Novels like After My Plans Failed, I Gave Up
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- 151 Jujutsu Kaisen: Suguru Geto, My Foolish Little Sister 咒回：夏油杰，我愚蠢的妹啊 [Everyone’s darling + yandere + suffocating love] My name is Natsu Yuyame, and I’m Natsu Yujie’s younger sister. My brother is kind and handsome, and he treats me very well. His friends are all dependable too. That day, I came home as usual, only to find my parents lying in pools of blood. Terrified, I rushed toward my brother, only to see him reach out to me through his tears 2.3kReads7.1Score258Shelves
- 152 After the Breakup, the Ice-Cold CEO Became My Clingy Little Shadow 分手后，高冷女总裁变黏人小尾巴 [No System, No Rebirth] [Female Rivalry] [Love Triangle Showdown] [Sweet and Lighthearted] [Ex-Lover Regrets It Too Late] [Sweet Yet Heartbreaking] "One more time." The woman's pale, alluring fingers roamed over his face, her long, manicured nails grazing his Adam's apple. "Hiss..." Shen Yan winced in pain. The next moment, the woman grabbed his chin. "Don't frown. It makes you look less like him." "He's back." "I understand." "Here's a check for thirty million. Sign it and take the money. D 4.4kReads6.6Score208Shelves
- 153 The Scorned Substitute Is Reborn 万人嫌替身重生了 Ming Nu was born into the prestigious Jiang family. Everyone knew that Jiang Xuehe, the only son of the family, had made a name for himself at a young age. He was stunningly beautiful and one of the greatest sword cultivators in all the Nine Provinces. At just seventeen, he was welcomed into the immortal sect, and his frost-cold sword was renowned throughout the Nine Provinces. But no one knew about him: the second son of a branch family, whose purpose was to serve as Jiang Xuehe's substitute. J 756Reads8.4Score101Shelves
- 154 After My Bankruptcy, My Ex-Boyfriend Became My Boss 破产后前男友成了我老板 [Alternate Universe | Two Male Leads | Reunited After a Breakup | Redemption, Sweet and Angsty] The day Cheng Xi went bankrupt, he finally learned what it meant to have everyone turn against him. His parents and older brother fled overseas overnight and vanished without a trace. His fair-weather friends blocked him. And Gu Yun, the poor student he had once “forced” to live with him, was laughing and chatting at a café with a younger schoolmate. Cheng Xi quietly left the city. Three years later, 3kReads6.5Score203Shelves
- 155 After My Bridegroom Faked His Death, the Disabled Prince Turned Dark 替嫁娇夫死遁后，残疾王爷黑化了 [Substitute marriage + transmigration + prince + fluffy romance + System + fictional setting, don’t overthink it + contradictions and nonsense] Ling Guge, a young immortal lord and genius alchemist, transmigrates overnight into the body of an unloved concubine-born son. He’s even forced to take his older sister’s place and marry a prince who was once a war god but is now disabled... The courtyard is bleak and desolate, with not a hint of celebration... The disabled prince is even barely clothed. 786Reads8.9Score101Shelves
- 156 Calm Down, Dao Lord! I Forced the Wrong Person 道君息怒，我强制错人了 Jiang Lang was sickly from childhood. After he kicked the bucket, he got a chance to come back to life, on the condition that he transmigrate to a cultivation world and win over an aloof beauty. But just after he arrived, his busted System crashed. To hang on to his chance at resurrection, Jiang Lang relied on his own efforts and finally found his target! Shen Chuxue, a Dao Lord of Mount Shu, is as bright and clear as the moon. He is an utterly untouchable beauty. To save his life, Jiang Lang de 3.5kReads8.7Score676Shelves
- 157 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—Shelves
- 158 You Chose Your Moonlight, So Why Are You Crying After I Let You Have Her? 你选白月光，我成全后你哭什么 Even though Xiao Chen was wealthy beyond measure, Lin Xinyan thought nothing of him. For the man she loved, she ruined their engagement banquet. She'd expected Xiao Chen to fly into a rage. But Xiao Chen only smiled faintly. “I wish you both well!” But now that I've let you go, why are you still clinging to me? 393Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 159 His Love Is Fierce Yet Tender 他的爱，是铁血柔情 His love is tender as steel. 33Reads—Score—Shelves
- 160 You Want Me Dead? Why Beg Me to Live After My Terminal Illness Is Revealed? 恨不得我死？绝症曝光怎么求我活 [Two male leads + from universally hated to universally adored + everyone faces a redemption arc, heartbreaking, 1v1] In his previous life, Ye Shuran learned he had a terminal illness, and was kidnapped not long afterward. No one came to save him, and he was eventually tortured to death. Unexpectedly, he was bound to a System, and only then learned that he was the real young master everyone hated in the book, while his younger brother was the fake young master everyone adored. After being reborn 126.7kReads8.8Score25.2kShelves
- 161 Just a Toy 只是玩具而已 66Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 162 Making Dirty Money from Recycling? Today I Take No Pawns, Only Your Tears 回收挣黑心钱？今天不收典当，只收你的眼泪 Making dirty money from recycling? Today, I won't take your pawned goods. I'll take your tears. 41Reads—Score—Shelves
- 163 Love, Beyond Control 爱，无法克制 Love, Beyond Control 66Reads—Score—Shelves
- 164 I Promise You a Love as Deep as the Sea 许你深情深似海 Luo Ji was a ray of light in Shen Yi’s dark childhood. But after Shen Ge ruthlessly stole that light away, it became the arrow that wounded him most deeply. One misunderstanding, three years of torment, and everyone took their turn trampling him until he was utterly ruined. When Luo Ji finally learned the truth, he held his battered heart close and stopped believing in love. Shen Yi: “Once you’re dead, I won’t love you anymore.” 404Reads8.4Score104Shelves
- 165 The Heroine Regretted It After I Cut Ties with Her 斩断情丝后，女主后悔了 As the sun sets, golden light spills across the Golden Plains. Ce Xingchen has wiped out the three most powerful sects on the Heavenly Domain Continent, but he is utterly spent, with his life nearing its end. At death’s door, he sees the woman he once loved most, and also hated most. He had given her his whole heart, only to be cruelly hurt in return. Reborn into a new life, the past is like drifting clouds. Now she wants to win back his dead heart, but there’s no going back. Ji Wanxi, if I coul 359Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 166 At Last, I Realize What I Owe You 终觉亏欠 Young Liang Anxian will never forgive the person he becomes as an adult. Cheating scum-gong story! Enter at your own risk! Bad ending! Bad ending! Bad ending! Realistic setting, no rebirth, and no golden finger. 929Reads—Score—Shelves
- 167 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... 2.2kReads9.2Score125Shelves
- 168 [Quick Transmigration] The Pure Host Is Beautiful Without Realizing It 【快穿】清纯宿主美而不自知 [Quick transmigration + two male leads + bottom protagonist + everyone loves him + fragmented identities] Song Yuci is a mission-taker for the Quick Transmigration Bureau. He transmigrates into different worlds, and completing the plot is his entire job. But the storylines seem to be getting increasingly twisted. World One: The Mountain God's Beloved After being kidnapped by traffickers, Song Yuci nearly loses his life. A passing priest rescues him from the hands of a bachelor. This remote villa 112Reads8.7Score158Shelves
- 169 After Faking My Death, I Went Head-to-Head with the Male Lead in an Acting Duel 死遁后我和男主飚演技 Two male leads + devoted to each other + transmigrate into a book + cultivation Song Ci was a gaming addict who suddenly died and transmigrated into a book written by his best friend. He landed right at the ending. Talk about thrilling! Afraid he’d be reduced to ash, Song Ci jumped off a cliff, but before he could even finish the leap, the male lead pierced him through the heart with ten thousand swords. He slowly fell toward the bottom of the cliff… Suddenly, a System appeared and said it could 445Reads8.7Score103Shelves
- 170 The One Thing I Wanted to Record Before I Died 死前，我唯一想记录的 I fell in love with my non-blood-related older brother, but he found me disgusting and sent me to a conversion therapy center. After I got out, my mental state deteriorated day by day, and in the end, before I died, I wrote this 3.1kReads8.1Score656Shelves
- 171 A Twisted, Tormenting Love 变态虐恋 A twisted, sadistic top × a gentle, kind-hearted bottom [Two male leads + twisted and sadistic + groveling redemption + HE] Angst! Lots of angst! Read with caution! (The author has a very sound moral compass, so you can rest assured.) Because of his family circumstances, Shao Wenyu's personality grows more and more twisted. He hates anything he can't control. Yet he can reserve all his tenderness for the one person he loves, his white moonlight. But he never expected that one day he would be re 4.3kReads8.2Score262Shelves
- 172 Twisted Coercion 畸形强制 The rating just came out. It’ll go up later. “No one ever taught me what love was, so after that day, I always thought I hated you. Only later did I realize I loved you so much that it hurt.” [One-on-one romance, both leads are each other’s only partner, obsessive love and control are very intense! Includes confinement scenes] Unhinged biological heir gong X aloof, seemingly perfect adopted heir shou The shou seems universally disliked but is actually universally adored Shen Ji had no grand ambi 485Reads8.7Score102Shelves
- 173 After the Foolish Emperor Turned Evil, the Prince Was Forced into Love 痴傻皇帝黑化后，王爷被强制爱了 [Two male leads # equally matched powerhouses # physical and emotional angst # love and hate # imprisonment # groveling redemption # mutually unhinged] A gloomy, unhinged emperor top × a cunning, patient prince bottom He was once a regent who held power over the entire court, feared and respected for his iron fist. Later, he became the new emperor’s hidden captive, kept on his bed and out of sight. His legs were broken and he was shackled. The regent who once looked down upon the world became 5.5kReads8.7Score429Shelves
- 174 The Disabled Tycoon’s Ex-Boyfriend Is Seriously Unwell 残疾大佬的前男友他是真有病啊 [Two male leads + rekindled romance + melodramatic angst] After an accidental kidnapping, Huo Zhiye loses the use of both legs and is cruelly abandoned by the man he has loved for four years. They began by choosing to love each other despite their families’ bitter feud, but it all ends with them leaving battered and broken. Reunited three years later: Qiao Xi knows he has committed unforgivable sins and tries every possible way to make amends. Naively, he thinks that if he hurts himself enough, 18.9kReads8.8Score2kShelves
- 175 The Horrors Are Coming, So I'm Slacking Off. What Are You Afraid Of? 诡异来袭我摆烂，你们怕什么？ [Everyone Regrets It + Emotional Push and Pull + Angst First, Payoff Later + Slow Burn] When Chu Ge, an SSS-ranked Ghost Tamer despised by thousands and condemned by countless others, chose to give up and quit the Secret Ghost Society, humanity still didn’t seem to realize how serious things were. Not until flash floods raged, the earth split apart, and ghosts roamed the streets! Only then did humanity realize that after Chu Ge left, the strange entities they had once kept under control had gone 57Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 176 I Was Reborn and Cut Ties, and My Whole Family Broke Down in Tears 重生断绝关系，家人们全都泪崩了 [Male-oriented novel] [Rebirth + older woman/younger man romance + sisters and childhood sweetheart regret chasing after him] In his previous life, Su Xiaoyao was brought back to the Su family by his parents when he was sixteen. Having never known the love of a family, he naively thought that once he returned to the Su family, his parents and older sisters would care for him. But no matter how hard he tried to please them or how much he endured, all he got in return were coldness, hatred, and co 2.4kReads8.1Score189Shelves
- 177 Soul Transmigration into the Regent’s White Moonlight 魂穿摄政王的白月光 [Two male leads + equally powerful leads + tragic romance + older top + heart-wrenching + chasing his wife to the crematorium + white moonlight romance + toxic love + depressing + happy ending] Emergency room doctor Shen Shi'an died suddenly before the operating table. When he opened his eyes again, he was lying on an unfamiliar jade bed. The man before him held power over the entire court. He gently stroked Shen Shi'an's cheek, but in his eyes was the reflection of someone else. “Jinghe,” Xie 794Reads8.2Score162Shelves
- 178 Sorry, I Won't Love You Anymore 不好意思，我不会再喜欢你了 [No cheating, no NTR] A sweet urban romance “I want to take one last gamble. If I succeed... well, never mind. Even if I fail, I won't keep clinging to this anymore.” This wasn't the first time Chen Tian had confessed to his childhood friend, Xia Rourou. He wanted nothing more than to put an end to their friendship and become something more. “I'm sorry, Chen Tian. How many times do I have to say it before you understand? We're just friends. If you keep bothering me, we won't even be friends anym 2.4kReads8.4Score106Shelves
- 179 A Thousand Dead Bones Beneath Her Makeup 妆成万骨枯 When Feng Lichen first met Jun Huai, he was merely a prince being used by others. When they met again, Feng Lichen had become an emperor who ruled the world. Whenever Feng Lichen saw Jun Huai, he called him “Huaihuai” and could hardly resist throwing himself into his arms. But Jun Huai despised him. Whenever Feng Lichen offered him his sincere affection, all he received in return was a cold stare and scorn. Jun Huai's innate loyalty made Feng Lichen love and hate him at once. He couldn't bear to 257Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 180 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 544Reads9.3Score113Shelves
- 181 Hated by Everyone in Life, I Became Their Beloved After Death 生前万人嫌，死后却成了白月光 [Redemption] [Sweet Romance] [Healing] Senior high school student Chen Shu suddenly gains a superpower: he will be eighteen forever. He starts by using his power to enjoy a free feast of rare delicacies. Then he meets a girl on a bridge who is about to take her own life. With his superpower, he begins a romance with her... One that will never end. 1.7kReads8.7Score150Shelves
- 182 Reborn, the Young Lady Keeps Chasing Me Down and Begging for Forgiveness 重生后，大小姐追着我啃求原谅 [One heroine, both leads reborn, a husband-chasing journey of regret, a few twists] In his previous life, Gu Feng had a crush on Su Qingyan. One was the second son of the Gu family in name only, the other a noble and flawless young lady. But sincere feelings really could move a girl's heart. Then, by chance, he got the opportunity to marry into the Su family. He thought things would finally get better, and that he could stop suffering. Then one day, she received a file from her childhood friend. 80Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 183 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 608Reads8.8Score100Shelves
- 184 Reborn, I’m No Longer My Twin Brother’s Stepping Stone 重生后，我不再是双胞胎弟弟的垫脚石 After being reborn, I will no longer be the stepping stone for my twin brother 241Reads—Score—Shelves
- 185 After the Beauty Everyone Hated Gave Up, They All Regretted It 万人嫌美人死心后，他们都后悔了 Shen Xingzhi was foolish all his life, chasing after his senior brother and doing all sorts of stupid things just to get him to look his way. When he heard his senior brother had returned from his travels, he was overjoyed, only to see him holding a beautiful, delicate young man who had fainted in his arms. He was jealous and furious. He saw how everyone in the sect, the people he had cared for so sincerely, adored someone else, and he relentlessly targeted that young man. In the end, his senior 3kReads8.2Score202Shelves
- 186 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—Score107Shelves
- 187 Go Left at the Light, Right at the Crossing 左灯右行 “Who are you in my eyes? Who do you want me to stand in for? We trade each other’s joys and sorrows, and the one who loves more is always the first to cry.” “Embracing you wears you out. The one who loves more is always the first to turn false.” Liao Juntao, “Who” “I love you, and it’s like driving against the lights.” Tanya Chua, “Red High Heels” So, if two people aren’t right for each other, they shouldn’t get together in the first place. You agree, Gu Xiangbei? Character setup: A street-c 1.8kReads9.2Score260Shelves
- 188 Unable to Love 无法去爱 A collection of short, angsty stories about two male leads. Loving someone is easy, but finding happiness in that love is impossible. The tragic song of a chaotic age is destined to be sung, and all we can do is watch, unable to love each other. A love that cuts to the bone will last forever. I hope their stories leave you with a sense of loyalty amid the sorrow. There are many people in this world who cannot love each other, yet in truth, they have already found redemption. 61Reads—Score—Shelves
- 189 The Beautiful Young Master Is Targeted by a Mad Dog 漂亮小少爷被疯批恶狗盯上了 (Dual male leads + faking his death + a harem of male admirers fighting over him) With a father who runs a publicly traded company worth hundreds of billions, a mother who is the eldest daughter of a Hong Kong tycoon, and five exceptionally gifted older brothers who dote on him, Yun Liang was born with the role of the family darling. He thought he could coast through life without a care. Who could have guessed that one day a madman would kidnap him, blindfold him, chain his ankles, and lock him 14kReads7.0Score1.7kShelves
- 190 A Disobedient Shadow Guard? His Master Says He Needs Discipline 暗卫不乖？主人说他欠管教 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 9kReads8.6Score659Shelves
- 191 Above the Abyss [Crime] 深渊之上【犯罪】 [Just started getting rated, score will rise!] [Dark + pretend siblings + physical and emotional torment + yandere + redemption] [Original title: Above the Abyss] “Brother, let's play hide-and-seek.” “Okay.” “Brother, you can't open your eyes until you've counted to a hundred!” “Okay.” An accident forced the siblings apart for sixteen years. When Shen Nanfeng infiltrated a criminal organization undercover, he discovered that the younger sister he had longed for all those years, Chi Yu, played a 8kReads9.1Score1kShelves
- 192 After Faking My Death Once I’d Finished Spreading Warmth, the Villain Fell Apart Again 我送完温暖死遁后反派他又崩坏了 [Redemption × Mutual Devotion × Love Triangle × System × Faked Death × A Touch of Angst] [Mad, ruthless, tragic villain × A sunny girl with a rich inner world who’s slow on the uptake] [Warning: The author is a sucker for cheesy tropes and loves them] Li Hua is a key member of the Transmigration Bureau, with a stellar record in the Villain Purification Program. After completing the ultimate mission, rated SSS in difficulty, Li Hua retires in triumph, ready to enjoy a well-earned life of leisure 1.5kReads8.8Score107Shelves
- 193 Reborn as the Opposite Sex in Another World, I Caught a God’s Eye 重生性转异界后，被神明看上了 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 1.3kReads7.7Score101Shelves
- 194 Quick Transmigration: My Master Is a Drama Queen 快穿：我家主人是个戏精大佬 [Two Male Leads] [Bottom-Led Romance] [Fragmented Attackers] [Angst-Ridden Love] [The Pursuit After Losing Her] [Rekindled Romance] The Demon King Chi Jing, bored out of his mind living in the abyss, had a whim one day and tore open space to reach the modern world. With his striking looks, he was scouted and became a celebrity. Though he had always obeyed the law and worked diligently, he died for no apparent reason while filming. Always the easygoing type, he planned to act as though nothing ha 792Reads8.9Score100Shelves
- 195 At Seventeen, He Told Me Love Means Letting Go 17岁的他告诉我，爱是放手 At seventeen, he told me that love means letting go. 369Reads—Score—Shelves
- 196 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 5.7kReads8.7Score386Shelves
- 197 I, the Most Hated One, Died. What Are You Crying For? 我一个万人嫌死了，你们哭什么？ [Dual Male Leads + Angsty, Over-the-Top Romance + Everyone’s Least Favorite + Everyone Gets Their Redemption] Ye Sui knew from childhood that he was an illegitimate son, and that illegitimate sons were guilty by nature. So his father treated him like he didn’t exist. His mother sold him off to pay her debts. His eldest brother hated him because his mother had indirectly caused the death of his brother’s mother, who had been his father’s mistress. His second brother had been the demon in his nigh 6.3kReads7.9Score501Shelves
- 198 Seven Days, Seven Years 七天七年 Sheng Man VS Duo An Seven days of deliberate revenge, seven years of heart-wrenching regret. Seven days of feigned affection, seven years of wishing he could take it all back. Duo An finally won the heart of the man he idolized, and the two began dating. But he never imagined their relationship would last only seven days. After those seven days came seven years of heartache. Sheng Man thought he didn’t love him, that he was only trying to vent his anger. It took seven years of loving him without 91Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 199 After the Mission Succeeds, I Die of Illness, and the Heroine Finally Breaks Down 攻略成功后病死，女主终于崩溃了 [Reborn + One Heroine + Romance + The Heroine Chases the Hero After Losing Him + Sweet First, Then Angst, Then Sweet Again] Jiang Xu has been reborn five times, and every time he dies at the hands of the same person. This time, he decides to get to the root of the problem. Can't beat her? Then win her over! Protect her when she needs him, guide her, give her love and care, and then... die in front of her. Jiang Xu thinks he has made it past the three-year mark, but fate seems unwilling to l 20.1kReads8.0Score1.9kShelves
- 200 You Want Me to Forgive You If You Kneel? I Just Want to Die in Peace 跪着我就原谅？我只想安静的死去 Modern urban slice of life, one female lead, no System, no magic, and a story of regret. As the youngest son of the Yang family, Yang Tian has been meek and obedient since childhood. His father and sisters have groomed him to be a pawn in the family’s rise to power. To his surprise, when he refuses to marry the hideously ugly eldest daughter of the Pang Group, his father and sisters kick him out of the family home. Not long before, Yang Tian had learned that he was terminally ill. Seeing how lit 209Reads8.0Score—Shelves
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