Novels like Time Turns Back, and I Meet You Again
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- 1 The Noble Consort Drew Blood to Show Off Her Acting, and the Mad Emperor Believed Her 贵妃滴血秀演技，疯批皇帝他信了 [Reader's guide: This isn't pure fluff, and there will be angst. The heroine is clear-headed and knows how to act. It's a revenge story about a woman who died tragically in her previous life, packed with satisfying payback. The vicious female antagonist will make you grind your teeth with hate. The prose is simple and easy to read.] As soon as Chu Yanran returned to the palace, Empress Ning arrived at her door and bestowed a bowl of fresh chicken blood on her. Faced with such a malicious and uns —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 After a Transmigrator Stole My Body 被穿越女夺走身体后 After a transmigrator stole her body 110Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Irises Bloom on the Ring Finger 无名指有鸢尾花开 An iris blooms on her ring finger 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 When Tinnitus Drowns Out the Moonlight 当耳鸣淹没月光 When tinnitus drowns out the moonlight —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 She Blossomed in the Past, I Died for Love in the Future 她于过去绽放，我于未来殉情 She bloomed in the past; I will die for love in the future —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 You're Too Blunt 你太直白了 “Arrogant, aloof seme x sincere, straightforward uke” The seme is not a virgin!!! The story took a different turn halfway through, and I can't change the tags. #NonVirginSeme #HalfSweetHalfAngsty #DepressedUkeWithAnEyeCondition While on a business trip in Nancheng, He Zhengyuan runs into Chen Sui. He hears that when Chen Sui first came to Nancheng, he had nowhere to sleep, and asks why he didn't use the money he'd saved. Chen Sui says, “That was the money I wanted to give you as a betrothal gift 36Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 White Flame on a Winter Night 冬夜白焰 She thought he was the spark that would pierce the winter cold, forgetting that flames are best at turning everything into cold ashes. When they first met, he appeared like a god descending from the heavens: her crushing debts vanished, and glory crowned her. She lost herself in the warmth of his fingertips, ignoring the cage he had custom-made for her: “Know your place. Everything you have belongs to me.” The bone-deep chill did not come from wind or snow, but from the embrace she once believed 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Reborn: After Crushing Scumbags and a Prince, I Somehow Became a Lucky Charm 重生后，虐渣皇子的我竟成了锦鲤 On her wedding day, Luo Yiyan dies a horrible death in her bridal chamber. Only then does she discover that her husband, Prince Shen Ling, and her cousin Lin Jiao were the ones who murdered her parents. Her little brother is tortured to death right before her eyes. Reborn, the heaven-blessed young woman decides to take brutal revenge on Shen Ling, who hurt her in her past life. She chooses Shen Zhen, a prince destined to die young, and makes a pact with him: if they take everything from Shen Lin 2Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 9 Shang Jiu’an: I’ll Trade My Life for Yours 殇久安：我以一命换一命 If we could have another chance, would our ending be different? She loved the general three times: once in her past life, once in this life, and once in this life with memories of her past life. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 The Sickly-Obsessive Noble Consort Is Sweet and Alluring, and Mercilessly Torments the Cold-Faced Emperor 病娇贵妃又娇又媚，狂虐冷面君王 [Traditional historical romance and household intrigue]+ [Brutal revenge on scumbags]+ [Noble Consort]+ [A convincing actress]+ [Two male leads]+ [A long road to winning her back] She was born into a lowly family. Her methods of climbing the ranks were nothing special, and she had no talent for music, chess, calligraphy, or painting. All she had was a face of incomparable beauty. She thought she would spend the rest of her life quietly growing old in the palace. Unfortunately, treacherous minist 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Thankfully, Love Is Silent 幸好温恋无声 [A Watchful Presence in a Fantastical Reality] [Love That Lasts Until Death] “Master, m-may I serve you?” After discovering that a shy little elf was living in the tomato plant on his balcony, Jiang Hua's uneventful, even downright dismal life was brightened by this silly, rather impure-minded elf girl. At the same time, a ray of light entered the dreary life of a girl who had always longed to see the lights in people's homes, but only ever got to see them during lively festivals. Warmth, comfor 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 The One I Waited For Died for Their Country 我等的那个人殉了国 The One I Waited For Died for Their Country —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Growing Up Alone, the Three of Us 三个人的独自长大 One is He Shen, a brilliant student who crossed oceans and can ford rivers; the other is A Yan, a boy who vows never to forget and to stay true for life. After three years of pouring her heart into it, bestselling young adult author Mai Jiu returns with Book 2 of the After You Left, I Learned to Say Goodbye series, A Lonely Goodbye for Three. Bringing back her signature bittersweet yet heartwarming romance, it invites you to experience a grand, desolate youth. 31Reads9.2Score—14d adds
- 14 The Depth of Love Is Beyond Understanding 情字深浅无解 A tortured romance between a concubine-born daughter and a prince, with a tangled love triangle reminiscent of "Story of Kunning Palace". A realistic workplace drama set in an alternate history, recounting Emperor Wu of Liang Xiao Yan's blood-soaked rise to the throne. Crown Prince Xiao Yi is the most handsome man in the Central Plains. He dreams of ruling the world, yet stands alone without a soul to help him. He gives his heart to one woman and traps himself in a love of his own making. He is —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 We Have Seven Years in Total 一共有七年的时间 Seven years in the making | A county-town boy | A slow-burn, emotionally driven story A quiet, athletic boy x an outgoing, carefree girl This is a story best savored slowly. It has neither the dizzying twists of a power fantasy nor the constant sweetness of a sugary romance. Its tension lies in the crumpled candy wrapper clutched by Zhang Ze, the drafts written by Wang Yushu, and the stubborn dust on Lin Ya’s sleeves that she can’t quite wipe away. It doesn’t prey on anxiety or peddle illusion 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Reborn: I Want to Marry My Mortal Enemy 重生之我要嫁给死对头 Su Banmeng died. It wasn't until seven days after her death that someone found her body. Floating in midair, she watched in disbelief as the person who had come to claim her remains arrived. It was her sworn enemy, Gu Yun. When she was alive, he had refused to save her. Now that she was dead, he had remembered to come for her body. How strange. In her previous life, she had devoted herself to design, hoping to make a name for herself around the world and repay the uncle and aunt who had raised h 26Reads7.0Score114d adds
- 17 Don't Mess With That Male Courtesan, He'll Kill You 别惹那个小倌，他要命 Don't mess with that boy toy. He'll take your life. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Let Go of That General, I'll Handle This 放开那个将军，让我来 Let go of that general. I'll handle him. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Worthy of Remembrance 堪怀 I remember the first time I saw him. He had a bruised and battered face from fighting someone, sitting quietly in the stairwell with his back against the wall, blood still dripping from his fingers. As I passed, I tossed him a Band-Aid. When I reached the corner of the stairs, he still hadn’t picked it up, so I went back, gently peeled it open, and stuck it on for him. He still had that stubborn look on his face. Back then, no matter what our personalities were like, it seemed we were all drawn 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Terminally Ill, the Abandoned Heir of a Tycoon Risks His Life to Protect Me 身患绝症，豪门弃少以命相护 [Heart-wrenching romance + mutual salvation + mysterious origins + angst before sweetness + uplifting healing] With late-stage kidney failure, I was heartlessly abandoned by my parents and ex-boyfriend. I had only thirty days left to live. Chen Mo, my classmate of four years, suddenly showed up at my door, determined to save me. He was willing to break with his entire family and shoulder every hardship alone, coming close to death several times. I survived because of him, but then he collapsed. 33Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 May I Grant You Eternal Life? 许你长生，好不好 I lived for more than two hundred years. When he was young, I helped him and saved his life. I lived through his hardships, his sorrow, and his despair alongside him. Back then, I thought of him only as a poor soul who shared my suffering. But in return, he made sure I never had a moment's peace. He lied to me, hid things from me, deceived me, and hurt me. He suspected me, stalked me, violated me against my will, and forced me to marry him. He even harmed the most important people in my life. I 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Catching the Wind 抓风 An adventure at an academy, following a disguised genius boy as he searches for his dad. A prodigy? A monster? A genius, or a good-for-nothing in disguise? Love? Friendship? Family? The greater good? Regrets? What is this book really about? Come check out the top new novel Catch the Wind! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Forced to Marry a Disabled Man, I Fell for Him 迫嫁残疾后我真香了 [Long-haired “con artist” bottom x upright, disabled top] Ruan Dong had a miserable life. Then he swindled a disabled man and met the first good person in his life, the first person he wanted to protect. For the sake of seventy thousand yuan, Ruan Dong was forced to dress as a woman and marry Chu Yin. He never expected that Chu Yin would be even more unfortunate than he was... Once a heaven-favored prodigy, Chu Yin had fallen from grace after a freak accident. Both legs had been amputated bel 163Reads8.8Score1414d adds
- 24 One Thoughtless Choice, and I Lost the One I Loved Forever 一念之差，永失所爱。 One moment of hesitation, and I lost the one I loved forever. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 Back to Eighteen: With Maxed-Out Talent, I'll Win Back the Love of My Past Life 重开十八岁：我靠满格天赋追回前世白月光 Back at Eighteen: I Use My Maxed-Out Talent to Win Back the One I Loved in My Past Life 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 Mom, Can I Stop Being Human? 妈妈，我能不能不当人了？ Mom, can I stop being human? 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 To Cure the Poison, I Became the Mad Treacherous Minister's Personal Maid 为解毒，我成了疯批奸臣贴身丫鬟 Jiang Mise, leader of the Di Sha Sect of the martial world, tried to assassinate a treacherous chancellor, but ended up poisoned by his Five Poisons Gu. She had no choice but to disguise herself as a maid and enter the chancellor’s residence to find an antidote. Her carefree nature soon caught the treacherous chancellor’s attention. He wanted her as his bedchamber maid, but she refused. Then one day, the scoundrel told her to marry him. No way was she going along with that. She had to run. But j 25Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 28 The Phoenix Hairpin 钗头凤 Everyone sighs over “The Phoenix Hairpin,” but who knows me, Zhao Shicheng? 1Reads—Score214d adds
- 29 I Got My Sister's Bad Ending Script 我拿了妹妹的BE剧本 [Rebirth / Love That Grows Over Time / Sweet Romance and Redemption / Strong Heroine and Overbearing CEO / Devoted Couple, One-on-One, Happy Ending] In the alpha timeline, Ji Lengyan and her sister's family meet a tragic fate. Reborn by chance into the beta timeline, she switches lives with her sister. Though she's stuck in a tragic ending, her stepfather dotes on her, her mother loves her, and her little brother is soft and adorable. Every day, she has to struggle not only with advanced math, l 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 A Tortured Love Between Human and Ghost: The Bricklayer 人鬼虐恋之泥瓦匠 A Tragic Love Between a Man and a Ghost: The Bricklayer —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 I’ll Wait for You at the End of Time 时光尽头我等你 She loved him for ten years, but he personally sent her to prison. 41Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 32 A Hundred Days to Live: The Girl Who Fell from the Sky and I Walk Toward Eternal Silence 百日病逝，我和天降少女走向永寂 [No supernatural elements + One female lead + Short story + Reflections on life + Both leads die] Su Juan grew up ordinary in every way. Then he was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer, and the doctor told him he had just three months left. The leaves stirred in the breeze, and a cool wind brushed his face. The scenery was exactly the same, yet with his heart changed so dramatically, everything seemed different. Why had the snacks he'd eaten for years suddenly become so bitter? Even promises mad 30Reads8.2Score314d adds
- 33 Luo Seling 洛斯秢 Luo Siming lives in a villa near the Secret Garden Estate. The house belongs to her family. After giving birth and finishing her month of postpartum confinement, she returned to her family home with her son, and has been living there for a year now... She works at the Secret Garden Estate, which is just down the main road from her house! The owner is an extremely mysterious person of rather unusual status. Almost none of the employees, including the managers, have ever seen them in person. Even 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Before the Typhoon Hits 在台风来之前 Shen Yifei was lost in him for three years. Those around them were certain she was nothing more than a minor accessory to his power. She never protested, never spoke up. Three years of infatuation, erased in a single morning. His tenderness was her only comfort in the depths of despair, and also a scheme he had quietly laid over the course of many years. Love is the greatest illusion. Some bury their deep devotion in silence, while others weave a net of tenderness with 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 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
- 36 After the Divorce, the Beautiful CEO Regretted It Bitterly 离婚后，美女总裁悔断肠 [Tragic Romance] + [She Chases Him After Losing Him] + [Revenge]. Extremely heartbreaking in the early and middle portions, so be warned! Not recommended for readers with strong patriarchal views. Some kinds of love can only be proven precious by walking away. When she loved him, she hounded him relentlessly, breaking his heart until he could barely breathe. After he left, she came to her senses and spent the rest of her life in regret. Affection that comes too late is wor 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 A Collection of Short, Angsty Stories 短虐合集 “Between the two of us, my life is the least important thing. If you want to take it, then it’s yours.” A collection of short, tragic period romance and fanfiction with a beautiful bad ending. Each story is a few chapters long, featuring passionate but painful love, a strong female lead and a weaker male lead, lovers who fight as fiercely as they love, a man desperately trying to win back his wife, and tragic endings. 52Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 In Uniform, Yet Unable to Save the One Beside Me 一身警服，难渡枕边人 A police uniform, but he can’t bring the woman beside him to justice. 41Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 A Confession Hidden Away 告白难藏 [Redemption + healing + tragic ending + unrequited love + reunion after a long separation + lingering heartbreak + slice of life] A gloomy, aloof girl x a brash, sunny boy They first met when Chi Zhiyu mistakenly thought she was about to kill herself and saved her. He said a lot of things. She wasn’t wearing her hearing aids then, so she couldn’t hear him. From Qing Yi’s perspective, that was their first meeting. The second time they met, she smelled smoke in the alley on her way to school. She 80Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 Youth Is a Grand Illusion 青春是一场盛大的幻梦 Youth is a magnificent dream. Those first meetings, growing closer, and keeping one another company shimmered like stars, drawing us into the dream called youth. Looking back, the once-burning promises have scattered on the wind, and those deep, tender feelings have become regrets too painful to touch. On quiet nights, when memories drift through our minds like smoke, we may smile or we may cry, because that was our youth, true and unvarnished. [A Dream of Youth: My Twelve Years with Him] Cheng 41Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 Mr. Lu’s Little Flirt Is Unstoppable 陆总怀里的小撩精野翻天了 [Lucky Charm + Reborn Revenge and Sweet Romance + No Angst] In her previous life, Sheng Yining failed to recognize a good thing when she had it. The most powerful man in the capital was right there, waiting for her to lean on him, yet she ignored the husband who adored her. She fell for a scumbag who humiliated her, and watched as her closest friends and family drifted away. In this life, she’s determined to cling to her husband and never let go. Lu: What scheme are you cooking up to get a divor 55Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 42 The Day My Resume Was Torn Up, the Trillionaire Heir Was Waiting Downstairs 被撕简历那天，千亿太子爷在楼下等我 The Day My Resume Was Torn Up, the Trillionaire Heir Was Waiting for Me Downstairs —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Beneath the River of Forgetfulness, A Cherry Blossom Promise 忘川河下，赴一场樱花之约 Beneath the River of Forgetfulness, keep an appointment beneath the cherry blossoms. 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 After a Hundred BL Encounters, the Immortal Venerable Begs Me Not to Fake My Death be百次后，仙尊求我别死遁了 [Sweet-faced, dark-hearted, obsessive wolf-cub top × aloof, slow-witted deity bottom; younger love interest and coming-of-age romance; one-on-one, both pure; no System or quick transmigration; tragic endings in the small worlds, happy ending in the main story] Just as the deity who had witnessed the world's beginning grew weary of life, the Heavenly Dao gave him a child?! At first, he only pitied the child, who had lost both family and home at such a young age. But the years flew by, and before 43Reads—Score414d adds
- 45 When a Secret Crush Starts Counting Down 当暗恋开始倒计时 [BE + flirtation + mutual secret crush] [Happy-ending extra] Zhou Si met Shu Yin when she was seventeen. When Shu Yin left, she was still seventeen. Shu Yin was Zhou Si’s wife forever. Their love was worth more than a thousand words, more than ten thousand. The dress she wore when she married him was made from the densest clouds in a deep blue sky. She was Shu Yin, Zhou Si’s wife. No one could deny it. 34Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 The Central Palace 中宫 He was an emperor in his youth, and the boy who had always stayed by her side. She was the daughter of the emperor’s wet nurse, and the first girl to stir his heart. When he indulged and spared the person who had killed his wet nurse, their youthful bond meant nothing to the young emperor on his lonely throne. Returning to the palace with vengeance in her heart, she cut off all feeling and swore to make the woman he protected pay for her crimes in blood. She thought that all the two of them coul 2.8kReads6.9Score17114d adds
- 47 You, or Someone Like You 你或像你的人 Be. Documentary filmmaker × undercover police officer Xu Yuan had an accident while filming a documentary and woke up with amnesia. After that, she often dreamed of a mountain road she could never find her way off. A year later, Xu Yuan ran into her high school classmate, Zhou Yiran. She wanted to get closer to him because the scent of mint and orange he carried had appeared in her dreams countless times. Zhou Yiran had been secretly in love with Xu Yuan for nine years. At last, his wish came t 78Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 48 The Mad Crown Prince’s Cherished Captive 疯批皇兄的掌中娇 [A possessive, obsessive Crown Prince X a beautiful, delicate Princess] [The male lead is unhinged, obsessive, and fiercely controlling + the Princess is as sweet and delicate as her name suggests + she can never escape his grasp + both are virgins] Zhao Jiaojiao’s father was the top candidate in the palace examinations, and her mother was the daughter of a Minister of the Court of Justice. But before Zhao Jiaojiao was born, her father was framed by a villain and died in prison. The entire Zhao 157Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 49 A Third-Rate Agent 三流经纪人 Completed sweet romance: Reborn to Claim You Completed angsty romance: Later, the Ruthless CEO Chased Me Instead. Stop by and check them out! Ongoing historical angst: The Eunuch. A carefree, coldhearted rich playboy top vs. a miserable but optimistic third-rate agent bottom As a dedicated agent, Xu Duo’s first priority was protecting his own young star from being snatched up by a wolf. In the end, he couldn’t even protect his own heart. Covered in bloody wounds, 284Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 50 The Rainy Season Is a Secret Signal 雨季是潮湿的暗号 [Mutual first love | Campus | Bad ending] “I hope your wish comes true, that everything in the world becomes the backdrop to your life. May you go anywhere you want and become the bravest person of all.” “Qi means a prayer, and Zhao means light. It’s a beautiful name.” The rainy season at seventeen is long enough to leave an indelible mark. The boy who leapt down carried mud all over him, but angels would catch them and cleanse their purest souls. “Zhaoqi, you idiot.” “I love you.” “May the ligh 31Reads—Score—14d adds
