Novels like The Assassin Becomes a Servant
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Assassin Becomes a Servant, best match first.
- 1 Reborn: The Little Shadow Guard in My Arms 重生之暗卫宝宝来怀里 Read with caution, this story was abandoned! This is a story by a multishipper. The main pairing is a domineering prince as the top and a subservient covert guard as the bottom. The side pairings have everything: GL, BL, straight romance, selfcest, and more. Bring it all on! 372Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 Half a Life as a Slave 半世为奴 Half a Life as a Slave 713Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Reborn, Where Can the Lowly Shadow Guard Run? 重生后，卑微小影卫哪里逃？ The rating just came in, and it’s still rising. [Two male leads + reborn + devoted to each other + raising and nurturing + sweet everyday romance + powerful leads + secondary couple] After being reborn, Xiao Mochen only wants to find his little shadow guard and date him on the public dime. It’s not love. He’s just repaying the debt he owes for his shadow guard’s sacrifice in his previous life. It’s not love. But why is he so good-looking? I can’t help wanting to kiss him. Ho ho! Xiao Yeye, don’t 2.5kReads8.7Score383Shelves
- 4 Two Seasons of Spring, Lost to Illness 病死的两季春 [Older love interest + bittersweet angst + mutual redemption + happy ending (maybe not) + pure love + dominant male lead POV] “Brother, we’ve had such a hard life in this one. Maybe in our next life, we should become two beautiful butterflies, free to go wherever we want.” “We could be free for our whole lives, never suffer again, never be left wandering from place to place, and just stay by each other’s side…” 202Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 Reborn: Prince Yi Realizes He Got It Wrong 重生之翊王爷他认错了 [The loyal, devoted shadow guard Wuluo, the bottom × the cold, violent Prince Qi Heng, the top] Wuluo loves Prince Yi, but shadow guards are of the lowest status, so he can never confess his feelings. He can only keep his love hidden in his heart. But his brief happiness doesn't last. Wuluo, already out of favor with the prince, is discovered harboring these "filthy" feelings, and in a fit of rage, Prince Yi drives Shadow Nine out of the manor. One day, Prince Yi is struck by a potent poison. 762Reads6.4Score105Shelves
- 6 Reborn in the Insectoid Apocalypse, I Take In a Loyal, Guilty Female and Pamper Her 末世穿虫族，捡回忠犬罪雌狠狠宠 [Two male leads; both are each other's first and only; top; insectoid world; naturally flirtatious, dominant top; loyal, beautiful, strong yet tragic bottom] Lu Ling, a leading researcher in the post-apocalyptic world, was pushed into a horde of zombies by someone he trusted and died of the virus, full of hatred. When he opened his eyes, he had become the only male insect on a prison planet in the insectoid world! The planet was crawling with vicious female criminals exiled there, and danger lur 4kReads8.8Score562Shelves
- 7 The Two Little Shadow Guards 两个小暗卫 The sharpest blade in the Ten Kings' residence learned how to shield the other from the rain. Two secret guards who had clawed their way out of mountains of corpses and seas of blood gave each other their lives, and entrusted each other with their hearts. No one can make it from hell back to the human world alone. Luckily, there was someone by his side. A mutual secret-guard romance, two equally matched men caught in a fierce push and pull, angst mixed with sweetness, and a happy ending. Dive ri 565Reads8.1Score120Shelves
- 8 My Bed Slave Is the Emperor....... 我的暖床奴是皇帝....... My Bedwarmer Is the Emperor… 394Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 Jade Clouds on a Verdant Isle 云珩菀渚 [Cloudborne “top” Yu and the gifted “bottom” Heng] [Frontier guard dog and cool, reserved physician] [Proud prince and aloof zither player] [A marriage alliance between generals and merchants, from marriage to love] He is Yu Heng, aloof as a jade in the clouds; I am Shen Wan, an unknown soul by the water's edge. Our meeting was both fate and calamity. Hao Mianheng, the most dazzling scion of power in Chang'an, lives with a heart like a cage beneath his brilliance. Hao Wan, the impoverished scho 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 Snow Approaches the Winter Railings 冬栏雪临 Donglan Xuelin 41Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 The Prince's Beloved Shadow Guard 王爷的独宠影卫 Xiao Jinsheng took the dying shadow guard away from the torture chamber, then repeatedly tormented and abused him. He resented the man for losing his memories, yet forgot that he himself was the one who had turned the spirited young man into someone so timid and cautious. He had always believed the man had betrayed him. But when the truth finally came to light, Xiao Jinsheng realized his mistake and began the long road to winning his wife back... 681Reads6.7Score100Shelves
- 12 An Unexpected Possession 意外占有 [The rating is low because it just came out. Why not give it a look?] [Two Male Leads + Equally Matched + Younger Man + Devoted to Each Other + Happy Ending] The emperor and his former minister are bitter enemies. To get rid of the old minister, Yan Dengqi set a trap in the form of a chess game. But something unexpected happened as they played. He ended up sleeping with the son his old enemy cherished most. He wanted to pretend the whole thing had never happened, but the young man pursued him re 1.1kReads8.6Score102Shelves
- 13 Reborn: The Prince Must Calm Down 重生之王爷息怒 In his previous life, Xuanyuan Xiu was killed by the princess consort he had doted on. The mastermind behind it all was his trusted friend of many years... At the edge of a bottomless cliff, the man stopped and looked at the shadow guard who, despite his severe injuries, still stood in front of him. “You... what's your name?” “This subordinate is Ying San... Your Highness, hurry and go! I'll hold them off!” But Xuanyuan Xiu did not flee. He gave a wry smile. “Of the twenty shadow guards in the p 347Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 14 The Hidden Guard Just Wants to Retire and Farm at Home 暗卫只想退休回家种田 The story is complete. Enjoy! What's it like when the kid you raised wants to make you his wife? An Qi: Thanks for asking. I don't really feel anything. This is hard to deal with. An Qi taught Gu Huaian everything, except how to love someone. To Gu Huaian, love means possession and control, making sure An Qi has eyes for no one else. He cares for him wholeheartedly when he's hurt, but he also goes mad and repeatedly insists that An Qi belongs to him. An Qi is done with this. He wants to fin 70Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 The Shadow Guard's Abandoned Dog: Reclaimed and Put to Use Again 影卫之弃犬回收再利用 On a snowy mountain, Su Nanxun finds a badly wounded shadow guard and gallantly takes him home. (He saw a pretty face and wanted him.) “I want you to be my shadow guard. See? I'm completely sincere.” The man points pitifully at his knee and stammers, “It's not worth it. This leg... it's basically useless.” What should the little shadow guard do when he keeps wanting to find his former master? Su Nanxun can only resort to a barrage of sweet talk and win the little shadow guard over. “I told you, 578Reads8.5Score102Shelves
- 16 You Said You Wanted Me Dead, but Now You’re Upset That I’m Really Dead 说想让我死，真死了你又不高兴 [A principled, magnanimous hero of a crown prince × a ruthless, scheming crown princess] [Two male leads + both virgins + love after an arranged marriage + the husband’s desperate pursuit + older man + tragic romance + happy ending] [Two male leads!! Two male leads!! Two male leads!!] The day Xiao Junyi learned that he was to marry Jiang Qingyan, he was disgusted. He cut off the medicinal herbs Jiang Qingyan needed, leaving him to cling to life in misery. It was the least he deserved for his s 1.2kReads8.0Score100Shelves
- 17 The Regent Imprisons the Emperor in the Cold Palace and Dotes on Him 摄政王把皇帝囚进冷宫宠 “Your Highness, if you give yourself to me, I’ll help you escape this cold palace. I’ll even help you ascend the throne and become the supreme ruler. Are you willing?” On the day Ye Fenghua was banished to the cold palace, Prince Duan Mu Jinran, the man who held all the power in Great Yan, leaned close to his ear and said those words. To escape the cold palace, to survive, to save the eldest prince he loved most, and to become ruler of Great Yan, Ye Fenghua agreed to Mu Jinran’s bargain. Ye Feng 453Reads8.2Score103Shelves
- 18 The Shadow Guard Is His Majesty's One True Love 影卫大人是君上白月光 [Fake replacement, physical torment, angst before sweetness, childhood friends, happy ending] [Obsessive, alluring emperor gong × stoic, proud shadow guard shou] Shen Ning fell in love at first sight with the lofty ruler of the empire. He ruined his own prospects, gave up the position of Right Chancellor, and joined the Shadow Hall, willingly becoming a blade in the emperor’s hand just to stay by his side. Unfortunately, Fu Chenglin did not love Shen Ning. He regarded Shen Ning as his right-han 1.1kReads6.7Score118Shelves
- 19 You Can’t Escape, You Can’t Run, You’ll Always Be Mine 逃不开，跑不掉，你永远是朕的 (The rating just came out, so it’ll go up.) [Love and hatred] [Two equally matched leads] [Obsessive, coercive love] [No escape] [Obsessive, ruthless top x stoic, cold beauty bottom] Shen Bichuan is stunningly beautiful, the sharpest spy in the Crown Prince’s arsenal, carefully trained by him. To bring down the greatest threat to the Crown Prince’s succession, the immensely powerful Fourth Prince, Qin Ye, he infiltrates Prince Ye’s residence with a group of beautiful spies. They lie low for thr 5.7kReads8.4Score540Shelves
- 20 I Was Imprisoned by the Male Lead I Wrote 被自己写的男主囚禁了 The rating just went live [Two Male Leads + Master and Disciple + Both Powerful + Younger Pursuer + Cultivation + Both Pure] A delusion-prone, obsessive disciple who pursues x a master who talks nonstop in his head Luo Huaiyu: Doesn't matter if it's black or white, I'll imagine it as something dirty. (My master slapped me. He must think I'm not working hard enough.) Yun Qizhou: I wrote the male lead. How could I not understand him? (Being pinned down by my own disciple? Damn, I really don't u 315Reads8.2Score112Shelves
- 21 Your Highness, the Shadow Guard Knows His Mistake and Begs for Punishment 王爷，影卫知错了，主动求罚 [Two male leads; prince as the pursuer, shadow guard as the pursued; cold-blooded, scheming pursuer; stoic, loyal-dog pursued; physical angst but no emotional angst] Ji Hanfeng: A domineering, cold-blooded prince who is ruthless in his heart, words, and actions. Shen Yi: A loyal, stoic shadow guard who can become unhinged when pushed too far. An orphan of the late emperor, a prince fallen on hard times. Shen Yi was sent into the imperial palace three times and finally ended up at Prince Beiping’ 111Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 22 Little Shadow Guard, Don't Even Think You Can Escape the Crown Prince's Clutches 小影卫休想逃出太子手掌心 [Beautiful, stoic shadow guard bottom x scheming, proud crown prince top] The crown prince fell for his young study companion, but before he could make him his, the boy ran away, and stayed gone for three years. Three years later, the young study companion had become a young shadow guard. At their first meeting, he dared to throw himself into the prince's arms while drunk. At their second, he even asked the prince to keep him company while he drank... In the end, the young shadow guard's eyes we 118Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 23 Has the Shadow Guard Learned His Lesson? His Master Has Already Gone Mad 暗卫他知错了吗？主人他已经疯了 For the extra chapters, see the author’s comment in the comments section of the final chapter. Updates are slow. [Devoted bottom / Two male leads / Physical and emotional angst / Average writing / Angst for angst’s sake / Physical abuse warning / Jianghu setting / They can’t communicate / Hard to mend a broken relationship / Both have only ever been with each other] On the day Jiudu was accused of betraying his master, he never imagined he would see Zhong Shangshi again in this life. Every bone 4.1kReads8.5Score463Shelves
- 24 What’s Wrong with a Real Young Master Choosing to Lie Flat? 真少爷躺平一下怎么了 [Main story complete] Be sure to read Chapter One for content warnings before you start. The relationship between the top and bottom is unequal, with a power imbalance. This is the author's personal indulgence: I love arrogant, self-important guys and doting little brothers, and I love loyal, devoted bottoms. * Chen Yuan wakes up after a car accident and discovers he's actually the long-lost biological son of a wealthy family... Wait, is this family absurdly rich or what???? 1.6kReads9.3Score117Shelves
- 25 The Fallen Immortal Returns to the Mortal Realm 仙堕凡尘 "An Immortal Fallen to the Mortal World": The aloof Immortal Venerable × his pure-hearted young disciple Shen Wuchen, master of the Cold Moon Pavilion, had spent a century in solitude. His cultivation was unfathomable, yet he had never taken a disciple, until he met a boy as insignificant as dust: A Jin. When they first met, A Jin was merely a lowly immortal servant, bullied by everyone. His body was covered in wounds, but his eyes were defiant. Shen Wuchen made an exception and took him as hi 27Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 26 The Domineering Prince Won't Let Go of His Pure-Hearted Shadow Guard! 霸道王爷赖上纯情小影卫！ [Main story complete] [Gentle master top × cold outside, warm inside shadow guard bottom | Stunning shadow guard with incredible fighting skills | Foundling raising | Sweet romance | Lighthearted and sweet | No angst | Both are pure | One-on-one] [The top absolutely dotes on the bottom, and the bottom absolutely dotes on the top] So the person who saved me that night was from the Shadow Guard Camp? He’s exactly my type. Then there’s no way I’m letting him go. I’ll bring him back and keep him. He 37kReads8.8Score9.1kShelves
- 27 Master Wen, Why Are You Dropping to Your Knees So Easily? 温家主，你怎么说跪就跪 [Story complete + a servant of an aristocratic family + happy ending + both leads are each other's only partners] To stay alive, Wen Sheng fled beneath someone's car. The person took him home. They saved each other, and the wanderer found a home. In public, Chen Tingyan was the chairman of Bailing Group. In reality, he was the head of the Chen family. He did everything he could to support the child he had taken in, teaching him how to read people and assign them well, and how to wield power. On 5.8kReads8.9Score346Shelves
- 28 Reborn Disciple, Tormented Love and Redemption: Loving My Master Is So Hard 重生徒弟的虐恋救赎：爱师尊好难 [A seemingly aloof but secretly dark and obsessive shizun gong × a reborn, sweet-on-the-outside, black-hearted disciple shou; angst first, then catharsis + a groveling pursuit] During the sect’s disciple selection, Mu Qingyuan flew into a rage and gravely injured Ling Yan simply because Ling Yan insisted on taking Yuexu Yuanzun as his master. When Mu Qingyuan returned from confinement, he discovered that Ling Yan had already become his junior brother. He pleaded desperately, only to receive the 808Reads6.6Score117Shelves
- 29 A Soul-Tethered Shadow, Reborn to Begin a New Chapter of Devotion 魂牵影十一，重生开起宠溺新篇 A tsundere, clingy, affectionate prince who loves to be pampered meets Ying Shiyi, who always responds with warmth. Ultra-sweet, with plenty of heartfelt dialogue. Both are devoted only to each other. They say what they mean instead of bottling things up, and their words are incredibly sweet. Things went wrong in their previous life, so this time he makes it up to him twice over. “Carry me.” “I’m willing. I’ll go with you.” “I’m scared. Protect me.” “Don’t leave me, okay?” What should you do whe 616Reads6.3Score105Shelves
- 30 The Guard Above 侍卫在上 [Two male leads: a cold-blooded, ruthless guard as the pursuer and a gentle, considerate master as the pursued] What should a personal guard do when his master wants to leave him? Offer himself to keep him around! That’s exactly what Shen Siyan does, only to have his sincere heart trampled underfoot by Ling Ying. Ling Ying even sneaks away from him, leaving Shen Siyan to break his leg in an accident while on a business trip. From then on, he is confined to a wheelchair, and the Shen family gradu 263Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 Xiao Heng and Shen Yelan Beneath the Apricot Blossoms 杏花疏影里萧珩沈夜阑 Tyrannical, possessive Regent King × devoted-to-the-end, love-brained secret guard The guard is love-brained, so he suffers for it. Shen Yelan endured everything. He never hated him. ★★★ Content warning: I don't write male pregnancy, so this story includes female pregnancy. There is no love, no love! In the end, the family of five lives happily together. 517Reads8.1Score140Shelves
- 32 President Shen, Please Show Me Some Tenderness 沈总，求您疼我 The Shen family, the foremost family in H Country, has endured for a thousand years and developed a strict system. Shen Jin is the family’s sole decision-maker. He can be moody or tender, indulgent or punitive, vulnerable, and no one knows which side is the real him. Wei Lin, special assistant to the Shen Group’s president and steward of the Shen family, is the most useful blade in his hand. Shen Zhuohan, the little wolf cub at Shen Jin’s side. Wei Yan, whose feelings turned from utter hatred to 2.8kReads8.7Score212Shelves
- 33 Your Highness, Crown Prince, Stop Hitting Me. Han Zhi Doesn’t Want to Love Anymore 太子殿下别打了，寒止不想爱了 Torture the shou! Torture the shou! Torture the shou! Shou fans, don’t read! [Two male leads + physical abuse + emotional abuse + both virgins + happy ending + the shou fakes his death] [Just started getting ratings] A foolish-dog beauty with a sadistic streak gong x a cool, resilient, lowly shou To save her younger sister, Han Zhi is given by his mother to Chang Yuan, the Crown Prince of Hanxu and son of the Water God. At first, because of Han Zhi’s parents, Chi Changyuan bullies him without re 4.7kReads8.2Score414Shelves
- 34 Your Majesty, Please Don’t Hit Me! Your Little Shadow Guard Doesn’t Want a Spanking 陛下别打，小暗卫不想挨板子 [Two male leads, emperor, imperial guard, pure love, mild angst] “Tell me, what do you want to be whipped with? A heavy whip or a ruler? Pick your favorite.” “Waaah, I don’t like either! Brother Zhong Yin, I won’t get jealous for no reason again. Please believe me, okay?” “No. You’ve said that plenty of times before.” “If you don’t behave, I really will lock you in the Qianqing Palace. Do you believe me?” “Brother Zhong Yin, even the imperial guards can unlock doors. I just don’t want to make t 2.4kReads6.5Score144Shelves
- 35 Reborn, the Hated Shadow Guard Is Driven Crazy by the Prince's Flirting 重生后，万人嫌暗卫被王爷撩疯了 Cold, cruel, and capable of changing his ways, the pursuer who chases his beloved every day X Gentle, aloof, sickly beauty, the one who runs away with a bundle [Both were unfaithful in their past lives, both are faithful in this life / rebirth / a groveling pursuit of the beloved / sweet romance / happy ending] Jing Sanqian's name was given to him by Qiu Jiuxiao. He said, “I paid three thousand taels for you, so your name is Jing Sanqian.” He said, “Jing Sanqian, you are the three thousand r 650Reads8.5Score101Shelves
- 36 Your Highness, Keep Being Stubborn and You’ll End Up Without a Wife 王爷，你再嘴硬就没有媳妇了 Just started getting ratings Warning: Lots of physical abuse. Don’t read if that’s not for you! A little angst 1v1 Both pure HE Tsundere prince top × lowly shadow guard bottom After Xiao Beichen was drugged one day, a shadow guard climbed into his bed. He was furious, but then he was told that the head of the shadow guards couldn’t be executed unless he betrayed his master. Seriously? He climbed into his master’s bed, and he still can’t be executed? Xiao Beichen wanted to argue with someone, but 6.3kReads8.3Score823Shelves
- 37 After I Left, the Prince Was Beside Himself with Grief 我走后，王爷痛不欲生 [The comic adaptation of this novel is now available on Kuaikan] Bai Luo is always called an idiot by everyone. He isn’t stupid or foolish. He just loves that person so much that he would give up everything for him. He would even tear out his own heart and place it before him. In return, all he gets is the most merciless contempt. “Do you think you’re worthy?” - “If you hate me so much, why keep me by your side?” In the darkness, the man looks down at him. “You’re nothing but a plaything to amus 1.4kReads7.1Score143Shelves
- 38 My Lord, Your Shadow Guard Has Run Off Again 王爷，您的暗卫又跑了 [Male-Male Romance + Transmigration + Mutual Firsts + Imprisonment + Shadow Guard + Angsty Romance + Happy Ending] A ruthless yet gentle prince (top) vs. an innocent, kindhearted shadow guard with a surprising side (bottom) This is an intensely angsty story, but let’s find a little sweetness amid the heartbreak. I woke up in a strange place and found I’d transmigrated into the body of the most insignificant shadow guard in the guard corps. My new life began with a nerve-racking job that kept me 3.4kReads—Score309Shelves
- 39 The Cult Leader Has a Deep Bag of Tricks 教主套路深 As an exceptional leader of the Demon Sect, Ye Siyue is practically perfect. His striking looks and superb martial arts leave everyone spellbound. Yet even someone so widely admired can one day give everything for another person... Qin Muyan only realizes his heart was taken long ago when he holds Ye Siyue's cold body in his arms. Now it seems there's no getting it back. If so, he might as well vanish alongside him. If they couldn't share a bed in life, then they'll share a grave in death. After 183Reads9.0Score104Shelves
- 40 The Shadow Guard Knows His Mistake, Please Punish Him, Master 影卫知错，请主子责罚 [Devoted dog + two male leads + unequal relationship + sweet romance + physical suffering, not heartbreak + equally powerful leads] The stench of blood in the torture chamber had not faded for three days. Chu Xuanzhao looked at the hands with every nail silently ripped out, watched steel needles pierce between the fingers, and watched the man choke on blood yet still say, “This subordinate did nothing.” Suddenly, he felt irritated. Want some water? Sure. Ever seen a dog? Learn to beg properly an 2.5kReads8.6Score260Shelves
- 41 Seduction! The Mad Prince Uses a Love Gu to Make His Secret Guard Surrender 诱哄！疯批王爷靠情蛊强撩暗卫 Scheming/crazy top vs. loyal, cool bottom #TwoMaleLeads #PowerCoupleAndMutuallyFaithful #LoveWormAndDualCultivation #SuperSweetBanter #MasterAndServantAgeGap Yan Jiuyuan is not only a violent prince with power over the court, but also the master of the martial world’s foremost assassin organization. Among his subordinates is Ye Ci, his first shadow guard: cold-hearted and merciless, able to kill with a single sword stroke. Other people’s shadow guards: dutifully take a blade for their master and 9.7kReads7.9Score1.9kShelves
- 42 Shadow Guard, Kneel and Beg Your Master to Spare You 影卫乖乖跪下，求主子放过 [Dual male leads + prince as the pursuer + shadow guard as the pursued + plenty of physical angst, little emotional angst + mutual devotion + series] Every story has a happy ending!!! Golden Arches vibes: plenty of physical angst, little emotional angst, prince vs. shadow guard Volume One: Powerful, high-ranking pursuer vs. loyal, stoic pursued Volume Two: Cool, arrogant pursuer vs. sunny, vivacious pursued Volume Three: Unhinged, brooding pursuer vs. clueless-about-romance pursued Volume Four: 2.4kReads8.6Score198Shelves
- 43 Good Puppy, Crawl Over Here 小狗乖，爬过来 My new work is out! You can read it 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! 360Reads8.4Score206Shelves
- 44 Reborn as the Fifth Prince, I Seduce My Young Shadow Guard into Taking Me 重生之五皇子引诱小影卫拿下自己 The rating just came out, so it's not high yet, but don't let that stop you from reading! Don't miss out, come take a look~ Scheming War King seme * Adorable Shadow Guard uke The Fifth Prince, Bai Jiyun, has been reborn. In his previous life, he was blind and foolish, trusting the wrong people and serving his enemy, the Second Prince. As a result, his father died in disgrace, his elder brother was imprisoned, and not one of his eighteen shadow guards survived. And then there was his Xiao Jiu, w 2.5kReads8.7Score331Shelves
- 45 The Prince’s Little Shadow Guard Who Needs a Good Scolding Every Three Days 王爷那三天不打上房揭瓦的小暗卫 You can skip a meal, but you can't skip a beating. A gorgeous top with a repressed streak, a bad temper, and a split personality × a sharp-tongued, bold, shameless bottom who serves as a bodyguard [The bodyguard is a goofball! Not a pair of equally strong leads!! The bottom is weak!!! Don't come in expecting something else → Absurd humor + lighthearted comedy + two male leads + mutual devotion + happy ending] As a bodyguard, Qisan follows none of the rules. He climbs onto roofs, rips up tiles, a 1.7kReads8.7Score148Shelves
- 46 My Bad-Dog Uncle Has No Restraint, and His Spoiled Beauty Weeps Until Her Eyes Are Red 坏狗叔叔不节制，娇纵美人哭红眼 [Sweet romance + devoted couple + twelve-year age gap + older man raises younger man + no blood relation + happy ending] [Spoiled beauty on the bottom × fatherly, possessive general on top] Jiang Mingyu loved Xiao Feng, who had raised him. But Xiao Feng didn’t love him. Taking a cue from the romance stories he’d read, Jiang Mingyu clumsily drugged Xiao Feng. After one passionate night, instead of the responsibility promised in the stories, he got a cold voice from above him: “Yu’er, is thi 4.4kReads8.8Score437Shelves
- 47 The Devoted Secret Guard Secretly in Love with the Demon Lord 暗恋魔尊的忠犬暗卫 [Two male leads + mutual devotion + pure love + bittersweet romance + top-focused + happy ending + beautiful top and strong bottom] [Powerful, indulgent Demon Lord who doesn't realize he's in love × repressed, insecure bodyguard who doesn't dare reveal his feelings] The cold-hearted Demon Lord's jealousy boils over, and he forcibly binds himself to the leader of his bodyguards, only to discover that the other man has always been obsessed with him! A bodyguard as lowly as mud dares to fall for hi 1.9kReads8.9Score270Shelves
- 48 How Strange! Why Does the Cold-Faced Guard Keep Flirting with Me? 奇怪！冷面侍卫为何总撩本王 [Two male leads, equally matched, happy ending, mutually devoted] Jinzhou is the youngest Prince Jin of the current dynasty, a proud and unruly god of war who protects the nation. He never expected his imperial grandfather to assign him a palace guard named Qin Yue to serve at his disposal. On the surface, the young guard seemed upright and impartial, but in truth he opposed Jinzhou at every turn. Their clashes soon had Jinzhou grinding his teeth in fury and retaliating with one scheme after ano 242Reads9.1Score—Shelves
- 49 I Have Never Truly Lived 我从未真正的活过 [Pure despair | Ultimate tragedy | No redemption | Suffocating from beginning to end | No twists, no rebirth, no coming to terms] Diagnosed with moderate depression and bipolar disorder at the age of twelve, a boy spends ten years learning one thing: how to hide his own death perfectly in the middle of a crowd. This is not a story about fighting back. There is no comeback, no redemption, and no one opening the door at the last moment. It is a story about “not existing.” When no one has ever tru 5.9kReads6.9Score1.1kShelves
- 50 Your Majesty, Please Don't Leave This Servant Behind 陛下，别丢下奴婢 [After the Crown Prince is reborn, the eunuch humbly begs for his love] [Double rebirth, two male leads, the pursuer’s regret, cold-hearted and aloof Crown Prince/Emperor gong × devoted, humble, aching shou, happy ending] Xie Chengyi had no grand ambitions in life. He only wanted to be a carefree, idle prince, asking for no favors and seeking no love. But then someone appeared at his side. Though the eunuch was always bowing and scraping, every smile and frown of his took root in Xie Chengyi’s h 5.6kReads8.3Score545Shelves
