Novels like Tender Love, A Promise of Forever
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- 101 Kept 豢养 Huo Li and Gu Shixiao. They were two parallel lines that should never have crossed. But when Gu Shixiao was at her lowest, a contract in black and white bound them together. Ten years of her youth, signed away. He saved her from the hardships of reality, only to push her into hell with his own hands. Gu Shixiao: “Huo Li, did you ever have any genuine feelings for me?” Huo Li smiled. “What we have is just a transaction.” Gu Shixiao: “Huo Li, was there ever a moment when you...” Huo Li cut her off 121Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 102 I Provoked the Villain Three Times, and He Became Obsessed with Me 招惹反派三次，反派被我逼成病娇 [Mutual devotion + pure-hearted, unsettling yandere + happy ending + school life + one-on-one romance] Su Xuewei reads a tragic novel before bed, and opens her eyes inside its world. The System tells her she can return to her original world only if she turns the tragic ending into a happy one. To stop the villain, Rong Yubai, from ruining the leads’ relationship, Su Xuewei decides to keep an eye on him. The first time she transmigrates into the book, the villain is easy to approach, well-beh 946Reads8.2Score12314d adds
- 103 Your Fox Across Past and Present Lives 前世今生你的狐 (Two male leads + angst + tragic ending + unforgettable heartbreak. I was crying as I wrote this T﹏T. This is my first story, so please share your thoughts!) What is the pain of longing? It is nothing but a thousand years of devoted love. Parted in their past lives, they meet again a thousand years later. Reborn, Qing Mojiao walks all the way from Nanyue to Beiping. After five years, he finally finds his king, only to be repeatedly deceived by the one he loves and humiliated like a plaything. On 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 104 After Our Anniversary Plans Fell Through, I Walked Away from the Man I'd Loved for Ten Years 纪念日落空后，我丢掉了爱了十年的人 After my anniversary plans fell through, I let go of the person I had loved for ten years. 15Reads—Score114d adds
- 105 Transmigrated Into the Mad Prince's Palm 穿成疯批王爷掌心宠 [Female protagonist transmigrates into another world, deranged prince, stubborn heroine, coercive possessive love, mostly angsty with a little sweetness (skip if you can’t handle angst), groveling pursuit] Su Tang falls from the sky and lands in Zhou Chengyu’s arms. …And from that moment on, she can never escape. At first, the heroine likes the hero, but his arrogance gradually wears away her affection. Eventually, all she feels for him is hatred. She’ll do anything and put on an act to get away 1.1kReads—Score—14d adds
- 106 Scheming Chancellor, Hands Off 腹黑权臣快住手 She is a soul from the modern world who has carved out a place for herself in this era. But because of him, his domineering, despicable ways and his ruthless seizure of her have left her struggling ever more desperately, until she is suffocating... 338Reads5.2Score12514d adds
- 107 Cold-Blooded CEO, I Can Never Love You Again 嗜血冷总，再也爱不起你 After going to prison, she never loved Leng Qianhan again. The man knelt before her, weeping and pleading. “Qingqian, for the sake of our child, give me a chance. Could you love me one more time? Our child has grown up without a father or mother. He needs a father's love and a mother's love. Let's give him a complete family. We can all be happy...” The woman immediately recoiled. “I don't have a child! My baby is dead. He died as soon as he was born. You cut him out of me and threw him in the tr 335Reads5.9Score1314d adds
- 108 When Love Falls Silent 若爱无声 [Possessive love / older woman-younger man romance] How should I love you? Should I lock you away, or break your wings? Please tell me. A little boy who got lost turns up at the compound, quiet as a mouse and as filthy as a stray puppy. Yu Rou, who grew up surrounded by love, feels sorry for him and checks on him whenever she can. She never expects that her concern will make its way into his heart. She regrets it, but it’s already too late. This breathtakingly handsome boy turns out to be a 1.8kReads8.6Score14914d adds
- 109 I'm Going Crazy! Father and Son Kneel Together, Begging for Forgiveness 快疯了！父子齐下跪，请原谅我们 After six years of marriage, Gu Boyan has always been calm and reserved, never showing strong emotions. Lin Shiyin thinks this is simply Gu Boyan's nature, and that a marriage based on mutual respect is just fine. That is, until she accidentally sees the chat history between Gu Boyan and Gu Lanxue, his nominal younger sister. It reveals a side of Gu Boyan she's never seen before. Passionate, domineering, yet tender as water. When their conflict erupts, Gu Boyan flies into a rage, and even the so 176Reads—Score—14d adds
- 110 After Tormenting Her, President Feng Regrets It 虐完她后封总后悔不已 To avenge himself, he married his enemy's daughter. For two years, he tormented the poor girl, who was both deaf and mute, as cruelly as he could. He knew that hurting her meant hurting himself, too, but he couldn't forget the blood feud. Only when she died in childbirth did he realize he had already fallen in love with her. Without her, he had lost his soul. His great revenge was complete, and his beloved was gone. He wanted to follow her, but she had left him a daughter. Five years later, when 666Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 111 Short Story: The Pretty Little Darling Cries as Her Yandere Kisses Her Night After Night 短篇：漂亮妹宝夜夜被病娇亲哭 (Twisted love, kisses that make her cry) [Short stories, unhinged yandere heroes, one-on-one romance, happy endings] 1: Poor orphan girl vs. unhinged, corrupted young master (love by force) 2: Heiress from a wealthy family vs. young man from Miaojiang (exotic romance) 3: Sweet, gentle mermaid vs. yandere merman (dark nonhuman romance) 4: Blind piano prodigy vs. disturbingly devoted serial killer (angel and demon) 5: Stunning school beauty vs. powerful younger uncle (celibate older man) ... [See 7.9kReads8.5Score53914d adds
- 112 Confession Candy 告白软糖 [Completed] [Rekindled romance / reunion after years apart] [Happy ending | campus romance | love at first sight] [Irreverent, cocky bad boy vs. sweet, slow-on-the-uptake girl] [He secretly loves her] After graduating, Lin Tingxue returned to Nancheng to teach. One day, she brought a piece of confiscated gummy candy back to the staff room. A teacher nearby teased her with a smile, “That's Dr. Bear's gummy candy, also known as confession candy. Looks like someone's got a crush in your class~” 2.3kReads8.7Score25514d adds
- 113 The Three-Coin Tea Grows Cold, While Hatred Burns 三文茶凉，恨字滚烫 The Tea Has Gone Cold, but the Word 'Hate' Still Burns 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 114 The Broth Boiled Dry, and the Dead Man She Awaited Came Back 清汤滚尽，她等的死人回来了 The Broth Boiled Dry, and the Dead Man She Was Waiting for Came Back 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 115 She Wielded a Blade for Ten Years, Then Drove It into His Heart 她打了十年刀，最后一把捅进了他心口 She wielded a blade for ten years, then plunged it into his heart. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 116 158,000: The Most Expensive Lesson My Daughter Will Ever Learn 十五万八，是我女儿这辈子最贵的一堂课 158,000 yuan: the most expensive lesson my daughter will ever learn. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 117 After I Ran Away from My Wedding, the Whole World Fell in Love with Me 逃婚后，全世界都爱上我 After I Ran Away from My Wedding, the Whole World Fell in Love with Me 60Reads—Score114d adds
- 118 Our Burning Winter 我们仨的燃冬 [Mutual devotion] [Angsty push and pull] [Redemption] [Corruption] (Male lead steals her from the second male lead | Second male lead regrets losing her and tries to win her back; coercive romance) If life were a game, my ex-husband would be a pay-to-win prince, and my boyfriend would be a technically gifted gang boss. Meeting both o 23Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 119 Red Eyes Across the Street, Vermilion Outshines Snow 隔街红眼，朱砂胜雪 Red eyes across the street, cinnabar brighter than snow. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 120 The Mad, Unreasonable Divine Venerable Is Impossible to Placate: Make Another Move and I’ll Make You Cry! 疯批神尊超难哄，再动，弄哭你！ [Devoted One-on-One Couple + Faithful to Each Other + Unrivaled Sweet Romance + Regret and Pursuit + Coercive Love + Happy Ending] [Obsessive, Unhinged God Venerable × Delicate, Beautiful Demoness] “Have I not treated you well? Can’t you even endure this little bit of pain for me?” With those few words, Lu Qingjue makes Sang Luo lose her demon bones, turning her from a demon into a half-demon, half-human. She endures the agony of her bones cracking once a month and bears Lu Qingjue’s repeated cr 626Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 121 I Just Transmigrated to Ancient Times, and My Lord Captor Insists I Share His Bed 刚穿古代就被掳主公非要我侍寝 [Domineering pursuit and possession + beautiful heroine] [Body transmigration + patriarchal male lead] [Heroine is pure, hero is not] [Male-oriented ✘ ensemble cast] Second-year college student Ruan Qiao is immersed in a classical dance performance at the freshman welcome gala. The spotlight goes dark, then comes back on, and she is no longer onstage. A bone-chilling wind and the unfamiliar stench of blood mixed with alcohol hit her. All around her, people are shouting in a language she cannot u 1.5kReads6.6Score10114d adds
- 122 Sacrifice in the Darkroom 暗室的献祭 A car accident: Shen Mi struck and killed two-year-old Meng Xuan. Guilt and self-reproach swallowed her whole, and she disappeared. When she woke again, she was in a lightless basement. Handcuffed by her left hand, she faced Meng Xuan's memorial portrait on the wall. The man keeping her prisoner was Meng Xuan's father, Meng Yu. “I want you to live in torment. I want you to wish you were dead.” A razor blade sliced her wrist, a toothpick pierced beneath her fingernail, and a cigarette burned her 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 123 The Tormented Beta 受尽折磨的beta Synopsis: Forced love, ex-wife-chasing crematorium warning ⚠️ Qin Chiye, alpha gong × Fang Xiaodou, beta shou Fang Xiaodou grew up with only his grandmother, and they were very close. To save her life, he sold himself to Qin Chiye, a devil of a man. He takes pleasure in watching Fang Xiaodou suffer and struggle, using mental control to dictate his every move and gradually reduce him to a possession. Any sign of resistance is violently suppressed and punished with particular cruelty. Driven to se 2.3kReads6.9Score14714d adds
- 124 Tell a Little Lie 撒个谎吧 Obsessive forced love | Rekindled romance | Husband desperately tries to win her back | Heart and body tormented “I'm keeping you around just to get revenge on you!” Chu Yu says. “I'm staying only to repay my debt!” Yue Xingshu says. “Chu Yu, Yue Xingcan isn't dead.” “Yue Xingshu, your brother isn't dead.” He's alive. So will Chu Yu keep taking revenge? He's alive. So will Yue Xingshu keep repaying her debt? There's no need anymore. There's no need anymore. Then let's part ways… “Yue Xingshu! Wa 387Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 125 Trapped Forever in the Mad Mr. Li's Love 疯批厉总的爱意永囚我身 [Coming-of-age heartbreak + emotional angst + madness + forced possession + obsessive possessiveness + salvation + an unforgettable love] Heroine ♥ a delicate yet resilient little white rabbit. Hero ♥ an overbearing, calculating young heir. P.S. The hero is ★not a good person★ obsessive ★violent ★devoted★ He Xile never imagined she’d run into the man she fled from that night at a gathering with Tianyang’s friends. The scar she could never uncover was suddenly exposed right before her eyes. She c 578Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 126 Quick Transmigration: The Darling in the Palm of Your Hand 快穿之掌中娇宠 [If you don't like it, please don't hurt or report it. Thank you.] Standalone stories / powerful male lead and comparatively weaker female lead / morally upright male lead / forced love / twisted and obsessive / the heroine is forced into a happy ending / one-on-one romance in every world / love at first sight / sweetness and angst in unpredictable measure / questionable values / childbirth in a few worlds World One: Modern Hypnosis A sweet, soft girl gets bullied by a bad guy World Two: Repu 4.4kReads—Score27914d adds
- 127 After He Called Off the Engagement, He Became Someone I Could Never Hope to Marry 退婚后，他成了我的高攀不起 After Our Engagement Was Called Off, He Became Someone I Could Never Hope to Reach —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 128 Mr. Gu, You Tortured Your Wife to Death 顾总，夫人被你虐死了 Su Yaqi once thought Gu Jin would be the dazzling light of her life. But after they married, she realized he wasn’t a light at all. He was an endless abyss of torment. During their five years of marriage, he left her utterly broken. Losing their child was the final straw. On a snowy night, Su Yaqi jumped from the eighth floor without hesitation, ending her miserable life. Gu Jin, if there’s another life, I never want to fall in love with you again! Gu Jin, don’t come to my grave and cry after I’ 176Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 129 The Lovesick Fox’s Guide to Winning Her Own Heart 病娇狐狸的自我攻略 [An insecure, jealous male ghost VS a flirtatious, thoroughly deserving rich-girl heroine. Extreme horror and explicit content. The heroine is involved in murder.] The gloomy male ghost pretends to be an innocent little flower to get the heroine to divorce her husband. He even puts a love curse on her. When she finds out, he tries to run away, but the female ghost in him finally comes out in full force, locking the heroine in the basement. “Foxes have only one mate in their lives, so we must be 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 130 The Ugly Slave 丑奴儿 Cheng Huan acts up and does whatever he wants in front of the emperor. He thought that no matter how harshly the emperor punished him, he would never actually hurt him. But when that cup of poisoned wine was brought before him, he finally understood that it had all been one enormous misunderstanding... 139Reads9.2Score—14d adds
- 131 Madam, Run! The Unhinged Big Shot's Hands Are Itching Again 夫人快跑！疯批大佬手又痒痒了 [Clear-Eyed Heroine + Irresistibly Alluring Beauty] [Unhinged Powerful Male Lead + Sexual Tension + Obsessive + Sickly Handsome Man + Captive Romance + Will Do Anything to Win Her Back] [Pure, Radiant Socialite x Cunning, Wicked Big Bad Wolf] The male lead is dangerously unhinged, so take note! That day, she married him for the honor of her family. She thought they would simply live a peaceful life together, never realizing that everything was under his control. After they married, he wouldn't l 879Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 132 The Butterfly Caged in Thorns 荆棘囚蝶 [Forced groveling pursuit + the powerful brought to heel + confinement + yandere + both leads have past partners + timid heroine who dares not fight back] A scion of a wealthy family, born at the top, he had always been the star everyone fawned over. The first setback of his life came two years ago, when a frail girl made him the laughingstock of high society and shattered his pride. Jing Ji was sick, with antisocial personality disorder! In his madness, he couldn’t tolerate the slightest fla 1.4kReads6.0Score10614d adds
- 133 Take Her as Mine, Keep Her Captive with Care 夺妻入怀，囚之有道 [Forced marriage + love after marriage + sweet at first, then angsty] A double-standard, suspicious, aloof young marshal & a soft, traditional young lady from a prominent family Chen Yuan’s mother died when she was born, and her father regarded her as a thorn in his side. He named her with the single character “Yuan,” meaning resentment. She followed the rules and obediently tried her best to be a good daughter, hoping to earn even a little affection. She never expected that one accident would s 2.4kReads—Score10014d adds
- 134 Quick Transmigration: My Wild and Devoted Boyfriend from the Crematorium Is Back 快穿：我的火葬场男友又野又乖 [Quick Transmigration+System+Chasing His Wife to the Crematorium+Mutual Devotion+Sweet and Satisfying+Mending a Broken Relationship+Bottom Protagonist+HE] Shen Yutan did something absurd: he bound himself to a System called Cremation Kid and was forced to travel through a hundred worlds, playing the same person’s “ex” in every one. In the real world, that person was Fu Chengye, the race-car driver Shen Yutan had a crush on. In each new world, his name changed, but that same unruly streak remaine —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 135 Reborn: The Lovesick Tycoon Loves Me Until His Heart Breaks 重生之病娇大佬爱我爱到心碎碎 (Cut Version) A twisted, lovesick crybaby male lead X a clear-headed female lead with no Stockholm syndrome Warning: Female-lead fans, stay away!! This is angst, not sweet romance. Female-lead fans, stay away!!!!! 27Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 136 Disciple, Your Master Cultivates the Path of Unfeeling 徒儿，为师修的是无情道 [Female teacher, male student + angsty romance + power struggles + corruption + devoted to each other] (The Demon Realm's princess who cultivates the heartless path & the Celestial prince who descends to the mortal realm to undergo tribulation) Shocking! The brooding male supporting characters want to steal the spotlight, but the male lead is a hopeless romantic! She is the Demon Realm's princess, a Western Regions dancer, and the much-revered Immortal of a Thousand Faces. Aloof and proud, she i 102Reads—Score—14d adds
- 137 The Poor Girl Trapped by a Deranged Mad Dog 被变态疯狗缠上无法逃脱的小可怜 Just posted this, so please give it a rating! Multiple worlds, a mix of forceful romance and taking what you want. Short stories with two male leads. Some nonhuman characters, some coercive relationships, and some bittersweet romance. Both bad and happy endings. All couples are devoted to each other and each other’s first, 1v1. World One: The little cripple who’s offered to pay off a debt. For World Two, I still want to write about a snake, so there’ll be some nonhuman characters. World Three wi 3.1kReads—Score22614d adds
- 138 Silent Fire 【无声火】 [Obsessive, Gloomy Luthier vs. Resilient, Warmhearted Pianist] Childhood friends + mutually faithful + lovesick + possessiveness When six-year-old Shen Wei played a tune on her toy piano, she caught the attention of a neighbor as beautiful as a porcelain doll. It was probably the beginning of her nightmare. The boy was quiet and withdrawn. He wouldn't let her play with anyone else, wouldn't let her out of his sight, and wouldn't even let her play the piano for anyone else. At seventeen, Shen Wei 2.6kReads8.4Score29814d adds
- 139 Humiliation 折辱 [Angst first, sweetness later + mutual firsts + the female lead grows and heals in a slow-burn story + the male lead becomes seriously lovesick later on] Because of a mix-up over her identity, Shen Banban spent the first half of her life enduring humiliation, unable to escape the depths of poverty and death. The man high above her did not know how to cherish her. He used his overwhelming power to force her into submission and condemn her to ruin. Accustomed to standing by and watching, he had no 1.9kReads8.5Score17414d adds
- 140 Solving Cases Side by Side, the Cold-Faced Young Minister Wants Her All to Himself 查案朝夕相伴，冷面少卿满心独占 They investigate cases together day and night, while the cold-faced young minister secretly wants her all to himself. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 141 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 2.5kReads7.0Score10814d adds
- 142 No Escape from My Mad Younger Brother's Cage 难逃疯批弟弟的囚笼 [Younger man takes her by force + completely unhinged + campus + love at first sight + obsessive love + stealing a friend's lover] Strong male lead, weaker female lead. The male lead is extremely possessive and very unhinged. If that bothers you, proceed with caution or don't read. Two years ago, Qin Muchen schemed to take his good friend’s girlfriend, Yu En, by force, using every kind of threat and temptation to make her stay by his side. Qin Muchen's pathological possessiveness and self-righte 4kReads7.2Score21414d adds
- 143 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
- 144 A Tormented Love Beneath the Abyss 深渊下的虐恋 (Devoted couple + possessive love + angsty romance + secret love + domineering CEO + wealthy family) Male lead: Yan Shaoxing, 192 cm tall, a little unhinged, but not too bad. Female lead: Xia Wen, 165 cm tall, a delicate little rabbit. Naturally well-behaved and timid, her depression makes her seem even more vulnerable. Setting: Jinyang. It's been two years, but the nightmare of those four years still haunts Xia Wen. She thought she could recover and start over once she left school. Who knew tha 2.5kReads8.6Score10814d adds
- 145 A Collection of Dark, Obsessive Love Stories 病娇黑化小合集 These are short stories about yandere male leads from Chapters 2–6. They're written for my personal tastes and include a lot of different elements and settings, so feel free to pick the chapters you like and read those~ Content warnings: 1. Written in second person: the heroine is “you.” Essentially, it's a text-based otome game with an implied everyone-loves-you setup. 2. There are multiple male leads and endings with multiple male leads, generally NE. The men who love “you” are all virgins. “Y 2.4kReads—Score10614d adds
- 146 CEO, Your Wife Says She'll Pay with Her Life 总裁，夫人说她以命相抵了 [Physical and emotional torment + a repentant husband chasing his wife + younger, possessive obsessive love + tragic ending, no reconciliation] After a car accident, he lost the child he had with his lover. Grieving the loss of his child, Gong Yin blamed it all on Weisheng Luobai. He destroyed her family, crippled her right hand, and ended her path to becoming a champion. Weisheng Luobai, once a gifted young woman who had made a name for herself in the capital, became a servant to his lover. 241Reads—Score—14d adds
- 147 Book Transmigration: I Became the Villain's Wicked Ex-Wife 穿书：我成了反派大佬的恶毒前妻 Transmigrate into a book + redemption + yandere + devoted to each other, happy ending + male lead slightly obsessive + light business warfare Bright and charming composer vs. obsessive, repressed villainous tycoon Overnight, Pei Daining transmigrates into a book and becomes the identically named, wicked female antagonist in a bestselling novel. In the original story, the villainess is an expert at courting death, repeatedly crossing the villain’s red lines. She does everything from bullying clas 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 148 Three Years Later, the CEO Goes Along with the Mistake 三年后，总裁将错就错 Three days and three nights of torment weren’t enough. On their wedding night, he walks into the bridal chamber and destroys everything she once held dear. Mo Liancheng loathes Luo Shenshen to the core, all because of a woman who died. Three years after their separation, Master Mo returns. In the name of hatred, he weaves a carefully crafted web of love, only to get hopelessly trapped in it himself! Little does he know that he fell in love with Luo Shenshen three years ago... 2.3kReads8.4Score15314d adds
- 149 Take Her to Register the Marriage! The Abstinent CEO Begs Her for Affection, Eyes Red 拉她领证！禁欲霸总红着眼求她宠 [Male lead gets hurt + angst + reunion after years apart + rekindled love + love grows over time + painful romance + happy ending] A deeply devoted, self-effacing, love-struck male lead vs. a cold, stubborn, fiercely independent female lead Young Master Qi, a famous CEO in the business world, was strikingly handsome and came from a distinguished family. Five years ago, he knelt humbly for love, causing a sensation across the city. On the day of his engagement, he was cruelly dumped. She joined f 478Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 150 A Painful Kiss 痛吻 [The recommended novel's animated series is now available] Official title: A Kiss of Pain [Against school bullying] [Angst] Zhao He came from a poor family and a humble background. To Shen Xiangwan, she was lower than a dog. She lived under the shadow he cast, enduring a life worse than death. When she was finally set free and left the school That demon said he'd fallen in love with her. And she plunged straight into another abyss. -- After escaping, Zhao He jolted awake from a dark midnight dre 19.6kReads8.5Score1.3k14d adds
