Novels like Darling, Let Me Explain
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Darling, Let Me Explain, best match first.
- 1 Long Night Journey 长夜行 At the Kunlun Snow Palace, an immortal once said: the dead wander in exile, while the living cannot let go. Once the soul departs, it will wither like grass in autumn. Should a corpse be reborn and roam among the living, it will be rejected by all the immortal sects, and the corpse demon must be put to death. On this day, a young man awakens inside a coffin. His blood has dried and his bones are cold, and when he opens his eyes, a hundred years have already passed. One tear from an immortal, a p 2Votes149.4kRecs216.7kFans
- 2 EN The Technological Empire Begins with Polymer Materials 科技帝国从高分子材料开始 Gao Yuan, a university graduate, happens to obtain a future technology System. He then sweeps away global giants with overwhelming force, igniting the wildest technological revolution. Believe in the power of science, build a technological superpower, and please check out the author's bestselling book with nearly ten thousand average subscriptions: Technological Hegemony. Life is not easy. 0Votes200.7kRecs192.4kFans
- 3 I Have a Sword Immortal Wife 我有一个剑仙娘子 I open my eyes to find myself in a bridal chamber with red candles and crimson windows. Before me, on the wedding bed, sits a bride in a phoenix crown and embroidered robes, her face hidden beneath a red veil. Zhao Rong rubs his sleepy eyes. I’ve become a groom? Oh, and a lowly live-in son-in-law. Got it. He works up an expression and gets ready to smirk. Wait… Something’s not right. The bride is my childhood sweetheart, and she has a secret crush on me? Oh, then we’re good. That makes perfect s 4Votes223.5kRecs734.1kFans
- 4 Where Do You Think You’re Going, Demoness? 妖女哪里逃 After transmigrating, Li Xuan is secretly delighted to become the second son of the Earl of Chengyi's household and a proud member of the Six Paths Demon-Suppression Bureau. But he has barely begun his life as a privileged official's son when a violent female superior, a terrifying female ghost, and a wicked demoness arrive one after another. Caught in the maelstrom, Li Xuan insists he isn't worried at all. Years later, he stands above the Yangtze River and swings his blade, freezing a thousand 0Votes475.1kRecs504.4kFans
- 5 The Cursed Ship 诅咒之船 Ship Combat Skill: Chaos Ray! Using the Strange Eye, fire a blast of chaotic energy infused with the laws of chaos, dissolving and destroying all existence until its chaotic energy is spent... A mysterious magic array grants ships the power to evolve. In a strange world, a young man from a fishing village begins his rise to power with a few broken planks... The Evolution Ship is also known as the “Cursed Ship”... (Note: The protagonist begins in modern-day Europe in a parallel world, not in a pu 0Votes77kRecs137.2kFans
- 6 The First Spy in the Immortal Realm 仙界第一卧底 I, Lin Yun, had exceptional natural talent. I thought I would be groomed as a key disciple, but... “The Demon Cult will never expect us to send such an outstanding disciple undercover. Once you rise to a high position within the cult, we’ll strike from within and without. How could the Demon Cult survive?” Three years later. “The orthodox sects will never expect us to send such a promising disciple undercover. Once you rise to a high position among them, we’ll strike from within and without. How 1Votes115.5kRecs725.7kFans
- 7 My Wife Isn't Human 吾妻非人哉 For the sake of her sales figures, Wang Quan had no choice but to spend 698 yuan registering for a VIP membership on her matchmaking site. He then spent another 9.9 yuan to apply for a match. He’d thought it would be an ordinary blind date, but... He looked up at the figure in front of him and fell into thought: Three hundred meters tall, with wings made of countless tentacles... Nine heads, each a monstrous skull with no features, just f 0Votes187.1kRecs523.3kFans
- 8 The White Lotus in a Matriarchal World 女尊世界的白莲花 After transmigrating into a world where women rule and men are inferior, Su Yan becomes a delicate, fragile beauty... a young man who seems like he’ll shatter at a touch. He’s out of breath after every few steps, but what’s with this woman who seems to have stepped straight out of a protagonist template? Luckily, he gets bound to a Regret System. He’s not afraid of being mistreated; he’s only afraid of not being misunderstood. If there’s a misunderstanding, exploit it. If there isn’t, create one 0Votes128.9kRecs228.8kFans
- 9 The Young Eagle’s Glory 雏鹰的荣耀 On the day disaster struck at Waterloo, a transmigrator arrived in this world and became its unfortunate heir. He will change the course of fate and history, break free of his cage and overcome every obstacle, ultimately ascending the throne as Napoleon II. What drives him is not his father's name, but a glory that belongs to him alone! 0Votes289.2kRecs243.3kFans
- 10 My Wife Really Isn’t a Snake Demon 娘子真不是蛇妖 A beautiful wife falls from the sky, along with a fortune worth millions. Thanks to a mysterious marriage contract, Chen Mu, a lowly constable, inexplicably gained a beautiful wife and a vast fortune. His wife, surnamed Bai, was as lovely as a celestial maiden. He also had a flirtatious maid by his side named Xiao Qing. Then one day, a monk covered in golden dragon tattoos suddenly came to find him and revealed a shocking secret: “Good sir, your wife isn’t human. She’s... a demon!” What left Che 0Votes178kRecs564.2kFans
- 11 The Immortal Maiden Is Fierce 仙子很凶 From the moment he was born, Zuo Lingquan had everything an ordinary person could hope for. A son of a prestigious family, peerlessly handsome, fabulously wealthy... But as soon as he was old enough to toddle, he discovered that this world wasn't made for ordinary people. Demons and spirits, soaring through the air, the path to eternal life... It was only natural that Zuo Lingquan would set out in pursuit of immortality. A master once said: The Nine Regions are wild and vast; the Great Void leav 14Votes408.6kRecs914.6kFans
- 12 EN Cultivating Immortality Begins with Time Management 修仙从时间管理开始 “So you’ve been lying to me all along, haven’t you?” She raised her trembling gaze, only to find that her senior brother’s once-familiar face had become terrifyingly strange. “Lying? How should I put it?” Her senior brother gave a scornful smile and waggled a finger. “It’s more that none of you ever understood who I really was, from the very beginning.” He turned around with effortless grace and strolled toward the supreme throne in the sky. Peerless sword beams, raging seas of flame, silvery st 0Votes157.9kRecs455.4kFans
- 13 What If a Shrine Maiden Won't Leave You Alone? 假如被巫女缠住 I possess every talent. Handsome and charming, with looks that turn heads; Respectful to my elders and sincere toward others; A brilliant student, exceptionally smart and hardworking, widely read and extraordinarily gifted; Possessed of an unshakable, noble spirit and an immensely powerful personal magnetism. I should have lived a life of glory. So why didn’t I? Sunlight filters through the leaves, and the shrine maiden smiles like a flower. 0Votes288.3kRecs363.3kFans
- 14 I'm Not Foolish, I'm Just Purehearted 我非痴愚实乃纯良 “My name is Wang Xiao. The Xiao is not a joke.” With the realm on the brink of collapse, thirty thousand cavalry rode into Liaodong. The land was shattered, and the realm divided into five. Could anyone stand by and watch the Central Plains sink into ruin? 5Votes153.9kRecs792.6kFans
- 15 Everyday Romance with a Hint of Tea 茶味恋爱日常 This is a romance-focused, everyday-life story. Come on in and enjoy! Get the Good Person Card System. When someone you're pursuing hurts you and turns you down, you can earn Good Person Cards of varying quality and exchange them for System items? Ning Yuan: “!!!” Let's go after those green tea girls who've fallen into darkness! (red-eyed) Huh? A nice girl? Nice girls, go away! Don't come over here! P.S. 1: This book is also known as Starting a Tea Garden from Scratch, Master Ning Teaches You to 7Votes105.8kRecs345.7kFans
- 16 I Really Only Have One Wife 我真的只有一个老婆 One wife, endless experiences! One hundred days after getting married, Shen Fu discovers his wife's secret: she isn't fighting alone! She can be a domineering CEO or an adorable little foodie. She's skilled with both pen and ink and guns and fists, a study buddy who can help you ace your exams, and utterly shameless. Also known as A New Wife Every Day (The author also has two acclaimed completed novels, I'm Really Not Interested in Money and Literary Scandal. Give them a try~) 1Votes154.2kRecs441kFans
- 17 My Cloud-Raised Girlfriend 我的云养女友 [A Qidian novel with over 40,000 subscriptions, quality guaranteed. Read with confidence.] “Cloud raising” is a new form of entertainment. It usually refers to people who can't keep cats, dogs, or other pets themselves because of their circumstances, so they raise them remotely over the internet to enjoy the emotional satisfaction. As they do so, they feed or tip the pets and take part in caring for them, as if they really owned them. Professional gamer Chen Yan, however, accidentally stumbled u 0Votes189.8kRecs810.2kFans
- 18 This Is My Planet 这是我的星球 Casual observation, a search for one's true self. A theme of clashing civilizations across multiple universes, with a little time spent in gaming cities. Please don't come at this with the usual approach of a God of War's return or an Immortal Emperor reborn. And stop asking why the protagonist doesn't kill people and search their souls, know everything with divine sense, destroy heaven and earth, or wrap the whole story up in one chapter. 0Votes919.5kRecs798.1kFans
- 19 The Heir Apparent Is Fierce 世子很凶 The world is like a chessboard, and people are its pieces. Court intrigue, the grudges and passions of the martial world, the joys and sorrows of the common folk: all are pieces on the board, linked together and clashing until sparks fly. During the Zhaohong era, rumors spread that a vassal prince coveted the dragon throne in the Golden Hall. The emperor summoned the heirs of the various vassal princes to the capital to study, but in truth he was holding them hostage. As the heir to Prince Su, X 13Votes594.8kRecs1.8MFans
- 20 Invading the Mortal World 侵入人间 ~ Xu Xiangyang has two close friends: the girl next door who lives in the same alley, and the class monitor from the class next door. Xu Xiangyang has a secret he cannot tell anyone: he knows that one of his two friends is raising a great demon capable of destroying the world... ~ Set at the end of the last century, this is a story of boys and girls who rely on one another, find comfort in one another, and make their way toward happiness togeth 17Votes238kRecs414.1kFans
- 21 Miss, Something's Not Right About You 姑娘你不对劲啊 (This work has been adapted into a comic. Search for Hey, You’re Acting Strange! on Tencent Animation.) [Lighthearted Synopsis] Poor family, both parents dead, and then his beautiful fiancée breaks off their engagement. I’ve got all the makings of a standard wish-fulfillment protagonist, so my golden finger should be coming any minute, right? But that very night, his fiancée suddenly changed her mind: “I’m not breaking off the engagement!” She even wanted them to move in together and sleep in th 3Votes314.9kRecs586.6kFans
- 22 EN I Can't Die, So I Pretend to Be a Vampire 不死的我只好假扮血族 Fang Cheng had his head chopped off. His heart was pierced. His mouth was stuffed full of garlic. He was dragged into the sunlight and left to burn. His furious enemies hacked him to pieces. Fang Cheng came back to life and spread his hands toward his enemies. “I'll level with you. I'm not actually a vampire!” The crowd roared, “Like we'd believe a word you say!” 5Votes184.9kRecs946.4kFans
- 23 I Am the Immortal in the Gourd 在下壶中仙 The Demon Refining Pot can refine monsters, and it even comes with a space of its own, the "World Within the Pot." That sounds pretty great, but unfortunately... After searching for two years, he discovered that there were no monsters in the real world, leaving him with no materials to refine; Trapped in a corner of the World Within the Pot, he was surrounded by tree spirits he could not defeat, making it impossible to take even a single step. Unable to find any cultivation techniques or miracul 6Votes583.8kRecs466.5kFans
- 24 The Ordinary Life of Ordinary Humans 平常人类的平凡生活 This book is addictive. You can't read it at night, at work, while eating, or while walking. You can only sneak a look when you're alone. He Sihai, known as He Dali, is good at farming, hauling bricks, bragging, running a stall, saving money, and raising peaches. This is simply the “ordinary” life story of an “ordinary person.” It's a story about helping the dead fulfill th 5Votes817.3kRecs693.2kFans
- 25 Chinese Entertainment, 1997 华娱1997 In early 1997, Cao Xuan, who has the memories of a seasoned entertainment writer from the future, appears in Water Margin, the last of CCTV’s Four Great Classical Novels adaptations. The most handsome Ximen Qing in history is born... 2Votes386.2kRecs749.9kFans
- 26 Wasn't the Apocalypse Supposed to Happen? 说好的末世呢 Reborn half a day before the apocalypse was due to arrive, I spent every last cent and got everything ready. I even took out a rich young thug who was harassing a woman in broad daylight! But when the time came, the apocalypse never arrived... 0Votes198.8kRecs326.7kFans
- 27 The Yu-Song Dynasty 余宋 Let’s try a new blurb, one that’s easier to understand. This is a story about a local boy, Little Gao Yanei, who gets a golden finger and runs riot in the final years of the Northern Song. It’s all one person’s wish fulfillment. If you like it, come explore the world with me. If you don’t, do whatever you want. You can even say I’ve run out of ideas. I’m no banknote, after all. That’ll do. Writing a blurb is exhausting… 0Votes138.8kRecs55.8kFans
- 28 EN The Corpse Mender of Autumn Execution Grounds 我在秋斩刑场当缝尸人那些年 [A human face with a ghost’s heart, drawing on the past to speak of the present. I am the master of the martial world.] Lin Shou wakes up to find himself a corpse-sewer at the execution grounds where prisoners are beheaded in autumn. Fallen leaves return to their roots, and the dead must be laid to rest. The corpses of executed prisoners must be sewn back together before burial. Otherwise, they will be buried improperly and bring disaster. Lin Shou discovers that sewing up corpses can earn him a 2Votes300.7kRecs741kFans
- 29 EN The Unremarkable Senior Brother 平平无奇大师兄 Lu Changsheng was having a hard time. He had transmigrated into an immortal-hero world with the face of a protagonist. His extraordinary presence captivated everyone. Whenever he broke through a cultivation realm, the heavens and earth filled with visions. One poem from him could astonish the scholars of the land. Even casually reciting a few lines from the Dao De Jing, the Zhuangzi, or the Huangting Scripture would bring flowers raining from the sky, rays of light stretching for thousands of mi 0Votes4MRecs4.2MFans
- 30 I Teach Swordsmanship in Tokyo 我在东京教剑道 He transmigrates to Tokyo's Katsushika Ward in 1980 and inherits a dojo. His parents are dead, he has a younger sister and a house, but his savings are almost gone and he has no students. What should he do? Help, answers needed urgently. Forget it. He'll just enjoy himself. Face the wind! 0Votes878.1kRecs829.2kFans
- 31 The Great Zhou Immortal Official 大周仙吏 After transmigrating into a xianxia world teeming with monsters and demons, Li Mu initially just wants to keep his head down and survive. But then a little fox he rescued suddenly starts talking... This is the story of a modern young man who transmigrates into a xianxia world, slays demons, and fights for justice. 0Votes1MRecs1.2MFans
- 32 EN I Have a Transcendence USB Drive 我有超体U盘 Chen Chen found a way to achieve immortality on a grubby old flash drive. As long as the minds of all humanity were united, quantitative change could bring about qualitative change. The mind could influence matter, rewrite the constants of physics, and achieve godhood! At the same time, humanity would leap from material civilization to quantum civilization, cross the river of time, and reach the shore of immortality. For the sake of humanity's future, Chen Chen stepped up and decided to carry ou 2Votes315.1kRecs450.9kFans
- 33 EN I Just Don't Play by the Rules! 我就是不按套路出牌 After a great battle, your beautiful senior sister shyly lifts her face toward you and slowly closes her eyes. At this moment, you... [Option One: Gently kiss her on the lips. Completion reward: Thousand-Leaf Wonder Manual (Earth Grade, Top Tier)] [Option Two: Kiss her on the forehead. Completion reward: Yin-Yang Twin Blades (Earth Grade, Low Tier)] [Option Three: Give her a hug. Completion reward: Netherworld Treasure Scale (Mystic Grade, Top Tier)] [Option Four: Say as quickly as possible: Sen 5Votes648kRecs2.9MFans
- 34 EN Seeking the Dao in the Mortal World 问道红尘 Qin Yi once believed that the first thing an immortal cultivator needed was a calm, detached heart, free from desire, with the patience to endure and the will to resist temptation. But in the end, he discovered that the word “immortal” begins with a person. The path to immortality is cold and harsh. You and I will hold each other close to keep warm. P.S. This book was originally titled Please, Fairy, Have Some Self-Respect. 61Votes2.3MRecs1.5MFans
- 35 I Found the First Emperor 捡到一只始皇帝 What could be more of a headache than transmigrating to the pre-Qin era to face off against Bai Qi? The Qin hostage Yiren wants to entrust his concubine, Zhao Ji, to me. Also titled The First Emperor's Development Plan and I Absolutely Refuse to Become Lao Ai. 10Votes283.1kRecs500.1kFans
- 36 EN Dream of the Red Chamber: The Great Detective 红楼名侦探 The story begins with someone outside the Jia family. He makes his name in officialdom through his powers of deduction and explores The Story of the Stone from the perspective of a real man! https://book.qidian.com/info/1027328334 0Votes433.7kRecs201.5kFans
- 37 My Girlfriend Is a Bratty Rich Heiress 我的女友是恶劣大小姐 [Then become more handsome, if you can win the heart of a beautiful girl] [If you can make your sweet talk sound even better, say it to her too] [But remember, don't make the first move] [Let the beautiful girl say it herself: “Handsome Tokyo guy with a silver tongue, I have to make you mine. You're mine.”] This is the story of a boy from Iwate Prefecture who becomes a handsome Tokyo guy. 147Votes832.1kRecs2.3MFans
- 38 The Number One Player Across Time and Space 时空之头号玩家 At some point, mysterious regions connecting different dimensions appeared across the world: illusions. Zombie Siege, School-Live!, Re:Zero, Goblin Slayer... Here, you can find untold riches, beautiful women of every kind, and power strong enough to destroy the world. Countless people chasing their dreams and ambitions came here. Some laughed, some cried. Some lived, and some died. This is paradise for the strong. This is hell for the weak. Our story begins the moment a young man, possessing the 4Votes898.5kRecs645.5kFans
- 39 The Ambitious Hero of the Late Eastern Han 东汉末年枭雄志 The late Eastern Han dynasty in Romance of the Three Kingdoms was a tumultuous age of grand drama. There were valiant generals, brilliant strategists, cunning warlords, benevolent rulers, and alluring beauties. It was a world to dream of. But the late Eastern Han in Guo Peng’s eyes was cold. It was neither kind nor just, much less civilized. Danger lurked everywhere. He saw hunger, poverty, war, and plague. He saw bones strewn across the fields and not a cock crowing for a thousand miles. He saw 5Votes408.9kRecs519.5kFans
- 40 EN Blackstone Code 黑石密码 If you could live your life over again, what would you choose? Would you still be an ordinary person, as you are now, perhaps keeping your brilliance hidden and your name unknown, lounging above the clouds as you watch them drift by? Or would you make the world your stage, stir up the winds of change, and make the whole world dance to your tune, leaving people breathless at your every word and deed? Write your own laws. Set the rules yourself. Life lasts only a few short decades: either shine yo 10Votes766.9kRecs952.9kFans
- 41 My Name Is Rain 吾名雷恩 Power and profit, endlessly entangled. Desire and reason, locked in a lover's quarrel. War blazes in the distance, banners flutter in the wind, and horns sound with stirring force. Clashing blades compose a magnificent symphony. I raise my scepter and stand before the sacred. Truth crowns me, and all races kneel at my feet. You ask who I am? My name is Ryan! 0Votes119.5kRecs144.5kFans
- 42 I Really Didn’t Want to Be the Savior 我真没想当救世主啊 This book is also known as Millennium Rewind. It won Best Online Literature at the 31st China Galaxy Awards for Science Fiction. [It takes off at Chapter 62 and explodes at Chapter 92. This is the story of an ordinary man who forces his way into becoming humanity’s savior.] In 1977, the Voyager spacecraft launched. In 2010, Voyager 2 sent some strange messages back to Earth. In July 2021, Voyager 2 lost 8Votes634.7kRecs1.1MFans
- 43 Rebuilding My Life in Thirty Years 重塑人生三十年 New book out: Reborn in the Turbulent Decade. There's a direct link on the author's page. Hope you'll show it lots of support. 4Votes381.2kRecs418.5kFans
- 44 I Possessed the Demon Emperor 我夺舍了魔皇 Chen Luoyang felt he had transmigrated the wrong way. He had transmigrated straight into the body of the world’s mightiest figure, the cult leader known by the title of Demon Emperor. Wasn’t it usually some powerful expert who met with an accident, leaving behind an unyielding wisp of spirit that possessed the body of some miserable nobody, was reborn, then made a comeback all the way to the top? Or else, didn’t people transmigrate into the body of a poor young man, get a golden finger, and e 0Votes1MRecs813.4kFans
- 45 My Wife Came from a Thousand Years Ago 我家老婆来自一千年前 [The comic adaptation of Please Be Sensible, My Wife is now available on all platforms. Check it out!] “I want to go home.” “You might not be able to go back.” “Why not?” “Because your home is very far away.” “How far?” “About twelve hundred years.” Xu Qing looked at the young woman from the Tang Dynasty before him with a hint of sympathy. “Everything you know has become history.” Family, friends, enemies: they all vanished more than twelve hundred years ago. A slice-of-life story with one fema 195Votes645.4kRecs2MFans
- 46 Commoner Shi Buyi 草根石布衣 In The Memorial on the Northern Expedition, Zhuge Liang wrote, “Your servant was originally a commoner, tilling the fields in Nanyang.” Scholars and strategists throughout the land humbly call themselves commoners. This is the spirit of the commoner: withdraw, and cultivate oneself; step forward, and serve the world. It has been passed down from generation to generation for thousands of years. But by the year 2000: “Occupation?” “…Military strategist, aide, adviser?” “Are you kidding me? What er 7Votes1.4MRecs279.2kFans
- 47 EN The Night Watchman of Dafeng 大奉打更人 The physical edition of The Gongsman of Great Feng, Volume One, is now available across all major platforms, including Tmall, Dangdang, and JD.com, as well as in bookstores nationwide. In this world, there are Confucians, Daoists, Buddhists, demons, and sorcerers. Xu Qi'an, a graduate of the police academy, awakens to find himself in prison, with exile to the frontier awaiting him in three days… At first, all he wants is to protect himself and, in this society without human rights, become 313Votes9.7MRecs19.8MFans
- 48 I Really Don’t Want to be Reborn 我真没想重生啊 Who could have imagined that Chen Hansheng, a successful professional and eligible bachelor, would be reborn and wake up as a high school senior? At a crossroads in his life, Chen Hansheng is torn between the treasure of a girl, Shen Youchu, and his first love, Xiao Rongyu. Who should he choose? The pinnacle of urban rebirth fiction, and an essential romance guide for young people! 1.6kVotes4.6MRecs8.3MFans
- 49 EN Starting from the Red Moon 从红月开始 From the moment the red moon appeared in the sky, everyone in the world became a madman. Except me! The From the Red Moon animated series airs every Monday at 7:00 on Tencent Video! Mental contamination is incoming, and everyone is on Level One alert! Come join Lu Xin in uncovering the truth behind the red moon! You can also read the comic of the same name on Tencent Animation~ Volume One of the physical edition of From the Red Moon has now been published and is available for purchase on Taob 40Votes1.2MRecs7MFans
- 50 Restoring the Song Dynasty 绍宋 To inherit is to continue; to guide is to lead. In 1127, the Northern Song fell. Soon afterward, the ninth imperial prince, Zhao Gou, ascended the throne in Shangqiu amid great expectations, inheriting the Song dynasty and adopting the Jianyan era name. Yet within three months, Li Gang was dismissed as chancellor, Chen Dong was executed, Yue Fei was driven out of the army, Zong Ze was abandoned in the capital, and the plans to resist the Jin in Hebei were scrapped wholesale... After all that eff 1.4kVotes3.6MRecs20.9MFans
