Novels like The Merman Has Lost All Hope
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- 151 I Won’t Fall for You 我不会喜欢你 Mo Qian spent six years trying to warm a cold, unyielding heart. But life is full of disappointments, and love is one of them. Even on the day he died, he never received the love he had yearned for. But he could never have imagined that after his death, the one he had loved in this world would finally awaken, overcome with grief. Day after day, they knelt before the tiny pile of ashes he had become, sobbing and weeping, until they died beneath those ashes. ***Content warnings: * A groveling ex a 932Reads8.8Score10314d adds
- 152 Calm Down, Dao Lord! I Forced the Wrong Person 道君息怒，我强制错人了 Jiang Lang was sickly from childhood. After he kicked the bucket, he got a chance to come back to life, on the condition that he transmigrate to a cultivation world and win over an aloof beauty. But just after he arrived, his busted System crashed. To hang on to his chance at resurrection, Jiang Lang relied on his own efforts and finally found his target! Shen Chuxue, a Dao Lord of Mount Shu, is as bright and clear as the moon. He is an utterly untouchable beauty. To save his life, Jiang Lang de 3.7kReads8.7Score73814d adds
- 153 The Butler's Chronicles at Steffelly Manor 斯特菲尔利庄园男仆记事 A Butler’s Chronicle at the Steffelily Estate 911Reads—Score12814d adds
- 154 Fallen from the Azure Heavens 堕青云 Falling from the Azure Heavens 438Reads—Score1114d adds
- 155 After My Enemy Found Me 被仇家找到之后 Angst first, sweetness later~ Chi Jing never imagined that in just five years, he would go from an untouchable rich kid to the most wretched of nobodies. He imagined even less that the man he'd once looked down on would stand before him, surrounded by admirers, his eyes alight with the satisfaction of revenge. They say what goes around comes around, and everyone reaps what they sow. Make him atone properly... Pah, none of that is happening! Chi Jing says: Get back on your feet and beat the hel 2.1kReads6.6Score20014d adds
- 156 The CEO Regretted It After His Poor Little Darling Left 小可怜离开后总裁后悔了 [Heartless, domineering scumbag top x gentle, down-on-his-luck young master and mute bottom] Si Jinhan thought the most humiliating thing in his life was that his family had found him a mute wife. The little mute had no idea how much he hated him and gave him his whole heart, while Si Jinhan went out of his way to bully him. “You think I'd marry you? I could have anyone at my side, anyone but a mute like you!” The little mute was foolish, but he had a good memory. He remembered every word Si Jin 1kReads5.8Score10014d adds
- 157 Forced into a Torturous Love 强制虐爱 [Physical and emotional torment + sickly protagonist + obsessive love + unhinged behavior + movie star + groveling redemption + mutually exclusive romance] Proud, sickly beauty on the receiving end + extremely controlling, possessive pursuer Mo Jingrui was born without feelings. He only likes being in control and stamping on other people’s dignity, tormenting their minds until they submit to him completely. He drives Song Huaizhi’s father to his death, brings down the Song family, and forces 7.4kReads8.6Score61414d adds
- 158 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
- 159 The CEO Panicked When the Little Tyrant Became Critically Ill 小霸王病危后总裁他慌了 [Dual male leads, reconciliation after a breakup, sickly, regret and pursuit, happy ending!] Cool CEO gong × depressed, sickly shou Mu Ning was once the most doted-on young master of the wealthy Mu family, as well as a notorious little tyrant in their social circle. But falling in love with Gu Yanchu changed the course of his life forever. His own father personally sent him to hell. After that, he became insecure and sensitive, burdened with injuries and illness. When he finally fought his way o 2.7kReads8.2Score18414d adds
- 160 After Torturing My Master to Death, the Demon Lord Pursues His Husband to the Ends of the Earth 虐死师尊后，魔尊他追夫火葬场 A white-haired, emotionless cultivator who killed her husband to prove her righteousness VS her disciple, a corrupted ancient Demon Venerable Five hundred years ago, the greatest genius of the Immortal Sect killed her husband during their wedding ceremony to prove her righteousness. Five hundred years later, Xuan Ye, the disciple Rong Li had killed, transformed into an ancient Demon Venerable and came to take revenge on her. He imprisoned her, abused her, and humiliated her. He turned the once-r 559Reads8.4Score10614d adds
- 161 The Sparrow Without a Blessing 无佑之雀 A Sparrow Without Blessings 525Reads—Score—14d adds
- 162 After Sending Me to Prison, I Drove My Jerk Ex-Husband Insane 送我入狱后，我把渣总虐疯了 This is the story of a CEO who wanted to force someone to love him, but was sent to prison and eventually gave up hope. A heartbroken, hopeless bottom × an oblivious top who doesn’t realize he’s in love Two years ago, Gu Jinbei personally sent Chi Mo to prison for illegal confinement, turning him from the powerful CEO of the Chi Group into a convict. Two years later, when they met again, Chi Mo was a convict with nothing, while Gu Jinbei had become the powerful heir apparent of the capital. Desp 3.1kReads8.4Score25114d adds
- 163 My Ex-Husband Wants to Remarry Me Again and Again 前夫又又又想复婚了 The comic adaptation of the same name is now available on Kuaikan. [One-on-one romance, both leads have no past relationships; the top is awful at first but becomes devoted later] “Don’t you love me? If you love me, you have to change for me!” With just those words from Ye Linghan, Ji Ran went from an Alpha to an Omega. Ji Ran endured the rejection his changed body brought, as well as Ye Linghan hurting him again and again. After Ye Linghan divorced him, heartbroken Ji Ran turned and walked away 3.2kReads8.7Score64714d adds
- 164 The Cool Substitute Leaves the Stage, and Mr. Qi Drops to His Knees 清冷替身一退场，祁总立马跪地上 (The rating just came out, so it's normal for it to be low. It'll go up later~) (Two male leads + no female lead + regretful pursuit + both leads sexually and romantically inexperienced + a messy pile of melodrama + initially awful, later devoted top + cool and reserved bottom who keeps enduring until he finally snaps + older top, eight-year age gap + happy ending + not a wish-fulfillment story, but an angst-filled one) Lin Yi'an was Qi Yan's contract lover for four years. At first, he thought Q 3.1kReads8.8Score34414d adds
- 165 When He Finally Stopped Running, He Panicked 当他不再逃跑后，他慌了 I was imprisoned by Shen Moyuan, a multinational tycoon. He said he loved me, yet he broke my legs, chained me with golden links, and locked me in a luxurious cage. He crushed my dreams and strangled my freedom, turning me into a songbird he kept with meticulous care. I escaped four times. The first time, he put a collar around my collarbone, piercing my flesh until it joined with the bone. The second time, he locked me in a pitch-black, soundless hell and took away my senses. The third time, he 7.5kReads8.8Score59014d adds
- 166 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 2.5kReads6.3Score34214d adds
- 167 You’re the One Torturing Me, So Why Are You Crying So Loud? 你虐我，你哭那么大声干嘛 [Two Male Leads + Obsession + Dramatic Angst + Coercion + Locking Someone Away + Both Virgins + The Top’s Regretful Pursuit] After a setup exposes Yun Jiu’s true identity, Mu Hanchen’s love turns to hatred. He imprisons and beats him, using every means at his disposal to threaten and force him. “I pampered you for seven years, and this is how you repay me, you ungrateful wretch?” “Mu Hanchen, did you ever really love me? You only ever treated me like a toy.” The person Yun Jiu hates most in t 1.1kReads7.5Score10114d adds
- 168 The Foolish Boy Died, and He Went Mad 小傻子死了，他疯了 The Little Fool Died, and He Went Mad 6.4kReads—Score9914d adds
- 169 No Such Person Exists 杳无此人 [Undercover Assassin vs. Narcotics Detective] “Jinchen, after I’m gone, I’m entrusting my sister to you.” “Don’t tell her what happened to me. She cries at the drop of a hat, and if she finds out, she’ll cry her head off.” “Yu Jinyan, you big liar! Now that you’re gone, who’s going to protect me? I have no family left…” The day after Yu Jinyan died, Yu Jinchu vanished without a trace, as if she had disappeared from the face of the earth. Jiang Jinchen searched for her like a madman. Seven years 376Reads—Score12514d adds
- 170 After His Shadow Guard Betrayed Him, the Crown Prince Hated Me to the Bone 暗卫背叛之后：太子他恨我入骨 After the Secret Guard’s Betrayal: The Crown Prince Hates Me to the Bone 551Reads—Score1314d adds
- 171 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
- 172 Out of Reach 得不到 “He’s just a sickly weakling. Wouldn’t it be better if he died? Was I, Yuchi Mu, born to donate bone marrow to some sickly weakling? Why should I give you what you want?” “You deserved to die young. Even if you died, I wouldn’t cry at your funeral.” “The living can’t compete with the dead? What a joke!” Yuchi Mu had waited so long for the news of Lin Xi’s death to finally arrive. But before he could feel any happiness, Xiao An’s attitude toward him grew even harsher. “Yuchi Mu, you’re the one wh 535Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 173 Prisoner Slave: Your Highness, Please Go Easy on the Punishment 囚奴：求殿下轻点罚 (Just rated, no negative reviews so far) [Physical Abuse + Emotional Abuse + Every Kind of Suffering + Two Male Leads + Both Pure + Two Powerful Leads + Happy Ending] There will be sweet moments, but there's more suffering. Their statuses are worlds apart, and the bottom is very lowly. [Suspicious, Sadistic, and Ruthless Top × Unhinged, Scheming, and Humble Bottom] The empress sends the spy A Yan (the bottom) to the residence of the third prince, Xiao Jue. Suspicious by nature, Xiao Jue (the t 2.1kReads8.8Score19714d adds
- 174 Mom, I Really Did What You Wanted and Went to Die 妈妈，我如你的愿真的去死了 During a bout of depression, I stood on the rooftop, wanting to jump. The firefighters finally managed to talk me down. My mother arrived late and rushed over to slap me: "All you do is embarrass me! Why didn't you actually jump? You keep trying to scare people every day, threatening to jump! I wish you'd hurry up and die, so I wouldn't have to see you and get annoyed!" Later, when I really did die, she went to my grave every day and wept her heart out. 1.9kReads—Score15314d adds
- 175 The Breeze Never Reaches Mozi Mountain 清风不至莫子山 Between father and son, and between master and disciple, there is physical and emotional torment, as well as sternness and tenderness. The conflicts between Meng Buzhi and his son, Meng Xubai, and the mutual salvation between Meng Buzhi and his disciple, Mo Zishan, make this a story about food, growing up, and love~ The breeze may be gone, but it lives on. 2.8kReads—Score20914d adds
- 176 I Don't Know. He's Dead 我不知道，他死了 [Calm and composed top]+ [A timid little bunny at first, then a dark, unhinged, smiling tiger]+ [Angst]+ [Ghosts and lovers beyond death]+ [Supernatural]+ [Reborn]+ [Workplace]+ [Business rivalry]+ [Xuanhuan]+ [Mutually devoted]+ [Rekindled romance] When he dumped me, he said he was tired of playing with me. He deleted every message we’d shared, sold our home, and erased all our memories. It took me two years to find out that he’d spent four years preparing that villa. One entire wall was line 326Reads—Score—14d adds
- 177 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
- 178 The Crown Prince Returned, but His Shadow Guard Never Came Back 太子归来，却再也等不回他的暗卫 The Crown Prince returns, but can never again wait for his secret guard 207Reads—Score—14d adds
- 179 A Marriage at a Crossroads 婚途陌路 Strangers on the Road to Marriage 49Reads—Score714d adds
- 180 Imprisoned in the Eastern Palace: My Darkened Childhood Friend Is Unhinged 囚东宫，黑化竹马太疯批 Because their love runs skin-deep, their hatred cuts to the bone. From childhood sweethearts to lovers who destroy each other, they bring about each other’s ruin. [Younger, devoted husband: doting, loyal, corrupted, and gone mad] [The untouchable beauty falls from the altar and becomes a prisoner] Qi Ying: “I went mad the day you gave up on me!” “We belong together in this hell, tangled up until we die!” Shen Xingyan: “I told you I’d never leave you in this life, but I’m tired. Let’s end it here 2.9kReads9.0Score29914d adds
- 181 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
- 182 The Runaway Mermaid of the Capital's Princeling 京圈太子爷的落跑人鱼 The Runaway Mermaid of the Capital's Elite Circle 197Reads—Score—14d adds
- 183 After He Died, Jiang Siyu No Longer Existed in This World 他死后世上再无江岁逾 After his death, Jiang Suiyu ceased to exist in this world. 228Reads—Score114d adds
- 184 After the Little Fool Was Reborn, I Became His Dog 小傻子重生后，我成了他的狗 After the Little Fool Was Reborn, I Became His Dog 1.5kReads—Score—14d adds
- 185 After Faking My Death, the Scumbag Movie Emperor Spoils Me Relentlessly 假死后，被渣男影帝强势宠爱 [Main Story Complete]“Lu Yichao, if you want to save the Lu family, you have to marry me.” He used every means at his disposal to marry the alpha he had secretly loved for seven years. Qi Yanqing knew that Lu Yichao’s heart belonged to someone else: his twin brother, Qi Chuxing. Whether through force or deception, he still made Lu Yichao marry him. In public, they were a loving, sweet couple. Behind closed doors, they could barely stand the sight of each other. After three years together, Qi Yan 3.6kReads8.6Score35214d adds
- 186 I Have Never Truly Lived 我从未真正的活过 [Pure despair | Ultimate tragedy | No redemption | Suffocating from beginning to end | No twists, no rebirth, no coming to terms] Diagnosed with moderate depression and bipolar disorder at the age of twelve, a boy spends ten years learning one thing: how to hide his own death perfectly in the middle of a crowd. This is not a story about fighting back. There is no comeback, no redemption, and no one opening the door at the last moment. It is a story about “not existing.” When no one has ever tru 5.7kReads6.9Score1k14d adds
- 187 He Died in the Seventh Year He Loved Me 他死了，死在了他爱我的第七年 He died in the seventh year of loving me. 45Reads—Score—14d adds
- 188 A Heartbreak on an Autumn Night, the Words He Hid Until His Death 秋夜伤真情，他瞒到死的那句话 On an autumn night, a wound to the heart revealed his true feelings: the words he kept hidden until he died. 225Reads—Score—14d adds
- 189 Consumed to the Bone 沉溺入骨 They agreed it would be a “business arrangement”: he would help her pay off fifty million in debt, and she would play along with his act. But Bo Nian couldn’t resist his good looks. She became addicted to him, only to discover that he was hiding a girl and protecting her fiercely. He even went so far as to take her bone marrow for that girl. Only then did Bo Nian face reality: she would never be able to warm his heart. He said, “I can’t be responsible for what happens to other people. Life and 637Reads8.2Score10314d adds
- 190 The Unfinished Romance of a Republican-Era Major General and an Opera Singer Who Transmigrated Through Time 民国少将与戏子穿越时光的未了情缘 An Unfinished Romance Across Time Between a Republic-Era Major General and an Opera Performer 180Reads—Score314d adds
- 191 But When He Left, the Whole Garden Was in Spring 偏他去时春满园 When Gu Lan heard he had only ten months left to live, he was unexpectedly calm and accepting. Looking back on his life, it had been a complete mess. In this world, he was nothing more than a pathetic nobody whom no one cared about... Perhaps no one would cry for him when his life finally came to an end... Gu Lan accepted the outcome without resistance. After all, ever since he returned to this family, he had never received anything. If that was the case, why should he be afraid of losing anythi 89Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 192 Duke Lancaster's Sick Game 兰斯特公爵的恶心游戏 The Duke of Lancer's Disgusting Game 174Reads—Score—14d adds
- 193 Just a Slave. So What If He Dies? Why Are You Crying? 奴隶而已，死就死了，为什么哭 Just a Slave. So What If They Die? Why Are You Crying? 2.4kReads—Score3514d adds
- 194 I Forgot You, and Learned to Let Myself Go 我忘了你，也放过我自己 I forgot you, and let myself move on. 654Reads—Score1314d adds
- 195 After Recovering from Illness and Clearing My Name, the Madly Possessive Men Fell for Me 病弱洗白后，疯批攻们沦陷了 Lin Ji's System is a little unusual: it gives him no combat skills or golden finger, only "sickly points," the kind that make him cough up blood, faint, and pant after taking a single step. His missions are even more unusual: transmigrate into each world as a universally despised, villainous side character, then use this "sickly" buff to clear his name and stay alive at the hands of the male leads. System 007: "Host, the target's hatred is MAX! Quick, spend 50 points and have him cough up blood 1.1kReads6.3Score10914d adds
- 196 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
- 197 Brother, I’m Done Getting Treatment 哥哥，我不治了 Big Brother, I’m Done with Treatment 1.4kReads—Score7614d adds
- 198 The Disabled Tycoon’s Ex-Boyfriend Is Seriously Unwell 残疾大佬的前男友他是真有病啊 [Two male leads + rekindled romance + melodramatic angst] After an accidental kidnapping, Huo Zhiye loses the use of both legs and is cruelly abandoned by the man he has loved for four years. They began by choosing to love each other despite their families’ bitter feud, but it all ends with them leaving battered and broken. Reunited three years later: Qiao Xi knows he has committed unforgivable sins and tries every possible way to make amends. Naively, he thinks that if he hurts himself enough, 18.9kReads8.8Score2k14d adds
- 199 Inferior Overflow 下等泛滥 [Two Male Leads] [Heavy Angst] [Not for Bottom-Lovers] Content warning: The top isn't faithful. Huo Wenqing * Gu Yunzhi At eighteen, after an upheaval, Gu Yunzhi is brought back to the Shen family. His father then treats him like a pawn, using him to secure benefits for the family. Seven years of beatings teach him that obedience is the only way to get by. Long years of repression lead him to meet Huo Wenqing. Thinking at last that he has found love, Gu Yunzhi feels light enter his pitch-black 5.6kReads8.7Score36614d adds
- 200 I Dumped My Ex-Husband, and Now He Won't Leave Me Alone 踹了前夫后，他开始死缠烂打 [Two Male Leads + Love After Marriage + Second Chance at Love] A sweet-faced but scheming bottom, and a fatherly top who's a little lovesick, but not too much. No one knew that Shang Jingchuan had carried a secret love for ten years. The moment he first saw his sister-in-law, he fell in love at first sight, and even went so far as to marry a stand-in who looked eighty percent like her. Chen Nuo was the illegitimate son of the Chen family. He carefully schemed his way into Shang Jingchuan's heart 13.4kReads8.9Score1.6k14d adds
