Novels like Qingzhu and Her Cold-Hearted Snake
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Qingzhu and Her Cold-Hearted Snake, best match first.
- 1 A House Full of Distinguished Guests 高朋满座 The Zhou family has a little mute. Apart from being unable to speak, she’s perfect in every way. She was Zhou Yushen’s little shadow, following him from the age of seven to twenty-five. Over eighteen years, that gentle, obedient little shadow became a deadweight, clinging to him like a rotten tail. Zhou Yushen loathed her more than anything. The day the little mute died, everyone thought Zhou Yushen had finally gotten what he wanted. Instead, he went mad in the hospital, grabbed the doctor, and 38Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 2 The Tangerine-Scented Corpse 橘子味的尸体 A Corpse with a Tangerine Scent 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Sickening Devotion 病态深情 [1v1/SC/physical and emotional angst/the heroine never takes back an ex] [Cold-blooded, ruthless heir x proud young lady who never bends] When Chi Mu was sixteen, she fell in love with someone. They were inseparable, their love sweet and tender, and they were the perfect couple everyone envied. Later, he became a rabid dog. He personally sent her to prison, leaving her family in ruins and separating her from her loved ones. Later still, everyone in Jingzhou knew that the cold-blooded, ruthless r 223Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Bound in a Cocoon 缚茧 The thing Nan Xi regretted most was being with Qin Chen for three whole years. Even when Qin Chen was about to enter an arranged marriage, he still wouldn't let her go, forcing her to be his secret mistress. She'd had enough. Desperate to escape him, she nearly lost her life. In the end, Qin Chen snapped. “If you're leaving, never come back!” Nan Xi walked away without looking back, and never returned. When they met again, Qin Chen cast aside all his pride and dignity. “Baby, I was wrong. Please 797Reads7.5Score10014d adds
- 5 The Prince Who Married Me by Proxy Wiped Out My Family, Then Begged Me to Cure His Poison 替嫁王爷灭我满门，跪求我解毒 The prince married me with an imperial decree, then personally wiped out my entire family and had me thrown into prison. Only after he sat on the throne did he lower his head to me, because only my blood could cure the deadly poison that was killing him! I am Shen Hanzhi, daughter of a military commander. At ten, I fell into an ice cavern, and all four of my limbs ache in the wind. I could never learn martial arts, but I mastered medical skills unrivaled in the world by studying a medical text. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 The Medicine Concubine’s Thin Coffin: I Trade My Wretched Bones for One Glance of His Tenderness 药妾薄棺:我以三两贱骨，换他一次垂怜 The Medicine Concubine's Shallow Grave: I Trade My Wretched Bones for One Moment of His Favor 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 A Li, Could You Turn Back and Love Me? 阿梨，可不可以回头爱我 !!! Everyone gets a tragic ending. No one finds happiness!!!! Wen Luoli, the most cherished young princess of the Wen family in the capital, resists her family's arranged marriage and runs away with the man she loves. But her beloved falls beneath her brother's gun, and she is sent off with a broken leg to Huo Yunnian, head of the Huo family, the most powerful clan in the capital. When Wen Luoli wakes, her mother tells her that her wedding to Huo Yunnian is set for the fifteenth of next month. H 294Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 8 Thorns and the Silver Crown 荆棘与银冠 Thorns and the Silver Crown 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Hiding My Tail 藏起我的尾巴 [Sweet fluff + devoted to each other] An adorably airheaded nine-tailed fox × a rational, composed university professor/lawyer Bai Ran is a nine-tailed fox who was trapped inside a painting for a hundred years. She accidentally escapes during a car accident and gives her inner core to Ke Heng, who is on the verge of death. After saving him, the presence of the core forces them to become bound to each other. A day in their life together, part one “Ke Heng, don't leave me…” Bai Ran looks at him wi 594Reads8.4Score10314d adds
- 10 The Substitute Wife Died, and Mr. Li Went Mad 替身夫人死了，厉总疯魔了 [The wife-chasing road to ruin + tragic romance + mistaken turns of fate + both devoted to each other + obsessive possessiveness] Warning: The female lead grows stronger later on!! She stands on her own!! “Since you like me so much, Mu Chuyi, you can be my substitute. We’ll be husband and wife in public, but my slave in private.” Her blood is drained for his beloved, and her corneas are given to her beloved. All Mu Chuyi is left with is a body wracked by illness. On the night of his wedding to h 557Reads8.4Score11014d adds
- 11 After I Signed the Divorce Agreement, My Ex-Husband Went Mad at the Heir's Family Reunion Banquet 签完离婚协议，前夫在财阀继承人认亲宴上疯了 After I Signed the Divorce Papers, My Ex-Husband Went Crazy at the Banquet Where the Tycoon's Heir Was Reunited with His Family 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Shameful Love 耻爱 [Physical and emotional torment + possessive obsession + deliberate revenge + unhinged hero, first the heroine suffers, then the hero] Ye Chuyu is a genius with extraordinary intelligence. At a young age, she became a renowned neurosurgeon at one of America’s most prestigious hospitals. But a medical accident caused by one mistaken judgment cost a young girl her life, forever freezing her at eighteen. Years later, the girl’s brother has grown powerful and comes for Ye Chuyu, consumed by hatred. 4.5kReads8.8Score24314d adds
- 13 The Secret of Klein Blue 克莱因蓝的秘密 Everyone is an island, left to grow desolate and grieve alone. - Epigraph He came toward her, travel-worn, carrying an old glass lantern. After years apart, he said, “Long time no see.” She kicked him. “Long time no see, my foot! Pan Shiyi, where have you been all year?” He said, “I came to confess my feelings for you.” She promptly fainted. A storm at sea left everyone stranded on a remote island. She opened an inn, and he refused to leave. When he couldn't pay his bill, he said, “Then I'll of 49Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 14 Xiao Longnu Bears Many Heirs for the Dragon Clan 小龙女她为龙族开枝散叶 Blurb One: Lilia is a baby dragon who has been out of her shell for less than a month. When two adult dragons from her clan got into a fight, she was caught in the crossfire and fell through a torn rift in space and time into a distant Eastern fantasy world. In this strange new place, little Lilia was terrified. Luckily, she was a tough little beast. She overcame her fear, survived in this unfamiliar world, and, by a twist of fate, made her way to the number one sect in the Cultivation world, wh 324Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 15 The Love You Gave Me Cuts to the Bone 你给的爱残情蚀骨 Shen Qing loved Fu Yihan for six years, so much that she was willing to give him everything... But in the end... what a terrible, irredeemable fate awaited her! 81Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 16 After Breaking Off the Engagement, I Was Doted on by the Young Master of the Capital's Elite 退婚后，被京圈太子爷娇宠上天 After Calling Off the Engagement, I Was Spoiled Rotten by the Crown Prince of Beijing's Elite Circle 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Cold-Blooded CEO, I Can Never Love You Again 嗜血冷总，再也爱不起你 After going to prison, she never loved Leng Qianhan again. The man knelt before her, weeping and pleading. “Qingqian, for the sake of our child, give me a chance. Could you love me one more time? Our child has grown up without a father or mother. He needs a father's love and a mother's love. Let's give him a complete family. We can all be happy...” The woman immediately recoiled. “I don't have a child! My baby is dead. He died as soon as he was born. You cut him out of me and threw him in the tr 335Reads5.9Score1314d adds
- 18 Because It’s You, I Don’t Want to Let Go 因为是你，不想放手 When Shu Wennning was seven, her parents died in an accident, and the Xie family took her in. After arriving at the Xie home, Shu Wennning went to play alone in the courtyard and nearly got lost. By a small fishpond, she spotted a chubby, fair-skinned boy who was very handsome. Shu Wennning smiled sweetly and called out, “Big Brother, what are you doing here?” Xie Yubai looked up at the cute, chubby-cheeked girl before him. “I’m looking at the goldfish Dad just bought me.” Six months after movin 107Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Everyone but Me 除我之外 Shang Miao had been with Sheng Yu since she was eighteen. She was full of confidence, always believing she was special to him. Until one day, Sheng Yu brought home a girl who was soft and sweet, so much like the girl she herself had been back then. 842Reads5.5Score33914d adds
- 20 Strolling Along With a Snail 牵着蜗牛去散步 Taking a Snail for a Walk 12Reads—Score214d adds
- 21 Consumed to the Bone 沉溺入骨 They agreed it would be a “business arrangement”: he would help her pay off fifty million in debt, and she would play along with his act. But Bo Nian couldn’t resist his good looks. She became addicted to him, only to discover that he was hiding a girl and protecting her fiercely. He even went so far as to take her bone marrow for that girl. Only then did Bo Nian face reality: she would never be able to warm his heart. He said, “I can’t be responsible for what happens to other people. Life and 655Reads8.2Score10314d adds
- 22 At the Class Reunion, My Wife Sat on the Property Deputy Manager's Lap, and the Whole Class Called Me Cheap 同学聚会，老婆坐在物业副总腿上，全班说我小气 At the Class Reunion, My Wife Sat on the Property Management Deputy Director's Lap, and the Whole Class Called Me Stingy 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 When We Divorced, I Made Her Kneel and Pay Me Back 离婚时，我让她跪着还 When We Divorced, I Made Her Kneel to Pay Me Back 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Xi Yu's Ordeal: He Regretted Changing His Fated Love Trial 熙瑜有劫：逆改情劫后，他后悔了 Xiyu's Trial: After He Changed the Course of Their Love Tribulation, He Regretted It 32Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 The Azure Wutong of the Cloud Scrolls 云笈苍梧 The Azure Writs of Cangwu —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 Your Majesty, Grant Me Three Feet of White Silk 请君赐我三尺白绫 [A Despairing Fallen Princess × An Iron-Faced New Emperor; A Lovely Foreign Princess × A Gentle Prince; A Freedom-Seeking Princess × An Enemy Spy] [Not Rebirth, Transmigration, or Fantasy. Pure historical setting, BE, angst] In the spring of the twentieth year of Emperor Yin Ai’s reign, the northern army stormed the imperial city. Emperor Yin Ai died beneath the sword of Han Chenji, the new emperor of the north. Yin Yue held her father’s corpse in her arms and glared at the ice-cold man before h 47Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 27 Longing for Our Reunion Day After Day, Forgetting Each Other Year After Year 朝朝盼重逢，念念总相忘 [Angst, angst, angst! Extremely angsty, proceed with caution!] Five years ago The golden boy Ji Lingchuan knelt on the ground, desperately begging Xia Zhiyi not to leave him. But she coldly told him to get lost, then turned around and married someone else. Five years later The bar hostess Xia Zhiyi knelt before the untouchable Mr. Ji, fawning over him. He shoved her away, saying she was filthy. He hated her, bullied her, and was consumed by the desire to take revenge on her. But when he saw a li 710Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 28 I've Been a Joke for Three Years, and You Still Won't Let Me Leave with Dignity 做了三年笑话，你还不让我体面离场 After three years as a laughingstock, you still won't let me make a dignified exit 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 The Real Heiress Enters the Palace as Empress, and Her Father and Brothers Beg Her to Come Back 真千金入宫为后，父兄哭着求回头 [Faithful couple + sweet romance + face-slapping revenge] She spent her whole life carefully currying favor with her father and brothers, believing that even a heart of ice could be warmed. Instead, the day before her empress-making ceremony, they gave her a cup of poisoned wine. Reborn, Su Jin finally saw things clearly. But now her father and brothers were each begging her to come back. What a joke! Her medical skills could bring the dead back to life, she had the family fortune her maternal g 586Reads9.0Score10114d adds
- 30 The Sweet Osmanthus Refuses to Follow Convention 月桂不赴世俗 The laurel does not bend to worldly conventions. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 I Want the Sun to Come Running to Me 我要太阳奔我而来 At eighteen, Lin Sang sang fell in love at first sight with Xin Shuyang, who had unexpectedly stood up for someone in trouble and rushed to their aid. Unfortunately, Xin Shuyang had a childhood sweetheart who was his girlfriend, so Lin Sangsang could only keep her feelings to herself. At twenty-two, Lin Sangsang finally found the courage to confess to the man she’d secretly loved for years, but Xin Shuyang’s reply left her feeling as if she’d fallen into an icy abyss. “I might date someone somed 322Reads8.9Score10114d adds
- 32 Year After Year, May We Always Be Safe and Sound 年年岁岁，岁岁平安 [Childhood Sweethearts + Love Triangle + Long-Planned Scheme + Tragic Romance + Mutual Salvation + Coercive Love Triangle] Warning: Angst! Not for fans of the female lead! Jiang Niánsui and Jiang Yian were childhood sweethearts, close as could be, until the arrival of the Song family’s young master forced them apart. Behind his gloomy, scheming exterior lay a deep love for her. Song Jinian’s exclusive devotion and affection gradually drew Jiang Niánsui into his tender embrace. Her childhood swee 604Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 33 Listen to Her Play Paganini Once More 听她再奏一曲帕格尼尼 Listen to her play Paganini once more 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 My Best Friend Got Pregnant by a Black Man, Then Blamed Her Ex-Boyfriend 闺蜜与黑人交往意外怀孕，赖上了前男友 My Best Friend Accidentally Got Pregnant by a Black Man, Then Tried to Pin It on Her Ex —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Searching a Thousand Miles for the Way 万里寻途 A Thousand Miles in Search of the Way —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 This Is Awkward: My Ex-Wife Is Getting Married, and I Still Have to Serve at the Wedding 尴尬，前妻结婚我还要去婚宴上端盘子 How awkward. My ex-wife is getting married, and I still have to go serve food at her wedding banquet. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 What! The Emperor's Bedfellow Is a Snake Demon 惊！皇上的枕边人是蛇妖 [Sweet romance + devoted couple] Ye You dies suddenly at work and wakes up as a snake. She saves a handsome man with broad shoulders, a slim waist, and an eight-pack. Smelling his blood, she gulps. After drinking his blood, she discovers that she can turn into a human. So she wants to keep the man by her side and drink his blood every day. But later, he actually whisks her into the palace and makes her his empress. Every night, Ye You turns into a snake and bites him. He reaches out to squeeze h 1.1kReads7.4Score10414d adds
- 38 My Ex-Wife Is a Yoga Teacher 我的前妻是瑜伽老师 My Ex-Wife Is a Yoga Instructor 41Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 President Xiao, Your Wife Says You Have to Sleep in the Study Tonight 萧总，夫人让你今晚睡书房 “The Pursuit of a Wife After Losing Her” + “A Heartbreaking Romance” When Mu Zhixia was five, she was as spoiled as a little princess, the only light on the long road traveled by Mu Jingheng and Xiao Xulin. But later, in the name of protecting her, Mu Jingheng married her off to his subordinate. On their wedding night, the groom fled, making her a laughingstock throughout the Dongli Kingdom. Meanwhile, Mu Jingheng turned around and decided to marry the person she hated most. She struggled and fo 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 Nothing Hurts More Than Loving You 最痛不过我爱你 Zhou Ansheng killed himself, just as she wished. He gave Mrs. Xiao's place to the woman he cherished most. She loved him for so many years, and lost everything: her self-respect and pride, her closest family, her family business, and even the child she had yet to carry to term... Blood from her wrists stained the flowers along the road to the underworld, and every blossom knew how deeply she had loved him! She said, “I hope there is no next life. I hope we never meet again. The most painful thin 26Reads5.4Score414d adds
- 41 Longing for Yun's Return 念云归 [Angsty! Angsty! Angsty! Short tragic historical romance, princess sent abroad for a political marriage] Huan Yun’s childhood name was Yun’er. From the time she was little, her mother held her close and softly sang, “Yun’er, come home. Yun’er, come home.” Yun’er never went anywhere. Mother, why do you sigh like that? In the sixteenth year of Jianzhao, Huan Yun passed away quietly in the Wuyou Palace. Mother, you don’t know. Yun’er can never return home again... 294Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 42 The Eighteenth Time I Wanted a Divorce 第十八次想离婚 The Eighteenth Time I Wanted a Divorce 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 After the Class Reunion, She Knelt and Begged Me Not to Divorce Her 同学聚会后，她跪着求我别离婚 After the Class Reunion, She Begged Me on Her Knees Not to Divorce Her 40Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 Think I'm Bad Luck? It's Payback Time, and You'll All Regret It 嫌我晦气？收账时间到全都悔断肠 [Face-slapping, trash takedowns, a third eye, a little angst and lots of sweet romance, both leads are faithful] [Cool, alluring, beautiful, strong yet tragic woman vs. noble, pure-hearted, domineering, solitary wolf] The billionaire heiress, missing for eighteen years, returned as someone far beyond anyone’s reach. Abandoned on a trash heap as a child, she was raised by an old man who made a living collecting recyclables... Rumors in the capital’s elite circles said: “Meeting Moon Goddess even 11Reads—Score314d adds
- 45 Captive Wild Rose 囚禁野玫瑰 Angsty romance + unhinged male lead (if you dislike this, don’t read) + no reconciliation Another warning: the male lead is obsessive and unhinged. If you dislike that, don’t read. Aloof, noble doctor Shi Yi VS gentle, well-behaved teacher Yu Huan From the moment the first rose bloomed, the Creator had been plotting this encounter, one called redemption. Shi Yi was like the moon reflected on water. Yu Huan had gazed up at him for five whole years, loving him humbly as her bright, clear white ros 2.5kReads8.7Score11414d adds
- 46 Bo Yu, I Don't Dare Love You Anymore 薄欲，我不敢再爱你了 Su Qingwu had been married to Bo Yu for five years, and he had trampled her sincere love until it was shattered to pieces. She thought he really was as cold as the rumors said, even in bed, utterly devoid of emotion. But after Bai Xiaoxiao returned, Su Qingwu realized that Bo Yu hadn’t been born cold and indifferent. He knew better than anyone how to treat someone with tenderness and affection. Su Qingwu was left battered and broken, eventually losing all feeling. When she returned in full fin 945Reads7.0Score10214d adds
- 47 President Mu, Secretary Shen Says You've Crossed the Line 慕总，沈秘书说你越界了 [Flirtatious Tension + Love That Grows Over Time + Slow-Burning Romance] [Powerful Man Bows His Head + Mutual Firsts + The Long Road to Winning Her Back + Happy Ending] Mu Beilin was born with everything. He was heir to a top conglomerate, possessed business acumen that left his peers in the dust, and wielded power enough to control everything. But he had a condition that made his skin reject contact with women. Whenever he touched one, his whole body broke out in red rashes. He thought he would 1.8kReads8.6Score13214d adds
- 48 I Spent 100,000 on My Girlfriend, and She Went to School as a Study Companion 我给女友花了十万，她去学校做伴读 I Spent 100,000 on My Girlfriend, and She Became a School Companion Reader 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 After Dating Three Black Men, She Returned Home and Married an Honest Man for a Bride Price of 280,000 交往过三个黑人，回乡二十八万彩礼嫁给老实人 After Dating Three Black Men, She Returns to Her Hometown and Marries an Honest Man for a 280,000-Yuan Bride Price —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 May You Be Safe, Year After Year: No Snow, No Spring 岁岁佑安：不听雪来不见春 May the Years Keep You Safe: No Snowfall, No Spring 344Reads—Score514d adds
