The Male Lead Loves the Female Lead, but She Loves the Second Male Lead. He Takes Her by Force, With a Little Angst 男主爱女主，女主爱男二，男主强抢女主，有点小虐

1. 101 我 I Became Everyone's Darling in a Romance About Ruthless Possession 我在强取豪夺文里当万人迷 Yun Wanshang云挽裳Ancient Romance216k WordsCompleted [Abduction and possessive love + everyone falls for her + scheming green tea + innocent white lotus + male rivalry + love triangle chaos + palace intrigue + power struggles + imaginative historical romance + satisfying thrills] A strange change in flower petals during a bath reveals a fate of imprisonment. A mechanism in the golden cage is triggered, sending down a rain of blood-red petals. A parrot shrieks that she can't escape. Hua Qianyue was born with the body of a flower spirit. She can com 913Reads—Score—14d adds

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   The female lead and the second male lead are engaged and grew up together. The male lead kidnaps the female lead and imprisons her in a cage. On the female lead's wedding day, the male lead steals her away.

2. 102 绝 After the Peerless Courtesan Fled, the Mad Crown Prince Seized Her 绝色花魁出逃后，疯批太子强夺她 Yun Wanshang云挽裳Ancient Romance135k WordsCompleted [Coercive Romance + Two Male Leads + Scheming Courtesan + Unhinged Crown Prince + Devoted Scholar + Intense Push and Pull + Love Triangle] Fu Jiao transmigrated into a book. When she woke up, the Crown Prince had her pinned against the edge of the bath. After a night of passion, Fu Jiao transmigrated into the body of a stunning courtesan, and the possessive Crown Prince treated her like a caged bird. The Crown Prince pinned Fu Jiao down on the bed. She had thought she could sell wraps to support 454Reads—Score—14d adds

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   The female lead likes the second male lead.

3. 103 绝 The Stunning Supermodel's Forceful Love 绝美超模强制爱 Riding the Wind and Waves乘风乘水Modern Romance325k WordsCompleted [Coercive love + controlling behavior + conspiracy and romance] Wang Yijin is an orphan. At ten, she is adopted by the wealthy Xi family, a powerful family in the capital. She spends her days caring for their young master, Xi Lier, who suffers from anger issues and depression. Xi Lier’s love for Wang Yijin suffocates her, and she does everything she can to escape the Xi family. When she grows up, she reunites with Luo Jiaye, who was also an orphan as a child, and falls in love with him. After a 1.2kReads—Score—14d adds

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   This book is so good!!!

4. 104 大 The Ming Dynasty's First Deposed Empress 大明第一废后 The Bright Moonlight of the Great Ming大明的白月光Female-Channel Fanfiction399k WordsOngoing This is a historical romance and a tale of legend. Why was Hu Shanxiang, the renowned virtuous empress of the Ming Dynasty, deposed? Did Zhu Zhanji truly not love her? And how did Sun, later condemned as “an evil empress of her age,” still manage to seize power and become empress? When time returns to the night Zhu Di captured Nanjing, how many people and stories left unrecorded in history are still waiting for later generations to imagine and uncover...? But a novel is only a novel, entirely fi 120Reads—Score—14d adds

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   This is supposed to be a story where the female lead and the second male lead are childhood sweethearts, but the male lead steals her away from her wedding.

5. 105 双 Twin Blossoms: Propose to My Family's Elders 双生花，请向我的长辈团提亲 Sisters Yiyi姐妹花一一Modern Romance301k WordsCompleted The Zhuang family has twin daughters whose fates diverge: the elder is sent to a mysterious military unit, while the younger grows up under their mother's protection. At twenty, Zhuang Mengdie is diagnosed as unlikely to conceive. When the doctor says marriage might give her a chance, she sets her sights on her distant cousin Xu Yibo, who's just divorced and being hounded by his ex-wife's family. Holding a fake property deed, she declares, “Marry into my family, and I'll deal with your troubles. 185Reads—Score—14d adds

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   The female lead initially tries to seduce the male lead but fails and falls for someone else. The male lead, angered by this, tries to take her away, but her family is very powerful, and he can't win.

6. 106 小 The Tiny Boss Is Everyone's Favorite, and She Coddles Her Scumbag Dad Like He's Her Placenta 小小老子当团宠，把渣爹当胎盘哄 Hu Yu蝴俞Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The print edition of A Boat in a Single Thought is now available on all platforms. [Comedy + raising kids + everyone’s favorite + 1v1 romance + devoted couple + the adult heroine’s love interest is Lu Jinghuai] [A funny, sunny heroine who actually has eight hundred tricks up her sleeve x a saintly beauty who is really a sinister, venomous schemer] Ji Nian transmigrates into a novel where the heroine is adored by everyone, becoming the universally disliked biological daughter of the heroine’s pow 90.7kReads9.6Score11.8k14d adds

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   In remembrance of transmigrating into the body of a tyrannical CEO's abandoned daughter in a beloved novel, watching the trailer for the original owner's tragic death, she grabs her scumbag father's sleeve: "I'll be your electronic pet!" Only the pure and aloof young man, with the scent of cedar trees, leans down and whispers: "You're playing a guessing game... It's time to change the script." The afro-haired loli smiles, revealing her little tiger teeth: "Why does Uncle Lu always want to be my dad?" *Pampered daughter's reversal x sharp-tongued mutual sabotage x sweet and satisfying face-slapping💞

7. 107 全 Everyone in the Sect Is Love-Brained, Except Me, a True Lunatic 全宗门都是恋爱脑，唯我是真疯批 Paper Tiger纸老虎Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The complete print edition of A Double Crossing is now available on all platforms. Relationship blogger Lin Du died of a broken heart after being driven crazy by hopeless romantics. After death, she transmigrated into a tragic romance cultivation novel, becoming the beautiful, powerful, yet doomed junior uncle who paved the way for the protagonists' great love with her own ashes. After reading the script, she slowly typed a question mark. “Have they dug up every wild vegetable on this sect's mou 234.9kReads9.7Score27.6k14d adds
8. 108 离 Back to High School Before the Divorce: This Time, I Won't Fall for You 离婚前重回高中，这次我不心动了 Xun Can旬灿Modern Romance429k WordsCompleted (Print edition signed) [Campus rebirth + regretful pursuit + bad-boy wins her heart + living-under-one-roof romance] [Slightly rebellious good girl x laid-back, aloof bad boy] After her grandmother passes away, both the Tan and Lu families feel sorry for Xu Entang, who has no family left, and want to take her in. When she arrives in Beicheng, she sees again the boy she never forgot after meeting him once. Lu Jin is brazen and unruly. Over the years they grow up together, she watches one woman af 97.7kReads9.4Score10.7k14d adds
9. 109 癫EN Unhinged? We're All Unhinged—and That's a Good Thing! 癫，都癫，癫点好啊 Little Salt小盐子Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Super-Sweet 1v1]+ [Silly Humor and Memes]+ [Showbiz]+ [Dating Variety Show]+ [Face-Slapping] [Unhinged Actress vs. CEO with a Mind of His Own] Betrayed by her scumbag boyfriend, she transmigrated into a book and was immediately stabbed and sent to the hospital by an extremist shipper. Xie Mi went berserk on the spot, spouting wild claims in the livestream. “Come on! Stab me! All of you, stab me! I'll blow up the Earth!” A passerby who had wandered into the livestream nearly fainted. Okay, okay. 335.2kReads9.8Score46.5k14d adds
10. 110 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 1.7kReads8.6Score10114d adds

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    Losing his beloved, he turned white-haired overnight. "In this life, I was the one who met her first, we were the one who 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 their past and present lives, the longing and pain of both 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, he seemed to merge with the icy landscape, indistinguishable from it all. After leaving the mansion, he headed directly towards the Prince of An'nan's residence, An'nan silently following him from a short distance.

11. 111 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
12. 112 别 Don’t Go. What Will It Take for You to Love Me? 别走，到底要怎样，你才肯爱我 Song of Purple Vines藤紫之歌Ancient Romance233k WordsOngoing [Historical romance + devoted love + coercive love + tragic romance + reincarnation + male lead suffering. Judging by looks, not character. The plot is full of melodrama.] First Life Liu Yi was forced into marriage by Chen Yexin. She loathed and hated him with all her heart, yet Chen Yexin let her hit and curse him every day, hoping she might soften toward him someday... Liu Yi tried to run away three times, but each time Chen Yexin caught her and punished her. In his eyes, he was being lenient; 16Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The male lead humbly pursues love, becoming obsessed to the point of madness, while the female lead is clear-headed and rational, her heart only belonging to the second male lead. [Admiration][Kiss][Send a heart]

13. 113 跳 After Losing Her Memory at Sea, President Fu Holds Her Close and Kisses Her Every Day 跳海失忆后，傅总拥她入怀天天亲 Young Master Yun公子云Modern Romance182k WordsOngoing [Forceful love from the male lead + the second male lead chases his wife after losing her. They won't get back together.] [The score is a little low since it just came out. Don't judge by the rating; the story gets exciting later.] In her husband Lu Jingyan's eyes, Xiao Liyue wasn't worth even three yuan. He even told her to go find another man. When she saw Fu Sihan's broad shoulders, slim waist, and long legs, a rush of heat surged through her. There was only one word in her mind: “Go!” She po —Reads6.9Score114d adds

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    It's a little angsty, but very good.

14. 114 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—14d adds

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    Perfectly matches the title, but not a bit angsty. The male and female leads are both aloof and unattainable, while the second male lead is a childhood sweetheart and unattainable ideal. If you like stories of childhood sweethearts finding redemption, you can read the first half; if you enjoy stories of extreme tug-of-war and forced love between the male and female leads, you can read the second half.

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