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1. 51 我 After I Died, the Empress Turned Gray Overnight 我死后，女帝一夜白头 Old Crock Pickled Cabbage Fish老坛酸菜鱼Eastern Fantasy672k WordsCompleted [Male-oriented + traditional fantasy + a heart sealed in stone, never looking back] Jiang Huai loved Ye Hongyu for sixteen years, but she regarded him as a cultivation vessel. When her sacred body matured, Ye Hongyu, who cared only about cultivation, personally cut the Divine Bone from him, leaving him to die a miserable death in the mountains. When Ye Hongyu saw Jiang Huai's skeleton, she went mad. When he awoke again, Jiang Huai had become the useless live-in son-in-law of a princess of the Gr 2.2kReads5.4Score139Shelves

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   🌟①Knives, all knives. The Empress misunderstood the male lead, using him as a furnace for cultivation. She killed him for the sake of the sacred bones 💫. Upon seeing the male lead's skeleton, the Empress's hair turned white overnight.

2. 52 猫 Rain Falls in the Cat's World 猫的世界下起了雨 Kaka the Great Immortal卡卡大仙Urban265k WordsCompleted After his mother died of illness, Yu Zhou always believed he was the one who had killed her. His world was shrouded in thick fog, and he couldn't see a future. Then, on the day he went looking for a way to die, he unexpectedly turned into a cat and met a girl whose fate was shadowed by rain. In this world, some people make rain in the clouds, while others bloom in the mud. Life is about finding joy amid suffering, and only love offers salvation that lasts forever. 3kReads9.4Score489Shelves

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   Sweet with a hint of pain, pain with a hint of sweetness

3. 53 你EN What Makes You Think I'll Keep Liking You Forever? 你凭什么认为我会一直喜欢你呢 Night Rain i夜雨iUrban1.2M WordsCompleted [Everyday romance] [One female lead] [Mutual healing] Because of a promise made in childhood, Chen Lu spent seven whole years pursuing the girl he’d grown up with. In the end, all he got was a cold rejection. Chen Lu smiled in acceptance, but his heart had turned to ash… until he met the sweet, clumsy girl who’d come to thank him. The girl was lovely and innocent, standing alone in the rain right where the two of them had agreed to meet. “Why haven’t you left…?” The girl slowly lifted her head. 121.3kReads9.7Score14.1kShelves
4. 54 兄 My Brother Told Me, “You Have to Live on for Her” 兄弟跟我说，你要替她活下去 Pure Earthworm纯洁的蚯蚓Urban184k WordsOngoing That autumn of 2021 was steeped in gloom everywhere. Wu Yan had never imagined that a girl had been secretly in love with him for an entire year. An unexpected encounter stirred the hearts of two young people. A hot pot date, a rose from a street vendor, and a concert where they passed within ten meters of each other. Little by little, they grew closer. Meng Jiaxin entered his youth with tenderness in her eyes. Just as they were about to run toward a happy life together, a sudden accident destro —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Seeking insightful commentary; this is currently the groundwork laid.

5. 55 我 After I Raised the Cutest Girlfriend, the Campus Belle Burst Into Tears 我养成超可爱女友后，校花急哭了 Little Soft Candy小能软糖Urban1.3M WordsOngoing “I don't like you... I reject you!” Jiang Che's confession was rejected, he did poorly on the college entrance exam, and his life took a nosedive... After an accident, he was reborn at eighteen, on the eve of the college entrance exam. This time, Jiang Che decided he wouldn't be a lovesick doormat anymore. But after Jiang Che left, Su Rongyin, the childhood friend and school beauty who had rejected his confession, came chasing after him. “Jiang Che, why are you ignoring me?” “Jiang Che, can't we 56.4kReads9.5Score5.3kShelves
6. 56 恋 Love Notes: Pure Love Means Death 恋爱笔记：纯爱就要死 The Crazy Outlaw疯狂的不良人Urban740k WordsCompleted Xingye You transmigrated. From the previous owner’s memories, he discovered that he was now a scumbag, dating four girls at once without any of them knowing about the others. He was nothing short of a master of time management. In his previous life, he had been a devoted romantic and simply couldn’t accept his current identity. He wanted to come clean to the girls and break things off. As he got up, he noticed a notebook about romance in his hand. Flipping through it, he found a prediction of wh 5.3kReads9.0Score481Shelves

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   Those who aren't afraid of knives can come and take a look; try it and you'll know how tough they are.

7. 57 妳 You've Regretted It? I've Taken the Heartless Path! 妳们后悔了？我修无情道了！ Lonely Moonlight浪月孤寂Urban211k WordsOngoing [The tables turn on the man who pursued her + yearning for what you can’t have + regret + redemption + the merciless path + original worlds across the heavens!] Chen Xiao finds himself in a high-martial world invaded by stellar beasts! With no talent and no resources, he obtains the System of Redemption Across the Heavens! It lets him transmigrate to other worlds and complete redemption missions! (PS: All the worlds are original, so everyone can read without worry!) Every person of destiny he re 637Reads5.8Score—Shelves

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   I'll slash your carotid artery with one stroke, let's see how long you can hold out [smirk]

8. 58 快 Quick Transmigration: I Faked My Death After Fulfilling Their Wishes 快穿：完成心愿后我死遁了 Zhu Zhi竹吱Two Male Leads341k WordsCompleted Luo Ning struggled to make his way in show business and finally became a double-crown Best Actor, reaching the top before he was even thirty. Years of staying up late triggered a heart attack that killed him suddenly. Luo Ning was devastated: he hadn’t even had a chance to enjoy life before life beat him. Strangely, something calling itself a System told him that if he bonded with it, completed missions, and accumulated enough points, he could come back to life. Luo Ning: “Let’s do it!” Simply p 3.6kReads9.2Score337Shelves

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   The first book was really heartbreaking [crying][crying][crying]

9. 59 快 Quick Transmigration: Ding! Your Crematorium Has Arrived. Please Pick It Up 快穿，叮，火葬场到货请查收 Just Ink就墨Two Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted [Two male leads + Quick Transmigration + Putting scumbags in their place + Feel-good story + Regret and redemption] After finally avenging his great grudge, Gu Yao is left all alone. Cancer takes him naturally, and he becomes bound to a System. To keep the world's storylines running, he conscientiously fulfills his role as a supporting character. But why has he become the white moonlight of every Child of Fortune?! The emperor he admired as a boy uses him as a stepping stone to the throne. G 5.6kReads9.3Score525Shelves
10. 60 赘 The Live-In Son-in-Law: The Whole World Thinks I Love You 赘婿：全世界以为我爱你 Million-Dollar Salary百万年薪Urban401k WordsCompleted [Urban romance + one heroine + live-in son-in-law. This is not a wish-fulfillment story: the male lead suffers early on, and the female lead suffers later. Not a wish-fulfillment story, not a wish-fulfillment story!] Everyone in Yuncheng knew the Jiang family had a live-in son-in-law who was a lovesick doormat. He’d spent years fawning over their daughter, Jiang Yiwei, always at her beck and call... But everyone in Yuncheng also knew that the Jiang family’s eldest daughter had loved Song Qingche 4.9kReads8.5Score234Shelves
11. 61 当 By the Time They Came to Their Senses, I Was Already the Strongest Villain 当她们幡然醒悟，我已是最强反派 Heartbreaker可破心Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted [Villain + System + Regretful Pursuit + Sweet and Angsty + Building a Villain Faction + Yandere + Master and Junior Sisters Turn Dark] Also known as "After Becoming the Strongest Villain, My Master and Junior Sisters Begged Me for Forgiveness" He transmigrates into a fantasy novel, becoming the villainous senior brother who gets crushed by the protagonist and ultimately serves as an experience point dispenser. He plans to change his fate as a villain, get along with his junior sisters who are th 10.9kReads8.4Score1.1kShelves
12. 62 快 Quick Transmigration: After Torturing the Big Shot to Tears, I Faked My Death and Escaped 快穿：把大佬虐哭后我死遁了 Seagull Swimming沙鸥游泳Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted [Two male leads, scum gong regrets his actions, chases his wife to the crematorium, sickly, coughing blood, forced love, shou fakes his death and escapes, BE in the small worlds, HE in the end] [System: Reminder, Host Yun Chen, this is an S-rank conquest world. The principal gods of every plane are extremely powerful!] [Yun Chen: Oh.] - The domineering CEO, wealthy enough to rival a nation: You’re nothing but a substitute picked out of the mud. My one true love is the chosen one! Yun Chen fell i 21.2kReads9.5Score1.9kShelves
13. 63 人 A Human Cage 人间囚笼 Yan Yizhi言一知Urban538k WordsCompleted [Not a wish-fulfillment story + extremely dark + oppressive and suffocating. Don’t read if you’re faint of heart.] When you’re nearing the end of your life, you can actually feel it coming. Just like right now. The closer that moment gets, the more you want to leave something behind in this world. But what should I leave? Assets lose value, and houses change hands. Nothing material can last forever. So perhaps I should tell everyone my story instead. I’m no good person. I just occasionally feel 117.1kReads9.5Score16.4kShelves

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    Human life is truly a prison.

14. 64 心 After Her Heart Dies and She Leaves Home, They Regret It 心死离家后，她们却后悔了 Nine Heavens Bright Moon九天明月Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Sweet romance] + [Gentle, understanding big sister] + [Regret] + [Redemption] + [A remorseful family chasing after the younger brother] In his previous life, Qin Yi was the lost child of a prominent family. He endured years of abuse outside the family, but after being found, he was still unwanted by his relatives. A replacement mercilessly stole the life that should have been his. In the end, he died a lonely and tragic death after undergoing surgery. In this life, Qin Yi no longer expects anyt 2.8kReads8.8Score186Shelves
15. 65 开 A Vicious Male Lead from the Start, the Empress Weeps Until Her Heart Breaks for Me 开局恶毒男配，女帝为我哭断肠 Have a Radish吃个萝卜Eastern Fantasy677k WordsOngoing Su Quan, who studied acting in his previous life, accidentally transmigrates to another world where female cultivators are powerful and male cultivators are frail. Born with the fate of a vicious male villain, he is on the verge of a tragic death when he fortunately awakens the “Ultimate Regret System.” To stay alive, Su Quan has no choice but to embark on a path of self-redemption. The Supreme Female Emperor, decisive and ruthless, who controls the lives of countless millions, drops trembling t 4.9kReads8.8Score438Shelves
16. 66 怨 Bound by a Madman's Grudge 怨骨疯缠 Peerless Scallion a绝世一根葱aTwo Male Leads470k WordsCompleted Publication rights have been signed. Originally titled Grudgebound Bones [Double madness + a truly ghostly male lead + twisted love + forced confinement romance + lovers bound by pure hatred + happy ending] “We're better off hating each other. Never tell me you love me, or I'll kill you.” The two had been inseparable friends at the orphanage, once linking pinkies and promising never to part for the rest of their lives. Then one year, a wealthy couple came to adopt a child. They took a liking to 171.7kReads9.6Score38.4kShelves

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    Look, look, look, everyone go see it!!! Go see it now!!! I can't take it anymore, my addiction is acting up, ughhhh, go see it! How can a book be as addictive as drugs? [Admiring][Crying] It's guaranteed to be good, if you don't like it, just come back and yell at me.

17. 67 婚 The Day Before My Wedding, the Real Heiress Imprisoned Me 婚礼前一天，我被真千金囚禁了 Tangerine Who Likes Durian喜欢吃榴莲的橘子9k WordsCompleted The Day Before My Wedding, the Real Heiress Imprisoned Me 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's really, really heartbreaking.

18. 68 重 Reborn: I Don't Want You This Time, So Why Are You Panicking? 重生，这次我不要你了，你急什么 Hong Ao弘骜9k WordsCompleted Reborn: This Time, I Don't Want You Anymore. Why Are You in Such a Hurry? 1.4kReads—Score—Shelves
19. 69 快 Quick Transmigration: The Universally Disliked Fight to Become the No. 1 Fan Favorite 快穿：万人嫌争做人气角色No1 Han yuu寒yuuAncient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted After Shi Wuqing died, someone claiming to be a System found her. If she collected enough “popularity points,” she could come back to life. Shi Wuqing agreed. Then she was sent into various novels, where she became the cannon-fodder character readers hated most. Her mission was to become the character readers loved most, with the highest popularity, by the end of each novel! World One: Shi Wuqing became the scheming younger sister who took the heroine's place and married the prince. At the begi 42.7kReads9.5Score5.1kShelves

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    Healing [smile]

20. 70 小 The Foolish Boy Died, and He Went Mad 小傻子死了，他疯了 Hong Ao弘骜Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted The Little Fool Died, and He Went Mad 6kReads—Score101Shelves
21. 71 在 Becoming Everyone's Beloved in a Horror Game 在恐怖游戏里成为全员白月光 A Li with Erotomania被爱妄想症阿离Mystery420k WordsCompleted [No CP + Gentle, Alluring White Moonlight Female Lead + Beloved by Every Player and Ghost + One-Sided Crushes All Around + A Massive Contest Among Suitors] After the White Moonlight System leaves, Lin Ling is assigned to a horror game. Her mission is to become the white moonlight of the ghosts and players. Lin Ling has a pair of eyes as gentle as water, and she looks at everyone with deep affection. Every move of hers tugs at people’s hearts. She never says a word about love, yet every kind of c 6.9kReads9.2Score944Shelves
22. 72 小 After the Little Fool Was Reborn, I Became His Dog 小傻子重生后，我成了他的狗 Hong Ao弘骜8k WordsCompleted After the Little Fool Was Reborn, I Became His Dog 1.5kReads—Score—Shelves
23. 73 奴 Just a Slave. So What If He Dies? Why Are You Crying? 奴隶而已，死就死了，为什么哭 Hong Ao弘骜15k WordsCompleted Just a Slave. So What If They Die? Why Are You Crying? 2.4kReads—Score—Shelves
24. 74 破 After Daybreak 破晓过后 Happy Land Land Land Land Land乐土土土土土Eastern Fantasy406k WordsOngoing I walk across the land. Passing through this world, where roads stretch far and horses hurry by. I hold all things in the world lightly. After hello comes goodbye, and after goodbye comes silence. Life is vast as the sea, with mountains rising one after another. 28Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I wrote this myself, and I'd appreciate any suggestions. Thanks! 🥹

25. 75 请 Please, Sir, Save Me 请先生救我 A Skiff Glides on the River小河泛轻舟Eastern Fantasy3.1M WordsCompleted A book of forgetting sorrow, a page of breathtaking tales. Its ink is black and white, its stories full of twists and turns. [Page One: How can one cure lovesickness that cuts to the bone? One cup of water that forgets sorrow, and love is severed between you and me.] [Page Two: Where can one seek the path to immortality? In the White Jade Capital in the heavens, with its twelve towers and five cities. Surely the answer lies in the skies.] [Page Three: Your Majesty, what troubles you? Will you 254.2kReads8.8Score37kShelves

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    The rating is quite high! It's definitely worth getting into!

26. 76 我 I Don't Know. He's Dead 我不知道，他死了 Hong Ao弘骜Two Male Leads187k WordsCompleted [Calm and composed top]+ [A timid little bunny at first, then a dark, unhinged, smiling tiger]+ [Angst]+ [Ghosts and lovers beyond death]+ [Supernatural]+ [Reborn]+ [Workplace]+ [Business rivalry]+ [Xuanhuan]+ [Mutually devoted]+ [Rekindled romance] When he dumped me, he said he was tired of playing with me. He deleted every message we’d shared, sold our home, and erased all our memories. It took me two years to find out that he’d spent four years preparing that villa. One entire wall was line 314Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 77 绿 The Wild Little Tea-Green Psycho Can't Keep It Up Anymore 绿茶小疯子他野不动了 Lemon and Cola柠檬加可乐Two Male Leads243k WordsCompleted [Dual Male Leads, Happy Ending] A handsome, bad-boy school bully as the pursuer, A sickly recipient who plays the pig to eat the tiger. When Wen Mo was nineteen, his parents brought him back home. His mother gave him his very first gift. He wore it with delight. A year later, a confirmed diagnosis made him realize it was his mother's death warrant for him! A genetic mutation, organ failure, and paralysis on one side of his body. In just two short months, he'd gone from full of life to nearly at 3.6kReads9.3Score319Shelves

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    They're all written by the same author, and the angst is so satisfying! 🥲 Why isn't anyone recommending them?! They don't explicitly use the word "angst," but it's permeated with every scene, making my heart ache with each twist and turn—it's so incredibly satisfying! They cover every genre imaginable; if you can imagine it, they can write it! Please, don't force me! (ಥ_ಥ) They've completely hit the mark for me! ⬆️ My top 0 favorite, I absolutely love them! The author understands me! This is the essence of it all! It's angsty from beginning to end, but gets sweet towards the end. I've read it on several accounts and love it!!!

28. 78 我 Even the Heavenly Court Fears the Ghosts I Raise 我养的鬼连天庭都忌惮 Cold Words and Leng Words冷言leng语Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [Overpowered protagonist] [Satisfying story] [The strongest Celestial Master] Twenty years ago, five-year-old Zhang Ze was taken away by a mysterious old man. When he returned, he brought a host of ghosts with him. He was the strongest Celestial Master, and the only living earthly immortal in the world today. “Zhang Ze, just how strong are you now?” When an elderly Celestial Master from Longhu Mountain asked out of curiosity, Zhang Ze was about to answer when the ghost infant perched on his shou 47kReads8.8Score6.4kShelves
29. 79 小 That Little Trouble-Maker Is Absolutely Unhinged 小作精他超疯的 Lemon and Cola柠檬加可乐Two Male Leads249k WordsCompleted [Male-male romance + rekindled love + entertainment industry + happy ending] A volatile, depressed, troublesome, sickly bottom in public and in private, A top who is emotionally impaired but an outstanding actor. Jiang Li is a madman. During a sugar-baby arrangement, he was the first to fall in love and become obsessed. He knew Yi Zhen didn't love him, yet he kept clinging to him, his body covered in wounds. He said, “I supported you for two years. Now it's your turn to support me for two years! 10.9kReads9.3Score847Shelves
30. 80 小 The Little Troublemaker Doesn't Have Long to Live 小坏蛋他命不久矣 Lemon and Cola柠檬加可乐Two Male Leads273k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + rekindled love + the pursuit of a former lover + happy ending] School bully, sickly bottom Academic superstar, top On Xiao Yu's birthday, his father locked him up in a conversion camp. From that day on, he lost Fu Zechen, the person who loved him most. By the time he escaped that living hell, battered and bruised, Fu Zechen had discarded him without a moment's hesitation. When they met again, his eyes held no trace of affection, only indifference and estrangement. “You're not w 15.9kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves
31. 81 盛 Peace in a Flourishing Age 盛世有太平 Lord Ninghan凝寒君Two Male Leads431k WordsOngoing [Two Male Leads + Master and Disciple + Political Intrigue + Ensemble Cast + Mutual Healing] After losing his job, he takes in a boy. After he leaves, the scheming boy makes his mark on the world. The boy's life is the only move that can save this game from certain defeat. With only two years left to live, imperial physician Du Taiping wants nothing more than to pass away in peace. On the night he leaves the palace, he finds a boy who can see the colors of people's souls, and discovers the deepe 73Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 82 爆 An Upset Victory: A Top-Tier Star Gets Swept Away by a Nobody 爆冷：顶流被小糊咖拐跑了 Lemon and Cola柠檬加可乐Two Male Leads369k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + rekindled love + showbiz + happy ending] A doting, top-tier-star seme, A little-known, sickly uke. Lu Qing lost Gu Zhiyan, the person who loved him most, so he nearly gave his life for another chance to meet him. But the Gu Zhiyan he meets again is no longer the poor kid he was a year ago. He has transformed into a top-tier star with tens of millions of fans and the sole heir to the Gu family, the foremost clan in Beijing’s elite circles. Gu Zhiyan shuts Lu Qing out completely. 8.9kReads9.3Score745Shelves
33. 83 小 Has the Little Troublemaker Made Up with Her Ex Today? 小作精今天哄好前男友了吗 Lemon and Cola柠檬加可乐Two Male Leads368k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + rekindled romance + chasing his husband + some angst + melodrama] The thing Pei Heng regretted most in his life was taking Shi Jin's drunken words seriously. Shi Jin said they should break up, and Pei Heng left without a second thought. Shi Jin wanted to get back together, but Pei Heng blocked him, deleted him, and cut off every way back. Shi Jin wouldn't stop pursuing him, but Pei Heng ignored him and rejected him time and again. Only when the Pei family announced his engageme 10.8kReads8.4Score752Shelves
34. 84 我 I Really Don't Want to Be an Official 我真不想当官啊 Longevity Breeze长生风Two Female Leads575k WordsOngoing [Wuxia] [Three Female Leads] (The three female leads drive the main plot) [Two Female Leads] (The main romance) [Love Grows Over Time] [Light Fantasy] [Heavy Political Intrigue] [Light Harem Intrigue] Er Wuwen lost her memory in an accident. Afterward, all she wanted was to lie flat and live as a carefree slacker. But another accident pulled her into a struggle, setting her off on a journey to solve a case... She never expected to become a powerful enforcer for the imperial court. What should sh 329Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is a bit angsty.

35. 85 万 Everyone Hated Her, Then She Showed Her Face and Took the Internet by Storm 万人嫌露脸后全网爆火 Lemon and Cola柠檬加可乐Two Male Leads448k WordsCompleted [Dual male leads] A sickly, universally despised bottom; A seemingly cold and heartless top who has fallen deeply in love. A year ago, Xu Mian was rumored to have thrown matches, and was boycotted by the entire internet. He retired early. With his mother seriously ill and his right hand partially disabled, he became the target of abuse from everyone in the esports scene, like a rat crossing the street, and endured it for an entire year. Caught between life and death, he struggled to stay alive: 12.6kReads8.3Score1.1kShelves
36. 86 小 After the Little Fool Ran Away, the Big Shot Went Mad 小傻子逃跑后，大佬他疯了 Lemon and Cola柠檬加可乐Two Male Leads319k WordsCompleted [Two male leads, ultra-pampering] A silly bottom who thought he was pretending to be dumb, only to discover he really was dumb, and a fatherly CEO top who thought he was aloof but turned out to be hopelessly in love. Chi Tang died, and then Chi Tang came back to life! There was a pileup on the highway. Chi Tang’s last memory was being crushed between two cars and dying a gruesome death. He closed his eyes, opened them again, and discovered that he had been reborn in the body of a fool with the s 3.1kReads8.6Score340Shelves
37. 87 前 My Ex Is a Top-Tier Star, So I’ll Ride His Coattails, Hard! 前男友是顶流，我蹭，我硬蹭！ Lemon and Cola柠檬加可乐Two Male Leads267k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + rebirth + entertainment industry + rekindled romance] A beautiful, strong, tragic, sickly bottom-tier actor. A superstar idol top. The day Lin Ran was diagnosed with cancer, he held his final livestream. He thought it was goodbye, but never expected to receive an invitation to appear on a variety show. When they meet again, his ex-boyfriend has become a top-tier star with tens of millions of followers. He says, “Lin Ran, you're so shameless!” He says, “Lin Ran, are you sick?” H 11.5kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves
38. 88 万 The Most Hated Guy Is Seriously Fierce 万人嫌他超凶的 Lemon and Cola柠檬加可乐Two Male Leads379k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + rekindled romance + everyone faces their comeuppance + happy ending] A sickly, universally disliked bottom, a top who’s an esports superstar. After receiving a diagnosis, Shen Ning cruelly abandoned Qin Jiu, the only person he had to rely on. Two years later, they met again. The penniless boy from back then had become a rising esports superstar. Shen Ning tried to explain, but a single stab ended all hope. Dragging his battered body along, he watched his beloved take the stage 7.9kReads9.2Score647Shelves
39. 89 谁 Who Still Cares Whether Their Ex Lives or Dies After a Breakup? 谁家分手后还管前男友死活啊 Lemon and Cola柠檬加可乐Two Male Leads360k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + seductive, treacherous shou + devoted, fatherly gong + rekindled romance + a groveling pursuit] The biggest mistakes Song Qingyan ever made were acting on his own, making the first move, exposing their relationship, breaking up, and then trying to get back together without asking! He successfully drove himself to the brink of death over and over. The first time, his heart stopped for five minutes. The second time, his heart stopped for ten minutes. The third time, he nearly die 8.5kReads9.3Score671Shelves
40. 90 渡 Save Me, Not the Drunkard 渡我不渡醉 Bamboo Song Pear竹音梨Modern Romance283k WordsCompleted [A guarded, wounded hero × a gentle, steadfast heroine who saves him | Mutual devotion · Rekindled Romance] “Everyone who gets close to me comes to a bad end. You should leave.” “It's not your fault, Jiang Zui. You haven't done anything wrong.” Kneeling in the light, she led him out of the shadows and told him he wasn't a curse. He deserved to be loved. This was a silent standoff, and a gentle salvation. Jiang Zui thought his life would never see the light until he met Su Yuhe at seventeen. Afra 2.9kReads—Score185Shelves

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    Once you start watching, you'll be hooked! There's no deliberate angst, just tender moments and mutual support that will make you cry until you're breathless!

41. 91 偷 I Died After Getting Caught Stealing a Kiss From the Big Shot 偷亲大佬被发现后，我死了 Lemon and Cola柠檬加可乐Two Male Leads329k WordsCompleted [Dual Male Leads, Extra Sweet!!] A ruthless, deadly bodyguard who can take on a hundred men, but sneaks kisses from his boss in private and gets incredibly jealous, as the bottom. A very rich, unbelievably rich, No. 1-ranked tycoon as the top. Jian Xingyi fell in love with Li Tingshen at first sight. He spent five years quietly working his way into the man's life, becoming his personal bodyguard and lifestyle assistant. Every night, while his boss slept, he would sneak through the window into hi 6.9kReads9.1Score684Shelves
42. 92 时 How Am I Supposed to Survive Around Conan When I Keep Coughing Up Blood 时不时吐血的我在柯南身边怎么活 Moonlight Tea明月茶Anime Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted [Detective Conan + No Romance + Little Sister Ai + Beautiful, Strong, and Tragic Hero] Feng Jianhe transmigrates and gets a buff from the start: his constitution is permanently set to -1… Also known as: “How Do I Survive Beside the Grim Reaper When I Keep Coughing Up Blood?”, “The Hospital Is My Home, and Everyone Helps Me Get Back There,” and “There’s No Need to Worry About Me, I’m Really Fine. The Important Thing Is That I Didn’t Kill Anyone.” Shipping fans, keep to your own corner~ 13.7kReads9.4Score1.8kShelves

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    I don't believe you won't die in the end.

43. 93 出 After Her Release From Prison, Her Childhood Friend Leaves Her Mute and Mindless 出狱后，她被竹马虐得又傻又哑 Cheng Zhi城稚Modern Romance166k WordsCompleted [Angst, childhood sweethearts, physical torment, heartbreak, groveling for a second chance] As the saying goes, “Fools are blessed.” But Yuan Xi, this little fool, had no such luck. That little fool never had a blessed day in her life. In the end, she was left with nothing. She didn’t know how things had ended up this way. They weren’t supposed to be like this. It was cold, so terribly cold. Why didn’t anyone care? In the corner of a dark room, the girl trembled silently. “Please don’t abandon m 30.9kReads8.2Score1.4kShelves

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    It's all brutal, incredibly gruesome, and I felt angina throughout.

44. 94 病 Spring Returns to the Branches of a Sick Tree 病树枝头又逢春 Sweet Melon甜甜的瓜Ancient Romance476k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] Sang Nian accidentally climbs into the world of cultivation and becomes the vicious supporting female character who meets a tragic end in the book. System: Your mission is to marry the male supporting character, Xie Chenzhou, abuse him, humiliate him, and then get killed by him. Sang Nian: OK (brandishes little whip) (hits herself) (collapses with a thud) System: (silence) (stares at the sky) System: Mission changed. Win him over, or go mine coal. Sang Nian: (smiles 188.6kReads9.5Score25.6kShelves

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    This is great! I think it's really good. I hope the author releases a new book; it's quite angsty too.

45. 95 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 38kReads9.6Score4.9kShelves

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    Eat with confidence, wrapped in knife

46. 96 只 Light in the Palm of My Hand 只手捉光 Chive Fish Ball Bun韭菜鱼丸包Modern Romance404k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication] [Print preorders open March 21. See you there!] [Campus romance + sweet indulgence + mutual devotion + straightforward pursuit] Everyone knew Shen Heyu was cold and ruthless, with fists of iron and a stubborn refusal to yield. No one at school dared cross him. That is, until a girl transferred to Class Two from Jincheng. Everyone: Brother Yu hates having a deskmate more than anything. Shen Heyu cleared the clutter from the seat beside him and raised his hand. “Tea 13.5kReads9.5Score2.2kShelves
47. 97 惨 Oh No! I Was an Emperor, but the Matriarchal Kingdom Captured Me as a Servant 惨了！大帝的我，被女尊掳走为仆 Cold Peach Blossoms桃花冷Eastern Fantasy393k WordsCompleted (Matriarchal world + protagonist suffers + xuanhuan setting + female demon empress + unhinged + System) Lu Que transmigrated to a xuanhuan world, where his junior sister and disciples betrayed him, forcing him to flee the sect. Three thousand years later, he rose to the rank of Great Emperor in one fell swoop. But before he could return to the sect for revenge, he crossed paths with a woman in red. From that day on, Lu Que’s nightmare began… 24.2kReads8.8Score1.7kShelves

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    A tribute to the legendary, resilient King Lu Que. The female lead in this book is Tomato's number one yandere. I said I hate you, I beg you, but I can't fall in love with you. Like and subscribe if you enjoyed it!

48. 98 命 One Year Left to Live: The Female CEO Goes Wild 命还剩一年，女总裁疯了 Chen Xize辰熙泽Modern Romance243k WordsCompleted (Pursuing her husband + tragic ending + angst + not a wish-fulfillment story) (Gentle, considerate younger man who’s secretly a mad wolfdog, paired with a cold, heartless flirt who’s secretly a sweet, teasing wife who calls him “hubby”) Back then, she looked the bedraggled young man up and down, his hair soaked through. Jun Ze raised his eyes to meet hers. With his bangs wet, his ice-blue phoenix eyes were revealed. He was born with heterochromia, yet his eyes were extraordinarily beautiful. The 1.8kReads8.1Score—Shelves

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    Regarding the matter of asking for the knife, the novel "Chasing the Husband to the Crematorium" is as heart-wrenching as it gets. It's the most heart-wrenching of all, truly the most heart-wrenching of all. I cried so much! [Crying][crying][crying][crying][crying]

49. 99 绝 The Desolate Seafloor 绝望海底 Little Bird Stewed in an Iron Pot铁锅炖小鸟Urban332k WordsCompleted [Entertainment + Singing + Sickly Hero + Healing + Tearjerker + Positive Energy + Redemption] Bai Chen transmigrates to a parallel world, only to discover that he has cancer and needs a huge sum of money for treatment. A singing contest hosted by pdd is underway, drawing a massive audience and offering a huge cash prize! So Bai Chen joins to earn money for his medical bills. In the preliminaries, Bai Chen sings “Under the Sea,” and the entire livestream falls silent, lost in thought. In the knoc 29.7kReads9.3Score2.3kShelves

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    Just from the name, you can tell it's going to be a heartbreaking story [crying][crying][crying]. Bai Chen suffers from cancer and needs a large sum of money for treatment, so he attends a fan meeting to earn money for his medical expenses. In the end, the system gives him three years to travel and have fun. Many people cried when he died.

50. 100 他 He's Gone! 他不在了！ Sister Zhang Rong张容姐Urban141k WordsCompleted When Gu Chang’an was three, his father remarried and his mother left. His family was shattered, and so was he. From then on, home was no longer Gu Chang’an’s harbor or his refuge from the storm. When he felt wronged, he had nowhere to hide. Until Ding Tingting appeared. She was like a beam of light shining down on Gu Chang’an… 738Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    It was quite heartbreaking; it made me cry several times late at night, especially in the later parts.

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