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. 251 引 Rise to the Top of the Underworld! 引领黑道巅峰！ Restless Night夜慌慌Urban624k WordsCompleted [Power fantasy] + [Undercover agent] + [Clash of black and white] + [Decisive and ruthless] + [No System] + [Patriotic] Three years, then another three years, and another three years! Jiang Wuqing, you’re a cop! No! I’m the gang’s top enforcer! If you weren’t a cop, why wouldn’t they arrest you when they took down the gang? I play both sides! Years later… Please, when you take them down, take me with them. I can’t take it anymore! There’s really no crime left anywhere in the world. I’ 853Reads6.9Score10614d adds

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   Loyal and righteous, decisive in killing

2. 252 缅 A Dreamlike Journey in Northern Myanmar 缅北梦幻之旅 Lone Dream at Dusk独夢阑珊Modern Romance303k WordsCompleted Anti-fraud reminder: Northern Myanmar is no paradise! You arrive without knowing what Northern Myanmar is really like, then meet again as a wandering ghost! People are easily ruined by greed and by their own overconfidence. Stop thinking that jobs overseas pay well and that making money abroad is easy! If you think you can get rich without lifting a finger, remember: pies don't fall from the sky, only traps do! This is important, so I'll say it three times: Don't go to Northern Myanmar! Don't go 720Reads8.0Score—14d adds

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   The author is out of prison.

3. 253 港 Hong Kong Films: Rising to Power in Hong Kong and Kowloon from the Prison Quarry 港片：从苦窑开始叱咤港九 Lord Wei偉爵爷Male-Channel Fanfiction1.8M WordsCompleted Wei Wu transmigrates to the world of Hong Kong action movies in the 1980s. When he opens his eyes, he discovers that he’s a gang member who was framed and sent to prison, working undercover for the police. He’s spent three years behind bars. The superior who was the only person who knew his real identity is dead. The boss who promised to promote him once he got out is dead too. He can’t return to the police force, and his path to the top is blocked. Just as he’s about to be released, he’s 32kReads8.2Score1.5k14d adds

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   These are all excellent Hong Kong variety shows and movies novels. The protagonist is reborn in Hong Kong and starts as a gangster, gradually becoming a Hong Kong tycoon. Except for the first one, which is only 8 points (below 9), the rest are all above 9 points. There's definitely plenty of content to satisfy your reading appetite.

4. 254 重 Reborn in Hong Kong, With a Huge Family Business 重生港岛，家大业大 The Hero of This Place此间人雄Urban2.8M WordsOngoing [Blood-Soaked Conglomerate | Global Hunt | Six Industrial Empires] In 1980, Shao Weiding opened his eyes and found himself the most rebellious of the six young masters of the Shao Group. Everyone laughed at him for turning his back on a fortune worth tens of billions and risking his life in Southeast Asia instead Then, three years later, they watched him smash open a Swiss bank vault with his bloodstained Rolex and propel the Swatch Group to the very top! When Watsons swept across Asia's retail 38.7kReads9.3Score2.1k14d adds
5. 255 江 The Young Tyrant of Jiangdong 江东少枭 9 Xu9叙Urban314k WordsOngoing I was still young when someone set me up, and I was wrongfully sent to juvenile detention. At first, I thought it was just bad luck. Later, I realized that from beginning to end, there had been an unseen hand controlling everything from behind the scenes. It all started right here. Let me tell you my story... 16Reads—Score—14d adds

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   These three books are all ones I'm currently reading, and they're all very enjoyable. The first one is also one of the four books by the author "Pseudo-Jie" (伪戒). The author of the second book also has a very good writing style and a great plot. The third book is by a new author, so it's definitely not as good as the previous two established authors, but it's still very good. I highly recommend them.

6. 256 港 Hong Kong Films: More Children, More Blessings, and I Can Summon an Endless Army 港片：多子多福，我能无限爆兵 That Year, Hands in Pockets c那年双手插兜cMale-Channel Fanfiction980k WordsCompleted [Multiple heroines, no exclusive pairing] [More Children, More Blessings] [Decisive and ruthless] [No holier-than-thou heroine] He transmigrates into a Hong Kong movie world, becoming the heir to the East Star Society and binding himself to a More Children, More Blessings System. He can grow stronger simply by having more children. Chan Ho-nam: Big B, there are too many of them. We can't win! Big D: I have more men and money? Compared with Luo Tianhao, I'm just a nobody. “Ding...” Successfully e 30.9kReads9.0Score2.8k14d adds
7. 257 婚 You Cyberbullied Me Over My Wedding Dress and Idol? The Great Families of the Capital Strike Back 婚纱追星网暴我？京城世家齐出手 Flicking Ice with a Finger指上弹冰Urban3.5M WordsCompleted [Official-family heir + tycoon + face-slapping + campus beauty + villain + satisfying read + more...] Jiang Lin transmigrates to a parallel world and, from the start, lands himself a rabid celebrity-fan girlfriend. Before he can marvel at his good fortune, she puts on the wedding dress he spent a fortune buying and runs off to attend a concert by some popular young star??! “I finally married my youth! Wang Yifan, I love you!!!” “Quick, take my picture! Let’s commemorate my love story with Fanfan 46kReads8.9Score3k14d adds

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   🔥🔥🔥A legendary gangster returns to 2010. Will he repeat his past mistakes and continue his life in the underworld? Or will he abandon his underlings and walk the righteous path? No! I won't choose that! In this life, I, Qin Jiang, will lead my underlings down the righteous path. "Wait, you say he's a legitimate businessman? What businessman has hundreds of brothers under his command?" "Even if a copper coin fell from the sky in Songjiang, it would still be surnamed Qin." "What kind of background does Qin Jiang have?" Qin Jiang: No, I'm a legitimate businessman, I never break the law, so why do you all call me Big Brother?

8. 258 江 Tales of the Underworld: My Extraordinary Life 江湖往事：我的妖孽人生 Xu Qifeng徐奇峰Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Urban slice of life + multiple female leads + the underworld] My name is Tang Haichao, and my nickname is Giant Wave. In 1995, I started a bloodbath to protect my girlfriend. When I got out of prison in 1998, she was already married to someone else. Qiao Xuefei, the wealthy heiress from a family that had been close to mine for generations, introduced me to the real underworld. The underworld is far bigger than you can imagine. Different ranks, different circles, bloody turmoil and countless twi 807Reads8.6Score15214d adds

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   The pinnacle of the North China underworld.

9. 259 港 Hong Kong Films: The Positive Energy System of a Hung Hing Big Shot 港片：洪兴大佬的正能量系统 Two Hundred and Seventy Percent万分之二百七Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted After transmigrating into the role of Kun's top lieutenant, Feng Yun had planned to keep his head down and live this way until he had saved enough money to move overseas and enjoy a life of luxury. "Ding-dong! Congratulations, Host. You have activated the Positive Energy System." Feng Yun was dumbfounded. I’m a big-time villain, so why have you activated a Positive Energy System for me? What kind of joke is this? But then Feng Yun discovered that the items in the Positive Energy System’s shop we 604Reads8.9Score11714d adds
10. 260 古 Young and Dangerous Fanfic: Dapan's Redemption 古惑仔同人之大梵的救赎 These Stars Are Not Like Last Night 429似此星辰非昨夜429Female-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted After a crushing defeat in the K-1 final, Dapan, a senior figure in the Thai underworld, fled to Taipei like a stray dog. In a grimy night-market alley awash with filthy water, he barged into Su Ning’s Xinglintang clinic. When Su Ning’s fingertips touched the old scars on his arm, he flew into a beastly rage and clamped a hand around her throat. A grotesque photograph of his birth mother slipped from the tin box, but Su Ning’s eyes stayed fixed on the faded “Golden Mongkhon” bandage around his w 266Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I recommend this one; it's a fanfiction about Da Fan from the Young and Dangerous comics.

11. 261 我 My Years in the Gang 我混社团那些年 Big Shot of a Small Town小城大少Urban3.0M WordsCompleted The internet’s most authentic account of Hong Kong’s criminal gangs in the 1960s: Kowloon Walled City, the Four Great Detectives, the four major gang families, the Eighteen Tigers of Kowloon, the Twelve Beauties of Mong Kok, and the rise of influential bosses such as Crippled Ho and Fatty Kun, all revealed one by one! This story is adapted from the oral account of a senior member of a Hong Kong and Macau gang. As he is now over eighty, I recorded and adapted his story myself! For special reasons 20.3kReads9.1Score2k14d adds

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    These two are good. The Shanghai Green Gang can only listen to them; the main characters in my years as a Red Pole weren't ruthless, but incredibly loyal and righteous.

12. 262 跪 Kneel and Kiss the Iris 跪吻鸢尾 All Living Things30芸芸众生30Modern Romance2.0M WordsOngoing Tu Mingyuan was made to marry the ruthless CEO of the Li family in her sister's place. He spent every night indulging himself with her, and she thought he loved her. But that was only what she believed. When he had to choose between two people, she was the one he abandoned. Pregnant, she fell into the sea and vanished without a trace. At last, the ruthless CEO went mad. “Drain every drop of seawater if you have to, but find her! I want her alive if she's alive, and her body if she's dead!” Three 3.1kReads—Score19214d adds

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    The male lead is ruthless and has a disguise.

13. 263 此 This Love Will Last Forever 此爱绵绵，无绝期 Eastern Great Deer东方大鹿Modern Romance169k WordsOngoing [Campus + Female College Student + Overbearing CEO + Pure Love + Mutual Devotion + One-on-One] (CEO × Sweet, gentle girl) (Sweet romance) By a twist of fate, Ling Xiaoxiao, a third-year college student, spent a night with a strange man while on her way to repay a debt. Soon afterward, the man's affection and care for her made her gradually lose herself, as if she had fallen into an even more complicated whirlpool... She knew how dangerous this ruthless business tycoon was. All she wanted was to —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    [Shocking][Shocking][Shocking] [Domineering CEO x Weak and Poor Female College Student] The female college student is very poor and weak. She took out a loan to pay for her grandmother's medical treatment, and was almost raped by the loan company. A domineering CEO appeared and saved her... Many years ago, the female lead saved the domineering CEO, but she doesn't remember. The domineering CEO helped her resolve many things, but the female lead is afraid of him and sees him as a monster... This incident caused...

14. 264 港 Hong Kong Action Films: I Asked You to Go Undercover, Not Become the Boss! 港片，让你卧底，没让你当老大！ Dipping Spicy Gluten Sticks in Chili吃辣条蘸辣椒Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted Hong Kong Island in the 1980s: the era of the Four Great Detectives has just ended! Mo Ran transmigrates into this world where Hong Kong movies have merged, becoming a two-timing rat working under Big B of the Hung Hing gang while serving as an undercover agent for Wong Chi-shing! There’s no chance Wong Chi-shing will restore his identity. If he has to be a lowlife, then he’ll be the biggest and toughest one around! First, he takes the position of Causeway Bay’s top boss from Chan Ho-nam. Th 18kReads8.9Score81214d adds
15. 265 孝 Xiaoting Love Sequel: Sinful Love 孝婷恋续文：罪爱 Yi Weiyu一娓于Female-Channel Fanfiction707k WordsOngoing An anxiety-ridden boss versus a depressed white moonlight, a love story that defies the usual tropes Physical attraction + emotional love + a relationship doomed from the start + a supremely clearheaded romantic fool + family feuds = the love story of Xiao and Ting [A realistic, period Hong Kong-style tragic romance. The male lead rises from the bottom, while the female lead seeks revenge alone. No mindless angst, no wish fulfillment, with heartbreak at its core.] Anxiety is the fear of things 3.9kReads8.6Score23114d adds

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    The male lead murders the female lead's entire family. After losing her memory, the female lead falls in love with him again. However, she regains her memory during her pregnancy and, seeking revenge, shoots the male lead, severely injuring him. Later, she suffers a difficult childbirth and, with the help of the second male lead, escapes the male lead. Unfortunately, she then suffers from depression and attempts suicide. The male lead then embarks on a tumultuous journey to win her back, forcibly taking her away and forcing her to stay with him. The female lead stays with the male lead to save the second male lead and, in turn, seeks revenge for her family. This story is surprisingly rewarding, with a strong emotional impact and no mindless angst or naive characters. Everyone, regardless of their background, is intelligent, and both the male and female leads experience significant emotional and physical torment!

16. 266 恶 A Demon’s Forced Love 恶魔强制爱 Zhang Shumeng张书萌Modern Romance325k WordsCompleted A sweet, martial-arts heroine × a ruthless, unstable heir to a financial empire. One-on-one, both virgins. Abduction and possession! The male lead is unstable, brooding, obsessive, and ruthless. He abducts and intimidates her into staying by his side; she escapes, gets plastic surgery, and he has to win her back. The male lead is utterly unhinged and will stop at nothing to get what he wants, but he loves only the heroine from beginning to end. After an accident brings the heroine face-to-face w 852Reads7.2Score10114d adds

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    A martial arts-loving sweetheart accidentally sends the crazed tycoon heir Cheng Nuo to the police station, where she suffers retaliation. Cheng Nuo's revenge turns into obsession; he forcibly takes her, and despite her escape and plastic surgery, she cannot escape. He is ruthless yet devoted to her, leading to a tumultuous and ultimately tragic love story.

17. 267 港 The Legend of Mr. Lu in Hong Kong's Underworld 港综之陆先生传 Dong Dongdong Dongdong东懂冬冻Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted The martial world isn’t just about fighting; it’s also about human relationships and social rules. They say that once you enter the martial world, your left foot steps into prison and your right into hell. Few make it out alive. Yet there are always extraordinary people who break free of fate, shatter the rules, and rise to the summit, leaving countless stepping stones in their wake. 26.6kReads9.0Score87014d adds
18. 268 江 Jianghu Dragon: Underworld Storm in the Northeast 江湖枭龙：东北黑道风云 Colorful Victory彩胜Urban4.3M WordsOngoing Three years in prison, and everything had changed. After his release, Lu Tao found himself at a crossroads in life. The snowstorm that year was so fierce it bent Lu Tao’s back. The friendship that year was so warm it helped him emerge reborn and fight his way upstream. Watch as a close-knit group of friends stand shoulder to shoulder, stride through a turbulent era, and build something magnificent! 19.1kReads9.1Score1.1k14d adds

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    These two books are truly excellent; the protagonist is ruthless, but quite kind to his underlings. They're top-tier.

19. 269 东 Tales of the Northeast: Fortune Is in Heaven's Hands 东北往事之富贵在天 At the Fork in the Road, Let Things Be无为在歧路Urban2.7M WordsOngoing [Underworld] [Not Mindless] [Ensemble Cast] [Realistic] [Passionate] [Not a Feel-Good Power Fantasy] After spending three years in prison for injuring someone while collecting a debt, Chen Yang’s first move after getting out is to track down the lousy bastard who reported him and got him arrested, then demand forty thousand yuan. But that incident sets off a chain of events that once again leaves Chen Yang at a crossroads, just when he had hoped to settle down. So... will he accept the hand fate 125.8kReads9.1Score11.5k14d adds

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    The coming-of-age story of an ordinary man from Northeast China, a ruthless yet fiercely loyal and passionate tale of brotherhood, is depicted with remarkable realism.

20. 270 从 From Chinatown, I Conquer the Seven Seas 从唐人街开始纵横四海 Foolish Dinosaur愚蠢的恐龙Urban369k WordsOngoing In nineteenth-century San Francisco, gangs rule the streets. Chen Mu looks out at the street with a cigarette between his lips. Through his twenty-first-century eyes, this place looks like a land of freedom, an ocean away from home. [Let’s rob a bank first!] Capitalists exploiting Chinese laborers, hostile Irishmen, gangs in the wilderness, and the Italian Mafia quietly on the rise. None of them can stop Chinatown from taking control of San Francisco. 271Reads7.2Score—14d adds

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    A new book by a 9-point author; the protagonist is ruthless enough to warrant a check out.

21. 271 后 A Laid-Back Concubine in the Inner Palace, Calmly Turning Her Life Around and Sunbathing 后宅小咸鱼，淡定翻身晒太阳 Orange Turned Orange橘子橙了Ancient Romance262k WordsOngoing Su Zhiyuan looked up at the person holding her around the belly and lifting her up, then lowered her head and kept nibbling on the pastry in her hand. Her father had said that everyone here was an important person, so she had to behave. Her mother had said that her father was the head of the family, and that if she listened to him, she’d get pastries. She’d been very good today, so she’d get another pastry when she got home. Six-year-old Feng Chen hugged Su Zhiyuan around the belly from behind a 9.6kReads8.6Score59614d adds

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    🌿❶ The male lead is the only son of a princess, the master of the entire Dingzhou, holding an imperial token bestowed by the emperor, and everyone who sees him kneels before him. 🌿🙈 The six-year-old male lead first sees the female lead stealing pastries; she's so cute and cuddly, 🥰 🤭 He takes her back to his room and hides her, feeding her cakes and milk, dressing her up beautifully, and raising the little girl he's set his sights on.

22. 272 做 Be the Fiercest One 做最凶的那个 Ripped Jeans破洞裤子Urban476k WordsCompleted Lin Yu had always been troubled by a question: Why must good people endure eighty-one trials to become Buddhas, while bad people only need to lay down their butcher's knives? Fairness has never been something the poor get to talk about. If you want fairness, there's only one way: make yourself strong enough to create it. This world has both light and darkness. It won't treat you well just because you're kind. His father was unable to repay his debts and eventually took his own life. The creditor 778Reads6.3Score—14d adds

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    Give this a try, I hope you like it. A top student is forced into the underworld by reality. Both the protagonist and the antagonist are intelligent and ruthless.

23. 273 黑 The Endless Underworld 黑道无尽 The Mental Patient from East Village东村精神病Urban469k WordsCompleted (Period setting, underworld, gritty realism, high-octane) A savage era. An unconventional underworld boss. A story of the jianghu written in blood and tears. So much happened in those years. You can only see it clearly through blood-tinted glasses... 2.8kReads7.7Score28314d adds
24. 274 非 Irrational Surrender 非理性沦陷 Ying Xi赢兮Modern Romance463k WordsCompleted [A gorgeous, haughty heiress × a cold, roguish foreign powerhouse] [Devoted, sweet romance with both leads’ hearts belonging only to each other + age gap + two powerful families + doting, fatherly boyfriend] Yu Nanyan, the cherished young lady of the Yu family in Hong Kong, had been spoiled rotten ever since she was a child. But after an accident, she was forced to use a wheelchair. The exasperated heiress suddenly noticed that the new bodyguard she had hired looked at her with anything but inno 3.6kReads8.6Score33414d adds

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    These books are absolutely amazing! The male lead is incredibly powerful; he's a cold and aloof tycoon in public, but a doting, fatherly boyfriend to the female lead—the kind who spoils her rotten.

25. 275 港 Hong Kong Films: Conquering Hong Kong With a Bunch of Maniacs 港片：带着一群疯子征服港岛 Li Bai, Who Loves Painting爱作画的李白Urban375k WordsCompleted [No Harem] [Jianghu Style] [Not a Goody-Two-Shoes] [Scheming] [Decisive and Ruthless] A botched robbery + drug busts + undercover intrigue + gangsters + A Better Tomorrow + The Greed of Man Give him a few crazies, and he’ll dare to rob drug dealers blind. Give him a few hundred men, and he’ll dare to turn Tsim Sha Tsui upside down and establish his own faction. Give him a sniper rifle, and he’ll dare to wipe out the entire Ni family of Tsim Sha Tsui... With his arrival, Hong Kong’s underworld is 1.3kReads6.2Score10414d adds

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    A ruthless underworld godfather,

26. 276 顶 Seduced and Trapped: The Mad Tycoon Forces Me to Love Him 顶级诱陷，被疯批大佬强制爱 I Am Medicine我药Modern Romance291k WordsCompleted Mutual first love × absurd forced marriage × comedic abduction × possessive obsession × refined madman × must-love-me × flirtatious and sharp-tongued × long-planned scheme × eight-year age gap × size difference × groveling to win her back [Refined, unhinged crime boss] × [Sweet, innocent little fox] On her eighteenth birthday, Rong Nuannuan meets a tall, refined-looking man with gold-rimmed glasses and tattoos covering his neck. She soon discovers his brutality and madness. Beneath that polished 3Reads6.8Score—14d adds

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    He's a gangster! An arms dealer! A mercenary with a base! And he's practically obsessed with the female lead, the kind of obsessive, physical kind. The male lead is a seemingly refined but insane madman, capable of killing anything, while the female lead is soft and cute, yet indestructible. Seriously, can't you even look at them?! The rest... *Cough cough cough* [shy][shy][kiss][kiss]

27. 277 谁 Whose Daddy-Type Boyfriend Is This Scheming, Brooding One? 谁家爹系男友这么心机阴湿啊 Bi Ying Xi毕赢兮Modern Romance461k WordsCompleted [A seemingly fragile but truly haughty little fox + a possessive, fatherly tycoon] [Long-planned pursuit + age gap + both leads are inexperienced and devoted + sweet romance + happy ending] Word has it that Huan Ting'an, heir to the top-tier Huan family, is refined and elegant, aloof and abstinent, and has a beloved woman he can't have whom he's searched for in vain for years. After hearing this, Sheng Wen'ying looked in the mirror, then at a photo of the woman he loved, and thought long and har 3.7kReads—Score31614d adds
28. 278 夜 Tales of the Night, Shrouded in Darkness 夜话无明 Uncle Nine Writes码字九叔Urban415k WordsCompleted [5,000 Words Daily] [Collusion Between Officials and Gangsters] [Profit Above All] [Human Nature Is Evil] [Ruthless and Decisive] [No Formulaic Plot] [Not a Power Fantasy] Walk the night roads and knock on the black door. Beyond it lies a dazzling world, but one wrong step could send you into an abyss with no way back. This path has set countless hearts ablaze, and drawn countless others to follow, one after another, eager to risk everything. What sparks will fly when old-school guardians of hon 219Reads9.3Score—14d adds

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    Everyone's intelligence is on point; officials and gangsters collude; ruthless and decisive, with a touch of business acumen. "The martial world isn't just about fighting; besides interpersonal relationships, it requires proactive cooperation and the awareness to be used as a tool. If someone is using you, it means you still have value, and there's always an opportunity." — This is not meant to be intellectually sapped; readers who enjoy fast-paced, action-packed stories should proceed with caution!

29. 279 虎 The Tiger Emerges from the Mountain 虎出山 The One Playing the Zither抚琴的人Urban3.2M WordsCompleted (Original Title: The Tiger Emerges from the Mountain) After accidentally killing an old hoodlum, Li Hu spends three years in prison. When he gets out, underworld boss Hong Weijun seeks him out and immediately gives him a bar... At the same time, the police approach him, hoping he will help them send Hong Weijun to prison... 63.8kReads9.5Score8.4k14d adds

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    Must-read! 4 Gangster novels rated 9.5 Or higher, taking you on a journey through the thrilling world of gangsters! 💥 1. *The Jianghu Storm After Release*: Protagonist Li Hu was imprisoned for three years for manslaughter. After his release, a gangster boss tries to recruit him at a bar, but the police also come knocking, hoping he'll send the boss back to jail. Torn between brotherhood and a sense of justice, what will he choose? 2. *The Gangster Path of the Second Generation*: Song Yu suffers four years of humiliation after his brother is suddenly arrested, even being mocked and toyed with by his goddess. When his brother reappears, he is incredibly powerful and helps him get justice, thus embarking on his own path in the underworld. 3. *The Godfather of the Underworld*: A brilliant 17-year-old high school student, betrayed by his first love, resolutely enters the underworld. He stirs up trouble in the underworld with ruthlessness, wins honor for the country with his wisdom, and writes a legendary underworld career. 4. *The Northeast Underworld Chronicles*: A realistic portrayal of the development of the underworld in a northern city over 20 years. From comrades-in-arms in Laoshan to underworld bosses, their fates rise and fall with the tides of the times, taking you on a journey through the cruel and real world of organized crime.

30. 280 屈 Surrendering to Tenderness 屈于温柔 Ying Xi赢兮Modern Romance426k WordsCompleted [Cool and radiant genius violinist girl x gentle, distinguished rising star in the business world] [Devoted romance with no past relationships + long-planned courtship + doting boyfriend + two wealthy families + age gap] Everyone knew that the eldest young master of the Shen family was handsome and distinguished, and had become a rising star in the business world at a young age. Who could have imagined that someone so utterly level-headed would one day be troubled by love? Shen Minghuai had nev 17.3kReads9.0Score1.4k14d adds
31. 281 春 Tales of the Jianghu in Spring City: Zhao San 春城江湖往事之赵三 The Yun Generation of the Jin Clan金门云字辈Urban3.4M WordsOngoing Zhao Honglin, the top boss of Changchun’s Blue Code crew, was nicknamed Zhao the Third and known in the jianghu as Brother Zhao the Third. He was the fourth-generation boss of Changchun’s underworld. After Liang Xudong was taken down in 1998, Zhao the Third quickly rose to power by capitalizing on the opportunity! He became the head of another major criminal gang in Changchun. Zhao started out selling pork. Later, his gambling habit led him south to learn gambling techniques, and he became a dis 7.4kReads8.1Score36714d adds
32. 282 奶 Milky-Sweet Watermelon 奶香味西瓜 Tong, Just One Tong桐一个桐Modern Romance623k WordsCompleted At first, he’s a gangster boss with impatience written all over his face. By the end, he’s completely lovesick. Xia Wenxuan manages to win himself over all on his own. Genius girl Lin Zhiwei travels to Thailand for an academic exchange and moves into the home of the cold, violent Xia Wenxuan. The two begin living together. At first, Xia Wenxuan looks down on this frail little thing with her skinny arms and legs. But as they spend time together, he realizes he’s completely besotted with everythin 7.5kReads8.9Score59314d adds

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    Southeast Asian arms dealers are ruthless, but the male lead is impure [sad face emoji]. Still, it's really good! [Drooling emoji]

33. 283 黑 The Black Son of Heaven 黑天子 Pi Yu疋煜Urban175k WordsOngoing [Realistic Underworld + Everyone Is Smart + First-Person] An unconventional workplace in a bygone era, where people deal in social connections as well as bloodshed. This “workplace” is hidden behind two veils. One is called the world beyond the law, and the other is called the underworld. My name is Chen Chunsheng, a survivor who experienced both worlds firsthand. 30Reads7.3Score—14d adds
34. 284 江 The Jianghu: A True Account of Half a Life in the Underworld 江湖：混社会的半生真实经历 The Down-and-Out Fourth Brother落魄的老四Urban291k WordsCompleted A chaotic age, filled with flashing blades and clashing steel! The martial world is like a cup of tea. Everyone tastes it differently. My name is Zhao Long. Back then, most people called me Long Si, Brother Si, or Fourth Master! I'm not exaggerating when I say my reputation back then was almost as great as that of the famous Fourth Master Qiao up north! I was a poor kid who couldn't afford a meal. Through sheer grit and ruthl 4.7kReads7.1Score20114d adds

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    A pure underworld novel, recording the rise of an ordinary person from humble beginnings in the 1980s and 90s, navigating the world of gangsters and (jianghu, a term referring to the world of martial arts and outlaws).

35. 285 东 Northeast Underworld: Jiao Yuannan of Ice City 东北江湖之冰城焦元南 Blackwater Jianghu黑水江湖Urban4.6M WordsOngoing Northeast China in the 1980s, especially the Ice City, was a legendary jianghu. In those days, as the saying went, “Where the waters are shallow, there are plenty of turtles, and big shots are everywhere.” People often said that if you had to go out, you'd sooner run into a ghost than one of these men. Here, blood was shed in heroic struggles, honor was upheld with passion, power was pursued through treachery and intrigue, and blades and guns clashed without mercy. Everything in the world is com 44.4kReads9.2Score2.7k14d adds
36. 286 救 I Saved a Stunning Beauty, and She Tried to Hack Me with a Knife by the Bed 救了绝色美女，她在床边拿刀砍我 Meticulous to the Last Word一字不苟Urban644k WordsCompleted Chu Lingtian is a legendary man known as the "Grim Reaper Wolf King." He returns to the city for a top-secret mission, never imagining that on his very first day back, he will spend the night with a beautiful woman named Liu Bingxue. Afterward, Liu Bingxue takes him home and passes him off as her boyfriend. But it turns out she has a twin sister, Liu Huohuo. The older sister is cold and aloof, while the younger is uninhibited. Sharing a room with these twin beauties is certainly thrilling. After 11.5kReads8.7Score1k14d adds

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    [Banhua, I am out of prison, you must pay with blood!] Tragically framed by his beloved classmate, Wang Erchui was wrongfully imprisoned for three years. The miserable prison transformed the iron-blooded young man from the past. But it wasn't until he was released from prison to take revenge that he gradually realized that there was something terrifying inside. It turned out that it was never this love that ruined his life, but a huge and carefully laid black net. The enemy has already risen to prominence, but the black hands in the dark are still watching eagerly, waiting for opportunities to eradicate the roots. He breaks through the situation step by step, tearing apart layers of conspiracies, uncovering the real culprit hiding in the darkness, and will surely kill all his enemies without a burial place! (Note: Not invincible, plot-oriented, growth-oriented, non-routine and enjoyable.)

37. 287 错 I Accidentally Kissed the Villain, and He Won't Let Go of My Lips 错吻反派，他咬唇不放 Tiger's Roar Spring虎啸泉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Unhinged villain’s obsessive love + an abstinent, wolfish lead + suspenseful tomb exploration and treasure hunting + author transmigrates into a book to win its male lead + System + taking down the other woman + revenge + possessive love + winning her back + devoted couple with a five-year age gap] [Flirtatious, innocent bunny * unhinged, demonic big bad wolf] Liu Ran, a recent college graduate and part-time web-novel author whose stories never took off, was cursed out by readers for killing of 54Reads6.7Score—14d adds

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    This book is a must-have! [Kiss][Kiss][Kiss] The male lead is a mafia boss, the Wolf King of Dark Night City, and he absolutely adores the female lead! [Kiss][Kiss]

38. 288 美 America: The Yandere System Made Me Chinatown's Godfather 美利坚：病娇系统成就唐人街教父 Aquarius Has Troubles水瓶有烦恼Urban261k WordsOngoing [Multiple Heroines]+ [System]+ [Smart, Satisfying Power Fantasy]+ [Build a Faction]+ [Decisive and Ruthless] San Francisco, 1996. Lin Fan transmigrates. No mansion or luxury car: he wakes up in a garbage heap, bleeding from the back of his head, with a crazy girl pointing a pair of scissors at him. He binds to a yandere System: take in yandere girls, earn points. Hugs earn points, kisses earn points, and so does going further. The points can buy anything, but he can only earn them from the girls 7Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Transmigrating to America in 1996, multiple female leads, gangster novel

39. 289 跳 Leaping Through the Dragon Gate 跳龙门 The One Playing the Zither抚琴的人Urban6.4M WordsCompleted Original Title: Leaping Through the Dragon Gate Song Yu, a fourth-year student at the Foreign Trade Institute, hits rock bottom after his girlfriend betrays him and a rich second-generation bully targets him. Then his mysterious older brother, Song Chen, returns and arranges for the powerful boss of Yuncheng, "Old Wolf," to protect him from the shadows. Refusing to rely on connections, Song Yu uses grit and brains to land an internship at Dragon Gate Group. Using "Mighty Dragon Cleaner" as his b 82.8kReads9.5Score6.8k14d adds

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    The bag is nice.

40. 290 港 Hong Kong Films: In Wo Hop To, I Make Money, Not Trouble 港片：人在和联胜不搞风雨只搞钱 Deep Waters Keep Silent水深不语Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted Gu Jiahui transmigrated to a parallel world where Hong Kong movies had merged, becoming a henchman of Chuan Bao. Gu Jiahui: “I have only three goals in this world.” “First, make money. Second, make money. Third, make even more money.” “What if someone tries to stop me from making money?” “Then I take him out.” After that, Gu Jiahui started publishing magazines, selling knockoffs, making movies, and putting up buildings. People's way of addressing him changed from “Ah Hui” to “Mr. Gu.” Liu Jianmi 14kReads8.5Score49014d adds

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    This one meets the requirements.

41. 291 强 A Forceful Romance! My Sweet, Soft Wife Can't Escape! 强势婚恋！香软小乖妻逃不掉！ Mo Jiu Xuan He墨酒玄鹤Modern Romance637k WordsCompleted [Unhinged, obsessive, sickly love + rugged man + 20-year age gap + ruthless hero + dark themes + unscrupulous tactics + marriage before love + both virgins + strong hero, weak heroine + innocent heroine + possessiveness + control + no escape] Unhinged, ruthless, possessive big shot × fragile, innocent college student He Xue was taking a boat to attend a lecture by a renowned teacher when a local conglomerate kidnapped her. Its chairman, Fu Zhenlong, forcibly took her away and made her marry him 24.1kReads8.1Score2.1k14d adds

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    All the dramas fit the genre, are all enjoyable, and the male leads all have connections to organized crime. The female leads are both weak and stubborn.

42. 292 全 Global Hunt for a Wife! The Little Madam Has Nowhere to Hide 全球追妻令！小夫人她无处藏身啦 Yan Jiujiu颜久久Modern Romance970k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance | Obsessive and powerful male lead | Unhinged | A deep bag of tricks for winning her back | Coercive possessive love] That night, she was forced to cling to him to save her life... One fateful mistake, and she could never escape him again! Li Yuye, son of the richest man in the country: refined, domineering, arrogant, and obsessive. He gave her all his love and affection. But she still escaped from his “Wellington Dream Castle.” He flew into a rage. “She dared to elope with anothe 8.4kReads9.1Score81814d adds

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    All three of these books are quite good 😘

43. 293 爱 Falling for the Villainous Big Shot, the Heiress Chases Love Against the Odds 爱上反派大佬，大小姐逆风追爱 Xin Ya辛吖Modern Romance362k WordsCompleted Synopsis: [Powerful boss & traditional Chinese family, daughter of a scholarly family] Nan Xinyu came to Fengsi University in Country A as an exchange student in its art department, studying for a year. With only a month left before she could return to her homeland, an unexpected disaster struck. Nan Xinyu was caught up in a kidnapping, and although she thought she might never make it home alive, she was lucky enough to be rescued. What’s more, she fell hopelessly in love with her savior: the he 9kReads9.3Score79914d adds

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    🌸The male lead is the leader of an assassin organization, a gangster who's not a good person at all; in fact, everyone hates him. But he gives all his tenderness and favoritism to the female lead [laughing and crying emoji]. The female lead is a delicate and fragile young lady, and he is her savior [thumbs up emoji].

44. 294 惹 She Provokes the Devilish Power Broker, and the Proud Rose Is Brought to Her Knees 惹上恶魔掌权人，高傲玫瑰被折腰 Si Lingba司零捌Modern Romance572k WordsCompleted [Unhinged leader of a secret criminal organization × resilient heiress who can be sweet or feisty] [One-on-one / forced relationship / both leads are sexually inexperienced / height difference / groveling chase / happy ending] The moment Zhou Huaiyuan pulled the trigger without hesitation, Jiang Yuan’an knew she had lost. When the enemy who had murdered Zhou Huaiyuan’s childhood sweetheart took Jiang Yuan’an hostage, he merely raised his gun with an indifferent expression and sneered, “No one ge 588Reads8.7Score10014d adds

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    The male lead in this book is involved in both the legitimate and criminal worlds, but the later parts are so sweet they made me swoon! [Shy][shy]

45. 295 黑 Underworld Tales: One Hand Shrouds the Heavens 黑道往事之只手遮天 Song of the Tune吟曲Urban1.4M WordsOngoing [Realistic, not overpowered, no harem, no System, not reborn] A novel about the southern underworld, telling the story of several young men who avenge their brother and gradually rise to become crime bosses. Whether it is the underworld or organized crime, it is all just a game of chess, a set of rules, fraught with danger and human cunning, and driven by power and desire. Behind the bustling city lies a shadowy underworld filled with darkness and desire, where power and money intertwine, and te 413Reads8.6Score—14d adds

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    This!!!!

46. 296 嘘 Shh! Don’t Run, the Rebellious Tycoon Is Forcing His Love on You 嘘！别逃，桀骜大佬强制爱 Qing Gui晴归Modern Romance536k WordsCompleted [Scheming, unhinged male lead and ruthless thug + petite, innocent female lead + possessive love + mutual salvation] During her summer break from college, Jiang Yi came to Bangkok and met Lou Yan. A man born bad to the bone, he forced Jiang Yi to stay by his side, clinging to her day and night. “L-little Uncle...” Before long, everyone in Bangkok saw the rebellious Lou Yan holding a beautiful girl in his arms before a crowd, declaring her his. “Jiang Yi, welcome to my world.” 592Reads7.0Score10214d adds
47. 297 病 The Obsessive Jerk Is Too Much: His Green-Tea Canary Quits 病娇太疯批，绿茶金丝雀她不干了 Liu Yuyu柳鱼鱼Modern Romance539k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + transmigrate into a book + yandere + mutual flirting + System + conquest + one true pairing] A coy, alluring beauty versus a possessive, abstinent CEO After the Time Management Bureau director was cheated on by their partner, they happened to pick up a sugary romance novel full of lovey-dovey scenes between the leads. Displeased, they flew into a rage and sent an unlucky soul to wreak havoc. Chi Li was that unlucky soul. She transmigrated into the novel The CEO's One and Only Wh 16.4kReads9.2Score1.4k14d adds

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    Why did the female lead have to transmigrate into the body of the male and female leads? The male lead is so powerful, he controls everything, both the righteous and the villainous. 🤦‍♀️💫 The female lead chased after him to complete her mission, only to dump him. She has to bear the consequences herself.

48. 298 逃 Escape from Jiana Island 逃离迦那岛 Stars Like Dust星若尘埃Modern Romance252k WordsCompleted [Taking by force + coercive love + wealthy-family feuds] This is Jiana Island, where he holds sway over everything and where her misfortune begins. She wakes from a coma with no identity and no memories, mistaking him for the man from her dreams. He gives her a name and claims to be her boyfriend. He treats her well, but she gradually realizes that his words are full of lies. Her name is fake, and so is his claim to be her boyfriend. She begins searching for her memories and identity, hoping to 890Reads8.5Score10414d adds
49. 299 娇 The Delicate Darling Can't Escape! The Capital's Heir Forced His Love on Her 娇娇难逃！被京圈太子爷强制爱了 Flowers Sway, Shadows Stir花摇影动Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Innocent, sweet girl VS coldhearted big shot] Jiang Ning first heard about Zhao Tinglan at the opening ceremony of Jing University. An upperclassman told her he was an untouchable big shot in the capital, ruthless and vicious, and that she should steer clear if she ever saw him. By chance, Zhao Tinglan acted like a courteous, self-restrained gentleman, and Jiang Ning promptly forgot everything the upperclassman had said. Until one night, when they were alone. In the dim light, the tall man smil 2.2kReads8.6Score12614d adds

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    It's an addictive book, incredibly captivating. The male lead is ruthless, but only tender towards the female lead.

50. 300 怀 I'm Carrying Lord Huaiyan's Child! She Flees, He Pursues, and She Can't Escape 怀彦爷的崽！她逃他追她插翅难飞 Red Leaves in the Evening, Rustling红叶晚萧萧Modern Romance215k WordsCompleted [Abstinent Ninth Master + Daring, Beautiful Wife + Both Chaste + Gangland Power + Every Kind of Spoiling] On the brink of death, Nan Xingya unexpectedly transmigrated to Shanghai during the Republic of China era. On the very night she arrived, she became entangled with Ninth Master Ji, the most powerful man in Shanghai. Ji Boyan: “Woman, I’ll take responsibility for you. I’ll come to your home and formally ask for your hand.” Nan Xingya: “(´･_･`) Uh, I don’t need you to take responsibility.” Ji 292Reads8.7Score—14d adds

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    Synopsis: An unexpected encounter brings them together, and he falls in love with her at first sight.

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