The Male Lead Approaches the Female Lead With an Ulterior Motive and Utterly Breaks Her Heart 男主有目的的接近女主，把女主伤得得体无完肤

1. 201 既 If You Love Your First Love So Much, Why Are You Crying Now That I'm Gone? 既爱白月光，我走了你哭啥？ King Revolver左轮王Marriage & Romance15k WordsCompleted If you love your first love so much, why are you crying now that I've left? 1.6kReads—Score—14d adds
2. 202 灰 The Gray Lotus 灰莲花 Clouds of Rough Noodles Again又见糙面云Modern Romance819k WordsCompleted [A textbook case of realist business warfare + a deeply romantic, top-tier intellectual romance] The world has gone mad. A top-tier rich, handsome young heir is forced to compete with his wealthy wife for a lover... “If she likes me and I like her too, then we’ll each have to prove ourselves.” The male lead is loaded with resources and comes with every advantage, while the female lead has brains and beauty and rises from humble beginnings. A textbook case of realist business warfare, arranged fa 37.7kReads9.4Score4.5k14d adds

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   The best contemporary romance novel I've read this year, featuring a strong, intelligent couple. The author is highly professional in the business and finance field, making the business battles incredibly exciting, and the romance is also very delicate. This book has a deep foundation and is suitable for seasoned readers. The male lead is madly in love, and the female lead is also brilliant. The only problem is the lack of substitutes. Every main and supporting character is outstanding and indispensable. Suitable for readers with discerning taste, offering a unique and extreme emotional rollercoaster, avoiding clichés. The pacing is steady, starting slowly but building up to a sweeter finish. It has a grand scope and will leave you with something to ponder. The plot takes off after chapter ten. Trust me, you'll come back and thank me after you finish reading it.

3. 203 妻 My Wife's Secret Text Messages 妻子的秘密短信 King Revolver左轮王11k WordsCompleted My Wife's Secret Text Messages 2.2kReads—Score2914d adds
4. 204 我 I Became My Ex's Mother-in-Law 我给前任当丈母娘 August Witch八月女巫Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted The short drama based on this novel, Uncle, I Only Want to Take Advantage of You, is now streaming. Starring Yu Long and Yang Mie Mie. [Older Man Romance] [Sweet Everyday Romance] [Powerful CEO] [Lighthearted and Funny] [No Angst, No Saintly Heroine] [No Affair] [No Stand-In] I showed up dressed to the nines at my ex-boyfriend's engagement party. He thought I'd come to ruin the event, but I smiled kindly and said, "We're family from now on, so there's no need to be so formal. Just call me Auntie 13.3kReads9.0Score1.3k14d adds

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   It's been a long time since I've finished such a long book. It's very good, the writing is humorous, and the relationship between the male and female protagonists is written very delicately and touchingly. I highly recommend it! Reading it felt like I experienced a romance myself.

5. 205 总 The CEO’s First Love Returns, So I Leave. Then He Goes Insane! 总裁老公白月光归来，我退场，他却疯了！ King Revolver左轮王12k WordsCompleted My CEO Husband’s First Love Is Back, So I Step Aside, but He Goes Crazy! 200Reads—Score—14d adds
6. 206 别 After Fleeing the Villa, the Mad Power Minister's Eyes Turned Red with Rage 别院私逃后，疯批权臣怒红眼 Jiang Shian江十桉Ancient Romance419k WordsCompleted [Coercive romance + wife-pursuing crematorium + devoted couple] Everyone said the eldest son of the Pei family was noble and virtuous, elegant beyond compare. But Jiang Yingwan felt an inexplicable fear of him. Especially when those dark, cold eyes turned her way, a chill ran down her spine. Years ago, the Jiang and Pei families had made a verbal marriage pact. The Old Madam Pei wanted her to marry Pei Yanchen, but the two families were no longer social equals, and Jiang Yingwan already loved so 39.2kReads8.9Score2.8k14d adds

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   When Pei Yanchen arrived through the snow, carrying a blood-stained sword, who would remember that he was once an incomparably elegant nobleman? This book perfectly captures the essence of "elegant cruelty"—the male lead speaks the cruelest words in the gentlest tone, ruining her life yet demanding a smile and congratulations. The psychological torture depicted during her six months of imprisonment perfectly fulfills your desire for a "completely humiliated" effect.

7. 207 罪 Crime and Punishment: I Fell for You After Taking the Bait 罪与罚：上钩后发现爱上你 Yun Xiaolou云小楼Modern Romance146k WordsCompleted [Powerful CEO + forced love + strong male lead and weak female lead + she suffers first, then he does] Lu Ci carefully weaves a web of affection, all to take revenge on Shen An for causing his brother’s death. He gives her top-tier opportunities, making her a shining star in the entertainment industry, only so he can watch her climb higher and fall harder. When Shen An finally murmurs in passion beneath him, Lu Ci grips her waist and sneers, “Already had enough?” “When you abandoned my brother, 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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   The male lead seeks revenge on the female lead who killed his brother. He initially meticulously weaves a web of love and provides her with top-tier resources, making her a dazzling star in the entertainment industry. Later, he gradually takes his revenge on her. [Almost crying]

8. 208 你 You Watch Her Perform, I’ll Announce Our Divorce 你看她表演，我公告离婚 Little Sister Won't Listen妹妹不听话Modern Romance453k WordsCompleted Tomatoes are the most satisfying! The hero and second male lead get divorced The male lead watches the green tea put on a show, while the heroine goes straight to the newspapers and announces their divorce! A powerful financial magnate * a young lady whose family has fallen on hard times Married first, love later * both leads are sexually inexperienced Every male character in the story is a virgin, whether he's the second or third male lead... Xu Qing'an married Shen Yuanyuan simply because he t 11.5kReads7.1Score34414d adds

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   The male lead hadn't touched the female lead in a year of marriage. The female lead remained aloof and quiet. But when the male lead watched a manipulative woman's performance, the female lead immediately published a divorce announcement in the newspaper! Abusing one's wife may be fun for a while, but winning her back will be a nightmare!

9. 209 废 Useless Guide? Twelve Powerhouses Come Knocking 废物向导？十二个大佬找上门 Shu Wangxing舒望星Modern Romance473k WordsOngoing The rating has just been posted and will rise [interstellar + male sentinels, female-oriented + beloved male lead and male rivalry + sweet and satisfying + 1vN] Tan Xingyan is a useless guide in an interstellar Mary Sue novel, destined for a miserable end. The real daughter heroine tramples her, and her fiancé, the male lead, despises her. To change her fate, she persuades a noble young master to elope with her. Caught in the act, her fiancé, the Imperial Marshal, glares at her with bloodshot 9.7kReads8.8Score1.6k14d adds

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   🔥A sweet romance novel certified by print! Cold and roguish playboy × obedient girl, HE (Happy Ending)😆~First meeting at 15, feelings blossom, the playboy turns back and chases after his wife in a heart-wrenching frenzy—super addictive! Both are virgins, unrequited love comes true, a sweet and angsty story that unfolds from campus to the city, so good you won't be able to stop reading~✨

10. 210 弑 After Killing the Emperor, My Archenemy and I Are Bound Together for Good 弑君后，我和死对头锁死了 Two Times Four Means Prosperity二四得发Ancient Romance438k WordsCompleted [Mutual Purity] [Uncle and Sister-in-Law] [Emotional Push and Pull] [Mind Games and Steamy Romance] [Bickering Couple] [Two Strong Leads] [Happy Ending] The comic is now available. Search Tomato Novel for "After Killing the Emperor, My Archenemy and I Were Bound Together" to read it. -- Empress Su Li had a dream. In it, Emperor Jingchang took her on a trip south of the Yangtze, then poisoned her at an inn and made it look like suicide. After her death, Emperor Jingchang also schemed to have her 20.5kReads9.2Score3.1k14d adds

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    1️⃣ After three years of nude ascetic practice, she believed he was mercifully saving her from suffering, until she stumbled upon the secret courtyard, where the paintings on the walls revealed the truth. He lured her into a trap, solely to avenge his sister, Shen Jingshi. A car accident in the rain left her heartlessly abandoned. Upon waking, she went to find her sister's hospital room, only to find him embracing another woman, promising marriage after revenge. Heartbroken, she burned down the secret courtyard and quietly disappeared from his world.

11. 211 你 Who Do You Love Me Like? 你爱我像谁？ CrerModern Romance253k WordsCompleted On the day she married Zhong Lin, He Nian'an thought she'd used up all the luck she would ever have. It wasn't until his first love returned that she realized she was only a stand-in to help him appease his family. After losing her only remaining loved ones and her child one after another, she lay in a hospital bed, consumed by grief, and received his divorce papers. Everyone laughed at her as a pitiful castoff, saying that even her divorce was just paving the way for someone else. Later, a car 6Reads—Score—14d adds
12. 212 纸 Paper Rose 纸玫瑰 Lin Di'er林笛儿Anime Fanfiction474k WordsCompleted [Bai Yan and Kang Jian | Marriage First, Love Later + Chasing His Wife to the Crematorium + Revenge + Powerful Families + Angst Before Sweetness] Lin Die'er's most iconic work in her Marriage First, Love Later Rose series! Bai Yan, a young nurse, impulsively marries the talented young Kang Jian, only to suddenly realize this isn't a Cinderella-and-prince story. He already has another woman in his heart, his mother treats Bai Yan like a thorn in her side, and her father-in-law and Bai Yan's mothe 10.8kReads9.6Score98414d adds

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    🌿🌿This novel perfectly fits the requirements. The male lead approaches the female lead with a specific purpose: because her mother ruined his family, he wants revenge. He hurts her deeply, causing her to divorce her husband. Then, the male lead falls in love with her, leading to a dramatic "wife-chasing-after-the-cremation" scenario.

13. 213 退 After Breaking Off the Engagement, Young Master Si Is Desperate to Win Me Back! 退婚后，司少追妻火葬场！ Yan Su颜苏Modern Romance2.3M WordsCompleted After living with the Bai family for eighteen years, Ou Yan finally learned she was a fake heiress. The real heiress came back, and Ou Yan was cast aside, set to be sent back to some poor mountain village... But who would have guessed that this so-called poor mountain village was actually the most expensive luxury villa district in the country? Overnight, she went from being an ordinary rich family's fake heiress to the true heiress of a top-tier wealthy family! Her biological parents doted on h 14.8kReads9.2Score1.8k14d adds
14. 214 深 A Desire Too Deep to Escape 深欲难渡 You Gongyu尤宫羽Modern Romance501k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book as a black-lotus heroine + everyone is emotionally and physically jaded + adult love, lust, and grudges + fighting to win her over] Shi Shuyi transmigrates into an old-fashioned tragic romance novel as a cannon-fodder female supporting character. After the original male and female leads break up, the original Shi Shuyi steals three months of love meant for someone else, only to end up with her family destroyed. The man she once loved deeply, Fu Shiyan, watches coldly. 45.3kReads9.1Score4.9k14d adds

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    The male protagonist, Fu Shiyan, approaches the female protagonist with a three-month transaction. His chilling line, "One check, for three months of your life," blatantly and cruelly exposes the exploitative relationship. The most painful part is that the female protagonist, knowing it's a trap, falls deeply into it, ultimately suffering the destruction of her family and life—this kind of complete destruction, from emotions to life itself, is something author You Gongyu excels at writing about the calculated love and lust games between adults, where every line is a bittersweet tale.

15. 215 重 Reborn as the Villainess, I Run Away Pregnant, and the Cold, Powerful Official Pursues Me to the Ends of the Earth 重生女配带球跑，清冷权臣追断腿 Chestnut, Chestnut, Chestnut, Chestnut栗子栗子栗栗子Ancient Romance301k WordsCompleted [The Wife-Chasing Crematorium, the Second Male Lead Takes the Crown] On the day Fu Ci married, Jiang Wan went into a difficult labor. As she lay at death’s door, she thought back on her brief life and could only feel that it had all been absurd and laughable. Her father was a treacherous minister. After his crimes were exposed, his entire clan was sentenced to execution. Fu Ci was a brilliant prodigy, the youngest prime minister in the realm. For her sake, he set aside his pride and knelt in the 10.1kReads8.9Score57714d adds
16. 216 离 After the Divorce, Mr. Lu Turns into My Lapdog and Helps Me Put on My Shoes 离婚后，陆总舔狗上身帮我提鞋 Lotus Root Slices藕片Modern Romance506k WordsCompleted [A misunderstanding leads to an angry divorce, a husband’s desperate quest to win his wife back, a pampered darling of a wealthy family, the real heiress with a secret identity] (A short drama of the same name is now available on Hongguo~) On the day she was diagnosed with terminal stomach cancer, Bai Yueguang received a pregnancy test report from her husband’s first love. After three years of a marriage in which she was the only one devoted, Gu Xingman had turned herself into a joke. On the day 3.3kReads9.1Score29814d adds
17. 217 随 I Went to the City with My Lame Dad to Live Off a Rich Woman, and I’m Loving It 随跛子爸进城吃软饭，我真香了 Ling Duanyue聆端月Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast + family life + blended family + stepmother reborn + cozy everyday life] In her previous life, Xiang Nuan was terribly unlucky. Born with a congenital illness, she was abandoned by her parents and relatives. Unloved and uncared for, she struggled through twenty-four lonely years. Her next life began just as miserably. While still very young, she was abandoned by her mother. Her father was a cripple, and the two of them were driven out by their own clan... The one thing she could l 13kReads8.3Score1.8k14d adds
18. 218 撕 After Tearing Up 99 Divorce Agreements, Mr. He Turns into a Mad Dog 撕碎99份离婚协议，贺总变疯狗 Hua Baoyue花抱月Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted After a car accident, Song Wanzhi finally saw that she wasn't the most important person in He Siheng's heart. When she lost their baby, her heart died completely, and she decided to leave. But when the proud, aloof man saw the divorce agreement, he thought she was being unreasonable. Irritated, he tore it up, caressed her face, and said, “Wanwan, stop making a fuss. I'll buy you a gift.” Her passionate love had made him think she would never leave. It was only when He Siheng saw their empty home 979Reads6.3Score10214d adds

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    🌈🌈"Song Wanzhi, where have you been again? Mengran is in critical condition and needs a blood transfusion. Your blood type matches hers perfectly. I've sent someone to pick you up!" He Siheng's usually calm voice was tinged with anxiety. Song Wanzhi's hand gripped her phone tightly, her knuckles turning white! She had been in a car accident! Their child was gone! And he was still worried about Xu Mengran? The image of him carrying Xu Mengran away flashed through her mind, and she felt an unbearable urge to breathe. A piercing pain spread through her heart, and she clutched her hospital gown tightly to her chest, tears streaming down her face.

19. 219 重 Reborn as a Top-Tier Star Heiress: The Rich Fight Over Me 重生商界顶流千金：豪门疯抢 Light-Sugar Jinjin微糖金金Modern Romance581k WordsCompleted [Revenge against scumbags + forced possession + reborn heroine + romantic rivals competing] [Sweet-faced, scheming seductress × unhinged heir / abstinent CEO / rugged military king / refined but depraved bureau chief / financial predator] [In her past life, she was abandoned by her own family, betrayed by the one she loved, and bullied and framed, until she lost her reputation and died with bitterness in her heart!] [Reborn in the year 2000, Li Muan returns from the ashes with memories steeped i 661Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I can't believe anyone hasn't read this yet! The female protagonist treats domestic power struggles like corporate management and the inner quarters of the house like company operations; the sparks ignited by this cross-dimensional thinking are simply amazing.

20. 220 封 After I Shut My Heart to Love, the Untouchable Beauty I Pursued Lost Control 封心锁爱后，我追的高岭花失控了 Bean Sprout Caicai豆芽菜菜子Modern Romance248k WordsCompleted [Both reborn, win-her-back-at-all-costs romance, rival suitors battling it out, bittersweet campus romance] [A restrained, solitary pine on a snowy peak vs. a sunflower blooming among thorns] Wen Zhao pursued Cen Ji for seven years, finally winning the aloof beauty everyone had secretly admired back in school. She thought her husband had always been cool, distant, and above worldly concerns. That was until Wen Zhao opened his QQ album and found the high school photos of another woman he had trea 21.3kReads8.2Score1.7k14d adds
21. 221 重 Reborn: A Deal with My Campus Heartthrob Ex-Husband 重生：和校草前夫交易 Xi Gong Qingye西宫清野Modern Romance211k WordsCompleted [Both reborn at school + bittersweet past lives + a broken relationship mended + heartwarming + devoted couple] [Cold, calculating heartthrob + cute, scatterbrained sweetheart] Li Wan and Zhou Wang Jing’s marriage began with a night of intimacy brought on by a twist of fate. Zhou Wang Jing didn’t love her. He had someone he liked who’d been by his side throughout his youth. He married her out of a sense of responsibility. Li Wan had seen the way Zhou Wang Jing looked at that girl. At last, Li Wa 5.3kReads7.5Score36014d adds
22. 222 陷 Fallen Rose: The Dark Moon and Her Counterattack 陷落玫瑰：黑月光与她的反杀局 Light-Sugar Jinjin微糖金金Modern Romance508k WordsCompleted [Revenge Against Scum] [Forced Possession] [Awakening to Her True Identity] [Rivalry for Her Affections] [One Woman, Four Men] [Sweet on the Outside, Dark and Scheming on the Inside, a Seductive Strategist × Her Possessive Adoptive Brother / Abstinent CEO / Gentle Young Nobleman / Capitalist Predator] ▲ Her true identity awakens, and a bloody revenge begins Abandoned at an orphanage as a child, she was later molded by the Song family into a tool for a marriage alliance. She bides her time, turni 337Reads—Score—14d adds
23. 223 以 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 Er Li二厘Modern Romance661k WordsCompleted [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!” 9.4kReads8.1Score75414d adds
24. 224 疯 Madman Li, Stop Torturing Me. Miss Chu Has Turned to Ashes 疯批厉少别虐了，楚小姐已化成灰 September Frost九月的霜Modern Romance468k WordsOngoing (Unhinged, tragic romance, dear readers, this is a tearjerker, really!) On the day Chu He turned twenty, Li Tianye, the most powerful man in Jiang City, made her his. At the very same time, he announced his engagement to his fiancée. Overnight, Chu He went from being the girl everyone in Jiang City envied to a woman everyone despised! She became Li Tianye's mistress, the other woman. She asked through her tears, “Li Tianye, why? Why did it have to be today?” He gripped her by the throat and snar 7Reads—Score214d adds
25. 225 重 Reborn White Moonlight Runs Away, and the Cold, Arrogant CEO Loses His Soul 重生白月光跑路，冷傲霸总失了魂 Ruthless Typing无情打字Modern Romance273k WordsCompleted [The male lead’s pursuit after losing his wife + devoted to each other + she runs away while pregnant: the male lead is insufferable at first and drives her away, then turns dark and keeps her captive just to get her to look at him again] Luo Huixue had loved the eldest son of the Wen family for twelve years. Following in the footsteps of the young man in white, she threw herself into the entertainment industry and stayed by his side as he went from unknown to celebrated. She was his most capabl 510Reads5.8Score10514d adds

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    In her past life, for Wen Bai, she quarreled with her family, clashed with her parents, abandoned her status as a wealthy heiress, and accompanied him from humble beginnings to rise to power. Now, she was superfluous. She wanted to go home, only to find that her parents had already had a second child. It was she who had hurt and disappointed her parents; she understood their decision. However, she had become utterly superfluous in this world; no one needed her anymore. So, she chose to jump. Broken and covered in blood, she helplessly looked up, as if she saw Wen Bai's cold and indifferent face on the balcony, unchanged for decades. Just like he always had towards her. Even death couldn't move him.

26. 226 快 Quick Transmigration: You Said You Didn't Care, So Why Did You Fall for Me? 快穿：说好的不在乎你怎么真香了 Above the Nine Ministers九卿之上Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Quick transmigration + the love interest falls for her after insisting he won’t + cannon-fodder passerby turns the tables and rises to the top + some arcs feature villainesses + groveling chase + forced love + both are each other’s one and only, 1v1 After falling ill unexpectedly, Shen Yunxi is bound to a quick-transmigration System. The System tells her that she can only recover her health by successfully playing the original story’s cannon-fodder character and completing the plot. What else ca 6.9kReads7.0Score45514d adds
27. 227 小 Little Mermaid, Be Good: Professor Fu’s Overwhelming Love 小人鱼乖乖，傅教授的强势宠爱 Fu Fu Lailai福富来来Modern Romance269k WordsCompleted [Innocent, naive little mermaid × research scientist who uses her] [Both are each other’s one and only / angst / wife-chasing / tragic ending in the main story, happy ending in the bonus chapters / All technical details are fictional. Do not mistake them for reality!] Jia Qian, from the depths of the sea, believes she has found true love. She willingly sacrifices her pearl and enters into a mate contract with a human. She looks forward to the birth of their child and to a future with Fu Yanchen. 571Reads6.8Score—14d adds

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    I don't know why this book has such a low rating, but I really feel sorry for the female lead. She's an innocent little mermaid new to the human world, and he's a professor who specializes in studying mermaids. He takes advantage of her kind heart, deceiving her step by step until she falls in love with him. But it turns out the child in her womb is an experimental subject, and her friend has been turned into a specimen. [Crying][crying][crying][crying]

28. 228 哪 Where the Clear Stream Flows 哪得清渠 Yu Suxin豫苏辛Modern Romance262k WordsCompleted [Six-year age gap + devoted one-on-one romance + angst and sweetness + undercover agent] Bright, adorable heiress × restrained, ascetic new power in Hong Kong “The long night has yet to dawn, but spring days remain as before. Through the heavy fog, we’ll find our way into the sunlight and love again.” He had no intention of getting close to her, but she went out of her way to flirt with him. He was an undercover agent who had been lying low for years, tasked with finding evidence of her father’s 89Reads—Score—14d adds

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    🌼①The male lead is an undercover agent who deliberately approaches the female lead to investigate her father's crimes. She falls in love with him and throws a sensational wedding that captivates Hong Kong. Later, her father is assassinated, and she accidentally enters a secret room, only to discover that he was the one who killed her father…

29. 229 清 Plain Congee 清粥 Cha Jin茶槿Modern Romance148k WordsCompleted [Cool, restrained and eccentric hero x sweet, gentle heroine] [Sweet romance and healing + reunion after a long separation + devoted couple] 1 All the girls at Jincheng No. 1 High School knew that Ji Chensheng from Class 6 was handsome and abstinent, but as cold as ice in the dead of winter. As time passed, he became an untouchable flower on a high peak in everyone’s eyes. Then one day during PE class, someone secretly peeked through the back window and saw the boy who was distant and aloof w 4.9kReads9.3Score53714d adds
30. 230 家 Caught in an Affair at Home, I Made the Scumbag Pay with His Life 家门惊见奸情，我让渣男以死谢罪 Deep Crimson Ancient Wood古木深红Modern Romance225k WordsOngoing 1V2? A little white rabbit turns into a powerful woman VS her scheming, cold and alluring, devoted ex-husband and a cunning, roguish playboy [A love born of hatred, a groveling ex, dark scheming, obsessive devotion] Xi Tong was the invisible one in the Jiang family, growing up in the back courtyard, coldly neglected. Her older sister, Jiang Xitang, was doted on by their parents and treated like a princess. Xi Tong didn't care. She married young, and her husband, Ye Tengzhou, loved her dearly. He 22Reads—Score—14d adds

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    It has to be on the list. I both hated and was angry at the male lead, but the plot was so tightly woven that I eventually felt he was actually quite good and pitiful. He was a real bitter gourd.

31. 231 太 After His Wife Agreed to Divorce, Mr. Lu Regretted It 太太她同意离婚后，陆总后悔了 Yun Xiyang云夕扬Modern Romance963k WordsOngoing [The ex-wife wins him back + both leads have only been with each other + fake first love + the male lead suffers + satisfying face-slapping] Before her divorce, Su Luo was famous in the wealthy circles of the imperial capital for being hopelessly love-struck. She loved Lu Jinshen more than anything. Even when he neglected and ignored her, she still treasured him above all else. For his sake, Su Luo concealed her many talents and stunning looks, becoming the perfect full-time wife in a wealthy ho 682Reads7.3Score—14d adds

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    He was on the verge of death, refusing to let his "white moonlight" (his beloved) donate blood for him. [I'm about to cry][I'm about to cry] A doctor said anxiously, "She has a rare blood type, and the blood bank has no reserves." "A rare blood type? That's a huge problem. She's lost too much blood and could go into shock at any moment!" Just then, another doctor said, "Wait, I remember there's a patient with her blood type at the hospital! That patient's condition is relatively stable now, and if she consents, she can donate a small amount of blood. Quick! Go ask someone!" Hearing this, Su Luo on the ambulance table twitched almost imperceptibly at the corner of her mouth. Yes, she knew that there was a patient at this hospital with the same blood type as her. That person was... Not long after, the nurse who had been sent out to inquire about the blood donation returned breathlessly. "Doctor, that patient said... Said she's not feeling well and shouldn't donate blood. If she wants to donate, she needs her fiancé's consent." Fiancé? Hearing those three words, Su Luo's heart felt like it had been stabbed with a needle. Her fiancé… No, it couldn't be him, it couldn't be. He had already saved her life, and she had promised herself she wouldn't… The other party's meaning was very clear: he didn't agree to let the patient with the rare blood type donate blood for this wounded soldier. The doctor had no choice but to agree. A tear rolled down Su Luo's eyelids, which were already too weak to open. A wave of overwhelming coldness washed over her, engulfing Su Luo and trying to drag her into the abyss. But! She couldn't die!! All these years, she had lived only for him, and now she regretted it so much; she wanted to live for herself just this once…

32. 232 攻 Conquest Failed: Livestreaming the Prosperous Present to the Ancients 攻略失败：给古人直播当今盛世 Emperor皇帝Modern Romance519k WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead, No Romance + Awakening of Women in Ancient Times + Passionate Sense of Justice + No Female Rivalry] After failing to win over the emperor, the System punishes me by making me livestream modern life to people of the past. The man I personally helped ascend the throne sees me in a sleeveless crop top and miniskirt, dancing at a lavish party full of lights and drink. He flies into a rage and scolds me for being unchaste. I smile calmly, point the camera at a modern street, and 8.7kReads8.8Score78514d adds

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    Her mission was to place him on the throne and make him empress. If she failed, he would die, yet he coldly watched. Having failed in her attempt to win him over, she was erased by the system and returned to the modern world.

33. 233 萧 President Xiao, Your Wife Says You Have to Sleep in the Study Tonight 萧总，夫人让你今晚睡书房 Little Fish Boiled in Water水煮小鱼鱼Modern Romance665k WordsCompleted “The Pursuit of a Wife After Losing Her” + “A Heartbreaking Romance” When Mu Zhixia was five, she was as spoiled as a little princess, the only light on the long road traveled by Mu Jingheng and Xiao Xulin. But later, in the name of protecting her, Mu Jingheng married her off to his subordinate. On their wedding night, the groom fled, making her a laughingstock throughout the Dongli Kingdom. Meanwhile, Mu Jingheng turned around and decided to marry the person she hated most. She struggled and fo 24Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The male lead hurt the female lead; they both had their own difficulties. I feel like the ending shouldn't have been like this, but it seems like it could only be this way. It hurts so much, I'm so sad.

34. 234 孕 After the Morning Sickness, My Sugar Daddy Panicked 孕吐后，金主他急疯了 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊11k WordsCompleted After the Morning Sickness, Her Sugar Daddy Panics 21.7kReads—Score27214d adds

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    The day my sugar daddy/beauty returned to the country, I was vomiting uncontrollably by the toilet. He was silent for a long time, then looked guilty: "As you can see, she's pregnant. I can't abandon her and the baby." I clutched my 30 million breakup fee, frantically waving my hands: "No, no, no! I just ate too many snacks and my stomach hurt, that's why I threw up! Please don't take responsibility for me!" With that, I grabbed my card and ran, disappearing overnight. Three months later, he waited outside my hometown, holding a report in one hand and staring intently at my round belly with the other, gritting his teeth: "Did the snacks in your belly come to life? They've even grown into the shape of a fetus?"

35. 235 睡 After Sleeping with the CEO, I Walked Away 睡了霸总后我转身就走 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊24k WordsCompleted I Slept with a CEO, Then Walked Away 202Reads—Score—14d adds
36. 236 你 I’ll Take Your Daughter 你女儿我收下了 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊17k WordsCompleted I’ll Take Your Daughter 379Reads—Score814d adds
37. 237 黑 The Underworld Heiress’s Personal Bodyguard 黑道大小姐的贴身高手 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊32k WordsCompleted The Underworld Heiress's Personal Bodyguard 104Reads—Score414d adds
38. 238 竹 Deep in the Bamboo Horse’s Playful Teasing 竹马戏深 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊7k WordsCompleted Childhood Sweethearts, Deepening Feelings 173Reads—Score—14d adds
39. 239 从 The Person Who Raised Me Became My Husband 从小管我的人成了我老公 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊22k WordsCompleted The One Who Raised Me Became My Husband 410Reads—Score—14d adds
40. 240 你 Look at Him, Rising in His Vermilion Tower 你看他朱楼起 A Strong Wind Late in the Day晚来风急Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Later, that gunshot was the last trace she left behind in this world. One late night, Jiang Yansheng searched through every document in the house, all to find a pregnancy diagnosis that might never have existed. Whenever he closed his eyes, the image of Pei Ge with a swollen belly seemed all too real. He couldn't shake the feeling that she was still alive. That somewhere in the world, she had even given birth to the child he had always longed for. [It's time to change the blurb again, 3/4.] 123Reads9.0Score—14d adds

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    The male protagonist, seeking revenge for the female protagonist's father, joins her family's company, gets close to her, and tries to win her love and marry her. Later, the female protagonist's father dies, and she discovers that his advances were motivated by revenge for his ex-girlfriend. She also sees a video of him standing idly by her father's bedside, fueling her hatred. Due to a scheme by the male protagonist's friend, she dies. Reborn at fifteen, she saves the male protagonist's ex-girlfriend and decides to let them be together in this life. The male protagonist dies five years after the female protagonist's death, but is reborn to find his ex-girlfriend alive. He no longer harbors hatred for her and tries to find her, persistently pursuing her. She initially resists, but after a series of events, she finally accepts him. She realizes his feelings for his ex-girlfriend were familial; they were both orphans who grew up together. The ex-girlfriend is also a kind and excellent girl.

41. 241 前 My Ex-Boyfriend Doesn’t Dare Touch Me 前男友他不敢碰我 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊15k WordsCompleted My Ex-Boyfriend Doesn't Dare Touch Me 104Reads—Score114d adds
42. 242 影 Movie Emperor, Stop Flirting. I've Read Your Message and Won't Reply 影帝别撩了，我已读不回 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊16k WordsCompleted Movie Emperor, Stop Flirting. I've Read Your Message and I'm Not Replying 38Reads—Score—14d adds
43. 243 我 The Useless Husband I’ve Raised for Eight Years 我养了八年的废物老公 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊12k WordsCompleted My Useless Husband, Whom I’ve Raised for Eight Years 49Reads—Score—14d adds
44. 244 论 How a Fish Conquers the Sick Villain in an Infinite-Flow World 论一条鱼如何攻略无限流病娇反派 Qi Guang祁光Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Sunny, quirky heroine + yandere villain hero + chasing-wife-to-the-crematorium + infinite worlds] Yu Youyou is pulled into a novel that has gone off the rails. The second male lead, who was supposed to fall in love with the heroine, kills both the male and female leads and destroys the world. Yu Youyou: “So the second male lead is a dragon, and I’m the knight protecting the leads?” System: “No, you’re not a knight. You’re a powerless, foolish cannon-fodder character who causes trouble at every 19.1kReads9.5Score3k14d adds
45. 245 追 The Black Lotus Chasing His Wife Is Still Begging for Forgiveness Today 追妻黑莲花今天也在求原谅 Jiehuahua芥话花Ancient Romance271k WordsCompleted [Clearheaded, broken female stewardess × charming, fickle, multiple-personality young master] [Both leads have exes. If that bothers you, please move along.] [Reader advisory: The male lead is a scumbag with charm early on, then goes through hell trying to win her back. When he’s happy, he’s clingy and sweet; when things don’t go his way, he turns into a sinister, gloomy menace.] Chen Yu spent her life calculating every move, but failed to account for Xiao Huaichuan, the one variable she hadn’ 49Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The playboy initially treats the female lead like a plaything, laughing as she's afflicted with the Heart-Burning Gu. Later, when she feigns death, he goes mad, transferring the Gu worms into his own body, vomiting blood every day as he rummages through her belongings: "Sister, it hurts so much, doesn't it?" (A representative work of ancient Chinese romance with a tragic male lead; warning: a split personality male lead)

46. 246 岁 May You Be Safe, Year After Year: No Snow, No Spring 岁岁佑安：不听雪来不见春 The Hero Who Saves the World拯救世界的大侠Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted May the Years Keep You Safe: No Snowfall, No Spring 344Reads—Score514d adds

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    [Self-recommendation [Heart][Heart]] My mother is Uncle Song's white moonlight, while I am the "jinx" his son hates to the bone. He scolds me, hurts me, but after I lost my memory, he asked me with red eyes, "Maybe he likes you and is looking for you?" Abusive love | Forced love | Wife-chasing crematorium After losing my memory, I forgot everything, except for one thing—I was afraid of him.

47. 247 白 My White Moonlight Is Back from the Dead, and the Heiress Is Out of Prison: I'm Done Pretending, Time to Make Them Suffer! 白月光复活，出狱千金：不装了，开虐！ Rain Over the River江上雨Modern Romance786k WordsCompleted Mu Man is dead, and Qi Heng personally sent Cheng Ziyue to prison. During her two years behind bars, Qi Heng’s order to “take good care of her” left Cheng Ziyue a changed woman. She even lost the hearing in her left ear in prison. Before going in, Cheng Ziyue said, “I didn’t kill her.” Qi Heng was unmoved. After she got out, Cheng Ziyue said, “I killed Mu Man. I’m guilty.” Qi Heng’s face turned livid. “Shut up! Don’t ever let me hear you say that again!” Cheng Ziyue smiled. “It’s true. I killed 1.2kReads—Score—14d adds

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    Countless novels with low ratings are hidden gems, shining brightly. Click to read them [you'll savor them], I guarantee you'll be amazed [heart] and unable to put them down [admiration]!

48. 248 荆 Prisoner of Thorns 荆囚 Drunk Little Lemon醉小柠Modern Romance356k WordsCompleted Ruan Zhao was a rose crushed beneath Fu Jinchi's foot, yet her thorns pierced through his entire life. He hated her with all his heart, until the pain consumed him. She feared him so much that all she wanted was to escape. He thought his torment would bring redemption, but when he finally faced his true feelings, she was already shattered beyond repair. 906Reads6.3Score10114d adds
49. 249 冷 After Divorcing His Ice-Cold CEO Wife, He Chases Her to the Ends of the Earth 冷冰冰的总裁离婚后追妻火葬场了 Jiu Yi九弈Modern Romance402k WordsCompleted (The groveling ex arc, powerful families, sweet and angsty romance, ruthless pursuit, possessiveness, obsession, both leads’ firsts) She was a spoiled, domineering heiress who fell in love with him at first sight, then used every means at her disposal to force him to marry her. For two years of marriage, he never touched her. After their divorce, the Qiao family went bankrupt. She became a down-and-out heiress, while he rose to become a powerful figure in the capital, a man who could turn the wo 1.7kReads8.2Score10814d adds
50. 250 诱 Make Him Love Me Madly 诱他疯宠 Bouncy Glutinous Rice糯米跳跳Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted 179Reads7.0Score—14d adds

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    This novel is so wonderful and captivating! I can't be the only one who's read it. The rating might not be high, but it definitely deserves five stars!

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