Novels like I’m Doomed: He Took the Throne After I Betrayed Him
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- 1 I’m Carrying My One True Love’s Child, and I Married the Great General 我揣着白月光的孩子，嫁给大将军 [Bad ending + orphaned princess + orphaned husband, a general guarding the nation + a tyrannical prince’s unattainable beloved] [Saving each other + love growing over time + ultimately defeated by duty to country and family + no one gets a happy ending] “What are we going to do? Ai’er can’t be with you anymore.” “Don’t be afraid, Ai’er. When you must, protect yourself and stay alive. One day, we’ll be together again.” “Father, I counted. He has a hundred and eleven scars, and every one of the 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Silent Words on a Rainy Night 雨夜无言 Silent in the Rain —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 After Five Years Apart, She Became Another Man's Wife 五年之约，她却成了别人的妻 After five years apart, she became someone else's wife 120Reads—Score114d adds
- 4 Ensnared by Her Beauty 惹红妆 “Li Xunqi! If you still refuse to see this princess, you’ll never see me again!” “Li Xunqi, if you still refuse to see me, you’ll never see me again…” “I am willing to marry far away for the sake of my country and bid you farewell, my lord. I hope Little General Li earns countless military honors and enjoys a glorious life.” “Your Highness, the road to your marriage alliance is long and arduous. Please take care.” “Only after she left did I dare to speak freely of my love for her.” “Whether or 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 After Fighting My Way Through the Plot, I Got Stuck with a Dark, Unhinged Menace 杀穿剧情后，被阴暗疯批讹上了 [Cunning to the Point of Monstrous, Ruthless, Dark Siren Heiress vs. Cold and Untouchable on the Outside, Yet Easily Flustered by Flirtation, Powerful Minister Who Resents Being a Live-In Son-in-Law] Qian, the top assassin of another world, transmigrated into a book. A cold-blooded father, a mother who died young, a suspicious older brother, and a broken her. These bizarre character setups nearly made her eyes roll back in her head. System: Go for it! As the tragic heroine whose entire share of 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 I Pledge the World to Win Your Heart 许天下为卿心 That day, the spring sun shone brightly. The imperial physician confirmed she was pregnant, but he sent someone to bring her a bowl of abortion medicine. Heartbroken and drained of tears, she ended her life in a way that left no room for turning back. 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Fallen Golden Bough 零落金枝 Ling Xiao was born fatherless and confined to the stables. With a cold-blooded knack for taming beasts, he was chosen on a whim by Jin Zhi to be her personal stable hand. A brand burned into his skin cemented their unequal status, but it couldn't stop their love from burning bright. But fate had other plans. The grudges of their fathers and the hatred between their classes stood between them. What will they choose...? 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Prisoner in His Palm: A Good Wife Can’t Escape the Rough Man’s Pursuit 掌心囚：良妇难逃糙汉缠 [Female lead is sexually inexperienced + rugged, yandere hero with a strikingly different physique + clear-headed, resilient, stunning heroine + devoted, gentle childhood friend as the second male lead] (Dear readers, Both the hero and the second male lead are virgins! Neither has ever touched another woman! As for the hero’s concubine, I’ll explain later.) Three years ago, Xue Li was stranded in the wilderness and rescued by a rough hunter named Gu Lin. She thought she had found a way out of he 998Reads8.1Score10114d adds
- 9 True to Your Heart, True to You 不负卿心不负君 She was the demon empress who brought ruin to her country; he was the new emperor who overthrew a tyrant and ruled with benevolence. When the former dynasty fell, she was lucky enough to survive, only to become a disgraced consort in the cold palace, where anyone could bully her. They had been childhood sweethearts, but when they met again, neither could tell love from hate. He married another woman and made her empress, yet could never forget her. The man said bitterly, “Meng Xianjun, you owe m 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Cloud Congeals 云凝 Dew gathered among the colorful clouds and fell to nourish the earth, giving birth to Luo Xi, the Water God. Cherished by all three realms, she was betrothed to Zeyu, a young dragon prince from the Dragon Clan, an old family friend of her husband’s. At a thousand years old, he was a spoiled young master. Their marriage served two purposes: first, to maintain relations between the Demon Realm and the Divine Realm; second, to secure the Dragon Clan’s place as the greatest warriors of the three rea —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Being a Treacherous Official Is Hard, and I'm Done with It 佞臣难当，姑奶奶我不干了 (The protagonist is ruthless and utterly amoral early on, with no humanity and no interest in anything without profit. Later, the story turns to family and country. Both leads are each other’s only romantic partners. The plot is deliberate, not mindless.) Shen Yun is reborn! In her previous life, she did everything she could to seduce Pei Yanjin and obtain the umbilical cord blood from his child. In the end, he poisoned her, and she died in his arms. After returning to life, she discovers... Go 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 A Fallen Kingdom's Princess Who Doesn't Want to Be an Assassin Isn't a Proper Cat 不想当刺客的亡国公主不是好猫 Li Fengze, the princess of the fallen Dayun kingdom, never imagined she could be reborn as a cat. Unable to do anything else, she can only become an assassin and kill Wang Zhu, the man who destroyed her country and family. But she gradually uncovers Wang Zhu's shocking secret, and the story of her previous life is revealed piece by piece. The painful truths will, in the end, be laid bare before Li Fengze without mercy. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Outmaneuvering the Villain Is a Piece of Cake 拿捏反派轻而易举的事儿 Completed! The System is fake! The missions are fake! Only the villain’s crazy love is real! Clear-headed, flirtatious drama-queen author × insecure, lovesick villain Commander Shen Niannian transmigrates into the story she wrote about tormenting the villain. From the start, she’s in hell mode: he has her by the throat, his gaze sinister. “I, Ling, don’t need a reason to kill anyone.” System! Is it still in time to delete the story and run? After both newbie-protection periods go to waste, s 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 One Little Piece of Candy 我的一颗糖 The story of Lan Shan, a heart surgeon, and Mu Yao, the CEO of the Mu Group. The first time they met, seven-year-old Mu Yao gave three-year-old Lan Shan a piece of candy. When they met again more than ten years later, Mu Yao found himself drawn to Lan Shan. “Lan Shan, do you think I'm a bad boyfriend?” “No, I don't think so~” “I do,” Mu Yao said, pulling out a ring. “Actually, I think I'd make a good husband. Lan Shan, marry me!” “Mm~” 37Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 15 The Cannon Fodder Wants to Live, So I Loved and Left the Prince of Beichuan 炮灰想活命，我始乱终弃了北川王 [She Runs, He Chases + Fake and Real Heiresses + Historical Romance + 1v1, Both Pure + Happy Ending] Yu Suisui finds a man on the mountain, and he's mute. With her mother about to sell her off as the concubine of Master Liu, she has no choice but to get close to him. “Will you take me away?” He slips a little fish hairpin he made himself into her hair. She thinks they'll keep going like this forever. Until soldiers surround her home. That's when she learns he isn't mute at all. He's Jiang Zhihe, 3Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 16 A Concubine's Love Is Hard to Win Back 小妾难再爱 Liu Yan’er’s greatest dream was to spend her whole life with Shangguan Ling, the two of them belonging only to each other. But after he passed the imperial examinations and earned a position, everything changed. Not only did he take a new wife, he demoted Liu Yan’er to concubine. In the Shangguan household, she suffered constant torment and grew physically and emotionally exhausted. Her youthful dream had shattered. When she tried to leave, dragging her ailing body along, he said… 82Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 He Went Mad After I Died 我死后他疯了 The Shen family's daughter was left brain-damaged after a fall at the age of three. Her kindhearted father took in three little beggars to be her future husbands, then left her two plots of magical soil so she could mold a pair of wedding dolls and give one to whichever boy she chose. He smashed the doll and married her off. Three years later, she died, and he went mad. Reborn, she became his maid and clung to him. Everyone says Young Master Shen has never married because he has someone in his h 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 A Deep Love, an All-Too-Short Fate 与君情深缘浅 The ordinary high school girl Yuxu transmigrated, but she didn't become a noble family's daughter or a member of the imperial elite. She became nothing more than an ordinary village girl... Well, that actually suits her just fine. Except her father went and bought her a child bridegroom! Her words say one thing, but her heart says another. Out loud: “I don't want an arranged marriage! I want to fall in love freely!” In her heart: “I have to say, my child bridegroom is pretty handsome. Slurp, slu 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 It's Your Turn to Comfort Me 该你哄我了 [Abandoned, do not read] The first snow of winter in Jiangnan fell softly and lingered in the air. Jingxin Temple, deep in the mountains of Qingzhu, was shrouded in mist all year round. Its incense offerings were sparse, and the seasons passed in silence. The temple was home to only one old monk and a young novice who swept the snow. The novice was called A Xue. Seventeen years old, she had been taken in by the temple’s master as a child and had no idea who she was or where she came from. She wa 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 The Medicine Concubine’s Thin Coffin: I Trade My Wretched Bones for One Glance of His Tenderness 药妾薄棺:我以三两贱骨，换他一次垂怜 The Medicine Concubine's Shallow Grave: I Trade My Wretched Bones for One Moment of His Favor 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 His Wife Vanished for Three Years, and Lord Fu Searches the World in a Frenzy! 夫人失踪三年，傅爷全球疯找！ “I was wrong. I don’t like Fu Yanzhou. I’m not worthy of liking him...” The three years Cheng Zheng spent in high school were a nightmare, and for the next seven years, she continued to live in its shadow. Fu Yanzhou and Yu Xiangxiang, meanwhile, remained untouchable, high above her. They made her so insecure she was afraid to hold her head up when she walked. Yu Xiangxiang even stole her identity and took her place at the university she had earned admission to. Ten years later, Cheng Zheng deci 48Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 22 Listening to Rain at Jialan 伽蓝听雨 [A dashing young general × a sweet, soft little princess???] He is the most ascetic and spiritually pure Buddhist in the kingdom’s foremost temple. In the Great Zhou Dynasty, where Buddhism is revered above all, everyone calls him Master Yanji. Yanji is the dharma name given to him by the abbot, a name that carries sorrow and pity: sorrow that he cannot speak, and pity for the muteness he was born with. But if he truly had been born unable to speak, there would have been no need for sorrow. She 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 A Thought, and the Wind Rises 一念，风起 Xiao Jingyou spent his whole life rushing, hurrying to take care of everything so he could be with his Suisui. Shen Yanhe spent her whole life waiting, waiting for peace to come to the realm so Brother You could finally rest. At last, one spring, she welcomed the person she had waited a lifetime for. Outside the palace, the spring breeze stirred, carrying hopes for the new ruler… Far away in Qingrang, Wen and Lu had just finalized their engagement when an unforeseen incident changed everyt 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Drifting Through the Clouds in a Wine-Soaked Dream 长醉渡云深 [Willful princess, hapless consort, both devoted only to each other, political intrigue, stunning beauty, tortured love, all characters are highly intelligent] “A Yi!” He abruptly turned and shoved her aside, putting his entire back in the path of the blade. With a dull thud, the point pierced the upper left side of his chest. He staggered, caught her bloodstained hand, and pressed it against his chest. Panting, he managed a smile. “...It’s all right. Here...” He guided her fingertip to an old s —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 Lord Rabbit Demon, Please Save Me 兔妖大人，救救我 Bunny Demon Lord, Save Me! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 I Love You, Yet You Don't Know 心悦君兮君不知 While she loved him, he thought she was two-faced, treacherous, and fickle. Only after she “died” did he realize that he loved her, and loved her beyond reason... So tormenting your wife may feel good in the moment, but winning her back is a crematorium! 23Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 27 When the Splendor Faded, Half the City Was Left in Ruins 繁华落尽半城殇 He told her, “Jinxiu, I will marry no one but you in this life. When I return from Jiangnan, I’ll give you a magnificent wedding.” But all that happiness was destroyed by a cruel conspiracy. On the day of his wedding, her blood was drained from her body, and she barely survived. With the splendor gone and half the city in mourning, she still died in his arms. Ling Su, may the rest of your life be peaceful. Let’s meet again in our next life... 120Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 28 She Shines Brightly with the Mountains and Rivers 她与山河共昭昭 He once said that he would share a bed with her in life and be buried with her in death. Later, he let others kill their son and used her own hands to eliminate his enemies. He once said she was the only one for him. Later, he kept concubines by his side and made her kneel to present them with a love knot. Fifteen years of devotion turned out to be a carefully woven lie. Only when she turned away without hesitation, set fire to the palace, and fled did he understand that he could rule the world 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Shang Li (Original Story of Love in the City) 殇璃（倾城绝恋原作） (Original story of the television drama "Love in the Fallen City") She and he kept missing each other, time and again: When she stubbornly told him, with all the earnestness of a young girl, “Brother Jingxuan, I like you,” he replied coldly, “But I don’t like you!” When he gazed deeply at her and murmured, “I’m already your husband. I’ll treat you well,” she sighed and said, “If you want to treat me well, then be kind to our child.” "Shang Li" has been published and is available at Dangdang 335Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 30 Captive Phoenix in His Arms: The Ruthless Emperor's Prisoner 俘凰入罗帷，狠戾帝君掌心囚 When the Cangxuan Kingdom fell, its legitimate eldest princess, once revered and surrounded by every luxury, was cast from her heavenly heights into the deepest hell. Chu Yan had once been held hostage in Cangxuan. When he was being humiliated, the kingdom’s eldest princess, Fan Hua, came to his rescue. They grew up together and fell in love, but a conspiracy made Chu Yan hate the entire Cangxuan royal family. After years of plotting, he destroyed her kingdom, trampled on her dignity, and forced 285Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 31 He Died Before Midsummer 他死在盛夏之前 A groveling ex tries to win her back, with maximum angst. He pursued her for eight years, kneeling as he offered her his sincere heart. She laughed coldly and ground his dignity into the dirt. The birthday gift he had made for her with his own hands ended up in the trash. “Don’t let something this cheap dirty my vanity.” She thought he would never leave. Until the day he turned away from her most glamorous banquet, leaving behind just one sentence: “Cen Yan, I’m done playing your game.” Later, s 44Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 What Happened to the Powerful Ministers After I Died? 我死后权臣们都怎么样了 [Unhinged, Scheming Empress X Gentle, Beloved Minister] After fighting wars for half her life and ruling as empress for over a decade, she died halfway through her reign. When she opened her eyes again, twenty-four years had passed. I never thought I'd come back to life after dying. After all, I'd done everything I could, and when I died, I had no regrets. In my thirty-six years of life, love and hate never came easily from the throne. But suddenly, I found myself wondering: what became of those 23Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 33 I Faked My Death and Vanished for Three Years, Now My Mad Ex-Husband Has Dragged Me Into His Tent 死遁三年，疯批前夫夺我入帐 A resilient, clear-eyed fake heiress versus a mad ex-husband who takes what he wants by force After faking her death and disappearing for three years, You Nian’s former husband came looking for her. He said he’d slept with a woman at the estate the night before and wanted them to find out who she was. The unmarried young women in the household were all thrilled, the matriarch dreamed of what lay ahead, and her husband treated her with gentle concern. Only You Nian knew Wei Jinxian had come for 709Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Late Chen 晚辰 [Soul transmigration into an ancient setting + medicine + sweet romance] She is a modern wandering soul who transmigrated into the body of a six-year-old girl in ancient times. She is Ming Qi, who tagged along with her childhood friend in the assassin organization of the Valley of the Afterlife. She is the elusive, eccentric Ghost Doctor who competes with the King of Hell for patients. She is the hidden young heiress behind a renowned chain of pleasure houses. She is Young Master Wuyou, the peer 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Your Grace Endures, Like Snow in All Its Splendor 风华如雪，君如故 Risking her life to give birth, he resolutely snatched the baby from her arms, saying she was unworthy. Imprisoned and unable to earn his forgiveness no matter how she pleaded, she heard him say she was guilty. Unworthy because she loved him humbly, guilty because she loved him obsessively. She said, “Chu Nanyi, this time, shall I sentence myself to death?” The game is over. Will you come back or not? 45Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 36 Mad Love 疯爱 He said, “The princess must be punished in the castle...” By day, she was Su Yixin, a beautiful singer with a voice to match, the queen of hit songs. By night, she was forced to sing for one man alone, until her voice gave out. And the man who had cast her into hell was the very one who had supported her for ten years, and whom she had admired for just as long! - The head of the Ye family was a philanthropist in public and an executioner in private. He also had a secret no one knew... He built a 78Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 37 Love and Calamity in the Deep Palace 深宫情鸾劫 She's a cute, food-loving girl who transmigrates, and he's a cold-blooded emperor. The secret of a thousand-year-old tomb sends her transmigrating overnight into an unfamiliar dynasty. Her inexplicable studies at an academy uncover the mystery of her strange origins, and the once-invisible newcomer becomes Princess Yongyuan. By imperial decree, the young emperor even plans to choose her husband himself. “I don't want to get married yet,” she pouts. “Keeping you around wastes too much food,” he s 25Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 38 Twelve Years of Mortal Life 浮生十二年 Her father abandoned them to buy himself an official post. With her foolish mother and ten-year-old younger brother in tow, Xin Sanniang traveled a thousand miles to Huixian County. She spent three years dressing the dead and living beside the morgue. Then, amid one upheaval after another, she was left constantly worrying about her younger brother’s future and her mother’s identity... Three years later, after many twists and turns, she arrived in Luoyang. She thought an ordinary, peaceful life 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 She Never Meant to Be Reborn 她没想重生啊 Shen Qingyao died by her husband Xiao Lin's sword, a single thrust through the heart. She felt neither resentment nor hatred. She had been caught in bed with another man, albeit by accident, and accepted her fate. This ill-fated relationship should have ended there. But she never expected several obsessive, deranged men to drag her bodily back from the underworld. When she opened her eyes, she was reborn at the beginning of the tragedy, back at the starting point of this ill-fated marriage. 36Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 A Love So Deep, a Longing Unforgotten 情深不解相思意 In his eyes, she was the most despicable of princess consorts. He carved out her heart and drove nails into her bones. But when she really died, his heart had nowhere left to call home... 24Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 41 Falling Blossoms Fill Chang'an 落花满长安 [Women's redemption + female independence + strong female lead + political intrigue + marriage first, love later + domineering CEO + emperor's exclusive favor] Synopsis: Gu Jiangning, the only daughter of Jiangnan's richest man, Gu Shaoqing, is beautiful and brilliant. While trying to rescue Li Xiangjun, who is trapped in a brothel, she happens to meet Dou Bo'an, an official overseeing the Jiangnan textile industry. Her family then pushes her onto a so-called marriage alliance, all for her own g 5Reads—Score114d adds
- 42 The Captive Boy 少年囚 [An inspiring comeback + multiple male leads] [Clear-headed, independent heroine] [✍No matter how the story ends, every male lead will get an extra chapter.] This is the road to freedom for a covert guard. One story, many kinds of love and hate. Here you’ll find an [assassin heroine] who... ❤️Loves and fights with a scheming prince❤️ ❤️Is loyally watched over by a warmhearted colleague❤️ ❤️Matches wits with an unorthodox director❤️ ❤️She runs, he chases, and neither can escape❤️ At first, the he 252Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Love Me Fiercely: The Night Prince's Proud Substitute Favorite 狠狠爱，夜王的替宠傲妃 When she wakes after an unexpected death, she discovers that she has transmigrated into the body of a strange woman. Caught in the machinations of a conspiracy, she is forced to marry him. On their wedding night, he severs the tendons in her feet... Even after they later faced life and death together, she could never melt the snow in his heart, because all his affection belonged to another woman... The instant Yue Xi gently closed her eyes, she saw the man who had personally condemned her to all 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 After I Transmigrated into a Book, the CEO Kissed Me with Red Eyes and Begged Me to Love Him 穿书后霸总红着眼边吻边让我爱他 Ning Sheng transmigrated into a book as a cannon-fodder supporting female character. The male lead had become a test subject for her original father, tortured until he wished he were dead. She calculated that she had three months left before the male lead’s men strangled her to death. Desperate to survive, she tried everything to win him over, but only made him hate her more. Ning Sheng cried. If she couldn’t win over the male lead, she’d go after the female lead instead. But why did he look at 65Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 45 I Give You My Life, Never Betraying Our Love 倾我一世，不负相思 She loved him with all her heart and insisted on marrying him. Who could have known that he wanted her dead? To save the woman he loved, he needed the child in her womb as medicine. In the end, he put her in a coffin and suffocated her alive. Only then did she realize she had loved the wrong man. If she gets another life, she will never meet him or fall in love with him again! 72Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 46 After Being Reborn as a Servant, He Cruelly Torments Her 重生后为奴为婢，他狠狠虐她 [Angsty Romance + Physical and Emotional Torment + Chasing Her After the Divorce] Both leads are faithful to each other! Both leads are faithful to each other! He married her, his heart full of joy; She called him her husband, and they lived together in harmony. He mistook her for a spy sent by his enemy. She had stayed by his side for years, only to strike the final blow. More than a hundred lives in the prince's residence were lost in a massacre. His eyes bloodshot, he still couldn't believe i 3.2kReads6.6Score15014d adds
- 47 Reborn as a Slave, I Drive the Obsessive Emperor to Madness 重生为奴，偏执帝王为我疯魔 [Not your typical palace intrigue; romance takes center stage, with little palace scheming. A historical romance about a domineering CEO chasing his wife, with plenty of angst] In her previous life, she married into the Eastern Palace and gave Pei Yan her whole heart. He ignored her, devoted only to the woman he cherished. A cruel twist of fate led to her untimely death. Three years later, she is reborn as the young palace maid who once served her personally. Pei Yan, now emperor, keeps her by 46Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 Your Majesty, Grant Me Three Feet of White Silk 请君赐我三尺白绫 [A Despairing Fallen Princess × An Iron-Faced New Emperor; A Lovely Foreign Princess × A Gentle Prince; A Freedom-Seeking Princess × An Enemy Spy] [Not Rebirth, Transmigration, or Fantasy. Pure historical setting, BE, angst] In the spring of the twentieth year of Emperor Yin Ai’s reign, the northern army stormed the imperial city. Emperor Yin Ai died beneath the sword of Han Chenji, the new emperor of the north. Yin Yue held her father’s corpse in her arms and glared at the ice-cold man before h 47Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 49 Alas, the Present! 叹今朝！ [Historical Fiction Only + No System or Golden Finger + Palace Intrigue and Political Scheming + Court Conflicts + Inspirational Strong Female Lead’s Growth] Key point: The heroine suffers terribly, and the story is very angsty. Read with caution! Mu Zhaozhao is the eldest daughter of the Chancellor’s household, but no one has cared about her since she was little. Her birth parents consider her a bringer of bad luck and leave her to fend for herself in the most remote courtyard of the residence. 428Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 Reborn, I’ve Caught the Crown Prince’s Eye 重生，我被质子盯上了 [Both Reborn + Male-Lead Angst + Powerful Male and Female Leads + Haughty Grand Princess vs. Yandere, Ruthless Hostage Prince] In her previous life, Yun Yao was used by those closest to her. Yunli fell, her father's head was hung high above the imperial city, and her mother, unable to bear the humiliation, set herself on fire and burned to death. Yun Yao had no wish to go on living, but the hostage prince she had tormented mercilessly as a child saved her. In the end, she died a cruel death. She 159Reads8.0Score—14d adds
