Novels like Violin and Roses
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Violin and Roses, best match first.
- 101 Hello, Ghost Bride. I Think We've Met Somewhere Before 你好阴婚娘子，我好像在哪见过你 [White Moonlight + Local Legends + A Dream of Yellow Millet] Jiang Chen was born in the yin year, on the Ghost Festival, at the yin hour. He was born with an ill-fated destiny and a heavy yin aura. Rumor had it that he had caused his parents' deaths. To ward off the calamity fated to befall him when he came of age, he had no choice but to enter into a ghost marriage. But the bride from this ghost marriage looked more and more familiar to him. It was as if he'd seen her somewhere before. 2.4kReads—Score17214d adds
- 102 The Last Farewell Letter 最后一封离别信 [Signed for publication in simplified Chinese] May this letter find you well, and may these words make you feel as if we were face to face. Jiang Xunian. This is the second letter I’ve written to you, and my last goodbye. Perhaps I should introduce myself to you again. Hello, my name is Yan Shun. 1.6kReads9.2Score46914d adds
- 103 Mermaid Chanson 人鱼香颂 Mermaids roam a ghost ship by night, where a long-sealed transoceanic love letter lies aboard a whale-bone fishing vessel! Fourteen breathtaking love stories, sweet enough to delight, angsty enough to hurt. Deep old velvet, a beautiful fool, a refined knight commander, a younger wolf pup, and an irresistibly alpha heartthrob. Pick your favorite pairing from this delicious mix. Turn hardship into absinthe and drink it down with the bitter salt of the waves. Shed tears like pearls, shed the tender 2.1kReads9.6Score45414d adds
- 104 Brother, the Rain Has Stopped 哥哥，雨停了 [Chi Nian × Jiang Shi] I held a bouquet of roses, wanting to give them to the brother I loved most. Sadly, I never got the chance... In 2007, I saw my brother for the first time. The young man stood by the window, looking relaxed as the bow in his hand played a beautiful melody. In 2010, the rain stopped, and my brother left. In 2012, my brother promised that the following summer he would return to Beicheng and never leave me again. In 2013, the white flower pinned to my chest kept reminding me 316Reads8.7Score10114d adds
- 105 After Being Dumped, the Regent King Turned Dark 被甩后，摄政王黑化了 (Just got its rating) [Two male leads + mutually faithful + two equally strong leads + tsundere, hopelessly devoted regent top + mischievous young marquis bottom + rekindled love + angst before sweetness] Seven years ago, on the day Shen Jinghan left the capital, he never looked back. Seven years later, he returned to the capital covered in wounds, and went to the Prince Regent's residence on his very first night back. He begged Xiao Che to save the Shen family and the supply route to the northe 3.1kReads8.2Score35814d adds
- 106 Summer Island 夏日岛屿 [Original novel for the audio drama starring Zhang Fuzheng and Gu Chen, originally titled Catching Butterflies] [Young writer Chen Xing x the scheming Ling Ye] [Top-quality novel + Two male leads + Healing + Happy ending + Mutual devotion + Comforting + Writers] Bestselling author Chen Xing hits a creative block and follows his fans’ suggestion to visit a small island in search of inspiration. At the island’s youth hostel, he meets a group of “strange” people and immediately clashes with one of 1.6kReads9.6Score45214d adds
- 107 After Marrying the Villain’s Younger Brother, I Lie Flat 嫁反派他弟后，咸鱼躺平了 [Marriage Before Love] [Transmigrate Into a Book] [Redemption] [Villainous Everyday Life] [Sweet Romance] Note: The original male and female leads are endgame, and the older brother and best friend each have their own destined partner. [Heroine: A pretty face with a little bit of brains, but not much; Hero: So clueless he might as well have no brains, useless at everything, but very obedient] Liao Li is the sidekick of the novel’s wicked female lead, basically the villain’s enforcer. She has a b 24.7kReads8.1Score2.4k14d adds
- 108 I Won't Pluck the Moon 我不摘月亮 [Years of Secret Love Finally Fulfilled] [Mutual Devotion] [Healing Each Other] [School Romance, Happy Ending] [Independent, Levelheaded Puppy-Type Girl ❌ Love-Struck Cat-Type Bad Boy] If unrequited love had a voice, Chen Jian would have already screamed herself hoarse. - She had seen Yang Qingyue in many different lights. At the opening ceremony, one fleeting glance showed him as a dazzling young prodigy, brimming with confidence on the stage. With that one look, a bright moon rose in her worl 689Reads9.0Score13214d adds
- 109 Behave, Please. The B65 Bureau’s Chief Engineer Is in a Bad Mood Today 乖一点，B65局总工今天很烦 [Two male leads + ABO + equally powerful leads + secret identities] A seemingly mild and unremarkable Beta who is actually cold and unhinged × a noble, composed, obsessive Alpha who can’t mark his husband The Jiang family’s second son, who had been missing for twenty years, was found and brought home. He was an ordinary Beta named Shen Yu. No one knew anything about Shen Yu’s past. All they knew was that he had returned to the central city from that 300-story slum tower. All they knew was that S 15.9kReads9.2Score2.9k14d adds
- 110 Defective Omega 劣质omgea Their marriage was in name only, and it lasted four years. “Your pheromones disgust me.” Four years together couldn’t melt the ice between them. What was the point of desperately trying to save the relationship? The seeds of their separation had taken root long ago. Correction: The novel’s actual title is “Inferior Omega.” It can’t be changed after signing the contract, but feel free to dive into the story! 5.5kReads8.2Score53314d adds
- 111 I Force a Kiss on the Brooding, Sickly Beauty! He Trembles, Eyes Red, and Cries with Excitement 强吻阴湿病美人！他兴奋红眼颤哭 [Two Male Leads + Tense, Flirtatious Push and Pull + Sweet Romance and Redemption + Livestreaming + Secret Crush + Wallpaper Love] [Deaf, Gloomy Albino Beauty + Flirtatious, Sharp-Tongued Scoundrel] Shen Huaisheng has been deaf since birth and has albinism. He’s cool and beautiful, but in private he secretly pines in the shadows for Jiang Song, the campus heartthrob at A University and a rising star in the racing world. He picks up cans of drinks Jiang Song has finished and takes them home to us 17kReads9.2Score4.1k14d adds
- 112 I Became Famous Across Blue Star Through Livestreaming 我靠直播火遍蓝星 After Bai Yi dies a gruesome death, a clueless System comes knocking. The System says, "Earn energy and you can keep living. Don't earn any, and I'll find someone else." Bai Yi, who killed himself: "...Find someone else." I killed myself, and now you want me to come back to life? What kind of nonsense is this?! Who knew the System would be so adorable that it went from business partner to wife? Bai Yi ponders for a long while, then waves a hand. "How do you want to do this?" The System's eyes sp 5.7kReads9.4Score36114d adds
- 113 Shocking! My Unhinged Love Rival Is Plotting Against Me 震惊！疯批情敌对我图谋不轨 1.5kReads8.9Score16914d adds
- 114 Infinite Scripted Murder: The DM's Fragile Beauty in the Palm of His Hand 无限剧本杀：DM掌心病美人 [Cool-headed, clever catlike beauty with a frail constitution × vicious, scheming snake-like game master] [BG + mild horror + infinite world + murder mystery games + a touch of everyone’s favorite + sweet 1v1 romance] Poker-faced cutie vs. smiling psychopath “Your name is XX. Last night, you witnessed a murder with your own eyes.” “As a suspect, find the real killer and survive until the game ends.” “Pay close attention to the molars in the can, the stillborn baby in the stone, the ashes beneath 33.8kReads9.3Score7.3k14d adds
- 115 A Secret Crush Hidden in Spring 春日藏欢喜 [Reunion after a long separation + slow-burn romance + sweet little moments + entirely fictional + a story within a story within a story + pure fiction, with no real-life inspiration] Aloof, taciturn, and sexually frigid (gong) ☆ Lu Xingheng × emotionally steady and always cold (shou) ☆ Jiang Wan This story is set in a fictional world, and every chapter is entirely made up and unrelated to real life. It is a work of pure fiction based on hearsay, written in an irrational state and containing 238.3kReads8.0Score5.4k14d adds
- 116 Yu Rain 喻雨 “Knowing the Rain” / “Loving the Rain” Ning Zhiyu was the entertainment industry's most obscure nobody. The kind no one had ever heard of. With a month left on his contract, his manager sent him on a dating reality show for his final month. Fine, then. Time to lie flat. While everyone else frantically tried to win people over, he snuck snacks in a corner. While everyone else scrambled to get on the movie emperor's camera, he went back to his room to sleep. Fans: “Son, stop sleeping and get on th 2.2kReads9.2Score36714d adds
- 117 I Got Caught in the Rain in Your World 在你的世界淋过雨 Ji Linyu has always believed that her father used his power to frame the Ji family and force him to marry Zhou Jianyi. For six years, he has done nothing but use her and put on an act, all so he can bring down the Zhou family one day! The greatest pain of Zhou Jianyi's life is that her father has barely been laid to rest, her brother's death remains unexplained, her mother is hovering between life and death, and she herself is barely holding on. At her lowest point, Ji Linyu threatens to leave h 2.5kReads5.4Score15314d adds
- 118 The Imprisoned Immortal Lord, Captured in War 被囚禁的战俘仙君 The story of an imprisoned captive Immortal Lord, held by his archenemy Demon Lord for the sake of all living beings. “Two male leads / forced hatred / imprisonment / humiliation / abuse / coercion / draw-a-bead game” The Immortal Lord and the Demon Lord fought each other for ten thousand years. In their final battle, the Immortal Lord was captured. His archenemy brought the captive Immortal Lord back to the Demon Palace and locked him up. “Kill you?” The Demon Lord gave him a half-smile. “That 7.1kReads8.5Score76114d adds
- 119 Quick Transmigration: He Wants to Give Up 快穿：他想摆烂 Wherever Qi Yuan goes, not a blade of grass survives. She’s a stunningly poisonous beauty, and everyone else is trash. When her stepmother forced her to serve as a substitute for her elder half-brother, Qi Yuan stood in the palace hall and, in front of the emperor and all his ministers, plunged a knife into the emperor’s chest. Her entire family was wiped out. When the heroine and the villainess were kidnapped, the kidnappers asked him which one he would save. Qi Yuan smiled faintly. “I choose 1.3kReads7.3Score10214d adds
- 120 Tears of the Departed 离人泪 Three years ago, she risked her life to get the antidote and save him. Three years later, he returned in triumph as the supreme ruler, yet hated her to the core. He massacred her entire clan, drained her blood, crushed her bones, and wouldn't even spare the child in her womb. Only when he pierced her chest with his sword did Mu Wanqing understand that some people's hearts are made of stone. No matter how hard she tried to warm them, they would never thaw. 173Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 121 The Emperor’s Punishment 天子御刑 [Two male leads] [No female lead] [Crazed top] [Long-suffering bottom] [Coercive love] [Couple: Emperor x Minister of the Court of Judicial Review] [Original title: The Emperor’s Punishment] When his name was announced among the successful candidates, he thought the darkness of his past was finally behind him. But at the end of his long journey through the imperial examinations, someone had already laid a trap for him. At Ganquan Palace, he saw again the man who had humiliated him at Qinglu Acad 6.7kReads9.4Score79714d adds
- 122 The Bluebird Flies Over Thorn Island 青鸟飞过荆棘岛 Her life was destined to be bleak, but there was someone willing to offer her his arms and warmth. She bore countless scars in this lifetime, but there was someone willing to hack through every obstacle for her and be her support. Yet would there ever be someone who could peel away her mask and see the cruel truth in her heart? She is an orphan in this beautiful world, a trapped beast in a warm cage. If you met her, would you cherish her? Would you love her? 1.2kReads9.3Score29814d adds
- 123 Gluttony’s Execution Ground: Crime and Punishment at the Bottom of the Food Chain 饕餮刑场——食物链底层的罪与罚 The Gluttonous Execution Ground: Crime and Punishment at the Bottom of the Food Chain 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 124 Transmigrated as the Rabbit Plushie of an Obsessive Male Lead 穿成偏执男配的兔子玩偶 Devoted, possessive beauty × frail, sickly life-lover Luo Annian died and came back to life, becoming the white moonlight of the possessive second male lead in a sweet romance novel. The white moonlight was beautiful and kind, but sadly had little luck and a short life. They died young because of the supporting male lead, Wei Lixian. Luo Annian arrived too early in the story, and his soul could only temporarily reside in Wei Lixian’s rabbit plushie. Every day, he watched Wei Lixian deliberately 2.1kReads9.2Score29214d adds
- 125 The Prince Always Hears His Shadow Guard Reciting Purification Mantras Before Bed 王爷睡前总能听见暗侍在念清心咒 Qi Ci was framed, sold into a brothel, beaten and humiliated, and even infected with a Gu curse. He would die suddenly the very next day. His life was full of misfortune. In the midst of all this misery, he met Bian Zhonghua. After they met and Bian Zhonghua helped dispel the curse, he unexpectedly discovered that the young man he'd chanced upon was the prince who had gone missing among the common folk years ago! So Bian Zhonghua helped Qi Ci become a prince and naturally became his shadow guard 3.5kReads9.3Score75714d adds
- 126 The Vicious Cannon Fodder Is Far Too Beautiful 恶毒炮灰他过于貌美 (Quick transmigration + 1v1 + sweet + two male leads) Lin Wannian died unexpectedly and was bound to the System to carry out missions involving villains. ☆1: The young master who was abused by a male caretaker. And Lin Wannian was that male caretaker. After he transmigrated into the world, the usually quiet boy stood holding a fruit knife, staring at Lin Wannian in silence. Lin Wannian, realizing he was the male caretaker: “...” ☆2: The apocalypse arrives. He shoves his villain boyfriend into a 736Reads8.9Score10014d adds
- 127 Locked Glaze 锁琉璃 Locked Glaze 396Reads—Score—14d adds
- 128 The Savage Era: The Legend of Tang Yan 蛮荒纪元：棠焱传奇 The Wilds Era: The Legend of Tang Yan 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 129 Tokyo Love Story 东京都爱情故事 [Yandere] + [Love rivals] + [Light novel style] + [No System] + [Control] + [Romantic slice of life] By day, Akiba U is the captain of the kendo club. By night, he’s Tokyo’s reigning king of part-time jobs. Turn down the cute underclassman; Say goodbye to the drunk widow; Remind the aloof teacher to remember her place... They’ll only slow down my money-making. That is, until that woman shows up... “Be my servant for a month.” “Dignity and feelings aren’t for sale!” “Ten million yen.” “B 43.1kReads8.5Score5.6k14d adds
- 130 The Snow Canon, the Mist Canon: Chronicle of the Twins 雪典，雾典，双生纪 “The first snow between heaven and earth fell atop Kunlun Mountain. Back then, snow did not yet know what melting was, and mist did not know what it meant to disperse. They thought everything in the world would last forever.” “Later, the snow melted and became water. The mist dispersed and became nothing. Only then did they understand: what was eternal was not themselves, but the person who paused in the snow, and the eyes that glanced back through the mist.” 52Reads—Score—14d adds
- 131 Spring Winds in Winter 冬季有春风 [Female Growth] [Childhood Sweethearts] [Turning the Tables Against the Odds] [Realistic] A girl battered by her dysfunctional family wants nothing more than to save the naive young boy who loves her. Life in the cramped alleyways is always the same, while the surging tide of the times takes everyone by surprise. In the winter at the end of the century, the gears of Xu Chunfeng's fate quietly began to turn. 3kReads8.0Score12714d adds
- 132 Quick Transmigration: Scumbag Boyfriend Roleplay System 快穿：渣男扮演系统 [A touch of a harem vibe / seme-focused / beautiful gong / cannon-fodder shou / scum turns into the one who got away / unrequited love / not clean] Ye An binds himself to a Scumbag Roleplaying System and travels to different worlds, playing the money-hungry, vain ex-boyfriend of each protagonist shou. His role is to be exposed by the protagonist gong, get face-slapped, and finally suffer the consequences of his own actions before making a perfect exit. World One: The beautiful young master of a 1.9kReads8.9Score14414d adds
- 133 Young Master Shen, You Shine as Both a Man and a Woman 沈世子，您真是做男做女都精彩啊 [One heroine, multiple male leads, all devoted to her + romantic rivalry + secret identities exposed + absurd humor] [Not a political power struggle] [Gentle, dignified young emperor + sinister, unexpectedly tender regent + aloof, cool-headed Left Chancellor + clever, foxlike imperial merchant] Shen Zhezhi transmigrates into a book. To inherit the Marquis’s estate, she disguises herself as a man and takes the place of her elder brother, who died on the battlefield, becoming the heir to the title 112.2kReads9.4Score23.5k14d adds
- 134 The Rivers and Mountains Trilogy 山河故人三部曲 A small town in Jiangnan, Mudanjiang in the northeast, and the ancient city of Xi'an. Different places, the same vision. Beautiful China! Jiangnan's bridges and flowing streams, the northeast's ice and snow, Xi'an's lamb paomo. Beautiful mountains, beautiful rivers, and even more beautiful people. The scenery is written through its people, and the people are reflected in the scenery! 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 135 Baby, I'll Love You Again in My Next Life 宝宝，妈妈来生再来爱你 Baby, Mommy will love you again in our next life. 213Reads—Score—14d adds
- 136 The Ancestor's Parody of Versailles: A Lecture Hall of Laughter 百家笑谭老祖宗的凡尔赛讲堂 Emergency report! Emergency report! The Chinese cultural heritage system has triggered a Level Three Red Alert! The meeting room at the Heavenly Dao Administration was in chaos. Three curves plunged on the holographic display: The first line, labeled [System Comprehension], had fallen from 85% in the Tang Dynasty to 32% in the 21st century. The second line, labeled [Integrity Index], had gone from the dazzling galaxy of the "Hundred Schools of Thought" era to today's scattered "quotes from fa 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 137 Forced to Play the Doomed White Moonlight of the Dragon-Aotian Hero 被迫扮演龙傲天早死的白月光 [Two male leads + cultivation + one-on-one romance + devoted to each other + fake death + happy ending] [Top who first falls for him on his own, then becomes an unhinged widower vs. a true white moonlight with astonishing talent in alchemy] The Path to Immortality is a power fantasy novel for male readers. It tells the story of the protagonist, Feng Bai Kong, who loses his parents at a young age and suffers constant scorn. After gaining an immortal opportunity and enduring countless trials, he e 248.4kReads9.4Score70.6k14d adds
- 138 After the White Lotus Ran Off Pregnant, the Cannon-Fodder CEO Awakened 白莲花带球跑后，炮灰总裁觉醒了 [Quick Transmigration + No CP + Tearing Down Scumbags + Satisfying Power Fantasy] There is no CP. If you want romance, marriage, and children, you won't find them here. I don't want to write a romance plot in this book, so here's an advance warning. It's not that there's no fixed CP; there is no CP at all. In his old age, Ji Yanli lay in a hospital bed, looking at the wife who had been by his side all his life. He felt he had so many worries to entrust to her. But she only smiled faintly and tol 4.2kReads8.4Score29214d adds
- 139 The Rain Canon 雨典 When rain falls upon the world, it is no longer just water. It becomes a bridge between two people meeting, tears of parting, the sorrow of waiting, and a promise to stay together. How many bonds of affection between heaven and earth last only as long as a passing shower? And I am merely the passerby holding an umbrella. 40Reads—Score—14d adds
- 140 The Boy I Found in the Heavy Snow Killed My Entire Family 大雪捡来的少年，杀了我全家 The Boy I Rescued in the Snow Killed My Entire Family 1.5kReads—Score—14d adds
- 141 You Said You’d Kill Me, So Why Do You Regret It Now? 说好的要杀我，你们怎么后悔了 [Xianxia Fantasy + Memories Revealed + No System + One Heroine + Tragedy + Slow Burn] A friendly warning: This is not a wish-fulfillment novel! This is not a wish-fulfillment novel! This is not a wish-fulfillment novel! Important things must be said three times! Before the Heavenly Void Palace. “Chen Zun, you murdered your master and betrayed the Dao. You personally trapped me in a ten-thousand-year ice cave to suffer punishment. Today, you will pay with your life!” “Demon Lord, you slaughtered 3.9kReads8.3Score37014d adds
- 142 The Innocent Mosquito Is Burning Hot 纯情蚊子火辣辣 Tired of life? Come on in and sample a whole new kind of flavor! After an accident, Lin Ke’er transmigrates into the body of a pet mosquito kept by domineering CEO Gu Can, and unexpectedly reveals that she can talk. She thinks he’ll slap her dead, but instead, the CEO develops a wildly obsessive love for her across species. Faced with Gu Can’s forceful imprisonment, she struggles desperately. “This could never work between us!” But he answers with obsessive determination. “Mosquito or human, you 227Reads—Score10214d adds
- 143 Record of the Illusory Sea of Love: The Great Void Livestream 情天幻海录太虚直播间 The Illusory Realm of the Great Void, by the shores of the Sea of Love. Fairy Jing Huan had been staring blankly into a water mirror for three days. What it reflected was not her peerless beauty, but the countless scenes of the mortal world: office workers scrolling through their phones on the subway, middle-aged men and women haggling at matchmaking corners, livestreamers crying, “Brother, love me!”, and exhausted wage slaves staying up late making PowerPoints until they went bald... “Such mudd 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 144 Who Says I Don't Like You? 谁说我讨厌你啦？ "I like him more than anyone, and I hate him more than anyone." -[Sweet and angsty, high school romance, healing, two top students Content warning: The female lead has suicidal tendencies, depression, and anxiety] At first, they couldn't stand each other. Until her deliberate efforts to keep her distance started getting under his skin, so he deliberately kept making his presence felt around her. Through his efforts, he succeeded in falling for her. And she became unable to live without him. But 32Reads—Score10914d adds
- 145 He Came from the System to Save My Childhood 他自系统而来拯救童年 [Boy protagonist + no romance + family bonds + superpowers + punishment worlds + System + redemption] The low rating is only because there aren't many readers. Grandpa Yama found the little guy parents in ten lifetimes. Though the little guy can detect lies, he will never receive genuine love. Abused, abandoned, ignored, and treated like a monster. Why abandon him? What was he abandoned for? Just like a cursed lone star, the little guy encounters a punishment system. Is this so-called punishment 3.4kReads9.3Score33214d adds
- 146 Mistaking Stars 错认星星 Mistaking the Stars 14.7kReads—Score49414d adds
- 147 He's a Master at Acting Obedient 他惯会装乖 [Print edition now available] [Healing × Love That Grows Over Time × Tragic Romance × Mutual Devotion] Cool, gentle heroine × Aloof, unapproachable top student They overcame the distance and endured the years. But her boy was forever left behind in that snowy winter, forever twenty-two, in the prime of his life, forever on the day they were supposed to register their marriage. [“This time, don't break your promise again, you little liar.” “Why did you break your promise again? You little liar.”] 981Reads9.3Score18814d adds
- 148 The Ancient Powerhouses Have Arrived 上古大佬团驾到 The ancient supreme gods Di Jun and Donghuang Taiyi, long since retired and all but legendary, were bored one day. They decided to take their wives, Xihe and Changxi, on a “business trip” that was really a “government-funded vacation,” visiting the Heavenly Court and the Underworld, both under the administration of the current management, the Jade Emperor. When word got out, the officials governing the Three Realms fell into unprecedented panic and chaos. They mistook a simple family outing for 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 149 The Hated Villainous Extra Becomes the Beloved Who Died Young 万人嫌反派炮灰成了早逝白月光 [No CP + Pretend Everyone Hates Him, Actually Everyone Loves Him + White Moonlight + Beautiful, Strong, and Tragic + Secret Identity + Battle-Scarred, Faked Death + Live-Stream Comments] Cen Yan, the Administration Bureau's number-one lapdog, died. Unfortunately, he came back to life. Something calling itself the world's consciousness found him and inexplicably asked him to save the world. Cen Yan didn't want to save the world. He didn't even want to live. So he refused without hesitation. World 59.6kReads9.1Score12.9k14d adds
- 150 I Don’t Want the Bellflowers Anymore 我不要桔梗花了 Yu Nianxu, Wei Mu is still here, still protecting you somewhere else. Wei Mu, don't go! Yu Nianxu, wake up! I'm still here. Wei Mu, I'm awake. Where are you? Wei Mu, I'm willing. Wei Mu, goodbye! I'll live well from now on. 154Reads7.3Score—14d adds
