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1. 1 死 I'd Rather Go Crazy and Play the Victim Than Stalk My Dream Guy 死缠烂打追男神，不如装疯卖惨一把 Xin Yue Li26辛月里2611k WordsCompleted Instead of doggedly chasing your dream guy, pretend to lose your mind and play the victim for once 3.6kReads—Score2114d adds

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   The female lead pursued the male lead for five years, and he consistently rejected her decisively. Later, the female lead fell ill, and they eventually got together. Haha.

2. 2 烬 Embers Meet Zhiwei 烬火遇知微 Sea Salt Crispy海盐酥酥Modern Romance644k WordsCompleted [Bold, direct flirting from the start · Daring · Dazzling] Top heiress × cold, tough soldier, two highly intelligent and equally powerful leads #WomanPursuesMan #IcyBigShot #SweetRomanticPushAndPull Lu Jin is a retired special forces soldier who operates in both the underworld and the legitimate world, and a top bodyguard who moves through the shadows. He is ruthless and violent. Everyone respects and fears him, and no one dares get close! Except Ye Zhiwei. A top heiress, chairwoman of the Ye Gr 23.2kReads9.0Score1.8k14d adds

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   As a youth romance novel, the male and female protagonists' emotions are genuine, the characters are vividly portrayed, the writing is delicate, and the plot is full of tension, making it well worth reading.

3. 3 怦 My Heart Beats Only for You 怦怦只为你 Elk Seventeen麋鹿十七Modern Romance272k WordsCompleted She pursues him at first, then he chases her later (many high school scenes have been removed, so read with caution if that bothers you!) Proud, aloof doctor × glamorous cellist “Xia Jiang, I like you. Have you decided if you’ll be my boyfriend yet?” Jiang Xia, beautiful and wild, fell for the arrogant, cold illegitimate son of a wealthy family, Xia Jiang. But Xia Jiang was sick of her, and everyone at Xuncheng No. 3 High School knew it. * Jiang Xia, the only daughter of a wealthy family in Xunc 1.9kReads8.6Score10314d adds
4. 4 不 After I Stopped Wanting His Body, Abstinent Mr. Li Got Desperate 不馋他身子后，禁欲厉总急红眼了 Lili Xiangbo黎黎香啵Modern Romance614k WordsOngoing [Secret Marriage] [Chasing His Wife to the Crematorium] [Eight-Year Age Gap] [Angsty Push and Pull] [Resilient, Stubborn Doctor VS Ascetic, Obsessive Tycoon] Li Tingyu is a top tycoon in Haicheng, an untouchable flower on a high peak. People say he has no interest in women. Only Qiao Anran knows that he really is abstinent. After five years of secret marriage, her only goal has been to get him naked! When he roughly threw her out of the bathroom and she heard that he was taking care of himself w 3kReads5.1Score11614d adds

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   The woman pursues the man, but he gradually wears down her love for him until she finally gives up completely.

5. 5 她 After She Stopped Loving Him, Wen Yanqi Regretted Everything and Begged to Get Back Together 她不爱后，温言祁疯狂后悔求复合 A Penguin Who Has to Write Every Day每天都要码字的企鹅Modern Romance220k WordsCompleted [Both Pure + Imprisonment + Forced Love + Amnesia + Woman Pursues Man + Coercive Possession + Scheming and Obsessive + Love Grows Over Time + Playing Hard to Get + Angst Before Sweetness + Relentless Pursuit] Between her and him, one of them is always forcing the issue. When Shen Shuhe loved Wen Yanqi, he brushed her off with contempt and cold indifference. After accumulating enough disappointment, Shen Shuhe finally signed the divorce papers on a sunny day. She thought it meant freedom, never r 14.6kReads8.0Score54414d adds

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   The woman pursues the man; he's initially cold and distant, but later experiences a dramatic "wife-chasing" saga.

6. 6 尘 Fragrance of Dust, Like the Days of Old 尘香如顾 Quan Xin荃昕9k WordsCompleted The Scent of Dust, Like You 472Reads—Score—14d adds

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   A story about a woman pursuing a man, a angst-filled romance.

7. 7 我 Struggling to Survive in a Parallel-World Tycoon's Realm 我在平行时空豪门世界勉力存身 Quan Xin荃昕10k WordsCompleted Making do in the world of the wealthy, in a parallel universe 17Reads—Score—14d adds
8. 8 傅 President Fu, Your Wife Has Signed the Divorce Agreement 傅总，夫人已签离婚协议 Yunduan Qiqi云端七七Modern Romance359k WordsCompleted [Heartbreakingly tragic + intensely satisfying + stand-in + contract marriage + groveling pursuit of his wife] Powerful CEO of a wealthy family × coldhearted designer who has shut her heart away After three years of marriage, Lin Xi is Fu Hanzhou's most dutiful ornament and his beloved's personal blood bank. On the night she miscarries, he coldly signs the papers. “You're not worthy of bearing my child.” The day her heart dies, she leaves a blood-written note saying, “May we never meet again,” 6.1kReads—Score31514d adds

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   This one is pretty angsty! It's a love-hate relationship between a domineering CEO and a stoic designer, a classic tale of a heroine's relentless pursuit of her love, a powerful female protagonist story of revenge and growth. Every chapter is suspenseful and full of twists and turns. The writing is concise and fast-paced. The beginning is tough on the female lead, but later the male lead suffers terribly, to the point of being a monster—it's incredibly satisfying! Read it with confidence!

9. 9 重 Reborn, I Took My Beloved by Force 重生后我强取豪夺了白月光 Deidara, Who Likes Deidara喜欢迪达拉的迪达拉Modern Romance689k WordsCompleted In my previous life, I loved him more than life itself, but he sent me to prison. Cui Yangyang was obsessed with Xu Nian for eight years. She invaded his life, pried into everything about him, and in the end, he personally sent her to prison. Reborn in her senior year of high school, Xu Nian was still the aloof, untouchable boy everyone adored. But Cui Yangyang was no longer a lovesick fool who could only beg for his affection. If she couldn’t have his love, she’d take him by force. Morality and 597Reads—Score—14d adds

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   The story revolves around a girl pursuing a boy, which is agonizing in the beginning, but becomes incredibly sweet after the male lead realizes his feelings for her.

10. 10 摄 The Regent’s Cage 摄政王的囚笼 Snail Brain蜗牛大脑23k WordsCompleted The Regent's Cage 7.1kReads—Score7414d adds

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    This time it's finally the man's turn to suffer. At first, she cried and begged him not to leave; later, he knelt and begged him not to leave. She left, leaving cleanly and beautifully!

11. 11 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 4.2kReads6.5Score23214d adds

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    👀👉Arrogant, ruthless, and clear-headed heiress 🆚 Gloomy, infamous school heartthrob, twins, pursuing her husband is incredibly difficult 😭

12. 12 暗 A Bitter Summer of Loving Mu Ru San Fen in Secret 暗恋木入三分苦夏 Tangerine Sand桔沙8k WordsCompleted A Secret Crush, Bitter as Summer 4kReads—Score2514d adds

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    The girl pursued the boy, but later gave up. She couldn't even count how many summers she suffered for him. She had a crush on him from the moment she opened her eyes—her childhood friend. From childhood, she dared not confess her feelings, afraid of losing a friend. To like someone, she wanted to be able to stay by their side as a friend. To be in the same school as him, she studied tirelessly, even if it meant getting the lowest score, just to be near him and catch a glimpse of him was enough to make her happy. When he mocked her for being last, she didn't get angry; instead, she congratulated and envied him for being first. Until her wealthy roommate, the school beauty, appeared as a rival. She began to feel insecure; it seemed her love was no longer meant for him. For her, the school beauty asked her to pass on a love letter, which he mistook for a confession. The trampled letter shattered her unrequited love, leaving her heartbroken. But she feigned amnesia, wanting to be brave once more, and she experienced unprecedented happiness. His love was real until he discovered she had lied to him, faking amnesia. She was abandoned. His promise to marry her next year turned into a reality on this day next year when she received his engagement invitation. Her heart was in turmoil; she stubbornly refused to go, yet still went out of unwarranted jealousy. Then, even more desperate, she attended his wedding with the school beauty. She was supposed to be the one wearing the wedding dress, so why, while she was in agony, did he propose to her at the wedding with the school beauty's ring?

13. 13 叶 Where Falling Leaves Return 叶落归芷 Quan Xin荃昕12k WordsCompleted When the Leaves Fall, They Return to Zhi 149Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The beginning was agonizing! The ending was amazing.

14. 14 他 He Said My Secret Crush Was a Nuisance 他说我的暗恋是困扰 Tangerine Sand桔沙8k WordsCompleted He Says My Secret Crush Is a Nuisance 766Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The initial stages of a girl pursuing a boy are a bit angsty. They're childhood sweethearts, but he repeatedly tells everyone about her embarrassing crush on him, claiming it's bothering him. Heartbroken, she hasn't confessed yet and can only hide her feelings like a coward. Her unspoken crush always brings her to tears. He finally asks her if she has a crush on him. Unaware of his sweaty palms, she counters by asking him if he has a crush on her. Her hands tremble, and she tries to remain calm behind her back. His ears turn red, and his heart races. He seems about to pull something out of his pocket, but she runs away like a coward. He transfers schools, and they think they'll never be entangled again. In college, she hears that familiar voice being confessed to by the school beauty. He calls her his girlfriend, but then tells her she's just a shield. Enraged, she publicly insults him. Both of them are caught in a love-hate relationship. Torn between pain and bitterness, everyone said she was lucky enough to be ordinary and even rejected the school heartthrob. She ran away arrogantly, unaware that her mother's heirloom, a yellowed pearl hairpin, was missing. She cried as she looked back, only to see him holding the hairpin and giving it to her. The school beauty stomped on her and threw five yuan at her, humiliating her. She decided to take revenge, threatening him to see the school beauty with her. The school beauty later offered her money to leave him, and she agreed, then suffered amnesia. He, however, took advantage of her amnesia, claiming to be her boyfriend. His mother found her and offered her five million to leave him, and she agreed to study abroad as quickly as possible. Upon returning home, she didn't know he had become her CEO. She regained her memory, and he proposed. She only cared about the ring, not him as a free gift. He imprisoned her. During their marriage registration, she tried to escape, but he blocked her way. At the wedding, the school beauty appeared.

15. 15 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 348Reads—Score—14d adds

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    From their innocent youth in a small town to their shared studies in the port city, Lin Xiaoxiao's world has always revolved around only Luo Zheng. She pursued, waited, and endured, silently supporting him with her overflowing love. Until he suffered misfortune and lost everything, she could no longer stand by. A six-month relationship contract became the most dignified way for her to get closer to him. The transaction was easy to begin, but once feelings took root, neither could gracefully walk away.

16. 16 炮 A Cannon-Fodder Guy Hopes to Fail the College Entrance Exam and Get a Factory Job, but the Electronics Factory’s Campus Beauty Heiress Falls for Him 炮灰男求高考落榜，进厂打螺丝，被电子厂千金校花看上 Tangerine Sand桔沙9k WordsCompleted A cannon-fodder guy hopes to fail the college entrance exam and go work on an assembly line, but the electronics factory's heiress and campus belle takes a liking to him. 82Reads—Score214d adds

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    The initial stages of the female lead pursuing the male lead are a bit angsty, a "chasing husband cremation" scenario. Later, the female lead goes on a trip and gives up on loving the male lead. In the later stages, the male lead falls in love with the female lead, leading to another "chasing wife cremation" scenario, a chaotic situation, and also competing and fighting with a quirky second male lead, even leaving behind some dishonorable things.

17. 17 假 I Pretended to Be the Girlfriend of the Chaste Campus Heartthrob, but I'm His Maid 假扮禁欲系校草女友，可我是他女佣 Tangerine Sand桔沙8k WordsCompleted I Pretend to Be the Girlfriend of the Cold, Abstinent Campus Heartthrob, but I'm His Maid 1.3kReads—Score314d adds

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    When a girl pursues a boy, the early stages are often agonizing. What's the biggest taboo in unrequited love? She dropped out of university in her third year due to a family member's illness and incurred a debt of 300,000 yuan, becoming his maid for 5,000 yuan a month. The creditors chased after her, and she paid off 500,000 yuan within three days. Even cutting grapes took her so long; she had to take time off work – who knew if she was out fooling around? Unable to sell herself for 600,000 yuan a night, she said 5,000 yuan a month was only enough to hire a monkey. She accidentally peeked at him showering, and he fired her in anger. She was furious and set her alarm for 3:30 AM to wake him, inadvertently revealing her bittersweet, long-held unrequited love. When he called back, she blocked him. They woke up with dark circles under their eyes, and it turned out she was still the one pretending to be his girlfriend. She ran away at the last minute, and he raised his offer to 5 million. The second female lead exposed their fake relationship, and his grandfather beat him. She finally confessed that she loved him terribly and begged his grandfather to stop hitting him. But why did he suddenly kneel down and propose?

18. 18 校 The Campus Heartthrob's First Love Is Back, and I Can No Longer Hide My Love Letters 校草白月光回国，我暗恋情书藏不住 Tangerine Sand桔沙8k WordsCompleted The campus heartthrob's first love is back in the country, and I can't hide my secret love letter anymore. 793Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The story begins with the female lead tormenting the male lead while pursuing him, but later she gives up. Initially, the unattractive girl harbors a secret crush on the aloof school heartthrob, experiencing bittersweet rejection and a tumultuous pursuit. She's reduced to playing basketball and buying him American-style footballs, mocked by everyone for her audacity in liking the school heartthrob, even her roommates who call her shameless. He's her "white moonlight," everyone says they're a perfect match, and when someone tries to defile her, he saves her. But she finally realizes she's only in love with an illusion. Even after losing her memory, she falls for the person she fell for at first sight. She marries him after becoming pregnant, then recovers her memory, divorces him, and runs away with the baby. What makes her want to remarry him and desperately seek his help?

19. 19 替 After Marrying in My Brother’s Place, My Cold-Faced Uncle-in-Law Loses Control Again 替兄代娶后，冷面权臣小叔又失控了 Mo Jianwei墨见微16k WordsCompleted After Taking His Brother’s Place as the Groom, His Cold-Blooded, Powerful Uncle Loses Control Again 862Reads—Score1514d adds

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    Ancient Chinese short story, the beginning is poignant and bittersweet.

20. 20 他 He Knelt and Begged Me to Love Him, But I’d Fallen Out of Love Long Ago 他跪下求我爱他，可我早已不爱。 Zhouzhou on a Diet正在减肥的周周Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted He knelt and begged me to love him, but I had long since stopped loving him. 39Reads—Score—14d adds

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21. 21 绝 Absolute Submission: The Obsessive Young Master Lu’s Unrestrained Love 绝对臣服，偏执陆少肆意宠 A Penguin Who Has to Write Every Day每天都要码字的企鹅Modern Romance163k WordsOngoing [Mutual firsts + confinement + forced love + obsessive lover + love at first sight + taking by force + marriage before love + groveling redemption] Lu Zeyan, a wealthy CEO from City A, has always been aloof and uninterested in women. But after an accident, he falls in love with Jiang Wanyin at first sight, then uses a contract to bind her firmly to his side. “Sign this contract and be my woman. I’ll give you everything you want.” Lu Zeyan grips her chin, his eyes filled with an unquestionable do 21.4kReads—Score2.2k14d adds

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