Looking for a Powerful Couple: The Male Lead Is Crazy and Controlling, and the Female Lead Likes It and Doesn't Object 男主疯批控制欲强的那种，女主不反对还很喜欢双强

1. 101 谁 Whose Shadow Are You Following? 谁是谁的跟屁虫 Chen Nian Zhijin辰年执今Modern Romance412k WordsCompleted Lin Jingmiao seems to have been possessive of Li Jingxing ever since they were little. She can't stand Li Jingxing fooling around with other girls, and she can't stand other girls giving him presents. When she was very young, she thought it was just the kind of possessiveness children feel toward their toys. But as she grew up, she realized she couldn't look Li Jingxing in the eye anymore. If there's any question in the world that could stump Li Jingxing, it would have to be: Why do girls get 5Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Highly recommend [Cool] Lin Jingmiao's possessiveness towards Li Jingxing has been since childhood. Why is she ignoring me again? Why is she not saying anything again? Why did she turn around and leave again?

2. 102 和 What’s It Like to Pretend to Be a Couple With Your Yandere Ex? 和病娇前任演情侣是种什么体验 Teacher Xiao Guo小郭老师Modern Romance304k WordsCompleted [Yandere romance, showbiz, rekindled love, both leads are romantically inexperienced, sunny heroine and sharp-tongued hero] After three years as an extra, she finally lands a second female lead role. Excitedly, she opens the script and discovers that her new character is a woman who clings to a man at first, then toys with his feelings and abandons him. “Director, how can I make a terrible woman like this feel more natural?” she asks earnestly. Before the director can answer, the male lead besid 1kReads8.0Score—14d adds

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   The female lead is introverted and shy and doesn't like going out, while the male lead is possessive and jealous, and doesn't allow the female lead to go out. They are a match made in heaven.

3. 103 囚 Prisoner: Imprisoned by Love 囚徒：以爱为牢 Pei Wangzhi裴妄之11k WordsCompleted Prisoner: Bound by Love 432Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Both the male and female leads are yandere; the female lead, being a yandere, falls for the murderer she created and takes the initiative.

4. 104 幼 The Young Emperor Hid an Edict: He Imprisoned the Empress Dowager in Marriage with an Empire 幼帝藏诏：他以万里江山囚娶皇姐 Mo Jianwei墨见微40k WordsCompleted The Young Emperor Hides an Edict: He Imprisons the Imperial Princess in Marriage with His Vast Empire 94Reads—Score—14d adds
5. 105 谁 Whose Daddy-Type Boyfriend Is This Scheming, Brooding One? 谁家爹系男友这么心机阴湿啊 Bi Ying Xi毕赢兮Modern Romance461k WordsCompleted [A seemingly fragile but truly haughty little fox + a possessive, fatherly tycoon] [Long-planned pursuit + age gap + both leads are inexperienced and devoted + sweet romance + happy ending] Word has it that Huan Ting'an, heir to the top-tier Huan family, is refined and elegant, aloof and abstinent, and has a beloved woman he can't have whom he's searched for in vain for years. After hearing this, Sheng Wen'ying looked in the mirror, then at a photo of the woman he loved, and thought long and har 3.7kReads—Score31614d adds

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   The male lead appears gentle and refined, but is actually cunning and obsessive. He wants the female lead to be his personal possession every day, which is incredibly captivating!

6. 106 女 The Villainess Binds Herself to a System, Then Gets Hounded by a Mad Male Lead 女配绑定系统后，被疯批男主纠缠 Shen Wenxing沈紊星Modern Romance288k WordsCompleted One devoted couple + one-on-one romance + childhood sweethearts + awakening + confinement + obsession + yandere + System A sweet, spoiled young lady who knows when to yield and when to stand her ground & an obsessive, possessive, deranged man in power Bai Hansu is the wicked supporting character in a novel, doomed to a tragic end! The childhood sweetheart she has loved for years, Gu Qingxu, is the novel’s male lead. In the story, she obsessively obstructs the main couple, keeps digging her own g 26Reads—Score—14d adds

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   The male lead is insane and extremely controlling, but the female lead accepts it all and keeps his insanity within acceptable limits.

7. 107 妹 My Precious Little Sister Wants a Divorce and to Run Away While Pregnant, but She Won't Escape Her Captivity 妹宝想离婚带球跑，休想逃被囚禁 Tangerine Sand桔沙Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted The pampered girl wants to get a divorce and run away while pregnant. Dream on: she's going to be imprisoned. 334Reads—Score—14d adds

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   The male lead is a madman with a strong desire for control, while the female lead doesn't object and even likes him very much. Their love story is a tumultuous one of love and hate, a deeply torturous tale. He imprisons her but leaves with a staggering 500 million yuan settlement. They were married before falling in love, have a child together, but their relationship is strained. In his dreams, he vaguely hears her crying and talking, which he dismisses as sleep-talking. She measures his neck with a rope, and he discovers it. She says she wants to buy him a necklace; he doesn't believe her. Instead, he ties her hands with the rope, warning her that they are enemies. She feels no love from him and only wants a divorce, wanting to run away pregnant and pack her things, but he discovers her and prevents her escape, imprisoning her. He doesn't know he has fallen in love with her. Neither of them knows the other's feelings, yet they bear the deep-seated hatred of their families' feud. This hatred binds them together. Blinded by love, a bitter love was actually coated with the sugar of hatred. She repeatedly wanted to ask him if he loved her, but his answer was always "enemy." Hearing those two words killed her heart. Perhaps love or not didn't matter at all, but she really wanted him to abandon the generations-old feud to love her. She finally didn't want to love anymore; it was too tiring of this entanglement of love and hate. She wanted to run away, but he monitored her 24 hours a day. Her family came with a bunch of weapons to rescue her, but seeing them all injured, she had no heart to live anymore and smashed her head against a wall. Her hatred for him increased many times over. He watched her fall, his heart breaking as he watched her tears fall. The butler asked him if he had fallen in love with her, but he stubbornly insisted and sent a doctor to save her. He wanted her dead, he wanted her alive; he was completely captivated by her. She survived, and only then did he realize he loved her. Some loves are just too hard to express. She had amnesia; she saw hitting him as a reward. She forgot all past grievances and grudges, yet he told her she was his husband and even lied to her about having a child. They shared an unprecedented level of affection. In her dreams, she asked him if he loved her, and he unconsciously and tenderly replied that he did. But when he woke up and asked again, he wouldn't answer. He thought that ignoring difficult questions was enough; he believed their lives would continue happily and peacefully like this. But then she regained her memory. All the bad things he had done to her, all the hurt he had caused, that one slap had long since driven away her love. She felt a bitter pang. Love is worthless. It was their parents who initially wanted them to marry, and now it's their parents who want them to divorce. They've been urging him to divorce repeatedly, both before and after his amnesia. He already knows he's fallen in love with her, and he resolutely refuses to divorce, but it's too late. His father demands a 50 million yuan breakup fee, but he won't budge for money. However, she demands a staggering 500 million yuan to leave, and his father agrees. She finally returns to her parents' home with dignity, but he chases after her, disregarding everything, even if her family kills him, to beg her to come back. He arrives, her family thanks him, and she's completely bewildered. His father also arrives, fearing for his precious son's life. Can he win her back? Will they continue in this old predicament of deep-seated hatred and unrequited love?

8. 108 被 After the Mad Chief Counselor Forced Me to Become His Blade, He Offered Up the World and Begged for Forgiveness 被疯批首辅强收为刀后，他交出天下跪求原谅 Mo Jianwei墨见微38k WordsCompleted After the Mad Chief Minister Forces Me to Become His Blade, He Offers Up the World and Kneels, Begging for Forgiveness 7Reads—Score—14d adds

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   The female protagonist seeks revenge; a dual-power dynamic.

9. 109 我 After I Washed Off My Heavy Makeup, the Cold CEO Regretted Everything 我洗掉浓妆之后，高冷总裁后悔了 Teacher Xiao Guo小郭老师Modern Romance651k WordsCompleted [Max-level powerhouse heroine and a husband who brings his wife good fortune] After transmigrating into a book, Gu Nian casually rescues a down-and-out young man. He raises his head from the mire. Bruises can’t conceal his refined features, and he hoarsely vows to repay her kindness. His gaze falls on her face, and his dull eyes light up for a moment. The young man works three jobs every day, saves up to buy a gold bracelet, then presents it to her like a precious treasure. Gu Nian gives it a gl 1kReads8.0Score10114d adds
10. 110 白 Bai Chengjin 白城烬 Red Convertible Mustang红色敞篷野马Ancient Romance423k WordsCompleted [Fallen Princess × Northern Wei Emperor | Two Powerhouses Plotting for Power | Taking by Force | Dangerous Relationship | Marriage First, Love Later] Helian Nayan was born when Hu Xia was at its height, and grew up as the Helian family fell into decay. She had seen her father, Helian Bobo, build an empire that seemed to reach the heavens. She had also watched her brothers tear at one another amid the empire's very lifeblood. She understood early on that a dynasty was not a family, and kinship w 41Reads—Score—14d adds

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    So far, it seems to suit my taste. I haven't finished watching it yet, but I hope the plot won't fall apart later.

11. 111 神 My Divine Bones Were Stolen? I Emptied the Imperial Treasury for My Dowry 神骨被夺？我搬空国库当嫁妆 Ke Xin柯新Ancient Romance875k WordsCompleted [Legitimate Daughter + Household and Palace Intrigue + Two Strong Leads + Devoted Love + Political Scheming + Divine Physician + Taking Down Villains + Satisfying Revenge] To save the Crown Prince, the genius physician Shen Jingwan is sacrificed by her family, who cut out her once-in-a-century “Exquisite Bone.” Her family is ennobled in return, while she is abandoned in the countryside to fend for herself. Three years later, she returns with unparalleled medical skills, only to discover that her 328Reads7.4Score—14d adds
12. 112 七 Her Seven Brothers Died in Battle, and the Legitimate Daughter Returned Darkened 七个哥哥战死沙场，嫡女黑化归来 Wild Donkey Tribe野驴部落Ancient Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [Historical romance, court intrigue, palace and household scheming, reborn, joining forces, legitimate daughter, revenge, two formidable leads, transmigrate into a book, seven older brothers, no saintly heroine, miracle doctor, adored by all, comeback, punishing scoundrels, imperial uncle, devoted husband, devoted couple] The comment section is 99% positive! Read with confidence! “Shen Nanqiao, being chosen to marry into the Eastern Palace is a blessing for your Duke of Zhenguo household!” Rebor 4.2kReads7.2Score80414d adds
13. 113 重 Reborn: Will the Four Maids Help Their Mistress Divorce and Remarry? 重生，四大丫鬟带主母和离改嫁？ Ke Xin柯新Ancient Romance467k WordsCompleted [Maid-assistance story + a heroine who wins by lying flat + a low-status marriage turned into a counterattack] Shen Yue, the prime minister’s legitimate daughter, was easygoing and plump, and had no love for using her brain. Back then, she had married down into the declining Marquis Gu household, bringing a lavish dowry. She had only wanted to take it easy and live out her days in peace. But after her husband, Gu Yanzhou, attached himself to the daughter of a powerful family, Su Wanrou, the two 492Reads6.9Score11414d adds
14. 114 废 On the Day the Empress Was Deposed, Eighty Thousand Secret Guards Knelt and Begged Her to Return 废后当天，八万暗卫跪请归位 Wild Donkey Tribe野驴部落Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue + household scheming + deposed empress + satisfying revenge + corruption + madman + power plays + intense push and pull] In her previous life, Li Qingcheng gave up everything for love. She disbanded the world's greatest intelligence network, the Tianji Pavilion, which she had built herself and which was powerful enough to topple the imperial throne. Then, as the Chancellor's legitimate daughter, she married Xiao Yexuan, an overlooked prince. For ten years, she schemed on his beh 2.1kReads6.6Score47814d adds
15. 115 救 Help! The Horror NPCs Are Lining Up for Me to Do Their Makeup 救命！惊悚NPC都排队找我化妆 Wild Donkey Tribe野驴部落Mystery519k WordsCompleted [Horror game + NPCs + horror survival + no System] Su Qing, a workaholic makeup artist, was just working overtime. When she opened her eyes again, she had been sucked into a horror game with a 99% death rate! As she watched her teammates panic and wet themselves, the bottom-performing Slit-Mouthed Woman approached her with a pair of scissors. Su Qing despaired. But wait... This woman’s makeup is way too crude! Her professional instincts kicked in, and she blurted out, “Your makeup isn’t working. 880Reads—Score17714d adds
16. 116 咱 Our Prince He Has Fallen 咱们赫太子爷陷进去了 Matcha Milk Pudding抹茶奶冻冻Modern Romance209k WordsOngoing [Cool, poisonous rose × born-bad playboy] [High school and college / angsty push-and-pull / neither is sexually inexperienced / adversarial couple / genuine playboy turns over a new leaf / morally gray cast / plot twists] At this school, where even the principal had to bow to power, a group of transfer students arrived. These party-loving troublemakers stirred up an already chaotic school, causing one upheaval after another. Xiao Yun never imagined she would get involved with Xi Heling, much les 641Reads—Score—14d adds
17. 117 清 A Gentle Breeze Meets the White Dew 清风遇白露 Honey Baby哈尼宝宝Modern Romance453k WordsCompleted In their previous lives, three people laid the groundwork for an entanglement that would continue into the next... One defied the will of Heaven and feared no karmic retribution, forcibly changing her fate for her; One was destined to be bound to her, their names written side by side on the Three Lives Stone; And one, after her death, set up a memorial tablet for her and built a shrine in her honor, keeping her soul from dispersing and giving it a place to return to. In this life, all three are 259Reads8.2Score—14d adds

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    This is so pretty! 🤤🤤

18. 118 绝 The Stunning Supermodel's Forceful Love 绝美超模强制爱 Riding the Wind and Waves乘风乘水Modern Romance325k WordsCompleted [Coercive love + controlling behavior + conspiracy and romance] Wang Yijin is an orphan. At ten, she is adopted by the wealthy Xi family, a powerful family in the capital. She spends her days caring for their young master, Xi Lier, who suffers from anger issues and depression. Xi Lier’s love for Wang Yijin suffocates her, and she does everything she can to escape the Xi family. When she grows up, she reunites with Luo Jiaye, who was also an orphan as a child, and falls in love with him. After a 1.2kReads—Score—14d adds

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    In this book, the male protagonist falls in love with the female protagonist at first sight, but she refuses to reciprocate and marries someone else. He then seduces her husband, and she runs away with him. He doesn't let her go, eventually finding her and imprisoning her.

19. 119 作 The Drama Queen Has Had Enough, and Hong Kong's Heir Can't Get Enough of Her 作精不作了，港城太子宠上瘾 Shen Xiyun沈熙云Modern Romance32k WordsOngoing [Rental-apartment romance + sharp-tongued, gloomy, weepy man + love and hate + 1v1 + mutually devoted + happy ending] After going bankrupt in her previous life, Shi Yang stole the last few tens of thousands her poor boyfriend had saved for medical bills to buy a handbag, then turned around and went after a rich heir. As it turned out, her poor boyfriend was the thousand-billion-yuan heir to a Hong Kong City fortune, and he’d lost his memory. The first thing he did after getting it back was thro —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    [Rental apartment fiction + sarcastic, cynical, and tearful male lead + a love story amidst hatred + 1v1 + both are virgins + HE] In her past life, after going bankrupt, Shi Yang absconded with her poor boyfriend's last few tens of thousands of yuan for medical treatment to buy a bag, then went to hook up with a rich second-generation heir. It turned out the poor boy was actually a Hong Kong billionaire heir with amnesia, and the first thing he did after regaining his memory was to throw her into the sea to feed the sharks! Reborn, Shi Yang looked at the 70,000 yuan Hermes bag she had just bought, her scalp tingling, and turned to leave! Carrying pig's trotters and ointment, she rushed back to her leaky rented apartment, seeing Fu Hechuan with a knife already stuck in her wrist, and shouted, "Spare the knife!" Fu Hechuan's eyes were bloodshot, his voice cold and sinister: "You took the money, aren't you going to get lost?" Just as Shi Yang trembled with fear, shivering as she moved a meter closer to him to save her life, a sobbing, aggrieved voice suddenly rang in her mind: [Waaaaah, she really is leaving! She bought the bag to hook up with some random guy!] "My leg is broken, I'm useless, she doesn't want me anymore, but I love her so much, please don't go, please hug me..." Shi Yang: ??? Later, everyone in the circle laughed at Shi Yang for going blind after going bankrupt, following a cripple and eating chaff. Until one day, hundreds of Rolls-Royces with consecutive license plate numbers surrounded the slum, and the rumored ruthless and decisive Hong Kong heir knelt on one knee under the leaky eaves, his eyes red, tightly hugging Shi Yang's waist. His tone was extremely humble: "Yangyang, I'll give you my money, I'll give you my life, I'm willing to be your dog..." Excerpt: Henchman: Kill him! Female lead: You want to kill my God of Wealth? I'll send you to the police station for a chat first.

20. 120 双 Mutual Yanderes: We're Both Imprisoning Each Other 双向病娇：我们都在互相囚 Jiang Xue from Yancheng盐城的绛雪Modern Romance175k WordsOngoing [Yandere + Possessive] [Mutual Yanderes] [Obsessive CEO] [Deranged Male Lead] [Forced Possession] [Mutual Control] [Fake Couple] The whole world envies Su Wan and Lu Chenyuan. She is gentle and sweet, while he is cool and distinguished. To everyone around them, they’re the perfect couple. But no one knows They both wear masks of tenderness, while beneath them lie twisted obsessions and an all-consuming need to possess. He secretly tracks her whereabouts, cuts off every man in her life, and plots 7Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Incomparably beautiful,

21. 121 满 The Master-Level Green Tea Turns the Untouchable into Her Devoted Servant 满级绿茶把高岭之花钓成裙下臣 Sunny Day Mirage晴天幻影Modern Romance541k WordsOngoing [Sweet Romance]+ [Secret Account Exposed]+ [Intense Push and Pull]+ [Yandere]🔥 “Uncle, I was wrong...” The young woman’s eyes were red-rimmed, her expression soft and pitiful. Fu Yanci, the top tycoon of Beijing’s elite circles, slowly pulled off his tie and pinned her firmly into a corner, his eyes roiling with obsession and madness. “When you were flirting with me online, all sugar and honey, why didn’t you call me Uncle then? You reeled me in and now you want to run? Too late. You can only be 23Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Every character in this book is vividly portrayed, with distinct personalities and remarkable abilities. However, the male protagonist, Fu Yanci, is even more insane, displaying an extreme level of obsession and possessiveness towards the female protagonist, making it well worth following.

22. 122 晞 Light on Jade, Shadow on Inkstone 晞光砚影 Drunken Delight醉欢儿Modern Romance206k WordsCompleted Ming Yan, the crown prince of Yangon, versus Ji Xi, the heiress to Southeast Asia’s “Dark Night” Codenamed “Shadow,” she is the daughter of Ji Ye, legendary leader of “Dark Night,” and the “Light of Dawn” she forged herself. Ji Xi: Look me in the eyes and say, “I love you.” Ming Yan: “I... love you.” Ji Xi: “See? You can’t even fool yourself.” “It’s as if we fell in love at different times.” “You once loved me so passionately.” Ji Xi’s voice caught in her throat. “Before I had the chance to resp 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Double strength! 🥰

23. 123 坏 Bad Dog: Moral Decay 坏狗：道德沦丧 Kongdu Thirteen Forks空渡十三叉Two Male Leads263k WordsOngoing [Younger Man, Two Strong Leads + Angsty Romance + Over-the-Top Urban Drama + The Ex-Chasing Crematorium] Fake-sweet, scheming, unhinged dog-type gong x short-tempered, sharp-tongued, beautiful, strong, tragic queen-type shou In a nutshell: The stray dog I've raised for eleven years suddenly says he loves me. I call him insane, only to find myself... getting screwed and ending up on the bottom??? Yan Chuan grew up without a mother, and his father died when he was eight. Jun Dui took rough care of —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The characters are vividly portrayed, with flesh and blood, and the plot is rigorous, logical, and well-structured. The author's writing skills are solid, and the author is very capable.

24. 124 孤 Stranded Island Livestream: The Mad Tycoon’s Captive Obsession 孤岛直播：疯批财阀囚宠成瘾 Nine Heavens Star Xuan九天星璇Modern Romance59k WordsOngoing My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Live-streamed captivity, bizarre games, crazy tycoons, the female lead has teeth throughout – highly recommended!

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