Novels like A Rose with Thorns
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as A Rose with Thorns, best match first.
- 1 Thinking of You for a Lifetime 惟念一生 A possessive, domineering CEO with a fatherly streak vs. a down-on-her-luck, sweet-natured secretary [Forced love + ten-year age gap] When people experience unforgettable love and pain in their youth, can they return to an ordinary life even if they get the chance to escape one day? The year Su Yinian graduated from college, she was lucky enough to land a job at the prestigious Jin Group. She thought it was something to celebrate, but little did she know she was stepping into a trap disguised as 246Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 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
- 3 I Accidentally Became His Underling 不小心成为他的手下 Lingyue, the largest assassin-training organization in high society, recently welcomed a rookie named Yuanyue under the leadership of its executive director, Duan Zhixuan. Though Yuanyue made a name for herself through her scheming, Duan Zhixuan still gave her the best resources. He refused to let anyone else at Lingyue bully her, always keeping her under his protection. After witnessing her abilities, he devoted himself to training her until she became Lingyue's finest female assassin. But as Y 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 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
- 5 The Prince Teaches His Wife 殿下教妻 Reborn as the Crown Princess, she’s constantly kept in line by her strict husband. Made to kneel, copy out texts, and stay confined, she apologizes quickly, then breaks the rules again. He sternly teaches her proper conduct, but somewhere along the way, one of them falls in love. 138Reads—Score11114d adds
- 6 Who Sends a Letter from Among the Clouds? 云中谁寄锦舒来 Siscon + henpecked husband + childhood sweethearts + two wealthy families The day the little princess of the Wen family was born, she was betrothed to Si Jingyan, heir to the Si family. Si Jingyan both loved and loathed Wen Shuyi. He simply couldn’t understand how the sweet, obedient little girl from his childhood had grown into such a mischievous little devil. The two grew up matching wits and trading blows, and their love story as a CEO and a mischievous little devil began. (I accidentally sel 4Reads—Score114d adds
- 7 The Counterattack of the Ruler 逆袭的戒尺 A student finds you through the confession wall and asks nervously, “You really… spank people’s palms?” You look at the doubt and longing in her eyes and seem to see your former self. Calmly, you take out the “contract” you prepared long ago. Cut to the night you graduated from vocational school. You’re at a roadside food stall with your classmates, listening to them discuss which factory to work at. You gaze at the neon lights of the city, feeling utterly lost. “Is this really all my life is g 974Reads—Score10214d adds
- 8 The Canary of the Apocalypse 末日的金丝雀 If the apocalypse comes, is immortality a divine gift or a cage? Even Jiang Ye, revered by all in the warlord-ridden apocalypse, has a weakness of his own. She is all the tenderness and meaning he has left in this end of the world. 11Reads—Score214d adds
- 9 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
- 10 The Little Rules That Are Just for You 只属于你的小规矩 Su Nian has a secret desire: she wants to be utterly possessed and lovingly kept in line, in a unique way that assures her she is loved without reservation. Gu Chengyu has one unshakable principle: love means respect and care. He can’t understand, and can’t bear, treating the woman he treasures like a “punishment.” So she starts “misbehaving” over and over: arriving late for dates, wasting money, sabotaging his work… all to make him lose control and give her the “discipline” she longs for. But h 962Reads—Score10314d adds
- 11 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
- 12 Training the Heart on Immortal Cliffs 仙崖训心 The Cliff of Immortal Trials 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 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
- 14 The Crown Prince's Female Companion Is About to Take His Beating for Him 太子的女伴读要替他挨板子了 Tong Yuan was Number Nine. She was only seven when they brought her here, one of the youngest among the hundred children. She couldn’t remember how she’d gotten there. All she recalled was that one day, while she was picking through leftovers outside a ruined temple in the south of the city, a man dressed in black came over, crouched down, and asked her, “Would you like to eat your fill?” She said, “Yes.” Then he took her away, and she became Crown Prince Murong Heng’s study companion. 441Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Mr. Lin, Did You Punish Me Today? 林先生今天罚我了嘛 Fang Fangfang is a rebellious senior-year student from a wealthy family. She hates English most of all, along with Lin Jiu, the tutor her father hired for her. Lin Jiu is gentle and restrained, an ordinary student at a prestigious university, yet he can leave her with nowhere to run using the calmest of voices. Meanwhile, in Fang Fangfang’s secret online world, a netizen named “Forest” is the only person she can confide in about all her vulnerability and defiance. She complains to him about h 774Reads—Score10214d adds
- 16 The Top Courtesan of Zuixian Tower: Young Master Pei's Cherished Beauty 醉仙楼头牌：裴公子的掌下娇 Lin Wanying transmigrates and becomes the daughter of a convicted minister, at the mercy of others in Yangzhou's Zuixian House. Barely arrived, she is pinned to a punishment bench and beaten for three days, nearly losing her life. To protect her virtue and stay alive, she uses modern methods to plan each step carefully. She auctions off her first night through a “talent bidding” event for an astronomical sum, then strikes a “perform, but never sell my body” deal with Pei Yanzhi, the third young 1.2kReads—Score10214d adds
- 17 Gong Shangjue and Gong Yuanzheng Fanfiction 宫尚角宫远徴同人 A Gong Shangjue and Gong Yuanzhi fan fiction 25Reads—Score114d adds
- 18 When a Poor Student Meets a Top Student 学渣碰上学霸 Cheng Zi is Cheng Xiao’s twin sister, but their grades are worlds apart. In their senior year of high school, a transfer student arrived. He was not only handsome, but also a top student. From then on, this neighbor kept tabs on Cheng Zi’s daily life and studies, making it impossible for her not to work hard. In the end, they both got into college and began a sweet campus romance. 411Reads6.3Score10314d adds
- 19 Three Years on the Job, Two Years Secretly Dating the CEO 打工三年，跟霸总偷偷恋爱两年 brat*daddy At twenty-three, Yu Nian met her “sir.” Back then, all she knew was that Cheng Ze was the young CEO who had just joined the company. Later, he barged into her life with an air that brooked no refusal. At twenty-four, their relationship became official. Under his meticulous “care” and strict “discipline,” her body hurt, but her mind and finances had never been better off. At twenty-six, she naively believed they loved each other enough. She carefully planned a proposal and laid her who 312Reads8.9Score—14d 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 380Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 After I Transmigrated into a Book, My Archenemy Became My Disciplinarian 穿书后，死对头成了我的管教者 [Two Heroines Transmigrate into a Book × Discipline and Growth × Adventures Across the Three Realms] An Ruoqing and Su Moran transmigrated together into an absurd novel. Su Moran became the stern upperclasswoman who wielded a ruler, while An Ruoqing became the poor student who got beaten every day. Skip class, and she got her palm smacked. Cheat, and she got a spanking. Drink alcohol, and she had to write an apology and read it aloud in front of everyone. An Ruoqing thought that was the height o 47Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 The Inch Ring 尺戒 A story about the teacher-student relationship between laid-back Chi Anwen and strict, upright Xu Yi. After unexpectedly excelling in the high school entrance exams, Chi Anwen got into the best high school. He planned to coast through it, but then he met the strict, upright Xu Yi. “Sleeping in class? Stand at the back.” “Want to slack off? You’re class representative now.” Every time he handed in the homework, he got a lecture. “Your handwriting’s illegible. Tear out the page and copy the assign 2Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 23 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. “ 583Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 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
- 25 A Loving Father and a Strict Teacher 慈父严师 [Master and Disciple + Sweet and Angsty + Please Don’t Flame If It’s Not Your Taste] In an alternate version of the Three Kingdoms era, Yuan Shao’s spirited, unconventional beloved daughter was born beneath an astronomical alignment of Mercury eclipsing the moon, with Venus and Jupiter in harmony. A prophecy foretold that she was “gifted beyond compare, a brilliant aide to a king, both righteous and wicked, praised and condemned in equal measure.” Her life was destined to be legendary, turbulent 23Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 26 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
- 27 Carved Into Jade 琢玉成璞 Originally titled The Ruler and the Ring: a strict, proper homeroom teacher and a student who just muddles through. A teacher-student story about Xu Yi (male), a strict teacher who gives his all to help his student, Chi Anwen (female), grow. Criticism isn’t belittlement, and admitting a mistake isn’t submission. These are simply the price or penalty for one’s actions. Their true purpose isn’t to make someone suffer, but to deter them. Each tap of the ruler knocks away a weakness; each stroke cor 13Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 28 You Little Brat! Keep That Up and You'll Get a Beating 破小孩，不听话就等着挨打 After Mom got back together with Lu Chenyang, she left me in the hands of my half-brother to discipline. All those years of being left to my own devices had given me plenty of bad habits and a rebellious streak. I even refused to listen to my brother, so he punished me harshly. Lu Yu’s icy voice sounded behind me. “Looks like you’re having fun copying your lines, Yan Yan.” “Um... I... I wasn’t...” I stammered guiltily. “Then hand over your phone!” Lu Yu ordered sternly. “No!” I protested. Lu Yu’ 4.3kReads6.8Score29914d adds
- 29 A Father's Kind of Discipline 爹系的管教 By day, Jiang Yu is Xia Xia's no-nonsense boss, cold and distant. By night, he's her unseen watcher, keeping a quiet eye on her. When their double lives come to light, the barriers between them at work melt away, and their secret bond takes root. At last, they find their happy ending. 344Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Surrender: His Discipline 沉沦:他的管教 My new work is out! You can read it on Fanqie Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 231Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Wang Luoqian’s Love Diary 王珞倩的恋爱日记 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 368Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 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
- 33 Begging for Punishment 跪求罚 (Coming-of-age story, matriarchal world, crown princess and regent, two female leads) (Because the heroine’s mother seized power to become empress, women’s status only improved later.) No male lead. Read at your own discretion. Punish! Punish! Punish! If you make a mistake, you have to be punished! “I was wrong. Could you let it go this time?” “Letting you off once will only make you bolder! Get down on your knees!” -- You want the empire. I want you. (There are plenty of other couples in the st 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Firm Yet Kind! 严慈相济！ Ye Yunxi is bright but restless. With her parents often away, they entrust her to Gu Yan, the older boy next door, to keep her in line. By coincidence, after the classes are reshuffled, Gu Yan turns out to be her math teacher. Under his strict yet gentle guidance, combining verbal reprimands with punishment from a ruler, Ye Yunxi begins to face her impatience and shortcomings. Thanks to Gu Yan's balanced approach, both stern and kind, she gradually reins in her wild side and overcomes her carele 1.1kReads—Score10614d adds
- 35 A Teacher's Neglect Is a Student's Misfortune 教不严师之惰 [Exclusive devotion - discipline - comeback - strict homeroom teacher (male) x ambitious heroine] This book is adapted from the nine diaries I kept during my three years of high school, and is 95% true to life. [“Xiyan, how could you get this question wrong?” I could tell he was already very angry. I said nothing, nervously rubbing the corner of my book between my fingers. He stared at me for about three seconds. “I’m asking you a question!” When I didn’t answer, he demanded it again, even loude 420Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 A Whirlwind Marriage, Doting Love from a Handsome Older Man 闪婚厚爱，大叔轻轻宠 [Flash marriage, older man, 13-year age gap, growing-up romance, sweet doting, play the pig to eat the tiger, woman disguised as a man, secret identities] Lin Suihuan entered a flash marriage with a man she’d never met. By day, she was Lin Suihuan, his secret wife. At night, she changed into men’s clothes and became Mu Sui’an, the Mu family’s adopted son. Her secret husband was too mysterious, and her husband’s fourth uncle was too much to handle. Constantly switching identities, Lin Suihuan str 1kReads8.4Score11014d adds
- 37 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. 2.8kReads6.6Score30914d adds
- 38 Shi Yue Yue's 40th Book 诗悦月第40本书 My new work is here! You can read it on Tomato Novels. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 79Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Caught! The Sweet-Talking Little Sister Secretly Flirts Until Her Brother Grabs Her by the Waist 被抓！绿茶妹宝暗撩引哥哥掐断腰 [Sweet romance + love that grows over time + everyday romance + older man, eight-year age gap + gradual coming-of-age romance, both adults + happy ending + both leads have only ever been with each other] After her cousin died, Wen Ming became a "murder suspect" and was taken to the police station. She finally managed to escape, only for Xie Mingji to catch her and bring her back, delivering her to her enemies. She thought a devastating end awaited her. But the man stepped in front of her, taught 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 Adopting a Rebellious Girl 收养叛逆女孩 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support gives me the motivation to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 The Punished Official 罚官 (Alternate setting + discipline + romance; sweet and doting, not angsty; happy ending. If you’re in a reading slump, and the content warnings in Chapter One don’t hit any of your sore spots, why not stop and give it a try?) In M City, children who have just come of age but have broken the law aren’t sent to prison. They’re sent to a reform center, where disciplinary officers guide them as they grow. Love is a matter between two people. One of them has to take the initiative, but happiness doesn’ 11.1kReads7.6Score86814d adds
- 42 Reborn: First Thing Back, I Get Beaten Up, Season 2 重生回来先挨揍第2季 A sequel about getting beaten up first after being reborn, followed by a story of escaping after pursuing a dream and returning years later for a second chance at growth. See the previous story on the author's profile. Teacher and student at school, a coming-of-age story where love and discipline go hand in hand. 2.4kReads8.2Score15214d adds
- 43 If You Won't Behave, You'll Have to Take Your Punishment 不听话就要乖乖挨打 Two male leads (one female lead, two male leads): Xie Qingyan × Lü Anshi × Shen Qimo. The rating is low because voting just opened. It'll gradually rise. I'm new and chose the wrong tags. This is an original story 😭 The heroine begins as Xie Qingyan's disciple, later becomes the Xie family's adopted daughter, then the Crown Princess, and eventually the Empress. Xie Qingyan, the celebrated second young master of the Xie family, remains unmarried for her entire life. Shen Qimo, the dashing, gentle 4.1kReads7.3Score25114d adds
- 44 Coach, Don’t Hit Me! I’m Being Good 教练别打我很乖 Meng Qing never expected this. By night, Luo Yan, chairman of the Luo Group and a champion martial arts coach, would whisper sweet nothings to her. By day, he’d chase her all over the place with a little stick. She’d dreamed of slacking off, but joining the professional team and meeting Luo Yan put an end to that dream! “Meng Qing, that Ru porcelain tea set cost twenty-seven thousand. You’ll have to pay it off with hard labor.” “Meng Qing, morning run at six. Be late, and you get a swat.” “Meng 621Reads9.0Score10214d adds
- 45 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—Score13414d adds
- 46 Mengmeng Is Here, and Mr. Lu Spoils His Wife Without Limits 萌萌来了，陆总宠妻无下限 She secretly moved into someone's villa and stole their car. When she was caught red-handed, she somehow ended up becoming his girlfriend. “Tell me, what are your intentions in getting close to me?” “You think I wanted to get close to you? If you hadn't chased me until I had nowhere else to stay, why would I live here?” Grandma: “If I hadn't played matchmaker, when would my grandson, who's always had an icy face, ever have found a wife? Being a grandma is hard. Being Lu Mingyu's grandma is even 207Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 Reforged in Scorching Flames: Family Rules and Legacy 猝火重铸：家规与传承 A so-called “accidental” fire set the wheels of fate in motion. Shangguan Xinyue, the sole heir to the Shangguan family, had no choice but to follow her dying father’s final request and go to the strict, tradition-bound Lan family. She concealed her identity and took the name Lan Xinyue. Under the Lan family’s rigorous guidance, she gradually grew stronger, and together they uncovered the truth behind the arson. Lan Xinyue not only turned her life around and grew as a person, but also avenged th 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 Help, I Transmigrated and Got Punished with a Kneeling and Palm-Beating 救命，一穿越就被罚跪打手心啦 [Dual transmigration + farming + one-on-one romance] Li Nian'er has just finished her internship and is about to become a full-time employee when someone hits her with a liquor bottle. Her soul transmigrates to another world, where she becomes the legitimate daughter of the Prime Minister's household. At first, she spends every day figuring out how to die so she can go home. After several failed attempts, she decisively puts her college major to use and starts building a career. By chance, she's 1.3kReads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Only I Get to Keep My Little Sister in Line 我的妹妹，只能我来管 Heads up! This story has a fairly slow pace and carefully developed emotions. If that's not your thing, feel free to skim ahead! It's pretty angsty, and features disciplinary scenes, so if that's not for you, please run away!!!! Please don't attack anyone personally... Everyone has their own tastes. I'm sure some people will like it and some won't, so let's all be civil!!! Purely familial love!!!!!!! [Alternate-history Republic of China | Mystery | Discipline | Siblings | Heartbreak | Coming of 845Reads6.1Score10414d adds
- 50 Lu Suo's Sweet Discipline 路所的甜蜜管教 669Reads—Score—14d adds
