Novels like Dust in the Palm
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Dust in the Palm, best match first.
- 1 The Shattered Glaze: A Song of the Marquis's Household 琉璃碎侯门赋 She was the legitimate daughter of the Shen family, renowned for its silk weaving in Jiangnan. When her family was suddenly destroyed, she became the lowest-ranking scullery maid in the marquis’s residence. He was Xie Heng, heir to the Marquis of Zhenbei, Beijing’s most celebrated young gentleman, cool and noble, with a beloved cousin he had been engaged to since childhood. When they first met, her face was smeared with mud. He casually lifted her chin. “That face of yours is an eyesore.” He tre 960Reads—Score11414d adds
- 2 The Crimson Mark’s Call 绛痕引 Li Feiyan has a faint red birthmark beneath her left eye, the size of a coin, like rouge falling onto snow. When she was little, a fortune-teller told her, “This girl has a trial of love yet to overcome. Only when her birthmark fades will her true love fall for her.” Feiyan, Kan Jiangchen, and Qi Wuxuan grew up together as childhood friends. Feiyan was bullied because of her birthmark, and Jiangchen and Wuxuan always stood up for her. She believed their bond was the most unbreakable thing in the 20Reads—Score214d adds
- 3 After Losing Her Memory in a Substitute Marriage, He Regretted It 替嫁失忆后，他悔不当初 After a Substitute Bride Lost Her Memory, He Regretted Everything 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 He Fell Like Fireworks 他似烟火陨落 He was like a firework, bursting brilliantly into her world before plunging resolutely into darkness once he burned out, leaving her alone in the long night to savor that fleeting warmth again and again. Shen Zhi is a literature student with a sweet face and an innocent nature. She believes love should be as pure and enduring as gardenias. When she meets Lu Siheng, a handsome, wealthy upperclassman who radiates dangerous charm, she thinks she is the exception fate has chosen. He holds an umbrell 59Reads5.5Score114d adds
- 5 A Song for the Late Awakening 觉迟吟 Starting at age seven, Wen Hua dreamed of three leopards every night. A male and a female black leopard nestled together, while a spotted leopard watched from afar, murmuring again and again, “I’ll protect you.” She thought it was just a dream that had nothing to do with her. At sixteen, she met Yin Kezhi. The young man wrote, “One heart, one love, for a lifetime,” and she said that was her entire future. Later, Yin Kezhi rose rapidly through the ranks while her family fell into decline. His let 128Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Cutting the Silks to Meet a Propitious Time 翦旎及良时 A husband-chasing journey to hell and back + no getting back together after the breakup + the leads are not chaste. If that's not your thing, please move along~ If you enjoy it, please support the author with votes and five-star reviews. Thank you! In the Great Liang dynasty, in Yunzhou, Jiangnan, lived Nie Zhixue, a merchant's daughter with skin like ice and jade and beauty that could outshine the land. She had helped her father with the family business since childhood and was exceptionally cle 717Reads—Score10114d adds
- 7 Bittersweet Peach 蜜桃微苦 After graduating from college, Pu Lanyi moves to Jiangzhou alone, a big city where desire and dreams intertwine. She has a secret quirk: whenever she's in a relationship, she keeps a few peach-flavored hard candies in her pocket. Before every kiss with her boyfriend, she feeds him one herself. To save money, she finds a room in a shared apartment in Xingluoli, a neighborhood where celebrities live. Her roommate is Wen Senyi, an unknown actor from the lowest tier of the industry. He has played bi 213Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Mr. Shang, Stop Torturing Me: Miss Jian Marries a Powerful Beijing Tycoon 商总别虐了，简小姐二婚京圈大佬 [The Ex Wins Her Back + Second Male Lead Takes the Lead (Her Best Friend's Uncle) + The Brothers Compete in a Romantic Rivalry + Secret Crush + Long-Laid Plans] Architect VS a self-disciplined, principled big shot from Beijing's elite circle Jian Xi Tong was married to Shang Yu for four years, but he kept a mistress, Su Mu Qing. To protect his mistress, he had someone run Jian over, leaving her close to death. When she was heartbroken and asked for a divorce, he refused to let her go, determined 570Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 In the Tenth Year of Our Marriage, I Was the First to Get Bored 婚后第十年，是我先玩腻了 By Our Tenth Year of Marriage, I Was the First to Grow Bored 63Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 After the Wicked Female Side Character Awakens, the Overbearing CEO Forces Her to Love Him 恶毒女配觉醒后被霸总强制爱了 [Wife-chasing funeral pyre + villainess awakens + gloomy, possessive, obsessive CEO male lead] A fictional character awakens. Jiang Li is pushed down the stairs by Yan Xu, and unexpectedly comes to her senses, only to find herself a pitiful villainess. Even worse, she cannot change the plot. Every time she enters a story arc, Jiang Li has to scheme against and bully the heroine, Shen Yuetang, only to be abused by the male lead in every possible way. If she continues following the original plot, 1.5kReads—Score12314d adds
- 11 They Call Me Just a Nanny, Yet They Can’t Bear to Let Me Go 他们说我只是保姆，却舍不得我走 [The remorseful husband’s long road to winning her back + multiple suitors vying for her affection + possessive pursuit + obsessive love] Shen Qingzhi grew up in an orphanage. After a kind family adopted her, she studied relentlessly and got into a good university. Just when she thought her life had finally settled down, her adoptive parents died unexpectedly, leaving behind her young brother, the one person she had left to care for. To keep the family afloat and protect her brother, she concea —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 He Came from the Starlight 他从星光来 Calculating superpowered upperclassman VS strong, well-behaved rich girl [wife-chasing crematorium + second male lead wins + beautiful but tragic + imaginative premise + mutual healing + youth and school life] A fading secret crush ends without a future. Chu Xingyan’s youthful feelings are torn apart again and again by the light she once admired, the brilliant and untouchable Lu Cibai. He is cold: “Chu Xingyan, I’m not the one who changed. You’ve always been spoiled and never learned how to grow —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 The Moon Is Closest from the Waterside Pavilion 近水楼台揽得月 Complete | Secret crush comes true | Both leads devoted only to each other | Wealthy CEO | First love | Sweet romance Back then, he was a self-proclaimed love expert who ran away from love, leaving behind what he thought was a noble farewell because he was afraid of holding her back. Now, she's a "victim of a past relationship" whose latest romance has just ended. She's graduated, unemployed, and heartbroken. But perhaps fate, that great prankster, has decided to play matchmaker this time, wavin 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 They Seized My Family Estate? I Married the Regent and Rose to Power 抄我家？转头我嫁摄政王权倾朝野 They Tried to Steal My Family Fortune, So I Turned Around and Married the Regent, Taking the Court by Storm 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Reborn, I Refused the Marriage and Turned to Marry a Disabled Prince 重生拒婚后，我转身嫁了残废王爷 Reborn, I Refused the Marriage and Turned Around to Marry a Disabled Prince 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 After Draining the Family Fortune, I'm Done Being This Powerful Minister's Wife 掏空家产后，这权臣夫人我不当了 After Draining the Family Fortune, I Refuse to Be This Powerful Official's Wife 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 The Spring Breeze Won't Cross the River, So You Must Cross It Yourself 春风不渡，君自渡 The Spring Breeze Won't Cross the River, So You Must Cross It Yourself 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 My Green-Tea Ex-Husband Is Crawling Around in the Shadows Again 绿茶前夫又在阴暗爬行了 [Rebirth for both + obsessive male lead + his long road to winning her back] Everyone said Jin Hua was blessed to marry the gentle and refined Xie Qingheng. It wasn't until the palace coup was over that she saw the wolfish ambition of the man beside her. Her father was imprisoned because of her, her brother died because of her, and she herself ended up drinking poison to die for her country. When she opened her eyes again, she had returned to the beginning of the tragedy. She resolved to avoid X 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Prince, Stop Kneeling! The Princess Consort Really Won't Marry You 王爷别跪了，王妃她真的不嫁了 My Lord, Stop Kneeling. Your Princess Consort Really Isn't Marrying You 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 After I Remarried the Grand Tutor, the Crown Prince Knelt in Public and Called Me His Master's Wife 改嫁太傅后，太子当众跪喊师娘 After I Remarried the Grand Tutor, the Crown Prince Knelt in Public and Called Me His Martial Aunt 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Reborn After Being Sentenced to Death, the Prince Begged Me Not to Divorce Him 被赐死后重生，王爷跪求我别和离 Reborn After Being Sentenced to Death, the Prince Begged Me Not to Divorce Him 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 The Sickly Beauty General's Couch 病弱美人将军榻 A sickly beauty × a great general At the arrangement of the Qi emperor, Lin Wanqing, the Lin family daughter who had long been recuperating at Wan Feng Temple outside the capital, was betrothed to General Ji Qingyang, who had just returned to the city. The announcement stirred resentment on the general’s behalf. Everyone in the capital knew the Lin family was a disgrace to the great clans. With the imperial consort as their backer, they ran wild in the city, even daring to assault a royal prince —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 I Let You Be With Your White Moonlight, So Why Are You Falling Apart? 成全你和白月光在一起，你崩溃啥 The rating just came in, so it’ll probably go up later. Both leads have past experience / The husband chases his wife after losing her / The second male lead wins her over Everyone knows that Pei Yichen, the playboy CEO of the Pei family, has always had an unrequited love for the woman who got away. Even though his wife, Shen Zhizhi, is a breathtaking beauty who has loved him for seven years and been married to him for three, she still can’t warm his heart... That is, until the woman he loves re 14.6kReads7.0Score68414d adds
- 24 He Killed My Brother, Yet Called Me His Light 他杀了我哥，却说我是他的光 He Killed My Brother, Yet Says I'm His Light 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 The Divorce Letter Is Burned, General Shen, Please Stop 休夫书已焚，沈将军请止步 The Divorce Letter Has Been Burned, General Shen. Please Stop 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 I'll Take the Divorce Letter, Marquis. Please Behave Yourself 休书我收下了，侯爷请自重 I'll Accept the Divorce Letter. Marquis, Please Behave Yourself 43Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 You Wicked Thing, If Buddha Won't Save You, I Will 妖孽，佛不渡你，我渡 You little menace, if Buddha won't save you, I will. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 When Spring Faded, I Once Bid Farewell to the Mirror 春尽曾辞镜 At the End of Spring, I Once Left the Mirror 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 After We Broke Up, the Unhinged Tycoon Pulled Me Close and Kissed Me 分手后，转身被疯批大佬掐腰吻 [Sweet and sour push and pull + a touch of a universally adored heroine + top tycoon of the capital’s elite circle + a groveling ex’s long road to redemption] Yu Xiangwan plays the piano at a banquet, catching the eye of Fu Jiyuan, a powerful tycoon from the capital’s elite circle. After they get together, Fu Jiyuan is convinced their relationship is nothing but a game. He repeatedly warns her not to develop feelings for him. But in the end, he is the one who falls completely, despite all his ef 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 A Pure Trap 纯粹陷阱 | Undercover Cop × Mob Boss’s Beloved Daughter I was given a mission: deceive the only daughter of a mob boss. I made her fall in love with me, only to realize I’d fallen for her first. I thought she was as innocent as a blank sheet of paper. But on the eve of my operation, she handed me the evidence I’d been dreaming of. “Shen An, will this help you?” she asked with a smile, as if she had seen through every one of my disguises long ago. It turned out that in this carefully designed con, the ide 39Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 On the Day of Their Divorce, the Wealthy Heir Wept Until His Eyes Were Red 离婚当天，豪门继承人哭红了眼 Before the divorce, Jiang Beimo: What do you want from me? Xia Yuanchu: I want you. Jiang Beimo: You think you're good enough for me? After the divorce, Jiang Beimo: You were the one who came after me. So why don't you love me anymore? Xia Yuanchu: Dr. Jiang, please show some restraint. 31Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 32 The Day He Cut the Blood from My Heart, I Married His Imperial Uncle 剜我心头血那天，我嫁了他皇叔 The Day He Cut Out My Heart's Blood, I Married His Imperial Uncle 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 The Phoenix Crown Changes Hands 凤冠换主 The Phoenix Crown Changes Hands 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 The Crown Prince Married Five Crown Princesses, and They All Died 太子娶了五个太子妃，都死了 The Crown Prince Married Five Crown Princesses. They All Died 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 When the Begonias Bloom 海棠花开的时候 When the Begonias Bloom 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 On Our Wedding Night, He Exposed My Imposture on the Spot 大婚夜，他当场拆穿我替嫁 On Our Wedding Night, He Exposed Me as the Substitute Bride 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Miss Shen Only Collects Interest: Forgiveness Accrues Daily Interest 沈小姐只收利息：原谅按日计息 Rival men fighting for her | The chase-and-regret game | A devastating reckoning and revenge | Cool, commanding heroine | Dark power plays among the elite | Returns after faking her death Five years ago, Shen Zhien went from being the eldest daughter of the Shen family to a “sinner” despised by everyone. The man she trusted most shut her out. The brother who had protected her for seventeen years drove her from their home. Branded a thief and an arsonist, she vanished from everyone's world. Every 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 A Game of Wits in Bed 枕边博弈 [The male lead is a substitute + he has to win her back] Li Xiao always thought Cui Dai was deeply in love with him. Every time they were in bed, she would tenderly kiss his brow bone, her eyes hazy yet focused. As Jinghai’s most notoriously cold-hearted capitalist, Li Xiao enjoyed having the elite lawyer submit to him. By day, she was the perfect subordinate, taking care of business and shielding him from unwanted drinks. By night, she was his most compatible bedmate. · Until the resignation le 50Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Vermilion Sand in My Palm, Nothing More 掌心朱砂，不过尔尔 The Cinnabar on My Palm Is Nothing Special 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 Reborn as a Slave, I Drive the Obsessive Emperor to Madness 重生为奴，偏执帝王为我疯魔 [Not your typical palace intrigue; romance takes center stage, with little palace scheming. A historical romance about a domineering CEO chasing his wife, with plenty of angst] In her previous life, she married into the Eastern Palace and gave Pei Yan her whole heart. He ignored her, devoted only to the woman he cherished. A cruel twist of fate led to her untimely death. Three years later, she is reborn as the young palace maid who once served her personally. Pei Yan, now emperor, keeps her by 46Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 After He Forced Me to Return Her Cheongsam, Her Designer Husband Was Driven Mad with Regret 逼我还她旗袍后，设计师丈夫悔疯了 After forcing me to return her qipao, my designer husband is consumed with regret 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 I Slept with the Gloomy Male Supporting Character, So Why Is He Addicted? 睡了阴湿男配，他怎么还上瘾了？ [Both Pure] [Marriage Before Love] [The Female Lead Misunderstands the Male Lead at First, but the Truth Will Come Out Later] [Adorable Child] [Book Transmigration] A carefully orchestrated scandal allows a scheming cannon-fodder woman to successfully marry into a wealthy family. When Su Wanqiao transmigrates into the body of this cannon-fodder woman, she's already trapped with no way out and can only marry Pei Xuzhou, the gloomy, obsessive villainous male supporting character. The man is devote 808Reads—Score13814d adds
- 43 Quick Transmigration: The Heartbreak Hotel for Chasing Your Beloved 快穿万人迷之追妻火葬场 Quick Transmigration: This World Is One Giant Groveling Pursuit After Losing Your Wife Lin Yunque was accidentally saved by the System. Stripped of her identity and every memory of herself, she was forced to work for the Time and Space Travel Bureau. In one small world after another, Lin Yunque was forced to play the wife who was always stuck in the “crematorium” in a story about a husband groveling to win back his wife. The male lead, who was supposed to be stuck in the “crematorium,” hadn't 60Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 The Forgotten Fiancée 被遗忘的未婚妻 [Big imagination + wife-chasing crematorium + parallel worlds + face-slapping and falling hard] [Female lead’s perspective] She arrives with memories from another world. He has forgotten that she is the only one he has ever loved. He puts his arm around another woman’s waist and sees her as a marriage prospect foisted on him by his grandfather. His attitude toward her is condescending indifference. People in their social circle laugh, saying the Qin family wants to climb the social ladder withou 769Reads8.1Score11114d adds
- 45 Trapped in an Abusive Novel, I Keep Myself Alive by Winning Over the Unhinged Crown Prince 穿进虐文，我靠攻略疯批太子续命 [Transmigrate Into a Book, 1v1, Both Leads Are Each Other's Only Partner + Regretful Pursuit + Bittersweet, Angsty Romance + System] (The rating just came out, so it’ll rise later) When Li Sui'an, who was terminally ill, closed and opened her eyes, she somehow found herself pulled by a conquest System into the world of a novel about a tyrannical love affair. The good news: If she completes her mission, she can go home in a healthy body. The bad news: The person she has to win over is the derange 11.8kReads8.5Score1.5k14d adds
- 46 After Giving Birth to the Heir, I Divorced Him and Fled with Our Child and the Money 生下继承人后，我离婚带崽携款逃 [Ex-Husband's Redemption · Bitter Regret · Clear-Eyed, Strong Heroine] The night she gave birth to an heir, Lin Rong'er finally woke up. Her husband was looking after his childhood sweetheart's sprained ankle, while her mother-in-law schemed to use her womb. She was done being a puppet in this wealthy family. After disappearing with her son, the whole family laughed, convinced she couldn't survive without the Pei family. But with her talent and a sudden influx of capital, she defied fate and mad 1.3kReads7.3Score17714d adds
- 47 After the Engagement Was Broken, the Cold and Proud Heir Regretted It 退婚后，高冷世子后悔了 [No transmigration, no rebirth, no golden finger. Pure historical romance. Reunion after years apart. The husband’s road to redemption. Rekindled romance. Not a strong female lead. ☛ The male lead is a deranged, perverted, thoroughly rotten schemer who will stop at nothing to get what he wants. He’s a real bastard early on. When the heroine stops loving him, he completely loses it, and after their positions are reversed, he becomes addicted to groveling at her feet.] He severed the red thread ti 28.2kReads7.2Score68914d adds
- 48 Reborn, I’m Addicted to My Possessive CEO 重生后，疯批霸总缠我成瘾 [Both reborn + forced love + intense push and pull + desperate pursuit of his wife] [Orphaned young woman dependent on others × obsessive, deranged CEO] In her previous life, Yan Shuyao loved Zhao Siwei for eight years, only to die alone and ill. Six months after her death, the cold-hearted man raced madly to her grave, only to die a tragic death along the way. Reborn at twenty, all she wants is to run away. But Zhao Siwei closes in at every turn. “Yaoyao, you can’t escape me.” Right in front of 78Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Unbelievable! My Amnesiac Ex Insists I’m the One He Never Forgot 离谱！前夫失忆后非说我是他白月光 Unbelievable! My Amnesiac Ex-Husband Insists I’m the Woman He’s Always Loved 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 After the Divorce, the AI Queen Is Permanently Allergic to Him 离婚后，AI女王对他永久性过敏 Su Ying, a medical AI scientist, watched her life get destroyed by her own husband in front of a livestream audience. Shen Juan, a leading cardiac surgeon, publicly rejected her “Lingxi” System at an ethics review meeting. She had spent three years developing it, and it carried her late father’s final wish. Overnight, her career collapsed and she was saddled with enormous debts. That same day, she discovered she was pregnant. Shen Juan’s response was a rational assessment: “Now isn’t the best ti 9Reads—Score—14d adds
