Please Crush Me with a Gentle Male Lead! The Gentler the Better, Ideally in an Ancient Setting! 请用温柔的男主砸死我！越温柔越好，最好是古言！

1. 151 离 After My Divorce, the Gentle Older Brother Who Had Secretly Loved Me for Twelve Years Spoils Me Rotten 离婚后，暗恋我十二年的温柔哥哥把我宠上天 Oh, Woof Woof哦汪汪Marriage & Romance16k WordsCompleted After the Divorce, the Gentle Older Brother Who Had Secretly Loved Me for Twelve Years Spoils Me Rotten 1Reads—Score—14d adds
2. 152 怀 Six Months Pregnant, I Ran into My First Love of Ten Years at a Bank in My Hometown 怀孕六月，我在老家银行撞见分手十年的初恋 Oh, Woof Woof哦汪汪15k WordsCompleted Six months pregnant, I ran into my first love of ten years ago at a bank in my hometown 3Reads—Score—14d adds
3. 153 白 My Dream Guy Regrets Everything! I Turn Around and Marry a Younger Wolfish Hunk! 白月光男神悔疯了！我转身嫁年下小狼狗! Oh, Woof Woof哦汪汪15k WordsCompleted My White-Moonlight Heartthrob Is Regretting Everything! I Turn Around and Marry a Younger Wolfish Boy! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
4. 154 我 I Was Reborn, and This Time I'm Going on a Rampage 我重生了，这一世我嘎嘎乱杀 Cang Yuesheng仓月生Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted In my past life, I was schemed against and killed by Bai Lianhua and Liu Ruyan! This time, I'll send every one of the people who hurt me straight to hell! Seeing them hate me to the bone yet be powerless to do anything about it is so satisfying! This time, let me weave the path that sends you all to hell! I'm the head of the Wen family business. Watch me put men aside and focus on my career. I'm the leading lady of my own story! I just love building my business! When I try to put men aside, they 1.9kReads9.4Score19314d adds

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   Both are pure and strong! Reborn and rising again 🥰🥰

5. 155 五 Five Years of Waiting Came to Nothing: My Husband Brings His New Love to Demand a Divorce 五年痴等成空，夫君带女逼我和离 Cang Yuesheng仓月生Ancient Romance604k WordsCompleted [Both Chaste] [Romance with His Older Brother's Wife] [Male-Male Story] [The Male Lead is repeatedly seen completely naked but stays faithful. Later, what looks like infidelity is actually a guard in disguise; the male lead remains devoted to the female lead throughout.] [Dear readers, we're very sorry! When you reach Chapter 139, please skip straight to Chapter 146. Chapters 140 to 145 are inconsistent and can be ignored.] On their wedding night, unrest broke out at the border, and her husband 5.8kReads9.3Score43414d adds
6. 156 清 A Gentle Breeze Meets the White Dew 清风遇白露 Honey Baby哈尼宝宝Modern Romance453k WordsCompleted In their previous lives, three people laid the groundwork for an entanglement that would continue into the next... One defied the will of Heaven and feared no karmic retribution, forcibly changing her fate for her; One was destined to be bound to her, their names written side by side on the Three Lives Stone; And one, after her death, set up a memorial tablet for her and built a shrine in her honor, keeping her soul from dispersing and giving it a place to return to. In this life, all three are 294Reads8.2Score—14d adds

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   This novel is great! 😜😜

7. 157 衔 Jade Between the Lips 衔玉 Evergreen and Everwhite长青长白Ancient Romance179k WordsCompleted [Delicate, Sickly Aristocratic Lady Lin Yu VS Cold, Tsundere Embroidered Uniform Guard Li Heming] [Historical Romance + One-on-One Romance + Household Intrigue + Secret Crush + Sweet Romance + Marriage Before Love + Devoted Hero + Happy Ending] The year Lin Yu broke off her engagement to Li Heming, rumors spread that she had done so because Li Heming had risen to become the Northern Commandant of the Embroidered Uniform Guard by stepping over the corpses of court officials. Lin Yu was frail, and 32kReads9.4Score4k14d adds

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   Didi 😘

8. 158 京 The Tide Between Beijing and Hong Kong 京港澜渡 A Book Worth a Fortune一本千万利Modern Romance631k WordsOngoing [The rating just opened, slowly climbing] [Hong Kong old-money style vs. Beijing political circles] [Intrigue and covert battles among the wealthy] [High-IQ business and romance] [Slow burn, not a fast-paced power fantasy; feel free to skip chapters] Four pairs of hunters, four hunts. The rain pours over Hong Kong. Come enjoy a TVB-style romance, business-war, and suspense drama! Sweet nothings go beyond “Stay a little longer” and “I adore you” to include “I’m crazy about you.” Duplicity is the 8.5kReads8.9Score77514d adds

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   I love you without regret, and I respect the ending of the story.

9. 159 十 Ten Realms: I Was Ordinary 十界：我本平庸 Sanqi Confused Fish三七糊涂鱼Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing (We are all ordinary people. Some say they don’t understand what I’m writing! The truth is, I simply want to tell the story of an ordinary person who keeps growing, improving, and learning. He feels lost and helpless, never knowing what to do. His life is full of stumbles, but through repeated setbacks and lessons, he slowly grows! Some people are born in Rome, while he is stuck in the mud. In Rome, it’s easy to cross the finish line. But there’s something all the more inspiring about perseverin 7.1kReads9.1Score59514d adds
10. 160 险 After Nearly Dying, I Become a Healer and Investigate the Truth 险死还生后，我化身医女查真相 Listening to Songs Beneath the Moon月下听歌Ancient Romance509k WordsOngoing Scheming Prince vs. Fallen Noblewoman, household intrigue and palace strife + historical romance + sweet indulgence + political scheming. A traditional historical romance with no rebirth and no transmigration. She is a noblewoman from a prestigious family, with a refined, beautiful appearance. But when her family falls into ruin, she becomes an orphan everyone can bully. A cruel servant pushes her off a cliff, and her fiance suddenly breaks off their engagement to marry her cousin. Then she 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This male protagonist can be described as a gentle protagonist, gentle to the female protagonist and those around him, but not gentle to the villains. He is cunning and scheming, and his enemies become living devils.

11. 161 陷 Fallen Rose: The Dark Moon and Her Counterattack 陷落玫瑰：黑月光与她的反杀局 Light-Sugar Jinjin微糖金金Modern Romance508k WordsCompleted [Revenge Against Scum] [Forced Possession] [Awakening to Her True Identity] [Rivalry for Her Affections] [One Woman, Four Men] [Sweet on the Outside, Dark and Scheming on the Inside, a Seductive Strategist × Her Possessive Adoptive Brother / Abstinent CEO / Gentle Young Nobleman / Capitalist Predator] ▲ Her true identity awakens, and a bloody revenge begins Abandoned at an orphanage as a child, she was later molded by the Song family into a tool for a marriage alliance. She bides her time, turni 337Reads—Score—14d adds

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    For her, charm is an art of effortless control. She can shine at the peak, and she also knows how to accumulate brilliance in the shadows.

12. 162 狐 The Fox Demon Above, the Young Master Below 狐妖在上，公子在下 Jiang Yuexing绛玥星Fantastical Romance85k WordsOngoing Shen Du, the young master of the Duke of Zhenguo’s household, has two great wishes in life: First, to marry his cousin Lin Wanqing. Second, to be a useless wastrel who lazes around and lives off others. But fate has other plans. After he casually picks up an injured white fox in the suburbs, his life takes a strange turn. The white fox transforms into a stunningly beautiful young woman. Insisting she must repay his kindness, she shamelessly disguises herself as a man, sneaks into the academy, an 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This one! 😘

13. 163 强 Bold Flirting! Secret Love! The President Is Gentle and Adoring 强撩！暗恋！总统阁下他温柔低哄 Flowers Along the Way一路笙花Modern Romance706k WordsCompleted [Secret crush + sweet whirlwind marriage + married first, love later + simmering tension] Rumor had it that the eldest daughter of the Ning family, who had gone missing as a child, grown up in the countryside, and become the butt of countless jokes, had been deeply in love with Shen Mubai, the most eligible bachelor in the capital, for years. But on the day the two families’ marriage alliance was to be sealed, Shen Mubai abandoned his bride in front of everyone and ran after the woman he had alw 7.7kReads8.6Score88214d adds

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    Her story is a grand declaration of the individual's sovereignty over their destiny. It eloquently proves that a woman, with extreme clarity, profound wisdom, and relentless action, can completely break free from pre-set scripts and write her own legendary story.

14. 164 都 I’ve Been Reborn—Why Would I Still Chase After Her? 都重生了谁还追她啊 A Noble Spirit in My Heart心有浩然气Urban1.7M WordsCompleted [Publication rights acquired] [Short drama released] [Comic drama released] One argument made Jiang Feng realize that his life had already been ruined. Just then, he was reborn in the 2014 college entrance exam hall. He was eighteen that year, and he and Gu Mengyao had yet to become a couple… 243.2kReads9.1Score17.5k14d adds
15. 165 隔 The Fool Next Door 隔壁傻柱 Having Seen It All, Enjoying the Cool阅尽清凉Male-Channel Fanfiction1.7M WordsOngoing My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 10.4kReads5.6Score49914d adds

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    [Pouting][Pouting] 💕💕

16. 166 魂 I Reincarnated as Sha Zhu, and From the Start It Was a Night of Passion with Lou Xiaoe 魂穿傻柱开局是与娄晓娥的销魂夜 Pine Shadows and Moonlight in the Courtyard半庭松月Male-Channel Fanfiction661k WordsCompleted Haiwang Tong Yajun's soul transmigrates into Silly Zhu in the Siheyuan. From the start, it is the very night Lou Xiao'e is about to flee to Hong Kong with her parents and gives herself to He Yuzhu! Lou Xiao'e leaves without a word, and the jade bangle she leaves behind for Silly Zhu is accidentally stained with blood, turning into a portable pocket dimension that helps him grow and make progress in the Siheyuan... The former Haiwang now has Qin Shuiru, Yu Li, Qin Jingru, Ran Qiuye, Yu Haitang, a 275Reads5.8Score—14d adds
17. 167 写 A Writer's Soul Reincarnates as Silly Zhu, Living However He Pleases 写手魂穿傻柱之随心所欲 User88002538用户88002538Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted He Yuzhu woke up in the body of Silly Zhu from the Siheyuan, determined not to repeat his past mistakes. But when Qin Huairu came over looking pitiful to borrow some food, he lost his head for a moment and pulled her inside. As he was feeling refreshed and getting his memories straight, he suddenly realized it was 1958. Jia Dongxu was still alive, and Qin Huairu wasn’t a widow yet! Just then, Jia Dongxu’s anxious shouts came from outside the door: “Huairu! Huairu, where are you?” 31Reads6.1Score—14d adds
18. 168 魂 Reborn as Qin Huairu: A Woman Must Stand on Her Own 魂穿秦淮茹之女人当自强 Having Seen It All, Enjoying the Cool阅尽清凉Modern Romance423k WordsCompleted After waking up, Qin Ru, a business queen worth billions, found herself turned into Qin Huairu, the timid, tragic heroine of Love in the Courtyard! Fresh from tearing into a cheating jerk and his mistress, she faced the whole courtyard full of shameless parasites and sneered, “Let's see how you like playing with me.” In the technical workshop, she modernized the production process and quickly rose to become a senior-grade worker. In management, she led sweeping reforms with an iron fist, stampin 720Reads—Score—14d adds
19. 169 一 Xu Damao, the First-Blood Champion 一血达人许大茂 User88002538用户88002538Male-Channel Fanfiction823k WordsCompleted Crossing Between Worlds: Xu Damao's Modern Comeback Xu Damao, a top literature student, couldn't find a job after graduation and became obsessed with the TV drama Love in the Courtyard. He especially envied the womanizing, cunning “Xu Damao,” jokingly calling him a master of getting women into bed. Then one day, he transmigrated and became the very Xu Damao he “admired,” just as he was about to marry the wealthy Lou Xiao'e! Faced with a courtyard full of beastly neighbors, including the calc 2.3kReads5.7Score13314d adds
20. 170 魂 Reincarnated as He Daqing, I Marry Huairu and Change My Foolish Son's Fate 魂穿何大清娶淮茹为傻儿子改命 User88002538用户88002538Urban1.2M WordsCompleted “Seven-character Regulated Verse: Reflections on Transmigrating into He Daqing” Within the courtyard, schemes bring both warmth and woe; Reborn, one hand can turn grief to joy. With clever plans, grain and meat nourish a thousand heirs; Careful mending brings two phoenixes together beneath love’s sky. Hidden talents flourish amid the bustle of the streets; A home rich in virtue opens a new path. Looking back at the lights and kitchen smoke, The He family’s branches thrive, leaning on the railing 3.2kReads6.6Score10814d adds
21. 171 非 Unnecessary Desire 非必要情动 Having Seen It All, Enjoying the Cool阅尽清凉Modern Romance276k WordsCompleted Four women: Shen Jun, Yun Mei, Yang Lanlan, and Bai Jie. Faced with the ambiguities of the internet age, the complexities of the real world, betrayal in marriage, and unspoken rules in the workplace, they are all trapped in a vast web… 2Reads—Score—14d adds
22. 172 大 The Benevolent Ancestor of the Tang Dynasty 【大唐仁祖】 Tang Renzu of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors三皇五帝唐仁祖Historical973k WordsCompleted [Golden Finger] [Transmigration] [Li Ke] [Political Intrigue] [History] This is the only alternate-history novel anywhere to feature a protagonist who fulfills the ideals of "establishing a moral compass for Heaven and Earth, securing the lives of the people, carrying on the lost teachings of the sages of the past, and bringing peace to all generations." From the start, he is caught in a dead-end situation: Zhangsun Wuji has already begun laying the groundwork to frame him, and fewer than six y 5.6kReads—Score50614d adds

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    Arrange it!! "Renzu of the Tang Dynasty" guarantees that the further back you go, the greater your stamina will be and the higher you will go! Online IQ and correct logic! Quality absolutely guaranteed! The nearly one million-word book was completed in September, with all the foreshadowings wrapped up, all the pitfalls filled, and no unfinished chapters. The writing, the layout, the emperor's scheming, the political skills, the emotional context, the military battles, and the court games are all top-notch. It has a grand layout, lofty intentions, profound thoughts and profound cultural heritage. If it doesn't look good after reading it, beat me into ketchup!

23. 173 深 The Little Palace Kitchen 深宫小食堂 Collecting Tenderness收藏温柔Ancient Romance262k WordsCompleted After transmigrating as the empress, Lin Wanyi binds herself to a “Life Assistant System.” The abilities she draws each day are all kinds of strange, and so she begins a happy life in the imperial palace, never fighting for anything and just wanting to lie flat. 5Reads—Score—14d adds

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    [Added to bookshelf] 😎 [Sparrow's Masterpiece] 😄

24. 174 神 The Mighty Little Constable 神通小捕快 Seven Stars in Hand手握七星Martial Arts2.0M WordsOngoing “One leaf riding the wind, roaming ten thousand miles; a dashing constable, famous throughout the land.” The most righteous men are often those society looks down on, and heroes rise from the streets. The spring breeze and I are both passing travelers, but your name alone belongs to the martial world. Ye Fei, a lowly errand boy at an inn, is rejected by the Su family because he's nothing but a nobody who runs errands! Who could have guessed that after getting drunk, saving a beauty, and catching 15.1kReads8.8Score1.5k14d adds

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    The future you will definitely thank the present you for working so hard.

25. 175 救 Help! This Lousy System Is Making Me Found a Sect! 救命！这破系统让我开宗立派！ The Crying of Xiao Xiao萧萧之鸣Eastern Fantasy2.3M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to another world as a sickly man, the male lead triggers a System: if he fails to save twenty people within three years, he’ll die of his illness. He sets off on a journey to save people, meeting one lovely confidante after another along the way. In the end, he’s forced to found a sect and finds his happy ending. (This is not a cultivation novel.) The premise is fairly fresh, leaving behind the traditional level-up-and-fight-monsters formula. The protagonist is frail at firs 37.3kReads9.2Score3.6k14d adds
26. 176 我 I'm Good! Please Don't Hurt Me! 我很乖！请你不要来伤害！ Liu Li Fei Cheng刘李菲程Modern Romance700k WordsOngoing [Contemporary fiction] [Ensemble of women] [Scheming] [Red and Black] [Playing dumb while taking down enemies] [Clear-eyed heroine] A must-read for anyone born in the seventies, eighties, or nineties! This is a northern take on The Red and the Black, set in a glittering world of fame and fortune where everyone wears a false mask. The heroine seems sweet and obedient on the surface, but she sees things more clearly than anyone! She can live without love, but not without money! She can put up with 74Reads8.8Score—14d adds
27. 177 硺 Zhuo Yulang 硺玉郎 Gu Wanzhi故挽之Ancient Romance364k WordsOngoing [Self-loathing, self-destructive beauty of a male concubine vs. heartless illegitimate young lady] [Mutual healing + contrasting personalities + older male lead] That was the first time Song Zhi met the young master Su everyone talked about. Everyone in the household said he was a bewitching fox spirit, one who had charmed her father's heart and endangered the Song family's power. Su Yulang had been carried into the Song residence in a sedan chair, through the side gate, his dignity carefully 493Reads8.9Score—14d adds

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    She's tough on the outside but very gentle on the inside.

28. 178 和 After Cutting Ties with Her Sect, the Poor Little Thing Becomes the Darling of All the Big Shots 和宗门断情绝义后，小可怜被大佬团宠了 Cheng Jiurong程九溶Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted She was meant to be a genius admired by all, but her unusual bloodline led her sect to keep her captive and scheme against her. She met a horrible end, and in the end, they solemnly passed judgment on her life with four words: “She got what she deserved.” “What did she ever do wrong? If being born in the Demon Realm is a sin, then what’s wrong with being a demoness?” Reborn, she carefully plans her escape from the sect and, despite her grievous injuries, sets out to seek immortality, all just to 1.5kReads8.9Score29214d adds

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    The male lead is a gentle, god-like figure. He loves all beings, including the female lead; his love is immense and selfless.

29. 179 那 What That Girl Wants to Tell You 那女孩想对你说 Mo Kaila莫凯拉Modern Romance312k WordsCompleted If Jin Ruofeng was Mo Xiaoju's tribulation in love, then Liu Yuyan's tribulation in love was Mo Xiaoju; If Jin Ruofeng became the inner demon Mo Xiaoju could never fully purge, then Liu Yuyan was the antidote that saved her. On a midsummer night when she was sixteen, Jin Ruofeng could never have known that when Mo Xiaoju softly answered his question with, “Okay,” agreeing to give dating a try, it wasn't a spur-of-the-moment decision. She meant to keep that promise for the rest of their lives. Du —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The male protagonist is cold and proud, but he is as gentle as water towards the female protagonist. It is too obvious whether he loves or dislikes him🥰

30. 180 暮 Twilight Clouds, Spring Dawn 暮云春晓 Xu Tinglan叙亭兰Modern Romance420k WordsCompleted [Gentle, powerful, healing older man x clear-eyed, independent working woman] Reunion after years apart x childhood sweethearts x the long road to winning her back x slash career “I want a divorce.” Nan Xiao finally ended the marriage that had brought her so much pain. Then she met the man destined for her, reached the pinnacle of life, and had triplets. Standing outside her door, he sent her a message: “You were wonderful and beautiful, someone I once thought I could never reach. Now you're som 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The ex-husband's pursuit of his wife is a tragic tale of betrayal and irreconcilable differences; a gentle, strong, and healing second male lead ultimately wins her over.

31. 181 暴 The Hot-Tempered Female Officer: Nobody Tells Me What to Do 暴躁女官差：谁都别教我做事 The World Is Too Boring世界太无聊Ancient Romance257k WordsOngoing The number “1” is one of the most fundamental and important numbers in human civilization. It is simple, yet carries profound philosophical meaning, mathematical value, and cultural symbolism. Ever since people learned to count in ancient times, “1” has represented “singularity,” “beginning,” “uniqueness,” and “existence.” Though it is only the first number in the sequence of natural numbers, it holds an irreplaceable place in mathematics, science, religion, literature, and everyday life. In fr —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The male lead is cunning yet gentle, intimidating, and shrewd; he's devoted to the female lead! Super swoon-worthy!

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