Make the Hero Suffer! Make the Hero Suffer! Make the Hero Suffer! Make the Hero Suffer! Make the Hero Suffer!!!! 虐男主虐男主虐男主虐男主虐男主！！！！

1. 451 姐 Now This Is How You Write a Tragic Romance 姐这操作才叫虐文 A Heart Set on the Deer遂鹿心Ancient Romance269k WordsOngoing [The brainless heroine is the best in the world, no logic needed, she has to be number one]+ [All male leads are chaste]+ [Multiple male leads] Everyone in the cultivation world knows Ming Yuan is a lunatic. She kills at the slightest provocation and picks fights for no reason. When this lunatic is struck dead by lightning, the whole world celebrates! Then the lunatic gets bound to the Tragic Romance System 001. 001 needs to collect angst points. Ming Yuan takes one look at the script and decide 295Reads8.3Score113Shelves

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   [Brainless Female Lead is the Best in the World] + [All Male Leads are Clean] + [Multiple Male Leads] Everyone in the cultivation world knows Ming Yuan is a madwoman, quick to kill and prone to fighting for no reason. When this madwoman was struck by lightning and died, the whole world rejoiced! Then, this madwoman was bound to the Torture Novel System 001. 001 Needed to collect torture points, and Ming Yuan glanced at the script, deciding to give the system a shocking dose of torture novels. A crown prince of a fallen kingdom? No, no, a plaything in the emperor's palm? Yes! Goodness, you were mine in life and in death. After your death, I will sit alone with my vast empire, three thousand beauties in my harem, and endless loneliness. A female lead whose family was wiped out in a tribulation novel? No, no, the Demon Lord's runaway little immortal? Yes! Little immortal, is it fun to impersonate my beloved? You deserve to die! Only after his death did he realize that the person was indeed him; he hadn't impersonated her.

2. 452 少 The Young Master Always Wants to Be a Dog 少爷他总想当狗 Beiyun Toward Night北云向夜Modern Romance535k WordsCompleted [Female lead is not a virgin; male lead is! Self-interest above all, dog-training romance, irresistible heroine, male lead is hopelessly in love, men competing for her] The heroine is a warm, sunny girl in public, but moody and unpredictable in private. The male lead has a bit of a crush on her. The heroine will interact with different boys and men!!! Zhu Yuan came to Shanghai because her mother's employer's young master was there. Room and board were covered, and she would even be paid. All 2.9kReads8.6Score310Shelves

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   The female lead is bad, but the male lead loves her very much.

3. 453 他 After He Escaped Death, He Forced Me to Sign a Penance Contract 他死里逃生后，逼我签下赎罪契约 I Returned to the Crowd我重返人群Modern Romance178k WordsCompleted A handsome, powerful, tragic, obsessive, and deranged man with a double face × a patient, clear-headed heiress fallen on hard times Five years later, we meet again. He's Jiangcheng's most ruthless obsessive man, and I'm an heiress with nowhere left to turn. He hangs me over a cliff and says, “Let me show you the despair I felt when I jumped into the sea back then.” He forces me to sign a contract of atonement and says, “I won't spare a single member of the Lin family.” I thought he hated me so m 2kReads—Score110Shelves

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   The male lead suffers terribly; he risks his life for her, only to be betrayed by the female lead. The misunderstanding is extremely deep and heart-wrenching.

4. 454 攻 After Winning Over the Young Lady, I Got Gaslit 攻略大小姐后我被pua了 A Journey Through Mortal Life浮生行Modern Romance203k WordsCompleted [Female-centered + male rivalry + dramatic love triangle + faux male POV + multiple male leads] You're one of the heroines in a galgame, a beautiful, aloof young lady with a five-star difficulty rating, making you one of the game's hardest heroines to win over. One day, you meet a player who's trying to beat you. He's a high school boy with mediocre grades who usually spends his allowance at internet cafes. If he runs out early, all he has to do is wheedle his parents and they'll advance him mor 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Both books feature male protagonists who go to great lengths to dress up and look their best just to please the female protagonists. A little man just wants to be beautiful, fragrant, and soft like a little cake!

5. 455 穿 I Transmigrated to a Matriarchal World, but I'm a 200-Pound NEET 穿到女尊世界但是两百斤肥宅 Love at First Sight in Twenty Seconds二十秒心动Modern Romance236k WordsCompleted [Female-Dominated World + No Official Main Couple + All Men Are Virgins + Troublemaker + Male Rivals Competing for Her + Unusual] Great news! Ye Piao, who came from a world where she was penniless, unexpectedly transmigrates to a female-dominated world! When she looks in the mirror, she discovers she weighs over two hundred pounds and is both fat and ugly. Worst of all, she’s a homebody who loves dating sims and has all kinds of bad habits. That was all in the past, though. Now she’s a good 366Reads8.9Score103Shelves
6. 456 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 1.5kReads6.5Score122Shelves
7. 457 道 The Way That Can Be Spoken: She Cultivates the Heartless Dao 道可道，她修无情道 Ninja Turtle Without Mercy忍者无情神龟Modern Romance459k WordsCompleted The brokenhearted, devoted, beautiful-but-tragic police hero × the cold, detached, hollow data analyst heroine | She is his only painkiller They've only ever been with each other! They've only ever been with each other! They've only ever been with each other! Three times, because it's important. Gu Yinan is the youngest captain in the economic crimes squad. He has bipolar disorder and suffers from chronic stomach problems. When solving cases, he's decisive and ruthless, notorious throughout th 188Reads6.5Score135Shelves

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   This one! This one! This one! The male lead is handsome, strong, and tragic!

8. 458 诱 A Seductive Kiss That Makes Her Cry 诱吻，弄哭她 Three Bowls of Rice a Day一天三碗大米饭Modern Romance163k WordsCompleted [Reunited After Nine Years + First Love + Mutual Devotion + HE + Irresistible Heroine + Unhinged Hero] [Former School Bully Turned Possessive, Scheming CEO x Delicate, Cool-Headed, Proud Secretary] Shang Qian never imagined her direct supervisor would be Chi Yanting, the school bully who had sat beside her in high school. Chi Yanting used every means at his disposal to make her his: “A newly adopted pet will bare its claws at its owner at first. Getting her to behave is only a matter of time.” [ 514Reads8.4Score—Shelves
9. 459 和 After Breaking Off My Engagement to a Jerk, a Puppy-Like Guy Won Me Over 和渣男退婚后，被小狼狗上位了 Linshan's Haiming Apu林山的海鸣阿普Modern Romance340k WordsCompleted Sui Xiaoxiao liked Qi Feng and had followed him for years, always believing she was one of a kind to him. It wasn’t until the woman he had always cherished appeared that she realized she had been a joke. The bastard wanted to break off their engagement? Fine. Sui Xiaoxiao turned around and threw herself into the arms of a younger, devoted man. But then the bastard suddenly came back, desperate to win her over. Sorry, you can’t afford to mess with this domineering young hunk. 1Reads6.6Score—Shelves

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   Tired of stories where the female lead is tortured? Try stories where the male lead is tortured!

10. 460 大 The Young Lady Is a Real Show-Off 大小姐是个秀儿 Little White Pile白色小乌堆Ancient Romance584k WordsCompleted The eldest daughter of the Tang Chancellor’s household was sent to the Qiang Kingdom as a hostage when she was young, and returned ten years later with an arrogant, spoiled, and utterly unruly temperament. When she spots the powerful and handsome Prince Jing, she declares in front of the people of the capital, “You look exactly to my taste. Figure out how to fall madly in love with me.” One day, Prince Jing sees the she-devil treating a handsome man tenderly. Then he notices that the man’s featu 83Reads8.6Score—Shelves
11. 461 囚 The Caged Young Lady and Her Cauldron 囚笼大小姐和她的炉鼎 Enough, Monkey够了猴子Ancient Romance517k WordsCompleted [One-to-one romance, the woman mistreats the man, devoted hound, dog-training fiction, lots of physical abuse. Please don't read if that's not your thing.] She is a pampered canary, and also a living elixir coveted by the martial world. Her blood carries a sweet fragrance and can heal any wound, but it also attracts endless greed. He is her sharpest sword, her most obedient furnace, and the only shadow who knows all her weaknesses and shame. He drinks the poisonous Gu she gives him, and her bran 1.6kReads8.0Score118Shelves

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    This story is full of torment for the male lead, then the female lead, then the villain, then the male lead torments himself, and then the female lead torments him—it's a never-ending cycle.

12. 462 快 Quick Transmigration: The White Moonlight Wins Hearts After Becoming a Green Tea Beauty 快穿白月光：变身绿茶后撩拨人心 Wei Zhi谓止Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Completed [White moonlight, adored by everyone, love rivals, strong heroine with a satisfying rise, no fixed pairing, actress heroine, revenge-driven conquest, enter at your own risk if this isn't your thing] (The Host is gorgeous, bold, and a master of playing along and flirting / I make the male leads suffer a thousand times over, yet they treat me like their first love.) They were all white moonlights with impeccable family backgrounds and beauty, yet they ultimately met tragic deaths aft 9.9kReads9.3Score821Shelves

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    Both are time-travel novels, where the female protagonist uses a system to fulfill the wishes of each original owner. They are initially disliked by the world, but later they all cause the male protagonist heartbreak. They are really good!

13. 463 这 This CEO Deserves to Suffer: 20 Epic Chases to Win Her Back 这届总裁真该虐：20场骨灰级追妻 Read a Little Editorial Team读点编辑部Modern Romance255k WordsCompleted [The husband-chasing crematorium + substitute + first love + domineering CEO + painful romance + reborn + marriage and love + face-slapping] I spent years by Zhong Ruokuang’s side. Our relationship went from boss and employee to lovers in bed, but I never had a proper title. I asked, “Why did you choose to be with me?” He gave me that perfunctory smile again. “Because you’re obedient.” Then I was attacked online, while he was busy spending Christmas with his childhood sweetheart, the one he’d al 223Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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    Check this out! The male lead's attempt to win back his wife through cremation backfires, and he gets slapped in the face. If you like this trope, give it a thumbs up! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up] Recommended!

14. 464 他 He's a Yandere Villain? Then Who's That Sniveling One? 他是病娇反派？那哭唧唧的是谁 A Few Dreams Become a Boat几梦成舟Modern Romance254k WordsCompleted Faithful couples, healing, sweet romance, and punishing scumbags A sunny, fiercely protective, sharp-tongued heroine VS a disabled, pure-hearted, insecure hero. The second male lead can chase her until the whole world burns, and it still won’t help! 1 Su Beizhi spends nearly three years pursuing Lu Wen before the System tells her she’s got the wrong target. Su Beizhi: ...Take his clothes off me. I paid for them, so I’m selling them online! Lu Wen: Playing hard to get? That trick won’t work on me 5.4kReads9.3Score621Shelves

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    🌸🌸So heartbreaking! The male lead is an orphan who was kidnapped as a child and forced to beg. He's secretly in love with the female lead for ten years! [Shocking] He's even in a wheelchair. Every time they bump into each other, he can only watch humbly from a corner, watching his beloved fall in love with another man. It hurts so much! The male lead is in so much pain! [Crying]

15. 465 女 Matriarchy: The Boss's Little Daddy Tries to Use Me for Sex 女尊：老板的小爹企图对我潜规则 Bing Yuxu冰雨许Modern Romance489k WordsCompleted A beautiful heroine: a proper, principled, cool-headed yet gentle office worker × A groveling, lovesick, brooding and unhinged widower of a younger man PS: This is a matriarchal world. The male lead has been married before. Though he wields immense power, he is still insecure. After falling in love with the heroine at first sight, that insecurity turns into obsessive madness. Qin Qiuge fights her way from a small county town into the glittering metropolis of Shanghai. Diligent and capable at wo 1.7kReads—Score121Shelves

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    He was so humble; he saw the female lead kissing someone else, and the male lead got angry and ran away. In the end, he turned around and apologized, saying he shouldn't have run away and begged for forgiveness.

16. 466 公 The Princess Fakes Her Death: Her Shadow Guard Gives In to His Feelings 公主假死：暗卫动了私心 Mo Jianwei墨见微20k WordsCompleted The Princess Fakes Her Death: The Shadow Guard Gives In to His Desires 50Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Ancient Chinese short stories, featuring torment and suffering for the male protagonist.

17. 467 被 Forced to Play Out Six Different Plots 被迫走六种剧情 Roar, Roar, Garlic啸一啸蒜了Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Nontraditional, fast-paced cathartic revenge + taming the dog + groveling exes + battlefield of romantic rivals + everyone secretly in love with her + everyone turning into dark, obsessive madmen] Xie An was a professional supporting actress in the modern quick transmigration division. She’d just finished her last assignment when she was told a bug had occurred. Six small worlds had merged, and she had to reload and replay them, completing all six storylines at once in this new plane. She thoug 2.8kReads8.8Score258Shelves

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    This is absolutely gorgeous!

18. 468 死 My Fake Death Failed, and the Mad Regent Begged Me Through Tears to Love Him 死遁失败后，疯批摄政王哭着求我宠他 Li Shu梨疏Ancient Romance563k WordsCompleted The moment Song Wanning opened her eyes, she found herself reborn on the very day her father had sent her to Prince Regent Wei Yanzhao. In her previous life, she had eyes only for her cousin, Mo Xiangqian. She called out her cousin’s name in Wei Yanzhao’s bed, spent her days weeping and giving him the cold shoulder, and drove away the little affection Wei Yanzhao had for her. In the end, she met a miserable death... Looking at the man entwined with her, Song Wanning curled her red lips into a sm 98Reads—Score—Shelves

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    In the early stages, the protagonist is forceful and domineering, then humbly begs for love. After faking his death, he embarks on a grueling journey to win back his wife. It's a story of torturing the male protagonist but not the female protagonist!

19. 469 重 Reborn Once More, Who’d Still Be a Doormat? 重活一世，谁还当舔狗啊？ Chen Xize辰熙泽Modern Romance138k WordsOngoing Gentle, domineering young man vs. cold, beautiful man with a mad streak (Heroine pursues her husband through a hard-won redemption arc + healing young man + gentle hero + cold, ruthless heroine who only lets the hero see her vulnerable side) Jun Ze returned to three years after he had endured endless torment… Still the day before his one-night stand with Xi Ruxue… He pushed himself up in bed and saw the same pink furniture wherever he looked. He was still Xi Ruxue’s secret contract lover, someon 460Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Torture the male lead!!! A gentle, fatherly male lead who guides the story; incredibly adorable. The male lead has loved the female lead since junior high, a long-planned love he never confessed, waiting for her to express her feelings before he began his open romance! But, some people are just too much, aren't they? A "chasing after her husband" scenario unfolds, with the female lead leaving the male lead battered and bruised! Because the male lead's adoptive father killed the female lead's father, the female lead seeks revenge on him relentlessly! She deceives him in the name of love, imprisons him, whips him—when all the harm is done in the name of love, the male lead, who has lived his whole life, only wants to escape her, yet he truly loves her… The female lead's pursuit of her husband is a nightmare!!!

20. 470 妻 The Elusive Wife: After the Princess Consort Turns Dark 妻难寻：王妃黑化后 Tangli Candy棠里糖Ancient Romance792k WordsCompleted [The Ex-Wife Chase from Hell + Rekindled Romance + Devoted 1v1 + Satisfying Revenge + A Glorious Mess of Melodrama] Gu Lingzhao met the capital's most unruly and unmanageable Ninth Prince when she was twelve. He was domineering and arrogant, but he never treated her cruelly. So she trusted him without hesitation, and through years of companionship and care, she never once doubted his sincerity. Until the night of their wedding, when disaster struck the Gu family. In the chaos, she accidentally 1.5kReads6.4Score105Shelves

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    This is a fairly traditional "wife-chasing-after-the-cremation" novel. The first dozen or so chapters are filled with torture for the female lead, while the rest of the story revolves around torturing the male lead. The male lead's pursuit of his wife throughout the entire novel is both physically and emotionally demanding!

21. 471 替 Married Off as a Substitute at Eighty: My Commander Husband Spoils Me to the Heavens 替嫁80：首长老公宠我上天了 Bring Me a Vat of Luosifen来一缸螺蛳粉Modern Romance6k WordsCompleted Substitute Bride of 1980: The Commander Dotes on Me Like I’m His Whole World 4.8kReads—Score—Shelves

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    Looks good, looks good 2

22. 472 将 General, Your Husband Has Finally Admitted His Mistake After Three Years of Entertaining Guests at the Brothel 将军，您的夫郎在青楼接客三年终于认错了。 Good Meowning Ningning古德猫宁柠柠Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted General, your husband has spent three years serving customers in a brothel, and he's finally admitted he was wrong. 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Come and read a classic male-torture novel where the male protagonist is sold into a brothel by the female protagonist.

23. 473 快 Quick Transmigration: After the Tragic-Novel Heroine Gets a Unhinged Script 快穿：当虐文女主拿了疯批剧本后 Ou Cong偶葱Modern Romance504k WordsCompleted In every tragic romance, the heroine is tormented by the hero until her heart is torn apart, and her heart, kidneys, and brain are cut out. Yet the heroine loves the hero without fail, devoting herself wholeheartedly to her career as his doormat. Now Jingsha has become the heroine of a tragic romance. She's obsessive, unstable, scummy, and downright crazy. She torments the male lead, then the male supporting character, then the female supporting character. In the end, they all love her but can n 8.9kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves

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    These three books are the kind where the male lead suffers, but they're quite good. Those who like this kind of thing can check them out.

24. 474 8 Eighty: After Leaving the Commander, I Dedicated Myself to the Motherland 80：放弃首长后，我献给了祖国 Bring Me a Vat of Luosifen来一缸螺蛳粉6k WordsCompleted 1980: After Giving Up the Commander, I Devoted Myself to My Country 175Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 475 路 The Bystander Female Lead Is Loved by Everyone 路人女配她被所有人爱着 Jiangbei, Searching for Meaning in Travel寻找旅行意义的江北Modern Romance633k WordsOngoing Ordinary girl + Tomie-like, universally captivating beauty + everyone has one-sided feelings for her + turning gay men straight After accidentally transmigrating into a boys' love novel, unlucky Wen Yang has no intention of getting involved in this ridiculous plot. She even manages to spend eighteen years after transmigrating into a book as a mere background female character. After she accidentally encounters a strange woman on a moonless night, Wen Yang is cursed. The curse is called... love? W 2.8kReads—Score276Shelves

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    Liang Ji and Ashuang

26. 476 重 Reborn in the Eighties: Commander Su, I Won’t Bother You Anymore 重生80：苏首长我不要纠缠你了 Bring Me a Vat of Luosifen来一缸螺蛳粉6k WordsCompleted Reborn in 1980: Commander Su, I Won’t Bother You Anymore 41Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 477 路 After the Walk-On Character Got an Everyone-Loves-Me Aura 路人甲拥有万人迷光环后 Sprinting Down the Road to Self-Destruction在作死的路上狂奔Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted A quick transmigration story. The heroine is an ordinary person with an ordinary appearance and a mild personality. She really is ordinary! All the handsome guys fall in love with her at first sight. It’s the ultimate Mary Sue story! Everyone has a one-sided crush on her, so if that’s not your thing, please don’t read. Thanks for understanding. [A lot of readers couldn’t accept the first world. You can take a look at the settings revealed in the conversation with the System in Chapter 11, then s 10kReads9.1Score597Shelves
28. 478 重 Reborn in the 80s: My Husband Loves His First Love, So I Don't Want Him Anymore 重生80：老公爱白月光，我不要了 Bring Me a Vat of Luosifen来一缸螺蛳粉Female-Channel Fanfiction6k WordsCompleted Reborn in the 80s: My Husband Loves His White Moonlight, So I Don't Want Him Anymore 351Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 479 女 How Could the Villainess Be So Adored? 女配怎么会被痴迷 Jiangbei, Searching for Meaning in Travel寻找旅行意义的江北Ancient Romance519k WordsCompleted P.S. A harem of men, not a universally adored heroine. Steady updates, and pretty surreal content. Gender-bending, love at first sight (a lot of it), a challenge to resist falling in love, and the men aren't necessarily virgins. A girl who had never been loved made a desperate wish: to be loved by someone forever. Her powerful obsession drew an unknown being into this world, though it should never have existed here. A gaze as pure as a god's, yet terrifying, follows you. That unknown being is li 1.6kReads—Score100Shelves
30. 480 重 Reborn in the 80s: My Husband and I Chose to Be Childfree, Yet He Had an Illegitimate Child 重生80：老公和我丁克，却有私生子 Bring Me a Vat of Luosifen来一缸螺蛳粉Modern Romance6k WordsCompleted Reborn in the 1980s: My Husband and I Agreed to Be Childfree, Yet He Has an Illegitimate Child 6Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 481 爱 Love Like a Breeze Caressing an Orange Heart 爱似微风拂橙心 Xile Tao喜乐掏Modern Romance167k WordsCompleted Du Yanjin looked at Bai Yuecheng’s nervous expression and gave a slight smile. “You really are naughty. You’re such a handful.” He fixed his burning gaze on Bai Yuecheng and spoke slowly. “I don’t have to tell you, but you’re coming to my place tonight.” Bai Yuecheng glared at Du Yanjin, furious. “You’re no good either! Ye Zecheng is your friend.” He raised his eyes to meet hers, amusement and an unmistakable command in his gaze. His voice carried a note of pressure. “Whether you go or not is up 593Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female lead is impure, yet she's incredibly popular; her friends fight over her, leading to a brawl.

32. 482 对 Imprisoned for 100 Days by a Celestial Dragon 【女囚男】对天龙人的百日监禁 He He Wuhui Zi合禾无卉子Modern Romance608k WordsOngoing Stockholm syndrome: When a victim develops an emotional attachment to their abuser. A variation on the domineering CEO imprisoning his canary. This is a captivity-and-taming story where the heroine imprisons the domineering CEO. It is not a 4i romance, just a regular harem romance with a popular heroine. After the imprisoned CEO falls for the heroine, he becomes afraid she’ll abandon him and will do whatever it takes to come back. The second man she imprisoned was the president of the Jiang Cor 133Reads8.4Score122Shelves
33. 483 死 I Came Back to Life After Three Years Dead, Shocking the Entire Internet 死了三年复活了，震惊全网 Bring Me a Vat of Luosifen来一缸螺蛳粉6k WordsCompleted Dead for Three Years, Then Back to Life, Shocking the Entire Internet 370Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 484 快 Quick Transmigration: The Dark Moonlight Villainess Makes the Male Lead Cry Again 快穿黑月光：女配又把男主虐哭了 Osmanthus Boughs明桂别枝Modern Romance699k WordsCompleted [Not a revenge fantasy] Every novel world has a female supporting character who causes trouble at every turn. Qian Tao nervously takes the place of these supporting characters and follows the plot. But why do the male leads end up yearning for her, only to fall to their knees and beg her to forgive them?! #With no man in your heart, your sword becomes divine# #The male leads fall for the heroine, then chase after her and regret everything# [Professional supporting actress, working on the job] A 2.5kReads9.0Score198Shelves

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    Every world makes me cry. [Crying]

35. 485 女 Matriarchy: My Husband Insists I Live Off Him 女尊：老公非要让我吃软饭 Xiao Qi Da Da Da小七哒哒哒Modern Romance314k WordsCompleted I am the one who is most perfectly suited to you. [Female-Dominated World + Sweet Romance + One-on-One + Marriage Before Love + Obsessive, Fragile Male Lead + Goofy, Bubbly, Truly Unhinged Female Lead] P.S. 1. The male lead has a congenital disability in both legs, and it will never get better. 2. This is a sweet little love story. Everything that happens is in service of the romance. He Nuanyang accidentally transmigrates to a female-dominated world. When she wakes up, she discovers a handsome 3.6kReads9.2Score239Shelves

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    A modern female-dominated novel, both heart-wrenching and sweet! You absolutely must read it!

36. 486 消 The Woman Who Vanished for Three Years Shocked the World 消失三年的她，震惊了全世界 Bring Me a Vat of Luosifen来一缸螺蛳粉6k WordsCompleted She Disappeared for Three Years, Shocking the Whole World 80Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 487 主 The Boyfriend Who Cheated First 主动出轨的男友 He He Wuhui Zi合禾无卉子Mystery174k WordsOngoing 20Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 488 快 Quick Transmigration: The Heartthrob Is Always Getting Hit On 快穿：万人迷总被碰瓷 Ghostly Green Flame鬼火绿Ancient Romance286k WordsCompleted [Everyone’s favorite + unbelievably gorgeous + no couples + love at first sight + Rongmei lives for herself and loves her freedom] Each world has only one-sided crushes, with no secondary couples. With multiple male leads, the heroine comes off as rather fickle. She has no unrequited-love storyline. The writing is awkwardly self-indulgent, with an over-the-top, artsy style and a stream-of-consciousness plot. No male or female lead or supporting character who appears in the story is vilified. The 2.6kReads9.0Score144Shelves
39. 489 我 My Scumbag Emperor Was Reborn 我的渣皇帝重生了 Pear Blossom White zz梨花白zzTwo Male Leads642k WordsCompleted Prince Ning Yin Luanting, whose power dominates the court, falls under the emperor's suspicion. Sick in body and weary in heart, he resigns and leaves the capital, his illness weighing him down. Three years later, the sole guard he took with him gallops into the imperial city bearing Yin Luanting's ashes and keepsake, announcing his death and delivering his final words: Yin Luanting is dead. He has no intention of rebellion. Your Majesty can rest easy. The emperor is overcome with grief. His old 16.5kReads9.5Score2kShelves

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    1. The powerful Prince Ning, Yin Luanting, was distrusted by the emperor. Weary and disillusioned, he resigned his post and left the capital, his health failing. Three years later, the only guard Yin Luanting took with him rode swiftly into the capital with his ashes and keepsakes, bringing with him the prince's last words: "Yin Luanting is dead. He had no intention of rebellion. Your Majesty, please rest assured." Upon seeing this, the emperor was devastated. Alas, his beloved was gone, never to return. Even if he wept until his tears ran dry and his heart broke, even if he offered the entire empire as a sacrifice, he could not bring back General Zhaoye, who had risked his life for him. 2. Emperor Changsun Xingchen was poisoned by his adopted son in his prime. He thought death was liberation, a path to see the spirits of his deceased loved ones again. But when he opened his eyes again, he found himself in the past, a time he thought he could never return to. When he saw the frail face of his deceased friend, he disregarded his imperial dignity and wept like a child in front of his subordinates. Without experiencing a heart-wrenching loss, one cannot truly understand that everything in this world pales in comparison to your casual, indifferent glance. 2. Sang Yuan never imagined that an accident would cause her husband, Gu Yu Hui, to regress to his eighteen-year-old self, a time when he loved someone other than her. Every night, Gu Yu Hui would recover a month's worth of memories, and in those dreams, he would fall in love with his beloved again. He was convinced that his marriage to Sang Yuan was devoid of love. Until Sang Yuan's death, his memories returned to the moment they first met. It was a ray of light illuminating his world. He realized he had fallen in love with Sang Yuan at first sight. That day, Gu Yu Hui broke free from the shackles of memory, experiencing excruciating pain. They met again. Gu Yu Hui never imagined that one day, just hearing Sang Yuan's voice would bring him to tears. He hadn't believed in reincarnation before, but now, facing someone so strikingly similar to Sang Yuan, a single glance was enough to send a sharp pain through his heart; the overwhelming familiarity almost suffocated him. Gu Yuhui stared at the person before him, his eyes bloodshot. He knew Sang Yuan had returned. Gu Yuhui knew Sang Yuan hated him, but he hated himself even more than Sang Yuan did. Hearing Sang Yuan's cold, heartless words again and again, Gu Yuhui was in unbearable pain but couldn't let go. On the temple steps, the once high and mighty man knelt and shuffled upwards, humbly approaching his deity. Gu Yuhui, his eyes red, looked at Sang Yuan with an almost pleading gaze, and after several choked sobs, said in a hoarse voice, "Come home with me..."

40. 490 恶 The Wicked Heartthrob's Quick Transmigration: Trapped in a Shura Field 恶毒万人迷快穿之深陷修罗场 Wine Seller沽酒户Female-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted [Villain Harem] ✔ [Legend of the White Snake] ✔ [The Lotus Lantern] ✔ [The Sea's Son] Swear to the heavens, curse you to live forever ✔ [Trashy Female Alpha] ✔ [Undercover Senior Sister] Black turned white: the immortal sect's chief disciple, but a spy for the demonic path ✔ [The Investiture of the Gods] The defiant King of Shang, determined to take everyone down ✔ [Corpse of the King] She is an emperor, but she is not human ✔ [Sinking in the Deep Sea] A villainous researcher and a little mermai 5.6kReads8.9Score573Shelves
41. 491 对 Right, I Was Reborn. So What? 对，重生了，然后呢 A Soul Six Feet Tall灵魂一米八Modern Romance258k WordsOngoing [Faithful couples only + scheming, vengeful heroine + pitiful puppy + devoted husband + evenly matched brother-in-law. The heroine will divorce him! She marries only for revenge!] In her previous life, Lin Weizhi was cautious and proper, always considerate of others. She took her cousin's place and married the wealthy playboy Shi Bingrong, only to be driven to jump into a river and kill herself by his mistress. Nobody cared about her, even as she died. Given another chance at life, she'll tear i 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's a story of two virgins, intense competition, and a 1v3 dynamic. The female lead is reborn for revenge, secretly stealing the man her sister loves (the male lead). The male lead slowly falls for her, even willingly becoming a mistress. The female lead forces him to watch her marry the scumbag... He's secretly jealous and seeks security from her, but she uses him as a tool to get revenge on her sister while simultaneously developing genuine feelings for him. This mix of truth and falsehood makes the male lead's life particularly agonizing. Now the second male lead has appeared, and it feels like he's about to suffer even more later on...

42. 492 死 After I Died, He Began to Love Me 死后，他开始爱我 Mu Shuilin木水林Modern Romance334k WordsCompleted Sang Yuan never expected that, after an accident, her husband Gu Yuhui would have his memories sent back to when he was eighteen, a time when he loved someone else. Every night, Gu Yuhui would regain a month’s worth of memories. In those dreams, he fell in love with his unrequited love all over again. He was convinced there was no love in his marriage to Sang Yuan. Then Sang Yuan died, and his memories returned to the moment they first met. She had been a ray of light that illuminated his world 6kReads9.1Score407Shelves
43. 493 深 Longing From the Deep Sea 深海想念 Li An v礼安vModern Romance160k WordsCompleted [Sweet girl and cool guy] [Mutually devoted] [Both leads are adults] Shu Nuo liked someone, someone very gentle. He was patient with her, and gentle with her. She thought she was the only one who received that tenderness. Then one day, she happened to hear someone ask him: “Who do you like more, your childhood friend or the girl next door?” There was a silence that lasted more than ten seconds. He replied calmly, “What do you think?” “Your childhood friend.” He gave a soft laugh. His answer was 3.7kReads8.8Score159Shelves

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    🔥①The female lead fell for a playboy in her first year of high school. The playboy didn't let her know about his life, always being gentle in front of her. Homesi later learned that he was just used to being gentle. He later confessed his feelings for her, but she said, "I find you disgusting." 🌿

44. 494 甜 Why Is This Sweet Host a Villainess? 甜系宿主她怎么是恶女 Jiangbei, Searching for Meaning in Travel寻找旅行意义的江北Two Female Leads530k WordsCompleted GL, one-on-one romance with a protagonist who appears in different roles across the arcs. Zhouzhou has a bit of a universal charmer vibe. Industrial-strength sugar (not really), no logic, and some arcs move at a slow pace. Zhouzhou is a laid-back, lazy top who isn’t particularly domineering. A passionate Host who spends all day trying to get high scores and complete missions vs. a System that’s been thoroughly battered by reality and has become a couch potato. “What’s our wish? The stars and the 313Reads—Score103Shelves
45. 495 我 My Heart Is Beating 我的心在跳动 Chestnut Puree栗子泥Modern Romance203k WordsCompleted Chen Shen was the name Cheng Yingying had been thinking about for ages. She fell in love with him at first sight in middle school, and in high school, she finally got her wish and became his girlfriend. Kisses, hugs, romance... 1.5kReads8.9Score105Shelves
46. 496 伪 The Impostor's Observation Log 伪装者的观测日志 Jiangbei, Searching for Meaning in Travel寻找旅行意义的江北Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Dark] Series 2 Jiang Wang is called the perfect test subject for “love.” Though she has the ability to make everyone fall in love with her, she can't understand how the purest human emotions come into being. By a twist of fate, during that great fire, a System named 012 came to her. Together, they embarked on a new journey, beginning an observer's tour of the world of pretenders... PS: Baby Jiang Wang is a master of disguise. She can imitate the appearance and emotions of people she has seen a 592Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 497 疼 Cherishing the Gloomy Cat-Beast Boy 疼爱那个阴戾的猫兽少年 Little Sprout小嫩芽Modern Romance329k WordsCompleted [Female-led romance, male lead gets put through the wringer, healing, male lead has a secret crush, abandoned-cat syndrome, both are each other’s first, stand-in] A sweet-looking, scheming little princess with a dark heart × a volatile, possessive, gloomy cat-beast boy At seventeen, Wen Nian received a text message from the future. To save her future self, she took matters into her own hands. Stay away from scumbags and live an honest, respectable life. Following the messages’ instructions, she 61Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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    The first male lead says he's marrying into the Ji family, with the entire Ji family as his "dowry," and that he'll be the Su family's weapon, all for the sake of being with the female lead. It's so good, really! He's incredibly humble, even imitating the person the female lead once loved. The second male lead is also incredibly humble, imitating the person the female lead once loved. He's powerful outside, but cautious and obsequious in front of the female lead. In his previous life, for the female lead, he gave up all his power and even pretended to be the person the female lead once loved, committing suicide to be buried with her. It's really good. The third book is about unrequited love, fearing the female lead will be implicated because of him. He wants to avoid her but can't bear to. The humility in his heart is so satisfying to read! All three books are written by the same author, I really love this author! They all have very angsty male leads, and the male leads are quite crazy in order to win the female lead's love. The last one has a male lead who's completely insane, and the female lead really tortures him. Later, the male lead has a mermaid form and can bear the pain of pregnancy for his partner, but unfortunately, he's still considered a woman when he gives birth. Watching the second male lead humbly plead for love is also incredibly captivating; it's such a shame it's not a 1vN relationship!!!

48. 498 身 As a Girl Everyone Loves, Shouldn't I Be Proud of My Players? 身为万人迷，我玩家骄傲了吗 Jiangbei, Searching for Meaning in Travel寻找旅行意义的江北Sports135k WordsOngoing Fourth Disaster + multiple secret identities + a player everyone loves + no romance As a gaming enthusiast, Jiang Wei became a moderately well-known game tester not long after losing her job. Her main task is to test the gameplay experience of various games. She takes on all sorts of identities in the games: Yuan San, the River God's bride, trapped for her entire life in a small mountain village with no way out; Xu Lingyuan, the city lord's daughter, who wept as she sent the little beggar away w 101Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 499 始 After I Used and Dumped My Unrequited Love, I Came Back 始乱终弃明恋对象后，我又回来了 Linear Pineapple线性菠萝Ancient Romance211k WordsCompleted [Slight yandere elements + slight angst + reunion from the start + the male lead is already deeply, deeply in love + nontraditional male pregnancy] An intensely devoted, possessive male lead with unmatched fighting prowess × a sunny, fairy-like heroine Jiang Mian has one big regret: she saw Chao Wei and couldn’t resist approaching him because he was so good-looking. He seemed like a perfect gentleman, a tragic, pure-hearted little darling through and through. She sheltered him from the storm, sh 246Reads8.1Score—Shelves
50. 500 美 Beauty Is the Deadliest Weapon 美色是最强杀器 He He Wuhui Zi合禾无卉子Modern Romance205k WordsCompleted I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I lov 613Reads—Score120Shelves

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