Any Stories That Put the Male Lead Through the Wringer? I'm Hard to Make Cry, So Make Me Sob 有没有虐男主的 泪点高求虐哭

1. 1 G The Reborn Empress: The Grand Tutor Is Crying After I Torment Him Again GB重生女帝：太傅又被朕虐哭了 Zhuo Hua琢华Ancient Romance206k WordsCompleted Torture the male lead! Torture the male lead! Torture the male lead! Both are virgins! Both are virgins! [Cold, cruel, violent yandere empress VS aloof, broken, frail imperial tutor] [Reborn + empress + torturing the male lead + both are virgins + female lead forces the male lead + love and hate + chasing her husband] She tortures the male lead in the first half, then chases after her husband in the second. 5.1kReads8.2Score39014d adds

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   The female lead abuses the male lead, both physically and emotionally. She practically ruins him, constantly bullying him until he cries.

2. 2 公 The Princess Is Arrogant, and Her Lowly Slave Kneels to Beg for Mercy 公主骄横，卑微奴隶下跪求饶恕 Yang Jiaqingqing杨佳青青Ancient Romance642k WordsOngoing [He suffers physically and emotionally + stone-faced guard commander + willful princess + happy ending] Beloved since childhood, Princess Ye Nanqi encounters an assassination attempt on her way back from a hunt. When she wakes, she finds she has spent a wild night with one of her guards. She swears she’ll kill him, but Ye Lin is the commander of the Xuan Guards. He cannot be executed without cause unless he has committed the grave offense of betraying and murdering his master. In a fit of anger, 1.7kReads8.2Score11714d adds

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   Some parts are a bit boring at the beginning but get better as they go on; parts 2, 6, 7, and 8 are the best.

3. 3 误 Imprisoned by a Mistaken Favor 误恩囚 The Deer and the Rabbit鹿与兔Two Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Mutual Devotion + Angsty Romance + Physical Abuse + Alternate World + Unequal Status + Happy Ending] [Not for Bottom-Leading Fans] Synopsis: After an accident, Ning Huairu, the young lady of Wangyue Manor, saves Wen Jinchuan, who has been poisoned. When he wakes, however, he mistakenly believes that Shiqi (Ning Huaizhi) saved him. And so he begins to indulge and favor Shiqi. He forgives Shiqi's methods, his cruelty, and his selfishness. Having never received such affection befo 4.7kReads9.1Score32014d adds
4. 4 以 Imprisoned by Hate: The Immortal Venerable Willingly Serves as a Medicine Slave for Three Hundred Days 以恨为牢：仙尊他甘为药奴三百天 Yi Yu颐妤Fantastical Romance263k WordsCompleted Qin Tang witnessed her cultivation partner Yun Hua kill his master and cut out his core. A century as partners, turned to enmity in an instant. Three hundred years later, the once-radiant Immortal Venerable is consumed by demonic energy, kneeling in the snow outside her mountain gate just to beg for a meeting. She sneers, driving a black iron chain through his shoulder bone. “From today on, you’re a tool in my alchemy room, here to test my medicines.” Torturing him becomes her cultivation for th 1.2kReads8.1Score11514d adds
5. 5 小 A Puppy Never Turns Back, and Chasing Your Wife as a Dog Won't Help 小狗不回头，追妻当狗也没用 The Unforgettable Mei Yuji忘不掉的梅禹季Two Male Leads220k WordsCompleted [Master and Servant + Love and Hatred + Redemption + Hidden Schemer + Powerful Leads + Coercive] Beautiful, strong, tragic, loyal bottom who hides his true nature x gloomy, violent, affection-starved top Jiang Yuxue vs. Pei Duan Jiang Yuxue was a dog Pei Duan kept by his side: obedient, clever, loyal, and endlessly patient and forgiving. But in the end, he swallowed poison without a change in expression and said he wanted to be free. 14.3kReads8.6Score1.7k14d adds
6. 6 高 The Noble Emperor Fears Being Cast Aside by His Lord Every Day 高贵帝君每天都怕被主上扔了 Super Duper Invincible Cosmic Kitty宇宙超级无敌喵宝宝Two Male Leads534k WordsCompleted Five hundred years ago, before the ancient ten-tailed divine fox Jing Heng ascended to the God Realm, he saved a gravely wounded young man. To repay him, the young man served Jing Heng as a personal slave for five hundred years. Five hundred years later, the young man learned that he was Jun Qi, the bloodline of the late Divine Emperor. After Jun Qi ascended the throne as Divine Emperor, Jing Heng was sentenced to nine Heaven-Slaying Arrows on the charge of treason. No one had ever survived bein 1.4kReads8.6Score16314d adds
7. 7 卑 Wretched Pleasure 卑劣为欢 The Deer and the Rabbit鹿与兔Two Male Leads377k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + misunderstanding + sweet and angsty + melodrama + devoted to each other + happy ending] Li Qiaonan can’t stand Xu Huai’an. He hates how Xu throws his weight around, relying on his status as the Xu family’s second young master. So Li always looks on coldly. But when they meet again five years later, Li discovers that the person before him is nothing like the bold, carefree boy he remembers. He approaches out of curiosity, intending to have a little fun. But as they spend more ti 3.5kReads8.6Score33614d adds
8. 8 G GB: My Enemy Becomes My Slave, and I Make Him Pay GB：仇人成了我奴仆，狠狠虐他 Tiny Moss微苔Ancient Romance591k WordsCompleted [Warning: This is an angsty story! The female lead torments the male lead, physically and emotionally. Expect kneeling, imprisonment, whips... If you can’t handle that, read with caution!] [Cool, vengeful queen vs. sweet, gentle demon king] Both leads are devoted to each other, both leads are devoted to each other, both leads are devoted to each other!!! When Chi Feiyan passed by a brothel, she rescued a beautiful boy and took him in as her disciple. She raised him with care, teaching him and pa 14.9kReads9.2Score1.2k14d adds
9. 9 病 [GB] The Yandere Emperor Is a Pathetic Little Puppy 【GB】病娇皇帝是卑微小狗 Shanshanovo山山ovoAncient Romance275k WordsCompleted [The male lead gets put through the wringer, body and soul. She toys with him, beats him, punishes him, in every way imaginable. He has a massive double standard: utterly humble and shamelessly devoted in front of the female lead, but cold and brutal toward everyone else.] After successfully putting Song Ci on the throne, Su Muqing prepared to fake her death. She downed a cup of poisoned wine, but when she opened her eyes, she was on a luxurious dragon bed. The young emperor had shed his former 7.6kReads8.8Score70414d adds
10. 10 囚 Prisoner Slave: Your Highness, Please Go Easy on the Punishment 囚奴：求殿下轻点罚 Only Wushan唯巫山Two Male Leads422k WordsCompleted (Just rated, no negative reviews so far) [Physical Abuse + Emotional Abuse + Every Kind of Suffering + Two Male Leads + Both Pure + Two Powerful Leads + Happy Ending] There will be sweet moments, but there's more suffering. Their statuses are worlds apart, and the bottom is very lowly. [Suspicious, Sadistic, and Ruthless Top × Unhinged, Scheming, and Humble Bottom] The empress sends the spy A Yan (the bottom) to the residence of the third prince, Xiao Jue. Suspicious by nature, Xiao Jue (the t 2.2kReads8.8Score21014d adds
11. 11 炼 The Lord of Purgatory and His Sinful Demon Disciple 炼狱主上与罪奴妖徒 Mu Xue Seeking Ink慕雪寻墨Ancient Romance250k WordsCompleted On the night her divine soul burned away, Li Yuanxue finally learned the truth: the demon who protected her, hurt her, and led her to her death was the only one in this life willing to atone for her with his own life. Five years ago, she burned up her divine soul to protect the city. Five years later, she returned from the abyss with shattered memories, only to find Cang Jinli, the man who once revered her as his master, had imprisoned himself as a slave. Kneeling before her with a spirit-locki 5Reads—Score—14d adds
12. 12 G After I Humiliated the Enemy General, He Became My Dog GB折辱敌国将军后他成为我的狗 Mu Xi Aaaaaa木曦AaaaaaAncient Romance179k WordsCompleted [A novel about tormenting men! Tormenting men! Tormenting men!] (The rating is low because it just opened.) [Female-led romance + Male lead abuse + The substitute takes her place + Physical and emotional torment + Love and hatred] [The male lead is tormented in every chapter, imprisoned and abused by the female lead] [Mad, obsessive princess versus a bewitchingly beautiful enemy general] The realm is currently divided among four states: Qi, Chen, Yan, and Zhao. Four years ago, Jiang Sangning was 2.7kReads8.0Score16214d adds
13. 13 跪 I Kneel Before the Crown, Yet My Sister Hates Me to the Bone 跪奉冠冕，姐姐恨我入骨 Y ZhizhiY之之Modern Romance318k WordsCompleted [Wealthy-family feuds + psychological control + unequal status + physical and emotional torment] When Jiang Yun was five, she watched with her own eyes as her mother was carried away. She saw her father holding Jiang Sheng, while the woman who had wrecked their family moved into the Jiang household. Her father felt guilty and tried to make it up to Jiang Yun in every possible way, but the good times didn't last. That woman got pregnant. Jiang Yun knew it. All that talk about having no choice, 2.8kReads6.4Score16914d adds

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    The male lead's injuries have not healed yet.

14. 14 萧 President Xiao, I've Come to Love You 萧总，我来爱你了 Zheng Er筝尔Modern Romance318k WordsOngoing In her previous life, she hated him with all her heart, believing he had killed her mother. She listened to the second male lead’s lies and poisoned his medicine every day. Sitting in his wheelchair, he watched her personally hand him the poison and drank it all. By the time she discovered the truth, the poison had already reached his bones. Reborn, she clasped Xiao Yi’s hand tightly and said: “This time, let me be the one to love you.” 3kReads—Score25714d adds

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    I almost cried while writing it myself. Especially the details of illness and weakness; it's unbearable to read. Various descriptions of serious illness and frailty.

15. 15 囚 The Caged Young Lady and Her Cauldron 囚笼大小姐和她的炉鼎 Enough, Monkey够了猴子Ancient Romance517k WordsCompleted [One-to-one romance, the woman mistreats the man, devoted hound, dog-training fiction, lots of physical abuse. Please don't read if that's not your thing.] She is a pampered canary, and also a living elixir coveted by the martial world. Her blood carries a sweet fragrance and can heal any wound, but it also attracts endless greed. He is her sharpest sword, her most obedient furnace, and the only shadow who knows all her weaknesses and shame. He drinks the poisonous Gu she gives him, and her bran 1.7kReads8.0Score13014d adds

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    I just saw this. For now, it's a story of male protagonist suffering. He lives for the female protagonist, and the pain helps him clarify his direction in life. The female protagonist goes from testing him to taking control, feeling pity but unable to express it. The female protagonist seems to have a growth trajectory, while the male protagonist is gradually becoming stronger, undergoing inhuman trials (medicinal baths, three days without food, wearing only a single layer of clothing in winter, enduring the pain of Gu worms, tattoos, meridian stimulation, and 24/7 assassin training). He's noticeably getting thinner, and I don't know when he'll recover. Although it's only just started updating, each chapter is quite long.

16. 16 分 After Our Breakup, the Powerful Man Abroad Lost His Mind 分手后异国大佬他急疯了 South of the Small Town小城以南Modern Romance212k WordsOngoing Heir to a powerful family abroad x dazzling, aloof art student Powerful man bows to love / win-her-back-at-all-costs pursuit / bittersweet push and pull / international romance Shen Zhuo dated a foreign boyfriend, believing she'd found a man who truly cared for her. Then one day, she saw his phone light up with an encrypted email: "Mr. Lucien Howard, the Mirandi engagement banquet is ready." So his name was fake, and his identity was fake. The man who had been holding her tenderly just a moment 1.6kReads—Score10914d adds

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    "Please," "Don't leave me"—the humble male protagonist's pursuit of his wife is a nightmare, while the female protagonist, lucid and unwilling to let go, clings to the awkwardness of loving him yet still feeling in love. The two are caught in a bittersweet tug-of-war, going through numerous breakups and reconciliations.

17. 17 我 I Died, and He Held My Corpse, Begging Me to Speak 我死了，他抱着我的尸体求我说话 Hong Ao弘骜9k WordsCompleted I died, and he held my corpse, begging me to speak 1.4kReads—Score—14d adds
18. 18 八 My Eight-Year Crush Gave Me 11,000 as a Wedding Gift on My Wedding Day 八年暗恋对象，我结婚那天他上了一万一的礼金 Hong Ao弘骜6k WordsCompleted My Secret Crush of Eight Years Gave Me 11,000 Yuan as a Wedding Gift on My Wedding Day 1.2kReads—Score—14d adds
19. 19 他 He Said Elves with Pointed Ears Are Selfish and Unfaithful, So I Deserve to Die? 他说精灵耳自私多情，所以我该死？ Hong Ao弘骜Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted He Said Elf Ears Were Selfish and Promiscuous, So I Deserve to Die? 1.4kReads—Score—14d adds
20. 20 小 The Foolish Boy Died, and He Went Mad 小傻子死了，他疯了 Hong Ao弘骜Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted The Little Fool Died, and He Went Mad 6kReads—Score10114d adds
21. 21 气 Fate Was Transferred, Yet He Thought I Was Heartless 气运转移，他却以为是我薄情 Hong Ao弘骜10k WordsCompleted My Luck Was Transferred, Yet He Thought I Was Heartless 1.2kReads—Score—14d adds
22. 22 小 After the Little Fool Was Reborn, I Became His Dog 小傻子重生后，我成了他的狗 Hong Ao弘骜8k WordsCompleted After the Little Fool Was Reborn, I Became His Dog 1.5kReads—Score—14d adds
23. 23 奴 Just a Slave. So What If He Dies? Why Are You Crying? 奴隶而已，死就死了，为什么哭 Hong Ao弘骜15k WordsCompleted Just a Slave. So What If They Die? Why Are You Crying? 2.4kReads—Score—14d adds
24. 24 我 I Don't Know. He's Dead 我不知道，他死了 Hong Ao弘骜Two Male Leads187k WordsCompleted [Calm and composed top]+ [A timid little bunny at first, then a dark, unhinged, smiling tiger]+ [Angst]+ [Ghosts and lovers beyond death]+ [Supernatural]+ [Reborn]+ [Workplace]+ [Business rivalry]+ [Xuanhuan]+ [Mutually devoted]+ [Rekindled romance] When he dumped me, he said he was tired of playing with me. He deleted every message we’d shared, sold our home, and erased all our memories. It took me two years to find out that he’d spent four years preparing that villa. One entire wall was line 326Reads—Score—14d adds
25. 25 重 Reborn: I Don't Want You This Time, So Why Are You Panicking? 重生，这次我不要你了，你急什么 Hong Ao弘骜9k WordsCompleted Reborn: This Time, I Don't Want You Anymore. Why Are You in Such a Hurry? 1.4kReads—Score—14d adds
26. 26 折 Moonlight as a Prison: The Cold Young Lady Brings Her Bodyguard to Tears 折月为囚：清冷小姐虐哭暗卫 Fortune and Prosperity富贵聚财Ancient Romance386k WordsOngoing (The male lead suffers a lot. Read with caution if you're sensitive to angst.) (This is a fictional story set in an imaginary world.) Main couple: Xu Ruyan, a cool and ruthless daughter of the prime minister, and Song Zhiyu, a humble, devoted hidden guard. Secondary couple: Zhao Zhaoning, a beautiful and unpredictable princess, and Xu Qingfeng, a carefree young general. Xu Ruyan, the prime minister's legitimate daughter, grew up in a household rife with power struggles. She became cold and ruthl 1.4kReads8.2Score10014d adds

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    This book is cruel to the male lead. He's very submissive and afraid of being abandoned. The female lead also treats him badly, often punishing him.

27. 27 宋 President Song Is Critically Ill. Madam, Please Stop Torturing Him 宋总已病危，夫人别虐了 Bitter Melon Sauce and White Sugar苦瓜酱白糖Modern Romance402k WordsOngoing Gu Wanrou died, and Song Yichen told Wen Zhixi, “Let’s get divorced. The mistress of the Song family can’t have a single stain on her reputation. You’ve disgraced that position.” Wen Zhixi screamed herself hoarse trying to explain, but he said, “She harmed the Gu family’s daughter. That alone proves she’s deranged and deserves to die.” Yet, after being gravely wounded, he told Fu Xinian, “Yes, I love her. My feelings haven’t changed in all these years. What does Gu Wanrou amount to? She’s not wo 1.6kReads—Score10614d adds

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    Oh, with your conditions, I wonder if this book can make you cry.

28. 28 论 How to Become the Mad Tyrant’s White Moonlight 论如何成为疯批暴君的白月光 Little Sheep Cheese小羊奶酪Ancient Romance900k WordsCompleted [Delicate, stunning noblewoman * mad, twisted boy-emperor] (Complete) [Both leads are each other’s first and only + System + redemption + heroine fakes her death and loses her memory later + hero is genuinely insane] The first time Meng Yuan met Xie Hui, she saw him order someone to feed a young palace maid to a horse. When he turned to look at her, his voice was so excited it frightened her. “You have lovely eyes. Let’s have someone dig them out and turn them into glass marbles.” Meng Yuan felt 76.9kReads9.2Score9.1k14d adds

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    The male lead is tortured throughout the entire story, even the epilogue; I was crying the whole time. [Crying]

29. 29 和 After Reuniting with His Wife, the Puppy Boy Cried Again and Again 和老婆重逢后，小狗他又又又哭了 Little Ye Is Unbiased小也不偏Modern Romance142k WordsCompleted [Mutually devoted couple + happy ending + rekindled romance + puppy love + mutual healing + younger man] No rivalry between women, no over-the-top drama A wronged puppy, a jealous puppy, a needy puppy Radiant beauty of an agent VS cool, aloof puppy of a doctor After reuniting with Ming Zailin, Xu Xuyan, who had gotten back what he thought he’d lost, would burst into tears at the slightest disagreement. “Where have you been all these years?” “Ming Zailin, am I trash to you, too? When you’re in a 4.9kReads—Score36314d adds

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    It's a story that tortures the male lead; he's incredibly submissive in the relationship. [I'm about to cry][I'm about to cry][I'm about to cry]

30. 30 病 The Frail Fake Heiress Is Actually a Deranged Fan Favorite 病弱假千金，竟是疯批万人迷 An Yu Doesn't Like to Smile安玉不爱笑Modern Romance55k WordsOngoing Female lead is no saint | Everyone is a lunatic | Obsessive and corrupted | Captive confinement | Coercion and possession | Long-planned schemes | Sick, dark, obsessive men | Ultimate love-triangle battlefield | Men suffer, women don't Li Qingyan transmigrates into a melodramatic wealthy-family novel about the real and fake heiresses. She becomes the short-lived fake heiress whom everyone despises, doomed to a miserable end. She is fair-skinned and fragile, with a delicate, frail figure, a pur 85Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Come on, let's torture the men!

31. 31 拉 Take Her to Register the Marriage! The Abstinent CEO Begs Her for Affection, Eyes Red 拉她领证！禁欲霸总红着眼求她宠 The Hardworking Little Slacker奋斗小趴菜Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Male lead gets hurt + angst + reunion after years apart + rekindled love + love grows over time + painful romance + happy ending] A deeply devoted, self-effacing, love-struck male lead vs. a cold, stubborn, fiercely independent female lead Young Master Qi, a famous CEO in the business world, was strikingly handsome and came from a distinguished family. Five years ago, he knelt humbly for love, causing a sensation across the city. On the day of his engagement, he was cruelly dumped. She joined f 480Reads5.3Score—14d adds

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    This book is heart-wrenching from beginning to end. The male lead is very devoted and has loved the female lead for many years, but the female lead keeps hurting him because of the second male lead. The male lead sacrifices so much for the female lead. It's agonizing throughout, but the ending is relatively happy.

32. 32 妻 The Elusive Wife: After the Princess Consort Turns Dark 妻难寻：王妃黑化后 Tangli Candy棠里糖Ancient Romance792k WordsCompleted [The Ex-Wife Chase from Hell + Rekindled Romance + Devoted 1v1 + Satisfying Revenge + A Glorious Mess of Melodrama] Gu Lingzhao met the capital's most unruly and unmanageable Ninth Prince when she was twelve. He was domineering and arrogant, but he never treated her cruelly. So she trusted him without hesitation, and through years of companionship and care, she never once doubted his sincerity. Until the night of their wedding, when disaster struck the Gu family. In the chaos, she accidentally 1.5kReads6.4Score10514d adds

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    I'm recommending my own book. It's a "wife-chasing-after-the-cremation" story, full of extreme tug-of-war and torture for the male lead, but the male lead's moral character is quite good. It's already completed, so feel free to jump in!

33. 33 他 The Night He Strayed, I Accidentally Seduced the Capital's Crown Prince 他偏轨情人夜，我误撩京圈太子爷 Xiangli Xiaoxin香梨笑心Modern Romance460k WordsCompleted [Rating will rise after the initial score + revenge on scumbags + unhinged characters + the groveling ex] When they were children, Xia Xia asked Wanwan, “What would you do if your future husband betrayed you?” Without hesitation, Wanwan replied, “I’d give him a taste of his own medicine!” She had no idea her words would come true. Zhou Jinchi and Song Wanwan were childhood sweethearts. At the height of their love, he had a man who coveted her castrated, while she sent a woman who tried to break 999Reads6.6Score10014d adds

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    The male protagonist, who was manipulated by the plot, restarted three times before finally successfully escaping from the plot! The heroine dares to love and hate, but she fights back when she finds out that the hero is cheating! The male supporting cast is also good, everything is good

34. 34 父 Father, Don't Be Angry. Your Son Knows He Was Wrong 父皇别凶，儿臣知错了 Cat Beastie猫兽兽Ancient Romance582k WordsCompleted (The entire novel is complete, so jump in and enjoy!) [Father-Son Bond + Ancient-Style Political Intrigue + Crown Prince's Upbringing + Physical and Emotional Torture, Followed by a Groveling Redemption] He drinks the poisoned wine his mother gives him, becoming the sharpest blade of Great Qi. His proud spirit is broken bit by bit, and he becomes the empire's most loyal, solitary subject. He thinks that as long as he endures and obeys, he can eventually earn a little of his father's affection. B 16.4kReads7.6Score1.3k14d adds

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    The most deadly weapon is the bond between father and son. His mother personally forced him to drink poison, forcing him to swear an eternal loyalty to the Great Qi and to His Majesty, vowing never to betray his principles despite the emperor's constant suspicion and various punishments. Being forced to kneel and slapped was commonplace; being flogged and whipped was a daily occurrence. When his father sent him to an enemy country as a prisoner of war, leaving him to be humiliated by the enemy, he finally lost all hope and wandered the world…

35. 35 荨 The Road Ahead Is Hard 荨路难 Qi Yingjia齐楹嘉Ancient Romance132k WordsCompleted “Emperor and consort” “Angst” “Daughter of a great clan” “Young emperor” “Childhood sweethearts” “Both pure” In all my life, the most naive thing I ever did was believe that there could be a way for both sides to win on the chessboard. 3.5kReads8.1Score21214d adds

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    These two books are so angsty, if you don't cry, come back and yell at me.

36. 36 平 The Phoenix's Call 平凰引 Qi Yingjia齐楹嘉Ancient Romance249k WordsCompleted [Empress]+[Female-Centered]+[Both Die, but a Happy Ending!]+[Feel-Good and Angst]+[Devoted Male Love Interest]+[Pure Romance] Heartbreaking angst, the kind that leaves you sobbing and torn to pieces! Good news! There’s a little sweetness among the shards of glass. Bad news! Once you understand that sweetness, it hurts even more. Packed with foreshadowing and hints, this may be a romance, but it has real depth. Since she’s an empress, expect a woman tormenting a man! Female awakening, an all-fema 32Reads—Score—14d adds
37. 37 明 How Many Years Has the Moon Shone on My Heart? 明月何年照我心 Great Dream Tree Man大梦树人Modern Romance560k WordsCompleted (Not a feel-good story. This is angsty. If you want a feel-good story, you may want to skip this one. The low ratings have been getting me down.) Yan Mingchuan said, “Anran, I love you.” Anran was unimpressed, and utterly repulsed by him. The man before her was the nightmare of her life. Later, Anran stood before him, timidly gazing at his face with greedy longing. But he said, “Anran, there can never be anything between us.” Later still. The moon shone especially brightly that day. Yan Mingchua 2.5kReads7.1Score10014d adds

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    (A story of regret, extremely angsty, main story has a tragic ending, but the epilogue has a happy ending; the writing is delicate, and the male and female leads are very well-developed.) The male lead is Tomato's second most devoted lover (everyone knows Tomato is the most devoted). He has loved the female lead since school. The female lead comes from a well-off family, while the male lead's family was very poor when he was young, so he is insecure and doesn't dare to confess his love to her. At school, the female lead encounters some thugs (staffed by the second male lead) outside of school. The male lead steps in to help her, and she runs away. Although he saves her, he is beaten up because he is ill. His young pride prevents him from revealing that he saved her. The second male lead takes advantage of this and lies to the female lead, claiming he saved her. Because it was the second male lead who instigated the lie, the details match up, and the female lead believes him. The female lead and the second male lead became a couple (although they were friends, the female lead was chaste and had no physical relationship with him; both she and the male lead had given their virginity to each other). The male lead silently protected the female lead throughout. He worked hard to build his business and eventually became quite wealthy. However, one day he realized that the second male lead was not worthy of the female lead's trust, so he gave him money to leave the female lead and marry her instead (if the female lead were happy, the male lead would have stayed with her instead of marrying her; he only did this because the second male lead was so despicable). The female lead misunderstood the male lead, believing he had used underhanded tactics to force her into marriage, and never trusted him. With the financial support of the female lead's father's rival, the second male lead continued to deceive her, even fabricating videos, causing the female lead to refuse to believe the male lead's evidence of his wrongdoing. After marriage, the female lead unexpectedly became pregnant with the male lead's child. The male lead used half of his company's assets to persuade her to give birth to the child. During this time, the female lead also occasionally helped the second male lead obtain confidential company information, all of which the male lead was aware of. Finally, the second male lead, intending to completely destroy the male lead, had the female lead steal the information. However, the male lead deliberately gave her fake information. The second male lead not only gained nothing but also lost his own company. Ultimately, the second male lead conspired with someone else to pull off a major scheme, deceiving the female lead's younger brother by telling him that the male lead was going to take over their family's company (the female lead's family was in real estate; the industry was declining, and the male lead had helped them transform their business, even planning their development for the next few years—as long as they followed his advice, they could overcome the difficulties perfectly). He then persuaded the female lead's brother to support their family's rival and kidnap the male lead. The female lead's brother agreed. He didn't tell the female lead the specific details, only that he wanted to reclaim his family's assets and promised not to harm the male lead. The female lead acquiesced. As a result, the male lead was seriously injured, the female lead's father's chairmanship was usurped, their child died, the male lead's father committed suicide, the female lead's father died of anger, and the female lead's mother became seriously ill and mentally unstable... The real male and female leads lost their families, and everything was beyond redemption... (So heartbreaking and unbearable... I really...) Then, with the intervention of the police, the truth came to light, and the female lead and her younger brother understood everything, but it was too late. The female lead was filled with extreme regret. The story gets even more tragic later. Although the perpetrators have been sentenced, the male lead, in order to track down all the murderers, abandoned his company and deliberately distanced himself from the female lead, all for the sake of revenge. The female lead, upon learning the truth of what happened years ago, suffers even more... Finally, after killing all their enemies, the male lead and the female lead embraced and died in a sea of ​​fire. (This is a normal story; even revenge for murder doesn't escape legal punishment, so the male protagonist commits suicide after choosing revenge.) The author is male, and this is the first time I've seen a male author write such an emotionally rich novel. It's incredibly heart-wrenching throughout; the female protagonist's extreme regret is very painful to read. Of course, in the epilogue, the author does something a little more human, writing a story where everyone is reborn—the female protagonist's father, the male protagonist's father, and the male and female protagonists are all reborn. After their rebirth, the male and female protagonists become pregnant again, and then the child is reborn as well… I still feel a bit unsatisfied long after finishing this book. Although the epilogue has a happy ending, the tragic ending in the main story keeps me thinking about it… Of course, the author's writing skills and ability to evoke empathy in the reader are top-notch, making this a highly recommended read.

38. 38 星 A Sea of Stars 星辰海海 Fuyao Zhizhi扶摇芝芝Modern Romance582k WordsCompleted The male lead is a cold, stern CEO of a corporate conglomerate. He suffers from severe stomach problems and has a previously injured heart: strong on the outside, tragic on the inside. The female lead is a sweet, innocent graduate student, and the male lead's business rival is her childhood sweetheart. Expect physical and emotional angst. 2.9kReads9.1Score20214d adds

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    These ones seem okay.

39. 39 锁 Locking Away the Demon: Keep Him in My Arms 锁魔：囚他入怀 Seven Chunks of Pineapple七块菠萝Fantastical Romance366k WordsCompleted [Gender-Bender, Male Lead Gets Tortured, Female Lead Tortures the Male Lead, Physical and Emotional Torture, Female Lead Has Angsty Moments, Not a Female-Dominated World, Two Powerful Leads, A Bit of Chasing His Wife Later, Unhinged and Coldly Beautiful Female Lead × Patient and Devoted Male Lead] If this isn't your thing, please steer clear. An angsty historical fantasy romance. Best read with your brain switched off. Synopsis: Su Hongyi rose from a sea of flowers with her demonic power surging 4.9kReads8.2Score49014d adds
40. 40 渣 The Heartbreaker Comes Back, but the Gentle CEO Has Already Lost Heart 渣女回头，温柔总裁早已心灰意冷 I Am Chunzhu我是春竹Modern Romance250k WordsCompleted [Readers who love seeing the male lead suffer, come on in! Physical and emotional angst, pain in both family and romance, stomach problems + people-pleasing + low self-esteem and self-loathing + intermittent blindness in the later chapters] Tang Wen always believed that her marriage was a scheme devised by Lu Yan. But when Lu Yan agreed to divorce her, she finally saw his heart, battered and full of wounds... Could she mend what was broken? “Ms. Tang, we’re divorced now. Please show some restrai 3.1kReads8.2Score18914d adds
41. 41 夫 My Wife Torments Me a Hundred Times Over, Yet I Love Her Like It's Our First Time 夫人虐我千百遍，我待夫人如初恋 Soft Bread松软面包Modern Romance153k WordsCompleted [Marriage Before Love] [Female lead torments male lead] [Physical and emotional torment] Gu Zhijing knew that Lu Yao didn't like him. He had planned to watch from afar and wish her a lifetime of happiness with the person she loved, but fate had other plans. A series of twists and turns forced them into an arranged marriage, leaving Lu Yao to hate and resent him as they tormented each other. 603Reads6.4Score—14d adds
42. 42 一 A Hundred-Million-Yuan Contract of Servitude 一亿卖身契 CC Xiao PeipeiCC小沛沛Modern Romance474k WordsCompleted [Beautiful, strong, tragic, sickly top male star × decisive, glamorous female CEO] [Top-tier idol and award-winning manager][Six-year age gap, female-led romance] [Content: physical suffering and extensive illness. Every chapter includes illness!] Xie Ran was a breathtaking ACE adored by millions in South Korea. Five years later, all he had left was a body ravaged by anorexia and stomach disease, along with a debt of one hundred million yuan. When he stood at center stage, thousands screamed and 3.8kReads—Score32814d adds

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    The male lead is sickly, it's super good!

43. 43 雪 Prisoner of the Snowfall Palace 雪烬宫囚 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Ancient Romance939k WordsCompleted [Historical Fantasy] [Romance] [Revenge] [Angst] [Plot Twists] [Redemption] [Mutual Firsts] [Happy Ending] I am the most beloved Ninth Princess of Liang. The day the capital fell, my father, who had doted on me beyond measure, shoved me off the Star-Viewing Tower, hoping to trade my life for his own escape. Qin Yi, the rebel leader, caught me below. Emotions I couldn't understand surged in his bloodshot eyes. "Tell me, who threw you down?" I fainted in his arms, which reeked of blood. The man be 4.8kReads6.4Score29714d adds

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    I highly recommend the first one; it's so intense it'll leave you completely bewildered.

44. 44 儿 After My Son Was Bullied, I Chose to Do This 儿子被霸凌后，我选择这么做 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫24k WordsCompleted After my son was bullied, I chose to do this 3Reads—Score—14d adds
45. 45 卧 A Mole's Redemption 卧底者的救赎 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫22k WordsCompleted A Spy’s Redemption 2Reads—Score—14d adds
46. 46 他 He Loves Me, Yet He Married Her 他爱我，却娶了她 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫10k WordsCompleted He Loves Me, Yet He Married Her 18Reads—Score—14d adds
47. 47 被 After My Whole Family Could Hear My Thoughts, the Middle Child Became Everyone’s Darling 被全家读心后，中间崽成了团宠 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫30k WordsCompleted After My Family Could Hear My Thoughts, the Middle Child Became Everyone's Favorite 2Reads—Score—14d adds
48. 48 被 My Own Little Sister Tricked Me into Losing Everything 被亲妹妹骗得倾家荡产 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫15k WordsCompleted His younger sister tricked him out of every last penny. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
49. 49 遗 Behind the Will 遗嘱背后 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫18k WordsCompleted What Lies Behind the Will 8Reads—Score—14d adds
50. 50 我 My Son Is a Vampire 我的儿子是吸血鬼 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫10k WordsCompleted My Son Is a Vampire 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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