Novels like Love Came Too Late and Too Strong, but I Can Never Have It Again
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Love Came Too Late and Too Strong, but I Can Never Have It Again, best match first.
- 101 My First Love Was the Brothel's Most Famous Courtesan 孤的初恋是青楼名倌 Shiyan has many secret identities: a male courtesan, the Seventh Prince of Yanbei, the owner of the Lexian Pavilion… But he never imagined that one day he would become the Crown Princess of the Great Ying Dynasty. However, this Crown Prince is a bit of an idiot, completely wrapped up in romance. Why don’t you seize the throne, kill your father, and take out the emperor? You’re a hopeless wreck. What good are you? As it turns out, behind every man who builds an empire is a capable, virtuous 86Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 102 Peace and Safety, Year After Year 年年安岁 Male-male romance + sickly protagonist + mutually exclusive devotion Luo Jinnian is a hopelessly unlucky little miser. He has an uncanny ability to sense danger, but he is so frail that a gust of wind could knock him over. He faints whenever he tries to have his fortune told, and every attempt to improve his finances leaves him poorer. When he spots Jiang Sui'an being haunted by a shadowy figure, Luo Jinnian risks the backlash of his ability to warn him, only to be dismissed as a liar by the sup 283Reads—Score—14d adds
- 103 The Worthy Minister Never Returns 良臣不归 A Worthy Minister Never Returns 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 104 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
- 105 The Broken String 断掉的弦 Content warning: Extremely melodramatic, with a plot that goes wherever it wants. Reconciliation after a breakup, the ex’s desperate pursuit, angst for angst’s sake, and lots of descriptions of the love interest’s frail health. Avoid if that’s not for you… Lin Xian was once the purest note in Lu Yanshen’s dazzling youth, a light he pursued with all his talent and fervor. When they reunite five years later, Lu Yanshen has achieved both fame and fortune, while Lin Xian is a destitute pianist ravag 1kReads8.1Score10714d adds
- 106 After All That Abuse, the Amorous CEO Can't Have Me 被虐后,多情霸总对我爱而不得 After the younger brother of Lu Yan's beloved died at He Qingzhou's hands, Lu Yan completely lost his mind. Blinded by hatred, Lu Yan sent He Qingzhou into a den of wolves. After waking up, He Qingzhou was so traumatized that he became simple-minded. Eventually, Lu Yan discovered the truth: the person who caused his beloved's brother's death wasn't He Qingzhou, who had always loved him. Lu Yan regretted what he'd done and wanted to make it up to He Qingzhou, only to find that He Qingzhou's condi 88Reads6.2Score714d adds
- 107 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
- 108 Metamorphosis (A Little Angsty) 化茧成蝶(微微虐) Cocoon to Butterfly (mild angst) 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 109 No Worries, We Have All the Time in the World 不妨不妨,我们来日方长 [Cool, reserved young scholar x down-on-his-luck fake prince] Zhechuan was once a scholar. Because of his ill-fated name, he could only take third place in the imperial examinations. But he never regretted those ten years of arduous study; all he wanted was for the prince to notice him. When it comes to the prince, Zhechuan loves him, but hates him too. Love and hate mingle, making those feelings murkier and more tangled. He has seen the prince in every other state, but never as a prisoner in th —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 110 Together on the Same Road Tonight 今夕共途 Across the years, the present moment is every instant we live through, each moment we can truly feel and grasp. It holds not only memories of the past, but also hopes for the future, while remaining the tangible here and now. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 111 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
- 112 Do No Harm 莫伤 Deception + hypocrisy + BE Happy memories, his parents’ affection, and his older brother’s care had all been nothing but a dream, a delusion. “After you get married, I don’t want to see him live a happy life. He doesn’t deserve it.” Those were the words Mo Shang’s father said to Lu Yancheng in person on their wedding day. Because he looked like his maternal grandparents, his own mother despised him, his older brother bullied him, and neither of his parents loved him. “What kind of person do you 229Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 113 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
- 114 Quick Transmigration: After I Was Tortured to Death, the Obsessive Man Wept Himself Blind 快穿:我被虐死后,病娇他哭瞎了 "One-on-one + both virgins + sweet romance + quick transmigration" I thought that once I had tortured Shen Rang to death in every world, I would have completed my mission. Who could have guessed that I would end up torturing myself instead? The moment I killed him, it hurt more than dying myself. Shen Rang, if I could start over, I would never want to see you again. Because that kind of pain tears you apart. Forgive me, I can't bear it. 79Reads—Score—14d adds
- 115 Fake Smile Diary 假笑日记 I'm Xu Yiwen. Just as I was about to enter the world, I met Chang Jiayou. He took me in, though he said that wasn't what he was doing. I have no family, and he said he could be my family. So he loved me in the name of family. But love can't be hidden. I discovered that his feelings for me were more than ordinary. Countless times, he wanted to come closer, but in the end he never did. So I decided to confess. I wanted to be his lover. I don't understand what kind of feeling this is. I only know i 30Reads9.4Score—14d adds
- 116 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
- 117 A Love Wound That Cannot Heal 情殇难续 Gu Yi × Xu An (BL) Gu Yi always treated Xu An as his plaything. When this plaything said a single bad word about the person he loved, Gu Yi beat him so badly he ended up in the hospital. When that beloved person brought his company to ruin, Gu Yi humiliated Xu An without asking what had happened and handed him over to someone else. In the end, the company went bankrupt. Only Xu An helped him, and the two of them lived together in a shabby rental apartment. Gu Yi finally understood his own heart, 217Reads—Score—14d adds
- 118 My Best Friend Had Me Committed to a Conversion Therapy Center 我最好的兄弟把我进了戒同所 [This story is entirely fictional and set in an imagined world. The countries, cities, institutions, and people in the story have no connection to reality and are not intended to allude to anything. It contains no harmful guidance. Please do not take the story as a reflection on the author personally.] [Two male leads + conversion therapy facility + tragic romance + redemption + merciless revenge + two endings] We grew up together. He would stand up for me and protect me, and somewhere along the 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 119 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
- 120 The Coldhearted Mr. Fu Has Caught the Eye of a Young Wolfdog 薄情傅总被小狼狗盯上了 [Fierce, possessive, obsessive, scheming beauty × Hot-tempered, narcissistic, easily riled-up, straightforward wolf pup] [Fu Yanchen × Ji Shiqing] [Power Couple, Both Pure, One-on-One] The first time Ji Shiqing saw Fu Yanchen, he swore he would marry this aloof beauty and bring him home as his wife. From then on, he chased after Fu Yanchen every day, showing his affection through his actions. Even when Fu Yanchen’s dangerous situation put him at risk, Ji Shiqing’s one-sided love never diminished 240Reads—Score—14d adds
- 121 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
- 122 At Last, a Welcome Rain 久逢甘霖 [Scum top + confinement + forced love later on + tragic ending] On the surface, Cen Xiaohui is an outstanding university professor; behind closed doors, he is a ruthless, unhinged CEO. Shen Heng appears to be a conscientious orthopedic doctor at a top-tier hospital, but secretly, he is a car-crash survivor devoted to finding the person who saved him. A teacher who is nothing like a teacher, and a doctor who is nothing like a doctor. When Shen Heng was six, his family went on vacation to Changhen 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 123 My Love Story with Four Men 我与四个男人的爱情故事 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 124 I Found Myself a Husband in the World of Cultivation 在修仙世界给自己找了个老公 [Upright, funny, straight-laced bottom x seemingly gentle but secretly ruthless top, past and present lives, reincarnation, System villain, fake transmigration, three lifetimes, long-form] The early part is comedic, the middle has a confinement arc, and the later part focuses on memories of their former lives in the immortal realm, explaining how everything came to be. The later chapters get very angsty. P.S. The author likes writing angsty stories. This isn’t traditional cultivation fiction, bu 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 125 The Old Track 故辙 The Old Road 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 126 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
- 127 After I Died, They All Started to Love Me 我死后,他们都开始爱我 [Two Male Leads + Angsty, Tearjerking Romance + Everyone Gets Their Comeuppance] The person Shen Yanci envied most in this life was his twin brother, Shen Zhiheng. Everyone said Shen Zhiheng had been born frail because Yanci had taken nutrients from him in the womb. His biological parents demanded to know: Why was Yanci the one who could run and jump around? Why was he the one who got to live a healthy life? The man he had loved for ten years told him, “He’s your brother, your own flesh and bloo 4.1kReads7.1Score43614d adds
- 128 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
- 129 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
- 130 After the Chancellor Left, the Emperor Knelt and Begged for Forgiveness 丞相走后,皇帝他跪地求原谅 Excruciating physical and emotional torment, with plenty of thrills! A volatile, twisted emperor / a stubborn, haughty, and formidable court official! Extreme angst at first, then lots of sweetness! Both are virgins, one-on-one. Three years ago, during a palace coup, Du Yuzhang abandoned his family to save the life of the one he loved. But when his beloved ascended the throne as emperor, he showed him not the slightest tenderness. From then on, by day he was Lord Du, the powerful Left Chancellor 902Reads6.1Score10314d adds
- 131 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
- 132 Thirty Days to Save Myself 三十日自救 [Modern alternate universe, both leads are each other's first and only, two male leads, angst, rekindled romance, bad ending] [If you're extremely particular, don't read! Don't read! Don't read!] White-haired, beautiful younger top × gentle, refined older bottom Lin Moqian was diagnosed with lung cancer on the very day Han Junyao returned to Urumqi. The doctor told him that mid-stage lung cancer had a high cure rate and advised him to have surgery within thirty days. Lin Moqian decided to use th 199Reads—Score—14d adds
- 133 Have We Met in a Past Life? 我们是不是前世见过 Have we met in a past life? 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 134 Eyes in the Cage: A Belated Regret 囚笼之眼:迟来的悔 The Eye of the Cage: Belated Regret 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 135 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
- 136 I Owe You an Apology 欠君句抱歉 [Two male leads + one-on-one true love + heart-wrenching + mutual devotion + tragic ending] (Sorry, I used the wrong tags!) A Nian, two years ago, I promised to give you a sea of flowers. I opened a flower shop. When will you come by... It was my fault. I lost you. The call had lasted a full minute. Mu Chixing stared at it for a long time, as if making sure it was real. Then, with fingertips trembling slightly, he pressed answer. His voice was almost too hoarse to make a sound as he spoke: “ 87Reads—Score—14d adds
- 137 The Old Man 老男人 The Old Man 45Reads—Score—14d adds
- 138 Salvation in the Deep 救赎深陷 [Anthology + BL + pure love + possessiveness + angst + mental illness + healing + protagonists with psychological disorders] An anthology of four stories Story One: A repressed, obsessive, manic puppy-like top VS a gentle, slow-to-realize bunny-like bottom (Li Zize and Shen Luochen). Complete. First the top suffers, then the bottom. A calculating man edges closer step by step, driving away everyone around him so he can keep his love all to himself. Story Two: A bottom with severe mental illness 52Reads—Score—14d adds
- 139 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
- 140 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
- 141 After His Glandectomy, President Pei Faces His Reckoning 腺体摘除后,裴总火葬场了 [Two male leads + ABO + getting back together after a breakup + S-class Alpha top who cries × cool, brilliant, elite bottom] Lu Ci had worked at Changrong for three years. Everyone knew him only as President Pei’s most capable chief secretary. Always impeccably dressed in a suit, he never forgot a figure once he’d seen it, and even after working past midnight, he kept his tie perfectly straight. No one knew he was an Omega. No one knew he bought his five-thousand-yuan-per-dose suppressants on th 3.2kReads6.1Score23714d adds
- 142 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
- 143 Conversion Therapy! 戒同所! Two female leads ✖️ modern setting (two female leads!!!) After five years in a conversion therapy camp, Chen Yao has changed... What will become of the two who once loved each other? Will they reconcile, or will it end in tragedy? 85Reads—Score—14d adds
- 144 I’d Rather Die So You Can Follow Me in Death 用死换你殉情也好 He was once the Supreme Emperor, yet he personally killed the only person he ever loved. There were no bones left at the mass grave. In the inner palace, he dreamed of her more than two thousand times over six years. His empire fell, and all its splendor came to nothing. He gave his life to atone, hoping only to reunite with her in another life. Dynasties changed and years passed. The world had long since become a different place. On a bustling street, two little children came hand in hand. The 779Reads—Score10214d adds
- 145 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
- 146 Loving You Was No Passing Fancy 爱你非一时兴起 [Two male leads + vulnerable bottom + coercive love + unhinged + physical and emotional abuse] A mentally ill, unhinged top and a pitiful bottom University and the working world Some angst, second male lead gets the love interest [Hypocritical, cold, pretends to be dominant top; timid, insecure, obedient bottom] Coercion begins after chapter 100 Lu Yuanming's family was very wealthy, but his parents paid him no attention and sent him to school near his grandmother's home. Yun Zhou had seen Lu Yu 31Reads—Score—14d adds
- 147 He Went to Bury Him 他去葬他 He wanted to leave with his beloved, but they only smiled and brushed their nose against his. When he opened his eyes again, he had hit his head against his beloved's gravestone. Letters lay scattered across the ground in front of it. He gazed at the white snow and the yellowed tombstone. Afraid his beloved would be too lonely on the journey, he brought a vast sweep of periwinkles to bury them. [The romance is mutual, with neither side being coy] [Chapters 1 and 2 are terrible. I'll come back an 204Reads—Score—14d adds
- 148 I'm Already a God, Why Be Your Brain-Dead Fan? 我已是神明何必做你的脑残粉 Original title: I'm Already a God, Why Be Your Brain-Dead Fan? (Complete, enjoy without worry) This is an angst-filled story! Don't be fooled by the title! Kind, sincere, and beautiful sickly angel bottom x emotionally oblivious domineering CEO top Two male leads, each other's first love, equally matched, devoted to each other, one-on-one romance. Two dreams in one life, one pair destined for each other. [Physical and emotional suffering + a mountain of personal worldbuilding + nothing beats bei 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 149 He Has to Be Mine 他必须是我的 An elegant, refined college professor on the bottom and a domineering, cold, scheming bar boss on top. Scum top+ Jiang Yu was different from other people: he liked men. He had to hold back in front of his students, and he had someone he liked, but nobody else could accept it. So he went to a special platform to find his community. By chance, he met Lu Zhen and fell in love with him at first sight. Lu Zhen was arrogant and domineering, but after meeting Professor Jiang, his life changed completel 1.3kReads8.4Score10514d adds
- 150 The Unfinished Romance of a Republican-Era Major General and an Opera Singer Who Transmigrated Through Time 民国少将与戏子穿越时光的未了情缘 An Unfinished Romance Across Time Between a Republic-Era Major General and an Opera Performer 177Reads—Score—14d adds
















































