Novels like So You Really Thought You Were Loved
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- 51 After Bullying a Poor Boy, the Arrogant Young Master Went Bankrupt 欺负穷小子后，嚣张少爷他破产了 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 408Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 52 After a Transmigrator Took Over My Body, They Drove My Beloved Insane 被穿越者夺舍后，逼疯了我的爱人 [Dual male leads + extreme physical and emotional angst + proceed with caution + mutually exclusive first times + first life has a bad ending + second life has a happy ending + sweet romance in the second life + equally matched leads] Jiang Yuci is the leader of the Demonic Cult, a proud man who rules the world. He and a young Sword God fall in love and vow to spend their lives together. But their happiness doesn't last. A System claiming to be the fated ultimate villain brings a transmigrator w 279Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 He Says I'm a Black Lotus 他说我是黑莲花 [Completed] “Your fake, affected act makes me sick!” That was the sentence Wen Nian’nan heard most often during his three years of marriage to Gu Yansheng. From the moment Gu Yansheng poured red wine over his head in front of everyone at their wedding, Wen Nian’nan understood that he shouldn’t expect too much. Wen Nian’nan was tormented for all three years of their marriage. Even though he carefully guarded their marriage, this love, humble to the extreme, still came to an end… “Sign the divorce 279Reads8.0Score10014d adds
- 54 Calculating the Day of Return 算归期 The Gu family of Jiangnan, a silk-trading dynasty of three generations, fell overnight. Gu Wantang was the useless young master everyone in the city knew, spending his days amusing himself with birds and listening to stories. His greatest dream was to leave with his sworn elder brother, Xie Yanting, once Xie took over the family business. On the night his father died suddenly, a cup of “poisoned tea” sent Xie Yanting down the doomed road to exile three thousand li away. Gu Wantang crawled out of 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 55 Doesn't Seeing Me Smile Annoy You? Why Are You Crying Now That I've Stopped? 不是看我笑就烦？不笑了你哭什么 [Just Got a Rating] Original Title: After My Husband Was Sent to Conversion Camp, the Scum Top Regretted Everything Too Late [Dual Male Leads + Both Pure + Groveling Chase + Size Difference + Angst for the Bottom First, Then the Top + Happy Ending] [Vengeful, Cruel Top & Beautiful Young Master Bottom] ★ He hated Ling Yue, so he took the jade-like young master to a shabby thirty-yuan motel for their first time. ★ He hated Ling Yue, so he made him attend the wedding alone, abandoned him in front 7.7kReads8.2Score1.1k14d adds
- 56 Weren't You Going to Get Revenge? How Did We End Up in the Crematorium? 不是说报仇嘛，怎么进火葬场了？ [Heartbreaking + devoted to one another + older man/younger man + atypical mutual pining + groveling for his love] Once a little ray of sunshine, now a self-effacing, quiet, kind, sickly bottom × a possessive, unhinged, ultra-powerful top: Five years ago, Yan Che was framed by his own family and made to take the blame. Five years later, he struggles to get by, until Shen Shiyu appears: “Welcome to hell.” Shen Shiyu's revenge is carefully planned and cruel. But Yan Che is too obedient. So obedien 3.7kReads6.6Score57514d adds
- 57 Imprisoned by Love: Wildfire Scorches the Stars 囚爱：野火灼星 [Two male leads + forced love + two powerful leads + heartbreakingly angsty and sickeningly sweet] A love fated across three lifetimes, a tragic romance spanning two. He is the sharpest blade of the Six Fan Gate; I am the coldest bandit of Blackwind Stronghold. When I locked this jade-faced constable in a stone cell, all I wanted was to break his pride. The torture devices couldn’t make him talk, but they made me addicted. “Shangguan Xingyang,” I licked the blood from the corner of his lips. “T 182Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 After Breaking Up With My Jerk Boyfriend, I Had a Flash Marriage With His Uncle 和渣男分手后，我和他小叔闪婚了 [Two male leads + winning back his lover + the second male lead takes the crown + tragic romance] Cheng Xiaoxiao’s boyfriend married his younger brother. Cheng Xiaoxiao was emo for a few seconds, then turned around and threw himself into the arms of his boyfriend’s uncle. As the saying goes, when you’re young, you don’t appreciate an older man’s charms. He’s got money, looks, and social security. Older men are great, older men are wonderful: they talk little, have plenty of money, and even after 343Reads8.0Score10014d adds
- 59 Moon-Lending Teahouse 借月茶馆 Moonlit Teahouse 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 Rain Falls Behind the Beaded Curtain 惊落珠帘雨 [From universally hated to universally adored + love triangle showdown + tragic romance + HE] The universally hated one makes a decision: to elope with the one he loves. Zhuzi is a eunuch. Everyone treats him like cannon fodder, a joke, the first speck of dust to be crushed beneath the weight of imperial power. He struggles and weeps in a lightless mire, battering himself until he is covered in blood. But then, one day, high above the palace's countless halls, someone brushes the frost from his 30Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 61 He Wove a Net with Love, and Now I Can't Stand 他用爱织了张网，我却站不起来了 [You run once, I chase you once, until you can’t run anymore.] The day Shen Qingchi met Fu Hanshen, he thought he had finally found a light to hold on to. The gentle, wealthy CEO took care of his every need: bringing him breakfast, driving him to and from work, and solving his housing crisis. Fu Hanshen said, “Qingchi, let’s date with marriage in mind.” Shen Qingchi fell for him, thinking his hard days were finally over. But after they moved in together, Fu Hanshen’s “care” turned into total con 1.3kReads8.2Score8614d adds
- 62 After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Became a Perverted Outcast 穿书后我成了变态万人嫌 [From universally despised to universally adored] Jiang Zhiyan transmigrated into a book. He became the infamous, universally despised pervert in a wealthy-family novel about a universally adored protagonist. The original owner had been infatuated with the protagonist's group for years. He stalked them, took secret photos, spied on them, drugged them, and stopped at nothing. In the end, everyone turned against him, and he died miserably in a basement. When Jiang Zhiyan arrived, the original owne 871Reads—Score6314d adds
- 63 After Failing to Save the Sickly Outcast Loved by All 拯救病弱万人嫌，失败后 Sickly beauty x possessive junior apprentice [Childhood sweethearts x pampered darling becomes universally disliked x chasing and doting on his husband] Lou Xuejin is on the verge of death when he falls into the hands of his former Dao companion. Everyone sighs, because who doesn't know how deeply these two loved each other when they were young? But as they fought for power, Lou Xun was stabbed through the heart by Lou Xuejin and cast aside like a worn-out shoe. Now that he's in Lou Xuejin' 537Reads—Score6314d adds
- 64 Soul Shackles [BE] 束魂【BE】 I haven't written much, so there aren't many recommendations and the book has no rating. Just come in and give it a read, you won't lose out! [Two male protagonists + bad ending + groveling to win back the spouse + reborn + golden finger] “You said you thought men who liked men were disgusting. You said you'd never love me. And you were the one who sent me to that place that devours people. “Now you're standing here telling me you love me? I'm telling you, I only like women now. “In this life, I 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 65 The Old Man 老男人 The Old Man 45Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 After Imprisoning the Woman He Loved, Lord Bo Regretted It Too Late 囚禁所爱后，薄爷他悔不当初 [Male-male romance + both leads are pure + forced love + confinement + possessiveness + sickly bottom + crematorium-style regret] Lu Yunzhi died in the year Bo Yanchen hated him most... Bo Yanchen: “Lu Yunzhi, save An Ran, and I'll give you everything you want.” Lu Yunzhi gave a bitter smile. “There's no need.” He turned and walked away, never to return! The photograph he kept close to his chest fell to the ground. On the back, several lines of writing stood out clearly. “Bo Yanchen, I paid for 6.1kReads8.1Score41714d adds
- 67 After His Bones Were Torn Out, My Wayward Disciple Went Mad 抽筋剥骨后，逆徒他疯了 [Master and disciple + two male leads + angst + younger male lead + both leads inexperienced + a groveling redemption arc] Master Feng Binglan foresaw that his disciple, Fu Lingtian, would die at twenty, so he made up a fake System to make the boy hate him. He had his tendons torn out, his bones stripped away, and his heart cut open. His dragon body was shattered as he took the full force of the heavenly tribulation for his disciple. When Feng Binglan's soul was finally scattered, Fu Lingtian 530Reads—Score—14d adds
- 68 Sir, Your Husband Is Here Again 先生，您的老公又来了 The moment the call connected, Qi Chengyan's suppressed anger nearly burst through the receiver: “Where are you? Why has your phone been off this whole time?” “Why are you only answering now?” “I've already resigned.” Jiang Ran's voice was calm. “Didn't you receive the resignation letter I sent, Mr. Qi?” Qi Chengyan's heart clenched. “What do you mean?” Jiang Ran's tone betrayed no emotion. “I've already packed up and left.” “Where are you now?” Qi Chengyan finally panicked. “I'll come find you, 4.5kReads8.2Score52714d adds
- 69 The Princess Who Took Her Sister's Place at the Wedding Is a Man 替姐出嫁的王妃是男儿身 The Princess Consort Who Took Her Sister's Place Is a Man 57Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 At Last, I Realize What I Owe You 终觉亏欠 Young Liang Anxian will never forgive the person he becomes as an adult. Cheating scum-gong story! Enter at your own risk! Bad ending! Bad ending! Bad ending! Realistic setting, no rebirth, and no golden finger. 929Reads—Score—14d adds
- 71 After the Divorce, He Wept Bitterly 离婚后他痛哭流涕 Gu Ming’s first love was in a car accident and became a vegetable. Su Ping couldn’t believe that someone he had spent ten years with could be so cruel to him. For two years, he waited every moment for Gu Ming to uncover the truth and clear his name. His head grew increasingly dizzy. Even when the rice was mixed with spoiled water, Su Ping forced himself to swallow it by the mouthful, but Gu Ming never came, not once. After regaining his freedom, Su Ping wanted nothing more to do with Gu Ming, on 233Reads—Score—14d adds
- 72 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
- 73 The Emperor Regrets It After I Am Reborn, but the Phoenix Lord Has Given His Heart to Another 重生后帝悔，可凤君他已心有所属 After being reborn, the emperor regrets it, but the Phoenix Lord has already given his heart to someone else. 255Reads—Score—14d adds
- 74 An Unequal A/O Relationship 不对等的AO关系 [Two male leads / ABO / angst first, then doting / angst / chasing your wife to the crematorium / sweet young spouse / older top] [The more arrogant the Alpha is at first, the worse he’ll suffer when he chases after his sweet young spouse later!] Niannian is a 21-year-old Omega from a small town, working at a themed hotel in a big city. After being set up without realizing it, he crosses paths with He Tianyang, the top Alpha heir to a mining conglomerate. Innocent Niannian is mistaken for a sche 521Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 After Landing a Zombie King, This Little Troublemaker Gets Even Worse!! 小作精摊上丧尸王后更加作了！！ The Little Brat Gets Even More Mischievous After Hooking Up with the Zombie King!! 75Reads—Score—14d adds
- 76 The Crane in the Cage: Torture in the Name of Love 笼中鹤：以爱为名的凌迟 [A tragic romance + a chase to win back his wife + love that imprisons and destroys] A deranged tycoon keeps a crane captive; a cool, aloof singer’s wings are clipped. To pay for his grandfather’s surgery, Shen He enters Longchao and becomes the club’s top star, cherished by its owner, Jin Yu. That is, until one night, when Xie Zhi singles him out: “Three months. Be with me.” From then on, snow falls around them, and the crane is trapped in a cage. Xie Zhi only wants to keep him as his own priva 113Reads—Score714d adds
- 77 Your Grace Is a Prison 君恩如狱 Sorry the rating is a little low right after it came out 🥰 Forced love | Taking by force | Emperor gong | Gentle general gong | Strategist shou | Deeply angsty romance | Physical and emotional trauma | Rekindled romance | Ancient political intrigue | Extreme push and pull | Three male leads | All for the shou | Beautiful, strong, and tragic To save his mother, the once brilliant top scholar was branded a traitor for colluding with the enemy and personally reduced by the emperor to a plaything fo 3.3kReads8.6Score24814d adds
- 78 Abyss of the Undying: You Can't Escape 不死深渊：你逃不掉的 [Imprisonment + two male leads + one-on-one + obsessive + pathological + forced love + mutual amnesia + prison + winning back the husband + physical and emotional torment] [Devoted, love-struck top + hot-tempered, irritable bottom] Mu Yan has been kidnapped, more than once. He's always believed Jiang Yuanyu is his nemesis, the culprit who ruined everything. He hates Jiang Yuanyu for destroying his life, and tries to destroy him in turn through abuse, games, torture, and suicide. But does he real 71Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 79 The Spoiled Heir Was Forced to Become a Concubine! 纨绔世子被逼当妾后！ The Spoiled Young Lord Is Forced to Become a Concubine! 541Reads—Score—14d adds
- 80 After Losing My Memory, the Patron Who Threatened to Kill Me Got on His Knees and Said He Loved Me 失忆后，那个说要弄死我的金主跪着说爱我 After Losing My Memory, the Patron Who Said He’d Kill Me Knelt and Told Me He Loved Me 44Reads—Score114d adds
- 81 Where the Clouds Still, Silence Reigns 云止无言 Clouds Halt in Silence 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 82 Baby, Why Don’t You Love Me Anymore? 宝宝，怎么不爱我了？ [Dual male leads + universally disliked to universally adored + everyone chases after the one they lost + no forgiveness + formerly spoiled, sunny uke who later becomes insecure and reserved x crazy, healing ghost seme, includes an alternate timeline] In his previous life, Chi Xingcun gave his whole heart to Fu Chenzhan, loving him to the point of obsession. Then his real identity was exposed. It turned out he was the fake young master. The real young master came home, excelling in every way and 23.9kReads8.8Score2.4k14d adds
- 83 After Everyone's Least Favorite Person Collapsed, They Panicked 万人嫌倒下后，他们慌了 A melodramatic, somewhat angsty story with two male leads. It has a happy ending!!!!!!! Jiang Huai’s mother died when he was too young to remember much. His father remarried, his grandmother hated him, and he had no friends or money. He had never known what it meant to be loved. Some children invited him to play, and Jiang Huai went happily. Then an accident broke his leg, leaving him lame for life. Like a blade of grass, he fought to grow between the cracks in the bricks, but not a ray of sunli 6.5kReads8.8Score45214d adds
- 84 After His Immortal Bone Was Stolen, He Cultivated the Heartless Way 被挖仙骨后他转修无情道 [Cool and resilient senior disciple Shen Mucheng × the third prince Yuan Chang'an, who is not what he seems; everyone's favorite, melodrama, physical and emotional torment, imprisonment, amnesia] Shen Mucheng, the eldest disciple of Tianjian Sect leader Luo Mingchuan, was born with immortal bones. After an accident left his junior brother gravely injured, the immortal bones were needed as medicine. His second and third junior brothers conspired to cut them out of him while he was still alive, da 85Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 Mr. Huo, Your Wife Seems to Be at Death’s Door 霍总，夫人好像要不行了 HE Huo Zeyun vs. Lin Yu Lin Yu did one thing wrong, and it haunted him for the rest of his life. He lived without distinction, plagued by illness, yet never dared to say no. Huo Zeyun had seen all the ways life could unfold. He hated Lin Yu for repaying kindness with betrayal, and he hated that he hadn’t been able to stay with Yan Qing. He and Lin Yu were entangled for a lifetime, unable to part or escape. (A different kind of forced love in an unconventional family? Well… maybe there’s no love. 13.2kReads7.4Score63414d adds
- 86 Humiliate the Deposed Emperor: The Mad Emperor's Prisoner of Love 折辱废帝，疯批帝王的掌心囚奴 Two male leads + unwavering devotion + locked-room confinement + obsession + coercive possession + heart-wrenching and brutal Ruthless, heaven-favored emperor gong × proud, patient, lowly deposed emperor shou Once the supreme ruler, he was captured when his country fell overnight. Xiao Heng fell into the dust, becoming a plaything in the palm of the powerful Qi Wuhui. He was fierce, aloof, and would rather die than submit, but none of that could withstand the other man's overwhelming power and m 444Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 87 After His Forced-Love Tactics Failed, the Mad CEO Fell to His Knees 强制爱失效后，疯批总裁下跪了 After His Forced Love Stops Working, the Unhinged CEO Falls to His Knees 67Reads—Score—14d adds
- 88 The Fairy Tale Died the Night Before 童话死在前一夜 The Fairy Tale Died the Night Before 292Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 The Runaway Mermaid of the Capital's Princeling 京圈太子爷的落跑人鱼 The Runaway Mermaid of the Capital's Elite Circle 197Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 A Gentle Scolding from Mr. Lu: The Poor Little Thing Doesn't Have Long to Live 陆先生轻虐，小可怜他命不久矣 [Two male leads, both sexually inexperienced, sickly, rekindled love, groveling pursuit of his lover, angst before sweetness.] Lin Ran and Lu Qingzhou were once lovers who understood and loved each other. When they graduated, Lin Ran’s mother suddenly fell gravely ill. The enormous medical bills left him at a loss. Just then, Lu Qingzhou’s father, Lu Xingzhi, approached Lin Ran. Taking advantage of the situation, he offered him a huge sum of money and forced him to leave Lu Qingzhou. To save 12.6kReads7.4Score1.5k14d adds
- 91 Captive Heart: Your Love Is Madness and Poison 囚心：你的爱是疯魔，也是毒药 Li Qiang vs. Zhang Yan [Two Male Leads + Modern Romance + Urban Romance + Mending a Broken Relationship + Realistic Life + No Idiotic Characters] They are thirteen years apart. One is honest and unassuming, the other sunny and handsome. One burns with passion and makes the first move, but doesn't cherish what he has. The other is swept along reluctantly, only to fall in deep. Truly letting go means meeting him again and realizing he's really nothing special. It was your love at the time that gil 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 92 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
- 93 I Fell Ill After Leaving the Conversion Camp 从戒同所出来后，我病了 Content warning: A major red flag. This is an early work by an extremely immature author, written as practice with romance, but the result isn't ideal and doesn't hold up to scrutiny. Please think carefully before reading! [Two Male Leads] [Angst] [Bittersweet] [Happy Ending] [Trauma] [Healing] [Mutual Firsts] [Chasing His Wife] Jiang Qiu saw that person's figure again. For a moment, he even wondered if he'd spent so long in hell that the faint light was finally going to pierce his eyes and leav 1.3kReads—Score12114d adds
- 94 Before He Died, He Took the Poison Called 他死前，服下了那味叫不得好死的药 Before he died, he took the drug called You Deserve a Horrible Death 889Reads—Score—14d adds
- 95 After the Mad Young Master Fell, I Spent the Rest of My Life Repaying Him 疯批少爷跌落后，我用余生还债 After the spoiled young master fell from grace, I spent the rest of my life paying him back 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 96 A Thousand Dead Bones Beneath Her Makeup 妆成万骨枯 When Feng Lichen first met Jun Huai, he was merely a prince being used by others. When they met again, Feng Lichen had become an emperor who ruled the world. Whenever Feng Lichen saw Jun Huai, he called him “Huaihuai” and could hardly resist throwing himself into his arms. But Jun Huai despised him. Whenever Feng Lichen offered him his sincere affection, all he received in return was a cold stare and scorn. Jun Huai's innate loyalty made Feng Lichen love and hate him at once. He couldn't bear to 257Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 97 Growing Fruit, Reaping Nothing 种果无瓜 [Two male leads + sweet and angsty romance + faux brothers + mutual unrequited love + wealthy-family power struggles + happy ending] The restrained, long-suffering elder brother who is like a father (Yan Yifang) × the cool, stubborn younger brother who grows into a lone wolf (Yan Heng) In a household ruled by strict family laws and the pursuit of family interests above all else, live two “brothers” with an unusually close bond. Yan Heng has been scorned, ostracized, and locked in the attic sinc —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 98 Love Came Too Late and Too Strong, but I Can Never Have It Again 迟来的爱太深重，可惜再也要不了 (Two male leads + angsty story + heartbreaking + urban) How could you fall in love with me? “I tried to hold myself back.” (It wasn't that I fell in love with you. You were the one who put an end to my reason.) When I realized you loved me, it was already too late. I could no longer accept it. The person you love most is right beside you, yet you can't feel his love for you. What you thought was devotion is actually separated by an intangible, impassable chasm. 578Reads—Score10114d adds
- 99 After Clearing a Deadly Game in a Team with the CEO, We Fell in Love 和总裁在致命游戏里组队通关后，我们恋爱了 After Teaming Up with the CEO to Clear a Deadly Game, We Fell in Love 40Reads—Score—14d adds
- 100 I Went Crazy After Falling for You 喜欢你后我疯了 For the sake of his first love, Luo Jinxuan breaks Shen Yuning’s leg. The servants of the Luo family find one cruel way after another to torment him. Shen Yuning goes from silent endurance to a complete breakdown, but Luo Jinxuan doesn’t care. He tells him, “You really are crazy.” Later, his first love causes Shen Yuning to fall off a cliff. Shen Yuning nearly dies, and at last Luo Jinxuan pays attention to him. He even says, “If you can get better this time, I’ll marry you. How’s that?” When Sh 302Reads8.8Score—14d adds
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