Novels like The Way He Looks
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- 1 He Loves My Heart 他爱的是我的心脏 On the day of the interview, Lu Yanshen looked at me for three seconds. I thought it was love at first sight. Only later did I learn he was looking at my heart: an Rh-negative heart that could save the woman he loved. He said, “I'll use your heart to save her first, then find another heart to save you.” I thought he was joking. He wasn't. On the operating table, I asked him one last question: “Did you ever like me, even a little? Not my heart, but me.” He didn't answer. I closed my eyes 591Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 After Being Treated as a Substitute, I Walked Away Without Looking Back 被当替身后，我转身就走绝不回头 [Cold and obsessive x meek and depressed] “Wan’an? You’re as gentle as your name.” When they first met, the man murmured his name, his words soft as a drifting feather. There was a hint of admiration and interest in his gaze. Qiao Wan’an lowered his eyes, his face turning faintly red. Later, the man gently clasped his fingers and slid a ring onto his hand. His tender affection was impossible to hide. “An’an, I’ll treat you well for the rest of my life.” If he hadn’t wandered into that study and 577Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 The Two Substitutes 两个替身 Four years ago, Mu Ning was forced abroad by Gu Xibei’s father. Four years later, Mu Ning returned, only to find that Gu Xibei already had a replacement by his side: Qi Ran. Driven by selfish desires, Mu Ning tried to break them apart, for the sake of his ailing mother and for himself. His own staged performance was finally exposed, making him realize that the person he had once loved no longer loved him. Mu Ning could only live for himself. But he later became indirectly responsible for Qi Ran’ 227Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 The Real Young Master Doesn't Need Anything Anymore 真少爷什么都不需要了 The Real Young Master Doesn't Need Anything Anymore 11.7kReads—Score23714d adds
- 5 Yu Nian: Addicted to Love, Heartbroken by Longing 余念：爱成瘾，念成殇 Also known as: After a Sudden Breakup, the Obsessive Top Pursues His Amnesiac White Moonlight Again [Obsessive, Devoted Executive Top × Timid, Broken Beauty Bottom] [Two Straight Men + A Search for Sweet Romance + Coercive Push and Pull + Heart-Wrenching Angst + Reconciliation + Bittersweet Happy Ending + Older Top] Both are devoted to each other; it seems like a tragic ending, yet becomes a happy one Three months of ambiguous flirting and push and pull led to one reckless night. The next day, 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 I Paid for My Father’s Debt with My Life. Are You Satisfied Now? 我用命偿父债，你满意了吗 I’ll pay for my father’s debt with my life. Are you satisfied now? 72Reads—Score414d adds
- 7 My First Love Was the Brothel's Most Famous Courtesan 孤的初恋是青楼名倌 Shiyan has many secret identities: a male courtesan, the Seventh Prince of Yanbei, the owner of the Lexian Pavilion… But he never imagined that one day he would become the Crown Princess of the Great Ying Dynasty. However, this Crown Prince is a bit of an idiot, completely wrapped up in romance. Why don’t you seize the throne, kill your father, and take out the emperor? You’re a hopeless wreck. What good are you? As it turns out, behind every man who builds an empire is a capable, virtuous 86Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 8 May My Life Be Free of Trouble and Calamity 愿我一世无清无灾 Wu Zai was branded a “harbinger of disaster” from birth. Everyone hated and bullied him. He thought meeting Mu Qing would save him, but it turned out to be an even deeper abyss. “Y-you really never loved me?” “Someone like you, a ‘harbinger of disaster,’ doesn’t deserve my love.” In the end, he put an end to his painful life. 118Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 The Day Our Marriage Contract Ended, He Begged Me to Love Him a Little Longer 婚姻契约结束的那天，他求我能不能再爱他久一点 On the day our marriage contract ended, he begged me to love him just a little longer. 34Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Lifespan Extension System: He Trades Years of His Life for a Substitute and Is Reborn 续命系统：他用阳寿换替身重生 Lifespan Extension System: He Trades His Years for a Stand-In and Is Reborn 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 After His Glandectomy, President Pei Faces His Reckoning 腺体摘除后，裴总火葬场了 [Two male leads + ABO + getting back together after a breakup + S-class Alpha top who cries × cool, brilliant, elite bottom] Lu Ci had worked at Changrong for three years. Everyone knew him only as President Pei’s most capable chief secretary. Always impeccably dressed in a suit, he never forgot a figure once he’d seen it, and even after working past midnight, he kept his tie perfectly straight. No one knew he was an Omega. No one knew he bought his five-thousand-yuan-per-dose suppressants on th 3.2kReads6.1Score23714d adds
- 12 The Humble Lover 卑微情人 [Complete] Forced to become a man’s secret lover because his identity was too shameful to acknowledge. Shan Mo never knew there could be a future worth looking forward to. Jiang Chongzhou rescued him from a wolf’s den, and only then did he begin to hope, wide-eyed, that things might get better. In the end, the person he trusted most shattered him completely. Later, Jiang Chongzhou spent three sleepless days caring for him in the hospital, waiting for him to get through the critical period. The m 4.1kReads8.0Score41014d adds
- 13 My Master Regretted It After My Immortal Bones Were Stolen 我被挖去仙骨后师尊后悔了 I was the least valued disciple in the sect, yet shamefully, I fell in love with my own master. The most doted-on junior disciple falsely accused me of colluding with the demon race, and even exposed my secret crush to everyone. My master hated the demon race most of all. He stripped me of my immortal bones and gave them to my junior to increase his cultivation. Amid endless darkness and agony, I gradually stopped breathing. The master who had once been like a bright moon and a gentle breeze hel 8.3kReads—Score34314d adds
- 14 The Broken String 断掉的弦 Content warning: Extremely melodramatic, with a plot that goes wherever it wants. Reconciliation after a breakup, the ex’s desperate pursuit, angst for angst’s sake, and lots of descriptions of the love interest’s frail health. Avoid if that’s not for you… Lin Xian was once the purest note in Lu Yanshen’s dazzling youth, a light he pursued with all his talent and fervor. When they reunite five years later, Lu Yanshen has achieved both fame and fortune, while Lin Xian is a destitute pianist ravag 1kReads8.1Score10714d adds
- 15 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
- 16 You Cheated, So I Got Married. Now the Aloof Mr. Duan Has Lost His Mind 是你出轨，我嫁人后高冷段总疯了 Lan Yuan had loved Duan Chenglv since childhood and pursued him for more than a decade. At last, the two were about to marry. Their new home was ready, but Duan Chenglv fell for someone else. Watching Duan Chenglv and his lover appear together everywhere, Lan Yuan drove a bulldozer into the home where they were supposed to live after the wedding. His love for Duan Chenglv was buried beneath the dust of its collapse. Once his love died, Lan Yuan married someone else. On Lan Yuan's wedding day, Du 783Reads6.6Score10214d adds
- 17 Calculating the Day of Return 算归期 The Gu family of Jiangnan, a silk-trading dynasty of three generations, fell overnight. Gu Wantang was the useless young master everyone in the city knew, spending his days amusing himself with birds and listening to stories. His greatest dream was to leave with his sworn elder brother, Xie Yanting, once Xie took over the family business. On the night his father died suddenly, a cup of “poisoned tea” sent Xie Yanting down the doomed road to exile three thousand li away. Gu Wantang crawled out of 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 After Divorcing the Crown Prince, the Cool-Tempered Top Scholar Is Hounded by Suitors 休了太子后，清冷探花郎桃花不断 [The aloof young scholar * the spoiled crown prince] [The three-part Jun family series: The Mute Slave, The Ugly Physician, and The Top Scholar.] Newly appointed top scholar Song Liqing and Crown Prince Jun Qiyu were betrothed by imperial decree. On their wedding night, however, the crown prince spent half the night frolicking with his favored servant. Jun Qiyu: “You’re dull and dreary, with not half the charm of Hu Nuer!” For the sake of their childhood bond and the crown prince’s reputation, S 608Reads6.7Score10014d adds
- 19 He Became My Roommate, Then My Boyfriend 他，成了我的室友，后又成了我的男友 He became my roommate, then later became my boyfriend. 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 After Prison, I Was Forced to Become His Caged Canary 出狱之后，被迫成了他的金丝雀 Three years ago, one fire, two people. Jin Dongyang sent him to prison without hesitation. Three years later, Shen Nian was released. Shen Nian was determined never to be Jin Dongyang’s lover again. All he wanted was to get away from him. But the man who stood above the clouds refused to let him go. A refined, rotten-to-the-core pursuer x a love interest who’d rather die than be anyone’s lover 323Reads8.2Score5514d adds
- 21 The Old Man 老男人 The Old Man 45Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Heaven, Please Give Me a Way Out 请上天给我生路 At seventeen, my mother sold me to Northern Myanmar for 400 yuan... I picked up a fruit knife and slashed my wrist. The blade was ice-cold, just like my heart. As I slipped toward unconsciousness, someone picked me up. Warm liquid dripped onto my face, and I heard a familiar voice speak beside me, at once near and far: “Since you’re in so much pain, I won’t save you...” Angst be 125Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 No Spring Affairs 无春事 Male-Male Romance + Man Disguised as a Woman + Substitute Bride + Physical and Emotional Angst + Chasing His Wife to the Crematorium (Includes Illustrations) #A story about a greedy madman trying to drag the god he imagines into the mire with him [Tyrannical, Twisted Emperor Top × Gentle, Soft-Hearted Favored Consort Bottom] [Harsh physical abuse, read with caution. The main story has a tragic ending; the extras are sweet.] [The top is not a virgin; the bottom is.] “Is it true that immortals ar 176Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 24 After I Gave Up Hope of Surviving My Terminal Illness, They Begged Me to Live 绝症死心后，他们求我活下去 [Two male leads + angst + groveling pursuit + ancient-style ABO] A love-starved, suspicious scum gong vs. a cold, heartbroken, frail shou The Chu family had two sons: the elder was stunningly handsome, while the younger knew both the past and the present. Rong Yong once thought he would grow old hand in hand with the elder Chu son, and become a peerless ruler and subject with the younger. But a marriage substitution shattered everything. The one he loved most became his younger brother’s fiancée 2.3kReads8.5Score25014d adds
- 25 Has the Shadow Guard Learned His Lesson? His Master Has Already Gone Mad 暗卫他知错了吗？主人他已经疯了 For the extra chapters, see the author’s comment in the comments section of the final chapter. Updates are slow. [Devoted bottom / Two male leads / Physical and emotional angst / Average writing / Angst for angst’s sake / Physical abuse warning / Jianghu setting / They can’t communicate / Hard to mend a broken relationship / Both have only ever been with each other] On the day Jiudu was accused of betraying his master, he never imagined he would see Zhong Shangshi again in this life. Every bone 4.1kReads8.5Score46314d adds
- 26 The Ten Years I Loved You Most 最爱你的那十年 The man I've had a crush on for ten years told me he likes someone else. Just when I finally let him go, he came chasing after me. But what good is that? Affection that comes too late is worth less than grass. 971Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 The Fairy Tale Died the Night Before 童话死在前一夜 The Fairy Tale Died the Night Before 292Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 I Transmigrated into a Book Hoping to Marry into a Rich Family, but a Street-Food Stall Stole My Heart 穿书只想进豪门却被路边摊拐走了 [Two Male Leads + Transmigrate into a Book + Long-Planned Scheme + Sweet Romance + Both Each Other’s First Love] [Steady, Mature, Devoted, Secretly Unhinged Powerhouse Top x Book-Transmigrator, Money-Loving, Pitiful Bottom Who Wants to Marry Rich] Transmigrating into a book is one thing, but other people end up as wealthy CEOs, cultivation powerhouses, or destined protagonists who get to slap faces and stage comebacks! But Lin Wan ends up in a gay romance novel, and damn it, he’s the bottom! Tha 1.5kReads8.6Score21214d adds
- 29 After the Mad Young Master Fell, I Spent the Rest of My Life Repaying Him 疯批少爷跌落后，我用余生还债 After the spoiled young master fell from grace, I spent the rest of my life paying him back 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 A Third-Rate Agent 三流经纪人 Completed sweet romance: Reborn to Claim You Completed angsty romance: Later, the Ruthless CEO Chased Me Instead. Stop by and check them out! Ongoing historical angst: The Eunuch. A carefree, coldhearted rich playboy top vs. a miserable but optimistic third-rate agent bottom As a dedicated agent, Xu Duo’s first priority was protecting his own young star from being snatched up by a wolf. In the end, he couldn’t even protect his own heart. Covered in bloody wounds, 284Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 31 After Breaking Up and Running Away, My Ex Caught Me and Forced Me to Love Him 分手跑路后，被前任逮回强制爱了 [Male-male leads | young lovers | rekindled love | both protagonists are each other's only ones] Innocent, silly beauty on the receiving end × devoted, scheming elite on the pursuing end _ Ji Tong and Qi Yang fell in love when they were young, supporting each other for nearly ten years. But when Ji Tong brought up marriage, Qi Yang brushed him off with a single sentence: “I have no plans to get married.” - Three days later, Ji Tong threw a million yuan in breakup money at Qi Yang. “A rich man wa 8.5kReads8.5Score1.2k14d adds
- 32 Moon-Lending Teahouse 借月茶馆 Moonlit Teahouse 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Mo Sikalin 墨司卡林 [Modern + high-quality novel + two male leads + doctors + rekindled love + melodrama + frail protagonist + urban + tragic romance + devotion] I believe in the universe. I believe in thermodynamics. I believe in gods and Buddhas, and in the next life. The universe says entropy cannot be reversed. Thermodynamics says nothing is absolute, though you can get infinitely close. The gods don’t love the world, and the Buddha doesn’t love mortals. I do. In my heart, there is no mountain I cannot climb or 339Reads9.2Score—14d adds
- 34 After His Bones Were Torn Out, My Wayward Disciple Went Mad 抽筋剥骨后，逆徒他疯了 [Master and disciple + two male leads + angst + younger male lead + both leads inexperienced + a groveling redemption arc] Master Feng Binglan foresaw that his disciple, Fu Lingtian, would die at twenty, so he made up a fake System to make the boy hate him. He had his tendons torn out, his bones stripped away, and his heart cut open. His dragon body was shattered as he took the full force of the heavenly tribulation for his disciple. When Feng Binglan's soul was finally scattered, Fu Lingtian 530Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Late to Return, Late to Return, Nowhere to Call Home 迟归迟归无家可归 Ground down in the imperial palace, Xiao Chigui spends his life enduring hardship and drifting from place to place, never receiving even the slightest warmth. Xie Wangyan, whose power holds sway over an entire region, exhausts himself with longing, hoping only that his beloved will return. In the end, the promised day of return means never coming back at all. 339Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Are You Feeling Better? 你的病，好了吗 [Two male leads + rekindled love + happy ending] A scheming, wealthy top vs. a depressed artist bottom Fan Yuan was forgotten by everyone as a child and raised by his aunt, if you could call it that. Then he met Pei Yuhuai. So love at first sight really does exist... Little by little, Pei Yuhuai’s love pulled Fan Yuan back from the brink of depression. In the early autumn of that year, Fan Yuan said many things, but all he really wanted was for Pei Yuhuai to come home. That very day, Fan Y 4kReads8.2Score70814d adds
- 37 Mr. Duan, Stop Tormenting Him. He Doesn't Have Long to Live 段先生别虐了，他命不久矣 [One-on-one, both sexually inexperienced + male-male romance + second chance love + devoted and ruthless x frail and pitiful + happy ending] Duan Lin hated Wen Yu'an with all his heart. He hated him for turning against him when he had nowhere left to go, and for exposing his whereabouts, nearly costing him his life. He swore to make the traitor pay, never knowing that the earth-shattering betrayal had been a life-for-life gambit from beginning to end. When they met again after years apart, the s 12.3kReads7.4Score1.5k14d adds
- 38 Master, Keep Punishing Me and I Might Just Turn the Tables 师父，您再罚，徒儿可就反攻了 (Plot-focused! Two male leads!) Title: Nighttime Remonstrance Raised under his master's influence, Gu Wufeng grew into a ruthless, cold-blooded, and heartless man. After his master's death, he took over as leader of Wufeng Hall. Bereft of his master, Gu Wufeng felt that life had lost all meaning, until Leng Xue appeared. In his only disciple, Gu Wufeng saw a reflection of his younger self. One morning, he went to wake him, only to hear him calling for his master in his sleep. The past and presen 561Reads6.8Score10014d adds
- 39 Your Highness, Crown Prince, Stop Hitting Me. Han Zhi Doesn’t Want to Love Anymore 太子殿下别打了，寒止不想爱了 Torture the shou! Torture the shou! Torture the shou! Shou fans, don’t read! [Two male leads + physical abuse + emotional abuse + both virgins + happy ending + the shou fakes his death] [Just started getting ratings] A foolish-dog beauty with a sadistic streak gong x a cool, resilient, lowly shou To save her younger sister, Han Zhi is given by his mother to Chang Yuan, the Crown Prince of Hanxu and son of the Water God. At first, because of Han Zhi’s parents, Chi Changyuan bullies him without re 4.8kReads8.2Score39714d adds
- 40 Snowfall in the Dark Alley 雪落暗巷 (The main story is complete) [One-on-one pure romance, not your typical angsty love story] Xie Fusang × Pei Yiliu/Ruan Yue Bottom with a psychological disorder × psychiatrist top Original title: Drowned At three in the morning after the first snow, there were not only plum blossoms ready to bloom, but also a notebook beneath the thin snow, holding memories and love. It snowed for three days and three nights, and the thin layer of snow grew deep. Strange. The notebook had no water on it, so why 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 Master of His Bed, Light of His Chongli 他的枕席之主，他的重黎之光 [One-on-one romance, both leads sexually inexperienced, physical and emotional angst, uniforms, a light sci-fi space setting, slight coercion, false replacement] Nan Li looked up at Lu Lin, a tear rolling down her cheek. “Lu Lin, please let me go...” A few bolts of lightning flashed across the horizon. The tear caught their light as it fell into Lu Lin's heart, shattering his memories. “Kill me, and I'll let you go!” A short story with a short blurb. 24Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 42 Two Branches 两枝桠头 [Two male leads + salvation + tragic romance + tragic ending] Before meeting Li Chu, Jiang Ge planned to live until he was twenty, then end his own life. They were each other's only reason to keep living. From a narrow crack, they fought desperately to catch a glimpse of the light. But just as their lives were getting back on track, the arrival of their adoptive father shattered their fragile peace. The night Jiang Ge was struck in a vital spot, he whispered in Li Chu's right ear, “Chuchu, I 142Reads8.0Score10014d adds
- 43 After Everyone's Least Favorite Person Collapsed, They Panicked 万人嫌倒下后，他们慌了 A melodramatic, somewhat angsty story with two male leads. It has a happy ending!!!!!!! Jiang Huai’s mother died when he was too young to remember much. His father remarried, his grandmother hated him, and he had no friends or money. He had never known what it meant to be loved. Some children invited him to play, and Jiang Huai went happily. Then an accident broke his leg, leaving him lame for life. Like a blade of grass, he fought to grow between the cracks in the bricks, but not a ray of sunli 6.5kReads8.8Score45214d 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 Conversion Camp: Tamed by Love 戒同所：以爱驯服 Just started getting ratings; the main story is complete [No CP + Slight Ensemble Cast + Conversion Therapy + Mind Control + In the Name of Love] [If you like angst, come on in.] I'm required to write at least 50 characters, but I think every extra word would be a spoiler. So, happy New Year's Eve, everyone. Tang Tang, happy New Year's Eve to you too. Welcome to my world. 514Reads8.5Score10014d adds
- 46 Captive Paper Cranes 囚禁千纸鹤 Tearjerker, tearjerker, tearjerker!!! Important things should be said three times. If you don't like it, don't read! Lin He: “I once folded my whole heart into the wings of a paper crane, writing your name stroke by stroke, thinking that if I gathered enough longing, the wind would carry me to your side. But I forgot that you stood so high and so far away. My wings were too light to bear the weight of my love, and even my courage to approach you was slowly worn away by the wind. I could only sta 653Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 When the Tears Run Dry 清泪尽 He never imagined that his gentle, loyal little guard could be as savage as a wolf. Not only did he seize his kingdom and slaughter his subjects, he also imprisoned and humiliated him. He knows the past is like smoke, but how could a love this deep simply be cast aside? 70Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 48 So Love Has an Expiration Date 原来爱有期限 Shao Ning: Everyone says love can overcome any obstacle. It’s not that I don’t believe in love, but love can change in an instant. The only thing that lasts is... a 15-year limit... Maybe Mom, you and Dad were right. In the end, a man and a man just can’t be together. 1.8kReads—Score19314d adds
- 49 The Worthy Minister Never Returns 良臣不归 A Worthy Minister Never Returns 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 Imprisoned by Love: Wildfire Scorches the Stars 囚爱：野火灼星 [Two male leads + forced love + two powerful leads + heartbreakingly angsty and sickeningly sweet] A love fated across three lifetimes, a tragic romance spanning two. He is the sharpest blade of the Six Fan Gate; I am the coldest bandit of Blackwind Stronghold. When I locked this jade-faced constable in a stone cell, all I wanted was to break his pride. The torture devices couldn’t make him talk, but they made me addicted. “Shangguan Xingyang,” I licked the blood from the corner of his lips. “T 182Reads—Score—14d adds
