Novels like After He Escaped Death, He Forced Me to Sign a Penance Contract
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- 101 Her World Lasts Only Seven Seconds 她的世界只有七秒 Her World Lasts Only Seven Seconds 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 102 A Letter Eight Years Too Late 一封迟到八年的信 A Letter Eight Years Late 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 103 The Eighteenth Time I Wanted a Divorce 第十八次想离婚 The Eighteenth Time I Wanted a Divorce 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 104 The Marriage We Missed 错过的婚姻 The wave of educated youths returning to the cities tore two people in love apart. Liu Yumei, a country girl, became pregnant before marriage and tried to hang herself, but survived. Her sister-in-law then sold her to human traffickers, who married her off to a man in the mountains. The educated youth Fang Shengqiang lost his memory in a car accident and missed his chance to be with Yumei. He married a rich woman and, with his wife’s support, became a corporate highflier. Liu Yumei became the w 241Reads—Score—14d adds
- 105 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
- 106 Snow over Donglin: The Phoenix's Lingering Dream 东临雪·凤仪遗梦 Snow over Donglin: The Lost Dream of Fengyi 1.6kReads—Score2114d adds
- 107 The CEO’s Cinderella Doesn’t Play by the Rules 《总裁的灰姑娘不按套路出牌》 The CEO’s Cinderella Doesn’t Play by the Rules 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 108 I Work as a Matron in the Imperial Palace 我在深宫当嬷嬷 I Work as a Matron in the Imperial Palace 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 109 Who Am I, Really? 我,到底是谁 Who Am I, Really? 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 110 The Sun Will Shine When I Leave You 离开你,天才会晴 Once I leave you, the skies will clear. 560Reads—Score—14d adds
- 111 Zemu 泽木 [Mystery + revenge] Was it inevitable that you and I would meet? I want to meet you. The ring her mother gave Xia Mu was called “Zemu.” It had been gifted by a reclusive old doctor of traditional Chinese medicine. “Ze” means nourishing all things, while “mu” means wood, the bearer of life... 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 112 Revenge? The Scalpel Turns on My Unrequited Love 报复?手术刀划向白月光 Revenge? The Scalpel Turns on His One True Love 312Reads—Score—14d adds
- 113 Madam, President Yan Deserves to Die a Thousand Deaths! 夫人,颜总罪该万死啊! Bai Wanxi killed someone. Yan Qingyun personally sent her to a psychiatric hospital. When she got out, all she had left was a disabled body. Yan Qingyun still wouldn’t leave her alone. “I want you to live as a prisoner and spend the rest of your life atoning to me.” “I’m a murderer. I’m guilty, and I’m willing to accept my punishment,” she said indifferently. He flew into a rage. “Bai Wanxi, I’ll make your filthy soul burn in hell.” She thought the psychiatric hospital was the eighteenth level o 686Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 114 The 101st Sunny-Day Doll 第101个晴天娃娃 The 101st Sunny-Day Doll 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 115 The Second-Born 排行老二 Second in birth order —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 116 Mr. Mo, Your Wife Says You're Crazy 墨总,夫人说你是疯子 After three years in prison, Lin Xiaohan finally sees daylight again. On her wedding night, she is humiliated in every way and vows to become the CEO's wife. Mo Zhan despises the Lin family, yet loves Lin Xiaohan desperately. “If loving you can't make you stay, then I'll make you hate me. Hate is better than leaving!” “You're insane!” “That's right. Loving you drove me completely mad.” They torment each other even as they fall in love, locked in a bitter romance for years. Will this ill-fated re 271Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 117 The Underdog Strikes Back: I Came First, but My Parents Are Dead 学渣逆袭:我考了第一但爸妈已死 When I was young, I didn’t understand how hard my parents worked. I always complained that they didn’t give me enough. But by the time I understood, we had already been separated by life and death! Life is like a game of chess. One wrong move, and every move after it is wrong. If I could turn back time, I would cherish everything I have so much more! 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 118 A Month Before Our Wedding, I Caught My Fiancée and Her Best Friend in a Hotel Secret 结婚前一个月,我在酒店撞见未婚妻和她闺蜜的秘密 A Month Before Our Wedding, I Caught My Fiancée Sharing a Secret with Her Best Friend at a Hotel 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 119 The Rich Young Masters' Plaything 贵少爷们的玩物 [Angsty Romance] [Multiple Male Leads] [Not a Clean Romance] [Exes Begging for Forgiveness] Have you ever loved someone like this? Loved every strand of his hair, every glance he gave you, so that even the most insignificant thing he said could make you feel giddy with happiness. Knowing full well he wasn't the right person, yet still throwing yourself into the flames like a moth, with no regrets even as you burned. When Cheng Xiaoxiao was eighteen, she loved someone just like that. I'm too laz 41.2kReads—Score4.2k14d adds
- 120 The Middle Child 排行中间的孩子 The Middle Child 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 121 I Miss You So Much, But I Don't Know How to Be Reborn and See You Again 我好想你,但又不知道用什么方式重生再见你 I miss you so much, but I don't know how to be reborn and see you again. 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 122 Satan's Captive Love: The Coldhearted CEO's Private Property 囚爱撒坦:冷情总裁的私有物 (1v2, the male leads are devoted, but the heroine isn’t; imprisonment, a brooding male lead, and a pregnant heroine on the run) Enter with caution: angst ahead! A single contract made her his possession, a caged songbird locked away in a golden cage. With icy indifference and possessiveness, he trapped her in an abyss called “hatred,” yet in the dead of night, when no one could see, his tenderness slipped out of control as he watched her sleeping face. When the truth came to light and her fa 447Reads—Score—14d adds
- 123 I Offer You a Prison: Part One, Diary 予你为牢·上:日记 I Make You My Prisoner, Part One: Diary 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 124 It Was Just for Fun, But He Took It Seriously 玩玩而已,他却当真了 It Was Just for Fun, But He Took It Seriously 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 125 After Being Betrothed to the God of War, I Lay Low in a Villa 赐婚战神后我苟在别院 A gentle, resilient princess + a cold, ruthless general + a mild-mannered imperial brother Love after marriage, domineering pursuit, mutually devoted, angsty at first, then he turns into a clingy big puppy. Six-year age gap. A great beauty was overlooked in the palace: Xiao Mingyue, the late emperor's daughter born to a concubine. She seemed as delicate as a flower, but was actually resilient and clever. For ten years in the Cold Palace, she protected her mother and younger brother and kept her 941Reads—Score11214d adds
- 126 The Mystery of My Parents' Fall into the Sea 双亲坠海之谜 The Mystery of Their Parents’ Disappearance at Sea 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 127 I Spent 100,000 on My Girlfriend, and She Went to School as a Study Companion 我给女友花了十万,她去学校做伴读 I Spent 100,000 on My Girlfriend, and She Became a School Companion Reader 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 128 He Loves Me, Yet He Married Her 他爱我,却娶了她 He Loves Me, Yet He Married Her 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 129 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
- 130 Snow and Storms Engulf Tibet 藏地风雪倾城 At seventeen, Ji Xia is summoned from the humid summer of Hong Kong to the old Shen family residence in Beijing by a phone call. Carrying blood ties that are half unfamiliar and the hidden past of her adoptive parents, she steps into the solemn, shadowy courtyard. Eight years later, beneath the blazing sunlight of Tibet, she meets again the Buddhist scion in crimson robes, his expression calm and composed. This is a long search for “origins” and “a way forward.” The sultry heat of the south and 5.1kReads8.9Score60214d adds
- 131 You Spent a Lifetime Hating the One Who Fought with Everything They Had to Love You 你用一辈子的恨,防了一个拼了命爱你的人 You spent a lifetime of hatred guarding yourself against someone who was willing to give everything to love you. 457Reads—Score314d adds
- 132 CEO, Your Wife Says She'll Pay with Her Life 总裁,夫人说她以命相抵了 [Physical and emotional torment + a repentant husband chasing his wife + younger, possessive obsessive love + tragic ending, no reconciliation] After a car accident, he lost the child he had with his lover. Grieving the loss of his child, Gong Yin blamed it all on Weisheng Luobai. He destroyed her family, crippled her right hand, and ended her path to becoming a champion. Weisheng Luobai, once a gifted young woman who had made a name for herself in the capital, became a servant to his lover. 241Reads—Score—14d adds
- 133 You Thought I Was a Stand-In, but I'm the Real Deal 以为我是替身,原来我才是本尊 I Thought I Was the Stand-In, but It Turns Out I’m the Real One 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 134 Planting a Life-Binding Foundation to Renew My Lifespan 种生基,换生机 Planting a Life-Root to Trade for a New Lease on Life 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 135 Out of Control 脱离掌控 Breaking free from control 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 136 He Never Replied to That Message 那条消息,他永远没回 That message, he never replied to. 107Reads—Score314d adds
- 137 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 86Reads—Score—14d adds
- 138 Yi Xun Is Hard to Find 易洵难寻 Love is like a mountain spring, its gentle current winding all the way to Jiangnan. [Though I know your heart is true, I cannot find you. I hope you will turn back again and ease this longing of mine.] Qi Wan, an illegitimate daughter of the Qi family in Jiangnan, has been overlooked since childhood. She has no interest in business and only wants to live out her life in peace and freedom. Then Yi Xun appears and changes everything. He teaches Qi Wan the ways of business and stays by her side day 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 139 Red Eyes Across the Street, Vermilion Outshines Snow 隔街红眼,朱砂胜雪 Red eyes across the street, cinnabar brighter than snow. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 140 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
- 141 He Sacrificed His Memories Again and Again, All to Save Me 他数次献祭记忆,竟都是为了救我 He sacrificed his memories again and again, all to save me 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 142 A Moonlit Wish 月明愿 [Tragic historical romance with a bad ending, slow start and strong payoff] [Those who love each other may not end up together, and those who do may not truly love each other] [In this world, perhaps the hardest things to obtain are not money and power] [The hardest thing to find is a heart that never changes] Preface: A thousand years ago, the realm was divided in two. The Celestial Dynasty and the Southern Wu Dynasty each claimed half the territory. Fearing the military might of Southern Wu, 132Reads—Score—14d adds
- 143 A Love That Cuts to the Bone: The Madam Has Taken Her Own Life 蚀骨虐情,夫人已自尽 [Angst and heartbreak + no reconciliation after the breakup + the male lead gets a tragic ending] If there is a next life, I never want to fall in love with you again... Lin Shuyue married the man she loved most in this life, but on their wedding night, a basin of cold water drenched her from head to toe: he loved her older sister. He hated scheming people more than anything. So he tormented her, imprisoned her, and hated her. Again and again, he hurt her. Until, in the end, she lost their child 3.5kReads—Score12314d adds
- 144 My Own Little Sister Tricked Me into Losing Everything 被亲妹妹骗得倾家荡产 His younger sister tricked him out of every last penny. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 145 The Moon Locks the Abyss 月锁渊 [Just got a rating: male protagonist suffering + angst + hatred + devoted to each other + tragic ending + strong female and male leads] Five years ago, on the day Lu Chengyuan and Shen Qingyue were betrothed, a great fire broke out at Qingfeng Pavilion. Everyone at the pavilion died or was gravely injured, except Qingyue. After five years of secluded cultivation, Shen Qingyue masters a divine art. The first thing she does is storm Jinghong Pavilion and capture Lu Chengyuan alive, determined to m 1.4kReads6.5Score12514d adds
- 146 Falling Blossoms Sink into the Starry River: A Song of the Nine Heavens’ Endless Night 落红沉星河:九重天阙长夜歌 [Xianxia romance with angst + a husband-chasing-after-the-funeral story] Immortals and demons cannot coexist, yet the one the Heavenly Queen Yun Zhao has always loved is the Demon Lord Mo Zhuo. As long as she is by his side, he is willing to do anything for her, and considers it a joy. But when he risks death to bear her daughter, Yun Zhao is at another man’s side. Holding their daughter, Su Yan keeps watch beside the iron tree that has not bloomed in ten thousand years. At last, he understands 1.3kReads—Score10214d adds
- 147 My Unrequited Love Was Buried in Midsummer 我的暗恋葬于盛夏 My Unrequited Love Was Buried in Midsummer 460Reads—Score—14d adds
- 148 Saving My Daughter Ten Thousand Times: I Turned the Gods into Evil Spirits 救女一万次:我把神明杀成了恶鬼 Saving Her Ten Thousand Times: I Turned the Gods into Demons 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 149 He Said I Was Too Loud, So I Fell Completely Silent 他嫌我太吵,我彻底安静了 He Said I Was Too Noisy, So I Went Completely Quiet 73Reads—Score—14d adds
- 150 The Year I Got My PhD, I Sent My Advisor to a Psychiatric Hospital 博六那年,我送导师进了精神病院 In my sixth year of doctoral studies, I sent my advisor to a psychiatric hospital. 12Reads—Score—14d adds

















































