Novels like Half a Lifetime of Sorrow
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Half a Lifetime of Sorrow, best match first.
- 151 Hated by Everyone in Life, I Became Their Beloved After Death 生前万人嫌，死后却成了白月光 [Redemption] [Sweet Romance] [Healing] Senior high school student Chen Shu suddenly gains a superpower: he will be eighteen forever. He starts by using his power to enjoy a free feast of rare delicacies. Then he meets a girl on a bridge who is about to take her own life. With his superpower, he begins a romance with her... One that will never end. 1.7kReads8.7Score15014d adds
- 152 I've Come to Keep Our Appointment 我来赴约了 I’ve Come to Keep Our Appointment 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 153 He's Gone! 他不在了！ When Gu Chang’an was three, his father remarried and his mother left. His family was shattered, and so was he. From then on, home was no longer Gu Chang’an’s harbor or his refuge from the storm. When he felt wronged, he had nowhere to hide. Until Ding Tingting appeared. She was like a beam of light shining down on Gu Chang’an… 716Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 154 Crossing Autumn 渡秋天 [Insecure, sensitive girl x gentle, gentlemanly golden boy] [Angst] There were two boldest things Lin Yan ever did in her life. The first was secretly loving Tang Jinxu for many years. On a drizzly evening, Lin Yan sat on the back of his bicycle, gazing at his broad back. Carefully, she reached out and lightly touched the hem of his shirt. She pulled away at once, her touch so slight it could easily go unnoticed. Blushing, Lin Yan suppressed the fierce excitement and joy surging inside her, pre 776Reads6.2Score25214d adds
- 155 A Lan Clan Member Joins The Blood of Youth 少歌来了个蓝家人 [Anime + Lan family member + partial roleplay + follows the original plot + woman transmigrates as a man + healing regrets] Lan Ling was a young woman from the twenty-first century. After an unexpected incident, she arrived in the world of The Blood of Youth and obtained a roleplaying System. When she drew her first character card, she was lucky enough to get a “Lan family member” card. She later learned from the System that these roleplaying cards, which had no specific character attached to th 1.5kReads6.5Score10014d adds
- 156 I Trafficked Hell Bank Notes in 1934 我在1934年倒卖冥钞 I Sold Hell Money in 1934 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 157 Snow Falls, Soundlessly! 雪落，无声！ Snow falls, soundlessly! 98Reads—Score—14d adds
- 158 Quick Transmigration: A Tragedy Is Destined 快穿强制注定悲剧 A new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 2.7kReads8.1Score11614d adds
- 159 The Untamed: Auntie Lan 陈情令：蓝家婶婶 Master Lan Qiren of the Gusu Lan Clan went out on a night hunt and rescued a gravely wounded woman. Half a year later, she woke up… It is said that she is gifted in many arts and skilled at teaching, and has been put in charge of instructing the Lan Clan's female cultivators. What's more, she adores children and keeps bringing them back to the Lan Clan's Cloud Recesses… The Lan family's aunt is fiercely protective and overflowing with motherly love. Anyone who dares lay a hand on her 1.2kReads9.1Score11414d adds
- 160 Tomb Raiding: My Stubborn Yet Softhearted Sect Leader Jiang 盗墓：我那嘴硬心软的江宗主 [Tomb-Raiding World + The Young Five + Secrets of Immortality + Pairings Undecided] Warnings (please read): The protagonist is Jiang Cheng. If you dislike him, don’t read this. It’s clearly stated, so if it’s not for you, just leave. No need to make a fuss! Jiang Cheng fans are welcome! The main story has no official pairing, but it does lean toward everyone being interested in him. If that bothers you, don’t read! Fairness and justice? What a joke. He, Jiang Cheng, never expected anything from 793Reads7.4Score10314d adds
- 161 Mysterious Lotus Casebook: Si Zhui 莲花楼：思追 What if Lan Sizhui accidentally stumbled into the world of Mysterious Lotus Casebook and helped Lotus Blossom cure his poison? What would happen next? PS: Watching the show made me feel so sorry for Huahua, so I wanted to bring in some outside help to cure his poison and let him live out the rest of his life without regrets. (Sizhui has no CP in this story. Huahua’s CP is his first love, Bai Yueguang A Mian. If you dislike A Mian, please don’t read. You’re happy, I’m happy, everyone’s happy.) 1.1kReads9.0Score10314d adds
- 162 The Untamed Fanfiction: Wangxian, a Match Made in Heaven 魔道同人之忘羡神仙眷侣 Content warning: Unfriendly toward the Jin and Jiang families!!!! Content warning: I've read the original novel, watched the animation, and seen The Untamed. I may have mixed up some plot details, so if you're a die-hard fan, feel free to skip this!!! (≧∇≦) Thank you! (≧∇≦) Wei Wuxian is the Underworld's Netherworld King in the vast universe, while Lan Wangji is the Hanguang Emperor who governs the east in the Celestial Realm. The two are famous throughout the Six Realms as a devoted married cou 7.5kReads9.2Score35114d adds
- 163 A Tragic Death in His Past Life: The Villainous Male Side Character Is Reborn and Learns His Lesson 前世惨死，恶毒男配重生学乖了 Huo Jinya met a gruesome end in his previous life, and he had it coming. He was playing the part of the innocent, sweet-talking schemer and nearly destroyed Feng Fuming's family. In the end, karma caught up with him: he was sent to prison, died by the roadside, and no one even claimed his body... Reborn, he knows he was wrong. After being hurt so badly, he doesn't dare to love again. Even when a scumbag cherishes him as if he might break, he can't bring himself to accept it. He's developed serio 3.1kReads8.3Score25814d adds
- 164 I Tormented You from the Nine Gates to Restart, So Why Are You Crying? 我从九门虐到重启，你们哭啥 The new book has passed its contract review. Visit the author's profile to read it. No System, tragic story. Also known as The Tomb Raider: Pearl Travels Through Time to Make Up for Regrets Pearl was an administrator tasked with making up for regrets. After being struck by lightning over a negative review, she lost her memory. She met the Iron Triangle, who needed their regrets put right. From then on, though she had no future of her own, she discovered her identity while Wu Xie was searching fo 548Reads6.7Score10114d adds
- 165 Out of Reach 得不到 “He’s just a sickly weakling. Wouldn’t it be better if he died? Was I, Yuchi Mu, born to donate bone marrow to some sickly weakling? Why should I give you what you want?” “You deserved to die young. Even if you died, I wouldn’t cry at your funeral.” “The living can’t compete with the dead? What a joke!” Yuchi Mu had waited so long for the news of Lin Xi’s death to finally arrive. But before he could feel any happiness, Xiao An’s attitude toward him grew even harsher. “Yuchi Mu, you’re the one wh 529Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 166 You Won’t Remember Me 你不会记得我 [Simplified Chinese edition signed for publication] Chen Yuanwang can seem gentle even when he isn’t smiling. But he shows no one any special warmth. Qin Qiu’s unrequited love ends in regret. She never gets to taste the candied hawthorn Chen Yuanwang promised to treat her to, and he never remembers her. In her youth, he will forever be the male lead whose name fills her diary and whose initials cover her scratch paper. But she will never become his leading lady. 215Reads8.8Score5214d adds
- 167 Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation: Wangxian's Resting Bones 魔道祖师：忘羡栖骨 [Also known as: The Ancestor Unknowingly Unifies the Cultivation Realm] [Mo Dao Zu Shi crossover] [Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji are the main couple, with Jiang Cheng and Lan Sizhui as a secondary couple, plus Xue Yang and Xiao Xingchen, Binghe and Shen Qingqiu, Lan Jingyi and Jin Ling, Jun Wu and Mei Hanxue, Feng Xin and Mu Qing, and others. All sweet little everyday moments, no angst (I only post occasionally, trust me).] A time-travel what-if: What if Wei Wuxian had died when he was thrown into t 5.9kReads9.3Score75914d adds
- 168 Demonic Path: Everyone, Let’s Answer the Quiz 魔道：大家一起来答题 Answering questions, watching scenes, wild ideas, just writing for fun CPs: XiYao, WangXian, XuanLi Timeline: The Qishan Wen Clan’s discussion conference. Wei Wuxian has just taken Lan Wangji’s forehead ribbon when suddenly the sky goes dark and everyone is pulled into a mysterious black hole and told to answer questions. Meng Yao lands right on top of Lan Xichen, and in the confusion even takes off his forehead ribbon... The author likes XiYao and happened to have an idea, so they wrote a littl 7.7kReads9.1Score96414d adds
- 169 My Setting Is That I Love Her 朕的设定是爱她 [System transmigration into a book + mutual healing + winning over a lovesick obsessive] A new historical romance from Zhier, author of one of Zhihu’s three great tragic novels, Late Departure. The main story is lighthearted and funny, but the extras will break your heart. She is his nightmare, and also his cure! He is written to love her, so no matter what she does, he will never blame her. “Yan Yu, I truly and sincerely love you. Don’t forget me, I beg you.” “Don’t be afraid. Your elder sister 386Reads8.6Score11314d adds
- 170 Still Waters, Cold as Death 死水薄凉 [Scumbag Top x World-Weary Bottom] [Mad Dog x Mad Dog] [Forced Love] [Tragedy] The world had never been so dull. It all began when Xu Yanzhi picked up the countdown. Xu Yanzhi, a rich second-generation layabout who did nothing but coast through life and wait to die, encountered Li Yan after he returned to the country ten years later. Forced to tear open his wounds, Xu Yanzhi gradually let his true nature show. I’m done pretending. I actually hate this world. I set fires, hurt people, and framed 797Reads8.7Score11014d adds
- 171 One Hundred Do-Overs: Side Story 《任务重来一百次》番外 Extra Story for "The Mission: One Hundred More Tries" 636Reads—Score8314d adds
- 172 Did You Become an Adult on the Night You Cried the Hardest? 你哭得最伤心的那个晚上变成大人了吗？ When was the last time you had a good cry? That night, embrace your disappointment and face your sadness. Looking back after time has passed, perhaps it was a gift that helped you grow. Don't be afraid. Take a big step forward. We don't always have to play the adults. The way you charge headlong into things, the way you are so childlike, can be just as adorable. 179Reads9.3Score—14d adds
- 173 Her Brothers Go Mad After Hearing the World-Weary Heiress's Thoughts 厌世千金被读心后，哥哥们疯魔了 Reborn + world-weary + no romance + personal growth + powerful family + heiress Su Xiaoli jumped from the Su Group’s tower, ending her life at the age of twenty-four. When she opened her eyes again, she was back in the year her brothers saw her as their enemy. Weary of life, she only wanted to end her suffering again, unaware that her brothers had suddenly become able to hear her thoughts. “When thoughts of death surged through her heart...” Her eldest brother, Su Yutian, broke down the door wit 1kReads8.6Score13414d adds
- 174 Indigo Butterfly Bones 靛青蝶骨 Indigo Butterfly Bones 298Reads—Score214d adds
- 175 My Missing Mother, My Silent Grandfather, and the “Take Care of It” I Heard That Night 消失的母亲，沉默的爷爷，和那夜我听见的“处理” A mother who vanished, a grandfather who stayed silent, and the word “dispose of” that I heard that night 234Reads—Score—14d adds
- 176 Lotus Blossoms from White Bones! 白骨生莲！ Lotus Blossoms from White Bones! 33Reads—Score414d adds
- 177 Seven Questions About Going to Cambodia??????? 去柬埔寨七大问？？？？？？？ Seven Big Questions About Going to Cambodia??????? 225Reads—Score—14d adds
- 178 What? His Majesty’s Shadow Guard Faked His Death! 什么？朕的暗卫死遁了！ M/M leads + transmigration + shadow guard + faking his death + imprisonment + both pure + happy ending Modern office worker Mu Zhi works himself to death from overtime. When he opens his eyes, he has become Seventeen, a shadow guard serving an ancient tyrant. Blood is warm, swords are cold, and the emperor’s gaze is a bottomless pool of icy water. Serving a ruler is like serving a tiger, and this tiger crushes bones on a whim and treats human lives like weeds. Feeling the slave brand on his 6.6kReads8.6Score98814d adds
- 179 A Steadfast Heart, An Unfading Wind 心实，风不散 A True Heart, an Unfading Wind 68Reads—Score—14d adds
- 180 The One Thing I Wanted to Record Before I Died 死前，我唯一想记录的 I fell in love with my non-blood-related older brother, but he found me disgusting and sent me to a conversion therapy center. After I got out, my mental state deteriorated day by day, and in the end, before I died, I wrote this 3.1kReads8.1Score65614d adds
- 181 The Azure Phoenix Never Descends to the Mortal World 青鸾不落凡尘 The Azure Phoenix Never Falls to the Mortal World 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 182 Go Left at the Light, Right at the Crossing 左灯右行 “Who are you in my eyes? Who do you want me to stand in for? We trade each other’s joys and sorrows, and the one who loves more is always the first to cry.” “Embracing you wears you out. The one who loves more is always the first to turn false.” Liao Juntao, “Who” “I love you, and it’s like driving against the lights.” Tanya Chua, “Red High Heels” So, if two people aren’t right for each other, they shouldn’t get together in the first place. You agree, Gu Xiangbei? Character setup: A street-c 1.8kReads9.2Score26014d adds
- 183 When Snow Falls on the Wedding Robe 雪落嫁衣时 When Snow Falls on the Bridal Robe 76Reads—Score414d adds
- 184 Bro, Give Me a Hug 哥抱抱我吧 [Both are devoted to each other!!! Each other’s first love!!!] [Please don’t relate any illnesses in this story to real life. If you feel unwell, make sure to seek medical attention and take good care of yourself. If you have depression, please make sure to get help❗❗❗❗] One more thing: this is my first time writing a novel, so please forgive its many shortcomings. Thank you, everyone. Lin Xu went missing. His father tricked him into going to a youth training camp, where he was subjected to se 3.3kReads9.1Score35314d adds
- 185 The Immortal Realm Gossip Weekly 仙界八卦周刊 The Immortal Realm Gossip Weekly 44Reads—Score—14d adds
- 186 It Turns Out There’s No Light in the Deep Sea 原来深海没有光 Girls from the south, most of them love the romance of snow drifting through a northern winter night. But what they don't know is that once the snow has fallen, howling winds soon follow. In an instant, they sweep away all the romance, exposing the bone-chilling cold beneath. 184Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 187 Who Can I Tell My Grudge To? 恨谁诉？ Each chapter is a standalone tragic love story with an open ending, so use your imagination. Some stories are set in ancient times and others in the modern day, but they're all tragic. If that's not your thing, feel free to skip them. 676Reads8.7Score13314d adds
- 188 Film and TV Crossover: Wear Whatever You Want 综影视：爱穿谁穿谁 Characters from different TV dramas cross into one another’s worlds in a series of wild what-ifs. “Story of Minglan → Empresses in the Palace”: Minglan transmigrates as Nian Shilan. As she settles into her new life, she realizes she might be able to follow Wu Zetian’s example... “Love Like the Galaxy”: Cheng Shaoshang is reborn. Why do these three men seem to be conspiring together? How can she escape...? “Empresses in the Palace → A Dream of Splendor”: Zhen Huan transmigrates as Song Yinzhuang. 1.5kReads7.0Score10514d adds
- 189 A Beauty Buried in Snow! 雪葬红颜！ Snow Buries the Beauty! 182Reads—Score714d adds
- 190 I Want to Leave 我想走 After ten years of marriage on paper, Yu Shuyi still couldn’t make it to the end of the contract. At first, he begged his husband to look at him, just once. Later, he begged his husband to come home and have a meal with him. In the end, he begged him to let him go. He said there was a saying: Better a brief pain than a long one. So I’ve let myself go. Please let go of me, too. I’m not asking you to love me or forgive me. I’m only asking you to let me go. Don’t save me anymore… Setting: Same-sex 4.2kReads8.4Score39914d adds
- 191 Tomb Raiding: When Will It End? 盗墓之何时了 [Twins + original male protagonist + original pairing, appearing later + two male leads + angst galore early on, bittersweet and painful] Jia An, a false peace. Wu An, no peace. Wang An, a deluded peace. Every one of them is him, and none of them is. Twins. As a boy, he thought he was one of two possible fates in the womb. But in truth, he was a destiny forged one hundred percent by others. The Wu family chose him. The Nine Gates chose him. And countless people far away, beyond his reach, create 1.3kReads8.7Score22914d adds
- 192 After My Husband Cheated, I Chose to Divorce Him 丈夫出轨后，我选择离婚 After My Husband Cheated, I Chose Divorce 44Reads—Score—14d adds
- 193 After My Fiancé Lost His Memory, I Stopped Loving Him 未婚夫失忆后，我不爱他了 After My Fiancé Lost His Memory, I Stopped Loving Him 63Reads—Score—14d adds
- 194 After My Sister Was Paralyzed, I Became Her Substitute 姐姐瘫痪后，我成了她替身 After My Sister Was Paralyzed, I Became Her Replacement 58Reads—Score314d adds
- 195 Stuck at Seventeen 停留十七岁那年 [Campus romance × Youth × Mutual unrequited love × Heartbreak] Cold, rebellious boy × Sweet, well-behaved honor student * [Xie Yixiao was born wild and unruly, proud and untamed. Yet somehow, this boy fell in love with a good student from a broken home, a quiet, sweet, and sensible girl.] * [Ye Mian came from an incomplete family. Her parents weren't around when she was growing up. Then, when she was six, she learned that both of them had died. She was raised by her grandmother.] * [To part beca 2.8kReads7.2Score26614d adds
- 196 Quick Transmigration: After Clearing My Name, I Fake My Death, and the Crematorium Follows Me Forever 快穿：洗白后死遁，火葬场永随 [Complete] (The new book has just started getting ratings, so its score is a little low. It should rise later.) [Quick transmigration + comedy + angst + bad endings in small worlds + semi-immersive acting] As a worker for the Quick Transmigration Bureau, Ye Weiwan had always diligently played the supporting female role. That is, until all the male leads turned dark, forcing her to return and clear their corruption values. Thinking over all the “good deeds” she had done, Ye Weiwan gave a dry laug 12.4kReads8.7Score1.2k14d adds
- 197 Beneath the Dusk 暮色之下 She is a rookie reporter who is determined to expose evil and root out darkness. No matter how many obstacles stand in her way, no matter how close she comes to death, she never stops. He is the most dangerous undercover agent behind enemy lines in the borderlands. Though surrounded by desire and sin, he stays true to himself, all for the day he can clear away the clouds and bring the criminal syndicate's many crimes into the open. Driven by their convictions, they set out along the same road, w 1.6kReads9.4Score22314d adds
- 198 The Boy I Found in the Heavy Snow Killed My Entire Family 大雪捡来的少年，杀了我全家 The Boy I Rescued in the Snow Killed My Entire Family 1.5kReads—Score—14d adds
- 199 After I Died, My Forensic Pathologist Husband Dissected Me with His Own Hands 我死后，法医丈夫亲手解剖了我 After I died, my forensic pathologist husband dissected me with his own hands 522Reads—Score714d adds
- 200 But When He Left, the Whole Garden Was in Spring 偏他去时春满园 When Gu Lan heard he had only ten months left to live, he was unexpectedly calm and accepting. Looking back on his life, it had been a complete mess. In this world, he was nothing more than a pathetic nobody whom no one cared about... Perhaps no one would cry for him when his life finally came to an end... Gu Lan accepted the outcome without resistance. After all, ever since he returned to this family, he had never received anything. If that was the case, why should he be afraid of losing anythi 89Reads8.4Score—14d adds
