I’ve Read Too Many Stories With Female Leads as Caged Birds. Are There Any With a Male Lead as the Caged Bird? 最近看多了女主是金丝雀的 有男主是金丝雀的吗？

1. 201 顶 The Top-Tier Star Is Actually a Caged Canary 顶流他竟是金丝雀 Ci Jiuyuan辞久远Urban311k WordsOngoing [One Female Lead, One-on-One Romance] [Everyday Life] [Sweet Romance] [Cool, Elegant, and Possessive Heiress x Arrogant, Scheming, Clingy Superstar] Shen Muci was Shi Yunian's kept man for four years. Over those four years, he went from a newcomer who was careful not to upset his wealthy patron to the most spoiled and arrogant man in all of the capital's social circles. She gave him every resource he wanted. She bought him anything he took a fancy to. Whenever he was wronged, he only had to stan 2.8kReads—Score22014d adds

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   The male lead is kept by the female lead, but there aren't any melodramatic plot twists.

2. 202 穿 Reborn as the Villainess, I Keep the Male Lead for Myself from the Start 穿成恶毒女配，开局我先圈养男主 Hu Yu蝴俞Ancient Romance170k WordsCompleted Does a girl transmigrated into the role of a villainess have to cling to the male lead to survive? Faced with the male lead, covered in wounds and brutally humiliated, Yu Tai smiled faintly and showed everyone how to sleep with the male lead from the start. Worried about getting caught in a romantic rivalry with the original heroine? She glanced at the demon beast she'd raised like a daughter. Yu Tai sighed. How about meeting the heroine who insists on taking a male form? After her identity as a 10kReads9.4Score1.2k14d adds

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   The male lead is a canary [I highly recommend it][I highly recommend it too] A great Tomato novel is here! The writing is smooth, the plot is tight, the story is rich, the characters are well-developed, and the structure is clear. The whole book is great to read, I love it!!!

3. 203 魂 After Soul Transmigration, I Spoiled the Mad Beauty with My Maxed-Out Skills 魂穿后，满级的我娇养了疯批美人 Xi Ci希瓷Modern Romance205k WordsOngoing [Strong female lead + doting heroine and beloved hero + both leads are each other's only ones + sweet romance] One day, Wen Ruan suddenly finds herself in another world, where she is immediately confronted by the terrifying faces of her stepmother and stepsister, who bluntly announce that they plan to fight her for the family fortune! Wen Ruan scoffs in disdain and heads off to live a quiet life in the remote mountains. There, she unexpectedly finds a handsome young man who kills without batting 261Reads9.1Score10814d adds

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   If you really want to read it, just go to my bookshelf and take it. Only the best books are on my shelf.

4. 204 重 Reborn into a Matriarchal World: The Golden Lady's Guide to Raising Cubs 重生女尊之金主小姐养崽记 Ju Yihua橘一花Ancient Romance210k WordsCompleted [A powerful young lady who spoils her husband x a cunning, seductive beauty who serves as her attendant; one-on-one romance, sweet and doting, bittersweet, both leads are pure, happy ending] After dying suddenly, He Xiaoyan transmigrates into a society ruled by women, reborn as a spoiled young brat who loves getting into trouble. On her very first day, she finds a beautiful young man in the cellar of a brothel. He is covered in bruises from a beating, yet still refuses to submit: Baili Luofan. —Reads—Score—14d adds

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   It's a new book, so the rating is low, but it's incredibly good.

5. 205 疯 Cruel Torment: After Being Trained by the Sick, Obsessive Eldest Princess 疯狂折磨：被病娇长公主调教后 Returning Guest by the Green Lamp归客青灯Ancient Romance350k WordsCompleted (A friendly warning: This is an angst novel, and a very, very angsty one. The woman tortures the man! If you can’t handle that, read at your own risk!) [Psychotic love + frontier princess (not a traditional grand princess) + single heroine + strong woman/weak man + female top/male bottom + intense physical torment + devastating emotional torment] The Central Plains lie to the north, where the desert stirs with turmoil. In the old capital, a cry of heartbreak rings out. “Hey! Have you heard? A 4.3kReads8.2Score24414d adds

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   This one! The female lead is a yandere who imprisons the male lead, subjecting him to "training," "discipline," and insane torture—a real abuse of the male lead!

6. 206 快 Quick Transmigration: The Substitute Bride Takes the Throne, but Her Lovely Husband Keeps Trying to Escape 快穿：替嫁天后，娇美夫君总想逃 Ye Rongshang夜容殇Modern Romance173k WordsOngoing [GB] [Quick Transmigration] [1v1, both leads are each other’s first and only] [Yandere] On their wedding night in the Celestial Palace, Nan Siyue discovers that someone else has taken her bride’s place. The audacious impostor is the young master of the Divine Attendants. “Since you dared to take her place, Mian’er, you can’t expect to return the bride so easily.” On their wedding night, Nan Siyue pins the other person against the bed and says this. But afterward, her bride seems to have vanished 67Reads6.3Score—14d adds
7. 207 末 Sweet Apocalypse Romance: The Scheming Beauty Comes Knocking 末世甜宠：心机娇夫主动送上门 Envious of Fish, but Won't Work Hard羡鱼不努力Sci-Fi & Apocalypse428k WordsCompleted [Strong female lead + apocalypse + pocket space + fluffy, logic-free romance + one-on-one] [Extremely looks-obsessed heroine vs. scheming hero] Luo Tang only came to Earth to retrieve a disobedient soul, but now she's not allowed to return to the Divine Realm. They insist she find someone to fall in love with on Earth instead. After searching for a month, she hasn't found anyone she likes. Just when she's feeling down, a man who's exactly her type shows up on her doorstep. It couldn't be easier. 1.5kReads8.5Score18714d adds
8. 208 和 The Royal Husband Sent as a Hostage: Imprisoned, He Keeps Getting Cornered on the Emperor's Bed 和亲男后：囚禁后总被皇帝堵床上 Sen Yan森琰Two Male Leads505k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads: Dominant Emperor Top and Consort Prince Bottom. Older, Fatherly Top, Ten-Year Age Gap. Love at First Sight, Unscrupulous Tactics, Taking by Force, Intense Push and Pull, Imprisonment, Forced Love in a Dark Room.] Chu Zhao was Great He's most beautiful man and its greatest general. He had gone to battle ten times and crushed the grassland enemies each time. But on his eleventh campaign, Chu Zhao was defeated by the grassland king, Huyan Lie, and driven to the city gates. Below th 34.1kReads7.0Score4.3k14d adds

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   Some people have added this book to their bookshelf, bumped the post, requested a quick update, and added it to their wishlist: "This book is really good!"

9. 209 只 As Long as the Host Trains Them Right, Even a Psycho Can Become Love-Brained 只要宿主调教好，疯批变成恋爱脑 Three Stars Beneath the Moon月见三星Two Male Leads599k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + no female lead + frail protagonist + villain + unhinged] [An unhinged big shot and a little fox, locked in a relentless push and pull] To obtain a healthy body, Gu Chenxing was forced to sign a contract with a shady quick transmigration bureau for ten million years. With no other choice, he travels to small worlds and diligently plays the villain, slapping the scheming white moonlight in the face and kicking the vicious, fake-sweet green tea bitches. Gu Chenxing curls his lips 5.3kReads9.3Score64214d adds

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   Consider a dual male lead setup.

10. 210 当 After the Gloomy Boy Was Forced to Fall in Love 当阴郁少年被强制爱以后 When the Willows Darken, Flowers Brighten W柳暗花明WModern Romance240k WordsOngoing Forced love + female Alpha, male Omega + interstellar + devoted couple + happy ending + woman stronger than man Ji Yunhe’s perspective: The first time we met, I found him interesting. The second time, I knew it was fate. This beautiful little camellia was born to be my lover. Shen Qing’s perspective: At first, the famed Commander was so nice, helping him so much. Later: Ji Yunhe, you bastard, hypocritical, cruel, heartless, insane, lower than an animal, inhuman, despicable, shameless… This isn’t 4kReads8.2Score49314d adds
11. 211 刑 A History of Punishment 刑罚的历史 Luo Xiang罗翔Historical120k WordsCompleted Professor Luo Xiang of China University of Political Science and Law recounts the brutal punishments of ancient times and traces how penal systems evolved from cruelty toward humanity. Ancient Chinese law was based on criminal law, and its main legal consequence was punishment. Since its emergence, written criminal law has sought to restrain the power to punish. But the tradition of rule by individuals made that goal impossible to achieve in practice. The idea that “the law is limited, but human 37Reads8.6Score2014d adds

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    Brothers, haha, that's great! [Smirk]

12. 212 转 Reborn as the Empress’s Canary, I’m Taking It Easy 转生为女皇金丝雀，我摆烂享受 Feng Qiumo风秋莫Eastern Fantasy133k WordsCompleted “I've turned into a bird. Can't I enjoy myself for once?” “Cultivating? No way. I'll just scrape by doing missions.” “My keeper is pretty nice, but her country is too weak to withstand any trouble.” After nine lives of hard labor, Chen Xian is reborn as a canary kept by an empress. He can level up just by completing leisure missions. “Congratulations on eating your fill. You have received the Bird God's Aura. All birds in the world are beneath you.” “Congratulations on falling in love for the fi 9Reads—Score—14d adds

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    - Urban Fantasy: *The Canary's Masked Revenge!* A high-martial arts urban fantasy where the male protagonist, a son-in-law of the Lin family, awakens his past life memories, rising from a seemingly useless person to a powerful figure, prompting his disdainful CEO wife to embark on a pursuit of him. - Contemporary Romance Fantasy: *After Becoming the Canary of a Paranoid Boss* A story of forced love and virginity. Jiang Yao becomes Yan Xuan's canary to save her father, leading to a complex emotional entanglement between them. - Fantasy Fantasy: *Reborn as the Empress's Canary, I Enjoy Life* Chen Xian is reborn as the empress's canary, leveling up by completing enjoyment tasks, ultimately becoming the most powerful person in the world.

13. 213 狂 [GB] Flirting Shamelessly with That Lop-Eared Bunny 【GB】狂撩那只垂耳兔 Gu Rang孤让Modern Romance288k WordsCompleted A naive, gullible, floppy-eared rabbit beastman omega x a gentle, cunning female alpha. Chu Yan’s life follows the same two-point routine: work, then home. Then Chu Yan gets a rabbit beastman test subject, and her life becomes a three-point routine: experiments, the base, and raising rabbits. By the time this rabbit has been spoiled absolutely rotten, everyone else finally starts to sense that something is off. Bystander A: “Boss, is this also part of the experiment?” Also known as Raising Rabbi 1.4kReads—Score33314d adds
14. 214 成 After Becoming a Possessive Tycoon's Canary 成为偏执大佬的金丝雀以后 Child with Autism自闭症儿童Two Male Leads223k WordsCompleted [Both leads are sexually inexperienced; forced love] [Obsessive, unhinged man x cool, elegant beauty] He had secretly loved Yan Xuan for years, but Yan Xuan had only ever treated him as a toy to pass the time. A bet led Yan Xuan to make sure he would never dare show his face again. Years later, they met again. To get his father safely out of prison, Jiang Yao had no choice but to jump back into the fire and become Yan Xuan's kept lover. But this time, he stayed clear-headed and refused to let wh 51Reads—Score—14d adds
15. 215 碰 After a Faked Accident, I Got Myself a Wife 碰瓷之后，我就有老婆了 Mo Xiaoxiao陌晓萧Modern Romance169k WordsOngoing GB (spoiled young master vs. a straight woman who’s naturally wicked) Genius professor vs. young master who transmigrated from a matriarchal world Luo Ning never expected that after everything, someone would still grab her and accuse her of knocking them over. “I really don’t know you!” Who hugs someone the moment they meet? And why was she so hopelessly weak when he hugged her? She might think about naughty things sometimes, but she only had the nerve to fantasize, not act! “Wifey, you really d 274Reads—Score11014d adds
16. 216 影 The Actress's Quick Transmigration: Her Sickly, Devoted Hound Is Sweet and Fierce 影后快穿：病娇忠犬又乖又凶 Chunyu Huajuan淳于花卷Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Female-led romance, satisfying and sweet] The System bound itself to Su Yin, thinking she was just an ordinary young actress. But then... She played an arrogant school queen and became a dazzling top student, while a cold, gloomy boy knelt reverently to kiss her fingertips. She played a dimwit hated by everyone and became the darling of the whole group. A sinister, corrupt official saw her as his salvation and treasured her in the palm of his hand. She played Little Red Riding Hood and ended up 4.4kReads9.5Score49614d adds
17. 217 女 Matriarchy: A Collection of Modern Short Stories 女尊：现代单元故事汇 South Pavilion, Jade Evening南亭玉晚Modern Romance784k WordsOngoing Women-centered setting (NSZ). For the table of contents and detailed summaries, see Chapter One! There'll be all kinds of sweet, doting stories in this genre for you to enjoy. I hope everyone has a wonderful reading experience! (The story order has been changed, so a few chapter comments and reviews may no longer match up.) Unit One: "Reborn: Loving You Once More" HE, complete Unit Two: "Shocking! The CEO's Husband Is a Snake" HE, complete Unit Three: "Mr. Yin, Let's Honor Our Contract" HE, comp 33.7kReads8.2Score4.8k14d adds
18. 218 金 The Canary's Masquerade of Revenge! 金丝雀假面复仇记！ Stardust Filling My Pillow星屑落满枕Modern Romance15k WordsCompleted A canary’s masked revenge! —Reads—Score—14d adds
19. 219 快 Quick Transmigration: My Host Can Do Anything 快穿：我家宿主无所不能 Autumn Isle秋屿Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Invincible heroine + Jealous hero + Sweet romance + One-on-one romance + Strong heroine + Slow world-hopping] (The first world is a little rough around the edges, so feel free to skip it, ladies!) “Host, you’re a little fairy! You can’t hit people!” “Host, this is the modern world! How can you fly?!” “Host, where did you get a plane in ancient times?!” … “Host, don’t move! He’s only a child!!” Do some missions, raise (date) a kid (fall in love)… Mm, this life isn’t bad, except this kid (cross t 2.6kReads9.0Score23014d adds
20. 220 欲 Wild Desires 欲野肆望 Li Huaisha李怀沙Two Male Leads222k WordsCompleted Already signed for print publication: The Handsome Neighbor and the Dark Pervert Are the Same Person An extremely twisted story! Extremely twisted! Coercive love + confinement + one-on-one romance + intense push and pull + yandere + time-space displacement Original title: Tonight, the Deity Kneels to Kiss Him A beautiful, dark, unhinged schemer with a sweet, innocent facade VS a gorgeous, depressed radio host who only pretends to be proper Chen Sizhuo had been stalked by a pervert for three m 27.5kReads9.5Score3.9k14d adds

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    See for yourself, I have nothing to say.

21. 221 面 A Guide to Rising from Male Favorite to Power 面首上位指南 Lingering Evening Glow萦回晚照Ancient Romance648k WordsOngoing [Dual perspectives. The male lead is unwittingly seductive at first, then becomes a scheming, dark-hearted charmer. The heroine transmigrates into a book and loves herself, money, and beautiful men. Male rivalry] In the second year that Master Wenyu lived at the Princess’s residence, Her Highness brought home a new male consort. They said the newcomer was refined and inexperienced, much like Wenyu when he had first arrived at the residence. A drop of ink ruined the landscape he was painting. Wen 855Reads9.0Score10114d adds

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    In an ancient patriarchal society, the female lead is a princess who is determined to build her own career. The male lead is a male concubine sent by his family to please the princess. Haha, at first the male lead is aloof, but later he completely changes his tune, kneeling and crying, begging for the female lead's pity.

22. 222 女 After a Woman Transmigrated Into a Man, the Empress Forced Her to Love Her 女穿男后被女帝强制爱了 Wen Yuan Party文元党Ancient Romance322k WordsCompleted The male lead is a woman who has transmigrated into a man, not a matriarchal society. The story takes inspiration from the era of Wu Zetian. (This is the author’s second work. Looking back, the author isn’t very satisfied with it, so read at your own discretion.) An ugly synopsis: Cen Zhiyu was a woman who became a man. Bound to an Immortal-like Persona System, he was determined to become the greatest charlatan in the land and a celebrated minister, all so he could return home. But things went 7.3kReads9.3Score77614d adds

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    This book features a powerful female empress versus a cold and aloof Taoist immortal whom she forcefully seduces.

23. 223 快 Quick Transmigration Livestream: The Host Has Spoiled the Villain Again 快穿直播：宿主又把反派宠娇了 Whale in the Plate盘中鲸Modern Romance303k WordsCompleted ★Female-dom, male-pampering★ Xiangjiao, the most vain System around, brought her livestream and sought out the most beautiful Host: Dong Jun. Xiangjiao gazed at her adoringly. “Dear Host, you're gentle, kind, and gorgeous. Any male lead from one of those angsty CEO novels will be so captivated by you that he'll lose his mind. Just cling to them, and you'll reach the pinnacle of life!” Dong Jun smiled warmly, her words kind and her heart benevolent. “All right, System. I'll definitely reach the p 1.8kReads9.4Score22714d adds
24. 224 快 Quick Transmigration: The Big Shot's Sweet Husband Is Setting Hearts Ablaze Again 快穿：大佬的小娇夫又在芳心纵火 Cloud Kitty云喵Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [One-on-One + Strong Female Lead + Satisfying Wish Fulfillment + She Spoils Him] When the formidable Jiang Wan was bound to the Villain System, she remained completely calm. Wasn’t a villain’s script all about beating up fake sweethearts and green tea girls, and kicking cheating playboys to the curb? Putting scumbags in their place was a piece of cake! System: Hidden mission triggered. Please win over the villain, save the villain, and cherish the villain! Jiang Wan: ??? Aren’t I the biggest vil 1.4kReads9.1Score11514d adds
25. 225 神 A Tycoon Transmigrates into a Book: She Dominates the Ultimate Game of Power 神豪穿书：她在顶级权力游戏通吃 Three Peppercorns三两花椒Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [A non-formulaic tycoon story + power struggles + strong female lead + multiple male leads + sex-focused relationships + BG] Question: What’s it like to get bound to a tycoon System that rewards you for spending money on love, only to be focused on gaining power? Thanks for asking. I just got off the plane, and the System is clinging to my leg, crying and begging me to stop. I transmigrated into a world stitched together from several melodramatic novels. In this chaotic script, where pr 12.4kReads9.2Score1.3k14d adds

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    In this book, the female protagonist has quite a few kept women. It also involves a lot of strategic maneuvering and other complex plot points.

26. 226 快 Quick Transmigration: The Male God Is a Little Charming 快穿之男神有点娇 Cao Anhao曹安好Modern Romance3.0M WordsCompleted [Sweet romance, one-on-one, the male lead is always the same person, clean in body and mind, no love rivals or misunderstandings. The male lead is very weak, extremely weak, a total pushover compared to the female lead] Mu Xi only wants to collect all kinds of stats in peace. She has absolutely no interest in finding a partner. She's hopelessly clueless about romance, but somehow she accidentally catches the attention of a soft and adorable cutie, and from then on sets out to spoil him. Gentle, 1.1kReads9.0Score11514d adds
27. 227 被 After My Yandere CEO Wife Imprisoned Me, I Faked My Death and Escaped 被病娇总裁妻囚禁后，我死遁了 There Are Deer in the Wild野有鹿Urban670k WordsCompleted [Main story complete, bonus chapters ongoing] [Male-oriented + one heroine + obsessive CEO + possessive confinement + wife pursues husband after breakup + no cheating + not a power fantasy + no System, not reborn + happy ending] Xia Tingyu, the darling of heaven, was an obsessive woman. Li Yan only regretted that he had realized too late how wicked she really was. Their business marriage had originally been a three-year agreement, but after Li Yan drank the spiked red wine Xia Tingyu offered him 20.8kReads8.1Score1.6k14d adds

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    If you enjoy intense, ambiguous, and agonizing relationships, don't miss this book!!! The female lead is a possessive and domineering young lady who both flirts with and torments the male lead, even imprisoning and forcing him!!! The interactions between the two are incredibly engaging!!! The male lead is neither swayed nor greasy!!! It's a fantastic read!!!

28. 228 重 The Reborn Empress Looks Up, and the Entire Court Falls to Its Knees 重生女帝一抬眼，满朝大臣全跪了 Nanhuang南凰Ancient Romance441k WordsCompleted [Reborn + Strong heroine + Yandere + Both are virgins + Satisfying read + Obsessive to the core] Yan Qing was supposed to be a princess of the imperial clan, but she was born cursed as an ill-fated loner. Her father kept his distance, her mother loathed her, and her family and subjects all saw her as a venomous snake, avoiding her at all costs. In the prime of her life, she died because of her family’s schemes. Even the powerful young nobleman she had personally trained and nurtured betrayed her 2.7kReads9.2Score27614d adds

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    I watched the drama first and then read the original novel. In the drama, the male lead is literally a canary. The female lead gave him a beautifully decorated golden cage, which was placed in her palace. Just imagine how adorable that is! At first, the female lead thought that the male lead had killed her in her past life, but she was ruthless towards everyone else except the male lead, whom she rarely even scolded or beat. I really love him so much! (Actually, it was all a misunderstanding in the past life; the male lead didn't harm the female lead.) This is my absolute favorite drama of 2025, bar none. If you want to see a humble, tearful male lead and a truly ruthless, ruthless female lead, I highly recommend this one. In the year and a half I've been watching short dramas, I haven't seen anything comparable. I've seen too many so-called "strong female leads" who are all talk and no action; they're not even worthy of carrying Yan Qing's shoes. (In this drama, none of the scheming, scheming mistresses or the wicked sister-in-law survived a single episode under the female lead's control. The emperor, the empress dowager, and the concubines all manipulated her; they were all powerless against her. Unlike other so-called "strong female leads" who only talk the talk but end up being insulted and slapped, only saved by the male lead's heroic efforts. The audience's lives matter too! [Smile])

29. 229 快 Quick Transmigration: Villain, Your Wife's Cover Is Blown Again 快穿：反派，你老婆又掉马了 Jingran Changxuan靖然长轩Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted One day, a big shot named Qing Yue broke into the System hub that managed three thousand worlds. Qing Yue wasn’t there to cause trouble. She grabbed a rookie System and took it out for a spin. Other people’s Systems: Host, it’s time to do your mission. Qing Yue’s System: Host Daddy is so awesome! Host Daddy is the best! Host Daddy, mwah! Other people’s villains: An aura of supreme dominance! The villains in Qing Yue’s worlds: Weak! Pitiful! And helpless! Once she got bored, Qing Yue pieced 334Reads9.0Score10614d adds
30. 230 快 Quick Transmigration: The Sickly Younger Brother Is So Well-Behaved 快穿：病娇弟弟超乖的 Ye Jinxian夜槿弦Modern Romance2.4M WordsCompleted [Sweet romance, one-on-one] Jiu Ci was a powerful expert whose repair work had never once gone wrong. Then a lowly little System begged her to form a contract with it. Jiu Ci: “If that System hadn't been so cute, I never would have agreed.” But... after arriving in the mission worlds, Jiu Ci discovered that the villainous young men were cuter than the System, one after another. They were always adorably fierce, or else they would suddenly start acting sweet and clingy. But wait! How did each and 1.8kReads9.0Score17814d adds
31. 231 快 Quick Transmigration: The All-Around Empress Is Gorgeous and Dazzling 快穿万人迷：全能女帝美又飒 Together for the Rest of Our Lives长伴余生Modern Romance417k WordsCompleted [Female-domination romance, heroine dotes on the hero, a bold and charming heroine who flirts and showers him with affection, healing and redemption, sweet 1v1 romance, not a fragmented-soul story] Jin Tang was once an empress who ruled for a thousand years. Sadly, she died young, and just as her soul was drifting away, she unexpectedly got bound to a Central Heating System. It sent her to three thousand worlds to bring warmth, love, and redemption to handsome, lovable young men whose lives were 88Reads8.9Score—14d adds
32. 232 师 Will My Master Become Her Prisoner in Bed? I'll Break His Pride! 师尊沦为她榻上囚？折他傲骨！ Thinking of You, Never Coming Back念念不回Ancient Romance219k WordsCompleted [Female Tortures Male / Imprisonment / Female Dominant / Love and Hate Entwined] (Unhinged Demon Queen x Cold, Aloof Immortal Master) The day Mu Chenshuang was taken in as Xie Ciyu's disciple, she fell in love with her beautiful master and developed a fierce desire to possess him. But after she gave him her heart, her father and clan were all slaughtered by her master. That was the price she paid! She imprisoned her master, tormented and humiliated him, subjected him to brutal torture, and chain 3.9kReads8.0Score41814d adds

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    Tortured at first, then pampered

33. 233 黑 The Fallen War God: The Lovesick Villain Falls into My Arms 黑化战神：病娇反派入我怀 Whale in the Plate盘中鲸Modern Romance128k WordsCompleted They say Mu Yuan is an illegitimate daughter: ignorant, uncouth, and good for nothing. But... Open a textbook, and she’s the author of the passage! Attend an aristocratic banquet, and she’s the daughter of an elite family! When danger strikes, she wears the uniform of the Empire’s marshal, standing tall amid the smoke and flames like a guardian deity! The whole world worships her secret identity! They also say she keeps a fish... He is a walking corpse from a boundless hell. With a bloodstained 435Reads9.2Score10514d adds

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    These are all completed female-dominant novels [Admiration], check out my bookshelf if you want to read more [Smirk]

34. 234 野 Untamed Desire! The Cool, Divine One Makes the Big Fridge Cry 野欲！清冷神明弄哭双开门大冰箱 The Dumpling Who Loves Guo Bao Rou爱吃锅包肉的团子Two Male Leads546k WordsCompleted [Cool beauty vs. cocky, handsome puppy] [Two unhinged leads + taming a dog + seme-led + evenly matched + quick transmigration + intense push and pull + mutually exclusive lovers + coercive love + System + gorgeous seme and muscular uke] In short: Two crazies flirt and bait each other. You’re crazy? I’m crazier. You’re twisted? I’m even more twisted. A gorgeous seme transmigrates into the roles of a delicate flower in the Republican era, a stand-in for someone’s beloved, a cool and aloof master, 1kReads8.6Score12514d adds

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    Forced love, imprisonment, two crazy guys, a cold and aloof beauty and a roguish and handsome wolf dog, the seme seems ascetic but is actually a hooker, the uke is wild and crazy with a super hot body, being counter-attacked by his canary, hiss hiss~ [licking screen]

35. 235 当 After a Person Without Legal Status Gets a Card System 当黑户拥有卡牌系统后 Demonic Delusion妖妄Modern Romance733k WordsOngoing [Female-led, no role reversal · 1v1 · both leads are each other’s only one] World One / Complete Devoted husband · A delusion come true World Two / Complete Is a forcibly picked fruit sweet? You’ll have to taste it to find out World Three / Complete If I eat Big Sister, I can be with her forever World Four / Complete You should call me Little Uncle World Five / Complete Master, please keep your dog on a leash World Six / Complete I failed to bear a daughter for my wife. I deserve punishment Worl 2kReads8.7Score13114d adds

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    [Exploring] This [flying kiss]

36. 236 快 Quick Transmigration Livestream: The Empress Is Fierce and Fabulous 快穿直播：女帝强又飒 Whale in the Plate盘中鲸Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted #Female Emperor, Female Pursuer, Doting on Men: Sweet Romance, Thrills, and a Break from the Usual Tropes# System Ningmeng lived by the principle that “old tropes always win hearts.” Armed with a “Trope Livestream Room,” it sought out Tianzhuo. Instead, it ended up crying itself dry... Ningmeng: Host, you’re now the heroine of “The Prince’s Divorced and Cast-Off Wife.” You should... What the hell, how did you become the female emperor?! Ningmeng: Host, you’re now the heroine of “The Overbearing 2.2kReads9.4Score32314d adds
37. 237 囚 Captive Love and Redemption: He Is No Prisoner 囚爱救赎：他不是囚徒 Red Blood红色血液Modern Romance552k WordsCompleted [Sweet-faced but secretly ruthless, yandere heroine × beautiful, tragic, unhinged hero with multiple secret identities | Captivity and revenge × desperate pursuit | Happy ending] “He once pushed her into the abyss with his own hands. Now he willingly becomes her sharpest blade and most obedient prisoner.” Eleven years ago, he was the dazzling only son of the Shangguan family. Then a carefully plotted conspiracy destroyed his family and left him with nothing. For eleven years, his enemies molded 14Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The first book is about betrayal (possibly) becoming a kept woman; if I were the author, that's how I would write it. You can probably guess what the second book is from the title.

38. 238 姐 After My Sister Returned, I Became Her Caged Canary 姐姐回国后，我做了她的金丝雀 I Have Ten Thousand Taels of River我有万两河Modern Romance111k WordsOngoing [Strong female lead, devoted woman dotes on man] [Icy heiress]☆ [Younger, sickly, dark and brooding man] Dramatic angst, tortured romance, sweet on the outside and dark within. The year Shen Chuanwu went abroad, Chu Yunxiu was nine. They reunited ten years later. Chu Yunxiu had grown into a young man of breathtaking beauty, but his body was frail and sickly. Shen Chuanwu told him, “If you don’t want to be a tool for the Shen family’s revenge and venting, then come be my canary.” As the past sl 50Reads—Score—14d adds
39. 239 魔 The Witch's Quick Transmigration: Her White Moonlight, the Dragon Lord, Is Frail and Easy to Bully 魔女快穿：白月光龙君他柔弱可欺 Sweet Kitty Ya甜猫儿吖Modern Romance415k WordsCompleted The main story is complete~ [Female dominant, male submissive] She is a God-Slaying Flower that blooms in the netherworld and feeds on baleful energy, the gods’ sworn enemy and nightmare, and the supreme ruler of demons. But he is just a little stinky dragon from the divine realm who is always coming up to her, wagging his tail and acting adorably foolish. During the war between gods and demons, they were clearly enemies, yet the little stinky dragon foolishly charged into the soul-shattering fo 713Reads9.4Score10414d adds
40. 240 美 Beautiful Girls Pout, and Their Sugar Daddies' Souls Take Flight 美人会撒娇，金主魂会飘 Ying Mufeng应沐风Two Male Leads194k WordsCompleted [Clear-headed, sweet-natured lover bottom VS wealthy, indulgent sugar daddy top] [Mutually devoted + love grows over time + lovers become spouses + rustic, sugary romance] Mu Qingtang is pretty, sweet, and good at getting along with everyone. He’s determined to focus on his career, and thanks to his winning personality and the resources of his wealthy sugar daddy, he has made a name for himself in entertainment in just two years, winning fame, fortune, and a good reputation. But after spending 29.6kReads9.5Score3.5k14d adds

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    I treat you like a wife, you treat me like a sugar daddy. A clash between career-driven and romance-driven mindsets.

41. 241 快 Quick Transmigration: The Villain Is Sickly and Adorable 快穿：反派他又病又娇 Half-Li Rock Candy半漓方糖Modern Romance393k WordsCompleted (1v1, both leads are each other's only partners, with a heroine who dotes on the hero; the romance turns sweet from the second world onward) Tu Ling was so reckless and demanding that one day, she finally got herself killed. System Yaya found her and bound her as its Host, sending her to save villains who had fallen into darkness. But she never expected every villain to be even crazier than she was. Tu Ling: Villain, let's talk this out. Put down the knife. “You promised we'd be together for lif 213Reads9.1Score—14d adds
42. 242 女 The Queen's Adorable Movie Star Husband 女王的影帝小娇夫 Qie Qie An且且安Modern Romance577k WordsCompleted [Dominant Queen + Tragic Handsome Movie Star + Contract + Redemption + Sweet Romance + Both Leads Have No Other Partners] When you’re young, you shouldn’t meet someone so dazzling. Before Jiang Zhao became a top movie star, he went through a period when he was mired in misery. Xia Yiqing was like a blazing sun, rescuing him from the abyss with unyielding force. She said Jiang Zhao was her lucky charm, there to help her survive a year of calamity. But Jiang Zhao thought she was the one who brough 1.4kReads8.9Score13014d adds

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    The male lead is a canary, and the female lead is a queen. She's constantly being assassinated, so the Dragon King suggests she keep a male companion, and within a year, she chooses the male lead.

43. 243 快 Quick Transmigration: The Boss Is Flirty and Fierce 快穿之大佬她又撩又狠 A Su Su Su Xi阿苏苏苏曦Modern Romance340k WordsCompleted [Strong female lead | Female top | Puppy-like male lead | Putting scumbags in their place | Lots of sweet romance | Sweet, mutually doting, one-on-one] A once-famous big shot eventually falls into the dust. From casually playing with the world’s pointless power games to falling into the bonds of love. Omegas are truly sweet, the foxlike chancellor really is a jerk, and the deadly vampire is unusually alluring in his twisted desire... Our big-shot heroine pulls every one of them into her arms. A 75Reads8.9Score—14d adds
44. 244 穿 After I Transmigrated Into a Book, I Clung to the Villainess Sister 穿书后，我抱紧了反派姐姐的大腿 Ten Silver十银Modern Romance682k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration, strong heroine, protective, face-slapping, comeback, 1v1, both leads inexperienced, doting husband, male lead is love-struck, heroine always strong, no split personalities, both are taskers, mutual devotion] World Edition Wen Sui died as the nephew of a distant cousin of the uncle of a minor character who was the cannon-fodder villain's sidekick. The protagonist pulled out his tendons, skinned him, and fed him to sharks. As an innocent person dragged into the plot, Wen Su 1.7kReads7.4Score13814d adds

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    Strong female lead, female doting on male lead, female lead only has eyes for male lead, male lead is love-obsessed, both male and female leads are mission takers, both suffer from amnesia.

45. 245 反 Villainous Boss, Your Caged Songbird Is Telling You to Send Money! 反派大佬，你的金丝雀喊你打钱！ Your Little Pineapple你的小菠萝Two Male Leads594k WordsCompleted The rating is low because it only just opened for ratings. [Two male leads + wealthy family and entertainment industry + shopping spree + face-slapping + sweet 1v1 romance] Xia Mian, an unremarkable son of a billionaire, transmigrates into a melodramatic novel as the real young master who's destined to be cannon fodder. Not only has the fake young master stolen his biological parents, but Xia Mian is left with a pitiful 500,000 yuan in his bank account. Xia Mian: I can't live a life of hardship, 13kReads8.6Score2.1k14d adds

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    All of these stories feature male leads who are kept in a gilded cage; if you mind Nan Nan's character, please don't watch.

46. 246 万 After Awakening, the Beloved Cannon-Fodder Is Targeted by the Unhinged Male Lead 万人迷炮灰觉醒后被疯批男主盯上 The Evil Dragon Blows Bubbles恶龙吹泡泡Two Male Leads389k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + captivity + devoted to each other + sweet pampering + crazy, perverted top + calculating and obsessive + vicious heartthrob] When Su Ze awakened, he found himself bullying the real young master. The boy was battered and disheveled, pinned down in the bathtub beneath Su Ze’s foot, while Su Ze sat on a tall stool beside the tub with his foot planted on the male lead’s chest. The real young master’s eyes were bloodshot, his gaze fixed directly on Su Ze’s face. Su Ze panicked, beca 13.4kReads9.2Score1.7k14d adds

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    All of them are completed, and all have ratings above 9.2. Some books have a lot of "edited" and "###" at the end. I feel so weird [shy][shy][shy] I really enjoy reading these.

47. 247 无 The Affliction of Silence 无言之症 Li Huaisha李怀沙Two Male Leads287k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication] His Love Is Deafening Dual rebirth + mutual salvation + realism + happy ending + extreme madness Antisocial, cold and aloof heartthrob vs. beautiful, quirky little troublemaker After being imprisoned for three months, Xu Mi was killed by Chen Huangnian over a single breakup. Only in his final moments did he realize that the boyfriend he had spent every day with had an antisocial personality. When he opened his eyes again, he was back ten years ago, at the time whe 15.1kReads9.6Score2.5k14d adds
48. 248 女 Matriarchy: The Enemy General’s Canary 女尊：敌城将军的金丝雀 Bai Youyou白油油Ancient Romance348k WordsCompleted [Read with caution: angst; strong female lead, weak male lead] They say the Crown Prince Rong of Nanzhao is peerlessly beautiful, a beauty who could topple kingdoms. Yuanzhou is a barbarous land where the people defy the natural order and exalt women. One day, its army invaded, Nanzhao fell, and the Crown Prince became the female general's caged bird. “My little nightingale, your stubbornness is breaking the hearts of Nanzhao's people.” 100Reads8.4Score—14d adds

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    You believe me, these two are both torturous and meet the requirements.

49. 249 庸 A Vile, Vulgar Thing 庸俗卑劣物 Poisoned by a Devil Mushroom魔鬼蘑菇中毒Two Male Leads364k WordsCompleted (An audio drama featuring the original cast is out!) [Locked-room confinement + obsessive love + male ghost + unhinged + melodrama + wall-papering + both leads sexually and romantically inexperienced] Original title: The Vulgar, Vile Creature Obsessive, clingy, gloomy “male ghost” top × short-tempered, arrogant, max-strength bottom (He's not actually a ghost. It's just a figure of speech.) A year into his relationship with Wei Xianyu, Ning Tiao decides to clean up his act and dump the rich secon 22.3kReads9.5Score2.6k14d adds
50. 250 甜 The Sweet and Gentle Boy Is Wild and Wicked 甜兮兮的温柔少年他很疯很坏 Mao Tutu猫屠屠Modern Romance520k WordsCompleted [Reborn + Darkening + Sickly Male Lead + Reconciliation After a Breakup + The Male Lead's Redemption] After living her life over again, Wen Yisheng swore she would stay far away from Wen Zhi! She'd rather sleep on the streets or under a bridge than live with the Wen family again! Because the Wen family's eldest son, who seemed gentle and refined to outsiders, never smoked or fought, studied hard, and loved helping people, was a mad and wicked monster underneath! He was cruel and obsessive. “You 20.5kReads9.3Score2.6k14d adds

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