Any Novels with a Ruthless Male Lead Who Runs with the Mob? 有没有男主心狠手辣 混黑道的那种？

1. 201 救 Help! I Was Reborn and My Nemesis Immediately Grabbed Me by the Waist and Demanded a Kiss 救命！刚重生就被死对头掐腰索吻 Shao Hua 17邵华十七Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Extra sweet and doting, with a golden finger] Everyone said Li Mohan was a madman, ruthless and willing to turn against even his own family. Until Bai Li, reborn, tugged on his tie at a party and whispered, “Li Mohan, I want to be your girlfriend. Will you let me?” Li Mohan's ears turned red. Clenching his fists to hold himself back, he said the harshest words he could. “Bai Li, you're asking for death.” Not long afterward, Li Mohan pinned Bai Li against a wall, his eyes red with emotion. “Bai 6.7kReads9.3Score79614d adds
2. 202 入 The Day I Went to Prison: She Blazed a Trail Alone and Smashed My Shackles 入狱当天：她单枪铺路，为我砸镣 A Big Bug Is Still a Bug大虫也是虫Urban160k WordsOngoing [Not Reborn]+ [No System]+ [One Female Lead] The last big sister of the underworld! The day I went to prison, she broke into the jail and smashed my shackles, clearing a path for me with a gun in hand! If the rest of my life is destined to be without light, at least in this moment, she is by my side! Some even call her the last big sister of Southeast Asia! Truth is, she was just forced to take charge in a crisis, with no other choice! Since we're already fugitives, then let's take our dark love 214Reads7.9Score—14d adds

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3. 203 我 The Sickly Man I Picked Up on a Whim Turned Out to Be the Empire's Richest Man 我随手捡的病秧子竟然是帝国首富 Su Manshu苏蔓殊Modern Romance2.2M WordsCompleted [Strong heroine, hidden identity revealed, ultra-A, equally matched leads, devoted heroine and adored hero, both loyal] Everyone in the Empire's elite circles knew that the ancient Gu dynasty had a beautiful, mentally disabled heiress named Gu Yanluo. But as soon as the heiress returned to the Empire, she crippled a pair of rotten scumbags and shot to fame. In the blink of an eye, she had become a venomous beauty with a heart of pure malice. Rumors were recently circulating that Gu Yanluo kept a 39.9kReads9.4Score4.7k14d adds
4. 204 龙 Dragon Head 龙头 Xun Fei寻飞Urban3.1M WordsCompleted For the sake of the goddess, I crossed the big shot in the county. To stay alive, I fought my way up, one step at a time, until I became the boss... One day, the hidden dragon will find the rain it needs. With a single roar, it will shift the mountains and rivers and move the Big Dipper. Stories of the underdog rising to the top will always set the blood racing. 27.2kReads9.0Score2.7k14d adds

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   Stop asking what constitutes a masterpiece or the pinnacle of novels. Based on my seven years of experience in various book circles, I can tell you that there is only this one. The entire text is concise and to the point, decisive and ruthless, with revenge served immediately. It's a story of ordinary people and their brothers and sisters being forced by reality to experience a series of fierce battles and intrigues in the world of martial arts.

5. 205 迫 Love by Force 迫爱 Si Ye娰野Modern Romance338k WordsCompleted [Top mercenary boss vs. the underworld kingpin's sweet, innocent daughter + possessive pursuit + forced love + woman disguised as a man + born bad + age gap + stunning looks and figure + height and build difference + HE... The hero is not chaste because of the circumstances he lives in. He used to sleep around without getting emotionally involved. If you dislike that, don't read. Later, he devotes himself exclusively to the heroine, balancing career and romance rather than focusing solely on lov 598Reads8.2Score—14d adds

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   The male protagonist, a ruthless and cunning thug, is feared by everyone in the underworld, but he falls head over heels for the female protagonist the moment he meets her.

6. 206 病 The Obsessive Bodyguard's Beloved: The Young Lady Has Run Away Again 病娇保镖心尖宠，大小姐又又逃了 It's a Quack, Not a Frog是呱不是蛙Modern Romance441k WordsCompleted [Over-the-Top Devotion + Sweet but Scheming Heroine + Obsessive, Possessive Male Lead] What do you do when your bodyguard suddenly transforms into the all-powerful ruler of the capital? Nan Jia looked at the family fortune stolen by her vicious stepmother and the fiancé stolen by her manipulative stepsister, then smiled faintly. Well, if you’ve got him, you might as well make use of him. So she clung to the powerful man’s coattails, took down her stepmother, and face-slapped her stepsister, acti 1.3kReads9.0Score11814d adds
7. 207 监 The King of Hardened Criminals from Prison 监狱出来的悍匪之王 Imperial Guard with a Brick御前带砖侍卫Urban2.1M WordsOngoing In 2001, Hanjiang City was named the safest city in the country. Chu Tianhong made an indelible contribution to that distinction, because two of his underlings were arrested. 23.9kReads8.8Score1.4k14d adds

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   Just one comment: it's no worse than the fake version of "The Ring"!!!

8. 208 步 A Calculated Courtship: The Blue Gum Has Found Its Mistletoe Bird 步步为营之蓝桉已遇释槐鸟 Try Again再试一次Modern Romance199k WordsCompleted [Anti-Stockholm syndrome + Golden Triangle + Both leads devoted and strong + Military doctor undercover + Narcotics officer + Coercive love + Long-planned scheme + Heroine gets her revenge] The powerful Shengda Group suddenly fell apart. News of Fu Jing’s suicide, the man who controlled the group, shot to the top of the trending charts. When the truth came out, the world learned of the identity hidden beneath business tycoon Fu Jing’s illustrious public image, and of the sordid deeds he had comm 215Reads8.0Score—14d adds

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   Forced acquisition... Faked death... Split personality... Pregnancy... Escape... Suicide. The female lead is an undercover military doctor, and the male lead is a top-tier underworld boss.

9. 209 借 Staying at My Best Friend’s Place, I Catch Her Underworld Uncle’s Eye 借住闺蜜家，被她的黑道小叔看上 Lily Rain百合雨Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Forbidden love] [Age gap] [Domineering CEO] [Obsessive] She was a quiet, guarded child who endured far too much at an age when she should have had no worries. Perhaps her fate had been marked by sorrow from the very moment she was born. An impoverished family, a belief that boys mattered more than girls, and a broken childhood. She should never have met Lu Siyao. Then she would never have become entangled with her uncle. The age gap of more than ten years, the gossip, and society’s judgment wer 12.3kReads9.0Score1.2k14d adds

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   Recommended, underworld boss

10. 210 黑 The Pinnacle of Black Power 黑权顶点 Madman of the South Garden南苑疯子Urban1.1M WordsCompleted (Ignore the rating. This is a black-market thriller with guaranteed thrills.) Qin Hui only wants to sell watermelons in peace, earn a little money, and find himself a wife. But the street thugs at the market bully him until he can barely get by. At the end of his rope, he finally picks up a watermelon knife and strikes back. “A man needs either money or power. Better to stand up and fight than live like a spineless loser.” An ordinary man transforms into a big shot, eventually reaching unima 17.1kReads8.5Score1k14d adds

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11. 211 极 Pushing Patience to the Limit 极限隐忍 Da Ya大呀Modern Romance283k WordsCompleted [Reunion after a long separation] + [Fictional setting] + [Chaste male lead] + [Dark] + [Villain literature] + [Happy ending] [Powerful, roguish, pure-hearted crown prince vs. carefree, down-and-out heiress] Synopsis: Fang Li once bullied a boy. Back when she was highborn and arrogant. Later, their positions were reversed, and the boy became the crown prince of Mengbang District. She, meanwhile, faded into obscurity, with no powerful backer left behind her. Everyone assumed that the ruthless cro 7.9kReads9.1Score79814d adds
12. 212 邪 Evil Emperor: Sinful Inferno 邪皇：罪恶无间 A White Crow一只白色的乌鸦Urban2.5M WordsCompleted [Black X Evil Emperor]+ [Passionate]+ [Reborn Big Shot] Nine death-row prisons across the country. Thirty-six top death-row fighters are selected to dominate the underworld. Reborn in the world of the Evil Emperor, he faces Blood Eagle and fights Lone Dragon. What has he to fear from the life-taking Azure Darkness? The strongest gladiator in the country, Chen Zui is the one and only! 8.5kReads9.1Score50814d adds

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    It's a pity you won't understand brotherhood if you don't watch Chen Zui.

13. 213 江 The Jianghu: I Am the Kingpin 江湖：我即为枭 Wandering Through a World流浪一世界Urban321k WordsOngoing [Underworld] [Brothers United] [Mind-Bending] [Passionate and Thrilling] Three years in prison couldn't dull my edge. My name is Wang Xiao. I spent three years behind bars for offending a powerful figure. After my release, I returned to my old stomping grounds with my brothers and the skills my master taught me. Some want to trample me underfoot. Some want to stab me in the back. And my enemies, lurking in the shadows, are watching me like hawks. But my life is no longer something just anyone ca 114Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This one meets your requirements!

14. 214 强 Forced Surrender: The Transnational Tycoon's Exclusive Forbidden Love 强制沦陷：跨国大佬的独家禁宠 Far Beyond Sea and Sky海天之遥Modern Romance765k WordsCompleted [Leads: Lin Duoduo and Shen Heng] [The sequel, The Sandalwood Calamity: Finding Joy Against the Wind, is now being serialized] [Cross-border coercive romance + a powerful man bowing his head + both leads’ first love] [A dragon among men vs. an unyielding young woman] [No moral compass + no scruples + possessive love] [The husband’s desperate pursuit] [Size difference + eight-year age gap] [A wife-spoiling fanatic] Synopsis: A holiday trip became the start of Lin Duoduo’s nightmare. Tricked by a 10.9kReads8.8Score90614d adds

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    Super beautiful, addictive!

15. 215 她 She Buried Him in the Spring Mist 她葬他于春雾 Watching the Stars and Singing看繁星吟游Modern Romance162k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + satisfying revenge + BE + undercover agent + possessive love + forced love + crime + gore + no saintly heroine] Cool, stunning heroine VS paternal, fiercely possessive hero At sunset, the two sat facing each other. Yu Heng kissed her lips, tears streaming down his face. “Li Yu, I can die. You have to be the one to send me off. I don’t want to die at someone else’s hands.” Holding the gun, Li Yu looked up at him. “I’ll be the one to send you off.” Yu Heng gazed at her for a long 1.2kReads8.2Score10514d adds

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    They're all pretty good; the first one is a sweet romance.

16. 216 缠 Entwined Pearl 缠明珠 Ren Huanyou任欢游Ancient Romance565k WordsCompleted [A seemingly sweet-faced, emotionally detached woman vs. a gloomy, love-starved, clingy human flytrap] Shen Yuanzhu, who loves money more than life itself, gives the only bit of sincerity she has to Xie Xuchuan, only for him to turn around and have a child with someone else. He says, “Yuanzhu, you can raise the child. He can have the family fortune. I’ll make it up to you in other ways.” Shen Yuanzhu thinks he’s lost his mind. Their marriage contract, bound by mutual interests, can’t be dissolve 41.1kReads8.5Score5.1k14d adds

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    These books are all super good, highly recommended!

17. 217 我 I Don’t Love You That Much 我没那么爱你 Shiluo Niang什洛娘Modern Romance157k WordsCompleted [Female Cop X Underworld Boss] [Angst] Zhu Wangchuan is a cold-blooded killer, a man whose very name strikes terror into people's hearts. Everyone says he has no heart. But Ye Nan's mission is to make this heartless man fall in love with her. -- [Darling, I want to make you shed even more tears. Only pain can make you remember me forever.] 2.8kReads8.9Score22014d adds
18. 218 掌 Zhao in the Palm of My Hand 掌上予昭 Blue Crab Baker青蟹烘焙师Ancient Romance446k WordsCompleted New book, low rating for now, but it’ll go up later. Please leave lots of comments! Xie Yuzhao, the legitimate daughter of the Duke Dingguo’s household, has been cherished by her family since childhood. Her grandfather once praised her as “the very light of the Xie family.” Because of her frail health, she went to Jiangnan to recuperate for ten years, growing into a clever, resilient young woman. When she returns to the capital at fifteen, she becomes the center of attention, and her fate become 2.1kReads8.4Score25314d adds
19. 219 无 Unable to Escape His Grasp 无法从他手中逃走 Lu Dan Dan卤蛋单Modern Romance261k WordsCompleted [Just started, so the rating is low. Many readers dislike stories about forced possession, so don’t pay too much attention to the score.] [Forced possession]+ [eight-year age gap]+ [dark, unhinged male lead] Sang Yi grew up alone and helpless, but her fate took a sudden turn after she was adopted. Her adoptive father turned out to be the father of a Southeast Asian tycoon. When Lu Ze first met her, he thought she was a scheming girl. But with a face so captivating, he couldn’t help wanting to te 1.9kReads8.7Score18614d adds
20. 220 明 Prisoner of the Pearl 明珠囚徒 Only for You独予卿Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted A devoted couple, mutual pining, a loyal protector, doting husband The chanting at Yangon’s Shwedagon Pagoda could not free Ling Yuhao from ten years of obsessive longing. No matter how many times the sacred chants circled, he still wanted her. Her name, etched in Burmese on his unyielding body, was the faith for which he would brave fire and water all his life. Her name was Nan Zhao, the most dazzling jewel atop Yangon’s Shwedagon Pagoda, a deity he had prayed to for ten years but never dared p 7.1kReads9.3Score85214d adds
21. 221 孽 Forbidden Desire: I Want Him to the Bone 孽情，撩他入骨 A Pine Nut一粒松子Modern Romance210k WordsCompleted [Revenge + unhinged male lead + possessiveness] After an accident leaves Jiang Wanhe orphaned, she sets out to avenge her parents. Deliberately drawing close to their enemy, she seduces the unhinged tycoon Gu Yixuan and lays her plans step by step. But she never expects to have already fallen into his game. The two had once been complete strangers, with nothing to connect them. By a twist of fate, they meet, and from then on their lives remain entangled. Just when everything seems settled, anoth 68Reads—Score—14d adds
22. 222 江 A Ballad of Jianghu 江湖的悲歌 Drinking to Comfort the Mortal World饮酒慰红尘Urban148k WordsCompleted An accident took Man Cheng’s grandfather’s life, but it also introduced him to someone who would become very important to him. The incident changed the way he saw the world and set him on a path of no return. As more brothers joined him, ready to weather every hardship by his side, he found himself traveling farther and farther down that road. Looking back on his youth, some people are still by his side, some have ended up behind bars for good, and some he will never see again. 440Reads—Score—14d adds

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    To be honest, this is really beautiful.

23. 223 从 From Hot-Blooded High School to Ruling Tokyo 从热血高校开始制霸东京 Mao Family, One Strike毛家一刀Male-Channel Fanfiction2.4M WordsOngoing [Hot-blooded high school + god-tier choices + hot-blooded streets + landlady + yakuza heiress + heiress to a conglomerate + ...] In his previous life, Ryuzaki Makoto was a gang boss who ruled the streets, but the conglomerate treated him like a dog, threw him away when he was no longer useful, and left his body in the bay. Reborn in a new life, he finds himself the weakest punching bag at Suzuran High. From the start, he's at the scene of a suicide attempt? No problem. His God-Tier Choice System 778Reads7.3Score11614d adds

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    I highly recommend this one. I finished 700 chapters in three days. The modern-day Shennong has returned from testing poisons. Although the rating is low, the content is still very good. The protagonist is extremely loyal to his friends and family, and his motto is "As long as I have food to eat, I will never let you go hungry." The protagonist (Ryuzaki Makoto) uses Suzuran High School as his base during Japan's bubble economy era, pulling those abandoned by society out of despair and establishing a yakuza group (Shinryu-kai). He continuously expands, absorbing influence and combining yakuza and business acumen. He is incredibly cunning and calculating. The enemy is cold-blooded and ruthless; the gang is essentially a one-man show, operating under a dictatorship. The underlings are sincerely devoted to the protagonist, both respecting and fearing him, but undeniably loyal. The protagonist's gang operates on the principle of meritocracy; as long as you have ability and are favored by the protagonist, regardless of your background, your rise to power depends entirely on your own efforts. The system is relatively prominent in the early stages but largely disappears later (it can't keep up with the protagonist's pace). Furthermore, although the protagonist has many women, he approaches them all with the ambition of expanding his gang—except for the landlord, of course. This story contains elements from "Hot-Blooded High School" and "Crows Zero," but don't worry if you haven't read them; the author will patiently introduce each character, and it shouldn't be discontinued (the author has explicitly stated that they intend to finish the story). [Eating popcorn][Eating popcorn][Eating popcorn]

24. 224 重 Reborn in 1990: From Having a Baby to Making My Way in the World 重生九零，从生娃开始闯荡江湖 Zhuangzi's Carefree Wanderings庄生逍遥Urban553k WordsCompleted [No goody-two-shoes] [Period] [Underworld] [Passionate] [Decisive and ruthless] [Multiple heroines + wish fulfillment] Xu Lin is reborn in the 1990s and activates the More Children, More Blessings System. 11.3kReads6.9Score81914d adds

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    Fighter jets in the underworld

25. 225 地 Underground Emperor: Starting with Helping My Sister-in-Law Escape 地下皇帝：从带着大嫂跑路开始 I Want to Eat Lychees, Duck想吃荔枝鸭Male-Channel Fanfiction1.7M WordsCompleted [Korean Variety Show World + Transmigration + Ruthless Protagonist + System + Power Players + Bodies Before Hearts] Gangsters, chaebols, politicians... When countless charismatic characters converge in the same era, what kind of sparks will fly? One act ends and another begins. Watch as the protagonist stirs up the winds of change, commands the world with one hand, and climbs step by step to the summit... My name is Ding Xin. I keep my word! 19.3kReads8.8Score1.4k14d adds

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    The first one was good, but the updates were too slow.

26. 226 蔓 The Vine Character Pierces the Heart 蔓字诛心 Wu from the West西边吴Modern Romance291k WordsCompleted (One-on-one romance, both leads have clean pasts, they save each other) Lin Man made a name for herself in the city’s legal world at a very young age. Everyone knew that as long as the fee was high enough, Attorney Lin could turn any case around. Wealthy tycoons and nobles came one after another, sure to batter down her law firm’s doors. When she was twenty-seven, the city’s wealthiest man, Zhou Rongzhi, hired her for his divorce case. Lin Man never imagined that along with a huge legal fee, he 214Reads8.7Score10914d adds

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    Despite the low rating, the male lead sets a trap to make the female lead fall for him, but ends up falling for her himself. There's no third party involved. Although the plot is a bit melodramatic (never mind, I just love watching it), the ending is the best I could have predicted.

27. 227 两 The Youth of Two Generations 两代人的青春 Looking Back on the Past回首望曾经Urban3.0M WordsOngoing My name is Li Sunan, and I'm a complete... bastard. Please take a moment, settle in, and let me tell you the whole story. From my godfather, Li Zhen, to my second uncle, Cui Lijun, and then to my own dark life. From 1990 to 2020. Thirty tumultuous years in a small city in Northeast China. One act ends, and another begins. Two generations rise and fall, knowing both glory and disgrace. There are no all-powerful crime bosses here. Just a bunch of little people struggling at the bottom... The road 2.2kReads6.9Score10314d adds

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    That one has to be it.

28. 228 港 Hong Kong Films: Three Years in Prison! Boss Jingkun Has Been Killed 港片：苦窑三年！大佬靓坤被杀了 Half a Bowl of Qingbuliang半碗清补凉Male-Channel Fanfiction1.6M WordsCompleted [Wish Fulfillment + Hong Kong Crime Drama Crossover + Multiple Heroines + Ruthless and Decisive] “Three years, then another three years? When my grandpa died, I was undercover in prison. It was Boss Keung who kept vigil and carried the funeral banner for him. Now my boss has been killed. I don’t care if I live or die. I’m going to make you all pay!” The day before his release from prison, Li Qing received the devastating news that Boss Keung had been killed. As an undercover cop, he finally went 1.8kReads9.0Score24914d adds

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    This book is incredibly good, lots of women but no main heroine [smirk][smirk][smirk]

29. 229 蓄 A Deliberate Seduction: Lord Rong Uses His Looks to Lure Me In 蓄意诱捕，偏执容爷以美色撩人 Smoke Over the Riverbank汀上烟Modern Romance462k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, devoted to each other, sweet and doting, healing, long-planned love] Three years ago, Su Yuanxi, a doctor with an international humanitarian organization, was forced to save a gravely wounded man. An accident resulting from that entanglement permanently robbed her of the right to hold a scalpel. Three years later, she crosses paths with Rong Yan, the infamous Fifth Master Rong of the capital, a man whose name alone strikes fear into people’s hearts. After witnessing his want 7.4kReads9.4Score82214d adds

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    In this story, the male protagonist is ruthless to outsiders. As soon as he is brought home, others are afraid of him. Instead of taking over and managing the family property, he takes it and then destroys it.

30. 230 惹 After Getting Involved with My Archenemy, He Spoils Me Until My Backaches 惹上死对头后被他宠到腰酸 Little Langlang Will Coo Coo小浪浪会咕咕Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Childhood friends / two Beijing social circles / the second male lead rises to the top / roguishly handsome, scheming heir × gentle, proud heiress / rivals / long-planned seduction / secret crush / one-on-one] At the wrap party, Ji Fanxing watched Zhou Zaize drape an arm around someone else. Drunk and disoriented, she somehow stumbled into the arms of her nemesis, Su Muchen. “Well, Ji Fanxing, throwing yourself into my arms isn’t usually how you do things.” Afterward, Ji Fanxing fled in a panic 452Reads7.8Score—14d adds

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    The male lead is a real gangster boss, an extremely ruthless type.

31. 231 东 Tales of the Northeast: The Turbulent Nineties 东北往事之九零风云 Exclamation Mark叹号Urban1.7M WordsCompleted (Hot-blooded) (Brotherhood) (Youth) (Fast-paced, no dragging things out) The law-abiding worry all day, while the mighty sing all night. Those who harm others for their own gain ride in comfort, while the honest and fair go hungry. Those who build bridges and mend roads go blind, while those who kill and set fires have plenty of sons. I went to the Western Heaven to ask Buddha. Buddha said, “There's nothing I can do either.” This novel tells the blood-and-tears story of Shen Congwen, a great und 6.8kReads8.9Score44114d adds

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    A man who rises from the bottom to the top with passion and brotherhood

32. 232 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

33. 233 强 After He Took Me by Force, the Dark Overlord Became Addicted 强制侵占后！暗黑大佬他上瘾了 A Shallow Cup on a Boat舟上浅盏Modern Romance713k WordsCompleted Just got the rating, it’ll go up [1VN + unhinged power players + self-serving heroine + no saintly heroine + no melodrama + holds back at first, then slaps back hard + equally formidable leads] The leads are enemies. Her mother is dead; his younger brother is dead. They’re at each other’s throats in public, but sickeningly sweet in private. Their secret relationship is exposed. People say that if someone had a daughter like her, even her mother wouldn’t rest easy in the afterlife. At one person 1kReads9.4Score13614d adds

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    This book features a Hong Kong underworld boss who's obsessed with the female lead and can't live without her. He'll kill anyone who crosses him.

34. 234 黑 The Underworld: From Errand Boy to Boss 黑道：从小弟到霸主 Those Things那些事儿Urban149k WordsOngoing The light of this city can’t reach the shantytowns in the west. My name is Yao Lie. I have nothing but a ruthless streak and ambition. To survive, I stepped into the underworld. To keep from being trampled, I struck without hesitation. To reach the top, I planned every move and showed no mercy. I started out as a nobody, enduring humiliation, lying low, plotting, and striking back. I’ve seen brothers betray each other, witnessed the cruelty of human nature, and watched rivers of blood flow. I —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The male protagonist is ruthless and decisive, rising from an unknown nobody to a powerful figure in the underworld.

35. 235 黑 Twenty Years of Gangland Turmoil 黑道风云二十年 Old Liu with a Brush执笔的老六Urban404k WordsCompleted I had just gone to prison when my girlfriend got together with my big brother. My name is Wang Chao, a street punk who takes loyalty seriously. The passion of the 1990s is my dream. And the youth an entire generation can never get back. With my story, I’ll look back on the glorious years we shared! 507Reads6.3Score—14d adds

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    This book is incredibly exciting!

36. 236 永 Never Touch the Weak Spot of a Psychotic Underworld Boss 永远别动疯批黑道大佬的软肋 Human Instrumentality Project人类补完计划Modern Romance354k WordsCompleted [Both leads are sexually inexperienced + forced love + imprisonment + possessive pursuit + the powerful one bows down] [Mad genius surgeon and underground doctor × obsessive, ruthless, cold-blooded emperor] ♥ Three years ago, she was a genius doctor in the medical field. Then her mentor betrayed her. Imprisoned underground, she became a black-market doctor. ♥ One year ago, on a stormy night, she saved Leng Xiujue, covered in blood. She had no idea he was the cold-blooded ruler who controlled the 513Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Super good! [Heart] [Crazy genius surgeon with a dark side VS ruthless and cold-blooded tycoon] [Kiss] Forced love, the superior bows down [Kiss] The male lead is a god with overwhelming power in the underworld, but a subordinate in relationships [Shy]

37. 237 权 Below the Pinnacle of Power: A Tangled Web of Revenge and Passion 权巅之下：仇局迷情 Huohuo Wants to Shine火火要火Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted (The main story and all the extras are complete...) A highly intelligent male lead focused on career and political scheming, paired with a clever, patient heroine bent on revenge Male lead has a past, heroine doesn't / Coercive love / Absolute control / Intense push and pull / Some ensemble cast Male lead: An elite family operating behind the scenes + a resource-trading monopolist + commander of a covert mercenary force Heroine: Daughter of a police officer + adopted daughter of a senior militar 8.5kReads9.1Score90614d adds

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    This book is really good.

38. 238 南 Tales of the Southern Underworld 南方黑道往事 Imperial Guard with a Brick御前带砖侍卫Urban897k WordsCompleted A highly realistic and utterly authentic autobiographical story about the underworld. Many readers who have started reading have already been drawn deep into it. Open this book, and you'll see a real underworld: helplessness and betrayal, a deeply immersive world of bloodshed and brotherhood. 5.7kReads8.9Score44114d adds

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    These are all my absolute favorites, absolutely gorgeous! They all depict the incredible journey from one person to the top.

39. 239 从 The Butcher Who Walked Out of Prison 从监狱中走出的人屠 Xiahou Zhong夏侯中Urban4.9M WordsOngoing Being part of the underworld isn’t about fighting and killing. It’s about dealing with people. Su Bai had no connections, no powerful backers, and had just spent ten years in prison. After his release, he was penniless, so his older brother found him a job as a computer lab attendant. Watch him turn his life around and make his way in both the underworld and the legitimate world. In the underworld, he’s a big shot with people ready to answer his call. In the legitimate world, he has powerful fri 28.4kReads8.5Score2.3k14d adds

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    ① The male protagonist spent 10 years inside. After his release, he was introduced to a job as a gateway. The shop owner took a liking to him, and he even fought off some thugs on his first day of work. ② The male protagonist has connections in both the legal and illegal worlds. In his old age, he awakens a system and becomes even stronger.

40. 240 总 The CEO Can’t Keep His Young Wife in Line Anymore 总裁镇不住少奶奶了 Jiu Ling九棂Modern Romance2.3M WordsCompleted When Chu Mian was picked up from the slums by the powerful CEO Li, she had nothing. Later, he pampered her to the heavens. “That Chu Mian? She’s a foundling, and she looks so poor.” The speaker then ran into Chu Mian signing dozens of property agreements, nodding off as she went. “That Chu Mian? She has no connections. I don’t know what she’s so smug about.” The speaker then saw Li Tianque, the tycoon at the top of A Nation’s financial world, publicly announce that they were married. “That Chu M 44.7kReads9.4Score5.9k14d adds

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    I've recommended this book countless times, seriously! Don't let the title fool you, the content is incredibly captivating. You'll be hooked after just one read. It's the only novel I've ever read that piqued my interest after just one page. A genuine recommendation! [Heart emoji]

41. 241 大 Big Brother 大哥 Imperial Guard with a Brick御前带砖侍卫Urban1.2M WordsCompleted At the end of the last century, before the rules were fully established, all sorts of people emerged in great numbers. They exploited loopholes, ran gray-market businesses, and moved between the worlds of crime and respectability. A young man returned from military service, only to be dragged into the underworld. More than a decade of life on the fringes followed: wine and laughter with friends in spring, late-night talks beneath the lamplight; hardship at first, then glory at last. He had walke 4.1kReads9.0Score29214d adds
42. 242 哥 We’ve Been Around the Block Too 哥几个也混过 Bu Ke不克Urban1.4M WordsCompleted We navigate society with feeling, And live our lives by loyalty. When feeling and loyalty conflict, We choose loyalty first. We walked side by side, reveling in the wild abandon of youth through those passionate years. You’re my brother, so we’ll face life and death together. 160Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Navigating society with compassion, living life with righteousness. Comparison is difficult, but righteousness must come first. We walked side by side, enjoying the exuberance of youth in those passionate years. You are my brother, then we will share life and death. [OK]

43. 243 黑 Underworld: My Childhood Friend and I Rule the Middle School 黑道：我和发小，制霸初中 Dragon Who Rules All主宰一切的龙Urban379k WordsOngoing [Positive Energy] [Underworld Intrigue] [Brotherhood] [Decisive and Ruthless] Some say brotherhood has no place in this day and age. That was, until they laid a hand on my childhood friend... Xie Wendong: A man of few words and a ruthless streak, he’s always the first to grab a brick when his childhood friend is bullied. Liu Chuang: Hot-tempered and never blinks when taking a bullet for someone. Xie Wendong is the only man he’ll ever follow. 128Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Has the rating been broken? Underworld Chronicles

44. 244 港 Hong Kong Films: A Hundred-Year-Old Man Is Released From Prison and Shakes Hong Kong Island 港片：百岁老汉出狱威震港岛 Running Rhino奔跑的犀牛Male-Channel Fanfiction390k WordsOngoing “Do you know the three greatest regrets of my life?” Deng Tongtian asks. Deng Bo looks ashamed. “Dad, I really did try.” “I’ve been with plenty of women, but I just couldn’t have a child.” “I’ve failed the Deng family by not giving it an heir.” “Don’t worry.” “From now on, I’ll leave carrying on the Deng family name to your old man.” “It’s all right. Back when I was with Wo On Sing, the gang was barely known and had only four or five hundred members. But later, didn’t we end up ruling both the u 340Reads6.6Score—14d adds
45. 245 厮 Hidden Away 厮藏 Water Primrose水芫花Modern Romance213k WordsCompleted [Willing to be the other woman for love + psycho romance + revenge and forced love + a little morally gray + angst] [A cold, seductive psycho male lead x a cool-headed female lead studying journalism] He was Cheng Jiu, and he was also Fu Yu. In the pitch-black night, beneath the bright moonlight, osmanthus blossoms drifted down from the sky. Eight-year-old Tu Jing stood in a tree, nervously gripping her cloth bag as she looked down at him. They fell in love at first sight. Later, he plunged a k 1kReads—Score—14d adds

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    ⚠️The male lead has many henchmen and is ruthless, killing the female lead's parents who went insane! The male lead is insane. The female lead also suffers quite a bit but didn't have her kidneys removed. In the early stages, the male lead wants to kill the female lead to avenge his mother, and his methods are extremely cruel. Therefore, the female lead hates him later, gets pregnant with his child but doesn't want it, and has several failed abortions. Later, the male lead becomes obsessed with the female lead, constantly talking about wanting her and marrying her, which the female lead always refuses. Then the male lead forcibly takes her, becoming a mistress for love. The male supporting character is also quite insane, liking his stepmother. This is one of my favorite long-awaited reunion angst novels. The writing style and character settings are very novel; I've been a bookworm for years and haven't read anything like it. The author's writing is good. So I'm very engrossed now. Just by looking at the table of contents, you can tell that the male lead is a crazy CEO with a compulsive love. The writing style is mainly "madman + revenge forced love + slightly immoral + angst". Fu Yu said that she stole his mother's heart and stood on the wronged spirit of her mother's death, and didn't deserve to live. He is the young man she fell in love with at first sight. She was his youthful love, his ideal woman. He stabbed her in the back, demanding her life in return. He thought killing her was their fate. But eight years later, destiny brought them together again. Sob sob sob, it's so heartbreaking.

46. 246 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 story of raising a child + a 10-year age gap. The male lead is a crazed tycoon, the female lead a gentle and beautiful girl, his sponsored student. The male lead has a morbidly controlling nature, forbidding the female lead from wearing short skirts, forbidding her from contact with men, and punishing her with physical punishments like being spanked or made to stand facing the wall in repentance when she makes mistakes. After she comes of age, he gives her a real coming-of-age ceremony… 🌈✨②The female lead said she wanted to be the male lead's wife when they were children, a promise he always kept. When they meet again, the female lead has forgotten her childhood promise. The male lead, unable to win her heart, becomes obsessed with her, resorting to any means to get her, unwilling to let her go…

47. 247 港 Hong Kong Dramas! I Have No Choice 港综！我没得选 Mr. Ordinary平常先生Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted Is Liang Kun my second uncle? Am I an illegitimate child of the Ni family? I want to make my own way. Someone gives me a chance? Do I even have the right to choose? When I try to turn back, I find no one behind me... 3kReads6.4Score10414d adds
48. 248 枭 The Ruthless Boss: Rising to Power in Hong Kong Cinema 枭雄：从港综开始崛起 Dark Past黑暗的过往Male-Channel Fanfiction252k WordsOngoing System + invincible hero + feel-good power fantasy + brotherhood + beauties + decisive and ruthless + a light touch of behind-the-scenes intrigue Lin Xiao transmigrates into a world where Hong Kong movies have merged, becoming a subordinate of Kwun, the boss of the Mong Kok branch of Hung Hing, one of Hong Kong Island's top triads. Just after awakening his System and assimilating his attributes, he is confronted by Chan Ho-nam and the others, who have come seeking revenge. Faced with the taun 3Reads6.8Score—14d adds
49. 249 刚 Right After My Divorce, a Powerful Woman Called Me Her Husband 刚离婚，女大佬就叫我老公 Top Scholar of Chang'an长安探花Urban3.1M WordsOngoing I'm a massage therapist, and one of my clients is a bewitchingly beautiful woman. She asks for me every time she comes in, until one day I finally learn that she's the legendary woman… 10kReads9.0Score98914d adds
50. 250 可 Could You Please Comfort Me? 可不可以哄哄我 Er Li二厘Modern Romance295k WordsCompleted [Both leads are inexperienced in love | Forced love | The childhood friend who came out of nowhere is direct about demanding love | Reunited after a breakup] As a child, Shen Shengsheng once played house with an older boy and promised she would be his wife when she grew up. It was something a three-year-old said. As time passed, no one took it seriously. But more than ten years later, a boy came to Jincheng and wouldn't leave her alone. Shen Shengsheng gently tried to reason with him. “I think w 7.6kReads8.9Score45514d adds

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