Novels like The Key to Victory
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- 51 Your Highness, How About a Male Consort? 王爷，男妃了解一下？ Your Highness, How About a Male Consort? 66Reads—Score314d adds
- 52 After Torturing Her Childhood Sweetheart to Death, President Gu Starts His Wife-Chasing Hell 虐死竹马后，顾总他追妻火葬场 Two male leads + both reborn + lovers reunited + happy ending + main couple suffers before finding happiness + the male lead grovels to win back his wife + secondary couple is all sweetness Shen Luo and Gu Li had been childhood sweethearts. Shen Luo had devoted himself to Gu Li for twenty years, and Gu Li had bullied him for every one of them. Because Gu Li knew Shen Luo loved him and would never leave him. But then, one night, the once-arrogant heir to the Gu family completely lost his mind. Be 1.1kReads7.4Score10214d adds
- 53 He Said Elves with Pointed Ears Are Selfish and Unfaithful, So I Deserve to Die? 他说精灵耳自私多情，所以我该死？ He Said Elf Ears Were Selfish and Promiscuous, So I Deserve to Die? 1.4kReads—Score—14d adds
- 54 They All Say the Immortal Lord Has Gone Mad, Yet He Insists on Spoiling That Demon Lord 都说仙君疯了，偏要宠那个魔君 Everyone Says the Immortal Lord Has Gone Mad, Yet He Insists on Spoiling That Demon Lord 104Reads—Score—14d adds
- 55 Inferior Overflow 下等泛滥 [Two Male Leads] [Heavy Angst] [Not for Bottom-Lovers] Content warning: The top isn't faithful. Huo Wenqing * Gu Yunzhi At eighteen, after an upheaval, Gu Yunzhi is brought back to the Shen family. His father then treats him like a pawn, using him to secure benefits for the family. Seven years of beatings teach him that obedience is the only way to get by. Long years of repression lead him to meet Huo Wenqing. Thinking at last that he has found love, Gu Yunzhi feels light enter his pitch-black 5.7kReads8.7Score38614d adds
- 56 Become the Big Shot's Beloved 做大佬的白月光 Two Male Leads, 1v1, Both Pure Three years later, Yu Linran found Qian Mo running a street stall. He apologized, vowed to change, and begged for forgiveness, but he could never win back Qian Mo's heart. It was already dead. Five years earlier, Qian Mo's mother had been gravely ill, and he had asked Yu Linran for money. Yu Linran refused. Only after his mother passed away did Yu Linran show up in front of him. He hated him, but what good would hating him do? It wouldn't bring his mother back. So 738Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 If I Ever Like You Again, I’ll Change My Name! 再喜欢你我就不姓黎！ Two Male Leads + Reborn + The Ex Chases His Wife to the Crematorium + Younger Love Interest + Substitute + Soapy Drama Li Xi was an undefeated legend in the legal world, dignified and unassailable. But beneath his formidable exterior lay a stress disorder left by a car accident on a rainy night: whenever it rained, his head would throb with unbearable pain. He kept this “shameful weakness” locked deep inside. Then, at a bar, one dazzling glimpse of a bright, radiant young man set his dormant h 943Reads8.3Score2614d adds
- 58 My Husband’s So Stubborn: Two Kisses and He Melts 老公的嘴太硬？亲两次就软了 [One-on-one romance + both leads are each other's first and only + happy ending + mutual salvation] Pei Yunqiao somehow ended up saving someone. Before dawn, the man had already fled far away. At the recording of the first round of the audition show, he clutched his sore waist and stared from afar at the aloof, ascetic man seated among the judges. His vision went black, then black again. After the performance, Producer Shen pulled him into a corner and gave him three warnings in a row. - Put awa 9.3kReads8.7Score1.1k14d adds
- 59 I Died, and He Held My Corpse, Begging Me to Speak 我死了，他抱着我的尸体求我说话 I died, and he held my corpse, begging me to speak 1.4kReads—Score—14d adds
- 60 Fate Was Transferred, Yet He Thought I Was Heartless 气运转移，他却以为是我薄情 My Luck Was Transferred, Yet He Thought I Was Heartless 1.2kReads—Score—14d adds
- 61 Reborn: I Don't Want You This Time, So Why Are You Panicking? 重生，这次我不要你了，你急什么 Reborn: This Time, I Don't Want You Anymore. Why Are You in Such a Hurry? 1.4kReads—Score—14d adds
- 62 His Majesty Always Says the Chancellor Is Plotting Rebellion 陛下总说丞相谋逆 His Majesty Always Says the Chancellor Is Plotting Rebellion 90Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 Captive Love, Ashes of the Past: The Obsessive CEO Has No Way to Win Back His Wife 囚宠归烬：偏执总裁追妻无门 Prisoner, Returned to Ashes: The Obsessive CEO Has No Way to Win Back His Wife 910Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 The Discarded Stand-In Has Had Enough 废弃替身想开了 [No female lead, 1v1, seriously angsty drama + stand-in for the unattainable first love + winning him back at any cost + mutual healing + rekindled romance + 80% angst, 20% sweetness + happy ending] Cen Yu had known Gu Yanting for ten years. For the first five, he was Gu Yanting's sidekick, his underling. In the sixth year, Gu Yanting said, “Your profile looks like Qi Anyi's,” and Cen Yu became a stand-in for Gu Yanting's unattainable first love. In the tenth year, Qi Anyi came back. Gu Yanting 5.3kReads8.8Score30814d adds
- 65 Now That the Debt Is Paid, Who’s Going to Wait on You? 债都还完了，谁还伺候你 [Male-Male Romance] [Chasing His Lover After Losing Him] [Mutual Firsts] [One-on-One] [Sweet Romance] [Happy Ending] A domineering CEO with a soft spot for his sweetheart × a sweet artist who draws spicy fan art His dad jumped off a building, his mom ran away, his grandma was paralyzed, and he was left broken. Su Yu had a happy family until his father’s investment failed. Overnight, they went bankrupt, and his family fell apart. Before he had even taken the college entrance exams, Su Yu was sadd 5.3kReads9.2Score57914d adds
- 66 After the Little Fool Was Reborn, I Became His Dog 小傻子重生后，我成了他的狗 After the Little Fool Was Reborn, I Became His Dog 1.5kReads—Score—14d adds
- 67 Before He Dies, He Wants to Give Up His Allergen 临死前，他要戒掉过敏源 [Male-male romance + angst + late-blooming devotion + the hero’s long road to winning him back] Shen Pei’an was ill. On his birthday, the doctor told him he didn’t have much longer to live. He hadn’t planned to hide it. He meant to wait until Ren Xu had celebrated his birthday with him, then tell him the truth. But the big star Ren Xu never came. All Shen Pei’an got was a birthday cake that would trigger his allergies. He was twenty-eight. It was his ninth year in love with Ren Xu. There would 1.1kReads6.6Score10114d adds
- 68 The Foolish Boy Died, and He Went Mad 小傻子死了，他疯了 The Little Fool Died, and He Went Mad 6kReads—Score10114d adds
- 69 I Don't Know. He's Dead 我不知道，他死了 [Calm and composed top]+ [A timid little bunny at first, then a dark, unhinged, smiling tiger]+ [Angst]+ [Ghosts and lovers beyond death]+ [Supernatural]+ [Reborn]+ [Workplace]+ [Business rivalry]+ [Xuanhuan]+ [Mutually devoted]+ [Rekindled romance] When he dumped me, he said he was tired of playing with me. He deleted every message we’d shared, sold our home, and erased all our memories. It took me two years to find out that he’d spent four years preparing that villa. One entire wall was line 326Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 With a Shop at My Fingertips, I Urge the Male Lead to Behave 商城在手，男主我劝你善良 [One-on-one romance + both leads are strong + transmigration into a game + fantasy + secret identities + both devoted to each other + sweet and angsty moments + happy ending] Lin Yao transmigrated into a fantasy game and became a villainous NPC who was destined to be imprisoned by the protagonist as his male lover. He couldn’t leave the game until the protagonist wiped out his entire clan. To get home, Lin Yao pretended to torment the protagonist and use him, while secretly treating his wounds, 327Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 71 Wither Them, Let Them Bloom 与之枯萎，予之盛放 [Two male leads + older man/younger man + devoted to each other + regret and pursuit] [Cold, strict, ruthless scheming top × frail, disillusioned bottom] Ruan Hanlin once thought Ruan Yushu was a lonely weed growing in the wilderness. Only after he left did he suddenly realize that Ruan Yushu was a tree, a tree that bloomed in the sunlight. The years they spent tangled together had nearly buried him. Ruan Hanlin was willing to wither alongside him, and let him bloom. 3.2kReads8.7Score24914d adds
- 72 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—14d adds
- 73 You Say It Hurts? The Lunatic Just Won't Stop 喊疼？疯批偏不停 The rating has only just been posted and is expected to rise! Both are virgins! [Rekindled romance + domineering, sharp-tongued CEO seme + tsundere, scheming, devoted uke] Five years ago, he dumped him and took off. Five years later, he did everything he could to force him back. Just after returning to the country, Lu Jing was drugged. When he woke up, his whole body was weak and covered in red marks. And the man lying in bed with him was none other than his ex-boyfriend, Gu Yuan, whom he had pe 11.1kReads8.2Score1.3k14d adds
- 74 A Forced-Love Angsty Romance 一篇强制爱狗血虐文 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 2.9kReads6.3Score16714d adds
- 75 Thirty, and No Longer Confused 三十，不惑 “My name is Cheng Qian, Qian as in ‘a bright future’!” “Aren’t spoiled rich kids all supposed to be playboys? How did you end up like this?” Second Young Master Cheng rolls his eyes. “Rich kids like us are all about eating, drinking, and waiting to die.” A useless young master VS a roguishly handsome small-business owner Meng Qi: That useless duck soup guy seems to be loaded… Cheng Qian: How is this sharp-tongued brat my landlord? After accidentally coming out and getting kicked out of his home, 1.4kReads9.1Score22014d adds
- 76 After My Terminal Diagnosis, My Contract Boyfriend Chased Me to the Crematorium in Tears 绝症后，契约男友哭着追进火葬场 [Two Male Leads, Old-School Angsty Drama, A Real Pursuit After the Breakup, Scum Top Transformed into a Crying, Devoted Dog, Angst Before Affection, Both Reborn, Happy Ending] [Stoic Bottom with a Terminal Illness & Hard-Mouthed-at-First, Tender and Affectionate Top] Lin Shi'an was diagnosed with lung cancer, with only three months left to live. Seven years ago, when Li Feng's mother was gravely ill, Lin Shi'an paid two million to buy ten years of his time and personally made him a popular movie 5.4kReads8.9Score54914d adds
- 77 Forced Captivity 强制圈养 [Two male leads + younger love interest raised by the other + beautiful top, strong bottom + two strong leads + rugged, cool-guy bottom + refined but depraved top + rekindled romance] Jiang Lie beat up a homewrecker and was forced into prison. He never expected that as soon as he got inside, a mysterious man in a suit would force himself on him. Looking at the handsome man with his fair skin and beautiful face, Jiang Lie remembered the boy he had once taken in, who had been just as good-looking. 1.7kReads8.7Score14914d adds
- 78 I'm Dying, Yet the Paranoid Young Marshal Begs Every God and Buddha with Red Eyes 我快死了，偏执少帅红眼求遍神佛 [Two Male Leads + Warlord + Devoted Love + Angsty and Satisfying + Regret and Redemption + Both Pure] [Obsessive, Violent, Devoted Warlord Top x Resilient, Gentle, Kind Beggar Bottom] Jiang Yushu was a fraud who had carefully plotted his way into the governor’s mansion in disguise. Shen Changye had always known that the fraud pretending to be his younger brother was a lowly beggar. At first, he treated the beggar like a puppet on strings, tormenting him at will. But when Jiang Yushu truly gave u 4.8kReads9.4Score53014d adds
- 79 Captive Passion: The Coldhearted Minister's Hard Road to Winning Back His Husband 囚欢：薄凉权臣追夫难 Synopsis Mutual firsts + anguished romance + the groveling chase + forced imprisonment + substitute for a beloved. Set in an alternate Tang Dynasty, with mystery and court intrigue. (The bonus chapters feature a cute little one.) Chi Feiwan serves as a director in the Ministry of Justice. He despises the powerful who treat human lives as worthless. When a headless female corpse case erupts in Chang'an and Cui Changqing becomes deeply implicated in the strange case, the officials fear his influen 1.2kReads—Score10314d adds
- 80 Where Does Angelica Return? 当归知何处 [Transmigration | Push and Pull | Mutual Healing | False Replacement] [Transmigrated Impostor Physician vs. Cold-Faced General] A modern-day chef unexpectedly transmigrates and finds himself appointed by imperial decree as the physician to a great general in the northern frontier. With no System or golden finger to help him, he still manages to quietly win the cold-faced general's heart. But the court is in turmoil and danger lurks everywhere: spies sow discord, his achievements threaten the thr 42Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 After Quitting My Job on the Spot and Returning to the Village... 裸辞回村后…… After Quitting My Job on a Whim and Returning to the Village... 29Reads—Score—14d adds
- 82 After His Substitute Endured Endless Torment, the Regent Went Mad 替身受尽折磨后，摄政王疯了 After the Substitute Suffered Endless Torment, the Regent Prince Went Mad 5.7kReads—Score11614d adds
- 83 Lawyer Fu, Stop Hurting Her. Dr. Wen Doesn't Want You Anymore 傅律师别虐了，温医生不要你了 [Rebellious, wolfish lawyer x stern, devoted, beautiful but tragic doctor] [Two male leads + both are virgins + rekindled romance + groveling pursuit + younger man/older man + angsty romance + happy ending] [Two male leads! Two male leads! Two male leads!] When he ended things, Fu Zhiyue grabbed Wen Chuhuai by the throat and mocked him for being heartless and mercenary. “Every day I spent with you made me sick to my stomach.” “Wen Chuhuai, seeing you half-dead like this, do you know how satisf 4.3kReads8.9Score49214d adds
- 84 The Attack's Substitute: An Illusion of the White Moonlight 攻替身：白月光幻象 The top dotes on the bottom, and he loves him to pieces both before and after the groveling begins [Two male leads + size difference + eight-year age gap + younger man + secret crush becomes mutual + powerful, wealthy families in the capital + angsty push and pull + contract relationship + groveling to win back a lover + jealous, possessive love + getting back together + raising a child + both inexperienced + happy ending] A sci-fi ABO story about having a baby in an artificial womb. Pheromones 361Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 The Unhinged Emperor and His Rebellious Chancellor 疯批帝王和他那以下犯上的丞相大人 The mad emperor and his treasonous chancellor 1.5kReads—Score—14d adds
- 86 Assistant Leng! President Ye Is Looking Everywhere for You! 冷助理！叶总到处找你！ Assistant Leng! President Ye is looking everywhere for you! Assistant Leng! President Ye can't find you and is getting angry! Assistant Leng! Hurry back and talk him down! Leng Yuchen: Can you all leave me alone for a minute? I'm done with this job! Ye Tianling: Where's Assistant Leng? I want him in my office, right now! Everyone else in the office: Have President Ye and Assistant Leng made up today? 2.7kReads—Score14814d adds
- 87 Prince, Your Bodyguard Has Been Kneeling for Three Days and Nights 王爷，你的暗卫跪三天三夜了 My lord, your shadow guard has been on his knees for three days and nights 5.8kReads—Score15714d adds
- 88 We're Just Friends 不过是朋友 [Cool, aloof finance executive × adorable genius artist] [Top: sometimes composed, sometimes out of control Bottom: sweet and alluring, flirts without realizing it] [Happy ending, love at first sight, mutual devotion, business rivalries and the entertainment industry] With an unreliable father, a mother who died young, an overbearing sister, and a heart left in pieces, Meng Qingchi seemed not to have met a single good man in the first twenty years of his life. He thought he’d finally found a goo 346Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 The Handsome Hostage Prince 蓝颜质子 The Blue-Eyed Young Hostage 925Reads—Score1014d adds
- 90 Stray Dog 丧家犬 [Reader advisory: A cruel lover faces retribution in this angst-heavy story. First person, bad ending.] [Contracted for publication] [Cold, elite, callous top x rough, middle-aged bottom] Zhou Xian was reborn. In his previous life, he died like a stray dog on the day his former lover Shen Wen married the man he had always loved. This time, he was reborn three months before his death. To get revenge, he asked Shen Wen to date him for one last three months. * Successful in his career, Shen Wen had 506Reads9.3Score8314d adds
- 91 Everyone Hated Her, Then She Showed Her Face and Took the Internet by Storm 万人嫌露脸后全网爆火 [Dual male leads] A sickly, universally despised bottom; A seemingly cold and heartless top who has fallen deeply in love. A year ago, Xu Mian was rumored to have thrown matches, and was boycotted by the entire internet. He retired early. With his mother seriously ill and his right hand partially disabled, he became the target of abuse from everyone in the esports scene, like a rat crossing the street, and endured it for an entire year. Caught between life and death, he struggled to stay alive: 12.8kReads8.3Score1.1k14d adds
- 92 The Wooden Man's Tail 木头的尾巴 “Mu Chen vs. Wei Yanwan” “Wherever you go from now on, I'll follow you. It doesn't matter where I am, anyway. I'll be your little shadow.” “I think... this is as far as I can go with you.” 139Reads—Score—14d adds
- 93 The Wind From Moscow Can’t Reach Guizhou 莫斯科的风吹不到贵州 A beautiful country boy from rural Guizhou x a Russian crime boss, cross-cultural romance + forced love + groveling chase + height and build difference (Also known as: Lima syndrome, a psychological phenomenon opposite to Stockholm syndrome, in which the perpetrator develops sympathy and compassion for the victim and actively helps them.) Period story, set in 1990 Hong Lin is an orphan from the remote mountains of Guizhou. Before he turned seventeen, he had never imagined he would leave this lan 21.2kReads9.3Score3.7k14d adds
- 94 The Gray-Haired Uncle and the Mixed-Race Prince 灰大叔与混血王子 Ding Xiaowei is a single father who works himself to the bone to give his daughter a better life. One moment of greed leads him to bring home an injured, seemingly wealthy unlucky guy he found by the sea, hoping for a classic tale of a rich man falling on hard times and rewarding his rescuer with a fortune. Who knew the unlucky guy would be handsome, considerate, a great cook, and good with kids? Apart from not being a woman, he seems pretty much perfect. Their peaceful days look as though they 6.7kReads9.3Score1.6k14d adds
- 95 I Can't Bear the Price of Loving You 爱上你的代价让我承受不起 Su Yichen, courtesy name Youxian and childhood nickname Mo'er, is called Su Mo by his family. Ever since he was little, he has loved the older boy who once saved him, Prince De, Xiao Yixuan. When he grows up, he uses his own abilities to help Xiao Yixuan ascend the throne, only to see his mother forced off a cliff. Left crippled, he throws himself into the moat... 498Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 96 You Ordinary People 平凡的你们 Ordinary You 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 My Older Brother Is a Mad Dog, and His Younger Lover Regrets Chasing Him 哥哥是疯狗，年下弟弟后悔追夫 [Two male leads + beautiful and powerful + main couple: aloof, cool bottom and older, flirtatious top + side couple: arrogant, domineering bottom and older, icy top + unrequited love + face-slapping and punishing scumbags + the bottom suffers first, then the top + a long road to winning back his love] Shan Ye has a crush on his older brother’s childhood friend, a notorious playboy. He’s pursued him for years, but the man has never been interested, thinking he’s a dull, clueless young master. Aft 4.3kReads8.1Score33114d adds
- 98 The Price of Favoritism 偏爱的代价 In the fifth year of his escape, Shi Fengyu returned to the country. He knew the price he would pay for coming back, but for that person, he had no choice. Two male leads, modern fantasy, powerful leads, plot twists, and a touch of angst. 1.2kReads6.7Score10614d adds
- 99 I Cleared My Name One Second Before I Died 临死前一秒我洗白了 [Initially uncaring, later devoted attack × socially savvy, checked-out receiver; one-on-one, equally matched, both chaste] [The first dozen or so chapters focus on the plot, but at heart this is a groveling romance; Jian Huai is the attack] As the last descendant of the Vermilion Bird divine clan, Gu Yi'an's duty is to protect the Fallen Spirit. But in this life, the Fallen Spirit has not only gained sentience, it has also taken human form and become Jian Huai. Gu Yi'an: “...” How am I supposed 4.5kReads9.4Score59014d adds
- 100 Imprisoned by a Mistaken Favor 误恩囚 [Two Male Leads + Mutual Devotion + Angsty Romance + Physical Abuse + Alternate World + Unequal Status + Happy Ending] [Not for Bottom-Leading Fans] Synopsis: After an accident, Ning Huairu, the young lady of Wangyue Manor, saves Wen Jinchuan, who has been poisoned. When he wakes, however, he mistakenly believes that Shiqi (Ning Huaizhi) saved him. And so he begins to indulge and favor Shiqi. He forgives Shiqi's methods, his cruelty, and his selfishness. Having never received such affection befo 4.7kReads9.1Score32014d adds
