Novels like Shattered Jade, Cast Pearls [Republican Era]
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Shattered Jade, Cast Pearls [Republican Era], best match first.
- 1 After All These Years Apart, Don't Say You Love Me Again 一别经年，不要再说你爱我 Years have passed since we parted. Don't tell me you love me again. 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Get Lost, Mr. Bo! I Want Nothing to Do With You! 薄少滚蛋，余生无爱！ A story of physical and emotional torment. Have tissues ready. A groveling-after-the-breakup story. If it’s not to your taste, please forgive me! ╥﹏╥ A trip to a mental hospital makes her grow old before her time... Her wrists are broken and her heart is replaced, all because the woman he loves fell from a building and was left disabled. “Brother Han!” The man frowns in displeasure. “I’m your sister’s fiancé. What should you call me?” “B... brother-in-law...” “Hah! You don’t deserve to! 133Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 I Live, the Dead's Love Beating in My Chest 我活着，胸腔跳动着亡者的爱 I am alive, and the love of the dead beats in my chest. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 GB: Didn't You Say You Loved Me? Why Did You Run Away? GB：不是说爱我吗怎么跑了 (The full story is complete. Please be understanding if there are a few issues.) A meek, cowardly general / a fierce, domineering princess; female-led; some discipline; the woman is not chaste; pretty mindless Angst-heavy; the main story has a tragic ending, but the extra chapters have a happy ending Jiang Zaihui could never understand how everything could have changed so much after he went on just one campaign... The entire Jiang family was executed, and he was saved by the Sixth Princess. But 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 I Want to Marry You in a Grand Gown 我想盛装嫁给你 Su Yan loved the porcupine of a man, Lu Lingchen, for ten whole years. At long last, he was stained with her blood, and even though she was battered and bruised, she still couldn’t bring herself to let go. In the end, she signed the divorce papers. She watched him on TV, celebrating a grand wedding with his first love, and closed her eyes. On the wedding day, the truth that had been hidden came to light. Lu Lingchen abandoned his bride and searched everywhere for her. He found a grave. 36Reads5.9Score214d adds
- 6 After Our Divorce, My Ex-Wife Said She Was Pregnant with My Child 离婚后，前妻说她怀了我的孩子 After the Divorce, My Ex-Wife Said She Was Carrying My Child 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Twenty-Six Sunsets in the ICU, and They Can’t See Me ICU里的二十六次日落，他们看不见我 Twenty-Six Sunsets in the ICU, and They Can't See Me 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 The Demon’s Handbook of Exploitation 恶魔压榨手册 The Demon’s Handbook of Exploitation 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Half a Lifetime of Sorrow 半世悲 You are the fearsome Three Poisons Saint Hand: cold and severe, stern and fierce, and proud and haughty. One day, you discover that the head of the Lan clan, a few years older than you, has been avoiding you. For instance, when you run into each other during a night hunt, he’ll be talking to someone, his expression flawless and his smile as warm as spring sunshine. But the moment he spots you, his expression falters almost imperceptibly, and he turns and walks away as if fleeing a plague. At 1.8kReads7.1Score23314d adds
- 10 May the Lights Never Go Out 只愿灯火长明 May the Lights Never Go Out —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 May Time Never Betray Deep Love 岁月不负深情 If I leave, remember that someone once loved you with all his heart. I waited through long years for you to care, only to end up closing my heart. 29Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 12 Gather More Flowers, Yearn for You All the More 多采撷，最相思 [Past and Present]+ [Amnesia]+ [Supernatural Mysteries]+ [Thriller]+ [Tragic Romance in the Late Qing]+ [Scoundrel Men and Wicked Women]+ [Love Beyond Death]+ [Qing Dynasty and Republican Era] During the Republican era, Zhou Caisi, daughter of the Zhou family of Beiping, accidentally wandered into the underground palace of a former Qing princess. There, she witnessed supernatural phenomena beyond the sight of ordinary people. From then on, she suffered nightmares and a heart condition, and was f 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 The Little Princess Severed Her Heartstrings, and the Divine Lord Suffered for Twelve Lifetimes 小公主断情丝，神君痛彻十二世 The divine laws of the Nine Heavens forbid love. Any deity who falls in love is punished by Heaven. She is the youngest princess, cherished by the Heavenly Emperor, with a pure heart and eyes filled with admiration for the God of War, Ling Xuan. He is an ancient divine lord who commands countless weapons, aloof for ten thousand years, yet secretly harbors a love for her that runs bone-deep. Their forbidden love is exposed, and the wrath of Heaven descends. Right before his eyes, the threads of l 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 A Final Act for the Land 一折戏终付山河 The rating was just posted, so it'll go up later~ [Possessive Love + Anguished Romance + Too Late for Regrets + The Aesthetics of a Bad Ending] Shen Le, the famed performer who had taken the capital by storm, caught the eye of the young Emperor Yin Junluo at first sight. The emperor had come to hear him sing while concealing his identity. 198Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 15 Doesn't Seeing Me Smile Annoy You? Why Are You Crying Now That I've Stopped? 不是看我笑就烦？不笑了你哭什么 [Just Got a Rating] Original Title: After My Husband Was Sent to Conversion Camp, the Scum Top Regretted Everything Too Late [Dual Male Leads + Both Pure + Groveling Chase + Size Difference + Angst for the Bottom First, Then the Top + Happy Ending] [Vengeful, Cruel Top & Beautiful Young Master Bottom] ★ He hated Ling Yue, so he took the jade-like young master to a shabby thirty-yuan motel for their first time. ★ He hated Ling Yue, so he made him attend the wedding alone, abandoned him in front 7.7kReads8.2Score1.1k14d adds
- 16 The Day Before My Wedding, the Real Heiress Imprisoned Me 婚礼前一天，我被真千金囚禁了 The Day Before My Wedding, the Real Heiress Imprisoned Me 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 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
- 18 The Third Year After My Husband Left 夫君走后第三年 [A memoir of her late husband + an amnesia plot + a playful, straightforward heroine pretending to be silly VS a devoted, easily flustered young gentleman] Thinking of you, I pray you’re safe * I beg you to forget the past Everyone says Pei Qingwei was deeply in love with Qi Wangchu. She observed three years of mourning for him, and still stayed with the Qi family instead of remarrying. Of course, Pei Qingwei wasn’t truly heartbroken over Qi Wangchu. She simply couldn’t bear to part with the vas 53Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 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
- 20 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
- 21 Mountains and Seas, Different Schemes 山海不同谋 Dedicated to the memory of my friend. A heroine who seems strong but is actually sensitive and introverted x a hero who seems cold but is actually gentle. Tragic ending. “Why is Qingchuan called Qingchuan?” “I confessed to you long ago. In every glance I gave you.” Maybe we should all be a little braver in our youth. “Can we take a photo together?” “Wu Cangting, goodbye forever.” 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 A Tortured Love Between Human and Ghost: The Bricklayer 人鬼虐恋之泥瓦匠 A Tragic Love Between a Man and a Ghost: The Bricklayer —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 The One Who Never Came Home Turned Out to Be My Boyfriend 得不到的归人，竟是我的男友 The Person I Could Never Have Turned Out to Be My Boyfriend 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Fish Do Not Venture into Deep Woods 鱼不赴深林 Fish Don't Head for the Deep Woods 45Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 I Loved Him in Secret for Six Years. The Day We Divorced, I Was Diagnosed with Leukemia 暗恋他六年，离婚那天我确诊白血病 I Had a Crush on Him for Six Years. On the Day We Divorced, I Was Diagnosed with Leukemia 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 A Cool Breeze Rises 萧萧凉风生 I love the wind! The wind is free, boundless, and unfettered. It can turn the leaves, lift a skirt, and travel the world. But I’m trapped in my own endless darkness, locked inside a prison of my own making. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 He Said, "Don't Love Me, It Won't End Well" 他说别爱我没结果 He Said, Don't Fall for Me, It Won't End Well 198Reads—Score214d adds
- 28 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. 62Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 29 My Repeating Life in Beijing 我与北京的周而复始 (Print edition signed) “Back then, all of us were lost in our cups. The more we tried to keep pace with the times, the more recklessly we gave ourselves over to pleasure.” “When my beauty fades and my youth is gone, will you still love me as you did at the start?” - Reading guide After Chapter 16, skip to Chapter 17 after the afterword. That is where the story continues correctly. 1.4kReads8.2Score17714d adds
- 30 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
- 31 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 285Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 32 My Fiancé Died Before Me and Never Changed His Heart, While I Changed Mine After I Died 未婚夫原来死得比我早还没变心，而我死了就变心 My fiancé turned out to have died before me and never stopped loving me, while I changed my heart after he died 151Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 No Such Person Exists 杳无此人 [Undercover Assassin vs. Narcotics Detective] “Jinchen, after I’m gone, I’m entrusting my sister to you.” “Don’t tell her what happened to me. She cries at the drop of a hat, and if she finds out, she’ll cry her head off.” “Yu Jinyan, you big liar! Now that you’re gone, who’s going to protect me? I have no family left…” The day after Yu Jinyan died, Yu Jinchu vanished without a trace, as if she had disappeared from the face of the earth. Jiang Jinchen searched for her like a madman. Seven years 340Reads—Score12514d adds
- 34 He's Just a Fool 他只是个傻子 [Boys' Love / melodrama / happy ending / modern / angst / win-back romance / silly fool fiction] Qin Yun was deemed a failure and sent to a remote mountain village to oversee the management of a mine. There he met a fool. Though dim-witted, the fool was good at taking care of others. In this impoverished backwater, Qin Yun made a move on the only little fool he found tolerable to look at. But after hurting him recklessly again and again, Qin Yun never expected the fool to say he didn't love him 62Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 35 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
- 36 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
- 37 Soft Candy Locks the Edge 软糖锁锋 Soft Candy Locks the Blade —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 The Prince Becomes a Slave, and the Regent Goes Too Far 皇子为奴，摄政王他欺人太甚 [Male/male romance + ancient political intrigue + physical and emotional angst + equally matched leads] Cold, ruthless, and suspicious Regent, devoted in love x a patient, seemingly obedient prince with ambitions Xiao Chengjing treated Chi Yan'an, the young prince sent to him as a slave, like a plaything and ground him into the dirt. He watched him crawl meekly and hold his tongue, yet failed to see the ambition and cunning beneath those clear eyes. As a spy, he had to tread carefully. One wron 1.7kReads6.5Score14314d adds
- 39 The Boy I Found in the Heavy Snow Killed My Entire Family (II) 大雪捡来的少年，杀了我全家（二） The Boy I Rescued in the Snow Killed My Entire Family (II) 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 After He Died, Jiang Siyu No Longer Existed in This World 他死后世上再无江岁逾 After his death, Jiang Suiyu ceased to exist in this world. 228Reads—Score114d adds
- 41 Love So Deep, Desolation to the Bone 用情至深，刺骨荒凉 To save the woman he loved, she lay on the operating table and endured the agony of having her kidney removed. But she never imagined he could be cruel enough to have their child taken from her with his own hands, cause her parents’ deaths, and finally drive her to the end of her rope… 86Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 42 Cold-Blooded CEO, I Can Never Love You Again 嗜血冷总，再也爱不起你 After going to prison, she never loved Leng Qianhan again. The man knelt before her, weeping and pleading. “Qingqian, for the sake of our child, give me a chance. Could you love me one more time? Our child has grown up without a father or mother. He needs a father's love and a mother's love. Let's give him a complete family. We can all be happy...” The woman immediately recoiled. “I don't have a child! My baby is dead. He died as soon as he was born. You cut him out of me and threw him in the tr 335Reads5.9Score1314d adds
- 43 She Never Meant to Be Reborn 她没想重生啊 Shen Qingyao died by her husband Xiao Lin's sword, a single thrust through the heart. She felt neither resentment nor hatred. She had been caught in bed with another man, albeit by accident, and accepted her fate. This ill-fated relationship should have ended there. But she never expected several obsessive, deranged men to drag her bodily back from the underworld. When she opened her eyes, she was reborn at the beginning of the tragedy, back at the starting point of this ill-fated marriage. 36Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 After Being Forced to Become a Caged Canary 被迫沦为金丝雀后 [ABO + Groveling Chase to Win Back His Love + Dual Male Leads + Coercive Love + Older Top + Mutual Firsts + Fictional Setting + Two Endings] [Sharp-tongued, soft-hearted, ruthless top × resilient, steady, kind bottom] Fang Shining was the Fang family’s heir, but a villain framed him, accusing him of causing his fiancée’s younger brother’s death just before the wedding. His longtime lover unilaterally called off their engagement. No matter how much Fang Shining tried to explain, the man coldly th 513Reads6.8Score10014d adds
- 45 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 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 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 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 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
- 48 158,000: 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. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 After My Mission Failed, Both Male Leads Blew Up Their Souls for Me 攻略失败后，两个男主都为我自爆神魂 After My Pursuit Failed, Both Male Leads Self-Destructed Their Souls for Me —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 Do No Harm 莫伤 Deception + hypocrisy + BE Happy memories, his parents’ affection, and his older brother’s care had all been nothing but a dream, a delusion. “After you get married, I don’t want to see him live a happy life. He doesn’t deserve it.” Those were the words Mo Shang’s father said to Lu Yancheng in person on their wedding day. Because he looked like his maternal grandparents, his own mother despised him, his older brother bullied him, and neither of his parents loved him. “What kind of person do you 229Reads6.0Score—14d adds
