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1. 151 森 Senyue 森月 Running Little Peach奔跑小桃子Modern Romance231k WordsCompleted [At first: gentle, funny, adorable girl × cool, roguishly handsome genius boy] [Later: actress × celibate professor] Song Jiayue first met Chen Sen in a narrow lane west of the city. The boy sat in the cold, gloomy alley with his head bowed slightly, blood dripping from his fingertips. “Are you all right?” she asked, only to receive a baffled look. They met again at a school assembly, where Chen Sen was making a public self-criticism beneath the flagpole. Only then did she learn that he was a fa 418Reads8.9Score13914d adds

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   The female lead is like a little sun, illuminating the male lead's life.

2. 152 垂 A Guide to Raising Lop-Eared Rabbits 垂耳饲养指南 Tao Tao Tao Peach Ya陶陶陶桃子吖Modern Romance366k WordsOngoing [Soft, adorable, sunny lop-eared bunny × gloomy, world-weary tragic villain] A little bunny is assigned a mission by the World Correction System: kill the villain Lu Sheng. Complete the mission, and she can fulfill her merits and ascend to immortality. The villain, Lu Sheng, was born evil. He is ruthless and extreme in his hatred of the world, and will destroy it in the future. Jiang Han accepts the mission with confidence and immediately starts planning an assassination, eager to return to the 1.1kReads8.1Score14014d adds

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   Lu Sheng was never properly cared for; his background was tragic. His father was imprisoned, his mother cheated on him, and he shouldered the burden of supporting his family from a young age. He was also judged to be a born villain, a treacherous and ruthless antagonist who ultimately embarked on a path of no return—creating a virus. Fortunately, the female lead saved him. The female lead is the male lead's only salvation.

3. 153 我 I Saw That the Sickly Boy's Diary Was Filled With My Name 我看到病秧子的日记写满了我名字 Summer from the Land of Flowers种花家的夏Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted I Saw That the Sickly Boy’s Diary Was Filled with My Name 14Reads—Score—14d adds

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   The female lead redeems the male lead, who is ill, insecure, and depressed. The female lead is like a little sun, warming his heart. They secretly love each other. It's super good!!!

4. 154 白 A Line-Drawing Love Letter 白描情书 Du Xi度溪Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Original title: A Letter in Delicate Strokes [Aloof, deceptively dark top x lively, sweet girl / mutual healing / secret crush becomes true love / both leads are pure / mutual devotion] A devoted, scheming top student and a struggling student who works twice as hard! From school days to the wedding aisle! During PE class, He Miao was hit by a ball and saw her life flash before her eyes. She saw her great-grandmother and unexpectedly discovered she had been reborn. In her previous life, she was 137Reads8.0Score—14d adds

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   Everyone thought Xu Mobai was the academic star, the school heartthrob, the aloof beauty, and the model student. Until He Miao saw his sinister side. She cried out in fear, "Xu Mobai, stop hitting me!" He hugged her back, his voice unusually gentle, "Miao Miao, don't be afraid!" People always said Xu Mobai was He Miao's savior, her god. Only Xu Mobai knew that He Miao was his spark. If he was her god, then she was his salvation.

5. 155 曾 Once Carved into My Bones 曾入骨 Just Won't Pay Attention就不理Modern Romance137k WordsOngoing He Wenfeng was a pianist born for the stage. His fingers should have danced across the black and white keys, nimble as new shoots, but instead he spent his school days getting into fights. Once a darling of heaven, he had fallen into the mud. He thought this was how the rest of his life would go, until, in the darkness, a pair of hands reached out to him with cautious care... “Who knows the one who dwells in the woods? Hearing the wind, I sit here, delighted.” 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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   "He Wenfeng, let me be your star." Countless nights I walk alone, I long to be by your side.

6. 156 别 Don't Call Me a Child of the Moon 别叫我月亮的孩子 Xiaomi Is Me小米就是我呀Modern Romance996k WordsCompleted [Gloomy, Insecure Moonlit Boy × Warm, Radiant Little Sun] Jiang Jinye is the quietest shadow in school. Bruised all over, he lives with his father’s alcoholism and beatings. Everyone calls him gloomy, broken, and beyond saving. Until one day, Wen Fengqing, the top student in his year, sits beside him and becomes his “little tutor.” She sees the bruises beneath his uniform and says softly, “Jiang Jinye, you’re like a child the moon forgot here on earth.” He has spent so long curled up in the dark 170Reads—Score—14d adds

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   [🌙Don't Call Me the Moon's Child|A Popular Campus Redemption Novel on Tomato Website🌙] Jiang Jinye always had bruises on his body and was the most silent "Moon's Child" in the class. Until Wen Fengqing, the top student in the grade, sat next to him. "Does it hurt?" She asked, her fingertips lightly touching his bruises. He trembled and pulled away: "Stay away from me... I'm dirty." But she pried open his locked door and said to the drunken man: "From today onwards, his light is mine." A gloomy, scarred boy × a healing little sun. "You can hide in the moonlight forever, but I will break in and love you." #CampusRedemption #MutualHealing #HappyEndingGuaranteed Author: Xiaomi is me Currently being serialized on Tomato!

7. 157 妈 Mom Says: Having a Son Like Me Is a Total Failure 妈妈说：有我这种儿子，真失败 The One Chasing Shooting Stars追赶流星的人Urban403k WordsCompleted Rising star Li Chulu appears on the show Little Lu's Appointment and openly admits that she failed as a parent. She says her son has loved fighting since he was little, hates reading and studying, likes going out to fool around, and comes home late every night. “Having a son like that is a failure!” But when the production crew gets in touch with Li Chulu's son and projects his memories onto the big screen, everyone discovers that things aren't quite as Li Chulu described... He fought from a you 1.1kReads7.8Score14314d adds

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   Don't be fooled by the book title

8. 158 双 Two Yandere Lovers: I Am His Poison and His Cure 双病娇，我是他的毒和药 Pao Zhu泡猪Ancient Romance312k WordsCompleted [Complete, including the bonus chapters. Two powerful, mutually obsessive leads; a nonhuman, beautiful, tragic male villain; a clever, resilient heroine who dotes on him; romance-focused; no memory loss, no angst, sweet romance, happy ending] Xue Sanqian transmigrates into a book, becoming the supporting female character with the same name in the historical romance "A Love Beyond Compare". She arrives straight into a dead end. The novel’s obsessive villain, Ye Lanxun, is the breathtakingly beaut 3.4kReads9.2Score46514d adds

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   The first book features a domineering female protagonist and is a love-themed redemption story.

9. 159 病 Spring Returns to the Branches of a Sick Tree 病树枝头又逢春 Sweet Melon甜甜的瓜Ancient Romance476k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] Sang Nian accidentally climbs into the world of cultivation and becomes the vicious supporting female character who meets a tragic end in the book. System: Your mission is to marry the male supporting character, Xie Chenzhou, abuse him, humiliate him, and then get killed by him. Sang Nian: OK (brandishes little whip) (hits herself) (collapses with a thud) System: (silence) (stares at the sky) System: Mission changed. Win him over, or go mine coal. Sang Nian: (smiles 183.4kReads9.5Score25.3k14d adds

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   These two are absolutely amazing! Both are ensemble pieces with female protagonists redeeming male characters—super good!

10. 160 八 An 1980s Wife Knows How to Handle Her Husband 八零娇妻驭夫有道 Liu Zhiyi柳之易Modern Romance661k WordsCompleted Adapted into a short drama: Trouble! My Fate Is Tied to My Delinquent Husband is now streaming [Soft on the outside, tough on the inside, a seemingly sweet good girl * cold on the outside, warm on the inside, a fierce and ruthless wolf pup] [She pursues him + both are sexually inexperienced + mutual salvation + sweet, slice-of-life romance.] After dying and coming back to life again and again, Shi Xinran finally discovers that her life is bound to that of a delinquent named Tan Yunqian. To sta 6.2kReads9.3Score64714d adds

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    This is a period drama/redemption story. The male lead is a hoodlum with a tragic childhood, leading to a pessimistic and negative outlook on life. The female lead's life is intertwined with his; if he dies, she dies. She lives to redeem him. She treats him with genuine sincerity, and her story is charming, heartwarming, and sweet. The female lead also had an unhappy childhood, making it a mutual redemption tale. The only downside is that it's an unfinished story.

11. 161 蓄 A Deliberate Seduction: Lord Rong Uses His Looks to Lure Me In 蓄意诱捕，偏执容爷以美色撩人 Smoke Over the Riverbank汀上烟Modern Romance462k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, devoted to each other, sweet and doting, healing, long-planned love] Three years ago, Su Yuanxi, a doctor with an international humanitarian organization, was forced to save a gravely wounded man. An accident resulting from that entanglement permanently robbed her of the right to hold a scalpel. Three years later, she crosses paths with Rong Yan, the infamous Fifth Master Rong of the capital, a man whose name alone strikes fear into people’s hearts. After witnessing his want 7.4kReads9.4Score82214d adds

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    The male protagonist was disliked by his family when he was a child, and the female protagonist is his salvation.

12. 162 他 The Timid Childhood Friend He Spoils Is Just Too Sweet 他要宠坏的青梅小怂包，超级甜 Shuang Rui双惢Modern Romance261k WordsCompleted One day, the heartthrob of No. 1 High School suddenly had a beautiful, brilliant younger sister. Someone challenged him: "You don't have some other kind of feelings for your sister, do you?" He pressed his lips into a thin line. "Could you make that any more ridiculous?" Later, someone teased him again: "You can't honestly say you don't have any designs on your sister, can you?" He blurted out, "So what if I do?" And so, harboring impure intentions, he pulled her into his arms when she was a fre 979Reads9.4Score15914d adds
13. 163 大 After Rebirth, the Big Shot's Little Fairy Became Sweet, Soft, and Obedient 大佬的小仙女重生后乖软奶甜 Silent Clouds漫云不语Modern Romance201k WordsCompleted [Cold, Insecure, Obsessive Young Man × Sweet, Healing Little Fairy] She is a rich heiress whose life has always been smooth sailing. He is an outcast everyone avoids, like a weed growing in a crevice on a cliff, with no hope of seeing the light and no future to speak of. Feng Lü never imagined he would have anything to do with a sheltered little fairy like her. Yet every time he backed away, she came closer. He took one step back, and she took ten forward. “Shu’er, don’t come near me.” His hoars 351Reads9.2Score10114d adds
14. 164 甜 Sweet Seduction: The Little Temptress in the Older Man's Arms Is Irresistibly Alluring 甜诱：大叔怀中小妖精超级撩 Leng Ning冷宁Modern Romance430k WordsCompleted Scheming, possessive, icy Third Young Master Huo x a sweet-and-spicy little flirt [Flash Marriage] [Devoted Husband] [Mutual Firsts] [Jealousy Monster] [Big Puppy] Huo Yuchen is ruthless, cold as ice, and keeps women at arm's length. Even Grandpa Huo suspects his grandson's sexuality, until one day he brings a girl home. On their wedding night, Huo Yuchen's eyes are icy and his voice low. "Stay away from me! I'm not interested in women!" He wipes his lips in disgust where she kissed him. "When t 30Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The obsessive, possessive, and deeply affectionate love is incredibly sweet; I absolutely love it! [Laughs][laughs]

15. 165 此 Yours Truly 此致于你 Jiejie结结Modern Romance284k WordsCompleted [Redemption + both reborn + a touch of secret identity + obsessive love] Radiant, sweet-on-the-outside and dark within Dr. Tang x humble, healing Lu, the police officer [The tearjerker version] Lu Kewu: “Ruanruan, will this unrequited love ever see the light of day?” “I'm sorry. I can't keep going.” To Tang Ruan, Lu Kewu was someone who could just as easily be there or not. Tang Ruan: “Why do you keep leaving me alone? Could you... could you care about me just a little?” “Lu Kewu, I'm the one wh 4Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Both the male and female protagonists have their own stories; it's not a one-way redemption, but a mutual journey. Lu Kewu & Tang Ruan: For you, I'm willing to become a better version of myself.

16. 166 暗 Dark Night Ties: The Princess's Little Night Demon 暗夜羁绊，公主殿下的小夜魔 111 Xiaoyi111小依Female-Channel Fanfiction393k WordsCompleted Also known as The Princess’s Nightmare-Colored Little Night Demon 1v1, both leads pure, includes forced-love scenes, sweet romance, HE “I’m not going to leave again, Night Demon.” “I belong to you, completely and utterly.” “I’m alive because… you dreamed of me.” “I really like you, Princess!”, Opal A Night Demon’s mission is to drive insomniacs mad until they finally jump off a building. The Princess once asked him: if he jumped, would he come back to find her again? He said he might do the sam 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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    She'd been redeemed once, but the little demon has come back for her! Is it for revenge, or... [Licking screen][licking screen][licking screen]

17. 167 偏 The Possessive Big Shot Spoils and Teases Her, and the Sweet Beauty Is Falling Hard 偏执大佬宠又撩，甜欲美人要沦陷 Nine-Tailed Phoenix九尾凰Modern Romance608k WordsCompleted [Humble Master Mo + sweet and sensual romance] Master Mo, abstinent in public but wild in private, got drunk. He held the woman he longed for day and night, thinking she was a hallucination. He kissed her without restraint, coaxing her as he did: “Baby, be good. Don't run away, okay? I miss you... I miss you so much... I'm going crazy with how much I miss you.” What the hell! What did he take her for? Mu Chenwei struggled in anger, but he was much stronger than her. So she went along with him, g 25Reads8.0Score—14d adds

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    Both male protagonists are humble. In the first book, the male lead is willing to live for her, die for her, and even bang his head against a wall for her; of all the women in the world, he only desires the female lead. In the second book, the male lead is not only humble but also insecure. Both books are incredibly good; the female lead is the male lead's light and his salvation.

18. 168 重 Reborn as a Little Wildcat: The Obsessive Boy’s Most Cherished One 重生小野猫：偏执少年心尖宠 The Bear Who Bumps into Everything乱撞的小熊Modern Romance314k WordsCompleted Reborn + redemption + sweet romance + one-on-one, devoted couple She was a thousand-year-old cat demon of noble blood. He was a boy cursed as a bringer of misfortune and hated by everyone. In her previous life, Jiang Mingyue's wicked junior sister severed her last tail, and she died in the human world. As her consciousness faded, she saw the boy she had barely known give up his most precious heart for her... “Mingyue, take my heart. Please don't mind that it's dirty, okay?” One day, time and spa 226Reads9.3Score10114d adds

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    Go ahead and go for it!

19. 169 轻 Go Easy on Me 轻点哄 Zhou Sui Xi周岁喜Modern Romance524k WordsCompleted [School life + sweet romance + obsessive love + healing + reborn + personal growth + everyday life] [Brooding, violent, obsessive boy × sweet-natured, kindhearted top student] At eighteen, Zhou Lin has an alcoholic father and an absent mother. He holds the family together all by himself. At seventeen, Cheng Ruanuan is the apple of her family’s eye and the darling of her school, adored by everyone since childhood. His father doesn’t love him and his mother abandoned him. He spends all year cold, 1.8kReads9.3Score19414d adds

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    This is a story about a male protagonist who is reborn. Before his rebirth, he was extremely insecure and always believed that the female protagonist didn't like him. However, in the seven years after his death, he discovered that the female protagonist had always secretly loved him. After his rebirth, he actively stayed by her side. Their interactions were incredibly sweet.

20. 170 我 My Deaf and Mute Mr., Please Wait 我的聋哑先生请留步 More Than Enough多多不少Modern Romance242k WordsCompleted (The male lead is a gentle, refined type who feels inferior because of his disability, but loves the female lead deeply. She boldly pursues him and pampers him. They fall for each other in equal measure.) Su Mo, a cultural relic restorer, met Gu Shengli during a visit to a museum. It was their first time meeting. It took Su Mo a long time to understand that, in Gu Shengli’s world, sight was his most important way of communicating with others. God had taken away his ability to hear and speak, yet 949Reads6.2Score10414d adds

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    The male lead is insecure because he is deaf and mute, but he loves the female lead deeply. The female lead is warm and healing; their love is mutual.

21. 171 沦 Falling in Love Alert! The White Moonlight Is Getting Cozy with Master Qin Again 沦陷警告！白月光又被秦爷贴贴了 Li En黎恩Modern Romance400k WordsCompleted [Possessive + mutual devotion + healing and sweet romance] Reborn, Lu Qing shed her timid facade and made a powerful return to the stage that belonged to her, dazzling everyone! Back then, Qin Jue was arrogant and unruly, like a vicious dog who kept everyone at a distance. “I don’t like Lu Qing. Not a chance.” He denied it, but his eyes followed her relentlessly, possessive and restrained. – Everyone said they were worlds apart. But no one expected her to approach him first, give him warmth, and 369Reads9.3Score10114d adds

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    Looks good. Character traits:

22. 172 重 Reborn to Marry the Mad Ninth Thousand-Year Lord: Brother, Be Gentle 重生嫁疯批九千岁：哥哥你轻点宠 Strawberry Hop草莓跳跳Ancient Romance407k WordsCompleted [Unhinged eunuch lord × sweet, delicate young princess] [Three lifetimes] [Childhood sweethearts] [Sweet romance + devoted, exclusive love + happy ending] In a secret chamber, the all-powerful Lord of the Directorate of Ceremonial Services corners his childhood sweetheart against the wall, a soul-stealing smile playing on his lips. “Little Xingxing, have you really decided you want to spend your whole life with me?” Su Xinglan nods obediently. Nangong Yu picks up a beautifully crafted hand drum, 772Reads8.8Score10414d adds

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    The male lead is a crazy and charismatic eunuch (initially a complete censor, later restored), skinning people to make drums and sashimiing human flesh [fear][fear][fear]. The female lead is a smart and adorable princess [heart]. A three-life, three-world story of redemption! New book ratings not yet available, but all are positive! [Heart] Let's go! [Kiss][kiss][kiss]

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