Novels like A Love That Cuts to the Bone
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- 1 The Day He Sent Me to the Palace, Before the Begonias Fell 海棠未落他送我入宫那天 The Day He Sent Me to the Palace Before the Begonias Had Fallen —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 When I Used My Beauty to Kill the Emperor, He Said He'd Find Me Early in Our Next Life 我以美貌弑君时，他说来生要趁早 When I Killed the Emperor with My Beauty, He Said He'd Find Me Early in His Next Life —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 In My Twilight Years, I No Longer See the Young 晚岁不见少年人 In the waning years, I no longer see the young man. 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 The Moonlight of This World Is Not for Me 人间月色不予我 The moonlight of this world is not for me. 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 After Getting a Terminal Illness, I Do Whatever I Want 得了绝症后我肆无忌惮 [Main story complete] Jiang Nian and Chu Hanzhou were married for the sake of their families. Jiang Nian had always been gentle and patient. Chu Hanzhou didn't seem to care much about the marriage either, and the two had always lived together with polite respect. Then one day, Jiang Nian received a brain tumor diagnosis and was told he had only a year left to live. Jiang Nian: “...To hell with this world, and to hell with one year.” From then on, he let loose and started acting as outrageously a 204Reads—Score3314d adds
- 6 Good Heavens! Bodhisattvas! A Flood Swept Me to My Husband's Home! 天！菩萨！洪水把我冲到老公家！ [Pretty, absent-minded painter Lan Yuwen, a poor young man, VS rational, aloof cashier Meng Qichen] [Both virgins + male/male romance + sweet at first, then angst + older seme + BE + slow-paced + eight-year age gap] The first time Lan Yuwen experienced it firsthand, he realized that a flood really was like a ferocious beast! After being rescued, he couldn’t help thinking about the man who had saved him. At a friend’s suggestion, he decided to make the first move! Who knew Meng Qichen would be im 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 The Laid-Back Female Lead Never Looks Back 咸鱼大女主不回头 The Laid-Back Female Lead Won't Look Back —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 After the Gods Fell 神陨之后 Reborn, Scheming Powerhouse × Devoted, Passionate, Proud Loyalist. Apocalypse + Mythology + Rebirth + Two Powerful Leads + Putting Scum in Their Place The ancient God of Life fell, and ten thousand years later was reborn in the body of Ye Chen, the youngest son of the Ye family. When he awakens, the human world has already changed beyond recognition. As dusk falls over the apocalypse, fate begins its cycle once again. Is destiny truly impossible to change? This time, he swears to break his shack 23Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 9 Help! The Whole World Wants to Steal My Tree! 救命！全世界都想抢我的树！ [Modern Romance + Human-Otherworldly Romance + Coming-of-Age + Sweet on the Outside, Dark Within + Mutual Healing + Bad Ending] [Botany PhD Lin Xiye × Unknown Tree Species Gu Peiqing] Lin Xiye finds a glowing seed deep in the mountains. Ten days after she plants it, it grows into a tree that transforms into a human, complete with a beauty filter! At first, Gu Peiqing is a sweet, clueless little sapling who can only rustle softly and sticks to her every step of the way. Then a sudden turn of 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 After I Transmigrated, the Ice-Cold Tycoon Held Me and Cried 穿越后，冰山大佬抱着我哭 Dual Male Leads: Scheming CEO as the Top, Sickly, Clingy, Flirtatious Bottom (Sweet-and-Angsty Romance) (Setup: Su Yan has transmigrated for the second time, but has no memories of his first transmigration. Lu Chenyuan has actually been waiting for him for many years.) Once upon a time, Su Yan was a young master doted on by his parents and older brother. He had money, looks, family status, and connections. He could cause as much trouble as he liked, and if he got into a mess, he just had to go h 6Reads—Score11814d adds
- 11 After Torturing His Wife to Death, Fifth Master Regrets It 虐死夫人后五爷后悔了 (Heartbreak and a groveling husband) It was the sixth year of their marriage, and the eleventh year she had loved him. She had just been diagnosed with terminal stomach cancer. She was going to die. “Shen Chun, you don’t need to waste your time putting on an act for me.” Her beloved was so gentle, yet the words he spoke were so cruel. “Is this your new trick?” Shen Chun’s face remained calm, but her eyes glistened with tears about to fall. “I have the test results.” He seemed to smile. His cool, 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 The Day Before My Wedding, the Real Heiress Imprisoned Me 婚礼前一天，我被真千金囚禁了 The Day Before My Wedding, the Real Heiress Imprisoned Me 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Snow Falls on Yao Xi 雪落瑶夕 Everyone knows the emperor has an empress, but she has never been favored. “Yun, I don't want to leave. I'm all he has.” Later, after the man she loved hurt her once again, Lin Xichun finally lost hope. Weeping, she clutched Lu Nianyun's hand and said, “Yun, take me away. Take me away from this place.” Her already frail body could no longer withstand the chill she caught while fleeing. She died outside the palace, still holding Lu Nianyun's hand. “Yun, I still won't be able to go with you to Jia 34Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 My Disabled Host! Could You Please Try a Little Harder? 我的残疾宿主！你倒是争点气呀！ [Quick transmigration + sweet and angsty + 1v1, both pure + dog training + two male leads + bad ending] World 1: Changsheng has become an idiot, and there’s a child bride at home. Lu Ming thinks the little fool is too skinny, so he sneaks him extra food. When the fool weaves a flower crown, Lu Ming assumes it must be for him. But Changsheng says, “It’s for my wife. Father said I have to treat her well.” In a fit of anger, Lu Ming pins the fool down on the mountain and kisses him until his lips 518Reads8.1Score10414d adds
- 15 His Favor 他的青睐 [Obedient, compliant young lady x rotten heir to the Dragon People] What Yun Jiao regrets most is starting a years-long nightmare over "five thousand yuan." Jiang Jin doesn't love her. He just thinks she's obedient, that she'll never refuse anything he asks, like... a toy he can raise, dress up, and play with however he likes, without ever showing a single emotion. Before meeting Yun Jiao, he never imagined that a place resembling a slum from the last century could exist in the sprawling city of 6.9kReads—Score38414d adds
- 16 Your Name Is Farther Away Than the Stars 你的名字比星星遥远 Angst! Angst! Angst! That's how important it is, so we're saying it three times! [Double top students × mutual salvation × tragic ending] A bright, fragile ray of sunshine suffering from a serious illness vs. a cold, merciless class monitor who can't feel pain “Xu Xingxia, you're crossing the line.” “Xu Xingxia, know your limits.” “Xu Xingxia, are you always like this?” “Xu Xingxia, Song Qichi is yours and yours alone.” “Xu Xingxia, without you, this life would be far too long...” Dying for 4kReads8.4Score85114d adds
- 17 One Night of Passion, and He's Hooked for Life 一夜春娇，他日渐上瘾 [Juicy and intoxicating + collapse + unhinged + all-evil cast + scheming + System changes fate + one woman, multiple men] No moral compass, taboo content, a deranged mind, going mad to make money Only those who have self-respect, love themselves, and have enough to eat can afford to think about such things. A girl like Lin Xiang was nearly starved to death in her rented room. If she didn't take this step, she had no idea what would happen to her. When she saw the people she had been trying to wi 23Reads—Score314d adds
- 18 My Parents Hypnotized Me Five Times to Make My Depressed Sister Laugh. After I Died, They Went Mad with Regret 爸妈为逗抑郁症姐姐笑催眠我五次,我死后他们悔疯了 My parents hypnotized me five times to make my sister, who suffered from depression, laugh. After I died, they were consumed by regret. 1.3kReads—Score10414d adds
- 19 So Heartbreakingly Cruel! All I Want Is for You to Love Me 超虐！我只要你爱我 A strong heroine and a weaker hero, with exceptionally detailed descriptions of the hero’s stomach pain. A story of personal growth. The male lead is a domineering CEO, while the female lead is emotionally independent. From high school through university and into working life, the male lead’s stomach pain grows increasingly severe. He loves the female lead humbly and deeply. After various misunderstandings, the two finally fall in love and end up together. 601Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Tortured Love: His Love Is Suffocating 虐恋：他的爱很窒息 After the chairman of Longcheng Group dies in an accident, eldest son Li Sijue inherits the position of CEO. He keeps Mu Qingwan, the daughter of the suspected culprit, imprisoned at his side and abuses her relentlessly to satisfy his hatred. But as time passes and the truth slowly comes to light, he realizes he has been tormenting the wrong person. When he finally lets her go, he discovers that he has fallen deeply in love with her. Faced with Li Sijue’s suffocating love, will Mu Qingwan stay, 1.5kReads6.7Score11014d adds
- 21 Fish Do Not Venture into Deep Woods 鱼不赴深林 Fish Don't Head for the Deep Woods 45Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Young Master Mo, Stop Tormenting Her. This Time, Your Wife Is Really Dead 墨少别虐了，夫人这次真死了 [Both leads are sexually pure + angsty love + obsessive possessiveness] Jiang Yue endures a lame leg, jumping from a building, fighting vicious dogs, and injections for an artificial heart until the truth finally comes to light. In the end, the obsessive Mo Chen strokes the diamond ring on his hand and murmurs to himself, “We’ll be together forever!” 59Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 23 Entrusted to the Wind 寄于风 Little sunshine Huai Zhi (bottom) and the human icebox Yan Zhuo (top) Huai Zhi and Yan Zhuo grew up together and were the pride of their generation, always taking first and second place in their grade. Huai Zhi was mischievous and always getting into trouble as a child, but he listened especially well to Yan Zhuo and was afraid of making him angry. Huai Zhi: “Mad again? Better cheer you up.” _ Huai Zhi: I'm sorry, don't be mad. When the wind blows, I'll be there to coax you. Many years later, 197Reads8.0Score10814d adds
- 24 My Fiancé Died Before Me and Never Changed His Heart, While I Changed Mine After I Died 未婚夫原来死得比我早还没变心，而我死了就变心 My fiancé turned out to have died before me and never stopped loving me, while I changed my heart after he died 151Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 I Leave the Stage a Legend, and My Ex-Husband Regrets It 退场即封神，前夫悔疯 He leaves the stage a legend, and his ex-husband regrets it too late 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 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
- 27 After Being Forced to Become a Caged Canary 被迫沦为金丝雀后 [ABO + Groveling Chase to Win Back His Love + Dual Male Leads + Coercive Love + Older Top + Mutual Firsts + Fictional Setting + Two Endings] [Sharp-tongued, soft-hearted, ruthless top × resilient, steady, kind bottom] Fang Shining was the Fang family’s heir, but a villain framed him, accusing him of causing his fiancée’s younger brother’s death just before the wedding. His longtime lover unilaterally called off their engagement. No matter how much Fang Shining tried to explain, the man coldly th 513Reads6.8Score10014d adds
- 28 After My Mission Failed, Both Male Leads Blew Up Their Souls for Me 攻略失败后，两个男主都为我自爆神魂 After My Pursuit Failed, Both Male Leads Self-Destructed Their Souls for Me —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Tell a Little Lie 撒个谎吧 Obsessive forced love | Rekindled romance | Husband desperately tries to win her back | Heart and body tormented “I'm keeping you around just to get revenge on you!” Chu Yu says. “I'm staying only to repay my debt!” Yue Xingshu says. “Chu Yu, Yue Xingcan isn't dead.” “Yue Xingshu, your brother isn't dead.” He's alive. So will Chu Yu keep taking revenge? He's alive. So will Yue Xingshu keep repaying her debt? There's no need anymore. There's no need anymore. Then let's part ways… “Yue Xingshu! Wa 421Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 30 Repaying Pleasure 偿欢 [A game between a man and a woman, simmering tension, expert seduction, both leads inexperienced, one-on-one.] A captivating, ambitious heroine versus an obsessive, unhinged hero who has fallen from his pedestal * On the very first day Shen Tingwan entered the Xie family, she got involved with someone she should never have touched. She thought it would be a fleeting night of pleasure, over by dawn… Who could have guessed that the man would cling to her like a ghost, their entanglement growing de 6.2kReads8.4Score40714d adds
- 31 One Fleeting Glance, and I Knew Love Had Faded 蓦然一顾知阑珊 She married him without hesitation in the prime of her life, but couldn't escape the seven-year itch. As her life entered its final countdown, she could no longer find the young man who had once loved her so deeply. She devoted her entire life to him, and only at the very end did he finally realize what he had lost... 57Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 32 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 655Reads8.2Score10314d adds
- 33 So Love Has an Expiration Date 原来爱有期限 Shao Ning: Everyone says love can overcome any obstacle. It’s not that I don’t believe in love, but love can change in an instant. The only thing that lasts is... a 15-year limit... Maybe Mom, you and Dad were right. In the end, a man and a man just can’t be together. 1.8kReads—Score19314d adds
- 34 I Tracked My Wife’s Location. The Address Was My Best Buddy’s House 追踪妻子定位，地址是我好哥们家 I Tracked My Wife’s Location. It Led to My Best Friend’s House 143Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 A Bone-Deep Seduction 蚀骨诱哄 “Big brother, could you be gentle with me just once...” “Sure. How would you like that? Cut off a finger, pull out your nails, or roll across a bed of nails? If you hurt someone, you have to pay the price!” Shen Changmu looked with utter disgust at the woman writhing on the floor, her whole body trembling with pain. She was the wife his grandfather had forced him to marry. He didn't love her, though he couldn't deny that she knew exactly how to seduce him, tempting him again and again until he 2kReads6.0Score10214d adds
- 36 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 340Reads—Score12514d adds
- 37 One Last Rainfall Before We Part 最后一阵诉别雨 [Mutual pining | A little campus romance | Short BE | Male lead dies, female lead finds peace] The sky waits for the rain, and I wait for you. Song Ting'an never got to see his rain. From that song by Jay Chou, with lyrics by Vincent Fang. “The sky waits for the rain, and I wait for you.” He listened to it again and again. Song Tianqing, the character in Song Ting'an's book, got to meet his Yue Yuyu. But Song Ting'an never got to meet his Li Yanyu. His chance of survival was only twenty perc 377Reads8.0Score11914d adds
- 38 Snowfall in the Dark Alley 雪落暗巷 (The main story is complete) [One-on-one pure romance, not your typical angsty love story] Xie Fusang × Pei Yiliu/Ruan Yue Bottom with a psychological disorder × psychiatrist top Original title: Drowned At three in the morning after the first snow, there were not only plum blossoms ready to bloom, but also a notebook beneath the thin snow, holding memories and love. It snowed for three days and three nights, and the thin layer of snow grew deep. Strange. The notebook had no water on it, so why 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 The Boy I Found in the Heavy Snow Killed My Entire Family (II) 大雪捡来的少年，杀了我全家（二） The Boy I Rescued in the Snow Killed My Entire Family (II) 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 After the Divorce, Mr. Shen Regretted It 离婚后，沈总他后悔了 To put her grandfather’s mind at ease, Gu Ziyao brings her engagement agreement and asks Shen Junyan to marry her. He agrees coldly, but insists they keep the marriage secret for three years and stay out of each other’s business. For three years, she shoulders the family business alone, facing difficulties, being plied with alcohol, and having rumors spread about her, yet never once asking him for help. On the eve of their three-year agreement’s end, fate plays a trick on them 1.3kReads6.8Score12614d adds
- 41 After I Gave Up Loving Him, My CEO Husband Regretted It 我放弃爱他后，总裁老公后悔了 After I Gave Up on Loving Him, My CEO Husband Regretted It 33Reads—Score314d adds
- 42 Everyone but Me 除我之外 Shang Miao had been with Sheng Yu since she was eighteen. She was full of confidence, always believing she was special to him. Until one day, Sheng Yu brought home a girl who was soft and sweet, so much like the girl she herself had been back then. 842Reads5.5Score33914d adds
- 43 A Sickly Body, a Guilty Love 病骨罪情 (The Ex-Wife’s Pursuit: A Living Hell + Second Male Lead Takes the Crown + No Getting Back Together) When Song Ci was young, she saved someone. Later, that person sent her to prison over nothing more than a single word from his first love. After she was released, torment and humiliation followed one after another. When he threw away her mother’s ashes, Song Ci had lost everything. At last, she learned her lesson. Her brain had been badly injured, and she was slowly starting to forget him. But he 1.2kReads8.2Score10114d adds
- 44 A Marriage at a Crossroads 婚途陌路 Strangers on the Road to Marriage 49Reads—Score714d adds
- 45 Longing for Yun's Return 念云归 [Angsty! Angsty! Angsty! Short tragic historical romance, princess sent abroad for a political marriage] Huan Yun’s childhood name was Yun’er. From the time she was little, her mother held her close and softly sang, “Yun’er, come home. Yun’er, come home.” Yun’er never went anywhere. Mother, why do you sigh like that? In the sixteenth year of Jianzhao, Huan Yun passed away quietly in the Wuyou Palace. Mother, you don’t know. Yun’er can never return home again... 294Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 46 Mr. He, Stop Torturing Me. Your Wife Is Really Dead This Time 贺总别虐了，夫人这次真的死了 Two years ago, she was found guilty of deliberately injuring the woman he loved. So he sent her to prison, crippled one of her legs, and crushed all her pride. Two years later, she believes she has escaped from hell and vows never to have anything to do with him again. But it turns out the Devil of Hell would never let her go so easily. 55Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 47 A Marriage in Peril 豪门危婚 The day her family fell apart and her loved ones died, she became the most conspicuous fallen heiress. Overnight, the carefree little princess had to shoulder the burden of her family. Her marriage became a sale, with a bride price of 17 billion to fund the family. Once the snow atop the clouds, she fell into the mortal world, ground down in the dirt of money. She was “bought” by the First Financial Conglomerate. Three years of marriage, sharing a bed with a wolf... Behind her smile were tears. 3.2kReads8.9Score21214d adds
- 48 First Love, Delayed 初恋延迟 [Over-the-Top Drama × Substitute Romance × Reunited with an Old Flame] Ning Nianchu spent ten years secretly in love with someone whose heart belonged to another. Only after that person died did he become the other's substitute... 2.2kReads9.2Score12514d adds
- 49 After My Husband Gave His Kidney to His One True Love 老公把肾给了白月光后 After My Husband Donated His Kidney to His White Moonlight 7.3kReads—Score17114d adds
- 50 A Sweet Tooth's Patient 嗜甜患者 At the first exam after National Day, a prodigy suddenly appeared at No. 3 High School. She was unnaturally pale and drifted along when she walked, so the second-year science students privately called her “the female ghost.” At first, Pei Ji thought it was terribly rude to call a girl that. Then one night, after partying late, he ran into her on his way home. She was wearing a long Republican-era dress, her hair loose over her shoulders, holding a burner full of incense ash. She turned her eyes 544Reads9.3Score11314d adds
