Pure Angst, With the Male Lead Tormenting the Female Lead!!!!!! 纯虐，男主虐女主！！！！！！

1. 251 珠 Behind the Pearl Palace Gates, He Guards the Moon in His Heart 珠阙锁他心尖月 Graceful and Dignified婉婉有仪Ancient Romance659k WordsCompleted [The heroine is reborn; the hero is sexually pure! A groveling redemption romance, with a man driven mad by unrequited love] For nineteen years, they knew and stood by each other. She helped him conquer the Central Plains and rule the four seas, making him a mighty ruler of the Nine Provinces, acclaimed as emperor and worshipped by all his subjects. She thought that when Liang Lixuan ascended the throne, she would become the founding empress of a new dynasty alongside him. But then disaster str 3.9kReads8.7Score270Shelves

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   A very tear-jerking novel

2. 252 和 After Breaking Up with the Movie Star, I Hid My Pregnancy and Thrived on My Own 和影帝分手后我藏起孕肚独美了 Lotus Root Slices藕片Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Both Leads' First Love + Bittersweet and Sweet Romance, Breaking Free and Growing Strong, Proud Hero Chases His Wife, Mutual Redemption, Rekindled Romance, Adorable Child] Cui Tang once loved Gu Qiaoxi to the point of obsession. She faked a pregnancy to trick him into marriage and even threatened to die, but still couldn't make him stay. On the night before they broke up, they made love until they were spent. At dawn, Gu Qiaoxi said, “Cui Tang, you're disgusting!” That day, Cui Tang lay in the 13kReads8.6Score924Shelves

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   [Crying][Crying] The female lead suffers from depression. On the eve of their breakup, they made love passionately. At dawn, the male lead said to her, "Cui Tang, you're so cheap!" 💔 That day, Cui Tang lay in the bathtub and slit her wrists, bright red blood flowing all over the floor...

3. 253 卷 Back for Another Chance at Love 卷土重来再爱一次 Lin Tangjin林棠锦Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Shen Zongning, CEO of Jinghai Group, called off his engagement to his celebrity girlfriend and quietly married an unknown woman named Xu Wen. What looks like an improper romance in which the newcomer steals someone else’s place gradually reveals its true story. Life is so long that it took me twenty years to find you! Life is so short that when I look back, my youth is already gone... 24.7kReads9.0Score2kShelves
4. 254 普 An Ordinary Beta, but Every Day Is Dark and Twisted 普通beta，但黑深残日常 Sanwurenyuan三伍人圆Modern Romance353k WordsOngoing [Rating just released. This story is dark and twisted, with everyone harboring one-sided feelings, coercive love, a tangled love polygon, no fixed pairing, and shameless melodrama.] [The heroine suffers early on!!! I've already put up this warning, so please don't wander in by mistake. You'll only be wasting your time.] [The heroine will never end up happily with anyone who has hurt her, and she has a full character-growth arc.] [Warnings: dark, twisted coercive love ✘ There is no male lead, onl 3kReads8.0Score368Shelves

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   There is no obligation for mutual affection.

5. 255 爱 Loving You Is a Pain I Can’t Speak Of 爱你是我难言的痛 Jiu Qing Youyue酒卿悠玥Modern Romance3.1M WordsCompleted Lin Lian married Zhan Lianshi, a man wealthy enough to rival a nation, despite her humble background. Everyone said she must have done something wonderful in a past life to marry such an exceptional man, and she thought so too. Then, during their year of marriage, he cared for her, spoiled her, and cherished her. She fell in love with him. 5.8kReads8.5Score1.3kShelves

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   It's so heartbreaking for the female lead. She's been married to the male lead for several years and falls in love with him, but he wants a divorce because of his "white moonlight" (his first love). She's already pregnant and even suffered a miscarriage after being beaten by the male lead's friend. The male lead just watches coldly and doesn't stop it [crying][crying]. Later, she gets together with the second male lead, and the male lead kidnaps her, makes her lose her memory, and then forces her to have the baby.

6. 256 罪 The Guilty Wife 罪妻 As Vigorously as Fire如火如荼Modern Romance569k WordsCompleted [Physical and emotional angst + substitute male lead + regretful husband chasing his wife] Shen Nanzhou hated Tang Yin with every fiber of his being. To take revenge on her, he forced her to donate her liver, use herself as a test subject for drugs, and suffer from a terminal illness. He drove her daughter to her death, destroyed the man who had protected her, and ruined everything she cared about. He told her, "Tang Yin, I dream every night about the day you die." Later, when the truth came out 6.3kReads8.7Score462Shelves
7. 257 暗 After the Shadow Guard Died, the Emperor Turned White Overnight at the Sight of Her Sachet 暗卫死后，帝王见香囊一夜白头 Qian Jun Duck黔君鸭Ancient Romance11k WordsCompleted After the Shadow Guard Died, the Emperor Turned White Overnight at the Sight of Her Perfume Pouch 223Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 258 强 The Campus Hottie I Forced to Love Me Was Bitter and Cold, So She Stopped Chasing Me After Being Reborn 强扭的校草酸又涩，重生她不追了 Dao Shangxie刀上邪Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted [Reborn + devoted one-on-one romance + both leads are pure and each other's first + a long road to winning her back] In her previous life, Su Jiani fell in love with the campus heartthrob at first sight. She pursued him for years without success, then resorted to despicable tactics to get pregnant and marry him. Knowing he didn't love her, she gradually lost hope. Reborn before the college entrance exams, she no longer clings to him for help with homework. She gets high marks, but doesn't apply 49.2kReads8.9Score3.8kShelves

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   🐦1V1, both are virgins, both are first-timers, a "wife-chasing-after-the-death" story. 🐦🐦 Reborn before the college entrance exam. She no longer pesters him for help with homework, gets high scores, and doesn't apply to Tsinghua University, which he guarantees she'll attend. She stops pursuing him. 🐦🐦 At a class reunion, he corners her against a wall, his tone icy, "Avoiding me?"

9. 259 要 If I Could Start Over, I Would Hope Never to Meet You Again 要是能重来，我希望不再遇到你 The Typing Puppy码字的修勾6k WordsCompleted If I could do it all over again, I hope I wouldn't meet you again. 183Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Matching the title, I recommend putting it on your bookshelf; you can take a look when you have time.

10. 260 过 The Art of Deception 过分伪装 Young Master Nanchuan南川少爷Modern Romance128k WordsCompleted [Short tragic romance + fast-paced + bad ending] On a night of torrential rain, Huo Chenyiao pinched her chin and sneered. “For six years, every single day I've thought about how to destroy you.” - He forced her to sign a mistress contract and took what he wanted from her night after night. When he discovered she was pregnant, he personally sent her to the operating table. He didn't know that the strange woman he'd spent the night with at the bar was her. Even less did he know that the ink on he 4.3kReads8.5Score287Shelves

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    Badass male protagonist!!! Super super sad😢😢😢The ending is be

11. 261 知 A Sophisticated Executive Reborn as a Disgraced Consort: Tortured from the Start, I'll Make Them Pay in Blood 1 知性高管重生废妃，开局就惨遭折磨，我要血债血偿1 The Great Bear with an Eagle's Gaze and a Wolf's Cunning鹰视狼顾的大狗熊Ancient Romance24k WordsCompleted A savvy executive is reborn as a disgraced concubine and is tormented from the start. I'll make them pay for every drop of blood. 134Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I don't believe anyone has a more gruesome story than this one. It originally had 40,000 words of torture scenes, but they had to be reduced to 20,000 words.

12. 262 傅 Mr. Fu’s Amnesiac Wife, the Guilty One 傅先生的失忆罪妻 Drunk Ink Dyed Green醉墨青染Modern Romance319k WordsOngoing She was made the mastermind of a kidnapping case. Fu Jingzhou personally crippled the hands gifted at painting, then sent her to prison. She became a despised murderer. Three years in prison left her timid and insecure. She thought they would have nothing more to do with each other once she got out, but Fu Jingzhou refused to let her go. He said, “Xu Yaoyao, the law has finished punishing you. Now it's my turn.” Fu Jingzhou thought he had Xu Yaoyao under his control. But as the details of the ca —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The synopsis of both stories: Both revolve around the theme of a "white moonlight" (a concept in Chinese mythology associated with a romantic partner). In the first book, the male lead sends the female lead to prison; in the second, the female lead doesn't go to jail, but her life is very tragic.

13. 263 玄 The Metaphysics Master Is the Top-Tier Star's Long-Lost White Moonlight 玄学大佬竟是顶流失联的白月光 Two Melatonin Tablets褪黑素吃两片Modern Romance387k WordsCompleted [The heroine is not reborn, does not transmigrate, and does not transmigrate into a book. She is a true metaphysics master.] [A steady but cheeky metaphysics-master heroine vs. a top-tier-star hero who can be either a wolf or a sweetheart, talks tough but means well] Yun Rongrong fell into a coma for five years after a magical duel. When she woke up, she discovered that the world had gone crazy: Her aunt had gone into business and become a tycoon. Her grandfather was teaching classes and had ear 3.3kReads8.6Score283Shelves

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    🙊During a live TV show, the male lead, according to the rules, was supposed to call a friend for help. 🙊🙊The production team actually called the female lead's number! She had disappeared for several years. The male lead thought he wouldn't be able to get through as usual, but to his surprise, he did! The production team even invited her to be a guest on the show! What a fantastic plot! 🙊🙊🙊

14. 264 囚 Keep Her as Your Captive, You Madman, and Torment Her Night After Night 囚宠她，疯批大佬夜夜欺 Little Red Ball红团团Modern Romance130k WordsCompleted [Possessive pursuit + angst before sweetness + groveling ex + forced love + old-school melodrama + powerful man humbled by love + both inexperienced + sugar daddy + kept woman] [Cold-blooded, domineering bastard x soft-hearted but resilient sweetheart] With her mother gravely ill, Xu Zhizhi took a job at a private club, hoping to earn more money for her treatment. She never expected to accidentally damage a jade pendant belonging to a powerful man. The pendant was worth 20 million, far more than 5.1kReads—Score241Shelves

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    Recommended by [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration]

15. 265 假 If Only You'd Let Me Be Young Again 假如许我再少年 Forest Bath森之汤Modern Romance268k WordsCompleted Ye Qingchen’s despair: She didn’t dare tell him she loved him. Zhou Shi’s grief: He didn’t have time to tell her he loved her. The phrase “if only” describes the overwhelming regret one feels over something that has already happened, and the futile fantasy of trying to change it. [The first time they met, he was twenty-five and she was twenty. He didn’t trust her and missed his chance to save her from despair, sealing her fate. The second time they met, he was thirty and she was twenty-five. The 5kReads9.1Score362Shelves

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    Extremely heart-wrenching!!! The female lead forces the male lead to marry her in order to get revenge, because she wants to use his status and power. Therefore, the male lead hates her, doesn't trust her, and humiliates and makes things difficult for her at every turn after the marriage. In fact, the female lead doesn't have long to live...

16. 266 厮 Hidden Away 厮藏 Water Primrose水芫花Modern Romance213k WordsCompleted [Willing to be the other woman for love + psycho romance + revenge and forced love + a little morally gray + angst] [A cold, seductive psycho male lead x a cool-headed female lead studying journalism] He was Cheng Jiu, and he was also Fu Yu. In the pitch-black night, beneath the bright moonlight, osmanthus blossoms drifted down from the sky. Eight-year-old Tu Jing stood in a tree, nervously gripping her cloth bag as she looked down at him. They fell in love at first sight. Later, he plunged a k 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves

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    Purely angst, the male lead abuses the female lead. A crazy, lewd man. A long-awaited reunion, the beginning is quite angsty. Extremely angsty, a reunion novel. The male lead is incredibly possessive and insane. It's a story of forced possession and a long-awaited reunion. The beginning is quite angsty. The female lead is the male lead's enemy, later becoming his mistress. The male lead is insane. The female lead also suffers quite a bit; the male lead initially tries to kill her to avenge his mother, using extremely ruthless methods. Therefore, the female lead hates him later, gets pregnant with his child but doesn't want it, and fails to abort several times. Later, the male lead becomes obsessively in love with the female lead, constantly mentioning wanting her and wanting to marry her, all of which the female lead rejects. In the end, the male lead forcibly takes her, marrying her as a third party for love. The male supporting character is also quite insane, in love with his stepmother. This is one of my absolute favorite long-awaited reunion angst novels. The writing style and character settings are very novel; I've been a bookworm for years and had never read anything like it. The author's writing is good. So now I'm completely engrossed. Just by looking at the table of contents, you can tell the male lead is a madman with a compulsive love for his wife. He wants to kill the female lead's parents while simultaneously forcing her to marry him. Isn't the female lead going crazy from being so strong?

17. 267 荞 When the Buckwheat Blossoms Fade, Only White Remains 荞花落尽空余白 Quan Xin荃昕11k WordsCompleted When the Buckwheat Blossoms Fall, Only White Remains 51Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 268 花 Blossoms Fall Upon the Inkstone 花朝落砚 Quan Xin荃昕18k WordsCompleted Huachao Luo Yan 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
19. 269 假 The Fake Heiress Eloped with the Real Young Master 假千金她拐走了真少爷 Ha Hu Hu哈呼乎17k WordsCompleted The Fake Heiress Elopes with the Real Young Master 311Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Purely torturous for the female lead, the emotional turmoil is alright.

20. 270 离 Only After Our Divorce Did He Remember That He Loved Me 离婚后，他才想起他爱我 Quan Xin荃昕14k WordsCompleted Only After the Divorce Did He Remember That He Loved Me 57Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 271 月 After the Full Moon 月圆之后 Ha Hu Hu哈呼乎Ancient Romance12k WordsCompleted After the Full Moon 12Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 272 他 He Risked His Life to Protect Me, and Gave Her His Heart 他以命护我，以心予她 Quan Xin荃昕11k WordsCompleted He Protected Me with His Life and Gave Her His Heart 397Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 273 太 Grand Tutor, Don’t Cry. Your Wife Is Happy to Be the Butcher’s Darling. 太傅别哭，夫人她甘做屠户的掌中宠. Ha Hu Hu哈呼乎Ancient Romance12k WordsCompleted Grand Tutor, don't cry. Your wife is happy to be cherished by a butcher. 1.3kReads—Score—Shelves
24. 274 小 The Puppy Boy Insists on Breaking Up 小奶狗他非要分手 Ha Hu Hu哈呼乎Modern Romance12k WordsCompleted The Puppy Boy Insists on Breaking Up 3Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 275 时 Time Will Not Betray Deep Love 时光不负情深 Qing Wan清婉Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Rumor has it that the second young master of the Jiang family is gay, and that no matter how alluring a woman is, she can't get near him. Only Lin Yujing knows the rumor isn't quite true... 15Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These two books are incredibly heart-wrenching, especially the first one [crying][crying][crying][crying][crying]

26. 276 哪 She's No Songbird, She's the Apple of His Eye 哪是金丝雀，分明是心尖宠 No Tea in the Coffee咖啡里没有茶Modern Romance542k WordsCompleted [Stubborn, proud former piano princess vs. possessive real estate tycoon] At 20, Li Sheng was the girlfriend Shen Yanchu treasured above all else, a “business prodigy” and “piano princess” envied by everyone. At 25, Li Sheng was a toy for Shen Yanchu to play with as he pleased. Shen Yanchu hated her with every fiber of his being. Because a kidnapping plot orchestrated by her brother had killed his younger sister. At 18, Shen Tingwan had leapt from the top floor, unable to bear any more humiliati 2.7kReads7.1Score137Shelves
27. 277 嫡 Elder Brother, Your Forced Love Doesn't Work on Me Anymore 嫡兄，你的强制爱对我没用了 Ha Hu Hu哈呼乎Ancient RomanceCompleted Elder Brother, Your Forced Love Doesn’t Work on Me Anymore —Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 278 以 Caged by Power 以权为笼 Snow This Winter今冬有雪Modern Romance272k WordsCompleted Lu Qingyu never imagined that her benefactor would become the prison that trapped her for years. That person held a position of power and planned every step, forcing her to bow, cutting off every escape, imprisoning her body and shackling her heart. The world only knew that person as a paragon of self-discipline and propriety, a heaven-blessed prodigy. Only she knew how violent and unhinged they were beneath that mask. When the mask shattered, was this fated entanglement love, or des 10.4kReads8.4Score812Shelves

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    Forced acquisition should not have a happy ending.

29. 279 碎 Crisis of the Shattered Crown 碎冕危情 Chubby Bao Ya胖宝芽Modern Romance275k WordsCompleted When Gu Yan Ci personally sent Lin Wan to prison, he told her, “A vicious woman like you doesn't deserve to stand by my side.” Three years behind bars cost her more than her freedom. She lost a kidney, too. After she was released, he kept her imprisoned at his side again, using every means at his disposal to torment her body and mind. Only when she leaped from the Gu Group's building, leaving behind a suicide note that read, “Gu Yan Ci, I give my life back to you. I only ask that we never meet a 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female lead was framed by the second female lead, and the male lead sent her to prison. While in prison, she lost her child. After her release, the male lead and the second female lead tormented and schemed against her in various ways, forcing her to flee repeatedly. The second male lead was incredibly gentle and grew more and more attractive with each episode, and in the end, she ended up with him.

30. 280 极 The Ultimate Devoted Psycho: Master, Are You Still Running Away? 极致病宠，师尊还逃吗 Beautiful, Wonderful, Marvelous美丽美好美妙Fantastical Romance660k WordsCompleted [Dark, coercive love / yandere possessiveness / female master and male disciple / control and imprisonment] !!! The male lead is a yandere who takes the game of control to the extreme, with deeply twisted values! The more times she is reborn, the darker the story gets! Please drop it if this isn’t for you! Duan Xiaorong was the foremost Sword Venerable in the cultivation world, cool, aloof, and untouched by worldly concerns. Xiao Wuhen was her only personal disciple, dark-hearted and base, consu 7.1kReads8.2Score491Shelves
31. 281 霸 Possessive Love Addiction: Mr. Fu's Prisoner in the Palm of His Hand 霸爱成瘾，傅总的掌心囚 Brush in Hand, Blushing Gently执笔染轻颜Modern Romance6.2M WordsOngoing After a car accident, she was declared the culprit, and Fu Yanchen personally sent her to prison. Three years behind bars left her timid and insecure, but Fu Yanchen still wouldn't let her go. He kept her imprisoned by his side and subjected her to endless torment. Eventually, she vanished without a trace. Only then did the man panic. 5.9kReads7.5Score399Shelves
32. 282 别 Don't Turn Me Down, Sweetheart 别拒绝我啊，甜心 Beautiful, Wonderful, Marvelous美丽美好美妙Modern Romance373k WordsCompleted [Paranoid underworld king × aloof heiress|ruthless taming|control and imprisonment|taking by force] The male lead has never been with anyone|He has no morals and is a deranged control freak Bai Wei, the Bai family heiress and Kyoto’s brightest jewel, is cool and noble, with an ethereal grace. She is the unattainable dream in everyone’s heart. On a trip, she falls into the hands of a man who has coveted her for years. He crushes her pride, robs her of her freedom, and drags her down from the clou 1.3kReads6.4Score105Shelves
33. 283 亡 The Exiled Princess’s Escape 亡国公主逃亡史 Zhi Xia织夏Ancient Romance189k WordsCompleted Content warnings: not a strong female lead, no golden finger, an angst-filled historical romance, and the heroine suffers from the start. (Romance doesn't mean the heroine has to be love-struck.) [Scheming, unhinged tyrant emperor vs. radiant, spirited princess of a fallen kingdom + love and hate + sweet and angsty + both virgins] The Great Zhou Dynasty fell overnight, and Li Leyou became a princess of a conquered nation. She never imagined that her own husband would ascend the throne and force 183Reads8.2Score—Shelves
34. 284 与 The Third Year of My Marriage to the Second Male Lead, the Heroine Came Back to Me 与男二成婚的第三年，女主回头了 Saint's Upper-Leaf Meiai圣塔的上叶美爱9k WordsCompleted In the third year of her marriage to the second male lead, the heroine came back. 516Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Look at this: the female lead marries the devoted second male lead from the book, and the original female lead and male lead's relationship runs into problems. Only then does the female lead realize that he hasn't let go of the original female lead.

35. 285 病 Spring Returns to the Branches of a Sick Tree 病树枝头又逢春 Sweet Melon甜甜的瓜Ancient Romance476k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] Sang Nian accidentally climbs into the world of cultivation and becomes the vicious supporting female character who meets a tragic end in the book. System: Your mission is to marry the male supporting character, Xie Chenzhou, abuse him, humiliate him, and then get killed by him. Sang Nian: OK (brandishes little whip) (hits herself) (collapses with a thud) System: (silence) (stares at the sky) System: Mission changed. Win him over, or go mine coal. Sang Nian: (smiles 196.2kReads9.5Score26.2kShelves

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    Angst novels where the male lead abuses the female lead, both physically and emotionally. Perfect for secretly crying at night, and can cause dramatic weight loss. Different genres available. [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Heart][Heart][Heart] Highly recommended!

36. 286 快 Quick Transmigration: The White Moonlight’s Guide to Tormenting Scum 快穿：白月光虐渣指南 Black Hair, White Snow青丝白雪Modern Romance568k WordsCompleted Punish scumbags + fake your death and disappear + love triangle drama + groveling to win her back + seduction, no male lead Zhisui governs the path to rebirth in the underworld, guiding those who died with grievances and vowing to make scumbag men suffer heartbreak and regret. You once treated me like I was worthless. Now I'll make you unable to live without me. I'll make you give up everything and come to me. I'll make you surrender to me willingly. I'll make you wager everything and lose it al 4.9kReads8.6Score349Shelves

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    Tomato is the pinnacle of angst-filled novels; you'd better prepare your tissues.

37. 287 宝 Baby, You’re So Seductive, I Want to Kiss You: The Fake Heiress Is Forced to Fall in Love! 宝宝好欲想亲，假千金被强制爱！ A Wandering Little Cat辗转小猫Modern Romance207k WordsCompleted Fake heiress vs. possessive, unhinged brother | 1v1 forced romance | Love and hate intertwined She was the Zhou family’s fake heiress, raised by them for eighteen years, and she’d called him “Big Brother” countless times. He exposed her true identity and cast her into the abyss, then forcibly kept her by his side when she had nowhere else to turn, swearing he would lock her there for the rest of her life. Love was obsession, possession, and the stubborn resolve to never let go, even if she hat 1kReads—Score—Shelves

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    A short, angsty story. I was controlled by the male lead and became depressed, and then I became depressed too.

38. 288 快 Quick Transmigration: Becoming the White Moonlight Who Makes Powerful Men Weep 快穿：穿成虐哭大佬的白月光 Miss Cat一只猫小姐Modern Romance2.4M WordsCompleted At first, none of them liked her. Later, she became the unreachable first love in their hearts! A scum-trashing Mary Sue romance, with regretful exes chasing their wives! After cultivating for a thousand years, the parasitic vine spirit Si Si finally succeeds in ascending. But during the Ascension Ceremony, her superior gets her in trouble. The Heavenly Dao orders her to help cannon-fodder supporting heroines in three thousand worlds fulfill their wishes. Only after earning enough merit can she 11.9kReads9.1Score802Shelves
39. 289 反 The Villainous Young Lady's Boundless Favoritism 反派大小姐偏宠无度 Positive Feedback正反馈Ancient Romance117k WordsOngoing Female Lead: A vivid, spirited young lady who dares to love and hate A deathly afraid, selfish heiress grows up to become... a deathly afraid, self-serving heiress all the same. [Mutual Redemption] [Regretful Pursuit] [Rivalry for Her Affections] [All Male Leads Are Chaste] The man who once swore he would love and protect her for life changed completely on their wedding night, after his mother took her own life. He became taciturn, cold and distant toward her, their marriage a union in name —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's not about physical abuse, but about the indifferent female lead's sincere heart being met with a hypocritical male lead. It's exhausting.

40. 290 快 Quick Transmigration: Me, the Female Side Character, the Little Green Tea 快穿：我，女配，小绿茶 Ajiu阿韭Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [No Fixed Couple] [Everyone in a Love Triangle] [The Ultimate Regret and Redemption] [Conquest of Every Male Lead and Supporting Male Character] [Scheming Green Tea Beauty] [Underdog Turns into the Unforgettable One] [Amoral Enchantress] [Strong Female Lead, Crushing Scum, Satisfying Power Trip] [Some Bad Endings] Wen Youli, the most cunning and calculating pear blossom spirit in the Three Realms, is bound to the Tragic Supporting Female Comeback System overnight. The System’s random blind boxes 13.8kReads9.3Score1.1kShelves
41. 291 暗 Stealing Kisses in the Dead of Night 暗夜偷欢 Young Master Ximen西门少爷Modern Romance840k WordsCompleted [One-on-one, angst before sweetness, a mad and obsessive domineering CEO] In her previous life, she did everything she could to escape Nanchuan and marry his uncle, Gong Ye. In the end, her heart and eyes were cut out, and she died a gruesome death. Reborn on the night they broke up, she vows never to leave him again in this life, and to make him pay! But Gong Ye suddenly falls hopelessly in love with her. The more she hurts him, the more he loves her... Nanchuan: “You're mine. Let him die!” Gon 20.1kReads9.0Score1.5kShelves
42. 292 我 My Unrequited Love Doesn't Count 我的暗恋不算话 Tangerine Sand桔沙8k WordsCompleted My Unrequited Love Doesn't Count 381Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Pure torture. He tortures her, then she tortures him and his best friend tortures him, then she is tortured by her mother, and even more so by the death of her grandmother. The torture leads to a fierce battle in the "chasing after wife" crematorium. In the end, how much torture did it all amount to?

43. 293 陆 President Lu, Your Wife Really Is Dead This Time 陆总，夫人这次真死了 Little Lemon小小柠檬Modern Romance309k WordsCompleted [Body and Heart Torment] [Both Pure] [Chasing His Wife to the Crematorium] [Misery First, Satisfaction Later] She was his blood bag for five years and spent five years in prison. He turned her from the pride of South City into its trash, and even then, he still refused to let her go. He forced her to donate an organ to his beloved, and she died on the operating table. Only then did he finally begin to regret it. Five years later, the winds stir in South City, and a woman named Chu Wan returns wi 979Reads8.4Score109Shelves
44. 294 行 Late in the Day 行止晚 Zhi Er织尔Ancient Romance138k WordsCompleted [Devoted love + emperor and empress + tragic palace romance] 145,000 readers gave it top ratings, and countless readers cried their way through it! The year’s breakout historical romance, a heartache readers can’t forget. A clear-eyed, sweet empress VS a proud emperor whose love never wavers. Born into the imperial family, how can everything ever go as you wish? May we remain together forever, and may I keep you safe and at peace. A gentleman’s word is his bond. In a daze, I saw the moon rise. 25.2kReads9.6Score3.3kShelves
45. 295 王 Prince, Your Consort Has Run Away 王爷，娘娘出逃了 A Chubby Little One一只胖嘟嘟Ancient Romance127k WordsCompleted [Court intrigue + rebirth + angst + a groveling ex + past and present lives + domineering CEO] In her previous life, Qiu Huan never fought for anything. She cleared the way for Ming Lang and helped him ascend the throne without a hitch. She spent ten years by his side, yet he resented and hated her, never giving her the title she longed for. She endured her illness and watched him marry someone else, the two of them living as a devoted couple in perfect harmony. Again and again, he misunderstood 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A heart-wrenching tale, so agonizing it'll make your heart ache. It's a reincarnation story; the female lead is a great general, and the male lead is a prince. It's brutally tragic from beginning to end, a classic "wife-chasing-after-the-cremation" trope. You really should check it out!

46. 296 妄 Reckless Youth 妄稚 I'm a Pomelo Tree是柚子树呀Modern Romance113k WordsCompleted "What did you say?" "Was I wrong?" "Wenzhi, I think I've fallen for you." (PS: The male lead is cruel and may not be faithful, so don't read if that's not for you. The ending may be a bad ending, so I'm letting everyone know in advance. Lastly, I'm a new author. I hope you'll show me your support.) 1.8kReads—Score103Shelves

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    [I'm about to cry][I'm about to cry][I'm about to cry]

47. 297 夫 Madam, President Yan Deserves to Die a Thousand Deaths! 夫人，颜总罪该万死啊！ Die Die Qing Cai蝶蝶青菜Modern Romance419k WordsCompleted Bai Wanxi killed someone. Yan Qingyun personally sent her to a psychiatric hospital. When she got out, all she had left was a disabled body. Yan Qingyun still wouldn’t leave her alone. “I want you to live as a prisoner and spend the rest of your life atoning to me.” “I’m a murderer. I’m guilty, and I’m willing to accept my punishment,” she said indifferently. He flew into a rage. “Bai Wanxi, I’ll make your filthy soul burn in hell.” She thought the psychiatric hospital was the eighteenth level o 637Reads8.4Score—Shelves
48. 298 诱 A Seductive Kiss! A Heart-Pounding Game! Lord Huo Breaks His Rules to Cling to Her and Pamper Her 诱吻！玩心跳！霍爷破戒缠她哄她 Lin Jianlu林见鹿Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Both leads are devoted only to each other + rivals competing for her + second male lead's redemption arc + the young master fights for his title + adorable child] Everyone in Tongcheng's social circles knew that Qiao Zheng, eldest daughter of the Qiao family, was madly in love with young Mr. Huo, Huo Beiheng. When they heard she was breaking up with him, everyone scoffed and bet she'd come crawling back to beg for another chance within a month! But a month later, someone spotted her buying a ma 11.7kReads9.1Score1.3kShelves

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    Completed! The female lead and her daughter suffer heartbreak at the hands of her ex-husband in the early episodes, but later the female lead remarries her ex-husband's third uncle, leading to a dramatic and heart-wrenching chase after her. [Sending hearts]

49. 299 致 Deadly Love and Torment 致命虐恋 Sugar Star糖星Modern Romance385k WordsCompleted This is a coming-of-age story about Tong Zhiyan, Yun Xiaoxi, Li Qingwu, Yun Shunan, Bo Hanshen, Qu Nanzhi, and the others. Youth is beautiful, but brief. The people we once thought we would be with forever will one day go their separate ways, perhaps even forgetting one another amid the wider world. But no matter what happens, we once traveled the same road together. However we remember one another in the future, that will always be our youth! 73Reads8.3Score—Shelves
50. 300 荨 The Road Ahead Is Hard 荨路难 Qi Yingjia齐楹嘉Ancient Romance132k WordsCompleted “Emperor and consort” “Angst” “Daughter of a great clan” “Young emperor” “Childhood sweethearts” “Both pure” In all my life, the most naive thing I ever did was believe that there could be a way for both sides to win on the chessboard. 3.5kReads8.1Score218Shelves

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    "Imperial Consort," "Abusive Romance," "Daughter of a Noble Family," "Young Emperor," "Childhood Sweethearts," "Both are Pure" The most naive thing I've ever done in my life is believing that there's a win-win situation on the chessboard. Don't come back crying and scold me.

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