Angst Stories! Make the Male Lead Suffer! Body and Heart! Sickly Male Lead!! Modern Setting 虐文！要虐男主的！虐身虐心！！病弱男主！！现言

1. 251 安 An Qiao Heads North 安乔向北 Songs of Joy长歌伴欢Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted From the moment Xiang Zhengbei was brought into the Song family, he knew that the girl he had just met would stay in his heart forever. As they grew up together, feelings blossomed between them, but an accident made Song Anqiao hate Xiang Zhengbei. Even so, that year she said to him, half-joking and half-serious, “Let’s get married.” He thought their marriage would eventually warm Song Anqiao’s heart, but another accident shattered all his hopes... When the truth about the past came to light and 356Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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   This book is incredibly cruel to the male lead, despite its low rating.

2. 252 救 Saving My Disabled First Love 救赎残疾初恋 Die Mian Sheng蝶面生Modern Romance287k WordsCompleted [Mutual salvation, one-on-one romance + healing + reunion + frail, disabled male lead] [An adorable, straightforward girl who bravely pursues love X a kind, self-conscious, disabled web-novel author] His books are filled with traces of her ❤️ Su Yunman never dreamed she would see An Wei again. They had been forced apart and lost touch seven years ago, and fate had never given them another chance to meet. A sudden stroke of misfortune had broken his proud spirit, leaving him bound to a wheelchair 928Reads8.5Score101Shelves

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   A popular online novel by a disabled author ❤️ A sweet and courageous girl pursuing love. The male lead is paralyzed in both legs due to an accident, leaving him with a lifelong disability. The male and female leads were classmates and loved each other. Seven years later, they reunite, and the female lead bravely pursues her love. The male lead is very insecure but willing to give her everything, just hoping she can love him a few more days.

3. 253 盛 A Grand Wedding: The CEO's Billion-Dollar First Love Is Me 盛世婚宠：千亿总裁白月光竟是我 The East Wind Has Nothing to Do东风无一事Modern Romance245k WordsCompleted A practice piece, don't open!! [Insecure, sensitive CEO + carefree heiress + strong male and female leads + sickly male lead + both leads are virgins + marriage of convenience] Qin Shiyue was the darling of the Qin and Huo families, the most dazzling rose in Jinghai. She'd always been carefree, getting whatever she wanted, whenever she wanted. Xie Yan was the illegitimate son of the Xie family, a gutter rat who, according to rumors, wasn't fit to show his face. Yet with ruthless methods, he too 826Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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   You've come to the right person! Look! 👀

4. 254 男 A Man at Forty 男人四十 Fire Beneath the Moon月下火Urban2.4M WordsCompleted If it hadn’t been for a spur-of-the-moment paternity test, Fang Hao would have gone on believing he was the happiest man in the world. His wife was Jiangdong City’s most beautiful woman, they had a pair of fraternal twins, a car and a house, and he was a resident doctor at the People’s Hospital. But the paternity test revealed that the twins had two different fathers: one was him, and the other was another man. 275Reads7.6Score100Shelves

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   Well, to put it simply 🤔? These two books are quite brutal. The first one is worth a closer look; it utterly torments the male protagonist. [Smirk][Smirk][Smirk]

5. 255 重 After Being Reborn, I Spoiled My Disabled Husband Rotten 重生后我把残疾老公宠上天 Cute Little Pouch萌小兜Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Ling Tianhao was a terrible woman. To get revenge on Li Tingkai for insisting on marrying her, she ruined his family and left him with nothing. After being reborn, she said: “Darling, there’s a great movie on tonight. Let’s go see it together!” Li Tingkai didn’t even look up. “I’m busy.” “Darling, you don’t love me anymore.” “We’ve seen that movie eight times already. You still want to go?” “But it’s based on my life story. Let’s go show it some support.” “No. Everyone alre 886Reads7.3Score—Shelves

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   The male lead suffers the whole time [crying][crying][crying], it's incredibly heart-wrenching, definitely don't watch it at night, or you might cry your eyes out! Recommendation rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟 (out of five stars)

6. 256 胃 I Have Terminal Stomach Cancer, and My First Love Has Come Back 胃癌晚期，我的白月光回来了 The One Who Never Returns on a Long Night长夜不归人Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted My Stomach Cancer Is Terminal, and the Girl I Never Forgot Has Returned 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A short, angst-filled story about late-stage stomach cancer.

7. 257 娇 The Wife's Secret 娇妻隐秘 Fire Beneath the Moon月下火Urban2.1M WordsCompleted Chen An never imagined he would contract AIDS, and that it would already have progressed to the symptomatic stage. He's an honest, upright man who has never strayed, so he suspects his wife infected him... 14.5kReads8.6Score1.3kShelves
8. 258 剑 Sword and Raccoon 剑与狸 Chu Rong初茸Eastern Fantasy334k WordsOngoing Eight years of heart-wrenching illness have gnawed at his bones; ten years of blood feud have left him thirsting for vengeance. Mu Han, the once celebrated prodigy cast out of his sect, ventures alone into the deadly Valley of Forgetfulness, seeking his sworn younger brother and a slim chance of survival, his body already broken by sickness. At death's door, he is saved by a timid, naive little wildling who lives off raw flesh and blood. He names her Mo Li, and a single piece of candy earns him 93Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The Heavenly Realm arc is heart-wrenching! The male protagonist, Mu Han, awakens as the millennia-old god Feng Wuyuan, only to find that his beloved Mo Li has become the ruthless female war goddess Hong Luan, who sees him as her mortal enemy! To awaken her, he willingly endures imprisonment in the Demon Palace, suffering torture to the point of his soul being torn apart by her "Soul-Searching Demonic Sounds," enduring her lashes with a barbed demonic whip until his body is covered in wounds, his white robes soaked in divine blood, yet he remains unrepentant. He vomits blood from heartache because of her, nearly losing his sight, while another version of himself in his sea of ​​consciousness screams for him to kill her! In the end, he chooses to exhaust half his divine soul to perform a forbidden technique, just to remind her of the sweetness of that candy in the mortal realm. This broken, frail, and maddening sense of weakness and extreme protection is so moving! —From *The Frail Sword God and the White-Clothed, Black-Hearted Little Wildcat*

9. 259 欲 Wild Desires 欲野肆望 Li Huaisha李怀沙Two Male Leads222k WordsCompleted Already signed for print publication: The Handsome Neighbor and the Dark Pervert Are the Same Person An extremely twisted story! Extremely twisted! Coercive love + confinement + one-on-one romance + intense push and pull + yandere + time-space displacement Original title: Tonight, the Deity Kneels to Kiss Him A beautiful, dark, unhinged schemer with a sweet, innocent facade VS a gorgeous, depressed radio host who only pretends to be proper Chen Sizhuo had been stalked by a pervert for three m 26.7kReads9.5Score3.9kShelves

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   Two male leads, I've never read such a sweet story before... [Crying][crying]

10. 260 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

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    Can you accept this? It's an extremely angsty novel, a story of broken relationships mended. The first book is a clash between fantasy and modern times; the second is a rebirth story set in ancient China with a strong relationship between a ruler and his minister; the third is about a scheming protagonist who ends up in prison; the fourth is about a real and fake young master; and the fifth is a story of initial angst followed by sweetness.

11. 261 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
12. 262 穿 Transmigrating into Tomb Raiding: By Your Side 穿越盗墓：在你身边 As Real as a Dream如梦亦真Two Male Leads314k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + Written to indulge the author’s kinks + Slow updates] Please note the following before reading: 1. If this isn’t for you, feel free to move along. The characters belong to Uncle San. I’m responsible for the OOC characterization and plot derailment, so if that bothers you, just leave. Don’t leave a nasty comment. Thanks for understanding! 2. I’m not a good writer, so please don’t nitpick anything except typos. Thank you so much! I’ve made myself clear, so if you still come here 279Reads8.2Score102Shelves

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    This is a tomb raiding novel with two male protagonists, the main character being a submissive and suffering character. The protagonist transmigrates back to the tomb raiding world and becomes Zhang Qiling's subordinate and lover. Due to a conspiracy, they were separated for a thousand years. The book has a sweet beginning with some angst, but the later part is all angst, making me cry. I told the author about it, and they said it would be sweet again, but it only got a little sweet before starting to be angsty again. It's truly angsty from beginning to end. The beginning and middle are only slightly sweet! Do not read if you are not mentally prepared. Character traits: kind, loyal, indifferent. The second book is very sweet at the beginning but angsty at the end, it's like the protagonist's wife-chasing crematorium.

13. 263 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
14. 264 盗 Tomb Raiding: Give Me Back My Laid-Back Life 盗墓：还我咸鱼日常 The Moon's Asleep, but I'm Still Awake月亮睡了我还没睡Mystery314k WordsCompleted Straight guys, beware!! Read the warnings first! If it makes you uncomfortable, don't force yourself to keep reading! Tomb-raiding fan fiction + two male leads + suspense. Zhang Qiling x Chu Li This isn't a power fantasy, so don't read if that's not your thing! This isn't a power fantasy, so don't read if that's not your thing! The System isn't a golden finger! It isn't a golden finger! It isn't a golden finger! After dying from overwork, Chu Li transmigrates as an archaeological worker. Althoug 41Reads9.3Score—Shelves
15. 265 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
16. 266 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
17. 267 偏 A Possessive Madman’s Obsessive Love 偏执狂顶级嗜爱 Plain Meatball素丸丸Modern Romance251k WordsCompleted (Please leave a review! I want to set a rating!) Delicate little sweetheart vs. gloomy, obsessive tycoon with an overwhelming possessive streak Both are each other’s first and only + powerful male lead and weaker female lead + the male lead is troubled and grows crazier as the story goes on + a game of cat and mouse + the male lead is both humble and good at hiding his true nature Xu Zhi unexpectedly encounters Gu Huaisheng, the arrogant, carefree head of a top-tier wealthy family. Only then doe 1.3kReads8.0Score100Shelves

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    The male protagonist is so humble and loves her to death.

18. 268 一 A Moment of Splendor, a Moment of Ashes 一念繁华一念灰 Su Xiaoshi苏小时Modern Romance345k WordsCompleted Seven years ago, he was a favored son of heaven, while she was an utterly ordinary girl. The two should never have crossed paths, but his stubbornness ruined her life. After seven years in prison, he became the person she hated most. She would spend the rest of her life making him regret it! 181Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    The male protagonist died in the end, I cried so much.

19. 269 这 This Little Blind Guy Is Kind of Handsome 这个小瞎子有点帅 Foxtail Grass by the River河边的狗尾巴草Modern Romance503k WordsCompleted To escape an arranged marriage between business families, Xu Nuo became a penniless heiress. With three yuan and fifty cents in her pocket, she was riding her landlord's secondhand electric scooter when she came across Lu Yan, who had fallen into a flower bed. The half of his face she could see was so handsome it fried her brain. Had heaven just air-dropped her a handsome meal ticket? She dashed over, enthusiastic as a scammer: "Hey, handsome, where did you get hurt? I've carried fifty kilos of 213Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A tragic romance novel. The male lead is disabled, sickly, and depressed, but is later redeemed by the female lead. The cunning and domineering man transforms into an obedient puppy. 🐶

20. 270 残 The Way My Disabled Lover Gets Jealous Is Irresistible 残疾小瘫子吃醋的模样好诱人 Foxtail Grass by the River河边的狗尾巴草Modern Romance549k WordsCompleted Help! My wicked stepmother took ten million yuan and sold me off to the Gu family as a “baby-making tool.” Beautiful, ruthless, and ready to fleece anyone who crossed her, she’s exactly what people mean by a woman who’d pluck feathers off a passing goose! The whole city of Nancheng is waiting for me to throw a fit and call off the engagement, but instead I packed my suitcase overnight, laughing like a hyena. This isn’t being sold off, it’s a VIP pass from heaven to pursue my man! Sitting in a lu 1.2kReads6.7Score—Shelves
21. 271 夫 The Third Year After His Wife Left 夫人走的第三年 White Dog白白的狗Ancient Romance195k WordsCompleted Widower romance / bitter-sweet second chances / a touch of angst / bickering couple The heir to the Duke of Liang's household has been a widower for three years. Everyone in the capital says he has mourned his wife for three years, proof of how deeply he loved her. Only he knows the truth: he got promoted, got rich, and his wife died. What a wonderful life! From then on, he could indulge in cockfighting and dog racing, with no one to hold him back. But... the nights were cold, and strange things 13.5kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves

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    It's so good! It makes you feel a little envious. Neither of them are perfect, but they get to know each other properly and fall in love. I highly recommend it!!!

22. 272 女 Female-Dominant Quick Transmigration: Blazing Beauty Across the Nine Heavens 女尊快穿之灼华九霄 You Are Heaven's Chosen One汝乃天骄Ancient Romance2.7M WordsOngoing This is a very angsty story… This is a very angsty story about a matriarchal world… This is a very angsty quick-transmigration story about a matriarchal world… This is a very angsty quick-transmigration story about a matriarchal world, where the male and female leads both transmigrate… Reject her now, then chase her through the flames of hell! Choose carefully. If you enter the wrong pit, all that's left is tragedy! —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I can only say they're all good. I only watched half of the first one, and it was quite heartbreaking. The second part is seriously heartbreaking, but I love it! [Note] The other books are all quite angsty. The penultimate one has a female lead whose thought process is unpredictable at first, and it also makes the male lead suffer, but then it gets sweet, a mix of angst and sweetness.

23. 273 季 Mr. Ji’s Guide to Being Reborn 季先生重生指南 Translation Is Hard to Put into Words译曲难诉Modern Romance507k WordsCompleted [A steadfast artist who never abandons her husband x a devoted, wheelchair-bound CEO who dotes on his wife] [Mutual devotion, a slow and steady romance, sweetness and angst intertwined, with the male lead suffering most] “Let’s get divorced.” Just as Wei Xi and Ji Wenhan’s marriage began to blossom, a fatal car accident crushed all their happiness. When Ji Wenhan woke, his legs were paralyzed. His first words were the cold declaration, “Let’s get divorced.” But Wei Xi saw through his act and st 759Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male lead suffers a lot, as he is paralyzed and severely disabled, but the mutual support and the sweet and angsty intertwining make it alright [sending heart]. The road to rehabilitation is long and painful, and Ji Wenhan falls into self-loathing several times, feeling like a burden. Wei Xi takes meticulous care of his daily life while encouraging him to rediscover his value. Even something as simple as helping her revise work documents helps him find his purpose again.

24. 274 女 Matriarchy: The Enemy General’s Canary 女尊：敌城将军的金丝雀 Bai Youyou白油油Ancient Romance348k WordsCompleted [Read with caution: angst; strong female lead, weak male lead] They say the Crown Prince Rong of Nanzhao is peerlessly beautiful, a beauty who could topple kingdoms. Yuanzhou is a barbarous land where the people defy the natural order and exalt women. One day, its army invaded, Nanzhao fell, and the Crown Prince became the female general's caged bird. “My little nightingale, your stubbornness is breaking the hearts of Nanzhao's people.” 94Reads8.4Score—Shelves
25. 275 我 [Quick Transmigration] After I Died, the Male Lead Regretted Everything 【快穿】我死后男主追悔莫及 Fu Shu伏菽Modern Romance746k WordsCompleted [BE aesthetic | tearjerking and cathartic | no melodramatic angst | immersive slow transmigration | flirtatious White Moonlight x gentle, obsessive man | sweet and bittersweet | 1v1, both leads’ firsts | parallel-world happy-ending bonus chapters] World 1: Villainous fake heiress x loyal true young master World 2: Canary x owner World 3: Arrogant princess x future tyrant World 4: Bright, beautiful school bully and underachiever x poor, handsome top student World 5: Black-lotus stepmother x true 9.2kReads9.3Score795Shelves

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    A tragic romance novel, the male lead is tortured, both physically and emotionally. The victim's body becomes weak from the torture. It's a quick transmigration story set in modern times! ① In order to be reborn, the female lead signs a contract with a system. As long as she travels to different worlds, conquers the male leads, and becomes their white moonlight, she can be resurrected. However, the system doesn't tell her that the person she tortured but who is now gloomy and insane is actually an old acquaintance?! The female lead is starting to panic!

26. 276 开 Imprisoned in the Imperial Palace by My Empress Master from the Start 开局被女帝师傅囚禁帝宫 Has a Whale有鲸鱼Eastern Fantasy204k WordsCompleted From the start, he transmigrates to another world and wakes up to find himself imprisoned. The one who imprisoned him is none other than the female emperor of the Asura Dynasty, the ruler of this continent and the original owner’s master. Worse still, the empress has broken both his legs. From now on, he won’t be able to take a single step... Feng Tian: “Good apprentice, from now on, you’re not going anywhere.” Yun An: “No! I refuse to accept this!” 1.8kReads6.8Score164Shelves
27. 277 渣 The Scumbag Can't Have Me, Quick Transmigration 渣男对我求而不得【快穿】 Shui Mu Qing水木青Ancient Romance315k WordsCompleted After a car accident leaves her in a vegetative state, Lin Ruo is forced to bind herself to the Scumbag System and begins a masochistic quest to cling to the scumbag’s coattails. First World The scumbag emperor destroys her family and leaves her to die in a sea of flames in order to seize military power. After she dies, the emperor undergoes a dramatic change in personality and spends more than a decade consumed by regret. Lin Ruo rolls her eyes in disdain. [Scumbag Experience: 10%] Second World 5.4kReads9.1Score499Shelves
28. 278 呜 Wah! The Mad Tyrant Dragged Me Back Nine Times, and I’m Pregnant Again 呜！被疯批暴君抓回来九次还揣崽 Fireflies Across the Sky漫天的萤火Ancient Romance727k WordsCompleted “Be good. Give birth to the crown prince, and I’ll make you empress,” the ascetic tyrant coaxes in a low voice. “I don’t want that!” The little woman tugs at his belt. “I don’t want the throne. Just lift the ban for me.” After transmigrating into a book, Qin Ling only wants to escape the palace and live a carefree life, far away from the cold, bloodthirsty, vicious, and heartless emperor. Competing for his favor? Not a chance. Not in this lifetime. She just wants to eat and wait for death, livin 1.2kReads8.3Score144Shelves

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    The male lead suffers greatly in the later stages of the story. After the female lead dies, he turns white-haired overnight, becomes frail, coughs up blood, gets sick with a fever, faints, loses 50 pounds, and even becomes lame.

29. 279 快 Quick Transmigration: The Tragic Endings of a Cannon Fodder Side Character 快穿：炮灰女配be之旅 Black Hair, White Snow青丝白雪Ancient Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [Fake death + angst + bad ending + conquest + regretful pursuit + heroine never falls in love + different character settings for the heroine in each world + male leads die in every world] Jialuo, a cannon-fodder villainess, awakens to her own consciousness, binds herself to a System, and travels through fictional worlds to turn the tables on her fate. At first, the villainess is just a test of the protagonists’ love, hated by everyone around her. After Jialuo arrives, she becomes the heroine the 3.2kReads8.6Score211Shelves
30. 280 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
31. 281 枕 The Mad Dog by My Side 枕边疯犬 Tao Tao Yao Yao桃桃訞訞Modern Romance828k WordsCompleted Everyone in Hong Kong City knew that the Gu family’s eldest son was a mad wolf with a broken spirit. A gunfight had taken everything from him. He had no sensation below the chest and couldn’t even hold a glass of water. Yet the moment his eyes swept across a room, every guest would instinctively hold their breath. All of Hong Kong City knew that Master Gu was henpecked, but no one knew that if Ren Mianmian hadn’t held him every night after the gunfight three years ago, the mad wolf would have bi 664Reads8.4Score131Shelves

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    Frail, affectionate, beautiful, strong, and tragic domineering CEO

32. 282 陆 Lawyer Lu, Where the Starlight Falls, Kiss Your Prosthetic Limb 陆律师，星光落处吻你义肢 Tiramisu De Mi提拉的米苏Modern Romance470k WordsCompleted [A Frail, Brilliant, Tragic Legendary Lawyer & A Resilient, Sunny Orphaned Intern] [Second Chance at Love + Reunion After Years Apart + Age Gap + Workplace Mentorship + Mutual Healing + Hero’s Suffering + Frail Hero + Both Pure + Happy Ending] When we met again, he was a legendary lawyer above the clouds, while I was an errand-running intern in the dust. He pretended not to know me and assigned me to his team, where he was relentlessly strict. Everyone said Lu Chen was calm, perfect, and impossi 940Reads8.1Score103Shelves

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    The male lead's suffering was so heartbreaking, I cried! I've followed several of Misu's novels; the writing, plot, and character development are all excellent. Most importantly, she's reliable and finishes every single one properly. You can read them without worry.

33. 283 向 To the Little Moon of the Criminal Police 向刑警的小月亮 Tiramisu De Mi提拉的米苏Modern Romance324k WordsCompleted A handsome but tragic, sickly, obsessive detective & a cool-headed, resilient doctor Mutual healing + secret love turning real + fleeing while pregnant + tragic love through life and death “Xiang Yuhao, you stayed by my side as I grew up. Let me heal you for the rest of your life.” “Little Moon, you and our child... are the only reason I’m still alive.” 158Reads8.3Score—Shelves
34. 284 我 I Wish You Would Mend My Whole World 我多想你为我的全世界缝缝补补 Clever Cat King聪明的猫KingModern Romance112k WordsCompleted He grew up in a completely free and open-minded family. Though his family was fabulously wealthy, he instinctively kept his distance from the glittering world. He wanted to find someone and build a life unlike his parents': simple and passionate. She was adorable and mysterious. He thought she was like a heroine from a martial arts tale. She told him, “The moment we met, my soul hugged you and said, ‘Please don't date anyone else.’” He told her, “Let's get married first, then fall in love.” What 38Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    The male lead is tortured!!!

35. 285 说 I Was Supposed to Be Cannon Fodder, So Why Is the Male Lead Clinging to Me? 说好我是炮灰，男主怎么缠上我了 Jian Zhu见祝Fantastical Romance580k WordsOngoing [Myth and folklore + fated romance + mutual devotion + adventure + reincarnation + transmigration] If bringing your lover back to life meant you could never love them again, would you still save them? Yue Jian had read the entire book and knew all too well how the young Yun Sheng’s story would end. For now, he was gentle and clingy, calling her “Big Sis” every other breath. But one day, he would kill her without hesitation for the heroine destined for him by fate. To rewrite her fate as a do 44Reads—Score—Shelves

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    You could check out this one. The male lead is constantly anxious and somewhat pathetic, reading, "I... What did I do wrong, sister? Tell me, I'll change, okay? Sister... Please don't hate me, okay?" It's a story that tortures the male lead, but is geared towards the female lead. There's a part where the male lead stabs the female lead to save her—that's mind-bending, you'll have to read it yourself. Later, when the female lead stabs the male lead, it's because she genuinely dislikes him. It's very emotionally and physically agonizing for the male lead. But don't worry, it has a happy ending. The novel's theme is also quite novel; you should check it out, trust me.

36. 286 瞎 My Blind Husband Is a Hopeless Romantic. I Can Lie to Him and Deceive Him, but He Won’t Leave 瞎子夫君恋爱脑，欺他骗他都不跑 Deer in the Deep Forest深林的鹿Ancient Romance357k WordsCompleted Shen Zhixi only wanted to have a child with Song Lianzhou, not take responsibility for him. Men were all worthless and could never be relied on. Their only use was helping women get pregnant. Her own father taught her the first lesson in hating men. She had never met her biological father. He got her mother pregnant out of wedlock, then abandoned them, leaving mother and daughter to endure everyone’s scorn. Later, her childhood sweetheart betrayed and set her up, making her give up on men for g 7.4kReads9.1Score882Shelves

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    This is a must-see!!!

37. 287 昭 Zhaohua's World-Conquering, Frail Husband Is Her Dearest Treasure 昭华倾天病弱夫郎是她的心尖宠 Sparse Shadows, Cold Quilt疏影冷衾Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted Lu Yun Zhao, the greatest special agent trained by a modern nation, is cold-hearted and aloof. One day, she transmigrates into the female heir to the throne of the Jingnan Kingdom, a brutal and bloodthirsty figure in a world ruled by women. She means to watch this strange world from a distance, but she can't bring herself to abandon the original owner's husband, Ye Mu Bai, a crippled lord-consort despised by the entire world. Blind and frail, he is said to bring death to his father, and everyone 627Reads8.2Score115Shelves

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    The male and female protagonists are physically abusive and powerful.

38. 288 偏 The Obsessive Yandere Tycoon’s Captive Secret Romance 偏执成瘾病娇大佬的囚宠秘恋 Sparse Shadows, Cold Quilt疏影冷衾Modern Romance332k WordsCompleted He is cold-blooded and obsessive, a living King of Hell feared throughout the business world. At a funeral, he takes her by force and locks her in a gilded cage, making her his wife in the shadows. She hates him to the core for ruining her relationship and stealing her freedom, and spends every day plotting her escape from this gilded hell! She is the starlight he glimpsed in the dark, the impossible dream he dare not touch. He builds impenetrable walls to keep every wolf and tiger away, yet swa 1.7kReads8.2Score108Shelves
39. 289 星 Interstellar Indulgence: The Top-Tier Star Beloved by an Alien Tycoon 星际宠溺：外星财阀的顶流娇夫 The Author Is Crazy and Wild作者她又疯又野Modern Romance176k WordsOngoing [The cold, ruthless empress x the patient, resilient movie star] [Contract + confrontation + mutual devotion] [Ultra-sweet husband pampering (even the sugar in the glass shards is sweet, really!)] [Content Warnings] 1. Male lead’s perspective, powerful heroine and weaker hero 2. Coercive pursuit + groveling chase 3. Contract romance: they gradually fall for each other despite their best judgment [One-Line Summary] An interstellar power romance between a “lion” empress and a “white rabbit” movie 188Reads—Score—Shelves

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    1. Male protagonist's perspective, strong female lead and weak male lead, cold and ruthless empress × patient and stubborn movie star. 2. Forced love and domination + "chasing after her husband" trope. 3. Contractual relationship trope, both parties gradually succumb to temptation while remaining rational.

40. 290 分 After We Broke Up, the CEO Realized His Stand-In Was Himself 分手后霸总发现替身竟是他自己 Feng Jin逢今Modern Romance226k WordsOngoing The day Yan Qinghe took the initiative to end her relationship with Jiang Wang, everyone thought she’d be back in tears, begging to make up within three days. Everyone knew she’d been the one who loved more desperately. She could even put up with other women provoking her, as long as she could stay by Jiang Wang’s side. Even Jiang Wang thought so. He waited for Yan Qinghe to change her mind, but instead saw her looking radiant, her arm linked with another man’s as they gazed at each other with a 12Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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    The first one was so heartbreaking, I cried the whole time I read it. You can tell what the second one is like just from the title.

41. 291 拉 Block Me, Then Hold Me Close 拉黑我，抱紧我 A Passing Guest in the Flow of Time往事流年稍作客Modern Romance201k WordsCompleted #UnhingedAndPerverse Everyone knows Lu Chenzhou is the ruthless, heartless king of the business world. Nobody knows he’s been my secret boyfriend for five years, so humble that he doesn’t even dare post about me on social media. Until that day, when he personally signed the contract to acquire my father’s company and watched my entire family, with nowhere else to turn, kneel before him. “Shi Nian, beg me.” He gripped my chin, not a trace of warmth in his eyes. I smiled. Right in front of him 15Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 292 我 I Injected My Girlfriend with the Zombie Virus with My Own Hands 我亲手为我女友注射了丧尸病毒 I Ate a Salty Fish Yesterday我昨天吃了条咸鱼Modern Romance9k WordsCompleted I injected my girlfriend with the zombie virus with my own hands 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is definitely very painful for the male lead 😭

43. 293 快 Quick Transmigration: The Supporting Actress Climbs to the Top with Her Sweet-Talking Ways 快穿：女配靠绿茶上位 Careful, Chubby Shrimp小心胖虾仁Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Kindhearted heroines are all alike, but every ill-fated cannon-fodder character has her own misfortune. Ji Mian is a max-level green tea with off-the-charts combat skills and impeccable acting. She can hold her own among high-quality men. One day, she transmigrates into the tragic female leads of various stories, facing male leads who are handsome, come from prominent families, and yet have pitifully low emotional intelligence. They know how to fall in love, but forgot to bring their brains. Win 3kReads9.1Score275Shelves

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    This is a must-have book for those who want to torture men.

44. 294 婚 Breaking Through a Troubled Marriage 婚姻突围 Chen Caijie陈彩洁Urban480k WordsCompleted Written for men and women suffering in their marriages. Should a marriage without love or sex be maintained, or should they seek a way out, follow their hearts, and unleash their “true selves”? This novel will give you the answer! 88Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A tragic romance novel where the male and female leads suffer.

45. 295 我 The Stone I Used to Survive Tribulation Ran Off to Become a Carefree God 我渡劫用的石头，跑去当了快活神 Nan Zhi Yiyu南枝一萸10k WordsCompleted The stone I used to survive my tribulation went off to become a carefree deity 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's a tragic ending (BE), the male lead suffers, and it's very short, you can finish reading it in a few minutes.

46. 296 我 My Wife Is the Protagonist of a Female-Led Novel 我家娘子是大女主文里的主角 Zhuo Hua琢华Ancient Romance106k WordsCompleted [Angst for the Male Lead + Reunited Lovers + Woman Torments Man + He Chases Her After the Breakup] Mo Qingyu, the young madam of the Qi family, was chosen by the Strong Female Lead System. After Qi Heyun, the young master of the Qi family, humiliated her and threw her out of the Qi residence for the sake of his favored concubine, she relied on her own intelligence to become the Great Zhou Kingdom’s foremost female merchant. She supplied porcelain to the royal family and the lands beyond, and eve 328Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Female abusing male protagonist

47. 297 意 A Love Too Hard to Bear 意难起 HP Critical血条告急Modern Romance239k WordsOngoing [Cool, proud, icy powerhouse Mo x fiery, mischievous girl Shen] Fate played the cruelest joke on Shen You. Everyone who inherited a divine nature was lucky, but she was the only unlucky one. The man she’d loved since childhood was given the ultimate task of becoming a god: killing her. Later, Mo Shiyue seemed to have fallen in love, but there was no longer any affection in Shen You’s eyes. Later, Mo Shiyue finally learned that Shen You had torn the root of her love from her soul. Later still 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book! The female lead uproots her own love at the beginning, leaving the male lead no chance to win her back. Then the male lead is aloof in the early stages but regrets it later. The more you read, the more exciting it gets!

48. 298 你 You Are the Sun, Too 你亦是太阳 I'm Sister Yuyu我叫鱼鱼姐姐Modern Romance101k WordsCompleted He Qiao was once a warm, outgoing designer. After losing one of his lower legs in a car accident, he was overcome by shame and insecurity, falling from the clouds into the dust. “Qingyi, what do you want me to do? I’m like this now. I really don’t want to drag you down.” “I don’t care...” The male lead feels inferior because of his disability. There’s some angst in the middle and later parts, but it has a happy ending. 251Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    The male lead has a terrible fate; he was in a car accident and lost a leg, and he's tortured in every chapter.

49. 299 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 36.3kReads9.4Score4.3kShelves

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    The best contemporary romance novel ever, a masterpiece that slaps the face of the platform. It's not a typical wish-fulfillment novel, but the plot is incredibly exciting. It features god-like business battles, a super-engaging romance between two strong characters, a very unique author, an impressive background, and outstanding supporting characters. It's addictive, and I really need a replacement!

50. 300 虚 My Vain Wife Cheated, So I Turned Around and Made Her Untouchable 虚荣妻子出轨我转身让她高不可攀 A Heart Dancing in the Wind随风飘舞的心Urban858k WordsCompleted Ye Chen never imagined that his wife of more than ten years would cheat on him. When he saw her get out of a BMW and act intimately with the man behind the wheel, he was so shocked he could barely think. Even less did Ye Chen expect his second wife to still be pining for the one who got away, or that, worst of all, that man would come back. Ye Chen, an ordinary wage earner, had always thought his life was happy and complete. He had a beautiful, capable wife and a clever, sweet, adorable daughter 16.4kReads7.4Score1.2kShelves

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    When his wife suddenly cheats on him with a man driving a BMW, the previously timid husband, Ye Chen, is inspired to rise above his circumstances, making his cheating ex-wife feel unattainable. The ex-wife regrets her actions and desperately tries to win him back.

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