Novels like How to Tame a Cold Beauty
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- 1 Mr. Pei 裴先生 [One-on-one + calculating + two-faced + daddy + kept lover + guiding partner + sweet romance + control] A calculating, fatherly CEO top x a gentle, soft, sweet little cake bottom The year Wen Ruyi turned eighteen, he became Pei Tingye’s kept lover. Pei Tingye made everyone call him “A Yi,” a name like a fragile shell. Mr. Pei taught him to appreciate red wine and tie a necktie, his fingertips brushing the back of his sweat-damp neck. “Ruyi,” only Pei Tingye called him that, his voice as deep as 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 After I Imprisoned the Amnesiac, Unhinged Villain Instead 反向囚禁了失忆疯批反派之后 After I Turned the Tables and Imprisoned the Amnesiac, Unhinged Villain 72Reads—Score214d adds
- 3 My Elopement Failed, and the Ruthless Tycoon Kept Me as His Spoiled Pet 逃婚失败，被疯批大佬圈养宠坏 [Dual Male Leads / Obsessive Coercive Romance / Eight-Year Age Gap / Happy Ending] [Long-Planning Madman of a Tycoon × Pure-Hearted Teenage Pianist] [Includes a secondary pairing] After an accident, Lin Zhixu’s parents died suddenly, leaving him all alone. Gu Yancheng, rejected by the entire Lin family, seized the chance to take him in while he was at his lowest. Using overwhelming force, Gu kept him by his side and forced him to register their marriage. Gu Yancheng’s obsession ran bone-deep, 805Reads6.5Score2514d adds
- 4 Drag Me Back and Keep Forcing Your Love on Me 抓回来继续强制爱 [Two male leads + equally matched + confinement + intense push and pull + fated entanglement + mutual torment + tragic romance + redemption + emotionally devastating + older man/younger man + happy ending] Suit-wearing, violent, obsessive top ✖️ gloomy, long-haired, extreme bottom Yin Zhangxu + Xiao Lanye = mad dog + rabid dog One dominates and takes by force, while the other struggles with all his might. The bottom suffers from traumatic memory loss and has forgotten many things. In the middl 2.2kReads—Score12014d adds
- 5 Forced to Surrender: The Obsessive Tycoon's Caged Songbird 强制沦陷：成为偏执大佬笼中雀 [Male-male leads + coercive love + old-school domineering heir × resilient beauty] [Content warnings: Huge age gap! The top is a bad person! Not both partners' first time!!] Wen Qiu's perspective: Until adulthood, the worst thing that had ever happened to Wen Qiu was getting caught in the rain without an umbrella. He thought his life would carry on that way: graduate, find an ordinary job, rent an apartment with a balcony, and meet a kind girl who would hand him another umbrella whenever he was 6.1kReads8.2Score70014d adds
- 6 Raised Behind High Walls 高墙饲我 Straight-to-gay romance + confinement + coercive love + powerful family background Lin Yu'an is a privileged son of heaven: a graduate of a prestigious university, handsome and refined, heir to the Lin family business, with a bright future ahead and a gentle, intelligent fiancée by his side. His life should have been smooth sailing, until a carefully laid commercial trap brought the Lin Group to the brink of bankruptcy and buried it in debt. At his most desperate, Zhou Yushen, the man at the ver 639Reads6.2Score11214d adds
- 7 After Faking My Death to Escape, the Beautiful Straight Man Is Forced into Love 死遁被抓后，貌美直男被强制爱了 [Dark, twisted top x soft, cute straight bottom] Murong Yun is an innocent, clueless college student. One day, he chokes to death while drinking water and accidentally binds himself to a redemption System. He's sent to countless worlds to save villains, only to be trapped in little dark rooms and forced into relationships by one psycho after another. He can only rely on the System to fake his death and escape. Just as he finishes all his missions and prepares to enjoy a nice life without psychos 586Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 [Forced Love] Dr. Lin Is Impossible to Coax 【强制爱】林医生他超难哄 [Complete, unhinged story.] Original title: [Crossing the Line] Also known as: [Love by Force] Dr. Lin Is Impossible to Placate [Yandere, gloomy ghost of a male top × beautiful, calculating doctor bottom] The powerful one bows his head · scheming younger lover · love at first sight · sharp-tongued sparring · everyone’s a villain · no misunderstandings, just blunt honesty. After his younger sister is murdered on the street, Lin Yu has no idea who the killer is. He puts himself in the middle of th 431Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 9 I Charged into Showbiz, Only to Be Taken Away and Forced into Love by a Powerful Tycoon 勇闯娱乐圈，被大佬抓走强制爱 [Devoted, Obsessive, Sadistic Top] × [Strong-Willed, Gentle, Beautiful Bottom] [Coercion + Corruption + Reunion + Angst] He Jingguan lurks in the dark, one hand gripping Fu He's throat. Fu He is forced to press tightly against his broad, powerful chest. He can't see He Jingguan's expression, which only makes him more afraid; his body trembles. “Caught you.” A shiver runs through Fu He's ear as He Jingguan's voice, like Satan's, whispers behind him. Fu He closes his eyes in resignation. “He Jingg 857Reads8.2Score10114d adds
- 10 He Wove a Net with Love, and Now I Can't Stand 他用爱织了张网，我却站不起来了 [You run once, I chase you once, until you can’t run anymore.] The day Shen Qingchi met Fu Hanshen, he thought he had finally found a light to hold on to. The gentle, wealthy CEO took care of his every need: bringing him breakfast, driving him to and from work, and solving his housing crisis. Fu Hanshen said, “Qingchi, let’s date with marriage in mind.” Shen Qingchi fell for him, thinking his hard days were finally over. But after they moved in together, Fu Hanshen’s “care” turned into total con 1.3kReads8.2Score8614d adds
- 11 The Imprisoned Phoenix: The Obsessive Hostage Prince Becomes Addicted to Possessing Me 囚凰：偏执质子占有成瘾 [Obsessive, ruthless new emperor on the pursuing end × proud, broken war god on the receiving end] [Coercion + Imprisonment] Lu Hanzhou was once an undefeated war god on the battlefield and the brightest star among the Great Chu’s princes. Chu Mingjin was a hostage prince from an enemy kingdom, kneeling in the snow to pick up scraps of silver. He kept his brilliance hidden, waiting for the day he could set the world ablaze. Ten years of entanglement, love and hatred searing them to the bone. H 983Reads8.2Score10114d adds
- 12 Possessive Tycoon, Weaving Sweet Dreams to Hide the Morning Sun 偏执大佬，编织美梦藏朝阳 [Two male leads | Obsessive push and pull | 1v1 | BE | Unhinged tycoon heir x sunny STEM student] Lin Chaoyang is a brilliant STEM student at Binhai University, with a bright personality and a heart full of hopes for the future. On the day of his graduation defense, he meets Shen Yanheng. The other man is an elegant heir to a wealthy family, concealing a deep obsession and fixated on holding on to the rare light in this world. Shen Yanheng spins a gentle web around him, using opportunity and his 47Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Winter Meets Xiaocang’s First Book 冬遇小藏的第1本书 My new work is out! You can read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy them. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Apocalypse: The Mad Warden's Obsessive Love for a Straight Man 末世：疯批典狱长，对直男强制爱 Two male leads + devoted pairing + forced love + sweet romance [Unhinged, short-tempered, powerful, beautiful top] VS [Resilient, decisive, career-focused, muscular straight bottom] The apocalypse arrived. Nie Yu, the warden, was powerful and feared by all. Without a heart, he had no compassion. Ten years ago, the man he loved most, Ming Ge, tore out his heart. Since then, all that remained was an empty shell, unable to feel happiness. Ten years later, Ming Ge actually delivered himself into Nie 368Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 15 Freedom Beyond My Reach 触及不到的自由 Most importantly, if you’re looking for heartbreak, come on in. Freedom beyond reach The entanglement between Lin Yi and He Yu, five years later, lasts a lifetime. They cannot escape their fate or attain the freedom they seek. These are all longings Lin Yi can never reach in this life. 847Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 16 I Forced an Ancestor to Come Home 强制了一个祖宗回来 [A huge power imbalance / possessive love / two male leads / sweet and angsty in equal measure / happy ending, both each other’s first and only] Fu Zhiyan spent nearly a month pretending to be a gentleman, all to get the darling he’d wanted for so long. He never expected his darling to reject him anyway. In a fit of rage, Fu Zhiyan chose to imprison him. To his utter surprise, the darling he’d forcibly brought back responded with cold treatment or suicide attempts, and was especially difficult 3.4kReads8.7Score36114d adds
- 17 Trapped Bird: Rules of Nurture 困雀：饲育准则 [Coercion + cage + childhood friends + imprisonment] He Yi’an returns to his hometown for high school and is separated from his childhood friends. They reunite in college, when one of his old friends rescues him from bullying by his roommates. “Come stay in our dorm. We’ll protect you.” “I’ll repay you…” “An’an, weren’t you the one who said you’d repay us?” 402Reads7.2Score13014d adds
- 18 The Coercion Is Real, and So Is My Love for You 强制是真的，爱你是也真的 [Male-Male Romance / Coercion / One-on-One / Age Gap / Mind Control] Naive, guileless director bottom x hard-nosed, possessive patron top Ever since Le Xingzhi turned nineteen, he has been forced to remain bound to Yu Chengqing. Yu Chengqing has arranged his life, his work, and even the path of his personal growth. When Le Xingzhi realizes that he and Yu Chengqing aren't in a relationship at all, and that he is simply being tamed, he begins plotting to escape Yu Chengqing's control... But he 888Reads8.0Score10214d adds
- 19 The Cage I Can't Escape 挣脱不掉的牢笼 A cage you can’t escape 506Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Reduced to a Plaything: The Mad Boss's Double Captivity 沦为玩物：疯批大佬的双重囚禁 The rating just went live, so it’ll go up later. [Two male leads + coercive love + confinement] A City was the hunting ground of Huo Ye and Jiang Xiting, and Shen Mian and Mu Can were their most prized trophies. Huo Ye was so obsessive he had gone mad, keeping Shen Mian locked away in Yunding and taking him night after night. Jiang Xiting was a violent madman, locking Mu Can in the abyss and humiliating him as he pleased. The two caged songbirds found salvation in each other, huddling together f 16.1kReads8.4Score1.4k14d adds
- 21 The Rules of Twin-Taming 双生的驯养法则 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 89Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 22 The Young Master Is Forced into Love by a Madman of a Powerful Tycoon 小少爷被疯批大佬强制爱了 One-on-one romance / both leads are virgins / coercive love / possessive pursuit / yandere / controlling / surveillance / location tracking At a family gathering, Xiao Hechuan fell for the young master of the Ji family from Wujiang at first sight. The young man was exquisitely handsome. He came over to offer a toast and obediently called Xiao Hechuan "Uncle" along with his nephew. Xiao Hechuan smiled and clinked glasses with him, but could no longer keep his feelings in check. Ji Tang drank the 55.9kReads8.7Score6.5k14d adds
- 23 After Taking Over My Archrival's Body, He Fell for Me 占了死对头身体后，他心动了 [Male-male romance + forced love + ABO + two unhinged leads + a long road to winning back his love + time loops and regression + HE] A brooding, possessive, handsome top × an unhinged, haughty beauty bottom Those who imprison others will eventually be imprisoned themselves. The supreme King of Jiuzhou, arrogant and powerful enough to control everything with one hand, is humiliated and imprisoned overnight, then publicly shamed through a leaked video. The one who takes his divine authority, hunts —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 A Cage of Tamed Love 饲爱囚笼 An elegant madman in public × a submissive, humbled prey [BL × twisted devotion × extreme confinement × possessiveness × unhinged top × broken bottom (?) × coercive love × physical and emotional torment] When Gu Wenqiu was eight, his family abandoned him at an amusement park. He neither cried nor made a fuss, just like an old toy someone had thrown away, until the gloomy young master crouched down in front of him and announced in an innocent voice: “Hey, I want you.” From then on, he became th 599Reads8.0Score10014d adds
- 25 So It Was Imprisonment? I Thought We Were Dating 原来是囚禁，我以为谈恋爱呢 [Mutual pining, healing, deliberate seduction, charged push and pull, both devoted only to each other] Su Yueming had always had an easy life, with everything he could want. But when he woke up one day, he found himself imprisoned. Su Yueming wasn't panicked at all. If anything, he thought it was thrilling. Because he knew who had locked him up, and he'd been in love with that person for a long time. When Wang Yan said he'd let him go after seven days, Su Yueming used every trick he had to seduc 923Reads6.8Score14014d adds
- 26 My Wife Smells So Good, She’s Mine 老婆好香，是我的 Younger man, mild angst, forced love, both are each other’s only one. A story about a gentle breeze meeting a mad dog. Once it has its teeth in you, there’ll be no chance to escape. Cheng Nan has a leash that can keep Chi Jingchuan in check. It can restrain him from biting Cheng Nan alone, but it can’t stop him from biting everyone. 733Reads7.1Score10414d adds
- 27 Love at First Sight, Beautiful Wife, Don't Run 一见钟情漂亮老婆你别跑 [Two Male Leads / Love at First Sight] [Possessive Love / Angst / Coercive Love / Both Chaste / Compromise / Happy Ending] From the moment he first saw Jiang Weizhao, Xie Lin fell for him beyond his control. And when it came to the person he loved, Xie Lin would do whatever it took to claim him, whether by coaxing, deceiving, or locking him up. Darling, I want to be the only one in your eyes. 3.9kReads6.6Score21114d adds
- 28 After Transmigrating Into a Cool Beauty, the Powerful Become Obsessed With Me 穿成清冷万人迷后被大佬强制娇宠 Lin Wanxing had been spoiled rotten since childhood, but his love of street racing proved to be his undoing. The roar of engines on the track died away in the dead of night as his out-of-control car slammed into the guardrail, killing him instantly. When he opened his eyes again, he had somehow become a penniless young man in another world, with no one to rely on. He was crammed into a shabby rental room that let in wind and rain, barely scraping by making desserts at a corner bakery. His life w 214Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Taming Pets: The Mad Overlord’s Obsession Turns into Captivity 驯宠：疯批大佬痴囚成瘾 [Dual male leads + dark tone + yandere + reunion + younger love interest + imprisonment + forced love + unequal relationship + amnesia + mild angst + groveling chase + both virgins + happy ending] If turning away from evil can earn forgiveness, will there still be any goodness left in the world? A business deal forces He Qing to sign a contract with Shen Yan, making him the subordinate party in an unequal relationship, restricted at every turn. Trapped like a bird in the cage Shen Yan has caref 925Reads—Score10314d adds
- 30 Even in Death, You'll Still Be Mine 就算死了，你也是我的 Title: Two male leads + physical and emotional torment + coercion + imprisonment + unhinged character Lin Yi: a lazy, straightforward guy with a wicked smile and a resilient heart. Lin Yi’s monologue: I’m a normal boy. One day, I’ll marry the girl I love and have children, preferably two, a boy and a girl. I’ll name them Tuantuan and Yuanyuan. I think we’ll live a happy life together, hand in hand until old age. That’s my lifelong wish! He Yu: a dark, cruel, aloof and domineering top. He Yu gave 622Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 31 Trapped in a Cage 囚困于樊笼 27.4kReads8.7Score2.7k14d adds
- 32 Imprisoned in a Cage 牢笼禁锢 Warning ⚠️⚠️⚠️ The submissive is forced into this situation by mistake!!!!!! Warning ⚠️⚠️⚠️ Both are pure ➕ passion catches fire ➕ forced love ➕ age gap ➕ Stockholm syndrome This story is rather dark. (The rating just came out, so don't run off just because it's low.) Xie Pinshen only went to a friend's birthday party, never expecting to catch the eye of his friend's uncle. That very night, he was forced into Shen Qingming's room. The man firmly told him that he had fallen in love with him. 13.2kReads8.6Score1.1k14d adds
- 33 Forced to Be His, Bound by Deep Affection 强制占有墨染情深 Power couple, forced love, and a groveling chase to win back his wife. Fu Jingshen, a top tycoon, sets his sights on Shen Yan, a genius painter with nowhere left to turn. A sky-high deal and a forced captivity: he keeps Shen Yan by his side, giving him every luxury while also inflicting endless pain. Shen Yan fights back, runs away, gets caught, and is left broken in body and soul. Fu Jingshen panics and loses his mind, humbling himself in the dust for love and even staking his life on it. “Shen 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 After Flirting with His Boss, He Was Forced into Love 招惹顶头上司后，他被强制爱了 [Two male leads + coercive love + confinement + yandere + younger love interest + modern setting + cold-faced cutie + green tea + groveling to win back his lover] “I was wrong, Mr. Ji. Please... let me go...” Song Jinchi curled up in the corner of the bed, his voice faltering, his carefully affected whimper laced with just the right amount of trembling. A crimson tie bound his wrists, leaving a glaring red mark. He had been trapped in this windowless suite for a full day and night. The room was 1.6kReads8.2Score11314d adds
- 35 Forced Love Still Counts as Love 强制爱也算爱 If he couldn’t have him, he’d keep him locked by his side forever. Chen Yu fell in love with Ji Yubai at first sight. After every attempt to win him over failed, he resorted to threats and enticements to bring him home. A classic “he pursues, he runs, but he can’t escape” and “forced love” story. If the normal approach doesn’t work, then force it. How is forced love not love? [Cool beauty bottom × obsessive, hot-tempered top] The top is aloof and irritable around everyone else, but completely de 1.2kReads8.2Score14114d adds
- 36 The Young Master of the Richest Family Became My Plaything 首富少爷成了我的玩物 Cold, gloomy, and calculating top × beautiful young master from a wealthy family bottom [Coercion | Revenge | Captivity | Depression | Winning Back His Wife] Eight years ago, Fu Xiaoye, a poor and taciturn young man, accidentally crossed paths with Jiang Xun, the adored young heir to the richest family in the country. After that, his sister ended up in the hospital, and he went to prison. Eight years later, he returns with only one purpose: revenge. At their first meeting, Jiang Xun struck Fu X 7.5kReads8.4Score84514d adds
- 37 The Director Personally Taught Me How to Revise the Reports 总监他手把手教我改报表 The director teaches me how to revise reports, step by step —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 He Whispered That My Apron Strings Were Too Tight 他耳语说围裙带太紧了 He whispered that my apron strings were too tight 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 A Surgeon Transmigrates Into a Novel and Gets Clung to by a Wolfish Younger Man 外科医生穿后被小狼狗缠上 A surgeon transmigrates into another world and gets pursued by a wolfish younger man 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 School Bully Vs. Crybaby: A Hunt in Both Directions 校霸vs哭包，双向狩猎 School Bully vs. Crybaby, A Hunt on Both Sides —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 A Meteorologist Secretly Confesses His Love With a Heavy Rain Warning 气象学家用暴雨预警偷偷告白 A Meteorologist's Secret Confession in a Heavy Rain Warning 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 President Shen, Don’t Think You Can Run. You’re Mine 沈总，别想逃你是我的 Pure love on both sides / Turning a straight man gay / Forced love / The abused bottom gets a groveling chase to win him back / Power couple / He runs, he chases, and there’s no escape, even with wings. Includes confinement scenes and a redemptive, happy ending. Top: Ling Zhan, the handsome and ruthless head of a top conglomerate, with almost superhuman abilities and an overwhelming possessive streak. He is obsessive and cruel to the bottom at first, then goes mad chasing him back. Bottom: Shen 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Punishment! Forced Into the Mad Big Shot's Arms 惩罚！被疯批大佬按在怀里强制爱 [Two Male Leads] [Coercive Love] [Age Gap] [Manor] [Devoted Couple] [Cold-Blooded, Ruthless Top x Naive, Stunningly Beautiful Bottom] Chi Ye falls in love with Song Ningchen at first sight. Even though the other man is already engaged, he still chooses to have him kidnapped and brought back to Jinyuan. Song Ningchen is terrified of Chi Ye's cruelty. For his family's sake, he willingly becomes a caged songbird in the manor. He puts away all his pride, tries hard to please him, and does everything 45.2kReads8.8Score5k14d adds
- 44 The Mutant Beasts I Raised Have Gone Mad 我养的异兽发疯了 [Two male leads] Happy ending, pure love in captivity, captivity in pure love. General Xu Qingming of the Yan Kingdom finds a strange beast on the road and kindly brings it back to his manor to care for it. But on the eve of his wedding, the beast abducts him to a cave and insists on marrying him and consummating the marriage. Just as Xu Qingming begins to develop feelings despite being held captive, he hears that everyone in the general’s manor has been killed. Plagued by nightmares night after 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 A Calculated Captivity 蓄谋强囚 My new work is here! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 326Reads7.2Score11214d adds
- 46 After the Frail Little Darling Was Coerced and Deceived by a Sinister Vengeful Ghost 娇弱小可怜被阴湿厉鬼强制哄骗后 1.6kReads7.0Score21414d adds
- 47 Imprisoned by a Madman, All I Want Is to Escape 遭疯批强制囚禁，我一心只想逃离 That day, Qi Musu was resting by the roadside when someone kidnapped him and took him to a hotel. A man sat upright on the sofa, his long legs slightly apart. His voice was hoarse, yet smooth as a cello. “Why are you running, Young Master Xiao? Weren't you offering a fortune at the bar to sleep with me?” When the man saw his dark blue eyes, he realized he was a substitute. “Good. You dared to deceive me, so now you'll face my wrath.” The first time he tried to escape, the man caught him and 3.2kReads6.6Score27314d adds
- 48 Possessed to the Extreme: The Desperate Straight Man Just Wants to Escape 极致占有！绝望直男只想逃 (The rating just came out and will gradually rise) [Two male leads + coercion + imprisonment + older man/younger man + devoted couple + groveling] [A beautiful, restrained, straight shou vs. a cunning gong with an intensely possessive streak] Fang Wen first met Song Siyao on the day Old Master Song brought him to the Song family home. That day, Song Siyao sat on the sofa and stared at him for a long time with an utterly disgusted, hostile look. From then on, Fang Wen believed Song Siyao hated 9.3kReads7.3Score99914d adds
- 49 You Imprisoned Me and Hurt Me? Now You’re Begging Me to Love You 囚我？掐我？后来哭着求爱我 With the Wen family on the verge of bankruptcy, they cruelly sent their unremarkable younger son, Wen Yu, to marry Jiang Lin, heir to the Jiang family, in place of their eldest daughter, Wen Wan. Rumor had it that Jiang Lin was brutal and merciless, and had tortured several brides to death. Everyone believed Wen Yu would be the next victim to meet a gruesome end. On their wedding night, the man gripped his chin, his eyes as cold as ice. “Remember, you’re just Wen Wan’s substitute.” Wen Yu became 1.1kReads6.9Score14214d adds
- 50 Trapped in a Cage 困于樊笼 [Two male leads + old-school melodrama + deranged, sickly Alpha seme + forced love in a locked room + ABO + chasing his wife to the crematorium + elite heir and tycoon CEO] Deranged, possessive Alpha seme x unfortunate, pitiful beta uke P.S. This story involves a beta becoming an omega. Please take note if that isn’t your thing. Both leads remain faithful to each other. The seme’s issues are explained in chapters 50-something, and the problems that came up have since been corrected. “Pei Sichen, 6.4kReads8.3Score74514d adds
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