Novels like I Am a Viper
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as I Am a Viper, best match first.
- 101 My Dearest You 我亲爱的你啊 A little context: campus youth + mutual healing + realistic fiction + based on a true story (a leisurely pace, told in a gentle, unhurried way) [Do you know why goldfish bump into the glass of their tank?] “I” had only been in prison for a few days when I was assigned to share a cell with a “short-tempered madman.” From then on, every day felt like walking on eggshells. When a thread of his unknown past begins to unravel, how will “I” untangle the clues and uncover the truth behind his story? “T 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 102 The Young Crown Prince Kidnapped the Enemy Kingdom's Prince 少年太子掳走了敌国王爷 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 103 A Decade After Her Death, I Followed Her in Death 在她死后的第十年殉情 71Reads—Score—14d adds
- 104 Reborn: I Don't Want You This Time, So Why Are You Panicking? 重生，这次我不要你了，你急什么 1.6kReads—Score1914d adds
- 105 The Paulownia Blossoms Bloom in Splendor 折桐花烂漫 “If kneeling on the ground could weave a cocoon, I'd burn my heart to ashes, bind myself for the rest of my life, and wait for you to find peace.” “You once said you'd pluck the stars and gather the moon for me. Now you want to carve out half my heart?” 66Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 106 A Life Offered in Sacrifice 以身唯祭 Severe physical torment | Severe heartbreak | Possessive love | Happy ending | A love born of hatred | He’ll regret losing him | One-on-one | True love | Love rekindled after heartbreak | Political scheming and misunderstandings | Both leads are each other’s first Only then did Xiao Jingyan finally understand: he had taught Jing Heng the art of war, but Jing Heng had learned how to offer himself as a sacrifice for love. Xiao Jingyan had once believed that Jing Heng’s betrayal was the greatest sh 7.7kReads8.5Score74714d adds
- 107 I'm Done Being the Stand-In for His White Moonlight 白月光替身，我做够了 Yan Ruo had had enough of being someone else's substitute. His mother had been treated as a substitute, and then he himself was made to take the place of the son of his mother's rival in love. At last, Yan Ruo couldn't take it anymore. He remembered the day he left: the sun was shining, as if even the heavens were telling him how right his decision was. An accident robbed him of his memories and brought him back together with Cheng Jixing. But the truth couldn't stay hidden forever. When he lear 198Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 108 Though the Blade Lies Buried, a Hidden Fragrance Still Drifts 锋沉犹有暗香浮 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 109 Countdown to a Simp’s Diary 舔狗日记倒计时 Dual Male Leads, Flirt and Run + Bittersweet Romance + Mild Angst + A Groveling Chase to Win His Wife Back + Rekindled Love After a Breakup Obsessive, Dark Top × Selfish, Slightly Scummy Bottom In his junior year of college, Mu Mu made a decision: He would choose the hardest-to-handle rich kid on campus and play the lovesick puppy, just to experience what it felt like to love someone with humiliating devotion, so he could write it into his novel. He memorized all his habits. He acted so convi 90Reads—Score—14d adds
- 110 The Top Streamer Is the CEO's Ex 榜一大哥是总载前任 Don't bother, it's not very good [BL / Sweet and Angsty / Reunion After Years Apart / Intense Push and Pull / Rekindled Love / Livestream Identity Reveal / Happy Ending] A shy, self-conscious, pure-hearted, loyal pretty top × a wild, lovesick, handsome bottom who's a master at romance Bai Jianran is a small-time fashion influencer who never shows his face. He wears a black mask in all his videos, and even his livestreams follow the same no-face rule. Then one day, the trolls nearly bring his liv 98Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 111 Before He Died, He Took the Poison Called 他死前，服下了那味叫不得好死的药 979Reads—Score1714d adds
- 112 Between Reincarnations, Love Shines On 轮回间，爱意长明 In his previous life, he didn't understand love. He stole a bride and violated his elder brother's beloved. He thought that if he could only have Mo Yunqing, things might still turn around. Little did he know that this terrible decision would leave his family destroyed, his elder brother dead, and the woman he loved giving her life for him. All that remained for him was a curse that would last for all eternity. “I hate you so much, Xie Xuanjing. Someone like you doesn't deserve true love. I cur 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 113 The Devoted Protector of the Obsessive Cult Leader 偏执教主的深情护法 Version One: As the left protector of the Netherfire Sect, He Li had to handle the sect’s affairs during the day. The sect leader, Ouyang Xuan, looked at He Li coldly. The person he loved was as pure as the moon in the sky, nothing like a filthy, lowborn person like He Li. He Li gave a bitter smile. “If I offend your eyes so much, Sect Leader, why not kick me out of the Netherfire Sect? Then you won’t have to be annoyed by me.” Ouyang Xuan gripped He Li’s wrist and squeezed hard. “Dream on!” One 88Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 114 The Scumbag Wants Me to Leave Every Day 渣男每天都想让我离开 HE, both leads are each other’s first and only. A sharp-tongued, cold-hearted gong who loves without realizing it x an insecure, substitute-wife shou. The day Shen Zhiheng was in a car accident, Jiang Yunzhou hated Shi Qi so much that he cursed him to die a terrible death, his eyes bloodshot. At the moment he closed his eyes, Shi Qi thought: Azhou, congratulations. You got what you wanted. The shou suffers first, then the gong. Sweet and angsty, with a mandatory wife-chasing-to-the-crematorium a 2.3kReads8.0Score14914d adds
- 115 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
- 116 Your Heart Says, I Love You 你的心在说我爱你 116Reads—Score—14d adds
- 117 Reborn, I Buried My Scumbag Husband and Best Friend Together 重生后，我把渣夫和闺蜜一起埋了 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 118 His Deadly Tenderness Trapped Me in an Endless Cycle of Reincarnation 他的致命温柔，把我困在无尽轮回里 27Reads—Score314d adds
- 119 Abyss of the Undying: You Can't Escape 不死深渊：你逃不掉的 [Imprisonment + two male leads + one-on-one + obsessive + pathological + forced love + mutual amnesia + prison + winning back the husband + physical and emotional torment] [Devoted, love-struck top + hot-tempered, irritable bottom] Mu Yan has been kidnapped, more than once. He's always believed Jiang Yuanyu is his nemesis, the culprit who ruined everything. He hates Jiang Yuanyu for destroying his life, and tries to destroy him in turn through abuse, games, torture, and suicide. But does he real 79Reads8.1Score614d adds
- 120 My Ex Is Back for Another Shot! 前男友，他吃回头草了！ 3.1kReads—Score—14d adds
- 121 Imprisoned by Love: Wildfire Scorches the Stars 囚爱：野火灼星 [Two male leads + forced love + two powerful leads + heartbreakingly angsty and sickeningly sweet] A love fated across three lifetimes, a tragic romance spanning two. He is the sharpest blade of the Six Fan Gate; I am the coldest bandit of Blackwind Stronghold. When I locked this jade-faced constable in a stone cell, all I wanted was to break his pride. The torture devices couldn’t make him talk, but they made me addicted. “Shangguan Xingyang,” I licked the blood from the corner of his lips. “T 202Reads—Score—14d adds
- 122 I Owe You an Apology 欠君句抱歉 [Two male leads + one-on-one true love + heart-wrenching + mutual devotion + tragic ending] (Sorry, I used the wrong tags!) A Nian, two years ago, I promised to give you a sea of flowers. I opened a flower shop. When will you come by... It was my fault. I lost you. The call had lasted a full minute. Mu Chixing stared at it for a long time, as if making sure it was real. Then, with fingertips trembling slightly, he pressed answer. His voice was almost too hoarse to make a sound as he spoke: “ 87Reads—Score—14d adds
- 123 After the Little Fool Was Reborn, I Became His Dog 小傻子重生后，我成了他的狗 1.5kReads—Score2814d adds
- 124 You Shulang, May Your Life Be Peaceful 游书朗，只愿你此生安好 [The new book is complete. If you like angst, take a look.] After everything settled, the Fan family fell, and Fan Xiao disappeared from You Shulang's life without a trace. But You Shulang felt he was always nearby, and there was now another shadow by his side... (OOC warning: I know the characterization has gone off the rails. If that bothers you, please don't read~) You Shulang: Actually, I kind of miss him. As always: sickly Fan Xiao x softhearted Shulang~ It's angsty at the beginning and sti 2.6kReads8.3Score20114d adds
- 125 My Name Is Chunsheng. This Is My Life. I Fell into the Arms of the One I Love 我叫春生，这是我的一生，我坠入了爱人的怀抱 32Reads—Score—14d adds
- 126 The Foolish Boy Died, and He Went Mad 小傻子死了，他疯了 6.4kReads—Score9914d adds
- 127 A Kiss in the Ashen Sanctuary 烬吻圣狱 [Mystery and Tormented Romance x Ultimate Romance x Two Powerful Leads Turned Dark x A Divine Showdown x Rise to Godhood] Ashen Kiss, Sacred Prison: When Two Gods Go to War Over Me. I personally cast Xue Hen from the altar and climbed to the top over his downfall. Until he returned from hell and swore in my ear: “The death you gave me, you will repay with the rest of your life.” From then on, I fell into the web he had carefully spun, trapped in a dangerous, deadly game. “Does it hurt?” His fing 2Reads—Score114d adds
- 128 A Long Night Without Sleep 长夜未眠 [Reunion After Years Apart + Forced Love + Love Rekindled + Chasing His Lover to the Crematorium] (Yandere, Obsessive Pursuer VS Cold, Resilient Lover) “A Yuan, in this life and the next, you’ll never get away from me.” “Shen Jici, I’m begging you, let me go...” “Then who’s going to let me go?” Pei Yuan was forced to stay by Shen Jici’s side to save his critically ill younger sister, but it sent him plunging into endless darkness. He wanted to escape, but no matter what he did, he couldn’t get 104Reads—Score—14d adds
- 129 The Sickly Little Madman Doesn’t Want to Live Anymore 病弱小疯子不活了 [Recently rated] [Two male leads] [Guiding, director-type top x gloomy little psycho] [Bottom’s POV] Song Zhihan is a notorious madman with an intense possessive streak toward Lu Mingyu. He has an unbelievably beautiful face, but he’s covered in thorns that make him painful to touch. Reborn, Lu Mingyu hugs Song Zhihan and wonders: Isn’t he all soft and fluffy? Song Zhihan is a madman who, whenever his head hurts, frantically hits the button to destroy the world. He may look weak, but he can tak 6kReads8.5Score88214d adds
- 130 Crying in Secret 偷偷哭泣 A little story with a bittersweet ending. [Angst, mutual healing, secret love, two male leads, bad ending] That summer, Xin Chen was saved by a boy through a twist of fate. The boy smiled and asked him, “Don’t you remember me?” Xin Chen stared at him, bewildered. “Have we... met?” Later, Xin Chen found out on the school confession page that the boy was called Chi Chuan. From then on, checking the page every day for news about him became part of Xin Chen’s routine. He hoped more than anything tha 484Reads—Score12314d adds
- 131 White Hair Before Our Time 白首未当年 In this life, Ye Anyan has only one wish: to wait for Gu Qingze to come back and stay by his side until they grow old together. But she never imagined she would lose her child, her heart, and her life for him. Only at the very end did she think in despair: If there is another life, I never want to meet him again. 17Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 132 His Moonlight Is Back, So I'll Leave 他的白月光回来了，那我走 [Two male leads] [Angst] [Classic over-the-top melodrama! Clichéd plot, proceed at your own risk] [An old story from years ago, written from an outline and content I came up with a long time back. It doesn’t make much sense, and the writing isn’t great. It’s angst for angst’s sake. If it’s not for you, click the top-left corner and escape~] [Best read when you want to switch your brain off. Don’t compare it to real life. It’s all made up, made up, made up. Don’t compare it to real life at all.] 341Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 133 In Our Tenth Year of Marriage, He Said I Looked Like the White Moonlight He Held in His Heart 结婚第十年，他说我长得像他刻在心里的白月光 317Reads—Score414d adds
- 134 Mistaking the Villain for a Beauty, I Spend My Wedding Night With the Male Lead 错把反派当尤物，洞房花烛配男主 [Transmigrate into a book + sweet and angsty romance + forced love + confinement + obsessive possessiveness + twisted love + yandere] [Sweet on the outside, dark within, elegant and gentle human bottom x loyal, depraved, love-addled snake demon top who holds power in the demon realm] Jiang Li transmigrated into a book as a matchmaker, tasked with bringing the heroine and hero together. All he had to do was take the heroine to the hero and get them to fall for each other. On the way to introduce 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 135 I Give You a Prison: Part Three, Reunion 予你为牢·下：重逢 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 136 This Summer Is So Stifling 这个夏天真是燥热 [Everyday life + two male leads + modern romance + sweet indulgence + CEO + yandere] This is a story about a summer, told day by day. It’s about everyday life, though not entirely ordinary, because everyday life doesn’t usually involve constantly wanting to kill someone. Fifteen years ago, Gu Xiaochen was the young master, and Shen Mo was his little sidekick. Fifteen years later, Gu Xiaochen is rich, handsome, and successful, while Shen Mo is a melancholy yandere with mental and heart conditions 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 137 I'd Rather Fall into the Ninth Hell Than Long for You 宁坠九幽不思君 31Reads—Score314d adds
- 138 General, Care to Give Me a Try? 将军，要与我试试 Ye Yilan, the second son of the Minister of Rites, is an unloved young master who grew up timid and cowardly. Yet he somehow found the nerve to confess to a prince. By a stroke of luck, the emperor granted his wish and arranged their marriage, earning him someone’s resentment. The young general Mo Xuanning was upset that the imperial marriage decree had ruined his older brother’s match. He came up with what he thought was a brilliant plan to teach Ye Yilan a lesson and stop him from marrying the 387Reads8.4Score10714d adds
- 139 I Don't Know. He's Dead 我不知道，他死了 [Calm and composed top]+ [A timid little bunny at first, then a dark, unhinged, smiling tiger]+ [Angst]+ [Ghosts and lovers beyond death]+ [Supernatural]+ [Reborn]+ [Workplace]+ [Business rivalry]+ [Xuanhuan]+ [Mutually devoted]+ [Rekindled romance] When he dumped me, he said he was tired of playing with me. He deleted every message we’d shared, sold our home, and erased all our memories. It took me two years to find out that he’d spent four years preparing that villa. One entire wall was line 327Reads—Score—14d adds
- 140 The Guard Above 侍卫在上 [Two male leads: a cold-blooded, ruthless guard as the pursuer and a gentle, considerate master as the pursued] What should a personal guard do when his master wants to leave him? Offer himself to keep him around! That’s exactly what Shen Siyan does, only to have his sincere heart trampled underfoot by Ling Ying. Ling Ying even sneaks away from him, leaving Shen Siyan to break his leg in an accident while on a business trip. From then on, he is confined to a wheelchair, and the Shen family gradu 249Reads—Score—14d adds
- 141 After Imprisoning the Woman He Loved, Lord Bo Regretted It Too Late 囚禁所爱后，薄爷他悔不当初 [Male-male romance + both leads are pure + forced love + confinement + possessiveness + sickly bottom + crematorium-style regret] Lu Yunzhi died in the year Bo Yanchen hated him most... Bo Yanchen: “Lu Yunzhi, save An Ran, and I'll give you everything you want.” Lu Yunzhi gave a bitter smile. “There's no need.” He turned and walked away, never to return! The photograph he kept close to his chest fell to the ground. On the back, several lines of writing stood out clearly. “Bo Yanchen, I paid for 6.2kReads8.1Score41514d adds
- 142 Salvation in the Deep 救赎深陷 [Anthology + BL + pure love + possessiveness + angst + mental illness + healing + protagonists with psychological disorders] An anthology of four stories Story One: A repressed, obsessive, manic puppy-like top VS a gentle, slow-to-realize bunny-like bottom (Li Zize and Shen Luochen). Complete. First the top suffers, then the bottom. A calculating man edges closer step by step, driving away everyone around him so he can keep his love all to himself. Story Two: A bottom with severe mental illness 47Reads—Score—14d adds
- 143 My Childhood Friend Became My Ex: Where Can Yu Sheng Run? 竹马变前任，渝生哪里逃！ Title: Mu Sheng [Possessive CEO × Down-and-Out Ex][Mutual Firsts × Bittersweet Romance × Forced Love × Reunion After Years Apart × Reconciliation × Dissociative Identity Disorder] “Song Yusheng, could you please not leave me?” “I’ve always been here.” “I mean, I like you. Could we be together?” “If you don’t want to...” Song Yusheng cut him off. “Sure.” Chi Mu: “What did you say?” Song Yusheng: “I said I like you too.” “Song Yusheng, you lied to me...” “Song Yusheng, you lied to me again 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 144 After I Died, the Demon Lord's Pampered Canary Came to Her Senses 身陨后，魔尊的娇养金丝雀想开了 [Aloof, innocent immortal lord, the pursued one x Enigmatic, domineering Demon Lord, the pursuer] [Two male leads · melodramatic · physical torment · emotional torment · a long road to winning back his wife · angst before sweetness] [P.S. The first volume is extremely, extremely, extremely angsty. The long road to winning his wife back begins in volume two!] Qiu Fuxue was born with a spiritual body, inside a white lotus. Raised from childhood under his master’s strict instruction, he made protec 180Reads—Score—14d adds
- 145 He Only Regretted It After His Wife Died 老婆死了才后悔 Yu Xiao is blind. He said, “As long as Zhu Xian doesn't ask for a divorce, I'll accept anything.” Later, Zhu Xian said, “Let's get divorced. He can't live without me.” Without Zhu Xian, Yu Xiao didn't even have the courage to go on living. Before he died, he left behind one sentence. “Zhu Xian, if I'm dead, you won't be able to divorce me.” Zhu Xian once thought that marrying Yu Xiao, that blind man, was the greatest humiliation of his life. But after Yu Xiao died, he found himself inexpl 331Reads—Score—14d adds
- 146 Big Brother Wants to Run Away? Let's Talk After You Make It Out of the Bedroom 哥哥想逃跑，出得了卧室门再说 187Reads—Score—14d adds
- 147 He Loved Me When He Was Nineteen 他早在十九岁爱过我 [No Weak Bottom + Quiet Angst + Ensemble Cast, Bad Ending + Not Too Angsty + Understated Family Bonds] Dr. Wen went into medicine for his wife, but still couldn’t save her. Lin Yijing watched the person he loved smash through his ribs and grind a blunt instrument through his heart. Yi Pinglan spent decades keeping watch at his beloved’s grave. “My love, he loved me when he was nineteen.” Shen Qingci stood beneath a clear blue sky, wrapped in a warm, gentle breeze, smiling as he resolutely wen 29Reads—Score—14d adds
- 148 No One Cares When I Cry 哭也没人疼 11Reads—Score114d adds
- 149 Imprisoned in the Dark of Night, the Poor Little One Finally Submits 暗夜囚禁，小可怜他终于臣服 After the Xu family goes bankrupt, Xu Bai is put up for auction and bought by Gu Wangci. Beaten again and again, she can only keep trying to escape. Every time she's caught and brought back, the abuse gets worse... [Abuse, abuse, abuse] 11.4kReads6.5Score94814d adds
- 150 Just a Slave. So What If He Dies? Why Are You Crying? 奴隶而已，死就死了，为什么哭 2.4kReads—Score3514d adds
