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1. 401 分 Reunited After Five Years Apart, Mr. Huo Goes Mad and Forces a Marriage 分手五年再遇，霍总发疯逼婚 Little Red Ball红团团Modern Romance149k WordsCompleted [The pursuit-after-divorce arc + both leads' romantic purity + rekindled love + marriage before love + bad boy x good girl + coercive love + forced possession + rotten man with a sincere heart + bittersweet push and pull + emotional angst] Shen Wanqing has never forgotten what happened in her senior year of high school. She was just beginning to fall in love, secretly crushing on the school's most handsome boy, Huo Sicheng. Through incredible luck, she became his girlfriend. But after only a mon 6.7kReads—Score209Shelves

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   Recommended! [Flying kiss][Flying kiss][Flying kiss][Flying kiss][Flying kiss]

2. 402 双 My Strict Teacher Became My Scheming Boss 双面严师成了我的腹黑上司 LiuqibaZz六七八ZzTwo Male Leads480k WordsOngoing A wolf who loves to discipline people with his hands, has a fiery temper, is overbearing and fiercely protective, and is all bark with a soft heart meets a poor, kind puppy who is ordinary, obedient, patient, and cries when wronged... Lu Linchuan is both an adjunct professor and the heir to Luqi Media. Ran Mingyang is a student Lu Linchuan thinks highly of, and after graduation becomes his assistant. Their backgrounds, family circumstances, and personalities are as different as fire and ice. One 5.4kReads7.4Score357Shelves

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   It's so heartbreaking, so painful, I just want to cry.

3. 403 在 I'll Wait for You at the End of the World 在世间的尽头等你 Dawnlight宸光微曦Modern Romance505k WordsCompleted (Urban legends + xianxia romance + traditional culture + past and present lives + reborn + tragic love between human and ghost) You lie beneath the spring, your bones turned to dust. I remain in the human world, my hair white with snow! Death is not the end. Being forgotten is! If, when I leave this world, a long-missed loved one or beloved comes to receive me, I would gladly and peacefully depart with a smile. If such a miracle truly happened, then death would not be a sorrow to me, but a reuni 31Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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   One died unexpectedly, the other lives on in agony; the despair of separation by death was unbearable, but thankfully the ending was alright! [Eating popcorn emoji]

4. 404 老 Don't Be Afraid, Honey. I Have a Redemption System to Help Me Win You Back 老婆别怕，我有赎罪系统换我追你 One Bored Rich Lady无聊富婆一枚Modern Romance203k WordsCompleted “Runaway Heiress x Possessive New Money Peacock” “Mind Reading + Both Reborn + Wife-Chasing System” * In her previous life, Song Yi was an untouchable heiress who treated Jiang Lin like a plaything. She took him by force, abandoned him, then left the country without a second thought. Later, when the Song family went bankrupt, he was the only person who could save her. He trapped her in a five-year marriage, holding her captive. Everyone said Jiang Lin was a distant, untouchable flower: cold, ele 2.8kReads—Score121Shelves

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   In her past life, the young lady forcibly took the male lead and then abandoned him. After her family was destroyed, he imprisoned her in marriage for five years before finally dying in a car accident. Reborn in a new life, the female lead possesses mind-reading abilities and only wants to avoid him, while the male lead is bound to a wife-chasing system, changing his aloof and cold demeanor to a relentless pursuit of her.

5. 405 买 He Bought Me for the Night and Became Obsessed; After Prison, He Shattered My Dignity 买夜疯缠，他出狱后撕碎我的尊严 It's A Le'er是阿乐儿Modern Romance177k WordsOngoing [Obsessive, unhinged CEO × cold, down-and-out heiress] He crippled a professor for her and spent three years in prison. When they met again, he used a contract to keep her by his side. He forced her to submit, watched her suffer humiliation, and trampled her boundaries to pieces. Then, when she became pregnant with his child, she tore the pregnancy test report to shreds right in front of him. “Keep it, so it can grow up to be a bastard no one can acknowledge, just like you?” He froze in place. T 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Classic tropes: "White Moonlight" (idealized love interest) + "Wife-chasing-after-the-death" scenario + wealthy family feud + pregnancy and miscarriage + darkening revenge. He loves her madly and twistedly, keeping her by his side but failing to cherish her. There are no naive or innocent characters, no forced redemption; it's an extremely agonizing and heart-wrenching love story with a powerful aftertaste.

6. 406 灰 Flowers Bloom Among the Ashes 灰烬生花 Drunken Sanskrit Sound醉梵音Modern Romance351k WordsCompleted [Playboy CEO x cold, world-weary woman] [Redemption | cold, world-weary woman | happy ending] Everyone in their circle says that Fang Junchi’s lover, Jiang Runian, must be someone extraordinary to have stayed by his side for so long. But when Si Rang first sees Jiang Runian, he’s deeply disappointed. She’s plain-looking and cold. He can’t stand people like her. So when his good friend Fang Junchi abandons her, he isn’t surprised at all. But why, the more time he spends with her, the harder it be 66Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The female lead suffers from depression, and the male lead redeems her; it's very heart-wrenching.

7. 407 盛 Spoiled Beyond Measure: President Li's Cherished Darling 盛宠之下：厉总的掌心娇宠 Girl in the Wheat Field麦田里的女孩Two Male Leads544k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + cold-faced financial tycoon seme x devoted affection magnet uke + both leads are each other's first and only + no substitute trope + rekindled love + happy ending + multiple couples] Any resemblance between the characters, locations, names, plot, and anything else in this story and real people or places is purely coincidental. This story is entirely fictional! Li Xiuchen, the richest man in S City, is cold, handsome, and wealthy, with power to turn the world upside down. But th 722Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Can you accept a dual male lead story? There are many side couples in each. In the first book, a fire separates the two protagonists, and when they meet again, the other doesn't remember them. Each couple in this book eventually has their own main character. The second book is about a soul transmigrating a thousand years ago and ending in modern times. The third book is a prison-themed story. The fourth book is a rebirth story in ancient Chinese style with a strong emperor-minister dynamic. The fifth book is about rebirth in modern times, where the protagonist is reborn only to gain love. The sixth book features a fake young master who also has leukemia. The seventh book is about a love at first sight that lasts a lifetime.

8. 408 柯 Detective Conan: Forced to Save the Day, I Just Want to Fake My Death and Get Away 柯南：被迫拯救后只想赶快死遁 A Moon Rabbit一只月兔Anime Fanfiction554k WordsOngoing [No romance + everyone adores the protagonist + beautiful yet tragic + madman literature 3 + ambiguous factions] Chiyahara Nozomu was the most useless codename operative in the organization. He couldn’t lift a finger to carry anything or fight, and he was out of breath every other step. Even climbing a flight of stairs could kill him. He also wore a device to monitor his heartbeat, various tracking devices, and even a collar around his neck that dispensed sedatives. Everyone else in the organiza 1.4kReads9.2Score224Shelves

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   This is incredibly heart-wrenching. He's a savior, he's hope, but he never intended to be a savior; he just wanted to save a few people. What savior has so many fears? He's afraid of ghosts, the dark, even heights, and he gets carsick and he's afraid of blood. Sometimes he's terribly afraid of pain, and his mind is so slow he can't learn anything. Because of a single word, "brother," he shielded the young Gin behind him, and through countless reincarnations, he never stopped thinking about redeeming him. "Brother, please protect me." "I'm most afraid of pain, brother, are you here to protect me?" "Brother, I don't want to kill those people, I have no choice, I don't know anything else besides killing." "Brother, please save me." My little Nozomi, he can't find his home, he can't find his beloved grandfather, the world's consciousness has been deceiving him from beginning to end, he's forgotten the way home, he's forgotten how to laugh, and he's even afraid to walk in the sunlight. Nozomi Chihara: Are you going to kill me? Then you have to be gentle, otherwise my blood will stain your car, and I won't be able to control myself. But I'll be very good and will endure the pain without making a sound. A little sweetness: I love sunbathing; people say I'm like a sunflower, that I'll wither without sunlight. That's not an exaggeration at all. I think my carefree attitude will make me happy for the rest of my life.

9. 409 待 Until We Meet Again: A Thousand-Year Promise 待到重逢之千年之约 Girl in the Wheat Field麦田里的女孩Two Male Leads287k WordsCompleted [One-on-one, two male leads, both devoted to each other; doting CEO top x wilderness rescue team captain bottom + different time and space + multiple couples + happy ending] The times, characters, and places in this story are all fictional. Any resemblance is purely coincidental. Our love runs as deep as the sea, our bond is etched in the Three Lives Stone. Fate binds us across the world, and we will never part. To find the one I love and stay together until our hair turns white. If there is 149Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 410 重 Reborn: My Sovereign 重生：我的君主大人 Girl in the Wheat Field麦田里的女孩Two Male Leads264k WordsCompleted Two male leads: the devoted general Beiming Han as the pursuer × the sweet, gentle prince Mu Yichen as the pursued This story takes place in a fictional setting. Any resemblance to actual events is purely coincidental. In his previous life, Mu Yichen was willing to sacrifice everything for Beiming Han: the throne, his martial arts, his dignity, and even his life. Until his final moment, he was still worrying about Beiming Han. He left behind only one sentence: “If there is another life, let us n 206Reads8.6Score—Shelves
11. 411 蚀 A Heart-Eroding Crisis 蚀心危情 Girl in the Wheat Field麦田里的女孩Two Male Leads386k WordsCompleted [Dual male leads + multiple side couples + wealthy CEO] If I died just like this, would I finally be free? It all began with that conspiracy. He was convicted and sent to prison, enduring a long sentence, losing his closest friend, and suffering the betrayal of his lover. In an instant, the whole world turned against him. To stay alive, he had no choice but to abandon his kind heart, fight fate, and make enemies of everyone. When he got a second chance at life, all he wanted was to leave the con 91Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 412 请 Reborn: Please Love Me Again 【重生】请你再爱一次 Girl in the Wheat Field麦田里的女孩Two Male Leads287k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + domineering CEO and rising star + multiple side couples] No mistaken love, and everyone gets a happy ending, so read without worry. In his previous life, after accumulating enough disappointment, Feng Lin decided to part amicably with Wan Yi. But Wan Yi did not want to end their relationship. When the two left the civil affairs bureau, Wan Yi stared at the green divorce certificate in his hand, unable to accept it. “I’ll take you home.” “Fine. Let’s say this is our last goodbye. 87Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 413 曙 When the Dawn Sets 曙光落幕时 Girl in the Wheat Field麦田里的女孩Two Male Leads350k WordsCompleted Dominant CEO gong × designer shou. Both have secret identities. Dual male leads. The shou switched places with someone else, changing the course of both their lives. Yet somehow, he eventually returned to his birth family and found the love that had been meant for him all along. He thought the door to happiness was finally about to open for him, but an unexpected illness brought him to a halt. As he battled his illness, the gong stayed by his side, quietly and unwaveringly. After weathering ever 21Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 414 卢 Parting Sorrows of Lu and Zhang 卢张别绪 Call Me Xi Finchi叫我喜芬奇Urban36k WordsCompleted Lu Jin is outgoing and quick-witted. Onstage, he is humorous and charming, constantly coming up with novel ideas that make the audience laugh. In life, he is optimistic, easygoing, and warm toward others. Yu Hao is composed and reserved, with a deep commitment to studying the art of crosstalk. His stage presence is steady, and every gesture shows his solid foundation. Offstage, he is modest and low-key. Their complementary personalities bring abundant energy to their writing and performances. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It has a prototype...

15. 415 第 At First Sight 第一眼 Girl in the Wheat Field麦田里的女孩Two Male Leads218k WordsCompleted [Two male leads] [Sweet and doting, both pure] [Sweet and doting, no angst] [Cold, taciturn CEO × innocent young master] They met at an auction. Just one glance was enough for them to know they were meant for each other. Love at first sight isn’t impossible, just rare and hard to come by! Wei Bo’an, I, Xiao Tianqi, want to stay by your side forever, and love you for all eternity. We still have a long life ahead, so don’t worry. Believe me: no matter how you change, I’ll always love you just the 24Reads5.7Score—Shelves
16. 416 天 The Sky Is Still Blue 天，依然蔚蓝 0An Ordinary Person00一个平凡的人012k WordsCompleted The sky is still blue 78Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A heart-wrenching story filled with tear-jerking moments.

17. 417 逆 The Comeback Formula 逆袭方程式 Call Me Xi Finchi叫我喜芬奇Modern Romance69k WordsOngoing She was a gifted eighth grader, yet ended up a hopelessly poor-performing tenth grader. At just thirteen, Peng Zhaoyue hit rock bottom academically and tearfully declared she would quit school. But under pressure from the school and with her classmates’ “help,” she grits her teeth and pushes forward like the heroine of "The Bottom-Rung Girl", embarking on a comeback journey to achieve an amazing academic turnaround in her youth! —Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 418 囚 Keep Her as Your Captive, You Madman, and Torment Her Night After Night 囚宠她，疯批大佬夜夜欺 Little Red Ball红团团Modern Romance130k WordsCompleted [Possessive pursuit + angst before sweetness + groveling ex + forced love + old-school melodrama + powerful man humbled by love + both inexperienced + sugar daddy + kept woman] [Cold-blooded, domineering bastard x soft-hearted but resilient sweetheart] With her mother gravely ill, Xu Zhizhi took a job at a private club, hoping to earn more money for her treatment. She never expected to accidentally damage a jade pendant belonging to a powerful man. The pendant was worth 20 million, far more than 5.1kReads—Score241Shelves

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    Recommended [kiss][love][love]

19. 419 爸 Dad, Have You Changed? 爸爸，变了吗？ 0An Ordinary Person00一个平凡的人08k WordsCompleted Dad, have you changed? 16Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 420 将 The General Wants to Lead Me Astray Again 将军他又想来渣本官 Frostless Snow无霜雪Two Male Leads276k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads: Qin Mu vs. Xiao Junmo] Qin Mu and Xiao Junmo had known each other since childhood. On the first night after they got together, they fell out over who would take the top, and went their separate ways. Through one twist of fate after another, they kept running into each other, trading insults and getting into all kinds of trouble. As their quarrels escalated, they became more and more certain of each other’s feelings, yet they still couldn’t agree on who would take the top. It was 185Reads6.3Score—Shelves
21. 421 暗 A Dark Obsession Turns to Madness 暗瘾成狂 Heavenly Fire, Flowing Glaze天火流琉璃Modern Romance255k WordsCompleted Each volume is a completely new, standalone story. Volume One: Love Under the Stars: After Chen Guang was in a car accident, he lost the use of his legs. Bai Weixing cared for him for three years, enduring his insults and being driven away countless times. At last, his legs recovered, but she had no reason to stay by his side anymore. So she sensibly left. Chen Guang, however, couldn’t get used to her absence. Over the course of those more than a thousand days and nights, he had grown accustomed 390Reads—Score—Shelves

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    That's good.

22. 422 那 That Day's Accident Swapped Our Lives 那一天的意外，我们互换了人生 0An Ordinary Person00一个平凡的人010k WordsCompleted The accident that day changed our lives, and we switched places. 9Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 423 我 I Love You, Mr. Ji 我爱，季先生 Milky Cream Roll奶香卷Modern Romance87k WordsCompleted After being reborn, Lin Shan has just one goal: marry Ji Liang and repay him for saving her life in her previous life, even though she still died in the end. The eldest daughter of the Lin family forces an engagement through, unaware that this marriage is a carefully crafted trap devised by Ji Liang and her older sister. He is an abyss, consumed by schemes and waiting to watch her, radiant as the sun, fall into darkness. When her gentle older sister tears off her mask of hypocrisy, one deadly —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Slightly angsty, short, and not bad.

24. 424 拆 Three Million in Relocation Money, None for Me, and They Still Want Me Gone 拆迁款300万，没我事，还要让我滚。 0An Ordinary Person00一个平凡的人0Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted There’s 3 million in demolition compensation, but I’m not getting any of it, and they still want me gone. 36Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 425 天 The Daylight Came Late 天光迟来 Anterior Cingulate前扣带回Modern Romance193k WordsOngoing The main story is complete. [Realistic fiction / mutual salvation / reunion after a long separation / interwoven timelines / happy ending] "Blurb" * A story about rebuilding love and a home on top of the ruins. 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    When two people reunite after a long separation, the realization that they have made a mistake is the beginning of self-judgment.

26. 426 恋 She Went Crazy After Falling for a Young Hunk 恋上小鲜肉后，她疯了。 0An Ordinary Person00一个平凡的人0Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted She went crazy after falling for a young heartthrob. 18Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 427 段 Duan Nian, Letting Go 段念，断念 Think Not of You勿念卿卿Modern Romance26k WordsCompleted My new work is here! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 98Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book... [Crying] The male lead loses his memory due to work and is forced to marry someone else, and eventually dies. The female lead suffers so much! [Crying][crying][crying] It's incredibly tragic, a tragic ending that can't get any worse! [Almost crying][almost crying][crying][crying][crying][crying]

28. 428 迷 Lost Feelings 迷失的情感 0An Ordinary Person00一个平凡的人0Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted Lost Feelings 7Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 429 闪 After Our Whirlwind Wedding, the Reserved Tycoon Keeps Me Up All Night 闪婚后，禁欲大佬夜夜缠宠 The Tree That Vines Cling To女萝依托的乔木Modern Romance318k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance + devoted couple; his perspective: he planned it all along. Her perspective: married first, fell in love later] Wen Nian was weak all over from his kisses and could no longer hold back. Soft moans slipped unconsciously through her lips, mingling with her ragged breathing. “Nian, who are you with?” Dong Yu'an instantly sensed something was wrong on the other end of the phone, his voice suddenly turning urgent. Li Sinan lifted his eyes. Possessiveness and displeasure churned 15Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A bittersweet story, featuring a whirlwind marriage and a marriage of convenience that blossoms into love.

30. 430 被 Have I Been Possessed? 被夺舍了？ 0An Ordinary Person00一个平凡的人08k WordsCompleted Have I been possessed? 2Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 431 小 Serenade 小夜曲 Song Jin宋缙Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted Even two years after Yu Shimi left Jiangcheng, she remained a favorite topic of gossip among the social circle. A servant’s daughter shamelessly got close to the young master of the Rong family, even going so far as to use a child to force Rong Ji to marry her. So of course she deserved to be kicked out and have her reputation ruined. But no one expected that two years later, someone would see Rong Ji clutching the woman’s hand with red-rimmed eyes, his voice trembling as he said, “You can’t lea 913Reads6.7Score108Shelves
32. 432 梅 Love Blooms Again, but I Fall into a Tender Trap 梅开二度，却陷入温柔陷阱 0An Ordinary Person00一个平凡的人0Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted A second chance at love, only to fall into a tender trap 42Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 433 三 Forced into Love by a Powerful Official at Thirty 三十岁被高干强制爱 Young Master Boyu伯鱼公子Modern Romance375k WordsCompleted A long-unmarried, cold-hearted second-generation heir (Zeng Wenbin) ✖ a cool, self-possessed female student (Wang Yuyan) [Powerful family + mutual comfort + devoted love + having a child + he pursues his wife after losing her + unwavering devotion] 1 At twenty-nine, Wang Yuyan returned to campus as a student. They first met when she went with her fellow students and their advisor to a special reception room at the affiliated hospital of a university of Chinese medicine. After that, Zeng Wenbin b 202Reads8.8Score—Shelves
34. 434 师 Junior Brother, Don’t Be Like This 师弟，你别这样 Icy Rose冰冰玫瑰Modern Romance246k WordsOngoing The day Ye Xiucheng reports for duty at Qiaonan Community Clinic, everyone asks him, “Why would a graduate of a top medical university come to a poor, remote place like this?” He just smiles without answering. He can’t tell them why he came here: It’s because of his beliefs, and because of his senior, Su Xixi. He thought she would always be by his side. That is, until the new vice president, Liang Shuo, tells her, “If something’s weighing on you, you can talk to me.” Ye Xiucheng finally panics. 125Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's a bit angsty at first, but sweet later on.

35. 435 他 He Said Love Came Too Late 他说爱情已迟暮 Plain Years素年Modern Romance2.5M WordsCompleted When Lu Huaizuo was a child, a master read his fortune and said he was destined to lack sweetness. He scoffed. Who cared about sweets? It wasn't until that drizzly day, when he brought her ashes home in his arms, that he understood what he lacked was her... Tang Su always thought love meant that you loved me, I loved you, and we were both happy together. It wasn't until Lu Huaizuo sent her to prison with his own hands, and she saw him sharing tender moments with another woman as she lay dying, t 2.4kReads7.4Score321Shelves

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    1. Modern angst novel. 2. Time difference: The female lead can travel through time and space, repeatedly abandoning the male lead. The female lead remains youthful and beautiful, while the male lead has become middle-aged.

36. 436 暗 This Grand, Silent Drama of Unrequited Love 暗恋这场声势浩大的哑剧 Meng Zhiwan孟栀晚Modern Romance126k WordsCompleted A bittersweet youthful school romance about unrequited love from popular author Meng Zhiwan, and a companion novel to The Sad Little Thing Called a Secret Crush and The Late Sound of Drizzling Rain. This one-sided love story is a silent play with just one actor: me. Also known as The Moment I Speak, My Voice Disappears. Lonely girl Chen Ji VS sunny boy Lin Jingye. I carefully cherished you, and you became the only spring I ever had in my life. “Chen Ji, may you always be safe and well, overcome 21.6kReads9.6Score4.3kShelves

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    It was so heartbreaking. I finished watching it, but I don't dare to watch it a second time!

37. 437 极 After Enduring Unimaginable Humiliation, She Found Redemption in the Mafia 极限受辱后，她在黑帮里找到救赎 Wu Wu Wu Wu無无雾舞Modern Romance240k WordsCompleted The most harrowing torment, the most unbearable pain, the most overwhelming love. The heroine, Jiang Chen, is kidnapped and imprisoned, and loses her loved ones. Later, she meets the man she loves most, Qin Shuo. Love and hatred, betrayal and redemption intertwine. Can this man save her? 813Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I cried from the heartbreak, and I don't know the ending.

38. 438 盛 A Perfect Summer Crush 盛夏满分暗恋 Qi Xue栖雪Modern Romance629k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication | Secret crush becomes reality | Reunited after a breakup | Sweet romance | One-on-one, both leads faithful in body and heart] Shen Shengyi was known in Peking University's finance department for being carefree and flirtatious. He was picky, handsome, and hard to win over. With the cards stacked in favor of Heaven's Chosen, he was bold and rebellious, always surrounded by admirers and never short of friends. At a design competition, Chi Wu was pulled onstage at the 50.5kReads9.5Score5.9kShelves
39. 439 大 After the Female Lead Left, the CEO Truly Regretted It 大女主离开后，霸总是真的后悔了 Chen Nü Dingqi陈女定琪Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted After the female lead leaves, the domineering CEO truly regrets it —Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 440 大 After the Strong Female Lead Left, He Regretted Everything 大女主离开后，他悔不当初 Chen Nü Dingqi陈女定琪Modern Romance208k WordsOngoing Heiress Lin Nuoxin marries powerful CEO Liu He in a family-arranged union. After the wedding, she devotes herself to her career, but can never warm Liu He's heart. All his tenderness and favoritism go to his beloved Wang Meng, while Wang Meng's friend Feng Luo fans the flames and treats everything Lin Nuoxin does as worthless. On their neglected and forgotten wedding anniversary, Lin Nuoxin coolly hands him the divorce papers, then turns around and makes waves in the business world. Only then do 1Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 441 我 I'm Already in the Late Stages of Cancer, So What's Wrong with Going a Little Crazy? 我都癌症晚期了，疯一点怎么了 Han Dabai韩大白Modern Romance525k WordsCompleted Original title: I’m Already in the Late Stages of Cancer, So What’s Wrong with Going a Little Crazy? Lin Qian, hailed as the most eligible young lady in the capital, was gentle, refined, elegant, and proper. She could read at three, write poetry at five, was exceptionally well-read, and excelled at music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. Everyone who met her praised her without end. Lin Qian had been raised from childhood on the principle: “At home, obey your father; after marriage, obey your 21.1kReads9.4Score2.3kShelves

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    The female lead has cancer, and the male lead donates bone marrow to her. Their story is incredibly captivating, a mix of angst and sweetness, and I absolutely loved it, but the twists and turns were quite strong later on.

42. 442 N No! I Refuse to Inherit the Fortune! NO！我才不要继承财产！ Chen Ww陈WwModern Romance448k WordsCompleted [Angst] [Angst] [Angst] First life: The Ke family has no second daughter! Second life: Father Ke: Awen, these are the company shares I saved for you. Mother Ke: Awen, this is the princess bedroom I had renovated just for you. Older brother: Awen, I bought you a house and a car. Younger brother: Second Sis, I designed this formal dress especially for you. Younger sister: Second Sis, once I make something of myself, I'll support you! The Ke family's second daughter crosses her arms in an X! No way 9.1kReads9.1Score621Shelves

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    I cried so much watching it. Even now, thinking back on it makes me cry. How could someone who has lost the will to live possibly survive? But that's precisely what makes it so heartbreaking yet so helpless. Even reborn, she doesn't want to live. The ending seems like it should have been this way, yet it also feels wrong.

43. 443 天 A Baby from Heaven Hugs the Tyrant CEO and Calls Him Daddy 天降萌宝，抱着霸总叫爹地 Cabetta卡贝塔Modern Romance402k WordsCompleted The short drama is now streaming: The Adorable Baby Brings His Parents Together, and the CEO Dad Makes It Official [Angsty Romance + Adorable Baby + Reunion After Years Apart + The Husband’s Road to Redemption] When she was ten, her family fell into decline, and she became the nominal “younger sister” of Han Bei, heir to the Han family. To her, Han Bei was her first love, the person she cherished most. But when she turned twenty, he got drunk and kissed her by force. Soon after, he announced his 4.2kReads8.3Score196Shelves

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    Slightly angsty, happy ending.

44. 444 傲 The Arrogant CEO's Long Road to Winning Her Back 傲娇霸总的漫漫追妻之路 Chen Nü Dingqi陈女定琪Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted The Long Road to Winning Over the Tsundere CEO —Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 445 悲 The Lament of the Spring Equinox 悲鸣春分 He Wu'an何吾安Modern Romance370k WordsCompleted [Cool-headed, brilliant retired female assassin × ruthless, unhinged young avenger] [Forced pursuit + love and hate + angst before sweetness + remorseful pursuit + devoted couple] When Nie Ci was eighteen, the Organization used her younger brother’s life to force her to slaughter the entire Zhou family. She pulled the trigger, but deliberately left a way out amid the smoke: the brother and sister in hiding were the last pieces of her conscience. - One of the survivors, Zhou Tingyu, watched his p 16.2kReads8.8Score1.7kShelves
46. 446 岁 Pencil Marks Deep in the Years 岁月深处的铅笔痕 Fish Ball Garden鱼丸园8k WordsCompleted Pencil Marks Deep in the Years 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Here it comes, it's really angsty.

47. 447 西 The West Wind Is Cruel 西风恶 Xiaoxiao Fishing Song潇潇渔歌Ancient Romance147k WordsCompleted She swallows her grievances and compromises against her will, her heart full of resentment. She longs for what she cannot have, powerless as fate keeps her apart from the one she loves. Though this is a love story, the plot is dull and uneventful, with little flavor. Look closely, and you'll find more bitterness than sweetness. A realistic tragic romance: not sweet, not satisfying, and not cathartic. Many different lives, and many different kinds of misery. A pure historical romance, with both l 944Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    A purely historical romance novel with a tragic ending, but still heartbreaking.

48. 448 盗 Tomb Raiding: Losing My Memory Again Today! 盗墓：今天也在失忆呢！ Egg Noodles in Clear Broth, Extra Egg清汤鸡蛋面加蛋Two Male Leads261k WordsOngoing Lin Cizhen really thinks he's the most miserable person in the world. From the start, someone lifts the lid off his coffin, and to top it off, he discovers that he has transmigrated! As if transmigrating weren't bad enough, the gods of this world forcibly erased his memories. So his first meeting with the Tender Beef Five turns out like this: Xiaoge: Come on, let's go home. Black Glasses: My eldest boy! You must've had a hard time finding me! Xiaohua: This guy's brain... doesn't seem to work too 3.5kReads9.1Score475Shelves

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    In this book, the male protagonist often gets injured when he goes into tombs.

49. 449 我 My Bionic Girlfriend 我的仿生女友 The Bewilderment of Fireflies萤之惑Urban90k WordsCompleted (Very sweet and full of everyday moments, but a warning: there’s a major tearjerker later on.) Lu Ren, a 26-year-old shut-in writer, encounters a mechanical bionic girl outside his rental apartment. No one knows where she came from. She can become a red-haired beauty, a white-haired ice queen, a domineering female CEO, or a sweet girl next door. She can even effortlessly pull off the look of anime characters. From then on, Lu Ren’s life undergoes a complete transformation. Yes, his bionic girlfr 259Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    The first pure love story at its peak + publishing quality + a hidden gem + a work of art. It's sweet at the beginning and bittersweet at the end. It's not a long book, but it's concise and powerful. There are nearly 2,000 reviews, and almost all of them are five stars. I sincerely hope that everyone can stay and take a look. As a veteran bookworm, I highly recommend it!

50. 450 萧 President Xiao, Your Wife Says You Have to Sleep in the Study Tonight 萧总，夫人让你今晚睡书房 Little Fish Boiled in Water水煮小鱼鱼Modern Romance665k WordsCompleted “The Pursuit of a Wife After Losing Her” + “A Heartbreaking Romance” When Mu Zhixia was five, she was as spoiled as a little princess, the only light on the long road traveled by Mu Jingheng and Xiao Xulin. But later, in the name of protecting her, Mu Jingheng married her off to his subordinate. On their wedding night, the groom fled, making her a laughingstock throughout the Dongli Kingdom. Meanwhile, Mu Jingheng turned around and decided to marry the person she hated most. She struggled and fo 22Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It was so good! I always felt the ending shouldn't have been like this, but it seemed like it could only be this way. The readers were truly at their wits' end. [Crying][crying]

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