Stories That Torture the Male Lead!!! He Loves Her So Desperately, but the Female Lead Keeps Hurting Him 虐男主的文！！！男主爱的卑微，但女主一直伤害他

1. 201 惧 Afraid of Her 惧她 Sister Corpse尸姐Modern Romance145k WordsCompleted [Villainous heiress × younger loyal puppy × unhinged fiancé] [Modern romance + premium novel + sweet romance + devoted boyfriend + satisfying read + happy ending + strong heroine] If you met Qiu Ji for the first time, you'd never imagine she was a madwoman. She's a demon wearing a saint's face, a ruin built with money, a monster who takes pleasure in tormenting others. Even when she stands smiling brightly in the sunlight, she's like a sinister ghost, using false light to drag you into bottomles 17kReads9.4Score2.4k14d adds

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   The female lead is very charming and her daughter is recklessly impulsive.

2. 202 订 The Engagement Is Off? I Turn Around and Marry a Rich CEO 订婚取消？我转身和千金总裁领证 Rain Weeps Unseen雨泣无人知Urban408k WordsCompleted [One heroine!!! Super sweet!!!] On the day of their engagement, Lin Nan’s fiancée of five years stayed with her old flame just to put him in his place, humiliating him and turning him into a laughingstock. Unable to take it anymore, Lin Nan decisively cut ties with her. But on the night he drank himself into a stupor, he unexpectedly spent a passionate night with a rich heiress. Jiang Rou: “You have two choices. Either come with me to the civil affairs bureau and get married, or I’ll ruin your r 8.6kReads7.8Score47214d adds

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   🌿🌿① It's fun to torment your husband for a while, but the journey to win him back is a nightmare. The female lead, for the sake of her beloved, cruelly gives false testimony, framing the male lead and personally sending him to his execution. She torments him throughout, and his love is incredibly humble! 😭 ② After the male lead dies, the female lead regrets her actions and returns reborn, only to face the agonizing prospect of winning him back!

3. 203 分 After Our Breakup, the Young Master Went on a Three-Day Fast 分手后，少爷他绝食三天三夜 One Mili一米米Modern Romance285k WordsCompleted The laughingstock of Yuncheng, Miss Qin is a severely mentally ill patient, raving, foolish, and intellectually disabled. When she finally returns, the little fool even has a tagalong in tow. What a piece of work. The young master is breathtakingly handsome, but there’s just one problem: his head isn’t quite right! Everyone else laughs: a fool paired with an idiot, a perfect match! In front of Qin Hua, he’s a silly, soft-hearted, beautiful, strong yet tragic man! Away from Qin Hua, he’s ruthless 1.8kReads5.9Score15014d adds
4. 204 订 At Our Engagement Banquet, My Fiancée Left to Chase Her White Moonlight 订婚宴上，未婚妻去追白月光 Luo Xiaoye罗小叶Urban230k WordsCompleted Everyone knows I love Chen Min. I was even willing to give up everything for her. But just as we were about to get engaged, she got a phone call and suddenly abandoned me. Chen Min said, “I’m sorry, Tang Hao. Yu Jie’s not doing well. I have to get over there right away!” With that, she dropped the flowers in her hand and ran off without looking back. Only later did I discover that Chen Min had been hiding a huge secret all along. 147Reads—Score—14d adds
5. 205 闪 A Tormenting Flash Marriage: Mr. Lu Is Kneeling Outside Again 闪婚虐爱：陆总又在门外跪着了 Ran Chu染初Modern Romance283k WordsCompleted A cold, domineering CEO with obsessive tendencies x a gentle yet resilient rising star, Marriage Before Love, happy ending, sweet and angsty, a little angst To pay off her younger brother's debt, Xu Nan married Lu Yize, a man she had met only once. One was a powerful figure who ruled Bin City, while the other was at the very bottom of society. She thought the best way to repay him was to stay out of his sight and not make him angry, look after the entire household like a housekeeper, and pretend 28Reads8.2Score—14d adds
6. 206 退 After Breaking Off the Engagement, I Married My Fiancée’s Aunt 退婚后，我娶了未婚妻她小姨 Pickled Cabbage and Beef Soup酸菜牛肉汤Urban520k WordsCompleted [Rebirth + Yandere Romance + Dating-Show Love Triangle + Winning Her Back After a Breakup + One Heroine] In my previous life, you looked down on me. Now that I'm reborn, I'll become your uncle-in-law. On the day of his engagement party, his fiancée vanished without a trace. Just reborn, Zhuang Yan knew that Xia Wan was at that very moment fussing over her one true love. Remembering how, in his previous life, he had ended up with terminal stomach cancer and everyone turning against him, Zhuang 46.1kReads8.8Score2.2k14d adds

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   ✨✨Heartbreaking Male Lead Novel ① Extremely Heartbreaking: On their wedding day, the female lead disregards her childhood sweetheart, the male lead, and confesses her feelings to her "white moonlight"—a lover she's only known for three days. This devastates the male lead; three years of acquaintance can't compare to a mere three-day meeting. He leaves in tears, leaving the female lead heartbroken. A year later, she frantically searches for him, but it's too late—a hopeless situation indeed.

7. 207 离 Unbelievable! My Husband's Inner Thoughts Were Exposed on Our Divorce Day 离谱！离婚当天老公心声暴露了 The Wind Sends the Bright Moon风寄明月Two Male Leads244k WordsCompleted [ABO + Mind Reading + Unrequited Love Becomes Mutual + Big-Dog Energy + Younger Male Lead + Healing] After three years of marriage to a top Alpha, Jian Mingzhao, a Beta, took the initiative and asked for a divorce. After three years together, the couple's relationship was lukewarm, and they treated each other with icy politeness. Jian Mingzhao felt there was no point in dragging things out. But as he held out the divorce papers, an inexplicable voice suddenly sounded in his mind. He had never kn 2.7kReads9.3Score37114d adds
8. 208 订 My Girlfriend Abandoned Me at Our Engagement Party to Find Her One True Love 订婚宴女友抛下我，转身去找她的白月光 Proud as the Light傲的像光一样Urban652k WordsCompleted On the day of our engagement banquet, my fiancée left me standing there in front of everyone and ran off with another man. I took the microphone and walked onto the stage. “Today’s also a celebration of my promotion. Everyone, eat and drink your fill.” Later, she asked me to hold another engagement banquet, but I handed her an invitation instead. “Let’s skip the engagement banquet. If you’d like, you’re welcome to come to my wedding.” 142Reads5.2Score15514d adds
9. 209 订 Engagement Called Off, I Turn Around and Marry a Billionaire CEO 订婚取消，转身和亿万女总裁结婚 Empty Skull脑空壳Urban596k WordsCompleted On the day they were supposed to register their marriage, the woman Jiang Tao had loved for five years got a call from her first love and left. At the end of his tether, Jiang Tao broke up with her and let the two of them be together. Who would have thought he’d run into Shen Nan, a CEO who’d also been stood up? The two promptly registered their marriage. Later, Ye Wen learned that Lin Sen, her first love, had deceived her. It was Jiang Tao who had saved her, not Lin Sen. She turned around and b 1.1kReads5.5Score10014d adds
10. 210 病 The Yandere Male Lead Is Driven Wild by a Mischievous Little Brat 病娇男主被小作精撩疯了 Smiling Pine Nut爱笑的松子Modern Romance466k WordsCompleted [Two obsessive leads + devoted romance + doting husband + heroine pursues hero + hero chases heroine] Ai Qing accidentally entered the world of a novel. To complete her mission, she seduced the male lead, then dumped him without a second thought. Looking at the wounded, anguished man, she smiled carelessly. “I only said I liked you as a joke. I was just messing with you.” “Was it a lie?” With a crazed look on his face, the male lead took out the chains he had prepared long ago. Behind him stood 96Reads8.8Score—14d adds

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    The male protagonist in this book becomes very humble later on.

11. 211 陆 President Lu, Stop Acting So Arrogant. Miss Jian Is Engaged to President Gu 陆总别傲了，简小姐和顾总订婚了 Just a Water Bottle就是一水瓶Modern Romance467k WordsCompleted [Love after marriage + regret and groveling + sweet romance + devoted to each other] Three days before their engagement, Lu Chengze leaves Jian Yao to visit a delicate beauty and announces he might not make it back in time for the ceremony. After drinking herself senseless for a night, Jian Yao stops the young heir of the capital’s most powerful family as he passes by. “Get engaged to me.” Everyone knows Lu Chengze means everything to Jian Yao. They assume she’s only acting out in a fit of anger 6.7kReads9.1Score74714d adds
12. 212 改 She Remarried the Mad Prince, and Her Cheongsam Beauty Set the Capital Ablaze 改嫁疯批太子爷，旗袍美人艳翻京圈 Zhang Jiujiu张九酒Modern Romance672k WordsCompleted [Cool, stunning beauty in a qipao with a fragile constitution VS scheming, unhinged young master of Beijing’s elite] [Mad dog turns into a loyal hound] [One-on-one, both virgins] Song Qingyou was born with the bones of a beauty. Her dazzling looks made her famous throughout the capital, yet she had been sickly since childhood, as delicate and fragile as a precious porcelain doll. When she divorced, everyone assumed that without Fu Tingshen’s protection, this frail beauty would never find a footh 4.4kReads9.2Score47514d adds

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    The male protagonist is humble, but the story ends happily.

13. 213 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book, the Brooding Male Lead Got So Upset He Nearly Cried 穿书后，病娇男主被气到委屈巴巴 The Killing Moment绝杀时刻Modern Romance377k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + variety-show livestreams + yandere + sweet romance + showbiz] Actress Jiang Shanshan transmigrates into a fanfiction written about her by a hater. The original heroine is a pitiful girl who gets bullied mercilessly, then falls into the hands of the yandere male lead, Su Lanzheng, who torments her in every way imaginable. Determined to turn her fate around, Jiang Shanshan shines on variety-show livestreams, leaves everyone behind with her acting skills, and receives a 23Reads8.8Score—14d adds

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    This book, although not a angst novel, and even a bit silly and funny, features a male lead who is extremely arrogant in the early stages, trying to control the female lead. As a result, he gets constantly roasted by her, and in the end, he's so angry and aggrieved that he dies. His way of treating her also changes, like he almost goes from a stray dog ​​to a puppy? [Thinking][Thinking][Thinking] Hahaha, sisters, it's worth reading.

14. 214 重 Reborn, She Chases Her Husband to the Gates of Hell 重生后，她追夫火葬场了 Sweet Little Orange甜甜的橘子Modern Romance276k WordsCompleted [Both leads are each other's only ones + 1v1 romance + reborn + winning her husband back + sweet romance] In her previous life, Nan Jiaojiao was blind to the truth, acting out and causing chaos until she and He Lingxiao died together in a raging fire. When she opened her eyes again, she was back three years earlier. Reborn, she resolved to atone for her sins and spend the rest of her life treating him well. Just as she thought they could start over, He Lingxiao suddenly asked for a divorce and b 1.5kReads8.0Score10014d adds
15. 215 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 59Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The male protagonist appears calm and collected on the surface, but he is actually on the verge of anger.

16. 216 拔 After I Slashed Him, My Yandere Disciple Wept Until His Eyes Were Red 拔刀杀我后，病娇孽徒他哭红了眼 A Cat on a Pear Blossom Branch一枝梨花猫Ancient Romance432k WordsCompleted [Yandere male disciple + soft, adorable female master + both reborn + transmigrate into a book + a little angst + a long road to winning her back + heroine adored by all] Twists upon twists + no omniscient perspective + calculating male lead early on, humble and desperate later [Original title: Hard to Placate! My Yandere Disciple Turns Darker Every Day] Wen Nuan transmigrates into the story at its very beginning. Looking at the dying young man onstage, she knows that one day he will bring the N 2.5kReads8.2Score13814d adds

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    The male lead thought the female lead liked him, but it turned out she liked someone else, and he was just a substitute. [Crying][crying][crying]

17. 217 玩 Playing Him Like Putty 玩弄股掌 Little Cotton小棉棉Modern Romance325k WordsCompleted A sickly, unhinged black-lotus heroine + a noble, devoted male lead who is her beloved moonlight Lin Suihe appears before Pei Yan with a face that inspires pity, like a fragile dodder vine battered by wind and rain. He sits alone atop a high terrace, so she brings him crashing down into the dust. He is like a bright moon among the clouds, so she turns him into mud at the bottom of a pool… All of it is for revenge. At last, the untouchable Pei Yan is dragged from his pedestal and dotes on the le 1.4kReads8.8Score11614d adds
18. 218 末 Apocalypse: Me and My Male Servant, This Lunatic Is Kind of Sweet 末世之我和男仆，这个疯批有点乖 Tiny Moss微苔Sci-Fi & Apocalypse555k WordsCompleted [Younger puppy-like male lead + beautiful yet tragic leads + devoted to each other + unhinged + equally matched leads + loyal boyfriend + apocalypse + pure-love champion + strong female lead] [Content warning: The male lead is rather submissive. There are some scenes of him suffering in the middle, but things get sweet later. He's devoted to her, and she's the only light in his life. Neither lead is reborn or transmigrates.] Nie Xingluo was sold to a shadowy organization as a child. After lying 268Reads7.3Score—14d adds

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    This one, but it's not exactly angst.

19. 219 藏 The Unease Hidden Deep in My Heart 藏匿在心底的局促 Jue Xin桷心Modern Romance50k WordsCompleted “What a pity the wildfire blazed through, and the spring breeze never came to make things grow again.” “My dear boy, I wish you peace and safety year after year.” Then I'll bury my secret love deep in my heart. [BE] [Collection] 9Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I recommend these books; they're incredibly heart-wrenching and will make you cry your eyes out.

20. 220 快 Quick Transmigration: My Scumbag Ex Cries as He Eats My Ashes 快穿修罗场：渣男哭着吃我骨灰 Meat Sauce Eater吃肉酱Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The comic adaptation is out! [Conquest + Shura Fields + No CP + Abusing Scum + Everyone's Favorite] Yu Ai is the best task-taker across all of time and space, a beauty blessed with both talent and looks. Hearing that men are always looking for trouble, she teams up with System 001 to teach them a lesson. She's the original green tea, a master of acting, and she's ready to fight back online. * The scheming CEO pins a woman beneath him. "Woman, behave. You're only allowed to be my caged bird." The 10.1kReads9.4Score1k14d adds
21. 221 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 9.4kReads9.3Score81214d adds
22. 222 失 After My Breakup, My Hated Childhood Friend Pursued Me Relentlessly 失恋后，被讨厌的竹马疯狂追求 A VIP Before the God of Wealth财神奶面前大红人Modern Romance254k WordsCompleted [One-on-one, happy ending + older woman/younger man + she has experience, he doesn’t + everyone’s favorite + he secretly loves her, pursues her, and feels inferior] I: Qin Bufan has a childhood sweetheart who is four years younger than her. From the first day they met, she hated his sanctimonious, phony kindness. But at twenty-five, Qin Bufan is heartbroken, drunk, and in no state to think straight. In a daze, she suddenly realizes that the boy she’s despised for over a decade has grown into a t 6Reads—Score—14d adds

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    It's not exactly hurtful, it's just constant rejection... The girl isn't a virgin, and they're childhood sweethearts, younger than each other. The male lead, insecure and eager to win her heart, desperately tries to enter her world. But the girl has disliked him for over a decade and has never treated him like a man, so she completely ignores him. The female lead is incredibly charming, and the male lead has a ton of rivals, but she's not a heartless player; she rejects those she shouldn't, and if it doesn't work out, she's done with it, even if it means ending the friendship. Thanks to their childhood friendship, the male lead hasn't been completely cut off from her (because he also calls her father "Dad"... But they're not blood-related). For details, please read the book: The style is light and cheerful, with both sweet and angsty moments, and a happy ending. The only downside is that it's unfinished, haha.

23. 223 藏 Hidden in Midsummer 藏于盛夏 Autumn Chill秋日凉Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted A heads-up before you start ❗️: One of the side couples is a gay couple, so please skip this if that bothers you. [The print edition under the same title is now available] [Healing × Love that grows over time × Angsty school romance] Sweet, gentle, well-behaved student × rebellious, handsome bad boy That midsummer seemed hotter than any before. The girl in the graduation photo smiled sweetly, with a boy in a white shirt grinning boldly behind her. They met in midsummer, and parted in midsummer t 84.2kReads9.6Score14.8k14d adds
24. 224 长 Your Highness, Please Don’t Spare Me 长公主您莫怜惜 That Tree on the Island孤岛那棵树Ancient Romance320k WordsCompleted [Both leads reborn + strong female lead + sexual tension + political intrigue + past and present lives] #Wild and aloof, ambitious and formidable princess × obsessive but restrained, lovesick and devoted shadow guard [1] The eldest princess of the Southern Kingdom wields power with ease and can charm anyone without even trying, but never gives her heart away. Who could have guessed she would be betrayed when she least expected it, only to discover that her sweet, obedient little shadow guard, wh 1.9kReads9.0Score24414d adds

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    🔥 [Rebirth and Revenge Thrilling Novel + Strong Couples Flirting]🔥 In her previous life, she died tragically, and her loyal bodyguard turned evil and slaughtered the city. Reborn, the princess is overjoyed: This crazy, loyal dog is mine! She tears apart scheming women in the court, wreaks havoc on the battlefield, focuses on her career by day, and flirts with her bodyguard by night. The abstinent, loyal dog is driven to madness: "Your Highness, if you touch me again… I will commit insubordination!" The sexual tension is explosive; adult love is like burning down the palace and then burning the bedsheets! (Revenge + political intrigue + mutual redemption, wild and exciting!)

25. 225 江 Mr. Jiang, Stop Tormenting Me or You'll Regret It 江总别虐了，不然你会后悔的 Bei Tangjin北棠锦Modern Romance398k WordsCompleted [Heartbreaking angst, groveling to win her back, forced possession] A car accident three years ago tied together the fates of two strangers. Jiang Jingyao had only one thing on his mind: revenge. He thought of every way he could to torment Chu Jianing, until in the end even he could no longer tell whether he hurt her to avenge himself or because he was jealous. He had stolen her from another man, but Chu Jianing didn’t love him. No matter how humble he became, even if he humbled himself into the 50Reads6.6Score—14d adds

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    Sister, you absolutely have to read this! The male lead initially torments the female lead, but then falls in love with her while doing so. He then tries everything to win her heart, even resorting to force and manipulation. In the end, he's practically reduced to dust, but the female lead still doesn't love him. Plus, the writing is really good, and the plot doesn't have those heart-wrenching scenes.

26. 226 十 The Snake Pregnancy in October 十月蛇胎 Silver Blossom, Fire Tree银花火树Mystery2.2M WordsCompleted A serious illness left me pregnant after ten months, and the child's father was a snake: The Northeast Spirit Medium, the true story of a female spirit medium 342Reads8.7Score11314d adds

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    I love the male lead, Liu Longting, so good! I cried so much, I highly recommend it!

27. 227 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—Score11414d adds

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    Highly recommend this book! It uses information asymmetry to create extreme heart-wrenching moments! It's not the typical melodramatic or mindless kind of heart-wrenching! The male lead suffers terribly—this is truly high-level heart-wrenching! If you're tired of the same old formulaic novels, this is for you!

28. 228 重 Reborn, I Lure Him into Addiction 重生后，诱他上瘾 Today Is Like Yesterday今妍如昔Modern Romance267k WordsCompleted Ye Qingyin had been married to Yu Shaoning for years without having a child. When they divorced, his first love hired someone to run her down in the street, killing her. When she opened her eyes again, she had somehow been happily married to Yi Chuhan, Yu Shaoning’s friend, for six years. Even more astonishing, without her knowing, she had given birth to an adorable little one, making up for the regret she’d carried in her previous life. Ye Qingyin had planned to stay with Yi Chuhan as a couple 347Reads6.6Score—14d adds

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    The female lead is forced into marriage, but the male lead loves her humbly. He'd be content if she only maintained the marriage out of appearances for the sake of their child. After losing her memory, the female lead dotes on him immensely; it's a heartwarming and healing story of mutual devotion.

29. 229 狐 The Fox Bride 狐嫁女 Silver Blossom, Fire Tree银花火树Mystery1.0M WordsOngoing Eighteen years ago, my grandfather offended a Hu fairy in the mountains and suffered its frenzied revenge. Eighteen years later, to settle the score, I was forced to marry the beast that ruined my family, serve as its spirit medium, and become the most powerful spirit medium across the vast black soil! Please help me with the spirit-invocation chant: Golden incense burner, silver incense whip, set aside the sea-sized bowl and let the incense smoke rise; Offer red beams and clear water to the 1.6kReads8.9Score21114d adds
30. 230 公 Your Highness, You Dug Out the Male Lead’s Pride with Your Own Hands 公主殿下，男主被你亲手挖去傲骨 Heartbeat心跳Ancient Romance246k WordsCompleted [Matriarchal society + heroine mistreats hero + both are pure + low-status hero] Three years ago, Ninth Princess Xiao Yue snatched Jiang Cheng, the young master of the Jiang family, from the general's residence. Three years later, he loves her with all his heart. Now she plans to take the zither player from Zuifeng House as her secondary consort. Her every thought is on her new favorite, and she grows colder toward him by the day. The zither player, innocent and kind in public, smiles maliciousl 2.7kReads7.3Score13314d adds

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    Three years ago, Princess Xiao Yue forcibly took Jiang Cheng, the young master of the Jiang family, into her household at the General's Mansion. Time has passed, and three years later, Jiang Cheng's love for her has deepened. However, at this moment, Xiao Yue intends to take a musician from the Drunken Wind Pavilion as her concubine, and her affections for him grow increasingly cold. The musician provokes him behind his back, claiming that the princess loves him. Jiang Cheng doesn't believe her, yet he is still humiliated by the princess. Imprisoned, upon learning the truth, he desperately begs the jailer to disfigure his face.

31. 231 失 After Losing My Memory, I Want to Kill My Husband Every Day 失忆后每天都想杀夫 Moon-Gazing Blade望月刀Ancient Romance132k WordsCompleted [Obsessive, Devoted Dragon Man] vs [Bold, Free-spirited Goddess of War] [Amnesia] [Obsessive] The Golden Scale Emperor declared: “The Demon God is cruel and merciless, destined to destroy the Divine Realm. Is there anyone among the immortals willing to descend to the mortal world and slay the Demon God?” … Everyone looked at one another in silence. Xuling: “The demon general I beat to a pulp today is already challenging me to another fight. I’m heading out.” Golden Scale Emperor: “You won’t go? 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The male lead always feels unworthy of the female lead, who suffers from amnesia and is ruthless and heartless. The male lead is truly pitiful.

32. 232 懿 A Heartful of Green Rivers 懿满青川 Die Mian Sheng蝶面生Modern Romance420k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, both leads devoted only to each other, mutual redemption, reunion after a long separation, grounded in reality, deeply healing] A devoted, disabled entrepreneur × a warm and cheerful university lecturer. “Dedicated to the person I love most.” Lin Qingchuan never dared to imagine he would get another chance to meet Yang Yi. For more than three years, through over a thousand nights and days, he missed his Xiao Yi every single day. But in his broken state, he no longer deserved 948Reads8.7Score10114d adds

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    A redemption story, super good. The male lead is disabled in both legs after a car accident and is somewhat subservient to the female lead. The female lead is like a little sun, warming him little by little and accompanying him [crying emoji].

33. 233 泥 Muddy Waters 泥泞 Ball of Yarn线团团Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Lin Ruan is Jiangcheng’s most notorious cripple. People trample on her and look down on her, until she rises in status through her child, wins Gu Minxing’s favor, and becomes the envy of everyone as Mrs. Gu. Only later does Lin Ruan realize that he was never her refuge. He is the harbinger of her doom. He wants her to submit willingly, to beg at his feet. 18.9kReads9.2Score2k14d adds

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    This guy has been secretly in love with the girl for many years.

34. 234 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 Romance594k 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 50Reads—Score—14d adds

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    You could check out this one. The male lead is constantly anxious and somewhat pathetic, reading things like, "I... What did I do wrong, sister? Tell me, I'll change, okay? Sister... Please don't hate me, okay?" It's a story that tortures the male lead; he suffers most of the heartbreak in any misunderstanding. The novel's premise is also quite novel. Give it a try, trust me.

35. 235 女 After the Empress Consort Divorced Him, the Fox-Demon Ex-Husband Rose to Power Through Their Child 女帝君休夫后，狐妖前夫父凭子贵 Young Master Wuwang公子无妄Ancient Romance689k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, sweet and angsty, a cool and handsome female empress versus a cold and aloof celestial fox demon, the male lead chases his wife with a child in tow and suffers for it, strong female lead, the male lead gets put through some angst, female master and male disciple] Baili Muxue, the foremost of the five sovereigns of the Ninth Heaven, is publicly divorced by Hua Jiuli on the grounds of the “Seven Grounds for Divorce.” The female sovereign Hua Jiuli pursued Baili Muxue for ten t 2.1kReads9.1Score17814d adds

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    Synopsis: The female lead quickly withdraws, while the male lead becomes jealous and submissive.

36. 236 莲 Lotus Tip 莲尖 Fang Jinzhen方近真Mystery342k WordsCompleted [Republic-era Chinese mystery, ensemble of women, divided into arcs and volumes] A group of women shackled by the constraints of their times struggle to survive in the vortex of a sinister fate. When bound feet become stakes at a gambling table, when a “saintess’s” tongue becomes a tool of power, when a woman who fails to bear a son is… Feudalism, propriety, oppression, objectification, control. But the day will come… *Characters: Fu Shiliu, Shen Liangque, Fu Hongzhi, and others In the depths 248Reads8.2Score10014d adds
37. 237 她 She's Sweet and Irresistible 她又甜又撩 Stinky Egg Calls Me Eggy臭蛋叫我蛋蛋Modern Romance142k WordsCompleted Also known as: The Brothers’ Joint Quest to Win Her Back. A breakup and reunion, a groveling ex, and two people who love and hurt each other. A goofy, naive male lead, a truly silly female lead, and a mature older brother. Basically, it’s the story of a timid, sweet girl getting completely spun around by two brothers. One is genuinely handsome and kind, and truly loves his younger brother. The other is genuinely roguish and bad, and truly loves his sweet little girl. Even a sweet girl can misjud 3Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This one fits the description; the female lead likes the male lead's older brother [almost crying].

38. 238 重 The Reborn Empress Looks Up, and the Entire Court Falls to Its Knees 重生女帝一抬眼，满朝大臣全跪了 Nanhuang南凰Ancient Romance441k WordsCompleted [Reborn + Strong heroine + Yandere + Both are virgins + Satisfying read + Obsessive to the core] Yan Qing was supposed to be a princess of the imperial clan, but she was born cursed as an ill-fated loner. Her father kept his distance, her mother loathed her, and her family and subjects all saw her as a venomous snake, avoiding her at all costs. In the prime of her life, she died because of her family’s schemes. Even the powerful young nobleman she had personally trained and nurtured betrayed her 2.7kReads9.2Score27614d adds

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    The beginning is a bit angsty for the male lead!!!

39. 239 又 Wicked and Spoiling, the Sickly Host Is Plotting Against Me 又坏又宠，病娇宿主他对我预谋不轨 Plum Blossom Triangle梅香三角Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Yandere + the heroine is a flirtatious, badass System + the hero is a wicked, doting Host + they choose each other] Ye Juechen: “I want you. I want you by my side for all eternity, never leaving my sight and never becoming anyone else’s System.” Lan Xiyue: “What the hell! You want me to sell myself!?” Rumor has it that Ye Juechen, the feared head of the Night Group in the capital of the Ouke Empire, has been seriously ill lately. They say he’s always talking to himself and even holding thin air 23Reads8.2Score—14d adds

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    This book is a bit different; the female lead doesn't hurt him at all, but loves him very much. However, the male lead suffers terribly. 🌚🌝

40. 240 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 37.7kReads9.4Score4.5k14d adds

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    This is a book I've read three times, staying up all night. It's incredibly captivating and a top-tier contemporary romance novel. It's very sophisticated, highly recommended for seasoned readers with discerning taste. Not suitable for beginners. The business warfare is arguably the best on the entire platform, and the romance is incredibly nuanced. The writing is superb. I'm currently struggling to find a replacement, so please recommend it to me if you have any recommendations. I'm sincerely seeking it.

41. 241 姐 Now This Is How You Write a Tragic Romance 姐这操作才叫虐文 A Heart Set on the Deer遂鹿心Ancient Romance269k WordsOngoing [The brainless heroine is the best in the world, no logic needed, she has to be number one]+ [All male leads are chaste]+ [Multiple male leads] Everyone in the cultivation world knows Ming Yuan is a lunatic. She kills at the slightest provocation and picks fights for no reason. When this lunatic is struck dead by lightning, the whole world celebrates! Then the lunatic gets bound to the Tragic Romance System 001. 001 needs to collect angst points. Ming Yuan takes one look at the script and decide 286Reads8.3Score11314d adds

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    [Brainless Female Lead is the Best in the World] + [All Male Leads are Clean] + [Multiple Male Leads] Everyone in the cultivation world knows Ming Yuan is a madwoman, quick to kill and prone to fighting for no reason. To collect "torture points," Ming Yuan glanced at the script and decided to give the system some shock value from a tragic romance novel. A crown prince of a fallen kingdom? No, no, a plaything in the emperor's palm? Yes! Good heavens, you are mine in life and in death. After your death, I will sit alone with my vast empire, three thousand beauties in my harem, and endless loneliness. A female lead whose family was wiped out in a tribulation novel? No, no, the runaway little immortal lord of the demon lord? Yes! Little immortal lord, is it fun to impersonate my beloved? You deserve to die! Only after his death did she realize that the person was truly him; he hadn't impersonated her. A substitute? No, no, the substitute husband of a tycoon business tycoon? Yes! It's just a "chasing husband crematorium," who else but herself could do that?

42. 242 浅 A Summer of Roses and Gardenias 浅瑰栀夏 Fleeting Moments时光浅浅Modern Romance80k WordsCompleted (Be) Ending. At school, she was a poised, pure, and brilliant student. At night, she was his treasured possession. Shen Ruozhi was born into a family of scholars, but when her family fell on hard times, her beloved grandmother entrusted her to the Lin family, their longtime friends, before she died. Alone, she dragged along a pure white suitcase, dressed in a white dress as pristine as a gardenia. Her clean, fair face seemed almost luminous. A speeding car splashed mud all over her, and she frow 3Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I cried; the ending of this novel brought tears to my eyes. The male and female leads missed each other in the end. The male lead never got to see the female lead one last time.

43. 243 攻 After Winning Over a Yandere, I Faked My Death 攻略病娇后，我死遁了 Little Ke Doesn't Sleep小柯不睡觉Ancient Romance209k WordsCompleted [Faked Death + Redemption + Beautiful but Tragic Hero + Dark, Unhinged Yandere | One-on-One, Happy Ending, Both Leads Are Each Other's First and Only] When Song Qingqing first meets her mission target, Li Zhiwei, he smiles like a flower in full bloom and presses a sharp sword to her throat. “I'll try to make sure you don't suffer more than necessary.” Song Qingqing: Thanks, I guess. With no other choice, she kisses the villain by force, and their lives become bound together. She diligently w 1.6kReads8.6Score15314d adds

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    The male lead is incredibly innocent, a half-fox demon who doesn't understand love. He initially tries to kill the female lead, and she also deceives him about his feelings throughout the story, but overall, the male lead suffers more.

44. 244 被 The Yandere Heiress Took Me by Force 被病娇大小姐强取豪夺了 Xi Lin汐临Modern Romance328k WordsCompleted (I can insult them, but you can't insult me, okay?) [Yandere + sizzling tension + openly flirtatious, secretly enticing + traps and taboos + devoted to one another + happy ending + 1v1] Ye Qing: everyone in Nancheng knows the eldest young lady has skin like ice and jade, with bright eyes and pearly teeth. But she's rebellious and unruly, wild and vicious, and anyone who crosses her is in for trouble. She's like a blooming lily, beautiful but poisonous. The year the young lady turned eighteen, on 1.9kReads8.4Score10514d adds

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    The female lead deceives the male lead's feelings in order to get revenge on him.

45. 245 炙 Burning Hot! 炙热沦陷！ Jun Buqi君不弃Modern Romance329k WordsCompleted (The print edition, titled Song of Sheng, is now available, and the online comic of the same name is complete.) [Flirty Romance]+ [Reborn School Life]+ [Mutual Healing]+ [Obsessive Sweet Romance] A striking, warm, and gentle girl with vivid features × a brooding, handsome, and rebellious young man Only when Shengge was dying did she learn that a boy had loved her with all his heart. The first time they met in her previous life, the carefree boy asked her, “Hey, new student, what's your name?” Sh 38.6kReads9.6Score5k14d adds

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    ❤A story of a male protagonist suffering from low self-esteem + mutual redemption💹. The male protagonist is insecure and sensitive; he fears he's not good enough for the female protagonist and treats her very well, afraid she'll suffer with him. He even considered dropping out of school to focus on earning money, nearly spending all his savings to buy a car so she wouldn't have to take the bus with him. The female protagonist is not naive at all; she's very intelligent and can accurately guess the male protagonist's thoughts. She feels incredibly sorry for him buying her a car. In his heart, she's a princess, and he doesn't want to touch her. But she once said that if Zhou Ye belongs to darkness, she doesn't need to redeem him; she can go to hell with him. From then on, every night is filled with joy and laughter.

46. 246 病 Sick Possession: The Sinister Big Shot Uses His Beauty to Entice 病态占有：阴戾大佬他美色勾人 Chirp Chirp Wants to Get Rich啾啾要暴富Modern Romance332k WordsCompleted [Both leads are reborn, sweet romance, obsessive love, cage, captivity-themed romance, from campus to wedding bells] [The school arc is over! Now it’s time for married-life captivity romance!] All across Nancheng and even other cities, rumors are spreading that Jiang, the president of the nation’s newly ascendant giant Yanyu Group, has no interest in women and is colder than an iceberg. But one day, those rumors are blown to pieces by a grand wedding broadcast live nationwide. Seeing the man on 1.9kReads9.2Score17714d adds
47. 247 白 Both My Moonlight and My Cinnabar Mole Want Me Dead 白月光与朱砂痣都要我死 Awakening of Insects 69惊蛰69Urban1.0M WordsCompleted (Nobody is a saint. Sweet and angsty, genuine groveling, genuine love-triangle drama, everyday life, and emotional relationships.) Obsessive heiress * revenge-seeking black lotus * mad dog When Jiang Shaoyou was seven, Xiao Hongli rescued him from the abyss and became a ray of light in his life. So he became her mad dog. At eight, Jiang Shaoyou dragged Yan Ruoxi into the abyss to save Xiao Hongli from being kidnapped. With an icy expression, Xiao Hongli plants her foot on Shen Lincheng’s head as 6.1kReads8.5Score32014d adds

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    The story of the male and female protagonists is presented from God's perspective; the male protagonist suffers greatly, but his intelligence remains consistently high.

48. 248 梦 After Dreaming That My Brother's Archenemy Took Me by Force 梦见被我哥死对头强取豪夺后 Tai Congcong太葱葱Modern Romance430k WordsCompleted [A warm, sunny little princess / a poor boy who’s handsome, strong, and tragic / an ultimate sister-obsessed, arrogant, tsundere older brother] [BG] [Romance] [The heroine is the center of everyone’s affection] Short drama now available! Pei Xi has a dream. She dreams that Jiang Cheng, the aloof, sharp-eyed, solitary poor boy at school, will grow up to become the founder of a famous domestic game company. He creates a princess room just for her, then kneels beside her bed and slowly strokes her 14.3kReads9.5Score1.7k14d adds
49. 249 虐 Tragic Romance, Gender-Swapped: The Wicked Woman Brutalizes Every Scumbag 虐文性转，恶女暴虐每一个渣男 I Want to Be a Racing God我想当车神Modern Romance499k WordsCompleted [Everyone’s favorite + everyone gets pursued + brainless face-slapping and feel-good fluff + male lead and everyone else suffer + love polygon + beautiful madwoman with a wicked mind + scummy heroine] After binding herself to a redemption System, Shen Dong transmigrated into an angst novel in the dead of winter. Facing the redemption targets who would later torment her mercilessly, Shen Dong waved a hand. She would make the scumbag men suffer while using her superb manipulation skills to swindle 82Reads7.1Score—14d adds

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    Torture the male lead!!! The male lead gets the revenge!! A sadistic, meat-loving female lead in a bad novel, and a bunch of handsome male leads and supporting characters who are tortured to death by her, yet still love her to death!

50. 250 与 What Should I Do If I Fall for Someone Else After Getting My Happy Ending with the Obsessive Male Lead? 与偏执男主he后爱上别人怎么办 A Boat一个船Modern Romance168k WordsCompleted Yu Yi has been terribly troubled lately. In the second year of her marriage, she found herself falling for a subordinate who had been pursuing her relentlessly. She knows it’s immoral, but she can’t control where her heart leads her!!! Pure-love fans, beware. Both the first and second male leads go through angst. 159Reads5.1Score—14d adds

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    Melodramatic love triangle

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