Novels like A Love So Deep
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- 1 I Hate You 讨厌你 “What gives you the right to hate me?!” Shen Jiucheng beat him into the hospital the moment they met, then tortured him relentlessly, consumed by hatred. In the end, he realized he had been wrong. Now, all he wants is to kneel before him and say, “Qi Yu, I love you.” 16Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 2 He Is His Whole World 他是他的全世界 He Is His Whole World 4Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 3 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
- 4 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
- 5 Forced to Become His Substitute Husband 被迫成了他的替身男妻 Ling Qiu loved Qin Muyang with all his heart, though the feeling was never returned. He loved him when he was thrown into a fiery pit and nearly burned to death. He loved him when everyone beat and berated him. Even when he went to prison in place of the person Qin Muyang loved, he still loved him hopelessly. It wasn't until he got out of prison that he learned his one-sided love had only been caused by a love spell cast on him by the Qin family. Qin Muyang had never begged anyone in his life. H 466Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 6 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
- 7 Loving You Is My Fated Ordeal 爱你是命定的劫数 “I’m getting married.” “To Xu Mei? A shotgun wedding?” It was Li Yue who was getting married because of a baby on the way. So Song Yu gave up, his heart dead. But then Li Yue threatened him and kept him trapped at his side... 25Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 8 Dreams of Palace Intrigue 深宫斗梦 All the sacrifices I made, risking my life, were worth less than the radiant smile she gave him when she turned around. 3Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 9 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
- 10 Spoiled by the Zither 筝宠 "I can't believe you're so cheap. You can't live without a man, can you?!" Faced with Qin Yifeng's fury, Lu Zheng felt nothing but sorrow. If he hadn't heard Qin Yifeng say to Shen Yun just a day earlier, "When I'm done playing with him, I'll give him to you..." he would have asked what it meant. But there was no need now. He understood: it was just an excuse Qin Yifeng had made up because he was tired of him. He would leave, disappearing completely from Qin Yifeng's sight. But why did Qin Yifen 35Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 11 Each Gets What They Want 各取所需 Once a celebrated actor, Yu Tang is now the plaything of a rich young master. Sheng Yaonian humiliates him in every way he can, yet still feels empty inside. The person he wants isn't the one before him, but that heart, battered and broken. 16Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 12 An Old Friend Comes for No Reason 无为故人来 While alive, Xie Ruyi was a thorn in the royal family's side. Even after death, he remained one. He had always cherished his life, yet in the end he toppled a dynasty that had long since rotted away, all at the cost of his own. His whole life, he had been at the mercy of others, walking on eggshells. Because he was the son of the Prince of Fangshan Commandery, did he have to go to the capital as a hostage? Because the emperor feared his father, did he have to struggle at every turn? In this vast 9Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 13 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
- 14 Knowing You 与君知 The biggest mistake Hero Bai ever made was falling in love with his childhood friend. Years later, when they met again, his old friend had joined the demonic cult... Wait, he was its leader? The orthodox martial world and the demonic cult have been at odds for years, but now that this man has appeared right in front of him, how could Bai not pursue him? 64Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 15 May You Know Peace for All Your Days 愿汝长安 [Male-male romance] [Emperor shou] [Both leads are each other’s first and only] Jiang Hongyu never expected to accomplish anything during his reign. Just staying alive would be enough; even being a puppet emperor would be fine. But things rarely go as planned. Kidnapping, the death of a friend, and the turmoil of war leave him struggling to breathe. But He Chang’an is like a ray of light, keeping him going. As long as they’re together, Jiang Hongyu feels he can do anything. But what will he d 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 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
- 17 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!” 55Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 18 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
- 19 All My Longing Turned to Ash 相思尽成灰 He destroyed her kingdom and castrated her husband. Her heart turned to ash... 31Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 20 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... 52Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 21 I Gave You My Heart, and You Left Me with Empty Joy 掏心于你，赠我一场空欢喜 When Shi Yi was by his side, Huo Zhanting spent every day wondering when that wicked man would die. Later, Shi Yi really did die, and Qiao Ran returned to his side. Yet Huo Zhanting spent every day wondering when Shi Yi would come back. 80Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 22 How Could I Love Him? My Heart Shattered to Pieces 怎会爱他，心碎成渣 Blurb: Three years after their breakup, he runs into his ex-boyfriend at a bar, and, as if that weren't enough, the vice squad shows up too!? Is life even worth living anymore? Wen Shi flips the table, only to be devoured again and again by his former sugar daddy. “Why is your hand crippled?” his ex-boyfriend asks later, staring at his oversized paw. “Ancient history. Let's not bring it up!” “What about me?” “We're even. I hope we never see each other again!” 37Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 23 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
- 24 Your Fox Across Past and Present Lives 前世今生你的狐 (Two male leads + angst + tragic ending + unforgettable heartbreak. I was crying as I wrote this T﹏T. This is my first story, so please share your thoughts!) What is the pain of longing? It is nothing but a thousand years of devoted love. Parted in their past lives, they meet again a thousand years later. Reborn, Qing Mojiao walks all the way from Nanyue to Beiping. After five years, he finally finds his king, only to be repeatedly deceived by the one he loves and humiliated like a plaything. On 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 The Tyrannosaur’s White Moonlight Is So Pitiful 暴龙的白月光惨兮兮 In his previous life, Yun Chi stole Ning Changsheng's body to save the one he loved and crushed his soul. Reborn, Changsheng saved Yun Chi with the blood from his heart, but Yun Chi knew nothing of it and wished Changsheng would die. Changsheng used his blood to help Yun Chi recover his cultivation and took a sword for him with his own body. Only then did Yun Chi realize that the person who had always treated him well was Changsheng, and that he had been blind and mistaken someone else for him. 40Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 26 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
- 27 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
- 28 After His Forced Seduction Failed, the Obsessive CEO Begged Me to Come Back 强占失败后，病娇总裁跪求我回头 How much of a bastard was Gu Qinli ten years ago? Through thoughtless horseplay, he drove an entire family to ruin. For the next ten years, he remained high and mighty, his record of misdeeds plain for all to see, yet no one dared say a word against him. What was Gu Qinli like at twenty-five? When he met the person he had thought about for ten years, he was still the same bastard, taking what he wanted by force without a shred of conscience. But later, the lofty Second Young Master Gu was dragge 21Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 29 Bending at the Waist 折腰 Blurb: Zhou Xingzhi x Su Zheshen Su Zheshen sacrificed all his pride for love, but never got so much as a confession of affection from Zhou Xingzhi. Some people are destined to be inescapable, yet impossible to love. 25Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 30 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 57Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 31 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
- 32 Out of Reach 得不到 “He’s just a sickly weakling. Wouldn’t it be better if he died? Was I, Yuchi Mu, born to donate bone marrow to some sickly weakling? Why should I give you what you want?” “You deserved to die young. Even if you died, I wouldn’t cry at your funeral.” “The living can’t compete with the dead? What a joke!” Yuchi Mu had waited so long for the news of Lin Xi’s death to finally arrive. But before he could feel any happiness, Xiao An’s attitude toward him grew even harsher. “Yuchi Mu, you’re the one wh 535Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 33 Longing for Distant Mountains 远山思 That spring, they first met by the water. The girl who fell into the lake stirred ripples in his heart. The son of the Marquis of Zhen Guo rescued her from the water, and from then on she tried to keep up with him, never realizing that he had eyes only for her older sister. When she was at her most heartbroken, the only one by her side was the childhood friend who had grown up with her. The everyday moments she had never noticed became deep bonds between them, and after all their twists and turn 10Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 34 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
- 35 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—14d adds
- 36 When the Tears Run Dry 清泪尽 He never imagined that his gentle, loyal little guard could be as savage as a wolf. Not only did he seize his kingdom and slaughter his subjects, he also imprisoned and humiliated him. He knows the past is like smoke, but how could a love this deep simply be cast aside? 71Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 37 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
- 38 Late to Return, Late to Return, Nowhere to Call Home 迟归迟归无家可归 Ground down in the imperial palace, Xiao Chigui spends his life enduring hardship and drifting from place to place, never receiving even the slightest warmth. Xie Wangyan, whose power holds sway over an entire region, exhausts himself with longing, hoping only that his beloved will return. In the end, the promised day of return means never coming back at all. 333Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 I Volunteered to Be a Stand-In and Died, Then His White Moonlight Went Mad 我自愿当替身死后，白月光疯了 After I willingly died as a stand-in, the woman he loved went mad 371Reads—Score614d adds
- 40 Chi Changqiu 池长秋 Two men, tragic ending A story about two people who love each other but refuse to love each other, only to love each other forever in the end. Tonight, the wind howls and the rain pours. There is no moonlight. A little flower by the roadside bends beneath the gale meant for it, its stem snapping as it is buried in the world around it. When it was born, it was colorful and bright. Then its edges were worn away, its values twisted, and its soul destroyed, along with its flesh and bones. 47Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 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
- 42 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 60Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 43 On Our Wedding Night, He Slaughtered My Entire Family. Later, He Knelt and Begged Me to Burn Him Alive 大婚夜，他屠我满门，后来跪着求我烧死他 On our wedding night, he slaughtered my entire family. Later, he knelt and begged me to burn him alive. 329Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 Soul Shackles [BE] 束魂【BE】 I haven't written much, so there aren't many recommendations and the book has no rating. Just come in and give it a read, you won't lose out! [Two male protagonists + bad ending + groveling to win back the spouse + reborn + golden finger] “You said you thought men who liked men were disgusting. You said you'd never love me. And you were the one who sent me to that place that devours people. “Now you're standing here telling me you love me? I'm telling you, I only like women now. “In this life, I 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 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
- 46 Red Roses in December 十二月的红玫瑰 (Dual male leads, angsty 1v1 romance, both devoted only to each other, bad ending, power couple, mutual salvation, pure love with plenty of heartbreak.) My dear Mr. Mo: I’m sorry. In the end, I failed to keep my promise to you and became a coward who fled this world. If you can forgive my selfishness and weakness, then when spring returns next year, please leave a bouquet of red roses at my grave. Choose the most beautiful one in the flower shop. I think I’ll be able to smell its fragrance. [Nei 69Reads8.6Score1214d adds
- 47 Silently, I Thought It Was a Song 默以为歌 Short-tempered, childish top × stubborn beauty bottom (One-on-one + a huge bucket of melodrama + no regard for morals + rekindled love) If it's not for you, just leave. Don't force yourself to read. Yuan Moyan was a ray of light in Ning Ge's heart. But Yuan only saw him as the cuckoo who had taken over another bird's nest. He hated and despised him, and wanted him gone. By the time all the misunderstandings were cleared up, Ning Ge had already left, sick and frail. Only then did Yuan realize he 278Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 48 Eight Years to Make Good 限期八年 “I’m sorry. I love you very much.” “I hope that in your next life, you can treat me right.” Their eight-year affair, hidden in the shadows, was riddled with misunderstanding and hurt. Ji Nan thought they would spend the rest of their lives together, only to hear Zhang Hui say, “I can’t go on anymore.” 119Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 49 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! 54Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 50 Do No Harm 莫伤 Deception + hypocrisy + BE Happy memories, his parents’ affection, and his older brother’s care had all been nothing but a dream, a delusion. “After you get married, I don’t want to see him live a happy life. He doesn’t deserve it.” Those were the words Mo Shang’s father said to Lu Yancheng in person on their wedding day. Because he looked like his maternal grandparents, his own mother despised him, his older brother bullied him, and neither of his parents loved him. “What kind of person do you 236Reads6.0Score—14d adds
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