Novels like My Delicate Highness, So Dear and Familiar
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- 1 The Mad Emperor's Chatty Little Shadow 疯批皇帝的聒噪小尾巴 [Two male leads + HE + sweet romance, no angst (the ending is a little rushed, but bonus chapters have been added)] They say that Zhao Yu, the sixth prince whom everyone could bully, seized the opportunity when the crown prince and the third prince launched a coup, and took the throne for himself. From the day the coup succeeded, he had a talkative “little shadow” by his side. Shen Lin, the youngest son of the wealthy Shen family from Jiangnan, grew up largely left to his own devices. One carele 1.5kReads9.3Score17614d adds
- 2 What? His Majesty’s Shadow Guard Faked His Death! 什么？朕的暗卫死遁了！ M/M leads + transmigration + shadow guard + faking his death + imprisonment + both pure + happy ending Modern office worker Mu Zhi works himself to death from overtime. When he opens his eyes, he has become Seventeen, a shadow guard serving an ancient tyrant. Blood is warm, swords are cold, and the emperor’s gaze is a bottomless pool of icy water. Serving a ruler is like serving a tiger, and this tiger crushes bones on a whim and treats human lives like weeds. Feeling the slave brand on his 6.6kReads8.6Score98814d adds
- 3 Reborn: The Young Attendant and His Theatrical Prince Go on a Killing Spree 小侍郎重生后带着戏精王爷杀疯了 [Two male leads + both reborn + happy ending + both devoted to one another + equally matched + doting on each other] [The gong is a dramatic little crybaby who plays weak while secretly being a tiger; the shou is gentle, reserved, and shy, but spoils the gong.] In his previous life, Yan Shiqing was a loyal subject who served his emperor and country faithfully, yet his entire family was executed. The new emperor tried to take him as a bedfellow. Without hesitation, Yan Shiqing chose to take his o 3.1kReads9.4Score53814d adds
- 4 The Emperor’s Beloved: The Beauty Who Outshone All of the Capital 帝王心尖宠，小美人他艳冠京城 New novel now underway: The Ultimate Heartthrob: What Do You Mean, Your Wife? She's My Wife - [Everyone's darling ❉ sweet romance ❉ emperor seme ❉ both virgins ❉ transmigrate ❉ 1v1, everyone else has one-sided feelings] [Flirtatious without realizing it, sunny-boy uke × possessive, jealous seme] Everyone in the capital knows that Viscount Yu is like a clingy plaster that won't come off, obsessively chasing Prince Jing for years. He even tried to sneak into the prince's bed, only to be kicked rig 24.8kReads8.9Score2.7k14d adds
- 5 Reverse Conquest: Your Highness, the Imperial Preceptor Is Unavailable Today 反向攻略：太子殿下国师今日不见 [Two male leads; one-on-one; both are each other’s first; historical; System; sweet romance; happy ending] A silly, beautiful imperial preceptor × a gloomy, unhinged crown prince [A note for readers] The beautiful fool is not stupid. He’s not the type who talks with a lisp, either. A fluffy, brain-off sweet romance. Leave your brain here → When Gongyi Zhuo transmigrates, the System tells him that if he helps the crown prince, Li Yingtang, become a great ruler, he can return to his original w 5.6kReads9.4Score90014d adds
- 6 The Imperial Favorite 宠监 Xiao Lianzi is a eunuch, a low-ranking servant who quietly minds his own business and sweeps the palace. Then one day, for no apparent reason, he becomes the emperor's personal eunuch. He entered the palace late and has no idea how serving the emperor differs from serving anyone else. He only remembers one rule for surviving in the harem: “The master is heaven, the master is earth. If the master tells you to go east, you must never go west!” The little eunuch knows his place: he's just a servant 6.7kReads9.2Score87514d adds
- 7 What?! The Innocent Young Heir Was Sent as a Bride, and the Prince Tempted Him Day and Night 惊！清澈世子和亲，王爷日夜诱引 Full audio version available. Complete. [Male-male romance + beloved by all + devoted to each other + marriage first, love later + political intrigue] [Bright, lively, straightforward bottom × older, powerful, fatherly top] Zhaonan opened his eyes and found himself transmigrated into a noble heir sent by an enemy kingdom to die in a political marriage. By day, he read books and amused himself with birds, carefree and happy. At night, he boldly invited the prince to share his bed, utterly at ease 24.7kReads9.4Score2.9k14d adds
- 8 The Most Hated One Ran Off with the Dragon Ancestor's Egg! 万人嫌揣着龙祖的蛋跑了！ [Both leads are devoted to each other + transmigrate into a book + unconventional cultivation + extra sweet] Xie Tian transmigrates into a book as a universally hated cannon-fodder character, only to run into a dragon who’s in the middle of a fit of madness. With a disastrous start, Xie Tian ignores his serious injuries and makes a run for it the very next day. After spending a carefree year in the human world, Xie Tian suddenly discovers that his already meager spiritual energy is dwindling by 28.8kReads8.9Score3.1k14d adds
- 9 After Turning Into a Cat, I Was Kissed Senseless by My Archenemy, the Crown Prince! 变成猫后，被死对头太子吸晕了！ [Two male leads + adorable pet + devoted to each other in body and soul + sworn enemies turned lovers + a hot-tempered general as the bottom x an obsessive crown prince as the top] Lu Zhiwan was a proud, unruly young general. One day, he was ambushed and fell off a cliff… The good news: he was still alive. The bad news: he had turned into a little kitten. The even worse news: the little kitten had fallen into the hands of his sworn enemy, the crown prince. Now that he was a cat, Lu Zhiwan ran wi 7.6kReads9.4Score1.7k14d adds
- 10 Report, General! The Regent Wants You to Stop Crying 报告将军！摄政王让你别再哭了 (Now available as a full-cast audiobook) A cold-on-the-outside, soft-on-the-inside crybaby general ✘ a cold regent who never forgets a grudge In his previous life, Ji Yechen traveled to the battlefield and fought for thirteen years. He rose from a disgraced prince anyone could trample to a mighty general revered by all. He devoted himself to helping his eldest imperial brother ascend the throne, so his brother would have nothing to worry about. Yet in return, his family and friends were brutally 15.2kReads9.5Score2.2k14d adds
- 11 After Saving My Childhood Friend, the Chosen One, He Started Treating Me Like His Wife 拯救龙傲天竹马后，他拿我当老婆 (Audio drama released, complete) [Two Male Leads] [Childhood Friends] [Transmigrate into a Book] [Cultivation] [Mutual Devotion, HE] [An Overpowered Hero in Public, a Mature and Devoted Guard Dog in Private: Top × A Stunning Beauty to Others, Actually a Funny and Carefree Bottom] You Yu transmigrated into a book, a cultivation novel about an overpowered hero, and got a three-piece starter kit: He arrived at the wrong point in the timeline, got assigned the wrong character card, and even had his 56.9kReads9.5Score9.6k14d adds
- 12 EN Infinite Escape: From Cannon Fodder to Beautiful, Powerful, and Doomed 无限逃亡，炮灰爆改美强惨 [Signed for publication][Audiobook narrated by a real person now available] Two male leads + Infinite Flow + Misguided assumptions A good-for-nothing cannon-fodder, Xie De, gets a System dropped on him. He thinks he can finally embark on the path of a legendary hero and triumph all the way, but it turns out his System is a useless, abandoned piece of junk that can’t provide a thing. Shop? No. Rewards? No. Missions? No. Fine, Xie De decides to keep slacking off. But the System won’t have it. Sure 78.3kReads9.6Score10.4k14d adds
- 13 Unbridled 脱缰 [Dual Male Leads] [Fake Death Story] [Manga Adaptation and Publishing Rights Signed; Print Edition Now Available] In Qi Zhen's eyes, Lin Shouyan is a silly little colt who has broken free of his reins, utterly sincere and devoted to him with all his heart. Qi Zhen falls for him quickly. But in Lin Shouyan's eyes, Qi Zhen is a fool playing the part Lin Shouyan made up for him, dragged down from his lofty pedestal and forced to teach himself, while Lin Shouyan has to personally teach his wife all 43.9kReads9.6Score6.2k14d adds
- 14 No Eavesdropping on the Emperor 不许偷听朕说话 An Jiu transmigrated into the body of a young palace maid who wanted to climb into the emperor’s bed. The moment she opened her eyes, the tyrant ran his sword straight through the maid who had tried to seduce him. The next day, the tyrant killed a senior maid who served one of the consorts. On the third day, a maid who tasted the emperor’s food died from poison. Being a palace maid was a high-risk job. An Jiu decided to work hard, save up, cherish her life, and stay away from the tyrant. But the 78.3kReads9.4Score13k14d adds
- 15 Starlight Out of Control 失控星光 [The print edition of Uncontrolled Starlight goes on sale nationwide on May 30] [Two male leads + secret love + entertainment industry + younger man + rekindled romance] Shen Jixing, a legendary movie star in the Chinese entertainment industry, is as aloof as snow on a mountaintop, noble and cold. He has long held an unshakable place at the pinnacle of the industry. Then one day, a tidal wave of vicious scandals engulfs him… His status plummets overnight. With nowhere else to go, he calmly knock 55.3kReads9.6Score8k14d adds
- 16 The Husky and His White Cat Shizun 二哈和他的白猫师尊 [The audiobook adaptation of the same name, starring Gu Jiangshan and Sanshi, is complete. Tune in and give it a listen!] Mo Ran thought becoming Chu Wanning's disciple had been a mistake. His master was far too much like a cat, while he was like a silly dog wagging its tail and fawning over him. Dogs and cats can't reproduce together, and the silly dog hadn't wanted to reach out his fluffy paws toward that cat in the first place. He'd always thought dogs should be with dogs, like his senior bro 100.9kReads9.7Score19.5k14d adds
- 17 Everyone in the Sect Is Love-Brained, Except Me, a True Lunatic 全宗门都是恋爱脑，唯我是真疯批 The complete print edition of A Double Crossing is now available on all platforms. Relationship blogger Lin Du died of a broken heart after being driven crazy by hopeless romantics. After death, she transmigrated into a tragic romance cultivation novel, becoming the beautiful, powerful, yet doomed junior uncle who paved the way for the protagonists' great love with her own ashes. After reading the script, she slowly typed a question mark. “Have they dug up every wild vegetable on this sect's mou 234.9kReads9.7Score27.6k14d adds
- 18 EN The Creatures That We Are 异兽迷城 Gao Yang was an orphan. At the age of six, he transmigrated to a parallel world and began living in a warm family of five. When he turned eighteen, Gao Yang accidentally discovered the truth about the world: this was not a parallel world at all, but a mysterious realm, and all the relatives and friends around him were terrifying Beasts! Gao Yang nearly lost his life 479.8kReads9.7Score65.9k14d adds
- 19 EN Learning to Slay Gods in the Psychiatric Hospital 我在精神病院学斩神 A must-read hit on Tomato Novel | Original novel of the hit anime Slay the Gods | IP influence on the China Online Literature Influence List | 2023 China Good Novel Have you ever wondered whether monsters from ancient myths lurk beneath the neon-lit city? Have you ever wondered whether gods stand watch over humanity atop the moon hanging high above us? Have you ever wondered whether extraordinary people walk among us in our bustling modern cities, acting in the gods’ stead? In the society ruled 984.6kReads9.9Score161.8k14d adds
- 20 EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score206.4k14d adds
