Novels like Pathetic
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- 1 21+ Can't a Beta Office Drone Get a Big Win? 社畜beta就不能拿大结果吗 5kFavorites5kClicks/ch3.6kGifts
- 2 21+ Seven Years After the Fake Heiress Left the Wealthy Family 假千金离开豪门七年后 6.2kFavorites5.8kClicks/ch14kGifts
- 3 Black and White Checks 黑白格 Xu Lu had no money but loved the piano, so she took on one part-time job after another to climb higher. Young, glamorous, and skilled at beguiling people, she was practically the star attraction. Her mentor, Associate Professor Tong, taught at Jichuan Conservatory of Music and was recovering from an illness at home. When Xu Lu went to visit, she saw her teacher's partner for the first time. No, not for the first time. Xu Lu recognized her anonymous friend. Theme: Be who you want to be. 6kFavorites6.4kClicks/ch19.3kGifts
- 4 A Scoundrel's Sincere Love 烂人真心 I'm a terrible person. That's a truth proven time and again. When my ex broke up with me, I walked her to the station. As she entered, she turned around and shouted at me furiously, “You're a complete jerk!” With my hands in my pockets and a smile on my face, I kept returning the looks from everyone around us. Yes, I was the one getting yelled at. My apologies, my apologies. Watching her disappear from sight, I couldn't help feeling a little down. The last person to call me a jerk was my fou 1.3kFavorites1.2kClicks/ch2.4kGifts
- 5 The Cocoon of Desire 欲茧 [New novel: Polygon. A light sci-fi story featuring a love polygon and an all-female cast, with lawyers, legal affairs managers, investors, and more. Yu Zhen can't stand her new subordinate. She already hates nepotism hires, and this one is the crown jewel of them all. She'd planned to keep to her own business and avoid trouble, but Qiao Fei insisted on becoming her assistant, claiming she wanted to “learn” from her. And so, they ended up inseparable. Yu Zh 4.6kFavorites3.1kClicks/ch4.1kGifts
- 6 Neon B-Movies 霓虹烂片 Later, Chi Xiaoman moved out of that twenty-square-meter rental room. Her eczema never came back, and she never thought of Chen Yue again. The poorest year of her life was when Chi Xiaoman was twenty She was still living in a basement in an urban village, sharing the place with a woman. The basement was terribly rundown, with mold covering the ceiling. They could only eat the cheapest noodles beneath it, and kiss on a bed that creaked with every movement. In the dark, they could hardly tell wh 25.5kFavorites21kClicks/ch60.6kGifts
- 7 A Fox Belongs in the Parlor 狐狸就要登堂入室 *Flirtatious fox x chaste ice queen, a tantalizing love triangle *Once the chaste type gets hooked, cross out the word “chaste” At first, Qi Xueyan poaches Xiao Shuyin to become a director. Xiao Shuyin is cold and distant, and sees Qi Xueyan only as a work partner. No matter how much Qi tries to show her affection, Xiao always responds with the same businesslike, “You're welcome.” Then, Qi Xueyan hooks a finger into Xiao Shuyin's collar and puts on an exaggeratedly surprised expression. “Why a 11.7kFavorites8.2kClicks/ch24.7kGifts
- 8 Saving the Ailing Empress 病弱女帝拯救中 [An alternate-world, women-led society story about breaking free from constraints. Not a matriarchal setting. The official system and customs are a messy mash-up, with little concern for historical accuracy. Please don’t read if that bothers you.] [No unsolicited writing advice.] Before bed, Tang Sheng read a novel that made her furious enough to feel it in her liver. In the book, the supporting-character empress, who had severed herself from love and desire, worked tirelessly day and night, a 35.4kFavorites29.3kClicks/ch66.2kGifts
- 9 The Sunken Dawn 沉没黎明 A vulgar, melodramatic, coercive romance, with a pair of adversaries locked in a passionate feud. Brilliant, mean-spirited rich young lady and benefactor x outwardly gentle, inwardly cold older canary Celebrity x reporter | Younger top | HE | The young lady is head over heels - When twenty-four-year-old Bai Xixue rises to fame in the entertainment industry, twenty-nine-year-old Yan Zhen is still a reporter who has achieved nothing. They are secret lovers, passionately entwined in a dressing ro 24kFavorites19.5kClicks/ch29kGifts
- 10 Traveling by Day and Night Among the Stars 昼星夜行 A hot-blooded, cliché-ridden, chuunibyou tale, with a girl's heart charging fearlessly through blood and battle. Beautiful villain who gets away with murder x righteous, brave little fox Elf x princess | Older woman as top | Romance and adventure | Western fantasy ensemble - From fifteen to seventeen, Ashley went from the darkest corner of the world to the throne. It took only two years. Before she fought her way to the top, no one ever imagined that she would take the lead in the glorious epics 14.5kFavorites6.6kClicks/ch21.9kGifts
- 11 To the Plains 到平原去 [The full ebook costs less than 5 yuan. Support the author and reject piracy that leeches off their work.] [My next book, "My Cool Ex-Wife Keeps Tricking Me Into Getting Back Together," is a modern romantic comedy about a scheming older woman and a flirtatious small-town beauty. See the blurb at the bottom.] An eighteen-year-old naturally nurturing younger woman x a twenty-seven-year-old proud, grudge-holding office worker Fake siblings | Younger pursues older | Naturally nurturing girl takes d 10.6kFavorites7.8kClicks/ch14.8kGifts
- 12 Nourishment Therapy (GL) 食补（gl） Not every golden finger leads to greatness, and not every lucky person dreams of untold riches. Through hard work in every season, small miracles quietly blossoming in the corners of the city are miracles too. How lucky we are: what was broken can be mended. A light, mid-length slice-of-life story with familiar tropes, as listed in the tags. The romance is slow and innocent, and I tend to ramble. Please bear with me. I’m writing this to get back into the swing of things. The main story is compl 23.8kFavorites28.1kClicks/ch109.4kGifts
- 13 Into the Sea 入海 Blurb: Reunited in a secret realm, Lan Wu is bound by a beast contract to her former lover and becomes her servant. Only much later does she learn that the woman didn’t just bind them with a beast contract. She also bound them with a life-and-death pact that tied their fates together. [Older mermaid top, but the bottom takes charge sometimes] [The author’s skills are average. Please don’t scrutinize the logic] [Neither heroin 48.2kFavorites23.1kClicks/ch31.8kGifts
- 14 21+ A Teacher by Example, Reduced to the Hehuan Sect 为人师表，但沦落合欢宗 62.5kFavorites55.9kClicks/ch544.3kGifts
- 15 Why You Get to Be the Protagonist? [Transmigration] 凭什么你当主角啊[穿书] Content warnings: 1. The novel moves very slowly, and all the worldbuilding is made up. 2. Many characters are flawed. 3. The romance only makes significant progress in the final volume (Volume Three). The other sections focus mainly on the plot. 4. The author is constantly revising the manuscript. Please only dive in if you’re okay with all of the above! Thanks for reading. [Mutual falling hard for each other + fated love + loyal kitty + HE] Pairing: cruel, cold-hearted master, bottom + since 42.7kFavorites37.8kClicks/ch165.9kGifts
- 16 The Mother Goddess Is Merciful [Infinite] 母神慈悲［无限］ [Dungeon 4 complete. Come on in! Enemies-to-lovers, updated daily. If I take a break, I'll post a notice.] - Huang Tong is made of mud. She has no eyes, ears, mouth, or nose, and not a single internal organ. A long-tongued ghost stands atop a towering coffin and shakily hands her a promotional flyer. It means to say: You can come buy what you need at our market. Buy enough, get the full set, and the mud can become a person. Only then does Huang Tong realize that she has no face or organs, and, 44.8kFavorites27.9kClicks/ch256.8kGifts
- 17 The Esports God Returns to the Beginner's Village 电竞大神重回新手村 Tao Zhuo, a genius mid-laner, transmigrated to a match in a parallel world after a car accident, and lost the game in front of everyone. Everyone thought she was a clueless amateur who knew nothing about gaming. But before long, she crushed a whole host of professional players and shocked the entire esports scene. The new season was approaching, and a once-dominant team was facing the threat of a major roster overhaul. Fans were horrified, and casual viewers shook their heads when they learned 33.2kFavorites32.1kClicks/ch246.6kGifts
- 18 The Old Winds Have Vanished from the Southern Island 南岛不见旧时风 Nan Island is an island. Off the coast of Guangdong, south of Nancheng, separated from the city by a narrow stretch of sea. Nan Island Middle School is a boarding high school ranked first in the city. It’s known as “the island’s pride,” yet it is directly administered by the city’s education bureau, and 90% of its enrollment places go to children from the city across the water. The island is poor, and its schools are short on qualified teachers. That year, only two students from Fangkou Village, 46.3kFavorites30.3kClicks/ch49.9kGifts
- 19 Beyond the Reach of Moonlight 月光照不到 *Cover art by Guoren, with thanks. Synopsis: A story about two girls raised together who have no blood ties. Six-year age gap. They reunite right from the start. Bold / sincere / loves but can't have her X gentle / obsessive / afraid of losing her Chen Jinyue (24): Chen Jinyue has always been the sort of person who would do whatever it took to get what she wanted. She has her mother and Lin Yunsheng to thank 152.7kFavorites153.7kClicks/ch194.1kGifts
- 20 Withered Bones [Wasteland] 枯骨[废土] [Don’t read pirated copies. They aren’t the same as the original.] [Two powerful heroines | Supernatural abilities | Love and hate] A lost lamb X a bewitching bone demon. [Part One] Ever since she turned twenty, An He has dreamed the same dream every night. In the dream, a skeleton stands amid the mist and softly calls her name. “An He, come here. Come here...” The nightmare tormented her for three years, nearly driving her mad. Frequent blackouts came with the nightmares, until on her birthday 41.4kFavorites23.3kClicks/ch108.7kGifts
- 21 The Thousand-Layer Schemes of the Sickly Beautiful Master 病美人师尊的千层套路 [The main story is complete. Extras will be updated whenever inspiration strikes. The next book will tell the story of Liu Xunqin and Yue Changge. If you're interested, feel free to add it to your reading list!] [Starting April 22, the story will go premium from Chapter 22 onward. There'll be a 10,000-word update on launch day. Thanks for your support!] Yun Shuchen is a respected elder, graceful and charming, beau 153.1kFavorites159.9kClicks/ch222.3kGifts
- 22 Feelings That Remain [Reborn] 余情可待[重生] As actress Jing Xiu’s wedding was underway, Weibo was flooded with the explosive news that “newly crowned actress Ji Youyan has died after drinking herself into a stupor.” Then another headline suddenly broke: the wedding had been canceled for some reason. Ji Youyan woke from a deep sleep and was shocked to discover she had returned to three years earlier. That was the second year after she and Jing Xiu broke up. This time, she swore she would never lose her again. Through all the years we mis 259.3kFavorites376.7kClicks/ch488.1kGifts
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