Novels like A Cruel Affliction
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- 51 A Flicker of Fireworks 焰火微生 Angst novel, angst novel, angst novel, angst, angst, angst, angst, angst novel, angst novel, angst novel, angst, angst, angst, angst, angst novel, angst novel, angst novel, angst, angst, angst, angst, angst novel, angst novel, angst novel, angst, angst, angst, angst, angst novel, angst novel, angst novel, angst, angst, angst, angst, angst novel, angst novel, angst novel, angst, angst, angst, angst, angst novel, angst novel, angst novel, angst, angst, angst, angst, angst novel, angst novel, angst 654Reads—Score10414d adds
- 52 She Married a Foreigner Out of Worship for the West, Lost 4.7 Million to a Scam, Then Fought Back 崇洋媚外嫁老外，被骗470万后我绝地反击 I Married a Foreigner Out of a Fawning Admiration for the West. After He Scammed Me Out of 4.7 Million, I Fought Back 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 After Fourteen Years as the Live-In Son-in-Law, He Poisoned My Entire Family 入赘14年，他毒杀了我全家 After 14 Years as a Live-In Son-in-Law, He Poisoned My Entire Family —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 54 A Fated Sin 缘孽 Jiang Wanwan is the beloved daughter of the Jiang family, whose conglomerate leads the business world in Haishi. When she was five, she found a boy named Jin Ge. From the moment they met, she gave him her whole heart. She felt for all the misfortune he had suffered, and became the light that could save him. But in his quest for revenge, he betrayed his own sun, taking everything from her, including her twin children. When they met again, she had become the woman of the man he hated most. She l 105Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 55 On the Day We Divorced, He Left With Nothing but a Plastic Bag 离婚那天，他只提了个塑料袋走了 On the Day We Divorced, He Left With Nothing but a Plastic Bag 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 On the Day We Divorced, My Ex-Wife Mocked Me for Being Poor on a Tycoon’s Arm. Three Years Later, I Was Worth Over a Hundred Million 离婚当天，前妻挽着暴发户嘲笑我穷，三年后我身家过亿 On the Day We Divorced, My Ex-Wife Mocked Me for Being Poor on the Arm of a Nouveau Riche. Three Years Later, I Was Worth Over a Hundred Million 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 The World Keeps Me Here, But the Years Pass Without You 人间留我，岁月无你 The world still has me, but the years have no you. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 My Mother Drove My Sister to Her Death, Then Ruined Me Too 我妈逼死了我姐，又毁了我 My Mom Drove My Sister to Her Death, Then Ruined Me —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 At the Class Reunion, Everyone Egged My Wife On as Her Old Flame Led Her to the Private Room Next Door 同学聚会，妻子在众人起哄下被旧爱带往隔壁包房 At the class reunion, egged on by everyone, my wife was led by her old flame into the private room next door 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 A Receptionist Took Me for a Fool, So I Made a Fortune. Now She’s in Tears, and I Tell Her to Get Lost 被女接待当凯子耍，我逆袭神豪，她眼含热泪我让她滚 A hostess tried to fleece me, so I rose to become a tycoon. She had tears in her eyes, but I told her to get lost. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 After the Poor Little Darling Goes Bankrupt, She Becomes the Capital's Young Master's Cherished Pet 小可怜破产后，成京圈太子掌中雀 Song Youling’s family goes bankrupt. Bai Qingtan, whom her family once adopted from an orphanage and whom she bossed around throughout their childhood, is recognized by his birth family and suddenly becomes a powerful figure in Beijing’s elite circles. Song Youling knows she can’t afford to offend him, so she keeps her head down in the capital. Even so, someone with an ulterior motive has her tied up and dumped in front of him. Song Youling stands straight, her heart aching with grievance. “Bai 323Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 62 The Icy Snow of That Winter 那年冬天冰凉的雪 A childhood crush that blossoms into a slow-burning, heartbreaking love. For a long time, I thought that in the glow of youth, I had let myself down in countless ways, but had never owed him a thing. I never imagined that the delicate boy with the exquisitely handsome features had spent his entire youth loving me. Each of us loved the other in the way we thought was right, yet we never asked whether that was the kind of love the other wanted. Perhaps the saddest thing about love is that its endi 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 No Need to Meet Again in This Life 余生，不必相见 “I'm pregnant.” “Are you?” Her husband's eyes rippled with scorn. “Wait until you're further along, then get an amniocentesis. Who knows which bastard's kid it is? We'll talk after the test.” She suddenly lifted her head, pain piercing her heart. “W-why?” 34Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 64 A Fake Tycoon Got Me Pregnant, So I Ruined His Life 假富豪骗我怀孕，我让他身败名裂 A Fake Millionaire Got Me Pregnant. I Ruined His Reputation 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 65 After My Sister Lost Her Fertility, I Became the Family's Scapegoat 姐姐失去生育力后，我成了全家罪人 After my sister lost the ability to have children, I became the family scapegoat 132Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 The Little Princess Severed Her Heartstrings, and the Divine Lord Suffered for Twelve Lifetimes 小公主断情丝，神君痛彻十二世 The divine laws of the Nine Heavens forbid love. Any deity who falls in love is punished by Heaven. She is the youngest princess, cherished by the Heavenly Emperor, with a pure heart and eyes filled with admiration for the God of War, Ling Xuan. He is an ancient divine lord who commands countless weapons, aloof for ten thousand years, yet secretly harbors a love for her that runs bone-deep. Their forbidden love is exposed, and the wrath of Heaven descends. Right before his eyes, the threads of l 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 67 Her Lover Is My Best Friend, and I Set It Up 她的情人是我最好的兄弟，也是我安排的 Her Lover Is My Best Friend, and I Set Them Up —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 68 Tortured Love: His Love Is Suffocating 虐恋：他的爱很窒息 After the chairman of Longcheng Group dies in an accident, eldest son Li Sijue inherits the position of CEO. He keeps Mu Qingwan, the daughter of the suspected culprit, imprisoned at his side and abuses her relentlessly to satisfy his hatred. But as time passes and the truth slowly comes to light, he realizes he has been tormenting the wrong person. When he finally lets her go, he discovers that he has fallen deeply in love with her. Faced with Li Sijue’s suffocating love, will Mu Qingwan stay, 1.5kReads6.7Score11014d adds
- 69 She Chose Her Guy Best Friend, So I Calmly Let Her Go 她选择男闺蜜，我淡定地拱手相让 She Chose Her Guy Best Friend, So I Calmly Stepped Aside 35Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 I Helped My Wife Reach the Top, but She Fell Apart After I Quit 我扶持妻子上云端，辞职后她却崩溃了。 I helped my wife reach the top, but after I quit, she broke down. 96Reads—Score—14d adds
- 71 The Last Taillight of July 七月尾灯 [Revenge + Dark Romance + Bad Ending + Southeast Asia + Undercover Agent + Underworld Boss] Chen Shu died in Southeast Asia. To be precise, his name was Zhou Li. Jiang Lai had known Zhou Li for eight years. She learned his real name at his funeral… Only then did she realize that the name, identity, and job he'd told her about were all lies… Zhou Li never knew, not even at the moment of his death, that Jiang Lai had loved him for eight years. Even until the end, Jiang Lai never knew that, of al 530Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 72 I Thought My Wife Had Been Violated and Flew into a Rage, Only to Discover She Was the Mastermind 以为老婆被辱我怒冲云霄，才发现她是幕后黑手 I Thought My Wife Had Been Assaulted, So I Went on a Rampage, Only to Discover She Was the Mastermind —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 73 Consumed to the Bone 沉溺入骨 They agreed it would be a “business arrangement”: he would help her pay off fifty million in debt, and she would play along with his act. But Bo Nian couldn’t resist his good looks. She became addicted to him, only to discover that he was hiding a girl and protecting her fiercely. He even went so far as to take her bone marrow for that girl. Only then did Bo Nian face reality: she would never be able to warm his heart. He said, “I can’t be responsible for what happens to other people. Life and 655Reads8.2Score10314d adds
- 74 Emotional No-Go Zone: Night Walker 情绪禁区：暗夜行者 I, Chen Feng, am emotionally numb, yet I’ve been dragged into a death game show broadcast live around the world. Everyone else’s mission is to survive. My KPIs are to inspire fear, lust, and madness. Just as the audience crowns me a god, the System flashes a red warning: “Your ‘Despair’ energy reserves are full.” “Apocalypse scenario loading. Three billion viewers worldwide. You will be named among the first sacrifices, ” —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 The Eldest Son Panics After His Stepdaughter Takes a Sterility Potion and Leaves the Estate 继女服下绝育药离府后，大少慌了 In her previous life, Lin Wan gave everything for Su Ye. Yet on their daughter's birthday, she could only watch as he cut out their daughter's heart blood to save the illegitimate son of the woman he had always loved. Clutching her daughter's cold body, she burned the entire Su residence to the ground and died with hatred in her heart. Reborn, she would no longer pine for him on bended knee. She would tear apart his beloved and trample the scoundrel underfoot. Blood debts must be repaid in blood 140Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 76 My Wife’s Close Male Friend Sent Me Her Intimate Photos in the Middle of the Night, So I Exposed Him to the Whole Internet 男闺蜜深夜发来妻子私密照，我反手送他全网社死 My wife’s male best friend sent me her intimate photos in the middle of the night, so I made him a laughingstock across the entire internet 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 My Ex-Wife Was Trapped in a Scam Compound, and the Kidnappers Demanded 300,000 from Me 前妻被困电诈园区，绑匪要敲诈我三十万 My Ex-Wife Is Trapped in a Scam Compound, and the Kidnappers Want to Extort 300,000 from Me 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 78 At Eighteen, I Met You on a Breeze 十八岁的风，我遇见你 That glance back was when I fell for the bad-boy charm of him. So the sunny boy who was always sneaking looks at me really did like me. A bad-boy charmer × a cool, beautiful girl, Love at first sight, a bittersweet romance, and you for the rest of our lives. Our first meal together, our first time holding hands, Drinking from the same milk tea by mistake, blushing to the tips of our ears. But when her long-buried past came to light, he panicked, lost his composure, and even let go of her hand 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 79 After She Cheated, I Pretended to Be Poor and Fought Back. Now My Ex-Wife Begs to Reconcile 被戴绿帽后我装穷反击，前妻哭着求复合 After She Cheated on Me, I Pretended to Be Poor and Fought Back. Now My Ex-Wife Begs Me to Take Her Back —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 80 After My Wife Cheated, I Asked for a Divorce. She Said, “You’re Just a Substitute” 妻子出轨后我提出离婚，她竟说：你只是替身 After My Wife Cheated, I Asked for a Divorce. She Actually Said, “You’re Just a Stand-In” —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 He Called Me Filthy After Three Years of Marriage, Until I Slapped the DNA Report in His Face 结婚三年他嫌我脏，直到DNA报告甩他脸上 He Thought I Was Dirty Throughout Our Three Years of Marriage, Until I Threw the DNA Test Results in His Face 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 82 On the Day My Engagement Was Broken, the Heiress of a Top Tycoon Family Stood Up for Me 退婚当天，顶级豪门千金为我撑腰 The Day My Engagement Was Called Off, the Heiress of a Top-Tier Family Stood Up for Me —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 The Substitute Bride: Ex-Husband, Let Me Go 替罪新娘：前夫，放过我 The year Tang Guanguan turned twenty, she became a substitute bride and married Huo Jinbei, a famous business tycoon she had secretly loved for years. On their wedding night, the man gripped her chin with a sinister look, his voice cruel and cold. “Tang Guanguan, why wasn’t it you who died?” She had known from the start that he married her to exact revenge, but she never imagined he could be so ruthless. At last, unable to endure his repeated torment and humiliation, Tang Guanguan could take no 907Reads8.4Score10114d adds
- 84 My Wife Said She Was Working Late at 3 A.M. I Sent Her a Photo to Expose Her, and She Panicked 妻子凌晨三点说在加班，直接发去照片拆穿，她慌了 My wife said she was working overtime at 3 a.m. I sent her a photo to expose her, and she panicked 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 The Azure Wutong of the Cloud Scrolls 云笈苍梧 The Azure Writs of Cangwu —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 86 Taking Treasures Into My Pocket 娶物入囊 [Angst, Everyone Suffers + Revenge on Scumbags] The moment Jiang Hanyan’s veil was lifted, her happy smile froze. “You’re not Yun Lei. You’re Huo Yusheng...” From that moment on, driven by the deep-seated resentment he had harbored ever since his twin brother, Huo Yunlei, framed him in their youth, and convinced that Jiang Hanyan had caused his first love, Tang Yueran, to become paralyzed, the young master of the Huo family, Huo Yusheng, married the woman who was supposed to become his sister-in 139Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 87 She Faked an Affair, and I Believed Her for Two Years. The Truth Brought Me to My Knees 她演了一场出轨，我信了两年，真相让我跪了 She staged an affair, and I believed her for two years. The truth brought me to my knees 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 88 Reborn, I Sent My Phoenix Man Ex-Husband to a Psychiatric Hospital 重生后，我送凤凰男前夫进了精神病院 Reborn, I Sent My Phoenix Man Ex-Husband to a Psychiatric Hospital —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 After the Tragic Novel's Heroine Dies, the Hero Goes Mad 虐文女主死后，男主他疯了 After the Tragic-Novel Heroine Dies, the Male Lead Goes Mad 51Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 After We Started Sleeping in Separate Rooms, My Perfect Husband Secretly... 分房睡后，完美老公居然背着我 After We Started Sleeping in Separate Rooms, My Perfect Husband Was Actually Going Behind My Back 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 91 The Green Tea’s Favor 绿茶的眷顾 Green Tea's Favor —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 92 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 710Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 93 I Love You Like My Life: The Domineering CEO's Kiss 爱你如命：霸道总裁吻上瘾 After suffering her mother's brutal death, her father's selfishness, her stepmother's abuse, and her sister's jealousy, Rong Xi keeps fighting against fate. When she returns after completing her studies, she breaks free from her prison-like shackles, only for her best friend's teasing to plunge her heart into an icy abyss once more... An elevator malfunction leaves her locked in a passionate embrace with Shao Nan. From then on, she cannot escape his clutches, yet he is surrounded by beautiful wo 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 94 You Choose Your Boss, I Choose Divorce. Why Are You Crying? 你选择领导，我选择离婚你哭什么？ You chose your boss, I chose divorce. Why are you crying? 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 95 I Learned to Grow Up After Losing Everything 我从失去后学会了懂事 I Learned to Grow Up After Losing You 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 96 After Being Assaulted, the CEO’s Ex-Wife Returns Reborn 总裁前妻被侵犯后，涅槃归来 After Her Ex-Husband’s CEO Wife Was Assaulted, She Returned Reborn —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 Survival Among Ruined Tombs 荒冢求生 Surviving Among Ruins —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 98 She Lost Her Memory and Became Half-Demon; His Soul-Burning Heartfire Turned on Him 她失忆沦为半妖，他心焰灼魂反噬 [Obsessive, Aloof, Unhinged Male Lead + Resilient, Deeply Insecure Female Lead Who Says One Thing and Means Another + Frozen Wasteland + Twisted Fate + Mysterious Cultivation + Happy Ending] She found a half-demon girl with amnesia in the snow and brought her home. With enchanting green eyes, the girl could barely remember her own name. She often gazed at his heart and said, "There's a fire in there. It's so warm, it makes me want to cry." But Ban Moshang had guarded that heartflame with guilt 41Reads—Score—14d adds
- 99 Strolling Along With a Snail 牵着蜗牛去散步 Taking a Snail for a Walk 12Reads—Score214d adds
- 100 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
