Novels like On a Whim, I Kissed My Brother’s Close Friend
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- 101 Found Fox Tail on Husband After Marriage 都成亲了才发现夫君有狐狸尾巴 Qiao Ying transmigrated into a book, but unfortunately, kidnappers injured her head and left her with amnesia. In a dark, damp dungeon, she met a young man. He wore blue robes, had snow-white hair and strikingly beautiful features, and his eyes were covered with white silk. Though he was physically impaired, he was remarkably cheerful and always smiling. That day, the amnesiac Qiao Ying escaped from the dungeon with the harmless young man. The young man was a good person. He was afraid of blood, 55kReads9.4Score8kShelves
- 102 After the Fake Heiress Asked for a Divorce, Her Cold-Faced Husband's Inner Thoughts Were Exposed 假千金提离婚后，冷面老公的心声爆了 After the Fake Heiress Asked for a Divorce, Her Cold-Faced Husband's Inner Thoughts Spilled Out 80Reads—Score—Shelves
- 103 Bad Brother and Sister 坏兄妹 [Print edition signed] [Jerk of a brother vs. sweet little sister] In the first few years after meeting Yu Chizhou, Chen Er didn't want a brother. In the years that followed, Chen Er didn't want Yu Chizhou to be her brother. On a typhoon day, Chen Er followed her mother to the Yu home. She hid behind the adults, drenched from head to toe and as pitiful as a little flower. After the adults urged her again and again, she softly called the boy sitting on the sofa “Brother.” The boy scoffed. At 77.8kReads9.4Score13.4kShelves
- 104 Spring Brewed in Snow 雪酿春 Snow-Brewed Spring 325Reads—Score—Shelves
- 105 The Prince’s Abandoned Consort: The Useless Brats’ Mother Teaches Military Strategy 王府弃妃：废崽他娘教兵法 Female-oriented: discarded consort / cast-off kids / System / a thousand-year-old destiny Su Wanqing, a company’s finance director, transmigrates into a discarded princess consort and binds herself to a past-and-present System. From the start, she has four hopeless children to raise. Her eldest son is an idiot, her youngest son is a good-for-nothing, and her two daughters are the laughingstock of the capital. Instead of teaching them poetry, she teaches them military strategy, political schem 47.5kReads8.4Score4.6kShelves
- 106 I Force-Kissed the Campus Heartthrob, and He Blocked Me 强吻校草后，他拉黑了我 After I kissed the campus heartthrob by force, he blocked me 524Reads—Score—Shelves
- 107 My Wife, Afu 吾妻阿福 [Reborn × Marriage First, Love Later] [Clingy, affectionate beauty vs. refined and elegant noble minister] Yuan Shujin (Yuan Afu) was lovely and charming, adored by her father and brothers from childhood, and born into a distinguished family. But one mistaken choice of lover cost her father and brothers their lives. Her sincere affection had been nothing but a tool for someone else, and in the end, she took her own life on a lonely night. When she opened her eyes again, she had returned to the y 2.7kReads8.9Score345Shelves
- 108 When the Spring Breeze Turns Warm 及此春风暄 [The Quiet, Reticent Little Princess × The Roaming Rogue with a Rascally Streak] [One-on-one romance + mutual healing + slow-to-warm heroine + hero who falls for her all on his own] On New Year's Eve in the twenty-third year of Zhengzhi, during the imperial family banquet, Fourth Prince Jiang Jingxian used a longsword to slaughter all his brothers. He ascended the throne with a forged imperial edict and changed the era name to Tian'an. In the first year of Tian'an, Emperor Tian'an sent the princ 5.2kReads9.2Score624Shelves
- 109 The Gentle, Lovable Wife in the Comparison Group Awakens 对照组的娇软正妻觉醒啦 [One man and one woman + devoted couple and sweet romance + delicate beauty + regent] Sheng Rui, an unfavored concubine-born daughter, manages through her own efforts to marry the youngest grand secretary in the court. After their wedding, she feels life is pretty comfortable: she has money to spend and power at her disposal. Her husband may be a little too insatiable in certain matters, but with time, she's learned to enjoy it too. Just as she thinks she can spend the rest of her life in peace 9.1kReads8.4Score593Shelves
- 110 Fallen Orchid 堕汀兰 [One-on-one romance, both leads devoted only to each other + transmigrated as herself + each other’s long-held love + lovestruck male lead + direct communication, no misunderstandings + fictional setting + happy ending] A gentle, moon-bright Crown Prince ✖️ a cheerful, sweet-on-the-outside, cunning-within young woman Xia Zhiting transmigrates as herself to the Great Yi Dynasty a thousand years in the past. Someone takes her in and trains her to be a spy, then sends her to the Eastern Palace as t 4.4kReads9.4Score724Shelves
- 111 The Powerful Minister Pursues His Wife: He Says He'd Even Accept Being Her Lover! 权臣追妻，他说外室他也愿意！ The rating has just come in, so it’ll go up later~ The male lead starts out on top, then turns into a devoted lapdog later. There’s a little political scheming and domestic drama. The satisfying face-slapping comes later. This isn’t a strong-female-lead story either, so don’t read it if that’s not your thing. "Beautiful, fair-skinned, voluptuous, innocent heroine vs. a man who doesn’t realize he’s in love until he’s on his knees pursuing his wife" "Powerful minister pursues his wife ➕ both leads 2.3kReads8.1Score223Shelves
- 112 The Crown Prince's Captive Love 难逃太子的囚宠 The Crown Prince’s Captive Love Is Inescapable 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 113 Young Master Shen, You Shine as Both a Man and a Woman 沈世子，您真是做男做女都精彩啊 [One heroine, multiple male leads, all devoted to her + romantic rivalry + secret identities exposed + absurd humor] [Not a political power struggle] [Gentle, dignified young emperor + sinister, unexpectedly tender regent + aloof, cool-headed Left Chancellor + clever, foxlike imperial merchant] Shen Zhezhi transmigrates into a book. To inherit the Marquis’s estate, she disguises herself as a man and takes the place of her elder brother, who died on the battlefield, becoming the heir to the title 113.1kReads9.4Score23.6kShelves
- 114 Childhood Sweethearts to Lovers: Returning with a Jade in His Arms 青梅变竹马，朝阳抱玉归 [Female Disguise, Iron-Blooded Heir × Male Disguise, Downtrodden Sixth Prince] [Historical Romance, Alternate Setting | Pure Historical Romance, no transmigration, no System | Both are chaste in body and heart, each other's first and only love | Includes war and court intrigue. The plot is fictional, so please don't nitpick the details.] Xie Yu is the "only son" of the Marquis of Dingyuan's household. She has disguised herself as a boy since childhood and is destined to defend the northwest in 784Reads—Score109Shelves
- 115 The Obsessive Female CEO Has Lost It, and the Villain Gets Kissed Until He Cries 偏执女霸总疯了，反派被亲哭 [Devoted Romance + Lighthearted + Subverting the Usual Tropes + Two Strong Leads, Obsessive Female CEO X Adorable Rabbit-like Villain] A nobody transmigrates into a book as a female CEO, and the System actually wants her to play a pervert? Obsessive System 009: “Host, maintain your obsessive persona to complete your domineering-love missions. Fail, and funds will be deducted from your existing inheritance. Succeed, and you'll get money back.” Wait, money back? Well, money doesn't matter. She jus 822Reads—Score—Shelves
- 116 Jiang Yugu 姜域顾 [Pure historical romance + devoted and sweet love + a gentle, proactive little princess + doting affection + mutual devotion] Jiang Sui, the seventh imperial princess of the Great Qi Dynasty, was born into a life of luxury and privilege. Bright and lively, she was simple and guileless, never hiding what was on her mind. When she was twelve, she fell in love at first sight with a young man and secretly gave him her heart. From then on, someone lived in her heart, and she kept a little secret all 7.2kReads9.2Score824Shelves
- 117 A Heart Full of Longing 春心难捱 [I'm Only 19, But My Son Is 18 + He Begs for Her Back + The Cocky Guy Takes the Lead + A Little Wolf-and-Bunny Romance] [Quiet, Sweet Student x Bad-Tempered Tycoon] The Zhu and Meng families have been close for generations. Zhu Lingyu and Meng Ke have known each other since childhood and are engaged. Everyone around them assumes they're a couple and will get married one day. Only Zhu Lingyu knows that the man who indulges her in every way has always held someone else in his heart. She thinks he' 116.8kReads9.3Score15.3kShelves
- 118 The Third Day After She Disappeared 她消失的第三天 Delicate darling x rugged man Substitute x crematorium x happy ending - When Zhao Haitang was eighteen, she became a blood bank for the Qin family’s young lady. Everyone said Miss Qin’s older brother was a ruthless man who had fought his way out of the slums alone while caring for his sickly little sister. He had risen from the dregs of society to become one of Dongzhou’s new elite. Cross him, and he’d make you suffer for it. Zhao Haitang paid no attention to the rumors. She was madly in love wi 162.9kReads9.1Score23.5kShelves
- 119 My Wife Is Truly Bewitching 吾妻甚是迷人 [Sweet, soft enchantress x aloof Crown Prince, faithful to each other in both lives / reborn / super sweet! Super sizzling! The male lead knows exactly what he’s doing! Strong support from her brother, a story within a story] Main story complete Wen Ruochu, the fourth legitimate princess of Tianhuang, was renowned for her breathtaking beauty, both fairy-like and bewitching. She excelled in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. She was a rare beauty, delicate and sweet. What no one knew was th 4.8kReads9.0Score486Shelves
- 120 EN My Prince, Be Gentle: Your Princess Is Delicate and Soft 王爷轻宠，王妃她身娇体软 [Historical romance + marriage first, love later + devoted couple + happy ending + sweet romance] Yan Wanning, the eldest daughter of the Duke's household, had lost both her parents. Beautiful and gentle by nature, she had spent her childhood treading carefully in the household. Later, the emperor arranged her marriage to Prince Anbei, who lived far away on the northern frontier, and made her his principal consort. According to the rumors, Prince Anbei was a battle-hardened giant with the build 6.9kReads9.0Score584Shelves
- 121 The Scent of Childhood Sweethearts: The Heir Has Been Plotting This for Ages 青梅嗅：世子他蓄谋已久 [Childhood sweethearts + young married couple + long-planned pursuit + mutual devotion and favoritism] [Brash, straightforward commandery princess × scheming, jealous heir to a noble title] The Princess Royal’s residence and the Prince of Zhenbei’s estate are separated by just one wall. From the moment Jiang Changning was born, Xie Yan gained a nemesis in this world. Whenever the two met, they could argue so loudly they’d bring down the rafters. Then one day, Jiang Changning was betrothed b 20.9kReads9.1Score2.3kShelves
- 122 The Royal Family's Sickly, Obsessive Daughter-in-Law 皇家病娇媳 [Rebirth + classic period setting + marriage first, love later + raising a child + beautiful and captivating heroine] She spent five years scraping out a miserable existence in a brothel. At last, the famous courtesan Luo Jinyi died. She died in her wedding sedan chair, being carried off to become someone’s concubine. When she awoke again, she was still going to be carried off in a wedding sedan chair. This time, it was the day ten years earlier when she had been deceived into refusing to marry 6.9kReads9.1Score996Shelves
- 123 After We Married, Pei Heng Kept Demanding a Divorce, Until I Finally Stopped Caring About Him 婚后，裴珩一直嚷着要离婚，直到我真的不管他了 After We Married, Pei Heng kept clamoring for a divorce, until I finally stopped caring about him 8.1kReads—Score101Shelves
- 124 She Alone Has the Gods' Favor 她独得神明眷顾 This book is mainly a collection of short stories. What are gods like when they fall in love? First story: The God of Love's "Golden Cage" Psyche was so beautiful that everyone who saw her praised her as "more beautiful than the gods." When those words reached Aphrodite, goddess of beauty, she flew into a rage, feeling that her authority had been challenged. So she sent Eros, the young god of love, to make Psyche fall in love with the ugliest monster. But Eros fell in love with Psyche at first s 10.2kReads6.8Score966Shelves
- 125 I May Be Sickly, but I Command a Mighty Army 本宫多病，但手握重兵 Genre: Historical romance / two formidable leads / political intrigue / nation and family I am the Grand Princess of Da Ye, frail and sickly since childhood, and the laughingstock of the noblewomen in the capital. They don't know that I cough up blood because every year I sneak out of the palace for three months to train troops on the frontier. They know even less that my late fiancé, the Regent of the realm, is actually locked in a secret room at a separate residence by me. He has been there fo 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 126 The Switched-at-Birth Daughter Drops the Act: I Become an Admiral and Astound the World 调包弃女不装了，我平海患做提督惊天下 The Switched-Out Daughter Drops the Act: As the Governor of Pinghai, I Shock the World 15Reads—Score—Shelves
- 127 How to Become the Mad Tyrant’s White Moonlight 论如何成为疯批暴君的白月光 [Delicate, stunning noblewoman * mad, twisted boy-emperor] (Complete) [Both leads are each other’s first and only + System + redemption + heroine fakes her death and loses her memory later + hero is genuinely insane] The first time Meng Yuan met Xie Hui, she saw him order someone to feed a young palace maid to a horse. When he turned to look at her, his voice was so excited it frightened her. “You have lovely eyes. Let’s have someone dig them out and turn them into glass marbles.” Meng Yuan felt 76.8kReads9.2Score9.2kShelves
- 128 I Went Home for the Dragon Boat Festival, and My Flash-Married Husband's Secret Was Exposed 端午回老家，闪婚老公掉马了 I went back to my hometown for the Dragon Boat Festival, and my flash-married husband was exposed 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
- 129 Don't Mess with That Miaojiang Boy, He's Twisted and Sadistic 别惹那个苗疆少年，他病娇又变态 [Print edition signed, awaiting release] [Exclusive 1v1 Romance + Healing + Sweet Romance + Happy Ending] [Straightforward Sweetheart x Sharp-Tongued, Brooding Tsundere] Original title: Don’t Mess with That Miaojiang Boy, He’s Obsessive and Twisted When Chai Xiaomi reads how the righteous female side character tries to stop the villain from planting a love gu in the heroine, only to be eaten by venomous insects until not a bone remains, she shudders in silence. She is stung to death by a poisono 81.1kReads9.4Score14.3kShelves
- 130 My Brother Is Calling for Help, but Grandpa Says Never to Look Back 弟弟在求救，祖父却说千万别回头 My younger brother was calling for help, but Grandfather said, "Whatever you do, don't look back." 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 131 I Caught My Boyfriend Coming Out, So We Broke Up, But He Came Crawling Back 抓到男友出柜，分手后勾勾手他又爬墙回来了 After catching her boyfriend cheating with a man, she breaks up with him. But all it takes is a beckoning finger for him to come crawling back to her. 10.1kReads—Score102Shelves
- 132 My Husband and His Childhood Sweetheart Made Me Miscarry, So I Finally Got Over Him 夫君和青梅害我流产，我恋爱脑好了 My Husband and His Childhood Sweetheart Made Me Miscarry, and I Got Over My Lovesick Foolishness 803Reads—Score—Shelves
- 133 Reborn as a Rich Heiress's Canary, I'll Court a Wealthy Wife Instead of a Rich Guy 豪门金丝雀重生，不傍富哥傍阔太 [CEO Romance + Sweet Love in Beijing’s Elite Circles + Airheaded Beauty + Rebirth + Obsessive, Coercive Love + Rivalry Between Men + Multiple Male Leads] [Too Many Boyfriends to Handle: The Reborn Canary Is Spoiled Until She Cries] Meng Zhixue was reborn. In her previous life, she was the most cherished, most delicate canary in the palm of the powerful. One boyfriend followed another. They coaxed and spoiled her, but also clung to her until she had nowhere to run. In this life, she only wanted t 1.4kReads8.6Score115Shelves
- 134 High-born Matriarch’s Husband-Taming Manual 高门主母的驯夫手册 Cheng Zhao was granted in marriage to Zhou Yuanshen, the youngest duke in the realm. Zhou Yuanshen had a favored concubine with a powerful family backing her, and he was also entangled in an ambiguous relationship with his widowed sister-in-law. He despised the stiff, dull manner of noble-born ladies. And Cheng Zhao had received the most orthodox upbringing of all. Faced with the endless infighting in the Duke’s household, the concubine’s provocations, and her sister-in-law’s covert meddling, Ch 166.6kReads9.0Score25.4kShelves
- 135 Waiting for Him to Mess Up! My Detective Husband Is Acting Suspicious 坐等翻车！闪婚刑警老公不太对劲 2.8kReads—Score253Shelves
- 136 After Being Reborn, I Threw Myself into the Powerful Minister's Arms and Cried, and He Turned Red with Anger 重生后扑到权臣怀里哭，他红温了 [Sweet and Gentle Girl VS Steady, Restrained Powerful Official] [Mutually devoted, childhood sweethearts, years of secret love finally returned] Shen Mingshu grew up cherished by Jiang Xun, but his stern, cold nature made her fear him more than anything. After someone drugged her, her childhood friend, a young general, took her away. When they were discovered, she had no choice but to marry him. But the young general loved someone else and took a concubine on their wedding day. He doted on his c 62.5kReads8.8Score8.9kShelves
- 137 The Big Shot Reads Her Mind, Then Carries the Maid Straight to Bed 大佬读心后，直接扛起保姆扔在床 [Both Leads Have No Past Relationships + Pure Love + Mind Reading + Transmigrate into a Book + Kissing Addict] A lively, lustful little housekeeper vs. a pure-hearted, sickly villain (They get together incredibly fast!) She transmigrates into a dog-blood novel as a cannon-fodder housekeeper. The original owner disappeared after trying to climb into the villain's bed while he was dead. Looking at the handsome, sinister Shen Jin, she acts obedient on the surface, while internally going wild: [Ooh! 12.3kReads8.4Score963Shelves
- 138 The Fake Heiress Goes Wild with Her Illness, and the Young Master She Saved Clings to Her 假千金持病发癫，救的真少爷求贴 [Short-Tempered, Sexually Cold-Hot Pepper X Lovesick, Pretty Peacock, Poor Little Thing] In her previous life, Zhen Daiyu was nicknamed the powder keg. She died after her scheming boss smashed her over the head with an ashtray for ruining his plans. When she opened her eyes again, she was in an unfamiliar world, a fake heiress who had been thrown out of a psychiatric hospital and swallowed a whole bottle of sleeping pills in a rented apartment. Reborn and already crazy from the start, Zhen Daiyu 554Reads—Score—Shelves
- 139 Autumn Passes Over Jing Mountain 禾过璟山秋 [Modern siblings transmigrate together + two equally matched political players + nation-building + imaginative historical romance + devoted couples with happy endings] After a car accident, modern siblings Rui He and Rui Zheng both transmigrate into a political intrigue novel, only to find themselves bound to a doomed, unfinished story set in a chaotic age. In the original, Emperor Murong Jing is isolated and outmatched, hemmed in by powerful aristocratic families and ministers, as well as the a 92Reads—Score538Shelves
- 140 Transmigrated into the Hero's Ambitious Ex-Girlfriend, I Choose to Take It Easy 穿成男主的卷王前女友，咸鱼摆烂 (Print edition signed) [Devoted couple, sweet romance, hilarious cohabitation; a laid-back, theatrical slacker x a restrained, proper perfectionist] [Transmigration with her body, no secondary couple] Wen Zhili bought a lottery ticket to celebrate graduating. She scratched off a six-figure prize, then transmigrated into a book moments later. Oh well. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. A slacker can lounge anywhere, right? The System earnestly advised her: "Please maintain your character setting, 97.2kReads9.4Score14kShelves
- 141 The Mad Princess Marries a Powerful Eunuch 疯批公主她嫁了个高权宦官 {Devoted couple, two strong leads, historical setting, political intrigue, revenge, switched marriages, marriage before love} One is a spoiled and willful princess; the other, a ruthless and bloodthirsty minister. An unexpected marriage swap brings Feng Yuan and Jiang Yu together. Just as everyone waits to laugh at them after the wedding, they realize things are taking a strange turn. Feng Yuan knows full well that she must wear the false mask the world expects of her to hide herself even deeper 7kReads9.3Score956Shelves
- 142 I Mistook My Husband for an AI 错把夫君当AI I Mistook My Husband for an AI 1.3kReads—Score—Shelves
- 143 After Making Cockroaches Her Informants, She Became the Major Crimes Unit’s Favorite 让蟑螂当线人后，她成重案组团宠 [No Romance]+ [Crime Solving]+ [A Different Kind of Ability to Understand “Animal” Talk] The night Tang Cong awakens her special ability, a mouse stealing snacks gives her a live report on a murder: “Your neighbor’s turned into a brainless female corpse!” Tang Cong: …What kind of nightmare script did I get stuck with?! Other people hear their pets’ thoughts. She hears the city’s vermin hold a conference. With this absurd “intelligence network,” Tang Cong helps the police solve one bizarre ca 47.7kReads8.8Score7.9kShelves
- 144 Past and Present, Swapping Lives: She Takes Down Scumbags in My Rich Family, While I Farm in Exile for Her 古今互穿：她替我豪门虐渣，我替她流放种田 She travels between ancient and modern times: she helps me take down scum in a wealthy family, while I help her farm in exile. 12.7kReads—Score213Shelves
- 145 My Sister and I Are to Marry the Same Man? I Won't Marry the Crown Prince, I Want the Regent 姐妹同嫁？我不嫁太子我要摄政王 The possessive, jealous regent x the sweet, silly Princess Mingyue The heroine is the kind of person who doesn’t have to lift a finger for someone to fall in love with her! "Historical romance + reborn + in their previous life, the hero secretly loved her and died with her + in this life, he competes for her and refuses to let her go + both are devoted to each other + happy ending + sweet romance + no angst for the heroine" In both their past and present lives, Wen Ruan is Shen Ye’s wife. In t 37.1kReads8.7Score6.5kShelves
- 146 Summer Kisses and Wildfire 夏吻野火 Radiant, pampered heiress x ruthless, brooding man in power Both devoted only to each other | Sweet, flirtatious tension | Long in the making | Utterly doting Xia Xingmi is an heiress with a massive fortune, engaged through an alliance between her family and the top-tier Shen clan. But someone drugs her as part of a setup, and her fiancé announces, “The engagement is off!” The man who comes to discuss the breakup is cold, abstinent, and stunningly handsome. Rumor has it he's the most powerful me 37.6kReads9.4Score6.1kShelves
- 147 Lost in the Depths of Spring 误入春深 Prince Yu, Yu Huaiji, believed he had spent his life acting decisively, plotting every move, and leaving himself no weaknesses. He was sure he was invincible. But Heaven was about to show him that there was always someone greater! It sent him a delicate young lady from the Song family: Song Nao. She looked so fragile and soft that anyone could bully her, but in truth she was clever in her own way. After meeting him only twice, she had already found and firmly grasped his one fatal weakness. Yet 5.6kReads9.4Score609Shelves
- 148 The Young Master Himself, at Your Service, Madam Sea King 公子本尊，参见海王夫人 This Young Master Appears in Person to Pay His Respects to the Sea King's Wife 19Reads—Score—Shelves
- 149 Severing Worldly Ties 斩尘缘 The sister novel to The Xie Family’s Short-Lived Ghost Has a Long Life, the second book in the Duology of Death. [Film and television rights sold] Wei Dongjun’s uncle left behind a letter of denunciation, then suddenly hanged himself. Because of that letter, the illustrious Wei family fell from the heights to the depths. Everyone else accepted their fate. Wei Dongjun alone refused. She would search the heavens above and the underworld below to ask her uncle one question: Why? On the seventh day 29.3kReads9.2Score4.3kShelves
- 150 My Husband Wants to Support Two Wives, So I'll Take a Live-in Son-in-Law 夫君要兼祧两房，那我就招赘婿 If my husband wants to support two households, then I’ll take in a son-in-law 17Reads—Score—Shelves
