Angsty Novels That Put the Male Lead Through the Wringer 虐文虐男主

1. 1 烬 Lord Jin, Don't Cry. The Wife's Dead First Love Is Alive 烬爷别哭，夫人死去的白月光活了 Iced Four-Fruit Soup四果汤加冰Modern Romance330k WordsCompleted Jiang Yuan grew up following Liang Ting around, and her greatest wish was to marry him. When Jiang Yuan was eighteen and preparing to confess her feelings, Liang Ting died. The young girl's heart shattered, and Qin Xiao Jin's heart broke right along with it. Qin Xiao Jin had always had a question. “Everyone says childhood sweethearts are a perfect match. But what if a girl has two childhood sweetheart boys?” -- Qin Xiao Jin had secretly loved Jiang Yuan for eighteen years, but that silly girl ha 5.8kReads8.6Score42414d adds

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   The first book is currently being followed; it's angsty for the male lead. After the female lead's "white moonlight" "dies," the male lead spends seven years rising to power. Just when he's about to succeed, the female lead's "white moonlight" suddenly reappears, leading to various love triangles. The second book features the main CP, male lead Shen Qian, who is extremely humble and later commits suicide at home after separating from the female lead (chapters 133). The secondary CP, male lead Xie Yu, willingly becomes the target of revenge to avenge the female lead, Song Chu (chapters 238). The third and fourth books are substitute stories; the male lead becomes a substitute for love (chapters 46 and 80). The fifth book features an extremely humble male lead who, unable to protect the female lead, causes her to go abroad. After her return, he gives her all his wealth and even draws a mind map to find out why he angered her (chapters 54). The remaining five books are also angsty for the male lead; you can jump right in.

2. 2 分 After the Breakup, I Married My Ex-Boyfriend's Archenemy 分手后，我嫁给了前男友的死对头 Iced Four-Fruit Soup四果汤加冰Modern Romance505k WordsCompleted Everyone in City A knew that Ji Qingtang, the eldest daughter of the Ji family, had been madly in love with Lu Xingye, the head of the Lu family, for years. After three years together, they got engaged without a hitch. But then Lu Xingye’s first love, the woman he had always cherished, suddenly returned from abroad. The night before the engagement, photos of the two of them embracing were leaked, and everyone waited to see Ji Qingtang become a laughingstock. Ji Qingtang wasted no time getting ma 1.6kReads8.6Score16014d adds
3. 3 替 The Stand-In's Guide to Winning Themself Over 替身的自我攻略 Er Li二厘Modern Romance268k WordsCompleted [Male substitute + obsessive love + male lead suffers + second chance at love + later, possessive pursuit by force. The male lead is arrogant, domineering, obsessive, and calculating, with extremely strong controlling and possessive tendencies] Delicate, frail female lead X obsessive, calculating male lead At Jingbei High School, Wen Li met a boy who looked a lot like Pei Yang. One glance was all it took for her to be drawn to him. He’d look even more like Pei Yang if he had a mole at the corner 7.7kReads8.4Score45114d adds
4. 4 替 The Substitute Falls in Love 替身沦陷 Mu Xiaoyue木小玥Modern Romance295k WordsCompleted Yan Yue was a rich heiress, beautiful and wealthy. All the young heirs in Beicheng wanted to marry her. But Yan Yue had never thought much of anyone. She lived like an aloof immortal, free of worldly desire. Then one day, news spread through Beicheng that Yan Yue had married Jiang Chi, the notorious playboy. Later, everyone said Yan Yue was hopelessly in love with Jiang Chi. Only Jiang Chi knew that Yan Yue had given her heart to someone else long ago, and there was no place in it for him. She c 1.2kReads7.8Score10314d adds
5. 5 夫 Go Easy on the Punishment, Madam: The Humble CEO Is Kneeling at the Keyboard Again 夫人轻点罚，卑微总裁又跪键盘了 Er Fu二伏Modern Romance470k WordsCompleted [Reborn + Reunion after a long separation + A long-planned scheme + Devoted wife-doting with no limits] Xiao Jiuzhou killed himself, dying all alone in the car he had once driven to take Yu Sui home. When Yu Sui heard the news, she couldn't believe that the cold, aloof man had taken his own life. Only when she saw the wall covered in photos of herself and everything Xiao Jiuzhou had spent three years winning back for her did she understand: he had loved her with all his heart, and without her, h 5.2kReads8.8Score32814d adds
6. 6 爆 Spoiled Rotten: The Green Tea Chancellor's Beloved Comes Back to Life 爆宠，绿茶丞相的心上人复活后 Kelisiting克莉斯汀Ancient Romance151k WordsCompleted [Clever, kind, and resilient heroine VS proud, refined hero who's a humble, fake-sweet puppy] [One-on-one sweet romance, the hero suffers, time gap, raising a child] Xu Zhaozhao once transmigrated three thousand years into the past, to the Jin Dynasty, to complete a mission. But the mission failed, and she was forced to marry Xie Zhen, the eldest son of the Xie family. They had a daughter, Xie Yunlu. At last, her organization came to retrieve her and send her back to the modern world. Then she r 3.1kReads7.6Score20914d adds
7. 7 救 After Saving the Tragic, Powerful Villain, He Became So Clingy 救赎美强惨反派后，他超黏人 Youyi Tang又亦糖Modern Romance237k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a Book + Redemption + Growing Up Together + Only Ever Loved Each Other + Mutual Devotion] An Yuhuan had followed a comic for five years, only for the villain she adored to be suddenly killed off. Unwilling to accept it, she begins a journey of transmigrating into the book to redeem the villain. She succeeds, but the villain, who was originally destined to live a life devoid of love or desire, gradually develops an unmistakable yearning between his brows, and the way he looks a 2.5kReads9.2Score20514d adds
8. 8 别 Don't Be So Flirtatious 别那么风流 Jun Buqi君不弃Modern Romance298k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication] [Playboy Reformed | He Pursues Her | Chasing His Wife to the Crematorium | One-on-One] [Bright, easygoing girl ✖️ elegant, roguish playboy] With a flawless, breathtakingly beautiful face, he charmed every woman in sight and was notorious for his carefree ways. She was a little princess who had grown up adored by everyone, and the younger sister of his friend. He shouldn’t have laid a hand on her. He wasn’t worthy of her. But again and again, he fought his feelings, 18.6kReads9.2Score1.8k14d adds
9. 9 夏 A Summer Kiss 夏日热吻你 An Jiuling安九凌Modern Romance312k WordsCompleted [Cool, roguish heartbreaker & sweet, well-behaved girl] The physical edition of Tenderness Is Only for You is now available [The playboy reforms + groveling pursuit + sweet romance + both leads are pure + happy ending + unrequited love comes true] When Sang Sui was fifteen, she came with her mother to the Sheng family in Yunjing City and met Lin Yi's son, Sheng Yize. Three years older than her and exceptionally handsome, he was just so cold that Sang Sui hid behind her mother and greeted him wit 20.1kReads9.0Score1.2k14d adds
10. 10 极 Utterly Humble, I Only Want to Be Her Dog 极致卑微，只想做她身边的一条狗 Ting Rong听容Modern Romance320k WordsCompleted Back when Xiao Weiwei was living under someone else’s roof, she treated Xiao Moxun like a dog and ordered him around. Later, Xiao Moxun rose to immense power, drove her family into bankruptcy, and kept her by his side. Someone said to Xiao Weiwei, “He’s still treating you well? Isn’t he pathetic? Just wait, he’ll torture you to death!” But now the all-powerful Xiao Moxun was fretting. “Baby, what will it take for you to eat?” “Get down on your knees and let me use your back as a dining table. Th 3.7kReads7.9Score20014d adds
11. 11 小 That Flirty Little Minx Is Fickle and Wicked 小撩精她又渣又坏 Er Li二厘Modern Romance334k WordsCompleted [Two Yanderes + Scheming Heartbreaker + Sweet Romance + A Little Angst + Devoted to Each Other + Male Lead Starts Out as a Purehearted Brat and Later Goes Completely Crazy + The Bad Girl Turns Over a New Leaf] Rumor has it Jiang University has a ridiculously handsome campus bad boy who’s always all over the school forum. Too bad he never flirts with girls or dates. His eyes are only for games, not women. He’s the chaste bad boy everyone craves but no one can have. One day, an announcement came o 2.9kReads8.9Score21614d adds

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    These are all by Erli. Erli is amazing at writing stories that torture the male characters. There are tons of love triangles, and they're incredibly exciting. As long as the male characters aren't killed, she tortures them to death!

12. 12 可 Could You Please Comfort Me? 可不可以哄哄我 Er Li二厘Modern Romance295k WordsCompleted [Both leads are inexperienced in love | Forced love | The childhood friend who came out of nowhere is direct about demanding love | Reunited after a breakup] As a child, Shen Shengsheng once played house with an older boy and promised she would be his wife when she grew up. It was something a three-year-old said. As time passed, no one took it seriously. But more than ten years later, a boy came to Jincheng and wouldn't leave her alone. Shen Shengsheng gently tried to reason with him. “I think w 7.6kReads8.9Score45514d adds
13. 13 揽 Capturing Beauty 揽娇 Er Li二厘Modern Romance297k WordsCompleted Also known as After Losing My Memory, I Became the Secret Wife of a Brooding Big Shot [Male Lead Angst + Married First, Love Later + Showbiz + Secret Crush Comes True + Fake and Real Heiresses] Until the real Ji family heiress returned, Ji Wuzhi was arrogant and carefree. Then she became a laughingstock in Jingbei. She was even forced to marry someone she didn’t love. The man no one in Jingbei dared to cross was Xu Siye, the brooding head of the Xu family, known as Fourth Master. Ji Wuzhi tried 925Reads8.5Score10514d adds
14. 14 病 The Sickly Young Lady Only Wants to Drag Him into the Abyss 病娇大小姐只想拉他坠深渊 Er Li二厘Modern Romance491k WordsCompleted [Yandere Villainess x Sweet on the Outside, Dark on the Inside Hero + Sweet and Angsty] Lu Ze is Shen Chuying’s plaything, but one day, the toy develops a mind of its own and stops obeying her. From then on, Shen Chuying’s greatest pleasure is tormenting Lu Ze and making him wish he were dead. While they’re engaged, she keeps a string of boyfriends. After they marry, her only goal is to torment him, cheat on him, make everyone despise him, and then, once he’s hopelessly in love with her, divorce 3.3kReads8.4Score20114d adds
15. 15 女 Matriarchy: After My Wife’s Death, My Beloved Husband Pursues Me Through Hell and High Water 女尊：妻主死后，娇夫追妻火葬场 A Hefty Thank-You厚礼谢特Ancient Romance620k WordsCompleted [Both reborn + a regretful husband’s pursuit + strong female lead] [Children appear later] Duan Zhao loved Jiang Qing her whole life. After catching a fleeting glimpse of him when she was stranded in Fengdu, she secretly vowed that if she could marry Jiang Qing, she would do anything. Later, she truly did risk her life for him. “If you really care about me, help Sifu this once and defend Jinzhou. It’s your duty as a general, isn’t it?” But how could the sheltered young master of the Marquis’s ho 3.6kReads7.4Score13814d adds

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    They're really torturing the male lead!

16. 16 公 After the Princess Gives Up, Her Tutor Wants a Happy Ending Again 公主放弃后太傅他又想he了 Winey Fish酒鱼鱼Ancient Romance339k WordsOngoing The day Fu Hanzhi gave up on Chi Wenyu, snow began to fall over Shengjing. The young Grand Tutor sat behind his desk, his expression as detached as the snowflakes drifting outside. His gaze was as cold as ice that would never melt, yet a rare smile tugged at his lips. It was a mocking smile. He said, “Princess Zhaorong is nothing special after all.” So, right in front of him, Fu Hanzhi pulled from her hair the jade hairpin she had once spent ages begging him to give her. Her black hair tumbled l 7.2kReads8.5Score60214d adds
17. 17 童 My Childhood Betrothed, Your Persona Has Crumbled 童养夫，你的人设崩了 Yu Ran Jin郁燃尽14k WordsCompleted My Childhood Betrothed’s Character Has Fallen Apart 79Reads—Score—14d adds
18. 18 大 The Young Lady Has a Grudge to Settle 大小姐有恨要做 Pei Mingding裴酩酊Ancient Romance65k WordsCompleted [A taciturn, secretly devoted, loyal-dog hero VS a spoiled, willful young lady who loves making a scene] [Historical romance + premium novel + System + ancient romance + martial arts + childhood sweethearts] Ye Ningqiu, who is hard of hearing, becomes bound to a Hatred System. The System tells her that as long as she maxes out her target's hatred, she will gain normal hearing. Her target is the fiancé whose engagement she broke off three years ago. Ye Ningqiu diligently plays the villain: whippi 9.4kReads9.3Score1.1k14d adds

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    (๑•̀ㅂ•́)و✧ The first book is heart-wrenching for the male lead, the second and third are both physically and emotionally torturous, but they're all great. I've even reread the first and third books. They're really good! [Laugh]( =•ω•= )m(◍•ᴗ•◍)❤(⊂((·▽·))⊃ Trust me [kiss]ᕙ༼◕ ᴥ ◕༽ᕗ

19. 19 病 [GB] The Yandere Emperor Is a Pathetic Little Puppy 【GB】病娇皇帝是卑微小狗 Shanshanovo山山ovoAncient Romance275k WordsCompleted [The male lead gets put through the wringer, body and soul. She toys with him, beats him, punishes him, in every way imaginable. He has a massive double standard: utterly humble and shamelessly devoted in front of the female lead, but cold and brutal toward everyone else.] After successfully putting Song Ci on the throne, Su Muqing prepared to fake her death. She downed a cup of poisoned wine, but when she opened her eyes, she was on a luxurious dragon bed. The young emperor had shed his former 7.6kReads8.8Score70414d adds
20. 20 G GB: My Enemy Becomes My Slave, and I Make Him Pay GB：仇人成了我奴仆，狠狠虐他 Tiny Moss微苔Ancient Romance591k WordsCompleted [Warning: This is an angsty story! The female lead torments the male lead, physically and emotionally. Expect kneeling, imprisonment, whips... If you can’t handle that, read with caution!] [Cool, vengeful queen vs. sweet, gentle demon king] Both leads are devoted to each other, both leads are devoted to each other, both leads are devoted to each other!!! When Chi Feiyan passed by a brothel, she rescued a beautiful boy and took him in as her disciple. She raised him with care, teaching him and pa 14.9kReads9.2Score1.2k14d adds
21. 21 落 Falling Blossoms Sink into the Starry River: A Song of the Nine Heavens’ Endless Night 落红沉星河：九重天阙长夜歌 Xuehen Loves Stir-Fried Banana Flowers爱吃素炒芭蕉花的雪恨Fantastical Romance590k WordsCompleted [Xianxia romance with angst + a husband-chasing-after-the-funeral story] Immortals and demons cannot coexist, yet the one the Heavenly Queen Yun Zhao has always loved is the Demon Lord Mo Zhuo. As long as she is by his side, he is willing to do anything for her, and considers it a joy. But when he risks death to bear her daughter, Yun Zhao is at another man’s side. Holding their daughter, Su Yan keeps watch beside the iron tree that has not bloomed in ten thousand years. At last, he understands 1.3kReads—Score10214d adds

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    These two books are incredibly heart-wrenching and incredibly captivating.

22. 22 东 Snow over Donglin: The Phoenix's Lingering Dream 东临雪·凤仪遗梦 Xuehen Loves Stir-Fried Banana Flowers爱吃素炒芭蕉花的雪恨Historical34k WordsCompleted Snow over Donglin: The Lost Dream of Fengyi 1.6kReads—Score2114d adds
23. 23 陷 Caught in Her Trap of Passion 陷入她的深情陷阱 Hello Soda哈喽汽水Modern Romance102k WordsCompleted [Male lead angst | Pseudo-siblings | Both pure and each other’s first love | HE] [Spoiled heiress X devoted, self-effacing male lead] When Shen Jiazhi was ten, her parents brought home a boy from the mountains. Their adopted son, Shen Que, was only a year older than her. She resented this country boy for stealing her parents’ love, so she set a trap to make him fall for her. Shen Que fell into it easily, willingly becoming her captive. In public, they acted like strangers. In private, they kisse 2.8kReads—Score16114d adds

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    Male abuse; the male protagonist is subservient and plagued by insecurity.

24. 24 星 Interstellar Indulgence: The Top-Tier Star Beloved by an Alien Tycoon 星际宠溺：外星财阀的顶流娇夫 The Author Is Crazy and Wild作者她又疯又野Modern Romance176k WordsOngoing [The cold, ruthless empress x the patient, resilient movie star] [Contract + confrontation + mutual devotion] [Ultra-sweet husband pampering (even the sugar in the glass shards is sweet, really!)] [Content Warnings] 1. Male lead’s perspective, powerful heroine and weaker hero 2. Coercive pursuit + groveling chase 3. Contract romance: they gradually fall for each other despite their best judgment [One-Line Summary] An interstellar power romance between a “lion” empress and a “white rabbit” movie 170Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The alloy shackles gleamed coldly, their magnetic chains, made of a special alloy, tightening with each struggle of the condemned. As Shen Mo was strapped to the rack, Aria slowly put on black leather gloves, her fingertips tracing the array of torture instruments on the wall. "Do you know why I bestowed upon you a title with thorns?" She suddenly pressed a button on the control panel, the shackles instantly tightening and embedding themselves into Shen Mo's flesh. "Because things with thorns..." The gloves grazed his bleeding wrists, "are perfect for disciplining disobedient pets." Shen Mo's muffled groans were exceptionally clear in the torture chamber, cold sweat trickling down his taut back muscles. Aria put on her glasses; this interstellar technology allowed her to see every tremor of his muscles: "Now, tell me what you did wrong?" "I shouldn't have met Morris alone..." Before she could finish speaking, an electric current coursed through her body. Shen Mo bit his lip to swallow his scream, the taste of blood spreading in his mouth. "You shouldn't have been so clever." "Wrong." Arya ripped open his collar, revealing the still-bleeding contract mark. "You clearly saw through the trap, yet..."

25. 25 占 Possessive Love: The Obsessive CEO’s Little Wife 占有欲强：偏执总裁的私有小娇妻 Er Li二厘Modern Romance417k WordsCompleted [1v1, devoted to each other, sweet romance, scheming and obsessive male lead, aloof beauty x heavenly beauty] A fleeting encounter at a bar was all it took for Lu Beiyan to fall deeply in love with Shi Ran. When they met again, she already had a boyfriend, but Lu Beiyan used every means at his disposal to keep her by his side. His love for her was possessive and obsessive, an all-consuming devotion. To her, he was a nightmare, an abyss, a cage she could never escape. “Ranran, you can’t get away 8.7kReads9.1Score51514d adds

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    These are all by Erli. Erli is amazing at writing stories that torture the male lead. There are tons of chaotic situations, and they're incredibly exciting. As long as the male lead isn't killed, she tortures him to death. The male lead goes completely insane later on and resorts to force and brute force!

26. 26 顶 Master-Level Dog Training! The Obsessive Psycho Is Sweet and Attentive 顶级训狗！病娇他乖巧又贴心 Qi Qi Like Wine戚戚似酒Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [A little angst for the male lead] [A crazy female lead] [Redemption] [Male lead is a little ray of sunshine at first, then a little yandere] [Female lead strings along four men] [An early work, unlike the style of the author's other stories. Read with caution. The male lead's suffering starts in Chapter 120.] Mo Mo refuses to give money to her gambling-addicted father, only for him to drug her. She thinks he is the buyer, but later realizes it was a misunderstanding. He gets attached to her and 818Reads7.0Score10214d adds

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    It's safe to say that all of them are about torturing the male lead; he's so pathetic! [Crying emoji] [crying emoji] [crying emoji] You absolutely have to watch this!

27. 27 将 General! The Young Master Is Crying from the Pain Again 将军！公子他又疼哭了 One Admonition一诫Ancient Romance484k WordsCompleted [Female-led romance + GB] A fierce, violent female general or noble princess versus a clever, loyal, obedient prince or consort. Ling Ao, the great general of the Zhenyuan Army, is the only princess of the Ling Dynasty’s Emperor Linghe. She commands the army and is doted on by her father and mother. The Haitang Courtyard in the General’s Residence is already full of exceptionally handsome beauties. So why would she need a consort? Cang Yue, a male concubine sent by the Yuerong Kingdom, has a que 6.3kReads9.0Score37214d adds

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    The first book is a angst-filled fantasy novel. The male lead is the female lead's apprentice and also her enemy. He is caught, whipped, and forced to kneel by the female lead. Read chapters 6 and 13 directly. The second book has a male lead who is the female lead's consort. He is disliked, and the female lead is unwilling to get close to him.

28. 28 贵 The Imperial Consort Is Ravishingly Beautiful, but All She Wants Is Power and Wealth 贵妃千娇百媚，只求权势富贵 Fujiwara Tofu藤原豆腐Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [A mad, obsessive emperor with jealousy to spare x a consort who has renounced love and walled off her heart] [One-on-one romance + both reborn + devoted to each other in body and heart, in both lives] One-line summary: A story about an emperor who lost the love of his life, and how he slowly teaches the woman he loves to understand love, jealousy, anger, and longing. As the eldest son born to the empress, Qi Junyi was born to privilege. He seized power in his youth, was named crown princ 10.6kReads8.1Score64414d adds

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    These books really torture the male lead.

29. 29 娘 After the Empress Consort Closed Her Heart to Love, the Emperor Became Addicted to Begging for Her Affection 娘娘断心绝爱后，陛下跪舔上瘾了 Jie Chong解虫Ancient Romance435k WordsCompleted [Both leads are reborn] [Alternate history] [He pursues his wife after losing her; the hero is humble and devoted] [In her previous life, she was a love-struck fool; reborn, she is a clear-eyed and captivating consort × In his previous life, he loved her without realizing it; reborn, the powerful emperor eagerly becomes her devoted admirer] In her previous life, Su Yunning was infatuated with her cousin, the emperor, for over twenty years. She had no children of her own, willingly became his con 23.5kReads8.6Score1.7k14d adds
30. 30 抛 After I Dumped the Fox Clan’s Young Master, He Started Crying Pearls 抛弃狐族少主后，他掉小珍珠了 Summer Snow Ice夏日绵绵冰Ancient Romance378k WordsCompleted [Unrequited Love + Corruption + Humble Pleas for Love + Mutual First Love] One day, a princess who had grown up in the Cold Palace was suddenly released, and an imperial edict landed squarely on her head. An arranged marriage? To a monster? They could keep dreaming! The princess never sat around waiting for her fate. She tried everything she could to escape. Her heart was like stone, and no matter how that fox demon tempted and bewitched her, she would never let herself become entangled in lov 419Reads7.5Score—14d adds
31. 31 重 After I Was Reborn, I Clung to My Dear Dad's Arch-Enemy 重生后，我紧抱亲爹死对头大腿 Halfway Up the Mountain花半山Modern Romance721k WordsCompleted [A soft, feisty little temptress who gets jealous VS a devoted, obsessive demon king; sweet romance + healing + both leads are each other’s one and only + putting scumbags in their place + yandere] In her previous life, Chi Feiwan didn’t know that Qi Xiuyuan loved her to the point of obsession, or that he loved her so humbly. After avenging her, he died with her. Reborn, she looked at the man lying on the bed and thought seriously: In my last life, I must have hit my head on a door. I had a gorg 141Reads8.9Score—14d adds
32. 32 月 The Moon Locks the Abyss 月锁渊 Yang Jiaqingqing杨佳青青Ancient Romance328k WordsCompleted [Just got a rating: male protagonist suffering + angst + hatred + devoted to each other + tragic ending + strong female and male leads] Five years ago, on the day Lu Chengyuan and Shen Qingyue were betrothed, a great fire broke out at Qingfeng Pavilion. Everyone at the pavilion died or was gravely injured, except Qingyue. After five years of secluded cultivation, Shen Qingyue masters a divine art. The first thing she does is storm Jinghong Pavilion and capture Lu Chengyuan alive, determined to m 1.5kReads6.5Score12314d adds
33. 33 公 The Princess Is Arrogant, and Her Lowly Slave Kneels to Beg for Mercy 公主骄横，卑微奴隶下跪求饶恕 Yang Jiaqingqing杨佳青青Ancient Romance644k WordsOngoing [He suffers physically and emotionally + stone-faced guard commander + willful princess + happy ending] Beloved since childhood, Princess Ye Nanqi encounters an assassination attempt on her way back from a hunt. When she wakes, she finds she has spent a wild night with one of her guards. She swears she’ll kill him, but Ye Lin is the commander of the Xuan Guards. He cannot be executed without cause unless he has committed the grave offense of betraying and murdering his master. In a fit of anger, 1.7kReads8.2Score11714d adds
34. 34 沐 Mu Jinru Rufeng: General Mu Held Hostage in an Enemy Kingdom 沐瑾如枫之沐将军敌国为质 Candied Fruit糖果蜜饯Ancient Romance494k WordsCompleted “A hostage general and the young lady of the Minister’s residence A princess and her devoted guard” Torture his body and break his heart! Whippings and imprisonment! After General Mu, victorious in a hundred battles, conquered thirty-two cities of Yan, the emperor of the Celestial Dynasty sealed his inner power and sent him to Gulan as a hostage. The extravagant, debauched princess had him forcibly dragged to her residence. She forced him into black iron shackles, locked him in a dungeon, made h 1kReads8.0Score10014d adds
35. 35 被 Abandoned Twice, the Sickly Beauty Begs Me to Love Her 被弃两次，病娇美人哭着求我疼 Thinking of You, Never Coming Back念念不回Ancient Romance433k WordsCompleted [Female lead mistreats male lead + sickly male lead + forced imprisonment] It was her first time transmigrating into a book, and she had no experience. Swayed by his looks, she mistook the major villain for the male lead and flirted with him, only to be abducted and locked on a bed, where he demanded she take responsibility. She couldn’t escape and couldn’t beat him, so she had no choice but to placate him for now. Who could have guessed this gorgeous menace was so starved for affection? A littl 2kReads8.2Score13114d adds

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    The story is filled with torment for the male lead, both physically and emotionally. He spends a century searching for the female lead's soul in the River of Souls, even sacrificing his own soul and heart for her. However, the female lead mistakenly believes she is a substitute and repeatedly harms him, causing him to frequently sustain injuries and cough up blood.

36. 36 跪 I Kneel Before the Crown, Yet My Sister Hates Me to the Bone 跪奉冠冕，姐姐恨我入骨 Y ZhizhiY之之Modern Romance318k WordsCompleted [Wealthy-family feuds + psychological control + unequal status + physical and emotional torment] When Jiang Yun was five, she watched with her own eyes as her mother was carried away. She saw her father holding Jiang Sheng, while the woman who had wrecked their family moved into the Jiang household. Her father felt guilty and tried to make it up to Jiang Yun in every possible way, but the good times didn't last. That woman got pregnant. Jiang Yun knew it. All that talk about having no choice, 2.8kReads6.4Score16914d adds

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    This story is purely about torturing the male lead; currently, the female lead is in a state where she doesn't care about anyone and treats everyone like dogs.

37. 37 恶 The Wicked Heartthrob: Every Male Lead Is a Dog at My Feet 恶毒万人迷：男主都是我脚边的狗 Bear One Cat熊一猫Ancient Romance419k WordsCompleted (The rating will rise now that the book has just started.) [True Villainess + Stunning, Irresistible Beauty + Multiple Male Leads, All Chaste + Male Leads Suffer + Male Rivalry] Qing He was born cold-hearted and aloof, selfish and self-serving. Blessed with breathtaking beauty, she plays the villainess in world after world. [World One: Debauched Grand Princess vs. Gloomy, Sadistic Hostage Prince] She humiliates and torments him, training him to be her most obedient dog. But he’s a mad dog. When 2.4kReads8.2Score19814d adds

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    This is a story about a female protagonist who abuses the male lead, is truly wicked and doesn't redeem herself, is beautiful yet ruthless, loves no one, and is destined for power. All the male leads are virgins, and there are many male characters. The female lead trains dogs, abuses the male lead and male supporting characters, and in the end, the male lead willingly becomes her dog. Finally, the female lead becomes an empress. It's a quick transmigration novel; the first world is already completed.

38. 38 季 Mr. Ji, Stop Hurting Me. Miss Shu Is Already Married 季总别虐了，舒小姐已嫁人 Warm Words温言暖语Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted As Ji Sihan’s secret lover, Shu Wan stayed by his side for five years. She thought that if she was obedient and sweet, she could warm his heart. But she never expected to be abandoned in the end. Shu Wan had always been gentle. She neither argued nor made a scene, and didn’t even ask him for a penny. She simply walked out of his world. But when she was about to marry someone else, he suddenly pinned her against the wall and kissed her like a madman. Shu Wan couldn’t quite figure out what Mr. Ji 27.5kReads9.2Score3.1k14d adds

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    🧚🏻‍♀️First book: The author's writing is excellent. Although the male lead hurt the female lead, it was actually for her own good. Those with a low tear threshold will cry their eyes out [crying]. Although it's not a story that tortures the male lead, it's still very good and quite heart-wrenching. 🧚🏻‍♀️Second book: A story with two male leads. Everyone around the male lead deceives him, only Lin Ze cares about him and always firmly believes in him. He even risks his life to fulfill Lin Ze's wish, which is simply to have someone by his side and eat a bowl of longevity noodles. In the end, he doesn't even get to eat the longevity noodles and loses Lin Ze [almost crying].

39. 39 等 Waiting for You to Turn Around and Say You Love Me 等你回头说爱我 Bi Lian碧恋Two Male Leads151k WordsCompleted [Boys' love + emotional torment + physical torment + a perfect deception + innocent on the outside, dark within + obsessive and twisted + bad ending + strong characters + yandere] No one is simple. Please don't look at people too naively, especially those who seem harmless. Shen Yan is the child of a wealthy family. In other people's eyes, he's nothing but a commodity with a price tag, something to be passed around and bullied at will. He tries with all his might to learn how to love others and 854Reads9.2Score11414d adds
40. 40 快 Quick Transmigration: How Can We Stop the Male Lead from Getting Bullied Again? 快穿：男主又被虐哭了怎么破？ 1MIMModern Romance171k WordsCompleted Not a Strong Female Lead!!! + Clearheaded Heroine + Hero Who Falls for His Own Schemes + Male Rivals Competing for Her + Love Triangle Drama World One: Shi Xu plays a cold, ruthless, arrogant crown prince who secretly loves the male lead but cannot have him, and ultimately dies a gruesome death on the battlefield. (Disguised as a man.) On the battlefield, the enemy army bears down, and the earth is soaked in blood. Shi Xu stands amid the carnage, covered in blood. “Now that the empire has fallen 80Reads—Score—14d adds
41. 41 1 15 Hell-Level Bad Endings: You Stop at Flirting, While I’m In Too Deep 15个地狱级be：你点到为止，我泥足深陷 Drunk on Gold纸醉金靡Modern Romance159k WordsCompleted [Modern romance + domineering CEO + substitute + marriage + tragic love] Giving your whole heart in love will only leave you in pieces. Why do you think I’ll still be here just because you turn around? That if you crook your finger, I’ll make the same mistake all over again? I’m not the kind of person who forgets the pain once the wound heals. In love, the one who holds the power is never the one being loved. It’s the one brave enough to confess their feelings and brave enough to let go. I loved 786Reads8.2Score—14d adds

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    The most heart-wrenching way for a male protagonist is to ensure that those who lose him are lost forever! This is exactly what it is; it's incredibly tragic, but the female protagonist's refusal to turn back or reconcile with him is so satisfying!

42. 42 渣 The Heartbreaker Comes Back, but the Gentle CEO Has Already Lost Heart 渣女回头，温柔总裁早已心灰意冷 I Am Chunzhu我是春竹Modern Romance250k WordsCompleted [Readers who love seeing the male lead suffer, come on in! Physical and emotional angst, pain in both family and romance, stomach problems + people-pleasing + low self-esteem and self-loathing + intermittent blindness in the later chapters] Tang Wen always believed that her marriage was a scheme devised by Lu Yan. But when Lu Yan agreed to divorce her, she finally saw his heart, battered and full of wounds... Could she mend what was broken? “Ms. Tang, we’re divorced now. Please show some restrai 3.1kReads8.2Score18914d adds
43. 43 G After I Humiliated the Enemy General, He Became My Dog GB折辱敌国将军后他成为我的狗 Mu Xi Aaaaaa木曦AaaaaaAncient Romance179k WordsCompleted [A novel about tormenting men! Tormenting men! Tormenting men!] (The rating is low because it just opened.) [Female-led romance + Male lead abuse + The substitute takes her place + Physical and emotional torment + Love and hatred] [The male lead is tormented in every chapter, imprisoned and abused by the female lead] [Mad, obsessive princess versus a bewitchingly beautiful enemy general] The realm is currently divided among four states: Qi, Chen, Yan, and Zhao. Four years ago, Jiang Sangning was 2.7kReads8.0Score16214d adds

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    A heart-wrenching story about male protagonist abuse. The female protagonist imprisons the male protagonist, forces him to be her plaything, kisses him but then doesn't take responsibility, causing both physical and emotional torment.

44. 44 灰 The Gray Lotus 灰莲花 Clouds of Rough Noodles Again又见糙面云Modern Romance819k WordsCompleted [A textbook case of realist business warfare + a deeply romantic, top-tier intellectual romance] The world has gone mad. A top-tier rich, handsome young heir is forced to compete with his wealthy wife for a lover... “If she likes me and I like her too, then we’ll each have to prove ourselves.” The male lead is loaded with resources and comes with every advantage, while the female lead has brains and beauty and rises from humble beginnings. A textbook case of realist business warfare, arranged fa 37.7kReads9.4Score4.5k14d adds

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    The only book I stayed up all night reading this year. I never imagined a book like this would appear on Tomato (the author's pen name). This is the pinnacle of sweet, angsty, and intellectually stimulating contemporary romance novels this year. I couldn't get into anything else after reading it. The author has a deep literary foundation, far superior to novice authors. The writing is divine, incredibly delicate. The male lead's love is passionate, but not mindless. The female lead is brilliant; after reading, you'll not only fall in love with the male lead but also with the female lead. The pacing is steady, starting slowly but building up to a sweeter, more intense feeling. You'll come back to thank me after you finish reading it.

45. 45 诱 Tempt Her to Share the Guilt 诱她同罪 Dong He Ying冬禾缨Modern Romance288k WordsCompleted [World-weary, heartless player × gloomy, insecure husband] GB / male suffering Everyone in the city knows that the disabled young master of the Shen family loves his wife with all his heart. Everyone also knows that his dazzling wife hates him to the bone. She spends her nights at clubs, while he waits for her in the bitter wind until late at night. She throws a drink in his face in public. He silently wipes himself clean, then continues following her. Everyone calls her ungrateful and cruel. Bu 3.5kReads8.1Score32414d adds

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    The male lead is tortured, both physically and mentally.

46. 46 沐 Mr. Mu's Little Sweetheart Has Run Away Again 沐总的小可爱又跑啦 Lonely and Cold寂寞冷Modern Romance358k WordsCompleted [Female Dominant + Obsessive Love + Five-Year Age Gap + Adoring Husband + Childhood Friends] [Female-Oriented Romance from the Male Lead’s Perspective] The heroine starts out secretly in love, but after her confession is rejected, she turns obsessive. You know how it goes!!! “You little rascal, where are you trying to run off to today? Hmm?” Mu Qingge pins him against the wall. “I wasn’t running!” “Then, Xingbao, do you like your big sister?” “No.” “Whether you like me or not, you’r 27Reads5.8Score—14d adds

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    Both stories involve torturing the male lead. 1️⃣ Initially, the female lead has a crush on the male lead [smile]. Later, she confesses to him but is rejected, so she wallows in self-pity. 2️⃣ During their engagement, the female lead repeatedly cheats on him. After marriage, she continues to torment him, making him cheat on her in various ways. Later, after he falls hopelessly in love with her, she divorces him and dumps him.

47. 47 横 Stealing Love 横刀夺爱 The Sky Can't Be Blue天难蓝Modern Romance2.2M WordsCompleted From the day she was born, Zhu Puyu was a little princess, showered with love and adoration. Then one year, a woman returned to the Zhu family with Zhu Xingying, who was only a year younger than her. The illusion of happiness came crashing down. Zhu Puyu was thrown out by her biological father and left homeless. She once swore a bitter oath from the heights of her former life: She would rise again and take back everything; shatter Zhu Xingying’s faith and trample her pride; push her off a cliff 4.6kReads8.8Score35514d adds
48. 48 被 The Fourth Year of Being Loved Against My Will 被强制爱的第四年 Crane Song yyyy鹤音yyyyModern Romance329k WordsCompleted [Short drama now streaming] [Forced Love + Both Leads Reborn + Obsessive Male Lead + Died for Love in Their Past Life + HE] In the fourth year of being effectively imprisoned by Shen Huaixu, Qiao Qiao asked him for a divorce. Shen Huaixu had quietly stripped her of every freedom, taken control of her entire life, and imprisoned her in a cage built in the name of love. Shen Huaixu was possessive, cool-headed, and fiercely jealous. He commanded the business world and built his own commercial empir 13.3kReads9.2Score1k14d adds
49. 49 我 I Fell in Love with a Long-Legged Older Man 我爱上了大长腿叔叔 Foxtail Grass by the River河边的狗尾巴草Modern Romance182k WordsCompleted Today is my graduation ceremony, and I’m incredibly excited. I haven’t seen my tall uncle in ages. He’s the big brother who’s been supporting me, only twelve years older than I am. He won’t let me call him that, but to me, he’s my big brother. He promised he’d come to my graduation ceremony today! After I graduate, he’ll take me to his company… But the ceremony ended, and the figure I’d been longing to see never showed up. As soon as I could, I nervously called him. But the person who answered w 1.3kReads6.1Score—14d adds

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    Here comes the male lead-torture novel! The first one is about potent drugs, haha. It's a novel about a male lead who's paralyzed. The second one is a little angsty, about a male lead who's had a limb amputated. The first one will make you cry buckets, the second one is slightly sweet.

50. 50 我 My CEO Husband Is a Disabled Crybaby 我的总裁先生是个残疾的爱哭包 Foxtail Grass by the River河边的狗尾巴草Modern Romance559k WordsCompleted After graduating from college, Su Ruanruan lands a job at Musen, a company under the Qiao Group that she has long dreamed of joining. When she moves into the company's apartment building, she meets her neighbor Qiao Yichen, who has lost both arms. Overflowing with compassion, she sets out on a mission of kindness and draws the depressed, withdrawn Qiao Yichen out of his own little world… 1.2kReads6.8Score10214d adds

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