Looking for Happy Endings: The Female Lead Has Severe Depression, and the Male Lead Helps Her Heal. Any Length Is Fine 🥺 求he 女有重度抑郁症，男救赎女，长短文不限🥺

1. 51 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 suffers from schizophrenia, but the male lead stays by her side through thick and thin.

2. 52 娇 Addicted to Her Allure 娇瘾缠欢 Jun Buqi君不弃Modern Romance252k WordsCompleted [Print edition signed] [Flirting + possessiveness + reunion after a long separation + devoted couple, sweet and steamy + healing] Cool beauty in a qipao ✖️ Unhinged thug in a suit Qin Sang had always been a stickler for the rules, but she did two reckless things. First, before breaking up with Sheng Yu, she took the initiative and passionately lost herself in a night of intimacy with him. Second, after graduating from a prestigious university, she gave up a respectable, high-paying job and opene 34.1kReads9.3Score3.6k14d adds

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   Please, this book is absolutely amazing! [Licking screen]

3. 53 渴 A Guide to Cuddling for People with Skin Hunger 渴肤症患者的贴贴指南 Qu Buzhi曲不知Modern Romance366k WordsCompleted [Short dramas: An Unexpected Embrace and A Guide to Growing Into Love are now available] Xu Ning suffers from severe skin hunger, which makes her keep her distance from people for fear that she might accidentally let her secret slip. But the moment she meets He Lin, only two words cross Xu Ning's mind: I'm doomed! As C University's campus heartthrob, He Lin has never seen anyone pursue him so boldly. On their very first meeting, she corners him outside the restroom and asks, “Can I touch you?” H 17.8kReads9.5Score2.4k14d adds

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   Please, this book is absolutely amazing! 🤤

4. 54 宝 Be Good, Baby, Let Daddy Hold You! The Obsessive Big Shot Coaxes Her in a Low Voice 宝宝乖老公抱！病娇大佬低声诱哄 Ming Yueyun明月云Modern Romance381k WordsCompleted [Completed] [So sweet! All sweetness, all the time. A pampered, silly little crybaby × a possessive, lovesick narcissist. Married first, fall in love later, plus a daddy-type husband] Si Linyuan married a princess through a family alliance. Faced with a woman who could not even eat a meal by herself, could he return her? Ling Luoluo looked aggrieved. “Luoluo will be good. •́‸ก” Si Linyuan looked disgusted. “Could you wipe away your tears first?” He must have had eight lifetimes’ worth of bad luc 5.6kReads9.2Score65314d adds
5. 55 她 She Owes Him Nothing Anymore 她不欠他了 I Just Want Candy我只想吃糖Modern Romance57k WordsOngoing This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental. Lin Nan, a girl suffering from depression caused by her family, vs. Mo Sheng, a boy who seems sunny on the outside Grandma once said, “A person spends their whole life owing and repaying. Life is nothing more than all those debts and repayments gathered together.” Lin Nan had no idea how much she owed Mo Sheng. Maybe from the moment he asked, “Are you cold?” in that alley, she was destined neve 15Reads—Score—14d adds

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   [Pouting][Pouting][Pouting][Pouting][Pouting][Crying][Crying][Crying][Crying]

6. 56 让 Let Me Fall in Love One More Time 让我再相爱一场 Jiu Niang Jiu玖酿玖8k WordsCompleted Let Me Fall in Love One More Time 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Severe depression leading to hallucinations, the male lead always appears at the most dangerous moments 😭 A sensitive, fragile, depressed girl × a stubborn, deeply affectionate, crybaby CEO. The female lead goes from "escaping reality" to "trying to accept being loved." The male lead goes from "powerless to protect his loved one" to "forcefully intervening in her life." Let them fall in love again! [Almost crying]

7. 57 星 Before the Stars Fall 星辰未陨 July Eighth柒月捌号Modern Romance225k WordsCompleted After being expelled from her former top high school, Qin Wan reluctantly transferred to an ordinary secondary school. As luck would have it, she was assigned to the school’s notorious “problem class,” and her deskmate was the school’s very own Thanos. She had thought life after transferring would be full of excitement, with a battle of wits every day. Until one day, she was cornered in an empty classroom... Qin Wan: “Um... why isn’t this going the way I expected?” 349Reads8.9Score10814d adds
8. 58 分 Ten Years After We Broke Up, My Ex-Boyfriend Showed Up as My Boss 分手十年，前男友空降当我上司 Snow Drifting Through the Borderlands边城飘雪11k WordsCompleted Ten Years After We Broke Up, My Ex-Boyfriend Dropped In as My Boss 142Reads—Score—14d adds

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   They fell in love in the port city, were separated by heartbreak, and reunited in the coastal city, where her boss pursued her. Years ago, the anxious and troubled female lead painfully left the successful male lead, returning to her small town to heal. Ten years later, they meet again at work, and the love hidden deep within them resurfaces. A jealous argument sparks conflict, causing the female lead's illness to flare up, leading her to leave. The male lead, filled with remorse after learning the whole story, follows her to her home, confesses his feelings, and promises to spend the rest of his life healing her years of anxiety and insecurity.

9. 59 抑 A Depressed Girl Meets a God 抑郁少女遇到神明 Bacon Hand-Pulled Pancake培根手抓饼Modern Romance229k WordsCompleted [School Life / Healing / Comfort / Intellectual Romance] [Depressed girl × Sunny top student] After Chen Shishi's father failed in business, he sold their luxury cars and mansion and moved the family back to his hometown to start over. There, Chen Shishi met Xu Liu, a childhood friend she couldn't remember at all. At his parents' urging, Xu Liu looked after her, and as they spent time together, he couldn't help being drawn to her. Chen Shishi, who lacked a sense of security, didn't dare accept X 46Reads—Score—14d adds

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   I feel that my story is very similar to hers, I can relate to it a lot, and it meets the requirements.

10. 60 量 Quantum Entanglement 量子的纠缠 Little Zhuangzhuang小妆妆Modern Romance634k WordsCompleted He is a powerful figure in the entertainment industry, a scheming playboy. She is an ordinary fan, a timid little rabbit. After an accident, he coerces her into marriage and forces her to fall in love with him. Just as their relationship begins to warm up, his former girlfriends, unwilling to let go, come one after another to tear them apart. Heartbroken, she miscarries and resolutely divorces him. Even after the divorce, neither can let go of the other. Once again, he shows the same forceful re 1.9kReads—Score10914d adds

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    The male and female leads married first and fell in love, but divorced due to a misunderstanding. Unable to let go after the divorce, they struggled to cope, with the female lead becoming ill from longing, suffering from insomnia, anorexia, anemia, and palpitations. She even cut herself with a knife to numb the pain and needed large amounts of painkillers to alleviate her heartache. The male lead, heartbroken, begged her to come home and remarry, but she stubbornly refused, feeling both love and resentment towards him. Feeling helpless and heartbroken, he moved into the apartment next to hers, gradually healing and redeeming her, because he understood her best. Despite her stubbornness, she was secretly happy, because only with him by her side did she feel safe.

11. 61 那 That Was Just an Act 那只是人设 Lu Nanxin路南辛Modern Romance202k WordsCompleted [Showbiz × Revenge × Suspense] Everyone thought Xue Tao was nothing more than a pretty face. A social climber who traded on her looks, a social butterfly groomed by powerful backers. They didn’t know she was getting close to her enemy’s son and infiltrating the world of powerful investors all to get justice for the close friend who fell to her death five years ago. She planned every step carefully, unaware that she had long since become a pawn in someone else’s game. And the man who kept disrupt 47Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The female protagonist suffers from depression, and they find solace in each other.

12. 62 来 The Bad Woman from Prison 来自监狱的坏女人 Who Could Be My Match谁与为偶Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted Original title: The Chaste Police Commissioner: I've Locked Away Your Heart Workplace romance + suspenseful romance + soul swapping + unhinged villainess forces her love + forbidden cop-and-criminal romance + the queen returns I'm Su Yu. The “Goddess of Finance” admired by everyone in the business world. A meticulously planned car accident sent me tumbling from the clouds into the mud. I became the “suspect” everyone cursed and was personally delivered to a detention center. My best friend betra 830Reads9.2Score11414d adds

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    The female protagonist suffers from schizophrenia, is imprisoned for a crime, and doesn't want to accept reality. The male protagonist, a police officer, hopes to redeem her.

13. 63 普 An Ordinary Girl's Redemption 普通女孩的救赎 Dodo Who Loves Lemonade爱喝柠檬水的哆哆10k WordsCompleted An Ordinary Girl's Redemption 8Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Short story, ordinary female lead, male lead's redemption story, female lead has depression [OK][OK]

14. 64 抑 After My Depression, I Became the Powerful Man's One and Only Weakness 抑郁后，我成了大佬的独家软肋 Shu Bai0820书白0820Modern Romance7k WordsCompleted After Depression, I Became the Powerful Man's One and Only Weakness 4Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Everyone should go see it.

15. 65 蚀 A Love That Cuts to the Bone 蚀骨危情 Qi Lao You淇老游Modern Romance753k WordsCompleted Xia Weiming died, and Shen Xiujin personally sent Jian Tong to a women’s prison. During her three years behind bars, Shen Xiujin’s order to “take good care of her” changed Jian Tong beyond recognition. She was even “persuaded to donate a kidney” while in prison. Before she went in, Jian Tong said, “I didn’t kill her.” Shen Xiujin remained unmoved. After her release, Jian Tong said, “I killed Xia Weiming. I’m guilty.” Shen Xiujin’s face turned livid. “Shut up! Don’t let me hear you say that again 66.2kReads9.2Score5k14d adds

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    This book is both heart-wrenching and captivating; I recommend it.

16. 66 迟 A Millennium Promise, Finally Kept 迟到的千年之约 Clear and Shallow, Clear and Shallow清清浅浅清清浅Modern Romance534k WordsCompleted A slow-paced story, perfect for listening. An age gap romance + a half-blood male supporting character He thought he was luring her into his trap, step by step, just to possess her for a while. Little did he know that he was the one being lured. One glance, a love that lasts a thousand years, and now he can never let her go! 21Reads—Score114d adds

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    Xie Lin sat in his office chair, his gaze lingering on her for a long time. Such tranquility, such beauty, seemingly untouched by worldly strife. But who could imagine the unfathomable wounds hidden beneath that calm exterior? Depression—those three words were like a thorn, piercing his heart with tearing pain.

17. 67 女 The Queen Returns: The Seer 女王归来预知者 Chen Liying陈莉滢Modern Romance309k WordsOngoing After her husband breaks her heart and leaves her physically battered, the heroine’s heart meridians are severely damaged. This is her journey back to life. Her brother uses every resource at his disposal to save her, and she unexpectedly gains the ability to foresee the future. The queen returns. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
18. 68 偶 I Met an Immortal Spirit and Somehow Came Back Reborn 偶遇仙灵，我竟然重生了 Chen Liying陈莉滢Modern Romance226k WordsCompleted Her father, Chen Bohong, and her mother, Liu Yingmiao, had been deeply in love for many years before finally having a daughter. Her mother suffered a massive hemorrhage during childbirth, giving her life to bring her daughter into the world. From then on, the couple doted on her endlessly. Chen Yingshu’s parents died one after the other, leaving behind a vast inheritance that no one knew about. At university, Chen Yingshu met Tang Hanyue, a man who had appeared in her dreams many times. Through 1Reads—Score—14d adds
19. 69 被 A Heartthrob Takes Over His Body, and the Timid Doormat Takes the Whole School by Storm 被男神魂穿，软糯受气包飒翻全校 One Bored Rich Lady无聊富婆一枚Modern Romance231k WordsOngoing The refined, scheming crown prince VS the soft, timid little bunny with an inferiority complex Healing | Unrequited Love Comes True | Soul Transmigration | Reborn and Pursuing His Wife Xie Yanci opens his eyes and finds that he has transmigrated into someone else’s body! He has ended up in the body of Song Qiwan, a girl who lets everyone walk all over her. The girl clutches a diary filled with his name as her bullies pin her down in the restroom and pour dirty water over her head. The school’s 4Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A diary filled with his name, a bizarre soul-swapping experience. He finally saw the little girl he had once looked down upon, who had loved him for three whole years. Before, she looked up to him; later, he gave everything to redeem her. ´∀`

20. 70 她 She Is a Wildfire Scorching My Heart 她似野火燎心 A Few Dreams Become a Boat几梦成舟Modern Romance149k WordsOngoing Redemption + Sweet Romance + The Male Lead Wins Himself Over + Offering Herself to Him A seemingly fragile beauty bent on revenge vs. the youngest head of a prominent family 1 When Zhou Helin first met Shen Zhili, his assessment was simple: Pretty, but her seductive tricks are so tacky! Shen Zhili replied coolly, “Don’t worry. You’re not the one I’m trying to seduce.” Zhou Helin: “My taste isn’t that bad!” Later, Zhou Helin learned that Shen Zhili was after the young master of the Gu family. He —Reads6.9Score—14d adds

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    This really fits the description; the female lead has self-destructive tendencies and depression, and the male lead redeems her—he's incredibly kind.

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