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1. 1 揉 Shattered Tenderness 揉碎温柔 Jiu Ling九棂Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted (Top-tier wealthy family, a modern Jiangnan beauty as the heroine, an obsessive male lead, the heroine pursues him at first, then he spoils her relentlessly, devoted to each other, happy ending) For the sake of the child in her belly, Lu Zhiling was forced to marry an obsessive tycoon. Everyone thought she wouldn’t live long enough to give birth. To stay alive, she began winning him over. Before she knew it, she had become the apple of his eye. Later, she prepared to run away. His car was perche 132.6kReads9.5Score13.1kShelves

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   Abuse, anti-routine. Marriage first, love later is true, there are no other messy old clichés, the whole book is simply the essence. I think the real abuse is the experience of the male protagonist, which also involves the grievances of the previous generation. The male protagonist was locked in a dog cage when he was young, worked in a romantic place, stayed in an orphanage, and was betrayed by his best friend... Until he was recognized as his ancestor. God was really unfair to him. The female protagonist was really his salvation.

2. 2 以 I Offer My Devotion to the Passing Years 以我深情祭岁月 Er Qiao二乔Modern Romance324k WordsCompleted [The physical book with the same title is now available] “I hesitated once. I turned back to face the slightest glimmer of hope, yet no one cared.” “Later, a thick fog rolled in. You said you loved me so much, but why was your love thinner than the fog, so faint I could barely see it?” Shen Nian 82.1kReads9.4Score7.3kShelves
3. 3 她 She Stopped Comforting Him 她不哄他了 Autumn Chill秋日凉Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted A heads-up before you start ❗️: One of the side couples is a gay couple, so please skip this if that bothers you. [The print edition under the same title is now available] [Healing × Love that grows over time × Angsty school romance] Sweet, gentle, well-behaved student × rebellious, handsome bad boy That midsummer seemed hotter than any before. The girl in the graduation photo smiled sweetly, with a boy in a white shirt grinning boldly behind her. They met in midsummer, and parted in midsummer t 106.4kReads9.6Score19kShelves
4. 4 你 You Have the Wildest Tenderness in Me 你拥有我最放肆的温柔 Christmas Rose YY圣诞蔷薇YYModern Romance179k WordsCompleted They say childhood sweethearts can't compete with someone who appears out of nowhere. But to Mu Shaoming, Nan Youyou is the love of his life. At three years old, Mu Shaoming swore he'd marry Nan Youyou and no one else. At eighteen, Mu Shaoming went to prison for Nan Youyou. At twenty, Mu Shaoming became Nan Youyou's husband. At twenty-three, Nan Youyou lost their first child. At twenty-five, Nan Youyou smiled at Mu Shaoming and said, "Brother Mu, let's get a divorce." Only after Nan Youyou died 466Reads8.2Score—Shelves
5. 5 王 My Lord, the Princess Consort Says She’ll Never See You Again 王爷，王妃说此生不复相见 Jing Mo旌墨Ancient Romance421k WordsCompleted [Historical Romance Tragedy + No Getting Back Together + Second Male Lead Takes the Lead] A tragic romance! A tragic romance! A tragic romance! Ye Chuyan loved Pei Xiuyan for twelve years, but never moved him in the slightest. All she got in return was Pei Xiuyan wiping out the Ye family and having her father and brothers tortured to death over three days in the snow. At last, she understood: for the rest of her life, there would be no love between her and Pei Xiuyan, only hatred, until one o 19.3kReads9.3Score1.6kShelves

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   The real heroine is very sober and finally gets together with the second hero. What touches me the most is "Although I don't remember you, I still love you" and "He will not be reincarnated in his next life in exchange for your pain." Recommended star rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

6. 6 折 The Delicate Beauty’s Tears 折娇啼 Jing Mo旌墨Ancient Romance573k WordsCompleted [The hero regrets everything to the point of madness + the leads torment each other + a friend steals the heroine away + the second male lead gets the girl + no reconciliation after a breakup + pure historical angst + the heroine ends up with the second male lead] Shen Yanzhi, heir to the Marquis of Jinghai in the Great Chu Kingdom, had just come third in the palace examination when he was unexpectedly captured by the Eastern Qiang Kingdom and married off to Qin Guiwan, a woman of Eastern Qiang 14.4kReads9.3Score1.6kShelves

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   🐱Maomao is here to recommend a book~ [Sending Hearts] The first book: The male protagonist was captured by the enemy and forced to marry the female protagonist. After four years of abuse and harm, the female protagonist was scarred and disheartened. The male protagonist chased his wife in the crematorium. The relationship was broken and never reunited. The second male lead took the lead. [Sending Hearts] The second book: The heroine and the male lead were childhood sweethearts, but by mistake, the heroine lost her memory and married the male protagonist. "The male protagonist destroyed the heroine's whole family." It was super sadistic, the relationship was broken, and the male lead took over. [Sending Hearts] The third book: sweet and slightly sadistic, the female protagonist is a woman disguised as a man, independent and self-reliant, the male protagonist is lively, cute and talkative, vowing to never love each other, thinking that she falls in love with a man. [Sending Hearts] The fourth book: The male protagonist is crazy, has no emotions and desires, and is doting on the female protagonist. The female protagonist is a lady, and the encounter between them when they were young made them destined. The next three books are related, they are all pure ancient Chinese novels, there is no rebirth, no time travel, no golden fingers, and all the members have high IQs.

7. 7 话 Has Lord Xiahou the Chatterbox Finally Shut Up Today? 话痨的夏侯大人，今天闭嘴了吗 Jing Mo旌墨Ancient Romance435k WordsCompleted [One true love ➕ pure historical setting ➕ happy ending ➕ sweet romance ➕ a little angst along the way] [No transmigration, no rebirth, no golden finger, pure historical fiction] Xiahou Huai, young master of Shanhai Tower, once swore that he would never love anyone in this life, especially not a woman. Romance was just too painful. Jiang Zhefeng, a scholar who disguised herself as a man, once swore that she would keep living as a man and never fall for any man. After they met, Xiahou Huai acc 1.5kReads9.3Score286Shelves
8. 8 被 After the Mad Imperial Preceptor Took Me by Force 被疯批国师强取豪夺后 Jing Mo旌墨Ancient Romance783k WordsCompleted Based on the original novel of Youku’s web drama Eternal Night’s Long Dawn [Mad Male Lead VS Stubborn Female Lead] [Both Pure and Faithful + Traditional Historical Romance + Love by Force + Sweet and Angsty + Happy Ending] Xie Wanyin, the legitimate daughter of the Xie family, lost her mother at eight. Her father remarried, and she was sent to grow up in her maternal grandmother’s home. Years later, she returned to the Xie household, wanting nothing more than to avoid conflict and focus on g 4.4kReads9.4Score601Shelves
9. 9 反 The Villainess Kills with Her Beauty 反派她以美貌杀人 Shattered Starlight夜空碎光Ancient Romance355k WordsCompleted (The heroine is a true villain. If you prefer morally upright characters, read with caution.) She was the villain of a book, but she never knew it. But what did that matter? Her beloved was dead. How could those responsible for his death be allowed to live? She toyed with the world in the palm of her hand, laying schemes within schemes and concealing deadly intent at every turn. Her gentle nature and ethereal beauty were both weapons, and no one could stand in the way of her revenge. The person 5.1kReads9.4Score520Shelves

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   The first book is sadistic and sweet, but a little more than sweet. The final ending can be regarded as a breakup and unreconciliation. The second one marries first and then falls in love. The affectionate male lead makes people feel distressed. The strong male protagonist and the female protagonist are really tearful. The relationship between her and the male protagonist cannot be repaired. It should be regarded as a breakup and unreunion.

10. 10 十 Fourteen Sentences 十四句 Eat More Vitamin C多吃维CModern Romance201k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Fourteen Lines, bearing the same title, is now available on multiple platforms.] Life is like duckweed on the water, so why doubt that people will meet and part? Morality and ethics clash with matters of the heart. A realistic story. If that’s not your thing, don’t read. The greatest regret isn’t that people enter your life at different times, but that you’re meant to meet without being meant to be together. A remorseful husband tries to win back his wife. Written as realis 4.6kReads8.9Score469Shelves
11. 11 我 I Once Promised You a Golden Age of Joy 我曾许你盛世欢颜 Flirtatious Little Bottle风流小瓶子Modern Romance44k WordsCompleted Ye Chen waits for his Mrs. Ye, from the days when youth was like a dream until her hair turns white as snow. But he will never know that his Mrs. Ye was buried long ago in that rotten, muddy grave... 3kReads6.6Score389Shelves

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    I'm not sure if it's a substitute literature, I've read it for so long that I forgot about it, but it fits the point of "a broken mirror never reunites". The heroine looks at the pain of the hero from behind, and the hero is trapped by love. I love it to death [sending my heart]

12. 12 快 Quick Transmigration: The White Moonlight Tears Up the Cannon Fodder Plot Again 快穿：白月光又撕了炮灰剧本 Miss Cat一只猫小姐Modern Romance2.4M WordsCompleted At first, none of them liked her. Later, she became the unreachable first love in their hearts! A scum-trashing Mary Sue romance, with regretful exes chasing their wives! After cultivating for a thousand years, the parasitic vine spirit Si Si finally succeeds in ascending. But during the Ascension Ceremony, her superior gets her in trouble. The Heavenly Dao orders her to help cannon-fodder supporting heroines in three thousand worlds fulfill their wishes. Only after earning enough merit can she 15.8kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves

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    Well deserved the pinnacle of tomatoes

13. 13 蕊 Snow on the Stamen: The Emperor Keeps His Beauty Captive 蕊上雪：帝王锁娇 A Penguin Who Has to Write Every Day每天都要码字的企鹅Ancient Romance320k WordsCompleted [Coercive Possession + Later Revenge on the Scoundrels + Obsessive, Unhinged Hero + Groveling Chase + No Reconciliation + Second Male Lead Wins] Chu Huaiyu personally offered Lu Zhaoxue to the Crown Prince, using her as bait to frame Chu Siheng. After ascending the throne, Chu Huaiyu imprisoned Lu Zhaoxue deep in the palace, using his favor as a pair of shackles. Night after night, they were entangled in the palace. Biting her earlobe, Chu Huaiyu whispered, “Zhaoxue, do you hate me? Hate me if y 8kReads8.1Score354Shelves

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    This book is super beautiful!!

14. 14 他 He Isn't My Gu Yan 他不是我的顾言 Little Song Has Stopped Eating小宋不吃饭了Modern Romance305k WordsOngoing Gu Yan crouched down and stroked my face with his long, cold fingers. His voice was gentle. “It’s okay if you have no family. It’s okay if you have no friends. If you don’t know how to go on living, I’ll teach you.” From then on, I clutched the hem of Gu Yan’s clothes and hid behind him, chasing after that slender figure. Gu Yan was the center of everyone’s attention. He was my brother, my whole world. I’d always kept a secret in my heart, too: he was my brother, but he wasn’t my Gu Yan. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Gu Yan tightened his chest and kept coughing. Blood kept pouring from his lips and dripped on my hair. He apologetically brushed it with his sleeve. The warm liquid slid across my face, and Gu Yan covered my eyes with his hands. He whispered softly in my ear: "Awei, don't look." Gu Yan told me not to look, but I couldn't look. I kept telling myself this, but my chest felt cramped and it was hard to breathe. The thumping sound is getting slower and slower, and the sound is getting weaker and weaker. Until I can no longer hear any small sounds in my chest. Gu Yan covered my hand and lowered it. My eyes were blurred by tears and I couldn't see anything. I could only vaguely feel that my eyes were white. The coolness was brought in by the wind from the window and slapped on my face. I raised my hand, and the snowflakes stayed on my fingertips and melted quickly. "Brother, it's snowing outside." "Brother, the new year has arrived." "Brother..." I stared blankly at the mess in front of me. Gu Yan's thin body was leaning on the wheelchair, and countless snowflakes floated in by the wind and fell on Gu Yan's shiny black hair. There was silence all around, and the only response I received was a roaring chill.

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