Novels like After the Strategist Died, the Princess Regretted It
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- 101 A Tender Love Like the Sea, All for Nothing 温情似海终成空 Gu Yunqing loved Min Lü for seven years, giving him everything, and remained stubbornly devoted to him until the very end of her life. Min Lü hated Gu Yunqing for seven years, but when faced with her death, he finally understood that his love had been hidden deep within him all along. “The greatest distance in the world is probably this... You’re looking for me, while I’m right by your side, and yet you can’t see me.” 63Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 102 Gu Nian's Deep Love 顾念情深 He said, “Gu Nian, wait for me a little longer. I promise I’ll make you happy.” She remembered what he had said so many years ago. Four years later, he came back. He returned as Jiangcheng’s most powerful man. Pinning her against the cold wall, he gritted his teeth and said, “Love me? You’re not worthy!” “Why don’t you just die?” And she really was going to die. 101Reads6.0Score—Shelves
- 103 Mo Yan Returns 莫言归 [Bad ending + melodrama + devoted to each other] He forces her first, then chases after her. Mostly angst. Jiang Chu takes on his responsibilities and infiltrates a criminal organization. Betrayal, understanding, confusion, forgiveness, revenge... A jumble of complicated emotions fills his heart. He spends nearly his entire life walking the road ahead. "I could protect anyone else but you. You're the one person I can't protect." Another late autumn. The ginkgo leaves have turned yellow in great 177Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 104 The Emperor Is Heartless, So What Can the Heart Do? 帝王无情，心又奈何 After ten years of devoted love, what he gave her was not an empress’s coronation, but the execution of her entire family. The whole residence was drenched in blood. Standing in a pool of blood, she held a sword to his chest and demanded, “Did you ever love me, even a little?” He drove the sword into her heart inch by inch, his expression cold and ruthless. “What do you think?!” He didn’t know that for him, she would have smiled as she drank poison and willingly shattered herself to pieces. Than 128Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 105 A Lifetime of Regrets, A Heart Still Unable to Let Go 负尽流年意难平 In a world of ice and snow, a bridal procession stretches for miles. The ruler of Dongli marries a new queen, and the whole nation celebrates. But the new queen is nothing more than a substitute. Everyone knows that Xiao Zhan, to honor the late Princess Li, has gathered women from across the land who resemble her and keeps them in the inner palace. I am the only exception. Is it coincidence, or conspiracy? As the truths deliberately buried begin to surface, layer by layer, and the feuds between 31Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 106 A Love So Deep, a Longing Unforgotten 情深不解相思意 In his eyes, she was the most despicable of princess consorts. He carved out her heart and drove nails into her bones. But when she really died, his heart had nowhere left to call home... 24Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 107 Ten Days Later, I Leapt Down Right in Front of Him 十天后，我从他面前一跃而下 In the third year of Zhou Xu’s affair, the System I hadn’t seen in ages appeared again and told me I could go home. During my last ten days, I stopped arguing and fighting with him. I let him stay out all night with his mistress. I even let him give her the things I cared about. The day I left was my birthday. He barged in with his mistress, knocked over my cake, and pinned me against the window by the throat. He demanded to know why I had hurt their child. “When did you become so vicious?” I sm 9.5kReads—Score151Shelves
- 108 The Central Palace 中宫 He was an emperor in his youth, and the boy who had always stayed by her side. She was the daughter of the emperor’s wet nurse, and the first girl to stir his heart. When he indulged and spared the person who had killed his wet nurse, their youthful bond meant nothing to the young emperor on his lonely throne. Returning to the palace with vengeance in her heart, she cut off all feeling and swore to make the woman he protected pay for her crimes in blood. She thought that all the two of them coul 3.1kReads6.9Score190Shelves
- 109 No One Will Ever Be Like You Again 从此无人再像你 Much later, Shen Muchen finally understood that no one would ever love him more than she loved her own life again. 45Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 110 Love Turned to Ruin 婚爱成殇 After five years of marriage, Sang Nian still hadn't managed to warm Chi Yi's heart. For the sake of their sick child, she drugged Chi Yi, but all she got in return was his deep-seated hatred and vengeance. She lost the child... 17Reads—Score—Shelves
- 111 My Mother-in-Law Takes 30,000 Yuan from Me Every Month, Then Turns Around and Shames Me Online for Not Raising the Kids 婆婆每月拿我三万生活费，转头网暴我不带娃 My Mother-in-Law Takes 30,000 Yuan from Me Every Month, Then Goes Online to Shame Me for Not Raising the Kids 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 112 Ten Years in a Cold Kiln, Then the Top Scholar Returned with a Noblewoman, So I Divorced Him 寒窑十年，状元郎携贵女归时我合离 After Ten Years in a Cold Kiln, I Divorced When the Top Scholar Returned with a Noble Lady 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 113 A Bully Flipped My Food Stall and Demanded Protection Money, So I Pulled Up His Entire Record of Illegal Acts 恶霸掀我小吃摊收保护费，我调出全部违法记录 A Bully Wrecked My Snack Stall and Demanded Protection Money, So I Pulled Up His Entire Record of Illegal Activity —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 114 The Night We Divorced, I Tore Off the Good-Wife Label and Left Everyone in Awe 离婚那晚，我撕掉贤妻标签全员仰望 The Night I Divorced, I Tore Off the Good Wife Label and Left Everyone Looking Up to Me —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 115 A Seventy-Year-Old Grandma Is Reborn and Dumps Her Parasite Children, Leaving Everyone Stunned 七旬奶奶重生，踹掉吸血儿女全员傻眼 A Seventy-Year-Old Grandma Is Reborn, Dumps Her Bloodsucking Children, and Leaves Everyone Stunned 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 116 My Mother’s Day Gold Necklace Went to My Sister-in-Law, So I Cut Ties and Reclaimed Every Asset 母亲节金项链被转送嫂子，我断亲收回全部资产 My Mother’s Day Gold Necklace Was Given to My Sister-in-Law, So I Cut Ties and Took Back All My Assets —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 117 I Paid for Our Wedding Home in Full, but My Brother-in-Law’s Family Forced Their Way In to Stay 婚房我全款买，小叔子一家强行搬进来常住 I Paid for Our New Home in Full, but My Brother-in-Law’s Family Forced Their Way In to Live There —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 118 A Reunion Melody at the Crossroads of Souls 灵魂交错处的重逢乐章 A Reunion Melody at the Crossroads of Souls 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 119 I Volunteered to Be a Stand-In and Died, Then His White Moonlight Went Mad 我自愿当替身死后，白月光疯了 After I willingly died as a stand-in, the woman he loved went mad 456Reads—Score—Shelves
- 120 You Are Everything in My Memories 记忆深处，你是全部 What does it feel like to love someone yet be forced to hate her? Tang Junhao woke night after night with his heart torn apart, wishing he could rip the three characters “Su Qingyi” out of his mind, but no matter how much he suffered, he couldn’t do it. He thought tormenting her would make him feel a little better. But when Su Qingyi vanished from his life completely, he panicked... It turned out that, deep in my memories, you were everything! 22Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 121 I’ll Give Our Love Back to You 我把爱情还给你 Gu Qingrang, loving you is too exhausting. 64Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 122 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 99Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 123 Go See the Aurora 去见极光 Go See the Northern Lights 72Reads—Score—Shelves
- 124 After the Divorce, My Ex-Husband Begged to Remarry Me, but I Had Already Become a Billionaire 离婚后，前夫跪求复婚时我已成首富 After the Divorce, My Ex-Husband Begged Me to Remarry, but I'd Already Become the Richest Person Alive 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 125 So Love Has an Expiration Date 原来爱有期限 Shao Ning: Everyone says love can overcome any obstacle. It’s not that I don’t believe in love, but love can change in an instant. The only thing that lasts is... a 15-year limit... Maybe Mom, you and Dad were right. In the end, a man and a man just can’t be together. 1.8kReads—Score214Shelves
- 126 Love That Came Too Late 迟来的痴爱 Yan Xizhi had always loved someone, keeping her feelings locked away in her heart. She didn't dare reveal them. She thought the two of them could never be together and would never cross paths, but she never expected one incident to bring them together and make her his wife. He was cold and indifferent toward her, and even resented her. Later, a checkup revealed that she had terminal cancer. His first love happened to return from abroad around the same time, so she chose to divorce him. After the 124Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 127 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—Shelves
- 128 When We Meet Again, We’ll Be Worlds Apart 再见已是天上人间 While Nan Sheng was still alive, she climbed the ninety-nine stone steps behind the Chenghuang Temple and prayed devoutly for Mo Beichen to return safely. But the day before she died, she fulfilled her vow. She said, “In my next life, I don’t want to meet him again.” After Nan Sheng died, Mo Beichen retraced the path she had taken, kneeling three times at every nine steps as he begged the gods to return his wife to him… He said, “If there is another life, may she live a carefree life, free from 228Reads5.3Score—Shelves
- 129 In the Name of Love 以爱之名 Shen Moran thought she was living a happy life. She had a husband who loved her and a family who adored her. But everything changed overnight. Her father was accused of leaking trade secrets and sentenced to ten years in prison. The accuser was none other than the husband who had promised to love her forever. That day, Shen Moran’s world came crashing down. The husband she loved so deeply became a complete stranger overnight. He deceived her, lied to her, and tormented her. He said the cruelest 37Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 130 Spring Breeze Never Comes 春风不至 [Proud, privileged Li Chang’an] VS [Timid, insecure He Suiyu] [Bittersweet, tragic romance] They say the person you meet at sixteen is the hardest to forget. He Suiyu met that person in the bright days of March. The first time she saw him, the boy was giving a speech, bathed in sunlight, as if a god had descended. From then on, she could never take her eyes off him. The boy said he wanted to study medicine, and from then on, she dreamed of going to medical school, too. But their happiness did 666Reads—Score162Shelves
- 131 Brother, I’m Done Getting Treatment 哥哥，我不治了 Big Brother, I’m Done with Treatment 1.5kReads—Score104Shelves
- 132 Letting Go 割愛 [Short tragic ending + obsessive male lead] After my mother remarried, my stepbrother, who shared neither parent with me, was always finding new ways to bully me. But after our parents died, he changed completely. He stopped bullying me and instead stayed by my side, taking care of me without ever giving up on me. It was as if he’d become a different person. 70Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 133 Abandoned in a Sea of Flames While Pregnant? General Li Regrets It After the Divorce 孕期火海被弃？离婚后厉总悔疯了 Shen Tangyue often told herself that Li Yanchi must love her. When he got drunk, he would say to her over and over, “I’m sorry. You’ve suffered so much because you’re with me...” People say that love often makes you feel indebted to someone. He must love her, then, to feel that he owes her. But in three years of marriage, Li Yanchi had never once told her he loved her. Not once. Until that person returned to the country. For the second time, Shen Tangyue saw the man who should have been unflappa 6.7kReads6.9Score542Shelves
- 134 Imperial Uncle, Please Behave Yourself 皇叔请自重 Rain beat down on the trees in the courtyard, scattering leaves across the ground. They clung to the earth, limp and lifeless. It was nearly late autumn, and the wind carried a chill. Even wearing a cloak, she still felt cold, perhaps because she was so frail, and instinctively drew in on herself. Yunya noticed and softly urged her, "Princess, let's go back inside. You can watch the rain from the window, too." Nan Yue shook her head. "Let's wait a little longer. It won't take long, and I won't c 141Reads—Score—Shelves
- 135 Reunited in the Heart of the Lake 重逢，在湖光深处 One shake brought two people thousands of miles apart together, but their growing connection was burdened by too many things beyond their control. What is meant to be will come to pass; what isn’t, cannot be forced. It’s just a shame… 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 136 We Who Were Killed by the World 被世界杀死的我们 We Who Were Killed by the World 113Reads—Score—Shelves
- 137 After Three Years as a Live-In Son-in-Law, They Forced Me to Operate on My Enemy 当赘婿三年，他们逼我给仇人做手术 After Three Years as Their Live-In Son-in-Law, They Forced Me to Operate on My Enemy 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 138 Late to Return, Late to Return, Nowhere to Call Home 迟归迟归无家可归 Ground down in the imperial palace, Xiao Chigui spends his life enduring hardship and drifting from place to place, never receiving even the slightest warmth. Xie Wangyan, whose power holds sway over an entire region, exhausts himself with longing, hoping only that his beloved will return. In the end, the promised day of return means never coming back at all. 321Reads—Score—Shelves
- 139 He Hid in the Midsummer 他藏在盛夏里 A lonely girl, Xu Zhinan, and a sunny boy, Gu Bei A secret love can never see the light of day. When you can no longer hide your feelings, remember to walk away while you still can. The story begins when sixteen-year-old Xu Zhinan falls in love with Gu Bei at first sight. By the end, the boy she loves has married and started a family, and his bride is not her. To forget him, she starts dating, and eventually gets married. Two days before the wedding, Xu Zhinan receives an anonymous package sent 159Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 140 100 Tales of Tormented Love 100个虐恋小故事 I am the ancient Greek god in charge of tragic romance. In my previous life, Tomato tortured me. In this life, I’m going to make readers cry. A collection of short stories: gods and demons, ghosts and monsters, unfinished business between the living and the dead, reincarnation, transmigration through time and space, and other heartbreaking tales… There’s no such thing as too tragic, only more tragic. 1.5kReads—Score167Shelves
- 141 My First Year Back in the Village, I Saw My Mad Mother-in-Law Eating Slops. I Grabbed a Knife and Ended This Marriage 第一年回村，看见疯婆婆在吃泔水，我提刀砍翻了这桩婚 My first year back in the village, I saw my mad mother-in-law eating slops. I grabbed a knife and put an end to this marriage —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 142 He Died in the Year He Hated Her Most 他死在他最恨她的那一年 He died in the year he hated her most. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 143 May You Be Safe Year After Year. May We Never Meet Again, Alive or Dead 愿君岁岁平安，你我生死不见 May you be safe and sound year after year. May we never meet again, in life or death. 706Reads—Score104Shelves
- 144 Captive Phoenix in His Arms: The Ruthless Emperor's Prisoner 俘凰入罗帷，狠戾帝君掌心囚 When the Cangxuan Kingdom fell, its legitimate eldest princess, once revered and surrounded by every luxury, was cast from her heavenly heights into the deepest hell. Chu Yan had once been held hostage in Cangxuan. When he was being humiliated, the kingdom’s eldest princess, Fan Hua, came to his rescue. They grew up together and fell in love, but a conspiracy made Chu Yan hate the entire Cangxuan royal family. After years of plotting, he destroyed her kingdom, trampled on her dignity, and forced 399Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 145 In My Next Life, I Won’t Love You Again! 下辈子，不再爱你！ Xiao Yi once promised me a home, but gave me the deepest pain instead. A year later, I became someone else's girlfriend, only to hear that he had endured every hardship I went through, all to win me back... 6Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 146 The CEO's Sunshine Is Covered in Wounds 总裁的骄阳遍体鳞伤 [Angst and abuse + chasing his wife + unhinged obsession + coercive love: possessive CEO and resilient ray of sunshine] She was Q University’s ray of sunshine, forever searching for the moonlight that would illuminate her life. At eighteen, she ran away from her wedding to take the college entrance exam, driving her grandfather, her only family, to his death. At twenty-five, she was framed for murder and tortured and imprisoned by Lin Chen for eight years. … She found her only sister, but every 289Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 147 An Old Friend Comes for No Reason 无为故人来 While alive, Xie Ruyi was a thorn in the royal family's side. Even after death, he remained one. He had always cherished his life, yet in the end he toppled a dynasty that had long since rotted away, all at the cost of his own. His whole life, he had been at the mercy of others, walking on eggshells. Because he was the son of the Prince of Fangshan Commandery, did he have to go to the capital as a hostage? Because the emperor feared his father, did he have to struggle at every turn? In this vast 11Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 148 An Undying Love 痴爱不渝 Ning Wu loves Yan Xiao with all her heart, but Yan Xiao hates her to the core. For the sake of a promise Yan Xiao made as a boy, Ning Wu stakes everything on winning his love, only to lose in the end. In the final moments of her life, she watches Yan Xiao marry someone else before turning and walking away. What she doesn’t know is that after she leaves, Yan Xiao searches for her like a madman... 222Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 149 The 1976-Born Woman Married the Brat Born in 1999 76年的小姐姐嫁给了99年的臭弟弟 A 1976-born older sister marries a 1999-born brat. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 150 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 1kReads6.1Score145Shelves
