The Kind of Story That Twists Your Heart in Agony, Yet You Can't Stop Reading 刀的心窝子一抽抽的疼，但还是忍不住往后看的文

1. 1 周 Dr. Zhou's White Moonlight Is Dying 周医生的白月光快死了 Ten-Line Que十行阙Two Male Leads219k WordsCompleted [Fragile, ill bottom VS cold, aloof top] [Heart-wrenching angst + mutually exclusive devotion, 1v1 + bad ending + extreme bottom fans, beware] Wen Ci had terminal stomach cancer. The doctor said he had at most thirty days left, and Wen Ci could live those thirty days for Zhou Ying. But Wen Ci died on the twenty-seventh day. After his death, Wen Ci left behind twenty-seven unread letters, a rabbit, a book, and a crushed red maple leaf. 19.8kReads9.3Score3kShelves

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   Especially the first book, I almost peed my eyes while reading it.

2. 2 生 Hated by Everyone in Life, I Became Their Beloved After Death 生前万人嫌，死后却成了白月光 Jun Xuanling君玄龄Urban216k WordsCompleted [Redemption] [Sweet Romance] [Healing] Senior high school student Chen Shu suddenly gains a superpower: he will be eighteen forever. He starts by using his power to enjoy a free feast of rare delicacies. Then he meets a girl on a bridge who is about to take her own life. With his superpower, he begins a romance with her... One that will never end. 1.7kReads8.7Score159Shelves

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   [Smiling face] Where do you live, author? I'll send you some local specialties.

3. 3 虐 After Torturing Her Childhood Sweetheart to Death, President Gu Starts His Wife-Chasing Hell 虐死竹马后，顾总他追妻火葬场 Iron Fist Lin Daiyu铁拳林黛玉Two Male Leads169k WordsOngoing Two male leads + both reborn + lovers reunited + happy ending + main couple suffers before finding happiness + the male lead grovels to win back his wife + secondary couple is all sweetness Shen Luo and Gu Li had been childhood sweethearts. Shen Luo had devoted himself to Gu Li for twenty years, and Gu Li had bullied him for every one of them. Because Gu Li knew Shen Luo loved him and would never leave him. But then, one night, the once-arrogant heir to the Gu family completely lost his mind. Be 1.1kReads7.4Score102Shelves
4. 4 傅 Lawyer Fu, Stop Hurting Her. Dr. Wen Doesn't Want You Anymore 傅律师别虐了，温医生不要你了 Moonstone月光石Two Male Leads349k WordsCompleted [Rebellious, wolfish lawyer x stern, devoted, beautiful but tragic doctor] [Two male leads + both are virgins + rekindled romance + groveling pursuit + younger man/older man + angsty romance + happy ending] [Two male leads! Two male leads! Two male leads!] When he ended things, Fu Zhiyue grabbed Wen Chuhuai by the throat and mocked him for being heartless and mercenary. “Every day I spent with you made me sick to my stomach.” “Wen Chuhuai, seeing you half-dead like this, do you know how satisf 4.4kReads8.9Score493Shelves
5. 5 不 After I Stopped Being a Simp, My Tsundere Girlfriend Regretted It 不做舔狗后傲娇女朋友却后悔了 A Heart Dancing in the Wind随风飘舞的心Urban428k WordsOngoing The girlfriend he’s loved for three years has a first love, and now that her first love is back, she predictably cheats on him, even livestreaming the affair. Talk about heartbreaking! He breaks up with her on the spot, without a moment’s hesitation. Then the hero meets a glamorous, icy female CEO and begins a new romance. He’s funny, witty, charming, and clever, with a mischievous streak. She’s cool and proud. A live-in son-in-law and a domineering female CEO: watch them spark a romance. This b 10.5kReads6.2Score412Shelves

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   This is a great urban romance novel with a touch of angst; don't miss it! I really liked it. The female lead has a white moonlight (a past love), regrets pursuing her husband, and begs for his forgiveness. It was so satisfying to read! [Laughs][sad][facepalm]

6. 6 末 Apocalypse: Emerging from the Underground City 末世：走出地下城 A Nobody or a Legend无名小卒还是名扬天下Sci-Fi & Apocalypse618k WordsCompleted [No System + No Superpowers + No Harem + No Zombies + Apocalypse + Ensemble Cast + Not a Power Fantasy + Don’t Read If You Mind] Eighty years into the apocalypse, humanity scrapes by in underground cities... Among them are a pair of siblings, though they might be an older sister and younger brother... His name is Chen Ping’an, and her name is Ji Qinghan... He talks a lot; she barely says a word... He isn’t good at much, while she’s a formidable fighter... He treats her like a younger sister, and 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Very sweet, no knife

7. 7 我 I Miss You So Much, But I Don't Know How to Be Reborn and See You Again 我好想你，但又不知道用什么方式重生再见你 Tangerine Sand桔沙8k WordsCompleted I miss you so much, but I don't know how to be reborn and see you again. 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The pain of being cut by the knife of family ties was excruciating. In the dead of night, missing his mother so much, he unknowingly overcooked a zongzi (sticky rice dumpling) and ate it, dying of poisoning so he could be reunited with her. But he was reborn. He didn't know how to save his mother and bring her back to him. He was just a child longing for his mother; with her, he was a child; without her, no one treated him like a child anymore. How many times would he have to be reborn to bring his mother back? He was in so much pain. His mother's pressure to get married and have children annoyed and disgusted him. He was short of money and had to find part-time work, but no one wanted him. Life is full of hardships and suffering. What had he done wrong to deserve such punishment? He was just a man missing his mother. People say men shouldn't cry easily, but he couldn't. He just wanted to cry out loud, like when he was a child, crying without restraint, without caring about his manhood.

8. 8 你 Hello, Ghost Bride. I Think We've Met Somewhere Before 你好阴婚娘子，我好像在哪见过你 Spear Through the Mist雾渡长枪Mystery21k WordsCompleted [White Moonlight + Local Legends + A Dream of Yellow Millet] Jiang Chen was born in the yin year, on the Ghost Festival, at the yin hour. He was born with an ill-fated destiny and a heavy yin aura. Rumor had it that he had caused his parents' deaths. To ward off the calamity fated to befall him when he came of age, he had no choice but to enter into a ghost marriage. But the bride from this ghost marriage looked more and more familiar to him. It was as if he'd seen her somewhere before. 1.7kReads—Score109Shelves

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   I'm sorry, I wish I could have married you sooner. [Crying][crying][crying]

9. 9 贵 The Rich Young Masters' Plaything 贵少爷们的玩物 I Eat Preserved Mustard Greens我吃梅菜Modern Romance182k WordsOngoing [Angsty Romance] [Multiple Male Leads] [Not a Clean Romance] [Exes Begging for Forgiveness] Have you ever loved someone like this? Loved every strand of his hair, every glance he gave you, so that even the most insignificant thing he said could make you feel giddy with happiness. Knowing full well he wasn't the right person, yet still throwing yourself into the flames like a moth, with no regrets even as you burned. When Cheng Xiaoxiao was eighteen, she loved someone just like that. I'm too laz 41.2kReads—Score4.2kShelves

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   It's like a knife stabbing into my heart, one cut at a time.

10. 10 乖 The Good Girl Becomes Everyone's Darling and Gets Revenge on Her Childhood Friend Who Dumped Her 乖乖女要变万人迷，报复甩她的竹马 Tangerine Sand桔沙8k WordsCompleted The Good Girl Wants to Become Everyone's Crush and Get Revenge on the Childhood Friend Who Dumped Her 532Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Love is a double-edged sword. The seemingly innocent girl, with a hidden depths, kisses someone else right in front of him, making him jealous without any real connection. Dumped by her childhood sweetheart, she returns from studying abroad to seek revenge. The innocent girl transforms into a wicked woman, a womanizer, a womanizer, a smoker, a drinker—she does it all. Every substitute she finds resembles him. In a dream, he asks her if she loves him, but she wakes up to find him lying next to her. Hitting him becomes a reward. Her best friend asks if she remembers him. She says she doesn't, but her best friend says she hasn't revealed who that person was. Yes, when you love someone, even the shadows of their substitutes surround you. Even during her time studying abroad, she still thinks of him. How can one forget the one they love most? How long does it take for a devoted person to turn into a heartless woman? Just the moment he dumps her. She changes, but her transformation is only superficial. He still takes her virginity. She says she wants to kiss a male model. So he can be jealous too. Where was he before? Did he love her? She doesn't know. If he loved her, why did he dump her so cruelly back then? The seven-year itch is something no one can escape, right? His childhood sweetheart became a CEO, and he begged her to have their child to tie her down. Could a person be so cruel? He didn't want to use a child to bind her; he tried to keep her by his side forever, unaware that she had changed. She had nightmares about him abandoning her, yet he held her and said he wouldn't leave. Upon waking, her instinctive reaction was to slap him. Was it that being too greedy meant she could never have the one she loved most? Little did she know, she called him crazy, but he said he wouldn't be crazy if it weren't for her. He grabbed her neck, asking if she had been with someone else abroad. She felt his jealousy, which gave her a sense of triumph. He smashed the phone her mother had bought as a keepsake. Having missed her mother's funeral, she began to hate him. She replaced his male assistant and secretary with his stand-ins, provoked him by having unofficial relationships with them, and even kissed them in front of him. He was furious and extremely jealous. Their relationship was never officially announced, yet she was consumed by jealousy over their lack of recognition. Watching him be jealous, she felt a strange sense of vengeful pleasure, but she used foreign etiquette to provoke him. He had nowhere to vent his anger. He said he wanted to kiss like that abroad too, but she said enemies don't need to kiss. He was enraged... His face turned green as he forbade office romances, implying that only he and she were permitted to have one—a double standard. She skipped work to meet her younger self at a party hosted by the school's most popular male model, but secretly hoped he'd catch her. She kept wondering why he hadn't arrived yet. Finally, he came, but as she tried to open the door, she regretted that he had prevented her from seeing her mother one last time. Some hatred, in the face of love, only brings pain and distortion. Torn between two people she loved most—her beloved mother and the man she loved most—she agonized over the regret of not seeing her mother one last time; the dead cannot be brought back to life. He was alive, so she had no regrets. But her mother couldn't live, and she couldn't forgive him. Even when the male assistant wanted him dead, she hesitated and agreed. He said she was heartless, unaware that he was even more heartless when he dumped her. She was merely repeating the actions she had taken when dumping him. The male assistant also smashed the wine glass her mother had left behind, yet she didn't see him as an enemy, only heartache and hatred. This made her resolve to join forces with the male assistant to kill him, but love made her hesitate about telling him the truth about his impending death. She bitterly thought, wasn't this the best opportunity for revenge? Yet, she felt he didn't deserve to die. People are always caught in a dilemma when making choices; the contradiction seemed to make either choice unhappy. But she didn't understand what the male assistant meant by what he said. Wasn't he clearly dumped her because he didn't love her? Why were his words so light and so heavy?

11. 11 门 Front Tooth 1 门牙1 Sister Sister, I'm Xiao Qing姐姐姐姐我是小青19k WordsCompleted Front Tooth 1 133Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 12 临 Before He Dies, He Wants to Give Up His Allergen 临死前，他要戒掉过敏源 Crimson Jiangnan江南绯色Two Male Leads429k WordsCompleted [Male-male romance + angst + late-blooming devotion + the hero’s long road to winning him back] Shen Pei’an was ill. On his birthday, the doctor told him he didn’t have much longer to live. He hadn’t planned to hide it. He meant to wait until Ren Xu had celebrated his birthday with him, then tell him the truth. But the big star Ren Xu never came. All Shen Pei’an got was a birthday cake that would trigger his allergies. He was twenty-eight. It was his ninth year in love with Ren Xu. There would 1.2kReads6.6Score101Shelves
13. 13 门 Front Teeth 2. 门牙2. Sister Sister, I'm Xiao Qing姐姐姐姐我是小青9k WordsCompleted Front Teeth 2. 22Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 14 他 He Doesn't Want to Die 他不想死 Every Family Has a Treasure家家有个宝Two Male Leads447k WordsCompleted Wen Yan transmigrated into a comic full of scummy tops and became a cannon-fodder character who committed every kind of evil before being tortured to death. To survive, Wen Yan did everything he could to leave the protagonist's group and avoid meeting the original character's fate. At the beginning of the story, everyone looked down on him and treated him like dirt. Tang Beichen: “He's just a disobedient dog. Bring him back, break his spine and teeth, and he'll be trained in no time.” So he crip 2.2kReads8.7Score—Shelves
15. 15 每 Every Tree Has a Name 每棵树都有名字 Bu Erzhi不二之Modern Romance128k WordsCompleted Theme: Protect the environment and prevent pollution. Tags: mature leads // intense push and pull // reunion after a long separation Character setup: a taciturn, ruthless, rugged man who keeps his feelings bottled up VS a gentle, unassuming female artist Blurb 1: Among all the trees in the world, with their lush branches and leaves, there must be one that knows my name. I buried my ashes there, and it helped me grow strong, standing through scorching heat and wind. Blurb 2: "In this life, ever 65Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A very sophisticated novel, I still can't find a substitute. Both the male and female leads are lovable. The entire story revolves around water pollution, very elegant, and features mature men and women.

16. 16 被 After They Called Him a Faker, the Sickly Boy Pulled Out His Life Support 被骂装病后，小病秧子他拔管了 Croak Croak, Gourd Gourd咕呱咕瓜Two Male Leads398k WordsCompleted [Two male couples + Pure love + Reconciliation after a breakup + Happy endings for both couples] [Cold, determined, action-oriented pursuer & Broken, self-destructive assault team member] [Earnest, conspicuous techie pursuer & Gentle, heartbroken doctor pursued] The night their campsite came under attack, Shen Zhiyan took a knife meant for Lu Xing. Blood soaked through his jacket, and pain radiated from his abdomen and lower back, but he refused medical attention, saying it was “just a small wou 5kReads8.6Score414Shelves
17. 17 傲 Proud Little Cat, See You Tomorrow 傲娇猫，明天见 Li Huaisha李怀沙Two Male Leads457k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Tsundere Cat, See You Tomorrow is now available on all platforms] What should you do when an abandoned tsundere cat becomes clingy? Sweet romance + one-on-one couple + happy ending + transmigration + mutual devotion + healing fairy-tale vibes Tsundere, sharp-tongued beauty cat top VS gentle, cheerful hero bottom Ling Qingjue was just like his name: aloof and solitary, taciturn, and so gifted that he stood above all things. He looked at everyone as if they were dogs. His 44.5kReads9.5Score8.8kShelves
18. 18 哑 The Mute Slave 哑奴 Qiangtang羌塘Two Male Leads367k WordsCompleted The Prince of Zhenbei holds immense power, standing above all others. He is lustful, promiscuous, interested in both men and women, and utterly brutal. He has taken nine concubines, and not one has survived. Now the Prince of Zhenbei has set his sights on the prefect’s daughter. To escape a fate of being tortured to death by the prince, the household switches bride and groom: a mute servant is sent in her place beneath the bridal sedan. The mute servant is as beautiful as an immortal, but was bo 4.3kReads8.5Score598Shelves
19. 19 京 A Marriage Wave in Jinghai 京海婚潮 Holding Xiuqi, Picking a Fine Horse手握修齐摘骏马Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (The rating has only just opened, so it may rise later.) Li, heiress to Xiaonan Airlines, and Zhan Nanpei, heir to Yunting Airlines, entered a prestigious family marriage alliance, only for it to end in regret. He had his “white moonlight,” and she had a childhood sweetheart she’d loved for years. In a marriage alliance between two equally powerful families, neither could be the first to back down. * Shortly after the divorce Someone asked him, “You really got divorced just like that? Don’t you 12.4kReads7.9Score1.1kShelves

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    The marriage between the heiress of Xiaonan Airlines' Li family and the heir of Yunting Airlines' Zhan family, a union of equals, ended in regret. He had his "white moonlight," and she had her childhood sweetheart with whom she had deep feelings. In this marriage between equally powerful families, neither was willing to back down first. * When Zhan Nanpei and Li Qianqian had just divorced, someone asked him, "You just divorced like that? No regrets?" He was dressed in black, hands in his pockets, "It was a business marriage, so there's no question of regrets." Having lived for over twenty years, proud as he was, he was a backup option. Ten thousand meters in the air, on a private jet. The usually restrained and stoic man kissed her again and again, his eyes red, his voice hoarse, "Wife, marry me again, okay?" * After giving birth to her second child, Li Qianqian flew twice a year to maintain her license. Zhan Nanpei, now the chairman of Yunting, would wait for his wife at the airport every time she got off work. The plane encountered severe weather and violent turbulence. Passengers shouted "Help!" The then-chief flight attendant, Min Ting, confidently reassured the passengers, "This flight is absolutely safe. The captain is the wife of our Chairman Yun Ting." "—Our Chairman's wife's life is precious." "Of course, yours is too, passenger." *A female pilot hiding her rich heiress identity vs. The president of Yun Ting Airlines* Both from wealthy families, both virgins, marriage of convenience (love after divorce), pregnant and running away together, strong male and female leads, long-awaited reunion, reconciliation, a wife-chasing drama, extreme tug-of-war. *Tips:* 1. The female lead is the "villain," the second female lead initially appears innocent but later turns evil. 2. The male lead's journey: rising to power without bowing down—becoming a "third party" for love—fighting and snatching. After learning he has a sweet-smelling daughter, the man's defenses crumble, "Woman, when did you secretly give birth to my child?" 3. This story has multiple side couples.

20. 20 弟 After His Disciple Was Tortured, the Demon Lord Regretted Everything 弟子受尽折磨后，魔尊后悔了 Jiang Yuyu江遇遇Two Male Leads289k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + 1v1 + HE + Only Each Other + Rebirth + Angsty First, Sweet Later + A Melodramatic Mix + High-Stakes Twists + Mild Physical Abuse Early On] [Powerful Demon Lord X Soft, Sweet Beauty] Mu Qing, a low-ranking disciple who was hopelessly in love with the Demon Lord, got drunk by accident and boldly stole a kiss to express his feelings. It disgusted the Demon Lord to no end. Xiao Linyuan flew into a rage and threw him straight into the demon cave. “Go reflect on what you’ve done!” He 4.8kReads9.2Score549Shelves
21. 21 绝 I Returned Home from Abroad with a Terminal Illness. The Whole Nation Begs Me Not to Die! 绝症留洋归乡？举国哭求我别死！ A Little Brain Fox一只小脑狐Urban352k WordsOngoing [Just Rated] [Returning from Studies Abroad] [Serving the Nation] [Genius] Lu Yuan transmigrates to the early years of the founding of the nation. The good news: he's a highly educated returnee from overseas. The bad news: he's on the verge of death, suffering from numerous terminal illnesses, some of which he's never even heard of. The even worse news: America let him return because they were certain he wouldn't survive three months. Bound to the "Return from Studies Abroad" System, can he exte 593.2kReads8.8Score83.7kShelves

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    [Add one to the bookshelf] 1. "There is a comrade whose name we cannot reveal out of consideration for him." "But please remember him, people of the whole country." "When hospitals were short of medicine, when children had persistent high fevers, it was he who provided domestically produced penicillin!" "When the south was flooded and foreign merchants cut off supplies and extorted money, it was his medicine that saved those flood-fighting soldiers!" "When rubber production was completely halted and hospitals across the country were facing a critical shortage of intravenous fluids, it was he who wrote the plastic formula, putting our Dragon Country at the forefront of the world!" "These things, one by one..." "All of them were done by him alone!" "He dedicated everything to the motherland!" "But now, this nameless hero has collapsed in the emergency room, his life hanging by a thread..." "There is a great need for medicine now, and we urgently need it. Anyone with clues or medicine in stock..." "The country is willing to do everything in its power to exchange for these medicines!" "Please... Help him!" "He needs everyone, he needs our help..." The workers leaving get off work, the shop owners, the farmers, the students... Everyone was stunned! Hearing the female announcer's intermittent voice, it was already a broadcasting error, but it was precisely this choked voice that moved everyone. Now, he has fallen, fallen because of his dedication to the country… Now, it is his time to be helped. So, please, everyone… help him! He gave everything for his country, ensuring that the people of the Dragon Kingdom could afford medicine, yet he himself has fallen. Accompanied by the female announcer's choked voice, after a brief silence, the whole country erupted in cheers! "Please, everyone… help him!" 2. [Add one to your bookshelf] "When the fog rises, we love you in the absence of others." Jiang Xun, 28 years old, graduated from the People's Public Security University of China. During his tenure as the captain of the Criminal Investigation Detachment in City A, he participated in and solved more than 200 major cases, arrested more than 1,000 criminal suspects, destroyed 39 criminal gangs, and was awarded the Third-Class Merit Citation twice, the Second-Class Merit Citation once, and the First-Class Merit Citation once. Loyal to the motherland, loyal to the people. Worthy of the motherland, worthy of the people. He's actually quite handsome, with a sparkle in his eyes when he smiles. His personality is gentle yet exceptionally resolute. At first glance, he seems effortlessly charming, but he remains composed even in critical situations. His adaptability, resilience, and ability to withstand pressure are all remarkable, giving off a gentle yet reassuring feeling. No one can resist Jiang Xun. He loves his country, loves life, and loves all things in the world. But—he loves his younger sister, Shen Liwu, most of all. "Heaven won't pity you, won't comfort you, but Zhou Jin will." "I don't believe in gods or fairy tales, I only believe in Zhou Jin." "Among the radiance of the sun, moon, and stars, you are the fourth kind of rare beauty."

22. 22 我 Me and the Roses Are Always at Your Princess's Service! 我与玫瑰，随时为公主待命！ Milky Candy Puff奶糖酥Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted [The print edition is now available. Search for Sweet Mist on any platform to buy it.] [One-on-one sweet romance, doting with no limits] Zhou Jin, captain of the criminal investigation team, is unruly and wild. He hates being pestered more than anything and has no patience for comforting people. Yet after one mission, he made an exception and took a young woman into his home. The next day, everyone on the team was whispering: Would the girl get yelled into tears by Captain Zhou? She did cry, all 41.7kReads9.6Score6.3kShelves

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    This book really stabbed me in the heart. How agonizing was it? The kind of agonizing read that you wouldn't dare read a second time.

23. 23 被 After Being Dumped, the Regent King Turned Dark 被甩后，摄政王黑化了 Tomato Who Loves Tomatoes爱吃番番茄的西红柿Two Male Leads390k WordsOngoing (Just got its rating) [Two male leads + mutually faithful + two equally strong leads + tsundere, hopelessly devoted regent top + mischievous young marquis bottom + rekindled love + angst before sweetness] Seven years ago, on the day Shen Jinghan left the capital, he never looked back. Seven years later, he returned to the capital covered in wounds, and went to the Prince Regent's residence on his very first night back. He begged Xiao Che to save the Shen family and the supply route to the northe 3.1kReads8.2Score361Shelves

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    You might want to check out this novel that's initially angsty but later becomes sweet, a story of two people reuniting after a

24. 24 逃 Escape from Rose Island 逃离蔷薇岛 ClaudeModern Romance101k WordsCompleted One day, Qi Qianchun suddenly discovers that he’s living in a sweet romance novel. Unfortunately, he isn’t the male lead, and the person he loves is the wicked supporting woman who’s deeply in love with the male lead. The plot is about to reach the point where she exits the story. At last, Qi Qianchun finds her in a dessert shop in Nancheng. She stands alone at the counter, lost in thought. Unlike her usual flamboyant self, she’s wearing a mask that hides her face and holding a cane… Have you, l 2kReads9.0Score175Shelves

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    The last two are gods.

25. 25 男 My Boyfriend Is Emotionally Blind, and I’m Blind 男友心盲，我眼瞎 Golden White Explosion金白爆炸Modern Romance11k WordsCompleted My boyfriend is emotionally blind, and I’m literally blind. 31Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is so piercing, yet it also has a touch of sweetness within the pain—it's simply amazing! It makes you both love and hate it! I wish I could grab my 38-meter-long sword and have a heart-to-heart talk with the author!!

26. 26 我 Our Family, Buried Alive by Life 我们这一家，被生活活埋 Jie Ma介麻30k WordsCompleted Our Family Was Buried Alive by Life 54Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is so angsty!! It's unbearably heartbreaking!!! Can we please not have this ending??

27. 27 踹 I Dumped My Ex-Husband, and Now He Won't Leave Me Alone 踹了前夫后，他开始死缠烂打 Lemon and Cola柠檬加可乐Two Male Leads361k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Love After Marriage + Second Chance at Love] A sweet-faced but scheming bottom, and a fatherly top who's a little lovesick, but not too much. No one knew that Shang Jingchuan had carried a secret love for ten years. The moment he first saw his sister-in-law, he fell in love at first sight, and even went so far as to marry a stand-in who looked eighty percent like her. Chen Nuo was the illegitimate son of the Chen family. He carefully schemed his way into Shang Jingchuan's heart 13.4kReads8.9Score1.6kShelves

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    I cannot allow this track to be without Lemon's books (1-13).

28. 28 错 Mistaking Stars 错认星星 As Vigorously as Fire如火如荼28k WordsCompleted Mistaking the Stars 15.6kReads—Score491Shelves

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    The first short story made me want to hold a knife to the author's throat and change the ending. I hated that it was a short story and therefore didn't have a side story to make up for my heart [it's a romance]. The second one was about a second life; he brought a bright future to the people, the country, and his brothers and sisters, but he couldn't see it and still died from poison [no romance, completed]. I didn't read the third one much [completed]. The fourth one is truly heartbreaking for patriotic people [ongoing].

29. 29 满 You Reek of Fish! Get Lost! This Princess Won’t Put Up With It 满身鱼腥味？滚！本公主不吃压力 Jie Ma介麻16k WordsCompleted Smell like fish? Get out! This princess doesn't eat stress. 8Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 30 爆 An Upset Victory: A Top-Tier Star Gets Swept Away by a Nobody 爆冷：顶流被小糊咖拐跑了 Lemon and Cola柠檬加可乐Two Male Leads369k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + rekindled love + showbiz + happy ending] A doting, top-tier-star seme, A little-known, sickly uke. Lu Qing lost Gu Zhiyan, the person who loved him most, so he nearly gave his life for another chance to meet him. But the Gu Zhiyan he meets again is no longer the poor kid he was a year ago. He has transformed into a top-tier star with tens of millions of fans and the sole heir to the Gu family, the foremost clan in Beijing’s elite circles. Gu Zhiyan shuts Lu Qing out completely. 8.9kReads9.3Score757Shelves
31. 31 太 The Crown Prince Gave Away His Country 太子他把国家送人了 Li Sanwan黎三万Two Male Leads223k WordsCompleted [Complete]“No CP + no love interest + focused solely on building a career and saving the world + no female lead + reborn + tragic ending” A twist of fate turned Zhu Fanyi from the protagonist into a supporting character. Reborn, he turned his fate around. The System sobbed, “Heaven won’t let me go home. I want to atone and give everything back to you!” At first, Zhu Fanyi couldn’t have cared less. He thought, Don’t flatter yourself and dump that mess on me. Going along with fate is actually pre 1.6kReads9.3Score231Shelves
32. 32 代 The Code Immortal Realm: I Am the Heavenly Dao 代码仙域，我即是天道 Number One Caramel Macchiato Among Bricklayers搬砖的头号焦糖玛奇朵Fantastical Romance85k WordsCompleted My name is Tian Yingxue, and this is the tenth time I've been reborn. The Heavenly Dao played a cruel joke on me. On one hand, it granted me a golden finger of an opportunity, giving me a natural fire spirit root, letting me establish my Foundation at ten, form my Golden Core and keep my youthful appearance at nineteen, and reach the threshold of ascension at a hundred. On the other hand, it made me perish in the tribulation lightning as I ascended, then sent me back to the day before I was to j 17Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The beginning is funny, luring readers in to be tortured.

33. 33 野 Wild Taming 野性驯养 Li Huaisha李怀沙Two Male Leads353k WordsCompleted The physical edition of Yanziqi is now available on all platforms. The wicked get their comeuppance. A cunning, cold-hearted crown prince x a volatile, insecure, sickly bottom Mutual torment + rekindled romance + melodrama + suspenseful twists + 1v1 + coercive love When Liang Yan was a child, his father brought home another boy. The boy looked like a beggar, hardly spoke, and was painfully thin. His father told him the boy would be his companion in study: he was quiet and would become his best f 15.9kReads9.5Score2.7kShelves
34. 34 小 Has the Little Troublemaker Made Up with Her Ex Today? 小作精今天哄好前男友了吗 Lemon and Cola柠檬加可乐Two Male Leads368k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + rekindled romance + chasing his husband + some angst + melodrama] The thing Pei Heng regretted most in his life was taking Shi Jin's drunken words seriously. Shi Jin said they should break up, and Pei Heng left without a second thought. Shi Jin wanted to get back together, but Pei Heng blocked him, deleted him, and cut off every way back. Shi Jin wouldn't stop pursuing him, but Pei Heng ignored him and rejected him time and again. Only when the Pei family announced his engageme 10.8kReads8.4Score744Shelves
35. 35 全 Global Livestream: I'm in a Country at War, and They Beg Me Not to Die 全球直播：我在抗战国家求我别死 Mu·Xi木·兮Urban1.7M WordsCompleted After passionately arguing online with pro-Japanese traitors from the start, Chen Mo, known as the “King of Keyboard Warriors,” got so caught up in cursing them that he didn't watch where he was going. He stepped into a hole and transmigrated! Can you believe it? He was thrown straight into the hellish battlefield of 1937! No System! No golden finger! He didn't even have a proper pair of pants, just beachwear! And to make matters worse, Heaven warned him: reveal even the tiniest detail about the 1.3kReads8.9Score119Shelves
36. 36 都 I've Already Achieved Immortality, and Now the Disciple-Recruiting System Arrives 都长生不死了，收徒逆袭系统才来 Wind, Flowers, and Falling Rain风花落雨Eastern Fantasy170k WordsOngoing [Immortality] [Taking Disciples] [Not a Power Fantasy] [No Female Lead] [Ensemble Cast] [Not a Traditional Leveling Story, a Cultivation Travel and Farming Novel] "Master, what realm are you in, exactly?" "Don't ask. The answer is always Body Tempering, tenthousandth level." "Master, I've gotten myself into a huge mess out there..." "Don't panic, my disciple. Whether you've stolen an immortal maiden's underwear, robbed the emperor's tomb, or even destroyed the ten-thousand-year foundation of ano 6.8kReads—Score667Shelves

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    It looks nice without any knife.

37. 37 万 Everyone Hated Her, Then She Showed Her Face and Took the Internet by Storm 万人嫌露脸后全网爆火 Lemon and Cola柠檬加可乐Two Male Leads448k WordsCompleted [Dual male leads] A sickly, universally despised bottom; A seemingly cold and heartless top who has fallen deeply in love. A year ago, Xu Mian was rumored to have thrown matches, and was boycotted by the entire internet. He retired early. With his mother seriously ill and his right hand partially disabled, he became the target of abuse from everyone in the esports scene, like a rat crossing the street, and endured it for an entire year. Caught between life and death, he struggled to stay alive: 12.5kReads8.3Score1.1kShelves
38. 38 明 An Honest Person Doesn't Keep a Secret Crush 明人不搞暗恋 Li Huaisha李怀沙Two Male Leads287k WordsCompleted [Print edition officially signed] Homeless, I Was Taken In and Raised by My Archrival Original title: No Secret Crushes for Honest People Campus romance + secret crush + happy ending + rivals to lovers + growing up together + third-person narration Benevolent, compassionate top VS unruly, stubborn, insecure bottom My father didn’t care for me, my mother didn’t love me, and somehow I got saddled with the blame. After my landlord kicked me out, I stood alone on the street and began to questio 24.5kReads9.5Score4.4kShelves
39. 39 他 He Risked His Life to Save You, and You Still Think He Was Scheming? 他拿命救你，你还觉得他算计你？ Nangong Yuxuan南宫雨轩9k WordsCompleted He risked his life to save you, and you still think he was plotting against you? 353Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Oh, knife, I just hope it can protect you.

40. 40 绿 The Wild Little Tea-Green Psycho Can't Keep It Up Anymore 绿茶小疯子他野不动了 Lemon and Cola柠檬加可乐Two Male Leads243k WordsCompleted [Dual Male Leads, Happy Ending] A handsome, bad-boy school bully as the pursuer, A sickly recipient who plays the pig to eat the tiger. When Wen Mo was nineteen, his parents brought him back home. His mother gave him his very first gift. He wore it with delight. A year later, a confirmed diagnosis made him realize it was his mother's death warrant for him! A genetic mutation, organ failure, and paralysis on one side of his body. In just two short months, he'd gone from full of life to nearly at 3.6kReads9.3Score317Shelves
41. 41 守 On the Day of the Wake, My Sisters-in-Law Put Me on the Throne 守灵当天，我被众嫂嫂推上皇位 Kitchen God of the Wood Stove柴火灶王爷Historical716k WordsOngoing [Alternate Dynasty + Transmigration + War + Political Intrigue + Ensemble Cast + The Golden Finger Has Been Cut in Half] A high school boy named Tian Shu wakes up one morning in an ancient funeral hall. His widowed sisters-in-law swarm around him, showering him with care. In a feudal age of chaos, the powerful clans hold sway. The System is practically useless, and each sister-in-law has her own agenda. Born into a poor family, can he defy fate, change his destiny, command a vast empire, and mak 4.5kReads8.8Score165Shelves

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    That's about it, that's about it.

42. 42 前 My Ex Is a Killer, Fierce, Ruthless, and Violent 前男友是杀手，又凶又狠还打人 Lemon and Cola柠檬加可乐Two Male Leads461k WordsCompleted [Dual male leads + groveling pursuit + happy ending] A beautiful, strong, tragic assassin uke, A ruthless, cold-blooded CEO seme. Xiao You'en has died three times. The first time, he was seven and nearly beaten to death fighting over a steamed bun. The second time, he was locked up and nearly starved to death by the person he trusted most. The third time, he simply didn’t want to live anymore. The pain of bullets tearing through his body seemed to rip his soul to pieces. One shot, two shots, thr 5.7kReads8.9Score533Shelves
43. 43 W WYLM Miao Aoo苗嗷嗷Two Male Leads505k WordsCompleted Boy Band / Everyday Life / ABO / AA Romance / Idols / Friendship / Healing / Gender Swap / Happy Ending Synopsis: If love can't keep me alive, then hate can. But later, there was love, too. “Linlin, your big brother loves you.” “Jinglin, Tongtong will protect you.” “Cheng Jinglin! Look at me! Only look at me!” “Linlin is so pretty. I like you so much~” Ten years of protection, a warm embrace, a blazing fire, and a gentle deception. Do they love Cheng Jinglin, or just this beautiful body? On the 397Reads—Score—Shelves

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    ⊙᎔⊙⊙᎔⊙

44. 44 钱 The Moneylender Was Reborn Seven Days Before Me 钱庄先生早我七天重生 Ghost of the Deep Sea Gazing at Moonlight深海的幽灵啊注视月光Modern Romance291k WordsOngoing [Career-Focused Female Lead + Supportive Male Lead] + [Beautiful, Unhinged Second Female Lead + Sharp-Tongued, Proud Second Male Lead] + [Sincere Romance] "Boss Chen, my eldest sister doesn't like having her picture taken. She looks about the same as my second younger sister. You've met her, after all." With that one sentence, Hu Lingyi became Boss Chen's second wife. Boss Chen thought she looked ordinary, but he had to admit she had a gift with numbers. Not a single transaction in the Chen fami 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The first three chapters were incredibly heart-wrenching, especially the part where Ling Tao died. Ling Xian checked his breathing, confirmed he was dead, took away the untouched porridge, and showed no expression. The next day, she changed into a light red dress. [Crying]

45. 45 谁 Who Still Cares Whether Their Ex Lives or Dies After a Breakup? 谁家分手后还管前男友死活啊 Lemon and Cola柠檬加可乐Two Male Leads360k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + seductive, treacherous shou + devoted, fatherly gong + rekindled romance + a groveling pursuit] The biggest mistakes Song Qingyan ever made were acting on his own, making the first move, exposing their relationship, breaking up, and then trying to get back together without asking! He successfully drove himself to the brink of death over and over. The first time, his heart stopped for five minutes. The second time, his heart stopped for ten minutes. The third time, he nearly die 8.6kReads9.3Score674Shelves
46. 46 残 Blood-Red Sunset 残阳似血 Yao Qingxue妖清雪Modern Romance479k WordsCompleted [Female special forces soldier vs. heir to a financial empire] [Love and hate] [Suspenseful tragic romance] [Tragic ending] He commanded a vast business empire, and money and women were the things he had most of. They were also the things he loved most. He loved lots and lots of money, and women who were very, very special. She was the strongest special forces soldier, bar none. She had no desires and stood alone in the world. Watching her, he couldn’t help saying, “I think I’ve really fallen in 61Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I recommend a book, it's really good.

47. 47 小 That Little Trouble-Maker Is Absolutely Unhinged 小作精他超疯的 Lemon and Cola柠檬加可乐Two Male Leads249k WordsCompleted [Male-male romance + rekindled love + entertainment industry + happy ending] A volatile, depressed, troublesome, sickly bottom in public and in private, A top who is emotionally impaired but an outstanding actor. Jiang Li is a madman. During a sugar-baby arrangement, he was the first to fall in love and become obsessed. He knew Yi Zhen didn't love him, yet he kept clinging to him, his body covered in wounds. He said, “I supported you for two years. Now it's your turn to support me for two years! 11kReads9.3Score836Shelves
48. 48 爆 Explosive! The Undercover Big Shot Has Fallen for Me 爆！卧底大佬他沦陷了 Spring Returns Beneath the Trees林下又见春Modern Romance312k WordsCompleted [BE] [BE] [BE] [Undercover police officer in Myanmar × genius doctor with a split personality] [No arguments, misunderstandings, or groveling] [Both leads are devoted only to each other] Myanmar, a rainy night, Guanyuan. A muffled thud came from the backyard. She saw him and glanced over without a trace of emotion. “Disgusting. Throw him out.” Lu Chen froze, then hurriedly spoke up. “I have money. Lots of money.” Su Qingyan stopped and glanced back at the man on the ground. “Take him inside.” .. 139Reads—Score104Shelves

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    This book! It's all heart-wrenching, each cut in a different way, incredibly angsty, and makes you cry buckets [crying]

49. 49 孤 Imprisoned in One Hand 孤掌为囚 Jiang River Under the Moon月下鎏江Modern Romance257k WordsOngoing [Bad Ending] [Older Man/Younger Woman] [Forbidden Romance] [Suave Scoundrel] [A Rotten Man's Sincere Love] [Literary Slow Burn] [Career-Driven Heroine, Not Love-Brained] [Gentle, Delicate University Professor vs. Older British Big Shot] Five years ago, on the day they broke up, Ji Bojun whispered sadly in Wen He's ear, "From now on, stay away from me. Don't let me see you again. Otherwise, I'll do whatever it takes to keep you by my side, and I won't let go again." Five years later, Wen He ret 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    At first, you might think, "Isn't the male lead great? Why is the female lead always running away and pretending to have amnesia?" But the more you read, the more you feel the female lead should stay away from the male lead. By the end, all you want to do is throw the male lead into the Pacific Ocean to feed the fish.

50. 50 小 The Little Troublemaker Doesn't Have Long to Live 小坏蛋他命不久矣 Lemon and Cola柠檬加可乐Two Male Leads273k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + rekindled love + the pursuit of a former lover + happy ending] School bully, sickly bottom Academic superstar, top On Xiao Yu's birthday, his father locked him up in a conversion camp. From that day on, he lost Fu Zechen, the person who loved him most. By the time he escaped that living hell, battered and bruised, Fu Zechen had discarded him without a moment's hesitation. When they met again, his eyes held no trace of affection, only indifference and estrangement. “You're not w 16kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves

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