Novels like I Refuse to Be a Doormat
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- 1 The Super Immortal Doctor 超级医仙 Meng Fan, a traditional Chinese medicine doctor, is framed and unexpectedly inherits the legacy of a jade pendant. From then on, he masters astonishing medical skills, cultivates martial arts that defy the heavens, upholds the name of traditional Chinese medicine, and uncovers the secrets behind it all. In this life, he is destined to be invincible. 4Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 2 The Foolish Son-in-Law Takes Charge 痴婿当道 The villain arranges a necklace of ninety-nine diamonds on the ground in the shape of a heart and confesses his love to the heroine in front of the male lead, Xiang Yu. The male lead, Xiang Yu, points to the sky, and ninety-nine helicopters appear overhead, forming a gigantic heart in the air. The villain refuses to back down: “My family can afford ninety-nine helicopters too.” The male lead, Xiang Yu, points to the sky again. The ninety-nine helicopters disappear, replaced by the roar of nin —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 The Son-in-Law's Secret 上门女婿的秘密 A story with a male lead! [The first story is a tragic romance, the second is urban supernatural powers, the third is a War God and Fire Emperor, and the fourth is a fantasy Fire Nation! The fourth, a feel-good story with a male lead, is on its way!] In the first story, watch a deranged, scummy heroine cruelly abuse the male lead. You can skip it. In the second, watch supernatural power users beat each other up. You can skip it. In the third, watch the War God male lead win a battle and become e 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 The Ultimate Live-In Son-in-Law 最强赘婿 Ye Peng comes from the country’s largest family. He is wealthier than a nation and enjoys a prestigious status. To repay someone who saved his life as a child, he has no choice but to hide his identity and become a live-in son-in-law. His wife looks down on him, and his mother-in-law points at his nose and calls him a good-for-nothing! Think he’ll reveal his power to win his wife’s heart and become a groveling lapdog to her and her whole family? No. He divorces her on the spot… —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 The Amnesiac War God Becomes a Live-In Son-in-Law 失忆战神当赘婿 [War god + live-in son-in-law + no System + face-slapping wish fulfillment] Qin Ba, a war god who has lost his memory, accidentally saves Murong Xue, the fourth daughter of the Murong family, and is forced to become their live-in son-in-law. Having forgotten that he is a war god, Qin Ba uses his own strength to help the Murong family rise to the top. In the end, he regains his memories and sets out to find the culprit who framed him, embarking on a path of revenge. 229Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 The Live-In Son-in-Law Is No Easy Target 上门女婿不好惹 I was taken in as a child bride and son-in-law for eighteen years, enduring every hardship and suffering everyone’s scorn. But when my dormant memories finally awaken, everything is about to turn around. One day, the dragon will rise, and I swear to make the Yangtze flow backward! 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 The Wealthy Live-In Son-in-Law 上门豪婿 After marrying into a wealthy family, Ling Tianchen was mocked by the world as a kept man. Yet he turned those handouts into a golden ticket. After three years lying low, he became the wealthiest live-in son-in-law in the world. The sleeping dragon has awakened. With one hand, he can command the land and turn the clouds and rain. If she never abandons me, I will give her the whole world! 182Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 8 The Super Doctor of the City 都市超级医仙 After Chen Feng's business fails, his wife leaves him without a second thought, and his daughter is diagnosed with a terminal illness. Then, by chance, he inherits the legacy of the Supreme Medical Immortal. He swears to prove to everyone who ever mocked him that he will rise to the pinnacle of the world. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 The Wild City Son-in-Law 都市狂野赘婿 He was once the Dragon King of War, a dominant force who commanded the storm and thundered across the world. After his parents’ troubles, he had no choice but to disappear into ordinary life and become a live-in son-in-law. Now his shackles are broken and his Honor of Kings has returned. Riding the wind home, he will turn the whole world upside down… 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 The Live-In Son-in-Law 上门女婿 He married into the Yuan family, only to suffer endless humiliation and be abandoned by everyone. Heaven would not let him die. When he accidentally shattered an inherited jade pendant, Tang Qian received an unparalleled legacy! We'll settle the old score together! 713Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 11 Super Doctor Immortal: The Live-In Son-in-Law 超级医仙赘婿 Three years ago, the Ye family, one of the four great families in the capital, was wiped out by their enemies. The only survivor, the eldest son Ye Xiao, escaped and became the useless live-in son-in-law of the Su family in Jianghai City, where he was mocked and scorned. Then he inherited the legacy of a divine physician. This is the story of how he avenged himself and healed the sick. 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 It All Began When I Saved a Beauty 从英雄救美开始 After spending three years on the mountain observing mourning for his master, Chen Hao came down with a marriage contract in hand, intending to visit his betrothed and break off the engagement. Other people could call off an engagement with ease, but Chen Hao was refused. He could only look helplessly at the time. “It's all because I'm too outstanding.” When it comes to medicine, he is peerless. When it comes to martial prowess, no one in the world can beat him. 234Reads8.1Score18414d adds
- 13 The House-Call Divine Doctor 上门神医 Jiang Hao, an underachieving live-in son-in-law with mediocre medical skills, unexpectedly inherits the Primordial Medical Immortal legacy passed down by his ancestors. From then on, he is transformed. Despite the cold indifference of his beautiful CEO wife, the insults and abuse from his mother-in-law, and the scorn and mockery of the world, he stages a spectacular comeback, wins his wife's heart, and rises step by step to the pinnacle of the world. 263Reads7.6Score10714d adds
- 14 The Dragon Hides in the City: The Guardian War God Becomes a Son-in-Law 龙隐都市，护国战神当赘婿 [Live-in son-in-law, God of War, one heroine, no System] “Xia Banmeng, are you willing to marry him?” “I’m not.” “With me here, let’s see who dares force you.” Six years ago, Ye Tian’s parents were in a car accident, and his entire family was slaughtered overnight. Xia Banmeng pulled him from a car on the verge of exploding, but in the end, his enemies cut off all four of Ye Tian’s limbs and threw him into the sea. Now he returns in all his glory as the God of War. 32Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 The Live-In Son-in-Law: The God of War Returns 上门女婿之战神归来 Shen Ze served in the army for four years, earning countless honors. Upon his return, he became the Su family's live-in son-in-law. He is a peerless God of War, capable of keeping the country and its people safe, and of giving her a life of splendor. All he asks is that she give him her heart... 29Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 16 The Stunning CEO’s Live-In Son-in-Law 绝色总裁的上门女婿 For my mother’s sake, I became a live-in son-in-law. Her family looked down on me, did everything they could to torment me and drive me away... But then I stumbled upon the legacy of the Divine Dragon, and suddenly they were begging me on their knees not to leave! 278Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 17 The Fate-Stealer: The Chosen Ones Are Falling Apart 天命掠夺者，天命之子们崩溃了 After transmigrating, Dongfang Po became a prince and awakened the Destiny Plunder System. As long as he plunders the fortune of the Chosen Ones, he can grow stronger without end. Facing his two imperial brothers, both Chosen Ones, Dongfang Po gives a crooked smile. “Sister-in-law, you wouldn’t want my brother to find out on your wedding day, would you…” “Big Brother, the woman you’ve always dreamed of has become my disciple…” Dongfang Po steals the women the Chosen Ones love and wins over their 49Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Don’t Mess with Him: This Live-In Son-in-Law Is Defying Heaven 惹不起：这个上门女婿逆天了 A carefully plotted scheme nearly gets Bai Huan killed on an island. Rescued by chance, he inexplicably becomes a live-in son-in-law, and from then on his life changes dramatically. What? His mother-in-law lost at mahjong again? The God of Gambling takes over, and he sweeps the table. What? Someone bullied his wife? The God of War takes over, and no one can stop him. Only after he reaches the summit of the world and surveys all beneath him does he understand that everything under heaven is born 1.9kReads—Score13414d adds
- 19 Jiangzhou’s Number One Live-In Son-in-Law 江州第一赘婿 The long-lost Primordial Nine Dragons Divine Needle, missing for a thousand years, has made a stunning appearance, wielded by none other than a food delivery guy. Jiangzhou is thrown into turmoil, with rumors and speculation running wild. Wealthy businessmen, officials, and other powerful figures all want to meet this reclusive master and escape the torment of their illnesses. But no one knows that this miraculous doctor, who holds the power of life and death, is actually the unremarkable live-i 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 The Divine Doctor Immortal Son-in-Law 神医仙婿 A once-peerless Immortal Emperor is reborn in the body of a useless son-in-law. Reforging his imperial soul, he crushes prodigies and dominates the city, embarking on a fearsome new life that needs no explanation. His medical skills are divine. His martial arts let him battle immortals. He stands atop the world, roaming freely beneath the heavens, the one and only immortal! He wanders through a sea of beauties without a single leaf clinging to him. To win a smile from his beloved wife, he would 24Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 21 The Wolf Son-in-Law 狼婿 The Heavenly King marries into his wife's family, lives off her while still calling the shots, and swears to become the strongest of all. With his lovely wife in his arms and a sword in his right hand, he asks: Who in this world dares to fight me? In this vast mortal world, I live only to protect you, Ye Xinghe! 292Reads7.7Score—14d adds
- 22 After My Invincible Father Disappeared, I Became a Live-In Son-in-Law 无敌的父亲消失后，我成了赘婿 After his invincible father disappeared, Li Wu went from being a pampered young master to a useless live-in son-in-law! Everyone trampled him underfoot! Then one day, Li Wu discovered the enormous treasure his father had left behind. From that moment on, he won over his beautiful fiancée, the sexy and domineering CEO, and rose to dominate Wu City! His father's secret is finally about to be uncovered... 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 The Ultimate Son-in-Law: Peerless Medical God 极品赘婿：医神无双 Ye Fan was once a good-for-nothing son-in-law, mocked by everyone and subjected to contempt and humiliation. Then his hands gained the power to bring the dead back to life and turn the tide. With peerless medical skills and a compassionate healer’s heart, he is more than just a live-in son-in-law: he is a hidden supreme god of medicine. When his long-concealed identity is revealed, the whole world will tremble! Witness how this extraordinary son-in-law commands life and death and climbs, step by 102Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 The Son-in-Law Who Married Into the Family 上门为婿 [Entry in the January 2020 Silver Ticket Contest] He took the fall for his brother-in-law and served three years in prison to pay for his father's 300,000-yuan lifesaving treatment. But after his release, he discovered that his beautiful, icy wife had actually... This is the rise of a man who married into his wife's family! 690Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 25 The Wild Son-in-Law of the Countryside 乡野狂婿 "Sorry, I'm a married man!" Business tycoons, influential families from the capital, and political heavyweights all flocked to the remote old Lin family home, doing everything they could to marry their daughters off to Lin Hao. Yet just six months ago, he was a live-in son-in-law whom everyone looked down on... 4Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 26 The Coldhearted CEO Won’t Leave Me Alone 冷情总裁赖上我 Su Yutong and Mu Yichen enter into a contract marriage for three years. While signing the contract, Mu Yichen warns her coldly, “Don’t fall in love with me. It won’t end well.” When the contract expires, he wraps an arm around her waist and won’t let her leave. “Honey, don’t be difficult. Mom wants us to come home for dinner.” Su Yutong is about to push him away when something suddenly lands heavily on her thigh. She looks down. At some point, a little dumpling has latched onto her leg. Su Yuton 143Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 27 The God-Tier Live-In Son-in-Law 神级上门狂婿 Three years ago, Su Luo was framed and lost all his cultivation. He became a live-in son-in-law, bullied by everyone and scorned by his own family, and saw the world for the cruel place it was. Three years later, he returned to the peak, bringing back cultivation powerful enough to shake heaven and earth and make ghosts weep. Reborn from the cocoon, he soared into the sky. “Three years ago, you didn't look down on me and protected me for three years. Now I'll protect you for the rest of your lif 3.2kReads8.6Score28114d adds
- 28 The Live-In Son-in-Law: A Powerful Comeback 上门女婿：强势逆袭 Before the divorce, I was a poor live-in son-in-law, a broke loser whose wife’s family treated me like a dog. After the divorce, I became a super-rich tycoon. Taking down rich pretty boys and winning over wealthy beauties was a piece of cake! 9Reads6.7Score1314d adds
- 29 Reborn: The Heaven-Defying Good-for-Nothing Son-in-Law 重生之逆天废婿 A legendary king of assassins unexpectedly dies and is reborn in the body of a useless live-in son-in-law. His wife is as beautiful as a celestial maiden. Watch as Fang Yifan face-slaps the swarm of pests around him and wins his beauty’s heart in the end. 279Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 The Bandit Chief's Little Foolish Wife 压寨小憨妻 Zhao Lin transmigrated to ancient times and, from the start, found himself a low-ranking bandit leader. Before he could figure out what was going on, the people in the stronghold kidnapped a young woman who had been sent to marry in someone else's place and brought her up the mountain to be his bride. His new bride had big, round eyes and a small, delicate build, but extraordinary strength. She was strong, bold, and had a huge appetite, too. Looking at the stronghold's dwindling food stores, his 1Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 31 From the Start: The Godlike Live-In Son-in-Law Begins with a Divorce 开局：从离婚开始的天神赘婿 A celestial god descends to the mortal world and marries into the Yan family, only to be divorced! They say he's poor? He owns an entire shopping street and dozens of acres of land! They say he's useless? He's the master of a Five-Star War God, and the city's wealthiest men would fight each other for one of the pills he makes! They say he has no status? He's the heir to the Chen family, one of the country's most powerful clans. If you cross him, you're in for a world of trouble... 74Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 32 I, China's God of Cooking, Make the Sword Immortal Wife Drool 我！华夏厨神，馋哭剑仙老婆 Yun Lang transmigrates to a world of immortal cultivation, where he becomes a live-in son-in-law with a status lower than a dog’s. At a moment of crisis, he obtains the Chef God System. What? Eating food can increase my cultivation? I can cultivate as fast as a rocket? Yun Lang: System, bring me another two pounds of qilin pork knuckle! Steward: You’re not good enough for the young lady. You should be her dog! Mother-in-law: You think you can have my daughter? A toad dreaming of eating swan meat 51Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 The Peerless Prodigy 盖世天骄 Han Feng is both a live-in son-in-law and the supreme master at the pinnacle. When the ‘War God’ forcefully tries to take his wife, he remains unfazed. Does an insignificant ant really dare challenge a dragon?! 311Reads8.5Score10114d adds
- 34 The Live-In Doctor Son-in-Law 上门医婿 He was disabled, and in his wife’s eyes he was a good-for-nothing. Then one day, he inherited the legacy of a miraculous healer and began his legend as a devoted wife-protector. As long as she wants it, he’ll place the whole world in her hands. 124Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 The God-Tier Live-In Son-in-Law 神级上门女婿 Forbidden to divorce, enduring endless humiliation and left alone in an empty bedroom, Lin Jue is sick and tired of living off his wife's money. Forget it. He's done pretending. He breaks the seal and returns against the heavens. Lin Jue is going to... live off her money shamelessly, forcefully, voraciously. So, first things first: toss his wife onto the bed. And the second step? Isn't it obvious? Become king of the world, of course. 538Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 36 The City’s Super Immortal Doctor 都市超级医仙 The strongest immortal doctor makes his way through the city, rising from an obscure young physician to a life of freedom and ease. With acupuncture so mysterious it seems to command ghosts and gods, he changes countless lives. Among his patients are the poor and the rich, beauties and monsters. Faced with all kinds of people and bizarre events, he handles everything with ease, thanks to his formidable abilities and long-lost medical arts... 79Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 The Live-In Dragon Son-in-Law 上门龙婿 Chen Li marries into the Tang family, where he suffers endless humiliation. Once his probation period ends, he reclaims his identity as the young master of the Dragon Alliance. The son-in-law transforms into a dragon and soars to the top! 40Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 38 The City’s Supreme Feng Shui Master 都市超品相师 After seven years of training, Li Chongyun returns to the city, only to be tricked by his master, who faked his death, and trapped within its bounds. Li Chongyun unexpectedly gets caught up in trouble. He has no idea why beautiful women keep appearing before him, one after another, like moths to a flame. The shy and charming village beauty, the quirky little girl, the proud and icy older woman. Li Chongyun is exhausted. All he wants is to be an ordinary man with nothing to do. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 The Way Home: A Journey Across Worlds 归途：跨界之旅 The adopted son of a billionaire, worth hundreds of billions, returns to his ancestral hometown and becomes a police officer to investigate the deaths of his birth parents. Through a twist of fate, he ends up an unwanted live-in son-in-law. After enduring countless hardships and successfully solving the case of his parents' murders, he returns to the business world. In the end, everyone who looked down on him trembles with fear, kneeling before him and calling him “sir”! 2Reads—Score114d adds
- 40 Never Mess With His Beloved Wife: He’s the Invincible Emperor 千万别惹他爱妻，他是无敌帝主 [One heroine + fiercely protective + devoted only to his wife + fast-paced + exhilarating power fantasy] Three years ago, the Xiao family stood on the brink of destruction, and their heirloom, the Jinglong Sword, vanished without a trace... Three years later, Xiao Xuan, reborn in Huaxia, returns in place of the young master of the Xiao family. With the strongest Demon Emperor System and the Jinglong Sword in hand, he rises to power to protect his beloved wife, Murong Qing. From that moment on, t 86Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 41 The God-Tier Live-In Son-in-Law 神级上门女婿 After three years as a live-in son-in-law, he endures contempt and ridicule before his wife and mother-in-law kick him out, leaving him a laughingstock. But then he gains peerless medical skills and formidable fighting abilities, and begins his path to a comeback. 618Reads7.6Score10014d adds
- 42 I Won't Hide It Anymore: I'm a War God from Beyond the Borders 不装了，我摊牌了，我是域外战神 Lin Yi, the foremost young master of Kyoto, Huaxia. He's also an international battlefield legend feared by all, who has fought across the world for ten years. His father, Lin Yuan, is Huaxia's unmatched national scholar and one of the Four Heavenly Kings. His maternal aunt, Fang Youning, oversees 30 percent of Huaxia's financial sector and is unquestionably the richest woman in the country! His paternal aunt, Lin Nianzhi, is a rising star in Huaxia's political circles, praised by all and known 1.3kReads6.5Score10714d adds
- 43 The Extraordinary Son-in-Law 超凡赘婿 Han Xiao had nothing and became the Lin family's live-in son-in-law. Reduced to a tool for bringing good fortune, he endured the scorn and mockery of those around him. Then he unexpectedly gained spiritual power. The medicinal dishes he made with it could heal the sick and save lives, and no one could rival his martial prowess. From then on, he began his journey to turn his life around. 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 The First Supreme 第一至尊 Ten years ago, his family was massacred, and the young boy escaped in disgrace. Ten years later, after enduring wind and snow, he returns with the bearing of a king. Today I’ll make every last enemy tremble beneath my feet! I’ll make the Ji family, gone for ten years, become everyone’s nightmare! 570Reads8.0Score10414d adds
- 45 I, the Live-In Son-in-Law 我，上门女婿 Three years ago, Lin Chen lost his memory in a car accident, married into the Su family, and endured their contempt. Three years later, another car accident brought his memories back. By a twist of fate, he obtained the Lin family’s ancestral secret art of Severing the Three Corpses. He excelled in medicine, martial arts, divination, and more. Wealth and status were fleeting clouds to him. In this life, his only wish was to protect his beloved wife forever! 288Reads8.8Score10014d adds
- 46 The God-Tier Live-In Son-in-Law 神级上门女婿 The son-in-law and mother-in-law are all the rage online! Mother-in-law: Get out! Get out right now! You're not worthy of my Su family! Ye Tian is a live-in son-in-law, looked down on and treated with contempt since childhood. Then one day, he receives a mysterious inheritance. Mother-in-law: I was wrong all along. Please, I'm begging you, stay... 6.7kReads8.3Score34614d adds
- 47 The Rise of the Live-In Son-in-Law 霸婿崛起 Ye Chen, a live-in son-in-law, had been married into the family for three years. His wife called him useless, his mother-in-law looked down on him, and his relatives treated him with contempt. He got up earlier than a chicken and went to bed later than a dog. He had to watch everyone’s mood at every turn. So what if I’m a live-in son-in-law? So what if I married into the family? Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river! How could a golden-scaled carp be content to remain in 2.7kReads8.7Score38314d adds
- 48 The Rise of a Live-In Son-in-Law 一个赘婿的逆袭 [Urban + satisfying read + miracle doctor + live-in son-in-law + overpowered son-in-law] After years as a live-in son-in-law, everyone thinks he's useless and tramples him underfoot. When he is forced to choose divorce, his ex-wife regrets it bitterly. It turns out he is a young master, wealthier than an entire nation! This is the legendary life of a useless son-in-law who turns his fortunes around and rises to kingship! 61Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 The Qilin Son-in-Law 麒麟赘婿 The Qilin War God, King Ye Lin, spent ten years fighting to defend his country. But his parents were framed by his enemies and died tragically. He vowed to avenge their deaths, and now he has returned to exact his revenge, punish the culprits, and crush every enemy in his path... 30Reads7.7Score—14d adds
- 50 The Strongest Live-In Son-in-Law 最强上门狂婿 To pay for his grandmother's medical treatment, Ye Feng marries into the Li family. A year later, he becomes mute. Today, three years on, the first words he speaks leave his mother-in-law... 9.2kReads8.5Score91414d adds
