Novels like So You Really Thought You Were Loved
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- 1 Love Sickness 恋爱成疾 My name is Shi Yu. Shi as in time, Yu as in universe. After a wisdom tooth started acting up, I met a cat. After one goodbye, I met someone else. They say love has never had a definite answer. 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Loving You Is an Original Sin 爱你是一种原罪 Pei Li never expected that after escaping his foster parents' home, he would be targeted by the enemy from his past. The sweet, innocent little boy he once knew had become so cold and sinister, shamelessly tormenting him... 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 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
- 4 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
- 5 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
- 6 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
- 7 Poor Me, They Took Revenge on the Wrong Person 可怜的我被复错仇了 Zhang Jinshan had always hated his lover. After tormenting him until he had lost all hope and his sanity, Zhang Jinshan suddenly realized he had hated the wrong person. But by then, it was too late. Wen Zhe had been driven out of his mind by Zhang Jinshan, and his health continued to deteriorate… Zhang Jinshan regretted it and wanted to make things right, but Wen Zhe had already given up. 1.1kReads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Torture, Torture, and More Torture! Still Not Enough? Your Wife Ran Away, So Don't Cry! 虐虐虐！还虐？老婆跑了你别哭啊 [Reunion after years apart + rekindled love + simmering tension + the “they won’t talk about it” trope + wealthy CEO + both each other’s first and only + happy ending] (Main story complete) Twisted bottom vs sharp-tongued top Six years ago, in the year Luo Yanbai loved Duan Yue most, he blocked him himself and disappeared without a trace. Six years later, they meet again. One stands high above the world, while the other has fallen into the dust. With a single agreement, he willingly bows his hea 4.2kReads7.1Score61214d adds
- 9 His Past Devotion Was More Pathetic Than Grass 过去的深情比草都卑微 The bedroom door opened, and light from outside spilled in, falling on his body, soaked in sweat and trembling with cold. A tall man stood in the doorway, dressed in a suit. Yan Lang looked at him, but couldn't make out his face. Backlit, the man's figure seemed impossibly tall, as imposing as Satan himself. He Mingzhou walked over to Yan Lang at an unhurried pace. The faint scent of DAVIDOFF cologne immediately drifted into Yan Lang's nose, making him lose focus for a moment. He Mingzhou crouch 252Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 The One Everyone Hates Is Dying of Illness 万人嫌快病死了 [Two male leads × heart-wrenching angst × forced love × groveling redemption × corruption] Ning Chou was sickly and had never known care or affection. Since childhood, he had secretly fallen for someone. Knowing that person could never love him back, he could only watch him from afar and keep his feelings buried in his heart. He had stopped hoping for that person's love, so why did the man still hate him so much? Oh, it was because he loved the sunny, radiant Gu Er, Gu Tingxue, Ning Chou's sec 13Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 11 A Collection of Angsty Short Stories About Two Male Leads 双男主虐文短篇合集 A collection of angsty stories featuring two male leads, revenge, devoted couples, yandere characters, and more. First Story: Cultivation World, Forced Love. Gentle Older Brother Su Yu VS Yandere Adopted Younger Brother Lin Yuan (Complete) Second Story: The Mermaid's Final Fate. Wen Jin VS Huang Yun'an (Ongoing)... 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 No Crossing to the Other Shore, Only an Empty Vigil in This Life 此岸无渡，此生空守 No Crossing to the Other Shore, Only a Lifetime of Waiting in Vain —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 He Protected the World and His Junior Brother, but Not Me 他护苍生护师弟，唯独没护住我 He protected all living beings and his junior brother, but he failed to protect me. 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 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
- 15 When CEO Xiao Woke Up, He Realized the Stand-In Was His True Beloved 萧总醒后，发现替身才是白月光 (Main story complete) Ruan Nannan needed money for medicine, so the Lu family chose him to serve as a stand-in. Ruan Nannan knew that as long as he survived the month while Xiao Tingbei was poisoned, he and his younger brother would both be able to live in peace. At last, he made it through. But a stand-in could never be brought into the light. The one who married Xiao Tingbei in a grand wedding was the Lu family’s only son. Ruan Nannan was force-fed a bowl of poison that left him mute, so he co 267Reads8.1Score11214d adds
- 16 After the One I Loved Humiliated Me to Death 被心上人折辱致死后 The day I confessed to Ji Mingyuan, he personally stomped on my wrist and crushed it, making it impossible for me to play the piano ever again. Then he turned around and fawned over the one he’d always loved. “How could a gay guy ever compare to you?” “You’re sure to win first place in the piano competition.” He led the others in tormenting me until I was in unbearable pain. Later, I was too afraid to love him again. But then he came to me with red-rimmed eyes, begging me not to leave and saying 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 When We Meet Again, We’re Strangers 再见时竟成陌路人 When they met again, they had become strangers. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Forced to Become the Big Shot’s Captive Lover 被迫成为大佬的掌中恋人 Three years ago, a beauty sent an anonymous letter exposing the man in order to escape his control. To protect Xiang Zheng’s career, the Xiang family sent him abroad. * Three years later, the eldest young master Xiang returned like a demon, forcibly pulling Shen Qing back into his arms. Shen Qing bit his fist until it bled, sobbing in broken gasps. “Xiang Zheng… what do you have to do… to let me go?” Xiang Zheng bent down, his low, ambiguous voice pouring into Shen Qing’s ear. “Shen Qing, in thi 679Reads5.8Score10314d adds
- 19 One Step Closer 靠近一步 [Two Male Leads + Campus + Dormitory + Roommates + Pure Love + Youthful Ensemble Cast + Intense Push and Pull + Mutual Devotion + Open Ending] A reserved, self-protective freshman from the north, studying Chinese, VS a bright, lively boy from the south, studying journalism A quiet kid who’s used to curling up inside his shell VS the lively center of attention who holds himself together with a smile A simple “I’ll wait for you downstairs for ten minutes” A fridge magnet he couldn’t bear to throw 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Chenxing Can’t Escape 琛星难逃 Shen Muxing was the pampered young master of Beishi. From childhood, he had been sheltered by the Lu family and Lu Shaochen, with people from both sides of the law ready to back him up. Then the incident involving Ruan Xi made him realize that he might never have belonged here at all. He wanted to escape Lu Shaochen, escape those people, and escape Beishi. But how could Lu Shaochen, with his overwhelming need for control and possession, ever let him go? Thus began their story of pursuit and esca 62Reads—Score414d adds
- 21 Fighting for His Favor 挣宠 You mocked and bullied him, never imagining that one day he would rise to the heights of power, untouchable and above all others... You sought revenge and tormented him, never imagining that one day you would both fall helplessly in love, wanting him but unable to have him... In your despair, you took someone else’s hand. If you turn back now, there will be no second chance! 249Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 22 The Young Master Who Wouldn’t Let Me Touch Him for Ten Years of Living Together Is Actually Willing to Be My Third Wheel 同居十年不让碰的少爷，竟甘愿为我当三 The young master who wouldn’t let me touch him after ten years of living together was actually willing to be my third party. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 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
- 24 The Cemetery the Monsoon Passed Through 季风吹过的墓园 Lin Yu'an × Ji Heng. Two male leads. Tragedy. Bad ending. Love blossoming beneath the shade of a parasol tree should have been the purest light, but a buried hatred tore it out by the roots. Ji Heng carried the scar of a family destroyed. During his time with Lin Yu'an, he both basked in the warmth in Lin Yu'an's eyes and honed his blade of revenge. When the truth shattered their sweet illusion, he dragged Lin Yu'an's paradise into hell with his own hands: the company went bankrupt, his parents 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 After His Cruelty Made Me Cry, the Tyrant CEO Couldn't Get Enough of Me 被暴戾总裁虐哭后他对我真香了 [An Overbearingly Possessive CEO VS a Sweet, Gentle Young Master] “Yan Rui...” “You’re nothing but a tool for my revenge.” “You think I could ever fall for you?” Xiao Jinghan wore Yan Rui’s face, curling his lip in disdain. Later. Yan Rui went back to his own room to sleep. Xiao Jinghan kicked the door open and forcibly carried him back to his own room. “Rui Rui.” “I can’t sleep unless I’m holding you.” Yan Rui refused to let him touch him, 158Reads—Score714d adds
- 26 A Bitter Pill for the Heart 扎心良药 [Two Male Leads + Reuniting After a Breakup + Redemption + Sweet Romance with a Little Angst] Xu Lingzhi and Song Qing were once in love, but in the end, they broke up for good. Five years later, Song Qing reappears and won’t take no for an answer, insisting they get back together! Xu Lingzhi (raising his middle finger): “You f***ing think you can come back and take another half of my life? Get lost!” [This is my first book. The plot, setting, and characters are all pretty good, though some scen 103Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 27 Reborn on My Wedding Night: I Dumped the Marquis and Built a Career 强嫁夜重生：我甩了侯爷搞事业 In his past life, Mo Lichen was the capital’s number-one playboy. He chased cats and dogs, never applied himself to his studies, and spent his days drinking and carousing. In the end, he defied convention and forced himself into a marriage with Gu Lingfeng, the Marquis of Loyalty and Valor. But on their wedding day, an imperial decree sent Gu Lingfeng to the frontier. He was gone for three years. Their marriage had been forced from the start, and they had no affection for each other. As a result 186Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 28 Can I Love You? No 我可以爱你吗？不可以 Bad ending Two male leads + melodramatic angst + groveling to win back his wife + loving without knowing it Xie Xinyu was truly exhausted. He had loved Zhou Heng for six years and given him everything, but Zhou Heng never appreciated it. He asked Zhou Heng, “What are we to each other?” But Zhou Heng replied, “You don’t know what we are? How could I ever like you? I’m a normal person, and you’re a bona fide pervert...” —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 The One I Love Fell for the One Who Loves Me 我爱的人，爱上了爱我的他 "Wuyou, you're destined to be a jinx! Everyone around you is doomed to die, one by one! You're meant to live alone, miserable and in pain!" "I have only one request. After you've extracted the serum, please give me a lethal injection. I miss them. It's time for me to go be with them." "From now on, there will be no one in this world called Wuyou. The person who's alive is You Zijing. From now on and forever, there will only be You Zijing." "Feng Xu, from what I know, when someone wakes up after 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 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
- 31 After Mr. Gu Came to His Senses 顾先生幡然悔悟后 In Shen Weichen's eyes, Gu Qin is a vile scumbag beyond redemption! He gave Gu Qin his whole heart for ten years, but that bastard not only stole his company, he also landed his father in the hospital and finally dragged him into court! After enduring every kind of torment, Shen Weichen finally came to his senses. Love is bullshit. He's going to focus on his career and destroy that scumbag! But the scumbag came to his senses too. After Gu Qin's attempts to force a marriage failed again and a 67Reads5.8Score414d adds
- 32 Your Heart Says, I Love You 你的心在说我爱你 Your heart is saying, “I love you.” 116Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 The Omega Who Betrayed Him 那个背叛他的Omega [Male leads + ABO + bittersweet romance + second chances after a breakup + emotional push and pull + happy ending] Sharp-tongued but softhearted director Alpha top x pitiful, married Omega bottom Wu Jia married into a wealthy family, but now his husband is dead, he's buried in debt, and the impoverished Omega wants to return to his first love, his ex-boyfriend. But Xu Chongwen, now a wildly popular television director, looks at the gaunt, disfigured man before him and feels nothing but disgust. 1.4kReads8.4Score12314d adds
- 34 Mr. Sheng!! You Drove the Car into the Crematorium! 盛总！！你把车开进火葬场了！ A CEO who keeps his feelings to himself at first VS a reserved, self-controlled recipient. CEO VS psychologist/noodle shop owner Lu Qi'an has never felt loved by anyone throughout his life, except for the grandmother who raised him. If there was anyone else, then... it was probably that man! Lu Qi'an studied psychology himself, so why does he feel that a doctor can't heal himself? Otherwise, why would he have fallen in love with him? Maybe it was because that man treated him so well during that 93Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 A Heartburning Wager 焚心赌约 [Two Male Leads / Equally Matched / Slow Burn / A Little Angst Makes It Sweeter] A cold-on-the-outside, warm-on-the-inside assassin X a ruthless, merciless painter “I don't believe in love, that wretched thing. It devours the heart and bewilders the soul.” “Painter Ming, let's make a wager.” He could paint three thousand dazzling colors and give them to you. In the end, only a promise remained, captured in ink on paper. His name was Wu'an, because on the page, he revealed the specks of starlight 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 He Loved Me When He Was Nineteen 他早在十九岁爱过我 [No Weak Bottom + Quiet Angst + Ensemble Cast, Bad Ending + Not Too Angsty + Understated Family Bonds] Dr. Wen went into medicine for his wife, but still couldn’t save her. Lin Yijing watched the person he loved smash through his ribs and grind a blunt instrument through his heart. Yi Pinglan spent decades keeping watch at his beloved’s grave. “My love, he loved me when he was nineteen.” Shen Qingci stood beneath a clear blue sky, wrapped in a warm, gentle breeze, smiling as he resolutely wen 29Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 The Heir Was Betrothed Away, and His Pride Was Shattered 世子被配，傲骨尽碎 Angst first, sweetness later / Strong leads / Tragic romance / Court intrigue / Historical setting / Forced love / Unhinged top / Sense of destiny / The top's long road to winning back his love [Cold, proud heir who refuses to bend x Scheming, possessive puppy-like top] Jiang Hanqing was the heir to the Eastern Qi throne, a proud young man who rode fine horses in fine clothes. But a single imperial decree arranging his marriage forced him to become the male wife of the Shen family. Shen Duo lov 2.5kReads8.2Score21614d adds
- 38 Chi Chenjin 迟尘烬 Top (Pei Jingchen, a jianghu assassin): ruthless and hard-hearted, sharp-tongued and blind to others’ feelings. Bottom (Shen Chixi, a eunuch): seemingly aloof, stoic, and perceptive, with little desire to live. No clean romance, irregular updates, average writing, and the author’s brain isn’t much bigger. Suggestions welcome. A fictional dynasty, mostly everyday life, with 40% angst and a bad ending. An assassin is ordered to kill a powerful eunuch, only to reunite with someone from his past. On —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Forbidden Love: The Sandstorms and Loess of Those Years 罪爱：那年风沙，那年黄土 [Two male leads + angst + period drama + tragic ending + heart-wrenching angst with a lasting impact] Grandpa told me a story. Sixty years ago, the educated youth Bai Xing fell in love with Gu Mancan and died at the execution grounds. That year, I met Li Yuheng and thought I could rewrite the ending. But they still drove us to our deaths. The same windblown sands as that year. The same return of our souls to the earth. The love of two generations was buried in the same spring. Grandpa sa 311Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 You Wretched Disciple! The Master You Torment Day and Night Is Your Senior Brother 孽徒！你日夜折磨的师尊是师兄 [Bottom + two male leads + master-disciple romance with a younger top + two unhinged leads + amnesia] A younger top driven mad by his lover’s death × a mad demon lord bottom who controls everything Pei Che held the body of his senior brother, A Wu, and wept for seven days and nights, never knowing it was an empty shell made from puppet wood. The real A Wu had his memories taken and half his face ruined. When he was sent back to the immortal sect, he had become the cold-hearted elder Shen Zhiwei. 343Reads—Score10214d adds
- 41 Those Years I Used the Male Lead as a Stand-In After I Transmigrated into a Book 穿书后把男主攻当替身那些年 [Looks like a 1v2, actually 1v1 | Two stand-ins | Scumbag finds true love → clear-eyed surrender | Winning him back at any cost | Face-slapping] [Clear-headed Omega Ji Yanshu × overbearing Alpha Fu Yantang] [The actor who knows he's acting × the audience who gets swept into the role] Ji Yanshu transmigrated into a melodramatic ABO novel as the stand-in for an overbearing Alpha's unattainable first love. The mission: Be his devoted doormat for four years, then take his own life at the wedding, a 3.4kReads8.3Score61014d adds
- 42 You Said We'd Only Be Lovers, So Why Are You Crying and Asking Me to Marry You? 说好只当情人，怎么哭着要结婚？ [Two male leads + ABO + forced love + groveling redemption + confinement] Secretly thrilled, scheming, and violent Alpha top (Xing Qichen) × strong, stoic, and levelheaded Omega bottom (Qi Ziwei) The bottom doesn’t love the top at first. He’s only pretending. The top doesn’t love the bottom at first, either. His violent tendencies are real, and he really does hit him. Forced love, no logic or morals, and plenty of melodrama. Includes confinement scenes. Avoid if that’s not your thing. Qi Ziwei a 153Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 I'm Sorry, Young Master, I Never Loved You 对不起少爷，我从来没爱过你 I’m thinking of starting a new book: possessive love, two male leads, no-brain fun, and melodrama, something along those lines. I wonder if anyone would read it. T_T So frustrated. My new work is out! You’re welcome to check it out on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 131Reads—Score11414d 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 After I Transmigrated, the Ice-Cold Tycoon Held Me and Cried 穿越后，冰山大佬抱着我哭 Dual Male Leads: Scheming CEO as the Top, Sickly, Clingy, Flirtatious Bottom (Sweet-and-Angsty Romance) (Setup: Su Yan has transmigrated for the second time, but has no memories of his first transmigration. Lu Chenyuan has actually been waiting for him for many years.) Once upon a time, Su Yan was a young master doted on by his parents and older brother. He had money, looks, family status, and connections. He could cause as much trouble as he liked, and if he got into a mess, he just had to go h 6Reads—Score11814d adds
- 46 Mr. Grim Reaper, Is It My Turn Today? 死神先生，今天轮到我了吗？ Mr. Reaper, is it my turn today? 96Reads—Score214d adds
- 47 After I Returned Home, the Big Shot Begged Me to Love Him Again 回国后大佬求我再爱他一次 [Two male leads + rekindled love + groveling to win back his lover + face-slapping] [Important: The protagonist grows over time. The bottom suffers in the first half, and the top suffers in the second. The top grovels to win his lover back, and everyone gets their comeuppance. If you can endure the bottom’s suffering at first, the top will be on his knees chasing after him later.] Everyone in S City knows that business tycoon Lu Qichuan has a lover he never speaks of, a designer named Shen Zhiy 510Reads7.1Score10314d adds
- 48 After Transmigrating into a Tragic Romance, I Made President Lu Cry 穿进虐文后我把陆总虐哭了 Su Jingmo dies in a car accident and transmigrates into a melodramatic CEO romance novel. The scumbag can’t get over the woman he loves, so he keeps mistresses on the side. Only after she’s been cruelly abused to death does he finally realize his mistake and regret everything. He decides she was his true love all along. What a ridiculous story... Ahahaha... That’s hilarious. What kind of messed-up “true love” is that? I barely escaped death, so why would I play along with you? You won’t let me 121Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 49 Hidden Love: Scorching Summer and Deep Winter 藏爱：灼夏与深冬 [Two male leads + heartbreaking romance + realistic drama + tragic beauty + lingering regrets + bittersweet love] The sunny college student Tong Dongdong meets Song Lin, a cold-faced police officer. He can't stand Song Lin's coldness, while Song Lin silently protects his safety. From dislike to affection, from rejection to deep love, two souls draw closer amid the ice and snow of Northeast China. When the darkness of revenge descends, one gives his life to protect the other, and the other spend 58Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 Eternal Light, Shadow in Flight 长明遁影 [Cultivation] [Multiple Rebirths] [Power Couple] [Revenge] [Imprisonment] Before the age of ten, Wei Muyuan had loving parents, a prestigious family, and extraordinary talent. After he turned ten, his mother died, his father remarried, and his stepmother brought a stepson into the family, Wen Yunqi, who was two years younger than him. Later, he discovered that Wen Yunqi was actually his “half-brother.” His father, fiancé, friends, and everyone around him gradually grew distant, looked down on hi 12Reads—Score—14d adds
