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The male and female leads start out on opposing sides (preferably with the female lead disguised as a man). They match wits and trade blows, each unable to take the other down. Both leads should be smart, like in The Treacherous Official.

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101 A Marriage in the Capital 京婚演绎 Wooden Raisin木提子Modern Romance425k WordsCompleted [A marriage drama about a powerful, business-minded, crazed couple in the style of Mr. and Mrs. Smith] [Both leads are each other’s first, one-on-one romance, arranged marriage between wealthy families, marriage before love, husband pursues his wife] Ji Tanyuan went from a wealthy heiress to a married woman in the capital, and got a taste of the highs and lows. The Zhong family had great power but plenty of rules. Her husband was handsome and refined, but domineering. And in Zhong Yan’s eyes, 12.8kReads9.0Score1.4kShelves
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I feel like this one is quite consistent.
102 After the Mad Big Shot Forced His Sickly White Moonlight to Be His Wife 疯批大佬强制白月光病娇老婆后 Xin Tutu鑫土土Modern Romance532k WordsCompleted Short drama now available [Both leads are each other’s first and only love + happy ending + top-tier wealthy families + unhinged vs. yandere + mutual coercion + marriage first, love later + sizzling chemistry + black-hearted heroine + male lead grovels for forgiveness] Original title: Tear Her Clothes, Grab Her by the Throat: The Unhinged Tycoon Regrets It A blend of exquisite beauty and madness, with a combative yandere couple saving each other The heroine loves courting death, while the male l 2kReads9.3Score238Shelves
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Crazy criticism of male and female protagonists
103 When the Sallow Courtesan Comes of Age 瘦马成熟时 Yi Dan颐淡Modern Romance586k WordsCompleted (The short drama Spring's Alluring Kiss is now streaming.) [Top-tier wealthy family + groveling pursuit + secret identity + angst and sweetness + revenge] A fallen heiress with a cool, vengeful heart versus a cold, ruthless, and calculating big shot Yan Miao is the most beautiful “thin horse” raised by a pear garden. Everyone thinks she follows the fourth master of the Si family, the most calculating of the brothers, because she loves him. Si Yancheng wants to take the heir's position from his e 1.6kReads9.1Score138Shelves
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The heroine lurks beside the hero for revenge, and her heart is moved as she acts...
104 Wild Taming 野性驯养 Li Huaisha李怀沙Two Male Leads353k WordsCompleted The physical edition of Yanziqi is now available on all platforms. The wicked get their comeuppance. A cunning, cold-hearted crown prince x a volatile, insecure, sickly bottom Mutual torment + rekindled romance + melodrama + suspenseful twists + 1v1 + coercive love When Liang Yan was a child, his father brought home another boy. The boy looked like a beggar, hardly spoke, and was painfully thin. His father told him the boy would be his companion in study: he was quiet and would become his best f 15kReads9.4Score2.6kShelves
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Yanzi's love is like a mist, full of lies and uncertain factors. The firm promise of "not to separate" and the shining dream of "becoming a big star" are like the scenes in old film, flashing back in Liang Yan's countless late-night memories, with bone-gnawing nostalgia and melancholy. Plots such as "The Doomsday Party" are like a gorgeous stage carefully built with lies. They seemed indestructible, but on December 21, they collapsed instantly like a house of cards. The "doomsday" came, and blood suddenly stained every inch of the stage. The broken trophies silently told that the glory of the past was no longer there, and the falling high-rise buildings seemed to be mourning for the lost beauty. Yanzi can be called a great actor with superb acting skills. In order to achieve his goal, he did not hesitate to use the deep friendship of his three-year classmates to show the ruthlessness and determination of a "capitalist". However, even such a powerful character has his moments of failure. Qi's love for Yanzi is passionate and crazy. His words "I will haunt you even if I am a ghost" and "annihilate together" fully reveal his determination to live together through weal and woe. And Yanzi's words "I won't accompany you to Qi" are like a stone thrown into the lake of the heart, causing ripples. People can't help but wonder, is behind this the indifference of not wanting to accompany you, or is it the fact that Qi doesn't want to go to Qi? In that entangled past, who among the people involved in the situation can truly see through the complexity and profound meaning? Although the "doomsday" has passed, Keqi is repeatedly entangled with pain. The pain is just like the sultry heat that cannot be dispelled in summer, following him like a shadow. Their relationship is like a broken and complicated puzzle, each piece is stained with pain and regret, and the pieced together picture is full of devastation. The doomsday that has never really come in "Doomsday Carnival", the forbidden secret words hidden in the love song of "First Love", and the spring that the migratory birds can't wait for in "Migratory Geese from the South to the North" are all disturbing. But I always want to believe that it is natural for the wild geese to fly south, and Yanzi's love for Lin Qi is also out of sincerity, a hot and deep sincerity wrapped in layers of disguise.
105 Entwined Pearl 缠明珠 Ren Huanyou任欢游Ancient Romance565k WordsCompleted [A seemingly sweet-faced, emotionally detached woman vs. a gloomy, love-starved, clingy human flytrap] Shen Yuanzhu, who loves money more than life itself, gives the only bit of sincerity she has to Xie Xuchuan, only for him to turn around and have a child with someone else. He says, “Yuanzhu, you can raise the child. He can have the family fortune. I’ll make it up to you in other ways.” Shen Yuanzhu thinks he’s lost his mind. Their marriage contract, bound by mutual interests, can’t be dissolve 59.1kReads8.5Score9kShelves
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[Like][Learned][Send Heart] Wrap the Pearl. An emotionally indifferent woman with delicate skin vs. A humble and clingy dog-skin plaster that lacks love. The male and female protagonists each have their own secretly managed industries, and they secretly cheat each other back and forth, which is very interesting. 🌳🌳🌸The heroine Shen Yuanzhu regards wealth as her life and gives all her sincerity to Xie Xuchuan. As a result, he turned around and said that he had a child with someone else, "I will raise the child for you, give him the property, and I will give you other compensation." Shen Yuanzhu felt that he had burned out his brain, defrauded her heart and wanted to defraud her money. The marriage contract tied to interests could not be broken, so she chose to change someone. Xie Xuchuan is the favorite of the Xie family, and Xie Qi is the ashes of the roadside grass pot, but he is several times more beautiful, so he is not too disadvantaged.
106 Impossible! My Arrogant Husband Is Actually the Big Bad 不可能！傲娇夫君竟是大反派 Persimmon Blossom Blue柿子花蓝Ancient Romance823k WordsOngoing [Not a Wish-Fulfillment Story] [Daughter of a Cultivation Clan × Proud Young Master of the Demon Clan] Jiang Zhitang is the pampered, spoiled daughter of a prominent cultivation family. Liu Xiaoman is destined to become the demon clan’s commander. The first cultivation family he will wipe out is Jiang Zhitang’s. When they first meet, Jiang Zhitang has no idea that this boy, with a smile on his lips and delicate features, is the story’s greatest villain. After she falls for him, Liu Xiaoman smile 692Reads9.1Score—Shelves
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The heroine is the eldest daughter of a family that cultivates immortals. She is charming and willful. Dissatisfied with the family marriage, he ran away from the marriage. Who would have thought that when she lived in a greenhouse and faced the demon clan for the first time, she almost had her muscles torn apart and her skin removed. Fortunately, I met a young man with profound knowledge and was able to escape from danger. Who would have thought that this young man with a smile on his lips and handsome features was actually a demon? After her heart fell, the male protagonist smiled and said, "A demon has no heart."
107 My Treacherous Nemesis Is Wicked and Crazy, So What's Wrong with Killing Him? 奸佞宿敌又坏又疯，我杀杀怎么了 The Lazy Cat's Den小懒猫的窝Ancient Romance264k WordsCompleted (Completed) Before Feng Tingyu died, she hated the treacherous villain Yin Yi most of all. She hated how that bastard used a face as beautiful as a seductive ghost's to bewitch the world and bring ruin to the nation, stirring up a devastating war. Reborn in her youth as the heir to a family of demon hunters, Feng Tingyu vowed to grind this leech into the mud! But before her blade could fall, the pretty boy held out a fallen mermaid pearl to her, tears streaming down his face. "I'll give you my p 1.7kReads9.1Score217Shelves
108 Boundless 无疆 Lan Jia Sanshao蓝家三少Ancient Romance3.2M WordsCompleted As the Eastern Depot’s second-in-command, Su Mu has crawled out of a mountain of corpses. She’s brimming with bloodlust, sees nothing but the dead, is ruthless in her methods, and has never lost. Until she meets her sworn enemy, Shen Dongzhan, the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. They fight over account books, storm bandit dens, hunt for tribute goods, and quell rebellions. Neither is willing to yield. A broken silver hairpin brings to light a miscarriage of justice from more than twe 1.3kReads9.0Score175Shelves
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Women disguise themselves as men 🔥Scheming against each other🔥Both books are ✨ ✨The first book is the son of a traitor (female protagonist) × the admiral of the East Factory ✨ the second book is the second in command of the East Factory (the female protagonist)
109 Don’t Mess with the Junior Sister, She Really Will Burn All Six Realms 别惹小师妹，她真的会烧遍六界 Ink Sprout in the Wind风中墨芽Ancient Romance355k WordsCompleted Good news: Jiang Kui transmigrated into a book with her dog. Bad news: She became a sickly cannon-fodder supporting character who gets slapped to death by the heroine not long after appearing. [Nontraditional Transmigration into a Book + Mind Reading + Bickering Couple + Beast Taming + Past and Present Lives + Ensemble Cast] To stay alive, Jiang Jiankui used her exceptional intelligence to successfully get herself killed by entering the main plot. Fish: Stupid talisman cultivator. Jiang Jiankui: 322Reads8.6Score104Shelves
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At first, they doubted each other, made each other stumbling blocks, and were happy enemies, but they were forced to embark on a road to find the soul together. Later, they gradually discovered each other's identity and searched hard for three hundred years.
110 A Song of Flowers by Night 花夜吟 Heart's Words, Flower's Language心言花语Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Synopsis: [A cruel, possessive male lead + a beautiful, strong, tragic, and icy female lead + fantasy setting + manipulation + control + revenge + marriage before love + love that grows over time + mutual salvation] The Phantom Night Witch, Hua Li, bears the demonic breath of Taotie. After the ruler of Chiyu seals it, she is married off to Ling Ye, Prince of the Southern Commandery. Ling Ye drains her blood to cure his poison, turning her into his “medicinal catalyst.” She also swallowed Qiongqi 754Reads9.4Score102Shelves
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Come on, come on, [Sick and ruthless male protagonist + Beautiful, strong and cold female protagonist + Isolation + Utilization + Control + Revenge + Marriage first, love later + Long-term love + Two-way redemption] Hua Li, the magic night witch, was given a marriage to Wang Lingye of Nanjun County, and she was brutally bloodletted and treated with poison, which became her "medicine". Under the bloody storm, the two people's lifelines were gradually connected. Let's see how the two pull together and develop a different kind of love!
111 The Captive Boy 少年囚 Pingjian Yue蘋见月Ancient Romance428k WordsCompleted [An inspiring comeback + multiple male leads] [Clear-headed, independent heroine] [✍No matter how the story ends, every male lead will get an extra chapter.] This is the road to freedom for a covert guard. One story, many kinds of love and hate. Here you’ll find an [assassin heroine] who... ❤️Loves and fights with a scheming prince❤️ ❤️Is loyally watched over by a warmhearted colleague❤️ ❤️Matches wits with an unorthodox director❤️ ❤️She runs, he chases, and neither can escape❤️ At first, the he 279Reads—Score—Shelves
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Everyone is focused on Shura Field! The heroine pretends to be a little white flower and shows off her acting skills. She has so many twists and turns that it's like opening a blind box. She can do both swordsmanship and love. In the end, she overthrows the dynasty and becomes the king herself! Great stress relief!
112 On Our Engagement Night, My Fiancé’s Third Brother Won’t Stop Pursuing Me 订婚夜，未婚夫三哥对我强缠不休 Lang Gugu浪咕咕Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Cold, ruthless tycoon tyrant + dazzling beauty who acts sweet and innocent but is a scheming seductress / top-tier wealthy families / both leads are devoted and evenly matched / groveling reconciliation / adorable baby / light fantasy] Everyone says Third Master Ye is cold and heartless, and that any woman who gets close to him meets a terrible end. Only Mu Yuge knows Ye Lisheng has two completely different sides. “Third Master, if we take one more step, there'll be no turning back.” Mu Yuge is 59Reads9.3Score—Shelves
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In the first book, the female protagonist and the male protagonist actually had no feelings for each other at first, but they just got together. The male protagonist needed the female protagonist to be an antidote, and the female protagonist needed the male protagonist to give her a shelter, but both of them gradually lost their hearts. The second book was about childhood sweethearts and bitter enemies. They fought each other since childhood, and got married while fighting.
113 After Getting Involved with My Archenemy, He Spoils Me Until My Backaches 惹上死对头后被他宠到腰酸 Little Langlang Will Coo Coo小浪浪会咕咕Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Childhood friends / two Beijing social circles / the second male lead rises to the top / roguishly handsome, scheming heir × gentle, proud heiress / rivals / long-planned seduction / secret crush / one-on-one] At the wrap party, Ji Fanxing watched Zhou Zaize drape an arm around someone else. Drunk and disoriented, she somehow stumbled into the arms of her nemesis, Su Muchen. “Well, Ji Fanxing, throwing yourself into my arms isn’t usually how you do things.” Afterward, Ji Fanxing fled in a panic 710Reads7.8Score—Shelves
114 Divine Oil 神油 Lying-Down Dog躺狗Urban5.5M WordsOngoing The waters of the Gui River cannot wash away old blood debts. A jar of miraculous oil can keep the secrets of a powerful family locked away. The Republic of China is in chaos, the country teetering on the brink of collapse. At the command of his ancestors, the sole surviving heir of the Shi family enters the fray, disguising himself as an anonymous laborer at the Wen family’s oil mill. He appears plain and timid, but in his heart he is plotting a sweeping revenge. The miraculous oil the Wen fami 77.8kReads9.2Score4.6kShelves
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Can't stop at all
115 Peach Blossoms Topple the River and Mountains 桃花折江山 Egrets in Pairs白鹭成双Ancient Romance712k WordsCompleted The TV drama Peach Blossoms Reflecting on the Mountains and Rivers, starring Liu Xueyi and Meng Ziyi. Zhao has a beauty named Taohua. Her fate is full of hardship, and she is married off to Wei far away. All she wants is to stay alive and climb her way up. Wei has a handsome chancellor who is ruthless and sharp-tongued, sweet on the surface but treacherous within. He cares nothing for anyone's life, so long as he gets what he wants. Taohua thinks everyone loves beautiful things. Surely he can't 412Reads9.0Score114Shelves
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Both books are very good, especially the first one
116 Grant Me a Thousand Autumns 予我千秋 Xing Yanyan行烟烟Ancient Romance339k WordsCompleted [Court Intrigue + Woman Disguised as a Man + Two Powerful Leads] Two princes, two generals, a formidable alliance, and sworn enemies who fall in love! In the sixteenth year of Jianchu, Qi Bingjing, the late emperor of Great Jin's most beloved fourth son, turned twenty and was enfeoffed as the Prince of E. After the investiture ceremony, the emperor asked what kind of woman he wanted for his princess consort. He thought for a moment, then replied nonchalantly, “She needn't be beautiful, but I wan 1.9kReads9.3Score231Shelves
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The male and female protagonists are generals from two countries, but the female protagonist is framed and her family is destroyed.
117 The Little Nun Returns to Secular Life and Marries, Leaving the Entire Court of Nobles Regretting It 小尼姑还俗嫁人，满朝权贵悔疯了 Falling in Love陷入爱河Ancient Romance573k WordsCompleted [Courtly and household intrigue + Villainess + Everyone pays the price + Coercive possession + Unhinged + Corruption + Male rivalry + Devoted to one another] Shen Tanxi was the vicious supporting character in The Cold-Hearted Emperor's Sweet, Adored Consort. She fawned over the male lead, Lu Yan, all the way to the finale, only to be abandoned by him and despised by everyone. Still, she refused to give up. Even in death, she had to take down the villainous boss, Lu Xuan, to eliminate any future 2kReads8.6Score185Shelves
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118 I'm Stunned! The Concubine Fled with Her Child and Returned with an Army at the Gates 傻眼！外室叛逃携崽归来兵临城下 Bubble Coffee气泡咖啡Ancient Romance311k WordsCompleted [Household intrigue + possessive pursuit + heroine plays the pig to eat the tiger + fleeing while pregnant] The Xu family next door has taken a new second wife, a beautiful, frail woman who looks as though a gust of wind could topple her. Before the bride can even enter the Xu household, Zhou Xingyu stops her sedan chair in the street and puts his hands on her waist. Cheng Shiyuan immediately slaps him. The shock triggers her heart condition, leaving her pale as a sheet. Later, during the weddin 50Reads6.6Score—Shelves
119 Qian Jinhuan 千锦欢 Yun Lingge云翎歌Ancient Romance229k WordsCompleted Completed · [A highly intelligent amnesiac fake princess x a cold, scheming prince] [Not a mindless power fantasy] [Both devoted to each other + classic historical romance + no transmigration, rebirth, or System + political intrigue + doting romance + reunion after a long separation + devotion to country and family + exclusive devotion + the one who got away + happy ending] For twenty years, the second prince of Nantang, Chu Jinyuan, has kept his guard up and trusted no one, until Hua Qianmei ar 310Reads8.1Score—Shelves
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It has been completed. It is a pure ancient plot of intrigue. The male and female protagonists have super high IQs, fight with each other, plot against each other, fall in love and kill each other. None of the plot is a routine, it's super fun to watch!
120 The Minister Beneath Her Skirts: She Makes the Prince Regent Bow to Her 裙下权臣：她引摄政王折腰 Zheng Da Qian郑大钱Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Scheming heroine + power struggles + palace and household intrigue + strong female lead + prince + revenge and cathartic payback + mutual healing] In her previous life, Xie Deyin was sent by her husband, the Marquis of Pingyang, to the bed of a powerful regent to curry favor with him. She bore a son, only for her husband and his favored concubine to murder the child. Reborn, Xie Deyin vows to rise to the pinnacle of power, crush the scumbag and expose the fake saintess. She deliberately approac 12.5kReads9.2Score1.6kShelves
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The tangled plot 🤩 is finally finished! A merchant girl was reborn, and her beauty and calculations paved the way. She did not indulge in love and finally fought side by side with the regent and became the empress. It's a little bit high and low, and it's very interesting in the early stages. In the middle, it's sad to not trust the long-term separation and reunification. At the end, the male protagonist is a bit forced to be reborn, and the happy ending is scrawled. You can rate it yourself after watching it.
121 Splendid Colors of the Embroidered Robe 锦衣卿色 The Lazy Cat Who Plants Trees种树的懒猫Ancient Romance707k WordsOngoing A composed young female commander VS a cold-tongued Eastern Depot Vice Commissioner She is the first woman to become a Commander of the Embroidered Guard. Still young, she enters the imperial court and faces endless doubts. On her first day back in the capital after taking up her post, she crushes a rebellion jointly plotted by the capital’s secret police and the Embroidered Guard, leaving the entire court red-faced. But the clues that emerge from the case send a chill down her spine: Corrupt of 19Reads—Score—Shelves
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The male and female protagonists are both strong, the young commander and the Dongchang Qianhu are trying to figure each other out, it's a cool story about the two strong characters with both online IQs.
122 The Tale of Nan Xin 南心记 Little Breeze, Clear Moon小风霁月Ancient Romance176k WordsCompleted He does everything he can to avoid marrying her, while she plots every which way to wed him. He wants her dead, but she fights to survive in the cracks like a resilient blade of grass. He sees through everything, yet still lets her slowly take root in his heart, where she lingers, impossible to forget and impossible to resist… 72Reads—Score—Shelves
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Marry first, fall in love later, plot against each other
123 Begging for Love 求娇 Three Lives, Three Three叁生三三Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Strong Heroine and Hero] [Love-Hate Relationship] [Defying Fate] [Print edition signed with a publisher] Gu Miaoyin always thought she was the pampered darling her emperor treasured most, until the Great Jin fell and the Northern Hu cavalry smashed through the palace gates. Only then did she realize how tragic her life was. Ten years of the emperor's favor could not withstand a sudden change of heart. In the end, she and her mother were trapped in the imperial city and burned alive. Reborn into 62.8kReads9.5Score9.4kShelves
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[Seeking attention] ① The female protagonist was originally a concubine in the palace, but the male protagonist was a treacherous minister and traitor who led the barbarian cavalry south to break down the palace gate. She died in front of the male protagonist in her last life [Top post] She wanted to live a new life and control her own destiny, so she resolutely chose martial arts and spent ten years becoming the Young Nine Emperors 🔥She didn't like him. If she could, she would kill him with sand. He didn't like her either, so he set up a killing trap and injured her until she was seriously injured and on the verge of death.
124 A Tender Rose Becomes His Cherished Favorite in the Apocalypse 温软玫瑰沦为他心尖偏宠【末世】 Fallen Today落今朝Sci-Fi & Apocalypse360k WordsCompleted [A post-apocalyptic setting + a trash man’s regret + the arch-enemy villain takes the lead + love triangle drama + mutual salvation + swoony romance + romantic aesthetics + both leads are devoted to each other] [Gentle, steadfast beacon of righteousness x refined, unhinged smiling schemer (irresistibly wicked)] Even as she lay dying, Wen Yao couldn’t understand what she had ever liked about Shen Yichuan. Was it his coldheartedness, or his selfishness? As his partner, she had risked her life for 49.9kReads9.5Score5.6kShelves
125 Newlywed Unmasked: The Top Tycoon Disguised as a Crown Princess 新婚掉马：顶级大佬伪装太子妃 Three Claws三只爪Ancient Romance393k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + equally matched powerhouses + disguises + slow burn + wits and courage + mutual healing + palace intrigue] Rumor has it that the Crown Prince of Chu is blind, his internal organs are failing, and he will not live to see winter. The princess sent to marry him is said to be a weakling who does nothing but cry. On their wedding night, assassins sneak in. The princess is so frightened that she drops her teacup, but a shard happens to slice an assassin’s throat. The Crow 1.2kReads—Score155Shelves
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Marriage first, then love + dual strength + battle of wits and courage + two-way redemption. It is rumored that the prince of Chu State is blind and his internal organs are all weak and will not survive the winter; and the princess who comes to marry is a weak waste who only knows how to cry. On the wedding night, an assassin sneaked in, and the princess was so frightened that she broke the tea cup, but the fragment happened to cut the assassin's throat. The prince weakly shrank into the bed, but the silver needle on his fingertip accidentally pierced the assassin's critical point. All civil and military officials in the court were waiting to see the joke of this short-lived couple. Until one dark and stormy night of a month, when the world's number one poison doctor Yaksha and the Lord of the Killer Pavilion, Yama, fought over the divine medicine and pulled off each other's masks, both of them fell silent. Chu Mochen approached with a low voice: "My dear concubine, your night clothes are much prettier than your phoenix crown and harem during the day." Yan Yunqi sneered and pointed out the poisonous needle: "Your Highness, you are not blind and you are constantly angry, it is much more pleasing to the eye than during the day!'" When the drama queen princess with a spike armor that rebounds ten times the physical attack, met the yandere boss who has power in the dark night, everyone in the capital was tricked into crying!
126 The Cold King's Stolen Consort: His Side Consort Is No One's Plaything 冷王盗妃，侧妃不承欢 Moonrise in the Clouds月出云Ancient Romance544k WordsCompleted They were betrothed for eight years, and she waited in vain for four. When he finally came, he was holding another peerlessly beautiful woman in his arms. In a single night, she went from principal consort to secondary consort. Deep within the marquis's estate, she endured the loneliness in silence. She neither fought for his favor nor accepted his affection. She had thought that if she helped him and stood by him through every hardship, they would soar together as a pair, and in the end she wou 269Reads8.9Score134Shelves
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The male and female protagonists in the two books have online IQs. They are relatively powerful in martial arts and have good brains, so they started to plot against each other and take advantage of each other.
127 The Empress’s Path: From Everyone’s Doormat to the Top 女帝之路：从人人可欺走向人上人 Shallow Star, Moon星浅月Ancient Romance766k WordsOngoing [Female Emperor] [Political Intrigue, Angsty Thrills] [Transmigration Between Ancient and Modern Times] [Past and Present Lives] "Is that how you speak to your master?" "Ha! The only master I’ll ever have is myself!" The tyrant of Dayuan ruled the realm, and no one had ever dared defy him. Until Xia Qian fell from the sky, called him a tyrant, refused to kneel, and could vanish right before his eyes. The more she resisted, the more he wanted to conquer her. The more she tried to flee, the less h 1.1kReads9.4Score128Shelves
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Isn't that what I'm talking about in this book? The male protagonist plotted against the female protagonist, but he didn't expect that it was ultimately the female protagonist's plot.
128 Darling, Have You Decided How to Torture Me Today? 宝贝，今天想好怎么虐我了吗 Jiao Sui娇岁Two Male Leads226k WordsOngoing [Rating Just Opened, Expect It to Rise] [Two Male Leads + Rivals-to-Lovers Couple + Both Strong + Love-Hate Relationship + Mutual Redemption + Happy Ending] Important announcement: Shi Xiche's solo character track, "Heart's Orbit Love," is now available on NetEase Cloud Music. Give it a listen! Shi Xiche got off on the wrong foot with Jiang Yuye as soon as he debuted. For years afterward, the two were at each other's throats. One stole the other's leading role, the other took his endorsement de 566Reads6.5Score114Shelves
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Remember the famous thunderstorm scene! She squatted on the bedside to confess her love while soaking wet. She gave up on being friends and started chasing people directly. The atmosphere was full.
129 The Bad Woman from Prison 来自监狱的坏女人 Who Could Be My Match谁与为偶Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted Original title: The Chaste Police Commissioner: I've Locked Away Your Heart Workplace romance + suspenseful romance + soul swapping + unhinged villainess forces her love + forbidden cop-and-criminal romance + the queen returns I'm Su Yu. The “Goddess of Finance” admired by everyone in the business world. A meticulously planned car accident sent me tumbling from the clouds into the mud. I became the “suspect” everyone cursed and was personally delivered to a detention center. My best friend betra 607Reads9.2Score103Shelves
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The heroine, a highly intelligent economic criminal in the financial world, and a highly intelligent, cold-blooded and ascetic male police inspector, have an extreme relationship with each other and secretly fall in love with each other, bringing them down from the altar.
130 Tortured into a Locked Love 虐锁清欢 Already Exists 11已存在的11Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Leng Qinghuan was forced to marry the notorious Prince Yan. But she wasn't some naive, helpless girl. Crying and accepting her fate just wasn't in Leng Qinghuan's nature. She seized every opportunity, with the courage to burn her bridges, fought scheming women, fought the empress, opened shops, learned to solve cases, and more... Through her words and deeds, she proved herself. The woman Prince Yan had once sneered at ultimately became someone far beyond his reach! 131Reads—Score—Shelves
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Falling in love and killing each other, a decree broke up the childhood sweethearts of Qing Huan and the prince, and they were forced to marry the murderous Prince He Ning Zechen. The ears under the pear tree, the rumors maliciously spread, and the dissatisfaction with the marriage, all became Qing Huan's sins! The humiliation on the wedding night, touching Yin Hong will only stimulate Qing Huan to live! For the sake of the Leng family, let's live well! A series of bizarre murder cases involved Xin Huan, and the deaths of others made Qing Huan feel guilty. . . In the resonance of the same frequency, Ning Zechen re-understood
131 Madwoman! My Stunning Ex-Wife Has Come to Claim My Life 疯批！美艳前妻来索命 Sea Salt Crispy海盐酥酥Urban691k WordsCompleted [Two Powerful Heirs Seek Revenge | Love and Hate in a Tug-of-War | Scheming Mogul × Mixed-Race Heiress] A carefully planned marriage marks the beginning of Qin Yichuan's long-nurtured revenge. A law graduate carrying the weight of his family's old grudges, he deliberately approaches Ye Qinghe, heiress of the Ye family, using marriage to infiltrate his enemy's household. When trouble erupts, he makes a choice that, to everyone else, looks like a betrayal of his wife. Everyone calls him cold and h 56Reads8.8Score168Shelves
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High IQ and dual strength are stretched to the limit, and the masters will compete with each other at the beginning, and the moves will be fatal.
132 After Slacking Off, the Tragic-Novel Hero Became a Legendary Punching Bag 摸鱼后，虐文男主爆改传奇耐揍王 Twenty-Four Blades二十四刀Modern Romance540k WordsCompleted [Gender-bender + romance warning] [The male lead is purely submissive, the female lead is unhinged, and they're both villains] [Unhealthy, gloomy, and with no character growth. Just deranged, twisted torment between a pair of lunatics] Qian Chao is the most unremarkable dead-last clerk at a world-management company, coasting through each day and waiting to retire. Perhaps the company had finally had enough of these server leeches. With one official notice, it transferred Qian Chao to the tran 964Reads8.9Score145Shelves
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OK, I will be sad if anyone doesn't read these two books. The first female protagonist killed the male protagonist several times at the beginning. Anyway, it was very satisfying. The male protagonist was suppressive throughout the whole process and could not do anything to the female protagonist.
133 Married Assassins: My Chief Councillor Husband Is Too Hard to Kill 暗杀夫妻：首辅夫君太难杀 Fire of the Netherworld无冥之火Ancient Romance481k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + mysticism + lovers who can’t stop fighting + first love + character awakening + spirit realm + no redemption arc, no handouts] [The heroine is ruthless and kills anyone who crosses her + one-on-one romance + both leads are sexually inexperienced] She died, then came back to life and awakened memories from the modern world. This time, she was reborn as a wicked village woman who had just poisoned her husband and run away. Only then did she discover that this world was 51Reads5.9Score—Shelves
134 Marrying the Imperial Tutor 嫁帝师 Changshanli长山里Ancient Romance560k WordsCompleted [When a Scheming Black-Bellied Type Meets a Sweet-on-the-Outside, Dark-on-the-Inside Type + Love and Hate + Soul Swap + Revenge, Traditional Historical Romance in an Imaginary Setting] Jiang Wanzhi first met Song Qingshi when she was fourteen. At sixteen, she became Mrs. Song. Everyone said she was lucky: a merchant’s daughter had married a top-scoring scholar. That is, until she died under mysterious circumstances on the very night Song Qingshi asked her for a divorce. When she awoke again, she 31.3kReads9.3Score4.7kShelves
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Super recommended Why not use Zhoudu [Like] [Like] [Like] [Like] The big picture
135 Record of a Thousand Lanterns 千灯录 A Chilly Breeze on Either Side侧侧轻寒Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Mystery solving + palace intrigue and household scheming + face-slapping and revenge + powerful families + court and kingdom] Fifteen prospective husbands are locked in a fight to the death in my family’s back courtyard, while all I want is to become a nun. Schemes and deceit, suspicion at every turn, bloodshed and tragedy piling up, a deadly battle in the back courtyard with no survivors allowed. [The high-born judge of the Court of Judicial Review, who loves wiping out entire households] x [T 22.7kReads9.4Score4.3kShelves
136 You're Marrying Someone Else? Then I'm Leaving! But the Mad Young Lord Kneels 你另娶？那我跑！疯批世子却跪了 Guang Jun's Promise广君一诺Ancient Romance553k WordsCompleted [Historical romance + marriage before love + mutual devotion + mind games + love that grows over time] Mu Yao is an assassin in the rookie camp of Hidden Moon Pavilion. Before she can even take a mission, the entire pavilion is wiped out, bringing her assassin career to an end. With her martial arts completely ruined, she lies low in a fishing village, making a living by treating the sick. One day, she rescues a handsome man who is gravely injured and, following the usual romance-novel plot, pre 419Reads6.5Score—Shelves
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This book is beautiful. The heroine is the kind of person who is very decisive once she makes a decision.
137 Fox’s Sweet Talk 狐狸情话 Lu Fangzhi陆方之Modern Romance393k WordsCompleted [Fake Playboy, True Secret Admirer + Rekindled Romance + Wacky Corporate Warfare + Bickering Couple + Equally Matched] [Refined Scoundrel and Business Tycoon × Super-A, Sweet-and-Cool Young Heiress] [When two foxes meet, what follows is a heartfelt love confession hidden beneath a cunning facade.] Corporate warfare on TV is always full of plots and schemes, but real-life business rivalries often involve all sorts of outrageous stunts you could never imagine. Maybe you steal my company seal, and 3.6kReads9.1Score345Shelves
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🌼①The female protagonist is very good in the business circle. She is a super cool eldest lady who is also Mr. Xiaolin. She has outstanding abilities in the business circle. The male protagonist is a gentle and scumbag business boss. They are evenly matched in the business war. They are also rivals. They both have a lot of ambitions and their eyes are rolling all the time. You grab my official seal and I will pull your switch. She is very good-looking. Her love and career lines go hand in hand [laughing]
138 What a Shock! The Sultry Beauty Sets Her Sights on President Gu 惊！妩媚尤物强撩顾总 Sweet-Bitten Chestnut甜咬栗子Modern Romance250k WordsCompleted [Untamed, abstinent heartthrob X glamorous, alluring supermodel] [Both virgins + love at first sight + mutual push and pull] Alluring and sensual, with a pair of stunningly beautiful, foxlike eyes. That was Gu Ye’s first impression of Rong Yi. Gu Ye, thirty years old, is the founder of G&Y Wilderness magazine and a born rebel with a wild streak. He turned down the family business to pursue photography and founded his own magazine, which has since become famous far and wide. The black tattoo ben 10.8kReads9.3Score959Shelves
139 A Wildly Growing Clarity 疯长的清醒 One Bored Rich Lady无聊富婆一枚Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted A genuinely unhinged gang heiress VS a proud, fallen young master Love and hate + two obsessive madmen + both are virgins + angst + tragic romance + mutual torment * On a rainy evening, dirty water streamed through the old alley. He approached her recklessly, his voice gentle. “Are you… all right? Do you need help?” Yan Zhuo’s lips curled into a cold smile. Hah, he thinks he can save just anyone. The next second, she recognized his face: the man from the dark-web livestream, who beguiled viewers 2.2kReads8.0Score142Shelves
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The gangsters lavish riches, intimidate, induce and coerce the down-and-out young master. The male protagonist is the flower of the school and is very kind to his family. But they love and hate the heroine's compulsion, and the two of them torture each other and redeem each other! In the later stage, the male protagonist turned black and fought back, failed, and chased his wife. It was very interesting and he hated Hai Qingtian's love. Don't let the ladies in!
140 Pursuing You Is Like Taming a Hawk 追你跟熬鹰似的 I Took Great Pains我煞费苦心Modern Romance523k WordsCompleted [Sweet and Satisfying] [Brooding Boy x Martial Arts Girl] [Happy Ending] [Male Lead Is Crazy and Possessive] [Original title: Chasing You Is Like Taming a Wild Falcon] Quan Zhishui couldn’t understand why people from other schools beat up Wei Shixu every day, forcing her to rush in and save him from danger time and again. Later, she discovered that those people were being paid to do it. By Wei Shixu. “I’m done with you!” she said sternly, drawing a clear line between them. Wei Shixu grinned, utt 53.3kReads9.5Score8.4kShelves
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Don't say anything. It's really good-looking. It's a high-ranking position. It's very enjoyable to watch.
141 Book Transmigration: The Cannon-Fodder Girl Is Forced to Become the Great Villain 穿书：炮灰女被迫成为大反派 Boat Beneath the Cool Moon凉月横舟Ancient Romance444k WordsCompleted [A seemingly righteous heroine who's secretly ruthless vs. a villainous cult leader who falls for the woman using him] Yu Liang transmigrates into a book. She's not a wicked supporting actress, let alone a noblewoman from a marquis's household. She's just a minor cannon-fodder character who, at best, might survive for two episodes. And the biggest task for a throwaway character like her isn't to survive, but to become the story's mastermind villain. That's right: not winning over the villain, bu 693Reads8.6Score100Shelves
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The female protagonist is an upright young hero on the surface, and the male protagonist is a demon sect leader. Their identities are extremely opposite, and the female protagonist even formed a sword feud with the male protagonist at the beginning. The female protagonist needs to prevent the male protagonist from killing her for revenge, and at the same time, she needs to protect the male protagonist so that he can smoothly follow the plot. The male protagonist wanted to kill her at first, but was manipulated by her again and again, and then decided to observe what her purpose was. The two got closer and closer due to this entanglement, until the male protagonist slowly became internalized by the opposing identities between them, which became a gap that made it difficult for him to approach her.
142 My Childhood Friend Is More Than an Assassin, and My Sweetheart Isn't a Prince 青梅不只是刺客，竹马他不是皇子 Red Poria红茯Ancient Romance356k WordsCompleted Shen Wenxi was used as a pawn by her enemies throughout her previous life. She was both the assassin White Owl and the Valley Lord of Cloudmist Valley, who commanded a private army. Reborn, she kept her Valley Lord secret identity carefully hidden as she set out to find her fiancé and take her revenge. Yang Ce disguised himself as the ailing, short-lived Ninth Prince to stay alive, while also serving as the mysterious and highly favored War God, Lord Yannan. As he lay dying, he learned that his 8Reads—Score—Shelves
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The male and female protagonists just started falling in love and killing each other! Very interactive
143 The Disguised Dragon's Scheme: My Rogue Disciple Courts Me in His Dreams 女扮男装潜龙计，逆徒梦里泡为师 Mu Yanfeifei沐妍菲菲Ancient Romance580k WordsOngoing [Historical Intrigue + Female Spy in Disguise + Ensemble Mind Games + Martial Arts Mystery] [Female Martial Arts Master Disguised as a Man × Rebellious Disciple Who Defies His Teacher] The world is the board, and all living things are its pieces. Thirty years ago, a copy of A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains turned the tide during a palace coup. From then on, victory made kings and defeat made corpses, and the throne changed hands. Thirty years later, talents emerge across the nine regions, a 250Reads8.9Score—Shelves
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The female protagonist goes undercover to a wealthy family and takes the dandy male protagonist as her apprentice. During the day, she teaches martial arts and feeds chicken soup. At night, she steals secret maps and obtains military orders. She uses the male protagonist as a chess piece to compete with a group of real men in a battle of wits and courage, and she controls the country step by step!
144 Married First, Love Later: The Substitute Bride, the Heir's Wife, Wants a Divorce 先婚后爱，替嫁世子妃要和离 Du Qianqian of Yuyang Mountain玉阳山的杜芊芊Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Marry First, Fall in Love Later + Mutual Fidelity + Face-Slapping + Sweet Romance + Transmigration + Passionate Entanglement] After transmigrating, Jiang Zhixi's life is full of twists and turns. She takes down her cousin, drives off the scheming women, and faces a clingy fox on the outside and a den of wolves and tigers within. Her husband is not what he seems. By day, he leisurely rides horses, appearing to outsiders as a good-for-nothing playboy who will never amount to anything. But in t 89Reads—Score—Shelves
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It's finished!!! Very beautiful!!!!
145 Apricots Beneath the Flames of War 烽火栓杏 Witty and Clever妙语玲珑Modern Romance330k WordsCompleted The 1930s: a turbulent and unsettled era. The extraordinary story of a remarkable woman, who weaves her own spectacular life. Join the author as we open the door to that tumultuous age through a unique perspective. 32Reads—Score—Shelves
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The story of war, the entanglement of love and hatred, and the dance on the tip of a knife! Schemes, killings, exciting events!
146 The Playboy Heir Dresses as a Woman, and the General Falls for Him 纨绔世子穿上女装：将军沦陷了 Yi Yuan亿圆Ancient Romance342k WordsCompleted [Completed, woman disguised as a man + mutual devotion + sweet romance + lighthearted + general] Everyone in Zhaodu knew that Song Wuyou, heir to the Duke of Song’s estate, looked like a gentleman but was rotten to the core. It was bad enough that this young devil wreaked havoc on his own. He even had the nerve to lust after Pei Qingyun, the only scholar-warrior top scorer in all of Great Zhao, every woman’s dream man, and an undefeated, cold-faced general! At first, whenever Song Wuyou and Pei 8.2kReads9.3Score916Shelves
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[Dandy Prince × Cold-faced General] A woman disguises herself as a man and seduces a real boss! From fighting each other to doting on each other, laughing so hard, warning of excessive sugar levels!
147 Playing Chess with You: The Phoenix's Power 与君奕：凰权 Jiang Tanluoyue江潭落月Ancient Romance369k WordsCompleted (The rating has only just opened and will rise later) “Political intrigue + evenly matched leads + marriage before love + traditional war for supremacy in a chaotic age + ensemble cast + powerful female lead + nation and family” In these chaotic times, even a monarch can hardly hope for a lifetime of peace. Crowned heir to the throne at six, named crown prince at eight, and enthroned at twelve, Yan Xi was the “future savior of the Yan Kingdom” foretold by an astrologer, blessed with the Purple 93Reads8.0Score—Shelves
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Two strong men, fighting for hegemony in troubled times. The male and female protagonists are both princes in troubled times. They confront each other and redeem each other.
148 Miss Gu's Guide to Training Dogs 顾小姐的训犬手册 Full August八月满Modern Romance383k WordsCompleted [An Unconventional Pursuit of His Wife] Shen Chengyan, the young master of the Shen family in Jing City, had a beloved who died young. He doted on her younger sister because he loved her. But later, the younger sister fell for his mortal enemy and cousin, Shen Xingzhou. [Shen Xingzhou’s perspective] At first, she was a woman who used his cousin’s kindness to get close to him, greedy and willful as she provoked him. Later, she became his sworn enemy, every move aimed at his life, fighting until 131Reads—Score—Shelves
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[Not BE + Atypical Wife Chasing Crematorium] As everyone knows, Shen Chengyan, the crown prince of the Shen family in Beijing, had Bai Yueguang, who died young. Bai Yueguang left behind a younger sister. He loved the whole family and was obedient to her. But later, she fell in love with his nemesis and cousin Shen Xingzhou. [Shen Xingzhou's Perspective] In the beginning, she was a woman who clung to her cousin in return for kindness. She greedily provoked him and acted willfully. Later, she became his sworn enemy, and she would kill him with every move until death. Later, she was his life, the only rose that bloomed, a beauty that even though it was covered with thorns, he wanted to keep it in his arms and refused to let outsiders see the slightest bit of her beauty. -------------------- "Gu Shinian, if you stretch your hand too far, you may be short-lived." "Shi Nian, I can give you what he can give you." "Niannian, don't leave."
149 Even a Bad Seed Heiress Must Be Punished Severely 是坏种大小姐也要狠狠惩戒 Fermented Rice Wine Sprite酒酿小妖Modern Romance262k WordsCompleted (The rating just came out) [Mutual hatred turning to love + mild coercion + coming-of-age romance + both pure] [Villainess] [No moral standards] A revenge-seeking, ruthless older brother × a spoiled, vicious young lady born bad The spoiled young lady who had tormented him from her lofty perch since childhood has finally fallen into her older brother’s hands. “Duan Qingye, you wouldn’t dare!” The next second, “Waaah, brother, I was wrong.” She kneels on the ground, her chin forced up as she 3kReads6.4Score167Shelves
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This one! The male and female protagonists have been dependent on each other since childhood, and no one treats them well. However, the female protagonist is instigated to harm the male protagonist, which causes the male protagonist to suffer miserably. When the male protagonist grows up, he takes revenge on those who bullied him, and then captures the female protagonist.
150 She's a Murderess, So How Did She Marry the Junior Minister of the Court of Judicial Review? 她杀人魔，怎么嫁了大理寺少卿？ Ya Bazi牙霸子Ancient Romance525k WordsCompleted [Female Lead: Has a Slight Grasp of Human Nature] X [Male Lead: A Good Man] [A Not-Quite-Right, Delicate Beauty X The Pure and Noble Xie Xiao Wu] . Sang Mi was a man-eating flower that killed without batting an eye, a murderous fiend who couldn’t be bothered to lift a finger and couldn’t tell one grain from another. She transmigrated. But why was she the daughter of the Minister of Justice? And why had she married Xie Zeyi, a junior official at the Court of Judicial Review? . Xie Zeyi had long b 8.7kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves
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🍒Ahhhh! Fall in love and kill each other 🎋❶Sang Mi traveled through time and became the daughter of the Minister of Justice, and married Xie Zeyi. During the day, Xie Zeyi was interrogating the case; at night, Sang Mi was thinking about whether to kill him to silence him. But Xie Zeyi only thinks Mi'er Xiangxiang is cute! 🎋❷After Xiang Xinxin was reborn, in order to change her destiny, she took the initiative to approach the villain, but failed to kill him. Now, he's back and even crazier. He wants to imprison her, fall in love and kill her [laughing and crying]

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