Novels like A Vicious Old Hound
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- 1 Unfading Youth 还潮 “I'm a wanderer forever bound for distant shores, alone/ And in this vast sea of people, you are my woman.” Chen Chao spent three years living in his hometown during middle school. He never managed to love that land, with its earthy soil and grassy scents. On the first day he returned, his family's belongings were piled onto a truck, which drove past a cotton field. A little girl stood in the field, her half-length hair tousled by the wind and her hands covered in dirt. He was wearing a white, 185.3kFavorites157.7kClicks/ch200kGifts
- 2 Blazing Across the Plains 燎原 Tao Xiaodong has a blind younger brother, and Tang Suoyan is the doctor's favorite. He's gentle and steady, so Tao Xiaodong loves him for his brother's sake. People don't know how to treasure things when they come too easily. Tang Ning had been spoiled by Tang Suoyan for years. He didn't realize what a rare and coveted treasure he was, and threw him away without a second thought. Then he wanted to go back and pick him up again. But it was already too late. Tao Xiaodong had made his move. Lookin 357.5kFavorites399.1kClicks/ch324.9kGifts
- 3 Right Before My Eyes 眼前 He always appeared before me when I least expected it, as if he had stepped out of a dream. Kaizhuo. A short story, not serialized for payment. Theme: Love the world well. 144.8kFavorites296kClicks/ch46.5kGifts
- 4 After Our Divorce, I Still Wear Your Coat 离婚之后我还穿着你的外套 Yuan Ye and the best actor Fang Shaoyi were married for ten years. One stamp at the civil affairs bureau and they were divorced, their red marriage booklet replaced by a green divorce certificate. Their wedding had been a grand affair announced to the whole world, but after the divorce, they kept it hidden. Neither dared say a word. Actor top × writer bottom. A story about companionship, about staying together, and about all the things left unsaid and the bonds that cannot be broken in a relati 395.5kFavorites516.1kClicks/ch181.7kGifts
- 5 Picking Up Stars 捡星星 Qin Fang is widely recognized as the campus heartthrob at C University's School of International Studies. His looks are undeniable, but he gets into trouble constantly, has a hair-trigger temper, and is one hell of a fighter. Xing Yan is a top student in the chemistry department, introverted and aloof, and rarely talks to anyone. The first time he and Qin Fang met, they accidentally slammed shoulders. Their eyes met. Neither of them looked like a good person. Qin Fang raised his eyes to look at 206kFavorites263kClicks/ch93.3kGifts
- 6 Neither Strangers Nor Friends 不生不熟 He Lezhi had been in a relationship for eight years. Those years were happy and tender, and time seemed to stretch on forever. Then his passionate, devoted boyfriend shattered it all with his own words, and those eight years became little more than a dream. Ending a long-term relationship means separating yourself from a life you built together: finding a new place to live, changing accounts, and cutting ties with mutual friends. Han Fangchi and Zhou Muyao had been childhood friends. For years, 187.4kFavorites195.8kClicks/ch177.2kGifts
- 7 Tattoo 刺青 On the night of Xiao Ke’s thirtieth birthday, he shared a table and drinks with a cool guy who hit every one of his aesthetic preferences. The guy looked very much to his taste. He was thirty now, past the age for acting coy like someone barely twenty. If he liked someone, he should pursue them without hesitation. No need to say more. “I want you to give me a tattoo. I want to spend the rest of my life with you.” [A cozy romance, and a sweet one. A cool tattoo-artist top x a handsome, carefree 444.2kFavorites616.4kClicks/ch293.2kGifts
- 8 The Years of Cherry Shoots and Bamboo Shoots 樱笋年光 A cool, straightforward guy who plays the pipa x a beautiful, vicious bottom who pretends to be gentle (The top is just a quiet, cool-looking handsome guy.) Liang Ge x Zhu Yu * "Cherry Shoots and Bamboo Shoots in Spring" comes from "Cherry shoots and bamboo shoots in spring, the season of sweet-syrup flutes," and refers to the third month of spring. * "From then on, I dared not look upon Guanyin" comes from the lyrics of the Huangmei opera version of The Butterfly Lovers. 1. A beautiful, straigh 25.6kFavorites13.9kClicks/ch7.3kGifts
- 9 Shrewdness 心眼 Liang Cheng: Is there anything in this world you don’t like to eat? Qiao Yuanlin thought for a moment. “Taking a loss.” Then Qiao Yuanlin, who hated taking losses, suffered the biggest one of his life at Liang Cheng’s hands. Years later, Qiao Yuanlin saw Liang Cheng again at his father’s second wedding banquet. The man had somehow become his older brother. Qiao’s father: “You’re brothers now. Get along.” Liang Cheng: “...Fine.” Qiao Yuanlin: “Get along with this!” Older man, one-on-one, happy e 385.2kFavorites367.7kClicks/ch350.8kGifts
- 10 Secondhand Water 二锅水 [The radio drama of the same name is currently airing on Manbo] [The simplified Chinese edition of the book goes on presale at 7:00 p.m. on September 10, 2022. Follow Weibo @Yan Mao Yu Jiu for details.] The August midday sun was so scorching it made Jiang Chu’s eyes swim. Leaning against the railing by the station exit, he impatiently turned his phone in his hand and decided to wait five more minutes. Five minutes later, he turned around. A pair of dusty flip-flops stopped in front of him. Fol 132.2kFavorites133.1kClicks/ch83.9kGifts
- 11 Childhood Friends Without a Care 两小无嫌猜 Nie Weishan x Yin Qianyang Nie Weishan is modest and unassuming, but astonishingly capable in a fight, and a top-tier tech geek. Yin Qianyang is a sunny, scatterbrained young man. He's a terrible fighter but extremely confident and considerate. Childhood friends turned lovers, with a sweet, heartwarming story and no angst. The site seems to have added a point-of-view tag. I don't know how to define 171.2kFavorites182.7kClicks/ch52kGifts
- 12 Hope You’ve Been Well 别来无恙 The bonus chapters are in the author’s collection under [Bonus Chapters] and don’t require a subscription. A blind date brings her face-to-face with her first love, only to discover his personality has completely changed. A second chance at love, with a hearty helping of getting back together. Three years ago, Gu Zhuoyan and Zhuang Fanxin bumped into each other, felt no spark, and went their separate ways. Three years later, Gu Zhuoyan and Zhuang Fanxin became neighbors and classmates, then fi 898.2kFavorites794.4kClicks/ch698.9kGifts
- 13 Chaos in the Martial World 霍乱江湖 Huo Linfeng x Rong Luoyun Ruling the world through the winds and clouds! (Not really.) Masters come and go, winning amid the chaos. Both a Gary Stu and a Mary Sue. The “Huo” in the title has nothing to do with the Huo in Huo Linfeng. This novel has nothing to do with any historical figures or events. In short, nothing to do with them. Huo Linfeng, son of the Marquis of Dingbei, falls victim to a treacherous minister’s scheme. His military career is cut short, and he is sent to serve as an offic 122kFavorites142.6kClicks/ch115kGifts
- 14 Looking at the Setting Sun Along the Old Road 原路看斜阳 Angsty, ridiculous, and full of outrageous drama Dominant top x troublemaking bottom Theme: 155.2kFavorites237.4kClicks/ch26.2kGifts
- 15 The Future Is Long 来日方长 *The main story is told in third person - Blurb - They say a story about an unrequited crush is more interesting when told by the person being crushed on. I thought about it later. So anyone can tell the story of Li Chishu and me. - Fake cool guy, secretly a puppy x cold-faced ninja Happy ending Theme: Love is a bridge between two lifetimes 233.5kFavorites190.8kClicks/ch180.3kGifts
- 16 21+ Nameless in Youth 年少无名 221.9kFavorites132.2kClicks/ch97.1kGifts
- 17 Shiyi 时意 Within a few days, the Ye family of City A collapsed. Ye Shiyi hit rock bottom and became the target of revenge. He didn’t mind being broke himself, but his relatives had sunk their entire fortune into the Ye family. There’s no way to get rich overnight. At this point… his only option is a marriage alliance. With a man. A world where same-sex marriage is legal. Happy ending. Readers who prefer chaste romances, beware. Theme: 115.4kFavorites170.6kClicks/ch37.4kGifts
- 18 Shh, Don't Say a Word 嘘别说话 The third installment in the Jiangcheng universe Yu Xiaowen is a criminal police officer. He’s broke, a low-grade O, and has a disabled gland, so he can’t be marked and can’t find a partner. He’s all alone, with both parents dead, and now he’s terminally ill, too. His own account: Looking back on my life, there’s not much I’m especially attached to. I did fall head over heels for an S-class Alpha in middle school, but he put the love letter I gave him on the school bulletin board. He thought w 47.8kFavorites25.6kClicks/ch56.8kGifts
- 19 Crossover Actors 跨界演员 V Announcement: The story goes premium on December 26, with three chapters released that day. “I love music, but I became an actor, and I’m still damn well not famous.” Lu Wen is a minor actor, handsome and well-built, but socially clueless. He has a talent for acting but absolutely no tact, and he offends top screenwriter Qu Yanting on his very first day on set. Lu Wen: I really didn’t mean to. Later, he thinks Qu Yanting is abusing his power to get revenge, using an unfair arrangement to explo 565kFavorites640.8kClicks/ch789.6kGifts
- 20 Crossing the Line 越界 The day Liang Tong went to the hospital to visit his younger sister, he ran into a handsome doctor with red lips and pearly teeth. He asked his assistant about him and learned that the doctor's surname was Qiu and his given name was Mengchang. Qiu Mengchang. A handsome face and a lovely name. It started with his looks and ended with his charm. Liang Tong was no exception. Unfortunately, he had little experience with romance, and Doctor Qiu was wonderful in every way except that he was incredibl 137.5kFavorites149.8kClicks/ch72.4kGifts
- 21 The Spring of Prince Syndrome 王子病的春天 If one day, what once moved you can no longer touch your heart, what once angered you can no longer make you angry, what once saddened you can no longer bring you to tears, then you will know what time and life have given you, and what you have paid in order to grow. Jimmy Liao Warnings: School story, working-class top and chuunibyou bottom, a light, slice-of-life ramble. Gazing up at the sky at a forty-five-degree angle... coo, coo, coo. Theme: 120.6kFavorites106.3kClicks/ch35.1kGifts
- 22 Out of Place 格格不入 The first time I saw Xiang Xi, he seemed to be faking an accident. The second time I saw Xiang Xi, he was faking an accident. Before two days had passed, he actually staged one right in front of my car! Fate really makes no sense. Wherever I go, I keep running into him. A serious story about putting someone in his place, and getting put in yours, sparked by a scam. A serious one. Really. Older man. One-on-one. Happy ending. Cover art thanks to @Er Xi Za Guo Ji! I absolutely adore the little l 326.3kFavorites342.1kClicks/ch137.7kGifts
- 23 The Dog Days 三伏 Campus novel. Happy ending. I’ve been trying to come up with a blurb, but I just can’t… and yet I really have been trying… (Maybe I’ll never manage it. 10/17) Cover art courtesy of @Su Tu Theme: Love and warmth 438.8kFavorites430.1kClicks/ch806.9kGifts
- 24 Come Over to My Place and Do Your Homework 去我家写作业吧 A childhood friends story. Two little boys grow up into big boys and set out to save the world, though they might not succeed. The gong: “What’s morality? Can you eat it?” (Song) The shou: A walking embodiment of the Core Socialist Values (Qu) Probably a strong-couple pairing (?) Cover by @A mysterious handsome Qiu Theme: 91.1kFavorites108.5kClicks/ch87.9kGifts
- 25 Dangerous Path Deity 险道神 Blurb: Lu Rongxing has a source of laughter, and that source is Guan Jie. When he was a kid, he thought Guan Jie was a total goofball, someone who never thought things through and made everything he did look like a joke. As an adult, he realizes Guan Jie is a treasure, because grown-ups have so few things to be happy about. They say life has three stages, and Lu Rongxing’s attitude toward Guan Jie follows the same path: laughing at him, getting annoyed with him, then falling in love with him 39.8kFavorites36.3kClicks/ch56.5kGifts
- 26 A Dog Out of Nowhere 飞来横犬 When they first met, one thought the other was a peerless con artist, while the other thought he was the world's worst scumbag. As they stared into each other's eyes, four huge words were written across both their foreheads: “Protect the people!” This is a moving, earth-shattering love story between a man betrayed by a scumbag and a man swindled by a con artist. Younger man, older man. Updates Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday at 7:40 p.m. If anything is posted at other times, i 189kFavorites256.6kClicks/ch91.3kGifts
- 27 Broken Jade, Cast Pearls 碎玉投珠 Nobody in the antiques trade is a fool. Both the top and the bottom are particular about everything. Take one step back, and they're brothers in all but blood. Take one step forward, and they're the one for each other. One more step, and they spend the rest of their lives together. A happy ending, growing old side by side. Ding Hanbai: “The thing I love most in this business is jade. Stones come in all grades, and people too, from dragons and phoenixes to ants and vermin. With a name like Hanba 913kFavorites733.7kClicks/ch367.2kGifts
- 28 Wilderness Vegetation 荒野植被 Shen Zhi x Xu Yan A lovesick simp may have no dignity, but Xu Yan does. Even after spending six years as a lovesick simp, his self-respect as a man arrived late, but it arrived all the same. When he left with his luggage without a word, he never thought Shen Zhi would come looking for him. [A classic story about winning your wife back. Don’t overthink the logic.] Theme: Let the land lie fallow and restore the forests. 113.2kFavorites31.4kClicks/ch11.2kGifts
- 29 The Gentleman from 1930 1930来的先生 The companion series, Linglong Moon, is now underway, telling the Republican-era story of Jin Qiuyue and Bai Lusheng. A happy ending for the complete timeline! http://www.jjwxc.net/onebook.php?novelid=3397459 A third-rate model with no talent beyond his looks wants so badly to be famous that it practically leaps off the screen. By a stroke of fortune, a wealthy benefactor falls into his lap. "Sir, are you saying you came from 1930?" Republican-era transmigrated 126.9kFavorites129.1kClicks/ch13.8kGifts
- 30 Learning to Behave 学乖 The bastard Lin Qian Xi returns to his high school three years in the past and suddenly stops acting like a bastard. He's learned his lesson, and all he wants is to study hard. Don't get in my way. I don't want to fight. Quit crying, I just want to ask you about the homework. Stop handing me love letters, damn it. If you've got the nerve, hand me a test paper... But on his path to turning over a new leaf, he runs into Zong Cheng, a wild top student who's been exiled there. Lin Qian Xi: “Teach m 140.3kFavorites156.6kClicks/ch71.1kGifts
- 31 Things Are Getting Better 渐入佳境 Chi Jing has been stationed abroad for six years. Not long after returning home, he’s pressured by his elders to get married. After all, he’s reached the right age. From then on, he spends his time off work dealing with one blind date after another. Seeing how troubled he is, an old high school classmate suggests, “We could have a marriage of convenience.” Chi Jing laughs it off, not taking the suggestion seriously. On Chi Jing’s twenty-ninth birthday, the classmate brings up the idea of a m 64kFavorites60.7kClicks/ch41.5kGifts
- 32 Has Chen Ju Taken His Medicine Today? 陈驹今天吃药了吗 [Calmly Unhinged, Stomach-Nourishing Top × Sweet, Well-Behaved, Frail Bottom] Chen Ju was sickly from birth, the sort who practically grew up steeped in medicine. Over time, he even developed a resistance to it. In other words, ordinary cold medicine and antibiotics had no effect on him. Someone jokingly asked if that applied to sleeping pills or aphrodisiacs, too. Chen Ju shook his head. Actually, he had tried the former, calmly waiting for dawn with a heart as still as water. As for the latt 13.4kFavorites14.5kClicks/ch7.9kGifts
- 33 Antidote 解药 You're my cure. I'm sick, so give me a lick. Happy ending. Theme: 771.2kFavorites735.2kClicks/ch811.5kGifts
- 34 So-So 泛泛 An acting-savvy college guy in ancient-style cosplay and his half-deaf, AI-like boyfriend, whom he met after challenging him to a performance duel. Switch pairing. Happy ending. Thanks to @Su Tu for the cover lettering. Thanks to @Shi Qianfan Ya for the chibi character designs. Theme: With love in your life, every road is smooth. 214.2kFavorites187.3kClicks/ch1MGifts
- 35 Walking Into Your Long Night 走入你的良夜 First-person narration from the top Theme: 33.9kFavorites89.6kClicks/ch7.1kGifts
- 36 Autumn Dryness 秋燥 A tourist town on the verge of bankruptcy, and an already-closed guesthouse. A guesthouse owner who takes over a “haunted house,” and an assistant forced to work for money. Many thanks to @Magic Shiba 2 Song for the chibi character designs! Message: There is true kindness in this world 241.9kFavorites240.4kClicks/ch575.2kGifts
- 37 EN Eternities Still Unsaid Till You Love Me 欲言难止 Lu Heyang X Xu Ze Xu Ze had given it serious thought. The only thing he and Lu Heyang had in common was that they were both alphas with the highest pheromone rating at the Alliance Preparatory Academy. Other than that, there was nothing about them that was alike or connected. Theme: Train and strengthen your memory 273.8kFavorites103.1kClicks/ch111.6kGifts
- 38 Arrogance 嚣张 Campus romance. HE. Cover art thanks to @Lian Xiaozhu! Theme: 871.7kFavorites1.1MClicks/ch1MGifts
- 39 Hanging Sun 悬日 Ning Yixiao thought he'd never see Su Hui again. Until the hotel gave him the wrong key card. He opened the door and found Su Hui lying alone on the bed, wearing a sleep mask and calling someone else's name. “You're back so soon...” Impulsively, he pulled off Su Hui's sleep mask, but regretted it the moment their eyes met. After six years apart, their reunion should have been a little more dignified. · -“At least on the pedestrian bridge on 42nd Street, when we had nothing, we once had a setting 842.2kFavorites669.1kClicks/ch1.4MGifts
- 40 A Secondhand Love Letter 二手情书 [The simplified Chinese print edition is now available from publisher Dayu Culture. You can also follow the author's Weibo account, Jinjiang Author Han Shu, for purchase information.] At sixteen, Lu Yong was good for nothing: disabled, awkward with words, gloomy, and a little scavenger with no friends. At sixteen, Shen Wenqiu was adored by everyone: handsome, cheerful, kind, and a beautiful prince loved by all. At twenty-eight, Lu Yong had fitted a high-tech metal prosthetic arm, started out at 92.3kFavorites112.9kClicks/ch56.1kGifts
- 41 Imprisoned in Eternal Night 囚于永夜 Wen Ran is a beta. Eleven years ago, the Wen family adopted him from an orphanage as a replacement for their youngest son, who had died young. Eleven years later, Wen Ran was implanted with omega glands, becoming an omega with a 97.5% compatibility rate with Gu Yunchi. Sharp-tongued man x professional punching bag They get engaged first, then fall in love. Some heartfelt realizations, some angst. The characters and setting in this story are connected only to Wanting More Than I Can Say and h 378.1kFavorites113.9kClicks/ch178.9kGifts
- 42 Grass Grows 草生 “A lifetime is like a season of grass and trees.” -What should I do if my childhood friend has a crush on me? -For fairness, I’ll have a crush on him too. A very gay straight guy X a very straight gay guy A mutual crush between two sunny, cheerful boys Cover art courtesy of @WarmheartedReader Story begins spring 2024 Theme: Make the most of your youth 59.1kFavorites68.4kClicks/ch39.9kGifts
- 43 Classmate’s Engagement 同学婚约 They get matched on a blind date and turn out to be high school classmates. What a coincidence, you're gay too? A marriage contract makes them husbands. They're courteous to each other in public, but sleep in separate rooms at home. Jiang Muping was Cheng Yan's class monitor in high school, a top student and the darling of the heavens. After several years apart, he's just as outstanding and radiant as ever. Cheng Yan had never imagined what it would be like to meet again, let alone that Jiang M 176.6kFavorites235.1kClicks/ch81.1kGifts
- 44 Crossing the Threshold 过门 “The gate is narrow and the road is small.”, Matthew See the main character section for the CP. This time, the gong is a two-character type. Happy ending. Beware of role reversal. =w= Chapter 26 onward is VIP. Three updates that day. Points for long reviews. If you’ve reposted this, please take it down as soon as possible. Thanks for supporting the official release! Cover art thanks to “Riding a Donkey to Watch Baji 481.2kFavorites533.3kClicks/ch640.8kGifts
- 45 What Lies Within 安知我意 The blurb for my new story, No Way Out, is up. Take a look if you’re interested. After changing jobs, Shen Duoyi meets his new boss, Qi Shi’an. It turns out the two of them had a brief entanglement and an unspoken spark when they were young. As misunderstandings are cleared up, they start over and draw closer, surrounded by growing flirtation, until it finally erupts into a sweet romance. Qi Shi’an is an all-round senior dealmaker skilled in martial arts, diving, and finance. Shen Duoyi is a han 196.6kFavorites313.9kClicks/ch95.4kGifts
- 46 How Could I Possibly Like Him? 我怎么可能喜欢他 1. Two private high schools merge, and students from each school can't stand the other side. The rivalry never lets up. That athlete, looking at Sui Houyu: He's pretty good-looking. Why is his temper so awful? Why are you trying to be the campus heartthrob? You should be the campus beauty. Sui Houyu, looking at that athlete: He's pretty handsome, too bad he's a bastard. 2. Sui Houyu has an anger disorder and severe insomnia. Then he discovers that he can fall asleep whenever he's near Hou Mo. F 200.5kFavorites227.7kClicks/ch120.4kGifts
- 47 Steal the Wind, Not the Moon 偷风不偷月 Over 20,000 new words in the extra chapter "Stealing Rain, Not Snow". See the author’s notes in Chapter 126. Transmigration (body transmigration), happy ending, one-on-one romance In the spring of 1945, Shen Ruozhen secretly sent out the final batch of anti-Japanese currency and shut down Fuhua Bank, but was caught in a shipwreck while being evacuated to safety. Before he lost consciousness completely, he thought he was sure to die. … Later, he heard someone speaking nearby, apparently recitin 712.9kFavorites791.5kClicks/ch1.1MGifts
- 48 My Husband Is a Mining Tycoon: The 1990s 九零年代之我的老公是矿业大亨 [A scheming, possessive top who plans every move + a spoiled, beautiful celebrity singer bottom] When Fang Li was nineteen, his father ran off with all the money from the mine and vanished. Workers demanding their back pay chased Fang Li down, and it was Qin Weidong, the boy he'd taken in, who risked his life to get him out of that gloomy mountain town. It was the 1990s, a time when the country was gradually opening up its mining industry. The two boys left their hometown with nothing. Thanks t 344.8kFavorites343.7kClicks/ch205.8kGifts
- 49 Wandering Wolves Form a Pair 狼行成双 A story about two ridiculous people who can’t stand each other but fall in love while constantly bickering. Happy ending. Updates are scheduled for 7:40 p.m. If I occasionally post at other times to fix typos, please ignore it. Theme: 248.3kFavorites312.7kClicks/ch87kGifts
- 50 EN Old Stories, New Beginnings 旧故新长 The print edition goes on presale April 3 at 7:00 p.m. Please don't post dream-ship comments in the comment section. - "After My Wife Died, I Suddenly Returned to the Time When He Had a Crush on Me and I Didn't Know It" Li Chishu had tried and failed to kill himself for years, thanks to me repeatedly pulling him back from the brink of death. But I never imagined he was so determined to leave this world. In the end, on a night when I wasn't keeping a close enough eye on him, he jumped from the 410.7kFavorites475.8kClicks/ch201.5kGifts
