Novels like Before the Egret Was Born
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- 101 Longing Unanswered 念念不忘，再无回响 [Two Male Leads \ ABO \ Angst Novel \ Substitute \ Chasing His Wife to the Crematorium] Important warning ❤️ The main love interest gets a bad ending; the second male lead ends up with him~ Yu Moyi had a white moonlight in his heart, but they couldn’t be together because their pheromones were naturally incompatible. So he found an Omega who looked a lot like his white moonlight: Jiang Yan. Jiang Yan was obedient and devoted to him. No matter how badly Yu Moyi treated him, he never got angry. Yu 5.9kReads9.2Score50114d adds
- 102 I Accidentally Brought the Wrong Diagnosis Report, and My Contract Wife Broke Down in Tears 误带道具诊断书，合约妻子哭惨了 Su Miaohan, the cherished heiress of the trillion-yuan Su family, signs a three-year marriage contract with Shen Lang, a little-known actor, to fend off her family's pressure to get married. Once the three years are up, they agree to end the marriage immediately. For three years, Shen Lang does his utmost to play the part of her husband, but he never manages to earn even a hint of a smile from Su Miaohan. Because Su Miaohan has always kept an unforgettable first love in her heart. Just as their 38.5kReads7.2Score4.6k14d adds
- 103 Kept as a Fox Concubine, I Ran Away 囚狐为妾，我直接逃了 I Was Kept as a Fox Concubine, So I Ran Away 394Reads—Score—14d adds
- 104 A Grudge Written in Broken Bones 断骨之怨 A Grudge Carved in Broken Bones 844Reads—Score—14d adds
- 105 He Doted on His Concubine and Neglected His Wife, So I Divorced the General 宠妾灭妻，我把将军给休了 He Dotes on His Concubine and Neglects His Wife, So I Divorced the General 608Reads—Score—14d adds
- 106 He Slaughtered My Entire Family, So I Stabbed Him Through the Heart 他屠戮我满门，我给他穿心一剑 He Slaughtered My Entire Family, So I Stabbed Him Through the Heart 617Reads—Score—14d adds
- 107 Nine Lifetimes of Reincarnation, A Love Begun and Lost 九世轮回，缘起缘灭 Nine Lifetimes of Reincarnation, Fate Begins and Ends 597Reads—Score—14d adds
- 108 Light Shattered in Glass Candy Wrappers 碎在玻璃糖纸里的光 [Campus × Mutual Pining × Sweet Romance • Flirting × Older Male Lead] At twenty, Lin Yinuann tucked all her feelings into transparent candy wrappers, living quietly, with thorns beneath the surface. That was until Wen Muyang collided with her world. Only then did she realize that even barren places could be touched by the warmth of sunlight. At first, Wen Muyang was simply curious. Why had a girl who once been so lively and dazzling grown so quiet and cautious? Once her disguise was seen through 1.1kReads—Score11614d adds
- 109 After I Died, He Began to Love Me 死后，他开始爱我 Sang Yuan never expected that, after an accident, her husband Gu Yuhui would have his memories sent back to when he was eighteen, a time when he loved someone else. Every night, Gu Yuhui would regain a month’s worth of memories. In those dreams, he fell in love with his unrequited love all over again. He was convinced there was no love in his marriage to Sang Yuan. Then Sang Yuan died, and his memories returned to the moment they first met. She had been a ray of light that illuminated his world 5.9kReads9.1Score40014d adds
- 110 Prisoner of the Snowfall Palace 雪烬宫囚 [Historical Fantasy] [Romance] [Revenge] [Angst] [Plot Twists] [Redemption] [Mutual Firsts] [Happy Ending] I am the most beloved Ninth Princess of Liang. The day the capital fell, my father, who had doted on me beyond measure, shoved me off the Star-Viewing Tower, hoping to trade my life for his own escape. Qin Yi, the rebel leader, caught me below. Emotions I couldn't understand surged in his bloodshot eyes. "Tell me, who threw you down?" I fainted in his arms, which reeked of blood. The man be 4.8kReads6.4Score29714d adds
- 111 After a Flirtatious Misstep, the CEO Loses Control 错撩后，总裁失控 Korean and Thai translations available / Short drama now streaming [Shrewd, emotionally reserved CEO who’s hopelessly in love vs. intelligent secretary with a mysterious past] An accident carefully plotted in advance left her parents dead. Taken in by the boy she liked, she was met with endless resentment and bullying… Xiao Tongyu’s life was a complete mess. After graduating from university, she joined the Ji Group, driven by a petty desire for revenge, and became the personal secretary to the 16.6kReads9.3Score2k14d adds
- 112 Love That Cuts to the Bone 蚀骨虐情 [Tragic Romance]+ [The Husband’s Long Road to Redemption] Ruan Yunzheng loved Fu Yinghan deeply. But when his only sister was harmed and all fingers pointed at her, he sentenced her to death without hesitation! He tormented her relentlessly, body and soul, but she never gave in! Only when she was on the brink of death and explained one last time that she hadn’t done it, and he still refused to believe her, did she finally give up on him! So this man’s heart really was made of stone! When news ca 19.9kReads8.3Score1.5k14d adds
- 113 Mr. Qi, May We Never Meet Again! 祁先生，后会无期！ [Short drama now streaming] Guan Min died saving Guan Hua. Gentle and kind, Guan Min made rebellious Guan Hua look like a complete delinquent. Guan Hua, with her terrible reputation, made Qi Zhanzhi, who loved Guan Min, marry her. Gripping her by the throat, Qi Zhanzhi snarled, “Why couldn’t it have been you who died!” But later, Qi Zhanzhi climbed the mountain on his knees, bowing at every step until he reached Qiyuan Palace. Before the statue of the Buddha Tathagata of the Three Treasures, he 8kReads8.8Score54714d adds
- 114 The Mission Starts Over a Hundred Times 任务重来一百次 “You came to save me, so why can’t you look only at me? Why do you have to give your attention to those one, two, three insignificant people?” “You seem so shy. You never take my hand first. Even just now, you only did it because of someone else.” “Now that you have me, you don’t treat me as well as you used to. There wasn’t any strawberry milk today either, was there?” 5.7kReads8.6Score1.2k14d adds
- 115 When They Wanted to Turn Back, I Was Already Gone 当她们想回头时，我却早已不在 In his previous life, he was the youngest son of the prestigious Jiang family, lost as a child. After they found him, they never accepted him. No matter how hard Jiang He tried to please them, nothing worked. During a fire, his three older sisters abandoned him without hesitation, anxiously taking the fake young master away and leaving him to burn alive... In this life, Jiang He stops debasing himself by begging for the ridiculous, biased love of that family. He simply waits quietly until he com 10.8kReads8.6Score93414d adds
- 116 Tales of Lijiang 丽江往事 The company went bankrupt, and at the same time we hit the seven-year itch. My wife tricked me into handing over all our assets by pretending we were getting a divorce. As soon as we left the civil affairs bureau, she got into the car of an old friend of mine. The two of them were planning a vacation in Thailand. When I got home, my former in-laws shut me out... 37.9kReads9.3Score4.2k14d adds
- 117 A Secret Crush Hidden in Spring 春日藏欢喜 [Reunion after a long separation + slow-burn romance + sweet little moments + entirely fictional + a story within a story within a story + pure fiction, with no real-life inspiration] Aloof, taciturn, and sexually frigid (gong) ☆ Lu Xingheng × emotionally steady and always cold (shou) ☆ Jiang Wan This story is set in a fictional world, and every chapter is entirely made up and unrelated to real life. It is a work of pure fiction based on hearsay, written in an irrational state and containing 238.3kReads8.0Score5.4k14d adds
- 118 President Lu, Stop Tormenting Her! Your Wife Is the One You’ve Always Loved 陆总别虐了，夫人才是你的白月光 [The Regretful Ex Tries to Win Her Back + Obsessive] After being framed, Mu Qiuyan became a criminal in the eyes of the law for causing the death of her husband's true love. When she got out of prison, her husband treated her even more cruelly than before. The day she was diagnosed with stomach cancer, she humbly begged him for one last bit of comfort. Lu Zhiyan said, “I'll use the bastard in your belly to pay tribute to Qingqing!” At that moment, Mu Qiuyan's heart died. She leapt into the sea, 5.7kReads8.9Score59914d adds
- 119 Waiting for the Wind to Arrive 等风降临 At 17, Lin Jiang first met Jiang Weifeng on an evening when "the rosy clouds flew alongside a lone wild duck." He was a wild weed growing as he pleased, while she was a greenhouse flower. So began her long, secret crush. She only dared to use the username 38.6°C to request songs for him, watching from afar and missing him in secret. Graduation came, and they parted without a single word of goodbye, each heading to a different city. While packing up, Jiang Weifeng saw Lin Jiang's QQ account on hi 1.9kReads9.5Score36314d adds
- 120 The Beautiful Manager Marries the Second Brother, Then Picks the Third at the Wedding? 美女经理嫁二弟，婚礼当场选三弟？ A beautiful manager marries the second brother, then picks the third brother at the wedding? 120Reads—Score314d adds
- 121 Oxygen Deprivation 缺氧 Who is Tang Wu? The Tang family's least-loved illegitimate daughter. Apart from her talented hands for painting, all she has is a pretty face. Who is Huo Yunshen? The third son of the Huo family, and the most eligible bachelor in all of Binhai City, pursued by countless women. When they first met, Tang Wu summoned all her courage and offered herself to Huo Yunshen. At the time, Huo Yunshen thought women were fussy, troublesome, and noisy. It wasn't until their lavish wedding, when Tang Wu leaped 1.1kReads9.0Score34114d adds
- 122 The Eunuch of a Thousand Years Is Bewitchingly Beautiful 九千岁他百媚千娇 (A deranged villain who is a real eunuch × a cat-demon empress, both inexperienced, happy ending) (A redemption story focused mainly on the romance. The male lead is a villain through and through, with no redemption. The female lead is carefree and oblivious. No pointless side characters. The storybook world isn't the real mortal realm. Some scenes are quite bloody, so read with care.) He had once been a demon living in hell, a maggot in filthy mud, a loathsome walking corpse, a killing machine 10.1kReads9.4Score1.1k14d adds
- 123 Qingqing: The Aesthetics of Unrequited Love Tragedies, Part 3 清清（暗恋BE美学三部曲03） Back in middle school, Xie Zeyang met Shen Bingqing. Their names were almost the opposite of their natures: he was as cold as ice, while she burned bright as the sun. He could still vaguely recall every time they parted when they were young. At thirteen, beneath the lights at the entrance to an alley. She waved with a radiant smile and said to him, “See you tomorrow, class monitor!” At seventeen, on the beach on a midsummer night. She poked her head out of the tent, eyes crinkling as she called 23.3kReads9.6Score5.8k14d adds
- 124 The Waves Trust the Clouds’ Whiteness 浪花信任云的白 Two souls fall into a campus dream; reunited on a Middle Eastern battlefield | Doctors Without Borders × frontier defense hero | unhinged yet restrained, healing regret | sweet, bittersweet tension | rekindled romance | devoted to each other, happy ending A three-day romance in their youth, followed by twelve years apart across mountains and seas · Mature adults wearing the guise of high schoolers, falling into the most heart-wrenching romance in a dream · Each other's cure and salvation; a god 129Reads—Score—14d adds
- 125 A Chance Encounter and a Shared Rental: The Campus Beauty and I Fall for Each Other 偶遇又合租，我与校花双向奔赴 [Love That Grows Over Time + Romance + One Female Lead + Authentic College Campus + Friendship] Original title: The Campus Belle Is My Roommate (A step-by-step guide to romance. Come on in if you want to learn how to be romantic!) Gu Yicheng's high school crush got together with his best friend, and when he arrived at college, he was told there was no room for him in the dorms. After running into the campus belle, Liang Yu, three times in a row, he discovered she was his classmate! By a twist of 18.7kReads9.2Score2k14d adds
- 126 Butterfly Shadows Return to Dust: Sold into Prostitution by My Mother-in-Law, My Ex-Husband Searched for Me for Ten Years 蝶影归尘：被婆母卖入风尘，前夫寻了我整整十年 The Butterfly’s Shadow Returns to Dust: Sold into a Life of Vice by My Mother-in-Law, My Ex-Husband Searched for Me for Ten Years 342Reads—Score814d adds
- 127 After Being Reborn, I Became the Beloved Female Side Character 重生后，女配的我被团宠了 Warning: This is not a female-lead power fantasy about revealing a secret identity. If that’s what you’re looking for, you can leave. [Some angst + reborn + adored by everyone + sweet romance + variety show] In her previous life, after the youngest daughter of Beijing’s wealthy Lu family went missing, they blamed their eldest daughter, Lu Yinghan, for failing to look after her little sister and drove her out. Lu Yinghan made her own way in life, but on her twentieth birthday, she was diagnosed w 132.2kReads9.2Score11k14d adds
- 128 After Everyone Got a Bad Ending, the Worlds Merged 全员be后，世界融合了 The Ex-Wife-Chasing Crematorium Blurb: Yan Mo, an ordinary young man, is whisked away by a conquest System and somehow becomes someone else's beloved wife. A complete novice who has never been in love, he diligently learns how to love someone. Other people rely on their acting skills to win someone over. He relies on sincerity. All his efforts and sacrifices, all his waiting and affection, earn him nothing but ruthless abandonment. At last, utterly disillusioned, Yan Mo loses his temper. He's do 3.2kReads8.1Score50414d adds
- 129 Wutong Lane 梧桐巷 [Bright and kind-hearted Ning Wan x gentle genius Song Qingyan] [Love at first sight + Secret love comes true + Youthful heartache + BE] When the innocent, sunny Ning Wan fell in love with Song Qingyan at first sight, he was the golden boy in everyone's eyes. She wrote her secret feelings in her diary, planning to keep them to herself. By a twist of fate, Song Qingyan became her temporary guardian. During the days when she was ostracized and bullied, he became the light in her life. She held on 27.6kReads9.6Score6.2k14d adds
- 130 I'll Never Love You Again 再也不要爱你 A short, heart-wrenching story. Extremely heartbreaking! So much melodrama and angst! Read with caution! Please ignore the extra chapter. The author wrote it while losing their mind, and sincerely apologizes! Jian Meng is dying, and Ji Jing’an doesn’t know. He’s busy worrying about his wedding to someone else, indifferent to the poor woman at home. He has always believed Jian Meng would wait for him forever, just as she has for the past ten years. It was the last winter, and Jian Meng’s last bir 17.8kReads8.2Score96514d adds
- 131 At University Orientation, the Drill Instructor Sees Me and Snaps to Attention 大学报道，军训教官见我立正敬礼 This book is also known as “The Simp Finally Wakes Up, and the Black-Stocking Campus Beauty Is Extremely Fertile!” After transmigrating, Gu Linfeng awakens a System. But for the System to awaken, he has to leave the army and enroll in college. Otherwise, he’ll be forcibly erased. To save his own life, Gu Linfeng enrolls at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, where his girlfriend studies. On registration day, he catches his girlfriend cheating. Finally seeing the truth, Gu Linfeng tears into the 28.8kReads8.8Score2.2k14d adds
- 132 Xue Wutong 雪梧桐 [Republican-era ensemble cast + love of country + two powerful leads + older man/younger woman + sweet romance + pursuit of love + powerful man bows his head + heartbreaking angst + bad ending] In the Republican era, Nanjing was home to two renowned romantics. I do not believe in Buddha, but I would kneel at every temple in Nanjing if only Heaven would give me back my wife. Zhou Qingshi, courtesy name Changyu, was the eldest son and eldest grandson of the Zhou family, and ninth in birth order. 400Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 133 The Most Hated Guy Is Seriously Fierce 万人嫌他超凶的 [Two male leads + rekindled romance + everyone faces their comeuppance + happy ending] A sickly, universally disliked bottom, a top who’s an esports superstar. After receiving a diagnosis, Shen Ning cruelly abandoned Qin Jiu, the only person he had to rely on. Two years later, they met again. The penniless boy from back then had become a rising esports superstar. Shen Ning tried to explain, but a single stab ended all hope. Dragging his battered body along, he watched his beloved take the stage 7.7kReads9.2Score62814d adds
- 134 My Live-In Girlfriend Gets Intimate with Her Male Best Friend, and I Smile and Go Over to Say Hello 同居女友与男闺蜜亲热，我笑着上前问好 My live-in girlfriend got cozy with her guy best friend. I walked over with a smile to say hello. 2.8kReads—Score1114d adds
- 135 This Grand, Silent Drama of Unrequited Love 暗恋这场声势浩大的哑剧 A bittersweet youthful school romance about unrequited love from popular author Meng Zhiwan, and a companion novel to The Sad Little Thing Called a Secret Crush and The Late Sound of Drizzling Rain. This one-sided love story is a silent play with just one actor: me. Also known as The Moment I Speak, My Voice Disappears. Lonely girl Chen Ji VS sunny boy Lin Jingye. I carefully cherished you, and you became the only spring I ever had in my life. “Chen Ji, may you always be safe and well, overcome 20.9kReads9.6Score4.2k14d adds
- 136 No One in the World Is Like Her Anymore 世上无人再像她 Shen Ange knew that love could leave you battered to the bone, but without love she would become a walking corpse. Stubbornly, she believed that life was long enough for her to wait until he came back to her. In the end, though, she could no longer hold on... 1.6kReads8.1Score17414d adds
- 137 With a Terminal Illness, I Heal the Whole World with My Songs 身患绝症的我，用歌治愈全世界 [Slice of life + entertainment + System + healing + livestreaming + redemption + one heroine] At just eighteen, Wen He is diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. A System descends and binds itself to him: “Set Sail for Your Dream.” Even though he grew up in a cold and unfeeling family, and even as illness ravages his body, Wen He still heals everyone with his songs. Having been caught in the rain himself, he wants to hold an umbrella over others. His song “The Good Things of This World Are Intertwi 8.6kReads9.3Score94514d adds
- 138 Beware the Mediocre 庸人小心 Realistic fiction · Unrequited love with a bad ending · Small-town life · Ordinary people · Coming-of-age · No golden finger Based on the true experiences of friends, this story is told from a male first-person perspective and follows Jiang Xin through the ups and downs of his youth in a small southern county town from 2005 to 2014. He was once an elementary-school prodigy admired by everyone. But from the moment he started middle school, his life quietly began to veer off course. As a boy, he 201Reads—Score10714d adds
- 139 Falling Hard! A Kiss Out of Control 沦陷！失控诱吻 [Marriage first, love later + the second male lead wins her heart + the ex chases her after the breakup, but she never looks back + both leads are inexperienced] Jiang Li found a revealing swimsuit photo on her boyfriend’s phone. A graceful figure, full of allure. It belonged to his female “best bud.” At the campground, Jiang Li watched coldly as they draped their arms around each other, acting like a couple. She gave a faint smile and turned to leave. “Jiang Mochen, you’re not my boyfriend any 26.5kReads9.3Score2.4k14d adds
- 140 I Completely Succumbed to the Gentle CEO's Advances 温柔女总裁攻势下，我彻底沦陷 Lin Mushi is a wealthy heiress, the very picture of beauty and privilege. Unfortunately, she is still single at twenty-five and dreams of finding a romantic love of her own. While moving, she finds a notebook and meets Zhaosheng, a kind and upright firefighter. While preparing an animated film, she also meets Yu Chenghua, a handsome, aloof artist. The two men have completely different personalities and give her two entirely different experiences. The thrill of dating them both is beyond most peo 14.6kReads9.4Score1.6k14d adds
- 141 After Her Release From Prison, Her Childhood Friend Leaves Her Mute and Mindless 出狱后，她被竹马虐得又傻又哑 [Angst, childhood sweethearts, physical torment, heartbreak, groveling for a second chance] As the saying goes, “Fools are blessed.” But Yuan Xi, this little fool, had no such luck. That little fool never had a blessed day in her life. In the end, she was left with nothing. She didn’t know how things had ended up this way. They weren’t supposed to be like this. It was cold, so terribly cold. Why didn’t anyone care? In the corner of a dark room, the girl trembled silently. “Please don’t abandon m 32.4kReads8.2Score1.5k14d adds
- 142 The Last Diary Entry 最后一篇日记 [Simplified Chinese edition signed for publication] I only used looking at the flowers as an excuse. All I really wanted was to see you once. 26.4kReads9.1Score4.7k14d adds
- 143 With Only Two Months to Live, They Finally Break Down and Repent 命剩最后两月，他们终于崩溃忏悔 [Tearjerker]+ [Heartbreaking]+ [Bad Ending]+ [No Clichés, Realistic Story] The world beneath the neon lights is dazzling, but it has never shone for just one person. Lonely souls are always searching for comfort, but the medicine that could heal their wounds died long ago in childhood. When the stories they left behind finally become known, all that awaits them is a corpse that has long since grown cold. His parents spend their entire lives mired in a failed marriage, treating Bai Mo like a garb 11.8kReads9.1Score1.1k14d adds
- 144 No Forgiveness, No Getting Back Together: Miss Su Is Thriving on Her Own 不原谅，不复合，苏小姐独美 After six years together, Jiang Yihuai puts an arm around his new flame and breaks up with her. Su Yumian makes no fuss. She packs her suitcase, takes the enormous breakup settlement, and moves out without hesitation. His friends all egg him on: “How long do you think Su Yumian will last this time?” Everyone in the capital knows she loves Jiang Yihuai desperately, so much that she has no pride or temper. She’ll come crawling back within three days, for sure. But three months pass… And she still 49.5kReads8.6Score4.5k14d adds
- 145 My Unrequited Love's Tragic Past Life: Reborn, I'll Confess and Change Our Fate 暗恋校花前世凄苦，重生后我要表白改命 My Secret Crush, the Campus Belle, Had a Miserable Past Life. Reborn, I’ll Confess and Change My Fate 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 146 Diary from a Conversion Therapy Center 戒同所日记 A diary recording the final two months of my life... Maybe I'm just not meant to be loved. Otherwise, why would everyone who loved me leave? 12.6kReads8.2Score2.4k14d adds
- 147 A Beauty Says She's Pregnant, but I Only Brushed Against Her Skirt 美女说怀孕了，可我只碰了下她裙子 A beautiful woman says she’s pregnant, but all I did was touch her skirt. 686Reads—Score—14d adds
- 148 The Innocent Loves of Our Youth 那些青葱岁月里，懵懵懂懂的爱情 The Innocent Loves of Our Youth 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 149 The Beautiful CEO Married a Delivery Rider. After She Died, I Got Drunk and Called for Her 美女总裁嫁给外卖骑手，她死后，我醉后喊她 A Stunning CEO Married a Delivery Rider. After She Died, I Called Out to Her While Drunk. 146Reads—Score—14d adds
- 150 I've Had a Crush on My Beautiful Coworker for Three Years. Will She Say Yes If I Confess? 暗恋美女同事三年，表白后她会同意吗？ I've Had a Crush on My Beautiful Coworker for Three Years. Will She Say Yes If I Confess? 73Reads—Score—14d adds
