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. 301 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book, the Female Supporting Character Was Forced into a Marriage of Wealth and Power 穿书后女配她被强娶豪夺了 Yun Xirui云熙芮Ancient Romance328k WordsCompleted Shen Yue sacrificed herself for the Dao during the war between immortals and demons, but when she woke up, she discovered she had entered a storybook. The Heavenly Dao told her that this was actually a small world. Due to its own mistake, the woman originally destined to hold its fortune had died, and the power of fortune had fallen into someone else's hands. If Shen Yue wants to escape her fate as a disposable character, she must make one of the fated sons fall in love with her and reclaim the 1kReads8.7Score120Shelves

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   Both are very good, and both involve a male character who is impure and deeply loves the female lead, especially the penultimate book, which left me with a lingering sense of regret.

2. 302 五 Five Years with a Contraceptive Ring, and He Knelt in the Ancestral Hall on the Day We Parted 五年避子环，和离当天他跪穿祠堂 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Marriage & Romance15k WordsCompleted Five Years Wearing a Contraceptive Ring, He Knelt Until His Knees Bled in the Ancestral Hall on the Day We Parted 2.6kReads—Score—Shelves
3. 303 认 After Mistaking Me for Someone Else, the Tyrant Dotes on Me Like an Enemy 认错人后，暴君把我当仇人宠 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Ancient Romance12k WordsCompleted After Mistaking Me for Someone Else, the Tyrant Dotes on Me as His Enemy 53Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 304 金 Sighs from a Golden Cage 金笼叹 Du Wei芏蔚Ancient Romance300k WordsCompleted A resilient, clever woman who transmigrates and a sinister, scheming crown prince [Madness + possessive love + fleeing while pregnant + a long road to winning her back] Don't pick up strange men by the roadside. Lin Ran had taken that internet saying to heart, but one look at his handsome face made her forget it completely. They had been married for three years, and it was the best thing about her life in this world. Her husband was gentle and refined, teaching at the town school and earning eve 6.7kReads7.1Score466Shelves
5. 305 战 The God of War Says We Should Switch Wives 战神说换个老婆 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊9k WordsCompleted The God of War Said to Get a New Wife 34Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 306 禁 Forbidden Surrender: Monday Through Thursday, I Belong to Him 禁忌沉沦：周一到周四，我是他的 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊7k WordsCompleted Forbidden Descent: Monday to Thursday, I Belong to Him 304Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 307 陛 His Majesty Fell for Me Before He Knew It 陛下一不小心就沦陷 I Kicked the Moon Crooked月亮是我踹弯的Ancient Romance393k WordsCompleted One day, Hua Jingyu wakes up to find she's no longer lying in the warm, comfortable bed at home. Instead, she's sprawled on a flower bud, wearing a frilly pink dress. For a college student who absolutely loathes pink, what could be more dreadful? To make matters worse, she's shrunk! Perhaps the four transparent wings on her back are the only thing about this situation that comforts Hua Jingyu. Oh, right. She also has a big bad “keeper.” With him backing her, Hua Jingyu starts throwing her weig 214Reads8.0Score—Shelves
8. 308 那 That Night, She Made Me Remember Her for a Lifetime 那一夜，她让我记一辈子 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted That night, she made me remember her for the rest of my life 602Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 309 穿 After I Transmigrated, the Crown Prince Fell for Me at First Sight 穿越后被太子一见钟情了 Tao Tao Tao Tao陶淘桃討Ancient Romance244k WordsCompleted My new work is out! Welcome to read my work on Tomato Novels. I hope you will enjoy it. Your support is my motivation for writing, and I will strive to tell every story well! 765Reads8.1Score101Shelves
10. 310 这 What a Clever Adultery Bust 这奸，捉得妙 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊21k WordsCompleted What a perfect time to catch them in the act 344Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 311 三 Three Journeys Through Past and Present: This Marquess's Pampered Concubine Won't Be One Anymore 三穿古今，这侯门娇妾她不当了 Sweet Potato with Plum Powder甘梅地瓜Ancient Romance274k WordsCompleted [Timid and cowardly at first, grows stronger over time] [Three journeys between past and present] [No male lead; the heroine will strike back in the end] Meng Yanran is a merchant’s daughter and a concubine in a marquis’s household. With no one to rely on and forced to trade on her beauty, she is meek and timid. In the marquis’s household, where rules are strict, she thought this was all her life would ever be. But one day, she woke up to find she had traveled to the modern world… Zhou Boyuan o 2kReads8.9Score133Shelves
12. 312 耳 Starlight by My Ear: Deaf for Ten Years, He Heard Only Her Name 耳畔星光：他聋了十年，只听见她的名字 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊9k WordsCompleted Starlight by the Ear: He Was Deaf for Ten Years, and the Only Thing He Heard Was Her Name 101Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 313 宫 Beneath the Palace Walls, I Seduce Him to Steal Her Favor 宫墙之下，勾他夺宠 Strawberry Fondant草莓糖心Ancient Romance462k WordsCompleted Original Title: The Princess Becomes a Favored Consort, Bears a Little Crown Prince, and Seizes Her Sister’s Throne. [Reborn + System + palace intrigue + aloof beauty + stunning beauty + sweet romance] An aloof, noble, one-of-a-kind ruler x a delicate, alluring beauty with an innocent sensuality … Once, she was his nominally illegitimate princess (a lie), and the only stain on his life. He sent her to a foreign land to marry for peace. From atop the palace walls, she leapt, thinking she would b 22.4kReads9.1Score2.1kShelves

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    It's so good! The male lead isn't clean, but he loves her so much!

14. 314 傅 President Fu, Your Wife Has Signed the Divorce Agreement 傅总，夫人已签离婚协议 Yunduan Qiqi云端七七Modern Romance359k WordsCompleted [Heartbreakingly tragic + intensely satisfying + stand-in + contract marriage + groveling pursuit of his wife] Powerful CEO of a wealthy family × coldhearted designer who has shut her heart away After three years of marriage, Lin Xi is Fu Hanzhou's most dutiful ornament and his beloved's personal blood bank. On the night she miscarries, he coldly signs the papers. “You're not worthy of bearing my child.” The day her heart dies, she leaves a blood-written note saying, “May we never meet again,” 4.9kReads—Score215Shelves

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    This is an extremely angsty novel!!! It's brutally cruel at first, then incredibly satisfying, a truly cathartic experience! A classic example of "torturing the wife is fun for a while, then a nightmare of chasing her back," a strong, confident, and cool female lead story. The male lead is filled with regret, relentlessly pursuing and begging for her. The beginning is filled with the woman's torment, followed by a massive, intense torment of the male lead. The writing is concise and fast-paced, brutally cruel, and incredibly satisfying. Hope you enjoy it!

15. 315 夫 Madam, the CEO Is Incorrigibly Bad 夫人，总裁他坏性难驯 Shui Xiaoxiao Loves Fish水小小爱吃鱼Modern Romance379k WordsCompleted A wicked, wild, and shameless CEO × a gentle psychology PhD with a touch of cleverness The first time they meet, Shen Jiayao loses a game of Truth or Dare and is “forced” to kiss Jiang Tingyu, a bad man. The second time, an ordinary therapy session turns Jiang Tingyu into the one client Shen Jiayao can never figure out. He lives without restraint, wild and ruthless. Even the Emperor of Heaven wouldn’t dare control him, and he changes women as easily as he changes clothes. She has a strong moral 211Reads—Score—Shelves

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    🌹First Book: The Male Lead is Impure but Becomes Devoted to the Female Lead. Jiang Tingyu is a notorious playboy, changing women like clothes, until he meets Shen Jiayao, a female PhD in psychology. He is wild and untamed, yet willingly hides all his sharp edges for her, going from "untouchable by the heavens" to "henpecked." 🌹🌹Recommended by Rui Xiaoxue, a good read for you to enjoy🌹🌹

16. 316 娇 The Bewitching Consort Can’t Escape the Mad Emperor’s Cruel Love 娇妃难逃，疯批帝王虐心夺爱 Young Master Fengwu公子凤梧Ancient Romance327k WordsCompleted (Stealing a subject’s wife + replacement romance + groveling redemption + mutually devoted + mild angst + coercive love) A resilient, unyielding little white flower vs. an emperor who seems gentle but is secretly twisted and deranged Jiang Wan was renowned throughout Jiangnan for her cool, refined beauty, with a face beyond compare. The first time the new emperor, Rong Yu, traveled south to Jiangnan, her beauty left him spellbound. It was because Jiang Wan looked so much like the woman he ha 874Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 317 京 A Kiss Beneath the Capital's Night Sky 京夜欲吻 Nine Birds九鸟Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted Little White Flower * Wild Dog When Dai Yin was eighteen, she traveled to Zhou Country and met Jin Siwang, a dangerous man who was completely unhinged. Four years later, she saw him again at her fiancé's birthday banquet. Her fiancé introduced him: "This is my uncle." Later, at a banquet, in a room on the second floor, Dai Yin was held captive on Jin Siwang's lap. "You're disgusting!" Recently, rumors have been going around that the famously frigid Seventh Master of the Jin family is hiding a 471Reads8.8Score105Shelves
18. 318 重 Back to the Day My Boyfriend Cheated, I Kissed His Roommate 重回男友出轨时，和他室友亲上了 Candy Yanyan糖果焱焱Modern Romance453k WordsCompleted [Flirtatious, radiant heroine x restrained, devoted puppy-dog hero. One-on-one romance. He’s secretly in love and utterly devoted; she knows it and shamelessly flirts with him. A perfect match, with sweetness both ways.] The night before her wedding, Ruan Nanyin discovered that her childhood sweetheart and fiancé was a serial cheater. The scumbag snapped in embarrassment: “You’re plain rice, that’s why. Eat it for too long and you get sick of it. Everyone likes something new.” Is that so? Ruan N 70.6kReads9.1Score16.3kShelves

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    The male lead is impure and has a childhood sweetheart relationship with the female lead. They are engaged, and although he loves her deeply, as simply as eating and drinking, he can't withstand the "seven-year itch." When the female lead hears him describe her as bland and tasteless, she decisively divorces him and leaves gracefully. Unexpectedly, she is transported back to her sophomore year of college...

19. 319 长 The Likelihood of Becoming a Scumbag When You're Handsome 长的好看成为人渣的可能性 Little Qi, Don't Cry小祈不哭Modern Romance344k WordsCompleted 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 457Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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    Neither the male nor female lead is virgin; the male lead loves the female lead throughout. I cried uncontrollably towards the end. The female lead is purely evil.

20. 320 丈 Widowed for Five Years, the Widow is Pregnant with the Emperor’s Child 丈夫去世五年，守寡怀了皇帝的崽 Salty Fish Boss咸鱼头子Ancient Romance502k WordsCompleted [Stunning widow vs. domineering emperor] [Not both virgins + forbidden tension + raising a child + old flames reignited] Everyone in the capital knows that the legitimate daughter of the Yun family and Third Young Master Lu are a loving couple, devoted to each other. But fate was cruel. Third Young Master Lu was cursed with a short life and died of a serious illness before reaching twenty, leaving behind a beautiful young widow and an unborn child. - Yun Wan has a secret she’s kept buried fo 28kReads9.1Score3.4kShelves

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    The male lead in this book is an emperor who is impure, and the female lead is a widow. However, the male lead is deeply in love with the female lead. The female lead does nothing, but the male lead is completely infatuated with her and is even jealous of the female lead's ex-husband.

21. 321 娇 Jiaojiao, You Are My Springtime Splendor 娇娇，你是朕的春和景明 The Light from the Other Side彼方的光Ancient Romance457k WordsCompleted Reborn / Imperial Consort / Only One Loved / Both Leads Pure / The Wife-Chasing Crematorium / Mutual Scheming In her brother's study, Su Wanning stumbles upon the emperor as he's changing clothes. One careless mistake, and he has her at his mercy. Under Xiao Yu's coercion, Su Wanning enters the palace and becomes the Imperial Consort, second only to the empress and favored above all others in the harem. Three years of affection make Su Wanning fall completely in love with Xiao Yu, the lofty empe 1kReads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a story about two virgins, the male lead is extremely in love with the female lead, the female lead breathes, and the male lead is incredibly skilled.

22. 322 入 I Enter the Palace and Rise to High Rank: As His Majesty's Cousin, What Have I to Fear? 入宫即高位，我是陛下表妹我怕谁 Mu Niannian慕年年Ancient Romance477k WordsCompleted Palace intrigue + faux cousins + push-and-pull romance + winning hearts + taming a man Spring, Year Ten of the Zhaoqi reign. Shen Jiayu was summoned to the palace and became one of the emperor’s consorts. On the surface, the imperial harem seemed calm and peaceful, but beneath it lay tangled interests and hidden currents. The consorts schemed and fought among themselves, while the newcomers trembled with fear, terrified that one careless mistake would cost them their lives. Only Shen Jiayu s 240kReads8.9Score41.6kShelves

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    No need to say anything more, just everyone's feelings!

23. 323 无 No One Came to Save Her from the Deep 无人救她于深海 Liang Shiqi梁拾柒Modern Romance135k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] [Youthful unrequited love + prodigal son turns over a new leaf + bittersweet romance + plenty of unresolved heartbreak + tragic ending (The male lead is hard to like at first. It's not exactly a tearjerker, but sensitive readers should proceed with caution.)] Youth is a foolish thing: foolishly falling for someone. At the beginning of the story, Xu Nuo falls in love with Zhou Yiming at first sight, as if sinking into the deep sea. At the end, Xu Nuo holds the box contai 19.2kReads8.9Score3.8kShelves

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    🌈① The male lead is a womanizer and has no morals. The female lead has had a crush on him for a long time. On her way to his house to confess, she overhears someone asking him if he prefers his childhood sweetheart or the girl next door. He deliberately says he chooses his childhood sweetheart, because she's the girl. That day, she ends her feelings for him and transfers to a school in another city. He reforms, becomes chaste, and starts pursuing her again, but she only finds him dirty…

24. 324 霸 Possessive Love: The Abstinent Monk Demands Kisses Day and Night 霸道占有：禁欲佛子日夜索吻 Dreaming Drunk on Black Coffee清咖醉梦Modern Romance132k WordsCompleted [Mutual devotion + sweet romance + possessive + unhinged + domineering + intensely possessive] [Sweet, alluring flirt VS unhinged CEO who wears Buddhist prayer beads] Jiang Wanyu was Bo Nanxun’s girlfriend. The first time Bo Nanxun introduced her to Bo Yan, the usually aloof, chaste, and refined man fell in love with her at first sight. Bo Yan was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and ruled Jiangcheng. Whatever he liked, he had to possess, and women were no exception. Jiang Wanyu, a little 636Reads5.9Score—Shelves

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    The male lead loves the female lead very much and is a doting husband.

25. 325 女 The Female Side Character Is Too Radiant, and the Villain Can't Stop Kissing Her 女配太明媚，会被黑化大佬亲上瘾 One Bored Rich Lady无聊富婆一枚Modern Romance383k WordsCompleted I got a low score because someone sabotaged me. Kids, don’t read this. “Bright, charming, and bold villainess × a gloomy, unhinged big shot who pretends to be deaf” The moment Song Chuntian opened her eyes, she found herself in the role of the vicious female supporting character who tormented the future big shot. The original owner of her body had committed countless evil deeds. Now reborn, Fu Shen had fallen completely into darkness. He locked her away in a private sanatorium and tortured her 12.5kReads5.8Score678Shelves

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    He's physically attracted to the female lead and can't help but want to be close to her, but he's too shy to admit it and tries very hard to control himself. The female lead is a bright and cheerful person, constantly teasing him! It's so sweet! 😄

26. 326 太 After His Wife Left, He Found the Pregnancy Test and Broke Down 太太走后，贺总发现验孕单哭疯 Qing Xiaoxiao青筱筱Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Childhood Sweethearts, The Pursuit of His Wife, 1V1, Both Pure] [Gorgeous, charismatic businesswoman and tycoon VS blind, self-destructive young master] On the very day Cheng Zhiyuan is told she's pregnant with twins, He Jinzhou hands her divorce papers and gives her three hundred million as a breakup settlement. His first love has returned to the country! Cheng Zhiyuan doesn't cry or make a scene. She takes the money and moves out of their marital home with her head held high. But He Jinzhou i 13kReads8.5Score1.9kShelves

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    "Why are you pregnant?" The man's deep, cold question immediately pierced her ears. Giving Cheng Zhiyuan no chance to speak, he continued coldly, "Have the doctor arrange surgery as soon as possible. Before the divorce, get rid of the child." Get rid of the child… Each of those five words was like a sharp knife, instantly stabbing deep into Cheng Zhiyuan's heart. Blood gushed out, and she trembled violently in pain. For nearly three years, as a tool paid for her services, she had obeyed He Jinzhou in everything. But this time… Cheng Zhiyuan couldn't help but tear up, asking each word clearly, "He Jinzhou, what if I don't?" "Cheng Zhiyuan, you have no right to say 'no' to me." With that, He Jinzhou hung up the phone.

27. 327 傅 Mr. Fu, Stop Avoiding Suspicion. Miss Luo Is Going on a Blind Date 傅总别避嫌了，洛小姐相亲去了 Xia Shengli夏生梨Modern Romance314k WordsCompleted In her previous life, everyone knew that Luo Nanchu loved Fu Hansheng, and everyone also knew that his one true love was Song Feiwan, a rising starlet. An accident gave Luo Nanchu her wish: she became Mrs. Fu. Not only did she accidentally drink wine laced with drugs, she also handed Fu Hansheng a glass. After they got their marriage license, Fu Hansheng hated her for the rest of his life because he hadn't been able to marry his one true love. He even went abroad for two years to avoid her. When 3.3kReads5.6Score188Shelves

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    Two years ago, she married Fu Hansheng. She thought she could eventually warm this cold stone, but in the past two years, all she'd received were endless scandals involving Fu Hansheng and Song Feiwan. She lowered her eyes, closed the news, and continued working. Her colleague, Jia Tiantian, excitedly waved her phone in front of her: "Dr. Luo, don't you think Fu Hansheng and Song Feiwan are a perfect match?" "They're such a handsome couple!" "One's a dignified CEO, the other's a rising star, I'm totally shipping them!" Luo Nanchu's lips curled slightly: "They are quite a good match." "Get back to work." She and Fu Hansheng didn't have a wedding ceremony, only a marriage certificate, and they didn't make a big public announcement. Only their close friends and family knew about their marriage. Fu Hansheng maintained a single image in front of outsiders. The next second, her phone rang. Luo Nanchu's eyelashes trembled when she saw the contact name, and she said softly, "Fu Hansheng." The man's voice was deep and cold: "I'm on a business trip and won't be back tonight, so don't wait for me." Luo Nanchu: "Okay." Business trip? Then who was the person outside the movie theater who was spreading rumors with Song Feiwan?

28. 328 对 The Gentle, Lovable Wife in the Comparison Group Awakens 对照组的娇软正妻觉醒啦 Draws with a Little Blade画刀刀Ancient Romance259k WordsCompleted [One man and one woman + devoted couple and sweet romance + delicate beauty + regent] Sheng Rui, an unfavored concubine-born daughter, manages through her own efforts to marry the youngest grand secretary in the court. After their wedding, she feels life is pretty comfortable: she has money to spend and power at her disposal. Her husband may be a little too insatiable in certain matters, but with time, she's learned to enjoy it too. Just as she thinks she can spend the rest of her life in peace 9.1kReads8.4Score593Shelves
29. 329 穿 Transmigrated into a Vicious Female Side Character and Married the Male Lead's Best Friend 穿成恶毒女配嫁给了男主的好兄弟 Leng Moshan冷漠山Modern Romance505k WordsCompleted [Cool, self-reliant heiress vs. clingy, volatile rich heir] Content warning: The male lead is a spoiled playboy who was unfaithful before meeting the female lead!!! Lian Qi died. When she opened her eyes again, she had become Lian Zhi, the villainess and the CEO's fiancée in a domineering CEO romance. Well, she had transmigrated. At least she was alive again. But before Lian Qi could even celebrate, she realized she had landed right after the villainess drugged the heroine and hired someone to r 897Reads8.7Score107Shelves

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    The first novel I read that I accepted the male protagonist's impurity; I simply liked the female protagonist's character.

30. 330 入 Entering the Imperial Court 入皇庭 Little Fruit Pear小果梨Ancient Romance686k WordsCompleted [Forced Marriage and Possession, Obsessive Pursuit, Compulsive Love] [The Scheming, Stunning Farm Girl Is Forced into Marriage by the Crown Prince and Made Empress] In her previous life, Lu Xiaotao was an orphan who couldn't read, couldn't tell right from wrong, and spent her days groveling and throwing her weight around. After seducing one of the Crown Prince's subordinates and being abandoned, she became the Crown Prince's woman by a twist of fate. From then on, she served as his consort, reli 10kReads6.9Score791Shelves

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    The male lead in this book is morally corrupt, and the female lead is physically impure. The male lead is the Crown Prince, and he lost his virginity to the female lead. The female lead is a beautiful but orphaned girl from a poor farming family who used to depend on men for survival. She lost her virginity to the second male lead. The beginning is very melodramatic, but the later parts are very addictive.

31. 331 大 On My Wedding Day, the Regent Abandoned Me to Save His One True Love 大婚日，摄政王为救白月光抛下我 I Am Xianya我是贤雅Ancient Romance368k WordsCompleted [Groveling redemption + unhinged male lead + love and hate + forced possession + strong female lead] Jun Mohan is a powerful regent with a beloved savior, Liu Yunyan, whom he holds dear above all else. Whenever she calls, no matter where he is or what time it is, he does everything in his power to appear before her. On the very day he is to be married, he even abandons Lin Qingqian, his bride-to-be, in the name of “saving” Liu Yunyan. But he never imagined that Lin Qingqian, who had loved him wi 4.6kReads6.4Score235Shelves

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    "A-Qian, this is a matter of life and death, I must go save Yunyan. You go back to the palace in the bridal sedan chair and wait for me." Lin Qingqian was struck dumb, her ears ringing. She couldn't believe what she was hearing. On her wedding day, her husband was going to abandon her to save another woman? She had lost count of how many times he had abandoned her for Liu Yunyan. But this was her wedding day; if she were abandoned by him again, it would be the biggest joke in the entire capital. "No... You can't go..." She grabbed Jun Mohan's sleeve, tears streaming down her face, "Today is our wedding day, please... Don't leave me..." Jun Mohan frowned, gently prying her fingers open: "A-Qian, you've always been sensible. Yunyan saved my life, I can't just stand by and watch her die."

32. 332 重 Reborn Before the College Entrance Exams, I Train the Campus Heartthrob Like a Dog 重生回到高考前，校草被我训成狗 Zi Yao子窈Modern Romance395k WordsCompleted Rating just released [Reborn at School + Winning Her Back + Staying Under One Roof + Taming the Dog] [Rose Among Thorns vs. Scheming Mad Dog] Jiang Zhixiao pursued Sang Yuchuan for thirteen years before finally becoming his wife. She bore him children, but he shut his heart to love for the sake of his first love. She gave up her career for him, while he flaunted his relationship with his first love in high society. He said, “I’m busy. I can’t spare you even a minute.” He also said, “You’re not t 3.3kReads7.0Score119Shelves
33. 333 月 Moonlight on Kunlun, Yucai Shines 月华光昆山有钰 User86705288用户86705288Ancient Romance568k WordsCompleted Grandmother says that after I marry Prince Qi, I must conduct myself like a proper wife. I must be virtuous and generous, and absolutely mustn’t get jealous or compete with his concubines. It would be very unbecoming. I don’t want to marry Prince Qi, who has so many concubines. What I want is to spend my life with one person and one person alone. But I’ve always listened to Grandmother. Besides, refusing Prince Qi’s marriage proposal would be an insult to him, and insulting him would bring disas 1.1kReads5.6Score132Shelves
34. 334 爱 Love Is Just One Word: CEO, Please Let Go 爱就一个字：总裁请放手 Milk Juice Vegetable Western Golden Dragon奶汁菜西金龙Modern Romance524k WordsCompleted [Quite angsty: the male lead, female lead, and supporting characters all suffer. Readers who love feel-good stories or are sensitive to emotional distress, beware.] Shen Yunzheng first met Lin Yixin at a gathering with friends. Watching her walk toward him, he finally understood what love at first sight meant. Just as she passed by, he was about to call out and ask for her contact information, but his younger sister, Shen Yunchu, called to him. Sitting beside her was a handsome, refined man name 2.5kReads5.8Score—Shelves

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    You could say that. The male lead falls in love at first sight with the female lead who has a partner, and uses various means to force her to marry him. Whenever the female lead wants to divorce or leave the male lead, she goes crazy.

35. 335 她 She Takes Odd Jobs in Shanghai and Refuses to Marry a Billionaire Investor 她，沪上打零工，拒嫁百亿投资人 Aardvark's Potato雅伯菲卡的土豆Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted When a ruthless Silicon Valley CEO who believes “everything can be assigned a value” meets a laid-back working girl from the bottom rung who believes “fate can be observed,” an intense tug-of-war over love, class, and perspective unfolds quietly in Shanghai. Zhou Ji is the founder of TS Capital, and “can't have it” has no place in his vocabulary. One unexpectedly delicious stew sparks in him the most primal urge to “acquire” Shen Ning, the cook who made it. He's used to dissecting everything thr 7.2kReads8.8Score915Shelves

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    The male protagonist is a tycoon with a rich romantic history. He falls in love with the female protagonist at first sight and only manages to keep her by his side after two forceful attempts… This novel doesn't belong to any existing genre. It has the grand temporal and spatial scope of *War and Peace*, the sensory and memory descriptions of *Remembrance of Things Past*, and the world-building of *The Lord of the Rings*, yet ultimately it focuses on a woman's daily life of making rice balls, knitting scarves, and grooming her cat. Although its rating isn't high, it's a masterpiece of meticulous writing! In this era that needs awakening, the author has created a female protagonist with a rare, almost divine quality in the world of Chinese romance novels!

36. 336 叼 Claim Her 叼她 Lady Plucking Flowers拈花夫人Modern Romance200k WordsCompleted [Exceptionally beautiful, super-feminine little fool vs. born-bad crime boss + Hong Kong romance + deranged thug + coercive love + not both virgins, proceed with caution] Lin Suisui is a little fool with an intellectual disability and an exceptionally feminine constitution. Ten years into being abused by her mother, she picks out a grave for herself. She hopes that in her next life she won’t have a gambling-addicted father, a mad mother, or a super-masculine younger brother… She’s only halfw 775Reads8.5Score129Shelves

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    Both books are about a mafia boss and a naive beauty. Personally, I prefer the first one because Zhang Jingxiao, the mafia boss, has a mouth that's always ready to argue with his superiors, pamper his juniors, and coax Xingbao in the middle. It's rare to see such a talkative mafia boss, and he even pays special attention to male virtues after having a female lead [smirk].

37. 337 综 Across Film and TV Worlds: The Woman They Forced Into Marriage 综影视，被强娶豪夺的她 Momo's Book墨墨的书Female-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted She was once a splash of color in countless stories, but again and again she became a prisoner to their lust for power and obsession. Liu Qi confined her in the imperial palace and clipped her wings. Tushan Jing trapped her in his residence, treating her as his private possession. Runyu locked her away in the Heavenly Palace and took her by force... Every time she transmigrated, she faced a trial beyond her control. Only later did she discover that in this pursuit spanning the heavens and myriad 7.4kReads5.9Score178Shelves

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    🥝🥝① Liu Qi imprisoned her in the deep palace; Tu Shan Jing confined her to his mansion; Runyu locked her in the Heavenly Palace—all by force and coercion… She initially thought this was love, but in Mei Zhuang's world, the female protagonist had a profound awakening and completely transformed into a hunter. 💥💥 "When that Hehe Erxian hairpin was broken, my heart died." Mei Zhuang lightly released her grip, and the kingfisher feather wing fluttered to the ground. "How can a person with a dead heart care about these material possessions? From now on, I only wish to be a heartless person. In this way, I will no longer be hurt. From now on, she is simply Shen Mei Zhuang, a woman who no longer harbors illusions about the love of an emperor."

38. 338 快 Quick Transmigration: The Older Female Supporting Character Is Always Swept Away by Schemes 快穿大龄女配：她总被巧取豪夺 Ju Liang菊凉Ancient Romance931k WordsOngoing [No Fixed CP + Slow Transmigration + Laid-Back, Lazy Female Lead + Age Gap + Forbidden Romance + Obsessive Pursuit of Wife + Qing-Dynasty Transmigration + Male Rivalry + Childbirth Arc + Some Worlds With Unchaste Men] #⚠️Retirement Turns Into Dog-Training Fiction⚠️ # #⚠️What’s a Laid-Back Girl to Do When an Obsessive Big Shot Won’t Leave Her Alone?⚠️# World One: Transmigrated as Kangxi’s Adoptive Mother, Empress Dowager Renxian Qiqige (Forbidden Qing-Dynasty Romance) World Two: The Princess Who 13.1kReads7.8Score771Shelves
39. 339 我 [Film and TV Crossover] Every Male Lead of Mine Turns Into a Yandere 【综影视】我的男主全员黑化病娇 One Lazy Little Orange Cat摆烂的小橘猫一枚Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Fans who only want to read about the heroine should proceed with caution to avoid disappointment! Each small world has a heroine with a different personality and character! Not a traditional sweet or wish-fulfillment romance! All the male leads turn into dark, obsessive yanderes! They really do go dark! Don't read if that's not your thing! [Ensemble of film and TV worlds + corruption + yandere + twists + devoted couples + no transmigration + original heroine + one-on-one romance + heartache? 959Reads6.4Score102Shelves
40. 340 投 Courting the Rich 投媛 Let the Heart Speak向由心声Modern Romance173k WordsCompleted Completed. This story has no outline and an immature, embarrassing early version that I couldn’t hide after signing a contract. Please don’t be too harsh with your words. If you don’t like it, don’t keep reading. This story won’t appeal to everyone. [Lighthearted + grounded + urban] Feng Yifan was deceived by his ex and gave himself over to a life of excess. Among the rich playboys, he was the most reckless of them all. He’d been with so many women that he forgot them as soon as he turned away, 4.9kReads5.4Score325Shelves

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    🙊🙊Both of these are similar, but both protagonists fall in love with the female lead after meeting her [thinking][thinking][thinking]. 1️⃣The male lead, after being deceived by his ex, wallows in self-pity [facepalm][facepalm][facepalm]. The female lead is beautiful, talented, and rational. They meet by chance at a bar and develop a bond. Because of the female lead's words, "I have mysophobia," the male lead, from a wealthy family, feels inferior for the first time. Later in the story, he realizes his true feelings and loves her year after year [currently working on a draft][currently working on a draft][currently working on a draft][currently working on a draft]

41. 341 大 A-Lian in the Mountains 大山里的阿莲 Idle Man by the Ink's Edge墨边闲人Urban562k WordsOngoing A Lian had been married for three years, but her husband was impotent and she still hadn't gotten pregnant. She had a foul mouth but a soft heart. Later, she married Old Wang next door. Old Wang died in an accident, leaving A Lian a widow. Later, she was jailed for tomb robbing, but got out two years before him. Her life with Xiao Chen started out as one disaster after another. A Lian cursed and grumbled, but little by little, she came to think of this man who had served time as one of her own. 342Reads7.5Score115Shelves

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    These books are super good; I read them all in one go.

42. 342 哄 Lure You Into My Arms 哄你入怀 Mo'er Who Loves Gaozhou Zongzi爱吃高州粽子的默儿Modern Romance808k WordsCompleted A cool, beautiful muralist? VS. A tough, handsome small-business owner? The heroine starts off aloof and beautiful, then turns into a lovesick fool. The hero is cunning, swears a lot, and is always taking liberties with her. The male lead has a sexual past; the female lead doesn’t. Four-year age gap. A story of healing. Proceed with caution if that’s not your thing. This story is entirely fictional. 1.1kReads7.0Score105Shelves
43. 343 南 Working Down South: Those Wild Years 南下打工，风流的那些年 Idle Man by the Ink's Edge墨边闲人Urban800k WordsCompleted This is a story about Dongguan. After graduating from college, I couldn’t find a job. My cousin was working in the south, so I went to stay with him. My cousin was a carefree sort who dressed like a gangster every day. He took me to internet cafes, played pool with me, and treated me to late-night snacks. Life in the south was slow and easygoing. My cousin was my mentor. He found me a job and showed me how to eat, drink, and enjoy life. My cousin and I had a great time fooling around, but then h 332Reads7.5Score100Shelves
44. 344 流 Stranded on a Deserted Island: I Have to Survive! 流落荒岛 必须活下去！ A Single Matchstick火柴一根Urban1.6M WordsCompleted A plane crashes, leaving its passengers stranded on a deserted island's shore. Among the survivors is Fan Jian, a special forces soldier from the Marine Corps, who searches everywhere for other survivors. They scrape together a group of nineteen women and one lone man. Fan Jian leads everyone in their fight to survive. They start with a small makeshift shelter and eventually settle down for good. They need a leader, someone to make the decisions. As they compete for limited resources, more than 1kReads7.7Score230Shelves
45. 345 想 I Just Want to Lie Flat, but the Emperor Pushes Me into the Harem Battles 想躺平，皇上却push我宫斗 Wooden Raisin木提子Ancient Romance328k WordsCompleted [An unconventional palace-intrigue story + 1v1 later on + a love-triangle free-for-all] The emperor falls first, then turns dark later [A beautiful, easygoing sloth consort who just wants to lie flat x a hard-working emperor who is secretly scheming and potentially unhinged] “Me, Just Looking for a Basic Salary and Slacking Off, Got Promoted Thanks to the Emperor’s Help” / “The Emperor Fights Palace Battles for Me Behind My Back” / “Consort Yao Doesn’t Want His Favor or Love, She Just Wants to R 9.4kReads9.3Score797Shelves

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    The male lead is the emperor, and he directly helps the female lead in the palace intrigue, wanting her to become empress. However, the female lead doesn't want to get caught up in the power struggles of ancient times and wants to go home. The male lead then takes on some of the empress's duties, all in an effort to make her empress. [Admiration]

46. 346 我 My Days in Public Relations 我当公关的那些日子 A Single Matchstick火柴一根Modern Romance391k WordsCompleted You probably won’t believe me when I tell you what I do for a living. You’re a liar! That’s right! I make a living telling tall tales and keeping people company as they chat. Anyone can spin a yarn, but I might be the first to turn it into a respectable profession and earn tens of millions a year! I spend all day spinning stories to women, talking nonsense nonstop, and somehow they still like me and are willing to pay me. The secret to business: It doesn’t matter what you’re selling, even if it’ 8.9kReads7.5Score650Shelves
47. 347 娘 The Beautiful, Sweet, and Delicate Consort Is Spoiled Without Limit by the Cold, Cruel Emperor 娘娘美艳娇软，冷戾帝王宠溺无度 Si Jiangyi似江疑Ancient Romance350k WordsOngoing In the fifth year of the Zhahe era of the Great Yan, Emperor Pei Guanyan declares that he will become a monk. In truth, it's a ploy to distract everyone while he secretly investigates corrupt officials at court. But the Empress Dowager takes him at his word and is anxious day and night. She goes to great lengths to match him with her good friend's daughter, Murong Xian, hoping only to soften the Emperor's cold nature. Murong Xian is breathtakingly beautiful and sweet, with a talent for stirring 7.7kReads—Score758Shelves

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    A cold and aloof emperor encounters a delicate and beautiful woman, falls in love at first sight, and brings her into the palace. From then on, he only has eyes for her.

48. 348 暗 A Bitter Summer of Loving Mu Ru San Fen in Secret 暗恋木入三分苦夏 Tangerine Sand桔沙8k WordsCompleted A Secret Crush, Bitter as Summer 4.4kReads—Score—Shelves

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    He wasn't chaste, but he truly loved her; she was his life. She had suffered countless summers loving him, a secret crush she'd had since birth, her childhood sweetheart. She'd never dared confess her feelings, afraid of losing a friend. To love someone and remain a friend was something she cherished. She'd studied tirelessly, even if it meant coming in last place, just to be near him and catch a glimpse of him was enough to make her happy. When he mocked her for being last, she didn't get angry; instead, she congratulated and envied his first-place finish. Then, her wealthy roommate and the school beauty appeared—a rival in love—and her life began to jeopardize her place in his life. It seemed she no longer belonged to him. The school beauty asked him to pass on a love letter, which he mistook for a confession. The trampled love letter left him heartbroken and devastated. But she pretended to have amnesia, wanting to be brave once more. She experienced unprecedented happiness. His love was real until he discovered she had lied to him, faking amnesia. She was abandoned. He promised to marry her next year, but on this day next year, she received his engagement invitation. Her heart was in turmoil, and she stubbornly refused to go, yet she still went out of jealousy. Then, even more desperate, she attended his wedding with the school beauty. She was supposed to be the one wearing the wedding dress, but why, while she was in agony, did he propose to her at the wedding with the school beauty's ring?

49. 349 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 36.3kReads9.4Score4.3kShelves

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    I'm sincerely looking for a substitute. I've been searching for half a month. This is the most addictive contemporary romance novel. It truly embodies a powerful, intelligent, and romantic relationship; the business intrigue and romance are phenomenal. There's no substitute, the writing is superb, and the plot is always unpredictable. I'm looking for someone like me. Anyone have one?

50. 350 七 You Kept Me Waiting for Seven Years, But Wouldn't Marry Me. Now That I'm Breaking Up, Don't Lose Your Mind 七年陪伴你不娶，我提分手你别疯啊 Ai Bei艾北Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing [Substitute Romance + Regret + Win Her Back at Any Cost + Clear-Eyed Heroine + Devoted Lover’s Comeback] Jiang Yan waited seven years for He Siyu to propose, but he never did. She decided to take matters into her own hands and boldly propose to He Siyu herself. Instead, she accidentally found out that He Siyu had long been in love with his unattainable dream girl, and was willing to fall from grace and become the other man for her. This world was one giant stage for unattainable dream girls. Jia 8.6kReads6.5Score680Shelves

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    Jiang Wan waited seven years for He Siyu's proposal but never received one. She decided to be a brave warrior and propose to him herself. However, she unexpectedly learned that He Siyu harbored feelings for a long-time, unrequited love, and was willing to fall from grace and become the other woman. Jiang Wan accepted her fate and quickly left. Sometimes, the greatest enemy in life is oneself, trapped in one's own thoughts. Everyone thought Jiang Wan was just throwing a tantrum, even He Siyu himself thought so. After all, a dog raised for seven years can't live without its owner. Later, He Siyu discovered that he was the one who couldn't live without his owner. Everyone mocked Jiang Wan for being taken advantage of for seven years. Only He Siyu knew that she was the one who had truly been taken advantage of.

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