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1. 251 老 My Wife Keeps Getting Pursued, and the Aloof Mr. Fu Begs to Share a Room 老婆总被惦记，高冷傅总求同房 Gu Jianjian辜简简Modern Romance230k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later + Both Pure + Six-Year Age Gap] [Intense Push and Pull + The Powerful One Bows His Head + Slapping Himself as He Chases His Wife] Powerful Financier + Elegant Beauty Fu Yanchen needs a respectable wife to deal with his family and the outside world. There are countless heiresses in the capital’s elite circles, and Jiang Lengyan isn’t the most prominent, yet she is the one he chooses. He is cold and heartless by nature. After they marry, he treats her with chilly indiff 2kReads—Score109Shelves
2. 252 十 Spring Returns After Eleven Years 十一年逢春 Red Bull Sweet Potato红牛地瓜Two Male Leads300k WordsCompleted Yin Li said, “Flowers bloom for only one season. There’s no point wasting your time.” Fu Qingyun had never loved flowers, but seven years later he raised a sea of red spider lilies and buried himself in the flower field Yin Li loved most. Fu Qingyun said, “Yin Li, I won’t love you in my next life.” Yin Li’s hair turned white overnight as he knelt before Fu Qingyun’s coffin, begging forgiveness. He rushed into the flames and became a vegetable, trapping himself in a dream for three whole years 1.6kReads9.2Score190Shelves

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   It's a bit heartbreaking, but really good. 4. Yanzi's acting is excellent. 16. Lu Xingheng's diary says that Jiang Wan can't eat cold vegetables and fruits, doesn't like crunchy or large pieces of food, prefers ribs and fish, and likes grapefruit flavored food. A birthday cake with the same flavor could be ordered, and adding some pomegranate decorations would look beautiful. But the heartbreak lies in Jiang Wan's illness.

3. 253 落 You Can't Bring Back a Runaway Bride 落跑娘子追不回 Author Tao Yaoyao作者逃妖夭Ancient Romance523k WordsCompleted I make my own fate, not heaven. She is no innocent little flower, no frail girl everyone can bully and trample on. If someone takes a swing at her or sets her up, she'll pay them back twice over. Su Wan, a merchant's daughter full of schemes, defies fate, plots her escape, and seeks refuge with one of the capital's most powerful families. Using their influence, she secures a good marriage prospect and gives her whole heart to her fiancé's family. But things don't go as planned. A spiteful woman 1.5kReads8.6Score101Shelves
4. 254 你EN Your White Moonlight Is Wonderful, and I Want One Too 你们的白月光很好，我也想要 Lou Xiaozhou楼小舟Two Male Leads373k WordsCompleted [Male-male romance, dark little psycho shou x noble white-moonlight gong who can turn dark, elite school, locked-room confinement, both pure, bizarre innocence] Yu An transmigrated into the role of an extra in the prequel to an old-school Mary Sue novel. The extra had a blurry face, no name, no home, and not even a campus card to buy food with. Luckily, He Li'an, the noble, elegant, kind, generous, universally adored white-moonlight character who was supposed to die young in the main story, was 13.7kReads9.4Score2kShelves

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   I personally quite liked this one, but it got really angsty towards the end; the beginning was okay. It has two male leads.

5. 255 被 Delusion of Being Loved 被爱妄想 Li Huaisha李怀沙Two Male Leads233k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication] Sister-in-law, open the door. It’s your brother-in-law Powerful coercion + unconventional happy ending + ultimate love triangle drama + unhinged characters + groveling redemption + melodrama galore + substitute romance A cruel, unhinged, sickly scumbag top VS a cool, ruthless bottom who delusionally believes he’s loved I catered to his every whim and granted his every request. He mocked and tormented me at every turn. But I stayed by his side, never leaving no 5.4kReads9.4Score707Shelves
6. 256 前 You Doted on Me in My Past Life, So Why Make Me Your Concubine in This One? 前世宠我入骨今生纳我为妾？ Author Tao Yaoyao作者逃妖夭Ancient Romance337k WordsCompleted Several hundred years later, she is reborn as a human. After more than a decade spent in a fog of madness, she returns to her own body with memories of her past life and searches among the masses for the lover she once cherished above all. But he wears a mask, consumed by a deep hatred and forced to bide his time as he seeks revenge. The lovers meet for the first time in this life, and one look spans a thousand years. She recognizes him, but he treats her as a pawn in a beauty trap. With the ene 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
7. 257 才 I'm Just Starting College, Where Did This Fiancé Come From? 才上大学，哪来的未婚夫 I Really Don't Eat Shiitake Mushrooms我真不吃香菇Modern Romance214k WordsOngoing #BickeringCouple #All-GirlsDormDrama #CampusLife #SubvertingExpectations #Comedy “Arranged marriages? What century is this?” After the college entrance exams, her fortune-teller grandfather suddenly vanished, leaving behind only a marriage contract and a sack of cash. It pointed her toward Jiangcheng University to find her “fiancé.” “Grandpa said every meddling act means another debt to pay.” He was right. You really should listen to your elders. Lin Xuan only helped a young master out of kind 9Reads—Score114Shelves

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   Come on, it's super cool!

8. 258 走 After Completing My Hundred Wishes, Su Shan, I Wish You Were Here 走完百愿清单，苏山你在就好了 Chen Anxun陈安寻Modern Romance36k WordsOngoing [Heartbreaking Redemption | Beautiful Tragedy | 1v1] On the rooftop, Shen Zhichu writes down a hundred wishes. As she lies on the brink of death, Su Shan comes toward her through the light. He knows all her pain, understands every one of her obsessions, and stays by her side as she fulfills each wish. For the first time, she knows what it feels like to be cherished. - Shen Zhichu falls for this long-overdue, tender salvation, believing she has finally found someone who favors her above all other 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Sweet and bittersweet, melancholic and poignant.

9. 259 双 A Love Beyond Death: My Husband Awakens and Spoils Me Every Night 双魂绝恋：夫君觉醒夜夜宠 Author Tao Yaoyao作者逃妖夭Ancient Romance47k WordsOngoing A tug-of-war of passion, sweet and bittersweet in equal measure. Fate played a cruel trick. She rode away in a grand red bridal sedan, dressed in a phoenix crown and red wedding robes, while he returned home in a black coffin, clad in white. Wedding music and funeral dirges mingled as two processions, one red and one white, passed each other in the snowy, frozen wasteland. He was a noble young master of the marquis's household, graceful as jade and gentle as a breeze. She was a beautiful young c 48Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 260 怪 You're Too Dazzling! 怪你太耀眼！ Sweet Melon甜甜的瓜Modern Romance375k WordsCompleted The print edition is now available. [Happy ending, both leads devoted to each other + healing + secret love becomes mutual] [Sunny girl X hearing-impaired boy] Jiang Er was killed by a tractor. Jiang Er was reborn. The bad news: she's now a high school sophomore with more resentment than a ghost. The worse news: Fu Tinghan, the not-so-familiar husband she'll have in the future, is in her class. In their previous life, they were married for two years, yet remained strangers. An arranged mar 37.3kReads9.4Score6.5kShelves

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    It perfectly meets the requirements: books 1, 2, and 4 are by the same author, which speaks volumes about its quality. It's also very suitable for a bit of angst, but the ending is a happy one.

11. 261 穿 Book Transmigration: I’m Really Not Here to Save the Villain 穿书：我真不是来救赎反派的啊 Sweet Melon甜甜的瓜Modern Romance530k WordsCompleted [Under Contract for Publication + Sweet Transmigration into a Book + Mutual Redemption + Both Pure, Happy Ending] [Goofy, Lovable Beauty x Gloomy Mute Boy] Shen Xi transmigrated into the body of a vicious supporting actress. System: “Make sure Lu Jingming, the future villain, turns evil, and you can go home.” Shen Xi, sprawled out like a lazy fish: “Sorry, this broke girl doesn’t want to go back. I’m perfectly happy being a rich young lady.” System: “I’ll kill you in three days.” Shen Xi, spring 11.9kReads9.4Score1.6kShelves
12. 262 春 Prisoner of Spring 春日俘虏 Li Huaisha李怀沙Two Male Leads242k WordsCompleted How do you ask an aloof heartthrob for a divorce? Marriage before love + HE + Mutual secret crushes + Bittersweet push and pull + Both pure + Taking what you want by force Scheming, doting, fiercely possessive husband-type seme x Sweet, naturally airheaded celebrity uke Rumor has it that Qin Yanqing married into the Qu family for money. After marrying into the family, he seized its fortune, locked up Young Master Qu, and tormented him day and night. Then Qin Yanqing publicly boosted a young 3.9kReads9.3Score525Shelves
13. 263 穿 After I Transmigrated, I Planned to Lay Low Until the Ending 穿越后打算苟到大结局 Too Hungry to Function太饿了不行Ancient Romance137k WordsOngoing [The book has only just launched, so having no reviews and a low rating is normal.] This is my first time transmigrating into a book. At the beginning: System: Host, you need to earn the male lead's favor. Once it reaches 100 points, you can return to the real world. “What? I have to earn his favor, and get it all the way to the maximum? That sounds harder than reaching the sky.” Chi Wanwan wondered if the System was making things too difficult for her. Later: System: If the male lead dies unexp —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Cool][Cool][Cool]

14. 264 攻 After Winning Over the Heartless Sword Cultivator, I Faked My Death and Lost My Memories 攻略无情道剑修后，我死遁失忆了 March Song三月歌Ancient Romance683k WordsCompleted (Complete, ensemble cast, devoted couple with a happy ending) After Wen Li died, she transmigrated into the world of cultivation and was bound to a System. Completing its tasks would grant her wish. System: First, win over Pei Xingzhi. Second, cultivate diligently and become a powerhouse. Wen Li: Go on, tell me. Is he an obsessive villain or a sickly, lovesick second male lead? System: Neither. He’s an upright disciple of a righteous sect, a pure-hearted sword cultivator of the Ruthless Dao. 5.1kReads9.3Score333Shelves
15. 265 滴 Ding! A Taste of the Tycoon Life 滴！豪门体验卡 Carrot Terminator胡萝贝终结者Two Male Leads416k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + healing + everyone dotes on him + mutual devotion] Two male leads! Two male leads! Gentle, mature CEO top × sunny on the outside, depressed on the inside bottom I got rich overnight, but I'm no country bumpkin! Zhou Mo was a poor little cabbage with no parents. His only asset was his good looks, and he had to haul bricks at construction sites every day just to scrape together his college tuition. Then one day, while happily hauling bricks, he got hit on the head with 13.9kReads9.5Score2.2kShelves

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    The third one is really, really beautiful. I'm not very educated, so I don't know how to describe it, but it's just so beautiful.

16. 266 漂 My Gorgeous Wife Is Such a Lunatic, the Young Master Begs for a Kiss 漂亮老婆太疯批，小少爷跪求亲亲 A Dog Egg一个狗蛋Two Male Leads375k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + ABO (AB→AA) + both strong and devoted + one-sided salvation + bittersweet romance + the gong is doted on] [Flirtatious long-haired beauty gong × short-tempered, loyal, cool and handsome shou] Xie Lin is an S-rank Alpha and the husband of Xu Ran, heir to a wealthy family. He has a face that is both aloof and alluring, attracting Alphas, Betas, and even little Beta Xu Ran. The aloof beauty is world-weary. There’s only one thing that can pique his interest. Teasing Xu Ran. His 175 9kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves
17. 267 要 All I Want Is to Be Spoiled 要宠 The Wind Knows My Heart时风知我意Modern Romance186k WordsCompleted [Doting romance] + [Both inexperienced in love] + [Healing story!] Jiang Chiyu decides to win Rong Shi over for one simple reason: a friend tells her, “Get Rong Shi, and you’ll have everything you could ever want.” Jiang Chiyu asks him to help her get the better of Bai Siwei. Rong Shi says, “What do I get out of helping you?” Jiang Chiyu smiles openly. “I have nothing, so all I can give you is everything I have.” Later, someone tries to use her as leverage. She ignores the knife held against her 4kReads8.9Score248Shelves

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    The male and female protagonists both rush towards each other, both opening their mouths, unwavering in their choice of one another. My wife, Jiang Chiyu, has been orphaned since childhood and has received no love from her elders. Her life has been full of hardships and suffering. I hope you will have compassion on her and bless her with a peaceful and prosperous life, and good health.

18. 268 一 I Accidentally Became My Best Friend’s Aunt 一不小心成了闺蜜的婶婶 Too Hungry to Function太饿了不行Modern Romance183k WordsCompleted [Both dote on each other + both are each other's one and only] On the very first day back from a business trip abroad, she runs into this kind of trouble. Xiao Jingyan smiles faintly. “Heh! You really thought you could run away, you little thing?” Fang Qingshu rolls her eyes and snaps, “That's right, you little buttery pastry!” Xiao Jingyan: “First, marry me. Second... oh, there is no second. You have a choice.” And just like that, Fang Qingshu somehow ends up marrying him and becomes Xiao 187Reads7.4Score—Shelves
19. 269 初 First Love for Sale 初恋转让 Li Huaisha李怀沙Two Male Leads316k WordsCompleted My First Love, Going Cheap: 100 Yuan, Free Shipping Transmigrate into a Book + Sweet Romance + Forced Love + Confinement Fiction + ABOE + Two Strong Leads + One-on-One Romance + Romantic Rivals + Ultimate Love Triangle A black-bellied, virtuous Enigma beauty VS a steady, gentle Alpha gentleman Li Changxi transmigrates into a book and becomes a villain with the same name as himself. The moment he opens his eyes, he finds the useless male lead, Ning Wuyi, glaring at him with hatred, ready to d 11.4kReads9.2Score1.5kShelves
20. 270 前 I Never Knew How Wonderful My Husband Was, So Now I’m Reborn and Clinging to Him 前世不知老公好，作精重生要抱抱 San Moumou三某某Two Male Leads432k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + both reborn + both are pure + the shou pursues his husband (the gong loves him too much, so there's hardly any chasing) + bittersweet romance + breaking up and getting back together + ABO (no children) + showbiz] [Gentle, fatherly, guiding older Alpha × prickly, proud, fussy, pitiful Omega] Three years after Song Yu'an's death, Ying Qiuxu decided to kill himself. When he opened his eyes again, he was reborn four years earlier, on the night he first met Song Yu'an. Seeing Song Y 12.2kReads9.2Score2kShelves
21. 271 野 Desire Unleashed! The Campus Hottie’s Rival Is Secretly in Love with Me 野欲！校草死对头竟然暗恋我 Peachy Oolong, Regular Sugar桃气乌龙正常糖Two Male Leads173k WordsCompleted [Physical publication signed] [Campus + academic rivals + mutual secret crushes + a tense push and pull] As one of the country's top universities, Lan University livestreams its opening ceremony. Jiang Yu is the freshman representative, taking the stage in a tie to deliver a speech. The young man stands tall, his white shirt perfectly neat and his features clear and refined. He casually adjusts the microphone, drawing squeals from the girls below. Sitting in the audience, Shi Jing lets out a sco 29.2kReads9.5Score4.7kShelves
22. 272 男 Male Lead, Think Twice! No Matter How Beautiful I Am, I'm Still a Male Supporting Character 男主请三思！长得再美我也是男配 Plum Blossoms Brew Peach Blossom Wine青梅来煮桃花酒Two Male Leads539k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + all the men are virgins + forced love + possessive yandere + faked death + 1v2 with two endings] What do you do when you transmigrate into a book and discover that the male lead is impossible to win over and will kill you? Xue Youtan: Kill him. * By a twist of fate, he transmigrates into the villainous master of two male leads. In his first life, Xue Youtan played the good, obedient mentor, following the script while doing everything he could to win over the male lead, Pei Zhi. 289Reads8.9Score100Shelves
23. 273 电 Esports: Wild God, Your Marksman Has Jumped Off a Building Again 电竞：野神，你家射手他又跳楼了 a Sheng Never Restsa笙不息Two Male Leads403k WordsOngoing (The main story is complete, everyone, so enjoy without worry.) [Depressed beauty (bottom) x unruly loyal puppy (top)] [1v1 + redemption + esports + happy ending] Chi Yunshuo had planned to take a few jobs, pay off his debts, and then say goodbye to the world. But the second he stepped onto the rooftop, he received a message inviting him to join a team. Looking at the words "tryout" on the screen, he suddenly remembered that he had agreed to try out for Team AT not long ago. Chi Yunshuo: Maybe.. 39.3kReads9.0Score7.5kShelves
24. 274 溺 Drowned: The Unexpected Charm of a Depressed Boyfriend 溺亡【抑郁小男友的反差萌】 Three Flying Birds三只飞鸟Two Male Leads170k WordsCompleted [Rekindled love, reunion after years apart, reunited from the very first chapter, depression, bittersweet romance, contrast, powerful leads, equally matched, no angst between the couple, both each other’s first and only, happy ending] Tender, devoted CEO Jiang Xu (top) × depressed, aloof yet unexpectedly adorable Gu Chong (bottom) A story about a comic artist and a pianist. (The author would rather not get flamed, so extreme top- and bottom-focused readers should proceed with caution.) Five year 2.4kReads9.1Score307Shelves
25. 275 归 I Came Back for a Divorce, but the Abstinent Tycoon Begged His Wife to Come Home 归来离婚，禁欲大佬跪求太太回家 Three Claws三只爪Modern Romance240k WordsCompleted CEO Romance + Marriage First, Love Later + Two Strong Leads + Rekindled Love + The Long Road to Winning Her Back + Adorable Child Everyone in Jiangcheng knows that Bo Yan, the decisive, disciplined business magnate who keeps his private life strictly controlled, calls the same person three times every day, without fail. For 732 consecutive days, every call has gone unanswered. Two years ago, his wife, Shen Ling, left everything behind and went abroad. She even left their son behind. Everyone tho 407Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A bittersweet mix, with moments of angst followed by bursts of sweetness.

26. 276 炮 The Cannon Fodder Villain Just Wants to Stay Alive 炮灰反派只想苟命 The Moon Stayed Up All Night and Dropped Dead月亮熬夜猝死了Two Male Leads444k WordsCompleted Lu Yigui died in a foreign land, in an alley where no one came to claim his body. Reborn into another life, Lu Yigui had a dream about a book. In that book, his younger brother was the protagonist's love interest, his childhood friend and rival was the protagonist, and he was a disposable villain destined for a tragic end. As Lu Yigui watched his ending written in the book with words celebrating his downfall, his first reaction was to run. Escape the plot, stay away from the main couple, and che 3.4kReads9.0Score284Shelves
27. 277 晚 The Evening Breeze Binds the Heart 晚风缚心 Entwined Moonlight月缱绻Modern Romance280k WordsCompleted [Jewelry Designer vs. Investment Mogul] When Hang Xingzhi was at the lowest point in his life, Lin Song stabbed him in the back. So when Hang Xingzhi returned to Jingzhou seven years later, Lin Song’s instincts told her the man wouldn’t let her off the hook. Guilt and love coexisted within her, and even with her eyes wide open, Lin Song kept getting entangled with Hang Xingzhi. When he had a girlfriend, she lay awake with a heart full of bitterness. When he was in danger, she risked her own safe 6kReads8.4Score712Shelves

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    All of them are excellently written, except for the last one, an old-fashioned melodramatic novel, which was so-so but quite poignant.

28. 278 漂 Pretty Darling, You’re Too Good at Flirting! Are You Trying to Get Yourself Killed? 漂亮宝贝这么会钓，不要命啦！ Cai Cai Wants to Get Rich菜菜要发财Two Male Leads546k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + satisfying face-slapping + intense push and pull + both devoted only to each other] [An alluring, hot-tempered flirt of a bottom X a celibate powerhouse top with an overwhelming possessive streak] In his past life, Lin Que was framed maliciously and eventually died a miserable death from severe bipolar disorder. Only after his death did he learn that he was the true young master of a wealthy family, his identity maliciously switched at birth. The one who framed him was the fake 27.5kReads9.5Score3.8kShelves
29. 279 入 Addicted After Dark! The Elite Abstinent Doctor from a Wealthy Family Falls Hard 入夜上瘾！豪门禁欲医生顶级沦陷 Lan Mengxi岚梦晞Modern Romance227k WordsOngoing [Seductive, Sweet and Alluring Heroine VS Cool, Chaste Surgeon] [Elite Family + Heroine Pursues Him at First + Hero Falls Deeply in Love and Devotes Himself to Her Later + Both Leads’ First Love] Everyone knows that Gu Jinyi, the second young master of the prestigious Gu family, has no worldly desires and keeps his distance from women. He is the moon in the heavens, hanging high above the world. “Dr. Gu, I didn’t mean to take advantage of you.” His hand tightened gently, drawing her closer. His 763Reads—Score107Shelves

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    A bittersweet mix, a sense of destiny

30. 280 良 A Fine Day Is Hard to Come By 良日难逢 Entwined Moonlight月缱绻Modern Romance250k WordsCompleted [Proud, scheming CEO × cool, beautiful painter] [Both devoted to each other + intense romantic tension + a touch of amnesia + happy ending] At a party, their friend Meng Ce introduces Pei Yuze to a painter named Qu Liuting, saying she graduated from the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Pei Yuze raises an eyebrow as he looks at the woman before him. He remembers her from just two months ago in the countryside: bare-faced, painting a coffin for three days to earn 600 yuan. Now she has transformed in 942Reads8.8Score124Shelves
31. 281 暗 A Fragrance as Evidence 暗香为证 Cang Linshi苍林拾Ancient Romance141k WordsCompleted [Historical mystery + star-crossed love + marriage by contract] A bloodstained jade pendant convinces him that she is the murderer of his younger sister. An investigation with their lives on the line uncovers layer upon layer of scheming in the imperial harem and at court. When the truth finally comes to light, the most painful thing was never revenge, but the truth itself. 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Finding candy in shards of glass

32. 282 糊 A Washed-Up Star Is Reborn, and My Nemesis Is Acting Strange 糊咖重生，死对头他有点不对劲 Dongfang Xiao Shisan东方萧十三Two Male Leads267k WordsCompleted [Male-Male Romance + Both Reborn + Showbiz + Mutual Unrequited Love + Finding Their Way to Each Other + Happy Ending] [Main story complete] A bottom who can’t stop acting up and would die if he didn’t VS a top who comes back to life with his wife-protecting instincts maxed out Shi Qing suffers from a severe mood disorder. He lost control and died at Sheng Yanhuan’s awards ceremony. The whole internet exploded. Because Shi Qing and Sheng Yanhuan were widely known as sworn enemies in showbiz. [Shi 928Reads9.3Score156Shelves
33. 283 不 No Matter How Many Times We Repeat Our Mistakes 不论重蹈覆辙几次 Dou Pu窦朴Modern Romance185k WordsCompleted [Genius, cool-headed designer X a playboy with no control over his own life] HEX Second-chance romance X mutual salvation - They were once inseparable, always there for each other, spending the happiest days of their early twenties together. But when they look back, the time they spent together in the years that followed was painfully brief. The absurd detour their lives took brought them together, but once they got back on track, they had no choice but to part. Every time they met, they had to 435Reads8.1Score—Shelves
34. 284 新 Newlywed Fever 新婚高热 Nong Ying侬影Modern Romance496k WordsCompleted [Marriage Before Love] [Marriage Between Powerful Families] [Pursuing His Wife] [Mutual Redemption] (Cold Heir × Beautiful, Unhinged Heiress) [A romance writer with no tricks or gimmicks. Please do not dissect, imitate, or plagiarize this work. Respect original content. Infringement will be pursued!] - “In our second year together, I already wanted a divorce.” 1. A drunken mishap. Chang Yue woke up in the same bed as a man. They had done everything they shouldn't have. The eldest young master of 17.8kReads8.7Score1.5kShelves
35. 285 疯 After the Mad Big Shot Forced His Sickly White Moonlight to Be His Wife 疯批大佬强制白月光病娇老婆后 Xin Tutu鑫土土Modern Romance532k WordsCompleted Short drama now available [Both leads are each other’s first and only love + happy ending + top-tier wealthy families + unhinged vs. yandere + mutual coercion + marriage first, love later + sizzling chemistry + black-hearted heroine + male lead grovels for forgiveness] Original title: Tear Her Clothes, Grab Her by the Throat: The Unhinged Tycoon Regrets It A blend of exquisite beauty and madness, with a combative yandere couple saving each other The heroine loves courting death, while the male l 2.6kReads9.3Score327Shelves

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    A classic case of "chasing after a wife" scenario! The two were childhood sweethearts, growing up together, but misunderstandings snowballed. When the female lead was trapped, she called the male lead, who suggested they just... Well, you know, but he was still very worried and rushed over immediately. However, he was too late… the female lead was exhausted and felt she couldn't go on… Later, while the male lead was showering, the necklace the female lead had given him broke. His heart trembled, and he secretly tied it up with a red string, afraid to let the female lead know. When someone came to him for help, the male lead said, "I won't save you. I don't even want to save myself now" (after breaking up with the female lead). The female lead wanted to leave him then, but then she didn't care anymore and confronted everyone indiscriminately. Then the male lead's older brother said, "Quickly comfort her, don't let innocent people get involved."

36. 286 春 A Secret Crush Hidden in Spring 春日藏欢喜 Wen Daidai文黛黛Two Male Leads233k WordsCompleted [Reunion after a long separation + slow-burn romance + sweet little moments + entirely fictional + a story within a story within a story + pure fiction, with no real-life inspiration] Aloof, taciturn, and sexually frigid (gong) ☆ Lu Xingheng × emotionally steady and always cold (shou) ☆ Jiang Wan This story is set in a fictional world, and every chapter is entirely made up and unrelated to real life. It is a work of pure fiction based on hearsay, written in an irrational state and containing 238.3kReads8.0Score5.4kShelves
37. 287 替 The Contract Wife, The Ice-Cold CEO Falls Hard 替嫁契约妻，高冷禁欲总裁沦陷 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance410k WordsCompleted Forced by her adoptive parents, Xia Yutong takes the place of her arrogant, overbearing stepsister and marries Lu Yunfei, a notorious playboy caught up in one scandal after another. But the wedding takes a shocking turn. The man who comes to escort her home is not the playboy Lu Yunfei, but Lu Yanci, the feared devil of the business world. He runs the vast Lu business empire, wields enormous power, and is ruthless in his methods. He is aloof, chaste, and indifferent to women. On their wedding ni 13kReads6.8Score893Shelves

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    A marriage of convenience that blossoms into love, a bittersweet tale. The female lead initially believed she was being forced to marry a womanizing playboy, but on her wedding day, she was unexpectedly married to a cold and calculating CEO. After the marriage, the male lead was indifferent and aloof towards the female lead, but later, the aloof and restrained male lead fell for her, embarking on a tumultuous journey of pursuing her relentlessly!

38. 288 我 My Doctor Lin 我的林医生 Icy Rose冰冰玫瑰Modern Romance142k WordsCompleted [A blend of sweetness and heartbreak + slow burn + delicate prose + a working woman’s growth + episodic format] Radiologist Lin Xiaoya can see every bone in the human body, yet she can’t read the heart of the person in front of her. Other people’s love is a two-way journey, but theirs is a tale of mutual misunderstanding... 111Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A bittersweet story, but with a happy ending.

39. 289 封 The Feudal Tycoon Goes Wild Across the City After His Divorce 封建大佬离婚后，发疯全城 May You Stay Curious and Hopeful你有趣有盼Modern Romance552k WordsOngoing Powerful, ruthless military, political, and business tycoon + delicate beauty in frail health + both partners are each other's first and only Jiang Qingwu was born with a rare constitution. After marrying Gu Yunzhou, she was gentle and well-behaved, yet she alone refused to get close to him. The mighty Gu Yunzhou held power over the military, politics, and business, yet after marrying his little wife, all they could manage was icy politeness. At last, pushed to his limit, he made arrangements 25.6kReads5.5Score1.2kShelves

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    A powerful, ambitious older man in the military, political, and business worlds, and a frail, beautiful woman! Jiang Qingwu followed Gu Yunzhou from her small town back to Z City. Due to her sensitive health, the two were unable to consummate their marriage. The man then arranged for her to move to another city. The next time she saw him was when he came to her door with divorce papers…

40. 290 你 You Spent a Lifetime Hating the One Who Fought with Everything They Had to Love You 你用一辈子的恨，防了一个拼了命爱你的人 The Typing Puppy码字的修勾Marriage & Romance13k WordsCompleted You spent a lifetime of hatred guarding yourself against someone who was willing to give everything to love you. 504Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is a must-read; it's too cruel to the female lead.

41. 291 白 The Ice-Cold Speaker by Day, the Tempting Madman by Night 白天冷冰冰的议长，晚上诱哄疯批 Ninth Day of the Cool Moon凉月初九Two Male Leads467k WordsCompleted Complete! Bonus chapters in progress, come on in~ [Two male leads + two powerful leads + devoted couple + sweet and angsty] Aloof beauty, dark-hearted council president alpha × powerful, unhinged plant-type experimental subject enigma Tuberose × Siberian fir Wen Yu, an S-rank alpha who clawed his way out of the slums, is hailed as a beacon of hope during the Empire’s dark age. At a banquet, Wen Yu is set up. At home, he discovers Experimental Subject 327, whose whereabouts after a mission had be 4.1kReads9.4Score638Shelves
42. 292 勿 Do Not Disturb! The CEO and His Beautiful Secretary Are Madly in Love 勿扰！总裁大人与漂亮秘书热恋中 Jin Yuzhi今与紫Modern Romance228k WordsCompleted [Beijing’s elite circle, pampered heir from a wealthy family vs. versatile, two-faced female secretary, a pretend playboy and a vixen pushing each other to the limit, flirtatious tension, devoted couple, one-on-one romance] Gu Xian was famous among Beijing’s elite for being frivolous, arrogant, and untamable. Even the old master of the Gu family could do nothing with him. So they paid a fortune to hire a full-time secretary from overseas to keep him in line. In less than a month, An Jing had Gu 3.3kReads9.1Score267Shelves
43. 293 师 Junior Brother, Don’t Be Like This 师弟，你别这样 Icy Rose冰冰玫瑰Modern Romance246k WordsOngoing The day Ye Xiucheng reports for duty at Qiaonan Community Clinic, everyone asks him, “Why would a graduate of a top medical university come to a poor, remote place like this?” He just smiles without answering. He can’t tell them why he came here: It’s because of his beliefs, and because of his senior, Su Xixi. He thought she would always be by his side. That is, until the new vice president, Liang Shuo, tells her, “If something’s weighing on you, you can talk to me.” Ye Xiucheng finally panics. 125Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 294 去 To Hell with Her West Coast 去她的西海岸 Full Moon, Missing You满月酉缺Mystery336k WordsOngoing [Road-Trip Escape + Mutual Redemption + Interdependence + Both Leads Are Each Other's First and Only + One-on-One] A withdrawn, meek outsider x a confused, frustrated nobody For the first eighteen years of her life, Alisha was just like the town of Camdenton: remote, dull, and ignored by everyone. Her friends treated her like a lackey, she was failing at school, and her family wouldn't even buy her a used car. She thought she would spend her whole life quietly rotting away, until the bonfire par 58Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A timid and humble male protagonist and a cunning and shrewd female protagonist who grows and matures. Their story of fleeing on a highway and being pushed along by fate is very engaging.

45. 295 他 His White Jasmine 他的白茉莉花 Bodhisattva Ye菩萨野Modern Romance262k WordsCompleted In the middle of the night, Song Mo goes alone up the mountain to find the gang of street racers. She is like a delicate, sweet-scented jasmine blossom. Her clear gaze falls on the man at the head of the group. “Bro...” The man bows his head, fiddling with a black glove. He tells her to get lost, then turns and vanishes into the night with the wind. In the dense mountain mist, the fragrance of jasmine and the rich, mature, wanton scent of some perfume overlap and mingle for a single, fleeting mo 12.1kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves
46. 296 暗 When My Secret Crush Was Exposed, He Stopped Pretending to Be Sweet 暗恋被拆穿，他也就不装乖了 Seven O'Clock七点钟Two Male Leads227k WordsCompleted [Mature, steady, restrained top x beautiful, brooding bottom who pretends to be well-behaved] Unrequited love + both pure + flirtation + HE + bittersweet angst + imaginative premise Chi Wanyan had been secretly in love with his older brother's friend for eight whole years. When he learned the man had returned from abroad, he was overjoyed. He would go on being the sweet, considerate little brother who followed him around, just as he had before. Chi Wanyan was content with that, still putting on 5kReads9.0Score680Shelves
47. 297 宫 Mrs. Gong Has Long Since Given Up on You 宫太太早就不要你了 Light on Paper纸上光颖Modern Romance212k WordsCompleted [Top-tier power and privilege + both leads have no past relationships + groveling pursuit + heroine's growth + powerful man humbles himself + one-on-one romance] At twenty, Di Xingran thought that liking someone, being liked in return, and naturally getting married and staying together was how life worked. Only later did she learn that marriage could have nothing to do with love, and happen simply because she “met the requirements.” She was a gifted engineer, but her talent was obscured by preju 161Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The beginning was bittersweet, a bittersweet feeling stemming from the heroine's resilience. Later, the heroine matures, her background changes, and she becomes a wealthy heiress in the Hong Kong entertainment circle…

48. 298 王 Princess Consort, Stop Acting. The Prince Can Hear Your Thoughts 王妃别演了，王爷能听见你的心声 Sugar White as Snow白糖如雪Ancient Romance500k WordsCompleted [The male lead can hear the female lead's thoughts + the female lead can understand animal speech] [Goofy and lighthearted + absurd comedy + feel-good romance, sickeningly sweet] After transmigrating into a book as a disposable side character, she manages to annoy the villainous Big Boss into fainting from the start. She plans to take advantage of his weakness and finish him off, but the villain hears every one of her thoughts. Later, the villain finally loses patience and demands, “I hear you c 9kReads9.2Score949Shelves
49. 299 高 The Ice-Cold CEO Cries from Being Spoiled: Be Good, You Have to Hold Back 高冷总裁被宠哭，听话，要克制啊 Spicy Little Steamed Bun热辣辣的小馒头Two Male Leads544k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads × Coercion × Romantic Tension × Faithful to Each Other × Mutual Devotion × Sweet and Angsty] [Vengeful, Unhinged Little Leopard × Tough-on-the-Outside, Soft-on-the-Inside, Fatherly Straight CEO] The Fu Family collapses overnight, and Fu Zhenglin becomes the target of everyone’s abuse. [A heaven-blessed prodigy falls into the mire overnight. How pitiful.] [They say the son of his father’s old army buddy was taken in by the family. He’s just a vegetable, a little burden.] That year 3.8kReads9.3Score424Shelves
50. 300 装 I Pretended to Be Blind for Three Years, but My White Moonlight Said She Knew All Along 装瞎三年，白月光却说她早就知道了 The Rabbit's Corner兔子的角落Marriage & Romance38k WordsCompleted I Pretended to Be Blind for Three Years, but My Dream Girl Said She Knew All Along 2.9kReads—Score—Shelves

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    The first book will make you cry your eyes out.

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