Novels like Clouds Veil the Vermilion Tower
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- 51 A Romance in Xiliang 西凉缘 The Kingdom of Xiliang was nearly destroyed by Sang Zhi. For the people of Xiliang, the kingdom's stability and peace, and her father, Jinge put aside her former liveliness and childishness and took on the responsibilities of a princess of Xiliang. She married Gu Yuheng, crown prince of the Kingdom of Yin. From then on, a girl of fifteen and a young man of twenty were swept into the vortex of courtly power struggles... 97Reads—Score—Shelves
- 52 Qi Chun Never Returned 祁春不归 [Coercive Possession] [Love and Hate] [A Rotten Man's Sincere Heart] They say you should never pick up a man from the roadside, but unfortunately, no one told Lin Chunqi. She thought she'd rescued a refined young gentleman, never realizing she'd invited a devil into her life. On a rainy night, Pei Yunhan pinned her against the wall and cruelly crushed her last hope: "Yan Lingfeng, the man you love, didn't choose you." He took possession of her in the most humiliating way, yet afterward, he begge 2.3kReads8.1Score195Shelves
- 53 A Receptionist Took Me for a Fool, So I Made a Fortune. Now She’s in Tears, and I Tell Her to Get Lost 被女接待当凯子耍，我逆袭神豪，她眼含热泪我让她滚 A hostess tried to fleece me, so I rose to become a tycoon. She had tears in her eyes, but I told her to get lost. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 54 Offered to a Vampire on the Full Moon, I Rose on Tiptoe and Kissed Him. He Pressed His Lips Together and Said, “Again.” 月圆之夜被献给吸血鬼，我踮脚一吻，他抿唇说：继续 On the night of the full moon, I was offered to a vampire. I rose on tiptoe and kissed him. He pursed his lips and said, “Keep going.” —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 55 The Night Before Our Wedding, I Found Nude Photos on My Husband’s Phone, Secretly Taken by His Mother 结婚前夜，老公手机里发现婆婆偷拍的裸照 The night before our wedding, I found nude photos my mother-in-law had secretly taken on my husband's phone. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 56 My Dad Sent Me Adult Comics, and His Secretary Found Them 我爸给我寄小黄书，让女秘书发现了 My dad mailed me erotic comics, and his secretary found them. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 57 After the Divorce, CEO Gu Knocks on His Ex-Wife’s Door Every Night 离婚后，顾总夜夜敲响前妻房门 [She hurts her wife and enjoys it for a while, then chases her and suffers for it | Sweet and angsty | Everyday life | Raising a child] Su Tang married Gu Qingyu because of an absurd arranged marriage, and they had a son after they wed. At last, the young girl's secret crush seemed to have a chance to see the light of day. She thought she could melt the ice around his heart, but he had never shown her the slightest tenderness. When Su Tang finally gave up and handed Gu Qingyu the divorce papers, 641Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 58 Cold Moon Over Pear Blossoms 冷月照梨花 [The newly enthroned emperor accidentally confesses to her] [Gentle discarded consort × cold-palace prince] Jiang Mengli is the illegitimate daughter of a courtesan and Grand Tutor Jiang. For the sake of her sick mother, she makes a deal with her biological father and chooses to enter the palace. She is sent to the harem for one reason only: to bear a prince for her cousin, the empress. A pawn with no control over her own fate, she is inevitably drawn into the harem’s power struggles. In the Col 23Reads—Score—Shelves
- 59 After I Offended the Villainous Male Lead, the Little White Rabbit Learned to Bite 误惹反派男主后，小白兔会咬人了 Possessive pursuit + a battle of wits Clever, sweet heroine VS a ruthless, obsessive villainous tycoon. When they first meet, he pushes her off a cliff, but she turns around and saves him. The next time they meet, An Xiangjie loses his heart. An accident and a murder pull Lu You into the mire for good. He forces his way into her life, certain he has everything under control, only to lose everything. Later, his eyes red, he begs through choked sobs: “Youyou, don’t forget me so soon. Please, don’t 31Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 60 Falling in Love After Marriage: The Prince's Sweet, Spoiling Pursuit 婚后心动：王爷追妻甜又宠 [Marriage First, Love Later, 1v1 Sweet Romance, Pregnancy and Mind Reading Later] Prince Jing of the capital is choosing a bride, but everyone knows he prefers men. What family would be willing to marry off their daughter to him? And yet Ye Xingluo, the legitimate daughter of the Minister of Rites, is betrayed by her own father, who submits her name for consideration. During the palace selection, the Noble Consort takes one look at her and picks her on the spot to be Prince Jing's consort! After 88Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 61 The Superpowered CEO Is Both Sweet and Wild as He Pursues His Wife from a Past Life 异能总裁又奶又狼攻略前世之妻 [Angst-filled romance + old-school style + pure-love devotee] Working hard to finish the story... Immortality is hard to attain in this world; only true love can last forever. 1Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 62 Your Regret 君悔 Complete, with extra chapters [The male lead grovels to win her back + submissive male lead + melodrama + tragic romance + faked death] (The male lead was originally called Zhan Zhao, then later called Lu Zhao!!) Ye Ningyu had loved Zhan Zhao since childhood, and everyone knew it. Unfortunately, he told her he loved her noble, gentle elder sister. Even so, Ye Ningyu’s love only grew stronger. Even after he accidentally pushed her down the stairs and left her with the mind of a child, she still c 2.2kReads8.2Score125Shelves
- 63 Treating Each Other Like Honored Guests 相敬如宾 Fu Jing had always looked down on his wife for being so mild-mannered and lacking in personality. She was always gentle and compliant, never enough to stir his interest. He never took her seriously, and never held her in his heart. They treated each other with courtesy, yet they each kept their own counsel. But later, he saw her with his own eyes, screaming hysterically as tears poured down her face... Clinging tightly to another man, refusing to let him leave. 1.2kReads7.6Score104Shelves
- 64 After the System Went Offline, the Obsessive Second Male Lead Used Me as a Substitute and Had His Way with Me 系统掉线后，我被病娇男二当替身吃干抹净了 After the System went offline, the possessive second male lead treated me as a substitute and devoured me whole. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 65 The Turmoil of Chao Ge: The Story of the Demon Queen Daji 朝歌风云之妖后妲己传 [Angsty at first, then sweet and satisfying + mutual devotion + mutual healing + happy ending] [Heartbreaking, thrilling, unbearably sweet, and impossible not to ship] Daji isn’t Su Daji, but Ji Daji. She isn’t a fox spirit, but a human! Daji’s beauty draws King Zhou’s covetous attention. Her first love, Su Quanzhong, dies in battle, and her beloved Boyi Kao dies tragically. Imprisoned deep within the palace and driven to desperation, Daji fights back. She and Su Qu Xiao remain devoted to each o 29Reads—Score—Shelves
- 66 I’ll Have My Way 偏要 Chu Yi spent eight years with Yan Beiqing without a name or status, and bore him two children. When she was so sick she was close to death, she asked Yan Beiqing if he could perform surgery on her just once. All she got in reply was, “Do you think you’re worthy?” Then he turned around and arranged a hospital bed for his beloved first love. This man’s heart was cold and hard. The agony of facing death finally opened her eyes. She left the Yan household penniless, thinking she had nowhere to go. B 454Reads6.9Score101Shelves
- 67 The Legend of Empress Zhaoyi of Later Tang 后唐昭懿传 In the chaotic final years of the Tang dynasty, she is a lonely phoenix, adrift and without a home. When she was twelve, she met a young man and never forgot him. She journeyed a thousand miles just to find him. He is a young hero. Fulfilling his father's dying wish, he sweeps south to defeat Zhu Liang and marches north to trample the Khitan, single-handedly restoring the Tang dynasty. But forced by his stepmother and framed by his wives and concubines, he loses the woman he loves most, leaving 248Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 68 Reporting to Your Highness: Your Transmigrated Princess Is Filthy Rich 报告王爷，穿越王妃富可敌国 She actually transmigrated, and into the body of a good-for-nothing, in an ancient-style fantasy! No one even came to fetch her for the wedding. She was carried into the house like an unwanted burden. She would turn her life around and become the richest person in the land. She would build a business empire across the world and train her husband to dote on her alone. When she became the only one in his eyes, he would wrap her in a thick shield of protection. Then she would become his armor, and 117Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 69 The Road Ahead Is One of Heartbreak 此去离殇 “You never deserved to be my wife.” Once, she had loved him with all her heart, only to be met with his cold rejection. Time passed, and she died before his eyes. All the love she had never gotten to confess became a sharp sword plunging into his heart… 238Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 70 When My Boyfriend Said, “A Few Beatings Will Make You Behave,” I Broke Up With Him, and His Whole Family Went Crazy 当男友说“打几次就老实了”，我提了分手，他全家疯了 When My Boyfriend Said, “A Few Beatings Will Make You Behave,” I Broke Up With Him. His Whole Family Went Crazy —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 71 You’re Nothing Special: She Dismissed the First Half of My Life, Unaware I’d Already Set a Perfect Trap 你条件一般，她否定我前半生，却不知我已布好天网 Your Conditions Are Average. She Dismissed My First Half of Life, Unaware I’d Already Cast My Net —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 72 On My Wedding Day, I Wore a Black Suit and Played My Mother-in-Law’s Recording on the Big Screen 婚礼当天，我穿黑色西装，把婆婆的录音投屏了 On My Wedding Day, I Wore a Black Suit and Projected a Recording of My Mother-in-Law —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 73 Obsessive, Toxic Love: After His Wife Goes Mad, Mr. Fu Dies 偏执毒爱：夫人疯后傅总他死了 [Both Have Past Relationships + Captivity + A Chasing-His-Wife-to-the-Crematorium Arc + Both Die] Original title: Burning My Life to Love You “Please, let me go.” After an accident led her into his territory, she humbly begged him to spare her, but he threw her into the mountains, where she endured every kind of hardship and cruelty. Three months later, she escaped and sent them all to prison in one fell swoop. Two years later, he returned to his homeland and dragged her from her peaceful life i 2Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 74 Everyone Thinks I'm Shen Qingyan's Weakness 所有人都以为我是沈青砚的软肋 Everyone Thinks I'm Shen Qingyan's Weakness 2.3kReads—Score—Shelves
- 75 When the Flowers Fall, the Leaves Follow the Heart 花落离心叶相随 This story is very angsty and frustrating. The male lead is trash, the female lead is weak, and the plot is realistic, gloomy, and bland. Be aware that the male lead is the male lead only because he has more scenes and is more entangled with the female lead. It doesn’t mean the author likes him or that the female lead loves him all that much. The setting is fictional, drawing mostly on the Ming dynasty, with traces of the Song and Qing dynasties mixed in. It’s a hodgepodge. This is an ancient-er 2.9kReads9.2Score228Shelves
- 76 I Love You Like My Life: The Domineering CEO's Kiss 爱你如命：霸道总裁吻上瘾 After suffering her mother's brutal death, her father's selfishness, her stepmother's abuse, and her sister's jealousy, Rong Xi keeps fighting against fate. When she returns after completing her studies, she breaks free from her prison-like shackles, only for her best friend's teasing to plunge her heart into an icy abyss once more... An elevator malfunction leaves her locked in a passionate embrace with Shao Nan. From then on, she cannot escape his clutches, yet he is surrounded by beautiful wo 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 77 When the Stars Fall in Full Bloom 如遇满星落 As the stars fall, everything is full. 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 78 He Is Guilty 他，有罪 Forced to the bitter end, until nothing remains... BE warning!!! A huge, capital-letter BE!!! Enter at your own risk if that bothers you! [Coercive Possession + Angst + Obsession + 1v1 + Mutual Firsts + BE] 1.8kReads6.2Score103Shelves
- 79 Dating a Movie Star 和影帝恋爱 Dating a celebrity actor —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 80 The Beautiful Ex-Wife Never Looked Back, and Remarried 美貌前妻不回头，她再婚了 The web series Scorching Heart, adapted from You Are Every Storm (also known as The Beautiful Ex-Wife Won't Look Back, She Remarried), will begin airing on iQIYI on August 16. Qiao Yan spent three years in a secret marriage, becoming the wife her husband kept hidden from the world. When she suffered a ruptured ectopic pregnancy and bled heavily, her husband spent the night at home with a starlet... When she was discharged from the hospital with no one to care for her, her husband spared no expen 322Reads7.5Score101Shelves
- 81 The Road After Transmigrating into a Book: The Passerby Who Just Wants to Go Home 穿书之路人甲一心想回去 (Transmigrate into a book + farming + elderly woman + no CP + a touch of spatial magic) Turns out saving a life really does bring good fortune. She transmigrates into a book and becomes an elderly woman with children, grandchildren, and four generations under one roof. Good news: Her husband is dead, and her son is a marquis. Bad news: She’s just arrived, and her son is stripped of his title. Good news: They aren’t exiled. Bad news: The whole family is driven back to their hometown. Good news: T 837Reads7.0Score118Shelves
- 82 Torture the CEO Until He Goes Mad 虐一虐，总裁变疯批 [Male-lead angst + groveling to win back his wife + love triangle showdown] Zhou He never thought she'd end up in a plot straight out of a novel. After she and her boyfriend break up, his mother comes to see her, hands her a check for five million as compensation for losing the baby after the breakup, and warns her to stay away from her son. Zhou He gives the wealthy woman a cold smile. “That's marital property, Auntie. If you're really sincere about giving it to me, call Uncle over so he can si 600Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 83 Their Little Slice of Happiness 他和她的确幸 [A devoted one-on-one romance, focused on married life. The heroine’s perspective: marriage first, love later. The hero’s perspective: a secret crush finally comes true.] In her previous life, Xu Chun’an grew up in a family bound by a business marriage. After graduating, she was married off to a man she did not love for the sake of her family’s interests. Deprived of affection since childhood, she never learned to love herself or anyone else, and was ultimately framed and killed. Given another c 164Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 84 Longing for Our Reunion Day After Day, Forgetting Each Other Year After Year 朝朝盼重逢，念念总相忘 [Angst, angst, angst! Extremely angsty, proceed with caution!] Five years ago The golden boy Ji Lingchuan knelt on the ground, desperately begging Xia Zhiyi not to leave him. But she coldly told him to get lost, then turned around and married someone else. Five years later The bar hostess Xia Zhiyi knelt before the untouchable Mr. Ji, fawning over him. He shoved her away, saying she was filthy. He hated her, bullied her, and was consumed by the desire to take revenge on her. But when he saw a li 757Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 85 Eighteen Years of Rainy Seasons 十八年雨季 Eighteen Years of Rainy Seasons —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 86 After Prison, Mr. Fu Pursues Me to Torture Me Relentlessly 出狱后，被傅总追着疯狂虐 [Angst and heartbreak + replacement romance + dual personalities + the second male lead takes the lead + no getting back together] On the very day Mu Ran married Fu Xiuyun, he personally sent her to prison. That year, Mu Ran's older sister died saving her. Her sister's only wish was for Mu Ran to love Fu Xiuyun on her behalf. “Fu Xiuyun, I told you, I never wanted to marry you!” To Fu Xiuyun, Mu Ran's feeble defense was nothing but a dishonest excuse. [The male lead is extremely obsessive, unhin 544Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 87 Kim Eun-ning’s First Book 金恩宁的第一本书 Arrogant, unhinged wealthy heir + beautiful, strong, tragic top student + dog-training romance + chasing his wife to the crematorium Supporting couple: a rabid mad dog who refuses to let go + a delicate, graceful beauty like a white jade pearl The young master’s malice always comes out of nowhere, and his love is just a passing whim. He once lazily exhaled smoke and said, “It was just something stupid I said on a whim.” He also once stood there with red-rimmed eyes, using every means at his disp 33Reads—Score—Shelves
- 88 I’m a Spoiled Rich Kid. Do I Have to Father a Child to Keep My Wife? 我一个纨绔，要靠生崽留住媳妇？ (Clear-eyed, money-loving merchant heroine + wayward scion who turns over a new leaf + taming her husband and redemption + family and country + political intrigue with a powerful female lead) Theme: Love yourself before loving someone else, secure your livelihood before seeking love. When a parasol tree grows tall, phoenixes will come; when flowers bloom with fragrance, butterflies will follow. Among scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants, merchants rank last. The Yao family has been in busi 3.3kReads8.8Score320Shelves
- 89 After Prison, My Billionaire Husband Pressures Me to Have Triplets 出狱后，首富老公逼我生三胎 Song Huan, the most admired heiress in Haicheng, has been sent to prison. Rumor has it that her beloved husband is responsible. Fu Chennian says she caused Chen Qiyue to lose her child, and deserves to die! She gave him a love that reached to her very bones, and he repaid her by sending her to prison. Three years of torment wore down every last bit of Song Huan’s pride. After her release, all she wants is to raise her child in peace, but Fu Chennian comes looking for her: “Qiyue can’t have any m 2.7kReads7.9Score450Shelves
- 90 President Lu, Miss Liang Has Disappeared 陆总，梁小姐消失了 Liang Ji never imagined that the one time she gave in to her own selfish impulse, she would take an innocent life. It brought her life back into contact with the boy she had secretly loved for years, but he was no longer the person who had lit up her bleak youth. Whenever he saw her, his face was full of disgust. Lu Huaijing’s beloved died in an accident caused by Liang Ji. Wanting to punish her in his own way, he agreed to a loveless marriage with her. A contractual relationship, brought about 125Reads—Score—Shelves
- 91 Crazy CEO Lu Pins Me Down and Kisses Me Every Night! 疯批陆总，夜夜把我摁在床上亲！ Childhood friends + long-planned romance + fighting over her + doting, sugary romance + saving each other Ling Zhaozhao is a wealthy heiress from one of Harbor City's four most prominent families. At eighteen, she enters the Film Academy at Jing University in the capital, where she meets Li Shichuan, the heir to the Li family. She stays by Li Shichuan's side for six years. When a car accident leaves him paralyzed from the waist down, she kneels and begs retired Dean Jiang to return to practice. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 92 After Her Release from Prison, the Powerful Men of the Capital Make Her Suffer in Body and Soul 出狱后，她被京圈大佬虐身又虐心 Jian Zishu had a very public crush on Qi Jingchen. Everyone in their social circle knew she was a toad lusting after a swan, shamelessly chasing Second Master Qi for three whole years. Second Master Qi was thoroughly annoyed and repulsed by her. He only refrained from making things ugly out of consideration for the Wen family’s reputation. Until Jian Zishu finally went too far and touched the man’s most forbidden sore spot. He personally sent her to prison... - After she got out, she didn’t dare 1.5kReads6.6Score101Shelves
- 93 Awakening to Find the Tycoon's Ex-Wife Reborn 睡醒，太子爷的炮灰前妻重生了 [Radiant, delightful heiress × aloof, powerful tycoon] She came from a wealthy family and was Haicheng's most famous pampered darling. Since childhood, she had followed the celebrated heir to the Zhan family, always believing she would marry the bright and honorable man when they grew up. Until one day, someone played a prank on him and threw him off a yacht. She risked her life by diving into the sea to save him. But when he opened his eyes, he insisted that it was her friend who had saved him, 127.7kReads6.0Score10.8kShelves
- 94 After He Took Me by Force, I Went Mad 被强取豪夺后，她疯了 You Wanzhi was a transmigrator. When she told her childhood sweetheart that they would be together for life, the mad Crown Prince happened to overhear and took an interest in her. "Miss, this is the second time we've met." You Wanzhi asked impatiently, "So what if it's the second time?" Nangong Hanlin chuckled. "If we meet a third time, you'll understand." You Wanzhi assumed she'd just had bad luck going out and run into a lunatic, and ignored him. The third time, Nangong Hanlin was eating at a 187Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 95 Wrongfully Married to the Wealthiest CEO, I Can't Get Him to Let Go 错嫁第一豪门霸总天天抱着不撒手 [Angsty romance + marriage first, love later + groveling pursuit + happy ending] After her fiancé cheats on her, Ye Xixi gets drunk and marries her best friend. When she sobers up, she discovers that she actually married her best friend’s third uncle, Gu Jingting. Gu Jingting is the most powerful man in the Gu family, a man of noble status and immense influence. They come from completely different worlds. But from the moment she first saw him three years ago, she fell hopelessly in love with him 30Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 96 After Breaking Off the Engagement, I Was Doted on by the Young Master of the Capital's Elite 退婚后，被京圈太子爷娇宠上天 After Calling Off the Engagement, I Was Spoiled Rotten by the Crown Prince of Beijing's Elite Circle 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 97 Mr. Lu, Stop Torturing Me. Your Wife Has Stepped Aside for Your One True Love 陆总别虐了，夫人给白月光让位了 [One-on-one tragic romance + adorable child + groveling chase] Three years ago, a marriage contract tied them together. She thought this marriage was a reward for her decade-long secret crush. She even dreamed that if she could give birth to their child, he would be hers forever. But he coldly said, “I’d have to be crazy to have a child with you. Besides, I’ve had a vasectomy.” But in the first year after she left, he stood guard over the two bodies, one large and one small, inside the ice coffi 2kReads5.2Score100Shelves
- 98 My Ex-Wife Is Hard to Soothe: Get in Line to Pursue Her, Mr. Pei 前妻难哄，裴总追娶请排队 [Groveling pursuit + Rekindled love + Healing each other + Adorable child] Jiang Weiran, an utterly ordinary classical dance choreographer. Pei Yunze, a dashing, fickle young gentleman from a prominent family. At the height of their passion, they married because they were expecting a child. But after a long stretch of cold wars, they became a bitterly mismatched couple. Pei Yunze thought his wife had no love for him. The jade gourd pendant at her neck was proof. Jiang Weiran thought her husband 59Reads6.0Score—Shelves
- 99 Fate Decreed 天择判命 Fate by Heavenly Decree 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 100 After Our Divorce, I Became Filthy Rich 和离后我富甲天下 [A money-loving, fabulously wealthy heiress VS a passionate, free-spirited prince] [Historical romance + love at first sight + punishing scum and face-slapping + wish fulfillment] I waited three years for my general husband while he was away at war, only for him to return with a pregnant woman he wanted to marry as his secondary wife! What kind of delusional fantasy is this?! I'm the daughter of the richest family in the land! From now on, I'm getting a divorce and building my own career! 793Reads9.1Score108Shelves
