Any Stories That Put the Female Lead Through the Wringer? Like Shen Xiujin? 虐女主的有没有？像沈修瑾一样的？

1. 201 萌 The Adorable Baby Is Here: CEO Daddy, You’re Such a Handful 萌宝来袭：总裁爹地太难缠 Sheng Bus hi盛不世Modern Romance2.7M WordsCompleted “Woman, you spent five years in prison. Why are you still so ruthless?” Bo Ye grips her by the throat. “Why wouldn’t I be?” Tang Shi smiles, her eyes reddening. “If I weren’t ruthless, how would I have survived those five years in prison?” Only later does he realize that he owes her an apology. But she is already gone… 3Reads8.8Score10714d adds
2. 202 逐 Pursuing My Wife 逐妻 Ba Qiusheng八湫笙Modern Romance247k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, both leads are virgins, adorable child, husband chases his wife after losing her] Their relationship began with a deal, but they stayed together because they couldn't resist each other. A year into their marriage, his first love returned, and he forced her to abort their baby and get a divorce. She vanished without a trace. Four years later, when they met again, they were strangers. She was no longer the timid, insecure girl who'd walked on eggshells around him. Now she shon 1.3kReads8.4Score10114d adds

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   The short story is complete. The female lead suffers in the beginning, and the male lead experiences a dramatic "wife-chasing" moment later on.

3. 203 盛 A Heartbreaking Love in a Prestigious Family 盛世豪门的虐心绝恋 Tea An a茶安aModern Romance35k WordsCompleted At the heart of a bustling metropolis stand grand mansions, symbols of wealth and power. This short novel takes you into a world of powerful families, tangled love and hate, and heartbreak. —Reads—Score—14d adds
4. 204 最 The Royal Family Is Truly Heartless 最是皇室无情人 Xia Xiaoli夏小礼Ancient Romance50k WordsCompleted For generations, the Mu family had loyally served the country. In the end, their entire clan was sentenced to execution. The official presiding over the execution was her husband, the most brilliant and extraordinary of the Great Jing Kingdom's Third Princes. Then she awoke to the truth: The man she loved was a member of the royal family, the most heartless people in the world... 621Reads7.0Score11914d adds
5. 205 囚 The Caged Bird and the Abyss 囚鸟与深渊 A Reed Can Cross the River一苇杭Modern Romance344k WordsCompleted "What you cannot have in your youth will haunt you for a lifetime. The thing Zhou Zhihan most wanted to destroy as a boy was Ye Tinglan's clear, bright eyes." #ForcedPossession #GrovelingToWinHerBack From school bullying to a workplace hunt, from hatred to an all-consuming need for you "I would fall into the abyss, just to wash away the dust I once stained your eyes with." "Zhou Zhihan, I don't hate you anymore. I just don't hate you." This entanglement, born in the abyss, will end in destructio 1.3kReads8.0Score11614d adds

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   Beautiful, beautiful

6. 206 折 Luring the Beauty into Her Cage: The Hostage General's Prisoner of Vengeance 折娇入笼：质子将军的复仇囚宠 A Reed Can Cross the River一苇杭Ancient Romance262k WordsCompleted A secret imperial decree, five years of bitter hatred. He dragged his moonlight from the clouds and crushed her with his own hands. Years ago, Su He, the daughter of the prime minister, showed kindness and took in a gloomy hostage prince. Five years of love ended in her family’s ruin and her country’s downfall. He returned after laying waste to the realm, locking the proud woman away as his lowest slave. Humiliation, imprisonment, torment of body and soul. He thought hatred was all he felt. Unti 984Reads6.1Score10914d adds
7. 207 虐 Addicted to Torment: Mr. Shang Regrets It 虐爱成瘾：商先生后悔了 Tangerine Bubbles橘子泡泡Modern Romance420k WordsCompleted An Li was a tool in Shang Zhuoyan’s revenge. After she became pregnant, one of his other women caused her to miscarry. She gave one of her kidneys to his beloved first love, and the mother who loved her most was murdered. She couldn’t accept it. Why should she suffer so much while Shang Zhuoyan got away without a scratch? She would toy with his feelings, make him fall in love with her, then cruelly abandon him. She would take away everything he cared about and leave him with nothing. 305Reads8.7Score—14d adds

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   This one is really heart-wrenching.

8. 208 落 Nine Hundred and Ninety-One Days in the Clutches of Evil 落入魔掌九百九十一天 Smoke-Stained烟末染Modern Romance180k WordsOngoing Also known as He Gazes Up at Her from the Abyss In the dead of night, he crept up behind her and wrapped his arms tightly around her, afraid of losing her. “A Rou, don’t run, don’t struggle. I’ll love you forever and ever.” She fell into the abyss, fighting desperately against the darkness around her to protect the red in her heart. (This is entirely fictional. Do not take it seriously!) 2Reads6.1Score—14d adds

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   It's really good, the only downside is that the title is a bit corny, and the last book is especially heart-wrenching. Recommended rating: 5 stars

9. 209 辞 Ci Ci Like Dust 辞辞如尘 Ru Su如素Modern Romance2.5M WordsCompleted What I owe Cen Ci, I will repay with my whole life, even if I must humble myself to the dust... 98Reads8.2Score—14d adds
10. 210 合 Together Too Long, Then Apart: The CEO Keeps Pursuing Her and Crosses the Line 合久必分：总裁再追就犯规了 Big Sister A Yin阿银姐姐Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted When Xie Sang was with Zhou Cunsheng, she expected nothing in return and willingly stayed by his side through his lowest point. At his request, she even went abroad with him to study. It wasn’t until his ex-girlfriend showed up that Xie Sang learned the truth: Zhou Cunsheng had started his business for her, gone abroad to study for her, and even ordered his proposal ring to fit his ex-girlfriend’s finger. Heartbroken, Xie Sang walked away from him. And after they broke up, she gave him a taste o 199Reads5.3Score10114d adds
11. 211 沈 Young Master Shen: His Wife Came Back with His Child to Make Him Suffer 沈少：夫人她带球回来虐你了 Pu Xiaochu蒲小初Modern Romance746k WordsCompleted Five years ago, a ridiculous marriage bound them together. After ten years of unrequited love, she finally worked up the courage to tell him, “I love you. Can’t you at least try to love me too?” But he coldly replied, “I’d have to be crazy to love you.” But later, in the first year after she left, he stood by her grave, drunk, and said, “There are plenty of women. It’s not as if I need you.” In the second year: “Lin Xiaoran, I didn’t wrong you. Please come back, okay?” In the third year: “I don’ 277Reads8.5Score17314d adds

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    Shen Xiujin is still a nobody. Once you know Li Jingshen and get to know him, you'll realize that Shen Xiujin is actually quite good, and Jian Tong isn't so miserable after all.

12. 212 最 The Ten Years I Loved You Most 最爱你的那十年 I'd Rather Die Than Be Without Etiquette无仪宁死Two Male Leads141k WordsCompleted To Jiang Wenxu, He Zhishu was as essential as air and water. He could take him for granted and squander what they had without a second thought, but when he finally lost him, it was too late for regrets. 317Reads9.3Score—14d adds
13. 213 虐 99 Days of Torment: President Xia, Your Wife Has Been Declared Dead 虐爱99天：夏总，夫人宣告死亡了 Between Stops止间Modern Romance491k WordsOngoing Xia Hesong didn’t love Lin Ya. In fact, he hated her to the core. But when her family was destroyed and she had lost everything, he did the unthinkable and married her. Three years later, when she became pregnant, he told her he wanted a divorce, sending her straight to hell. She set aside her dignity and begged him again and again. But he coldly pushed her away. “Lin Ya, you’re not worthy!” At last, one day, her heart completely dead, she disappeared without a trace. Only then did he panic. His 16Reads—Score—14d adds
14. 214 虐 After Torturing Me, the CEO Chases His Wife to the Crematorium 虐完我，霸总追妻火葬场 Oh, Fruit果子啊Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Angst first, then sweetness + mutual unrequited love + devoted one-on-one romance + possessive yandere] He was born into a wealthy family, but fell on hard times as a child. He became her personal bodyguard and stayed by her side for six years, yet he could never warm her heart. When his mother became gravely ill, she stood by and did nothing. Does he hate her, or love her? She was the spoiled, willful heiress to the richest family, who thought herself above everyone. To her, everything in the 127Reads8.3Score—14d adds
15. 215 是 Love Warmed the Chilling Boy 是爱暖了少年凉 An Jinnian安锦年Modern Romance142k WordsCompleted July 7, clear, Wednesday This is the most desolate and helpless day in my memory, a day that leaves me trembling with fear. Today marks ten years since you began hating me. How should I celebrate it with you, Lin Luo? On this summer night, you and I finally went our separate ways for good. Perhaps this sorrow was destined from the start: when I was abandoned on the Ferris wheel at seven, when I was adopted by your family, and when your mother’s blood stained the hatred in your eyes. Back then, I —Reads8.6Score—14d adds
16. 216 奈 Alas, the Years Have Wasted My Love 奈何流年枉情深 A Ying阿影Modern Romance60k WordsCompleted “Manman, Jin Liang isn’t someone you can afford to love.” Three years ago, Xia Man ignored her father’s advice and stubbornly fell in love with Jin Liang. From then on, she flew straight into the flames, doomed to ruin. She endured humiliation and went to prison just to protect the person he held dearest. His heartlessness left her utterly despairing. After she was left battered and bruised, she stopped loving him. But he searched the ends of the earth for her, arriving before her, weary fro 551Reads6.0Score—14d adds
17. 217 快 Quick Transmigration: The Universally Disliked Fight to Become the No. 1 Fan Favorite 快穿：万人嫌争做人气角色No1 Han yuu寒yuuAncient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted After Shi Wuqing died, someone claiming to be a System found her. If she collected enough “popularity points,” she could come back to life. Shi Wuqing agreed. Then she was sent into various novels, where she became the cannon-fodder character readers hated most. Her mission was to become the character readers loved most, with the highest popularity, by the end of each novel! World One: Shi Wuqing became the scheming younger sister who took the heroine's place and married the prince. At the begi 42.4kReads9.5Score5.1k14d adds
18. 218 囚 Imprison Her, Destroy Her Love, and Torment Her for the Rest of Her Life 囚她，毁情虐余生 Dongfang Mubai东方沐白8k WordsCompleted Imprison Her, Destroy Her Love, Torment Her for the Rest of Her Life 8Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The female lead suffered terribly.

19. 219 顾 Mr. Gu, Stop Torturing Me. Your Wife Is Pregnant 顾总别虐了，夫人怀孕了 Little Red Ball红团团Modern Romance240k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later] [Yandere] [Suave Villain] [Forced Love] [Angst Before Sweetness] [Taking by Force] [The Pursuit After the Divorce] [Unhinged, Brooding, Pathological Tycoon x Serene Beauty So Stunning She Takes Your Breath Away] Three years ago, Gu Xichen knelt for three days and nights just to marry Shen Qing. Three years later, on the day Shen Qing learned she was pregnant, Gu Xichen was fooling around with his mistress. Utterly disappointed in him, Shen Qing decided to secretly te 626Reads5.8Score—14d adds

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    Highly recommended! Highly recommended! Highly recommended! Highly recommended! [Flying kiss]

20. 220 再 I'll Never Love You Again 再也不要爱你 Hard to Kill难杀Modern Romance132k WordsCompleted A short, heart-wrenching story. Extremely heartbreaking! So much melodrama and angst! Read with caution! Please ignore the extra chapter. The author wrote it while losing their mind, and sincerely apologizes! Jian Meng is dying, and Ji Jing’an doesn’t know. He’s busy worrying about his wedding to someone else, indifferent to the poor woman at home. He has always believed Jian Meng would wait for him forever, just as she has for the past ten years. It was the last winter, and Jian Meng’s last bir 17.8kReads8.2Score97414d adds

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    This book is very angsty, full of all sorts of angst... The male lead even cheats on his wife, and shortly after his death, the female lead also dies. It's a very short novel.

21. 221 虐 After Torturing His Wife to Death, Young Master Yan Went Mad 虐死夫人后，言少疯魔了 Young Master Nine公子九Modern Romance509k WordsCompleted [Angst + both leads are each other's only ones + strong heroine + she suffers first, then he does] The joy of young love was delayed until marriage. She thought she would finally get what she wanted, only to find it was all for nothing. Mu Ruyan had loved Yan Zhiting for years, but then her brother was imprisoned, her company went bankrupt, her father fell ill, and her mother passed away. His evidence against her and his coldness became the final straw that broke her. As she lay dying, she curse 119Reads8.5Score—14d adds

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    Look at this, look at this, it's absolutely amazing! \(//∇//)\ The female lead is tortured to the point of near death in the early stages.

22. 222 虐 After Tormenting Me, President Lu Tried Desperately to Win Me Back 虐完我，陆总追妻火葬场 Three Corners, Two Cents三角二分钱Modern Romance333k WordsCompleted Xia Wanying thought that as long as she married Lu Qingyu and they spent every day together, he would remember her. After the wedding, Xia Wanying's world held nothing but gloom and pain, darkness and cold. The man she loved most brought her not happiness, but nightmares that haunted her day and night. “Lu Qingyu, if I died one day, would you regret it?” “No!” Later, Xia Wanying died, and Lu Qingyu went mad. In the storm, he clutched her urn and wept as if his heart were breaking, saying over 18Reads7.5Score—14d adds
23. 223 我EN After I Died, the Scumbag Went Mad 我死后，渣男疯了 July Chestnut七月栗子Modern Romance998k WordsCompleted I loved Fu Mingyu for ten years, but he made me lure a deranged serial killer out for the sake of his unattainable first love, determined to see me dead. In the end, I really did die at the killer's hands... But when he saw my corpse, he went mad. When I woke again, I had been reborn in the body of a strange woman, and the husband lying beside me looked exactly like the killer who had brutally murdered me... 6kReads8.8Score62914d adds

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    A heart-wrenching story

24. 224 恰 A Chance Encounter with an Old Friend 恰逢故人 A Blindfolded Henchman蒙着眼睛的小喽啰Modern Romance107k WordsOngoing The stifling atmosphere of her family left Shi Yi deeply insecure. She kept to herself, spoke little, and rarely made her presence felt. Then Zhou Lü came into her gloomy life like a beam of light, and Shi Yi began a twelve-year secret crush on him. Back then, Zhou Lü and the campus belle Zhang Ya were widely seen as a perfect match, but an innocent mistake by Shi Yi was deliberately exploited by someone else, leading to a misunderstanding. Overwhelmed with shame, Shi Yi left her hometown. Five —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    It's pretty good; there's some angst, but it's not mindless.

25. 225 家 After Losing Her Family, She Married a Scumbag CEO 家破人亡后她嫁给了渣总 Apple Meow苹果喵Modern Romance2.2M WordsCompleted [A passionate, tortured romance: body, heart, and soul all put through the wringer, with a desperate quest to win her back! Everyone is a villain + dark themes + plot-driven, brutal angst, read at your own risk.] After a murder robs him of his fiancée, he meticulously builds a prison of revenge, dragging her from heaven into hell. Huo Chenyuan always thought An Weilai was his to control. He never imagined that in this game, she would escape the prison and trap him in a prison of the heart, one t 23Reads8.5Score—14d adds

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    It's so heart-wrenching. The first book is about both of them suffering. At first, the male lead torments the female lead, but around chapter 200, the male lead starts to suffer, and it continues until the very end. Although the female lead ends up with the male lead, she never truly loved him. It's incredibly tragic 😭 The second book is so heartbreaking; the female lead dies in the end, it's incredibly tragic 😭😭😭😭 She died from depression.

26. 226 三 The Three-Foot Heavenly Abyss Sword, the Blind Man, and the Heartless Killer 三尺天渊剑，瞎眼男子，无心狠人 Actor in Red戏子红衣Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted [Decisive and ruthless + play the pig to eat the tiger + no System + cold and merciless] Xiao Luochen transmigrates into a world of political intrigue written for female readers, becoming the disowned son of a declining family. From the start, his cultivation is crippled, and his childhood sweetheart, the heroine, kicks him out of the house. Then the vicious villainess snatches him away, intent on abusing and tormenting him? This crazy, vicious villainess is completely unhinged! What? The heroin 11.8kReads8.6Score1.6k14d adds
27. 227 爱 Loving You Is a Fool’s Dream 爱你是人间妄想 Plain Years素年Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Mu Guicheng hated Shen Qing. At the height of his hatred, he wanted to cut her into a thousand pieces and reduce her bones to ashes. But later, when she turned to ash before his eyes, he would rather have his soul annihilated and suffer eternal ruin if only he could keep a wisp of hers… Shen Qing loved Mu Guicheng. She always thought he was her light, her faith, until the day she died and understood that, to her, he had always been nothing but hell. The man who gave her a ray of light in the end 382Reads7.4Score10614d adds

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    The male lead in the first book is practically a combination of Lu Huaizuo and Shen Xiujin. You can read the beginning; it's really heart-wrenching, and the male lead is such a jerk. I don't need to say much about the second book. The third book is truly tragic. The male lead treats the female supporting character like a white moonlight, tormenting the female lead in various ways. The female lead's hand is crucial, greatly aiding her painting, but it's crippled by her own son. And the male lead only discovers at the end that he's a substitute for the female lead's boyfriend, a real slap in the face. The fourth book made me cry. Amidst various betrayals and a lack of knowledge about her past, the male lead, under pressure from the female lead's biological mother, forces the female lead to miscarry her two unborn children. In the end, the female lead ends up with the second male lead.

28. 228 前 Winning Back My Ex-Wife Is Hard, Mr. Zhou, Please Show Some Restraint 前妻难追，周少请自重 Durian Mango榴芒Modern Romance2.2M WordsCompleted Jiang Nian used to be a pushover, someone anyone could manipulate. Even after becoming Mrs. Zhou, all she could do was serve her husband's mistress. At last, two years later, Zhou Yibai told her, “Jiang Nian, I'm tired of this. I want to give Xiying a wedding.” Jiang Nian smiled. She signed the divorce papers and left with nothing, becoming the most famous discarded wife in Dongning City. Later, Zhou Yibai married the woman he loved most, then searched the entire city and the world for Jiang Nia 77Reads8.4Score—14d adds

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    The first two are books I've kept on my bookshelf, reluctant to delete them. The last one is one I've been following for a long time, and the plot is quite infuriating, so I suggest skipping around while reading (it's all finished). If you think that's not enough, you can click on my profile picture to browse through them; 2/3 of them are angst-filled ❤️

29. 229 蚀 A Love That Cuts to the Bone 蚀骨情深 Oh Yeah, or Not奥力给不给Modern Romance2.4M WordsCompleted [Angsty romance + strong female lead later on] “Cen Qing, you made me suffer. Now I’ll make you suffer a hundred times more!” Hou Jingqing hated Cen Qing more than anything. He wanted to keep her imprisoned by his side, tormenting and controlling her forever! Six years later... “CEO, your wife went to dinner alone with a young heartthrob from the entertainment industry.” Hou Jingqing: “Blacklist him!” “CEO, your wife says she doesn’t want to see you and calls you a scumbag.” The man knelt on a d 191Reads6.5Score—14d adds

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    The last one was found in an advertisement; it was very heart-wrenching.

30. 230 夫 After His Wife Died, the CEO Tore Up the Divorce Agreement 夫人死后，总裁撕毁了离婚协议书 Shiitake and Shredded Pork香菇肉丝Modern Romance568k WordsCompleted [Scumbag hero + angsty romance + groveling redemption] Su Mian loved Li Moxing for more than ten years, but Li Moxing had always been in love with his white moonlight, Qin Kexin. When Qin Kexin fell ill, Su Mian forced Li Moxing to marry her, and from then on, he treated her like an enemy. He hated everything about her. Even when she became pregnant with his child, he wanted to kill it with his own hands. Qin Kexin was Li Moxing's precious darling, held in the palm of his hand, while Su Mian was 495Reads7.9Score—14d adds
31. 231 谁 Who Says Longing Is Silent? 谁说思念无声 Qingya青崖Modern Romance61k WordsCompleted She knelt in the pouring rain, begging him to give her father a proper burial. All she got in return was: “You should've been the one to die!” Her hatred burned fiercely, while her love slowly faded away. She said, “I spent my whole life loving you, but you hurt me, hated me, and ruined my life. You said I owed you. Now I've paid you back!” A knife pierced her chest. She smiled, proud and desolate. “Don't cry at my grave. You'll soil my path to the afterlife!” 166Reads8.4Score—14d adds
32. 232 误 I Accidentally Offended a High-Priced CEO 误惹天价总裁 Wind-Blown Leaves风吹落叶Modern Romance990k WordsCompleted Two years ago, he accused her without bothering to find out the truth of breaking the leg of the woman he loved, then personally used a golf club to break one of hers. Two years later, all she wanted was to stay as far away from him as possible. But how could he ever let her go… 63Reads8.5Score—14d adds
33. 233 平 The Greatest Sorrow in Life Is Unrequited Love 平生最苦是相思 Shattered Ice碎碎冰Ancient Romance31k WordsCompleted On her wedding day, she thought it marked the beginning of happiness. Little did she know it was the beginning of his revenge... 180Reads8.0Score—14d adds

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    They're all very heart-wrenching; it's best not to watch them, or you might wake up crying in the middle of the

34. 234 虐 After Driving His Wife to Her Death, the Cold CEO Went Mad 虐死夫人后冷少疯批了 Tears Build a Tower眼泪成塔Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Angsty romance + physical and emotional torment + devoted to each other + possessive love + forced love + a groveling pursuit after the wife] Wu Ying and Leng Hanchuan had been in love for three years. To the world, they were a perfect couple, and he had once said he loved her more than life itself. But the day after their engagement, he threw his “life” into an insane asylum. Leng Hanchuan said, “A life for a life. From now on, you’ll spend every second regretting what you’ve done.” In the 772Reads8.4Score10314d adds
35. 235 煦 Spring Breeze in the Sun 煦春风 Rong Xiyao荣兮鳐Modern Romance26k WordsCompleted Synopsis: [Xu Youdie] x [Yu Mo] [BE] This is the story of a goofy girl who lives freely and happily, following her heart and doing things her own way, with a bit of a wild streak, and her deskmate, a cool transfer student who hardly ever smiles... La la la~~ A little scene Xu Youdie: “Hey, bro, why do you always lean your chair back? Wouldn’t it be better to lean forward? You could even hug it. So comfy!” Yu Mo: “...” Xu Youdie: “Please stop keeping your mouth shut all the time. Talking more hel —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    It's a bit sad, but very heartwarming.

36. 236 我 I'm Trying My Best to Die in This Torture Novel 我在虐文里努力求死 A Useless Woman一枚没用的女子Ancient Romance914k WordsCompleted A Lan is a newcomer to the White Moonlight Group for quick-transmigration angst novels. Her task each time is to die by the end of the story so the male and female leads can live happily together. She has always thought she did a great job, and every rating from her System, Qi Wu, has been above SSS rank. But maybe she did too good a job: after she dies, the male and female leads end up either strangers or acquaintances. That's not right. A Lan can't figure it out, but she still has to carry out 1.7kReads8.7Score10214d adds

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    🎆🎆In her first world, she was the emperor's white moonlight, and she was overjoyed to have cleared every world's angst-filled storyline SS-level 🌷🌷. But why did the male and female leads become strangers after that?

37. 237 团 The Whole Family’s Little Princess Is Four 团宠囡囡四岁啦 Xin Yiyi辛亿亿Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted A brilliant girl with countless secret identities is reborn in the body of a four-year-old toddler and adopted by Lincheng’s richest family. Now she has not only a gentle, smiling CEO for a daddy, but also a stunning, charismatic celebrity for a mommy, along with four brothers whom everyone finds unbearable. At first, her four brothers look at her with disdain. “What even is a little sister? She’ll definitely be ugly and cry all the time! Girls are such a hassle. No, no, we don’t want one. Hurry 922Reads8.6Score15814d adds

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    The first book—it seems like the male lead abuses the female lead in the beginning. The second book—don't be fooled by the cover and title, it's incredibly angsty. There might be some redemption at the beginning, but the later parts are guaranteed to be brutal. It involves all sorts of slander and defamation of the female lead, making her seem like a toy.

38. 238 薄 Young Master Bo’s Second Wife, Bound by Guilt 薄少的二婚罪妻 Yan Shu燕书Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted After a setup, he believed she was a murderer and sent her to a year in hell: her fingers were severed, she lost her baby, and she suffered every kind of torment. She pleaded desperately, “Mr. Bo, please let me go. The Lu family and I have nothing left.” He gave a cold, scornful laugh. “Let you go? You wish.” Only after her family was destroyed and she leapt into the sea, leaving no body behind, did he sit for three nights in the pouring rain, clutching her ashes. Only then did he realize he lov 1.1kReads7.7Score10614d adds

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    High-quality angst novels, please check them out.

39. 239 虐 Tortured into Madness: After His Wife’s Death, Mr. Lu Went Mad 虐爱成痴：虐死夫人后，陆总发狂了 Diao Chan Teases Dong Zhuo貂蝉戏董卓Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted Ye Qingfan loved Lu Zhongxian so much that she lost herself and gave up everything. In return, her family was destroyed, she lost it all, and she died full of hatred. As the truth slowly came to light, Lu Zhongxian finally realized that what he most wanted to see was Ye Qingfan's sparkling eyes. Given another chance at life, she decided that any other fool could have the scumbag. Ye Qingfan was busy taking down the scheming homewrecker, climbing step by step to the peak of her career. Second Mas 33Reads6.5Score—14d adds

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    This book is incredibly heart-wrenching, to the point of being morally reprehensible. I'm too scared to continue reading. For the sake of the female supporting character, the male lead sends the female lead's four-year-old son to the operating room to have a kidney removed. In the end, the child dies, and the male lead feels it was all justified.

40. 240 虐 After Torturing His Wife to Death, Young Master Li Was Reborn 虐死夫人后厉少重生了 Little Qi Bro小淇哥Modern Romance255k WordsCompleted [Scheming and possessive + physical and emotional torment + groveling pursuit + sweet romance and putting villains in their place + adorable child + reborn + second male lead takes the lead + two endings] A carefully planned car accident shatters what had been a harmonious contract marriage. Qin Bao'er's younger brother crashes into Shi Qianqian, Li Jinhan's beloved first love, and causes her to lose her baby. Qin Bao'er begs them to show mercy, but in Li Jinhan's eyes, it is all proof that she 633Reads6.1Score—14d adds

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    Both stories involve tormenting the female lead in the early stages and then tormenting the male lead later. The first story features the second male lead who eventually wins over the female lead, while the second story features a reconciliation after a breakup.

41. 241 离 After the Divorce, She Became the Apple of His Eye 离婚后，她成了心尖宠 The Paulownia Blossoms梧桐花开Modern Romance610k WordsCompleted [Scheming CEO + Obsessive Possessiveness + Physical and Emotional Torment + Wife-Chasing Crematorium + Adorable Baby] He loved her but could never have her, then took her for granted once she was his. When he lost her, his regret went far beyond anything he could bear! They should have shared the affection of childhood sweethearts, but he hurt her for another woman, wearing away all her love until he even forced her to abort their child! After the divorce, she vanished without a trace. When they 153Reads7.9Score—14d adds
42. 242 离 After the Divorce, Gu Became Obsessively Possessive 离婚后顾少成了偏执狂 Not Two Oranges不贰橙呀Modern Romance363k WordsCompleted Gu Ruochen is a calculating business tycoon who plans ten steps ahead and won't even take a step until he's worked out exactly where to put his foot. Xu Jiaqing is a slum girl with a stunning, alluring face and a single-minded love of money. A marriage contract binds them together for a year. When they divorce, Xu Jiaqing says, “If you don't add two more zeros to this check, I'm not divorcing you. You can decide for yourself what's more important: your first love or your money.” Two years later, 90Reads8.6Score—14d adds
43. 243 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 999Reads8.4Score10914d adds

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    Take this one.

44. 244 离 After the Divorce, My Ex-Husband Clings to Me Shamelessly 离婚后，前夫死皮赖脸缠着我 Xi Bao Er席宝儿Modern Romance897k WordsCompleted For revenge, he kept her imprisoned by his side until she became pregnant. “Get rid of it,” he ordered coldly. For once, she abandoned her usual meek, easy-to-bully nature and rebelled by running away. But seven months later, he caught her and forcibly cut out her twins, then cruelly drove her away! She fled abroad in a wretched state. Five years later, she returned, tempered by fire. He, however, was completely unlike his old self, shamelessly clinging to her, crushing every chance romance and 3.6kReads9.1Score95014d adds

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    The following books are truly heart-wrenching, so heart-wrenching they'll make your heart ache and your liver hurt. When I watched it before, I cried so much, it was incredibly painful. It's really heartbreaking, and it's easy to relate to it. You can take a look.

45. 245 我 If I Leave, We’ll Never Meet Again 我若离去，后会无期 Gentleman Cat君子猫Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted “Remember to take your medicine. If you get pregnant, get rid of it.” In the six months since they married, this was the only thing Bai Zhuohan ever said to her as a matter of course. So Tang Sheng thought women who heard “Drink more hot water” every day were already incredibly lucky. He immersed himself in a world of wine and women, never coming home night after night, with scandals piling up everywhere. He waited for her to beg him, waiting until it became an obsession. She stayed at home 65Reads8.7Score—14d adds
46. 246 龙 Love in Longcheng: Young Master Fu's Bride of Atonement 龙城囚爱：傅少的赎罪新娘 Qi Yingjia齐楹嘉Modern Romance509k WordsCompleted “Both reborn” + “gut-wrenching angst” + “chasing his wife to the crematorium” + “substitute” + “imprisonment and miscarriage” + “happy ending.” When Su Nuan was ten, she saved Fu Hanchuan. But Fu Hanchuan mistook her for someone else, and for ten years, he gave all his tenderness to another woman. By a twist of fate, Su Nuan and Fu Hanchuan married ten years later, only for him to send her to prison, where she suffered three miscarriages. When Fu Hanchuan learned the truth, he knelt at Su Nuan’s 209Reads—Score—14d adds
47. 247 我 My Brother Spoils Me Rotten 我被哥哥宠成宝 Le Yi楽弈Modern Romance722k WordsCompleted [Mutual secret crush + wealthy CEO + sweet romance + fake siblings] Song Xiyan and Song Jingning grew up together. She had always thought of him as her brother, never realizing when her feelings for him began to change. What she never expected was that Song Jingning felt the same way about her. 138Reads6.3Score—14d adds
48. 248 二 Second Master, Be Gentle 二爷，轻点宠 Le Yi楽弈Modern Romance53k WordsCompleted [Not both leads' first love + wealthy CEO + tragic romance + happy ending + tries to win her back] She dreamed of love and longed to walk down the aisle with him. But fate played a cruel joke on her: marrying someone else became his only choice. The sudden blow left her heart feeling torn apart, a tangle of pain and despair. She wanted to escape it all, to leave this place filled with painful memories. But fate didn't seem willing to let her go. He held on to her tightly, refusing to let go. 600Reads—Score—14d adds
49. 249 夏 Summer Inkstone 夏之砚 Le Yi楽弈Modern Romance206k WordsCompleted [Not a first-time-only romance + wealthy CEO + secret crush + mutual devotion] Zhi Xia and Jing Chen's marriage came to an abrupt end when another woman appeared. Then she met Bo Yan. When they first met, she didn't know he had already loved her for seven years. They lived together under one roof for five years. Only then did she learn that he had loved her for twelve years. 4Reads—Score114d adds
50. 250 赠 A Sea of Starlight for Me 赠我星光一片海 Xiaomeng Xinyu筱梦昕雨Modern Romance36k WordsCompleted It turned out that, in his heart, she had always been a shadow of his dead first love. From the day she disappeared, he searched for her like a madman. Only then did he realize that, without even knowing it, he had fallen in love with her. When they met again two years later, she had a child... —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    These books are really angst-inducing.

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