Novels like Love Has Become a Luxury
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- 101 Three Years After My Death, the Mad Young Marshal Dug Up My Grave 死后第三年，疯批少帅掘了我的坟 Three Years After My Death, the Mad Young Marshal Dug Up My Grave 129Reads—Score—Shelves
- 102 I Saved the Whole Village, Only to Become Their Plaything? My Dead Husband Returned and Slaughtered the Ungrateful 救全村却沦为玩物？亡夫归来杀光白眼狼 She saved the whole village, only to become their plaything? Her dead husband returns and slaughters every ungrateful traitor. 78Reads—Score—Shelves
- 103 When Birds Meet Fish 飞鸟与鱼遇见 When Birds and Fish Meet 54Reads—Score—Shelves
- 104 Collarbones Locked Away: A Republican-Era Woman's Confession 深宅锁骨—一个民国女人的自白 A Locked Collarbone: The Confession of a Woman from Republican-Era China 38Reads—Score—Shelves
- 105 Bloodstained, a Wild Rose with an Unyielding Spirit 血染，傲骨野玫瑰 [Women's Fiction] Important note: The heroine is not actually Xi Lianyue. This will be explained later. Because she looked like someone else, she was made to take the blame. Four years in prison were not enough. Even after her release, she still couldn't escape the mire of reality. She was forced into a pond of piranhas, used as a live test subject, made to fight Tibetan mastiffs, and had both legs broken. After all the persecution, the truth was finally revealed piece by piece. The men who had 4.7kReads9.0Score438Shelves
- 106 He Risked His Life to Protect Me, and Gave Her His Heart 他以命护我，以心予她 He Protected Me with His Life and Gave Her His Heart 397Reads—Score—Shelves
- 107 An Engagement Banquet from the Start, and My Fiancée Abandons Me 开局订婚宴，未婚妻弃我而去 After a night of heavy drinking, orphan Zhao Lin unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of another orphan named Zhao Lin in a parallel world. He discovers that he is at an engagement banquet, and the groom is none other than himself. He has barely had time to feel happy when his fiancée, Liu Ruyan, takes a phone call and announces that the engagement banquet is off and will be held again on another date. Then, ignoring everyone’s pleas, she drives away. A real man lives between heaven and eart 1.7kReads5.5Score100Shelves
- 108 This CP in Chinese Entertainment Nearly Went BE! 内娱这CP差点儿要be了！ This CP in the Chinese entertainment industry almost broke up! 55Reads—Score—Shelves
- 109 Love at the Edge of the Clouds 云边的爱情 Love Beyond the Clouds 37Reads—Score—Shelves
- 110 Explosive! The Undercover Big Shot Has Fallen for Me 爆！卧底大佬他沦陷了 [BE] [BE] [BE] [Undercover police officer in Myanmar × genius doctor with a split personality] [No arguments, misunderstandings, or groveling] [Both leads are devoted only to each other] Myanmar, a rainy night, Guanyuan. A muffled thud came from the backyard. She saw him and glanced over without a trace of emotion. “Disgusting. Throw him out.” Lu Chen froze, then hurriedly spoke up. “I have money. Lots of money.” Su Qingyan stopped and glanced back at the man on the ground. “Take him inside.” .. 139Reads—Score104Shelves
- 111 Just a Slave. So What If He Dies? Why Are You Crying? 奴隶而已，死就死了，为什么哭 Just a Slave. So What If They Die? Why Are You Crying? 2.4kReads—Score—Shelves
- 112 It's You or No One, Even If I Have to Fight the Whole World! 非你不可，就算与全世界为敌！ You’re the Only One for Me, Even If It Means Defying the Whole World! 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 113 Rescuing Your Desert: I'm Your Guardian of the Galaxy 拯救你的荒漠：我是你的银河卫士 Saving Your Desert: I Am Your Galactic Guardian 15Reads—Score—Shelves
- 114 The White Rose That Cuts to the Bone 蚀骨白玫瑰 [Angst + One True Love Each + Love and Hate + Extreme Push and Pull + Love Even in Death] A boy rescued from a dog cage rises to become a powerful elite, while a fallen heiress becomes his captive. He was once the boy she rescued from a dog cage. Years later, he returned for revenge, destroying her family and forcing her to become his possession. Ling Yuhan knew that even if he possessed Huiyan, he could never possess her heart. When he discovered she wanted to reunite with her former fiancé, Li 5.4kReads8.9Score384Shelves
- 115 The Engagement Is Off? I Turn Around and Marry a Rich CEO 订婚取消？我转身和千金总裁领证 [One heroine!!! Super sweet!!!] On the day of their engagement, Lin Nan’s fiancée of five years stayed with her old flame just to put him in his place, humiliating him and turning him into a laughingstock. Unable to take it anymore, Lin Nan decisively cut ties with her. But on the night he drank himself into a stupor, he unexpectedly spent a passionate night with a rich heiress. Jiang Rou: “You have two choices. Either come with me to the civil affairs bureau and get married, or I’ll ruin your r 8.7kReads7.8Score471Shelves
- 116 After Prison, I Was Forced into Love by a Mad Big Shot 出狱后，我被疯批大佬强制爱了 Male-male romance + forced love + melodrama + groveling redemption + unhinged characters + physical and emotional torment + angst with a sweet payoff + confinement + happy ending The pursuer knows he’s a scumbag. He’s inhuman at first, then goes mad chasing his love, even stabbing himself. * To get revenge on Chen Jing, Duan Jinyan personally sent him to prison, leaving him disfigured, deaf, and covered in ugly scars. After his release, Chen Jing ran into Duan Jinyan again. He begged Duan to lea 3.3kReads6.3Score180Shelves
- 117 I Regret Losing You 失去你，我追悔莫及 Without you, I regret everything. 122Reads—Score—Shelves
- 118 The Missing Sister 消失的姐姐 The Missing Sister 62Reads—Score—Shelves
- 119 Tortured into a Locked Love 虐锁清欢 Leng Qinghuan was forced to marry the notorious Prince Yan. But she wasn't some naive, helpless girl. Crying and accepting her fate just wasn't in Leng Qinghuan's nature. She seized every opportunity, with the courage to burn her bridges, fought scheming women, fought the empress, opened shops, learned to solve cases, and more... Through her words and deeds, she proved herself. The woman Prince Yan had once sneered at ultimately became someone far beyond his reach! 293Reads—Score—Shelves
- 120 In the End, She Married Someone Else 终嫁他人 In the End, She Married Someone Else 81Reads—Score—Shelves
- 121 How Could I Bear to Miss You? 怎么忍心错过你？ How Could I Bear to Miss You? 62Reads—Score—Shelves
- 122 My Fiancé Tortured Me to Death, Then Wanted to Die for Me 未婚夫把我折磨至死，他却要殉情 My Fiancé Tormented Me to Death, Yet He Wants to Die for Love 441Reads—Score—Shelves
- 123 I Wish You Would Mend My Whole World 我多想你为我的全世界缝缝补补 He grew up in a completely free and open-minded family. Though his family was fabulously wealthy, he instinctively kept his distance from the glittering world. He wanted to find someone and build a life unlike his parents': simple and passionate. She was adorable and mysterious. He thought she was like a heroine from a martial arts tale. She told him, “The moment we met, my soul hugged you and said, ‘Please don't date anyone else.’” He told her, “Let's get married first, then fall in love.” What 37Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 124 Prisoner in His Palm 掌心囚 A single piece of candy from Mu Nanzhou won Jiang Xizhi’s heart. Only later did she learn that he could give that same piece of candy to anyone. After an accident, she became the culprit who hurt his beloved, and went from Kyoto’s most dazzling young heiress to a disgraced convict. After five years in prison, all she wanted was to live a decent life. But with the label of “convict” hanging over her, she struggled to survive among all kinds of people. When she met Mu Nanzhou again, she didn’t dar 9kReads8.4Score731Shelves
- 125 I Was Twenty-Eight When I Died 我死的时候二十八岁 At twenty, Song Jiniao was hailed by the entertainment world as the “Nation's Goddess,” while Lin Ti died unexpectedly at an awards ceremony. She would never forget what happened that day, or the bone-chillingly cold look in that man's eyes. From then on, Shen Jiulin dragged her from her pedestal and plunged her into the abyss. The Nation's Goddess fell from grace overnight, her fame as fleeting as a flower that blooms for one day. At twenty-one, forced to choose between her mother and stepfathe 685Reads8.5Score107Shelves
- 126 Neither Family nor Stranger 非亲非故非陌生 For thirteen years, Song Li endured He Qian’s torment and humiliation, walking on eggshells every single day. The truth finally came to light in the year He Qian loved her most, but by then, nothing could change Song Li’s resolve to die... Only when He Qian held the blood-soaked woman in his arms did he truly understand what despair meant. 6.6kReads8.8Score276Shelves
- 127 I Died on Mid-Autumn Night, and Mr. Lu Went Mad with Regret 我死在中秋夜，陆总悔疯了 I died on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, and General Manager Lu went mad with regret. 515Reads—Score—Shelves
- 128 Dream of Lan Ciyu 澜辞钰梦 Lan Ci Yu Meng 381Reads—Score—Shelves
- 129 The Guilty Wife 罪妻 [Physical and emotional angst + substitute male lead + regretful husband chasing his wife] Shen Nanzhou hated Tang Yin with every fiber of his being. To take revenge on her, he forced her to donate her liver, use herself as a test subject for drugs, and suffer from a terminal illness. He drove her daughter to her death, destroyed the man who had protected her, and ruined everything she cared about. He told her, "Tang Yin, I dream every night about the day you die." Later, when the truth came out 6.4kReads8.7Score476Shelves
- 130 Forced to Marry the Ninth Prince 迫嫁九王妃 Forced to Marry the Ninth Prince 65Reads—Score—Shelves
- 131 Fragrance of Dust, Like the Days of Old 尘香如顾 The Scent of Dust, Like You 513Reads—Score—Shelves
- 132 Snow-Buried Eyes, Love Reduced to Zero 雪葬双眸，爱意归零 Snow buries her eyes, and love fades to nothing 464Reads—Score—Shelves
- 133 He Doted on His Wife Without Limit, Yet She Jumped Off a Building 宠妻无度，她却跳楼了 He Doted on His Wife Without Limit, Yet She Jumped off a Building 132Reads—Score—Shelves
- 134 The Crown Princess Again 再为太子妃 Become the Crown Princess Again 132Reads—Score—Shelves
- 135 Where the Hills Are Green, the General Has a Heart 山有扶苏，将军有情 There Are Fusu Trees on the Mountain, and a General with a Heart 95Reads—Score—Shelves
- 136 Auntie, I Don't Want to Work Hard Anymore ¥¥¥ 阿姨，我不想努力了¥¥¥ Auntie, I Don't Want to Work Hard Anymore ¥¥¥ —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 137 Just Kidding 逗你玩儿 The sky that year. He was the dark cloud that lingered in Yu Ning’s heart, gloomy and oppressive, impossible to escape. Yu Ning was the gentle breeze he longed to chase, impossible to touch and impossible to hold on to. “Yu Ning, did you ever really like me, even just a little?” “Never.” He fell silent, smiling faintly, his heart pierced with pain. If only that summer, he hadn’t been so cruel and hateful, personally pushing her into the abyss and coldly watching her struggle with all her might. 8.6kReads9.0Score837Shelves
- 138 When the Flowers Fade, Serenity Remains 繁花落尽是清欢 [The second male lead wins her heart + happy ending + punishing the scumbags + the male lead loves her but cannot have her, and dies alone] When she was five, she met the clear-eyed young Ye Lanqing. Plum blossoms covered the branches, and he came through the flying snow. With just one glance, he transformed Leng Yihuan's world. From then on, she had her beloved Qing-gege to think about. When he was twelve, his parents died in battle. He grew up overnight, turning cold and single-mindedly bent o 18.1kReads8.5Score1.4kShelves
- 139 He Turned Me into a Blind Woman 他把我变成了盲女 He Turned Me into a Blind Woman 1kReads—Score—Shelves
- 140 Pagoda: The Lord Steals His Minister’s Wife 浮屠：君夺臣妻 Futu: The Lord Takes His Minister's Wife 927Reads—Score—Shelves
- 141 The Canary That Flew Away 飞走的金丝雀 The Canary That Flew Away 135Reads—Score—Shelves
- 142 Simple Storm: It Started with a Peep 简单风暴：从一次偷窥开始 “You gave yourself to me just to protect that man?” A storm of fury rose in the man's eyes as he stared at the silent girl. “Do you think I'll still marry you? Get out!” On a stormy night, the coldhearted man mercilessly drove her out of the villa... 147Reads—Score—Shelves
- 143 Neither Moon nor Me 非月非我 (Everyone suffers in love + possessive, emotionally needy male lead + clear-eyed, resilient female lead) The grudges and tangled relationships of the previous generation ensnare this generation in heartbreaking turmoil. He plotted for a long time, then took her by force. She observed propriety and had no choice but to marry him because she was pregnant. Raised in a loveless, dark home, he longed to know what it felt like to be loved. He drew her into the abyss, thinking of her as his salvation. 7.7kReads6.2Score278Shelves
- 144 Mr. He Canceled Our Engagement for His White Moonlight, So I'm Not Marrying Him 贺总为白月光取消订婚，我不嫁了 [Devoted Couple + The Ex Chases His Wife to the Crematorium + Sharp-Tongued Female Lead + Male Lead Turns Dark + Unhinged + Coercive Love] He Hansheng had a beloved first love whom he treasured like a jewel. On their anniversary, he had a candlelit dinner with her. On her birthday, he went for a walk with his first love. He even ditched the concert he’d promised to attend with her to spend time with his first love. Then, on the day of their engagement party, He Hansheng canceled it because of a 46.5kReads7.4Score2.6kShelves
- 145 If Only You'd Let Me Be Young Again 假如许我再少年 Ye Qingchen’s despair: She didn’t dare tell him she loved him. Zhou Shi’s grief: He didn’t have time to tell her he loved her. The phrase “if only” describes the overwhelming regret one feels over something that has already happened, and the futile fantasy of trying to change it. [The first time they met, he was twenty-five and she was twenty. He didn’t trust her and missed his chance to save her from despair, sealing her fate. The second time they met, he was thirty and she was twenty-five. The 5kReads9.1Score357Shelves
- 146 I Was His Blade, and He Shattered My Soul 我为他刃，他断我魂 I Became His Blade, and He Shattered My Soul 89Reads—Score—Shelves
- 147 President Lu, Stop Acting So Arrogant. Miss Jian Is Engaged to President Gu 陆总别傲了，简小姐和顾总订婚了 [Love after marriage + regret and groveling + sweet romance + devoted to each other] Three days before their engagement, Lu Chengze leaves Jian Yao to visit a delicate beauty and announces he might not make it back in time for the ceremony. After drinking herself senseless for a night, Jian Yao stops the young heir of the capital’s most powerful family as he passes by. “Get engaged to me.” Everyone knows Lu Chengze means everything to Jian Yao. They assume she’s only acting out in a fit of anger 6.8kReads9.1Score743Shelves
- 148 An Assassin’s Love and Revenge, Beyond Romance 暗卫情仇，无关风月 A Dark Guard's Love and Grudge, Beyond Romance 127Reads—Score—Shelves
- 149 Shatter the Inverted Qilin 碎逆麟 Shattered Reversed Scale 192Reads—Score—Shelves
- 150 When the Ginkgo Leaves Fall 银杏落下时 [If you enjoy this, please leave lots of comments and ratings. Love you!] #BoysLove #Angst #Tragedy #BEAesthetic #Realistic #MutualDevotion #UnforgettableRegret #ConversionTherapy #DoubleDeath At nineteen, Cheng Ye and Lu Ming thought love could conquer everything. A ginkgo-leaf bookmark, two handmade rings, and a promise to go south. They ran away together on a rainy night and kissed beneath a bridge, believing that if they went far enough, they could reach a future of their own. But their pa 323Reads—Score—Shelves
