Novels like A Shattered Longing
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as A Shattered Longing, best match first.
- 1 I Hate You 讨厌你 “What gives you the right to hate me?!” Shen Jiucheng beat him into the hospital the moment they met, then tortured him relentlessly, consumed by hatred. In the end, he realized he had been wrong. Now, all he wants is to kneel before him and say, “Qi Yu, I love you.” 16Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 2 Loving You Like the First Day 爱你如初 Five years ago, he had no choice but to leave, drifting through foreign streets, alone and destitute. Five years later, he returned home, only to find that the other man was already married. Since you won’t let me go, I’ll spend the little time I have left by your side, until the very end. I love you, just as I did back then. 7Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 3 After the Divorce, My Ex-Husband Wept and Begged Me to Remarry Him 离婚后前夫痛哭流涕求我复婚 Jian Qing loved Yin Ting with all her heart. For three years of marriage, she worked herself to the bone and gave him everything she had. But Yin Ting never stopped thinking about his one true love. For her sake, he not only wanted to divorce Jian Qing, he even wanted her dead! Jian Qing escaped death and assumed a new identity. When she crossed paths with Yin Ting again, consumed by regret, she thought they would never have anything to do with each other again. But fate had other plans, and the 37Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 4 No Escape from Fate 在劫难逃 Yu Yang thinks Li Han is his destined calamity. He gave him everything, even his life. But with their memories missing, the sweetness they once shared has become ammunition for hurting each other! After betrayal, exploitation, misunderstanding, and reckless cruelty, how can a shattered heart find its former lover again? “Yu Yang, you were the one who came after me first! Leave? Don't even think about it. Even if you're rotten and reeking, you have to stay by my side!” I'll stay with you until I 39Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 5 Ink-Colored Roses 墨色入玫 The influence of his family environment left the boy deeply unhappy. He relied on his older brother to an unhealthy degree, mistaking dependence for love. After one disappointment after another, he finally broke down. “I hid the rose my brother gave me. He belongs only to me, and I don't want anyone else to smell its fragrance.” Shen Yan seemed trapped behind this window called warmth, rotting away until death. 5Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 6 An Old Friend Comes for No Reason 无为故人来 While alive, Xie Ruyi was a thorn in the royal family's side. Even after death, he remained one. He had always cherished his life, yet in the end he toppled a dynasty that had long since rotted away, all at the cost of his own. His whole life, he had been at the mercy of others, walking on eggshells. Because he was the son of the Prince of Fangshan Commandery, did he have to go to the capital as a hostage? Because the emperor feared his father, did he have to struggle at every turn? In this vast 9Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 7 Each Gets What They Want 各取所需 Once a celebrated actor, Yu Tang is now the plaything of a rich young master. Sheng Yaonian humiliates him in every way he can, yet still feels empty inside. The person he wants isn't the one before him, but that heart, battered and broken. 17Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 8 Spoiled by the Zither 筝宠 "I can't believe you're so cheap. You can't live without a man, can you?!" Faced with Qin Yifeng's fury, Lu Zheng felt nothing but sorrow. If he hadn't heard Qin Yifeng say to Shen Yun just a day earlier, "When I'm done playing with him, I'll give him to you..." he would have asked what it meant. But there was no need now. He understood: it was just an excuse Qin Yifeng had made up because he was tired of him. He would leave, disappearing completely from Qin Yifeng's sight. But why did Qin Yifen 37Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 9 A Love So Deep 痴痴情深 The naive Su Cheng had a heart as pure as snow, and thought only of the prince. But the prince felt nothing for him. Again and again, he called him by the wrong name, let go of his hand, and wounded his devoted heart. Did the prince know that even a naive boy could understand love, and that even he could be heartbroken? 145Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 10 Chi Changqiu 池长秋 Two men, tragic ending A story about two people who love each other but refuse to love each other, only to love each other forever in the end. Tonight, the wind howls and the rain pours. There is no moonlight. A little flower by the roadside bends beneath the gale meant for it, its stem snapping as it is buried in the world around it. When it was born, it was colorful and bright. Then its edges were worn away, its values twisted, and its soul destroyed, along with its flesh and bones. 47Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Let's Leave It Here 那就到这里 That's where it ends. 547Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 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. 25Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 13 Autumn Vow 秋誓 [No female lead] As the young master of the Lin family, Lin Funian grows up surrounded by the love and affection of everyone in both the Lin and Jiang families. He should have had a happy life, but one sudden upheaval takes everything from him. Jiang Yuchi hates him to the bone. Lin Funian's father dies of illness, his mother is murdered, his older brother dies in an accident while on a mission, and he himself is diagnosed with terminal stomach cancer. . Lin Funian: Can't you love me one more ti —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Your Fox Across Past and Present Lives 前世今生你的狐 (Two male leads + angst + tragic ending + unforgettable heartbreak. I was crying as I wrote this T﹏T. This is my first story, so please share your thoughts!) What is the pain of longing? It is nothing but a thousand years of devoted love. Parted in their past lives, they meet again a thousand years later. Reborn, Qing Mojiao walks all the way from Nanyue to Beiping. After five years, he finally finds his king, only to be repeatedly deceived by the one he loves and humiliated like a plaything. On 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 How Could I Love Him? My Heart Shattered to Pieces 怎会爱他，心碎成渣 Blurb: Three years after their breakup, he runs into his ex-boyfriend at a bar, and, as if that weren't enough, the vice squad shows up too!? Is life even worth living anymore? Wen Shi flips the table, only to be devoured again and again by his former sugar daddy. “Why is your hand crippled?” his ex-boyfriend asks later, staring at his oversized paw. “Ancient history. Let's not bring it up!” “What about me?” “We're even. I hope we never see each other again!” 40Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 16 A Thousand Dead Bones Beneath Her Makeup 妆成万骨枯 When Feng Lichen first met Jun Huai, he was merely a prince being used by others. When they met again, Feng Lichen had become an emperor who ruled the world. Whenever Feng Lichen saw Jun Huai, he called him “Huaihuai” and could hardly resist throwing himself into his arms. But Jun Huai despised him. Whenever Feng Lichen offered him his sincere affection, all he received in return was a cold stare and scorn. Jun Huai's innate loyalty made Feng Lichen love and hate him at once. He couldn't bear to 248Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 17 The Marquis Becomes a Courtesan, and the Prince Pursues Him Relentlessly 侯爷变花魁，王爷拼命追 (The rating has only just come out, so it's very low. It'll go up later~~) [Double male leads + two equally powerful leads + both each other's only one + love at first sight + reunion after a long separation + mutual devotion] A beautiful, restrained and patient bottom (Lin Ci'an) × a shameless, devoted top (Xiao Yiheng) [Alternate title: Shattered Snow Meets Warm Spring] Revenge is the main plot, with ruthless killing galore. Everyone who deserves to die will pay the price. Once the spirited yo 65Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 18 A Love Wasted 枉惜 [One-on-one, both devoted only to each other + physical and emotional angst + heartbreak from start to finish + everyone gets a bad ending] A scheming top who keeps his talents hidden × a beautiful bottom who plays dumb to outwit others (This story puts the bottom through anguish from start to finish and is extremely unfriendly to fans of bottoms. Enter with caution!) Everyone knew that the apple of Prince Jing'an's eye was a blind zither player named Liu Xi. Even Liu Xi himself believed it. B 114Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 19 After Tormenting the General, the Mad Prince Regretted It Too Late 虐爆将军后，疯批王爷悔不当初 The ending is awful!!!!! Don't read it, don't read it, don't read it!!!!!! [Two strong leads + both are scumbags + melodrama + angst first, then doting] Huo Beiqin had the nerve to defy the heavens. Jiang Hanzhou beat him mercilessly, broke his legs, disfigured him, dragged him before the court to humiliate him, and declared, “Huo Beiqin is nothing but a dog I keep!” Years later, Jiang Hanzhou, the Prince of Zheng, became a wanted criminal, a rat everyone loved to hate. Meanwhile, Huo Beiqin, wh 106Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 20 Out of Reach 得不到 “He’s just a sickly weakling. Wouldn’t it be better if he died? Was I, Yuchi Mu, born to donate bone marrow to some sickly weakling? Why should I give you what you want?” “You deserved to die young. Even if you died, I wouldn’t cry at your funeral.” “The living can’t compete with the dead? What a joke!” Yuchi Mu had waited so long for the news of Lin Xi’s death to finally arrive. But before he could feel any happiness, Xiao An’s attitude toward him grew even harsher. “Yuchi Mu, you’re the one wh 529Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 21 The Worthy Minister Never Returns 良臣不归 A Worthy Minister Never Returns 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Snowfall in the Dark Alley 雪落暗巷 (The main story is complete) [One-on-one pure romance, not your typical angsty love story] Xie Fusang × Pei Yiliu/Ruan Yue Bottom with a psychological disorder × psychiatrist top Original title: Drowned At three in the morning after the first snow, there were not only plum blossoms ready to bloom, but also a notebook beneath the thin snow, holding memories and love. It snowed for three days and three nights, and the thin layer of snow grew deep. Strange. The notebook had no water on it, so why 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 When the Tears Run Dry 清泪尽 He never imagined that his gentle, loyal little guard could be as savage as a wolf. Not only did he seize his kingdom and slaughter his subjects, he also imprisoned and humiliated him. He knows the past is like smoke, but how could a love this deep simply be cast aside? 71Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 24 I Gave You My Heart, and You Left Me with Empty Joy 掏心于你，赠我一场空欢喜 When Shi Yi was by his side, Huo Zhanting spent every day wondering when that wicked man would die. Later, Shi Yi really did die, and Qiao Ran returned to his side. Yet Huo Zhanting spent every day wondering when Shi Yi would come back. 85Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 25 Do No Harm 莫伤 Deception + hypocrisy + BE Happy memories, his parents’ affection, and his older brother’s care had all been nothing but a dream, a delusion. “After you get married, I don’t want to see him live a happy life. He doesn’t deserve it.” Those were the words Mo Shang’s father said to Lu Yancheng in person on their wedding day. Because he looked like his maternal grandparents, his own mother despised him, his older brother bullied him, and neither of his parents loved him. “What kind of person do you 229Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 26 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. 256Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 27 Red Roses in December 十二月的红玫瑰 (Dual male leads, angsty 1v1 romance, both devoted only to each other, bad ending, power couple, mutual salvation, pure love with plenty of heartbreak.) My dear Mr. Mo: I’m sorry. In the end, I failed to keep my promise to you and became a coward who fled this world. If you can forgive my selfishness and weakness, then when spring returns next year, please leave a bouquet of red roses at my grave. Choose the most beautiful one in the flower shop. I think I’ll be able to smell its fragrance. [Nei 70Reads8.6Score1214d adds
- 28 Eight Years to Make Good 限期八年 “I’m sorry. I love you very much.” “I hope that in your next life, you can treat me right.” Their eight-year affair, hidden in the shadows, was riddled with misunderstanding and hurt. Ji Nan thought they would spend the rest of their lives together, only to hear Zhang Hui say, “I can’t go on anymore.” 125Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 29 The Tyrannosaur’s White Moonlight Is So Pitiful 暴龙的白月光惨兮兮 In his previous life, Yun Chi stole Ning Changsheng's body to save the one he loved and crushed his soul. Reborn, Changsheng saved Yun Chi with the blood from his heart, but Yun Chi knew nothing of it and wished Changsheng would die. Changsheng used his blood to help Yun Chi recover his cultivation and took a sword for him with his own body. Only then did Yun Chi realize that the person who had always treated him well was Changsheng, and that he had been blind and mistaken someone else for him. 40Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 30 Rootless Strategy 无根攻略 The case of the young man’s brain, the Yongchang silver robbery, the man struck by heavenly lightning… One bizarre case after another comes before the Dali Court. With a dazzling smile and unruffled ease, the investigator uncovers the truth. Who could have guessed that following these clues would lead to a plot capable of turning the world upside down? What is right, what is wrong? Ruan Shaoqing is indeed a man of exquisite insight, while the Marquis of Splendid Garments is a true paragon of int 347Reads9.3Score11814d adds
- 31 He Went to Bury Him 他去葬他 He wanted to leave with his beloved, but they only smiled and brushed their nose against his. When he opened his eyes again, he had hit his head against his beloved's gravestone. Letters lay scattered across the ground in front of it. He gazed at the white snow and the yellowed tombstone. Afraid his beloved would be too lonely on the journey, he brought a vast sweep of periwinkles to bury them. [The romance is mutual, with neither side being coy] [Chapters 1 and 2 are terrible. I'll come back an 204Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 Master of His Bed, Light of His Chongli 他的枕席之主，他的重黎之光 [One-on-one romance, both leads sexually inexperienced, physical and emotional angst, uniforms, a light sci-fi space setting, slight coercion, false replacement] Nan Li looked up at Lu Lin, a tear rolling down her cheek. “Lu Lin, please let me go...” A few bolts of lightning flashed across the horizon. The tear caught their light as it fell into Lu Lin's heart, shattering his memories. “Kill me, and I'll let you go!” A short story with a short blurb. 25Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 33 Loving You Until Thirty 爱你爱到三十岁 Lin Muran never imagined that, in the end, things would turn out so bleakly. If she had known, she would never have gone home with Luo Chen, no matter what. Five years may not seem long, but they're enough to leave a sincere heart shattered and a person so utterly destroyed that not even their ashes can be found. For the rest of her life, all she will see is herself. 105Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 34 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 1kReads8.0Score12514d adds
- 35 Seven Days, Seven Years 七天七年 Sheng Man VS Duo An Seven days of deliberate revenge, seven years of heart-wrenching regret. Seven days of feigned affection, seven years of wishing he could take it all back. Duo An finally won the heart of the man he idolized, and the two began dating. But he never imagined their relationship would last only seven days. After those seven days came seven years of heartache. Sheng Man thought he didn’t love him, that he was only trying to vent his anger. It took seven years of loving him without 91Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 36 The Ugly Slave 丑奴儿 Cheng Huan acts up and does whatever he wants in front of the emperor. He thought that no matter how harshly the emperor punished him, he would never actually hurt him. But when that cup of poisoned wine was brought before him, he finally understood that it had all been one enormous misunderstanding... 139Reads9.2Score—14d adds
- 37 The Blind Consort 盲妃 On the wedding day of Li Wenxing, the notorious and merciless general, and Jiang Yan, the beautiful blind young master of the Jiang family, every citizen in the city kept their doors shut and dared not step outside. The streets were empty and lifeless. Jiang Yan had loved Li Wenxing for thirteen years. He had thought Li’s promise to love him faithfully was sincere, never imagining that Li not only didn’t love him, but had long since given his heart to someone else and hated Jiang to the bone. Af 339Reads6.9Score10014d adds
- 38 May You Be Safe Year After Year. May We Never Meet Again, Alive or Dead 愿君岁岁平安，你我生死不见 May you be safe and sound year after year. May we never meet again, in life or death. 641Reads—Score4114d adds
- 39 You Are the Sunshine of My World 你是我世界的骄阳 [Heartbreaking + Bad Ending] Blurb One: Shi Fan was born on Children's Day, yet grew up in the mire. He longed for a glimmer of light, for someone to free him from the shackles of fate, for someone to heal his shattered heart. Blurb Two: Would you let me carve out the cinnabar mole in your heart and take its place? ----- Jiang Chenrui When a sunny school bully meets a boy whose heart is in pieces, can he lead him out of the abyss? 64Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 40 Forbidden Love: The Sandstorms and Loess of Those Years 罪爱：那年风沙，那年黄土 [Two male leads + angst + period drama + tragic ending + heart-wrenching angst with a lasting impact] Grandpa told me a story. Sixty years ago, the educated youth Bai Xing fell in love with Gu Mancan and died at the execution grounds. That year, I met Li Yuheng and thought I could rewrite the ending. But they still drove us to our deaths. The same windblown sands as that year. The same return of our souls to the earth. The love of two generations was buried in the same spring. Grandpa sa 311Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 The Duties of a Stand-In 替身本分 Gu Zhi spent seven years as Shang Yizhou's substitute lover, always on edge and careful to know his place. At last, one day, he went from being a backup to the real thing. The famously gentle movie star Shang clasped his hand. “I like you. Would you be willing to like me too?” Gu Zhi fell helplessly in love, believing he had finally moved Shang Yizhou. But he never expected the truth. From beginning to end, he had only ever been a substitute, a smokescreen. 112Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 42 Imprisoned by Love: Wildfire Scorches the Stars 囚爱：野火灼星 [Two male leads + forced love + two powerful leads + heartbreakingly angsty and sickeningly sweet] A love fated across three lifetimes, a tragic romance spanning two. He is the sharpest blade of the Six Fan Gate; I am the coldest bandit of Blackwind Stronghold. When I locked this jade-faced constable in a stone cell, all I wanted was to break his pride. The torture devices couldn’t make him talk, but they made me addicted. “Shangguan Xingyang,” I licked the blood from the corner of his lips. “T 182Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 After a Transmigrator Took Over My Body, They Drove My Beloved Insane 被穿越者夺舍后，逼疯了我的爱人 [Dual male leads + extreme physical and emotional angst + proceed with caution + mutually exclusive first times + first life has a bad ending + second life has a happy ending + sweet romance in the second life + equally matched leads] Jiang Yuci is the leader of the Demonic Cult, a proud man who rules the world. He and a young Sword God fall in love and vow to spend their lives together. But their happiness doesn't last. A System claiming to be the fated ultimate villain brings a transmigrator w 294Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 Spoiled by Contract: The Abstinent Tycoon Refuses to Let Go 协议宠溺，禁欲大佬不愿放手了 The whole family dotes on him Xia Ran finally got together with the person he had secretly loved for years. He kept his relationship with Gu Zheng a secret from everyone and devoted himself to caring for Gu Zheng's child. But after giving his whole heart for more than a year, all he got in return was a breakup. Looking at the man he had loved for so many years, Xia Ran smiled. It turned out that in Gu Zheng's heart, he had always been nothing more than a servant. The moment the person Gu Zheng t 96Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 45 Conversion Camp: Tamed by Love 戒同所：以爱驯服 Just started getting ratings; the main story is complete [No CP + Slight Ensemble Cast + Conversion Therapy + Mind Control + In the Name of Love] [If you like angst, come on in.] I'm required to write at least 50 characters, but I think every extra word would be a spoiler. So, happy New Year's Eve, everyone. Tang Tang, happy New Year's Eve to you too. Welcome to my world. 514Reads8.5Score10014d adds
- 46 Two Branches 两枝桠头 [Two male leads + salvation + tragic romance + tragic ending] Before meeting Li Chu, Jiang Ge planned to live until he was twenty, then end his own life. They were each other's only reason to keep living. From a narrow crack, they fought desperately to catch a glimpse of the light. But just as their lives were getting back on track, the arrival of their adoptive father shattered their fragile peace. The night Jiang Ge was struck in a vital spot, he whispered in Li Chu's right ear, “Chuchu, I 149Reads8.0Score10014d adds
- 47 The Counterfeit 赝品 Synopsis: Song Cheng had been with Qin Minghua for five years. He always thought that even if he couldn’t win Qin Minghua’s love, at least he was someone special to him. But when that person appeared, he finally understood that both his feelings and his life were nothing more than tools Qin Minghua used to protect them. Out of love, Song Cheng resigned himself to giving up everything he had, but everything slowly began to move in a different direction. A fierce love and hatred, like an endless b 53Reads6.3Score1014d adds
- 48 So Love Has an Expiration Date 原来爱有期限 Shao Ning: Everyone says love can overcome any obstacle. It’s not that I don’t believe in love, but love can change in an instant. The only thing that lasts is... a 15-year limit... Maybe Mom, you and Dad were right. In the end, a man and a man just can’t be together. 1.8kReads—Score19314d adds
- 49 Twin Lives: The Demon God and the Aloof Supreme God Below 双生三世：魔神，清冷主神在下 [Dual male leads + equally matched + both pure and devoted + heartbreaking] [A cool, detached High God who follows the heartless path and has no desire for love vs. a domineering, deranged Demon God who forces his way into love] Three lifetimes as twins! A tragic BE story! Avoid this if you can’t handle it, dear readers! The extras are sweet! A long road to winning back his beloved! As the only Demon God in heaven and earth, existing since the primordial chaos of the gods, Gongshang Rongzhe had 17Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 50 Our Love Was Deep, Yet Never Reached Forever 情深未可到白头 [Two male leads | Bad ending] They met in the prime of their youth. Both hid their feelings, each thinking their love would last forever. It wasn't until Kong Huan met Lin Zhaonan that he believed the saying: “The first person you fall for is the one you'll love for your whole life!” He did just that. Sadly, his whole life lasted only a couple of decades... Lin Zhaonan cried as he told Kong Huan, “You have to come on my wedding day, promise me! I can only feel safe if you're there!” Kong Huan pl 50Reads8.4Score—14d adds
