Novels like An Old Friend Comes for No Reason
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- 51 After I Died, He Went Mad 我死后，他疯了 After I Died, He Went Mad 86Reads—Score—14d adds
- 52 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
- 53 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
- 54 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
- 55 Snow over Gusu 姑苏雪 Gusu is famed above all the lands of the Four Kingdoms for its snow. The day they met, snow fell over Gusu for five days and five nights. The instant he opened his eyes and saw him, fate bound them tightly together. In this vast sea of people, how fortunate they were to meet. He was the son of a Qi general, and every smile and frown of his was as gentle as a spring breeze in March. He never held office or attended court, yet for him, he donned court robes for the first time. He was a prince of C 41Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 56 The Asura’s Beloved 修罗挚爱 Several thousand years from now, rapid technological advances have allowed humanity to break through its limits. International borders have disappeared, and the age of the universe has begun. The deadly clashes between Earth and the many species inhabiting the planets of the universe grow ever fiercer as they fight over territory and resources. Yan Moshang, a super-genius from an ancient continent, has his soul carried i 210Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 57 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
- 58 A Love's Grief, No Regrets 情殇无悔 To protect Qi Xuan, Chu Moran keeps him by his side, caring for him in every way and cherishing him dearly. He never expected that he was inviting a wolf into his home... After the person he loved destroys his family and drives his closest relatives away; After all his dignity and pride have been trampled beneath someone’s feet; After he has been beaten and humiliated until he is left battered and broken, is there anyone in this world who can warm his heart, frozen to the core? 6Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 59 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
- 60 My Master Regretted It After My Immortal Bones Were Stolen 我被挖去仙骨后师尊后悔了 I was the least valued disciple in the sect, yet shamefully, I fell in love with my own master. The most doted-on junior disciple falsely accused me of colluding with the demon race, and even exposed my secret crush to everyone. My master hated the demon race most of all. He stripped me of my immortal bones and gave them to my junior to increase his cultivation. Amid endless darkness and agony, I gradually stopped breathing. The master who had once been like a bright moon and a gentle breeze hel 8.3kReads—Score34314d adds
- 61 A Peaceful Heart Amid the Gloom 郁郁有心安 Yu An was once a wildly popular national idol, but a fan-related incident sent him crashing to rock bottom. He could barely make ends meet by taking small gigs, like interviews for minor magazines. One day, he ran into Chen Qi, an older schoolmate from years ago. Chen Qi had since become one of the industry’s top screenwriters, and he invited Yu An to star in his next drama. Yu An couldn’t understand why. The two had barely known each other before, but as they grew closer through their work, Yu 25Reads9.2Score714d adds
- 62 Like a Dream, Love That Never Lasts 似梦里，情深不寿 [Showbiz] I. When the person he secretly loved confessed to him, Ji Tong hadn’t even had time to process it before a video of them being pushed together at a bar had spread throughout their circle of friends. It was all just a game of Truth or Dare. He was the only one who took it seriously. II. The young president of Langyun Group has returned to the country, and the first thing he does is attend the annual party of Xingyue Media, the least valued company under his group. During the banquet, an 395Reads9.0Score—14d adds
- 63 Reborn as the Jianghu's Biggest Fool, I Cling to the Villain's Coattails 穿成江湖第一傻，抱紧反派大腿 (A dark, scheming villain who spouts nonsense with a perfectly straight face VS a cunning, scene-stealing schemer who plays the fool. Two shameless scoundrels join forces and head home.) The chosen unlucky soul transmigrates into a wuxia world and becomes a famous... idiot! Xiao Yan's mission is to cling to the villain's coattails and pass all his bad luck on to him. The mighty Helian Xingfeng, leader of the foremost evil sect, is so tormented that he wants to run whenever he sees Xiao Yan. But 165Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 64 Reborn: Heartache Is Proof That I Love You 重生心痛是爱你的证明 Both Reborn + Past and Present Lives + Both Pure (The heroine seeks atonement, and the hero pursues his wife through hell) This world is a mix of truth and lies, but heartache never lies. The two nations went to war, destroying families and killing loved ones. Lin Qian went from the ninth princess of Dongzhou, innocent of worldly affairs, to an orphan. To take revenge, she approached Prince Huo Yunshen, second only to the ruler of Xiliang, under the guise of a songstress. On their wedding day, s 138Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 65 After Being Diagnosed with a Terminal Illness, I Discovered My Substitute Was His One True Love 得了绝症后，发现替身竟是白月光 A possessive, domineering, cold-blooded top VS a mute, terminally ill substitute bottom One-on-one, both pure Author’s note: Same-sex marriage is legal in this setting!! Originally titled The Mute Substitute A story about the real person he loved becoming a substitute and suffering abuse, in body and heart!!! Important things must be said three times: BE, BE, BE Ting Xu is mute. Adopted by the Ye family as a child, he became Ye Zifeng’s personal bodyguard. After Ye Zifeng died, Xie Lingchen, who 149Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 Sell Me to Pay Off the Debt 把我卖了还债 The mistakes Kang Nan made as a child turned him into a boy neither his father nor mother loved. But he always feels he still owes his family, and believes all the hardship he suffers now is repayment for what he owed them back then. Just when he’s at the end of his rope, Feng Bei appears and pulls him out of the fire, only to lead him into his own swamp. 496Reads8.8Score10814d adds
- 67 The Prince's Stand-In for His White Moonlight 王爷的白月光替身 The moment I saw Shen Fengqing, I finally understood what it meant to love someone at first sight, and what it meant for a single glance to last a lifetime. He suddenly appeared in my eyes, my heart, my world. I love him, helplessly and heartbreakingly, until I've lost myself. I know that in Shen Fengqing's eyes, I'm only a substitute. But I don't care. As long as I can stay by his side, I don't mind what I am to him. I willingly ruin myself. I make myself small and debase myself. I'd rather sta 104Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 68 The Late Snow Fell Before I Met You 晚雪未逢君 The Snow Came Late, and I Never Met You —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 69 The Evening Breeze Missed Our Embrace by an Inch 晚风差一步相拥 The Evening Breeze Fell One Step Short of an Embrace 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 My Heart Knows the Depth of My Love 心声知我万般痴 My Heart Knows the Depth of My Love —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 71 A Mistaken Marriage on the Long Street, May You Find Peace Year After Year 长街错嫁，岁岁予卿安 A Mistaken Marriage on the Long Street, May You Find Peace Year After Year —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 72 My Life Is Ten Thousand Springtimes of Splendor 我的生命是一万次的春和景明 My life is ten thousand springs of clear skies and bright days —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 73 After Our Divorce, He Saw My Posthumous Painting at the Palace Banquet 和离后，他在宫宴上看我的遗画 After Our Divorce, He Gazed at My Posthumous Painting at the Palace Banquet 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 74 After I Was Drowned in a Pond, My Husband Went Mad 被沉塘后，夫君他疯了 After I Was Drowned in a Pond, My Husband Went Mad 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 Sang Luo's Farewell 桑落辞 Sang Luo Ci 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 76 The Day He Burned Me Alive, He Had Only Three Months Left 烧死我那天，他只剩三个月命 The Day He Burned Me to Death, He Had Only Three Months Left to Live 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 After I Left, My Ex-Husband's Empire Crumbled 我走后，前夫的江山塌了 After I Left, My Ex-Husband's Empire Crumbled 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 78 Sorrow Beneath the Eaves 檐下殇 Sorrow Beneath the Eaves 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 79 Human Shape 人样 Everyone knows that Meng Chengxian is just a dog raised by the Meng family. If anyone dares touch Meng Yancheng, he becomes a wild dog. When Meng Yancheng no longer wants him, he becomes a stray. When faced with a blood feud, he becomes a mad dog. When all is said and done, he's a dead dog left to rot in the wilderness. In the end, he never managed to live like a real person. 24Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 80 That Year, It Was You 那年是你 School Life / Bad Ending / Short Story / Redemption Original title: Known For Ji Wen, this life was nothing but regret: the inferiority bred by his family, the discrimination he faced as a child, the poverty of his circumstances, and a love that lived forever in memories. Then, one year, he met Xun Yi, and his whole world lit up. 3Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 81 Damn! My Family Was Wiped Out from the Start, So I’ll Be the Villain 要命！开局灭门，那就当恶人吧 Dual male leads + shou protagonist + transmigration + sweet romance + both devoted to each other + jianghu + wish fulfillment Xiao Hanxi was once a battle-hardened mercenary. After transmigrating, his family was destroyed from the start, and he was forced to flee. An Baiyu is a widely renowned young nobleman, exceptionally handsome and fabulously wealthy. Everyone says he's a catch. A righteous martial artist of the jianghu, Xiao Hanxi mingles with demonic outlaws and earns a reputation as a vil —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 82 Quick Transmigration: Tormenting the Nine Realms, Until the White Lotus Male Lead Can't Take It 快穿九界都被虐，白莲男主遭不住 (Quick transmigration, no female lead) Xian Xie was already dead. He thought he could happily disappear into oblivion, but the System sent him to win over a male lead who had turned evil. Xian Xie was a wisp of a soul who had wandered through countless small worlds for years. But, after being morally blackmailed, he was dragged aboard the “Little Bamboo Shoot” System’s ship and forced to win over powerful figures in the Nine Realms of Demonic Music. He was told that once he completed the mission —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 The Day I Signed the Medicine Slave Contract, the Marquis's Estate Hung Mourning Banners for Three Years 签完药人契那天，侯府白幡挂了三年 The Day She Signed the Medicine Vassal Contract, the Marquis's Residence Had Hung White Mourning Banners for Three Years 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 84 Fourteen Blades 十四刀 Fourteen Blades 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 Breaking the Formation 破阵 Given another life, Tan Yixiu was determined not to repeat his past mistakes. With nothing but courage, he charged headlong down a dead-end path, only to have someone barge into his life before he had even gotten started. They not only stopped him, but sent him veering off course all over again. “The sunrise at Woluo Peak, the sunset at Jiuli Peak, the night sky above Youxian Peak. This time, can you come see them with me?” “Of course.” Perseverance, devotion, sacrifice... These are choices they 78Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 86 Whatever, Everyone’s Getting a Bad Ending Anyway 无所谓，自会全员be [Angst] ➕ [two male leads] ➕ [Transmigration] When a ray of light shines into the darkness, is it salvation or despair? Again and again, someone is pushed into the abyss; again and again, they are rescued, then betrayed. Which direction does the true light come from? 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 87 After We Broke Up, My Ex-Boyfriend Started Chasing Me 分手后，我被前男友倒追了 To be with Fu Wenyan, Shen Runqing cast aside his dignity and endured the entire social circle's mockery to stay by his side. After five years of humiliating devotion, he was branded a homewrecker, his name displayed prominently on the trending list. The rumor that had just been taken down was about Fu Wenyan and his first love. So Shen Runqing left without hesitation. Four months after their breakup, the man who had once stood high above everyone else sat on the steps, eyes bloodshot, pleading 27Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 88 The Scumbag Keeps Leaping Back and Forth in the Crematorium 渣男在火葬场反复横跳 Synopsis: At a grand, lavish banquet, Ye Yin was cast out of his family by his own father in front of everyone. He collapsed in the snowy night and was taken in by someone. When he saw the face he had longed for day and night, the man he loved, he had barely begun to feel happy when the man sneered and spoke in a voice cold and cruel: “Be my plaything and behave. You have no right to say you love me.” Everyone knew Lu Mo hated him. From then on, Ye Yin belonged to Lu Mo. He endured his humiliati 24Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 89 It Wasn’t Her First Escape, but This Time the Man Cut Off Both Her Legs Himself 这不是她第一次逃跑，这次男人竟亲手砍掉了她的双腿 This isn’t the first time she’s tried to escape. This time, the man actually cut off both her legs with his own hands. 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 His Moonlight Is Back, So I'll Leave 他的白月光回来了，那我走 [Two male leads] [Angst] [Classic over-the-top melodrama! Clichéd plot, proceed at your own risk] [An old story from years ago, written from an outline and content I came up with a long time back. It doesn’t make much sense, and the writing isn’t great. It’s angst for angst’s sake. If it’s not for you, click the top-left corner and escape~] [Best read when you want to switch your brain off. Don’t compare it to real life. It’s all made up, made up, made up. Don’t compare it to real life at all.] 341Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 91 My Lord, I Won't Treat You Anymore 夫君，我不医了 My Lord Husband, I Won't Treat You Anymore 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 92 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 45Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 93 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
- 94 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
- 95 Caged as the Mad Demon Venerable’s Canary 成为疯批魔尊的笼中雀 Lu Qinghan ventures into the demon realm to save his master, who has fallen to demonic cultivation. Captured in an instant, he becomes the Demon Lord's cultivation cauldron. He tries to escape, but the deranged Demon Lord seals his cultivation. With his spiritual power gone and his eyes blinded, Lu Qinghan struggles to get by in the demon realm. Lu Qinghan: “I only want to leave the demon realm and get away from you. You can't force a melon to be sweet.” Demon Lord: “Even if you die, you'll be b 51Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 96 A Glimmer in the Dark 黑夜微光 [Two Powerful Leads + Angst + Supernatural] (Enter at your own risk. This is a female-oriented novel, and all the main characters are men. I really couldn’t make that any clearer.) On his first day working at the Special Affairs Bureau, Lin Xie is so disgusted by the man eating a roujiamo at a murder scene that he throws up. He’s just an ordinary rich kid who wants to stop having nightmares, something that’s plagued him since childhood. He never expected to get dragged deeper and deeper into thi 111Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 97 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. 8Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 98 Uncle-Master, Are You Still Running? 师叔，还逃么? “After all I've done to you, do you hate me?” The Divine Lord Wangchen, renowned for his god-given beauty and cultivation techniques, had three great regrets in life. First, he had meddled in matters that weren't his concern and let a wolf through the door. Second, despite his godlike powers, he had failed to save his senior brother. Third, he had made promises too casually, then acted tough despite being softhearted... 17Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 99 Smiling at the Memories, Crying for the Days Gone By 笑着回忆，哭过的时光 What should life be like? Actually, it should be just as it is now. Only then can it truly be itself. They say you have to cry before you can grow up, but real growing up happens on the nights when you don't cry. After three years of hardship, I learned to find sweetness among the shards of glass. I was also lucky enough to record the few beautiful moments from those years, and now I'd like to share them with you. Wishing you the joys of spring, the peace of summer, the blessings of autumn, and 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 100 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
