Novels like My Master Seems Cold on the Surface, but Is Secretly Yandere?
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as My Master Seems Cold on the Surface, but Is Secretly Yandere?, best match first.
- 1 My Yandere Ghost Wife 病娇鬼妻 My Yandere Ghost Wife 589Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Why Is the Little Disciple I Picked Up So Obsessive? 我捡来的小徒弟怎么是病娇？ [One female lead] [Mutually each other's first] [Gentle, refined master] × [Yandere disciple] When I found her in the ruins, she was covered in blood. Clutching the hem of my robe, she asked if I would abandon her. I said I wouldn't. I taught her to read, cultivate spiritual energy, and be a good person. Later, she grew taller and surpassed me in cultivation. Then she started driving everyone away from me. Then she cornered me in my cave abode and said: Master, you taught me for nine years, but 380Reads—Score1.7k14d adds
- 3 The Delights of a Child Bridegroom 童养夫的滋味顶呱呱 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 The Dessert Stand and the Yandere Heiress 甜品站与病娇大小姐 The Dessert Stand and the Yandere Heiress 451Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 My Yandere Wife Suddenly Wants to Become a Taoist 我的病娇妻子突然要当道士 My Yandere Wife Suddenly Wants to Become a Taoist 217Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 The Yandere Princess of the Midnight Pharmacy 午夜药房的病娇公主 The Yandere Princess of the Midnight Pharmacy 228Reads—Score214d adds
- 7 I’m a Demon Realm Villain, and I Raised a Yandere Snake Spirit 魔界反派的我，养了条病娇蛇精 I'm a Villain in the Demon Realm, and I Raised a Yandere Snake Spirit 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Where the Cloud Mountain Returns, There Are All Living Beings 云山归处是苍生 A slow burn with a story that gains momentum, carefully planted clues, and a serious approach to storytelling, from a new Tomato author. Full of twists and turns. Late at night, I met up with a few friends to race at Sandaowan. Only a few dim yellow streetlights dotted the roadside, making the winding mountain road seem especially desolate. I was a rich second-generation heir, and our cars sped down the mountain road. Then, as we reached a bend, my car suddenly lost control without warning. The 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Oh No! My Two Yandere Childhood Friends Caught Me 完蛋了，被两位病娇青梅抓到了 [Yandere] [Two Female Leads] [Suffocating] [Forced Love] [Twisted] Bai Zhi was just an ordinary college student. He had planned to scrape by until graduation, then head back to his hometown to find a job. But ever since he moved out of the dorms, he kept having the same nightmare. In it, two girls were always holding him, whispering in his ear from time to time. "Xiao Bai~" "Brother Bai~" "You can never escape our grasp~" The nightmare clung to him like a snake, tightening its coils the harder h 19kReads6.9Score1.8k14d adds
- 10 Two Yandere Sisters: Which One Should I Choose? 双病娇妹妹，我选哪个？ [Yandere] [Love triangle] [Suffocating] [Forced love] [Pure romance] [Sweeter in the later chapters] It all began when: After being imprisoned by the yandere Ling Qiao'er, Xu Mo was "rescued" by Su Wanqing, the wealthy young lady of Kyoto. He thought he'd escaped hell, only to discover that the lock on his new cage was edged with gold. And his younger sister, who had grown up with him, was about to arrive with an even sweeter smile. 536Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 How Did My Crybaby Hero Turn into a Yandere? 我的爱哭包勇者怎么变成病娇了？ [Lighthearted and Funny] [Western Fantasy] [Slight Yandere Elements] [Multiple Heroines] Lin Mo transmigrates into the medieval fantasy game Prophecy RPG, where he becomes Kane, a tutorial NPC in the starting village. He has long since memorized the story inside and out: The chosen hero comes with cheat abilities, steamrolls the Demon King, and inevitably gives the world a perfect ending. All Lin Mo has to do is complete the tutorial, teach the basics of swordsmanship and magic, then make his es 274Reads—Score10114d adds
- 12 My Yandere Sister-in-Law 我的病娇嫂子 My Yandere Sister-in-Law 584Reads—Score614d adds
- 13 The Yandere Student's Teasing Conquest: Professor Lu, Don't Think You Can Escape 病娇学生钓系攻略，路教授别想跑 (Yandere + Single Heroine + Magical World + Long-Planned Scheme) (The Male Lead Is a Total Blockhead) (Slow Burn, I Guess) (Sweet Romance) My name is Shen Tingwan, the Shen family’s legitimate daughter and a magical prodigy. In everyone else’s eyes, I’m an aloof beauty who keeps strangers at a distance. But in front of Lu Chaoming, I’m a useless student who can’t even get the most basic mana circuit right. “Professor Lu, I still don’t get it. Could you walk me through it again?” “Professor Lu, I —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Abyss Task Force: Scavenge, Shoot, and Escape in the Apocalypse 深渊特遣：末日搜打撤 [Loot, Fight, Extract + Game Invasion + Superpowered Martial Arts + True Love + Suspense + Thrilling Battles] As a top player of Deep Abyss Extraction, Lu Ran's greatest dream was to clear every map solo one day. Then one day, a bolt of lightning struck him and sent him into the real Deep Abyss Extraction. There are no cheats here, no respawns, and no way to quit the game. Lu Ran was dumbfounded. Die in the game, and at worst you lose your gear. Die here, and you really get buried. Life-storage 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Oh No, The One I Saved Is a Yandere 不好，我救下的竟然是一个病娇 Zhou Han once had a happy life, but after a car accident, he was left all alone. He thought he would be alone for the rest of his life. Then one rainy night, he saved her, and in doing so, she saved him too. Big brother, you’re being naughty. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Senior Sisters, Stay Back! I'm Only Here to Work 师姐们别过来，我是来打工的 [Workplace warriors, workday souls, working hard is the only way to rise above the rest.] Lin Zhixu never expected that even after transmigrating, he would still have to work, and hold down several jobs at that. “No way. Don’t even think about making me a slave again. I’d rather die than work another day in this life.” [System rewards have been issued.] “System, what other jobs are there? Hurry up.” … Then Lin Zhixu suddenly noticed that the way his senior sisters looked at him seemed to have ch 50Reads—Score10214d adds
- 17 The Possessive CEO's Childhood Betrothed 病娇总裁的童养夫 [Obsessive CEO + Younger-Man Romance + Single Heroine + Both Pure + Sweet Romance] Xia Yanran loves Xiao Mubai so much that everyone says she's crazy. She embroiders the character “Yan” on all his clothes, commissions a perfume that only the two of them in the whole world can smell, and even keeps his fallen eyelashes in an amber box. But Xiao Mubai knows she's not crazy. This is simply how she loves him. At fourteen, as she feeds him, he asks hopefully, “Big Sister, when I grow up... can I 319Reads6.7Score20614d adds
- 18 From the Start, I Snatch Old Zhu's Opportunity and Found Great Ming in the Three Kingdoms 开局截胡老朱：我在三国建立大明 Liu Hao, a modern-day loser, is thrown back into the chaos of the Three Kingdoms era and struggles to survive. He had hoped to use his knowledge from the future to serve a worthy lord, but powerful aristocratic clans drive him to the brink. Liu Hao says, “If you won’t let me live, then I’ll turn this whole world upside down. The founding emperor built the Great Ming with nothing but a bowl. I, Liu Hao, can do the same.” 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 I'll Keep the Sun All to Myself 骄阳终将被我私藏 (One woman, two men, raising them, obsessive love, corruption, childhood sweethearts, love triangle, coercion, redemption) Qin Wan transmigrated into a book. She landed in The Dark Night Emperor’s Devotion, a novel so embarrassing it made her curl her toes, as an unnamed passerby: the daughter of a wealthy merchant who grew up in a remote mountain village. She knew the plot. The two male leads, destined to shake the world, hid obsession, cruelty, and a hunger to possess deep within themselves. B 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 The Sickly One Is Here, Run! 病娇来了，快跑 “Little thing, stay by my side. You’re not going anywhere, or else...” He spoke his threats in the gentlest voice. “Yanyan, you’re mine!” His face was sick with obsession and possessiveness. “Be good and stay with me, okay? I’ll change however you want. I can give up everything.” The person who had once done every kind of evil now seemed like a pathetic clown. “Mianmian, you’re back.” The man wrapped his arms around her, afraid the girl would disappear the next second. “She’s only a bargaining c 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 A Three-Year-Old Cutie Is Adopted and Spoiled by His CEO Big Sister 三岁小正太被总裁姐姐领养宠爱大 During the three years he spent at the orphanage, Ling Xuanyu became its cutest three-year-old little boy, adored by all the other children. He had soft, milky-white hair, a wonderfully sweet scent, and an irresistibly adorable, rosy-cheeked face. He had no idea why his parents had sent him to the orphanage, but he had come to feel that it no longer mattered. What mattered was that nobody there bullied him. The director and everyone else treated him wonderfully. Then, one day, a special visitor 34Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 My Unhinged Girlfriend Is Watching Me Again Today 疯批女友今天也在监视我 My obsessive girlfriend is still keeping tabs on me today 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Saving the World by First Saving a Sickly Girl 从拯救病娇少女开始拯救世界 [Lots of Yanderes] [The Cultivation World's Number One Charm Demon] [Loli] [Beast-Eared Girls] [Love Rival Showdowns] [Bratty Girls] Jiang Yu, a short-lived Nascent Soul cultivator, bound himself to a Redemption System. He could only extend his life by raising his “redemption targets.” His wolf-eared junior disciple was sweet and clingy, and Jiang Yu soon maxed out her redemption progress. Just as he thought this was an easy nurturing game, the System unlocked a new feature and dumped a huge mes 255Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 24 The Vengeful Ghost Has Come: All of You Shall Die 厉鬼临世，请诸君赴死 Vengeful ghosts rise again, bringing suffering to the human world and threatening the continuation of life. There is a group of people who fear neither death nor danger and charge forward. Even when death lies ahead, they will become sparks to light the way for those who come after. [Decisive and ruthless + despair + selflessness + organization + no female lead] 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 The Day We Broke Up, My Yandere Childhood Friend Came Knocking 分手当天，病娇青梅找上门 [Yandere] [Controlling] [Corruption] [Love Triangle Showdowns] [Multiple Female Leads] [Romantic Daily Life] [Light Novel] Lin Mo always thought he was unlucky. Every relationship ended with him getting dumped, until one day, a [True Love App] appeared on his phone. Not only could he see the affection levels and inner thoughts of every girl he knew, he could also earn stat boosts by completing missions. Even more absurdly, his childhood friend, the school beauty, whom he thought he had long sinc 1.4kReads—Score10214d adds
- 26 After Saving My Eldest Senior Sister, I Left. Why Did She Turn into a Yandere? 救赎大师姐后离开，她咋变病娇了 Yandere, redemption, corruption After transmigrating into a book, I save the crippled senior sister and care for her devotedly. One night, she secretly kisses me and vows to marry me, only to leave without a word. Thinking she has abandoned me, I lose heart, disappear into the city, and open a clinic. There, I take in a pitiful little girl who has lost both her parents. Three years later, she has become a sect leader. After slaughtering her enemies, she still cannot find me. The day she storms i 285Reads6.0Score21014d adds
- 27 From the Start, My Family Was Slaughtered: I Hunt Demons and Collect Countless Divine Abilities 开局灭门，追捕妖邪收集万千神通 [Folklore and Strange Tales + Mystery + Adventure + Detective Investigation + Supernatural] “On a desolate mountain, a dog carries a coffin past a lonely grave. At midnight, ghosts knock at the door. Yellow paper seals strange happenings for a hundred years. Who will enter the ruined temple and question the restless spirits?” The Shadow Deity Illustrated Record is an encyclopedia from Black Myth that documents the lives of demons and ghosts. It sends Jiang Ming back to an ancient age of chaos, w 1Reads—Score10514d adds
- 28 The Tagalong: My Vicious School Belle of a Sister Is Actually Super Protective 拖油瓶：恶毒校花姐姐其实超护短 [Urban slice of life + age gap + multiple female leads + sweet romance and affection + sharp-tongued women pursuing a man] “First, no shoes in the living room.” “Second, don’t make a sound, or I’ll cut out your tongue.” Inside the mansion, Gu Qinghan looks down at the barefoot boy huddled in a corner, trembling, her eyes as cold as knives. After his parents divorce, neither wants to take responsibility, and Lu Ming is passed around like a ball until he ends up in this luxury apartment called Xin 484Reads—Score10614d adds
- 29 Help! The Obsessive Little Sister I Picked Up Has Me Locked Down 救命！捡来的病娇妹妹把我锁死了 Super-yandere heroine + childhood friends + everyday healing + no System + sweet coming-of-age romance + no formulaic face-slapping + both male and female perspectives In their previous life, she went mad for him and died. In this life, he holds her safely in the palm of his hand. But when her memories return, she pins him to the bed, eyes red. “Big brother, you’re not getting away this time...” (Sun Changle: Hehe, I picked up a little sister to raise as my child bride!) (Gu Xixi: Big brother i 465Reads—Score10114d adds
- 30 Tan Si Soothes Qing Meng’s Dreams 檀思抚清梦 [Master and disciple, fantasy trials, mutual salvation, growing together, slow-burn pacing] Xie Tan, a prodigy of the Heavenly Sword Sect in the Immortal Realm, watched his sect be destroyed and his loved ones perish, leaving him haunted by inner demons. To honor his master's dying wish, he withdrew to a desolate mountain, assumed the identity of Xuan Zhenzi, and lived on alone. One day, a celestial stone said to mend the heavens fell from the sky. It could actually suppress his inner demons! Ov —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 The Yandere Girl Next Door Invades 邻家病娇妹妹入侵记 The Invasion of the Yandere Girl Next Door 69Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 Only Sixteen, and Kept at Home by Three Older Sisters 才十六岁，被三个年上姐姐圈养了 [Urban + doting romance + master + servant + Liu Xuande] Lin An was adopted by three older sisters. He swore he would repay their kindness and gratitude. So Lin An does everything he can to help them. And his sisters indulge him in every way. 375Reads—Score3214d adds
- 33 Tenfold Sensitivity, at the Cost of Changing Sex Every Week 拥有十倍触感，代价：每周性转 Jiang Xiaopeng works in sales for a cosmetics retailer. By chance, he gains tenfold sensitivity to touch, which only works on women. Using this ability, Jiang Xiaopeng’s sales soar, and he quickly makes a name for himself among his clients. From wealthy older women and rich wives to students and edgy young women, he charms them all! He uses this to build his own business empire and enter the cutthroat world of commerce. But Jiang Xiaopeng has a strange rule: after working for one week, he has t 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 The Memory Cafeteria: My Nemesis and I Share a Stomach 记忆食堂：我和死对头共享一个胃 Other people open shops to make money. Chen Shi opens a shop that could cost him his life. That’s because he doesn’t sell food. He sells memories. Swallow a boxing champion’s memories, and you become a street-fighting king. Swallow a top student’s memories, and knowledge pours straight into your brain. Then, one rainy night, a woman drenched from head to toe bursts into his shop and shouts, “Don’t touch that pot of soup!” Too late. A forbidden memory enters his body, forcibly binding their stoma —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 The Spirit Ferry Inn Never Gets a Bad Review 渡灵居从不留差评 The Duling Residence has one rule for its guests: Check in after midnight at your own risk. Lin Che has run the old inn for three years, offering company, ghost removal, and guest send-offs. He thought he'd spend the rest of his life scraping by in the “Firefly” realm, until one day an amnesiac girl crawls out of the wall and things that should never have awakened begin appearing in the city. The qi meridians awaken, and all things change. Every faction is searching for the legendary “Guardian o 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 A Treatment Plan for the Sick Yandere Girl Who Won't Leave Me Alone 关上赖上我的病娇少女的治疗计划 Healing, lightly possessive heroine, pure love, light novel, one heroine, campus belle, slow-paced, everyday romance, heartwarming Also known as: I Just Want to Study, I Don't Want a Yandere Bothering Me Mo Fan never meant to save a girl who was trying to take her own life. She turned out to be a beautiful girl who had just transferred to his school, and, even more unexpectedly, a yandere starved of love. Mo Fan only wanted to study, but when the yandere girl latched onto him, he chose to help h 122Reads—Score11114d adds
- 37 Is My Otherworldly Mom a Little Too Controlling?! 异世界妈妈控制欲不太对劲！？ “Baby, you need to drink more milk to be healthier and grow up faster~” “Mommy will always protect you and never let you suffer the slightest grievance. Mommy will love you forever and ever~” [The most unhinged work of my writing career. You’d be right to skip it~] 10.8kReads5.4Score72014d adds
- 38 White Jade 白钰 [Be] [Older woman/younger man x Powerful woman, Weaker man x Revenge x No Forgiveness x Troubled Family Background x Obsession x A Wife-Chasing Crematorium] Bai Yu, who has been trapped in darkness since childhood, finally gets into college. Just as he’s getting ready to tell himself that everything is in the past, he encounters a human demon named Gu Nan. She is so powerful that there is no resisting her. Gripping him by the throat, she pours out her sick, twisted love for him. Gu Nan was never 1.4kReads6.0Score13314d adds
- 39 Journeys in Ink 笔墨游记 (The protagonist isn’t invincible or brainless, there’s no harem or System, the pace is slow, everything is made by hand, and no AI was used. For the best reading experience, I suggest skipping the prologue and coming back to it once the novel is complete. Have a lovely day!) On the day of an indescribable birth, a divine revelation descended upon a land of suffering, guiding people to rest, recover, and work the fields. Some, led by the revelation, traveled the world and explored every corner. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 My Yandere Fox Sister Chased Me to the Cultivation World and Insists I Marry Her 病娇狐妹修仙界追来，非要我娶她 [One Female Lead + System + Everyday Life + Ancient-to-Modern Transmigration + Yandere] Three months after returning to Blue Star from the cultivation world, Lin Ange finds a fox tail in his bed. "Ange, will you marry me and make me your wife?" She's a fox, and they aren't even biological siblings! She doesn't care that she's searched for Ange for a hundred years and still can't be with him! [Ding! Yandere Value System activated.] [Ding! New task: Spend one night with Lin Xiyue.] What's wrong wi 551Reads—Score10114d adds
- 41 You Rebellious Disciple, How Much Longer Will You Keep Bullying Your Master? 逆徒，你还要欺师到何时？ [Just Received a Rating] [Character Growth + Multiple Heroines + Defying His Master + Slow Pace + Everyday Life + No System] Ever since he could remember, Lin Xiao had lived in a Taoist temple with two sisters who were twin lotuses... My name is Lin Xiyu. Lin Xiao calls me “Sister Xiyu.” When I first met the little guy, I only wanted to add a bit of fun to the dull life ahead of me. But as the days went by, I realized I was developing more and more complicated feelings... Lin Xiao: “Sister Xiyu 489Reads7.3Score13014d adds
- 42 From the Start, I Joined the Hehuan Sect, and My Pure Yang Immortal Physique Proved My Worth! 开局合欢宗，至阳仙体为我正名！ Transmigrate into the Hehuan Sect? Others wouldn't dare, but I will! No matter how high the waves or how fierce the wind and rain, I, Jiang Bai, transmigrated into the Hehuan Sect from the start, becoming the sect master's final disciple and enduring hardships most people couldn't bear. No matter how many hardships and trials I face here, I, Jiang Bai, am willing to shoulder them all. Even if I die, I will have no regrets! Nothing else matters. My Pure Yang Immortal Physique will prove my wor 93Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 You Said We’d Be a Couple for a Week, So Why Are You Really Yandere? 说好一周情侣，你怎么真病娇了啊 [One Heroine + Redemption + Yandere + School Life + Superpowers + Daily Life] Zhen Yu awakened an ancient breathing technique, allowing him to see the qi of emotion surrounding everyone. Red meant anger, yellow meant repression, and pink meant affection. Then his new deskmate, Xu Yuwan, appeared. A blackish-purple aura unlike anything he had ever seen clung to her. She wanted to kill herself, so he decided to try to save her. “Don’t die. How about we date for a week?” “Why? I just want to get th 98Reads—Score30314d adds
- 44 The Girl I Knew as a Kid Seems to Have Become a Yandere 小时候认识的姐姐好像成了病娇？ Gu Hanche has had a captivating, foxlike face since childhood. He’s cheerful and sunny, and his only weakness is his clingy younger sister, who adores and fiercely protects her brother. When he was ten, he rescued Su Linyin, a cool and lonely girl who was isolated and bullied, and gradually warmed her icy heart. Their three-year age gap was no match for the tenderness of spending every day together. The three of them depended on one another, making the orphanage feel like the warmest place in th —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 After Transmigrating Into a Book, the Villain Wins Over His Wheelchair-Bound Wife and Turns Her into a Yandere 穿书反派把轮椅老婆攻略成病娇了 (The rating just came out, so it will keep rising. The novel has already been adapted into a comic and a short drama.) [Redemption Arc] + [Feelings warm up early on, yandere rage in the middle, sweet romance later] + [One Female Lead] + [Book Transmigration] Hao Ren transmigrates into a romance novel for women that he had read. The original owner of his body is a villain whose family business is struggling, so he needs to gain resources through a political marriage. The family of the disabled fe 16kReads6.2Score1.9k14d adds
- 46 Mutual Yanderes: We're Both Imprisoning Each Other 双向病娇：我们都在互相囚 [Yandere + Possessive] [Mutual Yanderes] [Obsessive CEO] [Deranged Male Lead] [Forced Possession] [Mutual Control] [Fake Couple] The whole world envies Su Wan and Lu Chenyuan. She is gentle and sweet, while he is cool and distinguished. To everyone around them, they’re the perfect couple. But no one knows They both wear masks of tenderness, while beneath them lie twisted obsessions and an all-consuming need to possess. He secretly tracks her whereabouts, cuts off every man in her life, and plots 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 The Spirit-Devouring Sword Emperor 吞灵剑帝 Fang Yuan, a youth with nine ruined meridians, is cruelly cast aside after his engagement is broken off, reduced to a lowly servant whom everyone in the Qingyun Sect looks down upon. On the day the engagement is called off, his ancestral jade pendant shatters, and an ancient scroll enters his sea of consciousness. It can devour the spiritual energy of all things and reveal flaws in every cultivation technique. He conceals his sharp edge and secretly sets his plans in motion, stirring up the enti —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 Invincible: I Awakened a System in a Zombie World 无敌，我在僵尸世界中觉醒了系统 This is a world where humans and zombies coexist… After the Zombie King awakens, the zombies grow ever more active… Li Ruoshui lives in this zombie-infested world. Although he is a Taoist priest, he has no love for studying Taoist arts and is a bona fide rookie among Taoists~ But when a ruthless Taoist appears, Li Ruoshui's entire family is wiped out… and he unexpectedly awakens a System… While others improve their Taoist power through cultivation, Li Ruoshui levels up by 91Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Battling the Strange: A Thousand Autumns 2, Longing Through the Flowering Season 斗诡千秋2花期意难平 My name is Ai Dong. Everyone else calls me a convict. Why must sheep huddle inside their pens on the grasslands at night? Because what lies beyond the fence is no longer just a legend. The danger is real. Demons, fiends, ghosts, and monsters are no longer creatures from myths. They lurk in the darkness, watching and waiting. When humanity lost its kindness and the world turned cruel, a Heavenly Road that had been closed for a hundred years suddenly descended upon the mortal world. Take eight hu —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 Here Comes the One Who Uses Immortality as a Skill 不死当技能用的来了 A gunshot rings out. Chen Nuo raises his head and slowly moves forward, stepping over countless dead versions of himself, piled one atop another. He does not stop. Reflected in his ink-black eyes is a figure he will never let escape. Death has become commonplace, but the will to go on never dies. (Ensemble cast, revenge) A world takes shape and gradually expands, centered on Chen Nuo. The Church, underground casinos, the mysterious N-5 District… The various storylines intertwine and influence on 1Reads—Score—14d adds
