Novels like Forbidden Love in the Marquis's Household
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- 1 They Think I'm Easy to Manipulate, but They Don't Know I'm Just Putting on an Act 他们以为我任人拿捏，殊不知我只是在演戏 They think I’m easy to manipulate, but they don’t know I’m just putting on an act. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Winners Become Kings, Losers Become Bandits. General, Please Don’t! 成王败寇，将军不要啊 In the fifty-second year of the Great Qin dynasty, war still rages on the northern frontier, while undercurrents churn through the imperial court. Amid this turbulent age, two young men who should never have met are dragged into an abyss by blood-soaked secrets from the past. One is a simple boy raised in the countryside, innocent of human nature. He knows only mountains, rivers, plants, and trees, and understands nothing of schemes or blades. The other is a silent prince, frail and sickly in th —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Big Brother, Will I Be Able to See You When I’m Dead? 哥，我死了就能看见你了吗？ Bro, if I die, will I be able to see you? 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 I Live, the Dead's Love Beating in My Chest 我活着，胸腔跳动着亡者的爱 I am alive, and the love of the dead beats in my chest. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 After Breaking My Pride, He Said He’d Take Me Home 断我傲骨后，他说带我回家 After breaking my spirit, he said he’d take me home 1.7kReads—Score10314d adds
- 6 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
- 7 Your Majesty, Don't Be So Spoiled: The Chancellor Dotes on You Too Much 皇帝陛下别太娇，丞相大人太宠了 “When I picked you at my childhood ceremony, Brother Yanqing, you promised you’d stay with me forever, right?” Xiao Yunming tugged at Jiang Yanqing’s sleeve. A smile touched Jiang Yanqing’s eyes as he murmured his assent. But in the years that followed, the struggle between them and the great clans never ceased. The court was a storm of intrigue, and the Crown Prince’s heart had long since turned away. Their childhood promise became nothing more than a childish fancy. “Your Highness, do you have 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 The Fall of Glazed Jade 琉璃堕 Devoted Top × Frail Bottom × A Top Who Is Spoiled Xie Zhibai, the seventh prince, was born into the imperial family but cast aside like something worthless from childhood. The gentle-natured Heart-Purifying Pills erode his internal organs day after day, turning him into a delicate beauty who seems frail to everyone and spends his days coughing up blood. Only Xiao Hansheng, commander of the Imperial Guards, knows what icy flames of revenge and what world-shaking game lie hidden inside that broken 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 After Our Divorce, My Ex-Wife Said She Was Pregnant with My Child 离婚后，前妻说她怀了我的孩子 After the Divorce, My Ex-Wife Said She Was Carrying My Child 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 After Seven Years as a Substitute, I Turn to Ash 七年替身终成灰 Seven Years as a Stand-In, Reduced to Ashes 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 The Consort in Chains 阶下妃 Ruan Xiuheng chuckled softly and asked, “Does it hurt that much?” Cheng Huan looked at him with timid, dark eyes and answered in a trembling voice, “It hurts.” The smile in his lazy eyes deepened. In a gentle voice, he said, “I think you’re lying. If it hurts, why aren’t you crying?” Cheng Huan, who was humble as dirt, is taken back to the prince’s residence by the noble prince. From then on, he lives without an ounce of dignity. No matter how much the other man despises, humiliates, and hu 420Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 12 The Day After Same-Sex Marriage Was Legalized, We Broke Up 同性婚姻合法第二天，我们be了 [Groveling for forgiveness + both reborn + plot twists + happy ending + melodrama] I’m the one who was betrayed and abandoned. What are you going crazy for? At first, it’s a scumbag top and a pathetic bottom. Then, after a while, it’s “Baby, you lied to me. I was just a substitute all along.” Later, it becomes “Baby, please, let me be your substitute.” After Gu Zhaorong discovered that Lu Shengxing was cheating, he decided to propose to him. Lu Shengxing turned him down. 62Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Tortured Love Between Men 同性之虐爱 Another angsty little story, with something in common with the last one. Let me emphasize once more: the values in my work do not represent my own. These stories were created to satisfy some unusual kinks. I’ll keep working hard. 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Be Good, Big Brother. Don’t Run, or I’ll Drag You Back 乖！哥哥别跑，否则抓回来 [Two male leads: an insanely powerful, unhinged prodigy with multiple secret identities and a twisted streak x a sickly, possessive family head who is sweet on the outside but dark within] [Two strong leads + illness + coercion + both unhinged + redemption arc + sweet on the outside, dark within + emotional and physical angst] As a boy, Zhou Xun met Jiang Zhihuai while living in hell. Just one glance and a kind word were enough to turn Zhou Xun, who had bared his fangs, into an obedient puppy. H 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 A Demon Whispers, Be Good, You Can't Escape 恶魔低语，乖，你逃不掉的 Warning: the top is a real scumbag, an absolute scumbag. Pure-evil, unhinged top vs. clear-headed, kind-hearted bottom; coercive love; both are each other’s first; the top’s long road to winning back his wife Qin Baiqiao fell for the beautiful man at first sight. So he forced him into marriage, using threats and temptation to keep him locked by his side. He thought he had caged his prey, never realizing he had imprisoned his own heart. Qin Baiqiao: “Chen Qiye, I’ve started to love you. Could you 334Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Back from the Bloodbath 浴血归来 Returning in a Storm of Blood —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 How Did Things Come to This Between Us? 你我何至于此啊 How Did It Come to This Between Us? 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Snow Falls on Yao Xi 雪落瑶夕 Everyone knows the emperor has an empress, but she has never been favored. “Yun, I don't want to leave. I'm all he has.” Later, after the man she loved hurt her once again, Lin Xichun finally lost hope. Weeping, she clutched Lu Nianyun's hand and said, “Yun, take me away. Take me away from this place.” Her already frail body could no longer withstand the chill she caught while fleeing. She died outside the palace, still holding Lu Nianyun's hand. “Yun, I still won't be able to go with you to Jia 34Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 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 912Reads8.0Score11314d adds
- 20 Twenty-Six Sunsets in the ICU, and They Can’t See Me ICU里的二十六次日落，他们看不见我 Twenty-Six Sunsets in the ICU, and They Can't See Me 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 The Demon’s Handbook of Exploitation 恶魔压榨手册 The Demon’s Handbook of Exploitation 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 After the Strategist Died, the Princess Regretted It 军师死后，公主后悔不已 After the Strategist's Death, the Princess Was Filled with Regret 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 As Minhua Fades, the Gentle Breeze Arrives 旻华渐暗，清风徐来 [Two male leads + childhood friends + angsty romance + mending a broken relationship + tragic ending] At first, Zhou Min was a bastard son in the Prince of Annan’s household, treated worse than a dog. Shen Qingfeng was a homeless boy who had survived by begging on the streets with his little sister. Later, the empress adopted Zhou Min, transforming him into the most honored eldest legitimate prince of the Great Zhou. Shen Qingfeng snuck into the palace to find his sister, only to be taken away b 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 After Being Diagnosed with a Terminal Illness, I Discovered My Substitute Was His One True Love 得了绝症后，发现替身竟是白月光 A possessive, domineering, cold-blooded top VS a mute, terminally ill substitute bottom One-on-one, both pure Author’s note: Same-sex marriage is legal in this setting!! Originally titled The Mute Substitute A story about the real person he loved becoming a substitute and suffering abuse, in body and heart!!! Important things must be said three times: BE, BE, BE Ting Xu is mute. Adopted by the Ye family as a child, he became Ye Zifeng’s personal bodyguard. After Ye Zifeng died, Xie Lingchen, who 149Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 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
- 26 The Spring My Lover Left in My Eyes 眼睛是爱人留下的春 The eyes are the spring left behind by a lover 103Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 The Prince Went Mad After Burning His Pregnant Wife Alive With His Own Hands 亲手烧死孕妻后，王爷疯了 Everyone said Prince Duan was benevolent and loved his people, and that he was deeply devoted to me, his wife. Yet to clear the way for his childhood sweetheart, he ordered the mountain set ablaze, forcing everyone on it to their deaths. He didn’t know that I was on that mountain, praying for the child we had yet to welcome into the world. When he saw the bell engraved with his name beside the charred corpse, he went mad. 1.7kReads—Score—14d adds
- 28 A Lamp in the Dark Room 恰暗室逢灯 "For ten years, the living and the dead have been lost to each other, two worlds apart. I try not to think of you, yet I cannot forget. Your lonely grave lies a thousand miles away. There is nowhere I can speak of this sorrow." Gu Changsheng once felt happy about his name. But later, why was he left all alone in this busy world? "Gu Changsheng, I want to be with you for the rest of my life!" Xia Baizhou shouted recklessly into the darkness. "Baizhou, I love you too." The two young men laughed w 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 May the Lights Never Go Out 只愿灯火长明 May the Lights Never Go Out —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Mountains and Seas, Different Schemes 山海不同谋 Dedicated to the memory of my friend. A heroine who seems strong but is actually sensitive and introverted x a hero who seems cold but is actually gentle. Tragic ending. “Why is Qingchuan called Qingchuan?” “I confessed to you long ago. In every glance I gave you.” Maybe we should all be a little braver in our youth. “Can we take a photo together?” “Wu Cangting, goodbye forever.” 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 No Spring Affairs 无春事 Male-Male Romance + Man Disguised as a Woman + Substitute Bride + Physical and Emotional Angst + Chasing His Wife to the Crematorium (Includes Illustrations) #A story about a greedy madman trying to drag the god he imagines into the mire with him [Tyrannical, Twisted Emperor Top × Gentle, Soft-Hearted Favored Consort Bottom] [Harsh physical abuse, read with caution. The main story has a tragic ending; the extras are sweet.] [The top is not a virgin; the bottom is.] “Is it true that immortals ar 176Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 32 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
- 33 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
- 34 A Tortured Love Between Human and Ghost: The Bricklayer 人鬼虐恋之泥瓦匠 A Tragic Love Between a Man and a Ghost: The Bricklayer —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 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
- 36 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
- 37 Fish Do Not Venture into Deep Woods 鱼不赴深林 Fish Don't Head for the Deep Woods 45Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 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
- 39 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
- 40 My Master Regretted It After My Immortal Bones Were Stolen 我被挖去仙骨后师尊后悔了 I was the least valued disciple in the sect, yet shamefully, I fell in love with my own master. The most doted-on junior disciple falsely accused me of colluding with the demon race, and even exposed my secret crush to everyone. My master hated the demon race most of all. He stripped me of my immortal bones and gave them to my junior to increase his cultivation. Amid endless darkness and agony, I gradually stopped breathing. The master who had once been like a bright moon and a gentle breeze hel 8.6kReads—Score34514d adds
- 41 A Musical Romance in the Ancestral Home “骨灰房”里的音乐奇缘 A Musical Romance in a ‘Grave-Ash House’ 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 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
- 43 Sell Me to Pay Off the Debt 把我卖了还债 The mistakes Kang Nan made as a child turned him into a boy neither his father nor mother loved. But he always feels he still owes his family, and believes all the hardship he suffers now is repayment for what he owed them back then. Just when he’s at the end of his rope, Feng Bei appears and pulls him out of the fire, only to lead him into his own swamp. 595Reads8.8Score10814d adds
- 44 Watching Pear Blossoms Fall with a Smile 梨花笑看梨花落 [Two male leads, no female lead, equally matched, loving and fighting each other] Blurb: With blue-black brows and a flower-shaped forehead ornament, he told him, “That doesn’t suit you.” With his hair bound by a silver crown and dressed in fine robes, he told him, “That doesn’t suit you.” With a long sword in hand and silver armor stained with blood, he told him, “That doesn’t suit you.” He asked him, “What do you have to look like to be your true self?” He smiled. By the time the flames of war 22Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 45 It's Raining, Shen Zhi Doesn't Fit In 下雨了，沈枳不合 It’s raining. Shen Zhi doesn’t fit in. 145Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 For the Rest of My Life, I'll Comfort You with Stardust 余生以星尘慰我 For the rest of my life, I’ll let stardust comfort me 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 The Worthy Minister Never Returns 良臣不归 A Worthy Minister Never Returns 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 Day Thirteen at Conversion Therapy 在戒同所的第十三天 My mother killed me, my father ate me, and my brothers and sisters sat at the table, gathering up my remains before burying them beneath the cold marble. Lin Wan grew up starved of love. When she met Zhou Yang, she thought she had found her own sun. Instead, he was a ticket to hell. One-way trip to a conversion camp~ Please read with an open mind, and go easy on me (இωஇ) 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Hey, Our Love 嗨，我们的爱 A sequel to Hello, My Love Pure sweetness, no angst. The leads are hopeless romantics. If that's not your thing, please don't read. Thank you all for enjoying the story! Song Qing has lost his memory and forgotten who I am. He cares about me, but not because he loves me. He has forgotten everything about us, forgotten how he fell in love with me, and forgotten how to love me. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 The Fallen Crown Prince, a Prisoner in Chains 亡国太子阶下囚 This is an angsty story: physical torment in the first half, emotional torment in the second, coercive love, imprisonment in a dark room, and revenge. Mo Jingxuan spent three years plotting the destruction of the Yu Kingdom and preparing to take revenge on its emperor. After finally fighting his way to the city walls, he discovered that the damned emperor had died just days before he could break through the gates. With nowhere else to direct his overwhelming hatred, he turned it on Lin Chen, the 667Reads6.5Score10114d adds
