Novels like The Cold Wind Cuts
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Cold Wind Cuts, best match first.
- 1 My Sidekicks Are Big Shots: Dongdong and Doudou 我家跟班是大佬，东东和豆豆 His name is Han Ye, and his nickname is Dongdong. His name is Huang Yicheng, and his nickname is Huang Doudou. One is the other’s weakness; the other is his support. Don’t worry, they’ll always be together, happily ever after. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Sole Possession of the Abyss 独占深渊 When he was three, Qin Ye picked him up. Qin Ye left him with his uncle, but visited him often. Everyone in their line of work knew Qin Ye was famously cold: cold to his enemies, cold in business, and cold even to himself. Later, Qin Ye noticed the look in his eyes for the first time. It wasn’t gratitude or fear. It was something burning hot. He brought Jiang Luo home, and from then on, they had a family. He raised him for four years. The boy grew into a man, going from scrawny to tall and lean, 390Reads—Score10714d adds
- 3 I Just Can’t Help Teasing the Aloof Professor 偏偏惹清冷教授，就想欺负你 Lin Shu is the youngest professor in the physics department. Handsome, cool, restrained, and living a life as pure as distilled water, he had everything under control until a soaked punk kicked open the door to his lab. “Lin Shu, I’m back.” He put a bandage on his wounds. Lin Shu changed his lock. Then he kissed Lin Shu by force. For the first time in his life, twenty-nine-year-old Lin Shu lost control, all because of a CBA basketball player seven years his junior. “You didn’t know, did you?” Sh 376Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Fresh Green Between the Branches 枝间新绿 [Marriage first, love later, a Republican Era marriage to bring good fortune] [Such a fragrant wife turned out to be a man] [Noble, cool beauty receiving] [Republican Era] [Steady, dark top] [The cool beauty sent as a good-luck bride is a man] [Warlord x beauty] [Both sexually inexperienced, first love] Please let love come slowly, like spring, until new green shoots appear between the branches and begonias bloom on the boughs... Second Young Master Li is so proud! Though he has fallen for the s 2.3kReads8.9Score40514d adds
- 5 After Tearing Up the Script, the Tyrant's Eyes Turned Red 手撕剧本后，暴君红眼了 Two male leads | Shen Zhiwei is a treacherous minister, and one who even climbed into the emperor’s bed. In his previous life, he killed the tyrant with his own hands and ended his absurd life in a raging fire. Then someone claiming to be a reader System came to him and said he had mistaken his enemy. Hah. What good was saying that now? They said they could give Shen Zhiwei another chance at life. He agreed. Reborn, he climbed into the emperor’s bed once more. Since he’d been allowed to do i 816Reads—Score15814d adds
- 6 Our Land, Our World 江山为契，这是我们的天下 The mountains and rivers are our canvas, and blades our brushes. He is a sickly strategist who leaves nothing to chance; he is a lone, fearless general who has survived countless brushes with death. One a scholar, one a warrior, they go from young men in Chang'an to men with power over the court, from secretly loving each other to entrusting each other with their lives. Seven letters home, not even a hundred words in all, hold a lifetime of worry and devotion. A pot of osmanthus wine waits and w —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 The Germaphobic Boss Wants a Hug, but His Taoist Bodyguard Won't Stay 洁癖老板求抱抱，道士保镖不要跑 I. [Strong leads] [Both pure] [Two male leads] [Pure love] [Taoist priest] [Judge of the Underworld] I’m a Taoist priest, and I’m broke. I took a bodyguard job, and my employer is a lunatic. On my first day, he came at me covered in blood. On the second, he told me to sleep beside him. On the third, I discovered he could see the cat demon I keep. He said, “Ten thousand a month, and after three years, I’ll give you an apartment.” I said, “Deal.” Later, I learned that the lunatic had been haunted —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 You Were Born of Cold Jade, Yet Blaze Like Wildfire 卿本寒玉，灼野如火 [Lingye CP, mutually exclusive first love, forced love, imprisonment] Gu Ling is “silent,” taciturn and unwilling to show his emotions. Ashina Zhuoye is “fiery,” with intense emotions. All their surging feelings erupt, clash, and burn fiercely amid silent imprisonment and force. Gu Ling, the cool and aloof jade-like head of the Office of Treasures, oversees precious gems and metals, never letting his emotions show. Ashina Zhuoye, a fiery, fallen prince of the grasslands, is captured and sent to 353Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 The Eighteen Ravines of Jiuxi 九溪十八涧 [Two male leads + equally powerful leads + political intrigue and revenge + Republican era + healing + redemption] A great fire changes Jiang Qingnian’s appearance and temperament. Under the assumed name Meng Yuhuai, he becomes the gang’s sharpest, coldest blade. After lying low for ten years, he returns with a blade in hand to uncover the truth behind the massacre of his family... He had thought there was nothing left in this world worth holding on to besides revenge, but he never imagined that —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 After Making a Pact, I Got a Portable Spirit-Charging Treasure! 契约后，我有了移动充灵宝！ [Two male leads] × [Cultivation] × [School life] An ordinary, poor high school student thinks he’s a useless slacker, only to discover that he’s actually a divine beast?! After being bound by contract to a cool, powerful big shot, he thinks he’s become a spiritual pet with no rights. While he’s wondering when he’ll finally rise up and sing the song of the liberated, the big shot is already worrying himself sick over him! Though theirs is a master-servant contract, they’ve always been devoted to 640Reads6.5Score29814d adds
- 11 It's All Because the Assassin Was Too Beautiful 都怪杀手太美 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 He Came from Prison 他自狱中来 He Came from Prison 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Waaah! My Dao Companion! Look at Me One More Time! 呜呜呜！我的道侣！再看我一眼！ [Dual Male Leads] [Ensemble Cast] [Family Bonds] [Solving Mysteries] [Cultivation in the Future] On the day Di Qi came of age, he met the person fate had chosen for him. From the very first glance, he had already imagined how wonderful their life together could be. But that person cultivated the Path of Ruthlessness. Di Qi didn't care. Back then, the sun of Wusu City shone with fearless, carefree confidence, firmly believing that sincerity could be repaid with sincerity. With nothing but courage 87Reads—Score414d adds
- 14 Two Languages of Love 两种爱的语言 Lu Yichen thought the world could be taken apart and analyzed. A top philosophy student, he was used to defining love through Spinoza’s logic and examining people with cool detachment. Shen Bohan thought life could be programmed. Sixteen years older than Lu Yichen, the programmer longed for inputs and outputs as predictable as code, for passionate embraces and promises. When “absolute rationality” collides with “emotional longing,” this romance is bound to become an error that can’t be compiled. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Mistakenly Married to a Powerful Official: The Substitute Is Still Fighting to Survive Today 错嫁权臣：替身今天也在努力求生 Substitute son-in-law × Iron-blooded prince | Imprisonment first, true love later | Two powerful leads join forces to overturn the empire Xiao Jue married an impostor. The young concubine-born son looked meek, yet dared to sneak into his study and pore over the salt-tax ledgers. “My lord, there’s an error here. Three thousand taels,” Lin Qingci said, pointing to the ledger, his eyes shining like stars. Xiao Jue narrowed his eyes. “Who gave you permission to touch this?” Later, when supplies 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Reborn, the Aloof Protagonist Has Gone Out of Character (All Characters Are Adults) 重生后，高岭之花主角ooc了(故事中的角色均已成年) After Being Reborn, the Aloof Protagonist Went Out of Character (All Characters in the Story Are Adults) 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Mutual Predators 双向掠食者 Mutual Predators —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Moonlight on the West Tower 月洒西楼 [Bound by Deep Blue series: Lou Che pairing] Two male leads, both sexually inexperienced, pure love, intense push and pull, a cold, devoted, possessive top and a restrained, deep-loving, elegant bottom. After graduating with a doctorate from NJ University in M Country, Lan Che returned with fervor and a fresh perspective to become president of LC Group. His return brought the company new management ideas and innovative strategies, and drew widespread attention from the business world. But in the 75Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 In a Year of Famine, I Picked Up a Husband to Cherish 饥荒年：捡个相公来娇养 Lan An happened to finish reading a novel set in another world, and felt the deepest sympathy for Xia Xiya, the lonely, friendless boy who could never fit in. He made a secret wish: if he could cross time and space, he would treat the poor boy well and protect him. Who could have guessed that he would wake up to find his wish had come true? He had transmigrated to a barren ancient mountain village, where he became a frail, sickly farmer who could be knocked over by a gust of wind. Even more asto 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 This Is What Love Feels Like 这，就是喜欢 A relationship that ended before it even began leaves Qiao Yubai doubting himself for years. Then Huo Zhen comes along and tells him firmly that this is what liking someone feels like. Holding hands and kissing mean you like each other. Playboy Qiao Mubai meets Xu Yan, a small-time actor he can’t stand, on the set where his girlfriend is shooting. After being cheated on, the two end up in bed by a twist of fate. When they wake up, the absurd mix-up leaves them with a grudge that’s hard to settle 175Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 21 A Secret Parting [Ugly Disciple Series] 潜别离【丑徒系列】 [Two male leads, both devoted to one another + political intrigue with a serious tone + a faint sense of doom + dark, biting love and redemption + mutual devotion] [A frail immortal maiden at first, then a domineering, forceful pursuer · wolfish stepmother type Gong · Sheng Jing × blustering at first, then showing his true cowardly nature · paper tiger Shou · Jing Xingyan (Shen Yun)] A wolf recognizes only one mate in its lifetime. Ten years ago, Sheng Jing lost his beloved on the battlefield. F 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Reborn, I Only Want to Cling to You 重生只想赖上你 Two male leads, a powerful partnership, and revenge through business warfare. He fell for him at first sight. That man was the only light in his dark life. He wasn't worthy of him in his previous life. As he hovered on the brink of death, perhaps his humble wish to see him one more time moved the heavens, because he was reborn and given a new identity that would let him approach and help the man openly. A street thug who spent his life working for a conglomerate, an orphan who was raised to obey 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 The Young Marshal’s Sweetheart Is Both Delicate and Alluring 少帅的心肝儿娇又媚 [Republican era, dual male leads, both virgins, no angst, sweet from beginning to end, beautiful and tempting bottom vs. obsessive top] Mu Huai grew up in a red-light district. His mother was a fallen noblewoman who was sold into a brothel after her family fell on hard times. Though he was a man, he was more beautiful than most women. He was frail from childhood and couldn't do heavy work, so the girls in the brothel raised him as one of their own. Despite growing up in such a place, he became p 6.7kReads8.9Score97214d adds
- 24 The Villain's Cherished One: The Frail Beauty Can't Escape 恶徒的掌心宠：病弱美人他逃不掉 109Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 I Want to Make the Obsessive One My Prey 妄想把偏执狂，当作我的猎物 I Want to Make a Paranoid Man My Prey 32Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 The Captive Master: In the Name of Love 囚师：以爱为名 Tags: #XianxiaMasterAndDisciple #CoerciveLove #Redemption #DarkAndUnhinged #ChasingWifeToTheCrematorium #DevotedAndPossessive #Angst #HappyEnding A sweeping xianxia tragedy of obsessive possession and ultimate redemption. Watch as a gentle immortal cultivator makes himself a prison to redeem his obsessive, wicked disciple; watch as the unhinged disciple shatters his inner demons and learns to truly love. Across six volumes, from imprisonment to ascension, this is the story of a shocking yet und 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 The Unlucky Young Master and His Strongest Bodyguard 【双男主】倒霉少爷与他的最强保镖 [Male Leads] The Unlucky Young Master and His Strongest Bodyguard 49Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 After Marrying the Blind Tycoon 与瞎子大佬结婚后 Set in a world where same-sex marriage is legal Jiang Chen was forced by his father to marry Fu Yingshen, who was blind. Jiang Chen was passionate and loved racing. To him, blind people were boring and had nothing in common with him. He resisted this life at first. He couldn’t defy his father, but he could vent his frustration. What could the blind man do if he offended him? Divorce would be for the best. So he kept saying one cruel thing after another. “Your eyes are scary!” “No matter how capa 3.8kReads8.9Score49414d adds
- 29 The Sadistic Alpha Played with a Cold Omega, Then Got Punished 恶A玩了高冷E后反被惩罚 [Just got a rating!!] [Two male leads + two powerful leads + everyone is a villain + archrivals + melodrama + love and hate + rekindled romance + unaware of his own feelings + some coercion + groveling ex + OBEA] [Ruthless, hedonistic, fickle Alpha bottom vs cold, reserved, secretly seductive Enigma top with a contrasting side] [The prodigal returns vs the untouchable one] - Playboy Shen Yan fell in love with Wen Ning at first sight and put his pride aside, determined to settle down. After going 1kReads8.4Score12714d adds
- 30 Light Along the Road Ahead, You by My Side for Life 余路有光，余生有你 Lin Shuyan, a small-business owner who built his company from scratch. Gu Ye, a college student trapped in difficult circumstances. They met through an ordinary designated-driver job. On the city’s nighttime streets, they warmed each other and thought they had finally found the light. But fate’s cruelty never stopped. A sick grandmother, a biological father who suddenly appeared, coercion disguised as “doing what’s best for him”... Lin Shuyan pushed Gu Ye away with his own hands, and pushed away 976Reads8.7Score10514d adds
- 31 Eyes Like Autumn Waters 秋水眸 Republican-era setting, older man and younger man, warlord falls in love. Qi Xi was his father's male lover. When his father died, the lover became his inheritance. A little fox pretending to be innocent and trying to seduce him? Then I'll play along. (He really is innocent and wasn't trying to seduce him!) [Cruel at first, devoted later!] Qi Xi was born in rainy Yangzhou. His father was a compulsive gambler, and he was sold by his own father into a brothel. The dashing You Mengde, who was seeki 2.6kReads8.6Score42614d adds
- 32 The Aloof, Fair-Skinned President Uses Her Wiles to Pursue Her Husband 高冷白会长钓系追夫 [Two formidable leads in Republican-era China + mutual pining + sweet romance + intense push and pull + happy ending] Bai Yuelan (bottom): The cool, commanding head of a powerful trade association, the force to be reckoned with in Lingcheng's business world, and an absolute master at making men fall for him! Wen Yu (top): The young leader of the Ming Gang, a rough-and-ready fighter who clawed his way up from Chunshan Wharf. He looks brazen and untamed, but in reality, he can only kneel and let h 853Reads8.1Score10214d adds
- 33 The Husband I Hired to Pretend to Be Gay and Help Me Avoid an Arranged Marriage Isn’t a Fugitive, Is He? 为逃避联姻雇来装断袖的夫君不是亡命徒吗？ Isn’t the husband I hired to fake being gay so I could escape an arranged marriage a fugitive? 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Fatal Attraction: The Capital’s Powerful Tycoon Loses Control Over Him 致命吸引，京圈大佬为他失控 [Capital powerbroker from Beijing as the top + elite red-circle lawyer as the bottom] [Two men + equally strong leads + pure in body and heart + each other’s first love + intense push and pull + devoted love-struck leads + mutual devotion + secret identities revealed + beautiful, strong, and tragic + utterly doting love + older top + happy ending] Gu Jinshu has never lost in his life. He is the youngest person ever to take the reins of capital in Beijing’s elite circles: cold-blooded, domineerin 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 A Nineteen-Year Age Gap, and He Takes Me by Force 年龄差十九，他强取豪夺 PS: There's a nineteen-year age gap, the relationship is unequal, and neither the top nor the bottom is sexually inexperienced! Five years ago, Ji Chang'an lost both his parents. Alone in the world, he got into the best university in the capital, S University. What Ji Chang'an never expected was that after becoming friends with his roommate, he would accidentally catch the eye of his roommate's uncle, who took him for himself by any means necessary. His roommate's uncle, Ning Guli, was the CEO o 2.9kReads6.7Score19914d adds
- 36 Don't Push It! My Wife Is Not to Be Messed With 别作！家妻他不好惹 [Proud, pampered, and clueless about tenderness: Du Ruozhen VS gentle, obedient, and two-faced heartthrob: An Huai] [Two male leads + spoiled troublemaker + putting scumbags in their place + love grows over time + pride + growth and redemption] A whirlwind marriage has no love, and time wearing them down brings no affection. Du Ruozhen is devoted to making money to provide for his wife. He never imagined she would actually want a divorce! He can handle anything out in the world, but none of that 23Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 37 Inferior Omega 劣等Omega The main story is complete, and bonus chapters are currently being updated... This is a story about turning the tables on an ex who wants you back. Everyone in this story acts from their own perspective, and all their statements represent their own point of view. Read them with a critical eye. Everyone thought his life was over. Until the Gu family discovered that this supposedly "worthless" inferior Omega was actually worth a great deal. The Alpha said, "You can't get away." Li Ningbai slap 1.9kReads—Score12914d adds
- 38 A Lifetime Given to You, Joy Year After Year 浮生予辞，岁岁予欢 He had just promised, “Year after year, I’ll stay by your side and watch the lotus pond bloom,” but in one rainy autumn night, he coughed away the last of his strength! In a little courtyard in Jiangnan, the fragrance of lotus flowers drifted through the air. Su Yan was a sickly beauty, so delicate he seemed ready to shatter at a touch. Gentle and clear-hearted, he could paint a scene with his brush, yet when he coughed, he seemed liable to scatter with the breeze. Shen Ci had been by his side f 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 After I Transmigrated, the Brooding Wolf Cub Set His Sights on Me 穿越后被阴鸷狼崽盯上了 Two male leads / younger man / melodrama / apocalypse / light sci-fi / happy ending [Obsessive, darkened top × scatterbrained, oblivious bottom] Han Jinye × Shen Zhao Blurb: I was up late gaming when suddenly everything went black. I had transmigrated into the game, yes, the very apocalypse game I was playing. Before I could even get my bearings, the System's icy voice rang out: “Assist the protagonist in becoming the city's ruler before the mission deadline. Succeed, and you will earn the ch 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 Sparse Ink Shines Through the Winter Chill 疏墨照岁寒 In an era of taboos, he boarded a train with no way back. Winter, 1973. Sui Muhan, a young intellectual sent to the Great Northern Wilderness, finally got leave to visit home and boarded the train back. He was the child of a “Black Category” family: his father was a professor locked away in a cowshed, and his mother, once a pianist, could only make pasteboard boxes. He silently endured the blizzards and denunciations of the Great Northern Wilderness, believing he had long ago lost the ability to 435Reads6.5Score10014d adds
- 41 Sonnets for You, My Dear (Republican Era) 写给先生的十四行诗（民国） [Republican era, teacher and student, younger man, monogamous couple, happy ending, wolfish younger top × refined gentleman] Professor Lin, a learned and brilliant scholar in the Department of Foreign Languages at Y University, was asked by the principal to take on a very unusual student. The student was exceptionally handsome but aloof and willful, immensely talented but world-weary and despondent, famous at a young age but quietly miserable. Through their many encounters as teacher and friend, 19Reads8.8Score314d adds
- 42 You Were Supposed to Cultivate Immortality to Prolong Your Life, but the Unhinged One Created a World for Love 让你修仙续命，疯批为爱创世 [Female-oriented, two male leads + both powerful + marriage before love + fantasy + supernatural + scheming + sickly + no System + modern cultivation] The protagonist is sickly yet powerful, mad yet kindhearted. The foreshadowing goes on and on and on and on. Just as the powerful evil cultivator Gu Si is about to ascend, 99,999 bolts of heavenly lightning strike him and send him to a modern alternate world filled with supernatural events. His soul enters the body of a university student who shar 68Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Stop Shaking! Weren't You Just Acting Tough? 别抖！刚刚不是挺横？ “Two equally strong leads, both inexperienced in love, older man, intense chemistry, mature men playing push and pull” “Fake playboy, seductive beauty bottom × outwardly composed, secretly dominant top; everyday push and pull, delicate and full of tension, without major conflict” When Shen Zhilin woke up reborn, he discovered that he had contracted Bone-Burning Syndrome. The only cure for the disease was Gu Xingzhi. Gu Xingzhi was the enemy who had shot him dead in his previous life. To stay 3.8kReads8.0Score42814d adds
- 44 A Top Student in Debt Has the Ruthless, Illiterate Boss Wrapped Around Their Finger 负债高材生拿捏狠戾文盲佬 [Apex Predator X Desperate Survivor] [Switch] [Happy Ending] “I caught the light with dirty hands, and he cleaved the night with bones of steel.” Wan Lin first saw Song Jin across the street. Song Jin gazed up at the sunset, smiling like a sunflower with nothing to lose. That evening, Song Jin walked into his bar to apply for a part-time server job. His T-shirt was washed nearly white, his eyes clear, and he said he’d been admitted to a top-tier university. The bar owner was Wan Lin’s disguise. 2.1kReads8.9Score34914d adds
- 45 Congratulations! You’ve Found a Wild Mix of Boys’ Love Stories! 恭喜！你刷到了双男故事大乱炖！ [Light Sci-Fi, Strong Leads, Mutual Redemption] The Absolutely Rational S-Rank Agent VS the Test Subject Codenamed “Siren” Reason hunts instinct, but the prey captures the hunter's heart. Li Han, an S-rank agent renowned for his absolute rationality, is ordered to eliminate Chi Yuan, “Siren,” whose presence awakens desire in every living thing. Yet with every pursuit, he is the one who ends up being lured in. When he finally points his gun at Chi Yuan's heart, he can't pull the trigger. In this 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 My Lover Is the Same Person Who Will Kill Me 我的爱人和会杀死我的人是同一人 My Lover and the Person Who Will Kill Me Are One and the Same 707Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 My Straight Childhood Friend Has No Idea How Hard He's Going 直男竹马，下手没轻没重 [Two strong leads + childhood sweethearts + mature men with unresolved tension + rivals in love + turning a straight man gay] [No loss of intelligence / direct approach / both die in the BE! Read with caution!!] [Flirtatious, philandering, cold-hearted bottom vs. cool, abstinent, unhinged top] The most cruel words in the world aren't “I don't like you.” They're “If only you were a girl.” Xu Er'an had heard those words for twelve years. The good news: Sui Yu fell in love with Xu Er'an. The bad ne 3.2kReads8.8Score30614d adds
- 48 After Being Cast Out by the Righteous Sect, I Found Refuge in the Demon Lord's Arms 被正道除名后，我投入魔君怀抱 After Being Expelled by the Righteous Sect, I Threw Myself into the Demon Lord's Arms 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Reunion of Top-Tier Stars: The Movie Emperors Took Their Fake Romance for Real 顶流重逢：影帝他们假戏真做了 Triple Gold Best Actor Yan Shiyu has been in the industry for five years, with no kissing scenes and no dating rumors. His contract spells it out in black and white: no intimate physical contact of any kind. Top-tier star Xi Run is a household name, with over a hundred million fans. His agent has warned everyone: anyone who makes him shoot an intimate scene will be blacklisted. The whole internet thought these two icebergs would never cross paths, until a two-male-lead film called Melting Fire w 586Reads—Score11814d adds
- 50 Transmigrating Back to Republican-Era China to Raise My Little Brother 穿越回民国养弟弟 [Main story complete] Transmigration + two male leads + older top + mutually devoted + period setting + Republican era + history + patriotism + coming-of-age + historical storytelling Gentle, cultured top x naive, scatterbrained shut-in from the 21st century Transmigrate into a penniless life? Compulsory education saves my hide! The moment Lin Jin opens his eyes, the stench of a ramshackle hut nearly knocks him out. Would you look at that, he’s transmigrated straight into 1930 on hard mode! Wher 630Reads8.9Score11014d adds
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