The Male Lead Is So Pathetic!! It Breaks Your Heart to Read 男主特别卑微！！看的时候，心脏会特别难受

1. 151 驯 After Taming the Crazy Top-Tier Star, He Refuses to Let Go Even in Death 驯服疯批顶流后，他死也不放手 The Deer Isn't That Smart鹿不是大聪明Modern Romance283k WordsOngoing [Two unhinged leads] [Chaste male lead] [Gravity powers] [She steals the man] [Male lead: I can be whatever you like~~] ☞ Shang Xiangqi thought a clingy man had latched onto her. She shot him, but who knew the kid would look at her with rapt fascination and say, "That felt amazing. This is the mark you left on me." Later, he became a top-tier star. In front of the cameras, he was always provoking her: "Remember to keep hating me." But away from the cameras, he begged to be her lover, plotting al 53Reads—Score—Shelves

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   She offers herself as her lover. The male lead is always very humble; he himself believes he is lowly and despicable, unworthy of the female lead, but he doesn't want to let go. He tries to take her place as her lover, playing the victim and acting pitiful. Beware! When they have misunderstandings, the female lead calls the male lead a "slut." Later, she gets sick (not yet written), and the medication combined with the misunderstanding leads her to call him a "whore." Yes, I like writing it this way. The main plot revolves around the female lead's revenge and seizing power and inheritance. The male and female leads' character settings are at the very bottom of the synopsis.

2. 152 宋 After Dr. Song Left, the CEO Panicked 宋医生离开后，总裁他慌了 Ah Pipi啊皮皮Two Male Leads270k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + both each other’s first + sweet and doting romance + the bottom spoils the top + sweet little romance + secret crush] [Gentle, doting doctor bottom X proud, tearful CEO top] As the eldest son of the Song family, Song Yuchen became a hospital director at a young age and the hospital’s most popular doctor. All the single women doctors and nurses had a crush on him, and even some of the male doctors were no exception. But there was already someone in his heart, the person he had a 2kReads8.8Score197Shelves
3. 153 封 The Feudal Tycoon Goes Wild Across the City After His Divorce 封建大佬离婚后，发疯全城 May You Stay Curious and Hopeful你有趣有盼Modern Romance553k WordsOngoing Powerful, ruthless military, political, and business tycoon + delicate beauty in frail health + both partners are each other's first and only Jiang Qingwu was born with a rare constitution. After marrying Gu Yunzhou, she was gentle and well-behaved, yet she alone refused to get close to him. The mighty Gu Yunzhou held power over the military, politics, and business, yet after marrying his little wife, all they could manage was icy politeness. At last, pushed to his limit, he made arrangements 25.6kReads5.5Score1.2kShelves

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   A powerful and lustful male lead/A beautiful but frail female lead! Jiang Qingwu followed Gu Yunzhou from her small town back to Z City. Due to her sensitive body, she refused his touch, and the two never consummated their marriage. The man then arranged for her to move to another city. The next time she saw him was when he came to her door with divorce papers…

4. 154 迹 Let the Past Be the Past 迹往不咎 Bu Erzhi不二之Modern Romance185k WordsCompleted The well-behaved left-behind girl Teng Jinqing VS the orphaned bad boy Cheng Ji Blurb 1: Teng Jinqing always remembered what a boy told her when she was ten: “The only way out is through studying.” Later, she really did make it out. Far, far away. Across the ocean, all the way to a PhD. But she never forgot the road back. Because at the end of that road, someone was waiting for her. An ordinary man who went from genius to delinquent, from delinquent to prisoner, and from prisoner to cripple. H 185Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Both male protagonists were extremely humble, feeling unworthy of the female protagonists and only able to give from behind. It was so heartbreaking and bittersweet to read!

5. 155 穿 I Was Reborn as a Discarded Consort and Wanted to Lie Flat, but the Regent Set His Sights on Me 穿成废妃想躺平，我被摄政王盯上 Jun Yue Feng Xi君悦风兮Ancient Romance255k WordsCompleted Shen Zhiwan transmigrates. She becomes an obscure concubine in the late emperor’s harem. No favor, no family connections, no children. She lives in the most remote side hall in the entire palace, so far out of the way that even the palace cleaners can’t be bothered to come by. Someone else might have wailed and cried, but Shen Zhiwan just wants to set off firecrackers in celebration. A thirty-year-old overworked office drone drops dead from exhaustion, then wakes up to free meals and lodging, no 11Reads—Score194Shelves

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   This book perfectly captures the essence of a cold and aloof high-ranking official who descends from his pedestal for love. Initially, the male lead suspects and tests the female lead because of her undercover identity, but he gradually becomes attracted to her. Due to their opposing social statuses, the female lead is very wary of him and tries to distance herself from him. The male lead silently devotes himself to her, secretly harboring jealousy and unrequited love. Until the female lead fakes her death to escape the palace and marry the second male lead, the male lead tries to steal her away. He humbly believes the female lead loves the second male lead and uses his life as leverage to force her to compromise. It's not until 95% of the way through the book that the male lead realizes the female lead loves him. It's both sweet and heart-wrenching—highly recommended!

6. 156 插 No Escape: The Sicko Boss’s Forced Love 插翅难逃：病娇大佬强制爱 Ji What Ji季什么季Modern Romance89k WordsOngoing [Cold-blooded young master from Miaojiang + crazy, frail heiress] (Reborn + the husband-chasing crematorium + confinement + the male lead harms himself to beg for love) In her previous life, Ji Huai imprisoned and tortured Jiang Wan until she died. The man’s voice was low, his chin raised slightly. “Don’t think about killing me. When the soulmate Gu takes effect, if I die, you’ll be joining me in the underworld.” Jiang Wan curled her lips into a smile. “Then let’s die together!” * When she —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The male lead is insane! This crazy guy actually has a crush on the female lead for over a decade because of a single sentence from their youth. The female lead likes the second male lead. In their previous life, he directly imprisoned her until her death. In this life, the female lead is afraid and dares not be with the second male lead anymore. He then uses all sorts of methods to marry her. It seems like forced love, a superior act, but he's actually just a humble puppy begging for love. The key to forced love is still love itself—a divine act!

7. 157 虚 A Youth Wasted 虚度一个青春 Bu Erzhi不二之25k WordsCompleted Wasting Away a Youth 33Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 158 攻 Winning Over the Young Lord of Miaojiang 攻略苗疆少主 Running Peach奔跑的桃子Ancient Romance507k WordsCompleted Chu He transmigrates into a book. [The villain will kill the male lead, cripple the female lead, and then commit suicide out of hatred for the world. This world is about to collapse, and your mission is to save it.] The lousy System vanishes after assigning the mission. Before Chu He can even figure out what to do, she is kidnapped to Miaojiang, where she becomes the perfect mother Gu for the medicine people to cultivate their Gu. Medicine people aren’t human and have no memories of their past. 138.1kReads9.4Score14.4kShelves

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   The male lead is incredibly humble! He's so incredibly humble. In front of outsiders, he's like a dog that the female lead can call at any time. But when it comes to her, he always treats her like a young lady or his master!

9. 159 七 In the Seventies, His Beloved Wife Wants a Divorce, and the Cold-Faced Officer Panics 七零，娇妻要离婚，冷面军官慌了 Sunflower Facing the Sun向日葵迎着阳光Modern Romance519k WordsCompleted Devoted husband + both leads are virgins + rough-hewn man acting clingy + everyday family life + cathartic face-slapping + no misunderstandings + both speak their minds + both are scheming + building a prosperous life The first thing Shen Lishu does after being reborn is ask for a divorce. In her previous life, she spent four years with him and never once heard him say he loved her. She even died a virgin. But when she asks for a divorce, the calm, self-possessed man actually gets down on his kn 25.3kReads8.2Score2.3kShelves

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   The male lead is incredibly humble, and my heart ached while watching it! The first thing the female lead does after being reborn is to get a divorce, but the male lead kneels down and begs her not to? I initially thought the male lead was cold-hearted, but it turns out he's the most wronged one; it turns out handsome people don't have mouths!

10. 160 闪 Two Years After Our Flash Marriage, the Military Wife Takes Her Child to Find His Father 闪婚两年不见，军嫂带娃去找爹 Sweet and Sticky甜糯糯Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Reserved, rugged man + Sweet, delicate beauty + Sweet romance + Mutual teasing + Pocket dimension + Cozy daily life] In her previous life, Lin Wanshu was the wife of a man everyone envied: a wealthy tycoon. She was beautiful and rich, and her husband never kept a mistress. But no one knew that behind the glamorous life, she spent every day alone in an empty room, never had a child, and eventually died after being hit by a car. When she opens her eyes again, Lin Wanshu has returned to the 1970s. 63.2kReads9.0Score7kShelves
11. 161 穿 Book Transmigration: Making the Sickly Eunuch CEO Cry! 穿书：撩哭病弱太监霸总！ Dong Dongdong Qiang东东东枪Modern Romance603k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book, reborn, male lead gets tormented, sickly male lead, female lead dotes on her husband, healing, happy ending] Gu Wanyan transmigrates into a book! She becomes the heroine of her favorite novel! The tragedy is that she loves stories where men suffer, and her favorite novel puts its male lead through the worst torment of all. She keeps it in a folder she created just for it: “Modern Sickly Eunuch Male Leads, The Ultimate in Tragic Endings.” The male lead, Yin Mochen, is 6kReads8.6Score375Shelves

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    This one! The male lead is disabled and incredibly humble, and the various misunderstandings that unfold are so gripping and heart-wrenching while reading! It's super good!

12. 162 渣 The Heartbreaker Comes Back, but the Gentle CEO Has Already Lost Heart 渣女回头，温柔总裁早已心灰意冷 I Am Chunzhu我是春竹Modern Romance250k WordsCompleted [Readers who love seeing the male lead suffer, come on in! Physical and emotional angst, pain in both family and romance, stomach problems + people-pleasing + low self-esteem and self-loathing + intermittent blindness in the later chapters] Tang Wen always believed that her marriage was a scheme devised by Lu Yan. But when Lu Yan agreed to divorce her, she finally saw his heart, battered and full of wounds... Could she mend what was broken? “Ms. Tang, we’re divorced now. Please show some restrai 3.2kReads8.2Score208Shelves

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    It's incredibly good! The male lead is so humble and kind; the female lead only realizes his goodness after her divorce and then wins him back. It's so good, I'm crying just thinking about it.

13. 163 穿 Reborn as an Eighties Child Bride, I Flee My Wedding and the Officer Falls for Me 穿成八零童养媳，逃婚军官沦陷了 Tea Tea Lemon茶茶柠檬Modern Romance227k WordsCompleted [Military marriage + 1980s + sweet romance + business] Wen Qingtong's soul transmigrates into the body of a child bride, and her older brother, unable to accept her, flew into a rage and enlisted. He has been away for ten years. As soon as she wakes up, she finds that Mother Wen has sent a letter claiming to be bedridden and near death, forcing Wen Zhanting to come home and get married. But the moment Wen Zhanting gets home, he catches Mother Wen digging in the vegetable garden. Faced with her r 3.7kReads8.2Score286Shelves
14. 164 借 I Borrowed the Campus Heartthrob as a Stand-In, but He Fell for Me Obsessively 借校草当替身，他偏执沦陷了 Ruo Qiqi偌七七Modern Romance356k WordsCompleted [Male Stand-in | Hopeless Romantic | Winning Himself Over | Only Her Will Do, A Little Angst for Him | Pure and Devoted Male Lead | Reunited After a Breakup | Happy Ending] Shen Jingwan has always carried a white moonlight in her heart. That boy was gentle and pure, an obsession she kept hidden deep inside and could never forget. After transferring schools, she met Lu Yanzhou. He had a face exactly like Lin Xu's, was the top student no one at school dared approach, the most handsome guy on camp 5.1kReads8.7Score490Shelves

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    Enough said, the chosen one is willing to be a substitute.

15. 165 七 Spoiled by My Rugged Husband on Our Wedding Night in the Seventies 七零新婚夜，被糙汉老公宠到腿软 A Song Across the World天下长歌Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Su Jiaojiao divorced her husband for a deceitful scumbag and returned to the provincial capital. Little did she know, she had ruined her own life. When she finally came to her senses and wanted to live properly, she was hit by a car and killed. When she opened her eyes again, she was back on her wedding night in 1975. Fortunately, the misunderstanding between her and her husband hadn't grown too serious. Fortunately, everything was only just beginning. She swore that this t 10kReads9.0Score906Shelves
16. 166 暗 After Secretly Loving the Male Lead, I Was Forcefully Taken for Myself 暗恋男主之后我被强取豪夺了 Salted Fish Biscuit in a Tree树上的咸鱼饼干Modern Romance278k WordsCompleted Original title: After Secretly Loving the Male Lead, I Was Taken by Force A love-struck male lead who starts out cold but later falls head over heels for her vs. a cool-headed female lead who diligently carries out her missions The male lead is not the original male lead, and neither the male nor female lead is perfect. You’re an ordinary girl with a secret crush on the male lead. But someone finds out and tells everyone, and then they all look down on you. They say you’re not good enough for hi 7.9kReads8.6Score556Shelves

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    The female lead transmigrates into a book and needs to play her role well—a nobody secretly in love with the original male lead, or she'll die. The male lead pays attention to her, assuming she likes the original male lead. Initially, he looks down on her, but later falls for her. After they get together, he's constantly jealous and angry, yet unwilling to break up, begging her not to like that other person. I feel so sorry for the male lead! [Facepalm]

17. 167 心 Darling, Please Don't Leave Me, Okay? 心肝，别不要我了好不好 Wendy温迪大大Modern Romance664k WordsCompleted [The print edition of "Blazing Love" is now available] [Reborn + Obsessive Devotion + Healing] When we first met, you were a song of warmth in the southern cold, healing me night after night as I languished in hell. On a cold night, seven-year-old Nan Sheng found Yin Han huddled in a corner of an alley and held out her warm, pale hand. Her first words to him were, "Hey, big brother, you're so handsome! Would you come home with me and be my husband?" Yin Han didn't know that the moment he took th 18.8kReads9.3Score2.1kShelves
18. 168 媳 My Wife Came to the Base to Divorce Me, and Now the Chaste Commander Is Panicking 媳妇来部队离婚，禁欲首长他急了 Gu Sang顾桑Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [The short drama Ask Your Heart How Much has launched] [Military marriage + period setting + sweet romance + devoted couple + family life + raising kids + face-slapping] The moment Jiang Ning opened her eyes, she realized she had become the cannon-fodder female character in a period novel. She'd been married for three years without ever seeing her husband, and was destined to spend the rest of her life alone. Jiang Ning thought, Spend the rest of my life alone? No way! She decisively left behind 56kReads8.9Score5kShelves
19. 169 姐 Be Good, Big Sis. Don’t Move. Wait for Your Puppy to Crawl Over 姐姐乖，别动，等小狗爬过去 The East Wind Has Nothing to Do东风无一事Modern Romance280k WordsCompleted Unhinged, brooding puppy hero | Three-year age gap | Sweet romance, both leads inexperienced in love | Rented apartment Tang Xi learned from a dream that she was the villainess in a novel, and that Xu Yan, who was staying at her place, was the male lead. As a proper villainess, after her parents died in an accident and she received compensation money, Tang Xi would bring Xu Yan to their shabby rental and make him live on scraps while she secretly indulged in good food and drink. Worst of all, sh 5.8kReads8.9Score898Shelves

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    Babies, look at this! The male lead is incredibly humble.

20. 170 我 After I Washed Off My Heavy Makeup, the Cold CEO Regretted Everything 我洗掉浓妆之后，高冷总裁后悔了 Teacher Xiao Guo小郭老师Modern Romance651k WordsCompleted [Max-level powerhouse heroine and a husband who brings his wife good fortune] After transmigrating into a book, Gu Nian casually rescues a down-and-out young man. He raises his head from the mire. Bruises can’t conceal his refined features, and he hoarsely vows to repay her kindness. His gaze falls on her face, and his dull eyes light up for a moment. The young man works three jobs every day, saves up to buy a gold bracelet, then presents it to her like a precious treasure. Gu Nian gives it a gl 1kReads8.0Score101Shelves
21. 171 真 The True Heiress's Fiancé Begged Me to Marry Him, So I Ran Away Pregnant 真千金未婚夫求着我嫁，我带球跑了 Tangerine Sand桔沙Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted The real heiress's fiance begged me to marry him, so I ran off with his baby 111Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I feel so sorry for the male lead. In the beginning, the vain and materialistic woman treated his mother badly. Then, the materialistic woman stole the real heiress's fiancé, and her mother stole the real heiress's father. She ran away pregnant, embracing a male model, and he cried in grievance, only to face a nightmare of trying to win her back.

22. 172 作 After the Picky Princess Stopped Sucking Him Dry, the Lovelorn, Rough-Hewn Man Chases Her Down for Kisses 作精不吸血后，恋爱脑糙汉追着亲 Si Yue Liu肆月六Modern Romance719k WordsOngoing [He Yuqi x Jiang Yuanyuan] [Rental-Apartment Romance + Gold-Digging Drama Queen + Hyper-Energetic, Muscular Tough Guy + Tycoon Heir Who Acts Like a Dog + Hopeless Romantic] Jiang Yuanyuan woke up to the plot. She was actually the drama queen ex-girlfriend, and from the start she nearly got taken by a crude, lustful tough guy. The poor mechanic in front of her was He Yuqi, the future heir to a financial empire. He had energy like a little dog, all day long! According to the original plot, he woul 273.4kReads8.1Score52.2kShelves

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    Does this count? The male lead is so humble, I'm afraid he's not good enough for the female lead. [Smirk]

23. 173 囚 Imprisoned in Love 囚宠溺爱 Dongping's Era东平的纪元Modern Romance405k WordsOngoing [Both leads are virgins + Coercive love + The hero is meek at first, then goes mad + Redemption] An accident three years ago forced Xia Qianshu to marry Wen Zhou. From that moment on, she loathed him and planned to divorce him as soon as their marriage term was up. Throughout their three years of marriage, Wen Zhou did everything Xia Qianshu asked, humbling himself completely. Everyone thought so, Xia Qianshu included. But when she discovered that Wen Zhou had been monitoring her every move, she 668Reads7.6Score—Shelves

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    The male lead was so humble that he didn't even dare to touch the female lead!

24. 174 我 I Made the Tyrant Cry in Anger 我把暴君气哭了 Ni Er妮迩Ancient Romance230k WordsCompleted [Empress #Male Lead Suffering#Disfigured Tyrant#Angst#False Redemption#Sunny Heroine Who Plays the Pig to Eat the Tiger vs. Aloof, Sinister Buddha-Faced Asura#Wild Twists] After transmigrating into the body of a princess of the Great Yong dynasty, she was hunted down by the Seventh Prince and spent five years surviving in a Taoist temple. From the start, she was bound to the Villain Redemption System. The System said: Torment the tyrant, humiliate the hostage prince, and make him love you enoug 40Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Extremely heart-wrenching for the male lead. (The male lead is disfigured.) When the male lead self-harms, the female lead says, "You're being too childish." When the male lead goes mad, the female lead says, "You're delusional." The male lead is unmoved by all his antics.

25. 175 失 The Amnesiac Trillionaire CEO Tears Up the Love Triangle 失忆千亿女总裁，修罗场里杀疯了 Happy Boy Loves Tomatoes喜仔爱吃番茄Modern Romance237k WordsOngoing [One Male Lead, Multiple Female Leads] [All Male Leads Are Chaste] [Rivalry Among Men] [Strong Female Lead] [Business Rivalry] [Ex-Husband's Regret] [Everyone's Favorite] One-line summary: Take a look at this top-tier battle of the men! Self-made powerhouse heroine VS aloof ex-husband VS scheming, iron-fisted husband VS secret godfather's secretary VS seductive, scheming mistress - When you were in your twenties, did you ever imagine what you'd be like in your thirties? Especially when things 1.8kReads—Score244Shelves

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    A cunning and ruthless husband, a gloomy and ghostly secretary, a scheming and alluring mistress, a haughty and unattainable ex-husband—a top-tier love triangle has arrived! The male lead is utterly subservient to the female lead in their presence.

26. 176 贵 Does the Noble Academy’s Supporting Lady Have to Be Loved by Everyone, Too? 贵族学院女配也要万人迷吗？ Spicy Strips with Rice辣条泡饭Modern Romance340k WordsCompleted [The animated dramas "Chasing the Splendid Scenery" and "Does the Female Side Character at the Elite Academy Have to Be Everyone’s Favorite?" are now available] [Irresistible heroine × possessive pursuit × rivalry between men × male substitute × a male lead whom the heroine does not like] Nan Zhiyan knows this is the world of a novel, and that she is an insignificant, positive female side character who has been in love with the male lead since childhood. So even though Nan Zhiyan doesn’t like Lu 51.6kReads9.0Score6kShelves

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    This book is super good! I absolutely love the female lead's personality! However, I'm a little worried about the younger brother; I'm afraid he might do something irrational because he likes the original female lead, dragging her down and leaving her to clean up the mess 🤦. Also, the female lead's "white moonlight" doesn't seem to be very bright. The plot is quite engaging, so I recommend it!

27. 177 去 To Hell with Her West Coast 去她的西海岸 Full Moon, Missing You满月酉缺Mystery336k WordsOngoing [Road-Trip Escape + Mutual Redemption + Interdependence + Both Leads Are Each Other's First and Only + One-on-One] A withdrawn, meek outsider x a confused, frustrated nobody For the first eighteen years of her life, Alisha was just like the town of Camdenton: remote, dull, and ignored by everyone. Her friends treated her like a lackey, she was failing at school, and her family wouldn't even buy her a used car. She thought she would spend her whole life quietly rotting away, until the bonfire par 58Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male protagonist is a lowly, shady, and emotionally detached fugitive!

28. 178 我 My Unrequited Love Doesn't Count 我的暗恋不算话 Tangerine Sand桔沙8k WordsCompleted My Unrequited Love Doesn't Count 381Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Later, he became particularly humble, suffering the bitterness of unrequited love. He could only confess through a game of truth or dare, waiting bitterly. His unrequited love left him feeling empty. He choked on his water when he heard her confession; her lack of response only amplified his heartache. His best friend comforted her, saying she didn't want any regrets in her senior year of high school. She countered by asking if his best friend had someone he liked. His best friend smiled bitterly, saying they'd find out in college. She pressed him about which university he was going to, wanting to go with him. He, however, asked his best friend what university he was going to. She was angry that he didn't answer her; she just wanted to be close to him and see if the school heartthrob would be snatched away. The relationship between the three of them was ambiguous and unclear. Later, she got angry and ignored him until the college entrance exam. He offered to help her carry her books for the first time and even asked if she wanted to go on a graduation trip together. She was angry again and only asked if his best friend wanted to go on a trip together. He was furious and threw the book down. She thought it would hit her and closed her eyes tightly, but her best friend shielded her. She took him to the school doctor, and he jokingly said the wound would heal if they waited any longer. Suddenly, he was shocked to realize that his best friend was actually his mortal enemy. He questioned his best friend about whether he liked her, but his best friend denied it. Her heart skipped a beat, unsure of who she truly loved. She fell into his arms, unaware that his heart was racing. His ears turned red as he pushed her away, but his best friend's eyes were red-rimmed. She began to struggle to face her own heart and figure out who she truly loved. She tried to kiss him but didn't feel that spark. She was afraid to admit who she liked. She blocked him and his best friend, and after the college entrance exam, she didn't want to talk to either of them. His best friend came to find her and admitted he liked her. Her mind was in turmoil. Until she entered university, she discovered the two of them openly professing their love and vying for her attention. She felt annoyed and didn't want to talk to anyone, but everyone envied her happiness. But happiness lasted only a few seconds. Her mother, whom she hated most, called, saying her grandmother was hospitalized and they needed money. She hated her mother so much for making her a left-behind child. She was traveling a long way to her grandmother's house, but she wouldn't be able to see her grandmother one last time. She was in so much pain; the bonds of family were too strong to sever. Her favorite White Rabbit candy was a gift from her grandmother, which was why she loved it. She recalled all the happy times with her grandmother, which had become the greatest misfortune of her life. She hated her mother for being heartless and unloving. He and his best friend followed her home. It turned out she liked him because he was the first person to help her when she was being bullied, and she was deeply moved. His best friend also helped her. Recalling all the past, who did she ultimately choose?

29. 179 强 Forced Love: The Villainess Is Kissed to Tears by the Sickly Villain 强制爱：恶毒女配被病娇反派亲哭 Jiang Wei Shu江唯书Modern Romance479k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + System + Two unhinged leads + Yandere + Dark obsession and coercive love + Sweet on the outside, dark within + Push and pull to the extreme + Mutual devotion and strength] Born into the book as its wicked supporting heroine, Xu Wuning is spoiled and brazen in high society, and no one dares cross her. Meanwhile, Lu Jingci, the heir to the Lu Group, has been kind and gentle since childhood. Everyone sees him as a perfect gentleman. The two have been bitter rivals since 74.7kReads8.6Score10.3kShelves

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    Before his transformation into a villain, the male protagonist in this book is incredibly humble and innocent. There's a section in the story set during their school days, where he's extremely shy and afraid to speak to the female protagonist. He secretly tries to confess his feelings but is rejected; she tells him she hates him. He immediately goes abroad.

30. 180 借 Borrow Me a Little Scenery 借我一程风景 Snow Deer Who Likes Soft-Leaved Garlic喜欢软叶蒜的雪鹿Modern Romance240k WordsCompleted [The low rating is only because few people have read it. Read with confidence.] A highly sensitive ray of sunshine × a gentle man with ALS Xia Shu believes love means being someone’s safety net, and helping them rise. But all we can do is stand at the beginning of the story and look toward his inevitable end. Watch him go from a reserved, self-controlled older man to a patient who needs care in every way. “Ruanruan, I’m going to die.” “You say that like I’m not.” “It’s different.” “How is it dif 740Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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    It was so heartbreaking, I couldn't stop crying...

31. 181 偏 Obsessively in Love with Her 偏执恋她 Dai Nuan戴暖Modern Romance408k WordsOngoing [Roguishly Handsome, Possessive, Obsessive Tycoon × Sweet, Soft, Flirtatious Beauty] She runs, he chases; she can't escape even if she grows wings! [Sweet, Satisfying Healing Romance + Take-What-You-Want Love + Long-Laid Plans + Imprisonment + Tortured Love + Cunning Schemes + Insecurity and Darkness + Secret Crush + Love That Grows Over Time + Reunion After Years Apart + Ex's Redemption Arc + Dual Personalities + Devoted Husband + Healing + Mutual Devotion + Taking Down the Homewrecker + Rekind 184Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's a story with both sweet and heart-wrenching moments. The male lead is initially carefree and unrestrained, but later undergoes a dramatic pursuit of his wife. The female lead starts as an innocent and naive girl, but later transforms into a cold, arrogant, and stunning beauty. The male lead only acts crazy towards the female lead. There are many details, especially the delicate portrayal and intense emotional turmoil between the two.

32. 182 时 Time Like Poetry 时光如诗 Cheng Qianyang成浅阳Modern Romance443k WordsCompleted Time once gone can never be reclaimed; let us wander freely and linger awhile. The tragic, moving tale of Lord Xiang and Lady Xiang has been passed down through the ages. Will Zhan Shi and Rong Shi meet a different ending? One is a Chinese literature student, the other owns a cake shop. How will they face the threat of a terminal illness? Will they give up or hold on? Will they part ways or support each other? Rong Shi: My illness will freeze me like ice. Zhan Shi: My heart will melt you. 466Reads8.7Score—Shelves
33. 183 奶 The Milk Tea Pup Is Sweet and Clingy, So I Have No Time to Train in Supreme Martial Arts 奶茶狗又乖又粘，绝世武功没空练 Sugar in the Glass Shards玻璃渣中的糖Modern Romance170k WordsOngoing Secret identities + sweet romance + strong heroine, weaker hero + devoted to each other + revenge + face-slapping He's got all the standard traits of a tall, rich, handsome guy, plus the unique charm of a clingy puppy who loves milk tea! On one side is the absolute requirement of peerless martial arts: sever all emotion and desire! On the other is an affectionate, adorable milk-tea puppy who's impossible to resist. Before she died, her senior brother pinched her chubby cheek and said, “Junior S 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male lead humbles himself like a dog, barking only at the female lead, showering her with sweetness and affection, and feeding her meat and soup every day.

34. 184 即 Even as a Ghost, I'll Haunt My Wife 即使变成鬼，我也要缠着老婆 All Four Are Empty四大且皆空Modern Romance250k WordsCompleted Xu Luoran cheated on Pei Nian. Furious, Pei Nian chose to kill himself. But once he was truly dead, he regretted it. So what? Even as a ghost, he wouldn’t let Xu Luoran go. One-on-one romance, sexually inexperienced leads. “I just came to see you.” “I’m dead. Are you happy?” Xu Luoran clutches the blanket. “No, I’m not...” “Not?” Pei Nian bends toward her, slowly drawing closer. Pei Nian suddenly smiles. Xu Luoran watches the corners of his mouth stretch wider and wider, all the way to his ears. 4.3kReads8.1Score323Shelves

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    This is the one! The male lead is incredibly humble, thinking the female lead has a "white moonlight" (idealized love interest), but actually, the female lead only loves him. He's a very subservient male lead, extremely virtuous, and loves the female lead very, very much. You should definitely check this out!

35. 185 说 I Was Supposed to Be Cannon Fodder, So Why Is the Male Lead Clinging to Me? 说好我是炮灰，男主怎么缠上我了 Jian Zhu见祝Fantastical Romance580k WordsOngoing [Myth and folklore + fated romance + mutual devotion + adventure + reincarnation + transmigration] If bringing your lover back to life meant you could never love them again, would you still save them? Yue Jian had read the entire book and knew all too well how the young Yun Sheng’s story would end. For now, he was gentle and clingy, calling her “Big Sis” every other breath. But one day, he would kill her without hesitation for the heroine destined for him by fate. To rewrite her fate as a do 44Reads—Score—Shelves

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    You could check out this one. The male protagonist, constantly anxious and insecure, is described as, "I... What did I do wrong, sister? Tell me, I'll change, okay? Sister... Please don't hate me, okay?" The novel's premise is also quite novel. Give it a try, trust me.

36. 186 他 He Fell for Me Before the Evening Breeze 他比晚风先动心 Lin Siqing林思清Modern Romance247k WordsCompleted When she was little, Lin Siqing heard someone ask, “Would you like to come home with me?” She thought she had finally found a home. Only later did she realize that this was the beginning of all her misfortunes. To escape the cage of this so-called home, she had to spend nearly all her strength. They say that those who are loved often have nothing to fear, while the one who falls in love first is left battered and broken. So in this seemingly caged May-December romance between an older woman an 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's pure torture for the male leads, torturing them to the point of near death. The male leads are reduced to the dust, only to receive a tiny, and meager, amount of love from the female leads. It makes you cry your eyes out while watching. [Facepalm][Facepalm][Facepalm]

37. 187 农 The Farmer’s Eldest Daughter-in-Law Bears the Burden of Two Households 农家长嫂她肩挑两房 Lin Siqing林思清Ancient Romance239k WordsCompleted She transmigrates into a chaotic age and is sold. Watch her turn her life around. Faced with a choice between Qin Dalaang, who saved her life, and Qin Erlaang, who has been by her side for so long, who will she choose? They say women had low status in ancient times, but she’s determined to live a life unlike any other. 3kReads8.6Score279Shelves
38. 188 将 General! The Young Master Is Crying from the Pain Again 将军！公子他又疼哭了 One Admonition一诫Ancient Romance484k WordsCompleted [Female-led romance + GB] A fierce, violent female general or noble princess versus a clever, loyal, obedient prince or consort. Ling Ao, the great general of the Zhenyuan Army, is the only princess of the Ling Dynasty’s Emperor Linghe. She commands the army and is doted on by her father and mother. The Haitang Courtyard in the General’s Residence is already full of exceptionally handsome beauties. So why would she need a consort? Cang Yue, a male concubine sent by the Yuerong Kingdom, has a que 6.2kReads9.0Score383Shelves

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    In the first book, the male protagonist was originally the female protagonist's apprentice, but due to a misunderstanding, the female protagonist's entire clan was slaughtered. After being reborn, the male protagonist dared not face the female protagonist and was willing to be abused. Read chapters 6 and 13. In the second book, the male protagonist was very humble from the beginning and was often punished by kneeling and being beaten.

39. 189 胖 The Chubby Girl Won't Marry 胖丫不嫁 Mountain Traces山踪8k WordsCompleted The Plump Girl Won’t Marry —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Rural Romance: A Comeback Story] He thought city girls were golden phoenixes, and dumped the chubby girl who fed chickens and carried bricks with him. Three years later, the chubby girl became a live-streaming e-commerce queen and returned to the village to build a factory. He went bankrupt and knelt down begging for reconciliation. The chubby girl pulled out her phone and filmed him: "Family, watch this! This is what happens when you don't marry the girl who suffered with him." The comments section was flooded with: "This scumbag gets his just desserts!"

40. 190 病 My Frail Immortal Lord, Go Easy on Me. The Demon Venerable Doesn't Have Long to Live 病弱仙君轻点虐，魔尊他命不久矣 It's Aurora!是Aurora啦Two Male Leads598k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + transmigrate into a book + pursuing the wife + pursuing the husband + powerful leads + top dotes on bottom + secret identity revealed + devoted to each other + HE + a touch of melodrama + rekindled romance + reunion after a long separation] A bold, doting, sunshine demon lord on the giving end × a cold on the outside, tender on the inside, frail immortal on the receiving end Yu Sui transmigrates into a book as the villainous Demon Lord, and from the start kidnaps Shen Yiran, th 3.7kReads8.5Score353Shelves

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    Our Xiaoyu 😭😭

41. 191 小 Good Boy, I've Been Tempting You for a Long Time 小乖，我引诱你很久了 Mountain Traces山踪7k WordsCompleted Sweetie, I’ve been tempting you for a long time. 40Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 192 乖 The Good Girl Becomes Everyone's Darling and Gets Revenge on Her Childhood Friend Who Dumped Her 乖乖女要变万人迷，报复甩她的竹马 Tangerine Sand桔沙8k WordsCompleted The Good Girl Wants to Become Everyone's Crush and Get Revenge on the Childhood Friend Who Dumped Her 532Reads—Score—Shelves

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    He was the one who wanted to break up back then, and now he wants to get back together, and he's the one who's inexplicably jealous. Dumped by her childhood sweetheart, she went abroad to study and returned for revenge, transforming from a good girl into a wicked one, a womanizer, a smoker, a drinker—she does it all. Every substitute she finds looks exactly like him. She had a dream where he asked her if she loved him, but when she woke up, he was lying next to her. Hitting him became a reward for her. Her best friend asked if she remembered him. She said she didn't, but her best friend said she hadn't revealed who that person was. Yes, when you love someone, even the shadows of their substitutes surround you. Even during her time studying abroad, she still thought about him. How can one forget the one they love most? How long does it take for a devoted person to turn into a heartless woman? Just the moment he dumped her, she changed. Her transformation into a heartbreaker was only superficial; he still took her virginity. She said she wanted to kiss a male model. So he can be jealous too. Where was he before? Did he love her? She didn't know. If he loved her, why did he dump her so cruelly back then? The seven-year itch is something no one can escape, right? His childhood sweetheart became a CEO, and he begged her to have their child to tie her down. Could a person be so cruel? He didn't want to use a child to bind her; he tried to keep her by his side forever, unaware that she had changed. She had nightmares about him abandoning her, yet he held her and said he wouldn't leave. Upon waking, her instinctive reaction was to slap him. Was it that being too greedy meant she could never have the one she loved most? Little did she know, she called him crazy, but he said he wouldn't be crazy if it weren't for her. He grabbed her neck, asking if she had been with someone else abroad. She felt his jealousy, which gave her a sense of triumph. He smashed the phone her mother had bought as a keepsake. Having missed her mother's funeral, she began to hate him. She replaced his male assistant and secretary with his stand-ins, provoked him by having unofficial relationships with them, and even kissed them in front of him. He was furious and extremely jealous. Their relationship was never officially announced, yet she was consumed by jealousy over their lack of recognition. Watching him be jealous, she felt a strange sense of vengeful pleasure, but she used foreign etiquette to provoke him. He had nowhere to vent his anger. He said he wanted to kiss like that abroad too, but she said enemies don't need to kiss. He was enraged... His face turned green as he forbade office romances, implying that only he and she were permitted to have one—a double standard. She skipped work to meet her younger self at a party hosted by the school's most popular male model, but secretly hoped he'd catch her. She kept wondering why he hadn't arrived yet. Finally, he came, but as she tried to open the door, she regretted that he had prevented her from seeing her mother one last time. Some hatred, in the face of love, only brings pain and distortion. Torn between two people she loved most—her beloved mother and the man she loved most—she agonized over the regret of not seeing her mother one last time; the dead cannot be brought back to life. He was alive, so she had no regrets. But her mother couldn't live, and she couldn't forgive him. Even when the male assistant wanted him dead, she hesitated and agreed. He said she was heartless, unaware that he was even more heartless when he dumped her. She was merely repeating the actions she had taken when dumping him. The male assistant also smashed the wine glass her mother had left behind, yet she didn't see him as an enemy, only heartache and hatred. This made her resolve to join forces with the male assistant to kill him, but love made her hesitate about telling him the truth about his impending death. She bitterly thought, wasn't this the best opportunity for revenge? Yet, she felt he didn't deserve to die. People are always caught in a dilemma when making choices; the contradiction seemed to make either choice unhappy. But she didn't understand what the male assistant meant by what he said. Wasn't he clearly dumped her because he didn't love her? Why were his words so light and so heavy?

43. 193 末 The World's First Superpowered Being Is Actually My Puppy 末世第一异能者竟是我的小狗 Love Carrots Mixed with Potatoes爱吃胡萝卜拌土豆Modern Romance581k WordsCompleted [Straightforward Girl Who Loves Without Limits x Awkward, Stoic Guy Learning to Love] A sweet little romance at heart Older-sister-younger-boy dynamic + mutual devotion + secret crush comes true + rich young lady + loyal puppy Our little Jiang is the kind of girl who even spends enough to max out the top tier when playing with a virtual pet dog. [Content Warnings] This is not dog-training fiction / My Little Dog in the title does not mean dog training / No aloof, superior female lead For 32.1kReads8.9Score11.1kShelves

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    The male protagonist was initially very miserable and humble, but he began to be happy after meeting the female protagonist.

44. 194 如 Like Water Through a Forest 如林得水 Wang Junjun王珺君Modern Romance207k WordsCompleted [School life + healing + possessive, sweet romance] A pretty girl who’s bad at school × a warmhearted top student Xu Miaomiao is forced to move to Linxi Town to study and stay with Aunt Lin, where she meets Aunt Lin’s son, Lin Xi. The two clash constantly as they get to know each other, but gradually develop feelings for one another and embark on a school life full of laughter and growth. Lin Xi is drawn to Xu Miaomiao from the moment they first meet and can’t help falling for her. As they spend 108Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male lead is so humble. In the beginning, the female lead is a rich girl and the male lead falls in love with her at first sight, but he doesn't dare to confess. Later, the female lead experiences some changes, and the male lead finally confesses to her. The two get together smoothly. Later, the female lead wants to break up with the male lead, and the male lead tries every means to win her back. He is extremely humble.

45. 195 胖 The Chubby Consort Is the Darling of Her Entire Family 胖妃她全家团宠 Mountain Traces山踪10k WordsCompleted The Entire Family Dotes on the Chubby Consort 1Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 196 夫 My Husband Revived Me, But Found a New Love on the Way? 夫君复活我的路上有了心上人？ Running Peach奔跑的桃子Ancient Romance306k WordsCompleted Mu Ran had a nightmare. She was a supporting female character in a male-oriented novel, and the male lead’s beloved wife, the moonlight in his heart. In the second year of their marriage, she would die saving him. To bring her back to life, he searched everywhere from the celestial realms above to the underworld below, gathering countless rare treasures. Five hundred years later, he finally tore through the void, reached the pinnacle of cultivation, and successfully resurrected her. It seemed li 135.7kReads9.2Score18kShelves

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    He transformed from a gentle and refined young master into a lowly, crazed demon, all because his wife died. After she was resurrected, the man who had endured so much hardship became a pathetic little dog, terrified of being abandoned by his wife. [Almost crying]

47. 197 总 The CEO Is Pretending to Be Innocent Again Today 总裁今天又装纯 Mountain Traces山踪15k WordsCompleted The CEO Is Pretending to Be Innocent Again Today 1Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 198 明 Brazenly 明目张胆 Jie Jie Keeps Silent解解不语Modern Romance382k WordsCompleted Wen Yan is the most notorious illegitimate daughter in Haicheng. Everyone says she’s daring, but no one expected her to be bold enough to set her sights on Zhou Yuncheng, the newly minted fiancé of the powerful Shu family. That man is aloof and untouchable, a god who could never be defiled. Wen Yan only wants to drag him down from his pedestal, keep him by her side, and make him hers. She wants him to lose control, to beg her for mercy. A possessive, abstinent male lead vs. a pitiful, lovesick y 413Reads8.4Score177Shelves

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    This has to be it! The male lead is head over heels in love. He always knows the female lead is using him and even that she has another boyfriend. She's incredibly impatient with him; if he doesn't get what he wants, she'll go find her boyfriend [laughing emoji]. She even breaks his things, but he never says anything and even humbly tends to her wounds. She frequently insults him and treats him somewhat like a substitute, but he remains consciously and hopelessly infatuated [laughing emoji][laughing emoji][laughing emoji]. It's incredibly good!

49. 199 眠 Mianyuan 眠远 Wushen芜深Modern Romance264k WordsCompleted (A campus mutual-crush tragedy with a tragic ending. No melodrama or formulaic plot, told entirely from the male lead’s perspective.) (A pure-hearted puppy who hides his feelings, keeps himself in check, and loves with all his being × a perfect white swan above Yunling, untouchable.) (Content warnings: The heroine gets married and has a child; multiple couples; a lesbian relationship. A tragic romance, with the entire ensemble ending in tragedy.) “That year, I thought that catching a snowflake 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This Bao Jiangyuan is so pitiful, his unrequited love is so pathetic! This kid is so naive, he thinks he's lost his mind, and only realizes he likes the female lead at sixteen. There's no one else like this pure-hearted male lead! 😄 The most heartbreaking character after reading this is definitely the male lead. He's alone from beginning to end. I was genuinely laughing the whole time. In short, it's super sweet! ✓

50. 200 丑 My Ugly Husband Is a Tycoon 丑老公是首富 Mountain Traces山踪10k WordsCompleted My Ugly Husband Is a Billionaire 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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