Married First, Fall in Love Later, Angsty Romance, the More Heartbreaking the Better 先婚后爱，虐文，越虐越好

1. 151 蜜 Bittersweet Peach 蜜桃微苦 Feng Yunxi冯芸汐Modern Romance355k WordsCompleted After graduating from college, Pu Lanyi moves to Jiangzhou alone, a big city where desire and dreams intertwine. She has a secret quirk: whenever she's in a relationship, she keeps a few peach-flavored hard candies in her pocket. Before every kiss with her boyfriend, she feeds him one herself. To save money, she finds a room in a shared apartment in Xingluoli, a neighborhood where celebrities live. Her roommate is Wen Senyi, an unknown actor from the lowest tier of the industry. He has played bi 211Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 152 琉 The Shattered Glaze: A Song of the Marquis's Household 琉璃碎侯门赋 Feng Yunxi冯芸汐Ancient Romance157k WordsCompleted She was the legitimate daughter of the Shen family, renowned for its silk weaving in Jiangnan. When her family was suddenly destroyed, she became the lowest-ranking scullery maid in the marquis’s residence. He was Xie Heng, heir to the Marquis of Zhenbei, Beijing’s most celebrated young gentleman, cool and noble, with a beloved cousin he had been engaged to since childhood. When they first met, her face was smeared with mud. He casually lifted her chin. “That face of yours is an eyesore.” He tre 938Reads—Score114Shelves
3. 153 绛 The Crimson Mark’s Call 绛痕引 Feng Yunxi冯芸汐Ancient Romance222k WordsCompleted Li Feiyan has a faint red birthmark beneath her left eye, the size of a coin, like rouge falling onto snow. When she was little, a fortune-teller told her, “This girl has a trial of love yet to overcome. Only when her birthmark fades will her true love fall for her.” Feiyan, Kan Jiangchen, and Qi Wuxuan grew up together as childhood friends. Feiyan was bullied because of her birthmark, and Jiangchen and Wuxuan always stood up for her. She believed their bond was the most unbreakable thing in the 17Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 154 觉 A Song for the Late Awakening 觉迟吟 Sleeping Planet惑星眠Ancient Romance213k WordsCompleted Starting at age seven, Wen Hua dreamed of three leopards every night. A male and a female black leopard nestled together, while a spotted leopard watched from afar, murmuring again and again, “I’ll protect you.” She thought it was just a dream that had nothing to do with her. At sixteen, she met Yin Kezhi. The young man wrote, “One heart, one love, for a lifetime,” and she said that was her entire future. Later, Yin Kezhi rose rapidly through the ranks while her family fell into decline. His let 115Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 155 真 The True Heiress's Fiancé Begged Me to Marry Him, So I Ran Away Pregnant 真千金未婚夫求着我嫁，我带球跑了 Tangerine Sand桔沙Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted The real heiress's fiance begged me to marry him, so I ran off with his baby 111Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This is a story of arranged marriage turning into love, filled with heartbreak. He knows she's vicious, materialistic, and selfish, yet he still abandons his well-matched, wealthy fiancée without hesitation. Even after the marriage, he continues to dote on her, despite the wealthy heiress's numerous obstacles and post-marital difficulties. He protects her, but she doesn't love him and he only pretends. They struggle to maintain this marriage, and when she's exhausted, she runs away pregnant. Years later, he catches her in the act of embracing a male model. He cries bitterly, begging her to come home. Will this desperate attempt to win her back bring her back?

6. 156 大 The Imperial Consort of the Great Sheng Dynasty 大盛皇妃 Shu Yiyu书亦娱Ancient Romance1.4M WordsOngoing Ensemble cast + revenge + black lotus heroine + not both virgins + high-IQ palace intrigue rising to political power struggles + tragic romance + alternate history + love rivals The palace is the main battleground: beneath its dazzling, extravagant facade are witty, charming daily moments and a brutal core of deadly conflict. Palace secrets are portrayed in meticulous detail. Some content may be upsetting. A bad ending. If you enjoy it, please leave a five-star review. Ling Longxiu was born to a 684Reads—Score102Shelves

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   The emperor and the female lead have a marriage of convenience that blossoms into love; the plot is unconventional and logically sound. It's a palace intrigue story with a complex cast of characters, featuring traditional palace power struggles and a mind-bending plot. The female lead cleverly uses schemes to achieve multiple goals while seeking revenge. Have you ever seen a palace intrigue story where both men and women are involved in the conflict? It depicts the tragedy of ancient feudal society, showcasing the brutality of court struggles and the complexities of human nature. Each character is well-developed, with their own goals and principles. It's not a story of two virgins; the female lead's relationship with the male lead and the second male lead is a tumultuous and painful one.

7. 157 老 Don't Be Afraid, Honey. I Have a Redemption System to Help Me Win You Back 老婆别怕，我有赎罪系统换我追你 One Bored Rich Lady无聊富婆一枚Modern Romance203k WordsCompleted “Runaway Heiress x Possessive New Money Peacock” “Mind Reading + Both Reborn + Wife-Chasing System” * In her previous life, Song Yi was an untouchable heiress who treated Jiang Lin like a plaything. She took him by force, abandoned him, then left the country without a second thought. Later, when the Song family went bankrupt, he was the only person who could save her. He trapped her in a five-year marriage, holding her captive. Everyone said Jiang Lin was a distant, untouchable flower: cold, ele 2.8kReads—Score120Shelves

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   In her past life, the female lead treated him like a plaything, causing him to become corrupted and imprison her for five years. Reborn at 17, she vowed to avoid him, but he cornered her against a wall: "Wife, every time you run, I'll catch you." 🎄

8. 158 A ATM, What Would I Do Without You? ATM，没有你该怎么办？ Little Monk Zeze泽泽小和尚Urban326k WordsOngoing [Urban Everyday Life + Slow-Burn City Living + Grounded Realism + Humorous Daily Life + No System + No Golden Finger + Married First, Fall in Love Later + Mild Angst + No Harem] Original title: The Last Page Everyone has been a fool in love. Tianze loved his first girlfriend so deeply that he spent everything he had buying her a car and a house, only to get a cold, “Let's break up.” After an accident, he enters a marriage of convenience with a beautiful CEO, and the wheels of fate begin to turn, 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   These two books are quite good; they are both realistic, angst-filled stories.

9. 159 我 My Utopian Girl 我的乌托邦女孩 Little Monk Zeze泽泽小和尚Urban1.2M WordsCompleted Original title: My Utopian Girl [Workplace business rivalry + tearjerker + close to everyday life + everyday comedy] A love story between a penniless male protagonist and a stunning female CEO. What is love? It's the answer we've always been searching for. From fearing that his poverty would keep him from reaching her heart to transforming himself and holding her tight, what exactly did Xinyi go through... 167Reads6.7Score—Shelves
10. 160 拿 You Treat My Mother-in-Law Like She’s Nothing? I’ll Make You Get Lost 拿丈母娘不当妈，我让他滚蛋 Mulan Says木兰说Modern Romance231k WordsCompleted He called her "mother-in-law" at every turn, and she thought he treated her mother so well. She never imagined that in private he called her mother a country bumpkin and ordered her around. If Ye Ya had come home any later from work, she would have missed the sight of her mother kneeling before that scumbag. He dared treat his mother-in-law like she wasn't family? Then he could get lost. Ye Ya took her mother away in the middle of the night, but they were in a car accident, and her mother died. 41Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'm shamelessly recommending this!!!

11. 161 娇 A Wife’s Heart Is a Sea of Sorrow 娇妻心似海之沉沦 Twenty, Thirty, Forty廿卅卌Urban780k WordsOngoing A middle-aged man’s marital crisis. A torn stocking in the bathroom shatters Chen Fan’s happy life. Has his young, beautiful wife, Wang Bingyu, really betrayed him? Seeing the bald man standing beside his wife in a photo, Chen Fan decides to take furious revenge, only to fall into another carefully laid trap of hers... 281Reads5.4Score—Shelves

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    A wife's abuse of her husband is heartbreaking, highlighting a marital crisis in a middle-aged man. His young and beautiful wife, dissatisfied with her life, secretly works part-time at a club, only to be exposed by a torn stocking. Seeing the greasy men around her, he begins a frenzied act of revenge.

12. 162 冲 After Her Tragic Death as a Concubine Brought in to Bring Good Fortune, She Empties the Marquis's Estate and Flees Famine 冲喜姨娘惨死后，搬空侯府去逃荒 Flowing Moon over the Paulownia流月梧桐Ancient Romance267k WordsCompleted Fleeing famine + natural disasters + special abilities + pocket dimension + strong female lead + farming and infrastructure building + conquest + reverse harem + feel-good story Ji Wushuang transmigrates to ancient times and becomes the ill-fated concubine brought in to bring good luck to the heir of the Yong'an Marquis's household. They say revenge shouldn't wait overnight. That very night, Ji Wushuang sneaks into the marquis's residence, kills her enemies, and empties its treasury. It is a yea 527Reads6.8Score—Shelves

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    The female lead, Ji Wushuang, is my favorite character—decisive and ruthless! She shows no mercy to her enemies, yet gently protects her family. Her character is well-developed and three-dimensional!

13. 163 樊 Dawn Within the Cage 樊笼内的破晓 Old Qinggan老青柑Modern Romance350k WordsCompleted Some people are born trapped in a cage. Invisible barriers, woven from the soil of one’s upbringing, the path laid out in advance, the constraints of one’s surroundings, the cocoon of one’s perceptions, and the shackles of morality, build a cold, solid cage that holds her captive. She is raised within it, as if this were all life could ever be. If she does not awaken, if she does not save herself, the ending is clear: the cage will silently devour her, and she will vanish in a slow death. Yet de 5Reads9.3Score—Shelves

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    It was so heart-wrenching, I cried. It was so good!

14. 164 落 You Can't Bring Back a Runaway Bride 落跑娘子追不回 Author Tao Yaoyao作者逃妖夭Ancient Romance523k WordsCompleted I make my own fate, not heaven. She is no innocent little flower, no frail girl everyone can bully and trample on. If someone takes a swing at her or sets her up, she'll pay them back twice over. Su Wan, a merchant's daughter full of schemes, defies fate, plots her escape, and seeks refuge with one of the capital's most powerful families. Using their influence, she secures a good marriage prospect and gives her whole heart to her fiancé's family. But things don't go as planned. A spiteful woman 1.5kReads8.6Score101Shelves

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    Losing his beloved from both past and present lives, he turned white-haired overnight. "In this life, I clearly met her first, we clearly fell in love first, how could I have lost her?" Bai Jingxuan hated himself, pounding his head in frustration. Thinking of the loving moments they shared in both lives, the longing and pain of those two lifetimes intertwined, forming a river of grief. He was heartbroken, his heart aching so much he could hardly breathe. Unable to suppress the overwhelming sorrow, he wept uncontrollably, his anguished sobs echoing through the courtyard. The once dignified and refined young master Bai, unable to bear the blow of losing his beloved, turned white-haired overnight. He trudged through the snow-covered courtyard towards the gate, his robes fluttering, his silver hair flying, the snow swirling around him, he seemed to merge with the icy landscape, indistinguishable from it all. He left the mansion and headed directly towards the Prince of An'nan's residence, An'nan silently following not far away.

15. 165 涅 Reborn From the Ashes, I’ve Returned to Settle Every Score 涅槃重生归来有仇报仇有怨报怨 Author Tao Yaoyao作者逃妖夭Ancient Romance627k WordsCompleted “Reborn after returning from Nirvana, she settles every score and repays every grievance. A bond from a past life becomes a fate in this one.” Eight hundred years ago, she and he vowed to be husband and wife in their next life, promising to love each other for all eternity. Centuries passed, the world changed, and the past faded like smoke. Eight hundred years later, she was reborn, but fate had other plans. It was as if she'd been born into the wrong family. Her father showed her no affection, 3.3kReads8.6Score204Shelves
16. 166 作 The Spoiled Heiress Pretends to Be Sweet and Flirts, but the Chaste Young Master Truly Falls for Her 作精千金假软撩，禁欲少主真沦陷 One Bored Rich Lady无聊富婆一枚Modern Romance433k WordsCompleted Older, abstinent, scheming man X spoiled, high-maintenance sweetheart | Pretending to please X Falling in love for real | Possessiveness | An intense game of push and pull On the first day after being reborn, to stay alive, Shentu Shu softened her waist and pressed close to the powerful man. "Young Master, keep me here. There are plenty of things I can do..." Tears clung to the corners of her eyes, making her look pitiful. After her father died of illness, her stepmother had banished her to thi 29.7kReads8.8Score1.6kShelves
17. 167 去 I Went Looking for My Family and Mistook the Wrong Guy for My Brother, While My Amnesiac Ex Loses His Cool Every Night 去寻亲认错哥，失忆前任夜夜红温 Luan Jing峦镜Modern Romance537k WordsCompleted [Beloved by everyone + spatial powers + adorable baby + military marriage + rekindled love + reunion after years apart + supernatural abilities] In the third year after Jiang Xuxue retired from the Supernatural Abilities Bureau and returned to the village to farm, her biological parents came looking for her. “Darling, someone deliberately switched you back then. We never abandoned you!” Unfortunately, just after finding her, her biological parents were sent to the far northwest. Her mother press 11.9kReads6.8Score1.3kShelves

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    🍎Help! This book is so sweet it's giving me a toothache! The female lead retires from work due to a work injury and returns to her village to farm, only to be sent to the Production and Construction Corps by her biological parents to stay with "relatives." A cold-faced commander comes to pick her up, and she sweetly calls him "brother," making him think his fiancée is quite obedient. Three months later, a subordinate panics: "Commander, you've mistaken me for someone else!" He: "No change, this is the one I've chosen."

18. 168 前 You Doted on Me in My Past Life, So Why Make Me Your Concubine in This One? 前世宠我入骨今生纳我为妾？ Author Tao Yaoyao作者逃妖夭Ancient Romance337k WordsCompleted Several hundred years later, she is reborn as a human. After more than a decade spent in a fog of madness, she returns to her own body with memories of her past life and searches among the masses for the lover she once cherished above all. But he wears a mask, consumed by a deep hatred and forced to bide his time as he seeks revenge. The lovers meet for the first time in this life, and one look spans a thousand years. She recognizes him, but he treats her as a pawn in a beauty trap. With the ene 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
19. 169 疯 Madwoman! My Stunning Ex-Wife Has Come to Claim My Life 疯批！美艳前妻来索命 Sea Salt Crispy海盐酥酥Urban691k WordsCompleted [Two Powerful Heirs Seek Revenge | Love and Hate in a Tug-of-War | Scheming Mogul × Mixed-Race Heiress] A carefully planned marriage marks the beginning of Qin Yichuan's long-nurtured revenge. A law graduate carrying the weight of his family's old grudges, he deliberately approaches Ye Qinghe, heiress of the Ye family, using marriage to infiltrate his enemy's household. When trouble erupts, he makes a choice that, to everyone else, looks like a betrayal of his wife. Everyone calls him cold and h 57Reads8.8Score168Shelves

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    Arranged marriage that blossoms into love, a domineering CEO pursuing his wife, and revenge against a wealthy family feud.

20. 170 晚 The Evening Breeze Kisses Hong Kong Island 晚风吻港岛 Yu Lansheng屿蓝生Modern Romance337k WordsOngoing [Refined Hong Kong Tycoon × Pure-Hearted Little Melon]+ [Marriage Before Love]+ [Both Leads Are Inexperienced]+ [Older Man]+ [Secret Crush] When the eldest daughter of the main branch runs away on the eve of the wedding, Lin Yuzhi, the illegitimate daughter of the second branch, is pushed forward, to marry her wealthy future brother-in-law, Lu Jingyao, and preserve the prestige of the Lu and Lin families in Hong Kong society. The public mocks her as a “substitute bride,” while Lu Jingyao see 15Reads—Score118Shelves

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    I highly recommend this book!!

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