Novels like Mr. Lu Is Seriously Ill
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- 51 I Become the Villain's Wicked Mother and Nurse Kids on a Parenting Show 穿成反派的恶毒亲妈，在娃综奶娃 [Marriage first, love later × two people in the entertainment industry × adorable child × parenting variety show × livestream × scumbag's road to redemption] Xu Zhaozhao was completely screwed. She woke up to find she'd become the vicious mother of the book's big villain. According to the original story, the villain's birth mother beat or scolded him when he was little, causing him to turn evil and become twisted, until he eventually murdered her in cold blood. Fortunately, the future villain is 106.9kReads9.0Score10.7k14d adds
- 52 Fallen 堕 That year, I was twenty-nine, and Mo Huai was thirteen. When I, someone who no longer wanted to live, met him, someone else who no longer wanted to live, we somehow found the strength to keep going, at least for a little while. So we decided to rely on each other and make it through together. 43.9kReads9.6Score5.2k14d adds
- 53 Luring the Sweetheart: The Wild Captain Takes Her by Storm 诱捕小乖宝，野痞队长强势攻陷 A heads-up: the adapted short drama “Waiting for You When the Roses Bloom” is now available~ [Marriage Before Love + Mutual Pining + Long-Running Scheme + Healing + Six-Year Age Gap + Sweet Romance] [Beautiful, sweet-voiced intern reporter x Wild, wolfish captain of the criminal police] Chen Mo married his brother’s younger sister, but no one knew she was the moonlight in his heart, the little moon he had wanted all to himself for so many sleepless nights. The year Song Zhiyi turned twenty-one, 18.4kReads9.3Score2k14d adds
- 54 The Sweet and Gentle Boy Is Wild and Wicked 甜兮兮的温柔少年他很疯很坏 [Reborn + Darkening + Sickly Male Lead + Reconciliation After a Breakup + The Male Lead's Redemption] After living her life over again, Wen Yisheng swore she would stay far away from Wen Zhi! She'd rather sleep on the streets or under a bridge than live with the Wen family again! Because the Wen family's eldest son, who seemed gentle and refined to outsiders, never smoked or fought, studied hard, and loved helping people, was a mad and wicked monster underneath! He was cruel and obsessive. “You 20.5kReads9.3Score2.6k14d adds
- 55 After My White Moonlight Faked Her Death, the Yandere Big Shot Wouldn't Leave Her Alone 白月光死遁后，病娇大佬穷追不舍 Su Meng transmigrated into a book as a sickly, ill-fated supporting woman who coughed up blood every few steps and tormented the villain early in the story. The System told her that if she helped the villain grow up, she could be reborn, so she began diligently raising him. At first, he looked distant and gloomy, like a fierce wolf cub, claws bared. “Don’t come near me.” Later, he began hoping for more and more affection. He reined in his dark, terrifying possessiveness and obsession, acted obed 17.9kReads9.5Score2.1k14d adds
- 56 After Eloping with Her Childhood Friend, Her Rugged Commander Husband Went Crazy 和竹马私奔后，糙汉首长急疯了 [Short drama adaptation now streaming] [Period setting + military marriage + sweet, satisfying romance + married first, love later + winning back his wife!] Song Shengsheng had a nightmare and discovered that she was the cannon-fodder villainess in a period novel: the male lead’s first wife, who died young. In the book, beauty was her only asset. To escape her husband, she wrote a letter reporting that her military officer husband came from a politically suspect background. That wasn’t all. When 33kReads8.8Score2.9k14d adds
- 57 The Lovesick Character Persona Has Fallen Apart 病娇人设崩塌了 [The print edition is coming soon and will be available on all platforms. See you at 7:00 p.m. on July 31!] Xie Huai, the famous young heir of the capital, fell in love at first sight with Song Nuan, the dazzling freshman representative on stage, when he was a freshman in high school. Xie Huai suffers from depression and is possessive and volatile. He won't let any boys near Song Nuan, and anyone who gets close ends up expelled. Terrified, Song Nuan is forced to transfer schools, but Xie Huai fo 50.6kReads9.4Score5k14d adds
- 58 The Unhinged Big Shot's Twisted Devotion Leaves His Soft Little Darling Dazed with Kisses 疯批大佬病态溺宠，小娇软被亲懵 Short drama now streaming | [Beautiful, soft-spoken, coy little temptress x Powerful, high-ranking, unhinged tycoon] When Jiang Yaoyao transmigrated into a book, she was perched coquettishly on the villainous tycoon’s lap, her red lips close to the side of his face. Her voice was soft and sweet, her eyes seductive. “Mr. Pei, I’ve admired you for a long time...” The man looked down at her, his eyes cold and unreadable. The next moment, he grabbed her wrist. The dagger the original character had s 44.6kReads9.3Score3.7k14d adds
- 59 Nightfall 入夜 The door opened, and a tall, slender man stepped out. Lin Mian stared at him, dumbstruck, forgetting even to snap out of it. “What are you looking at, hmm?” 7kReads9.3Score2.5k14d adds
- 60 Zero-Degree Intimacy 零度暧昧 [The print edition goes on sale across all platforms on August 1] [Short drama now streaming] Previously titled: Zero-Degree Intimacy [One-on-one romance + both leads’ first love + happy ending + secret marriage + sweet romance ♥ Double-layer milk foam, 70% sugar!] (Rich, sharp-tongued, scheming investor Jian Yuchen VS money-loving, mischievous young designer Wen Ni) In a nutshell: She married her nemesis. In physics, zero degrees is the point where ice and water coexist. Zero-degree intimacy is 79.1kReads9.5Score9.6k14d adds
- 61 Over-the-Top Devotion: I'm Just His Plaything 顶级狂爱：我只是他的掌中玩物 A godlike Western male lead × a resilient, delicate Chinese heroine The main story is complete. [Dominant daddy type + transnational forced romance + wild and unhinged + mature man who takes the lead + devoted husband + jealous of everything + height and build difference + eight-year age gap + heroine is vulnerable early on] A carefully planned scheme gets Qiao Yimo kidnapped and sold on the black market. She can't speak the language, has no one to rely on, and is put through hell. Only one for 132.5kReads9.0Score12.8k14d adds
- 62 Such a Good Girl 好一个乖乖女 [Print edition signed] [Short drama now streaming] [Sweet romance with a touch of angst] [Fake-good, scheming heroine x domineering wealthy tyrant] [Both leads are each other’s only one] Duan Xiuming first met Lu Mingyu at a wedding. She was stunningly beautiful, yet looked like a well-behaved good girl, sitting off to the side and painting because someone had told her to. “Boring woman,” he judged. But in the blink of an eye, Lu Mingyu gave him a huge surprise! She destroyed her painting and co 30.4kReads9.5Score4k14d adds
- 63 Cherished Darling 心肝宠 (Top-tier wealthy family, a modern Jiangnan beauty as the heroine, an obsessive male lead, the heroine pursues him at first, then he spoils her relentlessly, devoted to each other, happy ending) For the sake of the child in her belly, Lu Zhiling was forced to marry an obsessive tycoon. Everyone thought she wouldn’t live long enough to give birth. To stay alive, she began winning him over. Before she knew it, she had become the apple of his eye. Later, she prepared to run away. His car was perche 79.5kReads9.5Score8.2k14d adds
- 64 A Gentle Seduction 软诱 The print edition of Rose Crown goes on sale August 10. Available on all platforms. [Married First, Love Later + Secret Crush + He Chases His Wife After Losing Her, But She Never Looks Back + Both Are Each Other’s First] She was the Xu family’s adopted daughter, and Zhou Yuetian’s little shadow. She had followed him everywhere since childhood, until she heard him say this at the age of twenty-four: “She’s just the Xu family’s adopted daughter. Why would I actually care about her? People like us 71.5kReads9.6Score8.6k14d adds
- 65 The Gray Lotus 灰莲花 [A textbook case of realist business warfare + a deeply romantic, top-tier intellectual romance] The world has gone mad. A top-tier rich, handsome young heir is forced to compete with his wealthy wife for a lover... “If she likes me and I like her too, then we’ll each have to prove ourselves.” The male lead is loaded with resources and comes with every advantage, while the female lead has brains and beauty and rises from humble beginnings. A textbook case of realist business warfare, arranged fa 37.7kReads9.4Score4.5k14d adds
