Novels like Chronicles of Decadence
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Chronicles of Decadence, best match first.
- 1 I Won’t Be the Other Woman 我不做三 [Two women + ABO + HE + forced love + the pursuer is a monster + status gap + slight angst] Chen Yin has spent the last nineteen years following her boss around, acting as his lackey and his mistress. Now her boss is getting married and wants her to be his mistress on the side. Sorry, but that's absolutely not happening. 143Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 2 Miss Su Doesn't Want to Pretend to Be a Man Today 苏小姐今天不想装男人 Miss Su Doesn't Want to Pretend to Be a Man Today: The Ultimate Adventure Begins with a Lie! To inherit the family business, she was forced to pass as a man for twenty years. She even signed a marriage-of-convenience contract with the wealthy heiress Jiang Cheng. The three rules were crystal clear: no living together, no marital obligations, and an automatic divorce after three years! The perfect plan was foolproof, until she met Chi You, a warm and comforting illustrator, through an anonymous o 43Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Shadows Stretch Across the Endless Night 余影漫过长夜未尽 - Lin Ye: “They say... we’re not from the same world.” Shen Zhao covered her mouth with one hand. Tears shimmered in her eyes, yet she laughed. “I chose this road. If you dare walk it, I’ll dare follow you.” After all, their shadows had long since intertwined. Through countless unspoken moments of caring, they had crossed the long night, but their story had never reached its end. Bai Zhou bit down on her shoulder, tears mingling with the taste of wine as they soaked into the fabric. “The pe 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 After I Went Abroad, My Coldhearted Sister Forced Her Love on Me 出国后冷情姐姐对我强制爱了 [Two female leads! Mutually devoted, older woman, the long road to winning her back, age gap of five years. The older sister is quite sharp-tongued and will be especially awful early on, so proceed with caution if that's not for you.] Bai Yuntun became an orphan at sixteen. Because of a friendship between their grandfathers, she was taken in by the Qi family. The old master of the Qi family thought a girl would be easier to care for. So he asked his granddaughter, Qi Xingtu, to look after Bai Yu 112Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Gomorrah 蛾摩拉 [Dual female leads + obsessive love + warped views of romance + coercive possession + the pursuer uses underhanded tactics + no redemption + everyone is a villain] Xiao Qi'an grew up among cockroaches in a dilapidated old building until she was sixteen. After her mother died, she was taken back to the Xiao family and shoved into Class A at Chongying Academy: a gilded cage. Her strategy was to make herself invisible, to act as if she didn't exist, until she met Shen Ling. Shen Ling was born with 2.2kReads8.0Score30814d adds
- 6 Spoiled by Her Enchanting Master, the Ice-Cold Immortal Breaks Her Vows 被妖娆师尊宠坏，清冷仙子破戒了 [Two heroines | Master and disciple | Madcap, false-virtuous master × abstinent, cool-headed disciple | Fated bond between polar opposites | Satisfying xianxia comeback] In her previous life, she was Xiao Xiyue, the Moon Goddess who reached the pinnacle of the immortal realm. She cultivated the Supreme Way of Forgetting Emotion, severed the seven emotions and six desires, and fought until her body and soul were destroyed, only to die in the calamity that ended the world with a heart full of reg 144Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Basking in the Evening Stars 沐浴晚星 Cheng Wanxing never imagined she'd fall in love with a woman, let alone her female boss. For her sake, she was left utterly battered, yet the mix of love and pain kept her from breaking free. 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 My Dear Miss Killer 我亲爱的杀手小姐 On a rainy night eighteen years ago, the Lin family was wiped out, and their six-year-old daughter vanished without a trace... Nine years later, a legend spread through downtown Lanhai: a demon in a red cloak would come to take your life. After an accident, the demon took refuge in a woman's home. That woman was Si Nianyuan, the current head of the Si family. After being saved, the demon revealed her name: Lin Jin. The butterfly of fate began to beat its wings. The two kept meeting and growing c 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 I Transmigrated as the Villainess, and the Heroine Tortured Me 穿越成恶毒女配，我被女主虐身虐 [Transmigrated as the villainess × the aloof original heroine | The villainess suffers physically and emotionally early on] The day Lin Wan transmigrated into a book, she had the original heroine, Shen Qinghan, cornered at the edge of a cliff, ready to complete her “evil villainess” mission by getting herself killed. Bound to a survival System, she was forced to turn around and fuss over the woman she hated with all her might. She took a fatal blow for her, then coldly tossed her a bottle of med 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 After Being Taken In, I Became My Big Sister's Private Property! 被捡回家后，成为姐姐的私有物！ [Multiple Female Leads + Nurturing + Campus + Forced Love + Confinement + Mild Angst] This isn't a story about love. It's a story about conditioning. From the moment Wen Lixi was taken in at the age of five, her life was no longer her own. Song Cenxi isn't her older sister. She's her owner. Lu Hanning isn't her friend. She's her first predator. Zhou Yinan isn't her protector. She's her second predator. Fan Leran isn't her salvation. She's the contrast that proves healthy love exists, but Wen Li 129Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 11 The Ten-Billion-Dollar Game: I Pushed My Best Friend into Hell with My Own Hands, and We Defeated the Demons with Our Willpower 十亿游戏：我亲手将闺蜜推下地狱，我们用意志战胜恶魔 45Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 We Promised: Let's Be Together 拉过勾的【在一起吧】 “A short one + solo monologue + realizing love too late + a fair bit of melodrama” In an instant, Xu Hui fell from the stage in front of all her fans. With trembling hands, Zhao Mingge rushed her into an ambulance. Once everything had settled down, Xu Hui could never wake up again. She had struggled, trembling, to hold on to her place in this world, but in the end, she still fell for another reason. “When this concert is over, you’ll break up with him, okay?” “I know you just haven’t figured out 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 The Days My Sister Locked Me in a Gilded Cage 被姐姐锁在金丝笼里的日子 Lin Xuewei thought she would spend the rest of her life scraping by in the alley. That is, until a powerful woman in a custom-tailored suit appeared before her. “I’m your older sister, Lin Zhiyin.” The very next moment, Lin Xuewei was taken to a luxurious villa that looked like a prison. “What do you want?” Lin Xuewei asked warily. “To give you the best life possible and keep you by my side, where you’ll be safe.” Lin Xuewei shrugged. “Fine. One day at a time, I guess.” She thought she was just 25Reads—Score314d adds
- 14 After Changing Sex, I'm Hypnotized by a Yandere Girl 性转后，被病娇少女催眠了 2.9kReads6.1Score23114d adds
- 15 A Guide to Taming a Yandere 驯养病娇手册 [Dual female leads + ABO + human-animal romance + imprisonment + revenge + yandere + both leads are each other's only partners throughout] A collection of short yandere stories with two female leads. No moral compass. If you want one, please look elsewhere. When I was young, I went to sea with my father. As we reached the deep ocean, dark clouds gathered, and a beautiful song drifted from the reefs in the distance. That day, I saw the most beautiful woman in the world. 240Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 I'm So Unlucky, the Whole World Wants to Watch Me Get Bullied 倒霉到全世界都想看我被欺负 [Yuri / Mild Angst / Slightly Twisted / Everyone Is Evil / Yandere / Loli] As someone who'd been unlucky all my life, I used to think hitting the hard pity on every single draw was as bad as it could get. Then one day, something calling itself the "Bad Luck System" came looking for me. That's when I realized that hitting pity every time was nothing. "Once you bind with this System, your Luck stat will automatically drop by 520 points. From the moment you're bound, you'll have to be careful even 118Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 17 Aren't You Supposed to Be a Distant Boss? Why Did You Fall for Me First? 不是清冷上司吗？怎么自己先心动 [Two female leads + mutually faithful + sweet romance + happy ending] [Cool, flirtatious older woman × sharp-tongued, soft-hearted ray of sunshine] Xia Ming: Thanks for asking. I’m at the office, already thinking about quitting and running away tonight. Everyone says Shen Tang is aloof, restrained, and distant, the celebrated ice queen of Ruotang Culture. At first, Xia Ming believed them too. Only later did Xia Ming finally realize All that cool abstinence, all that ice-queen stuff, it was fake. 5.8kReads7.5Score99014d adds
- 18 The White-Haired Senior Always Wants to Imprison Me 白毛学姐总想囚禁我 [Yandere] [1v1] [Pure Yuri] [Two Female Leads] [Mutual Healing] Su Miao can hear the most vile thoughts in other people’s minds. Then a girl with snow-white hair appears. Her thoughts are loud and chaotic, yet utterly free of malice. They consist of only one obsessive phrase, playing on repeat: “You’re mine. You have to be mine.” Su Miao thinks she has found a sanctuary, until the day she moves into the girl’s apartment and discovers that every window has been fitted with elegant iron bars. 773Reads—Score23214d adds
- 19 Could We Meet One More Time? 再见一次，好不好 “Lingsi, I like women. You know that, right?” “I like you, Lingsi.” “I'm sorry, Lingsi.” It seems I never got to hear those words, “I'm sorry” and “I love you,” after all. 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 You Said I Could Be Your Good Little Sister, So Why Did You Lock Me Up? 说好当乖妹妹，怎么把我给锁了？ [Fake heiress and real heiress + obsessive love + cuddles + crossing the line between superior and subordinate + contrasting personalities] Everyone in the family thought that once the real heiress came home, the sisters would fight tooth and nail for affection. But only I knew that something about the way things were unfolding seemed off... When she hugged me tightly around the waist with tear-reddened eyes, like a dying little beast, and buried her face in the crook of my neck to greedily brea 726Reads6.6Score15114d adds
- 21 Drowning Together 同溺 [Two Female Leads! Read at Your Own Risk! Adult Romance! Lesbian Enemies-to-Lovers! Intense Push and Pull! Two Strong Leads! Tragic Romance! A Love-Hate Saga!] Su Manqing x Ning Xiyan A seductive flower of vengeance x a cold, fragile flower on a lonely peak Unhinged x unhinged | Only a villain can tame another villain ⚠️ Pure love-hate saga, and what they’re chasing together isn’t love, but destruction!!!! Ning Xiyan: No one ever taught me what love was, so I mistook a fluttering heart for jealo 112Reads—Score10114d adds
- 22 Two-Faced 双面 [Complete at around 150,000 words] [Younger unhinged woman × cool, mature beauty · forced love] [Ming Shu x Ming An] From the very first time they met, Ming Shu deeply remembered this woman. She was beautiful, composed, and capable; every lovely word in the world seemed to describe her. The more time they spent together, the more Ming Shu discovered the lively personality beneath her mature exterior, and the more her heart was stirred. She had originally planned to keep her head down until she 42Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Oh No! The Wolf Cub I Took In Has Won Me Over 糟糕！被捡到的狼崽子攻略了 A lonely witch who has spent years in the city meets a little wolf. She grants nearly every wish of the wolf cub she raised herself. The cub says the witch is the light that saved her. But the witch thinks: You’re my moon. Chu Yi: Haunted by fear of her identity since childhood, she deliberately keeps people at a distance. Yet she longs for someone to keep her company. Once she has someone, she refuses to let go. Torn up inside and possessive by nature. Shi Wu: A werewolf whose identity is a m 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Seaside Peppervine 海风藤 “You're the only color in my black-and-white world, so I have to possess you, even if it destroys us both.” Sunshine-and-healing little white flower × self-destructive, lovesick dark moonlight “She taught me what warmth was, so I have to drag her into my winter.” When salvation turns into shared damnation, who is the true prisoner of the abyss? Dark campus romance / class oppression / twisted love on both sides / kidnapping in the name of love 502Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 The Possessive Sister's Pampered Little Maid 病娇姐姐的宠养小女仆 After a terrifying yandere bought me, I became her personal maid. The basement was freezing cold, and the brand of the character “Liang” on the collar burned against Su Yan's skin. She curled up in a corner, blood at the corner of her mouth and her vision blurred. Liang Rong leaned over and pinched her chin. “Call me Master.” 3.2kReads—Score42614d adds
- 26 The Cat-Shaped Cage 猫形囚笼 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 178Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 I Met You for the First Time That September, and Knew You Were the One 那年九月初遇，我便认定了你 —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 As the Villainess, I Caught My Archrival's Eye 身为恶女被死对头盯上了 Proud and sharp-tongued on the surface, but sensitive underneath × gentle and kind on the surface, but calculating and possessive underneath [Dual female leads / wealthy families / both virgins / secret love becomes mutual / rekindled love / forced love / enemies to lovers / mutual misunderstandings / HE] Shen Yichi hated Gu Chengan so much that she wanted nothing to do with her. But five years later, when she returned to reclaim her inheritance, Gu Chengan locked her up the moment she got off t 534Reads6.1Score10214d adds
- 29 Madness: Bound to Her Sick Love 癫狂：被她病爱缠身 Written by the author while working [Two women + familiar tropes + master-servant relationship + love at first sight + everyday life + neither is pure (the author didn't analyze this closely enough) + imprisonment + forced possession] Bo Ling is a new maid who has just started working at the manor. The housekeeper and head maid warned her that she must know her place and never harbor thoughts of turning against her employer! Bo Ling thought she just had to work hard, but who could have guessed t 717Reads6.4Score11314d adds
- 30 The Beautiful Yandere Ghost Reaper Can’t Stop Craving My Body 病娇美女鬼差一直馋我身子 [Two Female Leads] + [Xuanhuan] + [School] + [Yandere] Tang Yan'er, the beloved commoner beauty of Shangde High School, has only one dream in life: to get through school in peace without being beaten to death by the school bully. Instead, a confession from the school's heartthrob earns her a brutal beating. After being cornered in an alley by the female school bully, she then runs into a female ghost. Liu Xirong offers to help her get revenge and grow stronger, but the price is becoming her spir 29Reads—Score314d adds
- 31 We Were Supposed to Be Mortal Enemies, So How Did We Become Dao Companions? 说好的宿敌，怎么成了道侣？ [Two heroines + enemies to lovers + power couple mind games + intense push and pull] [Cool, chaste high priestess × cunning, deep-thinking Demon Supreme: They swore to fight to the death, so how did they end up bound together in life and death?] Yun Qingcheng, high priestess of the Temple of Holy Radiance, personally pinned Mo Li, the Demon Supreme, to the altar. Yet, before the eyes of everyone there, she clasped the dying Mo Li in her arms and leaped from a sheer cliff. The temple was furious. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 A Lost Dynasty 失朝 Slightly repressed older hospital director VS rebellious younger heiress and designer In a nutshell: My relationship with the director ended in tragedy. (If you don't like tragic endings, you can skip this one.) They both die, and the story is told by a mutual friend. 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Clear Light, Peaceful Heart 澄光入安 [Two female leads!! + one-on-one romance + secret love becomes reality + mutual devotion + happy ending!!!] Xia Zhicheng accompanies her roommate to see a therapist after a breakup, but falls in love at first sight with the therapist, Cheng Qi’an. Someone she thought she’d never see again suddenly appears before her, and Xia Zhicheng decides she can’t be timid anymore. This time, she’s going to make a bold move! 192Reads—Score10114d adds
- 34 The Femme Fatale Doesn’t Want the Yandere Heroine Clinging to Her 蛇蝎美人她不想被病娇女主缠上 [One-on-one, mutually faithful yuri + quick transmigration + villain System + satisfying revenge] Synopsis: After five years of struggling in the entertainment industry, Mo Ran was hit by a flowerpot falling from the sky and ended up in the ICU, in a vegetative state. To continue her acting career, Mo Ran made a contract with System 0521 and set off alone for various small worlds, completing missions to change the tragic fates of the heroines in the original storylines. Along the way, she was fo 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 A Sophisticated Executive Reborn as a Disgraced Consort: Tortured from the Start, I'll Make Them Pay in Blood 1 知性高管重生废妃，开局就惨遭折磨，我要血债血偿1 129Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 I Would Give Everything for You 为了你我可以付出一切 [Two women] [BE] If I hadn't met you back then, perhaps I would have died long ago... You shine too brightly... like the sun... My death was destined from the start... 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 The CEO Sister Adopts a Rebellious Girl GL 总裁姐姐收养叛逆女孩gl 74Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 Reborn as the Heroine: How Do I Win Over My Obsessive Senior Sister? 穿成女主，怎么把偏执师姐攻略了 (Tsundere, sharp-tongued, possessive succubus senior sister x spoiled, timid, clingy, honest junior sister) [Two female leads x devoted couple x sweet romance x cultivation x yandere x faked death x reunion x instinctive attraction] Qin Pianpian transmigrated into a book! Good news: she's the heroine! Bad news: she arrived too early... What can she do? Keep her head down and stay alive! But things never go as planned! On her very first day after transmigrating, Qin Pianpian gets trapped in a for 7.9kReads—Score2.3k14d adds
- 39 My Master Has Fallen for the Mortal World 《师父她动了凡心》 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 Even with Congenital Heart Disease, I'm Still Being Forced to Love 先天心脏病的我也要被强制爱 [Realistic, family-of-origin issues, heartbreaking, bad ending, first person, coercive love] All characters in this novel are over 18. Xie Shi: [addict (?), obsessive, cold, ruthless, unscrupulous, twisted] Xie Li: [heart disease, softhearted, timid, conflicted, starved for affection] “I'm sorry. I was wrong. I won't run away again. Never again.” “I gave you your life. I saved you. Why can't your heart belong to me alone?” “I love you. I've loved you for thirty years, and I've never changed m 177Reads6.6Score1014d adds
- 41 Captive Love: A Contract of Torment and Passion 囚爱：一纸契约，虐恋情深 [Two Female Leads + Captivity + Online Romance + Androgyny + Absolute Control + Older, Unhinged Love Interest + Physical and Emotional Torture + HE!!!] “Are you going to run again?” “…Please, let me go…” “Good girl. Be good and stay by my side.” “No…” “Looks like it still doesn’t hurt enough. You still haven’t learned your lesson…” An unhinged tycoon from a powerful family * a penniless, delicate flower After being deceived by her first love, leaving her heart in tatters, she falls into another 3.1kReads—Score39714d adds
- 42 When Sickness Becomes Love 病到极致就是爱 [Two female leads] + [severely obsessive and possessive] + [both virgins] + [coercive love] + [imprisonment] + [second chance] Psychologically unstable, severely obsessive Chen Ruoxi × Yumo, a freshman at the Academy of Fine Arts Chen Ruoxi knelt on the floor, holding the barely breathing Yumo in her arms, a madly tender smile on her face. “Little Yumo, I really do love you so much.” She broke her legs with her own hands to keep her whereabouts under lock and key, leaving her no room to escape. 239Reads6.4Score12814d adds
- 43 The Down-and-Out Dragon Girl Who Doesn't Want the Queen's Attention 不想被女王盯上的落魄龙娘 [Dual heroines, Western fantasy, yuri, no System, groveling to win her back, angst! Angst!! Angst!!!] As the only guardian ancient dragon of the elves, Xing Nuo was once the only light in Mo Lanlil's life. She taught her magic and shared the secrets of technology with her. Over the long years, she forged their bond with tenderness. But the ancient dragon's mind could not withstand the ravages of time. On the battlefield, she became a wicked dragon, slaughtering elven soldiers and killing Mo Lanl 43Reads—Score814d adds
- 44 Shen Shi, Where Do You Think You're Running? 沈诗妹妹，你想往哪里跑啊？ [Two Female Leads] [Slight Angst] [Lots of Intimacy]… My name is Liu Lin. I'm a female monster with severe psychological problems. I'm not making this up. At least, that's what everyone around me says about me. … They're not exactly wrong. My childhood family circumstances left me cold and distant, with no regard for other people's feelings. I'm even downright heartless. I never cared about any of that, until… I met her… “An angel fallen into hell, heh heh heh… Then I'll make her fall completely 1kReads6.8Score10914d adds
- 45 Don't Love Me, I'm Too Unhinged! 别爱我，太疯癫！ [Dual female leads]+ [No System, no transmigration]+ [Illness + imprisonment + madness + angst]+ [Fast-paced, no dragging] [This is a story about suffocating love] [In high school, Su Zhinian helped Zhou Yanzi when she was being bullied, and the two became best friends. Zhou Yanzi always saw her as her guiding light, but one confession changed everything. Zhou Yanzi wasn’t straight. When she confessed, she pushed that light away with her own hands…] I thought we’d never see each other again in 550Reads7.3Score10614d adds
- 46 Heart Addiction 心瘾病 Dual heroines × yandere × fake and real heiresses × healing × imprisonment × tragic romance × no moral compass × oppressive “I just love you too much, Ruan Yin. That isn’t wrong. “Rather than let you go and watch you leave, I’d rather keep you trapped forever, never apart day or night.” 8.1kReads6.7Score74314d adds
- 47 A Too-Slim Waist Invites a Mad Dog's Bite 腰太软会遭疯狗撕咬 [Two female leads + original fantasy setting + a tycoon who trains dogs + sick, coercive love + violent aesthetics] [Gentle saintly beauty X unhinged bad seed] Hua Yao is a princess who fled an arranged marriage in a picture book and ended up in the real world. The price is that she can't lie. Whenever she does, she shrinks into a tiny person. When a friend suddenly asks for help, she goes to a dangerous district where financial conglomerates have sunk their roots everywhere. From then on, she b 22.9kReads8.1Score2.6k14d adds
- 48 Reborn, I’m Forced into Love by My Yandere Girlfriend Again 重生后，又被病娇女友强制爱了 [Two female leads + Yandere + Forced love + Both devoted to each other + Pure romance] After Shen Nian started dating her yandere girlfriend, Lin Tinglan, she was put through one wild ordeal after another, with Lin going as crazy as she pleased. Shen Nian grew less and less able to take it. Her health slowly deteriorated, and in the end, she died in her yandere girlfriend’s arms. The good news, though, was that she was reborn. In this life, she absolutely refused to make the same mistakes again. 2kReads6.7Score15814d adds
- 49 Silenced by Desire 噤声缠绵 Two female leads + first person + forced love + obsessive pursuer + submissive recipient + unequal relationship + pathological obsession. Not for you if these bother you. Mutually devoted couple + pure yuri + sick love My name is Yun Zhijing. I'm twenty-two, with no savings, no hobbies, and nothing I could call a “future.” I thought I'd keep drifting through life without achieving anything, until one night of passion took me by surprise. She stood beneath the lights of the art gallery, like an e 290Reads8.1Score3614d adds
- 50 The Demon Lord's Junior Disciple Is a Yandere, So the Fox Demon Senior Sister Gives In 魔尊师妹是病娇，狐妖师姐认命吧 [Yandere Demon Lord × Aloof Fox Spirit] [Obsessive Captor × Groveling Chase] [Both Pure, One-on-One] Everyone says the Demon Lord has gone mad. Only Su Wanyue knows her madness began the day she lost Bai Li. She is the last descendant of the Nine-Tailed Fox clan, strict about her sect’s rules and wholeheartedly devoted to her junior sister. She is a natural-born demon, with bone-deep obsession hidden beneath an obedient exterior. “Afraid of fire, Senior Sister?” Su Wanyue conjured a purple for 952Reads—Score17214d adds
