Novels like A Gentle Scolding from Mr. Lu: The Poor Little Thing Doesn't Have Long to Live
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- 101 Warning! The Stand-In Doesn't Love Him Anymore 警告！是替身不爱了 [Dual male leads + wealthy-family CEO + contract lover + older man/younger man + substitute + groveling to win back the lover + angst] [Light angst] [Light melodrama] [Groveling to win back the lover, with a tragic ending in the literal sense] Love rises with the wind, and it can also scatter with the wind. Wan Jincheng thought he would never leave, until Mo Yunle said, “Let's break up.” Now Wan Jincheng is panicking. Six years ago. They stood on the stone bridge in Fenghuang Ancient Town. The t 41Reads—Score—14d adds
- 102 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 4.1kReads8.0Score40014d adds
- 103 Sir, Don't Hurt Him Anymore, He's Learned to Obey 先生别虐了，他已乖乖听话 A twisted obsessive x a beautiful, strong, tragic man The Jiang family was wiped out overnight. “Let's grow up together.” As a child, Jiang Que followed Zhou Wang around, his face full of hope. “You can't stand by my side.” Zhou Wang teased him, amused. But standing behind Zhou Wang was still better than being looked down on by everyone else. When they were alone, Zhou Wang taught him the rules. At first, Jiang Que couldn't remember them and was beaten several times. After that, he never forgot. 5.1kReads8.4Score51314d adds
- 104 President Yao Doesn't Want a Divorce 姚总他不想离婚 [Dual male leads + a true groveling pursuit after the breakup + secret crush] The devoted, obedient, stubborn, and proud bottom who won’t give up until he hits a wall, Zhuang Ye, x the domineering, overbearing, flirtatious top who’s good at pretending, sweet-talking, and holding grudges, Yao Feng. During their four years together, Zhuang Ye never knew what he’d done wrong. There were plenty of people who liked Alphas. In Yao Feng’s eyes, Zhuang Ye was nothing special either. Then, one day, the t 94Reads—Score—14d adds
- 105 After We Reunited, My Ex-Boyfriend Was Sick and Injured 重逢后，前男友他又病又伤 [Just rated, score may rise] [Rekindled love + reunion from the very beginning] [Older, sickly seme] Pei Yan had struggled for five whole years. He was just one step away from securing the position of department head and, along the way, breaking the hospital’s record for its youngest department head. But of course, an unexpected turn of events came along: the higher-ups parachuted in a new department head. What was even more infuriating was that this “new department head” was actually someone fr 20.7kReads8.7Score4k14d adds
- 106 Could You Please Not Leave Me Behind? 能不能别丢下我啊 [Chasing his husband] [Two male leads] [Happy ending] [Intense push and pull] [Both are each other's first and only] A story about taking the love you're given for granted, and only learning to cherish it after it's gone. “Xiao Ci, do you hate me that much?” “Jiang Yanbai, if I told you I regretted it, would you give me another chance?” In the first part, the one being pursued doesn't know how to cherish what he has. In the second, he devotes himself to winning his husband back. Friends, the pur 5.7kReads8.2Score45314d adds
- 107 Decades in Love 相爱几十载 The Love Story of a Proud Little Assistant and a Cold, Arrogant Young CEO: At the office: Ye Yicheng: “Lu Yusi, what kind of work is this? How can you not understand something so simple?” Lu Yusi: “I’ll redo it right away, Director Ye. (Hmph, just you wait until we get home tonight!)” Ye Yiyi: My sister-in-law is angry, so my brother’s in trouble. I’m not going home tonight. I need to get out of the line of fire. At home: Lu Yusi: “You were quite the big shot today, Director Ye!” Ye Yicheng, nea 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 108 Together on the Same Road Tonight 今夕共途 Across the years, the present moment is every instant we live through, each moment we can truly feel and grasp. It holds not only memories of the past, but also hopes for the future, while remaining the tangible here and now. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 109 Heartbroken to Pieces, I Smile as the Boyfriend I Searched for Ten Years Becomes My Brother-in-Law 心碎成渣，笑着看我找了十年的男友成了我姐夫 My heart was shattered to pieces, yet I smiled as I watched the boyfriend I'd searched for for ten years become my brother-in-law. 283Reads—Score114d adds
- 110 Forbidden Love in Black 黑色禁恋 Dual male leads + unhinged characters + captivity + love growing over time + love and hate + split personality A father who jumped from a building, a mother with a bad leg, a younger sister still in elementary school, and him, weighed down by debt and forced to give up the woman he loved. Under the pressure, Gu Nianqing becomes Xu Yi’s canary, trapped in the palm of his hand and entering a life of dependence with no say of his own. At first, Xu Yi’s meticulous care warms Gu Nianqing’s heart, but 886Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 111 The Pricey Servant 天价仆人 [Cool-headed, composed, secretly passionate x playboy] A young male servant came to live in the house, and Bai Fengyu's favorite thing to do was punish him, punish him, and punish him again. The more the young servant was pushed around, the more spirited he became. He dared to challenge the tiger, and spent all day picking fights with heaven, earth, and thin air. He was just like a little hedgehog. “What do I do? I think I've fallen for him,” Bai Fengyu thought to himself. Lu Lingge: “That idiot 162Reads—Score—14d adds
- 112 After Canglan's Boss Set His Sights on Me, I Relied on the Comments to Survive 被沧澜老大盯上后，我靠弹幕保命 [Two male leads + a game fanfic based on Justice Online + Canglan × Chaoguang + heavily out-of-character + major plot changes + male-player POV + Luo Xishou × protagonist + Canglan and Chaoguang + silly comedy] When Luo Mingxiu found himself inside Justice Online, he thought he'd landed in a power fantasy: White hair from the premium gacha? Check! Top-tier martial arts? Mastered! Illegitimate royal offspring? Maybe?! Then the System hit him with a bombshell: [Hey, if you don't find your true 81Reads—Score—14d adds
- 113 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 708Reads6.6Score10214d adds
- 114 Phoenix Empress Imprisoned: Bowing into the Palace, Love and Hate Entwined 凤皇囚：折腰入宫，爱与仇已难分 On the day Fu Jian, Heavenly King of Former Qin, conquered Yan, he seized the twelve-year-old prince Murong Chong and took him into the depths of his palace. Everyone said that Fenghuang, Murong Chong's childhood name, was peerlessly beautiful, and that the king had made an exception to dote on him. Though born a man, he had entered the imperial harem and spent night after night pleasing the king in Afang Palace. No one knew that each night, as the boy bent beneath the dragon throne, his fingern 2Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 115 Wu Wang's Hope 吴望的希望 December 24, a day worth celebrating twice over. My husband's mother sent me to a conversion therapy center. My only hope of staying alive was to get out and see my husband again. But it hurts so much. Can I even make it out alive? “Who are you? Why are you inside my body?” “My name is Hope. This is my body, too.” Wu Wang and Hope: just one character apart, yet worlds away. “Do you want to get out?” “Yes!” “Then I'll help you.” Later, Hope disappeared... My husband got married, too... In the cra 31Reads—Score—14d adds
- 116 Lend Me a Reunion 借我一场重逢 Lend Me a Reunion 5kReads—Score33414d adds
- 117 Roses Can't Hold a Candle to Sweet Williams 玫瑰不如月季 (The rating just came out, so it will rise.) Angst for the top, sickly top, long buildup HAPPY ENDING, HAPPY ENDING, HAPPY ENDING; chaste leads, chaste leads, chaste leads (repeating it three times because it matters) No switching bottoms, no switching bottoms, no switching bottoms Please, I'm begging you, can extreme shippers stay away? (The synopsis is here for your benefit, not mine.) I'll write both endings. The plot is outrageous, and the author may be made of paper. There may be typos. Goo 2.3kReads8.4Score17314d adds
- 118 The Frail Second Young Master Is So Appealing, and the Wolf Cub Can't Stop Kissing Him 病弱二爷惹人怜，狼崽子他亲亲亲 An aloof, proud, obsessive, sickly top × a wolf cub who doesn’t realize he’s in love and thinks he has a cold heart (The rating just came out and will rise) [Older man, five years older] + [He chases his husband] + [An adversarial couple] Rumors in the business world had it that the second son of the Si family, Si Qin, was a “sickly man.” His back and legs hurt so badly he couldn’t get around without a cane. His stomach was so weak even a sip of cold water gave him acid reflux. His poor immune s 2.8kReads8.7Score24314d adds
- 119 He Went to Bury Him 他去葬他 He wanted to leave with his beloved, but they only smiled and brushed their nose against his. When he opened his eyes again, he had hit his head against his beloved's gravestone. Letters lay scattered across the ground in front of it. He gazed at the white snow and the yellowed tombstone. Afraid his beloved would be too lonely on the journey, he brought a vast sweep of periwinkles to bury them. [The romance is mutual, with neither side being coy] [Chapters 1 and 2 are terrible. I'll come back an 204Reads—Score—14d adds
- 120 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
- 121 Nine-Tailed Fox Slave: The Fox Demon Is Being Tortured to Death by the Demon Lord 九尾成奴：狐妖快被魔尊虐死了 [Newly rated] [Angst, physical and emotional torment, two male leads, and mutual devotion] [Cruel, violent Demon Lord seme x lowly, wretched fox demon uke] [Content warning: extremely cruel, with no limits. The seme is genuinely violent!] A hundred years ago, Su Zongchen slaughtered the entire village where Yan Jinqi lived. Hunted by the Kunlun Mountains, he eventually destroyed his own demon core and became a demon slave. (There was a misunderstanding.) Consumed by hatred, Yan Jinqi used forbid 515Reads7.3Score10114d adds
- 122 He Says I'm a Black Lotus 他说我是黑莲花 [Completed] “Your fake, affected act makes me sick!” That was the sentence Wen Nian’nan heard most often during his three years of marriage to Gu Yansheng. From the moment Gu Yansheng poured red wine over his head in front of everyone at their wedding, Wen Nian’nan understood that he shouldn’t expect too much. Wen Nian’nan was tormented for all three years of their marriage. Even though he carefully guarded their marriage, this love, humble to the extreme, still came to an end… “Sign the divorce 270Reads8.0Score10014d adds
- 123 Let's Leave It Here 那就到这里 That's where it ends. 547Reads—Score—14d adds
- 124 Before He Died, He Took the Poison Called 他死前，服下了那味叫不得好死的药 Before he died, he took the drug called You Deserve a Horrible Death 889Reads—Score—14d adds
- 125 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
- 126 Are You Sure You Want to Divorce Me? 你确定要和我离婚? Young Master Wen’s daily life: arguing with heaven, earth, and his husband Director Han’s three-step pampering routine: You’re great, you’re right, you’re absolutely right. Young Master Wen: ...Can we not have a proper argument for once? 119Reads—Score714d adds
- 127 The Shameless General Pursues His Wife 追妻的将军不要脸 [Historical Fantasy + Male-Male Romance + Regretful Pursuit] [Cheerful Young Master Bottom + Cunning General Top] Chu Yanzhi really couldn’t understand how one person could change so much before and after a divorce. Before the divorce, the general said, “Hmph. I’m a rough man. I don’t write sappy love poems.” After the divorce, the general knelt by Chu Yanzhi’s bed. “A Yan, I wrote you a love poem. Want to hear it?” Before the divorce, the general said, “I’m busy. I don’t have time for lovey-dov 631Reads8.4Score10214d adds
- 128 Urgent! My Wife Lost Her Memory and Won’t Kiss Me! 急急急！老婆失忆不亲我怎么办！ Ling Yao searched for Su Chen for a year. When he finally found him, Su Chen asked, “Who are you?” He brought him home and cared for him attentively. When Su Chen’s illness flared up and he was on the verge of breaking down, Ling Yao finally brought him back with one sentence: “I am your home.” His memories returned little by little. In a photograph, one half was covered in blood, while the other showed a spotless, smiling face. It had been Su Chen’s only source of comfort through a year of d 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 129 The Scumbag Wants Me to Leave Every Day 渣男每天都想让我离开 HE, both leads are each other’s first and only. A sharp-tongued, cold-hearted gong who loves without realizing it x an insecure, substitute-wife shou. The day Shen Zhiheng was in a car accident, Jiang Yunzhou hated Shi Qi so much that he cursed him to die a terrible death, his eyes bloodshot. At the moment he closed his eyes, Shi Qi thought: Azhou, congratulations. You got what you wanted. The shou suffers first, then the gong. Sweet and angsty, with a mandatory wife-chasing-to-the-crematorium a 2.3kReads8.0Score14914d adds
- 130 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 603Reads6.7Score10014d adds
- 131 That Year, It Was You 那年是你 School Life / Bad Ending / Short Story / Redemption Original title: Known For Ji Wen, this life was nothing but regret: the inferiority bred by his family, the discrimination he faced as a child, the poverty of his circumstances, and a love that lived forever in memories. Then, one year, he met Xun Yi, and his whole world lit up. 3Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 132 Dad's Belated Midlife Rebellion 老爸迟来的中年叛逆 Dad's Long-Overdue Midlife Rebellion —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 133 The Distant Stars Fall Silent 远星永寂 [Two male leads + both their first love + tragic ending + imprisonment + mild coercion] Shen Nanyuan lived under his father's possessive love, with death as its shackles, and had never known what it meant to be loved. Only after meeting Luo Chenxing at the hospital, whose eyes shone like starlight, did their two lonely hearts finally find a moment of comfort in each other. As his love surged, Shen Nanyuan repeated his father's possessiveness, imprisoning Luo Chenxing when he tried to escape. He 13Reads—Score114d adds
- 134 Greek Mythology: Love Burns Like Fire 希腊神话：爱如烈火 This story has two male leads: Hephaestus, the god of fire (Anthony), and Aphrodite, the gender-swapped god of love (Heinz). It takes place in an alternate world based on Greek mythology and modern Europe. This is an alternate universe! There are so few stories about the gods of love and fire that I decided to write one myself. Heinz, a down-and-out Berlin aristocrat, unexpectedly becomes Aphrodite, god of love. Is there a conspiracy at work, or have two timelines overlapped? Anthony, a business 100Reads—Score—14d adds
- 135 Reborn, the Powerful Tycoon’s Flirting Leaves the Little Airhead Wanting More 重生后，大佬撩得小呆瓜欲罢不能 In his previous life, Feng Yue loved Shen Qingran without realizing it, until Shen Qingran died tragically in his arms and he finally understood. After killing his enemy and avenging the young man’s blood-soaked grudge, he followed Shen Qingran without hesitation. When he opened his eyes again, he had returned to six months earlier, before any of the tragedies had happened. In this life, he did everything he could to avert disaster and stayed by Shen Qingran’s side every moment to keep him safe. 27Reads—Score114d adds
- 136 Angelica Is a Perfect Match for Both 当归两相宜 The Star General and His Personal Assistant A great general who has distinguished himself in battle meets a transmigrator from another world. They thought they’d embrace and die together on the battlefield, but instead, they transmigrated back to the modern world!? Well, well. The dazzling new world may not be a great general’s comfort zone, but... It’s definitely where a general’s good looks reign supreme! 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 137 After Ten Years in Conversion Therapy, I Became His Sister's Fiancé 十年戒同所，我成了他姐的未婚夫 After Ten Years at the Conversion Camp, I Became His Older Sister's Fiancé 269Reads—Score—14d adds
- 138 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? 71Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 139 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 8.4kReads8.5Score1.2k14d adds
- 140 After Becoming the CEO’s Canary, His Obsessive Love Turned Possessive 成为霸总金丝雀后疯批他强取豪夺 Don’t read this book. It’s going to be hidden and completely rewritten after updates stop. Come back at the end of the month for the new version!!!! I’m working on a new book now. Please follow me in the meantime, thank you!!!!! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 141 You Want Me Dead? Why Beg Me to Live After My Terminal Illness Is Revealed? 恨不得我死？绝症曝光怎么求我活 [Two male leads + from universally hated to universally adored + everyone faces a redemption arc, heartbreaking, 1v1] In his previous life, Ye Shuran learned he had a terminal illness, and was kidnapped not long afterward. No one came to save him, and he was eventually tortured to death. Unexpectedly, he was bound to a System, and only then learned that he was the real young master everyone hated in the book, while his younger brother was the fake young master everyone adored. After being reborn 129.4kReads8.8Score26k14d adds
- 142 You Beat Me Up for Every Kiss. Why Are You Crying Now That I’m Dead? 亲一下都暴打我，我死后你哭什么 [Two male leads + both reborn + groveling for his love + reunited after a breakup + bittersweet, sweet romance + mutual firsts + happy ending] [Beautiful, sickly little crippled bottom x domineering, unhinged straight top] The rating has only just opened, and very few people have rated it, so it’s low for now. It’ll go up later. Thank you. A car accident four years ago took Huaiqiu, the one person Shifeng cherished above all others, and left Huaichun with a limp. Before Huaiqiu died, he asked Sh 404Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 143 A Long Night Without Sleep 长夜未眠 [Reunion After Years Apart + Forced Love + Love Rekindled + Chasing His Lover to the Crematorium] (Yandere, Obsessive Pursuer VS Cold, Resilient Lover) “A Yuan, in this life and the next, you’ll never get away from me.” “Shen Jici, I’m begging you, let me go...” “Then who’s going to let me go?” Pei Yuan was forced to stay by Shen Jici’s side to save his critically ill younger sister, but it sent him plunging into endless darkness. He wanted to escape, but no matter what he did, he couldn’t get 117Reads—Score—14d adds
- 144 What? How Could Such a Beautiful Immortal Venerable Have Such Thoughts? 惊！貌美仙尊怎会有如此心思！ [Two male leads + mutual devotion + master and disciple + feelings go both ways + sweet romance + mutually exclusive devotion] When he sees the person he loves again, he discovers that the other man can’t see and thinks he is his cultivation partner. How can he resolve this situation? Of course, by seducing him relentlessly until everyone recognizes them as cultivation partners. Note: Everything in this world is subject to change. Only you and I are the one certainty in each other’s lives. [Gen 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 145 His Moonlight Is Back, So I'll Leave 他的白月光回来了，那我走 [Two male leads] [Angst] [Classic over-the-top melodrama! Clichéd plot, proceed at your own risk] [An old story from years ago, written from an outline and content I came up with a long time back. It doesn’t make much sense, and the writing isn’t great. It’s angst for angst’s sake. If it’s not for you, click the top-left corner and escape~] [Best read when you want to switch your brain off. Don’t compare it to real life. It’s all made up, made up, made up. Don’t compare it to real life at all.] 341Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 146 After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Became a Perverted Outcast 穿书后我成了变态万人嫌 [From universally despised to universally adored] Jiang Zhiyan transmigrated into a book. He became the infamous, universally despised pervert in a wealthy-family novel about a universally adored protagonist. The original owner had been infatuated with the protagonist's group for years. He stalked them, took secret photos, spied on them, drugged them, and stopped at nothing. In the end, everyone turned against him, and he died miserably in a basement. When Jiang Zhiyan arrived, the original owne 908Reads—Score6314d adds
- 147 After Failing to Save the Sickly Outcast Loved by All 拯救病弱万人嫌，失败后 Sickly beauty x possessive junior apprentice [Childhood sweethearts x pampered darling becomes universally disliked x chasing and doting on his husband] Lou Xuejin is on the verge of death when he falls into the hands of his former Dao companion. Everyone sighs, because who doesn't know how deeply these two loved each other when they were young? But as they fought for power, Lou Xun was stabbed through the heart by Lou Xuejin and cast aside like a worn-out shoe. Now that he's in Lou Xuejin' 537Reads—Score6314d adds
- 148 This Summer Is So Stifling 这个夏天真是燥热 [Everyday life + two male leads + modern romance + sweet indulgence + CEO + yandere] This is a story about a summer, told day by day. It’s about everyday life, though not entirely ordinary, because everyday life doesn’t usually involve constantly wanting to kill someone. Fifteen years ago, Gu Xiaochen was the young master, and Shen Mo was his little sidekick. Fifteen years later, Gu Xiaochen is rich, handsome, and successful, while Shen Mo is a melancholy yandere with mental and heart conditions 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 149 Fake Smile Diary 假笑日记 I'm Xu Yiwen. Just as I was about to enter the world, I met Chang Jiayou. He took me in, though he said that wasn't what he was doing. I have no family, and he said he could be my family. So he loved me in the name of family. But love can't be hidden. I discovered that his feelings for me were more than ordinary. Countless times, he wanted to come closer, but in the end he never did. So I decided to confess. I wanted to be his lover. I don't understand what kind of feeling this is. I only know i 30Reads9.4Score—14d adds
- 150 The Confession Countdown: He Started Pursuing Me Instead 告白倒计时，他却开始倒追 Countdown to His Confession, but He Starts Pursuing Her Instead 2Reads—Score—14d adds
