Novels like A Love That Cuts to the Bone: The Madam Has Taken Her Own Life
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- 1 After My Release from Prison, the Empire's Richest Man Begged Me to Remarry Him 出狱后，帝国首富他跪求复婚 After five years of marriage, Jiang Qing was personally sent to prison by Chu Hanjue. After she was released, Chu Hanjue imprisoned her in the name of love… 510Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 2 After I Disappeared, the CEO Went Completely Mad 我消失后，霸总彻底疯魔 Face-slapping + chasing her after losing her + BE. The heroine will never look back!!! The moment Wen Nuannuan learned that Hua Jingshu had cheated, she quietly deactivated everything and vanished from Hua Jingshu's world for good. When Hua Jingshu couldn't find Wen Nuannuan, he completely lost his mind... But Hua Jingshu, you know this: if you betray me, we will never meet again in this lifetime... 215Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 3 After Her Release from Prison, Young Master Mu Makes Her His Precious Darling 出狱后，她被穆少宠成心头宝 She was Luocheng's most celebrated socialite, yet he personally sent her to prison for three years. Three years later, her heart dead, she agreed to marry someone else. On the eve of her wedding, he pinned her against the bathroom vanity, pressed close to her as he whispered a desperate plea in her ear. “Ranran, I was wrong. Please don't marry him, all right?” 419Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 A Concubine's Love Is Hard to Win Back 小妾难再爱 Liu Yan’er’s greatest dream was to spend her whole life with Shangguan Ling, the two of them belonging only to each other. But after he passed the imperial examinations and earned a position, everything changed. Not only did he take a new wife, he demoted Liu Yan’er to concubine. In the Shangguan household, she suffered constant torment and grew physically and emotionally exhausted. Her youthful dream had shattered. When she tried to leave, dragging her ailing body along, he said… 83Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 After Five Years in Prison, I Return Without Love. Why Are You Crying? 入狱五年，归来不爱了，你们哭啥 [Entertainment industry + impostor heiress + strong male and female leads + one-on-one romance + angst before payoff] Xu Nianzhi had spent eighteen years as the Xu family’s heiress, only to be told on her birthday that she was just a fake heiress. Her adoptive parents told her they would always be her parents, and would love and protect her for the rest of her life. But when their daughter, Xu Nuannuan, hit someone with her car and fled the scene, they personally made Nianzhi take the blame and 193Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 6 After Four Years in Prison, the Gu Family of the Capital Begs for My Forgiveness 坐牢四年后，京圈顾家跪求我原谅 [The Whole Family Begs for Forgiveness + Capital City’s Golden Boy + Black Sheep + True and Fake Daughters] Four years ago, Xia Rui was framed by Gu Xuewei, the true daughter, and faced four years in prison. Her parents, who had doted on her since childhood, chose to take Gu Xuewei’s side. Her brother, who had always spoiled her, beat a confession out of her. Even her beloved fiancé helped the villain. After getting out of prison, Xia Rui became a completely different person. Her whole family kn 668Reads7.0Score10914d adds
- 7 Summer Has Passed, and You Have Not Returned 夏去人不还 Summer is gone, but the one who left has not returned. 28Reads—Score114d adds
- 8 Forced Into Prison, I Lost Our Baby, and Now Young Master Lu Begs Me to Forgive Him Every Night 被逼入狱，流产后陆少夜夜求原谅 After three years of marriage, Shen Qingwan knew Lu Mingyan didn't love her. But he forced her to kneel in a torrential downpour for three days and three nights, and only then believed that she hadn't deliberately caused his one true love, Ning Xueqi, to crash her car and plunge off a cliff. Shen Qingwan knelt in the rain for three days and nights just to prove to her husband that she hadn't killed the woman he loved. Marrying him had been Shen Qingwan's own choice, even though she knew he didn' 1.9kReads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Cherished Memories 挽惜 [Both Leads Are Chaste + Sweet Romance + Heartbreak + Cool Beauty vs. Cunning CEO] Ye Wanyou met Gu Zexi when she was nineteen. At that public banquet, his one true love returned. “What did you do with him?” Gu Zexi gripped her by the throat, staring dangerously at the seductive woman before him. “What can a man and a woman do together?” Her teasing voice rose lightly in challenge, her bright, almond-shaped eyes brimming with passion. The dagger plunged deep into the cherry tree, piercing a he 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 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. 109Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 11 Three Years After Going to Prison, the CEO’s Wife Is Reborn 入狱三年后，总裁夫人她重生了 Shen Qing is like a flower in a greenhouse, yet she falls in love with Fu Ye. Fu Ye loves only Bai Yiyi. There has never been a place for Shen Qing in his heart. On the night Bai Yiyi died, Fu Ye personally sent Shen Qing, who had loved him for more than a decade, to prison. In prison, Shen Qing has one leg broken and loses sight in one eye. Three years later, Shen Qing is released. Homeless, she lives in a public toilet, covers herself with straw, and becomes a disabled beggar. Fu Ye is heartbr 178Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 After Sending His Wife to Prison, Young Master Li Went Mad 把夫人送到监狱后，厉少疯了 She thought she’d met the best man in the world. She never expected him to send her to prison on their very first day of marriage. “Lin Tong, you’re not worthy of marrying me!” “Li Tingzhi, I’ll never love you again!” [Love and hate + domineering + possessive + scheming + reborn] Reborn, Lin Tong still loves Li Tingzhi. This time, I’ll make you love me, and keep loving me forever. At first, the male lead abandons her after seducing her. Later, the female lead is reborn. In her third life, I’ll m 74Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 I Designed Your Bride's Wedding Dress with My Own Hands 我亲手为你的新娘设计了婚纱 Cover image source: XHS, Snowy Day Originally titled “Out of Focus” A secret crush is one person out of focus; loving someone you can’t have is two people on parallel lines. When you appeared, the whole world went out of focus. The first time we met, I tripped in front of you. From then on, I’ve always stumbled right where you are. Jian Lushun, goodbye forever. 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 The Last Snowfall in Zurich 苏黎世的最后一场雪 Lin Xigu once believed that staying by Wen Anning's side could dispel the gloom hanging over her and save her from depression. They promised to travel to many places together, letting the world's beauty soothe the scars deep in her soul, and letting the winds atop the snow-capped mountains bear witness to their long-overdue confession. But the storm of fate struck without warning. The last snowfall in Zurich took Wen Anning away and crushed all of Lin Xigu's hopes. Only when Lin Xigu found the 41Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Desire Sets the City Ablaze: His Obsession Spirals Out of Control, Keeping Her in His Arms 爱欲焚城：失控占有囚她入怀 At the summit of Haicheng, Teng Ci is the law. He thought he controlled everything, including the woman he hated to the bone: An Ran. When it came to An Ran, Teng Ci had always been ruthless and decisive. From the pinnacle of power, he coolly watched her struggle within the rules of his game, convinced that this was the price she paid for betraying him. He sent her to prison, forced her into servitude, and made her atone with her body. Then he discovered the truth. In that moment, the dignified 942Reads8.0Score10214d adds
- 16 Hengchang Pawnshop on Yong'an Street: The Private Ledger That Was Never Destroyed 永安街恒昌当：那本从未销过的私账 Hengchang Pawnshop on Yong'an Street: The Private Ledger That Was Never Written Off —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 I Played Coward for Half a Year, Then the Courtesan Next Door Ran Off with the Money 我装怂半年，隔壁花魁卷款跑了 I Played the Coward for Half a Year, and the Courtesan Next Door Ran Off with the Money —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Soft Candy Locks the Edge 软糖锁锋 Soft Candy Locks the Blade —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Longing in the Lonely Night 此夜相思空寂寥 Legend has it that every princess of Chaolan is born with a heart of seven orifices, a heart that can bring the dead back to life and grant immortality… With the land in turmoil, Princess Shen Ruoqing of Chaolan marries into Nansang for the sake of her country and its people, becoming the crown prince of Nansang’s consort. She thought she could live out her final years in peace, but that was only wishful thinking. On the city wall, dressed in white fox fur, she gazed down at him. The warmth in h 147Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 20 My Youth, Your Stories 我的青春，你们的故事 A collection of several stories that will make your heart ache for the characters’ helplessness and despair. Time is the gentlest executioner. It takes away the ardor of youth, but leaves stories etched in wrinkles, so that every aging pupil holds a starry sky. The stories aren’t long, but they belong to our youth. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 After Enduring So Much Torment, She Couldn't Go On 受尽折磨后，她活不下去了 Angst novel. Read with caution Tang Xuan never imagined Gu Yizhe would have so many cruel ways to torture people. She thought he would change after they had a child, but she never expected that he would… The prolonged beatings and torture left Tang Xuan in a terrible state. It wasn’t until she went to the hospital for treatment and met Lu Jinnian that she thought she had found love. Little did she know… Twist after twist after twist, with a wife-beating male supporting character and a brainless 689Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 At the Class Reunion, Everyone Egged My Wife On as Her Old Flame Led Her to the Private Room Next Door 同学聚会，妻子在众人起哄下被旧爱带往隔壁包房 At the class reunion, egged on by everyone, my wife was led by her old flame into the private room next door 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 The Divine Official Refuses to Fall from His High Perch 神官他不肯掉下高台 The Divine Official Refuses to Fall from His High Perch 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 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
- 25 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
- 26 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
- 27 158,000: 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
- 28 She Chose Her Guy Best Friend, So I Calmly Let Her Go 她选择男闺蜜，我淡定地拱手相让 She Chose Her Guy Best Friend, So I Calmly Stepped Aside 35Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 I Helped My Wife Reach the Top, but She Fell Apart After I Quit 我扶持妻子上云端，辞职后她却崩溃了。 I helped my wife reach the top, but after I quit, she broke down. 96Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 The Rose Is Lost 玫瑰已失 At the hospital, she inexplicably learned that she did not have long to live. After that, she divorced the man who was her husband in name only. She couldn't bear to let him go, but the diagnosis left her no choice but to set him free. After the divorce, her health deteriorated by the day. Her best friend urged her to be hospitalized, but she shook her head and refused. In the end, she passed away alone at home. Later, under pressure from his grandmother in the Shen family, Shen Shen sent people 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 It's Snowing Again, Hold Me Tight 又下雪了，抱紧我吧 Completed [Secret crush] [Bad ending] Tang Nian was taken in by the Si family as a child, and spent more than a decade in love with Si Yanshen, the family's only heir. At eighteen, Tang Nian was confident and radiant, standing proudly onstage as she smiled sweetly at him. At twenty-four, Tang Nian was arrogant and spoiled, unable to get past the technical terminology of psychology. At twenty-seven, Tang Nian was mature and reserved, an outstanding business partner. Si Yanshen, meanwhile, had bee 216Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 32 Mom, Can I Stop Being Human? 妈妈，我能不能不当人了？ Mom, can I stop being human? 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Beneath the River of Forgetfulness, A Cherry Blossom Promise 忘川河下，赴一场樱花之约 Beneath the River of Forgetfulness, keep an appointment beneath the cherry blossoms. 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 After Prison, I Became the Lifelong Incurable Disease of President Fu 出狱后，成了傅总终生难愈的绝症 **Tortured Romance · The Chase After She Leaves · Physical and Emotional Abuse · A Truth-Fueled Counterattack** She was South City’s proudest red rose, and once saw him as the only light in her life. But that love became a hell he built for her with his own hands. Fu Sinian was convinced she had grievously harmed his “beloved,” and forged evidence dragged her into the abyss. Torture in prison, humiliating words carved into her skin, a forced kidney donation... He watched coldly, even helping it 1.6kReads—Score10414d adds
- 35 I Love You Like My Life: The Domineering CEO's Kiss 爱你如命：霸道总裁吻上瘾 After suffering her mother's brutal death, her father's selfishness, her stepmother's abuse, and her sister's jealousy, Rong Xi keeps fighting against fate. When she returns after completing her studies, she breaks free from her prison-like shackles, only for her best friend's teasing to plunge her heart into an icy abyss once more... An elevator malfunction leaves her locked in a passionate embrace with Shao Nan. From then on, she cannot escape his clutches, yet he is surrounded by beautiful wo 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 I Only Wish I’d Never Met You in This Life 惟愿此生不曾遇见你 I Only Wish I’d Never Met You in This Life 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 I’ll Give Our Love Back to You 我把爱情还给你 Gu Qingrang, loving you is too exhausting. 56Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 38 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
- 39 Love in Longcheng: Young Master Fu's Bride of Atonement 龙城囚爱：傅少的赎罪新娘 “Both reborn” + “gut-wrenching angst” + “chasing his wife to the crematorium” + “substitute” + “imprisonment and miscarriage” + “happy ending.” When Su Nuan was ten, she saved Fu Hanchuan. But Fu Hanchuan mistook her for someone else, and for ten years, he gave all his tenderness to another woman. By a twist of fate, Su Nuan and Fu Hanchuan married ten years later, only for him to send her to prison, where she suffered three miscarriages. When Fu Hanchuan learned the truth, he knelt at Su Nuan’s 203Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 Loving You Is a Calamity 我爱你，是一场劫 Mo Xiaoruan said, “I want to see this world only because I want to see you.” But Su Zheyu replied, “I will never love you, not in this lifetime...” Fine, then I choose to stop seeing this world, and stop seeing you... After five years of marriage, she used a method that destroyed herself, hoping to make him suffer unbearably... 99Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 41 He Came Back Before the Wind Stopped 风停之前，他回来了 Seventeen years ago, Zhou Yubai left Lin Wan when he loved her most. He said, “Lin Wan, I don’t want you anymore.” Seventeen years later, Lin Wan is in charge of an urban renewal project in the old district. She personally signs the demolition order for Building Seventeen. It was their secret hideaway when they were seventeen. And the place where they last saw each other. On the day they reunite, Zhou Yubai returns as a documentary filmmaker to capture the old district’s final night. She h 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 The Light of the Thirteenth Month 第十三月的光明 Hello, my name is Ji Xiaochuan! Hello, my name is Su Li! From now on, I'll call you Su Pear, sweet and juicy! Ji Xiaochuan, look! The light is here. My light is here! Little Pear, if there's another life, I'll spend it making it up to you! Ji Xiaochuan, if I could do it all over again, maybe I'd choose never to meet you! I walked through a dark abyss, and seemed to smell something rotten. Instinctively, I looked back. Countless wolves and tigers charged toward me, their sharp fangs 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 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 230Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 44 The Deadly Knot: The Knot I Tied, Her World 死扣：我盘的扣子，她的人间 The Knot I Tied: Her World —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 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 273Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 46 Regret Came Too Late 迟来的悔意晚到 Regret Came Too Late 16.5kReads—Score7414d adds
- 47 When His Wife Cheated, He Decided to Let Her Be with Her Lover 妻子的不忠，他决定成全她俩 After His Wife's Betrayal, He Decided to Let Her Be with Her Lover 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 Longing for Our Reunion Day After Day, Forgetting Each Other Year After Year 朝朝盼重逢，念念总相忘 [Angst, angst, angst! Extremely angsty, proceed with caution!] Five years ago The golden boy Ji Lingchuan knelt on the ground, desperately begging Xia Zhiyi not to leave him. But she coldly told him to get lost, then turned around and married someone else. Five years later The bar hostess Xia Zhiyi knelt before the untouchable Mr. Ji, fawning over him. He shoved her away, saying she was filthy. He hated her, bullied her, and was consumed by the desire to take revenge on her. But when he saw a li 673Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 49 After the Divorce, My Lover from a Past Life Found Me 离婚后，前世的爱人找到了我 After the Divorce, My Beloved from a Past Life Found Me 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 Say No to 996: It Starts with You and Me 拒绝996从你我做起 Say no to 996, starting with you and me. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
