Novels like Drowning Deep
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Drowning Deep, best match first.
- 51 After Using My Crush's Photo to Ward Off Suitors 当我用crush照片挡桃花后 The print edition of When the Peach Blossoms Arrive is now on sale! It includes a new 7,000-word bonus story! For details, see @Anweileer ^ ^ In her twenty-sixth year of being single, Li Xia’s parents weren’t asking for much. They just wanted her to hurry up and start dating someone. Fed up with their nagging, Li Xia went straight to Instagram, found a photo of a handsome amateur account she’d recently followed, and set it as her phone wallpaper. Whenever anyone asked, she simply held up her p 116.8kFavorites113kClicks/ch94.4kGifts
- 52 Help! My Crush Can Read Minds 救命！暗恋对象会读心 [A goofy story that’s sleazy, but with just a tiny hint of true love] With the college entrance exams approaching, the high school seniors came up with all sorts of ways to relieve the pressure of studying. Xiang Di was no exception, though her way of unwinding was... rather unusual. Fantasizing about her crush, in the sleazy version. The top student in their grade and the school’s resident ice prince, Bai Jiangxin. - Fantasizing made Xiang Di happy, and her mock exam scores shot up. She had no 190.2kFavorites218.9kClicks/ch301.5kGifts
- 53 Waiting for the Wind to Kiss You 等风热吻你 My next story will be [Nine Parts Tenderness]. -After seeing your eyes, I've never looked at starlight again. -After tasting you, I had no intention of making it back alive. The first time she tasted the sweetness of licking honey from a knife's edge was the year in middle school when Xu Xingchun fell for her. Cool on the outside, shameless within x carefree and oblivious Rekindled romance Theme: 844.2kFavorites993.6kClicks/ch81.5kGifts
- 54 He and Her Cat 他和她的猫 LPL's Handsome King x a Popular Female Streamer on a Certain Live-Streaming Platform Later, the female fans watched that arrogant, cold, handsome face on screen and were heartsick with regret. Who could have guessed that the coolest captain on the esports team full of male models would be whisked away by some obscure internet celebrity... Bilibili video: His Cat and Her Cat NetEase Cloud Music story song: His Cat and Her Cat I met you, and at first sight, my heart shattered into pieces. Reading 585.8kFavorites633.4kClicks/ch165.1kGifts
- 55 I Am the Supporting Female Character in an Explicit Novel 我是限制文的女配 [The physical book has been retitled Listen to Ling and is now available for preorder. For details, follow Weibo @Jun Zi Sheng JZS] Lin Ting transmigrated into a book, specifically, an explicit novel. She became the female supporting character who secretly loved the male lead but was fated never to have him. In the original story, the supporting character hated the female lead for taking the male lead away from her. By association, she also hated the female lead's elder brother, Duan Ling. Over 409.5kFavorites422kClicks/ch563kGifts
- 56 How Did You Marry My Uncle? 你怎么跟我舅舅结婚了？ The print edition, retitled Holding Tang, goes on sale October 23. For details, see Weibo @Jinjiang Duns h u sheng. *The title is from the second male lead's perspective. (Preorder: Alien Species Taming Manual. See my author page.) A powerful, morally upright man who becomes a brooding, anxious, possessive ghost of a man × an honest, hapless heroine who only wants to complete her mission but gets relentlessly haunted by the male lead 1. Li Tangli is forever a minor character, a disposable extr 145.8kFavorites151.3kClicks/ch94.8kGifts
- 57 This Junior Sister Is Clearly Overpowered, So Why Is She Such a Goofball? [Book Transmigration] 这个师妹明明超强却过分沙雕[穿书] [Blurb] After transmigrating into a book, Xie Yun Zhao devotes herself to cultivating immortality. As a genius, her cultivation improves by leaps and bounds. Only one thing doesn’t go her way: her handsome, white-robed genius senior brother and fiancé will compete with the arrogant male lead for the senior sister in the original story, then fall into darkness and become a demon, only to end up with a swo 357.9kFavorites771.3kClicks/ch270.7kGifts
- 58 The Correct Strategy to Approach the Yandere Supporting Male Lead 攻略男配的正确方法 Originally titled The Right Way to Woo a Sickly Obsessive Male Supporting Character This novel has been contracted for publication as a physical book under the title When the Lanterns Meet, available at all bookstores [The new novel Brother is currently being serialized. Click the column to read it.] Blurb Li Ruoshui transmigrated into a book, and the System tasked her with wooing the gentle, considerate male supporting character Lu Zhiyao, whose smile was like a spring breeze. She had prepared 565.9kFavorites701.5kClicks/ch328.3kGifts
- 59 How to Stop the Male Lead from Going Mad 如何阻止男主发疯 The print edition has been retitled How to Stop Him from Falling. Presales begin on February 24, 2026 (the eighth day of the Lunar New Year) at 7:00 p.m. [This story is based on the original work’s characterizations, but does not use its plot. You can read it as an original story.] [This is a derivative work, but the characterizations, plot, and backstories contain a great deal of personal interpretation and transformative writing, with a very distinctive personal style. Please do not treat the 593.3kFavorites573.3kClicks/ch503kGifts
- 60 The Monster’s Bride 怪物的新娘 [The final installment of The Monster's Bride will go on preorder across all platforms on Saturday, September 27, 2025, at 7:30 p.m. There will also be a post-your-book giveaway. For details, follow @BaocaoXiaohuanggua on Weibo.] [The full story has been thoroughly revised: nearly 60,000 characters rewritten or expanded, with over 5,000 new characters added. Changes include, but aren't limited to, more detailed descriptions, richer characterization, adjusted plot points, and corrections to awkwa 264.2kFavorites390.7kClicks/ch324.6kGifts
- 61 The Flower Snatcher 探花 (Signed for simplified Chinese publication. Follow progress on Weibo at @Jinjiang Qingyin) [Blurb] Once, she dreaded going to court. Later, she dreaded leaving it. Scene: After court, Chen Jinzhao grips her jade tablet and walks off with her head down, only to be swiftly stopped by the chief eunuch waiting outside the Golden Hall. “Top Graduate, the Prince Regent is waiting for you to discuss state affairs. This way, please.” Where the chief eunuch points, a four-horse carriage is waitin 429.3kFavorites394kClicks/ch701.2kGifts
- 62 Happy Ending with the Second Male Lead 女主都和男二HE Female lead: I'm choosing the second male lead! [A collection of short stories where various second male leads get the girl.] [Don't associate any of these stories with other novels. They're for all the second male leads I've loved over the years.] Story One: Explosive-tempered Dog Emperor × Easygoing, Cautious Empress (Complete) Story Two: Loyal, Sweet, Deep-voiced Assassin × Soft Girl Who's Great at Raising Pigs and Has Every Life Skill (Complete) Story Three: Evolving Monster Man × Hot-Pot-Fl 535.4kFavorites1.4MClicks/ch402.9kGifts
- 63 After Dating Tomie 与富江交往之后 (Comment threads are now open. Arguments or off-topic comments will be deleted qwq. Thank you, everyone.) Aoki Tomie’s countless twisted admirers turned my life into a mess, leaving me anxious and on edge every day. It went on until the whole class descended into madness. I couldn’t take the fear anymore. After things were settled, I ran to Tomie in tears and apologized. I shouldn’t have written him a love letter. I begged him to leave me alone. I’d been bewitched by his looks and lost my mind. 178.4kFavorites237.1kClicks/ch187.8kGifts
- 64 Offering a Salted Fish to the Patriarch 向师祖献上咸鱼 Liao Tingyan, a newly initiated disciple with the lowest seniority, has actually subdued the terrifying, peerlessly powerful demon patriarch of the Gengchen Immortal Mansion, stirring up a heated discussion. Junior Sister Liao, how did you manage that? Liao Tingyan: …By relying on my natural talent for doing nothing? This novel has been published in print under the title Offering the Fish. It is available at Dangdang and the Tmall Yueduji flagship store. Theme: 923.5kFavorites1.8MClicks/ch760.3kGifts
- 65 After Entering a Cyberpunk Game, I Killed the Boss and Claimed the Throne 穿进赛博游戏后干掉BOSS成功上位 [I’ve been informed about the incident involving trolls in the comments, and I sincerely apologize to everyone. The inappropriate text in the blurb has been removed. A detailed announcement is in the author’s note for Chapter 1. 2026.04.05] [Updates on the simplified Chinese print edition: See Weibo @An Bai ANBAI. The second volume of the simplified Chinese edition was released on August 22, 2025.] The cyberpunk game with cosmic horror elements, Crimson Earth, is about to be released. Kui Xin 835.4kFavorites1.1MClicks/ch3.4MGifts
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