Stories Where the Male Lead Goes to Great Lengths to Win the Female Lead 男主费劲心思得到女主的小说

1. 501 万 What If Uncle Is Platonic Toward the Fake Heiress? 万一小叔对假千金是柏拉图呢？ Ye Buhong叶不鸿Modern Romance451k WordsCompleted (The untouchable beauty falls from her pedestal + deliberate seduction + seven-year age gap + uncle) [Scheming, well-behaved fake heiress × powerful political heavyweight] Song Ci had a dream. In it, she was a fake heiress who had been switched at birth, while her fiancé's beloved, a poor but brilliant country girl, was the real heiress. Later, her fiancé teamed up with the real heiress, exposed Song Ci's identity, and sent her to a psychiatric hospital. Unable to bear the humiliation, she slit 200.1kReads9.4Score40.9k14d adds
2. 502 快 Quick Transmigration: The Vicious Supporting Female Character Became the Male Lead's Beloved 快穿：恶毒女配成了男主心尖宠 Blue Glaze Blue蓝釉蓝Ancient Romance759k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + dramatic heroine + male leads who are either dignified and aloof, insecure and obsessive, unruly, or arrogant and sharp-tongued] Chu Wan is in a career rut. She never expects to transmigrate the very next moment. She becomes the villainous female supporting character who’s meant to bring the male and female leads together. Whatever she was before, whether the male lead’s wife or his childhood sweetheart, once the heroine appears, her countdown to being written out begins. 4.9kReads8.7Score47514d adds
3. 503 恶 After the Villainess Learned Her Lesson, the Brooding Big Shot Became Addicted to Her 恶毒女配学乖后，阴湿大佬上瘾了 Sanyingli三樱里Modern Romance358k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance + Mutual Purity + Transmigrate into a Book + Female Supporting Character + True Heiress] [Transmigrated Female Supporting Character × Brooding Mogul | First Marriage, Then Love × Forced Love] When Ruan Yang was making the male lead's older brother help stretch her legs, she awakened to the plot. She was the vicious ex-girlfriend in a wealthy-family novel. Relying on the fact that she had once saved his life, she clung to the male lead and ordered his entire family around, ending u 76.9kReads8.5Score9.3k14d adds
4. 504 快 Quick Transmigration: The Female Lead Goes on a Killing Spree Every Time 快穿：女主她每次都杀疯了 A Big Winter Melon一个大北瓜Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Male lead split into multiple versions + One-on-one romance + Sweet indulgence + Equally matched leads + Comeback] After drifting through the void for countless years, Yun Tang somehow became a “Heroine Reformation Specialist,” a professional who helps pitiful heroines trampled by their rivals turn their lives around. System: Host, the heroine in this world has once again been stolen from by a scheming white lotus, and she died a tragic death. Yun Tang: Tsk, again? Wait... what does the male le 2.5kReads7.2Score25214d adds
5. 505 糟 Oh No! This Villainess Life Isn’t What I Expected 糟糕！这女配生涯跟我想的不一样 Sleeping Beneath the Bamboo竹下眠Modern Romance461k WordsCompleted [Villainess, System, quick transmigration, feel-good story] Jiang Jizhi can't understand it. She's only an evil supporting character meant to move the plot along, so why does the male lead snatch her away at the slightest disagreement? Buddy, your heroine is right over there. 930Reads7.7Score10114d adds

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   Garcia almost gave in, unable to resist reaching out to cover Jiang Jizhi's eyes. Her gaze made the atmosphere even hotter. He couldn't see her eyes, but he could feel her eyelashes brushing against his palm, making his heart itch along with them. Garcia took a deep breath. Although his face was burning hot and his heart was about to jump out of his chest, looking at her face, which was almost completely covered by his hands, revealing only her fair cheeks and crimson lips made even more apparent by his hands, his heart softened uncontrollably, like a spring flower petal.

6. 506 快 Quick Transmigration: Female Lead, Your Male Lead Is Way Too Obsessive 快穿之女主你的男主很偏执 Unrealistic不切实际的Modern Romance440k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + both leads are virgins + beautiful heroine + male lead has been plotting for a long time + love at first sight] The male lead is good at keeping up appearances, and the System is his accomplice, coaxing the heroine into falling for him. The heroine binds herself to a System to recover her memories, then travels through quick-transmigration worlds as the female lead. 133Reads5.5Score—14d adds
7. 507 穿 After Becoming the Male Lead’s High-Maintenance Ex-Girlfriend 穿成男主的作精前女友后 Reward Him with a Rod of Red Silk赏他一丈红Modern Romance223k WordsCompleted [A quick-witted, theatrical survivor vs. an amnesiac, sweet yet scheming male lead] Su Nuo was dying of terminal cancer, lying flat and waiting for death. Then she made fun of a cannon-fodder character in a campus novel who shared her name, and was immediately bound to a book-transmigration System. Now she was inside that lousy book! The moment she opened her eyes, a countdown to her death began. [Host’s current survival score is 0. If you don’t complete the mission within 72 hours, you will 107Reads—Score10014d adds
8. 508 强 The Male Lead of a Coercive Romance? If You Don’t Want Him, I Do! 强制文男主？你不要我要！ A Li with Erotomania被爱妄想症阿离Modern Romance288k WordsCompleted [A gentle, healing beauty of a heroine + male leads from all kinds of coercive romance stories + tender romance + the original heroine turns dark] In some worlds, the mentally ill male leads never receive the love they want, not even by the time they die. The heroines they forced into relationships beg that in their next lives, they won’t have to meet those men again. God hears the heroines’ pleas and gives them a chance to be reborn. As for the male leads? Someone will love them. And love only 24.7kReads8.7Score1.4k14d adds

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   It's all about competition and vying for attention. The male lead is cunning; in the first book, he's IV2, with one husband openly and another secretly. The first and fifth books...😘😘😘😘😘😘😘 This male lead is essentially a mistress who rose to power; these kinds of people are the most ruthless at preventing mistresses. He has the strength and skill to fight for favor. It's all subtle and murky, and the male leads each have their own unique characteristics. Charge!

9. 509 怎 What Do I Do? The Frail Villain I Raised Became Yandere 怎么办！我养的病弱反派成病娇了 Sugary Xin酥欣糖Ancient Romance384k WordsCompleted [Both leads are each other’s only love + one-on-one romance + happy ending + aloof, submissive, tea-type yandere male lead + raising a younger man + romance-focused, not a strong female lead] Original title: Help! The Frail Villain I Raised Became a Yandere After her senior brother passed away, Tao Yao spent twelve years searching for Yun Zhuo, as he had requested in his will. At last, she found him at the sect’s disciple-selection ceremony. She took Yun Zhuo in and kept him by her side. Th 4.1kReads8.8Score47114d adds

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   The yandere junior brother pretends to be pitiful every day in order to win over his senior sister.

10. 510 白 When the White Moonlight Leaves, Every Male Lead Goes Crazy [Quick Transmigration] 白月光一走，男主全疯了【快穿】 Yao Yaoling夭妖铃Modern Romance211k WordsCompleted [Completed] (White Moonlight Taming + Unhinged Yandere) The male leads Feng Ling raised were not only unhinged yanderes, but hopeless romantics to the extreme. Just as a mission was about to end, she left them while pretending to be a heartless woman. But after she was gone, the male leads went mad. ① The philandering ex-wife of a top tycoon To get a divorce, she hired eighteen male models and claimed she had a dead first love. When they reunited, he locked her in their home, losing himself in h 11.7kReads8.9Score1.1k14d adds
11. 511 在 Is There Something Wrong with Looking for a Boyfriend in a Horror Game? 在恐游里找男友是不是哪里有问题 Running Peach奔跑的桃子Mystery318k WordsCompleted Xia Miao was thrown into a strange and bizarre world. The System gave her a hint: “The person you can remember at a glance is the one you’re supposed to pursue romantically.” Ridiculous. She was the dignified eldest daughter of the Xia family. Others were supposed to pursue and flatter her. Why would she go out of her way to win someone over? And so... At Red Moon Academy, a boy with bandages wrapped all over his face grinned as he turned the campus into a living hell, savoring every moment of t 25.2kReads9.4Score2.6k14d adds
12. 512 快 Quick Transmigration: The Villains in Every World Want to Force Their Love on Me 快穿：每个世界的反派都爱强制爱 Xiao Yu Bing Bing x小鱼饼饼xAncient Romance323k WordsCompleted [Semi-immersive quick transmigration / sweet romance / pampered, delicate heroine / forced love / yandere confinement / silly troublemaker] Not a strong heroine! One man and one woman, both faithful to each other. Jiang Wan’s job is to stop the villains and powerful figures in each small world from changing the course of events at crucial moments. She must prevent them from destroying the world and keep its timeline running as it should. She never expected to become hopelessly entangled with the 3.7kReads9.2Score24714d adds

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    [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration]

13. 513 公 Your Highness, Want to Play with My Tail? 公主殿下，要玩尾巴嘛 Fish Ball o鱼丸oAncient Romance486k WordsCompleted (The rating just opened, so it may rise slowly.) [Rival suitors + mild coercion + devoted to each other + male lead falls from grace] (An innocent little princess vs. a mountain god with a split personality) Qing Yao was a princess, but she suffered from a strange illness and had little time left to live. She was close to death. She had no idea that, amid the treacherous turmoil outside, she had long since become a thorn in her sister-in-law's side. She always said that life and death were o 4.7kReads8.9Score98314d adds

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    The male lead has two personalities, one divine and one demonic. The demonic one became attached to the female lead early on [learned something]. Later, because the female lead's fever worsened, she was brought to the divine one's side [eating popcorn].

14. 514 她 She's a Murderess, So How Did She Marry the Junior Minister of the Court of Judicial Review? 她杀人魔，怎么嫁了大理寺少卿？ Ya Bazi牙霸子Ancient Romance525k WordsCompleted [Female Lead: Has a Slight Grasp of Human Nature] X [Male Lead: A Good Man] [A Not-Quite-Right, Delicate Beauty X The Pure and Noble Xie Xiao Wu] . Sang Mi was a man-eating flower that killed without batting an eye, a murderous fiend who couldn’t be bothered to lift a finger and couldn’t tell one grain from another. She transmigrated. But why was she the daughter of the Minister of Justice? And why had she married Xie Zeyi, a junior official at the Court of Judicial Review? . Xie Zeyi had long b 6.4kReads9.1Score69814d adds

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    The male lead has been in love with the female lead for two years and frequently visits her home, but the female lead has no recollection of him. Being rather persistent, he tentatively asks the female lead's father if he can marry her, but the father disagrees. It's only when the crown prince wants to take the female lead as a concubine that the male lead is suddenly remembered, leading to a hasty marriage. The female lead is a naive and oblivious serial killer with many lives on her hands, while the male lead is a righteous and genuinely compassionate Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review. After marrying the male lead, he tries to be with her constantly, while the female lead worries about being discovered by him. To better understand him, she even goes to learn how to investigate cases from him.

15. 515 炮 The Cannon Fodder Villainess Beckons, and the Vampire Young Master Turns into Her Dog 炮灰女配勾勾手，血族少爷全当狗 Tangtang Wants Porridge糖糖想喝粥Fantastical Romance751k WordsOngoing (The rating just came out) A looks-obsessed, self-serving, sweet and delicate beauty × seven vampire heirs (the Seven Deadly Sins) Vampire academy | Cutthroat romantic rivalry | Transmigrate into a book | System quests | Everyone’s favorite | Multiple male leads! | Not a doormat heroine | Includes dungeon-game growth for the heroine | Male leads are virgins | Supernatural beings with special powers in a modern city Warning: The heroine looks out for herself and treasures her life. She is good at 136.7kReads8.9Score21.2k14d adds
16. 516 重 After Being Reborn, I Became the Obsession of a Man with a Drug Addiction 重生后，我成了偏执大佬的药瘾 A Boat Adrift in the Distance浮舟遥Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Both leads are virgins] [Sweet romance] [Mutual healing] In her previous life, Shi Wan died a tragic death. Fu Tingchen gave his life for her and perished in a sea of flames. Reborn, Shi Wan has the advantage at every turn. She plans each step carefully, vowing to protect the person she loves most. Fu Tingchen is possessive by nature, violent and ruthless. Yet he doesn’t know that after they marry, he’ll dote on one woman without restraint, treating her with tender affection. “A Chen, why didn’ 61.1kReads9.4Score6.2k14d adds

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    The male protagonist said, "My world is dark and dirty, and you are the only light that shines through. Once I've touched you, I can't bear to let go."

17. 517 阴 Brooding CEO, Don't Turn Evil: Your Wicked Ex-Wife Is Back to Cling to You 阴湿霸总别黑化，恶毒前妻来贴贴 Si Yue Liu肆月六Modern Romance496k WordsCompleted [Rental-apartment fiction + a bankrupt heiress making money + a gloomy puppy with a secret crush] Bankrupt from the start, with tens of millions in debt. Cornered in an alley, Zhang Yue thinks she's done for, but Jiang Yuanci, the poor boy she once trampled underfoot, rushes out and takes three vicious blows for her! As the distance between them closes to a meter, glowing comments suddenly flash wildly above his head: [Poor thing! The future trillionaire will be left lame tonight and turn compl 31kReads8.8Score3.3k14d adds
18. 518 被 I'm Being Pestered by the Crazy Man I Used to Date 被缠上了，穿成疯批的作精前女友 Wen Yanjiu温言久Modern Romance367k WordsCompleted [Publication rights acquired; comic adaptation now available] [Transmigrating into a book + socially anxious heroine + unhinged hero + only ever devoted to each other] [Super, super sweet!!] Wen Chu seems like a well-behaved girl to everyone around her, but in reality she has severe social anxiety. That is, until she transmigrates into a college romance novel and becomes the male lead’s troublesome ex-girlfriend. According to the plot, she is supposed to ruin their romance by being unreasonable 61.6kReads9.3Score5.9k14d adds
19. 519 下 I Went to Teach in the Countryside, but the Rugged Farmer Took Me Home and Spoiled Me 下乡支教，却被糙汉娶回家宠 Fresh Radish Skin新鲜萝卜皮Modern Romance371k WordsCompleted [23 cm Height Difference + Size Difference + Intense Romantic Tension + Sweet Romance + Healing] (The male lead is utterly devoted to his wife) Ji Tao was born into poverty and hardship. She worked hard to get into college because she never wanted to live that kind of life again. At first glance, Zhou Lu seemed poor and nasty. He was absolutely not her type. But the man clung to her like a vine in the mud, wrapping himself around her so tightly that she couldn't escape or fight him off. All she 14.6kReads9.2Score1.4k14d adds

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    👿A sweet and heartwarming tale of a woman who goes to great lengths to win over the female lead, a refreshing and realistic story of intense tug-of-war between two equally wealthy men, women of different ages, body types, and heights…

20. 520 疯 The Mad Tyrant Wants to Steal Her: You’re the One Who Tempted Me First! 疯批权臣夺她，是你先勾我的！ Bright, Gentle Laughter笑语晏晏Ancient Romance429k WordsCompleted [Possessive pursuit + Untouchable beauty brought down from her pedestal + Scheming heroine + Both leads are pure] The eldest son of the Xie family was as refined as a gentle breeze beneath a clear sky, as elegant as an orchid or jade tree, and, more unusually, possessed the heart of a bodhisattva. A year ago, he had taken charge of sheltering a destitute cousin who had come to seek refuge. The rescued Wanruo was deeply grateful, and looked up to and adored her cousin. Their story of a loving bro 238.5kReads9.2Score31.1k14d adds

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    The female lead, whom the male lead goes to great lengths to marry, is a once-in-a-century genius from his family, while she is a distant relative who relies on the male lead's family for support. The male lead is tsundere but deeply in love with the female lead.

21. 521 攻 Winning Over the Young Lord of Miaojiang 攻略苗疆少主 Running Peach奔跑的桃子Ancient Romance509k WordsCompleted Chu He transmigrates into a book. [The villain will kill the male lead, cripple the female lead, and then commit suicide out of hatred for the world. This world is about to collapse, and your mission is to save it.] The lousy System vanishes after assigning the mission. Before Chu He can even figure out what to do, she is kidnapped to Miaojiang, where she becomes the perfect mother Gu for the medicine people to cultivate their Gu. Medicine people aren’t human and have no memories of their past. 142kReads9.5Score14.6k14d adds
22. 522 攻 Winning Over the Power Minister 攻略权臣 Jiu Chen艽尘Ancient Romance938k WordsCompleted The first time Xiao Jing saw Chen Xiao in disguise, she was passing off a baby boy she had bought as a twin alongside her younger sister, deceiving the clan at her father’s funeral. Xiao Jing, military governor of the Northern Commandery, seized the opportunity to extort a large sum of silver from her. The second time he saw Chen Xiao, she was blind and had lost her memory. She was pretending to be someone else so she could marry into the Xiao family. Xiao Jing lowered the sword in his hand and 222Reads8.4Score—14d adds
23. 523 肆 Recklessly Tender: President Zhou Is Flirtatious and Full of Tricks 肆意温柔，周总他又撩又茶 A Spring一个泉Modern Romance222k WordsCompleted Everyone says Zhou of Hengyan Group is so refined and dignified that he’s beyond reproach. Then someone overhears his friends teasing him for being whipped. He curls his lips into a smile and casually takes a jab at everyone present. “Still drinking? I’ll pass. My wife would worry about me.” “Quiet, everyone. I need to call and check in with her!” “Wait, you guys don’t have wives keeping tabs on you? How pitiful.” Everyone else: ... After finally marrying the woman he’d had a crush on throughou 35.6kReads9.4Score3.5k14d adds

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    The second male lead's rise to power + long-planned scheme + whirlwind marriage + doting on his wife + unforgiving 📖 "Unrestrained Gentleness, CEO Zhou is Both Flirtatious and Charming" is a book that will definitely make your heart race and is super sweet [smirk]. CEO Zhou has been planning his relationship with the female lead for a long time. He meticulously planned every encounter, and our little Yi'an gradually falls into the web of love woven by the male lead. "Today is your lucky day," Wen Yi'an says.

24. 524 闺 My Best Friend's Uncle Keeps Flirting with Me and Spoiling Me 闺蜜小叔他又撩又宠 An Jiuling安九凌Modern Romance264k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance + Professor + Six-Year Age Gap + Campus] [Rebellious, Hilarious Girl X Abstinent, Scheming Uncle] When Wen Li was seventeen, she fell for her best friend’s uncle, the famously untouchable heartthrob of Yida University. The man had cool, pale skin and wore silver wire-frame glasses. His white shirt and black trousers gave him an air of refined elegance. When they first met, Wen Li was caught after climbing a wall to skip school. To get back down, she worked up the courage to flirt 11.6kReads9.2Score1.2k14d adds

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    💕On her eighteenth birthday, she excitedly confessed her feelings, only to be met with the man's words, "Wen Li, you're still young, we're not suitable for each other now." Wen Li turned pale, her heart shattered.💔That night, she tore up everything related to him, deciding to forget him and move abroad with her family. 🎄On the day she learned of Wen Li's disappearance, Fu Kaoli frantically searched for her. No matter how many calls he made, how many texts he sent, or how he searched, he couldn't find her.

25. 525 我 My Wife Is Young and Naive. Anyone Who Tempts Her Deserves to Die 我妻子小不懂事，勾引她的都该死 Mr. Wuyin五音先生Modern Romance344k WordsCompleted [One heroine and multiple male leads / Male rivalry / Mary Sue, ultra-indulgent romance, everyone loves the heroine and revolves around her] Chen Xuefu is spoiled, lazy, and has a 1KB brain. Whenever she does something wrong, she shifts the blame and bats her eyelashes. The moment anyone tries to discipline her, she gets upset and says they're being mean to her. She picks on those weaker than her and throws her weight around at home. The nicer someone is to her, the harder she makes their life. 10.2kReads8.8Score1.9k14d adds
26. 526 救 Help! My Handsome Senior in the Shared Apartment Is Flirting Like Crazy 救命！合租学长撩疯了 Shu Zhi黍枝Modern Romance416k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] A socially anxious, skin-hungry softie × a cool, ruthless heartthrob with a sharp tongue The first thing Chu Yu did after moving into her new home was ask on social media: "What do I do if my live-in roommate is ridiculously handsome?" "I have no experience writing fiction. Can I learn from my roommate?" "What if I was watching a video and accidentally projected it onto my roommate's room..." "When my skin hunger flares up, can I go to my roommate for help..." They 59.3kReads9.5Score8.2k14d adds
27. 527 宠 A Marriage Sweetened with Roses 宠婚诱玫 Pine Scent Comes松香来Modern Romance417k WordsCompleted [Beautiful, resilient girl-next-door heroine vs. refined older power player] [Whirlwind marriage + sweet pampering + love after marriage + love at first sight + powerful man bows his head] - Li Jingmei was born poor but was stunningly beautiful and innocent-looking. To escape an arranged marriage, she fled from a remote backwater to the bustling city of Jing. That night, a driver in an unlicensed cab harassed her. As she fled, she deliberately crashed into a man and stumbled into his arms. “Plea 116.8kReads9.1Score12.8k14d adds
28. 528 姐 Be Good, Big Sister, Give Me Your Waist 姐姐乖腰给我 Mi Xiaoxi咪小汐Modern Romance255k WordsCompleted [Short drama now available] [Print edition signed; publication forthcoming] [Modern romance + wealthy CEO + younger man + sweet romance + entertainment industry + celebrity + powerful figure + unhinged + scheming + roguishly handsome + devoted couple + happy ending] [Reckless, lustful, unhinged younger wolf-dog VS gorgeous, confident beauty with a soft waist and wild-rose charm] While on vacation, Cen Ruan slept with a younger male model. She spent all ten days of the trip in bed with him, but i 117.9kReads9.3Score11.3k14d adds

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    Family, I've recently started watching an absolutely amazing drama! The male lead goes to great lengths to win over the female lead, employing all sorts of outrageous tactics, and the plot is incredibly funny. I initially thought I'd just watch it casually, but I got completely hooked, staying up all night to watch it five or six times, laughing until my face was stiff. The jokes in the show are like a flood, endless and always hitting my funny bone, never getting tired of it. And let me tell you, never watch it secretly before bed, or you'll end up like me, laughing so hard you can't sleep and can't face anyone the next day. This drama is so addictive, I'm recommending it to everyone I meet. I sincerely suggest everyone check it out; I guarantee you'll fall in love at first sight and won't be able to stop watching!

29. 529 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book, and the Male Lead Fell for Me, the Sick One 穿书之男主爱上有病的我 Yan Liu雁柳Modern Romance225k WordsCompleted Reborn in the womb, transmigrate into a book, wealthy family, domineering CEO, jealous and insecure male lead, healing, overprotective brother, play the pig to eat the tiger, female supporting character, possessive, jealous Rong Jin thought this was all life would ever be: half a lifetime struggling through the mire, living at the very bottom, with a life that would always be bleak. After an accident, at the moment of her greatest pain and despair, she transmigrated into a book and gained a life 11.3kReads8.1Score1.3k14d adds

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    This one is one where the male lead put in a lot of effort.

30. 530 穿 Transmigrating to the Cultivation World, She’s Coveted by Everyone Again 穿越修真界，她又被万人觊觎 Listening to the Stove Crackle听炉声Ancient Romance331k WordsCompleted [Female lead with the Myriad Charms Immortal Physique + a cannon-fodder fate] A spatial storm hurls her into the most perilous God-Burying Ruins on the Cloudtop Continent. Once the moonlight beloved by countless men, she becomes a lab rat for a band of thieves. Alliance Leader Luo Wuya holds the Myriad Laws Return to Origin Manual of the Void and grips her chin, his gaze gentle yet icy. “Is true freedom what you seek...?” The Thousand Mechanisms Silk wrapped around Lian Zhan’s fingers slither 815Reads5.6Score—14d adds

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    The perverted gang of powerful figures used cunning and deceit to seize and plunder.

31. 531 穿 Transmigrated into the Cultivation World, Coveted by Everyone 穿越修真界，她被万人觊觎 Listening to the Stove Crackle听炉声Ancient Romance443k WordsCompleted When Xia Zhi woke up, she had transmigrated into a world of immortals and martial heroes. Unfortunately, she hadn't gotten the pampered heroine's script. Her circumstances were a disaster from the start. She was only six, and her whole family had been sacrificed from the start. Her unusual constitution and bewitching aura were a mystery. Others cultivated immortality through talent and fortuitous encounters. She survived by clinging to life in the narrowest gaps between a crowd of powerful figur 37Reads6.4Score—14d adds
32. 532 红 Within and Beyond the Red Walls, Spring Breeze Enters the Game 红墙内外，春风入局 Momo's Little Words墨墨小语Modern Romance521k WordsCompleted [Older, Powerful Man] [Age Gap] [Junior Clerk] [Career Growth] [Guiding Lover] [Sweet Romance] One chance encounter, one moment of curiosity, and one... At some point, everything began to change. 58.6kReads8.5Score4.3k14d adds

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    Just savor it, savor it closely, you won't be able to suppress a smile! A stable, retired cadre + high-ranking official + system worker, the male lead is a politician, his career is thriving, but no one catches his eye! Until he meets the female lead! He falls head over heels at first sight, his pedestal crumbles! The ambiguous tug-of-war between the male and female leads is brilliant, the male lead outwardly calm but inwardly exploding with rage! The restrained yet out-of-control tension is amazing! Most importantly, it feels like the author has worked within the system; the writing is very delicate, the immersion is incredibly strong! [Already hooked]

33. 533 娘 The Empress’s Peerless Beauty: The Cold Emperor’s Beloved Wife 娘娘绝色：冷情帝王的娇娇皇后 Sheng Qian笙浅Ancient Romance288k WordsCompleted [Traditional historical romance + palace and household intrigue + alternate history + exclusive devotion + childhood sweethearts + long-planned love + secret admiration] As the legitimate daughter of a duke’s mansion and the future crown princess, Li Yunshu has been doted on by everyone since birth. Everyone in the capital knows that no one can match Li Yunshu’s radiant beauty, and that her spoiled temperament is just as singular. Then, one day, the Crown Prince dies. The duke’s mansion, whi 12.4kReads9.0Score1.3k14d adds

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    This book is super good!

34. 534 欲 Desire! The Cold-Blooded Tycoon Wants Kisses in My Arms After We Marry 欲！冷戾大佬婚后在我怀里要亲亲 Jiang Shui Qiqi Ya江水柒柒吖Modern Romance325k WordsCompleted [Marry First, Fall in Love Later | Sweet Romance | Winning Her Back | Swoony Romance] Song Qingtang was famous in her social circle as a classical dance fairy, stunningly beautiful, cool, and gentle. Jin Zhuochuan was the mad dog everyone avoided: reckless, cold-hearted, arrogant, and impossible to tame. No one would ever have linked the two of them. Until the Song and Jin families arranged their marriage, tying them together as husband and wife. - On their wedding night, Jin Zhuochuan sat on th 13.7kReads9.1Score1.4k14d adds
35. 535 别 Stop Smoking and Hold Me 别吸烟了，抱抱我 Quan Xun权寻Modern Romance322k WordsCompleted [Print edition coming soon] Sweet, soft-hearted girl x wild bad boy who's all talk Zhou Zhi is a notorious playboy in the capital, yet He Ru falls for him. Outside a bar, the man has a cigarette between his lips and a teasing look on his face. “I'm never going to like you.” After pursuing him for so long with no success, He Ru decides to stop liking this playboy. Who would have thought this scoundrel would come chasing after her? “I want to give us a try.” He Ru blinks. “Hmm? Try what?” Zhou Zhi 7.6kReads9.3Score83914d adds
36. 536 蛮 The Savage Era 蛮荒记 Tianxia Farm天下农庄Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted [Primordial World, Invincible, Otherworld, the Myriad Worlds, Female Lead, No Harem, World-Destroying] One flower, one world. One leaf, one pursuit. One song, one sigh. One lifetime devoted to one person. One glance, one breathtaking beauty. One step, one descent into obsession. One thought, one dream. One lifetime spent waiting for one person. Pangu, alone with an axe, fought across the highest heavens, all for the sake of waiting for one person in this life… 5.3kReads7.0Score43914d adds

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    A thrilling comeback, ruthless and decisive.

37. 537 做 I Was His Stand-In for Two Years. When We Divorced, He Cried Until His Eyes Were Red 做替身两年，离婚时他哭红了眼 Han Dabai韩大白Modern Romance510k WordsCompleted [President Lu talks himself into love vs. Miss Shi, who's focused on making money] [Mutual firsts + the heroine is the hero's first love] Shi Qi was a stand-in. Her job was to be Lu Huainian's wife. During her two years on the job, or married, she diligently saved up enough to buy a detached villa downtown outright, while a cozy 200 million sat in her bank account. As a model contract bride, Shi Qi always maintained the highest professional standards. She did whatever Lu Huainian asked and agree 3.1kReads8.9Score24814d adds
38. 538 温 The Gentle Hunter 温柔猎手 Water Leaves No Trace水不留痕Modern Romance198k WordsCompleted The short drama is now available to watch on Hongguo and Tomato Short Drama. This is a story about a hunter and her prey. Xinyi is a girl from a small county town who works part-time as a tour guide to pay her tuition. She meets the wealthy Yang Haichao, who is attracted to her at first sight. Their encounter changes both their lives, and in the end, the hunter becomes the prey. Xinyi’s growth and transformation come at a bloody cost. You think it’s just a fleeting night of pleasure, but I want 7.6kReads9.3Score68914d adds
39. 539 迟 Mr. Zhou, Too Late 迟来的周先生 By You Zhiyu尤知遇 著Modern Romance561k WordsCompleted [Bold and passionate heiress vs. taciturn, devoted, domineering CEO] Jian Cheng had spent all twenty-four years of her life entangled with Zhou Yufeng. But with only three months to go before their wedding, Jian Cheng suddenly called it off. The reason? Zhou Yufeng thought she was vicious and couldn’t tolerate his mistress. Everyone thought she was just making a scene and would come crawling back to beg for a reconciliation in a couple of days. Zhou Yufeng thought so too. Until, at the Zhou fami 63.9kReads9.3Score6.7k14d adds

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    The male lead in this story is the female lead's ex-fiancé's uncle, who has always secretly loved her. Upon discovering her ex-fiancé's infidelity, he immediately tries to steal her away. [Admiration][Attention][Attention][Attention]

40. 540 娇 Tender Allure 娇引 Yun Zijin妘子衿Modern Romance203k WordsCompleted [The print edition of A Captivating Temptation is now available] [Sweet romance in Beijing’s elite circles, both leads are devoted only to each other] A refined, aloof, secretly seductive big shot × a wild, rebellious young heiress with a wicked streak! Seduction! Tension! A long-planned pursuit! The first time they met, Wen Yu played Beijing power player Pei Yi. He saw right through her. “Don’t want to take responsibility?” The second time, Wen Yu barged into the restroom and caught a glimpse o 16.3kReads9.2Score2k14d adds

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    A ten-year unrequited love culminates in a meticulously planned marriage; a seemingly reserved yet secretly passionate and aloof tycoon meets a wild and rebellious heiress! Seduction! Extreme tug-of-war! A long-planned scheme! The tycoon truly dotes on the female lead.

41. 541 独 Only Spoiling Lili 独宠梨梨 Clouds with the Moon乌云伴月Modern Romance164k WordsCompleted [Business tycoon x sweet, well-behaved girl] [Sweet romance + age gap + sharp tongue, soft heart + lighthearted and cheerful + happy ending] Ding Li moved in with the Pei family when she was seventeen. The lofty man lounged on a black leather sofa in a dark suit. His eyes were pale, and he gave her a cold, mocking look. “I don’t take care of kids.” - Later. When news broke that Pei Jingsi was to marry the eldest daughter of the Cheng family, Ding Li packed her bags and moved out of the Pei home 8.1kReads9.0Score82214d adds
42. 542 夺 Claiming Her: The Mistress Becomes His Wife 夺她：外室为妻 Xuanxuan Like Water萱萱若水Ancient Romance525k WordsCompleted [The heroine refuses to be a concubine] [Possessive pursuit + groveling to win her back + the hero is faithful but has no morals] [Heroine: a delicate, captivating beauty who looks as frail as a willow in the breeze, but is actually scheming, stubborn, and quick-tempered] [Hero: a cold-hearted, ruthless, powerful official on the outside, but a pitiful pest who won't stop pestering her and asking, “Yuewei, when will you marry me?” on the inside] Overnight, Jiang Yuewei was born into the body of a 962Reads8.7Score10414d adds

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    Forced acquisition, love at first sight

43. 543 入 Caught in the Game 入局 Ne An呢安Urban58k WordsCompleted He Xingzhou first took notice of Chen Tian at his father-in-law’s birthday banquet. As fingers traced the rim of a wineglass, his gaze settled on her eyes. At first, he indulged her advances, wanting only to be a reckless playboy amid a life of wine and women, with roses climbing the walls outside the old courtyard and a delicate, dependent beauty kept inside. Later, with a thousand lights shining outside, he found himself longing for the faint glow in one corner of that courtyard. The lovely wo 7.3kReads9.1Score23414d adds
44. 544 穆 Marshal Mu’s Mysterious Wife 穆少帅的神秘夫人 Skimming Over the Waves轻舟踏浪Modern Romance227k WordsCompleted Set in the Republican era, this is an alternate history with its own unique world. The plot revolves around three nations and their three warlord rulers in Jiangnan, Jiangzhong, and Jiangbei. The three great warlord families have guarded their respective territories for generations. The Mu family of Jiangzhong is the most powerful, and has long sought to annex Jiangnan and Jiangbei and unify the land. Between Mu Chengyu and Chen Jingshu, the gulf is more than a difference in status. It is also t 4.8kReads7.4Score24514d adds

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    This one meets the requirements; the male protagonist goes to great lengths to wait for the female protagonist.

45. 545 难 There's No Escape! You Provoked an Obsessive Villain and Still Think You Can Run? 难逃！惹上偏执恶徒还想跑？ Little Mo Throws Mushrooms小莫扔蘑菇Modern Romance407k WordsCompleted My new story is out! You can find it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it! Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 1.9kReads8.9Score12314d adds
46. 546 反 Reverse Domestication 反向驯化 The Little Monster Who Ran Away from Home离家出走的小怪兽Modern Romance481k WordsCompleted [Possessive pursuit] + [groveling redemption arc]~ At the beginning, Shen Qingye said: “Meng Wanning, in this world, there’s nothing I can’t get if I want it.” “There was no road until I made one. You’ll walk whichever road I give you.” Back then, he never imagined that one day he would bow his proud head and kneel humbly before Meng Wanning. “I’m the one who hurt you, not the baby. Ningning, if you hate someone, hate me. Don’t abort the child.” Much later, someone asked Shen Qingye, “When 1.3kReads7.9Score10014d adds
47. 547 掌 The Darling in the Palm 掌上娇娇 Zhi Yun支云Ancient Romance907k WordsCompleted [Print edition preorder opens July 17] [Film and TV rights sold] [Reader's guide: sweet romance, devoted couple, feel-good wish fulfillment, with clever schemes and political intrigue, many clues and details, and a large cast of well-developed characters. The heroine never gets the short end of the stick; anything that doesn't make sense will be explained later] Prince Xuan, He Junting. In the novel Devoted to the Imperial Consort, the author wrote of how he slaughtered the entire Northern Di co 82.1kReads9.5Score9.3k14d adds
48. 548 他 He Burns Brighter Than the Sun 他比骄阳热烈 Only for You独予卿Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Love at first sight + possessive pursuit + loyal, rugged hero + devoted husband Arrogant, pampered heiress vs. fierce, rough-edged military officer from northern Myanmar She was the heiress of the most powerful family in Yuncheng, Huaguo. He was a lone, wandering young dragon. She was a sheltered darling who knew nothing of life's hardships. He was the nocturnal king of the forests of northern Myanmar. When he was eighteen, he sat on a street corner in the middle of the night, bandaging his 30.8kReads9.3Score3.3k14d adds
49. 549 欲 Lust, Obsession 欲，痴狂 Jiuke九柯Modern Romance240k WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation of His Obsession is now streaming. [Beijing social scene ✚ two flirtatious leads ✚ long-laid plans ✚ both leads have had no previous partners · sweet romance] Zhou Jin is notorious in Beijing for being an incorrigible rascal. Rumor has it he’s especially picky about women, and ordinary ones don’t catch his eye. The night Chi Zui finds out she’s been treated as a replacement, she decides to take a chance and asks Zhou Jin out. - After that night, Chi Zui discovers that 6.8kReads9.2Score88414d adds

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    [Ten Couples from the Beijing Circle, a Long-Planned Scheme + Double Cleanliness & Sweet Romance]

50. 550 陷 Fallen in Jingni 陷落京霓 Yuan Shaoqi元芍七Modern Romance342k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication] Radiant, pampered heiress x powerful, ruthless tycoon Beijing’s elite circle | Ten-year age gap | Powerful man humbles himself for love | Sweet romance Shen Jingni, the youngest daughter of the Shen family, was born breathtakingly beautiful. Raised in luxury, she was adored by everyone. While trying to secure a copy of a Song brocade, Shen Jingni accidentally crossed paths with Zhao Zonglan, the feared tycoon everyone gave a wide berth. Everyone in their circle kne 94.9kReads9.3Score10.2k14d adds

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