Novels like A Checkered Past
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as A Checkered Past, best match first.
- 101 Unbelievable! The Little Highness Was Kidnapped Right After Coming Home! 离谱！小殿下刚回家就被拐跑了！ [Sentinel/Guide + Interstellar + Everyone’s favorite + Older love interest + Both virgins + Spirit beasts + Power couple] Shi Mian lived on a barren planet in the Federation for eighteen whole years. On the day he came of age, he awakened as a Guide. To escape capture by the Federation, his spirit beast, a nine-tailed white fox, appeared at his side and killed the Federation’s lackeys. Then Shi Mian stole a Federation starship. So, newly of age and without a license, Shi Mian went on a wild joyr 33.7kReads9.3Score5.4k14d adds
- 102 Embers (Also Known as The World Lost Its Guard) 余烬（又名《人间失守》） [Seasoned, calculating, hot-blooded detective VS. an enigmatic, morally ambiguous young nobleman from the slums] [Two powerful male leads + Criminal investigation + Mystery + Case-solving + Happy ending] A seasoned, calculating, hot-blooded detective VS. an enigmatic, morally ambiguous young nobleman from the slums. The world is a city, and even when its walls crumble, you can still see the light from atop the ruins. Wei Heng: “This world is strange. People only care about when you’ll die; no on 25.7kReads9.6Score4.9k14d adds
- 103 Return to the Harbor 归·港 Return to the Harbor 191Reads—Score—14d adds
- 104 The Azure Mist Before Nightfall 青岚未晚 Qing Lan, Not Too Late 65Reads—Score—14d adds
- 105 Quick Transmigration: The Host Is the Obsessive Male Lead's Darling 快穿：疯批宿主是偏执狂的掌中娇 [Two Male Leads + Quick Transmigration + Sweet Romance + Yandere and Obsessive Love + Mutual Salvation + Absurd Comedy + Forced Love] [Cold, aloof, loveless, and ruthless bottom × A top who adores his wife and would die for him, a devoted puppy who excels at self-gaslighting (and is sometimes a little twisted)] Ji Bai can take it no longer. He kills the great evil who has imprisoned him for a hundred years with a single sword thrust. This throws the balance of good and evil across the three thou 18.3kReads9.4Score1.9k14d adds
- 106 Joy Blossoms in a Dark Alley 暗巷生欢 [Publication rights signed: @Youyu Ru Zhou] [Healing + Devoted Couple + Intense Push and Pull + Bittersweet, Over-the-Top Drama + Major Twists] [Cold-Blooded Big Shot × Frail Beauty, A Clawed Cat Toying with a Tiger] Xia Xunqian was sickly and had depended on others since childhood. Even as an adult, he still had nowhere of his own. When his father sent him to live with Feng Lin, Xia Xunqian chose to obey. He was docile and compliant, and knew every trick in the book when it came to staying aliv 15kReads9.6Score2k14d adds
- 107 Quick Transmigration: The Host Is a Crazed Maniac, and He’s Been Targeted by a Yandere Again 快穿：疯批宿主他又被病娇盯上了 [Completed] [Two Male Leads + Quick Transmigration + One-on-One, Both Devoted and Powerful + Putting Scumbags in Their Place] [Original Title: Quick Transmigration: The Mad Host Is Being Targeted by a Yandere Again] Ci Ying was once a madman who slaughtered entire minor worlds and ground the Heavenly Dao into the dirt. After becoming a book spirit, he began carrying out missions in various minor worlds. One day, an unfamiliar name suddenly appeared in his soul. From then on, every mission came w 32kReads9.4Score3.9k14d adds
- 108 A Distant Place I Can't Reach, a Home I Can't Return To 到不了的远方，回不去的家 A Distant Place I Can Never Reach, a Home I Can Never Return To 83Reads—Score—14d adds
- 109 After My Son Died by Suicide, I Transmigrated! 儿子自杀后，我穿越了！ After My Son Died by Suicide, I Transmigrated! 3.1kReads—Score1614d adds
- 110 A Northeastern Tough Guy Reincarnates as an Alpha 东北爷们儿穿成Alpha An Alpha who spoils his wife with the warmth of frozen pears from Northeast China & a cool, career-focused Omega 1 Xu Tianhe is a tough-as-nails Northeasterner. One morning, he wakes up to discover that he has transmigrated into an ABO world. The good news: he’s an Alpha, and he has a beautiful wife. The bad news: his predecessor was a scumbag who lived off his wife and made her life miserable. Xu Tianhe: (cursing furiously.jpg) 2 After falling in love with Cheng Nian at first sight, Xu T 13.3kReads9.5Score2.8k14d adds
- 111 My Lord, Don't Be Difficult... 主上，别闹…… My Lord, don't mess around... 2.1kReads—Score—14d adds
- 112 The Little Secrets of Mr. Gu's Staged Encounters 顾总制造偶遇的那些小秘密 The Little Secrets Behind Mr. Gu's Staged Encounters 279Reads—Score—14d adds
- 113 Transmigrating Into a Book: My Beautiful, Strong, Tragic Little Junior Brother Has Turned Dark Again 穿书病娇：美强惨小师弟又黑化了 [Male lead + transmigrate into a book + yandere + goofy comedy + laugh-out-loud] Ye Jinxi stayed up all night buying chapters of an online novel, only to die suddenly. When he opened his eyes again, he had become the senior brother of the beautiful, powerful, yet tragic junior disciple who was destined to be a furnace... His main mission was to stop the junior disciple from turning evil, going mad, and destroying the world. Once he learned who he was, Ye Jinxi breathed a sigh of relief. But as h 3kReads9.4Score48514d adds
- 114 108 Ways to Die at the Hands of Your Zombie Love Rival 被丧尸情敌咬死的108种方式 [Apocalypse + time loop + no female lead, straight man vs. yandere zombie] [Early: time loop; middle: development; late: unification; very late: interstellar] When the Apocalypse arrives, Shen Bai gains the ability to loop back in time. His rival in love, Lu Shijiu, becomes a zombie and spends all day thinking about how to bite him to death. To stay alive, Shen Bai has no choice but to distance himself from the campus beauty. But Lu Shijiu seems to have gone crazy and insists on sticking close t 2.6kReads9.4Score45414d adds
- 115 Daily Life at the Baozi Shop 包子铺的日常生活 Daily Life at the Baozi Shop 612Reads—Score—14d adds
- 116 Dropped Into the Trending Topics! I Became a Top-Tier Star by Catching Ghosts on Livestream 空降热搜！全网黑靠直播抓鬼成了顶流 [Entertainment Industry + Livestreaming + Lighthearted Supernatural Comedy + Sweet Romance] Chao Ci, the most hated celebrity in the entertainment industry, has actually joined a hit variety show? And she gets to interact with Yu Chen, the movie star the whole internet calls its husband? At first, the haters said: “With Chao Ci on the show, it’s guaranteed to flop. Don’t bother watching.” Netizens said: “Chao Ci is so annoying. Fine, I’ll stick around for Movie Emperor Yu.” Fans said: “Get l 4kReads9.4Score67414d adds
- 117 Whale Fall into the Abyss 鲸落深渊 Little fish, little fish, may you swim out of the abyss soon. His younger brother, whom he had raised by hand despite no blood relation, sent him to a detention center for two years to “set him straight” and told him to come out once he was normal. Those two years were a nightmare that devoured him, one he could never wake from. His body and mind were tormented, his feelings worn away, and he was trained into numb, hopeless submission. “Knowing you raised me makes me sick. Why don’t you just die 23kReads8.1Score4k14d adds
- 118 I Spoiled My Archrival Until He Cried. How Dare He! 把死对头宠哭了，他怎么敢的！ [Print edition available under the title The Dark Star Shines Bright] [ABO, two male leads, rivals, love and hate, each other’s first love, refined scoundrel Alpha x cool, aloof Omega] Lin Yao and Xie Xingchen are famous at school for being mortal enemies. After three years of battling each other, they end up at the same military academy and become roommates. On their first day in the dorm, they nearly come to blows. Then Lin Yao, fresh out of the shower, unexpectedly presents as an Omega righ 28.9kReads9.6Score4.4k14d adds
- 119 Quick Transmigration: So Thrilling! I Flirted with Him, but He Forced Me to Fall in Love 快穿：刺激！撩人反被强制爱 [Two male leads + a touch of coercive romance + yandere + sweet pampering] Yu Xia was a star employee at the Quick Transmigration Bureau. One day, he received a mysterious assignment with no specific objective or target. Complete it, and he could retire!!! Yu Xia accepted without hesitation! He tried all sorts of ways to find the target, but came up empty until one day, when he got drunk and an accident happened. The good news: He found the target. The bad news: The target was a beast. Th 10.7kReads9.3Score1.1k14d adds
- 120 The Doctor and the Boxer 医生与拳手 The Doctor and the Boxer 1.3kReads—Score—14d adds
- 121 My Brother's Wedding Outfit Looks Great. Good Thing I Have One Too 哥哥婚服真好看正好我也有一套 Complete: [Dual Male Leads + Sweet Transmigration-Into-a-Book Romance + Goofy, Sharp-Tongued Banter + Obsessive Madman + Beloved Younger Man] The aloof, taciturn, beautiful-but-tragic villainous second male lead VS the goofy, sharp-tongued, socially inept, spoiled third male lead Shen Yu accidentally opened a romance novel aimed at female readers and transmigrated into the novel as a third male lead with the same name, a pathetic simp who was eventually ordered executed along with all 108 member 11.5kReads9.5Score1.9k14d adds
- 122 EN Fortune-Telling? My Life Is Yours! The Aloof, Alluring Best Actor's Sweet Pampering and Clinging Coaxing 算命？命给你！冷欲影帝甜宠缠哄 [Two Powerful Leads + Male-Male Romance + Yandere + Metaphysics + Showbiz + Comedy + Sweet Romance] After dying in a car accident, the deranged top-tier star and metaphysics master Jian Ran is bound to a System, and transmigrates into a melodramatic romance novel as a disposable stand-in. So... CEO A: “He's back. I suggest you pack your bags and leave tonight. Fill in whatever amount you want on the check.” Jian Ran: “?” I've been catching ghosts and protecting houses for ages. Is he finally pay 8.2kReads9.5Score1.4k14d adds
- 123 EN Pure Angst! The Green Tea Male Supporting Lead Is Going Crazy Again 大虐！绿茶男配又在发大疯 [The sweeter he calls him “big brother,” the harsher he strikes: a fake green tea with a violent streak + a powerful man who doesn’t realize he’s in love at first, then becomes completely henpecked] Xia Yu wakes up one day bound to a Male Supporting Character Rescue System. The System tells him that this world is actually a satisfying face-slapping novel about two male leads taking down scumbags. The main love interest is his childhood friend, whom he’s secretly loved for years. The protagonist 14.1kReads9.4Score1.7k14d adds
- 124 My Roommate Stole a Kiss from Me During a Blackout 停电时我被舍友偷亲了 [Top-Tier Novel + Two Male Leads + Short Story + HE + Hilarious + Lighthearted + Mutual Pining + Sweet Romance + Ridiculous] This collection features two popular, highly collected comedy shorts by the hit author Xiao Dao Who Is Always in Meetings: “My Roommate Stole a Kiss While the Power Was Out” and “My Avatar Is Me. Got a Problem?” “My Roommate Stole a Kiss While the Power Was Out” My roommate stole a kiss from me while the power was out... But I had no idea which roommate it was, so I sent t 23.1kReads9.6Score3.1k14d adds
- 125 After Flirting with My Unhinged Junior Brother, I Somehow Became Everyone's Crush 勾搭疯批师弟后，我竟成了万人迷 [Two male leads + one-on-one, both each other's first and only + from universally despised to universally adored] Ji Ci transmigrated into a book. He went from a pure and sunny college student to the vicious male supporting character beside the universally adored protagonist of a Green River novel. System: [Endure humiliation and survive. One day, Host will achieve greatness and reach the pinnacle of life!] Ji Ci: Got it. So whenever the protagonist was in danger, he took the blade for him. When 19.4kReads9.5Score3.3k14d adds
- 126 The Affliction of Silence 无言之症 [Signed for print publication] His Love Is Deafening Dual rebirth + mutual salvation + realism + happy ending + extreme madness Antisocial, cold and aloof heartthrob vs. beautiful, quirky little troublemaker After being imprisoned for three months, Xu Mi was killed by Chen Huangnian over a single breakup. Only in his final moments did he realize that the boyfriend he had spent every day with had an antisocial personality. When he opened his eyes again, he was back ten years ago, at the time whe 15.1kReads9.6Score2.5k14d adds
- 127 Model Delinquent 优等败类 [Signed for publication: @You Yu Ru Zhou] [Two powerful leads + devoted to each other + 1v1 + madman + pervert + a wild mix of melodrama + younger love interest + happy ending] Xu Yi has a wife. She's beautiful, sweet, and obedient, so gorgeous that the whole world covets her. Everyone envies Xu Yi for winning such a beauty, but only Xu Yi knows that she's insane. The day Tan Fei Lian, a self-aware advanced experimental subject, escaped from the laboratory... Was the beginning of Xu Yi's nightma 16.9kReads9.6Score2.4k14d adds
- 128 Reborn: I Flirted with the Chaste Young Shadow Guard Until He Turned Dark 重生后，禁欲小影卫被我撩黑化了 [Two male leads + reborn + sweet everyday romance + powerful couple + devoted partners] Feng Yu, the leader of the Biluo Palace, has suffered a spectacular fall from grace. Not only has someone stolen his assassination and extermination business, he’s also been forced to take the blame. Even his once-soft and fragrant beauties have turned into deadly swords. He gets the full package of being hunted and jumping off a cliff, with rebirth insurance thrown in. What, once wasn’t enough? You want to 18.8kReads9.5Score2.5k14d adds
- 129 Unbridled 脱缰 [Dual Male Leads] [Fake Death Story] [Manga Adaptation and Publishing Rights Signed; Print Edition Now Available] In Qi Zhen's eyes, Lin Shouyan is a silly little colt who has broken free of his reins, utterly sincere and devoted to him with all his heart. Qi Zhen falls for him quickly. But in Lin Shouyan's eyes, Qi Zhen is a fool playing the part Lin Shouyan made up for him, dragged down from his lofty pedestal and forced to teach himself, while Lin Shouyan has to personally teach his wife all 43.9kReads9.6Score6.2k14d adds
- 130 Damn It! My Roommate Is Forcing Their Love on Me 可恶！被室友强制爱了 [Two male leads] [College campus] [Both devoted only to each other] [Petty, spoiled, tsundere young master top × resilient, handsome straight guy with extraordinary emotional obliviousness] What do you do when your roommate confesses to you? Reject him! What do you do when he forces you into a relationship after you reject him? Forget it, let's just date. Bai Tang is a thoroughly straight guy who worked hard to get from a small mountain village into a big city. He never expected city people to b 23.5kReads9.4Score3.5k14d adds
- 131 Sickly Obsession 病态诱捕 Transmigrating into a book + proceed with caution: possessive, unstable love interest. Manga adaptation and publication rights have been signed; the print edition is now available. Other people who transmigrate into a book get a golden finger, a powerful System, and a huge protagonist halo. Li Dezhuang transmigrates into a book as a minor character: a disposable side character who’s good for nothing but his looks, with a ridiculously old-fashioned name to boot. To survive, Li Dezhuang resolves t 26.4kReads9.5Score4.5k14d adds
- 132 Quick Transmigration: The Alluring Beauty Refuses to Be a Cannon Fodder 快穿之钓系美人拒绝炮灰 Quick transmigration, two male leads + 1v1 + mutually exclusive first-time relationships + sweet little story Shirong, an obscure actor, is bound by rogue System 009 from the Space-Time Bureau and sent to various little worlds to play expendable characters. But the plot goes off the rails in every world… World One: aloof, dignified Crown Prince × sweet, gentle omega Weren’t you supposed to break off the engagement? Why are you holding on to him so tightly now? World Two: lovesick straight guy × 15.6kReads9.4Score1.6k14d adds
- 133 EN Seriously, What Alpha Eats Little Cakes? 离谱，谁家Alpha吃小蛋糕啊 [This book has been acquired for publication. Tap the author’s profile for more details] [Two powerful leads + chasing his lover + scheming + intense romantic tension + ABO] Ji Chi was a top-tier Alpha, the son of Jiangcheng’s richest man and a born favorite of fortune. Everyone assumed he would marry an Omega from an equally powerful family. He thought so too. That was before this top-tier Alpha started avoiding an Omega with no pheromones day after day. Things took a strange turn. Friend 1: “Y 40.4kReads9.6Score5.2k14d adds
- 134 This Shadow Guard Is a Little Wild 这个暗卫有点野 [A large ensemble story about a group of secret guards] [Complete] After drinking himself into a stupor, he woke up as a secret guard. When Xiao Zheng’s awareness returned, he felt exhausted and heavy. He opened his eyes to a bed and curtains spinning wildly around him. There was also a noble-looking, handsome man beside him. What was he going to do? What was he going to do?! Who am I? Where am I? As memories surged through his mind in a torrent, he realized he had actually become a secret guard 34.8kReads9.4Score5.3k14d adds
- 135 My Scumbag Emperor Was Reborn 我的渣皇帝重生了 Prince Ning Yin Luanting, whose power dominates the court, falls under the emperor's suspicion. Sick in body and weary in heart, he resigns and leaves the capital, his illness weighing him down. Three years later, the sole guard he took with him gallops into the imperial city bearing Yin Luanting's ashes and keepsake, announcing his death and delivering his final words: Yin Luanting is dead. He has no intention of rebellion. Your Majesty can rest easy. The emperor is overcome with grief. His old 16.2kReads9.5Score1.9k14d adds
- 136 Who Takes Whom Seriously? 谁把谁当真 One is a fickle playboy who lives life as he pleases. The other has been through countless trials and puts reason before emotion. A relationship that began with “living in the moment” gradually turned into a bloodless battle of wits, where each tried to win the other’s heart. They distrust each other, yet feel drawn to one another, constantly testing each other’s limits with suspicion and probing. They knowingly fall into the trap, surrendering to feelings in confusion, until they’re caught in a 38.6kReads9.5Score7.9k14d adds
- 137 After Picking Up a Mad Villain, the Cannon Fodder Keeps Trying to Save Himself 捡了疯批反派后，炮灰总想自救 [Dual Male Leads, Transmigrated into a Comic, Two Powerful Leads, A Little Funny, Villain] A scheming, unhinged yandere villain who seems sweet but is secretly dark, with a love-struck puppy-dog side, falls for a fiercely protective, doting, powerful, universally adored top. [Modern setting in an alternate world] Xu Chi transmigrates into a comic and, without really knowing what he’s doing, takes home an unbelievably pretty boy. Only when his memories come back does he realize that the boy he pi 29.9kReads9.6Score4.2k14d adds
- 138 Quick Transmigration: The Cold, Aloof Host Is Pinned to the Wall and Loved by a Madman 快穿：清冷宿主被疯批壁咚强制爱 [Two male leads, coercive love, yandere obsession, two powerful leads taking down scumbags, sweet and flirtatious romance, 1v1 devoted couple] To dispel the resentment of evil spirits, the ghost reaper Shuang Yu travels to three thousand small worlds to face-slap scumbags. But can someone tell him why there's a crazy man forcing his love on him in every world? The domineering CEO smiles wickedly and gently strokes the reddened corners of his eyes on the screen. “You must look even more tempting 49.6kReads9.5Score5.1k14d adds
- 139 After Quitting, I Crush Workplace PUA and Make a Million 辞职后，我踹烂职场PUA狂赚百万 After Quitting, I Crushed Workplace PUA and Raked in Millions 61Reads—Score—14d adds
- 140 Crimson Finery Amid the Ashes: The Pursuit of His Wife 烬余红妆之追妻 Crimson Finery Amid the Ashes: The Pursuit of His Wife 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 141 Lanterns of the Old Alley 《旧巷灯笼》 Lanterns in the Old Alley 36Reads—Score—14d adds
- 142 The Old Key at the End of the Alley 巷尾的旧钥匙 The Old Key at the End of the Alley 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 143 No Bad Endings 禁止be [Sweet, easygoing bottom × attentive, doting top] [Two male leads + sweet romance + devoted to each other + unconventional dating livestream show] After a car accident, Yuan Mu gained a new set of memories and learned that this world was actually one giant romance novel. Shen Heng, who had doted on him for five years of marriage, was really the devoted second male lead who loved the novel’s protagonist, the bottom, without hope, could never let go, and ultimately chose to live out his days alone 45.5kReads9.5Score6.1k14d adds
- 144 Yet You Love Someone Else 你却爱着一个他 Proud and self-assured, Jian Suiying loves fiercely and hates fiercely. He relentlessly pursues Li Yu, his younger brother Jian Suilin's classmate. But his arrogant, domineering attitude makes Li Yu feel deeply humiliated and provoked, awakening the beastly, frenzied side of this pampered young heir. Desire and affection become hopelessly entangled, impossible to separate. What seems to be nothing more than a pursuit and contest between the two gradually spirals out of control because of Jian Su 82.4kReads9.4Score15.2k14d adds
- 145 The Bronze Sparrow Locks the Golden Hairpin 铜雀锁金钗 To love someone painfully is to wish you could lock them away with a golden lock. The first time Duan Yelin saw Xu Hang, he wanted to keep him locked up in a gilded cage, and that was exactly what he did. He took Xu Hang by force, the robber; Xu Hang was the helpless victim, enduring it in silence. Xu Hang was unwilling, but he wanted to live. There was still so much he hadn’t done, so in the end, he went into the Little Copper Pass. Years of entanglement. After fou 42.3kReads9.7Score12k14d adds
- 146 A Six-Year-Old Little Sister, Delivered Free and Extra Sweet 六岁妹妹包邮包甜 [Adored by Everyone + Sweet Romance + Secret Identity + Past and Present Lives] Le Xuan, a wild little country girl, survived by eating at one household after another, and every family looked down on her. One day, a young man as ethereal as an immortal came from the city. His name was Shen Yi, and he took her home. After a nightmare awakened one of Xuan Bao's special talents, the six-year-old girl proved a master of music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. She completely won over the hearts of t 12.6kReads9.4Score4.2k14d adds
- 147 You Told Me to Kill My Villainous Master, So Why Did You Kiss Him?! 让你杀反派师尊，你亲他干嘛！ [Signed for print publication] [Complete + two male leads + shou protagonist + everyone speaks their mind + devoted romance] [Gentle, beautiful master × outwardly obedient, tea-scented villain disciple who is secretly unhinged] Shang Qingshi transmigrates into a book as a cannon-fodder master. Born into a noble family and blessed with striking looks, he even has both the male lead and the ultimate villain as his disciples. It’s a dream start from the start. But his cauldron physique prevents him 38kReads9.5Score7k14d adds
- 148 Quick Transmigration: The Yandere Villain Is Always Coveting the Host 快穿：病娇反派总在觊觎宿主 [Delightfully unhinged beauty bottom X vicious, violent evil god top] [Two male leads + quick transmigration + two unhinged leads + satisfying power fantasy + one-on-one romance] The demon god Qin Sijiu lived for tens of thousands of years and had grown thoroughly sick of a tedious world. Eternal life had gradually become a torment to him. Then he struck a deal with the Heavenly Dao- In the end, the Heavenly Dao sent down heavenly punishment. But just as Qin Sijiu teetered on the brink of death, 16.2kReads9.5Score2.1k14d adds
- 149 Forced Deeper 强制深入 "Dual male leads + coercion + doctor + intense push and pull + devoted husband" A manic, husky-like big shot VS an arrogant, gorgeous male doctor Coercion is only the beginning; love is eternal. Lin Yan: Taking your pants off the first time we meet? That’s embarrassing (I can’t wait!) Ji Shen: ... Lin Yan: What was your name again, Ji what? Ji Shen: Just call me Doctor Ji. Lin Yan: No way. That would make me sound uneducated. Ji Shen: ... 8.5kReads9.0Score1k14d adds
- 150 After Dumping a Psychotic Alpha, He Turned Dark and Begged Me to Take Responsibility 渣了疯批A后，他黑化求负责 [Two male leads + both virgins + sweet romance + healing + unhinged villain + confinement + lovers reunited] Chi Yuan transmigrated into a dogblood novel as a cannon-fodder omega pretending to be an alpha. The moment he opened his eyes, he found his villainous roommate throttling him. He had two choices: get strangled to death or clear the villain’s corruption score and redeem him. Chi Yuan: Was there even a choice? To stay alive and get home, Chi Yuan worked diligently all year round, successfu 19.1kReads9.5Score2.9k14d adds
