Novels like What If I Were a Dog?
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- 1 Dreaming of an Ancient Dynasty 梦入古朝 Dreaming of an Ancient Dynasty —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 We’ve All Lost Our Memories, So Why Are We Dating? 都失忆了，还谈恋爱 They've both lost their memories, and they're still falling in love. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 The Cabin on a Snowy Night 雪夜木屋 The Cabin in the Snowy Night —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 I Became a Cannon-Fodder Character and Fell in Love with My Favorite Ship 穿成炮灰，与我磕的CP谈恋爱 [Supporting female character VS tragic second male lead + both are each other’s first + lighthearted everyday life + one-on-one romance + love grows over time] [He traveled a thousand miles, all for this moment. Holding her in his arms was enough for him.] Note: There is no “white moonlight” in this story. Once the male lead ended things with his ex, he completely let go. When his ex asks to get back together, he flatly refuses. After falling in love with the female lead, he chooses her whol 247Reads8.2Score105Shelves
- 5 Love Debt: Will You Pay It Back? 情债，你还不还 [A tough-talking but soft-hearted male lead + misunderstanding after misunderstanding + reunited after a breakup + devoted couple + healing] Xu Zhiyun woke up one morning to find herself in the same bed as her boyfriend's younger brother! She tried to explain, but her germaphobic boyfriend, Ling Zhou, challenged her: "Are you that desperate?" He was angry, but still used an employment arrangement as an excuse to keep her living with him. Xu Zhiyun thought Ling Zhou was doing it to get back at h —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Tales of Tattooed Ghosts (Prequel) 刺青鬼谈（前传） Tales of Tattooed Ghosts (Prequel) —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 Love That Runs Deep 情，一往而深 A sequel to Debts of Love: Will You Ever Pay Them? [Devoted CEO who's like a loyal dog + Gorgeous, clear-eyed secretary + Both leads' first time + Rekindled romance + Husband chases wife to win her back + Healing each other] - On the day Ling Feng starts his new job, Mu Yiyao “overhears” that he's the second son of the Ling family and the younger brother of Ling Zhou, chairman of the Ling Group. She gets “ideas” and deliberately approaches him, drawn by his status as a “young master of the Ling —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 A Last Wish to Defend the Nation 遗愿卫国 A Dying Wish to Defend the Nation —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 The Joyful Path of Cultivation 快意修仙路 The Celestial Court and the Underworld have vanished, and the six paths of reincarnation are severed. In the mortal world, only the most exceptional people have a chance to preserve their souls and begin a new life. As a seasoned lawyer, Lin Musheng is fortunate enough to be chosen as one of them. But can the morality, values, and ways of thinking of a modern person adapt to a new world where everything is black and white? How do cultivators look down upon the beings of the mortal realm? —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 The Assassin's Pet Fish 杀手大人的宠物鱼 [An abandoned, unfinished novel] Once upon a time, there was an assassin who was given a mission to rescue someone. Client: “A portrait? No. Just rescue the prettiest one.” So he rescued the prettiest mermaid without looking back. “Shen Yuan of the Rakshasa Tower, assassin, here under orders to escort Miss Luo back to the capital.” “Benefactor~ I can never repay you for saving my life, so I'd like to offer myself…” A little excited~ “No need.” “…” —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 Wait, How Is My Shadow Stronger Than Me? 不是，我的影子怎么比我还强 Wait, how is my shadow stronger than me? —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 An and the Full Moon 安与月圆 Peace and Full Moons 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 The Best Way to Forget an Ex 忘掉前任的最佳方式 [Millennium Literary Revival Series] [Money Above All!] [Is Romance Dead?] This is a ridiculously sweet, over-the-top romance full of doting, with no need to think too hard! [A Slightly Slow Burn + A Cast of Smart Characters] The most passionate campus romance meets the most authentic workplace drama! When your ex is an incredibly handsome, brilliant top student, perfect in every way to the point of being infuriating, towering in your memory like a mountain, how do you forget him? The answer is 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 A Bright Mirror Cannot Cure the Hidden 明镜暗不治 [villain + cannon fodder + mutual salvation + transmigrate into a book] The Black-Hearted Demon Venerable, Qi Xun X the play-the-pig-to-eat-the-tiger Xu Jiangzhou (two male leads, one-on-one) Overnight, Xu Jiangzhou transmigrates into a cultivation novel he has never read. Other people get to be protagonists who change the world, but after two years of backbreaking work, he ends up as the scapegoat, then gets kidnapped by demons while trying to escape. Xu Jiangzhou has always considered himself 53Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 In the Apocalypse, I Wage War on Gods and Demons as a Scholar 末世，我以学者征讨神魔 [Apocalypse + No angst throughout + Invincible power fantasy + Fantasy + Two male leads + One female lead] Demons and gods run rampant, and the people have lost all hope. Yet two college students tear up the script of the apocalypse in two completely different ways. Zhong Niehua's supernatural ability is [Scholar]. He has just one rule: “Your skill is mine now.” Yu Yanghe is bound to the [Myriad Heavens War God System]. He has just one creed: “There's no enemy one punch can't take down.” And so 2Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 16 Taboo and Rebirth 禁忌与新生 Through youthful eyes, see this turbulent and treacherous world. “I’m human! I’m not experimental material!”, Li Rui Mingshuo “Artificial limbs made of inorganic materials can never replace the evolution of the body!”, The “Superior Breed” General Program “Blood ties are shackles in disguise. Blood isn’t a power boost, it’s a leash for a dog!”, Xiya Tuo “1700 isn’t a random code. It’s evidence of my crime. I seek no forgiveness.”, Li Rui Boyu “The future of humanity must choose between machinery 18Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 The Lost Mausoleum 迷陵 (Two male leads + ensemble cast + youthful wuxia spirit + duty to family and country) The white-clad young swordsman He Yunchuan and the sharp-witted, scheming young man in green, Wei Yang, live through troubled times. Driven by a deep sense of duty to their country and people, they lead a small squad from the Mi Tribe to conquer the Wei capital and fight the empress. Secrets from the previous dynasty, an empress who colludes with the enemy, an invasion by the Northern Mang... The martial world 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 The Creation Chronicle: 创神记： Who says mortals are powerless? I, Yu Chuang, can create gods... Brahma, the God of Creation, tried to reach the higher realm of the Infinite. But his attempt to separate a clone went wrong, giving rise to an evil force and the Demon God Os. Os tried to devour his original self, and Brahma used the last of his power to seal him away. Brahma's divine consciousness fell into the mortal Yu Chuang's body, and so began the path to godhood... 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 Drinking Addiction, Like a Carp 饮瘾如鲤 33Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 Don't Worry, Son. Your Dad's Got Your Back 我儿莫慌，有爹给你撑腰 Transmigration + System + no female lead + invincible + not a self-righteous do-gooder After the male lead transmigrates, he discovers that he’s a useless dad and his son has become a good-for-nothing, too. He awakens a System that uses PUA tactics to trick his son into bragging about his dad, and sets out on the path to invincibility. As his cultivation grows stronger, the male lead gradually realizes that things aren’t as simple as he imagined… 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 Master of Time 时师 The novel is also known as “I Have a Spacetime Disk.” I came up with the name Shishi on a whim and didn't give it much thought. Li Xiang was an ordinary person. One night, while he was resting at home, a suspicious package showed up. When he fell asleep, he found himself in a strange space. Four large characters, glowing pale green, appeared in the space: “Illusion Space.” Li Xiang was puzzled. Suddenly, a flash of white light appeared, and he was back outside the Illusion Space. But then he hea 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 Human Survivors: A Collection of Fairy Tales 人类幸存者【童话集】 Who is the true survivor? The ageless performer onstage, or the audience that lives on forever below? Seen from above, the audience becomes part of the story too. In the very end, who is the survivor in this dreamlike illusion? This is an original work by Rabbit Vampire, now authorized for publication on Royal Road. Reproduction is permitted. All rights reserved. Infringements will be prosecuted. 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 Rule Horror: Hope Children’s Welfare Home 规则怪谈：希望儿童福利院 [No national fortune] + [No livestreaming] + [No female lead] + [No romance] + [Purely original survival instances] + [Just a tiny bit of horror] There is no more miserable way to die than while taking a dump. Worse still, after dying, you discover that you're sitting in a strange station. A creepy ticket seller on the train The unspeakable secret of the Hope Children's Welfare Institute A mysterious fourth person in a happy family Strange happenings hidden at summer camp A quiet mountain villag 813Reads8.6Score103Shelves
- 24 Soul Tears 魂泪 Actor Xiao Shuhe × Sinner Yu Xi “Welcome to my script! I’m your host, TOPA. A warm welcome to my old friends as you enter this book. Now, turn the page and open the chapters written just for you. Follow the mission instructions and escape from the prison I’ve prepared with such care!” “We... have to survive!” “Get out of here quickly! TOPA is dead, and this script is about to collapse. If we don’t escape, we’ll all die here!” “Please... kill me... I can’t go on living. Hurry, kill me! Kill me!” 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 I Deliver Takeout to Evil Spirits 我给恶灵送外卖 [Psychopathic serial killer] [Pig's head on a human body] [Human jerky] [Split personality] [Locked-room murder] [Heart removal and skinning] [Time loop] I'm just a novice at solving mysteries, but I get unwillingly swept up in a food delivery fiasco. Every time I deliver food to an evil spirit, I narrowly escape disaster. This story is absolutely tense and thrilling. Come check it out! 18Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 Who Falls for Whom? 谁为谁心动 (Main story and alternate IF storyline complete; parallel-world worldbuilding in progress) [Coercive relationship + win-her-back-after-the-breakup + clashing personalities + sharp tongues + hypnosis + secret identity used to get close on purpose + a broken mirror that cannot be mended / both die in the ending] "Who promised you heaven on earth, then shared with you a love as deep as the sea of hate?" Seven years ago, a misunderstanding led to Meng Qi being confined by his lover. After enduring t 31Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 Retiring from Showbiz to Recover: CEO Qin Gives Up His Career to Spoil Her 爆甲退圈养伤，秦总弃业独宠她 [Mutual Devotion] [Secret Identities] [Strong Female Lead] [Modern] [Some School Life] Ruan Xia'an was kidnapped as a child and fortunately rescued by a powerful figure. Her intelligence won his favor, and she grew up by his side, eventually establishing her own mercenary group. Unpredictable by nature and exceptionally gifted, she inspired fear in others even as she rapidly expanded the group. This also made her the target of jealousy, and she was repeatedly ambushed. She had become the top fig 138Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 After His Stand-In Gave Up, the Movie Emperor Went Mad 替身死心后，影帝他疯了 [One-on-one / toxic relationship / entertainment industry / groveling redemption] The hugely popular award-winning actor suddenly announced his retirement from show business to take over a fortune worth billions. A week after his press conference, he made his relationship public. Netizens said, “So he retired for love.” Rumor had it that he spoiled his partner rotten and wouldn’t even let them appear in public. But Bai Yanfei knew it was all an illusion. He was nothing more than a stand-in. Just 100Reads8.3Score—Shelves
- 29 From the Start, I Was Burdened with Countless Sins, Yet You Want Me to Become a Saint Through Merit? 开局一身杀孽，却要我功德成圣？ [Invincible + humorous + decisive and ruthless + cultivation with seals breaking open] The Great World of Tianqian contains four forms of Creation Qi: Mystery, Wonder, Calamity, and Evil. By a twist of fate, the protagonist, Pei Zhaoming, obtains one of them, but it turns on him, driving him mad and plunging him into a bloodthirsty frenzy. The resulting karmic fire burns his soul! He barely survives the world-ending heavenly lightning, but the bone-eating karmic fire becomes a thousand-year deat 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 The Ming Dynasty's First Deposed Empress 大明第一废后 This is a historical romance and a tale of legend. Why was Hu Shanxiang, the renowned virtuous empress of the Ming Dynasty, deposed? Did Zhu Zhanji truly not love her? And how did Sun, later condemned as “an evil empress of her age,” still manage to seize power and become empress? When time returns to the night Zhu Di captured Nanjing, how many people and stories left unrecorded in history are still waiting for later generations to imagine and uncover...? But a novel is only a novel, entirely fi 122Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 The One Thing I Wanted to Record Before I Died 死前，我唯一想记录的 I fell in love with my non-blood-related older brother, but he found me disgusting and sent me to a conversion therapy center. After I got out, my mental state deteriorated day by day, and in the end, before I died, I wrote this 3.1kReads8.1Score647Shelves
- 32 The Legitimate Daughter Took the Fall and Served Three Years in Prison. After She Cut Ties, Her Family Begged for Forgiveness 替罪嫡女入狱三年，断亲后全家跪求原谅 [Angsty historical romance + physical and emotional torment + household intrigue + true and fake heiresses + second male lead gets the girl + both leads are sexually inexperienced + groveling chase] Lu Qingyan was the marquis’s most cherished legitimate daughter. Her parents and brothers doted on her, making her the most pampered young woman in the capital. But everything changed after their adopted daughter, Lu Wanwan, joined the household. First, the parents and brothers who had once cherished 18.9kReads8.5Score1.6kShelves
- 33 Who Can I Tell My Grudge To? 恨谁诉？ Each chapter is a standalone tragic love story with an open ending, so use your imagination. Some stories are set in ancient times and others in the modern day, but they're all tragic. If that's not your thing, feel free to skip them. 686Reads8.7Score137Shelves
- 34 The Rest of My Life Is You 余生皆是你 It wasn’t until the moment she was shoved in front of a bullet meant for the woman he loved that Yan Xi finally believed she truly meant nothing to him… She had risked everything and given him all she had, but all he gave her in return was endless pain. He used her as a human shield for that woman and trampled all over her feelings. He even used her, pregnant with his child, to trade for his kidnapped fiancée. As she hung beneath the blazing sun, waiting for the organization to execute her, he w 263Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 35 Lida's Wish 丽达的心愿 [A serf girl accused of witchcraft after breaking up a couple from the start: how can she survive the medieval witch-hunting frenzy?] [Alternate history | Western Middle Ages | A turbulent era and its many characters | Vocational ideals | Love and friendship | Realism] [If this time we choose love, kindness, and courage, could things turn out differently?] Theme: A story about love, growth, understanding, and healing Events: The witch hunts, the Renaissance, the Reformation Elements: A serf r 152Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 A Little Red Flower for You 送你一朵小红花 A Little Red Flower for You 22Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 Where Does the Cold Wind Go? 冷风归何处 Leng Luoluo should never have been born. She came into the world only because the eldest daughter of the Leng family, Leng Baozhu, needed a bone marrow match to save her life. With Old Master Leng's approval, the live-in son-in-law Bai Zuhui fathered a child with an ugly country woman, and that child, Leng Luoluo, was neglected by everyone. For eighteen years, she and the Leng family's mute maid, Auntie Wu, depended on each other for survival! A twist of fate led Old Master Leng to discover that 71Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 After I Died, My Forensic Pathologist Husband Dissected Me with His Own Hands 我死后，法医丈夫亲手解剖了我 After I died, my forensic pathologist husband dissected me with his own hands 558Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 I Saved Him from a Fire, but He Mistook Someone Else for His Savior 救他火场重伤，他却错认恩人 I rescued him from a fire when he was badly injured, but he mistook someone else for his savior. 143Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 He's a Master at Acting Obedient 他惯会装乖 [Print edition now available] [Healing × Love That Grows Over Time × Tragic Romance × Mutual Devotion] Cool, gentle heroine × Aloof, unapproachable top student They overcame the distance and endured the years. But her boy was forever left behind in that snowy winter, forever twenty-two, in the prime of his life, forever on the day they were supposed to register their marriage. [“This time, don't break your promise again, you little liar.” “Why did you break your promise again? You little liar.”] 974Reads9.3Score194Shelves
- 41 The Boy from the Mountain City 山城少年 In the mountain city, there are not only young men, but also big sisters. We were once each other's salvation. Watching the young man shine so brightly, I couldn't selfishly keep him trapped by my side. Without Big Sister in this world, that young man would be gone too. 45Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 42 This CP in Chinese Entertainment Nearly Went BE! 内娱这CP差点儿要be了！ This CP in the Chinese entertainment industry almost broke up! 55Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 I Can't Bear the Price of Loving You 爱上你的代价让我承受不起 Su Yichen, courtesy name Youxian and childhood nickname Mo'er, is called Su Mo by his family. Ever since he was little, he has loved the older boy who once saved him, Prince De, Xiao Yixuan. When he grows up, he uses his own abilities to help Xiao Yixuan ascend the throne, only to see his mother forced off a cliff. Left crippled, he throws himself into the moat... 530Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 44 It's You or No One, Even If I Have to Fight the Whole World! 非你不可，就算与全世界为敌！ You’re the Only One for Me, Even If It Means Defying the Whole World! 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 Rescuing Your Desert: I'm Your Guardian of the Galaxy 拯救你的荒漠：我是你的银河卫士 Saving Your Desert: I Am Your Galactic Guardian 15Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 I Regret Losing You 失去你，我追悔莫及 Without you, I regret everything. 122Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 The Missing Sister 消失的姐姐 The Missing Sister 62Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 The Substitute 替身 Substitute 799Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 How Could I Bear to Miss You? 怎么忍心错过你？ How Could I Bear to Miss You? 62Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 Hidden in Late Winter 深藏晚冬 [Signed for publication] [Two top students + love that grows over time + youth and school days + angst] Gentle, sweet girl × jealous, cocky boy * At sixteen, he said he wanted to become a police officer and protect the people. She said she wanted to become a doctor and save lives. * At seventeen, he said, “We met in winter, Wen Yu. We'll spend so many more winters together. Take care of this white camellia for me for now.” The wind lifted the hem of the boy's coat, and his eyes shone. So she rem 2.6kReads9.3Score550Shelves
