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. 151 我 My Brother and I Both Transmigrated 我和哥哥都穿越了 Xu Tinglan叙亭兰Ancient Romance503k WordsCompleted [Powerful hero humbles himself + Both leads are each other’s only one] You returned from a faraway place, your smile unchanged, as though it still carried the sweet fragrance of plum blossoms. I asked you, “The climate and customs there can’t have been very pleasant, can they?” But you answered calmly, “Wherever my heart finds peace is my home.” Zhang Heng looked at her intently and said, “Yuer, your tears are more precious to me than anything.” “Every drop feels like blood from my own heart.” 916Reads—Score—14d adds
2. 152 被 The Fourth Year of Being Loved Against My Will 被强制爱的第四年 Crane Song yyyy鹤音yyyyModern Romance329k WordsCompleted [Short drama now streaming] [Forced Love + Both Leads Reborn + Obsessive Male Lead + Died for Love in Their Past Life + HE] In the fourth year of being effectively imprisoned by Shen Huaixu, Qiao Qiao asked him for a divorce. Shen Huaixu had quietly stripped her of every freedom, taken control of her entire life, and imprisoned her in a cage built in the name of love. Shen Huaixu was possessive, cool-headed, and fiercely jealous. He commanded the business world and built his own commercial empir 13.3kReads9.2Score1k14d adds

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   🌈🌈①The female lead is a pure and innocent college student who has never left school, while the male lead is a powerful and influential CEO of a wealthy family. He falls in love with her at first sight at a car show and pursues her diligently for over half a year, only to discover that she already has someone else in her heart. He becomes furious and uses every cruel means to force her to marry him, making her his possession. Living under his constant surveillance, she is on the verge of a breakdown; it's too suffocating!

3. 153 疯 The Mad Tyrant's Punishment of His Sweetheart 疯执惩娇 Little Ji Who Gets Jealous爱吃醋的小季Modern Romance420k WordsCompleted A story about a sunny, cheerful beauty raised in a loving family, who is carefully manipulated, devoured, and locked away by the obsessive, unhinged boy she's known since childhood. Sunny, soft-hearted beauty × possessive, obsessive tycoon Coercive love & a psychologically troubled hero & childhood friends & sweet and angsty & both virgins 2.6kReads7.0Score10714d adds
4. 154 宝 Baby, Will You Choose Me? 宝宝，选我好不好 Sweet Peach Berry Yeah甜桃莓莓耶Modern Romance448k WordsCompleted [Print edition under contract] [Forced romance + school days to city life + secret crush + both are each other’s only one] [Troublemaker heir x sweet, well-behaved girl] Shen Wumian’s younger brother rear-ends a luxury car by accident and is hit with a two-million-yuan bill. The creditor is Ke Ran. Ke Ran is a rich young master who has returned from Britain. Born into a wealthy family, he has a bold, carefree face and is a favored son of heaven at the very top of the social pyramid. Shen Wumian 88.8kReads9.1Score9.3k14d adds

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   🍎✨① The female lead is gentle and beautiful, a well-behaved and obedient girl. The male lead is a privileged young man at the top of the pyramid, a wicked and sickly character, born with a dark side. He has secretly loved her for ten years, deliberately causing an accident to extort two million from her brother to make her his girlfriend. He pretends to be gentle and considerate, and the female lead becomes increasingly dependent on him. But when she discovers his true colors… she swallows hard, her voice trembling, "Ke… Ke Ran, I don't want to be with you anymore." Hearing this, his face turns cold almost instantly, he can no longer pretend, his eyes filled with possessiveness, his voice icy, "Want to end it?" "…We're not suitable." He sneers, "Not suitable?" He mocks, "Baby, what right do you have to say we're not suitable?"

5. 155 禁 Addicted to Captivity 禁锢成瘾 Chen Tumao陈土猫Modern Romance135k WordsCompleted Wen Yueyue was hounded by Zhou Mochen and tried every possible way to escape. Every time she ran, he caught her and dragged her back. One day, Wen Yueyue really did become pregnant. She fought her way out of the place she saw as a living hell, but the man caught up with her. “You don’t even like me. Why are you shamelessly clinging to me?” “How do you know I don’t like you?” Zhou Mochen loved her so much he was practically dying of it. The man fell to his knees before her. “Don’t leave me, I’m b 9Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Both of these involve a female protagonist who goes on vacation to Southeast Asia, gets kidnapped, and the male protagonist falls in love with her at first sight and forces himself on her. [Admiration][Admiration]

6. 156 炙 Burning Love 炙爱 Bai Chen白尘Modern Romance156k WordsCompleted He dragged her out of hell, then became obsessed with making her his own. By day, he could command the wind and rain. By night, he held her tenderly in his arms. With hands stained by filth, he clung tightly to her, as if he wanted to fuse her into his very bones and blood. She once thought meeting him was her misfortune, never imagining he would become her bond for life. 6.6kReads9.4Score55614d adds
7. 157 新 Our Wedding Night! The Mad, Obsessive Sicko Dragged Me to the Delivery Room 新婚夜！我被疯批病娇拖往产房 Eating Meat Every Day每天吃肉肉Modern Romance257k WordsCompleted [Unhinged, domineering, yandere father-figure hero + soft and sweet heroine + age and status gap + Coercive Love + Sweet Romance] Everyone in Jing City knew that Huo Jinghan wielded immense power. He was the biggest tycoon in the city, feared even by its most powerful families! The girl was raised on his financial support. From childhood, she respectfully called him Sir and was both in awe of him and afraid of him. Once she came of age, all it took was for her to accept a gift from an older male 4kReads7.4Score30614d adds

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   🍎✨①A 10-year age gap, a "raising a child" story. The male lead is a crazy, tycoon, while the female lead is a delicate beauty, a student he sponsors, who both respects and fears him. The male lead is pathological and obsessive, with an extremely strong desire for control; he doesn't allow the female lead to wear short skirts or have contact with men. (Wallpaper image after adulthood ❤️) 🍎✨②The male lead is a famous young master in Beijing, crazy and obsessive. On the day of freshman enrollment, he falls in love at first sight with the obedient and gentle female lead. Despite her having a boyfriend, he still uses any means necessary to win her over.

8. 158 逃 Escape from the South American Tycoon’s Control 逃离南美大佬的掌控 Someone in the Moonlit Night on the River江月夜中人Modern Romance334k WordsCompleted A South American crime boss hero x a clearheaded, sensible heroine [Love at first sight + possessive pursuit + 11-year age gap + coercion + resistance + psychological games + first-person narration + fictional South America + neither is a virgin] A mix-up over a photograph brings together two people who should never have crossed paths. Jiang Aiyue never imagined that an ordinary business trip would lead her into the territory of the powerful Zesai boss, Alai Ranglude. After that day, her life wa 2kReads—Score10914d adds

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   The male lead is a South American mafia boss who falls in love with the female lead at first sight and then detains her, restricting her freedom. He gives her a new identity. The female lead feigns compliance but never gives up on escaping.

9. 159 京 A Night in the Capital Is Hard to Escape: He Planned It All Along 京夜难逃，是他的蓄谋已久 Chi An'an池洝洝Modern Romance821k WordsCompleted [Powerful High-Ranking Official + Rekindled Romance + Reunion After Years Apart + Age Gap + Stealing Her Away + A Powerful Man Bows to Love] When she first met Zhou Jingyan, everyone warned her that he was cold and heartless, incapable of loving anyone, and that she should stay away from him. She refused to believe them, and ended up battered and broken. Years later, when they met again, she already had a boyfriend who cherished her beyond measure. In secret, Zhou Jingyan's eyes burned red wi 12.3kReads8.8Score1.1k14d adds

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   🍓✨The male lead is a deputy secretary, and the female lead is a grassroots teacher. They separate due to a misunderstanding, and the male lead has been searching for the female lead ever since. They reunite years later, but the female lead is about to get engaged to another man. The male lead uses every means to win her over, and the powerful man bows down for love.

10. 160 温 Tenderly Hidden 温柔藏匿 Jiu Wan九绾Modern Romance462k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] [Reserved and gentle male lead × sunny and passionate female lead | College campus | One-sided crush becomes mutual | Slow-burn everyday romance | Healing and redemption] In the seventh year of her crush on Xu Jing'an, her friends celebrated Si Miao’s birthday. He was there, too. As the candles were lit, she clasped her hands and made a wish: “From today on, I hope I never like Xu Jing'an again.” After blowing out the candles, Si Miao boarded a train to Wugong Mountain 7.4kReads9.3Score97114d adds

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    The first book tells the story of a powerful figure in Beijing's elite circles who falls in love at first sight with a seemingly fragile female college student. His immense power manipulates her family to force her to break up with him, and he uses any means necessary to keep her by his side, making her his kept woman. It's a classic example of a high-ranking official's forceful acquisition of a woman.

11. 161 地 Flowers Bloom in Hell 地狱生花 User11112391用户11112391Modern Romance440k WordsCompleted Zhuang Huanyan keeps asking herself: Does she regret meeting Yan Jun? The answer in her heart is no. Zhuang Huanyan and Yan Jun, their names sound like two halves of a whole. Zhuang Huanyan asks herself: If she were given another chance to change the past, what would she do? She thinks she would never board the Sinking Ship again, and would never meet Yan Jun, because it hurt too much. It really hurt too much! 771Reads—Score—14d adds

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    1. The female lead is a reporter who is taken in by the male lead while traveling and is forced into marriage. 2. The female lead owns a bar and has someone she loves, but then she meets the male lead.

12. 162 烟 Roses and Fireworks 烟火玫瑰 User11112391用户11112391Modern Romance319k WordsCompleted Our relationship began with a conspiracy, and I was only the most insignificant part of it, too insignificant to affect your grand design. So when this conspiracy ends, let our relationship end with it. 13Reads—Score—14d adds
13. 163 王 The Prince Has No Shame! He Got Caught Again 王爷不当人！又被抓回来了 Xi Shuang Ya希霜雅Ancient Romance352k WordsCompleted [Some Coercion + Both Leads Are Faithful + Transmigration in Person + Prince + Sweet Romance Later] Wen Zhaoxi wound up in ancient times, body and all. She needed a token, but Xie Jiazhi, drugged by an aphrodisiac, mistook her for the cure. She tried to run, but he pulled her straight back. She failed to get the token, and ended up getting tangled up with him instead. Grinding her teeth, she struck a deal with him. “I’ll pretend to be your lover if you help me save someone.” He agreed, and 1.9kReads8.1Score11214d adds

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    This one, this one, this one, this one, this one, this one

14. 164 错 I Messed With a Wild Uncle, and I Can’t Take It Anymore 错惹狂野小叔，我受不了了 Yuan Yue元阅Modern Romance1.2M WordsOngoing The book's rating has just come out, and it will keep rising! [Obsessive powerhouse VS soft and adorable little bunny] In a nutshell: The story of an obsessive, unhinged, intensely jealous man who meets a soft little bunny. At first, he thought she was just another useless little thing kept by his useless older brother. But gradually, both his heart and his eyes began to follow the little creature against his will. In the end, things spiraled out of control, and for her, he broke the rules aga 8.5kReads7.1Score51814d adds

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    I highly recommend this book. It's about a Southeast Asian underworld boss and his fake uncle/niece who forcefully take advantage of each other. The female lead is delicate and sweet, while the male lead is wicked and lecherous. [Laughing][laughing]

15. 165 封 The Feudal Tycoon Goes Wild Across the City After His Divorce 封建大佬离婚后，发疯全城 May You Stay Curious and Hopeful你有趣有盼Modern Romance560k WordsOngoing Older, uptight, powerful man with a high sex drive + delicate beauty in poor health + both are inexperienced Jiang Qingwu was born with a special constitution. After marrying Gu Yunzhou, she was gentle and obedient, but she was the one thing she could never bring herself to do: share a bed with him. The great military, political, and business tycoon had married a young wife, yet the two could only treat each other with icy politeness. So, at the end of his tether, Gu Yunzhou arranged for his w 25.7kReads5.6Score1.2k14d adds

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    Older man, feudal capitalist tycoon // Beautiful, timid, and obedient girl! Jiang Qingwu followed Gu Yunzhou from her small town back to Z City. Because of her sensitive body, she refused to let him touch her, so the man arranged for her to move to another city. The next time she saw him was when he came to her door with divorce papers...

16. 166 红 Within and Beyond the Red Walls, Spring Breeze Enters the Game 红墙内外，春风入局 Momo's Little Words墨墨小语Modern Romance521k WordsCompleted [Older, Powerful Man] [Age Gap] [Junior Clerk] [Career Growth] [Guiding Lover] [Sweet Romance] One chance encounter, one moment of curiosity, and one... At some point, everything began to change. 58.6kReads8.5Score4.3k14d adds

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    ♘🐴Don't let ratings hold you back!! High-ranking official + older man + intellectual homosexuality + both are virgins + step-by-step scheming + political bigwig within the system + junior staff member!! First book: The day she woke up in the ICU, auditing elite Lin Yao decided to throw away her KPIs, take the civil service exam, and work regular hours. She printed documents, organized files, and observed the rules within the system, discovering that life inside and outside the red walls was like a walled city. Until the new secretary, Zhou Yanshen, overheard her professional phone call in the corridor. From then on, job transfers, overtime, and work guidance took turns unfolding. She thought she was doomed, but discovered that the man who was scheming step by step had already laid a trap for her—"You can refuse, but I won't accept rejection." When the aloof secretary sheds his disguise, when the young girl is forced into a fierce struggle, in this game that began with curiosity, was captivated by talent, and remained loyal to her heart, who will fall first? [Under pressure][Under pressure]

17. 167 病 Sick Obsession: The Crazy Older Brother's Coercive Love! 病态占有：疯批哥哥的强制宠爱！ The Moon Enters the Sea of Stars月入星海Modern Romance455k WordsCompleted Print edition forthcoming [Coercive Love + Possessive Power Broker + Both Pure + Six-Year Age Gap] Jiang Wanhua, the eldest daughter of the Jiang family in the imperial capital, was born a cherished jewel, adored by everyone. Spoiled and willful, she could ask for the stars and refuse the moon, because Xiao Wangjue always stood behind her. Known as “Lord Jue,” Xiao Wangjue was the true power behind the Jiang family. His methods were ruthless, yet he indulged Jiang Wanhua in everything. Everyone 14.5kReads8.8Score1.4k14d adds

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    🍉✨①The female lead is a delicate and beautiful woman, while the male lead is a ruthless and powerful man who took her in as a child and established strict family rules for her, forbidding her from wearing short skirts. The female lead has always treated him like an older brother. Until one day, she accidentally enters a secret room and sees a wall covered with her photos. She stumbles into the room and finally understands: this brother who doted on her has long since chained her in his heart, leaving her nowhere to escape.

18. 168 再 Run Away Again and I'll Break Your Legs! The Ruthless God of War Turns Captivity Into Passion 再逃跑腿打断！冷戾战神囚爱成欢 Fireflies Across the Sky漫天的萤火Ancient Romance435k WordsCompleted The moment she opened her eyes, she had been given to a cold, ruthless prince and made his bedchamber maid. He locked her in a dark room, tormenting and humiliating her day and night until she was exhausted in body and mind and wanted nothing but to escape him. The first time she tried to flee, he caught her and made her kneel on sharp porcelain shards. He watched her knees bleed with icy indifference. “Try to escape again, and you won’t live to regret it.” But even in captivity, she refused to 970Reads8.2Score10014d adds

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    The beginning is more interesting, and the later part is gentler. I prefer stories with more force and violence. If you're like me, you can just read the beginning.

19. 169 万 The Male-Obsessed Beauty Is Forced Into Marriage in Every World 万人迷她每个世界都被强取豪夺 Hu Shangyue胡上月Ancient Romance446k WordsCompleted [Amnesia Quick Transmigration + Beloved by All + Coercive Possessiveness] [Content warning ⚠️ This story is all about obsessive, coercive behavior. It has no moral compass or deeper meaning. If that bothers you, please leave. The male lead is assumed to be pure in every life.] The immortal Lin Shuyao of Yunlin died. To rebuild her soul, she had no choice but to fall into the mortal realm and be reincarnated a hundred times. What she didn’t know was that her sworn enemy, Feng Buye, had used a sec 14.7kReads7.6Score60214d adds
20. 170 揉 Sundered Spring Tides 揉碎春潮 Jian Bing Guozi煎bing果子Modern Romance492k WordsCompleted [Forced love x campus romance x obsessive love x younger man] Xie Jinghe was born into the elite Xie family. Handsome in every way, with silver hair and a wild, untamable nature. Shen Shuangli had the face of a cool, ethereal beauty and a quiet, reserved personality. No one knew that two people who seemed to have nothing in common had once been lovers in secret. That relationship ended in failure, with Xie Jinghe as the one who got dumped. When they meet again, Xie Jinghe rescues Shen Shuangli a 61.8kReads8.8Score7.3k14d adds

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    🍓✨①Everyone says Xie Jinghe is unruly and difficult to tame, but only Shen Shuangli knows that he is actually clingy and loves to be pampered. "Sister, won't you kiss me?" "I want to be your only little puppy, sister. I only want to be with you for the rest of my life." Later, Shen Shuangli was about to leave. In the absurd night, Xie Jinghe's eyes were bloodshot, his tone morbid and insane, "Sister, be good and don't make me angry, or I'll lock you up and treat you like a dog."

21. 171 诱 A Kiss for the Green Pear 诱吻青梨 Little Little Little Witch小小小巫Modern Romance416k WordsCompleted [College campus + one-on-one, mutually faithful couple + sweet romance + domineering pursuit] [Born bad × sweet and innocent] Jin Yue is the heir to the Jin family, blessed with exceptional looks and a capricious, domineering personality. He's always been the center of attention. No one could have imagined that Jiang Qingli, who had always followed the rules and done as she was told, would break his pride and turn him into a lovesick puppy at her feet. * After her father dies in an accident, Jia 12.5kReads9.0Score1.2k14d adds

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    🍉✨The male lead is a pampered prince, a born bad boy, while the female lead is a sweet and innocent college student. The female lead unexpectedly becomes his tutor, and the male lead falls in love with her at first sight. Initially, he acts like a carefree good guy, but later he takes her by force.

22. 172 一 A Heartbroken Scene Too Painful to Paint 一片伤心画不成 User11112391用户11112391Modern Romance743k WordsCompleted Jian Xin first met Hua Sheng in a cemetery. It was raining that day. Jian Xin wore a bright red dress and three-inch heels, with exquisite makeup and a clear umbrella in hand. She stood before a gravestone, swaying gracefully. Through the curtain of rain, he watched a well-defined hand reach out from a black Maybach and take an umbrella from an attendant. Then came a sharply defined, strikingly handsome face. 1.8kReads—Score—14d adds

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    The male ruler was extremely powerful and forceful, seizing and taking what he wanted by force...

23. 173 授 Hand Him the Reins 授他以柄 Zhou Fuyao周扶妖Ancient Romance96k WordsCompleted With the city about to fall and the kingdom on the brink of ruin, Pei Qing wrote a letter asking that man for help. For seven whole days, there was no reply. But just when all hope seemed lost, he arrived. His peerlessly handsome face was full of disdain and contempt. Xiao Yuan walked into the imperial bedchamber with blood dripping from his blade and lazily called out, “Elder Brother.” Having earned merit by rushing to the emperor’s defense, he naturally expected a reward. “I have plenty of gol 24.5kReads9.5Score2.8k14d adds

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    Zhou Fuyao's ancient romance novels are absolutely top-tier.

24. 174 奸 The Scheming Minister Has No Desire to Be Everyone's Beloved 奸臣她不想当万人迷 Jiang Xiaoshi江小十Ancient Romance387k WordsCompleted [Cold, Suspicious Emperor vs. Female Official Disguised as a Man] Yu Bie is an illegitimate son who disguises herself as a man. She’s ambitious and insatiable, and plenty of people hate and despise her. She doesn’t care in the slightest. Her younger sister is Prince Zhang’s consort, so Yu Bie naturally joins Prince Zhang’s faction. She sincerely hopes he’ll succeed in the struggle for the throne and become crown prince. That would bring Yu Bie one step closer to her own dream: becoming a powerfu 42.7kReads9.2Score5.1k14d adds

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    I open Tomato Daily countless times every day just to see if this novel has been updated. It's currently the only one I'm sticking with among the novels serialized on Tomato Daily. [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up] [Drooling][Drooling][Drooling]

25. 175 掌 Paulownia in the Palm 掌中疏桐 Xin Moran心陌然Ancient Romance902k WordsOngoing The main story is complete. Originally titled A Paulownia in the Palm, the first chapters are free, but the price will go up later! [Mutual Devotion] [Fictional Setting] [Forced Possession] [Beautiful Wife] [Powerful Minister] [Adorable Baby] [Pregnant and on the Run] [Ancient-Era Court Intrigue] [Secret Marriage] Luo Shutong, the most proper young noblewoman in the capital, woke one morning to find Ye Chuan, the all-powerful chief minister, lying beside her. Trembling, she pulled out all the mo 10.9kReads8.0Score51014d adds

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    Ancient Chinese romance, high-ranking official, forced marriage, angst followed by sweetness, both leads are virgins, secret marriage, the male lead is a madman criticizing the prime minister, the female lead is stunningly beautiful, she's pregnant at the beginning but fails to escape, and she already has a fiancé.

26. 176 帝 The Emperor's Cherished Favorite 帝王的掌上娇宠 Wasabi Coffee芥末味咖啡Ancient Romance220k WordsCompleted [Love at first sight + Possessive pursuit + Both sweet and angsty (enter with caution if that's not your thing)] [Not a strong female lead] [Age gap + Not both virgins] Although Shen Jin was a concubine-born daughter, her whole family had doted on her since she was little. She thought she would spend her life with her childhood sweetheart, but one banquet completely changed her life. Everyone envied the emperor's boundless favor toward Consort Chen. But only Shen Jin knew that this favor was lik 3.8kReads6.6Score33014d adds
27. 177 蚀 A Love That Cuts to the Bone 蚀骨危情 Qi Lao You淇老游Modern Romance753k WordsCompleted Xia Weiming died, and Shen Xiujin personally sent Jian Tong to a women’s prison. During her three years behind bars, Shen Xiujin’s order to “take good care of her” changed Jian Tong beyond recognition. She was even “persuaded to donate a kidney” while in prison. Before she went in, Jian Tong said, “I didn’t kill her.” Shen Xiujin remained unmoved. After her release, Jian Tong said, “I killed Xia Weiming. I’m guilty.” Shen Xiujin’s face turned livid. “Shut up! Don’t let me hear you say that again 66.2kReads9.2Score5k14d adds
28. 178 绑 Bound and Spoiled 绑宠 Jisha Yue霁纱月Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Scheming hero + love that grows over time + love and hate + tortured romance + forcible possession + redemption] She hurt his brother. He had her abducted and tortured her, making her pay with her life for his brother’s. Faced with a fickle beast in human clothing, she was backed into a corner. But rather than submit meekly to her fate, she fought with everything she had. In this battle of the sexes, who will come out on top? It all depends on who falls first. One day, he, a man of noble status 991Reads8.6Score10214d adds

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    The powerful male protagonist initially planned to kidnap and kill the female protagonist. After falling in love with her, he forcibly took her, subjecting her to physical and emotional abuse. When she tried to escape, he caught her, imprisoned her, and intended to use her pregnancy to control her heart and soul.

29. 179 偏 The Beauty in the Tyrannical Minister's Grasp 偏执佞臣的掌中美人 Zhu Yuchuan祝予川Ancient Romance357k WordsCompleted [Forbidden Romance + Reborn Male Lead + Native Woman vs. Transmigrated Woman + The Husband’s Long Road to Winning Her Back] In her previous life, Wen Nianzhi died young. She never knew that after her death, a transmigrated woman took over her body, used her face to wreak havoc, became notorious for her beauty, and offended Zhao Jie, the future power-hungry minister who controlled the court: her younger brother-in-law. In his previous life, Zhao Jie was ambitious. He rose from a cursed, ill-fat 68Reads6.4Score—14d adds
30. 180 腹 The Cunning Tycoon: My Aloof Boss's Tender Trap 腹黑大佬：高冷领导的温柔陷阱 Momo's Little Words墨墨小语Modern Romance219k WordsCompleted [Workplace drama in the public sector + age gap + forceful love that later becomes passionate devotion + secret crush turned real + romantic tension + career growth.] After graduating, Shiqing takes the civil service exam, never imagining she would end up working under Lu Tingyuan, her best friend's older brother. Even more surprisingly, the icy, imposing man who had intimidated her ever since their school days has apparently been watching her all along! After an accidental drunken encounter, he 14.8kReads8.4Score1.3k14d adds
31. 181 误 Falling Into My Boss’s Favor: Qingzi’s Heartfelt Story 误入领导心尖：清姿叙心 Momo's Little Words墨墨小语Modern Romance264k WordsCompleted 19.9kReads8.8Score1.5k14d adds
32. 182 宿 The Runaway Consort and Her Untamable Nemesis, the Cold-Faced Prince 宿敌难驯冷面王的在逃妃 Mao Shisan卯十三Ancient Romance153k WordsCompleted (A powerful prince at court and a princess of the martial world) Chu Wenjun, the martial world’s best-connected gossip, has finally met her match! Gong Bozhi, the powerful Prince of Zhounan, relentlessly hounds her, demanding that she find his deceased princess, who died four years ago. If Chu Wenjun refuses, her entire family will be buried with her. If she searches but finds nothing, she’ll be dead either way! She believes her sweet talk and flattery can keep her alive, but to her surprise, th 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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    It has a very retro feel, and the writing is quite good! The male lead is incredibly powerful and possessive of the female lead. She was raised by him since childhood, but after faking her death, he found her and imprisoned her. While it seems like the male lead is relentlessly pursuing her, it's actually the female lead who cruelly torments him! I cried until midnight reading it!

33. 183 早 Morning Tea and Moonlight 早茶月光 Always Twelve一直十二Modern Romance88k WordsCompleted Gentle florist heroine x refined scoundrel of a corporate CEO. One-on-one, coercive love, with confinement scenes. Read with caution!!! For certain reasons, she moved to City A and opened a flower shop, hoping to live out her life in peace. But fate brought her face-to-face with him. Many years later, They still didn't know whether their first meeting had been fate or a curse. 3.6kReads5.5Score11214d adds

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    Love at first sight [Bookshelf added][Bookshelf added][Bookshelf added]

34. 184 惊 Shocking! The Heir Apparent Has Gone Mad! 惊！世子得了失心疯！ Careful with Every Word句酌Ancient Romance461k WordsCompleted Synopsis: [Devoted to each other] This story only puts the male lead through heartbreak, never the female lead. The male lead is a chauvinist, arrogant and self-obsessed. He is never redeemed: he is a ruthless brute who takes what he wants by force. At first, he knows nothing of love. Later, he suffers miserably, his proud spirit completely broken. The female lead is clear-minded and clever. She is an ordinary woman who transmigrates, with no golden finger, and knows what she wants from beginnin 21Reads6.5Score—14d adds

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    Three novels featuring forced marriage. The first one has a male lead who is exactly my type, but the female lead is very clear-headed. The second one is my favorite, and it's already finished. At the beginning, the male lead is attracted to the female lead's beauty but constantly belittles her, though the later parts are exceptionally well-written. The third one has a male lead who is a prince. After being drugged, he forcibly sleeps with the female lead and keeps her by his side, but she pretends to be dead and escapes.

35. 185 勾 The Seductive Siren Binds a Baby-Making System [Quick Transmigration] 勾人妖精绑定了生子系统【快穿】 Sibona Xiu斯博纳修Ancient Romance1.7M WordsOngoing 15.1kReads8.0Score87314d adds

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    🌈One-vs-n, multiple male leads, all with immense power. The female lead hides her face, but is revealed to be an unparalleled beauty. She is found in the mountains by a divine physician, and while strolling in the streets wearing a veil, it falls off, causing the current prime minister to fall in love at first sight.

36. 186 弹 The On-Screen Comments Teach Her to Act Cute as She Wins Over a Powerful Official 弹幕教她嘤嘤嘤，疯狂攻略权臣心 AAA Pillow BookAAA枕上书Ancient Romance1.5M WordsOngoing [Sweet, soft, ditzy beauty x cold-faced minister who's secretly ruthless] In a dream, Jiang Qingning is taken by a man. When she opens her eyes, she sees golden words called “comments” floating before her, and a man pinning her down. Pei Ji was her substitute teacher three years ago. Three years later, he's the powerful Left Chancellor who commands the court. She is the fake heiress of the Jiang family, cast out of her home, with fair skin, stunning looks, and a gentle disposition. To change her 6.2kReads8.5Score63114d adds
37. 187 强 Forced Adoration: His Majesty’s Childhood Sweetheart Has Run Away Again 强制娇宠，陛下的小青梅又跑啦 Yan Yu'an言聿安Ancient Romance254k WordsCompleted [Possessive Love / Childhood Sweethearts / Sweet Romance / Not a Strong Heroine / Happy Ending / Mutual Devotion] On the day of Ye Nian's coming-of-age ceremony, the young emperor Jun Qingchen issues an imperial decree naming her empress, making the noble young ladies of the capital green with envy. But Ye Nian thinks it's a nightmare. Before her coming-of-age ceremony is even over, she hurriedly packs her things and runs away in fear. She has just sneaked to the city gates when she runs into Ju 3.8kReads6.4Score22514d adds

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    🔥🔥The female lead and male lead are childhood sweethearts, but she doesn't like him. On her coming-of-age ceremony, she is made his empress. She finally can't bear it anymore and runs away for the third time, unaware that he deliberately let her go... ✨✨A resilient and pitiful girl × a love-obsessed domineering CEO + classic forced marriage. After being betrayed, the female lead meets the male lead and reluctantly chooses to marry him. The male lead shamelessly pursues his wife! Super doting!

38. 188 女 The Prince's Madcap Bookish Attendant, Disguised as a Man 女扮男装疯批太子小侍读 The Watermelon Is a Little Sour西瓜有点酸Ancient Romance421k WordsCompleted [Rebirth + possessiveness + yandere + woman disguised as a man + regret and redemption + sweet and heartbreaking romance + both leads' first love. An obsessive, controlling male lead vs. a freedom-loving heroine who isn't a saint] Su Cenan died in the fourth year of her imprisonment in the imperial palace. She never expected to open her eyes again and find herself reborn in the days when she had entered the palace disguised as a man to serve as the Crown Prince's attendant. The Crown Prince, J 416Reads8.8Score10114d adds
39. 189 总 The CEO Goes Crazy Looking for Love: Baby, Dump Him and Come to Me 总裁疯癫求偶：宝贝，甩了他跟我 Plum Blossoms Fall Short of Snow梅须逊雪Modern Romance264k WordsCompleted [One-on-one Romance + Marriage First, Love Later + Shamelessly Forceful Courtship + Sweet Romance + Fake and Real Heiresses + Both Chaste] Feiyan was framed by her family and lost her virginity. When she woke up, she learned that her boyfriend had already gotten together with the real heiress. Heartbroken, she didn’t know what to do. The man swept her into his arms. “Dump him. Be with me.” “I won’t let you suffer any indignity, except in bed.” Feiyan slapped him and snapped, “You’re no better th 11.1kReads9.1Score88214d adds
40. 190 纨 The Arrogant Regent Forcefully Steals the Bride 纨绔摄政王强势抢亲 Thinking of Bamboo and Flute念竹思笛Ancient Romance247k WordsCompleted [The seemingly spoiled, lovesick Prince Regent ✘ the foodie young princess of the Duke of Zhenguo’s household, who’d rather throw a punch than say a word] [A sweet romance with just a touch of silliness. The author’s values follow the looks; if that bothers you, don’t read.] The first rule of the Duke of Zhenguo’s household: Men do not take concubines, and women do not become concubines. Ling Mo, the Prince Regent, has been doted on since childhood. He has always had someone he can’t stop thinki 4.5kReads9.2Score43414d adds
41. 191 偏 The Obsessive Crown Prince's Twisted Captivity 偏执太子病态囚宠 Hong Yuan of Nanming Cliff南明崖的洪渊Ancient Romance321k WordsCompleted (The rating was just added; it'll rise later.) [Both leads are inexperienced in love + possessive pursuit + groveling pursuit + intense push and pull] Su Qingzhi wants to leave the capital. She doesn't want her father involved in palace affairs again, nor does she want to see that nightmare come true. She made plans to leave the capital long ago. But she never expected to end up in the Eastern Palace after all. Everyone says the Crown Prince dotes on her, but Su Qingzhi has always known that he 4.7kReads8.7Score32414d adds
42. 192 乖 Be Good, Don't Run! The Possessive Big Shot Won't Stop Pursuing Me 乖，别逃！病娇大佬强势诱宠 Linglong in March三月玲珑Modern Romance200k WordsCompleted [Yandere, coaxing and cajoling, and forced love if that doesn't work] Jiang Ling ran away in three lifetimes, but still couldn't escape that man's grasp. "Sis, you kept looking at other men today. I couldn't bear to gouge out your eyes, so I had to ruin his face instead." "Sis, you've been bad. I'm going to lock you up and chain you down." The madman pinned her in a corner: "Sis, stop running. Will you give me a little love?" "How could just a little be enough?" Jiang Ling raised an eyebrow and 18Reads—Score—14d adds
43. 193 嘘 Hush! You Can't Escape My Grasp 嘘！你逃不出我的手掌心 Yu Jiuqing虞九卿Modern Romance398k WordsCompleted [Coercive Possession + Powerful Hero and Vulnerable Heroine + Heroine on the Run + Hero Has a Face, but No Conscience + Devoted to Each Other + Chasing His Wife to the Crematorium] The first time Meng Yanci saw Shen Youning, he was captivated by her eyes: foxlike, sly yet harmless when she smiled. They looked perfect for cutting out and preserving as a specimen. He wanted her badly. Unfortunately, once he had her, she had a boyfriend, then a fiancé, but she never had herself. She even tried to r 2.3kReads7.1Score14014d adds
44. 194 穿 After I Became a Widow, the Emperor Spoiled Me Rotten 穿成寡妇后，我被皇帝狠狠宠了 Dudu读读Ancient Romance800k WordsCompleted Shen Ning transmigrates to ancient times. She has been married and fought in wars, and when rewards are handed out for her achievements, all she wants is a chastity memorial arch. Never in a million years did she expect the emperor to fall for her, a widow. 786Reads8.5Score—14d adds

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    The female protagonist transmigrates into the body of a widow and is even targeted by the emperor. [Thinking]

45. 195 插 No Escape: General Manager Shen's Canary Just Wants to Run 插翅难逃：沈总的金丝雀只想跑路 Yu Jiuqing虞九卿Modern Romance488k WordsCompleted Stubborn Beauty x Obsessive CEO [The Husband's Groveling Era + Canary Romance + Obsessive, Unhinged Male Lead + Substitute + White Moonlight + Dead Lover Trope] On a stormy night, Wen Yang fled frantically in a raincoat, only to run straight into the headlights of Shen Yan's car. The man stood backlit, holding a black umbrella. He sneered, "Can't the iron gate at home keep you in? I should've locked you to the bed with a gold chain." She collapsed in the muddy water, trembling, her almond-sh 7.3kReads8.5Score42814d adds
46. 196 千 A Thousand Mountains at Dusk (The Original Novel of the TV Adaptation Starring Hawick Lau and Ying Er) 千山暮雪（刘恺威、颖儿主演同名影视剧） Fei Wo Si Cun匪我思存Modern Romance154k WordsCompleted It was only much later that I learned that there is someone destined for everyone in this world. Though they may be part of your life for only a brief moment, forgetting them can take a lifetime. If you were a teardrop in my eye, for fear of losing you, I would never cry. Tong Xue knows that, to the whole world, she is a wicked woman to be cursed, despised, condemned, and exposed: what people call “the other woman.” But behind the scenes, tangled relationships and her ties to three men are far m 7.5kReads9.2Score29214d adds

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    💎💎💎Mo Shaoqian, one of the earliest domineering CEOs [Top Post][Top Post][Top Post] I love you, and I will practice it for a lifetime💎💎💎The grandmaster of the world of forceful acquisition. Getting close to you means getting close to pain, and staying away from you means staying away from happiness. I hope that in the end💸💴💵💶💷 everyone can get what they want.

47. 197 疯 Frenzied Possession 疯狂占夺 Shen Yun深芸Modern Romance314k WordsCompleted Yun Ran thought she might finally find a ray of light. But reality plunged her into endless darkness. Just when she thought she could start a new life, Zhan Yici cruelly ruined everything. Then he told her she belonged to the Zhan family. Everyone in the capital knew the young master of the Zhan family was chaste and never showed interest in women, but no one knew that he kept his beloved at home. Yun Ran tried to escape again and again. She struggled desperately and cried, but none of it could 4kReads8.9Score31614d adds

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    💕① "Ranran, you should know that you belong to the Zhan family!" The male lead's love for the female lead bordered on obsession and madness. He imprisoned her and forcibly took her as his own. The female lead's attempts to escape failed time and again, only to be met with even more ruthless revenge and torture from the male lead. The ending is a tragic one.

48. 198 病 The Frail Beauty Is Always Being Stolen Away by Villains! 病弱美人她总被反派强取豪夺！ Yun Sangyou云桑柚Modern Romance120k WordsCompleted She was supposed to be a blind wife in a business marriage, despised by her domineering CEO husband. He kept himself pure for his first love, who was studying abroad. The day his beloved returned would be the day she could retire after completing her mission. But then, her runaway “husband” came home... She was supposed to be the wife of a flirtatious junior office worker, a mute, plain, timid, and weak woman who became a live-in maid after marriage, summoned whenever he pleased and even “sold o 2Reads—Score114d adds
49. 199 堕 Fallen Jade Blossoms: The Crown Prince’s Ruthless Pursuit 堕琼芳，太子的强取豪夺 Free-Spirited Girl自由姑娘Ancient Romance232k WordsOngoing A gracious yet calculating and ruthless Crown Prince X a pure, elegant, strong-willed young lady of a noble family. Five-year age gap. That day, the sky stretched endlessly beneath the sun, and the clouds glowed a rich red. When Li Yan first saw Wang Siyue, she was standing beneath a plum tree, gazing up at the crimson clouds filling the sky. Her hair flowed like clouds, and the morning light fell upon her jade-like face. She was as lovely as Chang’e herself, her purity surpassing that of ice in —Reads—Score—14d adds
50. 200 疯 The Mad Emperor Steals Another's Wife 疯批天子夺人妻 Xu Xu絮絮Ancient Romance399k WordsCompleted [Coercive Possession + Reborn + Regretful Pursuit + Alternate Setting + Madman + Tragic Ending] In her previous life, Xu Xiangsi, daughter of the prime minister, abandoned her childhood sweetheart Xiao Feng and chose Xiao Fu Zheng, a down-on-his-luck prince. She stood by Xiao Fu Zheng through all their hardships and watched him rise step by step. In the end, he ascended the throne and made her empress. But she also watched him fill his harem with consorts while she spent every night alone. He ev 2.7kReads8.4Score15214d adds

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