The Protagonist Is Depressed, Utterly Radiating Despair 主角抑郁，浑身都透露着绝望

1. 151 就 Even as a Fake Heiress, I’ll Still Daringly Embrace Doing Nothing 就算是假千金也要勇敢摆烂 Ji Furan纪扶染Modern Romance659k WordsCompleted [Print edition launching across all platforms on August 9, 2025] When Shen Yue was twelve, she accidentally fell into a pond while feeding the fish. That was when she learned the truth: her parents weren’t her real parents, and her five older brothers weren’t really her brothers. She was the Mu family’s fake heiress! Faced with a future where she was destined to lose everything, Shen Yue decided to get ahead… by lying down. If she was going to lose it all anyway, she might as well lie back and 117.8kReads9.6Score13.7kShelves

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   First, the female lead is so despairing, hence her somber mood. Second, both the male and female leads have some kind of illness, but not depression; it feels like the female supporting character is being forced into depression 😄. Third, the female lead is later driven insane. Fourth, the female lead has depression, but she hides it, appearing cheerful and even a bit eccentric on the surface. It's a story of mutual redemption between the male and female leads. The female lead's brothers are all quite unique and interesting!

2. 152 和 After Breaking Up with a Creep, I Forgot to Turn Off the Shared Payment App 和变态分手后，忘记关亲密付了 Little Duckling小鸭鸭Modern Romance466k WordsCompleted (Short drama now available) (Signed for publication, awaiting release) [Sensitive catlike, sweet-faced but secretly ruthless girl × gloomy, obsessive, pathological male lead] [Mutual identity reveals | Sweet romance, both devoted to each other | Pathological love | Flirtatious push and pull] After hearing the transmigrator and the System’s inner thoughts, Yang Ci Ci learns that she is living in a novel and that her boyfriend, Pei Yanchuan, is the male lead. As for her, she’s just cannon fodder. 131.1kReads8.8Score19.7kShelves

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   First, the female lead is so despairing, hence her somber mood. Second, both the male and female leads have some kind of illness, but not depression; it feels like the female supporting character is being forced into depression [laughs]. Third, the female lead is later driven insane. Fourth, the female lead has depression, but she hides it, appearing cheerful and even a bit eccentric on the surface. It's a mutual redemption story between the male and female leads. The female lead's brothers are all quite unique and interesting!

3. 153 宗 Every Sect Wants to Kill Me, So I Just Reload After Death! 宗门都想噶我，我直接死亡回档！ Chao Lianyun巢怜云Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Transmigrated into a Book + Villainess + Death Rewinds Time + Eldritch Cultivation + Unhinged + Quirky Style] Lu Xiaojin transmigrated into a book, becoming the lovesick senior apprentice sister in a cultivation novel where everyone falls for the heroine. She kept fighting the heroine for men and ended up dying horribly. No problem. She wasn't stupid. She knew how the plot went, so she could avoid trouble, stay away from the men, and survive. But! Can someone tell her why her junior apprentice 24.8kReads9.2Score3.6kShelves
4. 154 妹 My Precious Little Sister Wants a Divorce and to Run Away While Pregnant, but She Won't Escape Her Captivity 妹宝想离婚带球跑，休想逃被囚禁 Tangerine Sand桔沙Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted The pampered girl wants to get a divorce and run away while pregnant. Dream on: she's going to be imprisoned. 334Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The male and female protagonists are depressed and radiate despair because of their love, their hopes and despair fluctuating repeatedly. They are clearly in love, but because of a superficial family feud, they can only hate each other to the core without realizing it. She repeatedly asks him if he loves her. Perhaps she would be willing to abandon worldly views and let go of hatred. They become fuel for the feud between their families; the more sensible they are, the less people care. They are forced into a business marriage, and when asked to divorce, they must do so immediately. A sea of ​​hatred and love, a bloodbath and deep-seated hatred, they are forced into a business marriage due to family feuds and love-hate relationships, a marriage of convenience that blossoms into love. They have a child, but... Despite their feelings for each other, she was imprisoned by him and couldn't go anywhere. He thought she was dreaming when she spoke in the middle of the night. She pretended to measure his neck with a rope, but when he found out, she could only say she was measuring a necklace and asked him if he believed her. He then went berserk and tied her hands with a rope to make her realize that he and she were enemies. She and the child cried with tears in their eyes, and his heart ached for them, but he showed no pity. She packed her bags to escape, but he found out. He didn't know that she felt so bad about leaving. He clearly didn't like her, so why was he acting like this? His father pressured him to divorce his wife, but he refused. Her mother urged her to divorce him, and she seemed to have fallen in love with him. However, the deep-seated hatred stemming from their family feud persisted. Her relatives came to her rescue with weapons, but he was monitoring his enemies and family outside. She watched helplessly as her loved ones were injured. Unable to accept this reality, she attempted suicide by running into a wall while he wasn't looking, wanting to die with them. Without her family, she had lost all will to live. He was moved and asked the doctor to save her. The housekeeper, seeing his heartbreaking tears, wondered if he had fallen in love with her. He didn't know he had fallen in love but refused to admit it. However, she had amnesia and even forgave him for wanting to kill her. He began to understand his own heart and felt a sense of kinship with her. He treated her like a beloved person, making her happy. He never fed her before, but started feeding her even his son. He knew she was already in his heart. He realized what loving someone was like. He never knew that loving someone could make him give everything. But when she asked him if he loved her, he still stubbornly refused to admit it. He remembered his grandfather's words: "A man without love is carefree." She asked him again if he loved her, and he unconsciously and gently admitted it in his sleep. Until she regained her memory, their marriage was blocked by his father. He didn't understand why it was his parents who wanted him to marry her, and it was also his parents who wanted them to divorce. What exactly did he and she do wrong? Why ignore their love when they became victims of generations of feuds? He once thought their marriage was secure. His father offered him 50 million to leave her, but he resolutely refused. However, when he heard her demand 500 million for a breakup, his heart sank. It turned out she didn't love him; their love was nothing but a pipe dream. He thought their love could overcome everything, including generations of hatred, but she only cared about money. He was deeply hurt. For the first time, she returned to her parents' home openly. He chased after her for love, not even considering the danger to his life. He begged her to come home, but she refused. Her family thanked him, leaving her confused. Why were they thanking him when they were clearly enemies? Then his father arrived. Were the two feuding families about to fight again? Or were they setting aside their prejudices to prevent the next generation from facing all the family feuds? Could they still be lovers?

5. 155 曼 Be Good, Manman! Lean Closer, Young Master Ji Is Clinging to You Again 曼曼乖！侧耳，阴湿季少缠上来了 Li Wu黎巫Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Complete [Transmigrate into a book + romantic tension + everyone's darling + both leads are each other's first] [Gloomy, obsessive heir x affection-starved, foul-mouthed little rascal] [They push and pull to the limit and save each other. Everyday-life story, sweet and indulgent, with a light comedic edge] (The author is bad at writing blurbs. Read the story.) Lu Shiman transmigrates into a book as the vicious supporting actress who caused the heroine deep childhood trauma. There are four more v 11kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves
6. 156 她 Her and Their Glimmer of Light 她和他们的微光 Cool Midnight子夜微凉Sci-Fi & Apocalypse346k WordsOngoing The third cataclysm completely destroyed what little order remained. The last few survivors huddle in their respective corners, barely clinging to life. What is the point of struggling to survive? Jing Lin doesn't know. She's done everything she can, but she truly doesn't know how to keep herself alive, or save the few companions she has left. This is my first work. Please be kind. A little angst? Absolutely ✓ 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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   No superpowers, no system, no time travel, no rebirth. There's no saintly saint, no harem, and no betrayals because everyone's dying. It's primarily from the female lead's perspective, focusing on psychology, with the protagonist suffering from PTSD and depression. The male lead only appears later in the main story, after the prologue, and their relationship shifts from coercion to cooperation. The technology is near-future; zombies aren't easily defeated, and there are high-threat zombie units. It's a bit angsty. This is my first serious attempt at writing, so please be kind.

7. 157 守 On the Day of the Wake, My Sisters-in-Law Put Me on the Throne 守灵当天，我被众嫂嫂推上皇位 Kitchen God of the Wood Stove柴火灶王爷Historical724k WordsOngoing [Alternate Dynasty + Transmigration + War + Political Intrigue + Ensemble Cast + The Golden Finger Has Been Cut in Half] A high school boy named Tian Shu wakes up one morning in an ancient funeral hall. His widowed sisters-in-law swarm around him, showering him with care. In a feudal age of chaos, the powerful clans hold sway. The System is practically useless, and each sister-in-law has her own agenda. Born into a poor family, can he defy fate, change his destiny, command a vast empire, and mak 4.6kReads8.8Score183Shelves

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   The ending was depressing and hopeless!

8. 158 十 Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms: I Can't Believe I'm Su Jin 十里桃花之我居然是素锦 Wood Ear and Pork Rib Soup木耳排骨汤Female-Channel Fanfiction343k WordsCompleted After living for five hundred years, I was given the name Su Jin by the Heavenly Lord. The sky fell in that instant! I'm Su Jin, but I'm not that Su Jin! I'll start changing the story by becoming an immortal at twenty thousand years old. 2.2kReads8.2Score117Shelves

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   I really feel like crying. She desperately wanted to resurrect her mother, even projecting her longing for her younger brother onto her adopted brother. In the end, she discovered that the person inside the Soul-Binding Lamp wasn't her closest relative. A kind elder in her life, who knew all this, never mentioned it to her. Simply because the person inside the Soul-Binding Lamp was the God Mo Yuan from all corners of the world.

9. 159 拜 After Becoming His Disciple, I Was Imprisoned by My Sickly, Obsessive Master 拜师后，我被病娇师尊囚禁了 Don't Eat the Grass by Your Burrow不吃窝边草呢Two Female Leads543k WordsCompleted [The Main Story Is Complete; Ongoing Updates Are for the IF Storyline] [Two Female Leads] + [Yandere] + [Tragedy] + [Protagonist Suffering] + [Physical Abuse] + [Bad Ending] + [Imprisonment] + [Coercion] + [Angst] The road to ascension opens once every hundred years. Among the countless people gathered, Venerable Xuanqing Feng Xuanqing chooses only Long Xiyue, a mortal girl with the bloodline of the dragon clan. Everyone believes it is a blessing from heaven. Only Long Xiyue knows just how craz 6.8kReads7.7Score617Shelves

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   This book definitely meets your requirements! The later parts are absolutely filled with despair [facepalm][facepalm]

10. 160 穿 Reborn as a Cannon Fodder Villain, I Was Spoiled by My Yandere Master 穿成炮灰反派被病娇师尊强宠了 Brat竖子Two Male Leads324k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + disciple transmigrates into a book + master reborn + unconventional yandere] [The master is the top; an ensemble cast, not mindless.] (A sharp-tongued, spoiled, rebellious disciple with severe depression VS a once-gentle, beautiful yandere master, betrayed by everyone and driven to darkness) ◆ Both are pure and devoted to each other! ◆ Xie Xu's experiences in this story are based on real events. ◆ Insult me, not the characters. After the people closest to him drove him to suic 2.7kReads9.1Score381Shelves

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    I recommend this one.

11. 161 重 After We Reunited, My Ex-Boyfriend the Homicide Detective Became My Neighbor 重逢后，刑警前男友成了我邻居 Qiqi Cub柒柒崽Modern Romance315k WordsCompleted [The print edition, “When Your Neighbor Is Your Ex, Our Reunion Feels Like Yesterday,” is now available] [Reunion After a Long Separation] [Mending a Broken Relationship] [Both Leads Have No Previous Relationships] [The Cold-Faced Male Lead Does the Laundry] [Happy Ending] What is it like to be summoned to the police station for writing steamy stories and run into your ex-boyfriend of five years? Li An never imagined she would see Qi Yan again under these circumstances. She was mortified! Even m 32.9kReads8.3Score3.8kShelves

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    The female protagonist was depressed, radiating despair. "Ah!" She cried, breaking down in tears. In a fit of rage, she tore the photos on the table to shreds. Why, why? She couldn't even spend a few last days with the person she loved most. She rose numbly and walked step by step towards the guest bathroom of the Chi Pei family home. Finally, she pushed open the door. She froze, staring at the scene before her. Half the water in the large bathtub was stained red. Her beloved girl sat slumped in the water, her eyes closed, her face and lips devoid of color.

12. 162 他 He Won't Be Tamed 他不驯 Dai in Her Boudoir呆字闺中Modern Romance366k WordsCompleted [Powerful leads + both leads are faithful + pursuing his wife + mutual devotion + redemption] [Powerful man who crashes into her life for love x movie queen who keeps saving herself] One-line summary: A story about two people who don't know how to love, clumsily learning to love each other. Synopsis: Jiang Jin was the world's ultimate calamity. He commanded the worlds of finance and arms dealing, reveling in the thrill of destroying everything. But Shen Yang had transmigrated into a book and 12.7kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves

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    These few are alright.

13. 163 孤 Imprisoned in One Hand 孤掌为囚 Jiang River Under the Moon月下鎏江Modern Romance115k WordsOngoing [Bad Ending] [Older Man/Younger Woman] [Forbidden Romance] [Suave Scoundrel] [A Rotten Man's Sincere Love] [Literary Slow Burn] [Career-Driven Heroine, Not Love-Brained] [Gentle, Delicate University Professor vs. Older British Big Shot] Five years ago, on the day they broke up, Ji Bojun whispered sadly in Wen He's ear, "From now on, stay away from me. Don't let me see you again. Otherwise, I'll do whatever it takes to keep you by my side, and I won't let go again." Five years later, Wen He ret 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    An older, scumbag father meets a resilient, innocent girl. It's a twisted love story. The male lead destroys everything the female lead has achieved to force her back to him. The female lead has impeccable morals, repeatedly running away, experiencing despair, and repeatedly finding hope. She's a completely resilient and unyielding innocent girl.

14. 164 被 After They Read His Mind, the Madman Wants to Kill Someone Every Day 被读心后，疯批变态天天都想杀人 Leisure Time时暇Modern Romance760k WordsCompleted [Looks like a little lamb on the outside, a true maniac on the inside; everyone is highly intelligent; angsty romance] Yu Ke transmigrates into a book, becoming the cannon-fodder biological heiress in a story about a real and fake heiress. Not only is her whole family doomed to die, but she’s surrounded by cannon fodder who meet increasingly gruesome ends. She rolls up her sleeves and decides to save these poor souls, but... The first time, someone pushes her off a building and she dies. The sec 12kReads8.5Score1.2kShelves
15. 165 渡 Save Me, Not the Drunkard 渡我不渡醉 Bamboo Song Pear竹音梨Modern Romance283k WordsCompleted [A guarded, wounded hero × a gentle, steadfast heroine who saves him | Mutual devotion · Rekindled Romance] “Everyone who gets close to me comes to a bad end. You should leave.” “It's not your fault, Jiang Zui. You haven't done anything wrong.” Kneeling in the light, she led him out of the shadows and told him he wasn't a curse. He deserved to be loved. This was a silent standoff, and a gentle salvation. Jiang Zui thought his life would never see the light until he met Su Yuhe at seventeen. Afra 2.9kReads—Score185Shelves

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    Jiang Zui's tumultuous life was hard-won; the female lead is gentle and sunny, constantly healing the male lead—it's truly touching! Super good!

16. 166 我 After CCTV Exposed Me, the Entire Internet Was Left Devastated 我被央妈曝光后，全网致郁了 My Dream Is to Be a Landlord梦想是当包租公Urban251k WordsCompleted [Showbiz + Angst + Pure Romance + Songs] “Baby, take your medicine!” Qin Xia looked at his blurry girlfriend. He reached out, wanting to touch her, but he could never quite reach her. “If I take the medicine, will I never see you again?” “Silly, I just want you to get better soon...” Her figure began to disappear. After Qin Xia won the Best Singer award, he stood before the cheering crowd and slowly said, “The only way I can see her, you call a delusion.” 19.1kReads8.8Score1.4kShelves

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    99999999999

17. 167 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, 3.3kReads8.6Score204Shelves

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    Losing his beloved from both his past and present lives, he turned white-haired overnight. "In this life, I clearly met her first, we clearly fell in love first, how could I have lost her?" Bai Jingxuan hated himself, pounding his head in frustration. Thinking of the loving moments they shared in both lives, the longing and pain of those two lifetimes intertwined, forming a river of grief. He was heartbroken, his heart aching so much he could hardly breathe. Unable to suppress the overwhelming sorrow, he wept uncontrollably, his anguished 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. He left the mansion and headed directly towards the Prince of An'nan's residence, An'nan silently following not far away.

18. 168 异EN City of Beasts 异兽迷城 Peng Pai彭湃Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Gao Yang was an orphan. At the age of six, he transmigrated to a parallel world and began living in a warm family of five. When he turned eighteen, Gao Yang accidentally discovered the truth about the world: this was not a parallel world at all, but a mysterious realm, and all the relatives and friends around him were terrifying Beasts! Gao Yang nearly lost his life 478.1kReads9.7Score66.6kShelves

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    Come on, the first book is at the end, you can read the second one yourself.

19. 169 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 1.5kReads8.6Score101Shelves
20. 170 我 I'm Dying, Can You Leave Me Alone? 我要死了，能别来打扰我吗？ The Landlord's Orange Cat房东家的橘猫Urban429k WordsCompleted (This story includes traditional mythology, mainly to set things up for the male and female leads. Let me say it again: the protagonist does not cultivate immortality! The protagonist does not cultivate immortality! The mythology doesn’t take up much of the story. For reference, see Fox Spirit Matchmaker. If you don’t like it, please don’t read.) As for why it’s listed under urban slice-of-life, the System assigned the category automatically.) [Regret + No Forgiveness + Angst] In the face of 2.1kReads9.1Score178Shelves

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    I couldn't bear to delete any of them after watching them, especially the first two.

21. 171 父 Father, Don't Be Angry. Your Son Knows He Was Wrong 父皇别凶，儿臣知错了 Cat Beastie猫兽兽Ancient Romance580k WordsCompleted (The entire novel is complete, so jump in and enjoy!) [Father-Son Bond + Ancient-Style Political Intrigue + Crown Prince's Upbringing + Physical and Emotional Torture, Followed by a Groveling Redemption] He drinks the poisoned wine his mother gives him, becoming the sharpest blade of Great Qi. His proud spirit is broken bit by bit, and he becomes the empire's most loyal, solitary subject. He thinks that as long as he endures and obeys, he can eventually earn a little of his father's affection. B 16.4kReads7.6Score1.3kShelves

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    This is a father-son angst story with no romantic pairing. In the latest chapters, the protagonist is thrown into the Shadow Guard camp and subjected to all kinds of humiliation, truly losing his will to live. He is also threatened not to die and can only endure all kinds of humiliation.

22. 172 前 You Doted on Me in My Past Life, So Why Make Me Your Concubine in This One? 前世宠我入骨今生纳我为妾？ Author Tao Yaoyao作者逃妖夭Ancient Romance337k WordsCompleted Several hundred years later, she is reborn as a human. After more than a decade spent in a fog of madness, she returns to her own body with memories of her past life and searches among the masses for the lover she once cherished above all. But he wears a mask, consumed by a deep hatred and forced to bide his time as he seeks revenge. The lovers meet for the first time in this life, and one look spans a thousand years. She recognizes him, but he treats her as a pawn in a beauty trap. With the ene 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
23. 173 N No! I Refuse to Inherit the Fortune! NO！我才不要继承财产！ Chen Ww陈WwModern Romance448k WordsCompleted [Angst] [Angst] [Angst] First life: The Ke family has no second daughter! Second life: Father Ke: Awen, these are the company shares I saved for you. Mother Ke: Awen, this is the princess bedroom I had renovated just for you. Older brother: Awen, I bought you a house and a car. Younger brother: Second Sis, I designed this formal dress especially for you. Younger sister: Second Sis, once I make something of myself, I'll support you! The Ke family's second daughter crosses her arms in an X! No way 9.1kReads9.1Score621Shelves

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    I'm so sad I could cry 😢😢😢

24. 174 新 New Utopia 新，乌托邦 Broken Strings in the Rain雨中断弦Urban397k WordsOngoing [Political Thriller] [Montage Style] [Psychological Oppression] [Dystopian] (The story moves slowly at first, but more kinds of ghosts will appear later.) The calamity ended, and a city-state rose from the ground. People called it the New Utopia. Beneath its gleaming order, those in power were no longer human. Monsters wore human skin and occupied positions of authority. Their visions were linked, and everything was under surveillance. A colossal beast hung in the sky, while monsters roamed th 2.3kReads—Score195Shelves

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    I think this book is pretty good, I'd recommend it to everyone.

25. 175 我 My Host Doesn’t Want to Live Anymore 我的宿主不想活了 Qiu Beili Mi秋北栎觅Modern Romance576k WordsCompleted [This blurb is for reference only. If the content doesn't match, the story hasn't reached that point yet.] I've never seen a Host with such a weak will to survive, but I refuse to give up. I'm going to keep my Host alive, longer than a turtle. Xu Ke is the fake heiress of the Xu family. Well, it's the usual story about a real and fake heiress, and she's grown numb to it. So be it. But what's with her biological parents suddenly appearing? “Our KeKe is the best. You suffered so much before, KeKe. 919Reads6.6Score102Shelves

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    It's really good! Recommended.

26. 176 大 The Young Lady Is Powerful, Yet She Only Wants to Die 大小姐很强，却一心求死 Cen Xing涔星Modern Romance507k WordsCompleted [Irascible, Unhinged, World-Weary Woman x Flirtatious, Streetwise Man] Mutual exploitation + mutual salvation + feel-good power fantasy + unhinged beauty + mutual devotion + no logic + not quick transmigration Everyone who crosses Mu Zhui'an thinks she's a lunatic. When dealing with her enemies, she just stabs herself. After binding to a quick transmigration System and killing her way through ninety-nine worlds, even the System can't take it anymore: Host, stop killing yourself all the time! If 5.8kReads8.9Score926Shelves
27. 177 恶 After the Wicked Villainess Awakens, I Have No Will to Survive 恶毒女配觉醒后，我求生欲为零 Yu Qi瑜期Modern Romance339k WordsCompleted [Real Heiress + Regret and Redemption + Comedy + Everyone's Favorite + One Devoted Couple] Shen Huijin awakened to her own consciousness after an accident. She was the heiress of the Lu family in the capital, but after being framed in a conspiracy, she was cast out and ended up in Nancheng, where the richest man took her in and raised her in the lap of luxury. Then one day, the Shen family came to her, begging her to return to the side of her gravely ill birth mother. Unable to refuse, Shen Huij 1.4kReads6.1Score100Shelves
28. 178 快 Quick Transmigration: After Torturing the Big Shot to Tears, I Faked My Death and Escaped 快穿：把大佬虐哭后我死遁了 Seagull Swimming沙鸥游泳Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted [Two male leads, scum gong regrets his actions, chases his wife to the crematorium, sickly, coughing blood, forced love, shou fakes his death and escapes, BE in the small worlds, HE in the end] [System: Reminder, Host Yun Chen, this is an S-rank conquest world. The principal gods of every plane are extremely powerful!] [Yun Chen: Oh.] - The domineering CEO, wealthy enough to rival a nation: You’re nothing but a substitute picked out of the mud. My one true love is the chosen one! Yun Chen fell i 21.2kReads9.5Score1.9kShelves

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    These two books are from the same author. Everyone's recommending Yun Chen's book. Actually, Tang Tang's book is also incredibly well-written.

29. 179 身 With a Terminal Illness, I Heal the Whole World with My Songs 身患绝症的我，用歌治愈全世界 Old-Age Rice Scoop老年饭勺Urban442k WordsCompleted [Slice of life + entertainment + System + healing + livestreaming + redemption + one heroine] At just eighteen, Wen He is diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. A System descends and binds itself to him: “Set Sail for Your Dream.” Even though he grew up in a cold and unfeeling family, and even as illness ravages his body, Wen He still heals everyone with his songs. Having been caught in the rain himself, he wants to hold an umbrella over others. His song “The Good Things of This World Are Intertwi 8.8kReads9.3Score990Shelves
30. 180 日 Don’t Let the Sunset Clear 日落别晴 Lian Shi恋什Eastern Fantasy108k WordsOngoing I will stop at nothing to succeed, even if it means my death. I want power, limitless power, even if I am no longer myself. He was someone who would do anything to succeed, but failed at the final moment. Cast back into the human world, he could only possess another person. There he met a boy who had been pessimistic since childhood, had nothing, and longed for power. Gradually, the boy discovered that he could come back to life. But what would resurrection cost him? He also discovered that he c —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Fantasy novels are filled with endless despair, where characters grow stronger by devouring others. The pain of despair is so intense that they've forgotten what pain even is. A desperate young man encounters a demon who is just one step away from becoming a god.

31. 181 快 Quick Transmigration: After Faking My Death Due to a Terminal Illness, the Yandere Tycoon Went Mad 快穿：我靠绝症死遁后病娇大佬他疯了 Seagull Swimming沙鸥游泳Two Male Leads824k WordsCompleted [Yandere x obsessive, angst + catharsis, two power players putting on a show] [System: Host Yu Tang, a world’s main god is incredibly powerful and impossible to overthrow!] The tycoon who controlled the lifeblood of the economy: “Heh, you think you can escape my grasp?” Yu Tang: “Oh, really? I have late-stage stomach cancer, so I’ll die before you do.” The Federation’s celebrated war hero: “You’re nothing but my plaything. Be good and stay by my side!” Yu Tang: “But I have a serious heart con 12.4kReads9.5Score1.2kShelves
32. 182 二 The Husky and His White Cat Shizun 二哈和他的白猫师尊 Meat Bun Won't Eat Meat肉包不吃肉Two Male Leads1.4M WordsCompleted [The audiobook adaptation of the same name, starring Gu Jiangshan and Sanshi, is complete. Tune in and give it a listen!] Mo Ran thought becoming Chu Wanning's disciple had been a mistake. His master was far too much like a cat, while he was like a silly dog wagging its tail and fawning over him. Dogs and cats can't reproduce together, and the silly dog hadn't wanted to reach out his fluffy paws toward that cat in the first place. He'd always thought dogs should be with dogs, like his senior bro 100.9kReads9.7Score19.5kShelves

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    This is hilarious! Scrolling down, it's all about two male leads. I only saw one post from a despairing poster. (Ignore the books I posted; I just randomly clicked on one.)

33. 183 一EN The Unconventional Path to Immortality 一本不正经的修仙感悟 A Wisp of Clamor一缕喧嚣1.9M WordsOngoing [Fantasy] [Xianxia] [Xuanhuan] [Comedy] [Urban] After three lifetimes, I finally attained the Dao, Roaming the mortal world, laughing at its vicissitudes. I ferry souls across the River of the Underworld, following fate, But whoever the hell dares lay a hand on my people, I’ll beat you to death, you little bastard... 1.7kReads9.2Score120Shelves

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    I'm no longer depressed after reading this book. It was hard to get through at first, but after finishing it, my spirits lifted, I became more cheerful, and gradually my depression subsided. Using a cultivation-like mindset to play with life is so satisfying, hahaha! [Laughing][laughing]

34. 184 碎 Light Shattered in Glass Candy Wrappers 碎在玻璃糖纸里的光 The Rabbit's Corner兔子的角落Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Campus × Mutual Pining × Sweet Romance • Flirting × Older Male Lead] At twenty, Lin Yinuann tucked all her feelings into transparent candy wrappers, living quietly, with thorns beneath the surface. That was until Wen Muyang collided with her world. Only then did she realize that even barren places could be touched by the warmth of sunlight. At first, Wen Muyang was simply curious. Why had a girl who once been so lively and dazzling grown so quiet and cautious? Once her disguise was seen through 1.1kReads—Score114Shelves

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    The first book [crying][crying] I really felt so sorry for the female lead

35. 185 猫 Rain Falls in the Cat's World 猫的世界下起了雨 Kaka the Great Immortal卡卡大仙Urban265k WordsCompleted After his mother died of illness, Yu Zhou always believed he was the one who had killed her. His world was shrouded in thick fog, and he couldn't see a future. Then, on the day he went looking for a way to die, he unexpectedly turned into a cat and met a girl whose fate was shadowed by rain. In this world, some people make rain in the clouds, while others bloom in the mud. Life is about finding joy amid suffering, and only love offers salvation that lasts forever. 3kReads9.4Score489Shelves

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    Nobody recommends this book?

36. 186 装 I Pretended to Be Blind for Three Years, but My White Moonlight Said She Knew All Along 装瞎三年，白月光却说她早就知道了 The Rabbit's Corner兔子的角落Marriage & Romance38k WordsCompleted I Pretended to Be Blind for Three Years, but My Dream Girl Said She Knew All Along 3kReads—Score—Shelves
37. 187 知 You Know I’m Going to Kill You, So Why Haven’t You Run? 知道我要杀你，你还不走？ Jing Mo Qian惊莫钱Two Male Leads232k WordsCompleted [Power couple + sweet romance + younger love interest + campus life + suspense] Recently, Chou Yu has noticed someone following him. At first, he thinks the stalker is just a strikingly handsome creep. A few days later, he decides the man is a perverted admirer. Then one day, by chance, Chou Yu discovers the man’s assassin credentials. So from the very beginning, he had only gotten close to Chou Yu to take his life. [Reader’s guide] · One-on-one romance, happy ending, but the road there is paved 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's really good!!! Don't be fooled by the covers! These books perfectly match the themes.

38. 188 野 The Wild Rose Falls into His Arms, and Mr. Pei Can’t Resist Her 野玫瑰投怀，裴先生他抵不住的 Warm Sunshine a暖阳aTwo Male Leads485k WordsCompleted [One-on-one BL + love at first sight + contrast + happy ending + mutual firsts] Bai Yu grew up struggling through the mud and became “Brother Bai,” supporting a bunch of homeless kids. He opened a bar and raced for his life, using cigarettes, alcohol, and his fists to build a fortress around himself. Then, fleeing through the rain one night, he crashed into Pei Qinghuai’s arms. The refined, elegant Doctor Pei had Bai Yu’s blood on his fingertips, yet his gaze cut through every disguise like a sc 2.3kReads8.2Score310Shelves
39. 189 漂 Pretty Darling, You’re Too Good at Flirting! Are You Trying to Get Yourself Killed? 漂亮宝贝这么会钓，不要命啦！ Cai Cai Wants to Get Rich菜菜要发财Two Male Leads546k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + satisfying face-slapping + intense push and pull + both devoted only to each other] [An alluring, hot-tempered flirt of a bottom X a celibate powerhouse top with an overwhelming possessive streak] In his past life, Lin Que was framed maliciously and eventually died a miserable death from severe bipolar disorder. Only after his death did he learn that he was the true young master of a wealthy family, his identity maliciously switched at birth. The one who framed him was the fake 26.9kReads9.5Score3.7kShelves

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    Hmm, the lack of a baby is such a sad little cake, sob sob. Luckily, Uncle Pei is infinitely tolerant of the baby. The two of them must be happy, sob sob sob [crying]

40. 190 胃 With Early-Stage Stomach Cancer, I’m Clinging to Life Through a Girl Group Audition 胃癌早期的我靠女团选秀苟命 Iced Want Want Milk冰旺仔牛奶Two Female Leads555k WordsOngoing (Sorry, I wrote this book a year ago, when I was still a beginner and writing my first novel, so it isn’t very good. I’m planning to start a new book now. The major plot points are similar, so if you’re interested in this one but gave up after the first half, you can wait for the new book. Thank you.) I’m Surviving Stomach Cancer Through a Girl Group Audition (I’m very sorry, but the book has already been contracted, so I can’t change the title.) Warning: This is an angsty story. If you can’t ha 287Reads7.0Score101Shelves

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    The female protagonist's parents divorced and remarried, leaving her with her grandmother. After her grandmother passed away, she was diagnosed with cancer on her 20th birthday and looked extremely unwell. After her system awakened, she went on a TV show and sang "Keywords," winning over many fans!

41. 191 侯 The Marquis Is Reborn and Helps the Prince Claim the Throne 侯爷重生，助王爷登帝位 Kong Baibai控白白Ancient Romance448k WordsCompleted The animated series is now available on Hongguo. [Male Lead Reborn] [Both Pure] [Mutual Secret Crushes in Their Past Lives] [Both Leads Speak Their Minds in This Life] [Happy Ending] [Male Lead Guides the Romance] [Flirtatious Fox of a Man] [Arrogant Warrior Princess × Reborn Playboy Marquis] "I gave my heart to the moon, but the moon shines on a ditch instead." After three years of marriage, that was the best way to describe Shen Qing and Xiao Yan's relationship. Shen Qing had loved Xiao Yan fo 11.2kReads8.9Score1.6kShelves

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    The female protagonist suffers from severe depression, with serious PTSD and somatization symptoms, but she is unable to cry or confide her pain to others. All her emotions are internalized, eroding her inner self.

42. 192 阴 After the Gloomy Outcast’s Thoughts Were Read 阴沉万人嫌被读心后 Cha Li Chai猹狸柴Ancient Romance406k WordsCompleted Cultivation, no CP, no male lead, no romance, possibly multiple love interests, a gloomy and deranged female lead, crazy but not completely crazy, the inner monologue of a darkened INFP The female lead is truly despised by everyone: a gloomy cynic through and through, with a deeply concerning mental state. Prepare for a little taste of darkness that’ll shake any well-adjusted person to their core. After narrowly escaping death in a secret realm, Pei Wang has no idea that her fellow disciples c 765Reads8.8Score100Shelves

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    This!

43. 193 野 Wild History Led Me Astray 野史误我 Lazy and Radiant懒灿灿Two Male Leads1.2M WordsCompleted [Dark, coercive romance with angst. Not for you if you dislike that.] [The rating just came out!] A cool, ethereal young imperial preceptor VS a possessive, calculating emperor who always stays one step ahead A transmigrated imperial preceptor uses unofficial histories to give the emperor spoilers and help him secure his throne, but ends up spoiling himself right into the emperor’s bed. Shen Tangsong, a top medical student, transmigrates into the body of Shen Tansong, a charlatan imperial precep 5.6kReads9.0Score604Shelves

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    Two really good movies, so heart-wrenching TT

44. 194 重 Reborn: My Junior Disciple Had His Fun Torturing His Wife, Now He's Chasing Her to the Grave 重生：师弟他虐妻一时爽，追妻乱葬岗 Ye Jingya夜静涯Two Male Leads627k WordsCompleted 1v1, both pure. A younger top who is blind, messed up in the head, and enjoys abusing his wife for a moment before chasing her to the graveyard × a pitiful bottom who is beautiful and kindhearted, but somehow always attracts trouble. He never picks fights, yet everyone picks on him. The eldest disciple of Hengsha was possessed by a demon. Mo Fuli had fallen to the dark side. And so began a tangled mess of absurd drama that made listeners lower their eyes and onlookers furrow their brows. The 101Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Look, look, look! You'll regret it for the rest of your life if you don't!

45. 195 竹 My Childhood Friend Is Always Afraid I’ll Break 竹马他总怕我碎了 Moon Dwells, Yue Sinks月栖玥沉Two Male Leads878k WordsOngoing Ruan Yumian: Severe depression and bipolar disorder. Every day, she thinks a hundred times about how to leave this beautiful world. Pei Sijin: A cheerful, sunny golden retriever of a guy. Every day, he thinks a hundred times about how to get Ruan Yumian to eat one more bite. Other couples' dates: Candlelit dinners and romantic roses. Pei Sijin's dates: Tough, chewy beef, tomato and eggshell stir-fry, and a pot of uncooked rice. To cheer her up, he climbs walls and smashes windows in the midd 1.6kReads8.6Score135Shelves

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    Don't let its low rating fool you; this book is a gem! The only downside is that it's incredibly good. I stayed up all night last night to finish it—it's absolutely amazing! You all have to read it; the author is truly a treasure!

46. 196 惊 Shocking! After I Cultivated the Way of Ruthlessness, My Master Changed Her Ways 惊！我修无情道后，师尊转性了 Xin Miao昕渺Two Male Leads301k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Reborn + Universally Hated Protagonist + Light Angst and Humor + Regretful Pursuit] Ye Baiyu was reborn, returning to the moment just before he coerced his master. In his past life, his master Yunxiao killed him with two sword strikes, nearly scattering his soul. That was also when he learned he was nothing but cannon fodder meant to make the protagonist shine. No wonder everyone hated him. Now that he had another chance at life, he wouldn’t be so foolish as to waste his feelin 2.5kReads7.9Score166Shelves
47. 197 我 My Lover with Depression 我的抑郁症情人 Let's Raise a Cat ba一起养猫baTwo Male Leads745k WordsCompleted [Redemption through obsessive love] Just before a depressed Omega plans to end his life, top Alpha Shen Yan takes him in. Lin Yu has only a few hundred days left to live and plans to jump into the river at night. Then he meets Shen Yan at a club during his heat. The Alpha’s pheromones quiet all the noise in his mind. Shen Yan proposes a deal: one year of companionship in exchange for resources and protection. Lin Yu thinks he has stolen a little time for himself, but fills his diary with all h 1.6kReads8.6Score196Shelves

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    This is it; this is mutual redemption.

48. 198 快 Quick Transmigration: The Universally Disliked Fight to Become the No. 1 Fan Favorite 快穿：万人嫌争做人气角色No1 Han yuu寒yuuAncient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted After Shi Wuqing died, someone claiming to be a System found her. If she collected enough “popularity points,” she could come back to life. Shi Wuqing agreed. Then she was sent into various novels, where she became the cannon-fodder character readers hated most. Her mission was to become the character readers loved most, with the highest popularity, by the end of each novel! World One: Shi Wuqing became the scheming younger sister who took the heroine's place and married the prince. At the begi 42.7kReads9.5Score5.1kShelves

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    This is a quick transmigration novel, all with fake swords, but it's very good. (Didn't the poster say they didn't want two male leads? What are all those people who're pushing for two male leads trying to do? [What])

49. 199 无 Infinite Burning Madness 无限灼心疯 Tangerine Sand桔沙7k WordsCompleted Infinite Burning Heart Madness 65Reads—Score—Shelves

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    She radiated despair and depression. She had lost many blood relatives. Possessing the ability to resurrect, she selflessly brought other family members back to life, only to be punished instead of rewarded. She was murdered by her deceased relatives who repaid kindness with enmity, but her deceased mother saved her. She thought her mother, being the last resort, could also revive her, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't. She was in so much pain. Relatives tried to pull her back to strength, but she couldn't. She lived in her own world, constantly worrying about how her mother was doing after her death, remembering every gentle gesture her mother had shown her. The pain was so intense that tears streamed down her face. How could she stop being a walking corpse? How could she let go of herself? Tears streamed down her face. She didn't know what hope there was in living, yet she couldn't stop. She missed her mother so much, wished she were alive. If she could, she would gladly die in her place. But she had no choice but to live. When would this end? When would she finally stop licking her wounds?

50. 200 一 A Blossom, A Cup of Wine, An Immortal Life 一花一酒一仙人，亦眠亦醉亦长生 Eat a Billion Less少吃亿点Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [This book is also known as The Nine Tales of Peach Blossom Spring] [The print edition of The Nine Tales of Peach Blossom Spring goes on sale at 7 p.m. on November 15!] [Immortality + taking disciples + no female lead + lighthearted comedy, no tearjerkers] When your master serves food, you spin the table; when your master chants a spell, you chatter away. When your master rests, you sing; when your master sleeps in, you bang on a pot. Your master is immortal, but your life is short; your master 198.1kReads9.5Score24.7kShelves

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    These three books are super good, I recommend you read them all.

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