Old-School Powerful-Family Romance: A Dominant Male Lead Who Takes His Bride by Force, Historical or Modern 古早高干强娶豪夺文，男主权势滔天古言现言皆可

1. 1 别 After Fleeing the Villa, the Mad Power Minister's Eyes Turned Red with Rage 别院私逃后，疯批权臣怒红眼 Jiang Shian江十桉Ancient Romance419k WordsCompleted [Coercive romance + wife-pursuing crematorium + devoted couple] Everyone said the eldest son of the Pei family was noble and virtuous, elegant beyond compare. But Jiang Yingwan felt an inexplicable fear of him. Especially when those dark, cold eyes turned her way, a chill ran down her spine. Years ago, the Jiang and Pei families had made a verbal marriage pact. The Old Madam Pei wanted her to marry Pei Yanchen, but the two families were no longer social equals, and Jiang Yingwan already loved so 39.2kReads8.9Score2.8k14d adds
2. 2 京 The Lock of Northern Capital 京北锁 Milk Tea Stays Up Late奶茶不熬夜Modern Romance232k WordsCompleted They plucked her from the dust, washed away her ordinariness, and bestowed upon her the title, status, endless wealth, and protection that others could only dream of. They painstakingly shaped her into a bird living in a golden cage: docile, quiet, and never to leave. Only when she made her first escape and was imprisoned on an island did they gaze at this perfect “creation,” stripped of every emotion and left with nothing but vacant eyes, and realize that the triumph of their taming had brought 7.9kReads8.7Score44514d adds

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   Multiple male leads, each wielding immense power and forcefully marrying the female lead, who is an ordinary college student. The story unfolds in flashback, beginning with the female lead escaping and being recaptured.

3. 3 指 A Butterfly Kiss at Your Fingertips 指尖蝴蝶吻 Little Orange Star小小橙星Modern Romance422k WordsCompleted [Delicate heiress × Powerful capital-circle elite + Domineering pursuit + Coercive love + Obsessive, unhinged, wolfish male lead + The heroine keeps running away, only to be caught and locked in a cage + Captivity] When she was eighteen, Jing Yue, heir to the Jing family, stormed into the theater and carried Jiang Ning away while she was rehearsing onstage, imprisoning her at the Jing estate for three days and nights. After that, she kept trying to escape, while he relentlessly pursued her, dete 15.6kReads8.8Score1k14d adds

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   🌈✨①The female lead is very beautiful, with a captivating yet aloof charm, gentle and graceful. The male lead is a powerful figure in Beijing's elite circles, known as the "Lucifer" of the business world, wielding immense power and ruthless. At eighteen, he stormed into the dance theater, abducted the female lead who was rehearsing on stage, and imprisoned her at home for three days and three nights, possessing an almost obsessive desire for her and unwilling to let her go.

4. 4 涅 Reborn From the Ashes, I’ve Returned to Settle Every Score 涅槃重生归来有仇报仇有怨报怨 Author Tao Yaoyao作者逃妖夭Ancient Romance627k WordsCompleted “Reborn after returning from Nirvana, she settles every score and repays every grievance. A bond from a past life becomes a fate in this one.” Eight hundred years ago, she and he vowed to be husband and wife in their next life, promising to love each other for all eternity. Centuries passed, the world changed, and the past faded like smoke. Eight hundred years later, she was reborn, but fate had other plans. It was as if she'd been born into the wrong family. Her father showed her no affection, 3.4kReads8.6Score22014d adds

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   Losing his beloved from both past and present lives, he turned white-haired overnight. "In this life, I clearly met her first, we clearly fell in love first, how could I have lost her?" Bai Jingxuan hated himself, pounding his head in frustration. Thinking of the loving moments they shared in both lives, the longing and pain of those two lifetimes intertwined, flowing like a river. He was heartbroken, his heart aching so much he could hardly breathe. Unable to suppress the overwhelming grief, he wept uncontrollably, his sobs echoing through the courtyard. The once dignified and refined young master Bai, unable to bear the blow of losing his beloved, turned white-haired overnight. He trudged through the snow-covered courtyard towards the gate, his robes fluttering, his silver hair flying, the snow swirling around him, as if he had become one with the icy landscape, indistinguishable from it. He left the mansion and headed directly towards the Prince of An'nan's residence, An'nan silently following not far away.

5. 5 蓄 Long-Planned, Impossible to Escape 蓄谋已久，插翅难逃 Sweet Mangosteen甜山竹Modern Romance292k WordsCompleted [The seemingly gentle but secretly unhinged top-tier star x the gorgeous, no-nonsense top makeup artist] [Long-planned scheme + Dating show + Coercion + Both inexperienced in love + Sweet romance] Everyone knows that top-tier star Fu Shili is gentle, refined, and always proper. He's like the moon in the sky, too sacred to defile, and revered like a god. Su Qingke thought so too. Until one day, she caught him punching the man who'd tried to take advantage of her, over and over with brutal fury. O 10.3kReads9.3Score79014d adds
6. 6 落 You Can't Bring Back a Runaway Bride 落跑娘子追不回 Author Tao Yaoyao作者逃妖夭Ancient Romance523k WordsCompleted I make my own fate, not heaven. She is no innocent little flower, no frail girl everyone can bully and trample on. If someone takes a swing at her or sets her up, she'll pay them back twice over. Su Wan, a merchant's daughter full of schemes, defies fate, plots her escape, and seeks refuge with one of the capital's most powerful families. Using their influence, she secures a good marriage prospect and gives her whole heart to her fiancé's family. But things don't go as planned. A spiteful woman 1.6kReads8.6Score10114d adds
7. 7 囚 Imprisoned in Marriage 囚她于婚 Liu Kang'an刘康安Modern Romance505k WordsCompleted (A tech conglomerate boss falls in love at first sight with an innocent university student who hasn't graduated yet) Obsessive possessiveness, forced love + stealing her from another man and taking her by force + age gap, both leads inexperienced + groveling chase + lovesick male lead Cheng Yao falls for Jiang Nian the very first time he sees her. How can there be a girl in this world who fits his every ideal so perfectly? He wants her to be his wife. Cheng Yao pursues Jiang Nian sincerely for m 11.6kReads8.2Score67814d adds

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   These books are all highly recommended. They perfectly fit the description of a male protagonist forcibly marrying a female protagonist, who never loves him and repeatedly tries to escape but is always caught.

8. 8 前 You Doted on Me in My Past Life, So Why Make Me Your Concubine in This One? 前世宠我入骨今生纳我为妾？ Author Tao Yaoyao作者逃妖夭Ancient Romance337k WordsCompleted Several hundred years later, she is reborn as a human. After more than a decade spent in a fog of madness, she returns to her own body with memories of her past life and searches among the masses for the lover she once cherished above all. But he wears a mask, consumed by a deep hatred and forced to bide his time as he seeks revenge. The lovers meet for the first time in this life, and one look spans a thousand years. She recognizes him, but he treats her as a pawn in a beauty trap. With the ene 1.1kReads—Score6814d adds
9. 9 救 She Regretted Saving the Obsessive Emperor 救下偏执帝王后，她后悔了 Zhou Xiaoshan周小珊Ancient Romance366k WordsCompleted Emperor Tiansheng ruled for twelve years, diligently serving the people and governing with dedication, bringing the Great Xia Dynasty to the height of its prosperity. Yet when it came to this faultless and wise emperor, what people most loved to gossip about was not his civil or military achievements, but his first wife, Empress Zhensheng, for whom he had left the imperial harem empty. The history books described Empress Zhensheng's life in just eight words: A goddess descended, bringing blessin 5kReads8.6Score29114d adds
10. 10 东 A Battle for the Crown Prince's Favor 东宫夺娇 Endless Days and Nights朝暮漫漫Ancient Romance367k WordsCompleted [BG + Modern Woman in an Ancient World + Coercive Possession + Obsessive Yandere + Innocent on the Outside, Dark Within + A Long-Standing Plot] Jiang Shuyao had always believed that the young man she’d raised herself was a gentle, refined gentleman. Even when she had certain unmentionable dreams about him before her wedding, she thought the problem lay with her. Only when he forcibly abducted her to a villa on her wedding day, the same young man she had protected and raised, did she finally see 5.2kReads8.6Score40114d adds
11. 11 此 May This Love Last Forever 此情长明 Liang Zhihe梁之鹤Modern Romance228k WordsCompleted Cool, aloof beauty vs. a ruthless bastard of a man, 1v1 coercive love (forced love, don't read if you dislike it). Female-lead fans, proceed with caution!!! For Lin Xu, Qin Rong's arrival was an accident that turned her peaceful, uneventful life upside down. At the hospital, Qin Rong fell in love at first sight with a doctor surnamed Lin. Dr. Lin was beautiful and coolly elegant, polite to everyone, but she was the one person who didn't like him. So Qin Rong resorted to a scheme, using his power 9.2kReads7.8Score37914d adds
12. 12 成 On Our Wedding Night, the Obsessive Crown Prince Took Me to the Eastern Palace 成亲当晚，偏执太子夺我入东宫 Jiang Xiaoshi江小十Ancient Romance504k WordsCompleted The aloof, possessive Crown Prince × the dazzling beauty who loves money Everyone in the Eastern Palace knows that the Crown Princess was snatched away from someone else by the Crown Prince. Once the Crown Prince, as elegant as jade and as clear as moonlight, fell into the sea of love, there was no climbing back out. He Yue transmigrated to ancient times and became the owner of a rouge shop. She wasn’t rich or powerful, but her life was peaceful and carefree. Then one day, the woman she liv 34.7kReads9.0Score2.7k14d adds
13. 13 强 Forced Into Marriage, Spoiled Without Restraint 强宠为婚 Liang Zhihe梁之鹤Modern Romance205k WordsCompleted Both virgins / forced love / possessive pursuit / love at first sight / angst / unconventional happy ending The male lead is obsessive, unhinged, and not a good person (that won’t change). The heroine is weak (if you don’t like that, don’t read). Forced love, not an empowering heroine’s revenge story. Readers who are protective of the heroine should beware. That summer, beneath a loquat tree heavy with golden fruit, Song Jin stood quietly in a white shirt. The sunlight filtered through the leave 16.5kReads8.4Score58514d adds
14. 14 顶 Over-the-Top Devotion: I'm Just His Plaything 顶级狂爱：我只是他的掌中玩物 Yin Shuyi尹姝伊Modern Romance1.8M WordsOngoing A godlike Western male lead × a resilient, delicate Chinese heroine The main story is complete. [Dominant daddy type + transnational forced romance + wild and unhinged + mature man who takes the lead + devoted husband + jealous of everything + height and build difference + eight-year age gap + heroine is vulnerable early on] A carefully planned scheme gets Qiao Yimo kidnapped and sold on the black market. She can't speak the language, has no one to rely on, and is put through hell. Only one for 132.5kReads9.0Score12.8k14d adds

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    A cross-cultural romance, featuring a classic "daddy" type of male lead—the most powerful and intelligent male lead I've ever seen. Nothing escapes his notice; a paradise for intellectual lovers! [Heart emoji][drooling emoji][drooling emoji][drooling emoji]

15. 15 野EN A Wild Dog Catches a Butterfly 野犬抓蝴蝶 Recovered from a Cold伤风好了Modern Romance372k WordsCompleted [Sweet, timid girl × gloomy, unhinged troublemaker] [Childhood friends + forced love + reunion after years apart + both pure + happy ending] (Original title: The Wild Dog Catches the Butterfly) Xi Jin was born into a wealthy family. With his striking looks and cool, otherworldly air, he was the picture of perfection. At eighteen, he won the world championship in the 10-meter air pistol, making a name for himself overnight. To his teachers, he was a top student. To his countless fans, he was a bo 25.9kReads8.6Score2.4k14d adds

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    🍇✨①The female lead was beautiful and fair-skinned from a young age. At seven, she stayed at the male lead's manor with her mother, a gardener. That day, she wore a blue tutu and twirled around, pulling at the hem. The male lead stood on the stairs, looking down at her, his voice cold for his age: "You must listen to me, or I'll kick you out of the manor." She looked up obediently and said, "Yes, I will listen to my young master brother." The male lead appeared to be a model student, a bright and handsome young man, but in reality, he was a clingy, obsessive, and love-struck individual who couldn't live without the female lead. He was the "master" she faced every day, a shackle she wanted to escape but couldn't…

16. 16 以 I Thought We Were Madly in Love, but the Good Girl Played Me 以为是热恋，却被乖乖女玩了 Er Li二厘Modern Romance661k WordsCompleted [Original title: Green on Me All You Want, But We Can't Break Up] [The heroine is turned from lesbian to straight + Both leads are each other's first and only + School days to city life + The hero is driven to madness + Extreme possessiveness + Reunion after a long separation] [Bookish, seemingly sweet girl with a hidden dark side X Arrogant young heir who can't stop falling for her] “I want you to make him fall for you, then cheat on him. I want him to know what it feels like to be cheated on!” 9.4kReads8.1Score75414d adds
17. 17 玻 The Glass Cage 玻璃之笼 A Leaf of Sunflower一叶葵Modern Romance663k WordsCompleted [No moral boundaries] [The wholesome sections are available as a full-cast audiobook] My older sister has a boyfriend who seems perfect. He treats her well, is good to our parents, and is good to me, too. I thought they were made for each other. Until that Christmas night, when I finally realized he was nothing but a complete bastard. 40kReads8.7Score3.4k14d adds

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    This book has a strong old-fashioned feel; the male protagonist uses cunning and force to take the female protagonist away.

18. 18 京 Love Hidden in the Beijing Fog 京雾藏情 Scallion Egg Pancake葱香鸡蛋饼Modern Romance348k WordsCompleted [Marry First, Fall in Love Later + Second Male Lead Takes the Lead + Sweet Romance + Age Gap + Both Pure in Love] [Powerful Elite of the Capital + Mature, Cool and Reserved Female Director] - Everyone in Jinggang knows that the Qin family’s fourth young master has a girl he raised by his side, and that he doted on her for years. There are even rumors that Qin Mucheng once stopped an international flight for her, yet still failed to keep her by his side. No one knows that she was the one who had 5.4kReads7.6Score57314d adds

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    🌼①The ruthless heir of a mafia family falls in love at first sight with the aloof heiress and forces himself on her. The story begins with the heiress's first time, during which she develops a fever and needs a doctor. This is a classic high-ranking official's forced marriage novel; the male lead in the first book is the older brother of the male lead in the second! The Tang brothers, Tang Yi and Tang Jin, are both very cunning and manipulative towards their wives. [Laughing]

19. 19 帝 The Emperor's Captive 帝王囚宠 Liang Zhihe梁之鹤Ancient Romance142k WordsCompleted Dual purity / Forced love / Happy ending / Weak heroine (enter at your own risk if you dislike this) / Obsessive male lead A young woman had recently arrived at the Pei family academy. Her skin was snow-white and her figure graceful. But it was her smile, her sparkling eyes and beguiling, sweet expression, that made Pei Shen truly understand what it meant to be consumed by longing. The history books record that Emperor Jingwu, Pei Shen, governed with diligence and achieved great things during hi 3.7kReads8.7Score20814d adds

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    All three of these books feature male protagonists who are incredibly powerful, fall in love with the female protagonist at first sight, and forcefully take her away.

20. 20 皇 Imperial Noble Consort 皇贵妃 Liang Zhihe梁之鹤Ancient Romance190k WordsCompleted Forced possession / the pursuit of a wife after losing her / angst (avoid if you dislike these) / avoid if you're a heroine stan / weak heroine / both leads are virgins According to the official history of Tianzhao, Noble Consort Chen, of the Jiang clan, shared a deep bond with Emperor Tianzhao and had once saved his life. She enjoyed his favor for many years without losing it. In the first year of Tianzhao, she was made Noble Consort Chen. The following year, she gave birth to the Crown Prince 17.8kReads8.9Score94614d adds
21. 21 生 Share a Bed in Life! Share a Grave in Death! She Can't Escape After Being Forced to Become His Wife 生同衾！死同穴！强夺为妻逃不掉 Round Little Egg圆滚滚蛋Ancient Romance373k WordsCompleted [Possessive love + classic melodrama + love that never comes with time] [A frail, beautiful woman who gives in after marriage VS a deeply devoted man with an overwhelming need for control] Everyone envies Lou Wantang. She’s only the daughter of a county magistrate, yet she gets to marry Prince Chen, a man of great power, and receive his undivided favor. But only she knows she was forced into it. In other people’s eyes, Pei Sijin is a man of noble status, handsome and strong, and a devoted, fa 26.5kReads8.9Score1.3k14d adds
22. 22 穿 Reborn as the Beautiful Supporting Actress in an Apocalypse Novel, I Make the Male Lead Swoon 穿成末世文漂亮女配，男主宠上瘾 Hao Big Goose郝大鹅Sci-Fi & Apocalypse768k WordsCompleted Su Yi, the notorious pampered second-generation transmigrator at the Transmigration Administration, gets kicked into a transmigration-into-a-book mission by her mother after she witnesses her parents arguing. She becomes the haughty, universally disliked girlfriend of the villainous male lead. If this weren’t an apocalypse novel filled with ugly monsters, inheriting this immense fortune wouldn’t be so bad, Su Yi thinks gloomily. Attacked by a zombie right in the face from the start, Su Yi bursts 22.6kReads8.9Score2.1k14d adds

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    The first book is set in the apocalypse, featuring a spoiled second-generation heiress versus an arrogant, domineering boyfriend; the second book is about forceful acquisition and a foolish beauty; the third book is a different kind of quick transmigration, where the protagonist can be patriotic, vicious, or weak, and every dimension is very engaging [heart emoji][heart emoji].

23. 23 快 Quick Transmigration: The Cannon Fodder Keeps Running into Yandere Obsessives 快穿：炮灰她总遇到病娇偏执狂 Yu Wanwan虞婉婉Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + yandere + devoted couple + possessive love + delicate, soft-hearted, airheaded beauty heroine + one-on-one romance] Yun Wu is the Host of a Quick Transmigration Cannon-Fodder System. She becomes cannon fodder in the novels of various worlds, but then she suddenly realizes that the male lead in every world seems to be that same person... The orphaned cannon-fodder girl in an ancient romance, the villainous supporting character in a school story, the cannon-fodder wife in a 69.8kReads9.2Score3.6k14d adds
24. 24 快 Quick Transmigration: Everyone Knows I'm a Good Person 快穿：所有人都知道我是好人 Sweet Peach Peach Peach甜桃桃桃Modern Romance4.1M WordsOngoing Across three thousand small worlds, there are countless wicked women. Shu Jiao’s task is to make things right for the people whose lives were ruined by all kinds of wicked women. From then on... [World One: I’m a spendthrift? The nation will support me.] She’s kind, generous, patriotic, and beautiful. So what if she likes spending a little money? Let her have it! [World Two: The marquis’s daughter who lies all the time.] Lies? What lies? She’s so gentle and kind. How could she possibly lie? [Wor 129.8kReads9.4Score5.7k14d adds
25. 25 皇 Under Imperial Rule, She Was Forced to Become the Crown Prince's Concubine 皇权之下，她被太子强纳为妾 Stars Like Dust星若尘埃Ancient Romance368k WordsCompleted [Possessive Love + Political Scheming + Every Cliche Under the Sun (Character Growth for Both Leads) + Both Chaste] (The rating was just opened, so it's low. It will rise. Every book starts out like this.) She is a lone soul from another world, struggling to survive in a strange land. She and a young man fall in love, but then he forcibly takes her as a concubine, trapping her in the Eastern Palace. He is the crown prince of the realm. He desires her for her looks and takes her by force, but h 4.2kReads8.5Score20614d adds

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    1. The female lead is a time traveler who originally lived in the countryside. The male lead is the crown prince who falls for her at first sight and forcibly takes her as a concubine, engaging in blatant sexual exploitation. 2. The female lead loses her memory while traveling on an island. She is deceived by the male lead, and after the truth is revealed, he begins to forcibly take her. The male lead is extremely powerful.

26. 26 逃 Escape from Jiana Island 逃离迦那岛 Stars Like Dust星若尘埃Modern Romance252k WordsCompleted [Taking by force + coercive love + wealthy-family feuds] This is Jiana Island, where he holds sway over everything and where her misfortune begins. She wakes from a coma with no identity and no memories, mistaking him for the man from her dreams. He gives her a name and claims to be her boyfriend. He treats her well, but she gradually realizes that his words are full of lies. Her name is fake, and so is his claim to be her boyfriend. She begins searching for her memories and identity, hoping to 890Reads8.5Score10414d adds
27. 27 上 Spring Poems from the Capital 上京春赋 Shi Munan十木南Ancient Romance300k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication under the title Spring Rhapsody in the Capital] [Pure historical romance, not reborn + a long-planned scheme + a touch of coercive seduction + devoted pampering and flirting + emotional push and pull] [Completed; the original title was Spring Rhapsody in the Capital] [Sweet romance, both mutually inexperienced: brave and gentle young princess x sinister, fanatical powerful minister] A conspiracy landed Mo Yuan’s father and brother in prison, their lives at the mercy 71.6kReads9.3Score5.7k14d adds

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    ✨The male lead is a powerful minister, wielding absolute authority. He has long harbored ambitions towards the female lead.💘 Upon learning that she needs his help, he seizes every opportunity to bring her close to him, forcibly keeping her in his mansion.🦋🦋🦋

28. 28 非 Neither Moon nor Me 非月非我 Water Primrose水芫花Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted (Everyone suffers in love + possessive, emotionally needy male lead + clear-eyed, resilient female lead) The grudges and tangled relationships of the previous generation ensnare this generation in heartbreaking turmoil. He plotted for a long time, then took her by force. She observed propriety and had no choice but to marry him because she was pregnant. Raised in a loveless, dark home, he longed to know what it felt like to be loved. He drew her into the abyss, thinking of her as his salvation. 7.7kReads6.2Score27614d adds

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    This is a story of forced marriage. The male lead is extremely possessive, and the female lead goes crazy whenever she mentions divorce. He truly embodies the concept of forced marriage, first scheming to get her pregnant and then methodically pressuring her into marriage. His possessiveness is incredibly strong after marriage; he's usually quite calm, but easily becomes irritable and angry towards the man who almost became her fiancé. The story features a dramatic "wife-chasing" arc later on. There are parts where he's willing to die for the female lead. Overall, I read the book twice and still found it quite enjoyable. It has a very fresh character and plot setting, which is why it's niche and doesn't have a high readership. Among stories with male-torture plots, this is my favorite. The female lead is tortured to the point that readers are amazed she hasn't been driven insane by the male lead. It's truly a very good read. If you feel the male-torture aspect wasn't adequately addressed, you can read the last chapter, an extra chapter where the author summarizes the plot. (You can read the synopsis first.)

29. 29 一 The Pampered Servant 一等宠奴 Mo Xiaoqi莫小弃Ancient Romance588k WordsCompleted After an unexpected transmigration, the top assassin A Si becomes a lowly servant in the Prince of Huainan’s household. Someone everyone can bully? Not a chance. She’s an expert in every weapon and skill under the sun, and killing and arson are right up her alley. Go ahead and try bullying her! As her master, Xiu Linyang is quite pleased. “You worthless servant, is there anything in this world you can’t do?” The woman answers smugly, “This servant can do anything, Your Highness.” “Oh?” The princ 1.4kReads8.3Score18014d adds

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30. 30 清 In the Qing Dynasty, Everyone’s Fighting Over the Princes, So I’ll Choose Kangxi 清穿，都在抢阿哥，那我选康熙 Xue Da雪大Ancient Romance390k WordsCompleted A master diviner transmigrates into the Qing Dynasty and becomes a plain, talentless concubine-born daughter whom neither her father nor her mother cares for. She enters the palace selection, and no one sees her as a rival. But when the selection ends and the imperial edict arrives, everyone is stunned: how did that little concubine-born girl end up with the highest rank among all the candidates? 9.1kReads8.6Score65214d adds

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    [Double Cleanliness + Forced Acquisition] On the day the entire Jiang family, the Duke of Zhenguo, was falsely accused of treason and imprisoned, their eldest daughter, Jiang Yanhe, disappeared without a trace. The former most beautiful woman in the capital became a wanted criminal overnight. Soldiers searched for days, but no one could find Jiang Yanhe. Some said that the pampered Jiang Yanhe had died on her escape. Only the servants of Changqing Mansion knew that since that day, their mansion had welcomed a new mistress, Madam Yan. Everyone said that Madam Yan was lucky, rescued by the Crown Prince and kept as a mistress. Only Yanhe knew how much she wanted to escape.

31. 31 困 Trapped in a Cage 困于樊笼 Lemon Loves Apples柠檬爱苹果Two Male Leads270k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + old-school melodrama + deranged, sickly Alpha seme + forced love in a locked room + ABO + chasing his wife to the crematorium + elite heir and tycoon CEO] Deranged, possessive Alpha seme x unfortunate, pitiful beta uke P.S. This story involves a beta becoming an omega. Please take note if that isn’t your thing. Both leads remain faithful to each other. The seme’s issues are explained in chapters 50-something, and the problems that came up have since been corrected. “Pei Sichen, 6.3kReads8.3Score72614d adds
32. 32 九 Ninefold Brocade 九重锦 Evening Breeze Under the Moon月下晚风Ancient Romance715k WordsCompleted Household and palace intrigue, with the leads not both being each other's first. A fictional setting, with all ranks and titles made up. A heroine who grows over time and isn't blinded by love. After being suppressed for more than a decade, a concubine-born daughter has her fate rearranged overnight. Entering the prince's manor only fuels her ambition. Her birth father ignores her, allowing her stepmother to torment her and her mother for half their lives without ever offering them the slightest 35.1kReads9.3Score5.9k14d adds
33. 33 反 Villain, Bow Your Head to Me! 反派请向我低头！ Wind Terrace at the Tree's End树尾风台Two Male Leads216k WordsCompleted A possessive, fatherly mafia villain seme ✘ a frail yet beautiful and resilient shou who transmigrates into a book Sweet, sweet, sweet What should you do when you wake up as the villain’s cat? Of course, keep your head down and survive. But when Lu Ning turns back into a human, things start heading in an increasingly strange direction. “If you can always remain innocent, it will be fate’s greatest gift to me.” 8.8kReads9.4Score1.3k14d adds
34. 34 栀 Zhizhi, Be Good! You Can’t Escape My Grasp 栀栀，乖！你逃不出孤的手掌心 Yu Jiuqing虞九卿Ancient Romance566k WordsCompleted A cool, reserved young female doctor vs. a mad prince (the heroine later becomes empress!) [Abduction and coercion + taking a minister’s wife + redemption arc + devoted romance + melodrama + forced marriage + obsessive male lead] Xie Zhao is rescued by a young village doctor. But there’s always a cool detachment in her eyes and brows. He loves women like her. He wants to possess her. But the young doctor is engaged. No matter, he can steal her away. If she doesn’t love him, he can keep her by hi 6kReads7.0Score29814d adds

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    He adored this beauty; he wanted her. Trying to run away? He'd lock her up to keep her by his side, extinguishing any thought of escape. "Zhizhi, be good, stay by my side, and I'll give you anything." "I want to leave!" "You're being naughty again. I'll teach Zhizhi what manners are."

35. 35 亲 He Sent Her to the Crown Prince, Then Regretted It and Took Her Back by Force 亲手将她送太子，王爷后悔强夺回 Xiao Xiao Is Just Xiao Xiao萧萧就是萧萧Ancient Romance465k WordsCompleted Main story complete! Extras complete! The second male lead takes the crown in the main story! The extras offer a happy ending for some readers! [Angst + physical and emotional torment + possessive abduction + forced love + not mutually chaste] Sold to a brothel by her sister-in-law, Chu Niaoniao became the chosen plaything of Ji Xunzhi. He hired renowned masters to teach her music, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, and literature, and forced her to master dance and seduction. Yet he took eve 1.9kReads8.2Score12314d adds

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    So cruel! So cruel!

36. 36 贵 The Noble Consort Crooks a Finger, and the Tyrant Keeps Her in the Palm of His Hand 贵妃勾勾手，暴君囚在掌心宠 Great Woman伟大女人Ancient Romance260k WordsCompleted [Both leads are devoted only to each other]+ [Rekindled Romance]+ [Possessive Love]+ [Sweet and Angsty] A historical version of “she runs, he chases, and she can never escape.” The male lead is a stubborn romantic, and the heroine suffers a little at the start. On the day of her wedding, he launched a rebellion. From then on, he kept her imprisoned in the palm of his hand, determined to make the most beautiful woman in the land his caged bird, his treasured flower. He was possessive and overbear 982Reads5.7Score10914d adds
37. 37 病 Yandere Psycho! The Good Girl Gets Punished with Wall-Facing After Breaking the House Rules 病娇疯批！乖宝犯家法后被罚面壁 Eating Meat Every Day每天吃肉肉Modern Romance401k WordsCompleted [Mad, possessive male lead + love-brained man who wins himself over + sweet and gentle heroine + age gap + doting romance] When the Jiang family went bankrupt, Jiang You was taken in by Huo Hechen and brought to the Huo family. The most powerful man in the entire capital, he was cruel and ruthless, the fearsome Mr. Huo everyone dreaded. Yet he was especially attentive to Jiang You. He laid down strict rules for her from childhood and kept her under tight control. Jiang You was afraid of him, lik 15.6kReads8.8Score1.3k14d adds
38. 38 大 On Her Wedding Day, the Ruthless Prince of Zhennan Takes Her by Force 大婚当日，被疯批镇南王强取豪夺 Xiao Xiao Is Just Xiao Xiao萧萧就是萧萧Ancient Romance465k WordsCompleted [Completed!] The official ending is a tragic one! The bonus chapters have a happy ending! [Delicate, Stunning General's Legitimate Daughter + Mad, Obsessive Prince of a Different Surname] [Angst + Physical and Emotional Torture + Taking Her by Force + Both Untouched + Regretting Losing His Wife] Guan Wanwan, the legitimate daughter of General Guan, was once betrothed to Xiao Linzhi. At the time, he was a mere soldier under General Guan. The two promised that once he earned military honors, he wo 526Reads6.5Score10614d adds
39. 39 今 Are We Divorced Yet? 今天和离了吗 Xin Moran心陌然Ancient Romance360k WordsOngoing The new book's starting price has just been set. It'll go up later! [Mutual purity x fictional setting x love at first sight x forced possession x fleeing while pregnant x power struggles x winning back his wife] Daughter of a general's family x heir to a prince's estate Shen Zhiwei had always thought their three-year divorce agreement was her way out. Until the agreement expired, and the kite she had set free with her own hands, like fate come undone, crashed before the Emperor... This story is 3.5kReads6.8Score11214d adds

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    The ancient Chinese romance novel begins with a high-ranking official forcibly taking a woman who is pregnant and going through a divorce. The female lead is incredibly beautiful and tries to escape, but fails and is punished by the male lead. She experiences various pregnancy symptoms, abdominal pain, and threatened miscarriage. The male lead feels sorry for her and regrets his actions, even risking his life to pursue her after she gives birth.

40. 40 强 Forced Love! My Beastly Husband Falls for Me Step by Step 强制宠爱！野兽老公他步步沦陷 The Untamed Mustang野马无疆Modern Romance346k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available at major bookstores] [Cross-cultural romance × sweet love in a wealthy family] [Gentle, delicate qipao designer × brooding German investor with a background in psychology!] A heartwarming international romance about two people saving each other! The Fred family is Germany’s most powerful dynasty, with a legacy spanning a century. They have not only built their own business empire but are also the world’s largest investors. The current head of the family is even more 29kReads9.4Score2.7k14d adds

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    Their first meeting was filled with possessiveness. "Sweetheart, don't look at me like that." His lips parted, completely obscuring her vision. As Shen Muqing breathed heavily, the man holding her tightly in his arms spoke again, "You'll be very hungry, you'll want to eat." He... He still wanted to devour her?!

41. 41 惨 The Cruel Abuse of the Fallen Kingdom's Grand Princess, the Ruthless Sovereign Cuts Out His Heart to Win Her Back 惨虐亡国长公主，狠戾君上剖心追 Xiao Xiao Is Just Xiao Xiao萧萧就是萧萧Ancient Romance598k WordsCompleted The official ending is a happy ending! The bonus chapters fulfill some readers' requests. In the first, the second male lead gets the girl; in the second, it's a happy ending! [The male lead is an utterly deranged, obsessive yandere in the early chapters! If you're a heroine-only fan and can't accept that, don't read it!!!] [Steadfast, headstrong exiled princess + ruthless, deranged new emperor] [Angst + forcible possession + forced love + imprisonment of body and heart + alternate historical se 8.1kReads8.3Score47914d adds
42. 42 乖 Be Good! You Can’t Get Away 乖一点！你跑不掉了 Sad Ice Cream忧伤的冰淇淋Modern Romance319k WordsCompleted [Yandere, sweet on the outside but dark within, and confinement] Jiang Yanli loves watching her cry and beg him. Gorgeous, vivacious girl with striking features × cool, aloof boy who's sweet on the outside but dark within Ji Ran is the beauty of the acting department, with admirers lined up all the way to the school gates. But she's not interested in dating. Then, on a whim, she makes a bet with her roommate: she has to win over Jiang Yanli. Suddenly, Ji Ran is intrigued. After all, she's been h 5.4kReads8.6Score44214d adds
43. 43 淡 The Aloof, Taciturn Emperor Gets Jealous Every Day 淡漠寡言的陛下每日都在吃醋 All Blessings Gather百福具臻Ancient Romance471k WordsCompleted (Devoted love + faithful 1v1 romance, with the Consort as his only woman before she later becomes empress + everyday life + a slow, steady romance + taking what he wants + the powerful man lowering his head) Peerlessly beautiful Consort Yin Hua Rong x a taciturn, aloof emperor Yin Hua Rong comes from one of the great noble families of the capital. Her beauty is unmatched throughout Great Xia, and she was betrothed to the crown prince as a child. With the prestigious status of future crown prince 47.6kReads8.0Score7k14d adds

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    I'm just pushing along a YYDS (a popular Chinese web novel) book. The girl's entire family chose the wrong side; when the Crown Prince fell on hard times, he remarried her to the Prince of Duan. However, the girl only loved her Crown Prince brother. After the Crown Prince ascended the throne, an imperial edict ordered the girl to divorce and return home, bestowing upon her the title of Imperial Concubine. The second marriage made her an Imperial Concubine, and the girl's entire family, despite choosing the wrong side, remained unscathed, all because the Emperor was hopelessly in love with his childhood sweetheart. It's almost finished; the mutual efforts to clear up all misunderstandings are truly captivating. It's a top-tier story of forceful acquisition and dominance.

44. 44 救 After Redeeming the Possessive One, the Sweet Beauty Is Doted on by His Harem Alone 救赎病娇之后，娇软美人后宫独宠 Only Wish for Sevenfold Peace唯愿七安Ancient Romance222k WordsCompleted [Complete] [Yandere + Captivity + Caged Canary + Healing + Coercive Love + Jealous + Both Leads Are Chaste, 1v1] [Obsessive, possessive, jealous yandere × sweet, soft, airheaded beauty] [Don’t you want to have her, to make her yours?] [Take her. Make her yours. Lock her away, and she’ll be yours forever.] [Beautiful things always attract many covetous eyes.] [Like the throne. Like her.] [You are the crown prince. In this vast empire, both the throne and she belong to you.] … Captivity, a secret 156Reads6.1Score—14d adds
45. 45 京 A Beloved in the Capital 京北有伊人 Song Jiaolong宋蛟龙Modern Romance339k WordsCompleted [Age gap + both pure + forced love + physical and emotional torment + heroine starts out weak and grows strong] [Noble, dignified heir + aloof student at a foreign languages university] On a rainy April day in Jingbei, Shu Yiren enters Yan Zhenghe’s world beneath a red umbrella. They meet at a Chinese-Russian exchange forum. From then on, Yan Zhenghe keeps that red umbrella by his side and never lets go. After an accident, Yan Zhenghe sends Yiren to Zurich, Switzerland, for graduate school. Afte 3.7kReads8.6Score30414d adds

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    🌼①The male lead is the high-ranking mayor of Beijing, and the female lead is a cool and aloof college student. At a Sino-Russian exchange forum, the male lead falls in love with the female lead at first sight and forcibly takes her, using his power to keep her by his side. It's a story of power and love among the children of high-ranking officials in the old days. The female lead is clear-headed and independent, while the male lead is obsessive and possessive.

46. 46 暴 The Tyrant's Little Temptress Is Wild and Irresistible 暴君的小妖精又撩又野 Qiao Yiqian乔亦浅Ancient Romance403k WordsCompleted [Search the leads' names to find the short drama] [Both leads are chaste + equally powerful, one-to-one romance. Enjoy] The slave she had once humiliated and tormented has ascended the throne. He pins her against a chaise longue, gently tucking a strand of hair behind her ear. The delicate chain around her ankle jingles softly, its chill seeping into the dark of night. “Your Highness, do you know that from the very first moment I saw you, I… No, this slave wanted to see you in such a helpless, w 7.3kReads9.2Score87814d adds
47. 47 高 Beneath the High Walls, I Bow Only to Her 高墙之下，只为她折腰 There's Fish Every Year年年皆有鱼Modern Romance436k WordsCompleted A powerful-family romance where he lowers his head for love. Love at first sight, rekindled romance, and sweet everyday pampering A poised, principled diplomat × a dazzling actress Somewhere in the world, there is always one person who makes everyone else feel like settling. When Shen Yan first meets Su Qinghe, she is an innocent, delicate girl whose luggage has been stolen. He catches a fleeting glimpse of her at the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office and falls in love at first sight. On their 2.5kReads7.1Score17214d adds
48. 48 溺 Doting on My Darling Captive 溺养娇脔 Everything Is About Romance风月都相关Modern Romance537k WordsCompleted [A proud young nobleman from a powerful family vs. a cool, refined beauty from Jiangnan] Updates ongoing for the side couple Tan Dingsong and Lin Yin’s bonus chapters: a by-the-book older man and a female celebrity, a hate-to-love story. [Stunning heroine, weak at first then strong + devoted hero who falls from grace and humbly begs for love] After meeting her, he learns how to love. His mature, passionate love heals her wounds and warms her whole life. Yu Wanwan, Nancheng’s “moonlight of the h 30.7kReads9.3Score2.9k14d adds

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    Xie Tingnan and He Canglan both possess a classic, old-fashioned style, yet their content is unconventional, delicate, and deeply moving. Amazingly good writing from [website name - likely a search engine].

49. 49 重 Reborn Maid: The Mad Young Master’s Daily Devotion to His Wife 重生丫鬟：疯批少爷的宠妻日常 Miss White Rabbit Milk Candy大白兔奶唐女士Ancient Romance102k WordsCompleted After being reborn, Xiao Tao swore she would leave her young master. She ran away once, and he chased her. She ran again, and he chased her again... And she realized that her young master was becoming more and more unhinged. “Little girl, you can't leave me. Understand?” “Little girl, where are you going now?” “Xiao Tao, run again and see what happens. Hmm?” Xiao Tao trembled in Xiao Jingyan's arms. Oh my gosh, how had her elegant, noble young master turned into a complete lunatic?! In both her 4.4kReads8.0Score23714d adds
50. 50 小 Little Temptress, You Can't Escape! The Tyrant Is Obsessed with Me 小妖精逃不掉！暴君对我痴缠入骨 Round Little Egg圆滚滚蛋Ancient Romance333k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Shen Suisui was an innocent, naive little fox. After the tyrant Xiao Chen brought her back to the palace, he would go mad if anyone so much as looked at her for a moment too long. When she came back to life, she found herself back at the time she first met Xiao Chen! She failed to escape and was brought back to the palace again. To break free from Xiao Chen’s control, Shen Suisui could only save herself by acting cute and sweet-talking him from time to time. “Xiao Chen, I l 15.8kReads9.2Score1.7k14d adds

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