Looking for Bittersweet Stories, the Kind That Make You Cry 求酸涩文，好哭的那种
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I Was Once Your Beloved Minister 臣本卿卿
(Dual POV) [Angst fueled by a lack of information] Gu Qingyan, the third princess of Chu, has two things she cannot let go of in this life: One is that she never got the chance to bring a retainer named Meng Jie into her household. The other is that she never personally killed Qin Yi, the prince of Yan who destroyed her kingdom. She doesn't know that these two men are one and the same. The day the city fell, he bent down and said, “Don't be afraid. I'll keep you safe.” Gu Qingyan thought he was
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Save Me, Not the Drunkard 渡我不渡醉
[A guarded, wounded hero × a gentle, steadfast heroine who saves him | Mutual devotion · Rekindled Romance] “Everyone who gets close to me comes to a bad end. You should leave.” “It's not your fault, Jiang Zui. You haven't done anything wrong.” Kneeling in the light, she led him out of the shadows and told him he wasn't a curse. He deserved to be loved. This was a silent standoff, and a gentle salvation. Jiang Zui thought his life would never see the light until he met Su Yuhe at seventeen. Afra
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After Falling for Him, the CEO Whispered Sweet Nothings to His Overindulgent Darling 沦陷后，总裁他低声诱哄昏庸无度
[Reunion After Years Apart, aloof and down-on-her-luck heiress vs. domineering CEO + groveling pursuit + forced love + angst before sweetness + devoted second male lead] When they first met, she was the Fu family's cherished darling, while he was the abandoned young master of the Xie family. Because he was an illegitimate son, Xie Tingchen was sent to live with the Fu family. He and Fu Yunya grew up together as childhood sweethearts, innocent and inseparable. She chased after him, playing and la
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Sinking with Eyes Wide Open 清醒着沉沦
[Book 2 in the series, complete] [Younger man + neither lead is inexperienced + each other's first love + rekindled romance] Lu Yanming, a fickle playboy, has one great humiliation in life: when he was young and foolish, he mistook a beautiful young man in women's clothes for a girl and fell hopelessly in love with him. Ten years later, just as Lu Yanming was ready to leave his playboy days behind and get married, he ran into his first love again. Because of his looks and sexual orientation, Sha
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His Majesty Always Says the Chancellor Is Plotting Rebellion 陛下总说丞相谋逆
His Majesty Always Says the Chancellor Is Plotting Rebellion
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Testing the Boundaries 边缘试探
(Cool, devoted seme × worldly, avoidant uke) Zhou Li'an was just an ordinary man. Like most people, he got married and had children... until he met Ji Hanzhou. It was as if a door to a whole new world had opened. Drawn to the other man, Zhou Li'an gradually grew closer to him, until one kiss brought him abruptly to his senses. He couldn't wait to draw a clear line between them. He thought getting married would put him back on his old path, but that was just an excuse to deceive himself...
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The Azure Mist Before Nightfall 青岚未晚
Qing Lan, Not Too Late
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The Little Secrets of Mr. Gu's Staged Encounters 顾总制造偶遇的那些小秘密
The Little Secrets Behind Mr. Gu's Staged Encounters
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You Ordinary People 平凡的你们
Ordinary You
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My Lord, Don't Be Difficult... 主上，别闹……
My Lord, don't mess around...
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A Distant Place I Can't Reach, a Home I Can't Return To 到不了的远方，回不去的家
A Distant Place I Can Never Reach, a Home I Can Never Return To
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The Doctor and the Boxer 医生与拳手
The Doctor and the Boxer
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Daily Life at the Baozi Shop 包子铺的日常生活
Daily Life at the Baozi Shop
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The Rhythm of Morse Code 摩尔斯电码的节奏
The Rhythm of Morse Code
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I Am a God of War Among the Stars 我在星际当战神
I Become a War God Among the Stars
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The Clingy CEO’s Mad Pursuit of His Husband 粘人总裁疯狂追夫记
Also known as Dusty Days, Dream Designs Clingy, domineering CEO and sunny, handsome designer The domineering CEO falls for the sunny designer at first sight And begins pursuing him relentlessly Dinner dates, confessions, flowers, career opportunities… What if he still won’t say yes? Then, of course, you have to move him with all your might! Author: And what if he still won’t say yes? CEO Li: Impossible! Impossible! If he really says no, it’s your fault. Author: Facepalm
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The Ties of Silence 沉嚣缘
"Beneath violet lamps, I mend white bones; amid the sound of opera, I guide ordinary souls across. Nothing is warmer than an embrace, and red beans bloom beside the urn of ashes." In the fields of life and death, we glimpse the warmth of the human world. Fan Chen carved the sign "The Crying and Laughing Hall." Lin Xiao slipped him a lovesick bean coated in chili powder From "a death with the wrong name carved on it" to "the spicy sweetness of carving out a new life together," they find dual rede
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After My Son Died by Suicide, I Transmigrated! 儿子自杀后，我穿越了！
After My Son Died by Suicide, I Transmigrated!
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Police Station Chronicles: My Boyfriend Is One of the Top Ten Undercover Agents 派出所纪实之男友竟是十佳卧底
Huang Yu, a community police officer at a local police station, VS Cheng Houjing, a big shot returning from an undercover assignment A small ensemble cast, told in episodic arcs. The main story follows the hard, hectic daily life of a local police station. The cases are grounded in reality rather than baffling mysteries, though there are twists. For reference, see the Bilibili documentary Defending Jiefangxi. Read with caution if that's not your thing. Rich kid Huang Yu dreams of becoming a pro
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Thirty, and No Longer Confused 三十，不惑
“My name is Cheng Qian, Qian as in ‘a bright future’!” “Aren’t spoiled rich kids all supposed to be playboys? How did you end up like this?” Second Young Master Cheng rolls his eyes. “Rich kids like us are all about eating, drinking, and waiting to die.” A useless young master VS a roguishly handsome small-business owner Meng Qi: That useless duck soup guy seems to be loaded… Cheng Qian: How is this sharp-tongued brat my landlord? After accidentally coming out and getting kicked out of his home,
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Fatal Attraction: The Capital’s Powerful Tycoon Loses Control Over Him 致命吸引，京圈大佬为他失控
[Capital powerbroker from Beijing as the top + elite red-circle lawyer as the bottom] [Two men + equally strong leads + pure in body and heart + each other’s first love + intense push and pull + devoted love-struck leads + mutual devotion + secret identities revealed + beautiful, strong, and tragic + utterly doting love + older top + happy ending] Gu Jinshu has never lost in his life. He is the youngest person ever to take the reins of capital in Beijing’s elite circles: cold-blooded, domineerin
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After Marrying in My Brother’s Place, My Cold-Faced Uncle-in-Law Loses Control Again 替兄代娶后，冷面权臣小叔又失控了
After Taking His Brother’s Place as the Groom, His Cold-Blooded, Powerful Uncle Loses Control Again
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Has the Grand Tutor Tried to Tempt Me Again Today? 太傅大人今日又撩拨我了吗？
Your Excellency the Grand Tutor, Have You Been Flirting with Me Again Today?
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Turning the Tables: Does Lord Qiansui Still Need to Hold Back? 将计就计：千岁大人还要克制吗？
Turning the Tables: Does Lord Qiansui Still Need to Hold Back?
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I Forgot You, and Learned to Let Myself Go 我忘了你，也放过我自己
I forgot you, and let myself move on.
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Wish: My Heart Recognized You Before I Did 许愿—我的心比我先认出你
Making a Wish: My Heart Recognized You Before I Did
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I Woke Up to Find My Nemesis and I Had Been Married for Six Years 一觉醒来死对头和我结婚六年
I woke up to find my nemesis and I had been married for six years
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The Thirteenth Day After My Death 我死后的第十三天
The Thirteenth Day After I Died
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He Said He Cheated on Me 他说他出轨了
He Said He Cheated
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After I Lost My Memory, My Ex Cried in Front of Me Every Day 失忆后，前任天天在我面前哭
After Losing His Memory, My Ex Cries in Front of Me Every Day
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Even a Bad Seed Heiress Must Be Punished Severely 是坏种大小姐也要狠狠惩戒
(The rating just came out) [Mutual hatred turning to love + mild coercion + coming-of-age romance + both pure] [Villainess] [No moral standards] A revenge-seeking, ruthless older brother × a spoiled, vicious young lady born bad The spoiled young lady who had tormented him from her lofty perch since childhood has finally fallen into her older brother’s hands. “Duan Qingye, you wouldn’t dare!” The next second, “Waaah, brother, I was wrong.” She kneels on the ground, her chin forced up as she
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Snow Falls over Northern Beijing Tonight 今夜京北有雪
[Noble, Aloof Scion of an Elite Family] ✖️ [Radiant Beauty and Artifacts Restorer] [Happy Ending] [Six-Year Age Gap] [Beijing Circle] [A Subtly Unexpected Side to the Heroine] Content Warnings: [Angst and Sweetness] [Neither Lead Is the Other’s First] [Pseudo-Substitute Romance] (The man has a past, the woman doesn’t) “Love is something only the best of the best can afford. True romantics are born into wealthy families.” A friend once warned Jiang Wanhao, “Wanhao, Mr. Shen once had a lover for
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Drowning in Starlight 溺星入骨
(Just got a rating, it’ll rise later) [Rekindled romance × reunion after years apart × both virgins × relationship-focused × angst first, sweetness later] [Cool-headed, stubborn, ordinary heroine × aloof, celibate heir to a powerful family] In high school, Jiang Nanxing was the envy of the whole school. Because Fu Siyan, the top student, was completely devoted to her. He tutored her every day and even planned to study abroad with her, laying out her entire future. But she didn’t cherish him and
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Claimed Exclusively Tonight 今夜独占
Transmigration | Sweet romance | Healing A hopeless romantic and his oblivious first love “My love is a frenzied possessiveness. You’re the only medicine I need.” “You pretend to be gentle, and you gain the upper hand.” - Ten years ago, Yu Yin was twenty-one. Back then, she had a little tail who followed her everywhere and could never be shaken off. He was always trailing behind her, calling her “big sister.” Sometimes he’d cross the line and affectionately call her Yinyin, earning a knock on th
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I Failed to Win Them Over, and My Crush Blocked Me 求爱不成，反被crush拉黑了
[Rekindled Romance] [Pursuing Her Husband After the Breakup] [HE] [Sunny, Passionate, Straightforward Heroine × Gentle, Awkward Hero] During a boring summer break in her freshman year of college, the rich young lady toyed with someone's feelings out of sheer boredom, only to fall for him herself. When he found out and wanted to break up, what was she supposed to do? Beg him to stay? He wouldn't. Make it up to him? He refused. Forget it, then. They might as well break up. Years later, the phoe
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A Springtime Spark 春日撩火
[Print Edition Published | Second Chance at Love | Secret Crush] Back in high school, everyone knew Zhou Yanchuan. He came from a prominent family and had a face to match. He was famous for being flashy, untamable, and carefree. Wen Jiu, on the other hand, was quiet and well-behaved, the model student through and through. No one could imagine the two of them having anything to do with each other. No one knew that in a quiet alley where nobody ever passed by, the moment the girl stepped in, a tal
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Cherished Darling 心肝宠
(Top-tier wealthy family, a modern Jiangnan beauty as the heroine, an obsessive male lead, the heroine pursues him at first, then he spoils her relentlessly, devoted to each other, happy ending) For the sake of the child in her belly, Lu Zhiling was forced to marry an obsessive tycoon. Everyone thought she wouldn’t live long enough to give birth. To stay alive, she began winning him over. Before she knew it, she had become the apple of his eye. Later, she prepared to run away. His car was perche
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A Pale-Hued Morning 绻色清晨
Currently being adapted for publication; a short drama of the same name has already been released A refined, self-controlled Beijing power player x a gentle, sweet-natured translator A touch of redemption + age gap + devoted, principled male lead + powerful Beijing family Xu Zhiyi first meets Li Tingfeng on New Year's Eve. She tentatively borrows the man's lighter, kindling the New Year fireworks that are hers alone in that lonely night. “Happy New Year, sir.” She meets Li Tingfeng again ami
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My Psychic Pen Boyfriend Is Extremely Possessive 我的笔仙男友占有欲超强
My Spirit-Writing Boyfriend Is Extremely Possessive
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Drunk for a Hundred Years 一醉经年
A secret crush is like a flask of strong liquor. You know that drinking it will leave you dizzy, make you lose control, and bring you pain, yet you still throw yourself into it like a moth to a flame, all too happy to suffer. You only take a sip, while I drink until I’m drunk. But everyone who drinks has to sober up one day. A calm, aloof engineer bottom VS a selfish, cold-hearted celebrity top
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She Never Meant to Be Reborn 她没想重生啊
Shen Qingyao died by her husband Xiao Lin's sword, a single thrust through the heart. She felt neither resentment nor hatred. She had been caught in bed with another man, albeit by accident, and accepted her fate. This ill-fated relationship should have ended there. But she never expected several obsessive, deranged men to drag her bodily back from the underworld. When she opened her eyes, she was reborn at the beginning of the tragedy, back at the starting point of this ill-fated marriage.
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The Crown of Love and Rivalry 斗爱之冠
Where there are women, there is war. They each have their own cliques, judge right and wrong by their own unique standards, hold sharp opinions, and are adept at passing judgment on everything. The most outstanding boys are kings.
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A Crown for You 予你皇冠
Where there are women, there is war. Where are women most numerous? In the past, it was the imperial harem; today, it’s colleges. Colleges are full of all kinds of girls. They each have their own cliques, judge right and wrong by their own unique standards, hold sharp opinions, and are adept at passing judgment on everything. The most outstanding boys are kings.
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How Bright Is the Moon? [GB] 明月何皎皎【GB】
[Gender Bender] [The male lead suffers physically and emotionally. He is frail, stoic, and keeps forcing himself to carry on throughout.] A free-spirited, unrestrained female regent × a frail but formidable male general Mu Cuo could hardly believe she’d truly fallen in love with someone... And even if she did fall in love, it shouldn’t have been Shen Juntang. Shen Juntang was a bargaining chip sent by the general’s household to sue for peace, and perhaps he’d even been tasked with gathering inte
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The Good Girl Becomes Everyone's Darling and Gets Revenge on Her Childhood Friend Who Dumped Her 乖乖女要变万人迷，报复甩她的竹马
The Good Girl Wants to Become Everyone's Crush and Get Revenge on the Childhood Friend Who Dumped Her
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Teasing and Tempting: Five Stoic Tycoons Are Crazy About Her 又撩又刺，五个禁欲大佬馋她入骨
[A self-serving, drama-loving beauty × a wicked, possessive man / a wild soldier king / an untouchable heartthrob / a sweet-on-the-outside, dark-on-the-inside childhood friend / a younger, gloomy wolf-dog|Revenge and twists + a battle for her affection] Two years ago, Lin Jinghong was betrayed by those closest to her and sold to the Tan family, one of Nancheng’s powerful clans, who sent her to the Golden Triangle. Two years later, she returns, stepping over a sea of shattered bones. She does o
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