Novels like The Discarded Stand-In Has Had Enough
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- 151 A Frail Body That Can’t Bear the Burden 病骨难承 Two Male Leads + Poor Health Wen Xiaoqi’s life is a fall from blazing warmth into desolation. When he is gravely ill, he sleeps with Dai Yichen, severs his attachment, and runs away. He returns to the “home” he had longed for, only to discover that this so-called home is not as simple as it appears; He fights his way out, with nowhere to go, and is taken in like a stray cat by the lover he once had. He thinks he has found salvation, but it turns out to be another abyss. His health is spent, his 2.4kReads6.3Score33214d adds
- 152 Forever Lost in the Dark River 永坠暗河 [Two male leads + bittersweet angst + reunion after years apart + pure love + love and hate intertwined + BE] I brought you home. I gave you your life and chose your name, so you'll belong to me for the rest of your life. We were two maggots in a heap of rotten mud. We should have rotted together in the mire of the dark river, locked in an endless struggle. But I love you... 461Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 153 Defective Omega 劣质omgea Their marriage was in name only, and it lasted four years. “Your pheromones disgust me.” Four years together couldn’t melt the ice between them. What was the point of desperately trying to save the relationship? The seeds of their separation had taken root long ago. Correction: The novel’s actual title is “Inferior Omega.” It can’t be changed after signing the contract, but feel free to dive into the story! 5.4kReads8.2Score51314d adds
- 154 I’d Rather Die So You Can Follow Me in Death 用死换你殉情也好 He was once the Supreme Emperor, yet he personally killed the only person he ever loved. There were no bones left at the mass grave. In the inner palace, he dreamed of her more than two thousand times over six years. His empire fell, and all its splendor came to nothing. He gave his life to atone, hoping only to reunite with her in another life. Dynasties changed and years passed. The world had long since become a different place. On a bustling street, two little children came hand in hand. The 777Reads—Score10214d adds
- 155 Sleeping Peacefully Beneath the Sophora Tree 顾枕槐安 Younger man + substitute + love grows over time + regretful pursuit of the ex + putting scumbags in their place + angst, angst, and more angst!!! Before he turned eighteen, Du Huai’an had no father in his life. The year he turned eighteen, his mother, who had raised him alone, was diagnosed with stomach cancer. So she took him to meet the man who was supposedly his father. That was when he learned his father was the head of the prestigious Zhu family in Jingyuan. He entered the Zhu family as the 1.4kReads8.4Score13714d adds
- 156 Before He Dies, He Wants to Give Up His Allergen 临死前，他要戒掉过敏源 [Male-male romance + angst + late-blooming devotion + the hero’s long road to winning him back] Shen Pei’an was ill. On his birthday, the doctor told him he didn’t have much longer to live. He hadn’t planned to hide it. He meant to wait until Ren Xu had celebrated his birthday with him, then tell him the truth. But the big star Ren Xu never came. All Shen Pei’an got was a birthday cake that would trigger his allergies. He was twenty-eight. It was his ninth year in love with Ren Xu. There would 1.2kReads6.6Score10114d adds
- 157 Spring Returns After Eleven Years 十一年逢春 Yin Li said, “Flowers bloom for only one season. There’s no point wasting your time.” Fu Qingyun had never loved flowers, but seven years later he raised a sea of red spider lilies and buried himself in the flower field Yin Li loved most. Fu Qingyun said, “Yin Li, I won’t love you in my next life.” Yin Li’s hair turned white overnight as he knelt before Fu Qingyun’s coffin, begging forgiveness. He rushed into the flames and became a vegetable, trapping himself in a dream for three whole years 1.6kReads9.2Score18414d adds
- 158 Mr. Song, It's Hard to Hate You 宋先生，与你难生恨 When we kissed, our sticky saliva clung between us like a dying fish struggling for life. It had long since foretold the worst. Mr. Song, only you and I can know this hatred. | Words for Mr. Song, a whisper in the same hue as my beloved. Our memories flashed by like scenes from a film, and I remember every detail with perfect clarity. I hate that my feelings can’t be taken back, making it hard for you to choose and driving me to torment myself. 453Reads—Score10714d adds
- 159 Soul Transmigration into the Regent’s White Moonlight 魂穿摄政王的白月光 [Two male leads + equally powerful leads + tragic romance + older top + heart-wrenching + chasing his wife to the crematorium + white moonlight romance + toxic love + depressing + happy ending] Emergency room doctor Shen Shi'an died suddenly before the operating table. When he opened his eyes again, he was lying on an unfamiliar jade bed. The man before him held power over the entire court. He gently stroked Shen Shi'an's cheek, but in his eyes was the reflection of someone else. “Jinghe,” Xie 727Reads8.2Score2114d adds
- 160 Abyss of the Undying: You Can't Escape 不死深渊：你逃不掉的 [Imprisonment + two male leads + one-on-one + obsessive + pathological + forced love + mutual amnesia + prison + winning back the husband + physical and emotional torment] [Devoted, love-struck top + hot-tempered, irritable bottom] Mu Yan has been kidnapped, more than once. He's always believed Jiang Yuanyu is his nemesis, the culprit who ruined everything. He hates Jiang Yuanyu for destroying his life, and tries to destroy him in turn through abuse, games, torture, and suicide. But does he real 79Reads8.1Score614d adds
- 161 I, the Most Hated One, Died. What Are You Crying For? 我一个万人嫌死了，你们哭什么？ [Dual Male Leads + Angsty, Over-the-Top Romance + Everyone’s Least Favorite + Everyone Gets Their Redemption] Ye Sui knew from childhood that he was an illegitimate son, and that illegitimate sons were guilty by nature. So his father treated him like he didn’t exist. His mother sold him off to pay her debts. His eldest brother hated him because his mother had indirectly caused the death of his brother’s mother, who had been his father’s mistress. His second brother had been the demon in his nigh 6.2kReads7.9Score50214d adds
- 162 Love Came Too Late and Too Strong, but I Can Never Have It Again 迟来的爱太深重，可惜再也要不了 (Two male leads + angsty story + heartbreaking + urban) How could you fall in love with me? “I tried to hold myself back.” (It wasn't that I fell in love with you. You were the one who put an end to my reason.) When I realized you loved me, it was already too late. I could no longer accept it. The person you love most is right beside you, yet you can't feel his love for you. What you thought was devotion is actually separated by an intangible, impassable chasm. 624Reads—Score10114d adds
- 163 Has the Beijing Circle’s Golden Boy Hit the Regret Stage Today? 京圈太子爷，今天火葬场了吗 (The main story is complete) [Two male leads + sweet romance with a touch of bitterness + second chance at love + mutually devoted] [Arrogant and unruly in public, hopelessly besotted with his wife in private, gong X aloof, restrained, and poor top student] “Chi-ge, tell me, what would happen if we pulled the moon down and made it fall into the mortal world?” Yan Chi scoffed. “You want to bet on Fengshen with him? You think he’s worth that much?” For the sake of a bet, the young heir of the capi 19.4kReads8.7Score2.6k14d adds
- 164 After Six Years Apart, President Wen Volunteers to Be the Backup 分开六年，闻总他主动做备胎 [Two male leads + equally matched + coercive relationship + winning back his love at any cost + rekindled romance] Two people who never spoke during their three years as high school classmates began a four-year forced relationship after the college entrance exams, all for 300,000 yuan. At the time, Wen Ye smiled at Li Yang and said, “Come with me to university in the capital. I'll take care of everything.” Li Yang thought that someone with no one to rely on had finally found a safe harbor. But.. 13.7kReads9.2Score1.8k14d adds
- 165 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
- 166 My Devoted Puppy Ran Away, Young Master Wu, Hurry and Win Your Husband Back 痴心小狼狗跑了，后悔吴少快追夫 [Two male leads] [Showbiz + wealthy families] [Pursuing his husband to the crematorium] [Rekindled love] [Two powerful leads] [Younger seme] [One-on-one, both virgins, happy ending] [Sweet and angsty] [Mutual devotion] A heartbroken, younger, wolfish superstar seme x a regretful, wealthy, flirtatious, scummy uke Wu Qi, second young master of the Wu family, had just been dumped. In a fit of impulsiveness, he did the most reckless thing of his twenty-five years. In the end, a love game built on li 2.7kReads8.8Score19814d adds
- 167 Finger Bone 指骨 [Warning: questionable values] I have no name. As far back as I can remember, I've been a dog. Because my sense of smell and hearing are naturally sharp, a human trafficker kept me by his side. No one cared how old I was. I was probably a little older than Song Junlan when I met him. He had been sold to a wealthy family to live as their young master. We met again because I was given a job and offered a huge sum of money: Song Junlan's sister had hired someone to kill him. 35Reads8.5Score714d adds
- 168 Deep Captivity 深囚 [Two male leads] [Historical romance] [Bad ending] [Possessive, domineering, devoted top × cool, gentle, scheming bottom] Ling Wang has nothing and no one. The only thing he wants is his senior brother, Baili Heng. He gives it everything he has and pours out his heart, yet still cannot win his love. Through endless cycles of reincarnation, this remains his sole goal. Ling Wang believes that if he keeps reviewing what happened and avoids every turning point, he’ll finally be able to have him. 110Reads—Score—14d adds
- 169 Countdown to a Simp’s Diary 舔狗日记倒计时 Dual Male Leads, Flirt and Run + Bittersweet Romance + Mild Angst + A Groveling Chase to Win His Wife Back + Rekindled Love After a Breakup Obsessive, Dark Top × Selfish, Slightly Scummy Bottom In his junior year of college, Mu Mu made a decision: He would choose the hardest-to-handle rich kid on campus and play the lovesick puppy, just to experience what it felt like to love someone with humiliating devotion, so he could write it into his novel. He memorized all his habits. He acted so convi 90Reads—Score—14d adds
- 170 Autumn Vow 秋誓 [No female lead] As the young master of the Lin family, Lin Funian grows up surrounded by the love and affection of everyone in both the Lin and Jiang families. He should have had a happy life, but one sudden upheaval takes everything from him. Jiang Yuchi hates him to the bone. Lin Funian's father dies of illness, his mother is murdered, his older brother dies in an accident while on a mission, and he himself is diagnosed with terminal stomach cancer. . Lin Funian: Can't you love me one more ti —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 171 After Clearing a Deadly Game in a Team with the CEO, We Fell in Love 和总裁在致命游戏里组队通关后，我们恋爱了 After Teaming Up with the CEO to Clear a Deadly Game, We Fell in Love 40Reads—Score—14d adds
- 172 Front Teeth 2. 门牙2. Front Teeth 2. 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 173 Go Left at the Light, Right at the Crossing 左灯右行 “Who are you in my eyes? Who do you want me to stand in for? We trade each other’s joys and sorrows, and the one who loves more is always the first to cry.” “Embracing you wears you out. The one who loves more is always the first to turn false.” Liao Juntao, “Who” “I love you, and it’s like driving against the lights.” Tanya Chua, “Red High Heels” So, if two people aren’t right for each other, they shouldn’t get together in the first place. You agree, Gu Xiangbei? Character setup: A street-c 1.8kReads9.2Score26614d adds
- 174 Reduced to My Childhood Friend’s Canary 沦为竹马的金丝雀 To keep his childhood sweetheart alive, Lin Qianmo “betrayed” Xiao Yuan and chose to stay by the enemy emperor's side, enduring humiliation and hardship. At last, Xiao Yuan became emperor and conquered the enemy capital. Lin Qianmo thought his savior had finally arrived, but what came instead was Xiao Yuan's merciless revenge. Xiao Yuan had long been consumed by hatred over his former lover's betrayal. So Lin Qianmo was imprisoned deep in the palace like a caged songbird, humiliated and tortured 2.3kReads7.1Score14414d adds
- 175 The Tyrant Is Reborn, and the Regent Kneels by His Bed Night After Night, Begging to Be Killed 暴君重生，摄政王夜夜跪床头求杀 [Bottom’s POV + Reborn + Groveling Chase + Heartbreaking Angst] Overbearing, unhinged, frail emperor as the bottom vs. obsessive, brooding prince as the top, whose mind was addled by love in their previous life In his previous life, the tyrant Hua Jiuyao is reborn in a good-for-nothing’s body and receives a mission to assassinate his own empress. He thinks the world has finally gone mad, but then… Huo Qingci, who once stabbed him on their wedding night, now sits alone every night, clutching his 2.2kReads8.1Score21914d adds
- 176 Front Tooth 1 门牙1 Front Tooth 1 102Reads—Score—14d adds
- 177 The Hated Young Master Is Reborn and Just Wants to Die 万人嫌小少爷重生后，一心等死 [Extremely possessive, goofy seme x sickly uke everyone despises] [Two male leads + both reborn + sweet romance + both pure + groveling chase + happy ending] Shu Yuan was taken away by an enemy of the Song family shortly after he was born. After failing to find him despite years of searching, the Songs adopted a child to take his place. When Shu Yuan was fifteen, the Song family finally found him. But who could have guessed they only wanted him back so they could take his kidney and save thei 527Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 178 Mr. Duan, Stop Tormenting Him. He Doesn't Have Long to Live 段先生别虐了，他命不久矣 [One-on-one, both sexually inexperienced + male-male romance + second chance love + devoted and ruthless x frail and pitiful + happy ending] Duan Lin hated Wen Yu'an with all his heart. He hated him for turning against him when he had nowhere left to go, and for exposing his whereabouts, nearly costing him his life. He swore to make the traitor pay, never knowing that the earth-shattering betrayal had been a life-for-life gambit from beginning to end. When they met again after years apart, the s 13.3kReads7.4Score1.6k14d adds
- 179 The Arrogant Young Master Became Obedient After Being Bullied 嚣张小少爷被欺负后变乖了 Chen Ju was a fearless little tyrant who, relying on his family’s wealth, shamelessly pursued Jiang Zhou. But Jiang Zhou wasn’t interested. Humiliated and furious, Chen Ju used a dirty trick to get hold of something he could use against Jiang Zhou, then threatened him into dating. Then one day, his family went through a sudden upheaval. Chen Ju went from a pampered young master to a burden everyone despised. A few years later, he had become a meek, well-behaved boy. At a gathering, Chen Ju ran i 2.8kReads7.4Score27214d adds
- 180 Wretched Pleasure 卑劣为欢 [Two male leads + misunderstanding + sweet and angsty + melodrama + devoted to each other + happy ending] Li Qiaonan can’t stand Xu Huai’an. He hates how Xu throws his weight around, relying on his status as the Xu family’s second young master. So Li always looks on coldly. But when they meet again five years later, Li discovers that the person before him is nothing like the bold, carefree boy he remembers. He approaches out of curiosity, intending to have a little fun. But as they spend more ti 3.3kReads8.6Score32414d adds
- 181 Hello, My Love 你好，我的爱 The Place He Returns To: Sequel (Part Two) If you can’t handle an unresolved ending, don’t read this! Don’t read this! Don’t read this! It’ll turn your whole worldview upside down! This is meant to have a happy ending, though a few parts feel forced. The protagonist is a hopeless romantic. If you can’t accept that, stay away! Thank you for reading! Song Qing never left, but he said it was all just a competition. What is he hiding? I refuse to believe it. I search desperately. Will things ultimat 8Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 182 The One Thing I Wanted to Record Before I Died 死前，我唯一想记录的 I fell in love with my non-blood-related older brother, but he found me disgusting and sent me to a conversion therapy center. After I got out, my mental state deteriorated day by day, and in the end, before I died, I wrote this 3.3kReads8.1Score67714d adds
- 183 My Husband’s So Stubborn: Two Kisses and He Melts 老公的嘴太硬？亲两次就软了 [One-on-one romance + both leads are each other's first and only + happy ending + mutual salvation] Pei Yunqiao somehow ended up saving someone. Before dawn, the man had already fled far away. At the recording of the first round of the audition show, he clutched his sore waist and stared from afar at the aloof, ascetic man seated among the judges. His vision went black, then black again. After the performance, Producer Shen pulled him into a corner and gave him three warnings in a row. - Put awa 9.1kReads8.7Score1.1k14d adds
- 184 The Prince Becomes a Slave, and the Regent Goes Too Far 皇子为奴，摄政王他欺人太甚 [Male/male romance + ancient political intrigue + physical and emotional angst + equally matched leads] Cold, ruthless, and suspicious Regent, devoted in love x a patient, seemingly obedient prince with ambitions Xiao Chengjing treated Chi Yan'an, the young prince sent to him as a slave, like a plaything and ground him into the dirt. He watched him crawl meekly and hold his tongue, yet failed to see the ambition and cunning beneath those clear eyes. As a spy, he had to tread carefully. One wron 1.7kReads6.5Score13014d adds
- 185 You Gave Me Deep Love and Turned My Life Upside Down 予你情深，乱我一生 Eighteen years ago, Wen Ziyu was the person He Jingyang promised to stay with forever. Eighteen years later, Wen Ziyu was locked in an attic by He Jingyang and cruelly abused. He Jingyang always said Wen Ziyu owed him and that he'd make him pay little by little. But in the end, it was He Jingyang who owed Wen Ziyu a pair of eyes, a life, and a lifetime of love and devotion. 284Reads6.8Score10014d adds
- 186 The Young Master Doesn't Want to Turn Back 小少爷不想回头了 [Everyone Gets Their Comeuppance x Amnesia, Thinks He's a Corporate Drone x Fakes His Death x Sleepwalking x Forced Romance x Scarred but Stunning] A cheerful, sunny bottom who’s good at talking himself through things, starts off moody but later becomes cold and loveless, VS a powerful, obsessive top. Qi Ming read a melodramatic novel where the protagonist suffered terribly, both in body and mind. Qi Ming, a corporate drone, thought: What a disaster. So, for revenge, he happily replaced every in 987Reads8.9Score10114d adds
- 187 Married Off to the Enemy General 代嫁敌将 “Turning a general with such overwhelming pride into one of my people would be a pleasure in itself. It would be the greatest humiliation I could inflict on you…” Su Qinghan, a great general, is forced to take his country's princess's place in a political marriage and become the enemy kingdom's crown prince consort, enduring one humiliation after another. The crown prince initially treats Su Qinghan as nothing more than a play 707Reads8.4Score10614d adds
- 188 The Princess Who Took Her Sister's Place at the Wedding Is a Man 替姐出嫁的王妃是男儿身 The Princess Consort Who Took Her Sister's Place Is a Man 57Reads—Score—14d adds
- 189 Who Can I Tell My Grudge To? 恨谁诉？ Each chapter is a standalone tragic love story with an open ending, so use your imagination. Some stories are set in ancient times and others in the modern day, but they're all tragic. If that's not your thing, feel free to skip them. 651Reads8.7Score12614d adds
- 190 His Deadly Tenderness Trapped Me in an Endless Cycle of Reincarnation 他的致命温柔，把我困在无尽轮回里 His Lethal Tenderness Trapped Me in an Endless Cycle of Reincarnation 27Reads—Score314d adds
- 191 The Young Lord Planted a Night-Pleasure Gu, and the General Wept 世子种下夜欢蛊后，将军哭了 The Heir Apparent Wept After the General Planted the Night-Pleasure Gu 275Reads—Score914d adds
- 192 After My Terminal Diagnosis, My Contract Boyfriend Chased Me to the Crematorium in Tears 绝症后，契约男友哭着追进火葬场 [Two Male Leads, Old-School Angsty Drama, A Real Pursuit After the Breakup, Scum Top Transformed into a Crying, Devoted Dog, Angst Before Affection, Both Reborn, Happy Ending] [Stoic Bottom with a Terminal Illness & Hard-Mouthed-at-First, Tender and Affectionate Top] Lin Shi'an was diagnosed with lung cancer, with only three months left to live. Seven years ago, when Li Feng's mother was gravely ill, Lin Shi'an paid two million to buy ten years of his time and personally made him a popular movie 5.3kReads8.9Score54314d adds
- 193 Reborn with My Husband, I Refuse to Marry Him 和老伴一起重生后，我拒绝结婚 [Two male leads + from the start, a crematorium of regret + both reborn + two strong leads + a hell-level pursuit of the wife] When Han Ting was young, he gave Lin Su his whole heart. They loved each other passionately, but in the end, all he got in return was Lin Su saying they weren't right for each other. He let time heal a heart that had long since been shattered. Years later, when a small space finally opened up in his heart, he met the most important person in his life: Jiang Huaizhou. Han 1.7kReads6.7Score10014d adds
- 194 Only After I Died Did My Senior Brother Realize He Loved Me 我死后，师兄才知他爱我 Only After I Died Did My Senior Brother Realize He Loved Me 775Reads—Score—14d adds
- 195 Salvation in the Deep 救赎深陷 [Anthology + BL + pure love + possessiveness + angst + mental illness + healing + protagonists with psychological disorders] An anthology of four stories Story One: A repressed, obsessive, manic puppy-like top VS a gentle, slow-to-realize bunny-like bottom (Li Zize and Shen Luochen). Complete. First the top suffers, then the bottom. A calculating man edges closer step by step, driving away everyone around him so he can keep his love all to himself. Story Two: A bottom with severe mental illness 52Reads—Score—14d adds
- 196 After We Broke Up, My Puppy-Boy Ex Cried Every Day, Begging to Get Back Together 分开后，小狼崽每天哭着求复合 [Younger love interest + power couple + groveling redemption + captivity + sweet and angsty romance + both leads are each other’s first] Gentle older benefactor vs possessive, calculating young wolf Award-winning actor Chen Huai signed a contract with a minor actor who was barely known, and spoiled the young wolf rotten. Then one day, Chen Huai suddenly discovered that the little wolf wasn’t some unknown actor at all. His true identity was the young overseas Chinese heir of the Zhou Group, and h 560Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 197 Wither Them, Let Them Bloom 与之枯萎，予之盛放 [Two male leads + older man/younger man + devoted to each other + regret and pursuit] [Cold, strict, ruthless scheming top × frail, disillusioned bottom] Ruan Hanlin once thought Ruan Yushu was a lonely weed growing in the wilderness. Only after he left did he suddenly realize that Ruan Yushu was a tree, a tree that bloomed in the sunlight. The years they spent tangled together had nearly buried him. Ruan Hanlin was willing to wither alongside him, and let him bloom. 3.2kReads8.7Score23514d adds
- 198 Knowing the Powerful One Won't Stay, I Still Lower My Eyes and Yearn for Him 明知大攻留不住，低眉仍做痴人慕 [Power imbalance + revenge + angst before sweetness] [Content warning: Angsty story, and the bottom is love-brained. Bottom fans, stay away.] [Revenge-driven, ruthless top x obedient, insecure bottom] [Lu Jingyuan x Shen Yan] As the illegitimate son the Shen family looked down on, Shen Yan's days were spent either working or carrying out missions. Fail, and punishment was waiting for him. He thought he would rot in the mud until Lu Jingyuan forcefully entered his world. Not only did Lu Jingyua 12.7kReads8.9Score1.3k14d adds
- 199 A Tragic Death in His Past Life: The Villainous Male Side Character Is Reborn and Learns His Lesson 前世惨死，恶毒男配重生学乖了 Huo Jinya met a gruesome end in his previous life, and he had it coming. He was playing the part of the innocent, sweet-talking schemer and nearly destroyed Feng Fuming's family. In the end, karma caught up with him: he was sent to prison, died by the roadside, and no one even claimed his body... Reborn, he knows he was wrong. After being hurt so badly, he doesn't dare to love again. Even when a scumbag cherishes him as if he might break, he can't bring himself to accept it. He's developed serio 3.2kReads8.3Score26414d adds
- 200 After the Little Fool Ran Away, the Big Shot Went Mad 小傻子逃跑后，大佬他疯了 [Two male leads, ultra-pampering] A silly bottom who thought he was pretending to be dumb, only to discover he really was dumb, and a fatherly CEO top who thought he was aloof but turned out to be hopelessly in love. Chi Tang died, and then Chi Tang came back to life! There was a pileup on the highway. Chi Tang’s last memory was being crushed between two cars and dying a gruesome death. He closed his eyes, opened them again, and discovered that he had been reborn in the body of a fool with the s 3.1kReads8.6Score33014d adds
