Novels like Walking Through a Chaotic World
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Walking Through a Chaotic World, best match first.
- 1 Plum Blossoms Before the Vermilion Gates 梅落朱门 Plum Blossoms Fall at Vermilion Gates 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 A Dream of Qing Xuan 清玄一梦 [Historical Romance Tragedy + Silent Devotion + Sin and Redemption + Inescapable Fate + Tragic Ending for Both] He… didn’t want to be a blade anymore… He turned and plunged resolutely into the bottomless ravine. But on the brink of death, he was rescued by a pale figure who had come into the mountains to gather herbs. She was the eldest legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Jing’an’s household, trapped by the grief of her mother’s death and condemned by a deadly chill poison. She was like a medi 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 A Boat Untethered from the Past 前尘不系舟 Dropped. Dropped, this has been dropped. Dropped, this has been dropped. Dropped, this has been dropped. Dropped, this has been dropped. Dropped, this has been dropped. Dropped, this has been dropped. 30Reads—Score314d adds
- 4 You Are the Springtime Within My Reach 你是我触手可及的春日 Heroine: Shen Jianing, an unloved princess of Liang, sent to Chu to marry for political reasons. Hero: Jiang Yubai, a false prince of Chu who is actually the Crown Prince of Northern Wei. Background: Three years into their marriage, Shen Jianing overhears Jiang Yubai's secret. His concubine poisons her to death. After she is reborn, she returns to the eve of her wedding and gives them both another chance. If they love each other, they can let bygones be bygones; if not, they can part ways in pea 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 A Concubine's Love Is Hard to Win Back 小妾难再爱 Liu Yan’er’s greatest dream was to spend her whole life with Shangguan Ling, the two of them belonging only to each other. But after he passed the imperial examinations and earned a position, everything changed. Not only did he take a new wife, he demoted Liu Yan’er to concubine. In the Shangguan household, she suffered constant torment and grew physically and emotionally exhausted. Her youthful dream had shattered. When she tried to leave, dragging her ailing body along, he said… 83Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 The Eldest Son Panics After His Stepdaughter Takes a Sterility Potion and Leaves the Estate 继女服下绝育药离府后，大少慌了 In her previous life, Lin Wan gave everything for Su Ye. Yet on their daughter's birthday, she could only watch as he cut out their daughter's heart blood to save the illegitimate son of the woman he had always loved. Clutching her daughter's cold body, she burned the entire Su residence to the ground and died with hatred in her heart. Reborn, she would no longer pine for him on bended knee. She would tear apart his beloved and trample the scoundrel underfoot. Blood debts must be repaid in blood 141Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 7 May I Be Like a Star 愿我如星 May I Be Like the Stars 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 She Looked Back at Me Three Times in the Snow 她在雪里回头看了我三次 She looked back at me three times in the snow. 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Not the Wood in the Forest, but the Grain with an Extra Stroke! 不是森的木，是木多一撇的禾！ [Secret crush + intense push and pull + playboy + heroine dies + hero marries + second male lead dies for love + tragic ending] The roses are in bloom, and I miss you. Jian He kept a diary. It was opened after she died... You were like a book. I read it from cover to cover, only to find myself back on the first page. Your kindness was too gentle. Did you remember me? When someone appears too often, even a coward can fall for them! * Jian He loved Ji Senshu. She fell for him again and again, and 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Entangled by My Fiancé's Brooding Brother 缠她：被未婚夫的阴湿哥哥缠上了 [No holds barred] [A sinister, ruthless villainous man] [Rivals vying for her later] One woman, two men: a stubborn, resilient heroine versus a sinister, ruthless, calculating CEO brother versus his sunny, sharp-tongued, devoted younger brother Lin Du first met Zhou Yan in the third row by the window in their high school classroom. Sunlight fell on his eyelashes as he handed her a pen and said, "That's a lovely name. I'm Zhou Yan." She thought that was the beginning of a love story. Only later d 433Reads—Score18514d adds
- 11 Captive Phoenix in His Arms: The Ruthless Emperor's Prisoner 俘凰入罗帷，狠戾帝君掌心囚 When the Cangxuan Kingdom fell, its legitimate eldest princess, once revered and surrounded by every luxury, was cast from her heavenly heights into the deepest hell. Chu Yan had once been held hostage in Cangxuan. When he was being humiliated, the kingdom’s eldest princess, Fan Hua, came to his rescue. They grew up together and fell in love, but a conspiracy made Chu Yan hate the entire Cangxuan royal family. After years of plotting, he destroyed her kingdom, trampled on her dignity, and forced 273Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 12 Transmigrated Into the Mad Prince's Palm 穿成疯批王爷掌心宠 [Female protagonist transmigrates into another world, deranged prince, stubborn heroine, coercive possessive love, mostly angsty with a little sweetness (skip if you can’t handle angst), groveling pursuit] Su Tang falls from the sky and lands in Zhou Chengyu’s arms. …And from that moment on, she can never escape. At first, the heroine likes the hero, but his arrogance gradually wears away her affection. Eventually, all she feels for him is hatred. She’ll do anything and put on an act to get away 1.1kReads—Score—14d adds
- 13 He Came Back Before the Wind Stopped 风停之前，他回来了 Seventeen years ago, Zhou Yubai left Lin Wan when he loved her most. He said, “Lin Wan, I don’t want you anymore.” Seventeen years later, Lin Wan is in charge of an urban renewal project in the old district. She personally signs the demolition order for Building Seventeen. It was their secret hideaway when they were seventeen. And the place where they last saw each other. On the day they reunite, Zhou Yubai returns as a documentary filmmaker to capture the old district’s final night. She h 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 After He Died, I Made a Fortune Working at a Nightclub 他死后，我在夜场上班挣大钱 After He Died, I Made Big Money Working at Nightclubs 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Longing for Our Reunion Day After Day, Forgetting Each Other Year After Year 朝朝盼重逢，念念总相忘 [Angst, angst, angst! Extremely angsty, proceed with caution!] Five years ago The golden boy Ji Lingchuan knelt on the ground, desperately begging Xia Zhiyi not to leave him. But she coldly told him to get lost, then turned around and married someone else. Five years later The bar hostess Xia Zhiyi knelt before the untouchable Mr. Ji, fawning over him. He shoved her away, saying she was filthy. He hated her, bullied her, and was consumed by the desire to take revenge on her. But when he saw a li 673Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 16 If There Is Love in Heaven 如果天堂有爱情 Even though falling in love with Gu Yu was a disaster, Xia Yisheng never regretted it. 33Reads5.5Score414d adds
- 17 A Worthy Minister Is Hard to Find 良臣难为 [Historical Romance + Ensemble Cast + Tragic Love + Fateful Misunderstandings + Imperial Court and Nobility + Love of Country and Family + Tearjerker + Bad Ending] I am the empress of a nation. Everyone who sees me bows respectfully and greets me with, “May the Empress be well.” Because my surname is Shen. My father, Shen Nian, died on the battlefield, his body never found. My mother died by suicide after him. My eldest brother held Yumen Pass for forty-five days against a hundredfold enemy forc 376Reads9.4Score10014d adds
- 18 Flowers Easily Scattered 花易飘零 [Epic saga + revolution + anti-transmigration + anti-imperial rule + anti-tradition + ensemble cast; five layers of philosophical depth, each turning the one before it on its head; a nonlinear narrative and a uniquely ambitious, profound experiment in the genre of historical romance for women.] The soul of Su Qianling, a young novelist, unexpectedly transmigrates. She awakens in the corpse of a young concubine sacrificed to the founding emperor of the current dynasty. From then on, she is known 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 The Regent’s Caged Sparrow Has Flown Away 摄政王的笼中雀飞走了 (Both leads are devoted to each other, traditional historical romance, marriage first and love later, a long road to winning back his wife, not a wish-fulfillment story) “Not bad-looking.” He stroked her beautiful face, his smile wicked. “A virtuous woman makes a wife; beauty belongs in the bedchamber. You are unworthy of being my wife!” On their wedding night, Mo Xuanyuan demoted Lou Mingyue from wife to concubine. Later, he demoted her again, making her a bedchamber maid. She endured every har 306Reads7.3Score11114d adds
- 20 Stealing the Consort’s Heart: Longing Trapped in the Imperial Palace 谋窃妃心：帝阙锁相思 [Angst-filled romance | devoted to each other | coercive love] Seizing power, stealing her heart. Xiao Jingheng, Prince of Jing'an, hides his ambition and plots at every turn. After disaster strikes the Ye family, Ye Qianluo, daughter of a disgraced official, enters his household under a contract and becomes his prisoner. A dazzling glimpse of her in their youth was the last glimmer of light in his heart, but family feuds and political power struggles ground it to pieces. Schemes and love intert 105Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 The General Only Said He Loved Me After I Died 我死后将军才说爱我 The General Only Said He Loved Me After I Died 584Reads—Score1514d adds
- 22 The Mad Crown Prince’s Cherished Captive 疯批皇兄的掌中娇 [A possessive, obsessive Crown Prince X a beautiful, delicate Princess] [The male lead is unhinged, obsessive, and fiercely controlling + the Princess is as sweet and delicate as her name suggests + she can never escape his grasp + both are virgins] Zhao Jiaojiao’s father was the top candidate in the palace examinations, and her mother was the daughter of a Minister of the Court of Justice. But before Zhao Jiaojiao was born, her father was framed by a villain and died in prison. The entire Zhao 154Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 23 A Small-Town Girl's Ten-Year Secret Crush 一个小镇女孩暗恋的十年 [Ten years of secret love × running away while pregnant × groveling to win her back × reunion after years apart × powerful man finally bows his head × both are each other’s first and only] This is not a mindless wish-fulfillment story!! The heroine is not love-brained!!! This is not a pampered-wife story!! People will die, so if you only want happy endings, this isn’t for you! No rebirth, no golden finger, no evil female rival, no women competing against each other, and no putting the heroine th 4.3kReads8.2Score32614d adds
- 24 Fallen Blossoms Still Drift Toward the Jade Steps 乱红犹向玉阶飞 Xiao Seru said to Wen Jinchub: “A Chu, I know you still think of Miss Lu. I'm envious, but I'm not jealous. I don't expect you to truly let her go. I only hope you'll let me stay by your side... I may not be as talented or beautiful as Miss Lu, but my love for you is just as true!” Xiao Seru also said, “A Chu, I'm so happy I can be your wife. A Chu, I like you. I really, truly like you!” But later, Xiao Seru said to Wen Jinchub: “Wen Jinchub, she pushed me!” “Is Lu Liulian's child the only one w 119Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 25 The Realm Is Yours, I Return to My Homeland 江山归你，我归故国 Synopsis: [Love at first sight + love unrequited + possessive forced marriage + tragic beauty + devoted to one another, both leads are sexually inexperienced] She is a beloved and honored princess, and he is a mighty general with countless victories to his name. She thought their lives would never cross, but after one breathtaking glimpse, he falls for her at first sight and uses his military power to force her to marry him. As a princess of the realm, she knows she has no freedom to choose whom 226Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 26 The Novel: Leaving the City 小说离城 [A blood-red gown topples the Three Kingdoms; twin flowers in a chaotic age rewrite the history of emperors] ▲Two heroines, intense angst and political intrigue▲Empress of a chaotic age x princess of a fallen kingdom▲Three emperors, six doomed romances▲Innocence and political scheming locked in an ultimate struggle▲ If I hadn’t taken your place in the imperial selection that day, could we have lived each other’s lives? During the darkest decade of the Great Song, Mo Li and Qingcheng, twin lotus 9Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 27 The Road Ahead Is Hard 荨路难 “Emperor and consort” “Angst” “Daughter of a great clan” “Young emperor” “Childhood sweethearts” “Both pure” In all my life, the most naive thing I ever did was believe that there could be a way for both sides to win on the chessboard. 3.6kReads8.1Score22414d adds
- 28 Song of Xizhou: Remembrance 西洲曲：忆 I had a very long dream. In the dream, I had a father who loved me more than anything and a mother who was incredibly gentle. But I didn't know who I was. When I woke up, I still didn't know. 51Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 President Fan, Stop Tormenting Me. Your Wife Is Already Married 繁总别虐了，夫人已嫁人 [Angsty Romance + CEO + Dark Obsession + Everyone Chases Their Wife Into the Crematorium] Three years ago, she fell in love at first sight with the refined and mature Fan Ye. She gave him her whole heart and doggedly pursued him, until at last they were married. She thought she had found her happily ever after. Three years later, the Yu family went bankrupt, her mother died and her father was gone, her brother was badly injured, and Fan Ye forced her to leave with nothing. She finally understood 1.2kReads8.7Score10514d adds
- 30 My Childhood Friend Ascended the Throne 我的竹马登基了 [Comedy + Zhihu-style storytelling + Ridiculous antics + Strong Male and Female Leads + Childhood Sweethearts + A Little Angst] My name is Gu Xiang, and I’m a celebrated female general. Qi Yan and I have been at odds since we were children. He’s a petty man who loves to kick people when they’re down. As for why Qi Yan loves picking on me so much, it’s because he’s jealous of me. Jealous because everyone loves me and even the flowers bloom when they see me. Chapter excerpt: “Qi Yan, what do you 872Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 31 The Bright Moon Keeps You Company 明月伴君 One day, high school student Si Yue suddenly finds herself in a cultivation world, where she becomes a good-for-nothing who can't cultivate. She has a crush on the chosen genius Xie Jing, but their difference in status makes her too shy to confess. She thinks that if she stays by his side, her young hero will eventually accept her. But things don't go as she hoped: Xie Jing's childhood dream girl, Jing Huan, appears. The dream girl is a heaven-blessed beauty, exceptionally talented and stunningl 255Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 32 Lovers’ Grudge: What Am I to You? 鸳鸯恨：与卿何欢 On their wedding night, he drove his sword through her chest. She gave a bitter smile. “Are you satisfied with this strike, Your Highness?” Within the confines of the deep palace compound, she schemes desperately to escape him, but he clips her wings and imprisons her body and soul. He forces a bowl of abortifacient down her throat, and her heart finally turns to ashes. At the Cliff of Despair, her white robes flutter as she leaps into the abyss. The wind carries away his heart-wrenching cries. 3.4kReads8.6Score34614d adds
- 33 Alas, the Present! 叹今朝！ [Historical Fiction Only + No System or Golden Finger + Palace Intrigue and Political Scheming + Court Conflicts + Inspirational Strong Female Lead’s Growth] Key point: The heroine suffers terribly, and the story is very angsty. Read with caution! Mu Zhaozhao is the eldest daughter of the Chancellor’s household, but no one has cared about her since she was little. Her birth parents consider her a bringer of bad luck and leave her to fend for herself in the most remote courtyard of the residence. 404Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Your Majesty, I Request to Be Stripped of My Title as Empress 陛下，臣妾自请废后 What kind of person was Nan Shanyi? The apple of the Nan family's eye, with the 700,000-strong Nanrong army behind her. She enjoyed a life of luxury, finer than that of the princesses in the palace. The Marquis of Wu'an had raised her well. She was a proper young lady, well-read and scholarly, gentle and composed, graceful and dignified. Like an orchid in a valley or a spring in the mountains, she was refined and proud. A noblewoman like her was born only once in a century. But Heaven was me 6.8kReads9.2Score69514d adds
- 35 Springtime Joy 春日欢 The night of the political marriage, in the bridal chamber! Jiang Wumian falls from being a princess of Northern Wei to a camp prostitute. To survive and uncover the mastermind behind it all, she has to win over the temperamental, brutal ruler of the grasslands! At first, he steps on her slave's clothes and lifts her chin with a curved saber, his tone scornful and icy. “You know, this prince has never liked dull women. At best, you can be my plaything. Get out.” Later, she becomes poison, opium, 101Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 36 You Are My Boundless Delusion 你是无边妄念 For three years of marriage, Shen Weisu had been content to live the pampered life of a wealthy wife by Zhou Yanhuai’s side. That was until one night, when the woman he had always longed for crashed her car into Shen Weisu’s. When her husband arrived at the hospital, he walked straight past her without so much as a glance, heading for someone else. 8.2kReads8.7Score62214d adds
- 37 Two Hearts, Three Minds 两意三心 [Pure historical tragedy + no golden finger, no transmigration, no rebirth + 1v3, female lead is not a virgin] Neither the male nor the female lead is perfect. One is unruly and arrogant, the other insecure and timid, and both have their own character arcs. The cast is richly developed, with distinct personalities. She was nothing but the unloved daughter of a low-ranking sixth-grade official. Her father showed her no affection, her mother did not love her, and her younger sister bullied her 618Reads8.2Score10114d adds
- 38 This Love Has Become a Memory, Like a Pair of Mandarins Left Behind 此情已自成追忆，零落鸳鸯 (Not a mutually devoted couple, read with caution) BE aesthetics [Princess of Great Yan + Emperor of Great Chu] [Cool beauty + mad emperor] She was Mu Ziwan, the noble legitimate princess of Great Yan. He was Chu Junqian, the young emperor of Great Chu. That year, Chu Junqian was only thirteen. Great Chu and Great Yan went to war, and Great Chu was defeated. His own sister was sent to Great Yan to marry for peace, and it was through this that Chu Junqian first met Mu Ziwan. She was seven years o 643Reads8.9Score10114d adds
- 39 A Youth Wasted 虚度一个青春 Wasting Away a Youth 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 When She Returned, She Shone Brighter Than Ever 归来时，她光芒万丈 [Genius returns × childhood sweetheart becomes a top-tier star × a battle of equals × brilliant female scientist × scumbag gets his comeuppance] At twenty-two, she gave up her future and stayed behind for love, only to be utterly crushed by the words, “We’re not from the same world.” Later, she left the country and fought her way to success, becoming MIT’s youngest postdoctoral researcher and a specially appointed researcher at a national laboratory. She returned home covered in honors and went 232Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 The Phoenix's Call 平凰引 [Empress]+[Female-Centered]+[Both Die, but a Happy Ending!]+[Feel-Good and Angst]+[Devoted Male Love Interest]+[Pure Romance] Heartbreaking angst, the kind that leaves you sobbing and torn to pieces! Good news! There’s a little sweetness among the shards of glass. Bad news! Once you understand that sweetness, it hurts even more. Packed with foreshadowing and hints, this may be a romance, but it has real depth. Since she’s an empress, expect a woman tormenting a man! Female awakening, an all-fema 32Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Reborn, I’m No Longer My Twin Brother’s Stepping Stone 重生后，我不再是双胞胎弟弟的垫脚石 After being reborn, I will no longer be the stepping stone for my twin brother 241Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Out of Control 脱离掌控 Breaking free from control 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 After I Died, My Five Brothers Wept with Regret 我死后，五个哥哥悔红了眼 [Multiple male leads + everyone is unhinged + born bad + forced love + physical and emotional torment] After their parents died in a car accident, the brothers took their grief out on their stand-in younger sister. Cen Nian went from being the cherished little princess to a plaything everyone trampled on. Her brothers treated her like an enemy, hurling cruel insults and tormenting her without mercy. In this game from hell, no one was a winner. Eventually, just as they wanted, Cen Nian becam 247Reads8.8Score4114d adds
- 45 Moonlight Within the Pass, Radiance Beyond the Frontier 关内明月塞外光 373Reads9.3Score10114d adds
- 46 I Tormented the Demon Lord a Thousand Times, and He Gave Me a Golden Chain 我虐魔尊千百遍，魔尊送我金锁链 (Both leads are devoted to each other + both are reborn + loyal puppy-like male lead + happy ending + male lead suffers + she chases him after their breakup + he chases her after their breakup) Jun Muyan was chained to the bed by the Demon Lord with golden chains for two whole years. After drinking a contraceptive decoction brought by one of his subordinates, she died of rage. When she opened her eyes again, she had been reborn five years in the past. The Demon Lord was still a frail young man, 122Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 47 Though the Realm Is Dear, I Only Wish to Give You a Lifetime of Splendor 江山虽情重，只愿许你一世倾城 Synopsis: Emperor and empress couple + devoted one-and-only love + childhood friends Chu Qiyu is the crown prince of Great Chu and its future emperor. Luo Qingyan is a princess of Beiyuan, whose father is the powerful King of Beiyuan. They met for the first time that year and were betrothed by imperial decree. From then on, their fates were intertwined. As an emperor, he always had to put the realm first. Chu Qiyu had never imagined falling in love with her. He knew what she wanted, yet in the e 361Reads8.8Score10014d adds
- 48 The Wolf and the Tuberose 狼与荼蘼 There's a scam in this world called Shen Muyan loving Su Qianyang. When the deception is exposed, he gradually closes in on her, baring his vicious fangs. His voice is gentle yet cruel. “A Yang, do you know a wolf's nature? Once its loyalty has been killed, all that remains is hatred!” When a wolf turns back, it's either to repay a kindness or to take revenge! Shen Muyan says he will repay Su Qianyang a hundredfold for the trap she laid for him! So he tortures her until she is utterly broken. * 409Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 49 Jinnan Spring 晋南春 The heroine is a 21st-century office worker who accidentally transmigrates by soul into ancient times. Unfortunately, she catches the hero's eye, and he sets his sights on her. She is then forced to marry him. But in this era, she has always believed she should be free. With the mindset of someone from the 21st century, she refuses to be his caged bird. She tries to escape again and again, only to be caught and brought back each time. He forces her to submit and uses every means at his disposal 2kReads6.7Score10814d adds
- 50 From School Uniforms to Wedding Gowns, But I Don't Want to Marry You Anymore 从校服到婚纱，可我不想嫁你了 Yun Ning loved Gu Sili for seven years and was his secret lover for three. But all she got in return was his contempt and humiliation. He said, "I could never love a vicious woman like you, not in a million years." Heartbroken, Yun Ning chose to leave. Later, the proud, distinguished man knelt in the rain, eyes red. "Yun Ning, I was wrong." Yun Ning looked at him coolly. "Who are you?" The decisive CEO lowered himself to beg: "Give me either the title of husband or lover. I don't care which, jus 51Reads6.6Score1214d adds
