Novels like The Man I Took In Is a Madman, and I Can’t Escape
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Man I Took In Is a Madman, and I Can’t Escape, best match first.
- 1 Don't Turn Me Down, Sweetheart 别拒绝我啊，甜心 [Paranoid underworld king × aloof heiress|ruthless taming|control and imprisonment|taking by force] The male lead has never been with anyone|He has no morals and is a deranged control freak Bai Wei, the Bai family heiress and Kyoto’s brightest jewel, is cool and noble, with an ethereal grace. She is the unattainable dream in everyone’s heart. On a trip, she falls into the hands of a man who has coveted her for years. He crushes her pride, robs her of her freedom, and drags her down from the clou 1.3kReads6.4Score10514d adds
- 2 No Escape! Life Under the Thumb of a Possessive Psycho 逃不掉！被阴湿疯批管教的日子 [Soft, sweet crybaby × deranged, possessive business tycoon] [One-on-one romance + both inexperienced + sweet on the outside, calculating underneath + height difference + ultimate powerbroker] Shen Qingyang is sold by her own uncle for three million yuan to Gu Huaichen, the sole heir to the Gu Group, the richest family in Jinggang. Before the wedding, her fiancé dotes on her in every way. He not only helps her put a stop to a pervert who has been harassing her for a year, but also gives her ca 1.8kReads7.6Score14314d adds
- 3 The Spoiled Darling in Lu Shao's Palm 娇宠难驯，陆少的掌中娇 Business tycoon Mr. Lu vs. Wen Ruan, an adorable, soft and rebellious little wildcat The Wen family went bankrupt overnight, leaving Wen Ruan more than 300 million yuan in debt to Lu Yan, the young heir of the capital’s elite circle. She moved into the Lu family villa as a housekeeper to pay him back month by month. But this rebellious girl, who had been left to her own devices since childhood, couldn’t do a thing around the house and was always causing trouble. At first, she would do a little w 533Reads6.9Score12714d adds
- 4 After the Capital's Young Master Wouldn't Leave Me Alone, He Became My Lover 京圈太子爷死缠烂打后，成了我的外室～ After relentlessly pursuing me, the capital's princeling became my kept man~ 212Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 The Obsessive Tycoon’s Frenzied Captive Love! 病娇大佬，疯狂囚爱！ Yandere romance, redemption, one-on-one, both leads are pure, elaborate scheming, and a groveling chase for his wife. Ye Tianli is just like her name: sweet and gentle, always facing the sun, raised with love. Jin Chen is the CEO of Dingshi, yet he trusts no one in the world. On her first day of job hunting after graduating from college, her high heels break, her skirt tears, and her stockings snag. On the unluckiest day of her life, the worst thing of all happens: she goes to the wrong company. 855Reads9.0Score10414d adds
- 6 I Only Want to Love You 只愿钟情与你 Clear-headed beauty × calculating, controlling powerhouse (1v1 coercive romance, forced love, a tragic love story, not for everyone) The thing Xi Yuanwan regrets most in her life is marrying Jiang Chengshen. _ After her parents passed away, she inherited the company’s assets on her own. Her third uncle, the only elder in the family, looked after her devotedly. - Xi Yuanwan first met Jiang Chengshen at a dinner party, where she was taken in by his outward appearance. At the time, he was a promisi 3.8kReads—Score14914d adds
- 7 After They Stole My Place as Empress, I Married Someone New, and the Mad Emperor’s True Nature Was Revealed 被强夺后位，我另嫁新欢，疯批帝王属性暴露了 After I Was Robbed of My Position as Empress, I Married Someone Else, and the Mad Emperor Revealed His True Colors 360Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 A Painful Kiss 痛吻 [The recommended novel's animated series is now available] Official title: A Kiss of Pain [Against school bullying] [Angst] Zhao He came from a poor family and a humble background. To Shen Xiangwan, she was lower than a dog. She lived under the shadow he cast, enduring a life worse than death. When she was finally set free and left the school That demon said he'd fallen in love with her. And she plunged straight into another abyss. -- After escaping, Zhao He jolted awake from a dark midnight dre 19.6kReads8.5Score1.3k14d adds
- 9 Bound in Love's Abyss 缚爱深渊 Forced love + possessive, unstable male lead + strong male lead and weak female lead + both leads are each other’s first and only + male-perspective happy ending P.S. The male lead is completely unhinged and will stop at nothing. This is not a strong-female-lead story. The heroine is weak and unable to resist. The happy ending is from the male lead’s perspective. If that bothers you, proceed with caution. If it bothers you, don’t read. On the day new students started school, Xiang Nuan simply ga 8.3kReads7.3Score28514d adds
- 10 The White Rose That Cuts to the Bone 蚀骨白玫瑰 [Angst + One True Love Each + Love and Hate + Extreme Push and Pull + Love Even in Death] A boy rescued from a dog cage rises to become a powerful elite, while a fallen heiress becomes his captive. He was once the boy she rescued from a dog cage. Years later, he returned for revenge, destroying her family and forcing her to become his possession. Ling Yuhan knew that even if he possessed Huiyan, he could never possess her heart. When he discovered she wanted to reunite with her former fiancé, Li 5.5kReads8.9Score39014d adds
- 11 After Being Played by the Capital's Crown Prince, She Gradually Turns Twisted 京圈太子被玩弄后，逐渐变态 [Fake Good Girl VS Brooding Younger Man] [Stealing Her Away + Coercive Possession + Pure Love on Both Sides + Obsessive Madman + Rivalry for Her Affections + Powerful Man Bows His Head + Mutual Salvation] Jiang Yicheng got tangled up with a brooding, ghostlike man. The man came from an illustrious family and wielded immense power. Once he got a taste, he couldn’t get enough. He fought for her and wouldn’t let go. - To save her own skin, she took advantage of the chaos and ran off with the money. 39.5kReads9.2Score5.9k14d adds
- 12 After We Moved In Together, I Discovered My Gentle Husband Was Both Crazy and Clingy 同居后发现，温柔老公又疯又病娇 [Unhinged psychopath + marriage first, love later + gentlemanly scum + groveling to win his wife back] Before they married, Jiang Yusheng always thought Yu Siyan was gentle, refined, dignified, and polite, perfect in every way. After they married, Jiang Yusheng found a diagnostic report that said Yu Siyan had an extremely negative Y-type personality! People with an extreme Y-type personality lack empathy, are selfish and cold, and use ruthless tactics. They have an extremely pathological possess 7.6kReads9.2Score67014d adds
- 13 There's No Escape! The Unhinged Tycoon Keeps His Sweetheart Locked Up 逃不掉！疯批大佬强制囚养小乖宝 [A soft, sweet crybaby ✘ a crazed, possessive business tycoon] [One-on-one romance + both untouched + possessive love + height difference + top power player] After the Jiang family goes bankrupt, Jiang Wanyin is taken in by the Li family, one of Haicheng’s most powerful families. Everyone in Haicheng knows that Li Yanhan, heir to the Li family, is ruthless and vicious, yet treats the fallen young heiress with great tenderness. But no one knows that behind closed doors, the man can barely cont 38.3kReads8.6Score3.1k14d adds
- 14 Nowhere to Run! His Possessive Love 无处可逃！他的强制爱 Original title: Nowhere to Run! His Possessive Love [Modern romance + wall-to-wall abuse + obsessive + unhinged + one-on-one] Jiang Chen vs. Xu Nian This is a wall-to-wall abuse story!!! If that’s not your thing, don’t read it!!! The male lead is unhinged and cruel!!! There are sweet, doting scenes, but this is not a sweet romance. Important!!! The male lead is genuinely unhinged!!! Jiang Chen, the pampered, icy heir of the capital, cherished his childhood sweetheart Xu Nian above all else and s 7kReads8.3Score42614d adds
- 15 I Wandered into a Horror Instance, but Insisted It Was an Otome Game 误入恐怖副本，我却坚称这是乙游 I Got Trapped in a Horror Game, but I Insisted It Was a Dating Sim 1.8kReads—Score3914d adds
- 16 I Tormented the Lovesick Psycho a Thousand Times, and He Gave Me a Golden Chain 我虐病娇千百遍，病娇送我金锁链 A possessive, jealous, lovesick male lead × a gentle, sunny, principled female lead "Both virgins, confinement, mild coercion, a groveling chase for love + happy ending" Shen Wan transmigrated into The Sickly Lover's Handbook as the vicious supporting female character who brutally tormented the male lead, Xiao Yue, body and soul, only to be beheaded by him and fed to the dogs. Looking at the male lead before her, whom the original owner had seized as a slave and who had yet to conquer the world, 3kReads8.9Score33814d adds
- 17 Poor Thing! President He’s Obsessively Doting on Her Day and Night 可怜的她！被病娇贺总日夜宠爱！ [Ruthless hero + no escape + 22-year age gap + dark and intense + deranged, possessive love + no scruples + powerful man, vulnerable woman + both are each other’s first and only + marriage before love + innocent heroine + winning her back] Deranged, possessive financial magnate uncle × naive, timid little bunny Wen Tongtong lived in the wealthy He family’s home, where food and clothes were always brought to her. Outsiders envied her life beyond measure. But Wen Tongtong knew that although she en 16kReads8.1Score96414d adds
- 18 After My Conquest Failed and I Switched Targets, He Turned Dark and Fell in Love with Me 攻略失败切换目标后，他黑化了，爱我了 After My Conquest Failed, I Switched Targets. He Went Dark and Fell in Love with Me 5.7kReads—Score8514d adds
- 19 Madly Possessive Love: Good Girl, Where Are You Running? 疯批强爱：乖宝，哪里跑 [Full-cast audio drama now available!] [Unhinged tycoon VS sweet, innocent girl] Lan Yiyi never imagined that a trip overseas to visit her aunt would end with her being abducted for no reason. The only explanation was that the unhinged tycoon had taken a fancy to her on the plane. By the time she woke up, she was in a strange country. She begged the man through tears to let her go, but he only smiled and shook his head, forcing her to stay with him. She had a childhood sweetheart she loved and a 16.7kReads8.7Score1.2k14d adds
- 20 Transmigrate to Yunnan Worm Valley: A Survival Guide for the Consort of King Xian 穿越云南虫谷：献王妃求生指南 [Ghost Blows Out the Light] + [yandere] + [King Xian is a straight-up tyrant, no redemption arc] The rating has just been posted, so it’ll go up. Updates are steady, so you can’t go wrong giving this a try! I transmigrated, but instead of getting a comeback story, I landed straight in the palace of King Xian of the ancient Dian Kingdom! All around me, women wailed in agony. Before me stood a mad tyrant with a bronze sword in hand and a sinister look in his eyes. No System! No supernatural abilit 57.8kReads9.4Score5.9k14d adds
- 21 Yandere Psycho! The Good Girl Gets Punished with Wall-Facing After Breaking the House Rules 病娇疯批！乖宝犯家法后被罚面壁 [Mad, possessive male lead + love-brained man who wins himself over + sweet and gentle heroine + age gap + doting romance] When the Jiang family went bankrupt, Jiang You was taken in by Huo Hechen and brought to the Huo family. The most powerful man in the entire capital, he was cruel and ruthless, the fearsome Mr. Huo everyone dreaded. Yet he was especially attentive to Jiang You. He laid down strict rules for her from childhood and kept her under tight control. Jiang You was afraid of him, lik 15.4kReads8.8Score1.3k14d adds
- 22 Help! The Horror NPCs Are Lining Up for Me to Do Their Makeup 救命！惊悚NPC都排队找我化妆 [Horror game + NPCs + horror survival + no System] Su Qing, a workaholic makeup artist, was just working overtime. When she opened her eyes again, she had been sucked into a horror game with a 99% death rate! As she watched her teammates panic and wet themselves, the bottom-performing Slit-Mouthed Woman approached her with a pair of scissors. Su Qing despaired. But wait... This woman’s makeup is way too crude! Her professional instincts kicked in, and she blurted out, “Your makeup isn’t working. 879Reads—Score17114d adds
- 23 Her Seven Brothers Died in Battle, and the Legitimate Daughter Returned Darkened 七个哥哥战死沙场，嫡女黑化归来 [Historical romance, court intrigue, palace and household scheming, reborn, joining forces, legitimate daughter, revenge, two formidable leads, transmigrate into a book, seven older brothers, no saintly heroine, miracle doctor, adored by all, comeback, punishing scoundrels, imperial uncle, devoted husband, devoted couple] The comment section is 99% positive! Read with confidence! “Shen Nanqiao, being chosen to marry into the Eastern Palace is a blessing for your Duke of Zhenguo household!” Rebor 4.2kReads7.2Score80614d adds
- 24 Paulownia in the Palm 掌中疏桐 The main story is complete. Originally titled A Paulownia in the Palm, the first chapters are free, but the price will go up later! [Mutual Devotion] [Fictional Setting] [Forced Possession] [Beautiful Wife] [Powerful Minister] [Adorable Baby] [Pregnant and on the Run] [Ancient-Era Court Intrigue] [Secret Marriage] Luo Shutong, the most proper young noblewoman in the capital, woke one morning to find Ye Chuan, the all-powerful chief minister, lying beside her. Trembling, she pulled out all the mo 11.2kReads8.0Score53114d adds
- 25 My Life Is Yours 我的命，都给你 Ji Mingshu hated Xu Meiling with all his heart and tormented her until she died. But when she was really gone, Ji Mingshu realized... he had fallen in love with her. 1.7kReads8.1Score19314d adds
- 26 The Female Side Character Is Too Radiant, and the Villain Can't Stop Kissing Her 女配太明媚，会被黑化大佬亲上瘾 I got a low score because someone sabotaged me. Kids, don’t read this. “Bright, charming, and bold villainess × a gloomy, unhinged big shot who pretends to be deaf” The moment Song Chuntian opened her eyes, she found herself in the role of the vicious female supporting character who tormented the future big shot. The original owner of her body had committed countless evil deeds. Now reborn, Fu Shen had fallen completely into darkness. He locked her away in a private sanatorium and tortured her 15.3kReads5.8Score87114d adds
- 27 Over-the-Top Devotion: I'm Just His Plaything 顶级狂爱：我只是他的掌中玩物 A godlike Western male lead × a resilient, delicate Chinese heroine The main story is complete. [Dominant daddy type + transnational forced romance + wild and unhinged + mature man who takes the lead + devoted husband + jealous of everything + height and build difference + eight-year age gap + heroine is vulnerable early on] A carefully planned scheme gets Qiao Yimo kidnapped and sold on the black market. She can't speak the language, has no one to rely on, and is put through hell. Only one for 132.1kReads9.0Score12.5k14d adds
- 28 After Breaking Off the Engagement, the Foolish Princess Marries the Ninth Lord with Her Four Maids 退婚后，傻妃携四大丫鬟嫁九千岁 [Palace Intrigue + Household Intrigue + Historical Romance + Princess Consort + Legitimate Daughter + Medical Skills + Two Powerful Leads + Cunning + Playing the Fool + Reborn + Fiercely Protective + Political Scheming] 99% of the comments are positive! Read with confidence! Su Qian, once the leader of a special forces unit in the apocalypse, died unexpectedly while carrying out a mission. With her portable medical space, she transmigrated to ancient times and into the residence of a great gener 23.4kReads8.1Score3.8k14d adds
- 29 A Love That Cuts to the Bone 蚀骨危情 Xia Weiming died, and Shen Xiujin personally sent Jian Tong to a women’s prison. During her three years behind bars, Shen Xiujin’s order to “take good care of her” changed Jian Tong beyond recognition. She was even “persuaded to donate a kidney” while in prison. Before she went in, Jian Tong said, “I didn’t kill her.” Shen Xiujin remained unmoved. After her release, Jian Tong said, “I killed Xia Weiming. I’m guilty.” Shen Xiujin’s face turned livid. “Shut up! Don’t let me hear you say that again 63.9kReads9.2Score4.9k14d adds
