Looking for That Bittersweet, Satisfying Feeling, but Not a Truly Angsty Story 有没有那种看了酸涩爽的文（不是真虐文）

1. 1 被 The Fourth Year of Being Loved Against My Will 被强制爱的第四年 Crane Song yyyy鹤音yyyyModern Romance329k WordsCompleted [Short drama now streaming] [Forced Love + Both Leads Reborn + Obsessive Male Lead + Died for Love in Their Past Life + HE] In the fourth year of being effectively imprisoned by Shen Huaixu, Qiao Qiao asked him for a divorce. Shen Huaixu had quietly stripped her of every freedom, taken control of her entire life, and imprisoned her in a cage built in the name of love. Shen Huaixu was possessive, cool-headed, and fiercely jealous. He commanded the business world and built his own commercial empir 13.9kReads9.2Score1kShelves

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   So good!!! I saw it recommended on Hongshu and finished it in one day, it's so good it's unbelievable 😭😭😭😭 If you like bittersweet stories, go for the happy ending!

2. 2 国 Has the Duke's Heir Been Cremated Today? 国公爷今日火葬场了吗 Xiao Tianyi小甜一Ancient Romance559k WordsCompleted [Woman with a secret crush + marriage before love + no golden finger + all characters are from ancient times] Shen Mingyue has a beloved as bright as the moon. One glimpse of him at the Lantern Festival was enough to make her heart flutter, and she fell in love at first sight. But she knows their families are worlds apart. She also knows he has a cousin on his maternal uncle's side, his childhood sweetheart, and everyone in Chang'an knows the two are a perfect match. So she never dared to dream 28.5kReads8.5Score3.4kShelves

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   Just read the first one; the second one is bittersweet.

3. 3 快 Quick Transmigration: I Just Want to Follow the Plot, but the Male Lead Wants to Marry Me 快穿：只想走剧情，男主却想结婚 Zhao Liwo昭梨渥Fantastical Romance346k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + 1v1 romance + happy ending] #If I keep following the plot, I'll get dragged off to be married# #I really wasn't playing a heartbreaker. I wasn't, I swear!# #Is it wrong to be dedicated to my job?# Wen Yun is an honest employee at the Quick Transmigration Bureau. Hoping for an easy life, she chose the Plot Maintenance Department. The job is simple: play a background passerby in different worlds, move the key plot points along, follow the script to the end, collect her payc 16.7kReads9.1Score1.6kShelves
4. 4 离 My Ex-Husband Is Irresistible After Our Divorce 离婚后我的前夫真香了 Wusu Bubble Rice Cracker乌苏泡仙贝Modern Romance317k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Rose Crossing the Moon launches on November 14] [The ex-chases-wife-to-the-crematorium trope, not the typical kind; reuniting after a breakup] [Cool, aloof, rational beauty with a warm heart * A big, awkward puppy who says one thing and means another, but is willing to change] "His rose garden remained a desolate wasteland." "If love were a field of study, you would be my one and only lifelong subject." After five years of marriage, Bai Luo'an left Huo Ling a folder. Inside 15.8kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves

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   Personally, I found these all quite poignant; the way my heart clenched while watching them was surprisingly satisfying [facepalm]. Feel free to comment and share!

5. 5 妹 Little Sister, Little Sister! Who Wants to Be Your Sister? 妹妹妹妹！谁要做你妹妹？ Green Mango Iced Tea青芒冰茶Modern Romance387k WordsCompleted [Touch-Starved Sweetheart vs. Older Man with Separation Anxiety] [A Little Angsty Tension / Mutual Healing / Super-Sweet Everyday Romance / Both Pure in Body and Mind / Six-Year Age Gap] The day her father’s illegitimate son is born is the anniversary of her mother’s death. Soaked from head to toe, Lin Zhao is taken away from the cemetery by her godmother’s son. After living together for four years, her touch-starvation flares up, and he is the only one who can soothe her. To his friends, she’s 14.5kReads9.0Score1.9kShelves
6. 6 错 A Case of Mistaken Favor! My Brother Is Actually the Crown Prince of the Capital's Elite Circle 错位宠爱！我哥居然是京圈太子爷 Cranes Part from Green Mountains鹤别青山Modern Romance209k WordsCompleted The short-form drama is now available. [Two wealthy families + childhood sweethearts with an eight-year age gap + sweet romance] Clumsy, sweet little darling x a steady, restrained, fatherly type who gets mildly domineering later on Ming Zhao, eldest daughter of the Ming family in Beicheng, relied on Zhou Tingyun's affection to throw her weight around and run wild throughout the city. No matter how enormous a mess she made, that man, known for his iron-fisted methods, would always clean it up fo 49.8kReads9.2Score4.8kShelves
7. 7 谁 Who Can Pluck the Bright Moon? 谁可摘明月 One Big Fish Head一条大鱼头Modern Romance217k WordsCompleted [Unruly, Obsessive, Coldhearted, Aloof, and a Rising Lawyer] X [Gentle, Quiet, Mature, Fatherly, Restrained, and a Second-Generation Entrepreneurial CEO] Ten-year age gap · The remorseful pursuit of a wife · Mutual salvation The heroine is not a virgin, but the hero is. Do not read if this bothers you! Lian Qi isn't easy to like. She never had a father, and her mother hated her for being withdrawn and introverted. After her grandmother died, her mother abandoned her with her aunt and never con 39.4kReads9.0Score5.4kShelves
8. 8 媚 Entangled in Alluring Charm 媚色攀缠 Jun Buqi君不弃Modern Romance275k WordsCompleted [Sweet and satisfying romance, devoted to each other, age gap, fatherly doting and raising her, winning her back] Clear-headed, darkly alluring beauty VS composed, cold-hearted patriarchal powerbroker She was one of the many gifts Shen Rangchen received for his coming-of-age ceremony. He gave her a first name and bestowed his surname upon her. Shen Ciying never told anyone that when she first met Shen Rangchen as a child, she resolved to make the lofty, noble young man her lifelong servant. From 3.7kReads9.1Score357Shelves
9. 9 过 Excessive Indulgence 过分沉溺 Zi An子安Modern Romance361k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + secret crush comes true + mutual salvation + devoted to each other, one-on-one] (The heroine seems sweet and gentle but is independent and clear-headed inside; the hero is no typical domineering CEO; she has a secret crush on him; slow burn.) Pei Yu was aloof and indifferent by nature, and he looked down on women even more. Everyone in his circle wondered what kind of woman could possibly win the heart of this unattainable man. Later, he fell out with the Pei family 8kReads9.2Score692Shelves
10. 10 向 Make a Wish to the Gods 向神明许个愿 Mu Wandi木晚笛Modern Romance416k WordsCompleted [A wealthy socialite from Beijing's elite circles x a genius investor] [Rekindled romance + mutual devotion + healing and redemption + love among the wealthy] At their graduation ball, Yu Weiyi got drunk, mistook her rival for someone else, and handed her love letter to Lin Jianshen. After hearing her heartfelt confession, Lin Jianshen pulled her into his arms and kissed her passionately. The gossiping crowd was stunned. “So those two years of fighting were just flirting? Were we just part of yo 9.7kReads8.6Score1kShelves
11. 11 沉 Sinking into the Butterfly 沉溺蝴蝶 My Tooth Doesn't Hurt Today今天牙不痛Modern Romance320k WordsCompleted [Campus Romance | He Pursues Her | Reunion After Years Apart, Mending a Broken Relationship | First Time for Both | Happy Ending] [Cool, Classical Dance Goddess x Beijing’s Top Young Heir] [Cool-Beauty Softie x Mad Dog] In August, as the new freshmen arrived on campus, a dance video quickly went viral on the forums of Jing University. A young woman stood barefoot on the ground, her long black hair cascading down her back and a white dress flowing around her. Her water sleeves fluttered as she d 15.2kReads9.2Score1.6kShelves
12. 12 和 After Marrying a Twisted, Obsessive Madman, I Return to the Year We Hated Each Other 和阴湿疯批结婚后，重回纯恨那年 Still Haven't Eaten My Fill Today今天也没吃饱Modern Romance436k WordsCompleted [Absurd comedy + semi-wealthy family setting + elite school + both leads’ first love + one-on-one romance + sweet doting] [Spoiled, sharp-tongued heiress × gloomy, insecure puppy] - Shen Zhili was reborn, opening her eyes to find herself back eight years in the past. Back when her domineering CEO husband was still being trampled into the dirt. The man who once begged her in bed to bite him harder now looked at her with nothing but hatred. Shen Zhili thought it over and decided she’d treat 30.5kReads9.3Score4.7kShelves
13. 13 伪 The Fake Lady 伪造淑女 Fa La Li法拉栗Modern Romance241k WordsCompleted [Brave and clear-headed Lin Songyin × aloof beauty Bai Zeqing] [Modern romance + domineering CEO + melodrama + aloof beauty + groveling pursuit + bittersweet romance + love growing over time + simmering tension + a touch of angst] Bai Zeqing, vice president of the Puji Group, never showed any interest in women, earning himself a secret nickname among his colleagues: Mr. Plato. Later, when he was forced to spend every waking moment with Lin Songyin, Bai Zeqing couldn’t understand why he had agree 4.8kReads9.4Score531Shelves
14. 14 乖 The Good Girl Leaves the Scene, So Why Is the Capital's Playboy Jealous? 乖乖女退场，京圈浪子怎么眼红了 The Cat Boss Who Can Never Wake Up喵总睡不醒Modern Romance443k WordsCompleted [Playboy with a carefree attitude × sensible, obedient woman + powerful man lowering his head + winning her back after losing her + both sexually inexperienced] Ling Jue is a wind you can never catch. Qin Shuyi is a willow, quiet and at ease. One is free-spirited and unrestrained; the other follows the rules. These two, so utterly different, began with an offhand “let’s have some fun” and ended with an ordinary “I’m bored.” In this game of a playboy turning over a new leaf, everyone involved onl 103.8kReads9.2Score12.5kShelves
15. 15 娇 Spoiling Her Is Against the Rules, and Master Pei Is Ready to Punish Her Himself 娇养犯规，裴爷他要亲自罚 Junjun'er珺珺儿Modern Romance339k WordsCompleted Light discipline [Overwhelmingly Possessive Daddy-Type Powerhouse vs. Sweet, Soft, and Quirky Little Fairy] Guiding daddy type + Eight-year age gap + Pure Love + Sweet Romance + A Little Chasing + Older Hero Just after turning eighteen, Qin Zhi was sent by her father to train at the Pei family's training ground. Everyone said Pei Yanxiao, the head of the Pei family, was a blade dipped in poison, but she insisted on throwing herself onto its edge. At the training ground, she nearly gave her life 23.4kReads9.0Score2.8kShelves
16. 16 他 His White Jasmine 他的白茉莉花 Bodhisattva Ye菩萨野Modern Romance262k WordsCompleted In the middle of the night, Song Mo goes alone up the mountain to find the gang of street racers. She is like a delicate, sweet-scented jasmine blossom. Her clear gaze falls on the man at the head of the group. “Bro...” The man bows his head, fiddling with a black glove. He tells her to get lost, then turns and vanishes into the night with the wind. In the dense mountain mist, the fragrance of jasmine and the rich, mature, wanton scent of some perfume overlap and mingle for a single, fleeting mo 12.1kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves
17. 17 娇 Sweetly Hidden Love 娇藏蜜恋 My Male God, Buy Me a Chicken Drumstick男神请我吃鸡腿Modern Romance305k WordsCompleted [Both Pure, One-on-One] A nasty, handsome, arrogant rich boy vs. a spoiled, clingy canary girl + The long road to winning his wife back Award-winning actress Sheng Yi has been in show business for years. With her three rules, kiss double, bed double, and nude double, she has clinched the crown of “Queen of Water.” The media’s assessment of her is spot-on: “Mediocre acting, incredible resources. Who exactly is the mysterious sugar daddy behind her?” At a private banquet, someone shouts for Sheng 15.4kReads9.1Score1.4kShelves
18. 18 等 Wait, What Do You Mean the Homeroom Teacher Transmigrated into the Empress? 等等，什么叫班主任穿成了女帝？ Locust and Sweet Potato蚂蚱红薯Ancient Romance242k WordsCompleted [A no-nonsense girl-emperor with a tough teacher streak x a shrewd, smooth-talking imperial uncle + no System] [Two powerful leads + forbidden tension + constant twists + a stellar ensemble cast + court intrigue] Empress from the start? Her elder brother dies of illness, her father passes away, and she’s practically handed the throne! Not a single official at court truly accepts her? No problem. In her previous life, she was head teacher of an honors class! She puts her classroom management skil 81Reads—Score108Shelves

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    I can't stop reading once I start, I'm having withdrawal symptoms, please urge the author to update!

19. 19 造 Good Grief! A Chastity Monument Transmigrates into a Forced-Romance Villainess 造孽啦！贞节牌坊穿成强制文女配 Awake Ten Thousand Times醒万万Modern Romance363k WordsCompleted A bewitching corpse-like heroine x a Daddy-type hero, from the late Qing era to the present day, a seven-year age gap, both untouched, everyone regrets it, from universally bullied to universally adored [Bittersweet Sweet Romance] [Transmigrate into a Book, Wealthy Family, Winning Back His Wife + Marriage Before Love + Powerful Man Bows His Head] One careless moment, and Ruan Jiaqi transmigrated into a vicious supporting character in a book about forced romance. She was a soon-to-be discarded ri 6.7kReads9.1Score844Shelves
20. 20 末 Imprisoned in the Apocalypse Night: The Obsessive Villain Coaxes Her to Kiss Him Every Night 末世囚夜，偏执反派夜夜诱她亲亲 Honey Pomelo Orange Breeze蜜柚橙风Fantastical Romance194k WordsCompleted [Transmigrated into a book + apocalypse + two powerful leads + pitiful heroine vs. mad, sinister hero] [Absolutely sweet! Super, super sweet!!] Before her death, Ji Chaoxi bound herself to a corruption System and transmigrated into an apocalypse to collect corruption points from the villain. After completing the two-year mission, the System left, abandoning her to face the corrupted villain's fury alone. She hated pain. After three years in the laboratory, she'd brushed shoulders with death agai 2.2kReads8.1Score213Shelves
21. 21 金 Mr. Jin, Your Wife Has Run Away with Your Daughter Again! 金总，太太又带小姐离家出走了！ Jin Er斤二Modern Romance355k WordsCompleted Prissy troublemaker x shameless rogue Childhood sweethearts x regret and redemption x happy ending In their third year of marriage, Lu Ying asked for a divorce. The man sat carelessly, his long, phoenix-shaped eyes nonchalant. “Is this because I went with her to the hospital but didn't go with you?” Lu Ying: “Yes.” “Fine,” he said, clearly not taking it seriously. “Then I won't go with you anymore.” Lu Ying: “I'll leave with nothing.” The unruliness vanished from his eyes. With the speed of 116.2kReads8.9Score11.9kShelves
22. 22 俯 Bow Down and Surrender 俯首沉沦 Iced Four-Fruit Soup四果汤加冰Modern Romance341k WordsCompleted [Rekindled Romance + Male Lead Suffers + Older Man + Motherly Male Lead] [Brilliant Mathematician x Cold-Faced Ex-Husband Who Does the Laundry] They fell in love at eighteen, married at twenty, and divorced at twenty-two. In four years, Xu Songyi lived through what it takes most people twenty years to experience. On a stage watched by the whole world, she once announced that she was married. Two years later, that passionate marriage came to an abrupt end. After collecting their divorce papers at 46.1kReads8.1Score5.6kShelves

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    The most bittersweet film of the year: the male lead suffers a heart attack and is hospitalized during their divorce; the opening scene shows them reunited, and the male lead is filled with both love and hate, while the female lead is carefree.

23. 23 沉 Sinking into Rouge 沉沦胭脂色 Yue Manman月蔓漫Modern Romance705k WordsCompleted [Ruthless courtship + marriage first, love later + the regretful chase] That stormy night, kidnappers were right behind Gu Ci. She clutched the crisp suit trousers of the man in front of her. “Please, save me...” Jiang Qiyun stood beneath his bodyguard's umbrella and kicked her fingers away with the tip of his shoe. “Why should I save you?” She gritted her teeth. “Save me, and I'll do anything you want.” Jiang Qiyun crouched down with an air of refined aloofness, pinched her chin between his fin 12.3kReads9.4Score1.3kShelves

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    Bitter and bittersweet stories, all with happy endings.

24. 24 带 Running Away with His Baby: Has Mr. Qi Caught Up with His Wife Today? 带球跑：祁总今天追到老婆了吗 Yun Chuchuchu云初初初Modern Romance378k WordsCompleted The short drama “The Evening Breeze Kissed You” is now streaming [Living-under-one-roof romance + both leads are inexperienced, posing as siblings + running away while pregnant + groveling-to-win-her-back arc + the powerful man bows his head + the untouchable beauty falls from her pedestal] Chi Yi is staying with the Qi family, and Mrs. Qi wants her to become her daughter-in-law, so she does everything she can to bring the two together. On the very first day, Qi Xu Ye warns her: “We'll only ever 16kReads8.7Score1.6kShelves
25. 25 缺 Oxygen Deprivation 缺氧 Lemon Fox柠檬狐Modern Romance686k WordsCompleted Who is Tang Wu? The Tang family's least-loved illegitimate daughter. Apart from her talented hands for painting, all she has is a pretty face. Who is Huo Yunshen? The third son of the Huo family, and the most eligible bachelor in all of Binhai City, pursued by countless women. When they first met, Tang Wu summoned all her courage and offered herself to Huo Yunshen. At the time, Huo Yunshen thought women were fussy, troublesome, and noisy. It wasn't until their lavish wedding, when Tang Wu leaped 1.2kReads9.0Score353Shelves
26. 26 她 The Third Day After She Disappeared 她消失的第三天 Jin Er斤二Modern Romance345k WordsCompleted Delicate darling x rugged man Substitute x crematorium x happy ending - When Zhao Haitang was eighteen, she became a blood bank for the Qin family’s young lady. Everyone said Miss Qin’s older brother was a ruthless man who had fought his way out of the slums alone while caring for his sickly little sister. He had risen from the dregs of society to become one of Dongzhou’s new elite. Cross him, and he’d make you suffer for it. Zhao Haitang paid no attention to the rumors. She was madly in love wi 162.9kReads9.1Score23.5kShelves
27. 27 糜 Night of Debauchery 糜夜 Qiaoqiao the Loach桥桥小泥鳅Modern Romance518k WordsCompleted [Female lead is not a virgin; male lead is a virgin] [No moral compass] Only people who have their self-respect, love themselves, and can afford to eat their fill get to worry about things like that. In the eyes of those people, someone like Shen Yuanchu was the easiest target of all. They could drive her into a corner and push her to the brink of collapse and suicide, without having to pay a price. Too bad she didn’t die. Since she survived, coming back means it’s time to collect her debts. Co 57.4kReads8.9Score8.1kShelves
28. 28 区 Nothing but False Affection 区区假意 Huang Bao黄宝Modern Romance185k WordsCompleted [The Chase Begins After the Breakup] [Mutual Firsts] In the third year of their marriage, Li Man asked for a divorce. She admitted that she had been the one who benefited from this marriage. She had gone from a nobody to a phoenix. That was why Lu Jiushu despised her and couldn’t wait to leave her. She was human, not made of iron. This loveless marriage had worn her down until she was numb. But during the divorce cooling-off period, the man who had never come home started returning every day. He 10.9kReads8.3Score754Shelves

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    Each has its own bittersweetness.

29. 29 抛 Casting the Bait 抛饵 Mu Mu Cuo木木错Modern Romance402k WordsCompleted Zhou Julin was an unattainable dream from Yu Jiao’s youth. A pampered young master, raised in luxury, with a devastatingly handsome face and a fatal allure. He had countless admirers, yet always turned them away with indifferent eyes. At first, she was just another ordinary classmate of his. After she made the first move, she became the secret bedmate he kept seeing behind everyone’s backs. Yu Jiao thought that was as far as things between them could go. After all, the aloof and distinguished Yo 51.9kReads9.4Score6.7kShelves
30. 30 不 Behave Yourself, Fourth Young Master, You're Out! 不乖，四少你出局了！ Not So Dark Under the Lamp灯下不黑黑Modern Romance354k WordsCompleted [Sweet and obedient heroine x spoiled rich heir] [Domineering pursuit x rekindled romance x groveling pursuit x happy ending] - The day she married into the Jiang family, the snow had just stopped. He Yang sat in the lounge while the makeup artists eyed her custom-made, outrageously expensive wedding dress and whispered, “Every stitch of this wedding is costly, except the bride.” The sky was clear blue, drones circled overhead, and a few words appeared: “Jiang Siye, I bet you’ll be divorced with 30.2kReads8.7Score2.7kShelves

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    This book made my heart ache while reading it. The female lead gave up her sick child because of the male lead (she thought the child was gone, but the male lead was secretly treating the child without telling her). Also, because the male lead had never explicitly expressed his love for her before, and was unaware of his own love, thinking that the female lead was well-behaved, the female lead completely exploded, doing everything with a calm madness, arguing with everyone and everything, including the male lead.

31. 31 和 After Marrying My Secret Crush, I Was Flustered by His Flirting 和暗恋对象联姻后，我被撩傻了 Li Jinling黎锦铃Modern Romance375k WordsCompleted [Love at First Sight / Long-Standing Scheme / Married First, Love Later / Mutual Devotion] Not long ago, Xue Ying used a few tricks to make Qin Youyi her fiancé. Before that, she had thought: Even if I can’t win his heart, keeping him by my side wouldn’t be so bad. But! What’s with this man who keeps flirting with me and kissing me right after we’ve gotten our marriage license? Didn’t he say he already had someone in his heart? Qin Youyi hadn’t expected much from this marriage, but he never im 2.7kReads9.0Score259Shelves

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    The first book is amazing! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

32. 32 泥 Mud Pearl 泥珠 Edamame Buddha毛豆佛爷Modern Romance343k WordsCompleted [A socially awkward, insecure mountain girl x a wicked young master with the world at his feet] ㅤ When Yu Pan Di was thirteen, her parents "entrusted" her to the Yue family for a hundred thousand yuan. Yue Jian Che renamed her Yu Zhu. He said Zhu meant a rare pearl, but what he really had in mind was the word for pig, as in stupid as one.ㅤㅤ She was a dingy mountain moon from the depths of the Qinling Mountains: quiet, awkward, and insecure, never daring to ask for anything. He was a handsome, vi 139.6kReads8.6Score20.1kShelves

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    Look at how long I've been reading! I don't think I'm making a bad recommendation! This book is so good! Highly recommended! Don't miss it because of the rating!!!

33. 33 难 Hard to Coax: The Unruly Young Master Is About to Cry 难哄，野痞太子爷要哭了 Donghua's Seven Disciples, Who Love Stewed Meat爱吃炖肉的东华七子Modern Romance613k WordsCompleted [Wealthy families x forced possession x groveling pursuit x happy ending] [Sweet girl x wild, unruly heir x one-on-one romance] The first time Xu Zhiqiao saw Zhou Cong was in the courtyard of her new home. The man lounged in a rattan chair with his legs crossed and drawled, “Such a cute little sweetheart. How about calling me big brother?” The bone cuff on his ear glinted coldly. Xu Zhiqiao kept her distance, terrified of this devil who could turn the world upside down and control everything. On 50.7kReads9.2Score5.1kShelves

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    That must be it; I've cried about it so many times.

34. 34 心 A Flutter in the Chat Window 心动正在输入中 A Seven-Stroke Demon七画一只妖Modern Romance234k WordsCompleted (One-on-one romance, both leads are virgins, healing each other) She'd loved him since childhood, passionately and fervently, and everyone knew it. He, on the other hand, was cold and annoyed, acting as if he didn't like her at all. When she returned after taking time off from school, he realized that the annoying little pest who'd followed him around since childhood had stopped following him, stopped flirting with him, and seemed not to care about him at all. She'd listened to him and kept her 363Reads8.9Score111Shelves
35. 35 穿 Transmigrated as the Sweetheart of a Healing-Eyed Assassin 穿成治愈异瞳杀手的小蜜糖 Er Shui贰水Ancient Romance202k WordsCompleted [Insecure, Loyal-Eyed Assassin × Considerate, Gentle Young Lady] They say that monster with the different-colored eyes is cursed, a demon who kills without blinking. Anyone who gets close to him will be trapped in a curse and meet a gruesome end. But right now, the great demon is averting his gaze, too shy to look at her. When their eyes meet, he nervously turns his face away. And when he smiles, he even has a pair of dimples. Zhou Mi (shouting): Have you ever seen a demon this sweet? As a chil 951Reads9.2Score138Shelves

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    The first book is a bittersweet story with a touch of angst, a transitional blend of sweet and sour. For a seasoned reader like me, this is a book whose title I remember after seven or eight years. The second is "Zhou Buli, the Little Sun," a sweet and radiant story with a hint of angst. I love stories with a touch of sweetness and a hint of angst. The first book is "Little Sun Zhou Mi and the Self-Important Li Zhuguang," where the female lead dominates. Chapter 62 is amazing, also a sweet and slightly angsty story. The third book is one I really enjoyed reading for a while, and this one left a deep impression.

36. 36 黎 Mr. Li, Hold Me: The Flirtatious Beauty Cries Until Her Eyes Turn Red 黎先生抱抱，钓系美人哭红眼 Sichuan Pepper Wine and Star Anise Cake花椒酒与八角糕Modern Romance270k WordsCompleted [Delicate beauty with skin hunger syndrome × Refined, mature older CEO] [Height difference + seduction + sweet romance + healing + feel-good revenge + doting father figure] Ruan Yu was imprisoned for years and never once had a proper meal. Then she was sent to the Li family. The CEO, rumored to be vicious and ruthless, was tall and stern, radiating immense authority just by sitting there. With tears in her eyes, Ruan Yu suddenly realized that the cold CEO was the very man she'd spent one pass 3.4kReads9.2Score374Shelves
37. 37 穿 After I Transmigrate into a Book, I Surrender to the System's Yandere Villain 穿书后，带着系统向病娇反派投降 A Few Dreams Become a Boat几梦成舟Ancient Romance329k WordsCompleted A fragile, volatile hostage prince vs. a sunny, outspoken princess Redemption, opposites attract, fate, happy ending Before falling in love: I'm sick? I should save her? After falling in love: I'm sick, and I love her. 1. Zhou Buli transmigrated into a book and landed in a deadly predicament: she was already pinning the villain to the bed and having her way with him. System: Go on, Host. Kill the villain, that unhinged, lovesick lunatic. Zhou Buli: But I'm useless! System: Either you kill him, o 23.3kReads9.3Score2.3kShelves
38. 38 娇 After the Sweetheart Is Reborn, Will the General Still Be Stubborn Today? 娇娇重生后，将军今天还嘴硬吗 Qian Mingyue千明月Ancient Romance343k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance, married first and fall in love later, everyday flirtation] In her previous life, Ji Hanzhu was the envy of all, a favored daughter of heaven. But blinded by hatred, she ended up disgraced and died full of resentment. Only after her death did she learn that the cold, distant husband she had hated was madly in love with her?! Reborn on her wedding night, she gives her icy husband a kiss. To her surprise, his eyes turn red... and he runs away! Fine, no rush. In her last life, you 289Reads8.6Score—Shelves
39. 39 论 How to Become the Mad Tyrant’s White Moonlight 论如何成为疯批暴君的白月光 Little Sheep Cheese小羊奶酪Ancient Romance900k WordsCompleted [Delicate, stunning noblewoman * mad, twisted boy-emperor] (Complete) [Both leads are each other’s first and only + System + redemption + heroine fakes her death and loses her memory later + hero is genuinely insane] The first time Meng Yuan met Xie Hui, she saw him order someone to feed a young palace maid to a horse. When he turned to look at her, his voice was so excited it frightened her. “You have lovely eyes. Let’s have someone dig them out and turn them into glass marbles.” Meng Yuan felt 76.8kReads9.2Score9.2kShelves

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    There are so many heartbreaking scenes here. Author, why are you making me cry so much?! [Crying][crying][crying]

40. 40 病 The Frail Doomed Extra Is the Cultivation World’s Beloved White Moonlight 病弱炮灰她是修仙界第一白月光 Grape Tea, No Ice, 70% Sweet葡萄去冰七分甜Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Complete [Multiple secret identities + heroine fakes her death + one-on-one romance in each arc + male leads devoted to her and untouched + a touch of ensemble cast] To correct the male leads' storylines after they went off course, the System assigned Jiang Yueying four minor-character identities. Each time she finished with one identity, she faked her death and jumped to the next male lead's timeline. She never expected that after she completed her mission, the male leads would all go mad tryin 32.9kReads9.2Score5.4kShelves

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    I'm currently reading the second book in this carefully selected collection, and it's incredibly good! The plot unfolds seamlessly, with some tear-jerking moments, but most of it is sweet. Highly recommended!

41. 41 杀 After Killing My Husband to Prove the Dao, I Ran Into My Brooding Ex-Husband Again 杀夫证道后，我又偶遇阴湿前夫啦 Sweet Melon甜甜的瓜Fantastical Romance601k WordsCompleted [Publication deal signed] To ascend and return home, Yun Zhao decided to prove her Dao by killing her husband. So she packed her bags in the middle of the night, went down the mountain, found the villain of the book, became his Dao companion, and then plunged a sword into him. Her ascension failed. Yun Zhao: “???” Her now ex-husband, the villain, said, “Maybe you weren’t sincere enough.” So Yun Zhao sincerely stabbed him again. Her ex-husband said, “Get lost.” The situation was awkward fo 39.5kReads9.3Score6.1kShelves
42. 42 四 Four Years of a Sham Marriage: Mr. He Has a Long Road to Win His Wife Back 四年假婚，贺总追妻路漫漫 Bridge That Never Returns桥不归Modern Romance321k WordsOngoing [Sharp-tongued, playboy heir of the capital’s elite × clear-eyed, independent beauty] [Both virgins + sweet and angsty romance + fake marriage certificate + groveling pursuit + powerful man humbled] Four years ago, a twist of fate left Li Tang branded as a schemer who had drugged a man. She married the man who had once promised her a future. There was no wedding, no congratulations. People in their circle mocked her for using a child to marry into the family. After narrowly surviving a premature 729Reads—Score108Shelves

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    I highly recommend this book. The male lead is jealous but doesn't know how to talk back. He's tricked by his grandfather into getting a fake marriage certificate with the female lead and then goes abroad. There aren't any mindless, abusive scenes that torment the female lead. If she's unhappy, she'll fight back, no matter who it is, whether it's the male lead or a supporting female character. The female lead is very clear-headed; when she learns the marriage certificate is fake, she decisively leaves. The male lead regrets his initial arrogance and begins a frantic search for her. When they meet again, the female lead has already registered her marriage with someone else. There are plenty of other people who will take the marriage certificate you don't want. The male lead essentially puts himself on the path to winning back his wife through his own actions. [You should think about it carefully.]

43. 43 冷 The Cold, Arrogant Campus Heartthrob? Now It's My Turn to Be a Vicious Psycho 冷冰冰校草傲娇？轮到我恶毒疯批 Tangerine Sand桔沙10k WordsCompleted The cold, aloof campus heartthrob is acting all arrogant? Now it's my turn to be the vicious, unhinged one. 943Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A bittersweet feeling, does liking someone need a reason? What exactly is it about someone you secretly love? Perhaps she likes his good looks, but she's poor, ordinary, and unattractive, unable to earn money for tuition through part-time jobs. She's then bullied by the school beauty, who throws yogurt at her. Enraged, she throws it back, only to have her part-time boss withhold her wages. She overhears the school beauty throwing yogurt at her and then being asked to marry her by him. Furious, she randomly picks a taller, more handsome stranger—who turns out to be her brother—and begs him to be her boyfriend, throwing yogurt back at both of them. Nothing is more painful than hearing him with someone else. He mocks her as an ugly duckling, and she jumps into a river in anger. He saves her, and they both lose their memories but are put to sleep by drugs. When they're found, the school beauty is furious and wants to kill her. Why did he save her? Her feelings become a mess. She was initially jealous of someone she didn't have a legitimate reason for being with, but now it seems like two brothers are fighting over her, a battleground of force, a desperate pursuit, and a bloodbath. Who should she choose now?

44. 44 春 Secretly Surrendering to Spring’s Desire 春欲暗渡 Sui Tiantian岁甜甜Modern Romance223k WordsCompleted [Business interpreter and investment magnate | Second chance at love | Original title: Spring Desire, Secretly Crossing] At a lavish business banquet in Jiangcheng, the hall is packed with guests and magnates. Lin Wusheng’s boss orders her to charm the CEO visiting from Nancheng and secure a huge investment. Holding her wineglass, Lin Wusheng looks toward the elegant, aloof man at the head table and freezes, unable to speak. How could it be him? Seeing her lose her composure, someone teases, “Pr 27.9kReads9.2Score3.1kShelves

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    A broken mirror is mended [crying]

45. 45 顶 Over-the-Top Devotion: I'm Just His Plaything 顶级狂爱：我只是他的掌中玩物 Yin Shuyi尹姝伊Modern Romance1.8M WordsOngoing A godlike Western male lead × a resilient, delicate Chinese heroine The main story is complete. [Dominant daddy type + transnational forced romance + wild and unhinged + mature man who takes the lead + devoted husband + jealous of everything + height and build difference + eight-year age gap + heroine is vulnerable early on] A carefully planned scheme gets Qiao Yimo kidnapped and sold on the black market. She can't speak the language, has no one to rely on, and is put through hell. Only one for 129.8kReads9.0Score12.6kShelves

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    This is a good book; it's the kind that's sweet and angsty, but the sweet parts are so sweet they're almost cloying, and the angsty parts are genuinely tear-jerking.

46. 46 替 After Marrying in My Brother’s Place, My Cold-Faced Uncle-in-Law Loses Control Again 替兄代娶后，冷面权臣小叔又失控了 Mo Jianwei墨见微16k WordsCompleted After Taking His Brother’s Place as the Groom, His Cold-Blooded, Powerful Uncle Loses Control Again 757Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A short ancient Chinese romance story, filled with bittersweet unrequited love.

47. 47 太 Has the Grand Tutor Tried to Tempt Me Again Today? 太傅大人今日又撩拨我了吗？ Mo Jianwei墨见微17k WordsCompleted Your Excellency the Grand Tutor, Have You Been Flirting with Me Again Today? 287Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 48 看 When I Saw the Comments, My First Love Returned to the Country 看见弹幕时白月光回国了 Lucky Fairy Cat妖精幸运猫Modern Romance230k WordsCompleted (The animated series is now available. Fans who only want the heroine’s perspective, readers who want exceptionally chaste characters, and highly sensitive readers, please don’t read. Multiple POVs, fast-paced romance.) A scheming, obsessive, dark second male lead VS a gentle, idealized first love Wen Yining had always been the moon in everyone’s eyes: gentle, beautiful, and considerate. In high school, countless students crowded into the hallway after class just to catch a distant glimpse of he 37.5kReads9.2Score27.9kShelves

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    A fictional life comes alive; despite countless plot reboots and the male lead's amnesia, he still falls in love with the female lead again. The female lead is an angel.

49. 49 被 Forced Against the Current 被迫逆流 You Xue酉雪Modern Romance571k WordsOngoing Wang Kui doesn’t want to transmigrate. Her life was finally heading in a good direction. She had a boyfriend who loved her, friends she got along with, and a successful career. After she transmigrated, she thought she would be just like the heroines in novels and TV dramas, able to save the loved ones she had lost in an accident. But she was trapped in that stretch of time, rewriting it over and over. “What am I, exactly?” She asked herself, Mu Hao, and Jin Yi. She didn’t know what she was 32Reads8.0Score143Shelves

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    It's really good; each time you travel through time, there's a different surprise. After chapter 150, it's so good!

50. 50 野 Wild Grass Is No Moonlight in His Heart 野草不是白月光 Innocent Green天真无邪绿Modern Romance468k WordsCompleted Now available in print [A story of a woman’s growth. The male lead has a childhood sweetheart who is almost his girlfriend early on; they reunite after a long separation.] Sui He was a weed. She was poor, vain, sensitive, and calculating. Her only wish was to get into a good school, then earn and spend her own money. She knew Shen Que came from a different world. His family was well-off, he had lots of friends, he was good at school, and girls liked him… He would never understand why she was so 52.9kReads9.1Score6.3kShelves

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    These two books are set in a school environment initially and later move to an urban setting, both featuring a second marriage. If you've read them, please recommend novels with similar female protagonists like Shi Yue and Sui He.

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