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Turns Out Every Ending Is Filled with Longing 原来结尾都相思
How do you hurt someone who loves you until they’re utterly broken? Perhaps you throw their love on the ground and trample it again and again, until it’s shattered, until it’s gone.
191Reads6.2Score—Shelves
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Waiting for Wind and Rain, But Never for You 等风等雨,等不到你
Xu Zhengxi believed that as long as she held on, love and marriage would eventually lead her to brighter days. She gave up studying abroad, threw away her future, and abandoned her dreams, all to be the person he could confide in. He called her cruel and coldhearted. She once smiled and replied, “Because I love you.” Later, when her life hung by a thread, he remained as indifferent as ever. She took off her ring and returned it to him, smiling faintly. “Let’s get divorced.” She had compassio
345Reads8.4Score—Shelves
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Fishermen’s Lights on the River, Keeping Me Awake with Sorrow 江枫渔火对愁眠
She waited for him all her life, but he would never come back.
1kReads8.6Score174Shelves
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Me and the Roses Are Always at Your Princess's Service! 我与玫瑰,随时为公主待命!
[The print edition is now available. Search for Sweet Mist on your favorite platform to buy it.] [One-on-one sweet romance, heart-fluttering and indulgent, with no limits to his devotion.] Zhou Jin, captain of the criminal investigation squad, was unruly, untamed, and hated being pestered. He had no patience for coaxing anyone, either. But after one assignment, he made an exception and took a young woman into his home. The next day, everyone on the team was gossiping: Would the young woman get y
35.6kReads9.6Score5.2kShelves
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Bending at the Waist 折腰
Blurb: Zhou Xingzhi x Su Zheshen Su Zheshen sacrificed all his pride for love, but never got so much as a confession of affection from Zhou Xingzhi. Some people are destined to be inescapable, yet impossible to love.
27Reads6.4Score—Shelves
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Playing Sweet and Soft 撒软
(Angst, angst, angst!!! Two male leads, two male leads, no female lead!!!) [Two male leads + Gu Zhan, a sick, unhinged Gu Group CEO who commits every kind of evil × Shen Qianyue, a refined, elegant, charmingly wicked legal star + Both leads faithful to each other + Both reborn] Gu Zhan, CEO of the Gu Group, is a bloodthirsty madman. Everyone in the capital trembles at the sound of his name. Shen Qianyue, the capital’s youngest lawyer, is modest and courteous, a refined gentleman in the eyes of t
1.2kReads8.3Score105Shelves
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The Emperor Goes Too Far 皇上太过分
I... had actually transmigrated. How should I put it? I’d landed straight in a situation as... twisted as being imprisoned. The reason? The body’s original owner had offended the emperor... As the imperial preceptor, ending up in this state was infuriating. Let’s see how Gong Chenxiu turns things around. Cold-blooded, scheming emperor: Ye Yinhan Bewitchingly sinister imperial preceptor: Gong Chenxiu
1.4kReads9.2Score218Shelves
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A Cup of Poisoned Wine, and Drunk with You 鸩酒一杯与君醉
Blurb: When they first met, he was a subject, and he risked his life to take a sword meant for the other man. Later, that man became emperor, wiped out his entire family, stripped away his pride, and forcibly kept him by his side. He waited, full of hope, for his elder brother to return victorious, but all he received was a cold corpse. In the end, he drank poison in front of everyone, smiling like a spring breeze. “Your Majesty, I offer my life as the price of regicide. May you live for all ete
1.5kReads8.0Score162Shelves
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My Misty Dream 我的雾梦
[Yandere] Yu Jun, a college guy who was enthusiastic about selling campus cards, sold two to freshman Qi Xin, and that was where their story began. Surely a grown man like him wouldn’t cave in over two campus cards? “Hey, underclassman, want a card?” “Sure, senior! I want the big ones. Two of them!” “Coming right up!” The underclassman seemed a little unhinged, which was honestly hard to put up with. Yu Jun’s advice: 1. Don’t install surveillance cameras, listening devices, and the like. 2. Do
25Reads9.1Score—Shelves
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He Was Never in My Destiny 命中无他
He hated the other person’s betrayal and hated how they kept running away from him, again and again. But he also loved them to the bone. He gave them his whole heart, only to have everything taken from him by the person he respected and cared about most. Everyone thinks a lifetime is long, but sometimes it’s too short to grasp. If I could live again, I hope I’d never have met you.
329Reads7.2Score—Shelves
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A Shattered Longing 相思碎
One meeting, and they were fated to be entangled for life. Jiang Lingyu never imagined that the person he loved most would destroy everything he treasured with his own hands. “If you ever betray me, I'll make you wish you were dead!” His dignity, his body, and his shattered heart were trampled underfoot and ground into dust. He had obeyed, begged for mercy, and fought back... but in the end, he could only surrender to fate. Who can truly see through love and hate entwined? When all was settled a
865Reads8.6Score101Shelves
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President Li, Your Wife Doesn’t Deserve to Die 厉总,夫人她罪不至死
Shen Zhichu had given him her whole heart for sixteen years, only to be told to leave with nothing, just so he could make room for the woman he had always loved. Li Jingshen thought he would be happy once that woman was gone, until he received her diagnosis... He rushed over in a panic, only to find her holding someone else’s hand. “Why didn’t you tell me you had stomach cancer?” “Weren’t you hoping I’d die sooner?” Shen Zhichu laughed scornfully. “Li Jingshen, I don’t want to spend the last of
10.8kReads8.7Score2.1kShelves
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The Willow by the Palace Wall 宫墙柳
Why must the imperial consorts compete for the emperor’s favor? A smash-hit, heart-wrenching historical romance that burst onto the scene in 2019! Recommended by countless tearful readers, this unconventional palace-intrigue novel will stay with you long after you finish. In the lightest of styles, it captures everyone’s deepest regrets. In May of the year I turned fourteen, with the pagoda trees in fragrant bloom, I sat in Yong’an Palace, propping up my head as I dozed. The man’s laughter held
55.9kReads9.7Score8.2kShelves
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The Eunuch 阉人
Shuangjiang stood by Li Yue’s side as he went from a prince walking on thin ice to the throne, watching him marry one beautiful woman after another. Ten years ago, Shuangjiang said to the powerless Li Yue, “I’m only a eunuch. I wouldn’t dare eat this osmanthus cake.” Li Yue said, “Shuangjiang is my favorite person. From now on, I’ll bring you as much osmanthus cake as you want.” Ten years later, Shuangjiang was frail and ill, longing for a piece of osmanthus cake. Li Yue said, “You’re only a eun
3.1kReads8.4Score270Shelves
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Run Again, and I'll Break Your Legs 再跑,朕打断你的腿
[Two Male Leads!!! Exotic, Frail Beauty x Dominant, Possessive Emperor] Li Yan is a treasure Chu Dijin discovered on the grasslands. But before he can make a move, someone has already sent Li Yan to him, so he naturally takes him back to the imperial palace. But he never expected this little thing would dare to run away. And not only that, he dares to seduce the brother Chu Dijin grew up with. A disobedient little thing like this deserves to be punished!
2.5kReads8.4Score251Shelves
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Quick Transmigration: The Powerhouses Wept When the White Moonlight Faked Her Death 快穿:白月光死遁后大佬们哭疯了
[Everyone's Favorite, Love Triangle Chaos, Quick Transmigration] The newly bound god looks innocent and guileless, but keeps earning an S for every mission! The CEO who gave him a surveillance doll gives in: “As long as you stay alive, I'll let you go.” After his first fake death fails, Ruomu is frantic: “Your destined partner is right behind you!” The difficult-to-please actor, secretly haughty and clingy: “Even if I die, you're taking me with you!” After his second fake death fails, Ruomu is b
1.2kReads9.0Score111Shelves
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Quick Transmigration: The Host Is Too Unhinged for the System to Stop 快穿:宿主太疯球,系统拦不住
[Quick Transmigration, Male Lead's POV, No Romance, Unhinged Host] After Yan Nanxu died, he was bound by a System and transmigrated to different worlds. His mission was to correct disruptions in each world. But Yan Nanxu was in a hurry to go back and take his revenge. First world: System: We just need to protect the protagonist and stop the reborn person from hurting him. Yan Nanxu: That guy's too slow. Why don't I do it instead? Second world: System: We just need to help the protagonist and set
5.3kReads9.3Score488Shelves
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The Realm Is Yours, I Return to My Homeland 江山归你,我归故国
Synopsis: [Love at first sight + love unrequited + possessive forced marriage + tragic beauty + devoted to one another, both leads are sexually inexperienced] She is a beloved and honored princess, and he is a mighty general with countless victories to his name. She thought their lives would never cross, but after one breathtaking glimpse, he falls for her at first sight and uses his military power to force her to marry him. As a princess of the realm, she knows she has no freedom to choose whom
337Reads8.4Score—Shelves
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My Life Is Yours 我的命,都给你
Ji Mingshu hated Xu Meiling with all his heart and tormented her until she died. But when she was really gone, Ji Mingshu realized... he had fallen in love with her.
1.8kReads8.1Score231Shelves
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The Sad Little Thing Called Unrequited Love 暗恋这件难过的小事
Lin Xu has a crush on the popular boy Ye Feng, and she remembers countless little details about him. Every day, Lin Xu times her departure down to the second, getting dressed and putting on her shoes in a hurry, all for the chance to catch a fleeting glimpse of his back. The music playing during the long break outside her classroom is Xu Song’s “Moon over Luzhou.” Lin Xu knows it’s the favorite song of Ye Feng, the school radio station’s announcer. Lin Xu has even stayed up all night organizing
67.5kReads9.7Score12.1kShelves
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I Transmigrated into a Eunuch and Met a Prince in the Cold Palace 穿成真太监后遇到一个冷宫皇子
[Two Male Leads, No Female Lead!!! CP: Eunuch and Cold Palace Prince] Who would have thought my girlfriend's curse would actually come true? What do you do when you transmigrate into the body of a real eunuch? I feel like crying three times a day. But then I ran into a lame prince confined to the cold palace, and happened to witness this seemingly innocent but secretly ruthless kid in the middle of killing someone. Without even realizing it, I somehow flirted with him and got him acting strange.
13.2kReads9.4Score2kShelves
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A Beauty Who Doesn't Ruin Kingdoms Isn't a Proper Demoness 不祸国的美人,不是好妖女
[Pure sweetness at first, witty and humorous, bickering rivals, laughter through tears, tender romance, heartfelt writing, well worth a careful read] The most beloved little princess of the Lan Yue Kingdom is kidnapped by bandits one day and vanishes without a trace. A spirited young traveler is inexplicably struck by a huge object falling from the sky, so he scowls and takes the culprit home with him... Maid: “Have you taken a liking to this pretty little girl?” Yun Haoran: “I’m not blind. Why
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The Beauty Who Brought a Kingdom to Ruin Was No Demon 祸国美人不是妖
(A purely historical romance, not a transmigration story. The writing is exceptionally delicate and heartfelt, witty and funny with tears along the way. Sweet moments will make you smile like an auntie, while the angst will make your heart tremble. If you love stories that pull you in and touch your heart, don’t miss this one! A heartfelt, well-written story worth diving into!) Lan Huaying, the only princess of the Lan Yue Kingdom and acclaimed across the ten kingdoms of the continent as the gre
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He Is in the South of the Clouds 他在云之南
When they first met, he was shrouded in shadow, reeking of blood and violence. He asked her, “Who are you? Where are you from? What are you doing here?” It was a long time before she thought of the true answer: “I'm Shen Xun. I came from the far north to the south of the clouds, to meet the love of my life.” He was her Morpheus, giving her a poppy-like dream of love, bewitching and intoxicating. He captured her soul, clouded her mind, and made her addicted. Like a pawn crossing a river, she went
24.2kReads9.7Score4.7kShelves
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Detective Conan: Forced to Save the Day, I Just Want to Fake My Death and Get Away 柯南:被迫拯救后只想赶快死遁
[No romance + everyone adores the protagonist + beautiful yet tragic + madman literature 3 + ambiguous factions] Chiyahara Nozomu was the most useless codename operative in the organization. He couldn’t lift a finger to carry anything or fight, and he was out of breath every other step. Even climbing a flight of stairs could kill him. He also wore a device to monitor his heartbeat, various tracking devices, and even a collar around his neck that dispensed sedatives. Everyone else in the organiza
2.2kReads9.2Score300Shelves
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Fallen into the Abyss, Unaware of the Pain of Parting 堕渊不谙离恨苦
[Two Male Leads] [Both Powerful] [Xianxia] [Some Angst] [Pursuing His Lover After Losing Him] [Reconciliation and a Happy Ending] An unpredictable, deranged Venerable Lord x a gentle, refined young master Mu Mianchen wanted to honor his engagement and help his junior sister, so he went to the Demon Realm, hoping to make his death seem justified. But Liu Cheny you did not kill him. Instead, he refined him into a puppet. Controlled in the Realm of Rebirth, Mu Mianchen was made to seize a sword.
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I Told You I Love You in Heaven 我在天堂说爱你
At fifteen, Junxi accidentally got blood from an AIDS patient into one of his wounds and contracted the disease. From then on, his normal life was completely upended, and he lived in constant fear that he could die at any moment. But Li Poxiao never left his side, giving him the courage to carry on. Through his pain, he smiled through his tears. “Brother Junxi, my greatest wish is to become your bride. You have to fight to stay alive, because… this is a dream only you can help me fulfill.” A lov
900Reads9.5Score177Shelves
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