Novels like The Lover
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Lover, best match first.
- 1 Uncle, You’re Crossing the Line 二叔，你犯规了 A high-octane opening! The male lead is ruthless but devoted. I'm hooked! “I cried when the heroine held a knife to her neck. That was so heartbreaking!” “When is Zhou Ming going to die? I'm desperate to know!” 100Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 Young Master Gu’s Doting Little Bride 顾少的童养小娇妻 "That girl is a full ten years younger than me. You can all drop the idea now. There's no way I'm marrying her." "Do you know who that guy is? He's Gu Nianxi, Grandpa Gu's grandson, and my fiancé. Our parents arranged our marriage before I was even born, but I absolutely refuse to go along with it..." They were both completely against their arranged marriage... But after spending time together, they fell in love. This marriage-first, love-later romance is unbelievably sweet. 83Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 A Woman’s Schemes 女人的算计 A Woman’s Schemes 5kReads—Score136Shelves
- 4 The Gap Beneath the Hem 裙摆下的缺口 The Gap Beneath Her Skirt 3.2kReads—Score—Shelves
- 5 The Miracle Doctor of the Fishing Village 渔村神医 A country boy with unmatched talent in medicine and physiognomy treats the sick and saves lives, builds his fortune, and transforms a poor coastal village into a prosperous home. He is the ideal man and every girl's idol. What more could anyone ask of life? 6.8kReads9.0Score931Shelves
- 6 Untitled: Love and Luck Keep Chasing Me 无题之桃花运追着我跑 Untitled: My Lucky Streak Won't Leave Me Alone 248Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 After a Senior Caught Me in the Library, She Became My Girlfriend 图书馆被学姐抓包后，她成了我女朋友 After an Older Schoolmate Caught Me in the Library, She Became My Girlfriend 3.3kReads—Score—Shelves
- 8 Reaching the Summit: Starting with an Anti-Corruption Campaign 问鼎：从反腐行动开始 The Way of Power is the righteous way! Hold justice in your heart and act justly! Only then can you forge ahead through political struggles and remain undefeated! There are no shortcuts on the path to power. Only those with integrity can reach the summit! 67.3kReads8.3Score4.6kShelves
- 9 Wang Chen, the Dragon Son-in-Law Who Married into the Family 上门龙婿王辰 Blind and crippled? It was only a disguise to keep his true power hidden. When he awakens, his all-seeing eye opens and an unparalleled legacy is revealed. Those who humiliated him will be crushed beneath his feet; those who hurt his wife will be ground to dust! The throne at the summit of the East Sea belongs to Wang Chen now. 541Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 Don’t Play with People’s Hearts 不要拿捏人心 Don't Play with People's Feelings 17Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 Live-In Son-in-Law 上门女婿 My family is poor, so I’ve ended up living under someone else’s roof as the live-in son-in-law of a beautiful model… 107Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 The Live-In Son-in-Law 上门女婿 Being a live-in son-in-law is hard, but being one who doesn't live with his wife's family isn't easy either. Zhao Yizhou is a low-paid office worker who faces setback after setback. His wife looks down on him, her family treats him with contempt, and even his own child acts the same way. Determined to reclaim his dignity as a man and escape this predicament once and for all, he begins to fight back against all odds… 324Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 Trouble in Dreams and Beyond 梦中梦外，不省心 "Tonight's Wine", also known as "Dreaming Within and Beyond, Nothing but Trouble" Awakening in the middle of the night, unable to sleep, she took out paper and brush, intending to paint. But because she couldn't keep her hands to herself, she somehow ended up atop a mountain. She turned around, and a certain king had already been waiting for her for more than twenty years. He was an ancient king who had only recently ascended the throne. Ever since he was a child, a woman had appeared in his dr 328Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 The Insurance Saleswoman 保险公司的女业务员 Her name is Chen Xi. She dropped out of high school early and entered the workforce at a young age. She wanted to find a factory job and live a steady life, but she couldn't escape the factory supervisor's unwelcome advances. Unwilling to put up with it, she quit without hesitation and ventured into the insurance industry. With no connections and no tricks, she relies only on hard work and determination. An ordinary girl's life: she has to carve out her own path. The names in this story are use 2.1kReads7.2Score100Shelves
- 15 Misplaced Lust for Power 错位的权欲 Misaligned Ambitions for Power 39Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 Escape from the Devil's Den: A Lawless Hell on Earth 逃离魔窟：三不管的人间地狱 Escape from the den of evil: A hell on earth beyond anyone's control 29Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 Sole Beast Tamer: It All Began When My Fairy Senior Sister Pushed Me Down 御兽独尊：从被仙女姐姐推倒开始 At the end of every chapter, the author's notes include a picture of the corresponding heroine. After failing the college entrance exams, I went into the mountains to clear my head, and accidentally found a fairy who had fallen from the sky, gravely injured. And so began a marvelous encounter. Afterward, my family's ancestral jade pendant vanished, and I awakened the divine power to command beasts! I can commune with spirits and perceive everything around me. All creatures in the world are at my 394Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 18 A Mature Couple (Originally Titled: Thirty Like a Wolf, Forty Like a Tiger) 熟龄夫妻（原名：三十如狼，四十如虎） Twenty years ago, when Yang Cuiling left her family in Huluwan to marry into the Wang family in Caiyuan, she never imagined that she would one day become involved with a man other than her husband, Deng Jinzhu. She still believed what the older generation always said: marry a chicken and follow the chicken, marry a dog and follow the dog; marry a carrying pole and hold on to it. Through all the ups and downs, warmth and cold, bitterness and sweetness of life, you simply stay with him. But a seri 5.6kReads9.3Score460Shelves
- 19 My QQ Girlfriend QQ女网友 QQ Girl Online 31Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 My Son-in-Law Is the Peerless King of Medicine 女婿是绝世医王 He was once the Heavenly Doctor Sect’s most gifted successor in a thousand years, codenamed “Hell’s Bane.” His medical skills could bring the dead back to life and restore flesh to bare bones, while his poisons could make even gods and Buddhas tremble. Three years ago, he was betrayed by his closest friend and lover, his cultivation crippled, and his memories damaged. He drifted into the city and became a live-in son-in-law to the Su family, suffering every humiliation. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 Dongguan After Dark 夜幕下的东莞 [Underworld Power Fantasy | Beauties Galore | Relentlessly Ruthless | Beauty-Protector Extraordinaire] He’s the ultimate protector of women. Anyone who lays a hand on his women, whether they’re underlings from the Shanzhu Gang, thugs from the Black Dragon Society, or big shots from the Hongxing Gang, gets taken out! He recruits followers, seizes nightclub territory, raids casinos, and roots out traitors. Armed with nothing but a steel pipe and sheer ruthlessness, he fights his way from wanted fu 108Reads6.4Score102Shelves
- 22 Liu Fang's Account 柳芳的自述 Liu Fang’s Account 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 Be Good, Give Uncle a Kiss 乖，小叔亲一口 [Staying under one roof, age gap, both leads are each other’s first and only, one-on-one romance, faux uncle-and-niece relationship, simmering tension] [Softhearted, timid good girl who says the most shocking things × scheming man with overwhelming possessiveness who closes in one step at a time] Wen Tang got drunk and ended up in the wrong man’s bed. When she opened her eyes, she realized he was her uncle in name only. It was an accident between two adults, and she refused to let him take resp 10.3kReads8.4Score1.1kShelves
- 24 The Abstinent Top Student Is Reborn as a Scumbag 禁欲学霸重生成渣男 [Reborn + Top Student + Handsome and Wealthy + A Magnet for Admirers] [Before being reborn] The aloof, chaste top student ended his life during his senior year of college because of a hereditary disease. [After being reborn] Handsome and wealthy Shen Muchuan has an irresistible charm that draws women to him. The beautiful upperclassman graduated and joined his family's company. Before he was reborn, she was rumored to be involved with his father. Now, surely he has to win her over himself. Then 33Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 The Driver Who Stole His Boss's Woman 挖了老板后院的司机 The Driver Who Stole His Boss's Wife 5.6kReads—Score—Shelves
- 26 Teasing Flames by the Pillow 枕上撩火 [A devoted couple, the cold and celibate Master Shen x the breathtaking beauty Shi Ning] When her fiancé cheats, she tries to break off their engagement but accidentally gets involved with his younger brother on the very day of their engagement ceremony. Her legs turn weak and her back aches as he refuses to let her go. Having gotten what she wanted, she decides they should part ways. But who could have guessed things would spiral wildly out of control… “Use me and then toss me aside?” Shen Ling 1.9kReads9.1Score272Shelves
- 27 The Carefree Evil Doctor of the City 都市逍遥邪医 Chen Nan was framed and sent to prison for three years. But misfortune turned into a blessing when he received a master’s legacy behind bars. From then on, he turned his life around, exacted his revenge, and ultimately became a man of great distinction!!! 22.9kReads9.2Score2.9kShelves
- 28 Craving Her, Addicted 馋她，上瘾 On the night of her college graduation, Nie Xiaoxiao hid in a hotel room, hoping to surprise her boyfriend. Too shy to turn on the lights, she hid under the covers. When she heard footsteps approaching, her heart pounded. But she had ended up in the wrong bed. The man lifted her chin and asked coldly, “Were you trying to seduce me on purpose?” Xiaoxiao burst into tears. She'd suffered a terrible loss and still had to apologize. After all, he was the powerful Mr. Gu. He was known as the Living Ki 9.2kReads8.9Score792Shelves
- 29 A Few Jokes 笑话数则 A collection of jokes 133Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 Quick Transmigration: I Am Your Comeuppance 快穿你的报应就是我 A long-form quick transmigration story, not a mindless slaughterfest. The heroine lives out a whole lifetime in each world. In every life, she first builds herself a good life, then takes revenge bit by bit. No fixed CP. Romance doesn't take up the main plot; it's only there to support it. A refined egoist. Hu Moli was a nine-tailed mystic fox. While weakened during her transformation, she was stabbed to death. She binds herself to a System and transmigrates across worlds, fulfilling the wishes 10kReads8.2Score1.4kShelves
- 31 The Live-In Son-in-Law 上门女婿 He was born into a powerful reclusive family, but his father abandoned him. For years, his mother raised him and the little girl she had taken in, and the three of them relied on one another through endless scorn and abuse. To pay for his sister’s medical treatment, he was forced to sign a three-year marriage contract. Everyone saw him as a useless live-in son-in-law. His sister has vanished, his mother is seriously ill, and members of his family have come calling. What will he do? Yang Hao rise 6.3kReads8.7Score454Shelves
- 32 The Little Miracle Doctor of the Mountain Village 山村小神医 Lu Fan, the “Assassin Miracle Doctor,” returns to his hometown. His younger sister is being bullied, the mystery of his missing parents and older brother remains unsolved, and there are even traces of the legendary immortals to follow. With his peerless medical skills and extraordinary martial arts, Lu Fan solves every problem. But he was only ever focused on pursuing the Great Dao, so why does trouble keep following him around? What should he do? Asking online! 1.4kReads9.0Score605Shelves
- 33 I Save a Snake Fairy and Awaken the Divine Eye of Clairvoyance 勇救仙女蛇，觉醒透视神瞳强爆了 [Urban Cultivation + Miracle Doctor + Countryside] The foolish Wang Gen was hunted down by a village tyrant and his son, but fortunately, he inherited the legacy of the Snake Immortal Goddess and gained the Dragon Transformation Art and Yin-Yang Snake Eyes. He can bring the dead back to life and restore flesh to bare bones, and subdue all manner of evil spirits and monsters. From then on, he begins a colorful and happy life. 494Reads9.2Score173Shelves
- 34 Reborn as a Strongwoman, the Chubby Beauty Brings Fortune to Her Whole Family 穿成大力女，极品胖妞旺全家 Short drama: “Transmigrated as a Strongwoman, I Lie Flat and Win in Style” [farming + sweet romance + everyday life + food + building a fortune + comedy + no saintly heroine] What Old Man Jian is proudest of in his life is that his wife had a late-in-life baby and gave him a daughter, and that he raised her into a big, chubby girl. His chubby daughter only cares about looks, yet insists on marrying the poorest young man in the village. The Xiao family’s biggest regret was bringing home a fat wif 14.9kReads7.9Score957Shelves
- 35 A Costly Bride Price, a Marriage Full of Schemes! 昂贵的彩礼，算计的姻缘！ An exorbitant bride price, and a marriage match full of schemes! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 My Ex-Boyfriend Accused Her of Seeking Attention with Suggestive Content, So She Turned Around and Married a Tycoon 前男友骂她搞擦边，她转头嫁大佬 17.3kReads8.9Score1.6kShelves
- 37 Korean Manhwa: Starting as a Boarder at an Auntie’s Home in Seoul 韩漫：从寄宿首尔阿姨家开始 [Korean webtoon] [Lots of beautiful women] [Over a hundred gorgeous character illustrations] [Feel-good power fantasy] [Plot] [Urban martial arts] [Don't read if that's not your thing] The story begins when Lin Cheng, a young man from Longguo, goes to live with his aunt in Seoul. While attending school in Seoul, Lin Cheng suffers years of bullying from his classmates and plans to take his own life. But just before he does, he receives a message from a martial arts blogger back home. With the blo 3.8kReads7.2Score282Shelves
- 38 A Great Nation’s Middleman: I Saved Countless Soviet Girls 大国倒爷，我拯救众多苏联少女 Transmigration + System + running goods in Russia + foreign beauties + womanizer + hugely profitable smuggling Two women stood at the door. Two Soviet women with blonde hair and blue eyes, wrapped in tattered headscarves. Wang Teng's first reaction: Holy shit. His second reaction: Am I fucking seeing this right? A line of text automatically appeared in Wang Teng's mind: [Ding! System notification: Your foreign beauties have arrived. Please sign for them.] Don't get excited, that was just hi 341Reads5.7Score316Shelves
- 39 I'll Cherish Him Now, So Regret It All You Want 他会由我来珍惜，你后悔也没用 Qin Ran was reborn. In his previous life, he wasted years pining for love. This time, he decided to live for himself. He had only just graduated from college when the campus belle watched him walk into his home and realized, too late, what she had lost! Her best friend's words hit her even harder! “If you don't cherish him, someone else will. It's too late to regret it now!” 7.9kReads8.4Score658Shelves
- 40 After My Divorce, I Fell Addicted to My Officer Brother-in-Law’s Seduction 离婚后，我被军官弟弟诱爱成瘾 [Sweet romance + both leads are virgins + younger man] [A military officer falls for a sophisticated career woman] Four years of marriage in name only. She blamed her own bad judgment for not being able to tell a man from a dog. Now she’d run out of patience and didn’t want to put up with it anymore. “Screw you and your three-second performance. You’re discontinued. Get lost, you scumbag!” After the divorce, Yu Ningning went somewhere secluded, determined to keep her head down and slack off in p 1.4kReads8.8Score129Shelves
- 41 Sword and Fairy 3: Who Is the True Savior? 仙剑三：谁才是救世主 [A Chinese Paladin 3 TV drama fanfic + male lead grows without a System + happy ending] By a stroke of luck, Qin Yi transmigrates to the world of the Chinese Paladin 3 TV drama. One night, he is accidentally bitten by a poison zombie and unexpectedly awakens the power of "Netherflame" from the Demon Realm. Jingtian: "Mad Qin, how can you play with fire?" Xu Changqing: "This flame... is dangerous!" Long Kui: "Your flame... feels so warm." Chong Lou: "Your flame is nothing compared to his." Fire G 499Reads6.0Score—Shelves
- 42 The Divine Doctor's Young Wife: Wrongfully Married to a Powerful Tycoon 神医少夫人：错嫁豪门大佬 Also known as The Substitute Bride Becomes Cherished: Crazy Husband, Please Take a Number [Top-tier wealthy family + cool, beautiful female TCM doctor + unhinged male lead + substitute marriage + love grows over time + the male lead becomes fiercely devoted to her later] Xie Nancheng, heir to a top-tier wealthy family, suddenly develops a mysterious illness. His bride-to-be is switched out, and a young foster daughter from the countryside is sent in as a replacement. Rumor has it that the litt 40kReads9.1Score3.9kShelves
- 43 Rebellion Is Hard to Soothe 反叛难哄 [Two madmen + pathological obsession + genuine male ghost love interest + coercive love + pathological confinement in a psychiatric hospital + dazzling starlight] The Judge Xie Wugou and the Demon Lord, through lifetimes of reincarnation. Yan Qingjue is an acting student and a rich kid whose family has fallen apart. His mother died by suicide when he was little. He has always relied on sleeping pills to fall asleep, and keeps dreaming of a judge named Xie Wugou… until one day his roommate sends 26Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 Beauty Village, Happiness 美人村，幸福 [Countryside + miraculous doctor + business + sudden wealth + thrilling action + passion + invincible hero] Chen Erzhu, a young man from the countryside, falls to the bottom of a river while saving someone and obtains an immortal’s legacy. From then on, he turns his fate around. His miraculous needles can bring the dead back to life and restore flesh to bare bones; his dragon energy can awaken and nurture all things; and his martial arts skills leave him unmatched. He makes a fortune, buys luxur 175kReads9.0Score57.5kShelves
- 45 The Beijing Bigwig Talks Tough but Is Soft at Heart, Begging for Cuddles When Drunk 京圈大佬嘴硬腰软，醉后求抱抱 [Everyone's darling + possessive love + rivalry among men + raising children + forced love + unhinged characters + stand-in + unattainable first love + …] New title: “Divorced with Kids! The Young Masters of the Capital Circle Are Fighting to Be Their Dad” [From Scrubbing Dishes at a Club to Cleaning Lady to Comeback Queen! The Powerful Young Men of the Capital Circle All Fall for Her] “Back then, when you thought I was filthy, Mr. Yan, did you ever imagine you'd get on your knees and beg me t 92Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 Playing with Fire: I Got Drunk and Complained About My Boss, Now She Wants Me to Take Responsibility 惹火上身：醉酒吐槽女上司，她逼我负责 Playing with Fire: I Got Drunk and Ranted About My Boss, and She Made Me Take Responsibility 268Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 Transmigrating to the 1980s: She Sets the School Bully Straight with Sign-Ins 穿越八零：她靠签到将校霸掰正了 [Transmigrate into a book + top student + sign-in + adored by the whole family + both leads devoted to each other] She transmigrates into a book one day, only to find herself a cannon-fodder supporting female character in a home with bare walls. A System appears from nowhere. She plans to sign in, farm, and lead her whole family to prosperity. Who could have guessed that every good thing in the world would come her way: family affection, friendship, and even love? Through her own hard work, she 5.9kReads8.9Score495Shelves
- 48 Transmigrate Into a Book and Become the Beloved Little Villainess of the Seventies by Raising Hell 穿书七零恶毒女配靠作妖成团宠 [Transmigrate into a book set in the 1970s + System + love grows over time + military marriage + woman transmigrated into a book vs. reborn woman] (New book, so its rating is low for now. It’ll go up, so don’t worry, darlings, jump right in!) When Shen Nanchu opens her eyes, she has become the male lead’s wicked widowed sister-in-law from a book. In the story, the original owner is greedy for power and status and uses every trick in the book to marry the eldest son of the Pei family, the male le 9.8kReads8.4Score1kShelves
- 49 So Sweet! The Cold, Aloof Movie Emperor Fell for Me 甜爆了，高冷影帝爱上我 [Amateur heroine + love grows over time + mutual devotion + extra sweet + both leads' first love + entertainment industry + secret pregnancy and escape + winning her back] In public, he was Si Cheng, a cold, abstinent top-tier star. In private, he was a clingy puppy who constantly begged for kisses and cuddles. “Baby, this is more exhausting than hanging from wires... Can we learn another way?” “Everything's so hard... My tongue's about to tie itself in knots. Teach me, big sis...” “Baby... I m 6.2kReads8.1Score163Shelves
- 50 I Thought I Was Here to Pick Up Girls, So How Did I End Up Cultivating Immortality? 说好泡妞，怎么修了仙 [Wish fulfillment + multiple female leads + dual cultivation + System + urban cultivation + no mindless decisions] (The rating just came out and will rise.) The last female Emperor of the Immortal Realm perishes. Her remnant soul drifts for thirteen thousand years before transforming into the “Love-and-Wealth Tycoon System” and binding itself to the destitute Lin Xu. The System alternately pressures and persuades him to approach one beautiful woman after another, tempering his cultivation throu 15.9kReads7.0Score1.7kShelves
