Novels like A Cruel Affliction
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as A Cruel Affliction, best match first.
- 1 See You Next Spring 下次见面是春天 Republican-era story [calculating dance-hall queen who knows how to reel them in × second son of a wealthy family who willingly takes the bait] “My great-aunt was an incredible woman!” “How so?” “In 1931, when everyone was living in fear, she joined the Communist Party!” “Well, that’s extraordinary!” “My grandmother says she sang at a dance hall in the British Concession, where people called her ‘Miss Lanjun.’ Do you know the Yan family? That Second Master Yan was her lover!” “You mean the Yan f —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 If You Can, Don't Fall for Me 如果可以，你不要喜欢我 Falling in love with someone is the beginning of all suffering… “I’ll be the one to give in! I’ll be the one who makes concessions!” “How could I ever forget that I love you?” “If I could, I wish you wouldn’t fall for me…” —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Power Over All: The Gentle Blade Beside the Empress's Pillow 权倾天下：女帝枕边的那把温柔刀 Power Over All: The Gentle Blade at the Empress's Pillow —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 I Don't Want That Familiar Face Anymore. Why Are You Crying? 那张酷似的脸我不要了，你们哭什么 I Don't Want That Lookalike Face Anymore. Why Are You Crying? 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 He Came into My Dreams Beneath the Moonlight 他披月色入梦来 He came to her in a dream beneath the moonlight. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Too Late to Wait 逾期不可候 Once the deadline passes, don't wait. 201Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 I Found a Young Lord in the Barren Mountains 我在荒山捡了一个世子 After being set up by her own family and abandoned deep in the mountains for sixteen years, Wenyue sets out into the world to find her relatives, armed with her skills in medicine and poison. She saves her uncle, cures strange poisons, and takes on corrupt officials. She gives them her whole heart, only to be rejected by her birth mother, poisoned and controlled by her birth father, and offered up as a sacrifice by her maternal grandfather. The moment she raises her sword to sever ties with her 47Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 A Dream of Qing Xuan 清玄一梦 [Historical Romance Tragedy + Silent Devotion + Sin and Redemption + Inescapable Fate + Tragic Ending for Both] He… didn’t want to be a blade anymore… He turned and plunged resolutely into the bottomless ravine. But on the brink of death, he was rescued by a pale figure who had come into the mountains to gather herbs. She was the eldest legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Jing’an’s household, trapped by the grief of her mother’s death and condemned by a deadly chill poison. She was like a medi 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Who Promised Me a Cold Marriage to Spend the Rest of My Life? 谁许凉婚度余生 Wen Liangcheng loves a woman, but sadly, that woman isn't her. Mu Zi thought her waiting would make Wen Liangcheng change his mind, but she forgot that love is never something you can settle for. 13Reads5.1Score314d adds
- 10 After Tearing My Jerk Ex to Shreds, I Became the Billionaire Heir's Wife 手撕渣男后我成了豪门千亿儿媳 After Tearing My Trash Ex to Shreds, I Became the Heiress to a Billion-Dollar Fortune —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 She Is Like Moonlight, and Will Not Yield 她似月光不肯降 A sickly, possessive nobleman with an old, lingering ailment × a fallen heiress whose family has been ruined [Chaste and restrained + An old connection + An older man who keeps his feelings hidden + He falls for her on his own + Awakening and changing her fate + Two strong leads saving each other] A short-term contract binds two people reunited after years apart. He hides the regrets of the love they missed when they were young, and the feelings that never faded over the years. She hides a shock 48Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Hardships 磨坷 This is a true story. The protagonists, Hu Gang and his older sister Hu Zhenzhen, lost both their parents when they were young and were raised by their uncle and aunt. They grew up hungry and in threadbare clothes, relying on each other for warmth. When they got a little older, his sister got married, and her younger brother went to become a live-in son-in-law... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 A River Drifts Toward the Sun 一江缓朝阳 [Clear-Headed, Two-Faced Career Woman × Purehearted, Restrained, Warm-Hearted Man] This story has a tragic ending. If you don’t like tragic stories, read with caution. The plot moves at a gentler pace in the beginning, so please be patient. [Hidden Powerhouse + Business Elite + True-Love Warrior + Romance Novice + Military Strategist] “We’re always hesitating over whether to return to the past for those few pitiful memories. Looking back now, all those troubles seem so trivial and laughable.” Th —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 A Shocking Dream of the Past: The Young Marshal's Contract Wife 旧梦惊鸿：少帅的契约夫人 A Shocking Return to an Old Dream: The Young Marshal's Contract Wife 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 I Pretended I Didn't Love Him, So He Put on an Act with His Cousin to Make Me Turn Back, but I Have Only a Month to Live 我装不爱他，他找表妹演戏逼我回头，可我只剩一月寿命 I pretended I didn't love him. He staged a scene with his cousin to make me come back, but I had only one month left to live. 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 The Far-Off Vega 迢迢织女星 How could you love someone at first sight only once...? Their love gilded each other in gold, yet the one you hold in your heart will always be irreplaceable. Two stubborn, conflicted young people spent eight years entangled with each other, never reaching an ending, and became the ones each would always hold in their heart... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 After My Ex-Husband Got Rich, I Became the Laughingstock of the City 前夫暴富后，我成了全城的笑话 After My Ex-Husband Struck It Rich, I Became the Laughingstock of the Whole City —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Mr. Yan, We've Found the Woman Who Abandoned You 颜先生，那个抛弃你的女人找到了 She was the moonlight in his heart, and the wound that would never heal. By the time he had succeeded in his career and become a man capable of giving her everything she wanted, there was already another man by her side. “You left me to marry into a wealthy family, and now you're only a rich man's mistress. Looks like you haven't tried hard enough all these years.” He used the cruelest words to humiliate the woman he had once loved most. “Just as you can see. I haven't tried hard enough. I'm —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Reborn, I Take Down the Scumbag and Crush the White Lotus 重生后我手撕渣男脚踩白莲花 After Being Reborn, I Tear Apart the Scumbag and Crush the Two-Faced Schemer —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Peach Blossom Scandals 桃花绯闻 After the rain, the depths shimmered in shades of light and dark. A villa stood hidden beneath the shadowy leaves, as if it held a little-known secret. How many times had she dreamed of this villa? Chen Shi could no longer tell. A winding stream flowed past, and a peach blossom by the rocks made the villa seem strangely familiar. I've been here before... In the early days of the Dharma's Decline, summer in Daxia was scorching. Abroad, wars raged one after another, while life science laboratories 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 I Earn 7,200 a Month, Yet I Became Mr. Lu’s Priceless Prey 月薪七千二，我成了陆总的天价猎物 I Earn 7,200 a Month, Yet I’ve Become Mr. Lu’s Priceless Prey —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 The Truth About Marriage 婚姻里的真相 [Angst]+ [Women's Growth] At thirty-four, the well-behaved Yu Lan was struck by one upheaval after another. Her parents' deaths, her husband's infidelity, and the pain of being unable to have children robbed her life of its foundation. She chose to end her life on a busy street, but by a twist of fate, a new life began instead. 14.5kReads8.4Score1.2k14d adds
- 23 After My Mother-in-Law Said I Couldn't Have a Son, I Pulled Out My PhD Diploma 婆婆嫌我生不出儿子后我拿出了博士证 After My Mother-in-Law Accused Me of Being Unable to Bear a Son, I Pulled Out My PhD Diploma —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Heartbreak! Liverbreak! Lungbreak! 虐心！虐肝！虐肺！ [Dual Male Leads + Angst + Short Stories + Bad Ending] I’ve had too much sugar lately and just want to dish out some angst. Each chapter is its own little tearjerker. It feels great to cry, and a little heartbreak is good for you. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 After My Wife Betrayed Me, I Schemed to Make Her Beg for Forgiveness 妻子背叛后，我用一场阴谋让她跪求原谅 After My Wife Betrayed Me, I Used a Scheme to Make Her Beg for Forgiveness —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 An Expired Insurance Policy, Someone Who Never Came Home 过期的保单，未归的人 An Expired Policy, Someone Who Never Came Home —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Love Is a Bubble, Ready to Burst at a Touch 爱如泡沫一触就破 Gu Zechen said I didn’t deserve to have his child and forced me to have it aborted. He treated me like an enemy, and the love I’d held onto for ten years finally burst like a bubble at the slightest touch… 22Reads—Score114d adds
- 28 My Ex-Wife’s Torturous Love Affair on Camera: I’m the Last Viewer 前妻的虐恋录像，我是最后一个观众 A Recording of My Ex-Wife's Torturous Romance: I Was the Last Viewer —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 She Died from Her Husband's Tenderness 她死于丈夫的温柔 She Died by Her Husband's Tenderness —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 After I Was Assaulted, I Personally Sent My Husband to Court 被侵犯后我亲手将丈夫送上法庭 After I was assaulted, I personally sent my husband to court. 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Entangled in the Dark of Night: When You Think I've Been Assaulted 暗夜缠情：当你以为我被侵犯时 Entangled in the Dark: When You Think I’m Being Assaulted —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 My Husband Hired Someone to Assault Me? Then We Can All Go to Hell Together 老公雇人侵犯我？那就一起下地狱吧 My Husband Hired Someone to Assault Me? Then We’ll All Go to Hell Together —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 I Only Wish We’d Never Known Each Other 惟愿不相知 Before her twentieth birthday, Lin Zhi was a little princess raised in the lap of luxury. Elegant and refined, she loved nothing more than following Lu Jingshen around in pretty dresses and sweetly calling, “Brother Jingshen, when I grow up, I’m going to marry you!” On her twentieth birthday, Lin Zhi finally fulfilled her dream and became intimate with Lu Jingshen. She thought they would get married, but instead the Lin family was framed and went bankrupt, her father leapt from the twenty-eighth 147Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Dreams in Ashes: Spending the Rest of My Life Chasing Dreams 烬梦-以梦赴余生 Dreams of Ash: Devoting the Rest of My Life to a Dream —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 She Grows Against the Wind 逆风生长的她 She Grows Against the Wind —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 A Silent Marriage: The Culprit Is in My Bed 婚途无声:真凶竟在我枕边 A Silent Marriage: The Killer Is Right Beside Me 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Tonight, Let’s Sink Into Ruin Together 今夜与你共沉沦 Tang Siying is sure she won’t live much longer, because Ji Chenyu hates her and wants nothing more than to kill her. He keeps her captive, tormenting, trampling on, and humiliating her because she is so hateful. Until one day, he discovers he hated the wrong person... 87Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 38 Addicted to Love 染爱成瘾 Yun Kai had a memory disorder. To stop herself from clinging to her ex-husband, she had the words “Yun Kai and Sheng Yu are divorced” tattooed on her palm. To make sure Yun Kai would remember him forever, Sheng Yu personally had the tattoo removed and replaced with “Yun Kai loves Sheng Yu.” One day, Yun Kai woke up, looked at the tattoo on her palm, and asked the man beside her curiously, “Who is Sheng Yu?” 14Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 39 It's Daybreak, and You Still Haven't Come Home 天亮了，你还没有回来 Day has broken, and you still haven’t come back. 45Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 My Wife’s Betrayal Built My Business Empire 妻子的背叛，却成就了我的商业帝国 My Wife's Betrayal Built My Business Empire —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 The Day My Wife Cheated, My Company Went Public in the US 老婆出轨那天，我的公司在美国上市 The Day My Wife Cheated, My Company Went Public in the US —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 I Made My Cheating Wife Leave with Nothing in 100 Days 我用一百天，让出轨老婆净身出户 I Made My Cheating Wife Leave with Nothing in 100 Days —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Addicted to the Bone: Mr. Lu Is Playing the Victim Again Today 蚀骨成瘾：陆总今天又在装可怜 Addictive to the Bone: Why Is Mr. Lu Pretending to Be Pitiful Again Today? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 I Earn 700,000 a Year, and Four Women Tried to Hunt Me Down on a Blind Date. I Taught Them a Lesson 年薪70万相亲被四女围猎，我反手教她们做人 I Earned 700,000 a Year, but Four Women Ganged Up on Me During a Blind Date. I Turned the Tables and Taught Them a Lesson —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 Beauty Amid the Ashes 烬里芳华 [Ensemble cast, tragedy of family and country | light on political intrigue | ancient xianxia world, no polygamy] When he finished speaking, he fell straight to his knees on the cold ground and gazed at her in anguish. "It was me. I personally pushed the Si family into the abyss and indirectly caused your brother's death. My crimes are beyond redemption. I have no excuse." "Lingyi, kill me!" "Why!" Si Yao Lingyi finally broke down, screaming as tears poured from her eyes. "Your families' blood f 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 The Prince Went Mad After Burning His Pregnant Wife Alive With His Own Hands 亲手烧死孕妻后，王爷疯了 Everyone said Prince Duan was benevolent and loved his people, and that he was deeply devoted to me, his wife. Yet to clear the way for his childhood sweetheart, he ordered the mountain set ablaze, forcing everyone on it to their deaths. He didn’t know that I was on that mountain, praying for the child we had yet to welcome into the world. When he saw the bell engraved with his name beside the charred corpse, he went mad. 1.7kReads—Score—14d adds
- 47 The Third Person in the Villa on Our Wedding Night 新婚夜别墅里的第三个人 The Third Person in the Villa on Our Wedding Night —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 A Blood Pact Seals Eternal Night, Our Love Divided by Life and Death 血契锁永夜，相思隔死生 A Blood Pact Locks Away the Eternal Night; Longing Separates Life from Death —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 When Deep Love Comes Knocking 深爱来敲门 Love Comes Knocking —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 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
