Which Male Lead Do You Feel Most Sorry For? 哪本书的男主让你很心疼

1. 1 舔 Three and a Half Years as a Simp, Then the System Told Me I Had the Wrong Target 舔狗三年半，系统说我攻略错对象 Beauty Zhang Sanfeng美女张三疯Ancient Romance386k WordsCompleted [The physical edition of Abandon the Dark and Join Him, Volume One, is now available for purchase online] [The Second Male Lead's Redemption Arc] 1. Qiao Yin spent three years and eleven months fawning over Lu Jinzhi. Everyone in the capital knew she would marry no one but him, yet the System told her: She had pursued the wrong target. Qiao Yin: ... 2 Qiao Yin suddenly vanished from Lu Jinzhi's side. On the first day of her disappearance, Lu Jinzhi sneered: Just a little game of playing hard to 49.1kReads9.4Score6kShelves

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   These four books are a must!!! The first one, Xie Yu'an, has the gentlest male lead I've ever seen!!! He suffered a three-year, eleven-month unrequited love, constantly regretting it—a humble love!!! [Almost crying] The second one, Xie Chenzhou, lacked love since childhood. After being redeemed, he was controlled and forced to kill the person he loved most, atoning for his sins for three hundred years [In that great battle, only my wife died] [crying] The third and fourth books both feature male leads who are "abandoned" by the female leads, afraid to love them for fear of being hurt again, yet unable to let go of them!!! [Sending heart] These four books are absolutely killer!!!

2. 2 病 Spring Returns to the Branches of a Sick Tree 病树枝头又逢春 Sweet Melon甜甜的瓜Ancient Romance476k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] Sang Nian accidentally climbs into the world of cultivation and becomes the vicious supporting female character who meets a tragic end in the book. System: Your mission is to marry the male supporting character, Xie Chenzhou, abuse him, humiliate him, and then get killed by him. Sang Nian: OK (brandishes little whip) (hits herself) (collapses with a thud) System: (silence) (stares at the sky) System: Mission changed. Win him over, or go mine coal. Sang Nian: (smiles 188.6kReads9.5Score25.6kShelves
3. 3 谢 Thanks for Asking, We’ve Been Married Three Years and Still Haven’t Kissed! 谢邀，成婚三年，还未亲嘴儿！ A Cloud of Cream一朵奶油云Ancient Romance432k WordsCompleted (Transmigrate into a book + possessive villain + rekindled romance + intense push and pull + mutual devotion + redemption + one-on-one, both leads are each other’s first and only!) Also known as: I Can’t Believe It, The Villain I’d Won Over Got Away! Xie Zhaohua transmigrated into an old-school novel about a wife chasing her husband to the crematorium. She devoted herself to winning over the villain to complete her mission. But on the very day she succeeded, the System suddenly malfunctioned, 5.5kReads9.0Score549Shelves
4. 4 青 After Losing Her Memory, the Childhood Sweetheart Became the Young General's Cherished Love 青梅失忆后成了少年将军掌中娇 Kelisiting克莉斯汀Ancient Romance223k WordsCompleted [Clever, Cunning Foxlike Heroine VS Steady, Stern, Humble Hero] [One-on-One Romance, Sweet Pampering, Adorable Child, Childhood Sweethearts] [The Hero Suffers] The night before, Shen Zuihuan was still preparing for her engagement ceremony. The next morning, she woke up in shock to discover she had been married for five years already! Her fiancé was nowhere to be found, and her current husband was the childhood friend she had hated most of all. He was even holding a child who looked exactly like 25.9kReads9.3Score2.3kShelves
5. 5 一 A Leaf Holds the Boat Steady 一叶固舟 Jing Tingting静婷婷Modern Romance381k WordsCompleted A devoted esports coach x a warmhearted disabled designer The male lead is paralyzed from the waist down. Sweet and angsty, with a happy ending. “I wish I could gather the courage to cherish you, protect you, and never let you suffer. I’d be willing to go through hardship for you.” Blurb: Xia Linye still remembers the few words Xu Zhoujing said when she crouched in front of him and confessed her feelings. “Yezi, be good. Look at me. I can’t stand up, so I’m not right for you.” “That’s great! You 78Reads6.3Score—Shelves

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   The male protagonist of this book is absolutely strong, handsome, and tragic. At sixteen, he was severely paralyzed in both legs due to an accident, his father abandoned him, and his mother's back was ruined from carrying him. Growing up, he became a fashion designer. He met a girl he knew before and fell in love with her, but he was too afraid to confess. He frequently suffered from bedsores, fevers, and hospitalizations, and he also felt guilty towards his good friend who often helped him.

6. 6 雪 Snow-Stained Longing 雪染为念 First Bud 1984初蕾1984Modern Romance165k WordsCompleted [A reunion only to say goodbye? A star-crossed love blooms in the snowy borderlands] [Battle-hardened border guard and aid-work doctor + reunion after a long separation + rekindled love + defending the borderlands] A friendly note: This story moves between two periods of time, told in alternating sections. “The border is too harsh. Don't come after me...” “Wei Yunzhou, if you dare marry me, I'll dare say yes!” Jiang Zhiyue said, her eyes red with tears. Two years later, she found him again at th 2.7kReads9.3Score262Shelves

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   She disappeared for two years, and everyone thought she had abandoned him. Until the day the gunshot rang out, she threw herself on top of him, taking the bullet for him. Blood stained the snow, and it also stained his eyes red. "Jiang Zhiyue, you owe me a life." "Then I'll repay you with my whole life."

7. 7 狠 Heartless 狠心 Would You Like Some Orange Juice?喝橙汁儿吗Modern Romance124k WordsCompleted [Cold and aloof heiress + devoted male lead who watches over her in silence + he chases her after she leaves + both are inexperienced + angsty romance] Mu Xian has only ever loved Qiao An. He begged to marry into her family, cooked for her, planned everything for her, and did all he could to keep her safe, but she didn’t love him. Even after she gave birth to his child, she still didn’t love him. When Mu Xian learned she was pregnant, he was overjoyed. But she coldly made him kneel in the pourin 4.6kReads8.2Score214Shelves

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   This is truly heartbreaking for the male lead [crying]. He deeply loves the female lead, but she doesn't love him. She mistakenly believes he came to her family as an illegitimate child and has disliked him since childhood. What she doesn't know is that he was taken in because she has a rare disease, and he has to donate blood for her (starting from when she was taken in). Later, she is forced to have a child, which she also dislikes (thinking the child resembles him). However, the male lead conveys to the child, "Mommy works every day, is very busy and tired, but Mommy loves you very much." Finally, the female lead is in a car accident, and the male lead dies after donating blood for her one last time. The female lead is devastated when she learns the truth, only to find herself transported back to the time when the male lead was adopted. At the end, the male and female leads' child sees the female lead awake and says, "Mommy, I'm already 24 this year. The doctor said you're overthinking and always have hallucinations. Are you... Missing Father?" It's so heartbreaking; I kept crying as I read the end [crying]. This is a tragic ending (the male lead dies).

8. 8 心 Darling, Please Don't Leave Me, Okay? 心肝，别不要我了好不好 Wendy温迪大大Modern Romance664k WordsCompleted [The print edition of "Blazing Love" is now available] [Reborn + Obsessive Devotion + Healing] When we first met, you were a song of warmth in the southern cold, healing me night after night as I languished in hell. On a cold night, seven-year-old Nan Sheng found Yin Han huddled in a corner of an alley and held out her warm, pale hand. Her first words to him were, "Hey, big brother, you're so handsome! Would you come home with me and be my husband?" Yin Han didn't know that the moment he took th 18.4kReads9.3Score2kShelves

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   The male and female protagonists met in a corner of an alley. It was the female protagonist who brought the male protagonist home. The two grew up together as childhood sweethearts. Later, the female protagonist misunderstood the male protagonist and abandoned him. After being reborn, the female protagonist learned the truth and began to pursue her husband. The male protagonist could only pitifully tell the female protagonist not to abandon him anymore.

9. 9 大 The Benevolent Ancestor of the Tang Dynasty 【大唐仁祖】 Tang Renzu of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors三皇五帝唐仁祖Historical973k WordsCompleted [Golden Finger] [Transmigration] [Li Ke] [Political Intrigue] [History] From the start, he transmigrates into Li Ke. Facing certain death, he uses Li Shimin as a chess piece and goes head-to-head with the Changsun clan and the Guanlong aristocratic families, deftly resolving the struggle over the crown prince's succession. From the start, he is trapped in a dead end: Changsun Wuji has already begun plotting to frame him, and the deadly purge of Zhenguan Year 17 is less than six years away. He 5.5kReads—Score494Shelves

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   Get ready! A historical drama with the quality of a serious historical epic! "Emperor Renzu of Tang" guarantees it gets more and more addictive as you read on! Intelligent and logically sound! Quality absolutely guaranteed! A nearly one-million-word novel completed in September, all foreshadowing resolved, all plot holes filled, and no disappointing ending. The author's writing style, word choice, plot structure, imperial strategies, political maneuvering, emotional nuances, military battles, and court intrigue are all top-notch. Grand in scope, lofty in its themes, profound in its thought, and rich in cultural depth. If you don't like it after reading it, you can slap me in the face!

10. 10 暗 Joy Blossoms in a Dark Alley 暗巷生欢 A Fish Enters the Boat有鱼入舟Two Male Leads274k WordsCompleted [Publication rights signed: @Youyu Ru Zhou] [Healing + Devoted Couple + Intense Push and Pull + Bittersweet, Over-the-Top Drama + Major Twists] [Cold-Blooded Big Shot × Frail Beauty, A Clawed Cat Toying with a Tiger] Xia Xunqian was sickly and had depended on others since childhood. Even as an adult, he still had nowhere of his own. When his father sent him to live with Feng Lin, Xia Xunqian chose to obey. He was docile and compliant, and knew every trick in the book when it came to staying aliv 15.2kReads9.6Score2kShelves

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    The first book tells the story of a sickly man who lives his entire life as a dependent, but finds love before he dies. (The first life ends in tragedy, the second in happiness.) The second book tells the story of two people separated for many years due to a misunderstanding. One of them has been raising the child of his benefactor's daughter for many years to repay a debt of gratitude, and suffers from severe stomach problems, nearly dying once during an attack; the child is the other person's nephew. (Happiness.) The third book tells the story of a gentle professor and a self-doubting young painter. The protagonist doubts his love for the other and suggests living separately, but they don't divorce. (Happiness.) The fourth book tells the story of a protagonist who is manipulated by a scumbag to the point of severe depression, and the other gradually redeems him. Both protagonists come from close-knit families. (Happiness.) The fifth book tells the story of a young emperor in his past life who, believing slander, doubts the regent. The regent, severely injured, tries to witness the young emperor's coronation but dies outside the capital due to a lack of medicine. The young emperor is reborn, repents, and treats the regent. (Happiness.) The sixth book tells the story of President Mo, who, because of a childhood remark from Young Master Chu, silently protects him for over a decade, changing his identity to accompany Young Master Chu (Doctors Without Borders), and is severely injured while saving him, leaving him with serious aftereffects. The misunderstanding was later cleared up.

11. 11 熄 Snuffing Out the Stars 熄灭星空 Wait, Ali等等阿璃Two Male Leads149k WordsCompleted A single father raising his child alone reunites with his former love. 2.4kReads9.1Score192Shelves
12. 12 他 He Is My Husband 他是我先生 Moss Blossoms, Silken Threads苔花丝丝Two Male Leads257k WordsCompleted Two male leads + reunion after years apart + divorce reality show + happy ending + one-on-one Refined, scholarly top with a wicked streak, Jiang Yuchen × gentle, easygoing art student bottom, Qi Xin “Is that medicine… something you brought especially for Xiao Qi?” Jiang Yuchen: “I didn’t know he had a cold when I left.” 5.6kReads9.3Score527Shelves
13. 13 重 After I Was Reborn, the Movie Emperor's White Moonlight Turned Dark 重生后影帝的白月光黑化了 Baili Cha Cha百里茶茶Two Male Leads1.6M WordsCompleted [Everyone’s Darling + Entertainment Industry] In her previous life, Gu Wangyan was manipulated by a scumbag and lost his life! Before he died, he discovered that he was movie emperor Shen Xiangting’s white moonlight! Reborn in a new life, the white moonlight turned dark! Scumbag ex: “Wangyan, I fell out with my family for you.” Gu Wangyan: “Oh, the weather’s turning cold. The Lu family should go bankrupt.” Possessive older brother: “My little brother wouldn’t hurt a fly. Don’t you bully him.” Th 19.4kReads9.5Score2.7kShelves
14. 14 摄 Is the Regent Retiring Today? 摄政王今天退休了吗 Cen Qingci岑清辞Two Male Leads736k WordsCompleted In the first year of Jinghe, ten-year-old Xiao Yunhao ascended the throne with the support of Xiao Yan. Xiao Yan had originally been a prince with a different surname, but was later granted the imperial surname for his outstanding military achievements. The late emperor's final decree appointed Xiao Yan as regent to assist the young emperor until he could rule in his own right. In the seventh year of Jinghe, the Tartars invaded the border. Ignoring Xiao Yan's steadily declining health over the p 4kReads8.6Score370Shelves
15. 15 莫 Mr. Mo Is Irresistible 莫总真香 Cen Qingci岑清辞Two Male Leads699k WordsCompleted When Mo Yuhui first met Chu Qing, the boy was still a chubby little toddler who wanted to be carried. Ten years younger, he wrapped his arms around Mo Yuhui’s neck and said he wanted to marry him. Mo Yuhui cherished those childish words and protected the little guy as he grew up, devoting all his love to looking after him. But all he got in return was Chu Qing’s cruel words and hatred. To get away from him, Chu Qing even went to East Africa to work as a doctor with Doctors Without Borders. In th 2.5kReads9.0Score218Shelves
16. 16 重 Reborn: The Sweet, Scheming Heart of Young Master Jin 重生之靳少的腹黑甜心 Good Medicine Tastes Bitter良口苦药Modern Romance313k WordsCompleted [Reborn at school + healing, sweet romance + obsessive redemption + putting scumbags in their place + devoted couple, happy ending] [Wickedly clever heiress and little fairy × poor, insecure, obsessive campus heartthrob] In her previous life, just after getting engaged, Nan Yi had her eyes gouged out and both legs broken by her younger sister and her scumbag boyfriend. She drowned in a deserted stretch of sea, never having managed to give even a little warmth to the gloomy, insecure boy who woul 276Reads9.2Score101Shelves

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    These three books are quite similar; all feature a male protagonist who is very humble, and two of them are set in high school. The first is about Jiang Yan and Ruan Chengyu. Ruan Chengyu died of a heart attack, and Jiang Yan developed the heart condition after praying to the gods for his little princess to be reborn. The second is about Jin Yao, an autistic teenager who lost his parents and lives with his aunt and uncle in a tiny space. He'd rather eat plain steamed buns himself than not have a decent meal for the female lead, Nan Yi. The third book, also with a similar background, features a male protagonist, Chen Yuezhou, who would fight in underground boxing matches to earn money for a Jay Chou concert ticket for the female lead. Editor's Recommendation

17. 17 深 Deeply in Love with Ran 深深有苒 Running Little Peach奔跑小桃子Modern Romance334k WordsCompleted [Brilliant, tragic science genius VS warm, sunny movie star] The first time Gu Ranran saw Lu Shen, his clear, light amber eyes bewitched her. “Hi, I’m Gu Ranran!” The boy said nothing and put his head back down on the desk. Her sharp eyes caught a glimpse of bloodstains of various sizes on the collar at the back of his neck. Later, those eyes, once steeped in ice and snow, would brim with blazing sunshine because of her. (The hero can’t speak at first and has a disability in his left hand. The h 1.3kReads8.6Score109Shelves

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    🎋🎋①The male protagonist in this book is very insecure and pitiful. His grandmother's death left him unable to speak, and he has been abused by his parents and younger brother for a long time, resulting in frequent arm fractures and deformities. The female protagonist knows Taekwondo and is very cool and skilled in fighting. Her appearance is his salvation, and she and her parents often help him.

18. 18 烟 You Lost Your Cigarette! Come Here for a Kiss, Sweet Sis 烟丢了！乖姐姐亲一下 Su Qianqian苏钱钱Modern Romance245k WordsCompleted [A tsundere, tender-hearted, unhinged boy] [Rebirth + devoted to each other + healing + yandere + pampering and flirting + secret male crush] The fiercest fight Chen Yuezhou ever got into for Jian Yin was when he learned she loved going to Jay's concerts. He took on five opponents at an underground boxing ring and earned enough to buy her a concert ticket. Chen Yuezhou thought: He might not have much to offer, but Jian Yin deserves the best. Chen Yuezhou had secretly loved Jian Yin for eight 910Reads8.9Score139Shelves
19. 19 救 Saving the Boy With the Crippled Leg 救赎残腿少年 Running Little Peach奔跑小桃子Modern Romance468k WordsCompleted She first met Wen Yanqing at his family's dinner table. Xu Mengxing had just been brought back to her birth family, and Wen Yanqing's father had killed her biological father in a drunk-driving accident. The sudden arrival of the young girl, so well-mannered and well-read, made her seem like a freak in their world. He knew perfectly well that they weren't alike. Later, he worked himself to the bone, all so she could become the brightest star in the galaxy. During an interview, the host asked, “Mr 1kReads8.7Score108Shelves
20. 20 桃 A Garden of Students, Growing Old Together in Love 桃李满天下恩爱共白头 Bright Sunny Day灿烂晴天Modern Romance42k WordsCompleted Wu Xiaomin was a country girl, born and raised in the countryside, but she had always been a good student and was naturally beautiful. Unfortunately, after she started high school, her surroundings changed dramatically, leaving her confused and lost. In her sophomore year, she met a new homeroom teacher who helped her find her way again. After graduating from college, Wu Xiaomin gave up a job placement back in her hometown and introduced a female college classmate to her former high school teach 1.6kReads—Score—Shelves

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    The first book's male lead is the female lead's high school mentor. After graduating from university, to repay her mentor, the female lead introduces a female classmate from university to him as his girlfriend. She then gives up her assigned job to stay in the city and pursue her career.

21. 21 清 Tales of the Qingshui River 清水河往事 Bright Sunny Day灿烂晴天Modern Romance133k WordsCompleted Zhao Xinran was once a young high school teacher. He left the classroom to take the civil service exam and became the mayor of a town. Thanks to his dedication and strong results, he was promoted to director of a county bureau, and eventually became the director of a municipal department. Two female students worked under him, one specializing in the humanities and the other in the sciences. Both made significant contributions to their hometowns, earning Zhao Xinran political achievements while d 696Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 22 等 The Happiness We Waited For 等来的幸福 Bright Sunny Day灿烂晴天Modern Romance51k WordsCompleted In this blended family, the male and female leads grow up calling each other brother and sister. After her mother dies, the heroine goes abroad with her biological father. While overseas, she and the male lead begin a relationship. 759Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 23 失 Out of Control! The Sickly, Clingy Husband Is Crying Again 失控！病娇小娇夫他又哭唧唧了 Xi Lin汐临Modern Romance291k WordsCompleted [The male lead is already an adult from the start] [Rebirth + older woman/younger man romance + devoted puppy love + secret crush + one-on-one romance + cunning male lead + strong female lead + six-month age gap] [An aloof, beautiful woman with a hidden dark side × a devoted, insecure, lovesick man] Everyone in Haicheng knows about the marriage alliance between the wealthy Tan and Yu families, and people envy the couple. But overnight, the Yu family goes bankrupt, and the eldest Yu daughter is s 4.7kReads8.7Score361Shelves

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    I felt most sorry for the male lead in the second book; the female lead almost took someone else's body.

24. 24 女 After the Empress Consort Divorced Him, the Fox-Demon Ex-Husband Rose to Power Through Their Child 女帝君休夫后，狐妖前夫父凭子贵 Young Master Wuwang公子无妄Ancient Romance689k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, sweet and angsty, a cool and handsome female empress versus a cold and aloof celestial fox demon, the male lead chases his wife with a child in tow and suffers for it, strong female lead, the male lead gets put through some angst, female master and male disciple] Baili Muxue, the foremost of the five sovereigns of the Ninth Heaven, is publicly divorced by Hua Jiuli on the grounds of the “Seven Grounds for Divorce.” The female sovereign Hua Jiuli pursued Baili Muxue for ten t 2.2kReads9.1Score178Shelves
25. 25 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Changed My Fate by Getting Close to the Handsome, Strong, Tragic Male Side Character 穿书后我靠美强惨男配贴贴改命 Sugary Xin酥欣糖Fantastical Romance313k WordsCompleted [Both Leads Are Each Other's Only Ones + 1v1 + Happy Ending + The Male Lead Starts Off as a Humble, Loyal Puppy and Becomes an Obsessive Villain] Original title: After Transmigrating into a Book, I Changed My Fate by Sticking Close to the Beautiful, Strong, Tragic Male Supporting Character Yue Zheng transmigrated into a book as the female supporting character in a tragedy. Other people who transmigrated into books could control their bodies freely, but whenever a key plot point came around, he 4.4kReads9.2Score546Shelves

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    In this book, the male protagonist has a crush on a book, has a tragic past, and finally gets together with the female protagonist, only for her to disappear.

26. 26 重 Reborn! I Make My Nemesis Steal the Wedding! 重生！我让死对头来抢婚！ A Ying Ru ShiA应如是Modern Romance373k WordsOngoing Dear readers, I’ve revised a few things. When you get to the wedding, I recommend skipping straight to Chapter 21. Both the male and female leads have their own organizations. It’s a satisfying power fantasy with two equally strong leads. In her previous life, she was poisoned by her husband on their wedding night, tortured, and left to die in a sea of flames. Her sworn enemy avenged her and died for love of her. Reborn, she’s determined to make everyone who bullied her pay, and to love that man 48Reads7.7Score—Shelves

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    I highly recommend this! I've been recommending it every day. The male lead was injected with a deadly poison by his father since he was a child, and he would have a relapse every month. The female lead secretly used her heart's blood to cure him. It's so heartbreaking! [Crying emojis]

27. 27 听 Songs of the Listening Wind Tower 听风楼歌 Splashing Water from the Far Bank隔岸拍水Urban186k WordsOngoing Why does Xiangju run a business that only loses money and never makes a profit? She treats relationships just as carelessly, elbowing her way to the top of the airport’s Twelve Most Beautiful Women. She has Hong Zhi and Brother Gen fighting over her in a jealous brawl, and instead of being ashamed, she’s proud of it. After her eldest daughter gets into a prestigious university, she works hard and becomes independent. She tutors and models cars in her spare time, and accompanies her professor to 757Reads—Score—Shelves

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    In Tingfeng Tower, everyone stood behind others, while behind themselves, there was no one. A lonely figure, a solitary soul, laughing through tears of sorrow, everything was both regrettable and worthwhile.

28. 28 女 The Foolish Husband I Found in a Matriarchal World 女尊捡来傻夫郎 Red Dress红色裙子Ancient Romance277k WordsCompleted Female-Dominant Romance, One-on-One Li Yu, a surgeon, dies of overwork and transmigrates to a matriarchal kingdom, where she becomes the illegitimate daughter of an official. She was banished to a remote Taoist temple for flirting with her brother-in-law. By chance, she saves Liu Qiu, a thirty-year-old courtesan who has been beaten nearly to death in a brothel. Liu Qiu has lost hope and tried to die many times, but Li Yu’s gentle, kind heart brings him back from the brink. Later, that little fis 1kReads8.9Score107Shelves

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    💫The first book is a female-dominated novel where the male lead is a down-on-his-luck courtesan.✨️The second book features a male lead who is disliked by the world and lives in seclusion.✨️The third book features a male lead who is an abandoned twin by his family. This one is especially good; I felt incredibly sorry for the male lead, and it made me feel bittersweet.💫The fourth book features a male lead who is a true eunuch.

29. 29 把 Spoiling the Gloomy Young Master Rotten 把阴郁公子宠上天 Quan Si Ziyou泉思自由Ancient Romance441k WordsCompleted [Not a feel-good power fantasy, and not a story of righteous revenge and satisfying face-slapping. Readers who enjoy revenge and putting people in their place, please proceed with caution.] Huo Yuyu died in a tragic accident. Before her death, she had it all, but the childhood sweetheart she loved rushed to the side of his white-moonlight beloved. Another person tried to save her. Another wept for her. And yet another, despairing, followed her in death. When she opened her eyes, she had returned 6kReads9.2Score837Shelves
30. 30 随 The Pretty Assassin I Picked Up Is Always Crying 随手捡的漂亮刺客他总是在哭 Yi Yu衣渔Ancient Romance235k WordsOngoing A composed, reserved Second Princess who plans several moves ahead × the sickly, insecure legitimate son of a general [GB + Healing + Both Pure + Younger Man + 1v1 + Happy Ending] Shao An offended the Crown Prince, and his entire family was executed. He became a prisoner and endured every kind of humiliation. Once a proud, aloof young gentleman, he was dragged into the mud and forced to get his hands bloody just to survive. He knew he was filthy and lowly, barely scraping out a wretched exis 689Reads—Score101Shelves

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    This one! The male protagonist is very humble and pitiful. Although it's still being serialized, the author updates it very quickly.

31. 31 夫 My Husband Gives Me Two Hundred Thousand Taels a Month 夫君每月给我二十万两 Having Met the Young Master既见公子Ancient Romance768k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance + Transmigrate Into a Book + Goofy Comedy + Redemption + Marriage Before Love] Gan Qiongying transmigrated into the body of a princess! Before she could even celebrate, she realized this world was the setting of a book she had read. And she was the wicked supporting character who committed countless evils and met a tragic end... The plot had reached the point where a princess of her stature was being forced to marry a merchant. Merchants ranked below scholars, farmers, and arti 29.6kReads9.4Score3.8kShelves
32. 32 太 My Eunuch Husband Is More Beautiful Than Flowers 太监夫君比花娇 Beautiful Lady美人娘Ancient Romance235k WordsCompleted (A genuine eunuch x a princess from a fallen kingdom, light and sweet romance + mutual salvation) When the Nan Kingdom raises its army, the Ying Kingdom surrenders without a fight. The uncherished little princess proves to be the last person to uphold the dignity of Ying, and the moment she hears the news, she prepares to die for her country. But the new emperor betroths her to a great hero of the Nan Kingdom: Zhu Yunjian, the Director of the Directorate of Ceremonial Affairs. This eunuch is cru 7kReads9.3Score911Shelves
33. 33 七 In the Seventies, His Beloved Wife Wants a Divorce, and the Cold-Faced Officer Panics 七零，娇妻要离婚，冷面军官慌了 Sunflower Facing the Sun向日葵迎着阳光Modern Romance519k WordsCompleted Devoted husband + both leads are virgins + rough-hewn man acting clingy + everyday family life + cathartic face-slapping + no misunderstandings + both speak their minds + both are scheming + building a prosperous life The first thing Shen Lishu does after being reborn is ask for a divorce. In her previous life, she spent four years with him and never once heard him say he loved her. She even died a virgin. But when she asks for a divorce, the calm, self-possessed man actually gets down on his kn 25kReads8.2Score2.3kShelves

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    The male lead, who has a mouth but doesn't speak properly, really made my heart ache for a while! It's a period drama where the male lead is so humble and afraid the female lead will leave him! The first thing the female lead does after being reborn is to get a divorce, but the male lead kneels down and begs her not to? I thought the male lead was cold-hearted and heartless, but it turns out he's the most wronged one. It turns out handsome people don't have mouths!

34. 34 媳 My Wife Came to the Base to Divorce Me, and Now the Chaste Commander Is Panicking 媳妇来部队离婚，禁欲首长他急了 Gu Sang顾桑Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [The short drama Ask Your Heart How Much has launched] [Military marriage + period setting + sweet romance + devoted couple + family life + raising kids + face-slapping] The moment Jiang Ning opened her eyes, she realized she had become the cannon-fodder female character in a period novel. She'd been married for three years without ever seeing her husband, and was destined to spend the rest of her life alone. Jiang Ning thought, Spend the rest of my life alone? No way! She decisively left behind 56kReads8.9Score5.1kShelves
35. 35 七 Spoiled by My Rugged Husband on Our Wedding Night in the Seventies 七零新婚夜，被糙汉老公宠到腿软 A Song Across the World天下长歌Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Su Jiaojiao divorced her husband for a deceitful scumbag and returned to the provincial capital. Little did she know, she had ruined her own life. When she finally came to her senses and wanted to live properly, she was hit by a car and killed. When she opened her eyes again, she was back on her wedding night in 1975. Fortunately, the misunderstanding between her and her husband hadn't grown too serious. Fortunately, everything was only just beginning. She swore that this t 10.1kReads9.0Score891Shelves
36. 36 闪 Two Years After Our Flash Marriage, the Military Wife Takes Her Child to Find His Father 闪婚两年不见，军嫂带娃去找爹 Sweet and Sticky甜糯糯Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Reserved, rugged man + Sweet, delicate beauty + Sweet romance + Mutual teasing + Pocket dimension + Cozy daily life] In her previous life, Lin Wanshu was the wife of a man everyone envied: a wealthy tycoon. She was beautiful and rich, and her husband never kept a mistress. But no one knew that behind the glamorous life, she spent every day alone in an empty room, never had a child, and eventually died after being hit by a car. When she opens her eyes again, Lin Wanshu has returned to the 1970s. 61.6kReads9.0Score6.8kShelves
37. 37 我 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 Tangerine Sand桔沙8k WordsCompleted I miss you so much, but I don't know how to be reborn and see you again. 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male protagonist is heartbreaking. In the early episodes, he ate his mother's leftovers and died from poisoning. After being reborn, he desperately wants to save her, but he doesn't know how many times he needs to be reborn to succeed. Isn't it said that men don't easily shed tears?

38. 38 穿 Reborn as an Eighties Child Bride, I Flee My Wedding and the Officer Falls for Me 穿成八零童养媳，逃婚军官沦陷了 Tea Tea Lemon茶茶柠檬Modern Romance227k WordsCompleted [Military marriage + 1980s + sweet romance + business] Wen Qingtong's soul transmigrates into the body of a child bride, and her older brother, unable to accept her, flew into a rage and enlisted. He has been away for ten years. As soon as she wakes up, she finds that Mother Wen has sent a letter claiming to be bedridden and near death, forcing Wen Zhanting to come home and get married. But the moment Wen Zhanting gets home, he catches Mother Wen digging in the vegetable garden. Faced with her r 3.6kReads8.2Score263Shelves
39. 39 一 All the Way Toward the Sun 一路向暖 A Fish Swimming Shallowly for a Day一日鱼浅游Modern Romance224k WordsCompleted Chen Qinghe, a librarian who's cold on the outside but warm within, moves to a new home and meets her handsome, aloof neighbor Cheng Zheng, who is disabled. As they spend time together, they find themselves drawn to each other. Chen Qinghe bravely pursues love and does her best to help Cheng Zheng overcome his insecurities and physical difficulties. Together, they face illness, the cold stares of others, and career setbacks, continually overcoming their inner fears. Through the warmth of everyda 1.3kReads9.1Score115Shelves

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    1. The male lead was abused as a child, leading a very difficult life and leaving him with psychological trauma as an adult. He is very pitiful and physically weak. 2. The male lead was used as a substitute and subjected to abuse. He humbly begged for love. 3. The male lead suffered a car accident that left him paralyzed from the waist down and unable to care for himself.

40. 40 他 He Is a Rose in the Wasteland 他是荒芜的玫瑰 Hai Yunling海韫翎Modern Romance146k WordsCompleted [Gentle, devoted male lead + groveling-to-win-her-back arc + he never wins her back, a true groveling arc] Top male escort vs. healing female doctor (new heroine takes the lead) (If you only read stories where both leads are each other's first, please proceed with caution.) Wen Chun mistakenly believes Rong Sijue is a heartless scumbag who abandoned her when she was gravely ill. When they meet again, all she wants is to make him pay. Rong Sijue loved Wen Chun until he was covered in wounds, giv 497Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    A tragic romance novel, featuring a "chasing-after-the-husband" scenario, where the male lead suffers torture from beginning to end.

41. 41 病 The Frail Little One Is Spoiled Rotten 病弱崽崽超受宠的 Berry Meow莓莉喵Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration, raising-kids story, two male leads, adored by everyone and everyone's heartthrob! The little one gets doted on early in each world, with a romance between the two male leads developing later! The little one is just the cutest!] [Because of his poor health, the little one gets a disease buff in every world and dies young, becoming everyone's white moonlight. The ending is guaranteed to be happy!] As he lay dying, Qian Yuan was chosen by a System and tasked with winning peop 26.7kReads9.1Score2.9kShelves

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    [Sending hearts][Sending hearts] Great book recommendation! A doting baby boy!!! This book is so good! It's a quick transmigration novel, and the baby has sickly and weak buffs in every dimension—mute, blind, you name it—and is doted on by everyone!

42. 42 都 I Married Him Before I Found Out He Had a Fox Tail 都成亲了才发现夫君有狐狸尾巴 Running Peach奔跑的桃子Ancient Romance370k WordsCompleted Qiao Ying transmigrated into a book, but unfortunately, kidnappers injured her head and left her with amnesia. In a dark, damp dungeon, she met a young man. He wore blue robes, had snow-white hair and strikingly beautiful features, and his eyes were covered with white silk. Though he was physically impaired, he was remarkably cheerful and always smiling. That day, the amnesiac Qiao Ying escaped from the dungeon with the harmless young man. The young man was a good person. He was afraid of blood, 55.3kReads9.4Score8kShelves

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    The male lead in the story I just watched was used as medicine, bled repeatedly, had his limbs and ears severed, his eyes gouged out, and there wasn't a single undamaged part of his body. The worst part is that in the life the female lead didn't travel to, she was killed by the original male and female leads, her body was dismembered and buried in several places, and her head was placed in a volcano and burned every day. [Crying][crying][crying][crying][crying]

43. 43 墨 Sweet Potatoes Stewed in Ink 墨汁炖红薯 Li Liangliang凉凉李Modern Romance404k WordsCompleted [Brooding, possessive man + warm and healing romance + sweet enough to make you feel like an auntie] He suffers from severe depression and has been rescued after three suicide attempts. He fears crowds and hates the sunlight. All he wants is to hide in his dark world until the day he can finally be free. But that changed when he followed the family driver to the countryside. “Pig, want a sweet potato?” “Good, mean chicken.” “Ah, that goose bit me!” He stared wide-eyed in fright and turned to run 4.4kReads9.2Score491Shelves

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    This is the book. The male protagonist suffers from severe depression due to some events and has attempted suicide three times. However, he is extremely gentle and a bit dull. He later meets the female protagonist in the countryside and gradually recovers.

44. 44 孤 Imprisoned in One Hand 孤掌为囚 Jiang River Under the Moon月下鎏江Modern Romance257k WordsOngoing [Bad Ending] [Older Man/Younger Woman] [Forbidden Romance] [Suave Scoundrel] [A Rotten Man's Sincere Love] [Literary Slow Burn] [Career-Driven Heroine, Not Love-Brained] [Gentle, Delicate University Professor vs. Older British Big Shot] Five years ago, on the day they broke up, Ji Bojun whispered sadly in Wen He's ear, "From now on, stay away from me. Don't let me see you again. Otherwise, I'll do whatever it takes to keep you by my side, and I won't let go again." Five years later, Wen He ret 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The older, powerful man is deeply affectionate, gentlemanly, yet obsessive and forceful, using every means to obtain even a sliver of love from the female lead.

45. 45 一 One Night of Passion, and Lord Xiao Is Hooked on Her! 一夜缠绵，枭爷对她上瘾了！ Five Billion五十亿Modern Romance252k WordsCompleted [Forced Love + Two Top Students + Ten-Year Age Gap + Devoted Husband + Both Leads Are Each Other’s Only Partners + Happy Ending] At nineteen, Ye Xingyun’s older brother offended Song Xiao, the “Living Yama” of Hong Kong City. He ran up a sky-high debt and ended up on the brink of death. To save her brother, Ye Xingyun’s family used her as a bargaining chip and sent her to the powerful man. Clutching the hem of his suit, her delicate face streaked with tears, she pleaded, “Master Xiao, please spa 8.3kReads8.3Score473Shelves

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    This is truly heartbreaking. Although it's a CEO romance novel, the male lead is so humble, swallowing his hatred... And depressed... It's so painful to watch.

46. 46 纯 Pure White Love, Just for You 纯白爱，只和你 Yi Hui艺灰Modern Romance405k WordsOngoing Mutual salvation + sweet romance + obsessive love + happy ending [Don’t leave just because of the blurb. Give it a try.] The male lead was once a golden boy, but after a car accident left him paralyzed in both legs, people treated him with contempt at every turn. Even his own father looked down on him. When the female lead met him again, she saved him from taking his life for the second time. She remembered. When she was sixteen, her classmates spread rumors about her, and high school bec 193Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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    The male protagonists in both books are outstanding, both academic geniuses, but no matter how outstanding they are, their families still beat and scold them, and look down on them, which is really heartbreaking.

47. 47 庶 The Concubine's Substitute Marriage: Her Eunuch Husband's Darling 庶女替嫁：太监夫君掌心宠 Wen Gu Er温故尔Ancient Romance455k WordsOngoing [Historical romance + mutually faithful leads + palace and household intrigue + a touch of political scheming + mutual salvation + unconventional gender-bender romance] Yu Jiaotang took her elder sister's place and married a eunuch infamous for his cruelty. On their wedding night, a tall, aloof, breathtakingly beautiful man lifted her veil. One glance was all it took for Yu Jiaotang's cheeks to turn red. As they spent more time together, she realized that Wen Tingyu was perfect in every way: nob 1.1kReads9.0Score119Shelves

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    I'm so sad! The first one was a female-centric adaptation, the second was already a typical romance novel, and the third was a double male-centric novel.

48. 48 独 The Brooding Puppy Is Mine Alone 独宠阴郁小奶狗 Fragrant Plants草木香香Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Female lead reborn] [Female lead is three years older] [Male lead finds healing] [Female lead spoils male lead] [Actress X esports player] Kindhearted, gentle angel of a heroine X gloomy, reclusive, aloof hero Her wealthy husband cheated on her, and scandalous rumors were everywhere. To get revenge, Xia Wanyue also started seeing a younger guy. He was handsome and cocky, quiet and rarely smiled. Xia Wanyue thought that was just his natural temperament, until he was hit by a car and died. Then s 33.3kReads9.0Score5.1kShelves

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    💥💥The male lead suffers from depression, is insecure and gloomy. After the female lead is reborn, she only wants to flirt with her insecure and depressed boyfriend, and warms and heals him like a little sun.

49. 49 浮 Prisoners of Worldly Passion 浮世囚欢 Gu Changan顾长安Modern Romance298k WordsCompleted [Republican-era tragic romance + obsessive, unhinged characters + love by force] How can two madmen not be a perfect match? The infamous, unhinged Governor’s daughter VS the obsessive opera star whose fame resounds throughout Donghua. The latest Republican-era masterpiece from Gu Chang’an, author of "My Heart Shines Bright" and "Mist Locks the Long River"! She once pulled him out of the mire, and she also pushed him into the abyss. His love became a cage that confined her and sealed him away, to 1.4kReads9.3Score184Shelves

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    I recommend two books. The first one has a male protagonist who is so pitiful he never finds happiness, even in death. The second male lead in the second book is the one who left me with the most heartache; he was such a good person, it's a pity he died of illness.

50. 50 泥 Muddy Waters 泥泞 Ball of Yarn线团团Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Lin Ruan is Jiangcheng’s most notorious cripple. People trample on her and look down on her, until she rises in status through her child, wins Gu Minxing’s favor, and becomes the envy of everyone as Mrs. Gu. Only later does Lin Ruan realize that he was never her refuge. He is the harbinger of her doom. He wants her to submit willingly, to beg at his feet. 19kReads9.2Score2kShelves

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