Angsty Stories Where the Female Lead Torments the Male Lead 虐文，女主虐男主的

1. 101 重 Reborn to Save My Gloomy Boyfriend, Only to Be Forced into Love 重生救赎阴郁男友，反被强制爱 One Bored Rich Lady无聊富婆一枚Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted “Spoiled, selfish heiress VS brooding, devoted campus heartthrob” “Mutual devotion + sweet and bittersweet angst + past and present lives” Only after Shen Xingchen died did she learn the truth: The brooding man she had feared and guarded against her whole life was the only person in the world who loved her with all his heart. He cleared every obstacle for her and gave her everything. Then, right in front of her, he leapt from the stage at a press conference. * Shen Xingchen opened her eyes and 3.5kReads6.5Score191Shelves

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   In her past life, the female lead was deceived and hurt the male lead, which was very tragic! The male lead suffered from depression and died tragically. She regretted it and was reborn twice, unaware of each other's identities. The male lead became suspicious. The woman pursued her husband, while the man ran away. She chased him while he fled, but he couldn't escape and gradually fell into her trap.

2. 102 快 Quick Transmigration: The Female Side Character Following the Plot Has No Feelings 快穿：走剧情的女配她莫得感情 Koi King锦鲤KingModern Romance514k WordsCompleted [No romance] Su Liaohan transmigrates into the role of a theatrical female supporting character, effortlessly switching between all sorts of personas. The CEO who treats her as a stand-in for his first love turns around and begs, “Don’t go, okay?” The school bully pins her in a corner. “I just think no one but me deserves you.” The sinister young emperor keeps her imprisoned in the palace. “Elder Sister… you said you’d always be good to me…” Her aloof master falls into darkness for her. “I would 135Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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   The female lead fakes her death after getting revenge on the scumbag boyfriend; it's worth watching.

3. 103 快 Quick Transmigration: I Always Make Scumbags Cry 快穿之总把渣男虐哭 Sui Yi遂噫Ancient Romance257k WordsCompleted What happens when the heroine keeps getting killed in every world she transmigrates into? In the first world, she becomes the cinnabar mole who abandoned the prince of an enemy kingdom. At first, she's bent on revenge, but later she ends up sobbing in despair. In the second world, she becomes an unloved fake heiress. At first, her childhood sweetheart only uses her. Later, all he wants is for her to look at him just once more. In another world, she becomes a female guest on a dating show. At fir 165Reads8.1Score—Shelves
4. 104 快 Quick Transmigration: The Mad Beauty Only Wants to Desecrate the Gods 快穿：疯批美人只想亵渎神明 Song Jiujiu宋玖玖Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + psycho vs. yandere + genuine groveling and reconciliation + all the scumbag men die] They are gods, high above all others. They trample on the women’s sincere feelings at will, treating them as nothing more than ants. So she came. She dragged them down from their pedestals, watched them fall into ruin, and made them kneel before her, begging her to come back again and again. [1] The monk called her a princess who would bring ruin to the kingdom, and said she must be sac 2.3kReads9.3Score250Shelves
5. 105 快 Quick Transmigration: The Tragic Endings of a Cannon Fodder Side Character 快穿：炮灰女配be之旅 Black Hair, White Snow青丝白雪Ancient Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [Fake death + angst + bad ending + conquest + regretful pursuit + heroine never falls in love + different character settings for the heroine in each world + male leads die in every world] Jialuo, a cannon-fodder villainess, awakens to her own consciousness, binds herself to a System, and travels through fictional worlds to turn the tables on her fate. At first, the villainess is just a test of the protagonists’ love, hated by everyone around her. After Jialuo arrives, she becomes the heroine the 3.2kReads8.6Score211Shelves
6. 106 被 Abandoned Twice, the Sickly Beauty Begs Me to Love Her 被弃两次，病娇美人哭着求我疼 Thinking of You, Never Coming Back念念不回Ancient Romance433k WordsCompleted [Female lead mistreats male lead + sickly male lead + forced imprisonment] It was her first time transmigrating into a book, and she had no experience. Swayed by his looks, she mistook the major villain for the male lead and flirted with him, only to be abducted and locked on a bed, where he demanded she take responsibility. She couldn’t escape and couldn’t beat him, so she had no choice but to placate him for now. Who could have guessed this gorgeous menace was so starved for affection? A littl 2.1kReads8.2Score134Shelves

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   Heartbroken and disillusioned by the male lead's torment, she said before dying that she didn't want to meet the female lead again in her next life.

7. 107 雪 Prisoner of the Snowfall Palace 雪烬宫囚 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Ancient Romance939k WordsCompleted [Historical Fantasy] [Romance] [Revenge] [Angst] [Plot Twists] [Redemption] [Mutual Firsts] [Happy Ending] I am the most beloved Ninth Princess of Liang. The day the capital fell, my father, who had doted on me beyond measure, shoved me off the Star-Viewing Tower, hoping to trade my life for his own escape. Qin Yi, the rebel leader, caught me below. Emotions I couldn't understand surged in his bloodshot eyes. "Tell me, who threw you down?" I fainted in his arms, which reeked of blood. The man be 4.5kReads6.4Score274Shelves

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   First the woman is tormented, then the man; a love-hate relationship, extreme reversals, extreme repression, deep torture.

8. 108 囚 Kept as a Fox Concubine, I Ran Away 囚狐为妾，我直接逃了 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Ancient Romance40k WordsCompleted I Was Kept as a Fox Concubine, So I Ran Away 369Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 109 浮 Pagoda: The Lord Steals His Minister’s Wife 浮屠：君夺臣妻 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Historical15k WordsCompleted Futu: The Lord Takes His Minister's Wife 927Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 110 山 Where the Hills Are Green, the General Has a Heart 山有扶苏，将军有情 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted There Are Fusu Trees on the Mountain, and a General with a Heart 95Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 111 再 The Crown Princess Again 再为太子妃 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫11k WordsCompleted Become the Crown Princess Again 132Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 112 迫 Forced to Marry the Ninth Prince 迫嫁九王妃 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Ancient Romance49k WordsCompleted Forced to Marry the Ninth Prince 65Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 113 他 He Slaughtered My Entire Family, So I Stabbed Him Through the Heart 他屠戮我满门，我给他穿心一剑 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫37k WordsCompleted He Slaughtered My Entire Family, So I Stabbed Him Through the Heart 620Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 114 我 I Was His Blade, and He Shattered My Soul 我为他刃，他断我魂 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Ancient Romance7k WordsCompleted I Became His Blade, and He Shattered My Soul 89Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 115 第 The Seventh Artifact 第七件藏品 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫20k WordsCompleted The Seventh Artifact 18Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 116 他 He Turned Me into a Blind Woman 他把我变成了盲女 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫26k WordsCompleted He Turned Me into a Blind Woman 979Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 117 宠 He Doted on His Concubine and Neglected His Wife, So I Divorced the General 宠妾灭妻，我把将军给休了 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫26k WordsCompleted He Dotes on His Concubine and Neglects His Wife, So I Divorced the General 540Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 118 九 Nine Lifetimes of Reincarnation, A Love Begun and Lost 九世轮回，缘起缘灭 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫11k WordsCompleted Nine Lifetimes of Reincarnation, Fate Begins and Ends 590Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 119 暗 An Assassin’s Love and Revenge, Beyond Romance 暗卫情仇，无关风月 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Ancient Romance38k WordsCompleted A Dark Guard's Love and Grudge, Beyond Romance 127Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 120 碎 Shatter the Inverted Qilin 碎逆麟 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Ancient Romance20k WordsCompleted Shattered Reversed Scale 192Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 121 断 A Grudge Written in Broken Bones 断骨之怨 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Ancient Romance48k WordsCompleted A Grudge Carved in Broken Bones 811Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 122 背 The Price of Betrayal 背刺的代价 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Marriage & Romance66k WordsCompleted The Price of Betrayal 51Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 123 暗 Dark Night Emperor 暗夜帝君 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫53k WordsCompleted The Dark Night Emperor 8Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 124 他 He Got Together with His "Buddy," So I Chose to Walk Away 他跟“哥们”好上了，我选择退出 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫9k WordsCompleted He Got Together with His "Buddy," So I Chose to Walk Away 41Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 125 宠 He Doted on His Wife Without Limit, Yet She Jumped Off a Building 宠妻无度，她却跳楼了 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Marriage & Romance17k WordsCompleted He Doted on His Wife Without Limit, Yet She Jumped off a Building 136Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 126 宠 He Spoiled Her for Ten Years, Then Pushed Her into Hell with His Own Hands 宠她十年，却亲手将她推进地狱 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫27k WordsCompleted He Spoiled Her for Ten Years, Then Personally Pushed Her Into Hell 15Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 127 冷 The Coldhearted Doctor and the Mermaid Desperately in Love 冷漠的博士和疯狂求爱的人鱼 Ai Qina艾琴啊Modern Romance257k WordsCompleted [BG + happy ending + obsessive, lovesick hero + gloomy, insecure man + both virgins + angsty romance + he runs, she chases + star-crossed love + dog-training fiction] "A brilliant, cold, emotionless researcher VS a bloodthirsty, loyal experimental merman" Note: The hero has the status of a legitimate husband, the tolerance of a concubine, and the tricks of a courtesan. He’s intensely jealous and will pin the heroine against a wall or force himself on her at the slightest provocation, but she’ll 4.5kReads8.7Score982Shelves

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    Through the mutant mermaid, she developed a gene-modifying agent that could extend human lifespan. Her findings brought her fame and fortune, leading to a glorious retirement at the age of 29. However, when she wanted to release the mermaid back into the sea, a certain fish objected. "Sister, are you abandoning me?" "Sister, I have nothing left, only you." PS: At this point, the man feigning pitifulness had become an S-class dangerous creature, wearing a suppression collar and under mandatory supervision.

28. 128 校 The Handsome Maid to the Campus Beauty Sisters 校花姐妹身边的贴身男仆 I Can Write a Masterpiece with My Eyes Closed闭眼也写绝世好文Urban225k WordsOngoing [Urban Slice of Life + School Belle + Multiple Heroines + Sweet Romance] [Cool, aloof older woman in thigh-high leather boots] [Yandere loli in white stockings and leather shoes] [Playful fiancée in sheer gray tights and a bodycon skirt] [Mature underworld wife in a fishtail leather skirt] Who can get the better of Lin Fan, the heir to a wealthy family who is pretending to be a butler? 19Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is enough!

29. 129 傅 President Fu, Your Wife Has Signed the Divorce Agreement 傅总，夫人已签离婚协议 Yunduan Qiqi云端七七Modern Romance359k WordsCompleted [Heartbreakingly tragic + intensely satisfying + stand-in + contract marriage + groveling pursuit of his wife] Powerful CEO of a wealthy family × coldhearted designer who has shut her heart away After three years of marriage, Lin Xi is Fu Hanzhou's most dutiful ornament and his beloved's personal blood bank. On the night she miscarries, he coldly signs the papers. “You're not worthy of bearing my child.” The day her heart dies, she leaves a blood-written note saying, “May we never meet again,” 4.9kReads—Score215Shelves

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    This one! It's torture for the male lead! First he suffers, then it's satisfying and cathartic! A classic "wife-chasing-after-the-cremation" story, a female-centric, satisfying novel. The female lead is relentlessly tortured at the beginning, then the male lead is relentlessly tortured later, leaving him filled with regret. The writing is concise and fast-paced, the torture is brutal, and it's incredibly satisfying. Hope you like it!

30. 130 娇 Jiaojiao, You Are My Springtime Splendor 娇娇，你是朕的春和景明 The Light from the Other Side彼方的光Ancient Romance457k WordsCompleted Reborn / Imperial Consort / Only One Loved / Both Leads Pure / The Wife-Chasing Crematorium / Mutual Scheming In her brother's study, Su Wanning stumbles upon the emperor as he's changing clothes. One careless mistake, and he has her at his mercy. Under Xiao Yu's coercion, Su Wanning enters the palace and becomes the Imperial Consort, second only to the empress and favored above all others in the harem. Three years of affection make Su Wanning fall completely in love with Xiao Yu, the lofty empe 1kReads—Score—Shelves

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    It's so cruel, so cruel, that even the proud emperor is willing to lower his noble head and beg for the heroine's love.

31. 131 简 Simple Storm: It Started with a Peep 简单风暴：从一次偷窥开始 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Modern Romance442k WordsCompleted “You gave yourself to me just to protect that man?” A storm of fury rose in the man's eyes as he stared at the silent girl. “Do you think I'll still marry you? Get out!” On a stormy night, the coldhearted man mercilessly drove her out of the villa... 147Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I don't know why everyone likes angst novels [awkward laugh] but this one is truly angst-inducing.

32. 132 终 In the End, She Married Someone Else 终嫁他人 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫10k WordsCompleted In the End, She Married Someone Else 81Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 133 魂 Lost in a Trance 魂不守舍 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Mystery19k WordsCompleted Distraught 26Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 134 出 The Day After I Returned from a Business Trip, My Mom Killed Herself 出差回来第二天，我妈自杀了 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫21k WordsCompleted The Day After I Got Back from a Business Trip, My Mom Took Her Own Life 35Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 135 猫 Revenge in a Cat's Body 猫身复仇 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Mystery15k WordsCompleted Revenge in Cat Form 1Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 136 我 Prepackaged Meals Drove Me to Bankruptcy 我被预制菜搞破产了 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫7k WordsCompleted Prepackaged Meals Drove Me into Bankruptcy 1Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 137 定 Custom-Made Prey 定制猎物 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Modern Romance21k WordsCompleted Custom-Made Prey 1Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 138 被 Tricked into Going Home by an Aloof Tycoon 被高冷大佬骗回家 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Modern Romance22k WordsCompleted Tricked Into Going Home With a Cold, Powerful Tycoon 2Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 139 他 He Is the Calamity I Can’t Escape 他是我躲不过的劫 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Ancient Romance25k WordsCompleted He Is the Fate I Can’t Escape 2Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 140 他 He Broke into My House 他闯进我家 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫22k WordsCompleted He barged into my home —Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 141 泽 Zemu 泽木 Dong Huang Mingyue of Wucai County五彩郡的东煌明月Modern Romance134k WordsOngoing [Mystery + revenge] Was it inevitable that you and I would meet? I want to meet you. The ring her mother gave Xia Mu was called “Zemu.” It had been gifted by a reclusive old doctor of traditional Chinese medicine. “Ze” means nourishing all things, while “mu” means wood, the bearer of life... 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Look at it, look at it, look at it, it's so painful it hurts my heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys.

42. 142 安 Peace and Years 安与年 Insomniac Bread失眠的面包Modern Romance256k WordsCompleted An Jiahe would never forget the last thing her twin sister said before she died that year. She said, “Sister, they say girls wearing skirts are the ones who get hurt, but… I wasn’t wearing a skirt today. Why did I get hurt?” From that moment on, the word “pure” had no place in her world. Whenever she encountered it, she had to destroy it. Especially the pure-hearted boy Chen Jianian. He was guilty. He didn’t deserve to be called “pure.” 402Reads5.7Score—Shelves

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    This one is quite rare.

43. 143 童 My Childhood Betrothed, Your Persona Has Crumbled 童养夫，你的人设崩了 Yu Ran Jin郁燃尽14k WordsCompleted My Childhood Betrothed’s Character Has Fallen Apart 88Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I thought it was a lighthearted and sweet story, but it turned out to be quite angsty for the male lead.

44. 144 爆 Spoiled Rotten: The Green Tea Chancellor's Beloved Comes Back to Life 爆宠，绿茶丞相的心上人复活后 Kelisiting克莉斯汀Ancient Romance151k WordsCompleted [Clever, kind, and resilient heroine VS proud, refined hero who's a humble, fake-sweet puppy] [One-on-one sweet romance, the hero suffers, time gap, raising a child] Xu Zhaozhao once transmigrated three thousand years into the past, to the Jin Dynasty, to complete a mission. But the mission failed, and she was forced to marry Xie Zhen, the eldest son of the Xie family. They had a daughter, Xie Yunlu. At last, her organization came to retrieve her and send her back to the modern world. Then she r 3.1kReads7.6Score214Shelves

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    ✨✨The female lead, a transmigration mission participant, does like the male lead (though it doesn't feel like she likes him that much),✨✨but she resolutely chooses to return to the modern world three times. ✨✨The second time she returns to this world to rescue other mission participants, her daughter is already 14 years old (she transmigrates 14 years in the future).✨✨The male lead steadfastly waits for her throughout,✨✨knowing that destroying the teleporter would save her, he still chooses to let her go. ✨The male lead's life is short, but he waits for her until his last breath. 🥺The male lead's love is unwavering🥺✨✨✨✨The entire story is heartbreaking for the male lead✨✨

45. 145 植 The Comatose Tycoon Falls in Love with Me 植物人大佬，爱上我 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance378k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + devoted to one another + sweet romance] An Ran is a highly skilled neurosurgeon who should have been making a name for herself saving lives. Instead, her greedy stepmother and father force her into the dark depths of fate. Tempted by money, they push her into what seems like an endless, loveless marriage, marrying her off to Mu Tingchen, a legendary business tycoon left in a vegetative state after a car accident. Once, Mu Tingchen ruled the business world with an ir 1.1kReads6.4Score—Shelves
46. 146 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 485Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    🍁If you like watching male lead torture and the "chasing-back-to-the-husband" trope, you can just go for it without thinking.

47. 147 嫁 After She Married, the Mad Emperor Seized Her by Force 嫁人后，被疯批皇帝强取豪夺了 A Penguin Who Has to Write Every Day每天都要码字的企鹅Ancient Romance320k WordsCompleted [Coercive Possession + Later Revenge on the Scoundrels + Obsessive, Unhinged Hero + Groveling Chase + No Reconciliation + Second Male Lead Wins] Chu Huaiyu personally offered Lu Zhaoxue to the Crown Prince, using her as bait to frame Chu Siheng. After ascending the throne, Chu Huaiyu imprisoned Lu Zhaoxue deep in the palace, using his favor as a pair of shackles. Night after night, they were entangled in the palace. Biting her earlobe, Chu Huaiyu whispered, “Zhaoxue, do you hate me? Hate me if y 12.5kReads8.1Score602Shelves

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    This book is super good! The male lead goes through a grueling pursuit of his wife, suffering both physical and emotional blows.

48. 148 我 I Begged the Demoness Through Tears to Spare Me 我哭着求女魔头放过 Big Big Big Black Cat大大大黑猫Eastern Fantasy202k WordsOngoing [Strong heroine + matriarchy + protagonist suffering + training + groveling to win her back + unhinged] Lu Xiao was once a demonic cultivator, until one day, the arrival of a female demon rewrote his fate. His nightmare began... 31Reads5.6Score—Shelves
49. 149 烬 Ashen Bones, Passionate Embrace 烬骨合欢 Yu Yuan钰芫Ancient Romance150k WordsCompleted I still remember the years when we were children, laughing and talking without end, close as we played in the courtyard with its swings. We shared sour plums, and leaned together by the pine-framed window through many a spring. Now each of us has grown old in a different corner of the world, yet still searches for warmth on the page. Sometimes I turn to the verses on red leaves, and we look at each other, recalling old tearstains. The first ten years of Jiang Wanqing’s life were blissfully happy 198Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Yu Chenhe, your older sister is dead, dead. Your older sister will never forgive you.

50. 150 我 [Quick Transmigration] After I Died, the Male Lead Regretted Everything 【快穿】我死后男主追悔莫及 Fu Shu伏菽Modern Romance746k WordsCompleted [BE aesthetic | tearjerking and cathartic | no melodramatic angst | immersive slow transmigration | flirtatious White Moonlight x gentle, obsessive man | sweet and bittersweet | 1v1, both leads’ firsts | parallel-world happy-ending bonus chapters] World 1: Villainous fake heiress x loyal true young master World 2: Canary x owner World 3: Arrogant princess x future tyrant World 4: Bright, beautiful school bully and underachiever x poor, handsome top student World 5: Black-lotus stepmother x true 9.2kReads9.3Score795Shelves

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    This is a tragic romance novel where the female lead tortures the male lead—the kind that inflicts extreme torture on him! ① In order to be reborn, the female lead signs a contract with a system. As long as she travels to various worlds, conquers the male leads, and becomes their white moonlight, she can be resurrected. However, the system doesn't tell her that the person she tormented, yet gloomy and insane, is actually an old acquaintance?! The female lead is starting to panic!

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