Novels like After the Divorce, He Wept Bitterly
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- 1 That Annoying Neighbor Upstairs 楼上那个大冤家 “You don’t belong in that dark corner.” “Why not give yourself a chance?” “Don’t you want a hug?” “I won’t move. You can hug me.” “What’s wrong? Do you still want me to hug you?” “Do you still mean what you said?” “What did I say?” “Do you still want me?” “Wifey, I want a kiss. Please, kiss me, okay?” “Wifey, please don’t leave me. I’ll listen, I’ll be good. Will you stay by my side?” He was the one who told her to get lost, but he regretted it. No matter how many messages he sent, she never 40Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 A Perfect Double 百分百的相似替身 “You can imitate him all you want, but you’ll never be him.” Jiang Yan’s voice was cold as frost. He looked down at the person at his feet as if they were a piece of trash. “I know… I know…” Su Xiaoyu stared at the shards scattered across the floor, repeating those three words over and over as if in a daze. [Devoted Scumbag Top x Gentle Bottom] 141Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 After His Suicide Attempt Failed, He Regretted It 抑郁自S失败后，他却后悔了 After his suicide attempt failed, he regretted it. 306Reads—Score714d adds
- 4 After Swapping Souls with the Top Student, He Died 和学霸灵魂互换后他死了 “Lu Hengzhi”: “Who are you?” “I am Lu Hengzhi.” “Lu Hengzhi”: “Then who am I?” “You are Shen Shian.” “Lu Hengzhi”: “No, I'm not Shen Shian! I'm Lu Hengzhi!” “If you're Lu Hengzhi, then who am I?” 32Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 President Jiang, You Don't Want Your Stand-In Anymore, Do You? 江总，替身他不要不咯 A grovel-for-your-love story. A domineering, ruthless pursuer who becomes completely devoted to his lover × a cool, beautiful, resilient recipient. The recipient suffers early on; the pursuer suffers later. One-on-one, both are each other’s first and only. After three years together, Bai Mu finally learned that he was only a replacement for someone who was the love of Jiang Hanqian’s life. He wanted to leave before things got worse, but Jiang Hanqian threatened him into staying by his side, as a 493Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Showbiz: The Brooding Puppy CEO’s Darling 娱乐圈：病娇奶狗大佬的掌心宠 Li Shijia was hailed as the brightest star in the entertainment world, rocketing to fame as soon as she debuted. Everyone thought she was so cool and badass that she’d offend a bunch of people early on and crash and burn. Instead, things just kept going her way? Recently, though, she’s been hounded by a young puppy of a newcomer from the lowest tier. A few months later, Li Shijia agrees on a whim to do a livestream. Then a man’s sleepy voice comes from behind her: “Sis, will you stay and sle 39Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 The Love I Couldn't Confess Turned into Cancer 不敢开口的暗恋，成了癌 A Love Kept Unspoken Turned into Cancer 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 The Day After the College Entrance Exam, I Was Going to Confess, but He Said He’d Fallen for My Sister 高考完第二天准备告白，他说爱上我妹妹了 The day after the college entrance exams, I was going to confess to him, but he said he had fallen in love with my younger sister. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 After I Died, They All Regretted It 我死后，他们都悔疯了 After I died, they all went mad with regret. 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 After the Divorce, My Husband Regretted It 离婚后，丈夫悔了 After the Divorce, Her Husband Regretted It 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 After I Faked My Death, the Whole World Started Loving Me 假死后全世界都开始爱我 Main story complete [Angsty and satisfying, everyone faces a reckoning, devoted couple, one-on-one] Obsessive, scheming, unhinged beauty vs. young master who starts out humble and becomes a queen “Do you know the person in your arms is my younger brother?” His only reply was a sharp slap and one word: “Get lost.” After his family went bankrupt, Lin Xiaoshen became Gu Minglang’s lover. It wasn’t until Lu Chenxing returned home that he learned he had been someone’s stand-in for seven years. 37Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Reborn After Being Tortured to Death in a Wrongful Marriage 错嫁被磨磋死后，我重生了 I Died After Being Worn Down by a Mistaken Marriage, Then I Was Reborn 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 After Being Diagnosed With a Terminal Illness, I Found a Beautiful Little Cutie 得绝症后，捡到一只漂亮小可爱 (The author was sick and in a bad mood while writing the final chapter. Feel free to skip it.) [Two male leads + comedy + love at first sight + gentle, healing style + tragic ending + frail protagonist] Gentle, scheming, frail top x secretly smug, short-tempered, sharp-tongued bottom The seasons should have passed with the wind, but the scenery made them linger. When the wind stopped, I told you I loved you. “I’m a civilized high school student. I never hit people, because the things I usually h 114Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 14 Forced to Become His Substitute Husband 被迫成了他的替身男妻 Ling Qiu loved Qin Muyang with all his heart, though the feeling was never returned. He loved him when he was thrown into a fiery pit and nearly burned to death. He loved him when everyone beat and berated him. Even when he went to prison in place of the person Qin Muyang loved, he still loved him hopelessly. It wasn't until he got out of prison that he learned his one-sided love had only been caused by a love spell cast on him by the Qin family. Qin Muyang had never begged anyone in his life. H 476Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 15 My Ex-Boyfriend Is Angry Again 前男友又生气了 “Chaomu, could you stop pushing me away?” “Okay.” Chaomu thought for a long time before answering. They went from campus to the working world. They separated for certain reasons, then met again and got back together. They loved each other from beginning to end. Despite their families’ disapproval, they ultimately stayed together. The shou has heart disease, and the gong has intermittent explosive disorder. The gong is the shou’s salvation. 50Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 16 Your Majesty, Don't Be So Spoiled: The Chancellor Dotes on You Too Much 皇帝陛下别太娇，丞相大人太宠了 “When I picked you at my childhood ceremony, Brother Yanqing, you promised you’d stay with me forever, right?” Xiao Yunming tugged at Jiang Yanqing’s sleeve. A smile touched Jiang Yanqing’s eyes as he murmured his assent. But in the years that followed, the struggle between them and the great clans never ceased. The court was a storm of intrigue, and the Crown Prince’s heart had long since turned away. Their childhood promise became nothing more than a childish fancy. “Your Highness, do you have 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 After the Divorce, the Obsessive CEO Begs for a Happy Ending with His Life 离婚后，偏执总裁拿命求he [Cool, obsessive CEO x gentle, insecure beauty] [Groveling redemption arc + rekindled love + angsty melodrama] “Why can that bitch who killed my mother still walk into the Ji family home with a clear conscience?” From the loveless business marriage to a wedding ring that didn’t even fit, Jian An heard those words in the Ji household for three years. But as the illegitimate son of the Jian family, he was still someone they couldn’t acknowledge in public. For the boy who had saved him all those 333Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Aurora Memoirs 极光回忆录 Chi Yi x Qi Zhi “Next year, let’s go to Murmansk to see the northern lights.” “Next year, let’s go to Murmansk to see the northern lights again.” . Both die, lovers’ suicide . Happy ending . Short story . Written in first person 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 The Little Angel in the Abyss 深渊里的小天使 Little Jiang Nian’s father died in a car accident when he was three. He was left with only his mother. He was sweet, talkative, and always smiling. Beneath that smile, no one knew he was trapped in an abyss, living in pain. Then one year, he met Cheng Mo. The teacher who hated children but told him, “I want to kidnap you,” helped him escape the abyss. [Two Male Leads]+ [Sweet Romance]+ [Traumatic Family Background]+ [Mutual Healing]+ [Older Man] 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 I Was Born in Late Autumn 我生于深秋 My name is Shen Shenqiu, because I was born in late autumn. Grandma liked to pinch my nose and call me “Qiuqiu.” Even after I grew up, I always blamed her, saying my bulbous nose was because she pinched it too much when I was little. Truthfully, I only said that to tease her. Because Grandma used to tell me that nothing beautiful in this world could compare to me. But one sunny afternoon, my grandmother left me. That was when I began to realize she might have been lying to me all along. [Th 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 The Day After Same-Sex Marriage Was Legalized, We Broke Up 同性婚姻合法第二天，我们be了 [Groveling for forgiveness + both reborn + plot twists + happy ending + melodrama] I’m the one who was betrayed and abandoned. What are you going crazy for? At first, it’s a scumbag top and a pathetic bottom. Then, after a while, it’s “Baby, you lied to me. I was just a substitute all along.” Later, it becomes “Baby, please, let me be your substitute.” After Gu Zhaorong discovered that Lu Shengxing was cheating, he decided to propose to him. Lu Shengxing turned him down. 63Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Shocking: The Top-Tier Film Emperor Is Jealous and Losing It Again 惊爆，顶流影帝又吃醋疯了 [Yandere Romance, Sweet Pampering] A year ago, Yun Nian dumped her boyfriend without a second thought. He went abroad and never came back. When he finally returned, he had become a top-tier star and film emperor. She never imagined their reunion would find them worlds apart. She thought he would seek revenge, humiliate her, and hate her. But when he softly called her by that name again, the love he had kept buried could no longer be concealed. “Nian Nian, baby, please don't abandon me again. I c 334Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 23 Only Him 只有他一人 [Two Male Leads + Post-Apocalypse + Transmigration + Genetic Mutations] Internet-addicted teen Zhou Jessie somehow ends up in a world two thousand years in the future. Faced with an Earth transformed beyond recognition, he can do little but scrape by like a total loser. Luckily, he meets Shen Tan, who still has a conscience, and manages to escape danger time and again. To stay alive, he tries to cling to Shen Tan's coattails, but getting close to him is no easy feat. His many attempts all end in 86Reads8.1Score13014d adds
- 24 After Being Diagnosed with a Terminal Illness, I Discovered My Substitute Was His One True Love 得了绝症后，发现替身竟是白月光 A possessive, domineering, cold-blooded top VS a mute, terminally ill substitute bottom One-on-one, both pure Author’s note: Same-sex marriage is legal in this setting!! Originally titled The Mute Substitute A story about the real person he loved becoming a substitute and suffering abuse, in body and heart!!! Important things must be said three times: BE, BE, BE Ting Xu is mute. Adopted by the Ye family as a child, he became Ye Zifeng’s personal bodyguard. After Ye Zifeng died, Xie Lingchen, who 149Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 Sell Me to Pay Off the Debt 把我卖了还债 The mistakes Kang Nan made as a child turned him into a boy neither his father nor mother loved. But he always feels he still owes his family, and believes all the hardship he suffers now is repayment for what he owed them back then. Just when he’s at the end of his rope, Feng Bei appears and pulls him out of the fire, only to lead him into his own swamp. 595Reads8.8Score10814d adds
- 26 After My Heart Turned to Ash, Mr. Gu Knelt and Begged Me to Treat Him 心如死灰后顾先生跪求我治病 [Two male leads + a groveling chase + rekindled romance + happy ending] > Gu Chengzhou hated Su Qingxu for four years. He hated his “unscrupulous methods,” hated that he was “using a favor to demand repayment,” and hated their forced marriage. > So he treated him coldly, never noticing the light in his eyes fading day by day. > Until Su Qingxu was diagnosed with a terminal illness and resolutely left a divorce agreement behind. > When the truth came to light, the life-saving favor was real, and 1.5kReads6.9Score10514d adds
- 27 The Woman Everyone Hates Is Dying of Cancer, but Mr. Gu Kneels and Begs Her to Forgive Him 万人嫌绝症等死，顾总跪下求原谅 [Airheaded, sickly, fussy, universally disliked bottom x domineering, crazy, all-talk-and-no-action, universally adored top] [Two male leads + sweet romance + rekindled love + all-male dating show + devoted to each other + groveling chase + happy ending] At nine years old, Chang Nian was kidnapped. To protect his younger brother, he was forced to commit an unforgivable mistake. His family came to hate him for it and sent him into the entertainment industry to make money. Unfortunately, Chang Nia 931Reads8.0Score11414d adds
- 28 Obsession 偏执 Just because I took one more look at you in the crowd, I could never forget your face again. Many years later, Sheng Yuhui and Li Ze happened to return to China. They walked side by side along a bustling street lined with high-rise buildings. The song “Legend” played in a music store, performed in Faye Wong’s ethereal voice, its melody drifting through the crowds before fading away. 94Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 29 Flowers Falling on Lanshan 花落兰山 1. [Sharp-tongued but soft-hearted, foolish and unhinged beauty Ran Qing vs. gentle, frail CEO Xu You] 2. [Sharp-tongued painter Sui He vs. refined young master Ran Ning, terminally ill] (not the main couple) Scene One. All Ran Qing wanted in this life was one person. “Qingqing, you have to be as strong as a hibiscus.” “Unfortunately, I won’t live to see it.” They had long since become part of each other, down to their very bones. To him, she was a light he could never reach. That day, Ran Qing 45Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 After Being Reborn, I Caught the Eye of a Cold, Frail Tycoon 重生后，我被高冷病弱大佬盯上了 [Pure, sweet, angelic girl-next-door × devoted, frail, lovesick big shot] [Reborn] (Lots of frail-and-ill scenes; the heroine is an innocent, sweet girl at first and grows stronger later.) When Wen Shuyu's ex pushed her down the stairs to save his own life, she died full of resentment. Somehow, a bug in the system pulled her into an organization based in a dungeon lobby. When Wen Shuyu stepped into this unfamiliar world, she had to admit she was completely bewildered. The lobby even had a leader 50Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 A Lamp in the Dark Room 恰暗室逢灯 "For ten years, the living and the dead have been lost to each other, two worlds apart. I try not to think of you, yet I cannot forget. Your lonely grave lies a thousand miles away. There is nowhere I can speak of this sorrow." Gu Changsheng once felt happy about his name. But later, why was he left all alone in this busy world? "Gu Changsheng, I want to be with you for the rest of my life!" Xia Baizhou shouted recklessly into the darkness. "Baizhou, I love you too." The two young men laughed w 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 After I Was Diagnosed with a Terminal Illness, He Was Consumed by Grief 我绝症后他痛不欲生 Xu Zhun has a terminal illness. The doctor says he has only three months to live. He wants to spend what little time he has left loving He Chengyang. But He Chengyang uses that time to hurt him terribly. Xu Zhun: If I die one day, will you be sad? He Chengyang: Shouldn't I be happy? Xu Zhun really does die. He Chengyang, who was supposed to be happy, falls to his knees before Xu Zhun's grave and weeps inconsolably. He says, “Xiao Zhun, come back! I'll trade my life for another chance to start ov 499Reads6.2Score10414d adds
- 33 The Disgraced Consort of the Cold Palace 冷宫废妃 Gu Lanting once hoped more than anything that Gao Yang would ascend the throne and save him from his living hell. But after Gao Yang became emperor, the first thing he said to him was, "You're a slut anyone can have. Just thinking of how you acted like a wanton in front of my father makes me sick!" And so the nightmare began. Gao Yang took his revenge on him with merciless cruelty, and could no longer be his salvation. When Gu Lanting, utterly hopeless, chose to leave, Gao Yang finally realized 798Reads8.0Score10314d adds
- 34 The Debt Is Paid. I Owe You Nothing Now 债期已满，我不欠你了 [Two male leads × tragic romance × bad ending] “A-Ming, don’t hate me. The debt is paid. I don’t owe you anymore...” That was the last thing Huo Youming heard Qing Ziyin say. He still remembered what he looked like as he spoke. His breathing was so faint he seemed about to drift away, yet he still reached out to wipe Huo Youming’s tears. The moment his fingertips touched Huo Youming’s face, his hand fell. Huo Youming had once been insane. He had gripped Qing Ziyin’s wrist and said, “My mother ga 127Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 So You Really Thought You Were Loved 还真以为被爱了 Song Qing needed money, and Lu Boyan was generous with his. Song Qing knew he shouldn't fall for him, but before he knew it, his heart had been stirred. He was the one who crossed the line. What wasn't his could never belong to him. Physical attraction and love weren't the same thing. For Song Qing, the stupidest thing he had ever done was fall in love with someone he shouldn't have, but he had never regretted it. Lu Boyan admitted that Song Qing's arrival had indeed brought a touch of color to 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Madam, Master Fu Is in the Final Stage of Cancer. Please, Love Him! 太太，傅爷癌症晚期，求您疼他！ Qin Nian has loved Fu Jingmo since she was eighteen. But two years ago, an accident brought them together by a twist of fate. She thought he loved her, so she gave herself to him wholeheartedly and did everything she could. But all along, the person he loved was someone else. Heartbroken, she sells her wedding ring, moves out of their home, and leaves a divorce agreement. She won’t cling to him. Everyone thinks Fu Jingmo doesn’t love Qin Nian, and that their divorce is inevitable. They assum 695Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 I'm Not Stupid 我不傻的 I'm not stupid. 1kReads—Score3914d adds
- 38 After His Act of Innocence Backfires, He Turns Dark 装乖翻车后他黑化了 [Complete] What’s it like to be pursued by your unrequited love’s son? Only after falling hopelessly in love with him did Ning Yun realize it had all been an elaborate scheme. He thought he had found his salvation, but an endless abyss awaited him. -- Blurb two: He relentlessly pursued and flirted with the man because Ke Yi believed the man was the third party who had caused his parents’ divorce. Then he discovered it was all a misunderstanding, one he had brought upon himself. The man’s reputat 430Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 39 My Godforsaken Life 爷这操蛋的人生 Yu Yan × Mu Siming Yu Yan thought his life was a complete fucking mess. When he was little, his mother abandoned him to become someone else's stepmother. His shameless old man married a woman only a few years older than Yu Yan and made her his stepmother. When he grew up, he finally managed to earn some money by writing a novel, only for the shitty platform to lock it. After going through hell to find a bridge with good feng shui, he planned to jump off and kill himself, hoping he wouldn't have 28Reads—Score314d adds
- 40 After He Broke Her Body and Heart, President Gu Gets His Comeuppance 虐身虐心后，顾总火葬场了 Shen Zhao loves Gu Chengyuan with all his heart. He never expects Gu Chengyuan to love him just as much. All he wants is a quiet, peaceful life. Even when he is misunderstood and hurt, he cannot forget the boy who once smiled at him. But when Gu Chengyuan destroys his father’s company, gets engaged to someone else right in front of him, and even punishes him with his mother’s life, Shen Zhao can no longer love him. In the end, he smiles and says, “Chengyuan, life should be as it was when we firs 423Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 Warning! The Stand-In Doesn't Love Him Anymore 警告！是替身不爱了 [Dual male leads + wealthy-family CEO + contract lover + older man/younger man + substitute + groveling to win back the lover + angst] [Light angst] [Light melodrama] [Groveling to win back the lover, with a tragic ending in the literal sense] Love rises with the wind, and it can also scatter with the wind. Wan Jincheng thought he would never leave, until Mo Yunle said, “Let's break up.” Now Wan Jincheng is panicking. Six years ago. They stood on the stone bridge in Fenghuang Ancient Town. The t 40Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 The Stand-In Returns with a New Identity, and Her Ex Is Out of His League 替身换身份归来，渣男他高攀不起 Angst for the bottom first, then angst for the top: a groveling pursuit to win back his wife. That year, Yan Xiaoyu was surrounded and attacked by a gang of thugs on the street. Suddenly, a man descended before him like a god, rescuing him from danger. Chi Nanfeng: From now on, I can protect you. Yan Xiaoyu: Brother Nan, I’m the little fish in your pond. Wherever you are is home to me. Chi Nanfeng: Xiaoyu, Gu Yan has come back to me. As for you, I can only entrust you to someone else’s ca 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Mr. Ning Begs Me to Put Our Broken Relationship Back Together 宁总求我破镜重圆 “Lin Lu, you'll always be my plaything. Don't delude yourself into thinking I'll ever love you!” Because of one misunderstanding, Lin Lu's beloved personally clipped his wings. For six long years, he was forced to kneel at that man's feet, going from an admired dance prodigy to a plaything anyone could torment at will. Until one day, Ning Zhiyuan put an arm around his alluring new lover and shoved Lin Lu aside. “I can't believe I put up with you for six years. Get lost, and don't ever show yo 246Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 Your Heart Says I Love You 2 你的心在说我爱你2 Your Heart Says I Love You 2 45Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 That Unrequited Love That Went Somewhere, and Romance That Went Nowhere 那场有结果的暗恋，没结果的恋爱 I'm Yi Yu. This book tells little stories about me and Jiang Mang. Jiang Mang is the protagonist and has no real name; Jiang Mang is also a former name. Don't let the title fool you: it's a sweet little story, with no heartbreak, just emotional devastation. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Forbidden Love in Black 黑色禁恋 Dual male leads + unhinged characters + captivity + love growing over time + love and hate + split personality A father who jumped from a building, a mother with a bad leg, a younger sister still in elementary school, and him, weighed down by debt and forced to give up the woman he loved. Under the pressure, Gu Nianqing becomes Xu Yi’s canary, trapped in the palm of his hand and entering a life of dependence with no say of his own. At first, Xu Yi’s meticulous care warms Gu Nianqing’s heart, but 810Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 47 The Pricey Servant 天价仆人 [Cool-headed, composed, secretly passionate x playboy] A young male servant came to live in the house, and Bai Fengyu's favorite thing to do was punish him, punish him, and punish him again. The more the young servant was pushed around, the more spirited he became. He dared to challenge the tiger, and spent all day picking fights with heaven, earth, and thin air. He was just like a little hedgehog. “What do I do? I think I've fallen for him,” Bai Fengyu thought to himself. Lu Lingge: “That idiot 168Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 The Stand-In Left, and President Mu Went Out of His Mind 替身退场，沐总他急疯了 Because of a beauty mark beneath his eye, Yuan Qing became Young Master Mu Shaofei's lover for a year. Everyone said that the once-womanizing Mu Shaofei had fallen for Yuan Qing and given up his philandering ways. But only the two of them knew the real reason. “He's back. You should return to your place.” Mu Shaofei took out a cigarette, lit it with a lighter, took a drag, then slowly exhaled a cloud of smoke. “My place... Didn't you already destroy it completely?” Yuan Qing shut his eyes in pai 761Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 After His Foolish Little Servant Died, Young Master Yu Went Mad 小傻仆死后，俞少他疯了 [Cold-Blooded Psycho × Sweet, Soft-Hearted Little Darling] Dark room • Forced love • Yandere • Win back your lover after he’s been reduced to ashes Two years ago, Third Master Yu of Nangang spent two billion at an underground auction to buy a canary of breathtaking beauty. The delicate little canary was frail and could play the piano. He served as a male attendant in the Yu household, but was never made to do any chores. Third Master Yu doted on him, keeping him in the palm of his hand and mak 1.3kReads5.4Score9914d adds
- 50 Deeply Captivated: The Mad Big Shot's Torturous Love Turns into Captivity 深度诱捕：疯批大佬虐爱为囚 [Physical and emotional torment + wall-writing + two crazies + revenge and tormenting scumbags + the crematorium burns especially hot] A grudge-holding, patient, icy beauty of an actor who’s a master at hiding his fangs × a domineering, cruel, vicious, cold, and controlling top Three years ago, actor Shi Yichen was framed and imprisoned for intentional assault. Behind bars, he suffered endless hardships and humiliation. But his hellish experiences didn’t make Shi Yichen sink into despair or gi —Reads—Score—14d adds
