The Male Lead Has Depression, Recovers in the Countryside, and Meets the Female Lead 男主抑郁症，乡下养病遇见女主

1. 51 我 I Became My Ex's Mother-in-Law 我给前任当丈母娘 August Witch八月女巫Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted The short drama based on this novel, Uncle, I Only Want to Take Advantage of You, is now streaming. Starring Yu Long and Yang Mie Mie. [Older Man Romance] [Sweet Everyday Romance] [Powerful CEO] [Lighthearted and Funny] [No Angst, No Saintly Heroine] [No Affair] [No Stand-In] I showed up dressed to the nines at my ex-boyfriend's engagement party. He thought I'd come to ruin the event, but I smiled kindly and said, "We're family from now on, so there's no need to be so formal. Just call me Auntie 13.3kReads9.0Score1.3k14d adds

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   The author's humorous writing style makes this a masterpiece that often elicits laughter. The plot is vivid, the ending is a bit convoluted, but ultimately a happy one. Of all the novels I've read, this is the only good one without any side stories.

2. 52 当 When a Person with Depression Meets a Hopeless Romantic 当抑郁症患者遇上恋爱脑 Empty Mountain in Spring春山空Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted [Love-struck computer science heartthrob VS depressed literature student] Jiang Li, whose family life was deeply unhappy, thought her bleak existence would remain stagnant. But someone’s arrival upended her plans and sent her life in an entirely new direction. Tips: “ I… I wasn’t abandoning you. I was wrong. It was my fault… I shouldn’t have gotten mad at you.” Pei Yanci’s expression darkened. His eyes reddened as he rested his chin on Jiang Li’s soft, fluffy head and struggled to speak. “It w 8.5kReads9.0Score94414d adds
3. 53 强 A Forced Marriage: Mrs. Jun Has Run Away Again 强娶豪夺：君太太又逃婚了 Pineapple Nuts菠萝坚果Modern Romance608k WordsCompleted Before she was reborn, Chi Nuan’s father was brutally killed, her family fortune was stolen, her fiancé was taken from her, and she was abused before taking her own life. After being reborn… Chi Nuan became a “depressed drama queen” whose sole purpose was revenge. Jun Yu pinched her cheek. “Can’t you talk?” “…” I have depression. I have depression. I have depression. Jun Yu cornered her. “Baby, call me hubby.” “…” I have depression. I have depression. I have depression. Jun Yu said, “Baby, will 2Reads—Score—14d adds
4. 54 乔 Mr. Qiao's Little Sunshine Is Sweet and Warm 乔先生的小太阳又甜又暖 Shi Yiyuan十一源Modern Romance207k WordsCompleted [1v1, both have no past relationships, sweet romance] (Book 3 in the series) [A detached young gentleman who wants nothing x an optimistic little ray of sunshine] Tang Zhilü grew up in a family of doctors, surrounded by their influence from childhood, and swore to become a doctor who saves lives. After graduating, she was full of passion, but the workplace gradually wore it away. She never imagined that saving lives could be entangled with so many competing interests. Tang Zhilü gave up everythi 1.2kReads9.1Score16314d adds
5. 55 当 When a Depressed Girl Meets a Yandere Boy 当抑郁少女遇上病娇少年 Su Ningnian苏凝年Modern Romance228k WordsCompleted Depressed teenager Lin Yuening was hospitalized after a suicide attempt, and fell for the boy in the next bed at first sight. But the feelings she’d suppressed under the weight of her own insecurities finally surged out the day he transferred to her school. 3.2kReads7.5Score55414d adds

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   🌰🌰Jiang Yeli suffers from severe depression and was taken to the countryside by his family to recuperate. The female lead, Hua Ling, who has just graduated from university and lives across the street, only knows that he is seriously ill. Seeing that he has no interest in anything, she tries to find ways to cheer him up every day...

6. 56 奶 The Two-and-a-Half-Year-Old Darling, Spoiled by Her Nine Big Brothers 奶团两岁半，九个哥哥排队宠 Zi Yin梓胤Modern Romance548k WordsCompleted Everyone says Shen Chenxing, the Shen family's granddaughter, is a spoiled little troublemaker. Every day, she drags her brothers onto the roof to pull up the tiles or down to the river to catch turtles. She loves getting on her father's nerves, and her appetite and destructive streak have earned her countless haters among the wealthy. She's the cautionary tale held up to other rich young ladies. But who could have guessed? This little rascal is the world's youngest hacker. Always following orde 2.2kReads9.5Score22714d adds

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   This is so beautiful!

7. 57 她 She's So Sweet. She's Faking It 她好甜，她装的 You Qian尢浅Modern Romance209k WordsCompleted Synopsis: [Male lead is a fake playboy + Female lead has sunny-type depression] [Reborn + School life + Saving each other] Xu Li was reborn. In this life, she was still a fun-loving party girl who liked pretty young women and had a smile sweet enough to make your teeth ache. Liang Ji had never met anyone who smiled so sweetly and seemed so carefree. Before he knew it, he was drawn to her sunny aura. The more he got to know her, the more deeply he fell, until he was hopelessly in love with her. L 3.9kReads9.2Score43314d adds

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   ❤️1. The male lead suffers from severe depression and has been saved from suicide three times. He meets the female lead while recuperating in the countryside [heart]. The female lead is an agricultural university student who redeems him [heart]. She draws a huge sunflower for him on the wall, takes him to pick vegetables in the field, takes him to watch dogs fight, and takes him to steal sweet potatoes in the field, until he is completely captivated by her. ❤️2.3. The female lead suffers from depression.

8. 58 沦 Fallen a Hundred Times 沦陷一百次 You Ran优燃Modern Romance256k WordsCompleted Art student sweetheart x aloof, wicked academic genius [Mutual salvation x rekindled love] Shi Mian flirted with someone. The boy had a handsome, cool, noble face. Beneath his sharp brows were long, narrow eyes brimming with feeling. Everyone said Shi Mian couldn't handle Shen Qingchi. She only smiled. After a sudden turn of events, Shi Mian cut her losses and walked away. The aloof beauty on a pedestal, whom everyone said had a touch of wickedness, gripped Shi Mian's wrist with desperate force, 2.8kReads9.3Score35114d adds

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   🌈A serious book recommendation, a professional sweet romance😊 🌺Chasing dreams is chasing one's own misfortune. On a street full of sixpences, he looked up and saw the moonlight💕Shen Qing is a proud, aloof, and arrogant prodigy. The only one who can make him bow his head and compromise is Shi Mian. Fate plays tricks and they are forced to separate. In the end, the moon descended from its pedestal for the rose, and the rose stood on tiptoe for the moon.

9. 59 救 Redemption! The Sweet Little Darling of a Gloomy, Possessive Young Master 救赎！阴郁病娇少爷的娇软小甜甜 Bu Huoya不火牙Modern Romance429k WordsCompleted [Seductive Romance, Sweet Indulgence, Obsession, Yandere] Food streamer Yu Suisui was “hired for a fortune” to go to an island and cure a young master’s eating disorder. The young master was born autistic and obsessive, and rarely spoke. After he saw her, she was all he could see. He became madly infatuated with her, terrified she would leave and disappear from his world. So he begged her humbly, “Suisui, stay. Be with me forever.” “All right. I’ll stay with you forever.” Yu Suisui made a 207Reads7.3Score—14d adds
10. 60 插 No Escape! Your Obsessive Wolfdog Has Turned Dark 插翅难飞！你的偏执狼狗已黑化 A Little Milk Candy一颗小奶糖Modern Romance249k WordsCompleted [Devoted obsession + long-planned pursuit + seven-year age gap + both leads are pure and devoted] [Sweet, mischievous heiress × the crown prince of the business world, gentle on the surface but a ruthless brute in a suit] On the very first day Sheng Jingze returned to the country, he caught his fiancée hiring male models at a bar! The young woman was fair-skinned and beautiful, with an alluring, innocent charm. Though they hadn't seen each other in years, she was the only one who couldn't rememb 132Reads8.4Score—14d adds
11. 61 病 Sickly Devotion: The Obsessive Big Shot Pursues Me Relentlessly 病态宠爱：病娇大佬对我穷追不舍 Fish-Fragrant Shredded Pork ccc鱼香肉丝cccModern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Redemption + Obsessive yandere + Sweet romance + Both reborn] Tang Yu loves Gu Zhinan beyond reason, hopelessly and irrevocably! She is his addiction, the morphine for his attacks of pain, the histamine that keeps him awake all night, and the sedative that calms his restless fury! Beneath the spotlight, he locks the girl in his arms. His eyes are bloodshot, his expression dark and hostile. In a hoarse voice, nearly broken, he tells her: "Anyone who dares to lay a hand on you besides me deserves 979Reads9.3Score11114d adds
12. 62 带 I Brought a Modern Pharmacy to a Year of Famine 带着现代药店穿到荒年 Orca虎鲸Ancient Romance540k WordsCompleted [Both leads are virgins, one-on-one romance + medical skills + redeeming the hero + says one thing but means another] Dong Chiyu owns a modern pharmacy that treats every kind of ailment: sprains and bruises, insomnia and troubled dreams, cuts and sword wounds, problems with the heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys. If you dare to get sick, I'll dare to treat you! Gu Yuan, looking utterly despondent, comes to her. “Treat me.” Chiyu puts on a mysterious air. “Your illness won't be easy to trea 1.3kReads9.0Score20114d adds
13. 63 异EN The Creatures That We Are 异兽迷城 Peng Pai彭湃Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Gao Yang was an orphan. At the age of six, he transmigrated to a parallel world and began living in a warm family of five. When he turned eighteen, Gao Yang accidentally discovered the truth about the world: this was not a parallel world at all, but a mysterious realm, and all the relatives and friends around him were terrifying Beasts! Gao Yang nearly lost his life 478.1kReads9.7Score66.6k14d adds

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    🌿🌿[Heart] She's a soon-to-be graduate from agricultural university [Smile], going back to her hometown to grow [Salute][Thumbs Up] sweet potatoes and write her thesis. 🌿A boy lives next door [Crying], his room is always dark and gloomy. 🌿[Feeling wronged] She [Petrified] him and drew a huge [Pouting] sunflower on the wall [Frustrated], and took him to steal sweet potatoes from the field on rainy days to roast and eat. 🌿Later, [Thumbs Up] the boy [Kiss] her [Dieting] and became a sticky rice dumpling [Thumbs Up], clinging to her all day! [Sending Heart][Heart][OK][Sad]

14. 64 她 Her Wild Dog 她的野犬 Corn Cake苞米糕糕Modern Romance197k WordsOngoing Cool, aloof rose VS born bad seed [Both are inexperienced + college campus + obsessive male lead + forced love + mildly yandere] Wen Er once approached a boy for money. That summer, their flirtation grew like young wheat gone wild, amid the mingled cicadas and blazing sun. But in the end, she ran away. When they met again two years later, she realized she'd picked the wrong person to provoke. The clean-cut, carefree boy was clearly a wild dog, bound by no rules. * The Song family wielded immense 31Reads7.4Score—14d adds

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    This one! 🔖The male lead met the female lead while recuperating in the countryside and fell in love with her. Little did he know that the female lead would suddenly become his sister-in-law [eating melon emoji]. What seemed like a malicious rumor about the male lead was actually not his doing… The seemingly gentle and considerate brother was just using the female lead… To find out the details, please read on ↓ [sending a heart emoji]

15. 65 旷 A Star in the Wilderness 旷野里的星 The Old Moon Is at Peace旧月安好Modern Romance924k WordsCompleted An Yi had an older sister, brilliant and dazzling, like the bright moon in the sky, while An Yi was weak and insignificant, like a star no one noticed. The greatest pleasure in An Yi’s life was stealing everything her sister owned, including the man she loved most: Shen Yun. 511Reads9.0Score—14d adds

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    ✨✨The male lead suffers from severe depression, is cunning and possessive, while the female lead is an agricultural college student, a sunny sunflower 🌻. She is bright, vibrant, and dazzling, illuminating the male lead's dark life. She is a ray of light, his salvation [admiration]. It's so good, highly recommended!!!

16. 66 病 The Frail Villain Is Off-Limits to Flirting 病弱反派撩不得 Fish Swimming Into the Sea入海鱼Modern Romance438k WordsCompleted The Weary-of-Life Miss x the Stubborn Mr. (A Healing Story) Kang Ti has mild depression. After an accident, she dies at the age of 26. She had thought that her life was finally over and that in her next life, she could be a bug or a bird, anything but a person. Who could have guessed that after what seemed like a dream, Kang Ti would open her eyes and find herself back in childhood? Staring at her brand-new second-grade textbooks, Kang Ti could have cried. Just as she was secretly preparing t 2.3kReads9.2Score19314d adds

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    [Sending hearts][Sending hearts]

17. 67 表 Her Love Letter Went to the Wrong Address, and the Delicate Young Woman Joined the Army in Tears 表白信寄错，娇娇女含泪随军 One More Spoonful再吃一勺儿Modern Romance309k WordsCompleted (Period setting + local characters + marriage before love + coercive romance) Pay special attention to “coercive romance.” (The male lead is dark and obsessive, like a sinister ghost; the female lead is pampered, prickly, sharp-tongued, and heartless. Read on only if you can handle that. If you can't, don't force yourself. The values in the story do not represent the author's values.) The main story is complete. Zhu Qingning had fallen in love at first sight. After mulling it over for a long tim 18.4kReads8.3Score1.9k14d adds
18. 68 重 Reborn, I Drove My Depressed Husband Wild with Desire 重生后，我把抑郁症老公撩疯了 A Shen Qitang一颗沈栖棠Modern Romance511k WordsCompleted Ruan Mianmian used to hate Shen Huai more than anyone. She hated how sullen and quiet he was during arguments, hated the ugly scars on his wrist, and hated it most when he touched her. Until the truth hit her in the face. The gentle old friend she treasured had tricked her into handing over her home, then laughed with someone else in his arms: “That twice-married idiot from the Ruan family really thought I’d marry her? I don’t even know her.” Meanwhile, the husband she’d despised left her ever 6.9kReads8.8Score77914d adds
19. 69 我 My Mr. Lin Doesn’t Talk 我的林先生不说话 Xu Xiaoyu徐小雨Modern Romance203k WordsCompleted [One couple + first love + love at first sight + mutual devotion and affection] [Warm, attentive special education teacher ✖ insecure, sensitive full-time writer] * After moving into her new home, Lin Zhaozhao always assumed her neighbor was a beautiful, kind-hearted young woman who loved life, until one evening she saw the handsome Lin Xingye step out of the elevator. One day, Lin Zhaozhao announced to her parents, “You two are going to have a son-in-law!” Another day, faced with her editor’s r 22.9kReads9.5Score3.3k14d adds
20. 70 和 Running Toward Each Other with My Possessive School Bully 和偏执校霸相互奔赴 Mei Nian Da美年哒Modern Romance285k WordsCompleted [Complete] Sweet campus romance + mutual devotion + one-on-one, both leads are inexperienced Bright, sunny, sunflower-like girl: Meng Xing + wild, arrogant campus bully on the surface, actually suffering from depression: Jiang Fu On Meng Xing’s first day after transferring to Nancheng No. 5 High School, the handsome, wild campus bully Jiang Fu grabbed her by the wrist and led her out of the school gates. Seeing his grim expression, everyone cried out in alarm, wondering if the bully was about t 65Reads8.0Score—14d adds

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    This is a very good book. The male lead has depression and inner conflicts, and the female lead is his salvation. It's highly recommended.

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