Novels like A Murky Path
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- 151 Quick Transmigration Into a Hemorrhoid Specimen, Then Becoming a Caged Bird 快穿成痔漏标本，变囚中雀 Quick Transmigration into a Hemorrhoid Specimen, Then Becoming a Caged Bird 688Reads—Score214d adds
- 152 His Little White Rabbit 他的小白兔 [Big Bad Wolf × Little White Rabbit] [Sweet Campus Romance] Zhou Yuchen suddenly discovers that Little White Rabbit, the online friend who disappeared for ages, is actually a student in the class next door. Still resentful that his online friend abandoned him, one sun-drenched afternoon Zhou Yuchen pins the girl against a stone table and nuzzles her shoulder with a wounded look. “Why don’t you want me?” Only then does Yu Siyan realize that the campus heartthrob everyone admires has long since f 358Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 153 She's No Songbird, She's the Apple of His Eye 哪是金丝雀，分明是心尖宠 [Stubborn, proud former piano princess vs. possessive real estate tycoon] At 20, Li Sheng was the girlfriend Shen Yanchu treasured above all else, a “business prodigy” and “piano princess” envied by everyone. At 25, Li Sheng was a toy for Shen Yanchu to play with as he pleased. Shen Yanchu hated her with every fiber of his being. Because a kidnapping plot orchestrated by her brother had killed his younger sister. At 18, Shen Tingwan had leapt from the top floor, unable to bear any more humiliati 2.6kReads7.1Score12114d adds
- 154 A Powerful Temptation 强势诱瘾 [Unhealthy possessiveness / long-laid plans / coercive romance / later henpecked husband / sweet romance] Not a strong heroine! Slightly fatherly male lead! ✨ (Sinister, volatile heir to the throne & sweet, gentle young heiress) The year Lu Yuchen returned to the Lu family, a young heiress came to stay with them. From then on, his greatest pleasure was making her cry. A young man’s mad love was possessiveness taken to the extreme. In his eyes, a doll so exquisite had to be kept safely within his 1.7kReads8.4Score14114d adds
- 155 He Came Too Late, and the White Moonlight Won 他来得太迟，白月光赢了 [Substitute & White Moonlight] There's a rumor in Chuancheng that Shen Qing Huai's wife loves him so much she goes mad whenever she can't see him. Even Shen Qing Huai himself believes Wen He loves him deeply. Only Wen He knows that the person she loves is really the one with a face just like Jing Ran's. The day Wen He asks for a divorce, Shen Qing Huai, usually so refined and gentle, loses his mind. He forgets all dignity. Eyes reddening, he kneels before Wen He. “Please, don't divorce me. I'll 3.8kReads8.7Score18114d adds
- 156 I Trafficked Hell Bank Notes in 1934 我在1934年倒卖冥钞 I Sold Hell Money in 1934 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 157 Under Imperial Rule, She Was Forced to Become the Crown Prince's Concubine 皇权之下，她被太子强纳为妾 [Possessive Love + Political Scheming + Every Cliche Under the Sun (Character Growth for Both Leads) + Both Chaste] (The rating was just opened, so it's low. It will rise. Every book starts out like this.) She is a lone soul from another world, struggling to survive in a strange land. She and a young man fall in love, but then he forcibly takes her as a concubine, trapping her in the Eastern Palace. He is the crown prince of the realm. He desires her for her looks and takes her by force, but h 4.2kReads8.5Score20614d adds
- 158 Snow Falls, Soundlessly! 雪落，无声！ Snow falls, soundlessly! 98Reads—Score—14d adds
- 159 After Mom Remarried, My Older Brother Had Been Plotting for Ages 随母改嫁后，兄长他蓄谋已久 After Yu Wan fell into the water, she had a dream. In it, her mother was drowned in a pond by her scumbag father, and because of her beautiful, snowy skin and flowerlike appearance, her father gave her away twice. The first time, the man she was to be sent to died in a rebellion before she even reached him. Before she could catch her breath, she was sent to the bed of another powerful nobleman. To survive, she willingly became his mistress, but her good fortune didn't last. A bowl of medicine br 5.4kReads8.6Score64114d adds
- 160 The Mad Tyrant's Punishment of His Sweetheart 疯执惩娇 A story about a sunny, cheerful beauty raised in a loving family, who is carefully manipulated, devoured, and locked away by the obsessive, unhinged boy she's known since childhood. Sunny, soft-hearted beauty × possessive, obsessive tycoon Coercive love & a psychologically troubled hero & childhood friends & sweet and angsty & both virgins 2.6kReads7.0Score10714d adds
- 161 Aye, I'm Leaving 阿也，我走了 [Sensitive, self-conscious heroine x gentle, sunny hero] When Lin Zhiyou was six, her father died in a car accident, and her mother raised her alone. After her mother changed jobs, eighteen-year-old Lin Zhiyou transferred to Nancheng No. 1 High School. There, she met Jiang Ye... A sensitive, self-conscious girl falls in love with a gentle, sunny boy, but the wheels of fate have not turned in her favor... 34Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 162 A Spring Night in the Capital 京春夜 [A college student who doesn't realize how captivating she is x a powerful, high-libido figure in Beijing's elite circles] [Beijing political elite + age gap + coercive love + he chases his wife after losing her] Song Qingnan first met Xie Zhi in Beijing in early spring, during the season when the crabapple blossoms were at their brightest. In front of a luxurious old mansion, the man stood in a tailored suit, his gaze deep as he fixed on her like a falcon locking onto its prey. At the time, she 18.5kReads8.7Score1.8k14d adds
- 163 I Don’t Want the Bellflowers Anymore 我不要桔梗花了 Yu Nianxu, Wei Mu is still here, still protecting you somewhere else. Wei Mu, don't go! Yu Nianxu, wake up! I'm still here. Wei Mu, I'm awake. Where are you? Wei Mu, I'm willing. Wei Mu, goodbye! I'll live well from now on. 154Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 164 The Campus Heartthrob I Secretly Loved Is Out of My League! Reborn, I Keep My Distance 暗恋的校草攀不起！重生她躲远点 [Bittersweet romance + reborn in school days + devoted couple HE + foster-family romance + childhood sweethearts] In her previous life, Song Zhiwei secretly loved the school heartthrob for ten years, and no one knew. After an unexpected encounter left her pregnant, she became the young mistress of a top-tier wealthy family in City A, her status secured by her child. Because their marriage was so unequal, everyone thought she had climbed the social ladder and shamelessly sold herself. Even her on 15.1kReads8.4Score1.4k14d adds
- 165 The Caged Oriole 囚莺 [Trash Male Lead] [Warlord in a Chaotic Era] [Manipulation and Exploitation] [Fair-Skinned Heroine] [Unyielding] [Self-Redemption] In the eyes of outsiders, Qiu Wanying was lucky to have won the marquis's favor. They thought her ancestors' graves must be glowing with good fortune, but no one knew the suffering in her heart. She had come from a peaceful era to a feudal dynasty. Under the rule of male patriarchy, women of this age were like dough for anyone to knead as they pleased. She resent 4.3kReads8.6Score24814d adds
- 166 He Imprisoned Her 囚他她 [Forced marriage and possessive love, a crazy male lead, an age gap, extreme possessiveness, and a heroine who isn’t a virgin while the hero is. Don’t read if you can’t accept that.] During a trip, she caught someone’s eye at first sight. On her way back to the city, she got into a car accident. When she woke up, everything had changed. She was forced to stay, forced into marriage, and forced to accept it all. He said cruelly, “Do you know how many people go missing every year while traveling?” 3.9kReads7.4Score21314d adds
- 167 The Moment We Fell 陷落时分 [Bankrupt Heiress vs. Vengeful Playboy | The Harder It Gets, the More They Love | Tender with a Surprising Edge] When Wen Shiyi “unexpectedly” went bankrupt and had nowhere else to turn, Gu Liancheng, with whom she’d once shared a brief affair, offered her a lifeline. “Live, eat, and sleep with me. I’ll cover your everyday expenses and pay off your tens of millions in debt.” He sounded like a loyal knight, but his words were cold. “There’s just one condition: we can’t get married.” She’d fallen 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 168 If I Could Start Over, I Would Hope Never to Meet You Again 要是能重来，我希望不再遇到你 If I could do it all over again, I hope I wouldn't meet you again. 170Reads—Score414d adds
- 169 Quick Transmigration: The Enchanting White Moonlight Is Even More Dangerous 快穿：白月光妖娆迷人，更要命 [The heroine is stunningly beautiful and looks too delicate to manage on her own, but she’s strong-willed and rational inside. This isn’t a wish-fulfillment story. It focuses on romance, with both sweet and painful moments.] Luo Yi has been a lonely ghost wandering beside the River of Forgetfulness for a thousand years. She can’t enter the cycle of reincarnation because she doesn’t remember who she is. Then one day, something called a System suddenly appears and tells her that if she binds herse 847Reads7.2Score10014d adds
- 170 My Brother's Rose Was Forcefully Stolen 哥哥的玫瑰被强势掠夺 [Romance and political intrigue / Love seized by force / Coercive romance / Angsty with a little sweetness / Obsessive hero ★ Extreme possessiveness ★ Devoted love] P.S. The hero is strong, the heroine is weak. Lu Nianchen gets into Beiwudance Academy, the school of her dreams. On the night she arrives, her older brother, Lu Chengyou, brings her to a glittering, illusory banquet. Amid the dazzling lights, the girl catches a glimpse of a tall man with sharp, penetrating features as he walks into 2.2kReads8.4Score10714d adds
- 171 After the Divorce, I Became the Granddaughter of the World's Richest Man 离婚后，我成了全球首富的外孙女 After three years of marriage, Li Ge hasn’t even touched Huo Jincheng’s hand, let alone borne him a child. Then a plane crash leaves her a survivor, and at the hospital she runs into Huo Jincheng accompanying another woman to a prenatal checkup. That’s when she realizes she never had a place in this man’s heart. The moment she decides to let go, she discovers she’s the granddaughter of the world’s richest person. If she can’t be Mrs. Huo, then she’ll become the Huo family’s sworn enemy and make 2.3kReads8.7Score38614d adds
- 172 The Abstinent, Powerful Official You Imagined Is a Mad Dog Beneath My Skirts 你以为的禁欲权臣，是我裙下疯狗 [A seductive, alluring, clear-eyed villainess + a male lead who seems abstinent but is actually possessive, obsessive, and completely unhinged] Torturing the aloof beauty and powerful minister male lead She seduces him, uses him, even kills him. She has no sincere feelings for him at all, yet he loves her. Winter snow, a plum grove, a stunningly beautiful young woman… When Lu Xuan first saw her, he took her for a demon or a spirit, and loathed and despised her. Later: Lu Xuan suddenly lifted 2.3kReads8.8Score22014d adds
- 173 The CEO Begs Me to Love Him, but I Was Born a Player 霸总跪求我爱他，可我天生玩的花 [Love at first sight + a forceful pursuit of his wife + age gap + angsty male lead + sexually inexperienced male lead and sexually experienced female lead] A miserable college student dies suddenly while memorizing vocabulary and wakes up as the heroine's sidekick in a story that tortures women! Jiang Nian thought she was just a pawn in the male and female leads' little game. So why is the wealthy, handsome second male lead in the book always clinging to her? When the male lead disappears and to 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 174 Blind Love~ 盲爱~ Blind Love~ 233Reads—Score—14d adds
- 175 A Demon’s Forced Love 恶魔强制爱 A sweet, martial-arts heroine × a ruthless, unstable heir to a financial empire. One-on-one, both virgins. Abduction and possession! The male lead is unstable, brooding, obsessive, and ruthless. He abducts and intimidates her into staying by his side; she escapes, gets plastic surgery, and he has to win her back. The male lead is utterly unhinged and will stop at nothing to get what he wants, but he loves only the heroine from beginning to end. After an accident brings the heroine face-to-face w 852Reads7.2Score10114d adds
- 176 Falling Together into Ruin 共坠沉沦 [Mature, steady, wealthy daddy x resilient, tough country girl] [Eleven-year age gap, one-on-one, both leads have no romantic history, groveling romance, love at first sight] Orphan Xu Tao was sponsored by the wealthy Jiang Bowen. During her senior year of high school, she moved into his estate. On that night, thick with desire, Jiang Bowen, the financial magnate she had only ever seen on TV, stared at her for a long time, his eyes coolly assessing the risks and rewards. Only after the crimson c 4.4kReads8.9Score49914d adds
- 177 A Tormented Love Beneath the Abyss 深渊下的虐恋 (Devoted couple + possessive love + angsty romance + secret love + domineering CEO + wealthy family) Male lead: Yan Shaoxing, 192 cm tall, a little unhinged, but not too bad. Female lead: Xia Wen, 165 cm tall, a delicate little rabbit. Naturally well-behaved and timid, her depression makes her seem even more vulnerable. Setting: Jinyang. It's been two years, but the nightmare of those four years still haunts Xia Wen. She thought she could recover and start over once she left school. Who knew tha 2.6kReads8.6Score10814d adds
- 178 He's Obsessive and Crazy Again, and the Foolish Beauty Is Loading Her Escape 病娇又疯了，笨蛋美人逃跑加载中 [A powerful, twisted, obsessive man / coercive possession / a pretty little fool who loves to run away / coercive possession] Reborn, she returns to her college days, but who could have guessed that after a car accident, she would still end up as his canary? Part 1: The terrifying man takes Li Zhi to a mass grave. Brimming with menace, he watches the young woman tremble as she offers incense to his useless parents, periodically frightening her with his words. “Big Sister, they won’t come out and 348Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 179 The Foolish Wife Wants to Run! Locked in a Sickly Uncle's Embrace! 傻妻想逃！被病娇大叔锁入怀中！ [Coercive Possession + Forced Love + Powerful Man and Vulnerable Woman + Mutual First Love + Unhinged, Obsessive Hero + Sweet, Foolish Wife + Possessiveness + Rabbit-like Heroine + Control + No Escape + Polite Scoundrel] “I don’t want to go home… Honey, please let me go…” Niannian, why are you being naughty again?” Yun Nian tried to escape again and again, and every time Huo Shenzhou caught her and brought her back. She had had enough of being locked in the estate day and night like a caged bird 7.6kReads6.5Score35014d adds
- 180 The Eldest Brother Is in Charge 长兄在上 [Traditional historical romance + rebirth + sweet romance + one-on-one] Yuzhu was an orphan who had always lived cautiously, putting everyone else first for fear of upsetting them. After she married, this only earned her husband's disdain and her mother-in-law's abuse. In her previous life, her husband's concubine pushed her into a river. Freezing water surged at her from every direction, but what drove her to despair most was her husband. He stood expressionless on a high platform, watching her 3.7kReads8.8Score36914d adds
- 181 You Spent a Lifetime Hating the One Who Fought with Everything They Had to Love You 你用一辈子的恨，防了一个拼了命爱你的人 You spent a lifetime of hatred guarding yourself against someone who was willing to give everything to love you. 457Reads—Score314d adds
- 182 Startling Heron 折惊鹭 Zuo Yi thinks that if Ming Li were a white egret, then he would be the eagle that broke her wings. Ming Li saves a sick, domineering man, only to see her life plunge into its darkest days. Zuo Yi: “I've seen all kinds of wild women. I refuse to believe I can't tame you.” Ming Li: “Ha! You're good at daydreaming. Let me make this clear: in this life, there will only ever be one outcome for me, Ming Li, and you, Zuo Yi. We won't stop until one of us is dead.” She defies him, he forces her. She run 684Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 183 Back in the Country with a Child, and My Abstinent Uncle Is Losing It 带崽回国后，禁欲小叔急疯了 Reunion after years apart + living under one roof + fleeing while pregnant + powerful man chasing his wife + 10-year age gap Cool, reserved female director VS abstinent CEO After five years apart, Wen Ci never imagined that when she saw her best friend’s uncle, Xie Peizhou, again, she would throw herself into his arms without thinking. “Please, help me find a decent man...” She could feel Xie Peizhou’s body stiffen. He was like a lone boat caught in the nightmare of that stormy night years a 11kReads5.4Score47614d adds
- 184 A Silent Kindness 无声恩 [Strong female lead, two endings, mute and unhinged, twists, two strong leads, second male lead takes the lead, school, suspense, childhood sweethearts, campus heartthrob and beauty] “I like you. Even if you really are crazy, I still like you!” “I was born in the depths of misery. I can't drag you down with me.” “She isn't just my little sister!” “Tell me, do two people count as a ‘rabble’?” “Yan Qianlin, you owe me an explanation!” “What do I owe you?” “Xiaoyi, I... love you.” 106Reads—Score—14d adds
- 185 I Pretended to Be the Girlfriend of the Chaste Campus Heartthrob, but I'm His Maid 假扮禁欲系校草女友，可我是他女佣 I Pretend to Be the Girlfriend of the Cold, Abstinent Campus Heartthrob, but I'm His Maid 1.3kReads—Score314d adds
- 186 Forced into a Romance with a Possessive Bad Seed 被偏执坏种强制恋爱了 [Both Leads Are Chaste + Forced Romance + Love at First Sight + High School in the Early Story, University Later] Timid, sweet girl x obsessive, bad-boy type On her first day after transferring to Bianshi No. 5 High School, Shu Shu took a wrong turn because she didn't know her way around and ran into the school's "Demon King" in the middle of a fight. The "Demon King," Tan Jing, was the eldest young master of the Tan family in Bianshi. He sent people to the hospital all the time. But she never e 17.9kReads8.8Score1.8k14d adds
- 187 The Wolf and the Tuberose 狼与荼蘼 There's a scam in this world called Shen Muyan loving Su Qianyang. When the deception is exposed, he gradually closes in on her, baring his vicious fangs. His voice is gentle yet cruel. “A Yang, do you know a wolf's nature? Once its loyalty has been killed, all that remains is hatred!” When a wolf turns back, it's either to repay a kindness or to take revenge! Shen Muyan says he will repay Su Qianyang a hundredfold for the trap she laid for him! So he tortures her until she is utterly broken. * 416Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 188 Delusional Entanglement 妄想纠缠 [A ruthless, unhinged male lead vs. a fallen heiress] [One true pairing, happy ending] The Shi family fell overnight “I want to stay by your side!” Shi Nian narrowly escaped danger, then pitifully sought shelter in the wolf’s den to survive. She passed herself off as the person he had secretly been searching for over a decade Xiao Wang plucked the rose that belonged to Jiangcheng’s most noble and dazzling family with his own hands, then crushed it. Shi Nian knew Xiao Wang was violent and unpredi 4.6kReads9.1Score34614d adds
- 189 Innocently Alluring 青涩诱人 A city bad-boy young master x a sweet country girl [both pure and sweet romance] This is a story about a girl secretly falling for a boy who has long been devoted to her, with overt flirting and secret pampering. They have a mutual crush, pursue each other wholeheartedly, and save one another. Their hazy affection will one day be kindled, spreading like wildfire until it can no longer be stopped. (⁄ ⁄•⁄ω⁄•⁄ ⁄) He Feiyu is a rich city boy and an esports heartthrob, free-spirited and unruly. Every 3.5kReads9.3Score37714d adds
- 190 Keep Moving Forward, Don't Look Back 向前走，别回头 At 18, Zhao Xingyang fell in love with someone. To her, the boy was a ray of light in her life, the best gift heaven had ever given her. He was brilliant and flamboyant, carefree and unrestrained. Unfortunately, he didn't know she existed, and she was too much of a coward... Perhaps because she'd met someone so dazzling in her youth, it took her a full ten years to let go. At 28, Zhao Xingyang told herself: “Keep moving forward. Don't look back.” 132Reads8.2Score2114d adds
- 191 Forced Love! The Sickly-Sweet Boy Keeps Falling into Darkness 强制爱！病娇少年他一直在黑化 (Forced love (fast-paced) & yandere & corruption and imprisonment & mutual firsts) A cool, chaste young man & a spoiled, dazzling heiress Ning Zhi has a little hobby: collecting beautiful toys. The first time she saw Lu Jinyan, she decided he was the perfect toy. She liked his face. To get the toy she wanted, Ning Zhi approached him and confessed her feelings, without a shred of sincerity. She never expected the young man to coldly reject her advances. “Sorry, Miss Ning. I’m not interested in yo 775Reads8.2Score10014d adds
- 192 Half Autumn Wind, Half Verse 半阙秋风半阙诗 Transmigration, an alternate world, political intrigue... When Yun Shi first arrived in this world, she only wanted to watch from the sidelines. Later, she became part of the game and thought of using everything she had learned in her life to change the world. Even if one person's strength was tiny, she could still make a difference through her tireless efforts, even if only a little. She wanted to save her compatriots displaced by war, keep peaceful cities safe from its ravages, and ensure inno 395Reads—Score—14d adds
- 193 Escape from Jiana Island 逃离迦那岛 [Taking by force + coercive love + wealthy-family feuds] This is Jiana Island, where he holds sway over everything and where her misfortune begins. She wakes from a coma with no identity and no memories, mistaking him for the man from her dreams. He gives her a name and claims to be her boyfriend. He treats her well, but she gradually realizes that his words are full of lies. Her name is fake, and so is his claim to be her boyfriend. She begins searching for her memories and identity, hoping to 890Reads8.5Score10414d adds
- 194 The Day the Wind Blew 风吹过的那天 He Lin, congratulations on your wedding. On the day you got married, the wind blew. I thought I was finally ready to let go. 174Reads8.0Score3814d adds
- 195 Marital Obsession 婚后情靡 [Marriage First, Love Later from the Male Lead’s POV + Winning Back His Wife the Hard Way, Secret Crush Comes True from the Female Lead’s POV] [Impulsive Marriage + Both Chaste + Love Rivals + Nine-Year Age Gap] [Clever, Flirtatious Little White Flower + Mature, Steady Older Man] When Xu Youli was fourteen, she met Lu Zhaojing for the first time. The man draped his suit jacket over her shoulders, covering her bloodstained dress, and said in a warm, pleasant voice, “Stay right here and don’t run 3.4kReads7.1Score27614d adds
- 196 I’m Begging You, Love Me 算我求你，爱我 After six years of marriage, everyone believed Jiang Ruanruan loved Duan Ci, including Duan Ci himself. Jiang Ruanruan treated Duan Ci so well that he thought he could accept her affection forever, without a second thought. But as time passed, he increasingly felt that something was wrong. When Jiang Ruanruan looked at him, it was as if she were seeing someone else through him. As far as Jiang Ruanruan was concerned, she had never loved Duan Ci. She loved the young man who had spent ten years 2.6kReads6.5Score73514d adds
- 197 The Galaxy Falls Into My Arms 星河落下入怀中 The Galaxy Falls into My Embrace 205Reads—Score114d adds
- 198 A Gentle Whisper: Dr. Lu’s Sweetheart 轻声低哄，陆医生的小甜心 The thing Bo Ran regretted most in her life was getting involved with Lu Tingxiu, a man who was nothing like he seemed. To outsiders, he was aloof and untouchable. But through his actions, he showed her what a living hell of darkness really meant. Forced into a game where they each got what they wanted, she became entangled with him beyond all hope of escape. Lu Tingxiu had always thought he could control her, because she was so obedient and compliant. It was only when she turned and walked away 265Reads—Score—14d adds
- 199 Entangled in His Charm 缠娇 [Pure historical romance + coercive possession + strong male lead, weak female lead + unhinged hero + groveling pursuit + sweet and angsty + devoted to each other] Content warnings: The male lead is strong and the female lead is weak. This is not a strong-female-lead story! If you like strong heroines, turn back now! The male lead is extremely twisted. If you need your characters to have sound values, turn back now! The male lead is an unhinged man with a split personality. When he's in a good m 546Reads8.8Score10114d adds
- 200 For the Rest of My Life, I'll Love You as Always 余生，爱你如常 [Devoted Couple in Beijing’s Elite Circle + A Long Road to Winning Her Back + Female Growth + Powerful Man Bows to Love] Four years ago Yu Sheng was madly in love with Ji Bochang, but the Ji family forcibly sent her away. Before leaving, Yu Sheng threw caution to the wind and asked Ji Bochang, “Do you love me?” Ji Bochang answered without hesitation: “No.” Four years later Yu Sheng returned to Beijing and reunited with Ji Bochang. She had a boyfriend now, and a new life. When she saw Ji Bochan 23kReads7.6Score1.6k14d adds
