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1. 1 她 The Third Day After She Disappeared 她消失的第三天 Jin Er斤二Modern Romance345k WordsCompleted Delicate darling x rugged man Substitute x crematorium x happy ending - When Zhao Haitang was eighteen, she became a blood bank for the Qin family’s young lady. Everyone said Miss Qin’s older brother was a ruthless man who had fought his way out of the slums alone while caring for his sickly little sister. He had risen from the dregs of society to become one of Dongzhou’s new elite. Cross him, and he’d make you suffer for it. Zhao Haitang paid no attention to the rumors. She was madly in love wi 162.9kReads9.1Score23.5kShelves

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   Those who love bittersweet stories are in for a treat! Here are some of the highest-rated bittersweet novels on Tomato!

2. 2 软 A Gentle Seduction 软诱 Jiujiu Qi久久萋Modern Romance454k WordsCompleted The print edition of Rose Crown goes on sale August 10. Available on all platforms. [Married First, Love Later + Secret Crush + He Chases His Wife After Losing Her, But She Never Looks Back + Both Are Each Other’s First] She was the Xu family’s adopted daughter, and Zhou Yuetian’s little shadow. She had followed him everywhere since childhood, until she heard him say this at the age of twenty-four: “She’s just the Xu family’s adopted daughter. Why would I actually care about her? People like us 73.1kReads9.6Score8.7kShelves
3. 3 深 A Deeply Devoted Temptation 深情诱引 Bird Pine Rice鸟松米Modern Romance676k WordsCompleted A novel in the Niaosongmi Universe: Deep Affection and Allure. The short drama The Height of Summer, a special story about the eldest brother and sister-in-law, is now online. [Love after an arranged marriage, a regretful husband’s pursuit of his wife, one-on-one romance, both devoted only to each other] [Gentle, cool-headed ophthalmologist vs. devoted, wayward young master] Lin Yuxi used to think Zhou Yanjing was a carefree playboy with a fickle heart. Only after they married did she learn just 95.4kReads9.2Score8.1kShelves
4. 4 冷 After Three Years of Cold War, I Asked for a Divorce, but He Knelt Down 冷战三年，提离婚他却跪下了 Er Qiao二桥Modern Romance2.4M WordsCompleted In the three years since their wedding, Pei Ji had barely come home. Everyone in their circle said he loathed her. Wen Ci had known Pei Ji since she was twelve and had stood by him as he went from being down on his luck to achieving success. Then, with a single “I don't love you anymore,” she became a laughingstock in everyone's eyes. His friends mocked her for not knowing her place, while his admirers said she was shamelessly using morality to manipulate him. Everyone had forgotten that she had 22.8kReads6.4Score6.8kShelves
5. 5 犟 Stubborn Bones 犟骨 One Big Fish Head一条大鱼头Modern Romance519k WordsCompleted [Reunion After Years Apart + The Chase to Win Her Back + Two Cool, Distant Personalities + Eight-Year Age Gap] (Not a pure one-to-one romance. Please read the blurb before starting!!!! If it’s not your cup of tea, don’t read!!!! Malicious ratings will lower your luck!) “Arrogant and refined, stern and composed, a CEO from the elite” Zhou Congjin vs. “Cool and stubborn, worldly-wise, an ordinary-class beauty from a scholarly family” Shen Yi Shen Yi had always known that someone like Zhou Congjin 65.7kReads9.0Score18.6kShelves
6. 6 以 I Offer My Devotion to the Passing Years 以我深情祭岁月 Er Qiao二乔Modern Romance324k WordsCompleted [The physical book with the same title is now available] “I hesitated once. I turned back to face the slightest glimmer of hope, yet no one cared.” “Later, a thick fog rolled in. You said you loved me so much, but why was your love thinner than the fog, so faint I could barely see it?” Shen Nian 75.3kReads9.4Score6.7kShelves
7. 7 太 Madam, Sir Is at It Again: Crying, Throwing a Tantrum, and Threatening to Hang Himself! 太太，先生又在一哭二闹三上吊！ A Family of Good Food饭香门第Modern Romance371k WordsCompleted A cool, aloof beauty with a sharp mind x a shameless, clingy flirt who wears his heart on his sleeve [Angst and regret, both leads are sexually inexperienced, happy ending / Star-crossed love / Bittersweet] Xie Suidong was a rakish thug, while Xu Jingqiao was cool and indifferent. They were worlds apart in every way. After they married, someone asked why he had married Xu Jingqiao. With a cigarette dangling from his lips, Xie Suidong replied with a mix of swagger and solemnity, "My family told m 49.2kReads8.8Score4.6kShelves
8. 8 无 No Official Relationship 无实名关系 Three Three Days三三日Modern Romance349k WordsCompleted New rating just in: [Brooding, insecure sweetheart vs. aloof on the outside, warm-hearted young master] [Rekindled romance | School life first, then city life | Each other's first love | Happy ending] * Cheng Zhike witnessed a farcical debt-collection scene in a dead-end alley. He was just an onlooker enjoying the spectacle, but somehow ended up taking home the filthy schoolmate who was being hounded for money. The schoolmate was beautiful, with sparkling, limpid almond eyes that seemed able t 17.3kReads8.1Score1.6kShelves

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   My tears are worthless... I need someone who hasn't read "Little Real Name" to read this. [Crying][crying][crying] I swear this is the most heart-wrenching and bittersweet campus romance novel I've ever read. Later, the female lead and male lead broke up, and she even developed depression. She started hallucinating in front of the male lead, and he was incredibly heartbroken. I cried so much!

9. 9 万 The Universally Hated Young Master Reborn 万人嫌小少爷重生以后 Known to All众知Two Male Leads170k WordsCompleted Gu Xingqiao is a little simple-minded. He was born after a difficult labor that cost Lady Gu her life, and a few years later, his older brother and father abandoned him. The unwanted Gu Xingqiao met the powerful, gentle Lin Xiujin. Lin Xiujin was a ray of light in his miserable childhood, and as time passed, that light reached into his heart. Lin Xiujin came across a little bundle of misery with nowhere to go. He took him home, doted on him, and protected him. But he never expected the little on 7.8kReads8.1Score442Shelves

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   The protagonist is a simpleton, abandoned by his family and taken in by the other protagonist. Later, the other protagonist realizes that his feelings for the protagonist go beyond familial affection and begins to distance himself, allowing others to bully him. The protagonist dies, and the other protagonist deeply regrets his actions, leading to a double rebirth and a dramatic "wife-chasing-after-the-cremation" scenario.

10. 10 清 Qingqing: The Aesthetics of Unrequited Love Tragedies, Part 3 清清（暗恋BE美学三部曲03） Meng Zhiwan孟栀晚Urban125k WordsCompleted Back in middle school, Xie Zeyang met Shen Bingqing. Their names were almost the opposite of their natures: he was as cold as ice, while she burned bright as the sun. He could still vaguely recall every time they parted when they were young. At thirteen, beneath the lights at the entrance to an alley. She waved with a radiant smile and said to him, “See you tomorrow, class monitor!” At seventeen, on the beach on a midsummer night. She poked her head out of the tent, eyes crinkling as she called 23.3kReads9.6Score5.8kShelves

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    Another book I highly recommend is "Go to Your Island," it's very angsty but not available on Tomato Reading.

11. 11 我 After I Died, My Forensic Pathologist Husband Dissected Me with His Own Hands 我死后，法医丈夫亲手解剖了我 Stealing a Moment of Pleasure半晌贪欢Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted After I died, my forensic pathologist husband dissected me with his own hands 558Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The kind that makes you cry.

12. 12 以 Defying My Master! My Mad, Wicked Disciple Humiliates Me at Every Turn 以下犯上！被疯批孽徒百般折辱 Guo Little Cat蝈小猫Ancient Romance413k WordsCompleted [The low rating is because readers who dislike angsty stories left bad reviews. I’m crying my eyes out.] Wen Si, a renowned general of the Celestial Realm and high priestess of Tianxing Sect, considers taking Qi Mo as her wicked disciple the greatest mistake of her life. Five hundred years later, after Qi Mo turns into a Demon God, the first thing he does is imprison Wen Si. He tramples on her and humiliates her, vowing to make her wish she were dead. “Master, do you regret taking me, your wicke 3.6kReads8.0Score248Shelves

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    The male protagonist imprisons the female protagonist, whips, abuses, and tortures her, and forces her to have a child.

13. 13 公 The Princess Becomes a Prisoner, and Her Violent, Mad Lover Loses Control 公主沦为阶下囚，暴戾疯批失控了 Guo Little Cat蝈小猫Ancient Romance509k WordsCompleted After the Great Zhou dynasty fell, Princess Yuning Yu Qingyi, the former emperor's most beloved daughter, was captured and made the regent prince Li Heng's concubine-servant. Li Heng hated her and wanted nothing more than to have her torn apart by horses. He imprisoned her, whipped her, and crushed her dignity, but she never gave in. All he ever got in return was her contempt and hatred. “You must know that death isn't the most painful thing in this world. Living in misery is.” But she was like 2kReads6.5Score129Shelves
14. 14 救 I Saved Him from a Fire, but He Mistook Someone Else for His Savior 救他火场重伤，他却错认恩人 Stealing a Moment of Pleasure半晌贪欢Modern Romance11k WordsCompleted I rescued him from a fire when he was badly injured, but he mistook someone else for his savior. 143Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 15 姐 After My Sister Was Paralyzed, I Became Her Substitute 姐姐瘫痪后，我成了她替身 Stealing a Moment of Pleasure半晌贪欢Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted After My Sister Was Paralyzed, I Became Her Replacement 67Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 16 替 The Substitute 替身 Stealing a Moment of Pleasure半晌贪欢8k WordsCompleted Substitute 799Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 17 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 23.4kReads8.1Score4kShelves

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    This is so heartbreaking [crying] I'm really crying my eyes out

18. 18 顶 Over-the-Top Devotion: I'm Just His Plaything 顶级狂爱：我只是他的掌中玩物 Yin Shuyi尹姝伊Modern Romance1.8M WordsOngoing A godlike Western male lead × a resilient, delicate Chinese heroine The main story is complete. [Dominant daddy type + transnational forced romance + wild and unhinged + mature man who takes the lead + devoted husband + jealous of everything + height and build difference + eight-year age gap + heroine is vulnerable early on] A carefully planned scheme gets Qiao Yimo kidnapped and sold on the black market. She can't speak the language, has no one to rely on, and is put through hell. Only one for 129.8kReads9.0Score12.6kShelves

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    The beginning was so agonizing, it was physically and emotionally torturous [crying][crying] Every step was torture, and I was in tears the whole time. Thankfully, after all the twists and turns, it finally had a happy ending. It was such a relief!

19. 19 京 Love's Ordeal in Jingzhou 京州情劫 Wen Yiqing温忆晴Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The most elite heir to a powerful Beijing family × a young woman from a small southern city who moved north to Beijing. From a brief romance in Kunming to an unexpected reunion on a snowy night in Beijing, he thought he could move on from her, but the moment he saw her again, he completely lost control. She is Xu Anning, an ordinary graduate from a small southern city who moved to Beijing alone, just to get closer to the man who once gave her a brief taste of warmth in Kunming. He is Shen Jinnia 22.5kReads8.4Score1.7kShelves

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    The part where the male lead suffers from depression and the female lead comes back to save him was so touching and so good 😭😭😭😭

20. 20 出 After Prison, I Was Forced into Love by a Mad Big Shot 出狱后，我被疯批大佬强制爱了 Liang Bei x良北xTwo Male Leads369k WordsCompleted Male-male romance + forced love + melodrama + groveling redemption + unhinged characters + physical and emotional torment + angst with a sweet payoff + confinement + happy ending The pursuer knows he’s a scumbag. He’s inhuman at first, then goes mad chasing his love, even stabbing himself. * To get revenge on Chen Jing, Duan Jinyan personally sent him to prison, leaving him disfigured, deaf, and covered in ugly scars. After his release, Chen Jing ran into Duan Jinyan again. He begged Duan to lea 3.3kReads6.3Score180Shelves

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    It's so angsty, emotionally devastating, and melodramatic that the protagonist is framed by the antagonist's "white moonlight" at the beginning, serving five years in prison for nothing. While in prison, he suffers various forms of mental and physical torture, resulting in disfigurement, deafness, and a body riddled with injuries that destroy his will. After his release, he's captured by the antagonist and can't escape no matter what he does. For disobedience, he's forced to kneel on broken glass. Back at the prison, he crawls under the bed and releases snakes at the antagonist to threaten him. The antagonist is cold-blooded and cruel, forbidding the protagonist from having any contact with others, and secretly seduces everyone around him… It contains amnesia, car accident, death-themed fiction, and a "wife-chasing-after-the-cremation" scenario—everything imaginable, guaranteed to be melodramatic and angsty… In short, it's incredibly melodramatic and angsty.

21. 21 再 Goodbye, Hansheng 再见，寒生 Ziyue籽月Modern Romance171k WordsCompleted A homeless boy falls in love with a stubborn rose covered in thorns. Though he knows he’ll be left bleeding, he throws himself into saving, embracing, and protecting her. The road to fame in show business is fraught with danger, and the jungle of fame and fortune is full of peril. Fans, idols, unspoken rules... Temptations lie everywhere, and only love can see through them. He is Han Sheng, an orphan who scrapes by with Bai Xiaoqi, his half sister in all but blood. He gives her his hope for a br 1.1kReads9.3Score293Shelves

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    These are all my treasured books, and they're incredibly heart-wrenching. They made my heart ache, and I cried a few of them late at night. [Crying][crying][crying][crying] Yun Zhi Nan is truly amazing!!

22. 22 强 Forced Captivity and Love: After the Breakup, the Sick, Obsessive Man Goes Mad with Red Eyes 强制囚宠：分手后病娇红着眼发疯 Sen Qili森七里Modern Romance546k WordsCompleted [Childhood friends + yandere + unhinged beauty + revenge + groveling pursuit] Refined, cold-hearted tycoon vs. radiant, spoiled, unhinged beauty A melodramatic story that puts the hero through the wringer. The heroine may turn into a heartbreaker later on. In Kyoto, people say the Ye family's princess is dazzling and spoiled, and looks down on everyone. Ye Si pursues Fu Yanchi for years, and successfully turns herself into Mrs. Fu. Fu Yanchi has always cherished his beloved first love. Ye Si for 2.1kReads6.3Score100Shelves
23. 23 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 16kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves

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    It's great! There are two endings; choose the one you like.

24. 24 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 8kReads9.2Score632Shelves
25. 25 余 All My Remaining Years Turn to Ash 余生烬我皆空 A Mouthful of Strawberry一口草莓味Modern Romance318k WordsCompleted Su Wanjin had secretly loved Lu Shiyan for ten years. When the Su family fell into ruin, she was forced to marry him and became a substitute for his moonlight-white love. Coldness, suspicion, and framing followed one after another. During an argument, she lost their child and was left permanently unable to have children. Heartbroken, she tried to leave, but he forcibly kept her prisoner. Only after the lies were torn apart did Lu Shiyan realize that she had been the one who saved him in the snow 5Reads—Score104Shelves

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    🌷①Lu Shiyan is incredibly powerful, cold, obsessive, possessive to the point of madness, and cruelly soft-hearted despite his tough exterior. He was redeemed by his white moonlight in his youth, a memory that runs deep. He mistakenly takes the female lead as a substitute, tormenting, imprisoning, and hurting her, only to be consumed by remorse and madness after losing her. In the end, he possesses the world, lives a lonely life, spends his life guarding a tomb, eternally repents, and dies alone.

26. 26 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! 11kReads9.3Score836Shelves
27. 27 她 After She Died, Lord Bo Knelt Before Her Tombstone and Cried Like a Dog 她死后，薄爷跪在墓碑前哭成狗 Lu Jinye陆尽野Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Six years ago Qiao Yu was a pampered, spoiled heiress who had never lifted a finger around the house. Bo Hanshi was a poor, lonely, and aloof scholar from a humble family, wearing a cheap white shirt. Six years later Qiao Yu is a single mother struggling to make ends meet, humble and alone. Bo Hanshi is a distinguished figure on the Forbes list of the world's richest people, elegant and peerless. When they meet again, his eyes bloodshot, he presses close to her ear and says bitterly, “Qiao Yu, I 30.1kReads9.3Score3.3kShelves

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    This book is absolutely amazing! Both the male and female leads are incredibly intelligent. It's already finished (the story of the supporting characters is currently being serialized). The beginning was so heart-wrenching it made me cry, but the ending is a happy one. Highly recommended! [Heart][heart]

28. 28 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 11.7kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves
29. 29 退 After Our Engagement Is Broken, CEO Li Chases His Wife to the Ends of the Earth 退婚后厉总追妻火葬场 Qiu Qiqi秋琪琪Modern Romance735k WordsCompleted Jing City is a bustling place where powerful families and political intrigue intertwine. The four great families of the capital, the Nan, Li, Jing, and Ye, each have their own influence. Nan Qiao was switched at birth and returned to the Nan family at eighteen. However, at her homecoming banquet, Li Mohan was attacked with a cold poison by a rival, and the evidence pointed straight to Nan Qiao. Furious, he smashed the token that symbolized their engagement and called it off. Nan Qiao was also in 3.3kReads8.4Score196Shelves

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    It's a story of initial hardship followed by sweetness, and then a grueling pursuit of the wife.

30. 30 离 After the Divorce, Mr. Shen Regretted It 离婚后，沈总他后悔了 Qiu Qiqi秋琪琪Modern Romance388k WordsCompleted To put her grandfather’s mind at ease, Gu Ziyao brings her engagement agreement and asks Shen Junyan to marry her. He agrees coldly, but insists they keep the marriage secret for three years and stay out of each other’s business. For three years, she shoulders the family business alone, facing difficulties, being plied with alcohol, and having rumors spread about her, yet never once asking him for help. On the eve of their three-year agreement’s end, fate plays a trick on them 1.2kReads6.8Score126Shelves
31. 31 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, 5.6kReads8.9Score628Shelves

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    🌹🌹It was so heart-wrenching, I cried while watching it, and my pillow was wet when I woke up in the morning.

32. 32 他 Where He Belongs 他的归处 Worried Unicorn操心的独角兽Two Male Leads22k WordsCompleted The internet was flooded with stories of Song Qing’s heroic deeds. I saw a video someone had taken: Song Qing leapt gracefully into the lake like a carp, then slowly disappeared, as if that had always been where he belonged. 4.1kReads8.1Score657Shelves

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    Springtime Joy (20th one) - A bittersweet story. Chapters 64 or 69. The original author died of a heart attack in August 2023. (1 3 4 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 19) Suitable for those with high tear thresholds; those who can't hold back their tears may also enjoy it. (10 11 12 14 15 16 18 19) Purely searching for sweetness in glass.

33. 33 最 The Last Diary Entry 最后一篇日记 Sui Ying随楹Modern Romance13k WordsCompleted [Simplified Chinese edition signed for publication] I only used looking at the flowers as an excuse. All I really wanted was to see you once. 27.1kReads9.1Score4.8kShelves
34. 34 缺 Oxygen Deprivation 缺氧 Lemon Fox柠檬狐Modern Romance686k WordsCompleted Who is Tang Wu? The Tang family's least-loved illegitimate daughter. Apart from her talented hands for painting, all she has is a pretty face. Who is Huo Yunshen? The third son of the Huo family, and the most eligible bachelor in all of Binhai City, pursued by countless women. When they first met, Tang Wu summoned all her courage and offered herself to Huo Yunshen. At the time, Huo Yunshen thought women were fussy, troublesome, and noisy. It wasn't until their lavish wedding, when Tang Wu leaped 1.1kReads9.0Score341Shelves
35. 35 你 You Broke Your Promise 你失信了 Shi Qingyao十清杳Modern Romance138k WordsCompleted The acclaimed signature work You Broke Your Promise by popular author Shi Qingyao, now with 40,000 new words of never-before-published content! Sensitive girl Xiang Yu VS golden boy Song Huaishi. I had to play out the whole secret-crush story, so I loved him year after year. It was an ordinary day. Just as she closed her eyes, Xiang Yu suddenly thought of Song Huaishi: Song Huaishi, neat in his clothes and radiating warmth. Song Huaishi at seventeen. Still in his school uniform, he leaned lazily 70.1kReads9.5Score12.7kShelves
36. 36 宫 The Willow by the Palace Wall 宫墙柳 Dream Doll梦娃Ancient Romance166k WordsCompleted Why must the imperial consorts compete for the emperor’s favor? A smash-hit, heart-wrenching historical romance that burst onto the scene in 2019! Recommended by countless tearful readers, this unconventional palace-intrigue novel will stay with you long after you finish. In the lightest of styles, it captures everyone’s deepest regrets. In May of the year I turned fourteen, with the pagoda trees in fragrant bloom, I sat in Yong’an Palace, propping up my head as I dozed. The man’s laughter held 50.6kReads9.7Score7.4kShelves

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    🌺A heart-wrenching story that will make you cry buckets❣️. I literally cried my eyes out with the first book. I really thought she was back, but then the ending suddenly ripped me off💔. I thought it was going to be a sweet story, but the last chapter's stabbing came out of nowhere, so deep and piercing right into my heart. I cried until I couldn't breathe.

37. 37 爸 Mom, Dad, I Don’t Want to Play Hide-and-Seek Anymore 爸爸妈妈，我不想再玩捉迷藏了 Shuang Yan双炎10k WordsCompleted When I was seven, an earthquake struck while my sister and I were playing hide-and-seek. My parents rescued me first, but after three days and three nights of searching, the rescue team still couldn't find where my sister was hiding. My parents, their eyes red, demanded answers. I could only mutter numbly and helplessly: “I don't know... I don't know where my sister is hiding...” From that day on, my parents, who had always spoiled me like a princess, never smiled at me again. This time, my pare 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
38. 38 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 726Reads7.7Score100Shelves
39. 39 我 I Died in the Year He Hated Me Most 我死在了他最恨我的那一年 He Sees Qingmuchuan他见青木川11k WordsCompleted I died the year he hated me most. Unable to bear his hatred any longer, I chose to take my own life. When the funeral home handed my ashes to Nan Heting, he patted the urn and smiled for the first time that day. “It's too dirty. She should have been reduced to dust!” He swept his hand, and the urn crashed to the floor. That's right. He thought I had caused the death of the woman he loved most. He had stayed by my side for years, all for this moment. He walked away, trampling my ashes, but before 21.9kReads—Score656Shelves
40. 40 无 Three Years on a Deserted Island, I’ve Really Learned My Lesson “无人岛”三年，我真的学乖了 Xi Yi A西一阿10k WordsCompleted Just because I upset my husband's beloved, he sent me to a deserted island thousands of miles away to reflect on my actions. It was called a deserted island only because it was cut off from the rest of the world. The people on the island weren't human. They were beasts. My husband had ordered them to teach me a proper lesson. So from the very first day I set foot on the island, I was reduced to its lowest-ranking slave, beaten and berated by day and abused by night. 441Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 41 潇 The Late Sound of Drizzling Rain 潇潇雨声迟 Meng Zhiwan孟栀晚Modern Romance120k WordsCompleted Years after graduation, a gossip post begins circulating on the message board for City Experimental School. The school's 2011 beauty, Ye Xiao, and its most handsome boy from the same year, Ruan Yusheng, are a couple. Their classmates, who know them well, rush over to set the record straight: it's pure rumor. There was never any spark between the two of them. Ye Xiao's profile even says, “Person I hate most: Ruan Yusheng.” People in the know go so far as to say, “Ye Xiao feels nothing but hatred 81.1kReads9.7Score14.1kShelves
42. 42 行 Late in the Day 行止晚 Zhi Er织尔Ancient Romance138k WordsCompleted [Devoted love + emperor and empress + tragic palace romance] 145,000 readers gave it top ratings, and countless readers cried their way through it! The year’s breakout historical romance, a heartache readers can’t forget. A clear-eyed, sweet empress VS a proud emperor whose love never wavers. Born into the imperial family, how can everything ever go as you wish? May we remain together forever, and may I keep you safe and at peace. A gentleman’s word is his bond. In a daze, I saw the moon rise. 25.2kReads9.6Score3.3kShelves
43. 43 小 The Little Stand-In Is Reborn: Mr. Huo, Please Don’t Expose My Secret Identity 小替身重生之霍总请不要扒我马甲 What Else Can I Do还能怎么办呢Two Male Leads240k WordsCompleted [Both leads are sexually inexperienced + male-male ABO + reborn under a secret identity + light substitute trope + rekindled love with a happy ending + angst first, sweetness later + doting romance as he wins back his love + lighthearted and funny] Brooding, scheming Alpha CEO x silly, lovesick Omega starlet Warning: This is a love story, and neither of them is perfect. Both the pursuer and the pursued make mistakes, and there are misunderstandings, which will all be clearly explained as the sto 2kReads8.9Score137Shelves

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    After the angst, it's sweet; no couples are broken up; happy ending.

44. 44 王 Your Highness, Please Don’t Punish Me, This Secret Guard Can’t Take It 王爷别罚了，暗卫受不住 Buyan Hall不燕堂Two Male Leads301k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + devoted to each other + physical and emotional angst + happy ending + amnesia and faked death] [Newly rated] A cold, scheming pursuer who later grovels to win him back x a loyal puppy at first who later becomes the one in charge After the new emperor takes the throne, the ninth prince, Shi Jiu, is stripped of his title and becomes a shadow guard in Prince Yan Yan Chifeng's household. Prince Yan holds immense power and is at odds with the new emperor, so he also comes to hate Sh 4.3kReads8.8Score537Shelves
45. 45 死 The One Thing I Wanted to Record Before I Died 死前，我唯一想记录的 He Yuyi鹤羽依Two Male Leads25k WordsCompleted I fell in love with my non-blood-related older brother, but he found me disgusting and sent me to a conversion therapy center. After I got out, my mental state deteriorated day by day, and in the end, before I died, I wrote this 3.1kReads8.1Score647Shelves
46. 46 痴 My Devoted Puppy Ran Away, Young Master Wu, Hurry and Win Your Husband Back 痴心小狼狗跑了，后悔吴少快追夫 What Else Can I Do还能怎么办呢Two Male Leads325k WordsCompleted [Two male leads] [Showbiz + wealthy families] [Pursuing his husband to the crematorium] [Rekindled love] [Two powerful leads] [Younger seme] [One-on-one, both virgins, happy ending] [Sweet and angsty] [Mutual devotion] A heartbroken, younger, wolfish superstar seme x a regretful, wealthy, flirtatious, scummy uke Wu Qi, second young master of the Wu family, had just been dumped. In a fit of impulsiveness, he did the most reckless thing of his twenty-five years. In the end, a love game built on li 2.8kReads8.8Score193Shelves
47. 47 指 A Feast at Your Fingertips 指尖盛宴 Forest Bath森之汤Modern Romance166k WordsCompleted Four years after they last saw each other, Gu Senning took Zeng Zhanzhan to court, accusing her of drugging him and taking the project files from his computer. He had no idea that four years earlier, she had been severely injured in a car accident while saving him, leaving her permanently blind... Later, Gu Senning was consumed by remorse. When she lay in the hospital, with no will to live, he was enjoying life! When she writhed in pain, her whole body convulsing and drenched in cold sweat, he s 4.3kReads8.2Score139Shelves

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    The female lead went blind, and many years later the male lead learned: "While she lay in the hospital, despairing, he was enjoying life! While she was in excruciating pain, drenched in cold sweat, he slept soundly until dawn! While she weighed less than 80 pounds, he indulged in a life of luxury and debauchery!" Many scenes were truly heartbreaking, but thankfully, it had a happy ending.

48. 48 哥 Brother, I’m Done Getting Treatment 哥哥，我不治了 As Vigorously as Fire如火如荼19k WordsCompleted Big Brother, I’m Done with Treatment 1.5kReads—Score104Shelves
49. 49 藏 Hidden in Midsummer 藏于盛夏 Autumn Chill秋日凉Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted A heads-up before you start ❗️: One of the side couples is a gay couple, so please skip this if that bothers you. [The print edition under the same title is now available] [Healing × Love that grows over time × Angsty school romance] Sweet, gentle, well-behaved student × rebellious, handsome bad boy That midsummer seemed hotter than any before. The girl in the graduation photo smiled sweetly, with a boy in a white shirt grinning boldly behind her. They met in midsummer, and parted in midsummer t 84.5kReads9.6Score14.8kShelves

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    Extremely difficult, highly rated, recommended.

50. 50 假 I Pretended to Be the Girlfriend of the Chaste Campus Heartthrob, but I'm His Maid 假扮禁欲系校草女友，可我是他女佣 Tangerine Sand桔沙8k WordsCompleted I Pretend to Be the Girlfriend of the Cold, Abstinent Campus Heartthrob, but I'm His Maid 1.6kReads—Score—Shelves

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    It's heartbreaking. What's the worst thing about unrequited love? She dropped out of university in her third year due to a family member's illness and a debt of 300,000 yuan, becoming his maid for 5,000 yuan a month. The creditors chased after her, and she paid off 500,000 yuan within three days. Even cutting grapes took her so long; she had to take time off work—who knew if she was out fooling around? She couldn't afford to sell herself for 600,000 yuan a night, saying 5,000 yuan a month was only enough to hire a monkey. She accidentally peeked at him showering, and he fired her in anger. She was furious and set her alarm for 3:30 AM to wake him, but inadvertently revealed her bittersweet, long-held unrequited love. When she called back, he blocked her. They woke up with dark circles under their eyes, and she was still the one pretending to be his girlfriend. She ran away at the last minute, and he raised his offer to 5 million. The second female lead exposed their fake relationship, and his grandfather beat him. She finally confessed that she loved him terribly and begged his grandfather to stop hitting him. But why did he suddenly kneel down and propose?

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