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. 201 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 3kReads8.9Score224Shelves
2. 202 继 My Stepsister Is a Psycho, and I Won't Save Her After Being Reborn 继妹是疯批，重生后我不救了 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Historical14k WordsCompleted My Stepsister Is a Lunatic. After Being Reborn, I Won’t Save Her 164Reads—Score—Shelves

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   #DoubleRebirth #Yandere #CrazyBeauty #ExtremeAbusiveLove #WifeChasingCrematorium That night, she stepped into my room in a thin white silk dress, laughing innocently: "Brother, you died too quickly in my past life, I haven't had enough fun yet." Reborn, my stepsister tears off her obedient mask. A red thread is wrapped around her fingertips, one end tied around my neck, the other played with in her palm. The mansion is like a cage, the candlelight flickers red, she says it's all just a game. But my life was saved from the brink of death by Gu Changyuan after three years of investigation. Sister, this time, it's your turn to enter the game.

3. 203 学 The Top Student Favors Me, as I Chase the Wind to the Summit 学神偏爱，等我追风登顶 Plain Years, Hibiscus Days素年槿兮8k WordsCompleted The Top Student Favors Me, So Watch Me Chase the Wind and Reach the Summit 12Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 204 心 Darling, Please Don't Leave Me, Okay? 心肝，别不要我了好不好 Wendy温迪大大Modern Romance664k WordsCompleted [The print edition of "Blazing Love" is now available] [Reborn + Obsessive Devotion + Healing] When we first met, you were a song of warmth in the southern cold, healing me night after night as I languished in hell. On a cold night, seven-year-old Nan Sheng found Yin Han huddled in a corner of an alley and held out her warm, pale hand. Her first words to him were, "Hey, big brother, you're so handsome! Would you come home with me and be my husband?" Yin Han didn't know that the moment he took th 18.8kReads9.3Score2.1kShelves

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   The words "Divorce Agreement" on the screen became the final straw that broke him. His hand gripped the mouse trembled uncontrollably, tears soaking the paper. He tore at himself repeatedly: "She wants a divorce? Why? What did I do wrong? Why won't she just say so? I can change, I'll change right away!" But all he got was the truth that he had already been abandoned. The home he cherished was never her refuge; the "sister" he had so carefully tried to please was ultimately going to throw him back into the darkness of helplessness. His broken, tearful murmur, "Was I not good enough?", Was the despair of trying his best but still being unable to hold onto love. [Crying][crying]

5. 205 深 Devoted Male Leads All Love the Villainess 深情男主都爱恶毒女配 Yun Xuchuan云叙川Modern Romance927k WordsOngoing [Quick transmigration + capricious, beautiful heroine who's both mean and spoiled + deeply devoted, lovesick hero + sweet, indulgent, satisfying romance, 1v1 + both leads are each other's first and only] The villainess is the most common obstacle on the leads' path to love, and her ending is usually no different: She loses the hero's sincere love, then spends the rest of her lonely life in a cold mansion, surrounded by mountains of wealth. Jiang Ciwan is more than happy to play the villainess. “ 23.9kReads8.0Score934Shelves

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   ① The male lead is abused, the female lead has a sense of psychological victory, but in the end she still has a one-on-one relationship with the male lead, and each world is clean. ② Multiple male leads, the female lead is a bit repressed in the early stages, in the middle stages she avoids abusing the male leads, and in the later stages she becomes a strong woman, the ending is still unknown.

6. 206 掌 The Sect Master's Wife Is Jingli Reborn, and Her Cleanliness Obsession Is a Heavenly Law 掌门夫人她净璃转世，洁癖竟是天条 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊20k WordsCompleted The Sect Leader's Wife Is the Reincarnation of Jingli, and Her Germophobia Is Actually a Heavenly Law 17Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 207 枯 Fragrance from a Cold Hearth: The Abandoned Daughter Crowns the Capital with Her Beans 枯灶生香：弃女凭豆冠京华 Plain Years, Hibiscus Days素年槿兮Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted Fragrance from a Cold Stove: The Cast-Off Daughter Claims the Capital with Her Beans 6Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 208 难 Hard to Coax: The Unruly Young Master Is About to Cry 难哄，野痞太子爷要哭了 Donghua's Seven Disciples, Who Love Stewed Meat爱吃炖肉的东华七子Modern Romance613k WordsCompleted [Wealthy families x forced possession x groveling pursuit x happy ending] [Sweet girl x wild, unruly heir x one-on-one romance] The first time Xu Zhiqiao saw Zhou Cong was in the courtyard of her new home. The man lounged in a rattan chair with his legs crossed and drawled, “Such a cute little sweetheart. How about calling me big brother?” The bone cuff on his ear glinted coldly. Xu Zhiqiao kept her distance, terrified of this devil who could turn the world upside down and control everything. On 50.7kReads9.2Score5.1kShelves

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   "Just playing around," he said, his eyes reddening, each word deliberate. "Seeing you two so anxious for her makes me feel good." Mu Chengguang: "So, you've ruined everything I've worked so hard for, and you've ruined her mother's career. Next, shouldn't you break up with her?" "No," Zhou Cong said with a half-smile, "I want to wait until she's heartbroken for me, until she's hopelessly in love with me, and then, in front of her, I'll marry a woman of equal social standing. The pain you and Xu Shu caused my aunt, I want your daughter to experience it herself!" "Qiaoqiao, did you hear that?" Zhou Cong's smile froze instantly, his body stiffening into an icy statue. A piercing alarm bell rang sharply in his mind. He'd been set up. Set up. There was no sound from next door. Mu Chengguang sighed, giving a command: "Qiaoqiao, it's good that you heard me. Daddy just doesn't want to see you being fooled." A few seconds of deathly silence followed. Until the girl softly responded with a single word:

9. 209 哨 Sentinel-Guide: From Universally Hated to Universally Adored 哨向：从万人嫌苟成万人迷 With the Solitary与孤Modern Romance438k WordsCompleted [Heroine’s growth + all male leads are devoted only to her + groveling and redemption] [Original plot, previously plagiarized] [I make the rules for my Sentinel-Guide setting. Do not bring up other Sentinel-Guide settings in mine. The maximum safe blood draw is one thousand milliliters. Sentinels are strong, Guides are weak.] [The heroine is gentle and delicate, but still resilient] [The heroine suffers a little early on, followed by intense groveling and fierce competition among the male leads] 27.4kReads8.7Score4kShelves
10. 210 活 The Living Yama Is Back for His Medicine 活阎罗他又来抓药了 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊15k WordsCompleted The Living Yama Is Back for Medicine Again 38Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 211 错 Wrongfully Married to a Mama's Boy: The Years My In-Laws Tormented Me 错嫁妈宝男，被婆家磋磨的那些年 Plain Years, Hibiscus Days素年槿兮Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted Wrongly Married to a Mama's Boy: The Years My In-Laws Made My Life Miserable 6Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 212 贵 A Noble-Novel Side Character Is Forced to Become Everyone's Favorite 贵族文女配被迫成为万人迷 Barbecue Is the Best烧烤最好吃Modern Romance808k WordsCompleted [Double heartthrobs + men competing for the same man + everyone is a crazy yandere + chaste male leads] I transmigrated into the story as the male lead’s first love, the one who got away. To avoid my destined death, I decided to reject his advances, but it didn’t work. In fact, after I rejected him again and again, I nearly got killed by his admirers. So I chose to accept him, act cold toward him, and try to get him to break up with me. I never expected that all the one-sided crushes that had or 3.8kReads8.6Score396Shelves

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    These books are super good, especially the first one, you absolutely must read it. The last two are short stories that make the male protagonist suffer, and they're really good.

13. 213 兄 Guys, My Brother’s Got a Girlfriend! It’s My Ex! 兄弟们，我哥脱单了！对象是我前女友！ Ten Thousand Gu万蛊13k WordsCompleted Guys, My Brother Is Finally Dating! His Girlfriend Is My Ex! 132Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 214 云 At Yunqi Mountain, I Happened to Meet You 云栖山野，恰逢君至 Plain Years, Hibiscus Days素年槿兮8k WordsCompleted In the Wilds of Yunqi Mountain, I Happened to Meet You 8Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 215 囚 Imprisoned in Love 囚宠溺爱 Dongping's Era东平的纪元Modern Romance405k WordsOngoing [Both leads are virgins + Coercive love + The hero is meek at first, then goes mad + Redemption] An accident three years ago forced Xia Qianshu to marry Wen Zhou. From that moment on, she loathed him and planned to divorce him as soon as their marriage term was up. Throughout their three years of marriage, Wen Zhou did everything Xia Qianshu asked, humbling himself completely. Everyone thought so, Xia Qianshu included. But when she discovered that Wen Zhou had been monitoring her every move, she 668Reads7.6Score—Shelves
16. 216 我 I Made the Tyrant Cry in Anger 我把暴君气哭了 Ni Er妮迩Ancient Romance230k WordsCompleted [Empress #Male Lead Suffering#Disfigured Tyrant#Angst#False Redemption#Sunny Heroine Who Plays the Pig to Eat the Tiger vs. Aloof, Sinister Buddha-Faced Asura#Wild Twists] After transmigrating into the body of a princess of the Great Yong dynasty, she was hunted down by the Seventh Prince and spent five years surviving in a Taoist temple. From the start, she was bound to the Villain Redemption System. The System said: Torment the tyrant, humiliate the hostage prince, and make him love you enoug 44Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female lead offers a reverse redemption; the male lead is cold-hearted and insensitive. The female lead has an extremely strong sense of self, is effeminate and insecure, and the male lead is truly insane.

17. 217 穿 I Became the Heroine of a CEO Romance, and I Speak in a Northeastern Accent 穿成霸总文女主，我张嘴就是东北话 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊17k WordsCompleted Reborn as the heroine of a CEO romance, I open my mouth and out comes a Northeastern accent 8Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 218 相 Do We Really Hate Each Other? We're Secretly in Love 相看两厌？我们背地里双向暗恋 Plain Years, Hibiscus Days素年槿兮6k WordsCompleted Can't Stand the Sight of Each Other? We're Secretly in Love 10Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 219 卑 A Collection of Pathetic Male Leads 卑微男主合集 I Just Love Lemonade就爱喝柠檬汁Modern Romance526k WordsCompleted There will always be some unlucky wicked supporting women in this world. They’re always the ones who aren’t chosen, but there will always be someone in this world who loves you with all their heart. (The story is told in third person.) When a fake heiress is stranded on a deserted island, she meets a mermaid. But you leave the mermaid behind and return to your own world. After overcoming countless hardships to find you, the mermaid takes your hand with his rough, calloused fingers and says in ha 750Reads6.7Score101Shelves
20. 220 我 I’m Really Not Getting By on My Looks 我真不是靠脸吃饭啊 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊19k WordsCompleted I’m Really Not Getting By on My Looks 33Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 221 全 The Orphan Girl Bullied by the Whole Village, Yet Cherished by Every Court Official 全村欺辱的孤女，竟得朝臣满心偏爱 Plain Years, Hibiscus Days素年槿兮7k WordsCompleted The orphan girl bullied by the whole village unexpectedly wins the wholehearted affection of the court officials. 9Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 222 就 What's Wrong with Loving a Pathetic Male Lead? 就喜欢舔dog男主怎么了 I Just Love Lemonade就爱喝柠檬汁Modern Romance268k WordsCompleted [The heroine doesn’t have much affection for the male lead. He’s completely one-sided. (Important: the male lead isn’t a nasty creep.) A brainless Mary Sue romance, with a little angst, about ten percent, and only the male lead suffers. The stories are unrelated, little bedtime tales. Some chapters were previously reported for violating rules about chaotic relationships, so I’ve revised them all. New readers can skip straight to the regular chapters.] When the BKING male lead who used to look do 5.7kReads8.7Score638Shelves
23. 223 怀 Eight Months Pregnant, I Personally Sent the Scumbag to the Police 怀孕八个月，我亲手把渣男送进警局 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted Eight months pregnant, I personally sent the scumbag to the police station. 229Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 224 虐 After I Tormented My Younger Consort-Prince, He Became a Crazy, Sweet-on-the-Outside Schemer 虐了年下驸马后他成了疯批白切黑 Little White Pile白色小乌堆Ancient Romance503k WordsCompleted Ye Xun thought Jiang Ning loved him deeply. She smiled brightly as she praised his handsome features. Only later did he realize that she had always been looking through his eyes at someone else. 1.9kReads8.0Score109Shelves

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    It really hurts the male lead.

25. 225 我 I Trained All the Big Shots to Heel 我把大佬们都训成狗 tongtong Saucetongtong酱Modern Romance158k WordsOngoing [Older, Celibate CEO × Cold, Selfish, Proud Heroine] [Elite Billionaire Family × Angsty Romance × Rivalry Among Men] Dog-training romance. Both the male lead and the supporting male characters are hopelessly in love with the heroine. Lots of supporting male characters!!! The male lead and supporting male characters are all virgins, and they’re all C!!! [The heroine isn’t in a 1v1 relationship. She isn’t evil, but she has low moral standards and may have multiple partners.] Sheng Yunzhuo’s great 18Reads—Score—Shelves

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    All three books are about torturing the male protagonist.

26. 226 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 3.1kReads7.6Score214Shelves

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    Trust me, this is absolutely heart-wrenching! The female lead abandoned the male lead three times, and he waited for her his entire life, even bringing back the child he had cared for for over a decade to the real world. The male lead grew increasingly composed yet also increasingly pitiful; in the end, he let the female lead go, leaving her alone in this world to grow old alone. The low rating is because everyone is indignant on the male lead's behalf, so it's definitely going to be incredibly painful for him.

27. 227 追 A Wife-Chasing Road to Ruin? No, She's Going Straight to Cremation! 追妻火葬场？不，这是直接火化！ Ten Thousand Gu万蛊13k WordsCompleted A Crematorium for Chasing Your Wife? No, This Is a Straight-Up Cremation! 15Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 228 重 Reborn: My Ice-Cold Wife Is Chasing Me 重生：我被高冷老婆倒追了 Autumn Falls to Zero秋落零Urban456k WordsCompleted [Daily life, sweet romance, getting back together, one heroine, both leads reborn, slight alternate-world setting, no System] “If you could go back to the past and face the person you knew you had no chance with, and choose again, would you be lovers or friends this time?” Reborn ten years earlier, Gu Qiu sees this question for the first time and answers, “Let’s forget each other and be strangers!” Who could have guessed that same day, Qin Zhiyi, who had also been reborn, would pin him against a 11.3kReads7.6Score688Shelves

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    🌹①The male lead suffers terribly, [crying] In his previous life, the male lead had terminal stomach cancer, but the female lead, a workaholic, still only thought about work. The male lead was heartbroken and wanted a divorce, but she refused. Now, she is reborn, and the female lead pursues him aggressively.

29. 229 封 Sealed Away for Thirty Years, the Honest Man Finally Turns to the Dark Side 封印三十年，老实人彻底黑化 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊48k WordsCompleted Sealed for thirty years, the honest man finally turns completely evil 6Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 230 重 Reborn: Is My School Belle Girlfriend Playing Me Like a Fiddle? 重生：我被校花女友疯狂拿捏？ Today's Serving of Dog Food今日份狗粮Urban381k WordsCompleted [One heroine + both reborn + sweet romance + System] A ninety-year-old man takes his own life for love and makes the headlines? Reborn at seventeen, he plans to get the school belle, his future wife, under his thumb early, only to have her turn the tables on him? With the System’s help, Xu Fan prepares in advance to meet the three demands Leng Ruoxue made in his previous life. He goes to confess his feelings, only for things to take an unexpected turn? Xu Fan: “Leng Ruoxue, I like you! Go out wi 1.9kReads9.1Score225Shelves
31. 231 爸 Dad, I’m Not Going 爸爸，我不去 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊7k WordsCompleted Dad, I Don't Want to Go 342Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 232 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 23kReads8.6Score1.6kShelves
33. 233 套 Grab a Sack! I'm Getting the Frail, Lovesick CEO for Free! 套麻袋！零元购病弱恋爱脑总裁！ Iced Oolong Tea乌龙茶加冰Modern Romance406k WordsCompleted [Sickly Male Lead + Secret Crush + Dating Reality Show + Healing + Devoted Couple, Happy Ending] [Sickly, Insecure CEO Male Lead × Bold, Straightforward Female Lead Who Dotes on Her Husband] Jiang Ran, a rich heiress, was forced to play the original novel's male lead's devoted doormat. The ungrateful man squandered her resources, cheated on her with her cousin, and even tried to take over her family fortune. After finally accomplishing her goal, Jiang Ran faked her death and vowed to strike bac 2.4kReads9.3Score187Shelves

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    Torture the male lead 🚨 Torture the sickly CEO 🚨 Torture the humble and pitiful CEO 🚨 Stomach spasms and bleeding, lumbar spine injury, high fever and fainting, whip marks and vomiting blood, trauma and hyperventilation, leg injury and wheelchair... The female lead fakes her death, leaving him heartbroken and in despair 💔

34. 234 仙 The Fairy Revealed 仙女现形记 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊11k WordsCompleted The Fairy Revealed 2Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 235 终 At Last, I Admit Defeat 终于愿赌服输 Spring Thunder Cannon春雷炮Modern Romance50k WordsCompleted “Why couldn't you be the one who got sick?” “Why couldn't you be the one who died?” With drunken eyes, the man bends down and whispers the most heartless words in the gentlest voice. But he doesn't know that she really is going to die. 13.8kReads8.2Score901Shelves

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    My eyes were swollen this morning. This is so angsty, it's heartbreaking. The belated affection is more worthless than grass. The female lead dies in the 8th chapter. I feel so sorry for her. It only takes about 10 minutes to read, but the tears kept flowing. The first chapter was so angsty, so incredibly angsty, a slow and steady kind of angst. I cried until I could barely breathe at night, until my liver ached. I lost 10 pounds in three days. This is my number one most angsty novel. I can't bear to read it again.

36. 236 摄 Regent, Even a Secret Identity Can't Save You from My Clutches 摄政王，换马甲也难逃哀家手掌心 Werewolf Game Bad Pen狼人杀烂笔头Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted Also known as: “Empress Dowager, Your Ex-Husband-Wins-You-Back Arc Has Arrived” “Behind the Mask: Prince Regent, I Was Wrong” “After I Let Go, the Prince Regent Became the One I Could Never Hope to Reach” [Political Intrigue + A Blend of Sweetness and Angst + Power Couple Clash + Faking His Death to Escape + Wife Wins Her Husband Back + Devoted Couple, Devoted Couple, Devoted Couple!] Xue Wenlin, Prince Regent of Xijing, is dead. He was struck in the heart by a hidden arrow while saving that wom 365Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    The male and female protagonists, who had both retired from public life, reunite in a small town. Their struggle against the villains is also their path to reconciliation. The entire cast is intelligent, the logic is consistent, and it's definitely worth watching.

37. 237 沈 Mr. Shen, Your Time Is Up 沈先生，逾期不候 Milk Dipped in Sugar牛乳蘸糖Modern Romance456k WordsCompleted White Moonlight + married first, fall in love later + the husband pursues his wife after the divorce The day Meng Qiong returned from a business trip to Sydney, her plane nearly had an accident, and the news remained at the top of the trending charts. But when she rushed home, still shaken, she found her husband, Shen Fengxi, getting cozy with a new intern from the TV station in the living room. The young woman jumped up in alarm when she saw Meng Qiong, but Shen Fengxi blamed Meng Qiong for fr 7.2kReads8.7Score453Shelves
38. 238 漂 A Stunning Beauty Hounded by an Obsessive Mad Dog in a Period Novel 漂亮美人在年代文被偏执疯狗缠上 Sanda Biscuit散打饼干Modern Romance323k WordsCompleted [A calculating, self-serving heroine + an obsessive, possessive hero] Selfish, vain, materialistic, and always looking out for herself. And yet, countless people love her. In the original novel, Lin Luoxue is the heroine's sister, a cannon-fodder character who despises the poor and loves the rich, and juggles three men at once. Even after getting married, she's still unfaithful, and in the end, she dies while eloping with her lover. She's nasty, selfish, and plays with people's feelings while mo 56.7kReads8.8Score3.4kShelves

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    💥💥💥 [Refined and Selfish Female Lead + Obsessive and Possessive Male Lead] Her personality is awful, selfish, manipulative, and mocks genuine feelings. She has a bad temper and is petty. After awakening her memories… she remains that beautiful, spoiled, and wicked woman. Repentance is impossible. 🍀②The female lead is rich, so she wants love. If she can't have it, she'll steal it. The aloof beauty has fallen from her pedestal, but only Shi Yu knows that he is largely like this; he is inherently extreme and wicked.

39. 239 疯 Mad Beauty! The Boyfriend I Stole 疯批美人！抢来的男朋友 Wind-Swept Little Padded Jacket窜风小棉袄Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted The male lead gets tortured; the heroine is awful, and there’s no attempt to redeem her. Original title: Crazy Beauty! The Boyfriend I Stole As the eldest daughter of the Bai family, one of Pingcheng’s four great families, Bai Ciyue has more money than she could ever spend. What she wants is more love than she could ever have. If she can’t get it, she’ll take it. There’s a “kind” in Bai Ciyue’s name, probably because her parents wanted her to be kind and benevolent. But Bai Ciyue grew up to be t 1.4kReads8.7Score107Shelves
40. 240 唯 Only You Are My Cure 唯有你，是我的解药 Shao Yan稍颜Modern Romance292k WordsCompleted Original title: Addicted to Love [Toxic Female Lead + Male Lead Gets Hurt + Male Lead Is Devoted and Pathetic + Meek and Obsessive] Xu Yan has loved Lin Zhir​an since they were children. Everyone can see how much he loves her. It seems she’s the only person in the world who has no idea. He’s willing to do anything for her… But she’s cruel. She has even given him mixed signals, leaving him adrift between sweetness and pain. In Paris, he thought his years of devotion had finally begun to pay off. 288Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    Look here, it's so heartbreaking [sad face]. The female lead doesn't believe in love, is a bit of a jerk when it comes to relationships, and is fickle. The male lead has liked her since childhood, but she pretends not to know! But sometimes she still flirts with him. The male lead dotes on her, but he has no official status for her, watching her date and like other people while silently licking his wounds. He's constantly being hurt, yet he keeps getting closer to her. This aloof beauty is willing to be a devoted admirer, loving her humbly and obsessively.

41. 241 玻 The Glass Cage 玻璃之笼 A Leaf of Sunflower一叶葵Modern Romance663k WordsCompleted [No moral boundaries] [The wholesome sections are available as a full-cast audiobook] My older sister has a boyfriend who seems perfect. He treats her well, is good to our parents, and is good to me, too. I thought they were made for each other. Until that Christmas night, when I finally realized he was nothing but a complete bastard. 39.7kReads8.7Score3.3kShelves
42. 242 明 Brazenly 明目张胆 Jie Jie Keeps Silent解解不语Modern Romance382k WordsCompleted Wen Yan is the most notorious illegitimate daughter in Haicheng. Everyone says she’s daring, but no one expected her to be bold enough to set her sights on Zhou Yuncheng, the newly minted fiancé of the powerful Shu family. That man is aloof and untouchable, a god who could never be defiled. Wen Yan only wants to drag him down from his pedestal, keep him by her side, and make him hers. She wants him to lose control, to beg her for mercy. A possessive, abstinent male lead vs. a pitiful, lovesick y 413Reads8.4Score177Shelves
43. 243 说 I Was Supposed to Be Cannon Fodder, So Why Is the Male Lead Clinging to Me? 说好我是炮灰，男主怎么缠上我了 Jian Zhu见祝Fantastical Romance564k WordsOngoing [Myth and folklore + fated romance + mutual devotion + adventure + reincarnation + transmigration] If bringing your lover back to life meant you could never love them again, would you still save them? Yue Jian had read the entire book and knew all too well how the young Yun Sheng’s story would end. For now, he was gentle and clingy, calling her “Big Sis” every other breath. But one day, he would kill her without hesitation for the heroine destined for him by fate. To rewrite her fate as a do 42Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's abusive to the male protagonist, to the point of heartbreak and even vomiting blood.

44. 244 清 After the Cool Beauty Breaks Up with Him, the Unhinged Tycoon Sees Red 清冷美人分手后，疯批大佬红了眼 A Ruan Isn't Soft阿阮不软Modern Romance575k WordsCompleted (The adapted short drama, You and My Obsession, is now streaming) [An Unconventional Groveling Romance + Devoted Couple + Lovesick Hero + Clear-Eyed Heroine + Happy Ending] [Ruthless, Unhinged Capital-Circle Heir × Cool, Cunning Beauty Who Knows How to Reel Him In] He Wang and Shen Qingwu first meet at the Desire nightclub, where a man is harassing her and she asks him for help. He Wang, who usually keeps his distance from women, fixes his gaze on her exquisitely alluring face and murmurs coaxin 17.1kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves

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    This modern romance novel features a love-obsessed male lead and a female lead who is completely devoted to love. The male lead is the type who may be stubborn, but he'll actively seek out the female lead to explain and resolve issues. I can only say that this is truly wonderful for an earth sign.

45. 245 染 Claiming You 染指 Ting Bai汀白Modern Romance763k WordsCompleted Ning Zhi has a secret: she loves making aloof, unattainable men go crazy for her, only to abandon them without mercy. When she first meets Zhou Heng, she thinks he’s just another fish in her pond, nothing special. It’s only later that she realizes he’s hard to win over and even harder to get rid of. A seemingly sweet and fragile, secretly scheming little vixen vs. a restrained, composed, untouchable beauty 3.1kReads7.5Score305Shelves
46. 246 佞 The Treacherous Minister's Doomed White Moonlight: Reborn, She Wants Only to Escape 佞臣早死白月光，重生后她只想逃 Zhang Ru涨汝Ancient Romance333k WordsCompleted She was reborn five years after her death, and her husband from her past life was going mad searching for her! [Mad power-hungry official X timid dead wife] [Extremely melodramatic! Don't read if that's not your thing! A husband pursues his wife into the crematorium] Changshan was timid. On the day government officials took her father away, she met a strange man. Feeling sorry for him, she gave him a few silver coins. She never imagined that this would draw the attention of a madman. With no oth 2.1kReads8.4Score200Shelves

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    These books all have pretty much torturous scenes for the male protagonist.

47. 247 冲 I Married to Bring Good Luck, Then My Husband Returned from the Dead 冲喜嫁人后，战死的亡夫回来了 Little Hétang小禾棠Ancient Romance479k WordsCompleted Jin Ning transmigrated to ancient times and charmed a general into becoming her boyfriend. Later, she discovered that he was far too possessive and thought about bedroom antics every day. Luckily, he was devoted and faithful, so she put up with it! Unfortunately, her general boyfriend died on the frontier, and she was forced to marry his late friend to bring him good fortune. Her sickly husband was gentle and considerate, and she gradually fell for him. At the Qingming Festival the following y 105.2kReads8.9Score12.6kShelves

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    I think the first two books were more heart-wrenching. The first and third books were better written, with the third book being the best. It was being updated and was very vividly written, capturing the male protagonist's humble love very well.

48. 248 求 Please Don't Hate Me 求你别讨厌我 Tomorrow's Sorrows Can Wait Until Tomorrow明日愁来明日愁Modern Romance267k WordsCompleted [Fake transmigration into a book + reborn + pitiful, obsessive male supporting character + wicked, scheming female supporting character + male lead gets put through the wringer] (The kind that hurts your heart to see the male lead suffer!) (Romance-focused) Jian Ning has the bad luck to transmigrate into a book as the wicked female supporting character, destined to be hacked to pieces by Shen Yan, the villainous male supporting character! After failing twice to win over the male lead and being k 3.7kReads8.0Score188Shelves
49. 249 夺 Claiming Her as My Wife 夺她为妻 Sweet Knife with Fire Wheels带风火轮的甜刀Modern Romance480k WordsCompleted [The male lead’s desperate pursuit to win her back + the second male lead takes his place] Yu Sheng was the heir to a prestigious family with a century of history. His secret wife was an obscure hand model. When his wife asked for a divorce, he readily agreed. He chatted over drinks with his friends. “I’m just trying to teach her a lesson. Give it some time, and she’ll come back on her own.” But when Yu Sheng finally turned back, his eyes red, she had already become someone else’s wife. Yu Sheng 12.3kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves
50. 250 我 I Really Don't Want to Live Off a Woman 我真不想吃软饭 One Chestnut One一栗子一Urban1.6M WordsCompleted I transmigrated to a world where women outrank men. Because I’m so handsome, people keep telling me I should stop trying so hard and let them support me. But I’m a proud man, and I absolutely refuse to live off a woman! Ahem… Actually, this is pretty great… 1.7kReads9.0Score177Shelves

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    It has to be my Su-jie! Just focus on the beginning; this book was so heart-wrenching, I cried so much in the early stages! The later parts weren't so good and it fell apart.

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