Novels like The Trouble with Keeping Pets
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- 151 The Merman Has Lost All Hope 鲛人他心灰意冷 The merman Chen Xiao was lured to the human world by Murong Jing's promises of love, never imagining that a trap had been laid for him long ago! He was imprisoned in the imperial dungeon and tortured day after day. It was all because Murong Jing wanted to take his most precious merman pearl and use it to save his seriously ill first love! After learning the truth, Chen Xiao died in despair. But Murong Jing had always said Chen Xiao disgusted him. So why did he go mad and try to bring him back to 791Reads8.0Score10114d adds
- 152 After His Master’s Death, the Disciple Who Hated Him Went Mad 师尊死后，恨他入骨的孽徒疯了 [Two male leads + one-on-one romance, both have only ever been with each other + angsty drama + groveling reconciliation + short story] “Master, your Path of Passionlessness has shattered to pieces because of me…” “Master, you never would have guessed that your precious disciple is a demon…” “Master, the way you wag your tail and beg for pleasure in front of your disciple is truly… disgusting.” Two years ago, Ji Cangye threw Yan Leng, who had been poisoned by an aphrodisiac, into a brothel and w 653Reads8.1Score10214d adds
- 153 Still Waters, Cold as Death 死水薄凉 [Scumbag Top x World-Weary Bottom] [Mad Dog x Mad Dog] [Forced Love] [Tragedy] The world had never been so dull. It all began when Xu Yanzhi picked up the countdown. Xu Yanzhi, a rich second-generation layabout who did nothing but coast through life and wait to die, encountered Li Yan after he returned to the country ten years later. Forced to tear open his wounds, Xu Yanzhi gradually let his true nature show. I’m done pretending. I actually hate this world. I set fires, hurt people, and framed 797Reads8.7Score11014d adds
- 154 The Pain of Ice 冰痕之痛 Warning: Extreme physical and emotional abuse! Kneeling as punishment, whipping, suppression of special abilities, and more. If you can't handle that, read with caution! (Please note: This story is entirely fictional and takes place in another world, so don't relate it to real life. Also, please don't save it to read later, because some content may change. Those who know, know~) Lin Niannian is a high-level ice ability user, yet she willingly hides her brilliance and lets the Lin family treat h 3.3kReads—Score13014d adds
- 155 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 3.3kReads8.7Score66014d adds
- 156 After I Gave Up Hope of Surviving My Terminal Illness, They Begged Me to Live 绝症死心后，他们求我活下去 [Two male leads + angst + groveling pursuit + ancient-style ABO] A love-starved, suspicious scum gong vs. a cold, heartbroken, frail shou The Chu family had two sons: the elder was stunningly handsome, while the younger knew both the past and the present. Rong Yong once thought he would grow old hand in hand with the elder Chu son, and become a peerless ruler and subject with the younger. But a marriage substitution shattered everything. The one he loved most became his younger brother’s fiancée 2.3kReads8.5Score25014d adds
- 157 Based on a True Story: Discipline and Redemption 真实改编：管教与救赎 [A conflicted woman with a humiliation kink vs. a dependable, domineering man] Inspired by real events, this is a story about a male superior who disciplines, loves, and takes responsibility for the heroine. Content warnings: Discipline, a seven-year age gap with the man older, and a heroine with severe mental illness. She isn’t clever and makes one mistake after another. 8kReads8.3Score28114d adds
- 158 After the Tragic Beauty Catches the Eye of a Younger Obsessive Tycoon 美强惨被年下偏执大佬盯上后 [The chase to win his wife back is underway~] Yan Qingming was lofty and peerlessly beautiful, like a tempting rose, gorgeous yet dangerous, someone everyone could only admire from afar. Everyone secretly hoped they could pull him down from his pedestal and watch him fall into the mud, where he would be theirs alone to admire... That is, until he took a frail young man home from the roadside and cared for him devotedly. In the end, that boy turned his life completely upside down! Qi Xiaolin had 427Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 159 After Being Forced into Love by a Madman 被疯子强制爱后 Probably best not to read this one early on [forced love + two male leads + benefactor + bad ending + amnesia] Heaven relentlessly beats me down, so I bow my head and go along with it. There’s no way out. There’s no escape. Mo Yeqin didn’t understand love, so he worked hard to learn what it meant. It wasn’t until the day Xie Cheng died that he finally understood. Love means respect, understanding, acceptance, and wanting the other person to be happy. 534Reads8.0Score10014d adds
- 160 President Song Is Critically Ill. Madam, Please Stop Torturing Him 宋总已病危，夫人别虐了 Gu Wanrou died, and Song Yichen told Wen Zhixi, “Let’s get divorced. The mistress of the Song family can’t have a single stain on her reputation. You’ve disgraced that position.” Wen Zhixi screamed herself hoarse trying to explain, but he said, “She harmed the Gu family’s daughter. That alone proves she’s deranged and deserves to die.” Yet, after being gravely wounded, he told Fu Xinian, “Yes, I love her. My feelings haven’t changed in all these years. What does Gu Wanrou amount to? She’s not wo 1.6kReads—Score10614d adds
- 161 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 529Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 162 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
- 163 After Torturing Her Childhood Sweetheart to Death, President Gu Starts His Wife-Chasing Hell 虐死竹马后，顾总他追妻火葬场 Two male leads + both reborn + lovers reunited + happy ending + main couple suffers before finding happiness + the male lead grovels to win back his wife + secondary couple is all sweetness Shen Luo and Gu Li had been childhood sweethearts. Shen Luo had devoted himself to Gu Li for twenty years, and Gu Li had bullied him for every one of them. Because Gu Li knew Shen Luo loved him and would never leave him. But then, one night, the once-arrogant heir to the Gu family completely lost his mind. Be 1.1kReads7.4Score10214d adds
- 164 The Diary of the Man Who Belongs to Him 属于他的先生日记 (This is a story about the secondary couple. The main couple’s story, Pretending to Be a Couple, Becoming True Love, has a bonus ending where everyone gets a happy ending.) Mo Lie x Bai Ren [Two male leads + unrequited love + tragic ending + angst] Mo Jia x Mu Qingzhou To Mo Jia, falling for someone was a wonderful thing. But... The person he loved was a man. A man he was not allowed to love. If unrequited love was bitter, then for Mo Jia, it was something very, very sweet. What was the meaning 241Reads8.0Score10014d adds
- 165 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 5.7kReads8.7Score38614d adds
- 166 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 13.1kReads8.9Score1.4k14d adds
- 167 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
- 168 After the Fake Young Master Left, President Chi Couldn't Stop Pursuing Me 假少爷走后，被池总缠上了 Shang Chushi was once a spoiled rich heir: arrogant, unruly, and useless, the kind of scoundrel everyone loved to hate. Then one day, the real young master of the Shang family showed up. Shang Chushi was thrown out and left destitute and humiliated. He thought Chi Ting would look after him for the rest of his life. But at the engagement banquet he had eagerly awaited, Chi Ting humiliated him without mercy, ruining his reputation. Like a beaten dog, Shang Chushi fled and vanished without a tra 5.5kReads8.3Score62614d adds
- 169 You Beat Me Up for Every Kiss. Why Are You Crying Now That I’m Dead? 亲一下都暴打我，我死后你哭什么 [Two male leads + both reborn + groveling for his love + reunited after a breakup + bittersweet, sweet romance + mutual firsts + happy ending] [Beautiful, sickly little crippled bottom x domineering, unhinged straight top] The rating has only just opened, and very few people have rated it, so it’s low for now. It’ll go up later. Thank you. A car accident four years ago took Huaiqiu, the one person Shifeng cherished above all others, and left Huaichun with a limp. Before Huaiqiu died, he asked Sh 417Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 170 He's So Upset 他好难过 (Don't read this. It's not good.) Fu Yi'an fell in love with Jiang Yan. When he first realized it, he was overjoyed. He wanted to tell Jiang Yan, but was pushed away and rejected time and again. Heartbroken, Fu Yi'an couldn't bring himself to say a word as he looked into Jiang Yan's cold eyes. After enduring a year of bullying, he was finally found out by Jiang Yan and driven from the house. The next time they met, Fu Yi'an was picking up a drunk Jiang Yan to take him home. The two of them made 1.4kReads8.2Score10514d adds
- 171 The Three-Coin Tea Grows Cold, While Hatred Burns 三文茶凉，恨字滚烫 The Tea Has Gone Cold, but the Word 'Hate' Still Burns 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 172 The Broth Boiled Dry, and the Dead Man She Awaited Came Back 清汤滚尽，她等的死人回来了 The Broth Boiled Dry, and the Dead Man She Was Waiting for Came Back 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 173 She Wielded a Blade for Ten Years, Then Drove It into His Heart 她打了十年刀，最后一把捅进了他心口 She wielded a blade for ten years, then plunged it into his heart. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 174 158,000: The Most Expensive Lesson My Daughter Will Ever Learn 十五万八，是我女儿这辈子最贵的一堂课 158,000 yuan: the most expensive lesson my daughter will ever learn. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 175 Failed to Flee the Wedding: My Fussy, Tearful Husband Was Cruelly Tormented 逃婚失败，作精哭包娇夫被虐惨了 [Alternate-history historical romance + strong heroine + marriage before love + 1v1] A softhearted but ruthless, high-ranking female official VS a fair-skinned, scheming, weepy little husband who loves to make a fuss At first, the male lead is a calculating schemer, a master of playing innocent, and a clingy, affectionate brat. Later, he becomes the heroine’s devoted little husband. Bu Liyang, Minister of the Court of State Ceremonial, is the highest-ranking female official in the court. The emp 36Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 176 She Married the Younger Crown Prince, and Now the Sickly Beauty Regrets It 下嫁年下太子，病美人他悔不当初 [Two male leads + angst + 1v1 + both devoted only to each other + martial world and imperial court / hot-tempered, arrogant scum gong x aloof, scheming, sickly beauty] Xie Yuan was frail and sickly from childhood, weak by nature. He would be panting after three steps and coughing after five, and in severe cases would cough up blood and faint… Years of illness had made Xie Yuan cold and distant, indifferent to everything. Sima Qing was the one exception… Sima Qing had been his childhood playma 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 177 My Boyfriend Is the Ultimate Boss of a Horror Game!! 我的男友是诡异游戏的终极boss！！ My Boyfriend Is the Final Boss of a Horror Game!! 117Reads—Score—14d adds
- 178 He’s Lost Control 他已失控 [Two male leads + love and hate + winning back his wife after driving her away + punishing scumbags] Gu Yanchi: The more starved for love someone is, the more likely they are to convince themselves that giving everything is what they should do. Lin Du: So, do you still love me? You don't anymore, do you... 3.5kReads8.9Score30214d adds
- 179 We Broke Up, and Now You Love Me Again 分手了，你又爱我了 Two male leads + winning back his love + cold and distant pursuer who later becomes devoted + a love interest who is both obsessive and clearheaded Shen Rong is dying, and he's decided to give up on Gu Chen. He's had a secret crush on Gu Chen for five years, and forced Gu Chen to be with him for those same five years. He gave everything he had, hoping Gu Chen might like him just a little. Unfortunately, things didn't go as he wished: even after five years, Gu Chen remained just as cold toward hi 2.3kReads7.2Score18014d adds
- 180 Yu Hou Bids Farewell and Returns Home (Modern-Day House Slave) 煜候辞归（现代家奴） Yu Hou Resigns and Returns (Modern House Slave) 273Reads—Score—14d adds
- 181 When Zhong Fell Among the Nan Branches 仲时落楠枝 “Shixia, where is your young master?” Xiao Yezi slapped Jin Qiluo’s hand away and straightened the mourning clothes he wore. “You’re asking me?” Xiao Yezi raised a hand and took off the coarse hemp mourning robe, draping it over Jin Qiluo’s shoulders. He stepped back and looked at him as if he’d seen something absurd, then couldn’t help laughing. “Does the general understand now?” “You asked me where he is!” Outside Changle City, pierced by ten thousand arrows, his bones ground to dust. 126Reads9.4Score—14d adds
- 182 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 71Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 183 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! 5.5kReads8.2Score53314d adds
- 184 Your Highness, Keep Being Stubborn and You’ll End Up Without a Wife 王爷，你再嘴硬就没有媳妇了 Just started getting ratings Warning: Lots of physical abuse. Don’t read if that’s not for you! A little angst 1v1 Both pure HE Tsundere prince top × lowly shadow guard bottom After Xiao Beichen was drugged one day, a shadow guard climbed into his bed. He was furious, but then he was told that the head of the shadow guards couldn’t be executed unless he betrayed his master. Seriously? He climbed into his master’s bed, and he still can’t be executed? Xiao Beichen wanted to argue with someone, but 6.3kReads8.3Score82314d adds
- 185 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
- 186 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 953Reads8.8Score10314d adds
- 187 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
- 188 What Brings Joy to Life 何生欢喜 Two male leads + body-double romance + BE aesthetic “So, Xu Linxun, what am I to you? A tool you summon whenever you want and discard whenever you're done?” “Say something!” Xu Linxun's eyes were just as cold, their depths impossible to fathom, as if the feelings they had shared over the past three years had never meant a thing to him. “Say something... Tell me, even if you have to lie...” Yu Chensheng dug his fingernails into his palms, the pain cutting to the bone. Still, he forced a smile and 608Reads8.8Score10014d adds
- 189 Loving You Was No Passing Fancy 爱你非一时兴起 [Two male leads + vulnerable bottom + coercive love + unhinged + physical and emotional abuse] A mentally ill, unhinged top and a pitiful bottom University and the working world Some angst, second male lead gets the love interest [Hypocritical, cold, pretends to be dominant top; timid, insecure, obedient bottom] Coercion begins after chapter 100 Lu Yuanming's family was very wealthy, but his parents paid him no attention and sent him to school near his grandmother's home. Yun Zhou had seen Lu Yu 31Reads—Score—14d adds
- 190 After He Called Off the Engagement, He Became Someone I Could Never Hope to Marry 退婚后，他成了我的高攀不起 After Our Engagement Was Called Off, He Became Someone I Could Never Hope to Reach —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 191 Front Teeth 2. 门牙2. Front Teeth 2. 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 192 Reduced to a Madman’s Plaything 沦为疯批大佬的玩物 Jiang Yuan’s car is forced to the edge of a cliff. A bullet grazes his arm as he hears Qin Siyu ask softly, “Are you still going to run, baby?” Jiang Yuan never meant to get involved with Qin Siyu, the aloof and untouchable Second Master Qin, who stands above everyone in the capital. No one expected Jiang Yuan to win him over so effortlessly. In the days that follow, Qin Siyu grips him hard by the throat and whispers in his ear, “Be good. Don’t even think about running.” Qin Siyu is a demon. Jia 1.3kReads9.0Score11114d adds
- 193 The Spoiled Heir Was Forced to Become a Concubine! 纨绔世子被逼当妾后！ The Spoiled Young Lord Is Forced to Become a Concubine! 541Reads—Score—14d adds
- 194 After My Substitute Faked Her Death, the CEO Went to Hell and Back to Win Her Back 替身死遁后，总裁他追妻火葬场了 Synopsis It took Cen Xi more than four years together to realize he was just a stand-in. Worse still, he was still in love with Gu Zifeng. He was like a trumpet vine, forever twining around a towering oak. But the oak's first love had returned, a self-reliant silk-cotton tree. The two trees seemed far apart aboveground, yet their roots intertwined beneath the soil. Everyone, including Cen Xi himself, thought the oak and the silk-cotton tree were a better match. Unable to bear it any longer, 53Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 195 Fake Smile Diary 假笑日记 I'm Xu Yiwen. Just as I was about to enter the world, I met Chang Jiayou. He took me in, though he said that wasn't what he was doing. I have no family, and he said he could be my family. So he loved me in the name of family. But love can't be hidden. I discovered that his feelings for me were more than ordinary. Countless times, he wanted to come closer, but in the end he never did. So I decided to confess. I wanted to be his lover. I don't understand what kind of feeling this is. I only know i 30Reads9.4Score—14d adds
- 196 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 7.4kReads8.8Score57914d adds
- 197 Are You Crazy, Young Master Yun? 疯了吧！云少 This is a side pairing from my first long novel, spun off into a short story of its own. It mixes sweetness with angst. My writing used to be rough, and I wasn't good at controlling the pacing, so I recommend starting from Chapter Four and jumping straight into the main story. Shi Ziqing had been Yun Xuan's canary for three years. Yun Xuan had only meant to leave him alone for a while, just loosen his grip a little, but Shi Ziqing actually dared to fly away and pursue grand ambitions. How could 72Reads—Score—14d adds
- 198 Front Tooth 1 门牙1 Front Tooth 1 102Reads—Score—14d adds
- 199 Quick Transmigration: Everyone Gets a Bad Ending 快穿之全员BE Before Wen Bai remembered everything, he always thought he had died in a car accident. Only later did he learn that he had jumped into a river and died. After taking on a new identity and experiencing someone else’s life, he thought it wasn’t so bad. But when he broke the cycle, he stumbled straight into an even deeper abyss. That person was powerful to the point of being twisted, consumed by an envy so intense it made people want to run, and by suspicion… He had never truly trusted Wen Bai. Wen 28Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 200 Bowing as a Subject 屈身为臣 In public, he is a ruthless business tycoon, feared like the King of Hell. In private, he is the most obedient dog at his feet. In public, he is the sweet, harmless national little brother. In private, he is the only god above his head. Jiang Ci and Lu Zhi are lovers whose public and private personas are worlds apart. Then Lu Zhi takes an interest in an unfinished script, To Serve as a Subject. On the first day of filming, a car accident strikes. When Jiang Ci opens his eyes again, he is in the 556Reads—Score—14d adds
