Novels like Lan Overturns the Southern Dynasties
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- 101 After Transmigrating, I Became His Slave 穿越后却成了他的奴 Hu Xue, a naive and sweet rookie teacher, was struggling at work when she unexpectedly transmigrated to Xilan Continent, a country where men held absolute power and women had no status. She became the female slave of Liu Yibo, the man she had secretly loved, who had also transmigrated there. Drawing on his modern knowledge, Liu Yibo quickly rose from the son of a wealthy family to a general leading troops into battle. Hu Xue, meanwhile, endured countless hardships as a female slave, learning all 167Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 102 Longing for Distant Mountains 远山思 That spring, they first met by the water. The girl who fell into the lake stirred ripples in his heart. The son of the Marquis of Zhen Guo rescued her from the water, and from then on she tried to keep up with him, never realizing that he had eyes only for her older sister. When she was at her most heartbroken, the only one by her side was the childhood friend who had grown up with her. The everyday moments she had never noticed became deep bonds between them, and after all their twists and turn 9Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 103 After I Gave Up Winning Him Over, My Deranged Disciple Suddenly Turned Yandere 放弃攻略后，疯批孽徒突然病娇了 [Female Master and Male Disciple + Falling for Her on His Own + Transmigrate into a Book + Everyone's Favorite + Lighthearted + Meme References + Slightly Unhinged Plot] [Cool and aloof on the outside, a hammy goofball on the inside: a female master VS. a sweet-looking-but-dark, arrogant, crazy, lovesick ghost-master disciple] Bai Yuan transmigrated into the male-oriented cultivation power fantasy she had written herself. She had even become the hapless villainous master, at the very moment th 56Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 104 I Was Proposed to Outside the Civil Affairs Bureau, and My Ex-Husband Cried 民政局门口我被求婚了，前夫哭了 [The Husband’s Long Road to Redemption]+ [No Reconciliation]+ [Love Triangle]+ [Long-Planned Scheme]+ [Mutual Healing] [Completed] After discovering her husband’s affair, Lin Jiao resolutely asked for a divorce. The man was furious. He thought she was playing hard to get, and decided to teach her a lesson by agreeing without hesitation. He could spoil her, but he would never allow her to walk all over him. Besides, she loved him so much she couldn’t possibly live without him. Within seven days, 699Reads9.1Score17114d adds
- 105 Love That Cuts to the Bone: The Bloodthirsty Tyrant's Cherished One 蚀骨虐爱，嗜血暴君的心尖宠 [An unparalleled beauty of a heroine + tragic romance (BE) + not mutually devoted + scum male lead + second male lead takes over later] In the first half of her life, Su Li is tortured until she’s covered in scars. After having flesh cut from her, being drained of blood, and having her face disfigured, she’s thrown into a river in a pig cage. In the second half, she is reborn from the flames and returns to Ye Yihan’s side. She swears to become a clearheaded, independent woman. In his vast harem, 91Reads—Score—14d adds
- 106 He Came Along, and It Was Like Being Intoxicated by the World 他来恰似人间中毒 Shiyi loved with humility, fearlessness, and despair. In the end, she lost her body and her life. In this heart-wrenching love affair, blades flashed without end, and no one could win. The ending was tragic because she realized the truth too late, while Lou Qianhua had understood it all too clearly from the very beginning. 116Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 107 We Love Each Other, Yet We Both Despise Each Other 相爱两相厌 At twenty, Yuan Lu fell in love so deeply it left her battered and broken. She loved Jiang Ren so much that she tattooed his name on herself with indelible ink, so much that she went against convention and became unbearable to others. Her love surged like a tide, drowning her and hurting everyone around her. She thought that if she pursued him hard enough, she could win his heart. Little did she know that from the very beginning, he had never cared about her. Only when the truth came out did she 3.3kReads8.6Score22814d adds
- 108 I’m Done Chasing Him. I’m Turning Around to Marry My Childhood Friend 不舔了，转身就和竹马领婚书 [Childhood sweethearts + the second male lead's unrequited love comes true + scumbag chases his ex in a groveling arc + devoted 1v1] After four years of pursuing him, the orphan Zhen Bao thinks she's finally won the heart of her fiance, Zhou Jinnian, only to witness him get engaged to Liu Ruyan, the daughter of a powerful minister. The Liu family's legitimate daughter confronts him in the street. “I hear there's a Miss Zhen at your residence?” Zhou Jinnian sneers. “She's just a bedchamber maid.” 464Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 109 I’ll Give Our Love Back to You 我把爱情还给你 Gu Qingrang, loving you is too exhausting. 59Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 110 Bro, Your Friend Has Great Abs 哥，你兄弟腹肌不错 My new work is out! Please head over to Tomato Novel to read it. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 340Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 111 Fallen Blossoms Still Drift Toward the Jade Steps 乱红犹向玉阶飞 Xiao Seru said to Wen Jinchub: “A Chu, I know you still think of Miss Lu. I'm envious, but I'm not jealous. I don't expect you to truly let her go. I only hope you'll let me stay by your side... I may not be as talented or beautiful as Miss Lu, but my love for you is just as true!” Xiao Seru also said, “A Chu, I'm so happy I can be your wife. A Chu, I like you. I really, truly like you!” But later, Xiao Seru said to Wen Jinchub: “Wen Jinchub, she pushed me!” “Is Lu Liulian's child the only one w 120Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 112 Female-Dominant Quick Transmigration: Blazing Beauty Across the Nine Heavens 女尊快穿之灼华九霄 This is a very angsty story… This is a very angsty story about a matriarchal world… This is a very angsty quick-transmigration story about a matriarchal world… This is a very angsty quick-transmigration story about a matriarchal world, where the male and female leads both transmigrate… Reject her now, then chase her through the flames of hell! Choose carefully. If you enter the wrong pit, all that's left is tragedy! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 113 A Wanton Kiss Beneath the Camellias 肆吻山茶 [Married first, fall in love later + secret love + second male lead takes the lead + the heroine’s regretful ex gets no second chance] Shen Xingzhi is a noble young master from a prestigious family. Everyone in their social circle knows Jiang Wan has loved him for ten years, but it never crossed his mind to marry her. When they broke up, Shen Xingzhi laughed. “I’m just making her suffer a little. She can’t live without me anyway.” Later, Shen Xingzhi begged her to come back, eyes red with tears, 251Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 114 The Mountains and Seas Between Me and My Love 我与所爱隔山海 You were the only sunlight and warmth in my life, but you left me with nothing but despair, and made me feel so filthy... 71Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 115 After Torturing His Wife to Death, Young Master Yan Went Mad 虐死夫人后，言少疯魔了 [Angst + both leads are each other's only ones + strong heroine + she suffers first, then he does] The joy of young love was delayed until marriage. She thought she would finally get what she wanted, only to find it was all for nothing. Mu Ruyan had loved Yan Zhiting for years, but then her brother was imprisoned, her company went bankrupt, her father fell ill, and her mother passed away. His evidence against her and his coldness became the final straw that broke her. As she lay dying, she curse 119Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 116 Sweet Temptation, Tender Spoiling! Mr. Gu Has Been Plotting This for a Long Time 甜诱，撩宠！顾先生蓄谋已久 [Ice-cold beauty and top jewelry designer × scheming, theatrically devoted husband | One-on-one romance | Both leads are each other's first and only | Sweet romance | Love-triangle drama] Wen Nian, known as an “ice-cold beauty,” returned to the country for Pei Jinyi, only to discover that the movie star had spent five years carefully weaving a tender trap for her. She said, “Pei Jinyi, don't worry. I, Wen Nian, can take whatever you dish out. From now on, we have nothing to do with each other.” 499Reads9.0Score10014d adds
- 117 Madam, the CEO Has Been Kneeling for Three Days and Nights. Won’t You Forgive Him? 夫人，总裁跪三天三夜了不原谅吗 [Angst romance, a groveling chase, the heroine takes revenge on her ex-husband later, satisfying] Tang Susu fell in love with Gu Jingshen the moment she laid eyes on him. But she knew Gu Jingshen didn't love her. At twenty, she married Gu Jingshen, but she knew it was nothing more than his revenge against her. She thought it was all right. Even the hardest heart would eventually be warmed by her. But she was wrong! After they married, Gu Jingshen's scandals were everywhere, but she didn't care a 753Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 118 Mr. Gu, You Tortured Your Wife to Death 顾总，夫人被你虐死了 Su Yaqi once thought Gu Jin would be the dazzling light of her life. But after they married, she realized he wasn’t a light at all. He was an endless abyss of torment. During their five years of marriage, he left her utterly broken. Losing their child was the final straw. On a snowy night, Su Yaqi jumped from the eighth floor without hesitation, ending her miserable life. Gu Jin, if there’s another life, I never want to fall in love with you again! Gu Jin, don’t come to my grave and cry after I’ 165Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 119 I Swear by My Love, Though It Brings Me Sorrow 敬我相思不成悲 She was a peerlessly beautiful young woman, famous throughout the land, yet fate had placed her in a brothel. Meng Zhijun believed Murong Yan was the man meant for her. She endured humiliation and kept her head bowed, all so she could stay by his side. She thought they would grow old together. But the man she loved most broke her fingers and ruined her face. In the end, he carved the bones from her body, one by one, and made them into a shocking bone flute. “A Zhi, look. Your bones are perfect f 56Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 120 After Our Divorce, I Married the Crown Prince. My General Ex-Husband Panicked 合离后，嫁太子将军前夫他慌了 A year ago, at the birthday banquet at the General Who Protects the Nation’s residence, her newlywed husband scolded her: “Viper!” That was how Lin Qingwan became known in the capital as a venomous beauty. Her husband cast the frail Lin Qingwan, who had just woken after three days unconscious, out of the capital for the sake of his beloved. As a result, she died young. Reborn, she swears to reclaim justice and make the unfaithful man and his mistress pay for their crimes. Lin Qingwan accidentall —Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 121 After the Divorce, the Stand-In Wife Goes on a Rampage 离婚后，替身太太杀疯了 [Modern wealthy-family angst]+ [The ex regrets it too late]+ [A career comeback led by a strong female lead]+ [Sweet romance with the second male lead]+ [The beloved first love faces payback]+ [The male lead’s lifelong regret] Shen Zhiyi loved Fu Chenzhou for three years. She wore white dresses for him, grew her hair long, and gave up her dream of becoming a designer, content to be a quiet, understanding Mrs. Fu. It wasn’t until his beloved first love returned from abroad that she learned she ha 41Reads—Score11314d adds
- 122 The Princess Faked Her Death After Jumping Off a Cliff, and the Prince Went Mad 王妃跳崖假死后，王爷疯了 [Complete. No golden finger, no System, no pocket dimension.] Also known as The Prince Dotes on His Concubine and Neglects His Wife, So His Reborn Princess Consort Runs Away She Fought to the Death with the White Lotus in the Prince's Mansion, While the Moonlight in Her Husband's Heart Smiled [Domestic and palace intrigue + medical skills + power struggles over the throne + she suffers first, then the villains get what's coming to them + no rekindling old flames + a relentless pursuit of his wif 712Reads8.7Score10214d adds
- 123 The Powerful Man Pins Her by the Waist and Coos: His Caged Songbird Can't Escape 上位者掐腰低哄：金丝雀插翅难逃 [Kept woman + coercive love + tragic romance + the powerful man humbles himself] Reborn, Jiang Li wants only to take revenge on the “fiance” who had her committed to a psychiatric hospital. With nowhere left to turn, she is offered a contract by a man who looks down on her from his lofty position. His gaze treats her like a commodity. “Become my exclusive tool, and I’ll give you everything you want.” For the sake of revenge, Jiang Li hides her claws and obediently plays the role of a tame canary 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 124 Regent, Even a Secret Identity Can't Save You from My Clutches 摄政王，换马甲也难逃哀家手掌心 Also known as: “Empress Dowager, Your Ex-Husband-Wins-You-Back Arc Has Arrived” “Behind the Mask: Prince Regent, I Was Wrong” “After I Let Go, the Prince Regent Became the One I Could Never Hope to Reach” [Political Intrigue + A Blend of Sweetness and Angst + Power Couple Clash + Faking His Death to Escape + Wife Wins Her Husband Back + Devoted Couple, Devoted Couple, Devoted Couple!] Xue Wenlin, Prince Regent of Xijing, is dead. He was struck in the heart by a hidden arrow while saving that wom 379Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 125 Tenderly and Wildly Spoiled 缱绻肆宠 [Captivating heiress meets sharp-tongued, scheming business tycoon, one-on-one, both devoted only to each other] Ni Jiaojiao thought her secret crush was finally seeing the light of day, but then she realized that a childhood friend could never compete with someone who came along out of nowhere. Ni Jiaojiao had quietly followed Yu Chen for seventeen years. When they grew up, they nearly made it to the altar, but while accompanying her to try on wedding dresses, he didn’t hesitate to go pick up h 202Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 126 Second Marriage 二婚 An Ran was a full-time housewife. On their seventh wedding anniversary, her husband divorced her, after cheating with her closest friend. After the divorce, An Ran reentered the workforce and landed a job as a personal assistant with an annual salary of 300,000. She thought she would be caring for a bedridden old man, but it turned out to be a young, handsome CEO with an extravagant lifestyle. The young CEO wants to marry her, but she has no interest in getting married again... In short, this is 18.7kReads9.0Score32414d adds
- 127 CEO, Your Wife Says She'll Pay with Her Life 总裁，夫人说她以命相抵了 [Physical and emotional torment + a repentant husband chasing his wife + younger, possessive obsessive love + tragic ending, no reconciliation] After a car accident, he lost the child he had with his lover. Grieving the loss of his child, Gong Yin blamed it all on Weisheng Luobai. He destroyed her family, crippled her right hand, and ended her path to becoming a champion. Weisheng Luobai, once a gifted young woman who had made a name for herself in the capital, became a servant to his lover. 247Reads—Score—14d adds
- 128 Reborn, I Remarried, and My Ex-Husband Panicked 重生后改嫁，前夫急了 [Both protagonists are reborn] [The husband chases his wife, but never wins her back] The key point: the heroine has given up on her former husband * In her previous life, Xie Zhuxin's father accidentally saved Yi Yunxiao, the badly wounded Marquis of Zhenbei. They married, but three years later she overheard her drunken husband speaking the truth: in his eyes, their marriage had been nothing more than “repaying a favor by taking advantage of it.” That very night, Xie Zhuxin wrote a divorce agr 997Reads8.6Score10414d adds
- 129 Love at First Sight, Thank You for Loving Me 一见卿心，承蒙你喜欢 Tearjerker: [The Second Male Lead Wins] “Our hands will never let go. If one of us lets go, the other has to hold on tight.” That beautiful promise vanished after his car accident. He fell for another woman and no longer remembered Shi Qing, the one who had made that promise with him. Even after they married, the only thing he ever did for her was fulfill his duties as a husband. After falling into despair, she ended things with a divorce. “Mr. President, Miss Shi's flight to Switzerland is at t 58Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 130 She's So Disobedient 她这么不乖 [Redemption + healing + the second male lead takes the lead + marriage before love] “She keeps clinging to me, and it’s so annoying. People have misunderstood us for more than ten years. If I don’t marry her, how will she ever get married?” The boy’s frivolous smile meets a pair of clear, bright eyes. Su You and Shen Qi have been childhood friends for more than ten years. She thought she could never leave him, but it turns out no one is truly indispensable. When they meet again, she is Mrs. Fu. 446Reads9.1Score10414d adds
- 131 Beyond The Scholars: A Couple's Devotion 儒林史外，举案齐腰 Whose ancestors’ graves are smoking green? Du Shaoqing married Sun Xiangxian! He’s cuckolded every other day, while the chickens fly and the dogs go wild. The young master has no interest in the imperial exams, but no one dotes on his wife like he does. The young lady elopes with a young guard, then breaks her promise in the dead of night, and no one finds out. The Sun sisters are seductive vixens, ruining one person after another. Ni Yanzhu’s search for her family is quite the adventure, but sh 16Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 132 Reborn with a Pure-Love Script, I Tormented Myself Instead 重生之拿了纯情剧本虐惨自己 The rating just came out [GB Angst + Male Lead Gets Hurt + Read the Warnings! The Side Plot Has BL + HE Ending] This is an angst story! The male lead suffers! The supporting male characters suffer! At first, the male lead mainly hurts himself, and he is truly brutal about it! Kneeling, whipping, needle torture, bone carving... He begged for a full twenty years before he was granted a chance to be reborn! After he is reborn, the male lead remembers everything, but the heroine does not. He begs f 107Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 133 Your Highness, the Crown Princess Doesn't Deserve to Die 殿下，太子妃罪不至死 [Make the scumbag suffer + never look back] The Crown Prince's first love dies, and his Crown Princess is accused of murder. He personally shoves her into the depths of despair, where she endures humiliation and torment. Three years later, the truth is bitterly ironic: his first love never died. Not only has she become the old emperor's favorite concubine, she's even given the scumbag Crown Prince a younger brother? The Crown Prince has been cuckolded, and now he regrets everything! Holding the 463Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 134 Longing for Our Reunion Day After Day, Forgetting Each Other Year After Year 朝朝盼重逢，念念总相忘 [Angst, angst, angst! Extremely angsty, proceed with caution!] Five years ago The golden boy Ji Lingchuan knelt on the ground, desperately begging Xia Zhiyi not to leave him. But she coldly told him to get lost, then turned around and married someone else. Five years later The bar hostess Xia Zhiyi knelt before the untouchable Mr. Ji, fawning over him. He shoved her away, saying she was filthy. He hated her, bullied her, and was consumed by the desire to take revenge on her. But when he saw a li 710Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 135 Alas, the Present! 叹今朝！ [Historical Fiction Only + No System or Golden Finger + Palace Intrigue and Political Scheming + Court Conflicts + Inspirational Strong Female Lead’s Growth] Key point: The heroine suffers terribly, and the story is very angsty. Read with caution! Mu Zhaozhao is the eldest daughter of the Chancellor’s household, but no one has cared about her since she was little. Her birth parents consider her a bringer of bad luck and leave her to fend for herself in the most remote courtyard of the residence. 428Reads—Score—14d adds
- 136 The Innocent Abandoned Consort: Prince, Please Let Me Go 弃妃无罪：王爷请你放过我 [Prince + imperial power + tragic romance] At first, he grabs her by the throat, his expression sinister and alluring. “How much truth is there in those tears of yours? Cheng Luoxun, I’ll make you pay in blood.” In the end, she fulfills his wish, barely conscious and almost lifeless. When the peach blossoms bloom in the third month, he gently takes her hand. “You said I didn’t love you, but you never once asked me if I did.” The candles flicker dimly in the room. He looks up, and there is nothin 1kReads8.0Score10114d adds
- 137 My Scumbag Husband Gets His Marriage License with His True Love, So I Marry a Powerful Man 渣夫领证白月光，我转身嫁给大佬 [Clear-Headed Female Lead + Cheating Husband Begs for Her Back + Cold, Powerful Tycoon Dotes Only on His Wife] One-Sentence Summary: On their wedding night, her cheating husband marries his first love, so she marries a tycoon. He ends up kneeling and begging her to take him back. Everyone in their circle knew Lin Xi had loved Mu Sihua for seven years, only to be humiliated with his demand that she bear him a son before he would register their marriage. On their wedding night, her scumbag husband 737Reads—Score3814d adds
- 138 Tides Over the Capital at Night 京夜潮渡 [She Won't Turn Back After He Comes Crawling Back + Second Male Lead Takes the Lead + Sweet 1v1 Romance + Powerful Beijing Socialite] At eighteen, Jin Ting was sincere and passionate. He got into fights and was injured protecting Wen Er. He ran three streets in the rain to buy the soy milk and fried dough sticks she liked. His friends described him as devoted and romantic. On the day he graduated from college, he wrote his wish at the graduation party: “Become a business leader and marry Wen 3.1kReads8.7Score29414d adds
- 139 We Already Broke Off the Engagement. I Married the Crown Prince Instead. Why Are You Crying? 都退婚了，我闪婚太子爷你哭什么 [The heroine won’t look back after the ex’s desperate attempts to win her back + secret love comes true + sweet romance + both leads are virgins] After years together, her fiancé suddenly arranged an engagement alliance with the Song family, then declared righteously, “Miss Song and I are only pretending to be engaged. After everything I’ve done for you all these years, can’t you put up with this for my sake?” Mu Sheng’s heart died, and she instantly became the laughingstock of Yuncheng. She wen 1.8kReads8.8Score24714d adds
- 140 The Wicked Supporting Lady Has Seen the Light 恶毒女配醒悟了 A real groveling-for-forgiveness romance Nan Lu had been by Li Yizhou’s side for ten years. She had given up everything and endured everything, willingly becoming the scheming supporting character everyone thought was trying to steal the leading role. She always thought that as long as she stayed by his side, there would still be a glimmer of hope. But she learned that when hope finally shatters, the pain is all the more unbearable. “So no matter how hard I try, I’ll never be good enough for you 148Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 141 She Regretted Climbing into the Brocade Guard's Favor 攀上锦衣卫后，她后悔了 [A cold-faced but warm-hearted Embroidered Uniform Guard ✘ a sweet and beautiful heroine, female lead is not a virgin, deliberate seduction ✘ clear-headed surrender, romance-focused, fateful encounter, devoted love, sweet romance, not a strong female lead, set in a fictional dynasty similar to the Ming] Xia Yue was kept as a concubine by the salt smuggler Shen Yan for half a year. She escaped four times, and each time he caught her and brought her back. To free herself from this life, she set h 11Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 142 You Take a Second Wife, I’ll Marry Into a Powerful Family. Why Are You Crying, Heir? 你娶平妻我嫁高门，世子哭什么？ The score just came out, but it’ll go up! This book got a push, but I had family matters to deal with and updated poorly, so it got no traffic. It’s a short, sweet and satisfying romance, guaranteed to be sweet, satisfying, and good for your health. {Transmigration + incredibly satisfying scumbag takedowns + protective face-slapping + two strong, devoted leads + a pocket dimension} Just after transmigrating into a book, Jiang Jiuning discovers that her fiancé of four years is cheating on her wi 293Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 143 A Lifetime of Love: This CEO Isn't Domineering 一生索爱：这个总裁不霸道 He’s the male lead, but somehow he got the second male lead’s script. He’s a CEO, but he’s just a little short on the domineering front. He’s arrogant and proud, yet he’s willing to humble himself for her. She’s the woman he’s been plotting to love for ages, the one he openly and unabashedly favors. But no matter how much he does, he still can’t compare to the dazzling, unattainable figure shining like the stars in the little girl’s heart. He can’t bear to see her unhappy, so in the end, he forc —Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 144 Love Hasn't Fallen Asleep Tonight 今夜爱未眠 Fifteen years ago, Lu Xiaozhen risked her life to save Huo Heng. Fifteen years later, she got her wish and married him, only to suffer his coldness and humiliation after their wedding. Two years later, he asked for a divorce and went to another woman. Lu Xiaozhen didn't cry or make a scene. She gave up on him and left with her head held high. Only after the truth came to light did Huo Heng try to win her back, but by then, it was too late. 115Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 145 The Fox Eyes Its Prey 狐视眈眈 Of the three wealthiest families in S City, the Xiao family’s young master was the first to have a marriage arranged. But their families were far from equally matched, and no one had faith in the couple. Even Young Master Xiao disliked his fiancée and had someone else in mind. Then Young Master Xiao was dumped by his fiancée. After that, his ex-fiancée got together with his childhood friend. Before long, a story spread through S City about two brothers turning against each other over one woman, 3.5kReads9.3Score42414d adds
- 146 Bone-Chilling 刺骨 Han Zhen is a thorn in Nan Qiao’s throat: pull it out and she bleeds; swallow it and she dies. When they were young, he deceived her. She thought he simply didn’t know how to love. Only later did she understand that when he loved deeply, he was more devoted than anyone. He simply didn’t want to love her. Later, she was stripped to the bone, lost everything, and painfully came back reborn, becoming someone who no longer loved him. 4kReads8.2Score29614d adds
- 147 The Duties of a Stand-In 替身本分 Gu Zhi spent seven years as Shang Yizhou's substitute lover, always on edge and careful to know his place. At last, one day, he went from being a backup to the real thing. The famously gentle movie star Shang clasped his hand. “I like you. Would you be willing to like me too?” Gu Zhi fell helplessly in love, believing he had finally moved Shang Yizhou. But he never expected the truth. From beginning to end, he had only ever been a substitute, a smokescreen. 112Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 148 Young Master Chu, You’re Tormenting the Wrong Woman. Your Wife Is the One You Truly Love 初少你虐错了，夫人她才是白月光 [Chasing His Wife to the Crematorium + Physical and Emotional Torture + Obsessive Possessiveness] After losing her memory, Chu Tang no longer recognizes anyone, but she remembers a voice in her mind: “A Tang, don't be afraid. I'll protect you with my life!” At last, she gets her wish and marries the man she loves most, Chu Yinmo. But he glares at her furiously. “You don't deserve to be Mrs. Chu! Chu Tang, you killed Zhi Yi. I'll make you wish you were dead and pay you back in blood!” After losin 244Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 149 Married Again, Falling Under Her Spell 二嫁，诱她沉沦 [Both leads are virgins + He pursues her after losing her + Second male lead wins her heart + Traditional historical romance + Fictional setting + Characters and story are entirely fictional] The Xie family’s cousin, Liu Wen Yin, was a stunning beauty, but she was also a fool. Because her birth chart was considered too auspicious, she was promised as a concubine to Xie An when she came of age. Unhappy with his elders’ arrangement, Xie An got engaged to a woman from a prominent family and pushed 2.4kReads8.9Score27014d adds
- 150 A Mistake in the Rainbow Garment 霓裳错 Before Fengyi Palace, Consort Yun walks with a lotus-like grace, dressed in a nine-tailed phoenix robe. That dazzling touch of rouge-red is her silent rebellion against palace rules. Her answer is the emperor’s icy gaze and thirty strokes of the rod, leaving her flesh bloody and mangled. Everyone thinks this harsh punishment is because she covets the empress’s throne. Only Xiao Lingye knows the truth: what made him lose control was glimpsing the secret she had struggled to hide beneath that phoe 2.2kReads5.4Score12414d adds
