Protagonists Who Get Less Sympathy the More Considerate They Are 越懂事越没人心疼的主角

1. 1 被 Forced to Submit 被迫顺从 Potato Noodles with Egg土豆粉加鸡蛋Two Male Leads238k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + angsty forced love + groveling-to-win-him-back + irresistible charmer] Emotionally cold scum gong × stubborn, down-on-his-luck beauty shou “Five million. Marry Fu Yan.” Caught in a scheme, Shen Mu was sold into the Fu family by his own mother. Fu Yan hated him to the core, simply because Shen Mu had taken the place of the person Fu Yan held dearest in his heart. “Fu Yan, how did your dad pick such a piece of junk for you?” Shen Mu became a laughingstock throughout Rongcheng. Fo 2.1kReads8.0Score102Shelves

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   Shen Mu was sold into the Fu family by his birth mother due to a conspiracy. Fu Yan resented him because his beloved had been dethroned. Shen Mu suffered torment at Fu Yan's hands and became the laughingstock of Rongcheng. A year later, he became mentally impaired, like a child. At this moment, Fu Yan [crying][crying][crying][crying] held the syringe, his hands trembling uncontrollably. Facing the obedient but now lifeless Shen Mu, he nervously repeated, "No, it can't be."

2. 2 小 After the Little Blind One Loses All Hope 小瞎子心灰意冷后 Xitang溪棠Two Male Leads328k WordsCompleted [Proud, high-and-mighty bottom who suffers in silence × scumbag top who loves him deeply at first, then falls out of love] ❤️ It’s been renamed. The original title was He Once Loved Me. Don’t go looking for the wrong one, dear readers~ Qiu Jin is a Beta, yet during college he is passionately pursued by the Alpha Yang Chen. Everyone says Yang Chen will eventually fall in love with an Omega, but throughout their three years together at university, Yang Chen turns down every flirtation and cherish 854Reads8.0Score101Shelves
3. 3 下 Inferior Overflow 下等泛滥 The Deer and the Rabbit鹿与兔Two Male Leads368k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads] [Heavy Angst] [Not for Bottom-Lovers] Content warning: The top isn't faithful. Huo Wenqing * Gu Yunzhi At eighteen, after an upheaval, Gu Yunzhi is brought back to the Shen family. His father then treats him like a pawn, using him to secure benefits for the family. Seven years of beatings teach him that obedience is the only way to get by. Long years of repression lead him to meet Huo Wenqing. Thinking at last that he has found love, Gu Yunzhi feels light enter his pitch-black 5.7kReads8.7Score401Shelves

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   @The author of Deer and Rabbit recommended your book!

4. 4 鲸 Whale Fall into the Abyss 鲸落深渊 The Evil Dragon Blows Bubbles恶龙吹泡泡Two Male Leads39k WordsCompleted Little fish, little fish, may you swim out of the abyss soon. His younger brother, whom he had raised by hand despite no blood relation, sent him to a detention center for two years to “set him straight” and told him to come out once he was normal. Those two years were a nightmare that devoured him, one he could never wake from. His body and mind were tormented, his feelings worn away, and he was trained into numb, hopeless submission. “Knowing you raised me makes me sick. Why don’t you just die 23.4kReads8.1Score4kShelves
5. 5 全 Everyone in My Family Is the Main Character, and I'm the Only Real Cannon Fodder! 全家都是主角，唯有我是真炮灰！ Heartbroken Puppy心碎puppyModern Romance1.9M WordsOngoing Only after dying did Lu Zaozao discover that this world was one enormous, melodramatic crossover novel! Her father, Lu Aotian, is the male lead of some web-fiction site. His golden finger is maxed out in every possible way. To put it simply, after a few little setbacks and bumps in the road, he breezes to the top of the world, becomes Asia’s richest man, and takes control of countless economic lifelines. Her mother, Shen Xingyao, is the melodramatic romance heroine of Tomato. Countless people 1.6kReads7.3Score162Shelves

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   I almost cried myself to death in the middle of the night, it was so heartbreaking [crying][crying][crying]

6. 6 假 After Faking My Death, the Scumbag Movie Emperor Spoils Me Relentlessly 假死后，被渣男影帝强势宠爱 Late Spring Day迟日Two Male Leads712k WordsCompleted [Main Story Complete]“Lu Yichao, if you want to save the Lu family, you have to marry me.” He used every means at his disposal to marry the alpha he had secretly loved for seven years. Qi Yanqing knew that Lu Yichao’s heart belonged to someone else: his twin brother, Qi Chuxing. Whether through force or deception, he still made Lu Yichao marry him. In public, they were a loving, sweet couple. Behind closed doors, they could barely stand the sight of each other. After three years together, Qi Yan 3.7kReads8.6Score389Shelves

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   This book, Qi Yanqing, really broke my heart. Even though he and his younger brother are twins, just because he was born a tiny bit earlier, everyone expects him to take good care of his brother and shoulder the responsibilities of an older brother. It's so heartbreaking, so incredibly heartbreaking! [Crying][crying][crying]

7. 7 他 He Said My Secret Crush Was a Nuisance 他说我的暗恋是困扰 Tangerine Sand桔沙8k WordsCompleted He Says My Secret Crush Is a Nuisance 762Reads—Score—Shelves

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   No one cared about her understanding nature. Was having a crush really such a burden for the other person? In the beginning, his indifference made her incredibly bitter. She didn't know he was even better at hiding his crush than she was. She thought her hidden crush was even more powerful than his. He always stubbornly mocked her bitterness to everyone. For him, her crush was a burden. She was afraid of losing friends and could only remain a childhood friend—a coward who dared not confess. But when he asked her alone if she had a crush on him, she didn't know his palms were sweating. She didn't dare answer and could only ask him if he had a crush on her. Her hands trembled, but she pretended to be calm and put them behind her back. His ears turned bright red as he tried to pull something out of his pocket, but she was afraid her crush would be exposed, so the coward ran away. He was disappointed and wanted to transfer schools. Hearing this news made her even more heartbroken. She bitterly thought she would never see him again. When she got into university, she heard that familiar voice being confessed to by the school beauty. But it was him who hugged her and said she was his girlfriend, only telling her that she was just a shield to reject the school beauty. She was left without a formal relationship. A stinging, tingling pain shot through her heart from the vinegar-like taste. She thought it was a pleasant surprise, but hearing such words enraged her so much that she publicly denied being his girlfriend. Everyone said she was ordinary and yet dared to reject such a handsome school heartthrob. In her anger, she accidentally dropped the yellowed pearl hairpin, a keepsake from her mother. She cried as she looked back for it. They argued, and he returned the hairpin, only to have the school beauty stomp on it, smashing it and throwing five yuan at her in humiliation. She began to hate the school beauty. She threatened him to pretend to be her boyfriend, wanting to drive the school beauty crazy. The school beauty, however, offered her money to leave him. She agreed, then lost her memory. He seized the opportunity to claim she was his girlfriend. Her mother found her and gave her five million to leave him. She agreed to study abroad as quickly as possible. Upon returning, she didn't know he had become her CEO. She regained her memory, and he proposed. She only cared about the ring, not him, the "gift." He imprisoned her. At the wedding, she tried to escape, but he blocked her way. The school beauty appeared at the wedding.

8. 8 我 I'm Dying, Yet the Paranoid Young Marshal Begs Every God and Buddha with Red Eyes 我快死了，偏执少帅红眼求遍神佛 A Sword Drawn, Wind Rises引剑风生Two Male Leads293k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Warlord + Devoted Love + Angsty and Satisfying + Regret and Redemption + Both Pure] [Obsessive, Violent, Devoted Warlord Top x Resilient, Gentle, Kind Beggar Bottom] Jiang Yushu was a fraud who had carefully plotted his way into the governor’s mansion in disguise. Shen Changye had always known that the fraud pretending to be his younger brother was a lowly beggar. At first, he treated the beggar like a puppet on strings, tormenting him at will. But when Jiang Yushu truly gave u 4.9kReads9.4Score556Shelves

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   The more sensible you are, the less people care about you. I'm really crying my eyes out [almost crying][almost crying]. His first half of life was a miserable existence, and his second half was short. It's heartbreaking to watch. In this story, no one makes it to a happy ending. A happy ending will take at least another ten years. No one is lucky enough to live that long. 💔 Shen Changye always knew that this conman pretending to be his younger brother was a beggar. He treated him like a puppet, tormenting him at will... But when Jiang Yushu truly gave up and became a lifeless puppet, he frantically searched for doctors throughout the city, kneeling and begging every god and Buddha... ✨ The patriotism is overwhelming, and the romance is heartbreaking. Two people who didn't understand love learn to love each other. It's okay, help me up, I can still watch. 💖 Romance in the Republican era is always full of ups and downs, accompanied by national righteousness, national hatred, and family feuds. The scope is truly vast. ②

9. 9 万 The Most Hated One Goes Viral After Being Reborn 万人嫌重生后火爆全网 Grapefruit Milk Candy柚子奶糖Two Male Leads542k WordsCompleted [The comic adaptation of the same name is now available on platforms including Kuaikan, Bilibili Comics, and Tencent Animation and Comics] Lin Qingyan was born without the ability to feel pain. Lord Gu was terrified that his precious boy might get hurt without realizing it, so every day he used that as an excuse to check him over from head to toe. Both are virgins / sweet romance Cool, well-behaved beauty bottom x cold, domineering business tycoon top (P.S. The bottom was born without the abilit 900Reads9.0Score137Shelves
10. 10 被 After Being Abandoned, I Got My Happy Ending with the Perfect Man 被抛弃后我跟天花板HE了 Nan Qilu南亓鹿Two Male Leads334k WordsCompleted A scheming, doting seme who spoils his beloved (Qin Zhao) vs. a gentle, insecure, sensible, kind uke (Shen Heqing) A sweet romance. The seme is only sharp-tongued in the opening scene; he's a devoted wife-slave, and this story is so sweet. Come on! Open wide and enjoy some sugar! Synopsis: 1. Shen Heqing has had a rough life since childhood, always being the one left behind. His friend said, “You're so capable. Missing one opportunity won't hurt you. Just let him have it.” His biological parents 38.4kReads9.3Score5.3kShelves

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    🍅🍅These two books!! ✅The first one is about Shen Heqing, who was abandoned by family, friends and love. After rejecting Qin Zhao's confession, he fell into despair. When they met again, the once aloof Qin Zhao broke down in his despair upon seeing his miserable state and became a doting husband, carefully approaching him. The two heal each other and have a pure love story without any melodrama [shy].

11. 11 小 The Young Master Is Reborn and Wants Nothing but to Wait for Death 小少爷重生后一心等死 Startled Bird Enters a Dream惊鸟入梦Two Male Leads485k WordsCompleted [Reborn + one-on-one romance + sweet and doting + happy ending][Goofy, fatherly big shot x sickly young master] When Wen Yinuo was five, he got lost while out on a family trip. He wasn’t found until he was sixteen. But in the second year after he went missing, his family had adopted another child to take his place. Even after Wen Yinuo returned, his parents and relatives gave all their tenderness and love to the adopted child, without sparing a bit for him. Everything Wen Yinuo did was even bran 17.4kReads9.0Score1.5kShelves
12. 12 救 I’ll Save You, and You’ll Save Me 救赎你，拯救我 Fu Yi扶以Two Male Leads288k WordsCompleted [Slow-burn everyday life + two male leads + mutual healing + two powerful leads] [Hot on the outside, cold on the inside, a reckless young master X a gentle, cool tattoo artist] This is a simple story. Love at first sight, a fluttering heart as we grow closer. I fall more and more in love with you. Cheng Ye is a rich young master who has endured years of psychological control by his father, yet has always resisted. Zhou Yu is a tattoo artist with an unhappy past, weighed down by the guilt of hav 583Reads9.2Score101Shelves
13. 13 厌 My World-Weary Wife Is So Well-Fed and Soft!! 厌世老婆养得白白嫩嫩！！ Xiao Sui小绥Two Male Leads111k WordsCompleted [Two male leads / Marriage Before Love / both pure / guiding partner / healing / mutual devotion] (Complete) Mu Xu (top) x Lin Jin (bottom) [Marriage Before Love] [Gentle, insecure top VS world-weary, long-haired beauty bottom] Lin Jin couldn’t find interest in anything. On the night he decided to end his life, he ran into Mu Xu, a classmate from high school. They entered a fake marriage. The timid Mu Xu had been in love with someone for years. When they met again, that person was about to jump 24.1kReads9.4Score4.5kShelves
14. 14 小 Has the Little Troublemaker Made Up with Her Ex Today? 小作精今天哄好前男友了吗 Lemon and Cola柠檬加可乐Two Male Leads368k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + rekindled romance + chasing his husband + some angst + melodrama] The thing Pei Heng regretted most in his life was taking Shi Jin's drunken words seriously. Shi Jin said they should break up, and Pei Heng left without a second thought. Shi Jin wanted to get back together, but Pei Heng blocked him, deleted him, and cut off every way back. Shi Jin wouldn't stop pursuing him, but Pei Heng ignored him and rejected him time and again. Only when the Pei family announced his engageme 10.8kReads8.4Score744Shelves
15. 15 残 After My Disabled Husband Died, His Beloved Wife Was Reborn 残疾老公死后，娇妻重生了 You Lu由鹿Modern Romance523k WordsCompleted [Reborn, mutual salvation, one-on-one romance] After her husband died, Jiang Chuchu followed him to the grave. When she opened her eyes, she found herself back at sixteen. The girl in the mirror was malnourished, sallow, without parents, and dirt poor... That’s right, this was her at sixteen. Life was nearly impossible, and she couldn’t even afford the next semester’s tuition. Just as she was at her wits’ end, a flower suddenly blossomed before her eyes. [You can’t redo your life, but the Even 11.5kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves

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    💫In her previous life, after the youngest daughter of the Lu family went missing, they kicked her out of the house for failing to take care of her younger sister. While eating cheap cakes in her run-down rented room (rent 150 yuan), she experienced excruciating pain, as if her internal organs were being cut by knives. On her twentieth birthday, she was diagnosed with a terminal illness. In the first month, she received her salary from the bubble tea shop, quit her job, and got her rent refunded. In the last month, she set off with her remaining savings and a worn-out backpack. Two years later, in a mountain village, a farmer found a skeleton while gathering firewood and immediately reported it to the police. The incident attracted the attention of the local government, and reporters flocked to interview her. With the permission of the local police, they were shown photos of the body. In the photos, the body lay devoutly on the ground with her hands clasped to her chest. Three pieces of paper were found in her clothes, one of which, a torn piece of white paper, was carefully inscribed with the words, "I hope there is no afterlife."

16. 16 万 Everyone Hated Her, Then She Showed Her Face and Took the Internet by Storm 万人嫌露脸后全网爆火 Lemon and Cola柠檬加可乐Two Male Leads448k WordsCompleted [Dual male leads] A sickly, universally despised bottom; A seemingly cold and heartless top who has fallen deeply in love. A year ago, Xu Mian was rumored to have thrown matches, and was boycotted by the entire internet. He retired early. With his mother seriously ill and his right hand partially disabled, he became the target of abuse from everyone in the esports scene, like a rat crossing the street, and endured it for an entire year. Caught between life and death, he struggled to stay alive: 12.5kReads8.3Score1.1kShelves
17. 17 无 No Official Relationship 无实名关系 Three Three Days三三日Modern Romance349k WordsCompleted New rating just in: [Brooding, insecure sweetheart vs. aloof on the outside, warm-hearted young master] [Rekindled romance | School life first, then city life | Each other's first love | Happy ending] * Cheng Zhike witnessed a farcical debt-collection scene in a dead-end alley. He was just an onlooker enjoying the spectacle, but somehow ended up taking home the filthy schoolmate who was being hounded for money. The schoolmate was beautiful, with sparkling, limpid almond eyes that seemed able t 17.3kReads8.1Score1.6kShelves

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    The female lead is so sweet and obedient, sickly and insecure [crying][crying][crying]! If you like a cool and sickly female lead, don't miss this!!! At first, the male lead didn't like the female lead, but after falling in love, he realized she didn't care about her health at all, and he was heartbroken. Moreover, the female lead is often sick and injured, and the male lead is helpless, only able to kneel down and comfort her. Later, he completely becomes a guiding lover, wishing he could carry her away with him.

18. 18 好 How Can I Steal Him Away and Hide Him at Home? 好想把他偷回家藏起来怎么办？ Li Buyan李不言呀Modern Romance809k WordsCompleted Content warning: Girl-Boss/Boy-Beloved, an utterly doting romance (the male lead spends most of the story nestled in the female lead's arms) Wei Ni had no idea what other people did first after being reborn. All she knew was that the time had come to settle every score and repay every grudge. So on the very first day after being reborn, Wei Ni grabbed a cleaver and chased her father, trying to hack him down. After dealing with her scumbag dad, she went after his mistress. Who could have gues 4.4kReads8.7Score345Shelves
19. 19 被 After My Spiritual Root Was Destroyed and I Died, My Senior Brothers Wept Bitterly 被毁灵根葬身后，师兄们痛哭流涕 Sweet Candy Baby糖甜宝贝Two Male Leads505k WordsCompleted [Originally titled After My Spiritual Roots Were Destroyed and I Was Buried, My Senior Brothers Wept Bitterly. Everyone is reborn and seeks redemption + beloved by all becomes hated by all + villain, one-on-one] Yun Yan was the sect’s most doted-on junior disciple. Though his spiritual roots were poor, everyone cherished him. That is, until Yun Lan appeared. The sect disciples gradually grew to hate Yun Yan. Only when they drained his blood, destroyed his spiritual roots, took his golden core, a 6.8kReads8.9Score726Shelves

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    Yun Yan was originally the most favored junior disciple of the sect. Although he had a poor spiritual root, everyone doted on him. Until Yun Lan appeared, he gradually became disliked by the sect disciples, until he was drained of blood, his spiritual root destroyed, and his golden core extracted, dying on his bed. Only then did he realize he was just a vicious cannon fodder, no match for the protagonist, Yun Lan. After death, he was reborn with a system bound to him, tasked with conquering the insane villain Pei Yan Yuan, a hundred times more terrifying than the main characters. At their first meeting, Yun Yan was somewhat afraid to look at him. Yet the villain called him, "Junior Brother." Yun Yan's unusual behavior attracted the attention of everyone in the sect. Elders, senior brothers, and disciples were all distracted by his strange behavior. Yun Yan no longer clung to them, nor was he spoiled or willful. They tried everything to make him happy, but they could never gain his affection.

20. 20 一 A Room With the Lights Dimmed 一室暗灯 Diving into the Sea to Dodge Fish跳海躲鱼Modern Romance1.1M WordsOngoing That day, I groveled before a billionaire, wagging my tail for his approval. I thought he was my salvation when I had nowhere else to turn. All I got was one humiliation after another. I became the biggest joke in his circle. Later, I accidentally stumbled upon his secret, peeling back layer after layer of his heart until grief brought me to tears. And he peeled mine open too, only to stab it viciously, once, twice... countless times. Ruan Qing, who brought me into the industry, was once an inn 483Reads8.7Score163Shelves

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    The female lead may be in a lowly position, but she's not spineless; she's quite funny.

21. 21 惊 Leaves Fall in Autumn 惊秋落叶 Not a Good Day to Talk今日不宜讲話Modern Romance62k WordsCompleted [Campus Tragedy] [Mutual Secret Crush] Tang Qiu and Pei Jingnian On Ningchuan No. 1 High School's wall of outstanding graduates (its wall of fame), Pei Jingnian took the top spot that year, while Tang Qiu was relegated to the very bottom. "Wasn't Senior Tang Qiu a good student back then? Weren't she and Pei Jingnian the twin stars of the arts and sciences? How did she end up at the bottom?" "She wasn't even on the wall at first. They added her later." "I heard she didn't do very well on her exam 165Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [I'm about to cry][I'm about to cry][I'm about to cry][I'm about to cry][I'm about to cry][I'm about to cry][I'm about to cry]

22. 22 穿 After Becoming the Villainess, I Married the Devoted Second Male Lead 穿成恶毒女配后，我嫁给了深情男二 Saint's Upper-Leaf Meiai圣塔的上叶美爱Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted After Reincarnating as the Wicked Supporting Female Lead, I Married the Devoted Second Male Lead 37Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 23 春 At the Spring Festival Gathering, Mom Says I Hate Going Out 春节聚会，妈妈说我不爱出门 Saint's Upper-Leaf Meiai圣塔的上叶美爱8k WordsCompleted At the Spring Festival Gathering, Mom Says I Never Like Going Out 103Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Look at this, the more sensible the female lead is, the more she gets ignored. It started with a small thing, but it kept escalating until she couldn't ignore it anymore.

24. 24 偏 Spoiling My Star 偏宠星星 Xi Ruo xr夕若xrModern Romance219k WordsCompleted [Marriage before love + sweet romance + five-year age gap + both leads are virgins] (The heroine is not a strong, independent type!!!) A gentle, resilient, cool-headed writer x a reserved, steady CEO with a fatherly nature Ruan Shixing grew up in the countryside with her grandparents. Her parents’ business flourished, and the Ruan family name became famous in Jiang City. But somehow, it all seemed to have nothing to do with her. After all, she could barely remember her parents’ faces, even as a 3.7kReads9.1Score403Shelves

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    The male lead is gentle and considerate, and he takes care of the female lead all over again, making up for her shortcomings.

25. 25 时 Time Brings You Warmth 时光温暖你 Shi Nian Liaoliao时念了了Modern Romance374k WordsCompleted Her family wanted nothing to do with her. Her mother died giving birth to her, and her father and brother resented her for it. She did her best to get through every day, struggling against the fate laid out for her, but she still couldn’t escape their hatred. Rejected and abandoned, she became an orphan. It was as if she had used up all her bad luck with her birth family. She found a family of her own and a ray of light in their home. Later, she made friends and found someone she loved. Whenever 338Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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    The female lead's mother died at birth, and her father and brothers blamed everything on her. It was heartbreaking to read late at night. Her brother would also bully and harass her from time to time. She even had to beg her grandfather, the butler, to get her into school. When she was bullied at school and her parents were called in, her father beat her without even asking what happened, causing her to suffer a concussion and hearing impairment. She had to save up for her school fees by collecting bottles. Later, her brother falsely accused her of stealing his money, and she was kicked out of the house. You guys absolutely have to read this! If you like angst, you can read the beginning.

26. 26 系 The System Wants Me to Win Over the Male Lead, but I'd Rather Be with the Villain 系统让我攻略男主，我偏和反派好 Guagua Makes Money瓜瓜搞钱Two Male Leads484k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads] [Mutual Devotion] [Satisfying Romance] [Intense Push and Pull] [Marriage Before Love] [Showbiz] [Spoiled, Unhinged Bottom x Possessive Top Even More Unhinged Than Him] Ji Xiao transmigrates into a book. It's an old-school, melodramatic angst novel, crammed with tired tropes: real and fake young masters, a substitute for the beloved first love, and a torturous romance. When the original male lead bottom runs away, the System makes him take over the role and continue pursuing the 23.9kReads9.2Score3.7kShelves

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    Ji Xiao's past was one of unlove. He grew up in an orphanage, believing his adoptive parents would be a warm haven, only to find they were bloodsuckers. What one cannot obtain in youth often ensnares them for life. He learned then that excellence wasn't a prerequisite for love; obedience was…

27. 27 娇 The Soft and Delicate Beauty Is Bullied by the Unhinged Male Lead Again 娇软小美人又被疯批男主欺负了 Known to All众知Two Male Leads253k WordsCompleted This novel has two male leads. If that's not your thing, don't read. When Gu Cha was eight, his parents abandoned him on a street in the slums. Nobody wanted him, and nobody helped him. Gu Cha became a little beggar everyone in the slums knew. He survived on food discarded by nearby shops and in a dilapidated temple. He rarely interacted with outsiders and was very innocent by nature. He struggled to make it to the age of eighteen, only to freeze to death in the temple during an unexpected heavy 7.3kReads9.3Score657Shelves

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    The third dimension in this book is truly heartbreaking. [Bookmark]

28. 28 周 Mr. Zhou’s Love Is as Cheap as Grass 周先生的爱，如草般轻贱 Da Ya大呀Modern Romance161k WordsCompleted [A tragic short story. The heroine is dead from the start. No resurrection, no rebirth.] [Melodramatic and clichéd] In the kidnapping case where he had to choose between two people, Zhou Yansheng saved his first love and abandoned his wife. Later, he realized his mistake, but his wife could never come back… 37.9kReads5.4Score1.6kShelves

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    The more sensible the protagonist, the less sympathy they receive 🍃 ① The female lead is already dead at the start, with no resurrection or rebirth [eating melon emoji]. "President, Madam is dead." "How much did she pay you to say that to me?" "Zhou Yansheng, let's get a divorce." "Let's get a divorce, okay?" "Please, just let me go." In that kidnapping case where he had to choose between two options, Zhou Yansheng saved his white moonlight and abandoned his wife. Later, he realized his mistake, but his wife would never come back… [eating melon emoji]

29. 29 无 No One Came to Save Her from the Deep 无人救她于深海 Liang Shiqi梁拾柒Modern Romance135k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] [Youthful unrequited love + prodigal son turns over a new leaf + bittersweet romance + plenty of unresolved heartbreak + tragic ending (The male lead is hard to like at first. It's not exactly a tearjerker, but sensitive readers should proceed with caution.)] Youth is a foolish thing: foolishly falling for someone. At the beginning of the story, Xu Nuo falls in love with Zhou Yiming at first sight, as if sinking into the deep sea. At the end, Xu Nuo holds the box contai 19.2kReads8.9Score3.8kShelves
30. 30 她 She Is the Perfect Rival 她是最佳对手 Yun Yun云氲10k WordsCompleted She Is the Perfect Rival 1Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 31 情 Deep Love for Jiang Gong 情重姜肱 Xu Lin絮琳Two Male Leads224k WordsOngoing [Dual Male Leads + Bad Ending + Pure Love + Realistic Leanings + Cozy Everyday Life] Coal Ball Spirit Jiang Gong vs. Dumpling Spirit Zhou Zhong On August 15, 2082, the renowned chemist Professor Zhou Zhong passed away from illness in his hometown of Yunzhou. When Peking University's obituary was released, the students across campus wept in grief. Professor Zhou was modest and kind, rigorous in his scholarship, committed to seeking truth and practicality, and always supportive of younger scho 112Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male protagonist, who had no one to care for him, finally saw someone walking towards him against the light, but unfortunately, they were just one step away from a happy ending.

32. 32 误 I Accidentally Ran Into a Domineering CEO! Report: Madam Li Is Trying to Run Away from the Wedding 误闯天家霸总，报告厉夫人她要逃婚 Tangerine Sand桔沙13k WordsCompleted The Overbearing CEO Who Barged Into the Imperial Household: Report, Madam Li Is Trying to Run Away 40Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The more sensible she became, the less anyone cared for her. Finally, she became depressed and contemplated suicide when she met a compassionate god. In the beginning, she endured a life of hardship and exhaustion, working tirelessly as a saleswoman to care for her mother, constantly protecting herself from unwanted advances by male customers, and having to smile obsequiously. After work, she had to stay by her mother's side every day, sleeping on the floor. She was fed up with this life and attempted suicide, only to be saved by him, whom she fell in love with at first sight. He wanted to redeem her, but his stepmother objected, causing her to lose her memory. Despite her amnesia, she married him. He feared she would regret it, but still acted out of selfishness. After regaining her memory, she wanted to elope at the wedding. Could he let her escape him?

33. 33 诸 Riddled with Illness, I Refuse Treatment. Why Are You Crying? 诸病缠身，我不治，你们哭什么 So, Mister所以先生Urban307k WordsCompleted [Also known as: "Your Son Has Been Gone for a Long Time" and "My Depression Was Getting Better, but I Still Had Stomach Cancer"] Guo Lu was just passing through, a person suffering from depression, schizophrenia, and stomach cancer. After learning that he had only a few years left if he did not seek treatment, Guo Lu wanted nothing more than to end it all on his own terms. After the conflicts with his family accumulated and finally exploded time and again, the people close to him at last learned 4.5kReads8.8Score390Shelves

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    My personal favorite is the third one; you should give it a try, they all fit the bill.

34. 34 炙 Burning Bones, Stirring Desire 炙骨撩思 Drunk Little Lemon醉小柠Modern Romance684k WordsCompleted Lu Xi was always a good girl. The only time she ever went against the grain was when she fell in love with her own bodyguard, Shen Zhan, and married him without hesitation. She had thought it would be a story of redemption rooted in their youthful past. Instead, she found herself caught in a vast web of lies and revenge... Shen Zhan once told her, “A debt owed by the father must be paid by the son. I kept you around so you could watch the Lu family fall into ruin.” With hatred clouding his eyes, 5.4kReads6.2Score163Shelves

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    🍀The more sensible she is, the less people care about her; she walks further and further down a thorny path alone. 💥Age gap, childhood sweethearts. A heart-wrenching and physically brutal tale of a woman chasing after her lover. An incredibly tear-jerking and angsty story.

35. 35 孽 Reborn from a Twisted Branch 孽枝重生 Tangerine Sand桔沙6k WordsCompleted Reborn Wicked Branch 60Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The more sensible she was, the less people cared for her. In the early stages, she was neglected and unloved, abandoned by her patriarchal family, and died without anyone knowing. She hated her relatives so much that they held a wedding for her, but no one knew what happened to her after her death. What did she gain from her revenge?

36. 36 出 After Her Release From Prison, Her Childhood Friend Leaves Her Mute and Mindless 出狱后，她被竹马虐得又傻又哑 Cheng Zhi城稚Modern Romance166k WordsCompleted [Angst, childhood sweethearts, physical torment, heartbreak, groveling for a second chance] As the saying goes, “Fools are blessed.” But Yuan Xi, this little fool, had no such luck. That little fool never had a blessed day in her life. In the end, she was left with nothing. She didn’t know how things had ended up this way. They weren’t supposed to be like this. It was cold, so terribly cold. Why didn’t anyone care? In the corner of a dark room, the girl trembled silently. “Please don’t abandon m 28.7kReads8.2Score1.3kShelves
37. 37 出 After Prison, the CEO Chases His Wife to the Crematorium 出狱后，霸总追妻火葬场 No Tea in the Coffee咖啡里没有茶Modern Romance565k WordsCompleted [A Little Angst Early On + Realizing Too Late + Chasing His Wife to the Crematorium + Rebirth] Han Yueche is the pampered heir of a prominent family in Beijing. He looks down on everything and everyone, yet for one person, he casts aside every last bit of his pride and willingly bows his head. Everyone in Beijing knows Han Yueche is impossibly proud. Once he throws something away, he never picks it back up, even if it’s a priceless treasure. Yet when it comes to Jiang Xuewei, he repeatedly lower 12.9kReads8.2Score972Shelves
38. 38 他 The Years They Loved Each Other 他们相爱的那些年 Wen Zhixu温芝絮Modern Romance118k WordsCompleted Everyone in Nancheng knows that Wen Wan is the happiest princess in the city, adored by Lu Zhiyan, a decisive and ruthless man who gets things done. Everyone also knows that Wen Wan looks just like Lu Zhiyan’s ex-girlfriend, Bai Xi. Five years ago, Wen Wan was driven out of the Lu family villa in disgrace. The happy years they had shared became a blade after blade piercing her heart. Five years later, Wen Wan seals away her feelings and focuses on her career, finally becoming a CEO and brutally 21Reads—Score—Shelves

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    My dearest Lu Zhiyan, my Zhiyan brother. Because my heart ached so much the day we parted, we didn't even have a proper goodbye. I've heard people say that longing is like the wind—boundless, able to cross mountains and seas to reach any desired destination. Gazing at the gentle evening breeze flowing outside the hospital window, I repeatedly wished that this tender wind could cross borders and reach you. Alas, my longing is silent, and countless thoughts remain unspoken; yet, thankfully, my longing is silent, so it won't become a burden binding you. I so wish the breeze could brush past your ear, completing the farewell I couldn't say, softly telling you: "Goodbye, my dear Zhiyan brother." [Laughing and crying][laughing and crying][laughing and crying][laughing and crying][crying][crying][crying][crying]

39. 39 大 After the Senior Brother Was Reborn, His Junior Brother Pursued Him Relentlessly 大师兄重生后，师弟他疯狂追妻 Bestow赋予Two Male Leads556k WordsCompleted [Main story complete] [Master-brother who has lost all hope, the receiver x cold-hearted junior brother, the pursuer] - Love is the hardest thing to understand. Yan Jin used to think it was just an excuse made by people whose resolve in the Dao was weak. That was before he met his junior brother, Duan Weizhuo, a sword cultivator who followed the merciless path. They were entangled for years. Yan Jin even became obsessed, eventually falling into demonic cultivation. But in the end, it had all bee 7.4kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves
40. 40 绝 After My Terminal Diagnosis, My Contract Boyfriend Chased Me to the Crematorium in Tears 绝症后，契约男友哭着追进火葬场 Eighteen Bronze Walnuts十八铜核桃仁Two Male Leads291k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads, Old-School Angsty Drama, A Real Pursuit After the Breakup, Scum Top Transformed into a Crying, Devoted Dog, Angst Before Affection, Both Reborn, Happy Ending] [Stoic Bottom with a Terminal Illness & Hard-Mouthed-at-First, Tender and Affectionate Top] Lin Shi'an was diagnosed with lung cancer, with only three months left to live. Seven years ago, when Li Feng's mother was gravely ill, Lin Shi'an paid two million to buy ten years of his time and personally made him a popular movie 5.4kReads8.9Score518Shelves

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    Both male leads, if you like angst, read the first 43 chapters, hahaha, I'm seriously driven crazy by this stuff, everyone go read it, hahaha!

41. 41 漂 The Handsome Lame Boy Gets Drunk and Asks for a Proposal! His Big Brother Can't Hide His Grin 漂亮小瘸子醉酒求亲！哥哥爽翘嘴 Shun Jiu舜九Two Male Leads344k WordsCompleted [The full audiobook version is now available] Mu Tangbai awakens and discovers that he is a lackey working for a vicious villain in a novel about two equally powerful leads. To earn money for tuition, he follows the villain’s orders and helps kidnap the protagonist gong to an abandoned factory. He even films the protagonist gong being humiliated. In the novel’s ending, the protagonist’s group chops him into pieces and dumps him in international waters. His fate is gruesome. When he comes to, som 5.5kReads8.8Score708Shelves

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    The pampered young master, whose leg was broken and who was kicked out of his home, had his life smoothed out from the start. He became very obedient and sensible, which is quite heartbreaking.

42. 42 重 Reborn as a Fake Heiress, I Watch the Villain Profess His Love to Her While Standing on My Ashes 重生穿成假千金，反派踩着我的骨灰说爱她 Tangerine Sand桔沙9k WordsCompleted Reborn as a Fake Heiress, the Villain Says He Loves Her While Standing on My Ashes 42Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The more sensible the female lead is, the less sympathy she receives. Early on, when she was the real heiress, she was abused to death by her mother and the fake heiress. As the fake heiress, she was trampled on and used as a pawn to be given to the second male lead. She wanted to escape but couldn't, so her only recourse was revenge and tormenting him.

43. 43 临 I Cleared My Name One Second Before I Died 临死前一秒我洗白了 Little Li Fish小黎鱼Two Male Leads243k WordsCompleted [Initially uncaring, later devoted attack × socially savvy, checked-out receiver; one-on-one, equally matched, both chaste] [The first dozen or so chapters focus on the plot, but at heart this is a groveling romance; Jian Huai is the attack] As the last descendant of the Vermilion Bird divine clan, Gu Yi'an's duty is to protect the Fallen Spirit. But in this life, the Fallen Spirit has not only gained sentience, it has also taken human form and become Jian Huai. Gu Yi'an: “...” How am I supposed 4.2kReads9.4Score523Shelves
44. 44 清 The Cool Beta Is Forced into Love by a Psycho Alpha 清冷Beta，被疯批A强制爱了 A Gentle Kiss from the Warm Breeze轻吻热风Two Male Leads341k WordsCompleted [ABO Two Male Leads + Both Pure + Healing + Younger Man + Forced Love] [Avoidant Beta Bottom × Possessive, Competing, and Unhinged Alpha Top] Everyone said it was such a shame that Jiang Yubai was a Beta. He was destined to be looked down on, destined to be the one abandoned in any relationship, and that was exactly what happened. Until he met Ji Yezhou. Ji Yezhou declared his love for him with burning, fierce passion. With someone suddenly barging into his life, Jiang Yubai only wanted to run. 44.7kReads9.3Score4.9kShelves

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    The first book! Five hundred years ago, Rong Li, a genius of the Immortal Sect, killed his groom (his disciple) on his wedding day. Five hundred years later, his disciple Xuan Ye transformed into a Demon Lord to seek revenge: imprisoning Rong Li, humiliating him in every way, and even forcing him to call himself a demon's pet. But when Rong Li died to save him, Xuan Ye realized that he had already fallen deeply in love with him, and regretfully said, "Master, please look at me one more time..."

45. 45 重 Reborn, the Villain's Older Brother Is Doted on Like a King 重生后反派哥哥被宠上天 Wood and Grass, No Human木草非人Two Male Leads518k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + CEO + everyone reborn + atypical everyone’s least favorite becomes everyone’s darling + redemption arc + sweet, loving daily life + happy ending] (Main story complete, bonus chapters updating slowly) [The gong seems like a scumbag but isn’t really one. 1v1 redemption arc, no replacing the gong. Please mind the tags and don’t read if this isn’t for you. Don’t leave bad reviews to threaten me.] Jiang Mingsheng believed he was a failure at everything. Because of the way his parent 27.8kReads9.3Score3.1kShelves

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    The eldest son, Shou, always puts his family first and paves the way for his younger brother's career. However, he is easily manipulated by outsiders and becomes universally disliked. Even his parents neglect him, yet he never cries or makes a scene despite their favoritism.

46. 46 渣 The Scumbag Can't Have Me, Quick Transmigration 渣男对我求而不得【快穿】 Shui Mu Qing水木青Ancient Romance315k WordsCompleted After a car accident leaves her in a vegetative state, Lin Ruo is forced to bind herself to the Scumbag System and begins a masochistic quest to cling to the scumbag’s coattails. First World The scumbag emperor destroys her family and leaves her to die in a sea of flames in order to seize military power. After she dies, the emperor undergoes a dramatic change in personality and spends more than a decade consumed by regret. Lin Ruo rolls her eyes in disdain. [Scumbag Experience: 10%] Second World 5.4kReads9.1Score499Shelves

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    The first book was incredibly moving; even the only person Ranran trusted, her mother, lied to her so Ranran could live. The second book was also very moving, filled with tears of family love. The third book, judging from the synopsis, is about a very, very sensible little girl who misunderstands her family and ultimately misses them. Before dying, she says, "I was such a good girl when I was five," which brought me to tears, and then she is reborn.

47. 47 入 Entering the Imperial Court 入皇庭 Little Fruit Pear小果梨Ancient Romance686k WordsCompleted [Forced Marriage and Possession, Obsessive Pursuit, Compulsive Love] [The Scheming, Stunning Farm Girl Is Forced into Marriage by the Crown Prince and Made Empress] In her previous life, Lu Xiaotao was an orphan who couldn't read, couldn't tell right from wrong, and spent her days groveling and throwing her weight around. After seducing one of the Crown Prince's subordinates and being abandoned, she became the Crown Prince's woman by a twist of fate. From then on, she served as his consort, reli 10kReads6.9Score791Shelves

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    Although the female lead is a bit cunning, as a lowly peasant girl of humble birth, she enters the Eastern Palace. Because the male lead, her unattainable ideal man, is too perfect and aloof, she has to compromise herself to survive. Others look down on her because of her status and illiteracy. However, she also has her merits: she is bold, beautiful, and knows how to seduce men, so the male lead is easily won over.

48. 48 寸 A Fleeting Moment 寸阴 Three Pigs Stand Like Tripods三猪鼎立Urban822k WordsOngoing [Infinite-loop adventure in the early stages + an intelligent villain + detailed supporting characters + haven't figured out the later stages yet ^_^] Urging someone to study medicine is a recipe for disaster! Even with a golden finger, you still can't overcome human nature! So let it go. Take off that white coat, as if shedding the shackles weighing you down, only to fall into a cycle, an apparently endless loop. Within the cycle of 2015, you uncover a shocking secret from hundreds of years ago 6.2kReads—Score503Shelves

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    I highly recommend this book! [Explore][Explore]

49. 49 这 This Host Is Something Else: Told to Die for the Villain, He Actually Did 这宿主绝了，让他替反派死他真死 Cheng Nezha城哪吒Two Male Leads1.5M WordsCompleted (Complete) Villain + Corruption + Master and Disciple + Mutual Devotion + One-on-One (the villains are all souls of the Main God) To come back to life, movie star Yu Tang binds himself to a quick transmigration System. His mission is to show the villains care and warmth, then die for them, driving them completely over the edge. But when he has finally earned enough points and wants to be revived, the System tells him: The worlds he visited have all collapsed. Yu Tang: ??? System: So you need to 26.9kReads9.6Score3.1kShelves
50. 50 病 The Frail Little One Is Spoiled Rotten 病弱崽崽超受宠的 Berry Meow莓莉喵Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration, raising-kids story, two male leads, adored by everyone and everyone's heartthrob! The little one gets doted on early in each world, with a romance between the two male leads developing later! The little one is just the cutest!] [Because of his poor health, the little one gets a disease buff in every world and dies young, becoming everyone's white moonlight. The ending is guaranteed to be happy!] As he lay dying, Qian Yuan was chosen by a System and tasked with winning peop 26.7kReads9.1Score2.9kShelves

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    🍇This poor little guy was very insecure at first because he had been hurt before, and he was also physically weak. In every world, he was the opposite of the protagonist, but he was always moved by love and sacrificed himself.

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