Novels like When the Tears Run Dry
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- 51 After Divorcing the Crown Prince, the Cool-Tempered Top Scholar Is Hounded by Suitors 休了太子后，清冷探花郎桃花不断 [The aloof young scholar * the spoiled crown prince] [The three-part Jun family series: The Mute Slave, The Ugly Physician, and The Top Scholar.] Newly appointed top scholar Song Liqing and Crown Prince Jun Qiyu were betrothed by imperial decree. On their wedding night, however, the crown prince spent half the night frolicking with his favored servant. Jun Qiyu: “You’re dull and dreary, with not half the charm of Hu Nuer!” For the sake of their childhood bond and the crown prince’s reputation, S 608Reads6.7Score10014d adds
- 52 That Year, It Was You 那年是你 School Life / Bad Ending / Short Story / Redemption Original title: Known For Ji Wen, this life was nothing but regret: the inferiority bred by his family, the discrimination he faced as a child, the poverty of his circumstances, and a love that lived forever in memories. Then, one year, he met Xun Yi, and his whole world lit up. 3Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 53 After He Broke Her Body and Heart, President Gu Gets His Comeuppance 虐身虐心后，顾总火葬场了 Shen Zhao loves Gu Chengyuan with all his heart. He never expects Gu Chengyuan to love him just as much. All he wants is a quiet, peaceful life. Even when he is misunderstood and hurt, he cannot forget the boy who once smiled at him. But when Gu Chengyuan destroys his father’s company, gets engaged to someone else right in front of him, and even punishes him with his mother’s life, Shen Zhao can no longer love him. In the end, he smiles and says, “Chengyuan, life should be as it was when we firs 423Reads—Score—14d adds
- 54 Pathological Obsession 病态沉溺 [Two Male Leads + Physical and Emotional Angst + Bad Ending] Love-struck bottom ✖️ cruel, womanizing top Lu Li ✖️ Shen Yexi “You’re just my bodyguard. You need to remember your place at all times. Understood?” 29Reads—Score—14d adds
- 55 There, There, Don’t Cry 摸摸头，不哭 "Two male leads" He said, “Bro, I made a wish to Doraemon.” I asked, “What did you wish for?” He said, “I want to be with you forever, Bro.” I said, “What kind of damn wish is that?” He said, “It’s my lifelong wish.” I said, “Then I’ll make it come true for you.” Over-the-top melodrama, absolutely no logic A rambling story, written wherever my thoughts take me Bad writing, open to all criticism The most important thing in life is to be happy 46Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 56 After Being Forced to Become a Caged Canary 被迫沦为金丝雀后 [ABO + Groveling Chase to Win Back His Love + Dual Male Leads + Coercive Love + Older Top + Mutual Firsts + Fictional Setting + Two Endings] [Sharp-tongued, soft-hearted, ruthless top × resilient, steady, kind bottom] Fang Shining was the Fang family’s heir, but a villain framed him, accusing him of causing his fiancée’s younger brother’s death just before the wedding. His longtime lover unilaterally called off their engagement. No matter how much Fang Shining tried to explain, the man coldly th 513Reads6.8Score10014d adds
- 57 Sworn Younger Brother 契弟 A contract signed in ink, and as a boy, he was sold into servitude in the Jin household. Master and servant: as far apart as heaven and earth, clouds and mud. But somehow, the clouds became rain and soaked the mud. One roof, one bed… 548Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 Imprisoned: The Lingering Hatred That Eats at My Bones 囚禁：蚀骨余恨 Imprisoned: The Lingering Pain That Eats Away at the Bones 122Reads—Score414d adds
- 59 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
- 60 Mo Yan Returns 莫言归 [Bad ending + melodrama + devoted to each other] He forces her first, then chases after her. Mostly angst. Jiang Chu takes on his responsibilities and infiltrates a criminal organization. Betrayal, understanding, confusion, forgiveness, revenge... A jumble of complicated emotions fills his heart. He spends nearly his entire life walking the road ahead. "I could protect anyone else but you. You're the one person I can't protect." Another late autumn. The ginkgo leaves have turned yellow in great 166Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 61 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.” 125Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 62 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
- 63 After His Bones Were Torn Out, My Wayward Disciple Went Mad 抽筋剥骨后，逆徒他疯了 [Master and disciple + two male leads + angst + younger male lead + both leads inexperienced + a groveling redemption arc] Master Feng Binglan foresaw that his disciple, Fu Lingtian, would die at twenty, so he made up a fake System to make the boy hate him. He had his tendons torn out, his bones stripped away, and his heart cut open. His dragon body was shattered as he took the full force of the heavenly tribulation for his disciple. When Feng Binglan's soul was finally scattered, Fu Lingtian 530Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 Has the Shadow Guard Learned His Lesson? His Master Has Already Gone Mad 暗卫他知错了吗？主人他已经疯了 For the extra chapters, see the author’s comment in the comments section of the final chapter. Updates are slow. [Devoted bottom / Two male leads / Physical and emotional angst / Average writing / Angst for angst’s sake / Physical abuse warning / Jianghu setting / They can’t communicate / Hard to mend a broken relationship / Both have only ever been with each other] On the day Jiudu was accused of betraying his master, he never imagined he would see Zhong Shangshi again in this life. Every bone 4.1kReads8.5Score46314d adds
- 65 After the Breakup, I Chased My Ex 分手后我倒追前男友 The rating just came out!! It’s going up!!! If you like it, give it a read!!! [Two male leads + school life + broken up and reunited + healing + devoted to each other + happy ending + friendship and family] Jiang Zihuai never imagined that a fake courtship, begun as a prank, would leave him hopelessly in love. He approached Shen Zhinian with teasing intentions, using his ardent advances to break through that icy exterior. But just as Shen began to trust him with his heart, the cruel truth came 6.4kReads8.5Score71214d adds
- 66 The Coldhearted Mr. Fu Has Caught the Eye of a Young Wolfdog 薄情傅总被小狼狗盯上了 [Fierce, possessive, obsessive, scheming beauty × Hot-tempered, narcissistic, easily riled-up, straightforward wolf pup] [Fu Yanchen × Ji Shiqing] [Power Couple, Both Pure, One-on-One] The first time Ji Shiqing saw Fu Yanchen, he swore he would marry this aloof beauty and bring him home as his wife. From then on, he chased after Fu Yanchen every day, showing his affection through his actions. Even when Fu Yanchen’s dangerous situation put him at risk, Ji Shiqing’s one-sided love never diminished 240Reads—Score—14d adds
- 67 Those Years I Used the Male Lead as a Stand-In After I Transmigrated into a Book 穿书后把男主攻当替身那些年 [Looks like a 1v2, actually 1v1 | Two stand-ins | Scumbag finds true love → clear-eyed surrender | Winning him back at any cost | Face-slapping] [Clear-headed Omega Ji Yanshu × overbearing Alpha Fu Yantang] [The actor who knows he's acting × the audience who gets swept into the role] Ji Yanshu transmigrated into a melodramatic ABO novel as the stand-in for an overbearing Alpha's unattainable first love. The mission: Be his devoted doormat for four years, then take his own life at the wedding, a 3.4kReads8.3Score61014d adds
- 68 My Love Story with Four Men 我与四个男人的爱情故事 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 69 I Found Myself a Husband in the World of Cultivation 在修仙世界给自己找了个老公 [Upright, funny, straight-laced bottom x seemingly gentle but secretly ruthless top, past and present lives, reincarnation, System villain, fake transmigration, three lifetimes, long-form] The early part is comedic, the middle has a confinement arc, and the later part focuses on memories of their former lives in the immortal realm, explaining how everything came to be. The later chapters get very angsty. P.S. The author likes writing angsty stories. This isn’t traditional cultivation fiction, bu 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 Summer Has Passed, and You Have Not Returned 夏去人不还 Summer is gone, but the one who left has not returned. 28Reads—Score114d adds
- 71 After I Gave Up Hope of Surviving My Terminal Illness, They Begged Me to Live 绝症死心后，他们求我活下去 [Two male leads + angst + groveling pursuit + ancient-style ABO] A love-starved, suspicious scum gong vs. a cold, heartbroken, frail shou The Chu family had two sons: the elder was stunningly handsome, while the younger knew both the past and the present. Rong Yong once thought he would grow old hand in hand with the elder Chu son, and become a peerless ruler and subject with the younger. But a marriage substitution shattered everything. The one he loved most became his younger brother’s fiancée 2.3kReads8.5Score25014d adds
- 72 I Went Crazy After Falling for You 喜欢你后我疯了 For the sake of his first love, Luo Jinxuan breaks Shen Yuning’s leg. The servants of the Luo family find one cruel way after another to torment him. Shen Yuning goes from silent endurance to a complete breakdown, but Luo Jinxuan doesn’t care. He tells him, “You really are crazy.” Later, his first love causes Shen Yuning to fall off a cliff. Shen Yuning nearly dies, and at last Luo Jinxuan pays attention to him. He even says, “If you can get better this time, I’ll marry you. How’s that?” When Sh 302Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 73 Forbidden Love in Black 黑色禁恋 Dual male leads + unhinged characters + captivity + love growing over time + love and hate + split personality A father who jumped from a building, a mother with a bad leg, a younger sister still in elementary school, and him, weighed down by debt and forced to give up the woman he loved. Under the pressure, Gu Nianqing becomes Xu Yi’s canary, trapped in the palm of his hand and entering a life of dependence with no say of his own. At first, Xu Yi’s meticulous care warms Gu Nianqing’s heart, but 810Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 74 Sell Me to Pay Off the Debt 把我卖了还债 The mistakes Kang Nan made as a child turned him into a boy neither his father nor mother loved. But he always feels he still owes his family, and believes all the hardship he suffers now is repayment for what he owed them back then. Just when he’s at the end of his rope, Feng Bei appears and pulls him out of the fire, only to lead him into his own swamp. 595Reads8.8Score10814d adds
- 75 Watching Pear Blossoms Fall with a Smile 梨花笑看梨花落 [Two male leads, no female lead, equally matched, loving and fighting each other] Blurb: With blue-black brows and a flower-shaped forehead ornament, he told him, “That doesn’t suit you.” With his hair bound by a silver crown and dressed in fine robes, he told him, “That doesn’t suit you.” With a long sword in hand and silver armor stained with blood, he told him, “That doesn’t suit you.” He asked him, “What do you have to look like to be your true self?” He smiled. By the time the flames of war 22Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 76 After Binding to the Vicious Female Supporting Character System, I Plastered the Mission List All Over the Capital 绑定恶毒女配系统后，我把任务单贴满京城 After being bound to the Villainess System, I plaster the task list all over the capital —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 The Worthy Minister Never Returns 良臣不归 A Worthy Minister Never Returns 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 78 A Third-Rate Agent 三流经纪人 Completed sweet romance: Reborn to Claim You Completed angsty romance: Later, the Ruthless CEO Chased Me Instead. Stop by and check them out! Ongoing historical angst: The Eunuch. A carefree, coldhearted rich playboy top vs. a miserable but optimistic third-rate agent bottom As a dedicated agent, Xu Duo’s first priority was protecting his own young star from being snatched up by a wolf. In the end, he couldn’t even protect his own heart. Covered in bloody wounds, 284Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 79 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 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 80 A Thousand Dead Bones Beneath Her Makeup 妆成万骨枯 When Feng Lichen first met Jun Huai, he was merely a prince being used by others. When they met again, Feng Lichen had become an emperor who ruled the world. Whenever Feng Lichen saw Jun Huai, he called him “Huaihuai” and could hardly resist throwing himself into his arms. But Jun Huai despised him. Whenever Feng Lichen offered him his sincere affection, all he received in return was a cold stare and scorn. Jun Huai's innate loyalty made Feng Lichen love and hate him at once. He couldn't bear to 257Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 81 A Play Like Autumn Longing 戏如怜秋 [Republican-era opera singer x warlord general] BE tragedy He sang out the lives of others, yet could never tell the story of Lian Qiu's past. He hated Cheng Lian Qiu, never knowing that when he was sixteen, she had pretended to go backstage for a drink because she wanted to take him home. 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 82 No Spring Affairs 无春事 Male-Male Romance + Man Disguised as a Woman + Substitute Bride + Physical and Emotional Angst + Chasing His Wife to the Crematorium (Includes Illustrations) #A story about a greedy madman trying to drag the god he imagines into the mire with him [Tyrannical, Twisted Emperor Top × Gentle, Soft-Hearted Favored Consort Bottom] [Harsh physical abuse, read with caution. The main story has a tragic ending; the extras are sweet.] [The top is not a virgin; the bottom is.] “Is it true that immortals ar 176Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 83 The Humble Lover 卑微情人 [Complete] Forced to become a man’s secret lover because his identity was too shameful to acknowledge. Shan Mo never knew there could be a future worth looking forward to. Jiang Chongzhou rescued him from a wolf’s den, and only then did he begin to hope, wide-eyed, that things might get better. In the end, the person he trusted most shattered him completely. Later, Jiang Chongzhou spent three sleepless days caring for him in the hospital, waiting for him to get through the critical period. The m 4.1kReads8.0Score41014d adds
- 84 Snowfall in the Dark Alley 雪落暗巷 (The main story is complete) [One-on-one pure romance, not your typical angsty love story] Xie Fusang × Pei Yiliu/Ruan Yue Bottom with a psychological disorder × psychiatrist top Original title: Drowned At three in the morning after the first snow, there were not only plum blossoms ready to bloom, but also a notebook beneath the thin snow, holding memories and love. It snowed for three days and three nights, and the thin layer of snow grew deep. Strange. The notebook had no water on it, so why 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 Hey, Our Love 嗨，我们的爱 A sequel to Hello, My Love Pure sweetness, no angst. The leads are hopeless romantics. If that's not your thing, please don't read. Thank you all for enjoying the story! Song Qing has lost his memory and forgotten who I am. He cares about me, but not because he loves me. He has forgotten everything about us, forgotten how he fell in love with me, and forgotten how to love me. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 86 The Spring My Lover Left in My Eyes 眼睛是爱人留下的春 The eyes are the spring left behind by a lover 103Reads—Score—14d adds
- 87 After a Transmigrator Took Over My Body, They Drove My Beloved Insane 被穿越者夺舍后，逼疯了我的爱人 [Dual male leads + extreme physical and emotional angst + proceed with caution + mutually exclusive first times + first life has a bad ending + second life has a happy ending + sweet romance in the second life + equally matched leads] Jiang Yuci is the leader of the Demonic Cult, a proud man who rules the world. He and a young Sword God fall in love and vow to spend their lives together. But their happiness doesn't last. A System claiming to be the fated ultimate villain brings a transmigrator w 279Reads—Score—14d adds
- 88 Nine-Tailed Fox Slave: The Fox Demon Is Being Tortured to Death by the Demon Lord 九尾成奴：狐妖快被魔尊虐死了 [Newly rated] [Angst, physical and emotional torment, two male leads, and mutual devotion] [Cruel, violent Demon Lord seme x lowly, wretched fox demon uke] [Content warning: extremely cruel, with no limits. The seme is genuinely violent!] A hundred years ago, Su Zongchen slaughtered the entire village where Yan Jinqi lived. Hunted by the Kunlun Mountains, he eventually destroyed his own demon core and became a demon slave. (There was a misunderstanding.) Consumed by hatred, Yan Jinqi used forbid 493Reads7.3Score10114d adds
- 89 A Final Act for the Land 一折戏终付山河 The rating was just posted, so it'll go up later~ [Possessive Love + Anguished Romance + Too Late for Regrets + The Aesthetics of a Bad Ending] Shen Le, the famed performer who had taken the capital by storm, caught the eye of the young Emperor Yin Junluo at first sight. The emperor had come to hear him sing while concealing his identity. 198Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 90 The Law of Pain Inhibition Failure 痛觉抑制失效法则 A lovesick, high-achieving pursuer x a depressed recipient with a psychological disorder Wen Yu tested Qi Zhiheng’s limits with his life. By the third time, he finally found out just how far they went: far enough to break him. Qi Zhiheng had always known there was something wrong with Wen Yu. Wrong enough to choose the sea on a winter night. He saved him in the coldest way possible: he called an ambulance, pressed down on the wound, and even jumped into the icy sea after him. He thought it was s 1kReads8.0Score16714d adds
- 91 Touch the Red Thread at the Hour of the Boar, and Qingwu Village Will Claim Your Life 亥时碰红绳，青雾村只索命 At the Hai hour, touch the red thread; in Qingwu Village, it only takes lives —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 92 The Night Bus on the Mountain Road 山路夜班车 Night Shift Bus on the Mountain Road —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 93 I Took the Substitute Marriage Easy and Roasted the Whole Family, but the Paralyzed CEO Insists on Marrying Me 替嫁摆烂怼全家，装瘫霸总非要娶我 I Slack Off in My Substitute Marriage and Roast the Whole Family, but the Paralyzed CEO Insists on Marrying Me 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 94 The Last Bus After Midnight: Every Passenger I Pick Up Is a Wronged Soul 凌晨末班公交，我拉的乘客全是枉死魂 On the last bus after midnight, every passenger I pick up is a soul who died unjustly —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 95 After I Bit the Wrong Delivery Rider's Chicken Leg, He Spoiled Me Rotten 咬错骑手鸡腿后，他把我宠上天 After I bit into the wrong delivery rider's drumstick, he spoiled me rotten —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 96 He Went to Bury Him 他去葬他 He wanted to leave with his beloved, but they only smiled and brushed their nose against his. When he opened his eyes again, he had hit his head against his beloved's gravestone. Letters lay scattered across the ground in front of it. He gazed at the white snow and the yellowed tombstone. Afraid his beloved would be too lonely on the journey, he brought a vast sweep of periwinkles to bury them. [The romance is mutual, with neither side being coy] [Chapters 1 and 2 are terrible. I'll come back an 204Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 He Doesn't Want to Die 他不想死 Wen Yan transmigrated into a comic full of scummy tops and became a cannon-fodder character who committed every kind of evil before being tortured to death. To survive, Wen Yan did everything he could to leave the protagonist's group and avoid meeting the original character's fate. At the beginning of the story, everyone looked down on him and treated him like dirt. Tang Beichen: “He's just a disobedient dog. Bring him back, break his spine and teeth, and he'll be trained in no time.” So he crip 2.5kReads8.7Score—14d adds
- 98 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 1.4kReads7.1Score14614d adds
- 99 Entrusted to the Wind 寄于风 Little sunshine Huai Zhi (bottom) and the human icebox Yan Zhuo (top) Huai Zhi and Yan Zhuo grew up together and were the pride of their generation, always taking first and second place in their grade. Huai Zhi was mischievous and always getting into trouble as a child, but he listened especially well to Yan Zhuo and was afraid of making him angry. Huai Zhi: “Mad again? Better cheer you up.” _ Huai Zhi: I'm sorry, don't be mad. When the wind blows, I'll be there to coax you. Many years later, 197Reads8.0Score10814d adds
- 100 Reborn, I'm Still the Hated Cannon-Fodder Villain 重生后依旧是万人嫌炮灰反派 [Two male leads + neither is a virgin + two endings + villainous antagonist + truly hated by everyone + angst + groveling redemption + lovers reunited + extremely, extremely, extremely melodramatic] Both the top's and the bottom's perspectives are included, with more from the bottom. The bottom's personality changes considerably over the story, and he's very spineless at first. Li Shuoyue had a miserable life in his previous existence. His greed led to his untimely death, and no one was even th 49Reads8.9Score—14d adds
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