Novels like Beyond the Rules
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Beyond the Rules, best match first.
- 1 Matriarchy: The Fall of a Respectable Husband 女尊：良家夫男的堕落 A great fire destroyed Yan Qi's succubus-like beauty and ruined his life. Then a shooting star streaked across the sky, and Yan Qi wished for his burn scars to heal. But just as he happily looked forward to a new life, endless darkness awaited him. 117Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 The Man I Casually Saved Years Ago Became a Love-Crazed Madman 当年顺手救的他成了疯批恋爱脑 In her second year of high school, amid the barking of stray dogs in an alley behind the county town, Lin Mang took Shen Nian's hand for the first time. He was covered in injuries, his eyes like those of a startled young animal, while she was a ray of light that had accidentally entered his gloomy world. Years later, they meet again. Shen Nian has become a gentle young man who remembers all her likes and dislikes and always seems to show up by “coincidence.” Clumsily, he follows her, his eyes f 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 The Cold Young Master and His Sweet Childhood Friend 冷漠少爷的娇娇青梅 Spoiled Young Lady x Cold, Powerful Young Master “How do you put up with Li Xiwu being so difficult?” Kong Zhili asked Wen Zhong, who was still working, with a teasing smile. When Wen Zhong heard this, he stared at Kong Zhili, who was grinning from ear to ear. “Keep talking like that and we might not be friends anymore.” Seeing Wen Zhong’s serious expression, Kong Zhili stopped laughing and pressed his lips together. “Fine! I get it, you can’t say anything bad about your precious Li Xiwu!” With 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 I Trained All the Big Shots to Heel 我把大佬们都训成狗 [Older, Celibate CEO × Cold, Selfish, Proud Heroine] [Elite Billionaire Family × Angsty Romance × Rivalry Among Men] Dog-training romance. Both the male lead and the supporting male characters are hopelessly in love with the heroine. Lots of supporting male characters!!! The male lead and supporting male characters are all virgins, and they’re all C!!! [The heroine isn’t in a 1v1 relationship. She isn’t evil, but she has low moral standards and may have multiple partners.] Sheng Yunzhuo’s great 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Reborn as a Handsome Young Man: I Faked My Own Death from the Start and Scared a Female Thief 穿成美娇男：开局诈尸吓到女贼 [Matriarchy] [Dual Personalities] [A Fresh Premise] After transmigrating to a Matriarchy world, Luo You discovers, to his amazement, that he has a dual personality. One is Luo You, from the Blue Star, while the other is Luo You, whose worldview has been deeply shaped by a world where gender roles are reversed. He also awakens a miraculous golden finger: an all-purpose workbench. Brass dagger: A sharp dagger, great for chopping vegetables. Special spider silk: Quite elastic, and seems to have a t —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 The Flower-Seeker in My Palm: I Transmigrated Into a Book as the Wicked Fifth Princess 掌心探花：穿书成恶毒五公主 [Transmigrate Into a Book] [Male Lead Suffered Early On] [Strong Female Lead Takes Him by Force] [A Sea of Hatred and Passion] [Angsty Push and Pull] [Both Pure] [BG] [1v1] [Cool and aloof top scholar x vicious princess | The heroine stays clear-headed throughout and is strong of heart, but strength does not mean indifference, so this is not a story of unrelenting catharsis and cruelty] [First life complete, BE | Second life ongoing] Popular actress Jiang Yingshu accidentally enters an ancient p 70kReads8.8Score10.3k14d adds
- 7 Taming the Tyrant CEO: Keep the Remote Control Steady! 驯服霸总，请拿稳遥控器！ [One heroine, three suitors / domineering CEOs / men suffer / romantic rivalry / angsty love / ends with one couple] [Slightly wicked heroine / loyal, humble first hero / refined scoundrel CEO as the second hero] P.S. No second heroine causing trouble, just helping them along. “Qin Ke, you'll never be able to repay what you owe me, not in a lifetime.” “Ningning, if you want, I can be your dog for the rest of my life.” “Take off your clothes and kneel. Let me see how sincere you are.” … Two yea 53Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 The Aloof, Hypocritical Immortal Venerable: Reborn, I Cut Out His Immortal Bone! 仙尊清冷伪善，重生我剔他仙骨！ The aloof, self-righteous immortal venerable. Reborn, I’ll rip out his immortal bones! 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Matriarchy: I Study to Help Men Rise 女尊：为了男人崛起而读书 This is another Blue Star. Pour in a measure of matriarchal society, add two measures of the core values of the Asian Alliance, and sprinkle in just a tiny bit of worldbuilding... Oh dear. A small problem: stir it up with plenty of lighthearted, silly antics, add a pinch of sweetness and tsundere charm, yes, lots of tsundere, then load it with a template drawn from real life. ----The story of a beautiful young man from another world who saves the world with his beauty and wisdom. (Probably.) The 289Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 10 Matriarchy: I Stopped Smiling After Becoming a Monster 女尊：变为诡异后不嘻嘻 [Inverted worldbuilding + mysterious fantasy] Bai Xi had just graduated from college and was eager to find a job. While buying a watermelon, he ended up with an unripe one. He went to argue with the seller, only to be killed instead. But that wasn't the end of his life. When he opened his eyes again... he was no longer in the world he had known... 7Reads5.8Score314d adds
- 11 Matriarchy: I Just Want to Be an Ordinary Person 女尊：我只想当个普通人 I’m a transmigrator, and I’ve landed in a matriarchal urban novel. I thought I’d be the protagonist, but it turns out I’m a minor villain. So suddenly, I had an epiphany! If I can’t be the protagonist, then I’ll do my best to become a truly decent person! Hahaha! (Matriarchy) (Urban) (System) (Esports) (Campus) (Cross-dressing) 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 My Lady Struck Me, So She Owes Me a Lifetime 夫人打了我，就得还我一世 My Lady Hit Me, So She Owes Me a Lifetime 192Reads—Score214d adds
- 13 How Could She Possibly Be a Bad Woman? 她怎么可能是坏女人 (One woman, multiple men; all male leads are virgins; the men compete viciously for her.) Su Ye is cold and selfish. The only person she will ever love is herself. Those men are always calling her heartless, only to turn around and tear out their own hearts, holding them up before her and begging for just one look. Her husband, tender on the surface but dark and deranged underneath: “Honey, I told you, you can have your fun. You just have to remember to come home. Is that so hard?” Her devoted, 11.4kReads6.8Score1.5k14d adds
- 14 Be Good, Dump Him and Be with Me! 乖，甩了他，跟我在一起！ Everyone at Z University knew that Qin Ran, the beauty of the law school, was dazzling, both innocent and alluring. The boys on campus all had their eyes on her, but the fairy Qin liked none of them. Instead, she was relentlessly pursued for two months by Liang Jing, a clingy drama queen from the School of Finance, and finally gave in. Liang Jing the drama queen was always hovering around Qin Ran, and no one else was allowed to covet her... But he never imagined that his roommate and best frie 125Reads5.8Score10014d adds
- 15 Matriarchy: Who Gets Your Tenderness? 女尊：你的温柔给了谁 [Just browsing] I woke up in a different world, one where women were strong and men were weak. Once adults, everyone could form a contract with a spirit beast. But my first spirit beast was a broken blade, and it seemed to have a mind of its own. 40Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 16 The Caged Young Lady and Her Cauldron 囚笼大小姐和她的炉鼎 [One-to-one romance, the woman mistreats the man, devoted hound, dog-training fiction, lots of physical abuse. Please don't read if that's not your thing.] She is a pampered canary, and also a living elixir coveted by the martial world. Her blood carries a sweet fragrance and can heal any wound, but it also attracts endless greed. He is her sharpest sword, her most obedient furnace, and the only shadow who knows all her weaknesses and shame. He drinks the poisonous Gu she gives him, and her bran 1.7kReads8.0Score13014d adds
- 17 Quick Transmigration: Host, Rein It In 快穿：宿主你收敛点 [Beautiful, Clever Empress × Young Emperor Who Comes of Age] [Obedient-Acting, Obsessive Younger Brother × Big Sister with Maxed-Out Combat Skills] [Farm Girl Who Only Wants to Get Rich × Love-Struck Young General] [Nanny's Daughter × Crown Prince Whose Love Goes Unreturned] [Revenge-Seeking Immortal Herb × Immortal Venerable Who Can't Survive His Love Trial] [Princess with a Sweet, Innocent Persona × Charismatic Big Shot Disguised as a Woman] [Unfavored Eldest Princess × Crown Prince, the Last 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Imprisoned in Love 囚宠溺爱 [Both leads are virgins + Coercive love + The hero is meek at first, then goes mad + Redemption] An accident three years ago forced Xia Qianshu to marry Wen Zhou. From that moment on, she loathed him and planned to divorce him as soon as their marriage term was up. Throughout their three years of marriage, Wen Zhou did everything Xia Qianshu asked, humbling himself completely. Everyone thought so, Xia Qianshu included. But when she discovered that Wen Zhou had been monitoring her every move, she 688Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 19 Too Many Women, Too Few Men: Stay Calm, I'm Not an Incubus 女多男少：你们冷静，我不是魅魔 [Many Women, Few Men] [Multiple Heroines] [Weak System] [No Cultivation] [Female Celebrities] [No Suffering for the Protagonist] In this parallel world where women greatly outnumber men, social roles have been reversed: “Women earn money to support the family, while men look pretty” is the accepted norm. Bai Feng, a transmigrator carrying memories of his past life, is reborn into this world and instantly becomes a top-tier version, launching into an exhilarating life. He did have a few minor reg 43Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 20 A Nine-Tailed Fox Repays a Debt: Sis, Please Rub My Tails! 九尾报恩，姐姐请rua我尾巴！ The Nine-Tails repays her kindness: Big Sister, let me rub your tails! 68Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 The Pretty Assassin I Picked Up Is Always Crying 随手捡的漂亮刺客他总是在哭 A composed, reserved Second Princess who plans several moves ahead × the sickly, insecure legitimate son of a general [GB + Healing + Both Pure + Younger Man + 1v1 + Happy Ending] Shao An offended the Crown Prince, and his entire family was executed. He became a prisoner and endured every kind of humiliation. Once a proud, aloof young gentleman, he was dragged into the mud and forced to get his hands bloody just to survive. He knew he was filthy and lowly, barely scraping out a wretched exis 652Reads—Score10114d adds
- 22 What Should I Do If I Fall for Someone Else After Getting My Happy Ending with the Obsessive Male Lead? 与偏执男主he后爱上别人怎么办 Yu Yi has been terribly troubled lately. In the second year of her marriage, she found herself falling for a subordinate who had been pursuing her relentlessly. She knows it’s immoral, but she can’t control where her heart leads her!!! Pure-love fans, beware. Both the first and second male leads go through angst. 159Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 23 Love and Farewell: The Male Lead Cries from Being Tortured Every Day 爱别离，男主天天被虐哭 The hero is humble, devoted, and fiercely possessive. (Mostly angsty for him!) [Shy, introverted puppy-like childhood friend × domineering childhood sweetheart who doesn’t understand love], Song Sheng × Lin Nuan Song Sheng has been secretly in love with Lin Nuan for almost twenty years. From age four to twenty-three, his love for her has only grown, never faded. He has been a stand-in and a backup, and even after they got married, she gave him not a shred of affection before shoving him away. St 381Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 24 After the Breakup, My Top-Tier Star Ex-Boyfriend Came to Catch Me 分手后，顶流前男友捉她来了 [Rekindled love]+ [Both leads are inexperienced]+ [Top-tier star pursues his wife, devoted and exclusive love]+ [Intense push and pull, charged tension] [Renowned opera star in blue robes and top-tier star boss VS gifted photographer and dazzling heiress] Three years ago, Song Ningshuang fell for beauty at first sight and set her sights on Jian Yu, the leading performer in blue robes and heir to a Peking opera troupe. She climbed over walls to meet him, shamelessly made sure he noticed her, and 322Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 Matriarchy in Another World: From the Start, Captured by Elves 女尊异世，开局被精灵族抓走 Matriarchy, another world, reverse pursuit. Ater thought that, having been reborn, he could live quietly as an ordinary clergyman in a small town in this other world. He never imagined that one day the elves would capture him. Beaten, tortured, and coerced, he endured countless horrors before finally escaping, only to find himself heading into an even darker hell. Every race coveted his body, and every woman yearned for his flesh. Lies and deception were the least of it. Violence and coerci 81Reads6.2Score1114d adds
- 26 Matriarchy: I Can Pick Up Cards After I Transmigrate into a Book 女尊：穿书的我能捡卡 [One or two heroines] [Not like other female-dominant romance novels] [Not every woman who sees the protagonist is instantly smitten] [The protagonist isn't a weak, pitiful pushover waiting to be swept off his feet] [Quickly becomes invincible] [No humiliating setbacks] [Romance comes later; how can you pursue love if you aren't invincible?] My name is Gu Feng. I transmigrated into a book, an apocalypse novel with a female protagonist. Even worse, it's a world where the genders are reversed. I t 114Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 27 Quick Transmigration: Didn't You Say You Wanted to Be a Dog? 快穿：你不是不愿意当狗吗 [Quick transmigration + feel-good power fantasy + sweet romance + strong heroine + 1v1 + heroine-focused + taming men + hero falls in love at first sight + hero is love-struck] Su Yi was at the peak of her power in the cultivation world. Bored with her old world, she bound herself to System 011 and began traveling through one small world after another. What? You mean missions? Those are a piece of cake! The magical artifacts and talismans in her portable cave abode are no child's play! What? You 94Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Sickly Obsessive Love! He’s Already Fallen 病态偏执！早已沦陷 Don't read this, don't click on it. I don't want to waste your time. This is an article you don't need to read. Thank you, everyone. Thank you, everyone. Thank you, everyone. Thank you, everyone. Bye-bye! 62Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Quick Transmigration: After They Tortured Me to Death, They All Knelt and Begged for Forgiveness 快穿之虐死我后他们都跪下求原谅 Quick transmigration + strong female lead + adored by everyone + regretful pursuit Lin Yushu was a veteran employee of the Reincarnation Bureau. After completing her retirement mission, however, her application was rejected because every male lead in her missions had turned evil, threatening the stability of their worlds. With no other choice, Lin Yushu returned to those small worlds to soothe the male leads once more. But Lin Yushu had already gone mad. She had no interest in comforting them. S 63Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 30 After I Used and Dumped My Unrequited Love, I Came Back 始乱终弃明恋对象后，我又回来了 [Slight yandere elements + slight angst + reunion from the start + the male lead is already deeply, deeply in love + nontraditional male pregnancy] An intensely devoted, possessive male lead with unmatched fighting prowess × a sunny, fairy-like heroine Jiang Mian has one big regret: she saw Chao Wei and couldn’t resist approaching him because he was so good-looking. He seemed like a perfect gentleman, a tragic, pure-hearted little darling through and through. She sheltered him from the storm, sh 254Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 31 Quick Transmigration: The Little Cannon Fodder Is Pretending to Be Good Again 快穿：小炮灰他又在装乖 Yu Yan’s young husband, Chi Yan, had been scattered to the winds. To save her, he took a fatal blow from Xuanming in her place, and his soul fragments scattered across three thousand worlds, where he became a tragic little cannon fodder character. To bring her young husband back to life, Yu Yan traveled to the three thousand worlds to collect his soul fragments. She discovered that her once aloof young husband had become a clingy, attention-seeking crybaby. At the slightest disagreement, he woul 242Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 32 I Transmigrated to a Matriarchal World, So I Just Have to Keep Living 穿越到女尊世界的我只好继续生活 Transmigrate into a matriarchal world Pure-love warriors, stay away! Pure-love warriors, stay away! Pure-love warriors, stay away! I just like writing down the weird things in my head while I still have a few brain cells left to use. 9Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 33 Matriarchy: Imprisoned and Fought Over by the Four Campus Beauties, I Fall into Ruin 女尊：被四大校花争抢囚禁，堕落 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 28Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 34 I Never Meant to Drive You Crazy 我也没想把你逼疯啊 [Male lead abuse + dog training] Greedy and insatiable, hungry for fame, silver-tongued, two-faced, moody, and volatile. Beneath her skin, winding blue veins carried the blood of her despicable ancestors, every drop clamoring for money. Si Qiaoning turned her attention to He Yanci, a courteous, well-mannered man who lived in comfort and was known as the “Jade Bodhisattva.” She shamelessly flirted with him, lured him in, and used him, hoping to profit even more from him and seize the chance to 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Matriarchy: From the Start, I Landed at Feng Aotian's Broken Engagement 女尊：开局穿到凤傲天退婚现场 Ling Qingyun transmigrated, and from the start found himself at the scene of Feng Aotian breaking off her engagement. He became the aloof master backing the vicious fiancé of the heroine Feng Aotian. The bad news: the famous breakup scene was already over. Feng Aotian had delivered her iconic line about how the east of the river would be hers in thirty years, and how the west would be his in thirty years, then set a three-year challenge. The good news: this was a matriarchal world, and he had a 240Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 36 A Matriarchal World: My Special Physique Is Exposed 2 女尊，特殊体质被曝光2 Because of the mysterious burning of a book, Zhuo Tan falls into a Matriarchy world. As a detective, Zhuo Tan gains the ability to change outfits, with each outfit granting a different skill. He takes on commissions, but sometimes receives unreasonable demands. Carrying them out inevitably brings its share of difficulties. Surrounded by wolves on all sides, Zhuo Tan can only swat at butterflies with a stick. With righteous conviction, Zhuo Tan strips off his gear: “How can anyone destined for gr 205Reads—Score1114d adds
- 37 Matriarchy: I Only Want to Be a Carefree Prince 女尊：我只想当个逍遥王子而已 After Lin Mo was ambushed and knocked out by the campus belle, he somehow transmigrated to a matriarchal world and became a newborn prince. He even “gained” a fiancée he had never met. Sixteen years later, rumors spread through Longcheng that his fiancée, who had lived on the frontier since childhood, was a dark-skinned, ugly, incredibly strong wild woman. To break off the engagement, he really went to great lengths! 9Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 38 My Ex Lost His Memory and Said He Missed Me. My Current Boyfriend Found Out 前男友失忆后说想我，被现男友发现了 After her ex-boyfriend lost his memory, he told her he missed her. Her current boyfriend found out. 1kReads—Score1214d adds
- 39 Me, Transmigrated Into a Matriarchal World 穿越女尊世界的我 My name is Gu Yue. One day, as I was walking home from work like usual, I actually saw the Great Emperor. Huh? The Emperor of Cars appeared right before my eyes without warning. I wasn’t prepared at all. He just appeared in my mind, right in front of me. Everything went black, and when I opened my eyes again, I’d transmigrated into a book. And it turned out to be a romance novel for women. Life sure is full of surprises. Note: Readers have said the opening is a bit hard to stomach. If you can’t 60Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 40 My Ex Keeps Wanting to Get Back Together 前夫哥总想复合 My Ex Keeps Wanting to Get Back Together 744Reads—Score514d adds
- 41 Quick Transmigration: How Can We Stop the Male Lead from Getting Bullied Again? 快穿：男主又被虐哭了怎么破？ Not a Strong Female Lead!!! + Clearheaded Heroine + Hero Who Falls for His Own Schemes + Male Rivals Competing for Her + Love Triangle Drama World One: Shi Xu plays a cold, ruthless, arrogant crown prince who secretly loves the male lead but cannot have him, and ultimately dies a gruesome death on the battlefield. (Disguised as a man.) On the battlefield, the enemy army bears down, and the earth is soaked in blood. Shi Xu stands amid the carnage, covered in blood. “Now that the empire has fallen 80Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Matriarchy: My Stunning Husband Keeps Trying to Run Away 女尊：绝色夫郎总想跑 Female-Dominant World + Multiple Female Leads + Love Rivalries + Coercive Love + … I woke up as the “me” from a female-dominant world. Here, women rule and the laws are strict. To survive without giving myself away, I have to play the other me in front of everyone, including the “fiancée” my family chose for me. Only one person in the whole world saw through my disguise: the girl said to have always been in love with “me,” but who thought she wasn't good enough. She threatened me, with one condi 1.5kReads—Score—14d adds
- 43 What?! My Archenemy Was Pregnant With My Child 惊！死对头怀过我的孩子 [Gender equality · two powerful leads · wealthy families · rekindled romance · pregnancy and flight · a long road to winning her back] The corridor of an L Country club was dimly lit, with shadows shifting across the walls. Shen Chuyu was the useless son of the Shen family, kept under lock and key. He had infiltrated the club to reshape the balance of power in the capital. What he hadn't expected was that Fu Xingxi had already seen through every move in his carefully laid plan. Amid the shif 114Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 Addicted to Her: The Abstinent CEO Turns Completely Obsessive 毒瘾缠身，禁欲夜总彻底病娇了！ In her previous life, Bai Si picked up a poor little thing, gave him a name, and took care of his food and clothing. In the end... he wiped out her entire family. Ugh! After being reborn, Bai Si wanted to kill him right away, but then she discovered there had been a misunderstanding. She meant to leave things there and keep out of each other’s way. After all, there were plenty of handsome young men around. If this one wouldn’t do, she could move on to the next. But the little guy seemed to be ev 91Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 45 Struggling to Survive in a Matriarchal World 我在女尊艰难求生 Bei Feng has spent ten years in this cultivation world where women reign supreme. In this unfamiliar world, how can an utterly ordinary person with no System or golden finger survive...? (I’m honestly too lazy to write more. New author, new book. This blurb is short and punchy, so just go read the story.) No System, not a power fantasy, no harem. Life is far more dramatic than fiction. 56Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 46 Now This Is How You Write a Tragic Romance 姐这操作才叫虐文 [The brainless heroine is the best in the world, no logic needed, she has to be number one]+ [All male leads are chaste]+ [Multiple male leads] Everyone in the cultivation world knows Ming Yuan is a lunatic. She kills at the slightest provocation and picks fights for no reason. When this lunatic is struck dead by lightning, the whole world celebrates! Then the lunatic gets bound to the Tragic Romance System 001. 001 needs to collect angst points. Ming Yuan takes one look at the script and decide 286Reads8.3Score11314d adds
- 47 My Foolish Husband Who Loves Reading Romance Stories 我那愚蠢又爱看话本子的夫君 My Foolish Husband Who Loves Reading Romance Stories 238Reads—Score314d adds
- 48 Matriarchy: There Are Just Too Many Lovely Ladies 女尊：小姐姐实在太多啦 After transmigrating to a matriarchal world, not only do the women covet my body, even female ghosts won’t leave me alone! To survive in this bizarre world, Ye Bai has no choice but to use his good looks to get by. Looking at the peerlessly beautiful woman before him, he says, “Big Sis Ghost, an old ghost just bullied me!” “Big Sis Ghost, I can’t reach my back to scrub it. Could you help me?” 366Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 49 Empress, Stop Torturing Him. His Majesty Has Been Dead for Three Days 皇后娘娘别虐了，陛下他死三天了 [Male lead gets tortured + going crazy + meme humor + tragic love + rekindled love + mutual devotion + legitimate empress sells out her illegitimate emperor + substitute white moonlight + groveling pursuit] From an illegitimate prince to an illegitimate emperor, Xiao Yin loved his legitimate empress, Song Qingyao, with unshakable devotion. He knew she was cool and distant, like the moon in the sky. But he always thought that if he loved her fiercely enough, one day she would be willing to look h 37Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 50 After Our Business Marriage, I’m Living the Good Life GB之商业联姻后，我吃得真好 My new work is out! You can head over to Tomato Novel to read it. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 191Reads8.2Score—14d adds
