Novels like Love That Kills
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- 1 He Dumped Me to Save His Moonlight? I Married a Powerful Beijing Tycoon and Thrived 弃我救白月光？改嫁京圈大佬爽翻 [Clear-headed heroine + face-slapping + ex regrets and begs for her back + no getting back together + both leads have only ever loved each other] [Completed fluffy romance, all satisfaction and no angst!] Shen Chuyue loved Mo Linyuan for eight years, giving him her whole heart and wishing she could even give him her life. But Mo Linyuan was cold and distant toward her, saving all his warmth and affection for his childhood sweetheart, Su Qingqing. On their third wedding anniversary, she eagerly a 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Lying Low 【蛰伏】 At fourteen, Jiang Zheng got separated from her parents while traveling abroad. In a damp, foul-smelling wooden shack, she met Cong Tuo, who was eighteen. Looking down at Jiang Zheng, Cong Tuo said the words that would change her fate: “Would you like to come with me?” She followed Cong Tuo, crossing Southeast Asia and then heading illegally to the Americas. From then on, her life revolved around just two things: staying alive and returning home. If Jiang Zheng had to describe herself, she would 76Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 3 Want a Divorce? My Difficult Husband Behaves in an Instant! That Mouth of His Apologizes Fast 闹离婚？作精老公秒乖！死嘴快哄 [Jin Yuanxing: I admit I pretended not to want to get married before, and took it too far. Can we not get divorced now? (earnest-looking reaction sticker)] [Female lead: just wants to get household registration + master of the cold shoulder] [Male lead: spoiled young master's syndrome + self-destructive tendencies + severely attached to his little sister] To get registered as part of the Xie family, Xia Shuhe did whatever the Xie family's young master asked of her. Her friends teased him, saying 34.9kReads8.4Score5.4k14d adds
- 4 The Young Master Has Fallen 太子爷沦陷了 The Prince Has Fallen 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 The Villainous Junior Sister and the Dragon-Ao-Tian Male Lead Got Their Happy Ending 反派小师妹与龙傲天男主HE了 [Tsundere sweetness x deadpan cuteness, main story and bonus chapters complete] Hating Lin Huan was as easy as breathing for Mu Yaoguang. When the on-screen comments appeared, she discovered that the Lin Huan she had bullied all along was actually the legendary, all-conquering Dragon Aotian. Not only did she need to apologize and suck up to him now, she would also have to rely on him in the future. So, like every villainess, after testing the waters in every way, she chose to be a woman who c 8.2kReads8.1Score1k14d adds
- 6 After the Divorce, I Became the Whole Rich Family’s Darling 离婚后，我成豪门团宠 After My Divorce, I Became the Darling of a Wealthy Family 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 A Lover in the Capital’s Elite Circle, I’m Done 京圈情人，我不做了 I’m Done Being the Capital’s Lover 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Choking Love, Relentless Spoiling 窒爱强宠 (Physical and emotional torment, forced marriage and possession, the male lead is a deranged villain. Readers who insist on both leads being sexually inexperienced, beware: they are not in the first life, but are in the second.) Lu Jinzhi set his sights on a girl, but she wouldn’t behave. So he waved his hand and broke her wings, destroyed her faith, and imprisoned her by his side in the cruelest way, building a cage just for her. In the end, he leaned close to her ear and whispered tenderly tha 2.1kReads8.7Score10214d adds
- 9 He Married Me to Make His One True Love Jealous 他娶我，是为了让白月光吃醋 Three years of marriage couldn't compete with his first love returning from abroad. After making a scene, Lin Shu took the enormous divorce settlement and decisively left, pregnant with his child. She vanished for five years. He searched the world for her in a frenzy for five years. Then one day, she finally appeared. Huo Beichen's eyes reddened as he cornered her. “How long are you going to keep acting like this?” Lin Shu replied coolly, “Sorry, who are you?” Huo Beichen's voice was hoarse. “Li 1.4kReads6.9Score10014d adds
- 10 You Lost Your Memory and Broke Off Our Engagement. Why Are You Losing It Now That I'm Remarrying? 你失忆与我退婚，我改嫁你疯什么 [Both leads are each other’s first and only + A chaotic rivalry among the men + Regret and face-slapping] ① Everyone in Jiuzhou knows that Shen Sining and the Ninth Prince grew up together. They’re the perfect couple, envied by all. But on the eve of their wedding, the Ninth Prince loses his memory. He remembers everyone except Shen Sining, the woman he once treasured above all else. “This prince would never fall for a useless beauty like her.” “Lulu is the woman I love, the one I’ll cherish for 2.3kReads8.3Score16314d adds
- 11 Out of Control: Cruel Possession 失控虐夺 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 294Reads9.0Score—14d adds
- 12 The Crematorium Is Headed for a Bad Ending, So What’s the Use of Regretting It? 火葬场就要be，你后悔有什么用 [Quick transmigration / wish fulfillment / chasing the wife to the crematorium / heroine doesn’t forgive him / male lead suffers] In worlds born from novels, the heroine is abused by the male lead and still chooses to forgive him. That isn’t what she wants; it’s a will imposed upon her. They sacrifice themselves in exchange for freedom. World One: The top student falls out of love “Stay away from me.” “You’re so annoying.” World Two: The wife in an arranged marriage wants a divorce “You’re n 853Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 13 After the Obsessive Tycoon Was Tamed 偏执大佬被驯化之后 [The aloof beauty falls from her pedestal without realizing it + he chases his wife but can't win her back + obsessive yandere + turns evil + coercive love] [Both BE and HE endings] Jian Sui was Song Yichen's little shadow. Everyone knew it. They were childhood friends, and everyone agreed they were a perfect match, both in looks and talent. Now that they were in college and no longer constrained by the words “puppy love,” Jian Sui finally worked up the courage to confess: “Song Yichen, I like y 4.2kReads6.7Score12414d adds
- 14 After the Divorce, the Stand-In Wife Goes on a Rampage 离婚后，替身太太杀疯了 [Modern wealthy-family angst]+ [The ex regrets it too late]+ [A career comeback led by a strong female lead]+ [Sweet romance with the second male lead]+ [The beloved first love faces payback]+ [The male lead’s lifelong regret] Shen Zhiyi loved Fu Chenzhou for three years. She wore white dresses for him, grew her hair long, and gave up her dream of becoming a designer, content to be a quiet, understanding Mrs. Fu. It wasn’t until his beloved first love returned from abroad that she learned she ha 41Reads—Score11314d adds
- 15 The Prince Came Back to Life After Being Buried with Ten Concubines 跟十个小妾合葬后，王爷气活了 The rating is low because this novel just came out. It’ll go up later~ [Double rebirth + both were unchaste before rebirth; after rebirth, the heroine is unchaste and the hero is chaste] [Pursuing his wife at the crematorium + multiple male leads] The heroine is sometimes a little scheming, sometimes coy, and loves putting on an act. Read with caution if that bothers you. Only after his death did Xiao Poye learn that his wife had never loved him! She had ten concubines buried with him, making h 18kReads7.9Score2.6k14d adds
- 16 Love's Captive, a Tragic Romance 爱囚雅殇 Part 1 Tang Fei had longed for family affection since childhood. When she grew up and learned about all the conflicts, that affection became something forever beyond her reach. At fifteen, she met Feng Yuchen and gave him all her sincerity. In the end, he trampled on it. Still, she continued to long for love. At last, when she was twenty, she decided to give up on Feng Yuchen. But he clung to her and used his power to tell her she would never escape him. Part 2 An Qingjia was the least noticeabl 9.8kReads8.4Score61714d adds
- 17 Quick Transmigration: The Wife-Chasing Crematorium Burns Out of Control 快穿，追妻火葬场烧大了 [Quick Transmigration] [No CP] [A Real Regret-and-Redemption Arc] [Taking Down Scumbags] [Powerhouse] System 48: Host, the regret-and-redemption arc isn't an excuse to fan the flames and make things worse... We need a happy ending. An Yue: Heh. System 48: The mission! The mission comes first! An Yue: Heh. System 48: There'll be a punishment! An Yue: Go ahead and kill me. System 48: ... Note: The regret-and-redemption arcs end badly. Happy endings are practically nonexistent. [World One: A Love 280Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 After I Stopped Wanting His Body, Abstinent Mr. Li Got Desperate 不馋他身子后，禁欲厉总急红眼了 [Secret Marriage] [Chasing His Wife to the Crematorium] [Eight-Year Age Gap] [Angsty Push and Pull] [Resilient, Stubborn Doctor VS Ascetic, Obsessive Tycoon] Li Tingyu is a top tycoon in Haicheng, an untouchable flower on a high peak. People say he has no interest in women. Only Qiao Anran knows that he really is abstinent. After five years of secret marriage, her only goal has been to get him naked! When he roughly threw her out of the bathroom and she heard that he was taking care of himself w 2.8kReads5.1Score11614d adds
- 19 Taken by Force: The Beauty Is Untamable, the Tyrant's Captive 强娶豪夺：美人难驯，暴君的囚宠 A BE ending: the male lead dies at the end. (Why is it always the heroine who dies in tragic romances, while the male lead gets to rule the land? He’s dying. He absolutely has to die.) Against tyranny and Stockholm syndrome. Full of melodrama. If you don’t like it, move along and click the exit button in the upper left. Writing takes hard work, so please respect the author’s work and don’t leave bad reviews. Thank you. The male lead falls for her at first sight, becomes possessive, and takes her 755Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 20 Quick Transmigration: The Supporting Girl Has No Protagonist Destiny 快穿：女配没有主角命 Sang Wan has lost her memories. She can only get them back by completing the tasks assigned to villainess supporting characters in each world. She tries her best to survive, to win people over and fit into each world. Only then does she realize that some people are born protagonists, naturally superior to everyone else, while others use every ounce of strength just to stay alive. A casualty of the romance between an overbearing campus heartthrob and a naive junior student, A disposable extra who 1.1kReads8.7Score10414d adds
- 21 Before the Mulberry Leaves Fall 桑之未落矣 [Chasing His Wife to the Crematorium + Healing Romance + Obsessive Childhood-Sweetheart Ex-Husband + Reserved, Devoted Current Partner + Softhearted but Not Foolish Heroine] The story is complete. Read with confidence. The rating is a little low. It makes me sad. A battle between two men for one woman, 1v2 Min Shanshan is reborn in her high school days. She looks at the man in her classroom who used to be her husband, no, her childhood sweetheart, Shen Yunzheng. In her previous life, she love 3.8kReads8.9Score38114d adds
- 22 He Thought My Devotion Was Cheap, Until He Saw the White Moonlight Photos on My Phone and Lost His Mind 他嫌我舔狗廉价，直到看见我手机里白月光照片，疯了 He thought my devotion made me cheap, until he saw the photo of my dream girl on my phone. Then he went crazy. 2kReads—Score2314d adds
- 23 He Regrets It 他有悔 [Reunion after years apart + groveling to win her back from the start + secretly raising their child + scheming, possessive, devoted male lead] Eight years after their divorce, Xiang Yilin never expected to run into his ex-wife at the hospital. Xu Yan, once a pampered heiress who had never lifted a finger, had become a doctor, and now had a limp. His seven-year-old son asked who she was. He paused for a long moment. “Someone I haven’t seen in a very long time.” All his life, Xiang Yilin had been 1.8kReads7.7Score35814d adds
- 24 The Woman Who Vanished for Three Years Shocked the World 消失三年的她，震惊了全世界 She Disappeared for Three Years, Shocking the Whole World 77Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 After Getting Dumped, the Playboy Went Crazy 被甩后海王发疯了 After Getting Dumped, the Playboy Goes Crazy 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 I'll Behave, So Don't Force Yourself on Me, Possessive Older Brother 我会乖，偏执嫡兄别搞强制爱 [Historical romance + transmigration + forced love + fleeing while pregnant + the wife-chasing crematorium] Everyone said that Xie Zhuoqing, the young general of the Xie family, was noble and upright. But only Xie Jinning, whom he used for his pleasure in bed day after day, knew how different he was from the rumors. He was obsessive and deranged, with possessiveness and a desire for control pushed to the extreme. An accident had brought Xie Jinning and him together. She thought it would end afte 171Reads9.0Score—14d adds
- 27 The Family’s Most Hated One Turns to the Heartless Path, and Her Father and Brother Face Their Comeuppance! 万人嫌转修无情道，父子火葬场了！ For the sake of a junior sister who had been in the sect for less than a hundred years, the husband who had been by Ye Fei’s side for years ripped out her golden core in front of the entire sect, subjecting her to endless humiliation! For that junior sister, the child she had carried through a difficult labor and cherished for ten years berated her and sentenced her to a whipping! Both father and son turned their backs on her. Her fellow disciples stood by, and her beloved master looked the othe 843Reads8.4Score10314d adds
- 28 Reborn in the 1980s: After Divorcing with My Child, I Turn Around and Marry Up 重生八零，带崽离婚后转身再高嫁 [Period Setting + Building Wealth + Raising Kids + Everyday Life + Taking Down Scumbags + Face-Slapping + Mutual Devotion + The Long Road to Winning Back His Wife] Fu Yunyao was born in the countryside and married Shen Zhiyuan, who had been sent from the city to work in a rural village. After following her husband back to the city, everyone said she was lucky: Shen Zhiyuan was the youngest professor at the local university, and his family was influential in the area. Only Fu Yunyao knew that her 13.8kReads8.7Score1.5k14d adds
- 29 Everyone Gets Their Comeuppance, but the White Moonlight Just Wants to Build a Career 全员火葬场，白月光只想搞事业 [Transmigration + cross-dressing as a man + everyone reborn + no rekindling old flames + everyone faces a groveling redemption arc] Jiang Yan died silently beneath the heavy snow. In the moment before she closed her eyes, she looked back on her life and saw nothing but regrets. When Jiang Yan was born, her mother died in childbirth. She was branded a jinx from childhood, disliked by her father and estranged from her older brother. Her brash young cousin bullied her, and even the little beggar sh 2kReads8.5Score12614d adds
- 30 The Reborn Empress: The Grand Tutor Is Crying After I Torment Him Again GB重生女帝：太傅又被朕虐哭了 Torture the male lead! Torture the male lead! Torture the male lead! Both are virgins! Both are virgins! [Cold, cruel, violent yandere empress VS aloof, broken, frail imperial tutor] [Reborn + empress + torturing the male lead + both are virgins + female lead forces the male lead + love and hate + chasing her husband] She tortures the male lead in the first half, then chases after her husband in the second. 5.1kReads8.2Score39014d adds
- 31 I Hid My Divorce from My Trash Husband, Then Reunited with a Powerful Man from Beijing’s Elite Circle 瞒渣夫离婚，转身和京圈大佬重逢 [Double stand-ins + the second male lead’s redemption chase + reunion after a long separation with the male lead + angst first, then catharsis] After three years of a secret marriage, Gu Qingyan finally agrees to hold a wedding for Yan Ning. But at the wedding, he abandons Yan Ning and runs off after getting a phone call from his late best friend’s widow, turning Yan Ning into a laughingstock in front of all the guests. That night, 39kReads8.5Score3.1k14d adds
- 32 Reborn in the Eighties: Commander Su, I Won’t Bother You Anymore 重生80：苏首长我不要纠缠你了 Reborn in 1980: Commander Su, I Won’t Bother You Anymore 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Reborn in the 80s: My Husband and I Chose to Be Childfree, Yet He Had an Illegitimate Child 重生80：老公和我丁克，却有私生子 Reborn in the 1980s: My Husband and I Agreed to Be Childfree, Yet He Has an Illegitimate Child 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Coldhearted After a Miscarriage, Ms. Xu Will Never Make Up with You 流产后心冷，许总想和好不可能 The year Ye Muling loved Xu Fuang most, she got her wish and married him. Throughout their three years of marriage, she thought Xu Fuang was cold and indifferent toward everyone, and told herself it was only natural that he treated her the same way. That was until she learned about An Yurong. It turned out Xu Fuang could look at someone with tenderness. That someone simply wasn't her. On a rainy night when she was twenty-five, Ye Muling heard An Yurong's tearful, tender voice with her own ears a 10.3kReads8.4Score1.1k14d adds
- 35 Hidden Away 厮藏 [Willing to be the other woman for love + psycho romance + revenge and forced love + a little morally gray + angst] [A cold, seductive psycho male lead x a cool-headed female lead studying journalism] He was Cheng Jiu, and he was also Fu Yu. In the pitch-black night, beneath the bright moonlight, osmanthus blossoms drifted down from the sky. Eight-year-old Tu Jing stood in a tree, nervously gripping her cloth bag as she looked down at him. They fell in love at first sight. Later, he plunged a k 1kReads—Score—14d adds
- 36 I Came Back to Life After Three Years Dead, Shocking the Entire Internet 死了三年复活了，震惊全网 Dead for Three Years, Then Back to Life, Shocking the Entire Internet 348Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 After My Confession Failed, I Got Together with His Brother 告白失败后，我和他兄弟在一起了 [Second male lead takes the spotlight + both pure + the scumbag gets burned to ashes] Su Xiao liked Liang Qisheng for four years. She was always at his beck and call, sweet and considerate. If he called in the middle of the night, she would leap out of bed and head to a bar to pick him up. The next morning, she would even bring him hangover soup she had made herself. She knew his friends teased her for throwing herself at him, but she couldn’t forget the warmth Liang Qisheng had once shown her 628Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 38 Married Off as a Substitute at Eighty: My Commander Husband Spoils Me to the Heavens 替嫁80：首长老公宠我上天了 Substitute Bride of 1980: The Commander Dotes on Me Like I’m His Whole World 4.2kReads—Score6614d adds
- 39 Reborn Before Confessing, I Got Flustered by the Campus Heartthrob 心死后重生告白前，被校草撩红温 [Reborn + Male Lead Takes the Lead + Second Male Lead’s Groveling Redemption + College Campus] [Bright, Sweet, and Gentle Girl VS. Bold, Competitive, Straightforward Young Master] In her previous life, Ling Xi always believed that she and her childhood friend Gu Huaixu were made for each other, and that no one could ever tear them apart. So after the college entrance exams, she confessed to Gu Huaixu, and they got married as soon as they graduated from college. Many people opposed them, and she 1.2kReads7.5Score11714d adds
- 40 You Can't Make a Melon Sweet by Force. Even Reborn, I Won't Chase Him Again 强扭的瓜不甜，重生再爱也不追了 (Reborn + 1v1, both leads are each other's only partners + a long, painful road to winning her back) In her previous life, Shen Moli pursued Fu Jin for seven years. When she graduated from college, she even pressured her parents to use their connections to make him marry her. But in the end, the boy she had loved throughout her youth cheated on her. She finally accepted that he had never loved her. Her heart was completely broken. She was reborn on the night she confessed to him during her first 1.8kReads6.7Score10314d adds
- 41 After Taking In My Divorced Best Friend, I Was Kicked Out of My Own Home 收留离婚闺蜜后，我被赶出了自己家 After Taking In My Divorced Best Friend, I Was Kicked Out of My Own Home 11Reads—Score214d adds
- 42 After Faking My Death for Three Years, the Mad Tycoon Risks His Life to Win Me Back 死遁三年，疯批大佬拿命追妻 [Chasing His Wife to the Crematorium + Over-the-Top Drama + Faking His Death + Desperate Pursuit + Happy Ending] “Even if she discovers the truth one day, so what? That woman loves me to the bone. She’s given me her whole heart. She won’t leave me. Anyway, I know what I’m doing with this marriage alliance.” - On the day Feng Mingzhou married someone else, Gu Manman’s name appeared on the passenger list of a flight that crashed into the sea. The man who had once been so young and full of promise 7.4kReads7.8Score40614d adds
- 43 You Dare Steal My Villainous White Moonlight? I'll Fight You for Them! 敢抢我恶毒炮灰白月光？跟你火拼了 You Dare Steal My Wicked Cannon-Fodder White Moonlight? Let's Fight to the Death! 887Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 Prisoner of Desire: Forced Love 囚身之欲：强制爱 [Anti-Stockholm syndrome, deranged domineering business tycoon x clear-headed policewoman, both pure, one-on-one] Su Yulu was taken by her best friend to an upscale club. She never expected to offend Bo Sihan, the crown prince of Beijing's elite circle. She endured the most humiliating night of her life, and her peaceful existence was turned upside down. Everyone knows Bo Sihan as aloof and refined, with Buddhist prayer beads always in hand. What they don't know is that he's a beast in a suit wi 2.8kReads9.0Score19714d adds
- 45 Eighty: After Leaving the Commander, I Dedicated Myself to the Motherland 80：放弃首长后，我献给了祖国 1980: After Giving Up the Commander, I Devoted Myself to My Country 154Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Changhua Hall 长华殿 [Two unhinged leads + ruthless pursuit + regretful pursuit + no getting back together] Everyone said Sheng Zhaoning was the most loyal dog at Wei Yi's side. She came when summoned and left when dismissed, as lowly as the mud beneath his feet. One night, after drinking, someone asked Wei Yi, “Do you really not like her?” Wei Yi looked as if he'd heard a joke. “She's just a dog. What makes her think I'd like her?” Everyone laughed. Outside the door, Sheng Zhaoning lowered her eyes and finally gave 12.9kReads9.1Score1.1k14d adds
- 47 After She Died, the Capital's Crown Prince Went Mad with Grief in the Snow 她死后，京圈太子爷在雪地哭疯了 [Tragic romance + childhood sweethearts + physical and emotional torment + the hero’s long road to winning her back + a tearjerker for late-night reading] The day Jiang Wan was diagnosed with stomach cancer, Quan Xiuyuan forced her to kneel and eat slops, then cruelly destroyed her cancer medication. Jiang Wan was falsely accused of plagiarism. Quan Xiuyuan fanned the flames, ruining her career and destroying her reputation. Jiang Wan had loved Quan Xiuyuan for ten years, but he had always belie 1.6kReads6.5Score10414d adds
- 48 Reborn in the 80s: My Husband Loves His First Love, So I Don't Want Him Anymore 重生80：老公爱白月光，我不要了 Reborn in the 80s: My Husband Loves His White Moonlight, So I Don't Want Him Anymore 259Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Down-and-Out Heiress in the 1990s Marries a Rugged Man and Has His Baby! 九零落魄千金，嫁个糙汉生崽崽！ A devoted couple + period setting + forced marriage + loyal puppy-like male lead + farming + not a sweet romance + not a wish-fulfillment story! When Wen Jing was eighteen, she discovered that she wasn't the Wen family's daughter and returned to her biological parents. The village's resident troublemaker, Lu Yanshen, took one look at her and set his sights on her. He forced her to marry him, and they had a son. “You're my mother, and you and my dad are truly in love.” “No, no, no. It wasn't forc 2.8kReads8.3Score16114d adds
- 50 Longing From the Deep Sea 深海想念 [Sweet girl and cool guy] [Mutually devoted] [Both leads are adults] Shu Nuo liked someone, someone very gentle. He was patient with her, and gentle with her. She thought she was the only one who received that tenderness. Then one day, she happened to hear someone ask him: “Who do you like more, your childhood friend or the girl next door?” There was a silence that lasted more than ten seconds. He replied calmly, “What do you think?” “Your childhood friend.” He gave a soft laugh. His answer was 3.5kReads8.8Score15714d adds
