Novels like After I Left, Mr. Lu Was Overcome with Grief
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- 51 After the Substitute Gave Up, the CEO's Knees Were Bruised from Kneeling 替身死心后,总裁膝盖都跪青了 [Two male leads + both reborn + entertainment industry + rekindled romance + substitute romance + revenge wish fulfillment + two equally strong leads + devoted one-on-one romance] Ji Yuchuan loved Sheng Yan for two lifetimes, yet still couldn't get a happy ending. When he saw the person Sheng Yan cherished most, he suddenly grew tired. After repaying the debt he owed Sheng Yan from his past life, he walked away. * After they split up, Sheng Yan saw Ji Yuchuan again. The obedient boy he'd once kn 4.4kReads9.0Score63214d adds
- 52 Who Falls for Whom? 谁为谁心动 (Main story and alternate IF storyline complete; parallel-world worldbuilding in progress) [Coercive relationship + win-her-back-after-the-breakup + clashing personalities + sharp tongues + hypnosis + secret identity used to get close on purpose + a broken mirror that cannot be mended / both die in the ending] "Who promised you heaven on earth, then shared with you a love as deep as the sea of hate?" Seven years ago, a misunderstanding led to Meng Qi being confined by his lover. After enduring t 42Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 Three Years After Fleeing His Wedding, the Young Lord Was Carried Into the Sedan Chair by the General 世子逃婚三年后,被将军抱上花轿 Three years after the heir ran away from his wedding, the general carried him into the bridal sedan 128Reads—Score—14d adds
- 54 You’re the One Torturing Me, So Why Are You Crying So Loud? 你虐我,你哭那么大声干嘛 [Two Male Leads + Obsession + Dramatic Angst + Coercion + Locking Someone Away + Both Virgins + The Top’s Regretful Pursuit] After a setup exposes Yun Jiu’s true identity, Mu Hanchen’s love turns to hatred. He imprisons and beats him, using every means at his disposal to threaten and force him. “I pampered you for seven years, and this is how you repay me, you ungrateful wretch?” “Mu Hanchen, did you ever really love me? You only ever treated me like a toy.” The person Yun Jiu hates most in t 1.2kReads7.5Score11014d adds
- 55 Still Waters, Cold as Death 死水薄凉 [Scumbag Top x World-Weary Bottom] [Mad Dog x Mad Dog] [Forced Love] [Tragedy] The world had never been so dull. It all began when Xu Yanzhi picked up the countdown. Xu Yanzhi, a rich second-generation layabout who did nothing but coast through life and wait to die, encountered Li Yan after he returned to the country ten years later. Forced to tear open his wounds, Xu Yanzhi gradually let his true nature show. I’m done pretending. I actually hate this world. I set fires, hurt people, and framed 797Reads8.7Score11014d adds
- 56 I Want to Leave 我想走 After ten years of marriage on paper, Yu Shuyi still couldn’t make it to the end of the contract. At first, he begged his husband to look at him, just once. Later, he begged his husband to come home and have a meal with him. In the end, he begged him to let him go. He said there was a saying: Better a brief pain than a long one. So I’ve let myself go. Please let go of me, too. I’m not asking you to love me or forgive me. I’m only asking you to let me go. Don’t save me anymore… Setting: Same-sex 4.2kReads8.4Score39914d adds
- 57 A Thousand Years of Waiting: I'd Become a Tree for You 千年守候,我愿为你化作一棵树 After a thousand years of waiting, I would become a tree for you. 88Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 My Ex Is a Killer, Fierce, Ruthless, and Violent 前男友是杀手,又凶又狠还打人 [Dual male leads + groveling pursuit + happy ending] A beautiful, strong, tragic assassin uke, A ruthless, cold-blooded CEO seme. Xiao You'en has died three times. The first time, he was seven and nearly beaten to death fighting over a steamed bun. The second time, he was locked up and nearly starved to death by the person he trusted most. The third time, he simply didn’t want to live anymore. The pain of bullets tearing through his body seemed to rip his soul to pieces. One shot, two shots, thr 5.6kReads9.0Score54314d adds
- 59 Reduced to My Childhood Friend’s Canary 沦为竹马的金丝雀 To keep his childhood sweetheart alive, Lin Qianmo “betrayed” Xiao Yuan and chose to stay by the enemy emperor's side, enduring humiliation and hardship. At last, Xiao Yuan became emperor and conquered the enemy capital. Lin Qianmo thought his savior had finally arrived, but what came instead was Xiao Yuan's merciless revenge. Xiao Yuan had long been consumed by hatred over his former lover's betrayal. So Lin Qianmo was imprisoned deep in the palace like a caged songbird, humiliated and tortured 2.4kReads7.1Score15114d adds
- 60 Knowing the Powerful One Won't Stay, I Still Lower My Eyes and Yearn for Him 明知大攻留不住,低眉仍做痴人慕 [Power imbalance + revenge + angst before sweetness] [Content warning: Angsty story, and the bottom is love-brained. Bottom fans, stay away.] [Revenge-driven, ruthless top x obedient, insecure bottom] [Lu Jingyuan x Shen Yan] As the illegitimate son the Shen family looked down on, Shen Yan's days were spent either working or carrying out missions. Fail, and punishment was waiting for him. He thought he would rot in the mud until Lu Jingyuan forcefully entered his world. Not only did Lu Jingyua 13.1kReads8.9Score1.4k14d adds
- 61 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
- 62 A Life Offered in Sacrifice 以身唯祭 Severe physical torment | Severe heartbreak | Possessive love | Happy ending | A love born of hatred | He’ll regret losing him | One-on-one | True love | Love rekindled after heartbreak | Political scheming and misunderstandings | Both leads are each other’s first Only then did Xiao Jingyan finally understand: he had taught Jing Heng the art of war, but Jing Heng had learned how to offer himself as a sacrifice for love. Xiao Jingyan had once believed that Jing Heng’s betrayal was the greatest sh 7.5kReads8.5Score72114d adds
- 63 He’s Lost Control 他已失控 [Two male leads + love and hate + winning back his wife after driving her away + punishing scumbags] Gu Yanchi: The more starved for love someone is, the more likely they are to convince themselves that giving everything is what they should do. Lin Du: So, do you still love me? You don't anymore, do you... 3.5kReads8.9Score30214d adds
- 64 The Deposed Emperor, Spoiled Rotten 强宠废帝 [Complete, 1v1, both pure, groveling pursuit, both reborn] Before rebirth, it was all tragedy. After rebirth, it all ends happily. If you love tragic endings, you can read only the part before the rebirth. He was a young general in red, his cloak snapping as he made ruthless decisions on the battlefield. He was the dazzling, brilliant Crown Prince of the Mu Kingdom, the pride of the court. He was also a young emperor who could calm the realm with a stroke of his brush and secure it from horsebac 2.5kReads8.6Score34214d adds
- 65 After They Called Him a Faker, the Sickly Boy Pulled Out His Life Support 被骂装病后,小病秧子他拔管了 [Two male couples + Pure love + Reconciliation after a breakup + Happy endings for both couples] [Cold, determined, action-oriented pursuer & Broken, self-destructive assault team member] [Earnest, conspicuous techie pursuer & Gentle, heartbroken doctor pursued] The night their campsite came under attack, Shen Zhiyan took a knife meant for Lu Xing. Blood soaked through his jacket, and pain radiated from his abdomen and lower back, but he refused medical attention, saying it was “just a small wou 5.2kReads8.6Score44614d adds
- 66 Forced Love: From Shadow Guard to the Prince’s Most Cherished One 强制索爱:从暗卫成为王爷的心尖宠 Forced to Love: From Hidden Guard to the Prince's Cherished One 455Reads—Score2014d adds
- 67 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
- 68 Nuclear Weapon Skill 核武技能 A modern nuclear physicist transmigrates to a world of immortals and cultivators, awakening a unique nuclear martial physique. He turns concepts such as nuclear fission, nuclear fusion, and radiation into cultivation abilities, using the “Nuclear Path” to smash his way through the road to immortality in a world where immortals and demons vie for supremacy. Nuclear Weapons Analysis System: Bound to the protagonist after his transmigration, it can analyze cultivation techniques, immortal material 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 69 After the Stand-In Faked Her Death, the Coldhearted Iceberg Wept a River 替身假死之后冷酷冰山泪流成河 Xu Chengyan spent five years by the side of the eldest young master of the He family, always at his beck and call and indulging him in everything. Even though He Yang was always cold toward him, Xu Chengyan was perfectly willing to put up with it. He thought that as long as he was the most special person to He Yang, he might melt that iceberg one day. Then one day, He Yang's one true love returned from abroad. Xu Chengyan saw with his own eyes how the man who was always distant with him became i 550Reads8.5Score13714d adds
- 70 The Domineering Prince and His 'Little Wildcat' 霸道王爷与他的“小野猫” The Domineering Prince and His “Little Wildcat” 22Reads—Score214d adds
- 71 Peace in a Flourishing Age 盛世有太平 [Two Male Leads + Master and Disciple + Political Intrigue + Ensemble Cast + Mutual Healing] After losing his job, he takes in a boy. After he leaves, the scheming boy makes his mark on the world. The boy's life is the only move that can save this game from certain defeat. With only two years left to live, imperial physician Du Taiping wants nothing more than to pass away in peace. On the night he leaves the palace, he finds a boy who can see the colors of people's souls, and discovers the deepe 69Reads—Score—14d adds
- 72 The Discarded Stand-In Has Had Enough 废弃替身想开了 [No female lead, 1v1, seriously angsty drama + stand-in for the unattainable first love + winning him back at any cost + mutual healing + rekindled romance + 80% angst, 20% sweetness + happy ending] Cen Yu had known Gu Yanting for ten years. For the first five, he was Gu Yanting's sidekick, his underling. In the sixth year, Gu Yanting said, “Your profile looks like Qi Anyi's,” and Cen Yu became a stand-in for Gu Yanting's unattainable first love. In the tenth year, Qi Anyi came back. Gu Yanting 5.3kReads8.8Score30814d adds
- 73 Who Can I Tell My Grudge To? 恨谁诉? Each chapter is a standalone tragic love story with an open ending, so use your imagination. Some stories are set in ancient times and others in the modern day, but they're all tragic. If that's not your thing, feel free to skip them. 676Reads8.7Score13314d adds
- 74 Spring Returns After Eleven Years 十一年逢春 Yin Li said, “Flowers bloom for only one season. There’s no point wasting your time.” Fu Qingyun had never loved flowers, but seven years later he raised a sea of red spider lilies and buried himself in the flower field Yin Li loved most. Fu Qingyun said, “Yin Li, I won’t love you in my next life.” Yin Li’s hair turned white overnight as he knelt before Fu Qingyun’s coffin, begging forgiveness. He rushed into the flames and became a vegetable, trapping himself in a dream for three whole years 1.6kReads9.2Score17914d adds
- 75 Before He Dies, He Wants to Give Up His Allergen 临死前,他要戒掉过敏源 [Male-male romance + angst + late-blooming devotion + the hero’s long road to winning him back] Shen Pei’an was ill. On his birthday, the doctor told him he didn’t have much longer to live. He hadn’t planned to hide it. He meant to wait until Ren Xu had celebrated his birthday with him, then tell him the truth. But the big star Ren Xu never came. All Shen Pei’an got was a birthday cake that would trigger his allergies. He was twenty-eight. It was his ninth year in love with Ren Xu. There would 1.1kReads6.6Score10114d adds
- 76 Your Highness, How About a Male Consort? 王爷,男妃了解一下? Your Highness, How About a Male Consort? 66Reads—Score314d adds
- 77 Back When We Were Young 那年恰是少年时 There are two kinds of pain in this world: pain that’s not worth mentioning, and pain you don’t dare talk about. Given enough time, even the pain you don’t dare talk about becomes unworthy of mention. Stomach problems / back pain / family angst / two male leads / doctors Longing for a family bond that can never be yours, and loving someone without daring to say it. Two male leads. 369Reads—Score—14d adds
- 78 He Said Elves with Pointed Ears Are Selfish and Unfaithful, So I Deserve to Die? 他说精灵耳自私多情,所以我该死? He Said Elf Ears Were Selfish and Promiscuous, So I Deserve to Die? 1.4kReads—Score—14d adds
- 79 You Said We'd Grow Old Together 你说与子偕老 Heard that an ice-cold beauty had transferred to the class next door, Tong Kang started waiting on the way home from school every day, hoping to talk to him. Tong Kang: Hey, I'm from the class next door. My name's Tong Kang. What's yours? Huai Ci: ... Tong Kang: Hey, why won't you talk to me? Huai Ci: ... Tong Kang: You got bullied and wouldn't even call out for me to save you. Do you hate me that much? Tong Kang was so angry he stopped talking to him altogether. Huai Ci's thoughts: That' 103Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 80 They All Say the Immortal Lord Has Gone Mad, Yet He Insists on Spoiling That Demon Lord 都说仙君疯了,偏要宠那个魔君 Everyone Says the Immortal Lord Has Gone Mad, Yet He Insists on Spoiling That Demon Lord 104Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 A Kitten Care Manual 小猫饲养手册 Two male leads + older seme + happy ending + monogamous couple + heartwarming, sweet romance + unrequited love comes true Living alone nearly drove him into depression (uke) Qin Shizhao × Beloved voice-acting teacher (seme) Wen Chuyue Obedient (×) boy & Gentle (✓) older brother “I really am not mad. Let me be by myself for a while. Once I'm feeling better, I'll come make it up to you, okay?” “Good boy, take your medicine first.” When next year's Awakening of Insects comes, spring is warm, fl 7.6kReads9.0Score1.1k14d adds
- 82 The Devoted Omega Comes to His Senses, and the Alpha Panics! 舔狗O醒悟后,A他急了! The Devoted Omega Comes to His Senses, and Now the Alpha Is Panicking! [Two Male Leads + Regretful Pursuit + ABO + Mutual Devotion] Wen Yuluo fell for Qi You the first time he saw him. He stayed in love for six years: two years of unrequited love, four years of being *ed, and 16,800 confessions. Qi You's answer was always, “I don't like you.” After being rejected for the 16,801st time and treated with nothing but coldness, Wen Yuluo finally resolved to leave Qi You. Without a word, he dragged hi 3kReads8.6Score25914d adds
- 83 The Butler's Chronicles at Steffelly Manor 斯特菲尔利庄园男仆记事 A Butler’s Chronicle at the Steffelily Estate 911Reads—Score12814d adds
- 84 Fallen from the Azure Heavens 堕青云 Falling from the Azure Heavens 438Reads—Score1114d adds
- 85 The Sparrow Without a Blessing 无佑之雀 A Sparrow Without Blessings 525Reads—Score—14d adds
- 86 Darling [Xie Yan] 宠儿【谢宴】 I went mad, craving the love of someone powerful and influential. [World-weary, gloomy, affection-starved bottom × aloof, proud crown prince top] With no father to care for me and no mother to raise me, I scraped by for over a decade before finally meeting the one who treated me well. Just when I thought everything would end happily, I was framed and forced to marry the crown prince. The prince’s heart belongs to my enemy. He despises me, ignores me, and keeps me imprisoned in the Eastern Palace 911Reads8.9Score10014d adds
- 87 Inferior Overflow 下等泛滥 [Two Male Leads] [Heavy Angst] [Not for Bottom-Lovers] Content warning: The top isn't faithful. Huo Wenqing * Gu Yunzhi At eighteen, after an upheaval, Gu Yunzhi is brought back to the Shen family. His father then treats him like a pawn, using him to secure benefits for the family. Seven years of beatings teach him that obedience is the only way to get by. Long years of repression lead him to meet Huo Wenqing. Thinking at last that he has found love, Gu Yunzhi feels light enter his pitch-black 5.7kReads8.7Score38614d adds
- 88 Soul Transmigration into the Regent’s White Moonlight 魂穿摄政王的白月光 [Two male leads + equally powerful leads + tragic romance + older top + heart-wrenching + chasing his wife to the crematorium + white moonlight romance + toxic love + depressing + happy ending] Emergency room doctor Shen Shi'an died suddenly before the operating table. When he opened his eyes again, he was lying on an unfamiliar jade bed. The man before him held power over the entire court. He gently stroked Shen Shi'an's cheek, but in his eyes was the reflection of someone else. “Jinghe,” Xie 794Reads8.2Score16214d adds
- 89 After Losing the War, I Became the Enemy Emperor's Canary 战败后我成了敌国皇帝的金丝雀 "I, Feng Qianxue, swear to Heaven that I willingly give myself to Ye Tingxiao, Emperor of the Gong Kingdom. From this day onward, Ye Tingxiao will be my master..." Feng Qianxue, a general of the Xuan Kingdom, was defeated and captured. To save his subordinates, he was forced to become the enemy emperor's caged songbird. To avenge the arrow Feng Qianxue had shot at him on the battlefield three years earlier, Ye Tingxiao toyed with and humiliated him in every way. Yet he couldn't break Feng Qianxu 3.6kReads7.9Score46214d adds
- 90 The Substitute Toppled the White Moonlight 替身掀了白月光 [Soul Painter × Heaven’s Favorite] [Two Powerhouses · Forbidden Redemption] A soul painter scarred by fate, with the twin personalities of a genius and a madman lurking beneath his refined exterior... Top galleries go wild bidding millions for his frenzied creations, while a spoiled heir from Beijing’s elite brands the label “ugly freak” onto his back. He Chen stands above the world with capital in hand. Everyone says an unforgettable first love still holds a place in his heart, yet no one kno 3.9kReads9.0Score35014d adds
- 91 After the Villainous Master's Death, His Traitorous Disciple Went Mad 反派师尊死后,逆徒他疯批了 [Transmigrate into a book as the villainous master × his fallen disciple] [Two male leads + hilarious System + a groveling pursuit after the breakup + younger, dangerously obsessive male lead] [This is a deranged groveling romance so awful even the System wants to quit!] Whether it was cutting off his feet, or disfiguring him, or even the time three hundred years ago when Li Fuyi personally ripped out his master's immortal bones to save his own favored disciple... Whenever Li Fuyi came, the mast 2kReads7.3Score58314d adds
- 92 My Husband’s So Stubborn: Two Kisses and He Melts 老公的嘴太硬?亲两次就软了 [One-on-one romance + both leads are each other's first and only + happy ending + mutual salvation] Pei Yunqiao somehow ended up saving someone. Before dawn, the man had already fled far away. At the recording of the first round of the audition show, he clutched his sore waist and stared from afar at the aloof, ascetic man seated among the judges. His vision went black, then black again. After the performance, Producer Shen pulled him into a corner and gave him three warnings in a row. - Put awa 9.3kReads8.7Score1.1k14d adds
- 93 I Died, and He Held My Corpse, Begging Me to Speak 我死了,他抱着我的尸体求我说话 I died, and he held my corpse, begging me to speak 1.4kReads—Score—14d adds
- 94 Fate Was Transferred, Yet He Thought I Was Heartless 气运转移,他却以为是我薄情 My Luck Was Transferred, Yet He Thought I Was Heartless 1.2kReads—Score—14d adds
- 95 Inferior Sincerity 劣等真心 [This is a mess, the characters may go out of character, and the romance was an unsuccessful writing exercise. Not recommended.] A cross-species wife-chasing story, but the angst comes out of nowhere, and he never actually wins her back 989Reads9.4Score10314d adds
- 96 Watching the Light from Across the Shore 隔岸窥光 Powerful leads, with a secret crush Shang Jinchuan / Lu Qizhi Elegant heir / scheming young master with a mental illness Shang Jinchuan is the only heir designated by the old master of the Shang family. A refined gentleman, he embodies the ideal of a wealthy family in every word and gesture. Surrounded by wolves and tigers, he must tread carefully and never make a single misstep. Lu Qizhi is the product of a powerful marriage alliance between the Lu and Miao families. Though backed by powerful r 3.2kReads8.9Score39014d adds
- 97 I Found a Beauty in the Trash 在垃圾桶里捡到尤物 [Two Male Leads + Yandere + Younger Top + Possessiveness + Captivity + Unhinged] On a rainy night, icy rain washed over the city’s concrete jungle, scrubbing at the filth hidden away in its dark corners. Lu Jiuyuan sat in the back of a warm, luxurious car, gazing indifferently at the neon lights streaming past the fogged-up window. The driver was steady at the wheel. Inside the car, only the lilting notes of classical music and the low hum of the air conditioner could be heard. Flawless appearan 12Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 98 The Trouble with Keeping Pets 养宠为患 [Two male leads + unhinged + yandere + angst for the bottom + satisfying read] = The ex regrets it and chases his love at the crematorium After his secret was exposed, Bai Feicheng was brutally beaten and tortured for two whole years. Unable to bear the humiliation, he fled with a broken heart. Only then did Bai Chenghao realize he had fallen in love with him. But he pursued him the wrong way, deepening the misunderstanding between them once again. Angst, bad ending or happy ending: I’ll let y 492Reads8.7Score10014d adds
- 99 Forced into a Torturous Love 强制虐爱 [Physical and emotional torment + sickly protagonist + obsessive love + unhinged behavior + movie star + groveling redemption + mutually exclusive romance] Proud, sickly beauty on the receiving end + extremely controlling, possessive pursuer Mo Jingrui was born without feelings. He only likes being in control and stamping on other people’s dignity, tormenting their minds until they submit to him completely. He drives Song Huaizhi’s father to his death, brings down the Song family, and forces 7.7kReads8.6Score64614d adds
- 100 A Forced-Love Angsty Romance 一篇强制爱狗血虐文 Male-male romance + forced love + melodrama + groveling redemption + unhinged characters + physical and emotional torment + angst with a sweet payoff + confinement + happy ending The pursuer knows he’s a scumbag. He’s inhuman at first, then goes mad chasing his love, even stabbing himself. * To get revenge on Chen Jing, Duan Jinyan personally sent him to prison, leaving him disfigured, deaf, and covered in ugly scars. After his release, Chen Jing ran into Duan Jinyan again. He begged Duan to lea 2.9kReads6.3Score16714d adds



































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