Novels like True to Your Heart, True to You
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- 1 I’m Carrying My One True Love’s Child, and I Married the Great General 我揣着白月光的孩子，嫁给大将军 [Bad ending + orphaned princess + orphaned husband, a general guarding the nation + a tyrannical prince’s unattainable beloved] [Saving each other + love growing over time + ultimately defeated by duty to country and family + no one gets a happy ending] “What are we going to do? Ai’er can’t be with you anymore.” “Don’t be afraid, Ai’er. When you must, protect yourself and stay alive. One day, we’ll be together again.” “Father, I counted. He has a hundred and eleven scars, and every one of the 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Silent Words on a Rainy Night 雨夜无言 Silent in the Rain —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 I Pledge the World to Win Your Heart 许天下为卿心 That day, the spring sun shone brightly. The imperial physician confirmed she was pregnant, but he sent someone to bring her a bowl of abortion medicine. Heartbroken and drained of tears, she ended her life in a way that left no room for turning back. 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 After Five Years Apart, She Became Another Man's Wife 五年之约，她却成了别人的妻 After five years apart, she became someone else's wife 120Reads—Score114d adds
- 5 Ensnared by Her Beauty 惹红妆 “Li Xunqi! If you still refuse to see this princess, you’ll never see me again!” “Li Xunqi, if you still refuse to see me, you’ll never see me again…” “I am willing to marry far away for the sake of my country and bid you farewell, my lord. I hope Little General Li earns countless military honors and enjoys a glorious life.” “Your Highness, the road to your marriage alliance is long and arduous. Please take care.” “Only after she left did I dare to speak freely of my love for her.” “Whether or 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Fallen Golden Bough 零落金枝 Ling Xiao was born fatherless and confined to the stables. With a cold-blooded knack for taming beasts, he was chosen on a whim by Jin Zhi to be her personal stable hand. A brand burned into his skin cemented their unequal status, but it couldn't stop their love from burning bright. But fate had other plans. The grudges of their fathers and the hatred between their classes stood between them. What will they choose...? 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Prisoner in His Palm: A Good Wife Can’t Escape the Rough Man’s Pursuit 掌心囚：良妇难逃糙汉缠 [Female lead is sexually inexperienced + rugged, yandere hero with a strikingly different physique + clear-headed, resilient, stunning heroine + devoted, gentle childhood friend as the second male lead] (Dear readers, Both the hero and the second male lead are virgins! Neither has ever touched another woman! As for the hero’s concubine, I’ll explain later.) Three years ago, Xue Li was stranded in the wilderness and rescued by a rough hunter named Gu Lin. She thought she had found a way out of he 998Reads8.1Score10114d adds
- 8 The Ugly Queen Conquers the Kingdom 丑后倾国 On her wedding night, behind the red silk curtains, candlelight flickered over the bed, but she was not the one on the phoenix bed. She clung to a corner of the wall like an ant. Her dark hair veiled her eyes. Beside her, her newlywed husband sneered, “Empress, why haven’t you left? Do you intend to stay and watch the whole show?” In panic, she fled, stumbling out of the room. The night was ice-cold. She stepped on the hem of her red robe and forced herself onward with every ounce of strength un 496Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 9 A Concubine's Love Is Hard to Win Back 小妾难再爱 Liu Yan’er’s greatest dream was to spend her whole life with Shangguan Ling, the two of them belonging only to each other. But after he passed the imperial examinations and earned a position, everything changed. Not only did he take a new wife, he demoted Liu Yan’er to concubine. In the Shangguan household, she suffered constant torment and grew physically and emotionally exhausted. Her youthful dream had shattered. When she tried to leave, dragging her ailing body along, he said… 82Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 My Longing Endures, Though Beauty Fades 相思未尽朱颜改 Gu Qingyan, if there is another life, let’s not meet again. Loving you hurts too much. I can’t bear it. But after she disappeared, why did he search for her like a madman? 12Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 11 A Fallen Kingdom's Princess Who Doesn't Want to Be an Assassin Isn't a Proper Cat 不想当刺客的亡国公主不是好猫 Li Fengze, the princess of the fallen Dayun kingdom, never imagined she could be reborn as a cat. Unable to do anything else, she can only become an assassin and kill Wang Zhu, the man who destroyed her country and family. But she gradually uncovers Wang Zhu's shocking secret, and the story of her previous life is revealed piece by piece. The painful truths will, in the end, be laid bare before Li Fengze without mercy. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 When the Splendor Faded, Half the City Was Left in Ruins 繁华落尽半城殇 He told her, “Jinxiu, I will marry no one but you in this life. When I return from Jiangnan, I’ll give you a magnificent wedding.” But all that happiness was destroyed by a cruel conspiracy. On the day of his wedding, her blood was drained from her body, and she barely survived. With the splendor gone and half the city in mourning, she still died in his arms. Ling Su, may the rest of your life be peaceful. Let’s meet again in our next life... 120Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 13 Ten Miles of Red Bridal Finery Still Can't Compare to You 红妆十里不如你 “If I’m ever reborn, I’d rather never have known you!” Shen Ningxiang devoted her entire clan to helping Xiao Jingtang ascend the throne, only to be repaid with betrayal! Beneath the peach blossoms that year, you wore white as bright as snow, and I tossed you a broken branch. Which of us was it that robbed the other of a lifetime together? That year, ten miles of wedding finery, the bridal sedan curtain lifted, a radiant beauty appeared. But whose heart was stirred, and whose love went astray? 25Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 14 Outmaneuvering the Villain Is a Piece of Cake 拿捏反派轻而易举的事儿 Completed! The System is fake! The missions are fake! Only the villain’s crazy love is real! Clear-headed, flirtatious drama-queen author × insecure, lovesick villain Commander Shen Niannian transmigrates into the story she wrote about tormenting the villain. From the start, she’s in hell mode: he has her by the throat, his gaze sinister. “I, Ling, don’t need a reason to kill anyone.” System! Is it still in time to delete the story and run? After both newbie-protection periods go to waste, s 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 You Lead the Long Song 君引长歌 There was once someone he held dear, protecting her for a lifetime. Many years ago, a meihua flower from the mortal world bloomed unwittingly in the Dragon Lord's heart. Once it bloomed, it lingered there for a full thousand years. Fate played a cruel trick on them. He found Changge when she was at her most helpless, and from then on, he became the only one she could rely on. Everyone else wanted her dead. Only he was willing to cradle her in his hands and shield her in his embrace. But he never 21Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 16 The Emperor's Lament: Tears for the Realm and the Beauty 帝王殇：江山美人泪 That year, he married her with a grand procession of wedding gifts. That year, her beauty eclipsed the capital, making the world envious. He wanted only her, hoping to grow old together and never part. She asked only to hold his hand and spend a lifetime by his side. Then, in a single day, she was deposed and severed ties with him. He ruled the world, but the one he had known was gone. When they met again, it was in the General's residence. He was the mighty emperor. She was a lowly singer, as h 424Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 17 The Bitter Oranges of Beihuai 北淮有枳 Also known as: After the Political Marriage, the Princess and the Second Male Lead Get Their Happy Ending Princess sent to marry into enemy nation vs. enemy nation’s crown prince, BE [Angst + trash male lead + not both first-timers + female general + princess] Bei Qihuai: Crown Prince of Beichen. Nan Zhi: Princess of Nanzhao. Forced into a political marriage, she endured humiliation and kept silent for the sake of her younger sister back in Nanzhao, for her own survival, and for revenge. For his 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 The Princess's Waning Interest 公主意阑珊 As a princess of the Southern Dynasty, Feng Qingyao has never wanted for anything in her life, except for that “Prince Consort” who caught sight of her bathing but refused to take responsibility. He says he has someone he loves, so she sneaks out of the palace to steal him away. He says he wants to become a monk, so she burns down the temple. He says he wants to leave the capital, so she follows him in plain clothes. At last, he gives a bitter smile. “Princess, I’m just a commoner with a littl 36Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 19 I Promise You a Peerless World 许你一世天下无双 She nearly died in childbirth bringing his son into the world, only to be met with an edict stripping her of her title as empress! She couldn't believe he could be so cruel and heartless. She crawled step by step toward him, but he kicked her in the chest! It was all because of a villain's slander: he suspected her of being unfaithful! Luo Nishang had loved him for over ten years, and willingly fought bloody battles for him. If she hadn't loved him, why would she have taken swords meant for him 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Half a Life Adrift, a Beauty Intoxicated 半生飘摇红颜醉 He once promised her a vast realm of mountains and rivers, and vowed to give her a wedding procession stretching for ten miles. But in the blink of an eye, he subjected her to every humiliation and torment. Nalan Ya: “I love you, and I hate you. May we become strangers from this day on, never to meet again in this life or any other.” Now he sat alone with his vast realm of mountains and rivers, and the ten-mile wedding finery remained behind as well. 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 He Went Mad After I Died 我死后他疯了 The Shen family's daughter was left brain-damaged after a fall at the age of three. Her kindhearted father took in three little beggars to be her future husbands, then left her two plots of magical soil so she could mold a pair of wedding dolls and give one to whichever boy she chose. He smashed the doll and married her off. Three years later, she died, and he went mad. Reborn, she became his maid and clung to him. Everyone says Young Master Shen has never married because he has someone in his h 14Reads—Score414d adds
- 22 Moon in the Deep Palace 深宫月 Many years later, I stood in the imperial city of Northern Zhou, gazing at the bright moon beyond the palace walls, and suddenly regretted that fleeting first encounter with Yang Yu in the year I came of age. But Yang Yu told me that even without that glance, he would still have married me. I was destined to be his, and there was no way I could hide from him or escape him. 86Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 23 I’m Doomed: He Took the Throne After I Betrayed Him 完蛋，背叛后他就登基了 Angst + Taking by Force + Childbirth + Palace Intrigue + Failed Desperate Pursuit of His Wife The heroine suffers, the heroine suffers, the heroine suffers. (Saying it three times for emphasis. Heroine fans, stay away.) The male lead is sexually inexperienced; the female lead is not. The second male lead ends up with the heroine. Hua Rui never expected that a single undercover mission would drag her down with it. That was hardly surprising, since her ta 518Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 24 The Andong Marquis's Estate 安东侯府 "Marry me, and your whole family will be safe. Your father will live." He took her delicate hand, without a trace of affection. From that day on, her family's lives were in her hands, and she bought her father a few more years. The marquis's estate was a maze, and people's hearts were impossible to fathom. On one side was An Shaoyun, the willful young lady of the marquis's household, who made things difficult for her at every turn; on the other was Huayan, the cousin who was determined to marry 80Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 25 The Medicine Concubine’s Thin Coffin: I Trade My Wretched Bones for One Glance of His Tenderness 药妾薄棺:我以三两贱骨，换他一次垂怜 The Medicine Concubine's Shallow Grave: I Trade My Wretched Bones for One Moment of His Favor 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 The Phoenix's Sin, Locked Deep in the Palace 深宫锁凰孽 She is the most renowned assassin in the martial world. After he saves her one day, she takes another woman's place as his princess consort and willingly becomes embroiled in the struggle for the throne. Anyone who stands in his way, she will eliminate before he can act. He is a cold-blooded prince who has witnessed every kind of scheming in the harem. At last, he ascends the throne, only to face even more treacherous bloodshed behind the scenes. His first imperial decree after donning the drago 20Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 27 Love and Calamity in the Deep Palace 深宫情鸾劫 She's a cute, food-loving girl who transmigrates, and he's a cold-blooded emperor. The secret of a thousand-year-old tomb sends her transmigrating overnight into an unfamiliar dynasty. Her inexplicable studies at an academy uncover the mystery of her strange origins, and the once-invisible newcomer becomes Princess Yongyuan. By imperial decree, the young emperor even plans to choose her husband himself. “I don't want to get married yet,” she pouts. “Keeping you around wastes too much food,” he s 25Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 28 A Love So Deep, a Longing Unforgotten 情深不解相思意 In his eyes, she was the most despicable of princess consorts. He carved out her heart and drove nails into her bones. But when she really died, his heart had nowhere left to call home... 24Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 29 You Were Born Before I Was 君生我未生 She was Consort Yun, gentle and gracious in the imperial palace; he was a domineering, amorous prince. These two met one winter... “I don't know anything. I only remember that you're my wife!” “My lady, what's happened to me? Why can't I remember anything?” “My lady, I can't remember a thing now. You won't abandon me, will you?” “My lady, don't leave. I'm afraid of thunder!”... 43Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 30 The Show Is Over, but No One Has Left 戏终人未散 In the early years of the Republic of China, the times were turbulent and warlords ruled their own territories. The story begins in Shanghai in those days. The tale of an opera performer and a warlord is utterly captivating. In March, plum blossoms filled the theater grounds, laughter rang through the household, and a young heart first stirred on a day that month. Each was a powerful figure in their own sphere, shining in their respective fields. They might have been a perfect match, but fate ha 4Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 31 A Thought, and the Wind Rises 一念，风起 Xiao Jingyou spent his whole life rushing, hurrying to take care of everything so he could be with his Suisui. Shen Yanhe spent her whole life waiting, waiting for peace to come to the realm so Brother You could finally rest. At last, one spring, she welcomed the person she had waited a lifetime for. Outside the palace, the spring breeze stirred, carrying hopes for the new ruler… Far away in Qingrang, Wen and Lu had just finalized their engagement when an unforeseen incident changed everyt 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 Fate Deals Me a Love Trap 风月赐我相思局 Before their wedding, he told her that he would take her as his consort and give her the rank of princess consort, but nothing more. But he had no idea that she would offer him her life with her own hands, so he could save the woman he loved, risking everything just to spend what little time she had left by his side. At the end of her life, she looked at his seemingly panicked face with sorrowful eyes and smiled. “Mo Yuan, in the next life, I only wish we’d never met!” 54Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 33 The Blossoms Have Yet to Fall, but the Songs Have Ended 繁花未落笙歌尽 “Did you ever truly love me?” she asked. “Never...” he replied. She smiled. So the love she had longed for had all been a beautiful dream, and all it brought her was utter ruin... 26Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 34 Palace in Chaos 宫乱 I went to great lengths to make him a man of greatness, yet it still wasn’t enough to compete with the one he loved, who only had to stamp her foot... Later, I died. Then I came back to life. And later still, nestled in the arms of the bewitchingly handsome Eunuch Qian Sui, I asked him, “I’ve always been generous. Pick a way to die.” 18Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 35 Drifting Through the Clouds in a Wine-Soaked Dream 长醉渡云深 [Willful princess, hapless consort, both devoted only to each other, political intrigue, stunning beauty, tortured love, all characters are highly intelligent] “A Yi!” He abruptly turned and shoved her aside, putting his entire back in the path of the blade. With a dull thud, the point pierced the upper left side of his chest. He staggered, caught her bloodstained hand, and pressed it against his chest. Panting, he managed a smile. “...It’s all right. Here...” He guided her fingertip to an old s —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Lord Rabbit Demon, Please Save Me 兔妖大人，救救我 Bunny Demon Lord, Save Me! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Suddenly, a Dream of Thin Palace Robes 忽如一梦宫衫薄 Pei Yingxue never expected to fall asleep and wake up six years later. During those six years, a woman who had transmigrated took over her body and ran wild. By the time Yingxue returned, everything had changed beyond recognition: She had gone from being the youngest daughter of the Pei family’s senior branch to becoming the empress, but the emperor despised her for her countless misdeeds and vicious heart. Her parents ignored her, her siblings hated her, and even her childhood friend and cousin 487Reads7.9Score—14d adds
- 38 I Give You My Life, Never Betraying Our Love 倾我一世，不负相思 She loved him with all her heart and insisted on marrying him. Who could have known that he wanted her dead? To save the woman he loved, he needed the child in her womb as medicine. In the end, he put her in a coffin and suffocated her alive. Only then did she realize she had loved the wrong man. If she gets another life, she will never meet him or fall in love with him again! 72Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 39 She Shines Brightly with the Mountains and Rivers 她与山河共昭昭 He once said that he would share a bed with her in life and be buried with her in death. Later, he let others kill their son and used her own hands to eliminate his enemies. He once said she was the only one for him. Later, he kept concubines by his side and made her kneel to present them with a love knot. Fifteen years of devotion turned out to be a carefully woven lie. Only when she turned away without hesitation, set fire to the palace, and fled did he understand that he could rule the world 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 Shang Li (Original Story of Love in the City) 殇璃（倾城绝恋原作） (Original story of the television drama "Love in the Fallen City") She and he kept missing each other, time and again: When she stubbornly told him, with all the earnestness of a young girl, “Brother Jingxuan, I like you,” he replied coldly, “But I don’t like you!” When he gazed deeply at her and murmured, “I’m already your husband. I’ll treat you well,” she sighed and said, “If you want to treat me well, then be kind to our child.” "Shang Li" has been published and is available at Dangdang 335Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 41 The Coldhearted Emperor’s New Consort: His Personal Palace Maid 薄情帝王的新妃：贴身宫婢 The throne was overthrown, and overnight she became the lowliest palace maid at his side. His tenderness was gone. All he gave her was endless torment and pain. Her heart silently bled. The vows of eternal love they had once made had all become cruel mockery. For countless days and nights, she had to wait outside the red curtains for her master's orders, letting the torment numb her heart. No matter how many times she was summoned to his bed, she had no right to refuse. He would never know that 21Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 42 No One Calls Him Young Master Anymore, and No One Calls Him by His Full Name 再没人喊他公子，也没人连名带姓叫他 The two women dearest to him in his life met tragic ends: one was disfigured and swallowed gold to take her own life, while the other died carrying his child. 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Captive Phoenix in His Arms: The Ruthless Emperor's Prisoner 俘凰入罗帷，狠戾帝君掌心囚 When the Cangxuan Kingdom fell, its legitimate eldest princess, once revered and surrounded by every luxury, was cast from her heavenly heights into the deepest hell. Chu Yan had once been held hostage in Cangxuan. When he was being humiliated, the kingdom’s eldest princess, Fan Hua, came to his rescue. They grew up together and fell in love, but a conspiracy made Chu Yan hate the entire Cangxuan royal family. After years of plotting, he destroyed her kingdom, trampled on her dignity, and forced 285Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 44 What Happened to the Powerful Ministers After I Died? 我死后权臣们都怎么样了 [Unhinged, Scheming Empress X Gentle, Beloved Minister] After fighting wars for half her life and ruling as empress for over a decade, she died halfway through her reign. When she opened her eyes again, twenty-four years had passed. I never thought I'd come back to life after dying. After all, I'd done everything I could, and when I died, I had no regrets. In my thirty-six years of life, love and hate never came easily from the throne. But suddenly, I found myself wondering: what became of those 23Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 45 I Faked My Death and Vanished for Three Years, Now My Mad Ex-Husband Has Dragged Me Into His Tent 死遁三年，疯批前夫夺我入帐 A resilient, clear-eyed fake heiress versus a mad ex-husband who takes what he wants by force After faking her death and disappearing for three years, You Nian’s former husband came looking for her. He said he’d slept with a woman at the estate the night before and wanted them to find out who she was. The unmarried young women in the household were all thrilled, the matriarch dreamed of what lay ahead, and her husband treated her with gentle concern. Only You Nian knew Wei Jinxian had come for 709Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 A Bridal Procession Ten Miles Long, Yet Time Turns My Hair Gray 十里红妆催华发 She may have a face just like hers, but she was the one he loved, and I was the one who died for him... 49Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 47 The Emperor Is Heartless, So What Can the Heart Do? 帝王无情，心又奈何 After ten years of devoted love, what he gave her was not an empress’s coronation, but the execution of her entire family. The whole residence was drenched in blood. Standing in a pool of blood, she held a sword to his chest and demanded, “Did you ever love me, even a little?” He drove the sword into her heart inch by inch, his expression cold and ruthless. “What do you think?!” He didn’t know that for him, she would have smiled as she drank poison and willingly shattered herself to pieces. Than 132Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 48 A Lifetime of Regrets, A Heart Still Unable to Let Go 负尽流年意难平 In a world of ice and snow, a bridal procession stretches for miles. The ruler of Dongli marries a new queen, and the whole nation celebrates. But the new queen is nothing more than a substitute. Everyone knows that Xiao Zhan, to honor the late Princess Li, has gathered women from across the land who resemble her and keeps them in the inner palace. I am the only exception. Is it coincidence, or conspiracy? As the truths deliberately buried begin to surface, layer by layer, and the feuds between 23Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 49 Falling Blossoms Fill Chang'an 落花满长安 [Women's redemption + female independence + strong female lead + political intrigue + marriage first, love later + domineering CEO + emperor's exclusive favor] Synopsis: Gu Jiangning, the only daughter of Jiangnan's richest man, Gu Shaoqing, is beautiful and brilliant. While trying to rescue Li Xiangjun, who is trapped in a brothel, she happens to meet Dou Bo'an, an official overseeing the Jiangnan textile industry. Her family then pushes her onto a so-called marriage alliance, all for her own g 5Reads—Score114d adds
- 50 He Came Along, and It Was Like Being Intoxicated by the World 他来恰似人间中毒 Shiyi loved with humility, fearlessness, and despair. In the end, she lost her body and her life. In this heart-wrenching love affair, blades flashed without end, and no one could win. The ending was tragic because she realized the truth too late, while Lou Qianhua had understood it all too clearly from the very beginning. 116Reads8.5Score—14d adds
