Novels like A Promise at a Word
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as A Promise at a Word, best match first.
- 1 Symbiotic Beast 共生兽 Humans are symbiotic creatures. From birth to death, we become entangled with other people and things in countless ways, in relationships of mutual dependence and dependence on others. Tags: crime, suspense, ethics, human nature, dark, magical realism. 603Reads8.6Score18714d adds
- 2 Tribulation of Impermanence 无常劫 Ever-changing in their choices, they are called impermanent. A feud passed down through generations, a love that spans two lifetimes. A hundred years in hell still can’t compare to the agony of longing. CP: Past life: The gentle, powerful eldest prince, a shou who was abused until he turned dark. The ninth prince, an already dark gong who fell into evil through hatred. In short: it’s all the fault of their families. This life: The senior brother, a White Impermanence who no longer remembers his 2.7kReads8.1Score70514d adds
- 3 Soul Weapon 魂兵之戈 City elite Jiang Chaoge accidentally stumbles into another world. He borrows soul power to forcibly summon an ancient mythical beast. Zhixuan: "Useless! Who gave you permission to summon me?" The ancient mythical beasts have awakened. The apocalypse is coming. This is no longer a battle humans can fight. 1.4kReads8.9Score43714d adds
- 4 Kill the Idol 杀死偶像 Kill the Idol If one day, you could have your idol all to yourself A short writing exercise Dark / Showbiz / Light Sci-Fi This isn’t based on anyone, so don’t project it onto any person or fan group. 4.5kReads8.6Score75314d adds
- 5 A Perfectly Matched Melody 奕曲同工 An obscure little star meets a chart-topping idol and sets off on the road to the pinnacle of life. 416Reads8.1Score14214d adds
- 6 Dragon Blood 龙血 While carrying out a mission, mercenary Shan Ming comes across a little boy. He never expected the child to be a “Dragonblood,” or to have countless ties to the terrifying “National Weapon” program. The fates of the two of them, and even more people, are changed as a result. A massive conspiracy lurks behind what seems to be an ordinary mission, and Shan Ming's mercenary group is plunged into crisis after crisis… 3.8kReads8.2Score71014d adds
- 7 Three Thousand Springs 三千春 No one in the martial world ever expected the world's greatest fighter to end up with the Great Demon! The Great Demon, Li Xian (Li Lingcang), pushed Cheng Che, the Pavilion Master of Qiankun Pavilion, into the water the very first time they met. And he fell in right after him. The instant he was pushed into the water, Cheng Che got a good look at the “idiot” in front of him and, on a sudden impulse, decided the man was rather handsome. Later, Cheng Che pulled the sword from his waist and plante 741Reads8.1Score21514d adds
- 8 Ballad of the Six Provinces 六州歌头 The Prince of Zhao and his princess are the most infamously carefree couple in Jinling: they drink and feast in lavish towers, getting drunk together in broad daylight. Only their little daughter, who’s barely old enough to wear her hair in a child’s topknot, can drag her ridiculous parents home. Until one day, Lu Lingcong and Xie Jing both discover that what is fated to come will come. Playing the fool and drinking their lives away might help them escape for a while, but not forever. In the win 253Reads8.6Score10114d adds
- 9 Flowers Bloom in Their Own Time, Decay in Silence 花开有时，颓靡无声 [A scheming, icy beauty as the dominant partner x an innocent, flirtatious young master as the submissive partner] [Two male leads + historical romance + scheming characters + tragic romance] Born with a silver spoon in his mouth, Jin Xiaobao is a pampered young master who has never lifted a finger or learned a thing about farming. By chance, he saves Huai En, a mysterious and cunning young beauty. At a single glance, Young Master Jin decides that Huai En is his “bride,” then showers him with at 4.9kReads9.2Score96514d adds
- 10 The Sixth Day of the Sixth Month in Ninth Grade 初三的六一儿童节 A chaotic pure-love story about a finance whiz and a gang boss. A younger, reserved-but-sensual elite dom, and a fierce, tyrannical gang boss sub. Mostly lighthearted, with just a little angst for spice. 3.5kReads8.3Score76214d adds
- 11 Pursuing the King 逐王 A power struggle paved with blades, fought by an ambitious man A path of revenge, carved through every obstacle by an ordinary man A journey to restore order, with a statesman ready for war at dawn A mission to save the world, pursued by an idealist who will never break, no matter how many times he dies 6.5kReads9.1Score1.5k14d adds
- 12 Global Live Broadcast 全球实况 The apocalyptic war and its accompanying disasters killed 90% of the world’s population. The survivors endured a long nuclear winter in underground shelters, then struggled to begin rebuilding human civilization amid the ruins. This was an era of high technology and low productivity. The scarcity of both material goods and spiritual fulfillment in the real world drove people to seek refuge in virtual worlds. Livestreamed reality shows became the most popular form of entertainment, as well as a w 10.1kReads9.2Score1.3k14d adds
- 13 Cambrian Rebirth 寒武再临 A massive earthquake unleashed mysterious energy, accelerating the decay of food and driving plants and animals to evolve at a frenzy. Humanity, too, developed a variety of abilities, and the entire planet descended into apocalyptic madness. For survival, for salvation, and for that tiny glimmer of hope in the depths of despair, an astonishing adventure in the apocalypse begins... 5.9kReads9.0Score1.5k14d adds
- 14 There Is No Observatory on Xiaotanshan Mountain [Shen and Tan] 小潭山没有天文台【沈谭】 Shen-Tan fanfiction Not that one, not that one, not that one. Severely out of character. You can treat it as a new story or just give up on it. “Xiaotanshan doesn't have an observatory.” “Xiaotanshan can have an observatory.” 2.6kReads8.7Score45014d adds
- 15 Who Took Whom Seriously 谁把谁当真 When the real becomes false, and the false becomes real, in this wager made in the name of love, who will make a heart sign for whom in the end, and who will take whom seriously? (A little angst here~ Really, just a tiny bit of angst!!) —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Notes from the Gray Tower 灰塔笔记 Born with an inescapable gift for mathematics, the genius codebreaker is swept into the maelstrom of war. A trusted confidant uses them, and the friend who has always stood by their side betrays them. “I” am a “tool” for an intelligence agency, tasked with deciphering military codes, and a “pawn” in political struggles. At the same time, “I” uncover a lead concerning my mother, who died long ago. To find out what happened to her, “I” have no choice but to keep it from everyone and secretly conta 1.8kReads9.5Score66614d adds
- 17 The 188 Club’s Apex Predator 188男团顶级掠食者 An Alpha CEO top × a Grade B Omega engineer bottom A marriage contract: each gets what they need. A true apex predator takes the best resources for survival and hunts the most elite prey. Qu Moyu, Alpha. Pheromones: black ebony. Shen Dai, Omega. Pheromones: night-blooming cereus. 8.9kReads8.9Score2.3k14d adds
- 18 Catching Butterflies 捕蝴蝶 [Original novel for the audio drama starring Zhang Fuzheng and Gu Chen] At a youth hostel by the sea, the scenery was beautiful, but the place was remote and quiet. The people staying there were all “strange.” Like Chen Xing, I had initially thought they were there for performance art, or to pursue themselves, retreating into seclusion far from the clamor of the world. It was like feeling the lovely summer sea breeze, watching the waves roll in, seeing the fine white sand and the rocks along the 1.1kReads9.5Score29414d adds
- 19 The Gray-Haired Uncle and the Mixed-Race Prince 灰大叔与混血王子 Ding Xiaowei is a single father who works himself to the bone to give his daughter a better life. One moment of greed leads him to bring home an injured, seemingly wealthy unlucky guy he found by the sea, hoping for a classic tale of a rich man falling on hard times and rewarding his rescuer with a fortune. Who knew the unlucky guy would be handsome, considerate, a great cook, and good with kids? Apart from not being a woman, he seems pretty much perfect. Their peaceful days look as though they 6.7kReads9.3Score1.6k14d adds
- 20 Sissy 娘娘腔 Read the blurb carefully! This is not danmei!!! It's a romance novel about healing!!! [Complete. Youthful angst + mutual healing and devotion + a happy-ending bonus story about two men (I want to write it, so please don't hate) + a reborn happy-ending bonus story for the glamorous male and female leads] Yan Shang is a sissy. Why? Who said so? They did. And so it became true... “We will treat you with kindness, and hope the world will absolve the innocent.” One day, a girl named Chen Sanqi pulle 832Reads—Score10014d adds
- 21 A Fei's Little Butterfly 阿飞的小蝴蝶 [Carefree Demolition Heir Ji Ziyu VS Dutiful, Impartial Traffic Officer Xue Sichu] [Modern + Premium Novel + Two Male Leads + Sweet Romance + HE + Bickering Couple + Light Comedy + Positive Energy + Constant Banter] “Illegal parking. Three points off, 200 yuan.” On his first day assigned to the Xuhui Traffic Enforcement Squad, Xue Sichu issued a hundred tickets and was exhausted. Ji Ziyu's brand-new Mercedes-AMG GT got a ticket on its very first trip out. He swore he'd make that little traffic o 2.2kReads9.3Score7314d adds
- 22 The Spring of the Prince's Syndrome 王子病的春天 Foolish, bespectacled dork × obsessive, chuunibyou pretty boy Everything changed after Yin Ge received that letter. His life had gone from smooth and uneventful to one wild twist after another, all thanks to his good neighbor, Xu Ansheng. Yin Ge's wonderful dream of having two children in three years was snatched right out from under him. His good neighbor Xu Ansheng had a secret identity: By day, he was a dignified-looking university teaching assistant in wood carving; by night, he became the b 78Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Unseasonable Rain at Furong Pond 芙蓉塘无常雨 [Gentle god Chong Su VS adorable malevolent ghost Xiao Xue] [Top-quality novel + two male leads + past and present lives + supernatural beings + fantasy + three lifetimes] A newly hired college graduate picks up a cold, aloof young man. Xiao Xue's goals for her new job: work hard, slack off diligently, settle down in a small county town, and live as an ordinary, happy layabout. Chong Su: I don't agree. Supernatural beings VS past and present lives Their first meeting: Chong Su is Xuan Ming, the 228Reads9.4Score11014d adds
- 24 Little Mushroom Fan Fiction 【小蘑菇】同人文 “Humanity's interests come above all else!” Lu Feng lowered his head and wiped the faintly warm gun in his hand. Dressed in the dark uniform of a Judge, he looked solemn. Then he turned and met An Zhe's innocent, guileless gaze. He gave a small cough. “But you're just a little mushroom. You're no threat to humanity, so I'll let you go.” That's right, An Zhe was just a little mushroom. Though he was an outsider, he had stayed here only for his one and only spore... 1.1kReads6.6Score18514d adds
- 25 Hooked 上钩 [Dual male leads + high-quality novel + urban + realistic + melodramatic + mutual devotion + happy ending + one-on-one romance + sweet indulgence] Tao Mu: Sir, would you like to buy some of my tea? (guiltily) Tan Zouyue: Sure, no problem. Send me a photo first so I can take a look. Tao Mu really did send him a photo of himself. Tan Zouyue had originally meant to investigate the tea scam, but he never expected to meet Tao Mu along the way, or for a series of unexpected events to follow... A sting 443Reads9.4Score10914d adds
- 26 The Tyrant's Little Crybaby, Treasured in His Arms 暴君养的小哭包，揣在怀里当个宝 [Two male leads] He is a tyrant hated by all, sinister and ruthless, killing without batting an eye. He is the lowliest little eunuch in the cold palace, timid and prone to tears, like a frightened rabbit. When they first meet, the tyrant has strayed into the cold palace while evading assassins. There he finds the little one crying in a corner because he’s lost a battered old broom, as if the sky has fallen. He’s about to kill the noisy nuisance with one stroke of his sword, but the little one l 9.2kReads8.2Score1.7k14d adds
- 27 The First Lady 第一夫人 [The story takes place in a parallel world where everything is the same as in the real world...] What do you do if you meet a rude, savage man with the swagger of a bandit? What do you do? Wrap him up and drag him to XX! What if you're on the verge of death, but happen to have a brilliant future ahead of you? What do you do? Drag him to XX anyway! [Any resemblance to real place names is purely fictional] 241Reads8.6Score2014d adds
- 28 My Ex-Husband Wants to Remarry Me Again and Again 前夫又又又想复婚了 The comic adaptation of the same name is now available on Kuaikan. [One-on-one romance, both leads have no past relationships; the top is awful at first but becomes devoted later] “Don’t you love me? If you love me, you have to change for me!” With just those words from Ye Linghan, Ji Ran went from an Alpha to an Omega. Ji Ran endured the rejection his changed body brought, as well as Ye Linghan hurting him again and again. After Ye Linghan divorced him, heartbroken Ji Ran turned and walked away 3.4kReads8.7Score67914d adds
- 29 Invalid Q&A 无效问答 [Two male leads · Both powerful · Intense push and pull · Unhinged pursuer] This story is set in a fictional world and is entirely made up. It is not a legal education or public service film. Please don’t apply it to real life. Thank you for your cooperation. Laid-back interrogator Ling Yao lives by the motto “If you can lie down, don’t sit up.” Interrogations are the one exception: he’s incredibly efficient, always opening with a lazy, “Name? Age? Place of origin? Gender?” Then he meets a ma 3kReads8.8Score44414d adds
- 30 Muye 牧野 [Straight-laced, gentle university lecturer Xiang Xingxue (Bai Yunhe) × carefree, proud doctor Xiang Yan] [Top-tier novel + two male leads + unrequited love + love returned + older top + happy ending + sweet romance] A story about a couple who had a fight and couldn’t go home afterward. “The young man didn’t take a single step toward Xiang Xingxue in plain sight. No, perhaps he made a few ‘reluctant’ steps. But in secret, he took tens, even hundreds of thousands of steps, crossing mountains and 320Reads9.4Score10214d adds
- 31 Fishing in a Drained Pond 竭泽而渔 [Cool, aloof older brother Wen Zhen VS gentle, bright younger brother Wen Xiaoyu] [Premium novel + 1v1 + Happy Ending + Mutual devotion + Personal growth + Male-male romance + Healing] This story follows Wen Xiaoyu as he returns to his biological parents after being raised by another family. Du Yue grew up poor, with parents who were always struggling to make ends meet, but his mother stood by him and supported his passion for dance despite the pressure. At twenty, Du Yue was suddenly told that 1.2kReads9.4Score25014d adds
- 32 Get Into Character! 入戏！ Shen Sinan grabbed Fang Ning's hand before it could move any lower and asked coldly, “So eager to seduce me? What, my brother can't satisfy you?” Fang Ning leaned close to his ear and lowered her voice. “Even the most delicious dish gets old. You're different, Young Master. You're fresh!” Later, Fang Ning asked, “Shen Sinan, you hate me, don't you?” Shen Sinan gripped Fang Ning's chin and studied her from side to side. His sharp-featured face was cold and indifferent as he replied without mer 349Reads—Score11114d adds
- 33 Scum Villain: Locked in Autumn's Embrace Year After Year 渣反：岁岁锁清秋 Original author: Mo Xiang Tong Xiu The early part of this story is original fiction (the canon couples remain intact). It mostly follows the push and pull between Bing-ge and Shen Lao Si ❛‿˂̵✧. The extras include Liu Juju's blind-date chronicles, the established Qijiu version, the Langyan arc, and more. Most of them are about unresolved regrets. I had a lot of fun writing this, and I hope you enjoy reading it too ╮(￣▽￣)╭ 2.6kReads8.9Score45114d adds
- 34 The Ming Dynasty: Those Stories, Complete Edition (2021 Expanded Edition) 明朝那些事儿·全集（2021年 增补版） Those Things About the Ming Dynasty mainly tells the history of the Ming dynasty over the three centuries from 1344 to 1644. Drawing on more than twenty sources and miscellanies from the Ming era, including the Veritable Records of the Ming, Comprehensive Mirror of the Ming, History of the Ming, and Comprehensive Records of the Ming, it was reviewed and recommended by Ming history expert Mao Peiqi. Take in three hundred years of Ming history and see a different Great Ming dynasty. The Ming dynas 14.6kReads9.6Score3k14d adds
- 35 Notes from the Gray Tower (Web Edition) 灰塔笔记（网络版） The original online edition of Gray Tower Notes is now available! This edition includes all the short extras and character poems, making it a more complete collection. Thank you all for your support~ Mathematics is the domain of geniuses. Only those who have outgrown what mathematics can satisfy turn to cryptography. Some say codebreakers helped secure victory in the Second World War. They were oddballs among geniuses, deciphering enemy messages from radio waves and striking at the Nazis' vulne 72Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 36 Heavenly Secrets and Brocade 天机云锦 Yun Feiyun was forced to flee to Feiyun Star as a child. He grew up in a new world that did not rely entirely on technology. The vast, turbulent seas of the apocalypse could not erase the marks of history, and there would always be someone by his side to help him break through the clouds that covered the sky. With cloud power in my left hand and technology in my right, I will rise in this new world. With brocade clouds filling the heavens and red lotus karmic fire blazing, I will renew my resolv 2.1kReads—Score23414d adds
- 37 After I Deliberately Gave My Archrival an Empathy Doll 故意把共感娃娃送给死对头后 [Arch-enemies]+ [Mutual Pining]+ [Empathy] (currently revising) The gloomy Su Hui has a secret: He’s hopelessly in love with his childhood friend and arch-enemy. Then one day, he gets a doll that lets people share sensations. So, huh? He decides to give the doll to his arch-enemy. But then To his utter surprise, his arch-enemy is in love with him too. And even more surprisingly His arch-enemy seems to be an evil god. I’m in love with my arch-enemy, only to find out he’s been in love with me all 296Reads8.5Score10914d adds
- 38 Sparrow in the Clouds 云中雀 [The fiery, tsundere divine beast Vermilion Bird Yun Xi × the gentle, steadfast, kind-hearted cultivator Duan Lin] [Historical setting + quality novel + two male leads + equally matched protagonists + mutual secret crushes + cultivation + fantasy + mutual misunderstandings + happy ending + childhood friends] When he sees the little bird he once raised with all his heart and soul in their youth again, Duan Lin thinks: Even if I have to shamelessly stick around and annoy him, it would be wonderful 761Reads9.4Score21114d adds
- 39 A Friendship Between Gentlemen (Complete in Two Volumes) 君子之交（全二册） A heart-wrenching masterpiece by bestselling author Lan Lin! Many years later, I finally understood that I should have hated him. But I didn’t know what I should hate him for. Maybe I just hated him for not lying to me for the rest of my life. For Qu Tongqiu, the proudest and happiest thing that ever happened to him was meeting Ren Ningyuan. Back then, he was nineteen, an ordinary nobody. He thought life was wonderful... Then one day, a voice suddenly whispered in his ear, “It was all a lie.” He 1.4kReads9.3Score31614d adds
- 40 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 1.1kReads—Score17814d adds
- 41 Wine Nearing 将近酒 Raise a Glass to the Wine 2.9kReads—Score18014d adds
- 42 Powder and Rouge 粉黛 Li Baixi is a renowned makeup artist in the industry. At an event, he meets Cheng Ping, a former esports player who has returned to acting, his old profession, after suffering unfair treatment. Admiring the idol he looked up to as a student, Li Baixi signs a long-term contract with Cheng Ping. As they work together, Li Baixi realizes that Cheng Ping is in low spirits and has little enthusiasm for his work. He comes across as irritable and difficult to get along with. Hoping to help Cheng Ping r 2.3kReads9.6Score43614d adds
- 43 Peach Blossom Debt 桃花债 Who is whose tribulation, and who owes whom a debt? A scheme laid a thousand years ago was nothing but a wait for a fateful meeting. Song Yao, the prime minister's son, was infatuated with the celebrated courtesan Yao Xiang, but she was in love with a poor scholar. By a twist of fate, the devastated Song Yao accidentally ate an immortal pill and ascended to become a deity. Tian Shu, the Star Lord of the Heavenly Court, was involved with Emperor Nanming. The Jade Emperor banished them to the mort 4.5kReads9.5Score1.1k14d adds
- 44 How to Survive After Transmigrating as a Villain 穿越成反派要如何活命 Xiao Yu’an transmigrates into a book. He becomes a young, gay king in a novel about a womanizer. How miserable. How tragic. So Xiao Yu’an works hard to stay alive. But! You background characters, if you want to mess with the male lead, fine, but could you stop sending him to me all the time? Xiao Yu’an admits he spoils the male lead, but that’s only because he wants to bask in the protagonist’s glory! Xiao Yu’an: “Stop tormenting the male lead!!! You may not be afraid of dying, but I want to liv 4.1kReads9.1Score80714d adds
- 45 Reversal (Original Novel of the Adaptation Reversal of Love) 逆袭（逆爱影视原著） “I didn’t leave you back then because I was shallow and materialistic.” “I know.” “He didn’t love me. I’ve already broken up with him.” “I know.” “You know? So you still care about me after all.” 3.2kReads8.4Score38314d adds
- 46 My Husband Is Both Delicate and Fierce; the Stutterer Soothes Him Through Tears 夫君又娇又凶，小结巴边掉泪边哄 [Two male leads, a slow-blooming romance, mutual devotion, exclusive pairing, happy ending] [Sensitive, stammering, honest country boy x tsundere, forthright young master] Yu Tingzheng was thoroughly ordinary, and he stammered. He was a country boy who spent his days working from dawn till dusk. Then a wealthy family moved into the village. Their young master was handsome, with rosy lips and pearly teeth, and every time Yu saw him, he blushed. He never imagined his parents would trade him for se 1.9kReads9.2Score30614d adds
- 47 My Boyfriend Caught Me Secretly Showing Off Our Love 偷偷秀恩爱被男友发现了 Question: Is there a secret you wouldn't want your partner to know? Anonymous user: I wish my boyfriend didn't like me quite so much. I'm afraid I won't be able to let go when we break up... Comments: You need to check out that other highly upvoted answer right now. I'm seriously starting to suspect it's your boyfriend!!! Also known as: “My Boyfriend Found the Question I Answered on Some Q&A Site” 3.4kReads9.5Score30214d adds
- 48 Interstellar Transmigration: The Crown Prince's Consort 星际穿越之太子妃 The Crown Prince of the Sodier Empire is getting engaged, and his betrothed is a banished criminal. Xing Yan: The Crown Prince graduated top of his class and has an absurdly powerful combat ability. According to the Empire's gene database, Lian Nuo, an ordinary person with no powers who was banished, is his one and only match. Lian Nuo: The illegitimate son of a minor noble house, he has no powers and was abandoned by his intended partner. In the end, he committed a serious crime out of jealousy 1.6kReads8.6Score22214d adds
- 49 The Sin of Immortality 永生罪 [Proud, phoenix-like beauty Liao Yue x carefree, nonchalant Ji Wuyi] [Ancient setting + acclaimed novel + two male leads + equally matched leads + happy ending + Eastern fantasy + melodrama + plot-driven + supernatural beings] Ji Wuyi stays forever young, and forever loses his head over beautiful women. Ten thousand years ago, Ji Wuyi saved a young woman. The next day, her brother showed up, saying he wanted to repay Ji Wuyi on his sister's behalf. In a moment of impulse, Ji Wuyi married him. Te 3kReads9.5Score75714d adds
- 50 I Thought You Were My Bro, but You Want to Be My Dad?! 我拿你当兄弟，你却想当我爸？！ Two male leads! [Inexperienced, earnest puppy of a younger man × scheming older man] [Age gap + younger pursuer + straight older man] Jiang Gaoyi braced one hand against the wall and gripped Luo Jing's wrist with the other, pinning him firmly against it. He lowered his voice deliberately, a hint of anger in it. “I like Uncle Han Rong. Why do you keep getting in my way?” Luo Jing refused to back down. He gritted his teeth and shot back, word by word: “Why?! You have the nerve to ask? He's my dad, 571Reads8.2Score10114d adds
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