Any Angsty Stories That Make the Male Lead Suffer? 有没有虐文，虐男主

1. 51 星 The Loyal Hound Among the Stars: A Collection of Sweet and Angsty Historical Fantasies 星河忠犬录：古言幻想甜虐集 Harvester of the Milky Way星河拾穗者Ancient Romance503k WordsCompleted Classic historical fantasy | Devoted male leads | Angst for him, sweetness for you | A happy ending in every story Across a boundless sea of stars, only the devoted never fail to return your love. There is no mundane world here, only immortals, demons, gods, and devils, along with power struggles, fated destinies, and the most intense romance. He is the White Snake Immortal Lord, who bears the lightning tribulation for her and endures a thousand years without regret; He is the Fox Sovereign of 78Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Torture the male lead, torture all kinds of male leads.

2. 52 虐 Short Stories of Men Getting Their Hearts Broken 虐男短篇合集 Gugu, What Are You Writing?鼓鼓写啥Ancient Romance220k WordsCompleted [Strong female lead + short stories + men get put through the wringer + wildly satisfying] Male-lead fans, proceed with caution. - [Story One] The male lead's perspective: Cui Ying: She doesn't blame me for spending years in the palace without bearing a child. She understands that I'm in poor health. She's so good to me. I love her so much. Cui Sixian: ...Your little softie husband is terrifying. The female lead's perspective: After fifteen years of plotting, the empress finally eradicates the s 1.5kReads8.9Score127Shelves

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   This book, as you can tell from the title, is super good despite its low rating; it gets even better as you read on! [Cool]

3. 53 G The Reborn Empress: The Grand Tutor Is Crying After I Torment Him Again GB重生女帝：太傅又被朕虐哭了 Zhuo Hua琢华Ancient Romance206k WordsCompleted Torture the male lead! Torture the male lead! Torture the male lead! Both are virgins! Both are virgins! [Cold, cruel, violent yandere empress VS aloof, broken, frail imperial tutor] [Reborn + empress + torturing the male lead + both are virgins + female lead forces the male lead + love and hate + chasing her husband] She tortures the male lead in the first half, then chases after her husband in the second. 5.1kReads8.2Score379Shelves

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   Pure torture for the male lead, both physically and emotionally, various ways to torment him.

4. 54 别 Stop Hitting Me! Any More and I’ll Be Done For 别打了再打要废了 Fourth Bro, Who Loves Osmanthus Wine爱吃桂花酒的四哥Modern Romance399k WordsCompleted I love you so much I'd let you beat me to death. I lost you. What would be the point of living without you? Heaven took pity on me, and we met again, only for me to lose you once more. We met again, and all I have left in this life is making amends. Please, don't leave me. I'll do anything. Make me kneel, beat me to death, torture me to death, anything, just give me a chance to make things right. I can't live without you. Everyone, novels are fiction and reality is reality. This is not meant to 634Reads7.2Score—Shelves

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   I recommend this book; it's so heartbreaking for the male protagonist!

5. 55 被 Abandoned Twice, the Sickly Beauty Begs Me to Love Her 被弃两次，病娇美人哭着求我疼 Thinking of You, Never Coming Back念念不回Ancient Romance433k WordsCompleted [Female lead mistreats male lead + sickly male lead + forced imprisonment] It was her first time transmigrating into a book, and she had no experience. Swayed by his looks, she mistook the major villain for the male lead and flirted with him, only to be abducted and locked on a bed, where he demanded she take responsibility. She couldn’t escape and couldn’t beat him, so she had no choice but to placate him for now. Who could have guessed this gorgeous menace was so starved for affection? A littl 2kReads8.2Score133Shelves

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   The story is purely torturous for the male lead. The female lead seduces him and then fakes her death. To revive her, the male lead sacrifices his heart and soul, becoming sickly and nearly going insane. Even after she returns, she still doesn't care about him. It's a story of physical and emotional torment.

6. 56 饲 The Wife-Taming Lord 饲妻君 My Love, You Will Return卿终归兮Ancient Romance268k WordsCompleted [Male Substitute, Gentle Husband Material] Heng Xi had lost her memory. All she knew was that she had a gentle husband, Su Jinwu. He was considerate, beautiful, and good at taking care of people. Apart from being blind, he was perfect. Unfortunately, Heng Xi didn't like perfect things. So she tore his clothes, made him drink strong liquor, and deliberately praised other men in front of him... but all she got in return was a soft laugh and, "As long as my wife is happy." Until she discovered that 2.2kReads8.8Score285Shelves

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   The male lead is a substitute! The female lead has another love interest. The male lead loves her humbly and wants to keep the female lead with a child (born by the male lead). The female lead is a cold, aloof, and possessive demon lord. It's a heterosexual relationship, and the female lead is not the male lead.

7. 57 拉 Take Her to Register the Marriage! The Abstinent CEO Begs Her for Affection, Eyes Red 拉她领证！禁欲霸总红着眼求她宠 The Hardworking Little Slacker奋斗小趴菜Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Male lead gets hurt + angst + reunion after years apart + rekindled love + love grows over time + painful romance + happy ending] A deeply devoted, self-effacing, love-struck male lead vs. a cold, stubborn, fiercely independent female lead Young Master Qi, a famous CEO in the business world, was strikingly handsome and came from a distinguished family. Five years ago, he knelt humbly for love, causing a sensation across the city. On the day of his engagement, he was cruelly dumped. She joined f 482Reads5.3Score—Shelves

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   It's a story that torments the male lead. He's very devoted and also very humble, simply because he loves the female lead too much. The female lead likes the second male lead and constantly hurts the male lead.

8. 58 穿 Transmigrated to the Ending, I Take the Male Side Character to Seek Treatment 穿到结局带男配求医问药 Running Little Peach奔跑小桃子Ancient Romance247k WordsCompleted Ye Yuning is a doctor trained in both Chinese and Western medicine, as well as a devoted novel reader. By accident, she transmigrates into a novel as the newlywed wife of a supporting male character, right near the story’s end. She originally plans to sit back with a handful of sunflower seeds and watch the hero and heroine find happiness after overcoming countless hardships. Instead, she discovers that the leads are constantly up to no good, while the supporting male character she married is tr 489Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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   Physical torture but not emotional torture; the male lead suffers terribly.

9. 59 穿 Three Years After I Transmigrated, the City Lord Became My Prisoner 穿越3年后，城主成我阶下囚 Ziyushi紫语石Ancient Romance812k WordsCompleted Content warning: This is a revenge story with a tragic romance. The male lead seeks redemption. It includes injury, imprisonment, and whipping, so proceed with caution. The leads are bitter enemies bound by fate, in both this life and their past lives. Angst and heartbreak, both leads are strong and devoted to each other, happy ending Proud, aloof Emperor Star VS revenge-driven Seven Killings queen In her first life, Yun Shuyue fell blindly in love with Huo Chenfeng. Little did she know the ma 1.1kReads8.1Score103Shelves

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   The entire story is filled with physical and emotional torture! The male lead is handsome, strong, and tragically fated—incredibly powerful! He suffers terribly! He only realizes he loves the female lead after her death! The female lead transmigrates to seek revenge, willingly entering into the scheme to make the male lead tread her path. He knows from the beginning that it's her, coming for revenge, and he's completely willing throughout! Especially after chapter 28, it's incredibly heart-wrenching.

10. 60 玉 Jade Lock, Glorious Love: The Wife-Lord's Beloved Husband 玉锁昭华：妻主的掌心夫 Writer Majic作家majicAncient Romance687k WordsOngoing [Matriarchal society + confinement + obsessive devotion + stealing a spouse + political scheming + sorcery] In the Zhaoyue Dynasty, women held power, while men were subordinate. Su Yuai, the legitimate son of the Su family, was once a prestigious prince’s betrothed. But after a power struggle plunged the realm into war, he fell from a cliff and lost his memory. When he opened his eyes again, he was Chunliu, a courtesan whose price was set by others. Just as he had lost all hope, the beggar gi 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves

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    I think it's the most heart-wrenching.

11. 61 傅 President Fu, Your Wife Has Signed the Divorce Agreement 傅总，夫人已签离婚协议 Yunduan Qiqi云端七七Modern Romance359k WordsCompleted [Heartbreakingly tragic + intensely satisfying + stand-in + contract marriage + groveling pursuit of his wife] Powerful CEO of a wealthy family × coldhearted designer who has shut her heart away After three years of marriage, Lin Xi is Fu Hanzhou's most dutiful ornament and his beloved's personal blood bank. On the night she miscarries, he coldly signs the papers. “You're not worthy of bearing my child.” The day her heart dies, she leaves a blood-written note saying, “May we never meet again,” 5.2kReads—Score242Shelves

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    This one! It's a classic "wife-chasing-after-the-cry" trope, a powerful female-centric novel with suspense in every chapter, full of twists and turns, and a constant stream of climaxes. The writing is concise and fast-paced. The female lead suffers at the beginning, but the male lead is relentlessly tormented later on, tormented to the point of being a complete scumbag—it's incredibly satisfying! Hope you like it!

12. 62 灰 The Gray Lotus 灰莲花 Clouds of Rough Noodles Again又见糙面云Modern Romance819k WordsCompleted [A textbook case of realist business warfare + a deeply romantic, top-tier intellectual romance] The world has gone mad. A top-tier rich, handsome young heir is forced to compete with his wealthy wife for a lover... “If she likes me and I like her too, then we’ll each have to prove ourselves.” The male lead is loaded with resources and comes with every advantage, while the female lead has brains and beauty and rises from humble beginnings. A textbook case of realist business warfare, arranged fa 36.4kReads9.4Score4.3kShelves

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    Those who enjoy both sweet moments and tear-jerking scenes should definitely read this. The sweetness and heartbreak are both incredibly sophisticated, representing the highest level of contemporary romance novels, and not just in terms of writing style and plot. Numerous metaphors, predictions about the economic situation, the infiltration of Taoist thought, and the most breathtaking love story—it's absolutely amazing!

13. 63 我 I Fell in Love with a Long-Legged Older Man 我爱上了大长腿叔叔 Foxtail Grass by the River河边的狗尾巴草Modern Romance182k WordsCompleted Today is my graduation ceremony, and I’m incredibly excited. I haven’t seen my tall uncle in ages. He’s the big brother who’s been supporting me, only twelve years older than I am. He won’t let me call him that, but to me, he’s my big brother. He promised he’d come to my graduation ceremony today! After I graduate, he’ll take me to his company… But the ceremony ended, and the figure I’d been longing to see never showed up. As soon as I could, I nervously called him. But the person who answered w 1.4kReads6.1Score—Shelves

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    Both of these are angst-filled novels. The first one, in particular, is very painful; the male lead is paralyzed after a car accident and is afraid to face the female lead's love. The entire book is depressing. The second one is slightly sweet.

14. 64 我 My CEO Husband Is a Disabled Crybaby 我的总裁先生是个残疾的爱哭包 Foxtail Grass by the River河边的狗尾巴草Modern Romance559k WordsCompleted After graduating from college, Su Ruanruan lands a job at Musen, a company under the Qiao Group that she has long dreamed of joining. When she moves into the company's apartment building, she meets her neighbor Qiao Yichen, who has lost both arms. Overflowing with compassion, she sets out on a mission of kindness and draws the depressed, withdrawn Qiao Yichen out of his own little world… 1.2kReads6.8Score102Shelves
15. 65 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—Score109Shelves

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    It's not melodramatic or overly sentimental, nor is it sentimental for the sake of sentimentality. The plot is driven by destiny, with intense moments and a gradual build-up of emotional intensity.

16. 66 星 Interstellar Indulgence: The Top-Tier Star Beloved by an Alien Tycoon 星际宠溺：外星财阀的顶流娇夫 The Author Is Crazy and Wild作者她又疯又野Modern Romance176k WordsOngoing [The cold, ruthless empress x the patient, resilient movie star] [Contract + confrontation + mutual devotion] [Ultra-sweet husband pampering (even the sugar in the glass shards is sweet, really!)] [Content Warnings] 1. Male lead’s perspective, powerful heroine and weaker hero 2. Coercive pursuit + groveling chase 3. Contract romance: they gradually fall for each other despite their best judgment [One-Line Summary] An interstellar power romance between a “lion” empress and a “white rabbit” movie 180Reads—Score—Shelves

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    1. Male protagonist's perspective, strong female lead and weak male lead, cold and ruthless empress × patient and stubborn movie star. 2. Forced love and domination + "chasing after her husband" trope. 3. Contractual relationship trope, both parties gradually succumb to temptation while remaining rational.

17. 67 沐 Mu Jinru Rufeng: General Mu Held Hostage in an Enemy Kingdom 沐瑾如枫之沐将军敌国为质 Candied Fruit糖果蜜饯Ancient Romance494k WordsCompleted “A hostage general and the young lady of the Minister’s residence A princess and her devoted guard” Torture his body and break his heart! Whippings and imprisonment! After General Mu, victorious in a hundred battles, conquered thirty-two cities of Yan, the emperor of the Celestial Dynasty sealed his inner power and sent him to Gulan as a hostage. The extravagant, debauched princess had him forcibly dragged to her residence. She forced him into black iron shackles, locked him in a dungeon, made h 1.1kReads8.0Score100Shelves
18. 68 公 Princess, Disaster! The Top Scholar Has Run from His Wedding Again! 公主不好了，状元郎又逃婚了！ You Sheng又生Ancient Romance516k WordsCompleted [1v1 + fictional setting + angst for the pleasure of it] Angst! Angst! Angst! If you want sweet romance, proceed with caution!!! [Brash, domineering ninth princess vs. refined, resourceful top scholar] Chu Yanyan was the most precious ninth princess of Tianyao, adored by everyone, but she just had to meet the greatest rival of her life: the newly crowned top scholar, Gui Zimu. As the top scholar rode through the streets, one glance was all it took for Chu Yanyan to fall in love. Among the flower 178Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The gentle male lead is actually playing the role of the second male lead.

19. 69 夫 Madam, Go Easy on Him 夫人，你下手轻点 Winter Fat冬肥Modern Romance531k WordsCompleted Could the decisive, fearsome head of the powerful Nan family really be henpecked? In the capital's circle of elite families, Luo Kui was famous for her temper. She pursed her lips and fell silent, and Nan Xichen waved a hand, sending several companies into bankruptcy. She lowered her head and went upstairs, and Nan Xichen abandoned the distinguished guests in the living room to go sheepishly beg his wife for forgiveness. She cursed people, and he rubbed her legs. She got into fights, and he hand 205Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    ① The male lead is constantly being tormented; Cang Yue had better obey the general's orders. ② One wrong move and you'll get beaten up. [Heart emoji] ③ A crazy, strong female lead; trying to escape? No way! Momo has misogyny. Oh my god, the male lead's in for it. [Crying emoji]

20. 70 残 The Way My Disabled Lover Gets Jealous Is Irresistible 残疾小瘫子吃醋的模样好诱人 Foxtail Grass by the River河边的狗尾巴草Modern Romance549k WordsCompleted Help! My wicked stepmother took ten million yuan and sold me off to the Gu family as a “baby-making tool.” Beautiful, ruthless, and ready to fleece anyone who crossed her, she’s exactly what people mean by a woman who’d pluck feathers off a passing goose! The whole city of Nancheng is waiting for me to throw a fit and call off the engagement, but instead I packed my suitcase overnight, laughing like a hyena. This isn’t being sold off, it’s a VIP pass from heaven to pursue my man! Sitting in a lu 1.2kReads6.7Score—Shelves

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    These are all angst stories, focusing on the male lead, who suffers from varying degrees of disability. If you like this type of story, this is for you. It's physically and emotionally abusive; it might be a bit intense.

21. 71 爱 Love Wanders Where Silence Falls 爱，在无声处徘徊 Foxtail Grass by the River河边的狗尾巴草Modern Romance278k WordsCompleted Jiang Wan, a career-driven woman, longs for a child but fears marriage because of the trauma she suffered in her family growing up. At the gym, she meets Shen Tinglan, a deaf and mute trainer. One tipsy night, Jiang Wan approaches him for selfish reasons and crosses a line. Afterward, she runs away, while Shen Tinglan falls in love and, held back by his disability, hesitates and quietly watches over her. When Jiang Wan returns after her “plan” falls through, Shen Tinglan thinks luck has finally 898Reads6.5Score—Shelves
22. 72 你 You Are the Light That Shines in My Darkness! 你是我黑暗里的那一束光！ Foxtail Grass by the River河边的狗尾巴草Modern Romance206k WordsCompleted Gu Jingyan had just returned from studying abroad and was about to take over the Gu family business when a car accident left him gravely injured. He lost most of his memories, went blind, and had his right leg amputated above the knee. By chance, he met the heroine, Su Wanning, who saved him. Only later did Su Wanning discover that the reclusive musician Kong Niansheng, whom she had always admired, was actually the little blind man in her arms... 680Reads8.2Score—Shelves
23. 73 快 The Quick Transmigration Heroine Is So Heartless, the Powerful Men Are All in Tears 快穿女主太无情，大佬们都哭麻了 Lin Feiyue临非月Modern Romance456k WordsCompleted (No romance, brainless wish fulfillment) Everyone gets their comeuppance, and nobody is forgiven. A powerful heroine and the ultimate scumbag-slayer! After Qiao Yi was tortured in body and soul by a scumbag and his nasty lover and died, she accidentally transmigrated into the body of someone with the same name, who had suffered just as terribly. All kinds of melodramatic torture played out all over again. Damn it, you love cutting out people’s kidneys to give to your one true love so much? What 46Reads6.2Score—Shelves

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    These are all heart-wrenching, but they are all very beautiful.

24. 74 快 Quick Transmigration: The Tragic-Novel Heroine Awakens as a Black-Hearted Lotus 快穿：虐文女主觉醒成了黑心莲 Lin Feiyue临非月Modern Romance129k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + satisfying revenge on scumbags + strong female lead (the heroine is mistreated early on, and doesn't start out powerful; after awakening later, she takes revenge on scumbags with ruthless intensity, and if violence can solve it, she won't waste words)] No-brainer, no romance. After enduring physical and emotional torment, she awakens and turns the scumbags' own tactics against them, leaving them nowhere to turn. She tears apart fake sweethearts and manipulative women, tak 33Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 75 疯 The Crazy Ancestor Rampages Through a Torture Novel 疯批老祖在虐文里嘎嘎乱杀 Lin Feiyue临非月Ancient Romance518k WordsCompleted (The System is the villain + the heroine specializes in curing lovesick fools + nontraditional quick transmigration + 1v1, devoted couple with no other partners + not satisfying just for the sake of it) ✔️ (Ancient setting) Sweet romance (a fallen princess is reborn and makes a comeback) ✔️ (Modern setting) A little angst (a research prodigy's journey to reject scumbags) ✔️ (Republican-era setting) Moderate angst (the young marshal's little wife who takes his misfortunes upon herself) ✔️ (Immort 23Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 76 共 The Birds That Die Together 共死鸟 Chu Yunxiu, Whose Heart Deserves Punishment其心可诛的楚云秀Modern Romance814k WordsOngoing High-IQ villainess + aloof older man + obsessive, lovesick crown prince He Tingwan wants revenge and a place at the top. She plans every step carefully and stops at nothing, using everyone as a stepping stone. To achieve her goals, He Tingwan doesn't care whether she lives or dies, or whether anyone else does. As for love... He Tingwan went to every length to win Shen Zhaoxu's heart, only to turn around and get engaged to another man. After the engagement, He Tingwan tells Shen Zhaoxu to be 2kReads—Score185Shelves

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    The female lead is an ambitious and wicked woman who uses and manipulates everyone; the male lead, an unattainable beauty, falls from grace and falls into depravity.

27. 77 红 A Knotty Red Thread: A Love Bet with a Vengeful Spirit 红线难牵：与怨灵的爱情赌约 Looking Forward to a Sunny Day期待小晴天Modern Romance505k WordsCompleted The little matchmaker spirit Ling Que descends to the mortal realm to meet her KPI, only to be ambushed by a wager from her sworn enemy, the vengeful spirit Jinying. He takes on the role of her direct supervisor, using romantic-drama clichés to win the heroine's heart while creating real-life dilemmas to drive a wedge between childhood sweethearts. As workplace sexual assault and difficult choices over personal gain erupt one after another, Ling Que's red thread of fate is on the verge of snappi 17Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male lead experiences seven lifetimes of love tribulations because of the confused female lead, who gradually helps him regain his belief in true love.

28. 78 孕 My Ex-Husband Saw Me Throwing Up from Morning Sickness, and Now He Wants to Remarry! 孕吐被前夫看见了，前夫求复婚！ Qi Yue柒鈅Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted The chase-to-win-her-back trope + angst before devotion The first time they met in three years of marriage, he said, “The match is successful. She needs surgery.” She was a bone marrow bank for the woman he loved. Later, he said, “I need one of your kidneys to save her.” She asked, “Bo Xiuyan, do you know that I can feel pain too?” His eyes were cold. “I just want her to live.” After the surgery, he never saw Sheng Ruge again. All she left him was a divorce agreement and a tear-stained letter. “ 3kReads9.0Score602Shelves
29. 79 我 [Quick Transmigration] After I Died, the Male Lead Regretted Everything 【快穿】我死后男主追悔莫及 Fu Shu伏菽Modern Romance746k WordsCompleted [BE aesthetic | tearjerking and cathartic | no melodramatic angst | immersive slow transmigration | flirtatious White Moonlight x gentle, obsessive man | sweet and bittersweet | 1v1, both leads’ firsts | parallel-world happy-ending bonus chapters] World 1: Villainous fake heiress x loyal true young master World 2: Canary x owner World 3: Arrogant princess x future tyrant World 4: Bright, beautiful school bully and underachiever x poor, handsome top student World 5: Black-lotus stepmother x true 9.3kReads9.3Score798Shelves
30. 80 拯 Quick Transmigration: A Guide to Saving the Abused Novel's Male Lead 【快穿】拯救虐文男主指南 Little Fishcake Soup小鱼饼汤Two Male Leads777k WordsOngoing [Two male leads, one-on-one romance, quick transmigration System] Bai Yunshen binds himself to System 001, which is designed to save the male leads of angsty novels, and sets out on a journey to rescue them. But he soon discovers that although the male leads in each world have different names and personalities, they all have the same face. After clearing the final world, Bai Yunshen stares at the unbelievably familiar face of the Lord God and falls into deep thought. (Note: Please don’t confuse 1kReads9.3Score105Shelves
31. 81 快 Quick Transmigration: The Male Leads My White Moonlight Used to Toy With All Go Mad 快穿：白月光渣过的男主全疯了 Yao Yaoling夭妖铃Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Completed) [One-on-one romance + both leads are each other’s first and only + sweet romance + heroine is the male leads’ unattainable first love] [Yandere and unhinged love interests + romantic rivalry + happy endings in every world] Mu Tiantian was an outstanding employee of the World Administration Bureau. Just as she was about to retire and enjoy her life, she was suddenly warned that all the mission worlds from her past were on the verge of collapse?! The male leads she had hurt stared at 8.2kReads8.8Score592Shelves
32. 82 上 The Live-In Son-in-Law: My Cold Wife Regrets Divorcing Me 上门婿：我的高冷老婆后悔离婚了 Pisces of the Galaxy星河的双鱼Urban1.1M WordsOngoing [Supernatural abilities: ancient soul arts + plays the pig to eat the tiger + angst] Han Leng took care of his brother-in-law for five years, working tirelessly and believing he would earn Yun Cheng's approval. But after a move, Yun Cheng showed up with divorce papers. He left with nothing and began living life on his own terms. After the divorce, his ex-wife regretted it. Unable to accept losing the man she loved, she swore to win him back... After obtaining a book recording ancient soul arts, 5Reads5.3Score—Shelves

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    The entire story focuses on torturing the male protagonist.

33. 83 快 Quick Transmigration: Let All the Impure Men Die 快穿之不洁男都去噶 The Moon Has No Eyebrows月亮没有眉毛Ancient Romance223k WordsOngoing [Female-led romance with a woman in the dominant role + strong female lead + taming men + torturing men + bad ending + men competing for her + male side characters for sex only + no fixed pairing] System mission: Transmigrate into a book and complete the mission to save unchaste men. Requirement: Turn an unchaste man into a suitable male lead for a women-oriented novel. Mission-taker Lu Zhan accepts the mission. Step one: While fulfilling the original host's goal, break the male lead's heart and 104Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It meets the requirements of the question.

34. 84 前 The Former Dynasty's Maidservant 前朝女婢 Hou Mochen Yan侯莫陈炎Ancient Romance254k WordsCompleted No saintly heroine, no pointless chatter, no dragging things out. Come feast on the good stuff!!! The cover is based on the heroine's original character design, so feel free to imagine yourself in her role. “As long as we don't have children, there won't be any problems. You needn't worry, Big Sister. I won't marry someone else for the sake of an heir. In this life, I need only you...” 1.4kReads8.4Score102Shelves

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    The story unfolds with unrequited love in the early stages, a false sense of masculinity in the middle, and a forbidden romance in the later stages. It's both sickeningly sweet and heart-wrenchingly tragic, a plot that delivers both pain and sweetness, making it utterly addictive. No saintly sentimentality, no unnecessary chatter. I kill to save my life, and he covets my older sister: "There are no perfect people in this world. You say I'm disrupting the court? Before you label me a villain, you'd better pay for my blood debt!" He: "I've already fallen in love with you, how can I change that? What's done is done, I accept it. Even if she's my older sister, so what? Whether it's rebelling against the Heavenly Gang or forcibly taking her, I'll bear the world's infamy. Even mountains and seas, I will flatten them. My older sister, she can only be mine…!" No time travel, no reincarnation, pure ancient Chinese setting.

35. 85 旷 A Star in the Wilderness 旷野里的星 The Old Moon Is at Peace旧月安好Modern Romance924k WordsCompleted An Yi had an older sister, brilliant and dazzling, like the bright moon in the sky, while An Yi was weak and insignificant, like a star no one noticed. The greatest pleasure in An Yi’s life was stealing everything her sister owned, including the man she loved most: Shen Yun. 511Reads9.0Score—Shelves

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    This book truly tortures the male lead throughout, turning him from a sunny young man into a madman, but the second male lead is also a character whose fate is hard to accept. Besides the one mentioned above, these other books are also good.

36. 86 快 Quick Transmigration: After I Used and Abandoned the Villain Boss 快穿：对反派boss始乱终弃后 Knowing Your Heart Year After Year岁岁知意Modern Romance745k WordsCompleted [Sweet, heart-fluttering romance, one-on-one] Song Linglang is a green tea. She can be cool and feisty, ready to pick a fight and tear down a fake white lotus, or play sweet and cute and act pitiful. She bats her eyes innocently at everyone, and covers her lips with a coy “Oh, boo-hoo” whenever anything happens. She's proud in how she carries herself and coquettish in everything she does, yet somehow people just love to pamper her. A gentle god turns dark for her, her yandere brother becomes 1.8kReads9.4Score205Shelves
37. 87 快 Quick Transmigration: The Crazy Male Leads I Saved Have All Gone Off the Rails 快穿：拯救的疯批男主全翻车了 Little Cicada一只小蝉蝉Two Male Leads716k WordsCompleted (Quick transmigration + one-on-one romance + mutual devotion + sweet, satisfying romance) As a quick transmigration troubleshooter, Tang Tu's job is to clean up the messes left behind by quick transmigrators who fail their missions. To that end, he's played countless roles. After every mission, he follows the principle that if he dies fast enough, the crazed male lead can't hurt him, and manages to dodge one disaster after another. But one day, he wakes up to find the System gone and the crazed 7.1kReads9.4Score583Shelves
38. 88 快 Quick Transmigration: Being a Scumbag in Every World 快穿之每个世界渣个遍 Mangosteen Cat Paw山竹猫爪Modern Romance298k WordsCompleted [All kinds of handsome men abound: swoony, satisfying, sweet, and full of doting affection!] There are countless handsome men in the world, including gentle, thoughtful, modest gentlemen. White lotuses and green tea types are lovely too, and you can't go without an obsessive, unhinged one. Proud young gentlemen and innocent, upright types all become An An's devoted admirers. Shen An'an is picked (or rather, set up) by a System to work for the quick transmigration bureau. She never imagined colle 7Reads7.5Score—Shelves
39. 89 快 Quick Transmigration: Host, Please Behave 快穿：宿主请自重 Mist Rises into the Deep Woods雾起入深林Modern Romance625k WordsCompleted [No fixed CP + flirtatious + scheming + drama queen + System] (=_=) A warning: scum alert. If you don’t like that, please don’t open this... At first, Le Wu wanted to go back. But after flirting her way through one task after another, she decided being a task-taker wasn’t so bad. Her horizons had been too narrow before. With the System bound to her, the myriad realms were as vast as a sea of stars~ (￣▽￣~)~ Volume One: The powerful man is cold and ruthless… Volume Two: The young master of a reclu 1.4kReads9.3Score206Shelves
40. 90 快 Quick Transmigration: How Do I Make the Big Shot Cry? 快穿必须虐哭大佬怎么破 It's Dried Mango是芒果干呀Modern Romance360k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration / no romance in the ending] After Jing Su dies, she is forced to bind with a System and sets off on a grand journey through the stars, completing missions to earn extra points. The aloof academic genius swept into her arms ✓ The scheming imperial brother comes knocking ✓ The cute little demon who can grow or shrink ✓ The easygoing young master of divination ✓ The deranged, snake-like, uncanny disciple ✓ After going through N worlds... Jing Su smiles. “I’m already lying down 4Reads8.2Score—Shelves
41. 91 快 Quick Transmigration: After Being Forced to Become a Gold-Digger 快穿之当绿茶被迫成为舔狗后 A Li Is Delicate and Soft阿离身娇体软Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [The System takes the blame for everything. The heroine holds a grudge like nobody else, has no fixed CP, and is carefree and gorgeous all on her own.] After the flirtatious little green tea girl went too far, got hit by a car, and died, she was bound to a System and forced to reform. Her punishment: becoming someone else's devoted simp. When Yang Rou simps for them, giving them cars, houses, and even planes, the male leads say, “Stay away from me! I’ll never fall for you!” When Yang Rou starts 611Reads9.1Score100Shelves
42. 92 快 Quick Transmigration: The Heartless Woman Who Broke the Big Shot 快穿之渣女她虐哭了大佬 Smiling Pine Nut爱笑的松子Modern Romance501k WordsCompleted Yu Xiaoyu is a mission-taker in the Scumbag Women Group. She unexpectedly gets a chance at promotion and starts diligently completing missions under her scumbag-woman secret identity. But why does some powerful big shot keep popping up, wanting her to play him so he can give her Scumbag Points? Big shot: “I think I fell in love with you at first sight.” Yu Xiaoyu: “Go away.” Big shot: “I want to date you.” Yu Xiaoyu: “The kind where you get your body and heart stolen?” Big shot: “If you dare run 141Reads8.7Score—Shelves
43. 93 快 Quick Transmigration: The Boss's Guide to Himself 快穿之BOSS的自我攻略 Yao Jie邀颉Two Male Leads559k WordsCompleted Shen Yan was forced (?) to play quick transmigration. [Conquer the Boss and Come Back to Life] Shen Yan ignored it. [Accept the mission, and you can visit all kinds of different worlds and eat all kinds of delicious food.] Shen Yan: ! Tempted.jpg Shen Yan entered the mission world full of anticipation, and just kept eating. System: ...Host, the mission! The mission! Shen Yan looked up from a pile of food. "But the Boss sent all this..." The school bully blushed. "I'll buy you tasty food ever 366Reads8.4Score—Shelves
44. 94 葬 Buried in Love, Caged and Cherished: The Sick Obsessive’s Wife-Chasing Crematorium 葬爱囚宠，病娇追妻火葬场 Big Snowball2009大雪球2009Modern Romance154k WordsOngoing [Mutually Devoted, Yandere, Tragedy] At first, Lin Qing was just a plaything Qin Zhan used to stave off loneliness. Later, she became a tool to save the woman he cherished. He wrung every last bit of value from her, then cast her aside. But when she left, carrying a body covered in scars, his world fell apart. One day, Qin Zhan found Lin Qing and pinned her against a corner wall. “You stole from me. Give it back!” Lin Qing frowned and sneered. “You're sick!” “I am sick. It's a sickness of the he 11Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    It might feel good to mistreat your wife for a while, but winning her back will be a nightmare – especially for the male lead!

45. 95 离 After the Divorce, I’m Worth Billions! 离婚后，我坐拥亿万身价！ Miss Shadow影子小姐Modern Romance2.5M WordsOngoing For love, Sheng Ge gave up everything and humbly spent three years as a full-time housewife. Only in the end did she realize that all her efforts still couldn’t compare to a single glance from his first love. Heartbroken and disillusioned, Sheng Ge resolutely handed him divorce papers. “Sorry, I’m done pretending. Let’s lay our cards on the table!” The internet exploded moments later! A billionaire heiress with a fortune worth billions had apparently gotten divorced?! Young heartthrobs and power 298Reads8.6Score104Shelves

    Reader note

    The female lead is ruthless in tormenting the male lead, and the process of pursuing him is physically and emotionally demanding. He's either being beaten up or on his way to being beaten up, but it's not mindless torture. Their relationship is incredibly engaging!

46. 96 那 Then Stay Trapped in My Arms 那就困在我怀里 Qing Heng Yu Ning清珩聿宁Modern Romance245k WordsCompleted Pressed by her family to marry, Shao Qingning meets Xiao Heng through a blind date. Their marriage has barely begun when her first love, Qi Yuanchen, returns from abroad and asks to get back together. For the sake of her own happiness, Shao Qingning decides to be selfish for once and asks Xiao Heng to end their marriage. She thought theirs was an ordinary marriage, never imagining that he would one day wield immense power and unimaginable wealth. “Shao Qingning, when you threw me away like a pie 1.3kReads8.1Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    [Sending hearts][Sending hearts]

47. 97 他 His Grievance: The Young Gentleman from the Countryside 他的委屈：乡下来的小郎君 Qing Heng Yu Ning清珩聿宁Modern Romance202k WordsCompleted A chance encounter one night at a bonfire party led Wu Tingzhou to mistakenly believe that Zheng Xingning wanted to be with him. But when he finally entered her life, he realized that a man with nothing to his name could hardly make things work with a wealthy, headstrong girl. Yet Wu Tingzhou was already in love with her and couldn't bear to part with Zheng Xingning. As a result, he endured one grievance after another, only to receive a single apology from her in the end... After regaining his m 200Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 98 明 Knowing It Would Hurt: Mr. Jiang Still Sinks Deeper at Every Step 明知是伤：江先生却步步沉沦 Qing Heng Yu Ning清珩聿宁Modern Romance58k WordsOngoing She’s a little heartless, a little mean. But he’s a little in love with her. No, not a little. He loves her a lot. Jiang Qianyu really has no way to handle Cen Jiyue. Luckily, by the end of the story, she finally understands his pure and obsessive love… 47Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 99 祁 Mr. Qi, May We Never Meet Again! 祁先生，后会无期！ Broad-Minded and Strong心宽体棒Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Short drama now streaming] Guan Min died saving Guan Hua. Gentle and kind, Guan Min made rebellious Guan Hua look like a complete delinquent. Guan Hua, with her terrible reputation, made Qi Zhanzhi, who loved Guan Min, marry her. Gripping her by the throat, Qi Zhanzhi snarled, “Why couldn’t it have been you who died!” But later, Qi Zhanzhi climbed the mountain on his knees, bowing at every step until he reached Qiyuan Palace. Before the statue of the Buddha Tathagata of the Three Treasures, he 8.1kReads8.8Score548Shelves

    Reader note

    The story is filled with abuse for the female lead at the beginning and then for the male lead. The male lead suffers terribly from the abuse, but the female lead has a really tough time in the beginning.

50. 100 逃 Escape the Captivity! My Refined Older Brother Is a Total Psycho 逃离禁锢！我的斯文哥哥太疯批 Begonia Blossoms Swept by Wind and Ink海棠花横风墨染Modern Romance215k WordsOngoing Cold CEO + black lotus + growing-up romance + exclusive devotion + obsessive, possessive love + healing Shen Shishi clawed her way out of the mud of the orphanage and learned early how cruel the world could be. The Ling family is her only lifeline, but also the cage in which she clings to life. As lowly as dust, she considers dignity a luxury. Then he returns to the country: Ling Li, heir to the Ling family, restrained and noble, like a god. He offers her his hand, giving her protection and a di 61Reads—Score—Shelves

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