Novels like I Am a Viper
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as I Am a Viper, best match first.
- 1 Heartbroken to Pieces, I Smile as the Boyfriend I Searched for Ten Years Becomes My Brother-in-Law 心碎成渣，笑着看我找了十年的男友成了我姐夫 283Reads—Score114d adds
- 2 Immortal Body: Haunted by a Fox Demon 不死之身之狐妖缠身 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 After Ten Years in Conversion Therapy, I Became His Sister's Fiancé 十年戒同所，我成了他姐的未婚夫 269Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 The Tormented King of a Fallen Kingdom 亡国之君受虐记 [The Fall of a Dynasty + Beautiful but Tragic + Frail Protagonist + Physical and Emotional Angst + Infant Held Hostage + The Fall of a Noble Beauty + Forced Love + Captivity + Extreme Angst Warning] The Great Zhou dynasty has fallen, and its last emperor, Qin Ziying, is left to stand alone. To protect his clan and his people, Qin Ziying endures humiliation and surrenders. Little does he know, this choice will make him wish he were dead. Ji Qianfeng, the King of Dongting, is a hypocritical and si 478Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Moonlight in Ashes 皓月烬 Jade shattered, palace toppled, embers searing the heart. At the pinnacle of power, this is a deadly dance of love and hate, offered up as a sacrifice. Shen Hanyu, son of a former imperial physician, was born into a family wrongfully accused of a crime. He carries the secret of being “impure” and is imprisoned deep within the palace as a “medicine human.” His silver hair and gray eyes are seen as ominous signs, but they also make him a “cold jade body,” used by Emperor Xiao Che to treat an old a 49Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Set on Winning the Emperor’s Royal Physician 看上皇家金牌御医，势在必得 [Proud, aloof, top imperial physician in the early days, later a strong yet tearful, pampered wife of a shou] X [Foolish revenge machine in his past life, reborn as a gentle, fiercely doting gong who holds himself to double standards] [Secret love comes true + older gong + rebirth + happy ending] Honestly, the gong deserves everything he gets! The shou waited for him through two lifetimes, while the gong hesitated for an entire lifetime. So this time, he’ll make up for all the suffering of their 1Reads—Score114d adds
- 7 The Secret on That Page in My Deskmate's Notebook 同桌笔记本里那一页的秘密 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 The Hated Demon Cultivator Died, So Why Are You Crying? 万人嫌魔修死了，你们哭什么？ 46Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 A Heartbreak on an Autumn Night, the Words He Hid Until His Death 秋夜伤真情，他瞒到死的那句话 225Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 My Ex’s Temper Changed Completely After We Reunited 重逢后前男友性情大变 [Two male leads + one-on-one romance + getting back together + both leads’ first and only love + bittersweet + happy ending] A sharp-tongued but soft-hearted top × a resilient, depressed bottom Young Master Gu used to be arrogant, flamboyant, and utterly carefree, but he was also terribly naive. Naive enough to believe that love could really last forever. Then, after four years together, Xu Yi ended things with a single sentence: “Let’s break up.” “A-Yi, can we please not break up?” Gu Xingchua 35Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 My Name Is Zhaomei, and I Don't Have a Golden Finger 我叫招妹，没有金手指 151Reads—Score214d adds
- 12 After the Cold War, When He Finally Thought of Me, I Was Already Married 冷战之后，当他想起我时，我已经结婚了 911Reads—Score614d adds
- 13 The Lovably Dramatic Girl's Face-Slapping Spree Against the White Moonlight 小作精花式打脸白月光 Luo Xi fell for Ye Boyan the moment he first saw him. Unfortunately, his family had sent him over just to curry favor with the Ye family. What could he do? He’d pursue his husband by every means: a little white rabbit in front of his man, a fierce tiger in front of rivals. The moment Ye Boyan saw Luo Xi, he knew that such a beautiful boy could only ever belong to him. But it seems his wife is always misunderstanding him. Two male leads, misunderstandings, happy ending, secret identities. 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 The Movie Emperor Refuses to Remarry Him 影帝他拒绝复婚 Fang Zhi made a bold declaration to the reporters: “I, Fang Zhi, will never have anything to do with someone like Ji Yanzhi again for as long as I live!” But the very next day, a passerby snapped a photo of Fang Zhi kissing someone. And that someone was Ji Yanzhi. Onlookers: That doesn't really match what you said before… Fang Zhi: “Oh no, I just got caught out.” Well, this is a story about chasing your wife until you end up in the crematorium. There's both sweetness and angst. 298Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 15 When My Secret Crush, the Boss, Became a Clingy, Devoted Puppy 暗恋的老大变成爱撒娇的忠犬后 [Complete] Jian Zi had been secretly in love with Chang Fuqing for five years, willingly serving as his plaything, always answering his calls and indulging his twisted tastes without daring to utter a single complaint. He thought that if he did all this, he might earn a place in the man’s heart. That was until Chang Fuqing turned against him for the sake of the young master of the Han family. At last, Jian Zi was utterly disheartened and chose to leave. A few years later, a certain young ma 892Reads8.2Score10714d adds
- 16 Ten Years of Love, You’re the Only One for Me! 十年情深，你是我的唯一！ (A superb novel + deep young love + the bottom’s journey of self-redemption + later revenge on the scum top + realistic setting + angst) From campus life to the business world, from having nothing to becoming wealthy and influential. They squeezed into cramped rental rooms, held each other and wept on nights when they lost loved ones, and forced themselves to keep going, cheering each other on through the hard times. They gave things up for each other, and they held on for each other, too. For t 185Reads6.3Score15514d adds
- 17 The City Nomad and the Watcher in the Rye 2 城市自由者与麦田守望者2 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 The Boy I Met at the Correctional Center 矫正中心，我遇到的少年 2Reads—Score114d adds
- 19 Reborn, I’m No Longer My Twin Brother’s Stepping Stone 重生后，我不再是双胞胎弟弟的垫脚石 241Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 The Boat Has Passed the Shoals [Danmei: Angst First, Sweetness Later] 清舟已过【耽美先虐后甜】 A refined, aloof beauty of a man, framed and driven to bankruptcy, as the bottom / A powerful tycoon from a wealthy family as the top / Happy ending / Misunderstandings / Rekindled love / Angst first, sweetness later / Beautiful, strong, and tragic “If you think anyone can use you for fun, then be with me!” “Chen Zhou,” It had been a long time since he’d called him that. Not Mr. Lu, but Chen Zhou. “Forget just one kidney...” He paused, his gaze blankly fixed on a point in the air, as if he could 169Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 There Is No Qingshui River in Shanghai 上海没有清水江 [Six-year age gap + younger man + both leads are virgins + sweet and angsty] A pure-hearted, loyal young man from an old town VS a polished, self-serving urban elite (Warning: Later on, the bottom will chase his husband through hell and back!) When Wei Lan heard that his ex-boyfriend, whom he'd met by chance, was suddenly getting married, he dragged his suitcase to Chadong in western Hunan to clear his head. There, at a guesthouse, he met Xu Jiabo, the owner, who was six years younger than hi 717Reads8.3Score10014d adds
- 22 After You Mess Things Up, Winning Your Wife Back Is Harder Than Reaching the Sky! 作死后，追妻难！难于上青天！ [One-on-one, both devoted only to each other] [The bottom suffers first, then the top; a long road to winning his wife back] From childhood onward, Lin Yan was always chasing after Zhao Jinche. After all those years of pursuit, all he got in return was prison, the destruction of his family, and a fall from the clouds into the dirt. “You hurt Tongtong, so you have to pay the price.” The man looked down at him coldly, as if he were an emperor surveying the world, while Lin Yan stood disheveled bef 585Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 23 Crazy President Ji: After He Forced Me Into the Sea, He Turned Yandere 疯癫季总，逼我投海后，他病娇了 [Dual Male Leads + Rekindled Romance + Playing the Pitiful One + Green Tea Scheming + He Runs, He Chases + The CEO Goes Crazy at the Drop of a Hat + Forced Captivity + Amnesia + The Wife-Chasing Crematorium] “Color me surprised. You entered the game even earlier than I expected.” “Since I’m here...” Yu Yining lowered his voice and met Ji Yunci’s icy gaze. He struggled to get the words out. “Could I ask you for something...?” “Ask me?” A mocking smile tugged at Ji Yunci’s lips. His voice turned c 90Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 He Told Me to Pretend I Was Reborn, So I Ran Away 他叫我假装重生后，我跑路了 Gentle, soft-hearted bottom + scheming playboy top; one-sided crush + escape + scheming + happy ending The first time Lin Suqi met Mu Qingqin, he thought he was beautiful. Mu Qingqin came toward him bathed in light and pulled him out of a desperate situation. He helped Lin Suqi pay off his debts. From then on, Lin Suqi took the surname Mu and promised to follow Mu Qingqin and care for him for the rest of his life. He knew Mu Qingqin had gained a young lover as well as another caretaker. Mu Qingq 107Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 The Black Dragon I Tricked Into the Palace Is Actually My Moonlight 朕骗回宫的玄龙竟是白月光 Synopsis: To save the empress, the emperor braves danger and ventures deep into an ancient pool a thousand years old. He tricks an abandoned Black Dragon into coming back to the palace with him, coaxing it into giving up its scales and heart. Only then does he discover... it is the beloved he has searched for for ten thousand years?? 271Reads—Score10114d adds
- 26 The Poor Little One Has Lost All Hope 小可怜他心死了 Shen Yan was unloved by both his father and mother. When he met someone, he thought he had found true love and gave that person his whole heart. Instead, his heart was trampled, his body violated, and his spirit crushed. After a long ordeal, Shen Yan's heart died. He fell out of love. But then that person seemed to “come to his senses” and went mad trying to win him back. But a shattered mirror cannot be made whole again, and Shen Yan would never go back to an old flame. He didn't want to be ent 605Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 The Azure Firmament's Shadow: A Bond Forged from Punishment to Partnership 灵霄逆影：从惩戒到并肩的羁绊 [The scheming genius Xie Cian VS the mischievous, cheerful Mu Bai] The early chapters contain physically harsh abuse. If that's not your thing, please don't read or complain. Thank you. The many stories that unfold between the two of them. Mu Bai gets into trouble every day, eventually pushing the scheming Xie Cian to confine him and punish him severely. Mu Bai is punished day after day. Before long, Xie Cian has started enjoying it, and no matter what Mu Bai does, he always gets punished, at le —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 The Weepy Minister Fakes His Death, and the Emperor Goes Mad 哭包尚书死遁，皇帝疯了 568Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 After Losing My Memory, I Fell in Love with My Ex-Husband 失忆后，我和前夫谈恋爱 Two male leads. Please don’t read if it’s not your thing. Liao Zhi: “I thought we fell in love at first sight. I never imagined it was all one-sided.” Cheng Yu’an: “I thought I’d never loved you.” 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 The Old Track 故辙 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Young President Pei Regrets It 小裴总他后悔了 [Two male leads + groveling redemption + forced love + younger man + unhinged pursuer] [Happy ending in the main story, tragic ending in the extras] Because of a misunderstanding, Pei Qi tormented Pei Wang and sent him to a conversion therapy center. Three years later, Pei Qi accidentally learned the truth. He wanted to make amends, but his Wangwang no longer wanted to love him. When his wife tried to escape, he locked him inside a villa. Pei Wang, you're as tenacious as wild grass. Pei Qi, you 415Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 32 I Became the White Moonlight My Sugar Daddy Abandoned 我成了金主抛弃的白月光 [Two male leads + entertainment industry + the groveling ex wins them back + dating reality show] Gifted actor on the receiving end × aloof CEO on the pursuing end The words Jian Ning had heard more than anything else in his life were that he cared only about money and fame. After years immersed in the entertainment industry’s cesspool, he seemed like a decaying rose. But only Jian Ning knew that, compared with his admiration for Gu Shengzhi, neither money nor power meant anything. He did ev 177Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 33 The Snow Had Yet to Come in the Fifteenth Year 第十五年雪未至 (Maybe you need a good cry.) Lin Yuanqing kept a secret. Zhou Kuang was the only light in his youth, while he himself was a silent shadow trailing behind. Everyone thought they were best friends, Zhou Kuang included. Only Lin Yuanqing knew that all those walks across the school field side by side, the glances he secretly hid in their graduation photos, and the bitter wine he swallowed alone at Zhou Kuang’s wedding… were all part of his own private turmoil. Later, Lin Yuanqing fell ill, gravely i 216Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 After He Threw Me Off a Cliff, I Became the Progenitor Vampire He Could Never Have 被他扔下悬崖后，我成了他求而不得的始祖血族 778Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 The Omega Who Betrayed Him 那个背叛他的Omega [Male leads + ABO + bittersweet romance + second chances after a breakup + emotional push and pull + happy ending] Sharp-tongued but softhearted director Alpha top x pitiful, married Omega bottom Wu Jia married into a wealthy family, but now his husband is dead, he's buried in debt, and the impoverished Omega wants to return to his first love, his ex-boyfriend. But Xu Chongwen, now a wildly popular television director, looks at the gaunt, disfigured man before him and feels nothing but disgust. 1.2kReads8.4Score10514d adds
- 36 Sir, Your Husband Is Here Again 先生，您的老公又来了 The moment the call connected, Qi Chengyan's suppressed anger nearly burst through the receiver: “Where are you? Why has your phone been off this whole time?” “Why are you only answering now?” “I've already resigned.” Jiang Ran's voice was calm. “Didn't you receive the resignation letter I sent, Mr. Qi?” Qi Chengyan's heart clenched. “What do you mean?” Jiang Ran's tone betrayed no emotion. “I've already packed up and left.” “Where are you now?” Qi Chengyan finally panicked. “I'll come find you, 4.5kReads8.2Score52214d adds
- 37 [Fan You] Restarting the First-Encounter Instance 【樊游】初见副本重开 Volume One: After half a lifetime of entanglements, Fan Xiao and You Shulang finally reconciled and found happiness together. But their happiness lasted only a few short years. When they opened their eyes again, both had returned to the day they first met. Volume Two: Having survived the calamity, Fan Xiao made his way back from the abyss to the mortal world. Trauma etched into his very bones swept over him again and again, like the tide. He shut himself away, sinking into endless darkness. [Ea 1.6kReads—Score18414d adds
- 38 After the Canary Faked Her Death, the Mad Tycoon Came Crawling Back 金丝雀死遁后，疯批大佬火葬场了 [Dual male leads + older seme + groveling to win back his lover + getting back together after a breakup + dog training + happy ending + exclusive pairing + sickly uke + maximum melodrama] Fu Zhuoyan thought Ming Huan loved him so much he’d die for him, and that no matter what Fu did, Ming Huan would always stay by his side. So when Ming Huan asked to break up, Fu Zhuoyan didn’t take him seriously, thinking he was just throwing a tantrum. But in the end, Fu Zhuoyan realized that he was the one 64Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Mr. Qin, Let's Get a Divorce. I Don't Love You Anymore 秦先生离婚吧我不爱你了 [Dual male leads + modern romance + marriage deception + groveling to win back his wife] [Cold, calculating top × gentle, stubborn bottom] A car accident took Qin Siyi’s memories. When he woke up, he was told that the boy standing before him, twelve years his junior, was his spouse? The day after he was discharged, Qin Siyi was dragged to a wedding hall, where he went through the whole marriage ceremony with that unfamiliar boy. Just as the wedding ended, he spotted a familiar figure in the cor 265Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 40 The Shanghai Tycoon Says He Regrets It 沪圈霸总说他后悔了 [Male-male romance + CEO + Showbiz + Older top + Age gap + The top chases his love into the crematorium] Shanghai has its own brand of domineering CEO. A gentlemanly, gentle, warm-on-the-outside and cold-on-the-inside CEO × a sweet, soft, adorable southern boy with incredible acting skills - Ruan Zhi is at his wit's end after his family goes bankrupt. That's when Fu Qingzhang offers him a helping hand. Three years earlier, Fu had already approached him with an offer, seeing him at heart as a pla 39Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 Keep Acting Tough, and Your Wife Will Leave! 你继续狂，老婆跑了吧！ I went to great lengths to trick my wife into becoming mine. I know better than anyone that it wasn’t honorable, but what can I say? He’s just too irresistible! Oh, right. He had a partner, too. I broke them up. Over time, I realized my wife is actually a sucker for good looks. The main reason is that he’s abusive, but every time he hits me, he goes out of his way to avoid my face. So far, it seems he’s very fond of it. Recently, all sorts of people with bad intentions have been showing up aroun 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 In the End, I Lost My Heart 终究输了心 [Two male leads] A mature, charming bottom × a clingy, tearful top A carefully orchestrated con left Shen Huaizhou utterly conquered by love. Ji Yan is the CEO of a jewelry business in Kyoto. He’s exceptionally handsome, with big, expressive eyes that seem to draw people in. He’s gay, and his business is thriving, so he’s confident wherever he goes. Then he met Shen Huaizhou, a notorious playboy six years his junior. The moment Ji Yan saw him, he was stunned by Shen Huaizhou’s beauty. He’d never 254Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 The Aloof Young Master Was Reborn, and the Powerful Tycoon Went Mad 清冷少爷重生后，大佬他疯了 [Domineering, Brutal, Hot-Tempered Top × Cool, Detached, Refined Bottom] Reborn + Angst + Happy Ending + Both Pure + Revenge He clawed his way up through a bed of thorns, savage and ruthless. In just one year, he turned the world upside down and became a living King of Hell whom everyone feared. Yet he would not leave one person alone: the third young master of the Shi family, who had been reborn but lost his memories. Everyone thought they were mortal enemies, and even Shi Yubai believed it. Un 39Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 44 My Dear Xiaoxu! I Was Wrong, Honey 我的小煦啊！老公错了 [Two male leads + older man/younger man + angst + 1v1 + self-righteous + mild confinement] [Cute, tragic orphan bottom Jiang Xu vs. powerful, aloof, and chaste top Gu Huaixiao] The bottom has a scumbag ex-boyfriend! “Jiang Xu, this is the whole night you’ve been away from me!” “Jiang Xu, everyone else is a bad person when you’re away from me!” “Jiang Xu, do you really want to die that badly?” “What if the bird in the cage keeps throwing itself against the bars? Rather than let it end up covered 44Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 She Tortured Me Into a Woman, Then Asked If I Enjoyed It 她却把我虐成女人，还问我爽不爽 —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 I Died, and He Held My Corpse, Begging Me to Speak 我死了，他抱着我的尸体求我说话 1.4kReads—Score1314d adds
- 47 He Has to Be Mine 他必须是我的 An elegant, refined college professor on the bottom and a domineering, cold, scheming bar boss on top. Scum top+ Jiang Yu was different from other people: he liked men. He had to hold back in front of his students, and he had someone he liked, but nobody else could accept it. So he went to a special platform to find his community. By chance, he met Lu Zhen and fell in love with him at first sight. Lu Zhen was arrogant and domineering, but after meeting Professor Jiang, his life changed completel 1.2kReads8.4Score10214d adds
- 48 Wu Wang's Hope 吴望的希望 December 24, a day worth celebrating twice over. My husband's mother sent me to a conversion therapy center. My only hope of staying alive was to get out and see my husband again. But it hurts so much. Can I even make it out alive? “Who are you? Why are you inside my body?” “My name is Hope. This is my body, too.” Wu Wang and Hope: just one character apart, yet worlds away. “Do you want to get out?” “Yes!” “Then I'll help you.” Later, Hope disappeared... My husband got married, too... In the cra 31Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Eternal Light, Shadow in Flight 长明遁影 [Cultivation] [Multiple Rebirths] [Power Couple] [Revenge] [Imprisonment] Before the age of ten, Wei Muyuan had loving parents, a prestigious family, and extraordinary talent. After he turned ten, his mother died, his father remarried, and his stepmother brought a stepson into the family, Wen Yunqi, who was two years younger than him. Later, he discovered that Wen Yunqi was actually his “half-brother.” His father, fiancé, friends, and everyone around him gradually grew distant, looked down on hi 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 The One I Love Fell for the One Who Loves Me 我爱的人，爱上了爱我的他 "Wuyou, you're destined to be a jinx! Everyone around you is doomed to die, one by one! You're meant to live alone, miserable and in pain!" "I have only one request. After you've extracted the serum, please give me a lethal injection. I miss them. It's time for me to go be with them." "From now on, there will be no one in this world called Wuyou. The person who's alive is You Zijing. From now on and forever, there will only be You Zijing." "Feng Xu, from what I know, when someone wakes up after 17Reads—Score—14d adds
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