Novels like A Clean Break
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as A Clean Break, best match first.
- 151 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 5.9kReads—Score75.9kShelves
- 152 Demon War God, Stop Playing with Me 恶魔战少别玩我 The new book’s rating is very low at first, but it will gradually rise. To get revenge on Su Qingqiu, Zhan Tingxiao forced himself on Zhan Wan, then handed her over to his archenemy, Li Jintian. The man seemed gentle and considerate toward Zhan Wan, but he was hiding an even greater scheme. He deliberately tricked Zhan Wan into thinking she was pregnant. Before the baby was full term, he forced a doctor to take it out. The premature infant drove Zhan Wan to a mental breakdown. Her intelligence r 15.3kReads6.2Score547Shelves
- 153 The Royal Family Forced Me Into a Political Marriage, Unaware the Northern Yue Emperor Was My Secret Fiance 皇室绑我去和亲，却不知北越帝是我民间未婚夫 The royal family forced me into a political marriage, unaware that the Northern Yue Emperor is my secret fiancé. 63Reads—Score—Shelves
- 154 You Won't Give Me Your WeChat? I'll Ask Again Later 不给加微信？那我等会再问问 Adapted into the short drama I Was Rejected 99 Times by Doctor Xie for a Friend Request [Sweet and goofy former ballet dancer] VS [Aloof, secretly passionate dermatologist] [She pursues him + Extra sweet + Both pure] When Song Zhiyi went to the hospital for an allergy, she fell in love with Xie Tingyan at first sight. She worked up the courage to ask for his WeChat three times, and he rejected her without mercy every time. Undeterred, Song Zhiyi came up with a plan to flirt with Xie Tingyan. To 8.3kReads9.3Score928Shelves
- 155 The Chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Kingdoms 东周列国志 More than five hundred years of upheaval in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods unfold in this book! The Zhou royal house declined and the feudal lords rose. The Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn period took turns dominating, while the Seven Warring States fought for control of the Central Plains. From the brief hegemony of Duke Zhuang of Zheng to Duke Huan of Qi uniting the feudal lords; from Wu Zixu’s quest for revenge to the battle of wits between Sun Bin and Pang Juan; from 83Reads9.1Score—Shelves
- 156 Glory Disqualified 荣耀失格 She was once the most proud girl in the compound, born bold and reckless in her youth. One accident sent her tumbling from the clouds into the mire. In the shadows of a prison cell, she buried her former glory with her own hands. Years later, she returned to the world. Everyone she once knew had risen to high positions, while she was left battered and broken. Rumors swirled, and the past could not be reclaimed. She walked step by step along the edge of a blade, seeking only to have a clear consc 51.5kReads9.1Score5.4kShelves
- 157 Reborn, I Won’t Let Anyone Bully My Guard 重生后，谁都不能欺负我的侍卫 After Being Reborn, No One Can Bully My Guard 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 158 The Cat-Cat Star from Above 天降喵喵星 A Cat Star Falls from the Sky —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 159 Possessed Completely 深度占有 [Clear-eyed, insecure college student vs. flirtatious playboy] [Sugar daddy + kept woman + reformed playboy + age gap + powerful family + one-on-one romance + happy ending] Li Chuyue knew that she and Chen Jinghuai were only in a mutually beneficial arrangement. She needed money, so she kept going back to him. When they first met, someone teased her, saying Chen Jinghuai would pluck the stars and moon from the sky for her if she asked. But she didn’t dare ask for either. When she no longer neede 16kReads9.4Score1.1kShelves
- 160 Warm Lamplight Last Night 昨夜灯暖 Three years ago, Xiao Congnan was forced to marry Fu Jinru. Everyone said Fu Jinru had schemed to make it happen that night. So, in a fit of anger, he left for another country. Fu Jinru spent the next three years as Mrs. Xiao in name only. Then, overnight, everything changed, and her family fell into ruin. Burdened with debt, Fu Jinru suddenly came to her senses. Unrequited love is as worthless as a weed. After Xiao Congnan returned home, when everyone was waiting to see how she would cling to X 7.1kReads8.4Score2.9kShelves
- 161 A Guide to Rising to Power as a Madam in the Capital Circle 京圈夫人上位指南 [Powerful leads who dote on each other × intense push and pull × power as the bride price × masterful guide and lover × older, devoted, fatherly man] he, dual-C romance in an alternate setting [romance × strategy] The day Chen Nuo got together with Fang Jingxiu, people in Beijing’s social circles laughed at her. They said the daughter of a small-time building materials merchant from Yongzhou was nothing but a pretty plaything in the hands of a powerful man. But no one knew... That the aloof, asc 49.1kReads9.2Score7.2kShelves
- 162 My Professor Stepmom and Her Darling Zhaozhao 教授后妈和她的昭昭小宝贝 [Second marriage for the male lead + the child is his biological daughter + they never fully fall in love + neither is chaste] [Highly educated families + prominent political families, both strong-willed, neither a typical good person] After earning her doctorate, Xie Qingwei smoothly stayed on as a university lecturer. Through a twist of fate, she, a committed non-marriage type, married Lin Jinghe, a retired high-ranking official who had already been married once and had a daughter. [Before the 5.1kReads7.5Score363Shelves
- 163 The Whole Sect Is Chewing Tree Bark, and You Say Spirit Rice Yields Thirty Thousand Pounds Per Acre? 全宗啃树皮，你说灵稻亩产三万斤 After transmigrating into the body of a destitute sect leader buried under a debt of thirty million spirit stones, he finds that the entire sect has only one little disciple left, so hungry he's chewing tree bark. Chen Mo looks at the mutated spirit rice in his storage space, yielding thirty thousand jin per mu, and smiles. “Let's start with a small goal: making sure everyone in the sect has enough to eat.” Three months later, Qingyun Sect is making a million spirit stones a month selling spirit 40Reads—Score—Shelves
- 164 I’m Just a Delivery Guy, So How Did I Become the Savior of the World? 我只是送外卖的，怎么就成了救世主 I’m Just a Delivery Driver, So How Did I Become Humanity’s Savior? 26Reads—Score—Shelves
- 165 I Spent 30 Days Winning Over a CEO, Only to Get Swindled Out of 9 Million 攻略霸总30天，我反被套900万 I Spent 30 Days Winning Over a CEO, Then He Fleeced Me for 9 Million 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 166 Born to Make Them Laugh 转笑生 Turn to Laughter —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 167 Childhood Sweethearts Are Hard to Woo: After Mr. Bo Returns, He Coaxes Her Every Night 青梅难哄，薄总回国后夜夜哄 A seemingly obedient, neglected heiress VS a cool, sharp-tongued young heir [Childhood Sweethearts + Marriage First, Love Later + Extreme Possessiveness + Chasing His Wife to the Crematorium + Refreshing Romance] Bo Jinzhou’s return to the country caused a sensation throughout Yanjing. Countless people wanted to win over the Bo family’s heir, but his aloof, handsome demeanor kept everyone at a distance. Rumors had it that the heir and Miss Lu were already engaged and would soon marry. They had g 8.8kReads7.4Score450Shelves
- 168 After We Broke Up, the Cold and Aloof Dr. Cheng Cried Snot Bubbles 分手后，高冷程医生哭出鼻涕泡 Luo Jia tells Gu Boning, “I’d rather jump into a fire pit than rummage through a trash heap.” At the time, she has no idea that Cheng Jin really is a fire pit. (This is a happy ending, with plenty of sweet romance.) 4.3kReads9.4Score675Shelves
- 169 Delicate 娇气 Qiao Yue thought Guo Yizhou would love her someday, only to discover in the end that it was all a ridiculous fantasy. Five years together earned her nothing but a cold divorce agreement. Disappointed beyond words, she left alone. Guo Yizhou himself probably never imagined that after Qiao Yue left, she would become the one he longed for day and night. When they meet again, Guo Yizhou sees the ring on her left ring finger. His eyes turn bloodshot as he grabs her wrist. “You think you can run after 222Reads8.2Score113Shelves
- 170 Hidden Affection 潜藏爱意 [Reunion After a Breakup / Reunited After Years Apart / School Romance First, City Romance Later / Happy Ending / Both Leads Are Sexually Inexperienced] [Devoted, Possessive, Privileged Young Man vs. Resilient Small-Town Girl] The first time Jiang Tingwu met Qi Shen was one morning after the start of her second year of high school. The boy had sharply defined features and a tall, straight figure, with an air of distant coolness about him. In the 0.1 seconds their eyes met, Jiang Tingwu hurriedly 13.4kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves
- 171 A Scumbag Wants to Marry for My Money? I’ll Leave Him Penniless! 渣男想吃绝户？我让他倾家荡产！ That scumbag wants to marry into my family and take everything? I’ll leave him penniless! 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 172 After I Offered Myself to the State, the Beijing Heir Was Driven to Regret 我把自己上交国家后，京圈太子悔疯了 After I turned myself over to the state, the capital’s spoiled young heir was consumed with regret 330Reads—Score—Shelves
- 173 The Handsome Boy Band Came Right to My Door, So Come On, Boys, Into My Arms 送上门的顶帅男团，都到姐的碗里来 All These Drop-Dead Gorgeous Guys Are Throwing Themselves at Me, So I’m Claiming Them All 248Reads—Score—Shelves
- 174 After We Married, Pei Heng Kept Demanding a Divorce, Until I Finally Stopped Caring About Him 婚后，裴珩一直嚷着要离婚，直到我真的不管他了 After We Married, Pei Heng kept clamoring for a divorce, until I finally stopped caring about him 8kReads—Score101Shelves
- 175 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 2.5kReads8.1Score170Shelves
- 176 Only After Our Divorce Did He Remember That He Loved Me 离婚后，他才想起他爱我 Only After the Divorce Did He Remember That He Loved Me 57Reads—Score—Shelves
- 177 After They Stole My Place as Empress, I Married Someone New, and the Mad Emperor’s True Nature Was Revealed 被强夺后位，我另嫁新欢，疯批帝王属性暴露了 After I Was Robbed of My Position as Empress, I Married Someone Else, and the Mad Emperor Revealed His True Colors 360Reads—Score—Shelves
- 178 Daddy Is Domineering, Mommy Is Adored 爹地霸道，妈咪得宠着 [Formerly titled: After Tormenting Me, the CEO Turned into a Clingy Sweetheart] On Qixi Festival night, she experienced the wildest, most intoxicating night of her life. Afterward, a seed quietly took root in her womb. Eight months later, she went into premature labor on the street, making the local TV news. A mysterious man took away the baby she gave birth to. Rumor had it that Shang Beichen was the coldest, most ruthless rising star in the business world. Even a fairy would have to orbit arou 3kReads9.3Score569Shelves
- 179 The Regent’s Cage 摄政王的囚笼 The Regent's Cage 6.6kReads—Score—Shelves
- 180 Three Words Revealed My Husband’s Affair 三个字，让我发现老公出轨 Three words were all it took to make me discover my husband’s affair 62Reads—Score—Shelves
- 181 Kindling a Passion 引火撩心 [The aloof beauty falls from her pedestal + tantalizing tension + the heroine stops pursuing him halfway, driving the male lead to go mad with love, lurk in the shadows, and completely lose it] Shen Zhinian had been secretly in love with Xiao Hechuan for years, and the two had been dancing around each other for a long time. But just as she was preparing to confess, she caught him rekindling things with his ex-girlfriend. She heard him say: “I was drawn to her because she reminded me of you.” Fur 10.5kReads8.9Score982Shelves
- 182 I Took a Concubine for My Husband 我为夫君纳妾 I Took a Concubine for My Husband 1.2kReads—Score—Shelves
- 183 She Slept in My Bed, So I Broke Both Their Wings 她睡了我的床，我折了他俩的翼 She slept in my bed, so I clipped their wings. 1.2kReads—Score—Shelves
- 184 The Son I Raised for Five Years Isn’t Mine, and His Birth Mother Secretly Switched Our Babies 养5年的儿子不是亲生，亲妈竟偷偷换走我的娃 The son I raised for five years isn’t mine, and his biological mother secretly switched him with my baby 165Reads—Score—Shelves
- 185 Back to 2019: The Physics Genius Is My Junior Schoolmate 回到2019，物理天才是我学弟 When office worker Jiang Xiao Yu returned to her alma mater for its seventieth-anniversary celebration, she felt a dusty physics book tucked into a crack in a wall in a corner of the library. On a whim, she took it home. She fell asleep, and when she opened her eyes again, she found herself in a boy’s dormitory in 2019, lying on a bed and staring into a pair of eyes filled with shock and restrained anger. Wen Ci Yan, a genius in the physics department, was tearing his hair out over a crucial pro 3.7kReads8.4Score444Shelves
- 186 Gingerbread Is a Little Sweet 姜饼有点甜 Original title: A Little Sweet Gingerbread [Northeastern Chinese tough guy ❤ mixed-race sweetheart + straightforward, sweet romance + heartwarming fun] When Jiang Bing was three, his father was sentenced to death for murder. In those days, boys getting into fights was nothing unusual. But Jiang Bing couldn't afford to fight. The moment he threw a punch, some people would call him a little murderer. Luckily, with his grandmother's guidance, he learned to face it all: to ignore the gossip and pay 1.2kReads9.4Score129Shelves
- 187 Don’t Leave Her a Widow 别让她守寡 Don't Leave Her a Widow 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 188 His Favor Is Priceless 他的偏爱，价值连城 His Favor Is Priceless 17Reads—Score—Shelves
- 189 The Gods Bow Low, While the Wind God Shines Alone 诸神折腰，风神独美 The Gods Bow, but the Wind God Stands Alone 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 190 My Secret-Crush Comic Went Viral, and the CEO Himself Is Begging for Updates 暗恋漫画爆火，霸总亲自催更 Her secret-crush comic goes viral, and the domineering CEO personally begs her for updates. 381Reads—Score—Shelves
- 191 The Young Master and His Ring Share Every Sensation, So He Has to Keep Enduring It 太子爷与扳指共感，每天都在忍 The Young Master Shares His Senses with a Thumb Ring, and Spends Every Day Holding Back 1kReads—Score—Shelves
- 192 Far Too Clingy 过分缠绵 The short dramas “Charming Oriole” and “Riding the Spring Tide” are now streaming. [Bold, bewitching flirtatious vixen VS cool, refined young heir to a wealthy family] Xia Jin is the least welcome member of the Xia family. She is an illegitimate daughter, but not the child of a mistress. Mrs. Xia sees her as a thorn in her side, while her half-sister, Xia An'an, treats her like a family dog, beating, scolding, and riding her whenever she pleases... They wish they could grind her into the mud, bu 7.5kReads9.1Score923Shelves
- 193 No Trespassing 禁止侵入 1v1, both leads are sexually inexperienced. A roguish, shameless [mafia heir] vs. a domineering, proud [crime lord’s daughter] A couple at war, united by pure hatred; a fake-to-the-bitter-end loyal puppy; tailbones that just want to kill each other; and a push-and-pull so intense it feels like their tendons might snap. In public, they act like a loving couple. In private, they point guns at each other. She pressed a gun to his suit pants and pulled the trigger without hesitation. He dragged her 33kReads9.3Score4kShelves
- 194 The Day His First Love Returned, I Hid My Pregnancy 他的白月光回国那天，我藏起孕肚 [Also known as Get Lost, Ex-Husband: revenge against scumbags + a self-reliant heroine] “Let's get divorced. She's back.” On their second wedding anniversary, Shen Yunwu was ruthlessly abandoned by Qin Ye. She silently clutched her pregnancy test results, then vanished without a trace. Who could have guessed that from that day on, Qin Ye would go mad searching for her everywhere? One day, he saw the woman he'd been searching for walk by happily, holding a little child by the hand. “Whose child i 3.8kReads8.8Score666Shelves
- 195 A Hell Bureaucrat in Charge of Order Between the Worlds of the Living and the Dead 地府打工仔掌管阴阳两界秩序 A Netherworld Employee Takes Charge of Order Between the Worlds of the Living and the Dead 186Reads—Score—Shelves
- 196 Beautiful and Bold After Being Cast Aside, Four Top-Tier Stars Pursue Me 被休弃妇美又飒，四个顶流追着嫁 The Beautiful, Cast-Off Wife Has Four Top-Tier Stars Chasing After Her 449Reads—Score—Shelves
- 197 There Is No Her in This World Anymore 世间再无她 [Angsty romance + obsessive love + the groveling ex’s road to redemption] “Bo Sihan, please believe me. I didn’t do it. I didn’t kill Xia Wei.” Wen Yan kneels and begs him, but the man kicks her away. “Get out!” To avenge the woman he loves, he personally sends Wen Yan to prison for five years. With red-rimmed eyes, Wen Yan asks him, “If you learn the truth one day, will you regret what you’ve done today?” He answers furiously, “Even if you die, I’ll never regret it!” But the moment Bo Sihan le 7.7kReads6.7Score175Shelves
- 198 After Being Banished to the Cold Palace, I Cling to the Imperial Preceptor 被打入冷宫后我赖上了国师 [Transmigrate into a book + Subverting tropes + Light political intrigue + Devoted to each other + Not a wish-fulfillment story] Jiang Dai was just a busy modern office worker. She clicked on a political intrigue novel to investigate a case, but before she could finish reading it, she opened her eyes one day and found herself as an abandoned consort in the Cold Palace who wouldn't survive three chapters... No, not even one. Where was the essential System for someone who'd transmigrated into a bo 130.4kReads9.5Score20.2kShelves
- 199 Plain Congee 清粥 [Cool, restrained and eccentric hero x sweet, gentle heroine] [Sweet romance and healing + reunion after a long separation + devoted couple] 1 All the girls at Jincheng No. 1 High School knew that Ji Chensheng from Class 6 was handsome and abstinent, but as cold as ice in the dead of winter. As time passed, he became an untouchable flower on a high peak in everyone’s eyes. Then one day during PE class, someone secretly peeked through the back window and saw the boy who was distant and aloof w 5kReads9.3Score537Shelves
- 200 Stealing Jade into My Arms 偷玉入怀 [Novella + devoted couple + sweet romance + love after marriage + second male lead takes the lead + a green tea schemer steals someone's partner + long-planned pursuit + secret love] Fu Huaizhou lowered himself to get close to Li Yueting and became his friend. Then he stole a piece of jade from him. That piece of jade was called Pei Yan. Li Yueting cursed him: “Fu Huaizhou, I hope you die a horrible death.” Fu Huaizhou didn't care. Without Pei Yan, he really would be as good as dead. If Pei Yan 5.1kReads9.2Score491Shelves
