Novels like The West Wind Is Cruel
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- 101 After Tormenting Me, the CEO Begs Me to Take Him Back! 虐完我后，总裁追妻火葬场了！ Also known as: Love That Lingers and After Tormenting Me, the CEO Chases Me Through Hell! [Strong male lead × gentle female lead × childhood sweethearts × domineering pursuit × chasing his wife through hell × both are pure] [Wily, cunning, domineering CEO × gentle, delicate genius designer] Gu Yelin, the cunning and devilishly charming eldest son of the Gu family, is the youngest CEO in the history of the Gu Group. Countless socialites in Nancheng are eager to win his favor. She is nothing but b 827Reads6.0Score—Shelves
- 102 After Being Betrothed to the God of War, I Lay Low in a Villa 赐婚战神后我苟在别院 A gentle, resilient princess + a cold, ruthless general + a mild-mannered imperial brother Love after marriage, domineering pursuit, mutually devoted, angsty at first, then he turns into a clingy big puppy. Six-year age gap. A great beauty was overlooked in the palace: Xiao Mingyue, the late emperor's daughter born to a concubine. She seemed as delicate as a flower, but was actually resilient and clever. For ten years in the Cold Palace, she protected her mother and younger brother and kept her 1kReads—Score112Shelves
- 103 After Using the Mad Prince, His Little Slave Girl Ran for the Hills 利用完疯批王爷小女奴撒丫子跑了 The difference between Shu Yao and Ji Yue is like the difference between heaven and earth. Shu Yao is a lowly female slave in a military camp, insignificant, humble, and beneath notice. Ji Yue, by contrast, is a lofty prince, handsome, noble, and proud. Yet even so, he insists on keeping her by his side, serving him at close quarters by day and warming his bed at night. But his damned possessiveness nearly breaks her completely. She thinks that if she can endure it long enough, she’ll eventually 160Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 104 The Scent of Gardenias by Her Temple 鬓边栀子香 Thirteen years between Qiao Xingguang and Jiang Xun: one was an orphan whose parents died in a car accident, the other a stray dog with parents who wanted nothing to do with him. They kept each other warm, leaning on one another. In the fifth year of their marriage, Jiang Xun cheated. He was honest enough to keep nothing about his mistress from her, yet continued to cherish Qiao Xingguang like a jewel and wouldn’t let anyone disturb her in the slightest. He said, “Xingguang, what we have is diff 2.3kReads8.7Score150Shelves
- 105 The Burning Embers of Beauty 红颜烬燃 The Beauty's Ashes Burn 776Reads—Score—Shelves
- 106 President Xiao, Your Wife Says You Have to Sleep in the Study Tonight 萧总，夫人让你今晚睡书房 “The Pursuit of a Wife After Losing Her” + “A Heartbreaking Romance” When Mu Zhixia was five, she was as spoiled as a little princess, the only light on the long road traveled by Mu Jingheng and Xiao Xulin. But later, in the name of protecting her, Mu Jingheng married her off to his subordinate. On their wedding night, the groom fled, making her a laughingstock throughout the Dongli Kingdom. Meanwhile, Mu Jingheng turned around and decided to marry the person she hated most. She struggled and fo 22Reads—Score—Shelves
- 107 My Wife Doesn't Love Me 我太太不爱我 Story highlights: A whirlwind marriage without love, a real married couple who don't sleep in separate rooms. Neither gives an inch. Their lives are a chaotic mess, and being married feels like a constant battle. It's utterly exhausting. The male lead seems gentle, mild-mannered, and refined, but he's actually scheming and full of tricks. The female lead is a bad-tempered young lady. She may lose when it comes to scheming, but she can win in a fight. Her combat skills are off the charts. When sh 55.4kReads8.4Score3.9kShelves
- 108 Jealousy, Jealousy 争妒争妒 He kept making the wrong choice; she gave her heart to the wrong man!!! Everyone in the capital knew the decade-long joke! Su Shu, the legitimate daughter of the Xiang family, pursued Mu Chengxuan, the Great General Who Protects the Nation, for ten years! Then one day, he actually married her!!! Their wedding stunned the entire capital! A decade of love should have been the envy of all, yet less than a year later, the Chancellor’s residence was raided and Su Shu died of an illness. This shocked 322Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 109 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. 872Reads5.5Score341Shelves
- 110 Song of Xizhou: Remembrance 西洲曲：忆 I had a very long dream. In the dream, I had a father who loved me more than anything and a mother who was incredibly gentle. But I didn't know who I was. When I woke up, I still didn't know. 57Reads—Score—Shelves
- 111 [Falling Blossoms Know My Heart] 【落花知我意】 [Devoted Prince x Noblewoman] [Historical Romance Tragedy | Childhood Sweethearts, Bad Ending | Court Intrigue and Palace Schemes] Princess Jialing Shen Wan is the cherished jewel of the Shen family. As children, they caught fish together on spring days and gathered around the stove to boil snow on winter nights. Within the palace walls, she and Song Jinghan vowed to spend their lives together. But then the winds of fate shifted. Her cousin, who had returned after years away, stirred up trouble 78Reads—Score—Shelves
- 112 I Came Back for a Divorce, but the Abstinent Tycoon Begged His Wife to Come Home 归来离婚，禁欲大佬跪求太太回家 CEO Romance + Marriage First, Love Later + Two Strong Leads + Rekindled Love + The Long Road to Winning Her Back + Adorable Child Everyone in Jiangcheng knows that Bo Yan, the decisive, disciplined business magnate who keeps his private life strictly controlled, calls the same person three times every day, without fail. For 732 consecutive days, every call has gone unanswered. Two years ago, his wife, Shen Ling, left everything behind and went abroad. She even left their son behind. Everyone tho 442Reads—Score—Shelves
- 113 My Childhood Friend Ascended the Throne 我的竹马登基了 [Comedy + Zhihu-style storytelling + Ridiculous antics + Strong Male and Female Leads + Childhood Sweethearts + A Little Angst] My name is Gu Xiang, and I’m a celebrated female general. Qi Yan and I have been at odds since we were children. He’s a petty man who loves to kick people when they’re down. As for why Qi Yan loves picking on me so much, it’s because he’s jealous of me. Jealous because everyone loves me and even the flowers bloom when they see me. Chapter excerpt: “Qi Yan, what do you 819Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 114 The Female Shadow Guard Who Fell in Love 动了心的女暗卫 The Female Shadow Guard Who Fell in Love 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
- 115 Cherished and Spoiled: The Ninth Prince’s Bitter Regrets 卿卿宠娇：九王爷追悔莫及 [Obsessive, unhinged hero + groveling pursuit + sweet and angsty romance] Just as Jin Xuan’er was about to seduce her boy-husband into marrying her, she glimpsed her previous life. She had ended up in a brothel, while he had become the Ninth Prince and was even going to marry the woman who had wiped out her entire family and make her empress. What a heartless ingrate! Love is nowhere near as important as family and survival. She wanted nothing to do with this man! She resolved to treat him only 115Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 116 After I Transmigrated, the Crown Prince Fell for Me at First Sight 穿越后被太子一见钟情了 My new work is out! Welcome to read my work on Tomato Novels. I hope you will enjoy it. Your support is my motivation for writing, and I will strive to tell every story well! 724Reads8.1Score101Shelves
- 117 Silken Threads of Love 锁情丝 [Historical Romance | Angst] Some Things Cannot Be Mended She had loved him for eight years, yet on their wedding day, he tortured her until she was barely recognizable. From that day on, he subjected her to excruciating torment, determined to keep it up until she died. When the truth came to light, he regretted everything and fell to his knees, humbly begging for forgiveness. Forgive him? What a joke! She said, “My hatred for you has long since seeped into my bones. Even if I ground you to dust 722Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 118 Surrender 臣服 Shen Nian was brought back to the Shen family at the age of eight to reunite with her relatives. There, she met the older man who had saved her life, Third Master Fu. More than ten years later, Third Master Fu married someone, but the bride was burned at the wedding and left in a vegetative state. Shen Nian was framed for arson, and her biological mother forced her to take the blame in her younger sister’s place. After six years in prison, Shen Nian had been utterly changed by the torment. To ge 731Reads7.7Score100Shelves
- 119 After I Gave Up on Him, My Boyfriend Regretted It 我不要他后，男友后悔了 My boyfriend regretted it after I stopped wanting him 46Reads—Score—Shelves
- 120 The Bright Moon Keeps You Company 明月伴君 One day, high school student Si Yue suddenly finds herself in a cultivation world, where she becomes a good-for-nothing who can't cultivate. She has a crush on the chosen genius Xie Jing, but their difference in status makes her too shy to confess. She thinks that if she stays by his side, her young hero will eventually accept her. But things don't go as she hoped: Xie Jing's childhood dream girl, Jing Huan, appears. The dream girl is a heaven-blessed beauty, exceptionally talented and stunningl 283Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 121 After Mr. Zhou Spoiled His Canary Rotten 金丝雀被周先生惯坏以后 [Bittersweet Pursuit | Love Amidst Hatred | Angst Before Love | The Powerful One Gets on His Knees] At eighteen, Ye Yutang knocked on Zhou Zhenglin’s car window to pay off gambling debts. The craziest man in Hong Kong City became her sugar daddy. He gave her money and crushed every bit of defiance in her. She eloped with the driver, but their train was stopped as soon as it left Hong Kong City. Right in front of her, he broke two of the driver’s fingers, then wiped away her tears with a bloodsta 1.1kReads—Score115Shelves
- 122 Forget Longing, Forget You 忘了相思忘了你 Qian Rong's love for Jin Hengbei is a conviction that even illness cannot destroy. 107Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 123 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
- 124 A Worthy Minister Is Hard to Find 良臣难为 [Historical Romance + Ensemble Cast + Tragic Love + Fateful Misunderstandings + Imperial Court and Nobility + Love of Country and Family + Tearjerker + Bad Ending] I am the empress of a nation. Everyone who sees me bows respectfully and greets me with, “May the Empress be well.” Because my surname is Shen. My father, Shen Nian, died on the battlefield, his body never found. My mother died by suicide after him. My eldest brother held Yumen Pass for forty-five days against a hundredfold enemy forc 385Reads9.4Score100Shelves
- 125 The Rich Young Masters' Plaything 贵少爷们的玩物 [Angsty Romance] [Multiple Male Leads] [Not a Clean Romance] [Exes Begging for Forgiveness] Have you ever loved someone like this? Loved every strand of his hair, every glance he gave you, so that even the most insignificant thing he said could make you feel giddy with happiness. Knowing full well he wasn't the right person, yet still throwing yourself into the flames like a moth, with no regrets even as you burned. When Cheng Xiaoxiao was eighteen, she loved someone just like that. I'm too laz 41.2kReads—Score4.2kShelves
- 126 Moonlight Stirs the Swan’s Grace 明月别枝惊鸿 [Historical romance + angsty love + winning back his wife after driving her away] Princess Anping Murong Huaiyue of Prince Yuan's residence was spoiled and willful from childhood. In her seventeen years, no one had ever dared defy her, until General of the Cavalry Yin Huai'an appeared. Murong Huaiyue fell in love with Yin Huai'an at first sight and took the initiative to confess her feelings. But Yin Huai'an didn't return them. To humiliate her, he even married her friend Qiu Yueming. Having 2kReads5.8Score104Shelves
- 127 On Her Wedding Day, the Ruthless Prince of Zhennan Takes Her by Force 大婚当日，被疯批镇南王强取豪夺 [Completed!] The official ending is a tragic one! The bonus chapters have a happy ending! [Delicate, Stunning General's Legitimate Daughter + Mad, Obsessive Prince of a Different Surname] [Angst + Physical and Emotional Torture + Taking Her by Force + Both Untouched + Regretting Losing His Wife] Guan Wanwan, the legitimate daughter of General Guan, was once betrothed to Xiao Linzhi. At the time, he was a mere soldier under General Guan. The two promised that once he earned military honors, he wo 521Reads6.5Score106Shelves
- 128 When the Strings Snap, Love Ends, and I Forget You 弦断情尽不念君 He, the son of the Heavenly Emperor, is The Outcast, second only to one and above countless others. She gave three drops of her heart's blood, and her divine soul was damaged, her body destroyed. I severed my ties of affection and erased my name. I brought calamity upon the Three Realms... in exchange for eternal peace. And just as she suffered when she loved him, so he would repay her a hundredfold, a thousandfold. 177Reads5.3Score—Shelves
- 129 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—Score171Shelves
- 130 The Island No One Knows About 无人知晓的岛 The day Wen Tingting left Chen Zhiyan, she took off her hearing aids of her own accord for the first time. So she never heard Chen Zhiyan's trembling confession: “I love you.” Deaf people are so easy to fool. It's not like she can hear anyway. Deaf people can be so heartless. It's not like she can hear anyway. 393Reads6.4Score106Shelves
- 131 After Dating Three Black Men, She Returned Home and Married an Honest Man for a Bride Price of 280,000 交往过三个黑人，回乡二十八万彩礼嫁给老实人 After Dating Three Black Men, She Returns to Her Hometown and Marries an Honest Man for a 280,000-Yuan Bride Price —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 132 After I Died, Everyone Was Left to Regret It 我死后，全员火葬场 After I Died, Everyone Held a Cremation for Me 40Reads—Score—Shelves
- 133 Chengning 承宁 [Historical romance / Love at first sight / Mutual devotion / Healing each other / A touch of court intrigue] Ning Chuchu: They all say I look like my elder sister, the Empress, but I have no desire to enter the palace. Above the clouds, untouched by the mundane world, with spirit in his eyes and beyond anyone’s reach: that is the kind of young man I like. One glance was all it took for me to fall. I’m rebellious to the core. I only pretend to be a delicate young lady so I can get close to him w 45Reads—Score—Shelves
- 134 The CEO's Sunshine Is Covered in Wounds 总裁的骄阳遍体鳞伤 [Angst and abuse + chasing his wife + unhinged obsession + coercive love: possessive CEO and resilient ray of sunshine] She was Q University’s ray of sunshine, forever searching for the moonlight that would illuminate her life. At eighteen, she ran away from her wedding to take the college entrance exam, driving her grandfather, her only family, to his death. At twenty-five, she was framed for murder and tortured and imprisoned by Lin Chen for eight years. … She found her only sister, but every 261Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 135 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 8.1kReads9.1Score1kShelves
- 136 The Mountains and Seas Between Me and My Love 我与所爱隔山海 You were the only sunlight and warmth in my life, but you left me with nothing but despair, and made me feel so filthy... 73Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 137 I Just Want to See You Again, in Heaven or Hell 只想再见你，天堂或地狱 Sui Ning’an loved Feng Yunze with a surging tide of passion she kept hidden, but he loved her younger sister. After an accident left no trace of Sui Ning’an, Feng Yunze finally lost the wife he had treated like dirt. In his grief and madness, he announced to the world that there would only ever be one Mrs. Feng. When news of her surfaced again, Feng Yunze was overjoyed. He smashed open the door in the dead of night, his bloodshot eyes glaring at the man in her bed as he demanded, “Are you really 33Reads5.7Score—Shelves
- 138 The Hibiscus Brocade 芙蓉锦 She was a nobody in her own world, until a car accident brought her to another. She feels joy and sorrow, yet never pities herself; beneath warm spring curtains, she dreams of a life of her own. Xu Changyi, the Chancellor's eldest son, happened to take an interest in Chunlan, an unremarkable maid serving his fourth younger sister. But Chunlan wanted nothing to do with him and would rather flee than become a powerful man's concubine. She had no wish to be confined to the inner quarters like women 1.1kReads7.6Score101Shelves
- 139 Tricked Into Becoming a Concubine: This Mistress Won’t Join the Household Schemes 被骗做妾：姨娘不宅斗 [Pure historical romance + the heroine has a past, the hero doesn't + fighting back against manipulation + household intrigue + palace intrigue + coercive possession + angst before a satisfying payoff + substitute for his unattainable first love + punishing scoundrels + fictional setting] For an ordinary girl, is beauty a blessing or a curse? Liu Chunjun was so beautiful that County Magistrate Chen Chaoan seized her by force and made her his concubin 1.9kReads8.9Score243Shelves
- 140 The Book Between Two Worlds: The Emperor’s Caged Phoenix Breaks Its Neck at Last 两界书：帝王囚凰终折颈 [Both virgins + groveling redemption + palace and household intrigue + tragic romance] On my first day as a princess sent off for a political marriage, he made me drink poisoned wine. What he didn’t know was that I was a modern-day expert in pharmacology and toxicology, a veritable King of Hell. He suspected me, despised me, and abandoned me. At every turn between life and death, he chose someone else. He thought he loved his unattainable first love, so he protected her and trusted her. He had 52Reads—Score—Shelves
- 141 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) 19Reads—Score—Shelves
- 142 After Torturing His Princess to Death, the Sickly Prince Went Mad 虐死王妃后，病娇王爷他疯了 She married him and became his consort, believing they would make a perfect match. She never expected their marriage to become a living hell. Again and again, he met her with cold words and hurt her through one misunderstanding after another. At last, when Qin Duo forced her to lose their child, Shen Qingge gave up. She faked her death and fled, only to fall into his hands once more. When they met again, Qin Duo held Shen Qingge in his arms, his voice choked with tears. “Please, come back…” She 412Reads7.8Score—Shelves
- 143 This Love Has Become a Memory, Like a Pair of Mandarins Left Behind 此情已自成追忆，零落鸳鸯 (Not a mutually devoted couple, read with caution) BE aesthetics [Princess of Great Yan + Emperor of Great Chu] [Cool beauty + mad emperor] She was Mu Ziwan, the noble legitimate princess of Great Yan. He was Chu Junqian, the young emperor of Great Chu. That year, Chu Junqian was only thirteen. Great Chu and Great Yan went to war, and Great Chu was defeated. His own sister was sent to Great Yan to marry for peace, and it was through this that Chu Junqian first met Mu Ziwan. She was seven years o 673Reads8.9Score101Shelves
- 144 After Losing My Job, I Left with Nothing. Now My Ex-Wife Begs Me to Remarry Her 失业后，我净身出户，前妻跪求复婚 After Losing My Job, I Left With Nothing, and My Ex-Wife Begged Me to Remarry Her 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 145 My Love, Come to Me in a Dream 闻君入梦来 Five years ago, he led his troops to war, intending to welcome her as his wife with ten miles of wedding finery. Five years later, she betrayed their love, ended their child’s life, and became his father’s woman. He hated her betrayal. He branded her face, severed her fingers, and even killed their daughter! She swore she would make him pay for every drop of blood. When all the secrets came to light, he was consumed with regret. “A Zuo, don’t go...” She turned and plunged her sword into his 601Reads7.7Score—Shelves
- 146 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 162Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 147 Empress Weiyang 未央皇后 “Today, I’ll give the empress’s throne to the woman you love. Will you let me and my family go, then?” Driven into a corner, she gave a bitter smile and admitted defeat. “I don’t want anything anymore. I wish you both happiness!” Yin Wushang: “You’re unfaithful, cold, and calculating. Yan Weiyang, what makes you worthy of being my empress?” Yu Tianhuan: “You’d better kill me with one sword. Otherwise, as long as I’m alive, I’ll never let go. Yanyan, we’ll drag each other through hell on earth to 826Reads8.6Score100Shelves
- 148 My White Moonlight Is Back, So I'm Out! 白月光来了，我滚了！ She spent three years helping him rise from rock bottom to the top, but he sentenced her to death with a single line: “I choose her.” When his belated remorse finally came, she had already vanished into the crowd, unwilling to give him even her hatred. 143Reads—Score—Shelves
- 149 Ginger 姜了 My name is Jiang Liao. My mother said it meant “born only to die.” She wasn’t wrong. Though I am a princess of Jiang, I was born in the Cold Palace and destined to suffer cruelty and contempt. Even the heir of Northern Qi, held here as a hostage, mocked me: “Jiang Liao, you’re both princesses, so why are you lying on the ground while Princess Yihe rides on your back? Don’t you hate her?” I knew what he was trying to do by provoking me. He wanted to use me to escape Jiang, and perhaps even bring 275Reads7.6Score101Shelves
- 150 Year After Year, May We Always Be Safe and Sound 年年岁岁，岁岁平安 [Childhood Sweethearts + Love Triangle + Long-Planned Scheme + Tragic Romance + Mutual Salvation + Coercive Love Triangle] Warning: Angst! Not for fans of the female lead! Jiang Niánsui and Jiang Yian were childhood sweethearts, close as could be, until the arrival of the Song family’s young master forced them apart. Behind his gloomy, scheming exterior lay a deep love for her. Song Jinian’s exclusive devotion and affection gradually drew Jiang Niánsui into his tender embrace. Her childhood swee 616Reads8.7Score—Shelves
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