Novels like Hate Me, My Lord, and Cast Aside Your Red Finery
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Hate Me, My Lord, and Cast Aside Your Red Finery, best match first.
- 101 The Illness Called Love 病名为爱 Lin Chi has cancer, and the doctor says she has only six months to live. As she grieves, Lu Shenyuan tells her he’ll give her a grand funeral. Sick with love for him, Lin Chi is willing to give him everything, even though her life is about to end. But all he gives her in return is, “Do you think you deserve me?” Whether or not they are a good match, she chooses to love him with all her heart. So when her time finally runs out, she can only forgive him for not loving her. 123Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 102 Deep in Love, Yet Unaware 情深且不知 [Tragic Romance] He was the man who killed my father, and I hated him with all my heart. In the end, I discovered I had hated the wrong person. The daughter of a bandit chief happened to save a scholar, and from then on, she gave him her heart. But her wedding night became the night her family was slaughtered. Her beloved, once the person closest to her, had become her father's killer! He was an emperor, cold and indifferent. He unexpectedly fell in love with her, yet could only push her further 67Reads7.8Score514d adds
- 103 Fragrant Thoughts Beneath the Silk Quilt 念香衾 5.5kReads8.9Score50914d adds
- 104 Sword Dance for the Demon-Subduing Consort 剑舞镇妖妃 The Sword-Dancing Demon Queen 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 105 A Heart Torn Without a Trace, an Endless Farewell 裂心无痕,终无期 She plunged a knife into her own heart and smiled with heartbreaking sadness. “If I cut out this heart that loves you, it won't hurt anymore.” Only then did Qi Liangnian understand what it meant to have your heart torn apart. It hurt so much... 390Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 106 My Boss Really Isn't Human 我的老板真不是个人 I inherited the Rebirth Lodge from my grandmother, and accidentally unleashed a thousand-year-old ghost king from the Tang Dynasty. From then on, the old ghost started living life to the fullest. He binge-watches palace intrigue dramas, plays Honor of Kings and Genshin Impact, livestreams feng shui readings, and does everything he can to help me make money. He even wants to flirt with girls! Me: Your Majesty, could you please show a little restraint? 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 107 The Day After I Returned from a Business Trip, My Mom Killed Herself 出差回来第二天,我妈自杀了 The Day After I Got Back from a Business Trip, My Mom Took Her Own Life 36Reads—Score—14d adds
- 108 The Royal Family Is Truly Heartless 最是皇室无情人 For generations, the Mu family had loyally served the country. In the end, their entire clan was sentenced to execution. The official presiding over the execution was her husband, the most brilliant and extraordinary of the Great Jing Kingdom's Third Princes. Then she awoke to the truth: The man she loved was a member of the royal family, the most heartless people in the world... 621Reads7.0Score11914d adds
- 109 The Enchantress Who Bewitched the World 魅姬惑天下 Chu Xiao, regent of the Yan Dynasty. Yu Ge, a peerless dancer. He used her as a pawn to win over the powerful, climb to the heights of power, and marry the treacherous chancellor's daughter. They took her body, killed her child, and murdered her mother. She swore to make these hypocrites pay for their blood debt. Then, in a single day, her astonishing true identity was revealed. Three thousand bewitching women, five hundred poison masters, and over ten thousand elite soldiers knelt throughout th 823Reads8.8Score17414d adds
- 110 After I Died, My Forensic Pathologist Husband Dissected Me with His Own Hands 我死后,法医丈夫亲手解剖了我 After I died, my forensic pathologist husband dissected me with his own hands 522Reads—Score714d adds
- 111 The Cruel Abuse of the Fallen Kingdom's Grand Princess, the Ruthless Sovereign Cuts Out His Heart to Win Her Back 惨虐亡国长公主,狠戾君上剖心追 The official ending is a happy ending! The bonus chapters fulfill some readers' requests. In the first, the second male lead gets the girl; in the second, it's a happy ending! [The male lead is an utterly deranged, obsessive yandere in the early chapters! If you're a heroine-only fan and can't accept that, don't read it!!!] [Steadfast, headstrong exiled princess + ruthless, deranged new emperor] [Angst + forcible possession + forced love + imprisonment of body and heart + alternate historical se 8.1kReads8.3Score47914d adds
- 112 The Seventh Artifact 第七件藏品 The Seventh Artifact 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 113 Ode to White Hair 白头赋 In a daze, she seemed to see that young man again, standing in the spring sunshine as he asked her: “Do you have feelings for me?” 123Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 114 You Want a Male Best Friend? I’ll Make It Happen, So Why Do You Regret It? 爱找男闺蜜?我成全你们又悔什么 [Urban]+ [Power Fantasy]+ [School Beauty]+ [Lighthearted]+ [Face-Slapping]+ [Reborn]+ [Scheming]+ [Emperor Ruyan] Childhood sweethearts can’t compete with someone who appears out of nowhere. Qin Ran finally manages to beat the newcomer, but still loses to the green tea guy who’s his fiancée’s male best friend. On the day of their engagement party, the green tea guy calls, and Qin Ran’s fiancée leaves again. “Qin Ran, Feifei’s sick.” “Qin Ran, Feifei got hit by a car.” “Qin Ran, Feifei cut his wr 2.3kReads7.1Score10014d adds
- 115 Revenge? The Scalpel Turns on My Unrequited Love 报复?手术刀划向白月光 Revenge? The Scalpel Turns on His One True Love 312Reads—Score—14d adds
- 116 I Don't Want Your Love, Just Your Life 不要你的爱,只要你的命 I Don’t Want Your Love, Just Your Life 46Reads—Score314d adds
- 117 Mr. Qi, May We Never Meet Again! 祁先生,后会无期! [Short drama now streaming] Guan Min died saving Guan Hua. Gentle and kind, Guan Min made rebellious Guan Hua look like a complete delinquent. Guan Hua, with her terrible reputation, made Qi Zhanzhi, who loved Guan Min, marry her. Gripping her by the throat, Qi Zhanzhi snarled, “Why couldn’t it have been you who died!” But later, Qi Zhanzhi climbed the mountain on his knees, bowing at every step until he reached Qiyuan Palace. Before the statue of the Buddha Tathagata of the Three Treasures, he 8kReads8.8Score54714d adds
- 118 Where the Swallows Return, We Must Not Meet Again 燕归处,莫相逢 Her name was Jun Mo. She had spent her life on horseback and on the battlefield, battle-hardened, bold, and arrogant. He was the person she loved most, and her only weakness. She feared he might get hurt if she so much as held him in her palm, and feared he might melt if she kept him in her mouth. But a weakness is itself a poisoned blade. At first, the pain is not fatal. In the end, the fatal wound no longer hurts. No one knew that later, amid the bitter winter snow, some people were only acti 315Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 119 When Birds Meet Fish 飞鸟与鱼遇见 When Birds and Fish Meet 54Reads—Score—14d adds
- 120 He Turned Me into a Blind Woman 他把我变成了盲女 He Turned Me into a Blind Woman 1kReads—Score—14d adds
- 121 The Canary That Flew Away 飞走的金丝雀 The Canary That Flew Away 145Reads—Score—14d adds
- 122 An Engagement Banquet from the Start, and My Fiancée Abandons Me 开局订婚宴,未婚妻弃我而去 After a night of heavy drinking, orphan Zhao Lin unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of another orphan named Zhao Lin in a parallel world. He discovers that he is at an engagement banquet, and the groom is none other than himself. He has barely had time to feel happy when his fiancée, Liu Ruyan, takes a phone call and announces that the engagement banquet is off and will be held again on another date. Then, ignoring everyone’s pleas, she drives away. A real man lives between heaven and eart 1.7kReads5.5Score10014d adds
- 123 Hot and Cold 冷热 In the shifting warmth and chill of your gaze, a vow points straight to the heavens. One rainy night, the doctor Jiang Sui accidentally witnesses a murder. Having seen the entire crime unfold, she becomes the killer's target. Relying on her wits, she escapes death time and again, yet through a twist of fate, she steps into the maze of the criminal underworld. Warning: angst-heavy story. If that bothers you, don't read! 294Reads9.3Score10114d adds
- 124 This CP in Chinese Entertainment Nearly Went BE! 内娱这CP差点儿要be了! This CP in the Chinese entertainment industry almost broke up! 47Reads—Score—14d adds
- 125 Love at the Edge of the Clouds 云边的爱情 Love Beyond the Clouds 43Reads—Score—14d adds
- 126 Lost in a Trance 魂不守舍 Distraught 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 127 A Long Farewell 长辞 [Palace intrigue + tragic romance + both leads reborn] Another heartbreaking historical romance from Zhihu’s popular author Zhier, following An Ending at Dusk! Through a haze of consciousness, she relived her entire life, finally pausing on that sunny afternoon. He stood beneath a tree, his eyes covered with white cloth, smiling as he asked what she wanted. A young gentleman, handsome and refined as jade. One glance was enough to stay in her memory for years. If only she had known that meeting h 1.7kReads8.4Score22214d adds
- 128 It's You or No One, Even If I Have to Fight the Whole World! 非你不可,就算与全世界为敌! You’re the Only One for Me, Even If It Means Defying the Whole World! 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 129 Rescuing Your Desert: I'm Your Guardian of the Galaxy 拯救你的荒漠:我是你的银河卫士 Saving Your Desert: I Am Your Galactic Guardian 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 130 I Was His Blade, and He Shattered My Soul 我为他刃,他断我魂 I Became His Blade, and He Shattered My Soul 113Reads—Score—14d adds
- 131 An Assassin’s Love and Revenge, Beyond Romance 暗卫情仇,无关风月 A Dark Guard's Love and Grudge, Beyond Romance 136Reads—Score—14d adds
- 132 Just Like Your Sorrow 恰似你的忧伤 Much Like Your Sorrow 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 133 The Missing Sister 消失的姐姐 The Missing Sister 53Reads—Score—14d adds
- 134 I Regret Losing You 失去你,我追悔莫及 Without you, I regret everything. 106Reads—Score—14d adds
- 135 Shatter the Inverted Qilin 碎逆麟 Shattered Reversed Scale 219Reads—Score714d adds
- 136 He Got Together with His "Buddy," So I Chose to Walk Away 他跟“哥们”好上了,我选择退出 He Got Together with His "Buddy," So I Chose to Walk Away 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 137 Don't Rush, I'm Waiting 别急,我在等 Whether you are a career woman or a housewife, you must treat yourself like a queen. When you are humiliated or defeated, learn to fight back when all seems lost. When you find yourself in a difficult situation, don't panic. Wait. Wait for your opponent to finish their act. Wait until you have all the evidence. Wait until everyone has taken their side. Then tear down the stage with your own hands. 56Reads—Score—14d adds
- 138 In the End, She Married Someone Else 终嫁他人 In the End, She Married Someone Else 72Reads—Score—14d adds
- 139 A Grudge Written in Broken Bones 断骨之怨 A Grudge Carved in Broken Bones 844Reads—Score—14d adds
- 140 He Doted on His Concubine and Neglected His Wife, So I Divorced the General 宠妾灭妻,我把将军给休了 He Dotes on His Concubine and Neglects His Wife, So I Divorced the General 608Reads—Score—14d adds
- 141 He Slaughtered My Entire Family, So I Stabbed Him Through the Heart 他屠戮我满门,我给他穿心一剑 He Slaughtered My Entire Family, So I Stabbed Him Through the Heart 617Reads—Score—14d adds
- 142 Nine Lifetimes of Reincarnation, A Love Begun and Lost 九世轮回,缘起缘灭 Nine Lifetimes of Reincarnation, Fate Begins and Ends 597Reads—Score—14d adds
- 143 How Could I Bear to Miss You? 怎么忍心错过你? How Could I Bear to Miss You? 49Reads—Score—14d adds
- 144 Moonlight No Longer Shines on Dreams of the Past 月光不照昔时梦 [Angst Warning] Qu Zhao: “Are you afraid…” “Afraid of what?” “That someday, your daughter will meet a man like you, just as I did.” Even the sun will one day die. The Milky Way and Andromeda are expected to collide in three billion years. Everything has an end. What about her and Fu Zongxian? Surely this madness would end someday. In his thirty years of life, Fu Zongxian had never asked for anything for himself. But at that moment, gazing at the photograph of his mother, he couldn’t help praying 2.8kReads8.9Score20214d adds
- 145 I Wish You Would Mend My Whole World 我多想你为我的全世界缝缝补补 He grew up in a completely free and open-minded family. Though his family was fabulously wealthy, he instinctively kept his distance from the glittering world. He wanted to find someone and build a life unlike his parents': simple and passionate. She was adorable and mysterious. He thought she was like a heroine from a martial arts tale. She told him, “The moment we met, my soul hugged you and said, ‘Please don't date anyone else.’” He told her, “Let's get married first, then fall in love.” What 35Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 146 Prisoner of the Snowfall Palace 雪烬宫囚 [Historical Fantasy] [Romance] [Revenge] [Angst] [Plot Twists] [Redemption] [Mutual Firsts] [Happy Ending] I am the most beloved Ninth Princess of Liang. The day the capital fell, my father, who had doted on me beyond measure, shoved me off the Star-Viewing Tower, hoping to trade my life for his own escape. Qin Yi, the rebel leader, caught me below. Emotions I couldn't understand surged in his bloodshot eyes. "Tell me, who threw you down?" I fainted in his arms, which reeked of blood. The man be 4.8kReads6.4Score29714d adds
- 147 I Want Us to Be Together 我想和你好好的 On the day Yun Rumeng is sentenced to six years in prison, Lu He'an has a grand wedding. The husband she was married to for five years finally gets the divorce he wanted and marries the woman he has always cherished. Afraid of the dark, she enters a prison where the sun never shines. He visits her for six years. She only sees him once. "Lu He'an, if I survive these six years, I'll make sure you and her never know another peaceful day!" Later, he writes a letter to his wife in prison every week a 694Reads8.2Score13214d adds
- 148 Neither Family nor Stranger 非亲非故非陌生 For thirteen years, Song Li endured He Qian’s torment and humiliation, walking on eggshells every single day. The truth finally came to light in the year He Qian loved her most, but by then, nothing could change Song Li’s resolve to die... Only when He Qian held the blood-soaked woman in his arms did he truly understand what despair meant. 6.4kReads8.8Score26914d adds
- 149 He Said Love Came Too Late 他说爱情已迟暮 When Lu Huaizuo was a child, a master read his fortune and said he was destined to lack sweetness. He scoffed. Who cared about sweets? It wasn't until that drizzly day, when he brought her ashes home in his arms, that he understood what he lacked was her... Tang Su always thought love meant that you loved me, I loved you, and we were both happy together. It wasn't until Lu Huaizuo sent her to prison with his own hands, and she saw him sharing tender moments with another woman as she lay dying, t 2.4kReads7.4Score27414d adds
- 150 Forced to Marry the Ninth Prince 迫嫁九王妃 Forced to Marry the Ninth Prince 57Reads—Score—14d adds

















































