Angst Stories. Requirements: Torture the Male Lead! Torture the Male Lead! Torture the Male Lead! 虐文，要求：虐男主！虐男主！虐男主！

1. 651 被 After My Enemy Found Me 被仇家找到之后 Lord Xiu朽爷Two Male Leads431k WordsCompleted Angst first, sweetness later~ Chi Jing never imagined that in just five years, he would go from an untouchable rich kid to the most wretched of nobodies. He imagined even less that the man he'd once looked down on would stand before him, surrounded by admirers, his eyes alight with the satisfaction of revenge. They say what goes around comes around, and everyone reaps what they sow. Make him atone properly... Pah, none of that is happening! Chi Jing says: Get back on your feet and beat the hel 2.1kReads6.6Score184Shelves

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   It was incredibly heartbreaking. His life was filled with so much suffering, yet finally, a torrential rainstorm brought forth a magnificent rainbow, washing away all the dust. The most fervent vows of his youth were scattered in that torrential rain.

2. 652 鲸 A Whale Falls into Tenderness 鲸陷温柔 Adorable Snowball萌宠雪儿Modern Romance115k WordsOngoing Also known as He Was Born at the Wrong Time for Spring [Flirtation and Devotion + Bewitching Hearts + Mutual Pining + Gentle Protection + School Life + Romance + Tragic Ending] In his previous life, when Su Xingci was in a car accident, he saw Yun Shu, the straight-A student he hated most, running toward him in tears, her long hair reaching her waist. At that moment, she touched him to the depths of his soul. In that summer, so cold it chilled him to the bone, he felt warmth seep into his hea —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   ① A tragic romance novel, torturing both the male and female leads, a double tragedy. Her moon is gone... Her only motivation to live is gone [crying][crying] ② A tragic romance novel, torturing both the male and female leads. Unrequited love is always a one-sided confession, but why does mutual unrequited love hesitate to be expressed? He was born to be unlucky in love, while she stubbornly waited [crying][crying][crying]

3. 653 侯 My Lord, Your Concubine Ran Off with the Top Scholar 侯爷，你家妾室跟着状元郎跑了 Gu Yiyan顾意胭Ancient Romance414k WordsCompleted [Dual Rebirth + Domestic Scheming and Face-Slapping + A Husband’s Long Road to Redemption + Jealous Hero + Aloof Aristocrat Becomes the Other Woman for Love + Mutual Devotion + No Heroine Change] In her previous life, Shen Shu was a concubine-born daughter who schemed and struggled tirelessly to marry into a marquis’s household. In the end, all she got was a place as an unfavored concubine in the marquis’s household. As she lay dying, she heard that her husband, Xie Chengyu, was going to marry t 3.6kReads7.4Score260Shelves

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   The female lead is reborn and runs off with someone else. The male lead gets jealous, breaks down in his defenses, and chases after her, only to be misunderstood by her in various ways. [Laughs]

4. 654 虐 The Tragic Romance Heroine Says Nothing, She Just Keeps Killing People 虐文女主不语，只是一味刀人 The Eshou Never Lies讹兽不骗人Modern Romance419k WordsCompleted (A heroine who grows over time; the early worlds are short, while the later ones are longer.) Ruan Jiaojiao’s name has a cute, sing-song sound, but she kills without batting an eye. Ruan Jiaojiao is slender and delicate, with a soft-looking face, but she kills without batting an eye. The director of the quick transmigration bureau’s angst-fiction department looked down on Ruan Jiaojiao for a moment and sent her into an angst novel world No matter how powerful the male lead was, no matter how cru 93Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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   This one fits perfectly! 🌈The female lead, who appears gentle, is ruthless and cruel, and no matter how ruthless and vicious the male lead is, he can't even last until the third episode.

5. 655 疯 Mad Beauty! The Boyfriend I Stole 疯批美人！抢来的男朋友 Wind-Swept Little Padded Jacket窜风小棉袄Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted The male lead gets tortured; the heroine is awful, and there’s no attempt to redeem her. Original title: Crazy Beauty! The Boyfriend I Stole As the eldest daughter of the Bai family, one of Pingcheng’s four great families, Bai Ciyue has more money than she could ever spend. What she wants is more love than she could ever have. If she can’t get it, she’ll take it. There’s a “kind” in Bai Ciyue’s name, probably because her parents wanted her to be kind and benevolent. But Bai Ciyue grew up to be t 1.4kReads8.7Score107Shelves

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   This book is perfect for readers who love female protagonists. The female lead is aloof, while the male lead is incredibly devoted and subservient to her, even to the point of being a mistress for her.

6. 656 明 How Bright Is the Moon? [GB] 明月何皎皎【GB】 plasteredAncient Romance157k WordsCompleted [Gender Bender] [The male lead suffers physically and emotionally. He is frail, stoic, and keeps forcing himself to carry on throughout.] A free-spirited, unrestrained female regent × a frail but formidable male general Mu Cuo could hardly believe she’d truly fallen in love with someone... And even if she did fall in love, it shouldn’t have been Shen Juntang. Shen Juntang was a bargaining chip sent by the general’s household to sue for peace, and perhaps he’d even been tasked with gathering inte 2.8kReads8.0Score274Shelves

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   The male protagonist in this book is sickly and weak from beginning to end; he has trouble even eating and drinking. You might want to give it a try.

7. 657 欢 Huanhuan Is Here! 欢欢欢欢欢欢欢欢来了 Lan Chun兰春Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Everyone’s favorite + sweet romance] After binding herself to a System, Yu Huan became the ex-girlfriend of the male lead in every world. But she was only a supporting character. As soon as the heroine appeared, she, the woman who wasn’t destined for him, would soon be written out. Transmigrating into the substitute for the man’s unrequited love, Yu Huan happily spent his money on food, drink, and fun, waiting for the heroine to return from abroad so she could take her breakup settlement and en 83.5kReads9.1Score6kShelves

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   This book is really good [shy]. The part about the 'ex-girlfriend in a time-travel novel' gets quite angsty for the male lead later on. The female lead has a white moonlight in her heart, but he passed away. Later, she meets the male lead who looks a lot like her white moonlight, and she gets together with him, using him as a substitute. The male lead finds out later [crying].

8. 658 重 Reborn, the Sixth Prince Begs Me Through Tears to Comfort Him 重生后六皇子哭着求我哄他 Shao Jiang Doesn't Eat Ginger少姜不吃姜Ancient Romance32k WordsOngoing [Both reborn] An emotionally detached, pain-loving, highly skilled female general × a frail Sixth Prince who loves only the heroine, excels at medicine, and pretends to be pitiful When Bai Bai was reborn, she discovered a strange change in her body: no matter how badly she was injured, she felt pain only at the moment she was hurt, and then healed rapidly. Bai Bai thought Heaven had taken away the only pleasure she had in life as punishment. It wasn’t until a fire left her with huge burns, and 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The female lead transfers all her injuries onto the male lead, but she has some psychological issues and enjoys pain, so she constantly torments the male lead.

9. 659 求 On the Day He Proposed, His Fiancée Told Her Boss, “Let Him Take the Fall. He’s Honest and Easy to Fool” 求婚当天，未婚妻对上司说：让他接盘吧，他老实好骗 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭7k WordsCompleted On the day I proposed, my fiancée told her boss, “Let him take over. He’s honest and easy to fool.” 524Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Give me a good beating

10. 660 我 After I Decided to Stop Loving Him, He Regretted It 我决定不再爱他后，他后悔了 The Deer Call in the Forest呦呦鹿鸣11k WordsCompleted Five years after I married Ye Nanchen, Tang Ning, the unattainable woman Ye Nanchen had always loved, came back. Our marriage slowly began to crack. Ye Nanchen started standing me up from time to time. The first time was the day I won a design award. Ye Nanchen said he wanted to celebrate with me. But the moment Tang Ning called, he left to see her. The second time was on my birthday. The candles were lit, but I hadn't made a wish yet. Tang Ning called again, and off he went. The third time was 144Reads—Score—Shelves

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    When my husband abandoned me again for his first love, I resolutely went into the operating room and aborted our child. I withdrew my love for Ye Nanchen. Ye Nanchen, I love you, and that's why you can hurt me so recklessly. I don't love you; you are nothing to me.

11. 661 澜 Lan Overturns the Southern Dynasties 澜倾南朝 Lai Xiaocai莱小蔡Ancient Romance218k WordsCompleted [Heartbreaking historical romance + a man crawling back to win his wife + a love that cannot be mended + the second male lead wins her heart!] The heroine and the second male lead officially get together from Chapter 111. If you’re impatient, feel free to skip the middle and go straight to the ending… Though she loved him so deeply, in the end he chose his kingdom and gave her up. No matter how badly he betrayed and tormented her, leaving her utterly broken, she still couldn’t stop loving him, u 43Reads6.6Score—Shelves

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    Even I, who am easily moved to tears, was brought to tears, especially the chapter where the male lead let go.

12. 662 上 The Powerful Man Pins Her by the Waist and Coos: His Caged Songbird Can't Escape 上位者掐腰低哄：金丝雀插翅难逃 You Are Not a Fish, Insect, Bird, or Beast子非鱼虫鸟兽Modern Romance402k WordsCompleted [Kept woman + coercive love + tragic romance + the powerful man humbles himself] Reborn, Jiang Li wants only to take revenge on the “fiance” who had her committed to a psychiatric hospital. With nowhere left to turn, she is offered a contract by a man who looks down on her from his lofty position. His gaze treats her like a commodity. “Become my exclusive tool, and I’ll give you everything you want.” For the sake of revenge, Jiang Li hides her claws and obediently plays the role of a tame canary 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male lead was full of hope that a vacation abroad would ease the tension in their relationship, but the female lead ran away.

13. 663 人 While I Was Away on a Business Trip, My Home Became Their Love Hotel 人在外地出差，我家成了他们的钟点房 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted While I was away on a business trip, my home became their hourly hotel 3.5kReads—Score—Shelves
14. 664 不 No Love, Just Forced Love 不爱，强制爱 I Love Reading What I Write爱看自己写Modern Romance167k WordsCompleted A sheltered princess with a happy family and a perfect romance encounters a ruthless, unhinged male lead. She runs, he pursues. The female lead’s perspective is a BE, while the male lead’s perspective is an HE. A story of possessive pursuit and taking by force. 13.2kReads8.6Score488Shelves

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    The story begins with both the male and female leads having someone they love. One night, the male lead is drugged and forces himself on the female lead, a complete stranger. What follows is a chase-and-run scenario. The satisfying aspect is that the female lead never loves the male lead, only her boyfriend, the second male lead. The second male lead also steadfastly protects her. The male lead's unrequited love and subsequent character traits include: yandere (obsessive and possessive), paranoid, and forceful in his pursuit.

15. 665 共 Shared Location Exposed My Wife’s Secret, So I Ruined Her and Left Her With Nothing 共享定位暴露妻子秘密，我让她身败名裂净身出户 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted My Wife’s Secret Was Exposed by Location Sharing. I Ruined Her Reputation and Kicked Her Out With Nothing 903Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 666 贪 Lusting After Beauty 贪图美色 Twilight Snow, Clear Skies暮雪晴Modern Romance184k WordsCompleted What's the first thing you do after being reborn? Obviously, block your ex and find yourself a sweet younger guy! After being reborn, Zhou Zhou finally becomes a heartless "bad woman" and starts pursuing the genetically gifted top student Cheng Hongjian. Cheng Hongjian painstakingly plans their future together, not knowing that Zhou Zhou only chose him for his superior genes and wants to have a child with him. "You were the one who approached me and then abandoned me. But this time, it's over wh 12.6kReads9.5Score1.1kShelves

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    Hardcore fans

17. 667 跟 I Followed My Wife to a Hotel, and I Regretted It 跟踪老婆到酒店后，我后悔了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted I followed my wife to a hotel, and regretted it 6.1kReads—Score—Shelves
18. 668 顶 Ultimate Restraint 顶级克制 Bodhisattva Ye菩萨野Modern Romance289k WordsCompleted Rain poured outside the window, and the air was heavy and damp. The room was silent except for the soft rustle of Zhaoming Ji wiping her hair with a towel. Lu Daiqing sat on the sofa, watching her. She smiled, then padded slowly toward him on her wet, bare feet, and stepped on his white sneakers. - The air was hot and humid, the gloom unending, the tension thick with the scent of gunpowder, and the unspoken intimacy impossible to ignore. Under the same roof, she and he held themselves back, each 20.4kReads9.1Score1.9kShelves
19. 669 死 After Giving Up on Love, I Became the Big Shot’s White Moonlight 死心后，我成了大佬的白月光 Beijing's Heiress Ning京圈大小姐凝Modern Romance389k WordsOngoing Possessive Romance / Mafia Boss x Heiress [Both Pure / Reunited After a Breakup / Secret Love Becomes Mutual / Angsty Romance / Intense Push and Pull] The thing Lu Qingshuang regrets most in her life is reaching out to that unruly boy when she was seventeen. She pursued him and loved him. Later, they fell in love, lost themselves in each other, and gave one another their most sincere and innocent feelings. Then everything came crashing down. He said he loved her, yet slept with another woman. He 2Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 670 五 It's Been Five Years, and the Campus Heartthrob Still Won't Leave Me Alone 五年了，校草还不肯放过我 Jin Kui金葵Modern Romance503k WordsCompleted Su Mi was the daughter of the richest family in the country, but she was suddenly bound to a poverty System and forced to switch identities, becoming a country bumpkin at her school. The System told her that if she could make Xiao Xuanjin, the chosen one of this world, fall in love with her, then dump him cruelly and trample on his sincere feelings, she would get her identity back. Otherwise, she would remain poor forever. Just listen to that. What a spiteful, mean-spirited System, jealous of th 1.1kReads9.1Score139Shelves
21. 671 怀 Suspecting My Wife of Cheating, I Hid in a Cardboard Box for Three Days and Nights 怀疑妻子出轨，我躲在纸箱里三天三夜 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted Suspecting My Wife Was Cheating, I Hid in a Cardboard Box for Three Days and Nights 1.6kReads—Score—Shelves
22. 672 老 After My Husband Returned from a Business Trip to Chengdu, a Casual Short Video Made Me Go Viral 老公从成都出差回来后，我随手发个短视频爆火了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance14k WordsCompleted After My Husband Returned from a Business Trip to Chengdu, a Short Video I Posted on a Whim Went Viral 13.3kReads—Score101Shelves
23. 673 老 After My Husband Cheated, I Ran the Company into Bankruptcy 老公出轨后，我把公司搞破产了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted After My Husband Cheated, I Ran the Company into Bankruptcy 5.8kReads—Score—Shelves
24. 674 万 The Heartthrob Beauty's Dog-Training Manual [Quick Transmigration] 万人迷美人训狗手册【快穿】 Blue-Green Algae Coconut藻蓝椰子Modern Romance2.3M WordsCompleted [Immersive story + satisfying romance + irresistible to all men + all male leads are virgins] Sang Ling is a bad woman, with an angelic face and a pitch-black heart. The “Black Lotus” System binds itself to her, tasking her with maxing out the male leads’ affection scores. 1. A money-loving online scammer and streamer: When Sang Ling arrives, the original host has already used photo filters to start an online romance with the male lead and is about to be exposed. But Sang Ling, who has alrea 43.4kReads9.0Score3.8kShelves

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    These are all stories that are a bit cruel to the male lead, especially the first one, where they're all vying for his attention. Our Mimi is just the cutest!

25. 675 快 Quick Transmigration: Why Does the Heroine's Crush Like Me? 快穿：女主心上人怎么喜欢我 Xiang Yin香茵Modern Romance990k WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration • Plunder • 1vN • Green Tea • Slightly Beloved by All] A viral online post asked: What's it really like to date a handsome guy? The comments were full of all kinds of photos. The handsomest guy among them caught someone's eye just like that. - The heroine sets her sights on handsome men, but never gets emotionally invested. - Yu Xu'an had just enjoyed a comfortable life from beginning to end when she was told that she was in a novel. By chance, she had changed the story's o 107.2kReads9.1Score11kShelves
26. 676 快 Quick Transmigration: The Male Lead Gets Ruthless When Catching Cheaters After He Takes the Throne 快穿：男主上位后抓小三最狠了 Thirty-Year-Old Lovelorn Auntie30岁纯情大妈Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Immersive + Dog-training fiction + The mistress takes the wife’s place + Cannon fodder + The male lead is sexually inexperienced] Nan Zhi is a cannon-fodder character who has always been a background extra in romance novels, enjoying an ordinary life and simple relationships. At some point, the male lead, the chosen one of fate, starts deliberately seeking her out, trying to seduce and tempt her… Making her commit the same mistake every woman in the world makes. World One: My boyfriend’s roomma 26.7kReads8.5Score4.1kShelves
27. 677 小 A Timid Girl Transmigrates into a Brooding Female Side Character and Catches the Male Lead's Eye 小怂包穿成阴湿女配被男主盯上了 Wen Yanjiu温言久Modern Romance457k WordsCompleted (Under contract for publication. A manhua adaptation is available.) [One True Pairing + Female Lead Returns + Online Romance Goes Wrong + Cat-and-Mouse Game] [Timid, Self-Obsessed Sunshine Girl vs. Scheming, Truly Twisted, Skin-Hungry Male Lead] Wen Mian was a timid little thing. After dying, she transmigrated into a college campus novel as the gloomy female supporting character who was hopelessly in love with the male lead. In the original story, she stalked and spied on him, collected his clot 26.9kReads9.2Score4.2kShelves
28. 678 清 The Cold, Beautiful Heiress Makes the Young Master Cry 清冷大小姐虐哭小少爷 A Mint CandyA薄荷糖Modern Romance347k WordsCompleted A cool, aloof young lady makes a younger man cry. Unaware of her own love, she hurts him, but there's no groveling chase to win him back. The male lead is hopelessly lovestruck and loyal to a fault... A word of warning: the heroine gives the male lead away. 726Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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    This!! [Flying kiss]

29. 679 庸 Beware the Mediocre 庸人小心 Yin Mu殷木Urban370k WordsCompleted Realistic fiction · Unrequited love with a bad ending · Small-town life · Ordinary people · Coming-of-age · No golden finger Based on the true experiences of friends, this story is told from a male first-person perspective and follows Jiang Xin through the ups and downs of his youth in a small southern county town from 2005 to 2014. He was once an elementary-school prodigy admired by everyone. But from the moment he started middle school, his life quietly began to veer off course. As a boy, he 190Reads—Score107Shelves

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    This is a realistic masterpiece that brutally tortures the male protagonist's spirit. All his suffering stems from his own cowardice; in his youth, he repeatedly retreated and avoided the girl he loved, letting her slip away with his own hands. For the long years that followed, the protagonist was trapped in endless self-reproach, watching her walk down a path devoid of his own. This belated awakening and the torment of unrequited love accompanied him for most of his life, its effects lingering and tormenting him throughout.

30. 680 贵 The Imperial Consort Is Ravishingly Beautiful, but All She Wants Is Power and Wealth 贵妃千娇百媚，只求权势富贵 Fujiwara Tofu藤原豆腐Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [A mad, obsessive emperor with jealousy to spare x a consort who has renounced love and walled off her heart] [One-on-one romance + both reborn + devoted to each other in body and heart, in both lives] One-line summary: A story about an emperor who lost the love of his life, and how he slowly teaches the woman he loves to understand love, jealousy, anger, and longing. As the eldest son born to the empress, Qi Junyi was born to privilege. He seized power in his youth, was named crown princ 11.1kReads8.1Score683Shelves

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    It's too cruel to the male lead.

31. 681 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 30.1kReads9.4Score3.9kShelves

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    How could a story about torturing men be complete without this one? Li Hua, I'm literally crying! [Crying][crying][crying]

32. 682 藏 She Hid Her Pregnancy and Left the Child Behind; Reborn, I Won't Chase Him Again 藏起孕肚去父留子，重生我不追了 Wu Li Chouchou乌里丑丑Ancient Romance456k WordsCompleted (Publication deal signed) Reborn, one-on-one, both pure, aloof beauty goes mad for love, husband-chasing crematorium (A heartbroken heroine x a hero who wants to be her dog) A Shang stole the position of Xie Hengyu's wife. Everyone knows Xie Hengyu is a sword cultivator prodigy with a brilliant future in the cultivation world, while A Shang is merely a lowly half-demon who became his wife through underhanded means. In the end, she was falsely accused of colluding with the demon clan and died a t 37.3kReads9.1Score3.1kShelves
33. 683 等 Waiting for You, Chasing You 等待你，追逐你 A Life and a World亦生亦世Modern Romance302k WordsCompleted A carefree young heiress * a devoted gentleman Ji Ying discovers that Lin Jiayan, the boy she's known since childhood, has fallen for someone. But the coward can't bring himself to confess. So Ji Ying decides to lead by example and show him how it's done. Things don't quite unfold as she expected... A story about a man who's had a crush on the heroine for years, and whether a childhood sweetheart can outshine the newcomer. It's angsty! It's angsty! It's angsty! That's worth saying three times. I 92Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    This book features a male protagonist who has loved the female protagonist since childhood. It's a childhood sweetheart story, but it's a bit angsty for the male protagonist. If you're a fan of female protagonists, you can skip this.

34. 684 救 Saving My Disabled First Love 救赎残疾初恋 Die Mian Sheng蝶面生Modern Romance287k WordsCompleted [Mutual salvation, one-on-one romance + healing + reunion + frail, disabled male lead] [An adorable, straightforward girl who bravely pursues love X a kind, self-conscious, disabled web-novel author] His books are filled with traces of her ❤️ Su Yunman never dreamed she would see An Wei again. They had been forced apart and lost touch seven years ago, and fate had never given them another chance to meet. A sudden stroke of misfortune had broken his proud spirit, leaving him bound to a wheelchair 928Reads8.5Score101Shelves

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    I've read every book by this author, they're all amazing! In this one, the male and female leads are high school classmates. Their relationship wasn't approved by their families, so they cut off all contact. Seven years later, the female lead becomes a primary school English teacher, but the male lead is paralyzed in his lower limbs and incontinent. The female lead takes care of him without hesitation, cherishing and protecting him.

35. 685 记 Memory Judgment: She Doesn't Want You Anymore 记忆审判：她不要你们了 Xing Yan66星衍66Modern Romance693k WordsCompleted [Everyone's redemption arc + lightning-fast face-slapping + no forgiveness + satisfying angst] After an attempted murder, Jiang Liuying goes viral across every major platform. In the end, everyone votes her onto the national list of the most evil people of the 22nd century. Rumor has it that when she was four, she abandoned her eldest brother, ran off, and left him in a kidnapper's car. After returning to the Jiang family, she framed the adoptive parents who had raised her for ten years and show 5kReads8.7Score601Shelves

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    Hey, you know what? This novel is absolutely thrilling right from the start! The scene is like a hook, instantly grabbing you. The whole thing is heart-wrenching; the moment Shen Nian commits suicide, it feels like the sky is falling. The heroine jumping off a building on the last day of the new year—that scene was truly agonizing. The male lead's hair turning white overnight—oh my god, that was so impactful!

36. 686 讨 I’m Marrying a Handsome, Tragic General 讨个美强惨将军当相公 Zhuo Hua琢华Ancient Romance421k WordsCompleted A historical romance that torments the hero physically and emotionally. He will go blind later in the story. A palace drama set in ancient times. [A Handsome, Tragic General VS A Tavern Owner with a Complicated Past] The first half takes place in the martial world (the first three sections), and the second half in the imperial court (the last four sections). Xu Tingyu (Xu Li): Marquis of Anyuan, the Great Jing war god. A handsome, tragic, scheming general. Meng Junning: A cool-headed, clever tav 115Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    The male protagonist is a beautiful, strong, and tragically wounded general.

37. 687 病 Yandere: The Empress Destroyed Everything I Had Just to Keep Me for Herself 病娇：女帝毁我一切，只为独占我 Flowers in the Mist雾里间花Eastern Fantasy350k WordsOngoing [A bloody, chaotic love triangle is the whole point] Ye Beixuan transmigrated to a fantasy world and possessed extraordinary talent. At just twenty, he founded Yuanzhou's largest faction, the Sun Moon Divine Cult, and became its youngest leader. But just as he was at the peak of his success, he discovered that someone had planted a Rebirth Gu in him. The culprit was none other than the junior sister he cherished most… His junior sister seized power, taking everything that belonged to Ye Beixuan 112Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    First book: Heartbreaking and agonizing, worth reading. Second book: Heartbreaking with a touch of whimsy, but requires a bit of intelligence to understand; it gets increasingly unpredictable in the later stages, quite interesting. Third book: Classic opening, though I can't quite explain it myself, but it's a good read—heartbreaking yet sweet. [Facepalm]

38. 688 爱 Chenxi, the Teary-Eyed Little Darling 爱哭小瘫包的晨曦 Great King Red Bean红豆大大王Modern Romance303k WordsOngoing [Disabled Male Lead + Deep, Heartbreaking Romance] On Yuan Chenxi’s first day at her new job, she runs into a young man being publicly extorted and humiliated at a noodle shop. He is handsome and refined, but unable to walk properly, and has endured the malice of everyone around him. Moved by a moment of compassion, she steps in to help and unexpectedly gets caught up in the trouble. She thinks they are just two strangers who happened to cross paths, but after they keep running into each other, 617Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male lead is disabled, insecure, sensitive, introverted, and prone to jealousy. He tends to suffer alone and his heart is completely devoted to the female lead. He is not good with words but his love is persistent and pure. The story is sweet at first but then turns to heartbreak. It's quite heartbreaking and worth watching.

39. 689 囚 The Caged Young Lady and Her Cauldron 囚笼大小姐和她的炉鼎 Enough, Monkey够了猴子Ancient Romance517k WordsCompleted [One-to-one romance, the woman mistreats the man, devoted hound, dog-training fiction, lots of physical abuse. Please don't read if that's not your thing.] She is a pampered canary, and also a living elixir coveted by the martial world. Her blood carries a sweet fragrance and can heal any wound, but it also attracts endless greed. He is her sharpest sword, her most obedient furnace, and the only shadow who knows all her weaknesses and shame. He drinks the poisonous Gu she gives him, and her bran 1.6kReads8.0Score118Shelves

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    The female lead tortures the male lead in various ways, and the male lead even actively helps to torture himself; every chapter is filled with torture.

40. 690 帝 The Emperor Has No Heart, Yet His Cool and Elegant Noble Consort Has Her Ways 帝本无心，怎奈清冷贵妃手段高 My Cat Is Called Huabei我的猫叫花呗Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Cool, seductive fox beauty vs. a carefree, womanizing emperor] [The heroine is the true daughter, driven by revenge and ambition: a scheming beauty, sweet on the outside but ruthless within, and far from virtuous. This is an unconventional palace-intrigue story focused on winning hearts. The hero is not chaste. Later, he desperately tries to win her back. The overall tone is sweet, and the romance becomes one-on-one in the latter half.] Until the age of five, Changyu Jiao was the legitimate da 9.5kReads9.4Score1.1kShelves

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    This is going to be tortured to death!

41. 691 太 Primordial Hongmeng 太古鸿蒙 Unparalleled White无与伦比的白Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted New book: From the Start, the Empress Came to Offer Herself to Me, and I’m Immortal After transmigrating to the Primordial Continent, Lin Hao quickly realizes that something is off about his master. Even his senior sister and the junior sister who just joined the sect seem strange. His master, Miao Wuyi, is a demonic saintess who practices both immortal and demonic cultivation while posing as a member of the righteous path! His senior sister is the only female emperor, reincarnated to cultiva 15Reads8.0Score—Shelves
42. 692 开 Imprisoned in the Imperial Palace by My Empress Master from the Start 开局被女帝师傅囚禁帝宫 Has a Whale有鲸鱼Eastern Fantasy204k WordsCompleted From the start, he transmigrates to another world and wakes up to find himself imprisoned. The one who imprisoned him is none other than the female emperor of the Asura Dynasty, the ruler of this continent and the original owner’s master. Worse still, the empress has broken both his legs. From now on, he won’t be able to take a single step... Feng Tian: “Good apprentice, from now on, you’re not going anywhere.” Yun An: “No! I refuse to accept this!” 1.8kReads6.8Score164Shelves
43. 693 乖 The Good Girl Took Dog Training Too Far: She Slapped Him and Made Him Lick Her Palm 乖乖女驯狗过火了，扇他舔我手心 Blue Wisteria蓝紫荆Modern Romance437k WordsCompleted [Complete] [Two-faced, self-serving woman × gloomy, obsessive, withdrawn man] Xun Mi left the countryside for university and moved into the Zhong family home with her aunt, who had married a billionaire. Her aunt’s exact words were: “How much you can get out of this is up to you.” But when Xun Mi met the Zhong family’s only son, for the first time in her life she wanted to run away before she even began. Because the young master of the Zhong family, sitting in a wheelchair, had lost the use of h 5.9kReads8.8Score724Shelves

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    I love you to death, my darling.

44. 694 姐 Be a Good Girl, Sister. Get on Your Knees 姐姐乖，踩下去 1MIMModern Romance310k WordsCompleted A seemingly wicked but actually kind-hearted young lady versus a sweet puppy at first, then a crazed bad dog [One-on-One Romance + Love Rivals + Corruption + Obsessive Love + Younger Man + Redemption] - Li Zhaoyue awakens to a wicked female supporting character System. To make the gloomy villain fall in love with the heroine eleven years later, just as he is supposed to, she runs to an orphanage at the age of ten and takes the little villain home herself, determined to teach him how cruel people 16.5kReads8.1Score2.2kShelves
45. 695 快 Quick Transmigration: After Faking My Death Due to a Terminal Illness, the Yandere Tycoon Went Mad 快穿：我靠绝症死遁后病娇大佬他疯了 Seagull Swimming沙鸥游泳Two Male Leads824k WordsCompleted [Yandere x obsessive, angst + catharsis, two power players putting on a show] [System: Host Yu Tang, a world’s main god is incredibly powerful and impossible to overthrow!] The tycoon who controlled the lifeblood of the economy: “Heh, you think you can escape my grasp?” Yu Tang: “Oh, really? I have late-stage stomach cancer, so I’ll die before you do.” The Federation’s celebrated war hero: “You’re nothing but my plaything. Be good and stay by my side!” Yu Tang: “But I have a serious heart con 12.2kReads9.5Score1.2kShelves

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    It's so heart-wrenching. Especially the last one, "16 Million People," which has a 9.8 Rating. I cried every time I read a chapter. The others are also high-scoring, heart-wrenching books with 9.8 Or 9.7 Ratings, definitely worth reading.

46. 696 得 My Puppet Took Over the Household Battles, and the Heir Apparent Lost It 得知傀儡替我宅斗，世子破大防 Little Beggar Ya小乞丐桠Ancient Romance158k WordsCompleted [The heroine never looks back] When Yun Jinhua heard that Rong Jingxuan had taken a concubine, she returned to the modern world without a trace of regret. She left Rong Jingxuan with a brainless AI copied by the System. The brainless System was magnanimous and spouted lines straight out of a cheating man’s playbook, making the scoundrel so furious he nearly spat blood. Rong Jingxuan demanded, “Why aren’t you jealous of Song Qingqing?” The brainless AI replied, “It’s nice that the three of u 55Reads6.6Score—Shelves

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    This is amazing! It's incredibly heart-wrenching for the male lead, as the female lead remains unmoved no matter what he does!

47. 697 痞 Roguish Seduction 痞诱 Twilight Glow暮熹Modern Romance354k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later + Flash Marriage into a Top-Tier Family + Rekindled Romance + Sweet Romance + Both Leads Are Each Other's Only One] [Rebellious Architectural Prodigy Who Can't Love × Scheming, Grudge-Holding Business Mogul] Rong Zhiyan went on a business trip to Denmark. When she came back, she had a fiancé, and even the wedding date had been set. Since it was a business alliance, she nodded and went back to work. She didn't even know what the other person looked like, and had no int 13.2kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves

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    The first book is slightly angsty for the female lead, but also for the male lead, who is subservient. The later books are likely all about the male lead being subservient; whether they're angsty for the male lead or not is unclear, but they probably aren't angsty for the female lead. The last three are more sweet and romantic, while the first one features a strong female lead.

48. 698 快 Quick Transmigration: The Irresistible Beauty and the Big Shots' Great Regret 快穿万人迷：各路大佬齐聚火葬场 Qiao Mu Nan Zhi乔木南栀Modern Romance507k WordsCompleted [Everyone’s Favorite + Winning Everyone Over + Mindless Villain-Smashing Wish Fulfillment + Love Rivals + Regret and Redemption + Scheming Green-Tea Beauty + No Male Lead (Some Worlds Have Non-Endgame Couples)] When Wen Lichu, a camellia spirit who had thrown the Three Realms into chaos, was accidentally injured as the Demon Lord led his forces in an assault on the Immortal Realm to abduct someone, her soul became bound to the Comeback and Villain-Smashing System 0809. Thus began her journey thr 6.4kReads9.1Score491Shelves

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    This is a tragic story, a quick transmigration story, with a "wife-chasing-after-the-death" plot! 1️⃣ The moment he opened the door, he instinctively said, "Sister, I'm back." Only after the words left his lips did he realize with a start that the person he was calling for was no longer there… "Sister… I'm sorry, it's all my fault…"

49. 699 快 Quick Transmigration: After the Female Supporting Character Betrays the Male Lead, She's Locked Up in Tears 快穿：渣了男主后女配被关哭了 Wang Mumu Ya王木木吖Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [She never breaks character. The heroine is a real scumbag, no good person, with jealousy-fueled showdowns and regretful exes all around her. A hint of irresistible Mary Sue charm.] What do you do when you transmigrate into the role of a vicious supporting female character who has to do bad things? Su Yu’s answer is: Obviously, keep doing bad things! An outstanding graduate of the Quick Transmigration Bureau, Su Yu’s mission is to become a cannon-fodder supporting heroine, win the male lead over 39.5kReads9.1Score2.3kShelves
50. 700 别 Don't Be So Flirtatious 别那么风流 Jun Buqi君不弃Modern Romance298k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication] [Playboy Reformed | He Pursues Her | Chasing His Wife to the Crematorium | One-on-One] [Bright, easygoing girl ✖️ elegant, roguish playboy] With a flawless, breathtakingly beautiful face, he charmed every woman in sight and was notorious for his carefree ways. She was a little princess who had grown up adored by everyone, and the younger sister of his friend. He shouldn’t have laid a hand on her. He wasn’t worthy of her. But again and again, he fought his feelings, 17.7kReads9.2Score1.7kShelves

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