Novels like Shattered Jade, Cast Pearls [Republican Era]
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- 151 The Child Who Couldn’t Reach the Stars 摘不到星星的孩子 Once upon a time, there was a small city called Xinghai. In the city lived a child named Luo Xi. He had a wish: to have a “star” of his very own. For him, getting this star was difficult. For you, getting this star is easy. This star is called home. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 152 When Snow Falls on the Wedding Robe 雪落嫁衣时 When Snow Falls on the Bridal Robe 76Reads—Score414d adds
- 153 The Beautiful Young Master Is Targeted by a Mad Dog 漂亮小少爷被疯批恶狗盯上了 (Dual male leads + faking his death + a harem of male admirers fighting over him) With a father who runs a publicly traded company worth hundreds of billions, a mother who is the eldest daughter of a Hong Kong tycoon, and five exceptionally gifted older brothers who dote on him, Yun Liang was born with the role of the family darling. He thought he could coast through life without a care. Who could have guessed that one day a madman would kidnap him, blindfold him, chain his ankles, and lock him 14kReads7.0Score1.7k14d adds
- 154 The Boundary of Daylight 白昼边界 They first met in the northwest, where he was the down-at-heel owner of an inn in Shadu. They crossed paths abroad, where he was a jade merchant in a sharp suit. Then, on a street at midnight, they met again, and once more he was a battered patient at her mercy. Shao Yingchuan, the suspicious man who rescued Yu Xiaochan from her predicament in the no-man's-land, had many identities and was impossible to track down. The one thing she could be sure of was that she had never let herself go like thi 620Reads9.5Score10714d adds
- 155 She Came Back After I Tore Up My Dead Wife's Photograph 撕碎亡妻遗照后，她回来了 After She Tore Up Her Late Wife’s Portrait, She Came Back 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 156 Ci Ci Like Dust 辞辞如尘 What I owe Cen Ci, I will repay with my whole life, even if I must humble myself to the dust... 98Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 157 Seven Days, Seven Years 七天七年 Sheng Man VS Duo An Seven days of deliberate revenge, seven years of heart-wrenching regret. Seven days of feigned affection, seven years of wishing he could take it all back. Duo An finally won the heart of the man he idolized, and the two began dating. But he never imagined their relationship would last only seven days. After those seven days came seven years of heartache. Sheng Man thought he didn’t love him, that he was only trying to vent his anger. It took seven years of loving him without 91Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 158 A Marriage at a Crossroads 婚途陌路 Strangers on the Road to Marriage 49Reads—Score714d adds
- 159 See You Tomorrow, Monday 周一，明天见 [A short bad-ending story. Readers who can't handle angst, beware.] Xu Qingze was Zhou Yi’s boyfriend. He was in a car accident abroad. Everyone told Zhou Yi he was dead, but she stubbornly refused to believe it. She cried herself blind, ruined her health, and clung to life by a thread. Just as Zhou Yi was about to die, Xu Qingze came back. With a warm smile, he held out his hand to Zhou Yi. “Hello, my name is Xu Qingze.” Zhou Yi: Xu Qingze, how dare you forget me. But I’m glad you forgot me. ( 2.2kReads8.1Score42614d adds
- 160 Young Master Bo’s Second Wife, Bound by Guilt 薄少的二婚罪妻 After a setup, he believed she was a murderer and sent her to a year in hell: her fingers were severed, she lost her baby, and she suffered every kind of torment. She pleaded desperately, “Mr. Bo, please let me go. The Lu family and I have nothing left.” He gave a cold, scornful laugh. “Let you go? You wish.” Only after her family was destroyed and she leapt into the sea, leaving no body behind, did he sit for three nights in the pouring rain, clutching her ashes. Only then did he realize he lov 1.1kReads7.7Score10314d adds
- 161 Beauty Village 美人村 Beauty Village 6kReads—Score14314d adds
- 162 Your Highness, the Crown Princess Doesn't Deserve to Die 殿下，太子妃罪不至死 [Make the scumbag suffer + never look back] The Crown Prince's first love dies, and his Crown Princess is accused of murder. He personally shoves her into the depths of despair, where she endures humiliation and torment. Three years later, the truth is bitterly ironic: his first love never died. Not only has she become the old emperor's favorite concubine, she's even given the scumbag Crown Prince a younger brother? The Crown Prince has been cuckolded, and now he regrets everything! Holding the 463Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 163 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
- 164 After His Master’s Death, the Disciple Who Hated Him Went Mad 师尊死后，恨他入骨的孽徒疯了 [Two male leads + one-on-one romance, both have only ever been with each other + angsty drama + groveling reconciliation + short story] “Master, your Path of Passionlessness has shattered to pieces because of me…” “Master, you never would have guessed that your precious disciple is a demon…” “Master, the way you wag your tail and beg for pleasure in front of your disciple is truly… disgusting.” Two years ago, Ji Cangye threw Yan Leng, who had been poisoned by an aphrodisiac, into a brothel and w 653Reads8.1Score10214d adds
- 165 The Wolf and the Tuberose 狼与荼蘼 There's a scam in this world called Shen Muyan loving Su Qianyang. When the deception is exposed, he gradually closes in on her, baring his vicious fangs. His voice is gentle yet cruel. “A Yang, do you know a wolf's nature? Once its loyalty has been killed, all that remains is hatred!” When a wolf turns back, it's either to repay a kindness or to take revenge! Shen Muyan says he will repay Su Qianyang a hundredfold for the trap she laid for him! So he tortures her until she is utterly broken. * 416Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 166 My Dearest, on the Seventh Day of the Seventh Month 七月七日卿 Huo Shaoqing hated Qiyue and wanted nothing more than for her to disappear from his world. Qiyue loved Huo Shaoqing. After loving him for seven years, she finally understood that some kinds of love mean letting go. When death came calling, Huo Shaoqing finally realized that he had fallen deeply in love with her long ago. 283Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 167 Reborn Once More, Who’d Still Be a Doormat? 重活一世，谁还当舔狗啊？ Gentle, domineering young man vs. cold, beautiful man with a mad streak (Heroine pursues her husband through a hard-won redemption arc + healing young man + gentle hero + cold, ruthless heroine who only lets the hero see her vulnerable side) Jun Ze returned to three years after he had endured endless torment… Still the day before his one-night stand with Xi Ruxue… He pushed himself up in bed and saw the same pink furniture wherever he looked. He was still Xi Ruxue’s secret contract lover, someon 503Reads—Score—14d adds
- 168 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
- 169 On Her Wedding Day, the Ruthless Prince of Zhennan Takes Her by Force 大婚当日，被疯批镇南王强取豪夺 [Completed!] The official ending is a tragic one! The bonus chapters have a happy ending! [Delicate, Stunning General's Legitimate Daughter + Mad, Obsessive Prince of a Different Surname] [Angst + Physical and Emotional Torture + Taking Her by Force + Both Untouched + Regretting Losing His Wife] Guan Wanwan, the legitimate daughter of General Guan, was once betrothed to Xiao Linzhi. At the time, he was a mere soldier under General Guan. The two promised that once he earned military honors, he wo 526Reads6.5Score10614d adds
- 170 Keep Moving Forward, Don't Look Back 向前走，别回头 At 18, Zhao Xingyang fell in love with someone. To her, the boy was a ray of light in her life, the best gift heaven had ever given her. He was brilliant and flamboyant, carefree and unrestrained. Unfortunately, he didn't know she existed, and she was too much of a coward... Perhaps because she'd met someone so dazzling in her youth, it took her a full ten years to let go. At 28, Zhao Xingyang told herself: “Keep moving forward. Don't look back.” 132Reads8.2Score2114d adds
- 171 Did You Know? Our Parting Is Forever 可知归期是永决 Dong Lean had loved Fo Xichao for ten years. At last, she got the marriage she had long awaited. Unfortunately, he hated her with all his heart. He took a new wife and humiliated Dong Lean at every turn. Her father tried to protect her, kneeling outside the prince's manor for a long time without rising, and paid for it with his life. That day, Dong Lean locked herself inside the courtyard and lit the firestarter on the table with her own hands. The blaze devoured the eaves. She stood amid the fl 917Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 172 The Day the Wind Blew 风吹过的那天 He Lin, congratulations on your wedding. On the day you got married, the wind blew. I thought I was finally ready to let go. 174Reads8.0Score3814d adds
- 173 The Final Seventy Days 最后七十天 [Two male leads + tragic ending + unrequited love + healing + quiet everyday life] [Gentle older brother Shen Qingzhou & Huang Yixing, who has albinism] After growing up wild and free in the countryside for twelve years, he was suddenly told he was an illegitimate child. Less than two days after his mother died, Shen Qingzhou was taken to live in the city by his biological father. Six years later, he was diagnosed with terminal stomach cancer. His final wish in life was to return to the pla 220Reads8.1Score10014d adds
- 174 After He Tortured His Wife to Death, the Mad Young Master Bo Held a Funeral for the World 虐死夫人后，疯批薄少为天下办丧 Bo Muzhou was convinced that Tang Hua was the culprit behind the death of the woman he loved. He imprisoned her, tormented her, and humiliated her, using the cruelest, most brutal methods to break her pride and drive her into the mud. He said he could never love a sinner, and that sinners should have died long ago! The day she died, blood stained the snow. Holding her unrecognizable corpse in his arms, he went mad... Reborn, she returned with a cute younger boyfriend at her side and a billionair 529Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 175 After the Movie Star Jumped Into the Sea, President Qin Went Mad 影帝跳海后秦总疯了 [Angst-ridden romance, groveling, bad ending, guaranteed tears] Popular entertainer Leng Qing approaches Qin Kun to save her younger brother, unaware she has fallen into a trap. The hunter becomes the prey, and by the time she realizes she's trapped, it's already too late! His possessiveness ensnares the person he loves deeply, and himself as well, becoming an impassable barrier between them. 143Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 176 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
- 177 A Beauty Buried in Snow! 雪葬红颜！ Snow Buries the Beauty! 182Reads—Score714d adds
- 178 The Art of Deception 过分伪装 [Short tragic romance + fast-paced + bad ending] On a night of torrential rain, Huo Chenyiao pinched her chin and sneered. “For six years, every single day I've thought about how to destroy you.” - He forced her to sign a mistress contract and took what he wanted from her night after night. When he discovered she was pregnant, he personally sent her to the operating table. He didn't know that the strange woman he'd spent the night with at the bar was her. Even less did he know that the ink on he 4.1kReads8.5Score27714d adds
- 179 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
- 180 The Adorable Baby Is Here: CEO Daddy, You’re Such a Handful 萌宝来袭：总裁爹地太难缠 “Woman, you spent five years in prison. Why are you still so ruthless?” Bo Ye grips her by the throat. “Why wouldn’t I be?” Tang Shi smiles, her eyes reddening. “If I weren’t ruthless, how would I have survived those five years in prison?” Only later does he realize that he owes her an apology. But she is already gone… 3Reads8.8Score10714d adds
- 181 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
- 182 Husband and Wife Become Outlaws to Avenge Their Daughter 夫妻化身法外修罗为女报仇 A Couple Become Outlaws to Avenge Their Daughter 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 183 President Lu, Your Wife Really Is Dead This Time 陆总，夫人这次真死了 [Body and Heart Torment] [Both Pure] [Chasing His Wife to the Crematorium] [Misery First, Satisfaction Later] She was his blood bag for five years and spent five years in prison. He turned her from the pride of South City into its trash, and even then, he still refused to let her go. He forced her to donate an organ to his beloved, and she died on the operating table. Only then did he finally begin to regret it. Five years later, the winds stir in South City, and a woman named Chu Wan returns wi 999Reads8.4Score10914d adds
- 184 After Five Years of Love, I Finally Let Go of the Quagmire 耗尽五年情深，终是放过泥沼 After five years of pouring my heart into love, I finally walked away from the mire. 72Reads—Score214d adds
- 185 The Blind Consort 盲妃 On the wedding day of Li Wenxing, the notorious and merciless general, and Jiang Yan, the beautiful blind young master of the Jiang family, every citizen in the city kept their doors shut and dared not step outside. The streets were empty and lifeless. Jiang Yan had loved Li Wenxing for thirteen years. He had thought Li’s promise to love him faithfully was sincere, never imagining that Li not only didn’t love him, but had long since given his heart to someone else and hated Jiang to the bone. Af 352Reads6.9Score10014d adds
- 186 When the City Fell 城破之时 Angst + Pure Love + One-on-One Romance + Logic Comes Before Wish Fulfillment Even an unparalleled great demon cannot stay untouched by the whirlpool of power and ambition. The many factions scheme against one another, and every move is part of the game. Angst! Angst! Angst! If life has been painful lately, read with caution! The pain you’re feeling now is only a minor trial in your glorious life. You’ll surely see the clouds part and rise to great heights! Come support your humble author then! 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 187 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 1kReads8.6Score14514d adds
- 188 Reduced to My Childhood Friend’s Canary 沦为竹马的金丝雀 To keep his childhood sweetheart alive, Lin Qianmo “betrayed” Xiao Yuan and chose to stay by the enemy emperor's side, enduring humiliation and hardship. At last, Xiao Yuan became emperor and conquered the enemy capital. Lin Qianmo thought his savior had finally arrived, but what came instead was Xiao Yuan's merciless revenge. Xiao Yuan had long been consumed by hatred over his former lover's betrayal. So Lin Qianmo was imprisoned deep in the palace like a caged songbird, humiliated and tortured 2.4kReads7.1Score15114d adds
- 189 The Darkened Master's Guide to Redemption 黑化师尊洗白手册 A cool, aloof master burdened by a sea of blood and vengeance x a scoundrel at first, a devoted loyalist later How will a beautiful, powerful, tragic master and the disciple who brings his aloof master down from his pedestal fight and fall in love, hate and stay devoted to each other? Two male leads, no female lead. 299Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 190 A Kiss Beneath the Fireworks 烟花下的拥吻 My new work is out! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 191 You Said Love Wouldn’t Hurt This Much 你说爱情那么伤 Shen Siting never imagined that Gu Xixi would die. He was furious at her schemes and hated her betrayal. He tortured her like a madman and drove her to flee. He thought all he felt for her was disgust and hatred, but the moment he found her body, his heart felt as if it had been torn apart. Blinded by hatred, he became a prisoner of love. How fortunate Shen Siting was, and yet how tragic; he was hateful, pitiful, and deserving of pity. An Yang said she cursed him to lose the person he loved fore 988Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 192 A Mole's Redemption 卧底者的救赎 A Spy’s Redemption 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 193 Pleasures in the Palace Hall 殿上欢 The Chancellor's household was branded traitorous and slaughtered overnight, leaving her the daughter of a condemned criminal. Feng Yueli was tortured by Beigong Han's demand for her blood until she was nearly drained of life. But for her younger brother's sake, she had no choice but to cling to her last breath and keep going. At first, she said, “The Chancellor's household is innocent. My father was loyal through and through.” Later, she said, “This guilty woman is unworthy of becoming empress. 414Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 194 Lotus Blossoms from White Bones! 白骨生莲！ Lotus Blossoms from White Bones! 33Reads—Score414d adds
- 195 Reborn and Cutting Ties: It Starts with Beating Up My Younger Brother 重生断绝关系，从暴打弟弟开始 The new book, "Ten Years as a Scapegoat: The Boss Plays Both Sides and Goes on a Killing Spree", is out! If you like it, come check it out! In his previous life, Fang Ping'an was brought back to the Fang family by his biological parents when he was fourteen. Longing for a loving family, he went out of his way to please them and endured everything. No matter how his family manipulated him or treated him with disdain, he never gave up hope, until the fake young master, F 6kReads7.9Score49914d adds
- 196 He’s Lost Control 他已失控 [Two male leads + love and hate + winning back his wife after driving her away + punishing scumbags] Gu Yanchi: The more starved for love someone is, the more likely they are to convince themselves that giving everything is what they should do. Lin Du: So, do you still love me? You don't anymore, do you... 3.5kReads8.9Score30214d adds
- 197 When My Secret Crush Was Exposed, He Stopped Pretending to Be Sweet 暗恋被拆穿，他也就不装乖了 [Mature, steady, restrained top x beautiful, brooding bottom who pretends to be well-behaved] Unrequited love + both pure + flirtation + HE + bittersweet angst + imaginative premise Chi Wanyan had been secretly in love with his older brother's friend for eight whole years. When he learned the man had returned from abroad, he was overjoyed. He would go on being the sweet, considerate little brother who followed him around, just as he had before. Chi Wanyan was content with that, still putting on 4.7kReads9.0Score66614d adds
- 198 After I Died, They All Went Mad with Regret 我死后，他们全悔疯了 After I Died, They All Regretted It 192Reads—Score414d adds
- 199 You Became the King, While I Became a Tragic Memory 你为君王，妾已成殇 After loving him for ten years, she helped him ascend the throne, but he slaughtered her entire family. These vast lands were stained with nothing but her family's blood. On a ten-mile bridal procession, he married the woman he loved and made her empress. Dressed all in white, she leapt from the city tower. Xiao Jingyu, my love for you has led me down a road from which there is no return. 351Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 200 The Story of Guan Xi 官禧传 [Court intrigue + love and hate intertwined + sweet yet angsty romance] The long-awaited wedding she had looked forward to with all her heart turned out to be a trap set long ago by the man she loved. Overnight, her entire family was slaughtered. For Guan Xi, it was a devastating blow. The love that had seemed so pure was, it turned out, full of lies and deception. Sometimes I wonder if these words can truly tell the whole story of Guan Xi’s life. There is a quiet resilience about Guan Xi. She l 91Reads—Score—14d adds
