I Want Redemption Stories That Aren’t About Winning Someone Over, but About Sincere Love Returned in Kind: Crazy and Sweet 我要的救赎文不是为了攻略，是真心换真心，疯且甜

1. 101 快 Quick Transmigration: The Mad Beauty Clutches the Divine One 快穿之疯癫美人攥紧神明 Gu Hanyi故寒衣Two Male Leads531k WordsOngoing New rating just posted, it’ll go up later!!! Siyi has spent who knows how many tens of thousands of years in the land of the “Origin of Deathly Silence.” The surroundings are barren, without a trace of life. Then one day, a tiny orb of light appears in this lifeless place. The little orb mutters to itself, then says it will take him away. Before Siyi can refuse, the little thing takes him away from that land of deathly silence without his permission. And so… System 886 comes online and solemnly 689Reads8.3Score150Shelves

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   Then go read this author's works; every single one is about saving someone's loved one.

2. 102 快 Quick Transmigration: Saving My Beloved 快穿拯救我的爱人 Gu Hanyi故寒衣Two Male Leads335k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads] [Sweet and Satisfying] [Abuse the Scum and Face-Slapping] [One-on-One Romance] [Both Pure] [Mutually Devoted] [Bottom POV] Gentle but ruthless bottom x devoted puppy-like top After following the Primordial God into the Upper God Realm, Shen Zixuan sought his permission to enter the small worlds and search for his beloved's scattered soul. The Primordial God agreed, but Bu Zhuohua, the newly appointed Supreme God of the System Bureau, set a condition: While searching for his bel 1.3kReads9.1Score122Shelves
3. 103 快 Quick Transmigration: The Host Is Both Badass and Charming 快穿：病娇宿主他又A又飒 MISS XiaoxiaojieMISS小小姐Two Male Leads3.1M WordsCompleted [1v1 face-slapping power fantasy + two male leads + two equally formidable leads + sweet romance + adorable pets] [The full-cast audiobook is now available on the Tomato Novel app and Tomato Listen. You can set it to play before bed, dearies. Love you all~] Original title: Quick Transmigration: The Sickly Host Is Both Alpha and Dazzling. CP name: Ying Nuo (Ying Lan & Jiang Luo) After the God of Slaughter, Jiang Luo, blew up the Heavenly Dao Alliance, the only way he could reclaim his divine thro 10.4kReads9.5Score1.1kShelves
4. 104 快 Quick Transmigration: The Mad Host Has His Eye on the Supreme God 快穿：疯批宿主他觊觎主神 Gu Hanyi故寒衣Two Male Leads736k WordsCompleted [Dual Male Leads + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Mutual Devotion + Face-Slapping the Scum + 1v1 + Both Chaste and Devoted to Each Other + Seme-Focused] Main Couple: Yan Li and Bu Zhuohua When Yan Li had only just begun to show signs of consciousness as the source of all evil, the Primordial God brought him back and handed him over to the strictest, most renowned person in the original world. And so Yan Li became his prisoner. Yet life as a prisoner was not difficult at all. In fact, it was quite com 2.4kReads9.2Score239Shelves
5. 105 原 The Original Heroine Was Reborn and Ran Away? The Crazy Powerhouses Are All Mine 原女主重生逃了？疯批大佬都归我 Blazing Hot火爆爆爆火火Modern Romance2.7M WordsCompleted [The rating is low because it just came out, but it’ll go up!] [Quick transmigration + obsessive male supporting characters + darkened characters and confinement + sweet romance, one-on-one + wish fulfillment + mutually shared madness + both leads are devoted to each other + unconditional favoritism] In those little worlds, the male supporting characters were powerful and influential, yet they fell in love with the heroines and became so obsessive that they turned love into a cage. The original 35.4kReads8.4Score4.4kShelves

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   This is amazing! I found a new book. The first chapter has a variety show element! It's so sweet. I was laughing out loud in bed. The first world is already finished. You guys should check it out! It's really super good!

6. 106 认 After I Took a Passing Stranger as My Dad, I Got the Villain's Whole Family 认路人甲当爹后我喜提反派全家桶 Gazing at the Bright Moon明月望Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted In her previous life, after Shen Yi was found by her wealthy family, her scumbag father and younger brother were already living a happy life with the adopted daughter, all loving father and devoted son. Bullied for picking fights with the adopted daughter, she eventually chose to take her own life. Reborn outside the gates of an orphanage, before her scumbag father had come looking for her, she decisively latched onto a man who looked like an ordinary passerby. She insisted on sticking with him. 314.3kReads9.5Score51.9kShelves

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   I thought it was a family-oriented story, and the female lead would be adopted and try to please her arrogant and sarcastic third brother. But instead, she beat him up because of his sharp tongue, haha, she completely subdued him!

7. 107 快 Quick Transmigration: The Yandere Big Shot Has Fallen to the Dark Side Again 快穿攻略之病娇大佬又黑化了 Seventh Lane on Moon Street月街七巷Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + devoted couple with mutual fidelity + lovesick obsession] Shi Yao dies suddenly after staying up all night reading a novel. Luckily, she encounters System Xiao Liu. If she completes the missions in each world, she can come back to life on the spot. But the missions gradually take a strange turn: in every world, a lovesick obsessive starts clinging to her! A possessive tyrant does her laundry and cooks for her, then offers to warm her bed? A wild and mysterious young man from Mia 59.2kReads9.5Score7.3kShelves

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   This is absolutely it!! This is one of the few quick transmigration novels I haven't skipped a single chapter of, and it's a completed work!

8. 108 快 Quick Transmigration: The Kids Are Sweet-Talkers and Little Flirts 快穿：崽崽又哄又会撩 Snow in Northern Tea北茗有雪Two Male Leads620k WordsCompleted Yan Ci, the Time and Space Administration’s golden boy at slacking off, gets an unprecedented S-rank mission: [Villain Rescue Plan]. System 666: “Host, our goal is to bring warmth and care to the ultimate villain in every world, guiding them toward the light and a happy ending. They’re apparently fragments of some big shot’s shattered soul, with immense power but destined for tragedy.” Yan Ci rubs his hands together, grinning like a bandit ready to steal himself a bride. “Bring them warmth? No, 1.9kReads8.4Score278Shelves

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   This is the "home invasion robbery" type of couple—a disaster for others, but an inescapable sense of security for the villain who has suffered so much injustice and harm. The opening is pretty exciting!

9. 109 和 Teaming Up with a Sickly Beauty, He Says, “Husband, Please Show Me the Way” 和病美人联手，他说：老公请指教 Baiduo Qingsalt白堕青盐Two Male Leads441k WordsCompleted [Main story complete, bonus chapters ongoing] [Two male leads, seme-focused, marriage before love, face-slapping and putting scoundrels in their place, powerful leads who dote on each other, refuses to take abuse] After a plane crash, Xiao Lin transmigrates into a story about a male protagonist who marries into his wife’s family, the very kind of novel he had once cursed out in a long post of several hundred words. He even becomes the protagonist gong’s foil. In the original story, he has a long 14kReads9.1Score2.2kShelves

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   The first and second books were super good, and the third one was good too (these are just my personal opinions) ε٩(๑> ₃ <)۶з

10. 110 朝 Madness at Court: The Tyrant Spoils Him 朝堂发疯文学，暴君他惯的 Kaka Isn't Chouqiu卡卡不秋秋Two Male Leads319k WordsCompleted Shen Du was a programmer who died suddenly after working 996. When he opened his eyes, he had transmigrated into the body of a minor official destined to be beaten to death in three days. The original owner had written “Ten Charges Against His Majesty for Losing His Mind” and planned to read it aloud in court to make a name for himself in history. His fate? Being dragged out and beaten to death. Shen Du: ??? To stay alive, he decided to take an unconventional approach: keep “insulting” the em 5.1kReads8.9Score1.2kShelves
11. 111 妈 After Mom Died, a Twisted Man Who Wants to Be My Mom Clung to Me 妈妈死后，我被病态男妈妈缠上了 Starry Crocodile星星鳄鱼Modern Romance730k WordsCompleted [Wealthy, Low-Key, Contemporary Painter × Heiress to a Tycoon Family and Former Pro Skier] [Husband Material, Older Man + Devoted Dog + Mutual Healing + Both Chaste + One-on-One Romance + A Long-Held Wish Fulfilled + Healing + Everyday Life] A mysterious new neighbor recently moved in across from Qi Su. Apart from the takeout containers and empty beer bottles that often piled up outside the door, he never saw anyone. That is, until Qi Su's inspiration ran dry and he went door-to-door as a commun 5kReads9.0Score624Shelves

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    The first book is exceptionally well-written and is a traditional redemption story. The second book features a female protagonist who is a privileged young woman, and the male protagonist initially feels unworthy of her, but then redeems her (this one is about the male protagonist redeeming the female protagonist). The female protagonist is an Olympic champion, a wealthy heiress, and the most arrogant of all the Celestial Dragons, but the blow she suffers is too great. I won't spoil it, but it's very good. The third book is a "true and false heiress" redemption story; the girls are truly girls, and it's super good. There are no bad characters, and everyone is very engaging. The fifth book is an ancient version of a redemption story, where mutual redemption and genuine sincerity are exchanged.

12. 112 就 Even as a Fake Heiress, I’ll Still Daringly Embrace Doing Nothing 就算是假千金也要勇敢摆烂 Ji Furan纪扶染Modern Romance659k WordsCompleted [Print edition launching across all platforms on August 9, 2025] When Shen Yue was twelve, she accidentally fell into a pond while feeding the fish. That was when she learned the truth: her parents weren’t her real parents, and her five older brothers weren’t really her brothers. She was the Mu family’s fake heiress! Faced with a future where she was destined to lose everything, Shen Yue decided to get ahead… by lying down. If she was going to lose it all anyway, she might as well lie back and 117.8kReads9.6Score13.7kShelves
13. 113 攀 Marrying Up 攀高枝 Egrets in Pairs白鹭成双Ancient Romance424k WordsCompleted [Film and TV rights sold] [Print edition published] Zhang Zhixu had everything from birth. A family with a century of prestige, enviable talent, and a career that kept rising step by step. But he found life terribly dull. Then, one day, an accident struck, and his soul entered a woman's body. A woman who couldn't read a single character, yet dreamed of marrying into a powerful family and becoming a phoenix. · Chen Baoxiang had traveled a thousand miles from the countryside to the capital, hoping 163.8kReads9.6Score22.8kShelves
14. 114 孕 Pregnant Wife Returns to the Night of Her Suicide to Save Her Gloomy Husband 孕妻穿回自杀夜，救赎阴郁老公 Letters from a Thousand Isles千屿来信Modern Romance221k WordsCompleted Just finished, the rating will go up [I transmigrated to when he was 22, and grabbed the knife from his hand] Before she had even had time to take in the pregnancy test result, Lin Zhan tumbled into a moldy rental apartment. Twenty-two-year-old Shen Yanzhou clutched a knife, blood streaming from his wrist. His eyes held a deadness she'd never seen before. “Shen Yanzhou!” She lunged for him and grabbed the knife, her fingertips digging into his flesh. The man snarled like a cornered beast: “G 47Reads6.9Score—Shelves

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    ① My pregnant wife transmigrated back to the night she attempted suicide, and she saved my life. Before she could even warm the pregnancy test results, Lin Zhan fell into a musty-smelling rented room. 22-Year-old Shen Yanzhou held a knife to his wrist, his eyes ashen and lifeless—this was the night he was framed, unemployed, and driven to despair, when he attempted suicide. In his previous life, he doted on her three years later, but now he wanted to end his own life. She lunged at him to take the knife away, blood seeping from her fingertips: "If you dare to die, I and the baby in your belly will never forgive you!" The man's hand holding the knife suddenly loosened. She didn't offer him a new beginning, but only stayed by his side through his lowest point. Watch as the gloomy young man is warmed by his pregnant wife, pulling him out of despair with boundless tenderness. The sweet and sassy story is incredibly sweet! You won't regret investing in this! [Add one to your bookshelf][Add one to your bookshelf][Add one to your bookshelf] ② Reborn into an embrace, Lu Shao's tender palm returns. Shen Zhiyi opened her eyes and saw the young Lu Cheng being falsely accused of espionage by his cousin. His clenched fists were bulging with veins, and his eyes were bloodshot. In her past life, at this moment, he fell from a high-rise building to prove his innocence, becoming a victim of the power struggle within the Lu family. She broke through the crowd and rushed to embrace him, her voice trembling: "Don't believe them, I have evidence!" His tense body pressed against her back, and the boy's anger gradually subsided in her arms. In this life, she holds the Lu family's survival rules in her hands, determined to protect him and, more importantly, to spoil this thorny rose into her most cherished treasure! The interactions between the male and female leads are incredibly sweet; you won't regret investing! [Bookshelf added][Bookshelf added][Bookshelf added] ③ The Right Way to Raise a Sickly Young Master: Sweetening a Gloomy Young Master To earn a high salary, Nanqi joined a strangely structured sanatorium. There was a mysterious patient there who always kept the curtains drawn, whom her colleagues avoided like the plague. On a snowy night, a strange noise from the room led her to break in, only to find a handsome young man in the wardrobe—Shi Yu huddled in a corner, his dark eyes like those of a frightened spirit. Only then did she realize that he was an abandoned son of a wealthy family, sickly and gloomy. She carried her "feeding manual," bringing warmth and hot soup, gently weaving the salty fish into his cold winter. Watch the innocent, sickly little boy transform from a frivolous wretch to a clingy one; this sweet, mutually redeeming story is incredibly heartwarming. I absolutely adore the male lead!! Don't miss it!!! ④ On the day Fengtian City fell, Shen Anyu became a princess of a fallen kingdom. It was Song Che, the rumored treacherous and cunning "merchant," who knelt to protect her until the very last moment. Reborn in the third year of Mingde, she stumbled upon a young boy in a corner—seven-year-old Song Che, recently disfigured and blinded, curled up like a wounded animal, radiating inferiority and timidity. In his previous life, he was a universally reviled, obsessive tycoon, all because no one offered him help at this moment. She tiptoed and offered him a piece of candy, her voice soft yet firm: "I'll protect you from now on." From then on, the unloved little princess became his light, accompanying him to heal his wounds and gather strength. Watch as an insecure boy grows into a business tycoon who is gentle only to her, dedicating his life to fulfilling his promise of "protection," a sweet and heartwarming story of mutual redemption! Super, super good! The male and female leads are both intelligent, you won't regret investing in this! [Kiss][Kiss][Kiss] ⑤ Ran Ning wakes up after transmigrating into a book, just in time to see her deskmate Tan Ji being framed. His cold eyes are covered with frost, and the pressure around him is frighteningly low. In her previous life, he was the silent second male lead in the book, ultimately trapped in darkness by his obsession. She clutches the evidence and rushes over, grabbing his wrist amidst the uproar: "I believe you!" Later, she brings him hot drinks and saves him a seat, using the warmth of the sun to shatter his ice. When the boy, with red eyes, pulls her into his arms and says in a hoarse voice, "Don't leave," she realizes that this redemption has already become a sweet and loving journey for both of them! ⑥ Cen Xin opens her eyes after being reborn and sees the handsome young man Ren Jiayi, who delivers food, surrounded by classmates asking questions, his fingers nervously clutching a business card. In her past life, she kept everyone at arm's length because of Asperger's syndrome, watching him give up his medical dreams, struggle in poverty, and ultimately lose her. This time, she no longer shied away. When Grandpa Zhao suddenly fell ill outside the library, and everyone panicked, she was the first to hand over her phone: "Ren Jiayi, I believe in you." She remembered how he had skillfully assessed the illness and calmly provided first aid. She accompanied him as he picked up his medical textbooks again, dispelling his confusion; he understood her silence and became her armor. Watching the proud young woman and the down-on-his-luck academic star move towards each other, from campus to the rest of their lives, this "different" tenderness is so sweet it warms the heart!

15. 115 重 Reborn, I Threw My Arms Around the Boy Whose Eyes Had Turned Red with Anger 重生后一把抱住那气红了眼的男孩 Evening Breeze晚风矣Modern Romance269k WordsCompleted [Reborn + sweet romance + satisfying revenge + no angst + happy ending + one true pairing] [Quirky military doctor vs. tough, handsome soldier] Lu Li was adopted. When she was sixteen, her adoptive parents had a child of their own, and she was gradually pushed to the margins. One day in her senior year of high school, her adoptive parents cursed her out. It turned out He Sinian’s family had found them and offered them a large sum of money to make her stay away from him. In her previous life, sh 16.3kReads9.4Score1.6kShelves
16. 116 饲 The Right Way to Care for a Frail Young Master 饲养小病秧子的正确方式 One-Day Radish一日萝Modern Romance560k WordsCompleted A sweet bedtime story with a happy ending [Pure-hearted, gloomy puppy-like boy × pretty, laid-back little fairy] The sanatorium where Nan Qi works is a little strange. A patient who never sees the light of day keeps the curtains drawn from morning to night. Nan Qi has never seen him, and her coworkers at the sanatorium are all strangely wary of him. She finds it odd, but the generous salary means she has to stay. Then, on a night of heavy snow, a strange noise comes from the patient’s room. Nan 20kReads9.1Score1.4kShelves
17. 117 救 Saving the Ruthless Tycoon 救赎那个奸商大佬 Tao Tao Tao Peach Ya陶陶陶桃子吖Ancient Romance577k WordsCompleted [A gentle, healing little princess × a self-conscious, sensitive, obsessive tycoon] They said Song Che was sinister and scheming, cold-hearted, and a wicked profiteer who made his fortune off national disasters. Her father said he was a madman who never thought about the consequences of his actions. Her older brother said he was a blind, disfigured freak with something wrong in the head. In her previous life, Shen Anyu believed every word. Until her fiancé led the soldiers of his own country to 387Reads8.8Score107Shelves
18. 118 救 Saving the Aloof Boy and Spoiling Him Rotten 救赎，宠爆那个高冷少年 I Just Love Four Happiness Meatballs就爱四喜丸子Modern Romance313k WordsCompleted Sweet romance, healing. A cool, quiet boy versus a lively little ray of sunshine. There’s a tiny misunderstanding early on, but it gets cleared up quickly. Ran Ning transmigrates into a book. Other people transmigrate into the story as the heroine, or at least as a supporting female character. She’s the dead beloved of the male lead, and the catch is, she likes the second male lead! Tan Ji is so aloof. He only says three sentences a day. Tan Ji has incredible stamina. In three days, he tires her 1.1kReads9.2Score148Shelves
19. 119 她 She's Different 她不一样 MirrorModern Romance315k WordsCompleted People with Asperger syndrome have significant difficulty communicating. When Ren Jiayi first met Cen Xin, he never imagined that this “aloof and indifferent” girl would become an indispensable part of his life. Before meeting Ren Jiayi, Cen Xin had never thought about the future. 2kReads9.1Score156Shelves
20. 120 溯EN Letters Tracing the Rain 溯雨信笺 Milky Candy Puff奶糖酥Modern Romance373k WordsCompleted [The physical book is now available. Its published title is Letters in the Rain] [Small-Town Literature | Bittersweet Slow Burn | Mutual Healing | 1v1 | Happy Ending] [Gentle and Resilient x Jaded and World-Weary] When Pu Yu was seventeen, she transferred to a remote town in southern China. There, she met Yuan Su. He had once been the town's brightest star, a prodigy destined for greatness. Now he had fallen from grace, and everyone avoided him. Everyone except Pu Yu. - An old street. A repair s 254kReads9.6Score50.1kShelves

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    It's truly a story of pure, unadulterated love between a young boy and girl, devoid of any ulterior motives. Both protagonists treat each other with genuine sincerity, giving their all. It's not just the male lead who sacrifices for the female lead; she sacrifices for him as well. Moreover, it's a story of mutual redemption. In their otherwise bleak lives, a ray of light shines through. Both are like bitter gourds, so their genuine sincerity towards each other is the best thing they can do. The author's writing is also excellent, conveying a poignant sense of bittersweetness between the lines.

21. 121 暗 The Top Student I Had a Secret Crush on Wasn't Sweet, So I Switched to Openly Loving a Bad-Boy Bro 暗恋的学霸不甜，换混子哥明恋 Sweetness in the Mortal World人间天糖Modern Romance394k WordsCompleted The print edition of Warm Embrace is now available [Mutual secret crushes + the second male lead takes the spotlight + hilarious campus antics + bickering couple + mutual healing] [Sweet girl with a ruthless streak ✖️ cocky dog-like bad boy] “For Lin Shu, Xie Buchen would do anything, even study.” After seven years of secret love, their relationship finally came to fruition, but Lin Shu still decided to divorce Ji Xingshen. Everyone said marrying Ji Xingshen was a blessing Lin Shu had been lucky 32.6kReads8.8Score6.1kShelves

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    Sweet, sweet, sweet! I'm getting older, and I really can't handle any hardship anymore. I love this kind of sincere, sunny, and slightly roguishly handsome boy, and I love even more confident, lively, generous, and hardworking girls.

22. 122 考 I Took a Civil Service Exam and Transmigrated into a Yandere Novel, So I Lie Flat? 考公穿进病娇文后，我躺平了？ You're More Likely to Get Struck by Lightning Than Win the Lottery中彩票的概率不如雷劈Modern Romance288k WordsCompleted [No Fighting Over a Man!! Neither the Heroine nor the Hero Is a Good Person!! Don’t Read If That’s Not for You~] Lin Suihe was preparing for the civil service exam when she unexpectedly transmigrated into a melodramatic romance novel as the “caged songbird” of the deranged villain Xie Huaijin. Xie Huaijin smiled as he told her, “This is your seventeenth time. The first sixteen times, you ran, I chased you, and you ended up a pile of ashes.” This time? Lin Suihe decided to lie flat! Eat! Devour 4kReads9.1Score425Shelves

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    All I can say is that we must always trust the author's writing style. 1️⃣ Always believe in the mutual pull between Ningning and Yanzi, shuttling back and forth between the two worlds. 2️⃣ Reborn to save her deceased husband. 3️⃣ While taking the civil service exam, she transmigrated into a yandere novel. Why is the yandere villain different from the ones I read in real life? The yandere domineering CEO is not domineering at all and even knows the law!

23. 123 心 Cherished Darling 心肝宠 Jiu Ling九棂Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted (Top-tier wealthy family, a modern Jiangnan beauty as the heroine, an obsessive male lead, the heroine pursues him at first, then he spoils her relentlessly, devoted to each other, happy ending) For the sake of the child in her belly, Lu Zhiling was forced to marry an obsessive tycoon. Everyone thought she wouldn’t live long enough to give birth. To stay alive, she began winning him over. Before she knew it, she had become the apple of his eye. Later, she prepared to run away. His car was perche 79.8kReads9.5Score8.2kShelves

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    This must be one of the more famous mutual redemption stories on Taobao. It's both crazy and captivating, and the male and female leads are reasonably well-developed. In the early stages, the woman saves the man to save her own life, and later the man realizes his mistakes, pursues his wife, and leads her to a new life. They even have a sweet period later on. It has both a good plot and a good romance. What's most touching is that, regardless of whether it's just acting or not, the two are very sincere, and even though their relationship is fraught with difficulties, they still have a "peaceful breakup." There are also side stories in parallel universes. I personally prefer the first parallel universe story. The male and female leads meet earlier, one isn't as crazy, and the other isn't as isolated and helpless, making it even more romantic.

24. 124 万 A Wedding with a One-in-Ten-Thousand Chance 万分之一概率的婚礼 The Not-So-Cool Moon不太酷的月亮Modern Romance201k WordsCompleted An Yushu never imagined she would get married one day, much less that an ordinary employee like her would marry a CEO, and not just any CEO, but the head of the Xiao Group. Xiao Yechen never imagined he would get married either, much less to an ordinary employee, especially one who had absolutely no desire to marry him. Neither An Yushu nor Xiao Yechen had ever expected to get married. They each had their own reasons for wanting to stay single, and marriage had never been part of their plans. So 680Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    The wedding photos were fake, but the look I gave her was real.

25. 125 救 Help! Every Time I Transmigrate, He Gets a Little Crazier 救命！我每穿一次，他就更疯一点 I Really Love Little Crabs超爱小螃蟹Ancient Romance426k WordsCompleted [Time-Space Jumps + Butterfly Effect + Mutual Devotion + HE] [Quirky, life-loving doctor × Patient, devoted “corrupt official” who has given up on himself] The court’s most wanted criminal is hiding in your house, covered in blood, calling you his wife, and getting you implicated as his accomplice. What do you do? Wen Xuchun: Stab him, make a run for it, and swipe his luggage on the way out! But who knew there would be an old painting in the luggage? It showed a raging inferno, with a young woma 309.9kReads9.4Score60.6kShelves

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    I've been watching this lately, it's so moving and makes me cry.

26. 126 死 Ten Years After Faking My Death, My Redemption Nurtured a Monster 死遁十年，我的救赎喂出疯骨 Yan Qing延青Ancient Romance202k WordsCompleted Historical romance / Raising a child / Faked death and a regretful chase The first time Su Su saw her target, it was in an arena where the crowd was restless. The boy was covered in wounds as he was hauled onto the fighting platform. With his mind gone, all he could do was let out animalistic growls. The System whispered a warning in her ear: the boy was about to bite through someone’s neck in the fight. From then on, he would be infamous for that battle. So she paid a hundred taels of gold and 6kReads8.9Score825Shelves

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    This book! The female protagonist is tasked with reforming the villain, but no one is born a villain; they are simply lacking guidance and companionship. The protagonist doesn't treat him as a mission objective, but rather guides him like her own child, offering compassion and understanding instead of pity and sympathy, allowing him to feel loved and cared for.

27. 127 少 The Young Master Takes What He Wants, Then Insists on Being a Dog 少爷他强取豪夺非要当狗 Tea Number Two茶个二Two Male Leads150k WordsCompleted Complete! [Double male leads, a sweet little romance | 1v1 + devoted to each other + both leads are each other's first + a touch of bittersweetness + healing] [Honest, steady, emotionally stable bottom x generous, protective top who doesn't hesitate to fight] Fang Zhi x Mu Jingci Fang Zhi had been a nobody in the entertainment industry for nearly ten years, quietly doing his job. Then someone spent a night with him and still wasn't satisfied, barging headlong into Fang Zhi's cramped little world 18.4kReads8.8Score2.3kShelves

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    This book! Thank goodness the two of them met each other [crying emoji]

28. 128 灼 Burning with Desire to Tempt 灼灼欲撩 Sa Na飒那Modern Romance580k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + trash takedown and face-slapping + rescue and healing + two souls in one body + badass female lead + 1v1] (A quick-transmigration heroine with maxed-out combat skills but no clue about romance × an ancient-era powerful official who's a master strategist but cries easily) (The male lead has limited screen time) Across the three thousand minor worlds, there are always people with nowhere left to turn, driven to destroy themselves. When Shiman received her mission, she trans 12.6kReads9.4Score1.9kShelves

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    [Thinking] I read this book cover to cover without missing a single chapter. It's quite unique; the female protagonist transmigrates and coexists with the original owner of the body. She doesn't occupy the original owner's life, but rather appears to stabilize the situation when the original owner is broken or vulnerable, helping her recover and become a better version of herself. Then, the female protagonist leaves and returns the body to the original owner. I also want a strong and capable female protagonist like that to save me! [Awkward laugh]

29. 129 天 Born Guilty 天生罪过 Tang Li Bai唐李白Two Male Leads1.3M WordsCompleted [Two male leads, 1v1; both are pure in their past and present lives. Originally titled Born in Sin] [Obsessive, devoted younger seme X gentle, devoted CEO uke] [Reborn to win back his lover + mutual pampering + both hearts beating as one + made for each other + redemption] A lover who breaks into your home to rob you: the seme is reborn. Chu Li became Luo Wensheng’s kept lover for three years for money, then suggested they part on good terms just before graduating from college. He was certain he 305.1kReads9.5Score53.3kShelves

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    A masterpiece!! A redemption story, crazy yet sweet (it's still ongoing).

30. 130 假 The Fake Heiress Goes Wild with Her Illness, and the Young Master She Saved Clings to Her 假千金持病发癫，救的真少爷求贴 Fragrant Green Night青夜息香Modern Romance74k WordsOngoing [Short-Tempered, Sexually Cold-Hot Pepper X Lovesick, Pretty Peacock, Poor Little Thing] In her previous life, Zhen Daiyu was nicknamed the powder keg. She died after her scheming boss smashed her over the head with an ashtray for ruining his plans. When she opened her eyes again, she was in an unfamiliar world, a fake heiress who had been thrown out of a psychiatric hospital and swallowed a whole bottle of sleeping pills in a rented apartment. Reborn and already crazy from the start, Zhen Daiyu 576Reads—Score—Shelves

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31. 131 偏 The Obsessive Female CEO Has Lost It, and the Villain Gets Kissed Until He Cries 偏执女霸总疯了，反派被亲哭 Fragrant Green Night青夜息香Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Devoted Romance + Lighthearted + Subverting the Usual Tropes + Two Strong Leads, Obsessive Female CEO X Adorable Rabbit-like Villain] A nobody transmigrates into a book as a female CEO, and the System actually wants her to play a pervert? Obsessive System 009: “Host, maintain your obsessive persona to complete your domineering-love missions. Fail, and funds will be deducted from your existing inheritance. Succeed, and you'll get money back.” Wait, money back? Well, money doesn't matter. She jus 838Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 132 夫 My Husband Revived Me, But Found a New Love on the Way? 夫君复活我的路上有了心上人？ Running Peach奔跑的桃子Ancient Romance306k WordsCompleted Mu Ran had a nightmare. She was a supporting female character in a male-oriented novel, and the male lead’s beloved wife, the moonlight in his heart. In the second year of their marriage, she would die saving him. To bring her back to life, he searched everywhere from the celestial realms above to the underworld below, gathering countless rare treasures. Five hundred years later, he finally tore through the void, reached the pinnacle of cultivation, and successfully resurrected her. It seemed li 139.6kReads9.2Score18.7kShelves

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    This is a captivating story. Cang Shubai lost both his parents at a young age, possessed mediocre talent, and was ostracized by his family. He encountered little warmth in his life, and his path of cultivation was exceptionally difficult, naturally developing a decisive and ruthless nature. His marriage to a young female cultivator was an accident. He thought his peaceful life of working from sunrise to sunset, filled with the mundane details of daily life, would continue forever, until an ambush changed everything. His wife died for him. Yet, he insisted on keeping her alive. Super sweet!

33. 133 病 After the Frail God Began Raising a Virtual Character 病弱神明云养纸片人后 Paper Fan Holding Green纸扇衔青Modern Romance200k WordsCompleted [Obsessive Redemption + Gacha + Virtual Boyfriend + Saving the Heroine] Before she died, Shen Qingzhi was raising a sweet, adorable little character in a mobile game. The poor thing had it far too rough. … Everyone in the capital knew that the elegant Ninth Prince suffered from delusions and would imagine someone there, talking to thin air. Yet the Ninth Prince seemed blessed by the gods. His luck was impossibly good: he rose to become the Crown Prince, second to none, and eventually ascended t 1.8kReads9.1Score226Shelves

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    These are all good redemption novels. The first one is about Wen Shining, the legitimate daughter of the Wen family. The abandoned son of the family was exiled and raised in captivity for over ten years. The male lead is disabled in battle, and these two tragic figures are brought together. The male lead is also very gentle, and their relationship is a slow and steady journey of mutual redemption and warmth, without any major plot twists. The second one is about a sick female lead who raises an ancient prince in the cloud via her phone. The author's writing is excellent. The female lead consistently helps and redeems him, and the male lead is also very gentle, never forcing her and always letting her follow her own heart. The third one is about a modern girl who repeatedly travels back in time to help a prince's bodyguard, eventually arriving in the present. This is a type I really enjoy reading.

34. 134 从 I Brought Back a Hidden Guard from Ancient Times 从古代拐回一个暗卫 Still So Sleepy还是困啊Ancient Romance40k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book, redemption, slow-paced, sweet romance, 40,000-word novella] An Yu is devoted to Shiqi, the book's hidden guard. Every night, she transmigrates to find ways to grow closer to him. Watching him suffer punishment breaks her heart. Shiqi meets a little fairy who treats him wonderfully. She speaks gently, brings him food from the immortal realm, and teaches him to talk and write. But then, one day, the fairy suddenly disappears... A hidden guard loyal to his master choos 827Reads8.6Score105Shelves

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    1. It has a powerful aftertaste; I can't simply summarize it as "redemption." It truly gave me a profound shock. I found it very enjoyable. (Note: It's a book by Shi Jie.) 2. It's a sweet, redemption-themed story, but not mutually exclusive. It's the female lead who saves the male lead, and it doesn't fit the "madness" option, but it does fit the "not for the sake of conquest" aspect. The male lead is a bodyguard, and the female lead is from another world. The male lead's world is a novel world. The female lead feels sorry for him because of reading the novel and inexplicably has the ability to travel through time, so she actively redeems him. It's a sweet little story, very short, and I finished it quickly. You can read it when you want to relax.

35. 135 穿 Transmigrated as the Villainess, I’m Pregnant with the Male Second Lead’s Child, the Top Student’s 穿成恶毒女配怀了学神男二的崽 Youmi Youmi优米优米Modern Romance527k WordsCompleted [Revenge System + youthful sweet romance + mutual healing + pregnancy before love + cozy everyday life + ensemble cast + finding what was lost] When Ruan Xingmian returned to her original world, she learned the truth: The story's heroine, Ruan Xingyue, was cool-headed and brilliant. She was the powerful head of the Lu Group, despite having a different surname, and the older sister who doted on her and loved showering her with money. The story's hero, Lu Fuchuan, was a brilliant prodigy and fu 11.5kReads8.5Score1kShelves

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    [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up] The female lead transmigrates into a book and gets pregnant, and it's with the academic genius second male lead. The female lead tells the male lead about the pregnancy, and he comes to find her with money in a plastic bag. He accompanies her to prenatal checkups, takes care of the baby, and is a super dad with a strong husband vibe.

36. 136 阴 The Fierce, Flirtatious Darling in the Arms of a Sinister Tycoon 阴鸷大佬怀里的小娇娇又凶又撩 Blue Hand蓝手Modern Romance290k WordsCompleted [The short drama of the same name, The Villain with a Dark Personality Keeps Blushing Because of Her, is now streaming.] Qu Qingzhi transmigrates into a book and becomes a vicious supporting female character. Facing a man who will eventually turn into a powerful villain, she trembles with fear inside, but has no choice but to maintain the original owner's spoiled, overbearing persona. She humiliates him arrogantly: “Xie Muhan, get down on your knees and beg me to be your girlfriend.” Xie Muhan's 13.5kReads9.4Score1.6kShelves

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    This book is really sincere.

37. 137 暗 Her Secret Crush Is Wicked and Flirtatious, and She Can't Handle Him 暗恋对象又坏又撩，她招架不住 Cranes Part from Green Mountains鹤别青山Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted Short drama now available A cash-strapped, gentle, resilient good girl × a rich, aloof, wicked young master [The heroine’s secret crush comes true + a fake playboy reforms + dating before falling in love] Lin Wu stumbled upon scenes she shouldn’t have seen, twice. The first time, in a torrential downpour, He Jingzhou sat in his car, watching indifferently as a bodyguard beat someone half to death. The second time was at a party, where she saw him get dumped on the spot as his White Moonlight ann 64kReads9.3Score6.8kShelves

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    I absolutely loved the second book! There were no misunderstandings; both characters were eccentric, yet they were tolerant of each other. To be together, they defied fate and carved out a new path—it was so cool!

38. 138 男 My Boyfriend Is Insecure and Cries Easily. How Could He Be the Villain? 男友自卑又爱哭，怎么可能是反派 Little Duckling小鸭鸭Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Devoted and equally powerful couple + mildly scary infinite worlds + indulgent wish fulfillment] [They seem perfectly normal on the outside, but both are crazy inside. The heroine trains her man like a dog, while the hero is insecure and pitiful.] Yu Li and her boyfriend had known each other for four years and been together for three. They were deeply in love. Her boyfriend was gentle and considerate. Aside from being a little clingy and insecure sometimes, and always wanting her to watch horro 30.6kReads9.5Score5kShelves
39. 139 九 Nineties Hong Kong: I Woke Up as a Kidnapped Heiress's Sister-in-Law 九零香江：睁眼穿成被绑豪门大嫂 Beauty Plucking Stars美人摘星Modern Romance2.4M WordsCompleted Chen Rou first met Nie Zhao during a counterterrorism case involving a wealthy Hong Kong family. He had been Hong Kong’s undisputed richest man for years and was a powerful figure renowned across the region. Even with both legs crippled and confined to a wheelchair, even in his fifties with deep wrinkles at the corners of his eyes, he still radiated sharpness and intelligence. Three generations of Chen Rou’s family had served in the police. Her father died in the war on drugs, and she had once b 23.9kReads9.1Score2.9kShelves

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    The first book, I think, is quite the husbandly story. President Nie is most afraid of people saying he's old because he's genuinely afraid his wife will leave him. The father is incredibly meticulous in raising his child. The little guy has a small appetite, only about 30ml of milk at a time. He's already finished, so he removes the nipple, blows some milk foam, and says, "Pu!" Nie Zhao gently picks the little guy up, letting him rest on his shoulder and patting him to help him burp. Wandering around the bed, he says, "Baby, as long as you grow up safe and sound, that's enough. I can give him everything else." [What][What] The second book is about snow, a video conference. Zhou Yanchuan walks into the frame, and the moment he sits down on the sofa, everyone's eyes on the screen turn to him. The man is dressed in casual loungewear, sleeves rolled up to his forearms, highlighting his strong, slender wrists, yet he's holding a tiny baby steadily in his arms. A brown bear onesie wraps around the small body, the soft face pressed against his neck, breathing as evenly as a sleeping kitten. The expressions on everyone's faces on the screen are a complex mix of disbelief and excitement. Their CEO is... Bringing a baby to a meeting?!

40. 140 春 A Springtime Spark 春日撩火 Thin Persimmon Tea薄柿茶茶Modern Romance531k WordsCompleted 73.6kReads9.2Score10.1kShelves
41. 141 小 After the Poor Little Nobody Forced the Capital's Crown Prince to Keep Her 小穷鬼把京圈太子爷强制圈养后 Four Crescent Moons四弯月Modern Romance401k WordsCompleted [Mostly everyday life / poor guy gets forced into a relationship / sweet little romance / woman forces man] Ruan Meng fell in love with Fu Yanzhou at first sight. She pursued him relentlessly throughout all four years of college, but Fu Yanzhou still treated her with indifference. Then rumors spread that Fu Yanzhou was getting engaged to a wealthy heiress from a prominent family, and Ruan Meng panicked. She decided to lock him up. The problem was, Ruan Meng was poor. Other people who kept someon 45kReads8.4Score5.8kShelves

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    This is really sweet. It's a genuine exchange of feelings, they have similar illnesses, and the best part is that neither of them has any illnesses; otherwise, it would be impossible to work out. So it's really quite sweet.

42. 142 穿 The Villainess Who Became the Fake Girlfriend of an Amnesiac Big Shot 穿成假冒失忆大佬女友的恶毒女配 Wen Qi闻栖Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted [Print edition signed] [Everyday life / A slow-burn romance / Cohabitation before love / Both leads have no other romantic partners / Sweet romance] After transmigrating, Song Yunfei becomes the villainess who pretends to be the girlfriend of an amnesiac CEO. In the original novel, the villainess accidentally hit the CEO of Yanjin Group with her car. Afraid of going to jail, she pretended to be his girlfriend while he had amnesia. She even lied that he was a poor nobody, then took him to a remot 66.2kReads9.2Score8.7kShelves

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    This is the latest one I watched, it's super good! I'm already following the updates for "Equalizer" haha. I was going through a creative block, but finding this one made me so happy. Now I'm stuck in a creative block again. Sisters, do you have any good recommendations? [Kissing emoji]

43. 143 你 You Don’t Want That Yandere Male Lead? I’ll Take Him! 你不要的病娇男主？归我了！ Cha Xirao茶夕娆Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted The rating was just posted, and it will rise later. [Quick Transmigration, Stunning Female Lead, Yandere, Evil Original Female Lead, Original Female Lead Regrets Her Choices] In certain small worlds, the yandere, obsessive male lead gradually drives the world to collapse when he fails to win the female lead's love. To keep the worlds from falling apart because of these yandere male leads, Xia Yinhe accepts a mission to save them. World One: The brilliant top student with skin hunger just wants h 17.7kReads6.7Score1.6kShelves

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    The yandere male protagonist is obsessed with romance and asks the female protagonist to hug him on their first meeting.

44. 144 重 Reborn, I Made a Fortune by Raising Kids 重生后，我靠养崽发家致富 Ji Ye季也Modern Romance519k WordsCompleted [Completed, no romance, family-focused, not a traditional child-rearing story, slow-paced daily life, no perfect characters] Jiang Qianyi, a modern-day office worker, worked overtime and stayed up late for so long that one day she wasn't careful and died of sudden cardiac arrest. She died, but not really. She was reborn in someone else's body. The original owner had grown up in an orphanage, relying on an older sister as they made their way through life together. Later, her sister died in a car 4.2kReads9.2Score412Shelves

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    The female lead had a difficult past, but she worked hard to become better and better [crying]. She was kind to these boys because she wanted to nurture her past self and heal each other.

45. 145 失 After Losing Her Memory, the Mad Power Minister Begs for Her Affection with Red Eyes 失忆后，疯批权臣红眼求宠 Wang Xiaotiao旺小跳Ancient Romance463k WordsCompleted (Complete, and well worth the read) [Mutual devotion + happy ending for everyone + redemption by fate] [Sunny, sweet girl vs. cold, possessive yandere loyal dog] Her older sister was haunted by nightmares. In them, she married Qi Zhan, the regent of the dynasty, and was tortured until her family was destroyed and she was left utterly broken. To protect her sister and the Duke of Zhenguo’s household, Qin Youning resolutely married a mad powerbroker with evil dialed up to the max. But after the we 4.3kReads8.6Score511Shelves

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    A true two-way redemption; watching it will trigger withdrawal symptoms.

46. 146 春 Spring Mountain in Uproar 春山喧 Biyou彼呦Modern Romance407k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] [Faithful couple + older-sister-younger-man romance + reunion after years apart + secret crush + healing + slow-paced travel variety show + happy ending] "Straightforward, loyal F1 driver x glamorous, gentle actress" - At the height of her fame, Wen Wanning was filming in Northeast China. On a snowy night with temperatures at minus twenty degrees, her van broke down halfway up a mountain. Not long after she hung up with the repair shop, a battered Santana came skidd 71.7kReads9.6Score10.5kShelves

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    The best redemption story I've read here so far.

47. 147 改 We Specialize in Reforming Trash Men 改造渣男，我们是专业的 Tea Tea Deer Deer茶茶鹿鹿Two Male Leads256k WordsCompleted [Male Lead Pursues, Quick Transmigration, Episodic Stories, Pure Love, 1v1, Happy Ending] [Each world has a different protagonist. Not suitable for readers who are extremely particular about whether the top or bottom is treated a certain way.] [Check the author's homepage for completed stories of the same type.] Among countless worlds, there is a group of protagonists. Some are cold-hearted and treat love as a plaything; others are thoughtless and see romance as a shackle. They leave the peop 3.7kReads8.9Score330Shelves
48. 148 穿 Reborn as the Cannon-Fodder Original Wife of a Mad Power-Hungry Minister 穿成疯批权臣的炮灰原配 Bright Lantern灯旺旺Ancient Romance707k WordsCompleted [Farming + Transmigrate into a Book + Sweet Romance] Witty, scheming girl vs. lovesick, obsessive powerbroker Xin Yueying transmigrates into a book, landing in an old-fashioned, preachy novel as the wicked wife of the deranged, obsessive second male lead. Shen Qingqi is the novel’s deranged, villainous male character. Born into a family of famed generals, he was imprisoned alongside the Shen family after his father offended powerful nobles. He suffered terribly in prison and was left with crippl 30.1kReads9.3Score10.6kShelves

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    Two completed ancient Chinese romance novels about redemption. The first one features a female protagonist who transmigrates into a book and redeems the villainous male lead. There's no system involved. Before transmigrating, the female lead liked the male lead and felt sorry for his plight. After transmigrating, she reciprocates his feelings, healing him while also healing herself. The second novel features a system, but its presence is weak in the early stages. Due to an accident, the system goes to write a report for the main god system, so the female lead's initial feelings for the male lead are unrelated to the system's mission. Later, after uncovering the truth, she's no longer under the system's control. Both the male and female leads are intelligent; the female lead knows how to exploit loopholes to leave clues, and the male lead immediately understands. There's a bit of angst in the middle, but otherwise, it's quite enjoyable. Everything eventually becomes a closed loop. [Note][Note][Note]

49. 149 疯 Is the Mad Merman a Villain? No Fear! I'm Pretty Bad Myself 疯批男鲛是反派？不怕！我也很坏 Liu Qingwan柳清绾Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Complete [Unhinged, lovesick villain merman VS ruthless phoenix woman with a divine-demon body! Unhinged meets unhinged! She pursues him, plot-driven, schemes within schemes, modern-to-ancient in the first half, ancient-to-modern in the second half, with firearms appearing in the ancient setting] Also known as: The unhinged merman is a villain? No worries, I'm pretty awful too After complaining that the author was updating too slowly, Xiao Muxue wakes up in the book as the vicious female support 815Reads9.2Score137Shelves

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    Having lived on Tomato for so many years and read over two hundred books, I've carefully selected this collection of redemption novels! I've already reread the first two three times!! The male and female leads are both insane, it's like the male lead commits murder and the female lead hands him the knife—it's incredibly good!!

50. 150 双 Two Yandere Lovers: I Am His Poison and His Cure 双病娇，我是他的毒和药 Pao Zhu泡猪Ancient Romance312k WordsCompleted [Complete, including the bonus chapters. Two powerful, mutually obsessive leads; a nonhuman, beautiful, tragic male villain; a clever, resilient heroine who dotes on him; romance-focused; no memory loss, no angst, sweet romance, happy ending] Xue Sanqian transmigrates into a book, becoming the supporting female character with the same name in the historical romance "A Love Beyond Compare". She arrives straight into a dead end. The novel’s obsessive villain, Ye Lanxun, is the breathtakingly beaut 3.4kReads9.2Score478Shelves

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