Novels like The Emperor Is Heartless, So What Can the Heart Do?
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- 51 A Love That Has Turned to Ashes 深爱已成灰 Our Deep Love Has Turned to Ashes 1.4kReads—Score714d adds
- 52 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.” 21Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 53 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
- 54 Farewell, My Love. I Shall Yearn for You No More 与君别过，再不相思 It takes ten years to love someone, but only an instant to hate them... Song Lianxing watched helplessly as Murong Ze forced her to drink an abortion potion, killing their own child. He took the fetal remains to save the woman he loved... Song Lianxing said, “I hope you... don't regret this!” Murong Ze thought he would never regret it. But only when he watched Song Lianxing draw her last breath with his own eyes did he learn how to write the word “regret.” 243Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 55 My Lord, Grant Me a Lovesick Gu 请君赐我相思蛊 When they were young, Jun Wuye and Yun Ji both believed in love. She once vowed to live and die with him, but love could never overcome schemes and deceit. One misunderstanding, and they were parted for life. Her family was destroyed, her brother was brutally killed, her child miscarried, and both her legs were crippled. “Jun Wuye, did you ever love me at all?” On the city wall, dressed in a wedding gown red as blood, she spoke in a voice full of grief. He slashed her wedding gown with his sword 90Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 56 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 341Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 57 I Made Myself a Boyfriend, and Somehow I Fell for Him Despite My Alexithymia 亲手造了个男友，患述情障碍的我竟动了心 I made myself a boyfriend, and somehow, despite my alexithymia, I fell for him. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 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 53Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 59 A Cage That Eats Away at the Soul 蚀骨囚笼 [Obsessive CEO + maximum angst + vengeful, powerful heroine + no getting back together] A word of warning: this book is extremely angsty. If you can’t handle that, don’t read it. The rest of the story follows the heroine as she is reborn, fights her way to the top, and mercilessly takes revenge on the hero. If you love angst, dive in! Who doesn’t know how terrifying the Mu family prison is? Anyone who goes in comes out barely alive. Yet Bai Shu survived there for five years, enduring an abdomina 1.9kReads8.0Score10114d adds
- 60 On Our Wedding Night, He Slaughtered My Entire Family. Later, He Knelt and Begged Me to Burn Him Alive 大婚夜，他屠我满门，后来跪着求我烧死他 On our wedding night, he slaughtered my entire family. Later, he knelt and begged me to burn him alive. 329Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 Clouds Drift Away, Yet the Clear Evening Sky Remains 一云归去，不负晚晴 When he drove her to her death, he said, “I will never regret what I did to you!” So she fell from a high-rise, shattered beyond recognition. Yet he searched the whole world, desperate to find even a trace of her… 110Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 62 My Sky Turned Black 我的天空成了黑色 Gu Zhi spent eight years loving someone, just as stubbornly and humbly as her name suggested. Zhi Zhuo thought life would be wonderful without her. Later, he realized it was a complete mess! But by the time he came to his senses, all she had left him was a cold, resolute silhouette walking away… 13Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 63 A Receptionist Took Me for a Fool, So I Made a Fortune. Now She’s in Tears, and I Tell Her to Get Lost 被女接待当凯子耍，我逆袭神豪，她眼含热泪我让她滚 A hostess tried to fleece me, so I rose to become a tycoon. She had tears in her eyes, but I told her to get lost. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 You Choose Your Boss, I Choose Divorce. Why Are You Crying? 你选择领导，我选择离婚你哭什么？ You chose your boss, I chose divorce. Why are you crying? 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 65 After the Divorce, My Wife, Who Stayed Chaste for Her Lover, Regretted It Until Her Eyes Went Red 离婚后，为情人守身如玉的妻子悔红眼 After the divorce, my wife, who stayed faithful to her lover, regretted it until her eyes were red —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 My Buddy Sent Me a Photo of Him on a Date with My Wife. I Forwarded It: Congrats on Finding a New Sugar Daddy 兄弟发和我妻子约会照，我马上转发：恭喜成功接盘 My buddy sent me a photo of him on a date with my wife. I immediately forwarded it with the caption: “Congrats on finding someone to take over your old flame.” 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 67 When the Flowers Bloom, They Will One Day Fall 花开时自有花落时 I was once a dashing warrior, riding out to battle and living as I pleased. You promised to love and protect me, and never betray me. You said you would make me the most honored woman in the land, yet you slaughtered my loyal family to the last. You saved me on the battlefield, then abandoned me in the imperial palace. Heaven sees all. I am willing to trade my life’s blood for my army’s vindication. 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 68 Snow Falls on Yao Xi 雪落瑶夕 Everyone knows the emperor has an empress, but she has never been favored. “Yun, I don't want to leave. I'm all he has.” Later, after the man she loved hurt her once again, Lin Xichun finally lost hope. Weeping, she clutched Lu Nianyun's hand and said, “Yun, take me away. Take me away from this place.” Her already frail body could no longer withstand the chill she caught while fleeing. She died outside the palace, still holding Lu Nianyun's hand. “Yun, I still won't be able to go with you to Jia 35Reads—Score—14d adds
- 69 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 160Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 70 My Fiancé Died Before Me and Never Changed His Heart, While I Changed Mine After I Died 未婚夫原来死得比我早还没变心，而我死了就变心 My fiancé turned out to have died before me and never stopped loving me, while I changed my heart after he died 151Reads—Score—14d adds
- 71 No One Will Ever Be Like You Again 从此无人再像你 Much later, Shen Muchen finally understood that no one would ever love him more than she loved her own life again. 48Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 72 I Had a Secret Affair with My Boss for Three Years. Then She Got Pregnant, and the Whole World Found Out 与女上司地下情三年，直到她怀孕后，全世界都知情了 After three years of secretly dating my female boss, the whole world found out when she got pregnant 266Reads—Score314d adds
- 73 I Love You, Yet You Don't Know 心悦君兮君不知 While she loved him, he thought she was two-faced, treacherous, and fickle. Only after she “died” did he realize that he loved her, and loved her beyond reason... So tormenting your wife may feel good in the moment, but winning her back is a crematorium! 24Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 74 My Wife Said She Was Working Late at 3 A.M. I Sent Her a Photo to Expose Her, and She Panicked 妻子凌晨三点说在加班，直接发去照片拆穿，她慌了 My wife said she was working overtime at 3 a.m. I sent her a photo to expose her, and she panicked 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 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
- 76 Leaving the Marquis's Household, Rong Ci Meets Yu Moxun 弃侯门，容辞遇郁墨勋 Leaving the marquis's household behind, Rong Ci meets Yu Moxun. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 When His Wife Cheated, He Decided to Let Her Be with Her Lover 妻子的不忠，他决定成全她俩 After His Wife's Betrayal, He Decided to Let Her Be with Her Lover 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 78 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 26Reads8.1Score814d adds
- 79 In the Name of Love 以爱之名 Shen Moran thought she was living a happy life. She had a husband who loved her and a family who adored her. But everything changed overnight. Her father was accused of leaking trade secrets and sentenced to ten years in prison. The accuser was none other than the husband who had promised to love her forever. That day, Shen Moran’s world came crashing down. The husband she loved so deeply became a complete stranger overnight. He deceived her, lied to her, and tormented her. He said the cruelest 40Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 80 The Boy I Found in the Heavy Snow Killed My Entire Family (II) 大雪捡来的少年，杀了我全家（二） The Boy I Rescued in the Snow Killed My Entire Family (II) 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 I Loved You Until My Hair Turned White 我慕君心雪白头 She loved him so much, but he never saw it. He only misunderstood her and hurt her again and again, with his own hands, while watching others hurt her too… He put her life at risk, made her lose their child, and let the person she hated most humiliate and bully her. Even when she went mad, he still refused to let her go… He simply watched her suffer and watched her hurt. If she ever gets another chance, she will never love him again! 54Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 82 The Captain Returns: After Catching Them Cheating, I Make the Whole Family Beg for Mercy 船长归来，撞破奸情后我让全家人跪地求饶 The Captain Returns: After Catching Them Cheating, I Make My Whole Family Kneel and Beg for Mercy 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 Tonight, the Stars Look Just Like You 今夜星辰恰似你 When she woke again, her world was dark and cold, without a glimmer of light... Yet even then, that man still showed her no mercy. He personally sent her to the gates of hell... Later, he went mad and paid for her with his life... In this devastating love story, who truly came out on top? 16Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 84 Your Coldness Outlasts My Love 情深不及你薄凉 During their three years of marriage, Song Yun tried to win his heart and make him hers. Then the woman he had always treasured returned, and a divorce agreement caught her completely off guard. Song Yun had given him so much and helped him gain the power he held today, yet for the sake of the woman he loved, he forced her to donate her corneas! Song Yun was left battered and broken. A car accident finally set her free, but she had no idea that he had gone mad searching for her… 8Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 85 Three-Year Contract: I Clear Every Obstacle for My CEO Wife 契约三年，我为总裁妻子摆平一切障碍 I Signed a Three-Year Contract and Cleared Every Obstacle for My CEO Wife —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 86 A Tender Love Like the Sea, All for Nothing 温情似海终成空 Gu Yunqing loved Min Lü for seven years, giving him everything, and remained stubbornly devoted to him until the very end of her life. Min Lü hated Gu Yunqing for seven years, but when faced with her death, he finally understood that his love had been hidden deep within him all along. “The greatest distance in the world is probably this... You’re looking for me, while I’m right by your side, and yet you can’t see me.” 75Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 87 Regret After the Broken Mirror 破镜之悔 Regrets After the Broken Mirror 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 88 I Only Hope We Won't Know Each Other in the Next Life 惟愿来生不相识 On the seventh day after her father's death, she learned she had terminal stomach cancer. Seven months pregnant, she begged him not to make her donate blood to his first love, but he cruelly shoved her to the ground anyway. She would never forget the icy look in his eyes... He thought the document she sent him would be divorce papers. He never imagined it would be her last letter... 82Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 89 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
- 90 Years Have Passed, and Our Happy Ending Is Gone 至此经年，佳期永别 On the day Qiu Xueke married Qin Zichuan, she was overjoyed, thinking the happiness she had waited so long for had finally arrived. But who could have guessed that what knocked at her door wasn't happiness, but a nightmare? In that marriage, she lost her soul and her heart, and in the end, she lost everything... 27Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 91 The 1976-Born Woman Married the Brat Born in 1999 76年的小姐姐嫁给了99年的臭弟弟 A 1976-born older sister marries a 1999-born brat. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 92 My Wife Accepted Her Male Best Friend’s Confession in Public. When She Learned Who I Really Was, She Broke Down in Regret 妻子当众答应男闺蜜告白，得知我真实身份后后悔痛哭 My wife accepted her male best friend's confession in front of everyone. When she learned who I really was, she broke down in tears of regret. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 93 I Divorced My Wife the Moment I Learned She Was Cheating. Later, She Begged Me to Take Her Back 得知妻子出轨我果断离婚，后来她求我：咱们复婚吧 When I learned my wife was cheating, I divorced her without hesitation. Later, she begged me: “Can we get married again?” 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 94 After My Wife Had Her Lover’s Child, I Turned Their Lifesaving Money into a Deadly Trap 妻子出轨产子后，我把他们的救命钱变成了致命陷阱 After my wife cheated and had a child, I turned the money they needed to survive into a deadly trap. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 95 My Wife’s Male Assistant Sent Me a Taunting Photo. I Got a Lawyer to Give Her the Surprise of Her Life 妻子男助理发来挑衅照片，我找律师给她个大惊喜 My wife's male assistant sent me a taunting photo. I got a lawyer to arrange a huge surprise for her. 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 96 My Wife and Her Male Best Friend Had No Boundaries, So I Found a Female Coworker of My Own. Now She’s Panicking 妻子和男闺蜜好到没边界，我学她找了个女同事，她急了 My wife and her male best friend had no boundaries, so I followed her example and found a female coworker. She panicked. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 Rong Ci’s Cherry Blossoms: Blooming with All Their Might, Falling Without Regret 容辞的樱花：开得拼命，落得干脆 Rong Ci’s cherry blossoms: They bloom with all their might, then fall without hesitation. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 98 When We Divorced, I Made Her Kneel and Pay Me Back 离婚时，我让她跪着还 When We Divorced, I Made Her Kneel to Pay Me Back 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 99 Listening to Rain Studio 听雨工作室 Tingyu Studio —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 100 Love So Deep, Desolation to the Bone 用情至深，刺骨荒凉 To save the woman he loved, she lay on the operating table and endured the agony of having her kidney removed. But she never imagined he could be cruel enough to have their child taken from her with his own hands, cause her parents’ deaths, and finally drive her to the end of her rope… 90Reads8.1Score—14d adds
