A Little Angst Is Good, Lots of Angst Is Fine Too, as Long as It Ends Happily 小虐的，大虐也行，最后he的

1. 101 穿 After I Transmigrate into a Book, I Become an Obsessive Man's KPI 穿书后我成了偏执男的KPI The Melodious Sound of Night Rain夜雨声澜Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted Also known as: Help! This System escaped from a mental hospital! Xu Ningjing transmigrated into a melodramatic Mary Sue and Gary Stu novel, becoming a cannon-fodder side character who shared her name. The original Xu Ningjing caused trouble at every turn and went crazy for love. In the end, the obsessive male side character, He Qilin, slowly killed her, step by step: sending her dead rats, psychologically terrorizing her, and gently describing how cold the water would feel when she drowned. Ca 24Reads—Score—14d adds

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   The beginning was a bit funny, but I didn't expect it to turn out like this.

2. 102 暮 Entwined in the Dusk 暮色缠枝 Mountain Moon Lulls Me to Sleep山月入眠Modern Romance277k WordsOngoing [A supremely arrogant, top-tier man x an unhinged heroine with two personalities] [Angst first, then satisfaction; men are dogs; intense push and pull; sizzling sexual tension; a battlefield of love] Her name is Nana. She works at a nightclub, serves as her gambling-addict father’s cash machine, and is a caged bird to her unhinged brother. The day her university classmate threw wine on her and slapped her, she knelt on broken glass, sliced open her wrist, and asked with a smile, “Will this make 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Top tycoon x Schizophrenic female lead x Disabled brother

3. 103 京 The Affectionate Beauty of the Capital 京姝有情 Zero0 Bits and Pieces零0碎碎Modern Romance155k WordsOngoing (Just received a rating; it'll go up later!) [Alluring, Seductive Siren x Top Conglomerate Heir] [Situationship Becomes Official, Marriage Before Love, Reunited After a Breakup] + A Three-and-a-Half-Year-Old Baby At first, Wen Jingyun thought Liang Shuyan was just a pretty diversion. She was seductive and obedient, and worst of all, she loved him. He was cold and arrogant. Even marriage seemed like a condescending act of charity. A marriage before love, sealed with a marriage certificate. He was 4.7kReads8.1Score10614d adds

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   A little bit angsty, a little bit angsty, but a happy ending!!

4. 104 九 The Nine Bestowments 九锡 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Historical11k WordsCompleted Nine Bestowments 78Reads—Score—14d adds
5. 105 师 The Master’s Wife’s Chaos Body and the String of Events It Set Off 师娘的混沌体，所引发的连串事情 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀8k WordsCompleted A series of events set off by the Shiniang's Chaotic Body —Reads—Score—14d adds
6. 106 运 The Man Who Hauled Provisions Was Made a Prince, While I Was Stripped of My Command 运粮草的被封王，我却被夺了兵权 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀8k WordsCompleted The Man Who Hauled Supplies Was Made a King, While I Was Stripped of My Command 791Reads—Score414d adds
7. 107 这 In This Life, I Just Want to Treat You a Little Better! 这一世，我只想对你更好一些！ A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀8k WordsCompleted In this life, I just want to treat you even better! 734Reads—Score—14d adds
8. 108 这 In This Life, Would You Still Want to Be with Me? 这一世，你还愿意和我在一起吗？ A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀11k WordsCompleted In This Life, Are You Still Willing to Be with Me? 212Reads—Score—14d adds
9. 109 看 Invisible Tenderness! 看不见的温柔！ A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀9k WordsCompleted Invisible Tenderness! 691Reads—Score—14d adds
10. 110 被 My Husband and Mother-in-Law Set Me Up, and I Snapped 被丈夫和婆婆算计，我怒了 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀9k WordsCompleted My Husband and Mother-in-Law Set Me Up, and I Snapped 222Reads—Score—14d adds
11. 111 皇 The Empress Gets Her Revenge on the Spot 皇后有仇当场报 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Ancient Romance11k WordsCompleted The Empress Gets Her Revenge on the Spot 236Reads—Score—14d adds
12. 112 他 He Found My Suicide Note 他捡到了我的遗书 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀8k WordsCompleted He Found My Suicide Note 496Reads—Score—14d adds
13. 113 缅 Reborn: Escaping a Telecom Scam Compound in Northern Myanmar 缅北电诈园重生逃亡记 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀10k WordsCompleted Reborn and Escaping a Telecom Fraud Compound in Northern Myanmar —Reads—Score—14d adds
14. 114 影 I Calculated the Actress’s Fate 影后的命，我算的 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀7k WordsCompleted I Read the Actress’s Fate 319Reads—Score—14d adds
15. 115 疯 The Mad Emperor Imprisoned Me in a Shrine and Made Me His “Bodhisattva” 疯批皇帝把我囚在佛堂，让我当他的“菩萨”。 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted The mad emperor imprisoned me in the Buddhist temple and made me his “Bodhisattva.” 29Reads—Score—14d adds
16. 116 仙 The Immortal Venerable Says I Laid an Egg 仙尊说我生了颗蛋 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀8k WordsCompleted The Immortal Venerable Says I Laid an Egg 20Reads—Score—14d adds
17. 117 别 Quiet! My Ex's Powerful Uncle Is Spoiling Me 别吵，前任的大佬小叔在宠了 Not So Dark Under the Lamp灯下不黑黑Modern Romance254k WordsCompleted Physical edition forthcoming [Daddy-type male lead × eight-year age gap] Jing Ge’s twenty years of life had revolved around three things: Skipping grades at school and staying away from the girls who bullied her. Working to earn money and escaping her birth family. Honoring her engagement and marrying Li Zhan. But that day by the pool, Li Zhan held the girl who had bullied her and said, “Jing Ge, apologize to her, or the engagement is off.” The engagement really was off. Li Zhan wasn’t worried. 210kReads9.2Score41.1k14d adds

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    I recently read three books by the same author, and they were all very good.

18. 118 哄 I Coaxed the Amnesiac, Possessive Man into Signing, and He Went on a Rampage 哄失忆病娇签字，他发疯暴走了 Not So Dark Under the Lamp灯下不黑黑Modern Romance276k WordsCompleted Fake sweet and obedient x genuinely twisted Possessive love x the long road to redemption x happy ending Lu Xiaoqiao is the pampered darling of the Lu family. Xie Xun is a feared, powerful man. Xie Xun says, “I’m marrying you to put my sister-in-law at ease.” She obediently replies, “I want twenty million~” Xie Xun says, “Don’t fight with my sister-in-law.” She blinks. “Then the child will take my surname~” With the woman he loves now his sister-in-law, everyone says Xie Xun is marrying her out 56.9kReads8.5Score7.1k14d adds
19. 119 不 Behave Yourself, Fourth Young Master, You're Out! 不乖，四少你出局了！ Not So Dark Under the Lamp灯下不黑黑Modern Romance354k WordsCompleted [Sweet and obedient heroine x spoiled rich heir] [Domineering pursuit x rekindled romance x groveling pursuit x happy ending] - The day she married into the Jiang family, the snow had just stopped. He Yang sat in the lounge while the makeup artists eyed her custom-made, outrageously expensive wedding dress and whispered, “Every stitch of this wedding is costly, except the bride.” The sky was clear blue, drones circled overhead, and a few words appeared: “Jiang Siye, I bet you’ll be divorced with 30.6kReads8.7Score2.8k14d adds
20. 120 妹 My Sister Is Boy-Crazy, So Why Is Everything My Fault? 妹妹恋爱脑，怎么都是我这个姐姐的错？ Eighty-Eight八拾捌11k WordsCompleted My sister is hopelessly lovesick. How is everything somehow my fault as her older sister? 98Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A short story with a touch of angst but a happy ending.

21. 121 被 After Being Cast Out of the Sect, the Demon King Asked Me to Be His Wife 被逐出宗门后，妖王喊我做娘子 Eighty-Eight八拾捌11k WordsCompleted After Being Cast Out of the Sect, the Demon King Asked Me to Be His Wife 250Reads—Score—14d adds
22. 122 瞎 The Blind Young Master Wants to Marry Me 瞎子少爷要娶我 Eighty-Eight八拾捌14k WordsCompleted The Blind Young Master Wants to Marry Me 388Reads—Score—14d adds
23. 123 哥 Brother, My Blind Date Is Better Than You 哥哥，我的相亲对象比你好 Eighty-Eight八拾捌11k WordsCompleted Big brother, my blind date is better than you 284Reads—Score—14d adds
24. 124 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 goes through a mad dash 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 so many details, especially the delicate portrayal and extreme tension in their relationship. [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration]

25. 125 不 I Won't Be Your Mortal Concubine; I'll Be a Celestial Goddess 不做你凡间妃，要做我九天仙 Eighty-Eight八拾捌Ancient Romance13k WordsCompleted I Won't Be Your Mortal Concubine; I'll Be a Celestial Maiden in the Ninth Heaven 279Reads—Score—14d adds
26. 126 病 Spring Returns to the Branches of a Sick Tree 病树枝头又逢春 Sweet Melon甜甜的瓜Ancient Romance476k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] Sang Nian accidentally climbs into the world of cultivation and becomes the vicious supporting female character who meets a tragic end in the book. System: Your mission is to marry the male supporting character, Xie Chenzhou, abuse him, humiliate him, and then get killed by him. Sang Nian: OK (brandishes little whip) (hits herself) (collapses with a thud) System: (silence) (stares at the sky) System: Mission changed. Win him over, or go mine coal. Sang Nian: (smiles 183.4kReads9.5Score25.3k14d adds

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    No need to exert yourself, just look at it.

27. 127 美 The Secret in the Beautiful Woman’s Hands Made Me Stop Resisting 美妇手中的机密，让我停止了反抗 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Sci-Fi & Apocalypse6k WordsCompleted The Secret in the Hands of a Beautiful Woman Made Me Stop Resisting —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Very heart-wrenching short story

28. 128 他 He Killed Me, Then We Shared a Body 他杀了我，然后和我共用一具身体 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀9k WordsCompleted He Killed Me, Then Shared My Body 74Reads—Score—14d adds
29. 129 盗 The Thief Stole Three Women and the Country 盗贼偷了三个女人和这个国家 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀6k WordsCompleted The Thief Stole Three Women and This Country 28Reads—Score—14d adds
30. 130 魔 A True Account of Starting a Business at a Demon Realm Resort 魔界度假村创业实录 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀9k WordsCompleted A True Account of Starting a Business at a Resort in the Demon Realm 16Reads—Score—14d adds
31. 131 皇 The Empress Only Wants to Be Empress Dowager 皇后娘娘她只想当太后 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted Her Majesty the Empress Only Wants to Become the Empress Dowager 297Reads—Score—14d adds
32. 132 宗 The Sect Tournament: I Won First Place with My Thesis 宗门大比，我靠论文拿了第一 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀14k WordsCompleted I Took First Place in the Sect Tournament with My Paper 15Reads—Score—14d adds
33. 133 白 His White Moonlight Returns Home, and Mrs. Zhou Is Done! 白月光回国，这周太太她不当了！ E E Er E婀蛾尔厄Modern Romance563k WordsCompleted [Suave but wicked, sharp-tongued daddy-type CEO] x [Spoiled, dramatic clingy flower] [Both are each other's first] [Scheming to seize someone + a long, grueling pursuit to win her back + extreme push and pull + a war of love] Ever since Jiang Yue asked Zhou Songnian for a divorce, her life has gone completely off the rails. At first, she thought she'd be dealing with the reality of a dignified catfight among wealthy wives, a cheesy TVB primetime melodrama where two women fight over one man: "She 17.5kReads8.9Score1.3k14d adds

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    This book is a mix of sweet and angst, with a touch of angst, and it definitely has a happy ending. The interactions between the male and female leads are very interesting.

34. 134 京 Azure Blue over Jingwan 京湾湛蓝 Blank Space777空白格777Modern Romance707k WordsCompleted A cool, aloof, abstinent CEO × a quirky, talented, sweet girl Jing Zhan, the current head of a business empire, thinks Lan Wan Er is a pampered, well-behaved young lady of the Lan family. After Jing Zhan rejects every eligible young woman his grandfather tries to set him up with, he unexpectedly agrees to honor the marriage contract that had been arranged long ago! Jing Zhenhai, Jing Zhan’s grandfather, never intended for him to honor this long-forgotten engagement. He had just one reason: “You 3.5kReads8.6Score36414d adds

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    It's slightly angsty at the beginning and sweet at the end, with several side couples and a separate epilogue for the next generation's love story. It's great!

35. 135 他 His Strawberry-Scented Rose 他的草莓味玫瑰 Qi Cheng栖橙Modern Romance287k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + both leads are devoted to each other + healing + mutual pursuit] [Theatrical, depressed girl and cold, wild school bully] Scene 1: Jiang Qiyu looked at the girl, who was much shorter than him, as she said into her phone, “This internet café is pretty laid-back. They’ve got a kid running the place.” The girl sucked on a strawberry lollipop and looked up at him. “Hey, buddy, I’m almost seventeen. Can’t you tell?” Scene 2: Lin Yunchu leaned over her desk and asked, “How much does y 5kReads9.5Score53414d adds

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    A little angst, by the same author, very good.

36. 136 疯 Are You Crazy, Young Master Yun? 疯了吧！云少 Two-Person Bun双人小面包Two Male Leads218k WordsCompleted This is a side pairing from my first long novel, spun off into a short story of its own. It mixes sweetness with angst. My writing used to be rough, and I wasn't good at controlling the pacing, so I recommend starting from Chapter Four and jumping straight into the main story. Shi Ziqing had been Yun Xuan's canary for three years. Yun Xuan had only meant to leave him alone for a while, just loosen his grip a little, but Shi Ziqing actually dared to fly away and pursue grand ambitions. How could 72Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The first book is angsty, both physically and emotionally, a kind of sweetness masking a knife. The second book is bittersweet, about unrequited love between a younger man and an older woman. Both are a slow-burning tale of growth, redemption, and eventual fulfillment. The two books are connected.

37. 137 将 Keeping Autumn to Myself 将秋天私藏 Qi Cheng栖橙Modern Romance192k WordsCompleted [Both leads are each other's only love + mutual salvation + falling for each other + a touch of past and present lives] ① Young Master Yu, the only son of the Yu family in Yun City, has everything except love. On his first day after transferring schools, he gets a cute, timid deskmate, only for her to turn around and take him over the wall to skip class. ② Yu Xingye has the same dream for a whole month. In it, he kneels beside a girl's bed, weeping uncontrollably. On his first day after transfer 391Reads9.3Score10014d adds
38. 138 以 In the Name of CP, Together We’ll Reach the Summit of Glory 以cp之名，携手到荣耀之巅 Two-Person Bun双人小面包Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted This is my first full-length novel. It's inspired by a Thai actor duo I like. They have great chemistry, but they're just good friends. So I decided to write the story myself. If you come across it, give it a try! When he was fifteen, Chen Xiang saw Jiang Bingchen smile on TV for the first time, and his heart was stolen. He worked his hardest, got into Jingbei University, and joined the same company as Jiang Bingchen. As a nobody, all he could do was catch a glimpse of Jiang Bingchen from afar, 8Reads—Score214d adds
39. 139 女 Reborn in a Matriarchal World: The Cold Prince Consort Is a Mad Villain 女尊重生：清冷君后竟是疯批反派 Fireworks Marshland烟花沼泽Ancient Romance394k WordsCompleted [Tyrannical, authoritarian empress ✖️ aloof and gentle/crazy villainous consort] [1v1 | fictional dynasty + reborn + women rule, men are subordinate] In her previous life, Feng Zhishang first met Xie Qingyu at the birthday banquet of Chancellor Xie. To put it poetically, it was love at first sight. To be more realistic, it was lust at first sight. The banquet hadn't begun yet. After putting on a show of affection between ruler and subject, she had nothing to do, so she left the main hall and wan 11kReads9.3Score1k14d adds
40. 140 可 Maybe I'm Not a Good Person 可能，我不是一个好人 Junior Sister123师妹12317k WordsCompleted Maybe I'm Not a Good Person 71Reads—Score—14d adds

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    1.2 Is extremely angsty, the others are less so.

41. 141 我 My Unrequited Love Was Buried in Midsummer 我的暗恋葬于盛夏 Junior Sister123师妹12312k WordsCompleted My Unrequited Love Was Buried in Midsummer 460Reads—Score—14d adds
42. 142 宦 A Eunuch's Ambitions: Tormented by the World of Mortals 宦情：红尘虐 Meeting on the Fifth, Like Old Friends初五见如故Ancient Romance252k WordsCompleted [Not a chaste couple + truly eunuch male lead + sweet at first, angst later + devoted love] Wang Yunqu had been inexplicably fixated on Xiao Qibai since childhood. Even after he was subjected to castration, she still married him without hesitation, exchanging vows and sharing their wedding night. She thought they would live happily together in mutual love from then on. But the emperor threatened her with the life of the person she loved, forcibly made her a consort, and compelled her to bear a d 204Reads6.4Score—14d adds

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    A first-person narration of a tragic romance novel, sweet moments interspersed with heartbreak, and heartbreak sprinkled with sweetness.

43. 143 一 A Letter Eight Years Too Late 一封迟到八年的信 Junior Sister123师妹12337k WordsCompleted A Letter Eight Years Late 38Reads—Score—14d adds
44. 144 惊 A Stunning Figure Appears in the Inkstone 惊鸿入砚来 Late Branches at Dawn杳杳枝晚Ancient Romance336k WordsCompleted *The comic adaptation of the same name, “Jinghong Enters the Inkstone,” is now available [The beloved little terror of the General’s Manor vs. the cool, gentle Seventh Prince] (Childhood sweethearts, older man, sweet at first then angsty, one-on-one romance, multiple perspectives) When they were childhood sweethearts, he promised her they would be together for life, each the other’s one and only. She believed him. With joy in her heart, she donned her wedding robes and married him. But on the da 2.6kReads8.1Score17014d adds

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    Ancient Chinese romance, angst-filled story⚠️ Childhood sweethearts, tragic ending, sweet at first, then angsty, the heroine dies with resentment, the hero commits suicide for love, told from three perspectives, all three main characters are pitiful, happy ending in the epilogue.

45. 145 帝 An Emperor's Tormented Love: Your Consort Is Already in Her Coffin 帝王虐恋：臣妾已是棺中人【虐】 Junior Sister123师妹12318k WordsCompleted An Emperor’s Tormented Love: Your Majesty, I’m Already in My Coffin [Angst] 56Reads—Score—14d adds
46. 146 折 A Broken Blade Concealing Its Beauty 折刃藏娇 Rose Milk Tea玫瑰烤奶Ancient Romance406k WordsCompleted Xie Xuanwu, the least favored princess of the Great Zhou dynasty, was born to a lowly dancing girl. Her father never even glanced at her, merely giving her the title Moyang, meaning “the setting sun, dark as ink.” For fifteen years, she lived like the most timid shadow in the imperial garden, someone anyone could bully. On the night of her coming-of-age ceremony, an imperial decree arrived without warning: she was to marry into the Northern Di, trading her very flesh and blood for three years of 76Reads6.6Score—14d adds

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    Recommended, it's angsty at first, then sweet.

47. 147 予 I Offer You a Prison: Part One, Diary 予你为牢·上：日记 Junior Sister123师妹12311k WordsCompleted I Make You My Prisoner, Part One: Diary 11Reads—Score—14d adds
48. 148 听 I Heard You're Getting Married [Two Male Leads] 听说你要结婚了【双男主】 Junior Sister123师妹12311k WordsCompleted I Heard You're Getting Married [Two Male Leads] 144Reads—Score—14d adds
49. 149 我 My Down-on-His-Luck Contract Boyfriend 我的落难合约男友 Snow Drifting Through the Borderlands边城飘雪Modern Romance254k WordsCompleted [Childhood sweethearts, contract romance, she pursues him early on, then he chases his wife] Lin Xiaoxiao pursued Luo Zheng for years, following him from their small town to Hong Kong for graduate school. She loved him with all her heart, but Luo Zheng always seemed out of reach. Then a sudden turn of events sent the once dazzling, confident Luo Zheng tumbling into the depths, with nowhere left to turn. Lin Xiaoxiao handed him a contract: pretend to be a couple for six months, no intimacy, and t 301Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Initially, it was a story of a woman pursuing a man; later, it was a tale of chasing after his wife. The youthful brilliance was enough to sustain years of pursuit. Lin Xiaoxiao traveled thousands of miles to Hong Kong, just to be closer to Luo Zheng, but instead of seeing his youthful glory, she found him fallen from grace and trapped in dire straits. She dared not confess her feelings directly, fearing she would lose even the right to be by his side, and could only bind them together through a contractual deal. She intended to only scratch the surface and leave when the contract expired, but she had already fallen deeply in love with him through their tender interactions.

50. 150 十 Ten Years, One Sword, All to Wait for You [Male-Male Romance] 十年一剑，只为等你【双男主】 Junior Sister123师妹1236k WordsCompleted Ten years of honing one’s sword, all for the chance to meet you [Two Male Leads] 16Reads—Score—14d adds

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