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1. 151 第 The Third Kind of Love 第三种爱情 Shang Jinwei商锦维Modern Romance186k WordsCompleted A farcical arranged marriage turned Yang Mo from bride to abandoned wife in just forty-eight hours. Still, getting a wedding home for free wasn’t so bad. She never expected to run into her ex-husband, Xie Linsen, four years later. He even came after her, all for a bowl of… noodles? Her wayward ex wants her back? Instead, he turns into a clingy pest she can’t shake off. Watch Yang Mo use her own experience to warn women everywhere: a small bargain can come at a big cost. 1kReads9.2Score119Shelves
2. 152 农 The Tough Farmer’s Wife and Her Frail Husband’s Unbridled Devotion 农门悍妇，病弱相公宠妻无度 Full Belly, Ready to Write吃饱饱好码字Ancient Romance320k WordsCompleted Li Miaomiao transmigrates into the body of a woman who was abandoned by her groom, went mad and married Xiao Xian, who had come to attend the wedding feast, then demanded the next day to go back and become the groom’s concubine. She fell into a river and died. The guests all laugh at the useless cripple, who has nothing but a handsome face and lives in abject poverty, unable even to keep the jilted bride. Everyone expects her to wake up and torment Xiao Xian. Instead, she picks up a toolbox and 16.2kReads9.2Score1.6kShelves
3. 153 下 The Divorced Woman 下堂妇 Chen Yan沉砚Ancient Romance275k WordsCompleted The day Zhao Yanqing and I divorced, he got his wish and married the woman he had always loved. As for me, I returned to my hometown burdened with a ruined reputation and a lame leg. Later, just as I was about to erase him from my life for good, he said to me, “Mingzhen, it's all over. You should go home.” Yes, it was all over. But the wound in my heart would never heal. Getting back together after breaking up is the biggest joke in the world. 1.1kReads7.2Score—Shelves
4. 154 响 Echoes Across the Empty Mountain 响空山 Lu Shuiling鹿水灵Ancient Romance307k WordsCompleted [One-on-One, Lighthearted Comedy, Happy Ending, A Scheming but Cowardly Beauty vs. a King Kept as a Canary, Both Chaste, Joyful Reunion and Happy Ending] Liu Shaosheng, the second young lady of the Minister of Rites' household, is unpopular and considers herself wicked and spiteful. But she's too timid and cowardly to act on her bad ideas, so not one of them has ever come to pass. For all her unlikeable failures, she once managed to do something remarkable. She hid Qi Shuo, a wanted criminal of 4.5kReads8.8Score419Shelves
5. 155 邱 Secretary Qiu's Marriage 邱秘书的婚事 Water Leaves No Trace水不留痕Modern Romance240k WordsCompleted The short drama of the same name is available on Hongguo and Fanqie. The animated drama Help, My Boss Says One Thing and Means Another is available on Hongguo. Qiu Yu is the secretary to Ji Xiangdong, the owner of a real estate company. She’s a chubby little foodie who’s both hardworking and has a hearty appetite. Her parents have always hoped their daughter would marry a son-in-law who enjoys good food and won’t judge her. Though the road to love has been full of twists and turns, she eventuall 52.2kReads9.5Score5.6kShelves
6. 156 清 Silent as Snow in the Qing Palace 清宫之宁默无声 Ding Jiuya丁玖丫Ancient Romance970k WordsCompleted Once you enter the palace gates, they are deep as the sea. Who can understand such tender affection? Favor and honor are but fleeting clouds. When the clouds have passed, will you come, my lord? 197Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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7. 157 逃 After She Ran Away, the Mad Crown Prince Forced Her to Submit 逃跑后，疯批太子迫她臣服 Jing Xihe景希禾Ancient Romance313k WordsCompleted [Devoted couple + possessive love + melodrama + bittersweet romance] The Jiang clan, the Dukes of Zhenguo, were falsely accused of treason. On the day the entire family was imprisoned, the legitimate daughter, Jiang Yanhe, vanished without a trace. Overnight, the most beautiful woman in the capital became a wanted criminal with a bounty on her head. The authorities searched for days, but no one caught sight of the Jiang daughter. Some said the pampered Jiang girl had died while fleeing. Only the 900Reads6.1Score—Shelves

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   🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸Push!!!!!!! The prince forcibly married the heroine. He obviously liked the heroine, but he said a lot of insults to the heroine and did not clear her name. She was constantly being gossiped about and abused from the beginning.

8. 158 攻 On the Day the City Fell, the Mad Regent Seized Me by Force 攻城日，被疯批摄政王强取豪夺 Twelve Springs on the Country Road陌上十二春Ancient Romance434k WordsCompleted [Delicate, bewitching daughter of a military household and empress + Mad, obsessive God of War and regent] [Tearjerker + forced possession + devoted couple + groveling pursuit + physical and emotional torment] Meng Yue, the legitimate daughter of the Grand General's household, was betrothed to Xiao Yan, a God of War prince who had won countless victories on the battlefield. After the Battle of Yanfeng Pass, Xiao Yan had planned to marry Meng Yue and spend the rest of their days in peaceful reti 385Reads5.5Score—Shelves

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   This book is really good to read, I won't lose money if I invest in it [Love]

9. 159 不 I Won’t Be a Noble Consort! I’m Set on Finding a Husband, and Now the Emperor Is Jealous 不做贵妃！一心招婿后皇帝红了眼 Yun Wan Cai Cai云挽财财Ancient Romance418k WordsCompleted [Devoted 1v1 romance + his pursuit of her + childhood sweethearts + pampered by all + noblewoman vs. transmigrator] (Awakening, not reborn, no palace harem, no previous life) Lin Zhuyun was born into a distinguished family of meritorious officials. Raised in comfort, she is radiant and refined, frail yet carefree and composed. She was granted the title of commandery princess at a young age, cherished by the Empress Dowager, and grew up with the emperor like a childhood sweetheart. Later, the emp 22.8kReads7.4Score2kShelves
10. 160 媳 After His Wife Ran Away, He Wept 媳妇跑后，他哭了 The Princess Has Run Away from Home格格离家出走了Modern Romance503k WordsCompleted [Younger man, obsessive, twisted, puppy-like wolf, told in reverse, one reborn couple, one-on-one, both leads have clean romantic pasts] She'd pin him down and beat him to a pulp. They'd scratch and claw at each other until the pampered young master bawled. She had no idea that when he grew up, she'd have to pay him emotional damages. She was mean, arrogant, and looked down on everyone. With a shamelessly pretty face, she could sweet-talk anyone. She knew how to pout and act cute, but her fists 3.1kReads9.1Score192Shelves
11. 161 皇 The Reborn Emperor Seeks His Wife Back, and It Starts in Hell Mode 皇上重生追妻，开局就是地狱模式 Bobo Fish波波魚Ancient Romance604k WordsCompleted [One-on-one + Both leads are each other’s only love + Sweet romance + The chase to win her back + Shameless hero] Her father and brother had been framed and died unjustly. The culprit was the very man she had given everything to help ascend the throne. With her heart turned to ash, Song Wushuang climbed the palace wall and leaped off. ...But she didn’t die. The dog emperor caught her halfway down, and after she broke one of his legs, his personality changed completely. He tossed aside all that d 6.9kReads8.0Score354Shelves
12. 162 前 My Ex-Husband Was Such a Jerk, So I Made Our Daughter Call Him Uncle 前夫太狗，我让女儿叫他舅舅 Love of the Dandelion蒲公英的爱Modern Romance272k WordsCompleted [Childhood sweethearts] + [The regretful pursuit of an ex] + [Angst first, affection later] Lin Yao loved Si Chen, and had loved him for a very long time. Unfortunately, Si Chen loved someone else. After more than twenty years together and three years of marriage, she still couldn't make Si Chen love her. Then she became pregnant. She didn't want to keep struggling in that cage any longer. She resolutely chose to divorce him. Si Chen had always thought of Lin Yao as a younger sister. It wasn't 2.5kReads8.5Score207Shelves
13. 163 步 Falling for You, Step by Step: I’m Done Being Your Substitute 步步沦陷，这替身我不当了 Bright, Gentle Laughter笑语晏晏Modern Romance404k WordsCompleted The Shen family’s heir is notorious for being picky about women, but Xiang Nuan got picked thanks to a face that bore a passing resemblance to his ideal woman. She played the sweet, sensible, innocent girl to perfection, doing her best to fulfill her role as a substitute. Shen Yanshi treated her generously, too. In the two years they were together, she landed plenty of great opportunities, going from an unknown extra to a fairly well-known second-tier actress. Then his one true love came back. X 36kReads9.1Score3.8kShelves
14. 164 妻 Taking a Wife and Concubines at Once? I Remarried the Chaste Prince, and Now My Back Hurts 妻妾同娶？改嫁禁欲王爷后我腰疼 Er Fu二伏Ancient Romance396k WordsCompleted [Both leads reborn, revenge, sweet romance, the heroine falls in love after marriage, the hero has been plotting for a long time] Bu Jiusheng spent three years as the Crown Prince’s neglected wife, a widow in all but name. After he ascended the throne, he seized the Bu family’s military power, slaughtered her entire clan, and forced her to watch them all beheaded. The whole thing was laughable, all because of a doctor who had died in childbirth. Reborn on the day of her wedding, the doctor kn 3.3kReads8.5Score269Shelves
15. 165 今 Today Is a Good Day to Break Up 今日宜分手 Kui-chan葵酱Modern Romance267k WordsCompleted [Rekindled romance + groveling pursuit] Because of a promise made while drunk, she spent several years foraging wild vegetables. The year Wang Sinian graduated from university, he promised her that if they were still together five years later, they would get married. That promise kept Jiang Wanlu hooked, sticking to Wang Sinian like a burr he couldn't shake off. Wang Sinian's friends often joked that she was his free nanny, and secretly bet on when the two of them would break up. Even Wang Sinia 16.2kReads7.8Score730Shelves
16. 166 贺 Young Master He Comes to His Senses, but She’s Done with Him 贺少醒悟，她不要他了【虐文】 Long Live Getting Rich暴富万岁Modern Romance328k WordsCompleted At her older sister Chen Yuhe's wedding, Chen Lan accidentally learned that her boyfriend, He Yu, had always been in love with Chen Yuhe. She had only ever been a way for him to get close to her sister, not even worthy of being called a pathetic substitute. She couldn't understand why, from the moment she was born, her parents had coldly abandoned her. When she returned to them, they ignored her, mocked her, and constantly compared her to her sister, who lived like a proud swan, untouched by har 173Reads6.2Score—Shelves
17. 167 分 You Asked to Break Up, So Why Are You Still Clinging to Me? 分手你提的，那还纠缠我干嘛 It's the Future是未来呀Modern Romance586k WordsCompleted Ji Yunhuai broke up with Jiang Yuexi. She tried to win him back, only to hear him say, “Could you please have some self-respect?” Later, she did just that, leaving Ji Yunhuai out of her plans. But Ji Yunhuai watched her every move like a stalker. He was the one who had lost all self-respect. He tried everything to win her hand in marriage, but her suitors were all so exceptional that he grew afraid. He cornered her in the hallway and said miserably, “Qiqi, even if you don’t love me anymore, t 3.7kReads8.2Score110Shelves
18. 168 玫 The Rose Crown 玫瑰冠冕 Jiujiu Qi久久萋Modern Romance454k WordsCompleted The print edition of Rose Crown goes on sale August 10. Available on all platforms. [Married First, Love Later + Secret Crush + He Chases His Wife After Losing Her, But She Never Looks Back + Both Are Each Other’s First] She was the Xu family’s adopted daughter, and Zhou Yuetian’s little shadow. She had followed him everywhere since childhood, until she heard him say this at the age of twenty-four: “She’s just the Xu family’s adopted daughter. Why would I actually care about her? People like us 82.1kReads9.6Score9.8kShelves

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19. 169 短 A Collection of Short, Tragic Bad-End Stories 短篇be虐文合集 J Le JiangJ乐姜Ancient Romance101k WordsCompleted I originally wanted to write a collection of angsty stories, but in the end I decided to write just one and bring it to a close. I can't change the title now, so come on in and have a look. Legend has it that the Demon God was gravely wounded by the Divine Clan and suffers excruciating pain every night, teetering on the brink of death. Only one thing can ease his suffering: the inner core of a Divine Fox. For hundreds of years, the Demon God has repeated the same words in his mind: I must take 779Reads8.0Score—Shelves
20. 170 人 Mermaid Chanson 人鱼香颂 Xie Zhi解知Ancient Romance103k WordsCompleted Mermaids roam a ghost ship by night, where a long-sealed transoceanic love letter lies aboard a whale-bone fishing vessel! Fourteen breathtaking love stories, sweet enough to delight, angsty enough to hurt. Deep old velvet, a beautiful fool, a refined knight commander, a younger wolf pup, and an irresistibly alpha heartthrob. Pick your favorite pairing from this delicious mix. Turn hardship into absinthe and drink it down with the bitter salt of the waves. Shed tears like pearls, shed the tender 3.3kReads9.6Score780Shelves

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    The second book is a lot of short stories, mostly be, and the fourth one is emmmm, I like each other, but it's not suitable, it's a cross-over book

21. 171 穿 I Transmigrated into a Eunuch and Met a Prince in the Cold Palace 穿成真太监后遇到一个冷宫皇子 Qian Zhizi千栀子Two Male Leads359k WordsCompleted [No female lead!!! CP: a real eunuch & a prince banished to the Cold Palace] His girlfriend cursed him, and he never expected it to come true. What do you do when you transmigrate into the body of a real eunuch? Cry three times a day. Then he unexpectedly meets a lame prince living in the Cold Palace, and happens to stumble upon the black-hearted brat murdering someone. Without even realizing it, he somehow manages to make the prince fall for him. Gu Xiangyu: This kid's looking at me in a pretty 13.1kReads9.4Score2kShelves
22. 172 太 The Crown Prince Gave Away His Country 太子他把国家送人了 Li Sanwan黎三万Two Male Leads223k WordsCompleted [Complete]“No CP + no love interest + focused solely on building a career and saving the world + no female lead + reborn + tragic ending” A twist of fate turned Zhu Fanyi from the protagonist into a supporting character. Reborn, he turned his fate around. The System sobbed, “Heaven won’t let me go home. I want to atone and give everything back to you!” At first, Zhu Fanyi couldn’t have cared less. He thought, Don’t flatter yourself and dump that mess on me. Going along with fate is actually pre 2.1kReads9.3Score337Shelves

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    The second book has no cp, the protagonist has no emotional line, but the ending of the main text... I think it is be

23. 173 快 Quick Transmigration: The Green Tea Villainess Torments Them All at the Crematorium 快穿：绿茶女配在火葬场虐疯了 Qiao Mu Nan Zhi乔木南栀Modern Romance507k WordsCompleted [Everyone’s Favorite + Winning Everyone Over + Mindless Villain-Smashing Wish Fulfillment + Love Rivals + Regret and Redemption + Scheming Green-Tea Beauty + No Male Lead (Some Worlds Have Non-Endgame Couples)] When Wen Lichu, a camellia spirit who had thrown the Three Realms into chaos, was accidentally injured as the Demon Lord led his forces in an assault on the Immortal Realm to abduct someone, her soul became bound to the Comeback and Villain-Smashing System 0809. Thus began her journey thr 7.5kReads9.1Score604Shelves

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    This is all I have left and I cried to death [crying][crying][crying] The last book was so awesome [crying][crying][crying] Recommended ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

24. 174 快 Quick Transmigration: I Tortured a God, Then Got Locked Away 快穿之我虐上神后被关小黑屋了 Xia Zhi夏止Ancient Romance513k WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration] + [Child-Raising System] + [Marriage Before Love] + [One-on-One Romance, Same Male Lead in Every World] Mu Yan is infertile. When she learned she was different from other people, she was upset, but didn’t think it was a big deal. Then a car accident took her life. She was about to close a ten-million-yuan deal that very day, and she couldn’t accept that it was all over! Suddenly, a System appeared and told her that if she went to three thousand worlds and bore the male lea 1.1kReads8.2Score108Shelves
25. 175 渣 The Scumbag Can't Have Me, Quick Transmigration 渣男对我求而不得【快穿】 Shui Mu Qing水木青Ancient Romance315k WordsCompleted After a car accident leaves her in a vegetative state, Lin Ruo is forced to bind herself to the Scumbag System and begins a masochistic quest to cling to the scumbag’s coattails. First World The scumbag emperor destroys her family and leaves her to die in a sea of flames in order to seize military power. After she dies, the emperor undergoes a dramatic change in personality and spends more than a decade consumed by regret. Lin Ruo rolls her eyes in disdain. [Scumbag Experience: 10%] Second World 4.8kReads9.1Score447Shelves
26. 176 快 Quick Transmigration: The Heartless Woman Who Broke the Big Shot 快穿之渣女她虐哭了大佬 Smiling Pine Nut爱笑的松子Modern Romance501k WordsCompleted Yu Xiaoyu is a mission-taker in the Scumbag Women Group. She unexpectedly gets a chance at promotion and starts diligently completing missions under her scumbag-woman secret identity. But why does some powerful big shot keep popping up, wanting her to play him so he can give her Scumbag Points? Big shot: “I think I fell in love with you at first sight.” Yu Xiaoyu: “Go away.” Big shot: “I want to date you.” Yu Xiaoyu: “The kind where you get your body and heart stolen?” Big shot: “If you dare run 225Reads8.7Score—Shelves
27. 177 快 Quick Transmigration: He's So Hard to Pursue 快穿，他太难追了 Bitter Ginger苦姜Ancient Romance228k WordsCompleted [Historical quick transmigration + she pursues him + he wins her back after heartbreak] She was originally a stone used to prop up Meng Po's soup pot. One day on the Bridge of Helplessness, she fell in love with him at first sight. Then she drowned in her first life, was shot in her second, beaten to death in her third, and poisoned in her fourth. She was scared and backed out, planning to hide once she had finished her trials. In the lives that followed, he actually took the initiative, reignit 625Reads8.4Score—Shelves
28. 178 快 Quick Transmigration: The Drama Queen Is Everyone's Darling in Torture Romances 快穿：戏精在虐文里当万人迷 Yan Jiuya颜玖丫Modern Romance659k WordsCompleted [Long-form campus writing contest entry]#The heroine of an angsty novel changes her fate online# After Yu Tang, a reckless heartbreaker, dies, the System binds her. She must change the heroines' fates in angsty romance novels and win over the characters in those stories. The dog-faced, domineering CEO: “Let's get divorced. There's a woman I love, and you're not even fit to lick her toes.” Yu Tang: “I divorced you, but the woman you can't have seems to be me.” The obsessive disciple who fell into 367Reads9.1Score103Shelves
29. 179 宫 Palace Beauty 宫姝 Clear Summer Xixi清夏兮兮Ancient Romance631k WordsCompleted She dared not love too deeply, afraid it would all turn out to be nothing but a dream. She thought that once she entered the imperial palace, she would be like the other consorts, scheming every day to win the emperor's favor; She thought that once she entered the imperial palace, she would be like the other consorts, with invisible blood staining her hands; She thought that once she entered the imperial palace, she would be like the other consorts. In the end, it was only what she had imagined. 12.8kReads9.2Score1.5kShelves
30. 180 谢 Empress of the Xie Family 谢家皇后 Song of the Yue People越人歌Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted In her first year in the palace, she is a Talented Lady. In her fifth, she is a Jieyu. In her tenth, she wants to become empress. As empress, she can hold on to everything she treasures and keep it from being taken away. She can protect herself and her child, and she can... stay by his side. This is a road with only one direction: take a single step back, and all will be lost. The bright yellow ceremonial parasol moves forward, and the emperor's procession slowly enters the city gate. A yellow p 11.5kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves
31. 181 快 Quick Transmigration: My Host Is Frail and Helpless, but Completely Unhinged 快穿疯批：我那宿主柔弱不能自理 Ou Cong偶葱Modern Romance504k WordsCompleted In every tragic romance, the heroine is tormented by the hero until her heart is torn apart, and her heart, kidneys, and brain are cut out. Yet the heroine loves the hero without fail, devoting herself wholeheartedly to her career as his doormat. Now Jingsha has become the heroine of a tragic romance. She's obsessive, unstable, scummy, and downright crazy. She torments the male lead, then the male supporting character, then the female supporting character. In the end, they all love her but can n 12.1kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves
32. 182 季 President Ji, Stop Tormenting Me. Miss Shu Has Married Someone Else 季总别虐了，舒小姐嫁人了 Warm Words温言暖语Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted As Ji Sihan’s secret lover, Shu Wan stayed by his side for five years. She thought that if she was obedient and sweet, she could warm his heart. But she never expected to be abandoned in the end. Shu Wan had always been gentle. She neither argued nor made a scene, and didn’t even ask him for a penny. She simply walked out of his world. But when she was about to marry someone else, he suddenly pinned her against the wall and kissed her like a madman. Shu Wan couldn’t quite figure out what Mr. Ji 38.7kReads9.2Score4.2kShelves
33. 183 我 I Chose a Bad Ending for the One I Love 我给心上人选了be结局 Cold Jade玉冷Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted The crown prince's moonlight, who had been gone for three years, has returned. Everyone watched as the crown prince held his beloved and wept tears of joy. They all turned to look at the crown princess beside them. The stand-in for his moonlight. They pitied her. Of course, I'm not the crown princess. I'm the moonlight. 269Reads—Score—Shelves

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    All very nice.

34. 184 忘 The Tribulation of the Forgotten River 忘川劫 Jiu Lu Feixiang九鹭非香Ancient Romance172k WordsCompleted [“Cold and ruthless God of War” Moxi VS “Heartless Stone Spirit” Sansheng] “If you can catch me, I’ll be yours!” She is the Three-Life Spirit Stone by the River of Forgetfulness, beside the other shore’s flowers, guiding souls through the consequences of their deeds. He is the renowned God of War of the Nine Heavens, with no room for personal feelings, devoted only to all living beings. A stone has no heart, and a warrior no tenderness. Though they are worlds apart, a casual remark binds them to 32.4kReads9.6Score4kShelves
35. 185 惹 Bewitching the Golden Branch 惹金枝 Kong Liu空留Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Film and television rights have been sold. The physical book will be available for preorder on July 10 at 19:00.) Shi Buyu was born smiling. At that moment, lightning flashed and thunder roared, collapsing a row of outbuildings in the Shi family compound. Days of torrential rain brought devastating floods and countless victims. Rumors soon spread through the capital that she was a disaster star sent into the world. But she was as precocious as a demon, with a photographic memory, and learned bo 229.1kReads9.7Score29.2kShelves
36. 186 青 The Last Ember of the Green Lamp 青灯烬 South Bridge, North Alley南桥北巷Ancient Romance306k WordsCompleted In the bitter winter of the third year of Yuanling, heavy snow blanketed the land. Urgent news arrived from the border: the northwest had suffered a defeat. Shen Zizheng of the Wu Xing Shen family, Marquis of Jing'an, and his eldest son had been killed in battle. His second son was gravely wounded and still unconscious. They requested the Emperor send reinforcements to the northwest. Several days later, a hurried group of people from the general's residence in Shangjing arrived. They had come 3.2kReads8.5Score415Shelves
37. 187 衔 Jade Between the Lips 衔玉 Evergreen and Everwhite长青长白Ancient Romance179k WordsCompleted [Delicate, Sickly Aristocratic Lady Lin Yu VS Cold, Tsundere Embroidered Uniform Guard Li Heming] [Historical Romance + One-on-One Romance + Household Intrigue + Secret Crush + Sweet Romance + Marriage Before Love + Devoted Hero + Happy Ending] The year Lin Yu broke off her engagement to Li Heming, rumors spread that she had done so because Li Heming had risen to become the Northern Commandant of the Embroidered Uniform Guard by stepping over the corpses of court officials. Lin Yu was frail, and 35.4kReads9.4Score5.1kShelves
38. 188 解 Sheathing the Armor 解甲 Eight Strips Watch the Snow八条看雪Ancient Romance829k WordsCompleted “Legend has it that the sharpest weapon in this world is called Disarm. Born from the unwavering devotion of two people in love, it can break down anyone's defenses.” 911Reads9.2Score197Shelves
39. 189 何 Why Not Cross the River Together? 何不同舟渡 Xian Yuke羡鱼珂Ancient Romance483k WordsCompleted "The print edition under the same title is available to buy online" [No golden finger, no transmigration, no rebirth. A pure historical romance about family and country, with high-IQ espionage and political intrigue] [A double agent undercover + a petty thief who grows: a lone wolf plays a game of raising a rabbit, gives her fangs, then insists they run away together] In a chaotic age, she is a thief worth less than a blade of grass, willing to do whatever it takes to stay alive. She steals ten 181kReads9.7Score49.8kShelves
40. 190 她 She, Too, Is a Memento 她也是遗物 Changchuan Jinen长川仅恩Modern Romance269k WordsCompleted Cool, aloof girl × carefree boy “He didn’t leave behind much. I was one of the few things he did.”, Source: the internet I gave everything I had to live this life, only for it to end in regret. Cicadas sing without pause, and we meet again in the height of summer. … Fang Xieyang thought her life was over, that she would spend the rest of it “following the rules” just as she always had. But then Xia Qianli came along and upended everything she thought she knew. He was so gentle, so good to her, 7.3kReads8.9Score2.1kShelves
41. 191 桃 Ride Out to Battle, Peach Blossoms in My Wake 桃花马上请长缨 June六月Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation of June's novel, Power and Favor 3: Power and Favor in the Capital, is now available on Hongguo App. She cared for her in-laws and used her dowry to support the General's household, only for him to use his hard-won military achievements to ask for the female general's hand as his equal wife. Zhan Beiwang mocked her. “Song Xixie, do you know that your fine clothes, rich food, and glittering jewels all come from General Yi Fang and me fighting bloody battles to hold back 21kReads9.5Score6.2kShelves
42. 192 人 Life Is a Play, and the Empress Is All About Her Acting Skills 人生如戏，娘娘她纯拼演技 Hot Hot烫烫Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue + witty banter + sweet, delicate beauty + calculated mind games] The leads are not each other’s only partners. If that bothers you, don’t read. Be prepared for suspicion in the early chapters, followed by affection later. The pacing is slow, so proceed with caution if you prefer fast-paced wish-fulfillment stories. As a double award-winning actress and a seasoned star of palace intrigue dramas, how could Shi Yan possibly lose her nerve after transmigrating into the imperial hare 8.2kReads9.3Score853Shelves

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    These fights are high-level palace fights and house fights. The first one is a yandere type.

43. 193 撕 Tear Apart the Harem! Win Favor! She's a Lunatic, Who Dares Cross Her? 撕后宫！得恩宠！她是疯批谁敢惹 Cats Are Extra Sweet猫猫特别甜Ancient Romance683k WordsCompleted [Palace Intrigue Only + Concubine-born Daughter + Reborn + Revenge + Everyone Is Evil + Wish-Fulfillment] [The story begins before the heroine enters the palace] [The emperor favors no one at first, and the heroine doesn’t fall in love] Jiang Shiying had died once. She died in childbirth, after her own elder sister had her killed to keep the baby. Reborn, she had made up her mind: she would enter the palace and get revenge, but she wouldn’t suffer! Not her stepmother or her elder sister, not eve 6.8kReads9.2Score788Shelves
44. 194 娇 The Emperor’s Favorite: His Beloved Consort 娇妃娘娘盛宠六宫 Blue Snow Pear Blossom蓝雪梨花Ancient Romance501k WordsCompleted (Transmigration + System + palace intrigue + happily ever after with the heroine as the emperor’s sole favorite) Xu Lanshan transmigrates into the body of a palace maid who was tortured to death by her own mistress. She has no choice but to plot her escape. The only way to stay alive is to win the emperor’s favor. She sees the bright side: he’s the most powerful man in the world, and he’s young and handsome, too. Sleeping with him would be a win. But what’s with this palace-intrigue System? If s 2kReads8.9Score145Shelves
45. 195 深 Palace Intrigue: The Story of Qing Zhi 深宫策·青栀传 Qing Zhi Wei Bai青栀未白Ancient Romance882k WordsCompleted Her eyes can see through sinister tricks and schemes, but she cannot fully see the changes in people's hearts. His hands hold the fate of all under heaven, yet all he wants is to hold on to the few who truly care for him. How far is it from being the daughter of a powerful official distrusted by the emperor to becoming a virtuous empress remembered throughout history? Once she enters the imperial palace, her past ties are severed. Half a lifetime of ups and downs conceals the green of the garden 2.4kReads9.2Score316Shelves
46. 196 在 A Hundred Ways to Win the Emperor's Heart in the Harem 在后宫征服皇帝的一百个技巧 Cai Wangwang菜汪汪Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Ever since entering the palace, Yun Li has become a shameless schemer. Two-faced and insincere, she puts on an act every day. When dealing with the emperor’s favorite consort, she tears into her until she’s furious, then clutches her chest with a wounded look and says, “I’m so envious that His Majesty dotes on you.” When someone tries to frame her, she casually slaps them, then bursts into tears. “Why would you treat a kind person like me this way?” When speaking with the empress, she nods absen 16kReads9.5Score1.8kShelves
47. 197 浮 Dreams Recalled in a Fleeting Life 浮生忆梦还 Fallen Gardenia, Holding Snow in My Thoughts落栀执雪念Ancient Romance81k WordsOngoing [Supporting-character CP + feel-good female lead + bonus chapters + time travel] In an ancient dynasty, Yue Li was a princess, but the heavens were unjust... She was poisoned with a Gu with no cure... Yue Li gazed out the window in despair, her eyes full of reluctance as she looked at Xian Shiying's clear face. Her deep eyes met hers. “Xian Shiying, after I die, bury me on Five Gods Mountain. That's where I belong...” Xian Shiying gently took her hand and sat in silence. His sorrow was beyond wo —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Check this out, highly recommended

48. 198 不 No Forgiveness, No Getting Back Together: Miss Su Is Thriving on Her Own 不原谅，不复合，苏小姐独美 Shi Yi拾一Modern Romance2.6M WordsOngoing After six years together, Jiang Yihuai puts an arm around his new flame and breaks up with her. Su Yumian makes no fuss. She packs her suitcase, takes the enormous breakup settlement, and moves out without hesitation. His friends all egg him on: “How long do you think Su Yumian will last this time?” Everyone in the capital knows she loves Jiang Yihuai desperately, so much that she has no pride or temper. She’ll come crawling back within three days, for sure. But three months pass… And she still 44.3kReads8.6Score4.8kShelves

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    Come to me if you don't want to abuse me [laughing][laughing][laughing]

49. 199 被 Imprisoned in the Possessive Emperor's Palm, Spoiled Like a Treasure 被偏执皇帝囚在掌心宠 The Girl Who Mended the Sky女娃补天Ancient Romance477k WordsCompleted [Completed] [Obsessive, unhinged emperor x frail, scheming princess] [Bad ending, tragic romance] “The heroine has always loved her childhood sweetheart + the hero takes her by force and compels her to love him + the second male lead protects and saves the heroine throughout.” Six years ago, at a palace banquet in the Great Wei dynasty, Yi An and Zuo Qiu Li both met Helan Lan, the Ningguo Princess and the most beautiful and revered woman in Great Wei. They fell in love with her at first sight. A 98Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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    [Torturing the tragically subjugated princess, madly criticizing the new emperor for chasing his wife with his life] In this silent night, I can deeply feel the inner sadness and helplessness of Princess Helanlan. Wearing a fiery red wedding dress, it was supposed to be the happiest moment in her life, but she sat helplessly in the cold princess palace, listening to the sounds of fighting and shouting coming from outside the palace. The pleading and wailing of the palace maids in the corridor, as well as the dirty words of the soldiers, stung her heart like needles. Although the princess palace was safe and sound for the time being, this peace seemed to be getting heavier and heavier. The invasion of the rebels caused her to lose her beloved Yi'an, and made her fate become more and more confusing. In this turbulent night, she could only bear the endless pain silently.

50. 200 校 Don't Bully Me, School Hunk. She's Reborn and Won't Chase You Anymore 校草别虐了，重生她不追你了 Mu Xia慕夏Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Xia Qianqian was blinded by love. She took the place of Qin Wang's first love and married him, devoting herself to cooking and caring for him, only to end up dead along with her unborn child. Reborn back in her school days, she had lost all hope in Qin Wang. She had only two principles in life. 1. Study hard. 2. Stay away from Qin Wang. But the man who had treated her like she didn't exist in her past life shamelessly pinned her against a pool table. She ran, he chased, and 376Reads8.3Score180Shelves

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    Xia Qianqian was a lover in her previous life. She married Qin Wan in Bai Yueguang's place and made soup for him, but ended up with one dead body and two dead ones. When she was reborn and returned to school, she was disheartened by Qin Wan and had only two goals in life. 1. Study hard. 2. Stay away from Qin Wang.

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