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. 201 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book as the Evil Stepsister, but Fell for the Villain 穿书成恶毒继妹，却对反派动了心 Qingmai ya清麦yaModern Romance93k WordsOngoing [Villainess transmigrates into a book + airheaded beauty + secret crush + bittersweet tension] No one told Lin Baosheng that playing a villain would be like this. It wouldn't mean doing grand, outrageous evil, but enduring these little, endlessly repeated, numbing everyday humiliations, humiliating others while being humiliated herself. [Excerpt]: Zhou Yu seemed to realize that the girl across from him had a head full of nothing and had c 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A bittersweet Hong Kong style! Not angsty, but it really makes your heart ache.

2. 202 发 After Discovering Her Love Rival's Death, the Marquis's Jealousy Runs Wild 发现情敌死后，侯爷的醋坛子翻了 Gege Ya格格呀Ancient Romance58k WordsOngoing [A young married couple who grow together + a male lead who’s left bewildered when he discovers later that his love rival has come back from the dead + true and false princes] On her wedding day, Zhu Youke was not happy. Her husband had married her only to get revenge on the Zhu family. So when she lifted her own veil, she couldn’t help comparing Wen Qi’an with her late second brother at home. She found that Wen Qi’an was inferior in personality, inferior in martial arts, and even worse-tempered —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   1. I just started reading it, and I think the overall tone will be a tragic ending, and I have a feeling that the second brother will appear. 2. I read the paper version, and it was very difficult to understand. 3. Oh my god, the later parts are going to be so angsty.

3. 203 十 Ten Years of Burning Embers 十年烬火 Yu Shi Si渝十四Modern Romance298k WordsCompleted [A free-spirited young movie star ✘ a proud, venomous beauty] The day she was brought back to Hong Kong was in winter. Heavy rain fell beneath a gloomy gray sky. Her uncle named her Wanyu, saying it meant “the sky threatens snow at dusk,” but in the six years she lived in Hong Kong, she never once saw snow there. Her uncle said girls should learn music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. When she was eight, her dance teacher introduced her to an open lecture by a music professor. She sat in a cor 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A bittersweet story: a ten-year unrequited love.

4. 204 第 The Fifteenth Letter 第十五封笺 Xin, Not Xin是欣不是忻Two Male Leads114k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + both virgins + past and present lives + school life + ensemble cast] · Psychological healing through a guiding, loving partner, and belated salvation for a people-pleaser · Brilliant physics genius forced to become a businessman × quirky middle-school math teacher · A wistful sunflower × a bright little deer Synopsis: In late April in Beijing, Chen Huaishu died of stomach cancer, leaving behind only a cat, some money, and a house. Jiang Yaoqi, his ex-boyfriend of three yea 24Reads—Score—Shelves

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   [Sending hearts][Sending hearts]

5. 205 强 Coercion and Conquest? They All Become Slaves to My Charms 强取豪夺？他们都成了妹宝裙下臣 A Pearl in Hand明珠在手Ancient Romance133k WordsCompleted 1VN | Multiple male leads, all pure in body and heart | Taking by force | Forbidden love | Forced romance | Faux siblings | Male rivalry | Love triangle showdown | Palace and household intrigue | Real and fake heiresses | Black lotus | Angsty romance | The emperor takes his subject’s wife | A groveling pursuit | Forbidden teacher-student romance Xiao Ying, born Han Ying, was taken in as an adopted daughter by Duke of Zhenguo Xiao Mu after her father died taking an arrow meant for him. Born with 34Reads—Score104Shelves
6. 206 说 You Said You’d Ignore Me, So Why Is President Lu Clinging to Me? 说好不理，陆总怎么贴上去了 Ten Million Nights拾亿夜Modern Romance112k WordsOngoing [Reunion After Years Apart] [Intense Push and Pull] [Ambiguous Tension] [Both Each Other's First and Only] [One-on-One Romance] Six years ago, Wen Yiyao was about to confess her feelings when she saw Lu Jinchen hugging the prettiest girl in their class. So when he asked her about her score, she lied. When they met again, he did everything he could to get her transferred to work by his side. Her coworkers said she had a bad reputation, that she wanted to be a gold digger and only knew how to suck 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This is a good story; it's about a long-awaited reunion, but there's a misunderstanding between the two, creating a strong sense of tension.

7. 207 宫 Mrs. Gong Has Long Since Given Up on You 宫太太早就不要你了 Light on Paper纸上光颖Modern Romance212k WordsCompleted [Top-tier power and privilege + both leads have no past relationships + groveling pursuit + heroine's growth + powerful man humbles himself + one-on-one romance] At twenty, Di Xingran thought that liking someone, being liked in return, and naturally getting married and staying together was how life worked. Only later did she learn that marriage could have nothing to do with love, and happen simply because she “met the requirements.” She was a gifted engineer, but her talent was obscured by preju 161Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Sour and astringent, but not bitter, with a sweet aftertaste. [Sending a heart emoji]

8. 208 罪 Love in Sin, Sweet Captive of Lord Xia 罪爱娇宠，夏爷的心尖囚 Ting Mian Xiaoxiao听绵晓晓Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Chasing Her After Losing Her] [Over-the-Top Drama] [Rekindled Romance] [Mutually Faithful] [Sweet and Bittersweet] The heroine coldly walks away, leaving their child with him. Once feared by all for his ruthless, blood-soaked ways, Master Xia keeps losing his composure in front of his own little troublemaker. The child is convinced Daddy is a bad uncle! She's a pro at biting and kicking, and cries every day as she desperately looks for Mommy. By day, Master Xia runs a massive corporation, his p 294Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Actually, I felt a bit heartbroken throughout the whole series, but in the end, it was a happy ending, I guess. [Crying]

9. 209 关 About Me, My Ex-Boyfriend, and Our Cat 关于我跟前男友有一只猫这件事 Ji Jiang即江Modern Romance65k WordsCompleted A short story, about 60,000 words. A sweet romance. The two of them get into another endless argument over who gets to keep the cat. In a fit of frustration, Xu Fan blurts out, “If you want the cat, you have to take its mom too.” Jiang Sheng struggles to keep the corners of his mouth from turning up, then leisurely replies, “I don’t see why not.” Xu Fan: ... Did I just get played? A single-parent home isn’t good for a cat’s physical or emotional development. For the cat’s sake, maybe I’ll 432Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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   A short, slightly bittersweet story [awkward laugh]

10. 210 冷 President Ji Drops His Cold Facade 冷脸季总不装了 September at Dusk九月向晚Modern Romance168k WordsOngoing When a reunion ten years later turns into a hunt planned long in advance "I'm Ji Fengchen. I'm not someone from anyone's past." The day they met again at her interview, he coldly denied knowing her, his eyes glinting with icy contempt. Yun Shuyao thought that the summer romance she had shared in Hong Kong at eighteen, along with the gentle boy named Song Ze, had long since been buried by time. All she wanted was to do her job as secretary to the president of Yixing Group and survive Ji Fengchen' —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I've recently become obsessed with listening to this novel on my commute. The characters' personalities and inner thoughts are described with exquisite detail, making them vividly portrayed. The author uses delicate strokes to create a compelling narrative about the tension between the two characters' reunion ten years later, navigating workplace boundaries and emotional turmoil. It captures both the deep restraint of the man in a position of power and the rational brilliance of the clear-headed female protagonist. I'm eagerly anticipating the continuation of the story as the male lead pursues his wife…

11. 211 沉 Lost in Desire: The CEO Climbs Into My Bed Every Night 沉溺：总裁夜夜爬我床 Three Hundred Million Peaches三亿桃Two Male Leads104k WordsOngoing [Sharp-tongued, domineering CEO top x insecure secretary who’s secretly in love with him bottom] No melodramatic twists or brainless decisions, just everyday life. A misunderstanding keeps them apart briefly, but the author gets them together soon after. The sharp-tongued CEO hates men, but treats his own secretary differently. The secretary has been secretly in love with him for five years, too afraid to confess. Then he mistakenly believes the CEO is going to marry someone else, loses all hope 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    No melodramatic plot twists or idiotic moments, just everyday, bittersweet stories.

12. 212 垂 Chasing the Moon Fanfiction: A Wolf-and-Rabbit Romance Told from Both Sides 垂涎同人狼兔CP双视角的爱情 Three Hundred Million Peaches三亿桃Two Male Leads202k WordsCompleted This story is told mainly from Gao Tu's perspective as it explores the Chui Xian wolf-and-rabbit pairing. It delves into Gao Tu's inner world and thoughts, covering everything from their youth to the events of the final escape, along with all the changes in Gao Tu's feelings along the way. Later, I'll add Shen Wenlang's perspective on their story. 50Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 213 只 I Just Want Us to Be Happy Together 只想和你好好的 Running East and West东奔西顾Modern Romance195k WordsCompleted That summer, the wind met the clouds, flowers met the trees, fireflies met the stars, and I met you. 4.9kReads9.6Score768Shelves

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    Trust me, go read this. It's not melodramatic. The author's writing is delicate, the descriptions are simple and understated, but it will make your heart clench and tears stream down your face. It's a bittersweet feeling, very heartbreaking. Happy Ending.

14. 214 我 My Wife Is Adorable. If You Find Out, You're Dead 我夫人很可爱，你敢知道就死定了 Sunny, Cheerful Big Face阳光开朗大脸盘儿Modern Romance337k WordsCompleted The rating will gradually, gradually, gradually, gradually, gradually go up! [An insecure, sensitive sweetheart x an older, guiding daddy] [Age gap | Healing | The heroine has a past, the hero is inexperienced | Sweet and angsty | Happy ending] Shen Yu had never been one to stop for anyone. Until one day, a girl stumbled into his headlights and into his long-desolate heart. At the time, Ruan Ying had just been publicly humiliated at her wedding. Her fiancé, Fu Zhanxiao, played an explicit video 1.5kReads8.6Score224Shelves

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    The male lead is older and the type of person who guides others.

15. 215 供 I Put My Childhood Bride Through College, and Now She Wants to Dump Me 供童养媳上大学，毕业就想甩夫君 Yuan Kai Yuan Xin元凯元心Modern Romance2.0M WordsOngoing [Completed] [Family-Loving, Patriotic Chaoshan, 1988] "I want to call off the engagement!" he said. "All right, then let's consummate the marriage." A rough-hewn country man from Chaozhou got himself a beautiful bride in one night, only for her to run away the next day! He chased her to a newspaper office in Guangzhou, the University of Munich in Germany, the Xi'an Mecha Research Institute, the Jiangmen Mecha Experimental Base, and the Dahao Subsea Tunnel Mecha Experimental Base! Human-machine n 2.1kReads8.1Score103Shelves

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    [Cool][Pout][Pout][Thinking][Thinking]

16. 216 老 Don't Be Afraid, Honey. I Have a Redemption System to Help Me Win You Back 老婆别怕，我有赎罪系统换我追你 One Bored Rich Lady无聊富婆一枚Modern Romance203k WordsCompleted “Runaway Heiress x Possessive New Money Peacock” “Mind Reading + Both Reborn + Wife-Chasing System” * In her previous life, Song Yi was an untouchable heiress who treated Jiang Lin like a plaything. She took him by force, abandoned him, then left the country without a second thought. Later, when the Song family went bankrupt, he was the only person who could save her. He trapped her in a five-year marriage, holding her captive. Everyone said Jiang Lin was a distant, untouchable flower: cold, ele 2.8kReads—Score121Shelves

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    🤘In his previous life, he was abandoned, and hatred grew within him. He then imprisoned her in marriage for five years, ultimately resulting in both their lives being lost. In this life, the aloof beauty is now aggressively pursuing his wife, relentlessly and forcefully chasing after her.

17. 217 求 I Failed to Win Them Over, and My Crush Blocked Me 求爱不成，反被crush拉黑了 Turtles Can Swim乌龟会游泳Modern Romance456k WordsCompleted [Getting Back Together After a Breakup] [The Ex-Husband-Chasing Crematorium] [Happy Ending] [Passionate, Straightforward Heroine x Gentle, Bashful Hero] During a boring summer break in her freshman year, the heiress toyed with people's feelings for fun and accidentally fell for her own game. When the other person found out and wanted to break up, what was she supposed to do? Beg him to stay? He wouldn't. Make it up to him? He wouldn't accept it. Whatever, whatever. They could just break up. Y 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male lead is deeply in love, but he's too afraid to get close because of the gap between them. The female lead appears warm, proactive, and sunny, but she also has a dark side, which hurts the male lead. Years later, they meet again, and the female lead goes through a tumultuous process of pursuing her husband.

18. 218 八 In the 1980s, I Mistook the Wrong Man for My Husband and Married Him in a Flash 八零娇软老实人，错认老公闪婚后 Little Lingyu小令羽Modern Romance611k WordsCompleted [Alternate 1980s setting + sweet romance + pregnancy] Lazy and adorably scatterbrained beauty Jiang Zao had already been sent back to the countryside and reduced to eating corn buns when she became the fake heiress in a period novel. Luckily, she happened to come across a handsome, 188-centimeter-tall man with chiseled abs who had lost his memory. She successfully seduced the handsome man and ended up pregnant. Later, the man regained his memories and took her back to the military compound in th 4.9kReads8.5Score127Shelves
19. 219 等 Waiting for the Moon to Fall 等月亮坠落 Parting Year After Year岁岁别离Modern Romance215k WordsCompleted (The physical book of the same title is now available.) [Sweet healing romance + reunion after a long separation + secret crush comes true + devoted couple with mutual fidelity] A gentle novelist with social anxiety VS a cocky, charming criminal police officer What's it like to see again the person you fell for when you were young? - Back in school, Su Sui had a huge crush on a boy. He was the shining star everyone adored, so she hid her little feelings deep in her heart. She secretly wrote him 19.4kReads9.4Score3.3kShelves
20. 220 想 Missing You 想你 After the Rain霁雨Modern Romance144k WordsCompleted [Rekindled Love + Mutual Devotion + Reunion After Years Apart + Sweet Romance + First Love] [An arrogant, loyal puppy who likes both sweet talk and tough love, the moon in the sky × A genuinely passionate, fiery cat-wrangler, the flower of the mortal world] In high school, Song Chen was the pride of the school. Yi Shuyue, who was “just there to kill time,” set her sights on him. After more than a year of dogged pursuit, she finally won him over, only to be brutally dumped two months later! Six y 10.3kReads9.3Score829Shelves
21. 221 余 The Rest of My Life Was All Part of the Plan 余生，蓄谋已久 Tu Shiqi兔拾柒Modern Romance290k WordsCompleted Lawyer Chu and Lu Kuo ultimately broke up, and almost everyone mocked her for being a sparrow who thought she could marry into a rich family. Years later, she returned with her son. When she saw Lu Kuo, she merely greeted him coolly: "Mr. Lu." At that moment, Lu Kuo, a playboy for years, couldn't hold back his tears. His voice hoarse, he said, "Who wants to be just Mr. Lu?" 14.7kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves
22. 222 他 He Thought I Loved Him 他以为，我爱的是他 Murong Yi慕容依Modern Romance278k WordsCompleted Urban romance, nostalgic youth, contract marriage, and a husband’s long road to winning back his wife After the Ji family’s business fails, they move to Beiyu. The Ji sisters meet the two Gu brothers. The elder brother, Gu Shaochen, is steady and reserved, while the younger brother, Gu Chenyi, is sunny and outgoing. Both Ji sisters fall for Gu Chenyi, but Ji Qiaoyi’s older sister, Ji Yurou, is always trying to flirt with Gu Shaochen. She constantly makes her younger sister do things for her, lea 45Reads—Score—Shelves

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    📚 Bestselling Book List|All Long-Awaited Reunions Are Preordained by Fate💘 Have you ever fantasized about reuniting with "him" in your life at some turning point? These four books, with four extreme senses of destiny, will make you believe that—all encounters in this world are long-awaited reunions. --- 1. *Chalk*|Mountain Area Volunteer Teacher × Armed Police Officer "Long-Awaited Reunion + Reconciliation + Mutual Redemption" At a homecoming banquet, she reunites with the boy next door she had a crush on as a child. At that time, she was an unknown volunteer teacher in the mountains; while he was a decorated and cold-faced armed police captain. Everyone teased: "Teacher Su, we have a new instructor today." His voice was hoarse: "Hello! Teacher Su." 📖 Reading Point: He never said "I love you," but he used his life to be her bulletproof vest. 2. *Mr. Mu, Long Time No See* | CEO with Disguised Identity × Laid-back Online Friend (Online to Real Life + Illusionary Literature + CEO Chasing His Wife) She played Audition Online with her online friend "Mr. Mu" for a long time, and he always appeared when she was down. Until one day, he suddenly disappeared—the man she chatted with all night. Years later, they meet again, and he sits in the CEO's seat, looking at her with a half-smile. "Hello! My fiancée." 📖 Reading Point: I share my whole soul with you, but you're only interested in me revealing my identity? 3. *The Boss's Debt-Paying Little Darling* | Cunning Boss × Wild Rose (Forced Acquisition + Extreme Pull-and-Tug + Wife-Chasing Hell) He comes to collect a debt, only to see her stubborn, wild rose-like eyes. On a whim, he proposes the well-known "debt-paying" condition. He thought she would succumb, until in a nightclub, he witnesses her swallowing birth control pills expressionlessly. He went completely mad, his eyes red as he cornered her against the wall: "Are you so eager to serve them?" 📖 Reading Point: He thought he had tamed a canary, but little did he know he had nurtured a thorny wild rose. 4. *The Son-in-Law Takes Charge: A Book of Three Lifetimes* | Republic-era Heiress × Fated Lover "Three Lives, Three Worlds + Time Travel + Destined Reincarnation" For a family heirloom hairpin, she unexpectedly traveled back to the Republic of China era, becoming the daughter of the Gao family, forced to marry a rumored betrothed son-in-law. She discovered he possessed extraordinary skills, and the two were drawn into conflict over a treasure map. When she opened her eyes again, time had shifted, and she found herself in a completely unfamiliar dynasty… A thousand years of reincarnation, dynasties rising and falling, no matter how time changed, the figure who protected her in the chaos remained constant. 📖 Reading Point: It turns out I traversed three lifetimes just to reunite with you in the same time and space. 5. *He Thought I Loved Him* 📚 Title: *He Thought I Loved Him* 💔 A beautiful misunderstanding that lasted ten years: She was forced to become her sister's "messenger," silently delivering breakfast and gifts. He, however, took every cautious approach as evidence of her secret crush. 🚗 Ten years later, they met again. He was now the powerful CEO Gu, a force to be reckoned with in the business world. A contractual marriage was signed, and his eyes were deep: "The misunderstanding you owed me back then, you'll spend your whole life repaying." ✨ Later, he realized—the true feelings she hid, the grievances she swallowed, the unspoken love she harbored throughout her youth… it was all him. 🔥 Marriage of convenience + Pursuing love through hardship + Unrequited love coming true From "I thought you loved someone else" to "It turns out you always loved me," he was determined to make up for this heartbeat that was ten years overdue. #ContractualMarriage #UnrequitedLoveComingTrue #PursuingLoveThroughHardship #YouthfulNostalgia

23. 223 粉 Chalk Dust and Work Pants 粉笔头和工装裤 Murong Yi慕容依Modern Romance81k WordsCompleted Back in school, I had a secret crush on him. Who knew that after we started working, we'd meet again and he'd tell me he liked me? This little punk? A member of the armed police? But he's married? He's got a wife? "Su He! Do you know? From the very first time I saw you, I liked you!" He pulled out a faded photo showing a woman with sallow skin wearing a yellow T-shirt. So it wasn't just me who'd been secretly in love with him all along. He'd been secretly in love with me, too... Outside the entr 20Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 224 他 His Bite Marks 他的咬痕 Mi Xiaoxi咪小汐Modern Romance281k WordsCompleted [Print edition signed and awaiting release] [Short drama now streaming] [Rekindled Romance + Reunion After Years Apart + Mutual Devotion + Mutual Salvation + Sweet Youthful Romance] In high school, Wen Shumiao had a passionate romance that ended in the most humiliating way possible. They meet again six years later. He's the owner of a tattoo shop, and she's become his employee. He treats her with the cold indifference of a stranger. But when Xie Jin sees Wen Shumiao carrying a suitcase, he final 63.8kReads9.5Score5.6kShelves
25. 225 致 Fatal Attraction: The Tycoon's Little Bride Who Paid Off His Debt 致命心动：大佬的抵债小娇妻 Murong Yi慕容依Modern Romance90k WordsCompleted Overnight, Xu Zimu’s world was turned upside down. Her father had racked up a million in debt, and the creditor was the most fearsome man in the city: Mu Qiyun. To pay off her father’s debt, she was forced to put on a cheerful face at a nightclub. Then, one night, Mu Qiyun slapped a marriage contract down in front of her. “Marry me, and the debt is wiped clean.” Everyone said it was a cold-blooded transaction. But when Xu Zimu fell into danger, Mu Qiyun was willing to paint half the city red wit 12Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 226 重 After We Reunited, My Ex-Boyfriend the Homicide Detective Became My Neighbor 重逢后，刑警前男友成了我邻居 Qiqi Cub柒柒崽Modern Romance315k WordsCompleted [Short drama adaptation Anke is now streaming on Hongguo] [The print edition, When Your Neighbor Is Your Ex, Reunited Like Yesterday, is now available] [Reunion after a long separation] + [getting back together] + [both leads' hearts belong to each other] + [cold-faced hero does the laundry] + [happy ending] What's it like to be summoned to the police station for writing steamy stories and run into the ex you broke up with five years ago? Li An never imagined she'd see Qi Yan again under these c 32.9kReads8.3Score3.7kShelves
27. 227 你 Hello, Mr. Mu! 你好啊！慕先生 Murong Yi慕容依Modern Romance185k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance + Both Leads Are Faithful] [CEO + Cinderella] [Reunited after five years: online friends become boss and subordinate? Former lovers, now enemies!] In college, she was the girl who confided her feelings to her online friend, "Mu Qian." They arranged to meet on a whim, but he mysteriously disappeared, leaving her with endless questions. Five years later, she is a flight attendant named "Luo Yi," hiding her identity and struggling to shoulder life's burdens. During a flight, she une 16Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 228 你 You Kissed the Wrong Place 你亲错地方了 A Fa阿法Modern Romance337k WordsCompleted The print edition of A Glimmer Against the Cold Wind is now available nationwide. [Each other's first love + rekindled romance + the hero wins himself over + happy ending] For the first sixteen years of his life, Xie Chen had never thought about dating. When Jiang Yuan wrote him a love letter and was publicly criticized by the whole school, Xie Chen rejected her without mercy. “I have no plans to date.” Jiang Yuan neither cried nor made a scene. She gave him an appraising look, even smiling a li 63.8kReads9.5Score8kShelves
29. 229 赘 The Son-in-Law Takes Charge 赘婿当家 Murong Yi慕容依Modern Romance229k WordsCompleted A long-sealed golden hairpin unlocks the buried secrets of three sons-in-law across the ages. When writer Gao Wenyin opens her maternal grandmother's dowry box in the family ancestral home, she never imagines she will become an intruder in the story she is writing. First she is thrown into the chaos of the Republic of China, where she witnesses the patience and cunning of a son-in-law in a great family. Then her soul travels a thousand years into the past, where she experiences the political whi 7Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 230 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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    It's a good story, quite poignant to read. The female lead had a wonderful life and a boyfriend that everyone envied; their marriage was a predictable path to happiness, but it was ruined by the male lead. Sixteen years of longing for each other were cut short, and even when they finally stood side by side, it was tinged with bitterness.

31. 231 暮 Entwined in the Dusk 暮色缠枝 Mountain Moon Lulls Me to Sleep山月入眠Modern Romance277k WordsOngoing [A supremely arrogant, top-tier man x an unhinged heroine with two personalities] [Angst first, then satisfaction; men are dogs; intense push and pull; sizzling sexual tension; a battlefield of love] Her name is Nana. She works at a nightclub, serves as her gambling-addict father’s cash machine, and is a caged bird to her unhinged brother. The day her university classmate threw wine on her and slapped her, she knelt on broken glass, sliced open her wrist, and asked with a smile, “Will this make 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Female protagonist survives in a difficult situation

32. 232 涅 Rising from the Ashes 涅槃从负开始 Murong Yi慕容依38k WordsCompleted A Phoenix Reborn from Rock Bottom 7Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 233 楚 The King of Chu and His Wife's Sweet Daily Life 楚王夫妇互宠日常 Mu Mingfei木明非Ancient Romance672k WordsOngoing A cool, aloof yet pure-hearted young man x a sweet and clever girl [Marriage First, Love Later + Devoted Couple + Both Pure, 1v1] Su Yujing, a young lady of a marquis's household forced to live under someone else's roof, dreams of her future self, taken as a concubine by the dissolute and tyrannical Prince Wei and left to die in misery at a side residence! After getting a full preview of her future, Su Yu trembles with fear and turns her attention to Prince Wei's younger brother, who is even you 327Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Not exactly angst, but rather a bittersweet story. [Thinking]

34. 234 疯 A Wildly Growing Clarity 疯长的清醒 One Bored Rich Lady无聊富婆一枚Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted A genuinely unhinged gang heiress VS a proud, fallen young master Love and hate + two obsessive madmen + both are virgins + angst + tragic romance + mutual torment * On a rainy evening, dirty water streamed through the old alley. He approached her recklessly, his voice gentle. “Are you… all right? Do you need help?” Yan Zhuo’s lips curled into a cold smile. Hah, he thinks he can save just anyone. The next second, she recognized his face: the man from the dark-web livestream, who beguiled viewers 2.5kReads8.0Score160Shelves

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    It's incredibly, incredibly, incredibly bittersweet! Anyone who loves "Hate the Sea and Love the Sky" should watch it! Please!

35. 235 极 After Enduring Unimaginable Humiliation, She Found Redemption in the Mafia 极限受辱后，她在黑帮里找到救赎 Wu Wu Wu Wu無无雾舞Modern Romance240k WordsCompleted The most harrowing torment, the most unbearable pain, the most overwhelming love. The heroine, Jiang Chen, is kidnapped and imprisoned, and loses her loved ones. Later, she meets the man she loves most, Qin Shuo. Love and hatred, betrayal and redemption intertwine. Can this man save her? 813Reads—Score—Shelves

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    You will like this book

36. 236 又 Teasing and Tempting: Five Stoic Tycoons Are Crazy About Her 又撩又刺，五个禁欲大佬馋她入骨 Qu Boluo瞿波罗Modern Romance773k WordsCompleted [A self-serving, drama-loving beauty × a wicked, possessive man / a wild soldier king / an untouchable heartthrob / a sweet-on-the-outside, dark-on-the-inside childhood friend / a younger, gloomy wolf-dog|Revenge and twists + a battle for her affection] Two years ago, Lin Jinghong was betrayed by those closest to her and sold to the Tan family, one of Nancheng’s powerful clans, who sent her to the Golden Triangle. Two years later, she returns, stepping over a sea of shattered bones. She does o 3.8kReads6.4Score280Shelves

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    This book, a mix of lighthearted fun and heart-wrenching tales featuring multiple male protagonists, has been written as a bittersweet story of male suffering. Kun Ge in the story is particularly pitiful, experiencing all sorts of dramatic and tragic situations.

37. 237 花 The Courtesan's Abandoned Concubine: Her Second Marriage to a Duke 花魁弃妾，二嫁国公 Nan Shu Sang Luo南书桑落Ancient Romance436k WordsOngoing A true celestial beauty pretending to be a delicate courtesan VS a fake playboy who is actually a powerful duke She is a breathtaking courtesan whom everyone pities, as fragile as a willow in the wind. But that delicate act is all carefully staged! Born under the stigma of having caused her mother’s death, she suffers under her stepmother’s cruelty and is sold into a brothel at the age of ten. At fifteen, she is bought out for a fortune by Marquis Cheng’en Mu Shiyong, who keeps her in a gilded c 118Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male lead is in love but doesn't realize it, the second male lead steals the girl out of the relationship in a very natural way, and each of them has their own little schemes, as cunning as foxes!

38. 238 凉 Cool Lips 凉唇 Gui Yu归虞Modern Romance100k WordsCompleted [Don't scroll away when you see the rating. There was a problem with the rating system just after launch; it actually deserves five stars across the board. Please give it a rating, and thank you.] [Beautifully written, with plenty of substance. Recommended for readers 30 and up.] [Realistic urban workplace + reunion after years apart + secret love becomes mutual] [Sapiosexual romance + two equally matched leads + strong female lead] For five years, they stood side by side as investment-world ris 5.2kReads6.1Score437Shelves

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    One storyline follows a sweet romance that blossoms over time, ending happily; the other tells a bittersweet tale of reunion after a long separation, ending tragically.

39. 239 去 I Went Looking for My Family and Mistook the Wrong Guy for My Brother, While My Amnesiac Ex Loses His Cool Every Night 去寻亲认错哥，失忆前任夜夜红温 Luan Jing峦镜Modern Romance537k WordsCompleted [Beloved by everyone + spatial powers + adorable baby + military marriage + rekindled love + reunion after years apart + supernatural abilities] In the third year after Jiang Xuxue retired from the Supernatural Abilities Bureau and returned to the village to farm, her biological parents came looking for her. “Darling, someone deliberately switched you back then. We never abandoned you!” Unfortunately, just after finding her, her biological parents were sent to the far northwest. Her mother press 11.7kReads6.8Score1.3kShelves

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    Jiang Xuxue's special ability is manipulating plants. She cultivated a vegetable garden in the military corps, and the vegetables grew better than anyone else's. The tomatoes were as big as fists, and the cucumbers were crisp and refreshing. The head cook was overjoyed, telling everyone that Comrade Jiang was an agricultural expert. Shen Tingyuan remained silent, but he would go to the garden every day to help her water the plants and pull weeds. He wasn't just cultivating vegetables; he was cultivating his heart and soul.

40. 240 掠 Capturing the Capital’s Jade Beauty 掠养京枝 Shi Yuqi施鱼柒Modern Romance334k WordsCompleted [Mature man and woman, rekindled romance, reunion after years apart, flirtatious passion, coercive love, stealing someone else's partner, sweet and angsty, happy ending] (Heiress to a prominent Beijing family × powerful tycoon at the helm of a top conglomerate) Duan Jixiao was the ex who had gotten Wen Su the most hopelessly hooked. The day they broke up, he gave her plenty of reasons. The one she remembered most was: “You’re suited for marriage, but not for me.” Six years later, they unexpected 2.9kReads6.7Score225Shelves

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    A bittersweet story, but not angsty.

41. 241 被 After Being Dumped, the Regent King Turned Dark 被甩后，摄政王黑化了 Tomato Who Loves Tomatoes爱吃番番茄的西红柿Two Male Leads390k WordsOngoing (Just got its rating) [Two male leads + mutually faithful + two equally strong leads + tsundere, hopelessly devoted regent top + mischievous young marquis bottom + rekindled love + angst before sweetness] Seven years ago, on the day Shen Jinghan left the capital, he never looked back. Seven years later, he returned to the capital covered in wounds, and went to the Prince Regent's residence on his very first night back. He begged Xiao Che to save the Shen family and the supply route to the northe 3.1kReads8.2Score361Shelves

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    It's so good!!!

42. 242 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book as the Villainess, and My Tycoon Husband Demands a Fatal Kiss 穿书恶毒女配，豪门老公致命索吻 It's Su Su Candy!是酥苏糖耶Modern Romance152k WordsOngoing Synopsis: [A scheming tea girl and troublemaker & wealthy wife & universally adored actress & wicked female character who transmigrates into a book & high-intensity forced love & the powerful one bows his head] – When Su Nanzhi first transmigrates into the book, her label is “obedient and sweet,” the model wife of the wealthy socialite circle. In her wealthy husband’s eyes: My wife is gentle and considerate, sweet and soft, a perfect wife and mother. Three years after Gu Nanzhi transmigrates int 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Arranged marriage that blossoms into love, a sweet and tender story; the author has an incredibly vivid imagination.

43. 243 夜 A Soft Warmth in the Night 夜光微暖 Shan Qian彡千Modern Romance805k WordsCompleted Sweet, innocent girl meets icy CEO. Both are virgins + no angst + doting romance An iceberg that even sunlight couldn't melt encountered a heart warm enough to glow through the night. At that moment, all he could think of was love. This word, so often appearing in his nightmares, no longer tore at his heart. Instead, it shone with a warm light, filling his heart to the brim. 144Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Two-way travel! [Sending heart] Welcome to the pioneers!

44. 244 冷 Assistant Leng! President Ye Is Looking Everywhere for You! 冷助理！叶总到处找你！ Bai Sanqianqian白三千千Two Male Leads417k WordsCompleted Assistant Leng! President Ye is looking everywhere for you! Assistant Leng! President Ye can't find you and is getting angry! Assistant Leng! Hurry back and talk him down! Leng Yuchen: Can you all leave me alone for a minute? I'm done with this job! Ye Tianling: Where's Assistant Leng? I want him in my office, right now! Everyone else in the office: Have President Ye and Assistant Leng made up today? 2.7kReads—Score138Shelves
45. 245 半 The Wife Who Joined the Family Midway Became a Concubine 半路的妻做了妾 The Doubt of the Mirror夹镜之疑Ancient Romance370k WordsCompleted [Stubborn, self-interested heroine who grows over time × outwardly cold, inwardly warm, sensitive and fickle hero] Pure love + melodrama + groveling redemption Zhou Lian was Prince Jing of the current dynasty, born into a distinguished family and wielding immense power. After falling into hardship in the countryside, he never expected to be outmaneuvered by Deng Yuniang as well. Deng Yuniang was the beautiful daughter of a prominent merchant family in Yuncheng. She was breathtakingly lovely, w 538Reads5.4Score103Shelves
46. 246 不 We're Just Friends 不过是朋友 Bai Sanqianqian白三千千Two Male Leads238k WordsCompleted [Cool, aloof finance executive × adorable genius artist] [Top: sometimes composed, sometimes out of control Bottom: sweet and alluring, flirts without realizing it] [Happy ending, love at first sight, mutual devotion, business rivalries and the entertainment industry] With an unreliable father, a mother who died young, an overbearing sister, and a heart left in pieces, Meng Qingchi seemed not to have met a single good man in the first twenty years of his life. He thought he’d finally found a goo 352Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 247 他 He’s Straight, So Can I Be the One Who Likes You? 他是直男，那换我喜欢你可以吗？ Bai Sanqianqian白三千千Two Male Leads395k WordsCompleted [Possessive, obsessive younger seme × Uke afraid to face his own feelings] [Mutual firsts + Secret crush comes true] Shen Yize never wanted to fight or compete for anything. His life of going along with whatever came his way seemed destined to remain dull, stifling, and full of compromise. Then, the moment he met Qi Siyuan, it felt as if sunlight had entered his life. He wanted to hold on to that smile. Qi Siyuan had always thought of Shen Yize as the younger brother of the person he secretly lo 2kReads—Score157Shelves
48. 248 掌 Paulownia in the Palm 掌中疏桐 Xin Moran心陌然Ancient Romance900k WordsOngoing The main story is complete. Originally titled A Paulownia in the Palm, the first chapters are free, but the price will go up later! [Mutual Devotion] [Fictional Setting] [Forced Possession] [Beautiful Wife] [Powerful Minister] [Adorable Baby] [Pregnant and on the Run] [Ancient-Era Court Intrigue] [Secret Marriage] Luo Shutong, the most proper young noblewoman in the capital, woke one morning to find Ye Chuan, the all-powerful chief minister, lying beside her. Trembling, she pulled out all the mo 11.1kReads8.0Score519Shelves

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    The story begins with pregnancy and forceful acquisition; it's definitely worth getting into, it's very good.

49. 249 上 The Powerful Man Pins Her by the Waist and Coos: His Caged Songbird Can't Escape 上位者掐腰低哄：金丝雀插翅难逃 You Are Not a Fish, Insect, Bird, or Beast子非鱼虫鸟兽Modern Romance402k WordsCompleted [Kept woman + coercive love + tragic romance + the powerful man humbles himself] Reborn, Jiang Li wants only to take revenge on the “fiance” who had her committed to a psychiatric hospital. With nowhere left to turn, she is offered a contract by a man who looks down on her from his lofty position. His gaze treats her like a commodity. “Become my exclusive tool, and I’ll give you everything you want.” For the sake of revenge, Jiang Li hides her claws and obediently plays the role of a tame canary 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    So beautiful! So beautiful! So beautiful!

50. 250 妹 I Raised My Little Sister for Ten Years. Want to Leave? Not Until You’ve Had Enough 妹宝养了十年，想走？尝够了再说 Reincarnated Red Lotus转世红莲Modern Romance439k WordsCompleted The score is still going up~ [Obsessive, possessive, refined scumbag + wronged, timid yet tenacious sweetheart] Both virgins / 9-year age gap / irresistible pheromones / forced love / powerful man lowering himself / groveling to win her back / running away while pregnant / HE By the time Lin Wanning was twenty-two, she had been with Feng Yili for more than three years. Once a week, without fail. When Feng Yili was in the mood, he showered her with dirty talk. When he lost interest, he couldn't e 6.3kReads8.2Score512Shelves

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    You should read this one. The female lead is a complete wimp, and the male lead is a pure, obsessive weirdo, a seemingly refined but actually lecherous scoundrel. Things just spiral out of control, hahaha, and he's all high and mighty, like, "See what you do when your wife runs away?!"

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