Looking for Stories That Really Put the Male Lead Through the Wringer, Heartbreakingly So 要可劲儿虐男主的，虐的心疼肝疼浑身不得劲的
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Prince? Just a Dog Who Betrayed His Master 王爷？叛主的狗而已
Cold-Hearted Princess of the Fallen Dynasty vs. Insecure, Devoted Prince The male lead gets put through the wringer! Body and soul!! Though he holds great power and is remarkably clever, he is utterly humble before the heroine, too afraid even to ask for her love. Eight years ago, she was the most exalted princess of Great Chu, and he was the prince consort she had carefully nurtured and cherished since childhood. She loved and respected him, but he deceived and betrayed her, helping his father
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Miss, Stop Playing Around. Your Puppy Might Be Dead 大小姐别玩了，小狗好像有点死了
The rating just came in~ [Coercion + Status Gap + Physical and Emotional Anguish + Childhood Sweethearts + Rekindled Romance] The Yu family raised Luo Yushu for twelve years, letting him eat and live alongside their eldest daughter and treating him like a young master. He remembers all her little habits and understands Yu Chu even better than she understands herself. Yu Chu cannot understand how this ungrateful wolf could use the trust of the Yu family to betray her! Every piece of evidence poin
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- 3 I Kneel Before the Crown, Yet My Sister Hates Me to the Bone 跪奉冠冕，姐姐恨我入骨 [Wealthy-family feuds + psychological control + unequal status + physical and emotional torment] When Jiang Yun was five, she watched with her own eyes as her mother was carried away. She saw her father holding Jiang Sheng, while the woman who had wrecked their family moved into the Jiang household. Her father felt guilty and tried to make it up to Jiang Yun in every possible way, but the good times didn't last. That woman got pregnant. Jiang Yun knew it. All that talk about having no choice, 2.8kReads6.4Score167Shelves
- 4 Whale Fall into the Abyss 鲸落深渊 Little fish, little fish, may you swim out of the abyss soon. His younger brother, whom he had raised by hand despite no blood relation, sent him to a detention center for two years to “set him straight” and told him to come out once he was normal. Those two years were a nightmare that devoured him, one he could never wake from. His body and mind were tormented, his feelings worn away, and he was trained into numb, hopeless submission. “Knowing you raised me makes me sick. Why don’t you just die 23kReads8.1Score4kShelves
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A Chance Encounter 邂逅
The little assistant accidentally sent a private text message to the CEO. She was already braced to be fired, but instead... The CEO proposed to her? “Xu Qinghuan, marry me.” “Mr. Fu, shouldn’t you think it over first?” He smiled. “No need. I’ve been thinking about it for ten years.”
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I Thought We Were Madly in Love, but the Good Girl Played Me 以为是热恋，却被乖乖女玩了
[Original title: Green on Me All You Want, But We Can't Break Up] [The heroine is turned from lesbian to straight + Both leads are each other's first and only + School days to city life + The hero is driven to madness + Extreme possessiveness + Reunion after a long separation] [Bookish, seemingly sweet girl with a hidden dark side X Arrogant young heir who can't stop falling for her] “I want you to make him fall for you, then cheat on him. I want him to know what it feels like to be cheated on!”
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- 7 The Stand-In's Guide to Winning Themself Over 替身的自我攻略 [Male substitute + obsessive love + male lead suffers + second chance at love + later, possessive pursuit by force. The male lead is arrogant, domineering, obsessive, and calculating, with extremely strong controlling and possessive tendencies] Delicate, frail female lead X obsessive, calculating male lead At Jingbei High School, Wen Li met a boy who looked a lot like Pei Yang. One glance was all it took for her to be drawn to him. He’d look even more like Pei Yang if he had a mole at the corner 7.8kReads8.4Score450Shelves
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After Our Breakup, the Powerful Man Abroad Lost His Mind 分手后异国大佬他急疯了
Heir to a powerful family abroad x dazzling, aloof art student Powerful man bows to love / win-her-back-at-all-costs pursuit / bittersweet push and pull / international romance Shen Zhuo dated a foreign boyfriend, believing she'd found a man who truly cared for her. Then one day, she saw his phone light up with an encrypted email: "Mr. Lucien Howard, the Mirandi engagement banquet is ready." So his name was fake, and his identity was fake. The man who had been holding her tenderly just a moment
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Big Brother, Stop Kissing Me 哥哥，别亲了
[Scheming Revenge-Seeking Woman × Cold, Possessive Man + Fake Siblings + Mutual Firsts + Push and Pull + Reunion After Years Apart + Healing + Possessive Hero] The first day Lin Ting moved into the Jiang family villa, she set herself two rules. First, avenge her biological father by taking revenge on her stepfather. Second, destroy Jiang Shu, her stepfather’s most prized son, at any cost. She pretended to be a delicate, helpless innocent and carefully laid her web. He knew it was a trap, yet sti
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Crossing the Starry Frost to Reach Me 星霜渡我
[Two equally strong leads + showbiz + rekindled romance + groveling pursuit + intensely flirtatious push and pull] Five years ago, at film school, he was the acclaimed prodigy in the directing department, and she was his muse. Five years later, they meet again at the top. He took an indirect route to become a top-tier star in the mainland entertainment industry, while she returned home as an award-winning Best Actress. They cross paths at an awards ceremony. Her casual “Director Ji” makes the co
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She Isn't Coming Back 她不再回来了
[Secret crush # campus angst # reunion after years apart # both are virgins # modern romance # tragic ending] [Animated comic coming soon] At the start of the school year that autumn, Lu Zhixia’s bright, starry eyes landed on him, and she froze. Was she really going to share a desk with Jiang Chiye, her longtime nemesis? And that wasn’t all. They were living under the same roof, too. She expected them to fight until the whole world shook, but instead, Lu Zhixia found that her nemesis seemed to d
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- 12 Hidden in Midsummer 藏于盛夏 A heads-up before you start ❗️: One of the side couples is a gay couple, so please skip this if that bothers you. [The print edition under the same title is now available] [Healing × Love that grows over time × Angsty school romance] Sweet, gentle, well-behaved student × rebellious, handsome bad boy That midsummer seemed hotter than any before. The girl in the graduation photo smiled sweetly, with a boy in a white shirt grinning boldly behind her. They met in midsummer, and parted in midsummer t 84.2kReads9.6Score14.8kShelves
- 13 Help! I Reborn to Leave, and Young Master Bo Is Losing His Mind! 救命！重生退场，薄少急红了眼！ [Past and Present Lives + Living for Herself + Both Pure in Love + A Little Angsty + Chasing His Wife] (A mildly angsty story, so read with caution if that’s not your thing.) In her previous life, Song Xixixi grew up in an orphanage without parents. When she was sixteen, Grandpa Bo brought her to the Bo family home. She lived with him and grew up alongside him. She had a crush on him since high school, always following him and patiently waiting for him. At their university graduation party, they 15.9kReads7.0Score571Shelves
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Childhood Sweethearts' Inferno, as They Fight Over the One Who Appeared Out of Nowhere 竹马火葬场，因为天降又争又抢
[Dark, Unhinged Childhood Friends + Childhood Friend Gets His Comeuppance + Newcomer Steals Her Away + True and Fake Young Master Trope + Love Triangle + Both Leads Are Inexperienced] [Pretends to Be Sunny, Actually a Yandere Childhood Friend × Pretends to Be Frail, Actually an Unhinged Childhood Friend × Pretends to Be Rebellious, Actually a Devoted Newcomer] Xia Han was about to confess to her childhood friend, but Song Xiangqiu only wanted them to remain friends. Their entanglements and push-
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Three Years After I Transmigrated, the City Lord Became My Prisoner 穿越3年后，城主成我阶下囚
Content warning: This is a revenge story with a tragic romance. The male lead seeks redemption. It includes injury, imprisonment, and whipping, so proceed with caution. The leads are bitter enemies bound by fate, in both this life and their past lives. Angst and heartbreak, both leads are strong and devoted to each other, happy ending Proud, aloof Emperor Star VS revenge-driven Seven Killings queen In her first life, Yun Shuyue fell blindly in love with Huo Chenfeng. Little did she know the ma
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The Feudal Tycoon Goes Wild Across the City After His Divorce 封建大佬离婚后，发疯全城
A powerful military, political, and business tycoon with a strong appetite + a delicate beauty in frail health + mutual devotion Jiang Qingwu was born with a special constitution. After marrying Gu Yunzhou, she was gentle and obedient, but she never dared to share a bed or get close to him. The mighty tycoon of the military, political, and business worlds had married a young wife, yet they could only treat each other with icy courtesy. At last, Gu Yunzhou could take it no longer and arranged for
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After Reuniting with His Wife, the Puppy Boy Cried Again and Again 和老婆重逢后，小狗他又又又哭了
[Mutually devoted couple + happy ending + rekindled romance + puppy love + mutual healing + younger man] No rivalry between women, no over-the-top drama A wronged puppy, a jealous puppy, a needy puppy Radiant beauty of an agent VS cool, aloof puppy of a doctor After reuniting with Ming Zailin, Xu Xuyan, who had gotten back what he thought he’d lost, would burst into tears at the slightest disagreement. “Where have you been all these years?” “Ming Zailin, am I trash to you, too? When you’re in a
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The Mad Power Minister Takes Her by Force: Imprisoning Her Heart 疯批权臣强娶豪夺：囚姕心
[Scheming Minister + Sweet, Naive Princess] Wang Chuzhi, the cold-hearted minister who holds the court in the palm of his hand. With a flick of his fingers, he can decide whether any official lives or dies. His gaze is icy, and he has never cared for romance. For twenty-six years, his heart remained frozen, his only concern the power of his family, until a graceful figure suddenly swept into his life and unsettled the calm he had maintained for so long. From then on, he cast off all restraint an
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The Moon Over the Qin Palace Shines on Me Once More 秦宫月，照我还
On the afternoon after the gaokao, Nianxin, a history major and passionate enthusiast, came across the words “The King of Qin swept away the Six States” in The Basic Annals of the First Emperor of Qin. Her fingertips burned. She had never imagined that her obsession with the ruler from two thousand years ago would draw her into a rift in time when an abnormal geomagnetic field swept her away in front of the earthen mound of the Qin Mausoleum. When she opened her eyes again, she had fallen into t
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Beastman, I'm Your Great-Great-Great-Great-Grandmother 兽人，我是你太太太太太奶奶
[Interstellar beast world + female-led romance + 1vN + all male leads are virgins + male rivalry + love triangle chaos + strongest heroine + heroine approves of everyone] An Yu transmigrated. She transmigrated to an interstellar beast world a thousand years in the future. There are many males and few females, women give birth to octuplets, and they can have three husbands and four consorts. Wait, three husbands and four consorts? Seven! And that’s not all. There are also followers, the unof
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- 21 She Was Just Playing Around, but the Brooding, Insecure Guy Took It Seriously 她只是玩玩，阴湿自卑男当真了 [Female-led BG + one female lead and multiple male leads + all male leads are virgins + adored by all + male rivalry and deadly love triangle + fake and real young masters + love at first sight + substitute romance] Also known as: “When the Male and Female Leads of a School Romance Switch Roles” After returning to the country, Yan Xi unexpectedly runs into Ji Lin, who looks about seventy percent like Qin Tian. So she pays him to be Qin Tian’s stand-in. Later, she realizes that everything has 463Reads—Score100Shelves
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The Coldhearted Doctor and the Mermaid Desperately in Love 冷漠的博士和疯狂求爱的人鱼
[BG + happy ending + obsessive, lovesick hero + gloomy, insecure man + both virgins + angsty romance + he runs, she chases + star-crossed love + dog-training fiction] "A brilliant, cold, emotionless researcher VS a bloodthirsty, loyal experimental merman" Note: The hero has the status of a legitimate husband, the tolerance of a concubine, and the tricks of a courtesan. He’s intensely jealous and will pin the heroine against a wall or force himself on her at the slightest provocation, but she’ll
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The Young Master Always Wants to Be a Dog 少爷他总想当狗
[Female lead is not a virgin; male lead is! Self-interest above all, dog-training romance, irresistible heroine, male lead is hopelessly in love, men competing for her] The heroine is a warm, sunny girl in public, but moody and unpredictable in private. The male lead has a bit of a crush on her. The heroine will interact with different boys and men!!! Zhu Yuan came to Shanghai because her mother's employer's young master was there. Room and board were covered, and she would even be paid. All
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After I Died, All That Came Out Was a Lifetime of Sobs! 我死后，说出来的是一生的呜咽！
After I Died, All That Came Out Was a Lifetime of Sobs!
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- 25 The Night Before His College Entrance Exam, My Heart Stopped 他高考前夜，我心脏停了 The Night Before His College Entrance Exam, My Heart Stopped 2kReads—Score—Shelves
- 26 The Last Page: It Hurts So Much! 最后一页：我好疼！ The Last Page: It Hurts So Much! 50Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 A Nation Ruined by the Author's Pen 笔下亡国 A Fallen Kingdom, Written Into Being 117Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 Broken Kisses! 碎吻！ Broken Kiss! 17Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 A Mute Love in Wind and Snow 风雪哑恋 A Mute Love Amid Wind and Snow 220Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 The Yellow River's Mandarin Ducks 黄河鸳鸯 The Yellow River’s Star-Crossed Lovers 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 Old Stories of Qingxi 清溪旧事 Old Stories of Qingxi 29Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 Little Fox of Qingqiu: A Millennium of Cultivation, Reduced to Ash in a Day! 青丘小狐：千年修行，一朝成灰！ The Little Fox of Qingqiu: A Thousand Years of Cultivation, Reduced to Ash in a Single Day! 99Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 A Glimmer of Light in the Wasteland! 废土微光！ A Glimmer in the Wasteland! 57Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 By the Time He Returned, I Was Gone 他归来时，我已不在 By the time he returned, I was already gone 25Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 Snow Festival! 雪祭！ Snow Festival! 104Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 Ten Years After My Death, He Dug Up My Body in a Mass Grave 我死后十年，他在乱葬岗挖我尸体 Ten years after I died, he dug up my body from the mass grave 708Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 By the Time He Kissed Me, I Was Already Cold 他吻我时，我已冰冷 He kissed me when I was already cold. 221Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 The Home We Never Spoke Of 未说出口的家 The Home Left Unspoken 22Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 A Beauty Buried in Snow! 雪葬红颜！ Snow Buries the Beauty! 173Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 Two Critical Condition Notices, One Boat Ticket, and an Elopement with No Tomorrow! 两张病危通知书，一张船票，和一场没有明天的私奔！ Two critical condition notices, one boat ticket, and an elopement with no tomorrow! 703Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 I’m His Third Substitute 我是他的第三个替身 I’m His Third Replacement 112Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 He Traded Heart for Heart 他以心换心 He Repays Heart with Heart 715Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 Divine-Grade 神品 Three Law Secret Realms have appeared in the underground city of the East Sea, sparking a fierce scramble among countless factions. The reason is that the protagonist possesses the divine ability to make his words come true! He can complete alchemy and artifact crafting with just a thought. And since he also has an immortal artifact, he joins the competition for the secret realms! 384Reads—Score—Shelves
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After Training My Brothers to Heel, He Gradually Became Obsessed 把哥哥兄弟训成狗后，他逐渐痴迷
The ratings just opened, so they'll rise later. A cunning, scheming young master from the capital X A beautiful, innocent little princess from Hong Kong [Sweet Romance + Love Rival Drama + Rekindled Romance + Winning Her Back + Some Ensemble Cast] Zhou Yujian, a refined young gentleman back from studying in the United States, has a face that's nothing short of perfect. His family is influential, and women chasing him could form a line stretching from the United States to the capital. Yet for fiv
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His Warm Sunshine Won’t Let Her Run 他的暖阳不许逃
[Warm, sunny heroine × cool, aloof, high-born CEO + obsessive, lovesick, controlling male lead with overwhelming possessiveness and a mad streak + confines the heroine later on + forced love] Su Tang is a warm little sun who falls for the cool and elegant Lu Shizhou. At first, even she thinks she’s aiming too high. But no one knows what kind of obsessive longing lies beneath Lu Shizhou’s seemingly distant gaze. She goes to great lengths to win him over, thinking it’s the start of a sweet romance
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The Likelihood of Becoming a Scumbag When You're Handsome 长的好看成为人渣的可能性
Angsty romance (a scumbag heroine x a devoted hero). The hero is drop-dead gorgeous, and the heroine is a rich young heiress who plays the villain. (Happy ending! Read without worry.) Beliefs, worldview, and a realistic setting. Lin Xiaomeng fell on the ski slope again. Her knee slammed into the snow, and she sucked in a sharp breath from the pain. “Bai Xi.” “It hurts so much.” The wind howled. No one answered. “Why haven’t you come to carry me down the mountain?” “Bai Xi, there’s somethin
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GB: My Enemy Becomes My Slave, and I Make Him Pay GB：仇人成了我奴仆，狠狠虐他
[Warning: This is an angsty story! The female lead torments the male lead, physically and emotionally. Expect kneeling, imprisonment, whips... If you can’t handle that, read with caution!] [Cool, vengeful queen vs. sweet, gentle demon king] Both leads are devoted to each other, both leads are devoted to each other, both leads are devoted to each other!!! When Chi Feiyan passed by a brothel, she rescued a beautiful boy and took him in as her disciple. She raised him with care, teaching him and pa
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- 48 General! The Young Master Is Crying from the Pain Again 将军！公子他又疼哭了 [Female-led romance + GB] A fierce, violent female general or noble princess versus a clever, loyal, obedient prince or consort. Ling Ao, the great general of the Zhenyuan Army, is the only princess of the Ling Dynasty’s Emperor Linghe. She commands the army and is doted on by her father and mother. The Haitang Courtyard in the General’s Residence is already full of exceptionally handsome beauties. So why would she need a consort? Cang Yue, a male concubine sent by the Yuerong Kingdom, has a que 6.2kReads9.0Score375Shelves
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President Song Is Critically Ill. Madam, Please Stop Torturing Him 宋总已病危，夫人别虐了
Gu Wanrou died, and Song Yichen told Wen Zhixi, “Let’s get divorced. The mistress of the Song family can’t have a single stain on her reputation. You’ve disgraced that position.” Wen Zhixi screamed herself hoarse trying to explain, but he said, “She harmed the Gu family’s daughter. That alone proves she’s deranged and deserves to die.” Yet, after being gravely wounded, he told Fu Xinian, “Yes, I love her. My feelings haven’t changed in all these years. What does Gu Wanrou amount to? She’s not wo
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Take Her to Register the Marriage! The Abstinent CEO Begs Her for Affection, Eyes Red 拉她领证！禁欲霸总红着眼求她宠
[Male lead gets hurt + angst + reunion after years apart + rekindled love + love grows over time + painful romance + happy ending] A deeply devoted, self-effacing, love-struck male lead vs. a cold, stubborn, fiercely independent female lead Young Master Qi, a famous CEO in the business world, was strikingly handsome and came from a distinguished family. Five years ago, he knelt humbly for love, causing a sensation across the city. On the day of his engagement, he was cruelly dumped. She joined f
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