The Male Lead Tortures the Female Lead to Death, Then Breaks Down After Learning the Truth 男主把女主虐死了，知道真相后崩溃了

1. 1 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 32.4kReads8.2Score1.5k14d adds

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   This is ridiculous! ^ω^ The male lead treats the second male lead, who likes him like a younger brother, but the female lead likes him (they were dating at the time). Then the male lead's parents kill the second male lead's parents. The second male lead then seeks revenge [rolling eyes][rolling eyes]. The male lead has a younger sister and parents. His biological mother died long ago. The current protagonist is a friend of the female lead and her brother's mother! Since the female lead's death, the female lead and her brother have lived with the male lead's family! The male lead's stepmother is also very kind to the female lead…🥺 The second male lead wants revenge, but because the male lead is so kind, the second male lead doesn't seek revenge on him! Instead, he ruins the male lead's sister's reputation. Therefore, she becomes a vegetable or something? Anyway, the second male lead likes the female lead! But he still blames the female lead… The male lead doesn't believe the female lead did it and starts investigating, but all the evidence points to her! But the male lead doesn't know! It's all fabricated evidence by the second male lead!! 😢😢😢 The male lead was sent to prison by the female lead, who was pregnant at the time! The baby was lost! It was all on the male lead's orders! 😢😢😢 Because of this, the female lead became mentally unstable and often fantasized that the baby was still with her! The female lead was taken out by the second male lead, a mentally challenged guy! This made the male lead think that the female lead had escaped from prison! The male lead kept harassing her about the baby's death! 😢😢😢 Then came a lot of torture! The male lead, fearing that the female lead would be used for experiments on someone mentally unstable, caused irreversible damage to her voice, rendering her unable to speak! 😢😢😢 Then, the female lead's only younger brother, fearing he would implicate her, committed suicide! The second male lead was still carrying out his plan; he killed the male lead's father! But he handed the murder weapon to the female lead! The female lead, being mentally unstable at the time, didn't react! Then the male lead entered and saw the scene of the female lead "killing" his father! Then the male lead beat the female lead half to death and rushed her to the hospital! Don't ask who took her to the hospital! The answer is... The second male lead! He's got a conscience now, huh! When they got her to the hospital, the doctor told him she only had two months to live! The second male lead regretted it again! So he confessed everything to the male lead and then committed suicide. Only then did the male lead realize that he had been misunderstanding the female lead all along, but she still died! I recommend everyone read the following chapters ↓ 1~11 14 17 19 23 25 28 30 31 37 51 54 57 60 61 75 76

2. 2 臣 Surrender 臣服 The Handsomest of Them All无敌最俊朗Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Shen Nian was brought back to the Shen family at the age of eight to reunite with her relatives. There, she met the older man who had saved her life, Third Master Fu. More than ten years later, Third Master Fu married someone, but the bride was burned at the wedding and left in a vegetative state. Shen Nian was framed for arson, and her biological mother forced her to take the blame in her younger sister’s place. After six years in prison, Shen Nian had been utterly changed by the torment. To ge 711Reads7.7Score10014d adds

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   This book is incredibly heart-wrenching. Because a scheming woman ruined the male lead's fiancée, she threatened the female lead to take the blame, resulting in her being imprisoned, tortured, and humiliated by the male lead. Later, to get out of prison, the female lead agreed to participate in human experiments for an organization, which allowed her to be released early. After her release, the male lead trampled her into oblivion again. Later, when he learned the truth and that she wasn't the one who did it, he wanted to make amends. But just when the female lead finally recovered from the events involving the male lead and fell in love with someone else, the male lead used her family to blackmail her, imprisoning her. There are about 600 chapters in total, and roughly 400-500 of them are incredibly angsty. It was truly heartbreaking.

3. 3 爱 Desire Sets the City Ablaze: His Obsession Spirals Out of Control, Keeping Her in His Arms 爱欲焚城：失控占有囚她入怀 Angelica Says Nothing当归不语Modern Romance665k WordsCompleted At the summit of Haicheng, Teng Ci is the law. He thought he controlled everything, including the woman he hated to the bone: An Ran. When it came to An Ran, Teng Ci had always been ruthless and decisive. From the pinnacle of power, he coolly watched her struggle within the rules of his game, convinced that this was the price she paid for betraying him. He sent her to prison, forced her into servitude, and made her atone with her body. Then he discovered the truth. In that moment, the dignified 921Reads8.0Score10214d adds

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   That must be Teng Ci.

4. 4 退 The Childhood Friend Who Broke Off Our Engagement Ascended the Throne 退婚的竹马登基了 Two Pigs and a Mouse两只猪一只鼠Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted The Childhood Friend Who Broke Off Our Engagement Became Emperor 801Reads—Score1114d adds

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   My childhood sweetheart, whom I had broken off our engagement with, rebelled and declared himself emperor. My husband's family divorced me overnight and sent me to a nunnery, but after they were imprisoned, they came to beg me to see the new emperor one last time.

5. 5 过 The Art of Deception 过分伪装 Young Master Nanchuan南川少爷Modern Romance128k WordsCompleted [Short tragic romance + fast-paced + bad ending] On a night of torrential rain, Huo Chenyiao pinched her chin and sneered. “For six years, every single day I've thought about how to destroy you.” - He forced her to sign a mistress contract and took what he wanted from her night after night. When he discovered she was pregnant, he personally sent her to the operating table. He didn't know that the strange woman he'd spent the night with at the bar was her. Even less did he know that the ink on he 4.1kReads8.5Score27714d adds

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   It was definitely heart-wrenching, but it was just too short, the ending felt rushed. But the writing was really good, it made me cry so much 😢😢😢😢

6. 6 顾 Mr. Gu, Please Stop Torturing Me. Your Wife Is Dying 顾总求你别虐，夫人她快死了 Watching the Stars望繁星Modern Romance615k WordsCompleted Complete [Angst and suffering + obsessive possessiveness + a groveling pursuit after the breakup] Su Jiameng saves Gu Chengli twice: first by carrying him out of a fire, then by donating bone marrow to cure his leukemia. In return, he tells her, “I'll make you wish you were dead!” Gu Chengli is convinced she killed the woman he loved. He hates the autistic son she gave birth to and resents her for taking the place of Mrs. Gu! Only when she jumps from a towering building does he realize that the 13.5kReads8.5Score1.1k14d adds

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   This is really beautiful!!!

7. 7 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 183.4kReads9.5Score25.3k14d adds

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   The male protagonist, controlled and forgetting the female protagonist, pierced her chest with his own natal sword [heartbroken]. On the day she died, he abandoned the path of immortality and entered the demonic path, leaping into the endless purgatory. He traversed countless floating corpses in the River of Oblivion, rummaging through three hundred miles of the Yellow Springs. The underworld trembled, evil spirits howled, and even the immortals and gods on both banks paled at the sound. Everyone said Xie Chenzhou had gone mad. Only Xie Chenzhou knew that he only wanted to find one person. His wife, his… Nian Nian.

8. 8 夫 Madam, President Yan Deserves to Die a Thousand Deaths! 夫人，颜总罪该万死啊！ Die Die Qing Cai蝶蝶青菜Modern Romance419k WordsCompleted Bai Wanxi killed someone. Yan Qingyun personally sent her to a psychiatric hospital. When she got out, all she had left was a disabled body. Yan Qingyun still wouldn’t leave her alone. “I want you to live as a prisoner and spend the rest of your life atoning to me.” “I’m a murderer. I’m guilty, and I’m willing to accept my punishment,” she said indifferently. He flew into a rage. “Bai Wanxi, I’ll make your filthy soul burn in hell.” She thought the psychiatric hospital was the eighteenth level o 658Reads8.4Score—14d adds

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   Haha, this is so heartbreaking, I cried.

9. 9 极 Tortured to the Extreme 极虐 Young Master Jiang江家大少Modern Romance635k WordsCompleted An Nuan was a gifted pianist, but after being framed and sent to prison, she emerged three years later to find her life turned upside down! Then she met Si Lingfeng, the most powerful man in City C. He loved and cherished her with all his heart. If she said she wanted the stars, he would pluck them from the sky without a second thought. From their very first meeting, he pursued An Nuan passionately! When it came to winning her over, Si Lingfeng embodied every word: cunning, calculating, settin 714Reads6.4Score—14d adds
10. 10 洞 On Our Wedding Night, He Was Called Away by a Phone Call 洞房花烛夜，他被一个电话叫走 Mu Qingyou慕清幽Modern Romance609k WordsCompleted [Reborn, 1v1, both leads devoted only to each other: fierce heroine x restrained, long-suffering hero] When Mu Silian opened her eyes again, she was back on the day of her wedding to Chu Qingwang. On their wedding night, he was called away by a phone call. He never came home, and she spent the whole night alone. She wasn’t angry or upset. She no longer cared about this man. Whoever wanted him could have him! She turned around and hired a hundred college guys. Later, she put a sign on her bedroom 6.5kReads7.3Score21214d adds

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    On their wedding night, he abandoned her to meet his other half, and didn't return for three whole years. She died in front of him.

11. 11 花 Blossoms Fall Upon the Inkstone 花朝落砚 Quan Xin荃昕18k WordsCompleted Huachao Luo Yan 1kReads—Score—14d adds
12. 12 我 I Died on Mid-Autumn Night, and Mr. Lu Went Mad with Regret 我死在中秋夜，陆总悔疯了 Quan Xin荃昕12k WordsCompleted I died on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, and General Manager Lu went mad with regret. 515Reads—Score—14d adds
13. 13 江 Mr. Jiang, She Really Isn't Coming Back This Time 江总，这次她真的不会回来了 Quan Xin荃昕9k WordsCompleted Mr. Jiang, She Really Isn’t Coming Back This Time 1.1kReads—Score1514d adds

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    He abandoned her and tortured her to death, then went mad with regret.

14. 14 宝 Baby, I'll Love You Again in My Next Life 宝宝，妈妈来生再来爱你 Quan Xin荃昕Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted Baby, Mommy will love you again in our next life. 213Reads—Score—14d adds
15. 15 渡 I Saved Him, but No One Saved Me 渡他，无人渡我 Listening to the Wind, Finding Joy听风拾悦11k WordsCompleted I’ll save you, though no one will save me. 1.7kReads—Score—14d adds

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    Extreme angst + tragic ending + wife-chasing frenzy, suffocatingly angsty, worth watching.

16. 16 离 The Sun Will Shine When I Leave You 离开你，天才会晴 Listening to the Wind, Finding Joy听风拾悦11k WordsCompleted Once I leave you, the skies will clear. 560Reads—Score—14d adds
17. 17 周 Dr. Zhou's White Moonlight Is Dying 周医生的白月光快死了 Ten-Line Que十行阙Two Male Leads219k WordsCompleted [Fragile, ill bottom VS cold, aloof top] [Heart-wrenching angst + mutually exclusive devotion, 1v1 + bad ending + extreme bottom fans, beware] Wen Ci had terminal stomach cancer. The doctor said he had at most thirty days left, and Wen Ci could live those thirty days for Zhou Ying. But Wen Ci died on the twenty-seventh day. After his death, Wen Ci left behind twenty-seven unread letters, a rabbit, a book, and a crushed red maple leaf. 19.7kReads9.3Score3k14d adds

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    The first book! The doctor told Wen Ci that her stomach cancer was in its late stage and she had at most thirty days to live. Despite this, she still wanted to hold on for those thirty days for Zhou Ying. Sadly, she passed away on the twenty-seventh day. After her death, people found that she had left behind twenty-seven unopened letters, a rabbit, a book, and a crushed red maple leaf.

18. 18 流 Coldhearted After a Miscarriage, Ms. Xu Will Never Make Up with You 流产后心冷，许总想和好不可能 Little White Gets Whiter小白了又白Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The year Ye Muling loved Xu Fuang most, she got her wish and married him. Throughout their three years of marriage, she thought Xu Fuang was cold and indifferent toward everyone, and told herself it was only natural that he treated her the same way. That was until she learned about An Yurong. It turned out Xu Fuang could look at someone with tenderness. That someone simply wasn't her. On a rainy night when she was twenty-five, Ye Muling heard An Yurong's tearful, tender voice with her own ears a 10.3kReads8.4Score1.1k14d adds
19. 19 在 I Got Caught in the Rain in Your World 在你的世界淋过雨 Green Lamp Through the Years青灯度流年Modern Romance32k WordsCompleted Ji Linyu has always believed that her father used his power to frame the Ji family and force him to marry Zhou Jianyi. For six years, he has done nothing but use her and put on an act, all so he can bring down the Zhou family one day! The greatest pain of Zhou Jianyi's life is that her father has barely been laid to rest, her brother's death remains unexplained, her mother is hovering between life and death, and she herself is barely holding on. At her lowest point, Ji Linyu threatens to leave h 2.5kReads5.4Score15314d adds

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    The first book! Ji Linyu always believed that her father, abusing his power, framed the Ji family and forced him to marry Zhou Jianyi. For the past six years, he had only schemed against her and played along, his heart set on one day bringing down the Zhou family. But Zhou Jianyi's greatest pain in life was that her father had just passed away, her brother's cause of death remained a mystery, her mother was critically ill, and she herself was on the verge of collapse. In her most helpless moment, Ji Linyu forced her to leave with nothing, refusing to even pay the 800,000 yuan for her surgery. Only at the end did he realize that her father had sacrificed himself to protect the Ji family, even at the cost of protecting that dirty secret. Yet he had destroyed her family with his own hands. When he found her, all that remained was a cold body, six weeks pregnant…

20. 20 终 At Last, I Admit Defeat 终于愿赌服输 Spring Thunder Cannon春雷炮Modern Romance50k WordsCompleted “Why couldn't you be the one who got sick?” “Why couldn't you be the one who died?” With drunken eyes, the man bends down and whispers the most heartless words in the gentlest voice. But he doesn't know that she really is going to die. 13.1kReads8.2Score86314d adds
21. 21 蚀 The White Rose That Cuts to the Bone 蚀骨白玫瑰 An Air Conditioner一匹空调Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Angst + One True Love Each + Love and Hate + Extreme Push and Pull + Love Even in Death] A boy rescued from a dog cage rises to become a powerful elite, while a fallen heiress becomes his captive. He was once the boy she rescued from a dog cage. Years later, he returned for revenge, destroying her family and forcing her to become his possession. Ling Yuhan knew that even if he possessed Huiyan, he could never possess her heart. When he discovered she wanted to reunite with her former fiancé, Li 5.4kReads8.9Score38514d adds

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    I read it last summer and then picked it up again this year. The author really writes very well; it's an old book I really love.

22. 22 强 Possessed by Force, I Can’t Escape the Devil 强势占有，遇上恶魔逃不掉 A Dreamlike Yellow Millet黄粱一萌Modern Romance570k WordsCompleted The twin sisters, who had only just come into the world, should have been born to lives of privilege. But a malicious plot abruptly changed the course of their fate. The younger sister was abandoned at the hospital, and from then on her life took a completely different path. The elder sister was like a beautiful flower in a greenhouse, basking in her parents’ love as she grew into a young heiress admired by all. But the younger sister was taken back to the countryside by a woman who worked as a 18kReads7.2Score79614d adds

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    This is outrageous! [Fear][Fear] Slapping, abortion, physical and emotional abuse [Heart], the female lead is so pitiful [Facepalm][Facepalm][Facepalm][Almost crying]

23. 23 恶 Demon War God, Stop Playing with Me 恶魔战少别玩我 A Dreamlike Yellow Millet黄粱一萌Modern Romance534k WordsCompleted The new book’s rating is very low at first, but it will gradually rise. To get revenge on Su Qingqiu, Zhan Tingxiao forced himself on Zhan Wan, then handed her over to his archenemy, Li Jintian. The man seemed gentle and considerate toward Zhan Wan, but he was hiding an even greater scheme. He deliberately tricked Zhan Wan into thinking she was pregnant. Before the baby was full term, he forced a doctor to take it out. The premature infant drove Zhan Wan to a mental breakdown. Her intelligence r 15.5kReads6.2Score56814d adds
24. 24 我 So What If I'm Flirtatious and Coy? The Targets I Pursue Like... 我又茶又媚怎么了？攻略对象喜欢 Snow at Dusk一暮之雪Modern Romance162k WordsCompleted [The male lead is a rough, seasoned soldier] [The heroine is a master manipulator, an innocent-looking schemer] [Both virgins, both strong, heroine is stronger] [Fifteen-year age gap, an older man eating tender grass] [Daddy-type boyfriend] On his way to register their marriage, Ling Yunfeng received a phone call: Jiang Nian had been brutally beaten, was being resuscitated in the hospital, and was on the verge of death. Innocent Jiang Nian was dragged into Ling Yunfeng’s world, where she was hur 704Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Both fit the theme

25. 25 为 He Abandoned His Pregnant Wife, Married in Secret for a Year, for His First Love 为了白月光抛弃隐婚一年怀孕的妻 Snow at Dusk一暮之雪Modern Romance100k WordsCompleted Lan Ruotong: Are you sick? Mo Yechen: Do you have any medicine? A domineering military officer secretly marries his wife for a year while waiting for the woman he never forgot. When his old flame returns, he divorces his young wife. In a fit of anger, she jumps into the sea while pregnant. The domineering officer is consumed with regret and keeps vigil over his wife’s belongings for three years. After returning, Lan Ruotong (Fu Yiyi) is no longer the pushover she used to be. Can she accept the o 7.9kReads8.5Score45914d adds
26. 26 生 A Deadly Game: If You Want Me Dead, Then Let's Fall Together 生死局，让我去死，那就一起堕落 Snow at Dusk一暮之雪Modern Romance181k WordsCompleted [Adapted from a novel I love. The story will go wherever I want it to!] [Both leads are each other’s only one] A domineering, arrogant jerk who likes forcing people into love; a cool, stubborn, unhinged woman who refuses to be controlled. Neither is a good person. They’re both masters of talking tough and hurting each other. At first, the heroine has no one to rely on, and the hero schemes against her until she’s left with nothing. Later, she returns in triumph, proving that the so-called favore 369Reads5.6Score—14d adds
27. 27 执 A Love for a Lifetime 执爱一生 Snow at Dusk一暮之雪Modern Romance127k WordsCompleted The heroine has more than one man. Don’t read this if that bothers you. The writing is average, so feel free to drop it if it’s not to your taste. An Siyue goes to the capital of H Country to seek refuge and meets three men who will be entangled with her for the rest of her life. One is gentle and refined, yet goes mad for her. One is domineering and forceful, yet becomes obsessed with her. One is carefree and flirtatious, yet devoted to her alone. After loving, hating, and suffering, where shou 56Reads—Score—14d adds
28. 28 怀 Forced to Donate Bone Marrow While Pregnant, We Both Died 怀孕后被迫捐献骨髓，一尸两命 Snow at Dusk一暮之雪Modern Romance30k WordsCompleted Jiang Nuan never imagined that her love with Gu Fengmian was all part of a scheme, designed to make her willingly donate bone marrow to Gu Fengmian’s first love. When she learned the truth, she wanted to fight back, but she had no power or influence. In the end, she died on the operating table, taking two lives with her. Three years later, a woman named An An stirred up the waters in Jing City. In the end, she chose the most brutal way to take her enemies down with her. 399Reads—Score—14d adds
29. 29 退 He Broke Off the Engagement and Told Her to Die, but the Ruthless Prince Went Mad and Stole Her Away 退婚让她去死，狠戾王爷发疯夺妻 Xi Tang西糖Ancient Romance415k WordsCompleted Possessive pursuit + forced love + groveling for forgiveness - The year Yu Wan came of age, she was betrothed to the disabled heir of a marquis. With the wedding approaching, the heir held an umbrella in the rain and said coldly, “I never wanted this marriage. Let's call it off.” She knew his heart belonged to someone else, but with her mother gravely ill, she begged him to postpone the wedding. Instead, he coldly and cruelly told her and her mother to go die together. Her mother eventually pass 894Reads8.0Score—14d adds

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    🌸The male lead initially broke off his engagement with the female lead and even told her to die, but after they reunited, he fell for her. On their wedding night, she went crazy, accusing him of forcibly taking her. Later, the story ends in a tragic ending.❤️

30. 30 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 the most enjoyable contemporary romance novel I've read this year. It's a pinnacle of intellectual romance, not suitable for younger readers with little social experience. The business warfare parts are incredibly thrilling. The romance between the two strong characters is also particularly captivating. The writing is superb, and the background setting is quite impressive. The only problem is that I don't have any replacements. If anyone can find a book of this caliber, please recommend one to me. I'm sincerely asking, I really can't find anything else!

31. 31 暴 [Book Transmigration] The Brutal CEO Male Lead Whimpers in My Arms Every Night 【穿书】暴戾总裁男主每晚在我怀里嘤嘤嘤 A Little Taro Ball一只芋圆Modern Romance545k WordsCompleted [Transmigration into a book + supporting female character + sweet romance + white moonlight + entertainment industry] Jiang Zhi dreams that she's become the president's doomed ex-girlfriend, his white moonlight, and that the heroine has trampled her underfoot. She decides to act first, dump the president, and escape her doomed fate. “Dare to ask for a breakup? Want me to break your damn legs?” The man grips her waist and bites down viciously on her lips. Jiang Zhi is kissed until she's dazed. A 2kReads9.2Score20614d adds

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    They all remained silent.

32. 32 陆 Mr. Lu, Are You Satisfied Now That She’s Dead? 陆先生，她死了你可满意 Lu Yitang鹿苡糖Modern Romance43k WordsCompleted “Mr. Lu, are you satisfied now that she's dead?” Sang Yuwan looked at him coldly. She truly wished she could kill the despicable man standing before her with her own hands. “Who are you trying to fool? You think putting her photo on some random urn makes it her? Ridiculous!” Lu Cichuan's eyes were faintly red as he stared fixedly at Sang Yuwan, as if he could still brazenly torment Li Mo as long as Sang Yuwan said she wasn't dead. But... Sang Yuwan was gone. That was true. 3.2kReads6.6Score29814d adds
33. 33 我 After I Died, the Tyrant Went Completely Mad 我死后暴君彻底疯了 Your Humble Servant Xiaobai在下晓白Ancient Romance120k WordsCompleted [The regretful pursuit of a wife + tragic romance + forced love and imprisonment + three lifetimes + reborn] Everyone knows her as the empress who embodies all the virtues of a sovereign’s consort, but few know that the current emperor stole her away on her wedding day. On the day of her wedding, he rebelled, killed his father, seized the throne, and became emperor. He killed her newlywed husband, imprisoned her in the palace, and made her empress. “Your Majesty, please show some restraint.” “Ho 69Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Is that so?

34. 34 公 After the Princess Gives Up, Her Tutor Wants a Happy Ending Again 公主放弃后太傅他又想he了 Winey Fish酒鱼鱼Ancient Romance339k WordsOngoing The day Fu Hanzhi gave up on Chi Wenyu, snow began to fall over Shengjing. The young Grand Tutor sat behind his desk, his expression as detached as the snowflakes drifting outside. His gaze was as cold as ice that would never melt, yet a rare smile tugged at his lips. It was a mocking smile. He said, “Princess Zhaorong is nothing special after all.” So, right in front of him, Fu Hanzhi pulled from her hair the jade hairpin she had once spent ages begging him to give her. Her black hair tumbled l 7.2kReads8.5Score60214d adds

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    Maybe I'm just too easily moved to tears, but I felt like crying no matter how I read it. It's so beautiful! I cried all night, my eyes are so sore. It's so heartbreaking. Don't be fooled by the ratings. The female lead has liked the male lead since childhood, but he always rejected her. In the end, he gave up and smashed the hairpin she had pestered him for so long to buy for her.

35. 35 定 Still the Frost and Dust 定霜尘 Return Slowly with You与君缓缓归Two Male Leads153k WordsCompleted Shen Shuang, the legitimate daughter of a distinguished family, was granted a marriage by imperial decree, making her the envy of everyone in the capital. But with the wedding fast approaching, her fiancé secretly kept a concubine and sullied her good name. Rumors spread, her family was disgraced, and trouble brewed beneath the surface. Everyone advised her to swallow her anger, accept her fate, and bow her head. But Shen Shuang refused to yield to the storm. She tore the corrupt schemers to pie 14Reads—Score—14d adds
36. 36 那 The Person Who Nearly Cost You Your Life Is Back 那个要了你半条命的人，回来了 Return Slowly with You与君缓缓归Modern Romance32k WordsCompleted She never imagined that the chubby, plain little girl she once was would become a great beauty and grow into a mature, steady female lead. At last, she stops feeling inferior and bravely goes after love… —Reads—Score—14d adds
37. 37 逼 You Forced Me to Give Up Our Child to Save Your White Moonlight: I'll Send Your Whole Family to the Crematorium 逼我取子救白月光：送全家火葬场 Good Harvest丰年Ancient Romance276k WordsCompleted [Completed] [The Ex-Wife Chase] [No Getting Back Together] [Heroine Hunts Ghosts; Hero Is a Goofball] [High-Fantasy Power Trip] In her previous life, Zhu Tangli’s family joined forces with her husband to kill her and her unborn twins, all to cure a System mission-taker who was only pretending to be sick. After her death, she cultivated esoteric arts in another realm. When she returned to the System woman’s coming-of-age banquet, she tore off the woman’s disguise in front of everyone and humiliat 860Reads8.6Score10614d adds

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    ① The female lead saved the male lead twice, but in return he said, "I will make you wish you were dead." The male lead believed that the female lead had killed his sweetheart, despised the autistic son she gave birth to, hated her for taking the position of Mrs. Gu, and finally tortured her until she confessed and jumped off a building...

38. 38 重 Reborn to Save My Gloomy Boyfriend, Only to Be Forced into Love 重生救赎阴郁男友，反被强制爱 One Bored Rich Lady无聊富婆一枚Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted “Spoiled, selfish heiress VS brooding, devoted campus heartthrob” “Mutual devotion + sweet and bittersweet angst + past and present lives” Only after Shen Xingchen died did she learn the truth: The brooding man she had feared and guarded against her whole life was the only person in the world who loved her with all his heart. He cleared every obstacle for her and gave her everything. Then, right in front of her, he leapt from the stage at a press conference. * Shen Xingchen opened her eyes and 3.9kReads6.5Score21514d adds

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    👫Who doesn't love watching a spoiled rich girl descend to earth to redeem a tragic heroine?! Watch as a proud and selfish young lady is reborn, desperately pulling the male lead out of darkness. The more gloomy and pushy he pushes away, the more persistent she becomes, growing stronger with each setback. All because he died for her in their past life. The male lead has a sharp tongue in the early episodes, and his life is very tragic; proceed with caution if you're sensitive to this.

39. 39 假 If Only You'd Let Me Be Young Again 假如许我再少年 Forest Bath森之汤Modern Romance268k WordsCompleted Ye Qingchen’s despair: She didn’t dare tell him she loved him. Zhou Shi’s grief: He didn’t have time to tell her he loved her. The phrase “if only” describes the overwhelming regret one feels over something that has already happened, and the futile fantasy of trying to change it. [The first time they met, he was twenty-five and she was twenty. He didn’t trust her and missed his chance to save her from despair, sealing her fate. The second time they met, he was thirty and she was twenty-five. The 5.1kReads9.1Score36114d adds

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    The female lead forces the male lead to marry her in order to get revenge, because she wants to use his status and power. Therefore, the male lead dislikes and distrusts her, and after the marriage, he constantly humiliates and makes things difficult for her. In reality, the female lead doesn't have long to live… [crying][crying][crying]

40. 40 蚀 A Love That Cuts to the Bone 蚀骨危情 Qi Lao You淇老游Modern Romance753k WordsCompleted Xia Weiming died, and Shen Xiujin personally sent Jian Tong to a women’s prison. During her three years behind bars, Shen Xiujin’s order to “take good care of her” changed Jian Tong beyond recognition. She was even “persuaded to donate a kidney” while in prison. Before she went in, Jian Tong said, “I didn’t kill her.” Shen Xiujin remained unmoved. After her release, Jian Tong said, “I killed Xia Weiming. I’m guilty.” Shen Xiujin’s face turned livid. “Shut up! Don’t let me hear you say that again 66.2kReads9.2Score5k14d adds

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    Needless to say, the first one is probably the pinnacle of angst-filled novels 😏 The second one is also very angst-filled, a mix of love and hate.

41. 41 墨 Young Master Mo's Over-the-Top Devotion to His Wife 墨少宠妻超高调 Nan Wanwan南绾绾Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Thirteen years ago, she took in a boy with nowhere to go. Thirteen years later, he destroys her family. Aboard a luxury cruise ship, she plunges a knife into her own belly, killing herself and her unborn child in front of him, then jumps into the sea! “Mo Jinyan, the Ci family owes you nothing anymore.” The man who had always been noble and mild-mannered loses control for the first time, his eyes bloodshot! When they meet again, she smiles brightly, holding the hand of a little girl with feature 6.4kReads7.2Score54014d adds

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    Needless to say, the first one is probably the pinnacle of angst-filled novels [smirk]. The second one is also very angst-filled, a mix of love and hate.

42. 42 皇 Stop Tormenting Me, Your Majesty: Your Deposed Empress Is Your Precious Darling 皇上别虐了，废后是你的心肝宝 Jin Xihexi金汐何西Ancient Romance302k WordsCompleted [Both leads are faithful to each other] She traveled a thousand miles to marry him. She gave him everything and helped him seize the throne. But once he wore the imperial robes, all she received was an edict deposing her as empress. When he viciously told her she wasn’t even worthy of dying, she saw in his icy eyes nothing but the deepest disgust and hatred. She finally understood: he had never loved her. With war raging everywhere, the army of Beichen breached the walls of Southern Shu. Dressed 2.6kReads8.3Score15314d adds

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    She traveled a thousand miles for a political marriage, coming for him, giving her all, helping him seize the throne. But when he donned the imperial robes, she received only a decree to depose her. When he cruelly said she wasn't even worthy of death, she saw utter disgust and hatred in his cold eyes.

43. 43 陆 President Lu, Stop Tormenting Her! Your Wife Is the One You’ve Always Loved 陆总别虐了，夫人才是你的白月光 Double Happiness双喜喜Modern Romance589k WordsCompleted [The Regretful Ex Tries to Win Her Back + Obsessive] After being framed, Mu Qiuyan became a criminal in the eyes of the law for causing the death of her husband's true love. When she got out of prison, her husband treated her even more cruelly than before. The day she was diagnosed with stomach cancer, she humbly begged him for one last bit of comfort. Lu Zhiyan said, “I'll use the bastard in your belly to pay tribute to Qingqing!” At that moment, Mu Qiuyan's heart died. She leapt into the sea, 5.7kReads8.9Score59914d adds
44. 44 南 From South City to North, Safe in His Heart 南城向北，安于心尖 Xun Bai荀柏Modern Romance171k WordsCompleted [Sweet youth romance + tragic love + bittersweet ending] Whose youth isn't filled with confusion? Whose youth has no regrets? From the primordial chaos came yin and yang; hatred is love pushed to its extreme. These years have felt like a long journey through storms. I've drifted for half my life, going around in circles. I wish that every time, you could be by my side. They didn't get a good life together this time. If there's a next life, I hope they never meet. 7Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The female lead's illness was concealed from the male lead's family; after her death, the male lead never married.

45. 45 重 Reborn CEO, Have You Gone Crazy? Why Are You So Clingy? 重生总裁疯了吧，这么粘我！ Bright and Awkward灼灼囧华Modern Romance315k WordsCompleted In her previous life, she was the power behind the scenes at the Lu Group, ruthless and decisive. One tap of her foot was enough to make the entire business world of the capital tremble! Yet for him, she willingly concealed her edge and devoted herself to the home. She was married to him for ten years and protected him for ten years, only to receive a fatal blow from him when she risked everything to save his life. As she lay dying, Lu Jing suddenly burst into wild, despairing laughter. “Shen Sh 719Reads7.8Score10814d adds

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    She married him for ten years, protected him for ten years, but unexpectedly, when she risked everything to save him, he dealt her a fatal blow. Unexpectedly, she was reborn, but she was dumbfounded... [Eating melon][Eating melon][Heavy blow] In her past life, he was blinded by so-called hatred, hurting her and betraying her. [Staring][Staring][Think about it] The moment the truth was revealed, his heart felt like it had been stabbed, his internal organs ached, and without her, his life was no longer complete. In the end, he followed her in death...

46. 46 我EN After I Died, the Scumbag Went Mad 我死后，渣男疯了 July Chestnut七月栗子Modern Romance998k WordsCompleted I loved Fu Mingyu for ten years, but he made me lure a deranged serial killer out for the sake of his unattainable first love, determined to see me dead. In the end, I really did die at the killer's hands... But when he saw my corpse, he went mad. When I woke again, I had been reborn in the body of a strange woman, and the husband lying beside me looked exactly like the killer who had brutally murdered me... 6kReads8.8Score62914d adds

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    Xie Jingchuan longed for Song You Ran to disappear. In their five-year loveless marriage, Song had become the person he hated most. After Song disappeared, everyone said she had brought this upon herself. As the past was revealed, Xie discovered that Song had given him pure love in her prime, risked her life for him in the aftershocks, loved only him her whole life, gambled her family fortune, suppressed her pride, and gave her life.

47. 47 听 I Heard You Once Loved Me More Than Life 听说，你曾爱我如命 Wen Liu温流Modern Romance60k WordsCompleted Xie Jingchuan said, “My only wish is for you to disappear from my sight forever.” After five loveless years of marriage, Song Youran had become the person her husband hated most. Later, she really did disappear. Everyone said Mrs. Xie had brought it upon herself and deserved to die with no one to claim her body. But as one old secret after another came to light, he discovered... In the best years of her life, she had once given him the purest love. She had also risked her life for him amid the r 2.6kReads6.6Score15714d adds
48. 48 鲸 Whale Fall into the Abyss 鲸落深渊 The Evil Dragon Blows Bubbles恶龙吹泡泡Two Male Leads39k WordsCompleted Little fish, little fish, may you swim out of the abyss soon. His younger brother, whom he had raised by hand despite no blood relation, sent him to a detention center for two years to “set him straight” and told him to come out once he was normal. Those two years were a nightmare that devoured him, one he could never wake from. His body and mind were tormented, his feelings worn away, and he was trained into numb, hopeless submission. “Knowing you raised me makes me sick. Why don’t you just die 23kReads8.1Score4k14d adds
49. 49 爱 I’ll Love You Until the End of Time 爱你不问归期 Ji Xiaonuan季小暖Modern Romance44k WordsCompleted Qiao Ran thought she had married the best man in the world. Instead, she faced four abortions a year. He wrung every last bit of value from her, then tossed her aside like garbage. As she struggled in the grip of illness, she fought to live one more day, just so she could see him marry another woman with her own eyes. It was the dream wedding she could never have. “Li Sichen, if there’s a next life, I wish I’d met you first…” On the day of the wedding, she jumped into the sea and took her own li 51Reads5.5Score—14d adds
50. 50 你 If You Leave, I’ll Miss You Most 你若离去最相思 A Strong Wind Late in the Day晚来风急Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Years later, the people of Yucheng still treated that scandalous tale of the wealthy as a favorite topic of idle conversation. A shrewd woman from the streets had clawed her way to the top and become the pampered wife of a ridiculously rich man. She was addicted to gambling and had once racked up ten million in gambling debts. She was vulgar and flashy, a notorious social butterfly. And yet Gu Hansheng still doted on her. Until this wicked woman of the century dug her own grave and caused th 1.6kReads8.9Score14614d adds

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