Novels like A Third-Rate Agent
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- 1 You're Too Blunt 你太直白了 “Arrogant, aloof seme x sincere, straightforward uke” The seme is not a virgin!!! The story took a different turn halfway through, and I can't change the tags. #NonVirginSeme #HalfSweetHalfAngsty #DepressedUkeWithAnEyeCondition While on a business trip in Nancheng, He Zhengyuan runs into Chen Sui. He hears that when Chen Sui first came to Nancheng, he had nowhere to sleep, and asks why he didn't use the money he'd saved. Chen Sui says, “That was the money I wanted to give you as a betrothal gift 36Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Frayed 残织 [Two male leads] + [Enemies] + [Bowing for love] [“A lie is like a snowflake. Every one that falls needs a blizzard to cover it up. Qingyang Huaixu wove himself a beautiful, lingering nightmare.”] [He didn’t look at Ji Yongtao when he said, “Please, don’t lie to me anymore.” It was like a breeze passing through the woods, setting the leaves swaying endlessly, while the wind remained all alone.] A derivative fanfiction of Bound by the Ears, also known as Enter the Role. Chu Jiajun didn’t die in 124Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Training the Master, the Guilty Slave's Way 罪奴训主 Angst, angst, angst. The one being pursued suffers early on; the pursuer suffers later. HE [Unhinged military heir × calculating convict slave × power struggles × intellectual romance × two male leads’ growth arcs × complex characters all around] Volume One: I Am a Slave. It focuses on Wen Xingzhi struggling to survive under Lu Jianfeng’s oppressive control. Volume Two: I Am the Master. Their positions are reversed, and Lu Jianfeng becomes a servant, willingly letting Wen Xingzhi use him in ever 4.4kReads8.5Score41814d adds
- 4 The Movie Emperor Refuses to Remarry Him 影帝他拒绝复婚 Fang Zhi made a bold declaration to the reporters: “I, Fang Zhi, will never have anything to do with someone like Ji Yanzhi again for as long as I live!” But the very next day, a passerby snapped a photo of Fang Zhi kissing someone. And that someone was Ji Yanzhi. Onlookers: That doesn't really match what you said before… Fang Zhi: “Oh no, I just got caught out.” Well, this is a story about chasing your wife until you end up in the crematorium. There's both sweetness and angst. 327Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 5 When My Secret Crush, the Boss, Became a Clingy, Devoted Puppy 暗恋的老大变成爱撒娇的忠犬后 [Complete] Jian Zi had been secretly in love with Chang Fuqing for five years, willingly serving as his plaything, always answering his calls and indulging his twisted tastes without daring to utter a single complaint. He thought that if he did all this, he might earn a place in the man’s heart. That was until Chang Fuqing turned against him for the sake of the young master of the Han family. At last, Jian Zi was utterly disheartened and chose to leave. A few years later, a certain young ma 929Reads8.2Score10614d adds
- 6 The Poor Little Thing Is Too Much 小可怜太可恨 A seemingly obedient bottom with a ruthless heart. Infidelity, a married woman, melodrama, an old-fashioned naive romance, faking death. Frustrating early on, with some terrifying character traits later. Don't read if that's not your thing. The plot will turn your worldview upside down. A wife abandoned by her husband. From the group's punching bag to everyone's darling. Qiao An grew up in luxury, but for the sake of one man, she set out on a path of no return. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 The Real Young Master Doesn't Need Anything Anymore 真少爷什么都不需要了 The Real Young Master Doesn't Need Anything Anymore 11.7kReads—Score23714d adds
- 8 Finding Life in the Filth 污处逢生 A New Beginning in a Filthy Place 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 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
- 10 He Protected the World and His Junior Brother, but Not Me 他护苍生护师弟，唯独没护住我 He protected all living beings and his junior brother, but he failed to protect me. 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 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
- 12 Young Master Gu, Our Love Is Drenched in Blood 顾少，你我隔着血海情深 Angsty romance + physical and emotional torment + old-school suffering male lead + pursuing his wife to the crematorium + bad ending Gu Jia's death is a crime carved into Lu Li's bones. Gu Chen dragged him into hell, destroyed his family, and demanded that he pay with his life for his sister's death. Lu Li accepted it. Gu Chen said, “Why wasn't it you who died?” He wished it had been him, too. He lost everything: his dignity, his family... But when the last light in Lu Li's eyes went out, Gu Che 543Reads8.0Score10214d adds
- 13 Young President Pei Regrets It 小裴总他后悔了 [Two male leads + groveling redemption + forced love + younger man + unhinged pursuer] [Happy ending in the main story, tragic ending in the extras] Because of a misunderstanding, Pei Qi tormented Pei Wang and sent him to a conversion therapy center. Three years later, Pei Qi accidentally learned the truth. He wanted to make amends, but his Wangwang no longer wanted to love him. When his wife tried to escape, he locked him inside a villa. Pei Wang, you're as tenacious as wild grass. Pei Qi, you 420Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 14 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
- 15 Wasn’t This Supposed to Be a Cliché? Why Are You Taking It Seriously? 说好的套路呢，你怎么还当真了！ A sunny, cheerful CEO who’s completely smitten with his wife A clever, scheming, ruthless, beautiful, strong yet tragic, sickly protagonist Redemption + Revenge that leaves no one standing + False affection that turns true + Devotion to one person + Wealthy family feuds + Both are each other’s first and only Sweet romance + No angst in the relationship Fu Xiao fell for Gu Fanqing at first sight, drawn in by his looks, and naturally ended up playing the beauty in the honey trap planned by his old 423Reads—Score10314d adds
- 16 My Neighbor Is a Serial Killer 我的邻居是连环杀人犯 My Neighbor Is a Serial Killer 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 The Sweetness in the Box Has Faded 箱寂甜已休 “Hello, I'm He Chen'an.” I bought a man through an app, thinking it would just be a bit of fun. I never expected they could actually send him over?! "Two male leads + tragic ending + sweet at first, then heartbreak" 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 The Fall of Glazed Jade 琉璃堕 Devoted Top × Frail Bottom × A Top Who Is Spoiled Xie Zhibai, the seventh prince, was born into the imperial family but cast aside like something worthless from childhood. The gentle-natured Heart-Purifying Pills erode his internal organs day after day, turning him into a delicate beauty who seems frail to everyone and spends his days coughing up blood. Only Xiao Hansheng, commander of the Imperial Guards, knows what icy flames of revenge and what world-shaking game lie hidden inside that broken 8Reads—Score214d adds
- 19 Black and White 黑and白 I was an orphan who, through a twist of fate, became his bodyguard, protecting the elf-like, angelic person I adored. But he saw me only as a stand-in for the one he loved but could never have. I endured the heartache and stayed by his side, unnoticed, for years, hiding my feelings until he used everything I had to make up for his love for that other person. By then, my heart was already shattered. I could have run when danger came, but I still saved the person who had humiliated me so thoroughl 16Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 20 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
- 21 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
- 22 Stubborn to the End, I'd Rather Die of Pain Than Leave 执迷不悟，疼死也不走 Two male leads + wealthy family + determined underdog + emotional and physical torment + tragic romance + devoted, melodramatic love Powerful, influential top × gentle, patient, humble bottom who sinks into despair Yan Chi'an loved Pei Zhou. He had loved him for many, many years. He was obedient and docile, always ready to come when called and leave when dismissed. But Pei Zhou loathed him: he hated his advances and the way he meekly endured everything. So he used every means at his disposal to 3.6kReads5.9Score18114d 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 Nowhere to Be Found All Day 一天到晚找不着人 [Rebirth, lighthearted and sweet, short story] Lu Shenyu has known Qin Que for eight years. He spent four years secretly in love with him, then spent another four openly pursuing him, only to be rejected time and again. He went all out, but ended up with a record of zero wins and five losses. He kept trying, kept failing, and kept trying again. The annual confession day rolled around once more. Lu Shenyu asked Qin Que to come out, but they got into a car accident on the way. Fighting his instinc 553Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 25 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
- 26 The Day Our Marriage Contract Ended, He Begged Me to Love Him a Little Longer 婚姻契约结束的那天，他求我能不能再爱他久一点 On the day our marriage contract ended, he begged me to love him just a little longer. 34Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 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
- 28 I Just Didn't Kiss You, So Why Are You Going to Die? 不就是没亲你，为什么要去死？ [Male-male romance · top · devoted to each other · reborn · bittersweet · healing · regretful pursuit] The rating just opened and will go up soon, dears! ❤️ While working part-time at a private club during college, Jiang Yu was drugged and assaulted by Xie Cen, a classmate he'd once helped who had been bullied. Xie Cen also threatened his family and forced him to stay with him. Jiang Yu was trapped in a relationship with Xie Cen for five years. He treated him coldly, remained unmoved by everythi 10kReads8.7Score1k14d adds
- 29 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
- 30 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
- 31 He Won't Take No for an Answer and Begs to Get Back Together 他死缠烂打求复合 “Just seeing you annoys me. Stay away from me!” “I suggest you get a clue and stop trying so hard to win me over.” Zheng Qian hated Lu Xingzhou. He had never met anyone who disgusted him so much. It wasn’t until Zheng Qian had hurt Lu Xingzhou until he was covered in wounds and the man left in utter despair that he realized his heart had somehow ended up with Lu Xingzhou. “Baby, I was wrong. Please forgive me.” “Baby, just come back with me. If you hit my left cheek, I’ll turn the right o 300Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 32 You’re All Going to Die, and Only Now Do You Regret It? 人都要死了，你们才知道后悔？ [The protagonist dies in the end + one heroine + bitter regret] After being diagnosed with cancer, Gu Yi worked up the courage to confess to the girl he had secretly loved. To his surprise, she took out a photo taken on the day of their high school graduation. Tears shimmered in her eyes. “Gu Yi, I’ve been waiting for this day for five years.” After spending twenty years trying to please his adoptive parents and three older sisters, Gu Yi was exhausted. He decided to spend the time he had left l 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Oh No! I Ran Into My High School Classmate While Undercover 完了！我卧底时碰见了高中同学 Oh No! I Ran Into a High School Classmate While Undercover 46Reads—Score114d adds
- 34 The Boy Who Feared the Light Found His Sun Again 那个恐惧光的少年，找回了他的太阳 The boy who feared the light found his sun again. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 After Breaking Up With My Jerk Boyfriend, I Had a Flash Marriage With His Uncle 和渣男分手后，我和他小叔闪婚了 [Two male leads + winning back his lover + the second male lead takes the crown + tragic romance] Cheng Xiaoxiao’s boyfriend married his younger brother. Cheng Xiaoxiao was emo for a few seconds, then turned around and threw himself into the arms of his boyfriend’s uncle. As the saying goes, when you’re young, you don’t appreciate an older man’s charms. He’s got money, looks, and social security. Older men are great, older men are wonderful: they talk little, have plenty of money, and even after 343Reads8.0Score10014d adds
- 36 Forced to Marry a Disabled Man, I Fell for Him 迫嫁残疾后我真香了 [Long-haired “con artist” bottom x upright, disabled top] Ruan Dong had a miserable life. Then he swindled a disabled man and met the first good person in his life, the first person he wanted to protect. For the sake of seventy thousand yuan, Ruan Dong was forced to dress as a woman and marry Chu Yin. He never expected that Chu Yin would be even more unfortunate than he was... Once a heaven-favored prodigy, Chu Yin had fallen from grace after a freak accident. Both legs had been amputated bel 163Reads8.8Score1414d adds
- 37 I'm Not Stupid 我不傻的 I'm not stupid. 1kReads—Score3914d adds
- 38 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
- 39 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
- 40 The Coldhearted CEO Chased Me After All 后来无情霸总倒追我 Gu Tong spent eight aimless years in show business. With no parents and no love from his sugar daddy, he finally found a job as a teacher after Shen Hua kicked him to the curb. Teaching isn’t easy, either. He has to deal with troublesome kids while fending off his former sugar daddy, who keeps pestering him. Gu Tong thinks life is really hard. Shen Hua deeply regrets his behavior. By the time he realized how he felt, Gu Tong had already walked away, so now he has to win him back. What’s pride? H 46Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 41 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
- 42 Unwavering 不渝 New story: The Handsome Tabby and His Beautiful Old Ragdoll A hypocritical, seemingly gentle, amnesiac, unconventional top who’s paired with a deranged bottom: a former strongman turned frail, disabled wheelchair-using chairman Top: Lu Mian Bottom: Yu Nanzhi Also known as After the Car Accident, I Got a Happy Ending with the Person I Thought I Had a Love-Hate Relationship With. Summary by Jin Jin Jin Yu Bao! The bottom is two years older than the top. Lu Mian was born in a quagmire and ultim 232Reads8.7Score2214d adds
- 43 A Thousand-Year Promise, A Thousand Years of Waiting 千年之约，守候千年 A thousand-year promise, kept for a thousand years 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 The Peerless Mute Empress 倾世哑后 [The groveling pursuit begins] A stunningly beautiful, soft-spoken mute × a domineering, cruel, violent emperor, a beast worse than an animal * Xie Chaoge was raised as a girl from childhood, dressed in pretty skirts and given beautiful hairstyles. After entering the palace as a consort, Xiao Jin orders him to wear the gorgeous dresses he bestows on him, holding him close as he coaxes him in a low, seductive voice: “Chaochao is the darling of my heart.” But later, Xie Chaoge finally understands 309Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 45 You Cheated, So I Got Married. Now the Aloof Mr. Duan Has Lost His Mind 是你出轨，我嫁人后高冷段总疯了 Lan Yuan had loved Duan Chenglv since childhood and pursued him for more than a decade. At last, the two were about to marry. Their new home was ready, but Duan Chenglv fell for someone else. Watching Duan Chenglv and his lover appear together everywhere, Lan Yuan drove a bulldozer into the home where they were supposed to live after the wedding. His love for Duan Chenglv was buried beneath the dust of its collapse. Once his love died, Lan Yuan married someone else. On Lan Yuan's wedding day, Du 783Reads6.6Score10214d adds
- 46 With Six Months to Live, My Parents Beg on Their Knees for My Forgiveness 命还剩半年，父母哭着跪求我原谅 [The protagonist must die] [Regret after the fact] [Dream-Realm Barrier] Is terminal cancer painful? Compared with his parents' daily cold stares and cruelty, the pain in his body was nothing beside the ache in his heart. Su Guan had been used to this life since childhood. Ever since his little brother was born, his parents' already cold attitude toward him had grown even more cruel. Only when the doctor told them about his illness did his parents finally wake up. Learning that Su Guan had j 63Reads—Score614d adds
- 47 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
- 48 [Reborn] My Sugar Daddy Husband Is Hard to Please [重生]金主老公不好哄 In Zhuang Ling's heart, Shu Boheng had always been his number-one class enemy. He had schemed at every turn until Zhuang Ling's family was destroyed, then kept him captive for ten years in the name of love. Zhuang Ling had thought that whatever fate Shu Boheng met in this life, he would have brought it on himself. He would feel no sympathy, much less fall in love with him. But it was only after his unexpected death that Zhuang Ling realized everything he had thought was true was only what he had 173Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Mr. Huo, Your Wife Seems to Be at Death’s Door 霍总，夫人好像要不行了 HE Huo Zeyun vs. Lin Yu Lin Yu did one thing wrong, and it haunted him for the rest of his life. He lived without distinction, plagued by illness, yet never dared to say no. Huo Zeyun had seen all the ways life could unfold. He hated Lin Yu for repaying kindness with betrayal, and he hated that he hadn’t been able to stay with Yan Qing. He and Lin Yu were entangled for a lifetime, unable to part or escape. (A different kind of forced love in an unconventional family? Well… maybe there’s no love. 13.2kReads7.4Score63414d adds
- 50 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
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