Novels like Ashes Ablaze in a Chaotic Age
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- 1 The Strong Female Lead I Created Forces Me to Endure Her Suffering 我创造的大女主，逼我替她渡苦海 The Powerful Female Lead I Created Is Forcing Me to Suffer in Her Place —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Beyond Mountains and Seas, You'll Never Love Me Again 余生山海，再无你爱我 In the rest of my life, across mountains and seas, you will never love me again —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Leave the Wrong One Behind, and Run Toward the Moonlight 告别错的，奔赴月光 Leave the wrong one behind and run toward the moonlight —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 The Child Bride from Beggar's Ravine 讨饭沟的童养媳 From the moment a woman crosses the threshold into her husband's family, she's expected to wash clothes, cook, and serve her in-laws. Even getting a hot meal depends on their mood, as if she were born to be her husband's family's unpaid maid. In the famine of 1937, Fuying's father, who had gone to fight the Japanese, vanished without a trace. To survive, Fuying's mother remarried a regimental commander. She believed a household couldn't do without a man, and that her daughter would marry someday 686Reads7.2Score10214d adds
- 5 After Flirting with the World's Cruelest Magistrate, She Was Left Covered in Wounds 错撩天下第一酷吏后，她遍体鳞伤 [Historical romance + physical and emotional torment + happy and tragic endings + short story] [For the happy ending, stop after reading Chapter 10.] Leng Ziyan is about to be married. Her groom is Li Jingyu, the most feared official in the land. Leng Ziyan never imagined that the “affectionate” smile the man gave her back then had another meaning entirely. If she had the chance to do it all over again, she would tell him: “I won’t marry you!” 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 The Time Smuggler: Whose Fault Was It?! 时间偷渡人——到底是谁的错！ The Time Smuggler: Whose Fault Is It, Anyway! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 The Old World That Devours People 吃人的旧世界 The Old World That Eats People —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 The Cultural Revolution: Green Sheep and Sun 文化大革命：绿羊与阳 The Cultural Revolution: Green Sheep and Yang 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 This Is What I Owed You in My Past Life 这是上辈子我欠你的 This is what I owed you in my last life. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 All Smiles 笑呵呵的 With a grin —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 The Eldest Daughter's Grand Scheme in the Great Xi: The Reborn Empress's Path to Absolute Power 大熙嫡谋，重生皇后的权倾天下路 Chu Yinxue, the legitimate eldest daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo's household, was persecuted in her previous life by her younger half-sister, Chu Xinyao, and the Crown Prince, Jun Yifei, working together. Her family was falsely accused, and she died with hatred in her heart. Reborn on the eve of her engagement, she resolves to change her fate and exact revenge. Along the way, Chu Yinxue meets the Third Prince, Jun Mochen, and the two gradually fall in love. Faced with Chu Xinyao's relentless sc —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 The Late Snow Fell Before I Met You 晚雪未逢君 The Snow Came Late, and I Never Met You —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 The Evening Breeze Missed Our Embrace by an Inch 晚风差一步相拥 The Evening Breeze Fell One Step Short of an Embrace 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 My Heart Knows the Depth of My Love 心声知我万般痴 My Heart Knows the Depth of My Love —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 A Mistaken Marriage on the Long Street, May You Find Peace Year After Year 长街错嫁，岁岁予卿安 A Mistaken Marriage on the Long Street, May You Find Peace Year After Year —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 The Poor Wife 穷妻 Fengxia was pretty, but she was the most unruly girl in the village. She had no education, no family wealth, and no way to earn money. All she wanted was to marry into a good family and live a comfortable life. Relying on her looks, she saw marriage as her only way to change her fate, and married one man after another. She always thought the next man would keep her fed and warm and spare her more hardship. But fate had other plans: each man she married was poorer than the last... 5.2kReads7.7Score31814d adds
- 17 The Real Young Master Walked Out of the Psychiatric Hospital and Went on a Rampage 精神病院出来的真少爷，我出来后杀疯了 The Real Young Master Who Came Out of the Psychiatric Hospital Went on a Rampage After His Release 247Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Drinking Away My Feelings, My Beloved Returns to Silence 忘情饮尽，良人归寂 I drank the Forget Love wine to the last drop, and my beloved returned to silence. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 New Year's Eve, No One Showed Up 无人赴约的跨年 A New Year's Eve With No One Showing Up 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 She Tore Up the Hand She Was Dealt in Love 她把爱的烂牌撕了 The fourteenth year of the Republic, a rainy night. The young marshal’s wife watches her husband carry his sworn sister into the bridal chamber. He gently reassures her, “Don’t be afraid. This is our home.” “Our home? I’m the outsider now.” She neither cries nor makes a scene. She does only three things… Within three days, every step is marked by blood, and she backs the young marshal into a corner. He signs the divorce papers in tears. Pregnant, she boards a ship south with a rising star. At se 59Reads9.2Score—14d adds
- 21 Farewell, Immortal Sword: May We Meet Again as We Did at First 再见仙剑，此生只如初见 Synopsis: [Republican-era setting + Sword and Fairy fanfiction + Three-thousand-year vigil + Reincarnated, but strangers + A nation engulfed in war + Heart-wrenching romance] Li Xiaoyao waited for Zhao Ling'er for three thousand years. She was reincarnated in one life after another. Each time, he found her, only to watch her die just beyond his reach. The laws of Heaven allowed him to seek her out and protect her, but forbade him from telling her who she was, or who he was. In the second yea —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Where Are the Green Hills? This Is My Home 何处青山【此心安处是吾乡】 Shanghai, 1930. Song Zechuan, a rising star in diplomacy, meets the outspoken journalist Xu Jingyi at a banquet. He is a gentleman from a distinguished family who has returned from studying abroad, carrying the family mission of becoming a good statesman and physician. She is the daughter of a prominent family in Jiangbei, using her pen as a weapon to expose society’s ills. Their ideas clash, but admiration quietly takes root. As Japan invades China and Shanghai falls, they join forces to establ —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 A Fleeting World of Dust 俗尘渺渺 The famed warlord Zhou Xirong suddenly got married. Word was that his wife was a prostitute he had bought out of a brothel. Everyone was delighted to gossip about such a disgraceful match. In the months after the wedding, there were three things people discussed most. First, how beautiful Madam Zhou was. Second, just how many times Madam Zhou had cheated on Zhou Xirong. Third, why Zhou Xirong protected his young wife as if he were bewitched. 66Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 24 You're Just My Girlfriend. I Never Said I Was Going to Marry You. 你只是我的女朋友，我又没说要娶你。 You're just my girlfriend. I never said I was going to marry you. 1.8kReads—Score3214d adds
- 25 My Wife’s Assistant Has Cancer, So I Helped Him Die with Dignity 妻子助理得癌症，我帮他安乐死 My Wife's Assistant Has Cancer, So I Help Him Die with Dignity 962Reads—Score1614d adds
- 26 Transmigrated Into a Book: I Changed the Plot, and My Two Childhood Friends Came Back to Me 穿书女频:改变剧情，两个青梅回头了 Transmigrate into a Book: Change the Plot, and My Two Childhood Friends Come Back to Me 331Reads—Score1014d adds
- 27 Slave Bones 奴骨 Slave's Bones 728Reads—Score614d adds
- 28 Servile Face 奴颜 Servile Face 835Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Little Lucky Star 小幸运，幸运星 [Two Male Leads] [Slight Angst] [Bad Ending] Qiu Xingyun is a star longing for good luck. Jiang Hua Huai is a star whose life is nearing its end. "Jiang Hua Huai, don't die..." "Mm. I won't die." I don't want to die anymore. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Bitter Mother 苦娘 In 1932, Sufen, a country girl, defied her parents to pursue freedom and love. She refused a dowry, skipped the wedding banquet, and eloped with her sweetheart, Chen Chunsheng, to the docks. They made a home in a shack. Chen Chunsheng carried sacks of grain to earn a hard-won living, while Sufen mended clothes and did laundry to help make ends meet. Even in their poverty, they had hope for the future. But once Chen Chunsheng had saved a little money, he grew restless. A flirtatious city girl cau 1.9kReads7.4Score22214d adds
- 31 The Poor Student at School Wants to Woo My Rich Girlfriend 学校贫困生想追求我大小姐女朋友 A Poor Student at School Wants to Pursue My Rich Young Lady Girlfriend 389Reads—Score1014d adds
- 32 Near You: The Bamboo Python Pact 近君：竹蚺契约 Chu Renzhou, a bamboo anaconda divine beast who has taken human form, makes a ten-year pact to protect Chu Nanshu, who can see supernatural entities. As strange incidents plague their town, they meet Fang Huaiyan, a young detective. While investigating cases together, they accidentally uncover a long-buried secret: remnants of the Fannan lineage, sealed away for a century, have been lying low and stirring up chaos between the realms amid the turmoil, hoping to help the Helashi clan make a comeba 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Old Beauty, Imperial Schemes 红颜旧，帝王谋 Old Love, Imperial Schemes 19Reads—Score114d adds
- 34 You're All I See Out of the Corner of My Eye 我的余光中都是你 In her second year of high school, Lin Wan was hard to like: withdrawn and insecure. Besides her good grades and pretty face, she had no other redeeming qualities. Yet somewhere she couldn't see, a boy had been in love with her all along. In his second year of high school, Fu Chenzhou was handsome, came from a good family, had great grades, and played basketball. He was one of the most famous students at their school. But he had a secret: he had liked Lin Wan for a long time. An angsty school ro 39Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 35 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
- 36 After the Car Accident, My Boyfriend Married the Person Who Bullied Me 车祸后，男朋友娶了霸凌我的人 After the Car Accident, My Boyfriend Married the Person Who Bullied Me —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 I’ll Love You Until Death Do Us Part 爱你至死方休 Tang Jingyi's love for Tang Chensong is cautious and hidden from view. But even in her wildest dreams, she never imagined she would become pregnant with his child. She wonders if having the baby might help mend their relationship. But she still cannot escape her fate: the man she loves most sends her to the operating table for an abortion. He says, “Tang Jingyi, every woman in this world can bear a child for me, Tang Chensong. Everyone but you. Only you must never have my child.” 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 What Zhixi Wishes For 芷兮所愿 What Zhi Xi Wishes For 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 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
- 40 After Seven Years as a Substitute, I Turn to Ash 七年替身终成灰 Seven Years as a Stand-In, Reduced to Ashes 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 Chronicle of Submission 俯首称臣记 A powerful man in the turbulent Republic of China era and a student fleeing war, with an age gap and a sweet romance as they choose each other. A loosely fictionalized setting. Don't scrutinize the time, place, or events for historical accuracy. When seventeen-year-old Chen Yang fled to Kunming, she met a man. She thought he was an ordinary person, but he turned out to be the moon in the heavens. She realized she had no ladder to reach the sky. They said the marriage of Third Master Meng was a 3.2kReads8.9Score40814d adds
- 42 The Warlord's Adopted Daughter: The Wolf Cub's Moonlight Is His Sister 军阀养女：狼崽子的白月光是姐姐 At fifteen, Shen Tang became the eldest young lady of the Xu household. Xu Zeming, the Xu family's only son, was a little devil who did as he pleased. Before Madam Xu died, she took Shen Tang's hand and said, "You can't rely on men. Take care of him for me." From then on, she kept that promise, and he stayed by his older sister's side. In the turbulent years of the Republic of China, they were siblings for a time. Was theirs a deep sibling bond, or a childhood romance? Where would these feelings 8.3kReads8.9Score95014d adds
- 43 Heartless 薄幸 [Republican Era Romance] [Reunion After Years Apart] [Possessive Love] [A Love Entangled in Hatred] [The Regretful Husband’s Road to Redemption] [Love and Conflict Between Nation and Family] [Ensemble Cast] Everyone says Fu Qizhen is heartless. She was once the refined young lady of the scholarly Fu family in Jingping, and He Zhiyan’s childhood sweetheart and fiancée. But the year his family was destroyed and his father died in battle, she coldly abandoned him and married into the Cheng family, 30.2kReads8.7Score2.8k14d adds
- 44 Regret Too Late 失然悔意 Belated Regret 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 The Young Empress 稚后 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Reborn for the Fifth Time: The Chancellor's Legitimate Daughter Is Framed on the Eve of Her Wedding to the Crown Prince 第五次重生：相府嫡女与太子大婚前夕被污清白 Reborn for the Fifth Time: On the Eve of Her Wedding to the Crown Prince, the Chancellor's Legitimate Daughter Is Framed for Losing Her Innocence 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 Mr. Huo, Stop Begging for Reconciliation: Your Wife Confessed and Jumped into the Sea 霍少别求复婚了，夫人认罪跳海了 Both leads are virgins, physical and emotional torment, groveling ex Ten years ago, she was cherished by everyone, the only beloved daughter of the Su family, and the apple of his eye. Ten years later, she was terminally ill, a lowly adopted daughter in the Xiao family, treated worse than a servant, and the target of his bitterest hatred and revenge. “Children must pay for their parents' sins, Su Weimian. You'll atone for your father's crimes!” “What will it take for you to let me go?” The man l 347Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 48 I Dumped My Childhood Sweetheart to Marry a Powerful Man’s Daughter, and Now I Regret It 《抛弃青梅去娶高干女，我后悔了》 I Dumped My Childhood Sweetheart to Marry a Powerful Heiress, and I Regret It —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 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
- 50 After the Strategist Died, the Princess Regretted It 军师死后，公主后悔不已 After the Strategist's Death, the Princess Was Filled with Regret 10Reads—Score—14d adds
