The Male Lead Doesn’t Love the Female Lead at First and Wants to Kill Her 男主一开始不爱女主，想杀女主

1. 251 难 Hard to Win Over: The Mad Second Master Sheds His Pride for Her 难哄，疯批二爷为她折了一身傲骨 Tea Brewed with Autumn Water秋水煎茶Modern Romance423k WordsCompleted [Both Leads Are Faithful + Sweet on the Outside, Dark Within + Healing and Redemption + Heroine Pursues Him at First + Hero Dotes on Her Fiercely Later + Happy Ending] [Debauched, Unhinged Big Shot vs. Cool, Well-Behaved Streamer] (Unhinged hero! He's completely heartless at first! If you like gentle heroes, this isn't for you!) Everyone in Hong Kong knew that Fu Xun, second son of the Fu family, was ruthless, cold-hearted, and fickle. The women around him came and went, and every one of them wa 4.7kReads9.1Score414Shelves

   Reader note

   It starts with the female lead being the most attractive to the male lead, who can't see his own heart clearly. Not wanting the female lead to become his weakness, he tries to kill her, but regrets it as soon as he throws the knife. It's a classic case of "chasing after his wife," with the male lead being two-faced. Investing in this story is definitely worthwhile! Happy ending.

2. 252 离 The Day We Signed the Divorce Papers, She Knelt and Begged Me to Give Us One More Chance 离婚协议签好那天，她跪着求我再试一次 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊11k WordsCompleted The day we signed the divorce papers, she knelt and begged me to give us one more try 5kReads—Score—Shelves
3. 253 姐 Sis, You've Got Quite a Few Darling Boys 姐姐，宝儿挺多啊 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊15k WordsCompleted Sis, You’ve Got Quite a Few Treasures 130Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 254 救 Help! After Winning Over a Psycho, I Was Spoiled and Coddled 救命！攻略疯批后，我被娇养诱哄 Huai Si怀姒Modern Romance304k WordsCompleted A word of warning: The early chapters are awkward, and the story focuses on sweet romance. It has some Mary Sue and silly, innocent heroine elements, so if that's not your thing, be sure to click the X! [Transmigrating into a book + both leads' first relationship + sickly, possessive, pitiful male lead × sweet, flirtatious little princess + extreme sweetness ahead] Yu Zhibai transmigrates into a book and becomes the doomed fiancée of the deranged male lead she created. What's more, she has only 5.9kReads9.1Score380Shelves
5. 255 我 I Transmigrated 999 Times and Drove the Mad Tyrant Insane 我穿越999次，逼疯了疯批暴君 Mo Mo Is Master Mo墨墨是墨爷Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted With only six months left to live, Tang Wan masters a skill called “Transmigration,” allowing her to travel back and forth between the modern and ancient worlds. On her first transmigration, people mistake her for a ghost… On her ninety-ninth, she nearly dies at the hands of the dog emperor. On her 108th, she “defiles” the emperor’s innocence. After transmigrating time and again, she discovers to her delight that a little dragon energy can extend her life. Tang Wan: “Mooch, mooch, keep mooching 16.5kReads9.5Score2.2kShelves

   Reader note

   A silly, quirky female lead meets a cunning, self-deceptive male lead. The female lead, suffering from a serious illness, suddenly gains the ability to travel back and forth in time. Upon arriving in a new world, she's mistaken for an assassin and arrested to silence her. The female lead then plays various tricks on him, such as giving him laxatives and spreading rumors. However, the male lead remains outwardly composed, using these situations to his advantage. Through their mutual manipulation, they gradually fall in love. Both leads have a grand vision and dedicate themselves to their country. The male lead is incredibly devoted! After a long period of loneliness, he finally finds his soulmate! Highly recommended—a funny, entertaining, and touching story!

6. 256 掌 Possessiveness 掌控欲 Lan Sheng澜笙Modern Romance947k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Love on Repeat is now available on major platforms, along with the audiobook of the same name] [A domineering, possessive man in a suit & a scheming beauty pretending to be sweet and obedient] (One-on-one, both leads are pure + forced pursuit + domineering and deranged male lead + intense push and pull + difference in status + going mad for love) Li Wanwan was with Rong Xingye for three years, staking everything on him, only to lose in the end. He mocked her for not knowi 9.3kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves

   Reader note

   💓①The female lead was mocked by the male lead for wanting to climb the social ladder even as a kept woman. She then left on his engagement day, but the male lead panicked. Later, they met again. ✨The female lead had a new life, but the male lead didn't want to let go, so he took her back and used marriage to bind her to him.

7. 257 追 Eight Years of Chasing You: Please Sign Here 追妻八年，请签收 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊30k WordsCompleted Chasing My Wife for Eight Years: Please Sign Here 1.6kReads—Score—Shelves
8. 258 霸 The CEO’s Need for Control 霸总的掌控欲 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊36k WordsCompleted The CEO’s Need for Control 30Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 259 温 A Tender Rose Becomes His Cherished Favorite in the Apocalypse 温软玫瑰沦为他心尖偏宠【末世】 Fallen Today落今朝Sci-Fi & Apocalypse360k WordsCompleted [A post-apocalyptic setting + a trash man’s regret + the arch-enemy villain takes the lead + love triangle drama + mutual salvation + swoony romance + romantic aesthetics + both leads are devoted to each other] [Gentle, steadfast beacon of righteousness x refined, unhinged smiling schemer (irresistibly wicked)] Even as she lay dying, Wen Yao couldn’t understand what she had ever liked about Shen Yichuan. Was it his coldheartedness, or his selfishness? As his partner, she had risked her life for 44.4kReads9.5Score5.1kShelves

   Reader note

   🌈✨The male lead always treated the female lead as a substitute. Later, a better substitute appeared, so the male lead gave up on the female lead. His demonic claws pierced her body from behind. "I will give Qinxue whatever she wants, even if it is your life, Master." Later... He knelt in front of her, his eyes red: "Master, please love your disciple, even if it is just a little."

10. 260 恶 The Villainess Turns Over a New Leaf, and Her Mad Husband Dotes on Her 恶女洗白，疯批夫君宠上天 Fang Yue Lan Xing方月揽星Ancient Romance504k WordsCompleted [Just rated! Marriage first, love later + raising a powerful minister + the male lead fights tooth and nail for their married status] Chu Ning accidentally transmigrates to a remote, impoverished mountain village. The original owner was also named Chu Ning, and was a notorious shrew in the area. She'd been stealing chickens and dogs, cheating and cutting corners since childhood, and swore like a sailor every day. Now she was twenty, and not a single person from the surrounding villages dared co 638Reads6.9Score100Shelves

    Reader note

    This book is about a protagonist who was killed by the male lead... I recommend reading it!

11. 261 救 Help! On Our Wedding Night After I Transmigrated into a Book, the Crazy Male Lead Tried to Kill Me 救命！穿书新婚夜疯批男主要杀我 Shen Qiao沈峭Ancient Romance445k WordsCompleted Xue Miao’an transmigrates into a melodramatic novel as a cannon-fodder female supporting character who dies from the start. The moment she opens her eyes, the unhinged male lead is trying to kill her. She’s been poisoned with a deadly toxin and doesn’t have long to live. No problem: the male lead is the antidote. Bracing her frail body, she pushes him straight down. The unhinged male lead is ruthless and vicious. He makes her sleep in the woodshed and kneel on the bed, shouting every day that he 229Reads8.2Score—Shelves
12. 262 他 He Pulled Me Back from the Abyss 他从深渊拽回我 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊18k WordsCompleted He Pulled Me Back from the Abyss 13Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 263 从 The Person Who Raised Me Became My Husband 从小管我的人成了我老公 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊22k WordsCompleted The One Who Raised Me Became My Husband 431Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 264 被 After a Mad NPC Set Its Sights on Me, I Took Control 被疯批NPC盯上后，我直接拿捏 Cactus Heart仙人掌心Mystery813k WordsCompleted [Female lead grows over time] [Male lead is thoroughly rotten] [One-and-only relationships] [Games include survival, horror, and rule-based mysteries…] A strange bus travels through time and space, crossing into another dimension… Jiang Song never imagined that her life as an overworked office drone would end on the day she finally clocked out. To survive the terrifying games, she must complete every mission without making a single mistake. The games are already perilous, but then an NPC s 35kReads9.3Score4.5kShelves

    Reader note

    This is a must-read! Guaranteed to be amazing! It's an infinite flow novel. The male lead, Shen Tingsi, is an NPC, born evil, created to be the boss. The female lead, Jiang Song, is powerful, intelligent, beautiful, and incredibly charismatic. Later on, the relationship between the male and female leads is very sweet. Everyone should read it!!!

15. 265 快 Quick Transmigration: Has the Tragic Romance Hero Gone Mad Today? 快穿：虐文男主今天疯了吗 Seven-Year-Old Tea茶七岁Modern Romance215k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + no CP + angst + regret and groveling + faking death to escape + heroine stays in character] In every tragic romance novel, there's always a hapless heroine who gets tormented by the male lead, the second male lead, and the villainess. Even random passersby on the street get to kick her while she's down. Su Can is a top-tier quick transmigration Host. Her mission is to transmigrate into various tragic romance worlds and turn the tables on the scumbag men. At first: The co 886Reads8.3Score108Shelves
16. 266 你 If You Won't Marry, Then I'll Marry You 你若不嫁，我便娶你 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊40k WordsCompleted If you won’t marry me, then I’ll marry you. 12Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 267 反 After the Villain Killed His Wife to Prove His Righteousness, the Male Lead Used His Life to Rebuild Me 反派杀妻正道后，男主拿命塑我身 Thousand Cold Twilight Snow千寒暮雪Ancient Romance154k WordsOngoing (Transmigrate into a book + new life + both leads are each other's first and only love + happy ending) I devoted myself to raising the villain, but in the end, he still killed me? My refined and gentle childhood friend, my senior martial brother, was filled with regret after my death. He led me onto the path of immortality and remade my body... Time changes everything. When we meet again, what sparks will fly? (The plot is full of twists and turns, starts strong and only gets better. Don't be af —Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 268 夜 Young Master Ye, Stop Tormenting Me. Your Wife Is Already Gone 夜少别虐了，夫人已尸骨无存 Autumn Unseen不见秋Modern Romance189k WordsCompleted [Elite Family Tragedy | Obsessive Love | CEO’s Regretful Pursuit | Faked Death and Rebirth]“Su Yan, a wicked woman like you might as well be dead.” Su Yan had loved Ye Xiaohan for twelve years, but Ye Xiaohan despised her in every way. Su Yan thought that one day, Ye Xiaohan would realize how good she was, but he continued to hurt her without restraint. After suffering endless humiliation and abuse, and even having the child they shared taken away from her... Su Yan finally understood that Ye Xi 1.7kReads8.3Score164Shelves
19. 269 那 What Exactly Happened That Night? 那晚，到底发生了什么 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊19k WordsCompleted What exactly happened that night? 158Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 270 侯 My Lord, You Have the Wrong Person 侯爷，您认错人了 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊11k WordsCompleted My Lord, you've mistaken me for someone else. 123Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 271 公 The Princess Becomes a Prisoner, and Her Violent, Mad Lover Loses Control 公主沦为阶下囚，暴戾疯批失控了 Guo Little Cat蝈小猫Ancient Romance509k WordsCompleted After the Great Zhou dynasty fell, Princess Yuning Yu Qingyi, the former emperor's most beloved daughter, was captured and made the regent prince Li Heng's concubine-servant. Li Heng hated her and wanted nothing more than to have her torn apart by horses. He imprisoned her, whipped her, and crushed her dignity, but she never gave in. All he ever got in return was her contempt and hatred. “You must know that death isn't the most painful thing in this world. Living in misery is.” But she was like 2kReads6.5Score129Shelves

    Reader note

    With the fall of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Princess Yining, Yu Qingyi, became a prisoner of Regent Li Heng, subjected to confinement and whipping, her dignity shattered. Li Heng harbored boundless hatred, but she was like a defiant wolf, preferring to suffer rather than submit, filled only with disdain and resentment.

22. 272 温 Soft and Fragrant, the Merciless Eunuch Claims His Darling with a Kiss 温香软玉，疯戾九千岁夺吻宠娇 White White White Rabbit白白白兔子Ancient Romance361k WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 3.4kReads8.9Score218Shelves

    Reader note

    The female lead is reborn and seduces the male lead, who finds her annoying and constantly wants to kill her. Later, he becomes increasingly possessive, and after scolding her, he foolishly goes to find his wife.

23. 273 前 My Ex-Boyfriend Is the Great Demon King in My Arms 前男友是我怀里的大魔王 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊25k WordsCompleted My Ex-Boyfriend Is the Great Demon King in My Arms 37Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 274 活 The Living Yama Is Back for His Medicine 活阎罗他又来抓药了 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊15k WordsCompleted The Living Yama Is Back for Medicine Again 38Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 275 我 I’m Really at My Wit’s End: The Black Lotus NPC Keeps Trying to Kill Me 我真的会谢黑莲花NPC总想嘎我 Yu Chunhan于春寒Mystery529k WordsOngoing Main characters: Lin Lianzhi x Li Ye (Everyone else puts this line in, so I will too. The rating just came out; it’ll go up later.) [The female lead is full of schemes] [The male lead is an NPC whose mission is to lure players to their deaths] [The male lead is a master of disguise and acting] [The male lead is a scheming black lotus; the female lead goes with anything, like lotus-flavored seasoning] [Heh, you want to kill me? I’ll hide in the bathroom. When you knock, I’ll say someone’s in here 13kReads9.2Score1.9kShelves

    Reader note

    This is seriously gorgeous, and the couple on the opposing lane is so adorable!!

26. 276 娘 Your Majesty, the Agreement Is Void 娘娘，协议作废 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊36k WordsCompleted Your Majesty, the Agreement Is Void 30Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 277 不 Didn't You Say You'd Kill Me? So Why Did You Fall for Me First? 不是说要杀我？你怎么还先爱上了 Stealing Cables in the Dead of Night半夜三更偷电缆Modern Romance189k WordsCompleted [Love and hate, possessiveness, jealousy, push and pull, pure romance] (Fast-paced: they kiss, fall in love, and sleep together within 20 chapters. Not recommended to skip chapters.) One-line summary: The male lead lies to the female lead, and somewhere along the way, ends up deceiving himself too. Synopsis: When Chen Xu was nine, a little demon girl kidnapped him. They relied on each other and stuck together through thick and thin. But while he thought they'd formed a bond, she saw him as a bur 7.2kReads9.1Score973Shelves

    Reader note

    At first I wanted to kill, then I fell in love; both were written by the same author.

28. 278 穿 Transmigrated into a Book: My Cold Husband Is So Hard to Win Over 穿书之冷漠夫君太难攻略了 Plastic Flowers and Short-Legged Beasts塑料花与短腿野兽Ancient Romance277k WordsCompleted Trying to win over the male supporting character? You can’t kill him, you can’t beat him, and seduction doesn’t work. What are you supposed to do! Jiang Li, an 18-year-old art student, transmigrates into a book after a car accident and finds herself in a strange world. She receives a System mission: win over Zhou Yi, the male supporting character in the novel Phoenix Perched Above, and guide the story to a happy ending. Once she completes the mission, she can return to her own world. Without a g 818Reads8.4Score105Shelves

    Reader note

    The male lead kills the female lead once at the beginning, but she is resurrected. It's a very good story!

29. 279 追 A Wife-Chasing Road to Ruin? No, She's Going Straight to Cremation! 追妻火葬场？不，这是直接火化！ Ten Thousand Gu万蛊13k WordsCompleted A Crematorium for Chasing Your Wife? No, This Is a Straight-Up Cremation! 15Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 280 我 I'm a Spy, and I Switched Bodies with an Enemy Officer 我，奸细，和敌方军官互换身体了 Stealing Cables in the Dead of Night半夜三更偷电缆Modern Romance269k WordsCompleted [Soul swap + faked death + mild coercion + push and pull + groveling pursuit + romance-focused] Xu Lian, a conscientious spy, is diagnosed with a terminal illness and callously abandoned by her organization. To take revenge, she uncovers a secret family technique and swaps bodies with an enemy officer that very night. Song Jinze, a top commander who stands above everyone else, wakes up one morning in the body of a lowly slum dweller. After the swap, they begin a battle of wits. Xu Lian has forg 29.7kReads9.4Score4.5kShelves
31. 281 感 A Guide to Reforming Villains 感化反派指南 Xiao Shanzhong小山重Ancient Romance253k WordsCompleted [Main Story Complete; Extras Will Be Posted From Time to Time] Jiang Runian was on the verge of successfully ascending when the Heavenly Dao informed her that her fortune was insufficient. The tribulation lightning struck her and sent her to another world, where she was bound to a System that was supposed to reform villains. When she heard that five or six little-sunshine Hosts had already failed to stop the villain from turning evil and destroying the world, Jiang Runian sneered. “Would a villa 3.2kReads9.2Score471Shelves

    Reader note

    The male lead is strong, and the female lead is even stronger. The female lead is gentle and aloof but not indifferent, and the male lead is not the gloomy character found in traditional romance novels.

32. 282 尘 A Twisted Fate 尘缘错 Mu Linan木里南Modern Romance174k WordsCompleted 267Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    🍁①The female lead was bullied at school and dropped out. The male lead was also involved and later fell in love with her, but he couldn't find her anywhere... 🍇🍇Five years later, they reunited. The female lead already had someone she loved, but the male lead still used every means to force her to stay by his side and even got her pregnant...

33. 283 采 Trying to Drain My Essence? You Just Lost Your Cultivation 采补我？你修为没了 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊14k WordsCompleted Trying to drain my energy? You’ve lost your cultivation now. 42Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 284 那 I Never Swiped That Room Key 那张房卡我没刷 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊9k WordsCompleted I Didn't Swipe That Room Key 80Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 285 拯 After I Saved the Sick, Obsessive Demon Lord, He Became Utterly Devoted to Me 拯救了病娇妖尊后，他嗜我如命 Like Walking Through the Night如行于夜Ancient Romance626k WordsCompleted The animated series is now streaming [Sweetness overload warning! Devoted couple + sweet romance + little temptress + possessive + crazy + lovesick] A healing little fairy with incredible fighting prowess x a cold, celibate, lovesick rabbit spirit Wanwan transmigrates into a book to undergo a trial. The Heavenly Dao tells her to reform a pitiful villain on the verge of turning evil, teach him to be good, and inspire him to cultivate virtue. Wanwan says, “No problem. I just have to shower the vil 6.2kReads9.3Score844Shelves

    Reader note

    1. The male lead doesn't love the female lead, so the female lead tries to win him over. It's a bit like a "black lotus" story, and it's quite entertaining! 2. She sees the male lead's true colors right from the start. "Male lead, don't kill me! I don't want to die!" He chases her, she flees, and she has no way to escape. This is my family heirloom, a novel. I've even brought out my lifeblood, Princess, please take a look!

36. 286 掌 Paulownia in the Palm 掌中疏桐 Xin Moran心陌然Ancient Romance900k WordsOngoing The main story is complete. Originally titled A Paulownia in the Palm, the first chapters are free, but the price will go up later! [Mutual Devotion] [Fictional Setting] [Forced Possession] [Beautiful Wife] [Powerful Minister] [Adorable Baby] [Pregnant and on the Run] [Ancient-Era Court Intrigue] [Secret Marriage] Luo Shutong, the most proper young noblewoman in the capital, woke one morning to find Ye Chuan, the all-powerful chief minister, lying beside her. Trembling, she pulled out all the mo 11.1kReads8.0Score519Shelves

    Reader note

    The story begins with the female lead getting pregnant. The male lead is a high-ranking official, and the female lead is stunningly beautiful with a fiancé. She unexpectedly becomes pregnant with the male lead's child, and at the beginning, the male lead is cold and often frightens her.

37. 287 婚 A Shocking Turn in the Bridal Suite 婚房惊变 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊14k WordsCompleted A Shocking Incident in the Bridal Suite 10Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 288 炙 Burning Love 炙爱 Bai Chen白尘Modern Romance156k WordsCompleted He dragged her out of hell, then became obsessed with making her his own. By day, he could command the wind and rain. By night, he held her tenderly in his arms. With hands stained by filth, he clung tightly to her, as if he wanted to fuse her into his very bones and blood. She once thought meeting him was her misfortune, never imagining he would become her bond for life. 6.6kReads9.4Score572Shelves
39. 289 被 After Being Kidnapped, I Kidnap the Western Regions' Young Lord and Bring Him Back to the Central Plains 被拐后，我反拐西域少主回中原 Thousand Threads of Intrigue千丝戏Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Young lord of the Western Regions × Princess of Sheng'an] Ye Zhaoyu was born into the imperial family. She figured she'd surely been dealt the pampered darling's script in life, so she wisely decided to coast. But she never expected to take a wrong turn and be kidnapped to the Western Regions. By a stroke of bad luck, she was sent to the bed of a deranged young lord known as a demon's lair and a living Shura. She immediately switched into survival-and-escape mode, determined to flee back to the 8.4kReads9.5Score1.3kShelves
40. 290 带 After Running Away While Pregnant, the Villain Regrets It Bitterly 带球跑后，反派悔的哭戚戚 Sweet and Sour Fishn糖醋鱼nAncient Romance381k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later; substitute bride; fleeing while pregnant; sweet and angsty; groveling redemption; sweet, sweet, sweet] The villain hates her to the core. After losing his memory, he mistakes her for his lover. To save her own life, she goes along with it and is forced to take the place of the reborn heroine, marrying the villain who was supposed to kill her. As a genius physician of the twenty-first century, how could she let anyone push her around? She can take on the reborn heroin 509Reads8.7Score106Shelves

    Reader note

    It's very beautiful. [Admiration]

41. 291 公 The Young Master Likes Men 公子他喜欢男人 Black Coffee Black黑咖黑Ancient Romance370k WordsCompleted [Bisexual Male Lead (Genuinely Gay, Then Turns Straight) + Angst Before Romance + Chasing His Wife + HE + Male Lead Is Not Chaste] [Scheming, Darkly Clever, Stunning Male Lead vs. Kind, Sincere, Gentle Female Lead] [The female lead knows lightness skills, while the male lead cannot fight. This is not the traditional domineering, powerful male lead setup: it's more female-strong and male-weak. The male lead is the submissive partner early on, so don't read if you dislike this setup! Readers who r 2.5kReads8.3Score233Shelves

    Reader note

    The male lead initially suspected the female lead and genuinely wanted to kill her, but later discovered it was a misunderstanding. He even adopted her as his sister and was deeply distressed to see her marry someone else.

42. 292 救 Help! I Saw the Male Lead's True Face From the Start, What Do I Do? 救！开局撞见男主真面目了怎么办 Gaoliang Yiyi高粱怡怡Modern Romance561k WordsCompleted Ruan Baibai dies unexpectedly. When she opens her eyes again, she's become a random passerby in a book, one who gets killed right from the start! Realizing that the person approaching her is a maniac, Ruan Baibai takes off running. In her panic, she ducks into a dark alley and runs into the male lead, who's blowing out a cloud of smoke... Danger! Ruan Baibai tries to flee on her short little legs, but someone grabs her by the scruff of the neck and hauls her back. “Miss Ruan, you saw somethin 2kReads7.3Score142Shelves
43. 293 死 After Her Archenemy Lost His Memory, the Female General Tricked Him into Growing Old with Her 死对头失忆后，被女将骗到白了头 Old Sword God Li of Snowflight City 1飞雪城的李老剑神1Ancient Romance500k WordsCompleted He Lan Xueyi, a woman disguised as a man, was a general of the Linglan Kingdom. Chi Yanshu was a general of the Dayan Kingdom. They had fought countless times, yet neither could gain the upper hand. When they clashed once again, Chi Yanshu's military strategist shot a poisoned silver needle at her. Without an antidote within three months, she would die in agony as her organs ruptured. Poisoned, He Lan Xueyi grabbed Chi Yanshu and leaped into the river with him. Underwater, Chi Yanshu tore off he 1.4kReads8.7Score155Shelves

    Reader note

    It's truly a love-hate relationship, a classic Mr. & Mrs. Smith story.

44. 294 我 With Just a Little Trick, I Made the Mafia Boss Blush and Lose His Cool 我只略施手段，黑帮霸总被撩红温 Well-Read Gentleman八面书生Modern Romance823k WordsCompleted Yu Beicheng transmigrates into a book as the vicious stepsister who frames the heroine in a crime-world novel. She took credit for saving the male lead when they were kids. The heroine’s kidney is inside her body. The heroine’s man is in her bed. Oh, great. She’s hit every part of a hopeless mess. According to the novel’s clichéd plot, the original owner of her body keeps sabotaging and slandering the heroine. After the male lead discovers her true nature, she ends up turned into a human pig. Wh 1.4kReads8.0Score112Shelves

    Reader note

    It's incredibly good! I love the female lead's character. The male lead initially dislikes her and even wants to kill her, but he's caught in a love-hate relationship with her. She tries to leave him multiple times, but he always tries to win her back. The female lead's character is really great! It's a comedic film; the female lead doesn't actually like the male lead.

45. 295 蹂 After I Tormented the Male Lead, He Spoiled Me Rotten 蹂躏男主后，他将我宠上天 Nan Xiaofei南小非Ancient Romance642k WordsCompleted [Sweet 1v1 romance] [Pretending to transmigrate into a book] [The real powerhouse] She transmigrates into a book and becomes the evil female cannon fodder destined to be made into a human pig by the male lead. The System gives her two tasks: follow the original plot and humiliate the male lead, then make him fall hopelessly in love with her. Faced with a hellishly difficult challenge, she takes it all in stride. At their first meeting, he bites through her artery and swears to make her wish she 9kReads9.3Score980Shelves

    Reader note

    🍅In the first book, the male lead initially didn't love the female lead and even wanted to kill her. However, he never expected that she would turn out to be the person he had always longed for. Even more unexpectedly, she was even more obsessed with him than he was, and he was so frightened that he knelt down and begged her to stop. [Facepalm]

46. 296 攻 After Winning Over a Yandere, I Faked My Death 攻略病娇后，我死遁了 Little Ke Doesn't Sleep小柯不睡觉Ancient Romance209k WordsCompleted [Faked Death + Redemption + Beautiful but Tragic Hero + Dark, Unhinged Yandere | One-on-One, Happy Ending, Both Leads Are Each Other's First and Only] When Song Qingqing first meets her mission target, Li Zhiwei, he smiles like a flower in full bloom and presses a sharp sword to her throat. “I'll try to make sure you don't suffer more than necessary.” Song Qingqing: Thanks, I guess. With no other choice, she kisses the villain by force, and their lives become bound together. She diligently w 1.6kReads8.6Score142Shelves

    Reader note

    The male lead is incredibly innocent, a half-demon fox who doesn't understand love. In the early stages, he tries to kill the female lead, and she initially deceives him about his feelings. However, their relationship later blossoms into a super sweet romance.

47. 297 穿 After I Transmigrated Into a Book, I Was Forced to Join Forces with the Unhinged Third Male Lead 穿书后，被迫和疯批男三狼狈为奸 Crazy Little Soup Dumpling疯狂的小笼包Ancient Romance620k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + strong leads + pure love] A heroine who grows over time Bai Youyi is reborn as a vicious, doomed county princess. In the end, the powerful royal household is brought down, and the doomed princess is pierced through the heart by the male and female leads' arrows. To change her fate, she tries to stop the leads from meeting, only to fall into the hands of the third male lead, a villain. When they first meet, he says, “The poison the princess took requires regular doses 713Reads8.4Score105Shelves

    Reader note

    This ancient romance novel is a must-read! [Exploration] The male lead initially manipulates the female lead, even poisoning her. It's true the female lead initially wanted to kill him [smirk]. The male lead has other identities and considerable power and status. Later, through a marriage alliance between two countries, he uses various methods to force the female lead to stay by his side [attention].

48. 298 七 The Last Taillight of July 七月尾灯 The White Moon Enters the Year白月入年Modern Romance262k WordsCompleted [Revenge + Dark Romance + Bad Ending + Southeast Asia + Undercover Agent + Underworld Boss] Chen Shu died in Southeast Asia. To be precise, his name was Zhou Li. Jiang Lai had known Zhou Li for eight years. She learned his real name at his funeral… Only then did she realize that the name, identity, and job he'd told her about were all lies… Zhou Li never knew, not even at the moment of his death, that Jiang Lai had loved him for eight years. Even until the end, Jiang Lai never knew that, of al 570Reads6.6Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    These books are super good! [Kissing emojis]

49. 299 虐 He Abused Her Until She Was Crippled. Five Years Later, Mr. Zhou Loses Control and Begs for Another Chance 虐她致残，五年重逢，周总失控求上位 Orange Gold橙金Modern Romance414k WordsCompleted When Lin Zhao was 19, she accidentally ran over Zhou Yili's fiancée and was tormented by him for two years before escaping death. Five years later, they met again. Zhou Yili walked past her hand in hand with his daughter. The girl looked at him and asked, “Dad, who’s that lady who looks so much like me?” She heard him answer, “No one important.” Zhou Yili had always been cold and ruthless, convinced he would never love again. He had once sworn to make Lin Zhao wish she were dead. But whenever ni 422Reads6.4Score117Shelves
50. 300 糜 Night of Debauchery 糜夜 Qiaoqiao the Loach桥桥小泥鳅Modern Romance518k WordsCompleted [Female lead is not a virgin; male lead is a virgin] [No moral compass] Only people who have their self-respect, love themselves, and can afford to eat their fill get to worry about things like that. In the eyes of those people, someone like Shen Yuanchu was the easiest target of all. They could drive her into a corner and push her to the brink of collapse and suicide, without having to pay a price. Too bad she didn’t die. Since she survived, coming back means it’s time to collect her debts. Co 57.4kReads8.9Score8.1kShelves

Other lists with Hard to Win Over: The Mad Second Master Sheds His Pride for Her