Looking for a Male Lead Who Torments the Heroine Mercilessly, Then Turns Around and Worries About Her 求男主狠狠欺负女主 欺负完又开始心疼

1. 551 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. 14.8kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves

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   A soft and waxy girl ignorantly breaks into the life of a restrained uncle. He falls in love at first sight and plans to exchange marriages. They get along with each other and heal each other. It's super interesting.

2. 552 我 I Seduce a Rich Young Master, He Seduces Me, and So Does His Best Friend 我勾引豪门少爷，少爷勾引我，少爷的好兄弟也勾引我 Tangerine Sand桔沙8k WordsCompleted I Seduce the Rich Young Master, He Seduces Me, and His Best Friend Seduces Me Too 175Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The male protagonist bullied the female protagonist severely and felt heartbroken after the end. In the early stage, the down-and-out daughter became the male protagonist's maid. When he learned that the female protagonist liked his good brother, he began to dominate and bully the female protagonist. He loved the male protagonist so much that he accepted the ending.

3. 553 真 The True Crown Prince's Fake Heiress, Wicked Girlfriend, Is Reborn 真太子的假千金恶毒女友，重生了 Golden Toad Lord金蟾君Modern Romance260k WordsCompleted The false heiress Jiang Yao, who had died a tragic death, was reborn. In her previous life, she schemed to get close to Qi Yue, the real heir who had been living away from home, hoping to return to the Qi family. Unfortunately, she was short-sighted. When the Qi family announced a new heir, she assumed Qi Yue had been cast aside. Her true nature came out: she nitpicked and looked down on him, even selling him to a rich woman for money. But Qi Yue managed to escape, and her lies were exposed. 2.9kReads6.3Score308Shelves

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   I've been reading recently, nice books

4. 554 替 I Took My Brother’s Place at Court, I’m Really Not Into Men! 替兄入朝，我真不是断袖！ Just Want to Eat Tomatoes就想吃番茄Ancient Romance533k WordsCompleted One devoted couple | Forced marriage | Power struggles | Unhinged characters | A man in power bows to love | Secret identity To uncover the truth behind her father's death, Liu Lingxi disguises herself as a man and takes her brother's place at court. She treads carefully and tries to avoid trouble at every turn, but still draws the attention of Pei Yan of the Hedong Pei clan, the youngest powerful minister in the Great Zhao dynasty. He is shrewd and ruthless, and everyone fears him. But the way 151Reads—Score107Shelves

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   In the early stage, he bullied the heroine, and in the later stage, he begged the heroine. He wished he could find a Taoist priest to make the heroine fall in love with him, giving him a room, gifts, and money.

5. 555 千 The Heiress Was Sold for Two Thousand Cash While Fleeing Her Wedding 千金大小姐逃婚途中被两千发卖了 Nine-Tailed Sacred Fox九尾圣狐Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted To escape the miserable engagement her family had arranged, Fu Bingyue fled in the middle of the night. By a twist of fate, she was kidnapped and sold, then ended up entering into a marriage of convenience with Xiao Jibai, a man rumored to suffer from a serious illness and to have spent years relying on a wheelchair. Everyone said Xiao Jibai was near death and had a gloomy, difficult personality. But after they married, Fu Bingyue accidentally stumbled upon a shocking secret: his inability to wa 51Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The suspicious male protagonist loves but can't get it

6. 556 傻 Silly Girl Doesn't Deserve a Ghost Marriage, but the Cold-Faced Village Chief Wants Her 傻姑不配阴婚，冷面村长求娶 Ripples on Still Water静水涟漪Modern Romance235k WordsCompleted Tomato Original + transmigrate into a book + pocket dimension + family life + good-for-nothing’s comeback + cold-faced discharged soldier + older man + secret identity revealed + lovey-dovey romance + ghost marriage Foolish He Shuqing is pushed into a river by her aunt, who wants to drown her and use her corpse in a ghost marriage. But instead, she is saved by the cold-faced village chief! Foolish He Shuqing is dead, and her body now houses a 21st-century doctoral graduate in Chinese medicine, a 50Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 557 重 Reborn in the 1970s: My Hunter Ex Won’t Stop Chasing Me 重生七零，猎户前夫追着跑 Ripples on Still Water静水涟漪Modern Romance142k WordsCompleted Tomato Original + Rebirth + Period Setting + Spatial Dimension + Adopted Daughter + Ex-Husband + Military Officer + Rugged Man + Building a Business and Getting Rich In her past life, Ji Xiaoli, an adopted daughter, was sold to a hunter by the so-called grandparents and uncle she called family. She died in agony during a difficult twin birth, while her adoptive mother was abandoned in a woodshed and died of illness. Even her betrothal was stolen from her! Reborn, Ji Xiaoli tears into the Ji fami —Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 558 七 Reborn in the Seventies: I Used My Pocket Dimension to Marry the Old Village Chief 七零重生，携空间改嫁老村长 Ripples on Still Water静水涟漪Modern Romance443k WordsCompleted Tomato Originals + period setting + reborn + pocket dimension + devoted to each other In her previous life, Xia Xuqing ignored her mother's advice and gave up her education to marry He Wenhao. Little did she know their marriage had been a scheme from the start. In the end, Xia Xuqing was killed along with her unborn child by the ungrateful wretch she'd raised with all her heart and soul. Reborn, Xia Xuqing swears she won't be the He family's unpaid workhorse anymore. She'll settle every score an 4.2kReads8.3Score637Shelves
9. 559 她 She Cries Easily, but He Makes It Rain Money to Cheer Her Up 她爱哭，但他会爆金币哄 Xia Qing's Little Universe夏晴的小宇宙Modern Romance204k WordsCompleted Tense push and pull, first love, devoted to one another, age gap. I originally wanted to call it “I’ll Raise Someone Else’s Wife.” Lu Zhiyu: A broke web-novel writer who earns only single-digit sums. Twenty years old, a sheltered young woman just entering the workforce. Obedient and compliant, she’s used to answering questions with unrelated replies, yet casually manages to get the hero hooked. A crybaby who speaks her mind, she grows over the course of the story. Zhan Hansheng: CEO of a publicl 1.1kReads—Score100Shelves

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   It should be something like this [laughing and crying] [laughing and crying]

10. 560 假 The Fake Heir Humiliated Me to Draw Me into His Game, but the True Heiress Is Out of His League 假世子折辱我入局，真嫡女他高攀不起 Mo Jianwei墨见微41k WordsCompleted The fake heir humiliates me and draws me into his game, while the true legitimate daughter is beyond his reach. 84Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A short story with ancient sayings, very nice

11. 561 佛 Hidden Beauty Before the Buddha, the Obsessive State Preceptor Falls into Delusion 佛前藏娇，偏执国师生妄念 Mo Jianwei墨见微57k WordsCompleted A Beauty Hidden Before the Buddha, A Paranoid Imperial Preceptor's Delusions 112Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 562 被 After the Mad Chief Counselor Forced Me to Become His Blade, He Offered Up the World and Begged for Forgiveness 被疯批首辅强收为刀后，他交出天下跪求原谅 Mo Jianwei墨见微38k WordsCompleted After the Mad Chief Minister Forces Me to Become His Blade, He Offers Up the World and Kneels, Begging for Forgiveness 1Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 563 自 Since Ancient Times, Forbidden Affairs Have Ended in Death: A Fateful Bond 自古奸情出人命之孽缘锁 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭8k WordsCompleted A Fateful Bond: Where Forbidden Affairs Have Always Led to Bloodshed 9.4kReads—Score156Shelves

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    Recommended short stories

14. 564 山 Classic of Mountains and Seas: A Bestiary of Strange Beasts 山海经.异兽录 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭Mystery6k WordsCompleted The Classic of Mountains and Seas: Record of Strange Beasts 1.5kReads—Score—Shelves
15. 565 春 A Spring Breeze Brings Beauty 春风渡佳人 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭7k WordsCompleted Spring Breeze Carries a Beauty Across 1.5kReads—Score—Shelves
16. 566 我 Those Years I Spent in Dongguan 我在东莞那些年 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭6k WordsCompleted My Years in Dongguan 1.7kReads—Score—Shelves
17. 567 上 Ancient Legends 上古传说 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭13k WordsCompleted Ancient Legends 457Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 568 大 Bone Maiden of the Great Wilderness: I, a Mortal, Subdue Gods and Demons 大荒骨女：我以凡躯镇神魔 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭17k WordsCompleted Daughter of the Great Wilderness: I Hold the Gods and Demons at Bay with a Mortal Body 284Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 569 山 Classic of Mountains and Seas: With a Mortal Heart, I Subdue Ten Thousand Demons 山海经：我以凡心镇万妖 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭16k WordsCompleted The Classic of Mountains and Seas: I Hold Back Ten Thousand Demons with a Mortal Heart 90Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 570 青 The Secret Records of Qingwu: A Feng Shui Master 青乌秘录之风水师 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭7k WordsCompleted The Secret Records of Qingwu: A Feng Shui Master 89Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 571 烬 Crimson Finery Amid the Ashes: The Pursuit of His Wife 烬余红妆之追妻 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭14k WordsCompleted Crimson Finery Amid the Ashes: The Pursuit of His Wife 44Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 572 旧 Lanterns of the Old Alley 《旧巷灯笼》 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭7k WordsCompleted Lanterns in the Old Alley 41Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 573 我 My Silly Girlfriend, Little Rabbit 我的傻子女友小兔 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭Modern Romance175k WordsCompleted My Girlfriend Is a Sweet, Naive Fool… 225Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 574 被 After Being Vilified Across the Internet, I Expose a Shocking Scam by a Top Tycoon Family 被全网唾骂后，我曝光了顶级豪门的惊天骗局 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭7k WordsCompleted After Being Vilified Across the Internet, I Exposed a Shocking Scam by a Top-Ranking Family 195Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 575 巷 The Old Key at the End of the Alley 巷尾的旧钥匙 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭Modern Romance8k WordsCompleted The Old Key at the End of the Alley 25Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 576 大 The Great Sage Returns: I Just Sealed the Demon Ancestor, and the Jade Emperor Made Me Emperor 大圣归：我刚镇魔祖，玉帝就封禅 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭Eastern Fantasy127k WordsCompleted Sun Wukong shattered his own divine bones to forge a lock, sealing the Demon Ancestor Rahu as he tried to break through the Chaos. The Jade Emperor descended with the gods and Buddhas of the heavens. Facing Pangu’s remnant soul, returned from the void, and Nuwa’s sacred statue, he claimed to have slain the Demon Ancestor with the Haotian Mirror. In his previous life, Wukong exposed the truth in anger, only for Heaven to accuse him of “slandering the Supreme One.” They locked him in the Golden He 78Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 577 辞 After Quitting, I Crush Workplace PUA and Make a Million 辞职后，我踹烂职场PUA狂赚百万 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭9k WordsCompleted After Quitting, I Crushed Workplace PUA and Raked in Millions 59Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 578 我 My Overbearing Wife 我的老婆霸道大人 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭Marriage & Romance12k WordsCompleted My Wife, the Overbearing Lady 161Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 579 山 Classic of Mountains and Seas: Return to the Great Desolation 山海经·大荒归墟 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭Female-Channel Fanfiction16k WordsCompleted The Classic of Mountains and Seas: Return to the Great Desolation 69Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 580 二 A 200,000-Yuan Bride Price to Marry a Construction Worker 二十万彩礼，嫁给工地男 A Wandering Little Cat辗转小猫Modern Romance314k WordsCompleted [The rating has only just opened and will rise] [Dowry Controversy] + [A Marriage Full of Misery] + [Multiple Male Leads] + [A Tense Push and Pull] + [Desperate, Obsessive Love] (Not reborn, not transmigrated, no golden finger) After more than six years of working, He Sui still hadn't paid off her online loans. Instead, her debt kept growing. Every New Year, her father nagged her about getting married until she was numb to it. Finally, He Sui steeled herself and got married. She had her own litt 487Reads8.1Score109Shelves

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    The heroine meets the hero, and the two keep pulling each other. It's very touching. The hero makes love to the heroine forcefully and is jealous at the same time. I can't stop watching it.

31. 581 盛 A Love Too Intoxicating to Resist: The Domineering Lord Xuan Is Fierce Yet Doting 盛瘾难却：霸道宣爷又凶又宠 Little Skeleton骷小髅Modern Romance448k WordsCompleted [Top-Tier Daddy + Sweet, Delicate Starlet] Both leads are each other’s first and only, sweet romance, possessive love, the powerful one gives in, seven-year age gap. (The story starts with a misunderstanding, but later the male lead fiercely protects the heroine! She’s delicate and naive, and he carries her around and spoils her every day, wishing he could put her on a pedestal!) Que Wuyou: “Master Xuan, please...” Xuan Sheng: “Last time you begged me to stop, and this time you’re begging me to. 2.1kReads8.1Score124Shelves
32. 582 失 A Lost-Memory Noble Consort’s Story of Winning the Emperor’s Favor 失忆贵妃承宠记 Xi Die汐蝶Ancient Romance288k WordsCompleted [Harem romance + aloof beauty + historical coming-of-age + worlds apart in status + devoted in body and heart, one-on-one] Kang Yuyi was born a hereditary servant of the Prince of Qin’s household. Because of her extraordinary beauty, the princess consort took a liking to her and sent her to serve as a bedchamber maid to the heir, Li Yuanheng. But the heir turned out to be cold and distant, with no interest in women. After Kang Yuyi’s attempts to flirt with Li Yuanheng repeatedly failed, his cous 19kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves

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    The emperor has a mysophobia. He has been doting on the domineering concubine for a long time, which has made it difficult for his children. He plans to adopt the royal family's son. Who knows when he wakes up, the concubine becomes cute and adorable (has amnesia) and gives birth to children one after another!

33. 583 九 Now That the Nine-Tailed Fox Has Returned, I Don’t Want the God of War’s Affection Anymore! 九尾归位后，战神的宠爱我不要了！ Back and Forth倒倒回11k WordsCompleted Now that the Nine-Tailed Fox has returned to its rightful place, I don't want the War God's affection anymore! 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's an old fantasy story. The heroine is tortured in the early stage, and then she is chased into the crematorium. It's super good-looking, the characters are interesting, the pace is cool, and the plot is cool. It may be a bit slow in the early stages, but it'll get better later on.

34. 584 顶 Top-Tier Compulsion: He Loses Control First [Quick Transmigration] 顶级强制，他先失控【快穿】 Hua Chu Yi花初一177k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + stunning, universally adored female lead + obsessive, dangerous, yandere male lead + love at first sight + coercive romance] Shen Yan is a bad woman: an angel’s face with a heart of pure darkness. After doing countless evil deeds, she is finally killed by a car. A pure-evil System binds itself to her, tasking her with maxing out the male lead’s affection so she can earn life points. 1. Tragic heroine from an angsty romance x obsessive male lead: In her previous life, he f 62Reads—Score135Shelves

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    This sister is so beautiful, you must go see it!! [Send heart][Send heart][Send heart]

35. 585 哪 Forget Who Came First. It Has to Be You! 哪来的先来后到，只有非你不可！ Bai Sanqianqian白三千千Modern Romance382k WordsOngoing [Mutual devotion + redemption + reunion after years apart + a broken relationship put back together] [Male lead: Possessive, obsessive, the sort who breaks into your home Female lead: Clear-headed, aloof beauty who neither fights nor fusses] Four years ago, Meng Qingying: “I’m sorry, I don’t like you!” Ye Mufeng: “That’s okay. I have all the patience in the world.” Four years later, Meng Qingying: “Why is it you again? I told you it could never happen.” Ye Mufeng: “Playing hard to get? I like it 131Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 586 原 So You’ve Been Here All Along 原来你一直都在这 Tang Tang de Pang Pang唐唐de胖胖34k WordsCompleted So you were here all along 146Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Fifteen years of secret love, three years of empty marriage. Qin Zheng finally decided to end this one-man show. The moment the divorce agreement was sent, the man who had been cold to her for three years had red eyes for the first time. He said he didn't love her, but he held on to her when she turned around; he said he wanted to make a deal, but he hid his true feelings for too long without her knowing. Is it still too late for the belated affection?

37. 587 公 Young Master Ning 公子宁 Momo's Little Words墨墨小语Ancient Romance84k WordsOngoing [Disguised as a man + sweet romance and political intrigue + born into an alternate world] Yan Ning is born into the alternate Great Shuo Dynasty as the “young master” of a general's household. It's hell from the start: her grandfather wants a male heir, so her parents decide to tell everyone they had a son. Her greatest wish: to eat her fill, do nothing, and live in peace. That is, until she meets the legendary God of War, Prince Pei Shuohan. He's cold and abstinent, and keeps everyone at a dis 144Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 588 误 Falling Into My Boss’s Favor: Qingzi’s Heartfelt Story 误入领导心尖：清姿叙心 Momo's Little Words墨墨小语Modern Romance264k WordsCompleted My new novel is out! You can read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 22kReads8.8Score1.7kShelves
39. 589 腹 The Cunning Tycoon: My Aloof Boss's Tender Trap 腹黑大佬：高冷领导的温柔陷阱 Momo's Little Words墨墨小语Modern Romance219k WordsCompleted [Workplace drama in the public sector + age gap + forceful love that later becomes passionate devotion + secret crush turned real + romantic tension + career growth.] After graduating, Shiqing takes the civil service exam, never imagining she would end up working under Lu Tingyuan, her best friend's older brother. Even more surprisingly, the icy, imposing man who had intimidated her ever since their school days has apparently been watching her all along! After an accidental drunken encounter, he 14.4kReads8.4Score1.3kShelves
40. 590 蓝 Lan Yuxi's 11th Book 蓝语兮第11本书 Lan Yu Xi蓝语兮Modern Romance397k WordsOngoing A new story is here! You can read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 114Reads—Score100Shelves

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    He was tortured a lot in the early stage, but later on he gave up almost everything for the heroine!

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