Novels like I Really Did Love You Once
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as I Really Did Love You Once, best match first.
- 1 Love Is a Life Sentence 爱是一场无期徒刑 On the day she was released from prison, he waited outside the gates and smiled at her. “You spent three years behind bars. How was it?” She looked at the man before her, her feelings complicated as the lover she had deeply loved since her youth had become her enemy. “Can three years erase the hatred in your heart?” she asked. “Not enough,” he replied with a smile. “What else do you want me to do?” “Be my woman.” “Your secret mistress?” “Clever girl, my darling.” 9Reads5.2Score114d adds
- 2 A Decade After Her Death, I Followed Her in Death 在她死后的第十年殉情 She took her own life for love ten years after the day she died. 71Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 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! 23Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 4 Two Years in Secret, and He Never Made Us Public 秘恋两年,我没等到他的公开 Two Years of Secret Love, and He Never Went Public with Us 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 The Legend of Anle 安乐传 A new book. It has some flaws, but they’re easy enough to overlook. Sweet at first, then heartbreaking + no getting back together + making the villains pay Princess Anle’s life was so miserable that it felt like a dream. She gave her whole heart and got nothing but scars in return. After two years, her passionate love finally turned to ashes. She would rather die than be his wife again. There was no love left between them, only hatred, and they would fight to the death. Before she died, she said 58Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 I’m Sorry, I Don’t Dare to Love You Anymore 对不起,我不敢再爱你 Ning Anran loved Bo Yeting so much that she lost herself. But Bo Yeting didn't love her. The woman in his heart was Mu Junya, who had once risked her life to save him. But when he lost Ning Anran, and the whole truth was laid bare before him, he regretted it. He searched the entire world for Ning Anran, who had disappeared, like a madman. But she no longer dared to love him. 339Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 7 After Losing My Memory, I Dumped My Scumbag Husband 失忆后,我踹掉了渣男老公 After Losing My Memory, I Dumped My Scumbag Husband 74Reads—Score614d adds
- 8 Day and Night, Stars and River 日昼星河 “Qiu Liang, you don’t love me at all!” Qing Yao was the person Qiu Liang loved with all his heart, but those were also the last words Qing Yao ever said to him. The regret in love isn’t that it has something to do with you, but that it has nothing to do with me anymore… 13Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 9 After Marrying My Childhood Sweetheart, I Turned My Life Around with My Archenemy's Child 嫁给竹马后,我靠死对头的孩子逆袭了 After Marrying My Childhood Friend, I Turned My Life Around with My Nemesis's Child 42Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Turns Out Every Ending Is Filled with Longing 原来结尾都相思 How do you hurt someone who loves you until they’re utterly broken? Perhaps you throw their love on the ground and trample it again and again, until it’s shattered, until it’s gone. 125Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 11 I Only Wish We’d Part Ways in the Next Life 只愿来生与君绝 She was determined to die. That night, she set a fire and killed more than a hundred people. The Emperor ordered, “Execute her at once.” She was dragged to the execution ground, where she gave him a faint smile. As the white silk fell and her life slipped away, the Azure Dragon jade pendant appeared in that very instant. At that moment... he went mad! 636Reads5.3Score10114d adds
- 12 I Am President Fu's Long-Dead Beloved 傅总死掉的白月光就是我 I Am Mr. Fu's Dead White Moonlight 62Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Reborn, I Chose to Bring My Husband and Best Friend Together 重生后,我选择成全丈夫和闺蜜 After Being Reborn, I Chose to Let My Husband and Best Friend Be Together 46Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 After Serving Time for His Sister, I Refused to Marry Him 替他妹坐牢后,我不嫁了 After Serving Time in Prison for His Sister, I Won't Marry Him 120Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 After My Husband Cheated, I Chose to Divorce Him 丈夫出轨后,我选择离婚 After My Husband Cheated, I Chose Divorce 44Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 The Day My Child Died, My Brother Kept Watch for the Killer 孩子去世那天,哥哥再给凶手放哨 The day my child died, my brother was keeping watch for the murderer again. 47Reads—Score114d adds
- 17 After My Fiancé Lost His Memory, I Stopped Loving Him 未婚夫失忆后,我不爱他了 After My Fiancé Lost His Memory, I Stopped Loving Him 63Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 I Missed You in Your World 从你的世界错过 Xia Qianya has blood cancer and doesn't have long to live, so Sheng Tingmo takes all his resentment out on An Yuexi. If An Yuexi hadn't driven Qianya away through underhanded means four years ago, Qianya would already be his wife. She stole the happiness that should have belonged to Qianya, leaving her to die with regrets, so Sheng Tingmo hates her! So he embarked on a series of acts of revenge: bankrupting her family, sending her father to prison, and tormenting her both physically and emotiona 56Reads8.2Score3814d adds
- 19 Happy Hundredth Birthday 百岁生日快乐 Happy 100th Birthday 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 I Saved Him from a Fire, but He Mistook Someone Else for His Savior 救他火场重伤,他却错认恩人 I rescued him from a fire when he was badly injured, but he mistook someone else for his savior. 126Reads—Score314d adds
- 21 After I Dumped My Ex-Boyfriend, He Became Worth Tens of Millions 抛弃前男友后,他身家千万 After I Dumped My Ex-Boyfriend, He Became Worth Tens of Millions 163Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 The Boy from the Mountain City 山城少年 In the mountain city, there are not only young men, but also big sisters. We were once each other's salvation. Watching the young man shine so brightly, I couldn't selfishly keep him trapped by my side. Without Big Sister in this world, that young man would be gone too. 48Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 23 Just Like Your Sorrow 恰似你的忧伤 Much Like Your Sorrow 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 I Want a Complete Family 我想要个完整的家 I Want a Complete Family 62Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 Aftereffects of a Campus Romance 校园恋后遗症 The Aftereffects of a School Romance 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 I Love You, and I’m Guilty 我爱你,我有罪 Tang Xiaoran says: “My feelings run too deep. If I’m alive but can’t hold you, I’ll go mad.” Everyone has something they can’t let go of. For Tang Xiaoran, it’s Shen Muyan. Tang Xiaoran is too single-minded. Her devotion turns into an obsession, and obsession hurts both the person who holds it and the person it’s directed at. … Shen Muyan says: “Good riddance to that woman. Let’s go have a drink to celebrate.” But when he’s drunk, he asks his friend, “Did I miss something really important?” “Yes 1.1kReads7.0Score10014d adds
- 27 Perhaps There Was Once Light in the Deep Sea 也许深海曾有光 After an earthquake, young Jiang Ning began living with Song Ao, her younger brother by neither blood nor marriage, who had autism. In Song Ao’s world, Jiang Ning became his only splash of color. Years later, Jiang Ning was surprised to discover that her new boss was Shen Fang, the school heartthrob she had harbored innocent feelings for in her youth. At the same time, though, she sensed that her relationship with Song Ao was gradually changing, blurring the line between family love and romance. 534Reads9.3Score12814d adds
- 28 I Heard You Once Loved Me More Than Life 听说,你曾爱我如命 Xie Jingchuan said, “My only wish is for you to disappear from my sight forever.” After five loveless years of marriage, Song Youran had become the person her husband hated most. Later, she really did disappear. Everyone said Mrs. Xie had brought it upon herself and deserved to die with no one to claim her body. But as one old secret after another came to light, he discovered... In the best years of her life, she had once given him the purest love. She had also risked her life for him amid the r 2.6kReads6.6Score15714d adds
- 29 The Qingling Rankings 清凌榜 The Qingling Rankings 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 The Girlfriend Who Disappeared 我消失的女朋友 My Girlfriend Who Disappeared 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 The Mysterious Domain City 诡秘域都 The Mysterious Domain City 3Reads—Score114d adds
- 32 The Strange Sword 诡剑 The Ghost Sword 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 I'll Never Love You Again 再也不要爱你 A short, heart-wrenching story. Extremely heartbreaking! So much melodrama and angst! Read with caution! Please ignore the extra chapter. The author wrote it while losing their mind, and sincerely apologizes! Jian Meng is dying, and Ji Jing’an doesn’t know. He’s busy worrying about his wedding to someone else, indifferent to the poor woman at home. He has always believed Jian Meng would wait for him forever, just as she has for the past ten years. It was the last winter, and Jian Meng’s last bir 17.8kReads8.2Score96514d adds
- 34 The Blind Woman’s Wedding 盲女的婚礼 The Blind Girl's Wedding 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 The Debt Beneath the River, Billed in My Name 河底那笔账,记在我名下 The debt at the bottom of the river is in my name 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Terror at the Luxury Estate 豪苑惊魂 Terror at the Grand Estate 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 The Secret of the Buddha Mother 佛母的秘密 The Buddha Mother's Secret 38Reads—Score514d adds
- 38 I Once Promised You a Golden Age of Joy 我曾许你盛世欢颜 Ye Chen waits for his Mrs. Ye, from the days when youth was like a dream until her hair turns white as snow. But he will never know that his Mrs. Ye was buried long ago in that rotten, muddy grave... 1.6kReads6.6Score27214d adds
- 39 There Was Once Someone Who Loved Me Like Life Itself 曾有一个人,爱我如生命 For more than twenty years, Shen Siyan had stubbornly loved a man named Xiao Zonghan. Even when he resented and hated her, she had never thought of giving up. But now, she was reaching the end of her strength... 1.2kReads6.5Score16614d adds
- 40 After He Took the Throne, He Gave Me to Someone Else as a Concubine 他登基后把我赐给别人做妾 After he ascended the throne, he bestowed me upon someone else as a concubine 2.4kReads—Score—14d adds
- 41 My Sister Is Boy-Crazy, So Why Is Everything My Fault? 妹妹恋爱脑,怎么都是我这个姐姐的错? My sister is hopelessly lovesick. How is everything somehow my fault as her older sister? 98Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 I Won't Be Your Mortal Concubine; I'll Be a Celestial Goddess 不做你凡间妃,要做我九天仙 I Won't Be Your Mortal Concubine; I'll Be a Celestial Maiden in the Ninth Heaven 279Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 The Prince Regretted It After He Pushed Me Down the Mountain 王爷推我下山后,他后悔疯了 After the Prince Pushed Me Off the Mountain, He Went Mad with Regret 656Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 The Innocent Loves of Our Youth 那些青葱岁月里,懵懵懂懂的爱情 The Innocent Loves of Our Youth 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 The Beautiful CEO Married a Delivery Rider. After She Died, I Got Drunk and Called for Her 美女总裁嫁给外卖骑手,她死后,我醉后喊她 A Stunning CEO Married a Delivery Rider. After She Died, I Called Out to Her While Drunk. 146Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 I've Had a Crush on My Beautiful Coworker for Three Years. Will She Say Yes If I Confess? 暗恋美女同事三年,表白后她会同意吗? I've Had a Crush on My Beautiful Coworker for Three Years. Will She Say Yes If I Confess? 73Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 A Beauty Contacts a Male Listener, but Is There a Shocking Secret Behind It? 美女联络男倾听师,背后藏着惊天秘密? A Beautiful Woman Gets in Touch with a Male Listener. Is There a Shocking Secret Behind It? 29Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 The Toothpaste Woman Appeared at Midnight. What Should I Choose? 牙膏女午夜出世,我该如何选择啊 A Toothpaste Woman Appears at Midnight. What Should I Choose? 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 After Being Cast Out of the Sect, the Demon King Asked Me to Be His Wife 被逐出宗门后,妖王喊我做娘子 After Being Cast Out of the Sect, the Demon King Asked Me to Be His Wife 250Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 The Blind Young Master Wants to Marry Me 瞎子少爷要娶我 The Blind Young Master Wants to Marry Me 388Reads—Score—14d adds

















































