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. 401 替 After the Substitute Left, the Cunning Big Shot Regretted Everything 替身退场后，腹黑大佬悔不当初 Rabbit Cola兔可乐Modern Romance73k WordsOngoing [Marriage of Convenience Between Wealthy Families/Win Her Back at Any Cost/Mutual Devotion/Over-the-Top Drama/HE] Cool and gentle on the outside, strong-willed within heroine * Seemingly unruly and sharp-tongued, but actually cunning and deeply devoted hero Luo Qingci and Jin Chengxiao have been married for three years, yet they can count the times they've seen each other on one hand. She knows that if it weren't for that misunderstanding back then, Jin Chengxiao would never have married her. 202Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This one!! Sometimes there will be a slight pain in my heart when I chase. Who knows hahaha. It is a story about a rich and powerful boss. The love line feels like a green apple.

2. 402 陆 Stop Torturing Her, Young Master Lu: Three Men Proposed After She Left 陆少别虐了，分手后她被三人求娶 Yangmei Meow杨梅喵Modern Romance112k WordsOngoing Song Zhiyu stood by Lu Heyang for ten years, accompanying him from having nothing to basking in glory. He kept putting off making good on his promise to marry her and tangled with other women, while she clung to their past until she drove herself half-mad. Then, during yet another argument, Lu Heyang said coldly, “Even your own parents don’t want you. Why should I?” At last, Song Zhiyu realized he was no longer the boy who had once loved her more than life itself. She finally gave up on him, tur 37Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Misunderstand!!!!

3. 403 她 She’s Spoiled and Unruly 她纨绔又猖狂 Black Chocolate Loves Sucking Black黑巧爱吸黑Modern Romance247k WordsOngoing [Everyone's Favorite] [Feel-Good] [Rivalry for Her Affection] [Exes Begging for a Second Chance] [First Love] [The One Who Left a Lasting Mark] [Fake and Real Heiresses] [Girl Who Acts Like One of the Guys] She likes men with great bodies and is a total looks person. Decisive and ruthless, she hears her boyfriend talking with his buddies and immediately dumps him. There's always someone better next. When she was twelve, her father brought home the orphaned daughter of a fallen comrade. She becam 44Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 404 白 White Moon, Brahma Star: An Obsession That Won't Fade 白月梵星：情瘾难消 Like a Fish in Water如余得水Female-Channel Fanfiction330k WordsOngoing OOC warning ⚠️ This work has been changed into an anthology of TV and film worlds, and I’ll continue writing other stories later. One-on-one romance is the best. With my pen, I’ll reshape fate to give everyone a happy ending. If you like the sound of it, feel free to jump in! ① Bai Yue Fan Xing, pairing: Zhong Zhao (complete) ② A Journey to Love, pairing: Li Tongguang (in preparation) 1.2kReads—Score205Shelves
5. 405 蚀 Spoiled Until I’m Arrogant 蚀宠而骄 Yu Xi予惜Modern Romance64k WordsOngoing Qin Zhi accidentally downloaded an otome game onto her phone called Villain Conquest, but she kept failing to conquer her targets. In a fit of anger, she uninstalled it, tossed her phone aside, and went to sleep. Who could have guessed she'd end up transmigrating into the otome game as its most miserable wicked female side character, Shi Xi? Her character was detested by the yandere villain, and the ridiculous mission was an SSS-rank challenge: conquer the villain without letting him turn evil. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A story about redeeming a yandere villain, a strategy guide! It's cool in the early stage, sweet in the middle stage, and a little cruel in the later stage. I really recommend [Blowing Kiss][Flowing Kiss][Flowing Kiss]

6. 406 重 Reborn: His Highness Prince Rui Has a Secret Crush on Me 重生之瑞王殿下暗恋我 Yan Qing宴晴Ancient Romance320k WordsOngoing [An aloof, fallen noblewoman + an ambitious man madly in love] [Devoted to each other + simmering romantic tension + equally matched leads + court intrigue + happy ending + a powerful man humbles himself for love] Xu Lingyi is the eldest daughter of the Ningyuan Earl’s household, raised in the countryside. In her previous life, after her mother supposedly took her own life, she clung to the Earl’s household as her last hope of survival. But on the road back to the capital, she was ambushed and 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The male protagonist has a secret crush on the female protagonist. The female protagonist initially had a fiancé, but later broke up and had a substitute for her fiancé. The male protagonist was sour and secretly in love throughout the whole process, and was crazy with jealousy. "In your eyes, I'm not even as good as a fake, am I?" "Xu Lingyi, can't you look at me?" The sourness is full, but the ending is HE

7. 407 狗 You Pathetic Dog Emperor 狗皇帝，真没出息 Ming Han明菡10k WordsCompleted You useless emperor! Have some self-respect! 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This should work

8. 408 都 It’s All the System’s Fault, I’m Really Not a Player 都怪狗贼的系统，我真的不是渣男 Nobody of the Yuan Clan元字无名小辈Urban171k WordsOngoing The day the System bound itself to me, I had just 72 hours left to live. “Want to survive? Then make people of the opposite sex like you.” As the cold mechanical voice rang out, I still had half a spicy snack stick in my hand. From then on, the pen I deliberately dropped at the feet of the campus belle in the library, the soup I “accidentally” splashed onto an upperclasswoman’s tray in the cafeteria, and the cheesy pickup line I blurted out to a junior at a club event: the damn System forced me 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The two fell in love and were pushed back and forth. In order to survive, they were forced to become scumbags, but they were not really scumbags.

9. 409 跨 Crossing a Thousand Years Just to Enter Your Dreams 跨越千年，只为入梦 Ming Han明菡9k WordsCompleted Across a thousand years, just to enter a dream 1Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 410 他 He’s Such a Jerk 他那么渣 The Peach Isn't Pink Anymore桃子不粉啦Modern Romance121k WordsOngoing We met when I was seven, then crossed paths again in middle school. He let me do whatever I wanted, believed in me unconditionally, and always helped me. But only at the very end did I learn that he was reborn. He had come back only to save me, and even if it cost him his life, he would do whatever it took to bring me back! —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is well done and appropriate

11. 411 恋 After Four Years Together, She Rejected My Proposal. On Our Wedding Day, Her Whole Family Begged Me Not to Marry Her 恋爱四年求婚被拒，婚礼当天她全家跪求我别娶 Quan Xin荃昕10k WordsCompleted After four years together, she turned down his proposal. On their wedding day, her entire family knelt and begged me not to marry her. 78Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 412 哥 Heiress X Loyal Dog: Bro, You Need Me in Your Life 【大小姐X忠犬】哥，你命里缺我 As If It Were Me似是吾Modern Romance322k WordsCompleted Stubborn, Straight-Shooting Heiress of a Wealthy Family X A Restrained, Devoted Older Man Who Keeps His Feelings Hidden [False Siblings + Rugged Small-Town Man + Childhood Sweethearts + Reunion After Years Apart + Years of Secret Love + Sweet and Angsty Push-Pull + Clear-Eyed Descent + Mutual Redemption] [1v1 + Both Chaste + Happy Ending] [The leads are six years apart in age, with no blood or legal family ties of any kind] Her mother died young, her older brother disappeared, and her father ha 90Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Do you like the sweet and cruel ones?

13. 413 疾 Gale Rush 疾风凌掠 Jin Lin Smiles金麟笑笑Modern Romance107k WordsOngoing [Sapiosexual Romance + Sweet Love + Angsty Romance + Career-Focused] “You toyed with my feelings and manipulated my career. Do you think you’re so impressive?” Ling Shan demanded, on the verge of a breakdown. “I love you!” “No, you don’t love me. You love the version of me you sculpted.” “I’m leaving you. I will leave you! I want to live!” Was it fate? Fortune? Destiny! Before meeting Huang Ji, she was cool-headed and composed, content with her life. After meeting him, she was left with a bro —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The ups and downs of the heroine's emotional drama, the ups and downs in their career development, are so sour and refreshing! The sense of immersion is so strong. This is what is called sapiosexuality! Too catchy.

14. 414 桉 Cherished on the Desk 桉上娇宠 Wind of Devotion微风痴情Ancient Romance327k WordsOngoing By imperial decree, Ning Zhian, the legitimate daughter of the Yongning Marquis’s household, is to marry Xiahou Yi, the Prince of Yi, known throughout the capital as the living King of Hell and the true power behind the northern border’s armies. The Grand Madam’s hand trembles as she clutches the imperial edict. Is this marriage the emperor’s test, or Xiahou Yi’s scheme? While offering incense at Xiangguo Temple, Ning Zhian slips on moss as slick as oil. There had been no water there the day bef 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It doesn't look cruel, it's pretty good

15. 415 春 Spring Breeze and the Sea 春日微风与海 Insomniac Kitty失眠ing小猫Modern Romance151k WordsCompleted [Mutual devotion + years of secret love] [Reserved comic artist vs. straightforward male celebrity] [Main story complete] Jiang Nianke's comic was being adapted into a TV series, but she never expected the male lead to be Zhou Yuxi, her high school deskmate and the boy she'd had a crush on!!! All right, she still had a crush on him now... Her best friend An Chuxia told her that after Jiang Nianke left without a word back then, he went from a sunny, cheerful boy into a cool, aloof heartthrob. Jia 40Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 416 舟 When the Boat Passes the Willow Shore 舟过柳岸时 Peanut Volcano花生火山Two Male Leads106k WordsOngoing [Two male leads + younger top + childhood friends + devoted to one another + bittersweet and sweet romance + happy ending] The brash, devoted, high-spirited young powerbroker Yao Zheliu, the pursuer, VS the cool, aloof, iceberg-beauty shipwright Jiang Xizhou, the pursued. The young powerbroker Yao Zheliu conceals his identity and heads south to oversee the emperor’s shipbuilding project. There, he meets the gifted shipwright Jiang Xizhou and falls for him at first sight, only to discover that —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This one is more sour but sweet

17. 417 蓁 Zhenzhen Returns to the Capital 蓁蓁回京 Little Little Xi Wonton小小希馄炖Ancient Romance241k WordsCompleted At seven, she was the legitimate daughter of a marquis’s household, sheltered from hardship. At fifteen, her entire family was executed, and she became a government slave. Ten years of forced labor on the frontier taught her one thing: how to survive. At twenty-five, she returned to the capital and started in the woodshed, stitching her life back together, one needle and thread at a time. No golden finger, just hands hardened from hauling grain. She opened an embroidery shop, made friends, and i —Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 418 他 They All Want to Turn Me Gay, but I Was Born a Woman 他们都想掰弯我，可我本就女儿身 Mumu Doesn't Eat Lemons沐沐不吃柠檬Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Ambitious female scholar disguised as a man × obsessive, scheming, sharp-tongued chief minister | A lovesick, quarrelsome, possessive young man from a fallen kingdom | A powerful crown prince as the rightful husband] I’m not a flirt. It’s just that no one person can meet my standards, so I put several together, taking the best and leaving out the worst. I’ve been a perfectionist since I was little! The drunken top scholar hooked an arm around her shoulder. “We get along so well. Why don’t we ta 130Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Check out these books!!!!!!! Strong recommendation

19. 419 她 She Said It Was Just a Flutter of the Heart, But I Can No Longer Bear to Look at the Mountains 她说只是心动，我却见山不得 Chu Yunong楚语浓Modern Romance360k WordsOngoing Younger man with an obsessive streak | Forbidden sparks | Push and pull | Love in the real world | Loving someone you can’t have | A little angst | Atmospheric Synopsis The first time Cheng Zhiming heard Lin Jianshan’s name, he said: “Your name is beautiful.” It took him years to understand Some people are like mountains. You can see them, but you can never have them. She said it was just a crush. It didn’t mean anything. But in his world, love was binary. It was either zero or one. One moment 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Recommend[send heart][send heart]

20. 420 还 At Least the Wind Will Carry You Around Me! 还好风，会带你绕过我！ Mumu Doesn't Eat Lemons沐沐不吃柠檬Modern Romance445k WordsCompleted Sensitive, optimistic little bunny × prickly, sharp-tongued older brother A youthful tragic romance, contemporary love, unrequited feelings and painful longing, with the deepest regrets. Male lead: “It should be my turn to marry her for the third time, right?!!!!!!!” “My wife is still young. I'm not angry, and I'm not jealous, ahhh!!!!!” Female lead: “It's perfectly normal for a woman to have a few men!” 12Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 421 尽 Love with All Your Heart 尽情去爱吧 Chen Little Universe陈小宇宙Modern Romance473k WordsOngoing Based on a true story, newly rated. A literary gem, finely written, not a web novel. When desire and morality collide, human weakness becomes a blade that wounds others. The Peking University campus is merely the story’s starting point. The Beijing financial world is where the real story unfolds. The author graduated with an undergraduate degree from Peking University’s Department of Physics. 30kReads8.8Score1.3kShelves
22. 422 多 Surely You Laugh at My Passion 多情应笑我 Jiu Xiaoqi酒小七Ancient Romance216k WordsCompleted Lin Fang has been disguised as a boy since childhood, and she can't help feeling helpless about it. Her household registration says she's male, so what can she do? But the secret she has sworn to protect is discovered by a young boy she accidentally rescues! Lin Fang thought she'd picked up a deadweight, but once the boy, Yun Weiming, regains his identity, she feels as if she's sitting on a mountain of gold. “Who would've thought! I've picked up all kinds of things before, but you're the most va 73.5kReads9.7Score9.5kShelves
23. 423 穿 After Transmigration, Her Whole Family Are Villains 穿越之我全家都是反派 Song Xiangbai宋象白Ancient Romance832k WordsCompleted Content warning: Lots of crude bathroom humor. Don't read while eating. Version One: Jiang Mianmian transmigrates. Her father is a scheming scholar with the face of a kindly man. Her mother has the face of a bodhisattva and the heart of a ruthless killer. Her eldest brother looks simple-minded but is cunning at heart. Her second sister is selfish and sharp-tongued. They were born destined to be villains. To highlight the protagonist's justice, kindness, and greatness, they work hard to do all so 131.3kReads9.6Score14.8kShelves
24. 424 分 After We Broke Up, the Cold and Aloof Dr. Cheng Cried Snot Bubbles 分手后，高冷程医生哭出鼻涕泡 Fish Doesn't Speak鱼不语Modern Romance202k WordsCompleted Luo Jia tells Gu Boning, “I’d rather jump into a fire pit than rummage through a trash heap.” At the time, she has no idea that Cheng Jin really is a fire pit. (This is a happy ending, with plenty of sweet romance.) 4.2kReads9.3Score526Shelves
25. 425 女 Nuwa's No. 444 Yin-Yang Ghost Affairs Office 女娲的444号阴阳鬼魂事务所 Mumu Doesn't Eat Lemons沐沐不吃柠檬Mystery192k WordsOngoing Come take a look!!! A hilarious slice-of-life about a half-baked yin-yang master, lighthearted and funny, with just a touch of horror Nuwa descends to the mortal realm, inhabiting a body that is both male and female and able to commune with both yin and yang. She experiences the eight sufferings of life: birth, aging, sickness, death, separation from loved ones, meeting those she resents, not getting what she wants, and the burning misery of the five aggregates. She guides wronged souls, wash —Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 426 系 The System Forces Me to Save the Tyrant, but the History Books Say I'm Doomed to Die 系统逼我拯救暴君可史书说我必死 Mumu Doesn't Eat Lemons沐沐不吃柠檬Ancient Romance331k WordsCompleted Hot-tempered, scheming, sharp-tongued crown prince × soft, adorable, money-loving, lecherous transmigrated princess Transmigrate into a book #System #Tragedy #Palace Intrigue and Nobility #Redemption #The Beauty of a Bad Ending #Obsessive Tyrant #Fated Love #White Moonlight #When the Wall Falls, Everyone Pushes I was bound to the “Wise Ruler Development System.” My mission was to change the tyrant Mo Chenyuan for the better, prevent him from turning evil, and help him make his mark in history. T 15Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 427 重 Reborn to Save My Beloved Master! 重生归来：只为救赎白月光师尊！ Mumu Doesn't Eat Lemons沐沐不吃柠檬Two Male Leads153k WordsOngoing Cool, aloof master with a heartless Daoist path | Possessive, dark and dangerous demon lord disciple | Two male leads, rebirth and redemption | Captivity and restraint | White-hair fetish | Unaware of his own love | Danmei | Master-disciple romance | Bondage | Light comedy In their previous life, he hated him to the bone. Even as he died, he said, “In your next life, don’t be my disciple again.” Reborn, he swore a blood oath: he would see it through once more. He wanted to find out just how ruth 2Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 428 心 That Moment of Heartbeat 心动的哪瞬间 Brother Tiger哥虎哥Modern Romance111k WordsCompleted Sweet Campus Romance On the first day of school, Lin Qiqi accidentally gets on the wrong side of Gu Yi, the campus heartthrob known throughout the school. She assumes they’ll become sworn enemies, but during a class activity, they discover how well they understand each other. Gu Yi seems like a cold, aloof top student, but he’s actually gentle and sensitive. Lively and cheerful, Lin Xiao is always able to see through Gu Yi’s disguise. As they share the little moments of campus life, their feelin —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Sometimes your heart beats for just a moment, but the person at that moment of your heart beat stays with you for a lifetime.

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