Looking for Gut-Wrenching Bad-End Stories About Harem Power Struggles! Modern Settings Are Fine Too 求超虐be文，宫斗的！（现代也可以）

1. 51 演 I Played the Emperor My Whole Life, and After Being Reborn, He Still Wants the Crown Prince 演了皇上一辈子，重生他还要太子 One Little Sweet Fish一口小甜鱼Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Original title: Only After His Death Did He Learn That the Empress Did Not Want to Be Buried With Him [The heroine transmigrates, the hero is reborn] As he lay dying, Emperor Tianhe looked back on his eventful life. He had risen from humble beginnings to become the founding emperor, and the world praised his achievements. In his fading consciousness, he saw his virtuous empress, his beautiful consorts, and his weeping children. He felt that his life had been complete. But after he died, his soul 30.9kReads8.9Score2.6kShelves
2. 52 穿 I Transmigrated to Become a Concubine, Only to Find Out I’m the One He Longs For 穿越为妾，白月光竟是我自己 Pidanj 0904皮蛋0904Ancient Romance350k WordsCompleted [Everyday life + palace and household intrigue + no golden finger + devoted romance in the later part] Luo Sanghua: She transmigrates and becomes a cousin, only to learn that she is destined to die young. Her goal: survive. Xiang Xiuyu: He thinks he is smarter than all his brothers. His goal: become emperor, and an exceptionally wise and powerful one at that. His goal after that: be an emperor who has Sanghua by his side forever. The palace intrigue isn’t particularly clever, and the romance isn 5.2kReads8.7Score402Shelves
3. 53 人 In the Crown Prince’s Harem, We’re All Competing to Get Ahead! 人在太子后院，一起卷起来！ White Peppercorn白藤椒Ancient Romance620k WordsCompleted Empress Wenzhao was a famously bewitching consort and the most talented empress. The way she has been judged and defined throughout her life has changed many times, but that has never diminished her status or the value of studying her. [System + Raising Kids + Relentless Competition] Thanks to being well fed at home, Qi Jiao was plump and rosy-cheeked. After a flood, she was sold into the palace as a maid, and when she got a little older, she was assigned to the empress’s palace. A few years lat 13.5kReads9.1Score1.4kShelves
4. 54 娘 The Beautiful and Clever Consort Fights Her Way to the Empress's Throne 娘娘美艳又聪慧，宫斗夺取皇后位 Yun Baozi芸包子Ancient Romance272k WordsCompleted Wei Yanyan is independent and strong-willed, a woman skilled at scheming and planning. To achieve her goals, she will use the people around her without hesitation. Young as she is, she sees through life more clearly than anyone. After entering the imperial harem as a low-ranking consort, she sets her sights on climbing higher, using her advantages: her beauty and sharp intelligence. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 55 娘 The Empress Is Ambitious 娘娘她野心勃勃 Yu Ling雨泠Ancient Romance298k WordsOngoing [A heroine who never lets a grudge go unanswered and is ruthless] The third year of the Xinghua era was the year of the selection of palace consorts, held once every three years. Lu Ling, a noble young woman from a powerful family, was among those selected. She could have avoided the selection, but willingly chose to enter the palace as a consort. She did it for no other reason than to provide for the parents and family who had raised her in comfort and luxury. Lu Ling had brows like distant gre 23Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 56 成 After Becoming a Consort, She Slays Her Legitimate Elder Sister 成为嫔妃后她手刃嫡姐 Butterflies Dance into Tragedy蝶舞成殇Ancient Romance378k WordsCompleted Content warning: The heroine is a concubine-born daughter, and there is no exclusive-favoritism plot. She has black-lotus tendencies. The emperor is over twenty years older than her, and there is no romance between them. Her legal mother wants Jiang Yanyi to enter the Eastern Palace and help the Crown Princess secure the Crown Prince's favor. She intends to send her there in a sedan chair as a maid to serve Crown Princess Jiang Yanshu, then have her son taken away to be raised in the Crown Princ 141Reads5.6Score—Shelves
7. 57 从 From Palace Maid to Imperial Consort: Her Majesty Is on a Killing Spree 从宫女到贵妃，娘娘她杀疯了 Yu Yidao俞一刀Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted It’s bad enough that she’s transmigrated into a palace laundry maid. Who knew a eunuch would take a fancy to her, too? Jiang Zhiyi decides that lying low in the palace is out of the question. She’ll just have to climb the ladder to success. When a eunuch lusts after her, she sends him to his grave. When the concubines vie for favor, she’ll stop at nothing. Jiang Zhiyi knows the imperial harem is a cutthroat workplace where only the capable survive. The palace is full of deceit and intrigue, 7.8kReads8.8Score721Shelves
8. 58 宠 The Beloved Concubine Only Wants to Live a Carefree Life 宠妾她只想当咸鱼 Beef Flatbread牛肉大饼Ancient Romance247k WordsOngoing (PS: It's not one-on-one in the beginning. The male lead has wives and concubines, but later the female lead is the only one he favors.) Overnight, Jiang Yuan found herself as an unfavored concubine of the ancient Fifth Prince. At a loss in the harsh struggle for survival, everyone urged her to compete for his favor and hurry up and have a child. But Jiang Yuan did the math. The Fifth Prince's principal consort was the legitimate daughter of a Marquis's household, and his secondary consort was t 2Reads6.6Score—Shelves
9. 59 我 I’m Just a Concubine, So Why Is Everyone Clinging to Me? 我是小妾哎，怎么都来抱我大腿？ Lin Wanzi林丸子Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Main Story Complete] Ye Qingzhi, an overworked office drone, transmigrates into the body of a concubine in the Jiangyang Marquis’s household. Since she’s here, she might as well go crazy. Being a concubine is just changing workplaces. She doesn’t need to get emotionally involved. She can simply treat herself like a tool. Ye Qingzhi’s career goal: convince both the marquis and the principal wife to take responsibility for her and protect her. Ye Qingzhi’s workplace motto: Life is short. We’re al 41.2kReads9.4Score5.3kShelves
10. 60 通 The Prince’s Bedchamber Maid 通房娇婢 Slim Down to 90 Jin廋到90斤Ancient Romance430k WordsCompleted Yunhua, a maid, didn’t want to be assigned to the household’s notoriously foul-tempered, lame servant. But through a twist of fate, she ended up in the room of the Marquis’s second son, whose reputation as a cold-hearted demon was well known. Nanny Zhang told her that Second Master Chen Chuhuai belonged to Princess Junyang, someone she couldn’t afford to offend. So Yunhua kept to her place and didn’t dare entertain the slightest improper thought. But this aloof and unyielding Second Master just 24Reads7.1Score—Shelves
11. 61 通 Her Slender Waist and Jade-Like Beauty Drive the Reserved Crown Prince Out of Control 通房细腰玉颜，引清冷太子失控了 Xiao Lizhi小荔稚Ancient Romance262k WordsCompleted [Complete] [Both leads devoted to each other + sweet romance + male lead is hopelessly in love!] [Delicate, soft-waisted chamber maid × noble, aloof crown prince] Nian Yao was the lowliest maid in the inner palace, yet she had a face as beautiful as a hibiscus. Unfortunately, she was frail and the daughter of a criminal, someone everyone could bully. But nobody knew that whenever Nian Yao was moved by desire, a begonia flower bloomed on her right shoulder, alluring and radiant. Except the noble, 2.6kReads8.8Score266Shelves
12. 62 贵 The Honored Lady Never Wanted to Be a Favorite Concubine 贵人她没想当宠妃 Cat on the Grassland草原上的猫Ancient Romance292k WordsCompleted Shen Yuning never planned to become a favored consort. After entering the palace through the selection, she only wanted a quiet life, to build up her standing, and to follow the example of Consort Xian, who had a daughter and was the highest-ranking woman in her palace. Who could have guessed that, without realizing it, Shen Yuning would become the emperor’s favorite? For a time, she was the talk of the palace, envied by some and resented by others. Everyone said that Lady Shen was beautiful and 1.1kReads5.2Score125Shelves
13. 63 妾 The Stunning and Clear-Headed Concubine, and the Crown Prince Slowly Falls for Her 妾室绝美又清醒，太子逐步沦陷 A Little Comet一只小彗星Ancient Romance506k WordsCompleted [Main story complete] (The rating just came out, so it’s a little low. New readers, don’t let that scare you off. Feel free to check out the reviews or give the book a try. Thanks!) Transmigrate into a book + reborn in another world + palace intrigue first, harem intrigue later + stunning, clear-headed heroine + not a pure couple This is Shen Yan’s second time transmigrating into a book. The first time, she became a palace maid who was destined to end up as a disposable character according to th 1.1kReads7.5Score100Shelves
14. 64 娇 The Delicate Concubine’s Daughter Offers Herself to His Bed 娇娇庶女她自荐枕席 Beauty in Harmony美美与共Ancient Romance252k WordsCompleted Her elder sister thinks she's timid, the madam thinks she's obedient, and Governor Ruan also believes she's easy to control. None of them knows that she's a lunatic to the core. When they try to give her to a sixty-year-old man as a concubine, she retaliates by making their niece and uncle share a bed. If she doesn't turn the Ruan family upside down, she won't be a Ruan! What? She's not a Ruan to begin with? She's a princess, too? Then... what are we waiting for? It's time for a new governor. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 65 通 After the Maid's Heartbreak Escape, the Crown Prince Cries Night After Night, Clutching a Dog 通房心碎逃跑后，太子抱狗夜夜哭 Yu Nanting玉南廷Ancient Romance519k WordsCompleted Yu Niang had once been sold as a courtesan and was left with a strange illness. By chance, she became the Crown Prince’s personal medicine woman, then his bedchamber attendant. But because of her low birth, she was never given a title. The Crown Prince was handsome and noble, but cold and unfeeling. He often warned his lowly bedchamber attendant not to covet what she could never have. Yu Niang could only meekly agree. One day, a fire broke out in the Eastern Palace. The Crown Prince’s leg was pi 22.7kReads9.2Score3kShelves
16. 66 穿 A Transmigrated Consort's Rise to Favor 穿越宠妃晋升 Cuckoo, Run!咕咕快跑Ancient Romance255k WordsCompleted Zhang Ziwei from the modern era transmigrates into the body of Zhang Ziwei, Consort Zhang to Zhao Zhen of the Song Dynasty. The original Zhang Ziwei no longer wants the chance to be reborn, so she asks the modern Zhang Ziwei to live her life in her place. With a System at her side, Zhang Ziwei must protect the original's three pitiful princesses and one prince. The imperial harem is full of schemes and intrigue. Can she make it through them all? 71Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 67 后 Climbing the Ranks in the Harem Is No Easy Feat 后宫美人升职难 Cool Water Moon凉水月Ancient Romance771k WordsCompleted The moment An Su transmigrates, she finds herself a beautiful but ill woman who hasn’t seen the emperor in ages, without so much as a piece of charcoal to keep warm. To survive in this ruthless imperial harem, An Su decides to take a gamble. Who would have thought she’d rise to become the most favored consort in the palace? 185Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 68 入 The Concubine Who Entered the Palace: Her Alluring Beauty 入宫庶女，妃色撩人 The Silly Pig会笨的猪Ancient Romance538k WordsCompleted Also known as "A Concubine Enters the Palace: Bewitching the Imperial Harem", "Transmigrating as a Concubine: A Favored Consort's Daily Battles in the Palace", and "The Splendor of a Concubine" Song Nanxiang was a modern medical postdoctoral researcher who, after an accident, transmigrated as a concubine-born daughter of the Song family, whose patriarch was a ninth-rank official in the Northern Dynasty. By law, officials in the Northern Dynasty had to send female members of their households into 966Reads7.1Score—Shelves
19. 69 才 The Aspiring Court Lady’s Guide to Rising Through the Ranks 才人上位攻略 Observer of the Human World人间观察者Ancient Romance509k WordsOngoing In the twenty-eighth year of Jingchun, Bai Yun Zhao, the illegitimate daughter of the provincial governor, was forced to enter the palace in her elder sister's place. She had only one goal in life: to become the empress and win the emperor's favor. She swore that everyone who had bullied and humiliated her would regret it. So she plotted at every turn, sparing no effort to remove every obstacle in her path to success, and soon had the emperor utterly besotted. Everyone thought Bai Yun Zhao was m 21Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 70 蚀 A Love That Cuts to the Bone 蚀骨危情 Qi Lao You淇老游Modern Romance753k WordsCompleted Xia Weiming died, and Shen Xiujin personally sent Jian Tong to a women’s prison. During her three years behind bars, Shen Xiujin’s order to “take good care of her” changed Jian Tong beyond recognition. She was even “persuaded to donate a kidney” while in prison. Before she went in, Jian Tong said, “I didn’t kill her.” Shen Xiujin remained unmoved. After her release, Jian Tong said, “I killed Xia Weiming. I’m guilty.” Shen Xiujin’s face turned livid. “Shut up! Don’t let me hear you say that again 137.5kReads9.2Score9.6kShelves

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    Super super cruel, Shen Xiujin has loved Jian Tong all her life, she cried to death

21. 71 江 The Realm Is Yours, I Return to My Homeland 江山归你，我归故国 Poetic Affections韫情诗意Ancient Romance512k WordsCompleted Synopsis: [Love at first sight + love unrequited + possessive forced marriage + tragic beauty + devoted to one another, both leads are sexually inexperienced] She is a beloved and honored princess, and he is a mighty general with countless victories to his name. She thought their lives would never cross, but after one breathtaking glimpse, he falls for her at first sight and uses his military power to force her to marry him. As a princess of the realm, she knows she has no freedom to choose whom 433Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    The first of the two books is a story hundreds of years ago, and the second is a story hundreds of years later, with a dream connection.

22. 72 江 Though the Realm Is Dear, I Only Wish to Give You a Lifetime of Splendor 江山虽情重，只愿许你一世倾城 Mr. Fanyang范阳先生Ancient Romance576k WordsCompleted Synopsis: Emperor and empress couple + devoted one-and-only love + childhood friends Chu Qiyu is the crown prince of Great Chu and its future emperor. Luo Qingyan is a princess of Beiyuan, whose father is the powerful King of Beiyuan. They met for the first time that year and were betrothed by imperial decree. From then on, their fates were intertwined. As an emperor, he always had to put the realm first. Chu Qiyu had never imagined falling in love with her. He knew what she wanted, yet in the e 740Reads8.8Score100Shelves
23. 73 娘 The Empress Is Alluring and Bewitching, and the Emperor Gives In to Pleasure 娘娘撩人魅惑，帝王纵情堕落 You Gongyu尤宫羽Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The Tomato short drama Kun Yi is now streaming~ [Transmigrate into a book, male lead is not a virgin but female lead is, palace intrigue, psychological games, happy ending] The Crown Prince, Jun Zechen, has seen his fair share of calculating women, and loves only those who are pure and kind. While campaigning beyond the frontier, he meets Ling Yue and is captivated by her free-spirited kindness. He promises to spend his life with her alone. But two years pass, and the Crown Princess has yet to c 207.9kReads9.5Score22.4kShelves

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    The third volume of "Sweetness and Cruelty" is so beautiful

24. 74 我 I Once Promised You a Golden Age of Joy 我曾许你盛世欢颜 Flirtatious Little Bottle风流小瓶子Modern Romance44k WordsCompleted Ye Chen waits for his Mrs. Ye, from the days when youth was like a dream until her hair turns white as snow. But he will never know that his Mrs. Ye was buried long ago in that rotten, muddy grave... 3kReads6.6Score384Shelves

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    These sadomasochism novels are of relatively high quality, and the content inside is also quite tortuous. I personally couldn't get out of it after reading it. It's easy to cry, and there are sweet love stories in it, as well as very sadistic past events. I would recommend a few sadomasochism novels (personal thoughts, light comment, thank you ヾ^_^♪)

25. 75 最 The Last Diary Entry 最后一篇日记 Sui Ying随楹Modern Romance13k WordsCompleted [Simplified Chinese edition signed for publication] I only used looking at the flowers as an excuse. All I really wanted was to see you once. 33kReads9.1Score6.1kShelves
26. 76 晚 Spring in the Evening Courtyard 晚庭春 Mr. Ruan Loves Loaches爱吃泥鳅的阮先生Ancient Romance172k WordsCompleted [Pure historical romance] [A gentle, refined man who later becomes a ruthless, scheming powerbroker VS a silly but stubborn beauty who grows into herself] At a spring banquet, Xie Yun, the Chancellor of the Secretariat, and Jiang Yao, the legitimate daughter of the Grand Tutor, are unexpectedly betrothed by imperial decree at the Empress's whim. Everyone knows the Chancellor and the Grand Tutor are sworn enemies at court. They cannot stand each other and have been competing for years. The news s 254Reads6.7Score104Shelves
27. 77 无 No One Came to Save Her from the Deep 无人救她于深海 Liang Shiqi梁拾柒Modern Romance135k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] [Youthful unrequited love + prodigal son turns over a new leaf + bittersweet romance + plenty of unresolved heartbreak + tragic ending (The male lead is hard to like at first. It's not exactly a tearjerker, but sensitive readers should proceed with caution.)] Youth is a foolish thing: foolishly falling for someone. At the beginning of the story, Xu Nuo falls in love with Zhou Yiming at first sight, as if sinking into the deep sea. At the end, Xu Nuo holds the box contai 19.4kReads8.9Score4kShelves
28. 78 长 Changye Wuyue 长烨无月 Awakening at Ten夢醒十分Ancient Romance251k WordsCompleted [A princess sent away for a political marriage × an obsessive crown prince and emperor] [Tragic romance] (The comic adaptation is now available.) A general dies in battle, and a princess is sent far away to marry for peace. The young man who had been her childhood sweetheart remained forever on the battlefield in the desert. As a princess of her nation, she was sent far away to Great Jin for a political marriage. The desert battlefield claimed the young General Zhou, while the bright and spiri 32.1kReads9.1Score2.3kShelves
29. 79 蚀 Love That Cuts to the Bone 蚀骨虐情 Hua Baoyue花抱月Modern Romance534k WordsCompleted [Tragic Romance]+ [The Husband’s Long Road to Redemption] Ruan Yunzheng loved Fu Yinghan deeply. But when his only sister was harmed and all fingers pointed at her, he sentenced her to death without hesitation! He tormented her relentlessly, body and soul, but she never gave in! Only when she was on the brink of death and explained one last time that she hadn’t done it, and he still refused to believe her, did she finally give up on him! So this man’s heart really was made of stone! When news ca 22.4kReads8.3Score1.6kShelves

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    Bone-eroding sadism, I only read the first few chapters and it was good, quite sadistic. I just watched a short play called "Everything in the World Isn't as Cruel as You". This is good, I recommend everyone to watch it! Chapter 1 I didn't push her. "Pa!" "Pa!" "Pa!" The feeling of the whip hitting her body was hot. Ruan Yunzheng only felt that the skin on her back had been torn open. She was in pain. Faced with this sudden and severe accusation, I seemed to be able to feel the panic and helplessness in Ruan Yunzheng's heart. The murderous aura emanating from that man's body was like a cold blade, making people shudder. His eyes were filled with deep-seated hatred, which was terrifying. Ruan Ynzheng's pale face, trembling eyelashes, and helplessness when she was forced to raise her head all made people feel the tremendous pressure she was under at the moment. In this misunderstanding, she tried hard to defend herself, but she still could not change the man's prejudice against her. This emotional conflict is as thrilling as the cliff edge, making people nervous.

30. 80 昭 The Chaos of Zhaohua 昭华乱 See Fortune at First Sight, Meow一见生财瞄Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [This novel has been contracted for publication] [Strong female lead + high-IQ palace intrigue + heroine schemes against the entire harem + psychotic villain personality] Song Zhao has always been a woman who stops at nothing to achieve her goals, and she is also more clear-headed than anyone. From the moment she learned that Xiao Jingheng had chosen her to enter the palace as a consort, her goal was perfectly clear: “I’m entering the palace to become Empress. Otherwise, what would I go there fo 112.8kReads9.5Score13.5kShelves

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    The first two ancient Chinese books are good, and the following ones are also full of abuse.

31. 81 被 Forced to Become His Bedchamber Maid, She Is Spoiled Beyond Reason by the General 被逼成通房后，她被将军逆天独宠 Demon Realm Style魔域画风Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [A true maid-companion, no transmigration and no later identity makeover] Su Qingwan was treated as a pawn in the household's inner-familial schemes and assigned as a bedchamber maid to an illegitimate son. She refused, she ran away, and then she was forced back. On one side was the matriarch, who could kill without spilling a drop of blood. On the other was a violent illegitimate son who would casually order twenty strokes for a maid. She struggled to survive between them. Thinking she had chos 2.5kReads9.1Score719Shelves

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    The bridegroom said, "Isn't it a good idea to be a maid and the bridegroom? I don't want to be the bridesmaid, but I'm all interested in it." Someone said, "What are you talking about? How can I let you be the bridegroom's concubine..."

32. 82 通 What Does a Bedchamber Maid Want? Money and a Handsome Man, of Course 通房图什么，不就图个财色兼得 Knowing Warmth and Cold知暖知寒Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Historical Romance + Transmigration + Fiercely Protective Hero + Both Leads Have No Prior Relationships + Playing the Fool to Outsmart Others + Pregnant Escape + Heroine Builds Her Career Later] Liu Yiyi transmigrated into the body of one of the four concubines the Duchess of State was about to give to her young lord. For money and freedom, Liu Yiyi decided to compete for the position and become the young lord's favorite. - The young lord's grandmother: “The Pei family has never had a concubine 3.4kReads8.6Score418Shelves
33. 83 美 A Bewitching Beauty, an Emperor’s Devotion, and a Throne to Share 美人娇，帝皇宠，携手共掌天下权 Envying Fish by the Water临水羡鱼Ancient Romance499k WordsCompleted Qin Shu, a top agent for a mysterious organization in the 21st century, was in a plane crash and came within a breath of death. When she opened her eyes again, her soul had crossed into another world, where she had been reborn as the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Dingguo's household in the Tianyang Kingdom. As the duke's only daughter, she was doted on by her parents and older brothers, and grew up pampered, living exactly as she pleased, carefree and at ease. That was until a new emperor a 2.7kReads8.6Score254Shelves
34. 84 绝 Irresistible Temptation: The Emperor's Beloved 绝世诱惑：帝王的掌心娇 You Gongyu尤宫羽Ancient Romance425k WordsCompleted [Not a pure couple; he dotes on her exclusively later on; a little palace intrigue; the heroine is a master flirt; story complete] She transmigrated from the modern world. Quirky and clever, she was also a brilliant actress. Emperor Shengwu could govern with effortless command, bring peace and stability to the realm, and win battles from a thousand miles away, striking fear across the four seas. He was an emperor who held all power in his hands and ruled over all beneath the heavens. Yun Mengq 23.1kReads9.3Score2.7kShelves
35. 85 贵 The Noble Consort Is Stunning, and Both Emperor and Empress Fight to Spoil Her 贵妃娘娘真绝色，惹得帝后争相宠 Returning South南归Ancient Romance600k WordsCompleted Yao Ying saves a stranger, never expecting him to be Ying Heng, the emperor’s eldest son. After waking, Ying Heng falls for Yao Ying at first sight. He showers her with concern day after day, and eventually wins her heart. Then he comes to the Yao residence to ask for her hand as his principal consort. Her mother tells her he is no good for her, but she ignores the objections and insists on marrying him. Yet just before he is due to marry her, he takes Su Wanrou, the eldest daughter of Chancello 4.2kReads9.2Score492Shelves
36. 86 女 The Villainess Is Wicked and Everyone’s Dream Girl 2 女主她恶毒且万人迷2 Poor Strongman贫穷大力士Ancient Romance1.1M WordsOngoing My new work is out! You can read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy them. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 5.9kReads8.7Score330Shelves

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    The heroine is super strong

37. 87 顶 The Ultimate White Moonlight Goes All Out 顶级白月光她开大了 Xi Ju西桔Modern Romance587k WordsCompleted A short drama of the same name, Top-Tier White Moonlight Goes All Out, is available on Hongguo Short Drama. Watch Wang Yiyang. Meng Jie, a wealthy and powerful business magnate from Bingzhou, awakens in the body of a true heiress who has just been brought back by a rich family to take the place of their fake heiress in an arranged marriage. At home, everyone looks down on her and finds fault with everything she does. “She’s so tacky and provincial, with no sense of refinement. Taking her anywher 3.6kReads9.2Score462Shelves

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    I'm really upset

38. 88 暗 This Grand, Silent Drama of Unrequited Love 暗恋这场声势浩大的哑剧 Meng Zhiwan孟栀晚Modern Romance126k WordsCompleted A bittersweet youthful school romance about unrequited love from popular author Meng Zhiwan, and a companion novel to The Sad Little Thing Called a Secret Crush and The Late Sound of Drizzling Rain. This one-sided love story is a silent play with just one actor: me. Also known as The Moment I Speak, My Voice Disappears. Lonely girl Chen Ji VS sunny boy Lin Jingye. I carefully cherished you, and you became the only spring I ever had in my life. “Chen Ji, may you always be safe and well, overcome 23kReads9.6Score5.1kShelves

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    The fifth book on be is written in the first person. The third and sixth books are written by the same person. The author has other good-looking be books. The second book is also written in the first person. The first book!! To be honest, every time I see "Meeting is midsummer, parting is also midsummer, and his little rose will always be hidden in that midsummer." I can't help but want to cry [almost crying] [almost crying] [almost crying] Highly recommend the first book!

39. 89 十 Fourteen Sentences 十四句 Eat More Vitamin C多吃维CModern Romance201k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Fourteen Lines, bearing the same title, is now available on multiple platforms.] Life is like duckweed on the water, so why doubt that people will meet and part? Morality and ethics clash with matters of the heart. A realistic story. If that’s not your thing, don’t read. The greatest regret isn’t that people enter your life at different times, but that you’re meant to meet without being meant to be together. A remorseful husband tries to win back his wife. Written as realis 4.6kReads8.9Score456Shelves

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    Madam is so good. It only has fourteen chapters. I have read it three times. My heart aches every time I read it. The author's writing is very good. Please feel free to read it. There are only fourteen chapters anyway!!!!

40. 90 再 I'll Never Love You Again 再也不要爱你 Hard to Kill难杀Modern Romance132k WordsCompleted A short, heart-wrenching story. Extremely heartbreaking! So much melodrama and angst! Read with caution! Please ignore the extra chapter. The author wrote it while losing their mind, and sincerely apologizes! Jian Meng is dying, and Ji Jing’an doesn’t know. He’s busy worrying about his wedding to someone else, indifferent to the poor woman at home. He has always believed Jian Meng would wait for him forever, just as she has for the past ten years. It was the last winter, and Jian Meng’s last bir 12.3kReads8.2Score756Shelves

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    After ten years of companionship and seven years of marriage, from the age of eighteen to twenty-eight, Jian Meng gave her entire youth to Ji Jing'an. She fully expected that man to return on her birthday, but the clock in the living room was ticking until one o'clock in the morning, and he still had not returned. After the big fight half a month ago, they had no contact again, but there was still a glimmer of hope in Jian Meng's heart. However, when the call was connected and a woman's laughter came from the other end, her heart instantly sank to the bottom. What kind of despair and pain is this? Ten years of love seems to have become so fragile at this moment. The youthful years and those beautiful memories were all gone in this moment. Jian Meng's world seemed to have collapsed. She couldn't believe that the man who had been with her for ten years could be so heartless. Her heart is full of fear, loss and helplessness. Where should she go in the future?

41. 91 沈 Mr. Shen, Stop Tormenting Me. Please Let Me Go! 沈先生别虐了，请放我走！ Ran Ran Qing Qian染染清浅Modern Romance292k WordsCompleted A car accident changed both their fates. After humiliating her in every possible way, he finally realized that he was the biggest joke of all! Miss Qiao, is it too late for me to pursue you now? Mr. Shen, please let me go! 1.2kReads7.2Score101Shelves

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    Chapter 1 Compromise In the dark night, the door of the room was suddenly kicked open violently. Qiao Luoluo woke up with a start. In the dark room, he could vaguely see a tall figure walking towards him. Qiao Luoluo's hands tightly grasping the quilt and her frowning eyebrows showed that she was very nervous and scared. Shen Yanxi who approached her pulled away the quilt. Her struggle was meaningless! "What are you pretending? Is this your first time?" Shen Yanxi reached out and held her slender wrist tightly, as if to crush her bones. His dark eyes were shining like stars in the dark night. Qiao Luoluo could smell the strong smell of alcohol on him! The next second, she was like a toy, dragged by Shen Yanxi's arm to the living room and thrown to the ground. In front of her was Shen Yanxi.

42. 92 行 Late in the Day 行止晚 Zhi Er织尔Ancient Romance138k WordsCompleted [Devoted love + emperor and empress + tragic palace romance] 145,000 readers gave it top ratings, and countless readers cried their way through it! The year’s breakout historical romance, a heartache readers can’t forget. A clear-eyed, sweet empress VS a proud emperor whose love never wavers. Born into the imperial family, how can everything ever go as you wish? May we remain together forever, and may I keep you safe and at peace. A gentleman’s word is his bond. In a daze, I saw the moon rise. 34.7kReads9.6Score4.2kShelves

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    I think these books are very sad, and most of them are modern, but I have only read them once, and I don't want to read them a second time. They are really sad and touching. [Cry][cry][cry]

43. 93 从 Once Upon a Time, There Was a Demon-Suppressing Pass 从前有座镇妖关 The Cat from the Xu Family徐二家的猫Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Once, there was a pass like this. Once, there was a group of people like this. Every inch of this pass was stained with blood. These people would not return until they were dead. All so that, amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood, in their final moments, they could turn around and see the lights of countless homes shining behind them, with peace and safety year after year. 216kReads9.6Score26.5kShelves
44. 94 我 I Once Stole a Kiss from the Starlight 我曾偷吻星光 Blazing On and On灼灼不停Modern Romance206k WordsCompleted When Li Qiao was little, she spent some time as a child model and actress. She was famous and lived in the spotlight. But no one knew that behind the scenes, she was a crybaby who was always being bullied. Later, Li Qiao met a young idol. He would wipe away her tears and tell her fairy tales. He also had a pair of unbelievably beautiful eyes. She remembered him for years. Then, one spring when she was sixteen, the young idol she had never stopped thinking about became her class monitor. You shin 690Reads9.5Score193Shelves
45. 95 朕 My Setting Is That I Love Her 朕的设定是爱她 Zhi Er织尔Ancient Romance71k WordsCompleted [System transmigration into a book + mutual healing + winning over a lovesick obsessive] A new historical romance from Zhier, author of one of Zhihu’s three great tragic novels, Late Departure. The main story is lighthearted and funny, but the extras will break your heart. She is his nightmare, and also his cure! He is written to love her, so no matter what she does, he will never blame her. “Yan Yu, I truly and sincerely love you. Don’t forget me, I beg you.” “Don’t be afraid. Your elder sister 485Reads8.6Score113Shelves
46. 96 赠 To Wang Lun 赠汪伦 Su Ta苏他Modern Romance75k WordsCompleted The magnum opus of rising hit author Su Ta, a masterpiece of tragic romance! The dashing policewoman Pei Shu vs. Qin Shen, a beautiful, tragic suspect. I love you with time I've stolen. Sooner or later, I'll have to pay it back. Don't be afraid. I'll be here, loving you. Because of my selfishness and greed, we were able to love each other for a brief time. "I'm sorry, darling. This time, I really have to let go of your hand." "Qin Shen, don't let go of my hand. I can't find my way home." In his 987Reads9.5Score175Shelves

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    It's not vulgar and reflects some social phenomena. The male and female protagonists are also quite easy to relate to.

47. 97 倒 My Devotion Was Worthless to Her, So I Reborn and Dumped Her Without Hesitation 倒追的深情比草贱，重生果断分手 Su Su Rabbit苏苏兔Modern Romance224k WordsCompleted [Xu Zhiyu and Qin Yang, showbiz, a sweet and satisfying campus romance after rebirth, the campus heartthrob and top student, the young master, and a regretful chase to win her back.] Before her rebirth, everyone knew that Xu Zhiyu from Peking University’s finance department was the campus heartthrob Qin Yang’s devoted doormat. From her first year onward, she was at his beck and call, ready to be summoned and dismissed whenever he pleased. People mocked and ridiculed her, but she remained unmoved 3.9kReads6.8Score156Shelves
48. 98 周 Mr. Zhou, Can You Handle Losing? 周先生是不是玩不起 Sweet-and-Sour Fish and Ribs糖醋鱼排骨Modern Romance340k WordsCompleted They say that staying by someone’s side is the deepest confession of love. Her seven years together with him earned her a resignation letter, so his beloved could take her place when she returned to the country. She left, but when something went wrong, he told her to get back there. This time, she smiled distantly. “Sorry, Mr. Zhou. I’m long gone.” 1kReads8.1Score—Shelves
49. 99 她 After She Stops Chasing Him, the CEO Turns Obsessed and Won't Let Her Go 她不追了后，霸总变成疯批缠上她 Lucky Cat Boss喵总来福Modern Romance320k WordsCompleted [The Heroine’s Pursuit Turns to Regret + Romantic Rivals + Female Side Character Awakens + Emotion-Driven] After pursuing Xie Yi for ten years, Sang Ning suddenly discovers that she’s the villainess in a book. And Xie Yi is the male lead. Once the heroine appears, Xie Yi will destroy the villainess’s family and make sure she meets a terrible end. To survive, Sang Ning finally decides to give up on Xie Yi. She quits her job, moves away, goes on blind dates, and starts meeting new men. It turns ou 44.1kReads7.0Score2.5kShelves
50. 100 青 His Childhood Sweetheart Hides Her Pregnancy and Goes Abroad, Leaving the CEO in a Panic 青梅藏起孕肚出国，总裁瞬间慌了 Fire on the Xin莘上有火Modern Romance488k WordsCompleted The writing is terrible, so don't read this. If you do and don't like the plot, don't curse the author, or it'll all bounce back at you three times. Here's a triple dose of bad luck! This wage slave of an author has gone completely mad, so whoever messes with me is in for trouble. [Both are devoted to each other, both suffer, mutual love, groveling redemption, reunited after heartbreak, pregnancy and running away] Wen Xingjiu is in love with Lu Yanchen, her childhood sweetheart's older brother. 533Reads5.0Score100Shelves

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