Novels like Tethered Butterfly
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Tethered Butterfly, best match first.
- 101 His Midsummer Romance 他的盛夏热恋 Signed for publication Sweet, frail girl × laid-back, cocky bad boy Ensemble cast + both are each other’s one and only, sweet romance + slow-burn everyday life Tan Sili is cool, cocky, and arrogant. With a face made for the gods and an utterly carefree air, he’s undeniably the most talked-about guy at school. Jiang Zhi transfers to Shanghai No. 1 High School. Rumors identify her as a genius girl, and she becomes famous as soon as she arrives. The first time she sees Tan Sili, his voice sounds od 63.3kReads9.2Score11.9k14d adds
- 102 Chasing Her Through Hell: A Marriage That Spoiled Its Sweetheart 追夫火葬场:养成系婚姻“宠坏了” The Wife-Chasing Road to Ruin: A “Spoiled” Grooming-Style Marriage 234Reads—Score—14d adds
- 103 Diary of a Villainess in the Making: Obsessive! Niche! Powerful Family! Childhood Sweethearts! 恶女养成日记:病娇！小众！高干！青梅竹马！ Diary of a Villainess in the Making: Obsessive Love! Niche! Powerful Family! Childhood Friends! 163Reads—Score—14d adds
- 104 The He Family, Book One 《何家》第一部 The He Family, Part One 77Reads—Score—14d adds
- 105 Burning with Desire 【欲燃】 [Childhood sweethearts] × [youthful campus romance] × [mutual devotion] × [wealthy-family couple] × [pure-love devotees] [Bold, carefree, radiant heiress] vs. [aloof, distinguished, scheming, wealthy childhood friend and CEO] Scene One: He said true love begins with a bouquet of flowers and a romantic confession. So he laid a path of flowers for her, gave her roses he'd grown with his own hands, and prepared a fairytale-like confession for her at sunset, taking care with every detail. Scene Two: 2.6kReads9.0Score40514d adds
- 106 Reborn! The Minister of Justice Is Being a Contrarian Again Today 重生！寺卿大人今天又口是心非了 [Sharp-Tongued Villainess vs. Delicate Scholar] [Male Lead Reborn] [Says One Thing, Means Another Male Lead vs. Hot-Tempered Female Lead] [A Story of Chasing His Wife, No, No, No, of Being Completely Lost] Li Wu is the notorious bad girl of Lu Family Village, yet she was born with a face like a peach blossom and a graceful figure. The village may be small, but it has its legends, and she is the legendary fox spirit. Unfortunately, the fox spirit's cherry lips are dipped in poison. No one can h 14.7kReads8.1Score1.8k14d adds
- 107 A Tempting Kiss from My Childhood Friend! The Rebellious Boy Bends Down to Coax Her 诱吻青梅！乖戾少年弯腰轻哄 [Troublemaking delinquent boy × aloof top student with a hidden dark side] [Rekindled romance] The new transfer student is pretty and frail, like a porcelain doll that might shatter at the slightest touch. Cool and reserved, obedient and well-behaved. Yet she can tame the most rebellious boy at Thirteenth High School. More than one person has seen the supposedly proud, unruly delinquent lower his head for her. - Ji Xuanxu is cold and intimidating, with a fearsome reputation. His icy expression k 7.7kReads9.1Score1.1k14d adds
- 108 You Treat My Mother-in-Law Like She’s Nothing? I’ll Make You Get Lost 拿丈母娘不当妈，我让他滚蛋 He called her "mother-in-law" at every turn, and she thought he treated her mother so well. She never imagined that in private he called her mother a country bumpkin and ordered her around. If Ye Ya had come home any later from work, she would have missed the sight of her mother kneeling before that scumbag. He dared treat his mother-in-law like she wasn't family? Then he could get lost. Ye Ya took her mother away in the middle of the night, but they were in a car accident, and her mother died. 43Reads—Score—14d adds
- 109 Good Little Puppy 小狗乖乖 The physical edition of Summer Comes Around Again goes on sale July 18. [Cool, quietly unhinged, and headstrong girl × Love-struck, devoted, and cool guy] Fanqing No. 1 High has a famous top student named Wen Yao. She's famous for her pretty face and bold ways. At the awards ceremony, the dean canceled her chance to give a speech at the last minute because of her dazzling green hair. But when everyone started egging her on, she climbed onto her chair and gave an impromptu speech anyway. What a l 9.3kReads9.4Score1.4k14d adds
- 110 The God Who Dwells in the Wild 栖野神明 [Sweet on the Outside, Dark on the Inside True Heiress × Charming Male Siren, Happy Puppy] [Campus Ensemble Cast | Healing Each Other | About More Than Romance] [Two Endings | Check the Content Warnings | The Extra Chapters and Main Story Complement Each Other] - Zhou Qiye first saw Chen Suiyi when they brushed past each other at the elevator. At first glance, he thought she was beautiful. At second glance, she looked like a little nun. Everyone noticed the string of prayer beads on her left han 5.3kReads9.3Score67514d adds
- 111 Our Prince He Has Fallen 咱们赫太子爷陷进去了 [Cool, poisonous rose × born-bad playboy] [High school and college / angsty push-and-pull / neither is sexually inexperienced / adversarial couple / genuine playboy turns over a new leaf / morally gray cast / plot twists] At this school, where even the principal had to bow to power, a group of transfer students arrived. These party-loving troublemakers stirred up an already chaotic school, causing one upheaval after another. Xiao Yun never imagined she would get involved with Xi Heling, much les 641Reads—Score—14d adds
- 112 Kiss Her in the Height of Summer 趁盛夏吻她 Roguish, cocky, secretly passionate × radiant, sensitive [Campus romance | Both virgins, one-on-one | Secret love becomes mutual | Reunited after parting | Some ensemble cast | Happy ending] Xu Qing Ye is the rich young heir everyone at the affiliated high school knows. He’s handsome, gets good grades, and has a great physique. Countless girls have crushes on him, whether they keep them secret or confess openly. The first time Chi Xia met Xu Qing Ye, she kicked him. When they crossed paths again 6.9kReads9.0Score86714d adds
- 113 After Gu Xingyao's Miscarriage and Suicide, Mr. He Regretted Everything 顾星遥流产自杀后，何总后悔了。 After Gu Xingyao miscarried and took her own life, President He regretted everything. 53Reads—Score—14d adds
- 114 A Collection of Stories About A Nuo 关于阿诺的故事合集 A Collection of Stories About A Nuo 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 115 Powerful Family: A Letter to My First-Love Senior 高干:写给初恋学长的信 Powerful Family: A Letter to My First Love, Senior 41Reads—Score—14d adds
- 116 From School Uniforms to Wedding Gowns: Mr. Gu, Stop Fighting 从校服到婚纱:顾总，别打了。 From School Uniforms to Wedding Dress: President Gu, Stop Hitting Me. 32Reads—Score—14d adds
- 117 Mending a Broken Relationship: After Cheating and Lying to His Wife, Young Mr. Jiang Wept and Begged on His Knees 破镜重圆:出轨欺骗老婆后，小江总哭着下跪 Rekindled Love: After Cheating on and Deceiving His Wife, Young President Jiang Wept and Fell to His Knees 34Reads—Score—14d adds
- 118 Rental-Apartment Romance: Sweet! Devoted! After Making It Big, I Spoil My Wife 出租屋文学:甜宠!双洁!创业成功之后我特别疼老婆 Rental Apartment Romance: Sweet and Fluffy! Both Pure! After Building a Successful Business, I Spoil My Wife Rotten 37Reads—Score—14d adds
- 119 Chasing Her Through Hell: The Campus Heartthrob Pursues His Wife Through Tears 追妻火葬场，校草边哭唧唧边追老婆 The Ex-Wife Chase from Hell: The Campus Heartthrob Chases His Wife While Sobbing 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 120 Married Life of a Little Lamb and a Big Bad Wolf 小绵羊与大灰狼的婚后生活 A sheepish woman with only a middle school education, and a big bad wolf with a high school education. They have a three-year-old son and two elderly parents at home. A story of everyday life, told in a simple, warm style, about married life. 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 121 No Trespassing 禁止侵入 1v1, both leads are sexually inexperienced. A roguish, shameless [mafia heir] vs. a domineering, proud [crime lord’s daughter] A couple at war, united by pure hatred; a fake-to-the-bitter-end loyal puppy; tailbones that just want to kill each other; and a push-and-pull so intense it feels like their tendons might snap. In public, they act like a loving couple. In private, they point guns at each other. She pressed a gun to his suit pants and pulled the trigger without hesitation. He dragged her 32.7kReads9.3Score3.9k14d adds
- 122 Trapped in the Abyss of Depression, My Husband Saved My Life 陷在抑郁深渊，老公救我一命 Trapped in the depths of depression, my husband saved my life 740Reads—Score—14d adds
- 123 A Heartbeat Out of Rhythm 心动失序 (Rekindled love + campus first, then city life) (Flirtatious fake innocent girl × proud, rebellious, laid-back boy) When they first meet, Ming Nian is a disheveled young woman being shaken down on the street. The proud young master in the luxury car gives her a casual glance, as if she were nothing but a weed by the roadside. At the police station, Ming Nian gathers her courage and grabs his coat to thank him. Someone asks Ji Cen, “Do you know her?” Ji Cen doesn’t even look up. “No.” - Everyone 6.3kReads9.1Score98414d adds
- 124 The Rose Has Fallen! 玫瑰陷落！ [Mutual healing + youth and school life + the spirit of youth + a slightly fictionalized setting] [Sweet, seemingly innocent girl with a hidden dark side & gifted, roguish boy] “Shen Lang, the second-year student at Jingcheng No. 1 High School, is a legend! He can easily ace every exam, place in the top three in the whole city, and rack up gold medals in competitions!” Then, in the first citywide joint exam, a transfer student from Grade 10 took a Grade 11 test and gently knocked Shen Lang of 766Reads9.1Score10214d adds
- 125 Decline 败落 Jiang Yan vs. Shen Luo (signed for publication) [Devoted to each other, happy ending + each other’s first love + cold, curt boy vs. cool, reserved girl + healing one another, little by little] The first time Jiang Yan ran into Shen Luo in an alley, he thought the girl was fascinating. She didn’t even blink when she threw a punch. One day, after Shen Luo had just dealt with some trouble, she glanced at the boy’s grim expression. A thought came to her, and she leaned closer, her eyes full of amuse 3.8kReads9.3Score58114d adds
- 126 Keeping a Dog 饲犬 [A sensitive girl with depression vs. the finance department’s campus heartthrob + mutual devotion + healing + both leads’ first love] Her father died young, her mother had ignored her for years, and her stepfather harbored ill intentions. Jiang Yao’s life was unbearable. She could never escape the shadow of her family, and her pain grew so great that she could no longer go on living. Her life was so awful that she wanted to end it early. She climbed out of the abyss, only to be forced back into 4.9kReads8.9Score60214d adds
- 127 The Supporting Female Character Awakens: The Conquest of That White Moonlight 女配觉醒：攻略那个白月光 [Reborn + Campus + Entertainment Industry + System] One day, Song Yinian's consciousness awakened, and the System told her that she was actually the vicious supporting female character in a romance novel. Her ending was destined to be death. After being reborn, the System ordered her to win over Huo Xiao, the powerful male supporting character who would one day become an internationally renowned director! By chance, Song Xiangyi once overheard someone ask him whether, as next-door neighbors, the 2.4kReads9.0Score25514d adds
- 128 Obsessively in Love with Her 偏执恋她 [Roguishly Handsome, Possessive, Obsessive Tycoon × Sweet, Soft, Flirtatious Beauty] She runs, he chases; she can't escape even if she grows wings! [Sweet, Satisfying Healing Romance + Take-What-You-Want Love + Long-Laid Plans + Imprisonment + Tortured Love + Cunning Schemes + Insecurity and Darkness + Secret Crush + Love That Grows Over Time + Reunion After Years Apart + Ex's Redemption Arc + Dual Personalities + Devoted Husband + Healing + Mutual Devotion + Taking Down the Homewrecker + Rekind 214Reads—Score—14d adds
- 129 The Merciless Imperial Consort, the Tyrant Who Hands Her the Knife 贵妃娘娘心狠手辣，暴君他递刀 [Both leads faithful and powerful + one true pairing + male lead has concubines + dotes on her exclusively from the start + a little palace intrigue and political scheming + System plays a minor role + fast-paced + no brainless tropes + no over-the-top drama + happy ending] [Brutal, calculating tyrant + absolutely rational, breathtakingly beautiful consort] Ye Xiyin has traveled through three thousand worlds and finally reaches the world of her last mission. Then the System tells her to sell her 2.3kReads9.1Score27214d adds
- 130 Unleash Yourself 尽情撒野 [Second Chance at Love + Reunion After Years Apart + Sweet Youthful Romance + Bad-Boy Handsome, Sly and Cunning + Happy Ending + Both Leads Are Each Other's First] [A Truly Free-Spirited Romantic Who Loves Deeply x A Pretend Good Girl Who's Pure and Clingy] At Jinghe High School, everyone knew Xu Shihuan was Pei Yan's rule and bottom line. No one expected them to suddenly break up. Four years later, when they met again, Pei Yan treated Xu Shihuan like a stranger. The next time they crossed paths 9.9kReads9.3Score1k14d adds
- 131 Spoiled Rotten 偏偏宠爱 Unconditionally Cherished 2.4kReads—Score19914d adds
- 132 A Bewitching Beauty Tames Demons, Only to Be Forced Into a Love Affair by a Yandere 钓系美人驯妖鬼，被病娇强制爱了 [Transmigrate into a book + sweet romance + one-on-one + obsessive love + madman + bickering couple + forced love] Scheming flower demon with a sweet face vs. a deranged, obsessive demon spirit Bai Ling transmigrates into a jade hairpin flower demon. After cultivating for a hundred years, she has only just entered the mortal world when she obtains a book of fate. The book tells her that she is the wicked, white-lotus third female lead in a male-oriented monster-hunting novel called The World Wit 3.4kReads9.0Score49214d adds
- 133 A Wildly Growing Clarity 疯长的清醒 A genuinely unhinged gang heiress VS a proud, fallen young master Love and hate + two obsessive madmen + both are virgins + angst + tragic romance + mutual torment * On a rainy evening, dirty water streamed through the old alley. He approached her recklessly, his voice gentle. “Are you… all right? Do you need help?” Yan Zhuo’s lips curled into a cold smile. Hah, he thinks he can save just anyone. The next second, she recognized his face: the man from the dark-web livestream, who beguiled viewers 2.5kReads8.0Score15414d adds
- 134 Sour Bitter Orange 酸枳 [Bad-boy Handsome, Hot-Tempered Older Brother VS. Unruly, Sharp-Tongued Younger Sister · Both Each Other’s First · Healing · Sweet Romance] Shi Yao and Lu Miao are like two bitter orange trees growing in barren soil, their gnarled roots knotted together, impossible to separate. When they were kids, Shi Yao was always threatening Lu Miao. “Believe me, I’ll beat you up.” When they grew up, Lu Miao casually raised an eyebrow and glanced at him, then smiled. “Done dying of anger yet?” Meeting you ga 2.3kReads9.1Score37514d adds
- 135 Don't Stand So Close to Me 你别离我这么近 [School life + he pursues her + healing + mutually devoted + happy ending] [Gentle, sweet fairy girl vs. unruly troublemaker] At Guancheng No. 4 High School, everyone knows Chi Fang. He is wild, devilishly handsome, and refuses to conform, a notorious delinquent at school. The new transfer student, Yun Dai, is also the talk of the school. She's beautiful and well-behaved, and famous for being a top student. Nobody would ever put the two of them together. That is, until someone sees Chi Fang corn 6.7kReads8.9Score71914d adds
- 136 The Birds That Die Together 共死鸟 High-IQ villainess + aloof older man + obsessive, lovesick crown prince He Tingwan wants revenge and a place at the top. She plans every step carefully and stops at nothing, using everyone as a stepping stone. To achieve her goals, He Tingwan doesn't care whether she lives or dies, or whether anyone else does. As for love... He Tingwan went to every length to win Shen Zhaoxu's heart, only to turn around and get engaged to another man. After the engagement, He Tingwan tells Shen Zhaoxu to be 2.1kReads—Score19114d adds
- 137 Today, She's Strawberry-Flavored 今天她是草莓味 [Sweet and fierce top student girl vs. unruly, devoted fake school bully] Gu Shanxu, the school bully, was arrogant and ill-tempered. A saying spread throughout the school: “The weather’s hot, tempers flare. If Brother Xu isn’t smiling, don’t mess around!” But ever since a girl transferred to their school, Brother Xu had actually started studying and stopped handing in blank exams! On the eve of an exam, Gu Shanxu stared at his study materials with a headache, cuddling Jiang Wanning and wheedlin 322Reads9.3Score10014d adds
- 138 Kiss the Stars 吻星辰 Yue Chu, the school bully at No. 1 High School, is arrogant, flamboyant, and untamable. No one dares mess with him. In his senior year, a soft and adorable girl moves into his home. The girl is sweet and charming, with excellent grades, incredible athletic ability, and a real knack for fighting. When his buddies ask about her, Yue Chu scoffs. “She’s nothing special. All she does is act cute and innocent.” Later, a classmate spots the school bully cornering her in the hallway. His expression is f 730Reads9.2Score13214d adds
- 139 EN Letters Tracing the Rain 溯雨信笺 [The physical book is now available. Its published title is Letters in the Rain] [Small-Town Literature | Bittersweet Slow Burn | Mutual Healing | 1v1 | Happy Ending] [Gentle and Resilient x Jaded and World-Weary] When Pu Yu was seventeen, she transferred to a remote town in southern China. There, she met Yuan Su. He had once been the town's brightest star, a prodigy destined for greatness. Now he had fallen from grace, and everyone avoided him. Everyone except Pu Yu. - An old street. A repair s 253.2kReads9.6Score51k14d adds
- 140 I Have a Romance I'd Like to Share with You 有个恋爱想和你谈 [Campus + Reborn + Redemption + Sweet Romance + Happy Ending] [Biker School Bully × Contrasting Desk Mate] • Jiang Jinfeng, the school bully at No. 4 High School. Handsome and tough, he’s best known for the pure-black wings tattooed on his hand, giving him an utterly intimidating look. School bully Jiang has a set of rules all his own. School Bully Rule No. 1: [If you like someone, be direct. Mute guys don’t deserve girlfriends.] School Bully Rule No. 2: [Take good care of the things your gi 11.5kReads9.4Score2.3k14d adds
- 141 Chasing Her Through Hell: A Portrait of a Married Woman's Growth 追妻火葬场:已婚女性的成长图鉴 The Wife-Chasing Road to Ruin: A Portrait of a Married Woman’s Growth 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 142 The Tycoon’s Deskmate Is No Easy One to Soothe 大佬的小同桌不好哄 Li Wan grew up in a family that favored boys over girls, and always believed that education was the only way to change her life. When Beihua, a renowned school in Pingcheng, offered her a place, she made up her mind and moved there. Gu Huai was Beihua’s most famous figure: handsome and fiercely unruly, he was known to everyone as “Boss Gu.” But after meeting Li Wan, he began getting face-slapped at every turn… Scene One Girls kept bringing Gu Huai water on the basketball court, but he coldly t 2.3kReads9.4Score28014d adds
- 143 He Waits for the Summer Solstice 他等夏至 [Bold, carefree boy, cocky and flirtatious × quirky girl with an unusual way of thinking] Zhou Huaiyu, the legendary top student, is the heartthrob who keeps winning over girls at No. 1 High School. He's cocky and flamboyant, with a sharp tongue that spares no one. Countless girls have fallen for him, only to leave heartbroken. Someone once saw a girl confessing to him Her cheeks flushed, she clutched a love letter in her hands. “Zhou, can I be your girlfriend?” He leaned casually against the ra 5.1kReads9.0Score90614d adds
- 144 Luring Her to Fall 诱她沦陷 Wen Ran was once a wealthy heiress, admired by everyone, so proud and accomplished that people hardly dared approach her. Then her family fell on hard times, and she became a pitiful girl with nowhere to go. To her surprise, someone took her in. The young delinquent had a bad temper, and there was always a hint of impatience in his gaze. Wen Ran was a little afraid of him. But when she was at her lowest, he was the one who sheltered her from the storm. When others picked on her, he was the one w 3kReads9.3Score28614d adds
- 145 Burning 燃烧 [Signed for publication] [Healing / youth and school life / rekindled love / devoted to each other / happy ending] [Clear-eyed temptress / wayward man who comes back] [Song Huan / Wen Keyi (Wen Zhi)] When Song Huan was sixteen, she met a young man at Pudu Temple. His features were cool and aloof, and he carried himself with an air of superiority. Song Huan asked what he was praying for. The boy answered with just two short words: "Save myself." Those two words were the only thing that kept Song 18.7kReads9.5Score2.3k14d adds
- 146 Embracing My Childhood Sweetheart 揽青梅 Qin Zhiyu vs. Jiang Li (Signed for publication) [Mutually devoted couple, happy ending + aloof, quiet boy vs. bright, bold girl + childhood friends + no misunderstandings, devoted love above all] Qin Zhiyu first met Jiang Li when he was four. That year, his parents were going through a divorce, and in the midst of all the turmoil, his mother sent him to stay with a friend. The sky was clear and bright that day, and he saw Jiang Li on the swing in the courtyard. The little girl was curious about 8kReads9.2Score1.3k14d adds
- 147 Untamable Wildness 野难驯 [Cool, rebellious good girl × wild, unruly playboy pretending to be a bad boy + pseudo-siblings + secret crush + mutually devoted * intense push and pull] After her family fell on hard times, Xia Wu was sent from bustling Beijing to live in a tiny county town far off the beaten path… The ultimate playboy and third-generation rich kid Zhou Fuye was banished to the same town. Everyone described him as rich, wild, and reckless with his own life. He thought there was nothing in this miserable town w 5.8kReads9.0Score74914d adds
- 148 After the Cicadas Sing Comes the Plum Rain 蝉鸣过后是梅雨 [Ensemble Cast at School | Slow-Burn Bittersweet Romance | Fated Bond | Gentle Girl, Troubled Boy | Realistic | Happy Ending] On the first day of school, Xia Shanshan's red-lacquered bicycle was stolen. She crouched beneath a camphor tree and cried. On the third floor, someone folded her orange candy wrapper in half, then in half again. Later, she met Fu Siyun. The boy leaned against the wall, looking carefree as he teased her softly: “Are you afraid of me, senior?” She ran from him for three y 3.5kReads9.3Score37514d adds
- 149 A Fog Too Dense to Cross in the Capital 京雾难渡 [Cool, stubborn heroine x vicious troublemaker] [Beijing elite circle x forced love x broken up and reunited x angsty melodrama with a happy ending] When Song Qingwu broke up with Zong Yu, she did it decisively. He didn't try to stop her at all. He just stood with his back to her, smoking on the balcony. “Think it through. I don't get back together with ex-girlfriends.” Song Qingwu nodded. “I know.” Maybe he was embarrassed because she was the one who dumped him, or maybe her answer had come to 41.1kReads8.6Score4.5k14d adds
- 150 The Stars Fell on His Head 星星落在他头上 “That year, we gazed up at the stars. What dazzling dreams we had.”, “Starry Sky” by Mayday Cool, aloof top student x eccentric, gifted girl Shi Jiu chased after Xi Xiu for eighteen thousand miles, yet he still only ever showed her his back. Then one day in Chinese class, their teacher asked everyone to come up and read a love letter to the person they liked most. When it was Shi Jiu’s turn, she looked at Xi Xiu below the stage and sweetly recited, “The rippling blue waves are summer, and the wa 334Reads9.6Score10014d adds
