Novels like She Started Chasing Me After I Took a Leave of Absence
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- 51 Reborn: The Heartless Demon Lord Wants Me to Love Him 【重生】薄情魔尊求我爱他 Feng Shisan was the Demon Venerable Jun Wuxu's most useful blade, most loyal dog, and most perfectly suited plaything. After spending every day and night together, his affection crossed the line. Dazed by Jun Wuxu's playful teasing on a whim, Feng Shisan confessed his love, only to be met with scorn and indifference. After all, he was a blade, a dog, a toy, but never someone who could stand as Jun Wuxu's equal. In the great hall of the Yan Gui Bureau, he still couldn't bear to leave Jun Wuxu. He 1.1kReads7.1Score12414d adds
- 52 The Village Elders Taught Me Cultivation, but All I Learned Was How to Cook Snails 全村大佬教我修仙，我学会了煮螺 My name is Yu Xiaoyao, a healer led astray by ten powerful masters. The Sword Maniac taught me swordsmanship, so I trained a flying sword the size of a fingernail that’s only good for slicing fruit. The Bruiser taught me boxing, and I invented my own “Trash-Talk Fist,” cursing until my opponents lose their nerve. The Wine Immortal taught me spells, but all I know is “Blind You Silly,” which makes enemies cover their eyes and roll around. No healing required. As for the ancient divine weapon, t 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 No Such Person Exists 杳无此人 [Undercover Assassin vs. Narcotics Detective] “Jinchen, after I’m gone, I’m entrusting my sister to you.” “Don’t tell her what happened to me. She cries at the drop of a hat, and if she finds out, she’ll cry her head off.” “Yu Jinyan, you big liar! Now that you’re gone, who’s going to protect me? I have no family left…” The day after Yu Jinyan died, Yu Jinchu vanished without a trace, as if she had disappeared from the face of the earth. Jiang Jinchen searched for her like a madman. Seven years 340Reads—Score12514d adds
- 54 Married Off to the Enemy General 代嫁敌将 “Turning a general with such overwhelming pride into one of my people would be a pleasure in itself. It would be the greatest humiliation I could inflict on you…” Su Qinghan, a great general, is forced to take his country's princess's place in a political marriage and become the enemy kingdom's crown prince consort, enduring one humiliation after another. The crown prince initially treats Su Qinghan as nothing more than a play 743Reads8.4Score10614d adds
- 55 Forbidden Love in the Marquis's Household 侯府孽情 Lord Liu Chenyuan has taken a fourth wife into the Liu estate. Pity the principal wife, running herself ragged with all the household work while the lord hasn’t looked at him in ages. In the eyes of the servants at the Marquis of Liu’s residence, the new Fourth Lady seems to have claimed all of the lord’s affection. The servants can’t help wondering, “How is Madam doing now?” Han Fengyou is always so calm and gentle, helping others prepare for their weddings as he watches his husband take a new 1kReads6.1Score14514d adds
- 56 Snowfall in the Dark Alley 雪落暗巷 (The main story is complete) [One-on-one pure romance, not your typical angsty love story] Xie Fusang × Pei Yiliu/Ruan Yue Bottom with a psychological disorder × psychiatrist top Original title: Drowned At three in the morning after the first snow, there were not only plum blossoms ready to bloom, but also a notebook beneath the thin snow, holding memories and love. It snowed for three days and three nights, and the thin layer of snow grew deep. Strange. The notebook had no water on it, so why 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 System, Give Me Back My Sweet Romance Plot! 系统，还我甜文剧本！ [Two male leads, quick transmigration, a mix of sweetness and angst, obsessive, yandere, star-crossed love, HE] Synopsis: After I died, a System bound itself to me and turned me into a task-taker. It said it was a quick transmigration System that did sweet romance plots. I believed it. But when I was lying on the ground in the first world, waiting to bleed to death, things started to seem a little off. In the second world, I stared blankly at a plot about coercive possession. Was this really sup 241Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 58 After Torturing His Pregnant Wife to Death, the Mad CEO Fell to His Knees 虐死孕妻后，疯批总裁跪了 After Torturing His Pregnant Wife to Death, the Unhinged CEO Falls to His Knees 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 My Ex-Boyfriend Went Crazy After We Broke Up 分手后前男友疯了 (Completed) The trash top gets his comeuppance and turns lovesick Main pairing: gentle, handsome substitute bottom x tsundere top who says one thing but means another On the surface, Lin Jin is the lover of Sheng Yanzhi, a powerful figure in the entertainment industry. In private, he is only a substitute. When Sheng Yanzhi tramples his sincere feelings underfoot, Lin Jin pretends it doesn’t hurt. When Sheng Yanzhi leaves him to the kidnappers so he can save the one he loves, Lin Jin pretends not 7kReads8.9Score64114d adds
- 60 If We Could Meet as We Did at First 若如初见 [There is no such thing as love without reason. Every love is forged through countless trials and tribulations, bound together across lifetimes…] “How could I ever bear not to love you? We don't have nearly enough time together as it is. How could we possibly waste time not loving each other?” No encounter is ever a coincidence. It takes five hundred glances exchanged as you pass by in a previous life to earn a meeting in this one… If all of this is just a dream, I hope I can dream a little lo 31Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 61 Year After Year, May We Always Be Safe and Sound 年年岁岁，岁岁平安 [Childhood Sweethearts + Love Triangle + Long-Planned Scheme + Tragic Romance + Mutual Salvation + Coercive Love Triangle] Warning: Angst! Not for fans of the female lead! Jiang Niánsui and Jiang Yian were childhood sweethearts, close as could be, until the arrival of the Song family’s young master forced them apart. Behind his gloomy, scheming exterior lay a deep love for her. Song Jinian’s exclusive devotion and affection gradually drew Jiang Niánsui into his tender embrace. Her childhood swee 604Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 62 The Day After, Tomorrow 次日，明日 Yang Yuan used to wear a dog collar around his neck. Zhao Er said he was worth less than a dog. Later, Zhao Er died. Yang Yuan strangled him with the same iron chain that had once held him like a dog. After that, Yang Yuan dragged the chain out of the coal mine. Opening theme: “Drunk on a Jug of Immortal Wine, Wandering the Eight Wastelands” Insert song: “Three Drinks in the Jianghu” Ending theme: “Drinking Alone” by Feng Gou Linyuan 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 I Put My Parents' Retirement Savings Into My Own Account 我把父母的养老钱存进了自己账户 I Put My Parents' Retirement Savings in My Own Account 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 The Mad Beauty Loves to Fish, and the Chief Justice Is Hooked 疯批美人爱钓鱼，大法官被钓疯了 Wen Shiyan, a romance scammer accused by 78 victims, was finally caught and sentenced to forty years in prison. And because he talked back to the presiding judge in court, his sentence also included going to minor worlds to suffer the pain of love. Wen Shiyan’s reaction? Ha. In his life, he’d suffered every kind of hardship, except the pain of love. Because only people who fall in love suffer. Overbearing CEO who keeps a lover as a stand-in: “Wen Shiyan, have you ever loved me at all?!” (Complet 279Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 65 Mr. Qi, Loving You Is a Living Hell 祁先生，爱你是人间炼狱 The story begins with the words, “This woman is yours.” Then Jiang Zhiyu is framed by Qi Han’s fiancée, who hires an assassin to kill him. Because of this, Qi Han destroys the Jiang family and sends her brother to prison. In the end, does he love her, or does he just feel guilty? Let’s find out. 178Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 66 President Xiao, Your Wife Says You Have to Sleep in the Study Tonight 萧总，夫人让你今晚睡书房 “The Pursuit of a Wife After Losing Her” + “A Heartbreaking Romance” When Mu Zhixia was five, she was as spoiled as a little princess, the only light on the long road traveled by Mu Jingheng and Xiao Xulin. But later, in the name of protecting her, Mu Jingheng married her off to his subordinate. On their wedding night, the groom fled, making her a laughingstock throughout the Dongli Kingdom. Meanwhile, Mu Jingheng turned around and decided to marry the person she hated most. She struggled and fo 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 67 Quick Transmigration: Everyone Gets a Bad Ending 快穿之全员BE Before Wen Bai remembered everything, he always thought he had died in a car accident. Only later did he learn that he had jumped into a river and died. After taking on a new identity and experiencing someone else’s life, he thought it wasn’t so bad. But when he broke the cycle, he stumbled straight into an even deeper abyss. That person was powerful to the point of being twisted, consumed by an envy so intense it made people want to run, and by suspicion… He had never truly trusted Wen Bai. Wen 28Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 68 Captive Paper Cranes 囚禁千纸鹤 Tearjerker, tearjerker, tearjerker!!! Important things should be said three times. If you don't like it, don't read! Lin He: “I once folded my whole heart into the wings of a paper crane, writing your name stroke by stroke, thinking that if I gathered enough longing, the wind would carry me to your side. But I forgot that you stood so high and so far away. My wings were too light to bear the weight of my love, and even my courage to approach you was slowly worn away by the wind. I could only sta 653Reads—Score—14d adds
- 69 Red and White, Misaligned 红白错 Xie Kezhen is the young owner of a funeral business in Huicheng, known by office workers as a “stingy rich kid.” Wu Zhuo is the small-business owner of Yuanzhuo Weddings. He weaves beautiful words while officiating weddings, but once he steps off the stage, he barely says a thing. After a mix-up on a blind date, Wu Zhuo mistakes Xie Kezhen for someone else, but Xie Kezhen can't get him out of his head. Flowers, fixing the hallway light, sending business his way, playing the suona in a Western re 302Reads—Score10314d adds
- 70 After Torturing My Master to Death, the Demon Lord Pursues His Husband to the Ends of the Earth 虐死师尊后，魔尊他追夫火葬场 A white-haired, emotionless cultivator who killed her husband to prove her righteousness VS her disciple, a corrupted ancient Demon Venerable Five hundred years ago, the greatest genius of the Immortal Sect killed her husband during their wedding ceremony to prove her righteousness. Five hundred years later, Xuan Ye, the disciple Rong Li had killed, transformed into an ancient Demon Venerable and came to take revenge on her. He imprisoned her, abused her, and humiliated her. He turned the once-r 563Reads8.4Score10614d adds
- 71 You Spent a Lifetime Hating the One Who Fought with Everything They Had to Love You 你用一辈子的恨，防了一个拼了命爱你的人 You spent a lifetime of hatred guarding yourself against someone who was willing to give everything to love you. 457Reads—Score314d adds
- 72 When the Tears Run Dry 清泪尽 He never imagined that his gentle, loyal little guard could be as savage as a wolf. Not only did he seize his kingdom and slaughter his subjects, he also imprisoned and humiliated him. He knows the past is like smoke, but how could a love this deep simply be cast aside? 70Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 73 Snowfall on the Road Home 雪漫归途 Northeastern big potato Zhang Feng vs. Southern little bean sprout Chen Zui Modern + quality fiction + two male leads + urban life + happy ending + sweet romance + realism + mutual redemption + bittersweet The river breeze in Jishi always carried a bone-chilling bite, much like Zhang Feng, who was thirty-six. Fresh off a breakup, he scraped by doing rideshare work that barely paid, muddling through life amid the old town’s everyday bustle. Life had worn his heart rough and heavy. Then, one late 156Reads—Score—14d adds
- 74 After His Master’s Death, the Disciple Who Hated Him Went Mad 师尊死后，恨他入骨的孽徒疯了 [Two male leads + one-on-one romance, both have only ever been with each other + angsty drama + groveling reconciliation + short story] “Master, your Path of Passionlessness has shattered to pieces because of me…” “Master, you never would have guessed that your precious disciple is a demon…” “Master, the way you wag your tail and beg for pleasure in front of your disciple is truly… disgusting.” Two years ago, Ji Cangye threw Yan Leng, who had been poisoned by an aphrodisiac, into a brothel and w 653Reads8.1Score10214d adds
- 75 I Pretended to Be a Woman for Eighteen Years 我扮了十八年女人 I Pretended to Be a Woman for Eighteen Years 45Reads—Score—14d adds
- 76 Reborn: My Shadow Guard Got Punished Again Today 重生之影卫他今天又挨罚了 [Both reborn + mild physical angst + angst first, then sweetness + mutual devotion + happy ending] Main couple: loyal, taciturn shadow guard shou with a bit of a temper | Chu Yanshu & cold, arrogant gong | Duan Yusheng Secondary couple: supremely skilled secret guard shou | Mu Yuanzheng & cold-faced, warm-hearted emperor gong | Liang Songjie The gong is older in both couples. The setting is fictional, and the author decides all the rules. There are many characters, so don’t read if that’s not yo 849Reads8.9Score10714d adds
- 77 After My Husband Gave His Kidney to His One True Love 老公把肾给了白月光后 After My Husband Donated His Kidney to His White Moonlight 7.3kReads—Score17114d adds
- 78 The Sunshine Isn't Warm 阳光不温暖 Luo Yiyi lost both her parents when she was young and had only her grandmother to rely on. After finally getting into Haicheng No. 1 High School, she became the victim of severe school bullying. Qin Yan, the pampered daughter of the Qin family, was her bully, while Qin Yan’s older brother, Qin Chuan, spoiled her rotten. After enduring Qin Yan’s petty tricks and Qin Chuan’s lies, Luo Yiyi was left wounded in both body and mind. Just before the college entrance exams, Qin Chuan accidentally discov 141Reads—Score—14d adds
- 79 Mr. Nan, I Hope You Exist Only in My Memories 南先生，希望你只存在回忆里 [Forced Love | Selective Amnesia | The Wife-Chasing Crematorium | Both Pure] After her family is destroyed and she suffers endless humiliation, Yu Suyang is dragged into hell by Nan Sili himself. Whether she lives or dies is unknown. Three years later, when she returns to the capital, she chooses to forget everything about Nan Sili. But fate brings them together again. As they get to know each other all over again, Nan Sili falls in love with her without realizing it, then goes to great lengt 754Reads—Score11114d adds
- 80 After Coming Back, Everyone Hated Me 穿回来后我成了万人嫌 [Extremely popular streamer top & retired celebrity bottom] Wen Tang somehow ended up in the cultivation world. A month later, he returned to his own world and discovered he had become a megastar. It turned out that the person who had swapped identities with him had seen Wen Tang’s peerless beauty and promptly entered the entertainment industry. In just six months, he became a sensation across the internet and a top-tier celebrity. Then, for some reason, a string of negative stories broke just a 1.3kReads9.3Score14614d adds
- 81 A Bone-Deep Seduction 蚀骨诱哄 “Big brother, could you be gentle with me just once...” “Sure. How would you like that? Cut off a finger, pull out your nails, or roll across a bed of nails? If you hurt someone, you have to pay the price!” Shen Changmu looked with utter disgust at the woman writhing on the floor, her whole body trembling with pain. She was the wife his grandfather had forced him to marry. He didn't love her, though he couldn't deny that she knew exactly how to seduce him, tempting him again and again until he 2kReads6.0Score10214d adds
- 82 The Young Master Doesn't Want to Turn Back 小少爷不想回头了 [Everyone Gets Their Comeuppance x Amnesia, Thinks He's a Corporate Drone x Fakes His Death x Sleepwalking x Forced Romance x Scarred but Stunning] A cheerful, sunny bottom who’s good at talking himself through things, starts off moody but later becomes cold and loveless, VS a powerful, obsessive top. Qi Ming read a melodramatic novel where the protagonist suffered terribly, both in body and mind. Qi Ming, a corporate drone, thought: What a disaster. So, for revenge, he happily replaced every in 997Reads8.9Score10114d adds
- 83 Captain Qin, Your Wife Really Wants a Divorce 秦机长，太太是真的想离婚了 [Intense, Seductive Airline Captain vs. Beautiful, Rebellious Flight Attendant] Three years into her marriage to Qin Buzhou, Li Ruan thought they were a perfect match in married life. Only later did she realize they were compatible in bed and nowhere else. Qin Buzhou would always care most about his adopted stepsister, his so-called unrequited love. Li Ruan moved out of their marital home, disillusioned, and asked for a divorce. * In everyone’s eyes, Li Ruan was a scheming woman who had married 8.3kReads7.1Score62514d adds
- 84 One Taste Was All It Took: The Crown Prince Is Hooked 初次尝鲜，太子爷上瘾了 [Carefree, rebellious young master × beautiful, tragic dream girl, strong yet fragile] Shen Yanci lived life boldly and without restraint, until he met her. He was the young master everyone in Beijing’s elite circles feared, rebellious on the racetrack and dismissive of love. Yet he fell hard for Su Nianxing. A drunk-driving incident led to a misunderstanding between them, and Su Nianxing personally ended their pregnancy… He was her sugar daddy, paying ten thousand each time. He hated her and qu 28kReads8.1Score1.4k14d adds
- 85 A Frail Body That Can’t Bear the Burden 病骨难承 Two Male Leads + Poor Health Wen Xiaoqi’s life is a fall from blazing warmth into desolation. When he is gravely ill, he sleeps with Dai Yichen, severs his attachment, and runs away. He returns to the “home” he had longed for, only to discover that this so-called home is not as simple as it appears; He fights his way out, with nowhere to go, and is taken in like a stray cat by the lover he once had. He thinks he has found salvation, but it turns out to be another abyss. His health is spent, his 2.4kReads6.3Score33214d adds
- 86 The Stepmother Enters the Game, and I Rise to the Top 后妈入局，我即巅峰 Urban comeback #multiple heroines #wealthy family feuds #power struggles #return after lying low #stepmother joins the game In one night, everything comes crashing down. His father falls into a coma, and the Tian family loses its entire fortune. Tian Lengyin, once the pride of the world, plummets from the clouds into the mire, becoming a stray dog everyone can bully. In his darkest hour, several stunning women enter the picture, weaving a web of entangled emotions and interests. His stepmother 86Reads—Score—14d adds
- 87 My Younger Brother Actually Followed Me Here 我的弟弟竟然跟过来了 Two male leads, brothers who live next door. They meet by chance on a wall, and together see things through to the end. If lots of people want to read it, I'll write my next book from the younger brother's perspective. This one is mainly told from the older brother's perspective, with him as the pursuer. 4Reads—Score114d adds
- 88 At Seventeen, He Told Me Love Means Letting Go 17岁的他告诉我，爱是放手 At seventeen, he told me that love means letting go. 369Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 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
- 90 The Book Between Two Worlds: The Emperor’s Caged Phoenix Breaks Its Neck at Last 两界书：帝王囚凰终折颈 [Both virgins + groveling redemption + palace and household intrigue + tragic romance] On my first day as a princess sent off for a political marriage, he made me drink poisoned wine. What he didn’t know was that I was a modern-day expert in pharmacology and toxicology, a veritable King of Hell. He suspected me, despised me, and abandoned me. At every turn between life and death, he chose someone else. He thought he loved his unattainable first love, so he protected her and trusted her. He had 48Reads—Score—14d adds
- 91 I Lost My Chance to Become a Mother to Save Him, but He Had a Child with Someone Else 为了救他我失去当妈妈的机会，他却和别人有了孩子 I lost my chance to become a mother to save him, but he had a child with someone else 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 92 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
- 93 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
- 94 A Twisted, Tormenting Love 变态虐恋 A twisted, sadistic top × a gentle, kind-hearted bottom [Two male leads + twisted and sadistic + groveling redemption + HE] Angst! Lots of angst! Read with caution! (The author has a very sound moral compass, so you can rest assured.) Because of his family circumstances, Shao Wenyu's personality grows more and more twisted. He hates anything he can't control. Yet he can reserve all his tenderness for the one person he loves, his white moonlight. But he never expected that one day he would be re 4.3kReads8.2Score26214d adds
- 95 Father, Don't Be Angry. Your Son Knows He Was Wrong 父皇别凶，儿臣知错了 (The entire novel is complete, so jump in and enjoy!) [Father-Son Bond + Ancient-Style Political Intrigue + Crown Prince's Upbringing + Physical and Emotional Torture, Followed by a Groveling Redemption] He drinks the poisoned wine his mother gives him, becoming the sharpest blade of Great Qi. His proud spirit is broken bit by bit, and he becomes the empire's most loyal, solitary subject. He thinks that as long as he endures and obeys, he can eventually earn a little of his father's affection. B 16.4kReads7.6Score1.3k14d adds
- 96 He's Gone! 他不在了！ When Gu Chang’an was three, his father remarried and his mother left. His family was shattered, and so was he. From then on, home was no longer Gu Chang’an’s harbor or his refuge from the storm. When he felt wronged, he had nowhere to hide. Until Ding Tingting appeared. She was like a beam of light shining down on Gu Chang’an… 716Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 97 Soft Fishbone 软鱼刺 Yu Wen is the envied Mrs. Sheng, admired by everyone in their social circle. She plays the part of a devoted wife, living in perfect harmony with Sheng Wen. Little do they know, there is someone she has loved all her life but can never have. 2.1kReads8.6Score12514d adds
- 98 The Young General’s One True Love 少年将军独倾心 Su Yao gazes at her increasingly pale reflection in the bronze mirror, her heart bitter. Her husband’s death has left her fate hanging by a thread. Her greedy father and the complicated household are all driving her toward a dead end, until a tall figure clad in silver armor enters her sight. He is Zhao Haotian, a young general and the household’s second son, as well as her only chance at survival. A struggle for survival and love quietly unfolds within the sprawling estate. Su Yao plans her eve 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 99 I Curse You to Fall in Love With Me 我诅咒你爱上我 [Captivity + Gu Poison + Chasing His Lover + Taming a Man + Ghost Bottom + Priest + Mild Folk-Horror + Faked Death + Happy Ending] The rating has just opened and will rise. A cruel scumbag turned lovesick, weepy puppy of a top × a seemingly innocent but dark and twisted priest bottom Li Xianguang is a notorious playboy, famous throughout Qinghu for never turning anyone down. On a trip, he got horny and set his sights on a priest performing a sacrificial dance in the area. He flirted as usual, 3.1kReads8.4Score49714d adds
- 100 An Appreciation of Intimacy Between Modern Couples 当代伴侣间亲密关系美学赏析 [Two Male Leads + Forced Romance + Trigger Warnings + Emotional Clashes] “What do you think is the most important trait for maintaining a long-lasting intimate relationship between modern partners?” “Mr. Rong, I don’t think there’s one right answer. Love, perhaps?” “No. Devotion and loyalty.” Powerful, influential businessman gong VS mentally resilient university professor canary shou [It turns out I can edit the synopsis! So here’s a warning for readers who haven’t started yet: this is magical 2.6kReads8.1Score15214d adds
