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

1. 401 亿 A Billionaire Boss Goes Broke and Starts Selling Egg Pancakes 亿万老总破产后卖鸡蛋饼 Author Daiwa作者呆娃8k WordsCompleted Billionaire Boss Goes Broke and Starts Selling Egg Pancakes 15Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 402 被 After the Mad Imperial Preceptor Took Me by Force 被疯批国师强取豪夺后 Jing Mo旌墨Ancient Romance783k WordsCompleted Based on the original novel of Youku’s web drama Eternal Night’s Long Dawn [Mad Male Lead VS Stubborn Female Lead] [Both Pure and Faithful + Traditional Historical Romance + Love by Force + Sweet and Angsty + Happy Ending] Xie Wanyin, the legitimate daughter of the Xie family, lost her mother at eight. Her father remarried, and she was sent to grow up in her maternal grandmother’s home. Years later, she returned to the Xie household, wanting nothing more than to avoid conflict and focus on g 3.2kReads9.4Score417Shelves
3. 403 要 She Wants Me to Scold Her 要她骂 Innocent Green天真无邪绿Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted [Female growth story, slow burn, bittersweet and complicated, school life followed by city life, reunion after years apart] A young master from the capital, Ji Yanli, transfers to Beicheng No. 1 High School. He has top-tier looks and family background, and takes first place in the grade as soon as he arrives. Yet, contrary to expectation, he's not aloof at all. He jokes around with every girl, and they all feel they're just one step away from winning him over. Except Shi Yue. Her life is a livin 43.7kReads9.0Score5.8kShelves
4. 404 慕 Mr. Mu, I Hear Your Wife Sold You for a Billion 慕总，听说夫人把你卖了十亿 Sour Apricot Over the Wall酸杏出墙Modern Romance375k WordsCompleted (Faithful to each other + regretful pursuit + rekindled love + pregnant and on the run) Synopsis: Three years after Xia Tang took her twin sister's place as a bride, her sister woke from a coma. “Your job is done. Leave the Mu family in a month and go back to where you belong.” Her biological parents issued their final ultimatum without a shred of compassion. Xia Tang looked at Mu Jingyan, her contract husband. She had coveted him for three years, yet he had always kept himself chaste. She could 15.2kReads8.2Score1.7kShelves

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   This is beautiful.

5. 405 他 He Once Said We Should Just Make a Life Together 他曾说，搭伙过日子 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊8k WordsCompleted He once said we should just live together and make ends meet. 56Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 406 2 In 2034, I Became the World's Richest Man with Just One Game 2034年，我成为了世界首富，只用一款游戏做到的 Author Daiwa作者呆娃9k WordsCompleted In 2034, I Became the World's Richest Person with Just One Game 6Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 407 缚 Bound by Spring 缚春情 Ren Huanyou任欢游Ancient Romance603k WordsCompleted [The print edition is available on the homepage; film and television rights have been sold] The Jiang and Song families have been close for generations, and Song Wan was betrothed to Jiang Xingjian before she was even born. They grew up together, but she was confined to the inner quarters, where everything she learned was meant to prepare her to become a Jiang family wife. The young man was dashing and ambitious. Before he had even turned twenty, he went off to the frontier to make his name. Bef 93kReads9.6Score12.4kShelves

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   This is super beautiful.

8. 408 你 Your Childhood and Mine Were Actually the Same 你的童年，我的童年，其实都一样 Author Daiwa作者呆娃7k WordsCompleted Your childhood and my childhood were really just the same 11Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 409 穷 I’ve Had Enough of Being Poor! The Ten-Million-Yuan Bait 穷怕了！1000万的诱饵 User39191049用户39191049Marriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted She's had enough of being poor! A ten-million-yuan offer she can't resist. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   If you get bitten by a turtle and unexpectedly receive 10 million, how should you spend it?

10. 410 继 The Eldest Son Panics After His Stepdaughter Takes a Sterility Potion and Leaves the Estate 继女服下绝育药离府后，大少慌了 Words That Know No Novelty语不知新Ancient Romance737k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Lin Wan gave everything for Su Ye. Yet on their daughter's birthday, she could only watch as he cut out their daughter's heart blood to save the illegitimate son of the woman he had always loved. Clutching her daughter's cold body, she burned the entire Su residence to the ground and died with hatred in her heart. Reborn, she would no longer pine for him on bended knee. She would tear apart his beloved and trample the scoundrel underfoot. Blood debts must be repaid in blood 135Reads7.0Score—Shelves

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    This is definitely not a formulaic story; you'll need to use your brain to read it! The plot is tight, coherent, and logical, but it is indeed a bit angsty!

11. 411 3 A 37-Year-Old Man's Dating Diary 37岁老男人的相亲笔记 Author Daiwa作者呆娃Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted A 37-Year-Old Man's Dating Diary 10Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 412 天 Eyes in the Ceiling 天花板的眼睛 Yuyu Zeze Crossing the Starry River渡星河的宇宇则则Marriage & Romance15k WordsCompleted Eyes in the Ceiling 2Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 413 缅 A True Account of Women in Myanmar’s North 缅北女人纪实 So Cheeky很皮Modern Romance982k WordsOngoing I wrote down this experience to expose the scams abroad that target women. It began with an apparently chance encounter in an office building. A sinister web that would ensnare hundreds was quietly closing in, luring countless young women into compounds in northern Myanmar. In 2018, my husband personally tricked me into entering a telecom fraud compound in northern Myanmar. The man who had once slipped a diamond ring onto my finger and promised me forever was the one who pushed me into a lightle 86.2kReads8.9Score6.3kShelves

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14. 414 我 I Found a Young Lord in the Barren Mountains 我在荒山捡了一个世子 Words That Know No Novelty语不知新Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted After being set up by her own family and abandoned deep in the mountains for sixteen years, Wenyue sets out into the world to find her relatives, armed with her skills in medicine and poison. She saves her uncle, cures strange poisons, and takes on corrupt officials. She gives them her whole heart, only to be rejected by her birth mother, poisoned and controlled by her birth father, and offered up as a sacrifice by her maternal grandfather. The moment she raises her sword to sever ties with her 52Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 415 你 You’re Asking Me About Karma? This Is It 你问我报应？这就是 User39191049用户39191049Marriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted You ask me about karma? This is it. —Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 416 为 After Giving Up Going Back to the Modern World for Him, He Brought His Pregnant Wife Home 为他放弃回现代后，他携孕妻入府 Sang A桑阿Ancient Romance335k WordsCompleted [The husband chases his wife after losing her + the second male lead takes the place of the first + devoted couple] Yu Chu fell in love with her assigned target and gave up the chance to return home, choosing to stay in the world of the mission. She thought they would grow old together, sharing a lifetime of love. But in their third year of marriage, he brought a young woman before her. “Qingtang is carrying my child.” “She is the youngest daughter of the Duke of Protecting the Nation. It would 3.1kReads8.9Score268Shelves
17. 417 服 Giving In 服软 Mingzhu明珠Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted My new work is here! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 23.8kReads9.0Score2kShelves

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18. 418 第 A Love Letter from the Twenty-Fifth Time Zone 第二十五时区的情书 Lu Xi卢西Modern Romance605k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] The love they felt as teenagers was buried in the sound of the wind on the day their hearts first stirred. By the time it crossed mountain after mountain to reach their hearts, the wind had died, leaving only unresolved longing. - Zhou Jingni's unrequited love wasn't like that of other girls left to act out a one-sided romance. She and Shen Yi were childhood friends, born into the same Beijing compound. They grew up and went to school together, and as teenagers they 18.6kReads9.2Score2.5kShelves

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    This sophisticatedly angsty novel is also intellectually stimulating; the author's writing is excellent. Highly recommended! I hope more people will read this novel.

19. 419 城 When the City Fell 城破之时 Yi Anyan衣暗彦Eastern Fantasy179k WordsCompleted Angst + Pure Love + One-on-One Romance + Logic Comes Before Wish Fulfillment Even an unparalleled great demon cannot stay untouched by the whirlpool of power and ambition. The many factions scheme against one another, and every move is part of the game. Angst! Angst! Angst! If life has been painful lately, read with caution! The pain you’re feeling now is only a minor trial in your glorious life. You’ll surely see the clouds part and rise to great heights! Come support your humble author then! 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Is something about patriotism acceptable?

20. 420 他 He Is in the South of the Clouds 他在云之南 Jing Xing景行Modern Romance209k WordsCompleted When they first met, he was shrouded in shadow, reeking of blood and violence. He asked her, “Who are you? Where are you from? What are you doing here?” It was a long time before she thought of the true answer: “I'm Shen Xun. I came from the far north to the south of the clouds, to meet the love of my life.” He was her Morpheus, giving her a poppy-like dream of love, bewitching and intoxicating. He captured her soul, clouded her mind, and made her addicted. Like a pawn crossing a river, she went 25.2kReads9.7Score4.8kShelves

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    From the dashing young Gu Chi to the ailing Gu Chi on his sickbed in the twilight of his life, four stages of his life linger in his mind. If he hadn't loved Gu Qianxi to the core, how could there have been the "time-space folding" that defied fate, how could there have been the twenty years of bitter waiting that consumed half his life, and how could he have endured so much pain and suffering to ultimately become a heart-wrenching legend worthy of being called a god?

21. 421 假 A Fake Tycoon Got Me Pregnant, So I Ruined His Life 假富豪骗我怀孕，我让他身败名裂 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅7k WordsCompleted A Fake Millionaire Got Me Pregnant. I Ruined His Reputation 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Recommended reading

22. 422 伥 Changguai 伥怪 Thousand-Year Pea Pod千年豌豆荚Fantastical Romance63k WordsOngoing (Villains, madmen, extreme content, horror, male ghosts) [A lovesick, sensitive, affection-starved lunatic × a refined, gentle psychologist who is secretly depraved] “Drip.” “Drip.” My dead boyfriend grabs me by the ankle. He wants to drag me down into the abyss. My fear is swallowed whole. Who is snickering in the dark? And who is sobbing with their eyes covered? 1.9kReads6.1Score189Shelves

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    It's angst-filled, intelligent, and the second book really reflects reality... Normal people would resist if they encountered a yandere, right?

23. 423 我 I Don’t Want the Bellflowers Anymore 我不要桔梗花了 A Cheng MS阿程MSModern Romance119k WordsCompleted Yu Nianxu, Wei Mu is still here, still protecting you somewhere else. Wei Mu, don't go! Yu Nianxu, wake up! I'm still here. Wei Mu, I'm awake. Where are you? Wei Mu, I'm willing. Wei Mu, goodbye! I'll live well from now on. 156Reads7.3Score—Shelves

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    High-quality angst-filled novels. Absolutely no flaws!! There are short stories and novellas, no long ones; some set in wealthy families, some in school. There's unrequited love, separation due to illness, and even love-hate relationships. All are completed, highly-rated masterpieces. Very enjoyable. There's bound to be one that will make you cry.

24. 424 离 On the Day We Divorced, He Left With Nothing but a Plastic Bag 离婚那天，他只提了个塑料袋走了 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅12k WordsCompleted On the Day We Divorced, He Left With Nothing but a Plastic Bag 1Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 425 毁 Destroying the Evidence 毁尸灭迹 Thousand-Year Pea Pod千年豌豆荚Modern Romance26k WordsCompleted [Sickly beauty who’s afraid of dying × psychopathic murderer with a touch of a romantic streak] [Heartbreaking, tragic love, madmen, mutual destruction, dark, villains] Shang Wang came across a murderer. Beneath the heavy curtain of rain, she had just finished an IV drip at the hospital. Wandering idly, she came to a secluded corner and looked up. In the distance, in an abandoned garden, a pitch-black figure like a ghost was bent over, digging at something again and again. Suddenly, a flash o 3.2kReads8.2Score327Shelves
26. 426 年 I Earn 700,000 a Year, and Four Women Tried to Hunt Me Down on a Blind Date. I Taught Them a Lesson 年薪70万相亲被四女围猎，我反手教她们做人 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅7k WordsCompleted I Earned 700,000 a Year, but Four Women Ganged Up on Me During a Blind Date. I Turned the Tables and Taught Them a Lesson —Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 427 灰 The Gray Lotus 灰莲花 Clouds of Rough Noodles Again又见糙面云Modern Romance819k WordsCompleted [A textbook case of realist business warfare + a deeply romantic, top-tier intellectual romance] The world has gone mad. A top-tier rich, handsome young heir is forced to compete with his wealthy wife for a lover... “If she likes me and I like her too, then we’ll each have to prove ourselves.” The male lead is loaded with resources and comes with every advantage, while the female lead has brains and beauty and rises from humble beginnings. A textbook case of realist business warfare, arranged fa 36.3kReads9.4Score4.3kShelves

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    Tomato's best contemporary romance novel, extremely high quality, masterful writing, both business intrigue and romance are incredibly thrilling and engaging. Not suitable for younger readers, but perfect for highly educated, seasoned bookworms. Super enjoyable and impactful, but there's no substitute; you'll be picky after reading it, so proceed with caution.

28. 428 离 On the Day We Divorced, My Ex-Wife Mocked Me for Being Poor on a Tycoon’s Arm. Three Years Later, I Was Worth Over a Hundred Million 离婚当天，前妻挽着暴发户嘲笑我穷，三年后我身家过亿 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅11k WordsCompleted On the Day We Divorced, My Ex-Wife Mocked Me for Being Poor on the Arm of a Nouveau Riche. Three Years Later, I Was Worth Over a Hundred Million —Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 429 抢 After Stealing My Stepmother's One True Love, I Kicked Him to the Curb! 抢走后妈白月光后，一脚踹开他！ Mai Qiqi麦七七Modern Romance301k WordsCompleted ❤️ [Yandere fiction] Drag the aloof, dignified Uncle Shen down from his pedestal!!! ❤️Adorable, well-behaved, Japanese-style JK beauty steals her stepmother's first love ➕ male lead turns into a lunatic ➕ male lead saves heroine ➕ 12-year age gap ➕ happy ending ➕ both virgins ➕ sweet and angsty romance ➕ reunion after a long separation ➕ pursuit and groveling?❤️ ❤️Male-lead-angst story. Don't read if you don't like that!❤️ He's the first love her stepmother has always dreamed of, and the untouc 740Reads8.5Score102Shelves

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    This is a story of female protagonist abusing male protagonist, a yandere/obsessive romance, with a happy ending. The female protagonist, seeking revenge on her stepmother, seduces the male protagonist, who is actually her stepmother's boyfriend (her unrequited love). After the male protagonist falls in love with her, she kicks him to the curb. The male protagonist becomes somewhat corrupted and darkened after being abused, haha. It's well-written, and I really enjoyed the content. It's somewhat similar to "Stars in the Wilderness," but the ending is different. Personally, I prefer the ending of this book; in the end, the male protagonist redeems the female protagonist.

30. 430 我 I Only Took a Peek at Him 我只偷看他一眼 Zhi Jiu枝玖Anime Fanfiction188k WordsCompleted During the speech by the freshman class representative, Chen Nan fell for Lu Xu at first sight, and for the rest of her life. The pink sunset beyond the window filled the entire sky, like a beautiful landscape painting. The clouds looked drunk, their cheeks flushed with color. Chen Nan held her breath and stole a sidelong glance at Lu Xu. His profile was youthful and striking, and he held his book with perfect posture. A ray of light fell on the yellowed pages, and touched him as well. The dayli 16.8kReads9.6Score3.8kShelves
31. 431 崇 She Married a Foreigner Out of Worship for the West, Lost 4.7 Million to a Scam, Then Fought Back 崇洋媚外嫁老外，被骗470万后我绝地反击 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅9k WordsCompleted I Married a Foreigner Out of a Fawning Admiration for the West. After He Scammed Me Out of 4.7 Million, I Fought Back 7Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 432 十 Fourteen Letters 十四封信 Mo Wen Sheng墨文笙Modern Romance33k WordsCompleted Ruan Shengsheng × Zhou Mingsen (The contents of the fourteen letters are on Weibo ♥) Ruan Shengsheng had already come to accept death in peace, but his arrival made her begin to fear her own disappearance. He said, “Shengsheng, don’t cry. I’ll always be by your side.” She said, “I went to the temple to pray for your safety for the rest of your life.” At the very end, he held her hand tightly. Tears slid down his cheeks and fell onto their clasped hands. Summer in Yuncheng ended, and their s 1kReads8.4Score338Shelves
33. 433 装 I Pretended to Be Blind for Three Years, but My White Moonlight Said She Knew All Along 装瞎三年，白月光却说她早就知道了 The Rabbit's Corner兔子的角落Marriage & Romance38k WordsCompleted I Pretended to Be Blind for Three Years, but My Dream Girl Said She Knew All Along 2.9kReads—Score—Shelves

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    The first one [crying][crying][crying][crying]

34. 434 入 After Fourteen Years as the Live-In Son-in-Law, He Poisoned My Entire Family 入赘14年，他毒杀了我全家 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅17k WordsCompleted After 14 Years as a Live-In Son-in-Law, He Poisoned My Entire Family —Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 435 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 1kReads—Score111Shelves
36. 436 欲EN Eternities Still Unsaid Till You Love Me 欲言难止 What About the McChicken麦香鸡呢Two Male Leads363k WordsCompleted Just as life was starting to get better, Xu Ze and Lu Heyang faced a new challenge. After graduating, Xu Ze became a doctor who saved lives, while Lu Heyang became a well-known figure in the Interstellar Federation. But misfortune struck Lu Heyang, and he lost his memory. During a crucial period in his treatment, circumstances forced the two apart, and Lu Heyang completely forgot Xu Ze and the friendship they had shared. Their friendship faced an enormous test. When fate brought them together ag 71.3kReads9.7Score16kShelves

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    It's by the same author and it's so good, I'll stay up all night to finish reading it.

37. 437 如 If There Is Love in Heaven 如果天堂有爱情 Jiang Qi'er姜婍儿Modern Romance50k WordsCompleted Even though falling in love with Gu Yu was a disaster, Xia Yisheng never regretted it. 36Reads5.5Score—Shelves
38. 438 做 I've Been a Joke for Three Years, and You Still Won't Let Me Leave with Dignity 做了三年笑话，你还不让我体面离场 Yun Qi Mu Zhi云栖木枝32k WordsCompleted After three years as a laughingstock, you still won't let me make a dignified exit 21Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I cry every time I watch it.

39. 439 梅 Plum Blossoms Before the Vermilion Gates 梅落朱门 August Ti八月媞Ancient Romance12k WordsCompleted Plum Blossoms Fall at Vermilion Gates 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Tomato's writing is excellent and the plot is great...

40. 440 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 belongs to the kind of dark and angsty novels that are very realistic.

41. 441 阿 Aye, I'm Leaving 阿也，我走了 A Wu阿午Modern Romance88k WordsCompleted [Sensitive, self-conscious heroine x gentle, sunny hero] When Lin Zhiyou was six, her father died in a car accident, and her mother raised her alone. After her mother changed jobs, eighteen-year-old Lin Zhiyou transferred to Nancheng No. 1 High School. There, she met Jiang Ye... A sensitive, self-conscious girl falls in love with a gentle, sunny boy, but the wheels of fate have not turned in her favor... 34Reads6.9Score—Shelves
42. 442 岑 Cenxi Through the Years 岑溪绕年 Xiaoxiao Shengyang晓晓笙阳Modern Romance8k WordsCompleted Cenxi Circles Through the Years —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book features a female protagonist who was originally the male protagonist's kept woman, but she later awakens to her true nature and runs away. The male protagonist then embarks on a tumultuous journey of pursuing her.

43. 443 快 Quick Transmigration: The Universally Disliked Fight to Become the No. 1 Fan Favorite 快穿：万人嫌争做人气角色No1 Han yuu寒yuuAncient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted After Shi Wuqing died, someone claiming to be a System found her. If she collected enough “popularity points,” she could come back to life. Shi Wuqing agreed. Then she was sent into various novels, where she became the cannon-fodder character readers hated most. Her mission was to become the character readers loved most, with the highest popularity, by the end of each novel! World One: Shi Wuqing became the scheming younger sister who took the heroine's place and married the prince. At the begi 42.8kReads9.5Score5.1kShelves

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    These books are all incredibly heart-wrenching. I highly recommend the second one; the interactions at the beginning are so sweet, but later on, people die, are crippled, or forget everything. I cried my eyes out.

44. 444 不 We Who Don't Know How to Love 不会爱的我们 Sea of Flowers Behind the House屋后花海Modern Romance188k WordsCompleted [A brave heroine who grows on her own] [A realistic story, not a wish-fulfillment fantasy] [First-person perspective] [A broken family of origin] [The heroine has sound values (she is 16 when the story begins, and still immature enough to have the occasional bad thought)] [Clear-eyed about life] If your very birth was a mistake, how would you make the most of the life ahead of you? Shui Qingqing: Live for yourself and on your own terms. Wield a gentle blade and carve out a kingdom of happiness 2.3kReads9.3Score275Shelves
45. 445 夫 A Marriage Together II 夫妻一场II Strawberry草莓Modern Romance260k WordsCompleted She was proud and unruly, her smile radiant as she pointed at his nose and said, “You’re done for. Zhao Junmo, you’ve fallen in love with me, and you’ll never love anyone else again, because I won’t allow it.” Years passed, and he said coolly, “Mingxi, can’t you be more magnanimous and make room for her?” When her husband and son stood on the enemy’s side, when everyone comforted the woman who had stolen her husband from her, full of sympathy for the thief, when they all saw her, his lawful wife 52Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female lead, who had a pretty good first life, didn't look back, didn't choose to forgive, and even hated the male lead. She married a handsome foreign man and had a lovely little girl!

46. 446 他 He Said the Falling Blossoms Had a Will of Their Own 他说落花有意 Yi Qing泆清Ancient Romance112k WordsOngoing [Kind-faced, cold-hearted, scheming prince + ruthless female assassin] The chase-your-wife-to-the-crematorium trope, but the broken relationship won't be mended A notorious assassin has fled the Wuji Pavilion, an organization infamous throughout the Great Sheng Dynasty. After escaping, she openly sought revenge and slaughtered imperial officials. Hunted by the Wuji Pavilion, she was left on the brink of death. She was rescued by the kind-faced Fifth Prince, who cleared the Xu family's name and h —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female lead is a brainy assassin

47. 447 杳 No Such Person Exists 杳无此人 Dreaming Night Owl夜猫梦梦Modern Romance169k WordsCompleted [Undercover Assassin vs. Narcotics Detective] “Jinchen, after I’m gone, I’m entrusting my sister to you.” “Don’t tell her what happened to me. She cries at the drop of a hat, and if she finds out, she’ll cry her head off.” “Yu Jinyan, you big liar! Now that you’re gone, who’s going to protect me? I have no family left…” The day after Yu Jinyan died, Yu Jinchu vanished without a trace, as if she had disappeared from the face of the earth. Jiang Jinchen searched for her like a madman. Seven years 338Reads—Score125Shelves

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    The female lead is an undercover agent, and the male lead is a narcotics officer; both characters end badly.

48. 448 出 After Prison, I Was Forced into Love by a Mad Big Shot 出狱后，我被疯批大佬强制爱了 Liang Bei x良北xTwo Male Leads369k WordsCompleted Male-male romance + forced love + melodrama + groveling redemption + unhinged characters + physical and emotional torment + angst with a sweet payoff + confinement + happy ending The pursuer knows he’s a scumbag. He’s inhuman at first, then goes mad chasing his love, even stabbing himself. * To get revenge on Chen Jing, Duan Jinyan personally sent him to prison, leaving him disfigured, deaf, and covered in ugly scars. After his release, Chen Jing ran into Duan Jinyan again. He begged Duan to lea 3.3kReads6.3Score180Shelves

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    1⃣The "chasing-back-to-the-wife" trope is so heart-wrenching! [Crying][crying] To get revenge on Chen Jing, he personally sent him to prison. Chen Jing suffered disfigurement and deafness in prison. Later, when Chen Jing's ashes were brought to him, he realized how deeply he loved him, but it was too late. [Crying][crying]

49. 449 废 The Discarded Stand-In Has Had Enough 废弃替身想开了 One Little Sweet Fish一口小甜鱼Two Male Leads215k WordsCompleted [No female lead, 1v1, seriously angsty drama + stand-in for the unattainable first love + winning him back at any cost + mutual healing + rekindled romance + 80% angst, 20% sweetness + happy ending] Cen Yu had known Gu Yanting for ten years. For the first five, he was Gu Yanting's sidekick, his underling. In the sixth year, Gu Yanting said, “Your profile looks like Qi Anyi's,” and Cen Yu became a stand-in for Gu Yanting's unattainable first love. In the tenth year, Qi Anyi came back. Gu Yanting 5.4kReads8.8Score330Shelves
50. 450 栀 Gardenia's Deadly Scent 栀杀 Wait Until the Eighth Day of the Ninth Month且待秋来九月八Modern Romance144k WordsOngoing The entire novel is being revised chapter by chapter! An untouchable, powerful beauty versus a gentle yet mad island heiress [Revenge + Intense Push and Pull + Lovers Turned Enemies + Unrequited Love and Coercive Romance + The One That Got Away + Childhood Friends, Mutual Healing Through Love + Clear-Headed Heroine] —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It wasn't love at first sight. The female lead was the male lead's unrequited love, his lifelong unrequited love. The second male lead and the female lead were each other's unrequited love, but the female lead was taken away by the male lead.

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