The Male Lead Has a Past, but He Truly Loves the Female Lead. She Is His Life!!! 男主不洁，但他真的很爱女主，她是他的命！！！

1. 1 京 Jinghuai, Together at Dusk 京淮，共晚 Waiting for the Begonias to Bloom静待海棠花开Modern Romance504k WordsCompleted Zhou Jinghuai, heir to the Zhou Group in Jiangcheng. In Zhou Jinghuai’s dictionary, there are only things he wants and things he doesn’t. There has never been anything he couldn’t get, including Lin Wan. So what if her heart belongs to someone else? 16.3kReads8.8Score1.3kShelves

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   ① In his youth, the male lead, Zhou Jinghuai, was a playboy with a wild and untamed nature. He was constantly surrounded by women, earning a notorious reputation, and none of his girlfriends lasted more than six months. In his dictionary, there was only "want" and "don't want"; he never failed to get anything, including Lin Wan, even though she already had someone else in her heart… ② The male lead is a CEO, and the female lead is a soldier; their marriage is an arranged marriage. After their wedding night, the female lead joins the army, while the male lead, a womanizer, is constantly embroiled in scandals. Six years later, due to a secret mission, the female lead is forced to bring her child to him…

2. 2 芭 Oh, Crap! The Whole Internet Is Watching as the Movie Emperor Calls Me His Wife 芭比Q！全网直播，影帝喊我老婆 Su Er苏饵Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted 1v1 romance. The male lead has no first love; it's all in the female lead's sick mind! A lighthearted, sweet and satisfying story, with sweetness taking the lead and wish fulfillment on the side. First love for both leads. Important: The entire plot revolves around the romance between the leads! When I say the female lead is crazy, I mean she's actually crazy, in every sense of the word, including medically! P.S. I don't mind if you read with your brain switched on, but I recommend leaving it sw 6.3kReads9.3Score581Shelves

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   This is incredibly sweet; anyone who likes sweet romance novels should definitely check this one out.

3. 3 军 My Army Officer Wife Is a Little Cold 军官老婆有点冷 Melodious Flute笛声悠扬Modern Romance3.6M WordsCompleted [Military marriage, scientist, love after marriage, rekindled romance, one-on-one, genius child] One is a cool, beautiful woman with the highest-ranking academic credentials in the military; the other is a dashing new tycoon in the business world. A marriage alliance binds them together. On their wedding night, he tells her, “The only thing I can give you is the title of my wife.” Faced with her husband's endless scandals, Ouyang Ruixi grows increasingly disillusioned. She keeps her longtime sec 7.3kReads8.4Score729Shelves
4. 4 穿 I Transmigrated as the Heir's Wife, and My Husband Is One of a Pair of Twins 穿越成世子妃，夫君竟是双生子 Yuzu Builds a Bridge柚出一座桥Ancient Romance345k WordsCompleted Reborn + transmigrate + golden finger + playing dumb while hiding one's true strength At twenty-nine, He Fengxi, a committed singleton, finally set off on an RV trip. The moment she opened her eyes, she had transmigrated to an imaginary ancient dynasty and become a prince's consort. She had money, beauty, and a noble status, as well as an impossibly handsome husband. But then again... there's no such thing as a free lunch. 1.6kReads—Score155Shelves

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5. 5 无 Foraging on an Uninhabited Planet, I Became a Billionaire 无人星球薅羊毛，我成了百亿富婆 Yuzu Builds a Bridge柚出一座桥Modern Romance510k WordsOngoing Golden finger + romance + getting rich + a little sweet romance The heroine only wants to get rich and hates troublesome things. Her greatest passion is keeping her head down and getting richer, richer, and richer! It’s a normal, mildly sweet romance, not some melodramatic, face-slapping power fantasy. The hero has family responsibilities. He has a cold, emotionless face, but inside he’s a slightly scheming, goofy, tsundere. The moment he sees the heroine, he wants to kiss her, hug her, and lift 4.9kReads6.2Score742Shelves
6. 6 白 The Night His White Moonlight Had a Fever, I Called a Divorce Lawyer 白月光发烧那夜，我拨通了离婚律师电话 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊8k WordsCompleted The Night His White Moonlight Came Down with a Fever, I Called a Divorce Lawyer 958Reads—Score—Shelves

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   [Abusive Love, Twists and Turns, Pursuit of the Wife] My beloved had a fever of 39.8℃. He rushed back after three connecting flights, only to say, "My private jet needs to apply for a flight route." I stayed up all night, bringing her water, paying the bills, and comforting her, saying, "I'll be there soon." For three years of marriage, I lived as her shadow, my clothes, my speech, my laughter all mirroring hers. Until I handed him the divorce papers, he pushed the medical records towards me with red eyes: "You lost your memory in the car accident—the person I proposed to has always been you."

7. 7 不 The Undying Starveling 不死饿殍 Yu Jinhe余瑾和Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing Tomato Original: They all call me Shen Qianqiu, or the Undying Wretch. I survived the meat hooks used to butcher people for food, weathered the storms of the Tang and Song dynasties, and witnessed the flames of war under the Yuan and Ming... I have walked this mortal world for a thousand years. “They ate me for a thousand years. At last, they ate me into a god.” 3.2kReads—Score235Shelves

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   Chapter 303 is suspenseful to the max! The part where the mysterious figure comes to investigate the "death" had me holding my breath, my finger pressed to my brow. The author's pacing is superb; the tension, feints, and unexpected turns are more stable than a rollercoaster ride, leaving my palms sweaty after reading.

8. 8 恶 The Villainess Only Wants to Stay Alive 恶役女配她只想活命 Irritable123暴躁123Fantastical Romance278k WordsCompleted [Love at first sight + slice of life + fragile heroine + not a power fantasy + not a strong female lead + multiple POVs + relies on the male lead + heroine fans beware + both virgins + half-human, half-dragon] Money-loving, stingy dragon-born hero vs. fragile, lustful ordinary girl When Yu Chenxue woke up, she discovered she was living in a dragon-born hero novel, and she was the vicious supporting character who wouldn’t survive ten chapters. The male lead in the book, Chen Yanfan, came from a c 462.7kReads9.2Score90.4kShelves

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   You'll really regret not reading this! Although the character modeling occasionally falters, the plot completely makes up for it. There are no messy misunderstandings, the male lead loves the female lead, and the author loves the female lead too. Highly recommended!

9. 9 为 Bowing for Her: Lu’s Road to Redemption After Rebirth 为她折腰：陆总的重生赎罪路 Turned into a Fish in the Northern Sea化鱼北溟Modern Romance40k WordsCompleted [Modern Urban] + [Both Reborn] + [Angsty Romance] + [Possessive Redemption] The first thing I did after being reborn was personally lay an inescapable trap for my enemy. In her previous life, Jiang Xue was imprisoned by Lu Xiaoting, a ruthless and possessive business tycoon, who accidentally strangled her to death. Carrying a deep-seated grudge, she is reborn in her college years and disguises herself as the pure, unattainable moonlight Lu Xiaoting cannot resist, luring him into her trap step by 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Although it is pathological, it cannot be ignored.

10. 10 被 Forced to Marry a Corrupt Eunuch, I Climbed into the Dragon Bed and Won the Emperor's Favor! 被逼嫁奸宦，我爬龙床，夺帝宠！ Mr. Ruan Loves Loaches爱吃泥鳅的阮先生Ancient Romance132k WordsOngoing [Traditional historical romance + love that grows over time] After the Empress Dowager died, Shen Yuchun, a senior palace maid, should have been able to leave the palace. Instead, Consort Shu forced her to stay and ordered her to serve in Chief Eunuch Yang's quarters. Chief Eunuch Yang was over forty, cruel, and lecherous. Yuchun went to Kunning Palace to beg the Empress to rescind the order. But the Empress said, "You're an old palace maid past your prime. Marrying Eunuch Yang is a blessing for 44Reads—Score157Shelves
11. 11 和 How About Breaking Up with Him? How About Loving Only Me? 和他分手好不好，只爱我好不好 Mi Ge's Little Sidekick米哥的小跟班Modern Romance150k WordsOngoing [Clear-Eyed, Teasing Siren] [Brooding Puppy Who Steals His Friend's Girl] [Scheming, Deep-Hearted Fox Who Steals His Wife] Warnings: Mature men and women. Shang Hejing is a notorious top-tier playboy in their social circle, untouchable and ruthless. Everyone thinks that stealing his childhood friend's girl is just a game to him, a whim. To win Sang Yinwu, he willingly becomes her secret lover, with no title and no public recognition. "Ji Jiming can't give you what you want. I'll give you ever 62Reads—Score186Shelves
12. 12 重 Reborn: After She Was Murdered and Dumped at Sea, She Came Back 重生：被杀抛尸入海后，她回来了 Yuzu Builds a Bridge柚出一座桥Modern Romance137k WordsOngoing Reborn+Ex-husband’s agonizing pursuit+Second male lead takes the lead+Face-slapping In her previous life, Qi Xingmo had been married into the Wen family for only three months when she died in an abandoned factory by the sea. After fighting desperately, she was strangled with a rope by the criminals and dumped into the ocean. When her husband, Wen Yicheng, received the criminals’ ransom call, he said only, “If you’re going to kill her, then kill her. Just make sure you dump her far away afterward 1.7kReads—Score196Shelves
13. 13 污 You Accuse Me of Being the Other Woman? Then I'll Steal Your Boyfriend 污蔑我当小三？如你所愿抢你男友 The Pig by the River河边的猪Modern Romance146k WordsOngoing [Questionable Morals] [1v1] [Both Chaste] Xia Zhiyue is suddenly accused of being a homewrecker. By chance, she discovers that the culprit is her roommate and friend, who did it because a man who used to pursue Xia Zhiyue treated her rather well. Since you've put it that way, Xia Zhiyue turns her gaze to the boyfriend her friend is always bragging about. Fine, I'll give you what you want. To get back at her friend, Xia Zhiyue looks for chances to seduce the woman's boyfriend. After several attem 11.4kReads—Score1kShelves

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    "She's naive, soft-hearted, and loyal—the easiest to manipulate. A few sweet words and she's grateful to me." Her friend clicked her tongue twice. "You're really something. You act like her best friend on the surface, but behind her back, you've got her completely under your thumb. Her reputation at school is ruined." "But Xixi, what did she do to you that you had to do this to her?" The girl asked curiously. "Hmph, don't let her timid demeanor fool you, she's got a big heart. She put on a pitiful act to seduce Zheng Ze." "Doesn't she know Zheng Ze is your suitor? Shameless! And Zheng Ze too—she's nothing compared to you. He liked you, yet he still fancyed her? His taste has plummeted!" "Men, they'll take what's offered. Luckily, I didn't agree to be with him. He's too easygoing, even liking that country bumpkin." The tone was utterly disdainful. Outside the door. Xia Zhiyue froze, her blood instantly freezing. The hand gripping the doorknob tightened, knuckles turning white, and it felt as if countless ice needles were piercing the heart.

14. 14 最 The Perfect One True Love 最佳白月光 A Little White Poplar一颗小白杨Modern Romance389k WordsCompleted Song Qingruan was the dream girl of every wealthy young man in Haicheng. Everyone in the city knew that Shang Jingyu, heir to the Shang family, was madly in love with her. The aloof, untouchable golden boy showed her all his tenderness and affection. On the eve of their wedding, Shang Jingyu was drugged by the powerful eldest daughter of the Su family, who had been secretly in love with him for years. Song Qingruan was forced to terminate her pregnancy and leave the country. - Four years later, 19.3kReads8.8Score1.5kShelves

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    In this book, the male lead and the female lead's first love are both involved. The male lead is drugged by his own mother and marries the female supporting character.

15. 15 公 Young Master Ning 公子宁 Momo's Little Words墨墨小语Ancient Romance84k WordsOngoing [Disguised as a man + sweet romance and political intrigue + born into an alternate world] Yan Ning is born into the alternate Great Shuo Dynasty as the “young master” of a general's household. It's hell from the start: her grandfather wants a male heir, so her parents decide to tell everyone they had a son. Her greatest wish: to eat her fill, do nothing, and live in peace. That is, until she meets the legendary God of War, Prince Pei Shuohan. He's cold and abstinent, and keeps everyone at a dis 111Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male lead is aloof and distant to outsiders, holds an important position, and is extremely self-disciplined. The female lead is always very rational and calm, but her emotions are repeatedly disrupted by the male lead's favoritism.

16. 16 六 Six Years Later, My Husband Said He Kept Photos from the Night I Cheated 六年后，老公说他存着我出轨那晚的照片 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊9k WordsCompleted Six years later, my husband said he had kept the photos from the night I cheated. 354Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 17 产 The Day the Babies Were Switched at the Maternity Ward, the Tycoon Family and the White Moonlight Both Smiled 产房换子那一天，豪门和白月光都笑了 Tangerine Sand桔沙12k WordsCompleted The day the babies were switched in the delivery room, the wealthy family and the favored daughter both smiled. 41Reads—Score—Shelves

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    He was impure, but he truly loved her; she was his life. Initially, the female lead was the male lead's mistress and a substitute for his unrequited love. They made a deal: money, and his unrequited love would return to exchange for a child. Years later, he faced a heartbreaking situation as he relentlessly pursued his wife.

18. 18 校 The Campus Heartthrob's First Love Is Back, and I Can No Longer Hide My Love Letters 校草白月光回国，我暗恋情书藏不住 Tangerine Sand桔沙8k WordsCompleted The campus heartthrob's first love is back in the country, and I can't hide my secret love letter anymore. 876Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Impure yet truly in love with her, between his white moonlight and her, who would he ultimately choose? He let his white moonlight and everyone else trample on her most selfless love amidst her bitter youth. He was also a member of the school bullying; just because she was ugly, everyone bullied and harassed her, even her roommates. They demanded she buy them milk tea as a token of their respect. Ugly and poor, her youthful confession was like a moth drawn to a flame, utterly fruitless. Loving someone unrequited, tears streamed down her face. She even had to bring him Americano, who loved playing basketball. Watching him and his white moonlight, a seemingly perfect couple that others envied, she forced herself to pretend nothing was wrong. He was jealous of her lack of official status, allowing everyone to insult her, saying she was ugly and unworthy of him. His unrequited love sought help from an online dating partner to have her defiled, only to be met with cold indifference. He began to love her, protecting her when she was publicly humiliated, but it was too late; her love was shattered. She realized he was just an ordinary man. After losing her memory, she still fell in love with the person she fell in love with at first sight. He married her because she was pregnant, yet he was still jealous of her official status. After regaining her memory, she wanted a divorce to escape him, who was inherently bad. Years later, after she ran away pregnant, why did she still need his help after their broken relationship was mended?

19. 19 我 I Just Started Acting Like a Person. Why Did You All Stop Smiling? 我只是活的像个人了，你们怎么都不笑了？ Yuzu Builds a Bridge柚出一座桥11k WordsCompleted I just started living like a person. Why did you all stop smiling? 9Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 20 犟 Stubborn Bones 犟骨 One Big Fish Head一条大鱼头Modern Romance519k WordsCompleted [Reunion After Years Apart + The Chase to Win Her Back + Two Cool, Distant Personalities + Eight-Year Age Gap] (Not a pure one-to-one romance. Please read the blurb before starting!!!! If it’s not your cup of tea, don’t read!!!! Malicious ratings will lower your luck!) “Arrogant and refined, stern and composed, a CEO from the elite” Zhou Congjin vs. “Cool and stubborn, worldly-wise, an ordinary-class beauty from a scholarly family” Shen Yi Shen Yi had always known that someone like Zhou Congjin 65.7kReads9.0Score18.6kShelves
21. 21 暴 After Beating Her, the Bloodthirsty Prince Regretted It 暴打她后，嗜血王爷后悔了 Shui Huan水欢Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted For the sake of the woman he loved, he cruelly humiliated her, grinding her dignity and body beneath his heel until they were crushed to dust. He even ran a sword through her chest. As she lay near death, he curled his lips into a bewitching smile. “Let her live or die as she will. This prince doesn't care!” But when she resolutely left the prince's manor, he came to his senses. She ran, and he chased after her. “Wherever you go, this prince will go too!” She raised a knife, and he offered her h 4.4kReads8.7Score344Shelves

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    The man is impure, but he later loves the female lead with his life.

22. 22 虐 After Tormenting His Wife, the Pious Prince of Beijing Weeps and Begs Her to Take Him Back! 虐妻火葬场，京圈佛子他哭着求复合！ Cooking Congee with a Broken Branch折枝煮粥Modern Romance902k WordsCompleted [Both virgins + aloof Buddhist heir of the capital's elite finally bows his head + groveling quest to win her back + countdown] For three years, Xu Fanyin is with the Buddhist heir of the capital's elite. Every night, she has to kneel naked in the meditation room while he practices his faith. Then she accidentally enters his private courtyard and finds the walls covered with nude paintings of herself. He had lured her into his trap to avenge his younger sister, Shen Jingshi. Xu Fanyin is devasta 5kReads6.2Score177Shelves

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    "Mingchen, were you with Xu Fanyin last night?" Old Madam Shen's cold voice came through. "Yes." "It's a wonder you have such patience. You deliberately ran into her and stayed with her for three years before deciding to take action. If you ask me, you should have found some scum to ruin Xu Fanyin to vent your anger!" "I will avenge Jingshi myself, and I will make Xu Jianfeng's sister taste the same suffering my sister endured." Shen Mingchen's voice was colder than Xu Fanyin had ever heard before. "What about these paintings on the wall?" "At the end of the month, after I finish the last one, I will hold a public exhibition at the largest art museum in Beicheng." "That's how it should be! At that time, Xu Fanyin will be disgraced, and her whole family will taste the pain we suffered back then!" Every word in the secluded courtyard clearly reached Xu Fanyin's ears through the heavy wooden door.

23. 23 影 The Movie Emperor’s Assistant Is the CEO’s Unforgettable First Love 影帝的助理是霸总白月光 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊18k WordsCompleted The Movie Emperor's Assistant Is the CEO's White Moonlight 60Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 24 京 Snow Still Falls Over the Capital 京雪未央 Lu Xi卢西Modern Romance532k WordsCompleted Everyone told Lin Shu that Shen Yanqing, a powerful man from the highest echelons of Beijing society, had loved too many people to ever stay for anyone. But clear-eyed even as she sank deeper, she still boarded this colossal ship, and he gradually drew her into Beijing's upper circles. He said, "It's nice to stay in Beijing. That way, you'll be close to me." But in the end, he personally sent her to America. 5.3kReads9.0Score730Shelves
25. 25 怎 How Could Anyone Resist Her? 怎敌她动人 Biyou彼呦Modern Romance551k WordsCompleted [Physical book goes on sale September 19 at 7:30 p.m.] [Reborn in school + healing + secret crush from the male lead + both leads have no past relationships, happy ending] Bright, charming sweetheart x obsessive, restrained man * In the eyes of outsiders, Xu Jiqing was refined and aloof, a dazzling new elite from a wealthy family and a self-made miracle who had risen from poverty. Su Xia was unbelievably lucky to marry him at her most desperate. Only Su Xia knew that Xu Jiqing was a madman. She 201.7kReads9.5Score30kShelves
26. 26 白 The White Moonlight Returns, and the Substitute Wife Won’t Put Up With It Anymore 白月光回归，替身夫人她不干了 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Marriage & Romance18k WordsCompleted Her White Moonlight Returns, and the Substitute Wife Is Done with It 852Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 27 网 Online Dating the Cold, Handsome Campus Hunk: The Scheming Gold Digger Takes the Crown 网恋清冷校草，恶毒捞女配上位 Tangerine Sand桔沙8k WordsCompleted Online Dating the Cool, Distant Campus Hunk: The Scheming Gold Digger Claims Her Place 501Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Despite his impure paternity, he truly loved her. Initially, to fulfill his father's mandate of a forced marriage, he used online dating to make money. His "white moonlight" (his love interest) was fiercely contested after their marriage, leading to a chaotic and desperate situation as two brothers tried to win her back.

28. 28 强 I Tried to Marry My Cold White Moonlight by Force, but After Being Reborn, I Changed My Mind 强嫁白月光太高冷，重生后不嫁了 Lazy Big Cat懒大猫Ancient Romance404k WordsCompleted [Both leads are inexperienced] In her previous life, Jiang Tingyue loved Lu Shen, the illegitimate son of the Minister of Rites, and used her father’s influence to force him into marrying her. But after they wed, she learned that he already loved someone else. After regaining his status as crown prince and ascending the throne, the first thing he did was marry that woman and make her empress. As for Jiang Tingyue, she was imprisoned in the Cold Palace, where someone brought her a cup of poisoned 16.7kReads8.4Score1kShelves

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    On the eve of their wedding, she was so overjoyed she couldn't sleep. She lay on her desk, filling sheet after sheet with his name, her unspoken love hidden deep within her heart. At that time, she was fearless, believing her love, like the rising sun, would eventually melt Lu Shen's icy heart. Only after the wedding, when he became cold and distant, repeatedly rejecting her advances, did she realize with a start that he hadn't wanted this marriage. She had seen the paintings he treasured in his study, carefully preserved, as if afraid of even a speck of dust. It turned out Lu Shen had someone he loved, a girl he wanted to marry—but that person wasn't her. Later, Lu Shen, originally the son of a lowly official, revealed his true identity: he was the crown prince chosen by the late emperor. Now, he had successfully rebelled and reclaimed everything that was rightfully his. Standing on the supreme throne, he was about to carefully offer the equally noble position of empress to his beloved. Jiang Tingyue, who had forced and humiliated him, was imprisoned in the Cold Palace. As for her family, because they were staunch supporters of the emperor, they were imprisoned and might lose their lives at any moment.

29. 29 追 Eight Years of Chasing You: Please Sign Here 追妻八年，请签收 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊30k WordsCompleted Chasing My Wife for Eight Years: Please Sign Here 1.6kReads—Score—Shelves
30. 30 听 Rumor Has It the Noble Consort Alone Enjoys the Emperor's Favor in the Deep Palace 听说贵妃在深宫独得圣上恩宠 Que Ling Yan Zi雀翎宴子Ancient Romance568k WordsCompleted When they were young and love stirred in his heart, he took her in. Once he held power, he had no choice but to hide her away. In the lonely inner palace, she waited quietly, day after day and year after year. For power and status, he feared nothing. He overcame every obstacle and held her close. Behind layer upon layer of palace gates and red walls, a dream within a dream awakened the lovers from their reverie. 9.2kReads9.0Score593Shelves
31. 31 她 After She Changed Her College Entrance Exam Choices in Secret, the School Hunk Went Red-Eyed with Rage 她偷改高考志愿后，校草急红了眼 You Liangchen有良辰Modern Romance484k WordsCompleted The rating was just posted, so it may not be accurate. It’ll go up later ❤️ [The male lead pursues his wife through fire and water + the heroine, a hopeless romantic, suddenly wakes up + both leads are each other’s one and only + sweet romance + happy ending] [Gentle yet resilient beauty of Nanda University × aloof, noble heartthrob of Jingda University] Xu Huan loved He Qingchen for ten whole years! From the start of high school until she graduated from university, he never returned her feel 6.2kReads7.0Score238Shelves
32. 32 娘 Your Majesty, the Emperor Has Lost His Memory and Brought a Woman Back to the Palace! 娘娘，陛下失忆带一女子回宫！ A Feather in the Flowing Light流光一羽Ancient Romance433k WordsOngoing [Transmigrate into a book] [Training a possessive man] [Top-tier romantic tension] Bright, seductive, flirtatious actress vs. cold-blooded feudal emperor Ruan Jinzhao transmigrated into a cruel palace-intrigue novel, becoming the vicious Noble Consort who met a tragic end. In the book, the male lead, Helian Xuanguī, favored her for three years, but it was all an act. After an accident left the emperor with amnesia, he was rescued by the heroine, Jiang Ning. When the original Noble Consort retu 270.1kReads9.1Score46.1kShelves

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    This book isn't even listed in the title! Although it's still being serialized, I highly recommend it!!!

33. 33 许 Xu Shijingli 许谁京荔 1291Modern Romance299k WordsCompleted Sickly beauty · world-weary · and noble, depraved mad dog – Everyone in high society knew Su Rao loved He Jizhou. She loved him enough to tolerate him keeping countless canaries on the side, and enough to never get angry no matter what he did. The only time she had ever fought back was when he brought up divorce. He Jizhou didn’t love Su Rao. He did everything in his power to get a divorce and tried every trick he could think of. Whether he surrounded himself with other women, brought them home, 16.5kReads5.6Score2.6kShelves

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    This perfectly matches the description! The male lead initially uses every trick in the book to force the female lead to divorce him, even having a whole house full of mistresses just to annoy her. Later, after they actually divorce, he relentlessly pursues her, acting like a complete clown, trying his best to disgust her but genuinely just wanting to keep her from going astray. Overall, it's very heartbreaking, frustrating, and infuriating; it's incredibly torturous.

34. 34 开 A Dad from the Start: My Wife Betrayed Me, So I Fought Back 开局当奶爸，妻子背叛我强势逆袭 Qilin Beast麒麟兽Urban180k WordsOngoing Lin Chen is a devoted dad. He and his wife went from college sweethearts to a married couple, and she’s a venture-banking executive. They have a house and a car. But once their life improved, he discovered that his wife had been refusing to let him touch her for years. Whenever she returned from a business trip, her shirt often carried another man’s cigarette smell, and she would bring home a bottle of premium ginseng liquor, a supposed tonic for men. It all hinted that she was seeing someone el 3.4kReads5.9Score240Shelves

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    This 9.9-Rated novel! My cheeks are practically frozen from laughing so much 😂, it's so good, so funny 😂, I was laughing the whole time I was reading it, I couldn't stop. Words can't express how much I love this novel 😍 [heart emoji][pout emoji]

35. 35 渴 After a Rural Girl with Skin Hunger Catches the Eye of an Ascetic Big Shot 渴肤症农村妹宝被禁欲大佬盯上后 One Bored Rich Lady无聊富婆一枚Modern Romance99k WordsOngoing [A seemingly soft and sweet younger girl who keeps her pain inside x an older, abstinent man with an overpowering need for control] [Seven-year age gap + He has been plotting this for a long time + Size difference + Instinctive attraction + They both fall helplessly for each other] - When Shen Zhi was brought from the countryside to the city by the Lu family, everyone said she had struck it lucky. The Lu family even arranged her engagement to their young master, Lu Zheng, in the name of repaying 19.9kReads—Score1.3kShelves

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    😬The daddy is incredibly powerful and has a physical attraction to her! He falls in love at first sight with the delicate young lady, and through a series of seductions and forceful advances, he spoils her rotten! The ambiguous and tumultuous relationship is incredibly captivating!

36. 36 反 The Villainess Kills with Her Beauty 反派她以美貌杀人 Shattered Starlight夜空碎光Ancient Romance355k WordsCompleted (The heroine is a true villain. If you prefer morally upright characters, read with caution.) She was the villain of a book, but she never knew it. But what did that matter? Her beloved was dead. How could those responsible for his death be allowed to live? She toyed with the world in the palm of her hand, laying schemes within schemes and concealing deadly intent at every turn. Her gentle nature and ethereal beauty were both weapons, and no one could stand in the way of her revenge. The person 4.2kReads9.4Score493Shelves
37. 37 别 Don't Be So Flirtatious 别那么风流 Jun Buqi君不弃Modern Romance298k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication] [Playboy Reformed | He Pursues Her | Chasing His Wife to the Crematorium | One-on-One] [Bright, easygoing girl ✖️ elegant, roguish playboy] With a flawless, breathtakingly beautiful face, he charmed every woman in sight and was notorious for his carefree ways. She was a little princess who had grown up adored by everyone, and the younger sister of his friend. He shouldn’t have laid a hand on her. He wasn’t worthy of her. But again and again, he fought his feelings, 17.7kReads9.2Score1.7kShelves

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    ⭐1️⃣The male lead is a notorious womanizer, yet he falls for his best friend's sister, Xu Yuan💘. Knowing it's wrong, he repeatedly loses control, and when the female lead criticizes his messy romantic history, he humbly begs for forgiveness with red eyes [almost crying]. The former playboy bows down to the female lead🥰, regarding her as the purest rose in his life…[sending heart] 🍒2️⃣Chi Xiao, a top-tier tycoon, has a history of womanizing, but falls deeply in love with the down-on-her-luck female lead, Shen Zhaixing😍. The female lead marries him as her fourth wife for protection, but he transfers 90 billion US dollars to her name [smirking], even giving up everything to become a Chinese citizen, completely suppressing his womanizing ways, and doting solely on the female lead…[shy]

38. 38 残 Blood-Red Sunset 残阳似血 Yao Qingxue妖清雪Modern Romance479k WordsCompleted [Female special forces soldier vs. heir to a financial empire] [Love and hate] [Suspenseful tragic romance] [Tragic ending] He commanded a vast business empire, and money and women were the things he had most of. They were also the things he loved most. He loved lots and lots of money, and women who were very, very special. She was the strongest special forces soldier, bar none. She had no desires and stood alone in the world. Watching her, he couldn’t help saying, “I think I’ve really fallen in 61Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is about a prodigal son's return, but it's too late; it's all regret.

39. 39 新 On My Wedding Night, I Discovered the First Anomaly 新婚之夜，我发现了第一个异常 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊13k WordsCompleted On My Wedding Night, I Discovered the First Anomaly 71Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 40 掌 His Only Darling: I Accidentally Flirted with a Powerful Tycoon 掌心独宠：错撩权势滔天的大佬 Twilight Glow暮熹Modern Romance328k WordsCompleted [Both leads have no other partners + marriage before love + powerful top-tier wealthy family + possessive male lead + coercive romance + sweet pampering + one-on-one] When you’re unlucky, even drinking cold water can make you choke. Shen Zhaixing goes on a business trip to the Middle East, where she not only gets cheated on by her boyfriend but also ends up trapped in Qiubai, a land divided among warlords, unable to return home. She learns that the “green hat” she gave her cheating ex is none o 28.5kReads9.4Score3.4kShelves
41. 41 拒 I Refused to Be a Marquis's Concubine and Married a Prince Instead. The Heir Apparent Regrets It 拒做侯府妾，转身嫁皇子世子悔晕 Xiaoxiang Lady Traveler潇湘女客Ancient Romance263k WordsCompleted She is the legitimate daughter of the chancellor, famed throughout the capital and betrothed to her childhood sweetheart, the heir to a marquis’s household. She believes they will be together for life, just the two of them. He is the fourth prince, brilliant and gifted, but so reserved by nature that he keeps his love buried deep in his heart, silently protecting her for years. Then the political winds shift. He is framed and demoted, and her family is dragged down with him, falling into ruin. A 573Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "I, Wang Ruolan, would rather marry a rustic villager than be a concubine." She slapped her fiancé, broke off the engagement, left the capital, and went with her father to Yongzhou.

42. 42 永 Half-Blood of the Eternal Night 永夜混血 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭7k WordsCompleted Eternal Night Half-Blood 38Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'm recommending some short stories!

43. 43 分 Seven Years in Separate Bedrooms 分房七年 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊8k WordsCompleted Seven Years in Separate Rooms 48Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 44 重 Reborn in the Dragon Bed, the Beloved Consort Cries in the Emperor's Arms 重生在龙塌，宠妃抱着陛下哭 Staggering Along蹒跚行Ancient Romance461k WordsCompleted [A spoiled, sweetly obedient favorite consort VS a gentle, jade-like emperor who's sweet on the outside and ruthless within (they are not each other's first, but he dotes on her exclusively from the beginning to the end)] Jiang Shuyi's life as a favorite consort went smoothly for fifteen years. The emperor was gentle and benevolent, doting on her without restraint, and not a single woman in the harem dared challenge her. But she was blind to her own sister's treachery. In the end, her closest 100.8kReads9.2Score11.2kShelves

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    The male lead is impure, so this is the only book I can accept; he loves the female lead even more than the readers.

45. 45 夜 The Night Draws Me Into His Arms 夜色诱我入怀 A Little Nengneng一只小能能Modern Romance503k WordsCompleted She focused on wielding her blade and taking revenge, while he quietly cleared her path and dealt with the aftermath. She never wanted someone to tell her to be kind. She wanted the certainty of knowing that, whatever she chose to do, he would stand behind her without question. When she wanted hatred, he handed her the blade; when she wanted love, he gave her everything. The world saw only her dazzling sharpness. He alone understood that the cause he protected was never some lofty ideal, but her 2.8kReads—Score149Shelves

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    No meal replacements! No arguments allowed!

46. 46 与 Joy with You 与君欢 Moonset月落Ancient Romance657k WordsCompleted [Palace Intrigue and Political Scheming + Marriage Before Love + Mutual Devotion] A young king and queen join hands to bring peace to the realm, brimming with ambition! A sinister, calculating ruler versus a clever, decisive queen: evenly matched, they win the world together! Jiang He, daughter of an envoy from Qi, was forced to enter the palace as a servant after her mother died and her father disappeared. Then, just before the marriage alliance, the princess of Qi died a tragic death, leaving 27kReads9.5Score3.5kShelves
47. 47 邱 Secretary Qiu's Marriage 邱秘书的婚事 Water Leaves No Trace水不留痕Modern Romance240k WordsCompleted The short drama of the same name is available on Hongguo and Fanqie. The animated drama Help, My Boss Says One Thing and Means Another is available on Hongguo. Qiu Yu is the secretary to Ji Xiangdong, the owner of a real estate company. She’s a chubby little foodie who’s both hardworking and has a hearty appetite. Her parents have always hoped their daughter would marry a son-in-law who enjoys good food and won’t judge her. Though the road to love has been full of twists and turns, she eventuall 52kReads9.5Score5.7kShelves
48. 48 强 Forced Love: Beyond Reach 强制爱：贵不可攀 Fu Yucheng傅羽丞Ancient Romance423k WordsCompleted Resilient, kindhearted village widow from the bottom of society × proud, ambitious top-ranking nobleman who says one thing and feels another [HE + Groveling Chase + Rekindled Love + Coercive Possession + Cheating + Neither Lead Is a Virgin] Xue Zhi, grandson of the Duke of Xue, was born into privilege and was the very picture of a favored son of heaven. He had toyed with countless women. Zhou Fengchun was just a poor widow from the mountains who had once saved him. She stuttered and had a six-y 14.8kReads8.5Score1.4kShelves

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    The male lead is dirtier than I ever imagined. He's the dirtiest male lead I've read in over a decade. He's incredibly awful to the female lead in the beginning, and the comments section is full of people saying they should switch male leads. But later, after he realizes he's fallen in love with the female lead, he becomes her dedicated simp. Anyway, it's quite an interesting book.

49. 49 演 I Played the Emperor My Whole Life, and After Being Reborn, He Still Wants the Crown Prince 演了皇上一辈子，重生他还要太子 One Little Sweet Fish一口小甜鱼Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Original title: Only After His Death Did He Learn That the Empress Did Not Want to Be Buried With Him [The heroine transmigrates, the hero is reborn] As he lay dying, Emperor Tianhe looked back on his eventful life. He had risen from humble beginnings to become the founding emperor, and the world praised his achievements. In his fading consciousness, he saw his virtuous empress, his beautiful consorts, and his weeping children. He felt that his life had been complete. But after he died, his soul 34.5kReads8.9Score2.6kShelves

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    The male lead was impure in his previous life and never intended for a one-on-one relationship after being reborn. However, he gradually falls in love with the female lead during their time together and deeply dislikes his past self, feeling unworthy of her (the female lead is independent, clear-headed, and I really like her!!!).

50. 50 烬 Crimson Finery Amid the Ashes: The Pursuit of His Wife 烬余红妆之追妻 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭14k WordsCompleted Crimson Finery Amid the Ashes: The Pursuit of His Wife 38Reads—Score—Shelves

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