Novels like When the Strings Snap, Love Ends, and I Forget You
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- 51 Moonlight Stirs the Swan’s Grace 明月别枝惊鸿 [Historical romance + angsty love + winning back his wife after driving her away] Princess Anping Murong Huaiyue of Prince Yuan's residence was spoiled and willful from childhood. In her seventeen years, no one had ever dared defy her, until General of the Cavalry Yin Huai'an appeared. Murong Huaiyue fell in love with Yin Huai'an at first sight and took the initiative to confess her feelings. But Yin Huai'an didn't return them. To humiliate her, he even married her friend Qiu Yueming. Having 1.9kReads5.8Score10114d adds
- 52 President Mu, Secretary Shen Says You've Crossed the Line 慕总，沈秘书说你越界了 [Flirtatious Tension + Love That Grows Over Time + Slow-Burning Romance] [Powerful Man Bows His Head + Mutual Firsts + The Long Road to Winning Her Back + Happy Ending] Mu Beilin was born with everything. He was heir to a top conglomerate, possessed business acumen that left his peers in the dust, and wielded power enough to control everything. But he had a condition that made his skin reject contact with women. Whenever he touched one, his whole body broke out in red rashes. He thought he would 1.7kReads8.6Score12914d adds
- 53 I’ll Have My Way 偏要 Chu Yi spent eight years with Yan Beiqing without a name or status, and bore him two children. When she was so sick she was close to death, she asked Yan Beiqing if he could perform surgery on her just once. All she got in reply was, “Do you think you’re worthy?” Then he turned around and arranged a hospital bed for his beloved first love. This man’s heart was cold and hard. The agony of facing death finally opened her eyes. She left the Yan household penniless, thinking she had nowhere to go. B 454Reads7.0Score10114d adds
- 54 The Prince Panics After His Princess Consort Gives Up on Him 王妃收心后王爷急了 [Angsty Romance + The Husband’s Road to Regret] Gu Nanjin had loved Prince Yi since childhood. Later, the emperor arranged their marriage, and she vowed to cherish her husband for life. Yet she ended up dying of sorrow. Reborn, she has no way to change the fact that they’re married, but she decides to live differently and stop giving her husband her whole heart. She discovers that life is actually wonderful. Then her husband, as cold as ice, suddenly seems like a different person and starts clin 1.3kReads8.3Score10014d adds
- 55 Madam, the CEO Has Been Kneeling for Three Days and Nights. Won’t You Forgive Him? 夫人，总裁跪三天三夜了不原谅吗 [Angst romance, a groveling chase, the heroine takes revenge on her ex-husband later, satisfying] Tang Susu fell in love with Gu Jingshen the moment she laid eyes on him. But she knew Gu Jingshen didn't love her. At twenty, she married Gu Jingshen, but she knew it was nothing more than his revenge against her. She thought it was all right. Even the hardest heart would eventually be warmed by her. But she was wrong! After they married, Gu Jingshen's scandals were everywhere, but she didn't care a 790Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 56 I Was Giving Birth in the Delivery Room While My Husband Helped His First Love Get an Abortion Next Door 我在产房生孩子，老公在隔壁陪初恋打胎 I was giving birth in the delivery room, while my husband was next door accompanying his first love as she got an abortion. 137Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 Your Regret 君悔 Complete, with extra chapters [The male lead grovels to win her back + submissive male lead + melodrama + tragic romance + faked death] (The male lead was originally called Zhan Zhao, then later called Lu Zhao!!) Ye Ningyu had loved Zhan Zhao since childhood, and everyone knew it. Unfortunately, he told her he loved her noble, gentle elder sister. Even so, Ye Ningyu’s love only grew stronger. Even after he accidentally pushed her down the stairs and left her with the mind of a child, she still c 2.1kReads8.2Score11014d adds
- 58 Mr. Lu, Your Wife Ran Off as Soon as She Got the Divorce Papers 陆总，太太拿到离婚证就跑了 After leaving the Civil Affairs Bureau, Jiang Qi took her divorce certificate and walked away without even saying goodbye. Her ex-husband stood there, watching her determined retreat, laughing in disbelief as he called after her several times. But she didn't even look back. She actually broke into a jog, as if a dog were chasing her. During their three-year arranged marriage, no matter how cold Lu Chi was toward her, Jiang Qi always met him with a smile and looked after him dutifully. After all, 84.8kReads7.7Score5.6k14d adds
- 59 With You Until Twenty-Nine 陪你到二十九岁 By Your Side Until You're Twenty-Nine 78Reads—Score214d adds
- 60 Goodbye Forever, Brother Bo 薄哥哥，再也不见了 [Heartbreaking] When she learned she had only a year to live, Bo Qingyuan fled, escaping the hell Bo Muchao had kept her in for six years. She was an unwanted extra, taken in when the Bo family adopted Bo Yinyin. For five years, she served as a bone marrow donor for Bo Yinyin. After Yinyin died, everyone called her a murderer and said she had to atone. Six years imprisoned, six years tormented. Surely she had paid for even the gravest sin by now? At the end of her life, she said, “Brother Bo, le 3.3kReads6.7Score29714d adds
- 61 The Ascetic Emperor Could Never Warm to Her, So After Being Reborn, She Walked Away 禁欲皇帝捂不热，重生后她不要了 [One-on-one romance + both leads are pure + first love for both + happy ending + court intrigue + business and farming + husband pursues his wife after losing her] Everyone knows that Crown Prince Zhao Che is aloof and abstinent, patient and calculating, ruthless in his decisions, and utterly devoted to one woman. He seized the throne while still young and became emperor. In her previous life, Zhou Yan fell deeply in love with Zhao Che. He left her neglected in the imperial palace for years, an 2.1kReads7.1Score15014d adds
- 62 Jiang Chuan’s Enchanting Tale 江川旖旎 Jiang Lai, a C-list actress, had been madly in love with her childhood friend, the young master of the Lu family, Lu Yunchuan, since she was little. He didn't like her socializing outside the home, so she gave up her acting career. He didn't like her getting jealous and competing for his attention, so she kept her sharp edges hidden. In the end, after she hurt Lu Yunchuan's beloved cousin, he angrily broke off their engagement. Everyone thought Jiang Lai would go back to orbiting around Young Ma —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 This Is Awkward: My Ex-Wife Is Getting Married, and I Still Have to Serve at the Wedding 尴尬，前妻结婚我还要去婚宴上端盘子 How awkward. My ex-wife is getting married, and I still have to go serve food at her wedding banquet. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 Reborn: Luring My Childhood Rival Home to Kiss Me Relentlessly 重生，诱拐竹马的死对头回家缠吻 [From Campus to Wedding Bells | The Enemy Takes the Lead | Second Male Lead's Regret | Secret Love] [Soft-Hearted, Reborn Revenge-Seeking Schemer of a Heroine vs. Possessive, Unhinged, Insecure Hero] After three years of marriage, Lin Yueli had once believed her childhood sweetheart, Pei Yan, was the only light in the darkness. She rushed toward him like a moth to a flame, unaware that she was heading for an abyss. On the day of her follow-up appointment, Lin Yueli caught Pei Yan accompanying h 2.9kReads8.7Score32614d adds
- 65 Take Her to Register the Marriage! The Abstinent CEO Begs Her for Affection, Eyes Red 拉她领证！禁欲霸总红着眼求她宠 [Male lead gets hurt + angst + reunion after years apart + rekindled love + love grows over time + painful romance + happy ending] A deeply devoted, self-effacing, love-struck male lead vs. a cold, stubborn, fiercely independent female lead Young Master Qi, a famous CEO in the business world, was strikingly handsome and came from a distinguished family. Five years ago, he knelt humbly for love, causing a sensation across the city. On the day of his engagement, he was cruelly dumped. She joined f 478Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 66 At Seventeen, He Told Me Love Means Letting Go 17岁的他告诉我，爱是放手 At seventeen, he told me that love means letting go. 333Reads—Score114d adds
- 67 Reborn, I’m Done Chasing This Heartbreak of a Man! 重生后，这个酸涩男神我不追了！ [Reborn + sweet romance + angst + the male lead chases his wife to the crematorium] In her previous life, Jiang Ansheng and Lu Yichen entered into a marriage of convenience. She fell for him at first sight, and loved him even more the second time they met. She thought that if she tried hard enough after they married, he would eventually love her too. During their three years of marriage, she did everything she could to make him love her, but he never did. On the day of her prenatal checkup, she 996Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 68 Mr. Qi, Loving You Is a Living Hell 祁先生，爱你是人间炼狱 The story begins with the words, “This woman is yours.” Then Jiang Zhiyu is framed by Qi Han’s fiancée, who hires an assassin to kill him. Because of this, Qi Han destroys the Jiang family and sends her brother to prison. In the end, does he love her, or does he just feel guilty? Let’s find out. 173Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 69 You Spent a Lifetime Hating the One Who Fought with Everything They Had to Love You 你用一辈子的恨，防了一个拼了命爱你的人 You spent a lifetime of hatred guarding yourself against someone who was willing to give everything to love you. 457Reads—Score314d adds
- 70 Reborn: Reporting to President Li, Your Wife Has Remarried 重生：报告厉总，夫人她再婚了 [Rebirth and revenge against scumbags + possessive, darkening CEO vs. clear-eyed beauty heroine + one-on-one romance + ex-husband’s desperate pursuit + equally matched leads] Shen Qingyan and Li Mubao grew up together. She had a secret crush on him, catered to his preferences, and did everything she could to please him. They were married for five years. They spent their hardest years together, even though Li Mubao took advantage of her affection and never gave her even a fraction of the care and 102Reads7.2Score10414d adds
- 71 The West Wind Is Cruel 西风恶 She swallows her grievances and compromises against her will, her heart full of resentment. She longs for what she cannot have, powerless as fate keeps her apart from the one she loves. Though this is a love story, the plot is dull and uneventful, with little flavor. Look closely, and you'll find more bitterness than sweetness. A realistic tragic romance: not sweet, not satisfying, and not cathartic. Many different lives, and many different kinds of misery. A pure historical romance, with both l 723Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 72 His Childhood Sweetheart Hides Her Pregnancy and Goes Abroad, Leaving the CEO in a Panic 青梅藏起孕肚出国，总裁瞬间慌了 The writing is terrible, so don't read this. If you do and don't like the plot, don't curse the author, or it'll all bounce back at you three times. Here's a triple dose of bad luck! This wage slave of an author has gone completely mad, so whoever messes with me is in for trouble. [Both are devoted to each other, both suffer, mutual love, groveling redemption, reunited after heartbreak, pregnancy and running away] Wen Xingjiu is in love with Lu Yanchen, her childhood sweetheart's older brother. 525Reads5.0Score10014d adds
- 73 Mr. Zhan, Stop Tormenting Me. Miss Zhuang Has Been Reborn 展总别虐了，庄小姐已重生 Zhuang Mingyue died on the anniversary of her wedding to Zhan Yan. She had been married to Zhan Yan for eight years, spending most of her life compromising and enduring, only to be thrown out in the end. After their divorce, she was diagnosed with terminal cancer. She clung to life in the hospital, hoping he would come see her one last time. Snow fell heavily. It was Valentine’s Day, but he still never came. She regretted it bitterly: “Zhan Yan… If I could start over, I would never fall in love 306Reads6.5Score12214d adds
- 74 I’m Done Chasing You, Senior: The Lovesick Girl Is Reborn 不追了学长，恋爱脑她重生了 [Reborn + a long road to winning his wife back + both leads are each other's one and only] [Young journalist x tennis player] [The male lead has his reasons; he's not a scumbag] In her previous life, Zhou Yan fell for her senior, Mu Shen, at first sight. After pursuing him for three years, she finally “took advantage of his vulnerability” when the Mu family fell on hard times. Not long after they married, his childhood sweetheart returned from abroad, and he often stayed out all night. She final 84Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 75 Love, Beyond Control 爱，无法克制 Love, Beyond Control 66Reads—Score—14d adds
- 76 Reborn Once More, Who’d Still Be a Doormat? 重活一世，谁还当舔狗啊？ Gentle, domineering young man vs. cold, beautiful man with a mad streak (Heroine pursues her husband through a hard-won redemption arc + healing young man + gentle hero + cold, ruthless heroine who only lets the hero see her vulnerable side) Jun Ze returned to three years after he had endured endless torment… Still the day before his one-night stand with Xi Ruxue… He pushed himself up in bed and saw the same pink furniture wherever he looked. He was still Xi Ruxue’s secret contract lover, someon 503Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 The Husband-Chasing Ex Regrets It Too Late, But My Love Never Wavers 追夫火葬场，此生不渝 (Emotional Turmoil) + (Angst Before Sweetness) + (Revenge Angst) + (No Getting Back Together) + (Packed with Comedy and Cathartic Moments) (Please don't take things out of context after reading only part of the story.) If you have strong feelings about emotional fidelity, I recommend reading the author's note about the novel first. I put it in Chapter 60. Long before I fell in love with you, I already knew you never thought you could love me. Not even for a moment. And yet I kept loving you so s 7.5kReads5.4Score—14d adds
- 78 After Our Whirlwind Wedding, the Reserved Tycoon Keeps Me Up All Night 闪婚后，禁欲大佬夜夜缠宠 [One-on-one romance + devoted couple; his perspective: he planned it all along. Her perspective: married first, fell in love later] Wen Nian was weak all over from his kisses and could no longer hold back. Soft moans slipped unconsciously through her lips, mingling with her ragged breathing. “Nian, who are you with?” Dong Yu'an instantly sensed something was wrong on the other end of the phone, his voice suddenly turning urgent. Li Sinan lifted his eyes. Possessiveness and displeasure churned 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 79 Behind the Pearl Palace Gates, He Guards the Moon in His Heart 珠阙锁他心尖月 [The heroine is reborn; the hero is sexually pure! A groveling redemption romance, with a man driven mad by unrequited love] For nineteen years, they knew and stood by each other. She helped him conquer the Central Plains and rule the four seas, making him a mighty ruler of the Nine Provinces, acclaimed as emperor and worshipped by all his subjects. She thought that when Liang Lixuan ascended the throne, she would become the founding empress of a new dynasty alongside him. But then disaster str 3.2kReads8.7Score21614d adds
- 80 Reborn, Don't Blame Me for Ignoring You 重生后，别怪我对你爱搭不理 Xu Zhouheng... The most unattainable golden boy in all of Yubei City: rich, carefree, and adored by countless girls. People said that all it took was one glance at him to make your heart race. Wen Yan thought of herself as utterly ordinary, yet she fell in love with this boy who was beyond her reach. In her previous life, she had secretly loved Xu Zhouheng throughout her youth, only to get this in return: “Wen Yan, you're just an insignificant person. You don't matter.” How utterly ridiculous. A 612Reads6.1Score10214d adds
- 81 After Breaking Off the Engagement, My Obsessed Younger Brother Won't Leave Me Alone 退婚后，疯执弟弟缠上瘾 [Older woman-younger man romance + groveling chase + bad boy turns over a new leaf + second chance] [Madly possessive bad-boy younger man vs. capable, clear-headed older woman] Lu Weixi loves deeply, but she can also cut someone out of her life without hesitation. When she was young and had no one to turn to, Chen Yanze was willing to protect her with nothing but his bare hands, giving everything he had. From then on, she secretly fell for him. The girls by his side came and went, each one resem 676Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 82 If I Could Start Over, I Would Hope Never to Meet You Again 要是能重来，我希望不再遇到你 If I could do it all over again, I hope I wouldn't meet you again. 170Reads—Score414d adds
- 83 When Will I Finally See Daylight? 我什么时候能等到天光大亮 When will I finally see the light of day? 133Reads—Score—14d adds
- 84 Mr. He, Stop Torturing Me. Your Wife Is Really Dead This Time 贺总别虐了，夫人这次真的死了 Two years ago, she was found guilty of deliberately injuring the woman he loved. So he sent her to prison, crippled one of her legs, and crushed all her pride. Two years later, she believes she has escaped from hell and vows never to have anything to do with him again. But it turns out the Devil of Hell would never let her go so easily. 55Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 85 His Love Is Fierce Yet Tender 他的爱，是铁血柔情 His love is tender as steel. 32Reads—Score114d adds
- 86 Forced Captivity and Love: After the Breakup, the Sick, Obsessive Man Goes Mad with Red Eyes 强制囚宠：分手后病娇红着眼发疯 [Childhood friends + yandere + unhinged beauty + revenge + groveling pursuit] Refined, cold-hearted tycoon vs. radiant, spoiled, unhinged beauty A melodramatic story that puts the hero through the wringer. The heroine may turn into a heartbreaker later on. In Kyoto, people say the Ye family's princess is dazzling and spoiled, and looks down on everyone. Ye Si pursues Fu Yanchi for years, and successfully turns herself into Mrs. Fu. Fu Yanchi has always cherished his beloved first love. Ye Si for 1.8kReads6.3Score10014d adds
- 87 Mr. Nan, I Hope You Exist Only in My Memories 南先生，希望你只存在回忆里 [Forced Love | Selective Amnesia | The Wife-Chasing Crematorium | Both Pure] After her family is destroyed and she suffers endless humiliation, Yu Suyang is dragged into hell by Nan Sili himself. Whether she lives or dies is unknown. Three years later, when she returns to the capital, she chooses to forget everything about Nan Sili. But fate brings them together again. As they get to know each other all over again, Nan Sili falls in love with her without realizing it, then goes to great lengt 778Reads—Score11114d adds
- 88 The Female Side Character Has Three Men Begging for Her Back 女配她有三个火葬场 [The Ex Who Chases Her Too Late + Rivalry Between Suitors + Fake Death + Irreversible Regret] Liu Gu is an unusually forward-thinking transmigrator. Not only did she transmigrate, she became a supporting female character, and not just in one book, but in three. She was the childhood sweetheart of the nation's great general, but couldn't compete with the newcomer stealing a single glance from him. She was the fallen princess who saved the villain, but couldn't compete with the female lead's smile 2.7kReads7.0Score18114d adds
- 89 The Heroine Regretted It After I Cut Ties with Her 斩断情丝后，女主后悔了 As the sun sets, golden light spills across the Golden Plains. Ce Xingchen has wiped out the three most powerful sects on the Heavenly Domain Continent, but he is utterly spent, with his life nearing its end. At death’s door, he sees the woman he once loved most, and also hated most. He had given her his whole heart, only to be cruelly hurt in return. Reborn into a new life, the past is like drifting clouds. Now she wants to win back his dead heart, but there’s no going back. Ji Wanxi, if I coul 379Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 90 After I Let Go, Mr. Fu Started Chasing Me Relentlessly 放手后，傅总开始穷追不舍 [Just rated, rating will rise] [Love at first sight + winning her back + CEO + possessive + devoted to one person] When Jian Yunxi transferred schools in her second year of high school, she met an exceptional, aloof boy. Everyone knew she liked him. But in her second year of college, Fu Liangzhou dashed her hopes with a single remark made behind her back: he had never liked her. So Jian Yunxi left the country without looking back. She never expected that when they met again three years later, sh 1.2kReads5.7Score10014d adds
- 91 After I Changed My Target, the Cold Male Lead Went Mad with Rage 我换攻略对象后，高冷男主气疯了 Su Wensheng and Shen Qingchen had been married for ten years. She'd eagerly agreed to the System's demands, giving Shen Qingchen all her love and working herself to the bone to put him through school. Su Wensheng thought Shen Qingchen was cold by nature, until she caught him giving her year-long wood carving to his beloved. So he had only been cold to her. If your heart belongs to someone else, then have it your way. But when they met again after she switched targets, he acted completely out of 472Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 92 Surrender 臣服 Shen Nian was brought back to the Shen family at the age of eight to reunite with her relatives. There, she met the older man who had saved her life, Third Master Fu. More than ten years later, Third Master Fu married someone, but the bride was burned at the wedding and left in a vegetative state. Shen Nian was framed for arson, and her biological mother forced her to take the blame in her younger sister’s place. After six years in prison, Shen Nian had been utterly changed by the torment. To ge 698Reads7.7Score10014d adds
- 93 Mr. Lu, Stop Hurting Her. Your Wife Is Getting Married 陆总别虐了，夫人要嫁人了 “Shen Muqing, if you want the title of Mrs. Lu, it's yours. I don't care. But if you want my heart...” “Maybe in your next life.” Throughout her three-year marriage to Lu Jingshen, Shen Muqing kept giving in, kept getting hurt, and kept loving him. Lu Jingshen thought he had never loved Shen Muqing. Lu Jingshen thought Shen Muqing loved him so much that she could never bear to leave. Lu Jingshen didn't know that at the end of humility comes acceptance. No matter how deep the love, it will eventu 337Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 94 A Deadly Relationship 致命关系 [Angst all the way; searching for sweetness among the heartbreak] The moment Mu Yunqi abandoned Ye Nan, his punishment began. He knew how cruel the experiments on “Patient Zero” were, but when he saw her tortured until she was barely human, it felt as if his heart and guts were being torn out. He regretted it. “Give her back to me.” “Give her back? Mr. Mu, you gave her away with your own hands. You can’t just take her back.” Forced to become a test subject, she was powerless to protect herself, 572Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 95 After My Husband Gave His Kidney to His One True Love 老公把肾给了白月光后 After My Husband Donated His Kidney to His White Moonlight 5kReads—Score2714d adds
- 96 Daybreak Came, and I Couldn’t Find You 天亮了，我找不到你了 Day has broken, and I can't find you anymore. 139Reads—Score114d adds
- 97 When Love Burns Out: Mr. Li, Be Good and Pamper Me 爱意燃尽：厉先生乖乖宠我 [A powerful, high-ranking gentleman gangster and a soft, ethereal ballet beauty] (He's great in bed and she's gentle) [Rebirth + Taking by force] In her previous life, Wen Rong had been secretly in love with Li Zhenting since high school, following him around like a little shadow for seven years. She married him and spent three years chasing after him with all her heart. To Wen Rong, he was the one who had saved her from the abyss. Only later did she realize that the most powerful and privileged 645Reads7.4Score4514d adds
- 98 He Knows He Was Wrong 他知道错了 [Bullying + tragic ending + coercive love + mutual devotion] That year, at the park, she found a place in Jiang Ye's heart. But in Su Yin's heart, he was a demon, a nightmare. When they first met in the classroom, Jiang Ye said to Su Yin, “I don't want anything in particular. I just think my dull, boring life might finally get a little more interesting. We have plenty of time!” He had no idea those words would mark the beginning of Su Yin's nightmare, pushing her into an endless abyss! . 1.5kReads8.1Score10314d adds
- 99 Mr. Mo, Stop Torturing Her. Your Wife Is Innocent 莫总别虐了，夫人她是无辜的 A sudden accident at sea entangled two people who had barely known each other, drawing them into a relationship born of a mistake. In the name of revenge, Mo Lingbei destroyed everything beautiful in Fu Qing's life, turning her into someone else: a substitute forced to live under another person's identity, forever hidden from the light. But gradually... As the two spent every day together amid this revenge, he slowly came to understand her. The girl he'd once thought was a spoiled, idle, useless 56Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 100 We Were Never Meant to Meet Again 相逢相聚本无期 There was never any promise that we would meet again. 46Reads—Score114d adds
