Novels like A Tender Trap: Mr. Huo, Please Stop Tormenting Miss Gu
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- 1 Secretly Pampered 暗宠 Their story began without love. The man's face was perfect, so exquisite it was dazzling, but his words were full of wicked intent. His hands were long and beautiful, but to her they were an inescapable web. She couldn't break free. “En'en, this time, even if I get tired of you, I’m keeping you by my side. When I die someday, I’ll take you down with me!” 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Our Love Runs Deep, Undaunted by Fate’s Shortcomings 奈何情深不惧缘浅 Bad Ending + CEO Romance + Wealthy Family The mighty overbearing CEO suffers from congenital heart disease, and someone takes advantage of his illness to try to kill him. At that very moment, his fiancée turns around and marries someone else, leaving the CEO to suffer the humiliation of having his bride stolen. He is determined to take revenge, but love has a way of sneaking up on you. When she appears in his world again, he can't help falling for her once more, treasuring her as his very life —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 The Day My Mother Handed Me a Knife, I Killed Myself 妈妈递刀给我那天，我自杀了 The Day My Mother Handed Me a Knife, I Killed Myself 55Reads—Score214d adds
- 4 Indulge 纵情 Yu Zun most enjoys watching Mo Shengxiao suffer at the piano. She has her pride and refuses to give in, but she has never been able to control her own fate. One marriage leaves her right hand nearly crippled, and she can never play the piano again. After leaving Yu Zun, she scrapes by as best she can. Another man, however, accepts every part of her that she considers broken and is willing to be her other hand. But she never expected Yu Zun to return with the same cruel demeanor, shattering the h 36Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 The Cruelty of the Truth 真相的残忍 The Cruelty of the Truth 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 After the Earthquake, He Tied Me Down and Drew 800 Milliliters of Blood 地震后他绑着我抽了800毫升血 After the earthquake, he tied me down and took 800 milliliters of my blood 366Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 You Think You're Gifted? Ha, I've Become a God a Hundred Times! 你天赋异禀？呵，我百世成神！ Lin Bufan transmigrates into a world of high-level martial arts and obtains the Book of a Hundred Lifetimes, which lets him reincarnate a hundred times. In his first life, his talent is so poor he can't even graduate from kindergarten. But in the next life... So what if you're a born genius? Just watch me return with the power I've accumulated over a hundred lifetimes. A genius? Ha! That's just the bare minimum to stand before me! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Mr. Shen, Stop Torturing Me. Miss Jiang Is Dead, So Burn Some Joss Paper 沈总别虐了，江小姐已死请烧纸 [Hero regrets it until he goes mad + Angsty before the payoff + Real and fake heiresses + Emotional and physical torment + Husband chases his ex in desperation + Obsessive imprisonment] Jiang Chuning was a pampered heiress, a dazzling flower of the capital’s elite circle. Bright and flamboyant, spoiled and willful, she even had two heartthrobs looking out for her. Yet she ended up living a hellish life in the countryside. Only when her birth mother fell seriously ill was she forced to return to 34Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 9 I Want to Be Your Rock 想成为你的底气 “You’ve seen her story, but what I want to tell is the story of her whole life.” [School life + devoted to each other, 1v1 + mutual redemption + sweet at first, then angsty + bittersweet ending] Perhaps it was fate that led Gu Nian to add Lu Qingchen’s contact details by chance. She didn’t know him, yet unwittingly became someone’s “faint light.” It turns out that long before we met, fate had already intertwined our lives in countless ways. If all of this is a dream, then I’d rather remain lost 185Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Bright as the Moon: My Whole Family Is Dead 明明如月:全家死光 Bright as the Moon: The Whole Family Is Dead 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 He Breaks His Vows for Her! Mr. Zhou Gently Coaxes Her to Remarry 为她破戒！周先生轻声哄她复婚 [Divorce, whirlwind marriage, chasing his wife to the crematorium, secret identities] Just as the Mu Group is on the verge of bankruptcy, Mu Qiqi resolutely divorces her live-in husband and marries into a wealthy family to save the Mu family. She expects married life to be respectful and uneventful. But it turns out her new husband is none other than her ex-husband, the very man who used to live with her as her dependent spouse. He's clingy as glue, sticking to Mu Qiqi every moment of the da 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 The Far-Off Vega 迢迢织女星 How could you love someone at first sight only once...? Their love gilded each other in gold, yet the one you hold in your heart will always be irreplaceable. Two stubborn, conflicted young people spent eight years entangled with each other, never reaching an ending, and became the ones each would always hold in their heart... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Absolute Possession 绝对占有 A raging fire consumed the entire Mu family and burned Mu Sheng beyond recognition. Five years later, she was reborn in flames and returned, seeking only revenge. But his gaze was tender, concealing a love he dared not show. “Sheng’er, I beg you, never leave me again...” 108Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 A Flowering Season Worth Six Hundred Thousand 六十万的花期 A Flowering Season of Six Hundred Thousand 67Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 From South City to North, Safe in His Heart 南城向北，安于心尖 [Sweet youth romance + tragic love + bittersweet ending] Whose youth isn't filled with confusion? Whose youth has no regrets? From the primordial chaos came yin and yang; hatred is love pushed to its extreme. These years have felt like a long journey through storms. I've drifted for half my life, going around in circles. I wish that every time, you could be by my side. They didn't get a good life together this time. If there's a next life, I hope they never meet. 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Young Master Si's Secretly Cherished Guilty Wife 司少的私宠罪妻 [Dotting on the wife + substitute marriage + revenge + tragic romance + stand-in] Seven years ago, Su Xia abandoned Si Yejue for money, when he was on the verge of becoming disabled. Seven years later, he pinned her against the wall and declared, “Su Xia, I'm back. Now it's time for you to pay for your sins.” He hated her, yet he insisted that he alone was allowed to bully her. Su Xia silently endured her pain until the truth came to light. Si Yejue's hair turned white overnight. 60Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 South of South City, My Longing Remains 南城以南，相思未尽 Xu Nanyan devoted her entire youth to her unrequited love for Huo Tingshen. She loved him with all her heart, down to her very bones, and even thought she would remain tied to this man for the rest of her life. That is, until the man she loved sent her to prison with his own hands... 634Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 18 After Losing Her Family, She Married a Scumbag CEO 家破人亡后她嫁给了渣总 [A passionate, tortured romance: body, heart, and soul all put through the wringer, with a desperate quest to win her back! Everyone is a villain + dark themes + plot-driven, brutal angst, read at your own risk.] After a murder robs him of his fiancée, he meticulously builds a prison of revenge, dragging her from heaven into hell. Huo Chenyuan always thought An Weilai was his to control. He never imagined that in this game, she would escape the prison and trap him in a prison of the heart, one t 23Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 19 Fallen! After Lord Jin Kisses Her to Tears, She Runs Away Pregnant 沦陷！被靳爷亲哭后，她带球跑了 [Unhinged power player + caged songbird + narrow escape from death + fleeing while pregnant + wife-chasing crematorium + 1v2] After her mother died, her stepfather, Shen Jingnian, seized her ashes, leaving Lu Yao with nowhere to turn. She threw away her pride and stopped a Rolls-Royce. “Mr. Jin, Shen Jingnian told me to come and sleep with you.” The window slid down. The man sized up the prey before him and gave a cold laugh. “Interesting. Get in.” With that gamble, she became the caged songb 719Reads—Score10314d adds
- 20 An Affair 有染 Her name is Fu Ran, and his name is Ming Chengyou. You and I, together... tangled up... The Third Young Master Ming says their names fit together so perfectly that not getting tangled up would be a crime. 277Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 21 Sweetheart, I'm Waiting Here. Reply When You See This 娇娇宝贝在线等，亲爱看到请回复 On her way home from a blind date, she ran into him as he flexed his two massive pectorals, as if showing off the highest honor and insignia. Disgust surged through her. She stepped right up to him, eyes blazing, and glared. “You creep!” A son of China should be a stalwart man, ready to defend his country. How could anyone have imagined he’d be treated with such contempt and humiliation? Hmph. Just you wait. I’ll teach you a lesson. “Ye Ziliu, you dropped something.” That glare nearly killed him 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Those Years, Those Letters, and the Woman I Never Met 那些年，那些信，那个素未谋面的她 Those Years, Those Letters, That Woman I’d Never Met —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Longing for the North, Holding the South 恋北怀南 [Destined love + younger man + she’s not his first, he’s never been with anyone + devoted to each other] [Objective, levelheaded designer vs. steady, struggling college student] [Three times the age gap] [No unexpected twists] [Genuine diagnosis] Note: [Bad ending] [Not written for fans of the male lead] [A fleeting romance] That young man was just like her when she was young. Stubborn and determined, convinced that youth meant following your heart. It all began with an unintentional gesture on 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Forced to Love a Vile and Treacherous Minister 被恶毒奸臣强制爱了 Fake death + clueless about love + career-minded + forced love + unrequited love Sickly legitimate princess × treacherous minister with power over the court They had been childhood companions, but after his father was falsely accused of treason, he was exiled to Jiangbei. When they met again, seven years had passed. She looked so frail she might die at any moment. He smiled like a smiling assassin. And yet, it was you who was struck through the throat with a sword. “I never expected you to be ki 56Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 I Designed Your Bride's Wedding Dress with My Own Hands 我亲手为你的新娘设计了婚纱 Cover image source: XHS, Snowy Day Originally titled “Out of Focus” A secret crush is one person out of focus; loving someone you can’t have is two people on parallel lines. When you appeared, the whole world went out of focus. The first time we met, I tripped in front of you. From then on, I’ve always stumbled right where you are. Jian Lushun, goodbye forever. 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 After the Snow Falls, the Face of Guanyin 白雪落尽观音面 [ALS + mental illness + the whole family wiped out + dying with hatred. The first part is a heartbreaking tragedy. The bonus story then brings back the second-generation heroine for revenge.] She was hailed as the goddess of Rongcheng's medical community, with the face of Guanyin. After believing slanderous rumors, he personally crushed her wings and took away her surgical scalpel, locking her in a cramped attic where he abused her day and night. He destroyed the Tong family, killed her father a 281Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Infested 入蛊 “Why does my heart race uncontrollably whenever I see you?” “So that’s what it means to be bewitched by you.” “Bewitched, and loving you to the bone.” 630Reads8.5Score10214d adds
- 28 Consumed to the Bone 沉溺入骨 They agreed it would be a “business arrangement”: he would help her pay off fifty million in debt, and she would play along with his act. But Bo Nian couldn’t resist his good looks. She became addicted to him, only to discover that he was hiding a girl and protecting her fiercely. He even went so far as to take her bone marrow for that girl. Only then did Bo Nian face reality: she would never be able to warm his heart. He said, “I can’t be responsible for what happens to other people. Life and 655Reads8.2Score10314d adds
- 29 The CEO Becomes a Lame Little Man, and the Younger Movie Emperor Takes Him Home 总裁沦落小瘸子，年下影帝抱回家 [Two male leads + partly set in the entertainment industry + mutual salvation + happy ending + mild angst] Qin Chuan = company president + elite professional + calm and rational – (a real person with extreme paranoid schizophrenia). Shen Shi = beautiful pursuer + irresistible charmer + younger wolfdog who confesses every day + endless public displays of affection – (an extremely stubborn hardhead). Qin Chuan is the president of a game technology company. Though he’s always been a workaholic, he 705Reads8.5Score12014d adds
- 30 When We Meet Again, We’ll Be Worlds Apart 再见已是天上人间 While Nan Sheng was still alive, she climbed the ninety-nine stone steps behind the Chenghuang Temple and prayed devoutly for Mo Beichen to return safely. But the day before she died, she fulfilled her vow. She said, “In my next life, I don’t want to meet him again.” After Nan Sheng died, Mo Beichen retraced the path she had taken, kneeling three times at every nine steps as he begged the gods to return his wife to him… He said, “If there is another life, may she live a carefree life, free from 205Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 31 A Marriage That Eats Away at the Bones 蚀骨囚婚 Fang Yuanshuang chased Duan Hancheng for years, throwing herself into the flames like a moth, only to be utterly destroyed. Not only was she branded jealous and murderous, she also lost her status as everyone’s darling. After leaving for three years, she endured every hardship and lost the right to look up to him. - But when she got engaged to someone else and was about to walk down the aisle, Duan Hancheng finally came to his senses. He used every means at his disposal to force a ring onto 155Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 32 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. 247Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Soft and Sweet 软腻 At eighteen, I was branded the murderer of my twin sister. From then on, in Chu Moran's eyes, I was a sinner. He once locked me in a dark room for seven days and seven nights. By the time I was rescued, I had nearly died of dehydration. His hatred coiled around me like brambles, leaving me covered in wounds. I had killed the girl he loved most, so of course he hated me. But after years of being tormented by his hatred, I fell for him. All I wanted was to curl up against him and stay by his side. 49Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 34 I Love You Like My Life: The Domineering CEO's Kiss 爱你如命：霸道总裁吻上瘾 After suffering her mother's brutal death, her father's selfishness, her stepmother's abuse, and her sister's jealousy, Rong Xi keeps fighting against fate. When she returns after completing her studies, she breaks free from her prison-like shackles, only for her best friend's teasing to plunge her heart into an icy abyss once more... An elevator malfunction leaves her locked in a passionate embrace with Shao Nan. From then on, she cannot escape his clutches, yet he is surrounded by beautiful wo 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Borrow Me a Little Scenery 借我一程风景 [The low rating is only because few people have read it. Read with confidence.] A highly sensitive ray of sunshine × a gentle man with ALS Xia Shu believes love means being someone’s safety net, and helping them rise. But all we can do is stand at the beginning of the story and look toward his inevitable end. Watch him go from a reserved, self-controlled older man to a patient who needs care in every way. “Ruanruan, I’m going to die.” “You say that like I’m not.” “It’s different.” “How is it dif 728Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 36 Mr. Li, This Is Where We Part Ways 李先生，我们就到这了 [Tragic romance] + [No getting back together after the breakup] A car accident changes the fate of two people. She is just about to achieve a fairy-tale romance, and his cold heart is just about to melt for her. Then, in an instant, everything returns to square one. They become enemies, and their love collapses in a moment. What twists of fate await them now… 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 The Tragedy of Chinese-Style Education 中式教育的可悲 In the end, that boy guarded her grave for the rest of his life and never married. In the end, that girl never escaped the prison that was her parents. He wanted to save her, but the girl was already beyond saving. If only things had gone a little differently, she could have lived. If only things had gone a little differently, he would have succeeded. At first, she sent him into the operating room, covered in blood and kneeling, pleading with the gods again and again. The news she received was t 99Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 Her Fake Heiress Childhood Friend and His Family Have Her Back, but She'll Take Everything Back 假千金竹马全家护，她要夺回一切 Her childhood sweetheart and his whole family protect the fake heiress. Now she wants to take it all back. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 A Reply from the Clouds 云端的回信 A Reply from the Clouds 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 A Home in the Next Life 下一世的家 Home in the Next Life —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 Kept 豢养 Huo Li and Gu Shixiao. They were two parallel lines that should never have crossed. But when Gu Shixiao was at her lowest, a contract in black and white bound them together. Ten years of her youth, signed away. He saved her from the hardships of reality, only to push her into hell with his own hands. Gu Shixiao: “Huo Li, did you ever have any genuine feelings for me?” Huo Li smiled. “What we have is just a transaction.” Gu Shixiao: “Huo Li, was there ever a moment when you...” Huo Li cut her off 122Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 42 Your Fox Across Past and Present Lives 前世今生你的狐 (Two male leads + angst + tragic ending + unforgettable heartbreak. I was crying as I wrote this T﹏T. This is my first story, so please share your thoughts!) What is the pain of longing? It is nothing but a thousand years of devoted love. Parted in their past lives, they meet again a thousand years later. Reborn, Qing Mojiao walks all the way from Nanyue to Beiping. After five years, he finally finds his king, only to be repeatedly deceived by the one he loves and humiliated like a plaything. On 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 After Our Anniversary Plans Fell Through, I Walked Away from the Man I'd Loved for Ten Years 纪念日落空后，我丢掉了爱了十年的人 After my anniversary plans fell through, I let go of the person I had loved for ten years. 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 Love That Cuts to the Bone: The CEO’s Wife Seeking Atonement 蚀骨虐情，总裁的赎罪妻 [Angst + Captivity + Never Forgiven + All the Pain] Five years ago, ballet princess Su Nian’s career was cut short onstage, and all the evidence pointed to her best friend, perfumer Shen Qingshi. Lu Chenzhou saw it with his own eyes and personally sent her to prison. Five years later, when Shen Qingshi was released, freedom was not waiting for her. Instead, Lu Chenzhou had built her another cage. With a contract, he bound her to his side as his personal “atonement wife.” He stripped her of her d 1.7kReads—Score10014d adds
- 45 Rose and Lychee Candy 玫瑰荔枝糖 [Love at First Sight, Two Academic Stars] [Tsundere Demon King x Tough Little Airhead] [If They Both Die, It’s a Happy Ending] On the first day of school, Lu Ziyao fell in love with Shi Nian at first sight. All Lu Ziyao remembered was that the weather was beautiful that day, so beautiful he couldn’t remember it clearly, because he had met her. The boy approached her cautiously, afraid of frightening the girl he liked. He just didn’t know that once you get close to some things, they can stay with 61Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 46 One Last Time, I Want You to See a Sunny Day 最后一次，我想让你看看晴天 One Last Time, I Want You to See a Sunny Day 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 Her World Lasts Only Seven Seconds 她的世界只有七秒 Her World Lasts Only Seven Seconds 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 The 101st Sunny-Day Doll 第101个晴天娃娃 The 101st Sunny-Day Doll 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 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
- 50 After Torturing His Wife to Death, Mr. Luo Went Mad 虐死夫人后，骆先生他疯了 The male lead chases his wife after losing her + Second male lead takes the throne Coercive possessiveness, a rabid male lead, twisted and perverse Captivity, forced love, old-school melodramatic angst Please, if this isn’t your thing, don’t click in just to insult me… Divider Luo Yinghui killed Shen Yunxi’s entire family. He thought the Shen family deserved it. The Shen family’s young lady had been in love with him since childhood. With nowhere else to go, she could only cling to him like a par 1.2kReads6.7Score10014d adds
