Novels like The Underdog Strikes Back: I Came First, but My Parents Are Dead
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- 151 Block Me, Then Hold Me Close 拉黑我，抱紧我 #UnhingedAndPerverse Everyone knows Lu Chenzhou is the ruthless, heartless king of the business world. Nobody knows he’s been my secret boyfriend for five years, so humble that he doesn’t even dare post about me on social media. Until that day, when he personally signed the contract to acquire my father’s company and watched my entire family, with nowhere else to turn, kneel before him. “Shi Nian, beg me.” He gripped my chin, not a trace of warmth in his eyes. I smiled. Right in front of him 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 152 The Final Greed of Mortal Ties 尘缘最后的贪婪 After that person died a cruel death, she abandoned her path to immortality and plunged headlong into the demonic abyss. From that day onward, the pure-hearted cultivator of old was gone, replaced by a fiend with blood on her hands whom everyone feared. She had killed too many people and borne too many sins. Everyone in the world cursed her behind her back, saying she had gone mad and was beyond saving. Her trail of blood stretched to the very edge of the cultivation world. No one knew that the 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 153 Reborn as My Childhood Sweetheart's Moonlight 重生之我成为青梅的白月光 In my previous life, I was a wealthy heiress who fell in love with my childhood sweetheart. But he joined forces with human traffickers and sold me into the mountains. Only later did I learn that someone loved me more than life itself. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 154 Blood-Red Neon: Being Reborn Can't Change Fate 血色霓虹：重生改变不了命运 Blood-Red Neon: Being Reborn Can't Change Fate 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 155 The Enchantress Xiao Tao 倾国女手之魔女小淘 The Enchantress's Little Adventure 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 156 He Died the Year I Loved Him Most 他死在了我最爱他的那一年 He died in the year I loved him most 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 157 Tribulation of Thunder: Scientific Cultivation in Another World 雷劫：我在异界科学修仙 Tribulation Lightning: I Cultivate Immortality Scientifically in Another World 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 158 A Wager: How Many Ghosts Are in the King of Hell's Coffin? 赌一赌：阎王的棺材里装了几个鬼？ Let's Bet: How Many Ghosts Are in the King of Hell's Coffin? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 159 After I Left the Band, the Lead Singer Quit 我退队后，主唱他不干了 Everyone in the band knew I’d been chasing Xu Jinan for four years. I was once a top student at a prestigious music conservatory, but I was content just to be his guitarist. In our fourth year, Xu Jinan brought back a sweet-looking girl. “From today on, Mi Band will have two lead singers.” After seeing just how much Xu Jinan doted on Chen Keke, I finally gave up. I submitted my resignation to our manager and, with my cancer diagnosis in hand, left for another country. Xu Jinan thought I’d stay b 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 160 A Dream Buried for Ten Years 十年沉梦 A twenty-six-year-old soul lives inside a sixteen-year-old body. Su Wan returns reborn to her high school years, carrying the exhaustion, trauma, and regret of the decade to come. Before her are her living, breathing father and her radiant, smiling older sister: the warmth she once longed so desperately to reclaim. The ancient ring from that snowy night is her only link to the past, and it holds all the riddles behind her rebirth. She thinks this will be a lonely journey, until she meets a boy n 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 161 The Butterfly Cannot Cross the Vast Sea 蝴蝶飞不过沧海 I thought love’s destination was having it all. Who knew that a lovesick fool could give everything and end up with nothing? I was hopelessly lovestruck, and Mu Ge controlled every part of my life. He was my whole world. Mu Ge was lovesick too, but Wu Tong was his entire galaxy. I loved Mu Ge so desperately I’d throw myself into the flames like a moth. Mu Ge let Wu Tong lead him around by the nose, without a single complaint. As Carnation would put it, it was all fate, all debts: debts that coul 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 162 Mr. Ji's Innocent Convict Wife 际总的无辜罪妻 Nan Haojing asked her, “Do you still love Ji Yunzhou?” Love??? How could she! She hated him! Hated him so much... Just when everyone thought she would put the past behind her and spend the rest of her life with Ji Yunzhou, Bai Yuqiao left him for good... 71Reads—Score—14d adds
- 163 The Agent Princess Wants a Divorce 特工王妃要休夫 Gu Lingxi, the top special agent, dies in an explosion during a mission! After transmigrating to another world, watch as Gu Lingxi stands up for the weak original owner and thrashes her wicked mother and daughter, those white lotus flowers! With a magical space at her disposal, she’s ready to thrive in another world, and can choose from all kinds of handsome men! But a certain calculating prince won’t stop clinging to her! He scowls: “I forbid it!” She snaps back: “I’ll write you ten thousand di 22Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 164 The Sorrow of the Wind Leaves No Trace 风之殇无痕 Loneliness whispers without a sound, Wind and snow blanket the mortal world; A quiet window shuts away my sorrow, Who will hear the story of my life? The meaning of life is not merely breathing the air of the present; Nor is forgetting simply laying down what is supposedly a heavy burden. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 165 The Princess's Bones-Eating Torment: Imprisoned in the General's Bed 公主蚀骨，沦为将军榻上囚 Chang Xi never imagined that she, a highborn princess, would become a slave to the Di people. On a dark and windy night, she sneaks out, but Su Huai appears before her like a ghost. "Guess who will survive tonight?" The wind of his sword sweeps past her throat. When she wakes again, Chang Xi is hanging in a damp, gloomy dungeon. Su Huai locks her in an iron cage and lowers it into a pool. "How does it feel?" Chang Xi doesn't know why, but she can feel that this man hates her to the bone. He 570Reads—Score15614d adds
- 166 Spoiled and Swayed: I’m Determined to Win Over My Bankrupt Ex-Wife! 豢养诱哄：破产前妻我宠定你了！ [Cool-Tempered, Wealthy-Heir Surgeon × Sweet, Down-and-Out Heiress from a Bankrupt Family] + [Both Chaste + Mild Angst + Second-Chance Romance + Intense Push and Pull + The Ex-Husband's Regret Comes Too Late] Yin Xi Yan never imagined that on the very first day she returned to China, she would be abducted and forced to repay her bankrupt father's debts after he took his own life, delivered straight to her ex-husband Jin Yan Lun's bed. “Since I've bought you, do your duty tonight.” She trembled a 962Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 167 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
- 168 Goodnight, Little Caterpillar 晚安毛毛虫 A tragic romance with sweetness first, then heartbreak. Read with caution. She gets a message saying her husband is having sex with a young woman. She storms into the hotel, beats up the mistress, then beats up her husband. In her fury, she suffers a miscarriage too. After enduring the pain of losing her child, she asks for a divorce and threatens to hurt herself if he refuses. After they divorce, the second male lead, who has remained faithful to her for twenty years, launches his pursuit, whil 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 169 The Eighth Winter 第八年雪 The Eighth Year of Snow —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 170 Snow Buries Yong'an, and the Rest of My Life Is Filled with Regret 雪覆永安，余生皆悔 Snow Buries Yong’an, and the Rest of My Life Is Filled with Regret 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 171 The War of the Apocalypse: Project Phoenix 末世之战·凤凰计划 Apocalypse War: Project Phoenix —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 172 The Story of Guan Xi 官禧传 [Court intrigue + love and hate intertwined + sweet yet angsty romance] The long-awaited wedding she had looked forward to with all her heart turned out to be a trap set long ago by the man she loved. Overnight, her entire family was slaughtered. For Guan Xi, it was a devastating blow. The love that had seemed so pure was, it turned out, full of lies and deception. Sometimes I wonder if these words can truly tell the whole story of Guan Xi’s life. There is a quiet resilience about Guan Xi. She l 91Reads—Score—14d adds
- 173 A Moonlit Wish 月明愿 [Tragic historical romance with a bad ending, slow start and strong payoff] [Those who love each other may not end up together, and those who do may not truly love each other] [In this world, perhaps the hardest things to obtain are not money and power] [The hardest thing to find is a heart that never changes] Preface: A thousand years ago, the realm was divided in two. The Celestial Dynasty and the Southern Wu Dynasty each claimed half the territory. Fearing the military might of Southern Wu, 139Reads—Score—14d adds
- 174 Three Years After My Wife Went Missing, She Forgot Me and Remembered Only Her First Love 妻子失踪三年后，把我忘了，只记得初恋 Three Years After My Wife Went Missing, She Forgot Me and Remembered Only Her First Love 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 175 Tortured Love: His Love Is Suffocating 虐恋：他的爱很窒息 After the chairman of Longcheng Group dies in an accident, eldest son Li Sijue inherits the position of CEO. He keeps Mu Qingwan, the daughter of the suspected culprit, imprisoned at his side and abuses her relentlessly to satisfy his hatred. But as time passes and the truth slowly comes to light, he realizes he has been tormenting the wrong person. When he finally lets her go, he discovers that he has fallen deeply in love with her. Faced with Li Sijue’s suffocating love, will Mu Qingwan stay, 1.5kReads6.7Score11014d adds
- 176 The Psychotic, Obsessive Female Boss and the Undercover Cop 疯批病娇女老大和卧底警察 A Crazy, Possessive Female Crime Boss and an Undercover Cop —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 177 Yi Xun Is Hard to Find 易洵难寻 Love is like a mountain spring, its gentle current winding all the way to Jiangnan. [Though I know your heart is true, I cannot find you. I hope you will turn back again and ease this longing of mine.] Qi Wan, an illegitimate daughter of the Qi family in Jiangnan, has been overlooked since childhood. She has no interest in business and only wants to live out her life in peace and freedom. Then Yi Xun appears and changes everything. He teaches Qi Wan the ways of business and stays by her side day 39Reads—Score—14d adds
- 178 Red Blade, Burning Heart 红刃焚心 The Red Blade Burns the Heart 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 179 The Mystery of My Parents' Fall into the Sea 双亲坠海之谜 The Mystery of Their Parents’ Disappearance at Sea 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 180 A Dream of the Pear Garden Amid the Flames of War 烽烟梨园梦 She is the gentle, graceful daughter of a distinguished family; he is the cold and imposing young marshal of Rongcheng. Their paths cross by chance. Captivated by that first glimpse, he pursues her relentlessly, while she keeps her distance and resists. After countless moments of push and pull, they finally acknowledge their feelings and marry. After the wedding, they are deeply devoted to each other, their lives as harmonious as music. But their happiness does not last. Japan invades China, war 151Reads—Score—14d adds
- 181 After He Died, I Made a Fortune Working at a Nightclub 他死后，我在夜场上班挣大钱 After He Died, I Made Big Money Working at Nightclubs 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 182 The Thirteen Generals of the Hongwu Kingdom 洪武国十三将 The Thirteen Generals of Hongwu —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 183 He Came Along, and It Was Like Being Intoxicated by the World 他来恰似人间中毒 Shiyi loved with humility, fearlessness, and despair. In the end, she lost her body and her life. In this heart-wrenching love affair, blades flashed without end, and no one could win. The ending was tragic because she realized the truth too late, while Lou Qianhua had understood it all too clearly from the very beginning. 116Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 184 Seven Years of Marriage, Mr. CEO’s Wife, Let’s Part Ways 结婚第七年，总裁妻子我们再见吧 On the Seventh Anniversary of Our Marriage, Mr. CEO, Let's Meet Again 432Reads—Score—14d adds
- 185 My Own Little Sister Tricked Me into Losing Everything 被亲妹妹骗得倾家荡产 His younger sister tricked him out of every last penny. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 186 Crimson Neon: The Tenth Shattered Pregnancy 血色霓虹：破碎的第十次怀孕 Blood-Red Neon: The Tenth Broken Pregnancy —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 187 Love Tilted at 36 Degrees 36度倾斜的爱 A heartbreaking angst novel, so tragic it'll bring tears to your eyes. The second male lead repeatedly forces himself on the heroine, kissing her and cruelly taking the upper hand. The male lead does nothing but kneel and cry. The heroine is unable to escape the entanglement and tribulations of love in either of her two lives. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 188 Fallen Blossoms Still Drift Toward the Jade Steps 乱红犹向玉阶飞 Xiao Seru said to Wen Jinchub: “A Chu, I know you still think of Miss Lu. I'm envious, but I'm not jealous. I don't expect you to truly let her go. I only hope you'll let me stay by your side... I may not be as talented or beautiful as Miss Lu, but my love for you is just as true!” Xiao Seru also said, “A Chu, I'm so happy I can be your wife. A Chu, I like you. I really, truly like you!” But later, Xiao Seru said to Wen Jinchub: “Wen Jinchub, she pushed me!” “Is Lu Liulian's child the only one w 120Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 189 She Went Mad With Regret After I Was Diagnosed With Late-Stage Stomach Cancer 我胃癌晚期后，她悔疯了 My girlfriend said she wanted to know what it felt like to be a female boss. Without a second thought, I transferred the company into her name. A reporter asked who she was most grateful to on her journey, but she nestled in the arms of a sweet-talking man and smiled coyly. “Big sister, of course I had to help you. It hurts my heart to see you struggle~” I curled up in my hospital bed, the diagnosis of stomach cancer glaring in my hands. Only later did I learn that the sweet-talking man had appr 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 190 I’ll Keep Loving You in Another World 在另一个世界继续爱你 I'll keep loving you in another world 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 191 Snow Falls, Soundlessly! 雪落，无声！ Snow falls, soundlessly! 98Reads—Score—14d adds
- 192 Day and Night, Stars and River 日昼星河 “Qiu Liang, you don’t love me at all!” Qing Yao was the person Qiu Liang loved with all his heart, but those were also the last words Qing Yao ever said to him. The regret in love isn’t that it has something to do with you, but that it has nothing to do with me anymore… 13Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 193 Burning by Day, Reduced to Ash by Night 昼焚夜烬 Day Burns, Night Turns to Ash 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 194 I Was Diagnosed With Stomach Cancer, but My Husband Abandoned Me to Pick Up His First Love 我确诊胃癌，老公抛下我去接白月光 His first love kept texting him, telling him to hurry up and divorce me. At first, even though we were married by contract, we were deeply in love. But after his first love returned to the country, he abandoned me again and again. I was already in the final stages of cancer, and when I died, he still didn’t make it in time to see me. I never expected the System to give me another chance at life. Given another chance, I made a different choice. 29Reads—Score—14d adds
- 195 I Want to See Her 【我想见见她】 BE / angst / modern romance / campus / pure love “Xu Guannan x Xia Ying” Before I leave, I want to see her... She likes blue. She likes Fulilian. I want to... take her to Hitachi Seaside Park in Japan. I hear it's covered in nemophila, a sea of blue flowers. 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 196 All Things Return to Dust 零落归尘 [Fantasy Romance / Tearjerker / Fate / Light Ensemble Cast] This is not a power fantasy, nor does it follow the usual tropes. There is no harem and no mindless heroine. A long-form mystery, with a light ensemble cast in the early chapters and the main plot taking center stage later. The setup takes its time, and the main story is heartbreaking, so reader discretion is advised. When sorrow congeals into an eternal night, and fate is ground to dust by the passage of time, can you still pick up th 58Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 197 In the Name of Love: I Erased His Memories 以爱之名：我删除了他的记忆 In the Name of Love: I Erased His Memories 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 198 Love Through a Thousand Torments: A Collection of Tortured Romances 万劫情深：虐恋短篇集 The bone-deep tenderness of concealing a terminal illness, the blood-curdling devotion of being bound as a substitute, a thousand-year obsession spanning the divide between life and death, and a battlefield farewell sealed by the flames of war... Every short story is a trial of love taken to its utmost extreme. They were once each other’s light, only to be ground to ash by fate. They spent the rest of their lives loving with all they had, yet it was never enough to overcome misunderstandings, pr —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 199 The Marriage We Missed 错过的婚姻 The wave of educated youths returning to the cities tore two people in love apart. Liu Yumei, a country girl, became pregnant before marriage and tried to hang herself, but survived. Her sister-in-law then sold her to human traffickers, who married her off to a man in the mountains. The educated youth Fang Shengqiang lost his memory in a car accident and missed his chance to be with Yumei. He married a rich woman and, with his wife’s support, became a corporate highflier. Liu Yumei became the w 236Reads—Score—14d adds
- 200 Six Months to Live: My Wife Begs Me to Forgive Her 剩六个月命，老婆哭求原谅 [Single heroine]+ [Bad ending]+ [Tearjerker] Chen Mo, timid and meek, has been married to Gao Ruoyun for three years, but their marriage has never been consummated! Gao Ruoyun despises Chen Mo for being spineless and bluntly asks him for a divorce. As if things couldn’t get any worse, Chen Mo learns that he has stomach cancer and only six months to live. With what little time he has left, Chen Mo just wants to let loose for once. From now on, he’ll live only for himself and his family. [My name 121Reads5.5Score—14d adds
