Novels like The Negative-Equity Lovers
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Negative-Equity Lovers, best match first.
- 151 Transmigrating Into the World of Renters, the System Helps Me Make Up for Regrets 穿越房客世界，系统助我弥补遗憾 [Male-oriented, multiple heroines, no love-triangle drama, gentle male lead, laid-back everyday life, rescue and redemption, all sweetness with no angst, a touch of showbiz] I’m trying to revise this to appeal to a wider audience, so you can enjoy it even if you haven’t read the original. It only reuses the original characters and their backgrounds; the story itself is entirely new. My 26-Year-Old Female Tenant + My Miss Tulip + Waiting for You Amid Romance and Revelry The story has multiple her 3.6kReads8.4Score25514d adds
- 152 My Bionic Girlfriend 我的仿生女友 (Very sweet and full of everyday moments, but a warning: there’s a major tearjerker later on.) Lu Ren, a 26-year-old shut-in writer, encounters a mechanical bionic girl outside his rental apartment. No one knows where she came from. She can become a red-haired beauty, a white-haired ice queen, a domineering female CEO, or a sweet girl next door. She can even effortlessly pull off the look of anime characters. From then on, Lu Ren’s life undergoes a complete transformation. Yes, his bionic girlfr 228Reads8.7Score2914d adds
- 153 A Marriage of Spies 婚战谍中谍 This book contains toxic material. Readers who are not emotionally mature should read it with a guardian. Married readers should read it alone while their spouses are away. This story is entirely fictional, and all events are dramatized for the plot. Please don’t compare them to your own experiences, and remember to cultivate sound values, a healthy outlook on life, and a proper worldview. 17.3kReads8.6Score2.2k14d adds
- 154 No Mercy for the World 不赦人间 For the first twenty years of her life, Chen Qingxing lived by one rule: never count on a miracle. When someone else took the spot she had earned as a student in need, and her part-time wages were withheld, she signed a harsh sponsorship agreement. Her benefactor would pay for her to finish college, and after graduation, she would repay the debt with a marriage of convenience. There was no romance involved. It was a deal with a clearly marked price. She relied on careful calculations to plan eve 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 155 I Only Wanted My 10,000 Yuan Back 我本来只想要回一万块 I used to be just an ordinary programmer. In 2019, I moved to Chengdu and joined a company that didn’t look like much, but would change the course of my life. At first, I thought I’d simply run into a poorly managed small company that couldn’t keep its promises: my probation period dragged on, my salary was changed, they failed to pay my social insurance, mishandled my housing fund, and kept putting off raises until next month, the second half of the year, year-end, or after the company reforme 11Reads8.5Score114d adds
- 156 The Road to Tibet 去往西藏的路 The Road to Tibet 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 157 Don’t Ask Me to Forgive You. I Just Want to Die with Dignity 别求我原谅，我只想从容赴死 [Regret and remorse] [No forgiveness] [Extreme sports] [Livestream] [Protagonist dies] Lu He enjoyed less than a month of happiness in the first half of his life. His mother became a vegetable, and they blamed him. The family business was struggling, and they blamed him. Even when his adopted younger brother only got a minor scrape, they blamed him. And now, ALS had come for him too. He was about to die. Why should he still be sensible and obedient, constantly making things difficult for himself 1.1kReads8.5Score10314d adds
- 158 Drenched in Glamour 染指浮华 Let me tell you some true stories. After Yu Xiaobei and Chen Chen divorced, he found it hard to let go of his feelings for her, and it made him miserable. He didn’t want to keep hurting, so he decided to try accepting a new relationship. He met Xu Jing at work and Cheng Chen in his day-to-day life. Yu Xiaobei went through a number of romantic entanglements with each of them. Meanwhile, spring came at last for his friend Lao Wai, who also found himself caught up in a complicated situation. Lao Wa 286Reads—Score—14d adds
- 159 My Fatal Charmer 我的红颜祸水 On the night the 2015 college entrance exam results became available, the whole family gathered around the computer to wait for the scores. We’d agreed that whoever scored higher, my younger sister or me, would go to college. The other would go with our father to find odd jobs at construction sites and earn money. My mother, stepfather, half-sister, and I all watched the screen. My sister scored 612, and I scored 540. But no one knew that I’d gotten zero on the Chinese exam. I’d turned in a blan 18.4kReads9.2Score1.8k14d adds
- 160 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
- 161 I Wish I Could Die in a Dream in Tokyo 如果能在东京的梦中死去就好了 I Wish I Could Die in a Dream of Tokyo 87Reads—Score—14d adds
- 162 The Abandoned Heir of a Powerful Family: He Is Xingyu, She Is Qiu 豪门弃子之：他是星宇，她是秋 This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Pei Xingyu is the illegitimate son of Pei Changqing and a foreign model. His mother took the money and returned to her home country as soon as she gave birth, never appearing again. His father never took responsibility for him, leaving him to be raised by a nanny. He grew up facing discrimination and humiliation. His life was always surrounded by malice. The label “illegitimate son” clung to him li 63Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 163 I Returned to School After Graduation to Work as a Security Guard, and My Teacher Became My Wife 毕业回校做保安，老师变老婆 [Urban slice of life, school life, sweet romance, light comedy, one female lead] As the saying goes, college graduates these days go straight into unemployment. Vocational colleges are everywhere, bachelor's degrees are a dime a dozen, and a good bachelor's degree is said to be no worse than a vocational degree. Gu Chang Geng didn't realize how true that was until he graduated. His parents had always told him that if he didn't study hard, he wouldn't be able to find a job. Only now did he realiz 3kReads6.1Score23514d adds
- 164 A Cigarette 一支烟 I stood up and staggered toward the exit. I struggled to push away each person who came to help me. I didn't take the elevator. Step by step, I climbed the stairs to the rooftop. When I pushed open the rooftop door, a hint of late autumn's cool breeze brushed my face. The light was so bright that I had to squint. I could clearly see her. Across the rooftop stood a long-haired girl. She said, “Could I have a cigarette?” If you're willing, I'll love you forever. If you're not, I'll choose to pine 85Reads—Score—14d adds
- 165 Three Lives in One Coffin 三世同棺 (No harem, no invincible protagonist, no System) At the end of the Anping era, Emperor Suihe passed away. His second son, Min Yuexing, seized sole control of the government, allied with the barbarians, and drenched the dynasty in blood. After purging the old guard in a single year, he immediately began a relentless hunt for the Jiang clan. Jiang Zhou was still a child, but his parents fought to protect him and get him out... On the verge of death, he grasped the only lifeline he could find. He d 37Reads—Score—14d adds
- 166 My 23-Year-Old Northeastern Chinese CEO 我的23岁东北女总裁 Multiple heroines, wish fulfillment. A true top-tier hunter always appears to be the prey. Who’s the real prey? After his girlfriend cheats on him, he plans to get revenge on the rival who stole both his patent and his girlfriend. His target is Su Qing, a university professor. But the professor turns the tables and “gets revenge” on him instead. His phone rings. It’s the woman who treated him like a pawn and sacrificed him at the negotiating table just that afternoon, Lin Zhixia. “Come work with 10.9kReads8.5Score86214d adds
- 167 My Tenth Year as a Simp 我当舔狗的第十年 Mo Ziyan screamed because Yang Dun had knocked her to the ground, and the fall hurt. Yang Dun screamed because he had accidentally pressed his hand against Mo Ziyan’s chest... Embarrassed, Yang Dun quickly scrambled to his feet, then awkwardly helped Mo Ziyan up. But Mo Ziyan thought Yang Dun had knocked her down on purpose. “Team Leader Yang, how could you be so naughty? You told me to stand right here and not move, but it turns out you were lining me up so you could knock me over!?” —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 168 Kunming: Who Will You Forget Tonight? 昆明：今夜你将谁遗忘 We shared so many beautiful firsts; But we couldn’t escape The last time, long foretold by fate... If I never get the chance to start over, I still wouldn’t want to miss you! 11.6kReads9.3Score1.3k14d adds
- 169 The Hidden Wife 隐妻 [The comic adaptation is now available! Tap “Adaptation Theater” in the lower-right corner of any page of this book to watch instantly. The original novel and short drama each have their own appeal. Share it with your friends!] No rebirth, no transmigration, and no System golden finger, just the true golden years of an entire generation! Having fled an arranged marriage, he joins the tide of migrant workers heading south. In a southern metropolis brimming with both opportunity and challenges, he 808Reads6.2Score10114d adds
- 170 They Promised a Dating Sim, So Why Is Everyone in Tears Over a Desperate Last Stand? 说好恋爱游戏，血战孤城全网泪崩 “Guys, trust me! Chen Jin's Heartstrings 1937 is absolutely the best Republican-era romance game of the year!” Awei, the top streamer in the pure-love (LSP) category with tens of millions of followers, drooled on stream with a VR headset on. “He said there'd be dozens of stunning women with different personalities for me to win over!” “He said I could change outfits with more than a thousand gorgeous qipaos and Western dresses!” “He said reaching max affection would unlock hidden scenes!” But th 3.6kReads6.5Score36814d adds
- 171 Divorce: A Battle That Reveals Human Nature 离婚撕开人性的博弈 What is marriage really like? No one can say for sure. It is no longer a matter of whether you love each other, but a battle between love and money. Nor is divorce something you can simply declare with a wave of your hand. Marriage is not just a lovestruck person's complaints or a discarded wife's grievances. Once a marriage turns into a fight, it becomes a brutal clash of human nature. Reality is no fairy tale. The romance of the past eventually gives way to the petty details of everyday life. 6.9kReads9.1Score76214d adds
- 172 Stop Asking Me to Forgive You. Can You Just Let Me Go Before I Die? 别求我原谅了，临死前放过我好吗 [A pure healing story. The protagonist is destined to die + guiding spirits to the afterlife] Also known as [I Guide All Living Beings Through the Mortal World] After a checkup, Lu Yuan learns that he has at most six months left to live. So Lu Yuan decides to cast aside the heavy burdens that were never his to bear and start living for himself! Just then, he encounters the “Forget Worries Tavern,” and after his death, he becomes its owner. 1.2kReads9.0Score10814d adds
- 173 Reunion: A Dream Ten Years in the Making 相见欢之十年一梦 In this life, we will all face heartbreak, regret, and waiting. But there will always be someone who crosses a sea of people, carrying a heart full of tenderness, to love you. I want to write about all the deep love and redemption in this world, hoping that within these stories, you will find your own light. The book Meet Again tells the story of Zhang Yifan as he enters the working world, starting with a street stall, moving on to a fast-food restaurant, and eventually joining a real estate co 7Reads—Score314d adds
- 174 The World’s Wayward Son 人间浪子 Old Wei's suicide changed the course of Lin Yifei's life. The Lin Yifei who used to watch everyone's mood and grovel just to make ends meet finally stood up for himself! It turned out that a life of having nothing left to lose could bring so many surprises and unexpected turns! 15kReads9.3Score1.6k14d adds
- 175 Forty and Bewildered: A Single Mother and a Shattered Elite 四十有惑：单亲妈妈与破碎精英 At forty, all that remains of his life is a countdown. With a promise to meet again at seventy, she tries to bring light to his shattered world. Shi Xiaoran, a divorced mother, discovers on her first day at her new job that her boss is a “monster”: he gives her lessons, assigns her homework, and treats her as his successor. Only later does she learn that this elite managing director, whom his subordinates call “Jiang the Butcher,” is trapped by a fortune told twenty-two years ago. Paroxetine is —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 176 Am I Destined to Pick Up Only the Losing Heroines? 难道我只能捡败北女角们？ [No Dumpster Diving + No Salvage Hunting + Notice on the First Page + Just Give It One Second] My name is Lu Cheng. It sounds like the sort of name no one would remember, like a passerby on the fringes of real life. I’m 23, average-looking, and in my third year at a junior college. I’m an old virgin for my age. My father farms, my mother is ill, my older brother works away from home, and my little sister is in middle school. Growing up poor, Lu Cheng learned to be sensible from a young age. He c 745Reads—Score10014d adds
- 177 Block Me, Then Hold Me Close 拉黑我，抱紧我 #UnhingedAndPerverse Everyone knows Lu Chenzhou is the ruthless, heartless king of the business world. Nobody knows he’s been my secret boyfriend for five years, so humble that he doesn’t even dare post about me on social media. Until that day, when he personally signed the contract to acquire my father’s company and watched my entire family, with nowhere else to turn, kneel before him. “Shi Nian, beg me.” He gripped my chin, not a trace of warmth in his eyes. I smiled. Right in front of him 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 178 Loving You from Afar 站在远处爱 Liang Qingtong is new to the workplace and deeply admires Lu Chengyang, an industry role model. That exceptional man is her idol, her dream guy. By chance, she becomes his subordinate, and before she knows it, she seems to have fallen for him. He is decisive and efficient at work, but when it comes to love, he has no idea what he’s doing! We’re all just a bunch of unfortunate people: we can’t have the ones we love, we don’t cherish the ones we have, and when we’re together, we suspect each other 67Reads—Score—14d adds
- 179 One Song, Echoes at Dusk, and the Whole Internet Begs Me to Forget Her 一首暮色回响，全网都求我忘记她 [One heroine + no System + healing (or heartbreaking)] Lin Hai never imagined that losing her would make his life so miserable. But when he thought about their past, there had been signs that she would leave. She once asked, “Lin Hai, if I leave someday, will you forget me?” But the next moment, she would say, “Lin Hai, if I really leave someday, it won't be because I don't love you anymore. It will definitely mean I've left this world, so please forget me.” She always seemed conflicted about th 1.4kReads8.2Score10114d adds
- 180 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. 1.8kReads8.7Score15814d adds
- 181 A Little Cloud 一片小云朵 [Sunny boy Xu Ji × sensitive, overthinking Qiao Tong] [Bad ending] When they first meet, midsummer sunlight falls across the boy’s clothes, and Xu Ji’s smile catches Qiao Tong completely off guard. Bit by bit, Xu Ji brings light to Qiao Tong’s dark world. After the college entrance exams, Xu Ji gathers the courage to reveal the secret he has kept in his heart for so long. “Qiao Tong, will you give me the chance to walk beside you?” “I like you.” Waves pound against the shore. Xu Ji’s words crash 42Reads—Score914d adds
- 182 The Wife’s Mask 妻子的假面 His wife slips out to hotels and bars late at night. After looking into it, he discovers that beneath her gentle, virtuous exterior, she is hiding many secrets. After unmasking his wife, what should he do next... (P.S. No golden finger or supernatural abilities in this book, just the most genuine emotions.) 1.2kReads6.9Score10014d adds
- 183 Terminal Cancer: My Campus Beauty Girlfriend Breaks Down When She Finds Out 癌症晚期：校花女友知道后崩溃了 [One heroine + online romance + daily life + lighthearted romance + pure love + heartbreak + the beauty of tragic endings] With terminal cancer, Jiang Jin decided to put on a show. “So you’re saying we were all just pawns in your act?” Xie Yumo glared at Jiang Jin, her face dark with anger. Jiang Jin shook his head and smiled like a spring breeze. “You’re all the protagonists.” “Then was your love for me fake too?” “No.” “What about the cancer? Hurry up and say it’s fake!” “It isn’t.” “Why? Why 2.9kReads6.3Score10414d adds
- 184 I'll Wait for You at the End of the World 在世间的尽头等你 (Urban legends + xianxia romance + traditional culture + past and present lives + reborn + tragic love between human and ghost) You lie beneath the spring, your bones turned to dust. I remain in the human world, my hair white with snow! Death is not the end. Being forgotten is! If, when I leave this world, a long-missed loved one or beloved comes to receive me, I would gladly and peacefully depart with a smile. If such a miracle truly happened, then death would not be a sorrow to me, but a reuni 31Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 185 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
- 186 Men’s Forbidden Zone 男人禁区 A wisp of fragrance brushed gently across Zhang Yijin's face. “Ah, where am I?” A beautiful young woman lay in Zhang Yijin's arms, smiling at him. “Brother Jin, we're in a hotel room.” “What? No way. How did we end up together?” Looking at his ex-wife's best friend, Zhang Yijin was completely bewildered. “You got drunk, so I brought you to the hotel!” As she spoke, the beauty leaned close to Zhang Yijin's ear and whispered softly. Suddenly, Zhang Yijin remembered his situation: he had cancer, hi 16Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 187 Stop Chasing the School Beauty, She's the Trouble-Maker Upstairs 别追校花了，她是我楼上的麻烦精 (A newcomer’s very first book! The rating just came out, and it’s climbing fast!) [Youthful angst + school life + slow pace + plenty of sweetness and heartbreak + fantastical romance + transmigrate and reincarnate] I, Ye Yunxiu, barely got into Clover No. 1 High School with the very last score in my class. I came here for only one reason, and I had three things to do: Find Miss Gardenia… find Miss Gardenia… or maybe… “Miss Gardenia?” It was raining on my first day in Nanjing, and I met my 371Reads8.3Score10014d adds
- 188 I Risked My Life to Save Others. The Whole Internet Wept and Begged Me Not to Die! 拿命去救人，全网泪崩求我别死！ Ding! “Host body scan in progress. Matching with the ‘Save Lives at the Cost of Your Own’ System… “System bound! Host, please explore how the System works on your own... J Jiang Chenyuan, who had terminal cancer, heard an electronic voice ring in his ear and sprang upright from the bed. A System? A golden finger? He’d read plenty of novels in his previous life, and a golden finger was standard equipment for anyone who transmigrated! It seemed he wasn’t destined to die just yet. He swore he’d 158Reads—Score1014d adds
- 189 Those Who Await Immortality 等仙之辈 “Fellow Daoist, have we met somewhere before?” “Son, who are you?” “I seem to remember having a disciple I was very fond of. Why can’t I remember who it was?” “Who exactly owes this venerable one spirit stones?” “Who was it that hit this demon yesterday?” Jiang Yang was the sort of forgettable nobody no one ever noticed, and no one could remember him either. Once he set foot on the path of immortality, he began a cultivation journey unlike anyone else’s. Want revenge? Sorry, you’ll have to remem 51.7kReads8.6Score4.8k14d adds
- 190 Snow Falls, Soundlessly! 雪落，无声！ Snow falls, soundlessly! 98Reads—Score—14d adds
- 191 A Second New Beginning 二次新生 [No System] [Not Reborn] [Realistic Urban Life] [Restaurant Startup] [Slice of Life] It wasn’t until the day I got divorced that I understood: closing the noodle shop wasn’t the hardest part. The hardest part was watching my ex-wife get into someone else’s car, then having to smile as I served the last pot of bone broth to my summer customers. Later, I won a bet to take over a restaurant. I thought my life was finally turning around. Until I realized that every step I took was a square on someon 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 192 City Shore 城岸 A glamorous older landlady, a beautiful boss, a sweet and innocent young girl... Ding Yi, a poor kid trying to make his way in a materialistic city, is at the age when his hormones are raging, yet has nothing to his name. His life brings him both steamy encounters and plenty of helplessness... 145Reads—Score—14d adds
- 193 Only When They Learned I Was Dying Did They Realize How Much I Mattered 得知我命尽，她们才发现我的重要 He was adopted as a child, but after his adoptive parents suddenly passed away, those women treated him like a jinx. His household registration was even transferred to a driver's name. Song Bei didn't care, though, and dutifully did everything he was asked. He spent his whole life studying and researching his eldest sister's strange illness, sacrificing his entire childhood, only to be regarded as an uneducated good-for-nothing. His sisters never waited for him to eat, but he learned to cook for 915Reads8.3Score10114d adds
- 194 Finding True Love Inside and Outside Marriage in Midlife 人到中年婚姻内外寻找真爱 Yang Duo is a flower in full bloom. Though she’s forty, she’s still young and beautiful. A woman in pursuit of true love, she yearns for romance and has spent her life exploring and experiencing it. A passionate love affair that nearly cost her life in her youth, a joyless marriage in middle age, and an unexpected encounter outside her marriage: whenever she falls for someone, she loves with wild abandon and suffers heartbreak that tears her apart. Her three close friends have very different l 637Reads8.7Score10114d adds
- 195 I'm Dying, So Why Are You Still Begging Me to Forgive You? 我要死了，你干嘛还要跪求原谅？ [One Female Lead] [Regret and Face-Slapping] [Bad-End Romance] [A Story of Redemption] Ye Yuchen was the kind of well-behaved, considerate, gentle boy other families wished they had. But he lived in a home where his family froze him out. He had an older brother and a younger sister, and his awkward place in the family made him the least loved of them all. It was only during a routine hospital checkup that he learned he had less than two years to live. The laughable part was that no one visited h 275Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 196 The Playboy and the Five Golden Flowers 风流之子与五朵金花 [Completed] If you happened to click on this, please read a few more pages, or even a few dozen, and help boost my stats. Thanks for your support! This is the story of a group of people who came from elsewhere to work and put down roots in Zhuhai. They fall in love, get married, buy homes, and have children. The first half covers their lives up to marriage. The second half explores marriage, human nature, changes in society, and growing up in middle age. This novel has a calm and gentle tone, pe 75Reads—Score—14d adds
- 197 Making Dirty Money from Recycling? Today I Take No Pawns, Only Your Tears 回收挣黑心钱？今天不收典当，只收你的眼泪 Making dirty money from recycling? Today, I won't take your pawned goods. I'll take your tears. 41Reads—Score—14d adds
- 198 Having Died Once, I Am Reborn 死过一次，便是重生 Having died once means being reborn. 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 199 Breaking Through a Troubled Marriage 婚姻突围 Written for men and women suffering in their marriages. Should a marriage without love or sex be maintained, or should they seek a way out, follow their hearts, and unleash their “true selves”? This novel will give you the answer! 77Reads—Score—14d adds
- 200 Reborn a Hundred Times, I Tortured the Proud Phoenix Girl Until She Lost Her Mind 重生一百次，凤傲天被我虐傻了 Also known as "The Villainess Wants Me" [Two heroines, yuri, angsty story, nothing but heartbreak, the whole novel is heartbreaking. Love is only here to make the heartbreak worse. Please don't complain if it's not your thing.] Some parts early on may seem frustrating, so please bear with them. The loose ends will be tied up later. [Xia Qingchun's birth] Su Xiaojiu, a college student sent to another world by a car accident, unexpectedly meets a System. The System tells her that if she does her u 2kReads7.0Score19414d adds
