Nothing but Angst. The Female Lead's Mental Illness Will Break Your Heart 刀刀刀 女主心理疾病讓人心疼

1. 1 与 Sinking into a Beautiful Dream with Her 与她沉溺美梦 The Light Shines In光照进来Modern Romance392k WordsCompleted Jaded, aloof wild rose × sharp-tongued, straight-laced math genius | Rekindled love × angst and sweetness × yandere × mutual salvation × devoted couple, happy ending In just five years, Zhou Shuci went from a math genius to the founder of the Wanshi Group, ruling over a six-hundred-billion commercial empire and controlling half of Jingzhou City. Yet all he wanted to know was whether she regretted leaving him for twenty million. When they met again after years apart, her mere presence brought 4.9kReads8.4Score33514d adds

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   The female leads all have mental illnesses, and everyone's experiences are different; it's heartbreaking. [Almost crying][Almost crying]

2. 2 扯 Pull the Moon Down 扯月亮坠落 Beautiful Lady美人娘Modern Romance175k WordsCompleted - Fortunately, this was already the following spring. Somewhere in the world, they would bloom and flourish, nourishing their souls with freedom. - (Brash crybaby × repressed, broken artist) (Reunion after a long separation, healing, both are pure, happy ending) 4.5kReads9.3Score36414d adds
3. 3 她 She's So Sweet. She's Faking It 她好甜，她装的 You Qian尢浅Modern Romance209k WordsCompleted Synopsis: [Male lead is a fake playboy + Female lead has sunny-type depression] [Reborn + School life + Saving each other] Xu Li was reborn. In this life, she was still a fun-loving party girl who liked pretty young women and had a smile sweet enough to make your teeth ache. Liang Ji had never met anyone who smiled so sweetly and seemed so carefree. Before he knew it, he was drawn to her sunny aura. The more he got to know her, the more deeply he fell, until he was hopelessly in love with her. L 3.9kReads9.2Score43314d adds

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   The first book was incredibly good, with excellent writing. The female lead came from a poor family, and the male lead redeemed her. Later, the male lead went abroad, and the female lead developed depression. The male lead felt very sorry for her after finding out. It was a super good book.

4. 4 重 After We Reunited, My Ex-Boyfriend the Homicide Detective Became My Neighbor 重逢后，刑警前男友成了我邻居 Qiqi Cub柒柒崽Modern Romance315k WordsCompleted [The print edition, “When Your Neighbor Is Your Ex, Our Reunion Feels Like Yesterday,” is now available] [Reunion After a Long Separation] [Mending a Broken Relationship] [Both Leads Have No Previous Relationships] [The Cold-Faced Male Lead Does the Laundry] [Happy Ending] What is it like to be summoned to the police station for writing steamy stories and run into your ex-boyfriend of five years? Li An never imagined she would see Qi Yan again under these circumstances. She was mortified! Even m 32.8kReads8.3Score3.9k14d adds
5. 5 早 If I’d Known the Villain’s Daughter Had It This Bad, I Wouldn’t Have Entered This Book 早知反派女儿这么苦，这书我不穿 Pomelo Sago柚子西米露Modern Romance303k WordsCompleted A dark-hearted girl x her cold, domineering CEO father, a story of redemption By a twist of fate, Huo Ning transmigrates into a story aimed at female readers and becomes the pitiful daughter of the villain. Before she arrives, the poor girl is abused by her own mother and treated like a toy by her mother's boyfriend. She dies on a snowy night. The villain in the book isn't much better off. The author uses him as a plot device, and all he wants is to break up the official couple. In the end, he d 15.2kReads9.4Score1.6k14d adds

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   The female lead suffered from mental illness and died in reality. She transmigrated into a book as the villain's daughter. At first, her villainous father didn't want her, but he gradually accepted her after spending time with her. This scene was incredibly heartbreaking: This sentence was like pressing a pause button; Huo Ning's sobs instantly vanished. She tilted her head like a puppet, revealing a strange smile. "Right? I also think she's not suitable to be my mother." "That snowy day was too cold; I wanted to become a ghost and take her with me." Huo Ning's words were innocent, her smile sweet. "That way, she'll love me forever."

6. 6 他 His Canary 他的金丝雀 Fang Fang方方Modern Romance643k WordsCompleted Eight years ago, the Gu family was struck by disaster, and Gu Zhan personally shattered the heart of the girl he had cherished for twelve years. Eight years later, he returned covered in blood, and they crossed paths again. But the young woman, wearing heels and holding his friend’s arm, told him, “Uncle, I’m getting married! You’re happy for me, right?” Dark anger surged in the man’s eyes. Just as cruel as he’d been eight years ago, he pinned her beneath him and said in a low voice, “Yiyi, you’ 1.7kReads9.1Score14914d adds

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   🌼①The female lead suffers from severe mental illness and has been under immense pressure for a long time, while also being tormented by the male lead. After uncovering the truth in Chapter 234, she loses the will to live and is stabbed by the culprit, covered in blood. The male lead's heart is breaking. He carries her, covered in blood, to the hospital, only to receive a critical condition notice: "The patient has just suffered a sudden cardiac arrest and is currently undergoing resuscitation. This is a critical condition notice. You should be prepared!"

7. 7 横 Stealing Love 横刀夺爱 The Sky Can't Be Blue天难蓝Modern Romance2.2M WordsCompleted From the day she was born, Zhu Puyu was a little princess, showered with love and adoration. Then one year, a woman returned to the Zhu family with Zhu Xingying, who was only a year younger than her. The illusion of happiness came crashing down. Zhu Puyu was thrown out by her biological father and left homeless. She once swore a bitter oath from the heights of her former life: She would rise again and take back everything; shatter Zhu Xingying’s faith and trample her pride; push her off a cliff 4.6kReads8.8Score35514d adds
8. 8 我 Caregiving at the Mental Hospital 我在精神病院当陪护 Dian Lan滇岚Modern Romance156k WordsCompleted A troubled heart can be healed with medicine. A troubled mind means something is wrong with your mental health. The moment I walked into a psychiatric hospital with my daughter, my world collapsed! As I stayed by her side through treatment, for a moment I wondered: Why did I have to come into this world? Why was I given a family like this? Why did I have a child like this? When all these questions surfaced, I wanted to cry. I didn't want to live! 183Reads—Score—14d adds

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   This book is worth reading when you're bored. It's told from a mother's perspective, describing her daughter's hospitalization and the escalating conflict between them...

9. 9 美 The Beauty Takes Her Time, While the Wild Young Master Wants the Throne 美人慢热，野痞太子爷天天想上位 Wang Bufan王不凡Modern Romance390k WordsCompleted [Redemption × Secret crush × Sweet romance × Second male lead's groveling pursuit, both leads are inexperienced] [Cool, aloof, depressed girl vs. cold-hearted, spoiled young heir] Before her final year of high school, whenever Ling Zhi had a heart attack, Shen Xu would sit by her hospital bed and tell her again and again, “Qiqi, don't be afraid. When I grow up, I'll become a doctor and make you well.” Back then, she believed life wasn't all gloom, and that the darkness inside her would eventual 2.1kReads8.9Score20014d adds

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   Depression can lead to self-harm. (Completed, good read...)

10. 10 枝 Zhizhi, You Wind Around My Heart 枝枝绕我心 Chan Xiaxia缠夏夏Modern Romance209k WordsCompleted [Both leads are devoted only to each other + happy ending] What Shen Zhiyi doesn’t know is that from the moment she returned to the country, a massive net had already been laid out for her. All Sheng Hanzhou’s plans for revenge collapsed the moment he saw Shen Zhiyi. Now that he’s seen her again, all he wants is to keep her bound to his side forever. The past no longer matters; all that matters is their future. When Shen Zhiyi falls ill, he holds her tightly and wonders why it couldn’t have been 13.3kReads9.0Score1k14d adds

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    These two books are absolutely heartbreaking. I cry every time I read them 😭😭😭😭

11. 11 他 He Says It's Not Too Late 他说不晚 Huohuo the Painter画画的火火Modern Romance624k WordsCompleted [Mutual devotion | Healing | A playboy turns over a new leaf | School days to city life | Reunited after years apart | Wealthy families] When they were young, Li Zhiwan stumbled out of a secluded alley, covered in blood, and collapsed to the ground. Gu Yuqian stood at the far end of the long alley, holding a black umbrella as he looked at the girl’s desperate, pleading eyes. In the end, the boy ran toward her, radiating cold, and saved her from the brink of despair. After that, whenever heavy 12.2kReads9.2Score1.5k14d adds

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    After a long separation, the male lead believes the female lead is better off without him. The female lead suffers from severe depression and has been through numerous ordeals, nearly dying from her injuries. ✨🍂 He endured countless hardships, having tried everything to give her a happy ending. 🤧🤧 It's heartbreaking to see Shen Bin suffer. He wasn't a good person, but she was his beloved, and his ending doesn't do justice to his love.

12. 12 金 The Financial Tycoon and His Cherished White Rose 金融大佬，娇养一朵白玫瑰 Chen Zhi Jian陈之简Modern Romance410k WordsCompleted (A sweet, doting uncle romance! All the sweetness!) [Roguish, devilishly handsome, scheming finance CEO VS outwardly pure, inwardly strong, innocent-looking beauty] A short drama of the same name is now available. (Over ten years, Li Jinchuan nurtured the most dazzling white rose in finance. Jing Shici spent ten years earning the right to stand by her lover's side as his equal.) The white rose means: Let me confess my love, for I am worthy of you. Jing Shici made it happen. At sixteen, Jing Shic 3.6kReads9.2Score41314d adds

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    School bullying and her adoptive father's molestation caused the female protagonist to develop psychological problems and become mute. She was taken in by the male protagonist's grandfather, and later by the male protagonist himself. After seeing a psychologist, she was finally able to speak again. The male protagonist redeemed the female protagonist, but she was also someone else's redemption.

13. 13 无 No Official Relationship 无实名关系 Three Three Days三三日Modern Romance349k WordsCompleted New rating just in: [Brooding, insecure sweetheart vs. aloof on the outside, warm-hearted young master] [Rekindled romance | School life first, then city life | Each other's first love | Happy ending] * Cheng Zhike witnessed a farcical debt-collection scene in a dead-end alley. He was just an onlooker enjoying the spectacle, but somehow ended up taking home the filthy schoolmate who was being hounded for money. The schoolmate was beautiful, with sparkling, limpid almond eyes that seemed able t 17.8kReads8.1Score1.7k14d adds
14. 14 被 After He Dumped Her, He Returned Home, but This Time She Won’t Make the First Move 被分手后他回国，这次她不主动了 Li Yuchi李遇迟Modern Romance320k WordsCompleted [Reunion after a long separation, second chance at love, win-her-back saga, push and pull, devoted to each other, mutual healing] [In college: bright, bold ray of sunshine x cool, proud, poor student] [Now: fallen heiress with a cold beauty x devoted, ascetic big boss] It was the height of summer in their junior year. Jiang Jibai received Gu Moyang's final phone call. His voice on the other end was cold and firm. “Jiang Jibai, let's break up.” Jiang Jibai froze where she stood. She had no 11kReads6.8Score56314d adds
15. 15 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 3.2kReads—Score2814d adds

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    I literally cried so much watching this! [Crying][crying][crying]

16. 16 碎 Light Shattered in Glass Candy Wrappers 碎在玻璃糖纸里的光 The Rabbit's Corner兔子的角落Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Campus × Mutual Pining × Sweet Romance • Flirting × Older Male Lead] At twenty, Lin Yinuann tucked all her feelings into transparent candy wrappers, living quietly, with thorns beneath the surface. That was until Wen Muyang collided with her world. Only then did she realize that even barren places could be touched by the warmth of sunlight. At first, Wen Muyang was simply curious. Why had a girl who once been so lively and dazzling grown so quiet and cautious? Once her disguise was seen through 1.1kReads—Score11614d adds
17. 17 少 Young Master, Madam Says She'd Rather Go to Work! 少爷，夫人说她更想上班！ Chichi Xianyue迟迟弦月Modern Romance801k WordsOngoing [Marriage first, love later] [Long-planned romance] [Both strong and devoted] Diplomat x CEO When she was four, her mother died before her eyes, and her father fell in love with someone else. From then on, Liu Ling'er learned one thing: tears were useless, and so was love. At twenty-five, Shen Yuci bound her to his side with a marriage contract. She thought it was a five-year arrangement, never knowing that this man had been waiting for her for twenty-one years. She also had no idea that for t 1.4kReads—Score12614d adds

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    I highly recommend this book. It's super good! The male and female leads were originally engaged. The male lead comes from a wealthy family and fell in love with the female lead at first sight when they were young; however, they never saw each other again after that. Despite this, the male lead always thought about the female lead and even chose to go abroad to hone his skills for her. After returning to China, the first thing he did was to get close to the female lead and make her his assistant. The female lead comes from a high-ranking family, but her mother died early, and her father ignored her. She was raised by her grandparents from a young age; due to childhood trauma, she lost part of her memory, including her first meeting with the male lead. The female lead attended prestigious universities for both her undergraduate and graduate studies and later became a diplomat. For the female lead, their relationship developed gradually; but for the male lead, it was premeditated. Overall, it's a strong, pure love story. The female lead has her own career, and the male lead loves her deeply, thinks only of her, and respects her very much. The chemistry between them is incredibly strong, and it's very enjoyable to watch! At the same time, the male lead is also the female lead's salvation.

18. 18 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 3.5kReads8.9Score23014d adds

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    It broke my heart to watch [crying] The female lead suffered so much, thankfully there was a male lead!

19. 19 当 When a Person with Depression Meets a Hopeless Romantic 当抑郁症患者遇上恋爱脑 Empty Mountain in Spring春山空Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted [Love-struck computer science heartthrob VS depressed literature student] Jiang Li, whose family life was deeply unhappy, thought her bleak existence would remain stagnant. But someone’s arrival upended her plans and sent her life in an entirely new direction. Tips: “ I… I wasn’t abandoning you. I was wrong. It was my fault… I shouldn’t have gotten mad at you.” Pei Yanci’s expression darkened. His eyes reddened as he rested his chin on Jiang Li’s soft, fluffy head and struggled to speak. “It w 8.5kReads9.0Score94414d adds
20. 20 饲 Keeping a Dog 饲犬 Empty Mountain in Spring春山空Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [A sensitive girl with depression vs. the finance department’s campus heartthrob + mutual devotion + healing + both leads’ first love] Her father died young, her mother had ignored her for years, and her stepfather harbored ill intentions. Jiang Yao’s life was unbearable. She could never escape the shadow of her family, and her pain grew so great that she could no longer go on living. Her life was so awful that she wanted to end it early. She climbed out of the abyss, only to be forced back into 4.9kReads8.9Score60214d adds

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    "Why did you presumptuously save me? Wouldn't it have been better to let me die?" Song Qi'an's body trembled, and he froze, opening his mouth but unsure how to answer. "I'm really lucky to be alive." Jiang Yao lowered her eyes, stating calmly, "I didn't even die on the fifth floor."

21. 21 雾 Snow in the Winter Mist 雾冬有雪 Half a Pear半块梨Modern Romance259k WordsCompleted [Rekindled romance / reunion at the opening / self-delusion / bittersweet / both leads are inexperienced] [Well-behaved, cool-headed novelist VS scheming, devoted CEO] * That year, Zhu Wendong, desperate to escape her family’s control, got involved with the illegitimate son of the wealthy Qi family of Jiangbei. Everyone knew Qi Yanxue as cultured and aloof, gentle and polite, the sort of man one could only hope to meet. Only Zhu Wendong knew about his near-mad possessiveness toward her. It was 14.7kReads9.1Score2k14d adds
22. 22 攀 Clinging 攀缠 Entwined Moonlight月缱绻Modern Romance258k WordsCompleted The print edition of Clinging is now available, and the short drama and comic series are now online. [Reunion after a long separation, rekindled love, sharp tongues and soft hearts, sweetness and angst, happy ending] [Independent, sensitive, aloof beauty ✖ a devoted man who says one thing but means another] [Creative director at an advertising agency ✖ powerful businessman from Beijing's elite circle] The day Ruan Xiang saw Zhou Jingwei again happened to be the first snowfall of the year in Yan 20.7kReads8.8Score2.4k14d adds
23. 23 恋 Love Begins with Divorce 恋爱从离婚开始 Jiang Meishi姜莓柿Modern Romance257k WordsCompleted [Sharp-tongued, haughty workaholic x sensitive, resilient financial journalist] Love after marriage: divorce first, romance later / bittersweet / healing "Falling in Love Across Worlds with My First Love After Marriage" Rumor has it that Zhou Huaili, the dashing and charming CEO of Huanyu, entered a loveless marriage arranged by their wealthy families. Second Young Master Zhou loves someone else, but their family backgrounds keep them apart. “Just wait! They’ll get divorced sooner or later!” sai 1kReads8.8Score13214d adds
24. 24 疯 The Madcap Heiress Falls Addicted to Seduction 疯批大小姐，诱爱上瘾 Liu Liyue琉离玥Modern Romance386k WordsCompleted [Two people from Beijing's elite circles] [Both Pure] [Childhood Sweethearts] [Reunited After Years Apart] [Substitute] [Mutual Flirting] [Obsessive, Unhinged Heiress x Highest-Ranking Military Commander] The short drama The Heiress's Forced Heartlock is now streaming. As the little princess of one of Beijing's most powerful families, Li Su had always gotten everything she wanted. There were just two things missing from her otherwise perfect life. She was orphaned as a child and raised by the Sh 6kReads9.1Score50714d adds

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    The female lead is truly heartbreaking. The male lead faked his death to go undercover, and as a result, she developed severe depression and paranoid emotional problems, even attempting suicide multiple times. Later, she met the male lead again, who was also undercover, and the two worked together to complete a mission. In the end, they got together, both firmly choosing each other. The male lead also loved the female lead very much, and he was deeply saddened by her ordeal. This time, faced with a choice between responsibility and the female lead, he resolutely chose her, which was both touching and heartbreaking.

25. 25 陷 Sinking into You 陷落之渝 Ci Ying慈樱Modern Romance377k WordsCompleted [Years of secret love from the heroine + the hero realizes his feelings and devotes himself to her] [Gentle, steady hero × strong, sensitive, self-doubting heroine] [Both sexually exclusive / happy ending] Ever since the year the college entrance exam results came out, Lin Zhiyu had kept a secret in her heart: a journal named “Chen Mushen.” Later, at a banquet, she watched the man approach her older sister, Lin Zhilu. “Hello. May I get to know you?” Soon, news broke that the Chen and Lin familie 3.9kReads8.4Score34814d adds

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    The female leads all have mental illnesses, and they're all very good.

26. 26 月 Moonlight over Xizhou 月满西洲 Xun Ran浔然Modern Romance209k WordsCompleted [Two Ice-Cold Hearts + Marriage Before Love + Both Each Other’s First] Prestigious University English Teacher vs. Corporate CEO Lin Yueshu came from a family of scholars. With her gentle, refined beauty and exceptional talent, she was the dream girl of every wealthy family. The only thing people criticized was her perpetually icy, unsmiling face. Lu Xingzhou was born a natural winner. He took over the family business at a young age and was the ideal husband for countless socialites, yet he was a 747Reads7.4Score10714d adds
27. 27 妄 Years of Delusion 妄念经年 Sugar Qidou糖柒豆Modern Romance352k WordsCompleted [Reunited After a Breakup + Faux Siblings + Elite Aristocratic Family + Mutual Secret Crushes + Sweet and Angsty + Push and Pull + Both Pure] [Cool, Vulnerable Photographer vs. Unhinged, Love-Struck Film Emperor and Young Master] When she was ten, Bai Qingli was abandoned yet again. She crouched in a corner like a piece of trash until Lu Shiyan traveled hundreds of kilometers to take her in. “Little mute, don’t be scared. Come home with your big brother.” From then on, everyone in Yuncheng knew 882Reads7.4Score10314d adds
28. 28 不 I'm Done Pretending: Mr. Zhou Wants to Remarry Every Day 不装了，周总每天都想复婚 150 in High School Entrance Exam Math中考数学150Modern Romance529k WordsCompleted After handling two medical emergencies in a row, Lin Qinghe stood there looking a mess. Her husband appeared before her with another woman in his arms. They'd lived apart for two years, and he'd disappeared without a word for over half a year. He offered no explanation, yet his grandmother still wanted to bring them together. Only later did Lin Qinghe realize that the only woman he'd ever truly loved was someone else. Their marriage had been nothing but a joke she made of herself by loving 66Reads—Score—14d adds
29. 29 偏 After Rebirth, the Possessive Mr. Nan Dotes on His Wife Like Crazy 偏执南总重生后，宠妻宠上瘾 Muzi Yingbao木子颖宝Modern Romance305k WordsCompleted (Content warnings: The male lead is reborn, but the female lead is not + doting husband, fiercely protective of his wife, old-school domineering CEO melodrama + not a strong female lead + a touch of showbiz.) Desperate to pay for her medical bills, she sells her blood. Then the man who had once been her childhood sweetheart takes her in. She thinks all she has to do is play the role of his mistress, but she never expects him to force her to stay by his side. Nan Zhe never thought that after gett 7.5kReads8.8Score50914d adds

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    The first book's female lead suffered from depression and later committed suicide by jumping into the sea. The second book's female lead was mute, and the male lead doted on her immensely.

30. 30 心 My Darling! The Dominant Gu Dotes on His Sweetheart Day and Night 心肝宠！霸道顾少日撩夜哄小乖宝 May Blossoms五月番花Modern Romance242k WordsCompleted [Both leads are devoted to each other + married first, in love later + sweet romance + mutual devotion] Everyone in their circle knows that the woman Gu Shao cherished most jumped into the sea and died. From then on, the name Shen Wei became forbidden to Gu Zhouhuai. One day, the man brought home a woman with a slender waist and long legs, her delicate, gentle demeanor as clean and soft as jasmine. Unfortunately She was also mute. The rich young ladies waited with snacks, eager to see the mute g 8.7kReads8.8Score1.5k14d adds
31. 31 陆 Professor Lu, Your Tsundere Side Is Showing 陆教授，你的傲娇掉马了 Xu Xu Xu Xu虚徐栩叙Modern Romance840k WordsCompleted [Proud Law Professor vs. Spirited Policewoman | Regrets Chasing Her Too Late | Two Strong Leads, Sparks Flying] Three years ago, she offered him her heart, burning with love, only to hear him say, “We’re on different paths. We can’t work together.” Three years later, they meet again. He’s a special legal advisor to the municipal bureau, and she’s the lead detective on a pivotal case. Working together, he mocks her for running on coffee, yet when they’re alone, he tells her, “Add sugar. Don’t die 4.4kReads6.6Score38514d adds

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    After their first breakup, the female lead suffered from mild depression. The male lead was heartbroken and embarked on a tumultuous journey to win her back.

32. 32 每 Someone Worries I’ll Kill Myself Every Day 每天都有人担心我会自杀 Alice's Forest Cottage爱丽丝的森林小屋Modern Romance334k WordsCompleted Lin Qingran died in the cold seawater, her life ending forever at the age of twenty-four. Afterward, the family members closest to her were consumed with regret and got the chance to start over. Can they change her fate this time? And what about the person she couldn’t stop thinking of, even as she died? Will they find their happy ending? Lin Qingran noticed that her family had started acting a little differently. Their annual family meeting had become a quarterly one. Her usually stern grandfa 5kReads9.0Score36814d adds

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    It's great! The female leads all have autism or mental illness.

33. 33 蓄 A Deliberate Seduction: A Scientific Genius Accidentally Flirts with an Abstinent Army Officer 蓄意引诱：科研天才误撩禁欲军哥 Mr. Zhongli钟离先生Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting / military romance / college entrance exams / urban development and research / alternate history / slow burn / the research plot starts very slowly, so this may not be for you if you only want research and infrastructure development] Among the autism spectrum disorders, Asperger’s syndrome was once called “the genius disorder.” Jiang Yan was diagnosed with Asperger’s as a young child, but she was also an undisputed child prodigy and rising star of the interstellar age. After dyin 3.7kReads8.1Score26714d adds
34. 34 重 Reborn and Doted On by All: The Princess of Beijing’s Elite Is Maxed Out 重生团宠：京圈皇太女是满级大佬 Qi Yue Shisan漆月拾叁Modern Romance899k WordsCompleted [Family Bonds + Reborn + Everyone’s Darling + Powerful Figures + Beautiful, Strong, and Tragic Heroine + Redemption + Everyone Loves Her + Regret and Retribution] [1] Sang Ning begged for the Shen family’s affection her entire life, but never received even a shred of warmth. In the end, her beloved father and brother killed her, after squeezing every last bit of value out of her. She thought Qin Wang, her boyfriend of ten years, truly cared for her. Then she accidentally discovered that he had t 61.7kReads9.1Score4.3k14d adds
35. 35 乖 Step Right into the Trap, the Arrogant Big Shot Bows His Head Everywhere 乖乖入局，骄肆大佬无处不低头 Little Tyrant Can Knock You Flying小霸王会击飞Modern Romance520k WordsCompleted [Several short-drama adaptations now available] [One-on-one romance, healing love, deliberate seduction] [A little fraud who’s very good at playing dumb & a crown prince who takes the bait as soon as she casts her line] Jiang Yu grew up in Yangcheng, a city plagued by endless rain. Though she inherited all her grandfather’s property, the Song family locked her away in a wooden house, where she pretended to be insane and lived like a stray, left to rot in neglect. To get revenge and escape the 37.6kReads9.4Score6.5k14d adds

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    Every single one of them is wonderful, and the writing is superb!!!

36. 36 她 She Said She Loved Me 她说，爱我 Kong Kou空蔻Modern Romance200k WordsCompleted [Obsessive, powerful family head whose secret crush comes true X sensitive, timid little sweetheart] Please note: Because of what the heroine went through in the past, she’s very sensitive and cautious early on and tends to overthink! But she’s not unreasonable! Expect plenty of doting and sweetness~ Pei Zhiyan always knew that his Mianmian didn’t love him. In their three years of marriage, Yu Mian had given him nothing but cold looks and silence. Again and again, he picked up the love she had c 2.7kReads8.9Score24714d adds
37. 37 京 After a Flash Marriage, the Capital's Tycoon Is Completely Smitten 京圈大佬闪婚后，彻底沦陷了 Qi Cheng栖橙Modern Romance370k WordsCompleted [Originally titled A Private Desire Takes Shape] [Both are virgins + marriage before love + healing] [Reclusive, world-weary novelist & self-restrained, refined scoundrel] When they first met, Shu Wanning was brought before Wen Yuci as collateral for her father's gambling debts. Wen Yuci gave a mocking laugh. “I have no intention of raising someone else's daughter.” The second time they met, he rescued her in the pouring rain. He never imagined that the umbrella he'd tilted toward her in a momen 4kReads9.2Score37114d adds
38. 38 诱 Seduce Her! The Sweet, Delicate Wife Drives the Cold and Abstinent Tycoon Wild 诱她！娇软甜妻被禁欲大佬撩疯 Muzi Chu Ge木子楚歌Modern Romance489k WordsCompleted [Eight-Year Age Gap + Marriage First, Love Later + One Couple Only, Both Untouched] A calculating, powerful CEO with a big, bad wolf’s nature versus a sweet, soft, flirtatious young wife. After her stepmother kicked her out, Chu Li was taken in by a handsome man during a rainstorm. She had nowhere to go, so he gave her a home and said, “Marry me, and I’ll pay you fifty million after taxes.” After the wedding, Chu Li stuck to the terms of their agreement and never crossed the line. But Mr. Fu wan 3.5kReads9.3Score48814d adds
39. 39 春 Secretly Surrendering to Spring’s Desire 春欲暗渡 Sui Tiantian岁甜甜Modern Romance223k WordsCompleted [Business interpreter and investment magnate | Second chance at love | Original title: Spring Desire, Secretly Crossing] At a lavish business banquet in Jiangcheng, the hall is packed with guests and magnates. Lin Wusheng’s boss orders her to charm the CEO visiting from Nancheng and secure a huge investment. Holding her wineglass, Lin Wusheng looks toward the elegant, aloof man at the head table and freezes, unable to speak. How could it be him? Seeing her lose her composure, someone teases, “Pr 27.6kReads9.2Score3.1k14d adds
40. 40 暗 Her Secret Crush Is Wicked and Flirtatious, and She Can't Handle Him 暗恋对象又坏又撩，她招架不住 Cranes Part from Green Mountains鹤别青山Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted Short drama now available A cash-strapped, gentle, resilient good girl × a rich, aloof, wicked young master [The heroine’s secret crush comes true + a fake playboy reforms + dating before falling in love] Lin Wu stumbled upon scenes she shouldn’t have seen, twice. The first time, in a torrential downpour, He Jingzhou sat in his car, watching indifferently as a bodyguard beat someone half to death. The second time was at a party, where she saw him get dumped on the spot as his White Moonlight ann 63kReads9.3Score6.7k14d adds

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    Books 2, 3, and 4 feature a female protagonist with depression and suicidal tendencies. The male and female protagonists find redemption in each other. Book 1 is generally sweet throughout, interspersed with descriptions of the female protagonist's past insecurities, with only a few chapters being slightly angsty.

41. 41 他 He Won't Be Tamed 他不驯 Dai in Her Boudoir呆字闺中Modern Romance366k WordsCompleted [Powerful leads + both leads are faithful + pursuing his wife + mutual devotion + redemption] [Powerful man who crashes into her life for love x movie queen who keeps saving herself] One-line summary: A story about two people who don't know how to love, clumsily learning to love each other. Synopsis: Jiang Jin was the world's ultimate calamity. He commanded the worlds of finance and arms dealing, reveling in the thrill of destroying everything. But Shen Yang had transmigrated into a book and 12.6kReads9.3Score1.5k14d adds
42. 42 他 His Bite Marks 他的咬痕 Mi Xiaoxi咪小汐Modern Romance281k WordsCompleted [Print edition signed and awaiting release] [Short drama now streaming] [Rekindled Romance + Reunion After Years Apart + Mutual Devotion + Mutual Salvation + Sweet Youthful Romance] In high school, Wen Shumiao had a passionate romance that ended in the most humiliating way possible. They meet again six years later. He's the owner of a tattoo shop, and she's become his employee. He treats her with the cold indifference of a stranger. But when Xie Jin sees Wen Shumiao carrying a suitcase, he final 61.6kReads9.5Score5.5k14d adds

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    1️⃣I cried so much reading this late at night. The female lead, who was an art student in high school, injured her hand while being chased by her family for debts, making it impossible for her to paint. She also separated from the male lead. 😭 Because her grandmother was the only one left in her family, her mental illness wasn't too severe until after the male and female leads reunited and her grandmother passed away, causing her mental illness to erupt completely. 😭 It was incredibly heartbreaking!! It's so sad that the male and female leads are so good together. 😩😫 2️⃣I really felt so sorry for the female lead! [Chapter 73] When the female lead had a mental breakdown due to online verbal abuse, I almost died of grief. Luckily, the male lead was there, like a golden retriever, always there for her since childhood. 🥰 Everyone should read it! I'll take responsibility if you don't cry. 💘 3️⃣The female lead's family background in this book made her suffer so much. 😭 It's really heartbreaking to read, there are so many tear-jerking moments. 😫 Luckily, there's the male lead! Slowly healing the female lead [Chapter 72] The female lead has an episode 😩 4️⃣ The male lead is a race car driver and the female lead is a live streamer [Chapter 42] The episode is truly heartbreaking. The female lead's childhood experiences are also incredibly poignant, but the rest is super sweet. It's truly fortunate that the male lead is so steadfastly good to the female lead 😭 5️⃣ Both the male and female leads appear when the other needs them, redeeming each other. It's incredibly touching. Later, when I read the female lead's diary, I burst into tears 😭 The aftertaste is amazing. 6️⃣ This is my white moonlight 🥰💘 I love it so much!

43. 43 情 Love, Sweet as Lemon 情意柠柠 A Cool Breeze Rises at the Edge of the Sky凉风起天末Modern Romance209k WordsCompleted (Both leads are each other’s first and only love # Everyone’s Darling | A flower-loving girl with depression vs. a lovesick CEO of the Shang family) Su Wanning has been abandoned ever since she was born and has struggled through life alone. Later, she meets many people who care for and protect her, unwilling to let her suffer even the slightest harm. Little by little, light begins to appear in Su Wanning’s dark life. Shang Si, the only son of the wealthiest family, has had everything go his way 521Reads6.7Score—14d adds

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    Both of these are

44. 44 墨 Master Mo, Your Little Ancestor Is a Lovesick Psycho 墨爷你的小祖宗是病娇 Qi Yu栖予Modern Romance565k WordsCompleted Tang Li, the biggest wild card in Mancheng, was dumped on the day of her engagement. Everyone was waiting to laugh at her, but she turned around and kissed a stranger. Mo Fenghan, the underground king of Mancheng, was mysterious and bloodthirsty. No one dared even speak his name. Until someone saw the unhinged beauty Tang Li sitting on his lap, her pretty face full of impatience. “Mo Fenghan, put me down.” Instead of getting angry, the man lowered his head and kissed the corner of her lips, coax 189Reads9.2Score—14d adds

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    It's incredibly good! The female lead has anorexia.

45. 45 凌 CEO Ling’s Beloved Is a God of Death 凌总的心尖宠是杀神 Still Feeling Cold依然觉得寒冷Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted ◆ One-on-one romance | Two strong leads | The chase-to-win-her-back-from-hell trope | Extremely angsty love | Happy ending | A brutal journey ◆ Gorgeous, badass underworld queen x possessive tycoon heir In her senior year of high school, the families were locked in a bloody struggle for power. After being ambushed, he fled to the countryside, where he met a wild girl with defiance in her very bones. He wanted to die. She overturned a nest of snakes and laughed, bold and wild: “Want to die? The 3.9kReads9.3Score42214d adds

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    The female lead has bipolar disorder, which flares up after being dumped by the male lead.

46. 46 曼 Be Good, Manman! Lean Closer, Young Master Ji Is Clinging to You Again 曼曼乖！侧耳，阴湿季少缠上来了 Li Wu黎巫Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Complete [Transmigrate into a book + romantic tension + everyone's darling + both leads are each other's first] [Gloomy, obsessive heir x affection-starved, foul-mouthed little rascal] [They push and pull to the limit and save each other. Everyday-life story, sweet and indulgent, with a light comedic edge] (The author is bad at writing blurbs. Read the story.) Lu Shiman transmigrates into a book as the vicious supporting actress who caused the heroine deep childhood trauma. There are four more v 10.8kReads9.2Score1.2k14d adds

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    This is really good. Although the female lead seems silly on the surface, she actually has psychological issues.

47. 47 蝴 When the Butterfly Falls 蝴蝶坠落时 First Meeting with Lotus初见莲Modern Romance211k WordsCompleted Welcome to The Playboy's Daily Dating Tips. Complete. [Mutual healing + sweet and angsty romance + school days to city life + second chance at love] Chen Cechuan x Zheng Lian (golden boy x quiet girl) 1. From the moment they first met, Chen Cechuan gave Zheng Lian the impression of a carefree playboy. He dared to kiss someone under the surveillance cameras. He sure had guts. Zheng Lian naturally assumed he was a delinquent. But at the opening ceremony the next day, she saw Chen Cechuan standing 116Reads—Score—14d adds

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    It's so good, I cried so much at the bad ending.

48. 48 归 When She Returned, She Shone Brighter Than Ever 归来时，她光芒万丈 An Yuxia安遇夏Modern Romance385k WordsOngoing [Genius returns × childhood sweetheart becomes a top-tier star × a battle of equals × brilliant female scientist × scumbag gets his comeuppance] At twenty-two, she gave up her future and stayed behind for love, only to be utterly crushed by the words, “We’re not from the same world.” Later, she left the country and fought her way to success, becoming MIT’s youngest postdoctoral researcher and a specially appointed researcher at a national laboratory. She returned home covered in honors and went 244Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Absolutely. The female protagonist struggled with depression and CPTSD, believing she would never escape. Yet, she rebuilt her life step by step through scientific research and courage—this book vividly portrays rebirth and self-redemption after a breakdown.

49. 49 你 You Broke Your Promise 你失信了 Shi Qingyao十清杳Modern Romance138k WordsCompleted The acclaimed signature work You Broke Your Promise by popular author Shi Qingyao, now with 40,000 new words of never-before-published content! Sensitive girl Xiang Yu VS golden boy Song Huaishi. I had to play out the whole secret-crush story, so I loved him year after year. It was an ordinary day. Just as she closed her eyes, Xiang Yu suddenly thought of Song Huaishi: Song Huaishi, neat in his clothes and radiating warmth. Song Huaishi at seventeen. Still in his school uniform, he leaned lazily 68.9kReads9.5Score12.5k14d adds

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    He was still wearing his school uniform, leaning lazily against the roadside railing, a smirk playing on his lips as he called to her, "What are you daydreaming about, Xiang Yu?" She walked towards Song Huaishi. She wanted to hug him, to hug the Song Huaishi who belonged to seventeen-year-old Xiang Yu. This time, she didn't want to break her promise again. "Huai, can you set off fireworks for me one more time?" "I'll watch as many times as I want." [Requesting more updates]

50. 50 病 Spring Returns to the Branches of a Sick Tree 病树枝头又逢春 Sweet Melon甜甜的瓜Ancient Romance476k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] Sang Nian accidentally climbs into the world of cultivation and becomes the vicious supporting female character who meets a tragic end in the book. System: Your mission is to marry the male supporting character, Xie Chenzhou, abuse him, humiliate him, and then get killed by him. Sang Nian: OK (brandishes little whip) (hits herself) (collapses with a thud) System: (silence) (stares at the sky) System: Mission changed. Win him over, or go mine coal. Sang Nian: (smiles 183.4kReads9.5Score25.3k14d adds

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    1. "Why did you presumptuously save me? Wouldn't it have been better to let me die?" [Crying][crying][crying] 2. "I can't go home, Xie Chenzhou." "I can't... Go home." Cute and clever little Sang Nian, why is it hurting so much? 3. The clueless little Liu'er, just calmly accepted her fate. Why? Why didn't she resist? [Crying][crying][crying][crying] "Who am I?" "Am I little Liu'er? Am I little Liu'er or Jiao Jiao?"

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