Novels like Out of Reach
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Out of Reach, best match first.
- 151 A Marriage at a Crossroads 婚途陌路 Strangers on the Road to Marriage 49Reads—Score714d adds
- 152 So Love Has an Expiration Date 原来爱有期限 Shao Ning: Everyone says love can overcome any obstacle. It’s not that I don’t believe in love, but love can change in an instant. The only thing that lasts is... a 15-year limit... Maybe Mom, you and Dad were right. In the end, a man and a man just can’t be together. 1.8kReads—Score19314d adds
- 153 Quick Transmigration: My Wild and Devoted Boyfriend from the Crematorium Is Back 快穿：我的火葬场男友又野又乖 [Quick Transmigration+System+Chasing His Wife to the Crematorium+Mutual Devotion+Sweet and Satisfying+Mending a Broken Relationship+Bottom Protagonist+HE] Shen Yutan did something absurd: he bound himself to a System called Cremation Kid and was forced to travel through a hundred worlds, playing the same person’s “ex” in every one. In the real world, that person was Fu Chengye, the race-car driver Shen Yutan had a crush on. In each new world, his name changed, but that same unruly streak remaine —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 154 After His Shadow Guard Betrayed Him, the Crown Prince Hated Me to the Bone 暗卫背叛之后：太子他恨我入骨 After the Secret Guard’s Betrayal: The Crown Prince Hates Me to the Bone 551Reads—Score1314d adds
- 155 Your Highness, Crown Prince, Stop Hitting Me. Han Zhi Doesn’t Want to Love Anymore 太子殿下别打了，寒止不想爱了 Torture the shou! Torture the shou! Torture the shou! Shou fans, don’t read! [Two male leads + physical abuse + emotional abuse + both virgins + happy ending + the shou fakes his death] [Just started getting ratings] A foolish-dog beauty with a sadistic streak gong x a cool, resilient, lowly shou To save her younger sister, Han Zhi is given by his mother to Chang Yuan, the Crown Prince of Hanxu and son of the Water God. At first, because of Han Zhi’s parents, Chi Changyuan bullies him without re 4.8kReads8.2Score40014d adds
- 156 After I Left, the Prince Was Beside Himself with Grief 我走后，王爷痛不欲生 [The comic adaptation of this novel is now available on Kuaikan] Bai Luo is always called an idiot by everyone. He isn’t stupid or foolish. He just loves that person so much that he would give up everything for him. He would even tear out his own heart and place it before him. In return, all he gets is the most merciless contempt. “Do you think you’re worthy?” - “If you hate me so much, why keep me by your side?” In the darkness, the man looks down at him. “You’re nothing but a plaything to amus 1.3kReads7.1Score13914d adds
- 157 You Are the Only Light in My Life 你是我生命里唯一的光 You are the only light in my life 35Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 158 The Discarded Stand-In Has Had Enough 废弃替身想开了 [No female lead, 1v1, seriously angsty drama + stand-in for the unattainable first love + winning him back at any cost + mutual healing + rekindled romance + 80% angst, 20% sweetness + happy ending] Cen Yu had known Gu Yanting for ten years. For the first five, he was Gu Yanting's sidekick, his underling. In the sixth year, Gu Yanting said, “Your profile looks like Qi Anyi's,” and Cen Yu became a stand-in for Gu Yanting's unattainable first love. In the tenth year, Qi Anyi came back. Gu Yanting 5.3kReads8.8Score30614d adds
- 159 The Crown Prince Returned, but His Shadow Guard Never Came Back 太子归来，却再也等不回他的暗卫 The Crown Prince returns, but can never again wait for his secret guard 207Reads—Score—14d adds
- 160 The Trouble with Keeping Pets 养宠为患 [Two male leads + unhinged + yandere + angst for the bottom + satisfying read] = The ex regrets it and chases his love at the crematorium After his secret was exposed, Bai Feicheng was brutally beaten and tortured for two whole years. Unable to bear the humiliation, he fled with a broken heart. Only then did Bai Chenghao realize he had fallen in love with him. But he pursued him the wrong way, deepening the misunderstanding between them once again. Angst, bad ending or happy ending: I’ll let y 477Reads8.7Score10014d adds
- 161 I Want to Leave 我想走 After ten years of marriage on paper, Yu Shuyi still couldn’t make it to the end of the contract. At first, he begged his husband to look at him, just once. Later, he begged his husband to come home and have a meal with him. In the end, he begged him to let him go. He said there was a saying: Better a brief pain than a long one. So I’ve let myself go. Please let go of me, too. I’m not asking you to love me or forgive me. I’m only asking you to let me go. Don’t save me anymore… Setting: Same-sex 4.1kReads8.4Score38214d adds
- 162 Deep Captivity 深囚 [Two male leads] [Historical romance] [Bad ending] [Possessive, domineering, devoted top × cool, gentle, scheming bottom] Ling Wang has nothing and no one. The only thing he wants is his senior brother, Baili Heng. He gives it everything he has and pours out his heart, yet still cannot win his love. Through endless cycles of reincarnation, this remains his sole goal. Ling Wang believes that if he keeps reviewing what happened and avoids every turning point, he’ll finally be able to have him. 110Reads—Score—14d adds
- 163 Conversion Camp: Tamed by Love 戒同所：以爱驯服 Just started getting ratings; the main story is complete [No CP + Slight Ensemble Cast + Conversion Therapy + Mind Control + In the Name of Love] [If you like angst, come on in.] I'm required to write at least 50 characters, but I think every extra word would be a spoiler. So, happy New Year's Eve, everyone. Tang Tang, happy New Year's Eve to you too. Welcome to my world. 533Reads8.5Score10014d adds
- 164 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
- 165 After He Died, Jiang Siyu No Longer Existed in This World 他死后世上再无江岁逾 After his death, Jiang Suiyu ceased to exist in this world. 228Reads—Score114d adds
- 166 Wretched Pleasure 卑劣为欢 [Two male leads + misunderstanding + sweet and angsty + melodrama + devoted to each other + happy ending] Li Qiaonan can’t stand Xu Huai’an. He hates how Xu throws his weight around, relying on his status as the Xu family’s second young master. So Li always looks on coldly. But when they meet again five years later, Li discovers that the person before him is nothing like the bold, carefree boy he remembers. He approaches out of curiosity, intending to have a little fun. But as they spend more ti 3.3kReads8.6Score32414d adds
- 167 Reduced to My Childhood Friend’s Canary 沦为竹马的金丝雀 To keep his childhood sweetheart alive, Lin Qianmo “betrayed” Xiao Yuan and chose to stay by the enemy emperor's side, enduring humiliation and hardship. At last, Xiao Yuan became emperor and conquered the enemy capital. Lin Qianmo thought his savior had finally arrived, but what came instead was Xiao Yuan's merciless revenge. Xiao Yuan had long been consumed by hatred over his former lover's betrayal. So Lin Qianmo was imprisoned deep in the palace like a caged songbird, humiliated and tortured 2.3kReads7.1Score14414d adds
- 168 Quick Transmigration: After the Host Follows the Plot, the World Falls Apart Again 快穿：宿主走剧情后世界又崩溃了 [Quick Transmigration] [Male Leads] [Faked Death] [BE in Small Worlds] [Immersive Role-Playing] This world had long since lost its appeal for Tang Ci. Then System 007 suddenly barged in, completely out of place, and Tang Ci coaxed it into signing a contract with him by putting on an innocent act. Complete the missions? Sure. But why isn’t the world following the original plot? How would I know? Tang Ci smiled innocently. That’s the male lead’s fault. What does it have to do with me, Tang Ci? Wor 596Reads8.0Score10314d adds
- 169 Quick Transmigration: Everyone Gets a Bad Ending 快穿之全员BE Before Wen Bai remembered everything, he always thought he had died in a car accident. Only later did he learn that he had jumped into a river and died. After taking on a new identity and experiencing someone else’s life, he thought it wasn’t so bad. But when he broke the cycle, he stumbled straight into an even deeper abyss. That person was powerful to the point of being twisted, consumed by an envy so intense it made people want to run, and by suspicion… He had never truly trusted Wen Bai. Wen 28Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 170 Quick Transmigration: My Ex-Boyfriend Cried After I Faked My Death 快穿：死遁后前男友他哭了 [Male-male romance + quick transmigration + angst + tragic endings in the worlds, happy ending overall] Jiang Yan had been dating his boyfriend for nearly three years, only to be dumped without warning. Then one day, a scum-tormenting System calling itself 030 came looking for him. Jiang Yan: You left without a word because you were too proud to explain? Just wait until I torment you into howling in every world. - [Male-male romance + quick transmigration + angst + tragic endings in the worlds, 377Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 171 Abyss of the Undying: You Can't Escape 不死深渊：你逃不掉的 [Imprisonment + two male leads + one-on-one + obsessive + pathological + forced love + mutual amnesia + prison + winning back the husband + physical and emotional torment] [Devoted, love-struck top + hot-tempered, irritable bottom] Mu Yan has been kidnapped, more than once. He's always believed Jiang Yuanyu is his nemesis, the culprit who ruined everything. He hates Jiang Yuanyu for destroying his life, and tries to destroy him in turn through abuse, games, torture, and suicide. But does he real 79Reads8.1Score614d adds
- 172 Twin Lives: The Demon God and the Aloof Supreme God Below 双生三世：魔神，清冷主神在下 [Dual male leads + equally matched + both pure and devoted + heartbreaking] [A cool, detached High God who follows the heartless path and has no desire for love vs. a domineering, deranged Demon God who forces his way into love] Three lifetimes as twins! A tragic BE story! Avoid this if you can’t handle it, dear readers! The extras are sweet! A long road to winning back his beloved! As the only Demon God in heaven and earth, existing since the primordial chaos of the gods, Gongshang Rongzhe had 17Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 173 Love Came Too Late and Too Strong, but I Can Never Have It Again 迟来的爱太深重，可惜再也要不了 (Two male leads + angsty story + heartbreaking + urban) How could you fall in love with me? “I tried to hold myself back.” (It wasn't that I fell in love with you. You were the one who put an end to my reason.) When I realized you loved me, it was already too late. I could no longer accept it. The person you love most is right beside you, yet you can't feel his love for you. What you thought was devotion is actually separated by an intangible, impassable chasm. 624Reads—Score10114d adds
- 174 The Foolish Boy Died, and He Went Mad 小傻子死了，他疯了 The Little Fool Died, and He Went Mad 6.4kReads—Score9914d adds
- 175 Your Grace Is a Prison 君恩如狱 Sorry the rating is a little low right after it came out 🥰 Forced love | Taking by force | Emperor gong | Gentle general gong | Strategist shou | Deeply angsty romance | Physical and emotional trauma | Rekindled romance | Ancient political intrigue | Extreme push and pull | Three male leads | All for the shou | Beautiful, strong, and tragic To save his mother, the once brilliant top scholar was branded a traitor for colluding with the enemy and personally reduced by the emperor to a plaything fo 3.2kReads8.6Score24314d adds
- 176 Before He Dies, He Wants to Give Up His Allergen 临死前，他要戒掉过敏源 [Male-male romance + angst + late-blooming devotion + the hero’s long road to winning him back] Shen Pei’an was ill. On his birthday, the doctor told him he didn’t have much longer to live. He hadn’t planned to hide it. He meant to wait until Ren Xu had celebrated his birthday with him, then tell him the truth. But the big star Ren Xu never came. All Shen Pei’an got was a birthday cake that would trigger his allergies. He was twenty-eight. It was his ninth year in love with Ren Xu. There would 1.2kReads6.6Score10114d adds
- 177 A Marriage to Bring Good Fortune 冲喜 The famed Marquis of Pingliang, Yan Fujing, suddenly came down with a grave illness and took to his bed. Meanwhile, the obscure young wastrel Xiao Weiran was inexplicably dragged in to bring him good luck. Looking at Yan Fujing lying in bed, barely clinging to life, Xiao Weiran couldn’t help feeling sorry for him. Dressed in a red wedding gown, he knelt in tears and silently prayed: “Your disciple Xiao Weiran pays homage to the boundless gods of the ten directions and three ages. I have no othe 755Reads9.1Score10014d adds
- 178 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
- 179 The Young Lord Planted a Night-Pleasure Gu, and the General Wept 世子种下夜欢蛊后，将军哭了 The Heir Apparent Wept After the General Planted the Night-Pleasure Gu 275Reads—Score914d adds
- 180 After the Little Fool Was Reborn, I Became His Dog 小傻子重生后，我成了他的狗 After the Little Fool Was Reborn, I Became His Dog 1.5kReads—Score—14d adds
- 181 Front Teeth 2. 门牙2. Front Teeth 2. 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 182 Chasing My Wife with a Thousand Faces: Yu Chao's Complete Guide to the Ashes-of-Love Gauntlet 千面追妻：逾朝的火葬场通关实录 The moment Jiang Yuchao opened his eyes, he was thrown into one “win back your lover” story after another. He was the lover left utterly shattered, while the person who had once treated him like trash would meet him again in a different role, hurt him all over again, and finally suffer for him all over again. “Who are you? You think you’re worthy of touching him?” The movie star coldly swatted away the water Jiang Yuchao offered beneath the flashing cameras. “Jiang Yuchao, don’t push your luck. 589Reads—Score—14d adds
- 183 My Last Two Months: I Want to Say a Proper Goodbye to the World 最后两个月，我想与世界好好告别 At eighteen, in the prime of my youth, I was diagnosed with a terminal illness. I had only two months left to live. But I couldn't bear to leave my loving parents, my doting grandparents, or the friends and family I cherished most… Since I couldn't change the fact that I was going to die, I wanted to choose how to spend the final stretch of my life. I'd make the most of my last two months in this world and say a proper goodbye to it. 1.3kReads8.7Score10314d adds
- 184 You’re the One Torturing Me, So Why Are You Crying So Loud? 你虐我，你哭那么大声干嘛 [Two Male Leads + Obsession + Dramatic Angst + Coercion + Locking Someone Away + Both Virgins + The Top’s Regretful Pursuit] After a setup exposes Yun Jiu’s true identity, Mu Hanchen’s love turns to hatred. He imprisons and beats him, using every means at his disposal to threaten and force him. “I pampered you for seven years, and this is how you repay me, you ungrateful wretch?” “Mu Hanchen, did you ever really love me? You only ever treated me like a toy.” The person Yun Jiu hates most in t 1.1kReads7.5Score10114d adds
- 185 Only After I Died Did My Senior Brother Realize He Loved Me 我死后，师兄才知他爱我 Only After I Died Did My Senior Brother Realize He Loved Me 775Reads—Score—14d adds
- 186 Fatal Obedience! You're the One Who Dumped Me, So Why Are You Crying? 致命听话！是你不要我了你哭什么 [One-on-One + Mutual Firsts + Male Lead's POV + Devoted, Long-Suffering, Fiercely Protective Top + Regretful Bottom Who Makes Amends and Takes the Initiative to Pamper His Husband + Reconciliation After a Breakup + Happy Ending + Mostly Sweet] “Let's get divorced.” Gu Yu had resorted to every means to marry Xu Mo, believing that if they spent enough time together, Xu Mo would eventually see his good points. But the man who was so good at scheming seemed to have miscalculated. Just as his name su 2.2kReads8.5Score13214d adds
- 187 Front Tooth 1 门牙1 Front Tooth 1 102Reads—Score—14d adds
- 188 A Broken Mirror Cannot Be Mended 破镜难重圆 Childhood sweethearts, married for ten years. Fu Shiyu came back with Shen Jiaman in his arms and forced Xia Ran to design her wedding dress. Xia Ran had poured her heart and soul into Fu Shiyu, yet could only watch helplessly as he caused their child’s death... Fu Shiyu, in the end, you and I were never meant to find happiness together. 22Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 189 This Is Awkward: My Ex-Wife Is Getting Married, and I Still Have to Serve at the Wedding 尴尬，前妻结婚我还要去婚宴上端盘子 How awkward. My ex-wife is getting married, and I still have to go serve food at her wedding banquet. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 190 Madness Reigns in This Golden Age, and I'm the Only One Saving People 盛世疯批，只有我在救人 [Everyone Is Unhinged | High-Quality Political Intrigue and Ensemble Cast | Intense Emotional Push and Pull] In a dynasty where the princes and the emperor are bound by a blood feud, I, Du Taiping, became the only normal person. The Crown Prince is a lone wolf bent on revenge, my senior brother is a madman devoted to order, and my disciple can see the colors of people's souls. I wanted nothing more than to die in peace, but was dragged into another high-stakes gamble over this so-called “golden 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 191 After His Stand-In Gave Up, the Movie Emperor Went Mad 替身死心后，影帝他疯了 [One-on-one / toxic relationship / entertainment industry / groveling redemption] The hugely popular award-winning actor suddenly announced his retirement from show business to take over a fortune worth billions. A week after his press conference, he made his relationship public. Netizens said, “So he retired for love.” Rumor had it that he spoiled his partner rotten and wouldn’t even let them appear in public. But Bai Yanfei knew it was all an illusion. He was nothing more than a stand-in. Just 102Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 192 Hated by Everyone in Life, I Became Their Beloved After Death 生前万人嫌，死后却成了白月光 [Redemption] [Sweet Romance] [Healing] Senior high school student Chen Shu suddenly gains a superpower: he will be eighteen forever. He starts by using his power to enjoy a free feast of rare delicacies. Then he meets a girl on a bridge who is about to take her own life. With his superpower, he begins a romance with her... One that will never end. 1.8kReads8.7Score15814d adds
- 193 The Sunshine Isn't Warm 阳光不温暖 Luo Yiyi lost both her parents when she was young and had only her grandmother to rely on. After finally getting into Haicheng No. 1 High School, she became the victim of severe school bullying. Qin Yan, the pampered daughter of the Qin family, was her bully, while Qin Yan’s older brother, Qin Chuan, spoiled her rotten. After enduring Qin Yan’s petty tricks and Qin Chuan’s lies, Luo Yiyi was left wounded in both body and mind. Just before the college entrance exams, Qin Chuan accidentally discov 141Reads—Score—14d adds
- 194 Please Love Me Once 请爱我一次1 Please Love Me Just Once 1 59Reads—Score314d adds
- 195 Stray Dog 丧家犬 [Reader advisory: A cruel lover faces retribution in this angst-heavy story. First person, bad ending.] [Contracted for publication] [Cold, elite, callous top x rough, middle-aged bottom] Zhou Xian was reborn. In his previous life, he died like a stray dog on the day his former lover Shen Wen married the man he had always loved. This time, he was reborn three months before his death. To get revenge, he asked Shen Wen to date him for one last three months. * Successful in his career, Shen Wen had 506Reads9.3Score8314d adds
- 196 After His Master’s Death, the Disciple Who Hated Him Went Mad 师尊死后，恨他入骨的孽徒疯了 [Two male leads + one-on-one romance, both have only ever been with each other + angsty drama + groveling reconciliation + short story] “Master, your Path of Passionlessness has shattered to pieces because of me…” “Master, you never would have guessed that your precious disciple is a demon…” “Master, the way you wag your tail and beg for pleasure in front of your disciple is truly… disgusting.” Two years ago, Ji Cangye threw Yan Leng, who had been poisoned by an aphrodisiac, into a brothel and w 648Reads8.1Score10214d adds
- 197 If There Is Love in Heaven 如果天堂有爱情 Even though falling in love with Gu Yu was a disaster, Xia Yisheng never regretted it. 33Reads5.5Score414d adds
- 198 I Don't Know. He's Dead 我不知道，他死了 [Calm and composed top]+ [A timid little bunny at first, then a dark, unhinged, smiling tiger]+ [Angst]+ [Ghosts and lovers beyond death]+ [Supernatural]+ [Reborn]+ [Workplace]+ [Business rivalry]+ [Xuanhuan]+ [Mutually devoted]+ [Rekindled romance] When he dumped me, he said he was tired of playing with me. He deleted every message we’d shared, sold our home, and erased all our memories. It took me two years to find out that he’d spent four years preparing that villa. One entire wall was line 326Reads—Score—14d adds
- 199 Love Is Colder Than Death 爱比死更冷 Her father ruined his family for the sake of profit. Years later, he returned for revenge, and she was sold to him to pay off the debt. She thought he hated her to the core, never knowing he loved her with all his heart. When their child died in an accident, she lost the only reason she had to keep living. Like a fluttering butterfly, she leapt into the abyss. “Li Wenyi, do you like... this... ending...?” 442Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 200 Mom, I’m Afraid It’ll Hurt 妈妈，我怕疼啊 When you have the chance to make a choice, don't let yourself live with regret. If she could do it all over again, Bibi Dong would pick up the little one, kiss her gently on the forehead, and tell her she was sorry. 892Reads—Score—14d adds
