Novels like The Princess Took Poison and Was Reborn: President Lu, Let’s Get Married
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- 1 A Brief Warmth Before the Cold Returns 乍暖还寒 She grew up in darkness, accustomed to the ugliness of human nature. In Gu Nuan’s world, the sun had never risen. She felt her way cautiously through an abyss, only to fall again and again, battered and bloody. Then, after a long separation, she ran into Chu Han again, and suddenly thought: Maybe life is worth living after all. She asked, “Can you protect me?” Chu Han was the only light in her life. She longed for him to lead her out of hell and into the sunshine. Later, Officer Chu really did t 90Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 2 Young Master Lu, Your Loyal Hound Has Logged Off 陆少，您的忠犬已下线 He spent ten years shaping her into his sharpest weapon, only to break her when his dream girl appeared. When she vanished without a trace, he finally discovered that the unopened farewell letter held a love heavier than his life. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 I'll Never Hold Your Hand Again 再也牵不到你的手 “Could you please not take part in this show?” “No. Everyone loves watching our ship.” “Then do you have even the slightest genuine affection for me?” Most people will experience a white moonlight in their heart, and a cinnabar mole etched into it. Explore the tangled relationships between Luo Shiqing and the different men in her life, and the helplessness of fate. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Personal Growth After Being Reborn 重生后的自我成长 Growing Into Myself After Being Reborn —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Bitter Memories: Who Belongs to Whom? 青涩的回忆之谁是谁的谁 Tender Memories: Who Belongs to Whom —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Bright as the Moon: My Whole Family Is Dead 明明如月:全家死光 Bright as the Moon: The Whole Family Is Dead 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 I Promise You a Love That Never Fails 许你不负情深 [Tragic romance] When she was young, she was the one he would love forever, his tender and devoted beloved. “Will you have other women after we get married?” “That depends on who I marry. If it's you, I won't.” Years later, he is a poison that has seeped into her very bones. 96Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 8 Young Master Si's Secretly Cherished Guilty Wife 司少的私宠罪妻 [Dotting on the wife + substitute marriage + revenge + tragic romance + stand-in] Seven years ago, Su Xia abandoned Si Yejue for money, when he was on the verge of becoming disabled. Seven years later, he pinned her against the wall and declared, “Su Xia, I'm back. Now it's time for you to pay for your sins.” He hated her, yet he insisted that he alone was allowed to bully her. Su Xia silently endured her pain until the truth came to light. Si Yejue's hair turned white overnight. 60Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Sweetheart, I'm Waiting Here. Reply When You See This 娇娇宝贝在线等，亲爱看到请回复 On her way home from a blind date, she ran into him as he flexed his two massive pectorals, as if showing off the highest honor and insignia. Disgust surged through her. She stepped right up to him, eyes blazing, and glared. “You creep!” A son of China should be a stalwart man, ready to defend his country. How could anyone have imagined he’d be treated with such contempt and humiliation? Hmph. Just you wait. I’ll teach you a lesson. “Ye Ziliu, you dropped something.” That glare nearly killed him 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Trade My Deep Love for Your Redemption 用我情深，换你救赎 Zhou Xianxian is determined to marry into the Qin family, and not for any ordinary reason: she has a secret she cannot tell anyone. After carefully maneuvering her way into the good graces of Qin Zihan, the Qin family’s second son, she is instead given away by him to his father as a concubine. Before stepping through the Qin family’s gates, she says just one thing to the man: “Qin Zihan, you’ll regret this!” The sprawling Qin household is riddled with schemes and intrigues. To achieve her own 17Reads8.6Score214d adds
- 11 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
- 12 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
- 13 A Reply from the Clouds 云端的回信 A Reply from the Clouds 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 After the Divorce, My Lover from a Past Life Found Me 离婚后，前世的爱人找到了我 After the Divorce, My Beloved from a Past Life Found Me 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Say No to 996: It Starts with You and Me 拒绝996从你我做起 Say no to 996, starting with you and me. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 The Deadly Knot: The Knot I Tied, Her World 死扣：我盘的扣子，她的人间 The Knot I Tied: Her World —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 A Marriage That Eats Away at the Bones 蚀骨囚婚 Fang Yuanshuang chased Duan Hancheng for years, throwing herself into the flames like a moth, only to be utterly destroyed. Not only was she branded jealous and murderous, she also lost her status as everyone’s darling. After leaving for three years, she endured every hardship and lost the right to look up to him. - But when she got engaged to someone else and was about to walk down the aisle, Duan Hancheng finally came to his senses. He used every means at his disposal to force a ring onto 155Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 18 Torture Novel: After Losing My Memory, a CEO Husband Appeared 虐文：失忆后，冒出一个霸总老公 [Angsty Substitute Romance + Amnesia + Modern Romance + Overbearing CEO + Putting Scumbags in Their Place] When Jiang Manman woke up, she discovered that all her memories were gone. With a heart full of trepidation, she accepted the fact that she somehow had a cold and arrogant CEO for a husband. He Wei indulged her in every way, though he seemed strict with her and guarded against her at every turn, as if she might run away any second. Watching his nerves grow more taut by the day, Jiang Manman 210Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 19 Soft and Sweet 软腻 At eighteen, I was branded the murderer of my twin sister. From then on, in Chu Moran's eyes, I was a sinner. He once locked me in a dark room for seven days and seven nights. By the time I was rescued, I had nearly died of dehydration. His hatred coiled around me like brambles, leaving me covered in wounds. I had killed the girl he loved most, so of course he hated me. But after years of being tormented by his hatred, I fell for him. All I wanted was to curl up against him and stay by his side. 49Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 20 100 Tales of Tormented Love 100个虐恋小故事 I am the ancient Greek god in charge of tragic romance. In my previous life, Tomato tortured me. In this life, I’m going to make readers cry. A collection of short stories: gods and demons, ghosts and monsters, unfinished business between the living and the dead, reincarnation, transmigration through time and space, and other heartbreaking tales… There’s no such thing as too tragic, only more tragic. 1.5kReads—Score18214d adds
- 21 I Designed Your Bride's Wedding Dress with My Own Hands 我亲手为你的新娘设计了婚纱 Cover image source: XHS, Snowy Day Originally titled “Out of Focus” A secret crush is one person out of focus; loving someone you can’t have is two people on parallel lines. When you appeared, the whole world went out of focus. The first time we met, I tripped in front of you. From then on, I’ve always stumbled right where you are. Jian Lushun, goodbye forever. 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Entangled by My Fiancé's Brooding Brother 缠她：被未婚夫的阴湿哥哥缠上了 [No holds barred] [A sinister, ruthless villainous man] [Rivals vying for her later] One woman, two men: a stubborn, resilient heroine versus a sinister, ruthless, calculating CEO brother versus his sunny, sharp-tongued, devoted younger brother Lin Du first met Zhou Yan in the third row by the window in their high school classroom. Sunlight fell on his eyelashes as he handed her a pen and said, "That's a lovely name. I'm Zhou Yan." She thought that was the beginning of a love story. Only later d 433Reads—Score18514d adds
- 23 Alluring Charms: The Abstinent CEO Is Obsessed with Her 媚色撩人：禁欲总裁嗜她如命 [Reborn + sweet romance + face-slapping, all-powerful domineering CEO VS alluring, sweet-tempered little troublemaker] Lu Yanchen is feared across political, business, and military circles. Ruthless and domineering, he has the world in the palm of his hand. In her previous life, Shen Jiaojiao despised him more than anyone, believing he was her enemy. She never knew that Lu Yanchen had been captivated by her ever since he first met the radiant beauty when they were young. Reborn, she decides to p 43Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 24 In My Next Life, I Won’t Love You Again! 下辈子，不再爱你！ Xiao Yi once promised me a home, but gave me the deepest pain instead. A year later, I became someone else's girlfriend, only to hear that he had endured every hardship I went through, all to win me back... 6Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 25 An Undying Love 痴爱不渝 Ning Wu loves Yan Xiao with all her heart, but Yan Xiao hates her to the core. For the sake of a promise Yan Xiao made as a boy, Ning Wu stakes everything on winning his love, only to lose in the end. In the final moments of her life, she watches Yan Xiao marry someone else before turning and walking away. What she doesn’t know is that after she leaves, Yan Xiao searches for her like a madman... 181Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 26 Hengchang Pawnshop on Yong'an Street: The Private Ledger That Was Never Destroyed 永安街恒昌当：那本从未销过的私账 Hengchang Pawnshop on Yong'an Street: The Private Ledger That Was Never Written Off —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 I Played Coward for Half a Year, Then the Courtesan Next Door Ran Off with the Money 我装怂半年，隔壁花魁卷款跑了 I Played the Coward for Half a Year, and the Courtesan Next Door Ran Off with the Money —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Soft Candy Locks the Edge 软糖锁锋 Soft Candy Locks the Blade —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 The Mountains and Seas Leave Me Heartbroken 山海意难平 Lin Wanbai is a wealthy heiress born with a silver spoon in her mouth. Everyone dotes on her and gives her whatever she wants. Then she falls for Fu Juxing, an illegitimate son with no status. Everyone urges her to think it over before acting. But she stubbornly refuses to listen, saying with confidence, “Do you know what it means to boil a frog in warm water? I'll make him fall in love with me, and then he won't be able to pull himself away.” After three years of marriage, he becomes her pe 496Reads8.0Score10014d adds
- 30 There’s No Going Back Ever Again 再也回不去了】 [Heartbreaking throughout | No redemption | No getting back together after a breakup | The perpetrator’s remorse, from their perspective] There are no hysterical accusations, no shouting matches. All of Su Nian’s pain has become involuntary physical reactions. Convulsions, vomiting, screaming, fainting. This is her cruelest and most helpless accusation against Lin Xi. Lin Xi remembered the last words Su Nian said to her until the day she died. She said, “Lin Xi, go. Seeing you hurts.” 1.9kReads—Score14414d adds
- 31 May We Never Meet Again 别来有恙 At sixteen, Qiao Suo met Qiao Jinyan, leaving a small town in Jiangnan for the glittering imperial capital. She was the fourth daughter of the Qiao family, and he was her elder brother in name only. She defied the judgment of society and fell madly in love with Qiao Jinyan. Later, Qiao Jinyan married someone else, and she had no choice but to claw her way out of the abyss. Bearing wounds all over, she fell silent and left for years. I once loved you, the best person in the world. Where can 78Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 32 The Three-Coin Tea Grows Cold, While Hatred Burns 三文茶凉，恨字滚烫 The Tea Has Gone Cold, but the Word 'Hate' Still Burns 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 The Broth Boiled Dry, and the Dead Man She Awaited Came Back 清汤滚尽，她等的死人回来了 The Broth Boiled Dry, and the Dead Man She Was Waiting for Came Back 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 She Wielded a Blade for Ten Years, Then Drove It into His Heart 她打了十年刀，最后一把捅进了他心口 She wielded a blade for ten years, then plunged it into his heart. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 158,000: The Most Expensive Lesson My Daughter Will Ever Learn 十五万八，是我女儿这辈子最贵的一堂课 158,000 yuan: the most expensive lesson my daughter will ever learn. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 After He Called Off the Engagement, He Became Someone I Could Never Hope to Marry 退婚后，他成了我的高攀不起 After Our Engagement Was Called Off, He Became Someone I Could Never Hope to Reach —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 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 853Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 38 Reborn, My Wife Took the Initiative to Pursue Me 重生后老婆主动追我了 In his previous life, Gu Yuan willingly stayed behind the scenes as An Xin’s devoted househusband, all for the sake of her career. He thought love would give him the strength to keep going, but even the deepest love can be worn away by waiting and disappointment, time after time. Then an accident took Gu Yuan’s life as he saved An Xin, but also gave him the chance to start over. Looking at his own youthful face in the mirror, Gu Yuan planned to go their separate ways for good. What he never expe 1kReads6.9Score—14d adds
- 39 After Torturing His Wife to Death, Mr. Luo Went Mad 虐死夫人后，骆先生他疯了 The male lead chases his wife after losing her + Second male lead takes the throne Coercive possessiveness, a rabid male lead, twisted and perverse Captivity, forced love, old-school melodramatic angst Please, if this isn’t your thing, don’t click in just to insult me… Divider Luo Yinghui killed Shen Yunxi’s entire family. He thought the Shen family deserved it. The Shen family’s young lady had been in love with him since childhood. With nowhere else to go, she could only cling to him like a par 1.2kReads6.7Score10014d adds
- 40 Sick Obsession 病态痴迷 After three years with Jiang Qichuan, Wen Mian became pregnant. Her heart was full of joy, but all she got from him was: “She’s back.” She left without a word, hiding her pregnancy. But he refused to let her go. He drove her family to their deaths and clipped her wings, turning her into a canary in a cage once more, kept from the light of day. Jiang Qichuan said, “You were the one who started dreaming above your station.” Only later, after a fire claimed two lives, did he finally see her pregnan 517Reads6.9Score10014d adds
- 41 Addicted to Torment: Mr. Shang Regrets It 虐爱成瘾：商先生后悔了 An Li was a tool in Shang Zhuoyan’s revenge. After she became pregnant, one of his other women caused her to miscarry. She gave one of her kidneys to his beloved first love, and the mother who loved her most was murdered. She couldn’t accept it. Why should she suffer so much while Shang Zhuoyan got away without a scratch? She would toy with his feelings, make him fall in love with her, then cruelly abandon him. She would take away everything he cared about and leave him with nothing. 305Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 42 Young Master He Comes to His Senses, but She’s Done with Him 贺少醒悟，她不要他了【虐文】 At her older sister Chen Yuhe's wedding, Chen Lan accidentally learned that her boyfriend, He Yu, had always been in love with Chen Yuhe. She had only ever been a way for him to get close to her sister, not even worthy of being called a pathetic substitute. She couldn't understand why, from the moment she was born, her parents had coldly abandoned her. When she returned to them, they ignored her, mocked her, and constantly compared her to her sister, who lived like a proud swan, untouched by har 81Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 43 The Years They Loved Each Other 他们相爱的那些年 Everyone in Nancheng knows that Wen Wan is the happiest princess in the city, adored by Lu Zhiyan, a decisive and ruthless man who gets things done. Everyone also knows that Wen Wan looks just like Lu Zhiyan’s ex-girlfriend, Bai Xi. Five years ago, Wen Wan was driven out of the Lu family villa in disgrace. The happy years they had shared became a blade after blade piercing her heart. Five years later, Wen Wan seals away her feelings and focuses on her career, finally becoming a CEO and brutally 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 Urban Rebirth: My Ice-Cold Wife Is Sultry and Alluring 都市：重生，冰山老婆又欲又撩 [Sweet Romance + Both Reborn + Everyday Love Story] Ye Yu was reborn. He had died trying to save his nominal wife, the icy beauty. Women are the ruin of men! To protect his life, he decided to stay away from Chu Menghan this time. But things seemed to be slipping out of his control... What he didn't expect was that Chu Menghan had also been reborn. After her rebirth, she could read Ye Yu's thoughts. Determined to make up for the regrets of her previous life, she began shamelessly flirting with h 247Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 45 Letting Go 割愛 [Short tragic ending + obsessive male lead] After my mother remarried, my stepbrother, who shared neither parent with me, was always finding new ways to bully me. But after our parents died, he changed completely. He stopped bullying me and instead stayed by my side, taking care of me without ever giving up on me. It was as if he’d become a different person. 62Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 46 The Wicked Scapegoat Black Moonlight Insists on Playing the Love Triangle Game 恶毒炮灰黑月光偏要拿修罗场剧本 The whole world tells the lie that it loves me. [Two male leads + both virgins + unhinged yandere + villain + confinement + imprisonment. A stupid, beautiful, venomous, universally adored bottom vs. a cold, aloof, otherworldly top] The self-redemption of a vicious, foolish beauty. Bottom’s POV: At first sight, that man was peerlessly graceful, like an immortal descended from the heavens: noble, beautiful, cool, detached, a perfect gentleman, as pure as jade. No matter how hard you chased after h 206Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 47 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 717Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 48 A Toast to the Past, I’ll Never Turn Back, No Matter How Much I Loved You 敬往事一杯酒，再爱也不回头 Even giving her life could not warm Jiang Diyun’s heart. Holding the cold body of her son, Qin Sheng finally came to her senses. “Jiang Diyun, if I could live my life over, I wouldn’t love you again.” 625Reads9.0Score11214d adds
- 49 The Duties of a Stand-In 替身本分 Gu Zhi spent seven years as Shang Yizhou's substitute lover, always on edge and careful to know his place. At last, one day, he went from being a backup to the real thing. The famously gentle movie star Shang clasped his hand. “I like you. Would you be willing to like me too?” Gu Zhi fell helplessly in love, believing he had finally moved Shang Yizhou. But he never expected the truth. From beginning to end, he had only ever been a substitute, a smokescreen. 112Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 50 Love in Longcheng: Young Master Fu's Bride of Atonement 龙城囚爱：傅少的赎罪新娘 “Both reborn” + “gut-wrenching angst” + “chasing his wife to the crematorium” + “substitute” + “imprisonment and miscarriage” + “happy ending.” When Su Nuan was ten, she saved Fu Hanchuan. But Fu Hanchuan mistook her for someone else, and for ten years, he gave all his tenderness to another woman. By a twist of fate, Su Nuan and Fu Hanchuan married ten years later, only for him to send her to prison, where she suffered three miscarriages. When Fu Hanchuan learned the truth, he knelt at Su Nuan’s 209Reads—Score—14d adds
