Sophisticated Angst with Smart Characters and a Logical Plot 高级虐文，有脑子，符合逻辑

1. 251 迟 Growing Up, Little by Little 迟迟长大 As Vigorously as Fire如火如荼21k WordsCompleted Growing Up at Last 2.4kReads—Score—Shelves
2. 252 犟 Stubborn Bones 犟骨 One Big Fish Head一条大鱼头Modern Romance519k WordsCompleted [Reunion After Years Apart + The Chase to Win Her Back + Two Cool, Distant Personalities + Eight-Year Age Gap] (Not a pure one-to-one romance. Please read the blurb before starting!!!! If it’s not your cup of tea, don’t read!!!! Malicious ratings will lower your luck!) “Arrogant and refined, stern and composed, a CEO from the elite” Zhou Congjin vs. “Cool and stubborn, worldly-wise, an ordinary-class beauty from a scholarly family” Shen Yi Shen Yi had always known that someone like Zhou Congjin 65.7kReads9.0Score18.6kShelves

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   A 9.3-Point masterpiece! The female lead takes her father, who only has three months left to live, to see the male lead, but outside the private room, she hears him coldly and coldly say to his friends, "Tao Xinxin can find a cheap man, why can't I find a cheap woman?" A must-see, super good! 🍅🍅🍅

3. 253 快 At the Parcel Station, I Uncovered My Husband's Affair with a Rich Woman 快递驿站，我扒出老公和富婆的奸情 Drinking Alone by Moonlight月光下独酌Marriage & Romance14k WordsCompleted At the Courier Pickup Station, I Uncovered My Husband’s Affair with a Rich Woman 3Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 254 我 I Gave the Emperor an Ice-Cold Coke and Became the Tang Dynasty's Greatest Drinker 我给皇上灌了冰可乐，被封大唐第一酒仙 Drinking Alone by Moonlight月光下独酌15k WordsCompleted I gave the emperor an ice-cold Coke and was crowned the Tang Dynasty's greatest wine immortal. 10Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 255 告 Confession in the Long Night 告白长夜 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊36k WordsCompleted A Long Night of Confessions 30Reads—Score—Shelves

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   [Top Male God × Third-Tier Actress | Childhood Mistakes × Adult Reunion] When Cheng Yanbei called, I had just been scolded by my manager, Sister Chen, for a full forty minutes: "Do you know how many people are eyeing the script for 'Green Snake'? The director handpicked you to audition for the second female lead, and what did you do? You insulted the male lead during a variety show recording? Lu Yan! That's Lu Yan! One of his Weibo posts can flood your supertopic square for three days!"

6. 256 年 Age-Gap Romance Is the Best: Spoiled by 25 Daddy-Type Love Addicts 年龄差真香：被25个爹系恋爱脑宠不停 Read a Little Editorial Team读点编辑部Ancient Romance315k WordsCompleted [Historical setting + older, fatherly love interest + hopeless romantic + extra sweet + one-on-one + episodic stories] What should I do? I fell in love at first sight with the new tutor before entering the palace selection. Help! Urgent! A handsome tutor had just joined our private school. My classmates crowded around him to ask about their lessons, while I was so dazzled by his looks that I stared at him for a long moment before saying, "Teacher, you're so handsome." The tutor's face instantly 806Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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   Tomato is the god of angst! These two books! They completely captivated me, making me cry like a showerhead! 💦💦💦

7. 257 他 He Pulled Me Back from the Abyss 他从深渊拽回我 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊18k WordsCompleted He Pulled Me Back from the Abyss 13Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 258 爱 When I Love You, Even My Breath Trembles: 20 Loves That Burned Like Moths to a Flame 爱你时，呼吸都颤抖：20场飞蛾扑火的暗恋 You Zhi Yu尤知遇Modern Romance222k WordsCompleted [Anthology + Secret Crush + Reunion + Winning Back an Ex + Marriage and Relationships + Love Games] It was the eleventh year of my secret crush on He Chengyi. One night, he staggered to my door, reeking of alcohol, and knocked. He wanted me, so I gave myself to him. I had kept myself pure all these years for his sake, after all. But at the last moment, he called out the name of his ex-girlfriend, Lin Xue. I could put up with anything from him, even the fact that Lin Xue was the one he loved most 197Reads9.1Score—Shelves
9. 259 羲 The Tale of Xihe: Captured, I Became the Enemy Emperor’s Empress 羲河传：被俘后，我成了敌国皇后 Lord Lingchun翎春君Ancient Romance173k WordsCompleted [Fallen Princess vs. Unhinged Crown Prince] When a nation falls and a family is destroyed, a ruler is duty-bound to die with his country. But what should a princess do? Princess Xihe was willful and arrogant in her youth. At sixteen, her country fell and her family was killed. Alone, she struggled to survive in a world of chaos while protecting the six-year-old heir. She met a general from the enemy nation. He took her for an ordinary young woman and fell in love with her, but how could she forg 32.6kReads9.5Score5kShelves

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   Both are available as audiobooks and are very good. I highly recommend the second one, "The Truth About a Bad Person," which comes from the story of "Hate in the Sea and Sunny Day." The ending is a clever twist within a scheme, and each character is realistic and imperfect, hence the sad ending. It's not about torturing the female lead; it's about everyone suffering and no one getting what they want—that's what hurt me! [Heart emoji]

10. 260 心 A Debt of the Heart 心债 Suihou Zhu随侯珠Modern Romance239k WordsCompleted [Heart-wrenching romance + powerful families + a husband’s desperate quest to win his wife back] A tearjerker from romance queen Sui Houzhu! Five years ago, she was falsely accused and sent to prison, while he stood by and watched, consumed by a desire for revenge. Five years later, she plots to take their child, but he has a plan of his own, determined to keep her by his side. The debt of vengeance has been repaid, but the debt of the heart remains. Tormenting your wife feels good for a moment, 1.6kReads8.9Score116Shelves

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    Modern romance, childhood sweethearts, a deeply moving and heart-wrenching love story – anything produced by Sui Houzhu is guaranteed to be a masterpiece.

11. 261 薄 Thin Snow Over Farewell 薄雪覆辞 TeerpTwo Male Leads283k WordsCompleted Also known as: Snow Over the Farewell [A CEO with alexithymia × a beautiful, depressed man with a disability]| [Devoted couple · Marriage first, love later · A little groveling · Bitter before sweet · Angsty romance] [*There will be angst in the early and middle parts. The characters’ personalities make it unavoidable.] A business marriage binds them together. With a lame leg and a heart as lifeless as a grave, Fu Ci marries the lofty Bo Jinyan. On their wedding night, Bo Jinyan warns him coldly 6.9kReads9.0Score874Shelves

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    It's alright, it looks pretty good.

12. 262 王 The Prince Panics After His Princess Consort Gives Up on Him 王妃收心后王爷急了 A Tuo阿拖Ancient Romance245k WordsCompleted [Angsty Romance + The Husband’s Road to Regret] Gu Nanjin had loved Prince Yi since childhood. Later, the emperor arranged their marriage, and she vowed to cherish her husband for life. Yet she ended up dying of sorrow. Reborn, she has no way to change the fact that they’re married, but she decides to live differently and stop giving her husband her whole heart. She discovers that life is actually wonderful. Then her husband, as cold as ice, suddenly seems like a different person and starts clin 1.3kReads8.3Score100Shelves

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    It's a really painful read, especially since I watched it late at night. The female lead is fully conscious, while the male lead initially falls in love without realizing it, only to regret it after losing her. It's incredibly heart-wrenching. Overall, I highly recommend it.

13. 263 戏 A Dream of Love in the Lord's Heart 戏梦入君心 Jiang Yuyu江遇遇Two Male Leads242k WordsCompleted [Male-Male Romance + Republican Era + 1v1 + Mutual Fidelity + HE + Bittersweet Romance + Redemption + Intense Push and Pull + Mutual Devotion + Spoiling Each Other] [Reserved, Icy Powerhouse x Alluring Performer with a Surprising Side] Pei Meng'an is an orphan, a rootless duckweed abandoned at birth. With no one to love him, he stumbles through life until he is fortunate enough to become an apprentice to a master and join the opera troupe. In this world, performers have low status. They can su 5.5kReads9.4Score918Shelves
14. 264 蝶 Butterfly Shadows Return to Dust: Sold into Prostitution by My Mother-in-Law, My Ex-Husband Searched for Me for Ten Years 蝶影归尘：被婆母卖入风尘，前夫寻了我整整十年 Ni Ah Ni Ge Ni氼啊氼个氼55k WordsCompleted The Butterfly’s Shadow Returns to Dust: Sold into a Life of Vice by My Mother-in-Law, My Ex-Husband Searched for Me for Ten Years 319Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The Pinnacle of Republican Era Tragic Novels: A List of Masterpieces

15. 265 打 I Lost a Fight, So I Deserved to Become a Peerless Fairy Monster 打架输了活该穿成绝世大妖精 Big Dragon Fruit大那火龙果Ancient Romance566k WordsCompleted [Male-to-female transformation, gender-bender, exclusive romance, brainless fun, thrilling throughout with a touch of angst.] [Fantasy immortal-demon world meets ancient reality] [forced love + sweet romance + no saintly heroine] [Insight + bewitching charm + dazzling beauty + demonic physician + lightning-fast makeovers] Before transmigrating, he was a ruthless demon lord. Afterward, she became an ordinary young woman. The original owner was the legitimate daughter of the Prime Minister's house 459Reads—Score—Shelves

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    While his classmate went out to eat spicy hot pot, he stayed in his dorm writing a novel—yes, this one.

16. 266 媚 Alluring Face, Enslaved Soul 媚颜奴骨 One Sword, Dust Settled一剑尘了Fantastical Romance402k WordsCompleted [Complete, tragic bad ending, coercive romance. Read with care: no System, no transmigration, no golden finger, original characters, first-person narration!!!] The heroine, Xu Tianxing, is a cultivator from the Lower Abyss Realm and the young palace mistress of a third-rate sect. It all begins when she finds an Upper Realm Dao Lord who has been gravely wounded... To deal with the trouble, she plans her moves carefully and breaks through the realm barrier to reach the Middle Abyss Realm, where cu 696Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    The story features a villainous female lead who initially torments the male lead, but later suffers double torment. It follows a logical progression, without a system, time travel, or rebirth. It's a tragic ending with a cultivation setting. Be aware of the explicit content; it's a 1vN story. Those who only accept sweet, clean romance stories should not read this. It involves forced marriage; the female lead has been with three men, and there's a scene of imprisonment and childbirth… a niche genre. The plot is fast-paced, engaging, and features a lot of tragic romance. It includes a small ensemble cast, with each character having their own unique traits and backstory.

17. 267 我 My Best Friend Is Such a Stud, and She Hits So Hard 我闺蜜超man，她打人老疼了 Big Dragon Fruit大那火龙果Urban619k WordsOngoing [Man transmigrates into a woman] [Strong heroine] [Decisive and ruthless] [Gender-bending romance] An ace agent's soul transmigrates into a young girl. She doesn't shrink back or lose heart, but calmly accepts reality. Let's stick to one principle: The strong never complain about their circumstances. Even if I've become a woman, I'm going to be the female lead of a male-oriented power fantasy! When it's time to be decisive, she's decisive. When it's time to take down scum, she does so without me 245Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 268 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 3.7kReads9.3Score405Shelves

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    There were so many foreshadowing elements, it was so heart-wrenching that the author changed the ending.

19. 269 藏 Hidden in Midsummer 藏于盛夏 Autumn Chill秋日凉Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted A heads-up before you start ❗️: One of the side couples is a gay couple, so please skip this if that bothers you. [The print edition under the same title is now available] [Healing × Love that grows over time × Angsty school romance] Sweet, gentle, well-behaved student × rebellious, handsome bad boy That midsummer seemed hotter than any before. The girl in the graduation photo smiled sweetly, with a boy in a white shirt grinning boldly behind her. They met in midsummer, and parted in midsummer t 84.5kReads9.6Score14.8kShelves

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    The real torture comes later. With her by my side, life feels like pure bliss. Then one day, I wake up and am told it was all an illusion.

20. 270 蚀 The White Rose That Cuts to the Bone 蚀骨白玫瑰 An Air Conditioner一匹空调Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Angst + One True Love Each + Love and Hate + Extreme Push and Pull + Love Even in Death] A boy rescued from a dog cage rises to become a powerful elite, while a fallen heiress becomes his captive. He was once the boy she rescued from a dog cage. Years later, he returned for revenge, destroying her family and forcing her to become his possession. Ling Yuhan knew that even if he possessed Huiyan, he could never possess her heart. When he discovered she wanted to reunite with her former fiancé, Li 5.4kReads8.9Score391Shelves

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    A three-year-old girl saved the male protagonist from being locked in a dog cage, and then got revenge on him—it's so heartbreaking!

21. 271 白 His First Love Returns, and the Capital’s Young Master Goes Mad 白月光回归，京圈太子爷疯了 A Melon-Seed-Munching Wild Boar爱嗑瓜子的猹Modern Romance395k WordsCompleted [Reunion after a long separation, second chance at love, mutual healing, devoted male lead, two highly intelligent leads, happy ending] Ten years ago, when they parted, he was humble and she was resolute. She left without looking back. When they meet again ten years later, he is the famous heir to the Lu family in the imperial capital, while she is an unknown young woman with no one to rely on who has just returned from abroad. Leaning against the hospital wall, he asks, “Did your sugar daddy 12.4kReads8.8Score1kShelves

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    A little angst at the beginning. [Long-awaited reunion + reconciliation + mutual redemption + male lead's absolute doting + both leads are highly intelligent + HE (Happy Ending)] Ten years ago, when they parted, he was humble, she was resolute, never looking back. Ten years later, they meet again. He is the renowned heir of the Lu family in the capital, she is a penniless nobody who has just returned to the country. He leans against the hospital wall and asks, "Your sugar daddy doesn't want you anymore?" She remains silent. Upon learning that she is still with the man abroad, Lu Jinzhi goes crazy: "Break up with him!" She remains silent. Finally, Lu Jinzhi kisses her passionately inside his supercar, pleading again, "I don't mind that other man, as long as you stay, I'll help you keep it a secret from him." As long as she doesn't disappear for another ten years. As long as she is willing to stay. He is willing to bow down.

22. 272 他 He Said Elves with Pointed Ears Are Selfish and Unfaithful, So I Deserve to Die? 他说精灵耳自私多情，所以我该死？ Hong Ao弘骜Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted He Said Elf Ears Were Selfish and Promiscuous, So I Deserve to Die? 1.4kReads—Score—Shelves
23. 273 哭 The Weepy Minister Fakes His Death, and the Emperor Goes Mad 哭包尚书死遁，皇帝疯了 Hong Ao弘骜7k WordsCompleted The Weepy Minister Faked His Death, and the Emperor Went Mad 577Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 274 重 Reborn, I’m No Longer My Twin Brother’s Stepping Stone 重生后，我不再是双胞胎弟弟的垫脚石 Hong Ao弘骜8k WordsCompleted After being reborn, I will no longer be the stepping stone for my twin brother 234Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 275 气 Fate Was Transferred, Yet He Thought I Was Heartless 气运转移，他却以为是我薄情 Hong Ao弘骜10k WordsCompleted My Luck Was Transferred, Yet He Thought I Was Heartless 1.2kReads—Score—Shelves
26. 276 八 My Eight-Year Crush Gave Me 11,000 as a Wedding Gift on My Wedding Day 八年暗恋对象，我结婚那天他上了一万一的礼金 Hong Ao弘骜6k WordsCompleted My Secret Crush of Eight Years Gave Me 11,000 Yuan as a Wedding Gift on My Wedding Day 1.2kReads—Score—Shelves
27. 277 被 After He Threw Me Off a Cliff, I Became the Progenitor Vampire He Could Never Have 被他扔下悬崖后，我成了他求而不得的始祖血族 Hong Ao弘骜8k WordsCompleted After he threw me off a cliff, I became the Progenitor Vampire he could never have 783Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 278 我 I Died, and He Held My Corpse, Begging Me to Speak 我死了，他抱着我的尸体求我说话 Hong Ao弘骜9k WordsCompleted I died, and he held my corpse, begging me to speak 1.4kReads—Score—Shelves
29. 279 小 The Foolish Boy Died, and He Went Mad 小傻子死了，他疯了 Hong Ao弘骜Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted The Little Fool Died, and He Went Mad 6kReads—Score101Shelves
30. 280 囚 Imprisoned in Snow: Begging Her to Take Me In 囚雪：求她入怀 The Magic of Roses蔷薇的魔法Modern Romance425k WordsCompleted Just launched, so the rating will gradually rise over time. A wild, unconventional plot. Dive in without worry. [Unhinged brothers × forced love × a cutthroat rivalry for her affection] Xue’er’s whole life has been trapped in an invisible cage, with nowhere to run. Her life was bleak. She met Chen Guolun and gave him her whole heart, only to become entangled in misunderstandings, schemes, and the cruel twists of fate, suffering through love. Lin Haoting is an utterly obsessive madman. Domineerin 15Reads7.3Score—Shelves

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    ✨A must-read! This is what a tragic romance novel should be like! It's not a melodramatic mess built on misunderstandings; it's a head-on battle between three men for the same woman! The more assertive the male lead is, the more panicked he becomes; the purer the female lead is, the more heartbreaking she is. A crazy second male lead and a gentle third male lead are also lurking, and whoever falters loses! Reader review: It's so intense, I'll add it to my bookshelf first! Anyone without a brain can't read this.

31. 281 快 Quick Transmigration: The Mad Beauty Only Wants to Desecrate the Gods 快穿：疯批美人只想亵渎神明 Song Jiujiu宋玖玖Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + psycho vs. yandere + genuine groveling and reconciliation + all the scumbag men die] They are gods, high above all others. They trample on the women’s sincere feelings at will, treating them as nothing more than ants. So she came. She dragged them down from their pedestals, watched them fall into ruin, and made them kneel before her, begging her to come back again and again. [1] The monk called her a princess who would bring ruin to the kingdom, and said she must be sac 2.3kReads9.3Score250Shelves

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    It's divided into several short chapters. The female lead is very clear-headed, intelligent, and quick-witted. All of them are tragic endings, so it's super good! Go for it!

32. 282 你 You Saved My Life, So I'll Repay You with a Lifetime of Love 你救我一命，我还你一世情 Yue Lingyin悦凌茵Ancient Romance210k WordsCompleted Body snatching, soul redemption. By a twist of fate, a modern-day wandering ghost takes over the body of Lou Ruoxing, the Princess Consort of Prince Jing. Little does she know that Prince Jing is the destined man of her future, protected by a powerful dragon aura. Her soul is unstable, and she cannot get close to him. At the victory banquet celebrating Prince Jing’s triumphant return and appointment as crown prince, she asks for a divorce. To appease the emperor and save her own life, she claims 3.1kReads8.7Score290Shelves

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    This book is funny at the beginning, but becomes angsty later on.

33. 283 小 After the Little Fool Was Reborn, I Became His Dog 小傻子重生后，我成了他的狗 Hong Ao弘骜8k WordsCompleted After the Little Fool Was Reborn, I Became His Dog 1.4kReads—Score—Shelves
34. 284 奴 Just a Slave. So What If He Dies? Why Are You Crying? 奴隶而已，死就死了，为什么哭 Hong Ao弘骜15k WordsCompleted Just a Slave. So What If They Die? Why Are You Crying? 2.4kReads—Score—Shelves
35. 285 重 Reborn: I Don't Want You This Time, So Why Are You Panicking? 重生，这次我不要你了，你急什么 Hong Ao弘骜9k WordsCompleted Reborn: This Time, I Don't Want You Anymore. Why Are You in Such a Hurry? 1.4kReads—Score—Shelves
36. 286 血 Blood Blade, Burning Heavens 血刃焚天 The Snail That Slowly Takes Off慢步起飞的蜗牛Eastern Fantasy518k WordsCompleted Long Dingtian, young lord of the Long clan, carries a blood feud that runs deep. To exact his revenge, he cultivates the forbidden art Ten Thousand Bloods Devour the Heavens. Along the way, he meets Jiang Yinglan, the Jiang clan's castoff daughter, and their acquaintance grows into understanding and love. Together, they slay their enemies and slaughter demons, quell turmoil across the realms, and ultimately reach the pinnacle of martial arts. 213Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    The first book is a fantasy angst novel, the second is a short fantasy novel of 6000 words, written by a new author and not highly rated.

37. 287 我 I Don't Know. He's Dead 我不知道，他死了 Hong Ao弘骜Two Male Leads187k WordsCompleted [Calm and composed top]+ [A timid little bunny at first, then a dark, unhinged, smiling tiger]+ [Angst]+ [Ghosts and lovers beyond death]+ [Supernatural]+ [Reborn]+ [Workplace]+ [Business rivalry]+ [Xuanhuan]+ [Mutually devoted]+ [Rekindled romance] When he dumped me, he said he was tired of playing with me. He deleted every message we’d shared, sold our home, and erased all our memories. It took me two years to find out that he’d spent four years preparing that villa. One entire wall was line 314Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 288 玄 Xuanhuan Aoshan: Master Tonghui's Chronicle of Protecting the Tang Dynasty 玄幻鳌山——通慧禅师护唐记 The Snail That Slowly Takes Off慢步起飞的蜗牛6k WordsCompleted Fantasy: Mount Aoshan, the Chan Master Tonghui’s Mission to Protect the Tang Dynasty —Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 289 忠 Faithful Hound 忠犬 Qing Shisi卿十四Two Male Leads45k WordsCompleted Zhou Qi says he’ll be Qi Tingyao’s dog for the rest of his life, but he can’t bear to stop there. Through countless sleepless nights, he tears at his own soul and cries out with longing. The feelings he has buried deep in his heart for over a decade finally burst forth. Just how much does he love Qi Tingyao? Perhaps it’s shown in the way he finally finds the strength to let go as he lies dying. 3.6kReads8.6Score396Shelves

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    It's really heartbreaking.

40. 290 恋 Love and Morning Light 恋与晨光 Mai Qiqi麦七七Modern Romance285k WordsCompleted Also known as “I Was Reborn After Secretly Loving My Best Friend's Boyfriend” Secret love comes true / not reborn from the start / status gap / class gap / heroine takes the man she wants by force / from campus to city life / he chases her after she leaves / happy ending / both untouched [Kyoto's top heir VS a poor, timid student with an inferiority complex] ◆The powerful man bows his head, the insecure one finds courage Before being reborn One street apart. To the south stood Kyoto's top privat 2.5kReads8.6Score196Shelves

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    This book requires some brainpower to read, as the male and female leads are mute in the beginning and only become talkative later. The male leads initially torment the female leads, while later they torment the male leads. It seems like they're even, but the whole story is incredibly heart-wrenching and will bring tears to your eyes. The female lead was so insecure in the beginning; I totally empathized with her.

41. 291 不 Naughty 不乖 Success Is Certain一定成功Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted The first time she saw him, at eighteen, she was destitute and down on her luck, while he was incomparably noble, as if a god had descended. She thought she had found salvation, only to realize later that she had walked straight into hell. Huo Yuan thought Jiang Xin was too soft, always accepting whatever came her way. He believed he could keep her under his thumb forever, never imagining that one day she would dare to turn around and leave without a second thought. 8.3kReads8.6Score881Shelves
42. 292 安 An Yu's Wall 安屿的墙 Lupi鲁皮Modern Romance388k WordsCompleted (Slow-burn romance / Secret Crush + Regret + Modern Romance + Long-Distance Love + Youth) Tang Yu'an and Su Yan, a love that missed its chance for four years. When Su Yan had a secret crush on Tang Yu'an, another man entered her life, and Tang Yu'an learned how to use people through that man. In the end, fate gave them another chance, only for everything to fall apart again the morning after a tender night together. Will Su Yan and Tang Yu'an ever make it to the end together? No one knows. 43Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It wasn't that he didn't love her, it's just that he hadn't learned how. She wasn't willing to wait. So she left. This departure wasn't the end, but it planted the seed for one. Hopefully, it deserves a rating.

43. 293 罪 The Guilty Wife 罪妻 As Vigorously as Fire如火如荼Modern Romance569k WordsCompleted [Physical and emotional angst + substitute male lead + regretful husband chasing his wife] Shen Nanzhou hated Tang Yin with every fiber of his being. To take revenge on her, he forced her to donate her liver, use herself as a test subject for drugs, and suffer from a terminal illness. He drove her daughter to her death, destroyed the man who had protected her, and ruined everything she cared about. He told her, "Tang Yin, I dream every night about the day you die." Later, when the truth came out 6.3kReads8.7Score462Shelves
44. 294 我 I Just Want to Live. Is That Wrong? 我只想活着，有错吗？ From Within a Book来自书中Historical7k WordsCompleted I Just Want to Live. Is That Wrong? 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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45. 295 升 Tempted as the Heat Rises 升温诱哄 Orange Jasmine九里香Modern Romance317k WordsCompleted [Older woman-younger man romance, five-year age gap + childhood sweethearts + rekindled love + sweet and angsty + one-on-one devoted couple] [Wealthy heiress x obsessive younger wolf cub] Ten years ago, Ming Xi, the eldest daughter of the Ming family, brought home a battered little wolf cub from a poor mountain village. Later, that wolf cub became the person she cherished most. Ming Xi had always thought Shang Ci was a good boy, like a big puppy: enthusiastic, sincere, and clingy. She adored 20.8kReads9.3Score2.2kShelves

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    This book!!! A wealthy heiress x a younger, obsessive young man, whom the older sister raised herself. It's a love story filled with sweetness and heartbreak, a real rollercoaster of emotions, and incredibly addictive! You won't regret reading it!

46. 296 昼 Day and Night of Delusion 昼夜妄想 Reverse Oxygen逆氧Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted He’s the capital’s spoiled young heir, a wild, reckless man with a savage streak no one can tame. She’s a pitiful girl living under someone else’s roof, meek, timid, and clear-eyed. One day, he tells her, “Shen Yang, help me win her over, and I’ll grant you one wish.” But he has no idea she’s been secretly in love with him for seven whole years! She watched with her own eyes as he did one crazy thing after another for her best friend! Then one day, he says, “Shen Yang, she said yes to my proposa 22.3kReads8.0Score1.5kShelves

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    The content is rich and exciting!! The male lead is blind and foolish, mistaking the female lead for someone else and hurting her without any limits. After realizing his mistake, he tries everything to make amends, but the female lead has already given up on him!! It's a bit of a "wife-chasing-after-the-cremation" scenario.

47. 297 溟 Flower of the Deep 溟花 A Sprig of Spring一尾春8k WordsCompleted Abyssal Flower 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Anyone who enjoys reading short, angsty stories? You might want to check this out.

48. 298 佔 Possessing Jiang Xi 佔有姜西 Fish Doesn't Speak鱼不语Modern Romance4.0M WordsCompleted [One-on-One Sweet Romance + Two Strong Leads + PDA-Filled Romance + Mutual Devotion] A job interview at a bar leads two people with nothing in common to meet for the first time. One is a private tutor, the other a cold-faced King of Hell. One does the flirting, the other does the pampering. Later, no one could have guessed that the elegant, aloof Qin Zhan would turn into a clingy burr. Their everyday life after getting together is even too much to watch... “Wifey...” “Hmm?” “Could you comfort me 48.6kReads9.5Score4.9kShelves

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    It's heart-wrenching, yet incredibly intelligent; it's a very good read.

49. 299 祁 Qi Chun Never Returned 祁春不归 A Pig Called Million一只豚叫百万Ancient Romance692k WordsCompleted [Coercive Possession] [Love and Hate] [A Rotten Man's Sincere Heart] They say you should never pick up a man from the roadside, but unfortunately, no one told Lin Chunqi. She thought she'd rescued a refined young gentleman, never realizing she'd invited a devil into her life. On a rainy night, Pei Yunhan pinned her against the wall and cruelly crushed her last hope: "Yan Lingfeng, the man you love, didn't choose you." He took possession of her in the most humiliating way, yet afterward, he begge 2.4kReads8.1Score196Shelves

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    The female lead is not a naive and innocent girl; she is intelligent and adaptable.

50. 300 心 Cherished Darling 心肝宠 Jiu Ling九棂Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted (Top-tier wealthy family, a modern Jiangnan beauty as the heroine, an obsessive male lead, the heroine pursues him at first, then he spoils her relentlessly, devoted to each other, happy ending) For the sake of the child in her belly, Lu Zhiling was forced to marry an obsessive tycoon. Everyone thought she wouldn’t live long enough to give birth. To stay alive, she began winning him over. Before she knew it, she had become the apple of his eye. Later, she prepared to run away. His car was perche 80.4kReads9.5Score8.2kShelves

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    Highly recommend!!! I suggest all you romance novel lovers check this out, it's seriously amazing! At the beginning, Lu Zhiling is pregnant with the male lead's child, but I personally felt the male lead was rather ruthless, though he held back a little when it came to the female lead. I remember very clearly the scene where the male lead disguised himself as the female lead, acting as her butler or something, and I was really shocked. And later on, the male lead is like a little puppy, I love him so much!

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