Novels like Bowing as a Subject
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- 51 Master Wen, Why Are You Dropping to Your Knees So Easily? 温家主，你怎么说跪就跪 [Story complete + a servant of an aristocratic family + happy ending + both leads are each other's only partners] To stay alive, Wen Sheng fled beneath someone's car. The person took him home. They saved each other, and the wanderer found a home. In public, Chen Tingyan was the chairman of Bailing Group. In reality, he was the head of the Chen family. He did everything he could to support the child he had taken in, teaching him how to read people and assign them well, and how to wield power. On 5.8kReads8.9Score37314d adds
- 52 A Guide to Private Care 私人护理指南 Everyone at A University knows me. I'm a ruthless, powerful villain, and boredom comes naturally to me. I love finding ways to amuse myself. Then I saw Lin Mosheng, the aloof, snow-cold "flower on a high peak" who always protected his childhood friend. Such a pristine blank slate. I suddenly became interested in getting my hands dirty and watching him fall. So I led the charge in making his life miserable, using every means at my disposal to crush his pride. At first, he fought back and glared a 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 The Cool CEO Is Actually My Servant 清冷总裁竟是我的家奴 The Aloof CEO Is Actually My House Slave 1.4kReads—Score—14d adds
- 54 Your Highness, I Can Be Your Good-Luck Bride, but Please Don't Hit Me 王爷，冲喜可以，挨打就算了 [Two male leads, historical, discipline, concubine, angst, wife-chasing crematorium] The love and hatred between Prince of Zh Bei Zhao Jingyun and his male concubine, Shen Qing... I came to the prince after selling myself to bury my parents. The prince grew from loving me to pitying me. With the prince in my life, Shen Qing has no regrets. I willingly follow the prince, whether he trusts me or not. Shen Qing will never leave his side, unless one day... The prince no longer trusts me. Or I die... 1.7kReads—Score10514d adds
- 55 The Powerhouses of Every Realm Turn Out to Be My Servants 各界大佬竟是我家奴 The Yun family’s thousand-year secret: a blood oath, guarded from generation to generation. Yun Jin, a third-year university student, is fretting over his internship and Professor Gu’s constant difficulties, unaware that he is the master they have been waiting for. President Gu offers him a top-tier job, yet his gaze is strangely deferential. Doctor Gu takes the initiative to treat his wound, his fingertips trembling. And Lawyer Gu, who is always giving him a hard time, kneels before his door la 1.4kReads8.1Score10014d adds
- 56 Punish Me as a Warning, and I’ll Submit to You 以惩为戒，臣服于你 Dog-training fiction / hidden ruthlessness / evenly matched leads / satisfying revenge / both leads are virgins / happy ending Not listening? Then I’ll teach you obedience with rules that don’t draw blood! Psychic suppression activated. Punishment begins! Wen Nian looks as if he’s weeping pearly tears, but secretly he’s devouring these top-grade sources of nourishment like crazy! The commander grips the back of his neck and sneers, “I’m the only one allowed to discipline my dog!” When the harshe 3.6kReads6.8Score31514d adds
- 57 The Bastard's Inkstone: The Grand Tutor's Ruler and Tenderness 庶砚：太傅的戒尺与温柔 Deep in the palace, Shen Yan walks on eggshells. Grand Tutor Gu Qinghe lays down a rule: Whenever His Majesty makes a mistake, his study companion is punished. The ruler snaps in two, yet Shen Yan stays silent and endures it. All he gets in return is the Grand Tutor’s verdict: “Too calculating to amount to anything.” Not for everyone! 647Reads—Score10014d adds
- 58 The Head of the Family Enjoys Every Meal 家主每天都在爽吃 [Modern Master-and-Servant Setting] [Devoted Dog] [Happy Ending] After many years apart, the puppy finally welcomes its master home. But the master doesn't believe it. So the poor puppy can only roll over and bare its belly, sheath its claws and fangs, and do everything it can to beg for the powerful one's mercy and trust. In one sentence: The story of a family master returning home halfway through life and a puppy with a very different personality. 23.6kReads7.5Score3.7k14d adds
- 59 Pretend Discipline 假意训诫 [High God x Little Immortal] [Younger love interest + past and present lives + mystery and crime-solving + happy ending] “My master is wonderful in every way. He just never says he loves me, so I thought... that in his eyes, I was nothing more than his disciple.” “To me, my master is a priceless treasure, the finest in all the world.” 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 The Reborn Man Who Turned a Kind Soul into a Devoted Husband 重生之人善变人夫 [Two male leads + marriage before love + fake rebirth + groveling pursuit + redemption] Chi Xing thought he had been reborn, only to discover later that someone simply refused to let him go. In his past life, he was poisoned to death. In this one, he is pursued with love. He couldn’t believe it. How could someone who once thought even looking at him was a waste of time go so crazy for him? But the truth was stripped bare layer by layer: the rebirth was fake, freedom was fake, and even their meet 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 Quick Transmigration: The Mad Villain’s Dog-Training Romance 快穿：疯批反派训狗文学 [Villainous, deranged grand antagonist] [No redemption arc] Yan Ci is a complete and utter madman. By his own power, he shattered the throne of the Abyss and trampled every self-righteous hypocrite beneath his feet, laughing with wild, wicked abandon. His conduct was so outrageous that the Supreme God imposed divine punishment, forcibly exiling him to one small world after another to suffer endless torment and serve as a stepping stone for the favored male leads blessed with the luck of the prot 27Reads—Score21114d adds
- 62 Chen Family Patriarch: Chen Jingming 陈氏家主：陈景明 Status gap / 1vn / modern setting / feudal household-slave system Chen Jinghe transmigrates to a world with highly advanced technology that nevertheless retains the feudal household-slave system. Over the course of three years, he goes from an ordinary student who knows nothing about this world to becoming head of the Chen family, wielding its immense power. Then comes an assassination attempt. The young bodyguard who takes a bullet for him reveals the private-slave mark of the Chen family on th 1.5kReads8.7Score13114d adds
- 63 A Puppy's Daily Life 小狗的日常纪事 [Master] [Discipline] A depressed, lowly bottom vs. a controlling, obsessive top. Their contract begins with cold submission, while their games of discipline conceal a possessive streak. When a family-arranged marriage forces them apart, he breaks down and takes his own life. Rescued, Song Yuning has no idea that Duan Jinchuan's need for control has long since become a tender form of salvation. The shackles of power fall away, leaving only the warmth of their mutual devotion to thaw two lonely h 46Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 The Rebellious House Slave 家奴反骨 [Male/male romance + taming a dog + hurt, not heartache + prince top x household servant bottom] Everyone knows that Chu Hun, Prince of Jing'an, is a fearsome figure. He plans every move and schemes for control of the realm, yet he is utterly helpless when it comes to the little servant in his household. “Outrageous! Talk back again and you'll get fifty strokes!” “My lord, that's not fair!” Chu Hun looked at his little servant and laughed coldly. “Eighty strokes!” Xiao Zhuangzhu was stunned. “.. 294Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 65 Broken Bones: The Young Lady's Loyal Hound Is a Fake 折骨：大小姐的忠犬是假的 [Angsty Romance / Modern Master and Servant / Transmigration / Past and Present Lives / Physical and Emotional Torment] Living alone away from home, her only companion was a servant who obeyed her absolutely. Testing him, punishing him, and breaking him in... those were her daily pleasures. Until she gave him her heart, only to be repaid with a betrayal that cut to the bone, leaving her family destroyed and her home in ruins! When she awoke again, she found herself in ancient times, now a highbo 74Reads—Score814d adds
- 66 After Becoming a Prisoner in an Enemy Kingdom, the King Goes Mad for Me 沦为敌国囚奴后，国主为我发疯 Alternate history Three years ago, the kingdoms of Qi and Zhao went to war. Mu Qing'an, a prince of Qi, wounded Jing Yun, a prince of Zhao, with a poisoned arrow on the battlefield, nearly costing him his life. Three years later, Jing Yun ascended the throne. To exact revenge, he imprisoned Mu Qing'an in his palace, forcing him to serve as a slave at his feet and a lover in his bed. He put a dog collar on him, dressed him in the clothes of a male courtesan, and made him kneel and serve at meals. 390Reads—Score10414d adds
- 67 Reborn as a Poison Doctor, I Snatched a Loyal Shadow Guard 穿成毒医后我抢了个忠犬暗卫 After transmigrating into the body of a poison doctor, I snatched up a loyal shadow guard. 103Reads—Score—14d adds
- 68 Professor Shen, Why Are You Always Fighting Over Everything? 沈教授，你怎么又争又抢 [Mutual devotion + noble-house servant + happy ending + devoted only to each other + love for family and country] Seven years ago, Song Chen pursued Shen Zhi for two years without success, then resolutely returned to China to take on his family’s responsibilities. Shen Zhi, a genius physicist, worked tirelessly on his research and won the Wo Prize in hopes of getting closer to Song Chen. Five years later, he searched for Song Chen’s whereabouts and deliberately set a trap to lure him out. When S 1.6kReads8.7Score10614d adds
- 69 The Ring in My Palm 掌心戒 No bad reviews, read with confidence. The ruthless, hard-hearted CEO gong, Chu Weizhen, meets Jiang Nan, a tough, masochistic puppy shou. Two male leads + raising a child + redemption + happy ending + physical and emotional angst. Jiang Nan had a miserable childhood. He lost his mother and older brother when he was very young. Just when he managed to escape one pit of fire, he fell into another hell. Chu Weizhen's arrival became his salvation. 2.1kReads8.4Score12314d adds
- 70 Get on Your Knees and Beg for Director Lu to Discipline You 下跪磕头等陆总管教 My new work is here! You can read it on Fanqie Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 196Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 71 Can I Toy with a Bad Dog's Feelings? 可以玩弄坏狗的感情吗 [Proud, dog-training intern × secretly scheming boss with a masochistic streak] Even if he’s a bad dog, you still can’t toy with his feelings. Lin Yu learned that painful lesson the hard way after a spectacular crash and burn. 289Reads6.9Score1114d adds
- 72 Humble in Virtue, Radiant in Glory: A Modern-Day Household Slave 谦尊而光【现代家奴】 [A cautious new head of the family who follows the family rules × all kinds of family servants who know their place and live in constant trepidation] (Male-male niche fiction + status gap + fictional world) Fu Jinqian had lived carefree in a small county town for more than twenty years. Then, one day, fate suddenly took a dramatic turn. Uncle Lan, who had raised him, revealed a shocking secret: Fu Jinqian was the child of the head of the Fu family in the imperial capital, and now he had to retu 3.5kReads7.1Score26314d adds
- 73 After Falling into a House-Slave Novel, Everyone Went Out of Character 穿进家奴文后，全员ooc [Modern House Slaves] He’s a man, and all the male characters are devoted to one person. Fu Chen was a genius who devoted his life to building a business empire. After dying young, he had no choice but to transmigrate into a book, a piece of modern house-slave fiction titled The Years the Top Young Master Was Spoiled Rotten. Fine. Since he had been reborn and fate had given him a chance to redraw the blueprint for President Fu’s business empire, he would seize the opportunity, grab every opening 1.7kReads—Score10514d adds
- 74 The CEO's First Love: A Tennis Match Made in Heaven 总裁的网球初恋攻略 Under pressure from his thesis, Jiang Tian, a 28-year-old PhD in chemical engineering, goes to blow off steam at the ACE Tennis Club, where he catches the eye of Xiao Linyue, the CEO of Lintian. The 32-year-old Xiao is a domineering, scheming man who falls in love at first sight and forcefully inserts himself into Jiang Tian's life, going from striking up a conversation to personally caring for him when he gets injured. Xiao Linyue steals a kiss while Jiang Tian is asleep, gets caught, and immed 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 The Obedient Concubine's Code 男妾的乖顺守则 [Punishment] [Discipline] Su Muy usually is forcibly abducted by the obsessive, violent Wang Hengzhi and imprisoned in a dark room. In the name of love, Wang Hengzhi beats, berates, and humiliates him at the slightest whim, wantonly trampling on his dignity. With his obsessive possessiveness and suffocating confinement, he traps Su Muy in a lightless hell with no way out. 207Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 76 The House Slave Is Too Well-Behaved, Master, Don't Spoil Him So Much 家奴太乖，清冷家主别太宠 Cheng Lan was once a servant of the Ji family, sold by his own parents to settle a debt. His lowly status was an invisible shackle, trapping him in endless darkness. Yet he couldn’t help stealing glances at the man at the pinnacle of power: Ji Lingchen, the aloof and dignified head of the family. He was a secret desire Cheng Lan never dared to voice. Cheng Lan never expected that the object of his yearning would cherish him beyond measure, willing to endure the family’s harshest punishment to re 3.2kReads8.4Score22514d adds
- 77 His Majesty's Discipline 陛下的管教 Master + discipline + correction + female emperor and male consort + women rule over men + women hit men Tian Heng, a male consort, is vicious, willful, and a bully who curries favor with his superiors while picking on those below him. But to Xuan Zhao, the female emperor, he is simply adorable, like a little cat. When Tian Heng makes a mistake, Xuan Zhao only thinks she failed to teach him properly. 52Reads—Score—14d adds
- 78 Kneel and Obey 跪下听话 [1vn] [Discipline] [Power imbalance] In a city ruled by beastfolk, humans are nothing but marked pets. Mu Fanfan once knew a brief time of warmth. Mu Jin, a cat beastman, gave her a name and a place she could call home, if only for a little while. But a separation left her a drifting shadow, able only to wander familiar street corners and cling to a faint hope. Until Ling Lie, a wolf beastman, brought her back to his apartment. His cold rules and strict discipline became her new shackles. Ling L 1.3kReads6.3Score10014d adds
- 79 My Top-Student Deskmate Is Still My Slave 学霸同桌还是我的奴隶 My Top-Student Desk Mate Is Still My Slave 355Reads—Score1314d adds
- 80 Becoming My Archenemy's Slave 成为死对头的奴隶 Jiang Yi was an orphan with unknown parents. Beaten and scolded as he grew up with his adoptive parents, he was unexpectedly sold to his sworn enemy. From a boy fixated on being loved, he grew into a commander capable of holding his own. So, Zuo Han, want to give it a try? Gu Bai was born the lowliest of slaves, but even on his knees, he held his back straight. Through his own abilities, he became a legend in the mecha program and won countless battles, eventually rising to the rank of a lord. Z 52Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 A Stern Lesson, A Powerful Minister's Captive 训戒入骨，权臣强制掌心囚 [Discipline] [Training] [Power Imbalance] [The Pursuit After the Breakup] [A Wretch's True Love] [Love and Hate Entwined] Su Ling, a courtesan who has never taken a client, meets Xie Jin, a powerful nobleman who treats him with the utmost tenderness. Believing he has found salvation amid the chaos of war, Su Ling entrusts him with his heart. But behind Xie Jin's tenderness lies a web of schemes he has no choice but to weave. After losing their child, Su Ling learns the truth, and the warmth they 1.1kReads8.1Score—14d adds
- 82 The Young Lord Plays Favorites Every Day 少主每天都在厚此薄彼 At his father’s request, Jiang Yi, young master of the Jiang family, concealed his identity and joined his family’s corporation to gain experience. On his very first work report, his direct supervisor scolded him for being ill-mannered. From then on, the two became enemies, and their resentment only grew. Who would have guessed that his supervisor was actually a servant of his family? Things were about to get interesting… 9.5kReads8.4Score53014d adds
- 83 The Shadow Guard Who Came Out of a Game 从游戏里穿出来的影卫 Newly opened for ratings / Modern master-servant romance / Loyal dog-like bottom / Includes a secondary couple, with the underling on top Black-bellied, wildly possessive top & loyal dog-like bottom who obeys only his master Jiang He happened to download an ancient-style management game, but somehow turned it into a raising simulator. It was all the fault of that little shadow guard who was so obedient and willing to give his life for him. Bad news: after the game went down for maintenance, he c 615Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 84 If You Won't Acknowledge Me, Then Meet the New Family Head 不认我，那就见见新家主吧 [A modern tale of a master and servant, with a focus on growth. The setting is very feudal.] [Gentle top, emotionally steady. Once firmly established as head of the household midway through the story, he gets a little fierce and does whatever he pleases.] - Ultra-short synopsis, be like: The daily routine of raising (and putting to work) the sole heir after he returns home halfway through his life. - He thought he had nothing, but overnight he had everything. The fake young master who ran away f 7.3kReads7.5Score47314d adds
- 85 The Fifth Book by Nan Feng Bu Ai Ku 楠枫不爱哭的第5本书 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novels. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is my motivation to write, and I will strive to tell every story well! 1.6kReads8.5Score10714d adds
- 86 What’s Wrong with a Real Young Master Choosing to Lie Flat? 真少爷躺平一下怎么了 [Main story complete] Be sure to read Chapter One for content warnings before you start. The relationship between the top and bottom is unequal, with a power imbalance. This is the author's personal indulgence: I love arrogant, self-important guys and doting little brothers, and I love loyal, devoted bottoms. * Chen Yuan wakes up after a car accident and discovers he's actually the long-lost biological son of a wealthy family... Wait, is this family absurdly rich or what???? 1.6kReads9.3Score4114d adds
- 87 Can I Love You? No 我可以爱你吗？不可以 Bad ending Two male leads + melodramatic angst + groveling to win back his wife + loving without knowing it Xie Xinyu was truly exhausted. He had loved Zhou Heng for six years and given him everything, but Zhou Heng never appreciated it. He asked Zhou Heng, “What are we to each other?” But Zhou Heng replied, “You don’t know what we are? How could I ever like you? I’m a normal person, and you’re a bona fide pervert...” —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 88 Mr. Dentist, Go Easy on Me Today Too 牙医先生，今天也要轻一点 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 296Reads8.5Score3114d adds
- 89 School for Disciplining Boys 男子管教学校 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 47Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 Modern Houseboy: Yin Xuan 现代家奴之胤轩 Modern House Slave: Yin Xuan 205Reads—Score—14d adds
- 91 The Thirtieth Book by Zansandou Ruanruan 攒三兜软软第30本书 Just after Lin Zhixia gets into college, his father dies in an accident. His stepmother pockets the 200,000 yuan in workplace injury compensation, then marries him off to Chen Yanshan, a rugged man from the village over the mountain, in exchange for 100,000 yuan in bride price. On their wedding night, the towering man pins him down against the edge of the kang bed. Sobbing, he begs for mercy: “I'm a college student. Let me go, and I'll pay you back twice as much!” Chen Yanshan reeks of liquor, h 281Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 92 Yu Hou Bids Farewell and Returns Home (Modern-Day House Slave) 煜候辞归（现代家奴） Yu Hou Resigns and Returns (Modern House Slave) 273Reads—Score—14d adds
- 93 The Sweet Sub Gets Thoroughly Disciplined 娇软受被狠狠管教了 [“Master”: Lu Zhi, an obsessive, fatherly domineering CEO, sees his sweet, delicate childhood sweetheart Wen Yubai as the most precious thing in his life. From their innocent school days to standing shoulder to shoulder at work, he uses rules of his own to rein in the boy’s carefree ways. Behind those seemingly non-negotiable restrictions lies an inexhaustible tenderness. Wen Yubai loves to act spoiled and get his way, always tugging at Lu Zhi’s sleeve with damp, pleading eyes. Even the strictes 1.4kReads—Score10014d adds
- 94 His Approach Had Been Planned All Along 他的靠近蓄谋已久 Substitute trope. Please don’t read if that’s not your thing~ A highly restrained, rules-above-all partner lawyer, the pursuer ✖️ a seemingly obedient but secretly obsessive intern lawyer with a hidden secret, the pursued Early on: Lawyer Qin takes in a seemingly docile little puppy, unaware that the puppy’s approach has been carefully planned from the start. Midway: The puppy drops the act, and his owner discovers that he’s the one who’s been played. Later: Every secret comes to light, and 446Reads8.4Score1514d adds
- 95 So You Really Thought You Were Loved 还真以为被爱了 Song Qing needed money, and Lu Boyan was generous with his. Song Qing knew he shouldn't fall for him, but before he knew it, his heart had been stirred. He was the one who crossed the line. What wasn't his could never belong to him. Physical attraction and love weren't the same thing. For Song Qing, the stupidest thing he had ever done was fall in love with someone he shouldn't have, but he had never regretted it. Lu Boyan admitted that Song Qing's arrival had indeed brought a touch of color to 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 96 The Canary's Rules of Refinement 金丝雀的教养法则 (Two male leads + status gap + both virgins + one-on-one romance) Shen Xun entered the world of the Worths on his knees. He knew perfectly well that he was nothing more than Caleb Worth’s latest passing fancy, a new addition to his collection. So he learned the rules, figured out how to make a living, and pressed his nails into his palm to remind himself: he mustn’t fall for him. When the great man grew tired of him, perhaps he would remember their time together and grant Shen Xun a respecta 5.1kReads8.4Score60414d adds
- 97 Modern Houseboy: Yi Yan 现代家奴之奕言 Modern House Slave: Yi Yan 231Reads—Score1214d adds
- 98 Bowing My Head, I Enter the Game 俯首入局 (Rating just posted) [Both leads are powerful figures / no misunderstandings / no stand-ins] [Two equally strong leads + 1v1 + younger love interest] The first time Gu Lan saw Shen Yanqing, he was wearing a dark suit, his back ramrod straight. His cool, aloof air was utterly captivating. Too bad they had the same type. An unexpected incident soon brought them together. It was hard to say who first began plotting, but before long, the two were entangled… “I'll take responsibility for you,” S 6.9kReads8.0Score38314d adds
- 99 You’ve Got Nerve! The Dog Who Abandoned Its Owner Crawled Back on Its Own 够胆！弃主的狗又自己爬回来了 [Two male leads, devoted to each other + alternate modern city setting + equally formidable leads + younger lazy master who’s hard to please, 1 + older, obedient servant who comes on to him, 0] [Ill and gloomy hardcase × madman who bites anyone who comes near] Yan Jing woke from a nap to discover that one of his underlings had seized control of his businesses. He’d only kept him around for a few days. He could just get rid of him. He was nothing but a mutt who’d betrayed his master. If Yan Jing 60Reads—Score—14d adds
- 100 After Dumping My Ex, He Took Me in Hand 抛弃前男友后，被他管教了 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 888Reads5.8Score10014d adds
