Novels like I Once Loved the Stars Above
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- 51 Mountains and Seas, Different Schemes 山海不同谋 Dedicated to the memory of my friend. A heroine who seems strong but is actually sensitive and introverted x a hero who seems cold but is actually gentle. Tragic ending. “Why is Qingchuan called Qingchuan?” “I confessed to you long ago. In every glance I gave you.” Maybe we should all be a little braver in our youth. “Can we take a photo together?” “Wu Cangting, goodbye forever.” 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 52 My Youth, Your Stories 我的青春，你们的故事 A collection of several stories that will make your heart ache for the characters’ helplessness and despair. Time is the gentlest executioner. It takes away the ardor of youth, but leaves stories etched in wrinkles, so that every aging pupil holds a starry sky. The stories aren’t long, but they belong to our youth. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 I Saved the Company, Then They Threw Me Away. So I Turned the Whole Company Upside Down 力挽狂澜却遭卸磨杀驴，我反手掀翻整个公司 I turned the tide, only to be discarded once I was no longer useful. So I turned around and brought down the whole company. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 54 After Everyone Betrayed Me, I Ruled the City 全员背叛后，我君临都市 After everyone betrayed me, I ruled the city. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 55 I Spent 2.8 Million of My Own Money on Bonuses and Got Reported, So I Cleaned House and Reached the Top 自掏280万发奖被举报后，我反手清空蛀虫登顶巅峰 After I Spent 2.8 Million of My Own Money on Awards and Got Reported, I Turned Around, Purged the Leeches, and Rose to the Top 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 A Collection of Short, Angsty Stories 短虐合集 “Between the two of us, my life is the least important thing. If you want to take it, then it’s yours.” A collection of short, tragic period romance and fanfiction with a beautiful bad ending. Each story is a few chapters long, featuring passionate but painful love, a strong female lead and a weaker male lead, lovers who fight as fiercely as they love, a man desperately trying to win back his wife, and tragic endings. 54Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 You Are the Only Light in My Life 你是我生命里唯一的光 You are the only light in my life 35Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 58 The Rainy Season Is a Secret Signal 雨季是潮湿的暗号 [Mutual first love | Campus | Bad ending] “I hope your wish comes true, that everything in the world becomes the backdrop to your life. May you go anywhere you want and become the bravest person of all.” “Qi means a prayer, and Zhao means light. It’s a beautiful name.” The rainy season at seventeen is long enough to leave an indelible mark. The boy who leapt down carried mud all over him, but angels would catch them and cleanse their purest souls. “Zhaoqi, you idiot.” “I love you.” “May the ligh 31Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 My Wife Said She Was Working Late at 3 A.M. I Sent Her a Photo to Expose Her, and She Panicked 妻子凌晨三点说在加班，直接发去照片拆穿，她慌了 My wife said she was working overtime at 3 a.m. I sent her a photo to expose her, and she panicked 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 She Found Out She Was Having Quintuplets, but Her Billionaire Husband Wanted a Divorce 得知怀五胞胎，富豪老公却要离婚～ She Found Out She Was Having Quintuplets, but Her Billionaire Husband Wants a Divorce~ 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 I Grew Up Taking Turns at My Five Brothers’ Homes 我在五个哥哥家里轮流长大 I Grew Up Taking Turns Living with My Five Older Brothers 1kReads—Score1014d adds
- 62 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
- 63 Half a Letter in Winter 冬天的半封信 They met in winter, grew close, parted ways, and found each other again. “See you in winter.” I’ll see you in winter. It turned out to mean goodbye until winter comes again. 70Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 I'll Come Clean: I'm a Rich Heiress 摊牌了，我是富家千金 Fine, I'll Come Clean: I'm a Rich Heiress 90Reads—Score—14d adds
- 65 After I Broke Up with My Boyfriend, He Sent Me an Itemized Bill 我分手后，男友给我发来一份账单 After We Broke Up, My Boyfriend Sent Me a Bill 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 Love That Came Too Late 迟来的痴爱 Yan Xizhi had always loved someone, keeping her feelings locked away in her heart. She didn't dare reveal them. She thought the two of them could never be together and would never cross paths, but she never expected one incident to bring them together and make her his wife. He was cold and indifferent toward her, and even resented her. Later, a checkup revealed that she had terminal cancer. His first love happened to return from abroad around the same time, so she chose to divorce him. After the 142Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 67 When We Meet Again, We’ll Be Worlds Apart 再见已是天上人间 While Nan Sheng was still alive, she climbed the ninety-nine stone steps behind the Chenghuang Temple and prayed devoutly for Mo Beichen to return safely. But the day before she died, she fulfilled her vow. She said, “In my next life, I don’t want to meet him again.” After Nan Sheng died, Mo Beichen retraced the path she had taken, kneeling three times at every nine steps as he begged the gods to return his wife to him… He said, “If there is another life, may she live a carefree life, free from 205Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 68 The Road Ahead Is One of Heartbreak 此去离殇 “You never deserved to be my wife.” Once, she had loved him with all her heart, only to be met with his cold rejection. Time passed, and she died before his eyes. All the love she had never gotten to confess became a sharp sword plunging into his heart… 238Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 69 A Cool Breeze Rises 萧萧凉风生 I love the wind! The wind is free, boundless, and unfettered. It can turn the leaves, lift a skirt, and travel the world. But I’m trapped in my own endless darkness, locked inside a prison of my own making. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 After I Died, Everyone Was Left to Regret It 我死后，全员火葬场 After I Died, Everyone Held a Cremation for Me 40Reads—Score—14d adds
- 71 One Fleeting Glance, and I Knew Love Had Faded 蓦然一顾知阑珊 She married him without hesitation in the prime of her life, but couldn't escape the seven-year itch. As her life entered its final countdown, she could no longer find the young man who had once loved her so deeply. She devoted her entire life to him, and only at the very end did he finally realize what he had lost... 57Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 72 Thank You for Giving Me a Heart of Sorrow 谢你赠我一心伤 The most ridiculous thing in An Lingxi’s life was probably that she loved Xuanyuan Mo more than life itself, while Xuanyuan Mo thought of nothing but taking her life… 64Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 73 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 10Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 74 Thorns and the Silver Crown 荆棘与银冠 Thorns and the Silver Crown 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 A Love That Has Turned to Ashes 深爱已成灰 Our Deep Love Has Turned to Ashes 1.4kReads—Score714d adds
- 76 Just in Time to Say Goodbye 刚好就此再见 Xia Zinuo spent five years trying to warm the heart of the man she loved, but failed. Her leukemia returned, and her love rival came back. Qin Yihan would rather have died himself. Xia Zinuo was already in such a miserable state, and now things had become truly unbearable. “Qin Yihan, stay with me for three months. Let me know what it feels like to be loved, too.” At the end of her life, Xia Zinuo pleaded with him. “Keep dreaming,” Qin Yihan coldly refused. Qin Yihan had long looked forward to d 6Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 77 I Loved You Until My Hair Turned White 我慕君心雪白头 She loved him so much, but he never saw it. He only misunderstood her and hurt her again and again, with his own hands, while watching others hurt her too… He put her life at risk, made her lose their child, and let the person she hated most humiliate and bully her. Even when she went mad, he still refused to let her go… He simply watched her suffer and watched her hurt. If she ever gets another chance, she will never love him again! 53Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 78 After My Divorce, I Returned to My Parents' Home, but They Kicked Me Out 离婚回到娘家，爸妈把我赶出家门 After I Divorced and Returned to My Parents' Home, They Kicked Me Out 70Reads—Score—14d adds
- 79 My Husband Cheated, So I Had Him Committed to a Psychiatric Hospital 老公出轨，我把他送进了精神病院 My husband cheated, so I had him committed to a psychiatric hospital. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 80 Shattered Stars Tribulation: A Ghost Immortal's Oath of Revenge 碎星劫，鬼仙的复仇誓约 Shattered Star Tribulation: The Vengeful Oath of a Ghost Immortal 2Reads—Score114d adds
- 81 No One Will Ever Be Like You Again 从此无人再像你 Much later, Shen Muchen finally understood that no one would ever love him more than she loved her own life again. 48Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 82 In the End, Zhuang Zhou Dreamed He Was a Butterfly 终是庄周梦了蝶 In the third year of her marriage to Shen Yuheng, their marriage certificate was accidentally ruined by a spilled cup of coffee. Nan Yu took their documents to the civil affairs bureau to get a replacement. The clerk tapped a few keys on the computer, then suddenly looked up at her. “Ma’am, your marital status is listed as unmarried.” She froze, thinking she’d misheard. “That’s impossible. My husband and I got our marriage certificate here three years ago.” The clerk checked again, her expressio 1.5kReads—Score8214d adds
- 83 After My Wife Was Assaulted: Ten Years of Devotion Were Just an Act, and the Truth Was a Bloodstained Blade 老婆被侵犯以后：十年深情一场戏，真相是带血的刀 After My Wife Was Violated: Ten Years of Deep Love Were All an Act, and the Truth Is a Bloodstained Knife 51Reads—Score—14d adds
- 84 A Marriage at a Crossroads 婚途陌路 Strangers on the Road to Marriage 49Reads—Score714d adds
- 85 Du Yue, Do You Have No Heart? 杜悦，你没有心吗？ Du Yue, do you even have a heart? 11Reads—Score414d adds
- 86 I Designed Your Bride's Wedding Dress with My Own Hands 我亲手为你的新娘设计了婚纱 Cover image source: XHS, Snowy Day Originally titled “Out of Focus” A secret crush is one person out of focus; loving someone you can’t have is two people on parallel lines. When you appeared, the whole world went out of focus. The first time we met, I tripped in front of you. From then on, I’ve always stumbled right where you are. Jian Lushun, goodbye forever. 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 87 The Mad Crown Prince’s Cherished Captive 疯批皇兄的掌中娇 [A possessive, obsessive Crown Prince X a beautiful, delicate Princess] [The male lead is unhinged, obsessive, and fiercely controlling + the Princess is as sweet and delicate as her name suggests + she can never escape his grasp + both are virgins] Zhao Jiaojiao’s father was the top candidate in the palace examinations, and her mother was the daughter of a Minister of the Court of Justice. But before Zhao Jiaojiao was born, her father was framed by a villain and died in prison. The entire Zhao 154Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 88 The Camellia Tree 山茶花树 “A Huai, the camellias on the mountain back home are blooming. I really wish you could go see them with me again.” “The camellias on the mountain bloom and wither, then bloom again, but the camellia in my heart will never fade.” 89Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 After I Gave Up Loving Him, My CEO Husband Regretted It 我放弃爱他后，总裁老公后悔了 After I Gave Up on Loving Him, My CEO Husband Regretted It 33Reads—Score314d adds
- 90 I Restored the Ancient Well in the Old Alley, and My Neighbor Reported Me for Occupying Public Land 我修好老巷古井，邻居举报我占公地 I Restored the Ancient Well in the Old Alley, but My Neighbor Reported Me for Occupying Public Land 5Reads—Score214d adds
- 91 After My Honest Fast-Food Stall Was Smashed, I Moved and Became a Street-Food Sensation 良心快餐被砸后，我换地摆摊爆火了 After My Honest Fast-Food Stall Was Smashed, I Moved and Became a Huge Hit 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 92 You Are My Fated Calamity 你是我命定的劫 Su Qian vanished without a trace, dead or alive. All that remained at the crime scene was half a forearm... He said, “Su Qian, you have no one to blame but yourself. You did too many terrible things and left yourself no way out.” In the mouth of the true culprit, all of it was dismissed with a casual, “You got what you deserved.” On a rainy night, sitting in her wheelchair and watching a truck race toward her, she laughed softly. “Shen Yihan, at last I can stop loving you...” 201Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 93 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
- 94 Crossing the Wind and Sand: Longyuan, 1960 风沙渡：陇原一九六零 Crossing the Dust Storm: Longyuan, 1960 —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 95 My Heart Remains as It Was 妾心如故 He hated her. In a single night, he slaughtered her entire family. He hated her, and wanted nothing more than to torture her to death, drawing blood from her heart every day for the woman he cherished. But when he used the same hands stained with her family’s blood to kill her child, she laughed bitterly, and her black hair turned white overnight. This time, she was the one who hated him, but he was the one who regretted it. “Ling Yumo, this hatred has seeped into my blood and carved itself into 60Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 96 Huai'an 怀安 Xu Sui'an will always love Lu Huaizheng, and Lu Huaizheng will always protect Xu Sui'an. "To be loved is to have a brilliant light shine on the insecure in their darkest hour. It means that even if the whole world condemns you, I will still choose you without hesitation, come to you, and love you deeply." "Dear friend, one day we must say goodbye, but I will remember you forever. Farewell." 4Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 97 My Rich Family Took Me Back and Said I’d Suffered, Not Knowing I Already Earn Millions a Month 被接回豪门，母亲说我受苦了，却不知道我早已月入百万 After I was brought back to the wealthy family, my mother said I’d suffered so much, unaware that I’d already been making millions a month. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 98 After My Cousin Stole My Dowry, I Discovered He Was Dad’s Illegitimate Son 嫁妆被堂弟抢夺后，我发现他是爸爸的私生子 After My Cousin Stole My Dowry, I Discovered He Was Dad's Illegitimate Son —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 99 I’m the Real Heiress, but the Fake One Is My Twin Sister 我是真千金，假千金却是我的双胞胎妹妹 I'm the Real Heiress, but the Fake Heiress Is My Twin Sister 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 100 After My Mission Failed, Both Male Leads Blew Up Their Souls for Me 攻略失败后，两个男主都为我自爆神魂 After My Pursuit Failed, Both Male Leads Self-Destructed Their Souls for Me —Reads—Score—14d adds
