Novels like My Secret Beloved
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as My Secret Beloved, best match first.
- 1 Infatuation 迷性 One marriage left her right hand nearly crippled, and she could never play the piano again. After leaving Yu Zun, she struggled to survive. Another man was willing to accept every broken piece of her and become her other hand. But then Yu Zun returned, cruel as ever, shattering the happiness she had made up for herself. He ruined her wedding and dragged her before everyone to humiliate her. “Mo Shengxiao, no woman I've had is allowed to marry someone else. You got out of my bed, and now you thin 164Reads6.5Score116Shelves
- 2 Indulge 纵情 Yu Zun most enjoys watching Mo Shengxiao suffer at the piano. She has her pride and refuses to give in, but she has never been able to control her own fate. One marriage leaves her right hand nearly crippled, and she can never play the piano again. After leaving Yu Zun, she scrapes by as best she can. Another man, however, accepts every part of her that she considers broken and is willing to be her other hand. But she never expected Yu Zun to return with the same cruel demeanor, shattering the h 36Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 You Used My Life-Saving Money to Buy a Car? After the Divorce, My Ex-Husband's Family Begged for Forgiveness 拿我的救命钱买车？离婚后前夫一家跪求原谅 You used the money meant to save my life to buy a car? After the divorce, my ex-husband’s family begged me on their knees for forgiveness 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 They Think I'm Easy to Manipulate, but They Don't Know I'm Just Putting on an Act 他们以为我任人拿捏，殊不知我只是在演戏 They think I’m easy to manipulate, but they don’t know I’m just putting on an act. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 Us Beneath the Tulips 郁金香下的我们 Us Beneath the Tulips —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Sinking with Eyes Wide Open 清醒地沉沦 Li Yanran was a well-behaved girl. Just as she was graduating from college, she caught the attention of Fu Yiming, a rich second-generation heir. Li Yanran thought she had found true love, but Fu Yiming was only looking for a fling. Once she had given him her heart, how could she ever take it back? 598Reads6.0Score101Shelves
- 7 A Sweet Marriage into a Wealthy Family: Don’t Even Think About Running Away, Little Sweetheart! 豪门宠婚：小甜妻，别想逃！ What’s it like to have an overbearing husband who won’t leave you alone? She says she has to go to work. “Fine. Be my personal secretary.” She protests and finally manages to transfer to the design department. “Come to my office every two hours to see me, or I’ll transfer you back.” At last, he goes on a business trip, and she thinks she’ll get a few days to relax. “You’re coming with me. You’re not allowed to leave my side for a second, 24 hours a day.” She goes shopping with a friend. Her frie 36Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 An Affair 有染 Her name is Fu Ran, and his name is Ming Chengyou. You and I, together... tangled up... The Third Young Master Ming says their names fit together so perfectly that not getting tangled up would be a crime. 277Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 9 The Charming Rogue: His Girlfriend Is Even More Unstoppable 浪子微渣：心尖尖女友更拽的没边 [Reckless, spoiled rich boy vs. sharp-tongued, bold young artist] [Campus + Sweet Flirting + Healing + Reformed Playboy + Devoted, Exclusive Couple] They say a playboy’s sincerity is the rarest thing of all. Yang Yao doesn’t believe it. To win someone over, she stayed up all night doing her research and came up with a bellyful of clever schemes. During break, Song Jinye was being flirted with by a girl from the class next door. While he wasn’t looking, she smeared all the red paint on her palm o 180Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 I Brought My Current Boyfriend Home to Meet the Family, Only to Find Out His Brother Is My Ex 和现任见家长，发现他哥是我前任 I took my current boyfriend home to meet my family, only to discover his older brother was my ex. 139Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 Self-Bound 自缚 [A Playboy Turns Over a New Leaf × Taking Someone by Force × Love and Hate × A Polished Scoundrel × Playing the Fool to Catch the Tiger] Huo Cheng, a rising star who dominated the business world, took a fancy to Lin Che, his younger brother's piano teacher, at the celebration banquet for his brother's piano competition. Lin Che, a blank slate when it came to romance, was no match for this flirtatious CEO. Huo Cheng also thought he would be the one in control of their game of love. It wasn't unti 211Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 12 How I Went from Street Vendor to Marrying into a Tycoon Family 摆摊的我，是怎样嫁进豪门的 Chen Niannian is an ordinary college graduate who has just finished school. She only set out to seduce the playboy heir Yu Heng to shatter the wealthy-family dreams of a mistress and her daughter. But after she finally got him hooked, she discovered just how terrifyingly possessive he could be. Holding her back as if it were broken, she said expressionlessly, “Let’s break up. I only used you to get revenge on Chen Yiren. I never really cared about you.” Yu Heng held her close, looking blissfully 921Reads8.8Score132Shelves
- 13 The Far-Off Vega 迢迢织女星 How could you love someone at first sight only once...? Their love gilded each other in gold, yet the one you hold in your heart will always be irreplaceable. Two stubborn, conflicted young people spent eight years entangled with each other, never reaching an ending, and became the ones each would always hold in their heart... —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 Right Between the Eyes 正中我眉心 Possessive Pursuit | Southeast Asian Power Broker | 1v1, Two Endings | An Intense Push and Pull My boyfriend was tricked into going to northern Myanmar. A few months later, he contacted me and said things were great there, and that I should come find him. After much hesitation, I went. But the moment I saw him in person, he said he’d never asked me to come. I was such an idiot. People say it’s rare to meet even one person in your life who would risk everything for you. But I met two men like tha 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 Cataclysm 浩劫 “If loving you is a bottomless abyss, then I’d rather be damned for all eternity.” Who will be whose undoing? Good girl Chen Xiaowei versus the playboy who “never turns back,” Luo Cheng. 6Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 16 Forced Devotion: There's No Escaping the Tyrant's Grip 强制宠溺，逃不出暴君的手掌心 [Forced love, she runs and he chases, she can’t escape even if she grows wings.] Only after Jiang Muwei died did she learn she was the villainess cannon fodder in a melodramatic, sweet romance novel. The heroine was her classmate, a two-faced innocent girl, while the hero was her childhood friend, whom she loved but could never have? In the book, she constantly targeted and framed the heroine, and in the end, her childhood friend killed her with his own hands. Jiang Muwei was reborn on the day t 126Reads6.5Score112Shelves
- 17 Hey, Give Me Your Hand. I Want to Hold It 喂，手伸出来我要牵 A domineering, roguish playboy × a sweet, soft, adorable little angel [Mutual Devotion + Sweet Youthful Romance + Rekindled Love + From School Uniforms to Wedding Gowns + Healing Each Other + The Playboy Reforms] Shen Lingxian arrived in the city where Xu Zhiheng lived at the tail end of August. More than ten difficult years had left Shen Lingxian’s heart covered in scars. She had only wanted to get through high school quietly and peacefully, but then the unexpected happened. That’s right: Xu Zh 369Reads8.4Score101Shelves
- 18 Madam, the CEO Is Incorrigibly Bad 夫人，总裁他坏性难驯 A wicked, wild, and shameless CEO × a gentle psychology PhD with a touch of cleverness The first time they meet, Shen Jiayao loses a game of Truth or Dare and is “forced” to kiss Jiang Tingyu, a bad man. The second time, an ordinary therapy session turns Jiang Tingyu into the one client Shen Jiayao can never figure out. He lives without restraint, wild and ruthless. Even the Emperor of Heaven wouldn’t dare control him, and he changes women as easily as he changes clothes. She has a strong moral 206Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 He Vanished After His Heart Turned Cold, and the Young Master’s Eyes Went Red When They Met Again 心冷后失踪，重逢时太子爷红了眼 [A relentless groveling redemption arc + the powerful one bows to love + rekindled romance + both inexperienced, but with plenty of angst] [Elegant, aloof, cold-hearted CEO vs. cool-headed, stubborn illegitimate daughter fallen on hard times] Shen Rutang had always been blessed with every advantage, the most refined and composed, humble and reserved gentleman in Hong Kong City. Among a crowd of wild, unruly young masters, he stood out like a straight pine tree, evergreen and beautiful. Only Shi 1.5kReads—Score103Shelves
- 20 Don’t Cry. I’ll Come Back for You, Okay? 别哭啊，我回来找你行不行 Blurb [Rekindled love + the prodigal returns + mutual healing + both leads are faithful to each other] The rating may be low because too few of you have rated it… Give it more ratings and it’ll go up… I’m crying… [Brash, wild, arrogant rich heir × gentle, sweet-tempered but stubborn and withdrawn school beauty] The new transfer student, Meng Zhui, is the heir to the Meng family, the most powerful family among the wealthy. He is unruly, arrogant, and does whatever he pleases. His girlfriends are 35Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 21 The Underworld Boss's Caged Canary 黑道大佬的金丝雀 Sultry, innocent schemer vs. a wild, ruthless gangster, one-on-one romance “The male lead is unhinged and no good; the heroine is clear-eyed and worldly; the loyal, calculating second male lead and the gentle third male lead both love her.” “Coercive love + taking her by force + eight-year age gap + a male lead with overwhelming power + incredible stamina + a heroine with nowhere to run + a powerful man bowing to love + groveling after losing her + happy ending from his perspective, tragic endin 1.3kReads7.0Score109Shelves
- 22 Delighting in You 馨悦于君 [Tsundere Heiress & Obsessive Rich Second-Generation Heir + Dangerously Sweet Romance + Maximum Possessiveness + Devoted and Humble Love] In An Xinxin's eyes, Xiao Hanjun was a lowlife with no manners, no upbringing, and not even an education. All he knew was fighting and squandering money. But Xiao Hanjun loved her more than life itself and treasured her above all else. To win her, he was willing to use every means at his disposal and spend every last bit of his money and influence. Even if he 41Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 23 What?! The Lovesick CEO Li Makes His Ex-Girlfriend His Wife 惊！恋爱脑厉总扶正了前女友 Seven years ago, she was the heiress to a wealthy family who chased after a poor but brilliant student. She used all the tricks men use to pursue women to win him over, then refused to take responsibility and dumped him. Seven years later, he had risen from poverty to become a domineering CEO. He brought her, now down on her luck and desperately job-hunting, into his company, then tried to buy her at an exorbitant price. With all due respect, Mr. Li, I work in tech. I sell my skills, not myself. 2.4kReads8.9Score282Shelves
- 24 What? I Got Back Together with the Ex-Boyfriend I Dumped 惊，渣过的前男友被我求来了 [Obsessive male lead + mildly possessive and obsessive + imprisonment trope] Question: I prayed for love and got my ex-boyfriend, the very one I treated like trash. What should I do? Su Haohao: He's the troublemaker I asked for, so I'll spoil him even if I have to cry about it. Bonus side couple: Deng Lu, a reformed playboy, VS Xu Qingyi, a cool and capable career woman (the man gets hurt emotionally). 40Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 Sweetheart, I'm Waiting Here. Reply When You See This 娇娇宝贝在线等，亲爱看到请回复 On her way home from a blind date, she ran into him as he flexed his two massive pectorals, as if showing off the highest honor and insignia. Disgust surged through her. She stepped right up to him, eyes blazing, and glared. “You creep!” A son of China should be a stalwart man, ready to defend his country. How could anyone have imagined he’d be treated with such contempt and humiliation? Hmph. Just you wait. I’ll teach you a lesson. “Ye Ziliu, you dropped something.” That glare nearly killed him 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 Fourteen Blades 十四刀 Fourteen Blades 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 Those Who Get Close to Me Go Crazy 近我者疯 [The score may be a little low right after release, but it won't affect your reading experience] Liang Xin and the Buddha's paths first crossed over a bet. When she met him, she was still a hostess. To her, the Buddha was moody and impossible to read. Their tangled relationship went on and on, and they both knew this game could never have an ending. But after struggling again and again, he finally understood: there may be many women in this world, but there is only one Xiao Li. She always knew s 558Reads8.7Score106Shelves
- 28 An Unequal Love 不等式爱情 After graduating from M University, Tao Ran confessed her feelings to the campus heartthrob, Qu Yang. On Mo Yunxi’s recommendation, she landed a job in the publicity department in S City. The surprises that work and love brought her filled her with hope for the future. During her internship, Cai Guixiang called time and again, demanding that Tao Ran return home. She forced Tao Ran to break up with Qu Yang and marry Lu Yunchen, whose family was far above hers in status. Lu Yunchen treated Tao Ran —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 I Don’t Like You at All 一点都不喜欢 Secret crush becomes mutual love + reformed playboy + all-consuming devotion + sweet with a touch of angst + both leads are each other’s first and only Sweet, gentle girl who says one thing but means another X wild, roguish rich boy who’s both charming and irresistible Lu Yinian first saw Ji Yun one afternoon during the first semester of her sophomore year in high school. The classroom was noisy after class. He leaned against the doorway, his peach-blossom eyes half-lidded. “Excuse me,” he sai 51Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 30 A Calculated Courtship: The Blue Gum Has Found Its Mistletoe Bird 步步为营之蓝桉已遇释槐鸟 [Anti-Stockholm syndrome + Golden Triangle + Both leads devoted and strong + Military doctor undercover + Narcotics officer + Coercive love + Long-planned scheme + Heroine gets her revenge] The powerful Shengda Group suddenly fell apart. News of Fu Jing’s suicide, the man who controlled the group, shot to the top of the trending charts. When the truth came out, the world learned of the identity hidden beneath business tycoon Fu Jing’s illustrious public image, and of the sordid deeds he had comm 215Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 31 Untamed Bones 野骨 [Obsessive love, unhinged, both leads are each other’s only love, the husband’s groveling redemption arc] After an accident left Huo Hongchu’s beloved unconscious, everyone believed Shen Ranran had caused the car crash. Huo Hongchu had her forcibly committed to a psychiatric hospital, where she suffered inhuman treatment and torment day and night. To stay alive, she had no choice but to endure it all. After finally holding out until his beloved woke up, she thought she would regain her freedom. 71Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 32 [Born Bad] Baby, Behave for Me 【天生坏种】宝贝给我乖一点 Obsessive, Lovesick Yandere VS Clear-Headed, Clever Beauty Lu Qianqian regrets it. She got involved with someone she should never have provoked. He’s a madman, a pervert. A devil who wants to drag her down to hell. 392Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 33 The Ex-Wife Chase from Hell: My Obsessive Psycho Won’t Leave Me Alone 追妻火葬场，病娇疯批天天缠着我 [The regretful chase + both leads are chaste + sickly, scheming, sinister male lead!] “Qingling, are you going to run again? Still trying to find that bastard?” A low, icy voice rang out. Gu Qingling shook her head in fear. “No... I wasn’t looking for anyone...” “Come here.” Gu Qingling went to his side, pleading and begging him to let her go. As punishment, Jin Hanyuan bit the flesh from her shoulder and locked her in a dark room to reflect on what she had done. A faint smile played on his thin 163Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 34 Even Bitter Fruit Tastes Sweet 苦果亦甜 A cold-hearted “good girl” x a cool, roguish playboy. Love at first sight x a playboy who reforms. [The chase-after-your-wife arc + flirtation + both each other's first and only + bad ending] Shen Jingyu is a notorious playboy in the capital, undisciplined since childhood, fickle and debauched. Beautiful women surround him, but none have managed to win over this unattainable beauty. Then, by chance, he meets the friend of his buddy’s girlfriend. At first, his friend teases him: “She’s really got 289Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 Passionately in Love with Her 炙爱她 [Defiant fake playboy × pure, captivating little princess] [The male lead has been plotting for a long time, mutual secret crushes, ages 25 and 22] Zhou Dang was a notorious playboy in their circle, ruthless and defiant. He was a rogue, a bad boy. Women flocked to him, and he always treated them generously, but none of them ever stayed longer than a week. Yet when he got drunk, he often called out one young woman's name: “Wanwan, when will you turn around and look at me?” The Qin family's eldest 65Reads5.8Score—Shelves
- 36 If Only I Could See You Once More 若能再见你一面 Short angst novel + BE + Read with caution + Life isn’t always HE, so when a BE comes, face it bravely... [Goodbye, or goodbye forever?] An ending is both love and her fate... Jiang Yinsheng, I used to think I was the one who owned this heart, but then I realized it was you... Su Sheng, life goes on and all things grow. Just like her name, she represented growth and hope, but she broke her promise... 108Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 37 When I Met Her 逢她 [Sea King Face-Slapping] Meeting Mu Changning was a calamity Lu Zhan’an couldn’t escape. She was his comeuppance. He was born with every advantage, a womanizer hooked on chasing women, and he had never cared about it. But the moment he fell in love with her, his comeuppance arrived. 100Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 38 Love Hurts So Much 爱那么痛 Shen Yan pinned Wen Minruo to the bed and kissed her fiercely, sneering, “Can you move at all? You're like a dead fish.” Wen Minruo cried as she clumsily returned Shen Yan's kiss. Wen Minruo came to work as a servant in the Shen household with her mother. Young master Shen Yan fell in love with her from the very beginning. Later, once Wen Minruo came of age, she was forced to marry him. She didn't love Shen Yan, but gradually fell for him as they spent time together. However, all sorts of misund 477Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 A Wild, All-Consuming Love: Behave, or I'll Lock You Up 极致疯恋不乖就囚 [Darkly possessive romance + devoted couple + amnesia] Unhinged CEO vs. sweet, delicate beauty He had been plotting to make her his for a long time. “Dare to run? You’d be better off locked up.” A wedding won through manipulation was destined to end in tragedy. Her first attempt to escape earned her Du Chengye’s relentless possessiveness. “This world has no one who loves you more than I do,” he said. But his love was laughable in its excess. If escaping once didn’t work, she would try again. Aft 351Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 40 Smiling at the Memories, Crying for the Days Gone By 笑着回忆，哭过的时光 What should life be like? Actually, it should be just as it is now. Only then can it truly be itself. They say you have to cry before you can grow up, but real growing up happens on the nights when you don't cry. After three years of hardship, I learned to find sweetness among the shards of glass. I was also lucky enough to record the few beautiful moments from those years, and now I'd like to share them with you. Wishing you the joys of spring, the peace of summer, the blessings of autumn, and 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 Big Sis! The Heated Brick Bed! The Woodpile! 姐姐！土炕！柴禾垛！ [Rural life in a famine year | Heart-wrenching romance | The male lead grovels to win her back] During the famine of the 1960s, orphan Su Guilan meets Jiang Jiayuan by chance. With a dirt bed as their home and coarse grain to fill their stomachs, she does everything she can to raise him. To save Jiang Jiayuan from the brink of death, she sacrifices her reputation and trades her innocence for food that will keep him alive. In the end, Jiang Jiayuan despises her. As the years pass, life wears Jian 31Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 Late to Return, Late to Return, Nowhere to Call Home 迟归迟归无家可归 Ground down in the imperial palace, Xiao Chigui spends his life enduring hardship and drifting from place to place, never receiving even the slightest warmth. Xie Wangyan, whose power holds sway over an entire region, exhausts himself with longing, hoping only that his beloved will return. In the end, the promised day of return means never coming back at all. 339Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 The Forbidden Palace's Captive Beauty 禁宫囚娇 The author has seen lots of readers asking whether this is a story where both leads are sexually inexperienced: [Both leads are sexually inexperienced] Su Yuwan, the legitimate daughter of a century-old aristocratic family, is thrust into a family crisis just after her coming-of-age ceremony. To protect her father and brothers from false accusations, she is forced to offer herself to the Crown Prince and becomes a prisoner in the Eastern Palace’s dark nights. Crown Prince Xiao Yan turns his powe 1.1kReads7.0Score—Shelves
- 44 Conan and Ai Haibara: An Eternal, Heartbreaking Love 柯哀永恒：柯南与灰原哀的虐恋 The poison she developed made him shrink. His protection gave her a new lease on life. After a kiss amid the ruins left by an explosion, the great detective finally understood his own heart. He chose not the childhood friend who had waited seven years, but the former Organization scientist with cool eyes and a sharp tongue but a soft heart. “Can we never be apart again?” “Take my heart. You’re the only one for me.” The Organization’s pursuit never stopped, and the truth behind the “Eternal Pr 398Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 Captive Phoenix in His Arms: The Ruthless Emperor's Prisoner 俘凰入罗帷，狠戾帝君掌心囚 When the Cangxuan Kingdom fell, its legitimate eldest princess, once revered and surrounded by every luxury, was cast from her heavenly heights into the deepest hell. Chu Yan had once been held hostage in Cangxuan. When he was being humiliated, the kingdom’s eldest princess, Fan Hua, came to his rescue. They grew up together and fell in love, but a conspiracy made Chu Yan hate the entire Cangxuan royal family. After years of plotting, he destroyed her kingdom, trampled on her dignity, and forced 285Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 46 The White Moonlight Refuses to Fall for Him 白月光她死不动心 [Taking by Force + Clear-Headed Heroine + Canary + A Story About Not Falling in Love + Both Leads' First Love] A clear-headed dance department campus beauty versus an unhinged heir to a wealthy family. In Xu Qing's eyes, he is Madman Yu, a demon, someone she dreams of escaping. "Xu Qing, do you have no heart?" She does have a heart. Her dreams simply matter more. That day, she crawled forward on her knees, kowtowing to beg the Buddha, nearly ruining the leg she danced with. She said, "If I don't 96Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 In My Next Life, I Won’t Love You Again! 下辈子，不再爱你！ Xiao Yi once promised me a home, but gave me the deepest pain instead. A year later, I became someone else's girlfriend, only to hear that he had endured every hardship I went through, all to win me back... 6Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 48 Forced into His Arms: The Underworld Lord Ye Kisses Me Until My Legs Go Weak! 强娶豪夺，被黑道妄爷吻到腿软！ [Unhinged mob boss with an obsessive love + Forced Romance + Mutual First Loves and Only Partners + Age Gap + Knowing What One Is Getting Into + Competing for Her + Light Mystery] The thing Lin Chuqi regrets most in her life is leaving the bathroom window open during a team-building outing. That was how the blood-soaked mob boss Xiao Wang pinned her against the bathtub and stole her first kiss. As he left, the man gave her a lighter as a token and smiled lazily. “I'll repay you for saving my lif 14.4kReads6.9Score1.6kShelves
- 49 Addicted to Taking 掠夺成瘾 Devoted to each other + mutual healing + top-tier wealthy families + sweet romance + crazy male lead + possessive love Wen Qiao was the only mistake Jiang Chengyan had made in his more than twenty years of life. He was the lunatic everyone in the capital feared, ruthless in his methods and cold-hearted. He always got even on the spot. People said he was born without compassion, able to pull someone apart without batting an eye. Then one day, everyone saw the Third Young Master Jiang grabbed by a 687Reads8.9Score104Shelves
- 50 After Torturing the Princess Consort to Death, the Regent Went Mad 虐死王妃后，摄政王他疯了 For his sake, she gave everything she had to keep him safe. She became the Feng family’s disgrace. But once he had secured his position as prince, he called her a canary he kept in a cage. He even said the child in her belly was a bastard. He said she had caused the death of the one he cherished most. He would keep her alive for all eternity, tormenting her and making her live in hell. She obediently stayed alive. Xuan Yuan Heng drove her toward death step by step, torturing her little by little 643Reads5.2Score—Shelves
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