Novels like Imprisoned by Love
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Imprisoned by Love, best match first.
- 101 Neither Family nor Stranger 非亲非故非陌生 For thirteen years, Song Li endured He Qian’s torment and humiliation, walking on eggshells every single day. The truth finally came to light in the year He Qian loved her most, but by then, nothing could change Song Li’s resolve to die... Only when He Qian held the blood-soaked woman in his arms did he truly understand what despair meant. 6.6kReads8.8Score276Shelves
- 102 After He Tortured His Wife to Death, the Mad Young Master Bo Held a Funeral for the World 虐死夫人后，疯批薄少为天下办丧 Bo Muzhou was convinced that Tang Hua was the culprit behind the death of the woman he loved. He imprisoned her, tormented her, and humiliated her, using the cruelest, most brutal methods to break her pride and drive her into the mud. He said he could never love a sinner, and that sinners should have died long ago! The day she died, blood stained the snow. Holding her unrecognizable corpse in his arms, he went mad... Reborn, she returned with a cute younger boyfriend at her side and a billionair 551Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 103 When the Pear Blossoms Fall, Longing Turns to Ash 梨花落，相思烬 A misunderstanding in their youth made Bai Jinhan hate Chu Lihua to the core. When he returns, he forcefully keeps her by his side, all so he can get even. What he doesn’t know is that she has already given everything for their love... Later, when every pear blossom has fallen and longing turns to sorrow, Chu Lihua slips away without a sound, while Bai Jinhan goes mad in a way that shakes the world... 114Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 104 Only When Love Cuts to the Bone Does Longing Finally Show 惊觉相思不露，原来只因入骨 In Sifang City, there is a woman with a notoriously bad reputation: Sheng Xia. Men think she’ll sleep with anyone. Women think she’s shameless and promiscuous. But in truth, she simply fell in love with one person. For him, for the first time in her life, she resorted to the most despicable means. Five years into their marriage, she endured his sneers and emotional abuse. She risked her life for him again and again, yet still couldn’t earn so much as a second glance. “Yi Ye, is it really so hard 2.5kReads8.7Score236Shelves
- 105 The Boy I Found in the Heavy Snow Killed My Entire Family 大雪捡来的少年，杀了我全家 The Boy I Rescued in the Snow Killed My Entire Family 1.6kReads—Score—Shelves
- 106 Waiting for Wind and Rain, But Never for You 等风等雨，等不到你 Xu Zhengxi believed that as long as she held on, love and marriage would eventually lead her to brighter days. She gave up studying abroad, threw away her future, and abandoned her dreams, all to be the person he could confide in. He called her cruel and coldhearted. She once smiled and replied, “Because I love you.” Later, when her life hung by a thread, he remained as indifferent as ever. She took off her ring and returned it to him, smiling faintly. “Let’s get divorced.” She had compassio 323Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 107 Young Master Ye, Stop Tormenting Me. Your Wife Is Already Gone 夜少别虐了，夫人已尸骨无存 [Elite Family Tragedy | Obsessive Love | CEO’s Regretful Pursuit | Faked Death and Rebirth]“Su Yan, a wicked woman like you might as well be dead.” Su Yan had loved Ye Xiaohan for twelve years, but Ye Xiaohan despised her in every way. Su Yan thought that one day, Ye Xiaohan would realize how good she was, but he continued to hurt her without restraint. After suffering endless humiliation and abuse, and even having the child they shared taken away from her... Su Yan finally understood that Ye Xi 1.6kReads8.3Score169Shelves
- 108 President Fu’s Cold-Hearted Guilty Wife 傅总的冷情罪妻 [The short drama of the same name is now streaming on Douyin! Come watch!] [Tortured romance + CEO + obsessive love + possessiveness + groveling to win her back] Shen Yan loved Fu Xinghan for ten years, and married him. After two years of marriage, the woman Fu Xinghan cherished returned to the country. Shen Yan became a sinner beyond redemption, and he cast her aside like worthless trash. Blind to the truth, he did everything he could to torment her until she was broken, making her life a livin 2.1kReads8.4Score172Shelves
- 109 Bloodstained, a Wild Rose with an Unyielding Spirit 血染，傲骨野玫瑰 [Women's Fiction] Important note: The heroine is not actually Xi Lianyue. This will be explained later. Because she looked like someone else, she was made to take the blame. Four years in prison were not enough. Even after her release, she still couldn't escape the mire of reality. She was forced into a pond of piranhas, used as a live test subject, made to fight Tibetan mastiffs, and had both legs broken. After all the persecution, the truth was finally revealed piece by piece. The men who had 4.7kReads9.0Score438Shelves
- 110 Madam, President Yan Deserves to Die a Thousand Deaths! 夫人，颜总罪该万死啊！ Bai Wanxi killed someone. Yan Qingyun personally sent her to a psychiatric hospital. When she got out, all she had left was a disabled body. Yan Qingyun still wouldn’t leave her alone. “I want you to live as a prisoner and spend the rest of your life atoning to me.” “I’m a murderer. I’m guilty, and I’m willing to accept my punishment,” she said indifferently. He flew into a rage. “Bai Wanxi, I’ll make your filthy soul burn in hell.” She thought the psychiatric hospital was the eighteenth level o 637Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 111 The Adorable Baby Is Here: CEO Daddy, You’re Such a Handful 萌宝来袭：总裁爹地太难缠 “Woman, you spent five years in prison. Why are you still so ruthless?” Bo Ye grips her by the throat. “Why wouldn’t I be?” Tang Shi smiles, her eyes reddening. “If I weren’t ruthless, how would I have survived those five years in prison?” Only later does he realize that he owes her an apology. But she is already gone… 4Reads8.8Score114Shelves
- 112 My Ex-Husband Saw Me Throwing Up from Morning Sickness, and Now He Wants to Remarry! 孕吐被前夫看见了，前夫求复婚！ The chase-to-win-her-back trope + angst before devotion The first time they met in three years of marriage, he said, “The match is successful. She needs surgery.” She was a bone marrow bank for the woman he loved. Later, he said, “I need one of your kidneys to save her.” She asked, “Bo Xiuyan, do you know that I can feel pain too?” His eyes were cold. “I just want her to live.” After the surgery, he never saw Sheng Ruge again. All she left him was a divorce agreement and a tear-stained letter. “ 3kReads9.0Score602Shelves
- 113 Mr. Gu, Stop Torturing Me. Your Wife Is Pregnant 顾总别虐了，夫人怀孕了 [Marriage First, Love Later] [Yandere] [Suave Villain] [Forced Love] [Angst Before Sweetness] [Taking by Force] [The Pursuit After the Divorce] [Unhinged, Brooding, Pathological Tycoon x Serene Beauty So Stunning She Takes Your Breath Away] Three years ago, Gu Xichen knelt for three days and nights just to marry Shen Qing. Three years later, on the day Shen Qing learned she was pregnant, Gu Xichen was fooling around with his mistress. Utterly disappointed in him, Shen Qing decided to secretly te 618Reads5.8Score—Shelves
- 114 After I Died, They All Went Mad with Regret 我死后，他们全悔疯了 After I Died, They All Regretted It 233Reads—Score—Shelves
- 115 She Hid Her Pregnancy and Faked Her Death, Leaving the CEO Gray Overnight 她隐藏孕肚假死，总裁一夜白头 [Pure angst, physical and emotional torment. Not for the faint of heart. Complete] The day Wen Qing received her pregnancy test results, the doctor told her that her heart was in severe failure and she was near death. At the same time, she received intimate photos of her husband, Zhou Gu, with another woman. The two were even expecting a child together. Only then did she finally understand: Zhou Gu had never forgotten his first love, keeping her in his heart all these years. And Wen Qing had mis 13kReads9.0Score1.7kShelves
- 116 I Was in Your Heart Once, Wasn't I? 其实我也在你心里存在过吧 I was part of your heart once too, wasn’t I? 442Reads—Score—Shelves
- 117 After His Wife Died, CEO Li Went Mad 夫人死后厉总他疯了 [Obsessive devotion + possessiveness + imprisonment + angst before sweetness + winning back his wife after driving her away + both leads are sexually pure] The first time Shen Li saw Li Sihan, she was captivated by his dark eyes. He promised to give her a home, and Shen Li believed him. At last, she had a home of her own. A year later, Shen Li’s beautiful dream shattered. It had all been an elaborate scheme. He personally sent her to prison, but even after she got out, she still couldn’t escape 723Reads7.9Score162Shelves
- 118 After Torturing His Wife to Death, Young Master Chu Went Mad with Murderous Rage 虐死夫人后，楚少杀疯了 [Angsty romance + devoted couple + groveling for forgiveness + reborn]“I’m pregnant…” “Get rid of it!” Lu Yining thought she was marrying into happiness, but it turned out to be hell. One misunderstanding after another drove her into a corner. At last, she abandoned everything and left! When the conspiracy came to light, Chu Chenghao regretted everything. “I’ll make up for all the suffering you endured! I’ll protect you for the rest of your life!” Her gaze was icy. “Get lost!” This is the story 398Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 119 After Losing My Memory, I Dumped My Scumbag Husband 失忆后，我踹掉了渣男老公 After Losing My Memory, I Dumped My Scumbag Husband 79Reads—Score—Shelves
- 120 After She Died, President Lu Went Mad with Grief, Weeping at Her Tombstone 她死后，陆总跪在墓碑前哭疯了 Five years ago, on the day of Qin Qian and Lu Tingshen’s wedding, Lu Tingshen accused her father of hiring someone to commit murder. Qin Tian was taken away by the police and never returned! Qin Qian traded her life for freedom and the child in her womb. Five years later, what kind of plot will drag her back in, and what twists and turns await her? 1.6kReads8.3Score213Shelves
- 121 A Fire That Won't Die Down 炙火难熄 Sheng Yan VS Zhou Ruochu [Childhood friends + arranged marriage to true love + love grows over time + chasing his wife to win her back] Their families arranged their marriage. Sheng Yan loved someone else, and Ruochu knew it perfectly well. In the first year of their marriage, he left her behind to work abroad. They only saw each other a few times all year. In the second year, she heard he was having a wild time overseas. She followed him abroad and saw for herself as he got involved with a gorg 2kReads6.7Score128Shelves
- 122 Aye, I'm Leaving 阿也，我走了 [Sensitive, self-conscious heroine x gentle, sunny hero] When Lin Zhiyou was six, her father died in a car accident, and her mother raised her alone. After her mother changed jobs, eighteen-year-old Lin Zhiyou transferred to Nancheng No. 1 High School. There, she met Jiang Ye... A sensitive, self-conscious girl falls in love with a gentle, sunny boy, but the wheels of fate have not turned in her favor... 34Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 123 After Five Years of Love, I Finally Let Go of the Quagmire 耗尽五年情深，终是放过泥沼 After five years of pouring my heart into love, I finally walked away from the mire. 68Reads—Score—Shelves
- 124 The Fat Boy's Secret Crush 胖子的暗恋 The Fat Guy's Secret Crush 813Reads—Score—Shelves
- 125 After I Left the Band, the Lead Singer Quit 我退队后，主唱他不干了 Everyone in the band knew I’d been chasing Xu Jinan for four years. I was once a top student at a prestigious music conservatory, but I was content just to be his guitarist. In our fourth year, Xu Jinan brought back a sweet-looking girl. “From today on, Mi Band will have two lead singers.” After seeing just how much Xu Jinan doted on Chen Keke, I finally gave up. I submitted my resignation to our manager and, with my cancer diagnosis in hand, left for another country. Xu Jinan thought I’d stay b 35Reads—Score—Shelves
- 126 See You Tomorrow, Monday 周一，明天见 [A short bad-ending story. Readers who can't handle angst, beware.] Xu Qingze was Zhou Yi’s boyfriend. He was in a car accident abroad. Everyone told Zhou Yi he was dead, but she stubbornly refused to believe it. She cried herself blind, ruined her health, and clung to life by a thread. Just as Zhou Yi was about to die, Xu Qingze came back. With a warm smile, he held out his hand to Zhou Yi. “Hello, my name is Xu Qingze.” Zhou Yi: Xu Qingze, how dare you forget me. But I’m glad you forgot me. ( 2.1kReads8.1Score415Shelves
- 127 I Once Loved the Stars Above 也曾属意漫天星辰 He led his troops into battle and returned victorious, but came back with a woman in his arms. She never fought back or fought for attention, yet people kept framing her at every turn. “We promised to be each other's only one for life, but you broke your word.” “I don't love you anymore. Let me go.” 61Reads5.0Score—Shelves
- 128 After She Died, the Capital's Crown Prince Went Mad with Grief in the Snow 她死后，京圈太子爷在雪地哭疯了 [Tragic romance + childhood sweethearts + physical and emotional torment + the hero’s long road to winning her back + a tearjerker for late-night reading] The day Jiang Wan was diagnosed with stomach cancer, Quan Xiuyuan forced her to kneel and eat slops, then cruelly destroyed her cancer medication. Jiang Wan was falsely accused of plagiarism. Quan Xiuyuan fanned the flames, ruining her career and destroying her reputation. Jiang Wan had loved Quan Xiuyuan for ten years, but he had always belie 1.7kReads6.5Score104Shelves
- 129 I Divorced My Husband to Set Him Free for His First Love, but He Refused 离婚成全丈夫和白月光，他却不干了 I divorced my husband to reunite him with his first love, but he refused to go along with it. 83Reads—Score—Shelves
- 130 Deadly Love and Torment 致命虐恋 This is a coming-of-age story about Tong Zhiyan, Yun Xiaoxi, Li Qingwu, Yun Shunan, Bo Hanshen, Qu Nanzhi, and the others. Youth is beautiful, but brief. The people we once thought we would be with forever will one day go their separate ways, perhaps even forgetting one another amid the wider world. But no matter what happens, we once traveled the same road together. However we remember one another in the future, that will always be our youth! 73Reads8.3Score—Shelves
- 131 I Give You the Bittersweet Pain of Parting 赠君人间苦别离 Xie Jingsheng hated Hua Zhezhi. When he was at his lowest, she not only kicked him while he was down, but nearly got him killed. The first thing he did after returning victorious was marry her, then drive her slowly insane. Hua Zhezhi was left with a crippled leg and suffered endless humiliation. When she was near death, she asked with red-rimmed eyes, “I never betrayed you. Why have you treated me this way?” “Keep making things up,” he said viciously, squeezing her throat. “Let’s see if you can 639Reads6.0Score—Shelves
- 132 Mr. Han, Your Wife Really Is Dead This Time 寒总，夫人这次真死了 [Romance, CEO, heart-wrenching, reborn] One bowl of abortion medicine took her child from her, and one court judgment left her with little time to live. She said, “If you want a divorce, you have to spend one day with me.” He said, “After today, we have to get divorced.” He treated her as a blood bank for the woman he loved, all to protect his first love. Chi Yue once thought Han Siye was her guiding star, only to learn that his tenderness was meant to destroy her. A divorce agreement stating th 3.5kReads8.6Score289Shelves
- 133 I Missed You in Your World 从你的世界错过 Xia Qianya has blood cancer and doesn't have long to live, so Sheng Tingmo takes all his resentment out on An Yuexi. If An Yuexi hadn't driven Qianya away through underhanded means four years ago, Qianya would already be his wife. She stole the happiness that should have belonged to Qianya, leaving her to die with regrets, so Sheng Tingmo hates her! So he embarked on a series of acts of revenge: bankrupting her family, sending her father to prison, and tormenting her both physically and emotiona 54Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 134 Mr. Lu's Long Road to Winning His Wife Back 陆先生追妻火葬场 After five years together, Wen Yao discovered that Lu Nanxi’s biggest flaw was that he could never remember her name. Wen Yao told him, “The Yao in my name has the roof radical, like in ‘a graceful lady.’” But in Lu Nanxi’s phone, her name was still saved as Yao, using a different character. Later, Wen Yao learned about another woman. She was talented, with long, flowing hair. She liked wearing white dresses and loved to smile. Her name was Lin Yao. Wen Yao’s eyes reddened with pain. So she was 6.2kReads6.9Score240Shelves
- 135 Goodbye, With Tears in Our Eyes 再见只能红着眼 [A Tearjerker of the Highest Quality] He was a poor student who fell for a well-behaved girl with perfect grades. To give her a happy life, he worked hard at his studies. He tried, and he struggled, but in the end, the happiness he had fought for was forced into someone else's hands. When the two lovers met again, they should have blushed, but all they could do was look at each other with tear-filled eyes. Standing by the roadside, he cried like a child, more like a madman: “I don't want anythin —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 136 His Long-Overdue Love 他迟来的深情 Three years into their marriage, Xia Mo discovers that Fu Zhe has been cheating. When Xia Mo falls ill, Fu Zhe travels the world with his mistress. He uses marital assets to buy her a mansion and luxury watches, spending lavishly. Desperate, Xia Mo asks for a divorce. She stays calm and level-headed as she deals with the mistress, gathers evidence to reclaim the assets, and takes revenge on the scumbag, leaving him with nothing… 297Reads8.4Score105Shelves
- 137 Jiang Chuze, I Won’t Love You Anymore 江楚泽，我不会爱你了 Everyone knows that An Ruoxuan, the beautiful eldest daughter of the An family in Xingdu, chased after the cold-faced young master of the Jiang family in Beicheng from the time they were children. She tried every way she could to cling to him, earning a reputation as his little shadow and a stalker. But then the aloof young master got together with Su Munan, An Ruoxuan's best friend... Eight years later, Jiang Chuze turned around and married An Ruoxuan. She thought she was going to heaven, but i 1.5kReads8.5Score101Shelves
- 138 After I Decided to Stop Loving Him, He Regretted It 我决定不再爱他后，他后悔了 Five years after I married Ye Nanchen, Tang Ning, the unattainable woman Ye Nanchen had always loved, came back. Our marriage slowly began to crack. Ye Nanchen started standing me up from time to time. The first time was the day I won a design award. Ye Nanchen said he wanted to celebrate with me. But the moment Tang Ning called, he left to see her. The second time was on my birthday. The candles were lit, but I hadn't made a wish yet. Tang Ning called again, and off he went. The third time was 144Reads—Score—Shelves
- 139 You Became the King, While I Became a Tragic Memory 你为君王，妾已成殇 After loving him for ten years, she helped him ascend the throne, but he slaughtered her entire family. These vast lands were stained with nothing but her family's blood. On a ten-mile bridal procession, he married the woman he loved and made her empress. Dressed all in white, she leapt from the city tower. Xiao Jingyu, my love for you has led me down a road from which there is no return. 357Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 140 Mr. Nan, I Hope You Exist Only in My Memories 南先生，希望你只存在回忆里 [Forced Love | Selective Amnesia | The Wife-Chasing Crematorium | Both Pure] After her family is destroyed and she suffers endless humiliation, Yu Suyang is dragged into hell by Nan Sili himself. Whether she lives or dies is unknown. Three years later, when she returns to the capital, she chooses to forget everything about Nan Sili. But fate brings them together again. As they get to know each other all over again, Nan Sili falls in love with her without realizing it, then goes to great lengt 786Reads—Score111Shelves
- 141 Farewell, Marquis. I Hope We Never Meet Again in the Next Life 再见了侯爷，下一辈子也不要见了 Goodbye, Marquis. I hope we never meet again in the next life. 1.4kReads—Score—Shelves
- 142 Mr. You, Stop Torturing Me. Your Wife Has Signed the Divorce Papers 游总别虐了，太太离婚协议签字了 [A groveling ex who wins her back + rekindled love after heartbreak + both inexperienced + 1v1] [Cool, beautiful female hacker × devoted, brooding heir] * Lin Yin once thought herself lucky. Just when she wanted marriage more than anything, she met You Heye. Who could have known that on their wedding day, he would suddenly change his tune... After the wedding He stayed out all night, insulted her, and even used her as a bargaining chip... It turned out that everything was part of a carefully lai 2.7kReads5.5Score100Shelves
- 143 Pleasures in the Palace Hall 殿上欢 The Chancellor's household was branded traitorous and slaughtered overnight, leaving her the daughter of a condemned criminal. Feng Yueli was tortured by Beigong Han's demand for her blood until she was nearly drained of life. But for her younger brother's sake, she had no choice but to cling to her last breath and keep going. At first, she said, “The Chancellor's household is innocent. My father was loyal through and through.” Later, she said, “This guilty woman is unworthy of becoming empress. 422Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 144 After Tormenting Me, the CEO Shamelessly Chases His Wife 虐完我，总裁追妻不要脸 [Angsty, passionate romance] Forced into marriage, three years as husband and wife, and she was nothing but a stand-in for a living corpse. When the truth came out, Lin Qingwan’s heart turned to ash. After a car accident, Mo Zhen Ting finally understood his own heart: the one he had always loved was his wife. He enjoyed hurting his wife, but now he must chase her through hell. Can he still win back the woman he loves? “Take care, President Mo...” 258Reads8.3Score—Shelves
- 145 He Left Me for Dead in the Wilderness, Then Suffered Backlash and Began a Countdown to Death 重伤我弃于荒野，他惨遭反噬，生命进入倒计时 He left me for dead in the wilderness after grievously wounding me. He suffered a vicious backlash, and his life began counting down. 58Reads—Score—Shelves
- 146 Hidden Jasmine 藏茉莉 The rating just went up. It’ll rise more later~ [Lin Mosheng × Zhou Yu] On a stormy day, the air was damp and oppressive. An old tune drifted from the music box on the table, and through her hazy consciousness, she returned to her first year of high school. “Shengsheng, what are you standing there for?” The woman smiled and urged her. “Hurry up and call him big brother.” Lin Mosheng looked at the boy in front of her, her eyes instantly turning red. Choking back tears, she said, “Zhou Yu?” The bo 541Reads8.3Score103Shelves
- 147 You Asked to Break Up, So Why Are You Still Clinging to Me? 分手你提的，那还纠缠我干嘛 Ji Yunhuai broke up with Jiang Yuexi. She tried to win him back, only to hear him say, “Could you please have some self-respect?” Later, she did just that, leaving Ji Yunhuai out of her plans. But Ji Yunhuai watched her every move like a stalker. He was the one who had lost all self-respect. He tried everything to win her hand in marriage, but her suitors were all so exceptional that he grew afraid. He cornered her in the hallway and said miserably, “Qiqi, even if you don’t love me anymore, t 2.7kReads8.2Score104Shelves
- 148 The South Wind Blows into My Arms 南风入我怀 She was the lover he had cast aside. And the wife he had married by any means necessary. She had thought it was just another game he’d taken up on a whim. With no way to avoid it, she decided to play along. Everyone said she was the woman Young Master Lu loved most, because she was the only one who dared to wreck his events and slap him in the face, while he always smiled and told her to do whatever made her happy. But only she knew that she was the woman he hated and despised most. He had aband 383Reads9.3Score212Shelves
- 149 I Only Wish We’d Part Ways in the Next Life 只愿来生与君绝 She was determined to die. That night, she set a fire and killed more than a hundred people. The Emperor ordered, “Execute her at once.” She was dragged to the execution ground, where she gave him a faint smile. As the white silk fell and her life slipped away, the Azure Dragon jade pendant appeared in that very instant. At that moment... he went mad! 636Reads5.3Score101Shelves
- 150 Baby, You’re So Seductive, I Want to Kiss You: The Fake Heiress Is Forced to Fall in Love! 宝宝好欲想亲，假千金被强制爱！ Fake heiress vs. possessive, unhinged brother | 1v1 forced romance | Love and hate intertwined She was the Zhou family’s fake heiress, raised by them for eighteen years, and she’d called him “Big Brother” countless times. He exposed her true identity and cast her into the abyss, then forcibly kept her by his side when she had nowhere else to turn, swearing he would lock her there for the rest of her life. Love was obsession, possession, and the stubborn resolve to never let go, even if she hat 1kReads—Score—Shelves
