Novels like Drowning Deep
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- 1 Scoundrel’s Game 败类游戏 Main story complete. Bonus chapters updating. The next book is Bao Yi. I may revise the text from time to time. Wolf-and-rabbit romance | Foster care | Reconciliation after a breakup | Five-year age gap When she was eight, Yu Wanyi was taken in by the illustrious Yan family of the capital as the orphaned daughter of her father's comrade-in-arms. Everyone praised her as gentle and well-mannered, a pure white cam 31.1kFavorites31.9kClicks/ch11.6kGifts
- 2 Brushing Away the Snow to Find Spring: Marriage Before Love 拨雪见春[先婚后爱] Sweet girl × doting older man, six-year age gap #I Got a Marriage License with My Brother's Archrival 🍐 #Daddy and His Little Princess 🍓 Strangers to lovers after marriage / Marriage license from the start / Sweet romance / He dotes on her Song Sinuan and Li Zi had only met three times before they got their marriage license. The first time was at a gala, shortly after her debut. She stood in a corner while the man was surrounded by people, cool and noble, like a distant moon in the sky, beyond 2.9kFavorites1.7kClicks/ch321Gifts
- 3 Possession (The Male Lead Craves Physical Touch) 侵占[男主渴肤] *Main story complete. The if-line bonus chapters for Trapped Together with a Touch-Starved Man are updating [The male lead is touch-starved for the female lead, and only her] [An intoxicating trope / Male lead is intense and domineering] Luo Shi moved north to study during her three years of high school. Through her grandfather, she was entrusted to the Shao family. She understands the difference in their social standing and is careful to keep her boundaries. Apart from when she lives at schoo 6.2kFavorites5.9kClicks/ch3.4kGifts
- 4 The Nightingale Won’t Cross 夜莺不渡 The main story is complete~ Mean, refined scum x sweet girl who's always trying to keep everyone happy Foster-care romance | Crazy wallpaper | Wolf-and-rabbit size difference | Male rivalry and a battle royale Wen Yao was well-behaved and sensible from a young age. In high school, she stayed with a friend of her grandfather's and went to school with Chen Yu, a mischievous rebel. One day, their driver called in at the last minute, leaving the two of them stranded in a downpour. Just when they di 43kFavorites43.2kClicks/ch12.1kGifts
- 5 21+ Cold Island 冷岛 24.1kFavorites19.3kClicks/ch9.8kGifts
- 6 After an Ordinary Girl Catches the Crown Prince’s Eye 普通的我被太子觊觎后 Among the many talented young ladies of Yanjing, Liu Yun considered herself thoroughly ordinary. Her father had spent most of his life working his way up to a minor fifth-rank post, and her own talents were unremarkable. She could only be called fair and pretty. Her one strength was that she got along well with people and never made enemies. Even the hardest-to-please young ladies in Yanjing could share a laugh with her. If nothing unexpected happened, her parents would eventually marry her o 31.5kFavorites31.1kClicks/ch5.7kGifts
- 7 Low-Class Intimacy 下等暧昧 "Next up: Too Soft to Resist" Pathologically possessive madman x clear-headed, resilient little white flower Coercive courtship from the very first chapter | Childhood friends | Rekindled romance When Meng Shu was in her final year of high school, her parents began fighting over a divorce. Her mother’s supervisor took pity on the girl and brought her home to care for her. Meng Shu was grateful to Aunt Xia, and grateful to her husband, Uncle Fu. And to their son, Fu Shiyu. Grateful to him... For 44.2kFavorites56.5kClicks/ch10.1kGifts
- 8 The Vicious Dog’s Virtue 恶犬品德 The story is complete! Please leave a five-star review, meow! My next book is To Yingying ★Foster-family romance | Dark, obsessive love | Intense push and pull | Unmatched devotion Gentle, warm, highly intelligent hearing-impaired good girl Outgoing and laid-back on the outside ^ dark and depraved on the inside, mixed-race older brother Wen Jiayao's hearing was damaged by a high fever when she was young. Her family pulled some strings to send her overseas to study and recuperate. On her first 71.6kFavorites64.3kClicks/ch40.6kGifts
- 9 After Running Into My Ex on a Plane 在飞机上偶遇前任后 After they broke up. Zhou Ni ran into Pei Nanjin twice. The first time was during the university anniversary celebrations. She was having dinner with some alumni at a grilled-fish restaurant near campus. It was winter, and the restaurant was warm and steaming when the door suddenly swung open. A handsome, tall man walked in, wearing a black coat and a white scarf. A young woman was with him. She wore a matching couple's scarf, and they sat not far from Zhou Ni. The dinner lasted an hour. Sh 108.9kFavorites141kClicks/ch33.3kGifts
- 10 Whale Drowning 鲸溺 7.4kFavorites6.9kClicks/ch5.3kGifts
- 11 After Finding My Top-Tier Star Classmate's Yearbook 翻到顶流高中同学录后 Print edition signed; progress updates on vb@Bai Tao Bu Du Chuan 80% anti-theft, no purchasing until 420 hours after release [Take a peek at my upcoming story, “Does a Bear Have Any Culture?” I think it’s adorable ==] Cover exclusively hand-drawn by Li Bao Dashi; vb@Bai Tao Bu Du Chuan Top-tier star singer x ordinary woman | He’s secretly in love with her | Unrequited love becomes mutual “A seventeen-year-old boy’s secret feelings are like a damp rain.” “As for where the rain came from, don’t as 56kFavorites73.3kClicks/ch14.7kGifts
- 12 Summer’s Flutter 夏日悸 [Main story complete.] [Next book: Whisper.] In the hallway, a friend draped an arm over Lin Youhe's shoulder and watched Xi Shi walk away. “Your neighbor's gorgeous. Do you know her?” Lin Youhe touched the collar of his white turtleneck. “No.” After his friend left, Lin Youhe went home and pulled down his collar in front of the mirror. There, beside his Adam's apple, was the lipstick mark Xi Shi had left. Black-to-white vs. white-to-black, deliberate vs. even more deliberate - Theme: Work 32.1kFavorites33.5kClicks/ch24.6kGifts
- 13 Golden Berlin 金色柏林 [The main story is complete and undergoing revisions. The pirated version differs greatly from the official edition, so please support the author. The next story in the series, Partiality for Yue Li, is up for collection!] Ning Jiu × Qiao Bolin | Cunning, sweet, and cool × aloof with a surprising side *School to city | Goes crazy for love and steals her away | The aloof heartthrob turns dark and twisted 1. Because of her mother’s work, Ning 99.7kFavorites89.3kClicks/ch41.6kGifts
- 14 Devoted to Him Until Death 至死靡他 [Complete] | @That Pigeon Crossing -- Cool and detached x dark and obsessive / After Liang Sui finally got together with the man she had pursued, she began to feel that a pair of eyes was watching her from the shadows. Whenever they embraced or kissed, that tangible gaze seemed to pierce right through her. - Liang Sui had never meant to get involved with Chen Jibai. He was a renowned scion of an illustrious family at Jing University, an almost godlike figure whom countless men and women pursue 109kFavorites108.2kClicks/ch29.9kGifts
- 15 Wishing for Golden Gardenias 祝金栀 34.5kFavorites34.2kClicks/ch37.4kGifts
- 16 The Third Day He Told Me He Craved Skinship 他对我说渴肤的第三天 [The male lead has touch starvation, and only toward the female lead] [Basically a fragrance trope][Includes a Mary Sue school setting] /// Because of her parents, she transfers from mainland China to Hong Kong and temporarily moves in with the wealthy Bo family. The Bo family’s son, Bo Yan, is handsome and gets good grades, but he’s aloof and a bit of a delinquent. People at school say they’ve never seen the young master bow his head. He really does have an attitude. This is her third day her 38.1kFavorites51.1kClicks/ch11.1kGifts
- 17 Grinding Teeth 磨牙 Si Tingyan is renowned in Fenggao as an aloof beauty who's almost impossible to pursue. Cheng Mi put in a great deal of effort before finally winning him over. Later, Cheng Mi decisively broke up with Si Tingyan. Though she'd dumped him time and again, Si Tingyan still refused to let go. "Cheng Mi, why won't you choose me?" Scheming male lead x glamorous, alluring older sister heroine Next pre-order: Bruises A torrential downpour raged. Zhu Shiwu had gone out to conduct research for an assign 99.9kFavorites118.1kClicks/ch29.6kGifts
- 18 Honey, Why Are You My Hater? 老公你怎么是我黑粉 (Main story complete) Ning Wu was a child star with top-tier looks, but after appearing in one terrible role after another, he earned the title of "pretty face." After three years away from acting and years of mockery, Ning Wu remained serene, posting beautiful photos and doing no acting. His rival's anti-fans watched his face for fun, waiting to mock his next terrible production. Then one Weibo post appeared out of nowhere and topped the trending charts in twenty minutes. Xu Chaowen, the c 34.4kFavorites24.7kClicks/ch20.3kGifts
- 19 Cheat Skill from the Start: Forcing the Gods to Surrender 开局外挂：对神明强取豪夺 Enjoy these completed novels in the same genre: Ordinary Person, but with a Legendary Secret Identity and Randomly Summoning a God’s Ex-Boyfriend from the Start! Synopsis: Pollution has arrived, civilization is on the brink of collapse, Blue Star is withering, and humanity faces an existential crisis. As global order crumbles and the world descends into apocalyptic panic, a mysterious presence arrives. [Welcome, Blue Star, to the Evolution Game!] [All Blue Star citizens between the ages of fif 35.1kFavorites31.6kClicks/ch190.2kGifts
- 20 Exclusive Possession 私占 The story is complete. Please leave a five-star rating >:-< The official version is only on Jinjiang. Pirated copies don’t include the full story. In her third year of university, Jian Yang started dating a boyfriend everyone envied. Jian Yang thought she was lucky, too. Zhou Wenyu was handsome and smart. In their relationship, he was nothing like the aloof person he was to everyone else. He took care of her in every way and was the perfect boyfriend. Everything was wonderful, except that in 227.9kFavorites270.6kClicks/ch130kGifts
- 21 Expired Apples 过期苹果 (Print edition signed; see @-Guiwuli for publication updates) [Coming soon: Entering the Sacred Mountain, chocolate milk / second-chance romance Making Pure Love Work in a TL Manga Is Impossible, light fantasy] Cold-faced but warm-hearted, oblivious girl × scheming, brooding husband material (1) The day Liang Chuying got together with her crush, her younger brother, Liang Yu, killed himself. She shed a few tears at Liang Yu's bedside, even though she didn't think she and this fake little brothe 90.3kFavorites84.8kClicks/ch34.3kGifts
- 22 Hard to Cross 难渡 This story has been revised several times. Before the college entrance exams, Shi Sui was forced to move in with a friend of her father’s. There she met his son, Yan Tingli. At the time, the boy stood on the stairs in a black turtleneck, radiating a cold stillness. He looked at her as if she weren’t there. He seemed not to know her, but Shi Sui knew who Yan Tingli was. He was refined and handsome, a top student famous throug 247.6kFavorites299.2kClicks/ch93.8kGifts
- 23 Turning the Male Pregnancy System Into a Genius Simulator 把男生子系统肝成天才模拟器 13.1kFavorites14.9kClicks/ch19kGifts
- 24 After Eating at a Conveyor Belt Hot Pot Place Beside My Ex 吃旋转火锅和前任邻座后 [The print edition of Mint Snow is now available. ■ Sharp-tongued, sensual rich handsome guy x goofy, dramatic, naturally adorable girl ■ Urban setting, with college flashbacks throughout | Reunited lovers | Bittersweet push and pull After coming alone to a big city to make a living, losing her job, and getting cheated on, Ming Que reached the darkest point in her life. On the day she got dumped, a blizzard hit. Short on money, she ducked into a conveyor-belt hot pot restau 62.1kFavorites82.8kClicks/ch19.6kGifts
- 25 Older Brother 兄长 55.1kFavorites29.2kClicks/ch115.2kGifts
- 26 Caged by a Lovesick Deadly Warrior 被病娇死士圈养了 After transmigrating to ancient times, Xia Qiu hadn't had a single peaceful day. She'd just gotten down from the rope she'd tried to hang herself with, her neck still aching, and asked her adoptive parents and siblings why everyone was crying. That's when she learned the family had been implicated by their masters, and they were all about to be executed. Xia Qiu: ? While her adoptive parents were still standing firm and refusing to surrender, Xia Qiu dug a dog hole and fled in the middle of th 25.9kFavorites25.5kClicks/ch13kGifts
- 27 How to Humiliate a Cold, Aloof Immortal Master 如何折辱清冷仙长 [Main story complete. Extra chapters updating slowly] Note: The heroine is in a split-body, amnesiac state for the first few chapters; her true self does not appear. Mu Daoying is the head of the Sword Pavilion at Yuqing Abbey, a once-in-a-millennium prodigy in the entire Donghua Realm. He is an unreachable bright moon. And Liu Qiao’e insists on making him as lowly as dirt. Theme: Keep your heart on the righteous path 35kFavorites29.6kClicks/ch17.3kGifts
- 28 Never a Day Without Longing 靡日不思 [Blurb] On the day Lin Zhishui came of age, she suddenly learned that she had an arranged marriage with the head of one of Sicheng's most powerful families. Before discussing the terms of their marriage alliance, the two had met formally only once. At their first meeting, they gazed at each other through a gilded curtain of lamps. He sat before her in a black silk suit, his already handsome features set off by eyes that seemed to glow like molten amber. When his gaze fell on her, Lin Zhishui's h 127.4kFavorites155.2kClicks/ch84.1kGifts
- 29 The Two of Him 两个他 [Main story complete] After five years of marriage, Xi Qing and Lu Mingzhou have finally reached the point where they can't stand the sight of each other. The loving home they'd built when they married has become a cold place, a “home” neither of them wants to return to. But one day, when Xi Qing walks in holding divorce papers, she smells the long-missed aroma of a meal cooking. The man who was coldly arguing with her on the phone just yesterday now gazes at her with affection and a bright sm 24.2kFavorites28.1kClicks/ch12.1kGifts
- 30 21+ Devour 吞没 160.3kFavorites224.8kClicks/ch42.3kGifts
- 31 Thirst 焦渴 [Not updated daily, but will be completed. Taking a little time to reset my mood. Free while ongoing; update speed depends on reader feedback =w=] [Updates will be announced on Weibo @Baochao Xiaohuanggua] The thought that Jiang Baochun might become his stepmother filled Bo Hanyao with genuine disgust. Fortunately, his absurd father came to his senses in time and ended the relationship. Jiang Baochun’s dream of marrying into a wealthy family was shattered along with it. But before long, Bo Ha 35.3kFavorites29.5kClicks/ch94.5kGifts
- 32 The Top-Tier Star Ex-Husband Is a Yandere 顶流前夫是病娇 ◆Next up: "After Dumping the Crazy Top A", please add it to your reading list 💗 ◆Signed for print publication. For publication updates, see xhs/wb@Zuoyouji ◆Self-indulgent, lovesick, stunning actor X gentle, honest researcher who turns dark ◆Blurb: Scroll down for content warnings! The main story is 680,000 words. [Female Lead's Version] The day Jiang Minyun's ex-girlfriend dumped him and left the country, he was devastated. He glanced coldly at Li Shihui, wh 97.5kFavorites103.7kClicks/ch84.5kGifts
- 33 Goldfish in the Mire 金鱼入沼 (Signed for simplified Chinese publication; see Weibo @-Guiwuli for updates) [Quirky, sunny girl × gloomy, manipulative, wolf-in-sheep's-clothing] [Coming soon: Achulaga, a second-chance romance.] Goldfish in the Marsh: Every now and then, Jiang Zhiyin would hear her friends say, “Have you noticed? Your boyfriend's eyes look like a snake's. He seems like he's full of schemes, but the moment you look at him, he turns so obedient. It's weird.” Later, Jiang Zhiyin paid closer attention, but it w 83.3kFavorites84.1kClicks/ch20.2kGifts
- 34 The Fake Gentleman 假绅士 Not biologically related / Strangers in public / A powerful man who willingly bows his head At eighteen, Jiang Peiyu was brought by her mother to a palatial estate as magnificent as Versailles. Her mother told her to greet everyone. With a timid voice, she called the man in front of her, who was over fifty, “Daddy.” Then she glanced at the second-floor terrace, where a young man lounged with one arm on the railing, smoking. His cold, striking looks and refined, gentlemanly air made her jump. 65.5kFavorites72.3kClicks/ch44.5kGifts
- 35 21+ Transmigrated into the Adoptive Sister of the Male Lead Who Called Off the Engagement 穿越成退婚流男主的养妹 65.2kFavorites52.3kClicks/ch42kGifts
- 36 The Darling of the Flowers 花中娇客 [This story is best enjoyed with the readers’ comments turned on. You’ll be treated to a stream of clever remarks from our lovely readers.] A Chun, a country girl, travels a thousand miles to seek out relatives. Newly arrived at a grand household, she is careful and cautious, afraid to make even the slightest mistake. All she wants is to use the household’s influence to find a suitable husband with power and status. Things go smoothly. Shen Weizhen, the distant cousin who now runs the Shen hou 327.7kFavorites332kClicks/ch167.2kGifts
- 37 At First, I Just Wanted to Find a Sucker 起初，我只是想找个冤大头 1, Peng Ling died in the car that was forcing her to undergo gland-donation surgery. She heard that the search afterward was unusually extensive, and the rescue operation far larger than for an ordinary accident. It was almost as if the research institute that had imprisoned her from the age of three to eighteen truly regretted losing her. Of course, there was no chance she had survived. After all, she was just a frail, disabled, helpless omega. 2, With no legal identity and no money, even th 43.3kFavorites40.1kClicks/ch99.3kGifts
- 38 21+ A Night Breeze Stirs 夜风惊扰 58kFavorites70.3kClicks/ch64.1kGifts
- 39 You Can't Outrun Misfortune 是祸躲不过 Lin Qiao grew up in the Huo household. To survive there, she had no choice but to suck up to the Huo family’s second young master, who was close to her in age. Huo Ji had been the perfect child since he was little, always coming first. He was refined and gentle, never fought, never lost his temper, never smoked or drank, had no bad habits, was kind and considerate, and had no flaws... But only Lin Qiao knew that she was sucking up to a gentle viper. Lin Qiao: “What exactly do you want?” Huo 251.5kFavorites371.1kClicks/ch56.6kGifts
- 40 21+ Night in Lu City 栌城之夜 49.4kFavorites65.2kClicks/ch50.2kGifts
- 41 After Humiliating the Male Lead with the Bewitching Fragrance 折辱身有媚香的男主后 (Next book: After Ordinary Me Got a Special Bewitching Fragrance) Gu Xingzhi is the heir of the Marquis of Beiding, a noble beyond Xueling’s reach in this lifetime. She never imagined that someone as ordinary as herself would become entangled with Gu Xingzhi. Not long ago, while making her rounds to sound the night watch, she had knelt humbly before his sedan chair and begged him to forgive her unintentional offense. Then, on the night she returned from her rounds, she pushed open her courtyard 113kFavorites92.2kClicks/ch86.2kGifts
- 42 The Skin 皮囊 [The companion novel, The Fake Gentleman, is now underway!] When Jiang Baoti was in her teens, her family sent her abroad and then paid her no attention. But just before she was due to return home, she was told her biological father had found her a marriage prospect. In a fit of anger, she blocked all her father's contact information and decided to make her own way. At a charity auction, she managed to get an invitation and finally found a suitable marriage prospect for herself. The eldest son 129.4kFavorites142.3kClicks/ch137.9kGifts
- 43 After I Set My AI Instructions to the Cold-Faced Boss AI指令调到冷脸上司后 The print edition is signed. Follow progress on Weibo: @Bai Tao Bu Du Chuan OvO Cover hand-drawn by Li Bao Master. Please do not plagiarize the concept. Character designs by @Zhi Wu Yao Yao (many thanks!) My upcoming book, After Finding My Top-Tier Star Classmate in the Yearbook, is now open. Check it out in my author profile~ DOU🎵: Bai Tao Bu Du Chuan. I delete comments from people who read pirated copies, so don’t bother~ “A stubborn lover needs truth serum.” 1. Shu Yun is very happy with her 145.3kFavorites132.9kClicks/ch71kGifts
- 44 My Ex-Boyfriend Keeps Stalking My Secret Account 前男友总偷看我小号 [Signed for print publication. Follow @Bai Ri Meng Yang Mie for updates.] *Gentle on the surface, lonely and dark inside, young master x girl who dares to love and let go *Powerful man breaks down and pursues his ex / possessive pursuit / redemption / yandere romance *Set on a college campus, with plenty of class disparity [Blurb] 2023/3/2: “My boyfriend’s lips are so soft, and he has such a gentle smile.” 2023/4/5: “Every single day with him is so, so, so, so happy.” 2023/5/29: “He sai 157.5kFavorites159.3kClicks/ch57.8kGifts
- 45 Firefly Lamp in the Long Night 长夜萤灯 [The print edition is now available from major retailers] Fu Jin has been emotionally detached since childhood, shutting himself away from the world. His life is bleak and colorless, and only Zhong Yuanying is an exception. In other people’s eyes, Fu Jin is quiet and obedient, always following Zhong Yuanying around like her little shadow. Only Zhong Yuanying knows how willful and possessive he really is. He won’t let her play with anyone else or ignore him. He won’t even let her play with dol 146kFavorites201.4kClicks/ch37.2kGifts
- 46 I Raised A Sick And Weak Prince 我养成了一个病弱皇子[治愈] [The print edition of this book, Summoning the Creek, will go on presale on Weibo at 7 p.m. on March 12, 2022. Follow @MingguiZaijiu] [The comic is now available on the Bilibili Comics app] Su Xi has had everything she could want since childhood and excels at school. She's the well-liked, model student everyone admires. Lu Huan has been adrift and barely surviving since childhood. Before he became emperor, he endured endless humiliation. One day, Su Xi downloads a romance-raising game app. The 226.3kFavorites640.5kClicks/ch140.4kGifts
- 47 To My Little Angel 致小天使 [A print edition has been signed; updates at @BaiRiMengYangMie] * A shy, earnest girl with an inferiority complex x a clingy young Russian-Chinese heir * University campus setting / height difference * Pirated copies are incomplete. Yan Tang has always known she is ordinary, and that she has terrible luck. The people she likes never like her back. No matter how hard she studies, she never gets the grades she wants. She worked hard at her internship, o 234.4kFavorites241.3kClicks/ch203.5kGifts
- 48 Sleepless Spring Tide 不眠春潮 [The print edition is now available on all major platforms!] [Follow the author on Weibo, @Shi Xiaohan Xian Ya, for bonus scenes and more. The same-series stories Number Three Gale and Abyssal Butterfly are on my author page. Take a look if you’re interested!] ·A spoiled, coquettish troublemaker × a steady, old-fashioned daddy type· ·Older man | Wealthy-family life | Marriage before love Hong Kong property tycoon Yi Kunshan has four lovely daughters. As the eldest, Yi Siling is supposed to be s 307.9kFavorites417.1kClicks/ch289kGifts
- 49 When the Stars Tremble Softly 星星轻颤时 [The giveaway was set up wrong by the author. I’ll run it again once it expires~! =3=] Jiang Chuyi first met Zong Ye just as someone was confessing to him. A dim stairwell. Having dodged the many security cameras, he leaned against the wall, shielding a lighter with his hand as he lowered his head to light a cigarette. The girl confessing to him was shy and nervous; he looked completely uninterested. Only later did she learn he was Zong Ye, the rookie who had become an overnight sensation as so 334kFavorites463.8kClicks/ch181.3kGifts
- 50 [The Phantom of the Opera] Lover [歌剧魅影]情人 [This story uses the original work’s characterizations but does not involve its plot. You can read it as an original story.] [Please, please don’t read pirated copies. I revise every chapter more than ten times after posting, and I have no idea which version piracy sites have scraped. My obsessive-compulsive side can’t bear the thought of readers seeing my imperfect writing.] [Story One] Because of his terrifying appearance and disturbed personality, people called him the “Child of the Devil.” 94.9kFavorites121.3kClicks/ch52.5kGifts
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