psychiatric hospital. When she got out, all she had left was a disabled body. Yan Qingyun still wouldn’t leave her alone. “I want you to live as a prisoner and spend the rest of your life atoning to me.” “I’m a murderer. I’m guilty, and I’m willing to accept my punishment,” she said indifferently. He flew into a rage. “Bai Wanxi, I’ll make your filthy soul burn in hell.” She thought the psychiatric hospital was the eighteenth level o 686Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 180 Stuck at Seventeen 停留十七岁那年 [Campus romance × Youth × Mutual unrequited love × Heartbreak] Cold, rebellious boy × Sweet, well-behaved honor student * [Xie Yixiao was born wild and unruly, proud and untamed. Yet somehow, this boy fell in love with a good student from a broken home, a quiet, sweet, and sensible girl.] * [Ye Mian came from an incomplete family. Her parents weren't around when she was growing up. Then, when she was six, she learned that both of them had died. She was raised by her grandmother.] * [To part beca 2.7kReads7.2Score26214d adds
- 181 A One-Minute Goodbye 一分钟的告别 On New Year’s Eve, Yan Shu and I held our engagement party. He walked into the hall holding the hand of his long-lost orphanage sister. When Fu Qingqian pretended to trip and shove me, Yan Shu’s livestream had just passed one million viewers. I hit the floor hard. A warm red stream soaked through my white dress. Fu Qingqian wore a mocking smile. “Big Sis, why didn’t you get ready ahead of time if your period was due?” Yan Shu had started to reach out to help me, but he pulled his hand back, his 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 182 With Terminal Bone Cancer, I Was Driven to Despair by My Cheating Husband 骨癌晚期，我被出轨丈夫逼上绝路 Jiang Shaocheng cheated on me, but I was dying. A pregnant woman moved into our home. I shoved her, and he had me locked up. My bone cancer flared up, the pain unbearable, but I could hear him fooling around with her outside. When she went into labor, they took me away to give her a blood transfusion. I couldn’t hold on any longer. I died on the operating table. By the time they found me, my body had gone cold. I was dead, but Jiang Shaocheng went mad. 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 183 My Husband Lost His Memory After a Car Accident 老公车祸后失忆了 Han Ziyou and I grew up together. He once loved me with all his heart and wanted to lay the very best the world had to offer at my feet. But then he forgot. He fell in love with someone younger and more radiant. Until one day, he got into a car accident while protecting her and suffered a head injury that left him with amnesia. His memories stopped ten years ago. Ten years ago, when he loved me more than anything. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 184 Terminally Ill, I Heard My Scumbag Husband Suddenly Say He Loved Me 身患绝症，渣男老公突然说爱我 During the five years Gu Yanshen and I were entangled, he treated me as a stepping stone for his career, trampling on my talent without a second thought. He sold my paintings for a fortune, but credited them to his innocent-seeming junior sister. He drove me to a mental breakdown, and I slit my wrists to kill myself. He only sneered and called me a drama queen. In the end, my heart grew cold, and I chose to divorce him. But on the day he signed the divorce papers, he got into a car accident and 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 185 After Awakening as a Stand-In, I Beat the Scumbag to a Pulp 替身觉醒后我暴打渣男 After five years together, all I had to show for it was the title of substitute. “Ran-jie came back and reached out to you herself. Why haven’t you dumped Yun Jiuxi yet?” Hidden behind the rooftop door, I listened to their conversation, stunned. “Are you that worried for me?” “Hey, I just don’t want Ran-jie to get jealous.” “Yeah, but now isn’t the time.” He blew out a ring of smoke, his voice cold and casual. “I’m not ready to let her go yet.” “As long as she behaves, there’s no reason I can’t 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 186 After She Died, the Entertainment Industry Came Crashing Down 她死后，娱乐圈的天塌了 I’m dead. But your nightmare has only just begun. I’m dead, but I’m still watching you. 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 187 On the Seventh Day After My Death, He Dug Up My Grave 死后第七天，他刨开了我的坟 On the seventh day after my death, he dug up my grave. 70Reads—Score—14d adds
- 188 Jiang Chuze, I Won’t Love You Anymore 江楚泽，我不会爱你了 Everyone knows that An Ruoxuan, the beautiful eldest daughter of the An family in Xingdu, chased after the cold-faced young master of the Jiang family in Beicheng from the time they were children. She tried every way she could to cling to him, earning a reputation as his little shadow and a stalker. But then the aloof young master got together with Su Munan, An Ruoxuan's best friend... Eight years later, Jiang Chuze turned around and married An Ruoxuan. She thought she was going to heaven, but i 1.5kReads8.5Score10114d adds
- 189 After Driving His Wife Away, Lord Lu Cries His Eyes Out Every Day 虐跑夫人后，陆爷天天以泪洗面 [Powerful CEO + Physical Torment + Possessiveness + He Chases His Wife to Win Her Back] A scheme made Lin Muwan the culprit who crippled the second female lead, the innocent white lotus Bai Lianhua. Lu Tingchen hated her to the core and tormented her in every way. While trying to save him, she unexpectedly became pregnant with his child, but he coldly said, “I'll tear the little bastard out of your belly with my own hands.” In that moment, Lin Muwan's heart died completely. In the end, she died 605Reads8.4Score10614d adds
- 190 An’an Never Grows Up 安安长不大 He was Xu Shuyan, the top student in his year and the school’s untouchable heartthrob. He was naturally aloof, wanted nothing to do with people, and always kept to himself. One day, in a torrential downpour, with lights blazing all around, he sat quietly on a stool outside the door, drenched to the skin. She couldn’t understand why, so she held an umbrella over him and took him somewhere out of the rain. After that day, she began bringing him breakfast, walking to and from school with him, and d 997Reads9.0Score20014d adds
- 191 The Whole School Bullied Me as a Fat Pig. Then I Was Reunited with My Rich Family, and the Former School Hunk Tricked Me into Marriage. Now He's Dead for Good 被全校霸凌是肥猪，认回豪门前校草骗婚我，他死透了 The whole school bullied me for being a fat pig. Before I was acknowledged by my wealthy family, the campus heartthrob tricked me into marrying him. He’s dead now. 124Reads—Score—14d adds
- 192 After He Tortured His Wife to Death, the Mad Young Master Bo Held a Funeral for the World 虐死夫人后，疯批薄少为天下办丧 Bo Muzhou was convinced that Tang Hua was the culprit behind the death of the woman he loved. He imprisoned her, tormented her, and humiliated her, using the cruelest, most brutal methods to break her pride and drive her into the mud. He said he could never love a sinner, and that sinners should have died long ago! The day she died, blood stained the snow. Holding her unrecognizable corpse in his arms, he went mad... Reborn, she returned with a cute younger boyfriend at her side and a billionair 525Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 193 The Day I Regained My Hearing Was the Day We Broke Up: My Ex-Husband’s Long Road to Winning Me Back 复聪之日，亦是决裂之时：前夫，你的追妻路漫漫 Five years ago, I became completely deaf and mute while saving Gu Peichen. “When I thought Heaven had finally taken pity on me and let me hear again, I was planning to surprise him. But in front of everyone at the company, he said he’d had enough.” Gu Peichen’s expression darkened. “Enough! I’ve had enough of you clinging to me. I’ve done all I can to take care of you. What more do you want from me?” I remembered him holding me and saying, “Wanw an, I’ll take care of you for the rest of my life. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 194 The Adorable Baby Is Here: CEO Daddy, You’re Such a Handful 萌宝来袭：总裁爹地太难缠 “Woman, you spent five years in prison. Why are you still so ruthless?” Bo Ye grips her by the throat. “Why wouldn’t I be?” Tang Shi smiles, her eyes reddening. “If I weren’t ruthless, how would I have survived those five years in prison?” Only later does he realize that he owes her an apology. But she is already gone… 3Reads8.8Score10714d adds
- 195 A Stunning Figure Appears in the Inkstone 惊鸿入砚来 *The comic adaptation of the same name, “Jinghong Enters the Inkstone,” is now available [The beloved little terror of the General’s Manor vs. the cool, gentle Seventh Prince] (Childhood sweethearts, older man, sweet at first then angsty, one-on-one romance, multiple perspectives) When they were childhood sweethearts, he promised her they would be together for life, each the other’s one and only. She believed him. With joy in her heart, she donned her wedding robes and married him. But on the da 2.8kReads8.1Score18614d adds
- 196 A Heart Torn Without a Trace, an Endless Farewell 裂心无痕，终无期 She plunged a knife into her own heart and smiled with heartbreaking sadness. “If I cut out this heart that loves you, it won't hurt anymore.” Only then did Qi Liangnian understand what it meant to have your heart torn apart. It hurt so much... 390Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 197 I Only Wish We’d Part Ways in the Next Life 只愿来生与君绝 She was determined to die. That night, she set a fire and killed more than a hundred people. The Emperor ordered, “Execute her at once.” She was dragged to the execution ground, where she gave him a faint smile. As the white silk fell and her life slipped away, the Azure Dragon jade pendant appeared in that very instant. At that moment... he went mad! 630Reads5.3Score10114d adds
- 198 A Merchant's Charm in Troubled Times 乱世商娇 A Charismatic Merchant in Troubled Times 126Reads—Score1114d adds
- 199 If Only You'd Let Me Be Young Again 假如许我再少年 Ye Qingchen’s despair: She didn’t dare tell him she loved him. Zhou Shi’s grief: He didn’t have time to tell her he loved her. The phrase “if only” describes the overwhelming regret one feels over something that has already happened, and the futile fantasy of trying to change it. [The first time they met, he was twenty-five and she was twenty. He didn’t trust her and missed his chance to save her from despair, sealing her fate. The second time they met, he was thirty and she was twenty-five. The 5.2kReads9.1Score38314d adds
- 200 The Clouds Set the Fire 云烧了火 As a boy, Yan Huo happened to meet Yun Bian at the home of his classmate, Yun Duan. The moment he first saw Yun Bian, a seed of secret love took root in his heart. He waited four years for her to come of age, then began his pursuit without hesitation. They were a perfect match, and everything went smoothly. He thought they would live happily ever after, but then Yan Huo suddenly grew tired of the relationship and asked to break up. They parted ways, and six years later, they met again. In a smal 538Reads9.4Score10614d adds
