Novels like Seizing the Throne to Become Empress
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- 151 After the Emperor Forced His Love on Me, I Faked My Death and Escaped 被皇帝强制爱后，我死遁逃跑了 [Two male leads, strictly monogamous, both devoted only to each other + happy ending, transmigration with body intact + political intrigue] After drowning, Gu Yan transmigrated with his body intact to an unfamiliar dynasty he'd never heard of. By a twist of fate, he became an adviser to King Qian, Chen Yuan. He'd only wanted to coast along, but Chen Yuan had other feelings for him. Gu Yan tried to escape, but was imprisoned instead. He decided to lie flat and submit to the powerful. After a year 86Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 152 A Fierce, Forbidden Love with the Top-Tier Star’s Secret Sugar Daddy 炽烈囚爱顶流背后的禁忌金主 [Top-tier star bottom vs. domineering tycoon top + forced love + scheming + overwhelming possessiveness] Xie Mingyu, the entertainment industry's top-tier star, is the exclusive lover of business tycoon Gu Yuchen. For six years, Gu Yuchen raised him to the heights of fame, only to keep him captive in the palm of his hand. Over a single kissing scene, Gu Yuchen trampled him underfoot, his body covered in whip marks, and ordered in a low, hoarse voice, “Call me that.” “Husband,” Xie Mingyu said ob 3.7kReads8.7Score37714d adds
- 153 Tell a Little Lie 撒个谎吧 Obsessive forced love | Rekindled romance | Husband desperately tries to win her back | Heart and body tormented “I'm keeping you around just to get revenge on you!” Chu Yu says. “I'm staying only to repay my debt!” Yue Xingshu says. “Chu Yu, Yue Xingcan isn't dead.” “Yue Xingshu, your brother isn't dead.” He's alive. So will Chu Yu keep taking revenge? He's alive. So will Yue Xingshu keep repaying her debt? There's no need anymore. There's no need anymore. Then let's part ways… “Yue Xingshu! Wa 421Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 154 The Vicious Cycle of Hating and Clinging 越恨越缠的恶性循环 [Obsessive, scheming top × born villain bottom] [Two male leads | Coercive love | Second chance romance | Angsty drama | Tormenting each other | Love and hate] Ai Lixin took things too far and paid the price. Playing with people’s feelings was his favorite game, and watching them suffer was his greatest pleasure. But of all the people he could have crossed, he should never have messed with Wei Yun’s younger sister. In a single day, Ai Lixin went from a once untouchable golden boy to a chaine 1.9kReads8.2Score15114d adds
- 155 Growing Fruit, Reaping Nothing 种果无瓜 [Two male leads + sweet and angsty romance + faux brothers + mutual unrequited love + wealthy-family power struggles + happy ending] The restrained, long-suffering elder brother who is like a father (Yan Yifang) × the cool, stubborn younger brother who grows into a lone wolf (Yan Heng) In a household ruled by strict family laws and the pursuit of family interests above all else, live two “brothers” with an unusually close bond. Yan Heng has been scorned, ostracized, and locked in the attic sinc —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 156 My Beautiful Wife Deserves to Be Loved Possessively by Me 漂亮老婆活该被我强制爱 [Top gong + the gong takes the shou by force + the one in power never backs down + love at first sight] Gu Qingci is a regular in the Dragon-Ao System, and he's never been on the losing end. That is, until he came to this world and fell in love at first sight with a proud young master. The young master was beautiful and kind. When he saw that Gu Qingci's adoptive parents were gravely ill, he gave him a million yuan without hesitation. He could never have imagined that the person he had saved wit 2kReads8.8Score6814d adds
- 157 The CEO's Cage 总裁的囚笼 [Two Male Leads + Forced Love + Overbearing CEO + Groveling Chase + Three Storylines in a Blender] [Gentle, Aloof Bottom x Scheming, Unhinged Top] Wenqing Zhenjun was born without desire or emotion. But after helping the God Lord Moyuan endure a trial inside the Heavenly Mirror, a crack appeared in his frozen heart. Across nine lifetimes of entanglement, their final life was the most heart-stirring and unforgettable of all. The domineering CEO Jiang Hongzhe (Moyuan) loved him to the point of obs 104Reads—Score—14d adds
- 158 The Enemy General Becomes a Slave 敌将为奴 “As long as you beg me, I'll spend the money to buy you. From now on, you'll belong to me alone. But... if you refuse, I won't be the only one you'll have to answer to...” “I choose them... Duanmu Li, let me make this perfectly clear: I choose them. I'd rather die than choose you!” A story of love and hate, sweetness and heartbreak. Now for the serious introduction: Zhan Tianbai was the Red Flame General of the Yao Kingdom, but the Southern Chu prince Duanmu Li orchestrated his execution by poi 1.5kReads8.2Score25014d adds
- 159 Transmigration: The Hidden Canary 穿越：被藏起来的金丝雀 My new story is out! You can read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 1.5kReads8.6Score10614d adds
- 160 Lock Him Up and Soothe Him: Who's Going to Give In? 囚他哄他，谁认输了 [Figure-skating darling Yang Yi x North American tycoon Lu Yisheng] [Dual male leads + punishment + forced possession + imprisonment and control + coaxing seduction] Yang Yi, the most untouchable darling of the figure-skating world. A blood-red wild rose no one dared to pluck. Beautiful, untamed, resolute, pure. His innocent soul was steeped in a mad, obsessive fervor. He didn’t know if he was born for figure skating, but he was willing to die for it. And yet Lu Yisheng loved him only when he wa 991Reads5.5Score10114d adds
- 161 Are You Crazy, Young Master Yun? 疯了吧！云少 This is a side pairing from my first long novel, spun off into a short story of its own. It mixes sweetness with angst. My writing used to be rough, and I wasn't good at controlling the pacing, so I recommend starting from Chapter Four and jumping straight into the main story. Shi Ziqing had been Yun Xuan's canary for three years. Yun Xuan had only meant to leave him alone for a while, just loosen his grip a little, but Shi Ziqing actually dared to fly away and pursue grand ambitions. How could 72Reads—Score—14d adds
- 162 My Partner Is a Possessive Crazyman 伴侣是个偏执狂 “The one who shelters you from the wind and rain is often the one who gently shuts out the light.” Qiao Zizhan was merely an appendage when his mother married into a wealthy family. His brother, Bai Han, had been outstanding since childhood, eclipsing him in every way, yet was also fiercely possessive of him. He feared this man, but at the same time couldn’t leave him. The man always had a thousand ways to keep him firmly by his side. “I’ll say this one last time: you belong to me.” An intensely 1.9kReads8.4Score10714d adds
- 163 The Silver-Haired CEO Falls for a Repairman from the Bottom Rung 银发霸总爱上底层修理工 The Silver-Haired CEO Falls for a Lowly Repairman 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 164 SSS-Rank Omega: The General's Exclusive Sweetheart SSS级Omega：上将的专属甜宠 SSS-Rank Omega: The General’s Exclusive Sweetheart 196Reads—Score114d adds
- 165 The Cold CEO’s “Personal” Bodyguard 冷面总裁的“贴身”保镖 The Cold-Faced CEO’s “Personal” Bodyguard 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 166 The Stoic Boxing Champion Went Soft on Camera 镜头下的禁欲拳王，软了 The Abstinent Boxing Champion Softens Under the Camera 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 167 After I Became a Bodyguard, the Brooding Male Lead Wouldn’t Leave Me Alone 穿成保镖后，被阴湿男主缠上了 After Reincarnating as a Bodyguard, I’m Hounded by the Brooding Male Lead 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 168 The Programmer Sets His Sights on a Rugged Construction Worker and Loses Control 程序员盯上工地糙汉，失控了 Programmer Sets His Sights on a Rough Construction Worker and Loses Control 32Reads—Score—14d adds
- 169 A Rugged Man and a Yoga Instructor Swap Bodies for One Night 糙汉和瑜伽教练，身体互换夜 A Rough Guy and a Yoga Instructor Swap Bodies for a Night 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 170 Cherished in the Palm of a Muscular Hunk’s Hand 被肌肉猛夫捧在手心宠 Pampered by a Muscular Hunk, Treasured in His Hands 37Reads—Score—14d adds
- 171 When the Tears Run Dry 清泪尽 He never imagined that his gentle, loyal little guard could be as savage as a wolf. Not only did he seize his kingdom and slaughter his subjects, he also imprisoned and humiliated him. He knows the past is like smoke, but how could a love this deep simply be cast aside? 70Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 172 Shocking! The Chubby Little Eunuch Is Forced Into Love by the Yandere Prince 惊！胖胖小太监被病娇皇子强制爱 7.8kReads8.9Score88914d adds
- 173 The Aloof Imperial Tutor Survives the Love Triangle on Looks Alone 清冷帝师在修罗场靠美貌求生 [Darkening and Coercion / Confinement / Love Rivals] Deep within the imperial harem, a cool and aloof beauty is held captive. Soldiers stand guard all around, turning the courtyard where he lives into a sturdy cage. Every night, sorrowful cries ring out from within. The ravenous wolves covet the beauty's body and heart. They drag the moon that once hung in the heavens down into the mud, using cruel methods to conceal their longing for his love. The powerful head of the Pei family has always kept 957Reads8.7Score10614d adds
- 174 Contract Lovers: My Dreamy Roommate Is Losing Control 契约情侣：男神室友失控了 Contract Couple: My Handsome Roommate Has Lost Control 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 175 The Muscular Bodyguard Falls into Enemy Hands, and the Bandit Chief Interrogates Him Night After Night 肌肉保镖落难，匪首夜夜逼供 Muscular Bodyguard in Peril, Bandit Chief Interrogates Him Night After Night 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 176 How to Tame a Cold Beauty 高岭之花驯养法则 [Two male leads / obsessive possessiveness / imprisonment / unhinged top] Unhinged, impulsive top × aloof beauty bottom The Shen family falls into ruin, and its once-proud heir is cast from his pedestal. The most powerful man in the capital offers him a helping hand, in exchange for a lifetime of service. [Old-school melodramatic, coercive romance!! Bottom fans, beware!! If it’s not your thing, don’t read. Let’s both be happy!!] 2.6kReads8.8Score17814d adds
- 177 After the Foolish Emperor Turned Evil, the Prince Was Forced into Love 痴傻皇帝黑化后，王爷被强制爱了 [Two male leads # equally matched powerhouses # physical and emotional angst # love and hate # imprisonment # groveling redemption # mutually unhinged] A gloomy, unhinged emperor top × a cunning, patient prince bottom He was once a regent who held power over the entire court, feared and respected for his iron fist. Later, he became the new emperor’s hidden captive, kept on his bed and out of sight. His legs were broken and he was shackled. The regent who once looked down upon the world became 5.5kReads8.7Score42914d adds
- 178 Quick Transmigration: My Brooding Archrival A Forces Me Into Love Again 快穿：又被阴湿死对头A强制爱了 Dual male leads / forced love / equally matched / domineering, scheming, sinister top / fatherly top / ABO / interstellar / cool on the outside, warm-hearted beauty bottom / aloof on the surface, snarky on the inside Chu Ci only wanted to complete his missions, earn points, and go home, but he caught the attention of the book’s villain. During a battle, the villain gazed at him with infatuation. “You’re so beautiful.” The villainous Big Boss followed him day and night, sending people to trail an 332Reads7.4Score10114d adds
- 179 The Cunning Assistant: President Gu's White Moonlight Is Made Up 心机助理：顾总的白月光是编的 Scheming Assistant: President Gu's White Moonlight Is Made Up 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 180 My Online Crush Is My CEO Nemesis (Sweet Romance) 网恋对象是死对头CEO（甜宠） My Online Dating Match Is My Archenemy CEO (Sweet Romance) 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 181 The Emperor’s Passionate Love: Where Can the Aloof Beauty Run? 帝王强爱，清冷美人哪里跑 Love-at-first-sight, possessive emperor top × aloof, flirtatious, scheming beauty bottom. One-on-one, mutual firsts, happy ending, historical ABO. Song Qingyu was the legitimate son of a top aristocratic family, raised in wealth and privilege and well-versed in literature and etiquette. Unfortunately, an illness in his youth left him frail and constantly clutching a medicine jar. He was sent far away to Jiangnan to recuperate, and the first time he returned to the capital and attended a palace b 19.4kReads8.8Score2.5k14d adds
- 182 Reduced to a Madman’s Plaything 沦为疯批大佬的玩物 Jiang Yuan’s car is forced to the edge of a cliff. A bullet grazes his arm as he hears Qin Siyu ask softly, “Are you still going to run, baby?” Jiang Yuan never meant to get involved with Qin Siyu, the aloof and untouchable Second Master Qin, who stands above everyone in the capital. No one expected Jiang Yuan to win him over so effortlessly. In the days that follow, Qin Siyu grips him hard by the throat and whispers in his ear, “Be good. Don’t even think about running.” Qin Siyu is a demon. Jia 1.3kReads9.0Score11114d adds
- 183 After the Dragon-Aotian Fakes His Death, the Male Lead Turns Dark Again and Again 龙傲天死遁后男主又又又黑化了 [Two male leads + Absurd comedy + Transmigrate into a book + Both devoted and powerful + System + Coercive love + Psychotic and perverted + A darkened mad dog + The groveling husband’s long road to redemption] [Strong-willed, hot-tempered, restrained straight male recipient X possessive, obsessive, darkened, unhinged male pursuer] Completed. * Ling Aotian Shui transmigrates into a book for no apparent reason! To make it home in one piece, he makes enormous sacrifices, doing everything imaginable 298Reads8.5Score10014d adds
- 184 Duke Lancaster's Sick Game 兰斯特公爵的恶心游戏 The Duke of Lancer's Disgusting Game 174Reads—Score—14d adds
- 185 Help! A Psychopathic Killer Wants to Force Me Into Love! 救命！变态杀人魔要对我强制爱！ A timid, sweet little sunshine bottom & a dark, unhinged, cold top At first: Some guy who looks down on his husband. “Idiot.” Later: I just want to cuddle up with my husband. [Players must not let the boss kill anyone, or they’ll lose their own lives.] Shi Ling had planned to do good deeds to soften up this big-shot, insane serial killer, but instead he pulled down the killer’s pants in front of everyone and splattered fermented-rice balls all over his face... He’s done a lot of stupid things, s 2.7kReads9.1Score32414d adds
- 186 Reborn, I Become the Neurotic Tycoon's One and Only 重生后，被神经质大佬独宠 [BL + melodrama + coercion + submissive × sharp-tongued + seven-year age gap + a little angst + unhinged] [The rating has only just appeared, so it won't go up from here.] In his previous life, Jiang Huai betrayed his boss and eloped with his kept man, who was saddled with five hundred million in debt. They were together for three years, until the kept man killed Jiang Huai with his own hands. The gears of fate turned backward. Jiang Huai and the kept man were both reborn three years earlier. Fr 1.6kReads8.1Score14014d adds
- 187 Me, a Maniac! I’m Trying to Capture Myself 我，疯批！诱捕我自己 [Yandere + Narcissism + Obsession + Love and hate intertwined + Loops + Madmen + Sweet on the outside, dark within + Imprisonment in a basement + Love born from hate + Both painful and thrilling] He hates me to the bone, yet kisses me with all his heart. Shen Che, a broken and obsessive version of me from the future, clamped a hand around my throat and roared, “Li Xingyan, you idiot, what the hell makes you think you can be so naive!” He tore my world apart by force, teaching me to recognize bet 343Reads8.1Score10814d adds
- 188 The Mad Tycoon’s Captive, Plotting an Escape Every Day 疯批大佬强制囚禁，日日预谋出逃 [Two male leads + coercive love + one-on-one, both chaste + imprisonment + happy ending] “Please… Lin Zheng, I’m begging you, don’t come any closer…” Whenever Su Nian’an heard the basement’s iron door creak open, he would instinctively shrink into the corner of the bed, trembling uncontrollably. But Lin Zheng remained unmoved. “Nian’an, as long as you stop trying to escape and say you’re willing to obey me of your own accord, sincerely and wholeheartedly, this will all end right away.” Later, 37.5kReads8.5Score4.8k14d adds
- 189 The Prince Becomes a Slave, and the Regent Goes Too Far 皇子为奴，摄政王他欺人太甚 [Male/male romance + ancient political intrigue + physical and emotional angst + equally matched leads] Cold, ruthless, and suspicious Regent, devoted in love x a patient, seemingly obedient prince with ambitions Xiao Chengjing treated Chi Yan'an, the young prince sent to him as a slave, like a plaything and ground him into the dirt. He watched him crawl meekly and hold his tongue, yet failed to see the ambition and cunning beneath those clear eyes. As a spy, he had to tread carefully. One wron 1.7kReads6.5Score14314d adds
- 190 The Enemy Nation's Crown Prince, My Captive Phoenix 敌国太子，朕的囚凰 Everyone says that Xiao Heqing, crown prince of Great Yong, has a face capable of captivating the world. But no one knows that on the day his kingdom fell, he donned armor and took up his sword, fighting alongside the last three hundred soldiers until sundown. The world loved his beauty. Only one man insisted on shattering his unyielding spirit. After fighting to the last moment, he snapped his sword and tried to die for his country. But Xuan Ling, the new emperor of the enemy state, pulled him 59Reads—Score12814d adds
- 191 After His Master’s Death, the Disciple Who Hated Him Went Mad 师尊死后，恨他入骨的孽徒疯了 [Two male leads + one-on-one romance, both have only ever been with each other + angsty drama + groveling reconciliation + short story] “Master, your Path of Passionlessness has shattered to pieces because of me…” “Master, you never would have guessed that your precious disciple is a demon…” “Master, the way you wag your tail and beg for pleasure in front of your disciple is truly… disgusting.” Two years ago, Ji Cangye threw Yan Leng, who had been poisoned by an aphrodisiac, into a brothel and w 653Reads8.1Score10214d adds
- 192 Locked in Love, Broken by Sorrow 锁爱成殇 He was his master’s loyal shadow, a blade that could be discarded at any moment. Cheng Mu, Shen Yi’s personal bodyguard, was exceptionally skilled, reserved, and taciturn. He had no name, no family, and no regrets. He had only one conviction: protect his master, even if it cost him his life. Shen Yi was a noble young master, high above the rest, handsome and cold, with everything under his control. He had countless favored companions at his beck and call, yet he always treated Cheng Mu as if he 1.2kReads8.7Score—14d adds
- 193 Abyss of the Undying: You Can't Escape 不死深渊：你逃不掉的 [Imprisonment + two male leads + one-on-one + obsessive + pathological + forced love + mutual amnesia + prison + winning back the husband + physical and emotional torment] [Devoted, love-struck top + hot-tempered, irritable bottom] Mu Yan has been kidnapped, more than once. He's always believed Jiang Yuanyu is his nemesis, the culprit who ruined everything. He hates Jiang Yuanyu for destroying his life, and tries to destroy him in turn through abuse, games, torture, and suicide. But does he real 71Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 194 Zhou Jingchuan, You're Too Late 周敬川，你来迟了 [Two male leads + terminal illness + chasing your husband back + angsty romance] The thing Pei You regretted most in his life was following someone into an alley that night. He lost the prayer beads his older brother had given him, saved a girl, and then caught the attention of her brother, Zhou Jingchuan. Zhou Jingchuan was gentle and considerate, maneuvering closer one step at a time. Pei You thought it was love, until he saw the prayer beads bearing his own name fall from Zhou Jingchuan. 6.9kReads8.3Score58914d adds
- 195 After the Mad Emperor Took a Liking to Me, I Couldn’t Escape 被疯批帝王看上后，我逃不掉了 Age gap + forced love + exclusive devotion + unhinged + happy ending As the Crown Prince's study companion, Su Jingyu thinks only of serving him, hoping to secure a good post for himself once the Crown Prince ascends the throne. But before that happens, he inexplicably catches the emperor's eye. Su Jingyu doesn't want to become the emperor's plaything, but how can a lowly study companion resist the Son of Heaven? One ordinary night, Su Jingyu wakes to find himself lying helpless on the imperial 17.8kReads8.9Score1.9k14d adds
- 196 After I Dragged My Aloof Master into His Cave and Tormented Him Every Day 把清冷师尊抓到洞府日日折磨后 [An obsessive, calculating younger top × a cold, beautiful bottom who endures humiliation] 1v1, both devoted. Tu Shan Lianli always thought Yin Wuya loved him, and that he was the happiest fox in the world. But just as he was about to survive his tribulation and attain the Dao, Yin Wuya stripped his bones and cut off his tail. Lucky to survive, he captured his former master and brought him to his cave to torment him day after day... “A-Li, please spare me!” “Spare you? Who will pity me for the p 1kReads6.2Score10014d adds
- 197 Imprisoned in the Basement 囚于地下室 [Two male leads + forced love + melodrama + locked-room confinement + gloomy atmosphere] Lin Chi is so honest that he won’t fight back even when someone points at him and curses him. He’s even earned the nickname “spineless coward.” He’s never dreamed of becoming rich or powerful. He just wants to live an ordinary, peaceful life, with a hot meat bun to eat every day. But one unexpected kidnapping changed his life forever. · Why did his kidnapper take him? No matter how hard Lin Chi fights back, 4.9kReads8.6Score38714d adds
- 198 Forced Love: After Her Escape Fails, She’s Imprisoned by a Madman 强制爱：逃跑失败后惨遭疯批囚禁 Shen Qinghuai was a top student at a prestigious university with a century of history. After an accident, he caught the eye of the unhinged big shot Xu Peizhou. From then on, Shen Qinghuai felt as if he’d been caught in the jaws of a rabid dog. His first escape attempt failed. Shen Qinghuai: “What do you want?” Xu Peizhou: “You have to stay by my side, obediently!” His Nth escape attempt failed… Xu Peizhou: “Can’t you just behave and let me take care of you?” Shen Qinghuai: “You’re sick.” In the 3kReads8.9Score23714d adds
- 199 The Beloved Little Coward 被爱的小怂包 A hardworking bottom striving to make a life for himself × a top who loves nibbling on him At first, the bottom scrapes by under the top’s thumb. “Master, here’s your tea.” “Master, let me scrub your back!!” Then the bottom gets rich and runs away. “Let me out, you old geezer!!” 733Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 200 I Came to You Full of Hope, Only to Realize I Was Being Naive After All. 我满怀希望来到你身边，才发现原来真是我太天真了。 I came to you full of hope, only to realize that I really had been too naive. 37Reads—Score—14d adds
