Novels like Locked in a Deadly Match
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Locked in a Deadly Match, best match first.
- 1 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
- 2 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
- 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. 1.5kReads8.9Score44314d adds
- 4 Little White Poplar 小白杨 Bai Xinyu, a rich second-generation kid, is thrown into the army by his family for "reform." Young Master Bai tearfully accepts his fate, and, as luck would have it, runs into Yu Fengcheng, who makes trouble for him at every turn. As Bai Xinyu struggles through army life alongside Yu Fengcheng, he gradually grows into a sturdy, resilient "little white poplar." 21.5kReads9.3Score4.8k14d adds
- 5 A Promise at a Word 一言即诺 [Proud, sharp-tongued genius physician seme x earnest, naturally clueless uke] [Two male leads + historical romance + angst + poison and medicine] Wang Erhu was egged on by his playmates to crawl through a dog hole into the general's manor, where he met Yue Siming, a young master as lovely as a fairy. The two boys became inseparable. But their happy days didn't last long. Yue Siming's family fell into ruin, and he was exiled. The boys swore they would meet again. When they finally did, Wang Erhu 2.5kReads8.7Score44514d adds
- 6 Drunk for a Hundred Years 一醉经年 A secret crush is like a flask of strong liquor. You know that drinking it will leave you dizzy, make you lose control, and bring you pain, yet you still throw yourself into it like a moth to a flame, all too happy to suffer. You only take a sip, while I drink until I’m drunk. But everyone who drinks has to sober up one day. A calm, aloof engineer bottom VS a selfish, cold-hearted celebrity top 20.4kReads9.4Score6.3k14d adds
- 7 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
- 8 The Sissy of the 188 Club 188男团娘娘腔 Li Chengxiu was timid and taciturn, and ostracized throughout his school years. Shao Qun’s passing whim gave him the only warmth he had ever known, but it also pushed him, while still young, into even deeper darkness. More than a decade later, they meet again. To Shao Qun, Li Chengxiu is a sweet treat he never dared taste back then, so he deliberately draws close. Will this be a chance to redeem the past, or the beginning of another disaster? 28.4kReads9.3Score5.4k14d adds
- 9 Who Takes Whom Seriously? 谁把谁当真 One is a fickle playboy who lives life as he pleases. The other has been through countless trials and puts reason before emotion. A relationship that began with “living in the moment” gradually turned into a bloodless battle of wits, where each tried to win the other’s heart. They distrust each other, yet feel drawn to one another, constantly testing each other’s limits with suspicion and probing. They knowingly fall into the trap, surrendering to feelings in confusion, until they’re caught in a 38.2kReads9.5Score7.8k14d adds
- 10 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
- 11 Yet You Love Someone Else 你却爱着一个他 Proud and self-assured, Jian Suiying loves fiercely and hates fiercely. He relentlessly pursues Li Yu, his younger brother Jian Suilin's classmate. But his arrogant, domineering attitude makes Li Yu feel deeply humiliated and provoked, awakening the beastly, frenzied side of this pampered young heir. Desire and affection become hopelessly entangled, impossible to separate. What seems to be nothing more than a pursuit and contest between the two gradually spirals out of control because of Jian Su 79.7kReads9.4Score14.6k14d adds
- 12 Still Saying You Won't Behave? 还说不乖？ 0-to-1, two male leads, bittersweet, Sun Xiaoyan × Cao Jiuze On March 26, a beloved childhood game opened its servers. As a devoted player, Sun Xiaoyan registered right away and started completing quests and grinding the world. At last, after putting in the hours to obtain his first legendary spirit, he posted about it on Moments. Just then, a message came through on WeChat from someone he'd added as a friend almost four years ago... “Carry me, come on, carry me” was their first message in four 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 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
- 14 He Really Seems to Want to Beat Me 他看起来真的很想赢我 🔥High-Intensity Warning: Love Blossoms After “Doing It”🔥 [Investment Banking Big Shot × Pilot] [Refined Scoundrel, Always the Top × Perennial Runner-Up Pushed to the Brink, the Bottom] In high school, Xie Yan was the undisputed number one, while Song Xingxing was always second. When Luo Qianxue, who ranked third, approached Xie Yan, Song Xingxing vanished from his world completely. Years later, they met again, and Song Xingxing had become a winner, until he saw his girlfriend tiptoe to kiss Xi 6.5kReads8.8Score73914d adds
- 15 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 10kReads9.2Score1.3k14d adds
- 16 Long Time No See 别来无恙 Jiang Rao has returned home. The moment he landed, he ran into the little wolfdog he hadn’t seen in two years. The little wolfdog glared at him fiercely, but his wagging tail gave him away. Later, the puppy wrapped his arms around him and said, “I missed you so much I nearly went crazy.” —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 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
- 18 After the Playboy Reforms, His Exes Lose It on a Dating Show 海王从良后，前任们在恋综发疯 Lu Xinghe, an all-around ACE and leader of a flop team, was reborn as Shen Zhiyi, a gorgeous playboy and scumbag. When he opened his eyes, he was not only married but also in debt. How could that be? He was only nineteen! For the sake of his bright future, he decided to close off his heart and focus on making money. After seeing his face, the unhinged movie star Lu Xingye declared, “Your husband is fine. Next second, mine.” Lu Xinghe thought it was just a joke, but then he was thrown into a dati 1.2kReads5.7Score12814d adds
- 19 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 4.8kReads9.2Score96414d adds
- 20 My Wife Is a Little Mute. She Signs, and I Pretend to Be Blind 老婆是个小哑巴，他打手语我装瞎 [Dual male leads + straightforward top + traumatized bottom + love at first sight + each other’s first love + devoted to each other + younger top + 1v1] A pampered young master from Beijing’s elite circles, gentle with his sweetheart but fierce with everyone else, paired with a quiet, withdrawn guy who was bullied. (The bottom isn’t mute; he can talk. He just doesn’t want to because of psychological trauma. He stutters with people he doesn’t know well or when he’s nervous!) Su Yang’en sniffled a 16.8kReads8.9Score2.7k14d adds
- 21 Additional Inheritance 附加遗产 Yaya was gone. She had killed herself. Though they weren't related by blood, she had been his older sister for over ten years. Now she had vanished just like that, leaving him a sizable inheritance and... a child. He was only nineteen that year, still a child himself, yet somehow he had to look after a teenager. The kid wasn't difficult to care for. The moodiness and rebelliousness of adolescence were nowhere to be seen. He was brilliant, far more mature and levelheaded than his age suggested, a 56.5kReads9.5Score16.7k14d adds
- 22 I’m an Author, and the Couple I Wrote Became Real 身为作者，我写的CP成真了 [Main story complete] These days, everyone has a dream. Du Yiyi opens her computer and begins her writing journey. She tries writing a CEO romance, but she's too poor to imagine the world of the rich, so she abandons it. She tries writing a space opera, but can't get a handle on mecha tactics, so she abandons it. She tries writing a cultivation novel, but inventing immortal ranks, spell names, and character names is too hard, so she abandons it. She tries writing an ancient political intrigue st 1.3kReads9.2Score19414d adds
- 23 After the Stand-In Faked Her Death, the Coldhearted Iceberg Wept a River 替身假死之后冷酷冰山泪流成河 Xu Chengyan spent five years by the side of the eldest young master of the He family, always at his beck and call and indulging him in everything. Even though He Yang was always cold toward him, Xu Chengyan was perfectly willing to put up with it. He thought that as long as he was the most special person to He Yang, he might melt that iceberg one day. Then one day, He Yang's one true love returned from abroad. Xu Chengyan saw with his own eyes how the man who was always distant with him became i 530Reads8.5Score7214d adds
- 24 Pure and Upright, Like the Wind 亭亭净植如风 Gu Tingzhi and Xiao Moze had known each other for over a decade, from high school to college and then into the working world. Their relationship had never been very good, because they both fell for the same person, Lu Jingchen. They were rivals in love, but unfortunately Lu Jingchen wasn’t interested in either of them. He liked someone else. The unexpected happened on the night they went to Lu Jingchen’s wedding. Xiao Moze had been drinking heavily when he suddenly found Gu Tingzhi’s beauty irre 4kReads8.4Score37714d adds
- 25 He Teaches Me in the Open and in Secret, Then the Cool Professor Sleeps with Me and Runs 明调暗教，清冷教授他睡完就跑 [Complete, Two Male Leads + Jealousy Taken to the Extreme + Each Other’s First Love + One-on-One Romance + Happy Ending] Shen Yanqing has kept a secret for twenty-six years. By day, he is Professor Shen, a renowned academic known for his stern demeanor. Late at night, even he can’t explain what he’s waiting for. On his birthday, he went to a bar for a few drinks and met a young man. The moonlight was faint that night, and he made a choice he’d never imagined making. He thought that once morni 2.6kReads9.3Score26714d adds
- 26 When a Scheming True Brute Meets a Sickly, Cold-Faced Flirt 腹黑真暴徒遇上病娇冷脸骚 A scheming thug with emotional detachment vs. a cold-faced, flirtatious psychiatrist with a twisted streak [Two male leads + genuine thug + cold-faced flirt + unhinged + top-tier drug hit] Lan Zhoubo (doctor): “Depend on me. Make me the only one you need. I’ll use any dirty trick necessary.” Xiao Muchi (thug): “Let him indulge in the fantasy that he can win me over. I like watching him act so superior and untouchable.” When they meet again after years apart, Lan Zhoubo recognizes Xiao Muchi as t 28.7kReads8.9Score3.8k14d adds
- 27 Slender Waist: The Darling in His Palm 细腰:宝贝掌心宠 142Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Who Gets Under Whose Skin 谁招惹谁 [Completed, two male leads] [A lecherous top who falls for looks at first sight x a sharp-tongued, money-minded straight man bottom + neither is a virgin + younger top + mutual salvation] Ling Jingyao, the spoiled second-generation heir to the Ling family, has just been dumped by his partner of four years and is now being pressured by his family to get married. When his ex gets married to someone else, he flies into a rage and brings his new flame to crash the wedding, claiming he’s “doing the m 12.7kReads9.4Score1.1k14d adds
- 29 After the Devoted Puppy Top Was Kept by His Coldhearted Sugar Daddy 深情狗狗攻被冷淡金主包养后 Mutual redemption // HE [Cool, dominant bottom × devoted, resilient, seductive top] Xie Jue was powerful and arrogant, and had everything. Yet this man, so starved of affection, actually developed desire and love for his lover. - Xie Jue tore up the contract and glared furiously at Gu Yang. The young man had just returned from the celebration banquet, dressed in a suit and looking exceptionally handsome. “Gu Yang, your TV series has only just become a huge success, and now you can’t wait to leav 9.6kReads9.3Score1.5k14d adds
- 30 Out of Control and Sinking: A Hong Kong Tycoon's Exclusive Confession 失控沉溺：港岛大佬的独占告白 [Gentle, scheming CEO top x straightforward young master bottom | Reconciliation after heartbreak | A little groveling] That summer, Shen Luyin picked up a “poor boy.” Back then, he was the most doted-on young master of the Shen family, blissfully unaware of how small the world was. Xie Qiaonan, meanwhile, was the “crown prince of Harbor City,” stranded in the capital by a family dispute. The stupidest thing Shen Luyin ever did was fall in love with Xie Qiaonan, that “ungrateful bastard.” He gav 16.6kReads8.9Score2.4k14d adds
- 31 Your Husband? I'll Steal Him and Make Him My Wife 你老公？抢过来就是我老婆 Completed [A scheming, competitive green-tea gong and a gentle, responsible, good-hearted shou] [Dual male leads + both devoted to each other + competing for the love interest + younger man + love grows over time] Wen Yue, a rebellious rich second-generation teenager, is sent by his parents to the reality show Changing Places. While filming in the countryside, he falls in love with the poor boy Shen Hensheng. Then, by chance, he discovers that Shen Hensheng has a boyfriend. Late at night, behind 35.6kReads9.3Score6.6k14d adds
- 32 My Father’s Inheritance Is My Archrival 父亲的遗产，是我的死对头 [Publication rights signed] The inheritance my father left me was a man - [Powerful-family romance + rekindled love + bittersweet happy ending + inheritance + high-stakes twists + younger man] [Loyal athlete top x cool-headed elite bottom, and the bottom is the inheritance] [Fox meets dog] A major scandal shakes the capital: the head of the Zhou family has died, leaving his inheritance to the illegitimate son of the rival family, Li Bo. Li Bo shows up uninvited at the Zhou family funeral. Zhou Y 16.8kReads9.3Score2.6k14d adds
- 33 The Coldhearted Beauty Is Addicted to Being Licked by a Fake-Obedient, Loyal Puppy 薄情美人被装乖忠犬舔上瘾了 21.9kReads8.9Score1.3k14d adds
- 34 How to Turn a Troublemaker into a Puppy Boyfriend 把混的人调教成年下小狗狗教程 [Two male leads + both sexually inexperienced + extremely cringe] Everyone else's gay romance is so beautiful. Their boyfriends are either devoted upperclassmen, domineering CEOs, or unhinged big shots. Why is his boyfriend such a punk? One day, An En received a friend request. The message was extremely brief: Young Master Leng/: [Wifey. Accept me. Now.] An En: “?” What kind of cringe is this? He clicked on the guy's profile and was instantly horrified. First, there was Young Master Leng's domin 25.5kReads8.7Score5.6k14d adds
- 35 You Are Jade: Young Master Huai Jin 卿本玉：少爷怀瑾 114Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Inferior Sincerity 劣等真心 [This is a mess, the characters may go out of character, and the romance was an unsuccessful writing exercise. Not recommended.] A cross-species wife-chasing story, but the angst comes out of nowhere, and he never actually wins her back 984Reads9.4Score10314d adds
- 37 Stay Calm, Main Character! I’m Your Brother! 主角冷静！我是你哥啊！ The rating has just come out, and it'll go up later~ [Two male leads + transmigrate into a book + beautiful but tragic + comedy + younger love interest + slight raising-up dynamic + devoted couple + happy ending + 1v1] Scheming, goofy, and fiercely protective shou x beautiful, tragic gong who becomes a big shot After transmigrating, Jiang Yinian meets a gaunt, gloomy, sinister young man. He doesn't want to deal with someone like that, so he instinctively keeps his distance. But when he learn 26.9kReads9.0Score5.9k14d adds
- 38 After an Accidental Kiss, I Shared Sensations With My Mortal Enemy 误亲后，和死对头共感了 [Two male leads + the recipient shares the giver’s sensations + both are each other’s first + sworn enemies + steamy and satisfying + sweet romance + a hot-tempered, bristly recipient × a cool, aloof, secretly flirtatious giver] Jiang Yu hates Chen Zhiyan more than anyone. He thinks Chen Zhiyan is unbearably fake. He keeps provoking him, only to be put in his place every time. After an accidental kiss, he discovers that he and Chen Zhiyan share each other’s sensations. But can he tell anyone abo 209.3kReads9.3Score32.9k14d adds
- 39 He Doesn’t Look at Me 他不看我 [Younger, straightforward puppy-like pursuer × sharp-tongued but soft-hearted older partner] Nan Guan thinks he has hidden it well. He may be sharp-tongued, stubborn, and difficult to get along with. But the moment he sees Qin Shenhe, he clings to him, acting bright-eyed, cheerful, and pitiful, calling out to him over and over in an affectionate voice. No one knows that the person who died saving him ten years ago was Qin Shenhe’s father. He thinks Qin Shenhe doesn’t know, either. Qin Shenhe pr 108Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 My Second Uncle Stole My Brother, So I Fell into the Arms of His Archrival 二叔抢我兄弟，我栽他死对头怀里 Completed! [Love-at-First-Sight Top + Handsome Straight Bottom + Both Pure + 1v1] [Forced-Love Top + Clumsy but Adventurous Straight Bottom + Neither Pure + 1v1] [Fast Pace + Both Speak Their Minds + Equally Matched + Two Endings + Main Story BE + If-Line HE Bonus Chapters] Gu Qingyan never dreamed that his good buddy Qi Xiao would sell him out, all for a hundred million yuan, packing him off to his cold-faced, terrifying uncle! Qi Xiao: "Bro, sacrifice your ass for a hundred million!" Gu Qingy 13.2kReads8.5Score1.5k14d adds
- 41 Seven Years of Old Wounds 七年陈伤 Devoted, brilliant, and tragic academic bottom x CEO who must grovel to win him back Two strong leads + love at first sight + deeply painful romance + groveling pursuit + reunion after a long separation + a broken relationship that cannot be mended + healing pets + self-redemption Chu Ye Han gave his whole heart to the favored son of heaven, Han Yu, and saw him as the light that would save him. He loved him devotedly for seven whole years! He thought he would receive love and promises in return 754Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Wife, They All Bully Me When You're Away 老婆，你不在他们都欺负我 [Two male leads + ABO + marriage first, love later + healing and redemption + devoted to each other + happy ending] [Fake playboy, affectionate and charming Alpha (Agave) × powerful Omega with maxed-out combat skills (Fir)] A marriage alliance in which each party has their own agenda binds together two people who could hardly be less compatible. Qin Tan, an S-rank Fir Omega, remains the most dazzling young heir in Kyoto’s elite circles even after retiring due to injury. Bai Shengchi, an S-rank 13.2kReads9.1Score2.1k14d adds
- 43 Spring Comes at Last to the Sunlit Trees 向阳花木终逢春 [Two male leads + rekindled romance + both devoted to one another + powerful duo + secret crush + healing + simmering tension + reunion after years apart + depression + avoidant attachment] Bank president VS florist Zhao Yan, a florist with depression who is on the verge of death, takes the initiative to seek out his first love, who disappeared thirteen years ago. When Bai Muxian, a self-restrained bank president, reunites with the man he has secretly loved for thirteen years, he can no longer h 78Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 Now That I’m Reborn, Who Still Pretends to Be a Rich Second-Generation Heir? Lu Chuan and Zhao Yifan 都重生了，谁还装富二代啊陆川赵一帆 706Reads—Score814d adds
- 45 Call Me Big Brother 叫哥 [Audio drama now available] I’ve been trying to figure out how to write this blurb, but maybe we should keep it simple. It’s the story of a little hoodlum forced to raise a child. Then add a little spark, a little drama, a little help from the side, and some background music. Naturally, the ending is exactly the sort of thing the hoodlum would love: he gets pinned down in a ridiculously melodramatic, utterly predictable way. A coming-of-age story, but not a wish-fulfillment power fantasy. A brot 1.2kReads9.4Score14614d adds
- 46 The Sickly Prince Always Wants to Cling to Me [BL] 病弱皇子总想黏着我[双男主] 66Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 Huh? The Sweet Little Boy I Raised Is an E? 哈？我养的乖小孩是个E？ [Two Male Leads + EA + Growing Up Together + Both Pure + Healing + Younger Man] Scheming, Pretends-to-be-Obedient E Disguised as B × Top A, Laid-Back and Cool On New Year's Eve, Mo Qingye found a grubby little boy beside a trash can. The child knew his given name but not his surname, so Mo gave him the surname Mo. His parents had died early, and the reason for his father's death was a mystery. Mo Qingye had long since grown used to keeping to himself, laid-back and aloof. Having someone else in 14.6kReads9.3Score3.6k14d adds
- 48 He Uses Devotion as Bait 他以深情为饵［双男主］ 36Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 The Powerful Minister’s Cherished One [BL] 权臣的掌心娇「双男主」 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 What Should I Do About My Gorgeous Professor Who Treats Breakups Like Foreplay? 漂亮教授总拿分手当情趣怎么办 [A seemingly abstinent older bottom with a wild side × a possessive younger top who’s like a wolfdog] Ji Qingyan is 28 years old and has never been in a relationship. His natural preferences and exacting standards have kept him single, until he met Duan Xiao online. The moment the other man sent him a photo, Ji Qingyan’s breath caught. That face, that body, it was everything he found attractive. Was it love at first sight? He admitted it. - Duan Xiao was in love. It was an online relationship. B 20.8kReads9.2Score3.5k14d adds
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