Novels like The Princess and Her Hapless Friend
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Princess and Her Hapless Friend, best match first.
- 1 The Empress Is Defying Her Superiors 皇后她以下犯上 The story of the beleaguered Empress Xie Chang'an and the ruthless Empress Jiang Jianxue. The whole book is wall-to-wall misery and chaos. This niche story isn't for everyone, so please don't hate on it if it's not your thing. Two female leads, transmigrate into a book, with a System. 2.9kReads6.6Score31214d adds
- 2 Reasonable, Not Rude 无理不无礼 (This story is full of bickering from beginning to end. If you clicked by mistake, hit the exit button in the top-left corner.) At the welcome party, Xie Wuyang splashed Qin Zhili with cola. Qin Zhili said it was fine... Over the four years of college, Qin Zhili spoiled Xie Wuyang until she couldn't live without her... On graduation day, Qin Zhili kissed her. Xie Wuyang thought that was their perfect ending, until Qin Zhili took out a ring. Xie Wuyang ran away... Years later, Xie Wuyang returned 5kReads6.8Score53314d adds
- 3 An Eldest Sister Is Like a Mother, a Second Sister Like a Friend 长姐如母，次姐如友 With our parents away for work, I, the youngest in the family, have to put up with my strict and meticulous eldest sister keeping me in line and monitoring my every word and deed. On the other hand, my gentle and considerate second sister dotes on me and protects me at every turn. Later, my eldest sister also grows closer to my best friend Li Mumu's older brother. With my two sisters caring for me in such different ways, and my best friend Li Mumu by my side, I slowly grow up. 2.1kReads—Score16814d adds
- 4 My Childhood Friend Turns Out to Be My Betrothed 幼时玩伴，竟然与我有娃娃亲 Childhood-Raising × Two Female Leads × Age Gap × Discipline [Set in a fictional world. Entirely fictional and unrelated to reality.] Gu Yanyu’s parents believed the first child should be raised strictly, and that hardship was necessary for success. So they sent young Gu Yanyu from City A to live in City B. Her godparents worried that without proper guidance, she might go astray, so they bought a house in City B and stayed with her. But the two of them were also extremely busy overseas. While Gu 390Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 You Were Wrong to Discipline Me, But I Won’t Abandon You 管教是你做错了，但我不会不要你 Disciplining you is because you did something wrong, but I won't abandon you. At two in the morning, I asked two people. One said they'd seen it. The other said they were fine with it. That very night, I got a little sister. The next day, I nearly made my girlfriend cry with anger. In the end, I got fifty swats and lay trembling on the sofa like a sieve. After she finished hitting me, she rubbed my back and said, "Go to sleep." Only later did I understand: Discipline isn't just about hit 955Reads—Score11114d adds
- 6 Caught After Running Away from My Wedding, This Proud Girl Finally Gives In 逃婚被抓后，傲娇的我真香了 Wen Yao feels like her life has reached an absurd new level. To marry into the Shen family of A City, her mother married her off to Shen Hengzhi, the adopted daughter of the Shen family and heir apparent to Shen Group, without even giving her a heads-up. Wen Yao tries everything to get Shen Hengzhi to send her back, from wearing bizarre outfits and talking nonsense to running away in the middle of the night. But her new wife is as unflappable as an AI. On the day they register their marriage, 85Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 The Ginkgo Leaves Never Fell 银杏不曾落 When Ye Jiayi, a graduate student in the history department at A University, first met her advisor, Cong Linxi, all she knew was that she was an “iceberg professor” renowned in academic circles: rigorous, demanding, and seemingly devoid of compassion. Through their many conversations, Ye Jiayi gradually saw the warmth beneath her mentor’s cold exterior. And in Ye Jiayi’s stubborn, tearful eyes, Cong Linxi saw a reflection of her younger self. When Ye Jiayi’s wealthy family background was unexpec 237Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Keyabaiyou: A Guardianship Contract 可百悠：监护契约 [Discipline, rules, girls' school, protection, education through love]“Cutie, you come here every day to secretly watch our girls' school. Do you want to attend our school?” “Ah! No... I don't!” After school every day, she often sneaks peeks inside the girls' school. One day, a teacher catches her, and from then on takes charge of disciplining her... “Haven't you always wanted to come to our girls' school? Why are you trying to run away now that we've let you in?” “I don't like you, teacher. I w 135Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 The Moon Meets the Breeze: A Bond Across Lifetimes 明月遇清风宿世羁绊相知相守 Synopsis: Coming-of-age romance + sweet and doting love + two male leads (1v1, seven-year age gap, boundless devotion) + discipline (a beloved child with parents and an older brother) They saved each other in two lifetimes. Their paths became entangled in one. How can a debt of gratitude be repaid? How can tangled ties be severed? One is a refined young gentleman, bright as the moon, forever calm as a still well and steadfast on the righteous path. Raised by a thousand-year-old clan to be its su 317Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 I’m Already an Ace, So Why Must I Go Home Every Month to Face a Trial? 我都成王牌了，还得每月回家渡劫 I’ve already become an ace, so why do I still have to go home every month to survive a tribulation? 117Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Officer, I'm Sorry 警察姐姐我错了 She’s one of the best officers on the force, yet she can’t handle her thirteen-year-old younger sister. When a strict policewoman faces off against her rebellious middle-schooler sister, a “family war” over discipline and growing up begins. They’re the closest people in each other’s lives, yet they’ve also become each other’s most familiar “enemy.” It takes a fierce clash for the younger sister to finally understand that behind her older sister’s stern, uncompromising exterior lies a depth of lo 77Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Would Beating Up My Parallel-Universe Self Hurt? A Lesson in Discipline 把平行时空的自己揍一顿会不会痛管教 Would Beating Up My Parallel-Universe Self Hurt? A Lesson in Discipline 41Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Forced Indulgence: The CEO Only Wants His Sweet Little Darling 强制宠溺：总裁只做他的小乖宝 [Two male leads + both unhinged + fanfiction + devoted, exclusive love + younger love interest + raising him + equally matched + crossing the line] [Cold-faced beauty CEO, loyal mad-dog type 1 x domineering, protective, fatherly pilot 0] Modern AU of "Sha Po Lang" An affectionate airport photo sets the trending topics ablaze, and netizens uncover a shocking contrast: In front of the cameras, Chang Geng is a decisive, rising star in the business world, while Gu Yun is a cool, distinguished ace pi 130Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 The Little Madam Got a Spanking Again 小夫人又挨手板啦 The Little Madam Got the Paddle Again 193Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 The Empress's Plaything: The Abandoned Puppy Bites Back 女帝的玩物：被抛弃的小狗咬人啦 [Two Female Leads + Subordinate Overcomes Master + Mistress and Servant + Unhealthy Attachment + Adversaries-to-Lovers + Coercive Love + Rekindled Romance + Niche Elements + Height and Build Difference] A stubborn, weed-like, ambitious puppy-girl x a scumbag, deranged Empress Original titles: The Emperor's Plaything: Conjoined Prisoners / The Empress's Plaything: The Abandoned Puppy Wants to Rise to the Top. (This is a fictional matriarchal setting inspired by classical Western antiquity, with 813Reads—Score10114d adds
- 16 The Special Policewoman's Ruler 特警姐姐的戒尺 Their parents leave to work away from home, entrusting thirteen-year-old troublemaker Shen Xingwan to her two older sisters. The eldest, twenty-five, is a tough-as-nails SWAT officer who believes that “freedom only exists within the rules.” The second, twenty-one, is a gentle medical student struggling to balance her principles with her doting nature. Skipping school, lying, staying out all night... Each time the younger sister crosses a line, she faces a reprimand as unyielding as steel from th 1.1kReads6.9Score10514d adds
- 17 From Caterpillar to Butterfly: The Three Sisters' Journeys 破茧成蝶：三姐妹的轨迹 [All-female leads + no couples + disciplinary themes] A story of three women growing up, with no romantic pairings (some male characters make brief appearances). The Cocoon Breaks into Butterflies: The Three Sisters’ Journey tells a story of redemption and growth. After their parents die, three-year-old Lin Mengren is kidnapped. Her eldest sister, Lin Mengyi, and second sister, Lin Mengjia search for five years before finally rescuing her from a group of thugs on a rainy night. Covered in scars, 40Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Sis, Please Spare Me 姐姐饶了我吧 From the moment my eldest sister held me after I was born, my backside belonged to her. My second sister felt sorry for me and always stepped in whenever the eldest was about to hit me: “She’s so little. How can you bring yourself to do that?” But when the eldest brought out the ruler, she never went easy on me: “Bend over. Hands on your head. Stick your butt out.” I have two sisters, one who dotes on me and one who beats me up. But after she’s done, she’s also the one who holds me close and com 1.7kReads—Score11214d adds
- 19 Daddy-Type Boyfriend, Don't Punish Me! Your Little Troublemaker Knows She's Wrong 爹系男友别罚啦，小别扭知道错啦 591Reads—Score10014d adds
- 20 Training Disciples at the Martial Arts School 武馆训徒 [Two female leads + discipline + martial arts] An orphan, Su Yi, is taken in as the sole disciple of martial arts school owner Lin Xinxin. The story follows her growth as she trains under strict discipline. The soreness of holding a horse stance at dawn, lessons with the rattan cane and ruler, and endless practice at the wooden dummy are all part of Su Yi’s daily life. Behind Lin Xinxin’s coldness lies tenderness, and her old injuries conceal a painful past. Her strictness toward Su Yi gradually 376Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Sis, I Was Wrong! 姐姐，我错了！ The once-popular actress Li Zhannan joins forces with Lin Yumo, the entertainment industry's most powerful resource-backed star, known as a ray of sunshine. When they first meet on set, twenty-three-year-old Lin Yumo bows and greets her. “Teacher Li, I watched your movies when I was little!” Thirty-year-old Li Zhannan gives a cool nod. “Mm.” She only wants to keep things professional and leave as soon as filming wraps. But the little sun is too dazzling, and has a whole host of bad habits. Today 2.4kReads7.6Score25014d adds
- 22 Run, Xingxing! Your Master Is Coming to Beat You 星星快跑，师尊揍你来啦 Light immortal cultivation! Master-disciple romance! Lighthearted! No-brainer! Sweet little love story! Readers who take everything seriously, beware! A cool-on-the-outside, warm-hearted, fiercely protective master × A mischievous, troublemaking disciple who's both timid and cheeky Shen Xingchen, a student in her second year of middle school, was quietly complaining in the bathroom that she didn't want to take her monthly exams. The next second, a System suddenly crashed down and sent her strai 167Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 One Dusk, One Dawn; One Shallow Cloud, One Clouded Morning 一暮一朝阳，一浅一云朝 (A disciplinary story, with two female protagonists) I know our stations in life are worlds apart, so my love for you is only gratitude... Shut away behind palace walls, the royal third princess Li Yunmu has spent seventeen years beneath red eaves and vermilion tiles. But one day, when she sneaks out of the palace, she finds an orphan girl, Li Yunchao, beneath a broken wall. Moved by a moment of compassion, she defies a grave palace rule and secretly brings the girl home. Calling them “Dusk and 111Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 I Read My Father's Mind to Win His Favor, and This Bad Seed Soars to the Top 读父心争父宠，坏种我青云直上 [Pampered by everyone, feel-good power fantasy, mind reading] Qin Sangning died when a huge truck crushed her head. She died in the winter when she was fourteen. In her previous life, no one loved her. Her adoptive mother abused her, her adoptive father bullied her, and everyone treated her like an insect. When she opened her eyes again, she had become the naturally wicked princess in a book, a girl who caused trouble everywhere and loved to bite people, making enemies wherever she went. After r 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 To Make Her Look at Me One More Time, I Raised My English Score from 30 to 130 《为了让她多看我一眼，我把英语从30分熬到了130》 To Make Her Look at Me One More Time, I Raised My English Score from 30 to 130 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 Naughty Brat, Disobey Me and You'll Get a Beating 2 破小孩不听话就等着挨揍2 This continues the previous work. You can read it on its own if you don’t want to read the first one; it won’t affect your understanding. Read whichever parts you like. This is a discipline story. After finishing her cake, the little dumpling found the TV boring, too. Thinking about how her revenge plan had failed, and how awful it felt when her eldest brother made her study, she still really wanted to get even with her second brother. She glanced at Lu Ancheng, who was enjoying his food, and qu 902Reads—Score10914d adds
- 27 Republic of China Espionage: The Wealthy Family's Mom Wields a Mean Ruler 民国谍影：豪门妈咪的戒尺不好惹 “Pull down your pants and bend over.” By the time Ming Jing gives the order in a cold voice, Ming Nian’s tears are already hitting the gray-brick floor. Ten strikes of the ruler, each leaving a purple-red welt. Trembling all over from the pain, she clutches her mother’s clothes and begs for mercy through her tears: “Mommy... I was wrong... I’ll never sneak into an intelligence post again...” (The rating just came out. It’ll go up later.) 2.8kReads8.4Score17014d adds
- 28 On the First Day of School, I Discover My Discipline Teacher Is a Famous Insider 开学发现管教老师是圈内名主 “Teacher Li, I was wrong…” “What did you do wrong?” “I shouldn’t have stayed up all night playing games… I shouldn’t have slept in class…” “What else?” “…I shouldn’t have lied to you.” “Hold out your hand. Ten strokes for tonight’s misdeeds. Do it again, and I’ll double the punishment.” The pain of the ruler striking my hand made me understand: So this is what it feels like to have someone keep me in line. Until one day, my little sister asked me with red-rimmed eyes: “Big sister, is it okay if 1.9kReads—Score14014d adds
- 29 The Cool, Mature Beauty Regrets Losing Me 清冷御姐对我追悔莫及 Six-year age gap / older man / second chance romance + groveling pursuit / older woman and younger man Patient, gentle, mature CEO * stubborn, sensitive writer with puppy-like charm At twenty-two, Meng Huaijin brought Su Yanyi, who was six years younger, home with her. The worst decision Su Yanyi ever made was confessing her love to Meng Huaijin, who had given her everything. When she fell apart, she had nowhere else to go. Alone in a bar, she drank herself into a stupor, pretending she was care 563Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 The Phoenix's Power Rules the World: Princess, Please Punish with Caution 凤权倾世：公主殿下请慎罚 When snow falls in Jiangnan, summer cicadas sing in Zhaoyang. A copy of the Book of Rites conceals stern lessons, while half an arrow carries an innocent hope. Chu Mingzhao entered the palace as a child and, in her innocence, stumbled into the world of Shen Zhiwei. A tutor versed in military strategy and peerless in archery, Shen Zhiwei is both her teacher and the guardian hidden beneath strict rules and the ruler’s stern discipline. From guiding her hand as she practices archery on snowy night 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Echoes Beyond the School Rules 校规之外的回声 During an inspection, Su Ye got into a confrontation with someone from outside the school. Jiang Yan punished her by making her copy the school rules, but later that night, he helped her treat her wounds. At the school arts festival, someone maliciously damaged Su Ye’s oil painting. Jiang Yan helped her piece together the evidence, and the two of them spent the night repainting it in the studio, using the ruler as a weight to hold down the paper. When Su Ye’s father suddenly showed up and insist 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 Training the Heart on Immortal Cliffs 仙崖训心 The Cliff of Immortal Trials 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 I Learned the Political Science That Gave Her a Headache, Just to Get Her to Look at Me One More Time, and Became the Top Student in Class 为了让她多看我一眼，我把最头疼的政治学到了全班第一 Just to make her look at me one more time, I studied the subject I hated most, political science, until I ranked first in the class. 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Sis, I Know I Was Wrong! 姐姐，我知道错了！ The introduction has been revised. The main couple is older Xu Qinghe and younger Ye Yunyao, while the secondary couple is Shen Tong and Gu Wan. Not long after Ye Yunyao begins university, she meets Xu Qinghe again, and their story soon begins. 989Reads7.3Score3814d adds
- 35 Bro, Am I Still Your Real Sister or Not? 哥，我还是不是你亲妹妹了？ Xia Shuwan has a brother, Xia Yuchen, who is two years older than her. He keeps a strict eye on his little sister, sometimes even slapping her when she gets out of line. But she’s always getting into trouble, and sometimes he doesn’t know what to do with her. After all, she’s his little sister! But change can come without warning. Something happens in their family, and the whole household is thrown into turmoil! 80Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 A Game of Light and Shadow 明暗拉扯 My new story is out! You can read it on Tomato Novels. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 4.1kReads6.5Score34014d adds
- 37 Tame Me: Kneel, Big Brother 驯服：跪好，哥哥 [Content warning! This is a 1v1 female-led power fantasy featuring lots of scenes where the male lead is disciplined. They are pseudo-siblings; the male lead suffers, but the female lead does not.] Their first meeting in a blended family is a wary appraisal between a cold heir and a reserved, talented artist. A painting called Caged Beast lays bare his repressed nature, and a business crisis lets him glimpse her perceptiveness. The first seeds of their bond are planted. He is Jiang Yu, a man who 1kReads—Score—14d adds
- 38 I Just Can't Keep It Under Control 根本管不住啊 [Steady Older Brother x Hot-Tempered Younger Brother] Two male leads, unrequited love turns mutual, gentle guidance, older man/younger man Yan Yi has always been doted on and wanted for nothing. He spends his days gaming and racing, defiant and rebellious. After an argument with his family, he decides to stay at Lu Lian’s place for a while, beginning Lu Lian’s new life as a caretaker. His ten-year-long secret crush quietly takes root at last. Lu Lian: 24, CEO of the Lu Group. Steady and quiet, p 357Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 My Dad Has Three Million in Military Pay, So I’ll Blow It for Him First 爹有三百万军饷，我先替他败家 Everyone in the capital of the Great Yong knows that Gu Qingzhou, an official in the Ministry of Revenue, is breathtakingly beautiful and aloof, like an immortal descended from heaven. He's praised by all as a heavenly gentleman and the most handsome man in the capital. Only the old Grand General guarding the nation knows that beneath his son's celestial good looks is a bona fide corrupt official obsessed with money. His lifelong motto: Everything in the world has a price! Other corrupt offic 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 The Ninth Book by Mu Han Wildcat 慕寒野猫的第9本书 So it turned out that everything had been under her control. After graduating from college, Lin Wei borrowed five hundred thousand from her company because of an accident involving her parents. From then on, she became Shen Qinglan's personal secretary, as well as her maid. To outsiders, she was the glamorous Secretary Lin, but only she knew about the shameful life she led behind closed doors... From that day on, she had no freedom. Shen Qinglan was everything to her! 223Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 Love Letters to Talo 写给塔洛的情书 [Two female leads + foreign-country age-gap romance + older woman/younger woman + guiding lover + revenge + light mystery + complete] Taluo & Bai Dijin (Fu Jin) In Chichester, England, in 1987, Bai Dijin becomes Cress’s piano teacher through Quentin’s introduction. After stepping into the red house, she realizes that something about the place seems to hide an unspeakable secret. As she spends her days with its mistress, Taluo, Bai Dijin gradually develops complicated feelings for her. Torn betwe 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Leisurely Courtyard Beneath the Clear Moon 2 清月闲庭絮2 True Stories of a Brother and Sister (Lighthearted, Funny Slice of Life)… 325Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 43 After the Little Puppy’s Divorce: Big Brother, I’ll Be Good, Please Don’t Punish Me 小狗离婚后：哥哥我乖，别罚我了 Si Tingting is nothing like her name suggests. She’s outrageously bold. As a child, she wanted Lu Yishang to be her big brother. As an adult, she wanted him to be her husband. Later, she tricked and bullied her way into overpowering her big brother, only to turn around and marry someone else afterward. When she finally appeared before Lu Yishang again, she tried to act like she used to, admitting her mistakes and being sweet, only to be told she had no manners. Lu Yishang lowered his eyes to her 5.7kReads8.2Score69014d adds
- 44 Please Keep Me in Check 请监督我 ## After I Got Caught Drawing a Pig Snout on My Crush's Photo > On the eve of the monthly exams, I vented at the photo of the top student in our grade: “Zhou Yubai, you try-hard!” > I finished drawing a pig snout, turned around, and walked straight into the discipline committee member's badge. > I looked up and met the faintly amused eyes behind his glasses. “Defacing school property. Copy the school rules ten times.” > As I copied them, I cursed him for being destined to die alone, then saw the 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 He Insists on Getting Involved: Even the Senior Has to Bow His Head 他偏要管：学长也只能乖乖低头 [Two male leads | exclusive devotion | identity reversal | the powerful one never backs down] As a third-year college student, Shen Mu is polished and impressive in public, but a sweet, feisty puppy in private. A cool, composed younger student, top x a sharp-tongued but soft-hearted senior, bottom. 304Reads6.7Score1114d adds
- 46 After Her Family Was Raided, Her Mistress Bought Her from the Music Bureau 抄家后从教坊司被主母买走 Bought by the Mistress from the Entertainment Bureau After His Family Was Raided 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 His Majesty's Lost His Mind and Is Back in Disguise to Get Beaten Up 陛下脑子坏了，又来微服讨打 [Master and Disciple | Emperor | Mistaken-identity Comedy | Push and Pull | Mutual Devotion | Lighthearted and Funny] When Zhao Yu was still Crown Prince, he ended up stranded far from home. To make ends meet, he “picked up” an inexpensive teacher. Six years passed. The late emperor had no virtue to his name and finally kicked the bucket. Four years into his reign, with real power firmly in his grasp, Zhao Yu cleaned up the mess left by his predecessor and realized how lonely he was, surrounded 329Reads—Score11014d adds
- 48 Oh, Youth, Volume One 少年啊少年第一部 “Stand here and don’t move.” Wen Pei’s legs felt weak. She sniffled. If everything about her could be seen through, why couldn’t anyone see her thoughts and how wronged she felt? At that moment, she obeyed as if under a spell, daring to think and feel angry but not speak. She was nothing like the spirited young man who had calmly and decisively locked the door without a second thought. Zhang Lin pushed a cup of tea in front of her. “Drink it all.” When she finished, she poured her another cup. “ 580Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Mu Lengwen Qiao 慕冷温翘 At first, I was going to write about carefree days with my master / real and fake heiresses / two female leads / writing whatever comes to mind without an outline / niche interests. Honestly, I really don’t know what to say. This is my first time writing a book, so please don’t flame me if you don’t like it. 57Reads—Score514d adds
- 50 Dai Yuxiao’s First Love Paradise 戴雨潇的初恋乐园 (This is a deeply painful story, containing school bullying, subculture, abuse, betrayal, secretly filming people, PUA, humiliation, abandonment, and many other such events.) (There may be some happiness, but the heroine pays an enormous price for it.) “Gentle, kind, respectful, frugal, and yielding.” Dai Yuxiao never imagined that the “five-word mantra” from "Fang Siqi's First Love Paradise" would come true for her like this. If she had never looked through An Xiuze's phone, could she have kept 1Reads—Score—14d adds
