Novels like Sinking with Eyes Wide Open
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Sinking with Eyes Wide Open, best match first.
- 151 A Report on Observing Young Love 少年爱恋观测报告 [Contemporary romance + Male/Male leads + Short story collection + Sweet romance + Comedy + Happy ending + Mutual devotion + Sweet treats + Bedtime fluff] A handpicked selection of heart-fluttering short stories, including The Flames of War Play Tricks on Qingyi and A Boy’s Love: Observation Report. Story 1, The Flames of War Play Tricks on Qingyi: Flames of war in a troubled era become red wedding candles, while guns and roses set the stage for a farce. A rough-edged warlord and a jade-faced op 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 152 I Was Having a Blast Telling My Roommate What to Do, Then I Found Out He’s the Real Young Master 指挥室友做事正爽呢，发现他才是真少爷 I was having a blast ordering my roommate around, then I found out he was the real young master 1.6kReads—Score4314d adds
- 153 If You Love, Then Love 要爱就爱 It was one of the more than twenty Spring Festivals Chen Ci had lived through, and many years later, he could still feel the restlessness of that time. He had been so young then, and Liang Zhen even younger. Youth was so beautiful. You could be fearless and do whatever you pleased, letting your desires swell until they burst, getting hurt, and stumbling your way toward learning how to love and cherish someone. Back then, they didn't understand what it meant to part. They thought that liking some 1.4kReads8.2Score13714d adds
- 154 The Cold Crow Sacrifice 寒鸦祭 The strong join the army; the weak enter the Way. What way? The way of taking on the strong with the weak, and seeking life through death. Gentle, lovestruck bunny seme vs. talkative, straightforward, big-tailed-wolf uke Important things must be said three times: The seme appears first! The seme appears first! The seme appears first! 15Reads8.1Score10214d adds
- 155 Through Wind and Sand, Toward the Heart 风沙向心行 The Sandstorm Turns Toward the Heart 145Reads—Score514d adds
- 156 Plum Blossom Transformation 梅变 The lifelong love story of Emperor Si Muchen, the mighty ruler who became emperor after the former empress of Great Xia, King Rui, ascended the throne, and Mei Youning, Great Xia’s prime minister: from falling in love, to misunderstandings, to finally clearing them up. 160Reads—Score—14d adds
- 157 An Emerald Marriage 翡翠婚姻 [Marriage First, Love Later + Everyday Life + Secret Crush + Happy Ending + Two Male Leads + Mutual Firsts] Lu Beitan and Su Nanxi marry because of their respective predicaments, but live more like roommates. Three years later, Su Nanxi unexpectedly discovers that Lu Beitan has feelings for him. Our marriage is like jade: no one cares about what lies beneath its surface until it is cut open. Gentle, teasing bottom (Su Nanxi) & devoted, taciturn top (Lu Beitan) Cool, world-weary bottom (Ji Heyan) 110Reads—Score1214d adds
- 158 After I Forgot My Ex, He Became My Direct Boss (BL) 忘了前男友后他成了我的顶头上司［双男主］ After I Forgot My Ex, He Became My Boss [BL] 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 159 The Chilly Twin Jade 双璧寒 In their previous life, they were the closest of lovers, but schemers drove a wedge between them. One died in a pool of blood at the execution ground, while the other was pierced by a rain of arrows. Reborn, Fu Qingluo wants only to win him back: to hold him, kiss him, and lose control until he can barely restrain himself. Even if the other man runs, he'll chase him until there's nowhere left to hide. Yue Nanxiao is both afraid and longing. He fears being rejected again, yet can't help yearning 856Reads—Score10414d adds
- 160 [Full-Dive Game] My Home’s Zitherist Is Always Right 【全息游戏】我家琴师说的都对 [Two male leads + top x bottom + 1v1 + happy ending + close friends and true love + immersive martial-arts game] 192 cm Shadow Assassin Nan Chen × 178 cm Enchanting Musician Lin Yuexian Nan Chen believed an assassin should be a dancer on the edge of a blade, lurking in the shadows and killing with a single strike. He wasn’t comfortable around strangers anyway, so instead of leaning on his friend, the guild leader, he insisted on being a carefree lone-wolf assassin. Then, one late night, he came 217Reads—Score10214d adds
- 161 The Tomato's Gone Bad, But That's Okay 番茄烂了，没关系 At the very top of a prestigious law firm’s hierarchy, Xiao Jue is an untouchable iceberg, the embodiment of the rules. Cool-headed and flawless, he keeps everyone at arm’s length and is widely hailed as a “legal icon.” Qiao Yansheng is exceptionally talented, but his unconventional methods have earned him a mixed reputation. To everyone else, he is a formidable opponent. To Xiao Jue alone, he is a secret pilgrim. For years, Qiao Yansheng gazed at the moon... His close friend couldn’t understand 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 162 He Really Seems to Want to Beat Me 他看起来真的很想赢我 🔥High-Intensity Warning: Love Blossoms After “Doing It”🔥 [Investment Banking Big Shot × Pilot] [Refined Scoundrel, Always the Top × Perennial Runner-Up Pushed to the Brink, the Bottom] In high school, Xie Yan was the undisputed number one, while Song Xingxing was always second. When Luo Qianxue, who ranked third, approached Xie Yan, Song Xingxing vanished from his world completely. Years later, they met again, and Song Xingxing had become a winner, until he saw his girlfriend tiptoe to kiss Xi 6.5kReads8.8Score73914d adds
- 163 The Untamed: The Road Back to Yunshen 陈情令之云深归途 For us, the story of that summer will always leave a door not quite closed. Behind it lies our deepest longing for Wangxian: Did Lan Zhan's devotion receive the most unrestrained response? Was Wei Ying's pain healed with the greatest tenderness? So we picked up our pens and wrote an echo of what came “after.” This is no longer an epic about saving the world, but a love put into practice: Emperor's Smile always stocked in the Jingshi, a lamp left on for their return from night hunts, an extra pla 285Reads—Score—14d adds
- 164 Sleeping by Your Side Beneath These Mountains and Rivers 山河共枕与君眠 [Two strong leads, two emperors, political intrigue and plot, soul transmigration and comeback (ancient to ancient), fictional ancient setting, unification, mutual devotion, happy ending] Content warning: Neither the gong nor the shou is pure! Both had sexual encounters before they met. After meeting, they belong only to each other. The impure content is mentioned only in passing, without excessive detail. The original host, Pei Qingyue, was once framed for a one-night stand with the gong’s youn 2.4kReads9.3Score33114d adds
- 165 Infinite Dreamscape: Something’s Off About My Wizard Brother 无限梦境：我的巫师哥哥不对劲 [Two male leads + infinite trials + older man + sweet on the outside, dark within] [Butterfly-themed wizard seme × mistletoe-themed puppet master uke] Tang Hanwei notices that the people in his village are sleeping longer and longer, until he too falls into a deep slumber. When he opens his eyes again, he finds himself trapped in an endlessly looping dream scenario, where he encounters his long-lost older brother. “I'm not your brother.” The man smiles with gentle menace, butterfly-winged magic 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 166 Making It Ashore as the Master 以主人的身份上岸 Come take a look, you won’t be disappointed (๑òᆺó๑) [Friends First, Lovers Later + Winning Back the Ex + Bittersweet + Two Strong Leads + Older Man + Chosen One + Healing + Contrasting Personalities + A Touch of Sweetness] [Characters] → Shu Yue, a beautiful computer genius and the recipient in the relationship, comes from a poor family and has PTSD. He starts out sensible and well-behaved, then becomes “supremely rational + highly moral,” and eventually grows cold, ruthless, and merciless, beco 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 167 The Prince Has No Tricks Up His Sleeve 王爷他毫无手段 [Dual Male Leads + Fast-Paced + Younger Man + Both Pure + True Love] [Spatial Powers] [Blunt, Straightforward Top + Sharp-Tongued, Soft-Hearted Bottom] Anping Prince of the Qianyuan Dynasty was ambushed on his way back to the capital. After taking on someone else's identity, he ended up playing the role of someone's “older brother.” Only, he didn't know that meant becoming a “sworn brother.” “Damn it, get out of here!” Song Zhuo was kissed, and flew into a furious, embarrassed rage, cursing up 727Reads8.1Score10514d adds
- 168 Where the Clouds Rest, I’ve Forgotten Those Days 云栖处，不记当年 A cunning, sunny, two-faced straight man. The Black Armor Army’s handsome commander Xiao Tianyi is blind, mute, and unable to walk in the early stages. Later, he becomes Song Lingyi. ✘ Obsessive, cold, sinister, and aloof. Xiao Ziyu in the early stages, later Gongsun Yu. (They are not related by blood.) Xiao Tianyi, the brilliant commander of the Northern Kingdom’s Black Armor Army, was returning home after fighting a war against the Southern Kingdom when he was ambushed. His fate was unknown, a 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 169 How Did My Online Romance Turn into a Guy?! 我网恋对象怎么变成男的了？！ How did my online dating partner turn out to be a guy?! 1.1kReads—Score4214d adds
- 170 No More Than Four Seasons 不过四季 On the night of the Hungry Ghost Festival, at Qili Ferry, an ugly black lantern drifting upstream shattered Lu Shi's centuries-old, still-as-dead-water heart. The lantern broke, and a man appeared. His eyes were blank as those of a newborn beast. The first thing he said was, "Mine." He was a lantern spirit with only a year to live. He had long since forgotten his obsession, yet he insisted on sticking by Lu Shi, the ferryman whose tongue was sharp but whose heart was softer than anyone's. But wh 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 171 The Ephemeral Blossoms in My Dreams, A Tribute to You 梦里昙花奠与卿 [A devoted, mute opera performer on the bottom × a short-tempered warlord with a possessive streak on top] Republican-era China / Tragedy / Male-Male Romance / Monogamous, devoted relationship / Happy ending (Love knows no gender; all that matters is whether two people understand each other. But in the end, they lose because they do not.) Shen Qing is a renowned opera performer. For the sake of a promise of deep love, he willingly takes off his costume and marries the warlord Nie Mingze. But 271Reads—Score—14d adds
- 172 Reborn, I Made My Ice-Cold Nemesis Blush 重生后，冰山死对头被我撩红了脸 Dual male leads In his previous life, Shen Qingzhou mistook a worthless stone for a precious pearl. For the scumbag Lin Zixuan, he turned against everyone and treated Lu Jue, who had loved him for ten years, as his sworn enemy. Only when the scumbag and the scheming Song Zhe conspired to frame him, and he was trapped in a blazing inferno, did he see Lu Jue charge into the flames without hesitation to take a fatal blow for him. At last, he understood: the so-called “living King of Hell of the cap 502Reads6.5Score10114d adds
- 173 A Powerful Big Shot Marries a Younger Man in His Place, and Her Husband Dotes on His Ailing Bride 大佬替嫁年下郎，夫君狂宠病夫郎 Dual male leads, one-on-one, younger love interest, sweet romance, both leads sexually and emotionally devoted only to each other, imperial examinations, dual perspectives, slow burn Du Jijia spent ten years struggling to survive in the apocalypse. Then he transmigrated, badly injured, and was mistaken for someone else, ending up married to an ill-fated young man. Just as he was on guard against everything, his new husband blushed on their wedding night, picked up his bedding, and quietly moved 956Reads—Score15014d adds
- 174 The Evil Ghost Is Both Wild and Pure 恶鬼它又野又纯 Shen Jingzhe, the most expensive spirit guardian in Beicheng, is cool and restrained, and charges an outrageous fee. Late one night, he takes a job worth two million: driving out evil spirits from Ghost Cry Tower. On the fifteenth floor, amid a horde of evil ghosts, he encounters someone. The person sits in a wheelchair, with skin so pale it seems translucent, and a sweet, obedient smile. “My name is Xie Jiu. I live upstairs. Can you take me with you?” Shen Jingzhe thinks he is a poor, sick 19Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 175 My Ex Regretted Our Arranged Marriage, While I Fell for His Cousin 联姻前男友悔哭，我和他表哥热恋了 My Ex-Boyfriend Regrets Our Arranged Marriage, but I’m Madly in Love with His Cousin 893Reads—Score1914d adds
- 176 The Domineering Prince and His 'Little Wildcat' 霸道王爷与他的“小野猫” The Domineering Prince and His “Little Wildcat” 22Reads—Score214d adds
- 177 Shh! My Wolfish CEO Wants to Move In 嘘！我的狼系总裁要同居 [Gentle, kind, and crafty older man vs. brilliant young ship king with a wolf cub’s spirit] [Modern romance + two male leads + healing + redemption + younger love interest + repaying a life-saving debt with oneself] The immensely powerful Wei family suddenly made an announcement: their rebellious young master was getting married. His spouse was the eldest son of the Xi family, a monster. Wei Yan read the announcement again and again, then turned to look at the man working at his desk. ---Honey! 241Reads—Score—14d adds
- 178 The Elite CEO Gets Clingy with a “Puppy” 精英总裁粘上“修狗” The Elite CEO Gets Attached to a Puppy 1kReads—Score2914d adds
- 179 ABO: The Two Powerful CEOs Are Surprisingly Sweet Behind Closed Doors ABO：双强总裁背后竟然这么甜 (Main story complete) Note: two powerful leads + sweet romance (HE) Love-struck CEO gong x proud catlike CEO shou! Sandalwood-scented Alpha gong x whiskey-scented Omega shou In the eyes of the public, the two were bitter rivals. After all, two Alphas can't share one mountain. One day at a banquet, people discovered that the CEO rumored to be the other's sworn enemy was actually dating him. Even more shocking, Xie Qing was an Omega. The revelation sent shockwaves through the room. Employee 2.2kReads8.8Score22214d adds
- 180 Everlasting Iris 不凋鸢尾 Everlasting Iris 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 181 A Cold Blade Meets Its Master 寒刃逢君 When the Cold Blade Meets You 98Reads—Score514d adds
- 182 Fierce Snow in the South Wind 南风冽雪 [Steadfast, dependable guiding wolf-dog younger seme] x [Ill-bossed, cat-demon older uke] [Two male leads + Urban occult fantasy + Very much younger seme + Strong leads, 1v1, both virgins] The Feng clan, a sect of mystics, was on the verge of decline. Its new head, Feng Xunan, decided to sign a letter of forgiveness and bring a family criminal back from the secret prison. When he saw this ancestor again after twenty years, Feng Xunan frowned. The man had white hair and blue-green eyes, and looke 3.4kReads8.9Score31714d adds
- 183 I Reincarnated into an Obsessive Romance Novel, and the Evil Ghost Came to Life! 穿到偏执文里，恶鬼他成真了！ [Dual Transmigration + Dual Storylines (Virtual/Real) + Ghostly Male Lead + Star-Crossed Love] A seemingly gloomy, unhinged but actually tender top × a seemingly aloof but actually fiery bottom Ning Wei used a heart from another world to bring their connection into reality. But he never expected the evil spirit he'd written about to actually become real! It all began one day when his dull life finally changed. Other therapists always start with: “Your name and age? How have you been sleeping?” “ 23Reads—Score414d adds
- 184 If We Can't Be Brothers, Let's Be Lovers 兄弟是做不了，还是做恋人吧 Zhao Yu accidentally touched a car model's foot at an auto show and ran off in embarrassment. He never expected to run into him again at the train station. Trying to strike up a conversation with an old-fashioned, clumsy greeting, Zhao Yu was met with the reply, "I'm a man." Zhao Yu retreated in defeat, never imagining that the next time he saw him, they would be roommates... 15Reads—Score114d adds
- 185 My Bunny-Type Boyfriend Turned Into a Fox 白兔系男友变狐系了 To Feng Ziyue, Zhou Jin was always gentle and smiling, sometimes pouting and acting cute when he felt wronged. But in truth, his personality was the complete opposite of what Feng Ziyue believed. Zhou Jin had an overwhelming need to control him. His vindictive nature and deep-seated schemes were hidden beneath a docile facade. His kindness to Feng Ziyue was genuine, but so was the way he cut Feng Ziyue off from everyone around him. Their meeting was a deception from the start, and Feng Ziyue san 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 186 Anthology: If You Like Them, Then Be Together 单元文：喜欢那就在一起 [Two Male Leads + Main Character Is the Receiver + Short, Standalone Stories + 1v1 + Both Pure, Sweet Romance] 1. [Lucky Star] Li Xing, a young man from a small town, packs up and makes a run for it, taking what little he has left to seek refuge with his friend Xie Chen in Nancheng. Sharing a single dorm room makes things cozier, and Xie Chen not only takes charge of his job hunt but also unfailingly warms him a pot of boiled water every day to take to work at the cake shop. It turns out good lu 53Reads—Score—14d adds
- 187 A Kitten's Tale of Gratitude 小猫报恩记 The Little Cat’s Tale of Repaying a Kindness 46Reads—Score—14d adds
- 188 He Calls Me Senior at School, but in Private He Begs, 'Wife, Be Gentle with Me' 表面喊学长，背地老婆请疼我 Complete Main characters: Lu Xunye, Shen Zhixu [Looks like a well-behaved junior, but is secretly a scheming top × Looks like a cool senior, but is secretly soft-hearted bottom] Lu Xunye, a wolf cub from the sports college, gets punished by Shen Zhixu with a two-thousand-word self-criticism on the very first day of school. “Senior, I was wrong.” Lu Xunye acts obedient to his face, but secretly tucks his campus card into the pocket over his chest. Later → In public: Lu Xunye: “Hello, Senior Shen. 1.8kReads—Score19314d adds
- 189 Marrying a Widower for the Second Time 二嫁寡夫郎 [Two male leads]+ [Transmigration]+ [Alternate history]+ [No golden finger]+ [Slow burn]+ [Not mutually devoted] Shen Qingyu transmigrates to the Great Li dynasty and becomes not only a newly widowed husband, but also the father of two little ones. Qin Mushi has had no luck in love, but then he meets Shen Qingyu, a kind, gentle, and considerate man. The still waters of his heart are stirred, never to settle again. He carefully lays his plans, step by step, for Shen Qingyu, and ultimately wins hi 740Reads8.2Score10214d adds
- 190 Enforcer, Your Rules Are Dead Again 执法官，你的规则又死了 After the rules descended, everyone knew one thing: follow the rules if you want to survive. Shen Zhao was the only exception. While everyone else entered instances and busied themselves memorizing the rules, he coughed up blood and hunted for loopholes. “Making a sound is forbidden? Then why can the nurse talk?” “Anyone in a white coat counts as a doctor? Then if I put one on, does that count too?” “Tuesday never exists at this school? Then I’ll make Tuesday appear.” One by one, he pushed the d 36Reads—Score414d adds
- 191 After I Transmigrated into a Book, the Male Lead Wouldn't Stop Clinging to Me 穿书后，男主总是黏着我 [Transmigrate into a book + sweet romance + obsessive male lead] Ye Huai wakes up to find he has transmigrated into a book, becoming an orphan with a fortune at his disposal and the male lead’s roommate. He’s hit the jackpot. From now on, he’ll be the male lead’s sidekick. Wherever the male lead goes, he’ll follow. But why do I have only six months left to live? And why is the male lead homophobic? Is this because my life after transmigrating into a book was too peaceful? But I’m not going to li 2.6kReads8.2Score22614d adds
- 192 The Musclebound Gym Bro Fell First 他一个健身猛男先动心了 Yang Shuheng has lived for eighteen years and has never doubted that he is straight as an arrow. He has had girlfriends, is obsessed with working out, and has built a nicely defined body with a layer of soft muscle. His life has always been mapped out: Go to college, date, graduate, get a job, and follow the usual path through life. That is, until the first day of school. Outside the dorm building, he runs into Bao Yuhuai, wearing a white tank top. Sunlight falls across his firm, graceful muscle 1.5kReads8.5Score17214d adds
- 193 How Dare You Defy Your Superior?! 大胆！竟敢以下犯上？！ How Dare You Defy Your Superior?! 60Reads—Score—14d adds
- 194 The Fallen General Marries the Enemy Prince 落魄将军嫁敌国太子 He was once Lin'an's sharpest sword. Now he lay beside the crown prince of an enemy nation. Chu Changxiao, the God of War of Lin'an, was rewarded with poisoned wine and had his martial arts crippled on the day of his triumphant return. He was thrown into a death row cell. An imperial decree ordering him to marry for peace took him from the executioner's block to the wedding bed of the Northern Di crown prince. Tuoba Yuan, heir to the Northern Di throne, offered ten cities as the bride price to m 8.3kReads8.8Score1.1k14d adds
- 195 Morning Light, Shore of Muo 以晨为光，以谟为岸 [Two male leads + redemption + sweet romance + mutually faithful 1v1 + happy ending] Sunny, outgoing, bursting with a sense of justice, cute and gullible bottom × solitary, dark, calculating, doting-on-his-husband top One comes from a broken, muddy background, but fights to live like a dazzling little sun. The other comes from a privileged, glittering world, yet is trapped in a dark and closed-off life. Their paths should never have crossed, but fate brings them together as classmates. Bottom: 76Reads—Score—14d adds
- 196 This Shadow Guard Cannot Be Tamed 这个影卫不可驯服 [Two male leads + lighthearted + fun + somewhat humorous + unconventional master and servant + control (not even a little) + forced love (because he can't win a fight) + locked-room confinement (not necessarily the one doing the locking)] Crown Prince: sinister, extreme, controlling, losing his mind Shadow Guard: Reflect, reflect, reflect, reflect... [Both sides, take your places on the opposing routes. Get ready to roll!] Crown Prince's version: Tantai Xuanjing was betrayed by the childhood fri 1.1kReads8.2Score16414d adds
- 197 Let’s Go Together 共赴～ Let’s go together~ 30Reads—Score214d adds
- 198 Quick Transmigration: The Tragic Host’s Guide to Staying Alive 快穿：悲情宿主的续命手册 [Standalone arcs + two male leads + quick transmigration, with the protagonist as the pursuer + sweet and angsty + life extension and redemption] The mission assigned to Life Extension System 077 is to keep the “biological father of the small world” alive. The reason is simple: if this father dies, the small world collapses, and the System is done for too. In the first world, the Host is a beautiful, manic-depressive painter driven mad by a curse of color. He smashes his studio and stands there 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 199 I Still Love You Here in This World 我仍在人间爱你 Pure love # Dark # Ghost Judge # Devoted Until Death # Mutual Salvation At last, I saw him at the mouth of an alley on a rainy night. The rain passed through his translucent body, yet he smiled at me, just like every evening he used to come home. “Gao Jin, I can’t go back.” I reached out to touch his fading silhouette. It was all right. So what if he couldn’t come back? If you become the wind, I’ll love the wind. If you become the rain, I’ll love the rain. If you become a soul, I’ll stay in this 114Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 200 The Cold Wind Cuts 寒风翦 [Ten-Year Age Gap, Both Inexperienced] He was his moonlight, yet became the blazing sun he could never let go of. Lu Chengze was the calamity Shen Yibai could never escape in this lifetime. For fifteen years, they had relied on and accompanied each other. Shen Yibai was the person closest to Lu Chengze. But when that boy grew into an officer with immense power, he repaid him not with respect, but with coercion and imprisonment that allowed no resistance. “You’re not my weakness.” Lu Chengze con 1.8kReads6.8Score18214d adds
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