A Cool, Aloof Beauty Is Brought Down from Her Pedestal, Her Proud Spirit Completely Worn Away 清冷美人被拉下神坛，一身傲骨被消磨殆尽

1. 1 笼 A Caged Bird, a Knife to the Heart 笼中雀，心上刀 The Little Bunny Doesn't Take Medicine小兔子不吃药Two Male Leads736k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + possessive pursuit + unhinged prince + aloof doctor + intense, angsty romance] Shen Juanzhi, a modern surgeon, opened his eyes to find himself in ancient times, inhabiting the frail body of Su Yu’an, the son of a merchant. He only wanted to make money quietly and live out his days in peace. But Xiao Heng, the ruthless and decisive Prince Chen, set his sights on him. When they first met, Shen Juanzhi took his consultation from behind a screen, his clear voice ringing like jade 466Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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   Is nobody reading this? A modern medical student dies suddenly on the operating table and his soul transmigrates to ancient times into the body of a cold and beautiful woman. The first few dozen chapters are all about building a career and making money, but the forced love at the end is absolutely amazing! The author is incredibly knowledgeable and talented.

2. 2 败 Spoiler System: Complete the Task and Get a Furnace Physique as a Bonus? 败家系统：完成后附赠炉鼎体质？ If It Were a Love Song若情歌Fantastical Romance193k WordsOngoing [Adored by Everyone, Sweet and Soft Girl | Male Rivals Competing | 1vN] Yang Wan transmigrates into a book and becomes bound to a Spendthrift System. With no choice in the matter, she squanders her fortune just to stay alive and protect the people she loves. But she is born with a bewitching beauty that leaves everyone around her spellbound. The refined, noble chancellor longs to share her bed, the wandering physician gives her all his tenderness, the obsessive assassin drags her into his arms, 9.7kReads—Score847Shelves

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   In their struggle to win back their daughter-in-law, the third wife sent the second wife to prison and forced the first wife to leave. The fourth wife, unaware that she had fallen for her daughter-in-law, was still gossiping about the family. By the time the fifth wife met her, the daughter-in-law had already given birth. 😘

3. 3 冷 My Cold, Beautiful Master Dug Out My Bones, So I Made Her Lean Against the Wall and Cry 冷艳师尊挖我骨，反手让她扶墙哭 Baili Buyue百里不约Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsOngoing Question: What should you do if your aloof master digs out your Dao Bone? Answer: Obviously, beat the hell out of her! Make her bleed on the spot! He was born with a supreme Dao Bone, unmatched since ancient times, had a peerlessly beautiful master, and was adored by his sweet and charming junior sister. Su Yunfeng, the first senior disciple of Misty Peak, was Heaven's favored child, with limitless prospects on the path to immortality. But everything changed when his master brought home a new ju 112.8kReads7.8Score12.6kShelves
4. 4 修 I Cultivated the Heartless Dao, but My Corrupted Disciple Pinned Me Down and Kissed Me 修无情道，被黑化徒弟按在榻上亲 Little Donkey from Jiangnan江南小毛驴Ancient Romance760k WordsCompleted “When the world sought to kill the Demon Venerable, she alone fed herself to the demon, just to give him a chance to live.” Shen Li was the greatest sword sovereign in the cultivation world. She practiced the Heartless Path, severing all love and attachment, and lived a life as pure and cold as snow, untouched by the mortal world. To change her disciple Xie Wang’s fate as a “born demon embryo,” doomed to die, she personally cast him into the Ten Thousand Demons Abyss. The world praised her for p 1.3kReads6.7Score168Shelves
5. 5 穿 Transmigrating to the Cultivation World, She’s Coveted by Everyone Again 穿越修真界，她又被万人觊觎 Listening to the Stove Crackle听炉声Ancient Romance331k WordsCompleted [Female lead with the Myriad Charms Immortal Physique + a cannon-fodder fate] A spatial storm hurls her into the most perilous God-Burying Ruins on the Cloudtop Continent. Once the moonlight beloved by countless men, she becomes a lab rat for a band of thieves. Alliance Leader Luo Wuya holds the Myriad Laws Return to Origin Manual of the Void and grips her chin, his gaze gentle yet icy. “Is true freedom what you seek...?” The Thousand Mechanisms Silk wrapped around Lian Zhan’s fingers slither 815Reads5.6Score—Shelves

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   A group of powerful cultivators forcibly seize her versus a cold and aloof female protagonist coveted by everyone.

6. 6 穿 Transmigrated into the Cultivation World, Coveted by Everyone 穿越修真界，她被万人觊觎 Listening to the Stove Crackle听炉声Ancient Romance443k WordsCompleted When Xia Zhi woke up, she had transmigrated into a world of immortals and martial heroes. Unfortunately, she hadn't gotten the pampered heroine's script. Her circumstances were a disaster from the start. She was only six, and her whole family had been sacrificed from the start. Her unusual constitution and bewitching aura were a mystery. Others cultivated immortality through talent and fortuitous encounters. She survived by clinging to life in the narrowest gaps between a crowd of powerful figur 37Reads6.4Score—Shelves
7. 7 战 After Losing the War, I Became the Enemy Emperor's Canary 战败后我成了敌国皇帝的金丝雀 One Little Meow喵一声Two Male Leads411k WordsCompleted "I, Feng Qianxue, swear to Heaven that I willingly give myself to Ye Tingxiao, Emperor of the Gong Kingdom. From this day onward, Ye Tingxiao will be my master..." Feng Qianxue, a general of the Xuan Kingdom, was defeated and captured. To save his subordinates, he was forced to become the enemy emperor's caged songbird. To avenge the arrow Feng Qianxue had shot at him on the battlefield three years earlier, Ye Tingxiao toyed with and humiliated him in every way. Yet he couldn't break Feng Qianxu 3.6kReads7.9Score462Shelves

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   It's so reassuring.

8. 8 极 The Ultimate Devoted Psycho: Master, Are You Still Running Away? 极致病宠，师尊还逃吗 Beautiful, Wonderful, Marvelous美丽美好美妙Fantastical Romance660k WordsCompleted [Dark, coercive love / yandere possessiveness / female master and male disciple / control and imprisonment] !!! The male lead is a yandere who takes the game of control to the extreme, with deeply twisted values! The more times she is reborn, the darker the story gets! Please drop it if this isn’t for you! Duan Xiaorong was the foremost Sword Venerable in the cultivation world, cool, aloof, and untouched by worldly concerns. Xiao Wuhen was her only personal disciple, dark-hearted and base, consu 7kReads8.2Score478Shelves

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   They're all great! Highly recommend them! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

9. 9 红 When the Star of Romance Falls: Gods and Demons 红鸾星落神与魔 Jin Hua妗嬅Ancient Romance618k WordsCompleted [Completed + angsty romance + slow burn + intense push and pull] The gods bestowed a sacred soul from heaven, to cherish all living beings through their hardships and joys. -- Born atop Thin Moon Peak, the highest of the ten thousand peaks of Spirit Mountain, she came into the world beneath radiant clouds and glowing light that filled the Three Realms. Revered by all three realms, she had a cold and indifferent heart devoted to the Ruthless Dao. The immortal chronicles described her as half-divi 2.7kReads8.8Score208Shelves

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   The female protagonist had already reached the demigod realm, and in the end, all her defenses were destroyed.

10. 10 公 The Princess's First Sword Upon Returning to the Palace Strikes the Cold Imperial Preceptor's Robe 公主回宫第一剑先斩清冷国师袍 Yi Chang'an翊长安Ancient Romance692k WordsCompleted [Unhinged princess & abstinent Imperial Preceptor] [Forced love] [Devoted to each other] [Love and hate] [A battle of wills] [Possessive love] Si Chen, the Imperial Preceptor of Great Chu, is as pure as snow atop the nine heavens, an immortal sent down to the mortal world. He has guided the stars and the fate of the nation for four hundred years. A secret divination reveals that the Ninth Princess he raised, Chu Qingyue, is destined to become a black dragon and bring calamity. If she takes the t 4.6kReads9.0Score465Shelves

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    Super good-looking novel about a cold and aloof imperial advisor being brought down from his pedestal - a strong female lead story where the female protagonist forces the male protagonist to change his mind.

11. 11 以 A Life Offered in Sacrifice 以身唯祭 Raise a Toast from Afar遥敬一杯酒Two Male Leads314k WordsCompleted Severe physical torment | Severe heartbreak | Possessive love | Happy ending | A love born of hatred | He’ll regret losing him | One-on-one | True love | Love rekindled after heartbreak | Political scheming and misunderstandings | Both leads are each other’s first Only then did Xiao Jingyan finally understand: he had taught Jing Heng the art of war, but Jing Heng had learned how to offer himself as a sacrifice for love. Xiao Jingyan had once believed that Jing Heng’s betrayal was the greatest sh 7.5kReads8.5Score721Shelves

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    Both fit perfectly [cool]

12. 12 君 Your Grace Is a Prison 君恩如狱 Raise a Toast from Afar遥敬一杯酒Two Male Leads608k WordsOngoing Sorry the rating is a little low right after it came out 🥰 Forced love | Taking by force | Emperor gong | Gentle general gong | Strategist shou | Deeply angsty romance | Physical and emotional trauma | Rekindled romance | Ancient political intrigue | Extreme push and pull | Three male leads | All for the shou | Beautiful, strong, and tragic To save his mother, the once brilliant top scholar was branded a traitor for colluding with the enemy and personally reduced by the emperor to a plaything fo 3.3kReads8.6Score248Shelves
13. 13 帝 The Emperor’s Passionate Love: Where Can the Aloof Beauty Run? 帝王强爱，清冷美人哪里跑 Three Long-Legged Radishes三根长腿萝卜Two Male Leads300k WordsCompleted Love-at-first-sight, possessive emperor top × aloof, flirtatious, scheming beauty bottom. One-on-one, mutual firsts, happy ending, historical ABO. Song Qingyu was the legitimate son of a top aristocratic family, raised in wealth and privilege and well-versed in literature and etiquette. Unfortunately, an illness in his youth left him frail and constantly clutching a medicine jar. He was sent far away to Jiangnan to recuperate, and the first time he returned to the capital and attended a palace b 19.4kReads8.8Score2.5kShelves
14. 14 清 The Cool, Straight-Laced Man Is Forced into Love by a Mad Emperor 清冷直男，被疯批皇帝强制爱了 Cold Embroidered Spring Blade绣春刀寒Two Male Leads655k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + coercive romance + fake-death fiction] Spring, Year Thirteen of the Jinghe Era Dusk settled in. The trees and grass stood bleak, and the wind howled like a mournful cry. On an otherwise peaceful, even uneventful afternoon, the emperor had only just awoken when he received news that Chen Yuzhen had fallen into the great river. The Yishui flowed broad and fast. He had died so suddenly, so quickly, and so lightly. He had left not even a whole corpse behind. The emperor was still s 20.3kReads9.0Score2kShelves

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    Both fit perfectly 😎

15. 15 藏 She Hid Her Pregnancy and Left the Child Behind; Reborn, I Won't Chase Him Again 藏起孕肚去父留子，重生我不追了 Wu Li Chouchou乌里丑丑Ancient Romance456k WordsCompleted (Publication deal signed) Reborn, one-on-one, both pure, aloof beauty goes mad for love, husband-chasing crematorium (A heartbroken heroine x a hero who wants to be her dog) A Shang stole the position of Xie Hengyu's wife. Everyone knows Xie Hengyu is a sword cultivator prodigy with a brilliant future in the cultivation world, while A Shang is merely a lowly half-demon who became his wife through underhanded means. In the end, she was falsely accused of colluding with the demon clan and died a t 39.7kReads9.1Score3.4kShelves

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    A Shang x Xie Hengyu: The aloof and unattainable beauty fell into demonic possession for love, her hatred stemming from unrequited love. She sacrificed everything for him, her rebellious spirit fading, while he remained the ethereal immortal Xie Hengyu. Until the day she died under lightning strike, and later, the entire cultivation world witnessed—that unyielding beauty, her pride shattered, allowed ghosts to devour her body in the River Styx, all in search of a wisp of her soul. A Shang's century-long devotion failed to melt even an inch of Xie Hengyu's frost. The day she turned away, his Dao heart shattered. It turns out the highest realm of the ruthless path is love piercing to the bone, driving one to madness. She hated him intensely, yet after many years, she realized that he was still the one she loved most. [Crying][crying][crying]

16. 16 掌 Paulownia in the Palm 掌中疏桐 Xin Moran心陌然Ancient Romance900k WordsOngoing The main story is complete. Originally titled A Paulownia in the Palm, the first chapters are free, but the price will go up later! [Mutual Devotion] [Fictional Setting] [Forced Possession] [Beautiful Wife] [Powerful Minister] [Adorable Baby] [Pregnant and on the Run] [Ancient-Era Court Intrigue] [Secret Marriage] Luo Shutong, the most proper young noblewoman in the capital, woke one morning to find Ye Chuan, the all-powerful chief minister, lying beside her. Trembling, she pulled out all the mo 10.9kReads8.0Score510Shelves

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    An unplanned pregnancy; the female lead is a well-behaved girl; the male lead is extremely powerful and henpecked.

17. 17 被 The Little Emperor Imprisoned by the Left and Right Chancellors 被左相右相囚禁的小皇帝 Liang Wang两汪Two Male Leads523k WordsCompleted After the Beijing Rebellion, the imperial family of the Yu Dynasty was handed over to the Northern Barbarians, who subjected them to every kind of humiliation. The only survivor was a ten-year-old prince. The capital was moved to Nanjing, and the boy ascended the throne at ten, with the two chief ministers doing their utmost to support him. But the young emperor was unable to have children. Little by little, he fell into another abyss. He said he loved him deeply, yet their struggle was a fight 9.4kReads6.4Score617Shelves

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    The little emperor is really good, why treat him like this?

18. 18 戒 Conversion Camp: Tamed by Love 戒同所：以爱驯服 Huai Jin Mianyang淮今绵阳Two Male Leads272k WordsCompleted Just started getting ratings; the main story is complete [No CP + Slight Ensemble Cast + Conversion Therapy + Mind Control + In the Name of Love] [If you like angst, come on in.] I'm required to write at least 50 characters, but I think every extra word would be a spoiler. So, happy New Year's Eve, everyone. Tang Tang, happy New Year's Eve to you too. Welcome to my world. 514Reads8.5Score100Shelves
19. 19 高 How to Tame a Cold Beauty 高岭之花驯养法则 Zui Linlang醉琳琅Two Male Leads109k WordsCompleted [Two male leads / obsessive possessiveness / imprisonment / unhinged top] Unhinged, impulsive top × aloof beauty bottom The Shen family falls into ruin, and its once-proud heir is cast from his pedestal. The most powerful man in the capital offers him a helping hand, in exchange for a lifetime of service. [Old-school melodramatic, coercive romance!! Bottom fans, beware!! If it’s not your thing, don’t read. Let’s both be happy!!] 2.6kReads8.8Score178Shelves
20. 20 当 When He Finally Stopped Running, He Panicked 当他不再逃跑后，他慌了 Nan Ning Na楠柠娜Two Male Leads313k WordsCompleted I was imprisoned by Shen Moyuan, a multinational tycoon. He said he loved me, yet he broke my legs, chained me with golden links, and locked me in a luxurious cage. He crushed my dreams and strangled my freedom, turning me into a songbird he kept with meticulous care. I escaped four times. The first time, he put a collar around my collarbone, piercing my flesh until it joined with the bone. The second time, he locked me in a pitch-black, soundless hell and took away my senses. The third time, he 7.4kReads8.8Score579Shelves
21. 21 戒 Diary from a Conversion Therapy Center 戒同所日记 Youthful Years, Thinking of the Brocade Zither华年思锦瑟Two Male Leads29k WordsCompleted A diary recording the final two months of my life... Maybe I'm just not meant to be loved. Otherwise, why would everyone who loved me leave? 12.6kReads8.2Score2.4kShelves
22. 22 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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    It has to be a husky, the pinnacle of master-disciple cultivation romance 🤭

23. 23 灰 The Gray Lotus 灰莲花 Clouds of Rough Noodles Again又见糙面云Modern Romance819k WordsCompleted [A textbook case of realist business warfare + a deeply romantic, top-tier intellectual romance] The world has gone mad. A top-tier rich, handsome young heir is forced to compete with his wealthy wife for a lover... “If she likes me and I like her too, then we’ll each have to prove ourselves.” The male lead is loaded with resources and comes with every advantage, while the female lead has brains and beauty and rises from humble beginnings. A textbook case of realist business warfare, arranged fa 37.7kReads9.4Score4.5kShelves

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    This contemporary romance novel is one I've reread several times this year. It's truly captivating, with both sweet and heart-wrenching moments, excellent writing, and intelligent main and supporting characters. The romance is sophisticated, making it perfect for readers with high intelligence and delicate sensibilities. It has a grand scope. Highly recommended.

24. 24 洛 Luo Shen: Being a Heartthrob Was Never What I Wanted 洛神，万人迷体质不是我想要的 My Surname Is Luo我姓罗Two Male Leads467k WordsCompleted Legend has it that the Goddess of the Luo River was as graceful as a startled swan and as supple as a swimming dragon. After eating a Luo Goddess fruit, how will Shen Nianxi escape the troubles her beauty brings? Forced love, a frequent visitor to the little XX If it’s not your thing, please click away. Thanks for reading. 2.3kReads—Score205Shelves

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    Unyielding spirit. A fine piece of writing from Phoenix... A regular guest, and a frequent contributor...

25. 25 娱 The Entertainment World's Dark Moonlight Is Back 娱乐圈的黑月光杀回来了 Secret Recipe Diary秘方日记Two Male Leads210k WordsCompleted [Everyone's darling] [Beautiful but tragic] [Sickly] [Top/dom + submissive, receptive] [The bottom is not pure] Three years ago, a shocking exposé sent Xie Xingyu plummeting from the top to rock bottom in an instant. A month ago, the mastermind behind it all captured him and took him to Yulou, where he was tortured and humiliated for a month. He killed himself, but didn't die. He learned that this world was nothing but a novel, and that he was the white moonlight the protagonist could never have 1.4kReads—Score199Shelves

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    Babies who are interested can take a look!

26. 26 师 Will My Master Become Her Prisoner in Bed? I'll Break His Pride! 师尊沦为她榻上囚？折他傲骨！ Thinking of You, Never Coming Back念念不回Ancient Romance219k WordsCompleted [Female Tortures Male / Imprisonment / Female Dominant / Love and Hate Entwined] (Unhinged Demon Queen x Cold, Aloof Immortal Master) The day Mu Chenshuang was taken in as Xie Ciyu's disciple, she fell in love with her beautiful master and developed a fierce desire to possess him. But after she gave him her heart, her father and clan were all slaughtered by her master. That was the price she paid! She imprisoned her master, tormented and humiliated him, subjected him to brutal torture, and chain 3.9kReads8.0Score418Shelves
27. 27 跌 After Falling from Grace, I Was Caged and Kept by My Unhinged Disciple 跌落神坛后，被疯批逆徒囚养了 Don't Eat the Grass by Your Burrow不吃窝边草呢Two Female Leads471k WordsCompleted [Two female leads + crazy/possessive + imprisonment + forced love + subordinate defying superior + physical and emotional torment + angst before sweetness + mutual salvation + groveling redemption + happy ending] [Cool, fragile, untouchable master × deeply unloved, crazy, possessive disciple] A hundred years ago, Luo Wushuang, the greatest sword cultivator under heaven, was cold and merciless when she expelled her disciple Yu Qingye from the sect after the girl’s demonic nature first emerged. A 3.9kReads7.1Score457Shelves
28. 28 逃 Failed Escape! Imprisoned as the Demon Lord’s Disciple 逃跑失败！沦为魔尊徒弟的阶下囚 Ling Ge苓歌Ancient Romance431k WordsCompleted [Mutual Firsts + Female Master, Male Disciple + Unhinged Yandere + Corruption and Imprisonment + She Runs, He Chases + Love Rivals + Groveling Chase] The moment Shen Qingli transmigrated into a book, her unhinged disciple imprisoned her! Knowing the original owner's fate was to be chained to a bed by the male lead, tortured day after day and violated night after night, Shen Qingli resolved to fight back and defy fate! While other masters pampered their disciples, she killed and tormented hers. S 3.3kReads8.6Score245Shelves
29. 29 重 Reborn as a Female Demon, She Is Unexpectedly Pursued by a Fairy 重生后成了女魔头，竟被仙子倒追 Cool Cabbage微凉白菜Ancient Romance394k WordsCompleted [Xianxia cultivation + reborn + disciple turns the tables on her master + nurturing + two heroines + sweet everyday moments + desperate attempts to win her back + happy ending] Shang Jinwan was the personal disciple of Yuxiao Zhenjun, the Supreme Elder of the Jiuxiao Sword Sect, second-in-command of the sect and an idol to countless people. But she had a demon heart? And the Heavenly Demon Artifact had chosen her as its master? In a single night, she was surrounded and attacked by the righteous 1.8kReads8.2Score214Shelves
30. 30 以 Defying My Master! My Mad, Wicked Disciple Humiliates Me at Every Turn 以下犯上！被疯批孽徒百般折辱 Guo Little Cat蝈小猫Ancient Romance413k WordsCompleted [The low rating is because readers who dislike angsty stories left bad reviews. I’m crying my eyes out.] Wen Si, a renowned general of the Celestial Realm and high priestess of Tianxing Sect, considers taking Qi Mo as her wicked disciple the greatest mistake of her life. Five hundred years later, after Qi Mo turns into a Demon God, the first thing he does is imprison Wen Si. He tramples on her and humiliates her, vowing to make her wish she were dead. “Master, do you regret taking me, your wicke 3.3kReads8.0Score236Shelves
31. 31 阴 My Brooding, Unhinged Master Is Drooling Over Me 阴郁疯批师尊，对我垂涎欲滴 Rabbit Fang兔子方Two Female Leads1.4M WordsCompleted [Two female leads!!! Please note, 1v1!] What does Yu Mian think about becoming a villainess? Yu Mian: I don't even want to think about it! Transmigrations can be niche, but they absolutely cannot be downright bizarre! One moment she transmigrates into the body of a villainess, and Yu Mian bursts into tears, sobbing her heart out! Luckily, the story won't begin for another three years. She avoids the sects of the first, second, and third male leads, and is carried off by a breathtakingly beautifu 37.9kReads9.6Score5.1kShelves
32. 32 仙 Immortal Lord, Your Disciple's Frailty Is an Act 仙君，你徒弟的弱不禁风是装的 The Fish’s Search知鱼之寻Two Female Leads591k WordsCompleted [Two Female Leads + 1v1 Romance + Sweet Romance + One Reborn Lead + Happy Ending + Switches Who Takes the Lead] [An obsessive, sickly master who follows the Way of All Creation vs. a reborn disciple who acts sweet and obedient like a green tea] As an elder of Xuanying Sect, Bai Yunshu is as pure and serene as a spring day, and has made protecting all living beings her life's mission. Yet five hundred years ago, she sacrificed her cultivation and fell, ridiculed by all. Her spirit wandered throug 6.6kReads9.3Score911Shelves
33. 33 清 The Cool Senior Sister Is Defeated and Imprisoned by a Yandere of the Demon Cult 清冷师姐战败，被魔教病娇囚禁 Guo Little Cat蝈小猫Two Female Leads479k WordsCompleted [Two female leads + imprisonment + forced love + love and hate + pure love + unhinged story] “Senior Sister, stop struggling. What’s the point of resisting?” Reborn on the eve of the war between the righteous and demonic factions, Qiao Yue led the Divine Sect to crush the righteous sects. Yet the person she most wanted to imprison was Jiang Qingning, the untouchable flower of the righteous path. “Call me ‘Master,’ and I’ll let you go.” “You may kill me, but you cannot humiliate me.” “Kill you? H 4.6kReads6.1Score517Shelves
34. 34 疯 The Mad Empress Has Schemed for Years, but the Cool Imperial Tutor Is Too Seductive 疯批女帝蓄谋久，清冷帝师太撩人 The Fish’s Search知鱼之寻Two Female Leads303k WordsCompleted [A harrowing portrait of humanity, all characters are villains. Two mad leads, two heroines, no moral restraints, political power, and a tragic BE. Don’t be fooled by the title or opening.] There is no right or wrong in this world. Everyone is simply doing what they must in their own position. She had fallen for her once, but it was only that: she had fallen for her… She spent her life plotting revenge, only to die with her deepest hatred unavenged. She was never loved, and lost her freedom fore 3.3kReads9.3Score393Shelves
35. 35 我 I Write Novels with Their Ashes 我用他们的骨灰写小说 Whale from the City Zoo城市动物园的鲸Mystery418k WordsOngoing A genius novelist renowned for writing tragic romances has seen all seven of her husbands die one after another, earning her the notorious label of a husband-killer. But no one knows that each husband's “gift” became material for her writing and a stepping stone to success. When the lid of her seventh husband's coffin closes, her new book, The Seventh Funeral, is complete. Yet the story has only just begun... 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A novel theme, unlike anything seen on Tomato! She is the poppy from hell!

36. 36 囚 Imprisoned in the Eastern Palace: My Darkened Childhood Friend Is Unhinged 囚东宫，黑化竹马太疯批 Moon Between the Clouds渺渺云间月Two Male Leads315k WordsCompleted Because their love runs skin-deep, their hatred cuts to the bone. From childhood sweethearts to lovers who destroy each other, they bring about each other’s ruin. [Younger, devoted husband: doting, loyal, corrupted, and gone mad] [The untouchable beauty falls from the altar and becomes a prisoner] Qi Ying: “I went mad the day you gave up on me!” “We belong together in this hell, tangled up until we die!” Shen Xingyan: “I told you I’d never leave you in this life, but I’m tired. Let’s end it here 2.9kReads9.0Score310Shelves

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    ☘️The protagonist's past life was tragically ruined by his childhood sweetheart's entire family 🤐(?), And he was subsequently subjected to a vicious revenge by his darkened childhood sweetheart— 👉From an aloof and unattainable beauty (the protagonist) to a prisoner, his pride shattered, the two fall in love and are entangled in a bittersweet relationship. 🍂The past life was filled with physical and emotional torment, this life is a desperate pursuit of his wife, a younger, mad dog x a cold and aloof beauty (the protagonist), 🥳A must-read for fans of angst-filled stories about past and present lives!

37. 37 将 General, May We Never Meet Again 将军，愿你我永不想见 Only Wushan唯巫山Two Male Leads157k WordsOngoing [The hero’s groveling redemption + angst + short-to-medium length + monogamous couple + coercion] [Forceful pursuer × frail beloved] Wen Qi’an met Xiao Mu at a market in the Central Plains and brought him back to the grasslands. They confessed their true feelings to each other. But when the grasslands fell to the enemy, Wen Qi’an discovered that the enemy general was none other than Xiao Mu, the man he had loved for three years. “Should I call you Xiao Mu, or General Mu Kongming?” “Wen Qi’an, s 75Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 38 缚 Caged in Gold, the Deposed Emperor Becomes a Slave 缚金笼，废帝为奴 Tang Yiyi糖伊伊Two Male Leads304k WordsCompleted My new story is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 3.3kReads8.7Score345Shelves

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    Super super good

39. 39 金 The Immortal Lord Imprisoned in a Golden House with Iron Chains 金屋铁索囚仙君 I'm Really So Bored, Boohoo我真的好无聊呜呜Two Male Leads144k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Devoted to Each Other + Coercive Romance + Younger Man Raised by Older Man + Past and Present Lives + Chasing His Lover to the Crematorium] [Content warning: Coercive romance from the start. Their identities in each reincarnation: faux brothers → master and disciple → cultivation partners. The bottom hasn’t truly lost his memory. Mild angst.] Pei Wang hated Zhen An to the core. He believed Zhen An was the most heartless, faithless person in the world, pulling him out of the 2.8kReads8.4Score252Shelves
40. 40 被 The Imprisoned Immortal Lord, Captured in War 被囚禁的战俘仙君 Falling in a Frenzy疯疯疯落Two Male Leads300k WordsCompleted The story of an imprisoned captive Immortal Lord, held by his archenemy Demon Lord for the sake of all living beings. “Two male leads / forced hatred / imprisonment / humiliation / abuse / coercion / draw-a-bead game” The Immortal Lord and the Demon Lord fought each other for ten thousand years. In their final battle, the Immortal Lord was captured. His archenemy brought the captive Immortal Lord back to the Demon Palace and locked him up. “Kill you?” The Demon Lord gave him a half-smile. “That 7.1kReads8.5Score761Shelves

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    Luo Luo's book is wonderful!!

41. 41 折 After Five Years of Humiliation, the Demon Lord Discovers I'm His Beloved 折辱五年后，魔尊发现白月光是我 The Weak Current Sinks Boats弱水沉舟Two Male Leads428k WordsCompleted [From a cold, violent, and domineering abuser to a humble, guilt-ridden, unhinged man seeking redemption x from a gentle, patient victim to a clear-eyed, despairing, broken soul] Please leave a five-star review with a comment. This book has no traffic, and its rating won't go up. He had once been a dazzling young sword cultivator, radiant as the sun. But one act of kindness drew him into the clutches of the Demon Venerable, the one person in the world no one should ever cross. Five years of impr 4.5kReads8.2Score615Shelves
42. 42 痴 After the Foolish Emperor Turned Evil, the Prince Was Forced into Love 痴傻皇帝黑化后，王爷被强制爱了 Su Mu Yijin苏木一槿Two Male Leads391k WordsOngoing [Two male leads # equally matched powerhouses # physical and emotional angst # love and hate # imprisonment # groveling redemption # mutually unhinged] A gloomy, unhinged emperor top × a cunning, patient prince bottom He was once a regent who held power over the entire court, feared and respected for his iron fist. Later, he became the new emperor’s hidden captive, kept on his bed and out of sight. His legs were broken and he was shackled. The regent who once looked down upon the world became 5.5kReads8.7Score429Shelves

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    It's so good I can't stop watching!

43. 43 玩 The Plaything Beauty Is Actually the Powerful Elite's Most Cherished Darling 玩物美人其实是权贵们的心尖宠 Loves Being a Heartthrob爱好万人迷Two Male Leads659k WordsOngoing (The new book’s rating just came out. If you’re enjoying it, dear readers, please leave a rating!) ( ╹▽╹ ) Crawling through the snow was his first step toward rising to the top. [Alluring, Cool Bottom X Powerful Top] [Everyone is a stepping stone on Yu Shu’s path to power] [Ex-Chasing Crematorium + Shura Scenes + Forced Love] Shen Yushu knelt beneath the windblown snow in the Yongchang Marquis Estate’s covered walkway, all for the chance to study. He was the lowliest branch of the Yongchang Marq 43.2kReads9.0Score4.2kShelves
44. 44 世 The Heir Was Betrothed Away, and His Pride Was Shattered 世子被配，傲骨尽碎 Raise a Toast from Afar遥敬一杯酒Two Male Leads237k WordsCompleted Angst first, sweetness later / Strong leads / Tragic romance / Court intrigue / Historical setting / Forced love / Unhinged top / Sense of destiny / The top's long road to winning back his love [Cold, proud heir who refuses to bend x Scheming, possessive puppy-like top] Jiang Hanqing was the heir to the Eastern Qi throne, a proud young man who rode fine horses in fine clothes. But a single imperial decree arranging his marriage forced him to become the male wife of the Shen family. Shen Duo lov 2.7kReads8.2Score232Shelves
45. 45 天 The Emperor’s Punishment 天子御刑 Zhang Tingquan张听劝Two Male Leads288k WordsCompleted [Two male leads] [No female lead] [Crazed top] [Long-suffering bottom] [Coercive love] [Couple: Emperor x Minister of the Court of Judicial Review] [Original title: The Emperor’s Punishment] When his name was announced among the successful candidates, he thought the darkness of his past was finally behind him. But at the end of his long journey through the imperial examinations, someone had already laid a trap for him. At Ganquan Palace, he saw again the man who had humiliated him at Qinglu Acad 6.7kReads9.4Score797Shelves

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    The bag is beautiful, trust me.

46. 46 被 After My Yandere Disciple Imprisoned Me, I Gave Up and Flaunted My Cat Ears 被疯批徒弟囚禁后我靠猫耳摆烂了 Big Garfield大加菲猫Two Male Leads247k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Faked Death + Unrequited Devotion + Win-Back-the-Lover Arc + Happy Ending] After transmigrating into the role of a villainous Demon Venerable destined to have his waist chopped in two by his deranged disciple, Juan Changsheng looks at the System panel's deadly mission and decides to give up on the spot. As long as he fakes his death quickly, there'll be no grief, only love. But just as his rebellious disciple Xie Yunzhou closes in to punish him With a poof, Juan Changsheng grow 11.6kReads8.8Score2.7kShelves

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    Looks good! [Laughing][laughing][laughing]

47. 47 戏 Playing With the Mortal World, Paying Homage to Ghosts and Gods 戏红尘，拜鬼神 Auspicious Day, Congratulations and Get Rich黄道吉日恭囍发财Mystery964k WordsOngoing ♦Deranged, erotic corpse fiction [Miaojiang-born eunuch opera performer] [Porcelain doll, Guanyin's face and a viper's heart] [Two protagonists, no CP and no female lead] [Everyone's here for a good time] [Folk horror] [Everyone is wicked] ♦The concise version [Opera Performer] is an actor who sings ghost operas and the head of an ancient clan. He's also a narcissist who believes in chastity above all and refuses to leave descendants. The ghost god worshipped by the performer is a porcelain doll 2.1kReads8.1Score419Shelves

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    I just want the little ghost, okay? No romance, everyone's a villain, a world of extravagance and debauchery. A tiny porcelain doll is dragged down from her pedestal, becoming a pitiful child fallen to earth—a beautiful young ghost! A Chinese-style horror folklore story.

48. 48 朝 The Turmoil of Chao Ge: The Story of the Demon Queen Daji 朝歌风云之妖后妲己传 A Pearl in Hand明珠在手Female-Channel Fanfiction256k WordsCompleted [Angsty at first, then sweet and satisfying + mutual devotion + mutual healing + happy ending] [Heartbreaking, thrilling, unbearably sweet, and impossible not to ship] Daji isn’t Su Daji, but Ji Daji. She isn’t a fox spirit, but a human! Daji’s beauty draws King Zhou’s covetous attention. Her first love, Su Quanzhong, dies in battle, and her beloved Boyi Kao dies tragically. Imprisoned deep within the palace and driven to desperation, Daji fights back. She and Su Qu Xiao remain devoted to each o 29Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Her lover died in battle, her confidante perished tragically, and she, humiliated and violated, fought her way out of despair, finding redemption in a two-way struggle and ultimately achieving her own happiness.

49. 49 死 I Faked My Death for Three Years, and My Yandere Ex Became My Husband's Boss 死遁三年，病娇前任成了老公上司 Yu Jiuqing虞九卿Modern Romance130k WordsOngoing Clear-eyed, heartless beauty x vile, devoted madman [Both Leads Are Chaste + Unhinged Hero + Faked Death + Taking by Force + Coercion + Reconciliation After a Breakup + Reunion After Years Apart] Wen Wu transmigrates into a book and becomes the early-deceased white moonlight of Yin Ci, the mad male lead. She only appears in three chapters: she enters the story, the male lead falls for her, and then she gets hit by a car and dies. She counts down the days until filming wraps, because afterward sh 10kReads—Score1.2kShelves
50. 50 宝 Baby, Run Again and I'll Make You Cry, Okay? 宝宝，再跑，把你弄哭好不好？ Yu Jiuqing虞九卿Modern Romance310k WordsCompleted Peking Opera dan actress × ruthless, sinister business tycoon [Reborn + Coercion + Dual Endings + Regret After the Loss + Obsessive, Twisted Male Lead] In her previous life, Wei Jie kept Sang Xuening imprisoned at his side for five years by the cruelest means. She had no job and no friends. Over those five years, he wore down every sharp edge in her, and ground away all of Sang Xuening’s love for him. She knelt before him and begged, lifting her slender, pale neck. “Please, let me go.” Wei Jie r 4.8kReads—Score231Shelves

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