Novels like Choosing a Worthy Match
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Choosing a Worthy Match, best match first.
- 1 Captive Heart: Your Love Is Madness and Poison 囚心：你的爱是疯魔，也是毒药 Li Qiang vs. Zhang Yan [Two Male Leads + Modern Romance + Urban Romance + Mending a Broken Relationship + Realistic Life + No Idiotic Characters] They are thirteen years apart. One is honest and unassuming, the other sunny and handsome. One burns with passion and makes the first move, but doesn't cherish what he has. The other is swept along reluctantly, only to fall in deep. Truly letting go means meeting him again and realizing he's really nothing special. It was your love at the time that gil 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 After His Immortal Bone Was Stolen, He Cultivated the Heartless Way 被挖仙骨后他转修无情道 [Cool and resilient senior disciple Shen Mucheng × the third prince Yuan Chang'an, who is not what he seems; everyone's favorite, melodrama, physical and emotional torment, imprisonment, amnesia] Shen Mucheng, the eldest disciple of Tianjian Sect leader Luo Mingchuan, was born with immortal bones. After an accident left his junior brother gravely injured, the immortal bones were needed as medicine. His second and third junior brothers conspired to cut them out of him while he was still alive, da 79Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 The Marquis Becomes a Courtesan, and the Prince Pursues Him Relentlessly 侯爷变花魁，王爷拼命追 (The rating has only just come out, so it's very low. It'll go up later~~) [Double male leads + two equally powerful leads + both each other's only one + love at first sight + reunion after a long separation + mutual devotion] A beautiful, restrained and patient bottom (Lin Ci'an) × a shameless, devoted top (Xiao Yiheng) [Alternate title: Shattered Snow Meets Warm Spring] Revenge is the main plot, with ruthless killing galore. Everyone who deserves to die will pay the price. Once the spirited yo 65Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 4 A Gambling Dad, a Sick Mom, and a Broken Him 赌博的爹，生病的妈，破碎的他 [Male-Male Romance]+ [The Pursuit After Losing Her]+ [Substitute Romance]+ [Substitute Marriage]+ [Love Triangle Showdown]+ [Age Gap]+ [Size Difference] A gambling father, a sick mother, a useless first love, a broken-hearted him, a husband who bullies him, and now he has to be the stepmother to a younger brat. Life for Li Yuanjin is a constant struggle: he can neither live nor die. Born after his father’s death, he moved with his mother into his stepfather’s home, where he endured years of beat 348Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 5 The Wind Chime's Epilogue 风铃尾声 Told from both first-person and third-person perspectives. (A little angst makes it sweeter) (Childhood sweethearts) Three years ago, you left without a word. I traveled thousands of miles just to see you, and you held someone else's hand as you told me, “I'm sorry.” Now you've made me realize that all these years, you've been by my side, watching me love someone else. How am I supposed to face you now? 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Prince, Why Won't You Leave Me Alone, a Lowly Courtesan? 王爷，为何纠缠我这小倌 Why Does the Prince Keep Pursuing Me, a Lowly Courtesan? Also known as The Mountains and Rivers, Together with You Cold, brooding, reserved prince gong x gentle, kind, slightly insecure shou Yun Lan has lived in the brothel Drunken Fragrance Pavilion since childhood, struggling to survive while holding fast to his rule of entertaining but never selling his body. One day, while performing, a lecherous customer drugs him, ties him to the bedpost, and prepares to assault him. Just then, Third Prin 97Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Your Heart Says, I Love You 你的心在说我爱你 Your heart is saying, “I love you.” 116Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Next Time, Let's Both Be Braver 下一次，我们都勇敢一些 They had been the closest of friends and brothers, but when one of them fell in love, their relationship began slipping further and further out of control. Just how much courage does it take for a mature love to reach a happy ending? 45Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Warning! The Stand-In Doesn't Love Him Anymore 警告！是替身不爱了 [Dual male leads + wealthy-family CEO + contract lover + older man/younger man + substitute + groveling to win back the lover + angst] [Light angst] [Light melodrama] [Groveling to win back the lover, with a tragic ending in the literal sense] Love rises with the wind, and it can also scatter with the wind. Wan Jincheng thought he would never leave, until Mo Yunle said, “Let's break up.” Now Wan Jincheng is panicking. Six years ago. They stood on the stone bridge in Fenghuang Ancient Town. The t 41Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 The Crane in the Cage: Torture in the Name of Love 笼中鹤：以爱为名的凌迟 [A tragic romance + a chase to win back his wife + love that imprisons and destroys] A deranged tycoon keeps a crane captive; a cool, aloof singer’s wings are clipped. To pay for his grandfather’s surgery, Shen He enters Longchao and becomes the club’s top star, cherished by its owner, Jin Yu. That is, until one night, when Xie Zhi singles him out: “Three months. Be with me.” From then on, snow falls around them, and the crane is trapped in a cage. Xie Zhi only wants to keep him as his own priva 113Reads—Score714d adds
- 11 The Play Tells of Him and His Story 戏文说他和他的事 Two male leads, heartbreaking romance, political intrigue Gu Mingshu is a peerless opera star, a man whose beauty is the envy of all. He moves through a dazzling, complicated world of fame and fortune, caught in a vortex of political intrigue. Li Moning, young master of the Heishuimen, is domineering yet deeply devoted. He treats Gu Mingshu as his personal possession, using confinement to assert his control. Then there's Xiao Changyu, a battle-hardened general who goes from a passing interest to —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 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
- 13 The Sickly Crown Prince Turns the Court Upside Down by Doting on an Enemy-State Hostage 独宠敌国质子，病弱太子颠覆朝堂 The frail Crown Prince Ying Heng x loyal hostage He Lian Yu Content warning: A Su has equal prominence to Ying Heng and a lot of scenes. [One-on-one romance + two male leads + court intrigue] From the day he was born, Ying Heng was appointed Crown Prince of the Great Li dynasty and took up residence in the Eastern Palace. But toxins in his mother's womb caused him to be born prematurely and left him frail, while the Empress died as a result. For years in the deep palace, without his mother's pro 171Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 His Deadly Tenderness Trapped Me in an Endless Cycle of Reincarnation 他的致命温柔，把我困在无尽轮回里 His Lethal Tenderness Trapped Me in an Endless Cycle of Reincarnation 27Reads—Score314d adds
- 15 The Humble Lover 卑微情人 [Complete] Forced to become a man’s secret lover because his identity was too shameful to acknowledge. Shan Mo never knew there could be a future worth looking forward to. Jiang Chongzhou rescued him from a wolf’s den, and only then did he begin to hope, wide-eyed, that things might get better. In the end, the person he trusted most shattered him completely. Later, Jiang Chongzhou spent three sleepless days caring for him in the hospital, waiting for him to get through the critical period. The m 4.1kReads8.0Score41014d adds
- 16 Old Tales of Nancy Manor 南希庄园旧事 Old Stories of Nancy Manor 63Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Could You Fall for Me Again? 重新喜欢我，好不好 Gentle, reserved bottom × bewitchingly handsome playboy top Shen Qian’en had loved Gu Chenjing for seven years, and they had been together for four. What began as mutual affection had become a one-sided love, and he had no idea what had happened along the way to make Gu Chenjing treat him like this... Until he heard Gu Chenjing say, “I stopped loving him a long time ago. I only keep him around out of habit. He’s good at taking care of me.” … 1.2kReads6.1Score13014d adds
- 18 The Sea Breeze Tousled His Hair 海风吹乱了他的发 [Two Male Leads + Sweet Romance + Heartbreak + Rebirth + Winning Back His Wife + Bittersweet] [Confident, Spirited Older Bottom VS Timid, Weak Younger Top] Lin Zhe, a top lawyer, has had one piece of sage advice since childhood: “Wherever I, Lin Zhe, go, everything goes smoothly.” Yet when it comes to romance, he always ends up disappointed. The younger top is sent by his father to stay by Lin Zhe’s side, “to seduce the enemy.” Lin Zhe falls for him at first sight and willingly gives himself up 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 A Kiss in the Ashen Sanctuary 烬吻圣狱 [Mystery and Tormented Romance x Ultimate Romance x Two Powerful Leads Turned Dark x A Divine Showdown x Rise to Godhood] Ashen Kiss, Sacred Prison: When Two Gods Go to War Over Me. I personally cast Xue Hen from the altar and climbed to the top over his downfall. Until he returned from hell and swore in my ear: “The death you gave me, you will repay with the rest of your life.” From then on, I fell into the web he had carefully spun, trapped in a dangerous, deadly game. “Does it hurt?” His fing 2Reads—Score114d adds
- 20 You Are the Only Light of My Life 你是我一生唯一的光 The Duchess of Yingguo was poisoned by a concubine in her household and nearly died along with her unborn child. Although the poison was removed in time, the damage to her body meant she would likely never conceive again after the baby she was already carrying. Her elder sister, now the empress, suggested finding a folk healer who could prescribe a medicine guaranteed to produce a boy. Determined to bear the legitimate heir to the Duke of Yingguo, she took the medicine faithfully with every meal 67Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 The Sweetheart Fool Is Forced into Love by an Unhinged Big Shot 傻子甜心被疯批大佬强制爱 [Two Male Leads + 1v1 + Both Leads Are Each Other’s First + Sweet Romance + Protective Top + Happy Ending + Secondary Couple] [Younger Reborn Top × Ordinary Village Man Bottom + Fast-Paced + The Top Is Completely Wrapped Around the Bottom’s Finger: A Powerful Man Bows Before His Darling] The legitimate son of a prince, believed to bring misfortune and raised in the county, had his entire household slaughtered. Gravely wounded, he was rescued by the woman his subordinate had married as a second w 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Your Grace Is a Prison 君恩如狱 Sorry the rating is a little low right after it came out 🥰 Forced love | Taking by force | Emperor gong | Gentle general gong | Strategist shou | Deeply angsty romance | Physical and emotional trauma | Rekindled romance | Ancient political intrigue | Extreme push and pull | Three male leads | All for the shou | Beautiful, strong, and tragic To save his mother, the once brilliant top scholar was branded a traitor for colluding with the enemy and personally reduced by the emperor to a plaything fo 3.2kReads8.6Score24314d adds
- 23 Fallen from the Azure Heavens 堕青云 Falling from the Azure Heavens 438Reads—Score1114d adds
- 24 My Lord, Where Are You Going? 问君何所之 [Two male leads + testing each other + push and pull + political intrigue + equally matched] Calm, slow-to-warm censor, Song Weizhi The unpredictable, unhinged beauty of a crown prince, Li Shijun A massacre that wiped out an entire household in Jiangnan shook the capital. The crown prince and the censor were specially dispatched to investigate the truth together, but their inquiry uncovered a conspiracy: a dead night watchman, a sinister secret passage, and a Twin Carp Jade Pendant clutched in 642Reads8.8Score10414d adds
- 25 The Fairy Tale Died the Night Before 童话死在前一夜 The Fairy Tale Died the Night Before 292Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 He Cast Me into Hell 他将我扔向地狱 He Threw Me Into Hell 262Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 The Old Man 老男人 The Old Man 45Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 I Am the Overlord 我即主宰 A wild, uncultured, uneducated, uncouth troublemaker raised in the mountains x a principled gentleman, rebellious but kind and capable, brought up under eight thousand rules of self-discipline and propriety. [The main happy ending and core story are complete. Stop at Chapter 313. What I wrote after that is terrible.] Both are strong, both are each other's first love, both are devoted only to one another. Pure romance, 1v1, though there are a few too many rivals. Happy ending, switches, all sweet 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 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 257Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 The Sparrow Without a Blessing 无佑之雀 A Sparrow Without Blessings 525Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 After His Shadow Guard Betrayed Him, the Crown Prince Hated Me to the Bone 暗卫背叛之后：太子他恨我入骨 After the Secret Guard’s Betrayal: The Crown Prince Hates Me to the Bone 551Reads—Score1314d adds
- 32 The Butler's Chronicles at Steffelly Manor 斯特菲尔利庄园男仆记事 A Butler’s Chronicle at the Steffelily Estate 911Reads—Score12814d adds
- 33 The Hostage Prince Becomes a Eunuch and Seizes All Power! 质子为宦，只手遮天！ I plotted for him to rule the realm and helped him ascend the throne, believing I had found the one source of warmth in my life. But on the eve of his coronation, he personally sent me to the castration chamber and said with a smile, “A Jue, a broken man can stay by my side forever.” Three years later, I returned from hell as the all-powerful Eunuch of Nine Thousand Years. And now that lofty new emperor kneels by my bed every night, eyes red as he begs me, “A Jue, I was wrong back then. Please l 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 I Gave Myself to the Enemy Prince the Day the City Fell 城破那日，我委身敌国太子 The Day the City Fell, I Gave Myself to the Enemy Prince 332Reads—Score914d adds
- 35 The Ex-Wife Chase: Too Late, I’m Almost Dead 追妻火葬场？晚了，我快死了 Groveling to Win Back My “Wife”? Too Late, I’m About to Die 779Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Snow over the Old Pass, as the Wild Geese Return 雁归故关雪 The Geese Return to Their Old Pass in the Snow 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 The Crown Prince Returned, but His Shadow Guard Never Came Back 太子归来，却再也等不回他的暗卫 The Crown Prince returns, but can never again wait for his secret guard 207Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 The Fallen Dongjun Is Fickle 下堂东君反复无常 [Simple, Lively Young Prince Top × Cool, Noble Crown Prince Bottom] [Historical Fantasy + Male-Male Romance + First Love + The Pursuit of His Husband + Secret Crush + Reversal] To bring the emperor good luck, Crown Prince Li Jingyun reluctantly married Ming Yue, heir to Prince Xun. After their wedding, they couldn't stand each other and became sworn enemies. But as they grew closer, Ming Yue still fell for him. Li Jingyun, however, only had eyes for the man he had loved first. He hurt Ming Yue t 1.4kReads9.1Score12314d adds
- 39 The Scumbag Came to My Grave Begging for Another Life 渣男到我坟前求来生 [Dual male leads, Mu Chuang vs. Lin Qi] He was the heartbeat the other had never noticed in his “past life,” and the treasure he would stop at nothing to claim in his “next life.” Lin Qi had always secretly loved Mu Chuang, but after Mu Chuang saw through him, he was met with nothing but contempt. Then someone with an agenda spread rumors about his sexuality everywhere, leaving Lin Qi ostracized by everyone. The gossip drove him to the brink, until he finally leaped into the unfathomably deep Na 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 Fake Smile Diary 假笑日记 I'm Xu Yiwen. Just as I was about to enter the world, I met Chang Jiayou. He took me in, though he said that wasn't what he was doing. I have no family, and he said he could be my family. So he loved me in the name of family. But love can't be hidden. I discovered that his feelings for me were more than ordinary. Countless times, he wanted to come closer, but in the end he never did. So I decided to confess. I wanted to be his lover. I don't understand what kind of feeling this is. I only know i 30Reads9.4Score—14d adds
- 41 Song of the Auspicious Moon 令月歌 During the Changqing era of the Great Qi dynasty, beneath the splendor of a golden age, danger lurked everywhere, and undercurrents surged. He was the jade-faced white crane who roamed freely beyond the frontier, and the orphaned son of a prince. When he returned to the palace one day, the winds shifted and the clouds gathered. The carefree years of his youth vanished, leaving only desolation. Brilliant and spirited, he wrote of lofty ambitions and won the admiration of the world. Behind his smi 13Reads8.4Score114d adds
- 42 One Dance Captivates the City, and the Mad Prince Seizes the Throne for Me 一舞倾城，疯批殿下为我夺江山 [Both leads are inexperienced + Heartbreaking angst at first + Sweet romance later + A stunning, redeeming beauty as the bottom x A mad, obsessive emperor as the top + HE] He believed he was born to be a plaything, with a life as worthless as a blade of grass, destined to rot in a filthy mire. But on the day he danced in despair, he thought he had found a merciful god. The man pulled him out of hell and held him in the palm of his hand. It turned out he was nothing more than a pawn the man could 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 I'd Rather Fall into the Ninth Hell Than Long for You 宁坠九幽不思君 I'd Rather Fall into the Nine Hells Than Long for You 31Reads—Score314d adds
- 44 The Young Lord Planted a Night-Pleasure Gu, and the General Wept 世子种下夜欢蛊后，将军哭了 The Heir Apparent Wept After the General Planted the Night-Pleasure Gu 275Reads—Score914d adds
- 45 The General Wants to Lead Me Astray Again 将军他又想来渣本官 [Two Male Leads: Qin Mu vs. Xiao Junmo] Qin Mu and Xiao Junmo had known each other since childhood. On the first night after they got together, they fell out over who would take the top, and went their separate ways. Through one twist of fate after another, they kept running into each other, trading insults and getting into all kinds of trouble. As their quarrels escalated, they became more and more certain of each other’s feelings, yet they still couldn’t agree on who would take the top. It was 135Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 46 Half Sincere, Half False 真心半假 Four short stories, four different endings: ① The groveling ex wins him back, happy ending ② They love each other but cannot stay together, tragic ending ③ A new love interest ④ Hell for everyone. “Half Sincere”, Groveling ex, happy ending Amnesiac pianist × cold-blooded guardian He raised him into a vine that clung to him, only to be caught in its grasp first. “If We Were Both Caught in the Snow Someday”, Bittersweet tragic ending If someday we were caught in the snow together, then at least in 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 Only After I Died Did My Senior Brother Realize He Loved Me 我死后，师兄才知他爱我 Only After I Died Did My Senior Brother Realize He Loved Me 775Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 After the Enemy Crown Prince Tricked Me Into Becoming His Substitute 被敌国太子骗做替身之后 [Devoted couple, angst, serious angst!!! Frail, sickly beauty of a divine physician and prince bottom × initially deranged, later puppy-like crown prince who pursues his love top] (The rating is low because the novel just came out, but it will rise.) The Ninth Prince of Linzhao, Ji Yuxuan, is handsome, brilliant, and exceptionally capable. In court, he wields influence at will, leaving the ministers lamenting. Among the noble families, he wins the secret affections of official's daughters and t 319Reads7.3Score10314d adds
- 49 The Princess Who Took Her Sister's Place at the Wedding Is a Man 替姐出嫁的王妃是男儿身 The Princess Consort Who Took Her Sister's Place Is a Man 57Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 I Reposted Under My Own Divorce Lottery Post, Hoping to Win 我在自己的离婚抽奖下面转发求中 I thought cracking my head open and losing my memory was bad enough. But now my husband, after seven years of marriage, wants a divorce. Gu Qingrang says, fine, let's get divorced. I've forgotten everything anyway. Once we're divorced, I can find someone new. I'm a wild horse roaming the open plains, free-spirited and untamed. The next day, President Jiang attended a meet-and-greet at the media's invitation. Reporter: If you weren't running a company, what job would you most want to do, Presiden 809Reads7.2Score10414d adds
