Novels like My Lord, Grant Me a Lovesick Gu
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- 1 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
- 2 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
- 3 A Lifetime of Splendor with You 许卿一世繁华 Xu Jieru had spent years as empress before marrying Chu Mulin, but one incident was enough to destroy their love and trust. The cold palace, her severed finger: was this his answer to all the years she had given him her heart? Or, as war raged and the city and palace fell, would they face death together, only to remain forever parted in life and death? 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 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
- 5 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
- 6 True to Your Heart, True to You 不负卿心不负君 She was the demon empress who brought ruin to her country; he was the new emperor who overthrew a tyrant and ruled with benevolence. When the former dynasty fell, she was lucky enough to survive, only to become a disgraced consort in the cold palace, where anyone could bully her. They had been childhood sweethearts, but when they met again, neither could tell love from hate. He married another woman and made her empress, yet could never forget her. The man said bitterly, “Meng Xianjun, you owe m 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 A Jade-Boned Sacrifice for Love 玉骨祭相思 Legend has it that the Southern Lian Kingdom has a medicinal ingredient called Butterfly Tears, capable of bringing the dead back to life and restoring flesh to bones. When the ruler of Lu fell gravely ill, he once sent a young woman to Lian City to steal it. Though the woman was a formidable martial artist, she was no capable spy. As Lu’s forces faced defeat, she clutched her belly and searched through the flashing blades for a great general from the enemy nation. After the city fell, she and t 20Reads5.8Score—14d 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 Ode to Fireflies 萤火赋 Also known as The Shocking Truth: The Great Strategist of Dalin Is a Woman Enter with caution (this is a very different style from the author's story about Ling'er) [Pure historical setting + tragedy + inspiring growth + two strong leads + bittersweet ending] Main couple: a brilliant, devoted female strategist vs. a cool-headed, proper Prince of Yan Secondary couple: a quirky female general vs. a carefree little beggar A story of family, friendship, and love that will make you cry A story with l 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Never Knew Longing 从不知相思 She once protected his kingdom for him, never imagining that on the day he became emperor, he would wipe out her entire family and kill her child. All the tender affection he once showed her, he gave to another woman instead… “Beiming Xiu, you say I owe you. Would you be satisfied if I gave you my life?” 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Once, a Glance Was Enough to Bind Your Heart 曾是惊鸿锁君心 He was a king who struck fear across the Nine Provinces, and she was a beauty whose looks could topple kingdoms. She gave him all her love, but he repaid her with heartlessness. That day, she leaped from the city tower without hesitation. Years passed, and her beauty turned to bones. Only then did he understand that the one left alive was the one who suffered most. 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 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
- 13 At Last, Snow Falls at Dusk, and Our Hair Turns White Together 恰逢暮雪亦白头 She loved him for ten years, giving up her identity as a princess and abandoning the royal nobility. In the end, she became a beauty reduced to bones, her love too deep to last. All the pain and torment finally crushed the last of her love. The green hills would be covered in evening snow before they grew old together, yet in the end, she failed to live up to her name. She could no longer see the green hills, and they would never grow old together. 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 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
- 15 A Thousand Knots of Love 爱有千千结 A thousand threads of love knot in the heart, yet all worldly romance ends in vain. 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 I Swear by My Love, Though It Brings Me Sorrow 敬我相思不成悲 She was a peerlessly beautiful young woman, famous throughout the land, yet fate had placed her in a brothel. Meng Zhijun believed Murong Yan was the man meant for her. She endured humiliation and kept her head bowed, all so she could stay by his side. She thought they would grow old together. But the man she loved most broke her fingers and ruined her face. In the end, he carved the bones from her body, one by one, and made them into a shocking bone flute. “A Zhi, look. Your bones are perfect f 56Reads5.7Score—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 My Consort Rules the World 妾倾天下 She hates him to the core. Captured time and again, she hides murderous intent. He treats her like a dog, tormenting and bullying her as he exacts his revenge. Their tragic love ends in heartbreak, only for them to discover that they were both just pawns in someone else's hands. “My lord, if I don't poison you to death, I swear I won't be a Hua!” “You wretch, if I don't kill you, I swear I won't be a Li!” Blood stains the land as warhorses charge. Even their venomous vows cannot stand against th 179Reads7.4Score10414d adds
- 19 Ten Years of Beauty, Now Bones 十年红颜终成骨 She was the least favored of his many concubines. Night after night of humiliation left her in despair. She had thought her end could only be death, but... “If I rebel, will you leave or stay?” “Leave.” 12Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 20 You Are My Everlasting Splendor 你是我的流年繁景 Could there be someone in this world who spends an entire lifetime striving for just one thing: to fall in love with you? Mu Lingqian was that kind of person. For fifteen years, she gave everything she had to love Lu Hengyu. But in the end, all she got was an accusation that she was wanton, and he personally killed the child they shared, twice. Her heart turned cold. “Lu Hengyu, I truly wish I had never loved you. Then my heart wouldn’t hurt this much.” He scoffed. “You’ll never repay what you o 37Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 21 Once, a Passing Shadow Shone Like a Stunning Swan 曾是惊鸿照影来 She poisoned him every day, and every time he drank every last drop. Even as he collapsed on the golden palace floor, he was still ordering them not to summon the imperial physician. She asked him, “You knew it was poison. Why did you drink every last drop?” He smiled faintly, his gaze tender. “This is what I owe you. Wan'er, I told you, whatever you want, I'll give it to you.” 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 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
- 23 I Once Crossed Mountains and Rivers with the Years 曾以岁月渡山河 She gave her whole heart and was rewarded with wounds all over. Seven years later, her passion had finally turned to ashes. Just as Xiao Yan thought she was about to fall off a cliff, Murong Yu reached out and pulled her back, only to personally shove her into another abyss! Now all that remained was for everything to turn to dust. Once, she had only herself. From now on, the whole world would be filled with familiar faces. 15Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 24 Once, We Pledged Our Lives to Each Other 也曾生死许 He said, “Nan Huaiyue, I love you.” Yet he traded my life and our child’s for hers… 37Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 25 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
- 26 The Road Ahead Is One of Heartbreak 此去离殇 “You never deserved to be my wife.” Once, she had loved him with all her heart, only to be met with his cold rejection. Time passed, and she died before his eyes. All the love she had never gotten to confess became a sharp sword plunging into his heart… 238Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 27 My Heart Remains as It Was 妾心如故 He hated her. In a single night, he slaughtered her entire family. He hated her, and wanted nothing more than to torture her to death, drawing blood from her heart every day for the woman he cherished. But when he used the same hands stained with her family’s blood to kill her child, she laughed bitterly, and her black hair turned white overnight. This time, she was the one who hated him, but he was the one who regretted it. “Ling Yumo, this hatred has seeped into my blood and carved itself into 59Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 28 Love's Longing, Doomed to Turn to Ashes 相思应恨劫成灰 Her face was still pale, her colorless lips curling into a cold smile. Two trails of tears slid from the corners of her eyes. She reached up, pulled a gold hairpin from her bun, and plunged it hard into Chi Yumo’s shoulder. She hated him. A man so heartless and faithless deserved to die. “Chi Yumo, I, Shangguan Linlang, truly loved the wrong man.” “You deserve to die. Go to hell and never be reborn.” “You and Lin Rouyan are both devils. I curse you to never find peace in any lifetime.” 20Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 29 May Time Never Betray Deep Love 岁月不负深情 If I leave, remember that someone once loved you with all his heart. I waited through long years for you to care, only to end up closing my heart. 29Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 30 The Emperor’s Heart Is Hard to Win, and I’m Already Worn Down 帝心难俘，妾已萧萧 She caused the death of the woman he loved, so he hates her. He says he can love any woman, just not her, because she is unworthy! Nangong Wei knows that Xiao Yi is someone she will never be able to wait for, yet she still waits. Even if he takes her life... Even if she has nothing left in the end... 40Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 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
- 32 My Fiancée from the Nightclub 我的夜场未婚妻 My Nightclub Fiancée —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 I Heard Love Had Come Back 听说爱情回来过 He has someone he loves, so his hatred for her runs bone-deep. For three years, she tried to warm his heart, hoping he would change his mind. But he heartlessly cut the child from her womb, then sent her to the operating table to suffer a fate worse than death! She lost a kidney, and her child disappeared. She thought that was hell. But then, in a carefully planned fire, he pushed her into the flames to save the woman he loved. She struggled desperately in the fire, only to meet his cold indiffe 54Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 34 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
- 35 After Refusing to Become a Concubine, I Became the Crown Prince's Secondary Consort 拒绝做妾后我成了太子侧妃 A lowly servant, she could only look up to her master from afar. Qingwu's greatest wish in life was to stay by her master's side, but she never expected that her master would personally send her away... 563Reads5.5Score11414d adds
- 36 Dreams of Palace Intrigue 深宫斗梦 All the sacrifices I made, risking my life, were worth less than the radiant smile she gave him when she turned around. 6Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 37 A Devoted Man Can't Keep a Heartless Woman 痴心的人留不住绝情的女 A Devoted Man Can't Hold On to a Heartless Woman —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 Your Grace Endures, Like Snow in All Its Splendor 风华如雪，君如故 Risking her life to give birth, he resolutely snatched the baby from her arms, saying she was unworthy. Imprisoned and unable to earn his forgiveness no matter how she pleaded, she heard him say she was guilty. Unworthy because she loved him humbly, guilty because she loved him obsessively. She said, “Chu Nanyi, this time, shall I sentence myself to death?” The game is over. Will you come back or not? 45Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 39 All My Longing Turned to Ash 相思尽成灰 He destroyed her kingdom and castrated her husband. Her heart turned to ash... 32Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 40 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
- 41 I Only Wish to Sleep Beside You 惟愿与君共枕眠 She was married to him for three years, but he cast her out of his home and handed her over to another man for the sake of a different woman. Overnight, she fell from the heights of noble society into the dirt, becoming a discarded wife despised by all. Just as she buried her love and sought comfort in another man’s arms, he said, “I’ve always loved you...” 39Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 42 A Deep Love, an All-Too-Short Fate 与君情深缘浅 The ordinary high school girl Yuxu transmigrated, but she didn't become a noble family's daughter or a member of the imperial elite. She became nothing more than an ordinary village girl... Well, that actually suits her just fine. Except her father went and bought her a child bridegroom! Her words say one thing, but her heart says another. Out loud: “I don't want an arranged marriage! I want to fall in love freely!” In her heart: “I have to say, my child bridegroom is pretty handsome. Slurp, slu 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 The Whole World Knows I Love You 全世界都知道我爱你 Everyone knew Gu Sihan loved Ye Nanfeng, and everyone knew Ye Nanfeng loved Tang Xuerou. But that did nothing to weaken Gu Sihan's resolve to love Ye Nanfeng. Loving him was like an addiction she couldn't kick. Gu Sihan screamed hysterically, “She's the one with a wicked heart! She got what she deserved!” Ye Nanfeng gripped her throat viciously. “A vicious woman like you being violated? Now that's what you... deserve!” That day, he pushed her into a hell from which there was no return. Later, sh 104Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 44 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
- 45 Even Love and Longing Betrayed Me 风月也曾负相思 Her hands were stained with blood, yet she won this vast kingdom for him. He was the ruler, and she was his slave; decades of companionship could not outweigh a single tear from the woman he loved. To save his beloved, he offered her up to the enemy army. She endured every kind of torture, willingly. Still for the sake of his beloved, he severed her left arm, took her unborn child, and drained her blood to keep the other woman alive. Then, with a great army before her, her hair white as snow, sh 168Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 46 Strangers for the Rest of Our Lives 此生陌路不复 When Chu Junmo forcibly tears open her wound, leaving it drenched in blood, Li Fuyi knows she must pay for the crime she committed at eighteen. Because of him, she found the light; because of him, she descended into eternal night. There are no winners in this battle. There are only two people doomed to endless ruin. 606Reads8.2Score10214d adds
- 47 After I Died, the CEO Who Favored His New Mistress Went Mad 我死后，偏心上位女的霸总疯了 After I died, the domineering CEO who favored his mistress went mad 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 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
- 49 After My Sister Lost Her Fertility, I Became the Family's Scapegoat 姐姐失去生育力后，我成了全家罪人 After my sister lost the ability to have children, I became the family scapegoat 132Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 Lovers’ Grudge: What Am I to You? 鸳鸯恨：与卿何欢 On their wedding night, he drove his sword through her chest. She gave a bitter smile. “Are you satisfied with this strike, Your Highness?” Within the confines of the deep palace compound, she schemes desperately to escape him, but he clips her wings and imprisons her body and soul. He forces a bowl of abortifacient down her throat, and her heart finally turns to ashes. At the Cliff of Despair, her white robes flutter as she leaps into the abyss. The wind carries away his heart-wrenching cries. 3.3kReads8.6Score32614d adds
