Novels like You Became the King, While I Became a Tragic Memory
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- 1 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
- 2 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
- 3 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
- 4 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
- 5 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
- 6 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
- 7 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
- 8 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
- 9 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
- 10 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
- 11 A Concubine's Love Is Hard to Win Back 小妾难再爱 Liu Yan’er’s greatest dream was to spend her whole life with Shangguan Ling, the two of them belonging only to each other. But after he passed the imperial examinations and earned a position, everything changed. Not only did he take a new wife, he demoted Liu Yan’er to concubine. In the Shangguan household, she suffered constant torment and grew physically and emotionally exhausted. Her youthful dream had shattered. When she tried to leave, dragging her ailing body along, he said… 82Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 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
- 13 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
- 14 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
- 15 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
- 16 Love Lingers Amid the Fireworks 烟花深处情不眠 Everyone knew she loved him to the very depths of her soul, clinging desperately to her position as the Young Marshal's wife, even though she spent every night alone. He had always believed that for the rest of her life, she would look up to him and never have eyes for anyone else. Until one day, she woke up having forgotten everything from her past. The only person she remembered was the boy who had once lived next door when she was young. At last, the Young Marshal panicked... 20Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 17 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
- 18 A Love So Deep, a Longing Unforgotten 情深不解相思意 In his eyes, she was the most despicable of princess consorts. He carved out her heart and drove nails into her bones. But when she really died, his heart had nowhere left to call home... 24Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 19 The Seven-Year Itch: My Cheating Wife 十年之痒：出轨的妻子 The Seven-Year Itch: The Cheating Wife 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 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
- 21 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
- 22 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
- 23 Gu Nian's Deep Love 顾念情深 He said, “Gu Nian, wait for me a little longer. I promise I’ll make you happy.” She remembered what he had said so many years ago. Four years later, he came back. He returned as Jiangcheng’s most powerful man. Pinning her against the cold wall, he gritted his teeth and said, “Love me? You’re not worthy!” “Why don’t you just die?” And she really was going to die. 109Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 24 Longing Makes You Grow Old 相思令人老 She was his wife, the Regent Princess Consort. She had once helped him win the realm. He forced her to kneel before his lover. He forced her to give up her child. He said he would sell her into a brothel. Her heart turned to ashes, and she set herself ablaze. Only then did he realize that all along, he was the one who couldn’t let go. 41Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 25 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
- 26 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
- 27 I’ll Wait for You at the End of Time 时光尽头我等你 She loved him for ten years, but he personally sent her to prison. 41Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 28 I Went to a Top University, Yet I’m No Match for My Brother at Trade School 我重点大学，不如技校弟弟 I Went to a Top University, Yet I'm No Match for My Brother at Trade School —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Thorns and Wild Roses 荆棘，野玫瑰 [Well-Mannered Scoundrel Male Lead VS Independent, Clear-Eyed Female Lead] You Zhixuan was forced to change her name while living away from home in Jiangcheng. She was once a hugely popular star, blessed with a face of breathtaking beauty. Mo Siyu is the president of Xinglan Entertainment, owned by the Mo family in Rongcheng. He is discreet and mysterious, and rumors say he is both heartless and a ladies’ man. A trending topic reignites talk of the pair’s past, when You Zhixuan was kept by him. 63Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 30 Thank You for Giving Me a Heart of Sorrow 谢你赠我一心伤 The most ridiculous thing in An Lingxi’s life was probably that she loved Xuanyuan Mo more than life itself, while Xuanyuan Mo thought of nothing but taking her life… 61Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 31 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
- 32 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
- 33 My Republic-Era Story 我的民国故事 My Story in the Republic of China Era 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Fallen Blossoms Still Drift Toward the Jade Steps 乱红犹向玉阶飞 Xiao Seru said to Wen Jinchub: “A Chu, I know you still think of Miss Lu. I'm envious, but I'm not jealous. I don't expect you to truly let her go. I only hope you'll let me stay by your side... I may not be as talented or beautiful as Miss Lu, but my love for you is just as true!” Xiao Seru also said, “A Chu, I'm so happy I can be your wife. A Chu, I like you. I really, truly like you!” But later, Xiao Seru said to Wen Jinchub: “Wen Jinchub, she pushed me!” “Is Lu Liulian's child the only one w 120Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 35 Reunited in the Heart of the Lake 重逢，在湖光深处 One shake brought two people thousands of miles apart together, but their growing connection was burdened by too many things beyond their control. What is meant to be will come to pass; what isn’t, cannot be forced. It’s just a shame… 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 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
- 37 I Give You My Life, Never Betraying Our Love 倾我一世，不负相思 She loved him with all her heart and insisted on marrying him. Who could have known that he wanted her dead? To save the woman he loved, he needed the child in her womb as medicine. In the end, he put her in a coffin and suffocated her alive. Only then did she realize she had loved the wrong man. If she gets another life, she will never meet him or fall in love with him again! 72Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 38 No Need to Meet Again in This Life 余生，不必相见 “I'm pregnant.” “Are you?” Her husband's eyes rippled with scorn. “Wait until you're further along, then get an amniocentesis. Who knows which bastard's kid it is? We'll talk after the test.” She suddenly lifted her head, pain piercing her heart. “W-why?” 36Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 39 He Came Along, and It Was Like Being Intoxicated by the World 他来恰似人间中毒 Shiyi loved with humility, fearlessness, and despair. In the end, she lost her body and her life. In this heart-wrenching love affair, blades flashed without end, and no one could win. The ending was tragic because she realized the truth too late, while Lou Qianhua had understood it all too clearly from the very beginning. 116Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 40 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! 53Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 41 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 87Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 42 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
- 43 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
- 44 A Lost Love, a Broken Dream 错失的爱成碎梦 A Love Lost, a Dream in Pieces 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 I Thought My Wife Had Been Violated and Flew into a Rage, Only to Discover She Was the Mastermind 以为老婆被辱我怒冲云霄，才发现她是幕后黑手 I Thought My Wife Had Been Assaulted, So I Went on a Rampage, Only to Discover She Was the Mastermind —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 A Love That Has Turned to Ashes 深爱已成灰 Our Deep Love Has Turned to Ashes 1.4kReads—Score—14d adds
- 47 Captive Phoenix in His Arms: The Ruthless Emperor's Prisoner 俘凰入罗帷，狠戾帝君掌心囚 When the Cangxuan Kingdom fell, its legitimate eldest princess, once revered and surrounded by every luxury, was cast from her heavenly heights into the deepest hell. Chu Yan had once been held hostage in Cangxuan. When he was being humiliated, the kingdom’s eldest princess, Fan Hua, came to his rescue. They grew up together and fell in love, but a conspiracy made Chu Yan hate the entire Cangxuan royal family. After years of plotting, he destroyed her kingdom, trampled on her dignity, and forced 285Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 48 In My Next Life, I Won’t Love You Again! 下辈子，不再爱你！ Xiao Yi once promised me a home, but gave me the deepest pain instead. A year later, I became someone else's girlfriend, only to hear that he had endured every hardship I went through, all to win me back... 6Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 49 I’ll Give Our Love Back to You 我把爱情还给你 Gu Qingrang, loving you is too exhausting. 59Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 50 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.” 241Reads6.7Score—14d adds
