Novels like President Lu, Your Wife Really Is Dead This Time
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- 1 The World Keeps Me Here, But the Years Pass Without You 人间留我，岁月无你 The world still has me, but the years have no you. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 After I Quit Being His Substitute, the CEO Chases Me to the Crematorium 不做替身后，霸总追妻火葬场了 Ye Fengyu thought she would be alone for the rest of her life, until she met Lu Siheng, the angel who came into her life. But a brief spell of happiness gave way to endless suffering. Lu Siheng refused to divorce her, yet tormented her again and again. In the end, Lu Siheng sent Ye Fengyu to prison just so she could take the blame for his unattainable first love. As the police led Ye Fengyu away, she turned back despondently. All she saw was Lu Siheng’s cold profile, with the woman beside him sm 43Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Mom, Can I Stop Being Human? 妈妈，我能不能不当人了？ Mom, can I stop being human? 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 At the Class Reunion, Everyone Egged My Wife On as Her Old Flame Led Her to the Private Room Next Door 同学聚会，妻子在众人起哄下被旧爱带往隔壁包房 At the class reunion, egged on by everyone, my wife was led by her old flame into the private room next door 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 How Tragic! Lord Li, My Condolences: Your Wife Drowned at Sea 虐！厉总节哀：夫人她坠海身亡了 [Physical and emotional angst + both are devoted to each other + adorable child + wife-chasing crematorium] After three years of prison life without a glimmer of hope, Tang Chuyao finally saw the light at the end of the tunnel. She thought she was free. But as torrential rain poured down, she desperately begged Li Jinyi, knocking her head until it bled, just to see Xiaolang once. That was when she finally understood: she had merely traded prison for another kind of hell… Later, when Xiaolang lef 188Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 6 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—Shelves
- 7 She Chose Her Guy Best Friend, So I Calmly Let Her Go 她选择男闺蜜，我淡定地拱手相让 She Chose Her Guy Best Friend, So I Calmly Stepped Aside 35Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 I Helped My Wife Reach the Top, but She Fell Apart After I Quit 我扶持妻子上云端，辞职后她却崩溃了。 I helped my wife reach the top, but after I quit, she broke down. 96Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 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—Shelves
- 10 A Long Road to Marriage: Mr. Ning's Wife, Tormented by Guilt 婚途漫漫：宁先生的蚀骨罪妻 Also known as When Ning Meets Xia Beneath the Stars. Eight months later, pregnant Xia Xingyao was dragged into prison by Ning Jingchen. He said, “Xia Xingyao, you must pay for your sins! Your child will pay too!” After she was imprisoned, she not only lost her baby, but also her left eye. Before prison, Xia Xingyao had been stubborn and confident. After getting out, she was reduced to someone who lived in the dust, someone anyone could bully! When she finally collapsed lifeless in a pool of bloo 412Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 11 Loving You, Even If It Was Only a Fleeting Splendor 爱你纵使繁华一场 After five years of marriage, Mo Sheng still hadn't made Li Yunan fall in love with her. When she learned she had a terminal illness, all she asked for was ten months. “After ten months, I can divorce you. Please, don't hate me.” “What are you playing at?” “I'm tired. I want to be free.” Childhood sweethearts may grow apart as time goes by. Mo Sheng had loved Li Yunan for thirteen years, while he gave all his love to another woman. As she suffered through a pain unlike anything she had ever endu 23Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 12 Just in Time to Say Goodbye 刚好就此再见 Xia Zinuo spent five years trying to warm the heart of the man she loved, but failed. Her leukemia returned, and her love rival came back. Qin Yihan would rather have died himself. Xia Zinuo was already in such a miserable state, and now things had become truly unbearable. “Qin Yihan, stay with me for three months. Let me know what it feels like to be loved, too.” At the end of her life, Xia Zinuo pleaded with him. “Keep dreaming,” Qin Yihan coldly refused. Qin Yihan had long looked forward to d 6Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 13 Young Master Mo, Stop Tormenting Her. This Time, Your Wife Is Really Dead 墨少别虐了，夫人这次真死了 [Both leads are sexually pure + angsty love + obsessive possessiveness] Jiang Yue endures a lame leg, jumping from a building, fighting vicious dogs, and injections for an artificial heart until the truth finally comes to light. In the end, the obsessive Mo Chen strokes the diamond ring on his hand and murmurs to himself, “We’ll be together forever!” 59Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 14 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—Shelves
- 15 Cold-Blooded CEO, I Can Never Love You Again 嗜血冷总，再也爱不起你 After going to prison, she never loved Leng Qianhan again. The man knelt before her, weeping and pleading. “Qingqian, for the sake of our child, give me a chance. Could you love me one more time? Our child has grown up without a father or mother. He needs a father's love and a mother's love. Let's give him a complete family. We can all be happy...” The woman immediately recoiled. “I don't have a child! My baby is dead. He died as soon as he was born. You cut him out of me and threw him in the tr 341Reads5.9Score—Shelves
- 16 The Three-Coin Tea Grows Cold, While Hatred Burns 三文茶凉，恨字滚烫 The Tea Has Gone Cold, but the Word 'Hate' Still Burns 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 The Broth Boiled Dry, and the Dead Man She Awaited Came Back 清汤滚尽，她等的死人回来了 The Broth Boiled Dry, and the Dead Man She Was Waiting for Came Back 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 She Wielded a Blade for Ten Years, Then Drove It into His Heart 她打了十年刀，最后一把捅进了他心口 She wielded a blade for ten years, then plunged it into his heart. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 158,000: The Most Expensive Lesson My Daughter Will Ever Learn 十五万八，是我女儿这辈子最贵的一堂课 158,000 yuan: the most expensive lesson my daughter will ever learn. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 Hengchang Pawnshop on Yong'an Street: The Private Ledger That Was Never Destroyed 永安街恒昌当：那本从未销过的私账 Hengchang Pawnshop on Yong'an Street: The Private Ledger That Was Never Written Off —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 I Played Coward for Half a Year, Then the Courtesan Next Door Ran Off with the Money 我装怂半年，隔壁花魁卷款跑了 I Played the Coward for Half a Year, and the Courtesan Next Door Ran Off with the Money —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 Soft Candy Locks the Edge 软糖锁锋 Soft Candy Locks the Blade —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 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—Shelves
- 24 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 183Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 Addicted to Torment: Mr. Shang Regrets It 虐爱成瘾：商先生后悔了 An Li was a tool in Shang Zhuoyan’s revenge. After she became pregnant, one of his other women caused her to miscarry. She gave one of her kidneys to his beloved first love, and the mother who loved her most was murdered. She couldn’t accept it. Why should she suffer so much while Shang Zhuoyan got away without a scratch? She would toy with his feelings, make him fall in love with her, then cruelly abandon him. She would take away everything he cared about and leave him with nothing. 305Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 26 After I Died, Everyone Was Left to Regret It 我死后，全员火葬场 After I Died, Everyone Held a Cremation for Me 40Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 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—Shelves
- 28 Nothing Hurts More Than Loving You 最痛不过我爱你 Zhou Ansheng killed himself, just as she wished. He gave Mrs. Xiao's place to the woman he cherished most. She loved him for so many years, and lost everything: her self-respect and pride, her closest family, her family business, and even the child she had yet to carry to term... Blood from her wrists stained the flowers along the road to the underworld, and every blossom knew how deeply she had loved him! She said, “I hope there is no next life. I hope we never meet again. The most painful thin 25Reads5.4Score199Shelves
- 29 After His Wife Died, the CEO Tore Up the Divorce Agreement 夫人死后，总裁撕毁了离婚协议书 [Scumbag hero + angsty romance + groveling redemption] Su Mian loved Li Moxing for more than ten years, but Li Moxing had always been in love with his white moonlight, Qin Kexin. When Qin Kexin fell ill, Su Mian forced Li Moxing to marry her, and from then on, he treated her like an enemy. He hated everything about her. Even when she became pregnant with his child, he wanted to kill it with his own hands. Qin Kexin was Li Moxing's precious darling, held in the palm of his hand, while Su Mian was 533Reads7.9Score—Shelves
- 30 After He Called Off the Engagement, He Became Someone I Could Never Hope to Marry 退婚后，他成了我的高攀不起 After Our Engagement Was Called Off, He Became Someone I Could Never Hope to Reach —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 Three Years Later, the CEO Goes Along with the Mistake 三年后，总裁将错就错 Three days and three nights of torment weren’t enough. On their wedding night, he walks into the bridal chamber and destroys everything she once held dear. Mo Liancheng loathes Luo Shenshen to the core, all because of a woman who died. Three years after their separation, Master Mo returns. In the name of hatred, he weaves a carefully crafted web of love, only to get hopelessly trapped in it himself! Little does he know that he fell in love with Luo Shenshen three years ago... 2.2kReads8.4Score162Shelves
- 32 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—Shelves
- 33 I Promise You a Lifetime of Longing 许你一生长相思 Xu Nuannuan is mute. At eighteen, Mu Sibai brings her back from the countryside. Overnight, she goes from a country girl to the envy of every woman in the capital: Mrs. Mu. She is mute, and also a spare bone marrow donor Mu Sibai keeps for the woman he loves. Two years after arriving at the Mu family home, she finally understands that the man has given her nothing but coldness and cruelty. On a bitterly cold night, Xu Nuannuan takes a knife and, with tears of blood streaming down her face, plung 541Reads6.0Score—Shelves
- 34 Obsessive, Toxic Love: After His Wife Goes Mad, Mr. Fu Dies 偏执毒爱：夫人疯后傅总他死了 [Both Have Past Relationships + Captivity + A Chasing-His-Wife-to-the-Crematorium Arc + Both Die] Original title: Burning My Life to Love You “Please, let me go.” After an accident led her into his territory, she humbly begged him to spare her, but he threw her into the mountains, where she endured every kind of hardship and cruelty. Three months later, she escaped and sent them all to prison in one fell swoop. Two years later, he returned to his homeland and dragged her from her peaceful life i 2Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 35 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… 109Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 36 I Brought Him Back to Life, but He Called Me Selfish 我复活了他，他却说我自私 I Brought Him Back to Life, but He Called Me Selfish 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 Her Fake Heiress Childhood Friend and His Family Have Her Back, but She'll Take Everything Back 假千金竹马全家护，她要夺回一切 Her childhood sweetheart and his whole family protect the fake heiress. Now she wants to take it all back. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 You Never Once Chose Me 你从不曾偏爱我 Throughout their three years of marriage, she kept hoping he would turn around and look at her. But his heart belonged only to the woman he cherished most. When he caused their child’s death, she turned away in despair. Yet he grabbed her hand and said, “I don’t want a divorce!” 79Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 39 After He Died, I Made a Fortune Working at a Nightclub 他死后，我在夜场上班挣大钱 After He Died, I Made Big Money Working at Nightclubs 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 After I Got Out of Prison, My Mad Brother Begged Me to Come Back 出狱后，疯批哥哥跪求我回头 Gu Ran, the eldest daughter of the Gu family, is set up and spends one wild night with Gu Mochen, the man who is her brother in name only. Then he personally sends her to prison. She is sentenced to life, but the sentence changes when the woman he loves desperately needs a blood transfusion. “Trade your blood for your freedom. How about it?” So she agrees to donate blood in exchange for a reduced sentence. Three years behind bars bring the loss of her child, along with the wanton trampling of he 1.3kReads6.5Score100Shelves
- 41 Longing for Our Reunion Day After Day, Forgetting Each Other Year After Year 朝朝盼重逢，念念总相忘 [Angst, angst, angst! Extremely angsty, proceed with caution!] Five years ago The golden boy Ji Lingchuan knelt on the ground, desperately begging Xia Zhiyi not to leave him. But she coldly told him to get lost, then turned around and married someone else. Five years later The bar hostess Xia Zhiyi knelt before the untouchable Mr. Ji, fawning over him. He shoved her away, saying she was filthy. He hated her, bullied her, and was consumed by the desire to take revenge on her. But when he saw a li 757Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 42 Tearing My Heart Apart for You 为你撕心裂爱 What does it mean to love deeply? To be doomed beyond redemption, or ground to dust? Ruan Zhenzhen's heart died at the moment she lay dying, her child was lost, and her grandfather was grieved to death. After rising from the ashes, the man who regretted everything knelt before her and begged for forgiveness. But how can a dead heart come back to life? “Huo Sinian, the only way I'll forgive you is if you die!” 188Reads5.7Score—Shelves
- 43 My Best Friend Got Pregnant by a Black Man, Then Blamed Her Ex-Boyfriend 闺蜜与黑人交往意外怀孕，赖上了前男友 My Best Friend Accidentally Got Pregnant by a Black Man, Then Tried to Pin It on Her Ex —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 Han Jinshen, We Lost Our Baby! 韩晋深，我们的孩子没了！ On the day of the first snowfall, Han Jinshen received two packages. One contained the ashes of the baby in Wan Yin’s womb. The other contained… Wan Yin’s ashes… Cradling the ashes of mother and child, Han Jinshen began to vomit blood! 1.3kReads7.0Score—Shelves
- 45 I Don't Regret Our Parting, Only That It Came Too Soon 不恨离别，只恨匆匆 The Imperial City is ancient and mysterious. Behind its red walls and yellow-tiled roofs lie countless secrets and sorrows unknown to the world. “Flowers bloom and fade behind the silent courtyard gate; two beauties stand side by side beneath the jade pavilion. They long to speak of affairs within the palace, but dare not say a word in front of the parrot.” This is a simple story told by three women of the inner palace, each with a very different fate, as they recount their own loves and heartbr 37Reads—Score101Shelves
- 46 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… 86Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 47 Late at Night, I Fell into the Cold Abyss of Your Heart 深夜，堕入你凉薄的深渊 Three years ago, their marriage was a cruel act of coercion and conquest. After losing her child and being torn from the one she loved, Su Liyue learned that she was merely a dead woman’s substitute. She burned their ill-fated relationship to the ground. Only after losing her did Qin Yanfeng realize that he loved her to the depths of his soul. He was consumed by regret and went mad with grief. Three years later, the familiar woman returned, but she was no longer his Yue’er... 88Reads7.5Score—Shelves
- 48 CEO, Your Wife Says She'll Pay with Her Life 总裁，夫人说她以命相抵了 [Physical and emotional torment + a repentant husband chasing his wife + younger, possessive obsessive love + tragic ending, no reconciliation] After a car accident, he lost the child he had with his lover. Grieving the loss of his child, Gong Yin blamed it all on Weisheng Luobai. He destroyed her family, crippled her right hand, and ended her path to becoming a champion. Weisheng Luobai, once a gifted young woman who had made a name for herself in the capital, became a servant to his lover. 247Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 The CEO's Sunshine Is Covered in Wounds 总裁的骄阳遍体鳞伤 [Angst and abuse + chasing his wife + unhinged obsession + coercive love: possessive CEO and resilient ray of sunshine] She was Q University’s ray of sunshine, forever searching for the moonlight that would illuminate her life. At eighteen, she ran away from her wedding to take the college entrance exam, driving her grandfather, her only family, to his death. At twenty-five, she was framed for murder and tortured and imprisoned by Lin Chen for eight years. … She found her only sister, but every 240Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 50 No Such Person Exists 杳无此人 [Undercover Assassin vs. Narcotics Detective] “Jinchen, after I’m gone, I’m entrusting my sister to you.” “Don’t tell her what happened to me. She cries at the drop of a hat, and if she finds out, she’ll cry her head off.” “Yu Jinyan, you big liar! Now that you’re gone, who’s going to protect me? I have no family left…” The day after Yu Jinyan died, Yu Jinchu vanished without a trace, as if she had disappeared from the face of the earth. Jiang Jinchen searched for her like a madman. Seven years 340Reads—Score125Shelves
