Novels like The Lu Family of the Empire: My Wife Is Sweet and Gentle
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- 1 What Are You Hiding For? Weren't You the One Who Said You Wanted to Kiss Me Senseless? 躲什么？不是你说见面想亲死我吗 [Dual male leads + childhood friends turned rivals + online romance + roommates + sweet HE + one-sided crush (top falls first)] [Fiery, tsundere bottom × gloomy, scheming top] Lin You has always wanted a sweet romance, but there’s always been a stumbling block in his love life: his nemesis, Shen Qingci. Shen Qingci is the sole heir to the Shen family. He gets top grades, comes from a good family, and is handsome. He’s like a lofty flower beyond anyone’s reach, and almost everyone likes him. Exce 276Reads8.4Score10714d adds
- 2 Has Anyone Seen My Vines? 谁看见我藤蔓了？ [Vine tendril top / two male leads / both chaste + curse] Jin Lai’s ultimate goal in life: to slack off and live off his parents. His plan to mooch off them at twenty-two fell apart halfway through when his parents, hoping to make him more ambitious, packed their bags and went abroad on vacation, leaving him alone in Lingcheng. Jin Lai dutifully became a vine cultivator, responsible for raising a strange vine… Who could have guessed that this would lead to one nightmare after another! 446Reads8.9Score10414d adds
- 3 After His O-Male Disguise as a Beta Is Exposed, the Aloof Professor Is Made to Cry by a Top Alpha O装B掉马后清冷教授被顶A弄哭 [Two male leads + ABO + unhinged + only ever been with each other + sweet romance + mildly coercive] [Seemingly harmless puppy-like Alpha with a possessive, unhinged side × fake aloof beauty who is actually a frail, gentle Omega] Shen Sining was exquisitely beautiful, but unfortunately, he was a Beta. Everyone thought he was an untouchable beauty seated high above the clouds. But none of them knew that he was actually an Omega who couldn’t release pheromones or detect them. Then one day, an Alph 1.5kReads9.2Score19114d adds
- 4 Oops, My Childhood Friend Has Been Secretly in Love with Me for Years 糟糕，被竹马暗恋多年 [Two male leads + childhood friends + rekindled romance] A cool-faced, secretly passionate, persistent pursuer × a funny, absurdly straightforward receiver They met when they were young and naive, and reunited as love began to blossom. Eight-year-old Hu Jinchen met Lin Jiajia. One glance, and he knew it would last a lifetime. When they reunited twelve years later, a heart long dormant began to beat again. The moment I saw you, I knew you were the fate I could never escape. Hu Jinchen had actuall 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Is My Wife a Mad Dog? How Did He Get So Weak-Kneed? 对面是疯狗老婆吗？他腰软成这样 [Quick transmigration + two male leads + male lead is the pursuer + twisted push and pull + vicious clashes + 1v1, each other’s first and only] [Handsome, cunning, reserved top with an overpowering need for control × gorgeous, ruthless, gloomy wolf bottom who’s completely unhinged] Wen Ye is the leader of Team One at the Space-Time Administration Center in the Origin World. He has a nasty personality and a belly full of tricks, and before every mission to save someone, he makes sure to extort a 10.3kReads9.2Score1k14d adds
- 6 Damn Humans! Stop Moving My Fish Tank 可恶的人类！不要搬我的鱼缸 (Mutually devoted 1v1 + talent competition in the entertainment industry + sweet romance + haughty mermaid prince X roguish human) Lan Yinyuan was the only mermaid in his clan to inherit the bloodline of the Siren Sea Demon. After having his fill of the sea, he decided to make waves on land. But while Lan Yinyuan wasn't looking, his friend Zhong Mojiang sent him onto the talent show Youth Factory. Lan Yinyuan: “Are you kidding me? A talent show? And the camp is by the sea?! If I get wet, my legs 2.7kReads9.4Score57914d adds
- 7 Sunset Mountains 落日山脉 [The original novel of the radio drama of the same name, starring Zhang Fuzheng and Liu Sicen!!!] [Teacher Wei Chi, sent to teach in the countryside VS wanderer Xiao Yanwei] [Dual male leads + premium novel + healing + redemption + rural teaching + literary + mutual devotion + happy ending + devoted love] Before meeting Xiao Yanwei, Wei Chi had never wanted anyone to stay. The place where he lived was the shortest stave in the barrel, the most overlooked corner of China's 9.6 million square kilo 3.6kReads9.6Score69714d adds
- 8 I Can't Watch! Brother Heng Is Spoiling His Desk Mate Again! 没眼看！珩哥又在宠同桌！ [Two Male Leads, Campus Romance, Sunny Ray of Sunshine and Cool, Aloof Hunk] "I, Shu Heng, like my classmate Su Zexu, and Su Zexu and I are dating!" "I was the one who pursued Su Zexu. I like him so, so much." Shu Heng took Su Zexu's hand. "Can I hug you?" The sunlight was dazzling. Su Zexu squinted at Shu Heng, who raised a hand to shield him from the sun. Su Zexu hugged Shu Heng tightly. "Classmate Shu Heng, I like you so, so much." "You didn't pursue me. We fell for each other and confessed a 3.3kReads9.4Score57314d adds
- 9 So Sweet! The Handsome Roommate Gets Kissed to Tears by the Campus Heartthrob Again 齁甜！漂亮室友又被校草亲哭了 (Completed) [Two male leads + university setting + healing + top students + sweet romance + 1v1, both chaste + happy ending] Before university started, Jiang Yuci first met Wen Yu in a bar. Wen Yu was working there and got bullied by some jerk. Jiang Yuci wasn't the type to get involved in other people's business, but when he saw Wen Yu's reddened eyes, he had to admit he was smitten. So while others played the hero and rescued a beauty, he played the hero and rescued a handsome guy. Later, Jian 13.4kReads9.4Score2.6k14d adds
- 10 Quick Transmigration: The Pure yet Alluring Beauty Becomes the Big Shot's Apple of His Eye 快穿：纯欲美人成为大佬心尖宠 [Two Male Leads + Sweet, Satisfying Romance + Both Pure, 1v1 + Happy Ending] Lu Yan was once the ace mission-taker in the no-CP division of the Quick Transmigration Bureau. Then the romance division poached him. From that moment on, a whole new world opened up to him. Lu Yan, who puts being single above all else, stares speechlessly at the emotionally beautiful love-addicted lunatics in his mission worlds. * [World One: He's the doctor friend of the domineering CEO hero] Modern domineering CEO h 10.2kReads9.2Score94814d adds
- 11 The Merman Has Lost Control! Let This Alpha Go! 鲛人失控，放开这个Alpha！ [Merman top + two strong leads + both are pure / push and pull / hypnosis / obsessive, unhinged merman × laid-back commander who refuses to get his act together, happy ending + one-on-one] On Xiao Tinghe’s twenty-second birthday, his older brother kicked him off to a godforsaken research base in the northern desert. Who would have believed it? They were raising a genderless mermaid in the desert! An amphibious creature: a merman. Every day, Xiao Tinghe had to fly a helicopter for two hours to bu 6.5kReads9.5Score1.1k14d adds
- 12 Quick Transmigration: The Irresistible White Moonlight Is Flirtatious and Wild 快穿：万人迷白月光他又撩又野 [1v1 + Two Male Leads + They Speak Their Minds, No Misunderstandings + Yandere + Flirty Tease] Chu Yan, a big shot in the Quick Transmigration Bureau, gets scammed by the Main God System and is sent down the path of winning over male leads. First World: [A top-tier star with a massive fanbase x an assistant who seems like a sweet puppy but is actually a yandere] The easily embarrassed assistant, secretly a dark and obsessive yandere, lifts him effortlessly. “Little darling, is this okay?” Secon 1.9kReads9.4Score24514d adds
- 13 The Young Lady of the Li Family Is Reborn! 厉爷家的小祖宗重生了！ [Dominant, overbearing, possessive top x spoiled, willful, dramatic bottom] Reborn + flirting and pampering + devoted to each other + sweet and angsty + happy ending Duan Zhining wanted nothing more than to escape from the man with obsessive tendencies, but the man refused to let him go. He even confined him to a villa, forbidding him from stepping outside. Later, Duan Zhining pressed a knife to his own throat and threatened to take his life. Only then did the man let him go. Duan Zhining though 26.6kReads9.4Score3.3k14d adds
- 14 Quick Transmigration: I Am a Dragon 快穿：我是龙 What should you do when faced with a cold-blooded, obsessive villain? Hug him, hold his hand, flirt with him, and spoil him! The greedy little dragon Long Tangtang travels through three thousand worlds to save villains so she can earn redemption points. “Weren’t I supposed to be the one saving you? D-don’t pull my paw! And no kissing either!” A certain villain: “If you want to save me, love me.” At first, the cold and heartless villain thinks this silly dragon is clingy and spoiled. But later, h 1.8kReads9.4Score18714d adds
- 15 The Moment After I Reincarnated as the Dowry Bride 穿成陪嫁下一秒 Two men + mutually faithful + domestic life + dual career struggles + imperial examinations and court politics After a fire, Meng Wan transmigrated to a dynasty he had never heard of and became a male companion to a young lady from a duke's household. Before he could figure out where he was, the next moment he was bound hand and foot and sold off by the young lady. Meng Wan: “? ... Mmmph!!!!!!!” Song Tingzhou lost his father as a child, and his mother raised him alone. Defying everyone's obje 30.2kReads9.5Score4.3k14d adds
- 16 I Got the Wrong Script and Became the Protagonist's Partner? 拿错剧本的我成了主角他对象？ Originally titled: Did I Pick Up the Wrong Script and Become the Protagonist’s Love Interest? Top/bottom romance + anthology Some books have protagonists with no protagonist aura at all. They’re abused physically and emotionally until they become mentally unstable, and their stories end with them either going mad or dying. After countless complaints from readers, System 000 took on the task of revamping these books. It would turn books pulled from circulation into wholesome reads and transform t 45.9kReads9.6Score4.7k14d adds
- 17 Little Merman, Drop Those Pearls! The Cunning Wolf King Is Going Crazy 小鲛人，掉珍珠！腹黑狼王他要疯 Not a baby-talk story. A crybaby grows up. Ultra-sweet, devoted 1v1: soft, teary crybaby and fierce little merfolk × scheming, possessive wolf king Yu Ci is a “white pearl-glow merfolk,” regarded as the least valuable member of the merfolk clan. To maintain balance among the various races, the authorities on Blue Star decide that the merfolk must send a little merfolk to live on land. With one glance, Jiang Shaoge chooses Yu Ci, who hasn't even mastered using his limbs and can barely walk. Witho 9.8kReads9.6Score1.7k14d adds
- 18 Damn It! My Roommate Is Forcing Their Love on Me 可恶！被室友强制爱了 [Two male leads] [College campus] [Both devoted only to each other] [Petty, spoiled, tsundere young master top × resilient, handsome straight guy with extraordinary emotional obliviousness] What do you do when your roommate confesses to you? Reject him! What do you do when he forces you into a relationship after you reject him? Forget it, let's just date. Bai Tang is a thoroughly straight guy who worked hard to get from a small mountain village into a big city. He never expected city people to b 23.9kReads9.4Score3.5k14d adds
- 19 Quick Transmigration: Passing Through a World of Cliches 快穿：在狗血的全世界路过 [The completed audiobook adaptation, featuring a real-life cast, has the same title] [Top! Top!! TOP!!!] Pei Yu was on the verge of death when he was bound to a System belonging to an organization called “Dog-Blood Drama.” He had to take the place of the original characters in various melodramatic stories, live out their lives peacefully, and save a particular person. Pei Yu: “...” A small matter. In the body-double romance, he is the frail, unattainable white moonlight the protagonist gong can 29.8kReads9.5Score2.5k14d adds
- 20 Forced Deeper 强制深入 "Dual male leads + coercion + doctor + intense push and pull + devoted husband" A manic, husky-like big shot VS an arrogant, gorgeous male doctor Coercion is only the beginning; love is eternal. Lin Yan: Taking your pants off the first time we meet? That’s embarrassing (I can’t wait!) Ji Shen: ... Lin Yan: What was your name again, Ji what? Ji Shen: Just call me Doctor Ji. Lin Yan: No way. That would make me sound uneducated. Ji Shen: ... 8.3kReads9.0Score1k14d adds
- 21 EN A Washed-Up Celebrity Goes Viral on a Dating Show After Switching to Crude Mode 糊咖开启粗俗模式后在恋综里爆火 [Male-Male Romance + ABO + Livestream + Dating Show + Sweet Romance] After transmigrating into a broke, washed-up nobody who was mocked across the internet for pretending to be an Omega, hit-song producer Nan Zhou said, “First of all, I haven’t done anything to any of you…” Unable to afford the massive compensation fee, he had no choice but to join a livestream dating show. His scumbag former bandmate: “Baby, I miss you.” Nan Zhou: “If you miss me, call me. My number hasn’t changed. It’s the one 69kReads9.5Score12.9k14d adds
- 22 Wait, What Kind of Royal Guard Would Dare Bully the Emperor? 不是，谁家暗卫敢欺皇上呀？ [Two male leads + exclusive 1v1 romance + emperor and bodyguard + emperor switches from top to bottom, bodyguard switches from bottom to top + System + transmigration + sweet romance + light physical angst, no emotional angst! Both leads are powerful!] Two male leads, an emperor and his bodyguard, transmigration, a System, and missions. The emperor switches from top to bottom, while the bodyguard switches from bottom to top. One side couple has a crybaby top and a burly bottom, while another sid 21kReads9.5Score3k14d adds
- 23 I Was Just Keeping My Sister Company at School, Then I Accidentally Became Invincible 给妹妹陪读的我，不小心无敌了 [Superpowers] + [School Life] + [Passionate] + [Defend the Homeland] + [Aloof Protagonist Who Dotes on His Little Sister] In his previous life, Zhong Yuan watched helplessly as his sister fought desperately against monsters, only to meet her tragic end. When he opened his eyes again, a mysterious golden coffin had sent him back four years and given him a special ability: a 100% success rate when absorbing the abilities of other races, with the potential to reach the highest level. Four years ago 18.9kReads8.9Score1.9k14d adds
- 24 You Told Me to Kill My Villainous Master, So Why Did You Kiss Him?! 让你杀反派师尊，你亲他干嘛！ [Signed for print publication] [Complete + two male leads + shou protagonist + everyone speaks their mind + devoted romance] [Gentle, beautiful master × outwardly obedient, tea-scented villain disciple who is secretly unhinged] Shang Qingshi transmigrates into a book as a cannon-fodder master. Born into a noble family and blessed with striking looks, he even has both the male lead and the ultimate villain as his disciples. It’s a dream start from the start. But his cauldron physique prevents him 38.4kReads9.5Score7.2k14d adds
- 25 I Brought This on Myself, but Now the Escape Boss Won’t Leave Me Alone 作死的我被逃生boss缠上了 [One-on-one romance + Two powerful leads + Infinite-flow + Comedy + Yandere] Some people enter the escape game with a bug built right in. Lu Wu is one of them. While everyone else is seriously trying to escape, Lu Wu treats the escape game as nothing more than a game. Most outrageous of all, the escape game’s boss confessed his feelings to Lu Wu. The players, who risk their lives and wade through blood just to survive, are depressed. They’re going to report Lu Wu for cheating! Lu Wu: I didn’t, I 14.3kReads9.6Score1.8k14d adds
- 26 Weren't You Supposed to Be a Cool Beauty? Why Do You Blush Whenever I Tease You? 说好的清冷美人，怎么一逗就脸红 [One-on-one romance with two male leads, both each other’s only partners; a dirty-talking, devoted top and a cool, beautiful bottom; reborn pursuit of his wife + showbiz + ridiculous comedy + everyone’s favorite + healing + intense push and pull + face-slapping feel-good story + mostly everyday life, and once you get through the first chapter, it’s sweet romance] After his beloved dies, Young Master Zhou is consumed by despair. By a twist of fate, he is reborn and wastes no time setting out to w 62.4kReads9.6Score10.1k14d adds
- 27 EN Boundless Utterance 欲言难止 Just as life was starting to get better, Xu Ze and Lu Heyang faced a new challenge. After graduating, Xu Ze became a doctor who saved lives, while Lu Heyang became a well-known figure in the Interstellar Federation. But misfortune struck Lu Heyang, and he lost his memory. During a crucial period in his treatment, circumstances forced the two apart, and Lu Heyang completely forgot Xu Ze and the friendship they had shared. Their friendship faced an enormous test. When fate brought them together ag 71.3kReads9.7Score16.1k14d adds
- 28 After the Breakup, the Boss Turns Dark and Obsessed: Wild Seduction and Spoiling 分手后大佬黑化变疯批，野撩诱宠 [Two Male Leads + Reuniting After a Breakup + Powerful CEO + Both Untouched + Possessive Takeover + Tension and Flirting + Reunion After Years Apart + Seductive Pursuit] [After He Wronged His Ex, the Big Shot Went Dark] Everyone knew the big shot was cool and dispassionate, but no one knew about the obsession hidden deep in his heart. After a carefully engineered reunion, he took the other man by force and made him move in. The darkened big shot's image crumbled: he turned wild and seductive, in 389Reads9.5Score83914d adds
- 29 Starlight Out of Control 失控星光 [The print edition of Uncontrolled Starlight goes on sale nationwide on May 30] [Two male leads + secret love + entertainment industry + younger man + rekindled romance] Shen Jixing, a legendary movie star in the Chinese entertainment industry, is as aloof as snow on a mountaintop, noble and cold. He has long held an unshakable place at the pinnacle of the industry. Then one day, a tidal wave of vicious scandals engulfs him… His status plummets overnight. With nowhere else to go, he calmly knock 55.5kReads9.6Score8.2k14d adds
- 30 Aren't You the Cool Commander? Then Why Do You Cry After One Kiss? 不是高冷指挥官吗？怎么一亲就哭 [Print edition signed] [Interstellar + ABO + younger man + two equally powerful leads] Shi Ji, the Federation's highest-ranking commander, is coldly beautiful, chaste, and ruthless: a lofty flower that spells death at the slightest touch. Everyone treats the commander with nothing but respect, and then more respect. Until the first day of freshman enrollment at the Royal Academy Xie Zhuo stood among the crowd in a windbreaker, his brilliant silver hair wild and untamed. He was so striking that n 66.3kReads9.7Score11.2k14d adds
- 31 Sweet and Sensual! The Aloof God of the Main System Knows How to Flirt, Comfort, and Act Cute 甜欲！冷舔主神他会撩会哄会撒娇 [Print edition published under contract] [Comic adaptation now available] [Quick transmigration, two male leads, satisfying and sweet] [Both powerful and devoted, exclusive 1v1 romance] Si Jin, Heaven's No. 001 prisoner, is sentenced to live through all kinds of tragic lives across three thousand worlds because his sin score is far too high. The supervising System trembles with fear: “Please behave, boss. Follow the plot properly, or the main System will punish you...” Si Jin wiggles a finger an 44.3kReads9.6Score4.5k14d adds
