Stories Where the Male Lead Approaches the Female Lead with an Agenda, but Falls in Love with Her Later 想看男主有目的接近女主文，但后来男主爱上了女主

1. 201 唇 A Beauty Mark Beneath His Lip and a Little Pear-Dimpled Smile 唇下痣和小梨涡 What Tree Grows Peanuts?花生什么树Modern Romance200k WordsCompleted Sunshine boy × cries at the drop of a hat Everyone knew that the young master of the Ji family had been the center of attention since childhood, a darling of heaven who was out of everyone's league. He received so many love letters he could barely hold them, but never opened a single one. - One night, six years later, Zhu Guan'er was tipsy when Ji Zhao found her and took her home. Ji Zhao took his time winning her over, and Zhu Guan'er fell for him step by step. When she learned he had a first l 4kReads9.3Score70514d adds
2. 202 重 Reborn, Don't Blame Me for Ignoring You 重生后，别怪我对你爱搭不理 Honey Su蜜糖苏Modern Romance177k WordsCompleted Xu Zhouheng... The most unattainable golden boy in all of Yubei City: rich, carefree, and adored by countless girls. People said that all it took was one glance at him to make your heart race. Wen Yan thought of herself as utterly ordinary, yet she fell in love with this boy who was beyond her reach. In her previous life, she had secretly loved Xu Zhouheng throughout her youth, only to get this in return: “Wen Yan, you're just an insignificant person. You don't matter.” How utterly ridiculous. A 628Reads6.1Score10214d adds

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   The male lead took the female lead's virginity, and the next day, he was flirting with someone else, saying, "Wen Yan is just a silly little girl who's asking for trouble, nothing special." The female lead overheard this, then suffered a car accident and was reborn, deciding not to continue the story.

3. 203 小 Little Mermaid, Be Good: Professor Fu’s Overwhelming Love 小人鱼乖乖，傅教授的强势宠爱 Fu Fu Lailai福富来来Modern Romance269k WordsCompleted [Innocent, naive little mermaid × research scientist who uses her] [Both are each other’s one and only / angst / wife-chasing / tragic ending in the main story, happy ending in the bonus chapters / All technical details are fictional. Do not mistake them for reality!] Jia Qian, from the depths of the sea, believes she has found true love. She willingly sacrifices her pearl and enters into a mate contract with a human. She looks forward to the birth of their child and to a future with Fu Yanchen. 571Reads6.8Score—14d adds

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   1️⃣ The female lead is a mermaid, and the male lead is a top scientific researcher. The female lead is captured by humans and sent to the male lead's laboratory as a gift. In the laboratory, only the male lead treats her well, and the female lead thinks she has found true love. However, what she doesn't expect is that after giving birth, she is abandoned by the male lead, and her child is also used as an experimental subject. She confronts him in tears, but he is indifferent...

4. 204 繁 President Fan, Stop Tormenting Me. Your Wife Is Already Married 繁总别虐了，夫人已嫁人 Ginger Candy姜糖Modern Romance2.2M WordsCompleted [Angsty Romance + CEO + Dark Obsession + Everyone Chases Their Wife Into the Crematorium] Three years ago, she fell in love at first sight with the refined and mature Fan Ye. She gave him her whole heart and doggedly pursued him, until at last they were married. She thought she had found her happily ever after. Three years later, the Yu family went bankrupt, her mother died and her father was gone, her brother was badly injured, and Fan Ye forced her to leave with nothing. She finally understood 1.2kReads8.7Score10514d adds

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   🌻① Three years of passionate pursuit led to her marriage with Fan Ye. She thought it was the beginning of happiness, but it turned out to be the prologue to tragedy [almost crying]. Three years passed in the blink of an eye. The Yu family business collapsed, and her relatives suffered one misfortune after another. Fan Ye ruthlessly drove her to the brink of despair, leaving her with nothing. Everything in the past was for his own ulterior motives...

5. 205 馋 I Want Her 馋上她了 Flowers Fall Purple花落紫Modern Romance364k WordsCompleted [Reunion after years apart + win-her-back heartbreak + rekindled love + both leads are each other’s firsts + intense romantic tension] At a senior-year pep rally, Ling Jie falls for the model student Sang Jin. She’s as pure as a swan, and he wickedly wants to corrupt her. After the college entrance exams, they date for a while. Before leaving the country, Ling Jie gives Sang Jin an apartment as compensation. “So much for being a model student. We were only playing around.” When they meet again, 1.4kReads7.0Score10114d adds
6. 206 虐 After He Tortured His Wife to Death, the Mad Young Master Bo Held a Funeral for the World 虐死夫人后，疯批薄少为天下办丧 Plain Years素年Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Bo Muzhou was convinced that Tang Hua was the culprit behind the death of the woman he loved. He imprisoned her, tormented her, and humiliated her, using the cruelest, most brutal methods to break her pride and drive her into the mud. He said he could never love a sinner, and that sinners should have died long ago! The day she died, blood stained the snow. Holding her unrecognizable corpse in his arms, he went mad... Reborn, she returned with a cute younger boyfriend at her side and a billionair 529Reads7.1Score—14d adds
7. 207 夫 After His Wife Was Tortured to Death, the CEO Cries for Her Every Day 夫人被虐死后，总裁他每天哭卿卿 Ye Ziwei叶紫薇Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted She got her wish and married the man she had loved for ten years, becoming the envy of every wealthy wife. But she never imagined this would be the beginning of her nightmare. “I married you just to torment you!” In his eyes, she was the vilest woman in the world. He despised and hated her, and even when their child went missing, he couldn't care less. Then one day, she disappeared with their child, leaving behind only two sheets of paper: a paternity test and an accidental death insurance polic 74Reads6.9Score—14d adds
8. 208 帝 The Emperor's Relentless Devotion: He Wants to Be Her One True Love 帝王硬宠！他要当她的挚爱 Medicine Dynasty Scum药朝渣Ancient Romance107k WordsOngoing Transmigration + an emperor’s doting love + a touch of coercion early on + a little angst for flavor A life-preserving commoner girl who transmigrates VS a devoted, scheming emperor (Younger male lead; the female lead is a few years older) Su Qingsui dies suddenly of a heart attack and transmigrates into the body of a woman who was stabbed through the heart and left at a mass grave. Rescued by a village doctor, she earns her living as an assistant at an herbal medicine shop. One day, she takes 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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   The female protagonist transmigrates without the original owner's memories; the original owner is dead, killed by the male protagonist. The male protagonist, believing she possesses rebirth abilities, approaches her and confesses his love. The female protagonist values ​​her life, remains relatively calm, and has a somewhat detached personality.

9. 209 夫 After His Wife Escaped His Torment, Lord Qin Went Mad 夫人被虐逃跑后，秦爷他疯了 Xi Yuan希愿Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Imprisonment + Taking by Force + Possessiveness] A scheme made Ye Sili the supposed mastermind! Qin Cheng, the mighty head of the Qin family, grabbed her by the throat and demanded she pay with her life. He tortured her again and again, making her wish she were dead and unable to die. Only after the truth came to light did she finally escape his cage, leaving with a heart and body battered by suffering, alongside her boyfriend. But he discovered he could no longer let her go, and began desperat 477Reads7.2Score—14d adds
10. 210 女 Matriarchy: After My Wife’s Death, My Beloved Husband Pursues Me Through Hell and High Water 女尊：妻主死后，娇夫追妻火葬场 A Hefty Thank-You厚礼谢特Ancient Romance620k WordsCompleted [Both reborn + a regretful husband’s pursuit + strong female lead] [Children appear later] Duan Zhao loved Jiang Qing her whole life. After catching a fleeting glimpse of him when she was stranded in Fengdu, she secretly vowed that if she could marry Jiang Qing, she would do anything. Later, she truly did risk her life for him. “If you really care about me, help Sifu this once and defend Jinzhou. It’s your duty as a general, isn’t it?” But how could the sheltered young master of the Marquis’s ho 3.6kReads7.4Score13814d adds

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    🍉Here they come! These three male leads approached the female lead with ulterior motives, only to fall in love with her themselves! 🍀Book 1☞ The male lead stayed by the female lead's side to seek revenge. After succeeding, he fell in love with her and then pursued her relentlessly. 🍀Book 2☞ The male lead willingly married the female lead for his beloved, sending her to defend the city, which resulted in her death. In the end, he realized he loved her and was reborn. 🍀Book 3☞ After learning that the female lead could revive his mother, the male lead pretended to accept her, then abandoned her, only to fall in love with her himself.

11. 211 虐 After Driving His Wife Away, the Mad CEO Finally Breaks 虐跑夫人后，疯批总裁崩不住了 Sweet Fourth Lady甜四娘Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [The Ex-Wife Chase] Back then, He Tingxiao personally sent Gu Wanci to prison. Through her tears, she asked, “He Tingxiao, do you believe me?” After five years behind bars, she told him, “He Tingxiao, I don’t love you anymore.” Just because she liked prayer beads, he prostrated himself every three steps on the way to get them for her, knelt before the Buddha for three days and nights, and lit three thousand lamps. He willingly went to prison, risked his life to save her, gave up one of his kidne 93Reads6.4Score—14d adds
12. 212 困 Trapped in the Misty Wilds 困住雾野 A Huihui一颗慧慧Modern Romance366k WordsCompleted [Secret Crush | Both Leads Are Pure in Body and Heart | Healing and Redemption | Sweet and Angsty | Happy Ending] In the fifth year of Lin Wu’s crush on Song Ye, an alliance between their families forced her to move in with him. When he discovered her secret crush, she summoned her courage. “Song Ye, I like you. Can I pursue you?” The man looked at her coldly. “I don’t want your feelings.” Song Ye didn’t like her. He had found a new, well-matched fiancée, so Lin Wu quietly withdrew. … Later, new 27.2kReads9.0Score2.4k14d adds
13. 213 把 After Tricking My Wife into Becoming the Sixth Madam, the Big Shot Was Dumbfounded 把老婆骗成六夫人后，大佬傻眼了 Wuqing无擎Modern Romance368k WordsCompleted [Devoted Couple + Taking Down Scumbags + Secret Identities + Powerful Leads + Mixed-Race Hero + Original Setting + Love at First Sight] Bei Miaoyue hooked up with a man who wielded immense power, could turn the world upside down, and had a face capable of beguiling everyone. Bei Miaoyue only wanted a one-night stand, planning to run as soon as it was over. But the man pursued her relentlessly, turning one night into two, three, four… “You know nothing about me, yet you’re already proposing. Do 2.2kReads9.1Score33014d adds

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    ① In this story, the male protagonist, driven by revenge, approaches the female protagonist and becomes her bodyguard. Later, when he finally avenges her, and she collapses before him, he realizes he has fallen in love with her. He then imprisons her on a deserted island… [Thinking][Thinking][Thinking][Thinking]

14. 214 踹 After Dumping the Male Lead Halfway Through the Conquest, She Becomes the Object of His Obsession 踹掉攻略一半的男主她被强取豪夺 Yi Anyan衣安晏Ancient Romance334k WordsCompleted [Ex-Wife-Chasing Crematorium + Male Rivalry + Mad Obsession and Possessiveness + 1v2 + Both Men Are Virgins] Xiao Qingyu transmigrated into a novel three years ago. The male lead, Wu Chengque, was a cold, aloof, and restrained regent. It took her two years to raise her progress with him to 50%. The three-year time limit had arrived, but his favorability was still only 50%. She was suspended over an abyss by villains. After waiting for ages, all that came was Wu Chengque's subordinate. “His Highn 1.9kReads8.4Score25414d adds
15. 215 快 Quick Transmigration: The Alluring Beauty Tames Her Obsessive Targets 快穿钓系美人驯服偏执目标 Brother Yulong玉龙哥Ancient Romance150k WordsCompleted [Conquest-Oriented + Immersive Quick Transmigration + Sweet Romance + No Fixed Pairing + Intensely Sensual + Characters Stay in Character] There are always people in this world who are exceptionally talented and striking in appearance, chosen by the world itself as children of destiny. But human nature is inherently wicked, and they are no exception. When evil thoughts take control of a child of destiny and rob them of their reason, it signals the destruction of their small world. Host Yan Hewan 11Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This book is [drool-worthy]. Chapter 26. The male and female leads are forced into an arranged marriage due to their families, but the male lead prefers free love and doesn't want to be with the female lead. However, the female lead's family is wealthy, so the male lead decides to be with her. The female lead initially acts indifferent towards the male lead, but he eventually falls in love with her and hopes to win her affection…

16. 216 偏 Sinking into Obsession in the Night Fog 偏执沉沦夜雾中 Jin Sansheng金三升Modern Romance591k WordsCompleted The rating just came out, so it will go up! Enjoy without worry [Beautiful, Gentle, Cunning Heroine VS Steady, Powerful, Dominant, Dashing High-Ranking Official] (One-on-One Romance + Growing-Up Story + She Runs Away While Pregnant + Rivalry for Her Love + The Husband Chases His Wife to the Crematorium) Wen Rong always knew Qi Jingzhou could never marry her. On her birthday, she decided to leave him of her own accord. “My family is pressing me. I have to go home and get married.” Candlelight fli 4kReads7.5Score36514d adds

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    "Was marriage not part of your plan, or was marrying me not part of your plan?" "Wen Rong, stop being unreasonable! How could you become like this..." "What about me?!" Wen Rong threw the checkbook at him fiercely, her eyes red as she questioned him. Qi Jingzhou stared at her with deep, dark eyes, saying nothing. "Five years, Qi Jingzhou, five years you've been promoted three ranks in a row. Once the demolition project you're in charge of is completed, you can smoothly transfer back to the capital. Do you really think I don't know?" Tears streamed down Wen Rong's face. She cried and laughed, raising her hand to her forehead, pacing by the bed, trying to hide her loss of composure and embarrassment. But to Qi Jingzhou, this scene only showed anxiety and unease.

17. 217 疯 My Crazy Nemesis Became My Fiancé, and He’s a Yandere 疯批死对头成未婚夫，还是个病娇 Qian Jiuzhou千玖舟Modern Romance144k WordsOngoing [Potential triggers: Pure antagonists-to-lovers, older man/younger woman, forced love, star-crossed lovers, feigned affection and true love, imprisonment, amnesia, pregnancy, faked death, widower pursues his wife] [Silver-tongued, lying little fraud, female assassin x obsessive, unstable, gloomy male ghost] The thing Wei Li regrets most in her life is approaching Lou Yu of her own accord to complete a mission. - Wei Li took a job. Her target was named Lou Yu, and he became the stain on her profe 49Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The male and female protagonists each have their own purposes

18. 218 他 They All Love the White Moonlight, So After Being Reborn, I Stopped Chasing Them 他们都爱白月光，重生后我不追了 Two Crescent Moons二弯月Modern Romance259k WordsCompleted [This story would be perfect for a short drama. Screenwriters, take note!] [Reborn at school] + [Ex chasing his wife to the crematorium] + [Villain takes the lead] + [Real and fake heiresses] On her wedding day, Qin Xiang’s fiancé left her behind to visit his first love at the hospital. Heartbroken, Qin Xiang married Lu Chiye, her childhood friend who had pursued her for years. After they married, Lu Chiye’s tenderness gradually melted her heart. But one day, Qin Xiang happened to hear him say, 5.4kReads8.3Score39114d adds

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    🍁In her past life, she chased after him for ten years, from school days to their wedding. She thought they would finally be together, but on their wedding day, he abandoned her for his beloved. Heartbroken, her childhood sweetheart stepped forward and proposed… 🍁Three years into their marriage, her childhood sweetheart treated her exceptionally well. She gave up her future for love, becoming a housewife. However, while delivering food to her childhood sweetheart, she overheard a conversation between him and her ex-fiancé: "Back then, I was afraid Qin Xiang would retaliate against A Yue, so I had no choice but to marry her." It turned out that both he and her ex-fiancé loved their beloved… 🍁An accident sent her back to her senior year of high school. This time, she completely distanced herself from those two men…

19. 219 分 Reunited After Five Years Apart, Mr. Huo Goes Mad and Forces a Marriage 分手五年再遇，霍总发疯逼婚 Little Red Ball红团团Modern Romance149k WordsCompleted [The pursuit-after-divorce arc + both leads' romantic purity + rekindled love + marriage before love + bad boy x good girl + coercive love + forced possession + rotten man with a sincere heart + bittersweet push and pull + emotional angst] Shen Wanqing has never forgotten what happened in her senior year of high school. She was just beginning to fall in love, secretly crushing on the school's most handsome boy, Huo Sicheng. Through incredible luck, she became his girlfriend. But after only a mon 7.1kReads—Score23414d adds

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    Recommended [Adoring][Adoring][Sending Hearts][Sending Hearts][Sending Hearts][Sending Hearts][Sending Hearts][Sending Hearts][Sending Hearts][Sending Hearts]

20. 220 死 Five Years After My Death, I Became the Tyrant's White Moonlight 死后第五年，我成了暴君白月光 Tang Ling sally棠泠sallyAncient Romance382k WordsCompleted [Resurrected first love VS ruthless emperor left a widower to raise a child alone | Devoted romance + Possessive love + Chasing his wife to the crematorium] Lan Shu was an orphan, living under someone else's roof. Just because Prince Yong looked at her twice, her uncle sent her to his bed, and she became a bird in his cage. After five years together, she heard him say, “She's only a kept woman. She's not worth the trouble.” Lan Shu's heart turned completely cold. When Prince Yong ascended the th 15.9kReads8.5Score1k14d adds

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    🍅✨"I heard Your Highness kept a concubine when you were in the Northwest. What will you do with her then? Will you bring her into the palace?" A familiar, languid male voice rang out: "She's just a mistress, not worth the trouble." Lan Shu's nose stung, and the tears she had been holding back immediately fell. She had accompanied him for five years, helping him through those difficult days in the Northwest, only to be nothing more than a solace in his humble moments, a mere insignificant mistress. On the day he ascended the throne, a cup of poison awaited her. Reborn, Lan Shu would never love him again.

21. 221 我 I Gave You My Heart, Could You Try to Love Me? 我的心给你了，能不能试着喜欢我 Hermit of Xiangshan Creek香山溪客Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Fake siblings + rekindled romance + business warfare and political intrigue + strong female lead + women's growth + inspirational career story] [Mad CEO and beautiful, powerful, ambitious woman in an intense battle of wills] Pudong University is packed with talented students. Liang Feng is a gifted young man, arrogant about his talent and devoted only to his goddess, Hua Ling. One rainy night, he fell for her. Then, in a single moment, his dream was shattered. Five years later, they meet again, 1.4kReads9.5Score10214d adds

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    The premise is incredibly captivating! [Pseudo-siblings + Love-hate relationship + Reconciliation + Heartbreaking chase + Sweet and angsty + Happy Ending] A deadly game between a wealthy heiress and an AI genius. He appears aloof, but is actually a lovable devil! He meticulously plots to subdue her, only to find himself already smitten after winning everything. A love-hate relationship between pseudo-siblings, a bittersweet chase to win her back—who will give their heart away first? Happy Ending!

22. 222 遇 Meeting Her Made My Heart Beat Faster 遇见她心动不止 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance493k WordsCompleted [Love at first sight + mistaken identity + mutual secret crushes + healing + female growth] Everyone is level-headed and knows what they’re doing, so read without worry. Jiang Nan, insecure and neglected by her family, meets He Chengyang. A twist of fate sends their budding romance down the wrong path. He Chengyang mistakes Jiang Nan, the girl he fell in love with at first sight, for her older sister, Jiang Xue, and they begin a brief relationship. (Nothing inappropriate happens between them.) W 7kReads8.5Score35514d adds

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    These books have different styles, and each one is beautiful.

23. 223 刚 Just in Time for Me to Stop Loving You 刚好我要不爱你 Mo Xiaotu陌小图Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Five years ago, Song Qingge lay in a pool of blood, pregnant and desperately calling out to him. All she got in return was a divorce agreement. Five years later, in a cramped fitting room, Zhan Qi pinned her against the wall and gripped her chin, sneering. “Are you here again just to seduce me?” * He destroyed her home and drove her father to his death, only to abandon her afterward. Later, he sat in the home they had once shared, smiling as he said, “I can donate a kidney to your daughter, but 162Reads6.6Score—14d adds

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    The male protagonist disguises himself as a bodyguard in order to seek revenge.

24. 224 和 The Time I Spent in Love With Her 和她相恋的时光 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance259k WordsCompleted [Love at first sight + devoted one-on-one romance + rekindled love + healing with a touch of angst] A grounded, everyday story with smart characters. Gao Yuchen, an isolated orphan, happens to meet her next-door neighbor, Mu Yang. Mu Yang pursues her passionately, and they soon fall in love. She thinks they’ll be happy together, only to discover that their happiness was built on a lie, albeit one told with good intentions by the male lead. She coldly tells him she never wants to see him again. I 843Reads8.1Score—14d adds
25. 225 虐 After Torturing Me, the CEO Chases His Wife to the Crematorium 虐完我，霸总追妻火葬场 Oh, Fruit果子啊Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Angst first, then sweetness + mutual unrequited love + devoted one-on-one romance + possessive yandere] He was born into a wealthy family, but fell on hard times as a child. He became her personal bodyguard and stayed by her side for six years, yet he could never warm her heart. When his mother became gravely ill, she stood by and did nothing. Does he hate her, or love her? She was the spoiled, willful heiress to the richest family, who thought herself above everyone. To her, everything in the 127Reads8.3Score—14d adds
26. 226 岁 After All These Years, We Finally Meet Again 岁月流转终相见 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance485k WordsCompleted [Reunion After Years Apart + Rekindled Love + Healing Through Family + Realistic Happy Ending] After drifting apart like clouds, ten years passed like flowing water. When we met again, my heart recognized you before I did. A summer romance came to an abrupt end because of an unfortunate misunderstanding. More than ten years later, thirty-five-year-old Gu Yan discovered by chance that he had a daughter in high school, and was reunited with the girl he had loved when he was young. Long-buried memo 5.5kReads7.4Score21314d adds
27. 227 纯 A Pure Trap 纯粹陷阱 I'm Liu Dudu我是刘嘟嘟Modern Romance273k WordsOngoing | Undercover Cop × Mob Boss’s Beloved Daughter I was given a mission: deceive the only daughter of a mob boss. I made her fall in love with me, only to realize I’d fallen for her first. I thought she was as innocent as a blank sheet of paper. But on the eve of my operation, she handed me the evidence I’d been dreaming of. “Shen An, will this help you?” she asked with a smile, as if she had seen through every one of my disguises long ago. It turned out that in this carefully designed con, the ide 39Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A game of chess in the name of love, a high-stakes gamble wagered on the heart—he was the player, she the pawn. From their initial encounter as a "hero saving a damsel in distress" to their deep and passionate love, everything unfolded according to his script. He calmly advanced each move, watching her transform from a wary hedgehog into a completely dependent lover; and watching himself, from a detached observer to a conscious victim. He forgot that once a chess player's heart is moved, it's the beginning of total defeat. As the sirens of the police pierced the night, he handcuffed her himself. She looked at him, the light in her eyes shattering, and asked only one question: "From beginning to end, was there even a single moment when you truly loved me?" He didn't answer. But a voice inside her screamed wildly—in that love built on lies, I lost my own heart.

28. 228 宝 Be Good, Baby! Sweet Kisses from a Wild, Sensual Boy 宝贝乖！甜吻野欲少年 Honey Su蜜糖苏Modern Romance238k WordsCompleted A bad-boy-turns-his-life-around story, with a groveling ex chasing after her. In high school, Feng Ye and Shen Wu lived in completely different worlds. Every girl Feng Ye dated was stunningly beautiful. Shen Wu watched him move from one girlfriend to the next, but he never truly loved any of them. Everyone at school knew Shen Wu liked Feng Ye. She spent three years chasing after him, but Feng Ye never even spared her a glance. After being reborn, Shen Wu suddenly understood: some people wer 1.1kReads8.1Score—14d adds

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    An eighteen-year-old girl, in the prime of her youth, collapsed, lifeless, on the blood-soaked asphalt road on that torrential rainy night. As she closed her eyes, she heard the man's contemptuous, mocking words: "Shen Wu, don't you have any self-respect? I've told you so many times, just looking at you makes me sick. Don't you dare bother me again, understand?" It was utterly ridiculous; three years of affection earned her this one sentence. If there were an afterlife, she swore she would never fall in love with that boy again. [Kiss][Admiration]

29. 229 深 Deep Inside My Core 深入我芯 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance403k WordsCompleted [Love at First Sight + Mutual Devotion + One Couple Only + Sweet Romance] Their first two meetings were accidental. Every coincidence after that was part of his carefully laid plan. When Jiang Yi Shen met Tang Xin, he fell for her at first sight. He quietly set his plans in motion, and the two got to know each other, fell in love, and walked hand in hand into marriage, sharing the warm everyday moments of life from the first flush of romance to raising children. Side story one: Xu Man thought sh 2.4kReads8.7Score14614d adds
30. 230 爱 Love Will Come to Rest 爱会停歇 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance220k WordsCompleted [Playboy Turns Devoted] [Love Grows Over Time] [Sweet with a Little Angst] [Class Difference] Chen Chao, a rich playboy, falls sincerely in love with Yu Jiawen, who comes from an ordinary family. He knows he isn't the kind of person she'd ideally choose, but he can't let go of his feelings for her. "Yu Jiawen, do you know? Meeting you made me feel like I could have a proper relationship too." "I've thought about giving you up, but I just can't accept it. Watching you date, marry, and have childr 3.3kReads8.4Score16014d adds
31. 231 与 Only After We Started Dating Did I Learn He Got Close to Me to Avenge Himself on My Mother 与男友恋爱后，才发现他接近我是为了报复我妈 Saint's Upper-Leaf Meiai圣塔的上叶美爱8k WordsCompleted Only after dating my boyfriend did I discover that he'd gotten close to me to take revenge on my mother. 1.2kReads—Score—14d adds

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    The male lead gets close to the female lead in order to get revenge on her mother.

32. 232 她 After She Stopped Loving Him, Wen Yanqi Regretted Everything and Begged to Get Back Together 她不爱后，温言祁疯狂后悔求复合 A Penguin Who Has to Write Every Day每天都要码字的企鹅Modern Romance220k WordsCompleted [Both Pure + Imprisonment + Forced Love + Amnesia + Woman Pursues Man + Coercive Possession + Scheming and Obsessive + Love Grows Over Time + Playing Hard to Get + Angst Before Sweetness + Relentless Pursuit] Between her and him, one of them is always forcing the issue. When Shen Shuhe loved Wen Yanqi, he brushed her off with contempt and cold indifference. After accumulating enough disappointment, Shen Shuhe finally signed the divorce papers on a sunny day. She thought it meant freedom, never r 13.9kReads8.0Score51614d adds

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    After the female lead falls out of love, the male lead goes through a "wife-chasing-after-the-cremation" ordeal.

33. 233 初 I Couldn’t Hide My Heart’s Flutter When We First Met 初见心动藏不住 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance136k WordsCompleted [Love at First Sight] [She Pursues Him] [Nine-Year Age Gap] [Sweet, Realistic Romance] [Happy Ending] At twenty, the lively and spirited Chen Luo Chu meets Chu Yun. One look is all it takes for her to fall for him. She can barely hide the light in her eyes, and there is only one thought on her mind: make him hers. Once she confirms he is single, she boldly confesses, "Big brother, will you be my boyfriend?" Chu Yun gently turns her down with a simple, "We're not right for each other." But Chen L 1.4kReads—Score10414d adds
34. 234 单 Mr. Zhou, My Unrequited Love 单恋的周先生 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance400k WordsCompleted [Older Woman, Younger Man + Redemption + Realistic Romance] Three-year age gap. [Secret Love Becomes Mutual, from the Male Lead’s Perspective; Marriage First, Love Later, from the Female Lead’s Perspective] Everyone is level-headed and clear-minded. The woman Zhou Wang had kept in his heart for three years. He thought there could never be anything between them and was ready to give up, but then he unexpectedly learned what she had been through. His heart ached for her, and at the same time, he f 1.5kReads8.2Score10314d adds
35. 235 一 One Meeting with Beichen, a Lifetime of Peace 一遇北辰，一世安然 Worry-Free Other Shore彼岸无忧Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted After a year of marriage, I worked tirelessly for my husband’s family, but in the end, I couldn’t escape the fate of being betrayed and murdered. Gu Beichen saved me. The first time I met Gu Beichen, I could never forget the icy cruelty in his eyes and the warmth of his body. The second time I met him, he smiled softly. His achievements as a favored son of heaven filled me with admiration. The third time I met him, he stood in silence, like a dazzling ray of sunlight outside the morgue, driving 158Reads8.7Score—14d adds

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    The male lead had an ulterior motive from the start when he approached the female lead. He first helped her get revenge, and then he wanted her to marry him. (The female lead is not virgin because she was previously married; her ex-husband was a scumbag, so she wanted to take revenge on him.) It's quite good, really good.

36. 236 白 Ode to White Hair 白头赋 Little Paper Boat纸船儿Ancient Romance41k WordsCompleted In a daze, she seemed to see that young man again, standing in the spring sunshine as he asked her: “Do you have feelings for me?” 123Reads5.4Score—14d adds

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    Ancient Chinese palace intrigue and domestic power struggles 🌿! Amidst her lingering sorrow and resentment, she unexpectedly catches a glimpse of a young man in the spring sunshine, who softly asks, "Do you love me?" 🥺~ A poignant tale of love and hate set against a backdrop of ancient romance, a tragic love story so beautiful it's almost painful!

37. 237 全 The Whole Family Is Insanely Eavesdropping on My Thoughts 全家偷听我心声杀疯了，我负责吃奶 Xia Shengsheng夏声声Ancient Romance2.1M WordsCompleted The Red Fruit short drama adaptation of My Whole Family Hears My Thoughts: Fu Bao Chaochao is now open for reservations! Please show it lots of support and give it a follow! [Whole-family mind reading + cannon fodder + beloved by the whole family + powerful figure transmigrates into a book + play the pig to eat the tiger + feel-good story] Lu Zhaozhao transmigrated into a book. She became a cannon-fodder character who was drowned at birth, while the heroine stole her identity. The heroine turned 14.5kReads9.6Score3.1k14d adds
38. 238 重 A Long Road to Reunion 重逢路漫漫 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance357k WordsCompleted [The right people will find their way back to each other, no matter how many twists and turns it takes.] [One true pairing, both leads are each other's only ones + reunion after a long separation + winning back his wife and claiming his child + adorable kids playing matchmaker] Zhou Yuan met Qin Yue by chance and fell in love at first sight. After one passionate night together, an urgent assignment sent him overseas. Before leaving, he thought he'd arranged everything properly, never imagining t 5.4kReads8.9Score29014d adds
39. 239 曾 There Was Once Someone Who Loved Me Like Life Itself 曾有一个人，爱我如生命 Rolling the Sun into a Ball搓圆太阳Modern Romance47k WordsCompleted For more than twenty years, Shen Siyan had stubbornly loved a man named Xiao Zonghan. Even when he resented and hated her, she had never thought of giving up. But now, she was reaching the end of her strength... 1.2kReads6.5Score16614d adds
40. 240 不 Impossible! My Arrogant Husband Is Actually the Big Bad 不可能！傲娇夫君竟是大反派 Persimmon Blossom Blue柿子花蓝Ancient Romance835k WordsOngoing [Not a Wish-Fulfillment Story] [Daughter of a Cultivation Clan × Proud Young Master of the Demon Clan] Jiang Zhitang is the pampered, spoiled daughter of a prominent cultivation family. Liu Xiaoman is destined to become the demon clan’s commander. The first cultivation family he will wipe out is Jiang Zhitang’s. When they first meet, Jiang Zhitang has no idea that this boy, with a smile on his lips and delicate features, is the story’s greatest villain. After she falls for him, Liu Xiaoman smile 905Reads9.1Score—14d adds

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    The female protagonist is a poor student in the cultivation world, born into a wealthy family. Under her father's protection, she can leisurely study and play at the same time. However, even powerful cultivation families need to arrange marriages, and her betrothed is a widower in his forties with two children. Feeling like her world is collapsing, she decisively elopes. She then encounters a young demon prince and falls in love at first sight. Their relationship is tumultuous, marked by many breakups and reconciliations, before they finally get together. Little does she know that this young prince is the future leader of the demon race, and his first target will be her family.

41. 241 又 Another Journey (Complete in Two Volumes) 又一程（全二册） Zhou Xiaojiu粥小九Modern Romance326k WordsCompleted After the tragic death of her first love, Cheng Jianxi, photographer Cheng Shan develops hysteria, unable to bear a life without the one she loved. After recovering, she returns to China to accept a job offer, only to unexpectedly cross paths with Ye Zhen, the new CEO of Xinji and Cheng Jianxi's half-brother. This “mute” CEO, who suffers from aphasia, is just like the mountain that often appears in her dreams: silent and mysterious, yet giving her a sense of familiar safety that tempts her to kn 199Reads9.4Score4414d adds

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    Before his death, the male protagonist followed his half-brother's instructions to get close to his girlfriend (the female lead). The female lead, unable to cope with her boyfriend's departure, developed hysteria and began imagining the male protagonist as her boyfriend. While helping her with her treatment, the male protagonist gradually fell in love with her. (Slightly angsty, HE)

42. 242 快 Quick Transmigration: The Tragic Heroine Only Breaks Up, Never Gets Back Together 快穿虐文女主：我只破镜不重圆 Cute Immortal Beyond the Pass塞外萌仙Modern Romance243k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + Face-slapping + No getting back together after a breakup + Second male lead gets the girl + Groveling to win her back + Groveling to win his daughter back] Fang Qi is hit by a truck while saving an old woman crossing the street. The old woman is unharmed, while Fang Qi’s skin is left in pieces across the road. For this good deed, Fang Qi is chosen by a System. It calls itself the No Getting Back Together After a Breakup System, and promises to grant her one wish if she co 1kReads8.2Score—14d adds

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    She was brought home by him when she was eighteen, becoming the envy of everyone. But what they didn't know was that he approached her with ulterior motives, merely using her as a backup for his beloved.

43. 243 荒 Off-Key 荒腔 Fish Doesn't Speak鱼不语Modern Romance628k WordsCompleted Sweet, devoted romance × the second male lead wins × chasing her after losing her × twin brothers Sui Ye has a secret: he has the same face as his older brother, He Zheng. After an accident while diving leaves his brother “a fool,” Sui Ye appears to inherit everything belonging to his “foolish” brother, including... the girl he loves. Taking his foolish brother's place as the girl's boyfriend gives Sui Ye a thrilling sense of transgression. At first, Sui Ye loves watching Zhao Yun call him “ 15.3kReads9.0Score1.7k14d adds

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    🌈The story revolves around a twin substitute. The male lead is desperate for love and approaches the female lead with ulterior motives simply because she was a student his brother had previously sponsored. However, the female lead is a hopeless case, focused solely on her studies, and no matter how hard he tries, he can't win her over. To make matters worse, she's not only verbally abusive but also incredibly annoying. Later on, he gets a severe slap in the face.

44. 244 沉 A Long, Lingering Farewell 沉沉落落永别离 Breeze for a Pillow, Clouds for a Blanket挽风枕云Modern Romance11k WordsCompleted A long, long farewell, with parting that lasts forever 15Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The female lead knew the male lead had ulterior motives in approaching her. She later gave him a chance, but he didn't cherish it, and she ended up losing him.

45. 245 女 The Female Side Character Is Too Radiant, and the Villain Can't Stop Kissing Her 女配太明媚，会被黑化大佬亲上瘾 One Bored Rich Lady无聊富婆一枚Modern Romance383k WordsCompleted I got a low score because someone sabotaged me. Kids, don’t read this. “Bright, charming, and bold villainess × a gloomy, unhinged big shot who pretends to be deaf” The moment Song Chuntian opened her eyes, she found herself in the role of the vicious female supporting character who tormented the future big shot. The original owner of her body had committed countless evil deeds. Now reborn, Fu Shen had fallen completely into darkness. He locked her away in a private sanatorium and tortured her 14.1kReads5.8Score79214d adds

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    This one! She transmigrates into the body of a villainous woman, punished by being locked up in a sanatorium by the male lead! He punishes her while spoiling her! Exciting! She tries to escape at the start but gets caught. The male lead is cunning and highly intelligent, just quietly watching the female lead cause trouble, a forced love story 💕

46. 246 流 Exiled to Lingnan: I Made My Fortune Gathering Seafood 流放岭南：我靠赶海发家致富 Ning Xiaoyaoyao宁小妖妖妖Ancient Romance650k WordsCompleted Synopsis: [The rating is low because it just came out. It’ll rise later.] [Transmigrate into a book + Food + Foraging by the sea + Business + Everyday life + Family squabbles + Mostly lighthearted.] Xu Nan has one piece of good news and one piece of bad news. The good news: she got into a car accident… but survived and managed to cling to life. The bad news: she transmigrated into a book, becoming the cannon-fodder first wife of the wicked villain. The moment she opens her eyes, her bargain-bin 3.8kReads7.5Score33614d adds

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    A whirlwind romance begins with Xiang Yilin chasing after his ex-wife! Eight years after their divorce, the cunning and obsessive Xiang Yilin unexpectedly encounters his ex-wife at the hospital. The once pampered young woman is now a one-legged doctor. When his seven-year-old son innocently asks, "Who is she?", His Adam's apple bobs: "A long-lost friend." 💔 The ruthless and cold-blooded businessman, for the first time, regrets his past misdeeds. Can this belated affection warm the broken past?

47. 247 口 Oral Fixation Disorder 口欲期病症 Girl from the City of Fog雾都少女Modern Romance653k WordsCompleted A lively, down-to-earth heroine versus a highly intelligent male lead with antisocial personality disorder. (Devoted one-on-one couple, possessive love, cross-cultural romance, the male lead is mixed-race and a complete psychopath. A complete psychopath. A complete psychopath.) Blurb One: A coworker told Li Li that a handsome, black-haired, green-eyed mixed-race man lived in the villa across the river. Li Li delivered meals there every day for three months, but never once saw any handsome mixed- 60.2kReads9.2Score8.5k14d adds
48. 248 离 Pregnant on the Day of the Divorce, President Ji Weeps with Regret 离婚当天怀孕，季总悔红了眼 Lin Xingcheng林星橙Modern Romance400k WordsCompleted [Chasing his wife to win her back + rekindled romance + devoted to each other + love grows over time] [Cold, arrogant heir × gentle, elegant, cool beauty] Everyone in the capital says Ning Xi is incredibly lucky to have married Ji Jingxing, as if she had earned that fortune over five hundred years. The always dignified and aloof young master had declared that he would marry no one but her. Their spectacular wedding had caused a sensation throughout the city. Everyone thought Ji Jingxing was madl 26kReads8.0Score2k14d adds
49. 249 倒 My Devotion Was Worthless to Her, So I Reborn and Dumped Her Without Hesitation 倒追的深情比草贱，重生果断分手 Su Su Rabbit苏苏兔Modern Romance224k WordsCompleted [Xu Zhiyu and Qin Yang, showbiz, a sweet and satisfying campus romance after rebirth, the campus heartthrob and top student, the young master, and a regretful chase to win her back.] Before her rebirth, everyone knew that Xu Zhiyu from Peking University’s finance department was the campus heartthrob Qin Yang’s devoted doormat. From her first year onward, she was at his beck and call, ready to be summoned and dismissed whenever he pleased. People mocked and ridiculed her, but she remained unmoved 3kReads6.8Score10514d adds
50. 250 告 After My Confession Failed, I Got Together with His Brother 告白失败后，我和他兄弟在一起了 Slightly So微微乎Modern Romance210k WordsCompleted [Second male lead takes the spotlight + both pure + the scumbag gets burned to ashes] Su Xiao liked Liang Qisheng for four years. She was always at his beck and call, sweet and considerate. If he called in the middle of the night, she would leap out of bed and head to a bar to pick him up. The next morning, she would even bring him hangover soup she had made herself. She knew his friends teased her for throwing herself at him, but she couldn’t forget the warmth Liang Qisheng had once shown her 628Reads8.8Score—14d adds

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    🍎✨️To help his mother rise in status, he deliberately approached the female lead, staging a hero-saves-the-damsel-in-distress scenario, successfully winning her heart. The female lead had liked him for four years, always at his beck and call, obedient and sensible. Even when his friends mocked her as a "simp," she didn't care. Until she heard him bet on himself and even wanted to introduce her to his friends, she finally gave up. Meanwhile, the second male lead, who had been plotting for a long time, waited for his chance to take her place.

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