A Little Angst! Just a Little! Nothing So Sad It Tears Your Heart Out! 微虐文！微虐！不要虐的肝疼！

1. 51 消 After Five Years Gone, He Catches Her at the ER 消失五年，急诊室被他堵个正着 Yu Luo Ting雨落听11k WordsCompleted After disappearing for five years, he caught her just as she was leaving the emergency room. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A broken mirror mended, a long-awaited reunion, slightly angsty—they've all grown mouths, so it's not mindless.

2. 52 弟 After His Disciple Was Tortured, the Demon Lord Regretted Everything 弟子受尽折磨后，魔尊后悔了 Jiang Yuyu江遇遇Two Male Leads289k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + 1v1 + HE + Only Each Other + Rebirth + Angsty First, Sweet Later + A Melodramatic Mix + High-Stakes Twists + Mild Physical Abuse Early On] [Powerful Demon Lord X Soft, Sweet Beauty] Mu Qing, a low-ranking disciple who was hopelessly in love with the Demon Lord, got drunk by accident and boldly stole a kiss to express his feelings. It disgusted the Demon Lord to no end. Xiao Linyuan flew into a rage and threw him straight into the demon cave. “Go reflect on what you’ve done!” He 4.8kReads9.2Score549Shelves
3. 53 盛 Blazing Flames, Hard to Make Out 盛焰难明 But Only for a Moment不过顷尔Modern Romance293k WordsOngoing [Coming of Age / Misunderstandings / Older Man Younger Woman / One of a Kind] Not a power fantasy + relationship-focused + misunderstandings pile up + reunion after years apart * Nan Que approaches Sheng Beiheng with an ulterior motive, but he is cold and completely uninterested in her. By chance, she learns that he and his ex-girlfriend had a purely transactional contract. She eagerly offers, “I want to sign an agreement with you too.” But he coldly scolds her: “Have you gone crazy thinking 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Sweet at first, then slightly angsty

4. 54 天 Daybreak Came, and I Couldn’t Find You 天亮了，我找不到你了 A Will to Live Forever长生有意8k WordsCompleted Day has broken, and I can't find you anymore. 169Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 55 什 What Kind of Shura Field Needs President Jiang to Wade In Personally? 什么火葬场还得江总亲自淌 Jiang Yuyu江遇遇Two Male Leads393k WordsCompleted [Early work, a bit of a mess, not recommended] [Two male leads + 1v1 + both pure + both reborn + HE + angst first, sweetness later] Chu Huaibei died at the very moment he loved Jiang Yanci most, loving him so much he was willing to die in his place... Even up to his death, Chu Huaibei never got an answer to the question: Had Jiang Yanci ever fallen for him? Jiang Yanci had done nothing wrong. He simply didn't love Chu Huaibei. Chu Huaibei loved Jiang Yanci so much that he lost himself, became un 1.4kReads8.9Score109Shelves
6. 56 爆 An Upset Victory: A Top-Tier Star Gets Swept Away by a Nobody 爆冷：顶流被小糊咖拐跑了 Lemon and Cola柠檬加可乐Two Male Leads369k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + rekindled love + showbiz + happy ending] A doting, top-tier-star seme, A little-known, sickly uke. Lu Qing lost Gu Zhiyan, the person who loved him most, so he nearly gave his life for another chance to meet him. But the Gu Zhiyan he meets again is no longer the poor kid he was a year ago. He has transformed into a top-tier star with tens of millions of fans and the sole heir to the Gu family, the foremost clan in Beijing’s elite circles. Gu Zhiyan shuts Lu Qing out completely. 8.9kReads9.3Score757Shelves

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   @LemonCola's writing is really touching and makes you cry. The first book isn't finished yet, so you can read the second one first.

7. 57 重 Reborn: The Shadow Guard Becomes the Prince’s Consort 重生之暗卫做王夫 Jiang Yuyu江遇遇Two Male Leads259k WordsCompleted [Winged Prince Yan Xuanchen, gong × Shadow Guard Twelve Lin Qiu, shou] [Two male leads + 1v1 + happy ending + reborn + angst first, sweetness later + mild physical abuse + multiple side couples + shou is gentle rather than equally matched + the previous life was not pure, but both are pure in this life] [They don't fall in love right away; their relationship develops gradually] In his previous life, Winged Prince Yan Xuanchen was furious when he learned that his shadow guard had feelings for hi 8.1kReads9.4Score833Shelves
8. 58 归 I Came Back for a Divorce, but the Abstinent Tycoon Begged His Wife to Come Home 归来离婚，禁欲大佬跪求太太回家 Three Claws三只爪Modern Romance240k WordsCompleted CEO Romance + Marriage First, Love Later + Two Strong Leads + Rekindled Love + The Long Road to Winning Her Back + Adorable Child Everyone in Jiangcheng knows that Bo Yan, the decisive, disciplined business magnate who keeps his private life strictly controlled, calls the same person three times every day, without fail. For 732 consecutive days, every call has gone unanswered. Two years ago, his wife, Shen Ling, left everything behind and went abroad. She even left their son behind. Everyone tho 407Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Arranged marriage to love + adorable baby + strong-willed protagonists + a wife-chasing saga. Everyone in Jiangcheng knows that Bo Yan, the ruthless and aloof business tycoon, makes three phone calls a day without fail to the same person. For 732 consecutive days, he has been rejected every time. Two years ago, his wife, Shen Ling, abandoned everything and went abroad, even abandoning their son. Everyone thought Bo Yan hated this heartless woman, until their four-year contract expired, and she returned coldly, handing him divorce papers. That night, someone saw the aloof Bo Yan, his eyes red, humbly clutching her sleeve: "Ling Ling, I'll give you my life, please don't abandon me and our son, okay?"

9. 59 从 The Person Who Raised Me Became My Husband 从小管我的人成了我老公 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊22k WordsCompleted The One Who Raised Me Became My Husband 431Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 60 睡 I Slept with the Gloomy Male Supporting Character, So Why Is He Addicted? 睡了阴湿男配，他怎么还上瘾了？ Socially Anxious Little Dork社恐小呆瓜Modern Romance272k WordsCompleted [Both Pure] [Marriage Before Love] [The Female Lead Misunderstands the Male Lead at First, but the Truth Will Come Out Later] [Adorable Child] [Book Transmigration] A carefully orchestrated scandal allows a scheming cannon-fodder woman to successfully marry into a wealthy family. When Su Wanqiao transmigrates into the body of this cannon-fodder woman, she's already trapped with no way out and can only marry Pei Xuzhou, the gloomy, obsessive villainous male supporting character. The man is devote 1.1kReads—Score138Shelves
11. 61 要 Blame Mr. Fu's Best Friend for Stealing His Girlfriend 要怪，就怪傅总好兄弟爱撬墙角 Tangerine Sand桔沙8k WordsCompleted If Anyone's to Blame, It's President Fu's Best Friend for Stealing His Girlfriend 284Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A bittersweet tale, she cheats on her childhood sweetheart while he's away on a business trip abroad. When he asks what she's doing, she's already at the door, almost caught in the act. Does he even know who she's been with? He tries to give her a chance to confess, but she stubbornly denies it. He feels unwell and wants a divorce, but she tries to use their child to keep him from divorcing her. He leaves behind divorce papers, and she feigns injury to gain sympathy, only to find herself attracting the attention of another man, the other woman. This other man proposes to her. Her father, who didn't even attend the wedding banquet, comes to their house for the first time and demands a divorce. He refuses. She pretends to be pregnant with a boy to try and cover it up. Her father demands 50 million to leave his son, but she refuses because it's not enough. Enraged, her father insists on the original price, taking it or leave it. She takes the other woman and proposes to him in public, and she accepts. Her father falls ill from anger and begins to hate her. On her wedding day, he takes advantage of her, but the other woman isn't angry. She gets bored and goes to a karaoke bar to find male models. The wife begs her to come home, but she refuses.

12. 62 恶 After the Villainess's Heart Died, Everyone Faced Their Comeuppance 恶毒女配心死后，全员火葬场 A Scoundrel Who Just Eats and Drinks混吃混喝的小混子Modern Romance567k WordsCompleted [The brothers chase their sister after losing her and regret it + devoted couple + SC + beloved by the whole family + never forgiving them + face-slapping + finding a new family] The short drama is now streaming: The Moonlight That Ran Backward Yue Shengge is the youngest daughter of the Yue family, with four older brothers who dote on their little sister. All four are famous for spoiling their sister, but everyone in high society knows that the Yue family dotes not on Yue Shengge, but on anothe 6.8kReads9.2Score572Shelves

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    This is slightly angsty, but it's really good!

13. 63 她 She Insists the Child Is His 她非说孩子是他的 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Marriage & Romance12k WordsCompleted She Insists the Child Is His 121Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 64 滴 Ding! A Taste of the Tycoon Life 滴！豪门体验卡 Carrot Terminator胡萝贝终结者Two Male Leads416k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + healing + everyone dotes on him + mutual devotion] Two male leads! Two male leads! Gentle, mature CEO top × sunny on the outside, depressed on the inside bottom I got rich overnight, but I'm no country bumpkin! Zhou Mo was a poor little cabbage with no parents. His only asset was his good looks, and he had to haul bricks at construction sites every day just to scrape together his college tuition. Then one day, while happily hauling bricks, he got hit on the head with 13.9kReads9.5Score2.2kShelves

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    🐂🍺The wives in every book have some psychological issues. My favorite is the fifth one, a rebirth story about a real and fake young master. In his previous life, his life was stolen, and he was used as a substitute for someone else, ultimately committing suicide by cutting his wrists. He returns to his past, but still carries a host of psychological problems. He seems to be pretending to be a "green tea" girl, but it's just a cover for his true self. He suffers from bipolar disorder and self-harm.

15. 65 新 On Our Wedding Night, My Husband Held Me and Cried All Night 新婚夜，丈夫抱着我哭了一整夜 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted On our wedding night, my husband held me and cried all night 29Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 66 豪 My Wealthy Nemesis Lost His Memory, and I Took Over the Entertainment Industry 豪门死对头失忆后，我躺赢娱乐圈 Yan Ze颜泽Two Male Leads444k WordsCompleted [Book 1 of 4] [Two male leads / Entertainment industry / Mutual pining and illness / A story of redemption] [A frail beauty who can kick someone three miles away × an aloof and untouchable heartthrob turned master of the green tea act] Back in school, Yu Li was the little tyrant of the capital's elite circle. He loved picking on the cold-faced young master, but never once got a kind word in return. Refusing to give up, he kept provoking and flirting with him... until he successfully gained a swo 11.9kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves
17. 67 摆 After a Boxing Combo, He Gripped Her Waist and Kissed Her Hard 摆拳过后，他掐腰强吻 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊16k WordsCompleted After a Boxing Combo, He Gripped Her Waist and Kissed Her by Force 23Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 68 说 Weren't You Supposed to Be a Cool Beauty? Why Do You Blush Whenever I Tease You? 说好的清冷美人，怎么一逗就脸红 Meizi Went Blind梅子瞎了Two Male Leads577k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance with two male leads, both each other’s only partners; a dirty-talking, devoted top and a cool, beautiful bottom; reborn pursuit of his wife + showbiz + ridiculous comedy + everyone’s favorite + healing + intense push and pull + face-slapping feel-good story + mostly everyday life, and once you get through the first chapter, it’s sweet romance] After his beloved dies, Young Master Zhou is consumed by despair. By a twist of fate, he is reborn and wastes no time setting out to w 62.2kReads9.6Score9.8kShelves
19. 69 揣 Pregnant with Twins and Joining the Army, I Get Kissed to Tears by a Rugged Officer 揣双胎去随军，被糙汉军官亲哭了 May Every Generation Ascend to Heaven辈辈上天Modern Romance489k WordsCompleted (Period novel + marriage first, love later + pocket dimension + daily life raising a child + family and neighborhood matters + rough-edged man + sweet doting romance) Li Wu transmigrated into a period novel as the younger sister of the villainous supporting female character. Her sister stole her fiance and constantly manipulated and belittled her. From the start, Li Wu was heavily pregnant and traveled a thousand miles to find her husband, while her sister kept trying to kill her along the way. 5.7kReads6.4Score570Shelves

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    Looks good, not bad

20. 70 炽 A Burning Heart That's Hard to Cross 炽骨难渡 Don't Say Tonight别今宵Modern Romance214k WordsCompleted [Coming-of-age, taboo, both virgins, happy ending, feel free to skip the first three chapters] The place they rented back then was tiny. The ten-square-meter room had just enough space for a bed. Because of the trauma she had suffered as a child, Meng Yin was adamant that she would not share a room with a stranger. At the time, Xiao Mingsong worked at a construction site during the day and came home exhausted every night. Seeing the dark, cramped rental room always left him feeling uneasy, but M 122Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The older male lead helps the female lead work her way from the countryside to the city. The two depend on each other for survival, and the male lead teaches the female lead everything, including dating, kissing, and changing sanitary napkins.

21. 71 自 The Gentle Tycoon Saved the Withdrawn Little One 自闭宝贝被温柔大佬救赎了 Peter Pan Q彼得潘QTwo Male Leads353k WordsCompleted [Please read the warnings carefully. If it’s not your thing, feel free not to read it. Don’t force yourself or me!!!! Please go easy on me!!!!] [Coercion, and an ex-husband who keeps him imprisoned Gentle, domineering CEO sugar daddy gong x naive, obedient, pitiful shou] Before the age of seven, he clung to life under his parents’ oppression. Unable to fight back, he could only submit as best he could to earn a moment to breathe. After turning seven, he thought that being with Si Jinnian would g 4.1kReads9.3Score437Shelves
22. 72 漂 Pretty Darling, You’re Too Good at Flirting! Are You Trying to Get Yourself Killed? 漂亮宝贝这么会钓，不要命啦！ Cai Cai Wants to Get Rich菜菜要发财Two Male Leads546k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + satisfying face-slapping + intense push and pull + both devoted only to each other] [An alluring, hot-tempered flirt of a bottom X a celibate powerhouse top with an overwhelming possessive streak] In his past life, Lin Que was framed maliciously and eventually died a miserable death from severe bipolar disorder. Only after his death did he learn that he was the true young master of a wealthy family, his identity maliciously switched at birth. The one who framed him was the fake 27.5kReads9.5Score3.8kShelves
23. 73 困 Trapped in the Misty Wilds 困住雾野 A Huihui一颗慧慧Modern Romance366k WordsCompleted [Secret Crush | Both Leads Are Pure in Body and Heart | Healing and Redemption | Sweet and Angsty | Happy Ending] In the fifth year of Lin Wu’s crush on Song Ye, an alliance between their families forced her to move in with him. When he discovered her secret crush, she summoned her courage. “Song Ye, I like you. Can I pursue you?” The man looked at her coldly. “I don’t want your feelings.” Song Ye didn’t like her. He had found a new, well-matched fiancée, so Lin Wu quietly withdrew. … Later, new 28.3kReads9.0Score2.5kShelves

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    This book, this book, I need to read them all, they're so good!!! Lin Wu had been in love with Song Ye for five years when, due to an arranged marriage between their families, she was forced to move in with him. Her secret crush was exposed, and she mustered her courage, "Song Ye, I like you, can I pursue you?" The man looked at her coldly, "I don't care about your feelings." Later, news of Lin Wu's engagement spread throughout the capital. On the day of the engagement, Song Ye led a group of people to disrupt the engagement banquet and carried Lin Wu away. "You're just going to sleep with me and then dump me, Lin Wu?" The man pinned her to the bed.

24. 74 强 A Forced Romance with the Campus Prince Isn't Sweet; Reborn, She Wants to Stay Away 强扭的校草不甜，重生后她想远离 Little Seashell小贝壳Modern Romance267k WordsCompleted [Both leads are pure and devoted + both are reborn + sweet romance as he pursues his wife] (The rating just came out, and it’ll keep going up!) She loved him for over ten years, only to discover after they married that his heart still belonged to someone else. After being reborn, she stops chasing him and is determined to stay away. When the college entrance exam results come out, she secretly applies to a police academy in the south without telling anyone. After military training ends, he corne 6.8kReads8.0Score279Shelves

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    The most beautiful policewoman [laughing][laughing][laughing] She liked him for over ten years, but after marriage, she discovered his heart still belonged to someone else. Reborn, she stopped pursuing him and was determined to stay away. When her college entrance exam results came out, she secretly applied to a police academy in the south. After military training, he cornered her at the school gate and uncontrollably hugged her. "Wife, I've been reborn too." PS: Both are reborn, but the male lead's rebirth is later. Please don't criticize if you don't like it. Female lead's character: Fair-skinned, beautiful, long-legged, gentle, intelligent, and determined. Male lead's character: School heartthrob and academic genius, rational (except for the female lead). The male lead is emotionally oblivious, but has his reasons after marriage, not because he doesn't love the female lead. Read on to find out!

25. 75 重 Reborn: The Obsessive Tycoon’s Secret Insecurity 重生之偏执大佬他自卑了 Orange Jasmine九里香Modern Romance253k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Xu Nuo lived in a daze. She trusted a scumbag, mistook a two-faced woman for a friend, and let herself be deceived at every turn. In the prime of her youth, she died a terrible death. After she died, a young man she had barely known gave his own life to avenge her. Only then did Xu Nuo realize that he had always loved her. Given a second chance at life, Xu Nuo is determined to protect the young man who has loved her in silence. She'll protect him, love him, and then marry h 1.2kReads9.3Score117Shelves

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    These two books absolutely match!!! The first one is fast-paced and doesn't drag. The female lead, after being reborn, embarks on a direct pursuit of love, and the male lead, well, he's completely defenseless. It's super sweet, with a few minor angsts along the way, and the side couple is also very enjoyable. The second book is a sister book to the side couple's story. Both are very sweet, definitely worth reading!

26. 76 他 His Rose Is So Sweet 他的玫瑰好甜 Orange Jasmine九里香Modern Romance339k WordsCompleted What’s the right thing to do when the woman you once loved deeply cruelly abandoned you? When Han Beibei first returns to the country, Ning Weiyuan treats her coldly, every word and gesture conveying aloofness and distance. “Do you always turn your back on people when you talk to them?” “Han Beibei, do you think you’re worthy of calling me that?” “Don’t ever show up in front of me again.” “Han Beibei, do you think I’m easy to win over?” But within days, he completely changes. “You chase me, I sp 2.9kReads9.1Score210Shelves
27. 77 藏 Hidden in Midsummer 藏于盛夏 Autumn Chill秋日凉Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted A heads-up before you start ❗️: One of the side couples is a gay couple, so please skip this if that bothers you. [The print edition under the same title is now available] [Healing × Love that grows over time × Angsty school romance] Sweet, gentle, well-behaved student × rebellious, handsome bad boy That midsummer seemed hotter than any before. The girl in the graduation photo smiled sweetly, with a boy in a white shirt grinning boldly behind her. They met in midsummer, and parted in midsummer t 84.5kReads9.6Score14.8kShelves

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    🌵🌵🌵A heart-wrenching story that will make you cry buckets❣️ The first one really made me cry my eyes out. I genuinely thought she was back, but the ending suddenly ripped me off💔. I thought it was going to be a sweet story, but the last chapter's stabbing came out of nowhere, cutting so deeply, right into my heart. I cried until I couldn't breathe.

28. 78 潇 The Late Sound of Drizzling Rain 潇潇雨声迟 Meng Zhiwan孟栀晚Modern Romance120k WordsCompleted Years after graduation, a gossip post begins circulating on the message board for City Experimental School. The school's 2011 beauty, Ye Xiao, and its most handsome boy from the same year, Ruan Yusheng, are a couple. Their classmates, who know them well, rush over to set the record straight: it's pure rumor. There was never any spark between the two of them. Ye Xiao's profile even says, “Person I hate most: Ruan Yusheng.” People in the know go so far as to say, “Ye Xiao feels nothing but hatred 81.1kReads9.7Score14.1kShelves

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    The first book was a sweet romance, with a few bittersweet chapters later on; the second book was a captivating tale of youthful heartbreak and unrequited love, where no one gets hurt, yet no one finds happiness. [Almost crying][Almost crying][Almost crying]

29. 79 他 His Kiss, an Addiction I Can't Break 他的吻，戒不掉 Radiant Smile笑欢颜Modern Romance318k WordsCompleted [Reunion after years apart + rekindled love + mutual devotion + both virgins + healing] Roguish, arrogant CEO ✘ cool, alluring beauty That year, he was like a ray of light shining into her dark life. But she could only force herself to push him away and leave with another man. It poured on the day they broke up. “Jiang Yin, if you leave today, disappear for good. Never show your face in front of me again, or I’ll strangle you with my own hands!” His voice was as cold and sharp as a knife, cuttin 5.9kReads9.0Score510Shelves

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    The female lead broke up with the male lead for some reason, but they reunited after a long separation. The male lead both loved and hated the female lead, saying he wouldn't care about her, but he couldn't help himself. The male lead is charmingly roguish and sarcastic, with classic lines, and he dotes on the female lead. It's a slightly angsty story with a happy ending.

30. 80 他 He Is in the South of the Clouds 他在云之南 Jing Xing景行Modern Romance209k WordsCompleted When they first met, he was shrouded in shadow, reeking of blood and violence. He asked her, “Who are you? Where are you from? What are you doing here?” It was a long time before she thought of the true answer: “I'm Shen Xun. I came from the far north to the south of the clouds, to meet the love of my life.” He was her Morpheus, giving her a poppy-like dream of love, bewitching and intoxicating. He captured her soul, clouded her mind, and made her addicted. Like a pawn crossing a river, she went 25.2kReads9.7Score4.8kShelves
31. 81 京 Spring Tide over Beijing and Macau 京澳春潮 Midsummer Rain仲夏雨Modern Romance400k WordsCompleted [Print edition preorders open August 7, 2026, at 7 p.m.] [Heiress vs. Men from All Walks of Life] Also known as Spring Tide in Jing'ao The first time Wen Ning saw Xie Zhiyu on Aodao, she knew he was a dangerous man. Even though he was merely sitting quietly in a dessert shop, eating a bowl of mung bean soup. The little shop was packed and noisy, yet no one dared share a table with him. A few meters around him, an island of solitude had been deliberately carved out. “Who is he?” “Xie Zhiyu. No on 182.5kReads9.6Score28.3kShelves

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    This is the one!!! I've read it three times! The author's writing is superb, and both the male and female leads are incredibly intelligent. It's a fantastic read! [Admiration]

32. 82 弦 When the Strings Snap, Love Ends, and I Forget You 弦断情尽不念君 Peppa Pig小猪佩奇Ancient Romance720k WordsOngoing He, the son of the Heavenly Emperor, is The Outcast, second only to one and above countless others. She gave three drops of her heart's blood, and her divine soul was damaged, her body destroyed. I severed my ties of affection and erased my name. I brought calamity upon the Three Realms... in exchange for eternal peace. And just as she suffered when she loved him, so he would repay her a hundredfold, a thousandfold. 186Reads5.3Score—Shelves

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    🌈She was his Crown Princess, who loved him for a thousand years. But for another woman, he took her last drop of heart's blood. Heartbroken, the heroine severed her own ties of love and jumped off the Immortal-Slaying Platform. Her name was no longer inscribed on the Three Lives Stone. He regretted it too late…

33. 83 宫 The Willow by the Palace Wall 宫墙柳 Dream Doll梦娃Ancient Romance166k WordsCompleted Why must the imperial consorts compete for the emperor’s favor? A smash-hit, heart-wrenching historical romance that burst onto the scene in 2019! Recommended by countless tearful readers, this unconventional palace-intrigue novel will stay with you long after you finish. In the lightest of styles, it captures everyone’s deepest regrets. In May of the year I turned fourteen, with the pagoda trees in fragrant bloom, I sat in Yong’an Palace, propping up my head as I dozed. The man’s laughter held 50.6kReads9.7Score7.4kShelves
34. 84 盗 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Yin-Yang Twins 盗墓笔记之阴阳双生 Playing with the Setting Sun戏残阳Mystery223k WordsCompleted (Pure angst. Some characters may be out of character. This is a story about redemption; please don’t read if that bothers you. Apologies for the OOC.) “Thud.” The knife slipped from his hand and fell into the bathtub. A smile of relief spread across his face as his consciousness gradually faded from this world. When he opened his eyes again, he was in a completely different world. Hearing people call a name stirred memories of a hugely popular novel from his previous life: The Grave Robbers' Chr 8.4kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves
35. 85 潮 A Feverish Secret of the Heart 潮热心事 Nong Ying侬影Modern Romance420k WordsCompleted [A romance-focused writer with no tricks. Please refrain from picking apart the story, copying its rankings, or borrowing from it in any way. Respect the characters in this book. Copyright infringement will be pursued.] Xiang Mingzheng × Shen Huilin (a charming, playboy heir × a cool, reserved student) [Powerful family background + dominant love interest + secret crush + pregnancy] 1. In the early spring of her twenty-second year, Shen Huilin saw Xiang Mingzheng for the second time. There were 19.3kReads8.9Score2kShelves

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    The first book has some angst in the middle, but the ending is quite good, and the characters are all quite fresh. The second book also has a novel story. I didn't read about the male and female leads' past relationship, only about the female lead's development after giving birth alone. The two are the type whose relationship is entangled and complicated, and the ending is more of a happy ending (OE).

36. 86 你 You Broke Your Promise 你失信了 Shi Qingyao十清杳Modern Romance138k WordsCompleted The acclaimed signature work You Broke Your Promise by popular author Shi Qingyao, now with 40,000 new words of never-before-published content! Sensitive girl Xiang Yu VS golden boy Song Huaishi. I had to play out the whole secret-crush story, so I loved him year after year. It was an ordinary day. Just as she closed her eyes, Xiang Yu suddenly thought of Song Huaishi: Song Huaishi, neat in his clothes and radiating warmth. Song Huaishi at seventeen. Still in his school uniform, he leaned lazily 70.1kReads9.5Score12.7kShelves
37. 87 以 I Offer My Devotion to the Passing Years 以我深情祭岁月 Er Qiao二乔Modern Romance324k WordsCompleted [The physical book with the same title is now available] “I hesitated once. I turned back to face the slightest glimmer of hope, yet no one cared.” “Later, a thick fog rolled in. You said you loved me so much, but why was your love thinner than the fog, so faint I could barely see it?” Shen Nian 75.3kReads9.4Score6.7kShelves
38. 88 他 He Came Too Late, and the White Moonlight Won 他来得太迟，白月光赢了 Rice Cake and Corn年糕玉米Modern Romance698k WordsCompleted [Substitute & White Moonlight] There's a rumor in Chuancheng that Shen Qing Huai's wife loves him so much she goes mad whenever she can't see him. Even Shen Qing Huai himself believes Wen He loves him deeply. Only Wen He knows that the person she loves is really the one with a face just like Jing Ran's. The day Wen He asks for a divorce, Shen Qing Huai, usually so refined and gentle, loses his mind. He forgets all dignity. Eyes reddening, he kneels before Wen He. “Please, don't divorce me. I'll 4.1kReads8.7Score204Shelves

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    All of them!!!

39. 89 祁 Mr. Qi, May We Never Meet Again! 祁先生，后会无期！ Broad-Minded and Strong心宽体棒Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Short drama now streaming] Guan Min died saving Guan Hua. Gentle and kind, Guan Min made rebellious Guan Hua look like a complete delinquent. Guan Hua, with her terrible reputation, made Qi Zhanzhi, who loved Guan Min, marry her. Gripping her by the throat, Qi Zhanzhi snarled, “Why couldn’t it have been you who died!” But later, Qi Zhanzhi climbed the mountain on his knees, bowing at every step until he reached Qiyuan Palace. Before the statue of the Buddha Tathagata of the Three Treasures, he 8.2kReads8.8Score560Shelves
40. 90 你 If You Leave, I’ll Miss You Most 你若离去最相思 A Strong Wind Late in the Day晚来风急Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Years later, the people of Yucheng still treated that scandalous tale of the wealthy as a favorite topic of idle conversation. A shrewd woman from the streets had clawed her way to the top and become the pampered wife of a ridiculously rich man. She was addicted to gambling and had once racked up ten million in gambling debts. She was vulgar and flashy, a notorious social butterfly. And yet Gu Hansheng still doted on her. Until this wicked woman of the century dug her own grave and caused th 1.7kReads8.9Score155Shelves

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    I also like this kind of writing. These books are all very good; you'll miss out if you don't read them.

41. 91 暗 A Bitter Summer of Loving Mu Ru San Fen in Secret 暗恋木入三分苦夏 Tangerine Sand桔沙8k WordsCompleted A Secret Crush, Bitter as Summer 4.4kReads—Score—Shelves

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    Slightly angsty and sweet, a campus romance filled with unrequited love. How humble can one be when loving someone? So humble that she sits below him, heartbroken, watching his promised wedding next year with the school beauty as her bride, feeling nameless and unrecognizable. She's loved him, suffering through countless summers she doesn't want to count. She's loved him since birth, her childhood sweetheart, but she's never dared to confess, afraid of losing a friend. To love someone is to be able to stay by their side as a friend. To be in the same school as him, she studies tirelessly, even if it means getting the lowest score, just to be near him and catch a glimpse of him is enough to make her happy. When he mocks her for being last, she doesn't get angry but congratulates and envies him for being first. Until her wealthy roommate, the school beauty, appears as a rival, she begins... Her life seemed precarious; it appeared he no longer belonged to her. The school beauty asked her to deliver a love letter, which he mistook for a confession. The trampled letter shattered her unrequited love, leaving her heartbroken. She feigned amnesia, wanting to be brave once more, and experienced unprecedented happiness. His true feelings were revealed until he discovered she had deceived him, faking amnesia. She was abandoned. His promise to marry her next year turned into a reality on this day next year when she received his engagement invitation. Her heart was in turmoil; she stubbornly refused to attend, yet still went, consumed by unspoken jealousy. Then, in even greater despair, she attended his wedding with the school beauty. She was supposed to be the one wearing the wedding dress, but why, while she was in agony, did he propose to her at the wedding with the school beauty's ring?

42. 92 惊 Only When Love Cuts to the Bone Does Longing Finally Show 惊觉相思不露，原来只因入骨 A Midsummer Night一夜盛夏Modern Romance868k WordsCompleted In Sifang City, there is a woman with a notoriously bad reputation: Sheng Xia. Men think she’ll sleep with anyone. Women think she’s shameless and promiscuous. But in truth, she simply fell in love with one person. For him, for the first time in her life, she resorted to the most despicable means. Five years into their marriage, she endured his sneers and emotional abuse. She risked her life for him again and again, yet still couldn’t earn so much as a second glance. “Yi Ye, is it really so hard 2.6kReads8.7Score242Shelves
43. 93 穿 After Becoming the Original Wife in a Period Novel, I Divorced Him at Once 穿成年代文原配后，我火速离婚 Reluctant to Let Go念念不舍Modern Romance250k WordsCompleted [This story is anything but normal. Not a single character is normal, so don't read if that bothers you!] Jiang Banyue is a twenty-second-century pastry chef who accidentally transmigrates into a military romance set in the past. The hero, Shen Yunhe, is her husband, while she is his first wife, destined to die young. As soon as Jiang Banyue opens her eyes, she feels her barely showing belly. There are three babies inside. Great, she gets the babies without having to deal with the man. Jiang Ba 4.2kReads8.2Score177Shelves

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    The man broke up with her simply because she lied and said she was pregnant. The female lead couldn't accept the blow. Cui Tang staggered out of bed and walked dazedly to the bathroom. Gu Qiaoxi's things had all been taken away, leaving only hers. She squatted down, opened the cabinet under the sink, and took out a razor blade. She'd hidden it for a week; it was finally going to be used. She stared at the blade, a resolute glint in her eyes, a smile playing on her lips.

44. 94 入 Infested 入蛊 Er Qiao二乔Modern Romance301k WordsCompleted “Why does my heart race uncontrollably whenever I see you?” “So that’s what it means to be bewitched by you.” “Bewitched, and loving you to the bone.” 626Reads8.5Score102Shelves
45. 95 陆 Mr. Lu, Are You Satisfied Now That She’s Dead? 陆先生，她死了你可满意 Lu Yitang鹿苡糖Modern Romance43k WordsCompleted “Mr. Lu, are you satisfied now that she's dead?” Sang Yuwan looked at him coldly. She truly wished she could kill the despicable man standing before her with her own hands. “Who are you trying to fool? You think putting her photo on some random urn makes it her? Ridiculous!” Lu Cichuan's eyes were faintly red as he stared fixedly at Sang Yuwan, as if he could still brazenly torment Li Mo as long as Sang Yuwan said she wasn't dead. But... Sang Yuwan was gone. That was true. 3.2kReads6.6Score306Shelves

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    💔 [Heartbreaking Quotes] Your love is fainter than fog. Shen Nian once stood on tiptoe waiting for a response👣, only to be met with a thick fog🌫️ "When you said you loved me..." "Even your shadow receded."💔 #TheMostPainfulThingIsNotNotLoving# #It'sYouSaidYouLovedMeButMakeMeMoreLonely# 📌High-Intensity Anguish Warning: The Pinnacle of Bad Ending Aesthetics

46. 96 都 We Broke Up, So Why Are You Still Bowing Your Head? 都分手了，你还低头干什么！ My Male God, Buy Me a Chicken Drumstick男神请我吃鸡腿Modern Romance396k WordsCompleted The powerful one lowers their head; the weaker one gets trained like a dog. Some mild coercion. [Rekindled Romance / Winning Her Back + Mutual Secret Crush + Both Pure, 1v1] An ambitious, gentle, deeply loving woman vs. a sharp-tongued, tsundere, dramatic show-off of a man There is logic in this story, so bring your brain - Ruan Liusu was hired by Si Jianwei as a live-in study companion. During their two years abroad, Si Jianwei bossed Ruan Liusu around: “You have to be home before ten every nig 27.6kReads9.1Score2.4kShelves

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    Both books started off a bit bittersweet, but became incredibly sweet later on. The male lead is a pure-hearted warrior! Aside from a few slightly infuriating lines at the beginning, the later parts are truly pure romance, ahhhhhh! [Laughs]

47. 97 离 My Ex-Husband Is Irresistible After Our Divorce 离婚后我的前夫真香了 Wusu Bubble Rice Cracker乌苏泡仙贝Modern Romance317k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Rose Crossing the Moon launches on November 14] [The ex-chases-wife-to-the-crematorium trope, not the typical kind; reuniting after a breakup] [Cool, aloof, rational beauty with a warm heart * A big, awkward puppy who says one thing and means another, but is willing to change] "His rose garden remained a desolate wasteland." "If love were a field of study, you would be my one and only lifelong subject." After five years of marriage, Bai Luo'an left Huo Ling a folder. Inside 15.8kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves

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    A slightly angsty, reconciliation story, the first book I highly recommend, it's already finished 🥨 Ni Wu never expected to see Pei Huaiyu again. That day, she took her six-year-old daughter to the hospital for a checkup. Her daughter had a congenital heart condition and needed regular checkups. But the moment she pushed open the door to the examination room, she froze. The man sat there, facing the computer, a pair of frameless glasses perched on his high-bridged nose. His white coat was as white as snow, exuding a cool and aloof air. He radiated an air of noble elegance. Ni Wu's face drained of color in an instant. [Stunned]

48. 98 娇 Sweetly Hidden Love 娇藏蜜恋 My Male God, Buy Me a Chicken Drumstick男神请我吃鸡腿Modern Romance305k WordsCompleted [Both Pure, One-on-One] A nasty, handsome, arrogant rich boy vs. a spoiled, clingy canary girl + The long road to winning his wife back Award-winning actress Sheng Yi has been in show business for years. With her three rules, kiss double, bed double, and nude double, she has clinched the crown of “Queen of Water.” The media’s assessment of her is spot-on: “Mediocre acting, incredible resources. Who exactly is the mysterious sugar daddy behind her?” At a private banquet, someone shouts for Sheng 15.4kReads9.1Score1.4kShelves

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    I absolutely love this slightly angsty romance novel, highly recommended! ✨① When are you going to come back and see me? Later, Cheng Yi learned that the pure and gentle girl had been living in an abyss all along. Mental illness isn't cancer; if it can't be cured, I'm willing to rot away with you. ✨② They like each other, but separated due to some misunderstandings and later got back together. ✨③ The pursuit is like a funeral pyre, a little angsty. The male lead says: "I gave you a way out, but you didn't take it. 'Wow, who understands?'" Highly recommended, you won't regret reading this!

49. 99 我 The Wedding I Waited Three Years For Was an Hour He Scraped Together from His White Moonlight 我等了三年的婚礼，是他从白月光那里，挤出来的一小时 Wild Grass蔓生野草10k WordsCompleted The wedding I'd waited three years for was an hour he managed to squeeze out of his first love's schedule. 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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    What's the most heart-wrenching torture you've ever seen? It's not betrayal by a lover, but the adopted son you raised from childhood who's constantly on your opposite side, every word piercing your soft spot. There's no physical violence in the entire book; it's all about the crushing mental strain that wears you down—and it has a powerful, lasting impact!

50. 100 偏 After the Obsessive Tycoon Was Tamed 偏执大佬被驯化之后 Tang Acha唐阿茶Modern Romance247k WordsCompleted [The aloof beauty falls from her pedestal without realizing it + he chases his wife but can't win her back + obsessive yandere + turns evil + coercive love] [Both BE and HE endings] Jian Sui was Song Yichen's little shadow. Everyone knew it. They were childhood friends, and everyone agreed they were a perfect match, both in looks and talent. Now that they were in college and no longer constrained by the words “puppy love,” Jian Sui finally worked up the courage to confess: “Song Yichen, I like y 4.3kReads6.7Score118Shelves

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