Novels like The Thirteenth Book by Dagu Niangmei
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- 151 On Her Wedding Night, the Fake Heiress Is Stolen Away by a Cold, Powerful Official 新婚夜，假千金被清冷权臣抢亲 Taking one day off on September 13 (Cold and unhinged + scheming fake heiress + domineering pursuit + running away while pregnant) Synopsis: Nan Shu was once the cherished young lady of the Xie family, but her fate changed when she was fifteen. The real Xie heiress came to claim her place. From then on, Nan Shu became a fake heiress living under someone else’s roof, not even allowed to keep her surname. Others said the Xie family was kind to let a fake heiress like her continue enjoying a life o 78Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 152 Be a Good Baby and Break Up With Him 宝宝听话，和他分手 (Just started getting rated) [Forced love, groveling redemption, reborn, happy ending] Jiang Li had been brainwashed by her mother since childhood into believing she had to win over Zhu Lianqing, the Zhu family's young heir. At last, after pursuing him shamelessly, she married him right after graduating from university. Zhu Lianqing was usually warm and courteous to everyone, but cruel to Jiang Li. He was possessively obsessive, kissing her and coaxing her. Jiang Li had always been obedient, but 5.2kReads6.0Score54714d adds
- 153 Escape from Jiana Island 逃离迦那岛 [Taking by force + coercive love + wealthy-family feuds] This is Jiana Island, where he holds sway over everything and where her misfortune begins. She wakes from a coma with no identity and no memories, mistaking him for the man from her dreams. He gives her a name and claims to be her boyfriend. He treats her well, but she gradually realizes that his words are full of lies. Her name is fake, and so is his claim to be her boyfriend. She begins searching for her memories and identity, hoping to 890Reads8.5Score10414d adds
- 154 After Claiming Him by Force, the Crown Prince Keeps Pursuing, Competing, and Flirting with Me 强取豪夺后，太子又争又抢又撩野 (Forced marriage and conquest, intense tension, the powerful one bowing his head, a gorgeous and brazen young escort chief VS a ruthless, hot-tempered prince, both virgins) Prince Li Mingyu was looked down on from birth because his mother's family was lowborn. He was sent to a military camp on the frontier to be toughened up. But who could have expected a palace coup? Li Mingyu returned to the palace with 150,000 frontier soldiers to save the emperor. All the princes of noble birth were killed o 152Reads—Score1514d adds
- 155 The Mad Tyrant's Punishment of His Sweetheart 疯执惩娇 A story about a sunny, cheerful beauty raised in a loving family, who is carefully manipulated, devoured, and locked away by the obsessive, unhinged boy she's known since childhood. Sunny, soft-hearted beauty × possessive, obsessive tycoon Coercive love & a psychologically troubled hero & childhood friends & sweet and angsty & both virgins 2.6kReads7.0Score10714d adds
- 156 The Rich Young Master Was Forced to Marry Me, Now He Begs for Kisses Every Day 资本家少爷被强娶后，每天求亲亲 [Period setting + marriage first, love later + older woman/younger man romance + sweet romance + adorable child + everyday family life] Bold, domineering young widow vs. refined young master A period-era version of Sniping on a Butterfly Li Hongmei followed the latest trends and traveled back to the 1970s. She didn’t become a capitalist’s daughter or an educated youth sent to the countryside. Instead, she became a rural widow. To make matters even more outrageous, her original self’s mother-in-l 204Reads—Score—14d adds
- 157 After Going Home with My Fiancé, He Started Fighting for Me Again 和未婚夫回家后，疯批他又争又抢 Ballet-dancing good girl with a fake innocent facade vs. a wild, unhinged Mafia boss; love at first sight, possessive abduction, intense push and pull, a striking difference in build and age, sizzling sexual tension, and a powerful man lowering his head for her Fu Yin accidentally crosses paths with him on the night she is hunted down. After she returns home with her fiancé that day, the man fights to claim her and insists on marrying her by force. On the Thames, he clasps her slender neck and k —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 158 Brother's Passion 哥哥贪欢 Shen Jianhuan is the apple of the Shen family's eye. An accident takes her parents' lives, leaving her and her adoptive older brother, Shen Song, to depend on each other. Shen Song dotes on her and cherishes her. As they spend day after day together, she becomes more and more dependent on him. On her eighteenth birthday, she looks forward to her brother's gift as always, but her life is turned upside down forever. Shen Song has finally waited for the fruit to ripen. He tears away the mask he's w 2.7kReads8.5Score12914d adds
- 159 The Delicate Beauty Marries Again: The Wild, Rugged Man Falls for Her 娇软美人二嫁：疯野糙汉沦陷 [Slow-Burn Romance + Love Grows Over Time + Sweet, Docile Beauty vs. Wild, Rugged Man + Size Difference] People are doomed when compared to other people, and goods are better off when compared to other goods. When it comes to men, though, the rule is simple: out with the old, in with the new. Each one is better than the last. Meng Yingtang’s husband’s family demoted her from wife to concubine. She refused to accept it, so they forced her out and sent her home. On the way, she accidentally fell i 7kReads8.9Score91014d adds
- 160 Spring in the Brocade Tent: The Rebellious Young General Takes the Cool and Composed Heiress by Force 锦帐春：桀骜小将军强娶清冷千金 [Marriage before love + Mildly coercive romance + Older sister and younger puppy-dog romance] [A rebellious, wolfish young marquis]& [A cool, reserved, gentle heroine] [Both leads are chaste] At the New Year’s palace banquet, Bai Youhe, the Chancellor’s daughter, stood out in a water-red palace gown, her beauty unmatched and every gesture as graceful as an immortal descending to earth. Han Qing took one look and thought about her for three years. During those three years of war on the northern 1.3kReads8.5Score10014d adds
- 161 A Minor Official's Daughter's Guide to Wealth 小官之女的富贵手札 [Born into the Story as a Baby + Daughter of a Minor Official + Retired Court Lady + Mistress of the Household][No System, No Golden Finger, Not a Wish-Fulfillment Story (If you like a fast pace and nonstop thrills, read with caution)] [A daughter of a minor official’s coming-of-age story. The heroine isn’t perfect, and she gradually changes. Early on, the focus is on her family and life as a court lady; later, she leaves the palace.] (If you’re looking for a heroine who enters the story already 2.2kReads8.6Score18614d adds
- 162 Savage Plunder 暴烈掠夺 Content warnings: 1. The heroine has been involved with three men, at different times. 2. The hero is chaste; the other two men are not. 3. No principles, no morals, coercive possession, old-school angst, with both leads suffering. [A lovesick hero who will stop at nothing to claim the heroine vs. a scheming "ungrateful" heroine who only wants to escape him] Synopsis: Jiang Bai knew from childhood that if she kept the Pei family's young master, Pei Wang, happy, she could stay by his side and enj 18.3kReads6.8Score1.3k14d adds
- 163 That Year, I Was Sixteen 那年拾六岁 When Li Shanyue was sixteen, her family traded her to Zhang Debiao from the neighboring village for three thousand yuan and two pigs. Zhang Debiao was a widower with two children. Everyone in the village said marrying him was Li Shanyue's fate. Li Shanyue didn't believe in fate. She smiled as she brought Zhang Debiao water and cooked his meals, cared for his two children as if they were her own, and kept the house spotless. Everyone thought she had accepted her lot. Zhang Debiao ended up wit 994Reads—Score11214d adds
- 164 I Bought a Husband and Hired a Shaman, Then Took the Capital by Storm with My Medical Skills 买相公跳大神，我靠医术轰动京城 Liu Yunmian, a highly skilled military doctor, accidentally transmigrates into a maid who has been disfigured, beaten, and sent home, now so ill she is on the brink of death. Her family bought a limping husband to bring them good luck. He carries a hen into the bridal chamber, and somehow the good luck works on him instead. He’s suddenly healed? Their home is bare? No problem! With her medical skills and incredible strength, she leads the whole family to wealth and prosperity. Her husband runs a 5.6kReads9.1Score75814d adds
- 165 The Hibiscus Brocade 芙蓉锦 She was a nobody in her own world, until a car accident brought her to another. She feels joy and sorrow, yet never pities herself; beneath warm spring curtains, she dreams of a life of her own. Xu Changyi, the Chancellor's eldest son, happened to take an interest in Chunlan, an unremarkable maid serving his fourth younger sister. But Chunlan wanted nothing to do with him and would rather flee than become a powerful man's concubine. She had no wish to be confined to the inner quarters like women 1.1kReads7.6Score10114d adds
- 166 Don't Flirt with Me: Your Big Brother's Wanted You for Ages 别撩我【哥哥觊觎你很久了】 Faux siblings, aloof little sister × gentle, scheming older brother Years of careful planning, with both hearts reaching for each other Five years later, Shi Mu sees the person she has longed for day and night once more. Afraid she'll make her worry, she says, “Thank you for never giving up on me.” This is the person she loves most. Five years later, Xu Zhifan sees Shi Mu again, and the feelings that never faded surge through him. Through every day and night since she left, he has simply tried 340Reads—Score—14d adds
- 167 Keep Her as Your Captive, You Madman, and Torment Her Night After Night 囚宠她，疯批大佬夜夜欺 [Possessive pursuit + angst before sweetness + groveling ex + forced love + old-school melodrama + powerful man humbled by love + both inexperienced + sugar daddy + kept woman] [Cold-blooded, domineering bastard x soft-hearted but resilient sweetheart] With her mother gravely ill, Xu Zhizhi took a job at a private club, hoping to earn more money for her treatment. She never expected to accidentally damage a jade pendant belonging to a powerful man. The pendant was worth 20 million, far more than 5.3kReads—Score25414d adds
- 168 Claimed! A Crazy, Possessive Love 独占！疯批强制爱 Standalone stories / short-story collection / forced love / dark, unhinged characters The second installment of Uncontrollable! Forced into Love. When love and obsessive desire take hold, possessing someone all to himself becomes his deepest wish. And so, forcing her to love him becomes the best way to get what he wants. Continues from the previous installment. A collection of short stories. Please don’t read if it’s not your thing. [Strong male lead, weaker female lead, love at first sight 713Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 169 Spring Berries 春日浆果 [Both devoted to each other + six-year age gap + simmering tension + secret crush] Among Nancheng’s most powerful families, Qi Shu was famous for her arrogance, pride, and disregard for everyone around her. Even more arrogant than her was her brother, Qi Siyin. Everyone who encountered his sharp edge had to give him a wide berth. Qi Siyin was a man as cold, dark, and dangerous as a venomous snake. Every socialite who tried to win his heart went home defeated. People could not help wondering what 4.2kReads8.9Score38614d adds
- 170 A Powerful Temptation 强势诱瘾 [Unhealthy possessiveness / long-laid plans / coercive romance / later henpecked husband / sweet romance] Not a strong heroine! Slightly fatherly male lead! ✨ (Sinister, volatile heir to the throne & sweet, gentle young heiress) The year Lu Yuchen returned to the Lu family, a young heiress came to stay with them. From then on, his greatest pleasure was making her cry. A young man’s mad love was possessiveness taken to the extreme. In his eyes, a doll so exquisite had to be kept safely within his 1.7kReads8.4Score14114d adds
- 171 Half Autumn Wind, Half Verse 半阙秋风半阙诗 Transmigration, an alternate world, political intrigue... When Yun Shi first arrived in this world, she only wanted to watch from the sidelines. Later, she became part of the game and thought of using everything she had learned in her life to change the world. Even if one person's strength was tiny, she could still make a difference through her tireless efforts, even if only a little. She wanted to save her compatriots displaced by war, keep peaceful cities safe from its ravages, and ensure inno 395Reads—Score—14d adds
- 172 The Sandalwood Tribulation: Love Against the Wind 檀香劫之逆风承欢 Synopsis: [Male lead: Shen Yumu; female lead: Ye Xinwan] [Fallen heiress VS ruthless Southeast Asian heir] [Both sexually and emotionally devoted to one another; intense push and pull] [The ascetic prince falls from his pedestal | Possessive pursuit | He desperately tries to win her back] Shen Yumu, son of Southeast Asia’s richest man, traveled to India in person to procure the finest sandalwood as a birthday gift for his mother. Guided by a revered monk in childhood, he wore Buddhist prayer bea 5.1kReads8.8Score50614d adds
- 173 The Lady I Won Fair and Square: The Marquis Loves Her to Bits! 凭本事抢来的夫人，侯爷他超爱！ “A guaranteed sweet romance + delicate noblewoman vs. rough marquis + marriage first, love later + secret crush becomes mutual + the hero fights to win her back + the second male lead chases his wife to the crematorium.” Her first marriage ended in tragedy. When Lin Yueming married into the marquis’s household, she had little hope for married life. But once she entered the Marquis of Wu’an’s residence, she found a kind mother-in-law, a loving husband, and an affectionate sister-in-law. Her days 18.5kReads8.9Score2k14d adds
- 174 The Caged Prize: The Alluring Concubine 笼中之物之尤物小外室 1.4kReads8.1Score—14d adds
- 175 The Galaxy Falls Into My Arms 星河落下入怀中 The Galaxy Falls into My Embrace 205Reads—Score—14d adds
- 176 The Prince Came Back to Life After Being Buried with Ten Concubines 跟十个小妾合葬后，王爷气活了 The rating is low because this novel just came out. It’ll go up later~ [Double rebirth + both were unchaste before rebirth; after rebirth, the heroine is unchaste and the hero is chaste] [Pursuing his wife at the crematorium + multiple male leads] The heroine is sometimes a little scheming, sometimes coy, and loves putting on an act. Read with caution if that bothers you. Only after his death did Xiao Poye learn that his wife had never loved him! She had ten concubines buried with him, making h 18kReads7.9Score2.6k14d adds
- 177 Claiming Her for His Tent 夺她入帐 A story of forced marriage and ruthless possession (read with care if this isn't your thing; a Mary Sue, intense push and pull, and a lighthearted style.) + A heroine who is good at putting on an act, optimistic and quick-witted + She transmigrates and is determined to get home + The hero is pure in body and heart, but still a terrible person + He pursues his wife after driving her away + The heroine doesn't love the hero + The hero loses his mind When Qi Yan first proposed taking Shen Wan as h 2.7kReads8.8Score20714d adds
- 178 After the Roguish, Untamed General Took Me by Force 被又痞又野的将军强取豪夺后 [Wild and lovesick mad general VS clear-headed, glamorous actress with an older-sister vibe] [One-on-one romance, transmigration, sweet romance, wish fulfillment, mutual salvation] [Warnings: The female lead is a flirtatious, alluring beauty and an actress, so she's very clear-headed early on and is always acting. She only starts doting on her husband later, so don't criticize her early on~~ The male lead is a clear-headed hopeless romantic. He knows she's using him and deliberately plays along. 1.1kReads9.2Score12614d adds
- 179 Love's Captive, a Tragic Romance 爱囚雅殇 Part 1 Tang Fei had longed for family affection since childhood. When she grew up and learned about all the conflicts, that affection became something forever beyond her reach. At fifteen, she met Feng Yuchen and gave him all her sincerity. In the end, he trampled on it. Still, she continued to long for love. At last, when she was twenty, she decided to give up on Feng Yuchen. But he clung to her and used his power to tell her she would never escape him. Part 2 An Qingjia was the least noticeabl 9.8kReads8.4Score61714d adds
- 180 The Lock of Northern Capital 京北锁 They plucked her from the dust, washed away her ordinariness, and bestowed upon her the title, status, endless wealth, and protection that others could only dream of. They painstakingly shaped her into a bird living in a golden cage: docile, quiet, and never to leave. Only when she made her first escape and was imprisoned on an island did they gaze at this perfect “creation,” stripped of every emotion and left with nothing but vacant eyes, and realize that the triumph of their taming had brought 7.9kReads8.7Score44514d adds
- 181 Quick Transmigration: The Infertile Old Man Coaxes a Young Widow into Having His Baby 快穿：绝嗣老男人哄着小寡妇生娃 [One-on-one romance + both leads' first love + incredibly sweet romance and everyday moments; fast-paced, told from the heroine's perspective. The heroine isn't strong, and focuses on being pampered by her man. If that's not your cup of tea, please don't flame the author. The author is very sensitive.] The hard-luck heroine is always on the road to bringing misfortune to her husbands, one after another. Pi Tian is the famous young widow in the neighborhood, with fair skin, stunning looks, and lo 993Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 182 A Possessive Madman’s Twisted Captive Love 偏执狂的疯批囚爱 Possessive pursuit + male lead is purely evil and unhinged + suffocating coercive love throughout + both leads are sexually inexperienced Strong male lead, weak female lead. Readers with very upright values, beware. In her second year of college, Jiang Qiao married into one of Kyoto’s most powerful families. From then on, she had more wealth and luxury than she could ever enjoy. Her influential husband doted on her endlessly and remained faithful to her. He was the perfect partner. Her glamorous 10.8kReads7.3Score40314d adds
- 183 After the Maid Ran Away, the Cold Heir Apparent Turned Dark 通房逃跑后，清冷世子黑化了 [Forced Marriage and Possessive Pursuit + Over-the-Top Drama + Devoted to Each Other] [Black-Bellied Heir Apparent vs. Sweet and Lovely Concubine] Su Qingyue was beautiful, with a soft, graceful figure, and she drew plenty of attention at the Duke's estate. Unfortunately, she was only a servant. So when a lecherous illegitimate son of the household set his sights on her, Qingyue focused on the heir apparent, Pei An, the Marquis's wife's only son, in the hope of escaping her predicament. She did 6.1kReads8.3Score45114d adds
- 184 After My Husband Died, the Unhinged Crown Prince Lured Me into the Eastern Palace! 夫君死后，疯批太子诱我入东宫！ [Strong, gentle blind woman X crazed, brutal crown prince] Everyone knew that Wei Jingshen, the crown prince, was learned and cultured, but also cruel, brooding, and cold as ice. No one dared approach him. During an assassination attempt, he ended up in a mountain village, where a country doctor saved him. By chance, his eyes met those of his benefactor's wife. Her pupils were pitch-black, her gaze unfocused and empty. Wei Jingshen lowered his eyes, his expression indifferent. What a pity, she w 2.2kReads8.2Score18014d adds
- 185 After Reading Minds, I Found Out My Crown Prince Cousin Is a Total Madman! 读心后，发现太子表哥是疯批！ [Sweet, delicate cousin × mad Crown Prince + possessive pursuit + forced love + mind-reading + devoted couple + sweet romance + happy ending] Shen Qingtang is the adopted daughter of a marquis’s household and has been doted on since childhood. Not only does her maternal aunt, the Empress, adore her, but her cousin, the Crown Prince, treats her like his own little sister. Until the day after her coming-of-age banquet, when she suddenly gains the ability to read minds! She hears that her Crown 13.4kReads8.3Score1.2k14d adds
- 186 The Lady’s Maid 陪房丫鬟 [A Tale of Taking by Force] Unluckily transmigrated into the body of a maid who serves as a dowry, Yun Xiang knows she will eventually be chosen to become Second Master Lu’s bedchamber maid. Second Master Lu is refined and gentle, the man of many maids’ dreams. But she doesn’t want that. She struggles and resists, openly and in secret, doing everything she can to avoid it. Yet, by a twist of fate, she unexpectedly catches Second Master Lu’s eye. She has no right to refuse. Just as it seems the m 71.1kReads9.1Score11.4k14d adds
- 187 The Mad Tyrant’s Relentless Love: His Consort Can’t Take It Anymore 疯批暴君强制爱，娘娘受不住了 (The rating has only just been posted, so it'll gradually rise.) [Beautiful, Delicate Little Saintess x Scheming, Obsessive Tyrant] [Abduction and Possession + Escape Story + Master of Disguise + Sweet Romance + Coercive Love + Powerful Hero and Weak Heroine + Both Chaste (physically) + Not a Strong Female Lead Story; the heroine is very fragile] Rumor has it that the White Feather Tribe's saintess lives on flower petals and dew, and keeps cranes as spirit companions. When she turns eighteen, sh 7.7kReads6.3Score26014d adds
- 188 A Battle for the Crown Prince's Favor 东宫夺娇 [BG + Modern Woman in an Ancient World + Coercive Possession + Obsessive Yandere + Innocent on the Outside, Dark Within + A Long-Standing Plot] Jiang Shuyao had always believed that the young man she’d raised herself was a gentle, refined gentleman. Even when she had certain unmentionable dreams about him before her wedding, she thought the problem lay with her. Only when he forcibly abducted her to a villa on her wedding day, the same young man she had protected and raised, did she finally see 5.2kReads8.6Score40114d adds
- 189 After Becoming the Mother of the Villainess in a Comparison Story 穿成对照组女配的亲妈后 (Period military romance + transmigrate into a book + slow-burn + contrast character + raising a child + sweet romance + food + space spring) After waking up from a car accident, Lin Zhilan found herself in the novel The Fortunate Wife of the 1980s, as the mother of the contrast character, a supporting female lead. The original owner was stunningly beautiful and alluring, but unfortunately, she was a widow. Her outstanding looks and timid personality made men covet her and women curse her. “ 109.1kReads8.7Score14.5k14d adds
- 190 Livestream Fortune-Telling: Behind the Camera, He Coaxes and Kisses Me 直播算命：镜头后，他低哄诱吻 [Metaphysics + Fortune-Telling Livestreams + Sweet Romance + Feel-Good + Devoted Couple] After her fiancé proposed to someone else, Jiang Mo packed her bags and left without hesitation. Everyone was betting on how long it would take her to come crying and begging to get back together. Even her ex-fiancé sneered, “She'll be back within two days, guaranteed.” But two days later, they discovered that Jiang Mo hadn't come back to beg for reconciliation. Instead, she'd started livestreaming her metap 347Reads8.5Score17714d adds
- 191 Forced to Bloom: The Yandere Top-Tier Star Lures Me Back into His Cage 强制绽放：病娇顶流再诱我入笼 Just opened for submissions, climbing the charts [Forced love + possessive confinement + controlling obsession + ruthless pursuit + reunion after years apart + devoted couple, happy ending] Unhinged, dark-hearted top-tier star × stubborn, resilient yet soft-hearted canary A top-tier star with a double identity, a man of power who occasionally pretends to humble himself. * Two years after escaping her cage, Lu Ming happily pushed open the door to the script meeting, only to find the man who haunt 11.7kReads6.9Score68214d adds
- 192 Be Careful, He Might Set His Sights on You 小心被他盯上 A pitiful girl versus a big-time jerk: possessive love, sweet pampering, and a desperate pursuit to win her back. Originally titled: After a Jerk Set His Sights on Me The hero is genuinely a jerk at first, and the heroine is genuinely pitiful. But later, their love is sweeter than sweet. Chu Jing was only going to her best friend’s wedding when a notorious jerk took a liking to her. She’d finally managed to sneak away from him, only to run into him again a year later at a work dinner with her hu 17kReads9.0Score1.7k14d adds
- 193 Into the Seductive Tent 入娇帐 (Original title: Stealing a Friend's Wife) Tao Heyi willingly married her frail husband to bring him good fortune. She had loved him since childhood, and knew that if he weren't so weak, his talent and temperament would have made him far too good a match for her. After their wedding, she carefully nursed him, hoping he would regain his health. In their second year of marriage, a guest came to their home. Her husband happily introduced him: “This is my former classmate, Zhao Jiyun.” Heyi glanced 13kReads9.0Score1.4k14d adds
- 194 The Ultimate Captive: The Psychotic Yandere Tycoon Is Addicted to Spoiling Her 顶级囚宠：疯批病娇大佬嗜宠上瘾 Don’t let the rating put you off. There’s a reason it isn’t higher, and those who know, know! The stories inside are genuinely stunning and entertaining! - A collection of all kinds of coercive romances! The powerful are arrogant, domineering, and full of swagger, but in the end, they still have to bow their heads for love! - [Stealing someone’s partner + coercive possession + off-the-charts sexual tension + deranged, obsessive romance + play the pig to eat the tiger + fiercely doting favoritism 3.6kReads8.2Score19614d adds
- 195 We Already Kissed, and Now You're Telling Me I Flirted with the Wrong Person!? 亲都亲了，你跟我说撩错人了！？ [Transmigrate into a book + simmering romantic tension + sweet romance + magical space golden finger + winning her back] Pure, sweet, flirtatious beauty vs. refined, aloof, untouchable young military officer When Wen Qiao wakes up, she finds herself transmigrated into a novel set in a bygone era as a disposable villainess. The original character was the daughter of a high-ranking official in the capital’s military district, but she was switched at birth with the heroine and wasn’t brought back f 22.4kReads8.6Score2.9k14d adds
- 196 Young Master Huo, Don’t Catch a Chill. Your Little Savior Is Reborn 霍少别生瘟，小救星重生了 [Reborn × sweet romance × secret crush × happy ending] [Unable to love × neurotic] - Zhou Sui died on her twentieth birthday. At the low-key funeral held by the Zhou family, a man in a black suit, a sprig of wintersweet pinned to his breast pocket, ignored the Zhou family’s bewildered stares and personally helped carry her coffin. Zhou Sui knew nothing about this. When she opened her eyes, she had inexplicably grown three years older. - Huo Mian once picked up a heartless girl who had another gu 12.7kReads9.2Score2.5k14d adds
- 197 Locked Sandalwood 锁檀 [Deranged + obsessive | a tense battle of wills | multiple twists | dark devotion | suspense | wealthy-family power struggles] [⚠️Note: The heroine and male lead only register their marriage early on and do not consummate it. The male lead is sexually inexperienced. Long-running foreshadowing, not a sweet romance.] Three years after my husband died, I met his younger brother at the funeral. In the flickering candlelight, he pinned me against the well and chuckled. “Sister-in-law, did my brother 1.4kReads8.5Score12714d adds
- 198 Li Yuanhao: Portrait of the Sunken Abyss 李元昊之沉渊画像 Li Yuanhao's Portrait of the Sunken Abyss 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 199 The Regret of Emperor Yingzong of Northern Song 北宋英宗的遗憾 The Regrets of Emperor Yingzong of Northern Song 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 200 Transmigrating into Dream of the Red Chamber as the Widow Li Wan 穿越红楼之寡妇李纨 [Dream of the Red Chamber + widow + greedy + self-serving + ruthless + slacker + hoarding] On the first day after becoming Li Wan, I realized something: So what if I’m destined to be a widow? I’ll save every penny and become the richest woman in the Jia household! The Jia household is doomed to fall anyway, so I might as well start grabbing what I can! And so Double my allowance? Collect rent from the land? Buy a mansion? Easy! I’ll do my best to fleece the Jia household! Wang Xifeng scolded me 1.4kReads8.9Score10014d adds
