Novels like How to Tame an Archenemy
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- 1 After My Broken Alpha Was Found by His Nemesis 残A被死对头捡到后 Synopsis: (School life + rivals + two strong leads + happy ending + secret crush) Back in high school, Li Yang couldn’t stand Zhou Yu’s rich-boy attitude. His family brought him lunch, a Maybach chauffeured him around, and he was good at school and popular, but his personality was rotten. The most infuriating part was that nobody else thought there was anything wrong with his personality. He was clearly a pretentious jerk, but nobody saw it. Li Yang sat next to Zhou Yu for a year in their sophom 719Reads9.2Score10414d adds
- 2 After Going Public, China's Top-Tier Star Takes on the World for Love 官宣后，内娱顶流为爱杀向世界 [Dual Male Leads + Copycat Author + Entertainment + Top-Tier Stars + Equally Matched Leads + HE] This is a story about a top-tier star and the heir to a powerful Beijing family finding their way to each other. Ming Zhao × Pei Jingze Ming Zhao, a corporate drone, transmigrates into the body of Ming Zhao, a wealthy young master in a parallel world. Before he can even celebrate, a paternity test reveals that he is a fake young master. Worse still, his biological parents' business failed years ago, 2.6kReads8.3Score28314d adds
- 3 After Marrying My Archrival 和死对头联姻后 The person Xiao Pei hated most in the world was Li Ran. They had grown up together, and Li Ran was better than Xiao Pei at everything. He was always ruining Xiao Pei’s plans to find love, too. At long last, after enduring all those miserable years, Li Ran enlisted in the army. Xiao Pei was overjoyed. But then Civil Affairs Bureau: Breaking news! The Imperial Gene Bank has matched a couple with a compatibility rate of 99.9%! Civil Affairs Bureau: @Xiao Pei! @Li Ran! Congratulations! 2kReads9.1Score20614d adds
- 4 Shocking! My Archenemy Is Actually a Hopeless Romantic 震惊！死对头竟是顶级恋爱脑 [Dual male leads + Enigma/Alpha + two powerful leads + devoted to each other + sworn rivals] [Scheming, reserved, and seductive Enigma with a fatherly streak VS irritable, proud young Alpha] As one of only two Alphas in the capital most adored by Omegas, Shi Yan and Lu Jingci had been sworn rivals for twenty-two years, fighting each other since before they were even born. Everyone thought their relationship, as hostile as fire and water, would never change. Then an accident happened, and things 4.7kReads9.2Score66814d adds
- 5 EN After Marrying the Villain as a Substitute, the Cannon Fodder Can't Get a Divorce 替嫁给反派后，炮灰他离不掉了 [Two male leads + System + golden finger + cheat ability + comeback] 1. Luo Beishi has been despised by his adoptive parents ever since he was little. His biological parents are just as dismissive and impatient with him. In everyone else's eyes, Luo Beishi is a domineering, bullying impostor who stole the real young master's place. No matter how hard he tries, he's only ever a foil for the real young master. He gets no recognition, only ridicule. 2. Shortly after he turns twenty, his adoptive pa 6.7kReads9.4Score1k14d adds
- 6 My Rival Enigma's Baby Somehow Looks Just Like Me 情敌Enigma的崽竟长得像我 [ABOE, love rivals, raising a child, both pure, happy ending, sweet and angsty] Ji Anyu heard that Bai Muchuan’s son, his love rival, looked just like him, so he went to see the boy that very night. Ouou reached out to be held and asked in a baby voice, “Are you my mommy?” Ji Anyu’s heart seized. “Don’t call me Mommy.” Ouou’s eyes turned red, and he threw himself into Bai Muchuan’s arms. “Daddy, Mommy doesn’t like Ouou.” Ji Anyu: Bai Muchuan and I haven’t even held hands. How can his son look ex 3.7kReads9.4Score38614d adds
- 7 After We Found My Archenemy's Kid, We Were Forced to Live Together 捡到死对头的崽后，我们被迫同居 [Two male leads + ABO + both virgins + sweet romance + child from a parallel world] Shen Jinnian found a human child on the verge of death. After taking him to the hospital, they discovered he had a severe pheromone deficiency and that his biological parents had to be found as soon as possible. The doctor narrowed his eyes, looked at their identical features, and asked, “Are you sure he's not yours?” Shen Jinnian gave an arrogant snort. “I'm a double S-class Alpha. I was born without that functi 11.1kReads9.3Score1.3k14d adds
- 8 Wait, What Kind of Royal Guard Would Dare Bully the Emperor? 不是，谁家暗卫敢欺皇上呀？ [Two male leads + exclusive 1v1 romance + emperor and bodyguard + emperor switches from top to bottom, bodyguard switches from bottom to top + System + transmigration + sweet romance + light physical angst, no emotional angst! Both leads are powerful!] Two male leads, an emperor and his bodyguard, transmigration, a System, and missions. The emperor switches from top to bottom, while the bodyguard switches from bottom to top. One side couple has a crybaby top and a burly bottom, while another sid 20.8kReads9.5Score3k14d adds
- 9 The Prince Is Here: The Frail Young Duke Is Doted On 王爷在上：小郡公病弱得宠着 [One-to-one romance + rebirth + sweet, satisfying romance] Chi Yu is the only legitimate son of the general's household, but he was born with a delicate constitution. Sickly since childhood, he wheezes after three steps and coughs after five. Among the young gentlemen of Kyoto's prominent families, he's famous for being frail and delicate. Reborn, the frail Chi Yu finally gets back on his feet! He had planned to take revenge and punish the villains step by step on his own, but unexpectedly, he c 11.2kReads9.5Score1.6k14d adds
- 10 Desire Unleashed! The Campus Hottie’s Rival Is Secretly in Love with Me 野欲！校草死对头竟然暗恋我 [Physical publication signed] [Campus + academic rivals + mutual secret crushes + a tense push and pull] As one of the country's top universities, Lan University livestreams its opening ceremony. Jiang Yu is the freshman representative, taking the stage in a tie to deliver a speech. The young man stands tall, his white shirt perfectly neat and his features clear and refined. He casually adjusts the microphone, drawing squeals from the girls below. Sitting in the audience, Shi Jing lets out a sco 29.9kReads9.5Score4.9k14d adds
- 11 The Female Streamer I Like Is Actually My Best Buddy 喜欢的女主播竟然是我好兄弟 [Two male leads, brotherhood turning into something more, intense romantic tension] Yu Yue is a man, but he became a “female” streamer. It started when his father was diagnosed with kidney failure. The exorbitant medical bills nearly crushed him, a male college student. With nowhere else to turn, Yu Yue registered an account on a short-video platform and became a cross-dressing cosplay streamer. But his personality was too cold, and he lost every PK match. His results were utterly dismal. Then a 50.4kReads9.6Score7.3k14d adds
- 12 EN Who Says I Have It All? Forced to Love a Top E from the Start 谁有哥带派！开局就被顶E强制爱 [Male-male romance / Enigma-Alpha romance / forced love / both leads are devoted and powerful] [Wild, fiery, stuttering beauty of an Alpha ✖️ cruel, hard-of-hearing rich Enigma with a bad-dog streak] [Content warning: The receiving partner stutters; the pursuing partner has hearing loss and wears hearing aids every day] [No moral compass! No moral compass! No moral compass! Don't apply real-world values to this story. Readers with strong moral convictions should proceed with caution] Li Mao wil 27.1kReads9.5Score4.1k14d adds
- 13 Irresistibly Tempting! Master Shao’s White Moonlight Is Wild and Unhinged 极限撩惹！邵爷的白月光又疯又野 [Two Male Leads, 1v1, Mutual Devotion, Both Strong] [Cold, world-weary, sharp-tongued beauty and mercenary powerhouse vs. the domineering, spoiled young heir of Beijing's elite] Shen Qingyan, the illegitimate son of Beijing's wealthy Shen family, looked delicate and soft, but was astonishingly skilled in a fight. After years abroad, his return sent Beijing's elite circles into a frenzy: “The Shao family's young heir's unattainable first love is back?!” Shen Qingyan opened a browser and silently 33.1kReads9.6Score4.4k14d adds
- 14 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
- 15 This Host Is Something Else: Told to Die for the Villain, He Actually Did 这宿主绝了，让他替反派死他真死 (Complete) Villain + Corruption + Master and Disciple + Mutual Devotion + One-on-One (the villains are all souls of the Main God) To come back to life, movie star Yu Tang binds himself to a quick transmigration System. His mission is to show the villains care and warmth, then die for them, driving them completely over the edge. But when he has finally earned enough points and wants to be revived, the System tells him: The worlds he visited have all collapsed. Yu Tang: ??? System: So you need to 27.4kReads9.6Score3.1k14d adds
- 16 After Slaying My Way Through Instances, I Raise an Evil God by the Rules 杀穿副本后，我在规则里养大邪神 The print edition is now available under the title: The Fall of the Gods (Not for the faint of heart: nonhuman entities and terrifying monsters.) Yin Xiu has lived in a town governed by rules for six years. Normal players follow the rules and clear instances to stay alive. Yin Xiu, however, stays in town day after day. He doesn’t leave, clear instances, or go near the monsters. He does the bare minimum, takes it easy, and has practically settled into retirement. The town’s monsters have had thei 103.2kReads9.7Score14.5k14d adds
