Novels like Thorns and Wild Roses
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Thorns and Wild Roses, best match first.
- 51 My Divorce Agreement with My Wife 和老婆的离婚协议书 The Divorce Agreement Between My Wife and Me 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 52 My Divorce Agreement with My Wife 和妻子的离婚协议书 Divorce Agreement with My Wife 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 A Breakup Agreement with My Girlfriend 和女友的分手信协议书 Breakup Agreement with My Girlfriend —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 54 I Stopped Handing Over My Paycheck, and My Wife Who Always Bails Out Her Sister Panicked 不上交工资后，扶妹魔老婆慌了 After I Stopped Handing Over My Paycheck, My Sister-Obsessed Wife Panicked —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 55 Reborn as the School Hunk’s High-Maintenance First Love 穿成校草的作精初恋 When Bai Luoluo transmigrated, she found herself holding a little leather whip, while fresh whip marks striped the male lead’s back. Bai Luoluo took three steps back. “No, wait, let me explain. My hand slipped.” Jiang Nian: “...” He Yan once asked Jiang Nian, “You don’t feel even a little something for Bai Luoluo?” He replied coldly, “No. She’s such a handful.” Later, everyone noticed that Bai Luoluo had finally stopped causing trouble, and they all congratulated Jiang Nian. That is, until one d 33Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 56 I Spoiled My Sister Rotten Before She Could Kill Me 回到被姐姐杀死前狂宠她 After years apart, my sister was forced to become a powerful man’s canary. The first thing she did when she came back was take revenge on the whole family. She drove our grandmother to her death, reported our parents, and even broke my arms and legs before throwing me into a pitch-black basement to torment me day after day. As I lay dying, I asked her, unwilling to accept it, why she was doing this to me when I hadn’t done anything wrong. “Why?” she said, looking at me coldly. “You really didn’t 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 My Wife Earns the Money, I Raise the Kids, and She Barely Gives Me Anything 老婆挣钱我带娃，给我的钱太少了 My Wife Earns the Money While I Raise the Kids, but She Gives Me Too Little 113Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 I Stopped Handing Over My Paycheck, and My Wife Who Always Bails Out Her Brother Panicked 不上交工资后，扶弟魔媳妇慌了 After I Stopped Handing Over My Salary, My Wife, Who Spoils Her Younger Brother, Panicked 151Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 My Girlfriend Went on a Business Trip to Africa and Came Back with a Daughter 女朋友去非洲出差，带回来个女儿 My Girlfriend Went on a Business Trip to Africa and Came Back with a Daughter —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 My Wife Went on a Business Trip to Africa and Came Back with a Son 老婆去非洲出差，带回来个儿子 My Wife Went on a Business Trip to Africa and Came Back with a Son 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 I Lost My Job and Started to Lie Flat at Home, and My Wife Who Always Bails Out Her Brother Panicked 失业后家里躺平，扶弟魔妻子慌了 After I Lost My Job, I Stayed Home and Lied Flat, and My Wife, Who Spoils Her Younger Brother, Panicked —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 62 Eight Years of Marriage to My Coworker's Husband 和同事老公结婚8年了 I've Been Married to My Coworker's Husband for Eight Years —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 Love Turned to Ruin 婚爱成殇 After five years of marriage, Sang Nian still hadn't managed to warm Chi Yi's heart. For the sake of their sick child, she drugged Chi Yi, but all she got in return was his deep-seated hatred and vengeance. She lost the child... 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 Maybe It’s for the Best That Love Is Gone 爱失去了也好 A business marriage made Lu Zhengnan hate Xia Wanqing. For three years of marriage, he came home only once a month. After learning she was terminally ill, Xia Wanqing intended to leave quietly, but again and again she was brought back to his side... until she died in his arms. 4Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 65 Clouds Drift Away, Yet the Clear Evening Sky Remains 一云归去，不负晚晴 When he drove her to her death, he said, “I will never regret what I did to you!” So she fell from a high-rise, shattered beyond recognition. Yet he searched the whole world, desperate to find even a trace of her… 109Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 66 After Sacrificing My Husband, I Made My Scumbag Ex Carry a Ghost Baby 献祭老公后，我让渣男怀“鬼胎” After Sacrificing My Husband, I Made the Scumbag Carry a Ghost Child 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 67 The Martial Merchant Bu Qi 武修商不弃 A world of martial arts, ruled by five great sects! Yet someone dares to dream of conquering the entire martial world. Shang Buqi makes a spectacular entrance, becomes the alliance leader, and takes a wife. Only when he reaches the peak does he discover that this is merely a subsidiary little world. A far vaster world awaits him. Follow martial artist Shang Buqi on his journey of cultivation! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 68 After I Chose to Leave, Mr. Xiao Panicked Completely 我选择离开后，萧总他彻底慌了 [Rebirth + sweet romance + satisfying revenge + a groveling pursuit] In her previous life, Qin Wan loved Xiao Zhiyan with all her heart. She had been in love with him for ten years, and to win him over, she stopped at nothing, using every means at her disposal to torment the woman he cherished most. In the end, she died a miserable death in a basement, with no one to claim her body. Reborn, Qin Wan finally lets go of her obsession with Xiao Zhiyan and decides to live for herself this time. But a 878Reads6.1Score10014d adds
- 69 After a Carefree Divorce, My Unhinged Ex-Husband Can't Take It 潇洒离婚后，疯批前夫绷不住了 Sang Zhiyu was the wife Shen Ci had married against his will. During their three years of marriage, she dreamed that one day he would see how deeply she loved him and fall in love with her in return. But when she and his first love were kidnapped together, he didn’t care whether she lived or died. His every thought was consumed by his first love. In that moment, her dreams shattered, and her heart died. She did whatever it took to secure a divorce. Yet just as the man, always so proud and indiff 395Reads6.7Score10214d adds
- 70 The One Before My Eyes Is the One in My Heart 眼前的人是心上人 You are my first love, and you are the mark on my heart. After five years together, Wen Yao realized Lu Nanxi’s biggest flaw was that he couldn’t remember her name. Wen Yao told him, “My Yao is the one with the roof radical, as in ‘a graceful young woman.’” Yet Lu Nanxi still had her saved in his phone as Yao, with the wrong character. Later, Wen Yao learned about another woman. She was talented, with long flowing hair, and liked to wear white dresses. She loved to smile. And she had a name: Lin 855Reads6.9Score3914d adds
- 71 My Wife Loves Someone Else 老婆的爱人不是我 My Wife's Lover Isn't Me 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 72 After Her Mission Failed, She Faked Her Death, and Mr. Mu Went Mad 攻略失败假死后，慕先生疯了 After three years of pursuing him, his affection suddenly started plummeting. It was about to fall below the critical threshold, leaving An Ruzhi with only three months. She decided to let loose. If she couldn’t move a man even after giving it her all, then she’d stop trying, fake her death, and run away. Whatever happened after that was none of her concern. But her “death” was fake, while his madness was real. After she disappeared, the man who had always treated her as a replacement lost his m 427Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 73 I’m Done Pretending: After the Divorce, My Ex-Husband Wants to Remarry Me Every Day 不装了，离婚后前夫每天都想复婚 [Both leads are sexually inexperienced + Marriage first, love later + The husband chases his wife after losing her + Reconciliation] Nan Yu had liked Shi Yan since they were young, but her love had always been unrequited. When Shi Yan became single again, Nan Yu was “lucky” enough to become his wife. They kept their marriage secret, and she settled into a dull, uneventful life with a man still hung up on his ex. After four years of being the only one to give in their marriage, Nan Yu had become 65Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 74 His Unhealthy Need to Control Me 他对我的病态掌控欲 Lu Mo was the love of her youth, but now he is the devil making her life a living hell. 287Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 75 After I Stepped Aside for His White Moonlight, Everyone Faced Their Day of Reckoning 我给白月光让位后，全员火葬场了 Five years into their marriage, Lu Zhihuai's first love returned. Jiang Chiyu knew there was no place for her in the Lu family anymore. So when he asked for a divorce, she left without hesitation, her heart breaking but her back straight. After leaving, Jiang Chiyu shut herself off from love and devoted herself to her career. Before long, she became a rising star in the world of jade carving! With admirers constantly appearing around her, the man who had once dumped her began to regret it and 61Reads—Score—14d adds
- 76 Reunited in the Heart of the Lake 重逢，在湖光深处 One shake brought two people thousands of miles apart together, but their growing connection was burdened by too many things beyond their control. What is meant to be will come to pass; what isn’t, cannot be forced. It’s just a shame… 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 He's a Playboy, Yet He Bows to His Childhood Sweetheart 他浪荡，却为青梅折腰 [Engagement before love + regretful pursuit + childhood sweethearts] [Roguishly handsome rich young man, King of the life-and-death casino & pampered beauty] Shen Que is a genuine second-generation official, but he acts just like a spoiled rich kid who couldn’t care less about the rules. He won’t be controlled, loves his freedom, and boasts that he’ll never bow his head to anyone. Not even a marriage contract can tie him down. The day after the wedding, he leaves Yun Zhi behind and heads abroad 611Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 78 The Past Is a Forest: I Can Remember It and Return to It 往事如林，可忆亦可追 The Past Is Like a Forest: I Can Remember It and Chase It Again 29Reads—Score—14d adds
- 79 The Gu Brothers Only Want Me 顾家哥哥非我不可 Xu Muqing’s parents sacrificed their lives to save the chairman of the Gu Group and his wife during an earthquake. Eight-year-old Xu Muqing was taken in and raised by the Gu family from then on. Xu Muqing had a secret, one she thought was sweet. She had fallen for Gu Yicheng, who was six years older than her. Gu Yicheng had always been cold and distant toward the girl who had come from outside the family. Her little crush took root in her heart. Just as Xu Muqing was about to confess her feeling 902Reads7.9Score10714d adds
- 80 My Heart Remains as It Was 妾心如故 He hated her. In a single night, he slaughtered her entire family. He hated her, and wanted nothing more than to torture her to death, drawing blood from her heart every day for the woman he cherished. But when he used the same hands stained with her family’s blood to kill her child, she laughed bitterly, and her black hair turned white overnight. This time, she was the one who hated him, but he was the one who regretted it. “Ling Yumo, this hatred has seeped into my blood and carved itself into 59Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 81 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—14d adds
- 82 An Undying Love 痴爱不渝 Ning Wu loves Yan Xiao with all her heart, but Yan Xiao hates her to the core. For the sake of a promise Yan Xiao made as a boy, Ning Wu stakes everything on winning his love, only to lose in the end. In the final moments of her life, she watches Yan Xiao marry someone else before turning and walking away. What she doesn’t know is that after she leaves, Yan Xiao searches for her like a madman... 181Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 83 The Day the Demolition Compensation Arrived, I Lost My Right Hand 拆迁款到账那天，我失去了右手 The Day the Demolition Compensation Arrived, I Lost My Right Hand —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 84 Reborn, I Fell Out of Love, and He Crawled After Me in Twisted Obsession 重生后我不爱了，他阴暗扭曲爬行 In her previous life, Shi Jintang used despicable means to get pregnant with Pei Ji's child, then married him as she had hoped. She loved him, endured her mother-in-law's hostility, and accepted five years of a sexless marriage. At death's door, she saved him at the cost of her left arm, her face was disfigured, and she could never have children again. She gave him everything and cared for him in every way, believing that one day he would be moved by her devotion. But when she saw him arrive at 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 In My Eighth Life, I'll Stay Away from Lord Xiao 第八世，我要远离萧侍郎 After seven lifetimes of longing without fulfillment and love that was never returned, Zi Ning is utterly disillusioned. At last, she resolves to sever ties with Yuan Jin and become a stranger to him forever. But in her eighth life, Xiao Yuan Jin forcefully enters her world, using every bit of his power and influence to ruin her engagement and take her as his wife... 61Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 86 My Husband's Other Phone Held the Secrets of Another Family 老公的另一部手机里，存着另一个家 My Husband's Other Phone Held the Secret to Another Family 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 87 My Ex-Wife Is Hard to Soothe: Get in Line to Pursue Her, Mr. Pei 前妻难哄，裴总追娶请排队 [Groveling pursuit + Rekindled love + Healing each other + Adorable child] Jiang Weiran, an utterly ordinary classical dance choreographer. Pei Yunze, a dashing, fickle young gentleman from a prominent family. At the height of their passion, they married because they were expecting a child. But after a long stretch of cold wars, they became a bitterly mismatched couple. Pei Yunze thought his wife had no love for him. The jade gourd pendant at her neck was proof. Jiang Weiran thought her husband 58Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 88 A Marriage at a Crossroads 婚途陌路 Strangers on the Road to Marriage 49Reads—Score714d adds
- 89 Tearing My Heart Apart for You 为你撕心裂爱 What does it mean to love deeply? To be doomed beyond redemption, or ground to dust? Ruan Zhenzhen's heart died at the moment she lay dying, her child was lost, and her grandfather was grieved to death. After rising from the ashes, the man who regretted everything knelt before her and begged for forgiveness. But how can a dead heart come back to life? “Huo Sinian, the only way I'll forgive you is if you die!” 188Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 90 Jiang Chuan’s Enchanting Tale 江川旖旎 Jiang Lai, a C-list actress, had been madly in love with her childhood friend, the young master of the Lu family, Lu Yunchuan, since she was little. He didn't like her socializing outside the home, so she gave up her acting career. He didn't like her getting jealous and competing for his attention, so she kept her sharp edges hidden. In the end, after she hurt Lu Yunchuan's beloved cousin, he angrily broke off their engagement. Everyone thought Jiang Lai would go back to orbiting around Young Ma —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 91 After I Crashed into a Luxury Car, My Husband Wanted a Divorce, So I Came Clean 撞了豪车后老公要离婚，我摊牌了 After I Hit a Luxury Car, My Husband Wanted a Divorce. I Came Clean 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 92 I Wish We'd Never Met 宁可不曾遇见你 Even as the bathwater turned completely red with blood, he never came. 844Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 93 I’ll Give Our Love Back to You 我把爱情还给你 Gu Qingrang, loving you is too exhausting. 59Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 94 After I Gave Up Loving Him, My CEO Husband Regretted It 我放弃爱他后，总裁老公后悔了 After I Gave Up on Loving Him, My CEO Husband Regretted It 33Reads—Score314d adds
- 95 After Torturing His Wife to Death, Mr. Luo Went Mad 虐死夫人后，骆先生他疯了 The male lead chases his wife after losing her + Second male lead takes the throne Coercive possessiveness, a rabid male lead, twisted and perverse Captivity, forced love, old-school melodramatic angst Please, if this isn’t your thing, don’t click in just to insult me… Divider Luo Yinghui killed Shen Yunxi’s entire family. He thought the Shen family deserved it. The Shen family’s young lady had been in love with him since childhood. With nowhere else to go, she could only cling to him like a par 1.2kReads6.7Score10014d adds
- 96 Strangers for the Rest of Our Lives 此生陌路不复 When Chu Junmo forcibly tears open her wound, leaving it drenched in blood, Li Fuyi knows she must pay for the crime she committed at eighteen. Because of him, she found the light; because of him, she descended into eternal night. There are no winners in this battle. There are only two people doomed to endless ruin. 606Reads8.2Score10214d adds
- 97 Sick Obsession 病态痴迷 After three years with Jiang Qichuan, Wen Mian became pregnant. Her heart was full of joy, but all she got from him was: “She’s back.” She left without a word, hiding her pregnancy. But he refused to let her go. He drove her family to their deaths and clipped her wings, turning her into a canary in a cage once more, kept from the light of day. Jiang Qichuan said, “You were the one who started dreaming above your station.” Only later, after a fire claimed two lives, did he finally see her pregnan 517Reads6.9Score10014d adds
- 98 Mr. Gu, You Tortured Your Wife to Death 顾总，夫人被你虐死了 Su Yaqi once thought Gu Jin would be the dazzling light of her life. But after they married, she realized he wasn’t a light at all. He was an endless abyss of torment. During their five years of marriage, he left her utterly broken. Losing their child was the final straw. On a snowy night, Su Yaqi jumped from the eighth floor without hesitation, ending her miserable life. Gu Jin, if there’s another life, I never want to fall in love with you again! Gu Jin, don’t come to my grave and cry after I’ 165Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 99 You Wanted to Break Up, So We Broke Up 当初是你要分开，分开就分开 Also known as: A Wish Beyond Recall [The ex-chasing reckoning] ➕ [Male lead is chaste; female lead has partners besides him. Why should she be expected to remain chaste after they break up? Readers who only want chaste heroines, beware] [This is an ex-chasing reckoning story! A reckoning! No substitutes! No whitewashing!] [As for who the male lead is, no spoilers! No spoilers! The heroine won’t suffer! Everyone has their own tastes] * Ye Zhi was with Li Jin for six years. She thought they w 45Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 100 Mr. He, Stop Torturing Me. Your Wife Is Really Dead This Time 贺总别虐了，夫人这次真的死了 Two years ago, she was found guilty of deliberately injuring the woman he loved. So he sent her to prison, crippled one of her legs, and crushed all her pride. Two years later, she believes she has escaped from hell and vows never to have anything to do with him again. But it turns out the Devil of Hell would never let her go so easily. 55Reads8.5Score—14d adds
