Looking for Novels with a Hero Who Seems Gentle but Is Actually Obsessive! 求男主表面温柔实则偏执的小说！！

1. 51 星 Starlight Across the Sky 星光漫天 Yan Yan言阎Modern Romance462k WordsCompleted Come check out my new novel, Overflow! [A sweet story of mutual healing + emotional push and pull + a guiding partner; two capable, sharp-minded leads, with a sensitive, insecure, snail-paced girl and a gentle, big-dog boyfriend who chooses her without hesitation] (Also titled: My Story with Mr. Wen). It gets satisfying after chapter 100! Xiao Momo and Wen Liang both speak their minds. Misunderstandings are quickly cleared up. They struggle with their feelings and doubt themselves, but never que 99Reads—Score—14d adds

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   This book features a gentle, possessive, clingy, and fatherly lover—absolutely amazing! He's not exactly a yandere, but he's definitely acting like one [laughing]. He's constantly blaming himself for not protecting the female lead, which is why he keeps her locked up like this. The female lead is incredibly indulgent, listening to everything he says and doing whatever he wants. However, the male lead respects the female lead, making him a conflicted little yandere, hehehe, I love this kind of thing. This is the extra chapter, starting from chapter 150, it's so sweet it'll make you swoon, and there's a flower scene with lots of smut 🚘🚘🚘🚘. The female lead is also willing to be locked up by the male lead, it's super fun between the two of them. The style is quite slice-of-life, it's really, really good, I recommend everyone to check it out [laughing][laughing]. The main story is also great, a redemption story, a fatherly lover who guides you, super satisfying [laughing][laughing]

2. 52 炙 Burning Hot! 炙热沦陷！ Jun Buqi君不弃Modern Romance329k WordsCompleted (The print edition, titled Song of Sheng, is now available, and the online comic of the same name is complete.) [Flirty Romance]+ [Reborn School Life]+ [Mutual Healing]+ [Obsessive Sweet Romance] A striking, warm, and gentle girl with vivid features × a brooding, handsome, and rebellious young man Only when Shengge was dying did she learn that a boy had loved her with all his heart. The first time they met in her previous life, the carefree boy asked her, “Hey, new student, what's your name?” Sh 38.6kReads9.6Score5k14d adds

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   The male lead appears gentle on the surface, but this is only to impress the female lead. He's afraid she'll leave him or dislike him, and deep down, he's incredibly possessive and obsessive about her. However, it's a sweet and heartwarming story about mutual redemption and pampering. This is a must-read sweet romance novel set in the rebirth world; it's incredibly sweet and captivating. Sisters, you absolutely must check it out! A highly recommended read!

3. 53 逃 Escape the Captivity! My Refined Older Brother Is a Total Psycho 逃离禁锢！我的斯文哥哥太疯批 Begonia Blossoms Swept by Wind and Ink海棠花横风墨染Modern Romance215k WordsOngoing Cold CEO + black lotus + growing-up romance + exclusive devotion + obsessive, possessive love + healing Shen Shishi clawed her way out of the mud of the orphanage and learned early how cruel the world could be. The Ling family is her only lifeline, but also the cage in which she clings to life. As lowly as dust, she considers dignity a luxury. Then he returns to the country: Ling Li, heir to the Ling family, restrained and noble, like a god. He offers her his hand, giving her protection and a di 59Reads—Score—14d adds

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   [Add one to the bookshelf] "When did you become friends with a bar hostess?" Ling Li's gaze deepened and became serious. "Shishi, before you joined the Ling family, did you have any other stories?" "No, no, I didn't—" Shishi was most afraid that he would become suspicious of her. "I didn't know Zhizi was like that. We met at an event organized by a dance club. She said she was a student like me, working part-time while studying..." "Working part-time while studying?" Ling Li's brows furrowed even more. "You need to work part-time while studying?"

4. 54 一 A Heartbroken Scene Too Painful to Paint 一片伤心画不成 User11112391用户11112391Modern Romance743k WordsCompleted Jian Xin first met Hua Sheng in a cemetery. It was raining that day. Jian Xin wore a bright red dress and three-inch heels, with exquisite makeup and a clear umbrella in hand. She stood before a gravestone, swaying gracefully. Through the curtain of rain, he watched a well-defined hand reach out from a black Maybach and take an umbrella from an attendant. Then came a sharply defined, strikingly handsome face. 1.8kReads—Score—14d adds

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   The male protagonist appears to be self-disciplined and gentle, but in reality, he is unconventional and reckless...

5. 55 逃 Caught While Trying to Escape, She Keeps Getting Kissed by Her Deranged, Obsessive Lover 逃跑被抓，她总被疯批病娇亲哭 Jian Bing Guozi煎bing果子Modern Romance318k WordsCompleted [Two yanderes, campus life, taming a man] Shen Zhiyan wants to see a yandere go completely mad for her, so she sets her sights on Xie Yan. Xie Yan is cold in both temperament and appearance, a seemingly flawless beauty on a pedestal in everyone else’s eyes. Shen Zhiyan relentlessly pursues him. Xie Yan clearly has feelings for her, but stubbornly refuses to admit it. Shen Zhiyan: Okay, keep denying it. I’m leaving. Shen Zhiyan finds herself a boyfriend, and Xie Yan immediately loses it. But too 6.7kReads9.0Score86314d adds
6. 56 低 Whisper It! Darling, I Only Want You 低声哄！宝贝，我只要你 Clear and Pure澈净Modern Romance264k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication / Short drama of the same name now streaming] [Gentle, insecure top student x arrogant, carefree rich playboy] [College romance + Both leads are inexperienced + Fake playboy + Mutual pining becomes real + He’s never loved anyone else + Sweet and flirty] Fu Ciyu had always been a star at Jingcheng University. Born into one of the capital’s top wealthy families, he was unruly and hard to tame. Girls were always around him, but he had never given anyone his heart. Everyone 48.6kReads9.5Score5.7k14d adds
7. 57 此 May This Love Last Forever 此情长明 Liang Zhihe梁之鹤Modern Romance228k WordsCompleted Cool, aloof beauty vs. a ruthless bastard of a man, 1v1 coercive love (forced love, don't read if you dislike it). Female-lead fans, proceed with caution!!! For Lin Xu, Qin Rong's arrival was an accident that turned her peaceful, uneventful life upside down. At the hospital, Qin Rong fell in love at first sight with a doctor surnamed Lin. Dr. Lin was beautiful and coolly elegant, polite to everyone, but she was the one person who didn't like him. So Qin Rong resorted to a scheme, using his power 9.2kReads7.8Score37914d adds
8. 58 被 The Fourth Year of Being Loved Against My Will 被强制爱的第四年 Crane Song yyyy鹤音yyyyModern Romance329k WordsCompleted [Short drama now streaming] [Forced Love + Both Leads Reborn + Obsessive Male Lead + Died for Love in Their Past Life + HE] In the fourth year of being effectively imprisoned by Shen Huaixu, Qiao Qiao asked him for a divorce. Shen Huaixu had quietly stripped her of every freedom, taken control of her entire life, and imprisoned her in a cage built in the name of love. Shen Huaixu was possessive, cool-headed, and fiercely jealous. He commanded the business world and built his own commercial empir 13.6kReads9.2Score1k14d adds
9. 59 屈 Surrendering to Tenderness 屈于温柔 Ying Xi赢兮Modern Romance426k WordsCompleted [Cool and radiant genius violinist girl x gentle, distinguished rising star in the business world] [Devoted romance with no past relationships + long-planned courtship + doting boyfriend + two wealthy families + age gap] Everyone knew that the eldest young master of the Shen family was handsome and distinguished, and had become a rising star in the business world at a young age. Who could have imagined that someone so utterly level-headed would one day be troubled by love? Shen Minghuai had nev 17.3kReads9.0Score1.4k14d adds

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   Super sweet! The male lead is a gentle and doting father-type boyfriend who falls in love with the female lead at first sight and deliberately gets close to her, giving her a great sense of security and special affection!

10. 60 拥 She Fell into His Abyss 拥她入深渊 Ying Xi赢兮Modern Romance273k WordsCompleted [A seemingly fragile girl who’s secretly a ruthless schemer × a gentle, doting, fatherly tycoon] [Devoted husband, age gap, love at first sight, both leads are pure and devoted, romance across borders] Everyone knows Jiang Xu, head of the Jiang family in Southeast Asia, is refined and handsome, but also cold, restrained, and uninterested in women. But one night, as the tension between them grows without restraint, the girl, bullied until her eyes are red, uses the last of her strength to prop he 12kReads9.2Score92514d adds
11. 61 非 Irrational Surrender 非理性沦陷 Ying Xi赢兮Modern Romance463k WordsCompleted [A gorgeous, haughty heiress × a cold, roguish foreign powerhouse] [Devoted, sweet romance with both leads’ hearts belonging only to each other + age gap + two powerful families + doting, fatherly boyfriend] Yu Nanyan, the cherished young lady of the Yu family in Hong Kong, had been spoiled rotten ever since she was a child. But after an accident, she was forced to use a wheelchair. The exasperated heiress suddenly noticed that the new bodyguard she had hired looked at her with anything but inno 3.6kReads8.6Score33414d adds
12. 62 重 Reborn to Save My Gloomy Boyfriend, Only to Be Forced into Love 重生救赎阴郁男友，反被强制爱 One Bored Rich Lady无聊富婆一枚Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted “Spoiled, selfish heiress VS brooding, devoted campus heartthrob” “Mutual devotion + sweet and bittersweet angst + past and present lives” Only after Shen Xingchen died did she learn the truth: The brooding man she had feared and guarded against her whole life was the only person in the world who loved her with all his heart. He cleared every obstacle for her and gave her everything. Then, right in front of her, he leapt from the stage at a press conference. * Shen Xingchen opened her eyes and 3.9kReads6.5Score21514d adds

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    On the surface, the male lead appears very gentle, aloof, and unattainable, but in reality, he is extremely obsessive and possessive. However, he loves the female lead very, very much. Highly recommended.

13. 63 撩 After Flirting with the Obsessive Villain, I Was Spoiled Rotten 撩完偏执反派后，我被宠上天了 Preparing Before Love未爱绸缪Modern Romance169k WordsCompleted [Completed] [Gentle, restrained, obsessive male lead vs. clear-eyed female lead; intense push and pull; not a wish-fulfillment story; 70% sweet; a little bedtime treat] Jian Yunhe finds herself inside a melodramatic novel, cast as a pawn in the hands of the book’s “male lead” and sent to assassinate its obsessive villainous male lead. To save her own life, she decides to flirt with him first, then run, hoping the obsessive villain won’t be able to bring himself to hurt her. Who knew the villain 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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    How about giving this a try? The male lead is gentle and restrained but possessive and cunning. He'll stop at nothing to keep the female lead by his side, leading to intense emotional turmoil later on. It's seven-tenths sweet and already finished.

14. 64 回 Back to 2019: The Physics Genius Is My Junior Schoolmate 回到2019，物理天才是我学弟 Edamame Lover爱吃醋毛豆Modern Romance242k WordsCompleted When office worker Jiang Xiao Yu returned to her alma mater for its seventieth-anniversary celebration, she felt a dusty physics book tucked into a crack in a wall in a corner of the library. On a whim, she took it home. She fell asleep, and when she opened her eyes again, she found herself in a boy’s dormitory in 2019, lying on a bed and staring into a pair of eyes filled with shock and restrained anger. Wen Ci Yan, a genius in the physics department, was tearing his hair out over a crucial pro 4kReads8.4Score50114d adds

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    Having been a reader for twenty years, I only discovered this book yesterday and stayed up until the early hours. The male lead is a physics genius who dies mysteriously. The female lead travels to 2019 and meets the male lead again. The two engage in extreme flirting, the plot is novel and very engaging, and they redeem each other. I absolutely love this book!

15. 65 女 The Female Side Character Is Too Radiant, and the Villain Can't Stop Kissing Her 女配太明媚，会被黑化大佬亲上瘾 One Bored Rich Lady无聊富婆一枚Modern Romance383k WordsCompleted I got a low score because someone sabotaged me. Kids, don’t read this. “Bright, charming, and bold villainess × a gloomy, unhinged big shot who pretends to be deaf” The moment Song Chuntian opened her eyes, she found herself in the role of the vicious female supporting character who tormented the future big shot. The original owner of her body had committed countless evil deeds. Now reborn, Fu Shen had fallen completely into darkness. He locked her away in a private sanatorium and tortured her 14.1kReads5.8Score79214d adds

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    A henpecked husband, a transmigrated little drama queen versus a stoic, domineering man. The female lead is always causing trouble, and the male lead punishes her when necessary, but also spoils her endlessly. 💚

16. 66 拯 Saving the Blind Supporting Male Character 拯救那个失明男配 Little Duckling小鸭鸭Modern Romance324k WordsCompleted [The male lead is a psychological counselor, and blind people can do the job too! The female lead isn’t the clever, strong-willed type, so don’t read if that’s not your thing. The male lead will recover later. Both leads are virgins, and it has a happy ending.] [A warm and sweet little story about an ordinary person stumbling through the effort to save someone else. This isn’t a wish-fulfillment rescue story or a tightly plotted, logic-heavy novel, so don’t read if that’s not your thing.] After 16kReads9.4Score1.8k14d adds
17. 67 逃 Caught After Running Away: The Cold, Aloof Boy Loses Control 逃跑后被抓，清冷少年失控了 Sad Ice Cream忧伤的冰淇淋Modern Romance330k WordsCompleted [Dark confinement & forced love & corruption & sweet on the surface, dark underneath & mutual firsts] A seemingly sweet, obedient girl with a hidden side & a cool, yandere young man Six years after her parents died, Xu Ning was taken in by the Shi family. It was also the first time she met Shi Yanche, her adoptive older brother, with no blood relation between them. The young man was handsome, disciplined, impeccably proper, and unsmiling. A cool, distant air surrounded him. Xu Ning curved her li 4.7kReads8.7Score31414d adds

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    🎀✨The male lead appears gentle but is actually obsessive. He's a cool and aloof young man, and the female lead, wanting a better life for herself, actively approaches him, bringing him down from his pedestal. When he realizes she never truly loved him, he completely turns to the dark side, resorting to force and coercion.

18. 68 女 After the Female Lead Awakened, Her Hypocritical Husband Fell Completely for Her 女配觉醒后，伪善人夫彻底沦陷 Little Duckling小鸭鸭Modern Romance378k WordsCompleted The short dramas "Gentle Out of Control" and "The Cool Breeze Knows My Heart" are now available in multiple versions. (Being published) [Face-blind, spoiled heiress × Hypocritical, devoted-looking powerful man] [Marriage first, love later + Wife-adoring romantic + Dotes on her alone + Both inexperienced in love + Flirtation] After the novel's ending, An Ling regained control of her body. She was the vicious female supporting character in the novel, and her husband was the gentle second male lead 42.2kReads9.0Score4.6k14d adds

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    Bags, bags.

19. 69 和 After Breaking Up with a Creep, I Forgot to Turn Off the Shared Payment App 和变态分手后，忘记关亲密付了 Little Duckling小鸭鸭Modern Romance466k WordsCompleted (Short drama now available) (Signed for publication, awaiting release) [Sensitive catlike, sweet-faced but secretly ruthless girl × gloomy, obsessive, pathological male lead] [Mutual identity reveals | Sweet romance, both devoted to each other | Pathological love | Flirtatious push and pull] After hearing the transmigrator and the System’s inner thoughts, Yang Ci Ci learns that she is living in a novel and that her boyfriend, Pei Yanchuan, is the male lead. As for her, she’s just cannon fodder. 127.9kReads8.8Score19.1k14d adds
20. 70 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 214Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This book is insanely good!! From campus to city, it's sweet and angsty, the male lead is carefree and irresponsible at first, but later undergoes a tumultuous journey to win her back, while the female lead is innocent and naive at first, but later becomes a cold and arrogant beauty. The male lead is only crazy towards the female lead. There are many details, especially the delicate portrayal and extreme tension in their relationship.

21. 71 谁 Whose Daddy-Type Boyfriend Is This Scheming, Brooding One? 谁家爹系男友这么心机阴湿啊 Bi Ying Xi毕赢兮Modern Romance461k WordsCompleted [A seemingly fragile but truly haughty little fox + a possessive, fatherly tycoon] [Long-planned pursuit + age gap + both leads are inexperienced and devoted + sweet romance + happy ending] Word has it that Huan Ting'an, heir to the top-tier Huan family, is refined and elegant, aloof and abstinent, and has a beloved woman he can't have whom he's searched for in vain for years. After hearing this, Sheng Wen'ying looked in the mirror, then at a photo of the woman he loved, and thought long and har 3.7kReads—Score31614d adds

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    The male lead appears gentle and refined, but is actually cunning and obsessive. He wants the female lead to be his personal possession every day, which is incredibly captivating!

22. 72 重 Only After Being Reborn Did I Learn I Was the Cool and Aloof Minister's White Moonlight 重生才知，我竟是清冷权臣白月光 October Orange十月橙Ancient Romance661k WordsCompleted [Revenge on scumbags + sweet romance + switched marriages + reborn heroine vs. transmigrated heroine + a seemingly aloof, secretly twisted beauty] In her previous life, Chu Mingyuan learned only as she lay dying that the younger sister who had secretly been sleeping with her husband was not born to her late mother. She was actually a concubine-born daughter who had been switched at birth by a concubine. Chu Mingyuan died with regrets. Thankfully, Heaven took pity on her, and after her death she 8.4kReads8.9Score85714d adds

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    This one! The male protagonist appears outwardly upright and honest, but is inwardly obsessive and gloomy!!

23. 73 不 Impossible! My Arrogant Husband Is Actually the Big Bad 不可能！傲娇夫君竟是大反派 Persimmon Blossom Blue柿子花蓝Ancient Romance833k WordsOngoing [Not a Wish-Fulfillment Story] [Daughter of a Cultivation Clan × Proud Young Master of the Demon Clan] Jiang Zhitang is the pampered, spoiled daughter of a prominent cultivation family. Liu Xiaoman is destined to become the demon clan’s commander. The first cultivation family he will wipe out is Jiang Zhitang’s. When they first meet, Jiang Zhitang has no idea that this boy, with a smile on his lips and delicate features, is the story’s greatest villain. After she falls for him, Liu Xiaoman smile 912Reads9.1Score—14d adds

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    The male protagonist is a demon, the adopted son of the Demon Lord, and destined to be the main antagonist. Before meeting the female protagonist, he only wanted to be a free and unrestrained demon. But when he realized he couldn't protect her at all, he made up his mind to become a demon, and the strongest demon at that.

24. 74 我 I Was Just Fishing for Fun, So How Did I Become Everyone's One True Love? 我不过就钓一钓，怎么成了白月光 Pineapple Prince菠萝王子Ancient Romance396k WordsCompleted [Beautifully tragic, aloof sword cultivator + radiant, delicate, bewitching demoness adored by all + devoted to each other + romantic rivalry + light, satisfying, sweet romance] Ling Xianluo transmigrated into a book and found herself in the cultivation world. The first time, she became a stone spirit. The second time, she became a seventy-year-old woman. Both missions ended in failure. On her third try, she became the junior sister of the Demon Sect, the wicked supporting character who was in l 4.6kReads9.1Score68414d adds

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    🍓✨He is the righteous and upright leader of the cultivation world, a paragon of virtue, aloof and refined. She is a bright and charming enchantress who transmigrated to the cultivation world. She seduces him, torments his feelings, drags him down from his pedestal, and then feigns death. He, however, goes mad and resurrects her using forbidden magic. — Others say he is abstinent and loveless, but no one knows that he is mad and sickly, casting aside the shackles of his divine status, and walking towards the god who will save him.

25. 75 病 My Sickly Brother Is Sickly in Love 病娇哥哥很病恋 A Fish by the Pond池边有条鱼Modern Romance276k WordsCompleted A deceptive Big Bad Wolf ¥ A Little White Rabbit who believes in the Big Bad Wolf They grew up together, but at some point, one of them began to feel something more for her. He disappeared during a mission. Xue Yi cried until she fainted several times and developed a psychological illness. Two years later, he returned. Seeing her cling to him every day, afraid of losing the security he gave her, he smiled. After Nan Ling disappears, Xue Yi becomes depressed. There’s a little angst, but not too 1.2kReads—Score—14d adds

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    The younger sister always thought her brother was gentle and kind, but what she didn't know was that her brother was anything but gentle behind the scenes.

26. 76 怎 How Could Anyone Resist Her? 怎敌她动人 Biyou彼呦Modern Romance551k WordsCompleted [Physical book goes on sale September 19 at 7:30 p.m.] [Reborn in school + healing + secret crush from the male lead + both leads have no past relationships, happy ending] Bright, charming sweetheart x obsessive, restrained man * In the eyes of outsiders, Xu Jiqing was refined and aloof, a dazzling new elite from a wealthy family and a self-made miracle who had risen from poverty. Su Xia was unbelievably lucky to marry him at her most desperate. Only Su Xia knew that Xu Jiqing was a madman. She 194.3kReads9.5Score28.7k14d adds

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    [Rebirth on Campus + Redemption + Male Unrequited Love + Clean Double Happy Ending] Bright and Charming Girl x Obsessive and Forbearing* To outsiders, Xu Jiqing is aloof and refined, a dazzling newcomer from a wealthy family, a miracle of changing his fate from humble beginnings. For Su Xia to marry him when she was at her lowest point is the greatest blessing she could ever hope for. Only Su Xia knows that Xu Jiqing is a madman. She dislikes his deep, dark eyes, his omnipresent possessiveness, and is even more afraid of his pale, deformed hands. Until Xu Jiqing dies protecting her. With a billion-dollar inheritance in hand, Su Xia begins to suffer from insomnia. Every time she wakes up, her dreams are filled with Xu Jiqing's last cry of "Xia Xia," and his handsome face soaked in blood…

27. 77 深 Tenderly Coaxed and Seduced 深情哄诱 Full-Mark Candy满分糖Modern Romance320k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + long-planned romance + the second male lead gets the girl + the ex regrets it and tries to win her back, but she never turns back + both leads are each other's only partner] [Shrewd business tycoon × sweet, energetic jewelry designer] - Shen Tingyue has loved Song Wenjing since childhood. She is the Song family's adopted daughter and his childhood sweetheart, promised to him in marriage long ago. Then, the day before they were supposed to register their marriage, 20.5kReads9.3Score2.9k14d adds

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    This book, "Absolutely Perfect Child," is incredibly good. The male protagonist has been plotting for a long time, and his character is clearly defined.

28. 78 疯 Mad Kisses! The Obsessive Good Boy Is Eager to Be Teased by Her 疯吻！偏执乖犬心甘情愿被她撩 Jiying Rabbit霁瑛兔宝Modern Romance278k WordsCompleted [Top-student sweetheart × Schizophrenic desk mate with two personalities: gentle, twisted obsessive lover / foul-mouthed, sharp-tongued punk] [Devoted one-on-one romance | Forceful pursuit | Rekindled love | Obsessive lover | Schizophrenia | Possessive] In August, Lin Shimian, a girl from Jiangnan, transfers to A High School. The moment she sees her new desk mate, something feels off. Why does this kind and gentle new classmate look so much like the murderer she accidentally saw in the rain last 94Reads8.2Score—14d adds

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    💥💥💥The female lead first meets the male lead at a murder scene. The male lead has schizophrenia and falls in love with her at first sight—it's incredibly captivating! Later, it even involves a [dark room + surveillance] 🌹🌹 [A top student, sweet and gentle × a schizophrenic with two personalities (gentle, perverted, and possessive / a rogue, sharp-tongued jerk) as her deskmate] This book is super good!!! The male lead has two personalities and is schizophrenic 🌹

29. 79 以 I Thought She Was a Pitiful Little Thing, but She Turned Around and Became a Big Shot’s Little Ancestor 以为是小可怜，转身成大佬小祖宗 Little Wanyu小挽鱼Modern Romance182k WordsOngoing [Vengeful femme fatale heroine VS outwardly harmless but secretly ruthless, all-powerful tycoon] [Six-year age gap, both leads have no prior relationships] Wan Sheng suffered through a lot as a child, and when she grew up, she decided to make everyone pay for it. A lovesick puppy, a playboy heir, and powerful figures in business and politics all became stepping stones on her path to revenge. Until one day, she picked a fight with someone she couldn't beat. She slept with the benefactor who had s 53Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The male lead is gentle, considerate, and understanding towards the female lead, pretending to be something he's not, but in reality, he knows all of her whereabouts and nipps her in the bud when she tries to escape. He loves her madly in the corner where she can't see him.

30. 80 邪 Evil Spirits 邪祟 Romantic Mountain浪漫山Ancient Romance245k WordsCompleted [Not a mutually exclusive pairing. Read at your own risk.] Li Jiaojiao transmigrated into a book, but her mission wasn’t to win over the male lead or his love interests. Instead, she had to straighten out the twisted worldview and gloomy personality of a male supporting character. Looking at the man who had been sliced up by sword energy and was barely alive, then at Duan Qinglian, whose eyes sparkled with excitement even as he smiled warmly, Li Jiaojiao asked the System, Is he going to enjoy ki 6.1kReads9.2Score64814d adds

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    🍀The male protagonist is an evil spirit, but he's not wrong. He doesn't dislike the world; it's just that the world abandoned him. He's shrouded in darkness, his only glimmer of kindness being his fox spirit…✨He also has Jiao Jiao, who is like a ray of sunshine, always by his side. Her understanding, tolerance, and unwavering love bring a touch of humanity to A Qing…✨

31. 81 老 Don't Be Afraid, Honey. I Have a Redemption System to Help Me Win You Back 老婆别怕，我有赎罪系统换我追你 One Bored Rich Lady无聊富婆一枚Modern Romance203k WordsCompleted “Runaway Heiress x Possessive New Money Peacock” “Mind Reading + Both Reborn + Wife-Chasing System” * In her previous life, Song Yi was an untouchable heiress who treated Jiang Lin like a plaything. She took him by force, abandoned him, then left the country without a second thought. Later, when the Song family went bankrupt, he was the only person who could save her. He trapped her in a five-year marriage, holding her captive. Everyone said Jiang Lin was a distant, untouchable flower: cold, ele 3.1kReads—Score12614d adds

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    A runaway heiress versus a mad, nouveau riche. In their past life, he was manipulated and abandoned by her. When they met again, he was a madman and a madman, imprisoning her in marriage for five years. She unexpectedly gave birth to a child, and the heroine died full of hatred. In this life, he relentlessly pursues his wife.

32. 82 被 A Heartthrob Takes Over His Body, and the Timid Doormat Takes the Whole School by Storm 被男神魂穿，软糯受气包飒翻全校 One Bored Rich Lady无聊富婆一枚Modern Romance231k WordsOngoing The refined, scheming crown prince VS the soft, timid little bunny with an inferiority complex Healing | Unrequited Love Comes True | Soul Transmigration | Reborn and Pursuing His Wife Xie Yanci opens his eyes and finds that he has transmigrated into someone else’s body! He has ended up in the body of Song Qiwan, a girl who lets everyone walk all over her. The girl clutches a diary filled with his name as her bullies pin her down in the restroom and pour dirty water over her head. The school’s 4Reads—Score—14d adds
33. 83 冷 The Cold-Faced Tyrant Had the Whole Nation Hunt Me for Two Years 冷面暴君全国通缉我两年 Carrots for Better Eyesight萝卜补眼Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted The Cold-Faced Tyrant Put Me on the Most-Wanted List for Two Years —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The female lead, a modern person, is super cute; her shout of "That makes sense!" At the end cracked me up. The male lead is gentle and charming, with a slight touch of obsession. It's just a shame about the second male lead; it's a sweet and romantic story with clear logic and rigorous thinking.

34. 84 闺 My Best Friend Wants to Snare a Rich Husband, but I Want to Make It on My Own 闺蜜要钓金龟婿，我要成就我自己 Big Boss Norma诺玛大大Modern Romance206k WordsCompleted A powerful, straightforward man pursues his wife with passion and flair, acting fast, accurately, and decisively. The top student heroine is levelheaded about love and marriage, both sweet and alluring, with an inner strength and stability. Four female college students support one another, growing toward the sun and following the light. Mi Lailai has met Zhou Suhui three times in all. Every time, he speaks bluntly and gets straight to the point, always aiming to wrap things up quickly. The first 321Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A powerful and influential man pursues his wife directly, a passionate and alluring romance; a brilliant female lead embraces a rational approach to love, avoiding any competitive dynamics and upholding sound values.

35. 85 没 Who Knew the Sweet Little Puppy Was a Psycho? 没料到，小奶狗是疯批 111 Xiaoyi111小依Modern Romance374k WordsCompleted The main story is complete. One-on-one, both leads have only been with each other, pure-hearted, unhinged, and a fairly slow burn. It’s a heartwarming story. If you’re here for the unhinged scenes, keep reading. Si Lang is a low-key obsessive who quietly gets what he wants~ Some chapters have been revised. You’re welcome to give the story a try! Si Lang, the orphaned heir of the Si family. His parents were devoted to each other, but he was targeted and left an orphan. Drugged, he lost his memori 1Reads—Score—14d adds
36. 86 狐 Fox Immortal, Please Get into the Sedan 狐仙大人请上轿 Gala's Basket加拉遗箩筐Two Male Leads410k WordsCompleted Cultivation + tribulations + everyone’s darling + a powerful figure’s letters + lucky charm + feel-good story Reincarnated as the fox-immortal descendant and young son of the Su family, he is sent to a male courtesan house because of his family’s troubles. He knocks out Master Chen with a single blow and escapes, then meets, comes to know, and falls in love with Jian Mo, the state preceptor, in a secret realm. After a painful separation, they reunite. Reincarnated as the young fiancée of a CEO, 2Reads6.6Score—14d adds

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    The two male leads are both obsessive and lack restraint!

37. 87 无 Caught in a Secret Romance for No Reason 无事陷阴情 Gala's Basket加拉遗箩筐Two Male Leads178k WordsCompleted The novel consists of three main and secondary storylines, along with several smaller stories. All the characters' stories unfold around Su Zihua. The main storyline combines legendary mythology with transmigration, depicting the emotional entanglements of two male leads as they find acceptance, fall for each other, confess their feelings, fall in love, and stay together. Their feelings develop layer by layer, with delicate descriptions. The book also features many interwoven narrative threads t —Reads—Score—14d adds
38. 88 傅 Mr. Fu, Your Shadow Lover Has Run Away Again 傅先生，你的影子情人又跑了 Lu Lu碌禄Modern Romance346k WordsCompleted A pharmaceutical tycoon brought down from his pedestal VS a female doctor who seems cool and composed but is actually a depressed, unhinged patient with a mental illness. Everyone in the world says Mrs. Fu is mentally ill and has never loved him, but Mr. Fu says, “So what if she’s mentally ill? It’s fine. This is love.” 155Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A pharmaceutical tycoon brought down from his pedestal versus a seemingly aloof doctor who is actually depressed, insane, and mentally ill. Everyone in the world says Mrs. Fu is mentally ill and has never loved him, but Mr. Fu says that although she is mentally ill, it doesn't matter, it's love. But she still stubbornly jumps off the cliff...

39. 89 变 Perverted President Gu Keeps Biting Me, I Want to Run Off With Him and Steal a Kiss 变态顾总又咬我，好想拐走亲一口 Bai Wuzi百无子Modern Romance456k WordsCompleted Two-faced, hypocritical woman X calm, deranged, twisted man [Both virgins + sweet romance + flirtation + push and pull] Ji Xinghui discovered she was the vicious fake heiress in a rebirth novel. She and the second male lead, Gu Xian, were a pair of scumbags who teamed up to ruin the original heroine's reputation, leaving her to die in bitter resentment. Then the reborn heroine would return to humiliate them and take revenge. When Ji Xinghui awakened to the plot, the original heroine hadn't been 8.5kReads9.0Score82314d adds

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    ♡ლξ˘❥˘ჴ "So... You want me to get close to her?" The man's deep, pleasant voice carried a hint of surprise. Ji Xinghui tilted her head back, haughtily smoothing her long, wavy black hair: "Not get close, seduce." "Why should I listen to you?" He casually twirled the glass in his hand with his long, slender fingers. Ji Xinghui smiled without saying a word, picking up her phone from the table and waving it at him. "Gu Xian, you don't want this video to be released either, do you?" Gu Xian's handsome eyes were fixed on her. He didn't even glance at the phone she was waving. Ji Xinghui met his gaze directly, her eyes filled with the arrogance of someone who already had him under their thumb. "As long as you help me, I promise to delete this completely."

40. 90 蘼 The Scent of Mi Xiang 蘼香气味 Water Primrose水芫花Modern Romance153k WordsOngoing An obsessive, brooding, meticulous man + a clever, radiant, resilient, optimistic woman [Brooding Man’s Coercive Love + Innocent Act Hiding a Dark Side + Long-Plotting Secret Crush + Carefully Planned Seduction + Both Pure + Marriage Alliance Between Two Wealthy Families] For a long time, Zhou Yingbai had been obsessively, crazily determined to possess Liu Mi. He carefully plotted to make her fall in love with him, step by step, and to make her willingly marry him. He did everything a brooding, 58Reads—Score—14d adds

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    From the very first chapter, the early part is entirely about a brooding, crazed male protagonist secretly in love with the female protagonist. He appears gentle on the surface but secretly harbors a deep, obsessive, and manipulative streak towards her. His long-planned scheme to seduce and win her over is practically a table of contents depicting his conquest of her. It's a period of ambiguous tug-of-war. From the male protagonist's perspective, he's secretly in love, but the female protagonist believes he's marrying her for political gain. However, the male protagonist is actually deeply in love with the female protagonist, obsessively and madly wanting her. He's meticulous, calculating, and scheming, constantly manipulating the female protagonist from the very first chapter, guiding her step by step towards him. He's the kind of character who's very calculating and possessive of the female protagonist. There's a period when the female protagonist is close to her childhood sweetheart, leaving the male protagonist only able to feel jealous without any official status – it's truly brooding. But judging from the synopsis, it seems to be a story of love and hate (I'm guessing, but it might not be). Everyone can check out the table of contents and synopsis first. The author's writing is always very delicate; I recommend it.

41. 91 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 Romance559k WordsOngoing A powerful military, political, and business tycoon with a strong appetite + a delicate beauty in frail health + mutual devotion Jiang Qingwu was born with a special constitution. After marrying Gu Yunzhou, she was gentle and obedient, but she never dared to share a bed or get close to him. The mighty tycoon of the military, political, and business worlds had married a young wife, yet they could only treat each other with icy courtesy. At last, Gu Yunzhou could take it no longer and arranged for 25.7kReads5.6Score1.2k14d adds

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    Older, feudal-father-like domineering man // Beautiful, timid little rabbit! Jiang Qingwu followed Gu Yunzhou back to Z City from her small town. Because of her sensitive body, she refused to let him touch her, and the two were unable to consummate their marriage. So the man arranged for her to move to another city. The next time she saw him was when he came to her door with divorce papers...

42. 92 少 Young Master, You're Engaged, So Stop Flirting. Your Online Love Is the Maid's Daughter 少爷有婚约别撩了，您的网恋对象是保姆的女儿 Tangerine Sand桔沙8k WordsCompleted The young master is already engaged, so don’t flirt with him. Your online dating match is the nanny’s daughter. 257Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The male lead appears gentle but is actually obsessive. He is kind to the female lead, but despite being engaged, he insists on being with her after her identity is revealed. His mother and fiancée object, but he protects her, remaining devoted to her even after an accident.

43. 93 冲 I Married to Bring Good Luck, Then My Husband Returned from the Dead 冲喜嫁人后，战死的亡夫回来了 Little Hétang小禾棠Ancient Romance474k WordsCompleted Jin Ning transmigrated to ancient times and charmed a general into becoming her boyfriend. Later, she discovered that he was far too possessive and thought about bedroom antics every day. Luckily, he was devoted and faithful, so she put up with it! Unfortunately, her general boyfriend died on the frontier, and she was forced to marry his late friend to bring him good fortune. Her sickly husband was gentle and considerate, and she gradually fell for him. At the Qingming Festival the following y 59.9kReads8.9Score6.8k14d adds

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    Wow, this is so exciting! It's not dragging at all. The plot is great, especially the second male lead, whose character is also very compelling. His conflicts with the female lead are great and very engaging. And then the male lead's return makes it even more exciting! The writing is pretty good, but I really can't let go of the male lead and the second male lead.

44. 94 再 Make Me Fall for You Again 再予你心醉 Truehearted and Truly Attentive真心真悉悉Modern Romance317k WordsCompleted [Both Leads Are Faithful and Strong | The Runaway Princess Returns | Newlyweds, Then Amnesia | Sweet, Playful Battles | Rekindled Love] [Couple: Heroine | A seemingly sweet and gentle princess with a proud, unyielding heart & Hero | An aloof, prestigious-family “old-school gentleman” who later transforms into a roguish, flirtatious devil] [Oh no! Her love-struck husband has amnesia, and now a cocky, roguish tycoon is here] Yan Sui was once a princess of Beijing’s elite. At seventeen, she left h 9Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Super sweet! A hilarious and unexpected reunion after a long separation! [Because you were so determined, I fell in love countless times!] Heart-pounding, full of plot twists, and incredibly captivating! A top-tier wealthy family romance—the love-struck husband loses his memory and transforms into a roguish tycoon! Highly recommended! (Completed)

45. 95 影 The Movie Emperor Keeps Trying to Make a Move on Me 影帝他总想对我图谋不轨 An Suiyu安随遇Modern Romance321k WordsCompleted Shen Yi, stage name Wei Long, was an actor of superstar caliber who took the world by storm in the 1970s. But after he disappeared one day, he vanished from history without a trace, as if he had never existed. One day, Rong Qian spotted a photo of herself with Shen Yi, taken more than thirty years ago... This incredible discovery sent her on journey after journey through time, transmigrating into the past to save him! For Rong Qian, only a few days passed between each trip to the past. But for S 35.6kReads9.7Score5.6k14d adds

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    A gentle yet roguish movie star—who wouldn't be captivated? I was completely mesmerized the first time I saw him.

46. 96 石 Pomegranate 石榴 I Will Kiss You Tonight我将在今夜吻你Two Male Leads412k WordsCompleted [Cultured scoundrel Liao Yuanting vs. cute, innocent little fool Liu Xue] [Powerful family + obsessive + unhinged + coercion + angst + melodrama] Someone too foolish can’t give you the kiss you crave most. He avenged him. Did that mean he could finally love him without a care in the world? He slowly closed his eyes. Tears slid down his cheeks as someone carried him away. It was a vast, open sea, and in his dream a wild goose guided him slowly toward shore. Then it plunged straight down from the 807Reads9.2Score18214d adds

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    An extremely bittersweet, melodramatic, and forced love story! A seemingly refined but actually depraved and obsessive possessiveness is etched into his very bones, while a naive and pitiful girl is consumed by love and hate. The ending for the sea and the lone goose is so heartbreaking.

47. 97 陷 The Moment We Fell 陷落时分 Did Tutu Eat Dirt Today?土土今天吃土了吗Modern Romance571k WordsOngoing [Bankrupt Heiress vs. Vengeful Playboy | The Harder It Gets, the More They Love | Tender with a Surprising Edge] When Wen Shiyi “unexpectedly” went bankrupt and had nowhere else to turn, Gu Liancheng, with whom she’d once shared a brief affair, offered her a lifeline. “Live, eat, and sleep with me. I’ll cover your everyday expenses and pay off your tens of millions in debt.” He sounded like a loyal knight, but his words were cold. “There’s just one condition: we can’t get married.” She’d fallen 30Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Cold on the surface, but actually obsessive

48. 98 致 Deadly Deep Blue: The Guide Loses His Memory, and the Sentinel Turns Dark 致命深蓝：向导失忆后哨兵黑化了 Sunny Day, Love the Sky晴天恋空Modern Romance870k WordsCompleted [Set against a war between two nations. The male lead is mixed-race, with merfolk blood, and a marshal of the Deep Sea Alliance. The female lead is an Imperial Guide, a delicate-looking woman with a strong inner core.] [A pacifist genius Guide with utopian dreams of peace VS a dark Sentinel, the walking embodiment of destruction] [A story about a sunny heroine who is obsessively pursued by a disturbed man from childhood. The story is told in reverse chronological order; if that doesn’t suit you, 230Reads8.1Score—14d adds

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    Arya yearns for peace, but she stumbles upon Samuel, a murderer. He destroys her perfect match of love, chains her up, and after she loses her memory, he deceives her with peace, pursuing love with madness!

49. 99 蓄 A Deliberate Swap of Fiancés 蓄意换婚 San Chen Yue叁辰月Modern Romance324k WordsCompleted [Steady, protective, powerful man + fragile yet strong little fox] [Love at first sight + deliberate bride swap + coaxed whirlwind marriage + age gap + both inexperienced in love] [A guiding lover + a little angst, lots of sweetness + devoted and exclusive love + a slow, steady romance] When her younger aunt ran away from her arranged marriage, the head of the Yun family had to choose a new candidate for the alliance. With her psychological condition, Ruan Qingsui was naturally not on the list. 18.1kReads9.3Score1.9k14d adds

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    The female lead is worldly-wise but not cynical, obedient yet independent, while the male lead is full of tenderness and devotes himself entirely to her.

50. 100 上 My Boss Is Cold and Heartless, and Won't Admit He Loves Me 上司他薄情冷心不肯说爱我 The Hero Who Saves the World拯救世界的大侠Modern Romance407k WordsCompleted A resilient, clear-headed ray of sunshine and a stubborn, sharp-tongued young master | Reunited after a long separation, their love grows slowly | The powerful man bows to love | Bittersweet, then sweet | The heroine is not a virgin; the hero is Guan Yue saw Wang Mingyu again when she was just starting her career. Dressed in a suit, he sat in his chair, aloof and distinguished. He was a renowned business titan: strict with his employees, difficult to deal with, decisive and ruthless, cold and he 515Reads—Score—14d adds

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    [Self-recommendation, self-recommendation, welcome to read] A seemingly indifferent big shot is actually extremely obsessive. A love story filled with both hatred and passion! A seemingly refined but actually depraved man, a stubborn and argumentative guy vs. A resilient and gentle innocent girl (the female lead has a career development storyline). In the early stages, the two reunite after a long separation, and the female lead falls for the male lead again, pursuing him relentlessly. However, the gap between them is too great, and the male lead says they are not suitable, feeling that she is not pure enough, and he is also wary. Later, he can't resist seducing the female lead and they get together, becoming very affectionate. The female lead feels that their relationship has no future and misunderstands that she is just his kept woman, a casual fling, and is very pessimistic. The male lead is always jealous and angry, constantly asserting his dominance, competing with the female lead's ex-boyfriend and potential female friends. The male lead is angry that she did many things behind his back, leaving a way out and forgetting about him, a forced love in the early stages: I don't like others having designs on me. Later, when he encounters a love rival: an ignorant fool.

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