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. 401 何 Why Not Sink Together? 何不共沉沦 Gear Grapefruit齿轮柚子Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted [Kept woman + wealthy, domineering CEO + angst before sweetness + possessive love + groveling pursuit] [Cold, ruthless, imposing CEO × delicate flower who grows through hardship] Xu Zan once had dreams. She wanted to be a judge. Now she’s Huo Tingyun’s mistress. She wagers her face and body, begging Huo Tingyun to use his money to save her grandfather, who has cancer, and her brother, who is in prison. She and Huo Tingyun have never been equals. She endures his occasional roughness and his unpre 1.5kReads8.9Score109Shelves

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   What started as a conspiracy to keep someone captive unexpectedly turned into a heartfelt affair, with the original actions being repaid a hundredfold. The emotional tug-of-war between these two adults is incredibly compelling; highly recommended.

2. 402 病 Pathological Giving 病态给予 In the Spring Ravine春涧中Modern Romance241k WordsCompleted [Toxic Love + Rekindled Romance + Reunion After Years Apart] Years after they parted, the former lover whom Li Ning had once dumped transformed into a rising star in Beijing's elite circles, and became her client. Li Ning couldn't explain herself, while he kept pursuing her. Suspecting he was still bitter and deliberately out for revenge, she was stunned when, on the very first day he came to see her, he rammed a male colleague's car into a hospital simply because she had gotten into it. Li Ning 5.6kReads8.4Score476Shelves
3. 403 老 My Husband Wants to Torture Me? I'll Put a Sack Over His Head Instead! 老公要虐我？我反手给他套麻袋！ Qing Heyu清禾予10k WordsCompleted My Husband Wants to Torture Me? I’ll Turn the Tables and Toss a Sack Over His Head! —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This book is good; the female lead isn't love-struck and goes straight for the male lead.

4. 404 我 I Never Meant to Drive You Crazy 我也没想把你逼疯啊 Wen Luo温罗Modern Romance224k WordsCompleted [Male lead abuse + dog training] Greedy and insatiable, hungry for fame, silver-tongued, two-faced, moody, and volatile. Beneath her skin, winding blue veins carried the blood of her despicable ancestors, every drop clamoring for money. Si Qiaoning turned her attention to He Yanci, a courteous, well-mannered man who lived in comfort and was known as the “Jade Bodhisattva.” She shamelessly flirted with him, lured him in, and used him, hoping to profit even more from him and seize the chance to 17Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 405 疯 The Mad Crown Prince’s Cherished Captive 疯批皇兄的掌中娇 Bald Girl Who Loves Peaches秃头少女爱吃桃Ancient Romance38k WordsCompleted [A possessive, obsessive Crown Prince X a beautiful, delicate Princess] [The male lead is unhinged, obsessive, and fiercely controlling + the Princess is as sweet and delicate as her name suggests + she can never escape his grasp + both are virgins] Zhao Jiaojiao’s father was the top candidate in the palace examinations, and her mother was the daughter of a Minister of the Court of Justice. But before Zhao Jiaojiao was born, her father was framed by a villain and died in prison. The entire Zhao 171Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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   The male lead had a particularly tragic childhood. His father didn't love him when he was young, and his mother was poisoned and rendered mute. This once-proud son was reduced to dust overnight, suffering endless torment. And then, as an adult, he falls in love with the person he should never love! The second male lead also has a tragic past. It's so hard to read! So heartbreaking!

6. 406 重 Reborn Once More, Who’d Still Be a Doormat? 重活一世，谁还当舔狗啊？ Chen Xize辰熙泽Modern Romance138k WordsOngoing Gentle, domineering young man vs. cold, beautiful man with a mad streak (Heroine pursues her husband through a hard-won redemption arc + healing young man + gentle hero + cold, ruthless heroine who only lets the hero see her vulnerable side) Jun Ze returned to three years after he had endured endless torment… Still the day before his one-night stand with Xi Ruxue… He pushed himself up in bed and saw the same pink furniture wherever he looked. He was still Xi Ruxue’s secret contract lover, someon 460Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This heartbreaking novel is so moving! Junze had a crush on her for many years during his junior high school years, but the love he received turned out to be a revenge trap. His adoptive father killed her father in a car accident, and she ruined his life, imprisoned him, and hurt him both physically and mentally. It wasn't until he was seriously ill that she chased after him and went through a tragic end!

7. 407 失 After My Nth Bout of Amnesia, the Mad Crown Prince Begged Me to Love Him 失忆第N次，疯批太子爷求我爱他 Xian Qianqian Li弦茜茜里Modern Romance216k WordsOngoing [Tycoon heir × delicate dream girl | Loses her memory every month | Obsessively possessive | He suffers | Devoted, sweet romance] Jiang Mian loses her memory once every month. She remembers everyone except her own husband, Shen Yanci. Yesterday, she was nestled in his arms, calling him “darling.” The next morning, she wakes up and treats him like a stranger. Shen Yanci, heir to Whale Harbor's leading financial empire, is famously aloof and hard to approach. All his life, he's been the one ot 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A tycoon's son x a spoiled, pampered love interest; the male lead suffers, it's so satisfying! [Laughs]

8. 408 不 After I Stopped Being a Simp, My Tsundere Girlfriend Regretted It 不做舔狗后傲娇女朋友却后悔了 A Heart Dancing in the Wind随风飘舞的心Urban428k WordsOngoing The girlfriend he’s loved for three years has a first love, and now that her first love is back, she predictably cheats on him, even livestreaming the affair. Talk about heartbreaking! He breaks up with her on the spot, without a moment’s hesitation. Then the hero meets a glamorous, icy female CEO and begins a new romance. He’s funny, witty, charming, and clever, with a mischievous streak. She’s cool and proud. A live-in son-in-law and a domineering female CEO: watch them spark a romance. This b 10.5kReads6.2Score412Shelves

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   The story begins with him being cheated on by his girlfriend of three years, who even livestreamed the affair – it's truly heartbreaking! He broke up with her immediately, without a moment's hesitation. The male lead is humorous, witty, and clever with a touch of cunning. The female lead is aloof, proud, and a bit silly and naive. A live-in son-in-law and a powerful female CEO – see how their love blossoms. It's a really good book; once you start reading, you won't be able to stop. Come check it out! [Vomit][facepalm][sad][pout][making a face]

9. 409 命 One Year Left to Live: The Female CEO Goes Wild 命还剩一年，女总裁疯了 Chen Xize辰熙泽Modern Romance243k WordsCompleted (Pursuing her husband + tragic ending + angst + not a wish-fulfillment story) (Gentle, considerate younger man who’s secretly a mad wolfdog, paired with a cold, heartless flirt who’s secretly a sweet, teasing wife who calls him “hubby”) Back then, she looked the bedraggled young man up and down, his hair soaked through. Jun Ze raised his eyes to meet hers. With his bangs wet, his ice-blue phoenix eyes were revealed. He was born with heterochromia, yet his eyes were extraordinarily beautiful. The 1.7kReads8.1Score—Shelves
10. 410 穿 Three Years After I Transmigrated, the City Lord Became My Prisoner 穿越3年后，城主成我阶下囚 Ziyushi紫语石Ancient Romance812k WordsCompleted Content warning: This is a revenge story with a tragic romance. The male lead seeks redemption. It includes injury, imprisonment, and whipping, so proceed with caution. The leads are bitter enemies bound by fate, in both this life and their past lives. Angst and heartbreak, both leads are strong and devoted to each other, happy ending Proud, aloof Emperor Star VS revenge-driven Seven Killings queen In her first life, Yun Shuyue fell blindly in love with Huo Chenfeng. Little did she know the ma 1.1kReads8.1Score103Shelves

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    The story relentlessly tortures the male lead, who discovers he loves the female lead after her death. Even knowing she returns to kill him, he willingly endures it. Most importantly, the male lead is incredibly strong, not weak; he's a tragic, powerful, and handsome character who lets the female lead take everything from him. The entire story, starting from chapter 28, relentlessly torments the male lead.

11. 411 沉 Falling Back in My Youth 沉落少年时 Chen Xing Yu陈行与Modern Romance167k WordsOngoing A bittersweet older-woman/younger-man romance: restrained, devoted younger man × gentle, clear-eyed senior - Puppy-like younger man, five years younger; two highly intelligent equals; neither is sexually inexperienced; happy ending - Bittersweet unrequited love + forbidden fantasies + the one in power lowering his head + reunion after years apart + love growing over time - Five years later, Chen Che and Shen Yu meet again. The poor, gifted boy from a small town has become a top technical directo 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Five-year age gap, both strong, bittersweet unrequited love - A poor but gifted boy patiently and restrainingly harbors a seven-year crush on his "older brother's girlfriend" - Immoral fantasies/conflicts/mistakes/battlefield/older sister's submission

12. 412 命 With Only Two Months to Live, They Finally Break Down and Repent 命剩最后两月，他们终于崩溃忏悔 Xiao Baihu筱白狐Urban224k WordsCompleted [Tearjerker]+ [Heartbreaking]+ [Bad Ending]+ [No Clichés, Realistic Story] The world beneath the neon lights is dazzling, but it has never shone for just one person. Lonely souls are always searching for comfort, but the medicine that could heal their wounds died long ago in childhood. When the stories they left behind finally become known, all that awaits them is a corpse that has long since grown cold. His parents spend their entire lives mired in a failed marriage, treating Bai Mo like a garb 12.3kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves

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    The female lead can't forget her first love and maintains contact with him. The male lead, who already knows this, is repeatedly disappointed and ultimately chooses to leave, allowing the female lead to be with her first love. However, after he leaves, the female lead realizes that she has always loved the male lead, not her first love. Upon realizing this, she embarks on a tumultuous journey of pursuing him relentlessly.

13. 413 我 I’m Just Not Dating, So Who Says I Don’t Have Women? 我只是不谈恋爱，谁说没女人的 Big Fish Juice大鱼汁水Urban771k WordsCompleted (Reborn + no more chasing after love + living to please yourself + making money) Thirty years, and he finally got what he wanted? Chen Mo thought he was about to enjoy a happy life. But on the eve of his wedding, his fiancée took the 300,000 yuan bride price he'd paid and ran off with a male model she'd just met at a karaoke bar. Only then did he finally understand. After chasing her for thirty years, all he'd gotten was a mouthful of crap. Fortunately, fate took pity on him and sent Chen Mo bac 4.9kReads8.4Score287Shelves
14. 414 偷 The Senior Sister Who Stole My Underpants Is Going to Cultivate Immortality and Change Her Fate! 偷裤衩的师姐，竟要修仙改命了！ Yan Lantian燕蓝天Ancient Romance1.6M WordsOngoing The cultivation novel she'd been following went on hiatus right at the steamiest part. While cursing the author for being a terrible person, Qi Yunxiang somehow transmigrated! She'd barely arrived before she was ambushed, her meridians shattered and herself paralyzed! She cursed at the heavens in fury: I don't have to be the heroine or a great hero, but why did I transmigrate into a crazy cannon-fodder supporting female character obsessed with her junior brother?! She would tear up the romance-a 15.6kReads8.0Score2.4kShelves

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    This book is absolutely satisfying! It tortured all the male leads [facepalm]. The cannon fodder rich girl goes from hiding to becoming brave, working hard and not giving up. Several of them flopped: the demonic senior brother, the wicked and unrestrained young master, the cunning and cute saintly son, the cold and ruthless male lead, and the unruly junior brother~ The growth and combat storylines are great, and the multiple romance storylines are also super good (I cried while reading, and I even felt a little sorry for the male leads).

15. 415 订 On the Eve of Our Engagement, She Went to KTV with Her White-Moonlight Love 订婚前夕她跟白月光去了KTV Nine Wonders Knight九奇骑士Urban1.6M WordsCompleted At the engagement ceremony. Ye Qingyu, drunk, took the microphone and openly confessed her feelings for the man she had always loved, right in front of all the guests. Everyone turned to look at Jiang Cheng, the groom-to-be. They all wanted to see him make a fool of himself. But Jiang Cheng started clapping. “Charging ahead for love takes courage. I respect it! You two should just make it official!!” … 12.4kReads6.7Score583Shelves
16. 416 替 After an Arranged Marriage, I Moved My Modern Apartment Onto an Ancient Battlefield 替嫁后，我把现代公寓搬进古战场 Plain Years, Hibiscus Days素年槿兮Ancient Romance109k WordsCompleted Yan Jingyao, a modern weapons designer, accidentally transmigrated to the Great Jing Dynasty when her laboratory exploded. Through a twist of fate, she became a substitute bride and married Wei Yanheng, a renowned God of War prince who had been gravely wounded. She carried a fully equipped modern apartment space with her, stocked with medicine, equipment, and all kinds of modern technical materials. When she first arrived at the prince's residence, she used modern medicine to save her badly inju 71Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I stumbled upon this "male lead torture" section first thing this morning, and it instantly woke me up 😂. Just looking at the titles of "Exhausting Five Years of Deep Affection" and "If I Turn Around" in the list makes my heart ache; these kinds of workplace romance novels are the ones that use up the most tissues. However, the idea of ​​moving a modern apartment into an ancient battlefield is quite novel, standing out from the crowd of angst-filled stories. I plan to stock up on that short, sweet romance, "The Imprisoned Gardenia in the Ashes," to ease my nerves. After all, life is tough enough; I need to treat myself to some sweetness while reading 🍬.

17. 417 怜 Cherished Beauty [One Woman, Many Men] 怜娇【一女多男】 Mr. Wuyin五音先生Ancient Romance427k WordsCompleted [Everyone’s Darling Heroine / No Fixed Couple / Rivalry for Her Affections / Men Get Their Hearts Broken] Yan Zhen, a sickly, scheming beauty, is adored by a crowd of men. A distant, solitary Daoist is ordered by his master to look after her, but she awakens desire in him, and he can no longer commune with Heaven and Earth. “Yan Zhen, you’ve ruined my Daoist heart.” The man she once thought was her enemy in a past life sacrifices half his flesh and blood for her, just for the chance to see her o 8.3kReads8.9Score589Shelves

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    This is a historical romance novel about rebirth. The most heart-wrenching part is that the older brother dies unaware of his sister's true parentage, bound by moral constraints and unable to express his love. The story is filled with unresolved emotions across two lifetimes.

18. 418 失 After My Breakup, I Met the Perfect Senior 失恋后，遇上完美学姐 Clouds Faintly Over a Fleeting Life浮生云淡Urban219k WordsCompleted [When you loved me, I didn't cherish you. When I came to cherish you, you had already left.] Chu Yi and Jiang Wanqing were childhood sweethearts who grew up together. But almost every childhood sweetheart loses out to someone who arrives later. For the sake of that newcomer, she hurt her childhood friend deeply. On that rainy night when Jiang Wanqing never came, the last of Chu Yi's love for her was washed away. People only learn to cherish what they have after they've lost it. But by then, it's 54.1kReads8.0Score4.5kShelves
19. 419 若 If I Turn Away, We May Never Meet Again 若我转身，再会无期 Plain Years, Hibiscus Days素年槿兮Modern Romance159k WordsCompleted A new work is out! You're welcome to read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy them. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 135Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 420 九 The Beginning of the Nine Heavens Origin Star 九天元宇星之初始 Tusu Wuming屠苏无名Xianxia679k WordsOngoing A useless young man, unable to cultivate because he has lost his memories, is driven out of his sect. By chance, he awakens a red light within a mysterious pendant and begins to uncover the mystery of his origins. After enduring countless hardships, he finally learns that he comes from another world. 34Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Nobody reads this, I don't want to write anymore.

21. 421 陛 His Majesty Thinks About Assassinating Himself Every Day 陛下每天想着暗杀自己 Radiant Dawn ZL光华日曦ZLAncient Romance211k WordsOngoing (If you don't like this, don't read. The male and female leads are both sexually inexperienced, it's love at first sight, he pursues her, sweet romance, one-on-one.) Jiang Wan died in a car accident at the age of twenty in her previous life. Reborn in another world, she became entangled with an emperor with dissociative identities. (The first personality, Mo Sichen, is deep, restrained, and unfathomably shrewd. He is cold and ruthless, with the art of imperial rule etched into his bones. His lif 22Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I highly recommend it to you! 🤲

22. 422 重 Reborn: My Girlfriend Is Obsessively Possessive 重生：我的女友是个偏执狂 When Withered Wood Blooms Again枯枯木逢春Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [One female lead + wife-chasing crematorium + not a yandere + no System or golden finger + an ordinary, everyday romance] Former title: Reborn: My Girlfriend Is Obsessive Xie Shu pursued Su Qianyi for ten years without ever giving up, but even at the very end of his life, he still didn't get an answer from her. He felt that he had lived a complete failure of a life. Yet just before he closed his eyes, he realized there was someone unexpected who would be devastated by his death. He thought the 14.8kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves
23. 423 情 Deep Love, Fated to Part: I Turned Around to Find Everything Changed 情深缘浅，转身已是物是人非 Your Highness, Bright Spring and White Snow阳春白雪殿下Ancient Romance685k WordsCompleted [An intensely angsty tearjerker + the aesthetics of a tragic ending + love and hate intertwined + the second male lead wins + a devoted male lead who doesn’t understand love] “Mo, why are you taking her as your concubine?” “Rou’er is the one I love most. You’re nothing but a plaything to amuse me!” So it had all been a lie! But he didn’t know she was already carrying his child. In her previous life, she was Lin Jingxi, the noble princess of the peerless Wushuang Kingdom. When a treacherous minis 82Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male lead suffers terribly. The female lead is a princess who has been reborn. The male lead loves her deeply, but he is both the son of his enemy and a prince. The female lead cannot be with him; it's incredibly heartbreaking.

24. 424 月 Blood and Ashes Beneath the Moon Abyss 月渊烬血 Purple Blueberry紫色蓝莓16k WordsCompleted Blood of the Moonlit Abyss 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Short story. Completed. The male protagonist's story ends in a direct cremation.

25. 425 耗 After Five Years of Love, I Finally Let Go of the Quagmire 耗尽五年情深，终是放过泥沼 Plain Years, Hibiscus Days素年槿兮7k WordsCompleted After five years of pouring my heart into love, I finally walked away from the mire. 68Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 426 表 You Turned Down My Confession, So Why Do You Want Me Back Now? 表白你不接受，现在又想我回头？ Mihoyo, Watch Out米忽悠看刀Urban376k WordsCompleted “Brother Lin Mo, when I grow up, I want to marry you.” Those words from when she was eight stayed with Lin Mo forever. He vowed to protect his childhood sweetheart, An Miaowei, for the rest of his life. He was the aloof top student, and she was the sweet school belle. Just when everyone thought they would end up together, Su Ran appeared out of nowhere and drove them apart. No matter how desperately Lin Mo tried to make her stay or how carefully and humbly he tried to please her, he couldn't cha 7.3kReads8.3Score508Shelves
27. 427 重 Reborn, I Tore Up My Phoenix Robe and Drove the Emperor Mad 重生后撕碎凤袍，皇帝被我虐疯了 Is She Still in the Painting?画中是否还有她Ancient Romance300k WordsCompleted [Putting scumbags in their place + No love-addled heroine + Rising step by step + Empress] A celebrated daughter of a military family, she was made empress in a single day, envied by all. Destined to shine alongside the moon, she instead died a miserable death in the Cold Palace. Reborn from the ashes, she returns to find the world changed and the throne claimed by another house. I can adorn my hair before the mirror, or hold the realm in my hands and kick a scumbag to the curb. Who says women a 14Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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    Late-blooming affection is cheap as grass; hurt her once, and you'll never love her again. In this life, the emperor is tormented by the female lead, his body and soul broken, his kingdom shattered, his children lost, and he dies without ever knowing which step he took wrong. Even when love breaks your heart, don't blame anyone; it's simply because the encounter was too beautiful.

28. 428 溺 Drowning in a Whirlpool of Tenderness 溺于温柔漩涡 Plain Years, Hibiscus Days素年槿兮Modern Romance87k WordsCompleted Yan Shumei: A freelance illustrator and a textbook drama queen. It's not that she's bad, she's just afraid. Afraid of being abandoned, she starts fights first, pushes people away first, and covers herself in thorns. Qi Yanxu: Three years younger, and a doctoral student. He seems gentle and easy to handle, but beneath that he's stubborn and passionate. When he's jealous, he goes quiet. When he's tired, he'll say so. But he has never once thought of letting go. They've weathered a smashed glass on 56Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 429 乖 The Good Girl Becomes Everyone's Darling and Gets Revenge on Her Childhood Friend Who Dumped Her 乖乖女要变万人迷，报复甩她的竹马 Tangerine Sand桔沙8k WordsCompleted The Good Girl Wants to Become Everyone's Crush and Get Revenge on the Childhood Friend Who Dumped Her 532Reads—Score—Shelves

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    She turned into a scumbag, tormenting him. The seemingly innocent girl was actually a cunning devil, kissing someone else right in front of him, making him jealous without any real connection. Dumped by her childhood sweetheart, she returned from studying abroad to seek revenge. The innocent girl transformed into a villain, a womanizer, a womanizer who smoked and drank, and every substitute she found resembled him. She dreamt he asked her if she loved him, only to wake up to find him lying beside her. Hitting him became a reward. Her best friend asked if she remembered him. She said she didn't, but her friend said she hadn't revealed who that person was. Yes, when you love someone, even the shadows of their substitutes surround you. Even during her time studying abroad, she still thought of him. How can one forget the one they love most? How long does it take for a devoted person to turn into a scumbag? Just the moment he dumped her. She changed. Her scumbag behavior was only superficial; he still took her virginity. She said she wanted to kiss a male model. So he could be jealous too. Where was he before? Did he love her? She didn't know. If he loved her, why did he dump her so cruelly back then? The seven-year itch is something no one can escape, right? His childhood sweetheart became a CEO, and he begged her to have their child to tie her down. Could a person be so cruel? He didn't want to use a child to bind her; he tried to keep her by his side forever, unaware that she had changed. She had nightmares about him abandoning her, yet he held her and said he wouldn't leave. Upon waking, her instinctive reaction was to slap him. Was it that being too greedy meant she could never have the one she loved most? Little did she know, she called him crazy, but he said he wouldn't be crazy if it weren't for her. He grabbed her neck, asking if she had been with someone else abroad. She felt his jealousy, which gave her a sense of triumph. He smashed the phone her mother had bought as a keepsake. Having missed her mother's funeral, she began to hate him. She replaced his male assistant and secretary with his stand-ins, provoked him by having unofficial relationships with them, and even kissed them in front of him. He was furious and extremely jealous. Their relationship was never officially announced, yet she was consumed by jealousy over their lack of recognition. Watching him be jealous, she felt a strange sense of vengeful pleasure, but she used foreign etiquette to provoke him. He had nowhere to vent his anger. He said he wanted to kiss like that abroad too, but she said enemies don't need to kiss. He was enraged... His face turned green as he forbade office romances, implying that only he and she were permitted to have one—a double standard. She skipped work to meet her younger self at a party hosted by the school's most popular male model, but secretly hoped he'd catch her. She kept wondering why he hadn't arrived yet. Finally, he came, but as she tried to open the door, she regretted that he had prevented her from seeing her mother one last time. Some hatred, in the face of love, only brings pain and distortion. Torn between two people she loved most—her beloved mother and the man she loved most—she agonized over the regret of not seeing her mother one last time; the dead cannot be brought back to life. He was alive, so she had no regrets. But her mother couldn't live, and she couldn't forgive him. Even when the male assistant wanted him dead, she hesitated and agreed. He said she was heartless, unaware that he was even more heartless when he dumped her. She was merely repeating the actions she had taken when dumping him. The male assistant also smashed the wine glass her mother had left behind, yet she didn't see him as an enemy, only heartache and hatred. This made her resolve to join forces with the male assistant to kill him, but love made her hesitate about telling him the truth about his impending death. She bitterly thought, wasn't this the best opportunity for revenge? Yet, she felt he didn't deserve to die. People are always caught in a dilemma when making choices; the contradiction seemed to make either choice unhappy. But she didn't understand what the male assistant meant by what he said. Wasn't he clearly dumped her because he didn't love her? Why were his words so light and so heavy?

30. 430 死 After I Gave Up, My Rich Ex Begged Me to Come Back 死心后，豪门前任跪求我回头 Lou Xiaozhou楼小舟Two Male Leads326k WordsCompleted [Win back your husband at all costs, no changing the male lead, entertainment industry, no female lead] Jiang Su was once a sensation, but retired from the spotlight for Huo Qingyan. For two years, Huo Qingyan treated him with indifference. Heartbroken, Jiang Su announced his comeback. He shed his old, low-key image and threw himself into street racing, drinking, endorsements, and variety shows. Huo Qingyan couldn't sit still any longer and came to him of his own accord. “When are you coming bac 3.4kReads9.2Score323Shelves
31. 431 等 Waiting for the Immortals: The War Between Heaven and Demonkind 等仙之天魔之战 Desert Goose沙漠鹅Eastern Fantasy249k WordsCompleted In ancient times, the Demon Realm and the Heavenly Realm stood at odds, and tensions kept worsening until conflict engulfed all six realms. The Demon Realm grew ever stronger, threatening the Heavenly Realm, and the war between demons and heaven began anew. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female lead searches for him for a thousand years, the Demon Lord Yaoyao is enraged for him, and the third female lead twice sends him into the cycle of reincarnation… I highly recommend "Waiting for Immortality: The Battle of Heaven and Demons," a story without any third parties, full of love and compassion. The Demon Lord Yaoyao, solely to protect her sister, repeatedly saves him from danger, helps him become an immortal, and even injures the Xuanming God who has always protected her. The third female lead, the Spirit Master of Zixiao Mountain, repays his life-saving grace by guiding his spirit to cultivate a true form, and repeatedly sends him into the cycle of reincarnation to become a human and cultivate immortality. The female lead, the Western Princess, searches for him in the mortal realm for a thousand years, even destroying her own elixir for him… He, unable to escape his fate in either life, feels the injustice of heaven and has long since lost all feeling, only waiting for the female lead to awaken so he can be with her, yet he is forced to mend the heavens…

32. 432 烬 Caged Gardenia Beneath the Ashen Moon 烬月囚栀 Plain Years, Hibiscus Days素年槿兮36k WordsCompleted Caged Gardenia Beneath the Ember Moon 34Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 433 躺 Can I Still See the Girl Who Lies in My Heart? 躺在心底的那个她，还能见到吗？ Little Zuo Is at a Loss没招的小左Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted Will I ever see the one who lies deep in my heart again? 21Reads—Score—Shelves

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    An endless pulling sensation!

34. 434 开 Choose a Way to Die from the Start, and the Heroines Regret It 开局选个死法，女主追悔莫及 Today's Serving of Dog Food今日份狗粮Urban193k WordsOngoing [Infinite Realms + Choices + Quick Transmigration + One-on-One Romance + Very Likely to Be Sweet] Choose how to die, and do your best to make her regret it. I transmigrated into a cannon-fodder male supporting character in a romance novel. According to the plot, I would get divorced in a month. Just then, I recovered my memories from before and activated the System. It asked me to choose a way to die, so I could make her regret it… 458Reads5.9Score—Shelves
35. 435 双 Two Crazy Lovers! Miss Jian Forces Him into Her Love Trap! 双疯批！简小姐强制锁爱！ Fallen Wood in March三月落木Modern Romance332k WordsCompleted [Two Unhinged Leads + Two Yanderes + Hero Is Head Over Heels + Heroine Pursues Him with Forced Love Mid-Story + Happy Ending] Jian Yu is about to get married, so she dumps the man she's been with for over a year and runs back to China. She thinks they'll never meet again, but at a banquet, she sees the young heir with a face identical to that man's and freezes... Oh no! The guy she played was the capital's most powerful young heir! In a dim room at the banquet, where no one can see them, the cra 232Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    Personally, I think these are the pinnacle of male protagonist torture; not a single one is bad. Those that don't torture the male protagonist are all about unrequited love and intense battles—they're incredibly good.

36. 436 卑 A Vile Quarter 卑劣的四分之一 February Thirty贰月叁十Urban590k WordsCompleted A city playboy: one mistake in one night, then mistakes night after night. To win over the campus beauty he had admired for years, he betrays the party-girl girlfriend who had settled down for his sake. Again and again, he pushes past the limits of decency and toys with people’s feelings. But what goes around comes around. However he toys with others’ feelings, those feelings will eventually toy with him in return. Watch as he struggles through the swamp of love: will the quirky beauty from the 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a realistic urban romance novel. It avoids exaggerated gimmicks for attention and nonsensical plots made up for hype. The stories are all based on real life, and the characters reflect real-life experiences. Those souls might be you, or perhaps a friend. What could be more heartbreaking than harsh reality? What we perceive as a gift might be the most painful punishment. Sometimes, after a lifetime of searching, we end up alone, utterly desolate. It's not overly sentimental, but it deeply resonates with real-life emotions. Highly recommended! [Crying][crying]

37. 437 溺 Drowning in Deep Blue, I Met You 溺于深蓝遇见你 Plain Years, Hibiscus Days素年槿兮9k WordsCompleted Lost in the Deep Blue, I Found You 13Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 438 表 She Rejected My Confession, So I Chased My Ideal Girl. Why Are You Crying? 表白不接受，我追白月光你哭啥？ Little White Rice Grain白白的小米粒Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [One Female Lead] [Super Sweet Girl-Next-Door Big Sister] [Ex-Girlfriend Regrets It for the Rest of Her Life] Someone you thought would walk the same path as you suddenly says goodbye and goes their own way. From the start, you know that no matter how close you get, the day of parting will come. This person, that person, and perhaps even that other person. Gu Li: “Su Beihang, why have you clung to me ever since we were kids? Can't you stay a little farther away?” Gu Li: “Su Beihang, I really don 2.1kReads8.8Score246Shelves
39. 439 疯 The Mad Empress Is Reborn and Finds Her Happy Ending with the Ice-Cold Imperial Preceptor 疯批女帝重生和高岭之花国师HE Endless Summer无尽夏Ancient Romance450k WordsCompleted [Reborn + strong heroine and hero + female top and male bottom + coercive love + obsessive, unstable love interest] [A calculating, ruthless princess vs. a cold, ascetic, aloof master of the state] A strong heroine's rebirth and rise to power, a face-slapping revenge fantasy about punishing scumbags and growing stronger, and dragging a god from his pedestal. Princess Ling Xuan of Changming was gifted and undefeated on the battlefield, repelling foreign enemies and serving the imperial family all 404Reads7.6Score—Shelves

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    They're all angst-filled novels, not just the male lead, but all of them are quite angsty. The third book is quite angsty in the beginning and middle, but has a happy ending. The second book, however, has everyone ending up with a tragic fate. I used to really love the first book, but I never expected it to have a tragic ending. I like all of them, but they're all so angsty. The second book is a short story. Every book is amazing, I love them all. To reiterate, the first and second books are angsty novels with tragic endings. The third book is angsty in the beginning and middle, but has a happy ending.

40. 440 你 The Abstinent, Powerful Official You Imagined Is a Mad Dog Beneath My Skirts 你以为的禁欲权臣，是我裙下疯狗 Listening to Snow Beneath the Veranda廊下听雪Ancient Romance494k WordsCompleted [A seductive, alluring, clear-eyed villainess + a male lead who seems abstinent but is actually possessive, obsessive, and completely unhinged] Torturing the aloof beauty and powerful minister male lead She seduces him, uses him, even kills him. She has no sincere feelings for him at all, yet he loves her. Winter snow, a plum grove, a stunningly beautiful young woman… When Lu Xuan first saw her, he took her for a demon or a spirit, and loathed and despised her. Later: Lu Xuan suddenly lifted 2.3kReads8.8Score207Shelves
41. 441 新 I Just Bought a New Car, and the Traffic Cop Is My Ex 新车刚提，交警是我前男友 Plain Years, Hibiscus Days素年槿兮22k WordsCompleted I Just Got a New Car, and the Traffic Cop Is My Ex-Boyfriend 20Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 442 替 Ten Years as Her Stand-In! Now That I'm Leaving, She Regrets It Too Late 替身十年！今离去，她却追悔莫及 A Thousand Autumns Moon千秋月Urban2.3M WordsCompleted [No Angst, No Harem, One-On-One Everyday Romance] “I think everyone meets someone in life, falls for her, and gives her everything they have.” “But not everyone gets the ending they hoped for.” “The story didn't begin well, and its ending was embarrassing enough, too.” Jiang An and Liu Youran grew up together. He guarded her carefully for ten years, but in the end, he never got to be with her. All he got was the return of the man she had always loved. “Don't do this anymore.” See? Those words dr 554Reads8.8Score118Shelves
43. 443 风 A Beauty That Outshines the Nation 风华倾国 Young Master Tang唐家小主Ancient Romance134k WordsCompleted Ten years ago, she was the last princess of Mengxia. Ten years later, she is the foremost female grand preceptor of the Liuli Kingdom. In enemy territory, she makes careful moves, stirring up turmoil at court behind the scenes with her own hands, all to avenge a hatred that has cut deep! She had planned for everything, but his arrival was the one thing she never expected! He is the famed God of War, admired by women everywhere, yet he falls for her at first sight. Their encounter seems ordained 210Reads9.4Score—Shelves
44. 444 他 He Can't Stop Spoiling the Green Tea Girl, So I Turn Around and Reclaim My Place at Home 他宠绿茶上瘾，我转身家门归位 Plain Years, Hibiscus Days素年槿兮Urban11k WordsCompleted He can't stop doting on his scheming sweetheart, so I turn around and reclaim my place in the family. 32Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 445 离 Let's Divorce! You Really Think I'm Some Kind of Toad? 离婚吧！真当我是癞蛤蟆？ Lu Qiu Feng鹿秋枫Urban949k WordsCompleted Not a power fantasy. Please read with caution if that bothers you. Chu Yuxuan has been married to Xia Zhu for two years. He thought there was no heart in the world that couldn’t be warmed, until her old flame returns and Xia Zhu rushes to him without a second thought… After the divorce, Chu Yuxuan returns to the Chu family and transforms into a wealthy, spoiled playboy. At his family’s arrangement, he marries the icy beauty Zhao Yanan. On the surface, he’s a good-for-nothing wastrel, but behind 49kReads9.4Score4.7kShelves
46. 446 穿 After I Transmigrated, My Best Friend and I Became the Richest Women in the Capital 穿越后，我和闺蜜卷成了京城首富 Plain Years, Hibiscus Days素年槿兮Ancient Romance6k WordsCompleted After I transmigrated, my best friend and I hustled our way to becoming the richest people in the capital. 10Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 447 模 The Template Was Bound Wrong, and the Male Lead Will Die If He Doesn't Conquest Me 模板绑错后，男主不攻略我就会死 Meizi Baby Ya梅子宝贝丫Ancient Romance1.5M WordsOngoing [Male Rivals Competing for Her] [Love Triangle Drama] [Female Lead Fakes Her Death] [Redemption] [All Male Leads Are Virgins] [Content Warnings: The female lead will fall in love, and romance takes center stage. Her goal is to go home, not to become a cultivation powerhouse who cares about nothing else. She is not kind to the male leads. If you get emotionally invested and feel bad for them easily, this may not be for you. The story has one couple at a time, and the love-triangle drama comes lat 18.4kReads9.2Score2.1kShelves

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    This is so good, the theme is so fresh. Most books I've read are about the female lead winning over the male lead, but this one is about the male lead winning over the female lead. Chapters 40-50 were so heartbreaking, especially the male lead's. Little Fox, my forever white moonlight 😭😭😭

48. 448 但 But One Heart Belongs to One Person 但囚一心人 Ji Duo机朵Modern Romance253k WordsCompleted [Substitute romance + play the pig to eat the tiger + revenge + marriage before love + sweet and angsty] A beautiful, kindhearted, soft and airheaded girl •᷄ࡇ•᷅) vs. a scheming, brooding, seductive big bad wolf •̌.•̑) She suffers first, then finds happiness ƪ(˘⌣˘)ʃ He’s cold on the outside but warm within (∩ᄑ_ᄑ)⊃━☆ and turns into a little frog ( ᐛ )!? She keeps falling into his hands He hides his feelings and forces himself to stay calm But their passionate love is about to ignite at the slighte 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Mutual torment, the female lead suffers in the early stages and the male lead suffers later, the pursuit of the female lead is fraught with difficulties, it's an arranged marriage that blossoms into love, very good, highly recommended.

49. 449 你 You Asked to Break Up, So Why Are You Crying Now That I’m Living with Someone Else? 你提分手，我和别人同居你哭什么 Misty Rain Knows the Cold烟雨知寒Urban352k WordsCompleted (A completed, highly rated masterpiece, one of five romance novels by a veteran author rated 9+) (The author's other books have been adapted into comic dramas and have over 200,000 favorites. This book has not been adapted yet, so comic drama creators are welcome to pick it up!) [One Female Lead, Relentless Sweet Romance + Super-Sweet, Healing Everyday Love] [No System + She Chases Him After the Breakup + Regret and Tears Are Useless] In the third year after moving to his girlfriend Ye Xuan's ci 11.7kReads9.2Score878Shelves
50. 450 离 After the Divorce, the Stand-In Wife Goes on a Rampage 离婚后，替身太太杀疯了 Happy King Guo开心郭大王Modern Romance437k WordsCompleted [Modern wealthy-family angst]+ [The ex regrets it too late]+ [A career comeback led by a strong female lead]+ [Sweet romance with the second male lead]+ [The beloved first love faces payback]+ [The male lead’s lifelong regret] Shen Zhiyi loved Fu Chenzhou for three years. She wore white dresses for him, grew her hair long, and gave up her dream of becoming a designer, content to be a quiet, understanding Mrs. Fu. It wasn’t until his beloved first love returned from abroad that she learned she ha 41Reads—Score113Shelves

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    A tale of woe to the man who tries to win back his wife! It's torture for the male lead!

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