Novels like A Father and Son by Chance, Bound by Duty to Their Country
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- 1 Zhaohuan 昭欢 Father and son & angst & family tragedy Chu Zhaocong ran away from the palace as a boy and grew up wandering outside. As an adult, he rekindles his father-son bond. The story turns around after Chapter 19, and Chu Zhaocong returns in Chapter 25. 169Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 A Game of Light and Shadow 明暗拉扯 My new story is out! You can read it on Tomato Novels. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 4.1kReads6.5Score34014d adds
- 3 The Twelfth Stroke of the Ruler 戒尺第十二下 [Clear-Eyed, Well-Behaved Girl × Extremely Controlling CEO] [Adoption + 12-Year Age Gap + She Has a Crush, Then Sees Clearly + He Doesn’t Realize He Loves Her + Obsessive Possessiveness + BE + Fast-Paced, Proceed with Caution] This is a tragic romance that begins with taming and ends in destruction. In the name of “discipline,” Lu Zhi molds the orphan Shen Weixi into the “perfect creation” who meets all his standards. But when she falls for him, he marries someone else for the sake of his ow 1.2kReads—Score10214d adds
- 4 The Naughty Little One Got Spanked Again 不乖的小朋友又挨揍啦 My new story is here! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 888Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 A Tale Told to Father 与父说 He Jing is the most doted-on young master of the Chancellor's residence and has held the top spot on the capital's list of dandies for years. He climbs onto roofs to pry up tiles and raids birds' nests; he fights crickets at the Imperial College. He fears nothing, except his father, He Lingyuan. One look from Chancellor He is enough to make him pull his feet off the table and brush the crumbs from his snacks. Lu Xingwen and Dong Hui have one word for it: cowardly. He Jing insists it's called tac 548Reads6.5Score10414d adds
- 6 I’m Already an Ace, So Why Must I Go Home Every Month to Face a Trial? 我都成王牌了，还得每月回家渡劫 I’ve already become an ace, so why do I still have to go home every month to survive a tribulation? 117Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 The Brand Beneath the Belt 皮带下的烙印 Brands Under the Belt 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Starry Night II 星辰夜晚II Two male leads vs. a story of raising a child vs. sweet doting romance vs. mostly fluff with a little angst vs. CEO vs. modern setting They weren’t related by blood. They just shared a surname. He saved the boy, and the boy became his little shadow. In other people’s eyes, he was cold-blooded, ruthless, violent, and merciless. But in the boy’s eyes, he was gentle, considerate, understanding, and capable of anything. “Kid, would you like to come with me?” “Mm…” “Ye Zhijue, you’re 29. Come with me 10Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 9 Forced Taming 强制驯养 Snow falls across mountains and rivers, and all is tender; every breeze and moonlit night is a gift for the one in my heart. Among the countless people in this world, everyone is just passing through. Only you are hidden in my eyes for all my remaining years, your tenderness woven into my bones. We care nothing for worldly prejudice and fear nothing of the long road ahead. From the moment we met, our love will endure year after year. In this life, my heart belongs to one person alone. 29Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 10 Suppressing the Martial World: I Am the Imperial Court's Hound 镇压武林：我就是朝廷鹰犬 After transmigrating to the Xuan Zhen Continent, he becomes a low-ranking officer in the Brocade Guards, one of the six martial institutions of the Great Qian Empire. Thanks to his golden finger, he obtains the perfected Three-Part Return to Origin Qi from the start, summons martial heroes, and suppresses the martial world and the noble clans. He becomes a government attack dog despised by everyone, yet feared by everyone… Here, there is a sword that comes from the west, and a celestial being w 1Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 11 The Greater Good of Family and Country II 家国大义二 At the Bright Moon Tower, I look back in vain. The land is already dressed in splendor. “Let go. We are destined to be enemies in this life. All we can do is hope for the next one, when we can stand together beneath the flowers and the moon, among ten miles of peach blossoms, and share our finest years!” “I don’t believe in another life. I only want this one. Lan’er, trust me. There will be a way!” 574Reads8.8Score10414d adds
- 12 A Lifetime of Suspicion, a Lifetime of Kindness 半世猜疑半世恩 The entire court believed His Majesty wished he could flay Prince Chen alive, the prince whose achievements threatened to overshadow the throne. No one knew the ruler's harsh ruler struck clear of bone and sinew, or that his cold edicts blocked hidden arrows. Forced to kneel in the Imperial Ancestral Temple, Xiao Yi's palms were beaten bloody by a sandalwood ruler. The emperor rebuked him coldly: “The harder you are, the easier you break. With a temper like yours, you'll die in a game of court i 560Reads—Score10914d adds
- 13 Xing and Ye Are Both Way Too Powerful!! 星叶两位大佬太强了！！ [The title was made up on a whim!] [A heads-up: There are quite a few typos, and they can't be fixed now that the story is complete. If that bothers you, please don't read!] [I recommend starting with the middle volume. The first volume isn't very well written. (˃ ⌑ ˂ഃ )] An interstellar family with twenty-three younger brothers and one younger sister. (In the Night Palace, everyone except Ye Mingyuan shares the same father but has a different mother.) [Everyone is a big-brother-obsessed siscon] 73Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Pretend Discipline 假意训诫 [High God x Little Immortal] [Younger love interest + past and present lives + mystery and crime-solving + happy ending] “My master is wonderful in every way. He just never says he loves me, so I thought... that in his eyes, I was nothing more than his disciple.” “To me, my master is a priceless treasure, the finest in all the world.” 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Reborn, I Got Beaten Up First 重生回来先挨揍 Liu Xiaoyan had a dream. In it, she returned to the past and did all sorts of things she had never dared to do before: taking a master, talking back to her father, making mistakes, getting beaten... Will that dream come true in this life? 25Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 16 Reasonable, Not Rude 无理不无礼 (This story is full of bickering from beginning to end. If you clicked by mistake, hit the exit button in the top-left corner.) At the welcome party, Xie Wuyang splashed Qin Zhili with cola. Qin Zhili said it was fine... Over the four years of college, Qin Zhili spoiled Xie Wuyang until she couldn't live without her... On graduation day, Qin Zhili kissed her. Xie Wuyang thought that was their perfect ending, until Qin Zhili took out a ring. Xie Wuyang ran away... Years later, Xie Wuyang returned 5kReads6.8Score53314d adds
- 17 Bro, Am I Still Your Real Sister or Not? 哥，我还是不是你亲妹妹了？ Xia Shuwan has a brother, Xia Yuchen, who is two years older than her. He keeps a strict eye on his little sister, sometimes even slapping her when she gets out of line. But she’s always getting into trouble, and sometimes he doesn’t know what to do with her. After all, she’s his little sister! But change can come without warning. Something happens in their family, and the whole household is thrown into turmoil! 80Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 The Shackles of My Brother's Love 哥哥爱的戒枷 This is an intensely heartbreaking novel, so be sure to brace yourselves before reading, everyone~ “Big brother... have you ever thought about what I'm supposed to do from now on...? I'll... I'll spend the rest of my life drowning in endless regret and guilt... Brother... please talk to me... I'm begging you... please, just talk to me... You... you never used to ignore me... Sob... Big brother... please... Eldest brother~ Second brother~ Xiao Xuan really knows he was wrong... Xiao Xuan will neve 325Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 I Just Can't Keep It Under Control 根本管不住啊 [Steady Older Brother x Hot-Tempered Younger Brother] Two male leads, unrequited love turns mutual, gentle guidance, older man/younger man Yan Yi has always been doted on and wanted for nothing. He spends his days gaming and racing, defiant and rebellious. After an argument with his family, he decides to stay at Lu Lian’s place for a while, beginning Lu Lian’s new life as a caretaker. His ten-year-long secret crush quietly takes root at last. Lu Lian: 24, CEO of the Lu Group. Steady and quiet, p 357Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 My Dad Has Three Million in Military Pay, So I’ll Blow It for Him First 爹有三百万军饷，我先替他败家 Everyone in the capital of the Great Yong knows that Gu Qingzhou, an official in the Ministry of Revenue, is breathtakingly beautiful and aloof, like an immortal descended from heaven. He's praised by all as a heavenly gentleman and the most handsome man in the capital. Only the old Grand General guarding the nation knows that beneath his son's celestial good looks is a bona fide corrupt official obsessed with money. His lifelong motto: Everything in the world has a price! Other corrupt offic 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 You Were Wrong to Discipline Me, But I Won’t Abandon You 管教是你做错了，但我不会不要你 Disciplining you is because you did something wrong, but I won't abandon you. At two in the morning, I asked two people. One said they'd seen it. The other said they were fine with it. That very night, I got a little sister. The next day, I nearly made my girlfriend cry with anger. In the end, I got fifty swats and lay trembling on the sofa like a sieve. After she finished hitting me, she rubbed my back and said, "Go to sleep." Only later did I understand: Discipline isn't just about hit 955Reads—Score11114d adds
- 22 The Ninth Lord Arrives 九爷驾到 (A sweet romance) “J-Jiuye, if you keep being so mean to me, I’m running away from home! Just like the heroine in a romance drama, I’ll leave you with nothing but my handsome back!” Su Qingyao shouted bravely into the phone. “What’s that?” The man chuckled. “When the heroine in a romance drama runs away, does she get punished the way our Yao Yao does?” “Be a good girl, Yao Yao. Tell your big brother where you are, and I’ll come bring you home.” 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 My Son Is Adorable and Fierce 朕的儿子又奶又凶 Nothing is more bitter than wanting something you cannot have, and nothing hurts more than being parted from someone while you are still alive. One is an emotionless, stone-faced assassin; the other is a dual-faced emperor who stands alone at the top. Fate brings them together, and they come to know and love each other. Yet their identities doom them to forget, part, and go their separate ways. After all their twists and turns, who will still be there to take their hand and admire this splendid 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Discipline 【管教】 A few years ago, He Shuyu and Jiang Huai'an shared a history. After spending some time together, Jiang Huai'an seemed to develop feelings for He Shuyu: fear, obedience, dependence, or perhaps something more. He was like a silent mad dog in other people’s eyes, but to He Shuyu, he was like a well-behaved child who would do anything he was told. Then, by chance, they became deskmates again in their second year of high school, beginning a new chapter in their relationship. He Shuyu carefully guided 32Reads6.8Score714d adds
- 25 He Insists on Getting Involved: Even the Senior Has to Bow His Head 他偏要管：学长也只能乖乖低头 [Two male leads | exclusive devotion | identity reversal | the powerful one never backs down] As a third-year college student, Shen Mu is polished and impressive in public, but a sweet, feisty puppy in private. A cool, composed younger student, top x a sharp-tongued but soft-hearted senior, bottom. 310Reads6.7Score1.2k14d adds
- 26 After Her Family Was Raided, Her Mistress Bought Her from the Music Bureau 抄家后从教坊司被主母买走 Bought by the Mistress from the Entertainment Bureau After His Family Was Raided 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 His Majesty's Lost His Mind and Is Back in Disguise to Get Beaten Up 陛下脑子坏了，又来微服讨打 [Master and Disciple | Emperor | Mistaken-identity Comedy | Push and Pull | Mutual Devotion | Lighthearted and Funny] When Zhao Yu was still Crown Prince, he ended up stranded far from home. To make ends meet, he “picked up” an inexpensive teacher. Six years passed. The late emperor had no virtue to his name and finally kicked the bucket. Four years into his reign, with real power firmly in his grasp, Zhao Yu cleaned up the mess left by his predecessor and realized how lonely he was, surrounded 329Reads—Score11014d adds
- 28 Be Good: The Mad Crown Prince’s Firm Hand 乖一点：疯批太子爷的掌心管教 Forced Love + Possessive Love + The Powerful One Loses Control + Older Man + Both Pure (Unhinged, Obsessive Young Master vs. Fragile, Sweet Beauty) The Chi family is on the verge of bankruptcy, so they give their timid, insecure adopted daughter, Chi Wanwan, to Pei Yu, the great devil of Beijing's elite circles, as if she were an object. Everyone says Pei Yu is cold and ruthless, and only took her in for a bit of novelty. Sure enough, the young master of Beijing's elite circles uses brutal m 2.9kReads—Score13014d adds
- 29 Dad Finally Agreed to Join Me on a Variety Show 父亲终于同意陪我参加综艺啦 If you don’t like it, don’t read it. If you don’t like it, don’t read it. If you don’t like it, don’t read it. The father is an old-fashioned man who refuses to let his son become an actor. After the son keeps at it and refuses to give up, his father finally changes his mind. 628Reads8.5Score13614d adds
- 30 Daddy-Type Boyfriend, Don't Punish Me! Your Little Troublemaker Knows She's Wrong 爹系男友别罚啦，小别扭知道错啦 591Reads—Score10014d adds
- 31 An Eldest Sister Is Like a Mother, a Second Sister Like a Friend 长姐如母，次姐如友 With our parents away for work, I, the youngest in the family, have to put up with my strict and meticulous eldest sister keeping me in line and monitoring my every word and deed. On the other hand, my gentle and considerate second sister dotes on me and protects me at every turn. Later, my eldest sister also grows closer to my best friend Li Mumu's older brother. With my two sisters caring for me in such different ways, and my best friend Li Mumu by my side, I slowly grow up. 2.1kReads—Score16814d adds
- 32 Senior Brother, I’ve Caused Trouble Again 大师兄，我又闯祸了 [Rousing War of Resistance]+ [Brothers Turn Against Each Other]+ [Espionage] In 1930, four senior brothers from Tianjin Harbor's Axe Gang ruled the docks, living freely and settling scores as they pleased. When Japanese troops trampled across the land, these proud men transformed from gangland kingpins into razor-sharp weapons of resistance. They smuggled arms, stole intelligence, and fought bloody battles on the docks, caught between the edge of a blade and their convictions. But before the fir 38Reads7.4Score414d adds
- 33 Grand Tutor, I Just Want a Diploma 太傅，我只想混个文凭 Grand Tutor, I Just Want to Get a Diploma 39Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 The Mark of the Ruler 尺痕 Sweet and angsty, with a strict husband, and grounded in realism. The everyday life of a carefree heroine who doesn't have a worry in the world and can't help stirring up trouble, and the stern man by her side. Sometimes he's a gentle older brother, able to tell what I'm thinking with just one glance. Sometimes he's a strict guide who lights the way whenever I lose my direction. 18Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 35 The Rebellious Heiress: Her Second Uncle Spoils Her Silly 豪门小叛逆，被二叔宠软了 Older man / Two male leads / Devoted love / No blood relation Li Nian’an was spoiled by his parents from childhood, skipping class, smoking, getting into fights, talking back, and doing whatever he pleased. After losing both parents, he becomes a wayward teenager whom no one can control. His guardian, his second uncle Li Jinhan, enters his chaotic life with an iron hand and begins correcting him through the harshest, most uncompromising methods. Faced with the boy’s deep-rooted rebelliousness 2.6kReads6.8Score24314d adds
- 36 The Mo Family Rules 墨色家规 [Father and Son / Family Bonds / Discipline] An unexpected accident and an unwanted child completely shattered the life plan he had spent half his life putting together. He had imagined countless dazzling futures, but never once thought that someone like this would barge into his life out of nowhere, smashing all his obsessions and hopes to pieces. Forced to take on the role of a father, he never felt even the slightest warmth toward the child. To him, the child was not a beloved blood relative 4.6kReads8.2Score34814d adds
- 37 Reborn: First Thing Back, I Get Beaten Up, Season 2 重生回来先挨揍第2季 A sequel about getting beaten up first after being reborn, followed by a story of escaping after pursuing a dream and returning years later for a second chance at growth. See the previous story on the author's profile. Teacher and student at school, a coming-of-age story where love and discipline go hand in hand. 2.4kReads8.2Score15214d adds
- 38 Profound Celestial Instruction 玄宸训 Cultivation, teacher and student, discipline (strictly teacher and student, no romance) Master: Shi Xuanqing, Immortal Venerable Disciple: Jiang Chen Under his master’s guidance, he gradually becomes a great power in the cultivation world. After his master ascends, he inherits his master’s title as Immortal Venerable. 201Reads—Score11814d adds
- 39 Yun Qi's Cane 云栖的藤条 [A stern on the outside, warm-hearted traditionalist director vs. a sharp-edged, avant-garde assistant] A beautiful madwoman, determined to court disaster online! Shen Zhao, the new assistant designer, actually dared to challenge the firm's ironclad rules just to make a name for herself! 1.2kReads—Score10614d adds
- 40 Demanding Your Love: How Long Will You Keep Denying It? 强行要爱，您要嘴硬多久？ [Two Powerful Leads, Both Pure + Bitter Push and Pull + Pathological, Obsessive Love + Reunion After Years Apart + HE with Physical Angst + Secret Identity + Regret and Redemption] A gentle, oblivious-to-his-own-love bottom + a calm, deranged younger top Eight years after missing their meeting, Lin Jianhuai finally found Sui Jiashu. The moment they met, he knocked him unconscious. When Sui Jiashu came to, he did not recognize Lin Jianhuai. He had had enough of this inexplicable torment. "You lun 1.7kReads7.0Score35514d adds
- 41 Sis, Please Spare Me 姐姐饶了我吧 From the moment my eldest sister held me after I was born, my backside belonged to her. My second sister felt sorry for me and always stepped in whenever the eldest was about to hit me: “She’s so little. How can you bring yourself to do that?” But when the eldest brought out the ruler, she never went easy on me: “Bend over. Hands on your head. Stick your butt out.” I have two sisters, one who dotes on me and one who beats me up. But after she’s done, she’s also the one who holds me close and com 1.7kReads—Score11214d adds
- 42 My Strict Dad 我的严厉老爸 My new work is out! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 338Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Master, How Have You Been Punished Again and Again? 师父，你怎么又又又被罚了 [Master and disciple + discipline + male-male romance + five-year age gap + mild angst + complete] … At first… Pei Jian: “A master for a day is a father for life. Wei Xing is my son!” Later… Pei Jian: “I want to violate Rule 107 of the sect, and add one more rule while I’m at it.” … Pei Yi glanced at Pei Jian, whose face had gone pale and whose forehead was slick with cold sweat. Frowning, he urged him, “Master, please stop investigating. If the sect leader finds out, he’ll surely punish you.” 153Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 Untamed? The Cold-Faced Professor Knows Just How to Handle You 野性难驯？冷面教授专治不服 My new work is out! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 2.5kReads6.4Score40114d adds
- 45 Damn, My Archrival Became the One Making the First Move 淦，死对头成了我的主动 Cold, domineering CEO vs. lazy, spoiled young master A love-hate romance, or was it doomed from the start? Chao An could never understand what he’d done wrong. As the youngest son of the Chao family, why was his brother so furious about him choosing to lie flat that he’d even threatened him with a seven-wolf whip? Oh, forget it. He’d humor his brother and just find some company to coast at. But then he found out that the company he was supposed to join belonged to Du Qiyan, his sworn enemy. His 426Reads8.2Score1114d adds
- 46 Mr. Gu, I Was Wrong 顾先生，我错了 He has always been restrained and self-possessed, unmoved by anyone around him. Only when it comes to her does all his self-control crumble, his instincts stirring for her alone. She is meek and timid, accustomed to enduring humiliation and giving way. Her heart is so soft she is practically a saint, and she has spent years trapped in the shadows of low self-esteem. With gentle patience, he guides her, slowly soothing the wounds in her heart and teaching 1.8kReads6.8Score16114d adds
- 47 The Substitute Clause 替身条款 The ruthless, domineering pursuer, Gu Jinyuan & the stubborn, clear-headed, rational beloved, Mu Luochen Gu Jinyuan lost “A Nian,” who had been by his side since childhood, amid a family power struggle. Ever since, he has searched for people who resemble A Nian, but none of them were truly A Nian. Until… he meets Mu Luochen. Though Mu Luochen resembles A Nian, his personality is completely different. He's skilled in combat, clear-headed, and has a mind of his own. Gu Jinyuan: “You're so pure. I 58Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 48 No Dodging the Ruler 戒尺之下，不许躲 Xie Zhao, the young marquis and the capital’s number-one wastrel, galloped through the streets with no one daring to stop him. That was until an imperial decree sent him to live at the residence of Shen Yan, the Grand Tutor. Shen Yan was cool-headed, proper, and impartial. He was a role model for scholars across the land, and the person Xie Zhao hated most. He produced a blackwood ruler and laid down a rule: “No dodging when the ruler comes down.” Kneeling, getting his palms struck, copying scri 490Reads—Score13014d adds
- 49 Lessons on the Jade Steps 玉阶训 Nine tiers of jade steps, with a lesson at every turn. The Second Prince wields the ruler, measuring himself and weighing the world. Between stern instruction and tender care, he seeks the way of a sovereign; amid family and country, he discovers the virtue of a gentleman. Above the jade steps lies the warmth of family; below them, the realm and its people. Every step is a practice in self-cultivation. 941Reads—Score10014d adds
- 50 My Younger Brother Keeps Pretending to Be Rebellious 弟弟一直在装叛逆 Brotherly Discipline | Sweet, Spoiling Romance A gentle, guiding older brother with a soft touch and a wicked streak × a sensitive, easily flustered, tsundere younger brother who’s easy to soothe Older brother: Gu Yan, the Gu family’s only son, a brilliant young man who excels both academically and professionally. A polite and refined talent in public, a gentle and reliable brother to his younger sibling, and behind closed doors… (President Gu paid hush money. I’m not allowed to say.) Younger br 1.1kReads—Score12214d adds
