Tortured Romance, Wealthy CEO 虐恋，豪门总裁

1. 51 萧 Mr. Xiao, You're Not Worthy Anymore 萧总，如今你不配 Yue Qingrong月清蓉Modern Romance340k WordsCompleted A slow-burn, mature romance driven by believable emotions and logic. This is not a fast, feel-good power fantasy, so proceed with caution if that is not your thing. Bai Ling married into a wealthy family not to climb the social ladder, but because she was out of options and had to take a desperate gamble. She came from an ordinary background and felt awkward and cautious among the wealthy, never daring to overstep. Xiao Zheng is a hard-nosed, pragmatic CEO, cold and possessive by nature. He m 75Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A bittersweet romance set in a wealthy family. The female lead leaves heartbroken, only to be found two years later by the male lead who forcibly takes her. The female lead makes a powerful comeback to take revenge on the second female lead and slap the male lead in the face.

2. 52 他 He Said They Were Just Bed Partners: Secretary Lin Turned and Ran 他说只是床伴：林秘书转身跑了 Begonia on the Hillside半山海棠Modern Romance382k WordsCompleted Lin Qingxu is Huo Zhi’s secretary. One rainy night, she brought him some documents and spent a wild night with him after he had been drugged. The man she slept with was not only her boss, but also her best friend’s uncle. Countless women wanted to get close to Huo Zhi, and to avoid being branded a shameless slut, Lin Qingxu secretly ran away. Desperate to raise money for her grandmother’s surgery, she took the initiative to approach him and sign a contract, becoming his secret lover for two year 7.4kReads7.5Score608Shelves

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   It's pretty heart-wrenching, but I recommend it to everyone.

3. 53 孕 The Baby Bump Is Showing! The Hong Kong Tycoon’s Sweetheart Is Soft and Irresistible 孕味渐浓！港圈大佬的娇娇女乖软诱人 Fireworks in Peach Moon烟花桃月Modern Romance455k WordsCompleted [Both Leads Are Faithful + Happy Ending + Taking Her from His Wealthy Family’s Younger Brother + Hong Kong Romance + Older Man/Younger Woman + Coercive Possession + Powerful Man Bows His Head + Male Rivals Compete + Family Power Struggle + Pregnancy Before Love + Groveling for Her Back + Long-Planned Scheme] Everyone in Hong Kong knows that Fu Lian, head of the Fu family, is as gentle as moonlight and a perfect gentleman. Only Wen Baozhu has experienced the baseness and madness beneath his poli 3.5kReads8.1Score457Shelves

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   This book is definitely worth reading; it's an emotional read with a touch of angst.

4. 54 孽 Love Turned to Sin: Fu's Captive Wife 孽爱成囚：傅少的掌心罪妻 Don't Slack Off不要摆烂Modern Romance328k WordsOngoing [Possessive love + forced love + childhood friends + rekindled romance and happy ending + imprisonment + both angst and sweetness + both leads are each other's first and only, so dive in without worry. The hero is highly obsessive and possessive, but this is not a conventional revenge-and-torture-the-heroine story. He is deeply devoted and patient, and though he imprisons the heroine for revenge because of his hatred, he has also fallen deeply in love with her. Later, he desperately pursues his 49Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Here, here, recommended

5. 55 泥 Muddy Waters 泥泞 Ball of Yarn线团团Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Lin Ruan is Jiangcheng’s most notorious cripple. People trample on her and look down on her, until she rises in status through her child, wins Gu Minxing’s favor, and becomes the envy of everyone as Mrs. Gu. Only later does Lin Ruan realize that he was never her refuge. He is the harbinger of her doom. He wants her to submit willingly, to beg at his feet. 19kReads9.2Score2kShelves

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   They are all sadomasochistic.

6. 56 困 Imprisoned by Love 困爱成囚 Flowers Along the Way一路笙花Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Rumor has it that Gu Yansheng, the adopted daughter of the Gu family, had loved the Ninth Master of the Lu family in the imperial capital for years. He couldn't stand her, and for the sake of the woman he cherished, he sent her to prison and had her tortured for five whole years. But no one expected that when the Ninth Master eventually married, his bride would be none other than Gu Yansheng, the woman with a prison record! Everyone eagerly awaited the spectacle, expecting to see how the Ninth M 15.2kReads9.0Score1.5kShelves
7. 57 攀 Clinging 攀缠 Entwined Moonlight月缱绻Modern Romance258k WordsCompleted The print edition of Clinging is now available, and the short drama and comic series are now online. [Reunion after a long separation, rekindled love, sharp tongues and soft hearts, sweetness and angst, happy ending] [Independent, sensitive, aloof beauty ✖ a devoted man who says one thing but means another] [Creative director at an advertising agency ✖ powerful businessman from Beijing's elite circle] The day Ruan Xiang saw Zhou Jingwei again happened to be the first snowfall of the year in Yan 20.7kReads8.8Score2.3kShelves
8. 58 攻 Win Back My Ex, and Fall for Him All Over Again 攻略前任，再次为他着迷 Cabetta卡贝塔Modern Romance260k WordsCompleted [Reunion after years apart, rekindled romance, both leads’ first relationship, sweet and angsty] The stunning campus belle Zhou Ruoxing set her sights on Jiang Ju, the most talked-about guy at Jiang University. No one knows what she did to make him fall from his pedestal for her. Later, their relationship lasted only two years. Then one day, news broke that Jiang Ju had been dumped by Zhou Ruoxing! They say that when exes meet again, either their faces turn red or their eyes do. But Jiang Ju fel 737Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Slightly angsty, wealthy CEO

9. 59 蚀 The White Rose That Cuts to the Bone 蚀骨白玫瑰 An Air Conditioner一匹空调Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Angst + One True Love Each + Love and Hate + Extreme Push and Pull + Love Even in Death] A boy rescued from a dog cage rises to become a powerful elite, while a fallen heiress becomes his captive. He was once the boy she rescued from a dog cage. Years later, he returned for revenge, destroying her family and forcing her to become his possession. Ling Yuhan knew that even if he possessed Huiyan, he could never possess her heart. When he discovered she wanted to reunite with her former fiancé, Li 5.4kReads8.9Score384Shelves

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   My family highly recommends this book to everyone. Both the plot and the characters are very likable, and it is definitely worth reading again and again.

10. 60 丘 Cupid's Promise 丘比特之约 Stars in Winter冬天的繁星Modern Romance165k WordsCompleted Yu Nancheng was born into a wealthy family and became the most famous tycoon in all of Jinling City. He was also exceptionally capable. But as he grew up and reached the age to start a family, Yu Nancheng remained notorious for avoiding women, much to his grandfather's dismay. Gu Jia's father, Gu Qingshan, was in a car accident and suffered a severe brain hemorrhage. Just as Gu Jia was at a loss, Yu Nancheng offered to save her father, on the condition that she marry him. To save her father's li 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The love of a wealthy CEO is always impressive; the process is agonizing, but the ending is sweet.

11. 61 网 After Online Dating, My Sweetheart Turns Out to Be the Brooding Crown Prince of the Capital’s Elite 网恋后，妹宝阴湿京圈太子爷！ Peach Charm桃之魅Modern Romance197k WordsCompleted One day, Ji Yang decided to find some sucker online to vent her anger on. By chance, she added Fu Yanchen, the capital’s most powerful young heir! After three days of chatting online, the person on the other side of her computer suddenly showed up in person and took her to a sauna! Only then did Ji Yang realize she’d been flirting with someone important. Terrified, she turne 344Reads—Score103Shelves

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    Good, a mix of angst and sweetness, with a happy ending, already completed.

12. 62 你 You Watch Her Perform, I’ll Announce Our Divorce 你看她表演，我公告离婚 Little Sister Won't Listen妹妹不听话Modern Romance453k WordsCompleted Tomatoes are the most satisfying! The hero and second male lead get divorced The male lead watches the green tea put on a show, while the heroine goes straight to the newspapers and announces their divorce! A powerful financial magnate * a young lady whose family has fallen on hard times Married first, love later * both leads are sexually inexperienced Every male character in the story is a virgin, whether he's the second or third male lead... Xu Qing'an married Shen Yuanyuan simply because he t 11kReads7.1Score322Shelves

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    The most satisfying story ever written by Tomato: the male lead gets divorced! The female lead doesn't waste any words; the news of their divorce announcement trended on social media for three days! The opening chapter is angsty for the female lead. The male lead hasn't touched the female lead in a year of marriage, then goes to see a scheming woman's performance. The female lead is in a car accident, immediately announces their divorce, and then disappears without a trace. The male lead is heartbroken and goes through a desperate, agonizing chase to win her back!

13. 63 沐 Mr. Mu, Please Let Me Go 沐先生，你放过我吧 The Fish Who Wants to Eat Cats想吃猫的鱼儿Modern Romance346k WordsOngoing A carefully staged illusion of infidelity turns the lovers against each other, sending him away consumed by hatred. Three years later, they meet again. Forced into a political marriage, she is held captive by him. After falling into the sea and losing her memory, she falls for the tender lies he spins. She unexpectedly becomes pregnant, only to lose her child because of an old conspiracy and malicious schemes. When her memories return, love and hate shatter every pretense. All that remains of th 22Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male lead is deeply affectionate, the second male lead is insane, and the female lead is pitiful.

14. 64 穿 Transmigrated Into a Book, I Lie Flat Like a Contented Fish 穿书之躺平咸鱼 Gu Wuci故无辞Modern Romance379k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + laid-back heroine + marriage first, love later + face-slapping + both sweet and angsty] Easygoing heroine × devoted, possessive hero One moment, she was an ordinary woman; the next, she'd transmigrated into a book and become the fiancee of a wealthy heir. She never thought she'd get to become a laid-back freeloader ahead of schedule. With the plot in hand, couldn't she do whatever she wanted in this world? Gu Yujian had always dreamed of writing novels to save up for 81Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This one is good, quite enjoyable.

15. 65 庭 Deep in the Courtyard: Fate Has Me Falling for You 庭院深深之命中注定我爱你 Skimming Over the Waves轻舟踏浪Modern Romance149k WordsCompleted Though they were worlds apart, a scheme brought them together after one night of passion left Jiang Xingwan pregnant. She struggles to adjust to life among the wealthy. But with the endless rules of high society and her fiancé Qin Huaixin’s well-matched childhood sweetheart to contend with, what future awaits Jiang Xingwan in this sprawling old mansion? Jiang Xingwan once made a wish upon the fireworks: “I hope Qin Huaixin leads the Qin Group beyond Asia and onto the world stage.” Qin Huaixin: 545Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male lead is the heir to an incredibly wealthy conglomerate, while the female lead is a girl from a modestly well-off family who grew up surrounded by love. They come together after the male lead is framed and, through a series of coincidences, ends up pregnant after a one-night stand. Under the male lead's devoted care, the female lead gives birth to a son. However, on the eve of their wedding, a misunderstanding leads to the cancellation of the ceremony. The female lead, believing the male lead has married someone else, is forced to become his mistress. The male lead, wanting to use the second pregnancy to keep the female lead by his side, secretly switches her birth control pills, causing her to become pregnant again. Love and power struggles intertwine; what will become of them? The male lead has been plotting against the female lead for a long time.

16. 66 一 A Fateful Tribulation in a Single Thought 一念劫缘 Jul I Am JulyJul我是七月Modern Romance186k WordsOngoing "Taking by Force, Unhinged Male Lead, Doesn't Want Forced Love, Both Pure, Suffocating Angsty Romance, Redemption, Male Lead Is No Good Person and Uses Ruthless Tactics" A moment of rashness got her into trouble with the one man she should never have provoked. He was proud and cold, born into an elite family with a vast corporation, and held the lifeblood of a business empire in his hands. He gripped her chin and forced her to look at him, his voice low and oppressive. “Have you ever loved me, 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Thoughts] ① First book: Forced love without love, the male lead is not a good person. The female lead, during her school days, sought revenge on the male lead to stand up for a friend, and the male lead became deeply involved and fell in love with her. However, the female lead's only motivation was revenge. In the city, the female lead faced numerous setbacks in her job search, all because of the male lead's machinations. The female lead had a boyfriend during this time, but the male lead, seeking revenge for her actions during their school days, chose to force love [admiration]. ② Second book: The male lead's fiancée was murdered, resulting in him being framed and serving ten years in prison. Upon his release, his first act was to humiliate the female lead, raising a knife for revenge. Later, after the truth was revealed...

17. 67 厉 Mr. Li Returns After Ten Years in Prison 厉先生坐牢十年回来了 Sister Xian Dai籼黛姐姐Modern Romance505k WordsCompleted His fiancée was murdered, and he was framed and sent to prison for ten years. After getting out, he insulted her in front of her family, cold and cruel, and raised the knife of revenge. But when she said, “I didn’t kill her. I was trying to save her...” it was already too late. Her family had been destroyed, and there was no forgiveness between them. There never would be. At the end of her rope, she pointed a knife at him. It was despair, collapse, and an end... When the truth came out, he was a 613Reads6.7Score—Shelves
18. 68 云 Above the Clouds, There You Are 云端之上，是你 Nalan Na'er娜兰纳尔Modern Romance395k WordsCompleted “Love isn’t a guardian watching over you from the clouds. It’s two people turning life’s little everyday moments into an eternity that belongs only to them, warm with the touch of each other.” [An AI becomes human for love × sweet and bittersweet romance × mutual salvation] He died a thousand times to earn the right to say “I’m here” just once. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's an excellent novel; the imagery is vivid, and you're drawn into it without even realizing it.

19. 69 与 It All Began with an Accidental Kiss from Mr. Lu 与陆总的意外之吻开始 Together All the Way一路相伴Modern Romance459k WordsCompleted Their mother was a cast-off wife from a wealthy family, and the siblings grew up being called “bastards.” When the truth came out, the two siblings chose to bury it and make their own way in the city through their talent. An accidental kiss brought her into the orbit of Lu Jinting, a retired special forces soldier turned CEO. After that, their companies, Universal Group and Xingrui Jewelry, began working together. The more time they spent together, the more sparks flew between them. Lu’s mother 8.7kReads8.3Score980Shelves

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    The female protagonist of this book is talented. While sorting through her grandmother's belongings with her twin brother, she learns about their past: their mother, who committed suicide, had a brief marriage to a wealthy businessman. The female protagonist and the male protagonist meet through an accidental kiss after a fall. The male protagonist's mother is very kind and tries her best to bring the male and female protagonists together.

20. 70 冷 Three Years of a Cold Marriage: Second Young Master Mu Regrets It 冷婚三年，慕二少后悔了 Quiet Pisces恬静的双鱼座Modern Romance334k WordsCompleted [Marriage Before Love] + [Tension That Pushes to the Limit] + [The Husband Chases His Wife to the Crematorium] + [Both Leads Are Each Other’s Only One] Cool, calculating talent agent VS carefree heir to a wealthy family Mu Shaobai and Yun Shang have been married for three years. Every so often, he brings a different woman home, and Yun Shang never gets angry. Everyone in Jiangcheng knows that the carefree Second Young Master Mu doesn’t love his wife, but Yun Shang has never cared. Even without h 1.1kReads8.2Score—Shelves

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    The story of marriage first, then love, is full of twists and turns: the setting of a three-year cold marriage makes the male and female protagonists emotionally distant in the early stages, but the subsequent warming of their feelings is full of drama and contrast, which can greatly arouse the reader's curiosity and make them want to know how the two break the ice and fall in love with each other.

21. 71 我 I'm Not Mentally Ill! There's Just a God Living Inside Me 我不是精神病！我只是体内有尊神 Lie Flat Salty Fish Bishop躺平的咸鱼主教Urban1.2M WordsOngoing [Purely unhinged comedy + a tiny bit of angst, but it won't affect the lunatic plot, hehe + no formulaic tropes + no couples + not an invincible power fantasy (readers who mind, beware) It starts very slowly but takes off completely later! (˶‾᷄ ⁻̫ ‾᷅˵)] Note: This story contains some mature and unusual content. Please read with discretion! Also, the protagonist is a lifelong bachelor and will never have a romance or flirtation with any character! Don't see a female character and immediately call 14kReads9.4Score1.2kShelves

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    The plot is captivating, making you want to watch more and more, giving you a sense of depth without being overly complicated.

22. 72 毒 A Poisonous Kiss to the Bone 毒吻见骨 Zhu and Zhu朱与朱Modern Romance432k WordsCompleted (Warning: this is an angsty story!!!!!) On her twentieth birthday, Guan Xi’s world collapsed completely. Her parents jumped to their deaths after going bankrupt and leaving behind huge debts, along with her five-year-old sister. She went from being a college student to a bar hostess, sinking into the mire just to survive, never knowing she had already become the target of someone else’s revenge. Fu Yiheng had waited twenty years for this moment. Back then, Guan Xi’s father had ruined his family 4.1kReads8.0Score307Shelves

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    The male lead approaches the female lead for revenge. She falls in love with him and becomes pregnant, then abandons her, leaving her burdened with debt and nearly homeless with her five-year-old sister. Forced to become the mistress of the second male lead, the male lead later finds out and nearly beats her to death. Please watch this! Comments are welcome! 🥹🥺🥺

23. 73 女 The Female Side Character Is Too Radiant, and the Villain Can't Stop Kissing Her 女配太明媚，会被黑化大佬亲上瘾 One Bored Rich Lady无聊富婆一枚Modern Romance383k WordsCompleted I got a low score because someone sabotaged me. Kids, don’t read this. “Bright, charming, and bold villainess × a gloomy, unhinged big shot who pretends to be deaf” The moment Song Chuntian opened her eyes, she found herself in the role of the vicious female supporting character who tormented the future big shot. The original owner of her body had committed countless evil deeds. Now reborn, Fu Shen had fallen completely into darkness. He locked her away in a private sanatorium and tortured her 13kReads5.8Score709Shelves

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    🥔I'm a physiological fan! He's incredibly powerful, a doting father figure, older men are awesome, a wife-doting maniac, he'll do anything for the female lead, they're inseparable 24/7, kissing, hugging, lifting each other up high, the pace is fast, super sweet and intense.

24. 74 重 Back at Eighteen, I Missed Every Chance to Meet Him 重回十八，错过与他的每一次相遇 Yu Nanting玉南廷Modern Romance384k WordsCompleted (Powerful CEO + both leads’ first love + sweet romance + second male lead chases his wife to the crematorium) Shi Yu fell in love with He Xizhou at eighteen. At twenty-two, she married him. But barely two years into their marriage, the strange feelings between He Xizhou and his widowed sister-in-law put their relationship on the rocks. One day, after an argument, she found his complaints about her on his old phone. [She’s turned into a shrew, always at home, suspicious of everything and conv 3.6kReads8.5Score413Shelves

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    In his past life, President He Xizhou betrayed Shi Yu's true feelings. After her rebirth, the female lead departs gracefully, observing his tumultuous relationship with his widowed sister-in-law as an outsider. Amidst the glitz and glamour, he recalls the past, his journey to win back his wife filled with bittersweet memories.

25. 75 闪 A Flash Marriage, a Pampered Life: The Wealthiest Mogul Falls for Me 闪婚成宠首富大佬爱上我 Glazed Snow琉璃雪雪Modern Romance2.4M WordsCompleted She was an ugly country girl who took her younger sister's place as the bride of Fu Nancheng, the most powerful man in Ye City. By day, she worked diligently as a humble maid. By night, she took off her scars to reveal a peerless beauty, becoming the stand-in bride of a tycoon worth hundreds of billions. When the secret of her stand-in marriage came out, Ye City's socialites waited for her to be humiliated. But all they got was a front-row seat as she launched her unstoppable new life, blending 5.6kReads8.9Score742Shelves
26. 76 替 The Substitute Bride: Her Billionaire Husband Spoils Her 替嫁新娘：亿万老公宠上天 Glazed Snow琉璃雪雪Modern Romance3.4M WordsCompleted A conspiracy brings Xia Xiwang back from the countryside to marry him and cure his illness. Ugly and untalented in medicine? Watch her work wonders with her healing hands and reveal her breathtaking beauty! The famous young ladies of Haicheng, their faces swollen from defeat, complain to him. “Young Master Lu...” Wait, the frail husband she married is actually a business tycoon who can command the world with one hand! She throws herself at his leg and clings to it. “Honey, weren't you on your la 2.6kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves
27. 77 蚀 A Love That Cuts to the Bone: Lord Xiao's Burning Quest to Win Back His Wife 蚀骨情深：枭爷追妻火葬场 A Certain Jun君某某Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Su Wan was injured and had lost her memory when Huo Yunxiao saved her. She shamelessly clung to him until he agreed to marry her. But throughout their two years of marriage, Huo Yunxiao treated her with nothing but contempt. “You like me? You’re not worthy!” Su Wan finally came to her senses and decided to “turn over a new leaf” and be herself again. After their divorce, Huo Yunxiao discovered that the ex-wife he had once cast aside like trash had transformed into a dazzling powerhouse. The grea 901Reads7.2Score185Shelves
28. 78 婚 The Heart Flutters After Marriage: CEO Ling’s Pursuit of His Wife 婚后心动：凌总追妻有点甜 Golden Autumn金秋Modern Romance5.8M WordsCompleted The print edition is now available for preorder across the web, with limited signed copies, author-signed copies, and exclusive art prints. Available on Pinduoduo, Tmall, and Dangdang. This is the first publication, so please show your support! Su Xi and Ling Jiuzhe have been married for three years, yet have never met, and almost nobody knows about it. At night, Su Xi is the CEO’s wife, lounging in Ling Jiuzhe’s villa, playing with his dog and relaxing on a sofa he designed and had custom-made 41.1kReads9.3Score4.2kShelves
29. 79 夫 Madam, the CEO Has Been Kneeling for Three Days and Nights. Won’t You Forgive Him? 夫人，总裁跪三天三夜了不原谅吗 Nalan Qingran纳兰清染Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Angst romance, a groveling chase, the heroine takes revenge on her ex-husband later, satisfying] Tang Susu fell in love with Gu Jingshen the moment she laid eyes on him. But she knew Gu Jingshen didn't love her. At twenty, she married Gu Jingshen, but she knew it was nothing more than his revenge against her. She thought it was all right. Even the hardest heart would eventually be warmed by her. But she was wrong! After they married, Gu Jingshen's scandals were everywhere, but she didn't care a 751Reads7.6Score—Shelves

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    ① Provocative Pregnancy Report: A strange woman throws a pregnancy test report at Tang Susu's face, arrogantly shouting, "I'm pregnant with Gu Jingshen's child! You'd better give up your position as Mrs. Gu!" Tang Susu's love shatters completely at this moment, a heartbreaking moment. ② Heartbreaking Humble Question: Tang Susu, with red eyes, asks Gu Jingshen, "What if I'm pregnant too?" The usually indifferent Gu Jingshen only glances at her coldly, offering no words of comfort, completely extinguishing her last hope of warming his heart. ③ CEO's Kneeling Beg for Forgiveness: After Tang Susu's heart dies, she resolutely leaves. Gu Jingshen finally panics, kneeling downstairs at her house for three days and three nights, shedding all his pride, pleading in a hoarse voice, "Susu, please come back, I was wrong!" The ultimate tug-of-war in the pursuit of his wife. ④ Female Lead's Counterattack Against Her Ex-Husband: Later, Tang Susu rallies and retaliates. Facing Gu Jingshen's pleas for reconciliation, she coldly curls her lips: "You discarded me like trash back then, why should I beg you to come back now?" The satisfying feeling of tormenting her husband is maximized.

30. 80 她 The Year She Never Existed 她不存在的那一年 Muzi Mingming木子冥冥Modern Romance365k WordsCompleted [Cold-hearted business tycoon × missing genius wife × a long road to win her back] Everyone told Xu Yanshen: “Shen Li doesn't exist. There's no such person.” Every trace of evidence had been erased, but why did he remember the softness of her face as she slept, the faint redness at the corners of her eyes when she was angry, and the delicate fragrance she carried? Then, at an overseas conference, the face that had haunted his dreams appeared right before him. He chased after her, losing control, 8.1kReads8.4Score490Shelves

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    The verification period was given a zero, so I'm trying to save myself. It's a female-oriented story. The female lead is a neuroscience researcher, and there will be some business battles and the female lead's entrepreneurial ventures. It's not the kind of torture like criminal law, but rather a slightly angsty premise: the day he finally remembers her is the day he can no longer touch her.

31. 81 白 A Good Professor by Day, Your Big Brother by Night 白天装乖叫教授，晚上撕开叫哥哥 Sui Ru岁濡Modern Romance309k WordsCompleted [Unhinged pseudo-siblings + two-faced professor + sweet-on-the-surface, dark-within heroine + love as a prison + elegant cruelty] The internet is abuzz with praise for Professor Su, calling him gentle, restrained, and impeccably proper. No one knows that on a snowy night in Chicago, he cornered the “little sister” who had run from him two years ago in her apartment. “Tell your big brother, in those two years while I couldn’t find you, did you let anyone else touch you?” By day, he is the dignifi 32Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I have brains, but I just love watching this kind of thing; it feels so good not to feel stupid.

32. 82 翦 Cutting the Silks to Meet a Propitious Time 翦旎及良时 Feng Yunxi冯芸汐Ancient Romance215k WordsCompleted A husband-chasing journey to hell and back + no getting back together after the breakup + the leads are not chaste. If that's not your thing, please move along~ If you enjoy it, please support the author with votes and five-star reviews. Thank you! In the Great Liang dynasty, in Yunzhou, Jiangnan, lived Nie Zhixue, a merchant's daughter with skin like ice and jade and beauty that could outshine the land. She had helped her father with the family business since childhood and was exceptionally cle 725Reads—Score101Shelves

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    The "Chasing-After-Wife" series is good, well-written, but not very clean (please skip if you mind).

33. 83 掌 Dust in the Palm 掌中尘 Feng Yunxi冯芸汐Ancient Romance279k WordsCompleted Unfaithful relationship! The male lead is a jerk early on, so if that's not your thing, please give this one a pass! The novel was just released, so the rating may rise~ She was the daughter of a convicted official. When her family fell overnight, she was forced into a life of prostitution. Though mired in the mud, she held on to one last boundary: she would perform, but never sell her body, all for the young man she'd glimpsed once in a moment of breathtaking beauty. He was a young chancellor w 105Reads5.2Score109Shelves
34. 84 他 He Fell Like Fireworks 他似烟火陨落 Feng Yunxi冯芸汐Modern Romance255k WordsCompleted He was like a firework, bursting brilliantly into her world before plunging resolutely into darkness once he burned out, leaving her alone in the long night to savor that fleeting warmth again and again. Shen Zhi is a literature student with a sweet face and an innocent nature. She believes love should be as pure and enduring as gardenias. When she meets Lu Siheng, a handsome, wealthy upperclassman who radiates dangerous charm, she thinks she is the exception fate has chosen. He holds an umbrell 60Reads5.5Score101Shelves
35. 85 琉 The Shattered Glaze: A Song of the Marquis's Household 琉璃碎侯门赋 Feng Yunxi冯芸汐Ancient Romance157k WordsCompleted She was the legitimate daughter of the Shen family, renowned for its silk weaving in Jiangnan. When her family was suddenly destroyed, she became the lowest-ranking scullery maid in the marquis’s residence. He was Xie Heng, heir to the Marquis of Zhenbei, Beijing’s most celebrated young gentleman, cool and noble, with a beloved cousin he had been engaged to since childhood. When they first met, her face was smeared with mud. He casually lifted her chin. “That face of yours is an eyesore.” He tre 938Reads—Score114Shelves
36. 86 蜜 Bittersweet Peach 蜜桃微苦 Feng Yunxi冯芸汐Modern Romance355k WordsCompleted After graduating from college, Pu Lanyi moves to Jiangzhou alone, a big city where desire and dreams intertwine. She has a secret quirk: whenever she's in a relationship, she keeps a few peach-flavored hard candies in her pocket. Before every kiss with her boyfriend, she feeds him one herself. To save money, she finds a room in a shared apartment in Xingluoli, a neighborhood where celebrities live. Her roommate is Wen Senyi, an unknown actor from the lowest tier of the industry. He has played bi 211Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 87 觉 A Song for the Late Awakening 觉迟吟 Sleeping Planet惑星眠Ancient Romance213k WordsCompleted Starting at age seven, Wen Hua dreamed of three leopards every night. A male and a female black leopard nestled together, while a spotted leopard watched from afar, murmuring again and again, “I’ll protect you.” She thought it was just a dream that had nothing to do with her. At sixteen, she met Yin Kezhi. The young man wrote, “One heart, one love, for a lifetime,” and she said that was her entire future. Later, Yin Kezhi rose rapidly through the ranks while her family fell into decline. His let 115Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 88 离 After the Divorce, I Made My Ex-Husband Kneel and Beg to Get Back Together 离婚后，我让前夫跪着求复合 Wu Xian吴娴15k WordsCompleted After the Divorce, I Made My Ex-Husband Beg on His Knees to Get Back Together 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Sparrow's Delight] [Already Added to My Favorites] [Sparrow's Delight] [Already Added to My Favorites]

39. 89 假 Marriage Behind a Mask: The Madam Takes the World by Storm 假面婚姻：夫人她飒爆全球 Wu Xian吴娴9k WordsCompleted A Marriage in Disguise: The Madam Takes the World by Storm 2Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 90 离 After the Divorce, My Coldhearted CEO Begged Me to Remarry Him 离婚后，冷漠总裁跪求我复婚 Wu Xian吴娴17k WordsCompleted After the Divorce, the Cold CEO Begged Me to Remarry Him —Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 91 婚 The Divorce Trap: A Betrayer's Lament 婚变之局：背叛者的哀歌 Wu Xian吴娴10k WordsCompleted A Marriage in Crisis: A Lament for the Betrayer 17Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 92 被 After a Tycoon Ruined Me, I Redeemed Myself in Three Years and Rose to the Top 被富豪毁了后，我用三年赎罪封神 Wu Xian吴娴9k WordsCompleted After a Tycoon Ruined My Life, I Spent Three Years atoning and rose to greatness —Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 93 婚 Cracks Beneath the Wedding Dress: After Desire Spirals Out of Control, Her Life Falls Apart 婚纱下的裂痕：欲望失控后，她的人生彻底崩塌 Wu Xian吴娴8k WordsCompleted The Crack Beneath the Wedding Dress: After Her Desires Spiraled Out of Control, Her Life Crumbled Completely —Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 94 傅 Mr. Fu, Your Shadow Lover Has Run Away Again 傅先生，你的影子情人又跑了 Lu Lu碌禄Modern Romance346k WordsCompleted A pharmaceutical tycoon brought down from his pedestal VS a female doctor who seems cool and composed but is actually a depressed, unhinged patient with a mental illness. Everyone in the world says Mrs. Fu is mentally ill and has never loved him, but Mr. Fu says, “So what if she’s mentally ill? It’s fine. This is love.” 166Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A pharmaceutical tycoon brought down from his pedestal versus a seemingly aloof doctor who is actually depressed, insane, and mentally ill. Everyone in the world says Mrs. Fu is mentally ill and has never loved him, but Mr. Fu says that although she is mentally ill, it doesn't matter, it's love. But she still stubbornly jumps off the cliff...

45. 95 京 Capital Big Shot: Don’t Run, Famous Shanghai Beauty 京圈大佬：沪上名瓷你别跑 Man Xia'er满夏儿Modern Romance302k WordsCompleted Shen Jingci thought she was the happiest woman in the world. She had open-minded, democratic parents who adored her, a childhood friend who cherished and protected her, beauty and talent everyone envied, and, most importantly, the first man she had ever fallen for had become hers. He loved and spoiled her, and would have plucked the stars from the sky just to make her happy. Until one day, she accidentally discovered that she had been cheated on and had also become the other woman, the biggest l 2.8kReads9.2Score—Shelves

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    I highly recommend this one! It's a romance novel about a wealthy CEO; both the plot and the author's writing are superb.

46. 96 京 A Marriage Wave in Jinghai 京海婚潮 Holding Xiuqi, Picking a Fine Horse手握修齐摘骏马Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (The rating has only just opened, so it may rise later.) Li, heiress to Xiaonan Airlines, and Zhan Nanpei, heir to Yunting Airlines, entered a prestigious family marriage alliance, only for it to end in regret. He had his “white moonlight,” and she had a childhood sweetheart she’d loved for years. In a marriage alliance between two equally powerful families, neither could be the first to back down. * Shortly after the divorce Someone asked him, “You really got divorced just like that? Don’t you 12.3kReads7.9Score1.1kShelves

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    The marriage between the heiress of Xiaonan Airlines' Li family and the heir of Yunting Airlines' Zhan family, a union of equals, ended in regret. He had his "white moonlight," and she had her childhood sweetheart with whom she had deep feelings. In this marriage between equally powerful families, neither was willing to back down first. * When Zhan Nanpei and Li Qianqian had just divorced, someone asked him, "You just divorced like that? No regrets?" He was dressed in black, hands in his pockets, "It was a business marriage, so there's no question of regrets." Having lived for over twenty years, proud as he was, he was a backup option. Ten thousand meters in the air, on a private jet. The usually restrained and stoic man kissed her again and again, his eyes red, his voice hoarse, "Wife, marry me again, okay?" * After giving birth to her second child, Li Qianqian flew twice a year to maintain her license. Zhan Nanpei, now the chairman of Yunting, would wait for his wife at the airport every time she got off work. The plane encountered severe weather and violent turbulence. Passengers shouted "Help!" The then-chief flight attendant, Min Ting, confidently reassured the passengers, "This flight is absolutely safe. The captain is the wife of our Chairman Yun Ting." "—Our Chairman's wife's life is precious." "Of course, yours is too, passenger." *A female pilot hiding her rich heiress identity vs. The president of Yun Ting Airlines* Both from wealthy families, both virgins, marriage of convenience (love after divorce), pregnant and running away together, strong male and female leads, long-awaited reunion, reconciliation, a wife-chasing drama, extreme tug-of-war. *Tips:* 1. The female lead is the "villain," the second female lead initially appears innocent but later turns evil. 2. The male lead's journey: rising to power without bowing down—becoming a "third party" for love—fighting and snatching. After learning he has a sweet-smelling daughter, the man's defenses crumble, "Woman, when did you secretly give birth to my child?" 3. This story features multiple secondary couples.

47. 97 京 The Capital’s Power Player, His Wife’s One and Only 京圈大佬，独宠娇妻 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance206k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, deep love later + sweet romance + scheming male lead + regretful groveling + age gap] Su Tong never imagined her own father could be so blinded by greed that he’d use her as a bargaining chip and heartlessly send her to the bed of Gu Tingshen, a powerful figure in the capital’s elite circles. Gu Tingshen was notorious among the capital’s elite for being abstinent and calculating, intensely controlling, cold, domineering, and sharp-tongued. Everyone treated him with awe and fear. 1.8kReads—Score—Shelves
48. 98 薄 Heartless Mr. Gu, Your Wife Is Seeing Another Man Again 薄情顾总，夫人又去找男人了 Four Seasons of Mountains and Rivers山河四季Modern Romance337k WordsOngoing A cool, delicate beauty and fallen heiress vs. a devoted, obsessive tycoon [Both are devoted only to each other + rekindled love + a brief spell of tormenting his wife + his desperate pursuit of her + a powerful man humbling himself for love + possessiveness + sweet romance later on + happy ending] Su Wanwan endured four years as Mrs. Gu without complaint. Then his first love returned. Unable to take any more, she gave up and chose divorce. After leaving, she erased every trace of herself and v 9Reads6.5Score—Shelves
49. 99 医 The Doctor's Wife Is Hard to Woo, but President Shen Spoils Her Like Crazy 医妻难追，沈总他超宠的 Xinxin Yuluo歆歆雨落Modern Romance447k WordsCompleted [Age gap + both each other's firsts + extra-sweet romance! It starts with a flutter of the heart and ends in a tender journey together] [Steady, fatherly family patriarch × gentle, slow-to-warm-up surgeon] When Yan Wanyi first meets Shen Yanfeng, he is half-reclining in a hospital bed, his illness unable to conceal his aristocratic bearing and fierce presence. Everyone says Third Young Master Shen is cold and ruthless, yet he's gentle and thoughtful only with her, like a dependable elder. It isn 26.4kReads8.9Score3kShelves

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    It's incredibly good; I can only say I'm a genius at finding books.

50. 100 逾 Sinking Into Love Past the Deadline 逾期沉溺 Mi Anxia米安夏Modern Romance726k WordsOngoing Tang Yiming and Sun Jia first met three years ago, when they signed a prenuptial agreement. She thought their marriage was nothing more than a deal that suited them both. But he loved her and was afraid to reveal his true feelings, so he hid them behind a facade of absurdity. She didn't love him, but was grateful that he'd helped her when she was down. Then she happened to find him keeping silent vigil by her grandmother's sickbed. She accidentally caught him tearing up the suggestive invitation 2.3kReads—Score161Shelves

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    Sun Jia isn't a delicate flower; she's a white rose with thorns! Extorted by a student's parent? She directly confronts them by checking the surveillance footage. Discovers her husband's 'suspected infidelity'? She calmly gathers evidence and discusses divorce. She possesses the clarity of an educated woman, yet also the tenderness to compromise for her family—this is the kind of heroine who feels real!

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