Novels like When the Tears Run Dry
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as When the Tears Run Dry, best match first.
- 1 The Little Mute and the Young Master [Male-Male Romance / Bittersweet] 小哑巴和大少爷【双男/酸涩】 The Little Mute and the Young Master [Male-Male Couple / Bittersweet] 96Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Better to Call It Even 不如两清 Jiang Shu couldn’t remember how many times he’d tried to run away, only to be yanked back by the collar by Fu Jiangchuan, who glared at him with such hatred that it was as if he wanted to smash his bones and swallow them whole. Jiang Shu knew every move the man made. He knew Fu Jiangchuan was furious right now. “Jiang Shu! What the hell do you want?!” He heard the fury in Fu Jiangchuan’s gritted teeth. Every cell in his body warned him that this man was dangerous, but honestly, he wasn’t scared 6Reads—Score214d adds
- 3 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 476Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 4 Spring Runs Deep in the Bronze Sparrow Palace 铜雀春深 I used to think he was like a nightingale, his frail body a cage holding him captive. Later, I realized I was the bird in the cage. I had hands and feet, yet nowhere to fly, and unlike the noble nightingale, I wasn't loved by anyone. Now they want to take my body too, leaving me no chance to go on living… —Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 5 The Silent Mime Show 失声默剧 —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Aurora Memoirs 极光回忆录 Chi Yi x Qi Zhi “Next year, let’s go to Murmansk to see the northern lights.” “Next year, let’s go to Murmansk to see the northern lights again.” . Both die, lovers’ suicide . Happy ending . Short story . Written in first person 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 All Right, I Love You 好啦，爱你 A sequel to His Place to Return All right, love you. Do you love me too? Be with me. Let me stay by your side, hold you, and kiss you as someone else. I want to be with you forever, always and always, never to part. 29Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Tortured Love Between Men 同性之虐爱 Another angsty little story, with something in common with the last one. Let me emphasize once more: the values in my work do not represent my own. These stories were created to satisfy some unusual kinks. I’ll keep working hard. 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Freedom Lies Farther Than Love 自由比爱更远 The ratings just opened, please give me a hand 😋 Thank you, everyone. This one is a bit suffocating, so feel free to steer clear if it’s not your thing. [Angst + both are virgins + tragic ending + physical and emotional abuse + canary romance + yandere] Possessive, controlling top x freedom-seeking bottom He called it love. I thought it was a prison. When I first met Han Shuye, he was like winter sunlight: cold, yet gentle. He would make me a bowl of hangover soup in the middle of the night, his 35Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 The Way He Looks 他的样子 Su Nian was a bird kept by Shen Du. Locked in a gray apartment, dressed in gray clothes, and taught to imitate someone else’s smile. Shen Du held his grandmother’s life in his hands, so Su Nian couldn’t fly, couldn’t call out, couldn’t say no. When Shen Du wanted him to be like Cheng Yanbai, he was. When Shen Du wanted him in bed, he went. When Shen Du wanted his body, he gave it. Afterward, Shen Du would turn his back and call out another name: Yanbai. Later, the white moonlight returned. 437Reads—Score10014d adds
- 11 After Breaking My Pride, He Said He’d Take Me Home 断我傲骨后，他说带我回家 After breaking my spirit, he said he’d take me home 1.7kReads—Score10314d adds
- 12 All Right, I Love You Too 好啦，我也爱你 The sequel to “All Right, I Love You” This story is told from Song Qing’s perspective. You are my one and only. I love you, I really, really love you. I’ll love you in this life, and in the next one too. La la la, I can’t think of anything else to write~ 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Big Brother, Will I Be Able to See You When I’m Dead? 哥，我死了就能看见你了吗？ Bro, if I die, will I be able to see you? 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Lifespan Extension System: He Trades Years of His Life for a Substitute and Is Reborn 续命系统：他用阳寿换替身重生 Lifespan Extension System: He Trades His Years for a Stand-In and Is Reborn 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 A Single Evil Thought 一念恶 Two male leads, different races In the cultivation world stands Moon-Gazing Peak, where evil spirits are suppressed. And on Moon-Gazing Peak lives Luo Bai, pure and untainted, unmatched in both beauty and talent. The cultivators of Moon-Gazing Peak cultivate pure spiritual energy and must never become intimate with anyone. Otherwise, they will lose their spiritual meridians forever. Yet on the night before Luo Bai was to become the sect leader, he lost his spiritual meridians… Sang Liao × Luo Ba 7Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 16 Critical Condition! My Ex Says He Can't Live Without Me 病危！前夫哥说他非我不可 [Two Male Leads + Both Pure + Soapy Drama + Chasing His Wife to the Crematorium + 1v1] Tsundere Director Gong × Gentle, Beautiful Pianist Shou Song Shijin is dying. Onstage, he’s a pianist admired by all, but offstage, he’s a patient kept alive by medication. He loved a man humbly for ten years and ended up battered and bruised. After he asked to break up, who would’ve thought the other man would panic… 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 After I Was Sent to Conversion Therapy, the One Who Hated Me Went Mad 去了戒同所后，恨我的他却疯了 After I was sent to a conversion camp, the man who hated me went mad 2.4kReads—Score11214d adds
- 18 I Imprisoned Him in My Heart and Broke His Wings, but This Mad Tycoon Is Too Possessive 囚他入骨折他羽，疯批大佬太偏执 "Shen Yu, I bought your life back. Even if you die, you'll die in my arms." That was what the powerful tycoon Li Xiao growled as he gripped Shen Yu's chin in a luxurious prison cell. Shen Yu had once been the dashing young heir of the Shen family, but a carefully orchestrated misunderstanding over his father's murder had led Li Xiao to push him into the abyss with his own hands. Li Xiao squeezed his throat and whispered the cruelest words of affection in his ear: "Since you owe me, you'll spend 389Reads6.6Score10014d adds
- 19 I Paid for My Father’s Debt with My Life. Are You Satisfied Now? 我用命偿父债，你满意了吗 I’ll pay for my father’s debt with my life. Are you satisfied now? 72Reads—Score414d adds
- 20 A Gentle Thorn 温柔刺 It's easy to fall for someone, but hard to forget them. Zhu Qi'an loves Xiao Hanyuan, and the whole world can know it. But the two of them can never overcome reality. . Only later did he learn: The person you love and admire, that very gentleness, can also pierce your heart without mercy and leave you in unbearable pain. Even at the end of his life, he would still give everything for him. 10Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 21 Heaven, Please Give Me a Way Out 请上天给我生路 At seventeen, my mother sold me to Northern Myanmar for 400 yuan... I picked up a fruit knife and slashed my wrist. The blade was ice-cold, just like my heart. As I slipped toward unconsciousness, someone picked me up. Warm liquid dripped onto my face, and I heard a familiar voice speak beside me, at once near and far: “Since you’re in so much pain, I won’t save you...” Angst be 125Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 The Day After Same-Sex Marriage Was Legalized, We Broke Up 同性婚姻合法第二天，我们be了 [Groveling for forgiveness + both reborn + plot twists + happy ending + melodrama] I’m the one who was betrayed and abandoned. What are you going crazy for? At first, it’s a scumbag top and a pathetic bottom. Then, after a while, it’s “Baby, you lied to me. I was just a substitute all along.” Later, it becomes “Baby, please, let me be your substitute.” After Gu Zhaorong discovered that Lu Shengxing was cheating, he decided to propose to him. Lu Shengxing turned him down. 63Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 My First Love Was the Brothel's Most Famous Courtesan 孤的初恋是青楼名倌 Shiyan has many secret identities: a male courtesan, the Seventh Prince of Yanbei, the owner of the Lexian Pavilion… But he never imagined that one day he would become the Crown Princess of the Great Ying Dynasty. However, this Crown Prince is a bit of an idiot, completely wrapped up in romance. Why don’t you seize the throne, kill your father, and take out the emperor? You’re a hopeless wreck. What good are you? As it turns out, behind every man who builds an empire is a capable, virtuous 86Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 24 The CEO Regrets Divorcing Me 离婚后总裁后悔了 “Su Mo, people like you are an eyesore just by being alive. You might as well die.” Everyone knew that Su Mo loved Chu Shixiao. Because he loved him, he could endure Chu Shixiao’s indifference, coldness, and all kinds of humiliation. But no matter how hard he tried, Chu Shixiao still didn’t love him. He even wished Su Mo were dead. And yet... When Chu Shixiao accidentally found that medical report, he realized that the person he hated most really didn’t have long to live... He should have been h 525Reads5.9Score10114d adds
- 25 I'll Chase My Own Wife 自己媳妇自己追 The arrogant heir of Prince Qin Xiang, Xiao Qi, had fallen for a fool with the mind of a ten-year-old. The news sent the aristocrats of the capital into an uproar. Though foolish and slow-witted, the girl had a beautiful face. Only on closer inspection did people realize how much she resembled Xiao Qi’s deceased first love. Unless you looked closely, it was hard to tell them apart. Xiao Qi disregarded the prestige of Lanling and insisted on keeping the fool by his side. She relied on him and tru 236Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 Chi Chenjin 迟尘烬 Top (Pei Jingchen, a jianghu assassin): ruthless and hard-hearted, sharp-tongued and blind to others’ feelings. Bottom (Shen Chixi, a eunuch): seemingly aloof, stoic, and perceptive, with little desire to live. No clean romance, irregular updates, average writing, and the author’s brain isn’t much bigger. Suggestions welcome. A fictional dynasty, mostly everyday life, with 40% angst and a bad ending. An assassin is ordered to kill a powerful eunuch, only to reunite with someone from his past. On —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 At Last, I Don't Love You Anymore 终于不再爱你 “In this life, fate has been cruel. After all the twists and turns, I’m left with no one to love but myself.” For the past twenty years, Jian Yu had stubbornly loved a man with all her heart, through tears and anguish. After twenty fleeting years, one day, she finally let go. Xing Qingfeng finally understood that when someone’s heart truly dies, they can abandon everything and leave without looking back, never to appear again. 40Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 28 I'm Already a God, Why Be Your Brain-Dead Fan? 我已是神明何必做你的脑残粉 Original title: I'm Already a God, Why Be Your Brain-Dead Fan? (Complete, enjoy without worry) This is an angst-filled story! Don't be fooled by the title! Kind, sincere, and beautiful sickly angel bottom x emotionally oblivious domineering CEO top Two male leads, each other's first love, equally matched, devoted to each other, one-on-one romance. Two dreams in one life, one pair destined for each other. [Physical and emotional suffering + a mountain of personal worldbuilding + nothing beats bei 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 A Gentle Scolding from Mr. Lu: The Poor Little Thing Doesn't Have Long to Live 陆先生轻虐，小可怜他命不久矣 [Two male leads, both sexually inexperienced, sickly, rekindled love, groveling pursuit of his lover, angst before sweetness.] Lin Ran and Lu Qingzhou were once lovers who understood and loved each other. When they graduated, Lin Ran’s mother suddenly fell gravely ill. The enormous medical bills left him at a loss. Just then, Lu Qingzhou’s father, Lu Xingzhi, approached Lin Ran. Taking advantage of the situation, he offered him a huge sum of money and forced him to leave Lu Qingzhou. To save 12.6kReads7.4Score1.5k14d adds
- 30 Your Love Is Just a Joke 你爱我只是个笑话 Blurb: Mu Xuyang went to prison for three years for love. When he got out, Han Zheng said, “I’m sorry. The one I’m marrying is him.” Mu Xuyang smiled and said, “All right. I hope you two will be happy!” From then on, there would never again be a fool in this world who loved you enough to die for you. Mu Xuyang died, lost in the despair of love, but then he lived again, in the tears of regret shed by that man. 112Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 31 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
- 32 Mr. Ning Begs Me to Put Our Broken Relationship Back Together 宁总求我破镜重圆 “Lin Lu, you'll always be my plaything. Don't delude yourself into thinking I'll ever love you!” Because of one misunderstanding, Lin Lu's beloved personally clipped his wings. For six long years, he was forced to kneel at that man's feet, going from an admired dance prodigy to a plaything anyone could torment at will. Until one day, Ning Zhiyuan put an arm around his alluring new lover and shoved Lin Lu aside. “I can't believe I put up with you for six years. Get lost, and don't ever show yo 246Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 President Yao Doesn't Want a Divorce 姚总他不想离婚 [Dual male leads + a true groveling pursuit after the breakup + secret crush] The devoted, obedient, stubborn, and proud bottom who won’t give up until he hits a wall, Zhuang Ye, x the domineering, overbearing, flirtatious top who’s good at pretending, sweet-talking, and holding grudges, Yao Feng. During their four years together, Zhuang Ye never knew what he’d done wrong. There were plenty of people who liked Alphas. In Yao Feng’s eyes, Zhuang Ye was nothing special either. Then, one day, the t 84Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 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
- 35 When He Fell and Lost Control 当他沦陷失控 Chu Xiangyu was impeccably dressed, tall, and broad-shouldered. Ruthless in business, he was rumored to have broken up with Shen Mian for the person he loved. Shen Mian's work kept winning awards, and he became the object of countless admirers on the international stage. Reeking of alcohol, Chu Xiangyu stopped him, his eyes bloodshot. “Don't be with anyone else. You were the one who fell for me first.” Shen Mian: “Mr. Chu, we've already broken up.” 158Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 36 Easily Broken 易断 Fragile —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Spring Comes Too Late to Cross the River 春迟不渡 He was Xie Jingque. One day, he climbed over a wall and met Gu Xianzhi. The man said, “It’s windy up there. Don’t catch a chill.” He pursued Gu Xianzhi for three months, pulling him down from his pedestal. They were together for three months. Ninety days. From the first apricot blossoms to the first cicadas of summer. Later, somehow, word slipped out through a crack. All that tenderness fell away overnight, like apricot blossoms. Then he left, leaving Xie Jingque a note. It read: “Xianzhi built 204Reads—Score10414d adds
- 38 A Decade's Difference 十年落差 The shou suffers from depression. He has always believed he is a man, and that being with the gong has dragged the gong’s life down. In the shou’s dying flashback, he sees another possible life for the gong. Unable to accept that possibility, he is tormented by depression even in his dream and tries to take his own life. When the dream ends, he returns to reality, and the two miserable souls decide to pull themselves together and build a good life together. 50Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 His Future, My Four Years 他的前途，我的四年 His Future, My Four Years 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 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. 38Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 41 The Disgraced Consort of the Cold Palace 冷宫废妃 Gu Lanting once hoped more than anything that Gao Yang would ascend the throne and save him from his living hell. But after Gao Yang became emperor, the first thing he said to him was, "You're a slut anyone can have. Just thinking of how you acted like a wanton in front of my father makes me sick!" And so the nightmare began. Gao Yang took his revenge on him with merciless cruelty, and could no longer be his salvation. When Gu Lanting, utterly hopeless, chose to leave, Gao Yang finally realized 798Reads8.0Score10314d adds
- 42 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
- 43 After Young Master Su Stopped Caring About His Life, the Cold-Hearted Tycoon Went Mad! 苏少不要命后，薄情大佬疯了！ [Two male leads + rekindled love + regretful pursuit + happy ending] A ruthless, cold-blooded CEO who loves deeply A sickly, tragic beauty, aloof in public and gentle in private Two years ago, Fu Yunche’s company was hit by a devastating leak and plunged into crisis. At the same time, a family member was kidnapped. The mastermind turned out to be Su Qinghe, the lover who had been by his side day and night. The kidnapping led to his family member’s death. Torn between fury at his lover’s betrayal 232Reads6.7Score10914d adds
- 44 After His Glandectomy, President Pei Faces His Reckoning 腺体摘除后，裴总火葬场了 [Two male leads + ABO + getting back together after a breakup + S-class Alpha top who cries × cool, brilliant, elite bottom] Lu Ci had worked at Changrong for three years. Everyone knew him only as President Pei’s most capable chief secretary. Always impeccably dressed in a suit, he never forgot a figure once he’d seen it, and even after working past midnight, he kept his tie perfectly straight. No one knew he was an Omega. No one knew he bought his five-thousand-yuan-per-dose suppressants on th 3.2kReads6.1Score23714d adds
- 45 Beibei's Diary 北北的日记本 Beibei's Diary —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 My Husband Gave the Chicken Soup to His Sister During My Confinement, So I Took the Money and Ran 月子里老公把鸡汤给小姑子我卷钱跑路了 My Husband Gave My Postpartum Chicken Soup to His Sister, So I Took the Money and Ran —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 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 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 Calculating the Day of Return 算归期 The Gu family of Jiangnan, a silk-trading dynasty of three generations, fell overnight. Gu Wantang was the useless young master everyone in the city knew, spending his days amusing himself with birds and listening to stories. His greatest dream was to leave with his sworn elder brother, Xie Yanting, once Xie took over the family business. On the night his father died suddenly, a cup of “poisoned tea” sent Xie Yanting down the doomed road to exile three thousand li away. Gu Wantang crawled out of 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 The Devoted Protector of the Obsessive Cult Leader 偏执教主的深情护法 Version One: As the left protector of the Netherfire Sect, He Li had to handle the sect’s affairs during the day. The sect leader, Ouyang Xuan, looked at He Li coldly. The person he loved was as pure as the moon in the sky, nothing like a filthy, lowborn person like He Li. He Li gave a bitter smile. “If I offend your eyes so much, Sect Leader, why not kick me out of the Netherfire Sect? Then you won’t have to be annoyed by me.” Ouyang Xuan gripped He Li’s wrist and squeezed hard. “Dream on!” One 96Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 50 Doesn't Seeing Me Smile Annoy You? Why Are You Crying Now That I've Stopped? 不是看我笑就烦？不笑了你哭什么 [Just Got a Rating] Original Title: After My Husband Was Sent to Conversion Camp, the Scum Top Regretted Everything Too Late [Dual Male Leads + Both Pure + Groveling Chase + Size Difference + Angst for the Bottom First, Then the Top + Happy Ending] [Vengeful, Cruel Top & Beautiful Young Master Bottom] ★ He hated Ling Yue, so he took the jade-like young master to a shabby thirty-yuan motel for their first time. ★ He hated Ling Yue, so he made him attend the wedding alone, abandoned him in front 7.7kReads8.2Score1.1k14d adds
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