Novels like Twining Vines
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Twining Vines, best match first.
- 1 The Empress’s Throne May Be Fine, but I’m Not Interested 后位虽好，本郡主不稀罕了 [Both reborn + ex-husband’s desperate pursuit (she won’t take him back) + childhood friend general wins the beauty] In her previous life, the emperor and empress shared a harmonious marriage for more than thirty years. Everyone praised the empress as virtuous: she kept the imperial harem in balance and ensured that none of the emperor’s more than thirty sons and daughters died young. No one knew how bitterly Ran Muqing struggled through the nights, alone, nursing her heartbreak. When morning cam 210Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 2 The Reborn Princess No Longer Loves Him, and His Whole Family Begs for Forgiveness 郡主重生不爱了，夫君全家求原谅 To earn the chance to be reborn, Lou Yutang was born into the body of the Anjun Princess of Xicang. She gave her whole heart to her husband and his family, only to become utterly exhausted and die when the poison took effect. “What! It didn't work? I gave them my whole heart and my life, and finally got them to accept me, and now you're telling me it doesn't count? Are you kidding me? I'm done!” She wanted to be reborn so she could torment her scumbag husband. But here, she was tormented until t 57Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Reborn as the Estate's Judge, I Solve Case After Case With Gusto 重生后我为宅院审判官嘎嘎断案 Lu Zhiyu lost herself trying to earn her family's love. She suppressed her joys and sorrows and sacrificed everything so her younger sister could have it all. Abandoned for ten years, she spent those ten years waiting. Then, after being brought back, she spent another ten years being used. In this life, she returned carrying hatred, only to discover that her greedy younger sister wasn't born evil. She had been manipulated and incited by others. In an instant, Lu Zhiyu's anger had nowhere to go. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Reborn as the Marquis's Legitimate Daughter, I Have a Lovesick Prince's Life in My Hands 侯门嫡女重生后，病娇王爷拿命宠 (Rebirth + daughter of a military family + legitimate daughter of a marquis's household + household and palace power struggles + two strong leads + sweet romance) In her previous life, Song Qianyu was blind in heart and mind. Swayed by Pei Jin's sweet words, she unhesitatingly led 200,000 Black Armored troops to help him ascend the throne. Once seated on the throne, he not only broke his promise to make her empress, but instead made her younger sister, Song Yutang, empress. The Black Armored t —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 First Love, a Sizzling Summer 初恋，炽热的盛夏 [One-on-one romance, both leads are devoted only to each other + sweet romance with a little angst + the regretful ex can’t win her back + reborn] Su Qian was reborn in her senior year of high school. She was back in the year she fell in love with Mu Chi. In her previous life, she pursued him relentlessly, and in the end, he married her out of obligation. After they married, he buried himself in work while she became a wealthy society wife. After two miscarriages, she chose to take her own life. 71Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Reborn Maid: The Scheming Prince Tempts Me to Defy My Betters 重生丫鬟：腹黑王爷诱我以下犯上 [Reborn + inner thoughts + sweet romance + bickering couple] [Down-and-out, fiery, dangerously mad fox beauty × cunning, devoted gray wolf] The princess of Nanyue, Nangong Rongyue, is reborn as a maid-in-waiting to her sworn enemy in the neighboring kingdom. To stay alive and return to Nanyue for revenge, she has no choice but to serve the cunning prince and win his favor, all while constantly plotting to kill him and escape back home. A guard warns her, “Our prince hates women who throw themse 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Reborn: Cherishing the Wife Cast Aside 重生之娇宠下堂妻 Jin Chan was reborn on the very night she was cast aside. Delighted, she even helped Zheng Wenxuan figure out how to dump her and marry a beautiful young woman instead... Zheng Wenxuan said, “Don’t worry. I’ll raise you like my own little sister.” His mother said, “Child, why are you so foolish? Once Wenxuan passes the imperial exams, you’ll be a government official’s wife. You’ll have plenty of good days ahead.” Jin Chan chuckled. “No, thank you. How could I possibly hold back a successful scho —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Reborn: The Charming Young Lady Conquers the Realm 重生之娇俏嫡女玩江山 [Rebirth + powerful male and female leads + revenge on the wicked + traditional household and palace intrigue] A calculated act of heroism that saved a beauty left Leng Ningyue hopelessly smitten. For Xiao Nanning’s sake, she devoted the resources of the entire marquis’s household to helping him, raising him from an overlooked second prince to the throne everyone coveted. She never imagined she would end up inviting a wolf into her home. At Xiao Nanning’s command, the meritorious Lin family 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 After Dumping My Fiancé for His Habit of Giving Away Other People's Gifts, He Went Crazy 踹掉喜欢借花献佛的未婚夫后，他疯了 After dumping her fiancé for constantly taking credit for other people's generosity, he went mad 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 The Songstress Concubine Runs Away and Opens a Men’s Brothel, Leaving the Heir Regretting Everything 歌妓小妾逃跑，开了南风馆后世子悔疯啦 His songstress concubine runs away and opens a brothel for men. The young lord regrets it too late! 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Forced to Marry a Treacherous Official, She Decides to Let It All Go 被逼嫁奸臣，她破罐破摔了 In her previous life, Han Yuran marries into the Anping Marquis’s household. Before they can consummate the marriage, her husband is convicted of a crime and flees. To keep the crumbling household afloat, she works herself to the bone until she falls ill. When she is gravely sick, the son she raised refuses to let her attend his wedding. That is when she discovers her husband was never dead. He has been hiding away with his childhood sweetheart, his cousin, and the son she spent twenty years rai 9Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 12 Reborn on My Wedding Night, I Take My Unhinged Prince to Catch a Cheater 重生新婚夜，我带疯批王爷去捉奸 Pei Qingxu died once. After catching her beloved younger sister and her childhood sweetheart of a husband in bed together, her husband and sister joined forces to smash her skull. When she opened her eyes again, she was dressed in a bright red wedding gown, with wedding music ringing out. Childhood sweethearts? Sisterly devotion? She set the marquis’s mansion on fire, then invited the notorious Prince Li Yan, feared throughout the capital, to come watch the show. Caught them in the act, got a di 1.3kReads—Score15714d adds
- 13 My Family Was Wiped Out from the Start? I’m Reborn to Crush Scumbags and Kill My Husband to Prove My Way 开局灭门？看我重生虐渣杀夫证道 [Satisfying family-intrigue drama + strong substitute heroine + groveling ex + both are devoted to each other] On the day Shen Zhiyun married, everyone envied her for marrying the top scholar of the imperial exams. Little did anyone know that on their wedding night, her groom would slaughter everyone in her city and then stab her through with his blade. Luckily, she is saved by Situ Yao, the daughter of a censor, and the two become sworn sisters. At her savior's request, Shen Zhiyun assumes Situ 13Reads—Score214d adds
- 14 Framed and Stripped of Everything? The Emperor's Days Are Numbered 被害抄家？天凉了，该换个陛下了 [Sweet romance + devoted to each other + satisfying revenge + face-slapping + both reborn + revenge against scumbags] In her previous life, Ning Wuyou was the most pampered legitimate daughter of a marquis’s family in the imperial capital. But the suspicious king brought the Ning’an Marquis household to ruin overnight. Her parents and elder brothers were all exiled, while she fell into the hands of a scumbag and became a plaything for corrupt officials. After suffering endless torment, she was 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Reborn: She Runs, He Chases, and Her Cunning Husband Goes All Out 重生，她逃他追，腹黑老公追疯了 [Mutual First Love] [One-on-One Romance] [The Husband Chases His Wife to Win Her Back] [Sweet, Soft-Hearted Heroine + Cunning, Dominant, Strong Hero] Han Xi has had a crush on Qin Mingzhi for ten years. Every little detail of her secret love for him is written in her diary. But she is only the housekeeper's granddaughter, living under the Qin family's roof. Every day, she can only look up at that ray of light, never daring to hope it will shine on her. At Qin Mingzhi's graduation party, she brin 197Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 16 May the Rest of Your Life Be Safe and Sound 余生万安 May the Rest of Your Life Be Peaceful 10.9kReads—Score10414d adds
- 17 Reborn, I Just Want a Different Husband 重生后只想换个夫君 In her previous life, she loved him sincerely, but he loved someone else. After his rebellion failed, she was confined with him in the Solitary Pine Garden. They struggled to survive, but she died with bitterness in her heart. When she opened her eyes again, she was reborn at the moment she fell from the cliff. This time, she was determined to get a divorce. With a second life, she would enjoy herself, live freely and boldly, and find herself a good husband… What she didn’t know was that Fu Yunh 12Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 18 Reborn After Losing My Baby: I Tore My Scumbag Ex to Shreds and Took Over the Court 孕殒重生：手撕渣男后我权倾朝 The rating was just posted and will go up! Dive in without worry! [Rebirth + punishing scumbags and face-slapping + strong heroine + political intrigue] Reborn after dying while pregnant, she’s a match for anyone in wit and strategy, crushing the scumbags and wiping out their whole family. In her previous life, she died pregnant in the freezing snow. Only in her final moments did she see the truth: Her former fiancé, the heir to a noble title, had hidden nothing but schemes beneath his gentle wo 4Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 19 Reborn, the Paralyzed Physician Consort Marries Your Brother to Seize Your Kingdom 残废医妃重生后，嫁你弟夺你江山 Li Muyan, the legitimate daughter of the Chancellor's household, was manipulated in her previous life by a treacherous man and her wicked stepsister. She died a horrific death, and her family was dragged down with her. Reborn, she would repay every hurt with a hurt, every drop of blood with blood. She outwitted the scheming mother and daughter and toppled the treacherous man's empire. Poison in one hand, medicine in the other, she could turn the tides with a gesture and command the court. In her 23Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 20 The Spring Breeze Won't Cross the River, So You Must Cross It Yourself 春风不渡，君自渡 The Spring Breeze Won't Cross the River, So You Must Cross It Yourself 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 After Her Divorce, the Best Actress Became a Top-Tier Star in the Entertainment World 离婚后，影后她成了娱乐圈顶流 [Ex’s Regret + Entertainment Industry + Secret Identity + Beloved by Her Family] After her divorce, Jiang Xingwan, a once-popular screen queen, tears off the label of “gold-digging woman who married into wealth only to be dumped” and reclaims her true image as a top-tier star and pampered heiress adored by her wealthy family. She kicks her worthless ex to the curb. Good riddance. The next one will be better. Cheating? Her eldest brother, president of a top entertainment company: “Delete the post 116Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 22 Reborn as the Legitimate Daughter: I Married a Widow Three Times to Become Princess Consort 重生嫡女，三嫁寡妇为王妃 [Reborn + Heiress Returns + Light Metaphysics + Mutual Warmth + Light Court Intrigue + Light Household Drama] In her previous life, she should have lived in luxury, married a fine husband with a grand wedding procession, and enjoyed every possible privilege. But who could have guessed that she would be framed, cast out, and left to drift through life, blessed with a noble birth but no good fortune? She was widowed three times in three marriages, becoming the laughingstock of the Duke’s household 317Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 23 The Legitimate Daughter Is Reborn: A Late Sincere Heart Is Worth Less Than Grass 嫡女重生，迟来的真心比草贱 Both reborn + redemption + mutual flirting = the cold, aloof persona crumbles completely Clear-headed, spirited young lady versus domineering Prince Regent who steals her heart In her previous life, she was blind and foolishly loved the wrong scumbag, only to be discarded once she was no longer useful. Filled with resentment as she lay dying, she dragged the scumbag and his mistress to hell with her. In his previous life, he returned from the frontier too late. Holding her cold body in the pouri 157Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 24 Reborn: The Merchant's Daughter Wants a Divorce 重生之商女要和离 Gu Qingluan, the daughter of a wealthy merchant in the capital, has been married to Shen Yingheng, Vice Minister of Revenue, for nearly eight years. The couple have always treated each other with icy politeness. Gu Qingluan keeps her head down and makes herself small in the household. She honors her in-laws and cares for her husband. Because of her humble background, everyone in the household looks down on her, though they are quite interested in her family’s money. In their seven years of marr 2.6kReads8.5Score15114d adds
- 25 Side Consort? How Did You Know the Crown Prince Killed the Crown Princess? 侧妃？你怎么知道太子灭了太子妃 [1v1, Both Leads Are Sexually Inexperienced, Sweet Romance] [Love at First Sight + A Lofty Beauty Falls from Grace + Powerful Male Lead and Strong Female Background + Not a Self-Sacrificing Saint] Note: The male lead has only the female lead, both physically and in name. She is the only woman in his household. This story focuses more on the romance. The story opens with a wedding. If you can't handle things moving this fast, feel free to leaveヽ(‘⌒´メ)ノ Su Wu is the only little peach spirit in al 390Reads8.4Score10714d adds
- 26 I’m Done Being the Crown Princess 这太子妃我不干了 Also known as The Crown Princess’s Daily Life Escaping the Palace An ancient-style story where escape is impossible Jiang Yan spent two diligent years as the Crown Princess, only to be framed and poisoned to death in the end. As she lay dying, Jiang Yan swore that if she got another life, she would never be a Crown Princess again. So what if the Crown Prince was handsome? She wanted nothing to do with being Crown Princess. In her previous life, Jiang Yan spent two years pretendin 84Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 27 Reborn as the Regent's Sweet Childhood Bride 重生后，成了摄政王的青梅小甜妻 A clever, doted-on legitimate daughter of a powerful family × a beautiful, cold-hearted regent In her past life, Tao Xiyan was a weak and helpless young lady. By joining in when Wen Yao was bullied as a child, she brought disaster upon herself, and the Tao family was ultimately stripped of its home and exiled. Reborn, Tao Xiyan resolves to win Wen Yao over and save her family. Enemies who were strangers in their past lives become childhood friends in this one. Tao Xiyan gradually comes to think 2Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 28 I Died Horribly in a Fire, Then Came Back to Destroy the Ungrateful Wolf 惨死火场，重生后我虐翻白眼狼 [Reborn + revenge on scumbags + the scumbag man is also reborn + an ex’s desperate pursuit + both are chaste] In her previous life, Su Wanzhou lived a miserable existence. Her husband grew distant, her mother-in-law made life difficult, and as an orphan, she had nowhere to turn. As she died in a fire, she finally learned that her seemingly noble and upright husband had been in love with his adopted sister all along. Reborn in a single day, she finds herself at the very moment she once traveled t 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 How Many Secret Identities Does My Consort Have? 爱妃到底有几个马甲 [Love-struck prince vs. career-driven heroine; two strong leads + soul transmigration + sweet romance + physician heroine + wild imagination] Li Xiaoxiao was at her wits’ end. Other people transmigrate into breathtaking beauties, but after being struck by lightning, she transmigrated into a rabbit. Her career plan was to become the young prince’s favorite ornamental pet. An unreliable System gave Li Xiaoxiao a powerful figure as a secret identity. That powerful figure was the most beautiful woma 7Reads—Score214d adds
- 30 What Has Her Ladyship Done Now? 夫人她又怎么了？ [A Twist of Fate + Marriage First, Love Later + Household Intrigue and Face-Slapping + The Husband's Pursuit] Set in a fictional dynasty loosely inspired by the Ming. While on her way to pray at a temple, Fan Jinniang, who had married far from home, accidentally fell from her carriage. When she woke, she realized that the past two years she had spent with the Chen family in Shangdu had been utterly miserable. Her mother-in-law was domineering and unreasonable, and her sister-in-law was a shamele 332Reads—Score10914d adds
- 31 A Joyful Encounter with You 遇卿欢 In her previous life, Song Wan was determined to marry the newly crowned top scholar from her hometown, and she used every means at her disposal to get her wish. Only as she lay dying did she learn that the man beside her had treated her as nothing more than a stepping stone to advance his career. He had poisoned her for ten years, until she finally died a violent death. Reborn, Song Wan looked at the five-year-old boy she had raised, who wasn’t even hers, and could only think how utterly foolis 4.7kReads8.3Score49814d adds
- 32 After Three Years as a Political Bride, I Abandoned My Empress's Throne to Marry Another 和亲三年，我弃后位嫁他人 After Three Years of Political Marriage, I Abandoned My Throne as Empress and Married Another Man —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Your Highness, Don't Come Any Closer! 殿下你不要过来啊 In her new life, Gao Zhichu wants only to avenge her sister and uncover the truth about her own death in her previous life. So she assumes her older sister Gao Zhiyi's identity as a princess of the highest rank. Until one day, she opens her eyes and discovers... She is trapped, watching someone else use her body. A screen appears before her eyes. It shows the System, and the conqueror must win the affection of five people to complete the mission. Zhao Jieyue, self-controlled and determined not t 6Reads—Score214d adds
- 34 Passionate Entanglement After Marriage: I Have a Baby for the Cursed Prince 婚后缠欢我给天煞孤星王爷生崽崽 [Fierce Yet Sweet Fox Beauty × Scheming, Pure-Hearted, Lonely Big Bad Wolf] [Rebirth] [1v1 Sweet Romance] [Cute Pets] [Upbringing] [Children Later On] [Mutual Salvation] In her previous life, Hua Jingyue was deceived by her fake-sweet best friend and the man she had personally taken in and cared for. They destroyed her family, then left her in a mass grave to be eaten by wild dogs. Reborn, she returned to life. A gravely wounded man by the roadside? Not picking him up! Her fake-sweet best friend 221Reads9.0Score10414d adds
- 35 Reborn: Your Highness the Crown Prince, Stop Chasing Me! 重生：太子殿下别再追了！ [Devoted to one another + both reborn: the heroine first, then the hero + satisfying revenge] [Some angst for the hero early on, a long road to winning her back, then lots of sweetness and mutual flirting as they join forces to take down their enemies] In her previous life, Shen Jinshan used her family’s influence to petition for an imperial decree allowing her to marry Gu Feng. She believed that her wholehearted love would eventually warm his icy heart. Instead, she dragged her family into exil 120Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 36 The Day He Cut the Blood from My Heart, I Married His Imperial Uncle 剜我心头血那天，我嫁了他皇叔 The Day He Cut Out My Heart's Blood, I Married His Imperial Uncle 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 The Phoenix Crown Changes Hands 凤冠换主 The Phoenix Crown Changes Hands 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 They Seized My Family Estate? I Married the Regent and Rose to Power 抄我家？转头我嫁摄政王权倾朝野 They Tried to Steal My Family Fortune, So I Turned Around and Married the Regent, Taking the Court by Storm 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Reborn, I Refused the Marriage and Turned to Marry a Disabled Prince 重生拒婚后，我转身嫁了残废王爷 Reborn, I Refused the Marriage and Turned Around to Marry a Disabled Prince 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 After Draining the Family Fortune, I'm Done Being This Powerful Minister's Wife 掏空家产后，这权臣夫人我不当了 After Draining the Family Fortune, I Refuse to Be This Powerful Official's Wife 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 Reborn, I Stood by as My Childhood Friend Went Downhill 重生后我袖手旁观，竹马一天不如一天 After eight years as childhood sweethearts and husband and wife, Hu Ningshuang finally helped Shen Qingbai pass the imperial examinations and become the top scholar through her hard work running their household. Yet on the night the results were posted, he tricked her into drinking a bowl of abortion medicine. “Why?” she asked him as she lay in a pool of blood. “Because I want you to know what it feels like to lose the person you love most.” “She wasn't killed by me.” “Without you, she wouldn't 253Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 42 Vermilion Sand in My Palm, Nothing More 掌心朱砂，不过尔尔 The Cinnabar on My Palm Is Nothing Special 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Prince, Stop Kneeling! The Princess Consort Really Won't Marry You 王爷别跪了，王妃她真的不嫁了 My Lord, Stop Kneeling. Your Princess Consort Really Isn't Marrying You 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 After I Remarried the Grand Tutor, the Crown Prince Knelt in Public and Called Me His Master's Wife 改嫁太傅后，太子当众跪喊师娘 After I Remarried the Grand Tutor, the Crown Prince Knelt in Public and Called Me His Martial Aunt 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 Reborn After Being Sentenced to Death, the Prince Begged Me Not to Divorce Him 被赐死后重生，王爷跪求我别和离 Reborn After Being Sentenced to Death, the Prince Begged Me Not to Divorce Him 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 My Broken Engagement, the Sickly Male Lead’s Forceful Pursuit 退婚失败，病娇男主对我强取豪夺 [Male lead is kind on the surface but cruel underneath + obsessive love + groveling to win her back + childhood friends + female lead transmigrated into a new body at birth + real and fake princesses + she never forgets a grudge and always gets even] A gentleman in public, a ruthless schemer in private, heir to a powerful family × a beautiful madwoman who seems carefree but is cold-blooded at heart From the male lead's perspective: Nian Zhao didn't like Wen Yige. She was a princess, for goodnes 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 Reborn Noblewoman: I Remarried in Splendid Ten-Mile Red Finery! 贵女重生：我十里红妆风光改嫁！ In her previous life, Li Ruo trusted a treacherous man and lost both her wealth and the man himself, dying young in the end. Reborn, she refuses to compromise ever again. She must divorce him, and she can’t waste a moment! The heir of the Chen family, who has come from afar, rolls up his sleeves, ready for action: I’ll help you! After kicking that treacherous man to the curb, Li Ruo has no interest in romance. All she wants is to stay at a temple and cleanse herself of the bad luck her ex-husban 69Reads8.6Score10814d adds
- 48 The Reborn Noble Daughter’s Glory 再世嫡女风华 The Splendor of a Reborn Legitimate Daughter 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 When I Woke Up, I Decided to Make the Scumbag and the Villainous Woman's Wishes Come True 一觉醒来，我决定成全渣男烂女 I Woke Up and Decided to Bring the Scumbag and His Terrible Woman Together 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 Forced to Marry the Top Scholar, I Reborn and My Ex-Husband Went Mad with Love 强嫁状元郎，重生后，前夫疯狂爱 [Both reborn + historical romance + one-on-one, devoted couple and each other’s first love + groveling chase] In her previous life, Mu Yunyao fell in love at first sight with the top scholar, Ziyu. Through underhanded means, she finally became his wife. She thought that after years of devotion, she would eventually earn his love. Only in the end did she realize it had all been a fantasy of her own making. She was reborn, back to the time before he passed the imperial examinations. She resolved n 321Reads8.0Score—14d adds
